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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1921-11-3, Page 6The • The Story of a Wowen Seller Crook Salesmen Who Invades a New Territory—and Clinches His Prospect, 13x RIC1dAIlie CONNEL BART III, 1 cheaged the subject, 1 told him about my little. boy, Ned. "I•Ie's es husky ft four-year-old its YOU eves saw,"T told iuy neighbor. i "Aren't kids a est?" inquired Mr, Mulqueen, "Oaly le the comic supplements;" 1 answered, with a trace of asperity. "My boy is tiro 'best fain in the world. Kids •n 'post? Wait till you have one of your own!" !41 -never •expect to," said Mr. Mul- gtteelt.. "Then you'll miss just about the finest experience In life, I said. 'Weld,' said Mr. Mulqueen; "you aught to know," I do know. I know it's great to watch that kid of mine developing. Why db you .suppose I talk myself hoarse selling'oars?" "For dong°ii," suggested Mr. Mul- queen. "Partly,,But mostly because 1 want to give that kid of mine an education. Because I want. to build up a business end give him a flying start in life. Why, Tim, my work has ,been twice as m'uc'h fun since I've had that kid to wae'le for.". I know when to 'begin to Dalt a man by his first name. "He's a inspiration, that kid," I went on. "It's the real thing, I tell - you." "Well, yeti out'ht to .know," • said The Mulqueen. "Cnn lie say 'da dill yet?" "Why, man alive, he can say any- thing in the dictionary,"I said proud•. iv. 'And he can read 'cat,' 'dog,' and don't know much about kids," ad- mitted Mr. Mulqueen. "1 thought 'for . the first five years they did nothing but bawl." "Ned never bawls" I said. 1 have to admit that this was an exagger_.-, tion. "You don't tell me?" shid Mr, Mut- (niece. I answered questions shout Ned for an hour. "Yap boys mustn't tire yourselves talking" said Miss Quest, 'when she came in with our gargle. When she emit • rl'ministercd the. gargle and gone, I called over the par- tition: "Have you -noticed what a pleasant voice our nurse has?" "No, has she?" said Mr. Mulqueen. I judged from 'his tone that I had derailed his train of thought. I sus- rected him of thinking about Ned and ;:ids. ' During 'our milk -toast breakfast rent morning Mr. Mulqueen die; not sing "I was happy till 1: met you on the ramparts of Quebec." There was a strange, unwonted silence in his cubicle. Then he broke out with: "I wish some of the boy's would conte out to see me. I've been here a long time now, and no one has conte tear me." "It's along way out here," I re- minded _him. "Your wife comes every day," he rejoined. "Yes," I said, ",but there's a lot of ti?fference between a wife and a lei nt." Be said.' nothing more the rest of lee.'mor'ning. mid I rend my maga- zines. About noon I heard him say: • 'rhe.re's a lot in 'that" "In what?" I asked, "What you said this morning" "About what?" ' Aoout a wife stickilt , by you bet- ter than friends," he sats_ "I've been thinking about it." The partition hid my smile from Timothy D. Mulqueen. f"What makes ,you think so?" he Asked, Was X Wrong or didI detect the signs of awakening interest, in his tone whitah every salesman koe'rne to reoog'niae and strains an oar for, "Well, what qualities does the ordi- nary man look for in a wife?" I asked, • "Good nature, 1 sulxpose," said Mr, Mulqueen, "Miss Quest is one .of the best- natured persona I ever met," I said, I"Slte'looks after peevish, helpless p a- 1 bents ell day and never loses her s111110. What else?" "Loyalty," said Mr. Mulqueen 'after Ian interval of'cagitation, "Mies Quest is faithful to her job. 1 She hasn't missed a day in nine years, they toll me. And it's a hard job, too. Anything' more?" "A. wife ought, to be a good 'house- ' keeper," 1 suppose," said Mr. Mul- queen, after considering the matter a moment er two. "You know what 1 meat --neat, economical, and n good duels," "iou'refull .of evidence this minute that Miss Quest is a corking cook," I said,. "and the way elle takes care .1 us and our rooms shows that -she I could keep a house snug and comfort- able. As for being economical, I've heard that out' of the tittle salary she gets berg she's saved money. What else?" • "1 wonder why she never ;parried," mused my neighbor. "She never found the right man, 1 suppose," 1 said carelessly. "Of course she's had lots of chances. I under- stand that there's a florist in Green- wich right now who is crazy about her." . Peeve; :forgive me the fiction. When Miss Quest brought my fever neighbor his baked potato that evening, I heard them talking togeth- er in low voices for some minutes. "And none of the boys have conte to see me," I heard him say. Miss Quest brought in our lunch. It included some glorious golden French toast, - " 'My hat, this is wonderful?" I said to her. "Who made it?" She blushed and said: "Why, I did." "Isn't this the real thing in French toast?" I shouted to Mr, Mulqueen. 'Mies Quest made it." ".It's hot stuff," skived Mr. Mut- queen from a crowded mouth. "I haven't tasted anything so good for twenty years." Miss Quest's blush deepened. Sho went 0tit. "There's a fine woman," I said. 'Where asked M. 'Mulqueen. "1 pleat hiss Quest," I said. , "Sante cook!" said Me. Mulqueen h.esrtily: 1 judges] he was enjoying the French toast, ''ebe'd make somebody tesepleedid re:" I -remarke:l, "fibs isn't much on looks" said my 1 ci,•h•ber, seemingly more interested in his .breakfast. I . "\'Vhy, you're blind!" 1 said i» dig- nrntly. "Tint, thatr, woman has a' ;able face, That's the only word for, it, Anti her smile is beautiful. Have ye: noticed what fine teeth she has?" "Why, yes, T have," said of r,;een, "And she's graceful too," I said,' "Ass gracei'ul as ant' woman I ever saw." "I'll have to watch," said Me. 1,1111•• queen, • humbly, 1 thought: "I don't know much sjbbut such things," "Notice what, thick, handsome hair she has," 1 will. "It's es fine a head of hair as, 1 ever saw,". "You don't tell me?" said Mr, Mul- queen, . Miss' Quest chine m with our post- lunt'heon gargle. When slic had gone nut, Mr. Mulqueen remarked: "Thea arc niee." "What are nice?" "filer hair and her smile," lie said. Ile could not see my smile. "And it's pretty the way she moves auun:l," he admitted. "What a wile that woman would make!" I said in the manner of the soliloquies of old-fashioned melo- "What a shame!" said Miss Quest, and there was real sympathy in hor quiet voice. "Perhaps they don't know where you are, Mr. Mulqueen." "Oh, they know well °dough," he said, "but they don't care. Nobody cares." "You musn't say. that, Mr. Mul- queen," she said. They talked some mere. 1 didn't hind if she was late with my supper that night. I ;lade a quick recovery from my scarlet fever; I lost my skin rapidly and efficiently, and -raised an entire new crap. My thoughts turned to golf and Dekker Eights: I talked to Mr. Mulqueen about Miss Quest; he seemed to enjoy the sub- ject. Sometimes, around gargle -time. I made snoring noises; I heard low - voiced conversation in the next cubicle. The day before I was to be dis- charged my wife cane to the hospital with illy clothes. When site pushed e ten my cubicle door, a low, regular, whistling -rippling noise from the ad- joining room told us that Mr. Mul- q'ueaht was asleep. "Belen," I said softly, "please knock that large reel book off the table." "Why, Phil, what in the world for?" She was alarmed. "Ssssll, tell you later. Only do it," I whispered.. Helen knocked the bock off the table. II: hit the floor with a gratify- ing smack. The snoring in. Me. Mul- queen's cubicle stopped abruptly. "My dear," I said to Helen, raising my voice. "I want you to . ask cousin George to dinner at our house next Monday." "Cousin George?" asked my wife blankly, I have no couyy'in George. "Yes, Cousin George Winship of Perry Sound. Not Cousin George Stan- ton of Owen Sound," I said, making faces and motions at her. "I want hit; to meet Miss Quest." "Oh, Cousin George Winship of Perry Sound," said my wife. "Cer- tainly. I haven't seen old George in ages." I'nm very anxious to have him meet Miss Quest," I said. "I think she would make a splendid match for him, don't you?" "Splendid," agreed Helen. "Couldn't be. better. I'd .like to see him marry her. She's a. splendid girl. But aren't you afraid, Phil dear; that we'll dis- turb the man next door?" "No fear," 1 said, "he's fast asleep. Pm glad you agree with me that Miss Quest. would be a good match fey Cousin George. The rich old rascal needssomebody to help him spend all the' money ha's making from his bee farm," "Oh, is George a bde farmer note?" asked Sny wife. "Has he givenup his poodle kennel?" "His poodle kennel? Oh, by no means, He still has over a hundred poodles. Tie keeps two poodle clip- pers constantly busy." "But, Phil, do you think Miss Quest will like him?" asked hole; with some dif ;cul ty, , "She's more to," 1 said, "He's just the num for her, She won't be able to withstand the, Week moustache of his. She has as good as told me that elm $s Duly waiting for the right mit.; to come along." "Good. old George." said Helen, "he'l'l get a peach of a wife in Miss Quest. Ire won't be slow in asking her, either." "No," X agreed, "I shouldn't be sur- prised ie it were a case of love at first sight and a marriage in a month. Poodle fanciers are so warm-blooded and temperamental, you know." "Good," said Helen. "T love to play ]matchmaker. R11 write to cousin George this very night." "And I'll ask Miss Quest after sup- per," I said. We heard a stinting in the next cubicle. ' ala• "Oh, I hope we haven't disturbed � SIS conthiraitiota ofhas kDfsSt:`Q; * quaty clivi si cotttotny . Papado Ma tc Bad n '. «i1�v x the rtandard lsallaa power of Canada. Poli. t . / , >� � contains. ;�t>r a m Or other •s it Juriot s tes,I IC$ atseilaisattre c'p rtieet +tsfd.Ctoffit;' 'tints nowtore than the -0r4li Buell'?. , g. tat `.11i44e tant.itia 4narerpr4 'niri t1; I PTyC Atri 1S111[WH"r5r.e splendid serial will eozn, mew next week, entitled "Thr Green Tray," from the pen of W illihm Lc Queux, the .amelia En141811 writer of Mystery 1$torie,s, It is a tale of t1'1,o•-Brj tisk Secret Seryiee daring the Great War and holds the read- er's enthralled attention ;from; start to finish. Look out for the opening chapters of this .exeit ing yarn in next issue. your nap, Mr, Mulgpoon!" I celled out:; "Not at all, not at 'all," he said gruffly, and his voice, 1 noticed, hadlost its friendly joviality. He mutter- ed something to 'Himself. I thought it sounded like "poodle fancier," • Helen left, and 1 fell asleep, and Snored with such obvious enjoyment that when Miss Quest came in with the mid-afternoon gargle she did not wake me to administer it, but went into Mr, 141Tulqueen's euibielo and talleed,,.. After supper, ray •last in the hospi- tal; I• said to Miss Quest, "1. hope you can come to. see us some time, I know howdull it must get out hero, When can you come? Monday for dinner?" "I'm not going to bo Here inuq�']1 longer," she said with hes smile and a blush, "No?" I said. "What hospital are you going to?" "I'911 not gaily; to a hospital," said Miss Quest. "I'm going to be married," I met 'her in South Beach a year later, while I was deinonstrating n Dekker Eight out there. She was wearing a green tri^_ntine suit and was pushing the largest perambulator I have ever seen. (The End.) Seniles From the Japanese. Of all people the Japanese are the most eager to learn. Industrious and earnest in everything, they are es- pecially .so in learning to speak Eng- lish. But they have dlfllculty in pros nouuoiug their I's end y's, and some of the mistakes they make are alnasing. While you are walking along the street in Tokyo, writes a correspondent, it is not unlisted for a man to approach you and, with his peculiar accent, say: "Goode morning sah; am you quite worse Merley? Preasu rote me 50111 51 and visite yott sainetintes. I would° like tau become. youru furendo." That is quits a language in itself; but the Japanese do not make all the Mistakes. Their own language has its subtleties, ailrl.wben Canadians who attempt to speak it confuse their vowels or misplace their accent the smiles are all en the other side. Por example. a missionary who was Pen forming it wedding ceremony said, "lIliss Matsushima, you are to tottsstga Mr. Hashimoto"; but the verb to harry is totsugn. Tottaugn meats to be caught ity an evil spirit! The on- lookers mast indeed have smiled at dull:: and it is to be hoped that the butcher whose shop an American fatly Oilee visited was ;not inclined to be tee matter-otfact when she asked ?rim for "two pounds of neko," The word for meat is niku. Neko is the wort; for cat! There is a story of an English pro- fessor who wanted to learn how to say good morning in Japanese. So early one day he stood in the hall of the Japanese dormitory and waited. In a few moments two students ap- proached from opposite ends. Of course, thought the professor, they would say good morning to each other; but since the hall happened to be un- usually dirty at that hour, their morn- ing salulntion was, "Oh, isn't this hall dirty!" Tho professor, highly elated, passed on to the dining room and, en- tering with a satisfied smile,. bowed and startled everyone by saying, "Oh, isn't this hall dirty!" But ono day, while traveling down a lonely street, a jinrikisha man was more than startled when the foreigner he was carrying exclaimed, "Iiores- hito-intro, koroshite-kart!" which means "Kill me, kill me!" That was hardly what the traveller wanted; he wished merely to be allowed f.o des- cend, The word for that is °restate Isere. Bride Behind the Veil. A mullet marriage custom is in vogue in the Andaman Isles—the penal settlement to which "lifters" from British India are sent. Thorn are eighteen thousand prison. ors in the settlement, and every Sat- urday. morning all womarr wino wish to be ma•i'fecl are heavily veiled° and paraded round a square. Men prison- ers, qualified by good conduct for the Privilege of marrying, stand outside this'megic circle, judging as best they can the -merits of the candidates. Whet a, man slakes a selection he is at liberty to have the object' of his choice picked out and the veil re- moved. No alternative to accoptiltg the Wonsan then remains to hien. Women, on the ether hand, have tiro option of two refusals, but the third occasion is ileal one way or the other. Voices From the Sky. Passengers by air liners of the fu- ture wiil, when w'eil y of travelling, be able to listen to some music -hull star in London while they themselves aro far out above the Atlantic. This hes been made possible by the wonderful progress made of late in the devolopntent of Wireless telephony in relation to flying. Machines of the future will be es Capable of being fit- ted with eloctrophones as are London clubs to -day, Often a business malinger sitting la his London Wilco gots in touch with the pritloipal of his firm when the lat- ter is speeding in an air express to Park;. These voices from. the clouds are as clear and distinct as if a tele, phone call had been put in to buss. nese premises In Lite saline street. Pilots will be able to switch on to a music -hall, or a court -room, and travellers will be able to listed tT their favorite artistes, No Longer Appropriate. An ]ndiatt Pained Mnn-Afrald•of. Nothing married it white wotnttn lit Montana 1101 long ago, and In one week after the welding he applied to Ihis tribe pro Mee bis name ehenged, enc the worst is yet to come Agricultural and Indust nal Progress in Canada 1•lctoiia, B.C.—Community life, with the conveniences and pleasures of greater human Intercourse, are pope- lar in the ranching and farming dis- tricts of British Columbia and some sixty new communities ;have come in- to existence in the past year, bringing the total number up to 2,209. Tho new settlements aro largely created by the occupation of new lands by soldier settlers, Fltitnonton, Alta, — Investigations Conducted by experts at Alberta Uni- versity have satisfactorily proved the possibility of making a building ma- terial oat of straw. By a secret pro- cess clhopped straw is mixed with other ingredients and the resulting composition is said to bo a mater'ial capable o£ withstanding more severe tests than concrete:. With the 01501' - mous 'quantities of straw available tram the grain crops o£ the prairie Provinces, little economic use of which is made at present, the success of the new material may revolutionise the building trade in the West. Regina, Saslc,—The largest crop in the history of the province and its ,second largest wheat crop is predicted for_ Saskatchewan in the latest official crop estimate issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. According to this report crops will run as follows; wheat, 11,651,6e2 acres, average yield 14.0 bushels per acre, total production 174,424,781 bushels; oats, 4,884,000 acres, 37.2 average yield per acre, to- tal production 151,723,496 bushels; barley, 427,798 acres, 26.7 bushole per acre, total production 11,455,691 bush- els,; flax, 306,558 acres, 8.2 bushels per acre, 3,030,638 bushels total emana- tion; rye, 1,038,507 acres, 13.6 average yield per acre, total production 14,- 140,227. ,p. Winnipeg, Man, — Nearly 25 000 young persons on Manitoba farms aro now members of the Boys' and Girls' Clubs, according to a statement of the Manitoba Department of Agricul- ture. The total, it was added, is con- siderably to excess of that ot 1920. About 200 boys' n.nd girls' club fairs were arranged at the beginning of the season this year. Of these about 183 have been held and approximately Iii will take place within the next two months, Ottawa, Ont.—With the abject of as. slating the entry of the best class ot immigrants into Canada the British Immigration Aid Association has been Incorporated. British born subjects of good health 'and character are to be assisted by loans of money or other- wies to migrate to Canada from any Part of the world, but especially from the British Isles. It is the intention of the Company to lease or purchase farms and have homes and equlpinent ready for settlers., It is proposed to acquire a revenue for the purpose of the Association from the gifts by will or donation and from the membership fees in addition to collecting moneys advanced to immigrants. Montreal, Que.—Montreal, the first city of the Canadian Dominion, is mak- ing a strong bid for ah million popula- tion, and at the p°'esent rale of pro- gross is duo to arrive there la a couple of years, having made the first three - quartet's of that figure in good time. The latest directory population of Greater Montreal is 839,704, an addi- tion of 88,488 in a single year. In 1914, when the near broke out, the city had a population of only 625,000. In 1891 it had less than a quarter of a million people. In fact, its rate of in- crease during the past twenty years has been no less than four lutnclred per cent. The Canadian metropolis is now the fifth city of the American continent, being surpassed in numbers only by Now York, Philadelphia, Chi- cago and Detroit. Fredericton. N.B.—Census returns for the Marlt!nto Provinces show -New Brunswick with an increase of 10,29 iter cont: in population; Nova Scotia for the ten years had an increase of 6,55; while Prince Edward Island has goAE back to the extent of 5.64 per cent. The population of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edieard Island are 524,579, 388,092 and 88,536, respecttyely. Haiifax, N.S.—The lobster fishing season en the Nova Scotian Coast, from Halifax to St. Mary's Bay inclu- sive, will be extended this ybar, ac- cording to word received here from I -Ion. C. C. Ballantyne; Minister of Murine and Fisheries. Lobster fish- ing will be legal in that section from November 1 to December 1e, after which date these will be a recess until the regular season begins on March 1st. Bullet's Big Push. When au ordinary shot•gun is tired, a tremendous pressure is set up in the barrel by the explosion of the powder charge. As a rule the pres- sure is allout two and a half tons, or 5,560 pounds to every square Inch of the surface of the barrel. A locomotive, drawing an express train weighing three hundred tons and carrying hundreds of passengers, re- quires a• pressure of less then 200 potulds to the square foot to drive it; yet to kill a single rabbit or partridge we must use a force twenty -live tines as great. In the case of the rifle, the pressure driving the bullet is more than fifteen tons to each square inoh. The actual push against the head of the bolt is about four tons, Naturally this im- mense driving force produces a ter - rifle speed. The bullet is sent on its way from the rifle at no less than 2,700 reel a second, When the 1.5 -inch gun of a battleship is 11008,, the pressui'o in the breech is More than twenty tons to tee square inch, The shell of such tt gun weighs a ton, but the enormous force behind it seeds it oe its way at more than 3,000 feet a second. The greatest velocity ever reaahod Was that of the Big Berthas which bombarded Paris from a distance of seventy miles, Their shells travelled at the rate of 5,000 feet a second -'-or meso than 3,400 miles no hoar—and the pressure in the gtllt tenet have been over thirty tens to the square inch. e. Droughts. Meteorologists who gave warning two years ago that a period of dry years was beginning, are not without ,justif cation, Droughts in China, Russia, Central and Western Europe and in parts of the United States recall the predictions. That there is a cycle of rainfall alternating with the eleven - year period of sun spots is not yet proved, but that terrestrial weather in a general way is influenced by solar changes is quite Possible, J What Ambition Means to You. , Ambi tiort 11108118 the desire for something bettor and finer in your life. Ambition moans that you etre always trying to better your best. Ambition meads insl,lration: that you are visioning the heights and in- tend to climb them. Ambition means tent you ere dls- satistfed with cramping, llutitilg con- ditons--that, you want' to grow, Ambition meats that there is 15 iss'ocl In your blood that ]las ever spurred leen en to great aicltievenlent. Ambition means that you have fore- - , thought; that you tare net ;.trail of Eggs Boiled in Oil. planting a tree althlotigb you know you A nein nothod of sterilizing oggs, as may never est its fruit or sit in its shade, Ambition moans that you are not lazy; that yea will push on and up, when you are feelinett. t0 lie dean, take it easy, os to quit work, Ambition finds, more title• for self- improvement to the spare hours, Ambition makes you leave your 101h1- fo1•table bed in the meriting 111110n 'yen 11/18114 hilae to tern over and take an- other nap. Antbitioft encourages yell to (shoes good ft'loicds and coinitations, Alnbltitili k110•lva ire 'diseourageltteltt, -:-Success, a preliminary to cold stowage, consists in immersing them for five seconds in at oil solution at 250 clegreee enliven - holt. This brief eiteesure to a ;teat considerably above the boiling point of water is stiiiileent 10 1ei11 net only whatever bacteria the egg may ten - Mtn, bttt also lbs vital principle in those of then; that are fertile, I iectrical maoltinory does the wot'le, It is claimed that the eggs aro in no way injured by tlse treatment and, when afterward put into wild storage they retaltt their freshnasi nitteit longer.• w ofwAtaivedto The Treatment of Colds in Children. One of the mora irnpoxtant ' of by gienie ;don'ts "Don't Dont neg1e11 a cold," Most of tis think eh 'NW is a very d'isagreewbie thing, and we let It go at that, without realising that it is potentially one of the most seri- ous of diseases, In the first plhtee, when it begins rte ono ian,tell what it may prove to be, or how it will end; It may be a simple solei' that will east four or five days; it may bo A left -over ease of influenza -there Is a god deal of that still; it may be the beginning of measles, or the first symptom ofpnm- mottle; or it may extend Into the ac- cessary sinuses, the ears or -the bxondlhi, -and cause no end •of pain and trouble, It may even in'trench itself as a chronic catarrh and persist to tho end of life, Therefore, the part of wisdom is to treat a cold—especial- ly in a •child—with great respect until you are sure of its identity and its intentions, Then treat it.energetical- ly; that is, 'treat the patient as you would treat nnyone suffering from a serious disease. The first thing to' do—even 'before the disease has declared itself—'is to put the child to bed in a sunny, warm and well -ventilated room and make hien stay there. Do that even if there is only slight rawness of the throat, er feverishness, or nausea, or bone - ache and a general feeling of being out of sorts. Give a gentle laxative S1101t as cascara or inilit of magnesia or citrate of magnesia. If the cold proves to be a simple one, keep the patient in bed and every two hours give him a glass of•water in which half a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda has been dissolved, and into which the juice of half a lemon has been squeezed. This is for adolescents; half as much is enough for young children. In the case of an ordinary mild cokl no other remedy is neces- eery, and three or four days will usu- ally be long enough in bell. Then the soda and the lemon juice may be re- duced to a dose morning and evening, and in two or three days more the patient can go hack to eshool. In the case of a severe cold or of influenza stronger remedies must be given, but only under the elector's orders. Any cold severe enough to require real medicine is severe enough to require the decal'. Vegetable Values. Est vegetables—eat them daily; thecr dcet's bill will be saved thereby. Vegetable esters rarely need medi- cine. Liver out of order, and feeling in a torpid state? Well, an extraordi- nary feast of tomatoes will relieve the depression, and do the work bet- ter than a doctor's prescription. The remedy will be found more palatable, too. Ever suffered from insomnia? Nerves all tangled, needing readjust- ment? Lay in a stock of lettuce; eat these up, and the thought of opiates will cease to allure you. Whist about the celery trench? There is bottled up'in 'these tender stems sufficient tonic to .soothe the most shattered nervous system, If onions were not so odorous, they Haight easily take the place of celery. The everlasting preju'dlce against this nerve tonic can be mitigated by con- suming them last thing at night. Eat raw onions if you can, A nibble at a blade of parsley :will remove the odor and sweeten' the 'breath. The 'bluest of 'blue pills are. value- less compared with spinach. Its actual medicinal value can only he appreci- ated by those who make it a regular part of their diet. If you den't eat parsnips, you ought to, either roasted, boiled, or fried•. They aro not so extensively cultivated as they ought to be, and, considering ther adaptability to various soils, the a t notspecialize surprise ]s that nese do in their culture. Only recently scien- tists have informed us that the root possesses almost all the virtues claim- ed for sarsaparilla, Have' yon any desire to 115reuse your weight? Without doubt the fin- est root grown in any garden is beet. In addition to its 'delicate flavor, it imparts to the body a healthy fatness which no other veeetable does. It; is of considerable value as a winter dish, helping to maintain the ilattu:tl heat of the body. Too few recognize the actual food value of this most delicious root. It is said that beans—the ordinary long -pod variety—allay thirst ince no other vegetable. Apart, however, from their claim ae a thitst-quencher,'beans are a vege- table of the utmost value es a feed, 111111 within r00012t years Have attained considerable popularity. Sufferers from g'enneeral debility should feed on pumpkins. The in- gredients oe this vegetable nro the basis of a patent medicine ettarantoed� to cure more ailments than flesh is; 11511• to, The world is increasing in inhabi- tants, however, who do not believe all they heal•. The vegetable las exeel-1 properties, and will hells to keep! cite in the pink. Ever tried watercress ns it piolc-nit..' rip? The "nip" in these tender lintel leaves makes diem delightfully pale - table when used in siiludwiehca. In addition, they impart to the whole System the necessary vine when one feels a bit out of writs. It ip auch an accommodating growth, too. When the land is frost -hound, you may dick 1 a the shoat, lhie1t have germinated in a box placed by the 1reaide. if good digestion is to watt on ap- petite at all times, it will be nezes- eery to assist dl5estiun, The best statue+al aid to this is the constant use of parsley. Don't, there- '.feee, allow the parsley hatch merely to die down in the winter -thee. Secure every spray that grows; have it all dried. Apart from its aid to geoid digestion, It is en exeel1eut 'flavoring for most dishes, have the velue 0:t the ealtbagc ta'bul'ated on the dookets of the brain. Yeti don't Beed , to onetime patent medicines 'guaranteed to cleanse the blood of its many impurities' if these vegetables form a regular part of the diet, A much more frequent use of cab- bage will make for purity, and by a more n.tttllral proem. - Bat vegetables, then, if you would be well, Eat them daily, and save the elector's bill. Gene With the Pin Money, The father of Louisa M. Alicott, after his daughtee's books had Bogen to bring in cash returns, held the "authoress" up as a shining example to a young great-niece. "If thee will study hard as Louisa did," said Bron- sin Alcott, "thee may write stories and sell them 'anal have thine own pin money." The little girl on his -lcnee. belonged to this generation and slid not quite understand. "Then I Shall not write stories, Uncle Bronson," she replied, "foe I have ail the pins I need!" In Louisa's day, ,pins were costly and women wore sheltered. My lady's pin money and her coun- try sister's egg -and -butter money are interesting tales of a Clay that has gone. In country and town alike, wo- men have come into their own. On the farm, when Father's purse is insuf- ficient or his wad tight, Mother puts in an incubator or a steamcanneror buys a ]rive of a nursery; Little Sis- ter borrows money at the bank "on her own" for a registered calf, and they go to it. In town, Mother "gets a job" and Little Sister does stunts useful, ingenious 0r picturesque, 51 the ease may be, to cern,. enough to go to college or buy herself a 130n4, It is a good tiling the pin money era has gone. If the modern sense of independence in women means any. thing, it surely means that in coming; generations there will be fewer chil- dren of the mollycoddle variety, help• less "suckers'—to use a bottmiem ! arm—that sap the parent stem but -reduces neither blossom nor fruit 'Stalwart mothers mein stalwart son? and daughters. Perllart voting and economically independent women Will insure to tile nation en in•creasit/•„ percentage of scriouely interested inert voters and thor'ous;''.tly capable men of business. Health is a Magnet,`' What a sorry picture is a weak, pithy, half -developed youth starting he the race for success! Pew, ind' rd, are his chances compared with those of the robustyouth who radiates e'1. tality front every pule. flow undo,'. lunate it is to be thus handfcal:ped nn the threshold of active life! A health, man is a Magnetic man; an unhealtle. malt fs often repellent, Thus health Is a success -factor which cann.tt Ile over-estimated. A half -developed youth with hi, puns muscle, ;lust put forth a strong effort of will and mental energy to overcome his deficiency, that -be may do the things which a hardy, robust youtb does easily;' and it is the thing easily done, not the thing achieved by ex. c08siv0 effort, that attracts the most attention and gives the greatest plea. sure. An appearance of strength gives an impression of ability to achieve things and is of great help 17 securing a post tion. There is a strong, involuntary prejudice against weakness of any kind. Dyed Her Sweater and Silk Stockings Each package of "Diamond Dyes" contains directions 50 simple that any woman can dye es tint faded, shabby skirts, dresses, waists, Coats, sweaters, stockings, hangings, draperies, every. thing like new. Buy "Diamond Dyes" —no other kited --tush perfect ;tome dyeing is guaranteed, even if you hays never dyed before. Tell yotr druggist whether the material you wish to dye is wool or sills, or whether It is linen, cotton, or ;nixed goads. Diamond Dye? uever streak, spot, fade, or run. Horse Sense. If you work for 0 man, in hcaysees name work for hien If he pays wags-•: that supply you your dread and but- ter, work for hint, ,speak well of him, think well -of him, stand by hitt, and stand by the institution he represent-. 1 I think if I worked for a titan, 1 w.nrtl work for llim. I would not work for hint a part of his time, but all of 111a time, I would give an undivided 110r• vice or none. if put to a pinch. au ounce at loyally is worth n pound of cleverness. if you must vilify, 0011• demn and eteruaily disparage, why, resign• your positien, and when yeti are outside, damn to your heart's cement. But, I play you, so long as you are part of tin institution, do not candemu Not that you will injure the iusti• ration—net that—but when You di,. parngo the convent of which you nils' a part, you disparage yourself, And don't forget. "1 forgot" won't do In bus'aetee I3tbert Hubbard. The oris; n 0f Freemasonry, or elver of Ito name, cannot be tru,•e<1 15111. c re1ainty, = i1 Boys jl.lsf 1stve a smoreib fin `r'rif'{ Ioffhr