FOOD OF A LTFJfiTIUB.
6
pfopojiticj by the f)ietionaty.
son Imuglit her Ule-
tlonar.v at a Ilr
sale. It was un
abridged and von
taini'il eighty thou
sand words printed
o n one thousand
two hundred ami
eighty-one pages of
heavy white paper.
There was no ap
pendix of weights
and measures and proper names, but
then she paid only nineteen cents for It.
Ruth laid the dictionary on tlte small
table that stood in the center of th
room, a perfect monument of ugliness,
and without unwrapping It or vouch
saflng any explanation as to what It
was she weut into the alcove adjoining
their little parlor and began to remove
the dust nnd cinders she always car
ried home with her from the down
town district.
Her mother regarded the package on
the table with Increased curiosity. She
felt It and lifted It aud tried to tear off
a corner of the paper covering, but she
did not remove the wrapper.
Kuth came back into the parlor at
length and sat down near the winnow,
Mrs. Culberson looked from the pack
age to her daughter and back again In
silent acony. Evidently she could en
dure the strain no longer.
"What did you get to-day, Ruthle?
she asked, meekly.
Ruth turned round with n wondering
air, as If not fully comprehending the
import of the query. Her eyes followed
her mother's to the ugly center table,
and, "Oh, that," she said, with a smile,
"that's a dictionary."
Mrs. Culberson's dismay could not
have been more complete had she been
informed that her daughter had
brought home a boa constrictor.
"And what did you get that for.
Ruthle?" she asked.
I needed it," returned
"Because
Ruth.
"Itmusthave been pretty expensive,"
hazarded her mother.
"res." sighed Rutff, "it cost nineteen
rents."
Mrs. Culberson appeared relieved,
but not entirely satisfied.
"It seems to me, Ruthle." she went
on querulously, "that a girl who works
for ten dollars a week, which Is the
only income two people have to depend
upon, ought not to be spending her
money for a dictionary. If you had
nineteen cents to spare for books why
didn't you buy three or four of those
paper-backed novels Instead of a dic
tionary?" "Mother." said Ruth, quietly, "I wish
you hadn't asked that. It makes It
uecessary for me to remind you of
some things that would perhaps better
be left unsaid. Whose fault Is It that
we have to live on ten dollars a week?
Is it mine? Did I take what money my
father had left us and squander it in
dishonorable speculation? Is it my
fault that I have had to work ever
since I was ten years of age?
"Am I to be blamed because you, in
your old age and sickness, are obliged
to sit here day after day in this cheer
less, comfortless room which Is all I
can give you except the food that holds
soul and body together? And, lastly,
mother, is It my fault that my educa
tion was so neglected when I was
young that I find it necessary to refer
so often to the dictionary now? I am
not complaining, mother, but you
ought not to reproach me for indulging
in just one expenditure In which your
comfort was not considered."
In spite of Mrs. Culberson's keen dis
appointment in regard to her daugh
ter's purchase, she derived unlimited
satisfaction from dilating on the mer
its of the dictionary to the other board
ers. .
"If you ever want to look anything
up," she said cordially, "Just drop Into
our room and see what the dictionary
says, lou a always Hud It on the stand
in the front room."
The Culbersons lived In a boarding
uouso wuere dictionaries were n rare
commodity, indeed, Ruth's was the
only one about the house, except Mr.
Winter's, which was an exceedingly
Bmall pocket edition, that contained
only the words most In common use.
But somehow as soon ns it became
known that there was a large diction
ary in Mrs. Culberson's room on the
second Uoor, and that everybody had
been given free access thereto, the de
sire for knowledge was given a won
derful impetus.
But the person who found occasion
to refer to the big book most frequent
ly was Mr. Winter. Mr. Winter was
n grocer. Of course, In his busluess he
dally met with many terms that re
quired elucidation. " Hitherto ho bad
found the pocket edition perfectly sat
isfactory, but after the advent of the
unabridged dictionary, the much-worn,
green-backed little book suddenly lost
Its usefulness, and never an evening
R I' T II CULMS!-) passed that Mr. Winter did not nip at
Mrs. Culberson's door and politely re
quest to "come In and look at the dic
tionary a minute."
Ills prolonged visits annoyed Mrs
Culberson at first. His presence pre
vented her scolding at Ruth, aud ns he
himself seemed deeply Immersed In
scholastic lore, thus forbidding opening
a conversation with him, the poor old
lady's evenings became seasons of ex
quisite torment.
"I don't know what makes lilm come
up here so often," she said, petulantly,
one night, after he had closed tho dic
tionary and gone away. "He's an aw
ful Iwre."
"It's your own fault he comes," said
Ruth. "You invited him."
"Of course I Invited him." retorted
Mrs. Culberson. "I invited all of them.
Doesn't he annoy you?"
"No," she said, softly; "I don't know
that he does."
As the spring days took on the heat
of summer Mrs. Culberson became
more fretful, Ruth became younger
aim prettier, anil Mr. waiter studied a
little later hour each evenlug In bliss
ful oblivion of the added heat of the
gas Jet.
Mrs. Culberson had long since ceased
sittlug up waiting for him to go, but
bade him good-night aud weut to bed
In the alcove.
One evening In early June, one o'clock
passed and Mr. Winter had as yet made
no movement toward going away. Ruth
watched him closely, as she always
did when he seemed engrossed with
the words before him and she noticed
that he had not turned a page for more
than an hour.
He looked up at length and their
eyes met. Ruth felt her face tlushlng
again, and with the realization of her
weakness the Hush grew deeper.
"It's a pretty knotty problem -that I
have been puzzling over to-night," he
said, with a sigh.
"Couldn't you find what you are look
ing for?" she asked softlv.
"I hardly know. I found the word I
wanted. Whether It will ever mean to
me what I would like It to mean I do
not know. Here It Is. I have been look
ing at it a good deal lately."
He turned tho big dictionary around
till she could read the line over which
his finger rested". There was one word
underlined with a pencil, and she knew
it was the one he wished her to see. It
spelled 1-o-v-c.
"Is that ever to be for me?" he asked
The blush had deepened Into scarlet
then. For a moment a look of exceed
ing happiness transfigured her face,
but a moment later the old troubled
expression drove It away. She turned
the leaves of the dictionary till she
came to the word "mother."
"That's all right," he said, and nod
ded toward tho alcove.
Away over near the back of tho book
her next answer was found.
uuiu, caueu out .Mrs. uuinerson a
quarter of an hour later, "what made
Mr. Winter stny so late this evening?"
"He was looking at the dictionary,
mother."
"Did he find what he wanted?" ask
ed Mrs. Culberson.
"Yes, mother," said Ruth, "I believe
be did." Chicago News.
EDIDLES REQUIRED DY A MAN
MAKE GREAT BULK.
In Seventy Yearn of Life He I'nts
llcntof Cuttle, mill Drlnkx More tliiui
Would Kill the llelilcllienr Tun-In
tcrctlni; ComimrlmiiiK.
A prominent scientist of a iniUhemat
leal turn, having u little spare time on
ills hands, devoted some of It recently
to computing the bulk of fond he has
consumed In the seventy years of his
life. The resulting figures are surprls
lug, and In tho comparative details of
his reivort the average man who oats
and drinks will find much to Interest
III in. The scientist says, hi summing
up. that If all the bread he lias eaten
could be duplicated and jrathcred to
gether It would weigh fourleeii tons.
He has feasted on a good slxed herd of
oxen, sheep and pigs, which. If rcpre-
euted In one nnluial of each of the
;lnds mentioned, would make the pre
historic iiiauimoths look like babies In
comparison. "If all tin milk, tea,
coffee, beer, wine, l!ur and and water ;
In n lifetime of seventy yearn, Assum
ing that the average weight of a man l
100 pounds, ten nu n's forms could be
made out of the salt the sepiungi'iiarinii
has consumed so far. Of huitor he con
sumes a ton. adding ." to .'mo pounds
of cheese to aid illjrestlon. The aveiiiuo
mini, lie say, will eat apples In quanti
ties to aggregate In slue one 1 I juc apple
measuring; fifteen to sixteen feet III cir
cumference; the giant oinnjte made up
of the oranges he en is In a lifetime
would measure at least ti n feel In clr
cuiuerereiice, the pear five feet.
Am to roMuiMiHoii of Tiibiicert.
Man consumes live and a half pound
of solids a day, nninely: One and a half
pounds of breadstuffs, one pound of
meat, half n pound of fish, two jhhiiiiIh
of vegetables and fruit mid half a
ivound of various, other foods. That
means nearly a ton a year, or llfly-four
tons In sixty years. A man drinks at
least a hnlf pint of tea or coffee for
breakfast, lum-h. dinner or supper, iiml
between times he has a full pint of
something wrnk or stroiwt, or botn.
This makes Mo pints, or slxty-nlno gnU
44 n KT-i it
xr --lr'
fumy iroir ,Kf iHll
former selves, tu,e i ,
Look iHil for if , ,
life, I fie .clu,t( si,t:,..
ty reifiiUr use of ,,,
robust he.lth in !! ,
io ycr oruy uooj .,
i. .j.
"'"w ct,
'""left?
""''.I-
.411111 IMJ
. ujjjr
Mulling . ,
1 I
'"'I
"1
yV ileiiiiin.i. i ,i . .
Mlllllllg .,
"I think."
mother, "that j.,
young Ilinwn pm m
to our duuglitiu."
"Wh
father,
lilt- "
"TIlHt's Just ,,,
tlioiik'htful moth..,
MHIIUllllllg lo IdmUi i,
in think u-ii T.... .. i
Ions, per minimi. tl to ..asu h1Iuii hIiovb lllt,m .j,,,,,
in seventy yesrs. All In all, man con-1 gIltB f i.i.., u . , , .
Humes 1P3.1XHI pounds of food and drink I '
In seventy ynr. If his appetite Is Rood.
That equals l.'-WO times his own I "bouibi tmy w .
t voir iinru, tour nr i.
inj n lew kIux..'" "f
beuiliouso, when on.
oouifiHiiy:
"It's a ilmp nf i,
should stir tiling u,
Oho eiirlouo nl.i
known to have In-, n (
his wifVs lifotinii., i.
"lly .lovii, I liiipn i
tli' wife ytutci'lii)
" turn
An Uiinninetl Hern.
Among the melancholy applications
for "leave to presume death" In the
Stella disaster was one touching In Its
revelation of a deed of heroism. The
applicant was a Miss Baker, whose
father, n major, had gone down with
the vessel. Both were about to perish
when the father made a piteous ap
peal to a boat load of passengers who
were leaving tho side to find room for
his daughter. One man, of whoso
Identity there is absolutely no trace,
Instantly stepped back to the ship and
allowed tho lady to take his place. As
the boat cleared tho side the vessel
went down, carrying with it tho girl's
father and her unknown rescuer. How
beautiful! how unutterably sad! His
anonymity seems somehow to enhance
tno neroic granducr of his death. Noth
ing would have been gained by know
ing his name. A man capable of such
a deed wants no mortuary honors, nor
tho local habitation of a monument
He belongs to tho infinite of greatness,
and his fitting gravo Is tho sea. Lon
don Dally News.
Stealing Diamonds.
A bole in his right heel enabled a
negro workman in tho diamond fields
of South Africa to secrete and steal
gems to tho value of 5273,000. Those
ho expressed in small parcels of fruits
to a cousin In King William's Town,
In tho extrcmo south of Africa, from
which place both recently departed for
England.
When you nre Invited out to dinner,
would you rnthor have a lot of stylo or
a plenty to eat?
Some people do business
clockwork tVk. tick.
THE- FOOD REQUIRED IN A UFETIA1E.
jLw A DABC, AtlO THC OCCP Ht WH. t AT IT Mil LIVE 8 TO
(,l A' 'WW1 W fifty veins' smokhh mkc a ll'
wdivV$' lif'' (1 fm i .-i !
'
TMorunTIDM of MrTTo MASt .1 Y.'
or liounniiniiir cottuMfC , . c -.. .
I i i ToiBoo LOnF 0F Bheao eoHsuneo by mam ma LirennE
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Tu...
Tim Iron? i.r 1 1
"Do you i Unit ,,
CAlling out 'dub! in
counlei?"
"Yes."
"Fste's nwfnl fm.it
un ttrmniigu, mii-ii .. (.,c
I'ulli., 1,1m ...in I ..
fev...... ...n win' mil nil i-:t Wgq (
mik'iity Hunter an. I r.it. t,
Ihsso." TH lilt.
Mi
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":.i
All 1 1 1-rim .,r t
It llHR Imu tiilrii!.'.
tlii site like l.S.'iO.i'on i ,
Imbibed yearly by l i. .
tllH teapot necewMry l.
Hliioiinl, if properly , .
fortsbly take in thi- . ,
CHthmlral. N. Y. Mm.
in
TIib wlleti srn iii I
day with a pocket full
but teluHged him wi.
plwlned that he liv i
llUllft).
.i ri
i.r
i-ii
t(.uf I
..f
U i
r
i i i;
u ( J'
(Jiik trouble with
the Atchison (ilolir,
killer is uullunt an I
euine HKinen lie raisin i.m (.at ili:u
of his club.
tl.m W )'J, UM
I' 3l
..i ii 111 L
I have used or wasted In those years,
he continues, "had been stored In
vessel of sufficient cntMiclty Its size
would make the famous Heidelberg
tun look like 'M cents, ltelng an orilln
ary man, without special likes and dis
likes in the matter of food, bread wa
the staff of life with me, as it Is with
most men and women."
What n Giant l'otutol
He reckons that he dally ate one and
one-half pounds of bread, biscuit, cake
and crackers during sixty out of his
seventy years of life, adding that as a
boy uuder 10 years lie probably con
sumed about half that quantity. Thl
makes In seventy years iiSO.000 to liOO,
000 pounds of bread, etc., a quantity
equal to 411 cubic yards. "A man eats
on the average three potatoes a day
weighing In the neighborhood of one
quarter of a pound," continues this an
thorlty. "That Isn't much per week and
per year, perhaps, but amounts up In
sixty or seventy years. Imagine twen
ty-one potatoes plied up week after
week for seventy years, making due
niowance for a lesser consumption dur
ing the first ten years. The giant potato
evolved would fill two flat railway cars
or tno longest kind, nnd 100 men would
be unable to move It. Carrots and tur
nips, though healthful vegetables, are
not eaten in great quantities, yet if
mose consumed by the 70-year-old man
in life were formed Into one a big don-
Key wouiu look insignificant beside it
The rest of tho vegetables he consumed
wouiu mi twelve fanners' big wagons."
Tho Iloby tint! the Ox,
One of the Illustrations nrlnfert
whu, snowing an ox and a baby, gives
iuu comparative size of tho oy nnn,i,i
to supply all the beef ho got away with
It! Olvtlf .-ri.i . MM. . .
w.,. jvum. luu iironorririna nm
uniwn accurately; the baby weighs
vm-uiy pounus, tuc ox 3U0.000 pounds.
U01 puopie eat nsn of various kinds
besides meat and vegetables. FigUr!
Ing one-half pound of fish as the avnr.
ago dally consumption, the tntni
amount consumed by n man, If ho lives
u u ripe oiu nge like our friend, the
mathematician, is Irt.rtOrt nnnuilii mi..
calculator asserts that ho has eaten
io.ooo eggs. Americans are great
sugar eaters. The statlstlninn n ,
confesses to having eaten 0,0000 pounds
of sugar since his birth. To ofiw i.
Just liko B"sai, a person eats twenty-five pounds
of salt per year, or about 1,000 pounds I
Potato rations
fOt THREE SCORE
IMP TCM YCAM
III nearly every siict hi Ui'
citif Is a public ovi. ireti
Miiitll fen, lioiiHitwiveit ni.iv i,.ncl :.9'
ners and NUiHtis i-imkr I fur luvio,
At present Knglan.l n-l. Cyloi u
JiBHrly "0 Kif cent of n.o -.iitc-,(i u
iuhhI by tliti Istter. hi. i mo
Status only nltout II ir nut.
C. A. I)hw)', a Ki'ii'iHim, Wit bat i
ware merchant, ler.ntly or leieltlii'
der from u Chiuno Ik-um-. an J !:
WHitliig a reasonable li i j;ili ol I a
Hiotu to iniiiiio why l.o i.al cot It-
uttivwi it. Ilu vtim infuiuiel tutu
Imliler had Ih-hii Htiippc-i iv minskeu
Adiuiial Dewey at Manila. A tnti
was oeiit after it iin.l u a OTfiliit"
j u Ht as it was about to tie iUcelCi
lioanl of a steamer at Nan Ynnntco.
weight, assuming that ho weighs not
less than ir,0 pounds.
Man must have his cigar, his pipe, his
cigarette, or nil three of them. Our
mathematician says he began smoking
In his twentieth year, ami that lie aver
aged one dozen of cigarettes a day. I'p
to the present time lie has smoked 21U -000
clgarotes, which In the aggregate
would fill a wrapper sixteen feet long
and eighteen Inches thick. He smoked
also six cigars a day, which, made up
in one wrapper, would wolgh about two
tons and measure sixteen feet three
Inches, and two feet thick. "I never
used to smoke more than an ounco of
tobacco a day," he adds. A little flgtir
Ing will show that the lnslLMiifW-nnt
ounce a day moans 1,150 pounds of to- j
uutt-u iu nny years.
AITnutcil by Mori.
Men have their little
,,,..11 '..imuiin, un
well as women. Ainom. n, ...
lio Xt t i .. " "v "num. in
that of turning the toes In. a j Verv
mprosslve. With feet shod In th0 extra
licavy and extra-bl l.nnto o ......'
able just now, and accompanied by tho
nonu ar nni'.tnn i0..-.. . ' . u
. . ,.- ..viiwin, WJq turncd-ln
toes are at their awkwardest. it i. ii
on account of the game of golf. Much
Bolf makes one nlirenn.tnmi nD
proved by the devotees of tho game.
Instinctively in driving 8wgng
he feet veer Inward, and before long
they point that wnv rnr n.
,,,,.11 . ,, ' HUU9 ll
wen as on them. Thin ,.i..i..t-
hnnml I. v ' Y '""' llO
tiii I, Z V , ,or a KOlfor 10ff'in to
who blindly do a thing j8t bocntiso
everybody else Is doi n J " , "!C"
ter how ugly and senseless the thing
may be, became pigeon-toed.
r
An Excollcnt Comblimlloii'
Tlio pleasant method nnd beneficial
offeetB of tho well known rcmcaji
Sruui' of Fins, liianiifactiired by im
Camkoiinia Km ivitui- Co.. H '
the vulue of obtaining the Uqultl laxa
tive principles of plants known to w
medicinally laxative and pr"1'"1?;
them In tho form moht refreshing tot"
taste and acceptable to the syhk'"'- "
is tlto ono perfect streiifftlieiilnif
tive, cleatisinir tho system clU-ctiW;
dispelliutf colds, headaches ami T"J
gentlv vet lii-omntlv and cnitlilii'P0"!
to overcomo habitual coiiBtljmtlon F
miinently. Its perfect freedom l
every objectlonitblo quality 'J'J
stance, and its acting on tho lldnfc
liver and bowels, without, wealtcW
or irrltutlnu; them, make It tho i"1
laxative. ,
In tho process of manufacturing
aro used, ns they arc pleasant to j
taste, but tho ineileinal qiittlitlesof n
remedy aro obtained from s1"1"",,.
other aromatic plants, by a nioWJ
known to tho Cami'oiinia I'm fj", j
Co. only. In order to get its lnefl"
effects and to avoid Imitations, pie
reinember the full name of tho Ujini-y
printed on tlio front of every VAC""h
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
BAN FIIANOISCO, OAU ?
(tODISV:LLK. KY. NEW YOn'rtiltl
t'orale by all Drugelsts.-lTlce !fcVeIVU
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