THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1915.
WOMEN TO AID NAVY LEAGUE.
Seek Pl.dg.. to "Talk, Think and
Work" Patriotism.
Washington. The aid of women has
been Invoked by the Nary league to
assist In the organization's campaign
to convince the country of the advan
tage of stronger national defenses, It
was announced here. All women's pa
triotic organizations have been invited
to co-operate with the Navy league. It
is said that many pledges of aid have
been already received. '
A vigorous campaign will be carried
on through the summer and fall to ob
tain pledges of women to give their
personal efforts to this program. It Is
boped to have 100,000 pledges to "talk,
think and work" patriotism, American
Ism and adequate defense before con
gress meets next December.
A feature of the work of the wom
en's section of the league, as it has
been named, will be a series of patriotic
pageants for the purpose of depicting
the necessity of national defenses. A
prize competition for pageant scenarios
has been planned in which the judges
will be David Belasco, Colonel George
Harvey, Mrs. William 0. Story, president-general
of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, and Mrs. Daisy
McLaurln Stevens, president general of
the United Daughters of the Confed
eracy. Among the founders of the women's
section are Mrs. George Dewey, Mrs.
Medlll McCormlck, Mrs. Flnley J. Sbep
ard, Mrs. George L. Carnegie, Mrs.
Phoebe A. Hearst, Mrs. Ralph B.
Strassburger, Mrs. Moncure Robinson,
Miss Christine Blddle, Mrs. James H.
Aldrlch, Mrs. Charles H. Buldwin, Miss
Marianne Blddle, Mrs. William W.
Blackmar, Miss Mabel Boardman, Mrs.
Willard H. Brownson, Mrs. William
Brownson, Mrs. James Bulkley, Mrs.
George M. Chester, Miss Fannie B.
Otricman, Miss Corinne de Auguero,
Mrs. Emily H. Emmet, Miss Mary F.
Falling, Mrs. Fitzslmon, Mrs. J. E.
Fuller, Mrs. Adolph Ladenberg, Mrs.
Henry Loverlng, Mrs. E. Rollins Morse,
Mrs. William H. Porter, Mrs. Thomas
Stevens, Mrs. Augusta Tyler, Mrs. Hen
ry M. Warren, Mrs. John J. Borland
and Miss Molly Elliot SeawelL
WAR HURTS TRADE
IN FARM IMPLEMENTS
Unprecedented Activity Expect
ed After Hostilities Close.
Washington. Exports of American
agricultural Implements during the fis
cal year 11)15 totaled approximately
$10,000,000 as against $40,000,000 in the
high record year, 1013; $21,000,000 In
1003 and a yearly average of more
than $29,000,000 for the last decade.
This loss of trade fell most heavily
npon sales to Europe, but there were
also smaller though lnslgnlllcant de
creases in shipments to Argentina,
Canada and various countries of Af
rica and other sections of the world.
Cuba and Siberia made gains. Aus
tralia barely held its own In the year's
trade, but this is a good showing in
view of the fact that her wheat crop
dropped from more than 100.000.000
bushels in .1813 to 25.000.000 bushels
last year.
The European war was doubtless the
dominant factor In the great falling off
In exports of agricultural Implements,
since the decrease in sales to Europe
was disproportionate to that in sales
to other sections. Thus exports of ag
ricultural implements to European Rus
sia, usually the greatest of foreign
markets for this class of American
manufactures, practically ceased, as
did also those to Germany, while huge
losses likewise occurred In sales to
France and other European countries.
Another contributory factor was the
recent establishment of great plants in
Russia and France.
Information reaching the department
of commerce, however. Indicates a
growing use of machinery on farms
both in Europe and elsewhere, a tend
ency which will doubtless be even more
pronounced upon the resumption of
peace, since the devastation of war is
causing a marked shortage In human
and animal labor, necessitating propor
tionately more machinery for the suc
cessful conduct of farming. Russia, for
example, possesses one-seventh of the
entire area of the world and an even
larger proportion of the land devoted
to cereal crops, which require for their
cultivation more machinery than most
other classes of farm products. Gen
eral depression in Canada. Argentina
and elsewhere so reduced buying pow
er In 1914-15 that new agricultural ma
chinery has not been purchased In the
usual quantities, but with a restoration
of normal conditions American manu
facturers will utfu'uutM fiud larger mar
kets than ever before.
COLLEGE MAN A STONECUTTER
McLaren Has Two Degree and 8paka
Sevan Languages.
Cambridge. Mass. With two college
degrees and an acquaintanceship with
men of letters abroad. John McLaren.
A. B A. M is working as a stone
cutter here for $i50 a day. Both ho
degrees are from the University of
Glasgow and be speaks seven Ian
guagea.
He was a prominent labor organiser
In England. He is a friend of George
Bernard Shaw and adviser of Kier
Hardle. the labor leader and member
of parliament
His present employment Is due to hi
philosophy of life. He is know as N
287. , .
HIGH LIFE IN PERU.
The Paoa Has to Be Slow on the "Roof
of the Continent."
. Professor A Is worth Ross of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, in an article In
the Century Magazine entitled "Peru,
the Roof of the Continent," tells of the
difficulty of merely sustaining life in
the higher altitudes among the Andes.
He says:
Life at Cerro de Pasco, nearly a
league up, is as trying as life under a
diving bell at the bottom of the ocean.
The newcomer gasps for air like a
stranded flsh and wakes up at night
gulping moutbfuls out of the thiu at
mosphere. Three quick steps put you
out of breath, and after climbing a
flight of stairs you must sit down for
a rest ' "I know," panted a "tender
foot," "how I'll feel when I'm eighty."
No employee is Sent up by the com
pany unless be has passed a physician's
examination, but occasionally one gets
blue In the face and has to be sent down
forthwith. Thus the Inca Chronicle
often has such items as, "Jake L., who
returned here last April, has been sent
home with his heart machinery in bad
shape."
The young fellows play tennis and
ball, and even Indulge in track athlet
ics, but the pace must be very slow.
Singing is not popular, for you cannot
get the breath to hold a note. Pneu
monia is sure death here within forty
eight hours, so that the sufferer must
be rushed down to the sea level in a
special train that costB the company
$500. The typhoid patient too. must
flee, and the northern women must de
scend to Lima to bear their babies.
The mining company's Americans are
usually big. athletic, deep chested men,
strong of Jaw, sinewy of grip and mas
terful of manner. They are well paid
and looked after, but too many of them
squander money and vitality in fight
ing off the demon of loneliness.
SLEEP AND SLEEPNESSNESS
What Slumber Does and How Insomnia
Should Bs Treated.
In bis book on "Sleep and Sleepless
ness" H. Addington Bruce gives the
new theory of sleep as follows: "It is
now known that sleep, contrary to the
belief formerly so widely entertained.
Is no mere passive, negative state, the
product of toxic or other harmful ele
ments, but is un active, positive func
tion, a protective Instinct of gradual
evolution and dependent for its opera
tion partly on the will and partly on
the environment.
"It is the result of a certain reaction
between the central nervous system
and the stimuli Impinging on It. its ob
ject being not so much the recupera
tion of the organism from the effects
of the activities of the intervening pe
riod of waking life as to save the or
ganism from the destructive conse
quences of uninterrupted activity."
He thinks that most people sleep'
longer than Is really necessary. Men
of Intense mental or physical activity
for Instance. Napoleon, Frederick the
Great. Schiller. Humboldt. Mirabeau.
the English surgeon John Hunter and
Thomas A. Edison get along very well
with four or five hours of sleep. Vet
he does not advise people to reduce
their accustomed hours of sleep sud
denly, as that might have disastrous
effects.
Mr. Bruce in discussing disorders of
sleep, such as nightmares and the night
terrors of children, expresses the be
lief that the proper treatment is not so
much along medicinal or dietetic lines
as by psychological means.
To similar causes most insomnia Is
attributed. Worry is likely to form the
starting point for an insomnia habit
The remedy therefore is to be found
not in drugs, but in psychology. Mr.
Bruce' believes that nearly all insomnia
Is curable.
Origin of a Phraaa.
The phrase "First in war, first in
peace." etc.. referring to George Wash
ington, originated with Henry Lee of
Virginia. In a resolution introduced In
the house of representatives he bad
recommended that a committee be ap
pointed to consider the most suitable
manner of paying honor to the mem
ory of the man "First In war, first In
peace and first In the hearts of bis
fellow citizens." The phrase was again
used In a speech In praise of General
Washington made by Mr. Lee In 1799.
but this time the word "countrymen"
was substituted for "fellow citizen."
Philadelphia Press.
Why the Admiral Was Bettor.
It was of her uncle. Admiral Rous,
the famous racing man. of whom Lady
Cardigan told the following story. Mrs.
Rous, it appears, was very dictatorial.
"And I remember." said Lady Cardi
gan, "one day after her death calling
to inquire bow my ancle was. 'In
deed, my lady, said the servant '1
may say the admiral Is a deal better
since Mrs. Rous' death.'" London
Globe.
Hit Handicap.
"One of the penalties of approaching
age is clumsiness." confessed Merton
Morose, on whose bead the frosta of
time have been sifting down for quite
a spelL "Wbt-n I move carelessly about
a room 1 knock over live things on an
average, and when I am especially
careful I knock ever ten." Judge.
SMI Cheerful.
"DM yon attend Mlaa Seresam'
birthday party T"
"Oh. yea. I wni there."
"What kind of time did yon haver
"The best ever"
"What Is yonr loipremton of her?"
The- came loser." Birmingham
Age-Herald.
A little method da worth a treat deal
of memory.
LYNCHINGS ON INCREASE.
Thirteen Mora Recorded Than For
Same Period Last Year.
New York. Professor , Monroe N.
Work, head of the department of rec
ords and research of the Tuskegee In
stitute of Alabama, has compiled the
records of the number of lynchlngs
committed In the United States during
the first six months of this year. In a
statement given . recently Booker T.
Washington, the head of the Institute,
shows that thirty-four men were put
to death by mob violence since Jan. 1,
1915, the number being thirteen more
than the figures for the same period
last year.
Twenty-four of the men lynched
were negroes and ten were whites.
Eight or one-fourth of. the total num
ber, occurred In Georgia. Six of the
negroes and one white man were
charged with assault on women, and '
the rest of the lynchlngs were on ac
cusations of having stolen cotton, hogs,
mentjuid cows.
GOES BAREFOOT AT 73.
Says Close Union With Earth Keeps
Him Well.
Kansas City, Kan. When grass
roots and mother earth come in con
tact with bare feet there is a sort of
soothing electrical current transmitted
through the body tbat rebuilds and in
vigorates the entire system is the the
ory and practice of J. M. Halger of
Carlton, Okla. .
Eight months in each year he spurns
the pressure of leather on his feet, and
with trousers rolled up nearly knee
high attends to his farm. He has been
in Kansas City with no shoe or boot
accompaniment and did not feel half
as strange as people who looked at
htm.
EXPLORER AIDED IN
KONGO DEVELOPMENT
Richard Mohun Was Decorated
by Foreign Governments.
Washington. Richard Dorsey Mo
bun, a soldier of fortune In Africa
and a prominent figure In the civil
government of the Belgian Kongo
region, who died suddenly at his home
at Royal Oak, Md., near Washington,
where he had gone to recover from the
effects of wounds received during
twenty years of service In the heart of
Africa, was born in Washington fifty
one years ago and received his educa
tion from private tutors. Then he be
came Interested In African affairs and
was the fourth of his family who tried
to stamp out the slave traflic. He took
an active part In the suppression of
the Arab slave trade, made several
exploring trips wblcb resulted in
adding new features to the maps of
Africa, governed humanely 5,000,000
natives, substituted peaceful markets
of exchange for old forays and tribal
wars and assisted In breaking up
cannibalism. For his work In the
Kongo Free State and other parts of
Africa Mr. Mohun was decorated by
the governments of England, Belgium
and France.
He was also decorated by the sultan
of Zanzibar for his work as interme
diary between the British admiralty
and the sultan at the time of the win
ning of that place by the English. He
was one of the few surviving comrades
of Baron Chants, under whose direc
tion the work effecting many changes
In Africa was done. Mr. Mohun was
the only white survivor of the party
which succeeded in connecting the
west and east coasts -of Africa by tel
egraph. He was also s survivor of the
last Guggenheim expedition Into Afri
ca. Mr. Mohun had devoted considera
ble time to endeavors to exterminate
the tsetse fly.
The explorer first went to Africa as
a commercial agent for the United
States, after the governments of the
world had recognized the Congo Free
state. His work was so notable tbat
at the expiration of bis service for the
United States about three years the
Belgian government sought his serv
ices. Mr. Mobun's wife, who was before
her marriage Miss Harriett L. Barry
of New York, once accompanied him
to Zanzibar, but spent most of the time
In Belgium, between which country and
Africa communication was rapid. Mr.
Mohun was an officer of the Red Cross
ship which was sent to Belgium from
this country Mast year. Ills great
grandfather, William McKenny, was
prominent in the African colonization
prospect
He had a rare collection of pictures
of African scenes made during his
service there. Althonh no ismiwt.
ed with the armies of the governments
which be represented, be wore a uni
form a large part of the time, this
being an aid to maintaining discipline
among the native. He was a member
of the geographical societies of Eng
land. France and Belgium.
Fireman In Knitting Baa.
8andusky. O. Sonrtuaky firemen are
knitting, not socks for soldiers, but
shawls for their wires and sweet
hearts. The knitting Idea waa put
Into their beads when a fireman from
one of the Columbus stations visited
the local central station and remarked
tbat knitting Is the principal pastime
of Columbus firemen. Cards and check
erboards were promptly pnt aside, and
bow almost any evening firemen In each
one of Sandusky's five statkwe may be
seen sitting around knitting.
LURE OF TiiE PEARL
Long Chances' Taken by Fishers
For Fresh Water Gems. '..
ALL ARE BELIEVERS IN LUCK.
A Mussel That Holds the Coveted Prix
Looka Juat the Same as Ons That
May Be Worthless, and Thouaanda
May Be Opened In Vain.
The pearl fishermen of the Upper
White river In Arkansas are the most
hopeful of mortals, ever dreaming of
picking from curiously shaped shells
big pearls of such value as to sweep
them into the realms of prosperity at
one grand stroke. They are optimists
and true gamblers that worship at the
throne of the goddess of luck. A thou
sand shells may not contain as much
as a worthless slug. The next one
they open may contain a rare gem
worth thousands of dollars. They are
ready and willing to take the chance.
They may come out to the good or they
may come out mosquito bitten, full of
malaria, with trembling knees.
The pearl Usher of the Upper White
is a true sport, as are the buyers.
They are willing to take long odds in
hope of pulling down a big stake.
They are of the same disposition as
the city man who gambles on the po
nies or of the miner who follows his
pick underground, betting against long
odds and fate that be will win.
They are optimistic and hopeful, and
It is impossible to discourage them.
They are believers in luck and as
strong in their faith as a Quaker.
Every pearl fisher has his favorite
among the pearl bearing mussels. Some
like the washboard, a long rough shell.
Others like the nlggerhead, a small
round shell, black and. rough. Others
cling with inborn faith to the spectacle,
a long shell, shaped much like a spec
table case, while others bold to the
fantall and mucket It is only a mat
ter of fancy, however, all, are pearl
bearing if they have passed through
the right conditions that go to make
the pearl.
The chance of finding one of these
rests with luck and luck alone, for
there are some 500 different kinds of
fresh water mussels that bear pearls.
A large majority of these are to be
found in the White liver. A mussel
with a pearl In it looks Just the same
as one tbat has none, and it Is simply
a matter of opening them to determine
which one carries a valuable gem.
' The equipment of a White river pearl
fisher ranges In value from several
hundred dollars down to nothing.
Really one can start in with nothing
but an old knife or sharp edged instru
ment with which to open the shells.
If a man con get the opening tool he
can always find a partner with a gunny
sack and that is all that be needs to
woo fortune with. He can use the
knife on the bank to open the shells
with, his partner gathering them from
the bed of the river in shallow places,
carrying them to him on the bank.
You don't have to get permission.
either, to go to work. Uncle Sam
doesn't charge a cent Just find a place
and get busy. This applies, however,
only to some unoccupied mussel bed.
If there is some one else at work on a
bed when you arrive and he Is larger
than you, leave him alone. It is his
by might and right of discovery, and
these are two of the natural laws gov
erning operations among the pearl fish
ers of the Upper White.
The pearls found on the White river
are of good luster and bring fancy
prices when free from flaws. Tbey are
of many shapes and sizes. The slugs
are the most worthless and seldom
bring over $1. Baroques, which are
slugs, but which have a fine luster,
bring up as high as $25 or $30. True
pearls, those of a definite shape ball,
oval, pearl shaped, drop or button
bring prices up to as high as $3,000 If
they possess the size, color and luster.
Besides these there Is the peeler. A
peeler is a pearl with a rough exterior
that may have a smooth Interior when
the rough outside covering is peeled
away. Peeling is the biggest gamble
In the Industry. A buyer may pick up
a gem for a few dollars, risk his Judg
ment on it and peel out a gem worth
several hundred. Again he may ruin
It and lose all.
For the past four years, which have
been extremely dry ones, pearl fishing
has been general, and the mussel beds
nave oeen greauy aepieiea. nasuing
ton Post
Harp art Ferry.
Harpers Ferry was named after Rob
ert Harper, an architect and mill build
er, born in 1703 in the town of Oxford,
England. He came to America In 17.15
with bla brother Joseph and located In
Philadelphia, where for a time he pros
pered, but failing later, concluded to
Join the Friends of Loudoun county,
Va. En route to bis new home be came
upon the gap In the Blue Ridge moun
tains, where be made bis home.
Really Pleaeed, Than.
"Mrs. Gadders Is a woman who al
ways wears an artificial smile."
"Not always. I'm sure."
"What makes you think so?"
"I've seen ber smile quite naturally
when ber sarcasm made some other
woman wilt" Birmingham Age-Herald.
Hia Birthright.
"Doe young Jiggsby come by bl
erratic temperament naturally?"
"Tea: his mother was a grand opera
singer, and bis father was a left hand
ed pitcher." Puck.
To bear la to eonqoer oat fat.
Campbell.
LURING WILD GEESE.
Live Deooya Are Often Used and Mads
to Play the Traitor.
American wild geese each spring mi
grate from waters of the southern
states to the shores of the Arctic In
northern Canada. The two great com
mon varieties of the bird are the honk
ers and the. wavy, or white, goose.
Both of these are extensively hunt
ed. Covering, as they do, about 5,000
miles on their annual migration, these
birds rest nt various places en route
and are thus shot by sportsmen almost
across the length of the continent. The
birds have a peculiar trait of always
leaving one of their number on look
out while the rest feed. i
To aid In the shooting of wild geese
live wild ones, captured young and
raised In captivity, are often placed In
feeding grounds In likely territory on
the line of flight of the migrating
flocks. These decoys are terrible trai
tors and by their calling often bring
the itylng ones within shooting dis
tance of the sportsmen, who lie in bid
den pits near at hand.
Painted decoys, shaped like geese and
made of .steel, are also used by the
hunters. In the latter case the men,
from their hiding place In the pits, call
the birds by using a goose call, a metal
Instrument like a flute, which mimics
the sound of the goose with remarka
ble realism. Philadelphia North American.
WRITING ON METALS.
By the Use of Wax and Acids Etchings
May Easily Ba Made.
Usually a man attempts to put his
name on his metal possessions by
scratching with a file or knife point
and makes the poorest Bort of a Job.
It is really very easy to write on any
metal the blade of a Jaekknlfe, a
watchcase, skates if one happens to
know how, and the attractiveness of
the inscription Is limited only by the
artistic ability of the individual.
Cover the place where you wish to
write, with a thin coating of melted
beeswax. When the wax is cold write
plainly with any pointed Instrument
being particular to cut the letters
through the wax to the metal.
Then mix one ounce of muriatic acid
and one-half of an ounce of nitric acid,
or smaller qunntltles in the same pro
portions (and remember that those
acids are deadly poisons), and apply
the mixture to the lettering with a
feather, carefully filling each letter.
Allow the acids to remain from one
to ten minutes, according as the etch
ing is to be light or deep. Next dip
the article in water, wash out the acids
and melt off the wax, and the thing Is
done. A little oil should be applied as
a finishing touch. Gold, silver, iron
or steel can be marked In this way.
Youth's Companion.
Bortholiat and Robespierre.
It is said that the celebrated savant
Bert hoi let In the most dangerous times
of the republic sustained bis fearless
love of truth. Some days prior to the
ninth Tbermldor a sandy deposit was
found In a barrel of brandy intended
for the army. The contractors, sus
pected of poisoning, were Immediately
arrested, and the scaffold was already
prepared. BerthOUet, however, exam
ined the brandy and reported it free
from all adulteration.
"You dare maintain," said Robes
pierre to him, "that that brandy does
not contain poison?"
As his reply Berthollet drank off a
glass, saying, "I never drank so much
before."
"You have plenty of courage!" ex
claimed Robespierre.
"I had more when I signed my re
port," replied the chemist, and here
the matter terminated.
8eventh Century Needlework.
Before the end of the seventh cen
tury needlework was carried to great
perfection in convents, where It was
used for the establishment of the
church and the decoration of priestly
robes. Artists did not think It beneath
their dignity to trace the patterns used
for embroidery In their natural colors.
A certain religious lady, wishing to
embroider a sacerdotal vestment, ask
ed no less a personage than St. Dun
stan, then a young man. but already
noted for his artistic skill and taste,
to draw the flowers and figures, which
she afterward worked In gold thread.
Exchange.
Easily Arranged.
A man took the following telegram
to a telegraph office: "Mrs. Brown.
Center Street: I announce with grief
the death of Uncle James. Come
quickly to read the will. I believe we
are bis heirs. John Black."
The telegraph clerk, having counted
the words, aald. "There are two words
too many, sir."
"Cut out 'with grief,'" was the re
ply. Chicago News.
In These Martial Days.
"Yon must not be so quarrelsome.
Willie." said William' father impres
sively. "Remember that 'the meek
shall inherit the earth.' "
"Maybe they will hereafter," re
sponded the young militant "but
around In my school they are nsed to
wipe np the earth." Chicago Herald.
What It Will Bs Called.
Teacher In Civic When we have
everything In common and yonr busi
ness Is everybody's business, .what la
It called? Observing. Student It to
usually called gossip. judge.
Corrected.
Mr. Hrnnyperk (peevlahly) When !
you tell me to do a thing, like a fool I
go and do It. Mrs. nennvneck (acrid
ly) No: yon go and do It like a foot
New York Post
BALLROOM PATHOS.
Tragedy of the Yearning Heart That
Waa Left to Itself.
The fourth dunce was nearly over,
and she was still sitting by the wall,
her hands clasped In her lap and her
blank program dangling at her side.
The expression of pleasure which had
been spontaneous at the beginning of
the evening bad become fixed and
strained through the long period of
waiting. At last the music ceased, and
the dancers, flushed and laughing,
scattered about the hall.
The girl rose stiffly and tried to min
gle with the crowd. A few acquaint
ances nodded absently, then moved
away. Bold in her distress, she elbow
ed her way Into a noisy group and laid
her hand timidly upon the arm of one
of the girls.
"That's a pretty dress, Marie." she
said, trying to smile. "Thank you.
Are you having a good time?" "Love
ly," she answered, with a brave at
tempt to smile. Her friend hesitated,
then turned deliberately to her own
coterie.
The wall flower stood awkwardly
outside the closed circle, then pushed
toward another group. The music
started up; there was mad confusion,
and the girl was caught In a scurry of
young men finding their partners. Left
alone In the middle of the floor and
buffeted by the dancers, there was
nothing for ber to do but seek the wall
again.
Her cheeks burned in confusion as
she found herself again surrounded by
vacant chairs. She moved to the side
of two girls sitting farther down the
hall. For a moment she felt less con
spicuous. But both girls were claimed
by their partners, and she was left
alone against the wall. Pretty girls
glanced at her with genuine pity; girls
of uncertain popularity eyed her scorn
fully as they passed.
At last, blinded by a rush of hot
tears, she arose and went from the
music and merriment Into the silence
of the deserted dressing room. Ban
Francisco Bulletin.
IRRITABILITY A WARNING.
One of Natura'a Danger Signala That
8hould Ba Haadad.
Are you unduly quick tempered? Do
you find yourself, on slight provocation,
giving vgnt to petty outbursts of an
ger? Are you constantly nagging, fault
finding and complaining?
If chronic Irritability is one of your
characteristics it is Important for you
to recognize that fact For irritability
la always a danger signal, it points
to the presence of conditions which
may be disastrous to you unless reme
dies. In particular, irritability means that
your nervous system Is out of gear.
This may be the result of either phys
ical or mental causes, or a combination
of both. Usually both physical and
mental causes enter In to intensify one
another' harmful effects.
Thus the commonest of all causes of
nervous disturbance Is worry. Worry,
as is known, Interferes with ail the
bodily functions. It is especially dam
aging in Its Influence on the digestion.
When the food Is not properly digest
ed the nervous system Is poorly nour
ished and severely strained. It la also
in some degree poisoned by the circula
tion In the blood of substances which,
would otherwise have been removed by
the diminutive organs.
All this causes a nervous tension that
may express Itself In chronic "grouchl
ness" or In frequent attacks of bad
temper. These attacks In their turn
cause Increased weakening of tbe di
gestive powers.
What la needed to cure both the In
digestion and the irritability Is tbe cul
tivation of an optimistic attitude. Tbe
tendency to worry, look on the dark
side of things, must be overcome. H.
Addington Bruce in Kansas City Star.
Unique American Familiee.
Tbe Harrison family, like tbe Adam
family of Massachusetts, on Its Illus
trious genealogical tree carries the
names of one signer of the Declaration
of Independence and two president of
tbe United States, and In this record
the Adamses and the Harrison stand
apart In a class by themselves. These
distinctions in one family. It can be
noted, will never again be equaled.
Tbey remain unique in the history of
the country.
H Wasn't Hitting.
One of the ushers approached a man
who appeared to be annoying those
about him.
"Don't you like tbe show?"
"Yes. Indeed!"
"Then why do you persist In hissing
tbe performers ?"
"Why, m-man alive. I w-was-n't
h-bisslng. I w-waa a-a-l jiply e-e-e-ay-Ing
to S---sammle that the e-a-slnglnf
I s-s-s-auperb." New York Globe.
Full Particulars.
X'he prosecuting wiuieM ut iuw uiM-
age ault against the city waa giving; in
hi testimony.
"Now, then. Mr. Bleedem." said hi
lawyer, "you will please tell the Jury
where you were Injured."
"On my knee. In my feeling and
right In front of the city bait" rapidly
answered tbe witness, fearing an ob
jection on tbe part of tbe other at
torney. Case and Comment
Somethinf to Smile At.
"Try to smile." eid tbe head of the
department store. "Look at yonder
clerk. He I always smiling."
"He find It easy to amUe. He eell
fare powder to pretty girl. I aril col
lar buttons to old grouche." Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
A loving heart la the beginning of all
knowledge. Cany I.
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