VOL. VII.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST
13, 1908.
NO. 39.
BRYAN IS
formally
NOTIFIED
__
Democratic Lead=
er Accepts Nom=
ination.
pleased with platform
PROMISES IN THE FUTURE TO
DEAL WITH THE PLANKS
IN DETAIL.
'JL —...»
Policies of the Republicans Come In
for Bitter Criticism in the Speech
of Acceptance—Declares Country
Needs Change in Ruling Party—
Publicity for Campaign Contribu
tions, He Says, Is Democratic Idea
—Not a Foe to Wealth Honestly
Acquired — If Elected, Promises
Justice to All.
Lincoln, Neb.—William Jennings
Bryan was formally notified of his
nomination by the Democratic party
for the presidency of the United
States. Henry D. Clayton of Alabama
was the spokesman of the notification
committee. Mr. Bryan’s speech of ac
ceptance follows:
Mr. Clayton and Gentlemen of the No
tification Committee: I can not accept
the nomination which you officially ten
der. without first acknowledging my
deep indebtedness to the Democratic
party for the extraordinary honor which
it has conferred upon me. Having twice
before been a candidate for the presiden
cy. in campaigns which ended in defeat,
a third nomination, the result of the free
and voluntary act of the voters of the
party, can only be explained by a sub
stantial and undisputed growth in the
principles and policies for which I. with
a multitude of others, have contended.
As these principles and policies have
given me whatever political strength I
possess, the action of the convention not
only renews my faith in them. but
strengthens my attachment to them.
A Platform Is Binding.
I shall, in the near future, prepare a
more formal reply to your notification,
and. in that letter of acceptance, will
deal with the platform in detail. It is
sufficient, at this time, to assure you that
I am in hearty accord with both the let
ter and the spirit of the platform. 1 in
dorse it In whole and in part, and shall.
If elected, regard its declarations as bind
ing upon me. And, I may add, a plat
form is binding as to what it omits as
well as to what it contains. According
to the Democratic idea, the people think
for themselves and select officials to car
ry out their wishes. The voters are the
sovereigns; the officials are the servants,
employed for a fixed time and at a stated
salary to do what the sovereigns want
done, and to do it in the way the sov
ereigns want it done. Platforms are
entirely in harmony with this Democratic
idea, a platform announces the party's
Position on questions w'hich are at issue;
and an official is not at liberty to use the
authority vested in him to urge personal
views which have not been submitted to
the voters for their approval. If one is
nominated upon a platform which is not
satisfactory to him, he must, if candid,
either decline the nomination, or, in ac
cepting it. propose an amended platform
in lieu of the one adopted by the con
vention. No such situation, however,
confronts your candidate, for the plat
form upon which I was nominated not
only contains nothing from which l dis
sent. but it specifically outlines all the
remedial legislation w’hich we can hope
to secure during the next four years.
As i shall, in separate speeches, discuss
the leading questions at issue. I shall at
this time confine myself to the paramount
question, and to the far-reaching pur
pose of our party, as that purpose is set
forth in the platform.
Shall the People Rule?
Oiir platform declares that the over
shadewing issue which manifests itself in
, ,t'le Questions now under discussion.
18 . Shall the people rule?” No matter
which way we turn; no matter to what
subject we address ourselves, the same
Question confronts us; Shall the people
control their own government, and use
tnat government for the protection of
..elr r>Khts and for the promotion of
heir welfare? or shall the representa
-ves °t Predatory wealth prey upon a
erenseless public, while the offenders
,,‘lur« Immunity from subservient otll
ais whom they raise to power by un
^’'“Py'ous methods? This is the issue
xt l)y the "known abuses" to which
Mr Taft refers.
Mr. Taft Indorses the Indictment.
rr" * *says that these evils have
, n String the last ten years. He
.. ar®8 that, during this time, some
lh om’nent an<^ influential members of
ci.i>oCOmniun*ty’ sPurred by financial suc
,t s, ,ll(1 ln their hurry for greater
became unmindful of the com
ity ru'es of business honesty and fidel
i an<* °t the limitations imposed by
r. ,ufon their actions"; and that "the
dj„ *, att°ns of the breaches of trusts, the
tinn»°uUreS as rebates and dlscrimlna
den ■, ,, rallroads, the accumulating evi
la 10 the violations of the anti-trust
the ■ a number of corporations, and
ter«i°\Pr is*ue stocks and bonds of in
richi ,0 ra*'roa<l» for the unlawful en
"8 of directors and for the purpose
roa,l entratlng the control of the rail
he p.Un'^c'r on<‘ management."—all these,
of .! larses- "quickened the conscience
®WakentPe°"'e an^ brought on a moral
T why No Tariff Reform?
Pron i .fres^ent’s close friends have been
V*an? fur 8ftveral years that he would
U’»e Iniquities of the tariff. We
havp had intimation that Mr. Taft was
restive under the demands of the highly
protected industries. And yet the influ
ence of the manufacturers, who have for
25 years contributed to the Republican
campaign fund, and who in return have
framed the tariff schedules, lias been
sufficient to prevent tariff reform. As the
present campaign approached, both the
president and Mr. Taft declared in favor
of tariff revision, but set the date of
revision after the election. Rut the pres
sure brought to bear by the protected
interests has been great enough to pre
vent any attempt at tariff reform before
the election; and the reduction prom
ised after the election is so hedged about
with qualifying phrases, that no one can
estimate with accuracy the sum total of
tariff reform to be expected in case of
Republican success. If the past can be
taken as a guide, the Republiean party
will be so obligated by campaign con
tributions from the beneficiaries of pro
tection, as to make that party powerless
to bring to the country any material re
lief from the present tariff burdens.
Why No Railroad Legislation?
For ten years the Interstate Commerce
Commission has been asking for an en
largement of its powers, that it might
prevent rebates and discriminations, but
a Republican senate and a Republican
house of representatives were unmoved
by its entreaties. In 11>00 the Republican
national convention was urged to indorse
the demand for railway legislation, but
its platform was silent on the subject.
Kyen in lPOi, the convention gave no
pledge to remedy these abuses. When
the president finally asked for legislation,
he drew his inspiration from three Demo
cratic national platforms and he received
more cordial support from the Democrats
than from the Republicans. The Republi
cans in the senate deliberately defeated
several amendments offered by Senator
LaFollette and supported by the Demo
crats—amendments embodying legislation
asked by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. One of these amendments au
thorized the ascertainment of the val
ue of railroads. This amendment was not
only defeated by the senate, but it was
overwhelmingly rejected by the recent
Republican national convention and the
Republican candidate has sought to res
cue his party from the disastrous results
of this act by expressing himself, in a
qualified way, in favor of ascertaining
the value of the railroads.
Mr. Taft complains of the over-issue
of stocks and bonds of railroads, “for
the unlawful enriching of directors and
for the purpose of concentrating the
control of the railroads under one man
agement,” and the complaint is well
founded. But, with a president to point
out the evil, and a Republican congress
to correct it, we find nothing done for
the protection of the public. Why? My
honorable opponent lias, by his confes
sion, relieved me of the necessity of fur
nishing proof; he admits the condition and
4ie can not avoid the logical conclusion
that must be drawn from the admission.
Publicity as to Campaign Contribu
tions.
An effort has been made to secure legis
lation requiring publicity as to campaign
contributions and expenditures; but the
Republican leaders, even in the face of
an indignant public, refused to consent
to a law which would compel honesty in
elections. When the matter was brought
up in the recent Republican national
convention, the plank was repudiated by
a vote of SSO to 94. Here. too. Mr. Taft
has been driven to apologize for his con
vention and to declare himself in favor
of a publicity law; and yet, if you will
read what lie says upon this subject, you
will find that his promise falls far short
of the requirements of the situation. He
says:
"If I am elected president, I shall urge
upon congress, with every hope of suc
cess. ttiat a law be passed requiring the
filing. In a federal office, of a statement
of the contributions received by com
mittees and candidates in elections for
members of congress, and in such ottier
elections as are constitutionally within
the control of congress."
How can the people hope to rule, if they
are not able to learn until after the elec
tion what tlie predatory interests are do
ing? The Democratic party meets the
issue honestly and courageously. It says:
"We pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment of a law prohibiting any
corporation from contributing to a cam
paign fund, und any individual from con
tributing an amount above a reasonable
maximum, and providing for the publi
cation. before election, of all such con
tributions above a reasonable minimum.”
The Democratic national committee im
mediately proceeded to interpret and ap
ply this plank, announcing that no con
tributions 'would be received from cor
porations, that no individual would be al
lowed to contribute more than $!0.000, and
that all contributions above $100 would
be made public before the election—those
received before October 15 to be made
public on or before that day, those re
ceived afterward to be made public on
tlie day when received, and no such con
tributions to be accepted within tiiree
days of the election. The expenditures
are to be published after the election.
Here is a plan which is complete and
effective.
Popular Election of Senators.
Next to the corrupt use of money, the
present method of electing United States
senators is most responsible for the ob
struction of reforms. For 100 years after
the adoption of the constitution, the de
mand for the popular election of senators,
while finding increased expression, did
not become a dominant sentiment. A
constitutional amendment had from time
to time been suggested and ttie matter
had been more or less discussed in a few
of the states, but the movement had not
reached a point where it manifested it
self through congressional action. In the
Fifty-second congress, however, a reso
lution was reported from a house com
mittee proposing the necessary constitu
tional amendment, and this resolution
passed the house of representatives by
a vote which was practically unanimous.
The subject was Ignored by the Republi
can national convention in 1900; it was ig
nored in 1904 and the proposition was
explicitly repudiated in 1908, for the re
cent Republican nationul convention, by
a vote of 806 to 114, rejected the plank
Indorsing the popular election of sen
ators and this was done in the conven
tion which nominated Mr. Taft, few dele
gates from his own state voting for the
plank.
The Gateway to Other Reforms.
“Shull the people rule?" Every remedial
measure of a national character must run
the gauntlet of the senate. The presi
dent may personally inollne toward a
reform; the house may consent to It:
but as long as the senate obstructs the
reform, the people must wait. The pres
ident may heed a popular demand; the
house may yield to public opinion; but as
long as tlie senate is defiant, the rule of
the people is defeated. The Democratic
platform very properly describes the pop
ular election of senators us “the gate
way to other national reforms.” Shall we
open the gate, or shall we allow the ex
ploiting interests to bar the way by the
control of this branch of the federal leg
islature Through a Democratic victory
and through a Democratic victory only,
can the people secure the popular elec
tion of senators. The smaller parties are
unable to secure this reform; the Repub
lican party, under its present leadership,
is resolutely opposed to it; the Democrat
ic party stands for it and has boldly de
manded it. If 1 am elected to the presi
dency, those who are elected upon the
ticket with me will be. like myself,
pledged to this reform, and I shall con
vene congress in extraordinary session
immediately after inauguration, and ask.
among other things, for the fulfillment
of this platform pledge.
House Rules Despotic.
The third instrumentality employed to
defeat the will of the people is found in
the rules of the house of representatives.
Our platform points out that “the house
of representatives was designed by the
fathers of the constitution, to be the pop
ular branch of our government, respon
sive to the public will,” and adds:
“The house of representativ ^ as con
trolled in recent years by the .republican
party, has ceased to be a deliberative
and legislative body, responsive to the
will of a majority of the members, but
has come under the absolute domination
of the speaker, who has entire control of
its deliberations, and powers of legis
lation.
"We have observed with amazement
the popular branch of our federal gov
ernment helpless to obtain cither the
consideration or enactment of measures
desired by a majority of its members.”
This arraignment is fully justified.
Other Issues Will Be Discussed Later.
“Shall tho people rule?’’ I repeat, is de
clared by our platform to be tlve over
shadowing question, and as the campaign
progresses, I shall take occasion to dis
cuss this question as it manifests its**lf
in other issues; for whether we consider
tho tariff question, the trust question, the
railroad question, the banking question,
the labor question, tho question of im
perialism, tho development of our water
ways, or any other of the numerous prob
lems which press for solution, we shall
find that the real question involved in
each is. whether the government shall
remain a mere business asset of favor
seeking corporations or be an instru
ment in the hands of the people for the
advancement of the common weal.
Democrats Have Earned Confidence.
If the voters are satisfied with the
record of the Republican party and with
its management of public affairs we can
not reasonably ask for a change in ad
ministration; if, however, the voters feel
that the people, as a whole, have too lit
tle influence in shaping the policies of
the government; if they feel that great
combinations of capital have encroached
upon the rights of the masses, and em
ployed the instrumentalities of govern
ment to secure an unfair share of the to
tal wealth produced, then we have a
! right to expect a verdict against the Re
publican party and in favor of the Demo*
| cratic party; for our party has risked de
feat-aye, suffered defeat—in its effort to
arouse the conscience of the public and
to bring about that very awakening to
which Mr. Taft has referred.
Democratic Party Defends Honest
Wealth.
We may expect those who have com
mitted larceny by law and purchased im
munity with their political influence, to
attempt to raise false issues, and to em
ploy “the livery of heaven” to conceal
their, evil purposes, but they can no long
er deceive. The Democratic party is not
the enemy of any legitimate industry or
of honest accumulations. It is, on the
contrary, a friend of industry and the
steadfast protector of that wealth which
represents a service to society. The
Democratic party does not seek to an
nihilate all corporations; it simply asserts
that as the government creates corpora
tions, it must retain the power to regu
late and to control them, and that it
should not permit any corporation to
convert itself into a monopoly. Surely
we should have the co-operation of all
legitimate corporations in our effort to
protect business and industry from the
odium which lawless combinations of
capital will, if unchecked, cast upon
them. Only by the separation of the good
from the bad can the good be made se
cure.
Not Revolution But Reformation.
The Democratic party seeks not revolu
tion but reformation, and I need hardly
remind the student of history that cures
are mildest when applied at once; that
remedies increase in severity as their
application is postponed. Blood poison
ing may be stopped by the loss of a fin
ger to-day; it may cost an arm to-mor
row or a life the next day. So poison in
the body politic can not be removed too
soon, for the evils produced by it increase
with the lapse of time. That there are
abuses which need to be remedied, even
the Republican candidate admits; that
his party is unable to remedy them, has
been fully demonstrated during the last
ten years. I have such confidence in the
intelligence as well as the patriotism of
the people, that 1 can not doubt their
readiness to accept the reasonable re
forms which our party proposes, rather
than permit the continued growth of ex
isting abuses to hurry the country on to
remedies more radical and more drastic.
The Divine Law of Rewards.
There is a Divine law of rewards. When
the Creator gave us the earth, with its
fruitful soil, the sunshine with its
warmth, and the rains with their mois
ture. he proclaimed, as clearly as if his
voice had thundered from the clouds: "Go
work, and according to your industry
and your intelligence, so shnll be your
reward." Only where might has over
thrown. cunning undermined or govern
ment suspended this law. has a different
law prevailed. To conform the govern
ment to this law ought to be the ambi
tion of the statesman; and no party can
have a higher mission than to make It a
reality wherever governments can legiti
mately operate.
Justice to All.
Recognizing that 1 am Indebted for my
nomination to the rank and file of our
party, and that my election must come, if
it comes at all, from the unpurchased and
unpurchasable suffrages of the American
people, 1 promise, if intrusted with the
responsibilities of this high office, to con
secrate whatever ability 1 have to the
one purpose of making this, in fact, a
government In which the people rule—
a government which will do Justice to
all, and offer to every one the highest
possible stimulus to great and persistent
effort, by assuring to each the enjoyment
of his just share of the proceeds of his
toll, no matter in what part of the vine
yard he labor*, or to what occupation,
profession or calling he devotes himself.
NEWS OF
ARKANSAS
New Officers of Farmers' Union.
President—John Bowers, Lonoke
county.
Vice President—John M. Jones.
Randolph county.
Secretary-Treasurer—M. F. Dickin
son, Greene county.
Chaplain—W. A. Lewis, Lonoke
county.
Doorkeeper—John F. McQuiston,
Jackson county.
Conductor—L. F. Martin, Prairie
county.
Executive Committeemen:
R. H. McCulloch, White county;
J. E. Rogers, Columbia county; F.
M. Broadenax, Ouaehilta county; D.
E. Burge, Benton county, and W. D.
Walker, Logan county.
The election of officers was taken
up Thursday before noon, much to
the surprise of some, who expected
the selection of the leaders to be post
poned until Friday, and then it was
seen that the convention had definite
ly determined to sidetrack those who
have been in the saddle for the past
two years. The first nomination was
a surprise to those who expected to
see Ben L. Griffin of Conway, who
has been secretary-treasurer for the
past, two years, promoted to the pres
idency. When John Bowers of Lon
oke was placed in nomination it was
realized by all that a light of no mean
proportion was on. Secretary Griffin
was next placed in nomination, fol
lowed by the nomination of John M.
Jones of Randolph coumy, R. B. Snell
of Columbia county, W. T. Ham, I.
B. Beck of Crawford county, J. B.
Lewis of Craighead county, J. M.
McQuiston of Jackson county and i.
K. Dempsey of Logan county.
Before the balloting commenced,
however. Secretary Griffin arose and
In a lengthy speech declared that he
did not desire the convention to vote
upon him for the presidency, and
withdrew his name. The first ballot
showed Bowers 49, Snell 12, Jones 4 4,
Ham 21, McQuiston 14, Lewis 2!,
Beck IS, and Dempsey 27. The sec
ond contest was between the two
highest men, Bowers and Jones, and
in that ballot Bowers polled 111 :
votes against 91 for Jones.
When the election of a secretary
treasurer to succeed Ben L. Griffin
came on the fight of the convention
developed. Nine candidates were
placed in nomination, and two ballots j
were necessary to elect. A. R. Aus
tin 26, Lewis 2S, Rouse 14, Dickinson
53, Feting 39, Eaton 2, Vaughn 4, .Miss
Merrett 29. The second ballot showed:
Dickinson 102, Bering 95.
The election of the executive com
mittee followed, and nearly- twenty
names were presented to the conven
tion, from which the five members,
R. H. McCulloch, J. E. Rogers, F. M.
Broadenax, D. E. Burge and W. D.
Walker, were elected.
The count on the ballot for the
executive committeemen was not com
pleted until nearly 9 o’clock Thurs
day night, and then the selection of
the delegates to the national conven
tion at Fort Worth was taken up.
President-elect John Bowers and
Secretary-Treasurer-elect M. L. Dick
inson were elected the two delegates
at-large to the convention, and the
following delegates from the various
congressional districts were then
elected: First, J. A. Blackford, Craig
head connty; Second, G. A. Billings
ley, Fulton county; Third, Miss Mary
Merrett; Fourth, W. I. Beck, Sevier
county; Sixth, W. C. Henderson;
Seventh, W. F. Tail. Ouachita county.
The report that the convention will
abolish the “official organ” of the
union is utterly without foupndation,
as there has never been an official
publication o fthe order in this state,
is private property, and no action
will be taken in regard to its publi
cation. Another paper might be es
stabiished to cater directly to the
Farmers’ Union, but this is not con
sidered probable.
August 2S, the anniversary of the
organization of the Arkansas Farm
ers’ Union, has 1 een definitely determ
ined upon as ’ Farmers’ Union Day,"
and will be celebrated in fitting man
ner. The Arkausa Farmers’ Union
was organized August 2S, 1902, and
by resolution Thursday the conven
tion decided hereafter to celebrate
uuon this anniversary.
Kills Self With Razor.
Ill and delirous from fever, Owen
Gude, aged 22 years, slashed his
throat with a razor shortly after 9
o’clock Wednesday night and died two
hours later from the effects of the
wound. The boy has been living with
his step father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. H. Mills of Brodie township, nine
miles from Little Rock. The young
man had been sick but a short time,
but it is believed that the fever from
which he was suffering rendered him
insane for tho time.
Phillips Is Dead.
A. Kinney, an employe at the Nie
ineyer lumber mill, near the new
penitentiary, was arrested late Sun
day night, as a suspect in the Phillips
murder case, and after a long sweat
ing in the office of the plain clothes
men he was locked up pending a
further investigation. Kinney and
another man were, it is said, prepar
ing to leave Little Rock and were
suspected and the police were noti
fied. The men were arrested in an
East Markham street restaurant.
Kinney was held by the officers,
while the other man was allowed to
go.
He has lived at the Niemeyer mill
for some time, it is said, and held a
position of some importance there.
Patrolman Phillips, who was shot
at Thirteenth and Pine streets while
attempting an arrest at midnight
Saturday, died Sunday morning at
9:30 at the city hospital, and the body
was sent to Atkins Sunday night,
from which place it was taken Mon
day to the family home in Pope
county for interment.
Although the police department de
voted much time to the case Sunday
no arrest of consequence had been
made at a late hour Sunday night. A
man named Morrison was arrested in
the late afternoon on suspicion, but
was released soon after the arrival of
Chief of Police McMahon at head
quarters. Morrison easily convinced
the officers that he was not in the
city Saturday night, and therefore,
could have had nothing to do with
the murder of the officer.
Coroner S. P. Vaughter empanneled
a jury Sunday afternoon, viewed the
body, and adjourned until Monday af
ternoon at 4 o'clock, at which time
the evidence of Patrolman A. B.
Haven, who was with Phillips when
the fatal shot was fired, the testimony
of Dr. O. K. Judd, city physician, who
attended the wounded officer and who
later made the post mortem examina
tion and such other evidence as the
police may be able to present, will be
taken.
The bullet which killed Phillips
entered the face and lacerated the
upper part of the brain. The bullet
was found in the back part of the
head, toward the base of the brain.
It was stated that the bullet came
from a Colt’s revolver of about 41
calibre. Phillips never was conscious
after he was shot.
W. T. Phillips was 22 years old
and was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Phillips of Appleton, 16 miles
from Atkins. He was born and raised
at Appleton, and was a farmer until
he went to Little Rock about three
years ago, when he accepted a posi
tion as guard at the rock crusher.
This position he hold until the begin
ning of this summer, when he return
ed to Appleton, where he spent some
time. Before he left, however, he put
in an application for a position as
patrolman on the Little Rock police
force. He returned to Little Rock
Thursday and went cn duty as a
policeman for the first time Saturday
night. He leaves his father and
mother, five brothers and two sisters.
His brother is one of the guards at
the rock
crusher.
Bride Chokes Girl Into Insensibility.
While Mammoth Spring boasts of
a few advantages other towns do not
j have, she also has the Jim Jeffries
of the fair sex. Upon meeting in
! front of the mayor’s office Saturday
on a crowded street, Mrs. John W.
Jones, wife of a prominent merchant
of that place, knocked down and
choked into insensibility Miss Dollio
Burns, while a surging crowd of
strong-armed men deputized by the
mayor, pulled in vain to get them
i apart. Mrs. Jones is the newly made
1 wife of Mr. Jones, and Miss Burns is
an old sweetheart of her husband's,
it is said. They are both young, but
their ability in boxing was surprising,
if not scientific, and it required a
greater physical force to separate
them than most men possess. In
order to restore quiet, it was ad
! mitted by all bystanders that neither
: was hurt, that both whipped and that
: no one was to blame.
Editor Shoots Brother-in-Law.
T. L. Pound, editor and publisher
of the Danville Democrat, Wednesday
night shot and possibly fatally wound
ed his brother-in-law, Lee McCarrelL
McCarrell was shot with a 41-calibre
derringer revolver just below' the
heart. He rested well Thursday and
the physicians say there is a
chance for his recovery.
Old Man on Lone Hike.
Olaf Olsen Bertweit, the old man
I who last winter walked from Chicago
| to Texarkana on his way to Fort Sam
Houston, returned to Texarkana Sat
urday night, on his homeward trip,
having walked about 150 miles in
Texas, and expects to walk more be
tween Texarkana and St. Louis, as
his funds are not sufficient to carry
his through by rail. He rides, how
ever, when he becomes exhausted,
and when rested, starts to walk
again.
SING, BIRDIE, DON’T!
»
Miss Yellem labout to sins)—What
is your favorite air, professor?
Professor—Fresh air—and plenty o)
it! Good morning!
SHE COULD NOT WALK
For Months—Burning Humor on Ankle*
—Opiates Alone Brought Sleep
—Eczema Yielded to Cuticura.
“I had eczema for over two years.
I had two physicians, but they only
gave me relief for a short time and I
cannot enumerate the ointments and
lotions 1 used to no purpose. My ank
les were one mass of sores. The itch
ing and burning were so intense that
I could not sleep. I could not walk for
nearly four months. One day mv hus
band said I had better try the Cuticura
Remedies. After using them three
times I had the best night's rest in
months unless I look an opiate. I
used one spt of Cuticura Soap. Oint
ment, and Pills, and my ankles healed
in a short time. It is now a year since
i used Cuticura, and there has been no
return of the eczema. Mrs. David
Brown, Locke, Ark., May 18 and July
13, 1907."
Mother’s Accomplishment.
In the Bohemian set of New York
two of the popular members are a well
known writer and his wife, who also
has w-ritten several books. They have
a daughter about four years old. Re
cently the little girl was visiting at
the home of a friend and her small
playmate asked her: “Can your
mamma sew?-’
The daughter of the literary pair
evidently was a bit chagrined. She
could not remember that she had ever
seen her mamma sew. She is a truth
ful child and would not claim any ad
vantages she was not sure of, yet she
felt that mamma’s honor was at stake.
“I don’t know if mamma can sew.”
■he replied, dubiously, ‘‘but she can
■moke a cigarette.”
Strictly Fresh Eggs.
There are summer resorts, remote
from any agricultural communities,
where fresh farm products are even
harder to obtain than in the city. It
was at such a place that the new
boarder, who had eaten four or five
breakfasts there, began to wonder
why the eggs were invariably served
fried.
“See here?" he inquired one morn
ing of the genial colored man who
waited upon him, “why do you always
fry eggs here? Don't you ever boil
them?”
“Oh-oh, yes. sahl” responded the
waiter, pleasantly. “Of co'se, yo’ kin
have ’em boiled, if yo’ wants ’em. But
you know, sah, yo’ takes de risk!"
ALMOST A SHADOW.
Gained 20 lbs. on Grape-Nuts.
There’s a wonderful difference be
tween a food which merely tastes good
and one which builds up strength and
good healthy flesh.
It makes no difference how much we
eat unless we can digest it. It is
not really food to the system until
it is absorbed. A Yorkstate woman
says:
"I had been a sufferer for ten years
with stomach and liver trouble, and
had got so bad that the least bit of
food such as I then knew, would give
me untold misery for hours after
eating.
“I lost flesh until I was almost a
shadow of my original self and my
friends were quite alarmed about me.
"First 1 dropped coffee and used
Postum, then began to use Grape-Nuts
although I had little faith it tvould do
me any good.
"But I continued to use the food and
have gained twenty pounds in weight
and feel like another person in every
way. I feel as if life had truly begun
anew for me.
"I can eat anything I like now in
moderation, suffer no ill effects, be on
my feet from morning until night.
Whereas a year ago they had to send
me away from home for rest while
others cleaned house for me, this
spring I have been able to do it myself
all alone.
"My breakfast i3 simply Grape-Nuts
with cream and a cup of Postum, with
sometimes an egg and a piece of toast,
but generally only Grape-Nuts and
Postum. And I can work until noon
and not feel as tired as one hour's
work would have made me a year ago.”
“There’s a Reason.”
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, “The Road to Well
ville,” in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.