BEYOND OUR BORDERS.
An eflicial estimate places the acre
age of timber in British Columbia at
present at 182,750,000 acres.
The number of quart bottles of
champagne in the French,(Saves last
year was 100,908,363. /
The sugarcane estates of the West
Indies have been made vastly more
profitable by the introduction of steam
plows and other labor-saving devices.
A London dentist has made a pro
posal of marriage in one of the most
novel ways which have yet come to
light. He fell in love with an elderly
patient who ordered a set of false
teeth from him. When the teeth were
delivered the woman found a neat pro
posal engraved on the plate which held
the teeth.
The British Zeitung am Mittag says
that a Russian some time ago gave a
ring worth ?250 to a newspaper seller
in the Friedrichstrasse for three copies
Df the Zeitung am Mittag. The period
fixed by law during which the Russian
could have regained possession of the
ring recently expired, and the police
have informed the newspaper seller
that the ring is his lawful property.
It is estimated that from 400,000 M?
500,000 natives have died in Africa of
sleeping sickness in the last ten years.
The disease is, moreover, spreading
with alarming rapidity, yet nothing is
done to cdieck it. The weight of opin
ion is that no person once infected ever
recovers. Despite its name, sleep is
not on important symptom, as it oc
curs only towards the end of the dis
ease in a small number of cases.
A curious case of museum robbery
Is engaging attention at Weimar. An
agent offered some time ago to the
Goethe-Srhiller museum a series of
Goethe manuscripts, which on exam
ination proved to have been stolen
from the museum itself. The agent ex
plained that he had received them In
good l'aith from a well-known anti
quarian in Berlin. A search of the an
tiquarian's house brought to light
many other documents belonging to
the Weimar museum.
QUEER DOINGS OF MEN.
A man will always stir his coffee be
fore drinking it. This is very foolish—
be should taste it first to see if it needs
stirring.
A man subjects the point of his pen
to careful scrutiny before commencing
to write a letter. A woman starts right
off—jabs her pen in the inkpot and
straightway begins to scribble as if
her life depended on it.
Few men open their personal corre
spondence without looking at the post
marks to see the time of posting.
Women on the other hand, tear open
the envelope at once—they are in too
much of a hurry to waste any time.
It is the man who lets out secrets—
not by telling them, but by ill-timed
silences. He does worse—by refusing
to gratify the curiosity of his ques
tioners he invariably causes them to
jump to conclusions much more dam
aging than the truth of the matter.
It is the man who reads with his
back to the light, holding his book in
one hand. Herein lies wisdom. A
woman rests her book on the table
and leans both elbows thereon. But
the foolishness of the man’s act lies in
the fact that he is seeking comfort and
seldom takes this position because it
is the most scientific one. Of course,
he finds it isn't comfortable—his arm
aches after the first ten minutes,
whereupon he puts his book down and
remarks he is going out.
Up to Him.
Regular Boarder—How many more
times am I going to see this same piece
of pie?
Waiter—Dunno, sir. The boss to’d
me to keep giving it to you till you et
It.—Detroit Free Press.
j\o sucn Temerity.
Meekly— Yes, we re going to move to
Swamy-hurst.
Doctor—But the climate there may
disagree with your wife.
“It wouldn't dare!”-—Philadeljihia
Public Ledger.
A man who speaks from experience
says that it costs almost as much to
keep a wife in clothes as it does to
keep an automobile in repair.
THE DOCTOR'S WIFE
Agrees with Him About Food.
A trained nurse says: “In the prac
tice of my profession I have found so
many points in favor of Grape-Nuts
food that I unhesitatingly recommend
it to all my patients.
“It is delicate and pleasing to Uip
palate (an essential in food for the
sick) and can be adapted to all ages,
being softened with milk or cream
for babies or the aged when deficiency
of teeth renders mastication impos
sible. For fever patients or those on
liquid diet 1 find Grape-Nuts and al
bumen water very nourishing and re
freshing. This recipe is my own idea
and is made as follows: Soak a tea
ipoonful of Grape-Nuts in a glass of
water for an hour, strain and serve
with the beaten white of an egg and
a spoonful of fruit juice or flavoring.
This affords a great deal of nourish
ment that even the weakest stomach
tan assimilate without any distress.
“My husband is a physician and he
uses Grape-Nuts himself and orders
it many times for his patients.
“Personally I regard a dish of
Grape-Nuts with fresh or stewed fruit
as the ideal breakfast for anyone—
well or sick.” Name given by Postum
Co., Rattle Creek, Mich.
In any case of stomach trouble,
nervous prostration or brain fag, a
10 days’ trial of Grape-Nuts will work
wonders toward nourishing and re
building, and in this way ending the
trouble. “There’s a reason” and trial
proves.
Look in pltgs. for the famous little
kook, “The Road to Wellville.”
RIGHT COMPASSES
NAVY DEPARTMENT TO HELP
NAVIGATORS OF LAKES.
Marks to Be Set Up at Points Where
Beds of Iron Under Water
Disarrange the
Needle.
Washington, D. C.—The navy de
portment has sent Commander Reg
inald I'. Nicholson, assistant chief of
the equipment bureau, to Cleveland to
take steps to help the captains of lake
vessels to rectify their troubles with
refractory compasses. For many years
past these skippers have been both
ered by the erratic behavior of their
compasses in different localities on
the lakes. At first it Was thought that
tlje cargoes of iron or other ores they
were carrying in their vessels were re
sponsible for this deviation in the
needles; but nowadays it is recognized
that the real source of the trouble lies
in the nature of the bottom of the
lakes, and not In the cargoes. Great
beds cf iron underlie the lakes in
various places, and these affect the
compasses.
It is to correct this evil that Com
mander Nicholson is going to Cleve
land with instruments that will enable
him to set up, at certain conspicuous
places, “marks" fixed at the true north,
so that the captains of passing ships
may note any errors in their com
passes and make the necessary adjust
ments. At present It is his intention
to set up these “marks” in St. Clair
river and in the straits of Mackinaw,
which will cover the greater part of
the lake traffic.
How strongly the underlake influ
ences affect the compasses of lake ves
sels v/as revealed to a traveler last
summer while crossing Lake Ontario
on a lumber steamer. From the time
the ship cleared the mouth of the St.
Lawrence river on its westerly pas
sage until it was across the middle
ground in the center of the lake, the
captain or mate stood upon the fly
ing bridge conning the ship from the
compass on that lofty height. Ex
perience had taught the skipper that
natural conditions under the bed of
the lake affected his compass in the
wheeihouse so materially that the com
pass was practically useless in that
particular portion of the voyage, and
consequently the vessel’s course was
kept by the compass upon the bridge,
which was so far above the disturb
ing mineral elements as not to be af
fected by them. For the greater pa'rt
of the run across the lake the com
pass in the wheeihouse was a point or
two “off” from the true direction of
the ore on the bridge. The “marks”
to be set up by the government's hy
drographers will enable this particular
captain, as well as others, to correct
such deviations every trip if they
care to.
FISH IN SUNKEN BOAT.
Hold of Vessel Contains Food Stuffs
Upon Which They
Fatten.
Portland, Ore.—When the steamer
George W. Elder is finally floated her
hold will be found alive with fish.
This was brought to light the other
day by one of the divers when he
emerged from hatch No. 2 after hav
ing made a final examination of the
patches put over the large break that
sent the steamer to the bottom.
The water in the hull is black, and
the diver was completely in the dark,
but in groping his way over the bot
tom came in contact with a veritable
school of fish, which he believes are
carp. He says they were so thick
that he had to push his way through,
and he could feel the commotion in
the water.
The fish have been feeding and
growing fat on the flour and other
foodstuffs allowed to remain in the
after part of the vessel to keep her
on as even a keel as possible, and be
sides they have been sheltered from
the strong current and have had
things their own way for more than a
year.
HAVE MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Motorists at Lake Como Land with
Their Machine in a
a Tree.
London.—An extraordinary automo
bile escape is reported from Lake
Como, Italy. It is something beyond
the usual when motorists find safety,
machine and all, in a tree. A French
artist had been staying at Lake Como,
and was driving an automobile with
three friends near Brunate, when de
scending a steep hill the car struck a
large stone, swerved violently against
the parapet protecting the mountain
road from a precipice and, breaking
through the masonry, went clear over
the edge. Luckily, the branches of a
tree growing from the side of the
rock, and reaching nearly to the road
level, caught the car as it fell, there
by saving the four men from certain
death. After being "treed” for some
hours, the party were rescued from
their unpleasant position.
Horse Rescued from Well.
A horse backed into a cistern on
Missouri point, opposite Alton, a few
days ago, while trying to disengage
itself from the rails of a fence it was
trying to leap. Neighbors planned for
several hours to rescue the animal,
when one of them conceived the idea
of filling the cistern with loose straw,
gradually raising the horse's footing
until the animal could step out. Four
big loads of straw were used in the
rescue, which was successful.
INVESTMENT IN MOTH BALLS
Manner of Using the Preventive
That Proved to Be a Signal
Failure.
A State street druggist, telling of the
quaint characters whom he encounters
in his business, recently said: "Late
one afternoon one of the ‘ould sod’
ambled up to the counter. ‘Hov yez
onything good to kill moths?’ he asked,
relates the Chicago Record-Herald.
‘•’Yes,’ said I, ’we have moth balls,
the best reemdy known.’
“ ‘Give me tin cints’ worth, thin,’
says he.
“I made up the package, handed it to
him, and he ambled out again. I had
forgotten all about my customer until
about four o'clock the next afternoon,
when X was forcibly reminded of the
transaction of the day before. After
I had waited on my customers in their
turn I walked over to another coun
ter and was there confronted with my
moth-ball investor. Without giving
me time to make an inquiry, he said:
“ ‘Are yez the young mon that sold
me thim things yistiddy?’ showing me
the remains of about halt a dozen of
the white balls.
"I answered in the affirmative, and
also inquired what the trouble was.
“ ‘Av all the con games I’ve run up
against in me toime, this bates thim
all,’ he said. ‘To think of onyone run
ning a decent down-town store selling
the lolkes of thim things to kill moths
with, or onything else, for the matter
of that. They might be all right for
playing marbles, but for killin’ moths,
niver. I may not be as young as yez
are, young mon, but I’m just as stiddy,
and I want to tell you wan thing. If
yez can show me the man or woman
that can throw wan of thim balls
quick enough to kill a moth I’ll not
only ate iviry wan of thim yez have
in stock, but I'll say nothing about
the picture the ould woman and meself
broke in the foine little game yez
would have us play.’ ”
AGGRAVATING ECZEMA,
Troubled Badly for Several Years with
Eczema on Limbs—Another Won
derful Cure by Cuticura.
“For several years I wag troubled bad
ly with an eczema on my limbs and wrists.
Physicians in several towns had pre
scribed for me without giving me any re
sults. I had often used Cuticura Oint
ment and received relief temporarily, in
:he spring of 1904 1 toek the Cuticura Re
tolvent Pills and used the Cuticura Oint
ment for about five weeks, and at the
end of that time there was not a blotch
on me anywhere. This spring I took a
few vials of the Cuticura Resolvent Pills
as a precautionary meas"re, and will con
tinue to do so every spring simply as a
spring tonic, as they arc so easy to carry
with you, and they certainly fix your
blood for the ensuing year. I now- use
only Cuticura Soap. The Cuticura Oint
emnt and Pills certainly cured me of an
aggravated case of eczema. St. Clair Mc
Vicar, San Antonio, Texas, July 6, 1905.”
GENERAL GLEANINGS
The king of Ashanti has 3,332 wives.
A young Jones is born every 40
minutes.
The number of known stars exceeds
100,000,000.
Contributors to the London Times
are paid $25 a column.
One man in six in the American
navy is a total abstainer.
The parrot appreciates music more
than any other of the lower animals.
Over 20,000,000 leeches were used
annually 25 years ago, but now not
1,000,000 a year are used.
The world’s largest prune orchard
—in Los Gatos, Cal.—contains 50,000
trees and yields an annual profit of
$50,000. _
Went with the Suit.
Muggsy — Where did yer git de
watch?
Gaffer—Got it wid a suit o' clo'es.
“Aw! go'n; de clothin’ men ain't
givin’ away no watches like that wid
is o’ clo'es.”
"Well, dis was a second-hand suit
that belonged to a gent what was in
•.vimmin’.”—Philadelphia Press.
Good Test of the Dog.
Suburbanite (to visitor)—Oh, how
are you? Come right in. Don't mind
the dog.
Visitor—But won’t he bite?
“That's just what I want, to see. I
only bought that watchdog this morn
ing.”—La Rive.
A Harmless Laxative.
ll you must take a laxative, take a harm
less one. Lax-Fog does not gripe, therefore
dees not irritate. Irritation is what does
the harm. Price 50 cents.
There may not be more than two
inches of strawberries, but think of the
size of the box with the lumber higher
every day.—Detroit Free Press.
There’s no use telling a girl she Is
pretty; to do the work you must tell
her she is the prettiest one you ever
saw.—N. V. Press.
Yellow clothes are unsightly. Keep them
white with Red Cross Bali Blue. All
grocers sell large 2 oz. package 5 cents.
What the world needs is men who
do more of theic work by day and
more of their dreaming by night.
The mare is by no means singular.
Everything goes, where money is the
motive.—Puck.
Talent often regards with envy the
well-filled stomach of mediocrity.
Some lies are not as white as they
axe bleached.
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What JoyThey Bring
To Every Home
as with joyous hearts and smiling faces they romp and play—when in health—and
how conducive to health the games in which they indulge, the outdoor life they
enjoy, the cleanly, regular habits they should be taught to form and the wholesome
diet of which they should partake. How tenderly their health should be preserved,
not by constant medication, but by careful avoidance of every medicine of an injuri
ous or objectionable nature, and if at anytime a remedial agent is required, to assist
nature, only those of known excellence should be used; remedies which are pure
and wholesome and truly beneficial in effect, like the pleasant laxative remedy,
Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. Syrup of Figs has
come into general favor in many millions of well informed families, whose estimate
of its quality and excellence is based upon personal knowledge and use.
Syrup of Figs has also met with the approval of physicians generally, because
they know it is wholesome, simple and gentle in its action. We inform all reputa
ble physicians as to the medicinal principles of Syrup of Figs, obtained, by an
original method, from certain plants known to them to act most beneficially and
presented in an agreeable syrup in which the wholesome Californian blue figs are
used to promote the pleasant taste; therefore it is not a secret remedy and hence
we are free to refer to all well informed physicians, who do not approve of patent
medicines and never favor indiscriminate self-medication.
Please to remember and teach your children also that the genuine Syrup of Figs
always has the full name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co.— plainly
printed on the front of every package and that it is for sale in bottles of one size
only. If any dealer offers any other than the regular Fifty cent size, or having
printed thereon the name of any other company, do not accept it. If you fail to get
the genuine you will not get its beneficial effects. Every family should always have
a bottle on hand, as it is equally beneficial for the parents and the children,
whenever a laxative remedy is required.
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ODD HAPPENINGS.
While scratching his nose with the
end of a loaded revolver a man in
Paris accidentally pulled the trigger
and blew off the tip of the nose.
In the midst of an electric storm
the Mariette fire whistle called out
the men, who rushed about in the rain
till the apparatus was drenched before
it was discovered that lightning had
played a prank on the department.
There is an ordinance against turning
in a false alarm.
The death lately occurred at West
bury workhouse, Wiltshire, England,
of a 4G-year-old "baby.” The person
was born in Westbury, and at the age
of 12 months its further development,
both physicially and mentally, was
arrested. Throughout its life it was
attired in baby’s frock clothes, and
continued to act and play and had to
be fed and taken care of precisely as
an infant.
An extraordinary sudden death oc
currred the other day in Paris. A
sexagenarian went to have his photo
graph taken. He sat in a chair be
fore the camera, and as the photog
rapher uttered the customary words,
"Please don't move,” down fell the
old man on the floor. It was natural
ly supposed that the sexagenarian was
; in a fainting fit, but he was in reality
dead, as the doctor who was sent for
testified after a brief examination of
the body.
AMATEUR AERONAUTICS.
Do not stick pins into the enevlope,
even if the balloon is a stationary
one.
Never leave the car while in mo
tion—especially when at a consider
able altitude. It hurts.
Do not throw out empty bottles
when pasisng over densely populated
urban rural districts; they will only
get broken.
Should your grappling-iron "grap
ple” a harmless old gentleman and
lift him off his feet, do not be too
angry with him; let him down gently.
When passing over a friend’s estate
try and resist the temptation of drop
ping a sand-bag through his conserva
tory; somebody may be there, and be
sides, your friend may be a retaliator
and a first-class rifle shot.
Mixed.
The Paying Teller (in the Day and
Night bank, scrutinizing check) —
How’ll you have it?
Mr. Lushington—Jusht th' same—
on’y don't put so much selzer in it.—
Puck.
You Don’t Have to Wait.
Every dose makes you feel better. Lax
I’os keeps your whole inside right. Not one
gripe in a full bottle. Sold on the money
back plan everywhere. Price 50 cents.
If a woman has a really good hus
band, the neighbors always say he is
henpecked.—N. Y. Mail.
If you use Ball Blue, get Bed Cross Ball
Blue, the best Ball Blue. Large 2 oz.
package only 5 cents.
You never make a mistake by talk
ing to a man about himself.
FOREIGN FINANCE.
Great Britain's public revenue in
April, the first month of the fiscal
year, amounted to £418,895, and ex
penditures, £21,360,361.
New capital issued in London from
January 1 to May 5, amounted to
$288,788,915, as against $434,216,505 in
the same period in 1905.
Total operations of the Bank of
Japan in the year 1905 amounted to
$14,578,127,060, an increase of $5,744,
106,420 compared with 1904.
The annual report of the Banque de
Paris for 1905 shows that net profits
amounted to only 10,804,883 francs,
ugainst 19,411,421 francs in 1904.
A loan of 100,000,000 francs will be
shortly put on the Paris market for
the French colonies in West Africa.
The greater part is intended for Sen
egal and the Upper Niger, to improve
the navigation on the two rivers.
Give and Take.
"Gracious, my dear,” said the first
society belle, spitefully, “ I do hope
you’re not ill. You look so much old
er to-night.”
“I’m quite well, thank you, dear,” re
plied the other. “And you—how won
derfully improved you are. You look
positively young.”—Philadelphia Led
ger.
The Soft Is Hard.
“And don't you ever indulge in any
soft drinks?”
"No, never.”
"Why not?”
“They're too hard on my stomach.”
—Chicago Tribune.
A man finds it easier to boast ol
the glories of the past if there are not
a few old-timers around who remem
ber it even better than he does him
self.
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Nothing goes into a Libby can but clean,
lean, well-cooked meat that is ready to eat.
Libby's Products are time and trouble and
money-savers—and appetite stimulators.
Libby's Boneless Chicken with Mayonnaise
Dressing makes a quick salad, yet as delicious
a one as you ever ate. It is all chicken, acd
all good chicken—mostly white meat.
Try it when you're hurried or hungry.
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