Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 9 February 1905 — Page 6

TUPPING IN THE DISH A CUSTOM STILL IN VOGUE AMONS SEMICiVIUZED ORIENTALS. The Filth? Habit «f Katins 1“ ' *'»- won That la Followed I>> the trab» AmvnK VI bo in Ftoiffera lei Keill*. Soperior io Fork*. <terms <•> '■* ;;c destructive to Luu.au beajtb a* i» popularly believed, for if tbe* were the t ..al <le<trv.-: >u of tn*» .irm-ntal* would have taken place r.euy centime* .go. ' tiaumz ti*e icauy jtet-uliur anti pr mitive eustmus «t tl»e acuiie lilized ra<es of tb<- Holy }jasd (»«* •*! the must loatlmuine prtie t. «j 10.1 > s libit <•» .si by westerners "dipping il< lli** *1 (six. Ibe custom dates back to Biblical days. Witiessitig . a i.i-b in»u. "tie truiy wonder* lliut there .nu lie any buniau twiugs left to carry this horrid --tie 100 when one consider* bow great are ibe preen at Uns deemed u<*re-'<ury to .•nilized lands both for the sake of eleauliiies* and for • be. king tiie spread of disease, for it is a col lection of c rty and grimy bauds that our sees around the one common dish of rire and lieans or of »tur rni.k which cotistittites the principal weal of the day. v. riier in the home or iu the held. To watch these hungry beings srft.ug to work to devour :ueir food. making use us their black hands reeking with filth and grime, is euougii to take a . ay one's own appetite. *1 rue eno* gh. *<-cordiug to the relig »u* laws of • *tb Mohammed;.us and Jews, it is required tliat the hands lie w ashed before eating ac well as before praying. Correct mauuers demaud that the bearer of a pitcher shall pour waler over the hands of each memlier of a group sitting oow'D to eat. Vt here the people are well lo do both pitcher ami basin are of silver, and a towel is carried on the irtarei's arm fur the wiping of hands (srdinary people simply pour the water ever the Lauds. Jetting it fall to the | ground and using the corner of the ‘ Bowing robe for a towel. But even when they do thus "wash their hands” before silting d >wn to eat the scarcity of water allows only a so called "cat's lick.” and. as soap is an unknown quantity to the Arab, this sqrinkiing of waler over i.is finger tipdoes not really lessen the dirt on the hands., as they are rarely washed at other times, nor dues it remove any germs of disease that must inevitably have settled ri.ere during the day’s in tercourse with animals and friends and neighbors of every lass and ■■ •■■udiliun. j to each of whom a hearty salutation has been offered iu the shaj>e of much liandstakitig and offu* ve «.a o* both hands and faces, all of which would tend more or less lo spread germs. When one thinks of the numerous k-pers iu Palestine, who are allowed much freedom. and of those affii' ted with minor skin diseases, who mingle freely with others regardless of the possibility of infection, withont mentioning the appal ig prevalence of ophthalmia, about w hich there is al*soJutely no care or precaution taken, it uecomes a fearsome sight, this mingling of soiled and diseased hands in one common dish of food al the same time and the pt- -,g of these hands within the eaters' mouths after hat ing handled food just touched by their neighbor's perhaps filthier ones Still mere rej>elling than this cßstom of putting 1 ne's food into one's own mouth with « bled and greasy hands is the mark of attention demanded by Bedouin etiquette frit* a host to his guest Before any of the group seated «»- ~e rough matting rround the wuodbowl of food on the floor begin to eat the host, with much ostentat on. places his baud 1* the <ll*l. before bun. and. taking out a good handful of the greasy sop. rolls it well between bis palms and. patting it thoroughly iws the shape of a Lail, reaches ever toward his guest and htouelf puts it right in:* uis mouth, pusa.ug it wed iu w ith his fingers This is Arab courtesy at>£ Lssja’ali ty. and if the guest is well bred he will open his mouth to receive this dataty morsel and thus accept his host's mark of favor. With this signa) the meal begins. Thesu. turning sp their wide sleeves to keep them well out sf the dish, the company set to work hastily tc devour the contents of the dish be fete them, and suddenly eight or ten dirty Lande are plunged Into the dish at once. There is as unwritten law which appoints to each man Lis own portiou for ' digging in the diskthat is. the part nearest to bis right Land and it would be as gross Impoliteness for Lira to help himself to that on Lis left as for westerners to put knives in their mouths. Only one hand should lie used, and with this balls are made out of the greasy luess. which are chucked into the mouth by a dexterous movement of the thnmb. But rules of savage etiquette are broken in the orient as ofteu as those of good breeding are in the ocodent and so oue often sees groups •f men in Palestine eating together in a rapacious manner, putting l«sik soiled bands in the dish at once for greater ease in more quickly securing large mouthfuls of food. The Arabs Lave a saying about any oue who helps himself too greedily from the dish: "He descends like the foot of a crow, but ascends like the boos of a camel.” A meal consists of one coarse only, and all the different messes are mixed together, w bet her meats, sweets er acids. The only pretense made for a plate or a fork is tlic thin fiat cake of bread which breaks up easily. With if persons sofi up the fluids and vegetable* and tliey disu up the handfuls of food which they squeeze into the bread, thus making the latter serve for the miter wall of the ball of greasy substance Which is te he thrown into the*’ months It is then eaiec w.l’i «<uce

at.'i:i i.z of lips and other vulgar sounds to demonstrate to their bust tbe r thorouzb ttppree jtion and relit!) of bis repast. N‘t to du this is lo ap-;e-ar most tuxrate' ti: aud ;uijiolite. 1, : ,-L pew. i‘ft*'i filing mouth, sluik’* Lis ojieii baud <” *r the di-u to tlii i" hi k any grains of food which i...zin have adhered to ids greasy palm. l**i any fee wasted! Il would m*cil ti. -L 'be fi t *f their ha;, iling the common inert- would tie <iiigd*T'ig ('bough. Out it i- the chinas ito see l..e:;i rub • g *ff the crunitis fat ' stick to their diriy hands, into the itowi . I fr.mi wijeuve their neighbors must ti'ke I tLeir nexl mwnthfuL Tbi* Jewess is j repeal'd every rnstaut until every oue j is Even in a laud <-f ku«li customs there i i a'e graues of bi.rbarism. Thus Hie I I more civilhud Aral* consider it rude, ' to put the whole of one band into the j ' -imh and o. y use t fingers to bel; ! beiuselve* more delicately to the food i from the ommou dish. Whenever I they do attempt to u.»e table utensils it , ’ .s merely ta find favor iu the eyes of ■ i some European guest, and they ajipesr ' ■ udicriius and clumsy lu their handling us tiiree modem xoois and not infrequently cut their lq* with the knives or prii k them with the forks. Vt'b-ro i-ujis are provided the drink pg is done iu e*«nnio<n. just like the : eiting. for only one er two cups are considered necessary for tbe whole pa.’ly. But tbe usual thing for them to do i* to finish eating their meal without drinking and then all row up nd go together to tbe well and drink rill they are satisfied. Whenever there :s meat to be earred or rather, to be dreided among the company, tbe Lost dues this with his Lands, but not without abundantly , splashing tbe garments of the panak- I ere of tbe feist as be tears the meat ‘ violently i sunder. Tbe clothes of the guests > re in constant danger during the meal, for if the host becomes very ueuial and happy be is liable to have sudden tits of affection for some of Lis friends nud. with the usual exag zernted demons;rativeuess of tbe on ent will hug tbe vim Ina with butt his j sticky bauds or else will throw di-. nty I •uoreels of meat toward him, torn off I tbe bone esjiei.-ially for iiitn. as a mark ‘ if favor and deli-ate attention. A Ettrujiean once asked s ’tne natives I why they did not use knives and forks. | and one of them answered indignantly. 'The idea of using manufactured utensil-: It is an insult to God Almighty, j who -reated our hands." Another explained that their mode was by far tbe eJe: ulii'r. for be exclaimed: “How can you beat to put int > your mouths kn! e» and forks wim-b Lave been used by other peipie' We prefer io eat with ,ui Lands, wb ■' ;.re abwduteiy »ur own.”—Xew York Tribune. He v. ua Modeat In His Charge In tbe good old times in a certain Jtass ■•busetts town a gentleman of tbe decayed respei'lability sort., whose debts were more numerous than was des table either to him or bis creditors, nmtie a friendly call at a lawyer’s office and found that be had gone to dianer. He sat down, however, and presently a stranger entered and. supp<e ng hiiu to lie tbe lawyer, said: ”1 wish to make an inquiry about Colonel Ball. Our hank Las come into passe-..-, in if r-pcr I earing bis name, and we re a little aiiXious about it. Can v . ■ , upii .on regarding his so >uv.. lue nun addressed was Colonel Ball, and be was shrewd enough to keep within tbe strict truth. Rising from Lis chair, lie brought one Land down firmly and said: "1 would, sir. that 1 bad every piece us paper bearing Calonel Ball's name in my possession at this moment. I would feel |ierfectLy secure if I laid it.” •That is all I want to know " declared tbe visitor. "We will extend uis t.me if be wishes it. and 1 thank you for your statement. WUat do I owe you?” Colonel Bull was modest in bis charge for this opiiuoa SlKuiSeancr ot --VaM" u>4 “Voa." It is a common mistake of Amer', cans t» think that tbe prefix “van" before a Dutch name signifies nobility. In tbe Low Countries—that in. in tfee kingdoms of tbe Netherlands anc of Belgium—"vau" Las no particnlar mean nig. Names with “van” are apt to l«e read ou shops as veil as on tbe doors of tbe most aristocratic mansions The humblest persons have it as well as the most refiaed. Ou the other baud, a great number of the very oldest families are without it. In Germany "von" uicans nouie. sad ail i-ersons beiouging to the nobility have "vou" before tbelr family lusrnes without any exception. I’ersons wbo do not belong to the nubility cannot put "von" liefore tbelr names, as they Lave no right to do so and would be 1 found out dire-liy if they assumed it and make themselves ridiculous. But in case of a man being knighted for some reason or other he lias the right to put "von" before iiis family name. For instance, wbeu Alexander Hum boldt was knighted lie bn-auie Alexan-i der von Humboldt, and all Lis descendants. male an<! female, take the prefix. A UlaHked Animal Kee»er. A kw*|»er in an Englisli zoological garden had been employed on account I of hia supposed fondiwws for nnlm.nbi I but was soon found to Lave incurred tbe enre’ty of bis charges. Tbelr I enmity was not shown at ouee. but presently l»ecau>e universal and strongly pronounced, it was suspe'-tel that while outwardly treating them with ' kiud:iess Le must secretly hurt or annoy them. He denied having done j anything of the *'«rt. and his general 1 manner weo.ed to liesr out his protesi tations. A wutcii was set u*>ou him. i with a curious result. It appeared tlrtt j he never spoke to tlie anitaais. and fsr 1 that reason alone ids presence was i» tuler -.<• to i ■ ,n. ’ I

MAN AND HIS ATTIRE SOME I TES! TO K _L A -'.E IT K LLS ' C7-i”5 TO DRESS Brel Harte'e Haiaiy Ides* o» Sartorial liarmea? r. nc Mr. polawll * Srusilde Hale them Betas Mr«»ared—Disraeli's lieei-atriclies. Some men dress to kill, while ;l li.lis I : others to dre-s. Men may talk al-nut < : the absurdities and discutafmis <>' feminine dress : s miicb as they please" ' and it pleases same of tuein to do so | a great d«.: —but v. ben warm weather comes tbe w .men have an opportnu ty ; to t; ks* their sunings in this little gume and make ;.u overs be!mine score. A chemp’on of man's superior cum- j mon sense can receive no greater sei I b: -k lL:i: to stroi along the street a j July morii.ug and olaserve tbe appear- : ance and actions of tbe different sexes in their babiliments. Here, far in : stan e. comes along a man with n tai. st.ff hat or Lis Lead, a tall, stiff coiiar around his neck, a stiffly starched sL.rt bosom covering bis breast, stiff cuff- on bis wrists, woolen eoat, vest and trousers upon the portions of his anatomy adapted thereunto, perspire tion and dust upon Lis brow. Behind him eomes a cloud of mus lin and tulle, a broad brimmed bat ' light perforated straw, a mass of sem diaphanous iaee from v met two bar' arms and oue ditto neck appear an, between tbe bat and tbe lace a warn an s face is seen. cool, complacent. | wholly comfortable, unknowing pet sp ration, innocent ot dust, altogetbesatisfactory to behold. A vision of tins . sort makes amends for ail the out rages of theater bats in tbe witte: and for once gives man a paag of envy ' that be ills is not tted to w e:. - eatnfurtaiiie garments tn midsummer But tbe man has hi* Inning as Boot as fall comes, for then be is comfort ; able in the garb that made life miser al l'- a few weeks previously, while th diaphanous vision of July has becorn a blue nosed sbi'ering reality, tryim to preve:.t MJ>e cuiliy v .-id from cu: ting tlirouci be: shirt waist. It is told of tbs late Bret Harte tbn' ! his wife, coming dow-n late to bre; i fast oue day and being asked for be j spouse, explained that she left bin i trying to match a cravat with tbe | st x'kiugs fee bad decided to wear fv tbe day. A* a contrast to this take the stor. of a Mr. I‘uiaul told in tbe "Rem i.iseen<-es of Montagu M illiams.” put lisbed iu England Mr. Poland cause his fan. iy great anxiety by the ba_ ; fit of his clothe* He was persuaded I to go to a certain tailor and be mem □refi. but tbe new suit fitted the wear er worse than ti e old. Tbe tailor watinten iev. ed by yr, Poland's friend Ltderdown. "It is not my fault, sir. 1 assure you < Every cure was taken, as you desired. , but bow could m e fit a gentleman wht would insist on l»eing measured sitting | down?" Under down did not know what te make o’ this and nt once pro t eeeded I > tbe temple lo solve tbe mys I tery. <*n learning tLe object Lis vis itor had in calliug. Poland said, with | tbe impert'jrbal ie manner peculiar t. him: "Well, ft* my business and not : yours. 1 lik eto I e coiufortable. I sj»euu three parts of my life sitting down and 1 preset to be measured so.” This recalls tie anecdote of the poe' Wordsworth, sho. going to a London < tailor and striding around the room throwing his i nis arouud like a mad man. asked tbe astonished knight o' tbe shears if te could make a suit of clothes for a n>an accustomed to walk iu that manner. TLe poet was in th* habit of comjHjgiug his verses while striding through tbe fields and woods and didn’t care to have his gesticui: t ons Lamife-ed by the <nt of Li* jo'.L ing. Tke divine affistu* must have it* flow muertricted by tbe outward g: r» In Lfe youth and early maabood the late Ear! of Beiiconsfiedd showed isuct eveutrs-ity :e kls aitire. la Malta, foroxawpie. fee daaned as his wak.lag dress "a bkwfi red shirt, with si ver studs ae icg a* stei’llags. *u :m»ease scerf for girfiie—full of pistols asfi ■h-ggers reg e«a- red .Slippers, broad. Wro striped jacket and trou»ers.' The whole tuwo w*» agape, and several people asked tbe erratic yeaag Eag Ifalutuiß to fiiae with them »a tbe strength of hi* peeuliaritae* At a Inter date in * Tarkisb town, with tbe uait ed amisiaßce of Li* English. Spaahi and fancy wardrebe. as be naively pat it. be sported a wco-fi produced a must extraordinary effect or lb*t ewtuiise loving people. A great aiauy Turks ♦•ailed on purpose t» see it but when be had won Lis Lost* Disraei let bi* oddities fall partly out of sight. Savages dree* for warmth ami je.-ea-cy. but as a rule civilized men and 1 wumea (Ires* not aaly for these Indi* pensnble pu’puee* but to delight tbe eye* of those who look at them. There is no expeaaa that a rational man should more gladly incur than that o* ' dress for not only himself, bat for tbe : women wbo are dependent upon him.— i George Bancroft Griffith iu I’bicagv Record-Hera Id. Cherek <.o|H>wq of Foaalla. There is a church in tbe quiet little i village as Mumford, near Niagara I Fall*, which i* composed entirely of I foMils. At first glum-e the walls *p ' pear to be constructed of rough sandstone smeared with an >cven coat- ] Ing of gritty, coarse plaster, but a closer view reretils tbe error of this first concJusiom Instead of p -Ter th* eyes behold traceries of deljcate leaves, lacework of interwoven twigs, bits of brekea lirar«-l>e*. fragment* of many bark and splinters of wood, all pre •erred against tue wasting ot time and decay by being turned into tlie hardest of flinty limestone. A* a matter >f i fact, every block of stone in the f j* < walls }« a elmseiy coaeu eJ mass * fiainty fssrl*

THE MOOD O r MIGHT. niree I* * ireenlisr Petene? I* Belief In Due’s Owu Pnv.er Vl.ie.cmt r.i ;> less a matter of natural ability and external circumstanre th-u of 'Le : Ictual mental attitude. s ” und U'-KUi? *nmeiit of'kind* arc bum of confidence.) , . u i ;: = a licit.. sell : u i -’- n? a«« r.g into ever.) pit ’f " uc c-ouuj: fu: -t :iuG ;»eriv .'L puiliL . . J The-v j* a peeui vr po tilc ue it oiw'- owe power. This nceo o.iv; | ' ' steadfast trust m one- - - cLildisi self •' »«’tler l week deprewm lE “f **” !i!l " e one's oca success. t.> tl..nk an ■ n''> 1,; ways w -ti- confident assurance that " I , ... that one desires todo-*n- i> an attitud* <nov* up th* *ei L- --* us energv and skil. pulsing through the body and makes the maximum of aeeunipiishmeut possible. ■There is nothing of this nature that will make hard work unnecessary But hard work, vivified by tbe electric cur rent of faith and triumphant confidence will te multiplied to effect as ■f by wagiir. Tbe human mechanism in all it* intricacies and potencies is o*<ereted by a mental and spiritual dy namo the essence of which i» faith, confidence and love. Why let life be operated at tbe minimuiD wbeu delib en.te, persistent effort can aw aken the f or -es w hich will make each one the ful num or woman be or she wa* meant to be’r-Bocky Mount*iu News : THE CRIMINAL SQUIRREL. He >• a Thief and s Murderer »ad » Forest De»tro*er. I wish to take eway for all time th* chara< ter of tbe squirrel. He tea thief ;.ud a murderer. Admired by ignorant city jieople and by j »urnalista. be devotes Lis -if'’ ’ eating tbe eggs Lud killing tbe y ting of harmless and useful birds, which, if i>ermitted to live and increase would protect tbe forests from Uarn.fui insects. By kill.ng these b:"ds tbe squirrel take* rank as a forest destroyer. Moreover, tbe red squirrel is not tbe only sinner. la my opinion the gray is almost, if not quite, as bad. 1 Lave killed many squirrels caught in the act of eating eggs of young i rds Any bird that selects a nesting pliji-e which is also adapted to the use of squirrels is almost certain to be ejected. Wbeu a forest Las been de <tr< red by fires, lumiermeu or insects t is almost impossible for natural re foresting to take place if squirrels are abundant In an adjoining tract, because they eat tbe seeds. Fifty seeds per i>eud ea* u day would be a low estimate. iet even this would make 18.'AV' m a year. And seeds are not tbe only thing. In winter tbe ground is often strewn with twigs that have been stripi>ed of buds by squirrels. Tbe trees attacked are generally situated at tbe border of a dense forest and would, if left alone, yield tbe greatest seed crop. A single squirrel thus de strew* ,i one day thousands of seeds it tbe germ. In Montana 1 have seen tbe grays rob birds’ nests. —Country Life In America. Be* Uuitliig In Adirondack.*. "J :.(■*•* is a charm about bee bunting •.eculiar to this particular spot and it •an be enjoyed wherever bees locate There ware flowers about tbe camp, -iver which we Lad often noticed boney .-ee- c - e-ing, and the guide said be uid been w»l*iimg their maneuvers did it was about time te give them a chase <ur Autilt wa> very simple, con--isting «f « hex abofit taur rnebea - uare. <i:v ded iats tw» parts by an ■ •r»..wiry slide, the lower compartment •ontaimiq; a piece ot bread «r Money -smb sstureted w.lk i o.rup aade ot * g.r and water bsded. Tbe slide was pushed inis place and the decay was ready fsr tbe pee totally. It te easy t* trap * Muneysee if *ne saly kusw; tew — Leslie's Weekly. A ISonWSttnl Fte*r*m Dae ev ei».*g Cafeerlae 11. of Rustia Lad dined la sue tswa sad was te re- * turn to her palace ta another aaiae m .** distant These journeys were made with anch 'ereiaoay aad auigiiificem*. The great sieigfe* were ready i is start for heme 'Catherine sat a-one * the .topee'.a. sieigL. hhe inquired if , the driver* and tee footmen Lad had ianer Beee.v;ag * negative reply *ii t at sure left her s.e.g.*; "They Lave as ) much nerd us dinner as we.” *Le said *o her party. And she waited patiently until tbe servant* Lad dined. Swl Freel>lt*.re. Cbolly—lt was tee first time I'd met Crabbe, m ud you. and be actually called me * fool. Hadn't been talklag to kites tea minute* dun t you kwuw. What sort of fellah is be. anyway? Mtes Pep prey—Well, tee's awfully alow, for one thiag—Catimlic Standard aud Times Indirect Action. Hix—Did that trip to Earope reLev* your Blind of your family troubles* Dix—lndirectly, yes; it emptied tuy pocketbook so successfully that 1 wa* obliged to take my mind off my family for awhile to replenish It.—Detroit Free Press O. tn, tellu*. "let's get out at tee next station sad •tret b our legs." -’. c -o the P .Mr”-rieve-land Leader. —- Jim -Scrsgx* t» stiißiug is society ' Jaat—ria'- Jim—Yes; private bootblack ter the Goul tert»ilts.~ Priueetea Tiger. I A e «•• •>* utat icarfi t:;»*w thas ma*y *otpi aax sldcagp Trihuae.

TOBACCO smoke. T/ r Reason Tbnt Some of I« •« »'■' and *■•<»»»»♦* GraySmoke con- -t* of miuute P articl “ y r‘ soliJ or liquid matter suspended to . the air. and its color depends parti. | ufion tbe eonstitution of sttcb, !iani( :e- but also large!* U) «u tbe.r L Exact experiment sbowu T a - tbe size of m uute particles | to air is gr-toH.v ; tec - give rise 10 colon-ary ng Hum ' gkT bl.e down through the wlmle . range us tbe spectral seal’'. Im» >' t"* : Su-e „f >ui-t ~H -ri-...- m tbe ,i;v Its effects <">n also be traced ;n tl ,e case us tbe two kinds of smoke, modified by tbe rnuiky tmt» ot , th* ’ - (..'(■♦■oil*'J >duct» 1-.. c t - ven "ff from the heated surface of •. - burn ng toba«» to the bowl of the ,-oii-Gts of matter all of which iia* te-eu highly beated and very fully oxidized and decomposed. It consists mainly of exceedingly small, solid par tides, exhibiting by virtue of their smallness a bluish color. On the other hand, that smoke which Las been drawn through tbe tobacco into tbe mouth of tbe smoker carriers with it a relatively large quantity of water and hydrocarbon, which are condensed upon the solid particles above mentioned. Tbe relatively large sixe o f such particles explains tbe well known grayish color of tbe smoke which issues from tbe mouth us tbe smoker. GREEK SUPERSTITIONS. Solur of the Old Mrtb*l»«!c<l Belief* Still Prevail. "Some of tbe superstitions of tbe old mytbologic religion still prevail among tbe peasant classes in Greece, said i native - f that country. "Nor are tbe educated ■ -es w.'b .ut such beliefs, such as that barm ensues from looking at .moon over tbe right shoulder. Tbe belief in tbe three fates, tbe evil eye. the vampires and the nereids is general. I iressed iu black and appearing as old women, tbe fates are sup posed to come down from Olympus] three days alter tbe birth of a child and to hold a meeting to determine Its fate. < onseq'jently a bible containing many dainties is set out for their invisible enjoyment. Esneclal cure is taken le-t tbe old ladies be enraged at not having enough good things to eat. ■*Xo woman desires to be left alone after her child is born, believing that tbe ugly old women may las-oiue jealous and wreak some awful vengeance. Smut is therefore smeared on the faces of the youncsters so that this jealousy may not become excited. “The young Athenian women frequently go to the ancient tombs near Athens and. calling upon tbe fates, beg them to reveal tbe identity of their future husbands, singing. 'From the top of Olympus, where are the fates, where is my own fate? Washington Post. THINKING TO DEATH. Melancholy Eroodinc That la Worse Than Di*rai»e. Thousand* of people actually think themselves to death every year by allowing tbeir minds to dwell on morbid subjects. Tbe idea that oue ha* some incipient disease in one's system, tbe thought of financial ruin, that one is getting on in 1 life without improving prospects— any i of these or a thousand similar thoughts may carry a healthy man to a premattire grave. A melancholy thought that fixes itself upon one's mind needs as much doctoring as physical disease It Leeds to be eradicated from the mind or it will Lave just the same result as a aeglected disease would have. Every melancholy tbo'ight. every morbid action and every nagging war ft should be resisted to tee utmost, and tbe patient should l>e prelected by ebeerful thoughts, of which there tea bountiful store in every «m'i aosse* ! siea. Bright companions are cheaper thaa drags aud plasters. The marbld conditio* »f ■ ad pre duces a morbid eandittoß of body, and if tke disease does hap;«a t* be iu tbe system it receives every encouragement to develofi. We seed more wen tai therapy. - Suggt-s: ions. Brrt*»M ** Di*l*feetaats. It Is a well kriown fact that worker* among lavender t*eds seldom take infectiuus ailments, and those engaged :« the perfumery trade are *laguiarly free from them. A good perfume in the old days was considered a* excellent disinfectant. Tbe doctors theu used to carry walking stick* with silver or gold knobs. These opened with a lid. disciusiiqs a tiny vinaigrette box which the physician held to n g U ose when entering rooms coutaißinx pa- j tient* 111 will any infectious diseases, j Set To. Fa.j. ‘•Don't you sometimes think we are ‘ living too fast?' ‘‘No. i used to, bm 1 soon cured tint iiapression. J out to a suburb ami rode in to work every dav on an atxemipodatioH train.” — Ex" change. — | Meo Maatat Be Selßah. A man atiuukl feel tLe obligation to | bring gayety into tbe lives of ali those whom be fe,ree The fact that the rout.ne of ibe day lias been dull doesn't excuse him for being glum and silent at Iris evening in.-al.— Arthur S Pier. —— — ... tte.y Wfcl.e. It doesn't pay to talk bout vou troubles.” Mid Vnde Eben. "De mo’ you hollers ’hout gettin' cheated In a m®le trade de !«« you La, o f i ’Wi.n de mule off ou so melted y else ' •vsaiuDjjtou S’ur. I Money may that d nsm tpw rent tee uu, fr ,„ {r ,-. . *l4 O iiixke mtFtey.

F *und—P*» kft’ .*,k c.r^. n ~ small amount of money. Henry Hite. 108 Slaep impossible with scratching Eczema diseased feet and ankles. — I Read what this Indianapolis mj. says and believe that this is i aor thuo medicine talk.

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ItxlisnlapolK Ind May a so About two years ago I bad a bac caseof. t ” u on my Lands, which later broke out on t*r (Z, and ankle* Nobody knows wbat I suftmtio] lay awake at night trying to d- v.-e *i T »| k<e-|. from scratching the c I I tried physicians, but got. . tried patent remedies with like trsulu. j I to feel it was almost incurable, when I w-7<| dured to try a bottle ot D. D. D The e’eiil the first application was worth mat-r t nen*] price of one bottle. I eontiaued nsingti Dal for six week* and I was eomplet.. cureA I I nave never bad any signs of recurroiee tbedis-ase. I 1401 Orange Street. HENRY M:T*’Hell I 0.0.0. Prescript! will as surely cure you as it did him, l Such misery now cleared away as surely J the sun shines above. Net merely attenel ted, not a matter of impr-wem-nt raereiv,| not a temporary reiief—but a clearingtijl all away absolutely and jiermanently. I The D. D. D. Prescription, I a specific formula, put up in sealedbottiJ with authentic label at $1 GJ per bottle,bail proven to be tbe only certain cure for tbe«l diseases. Its record of cures is ing, amazing, almost miraculous. Itiul liquid, used externally, non-greasy. I Try It on our guarantee. ' SMITH YXCER & FALK. DRUCCISTS I Pk m ■ fifbDr.W ..ams’lndiMPiil |l| Ls|OiEtiLt- t-v..: ■ n fl j -• &.-i luiaM loPiies. r. u - ’ >:i.er-M I " ■ fl tedays ;re ■a; omt R BSfl .s a p instatt*■ ■ lieL Dr. Wii iam> *r. ;.ar.P.rfOJlß ■ ment prt-DarHd for P:.e a.’Ciw-H Ing of th** private purt>. Every tex■ warrante'i. By druu’g by eeipt of pnee. 50 cent! and #•.»«». HIILIjH • AhiUfACTURIWG CO.. Brups. l.tvelaad.OiM Nschtrleb A Pue'l'.De. I PARKEITS IJ hair balsam fl ClMMffi and be*-:-tv ■ pFumcite* b luxterto.: ; Isl Never Failt to SeTJjre Hair tc i:a Youtlful Cci«. !■ Cun* bc* F d <ea*c»l fikirX-4|M jt.ic.aDsi <.-■ b’ ROY ARCHBOLD DENTIST I. O. O. F. BLOCK I ’Phjnes — Office l p 4 MANN & CHRISTES, I Architects. Are prrpared to do aoy kind of work io tbeir lint. PenOD6 coutempi*tin* luildmj j cbd save ttuee. trouble Uavcey by •ouiulUtiM tLeit CMloe- MANK* CHBBgjfl Bowen Bioel. Mourw »t- E l i nin; & p;atton I CarHittrs, Cintracters wi 1 Slate Roofer* and Galvanized Gutters ShopCorner Rugg an! Market Streets. R Linn AUCTIONS EB For Good Service See L. H. CAGE (Speaks German Enrn* > Auctioneer and Sale Crier. Ra'* JW Sales over SSOO SOc per SIOO- - at Berne Witness ! ’® e< ’• Berne- |9, J J. D. HALE I OXALIH IX Seeds. Ha>. W<M>>. J Salt. Coal. Lime* 0 *" 1 "] Feftilizai’s* Offlc* and retail store H ner of Second »nd Jeffersou'T | I BTYour patronage solid. hToTVveIuLS. mSPECIALIST. j ZZ.723 CUNTOIt STREET W’ T (Cures Piles. Fis-ul*. > :«►«*. tbe Rectum, billing B '' ru ' .fj* Cunstioation and all die* ‘ ' or •• Also Rupture- Dr. **■•’ ‘jidiJß Murray hotel, in tb» !l ' r ' G. Shamrock hotel in Ger e' ■ . on tbe first Tuodny .n ‘ trder to introduce bi» i l * ll ‘ will tfive one treatiurut irw him. ” ative W ■