Plymouth Tribune, Volume 9, Number 52, Plymouth, Marshall County, 29 September 1910 — Page 6

I What to Do I Before the ! Doctor Comes

Contusions are those injuries to the tissues of tte body caused by their coming in contact with some blunt object. In simple or slight contusions he injury is confined to the area very closely surrounding the point of contact. In severe contusions the systemic effect or the shock produced nr.ay cause immediate death. In a contusion the external skin surface is not broken and only the underlying structures show evidence of injury. To a greater or less extent a contusion accompanies lacerated and incised wounds (where the skin Is broken) and In many cases It is a very serious romplication. Any of the structures below the skin may be injured by a contusion a3 the tearing of muscle fibers, rupturing of blood vessels, paralyzing of nerves or crushing of bones. The part injured is tender on pressure and painful on movement. Swelling may take place at once from the rupture of a blood vessel or after a short time from the collection of serum to the part. There is always a certain amount of shock produced which in some cases, as some contusions of the abdomen, may cause immediate death. After a few days, in most Instances, the blood from the ruptured blood vessels finds its way towards the surface and the skin becomes discolored. This is very noticeably shown in cases of "black and blue" eyes. Sometimes the tissues have been so deadened that they break down and slough away or become infected and are destroyed by that means. Preventive Measures. As preventive measures for contusions, never strike any one about the bead, face, or body, especially in the abdomen. Nearly every one knows bow easily his wind may be "knocked out" even by a light blow in the abdomen. In games, such as football, where contusions are liable to be frequent,

Wounds of the Skin

Wounds of the skin and tissues may be of three kinds, first, tears (lacerations) made by a fairly blunt instrument as a stone; cuts (incised wounds) made by a sharp instrument as a knife or piece of glass; and third, puncture wound3 made by some article of relatively small diameter as a splinter or a bullet. The dangers of wounds of the skin are Infection or Inflammation; bleeding (hemorrhage) from some wounded blood vessel, destruction or cutting of some nerve, the cutting of some muscle or bone, and the wounding of some internal or vital 'organ. Death may result from an Increase of the Infection to a general blood poisoning (septicemia), or from bleeding (hemorrhage), or from injury of some vital organ as the brain. Deformities and ugly scars sometimes follow the healing of such wounds. "Wounds quite frequently accompany sprains, and fractures and dislocations. Preventive Measures. In order to prevent wounds we should be very careful while handling sharp tools. Never allow children to play or run with open knives, sharp sticks or broken glass. Never point a gun or allow anyone else to point 'one at anybody, no matter whether it is loaded or not, because too frequently It Is the guns that "are not loaded" that go off and Injure people, t Treatment. ; In treating wounds it Is a good plan 'to allow them to bleed freely for a short time, if they will, as some of the germs (bacteria) which are almost always carried Into the wound by the Instrument that makes it, may be washed out in this way. If this bleeding Is very excessive or long continued it should be stopped. Methods of topping bleeding will be given In a liter paper. After the bleeding has stopped the outside of the wound should be washed, and if it Is not deep, the whole wound should be cleaned by washing it thoroughly with hot water that had been boiled for a short time and cooled. Some mild antiseptic or disinfectant may be added to the water, as bichloride of mercury (corrosive sublimate), so that the solution is of about the strength of one part of the bichloride to 2.000 parts of water (1-2000); enough boric acid (boracic acid) to make a saturated solution about 1 part to 5 or 10 parts of water (1-5 or MO); or carbolic acid (phenol) so that there Is 1 part of carbolic to 50 parts cf water (1-30). A person before attempting to clean out a wounc'. should first wash his own hancls thoroughly In boiled water and soap for at least three minutes continuously so as to get off all the germs. Do not use dirty rags or cotton waste to wash out wounds because youm liable to wash in more germs than ,c-:i wash out Always use clean cloth that have been washed and ironed or heated in a hot oven for five or ten minutes, or they may be boiled at the same time that the water 13 heated. After the wound has been cleaned out, or If deep Its outer surface washed, apply a dressing of some soft clean material prepared in the same way as for washing out the wound and it may be put on either dry or moistened in the antiseptic solution used. When possible it is better to apply Avoid the "The majority of i'orto Ricans have Instilled In them from earliest infancy a superstitious dread of the full moon's rays. It i3 a curious sight to the American visitor to note men and women going along the streets and highways of the island with umbrellas raised over their head3 at night, and the more brilliantly the moon is shining the greater will be the number of - ople who are thus protecting them- - ves from her beams," said a visitor i .eently returned. "Out in the sequestered rural districts a gay mounted cavalier will be met at midnight, his bridle rein in one hand and an upraised umbrella in the other. It looks weird and also ridiculous, but tho natives do it for a peculiar reason. They are possessed of the conviction that Luna's full light striking upon mortals is almost sure to jriake them mentally unsound, that is to say lunatics, and that Is why they Interpose a shield between them and Jier dazzling brightness. To sleep tvhere the moon could shine full upon

Contusions or Bruises

By DR. W. H. BAILEY I vf tiie Kansas University Medical T School at Rosedale ..............-.............---- protect the body by guards and pads as much as possible. Treatment. The best treatment for the contusion itself is absolute rest of the part for a short time. This may be procured by bandage, slings, splints or putting the patient to bed. Firm bandaging lessens the amount of swelling and favors its re-absorption. Cold in the form of icebags or cold water placed on the part also tend to lessen the swelling. Considerable caution must be used in the application of cold as the tissues are always a little devitatized by the contusion and the added slowing of the circulation by the cold may cause them to die and decay. Therefore, if the tissues appear to have a low vitality, they should be kept warm by being surrounded by hot water bottles and covered with warmed blankets and other covers. After a few days the part should be massaged, kneaded, and moved about, slowly at first but with Increasing force. Rubbing with some liniment as witchhazel, arnica or soap liniment may also help some to Improve the conditions at this time. VXhen the Shock Is General. If the general shock Is at all severe It must be treated by stimulants as aromatic spirits of ammonia, brandy or strong coffee. The patient must te kept warm by covers and some form of artificial heat as hot-water bottles or heated bricks. If breathing has stopped, as is so often the case in Wows on the stomach, artificial respiration should be given at once end maintained continuously until the patient is able to breath normally. Methods of artificial respiration will be given when treatment of drowning is considered." A physician should be called in all cases where the shock is at all marked, as some serious Injury may have been done to some of the Internal organs.some sterile gauze dressing similar to that kept at most drug stores. The dressing is kept in place of a snug bandage. In case of a splinter or other foreign body in the skin, remove all of it before applylog dressings if possible. If not able to remove all of It, apply dressing and have the patient see a physician. In cases of a bullet wound never probe around in the wound tc try to find the bullet, but be satisfied with cleaning off the outside of the wound and applying a clean dressing Then have the patient see a surgeon at once. Never put tobacco juice ot Hour or spider webs or anything similar on a wound of any kind. Pliny's Standing Joke. In his "Natural History" Pliny made a standing Joke for centuries by telling how ancient deep-sea divers poured oil on stormy seas to quiet them. Benjamin Franklin, printer. Republican, revolutionist, kite-flyer, electrician, physicist, natural philosopher, Jack of all great deeds, was the first to clear up the oil and troubled waters question. In 1757 at sea he saw the wakes of two of the ships that seemed smooth as glass In a whltecap sea. The skipper "guessed the cooks wert emptying their greasy water through the scuppers." Franklin at first thought it a sea joke, a tale for the marines, but never forgetting anything, he remembered Pliny's divers' story. Years later, at Clapham on a windy day he poured a teaspoonuful ot olive oil on tho half-acre of stormy pond water and stilled the pretty pond tempest, even as a miracle In Holy Writ. Franklin then bore such a reputation that none dare question when he described this "smooth as a looking glass" experiment In the Royal Philosophical Transactions. Odd Way of Weighing Babies. The grocer's first question to the man who had asked him to weigh a flatiron, a pair of curling tongs, & French novel and a jar of ground coffee at the same time seemed ir relevant. "Boy or girl?" said he. "Girl, said the man. Then the grocer dumped the miscellaneous assortment into the scales and said 9 pounds. "Happens every little while down here where not many people have scales of their own," lie explained "They want to weigh the baby th minute It arrives, so they balance it with odds and ends that exactly tit the beam, then the next day they weigh the things and find out baby's heft." Desperate. "There comes Tupper. I believe he's going to tell us another funny story." "Heavens! I hope an automobile will strit.e us first" Equipped. "BromKy, I hear you are going to start housekeeping?" "Yes, Dalllnggor." "What have you got toward it?" "A wife." Stray Stories. New Deadly Weapon. The inventor of a new pocket automatic gun claims its bullets will penetrate, half an inch of steel at one thousand yards. Moon's Rays one is, In the view of a Porto Ricau, to tempt fate, and It would be a daring one who could be hired to do it for any consideration." Something the Matter With George. "I don't know what to make of my nephew George," remarked the elderly professor. "He has such queer, con tradictory tastes in music." "Yes?" "Yes; I came upon him a little while ago and he was whistling in a dreamy rapt sort of way the wedding march from 'Lohengrin.' As soon as he saw me he looked confused and changed it at once to 'Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?' " What He Gained by Promptness. Morganstern Lukeout wouldn't have married an heiress if he had postponed his marriage a single day. Gillette How is that? aiorganstern rne day after the marriage the father of the bride failed.

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CmZOT CASTUS OBSESSING the shadow, but denied the substance of con- j stUutional government, Mexlco is today a political anomal ; a uuns ii m,-au by the standard which prevails in the ( Lnlted States or even in some of the Latin countries in Central and Sou h ; America. We are told that its constitutlon is modeled after that of 111" ! United States, that its president is elected by universal suffrage, that Us legislative power is vested in a congress, consisting of two houses like our own, and that its people have full political and civil rights. But a study of conditions as they are shows that whatever may be the appearances of things Mexico is as much a despotism today as Russia; that its ruler, who is styled its president, is as much an autocrat as Czar Nicholas, and that he holds power little short of unlimited over the lives and property of Mexicans. The recent presidential election In Mexico shows the absurdity of the claim which that country makes to being a republic and emphasizes the arbitrary power exercised by President Diaz. The latier, with the exception ot the term, 1S80-1S8I, has been president of Mexico since 1S76, wten he seized the reins of power as the leader of a successful revolution and was subsequently elected chief executive. If the process of selection could really be called an election. Diaz from the beginning held things with a firm hand, and to his ability, which even his enemies recognize, is due the stability with which the government has maintained Itself since. That his strong hand checked revolution and that he was politic enough to foster the Investment of foreign capital are factors to his credit. But at the same time the political aspirations of the people to a fuller share in government were trampled upon. Freedom 3f speech and freedom of tho press, in jo far as they conflicted with Diaz and his policies, were empty sounds. Diaz was not only the president of the republic; he was Its dictator, and his ätrong arm reached to every corner 3f the land to reward and punish. A Promise and Its Breaking. Naturally such a condition produced some political unrest, and when In March, 1908, Diaz announced that he would not be candidate for president again, but would aid In the establish ment of a democratic form of government, for which he said the country was ripe, there was great rejoicing. . But the exercise of power Is sweet. and soon afterward the word went out from official sources that Diaz would be a candidate again. Those striving for fuller political rights were even satisfied with this and started an agitation favoring Bernardo Reyes, governor of the state of Neuvo Leon, for fice-presldent. Reyes was one of the most popular men In Mexico and his supporters felt that in the event of the death of Diaz, who is now eighty years old, tho government would be safe in the bands of Reyes, and the wave of reform would go on un checked. As soon as the Democrats placed Reyes in nomination, the followers of Diaz renominated for the same office Ramon Corral, the most unpopular man In Mexico and a reactionary. And then began a bitter persecution of the Democrats ana the Reyes supporters on the part of Diaz, which shatters the fiction that there exists political freedom in Mexico. Army officers friendly to Reyes wero removed to undesirable posts. Congresman Barron, who was chiefly Instrumental in naming Reyes for vicepresident, was banished from the country; several other congressmen were deposed; students who favored Reyes were expelled from etato schools; public meetings were suppressed by the police or soldiers, and In various states Reyes supporters were thrown into Jail, most of them charged with sedition. In every corner of the country the despotic power of Diaz was felt and neither life nor liberty wa3 secure. Newspapers on svery sldo were subsidized by tho government or suppressed and their editors thrown into jail. No criticism of Diaz, or advocacy of the popular movement, was allowed and the editor who Indulged In either was eithcy expelled or jailed. During this period of political tur210II Bernardo Reyes had kept clear of the entire situation r.nd on several occasions nad emphatically declined to be a candidate for vice-presidenü But this did not savehlm from the wrath Df Diaz, lie was treated for a time as i prisoner by the military governor of Prerogatives of Women. The women of the Wyandotte tribe of Indians constituted four-fifths of the civil council of that tribe, but they bad no voice In the military council, and he reason they were so numerous In the civil council was that most of the occupations of tho tribe were in their hands. They had charge of all the industries and took care of the children, but were not deemed capable of helping their lords with opinions in matters of war, which were the manly Interests of the tribe Tacitus eajn

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i lUli oamsneu. Dl'SDOSinn of a r.anrfirlat Dut Ui0 popu,ar nu)vernent contiQ. ued tQ grQw shment of Democrats nominateJ DoQ j Madero fcr presidcnt and Dj. Francisco Vasquez Gomez f or d Th,s ,n A elecUon M intprp;. " .1 I nuu it, us apparent mat tne popular movement was making headwav. Then the police and military got active. The popular meetings were suppressed, receptions in favor of the candidates were forbiddden. newipapers advocating their election were seized and the constitutional rights of the people were trampled upon. As if this was not discouraging enough, Madero was arrested and thrown into jail, the charge against him being that of -insulting the nation," presumably for his temerity in daring to be a candidate for the presidency. This virtually ended the farce of "popular" election In Mexico. Diaz and his man Corral were of course elected and the rule of autocracy was confirmed. After Diaz, the deluge." is an expression that has been frequently used in recent years dealing with political conditions In Mexico and meaning that after his strong arm Is removed turmoil and revolution may succeed. It Is to be feared that there is too good ground for this apprehension and that the repression which has been practised under Diaz Is bound to react. Her people are untrained to assume the duties of citizenship and milions of her peons are in virtual bondage. Popular education has not been fostered as it should and povertj except among the ruling class is gen eral. Had Diaz permitted the peoplf gradually to exercise a greater share of government he would have dono more for the country than his absolutism could effect As it is, when he Öles the deluge is likely to take place and Mexico, so long at peace, may enter a revolutionary era. USE MUSIC AS ANAESTHETIC Employed to Soothe and Tranquillize Dreams of Persons Undergoing Surgical Operations. A physician of Geneva, in Switzer land, has successfully employed music to soothe and tranquillize the dreams of persons who have taken ether ot chloroform in order to undergo surgi cal operations. The music is begun as soon as the anaesthetic begins to take effect, and Is continued until the patient awakes. It is said that not only does this treatment prevent the hysterical ef fects sometimes witnessed, but that the patient, on recovering, feel3 no nausea or illness. Another physician uses blue light tc produce anaesthesia. The light from, a lC-candle power electric lamp, furnished with a blue bulb, is concentrated upon the patient's eyes, but the head and the lamp are enveloped In a blue veil, to shut out extraneous light. Insensibility is produced in two or three minutes. Not a New Style. An uptown man was talking across tho breakfast table to his wife, "Nov. will you tell roe, my dear, what tlu new headdress was which I saw at the theatre last night? When a rather overdressed woman in front of me removed her hat a round, black circle like a saint's halo appeared on her head. She wore it all evening and it attracted quitet a little attention. Strango enough, most of tho women who noticed It seemed rather amused. Some ultrafashlonable trifle, I suppose." A light broke over the wife's face. "I suppose it was one of the bandoau3 women wear fastened into their hat crowns, which had come loose unknown to tho wearer," she said. "Nr wonder tho women smiled." Nev York Sun. Spent $1,000,000 on Patents. One largo electric company of this country spent during tho last year nearly $1.000,000 in patents and patent litigation. The Latest Ones. "I have but just returned from a summer spent in the backwoods, what are tho latest gowns like?" "Like night gowns." Many Autos in Manila. There are almost four hundred au tomobiles in uko in Manila. that the Germans of ancient times consulted their women in all grave matters, but the women did mosi of the work, excert the fighting. German women owned tho household goods and they were inherited from them because tho German men did not concern themsTlves with any such things. War was the gentlemanly occupation, says W. I. Thomas in a magazine article, and in this age polltics has taken the place of war, and from them women are naturallr eluded.

THE W0MÄN5 CORNER

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There Is nothing prettier in a room than a bowl of gold fish. The bright colored, lively little creatures darting in and out of the greon vegetation in the bowl makes a - picture that one never tires of studying. But gold fish are delicate things and it is depressing, when one has left them full of life and energy the previous night, to discover them dead in the morning. I find that many novices have trouble in the same direction and in some Instances have given up the attempt to keep fish in the bowl. So I decided to get expert information on the subject for the benefit of the readers of this column. "In the first place," said the expert, "don't make the mistake that one woman did who came complaining to me today. I questioned her concerning the food she had given the fish and found that she had fed them nothing but bread. That is a sure way to kill the fish, for tho bread contains, yeast and this sours the water and It would be necessary to change it every half hour or so to keep the fish alive. "If you will watch a fish that is fed with bread you will see him eat it for a little time, but as the bread gets sour from the action of the water he will take it in his mouth and cough it out very auicklv. Common senss ought to teach one that when the fish spits out the bread it la not the right food for him. Oatmeal makes good fish food, but the prepared food make especially for the purpose is the best thing to feed them with. "Don't overfeed the fish. They don't require a lot of food. Give them enough to have a good bite or two all around, but don't keep the fish food floating all the time on the surface of the water. It fouls the water and the fish will overfeed themselves and probably die. "When you see the fish seeking the top it is a sure sign that the water is getting stale and should be changed. The fish will naturally stay near the bottom and as long as the water has sufficient oxygen for their needs they will swim around in any part of the bowl. But when the oxygen is irettlne v mf low and the water used up you will see tho fish crowd to the top and begin to gasp. When they do this, thrusting their heads half out of the water and gulping In the air you will know that they need fresh water, and if you do not give it to them quickly you will find your fish floating at the top, dead. "Don't keep the fish bowl in a dark corner. The fish require sunlight, and If they are given plenty of light and air, the water will not need to be changed so frequently. Remember that the fish are accustomed in their na tive habitat to sunlight and air atl around them. From this, they are taken, and confined in a small bowl, and this bowl Is kept in a close room. Into which tho sun seldom or nver penetrates, and the consequence is the pxygen in the water is used up rapdly and the fish die for want of air." Chicago Inter Ocean. To the Needleworker. It Is said that hemstitching Is going to be used extensively as a finish for waists and gowns. ThU will be wel come news to tne woman wno UKes the clever effect made by a row of fven, open stitches. The hemstitched dge will be used chiefly on chiffon garments. Save every scrap of trimming, for even a tiny piece may be exactly tho finish for some garment when you are In sore 'need. Save all pieces of linen and silk, for most of them may be nscd in some way, either as fancy ,vork or trimming. Have a scrap box always ready for them. New Colors. Apropos of new colors) some of our most fashionable women are combining purple and pruno silk coats with lfternoon dresses of gray, dahlia and green; one combination which a Parisian house has just devised consists of a purple coat actually seen, really is lovely, though to read the description it Is very likely to seem garish. Similar silk coats in' rich brown or deep green, which fit loosely about the form, are now regarded as the elegant tiling for the smart matrons to wear at wedding and formal afternoon receptions, Harper's Bazar. fARE IN STRINGING BEADS simple Precaution That May Result in the Saving of Valuable Ornaments. The owner ot any beads valuable tor their own worth or their associations might well take a lesson from '.he pearl-stringers. Their cardinal principal Is to tie a firm knot between each two pearls. Then if the string breaks no more than one pearl can be lost. This applies just as well, if course, to other beads. I know of jne girl who lost nearly all of a valuable string of coral by not taking this precaution. The string broke in the street and most of the beads rolled Into tho gutter and down the sewer bo!oro the owner or the bystanders :ould get them again. Neither wire nor catgut 13 good for the stringing of any Jewels where a stiff appearance 13 out of place. Instead, either surgeon's silk which Is woven like braid, instead of twisted, and comfts in several numbered thicknesses or finely and flexibly woven gold or platinum chains are used.

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HOW TO CLEAN WHITE SHOES Comparatively Simple Matter to Re. store Footwear to Original Perfect Whiteness. Many a girl discards her white shoes when they are "good and dirty," without knowing that a little effort will restore them to their pristine purity. The first requirement for complete restoration Is not to get the white shoes too soiled, for they never look so well as when they are taken in hand before the discoloration becomes too deep. After wearing canvas shoes they should be given a good brushing with a stiff brush, the sole edges and heels freed from mud and washed off with plain water. But do not let the watelr get on the canvas, for this will only serve to fasten the soil the tighter. For whitening the canvas there are many bottled liquids in the market, Chinese white being a favorite and the most efficacious one. A homemade whitener which Is just as good if put together according to the formula is made of half an ounce of gum arable dissolved in 40 ounces of water; to this add an ounce of white vinegar and 20 ounces of powdered chalk. Shake the bottle well before using, and put the white on with a brush. going over the shoes with a second coat after the first one has dried in, if they seem to need It. Where It Is desired to match a shoe to the dress tint old white canvas ties or satin slippers may easily be changed to any color wanted by add ing a little dye to the gum arable wa ter and vinegar instead of the chalk. With any of the bottled liquids they may also be made tan or black. AND NOW COMES THE JIBBAH If You Don't Know What It Is, Read the Following Description of Garment. My friends admire my jibbah. It Is much prettier and more graceful than ! an ordinary kimono, and it takes only half a day to make one. The material should be at least 44 inches wide. There is absolutely no waste In cutting, except the circle or square at the neck. The length of the sleev must be determined according to the figure. When that Is done the dis tance from underarm to bottom, b, d is bisected at c, and the trlangulai portion, a, b, c, which Is cut out, Ii turned right around to form the gore d, c.-e. If the gown is made of fig ured material, a yoke of plain goods would be pretty. If the jibbah is ol plain cloth the yoke may be beautl fully embroidered, making a prettj and becoming house gown. -G cd Housekeeping Magazine. Turnback Cuffs Popular. With the white shirt waist and white duck linen skirt pure white neckwear is tho rule or pure white combined with some delicate tint. Some of 1 the hand-embroidered Dutch collars have , inserts of pale blue, pink or lavender linen on which are worked flowers, sprays or dots In white with very dainty effect Turnback cuffs are so smart this season that some women, taking ad vantage of special sales of the turnover Irish collars, buy up two or three in matching patterns and. cutting away the stiff linen back, make cuffs off the strip of Irish crochet, which can be obtained more reasonably this way than by the yard, as these collars -are made up In great quantities and the real Irish patterns imitated very closely. New Ornamentation. If something new be your aim ir. matter of the ornamentation of a blouse, drawn work is suggested by some of the most successful makers as an effective relief from the perennial insertion or embroidery. The coarse meshes so much in use this season offer stability and an unusual coolness to which characteristics is added the easy "drawing" quality. When marquisette or voile is drawn and worked with coarse linen thread in some of the simpler drawn-work patterns the decorative value is wonderfully increased. Squares, lines and pointed plastrons are attainable, and when the whole blouse is built over u contrasting color to bring it into harmony with the skirt the result Is de cldedly successful. Really the silk Is the more desirable of tho two. In stringing any precious beads, and pearls especially, never use a needle. Simply wax the ends of the silk and pass it through the hole. The knotting is also an important point. It must be large enough to hold tho bead, but not large enough to rhow. Pearl-stringers use an intricate knot of their own. and that is why it i, on the whole, better to have very expensive jewels strung by a professional. When there is a collarette or something of the sort to be made, this Is absolutely necessary. Short Pleated Frill. Many of the new fall waists display tho short knife-pleated frill down the closing. The shorter length from neck to bust is more generally becoming, especially when the width graduates to nothing at all at the lower end. It vill be noticed that the short frill is more Eyeful looking when trimmin a waist that closes a little to the left side rather than down center front

NAMING THE BABY

USUALLY IT IS A VERY SIMPLE AFFAIR. mtercst of the Relatives Made This Case More Difficult Finally Solved by Drawing Name From Hat. Ordinarily there would have been nc trouble in naming the baby. It is custom for fathers and mothers to decide Fears before that some of these days if a little boy blessed their, homs they'd call him Etheridge, and that if )t should be a girl, her name should he Annie May. But in this case it was dirferent, for there were so many people to satisfy. There was grandpa, for illustration. He was getting old, and his feelings might be hurt if he didn't figure in the name-giving. Besides, he might leave his accumulated wealth to found a home for ex-cow punchers if displeased. , And there was Aunt Lucy. Aunt Lucy had a vitriolic tongue for a certainty and had been using it vigorously for 37 years. It would never do to displease her. Father wanted to call the baby Sammy; mother wanted to name it Horace; sister Ella wanted it called Butler, after a boy she knew, up in Michigan, and brother, aged ten, wanted to call It Jeffries. It was an awful situation, especially as Uncle Bob was in town and had views of his own concerning names for boy babies. He thought father was nearer right than the others, but preferred the name Gladstone. It was a family conference. that was filled with stickers. It took four hours, and though the family sat at the table nobody ate any dinner. Everybody glared at everybody else and spoke little. Then some neighbors came in, and added to the merriment. Each had views. Finally Uncle Bob, tn desperation, suggested that the names be written on slips of paper and if any two were alike that should be the name. Then he privately took little Alice Perkins, a neighbor's child, aside and promised her a box of chocolates If she's write Gladstone on a piece of paper and drcp it in the bowl designed for the purpose. Then the names were written and dropped into the bowl, and when the count was taken there were 11 slips of paper and 11 names represented. "Why didn't you do as I told you?" demanded Uncle Bob Indignantly of the neighbor's child. "I would. Mister Bob," she said, "but I couldn't spell Gladstone. You didn't tefl me. So I wrote Gladys It's lots prettier, anyway." The One to Pay. Mrs. George Cornwallls-West, In a black gown, was one of the most beau tiiul women present at the recent mar Tiago In London of the prime minis ter's son and the Hon. Sylvia Char teris, Lord Elcho's daughter. The presence of this beautifa American woman at this political Nvedding recalls an anecdote Illustra tive of her wit in politics. i When she was Lady Randolpl Churchill she consented to electloneet for Mr. Ashmead-Bartlett In his first parliamentary campaign. Mr.' Ash mead-Bartlett was married to the Baroness Purdett Coutts, a very riet woman, who was nearly 40 years his senior. Lady Randolph, with hei beauty and charms did splendid wori for the candidate. To a group of farmers sho said on day: "Won't you promise me to vote fot Mr. Ashmead-Bartlett?" 1 "My lady," said a red-faced farmer with a chuckle, f'we'll all vote for him if every vote'll be paid for with a kiss." j "Thank you very much," said Lady Randolph. "Your offer is accepted. I'll send for the Baroness BurdettCoutts at once." Offended Dignity. Members of the police department ere matching stories the other day and the conversation turned on' the amount of "nerve" some persons have, and what remarkable thing' they expect of the police department. ; "I remember one day I got a telephone call from a woman on Washington street that she wanted ä policeman to come to her house right away," said Desk Sergeant Caffrey of the First precinct. ; "I sent a policeman never mind who he was and soon he came back taking as red as a beet " 'What do you suppose that woman wanted?' he said, after he had recovered hU breath. " 'It's past me I answered, 'what did sho want?' r "'Her little girl had gone to the store to buy some candy, and lost a bickel In the grass in front of a house, and shef wanted me to find it for her he said. ; "'And what did ycu tell herr I asked tho copper. "'Sergeant, what, could I tell her. he asked. I just turned around and walked away " Newark Star. An Unintended Error. The Critic In the twelfth chapter of your novel you say, "As Clifford Dangerfield came slowly up the long garden walk, Clarissa, with maidenly admiration, gazed upon him." Tho Author Well, Isn't that all right? The Critic Hardly. How can Clarissa "gazo" after she has been blinded? The Author After she has beer blinded? What are you talking about" The Critic Why, in the previous chapter, in which you describe Clifford's planing mill, you say, "For a long fascinating minute Clarissa rested hor beautiful brown eyes upon the swiftly revolving buzz saw." Discouraged. "Did any girl ever propose to you?" Ihe asked. "Yes. One." "Why didn't you marry her?" "1 would not think of marrying a girl who proposed to me." Then she drew a deep sigh and said no more. Would Cause Much Writing. Bacon I see it is said that all the Russian railway stations keep complaint books, where passengers may enter various protests. Egbert If that plan were adopted In this country, I fear writer's crarcp would be far more common than it is now. Opened His Eyes. "How long has Biffkina been view ng with alarm?" "Ever since he became the father of twins."

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