Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1907 — Page 2

WEEKLY REPUBLICAN. CEO. B. MARSHALL, Publisher. RENSSELAER, - - INDIANA,

TRANSFER OF BLOOD.

WIFE’S LIFE IS SAVED BY NEW " OPERATION. Huaband'a Heart Pnmpa 81/wd from Hl« Arterlea Into ll«*r»—lce Uoc« Out of. Straits of MacUnac at Very Karly Hate. Dying from -aratMma^tfrr— Mi*.. Peter Anderson of Philadelphia has Iwnm saved by n remarkable gbrgieal o)M'ration. In which her husband’s blood was jiumped direct from his arteries into hers. The woman, who teas in a state of. eorua at the time, is now on the road to recovery-.-■jM her husband, though weak from the loss of Mood,, will be restored- to his mal condition. Mrs. Anderson, who is 35 years old. had been suffering front extreme anaemia for several Twtrs.~~l*ate and weSk. she seemed almost bloodless. Ten days ago the disease took a turn for the worst, and her attending physician. I>r. Reisman, had her moved to the Polyclinic hospital. Finally site lapsed into coma. The surgeons gave her heart stimulant*, but in vain. Then l>r. Reisman thought of The experiments of Dr. Dorrattee jfi “blood transfer.” Dr. Dorrauee was sum—ipned.—lie had experiment oil with a Titinn Is with success, but never on human beings. Anderson and his wife were placed on the operating table together. The man was put under an anaesthetic. An artery in his left arm was punctured, and through a tube blood was pumped into an artery in his wife’s arm. She rallied at once and rapidly gained in strength. After two quarts of Anderson’s blood had . flowed into his wife's arteries the tube was removed and the wounds of both patients dressed. Anderson wept with joy when he came from under the influence of the ether and saw liis wife restored to consciousness and strength.

STRAITS OF MACKINAC OPEN. Went of Mnrklnan City Entire let Field 11ns Dl*ai»|»rnred. The straits of Mackinac are open to navigation, says a report of Friday. A small field of broken ice is jammed between Mackinac and Hois Blanc Islands, but the channel is open to the north side. Some floating ice is visible in Lake Huron. West of Mackinaw City the entire field has moved into Lake Michigan and out of sight. There is no ice west of tEat point. Ice in the south passage :s still bolding, but southeast gales are breaking it up and carrying it down the lake. Boats can now pass the straits at any time. Old Point Mackinaw lighthouse is now in operation. Burned to Death In Theater. Albert Phillips, 21 years old, operator of a moving picture machine ip the Arto was in the bos of the machine when it burst into flames. In the panic that ensued among the spectators Phillips was forgotten, ilis body, burned to a erisp, was found inside the box when the fire was put out. No one in the crowd was injured.. Properly Stops Enlisting. The sergeant in charge of the Fnited States marine station that has been located in Columbus, Ohio, for several months, has announced that there will he no more business done in the city. He will leave for Atlanta at once. The cause for the few enlistments in Columbus, as stated by Sergeant Bell, is that Ohio is so prosperous that the youth will not enlist. Opium SmuKitled in Prison. Prison authorities have arrested l'.d ward -Fivhcrr foreman in~ the bolt works of the Ohio penitentiary, while in the act of smuggling opium to prisoners, an act classed as a felony. Prisoners have confessed that lurge uiuunities of tin- drug have been sold within the walls, some inmates paying S2OO an ounce. Manned to Oil Derrick. “Jim" Williams, colored, charged with assaulting Lillie Mizener. white, near Colbert the other afternoon, was lynched at Durant, lnd. T.. by a mob of a thousand people. Williams was hanged to an oil derrick and his body-riddled with bullets. The girl positively identified Williams.

Me< l«*»ry Take* Oltloc. Former RlpNMtmtiTf James T. MeQeary of Minnesota was sworn in Friday an second assistant Postmaster General in •accession to William Shallenberger, resigned. The office was. held by Gen. Shah lenberper for ten years and he vacated it to engage in private business. Planter Indicted for Peonage. Robert B ion vena, a, planter of I’ointe Coupee parish; La., has been indicted by the federal grand jury for peonage. BienWna, it is alleged, caused the arrest of a laborer whom be forced La work out «■ debt Man Found Dead) Suicide SuMpectcd. G. F. Aisbton, formerly of Pittsburg, was found dead in a room it a New York lodging bouse where he lived. Death had resulted from inhaling illuminating gas. and the circumstances indicated that he had planned to end his life. Aged Congrrumin £ Been mb*. ' Former Congressman Gulusha A. Grow died at bis borne in Glenwood. Pa., as a result of a general breakdown attributed to Old age. ~ t Violinist Attempt* Suicide. Bruno Boehm, first violinist of the Ban Carlos Opera Company, attempted •nicide by throwing himself in front of a rapidly movjng street car in New Orleans. He was dragged off the tracks just in time by two policemen. Boehm is thought to be deranged. t Fire ta Anb»»»«dor'« Falace. The palace in Rome occupied by Ambassador Griscom was damaged badly by fire, the lorn being placed at SIO,OOO. The ambasador led the fight on the flames and kio hand waa burned.

COUNTING THE COST.

Eapenses of the T»«n Trial Hot* Been K* I rnordl narll y Heavy. Estjjtnates of the com of the Thaw trial cannot be accurate, byt approximate figures are obtainable. While some of the sums are exaggerated, the lawyers’ fees and spent for .expert testimony nmofint to small fortunes. The estimate that about $225,000 has’ been spent by Thaw and his ..relatives is regarded as -isaaervative. 3 A favorite topic for exaggeration is ._the size of-the fees that wMHie paid to Thaw's six lawyers. An attorney who is in a position to know said a days ago that the fee of Delphin M. Delmos, lending counsel for Thaw, would probably be about $.’>0,060. The payments to the five lawyers-and the retainers of tbffnttornrys engaged .after the killing of Stanford White and subsequently dismisscd would, nccordiug to the lawyer Quoted. he Covered by a check for SIOO,OOO. Four experts for tlie defense have been attending the sessions constantly. Four others were in the court room for a few days. It is said that the court expenses for these expejfs would not be more than $1,500. The fees, however, represent only a small part of the sums-spent for expert opinions regarding Harry Thaw’s mental condition. Noted physicians were consulted in Pittsburg and other cities. They were brought -to New, Tort from, distant points to examine the defendant. Their statements practically covered Thaw's life since boyhood and the histories of his relatives. An allowance of ample for this branch of the case. The expenses of the preliminary investigation and preparation of the case are fixed at about s.">©.ooo.

An ex-t>ense' of more than $24.000 will fall upon the court. Justice Fitzgerald’s salary is $17,500, lie will receive $2,190 for the two months he has been presiding nt the trial. The fifteen court clerks and officers receive on an average $1,500 a rear. In the two months they have earned at least $3,750. 'Hie fees of the stenographers engaged in the trial will be $3,000. The twelve jurors will receive about $1,500. TSe estimate of $124 for each juror is conservative. It conststs only of actual service, and doqs not include the fees of the other men on the panel called for the Thaw trial. The cost of boarding the twelve jurors will amount to another $1,500 nt least, allowing $2 a day for each man. Public interest in the trial has been intense, and all sorts of excuses have been used by the unprivileged to gain admittance to the court room. If was therefore thought necessary, to detail fifty policemen to guard the stairways and corridors. Each is i>nid $1,400 a year on an average. Their service for two months will therefore cost $11,050.

"The expenses of the prosecution will be at least SIO,OOO. District Attorney Jerome’s salary is $12.000 ayear. A 1 lowing him merely fpr the time he has spent in court, he has earned $2,000 in tha two months. Assistant District Attorney Frank T. Garvan has earned $1,250, his salary being $7,000 a year. The experts cost the people sls a day. Three of them have been in court continuously. Allowing them for five days in a week—the average number of sessions—-each will draw $075, or sls a day for 45 days. The three experts will therefore cost the peo- ... .» WJrpcrny wnt- 'TIT court for four or five days: Their combined fees will be SOO a day, or at least $240. The single item of experts' fees therefore means an expense of at least $2,205 to the people. District Attorney Jerome summoned fully a dozen other witnesses. They will be paid 50 cents a day. An attache of the district attorney's office said that $250 would probably cover their expenses and fees. In all great trials the proceedings in court represent the results of weeks of preparation by the district attorney. This outside investigation before and during the Thaw trial meant detective work in New York, visits of attaches of tlie district attorney’s office to other towns, endless examinations, piles of affidavits, railroad fares, hotel bills, stenographers’ fees, and the cost of cablegrams, telegrams and -similarnexpensesi Assistant District Attorney Garvan. who had most of this work in charge, said that the cost of the prosecution outside of the court room would be about SIO,OOO. Thus the lowest estimate of expenses of the Thaw trial will therefore aggregate about $206,00Q.

MONUMENT TO FRAUD.

Grnft Reached It* Zenith in Bnildinjt of Pennsylvania** Capitol. Pennsylvania’s investigation of its magnificent new State capitol is on. and the indications of graft in the $13,000,000 edifice are overpowering. * * The building, which was estimated to cost $4,000,000 complete, has cost more than three times that much. Over SB,000,(KK» was spent alone in "furnishing” it. It stands as a gorgeous monument of mismanagement and fraud, more ornate than a Hindoo temple, more gaudy than a Russian cathedral, more barbaric in its ornamentation than a mosque, and parts of it are as false* and artificial as a temporary show palace on an exposition Midway. 1 * It is crowded with bronze and mahogany paid foa by the pound and the cubic yard. , It is a dream of Rabylouic prodigality. There are telephone booths that -f>ost -s3Altlft enr'h, piaTd Tdr I>y tlie cubic yard, including the air. Massive chandeliers weighing tons were paid for by the pound. Some fixtures cost $20,000 apiece. All bronzes cosy the State $4.83 a pound. Here are some of the extravagant charges for “furnishings”: Marble wainscoting, etc S27S»SO9 Flues, fireplaces, etc 21.237 Hardwood parquetry flooring... 142.412 Cement flooring ?..... 25.117 Telephone wiring 17.008 ,Carved panels, eta 889.940 Thermostats, etc 30.403 Most of these furnishings were supplied by John 1.1. Sanderson, contractor, who let out the work to subcontractors, some of whom are testifying that they supplied them at prices ridiculously less than what the State paid Sanderson. Here are some instances: Painting and decorating walls. $789,473; one firm offered to do it for $184,473. Parquetry flooring, $1.27*4 a foot; coat contractor GO cents a foot. Mahogany rostrums, $90,748; contractor paid $2,060 for them.

WAR IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

Prcurat Conflict Warn Precipitated by a Trillins Incident. The present war In Central America was precipitated by a trifling Incident A. Nicaraguan agitator who fled, into Honduras tvas followed by Nicaraguan soldiers, who failed to capture him, hut went ©way with his mule. After hasty diplomatic notes had been exchanged war was declared and real war began. Better organized, better armed and bettor trained than ever, the forces of Nicaragua on the one side and Honduras and Salvador on the other, clashed. The recent battle of Potillos

PRESIDENT ZELAYA.

do Xainasique -saw 100 -killed on the Bide of Honduras and Salvador alone. This is three times as many as the American fatalities in battle in the war Jytween Spain and the United States. There were 5,000 Salvadoreans and Guatemalans in the fight, so the loss was 20 per cent. Personally leading his armies, which have invaded Honduran- soil and captured town after town, is President Z Clay a of Nicaragua. War found him doubly ready for the conflict.. His successes on the coast have been followed up by the United States navy, which has landed small forces of marines at La Celba and Trujillo, towns captured by Nicaragua, and at Puerto Cortez, threatened by Zelava, to protect neutral property. Costa Rica may become Involved," an old feud against Nicaragua making it potentially an ally Of Salvador and Guatemala.

THOSE DARNED BOOSTERS ARE AT IT AGAIN !

The armies of Central America are made up of Indian stock mixed with Spanish blood. The socondary weapon consists, of the ever truty machette. Large bodies of the troops are armed only with these long, heavy knives. The deadly machete' is responsible for most of the carnage. Even when provided with guns the Central Americans are notoriously bad shots. Honduras has been helped In this war by Salvador, with whom she had an offensive and defensive alliance, and she has bad to contend with a rebellious outbreak of her own people. This was the case in Nicaragua, the latent revolutionists in each country seemingly taking advantage of the difficulties of the government to further their own cause. Only three Central American states have become involved, Costa Rica and Guatemala remaining neutral.

The government of the United States sent gunboats to both the Facific and Atlantic coasts and marines were landed at two or three ports on the northern coast of Honduras for the protec-' tlon of American interests. These ports were In the possession of enemies of the Honduran government at the time, and the o government of Honduras approved the action taken by the United States. The capture of the capital of Honduras by the Nicaraguans, coupled with the recent defeat of the forces of Honduras and Salvador at Cholutecn and the flight of President Bonilla of Honduras, It Is thought, practically puts an end to the war. Herbert D. Peirce, United States minister to Norway, returned' to Boston and Issued an explanation of the charge that had been made against him that he sought a fee for legal services before The Hague tribunal in a suit for damages brought by the owners of American sealing ve* •els against the Russian government. Albert Nichols, a teamster employed by the St. Louis Transfer Company, was shot and killed by Edward Court, who made a statement to the effect that Nichols had slapped Mrs. Court and when he took Nichols to task for the act Nichols drew a knife. While John Corcoran of Yonkers, N. T., was ramming a charge of dynamite into a hole in a rock with the handle of a broom, the charge exploded and the broomstick was driven through his body below the heart

GIVE UP HOPE FOR BOY.

Marvin Cue Likely to Be Parallel to Charley Rom Kidnaping. As the dismal days come and go the seemingly impenetrable mystery in the disappearance of little Horace Marvin from Dover, Del., grows deeper. And the army of astute detectives on the case, several of them masters of crime and hidden i*frcmustance, admit that they are utterly baffled. It is an astonishing fact that these detectives, together with the police machinery of all the principal cities in the United States, the 'famed Pinkerton Detective Agency, and a host of amateur shiutks, have failed to develop one, single distinct dew to the missing boy’s whereabouts since the search was begun on March 4. What did happen to little Horace , M-ar-vin- when lie passed from the-eyea of his now sorrowing father .for the last time? It is a question that may never be answered. And from, present indications the case will go down as rivaling all other kidnaping mysteries in the history of the country.

Charles Brewster Ross, whose ease Is a classic in criminal annals, was exact lv the same age as the Marvin boy when he disappeared from the home of his father, Christian Iloss, Washington lane, Germantown, Pa., July 1, 1874. He is pow generally believed to have been stolen from his home, although kidnaping was not at first suspeeted. Ross reported the loss of the child to the Philadelphia police. He had hopes of the safe return of Charley up to July Pb —Then, he received a letter demanding. $20,000, conditional on the safe return df, the boy. The police set out to capture the kidnapers. From all parts of the country boys who looked like Charley Ross were reported. One after another they were shown to be other children. On Dec. 14, the same year, the first real clews were foulfrl. That night two men committed a burglary in the Bayside district of Brooklyn. Their names were William Mosher and James Douglas. • Both men died from wounds received in trying to escape from the police.

Before dying Douglas confessed that he and Mosher had kidnaped Charley Ross. Search was renewed for their fellow conspirators, and William Westervelt, brother-in-law of Mosher, was arrested. He was finally convicted as accessory after the crime and was sen-

teneed to seven years’ imprisonment. No trace of the boy ever was found, and it is now believed by the Philadelphia police that the kidnapers, in fear, muixlered the boy to get him off their hands. Horace Marvin, the lost boy’s father, is in great fear lest the kidnapers of his son be driven to some such desperate act by too strenuous police action.

Work of Sage Foundation.

Mr. Robert W. De Forest, counsel for Mrs. Russell Sage, in discussing the plans for administering the foundation of $lO,000,000 recently contributed by Mrs. Sage for the improvement of social conditions, said that she was especially interested in the living conditions of the poor and unfortunate, and that it was her intention to take an active part personally in distributing the income of the fund, which would amount to about $450,000 a year. lie thought this income would be applied very largely to existing charities, but if investigation showed that anything could be {accomplished by a campaign of education along certain lines, stfib work would be taken up. Mrs. Sage desires that the lowly and unfortunate, and any others who do not get the best results out of social conditions, should find a way to improve them, and should be helped to improve them, if necessary.

Deaf-Mutes Good Workers.

A business man who conducts a large bottling establishment in the lower east side district of New York City has discovered that deaf-mutes make the most reliable help that he can obtain. He commenced about seven years ago by employing a deaf-mute boy. who filled his place so satisfactorily that others were employed from time to tiir% until now there are a dozen or more of these afflicted persons drawing good wages at this establishment. The employer says he finds them faithful, and when they have fully grasped the idea of the task to be accomplished, rather more intelligent than the normal workman. Moreover, they are very little given to dissipation.

Against Pasteurinzing Milk.

Prof. Behring, the famous Berlin specialist on pulmonary diseases, is quoted as opposing the Pasteur system of purifying milk. He condemns also the sterilization of milk and the boiling of water to render them inocuous. He says that boiled milk is unsuitable food for infants. and that the boiling of water kills the elements intended by nature for the .making of bone and sinew. True protection for those who use the milk of rows, in his opinion, in the production of healthy cow*

MANY PEASANTS SLAIN.

Mvernmrnt Artillery Said to Havej Killed 1,000 la Ron mania. Terrible slaughter of peasants in Roumania followed the bombardment of rebellious villages under government orders. In a single day it is reported 1,000 peasants were killed and hundreds wounded. Several villages were completely destroyed and the country surrounding them for a mile was devastated. Terrible damage was inflicted by the large guns. Peasants were killed in their homes. Many were incinerated in their houses, set afire by the shells. In Vierus and four surrounding villages the casualties are estimated at 250 killed'au'tf SOO WdtittdetK Brailestlfe, another town subjected to bombardment, lost 175 killed and 500 wounded! "-Many-other places were bombarded.. It. is estimated that when complete reports of casualties are made they will show fully 1,000 persons killed outright. Many of the wounded will die. The ordering of the bombardment of villages shows the straits to which the government has been driven in its efforts to subdue the rebellious peasants. All Roumania is practically in a st;\te of siege. Anarchy is now aimed at by the peasants and revolutionary agitators who are directing the insurrection, Clashes between the troops and peasants are becoming more frequent. In many instances the peasants triumphed. Unless the peasants can be cheeked, the very throne is threatened. Advices are that the greatest fears are felt for the safety of King Charles and Queen Carmen Sylva. The revolt is now as much against the landholders and nobles as against the Jews. Large bodies of peasants, harrying the country as they go and resisting the soldiery with reckless bravery, are moving toward the capital, Bucharest. Bucharest is guarded by a number of fortfi, but the reluctance of the soldiers in many instances to fire may put the capital in the hands of the insurgents at any moment.

Iving Charles is 68 years old. He is a Ilolienzollern and a relative of Kaiser William. In ISC6 he was chosen king of Roumania, but the national legislature did not ratify it and crown him until 1881. He has no children. More famous than the king is the queen, Carmen Sylva, who is known all over the world as the writer of charming poetry. She is also the author of several novels and essays and is a! translator. She is 64 and is the daughter of Prince William Charles of Weid.

POPULATION GAIN IS SHOWN.

Census Bureau Estimates that 83,041,510 Now Live In America. The population of continental United States, according to the estimates of the census bureau, was 83,941,510 in 190 G. This is 7.940,935 more than the Ln. IOQO. Tire estimated population of the United States, including Alaska and insular possessions, in 1906 was 53 ; 182,240. Computed on the basis of the estimate, the density of population of continental United States in 1900 was twenty-eight persons per square mile, as compared with twenty-six ip 1906. The five leading cities and tlieir estimated population in 1900 follow: New York 4,113,043 Chicago .... • .2,049,185 Philadelphia 1,441,735 St. Louis 649,320 Boston • 602,278 The States that took a census in 1905 aro Florida, lowa* Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, NeT/ York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island. South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming. In Michigan the census is taken in the years ending with a “4.” The population returns for these States was 26,263,877, an increase since 1900 of 1,901,572, or 7.8 per cent. For the remaining States and territories the population for 1905 as determined by the method adopted by the bureau was 56,283,059, an increase over 1900 of 4,374,040, or 8.4 per cent. The population of the fourteen States making an enumeration, if estimated in the same manner, would be 26,204,762, a difference of only 0.2 per cent from the actual returns. The rapid growth of orban population is noteworthy. The total estimated population of incorporated places having 8,000 or more inhabitants, exclusive of San Francisco and Los Angeles, Cal., is 28,466,624 for 1906, an Increase over 1900 of 3,912,183, or 15.9 per cent, while the estimated population of the United States, exclusive of these cities, showed an increase of 4,480,003, or only 8.8 per eent.

U. S BANISHES CUBA DISEASE.

Health of Troop* a* Good a* at Station* at Home., Much gratification is felt by Surgeon General O’Reilly over the continued good health of the American troops in Cuba and the excellent work the United States medical officers have done In cleaning up the entire island. During the six months United States troops have been in Cuba, there has been only one case of yellow fever among them and on the whole their general health has been remarkably good. The health of the troops in Cuba has been just as good as in a majority of the Stations in this country. During the first few weeks the 8,000 odd American troops in Cuba developed a few cases of typhoid fever, but this disease has also been eliminated. Unusual care is being taken by the medical officers stationed in Cuba to maintain the city and island in a sanitary condition. Chrlatlaa Science Heallna Barred. The bill making the practice of Christian Science healing unlawful has passed both bouses the Delaware Legislators by large majorities.

TONIC FOR MOTHERS

Dr. Williams? Pink Pills Are Safe and Reliable—A Favorite Household Remedy. Motherhood may be the crowning blessing of a woman's life or it may bring grief and sorrow. Mrs. M. J. • Wight, of 170 Seventh Street, Auburn, Maine, relates her experience after the birth of her daughter in 1901, as follows: “I was all run down at the time the baby came and did not improve In health rapidly after. I was pale, thin and bloodless. My stomach distressed me being full of gas all the time and my heart fluttered so that I could scarcely breathe. “Finally I remembered that a friend had recommended Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills to me so I commenced using them. I gained In strength rapidly while the baby throve also. When I expected my next child I started taking the pills again as a tonic and strengthener and had no such difficulty as before. I got up better and my strength came back much sooner. “A year ago last whiter I had an attack of rheumatism in the hands which went from one hand to the other. JJhe joints swelled up and were so stiff I could not move them. The pal© extended up through my arms and shoulders. I felt sick enough to go to bed but did not do so. This attack lasted for several months. I tried several remedies but finally came back to using the pills which had done me so much good before and found that they benefited me almost at once. I have not been troubled since.” All druggists sell Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, or they will be sent by mall post-paid, on receipt of price, 5,0 cents per box, six boxes for $2.50, by the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. Send for book of cures.

His Unfortunate Impediment.

The stuttering young man was doing his best to declare himself. “Sit down and write it, Percy,” said the sweet young thing, encouragingly. “I don’t like to be proposed to on the installment plan.” There Is more Catarrh In this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few yeass was supposed to be Incurable.' For a great many years doctors pronounced It a local disease and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly falling to cure with local treatment, pronounced It Incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio. Is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken Internally In doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucovs surfaces of the system. They offer one Hundred dollars for any case It falls to cure. Send for circulars and tes- . tlmonlals.— - ■■ ■ * -— ; ——: Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation, o

Snow and Rain.

The first man to whom it ever occurred to find out how much rain was represented by a given fall of snow was Alexander Brice of Ivirknewtown, who in March, 1765, made a simple experiment with the contents of a stone jug driven face downward into over six inches of snow. What he learned was that a greater or less degree of cold, or of wind, when the snow falls, and its “lying a longer or shorter time on the ground,” will occasion a difference in the weight and in the quantity of water produced; “but if,” he added, “I may trust to the above trials, which I pndeavored to perform with enre, snow, newly fallen, with a moderate gale of wind, freezing cold, will produce a quantity of water equal to one-tenth part of its bulk.” So that a fall of snow of ten inches represents a rainfall of one inch.—London C-hronicle.

No Hessians Need Apply.

Aunt Sally Llnnekln was looking admiringly at a collection of souvenir postal cards brought back from Europe by sue of her summer boarders. “Now this one,” said he, showing a handsome card, “is from Hesse —where .hose Hessian soldiers came from, you know.” Aunt Sally put down the cards and rose up in intense indignation. “Land sakes!” she exclaimed in horror. “Did you go there?”

A FRIENDLY GROCER

Dropped a Valuable Hint Abonl Coffee. “For about eight years,” writes a Mich, woman, "I suffered from nervousness—part of the time down in bed with nervous prostration. "Sometimes I would get numb and It would be almost impossible for me to speak for a spell. At others, I would have severe bilious attacks, and my heart would flutter pajnfully when I would walk fast or sweep. “I have taken enough medicine to start a small drug store, without any benefit. One evening our grocer was asking Husband how I was and be urged that I quit coffee and usePostum, so he brought borne a pkg. and I made it according to directions and we were both delighted with it - “So we quit coffee altogether and used only Postum. I began to get bet ter in a month's time and look like au. other person, the color came back to my cheeks, I began to sleep well, my appetite was good and I commenced to taka on flesh aud become Interested In every, thing about the house. “Finally I was able to do all by ewn work without the least sign of my old trouble. I am so thankful for the little book, ‘The Road to Wcllvtlle.' It has done me so much good. I haven’t taken medicine of any kind for six months and don’t need any. “A friend of ours who did not like Postum as she made It, liked mine, and when she learned to boil It long enough, hers was as good as mine. It’s easy If you follow directions.” Name given by Poatum Company, Battle Creek, Mich, Head the little book, “The Road tq Wellvillc,” in pkgs. “There’a a yea, ■on.” '