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ROOTED DISLIKE FOR JAPS Chinese Look With Suspicious Eyes on Actions of the Subjects of the Mikado. It was in the quaint, terraced city of Foochow, China. The hearers of tuy sedan ehnir pointed out to me a flue gray building against the hillside and exhausted their collective store of English trying to tell me what It was. . "Japanese hospital,” said one. with a knowing air, as if he could say more If he would. "To cure sick Japanese?" 1 asked, wondering whether there was a suffi ciently large colony to support an In stitution of such size. It took some I line for this question to percolate through their heads. When at last It did so. there was more excitement In their answers than mere statements of fuels would warrant. “Japanese make Chinese well. Japa nese say ‘Chinese man—him very sick; tnust make well.'" There was Inarticulate sarcasm In their manner. At last one of them found the English lie was after, and rame out with it: "Japanese no love Chinese ninn," he said. "Then why atnke Chinese man well?” It seems that Japanese were begin ning to realize that American philan thropy, represented by the missions and by tlte Rockefeller foundation, was creating good-will for the United Stub's. So they, too. decided to become philanthropists, and some fine Japa nese hospitals for the Chinese ware the result. The. Chinese, however, still distrust the move. They cannot be sure that It lias the genuine unselfishness of Christian propaganda. They tell tales about machine guns concealed in Hie hospitals and soldiers who recon nolter by night. 1 never heard these rumors substantiated, but I did meet a seemingly benevolent young surgeon and a Japanese nurse with the sweet est face In the world.—Marjorie Hur stow in World Outlook. WORE OLD DUTCH HEADGEAR Rochester Woman Excited Comment by Appearing in Court With Pic turesque Adornment. The costume of Mrs. Julln Vos In a Rochester court excited mtyh ntten tion. Mrs. Vos is the grandmother of two children over whom there was litigation after the parting of their parents. The aged woman is a na tive of Frieseland, Holland. She appeared In court with an old Dutch headgear that would have de lighted the heart of the painter Van Dyk. On the sides of her coiffeur were two thin gold plates bound tight ly to her head which kept her hair pressed close above her ears, Tiie plates are slightly concave, of the finest old burnished gold and fitted the contour of her head. Over he gold plates, was an old Frieseland lace bonnet. Ivory colored from age. a treasure of her maiden days. The lit tle frilled luce visor In front of the bonnet was a marvel of the lace mak er’s art, and a 6-lneh frill made of some stiffened material like malines net fanned out behind her neck and over her shoulders like a ruffle of Sir Walter Raleigh. In a quaint observ ance of the customs of the land of her adoption Mrs. Vos had surmount ed her artistic headgear with a fla grantly black high-cocked bonnet. The old world touched (be new on Mrs. Vos' bead, with the artistic odds greatly against the new. Search for Finer Wool. The possibility of developing new sources of fine wool has been sug gested. Referring in .Nature to a new search for the golden fleece, I*rof. J. C. Ewart of the University of Edin burgh states that the first domesticat ed sheep In Europe were undoubtedly Introduced about 7000 B. C., and that nearly pure descendants of this an dent Neolithic breed—a urlal, Ovle vlegnel—still survive on the small un inhabited island of Sony (Sheep is land), near St. Hilda. Crosses, he tween Sony and Southdown sheep yield excellent mutton, with wool of remarkable strength and quality; and the late discoveries Indicate that crosses of the urlal with other wild types may yield dill finer and more beautiful wool. These discoveries In clude that of wool forming the Inner coat of several of the wild sheep n* Asia. -This wool Is longer than that of the Sony sheep, und decidedly finer than and quite as white as superfine Australian merino, regarded as the finest and whitest wool In the world. Causes of Thunderstorm. Two kinds of thunderstorms are generally recognized—one due to heat and usually local, and the other ac companying the squalls forming In the southern sectors of low pressure areas. A third type "storms of cold,” has been lately addi .1 by a French me teorologist. It occurs as cold air trav els southward Into a region of high tsmperuture and southerly upper winds. The clouds forming the south ern limit of the cold wave develop thunderstorms, which are carried northward by the upper south wind, this traveling backward through the zone of cold air. Pope Donates to 8. P. C. A. Pope Benedict has given a donation of 1,000 francs to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which has been doing magnificent work In Italy for years past under English direction, and mainly support ed by English and American subscrip tions, although lecently receiving also considerable Ua,lan support. -Catho lic Columbian. DOES WELL WITH ONfc AHIVI Englishman Apparently Little Incon venienced by the Loss of Hia Right “Wing." Apropos our recent photograph on feats performed by armless men, a con tributor, who lost his right arm when he was a youth, sends an interesting account of the Ingenious manner In which he carries on in spite of his handicap. “I get up at seven o'clock,” he says, "wash, shave, scrub my finger-nails by holding n small nail-brush between my teeth, and dress myself without any help. To fill a pipe nnd strike a match Is an easy matter, while years ago I learned to write with my left hand. “I often play whist, and can place my cards together as quickly as any one. But I find my chief delight and enjoyment In playing the pinno or or gan. I love both. I do not piny with my left hand only, but play the lower notes with a stick in my mouth. “I can open a boiled egg and eat It ns quickly as anyone with their two hands, while In regard to wrapping up a parcel and securing the same with string, 1 challenge any grocer to do the Job more neatly. “feeling an apple is quite simple. I can open a penknife In an instant. “No one need despuir who has lost one of their arms. It is nwknrd at first, but after n few weeks it Is sur prising what one can do for them- ! selves. So to all who have lost an arm I say: ‘Cheerio! It might have been worse!”—London Tit-Bits. WENT TO HEAVEN IN AUTO Novelty in Burning of Effigy of Ma chine at the Grave of Wealthy Chinaman. It Is the custom of the Chinese to burn various kinds of effigies at the funeral ceremonies of the rich, and the more wealthy the departed the more elaborate the figures burned over his grave. These effigies represent every manner of thing, such as human figures, horses, sedan chairs, tables loaded with money, etc. At the funeral of a Mr. LI, who died a short time ago in Tientsin, and who was a very wealthy man, the bereaved family outdid themselves, and made an imitation of the deceased gentleman’s automobile, to he burned at his grave. The effigy was made entirely of strong Chinese paper stretched on bamboo frames. The ear was complete In every detail, the pcd nls accurately placed, and all made of paper and bamboo. The Interior of the car was also accurate In detail, being carefully up holstered In paper. The car was car ried about three miles through crowded streets to the graveside, where a match was applied, and it was con sumed In u few minutes. Ancient Mesopotamia. Survey research work In Mesopota mia Ims revealed the fact that In for mer times the country was covered j with a network of canals, showing that I a very celebrated system of Irrigation must then have been in vogue. Some of these canals were 20 feet deep with steep embankments. This Interesting ■ Information was stated by Lieut. Col. O. A. Hcazeley. royal engineers, in a lecture given by him at the British i Royal Geographical society recently. 1 He also brought to light the fact that the city of Sumarrah. which Is now a comparatively unimportant town, at a period liefore the Christian era must j have been one of the most populous trading centers of the Hast. The an- 1 clent city was 20 tulles in length and 2% in width, and It Is estimated that it contained about 4,000,000 Inhabit ants. There were miles of walls and warehouses, and It formed a converg ing (mint for enravans from a vast area. Another city In Mesopotamia, the lecturer said, showed traces of having been laid out on the lines of a modern American city. Government Newspaper. It Is not generally known that In case the recent rallwaymen’s dispute In Great Britain hud developed into a general strike, and the public had been unable to obtain Its customary news papers, arrangements had been made for the production of a government dally. It was to contain no editorial views whatever, hut simply a record of what was happening at home and abroad. Five million copies would have been circulated by a squadron of 180 aero planes. The government’s Idea whs that the dangers of a general strike would be enormously enhanced If the general public did not know what was going on. Community Singing. “I see community Ringing Is becom ing a fad In many towns." “What Is It?” “The merry villager*’ Idea boosted n notch, I lake It.” “How?" “Instead of dancing on the green, we assemble In community centers and mingle our voices In Jazz madri gals and syncopated gleeR.”—I.ouls j vllle Courier-Journal. Air Travel de Luxe. The airship "R 88" has been making a tour of the French battlefields, says i the London Sphere, und It carried a 1 chef ami gave Its passengers French ! cooking, and real beds, with sheets. “On September 1.V says the some pa per, “during a flight from Amsterdam to England, this lunch was served on a passenger airplane: Salmon mayon naise, cold chicken, fruit salad and wine." From the (Outlook. KUMt TAKES BACK ITS OWN Demolition of Pretentious German Embassy in Eternal City Has a Deep Significance. Today on the Capitollne, the small est geographically, but historically the most important of the famous seven hills of Rome, there Is the sound of hammering, the fall of masonry. Here, for many centuries, was centered the religious and political activity of the Roman empire, and here in the last half century Germany had established herself Imperially, residentially. In the Palazzo Caffarelli, built near the site of the great temple of Jupiter, consecrated In B. C. 509, was the Ger man embassy, with the throne of the emperor of Germany. Near at hand was the German Arehaeloglcal Insti tute, within Its garden the famous Tarpeian rock, to be visited of recent years only by obtaining the key of the gate from the German authorities. On the piazza. Romulus Is said to have founded his asylum and here In the centuries before the Christian era, as In the middle ages, Rome had the seat of her government. It was here that from house to house, from terrace to terrace, Germany up to the year 1914 was steadily spreading her domains. The statue of Marcus Aurelius by Michael Angelo was In the piazza of the Capitollne, so also were those of Constantine and his son, but there was room for others. Today, however, the Palazzo Caffarelli with its six teenth-century architectural beauties, and Its Teutonic decorutlons, is being removed from the capital in carts. The authorities have decided that this sev enth hill of Rome belongs to the past of Italy and they seek beneath the floors of the German embassy further foundations of the great temple of Jupiter built by Tarquin the superb, that other last of the kings. LANGUAGE ENRICHED BY WAR English Newspaper Comments on Ad dition of American Slang to the Ordinary Vocabulary. An enterprising publishing firm has issued n post-wiir English dictionary which professes to contain words that came Into use during the war. It might have saved some perplexity on the part of the Wlllesden magistrate who was told by a witness last week end thnt a man in the case was "all poshed up,” and thnt a certain turn of events “put the kybosh on him.” “Poshed up” recalls dreadful things* to the demobilized man. for how many weary hours has he not spent In “poshing up” for parades and inspec tions? To “posh up” means, of course, to make oneself look smart. In civilian life it means speckle-sly polished hoots, starched collar, neat ly pressed trous’ors, carefully brushed hair, and a shining morning face. In the army it meant buckles, buttons and cap badge polished to distraction, leather equipment with a supergloss, and well “hlaneoed” haversack and valise (khaki color, of course). And for the man “warned for guard” be hind the lines or in camp at home there was always the hope that by “poshing up” to the nth degree he might escape duty, the prize awarded by the inspecting officer to the smart est man paraded. As for “kybosh,” the word is familiar enough to the music-hall public. The extinguisher puts the “kybosh” on 1 lie candle, and the allies, in the words of a war-time song, “put the kybosh on the kaiser.” —Manchester Guardian. The Ambidextrous. The art of ambidexterity, or the us age of both hands, Is an extremely practical accomplishment, and one In volving not only mechanical skill, hut a certain amount of will and brain power. A society for the cultivation of the left hand was started some time ago In London, but the scheme never had sufficient hacking to flourish. Now I ho French Academy of Medi cine Is advocating that school children be taught to write with the left hand as well as the right. One curious point concerns the cult of flic left hand, an eminent physician having stated that it tends eventually to Increase lunucy. The notion has, however, been contested by other medi cal men. and tile head master of Eton suggests thnt the further usage of the left hand develops certain organs of the brain which otherwise lie dormant. Find Color Photo Process. A secret emulsion, Invented by a Russian professor, which, it Is assert ed, will make color photography pos sible for everybody. Is about to be In troduced Into this country, says* the London Times. The problem of mak ing the process capable of snapshot an well as time work Is claimed to have been overcome, and the exposure can be as rapid as with the ordinary emulsion, thus fitting the Invention for moving-picture work also. Special cameras and plates will be on the market shortly, and the cost of a colored film Is expected to be only 15 to 20 per cent higher thun the ordinary black and white type. Juat the Man! While at a dance one evening I made the acquaintance of a young man who asked to take me home. While talking about different things, we came upon the subject of religion. He told me he was quite a church member and had attended church reg ularly. My "ulks being rather re ligious themselves, I said, without thinking: “You are just the kind of a son-in-law my people ore looking for." Then I woke up and tried to square myself.—Exchange. j; SPECIAL FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY I Sale of Knit Underwear For Women and Children £ Union Suits, Vests, Infants’ Shirts, Vests and Pants and 5 Some Wool Shirts at Savings of from J t h leis Stores | jj Brandeis Stores—Basement—East jj .VWW.V/AV/WAV.^V.AWAVWWW.V.V.V.VA'.V.V Merritt Feb. 3d Columbia Hall ni«M>m.iiii.iiiiiii..im»mHH«»m>iiiiiimiMHw«i4wiiiiH'i>«ii>iiiiiiiwimiminiiiiiiiiiiiiinimnininiiiiiiii,ii4Hinii4iiiiiiiLiiiiiiiiuiiiiiHiiiniiiiiiii>iuiiiiiiiiiiiiHiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiniiimiiiniiiuiilM>iliHminif NEW YORK OMAHA r LINCOLN GO TO OMAHA’S LARGEST STORE I FOR WOMEN’S WEAR CON ANT HOTEL BLDG., SIXTEENTH ST. -~iii!iaa'iMiMiaiaiaaaHtaHmaitaiiimiiiiiiiaaiaHiiiii<iHiiii>iiaiiiiiiiiaiaiimiiiiiiiiMiiiiaiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiMi*aiiiiiaiiiiaiiiHiaiaiiiaaiiiaiaiaaaiiiiamiiiiiiiiiaaaaiiHtiaMaiiiNiiiniiiiaiataiiiaaMiMtaiMiatti«immiHawMii«l j The Beautiful Columbia Hall for Rent at Reduced Rates i The place for dances, parties, recitals and general assemblies The very best order maintained. 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