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Messrs. Karl 8. Westfield and Sheridan S. Westfield, the well known vaudeville perform era of Loyal Theatre fame, have written a beautiful waltz song. "If 1 Only Could forget You, Adaline,” which will be on sale a?on. Those wishing a copy of the song now may rail Webster 5«54, and it will be delivered to any address. Price 30 cents. FINEST OF EARTH’S CHURCHES 4lan of Genius Through Many Cen turies Aided in the Erection of St. Peter's at Rome. The history of St- Peters at Rome, one of the world’s most Interesting edifices, goes back over a thousand years, for It was on this spot, the site of Nero’s circus, within wulls ornate with gold und glistening with mosaic and marble, that Charteuiugue received the crown of Imperial Rome from l’ope Leo 111., and here was slowly erected throughout subsequent centuries this building, called the central cfithedral of Christendom. All iliut man could do to make St. Peter’s great and beau tiful bus been lavished upon that splendid church. Mine, de Stael suld of It, ‘‘Ces^ le seal truvu.il de I'art sur noire tcrre uetuelle qul alt le genre de grundeur qul characterise les oeuvres luiinediales de la crea tion.” (It Is the sole work of art on our earth which has the sort of noble ness that characterizes the works of nature.) Murlon Cruvvfoid puts one’s first Impression of St, Peter's In a nutshell when he says, "The Hist sight of St. Peter's affects one as though In every duy streets, walking among one's fellows, one should meet with a uiun forty feet high.” While the Interior <le<'orations have been criticized as being loo profuse —an American tourist once referred to them as "too much gingerbread"— that great r<«if covers the work of some of the most renowned sculptors of the world. Fish's Nest In a Clam Shell. The goby (of which there are many kinds) selects the dean valve of a clam and uses this as the ready-made nest. The pair (for the goby mates with hut oue and Is jealous of any rival) hover round an inverted valve and then the male scoops out the sand from Tinderneath It, forming a cavity, the shell being slightly tilted and pressed Into the wind. The female then enters the cavity and deposits her eggs on the lower (Inner) surface of .the shell. These eggs are some what cigar-shaped structures, fixed at one end by a glutinous network that secures them firmly to the shell. Hav ing done her work, the female then ex changes places with the male, who remains on guard, keeping up a con stant current of water over the eggs by movements of the pectoral fins, arid darting out at the approach of an Intruder. Rubber Shoes Life Savers. A fact which is probably only slight ly known is the Immunity from the at tacks of lightning which is afforded by wearing a pair of rnlibe •*, The person who a -limes these cov ering!) must be <airn/ui not to come In laaaiBsssTusss contact with anything except the Dear. Providing he follow* this instruction he can not possibly be injured by the lightning in any way. The explanation is simple enough. The electric fluid before It can pass In to a human being or animal mast first come In contact with the earth. Its passage from the earth to the wearer of the rubbers is, of course, stopped by the soles of the latter. So next time a storm Is brewing hurryvup and get out your rubbers. Dolls With African Burial. Art galleries in New York last year exhibited specimens of African doll makers. Perhaps the most interesting story of dolls In Africa is that whfch concerns the doll custom of a tribe dwelling near Lake Nyassa. When a memlier of the tribe dies a rough Im age of the dead person Is made of rags or wood and laid away In a tent. Thousands of doll images of dead tribe members lie in the tent, and It is said that the tribe believes that the dolls are the embodiment of the souls of the dead men. By keeping the souls on earth they believe they are cheat ing the fiends which are supposed to lurk beyond life. The tent is regarded as sacreil and only the medicine men are permitted near It. plunges into all sorts of foolish oper ations which do not turn out well, and he is always try.ug to get out of ' things which be bad gone into hastily. If his prudence had been equally de veloped with his courage, with his bold ness, he would have made a very strong man. Futile endeavors, half-hearted ef forts never accomplish anything. It Lukes ibe fire of determination, en ergy, push, and good judgment to ac complish that which counts. It fs the ueii-halauced enthusiastic man with lire in his blood, tiDd ginger In his brain, who makes tilings move and achieves the seemingly impossible.— Denver«Catboiic Register. SPIRIT OF SPARTANS IS TRACED TO DRUIDS Frenchman Says Bravery of Gaul Tribes Was Instilled by Priests. serve their country against its ene- | mies, teaching children to perform their tasks and later Instructing them i In the arts and sciences of their time. Lycurgus apparently received some good tips from the forest priests of his Iberian Gaul, for It was some years after his return to Greece that the valor of the Spartan youths first be gan to make Its appearance. How Lightning Kills. Numbers of euSPs of death by light ning have failed to reveal any direct effect of the passage of an electric current through the human body. The evidence Indicates that death was caused entirely by shock. The result Is psychological rather thah physical, the shock Inducing heart failure or other organic disturbances. Sometimes strokes have lieen fatal to a mother although the child in her arms was unharmed. Persons under the Influence of a drug or Intoxicated j seem to escape. This seems to indl- : cate that the psychological element Is an Important consideration.—Populaj Science Monthly. Cavalrymen’s Splendid Ride. Col. Ezra B. Fuller, the author of a , riding "anthology," has himself a notable achievement of endurance and horsemanship to his credit. During ; the Nez Perces campaign of 1877 Ful ler, then second lieutenant of the Sev enth cavalry, stationed on the north hank of the Yellowstone river, near I Miles- City, was ordered by General Miles to take five troopers with him ■ and carry dispatches to General She man at Fort Ellis. Mont. Much of the trip had to he made running nlong- j side of the horses, owing to the moun tainous chararter of the country trav ersed and the almost Impassable con dition of the trails. The total dis tance covered was over 350 miles, whleh was made In four days and nineteen hours, without rhanging mounts. I Miss Eva B. Walker ELOCUTIONARY RECITAL Will Appear for the First Time in Omaha AT COLUMBIA HALL January 31, 1921 Miss Walker was a pupil of Irene Booth, niece of the re nowned Edwin Booth of Shakes pearean fame. Lovers of the art of public speaking will enjoy a real treat from the readings of this talent ed speaker. Humorous and sol emn, dialect, classical and sacred readings blend harmoniously and are displayed with a wide ran o’e of talent bv Miss Walker. Local talent Avill augment the pro gram. I t I < I t I I I I I I » » H » I I I I ■ T - I Music Parlor i ! NOW OPEN —————————— I Your favorite record played cn request. Individual, Couple or Party booths. SOL. LEWIS, Prop. 1824 No. 24th St. Subscribe for The Monitor. Druid priests who in tbe olden days carried out mystic rites by slaughter ing their devotees and burning them on altars erected in the heart of some primeval forest have been misunder stood. Instead of controlling merely the religious life of their followers they were responsible for the fighting qualities of the early tribes of Gaul and later spread their influence to Greece, where Druid training devel oped the martial spirit of the Spar tan soldiers. This is the conclusion reached by M. Solomon Heluach, who In an exhaust ive communication presented to the French Academy of Inscriptions gives the result of several years’ delving Into the folk-lore of Greece and tbe country that today Is France. It was only recently that M. Reinaclf discov ered a manuscript written by a Greek historian born In Sparta, revealing that the Sparing had modeled their military training on tbe system in vogue among the tribes of Iberia, lo cated somewhere between Egypt and the Indies, and which had been visit ed by an imaginary tourist known as Lycnrgus. Tbe latter’s description of tbe coun try convinces M. Reinaeh that the ex plorer must have landed on tbe south ern co ist of France, and that the Iberlu of which he wrote was not the Spanish Iberia which later adventur ers described as a land lacking mar tini feelings hut filled with drinkers ami highway robbers. According to M. Relnach’s ancient informer, I.ycurgus visited the Druid priests in their mountain caves and forest hnunts and found them busy training the natives of Gaul to pre Shoe-Throwing Old Custom. Throwing old shoes was not always confined (o weddings, though the cus tom nowadays has come to be asso ciated entirely with the going away of bridal couples. Authorities differ as to the origin of the practice and its exact significance; it seems, however, as if it had to do with the transfer of property—women being regarded as such among the nations in which the custom began. It was in the sense of confirming a sale or exchange that the Jews un derstood the removal and giving of a shoe or sandal. When t lie kinsman of Boa/, consented lo waive his claim upon the parcel i f land which N'uoinl would sell, he "drew off his shoe," for “this Is I lie custom of Israel.” NEED FOR BALANCE WHEEL Courage Is, of Course, a Magnificent Thing, But Should Be Regulated by Prudence. Courage is an Indispensable quulity hi our success; but if it is not bal anced and regulated by prudence it will run away with us and leud us into ull sorts of foolhardy things. Boldness Is a great quality when it is held in check by proper cautiousness and guided by good judgment. I know u man whose courage is very much over-developed and his faculty of caution is very deficient, lie does not know whut fear means, and be KnaaMBBCTBEtaiwai The Domestic Optimist at Work. “My husband has never spoken a cross word to me ” “Daughter is always at the head of her class, and she doesn't have to study a hit hard. She really seems to have more time to piny than any of the other girls." “I’m so glad you came, I assure yon. One extra for dinner doesn’t matter.” “So glad yon called I 1 didn’t care to go to the matinee, anyway.” “My husband eonld get a much larg er salary by going with another honse —in fact they ore begging him to do It—hut his present employers have treated him so nicely that he just won’t lenve them.” “Never mind breaking the vase—It was not one that I cared especially for.”—From Life. LW ■ ■ ■ ■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■«-] * I ■ 3 ja a JK *■ V :■ i :: :■ ^ B W M WA'WWflWWMWiWAViWi'AWAWMflWWWrtVWWAVWWAVAWW^^^!