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""Everlasting fires in Region of Desolation Few regions are more remarkable than those near the Caspian sea. The waters of the sea once stretched far north and Joined the Arctic ocean, but now, after countless ages, they have receded to their present limits. Vast stretches of waste and barren land are left where the waters once extend ed—deserts of reddish clay, with oc- I casional marshes. This is the region known as the “Land of Everlasting Fire.” After sun set, leaping up on all sides from rents In the interminable plain, rise ghostly, dancing tongues of flame, untarnished by smoke, casting a lurid light all around. Dotted about lie squat temples, from whose pinnacles rise columns of fierce flame, the dread gods Incarnate of the flre-worshipers. The columns are said to have burnt continuously since the birth of Confucius. The everlasting fires are not the dis embodied souls of dead men and de mons, as tho natives believe, but are due to torrents of gas which stream from underground regions, and are ig nited spontaneously. It is possible to dig a small hole and then, by applying a live coal, cause It to burst into flames. If a tube of paper is stuck about two inches in the ground, and the top of it touched with a live coal, a flame will issue from it, but if the edges of the paper have been smeared with clay it will not take fire. Human Blood Stream Has Tides Like Sea The only time most people think anything about the ebb and flow of tides is when they are at the seaside or on the river. Few people know they have their own daily tides in the blood stream pumped from the heart. That this is so has been shown by Dr. F. B. Shaw, who declares that the high tide of the white corpuscles of the blood usually comes Just after midnight and again in the afternoon. These tides, he says, may be related to the hours of eating and sleeping or to the changing positions of sun and earth. Another doctor has discovered that anger makes the blood sweeter. After making several people angry, he drew off samples of blood, and in all cases found more sugar in the blood after the fit of emotion than before. HU Impulse The following true incident was told to a friend of the Companion not long ago by a woman of the Quaker faith. A Quaker was once passing a Quak er meetinghouse in the country when suddenly lie felt an impulse to go in and preach, although there was no audience. He acted according to his Impulse, preached a short sermon and then left the building. Some years later, while in London, he was accosted by a man who said to him, “Sir, you saved my life.” Astonished at such a remark, he said, “What do you mean? I do not know you.” "Well,” said the man, “I was pass tog a certain meetinghouse one day I and, hearing a voice, I listened out side the window.” And then he add ed in a low voice, “I was an ex-convict and in despair, but your words saved me.”—Youth's Companion. Great Wall of China Few people realize what an almost perfect condition prevails along a large part of the great wall of China The bricks of the parapet are as firm as ever, and their edges have stood the severe climate of north China with acarcely a break. The paving along the top of the wall is so smooth that one may ride over it with a bicycle, and the great granite blocks with which it is faced are as smooth and as closely fitted as when put in place over 2,000 years ago. The entire length of this wall is 1,400 miles; it is 22 feet high and 20 feet in thickness. At intervals of 100 yards or so there are towers some 40 feet in height. Considerate The artist had agreed to paint the portrait of a beautiful young girl in her very becoming lavender evening gown. The girl’s mother decided, as she thought the matter over at home, that she would prefer to have her daugh ter wear a yellow dresa A few days la:?r the portrait paint er received a message over the tele phone from the young girl: “Mother thinks I'd better wear my yellow dress and hopes you haven’t bought the paint yeti”—Vancouver Province. One Year's Moose Bag It has been estimated that aboui 10,000 moose are killed In Canad. each year. This seems a heavj ■laughter, but far from there being any danger of extermination from this toll taken by the moose hunter authorities in different sections are oi the opinion that a killing of twice that number could be made each year and the natural Increase would defi , nitely offset any danger of the extim tion of tbe moose. _ i Not to Bo Consoled Little Katherine was crying, not t anything in particular, but for ever.\ , thing in general. Her mother, tryin, to divert her attention, said: “Oh, look at that pretty horse tiei out there.” But Katherine took it as one mon grievance In life, saying: "I wan that horse to be a mule.” Jewels in Profusion Decked Desert Queen It Is not generally known that the Sahara desert has encroached hun dreds of miles eastward during the centuries since the great days of Egyp tian civilization, and has In conse quence buried in sand many forgotten cities and centers of population. One often thinks of the treasure lying on the floor of the ocean, but the treasure buried under desert sands must also be Incalculable. A sensational discovery was made recently, not on the Egyptian side, where the sand almost succeeded in overwhelming the mighty Sphinx, but on the western side of the desert The body of some ancient queen of the Sa hara was found beneath the sand. On her arms were found eighteen brace lets, nine of gold and nine of silver; five necklaces of Jewels were around her neck, and on her head was a diadem of gold starred with Jewels. There was much exquisitely carved furniture in the tomb, and near by were piles of Jewels—emeralds, rubies, onyx, and so on. On the opposite side was found a superb statue of a woman carved in stone. The date of this tomb is placed at least a thousand years before the Christian era. One European People Was Napoleon’s Dream In all the six years of his captivity, he does not seem, even once, to have sung the praises of General Bonaparte. If he is summing up what he achieved, he says: "My fame does not rest upon my 40 victorious battles, nor does it lie in the fact that I bent the monarchs to my will. Waterloo will wipe odt the mem ory of so many victories; the last act makes one forget the first What will never pass away is my book of laws, minutes of my council of state, my cor respondence with my ministers. . . . Through its simplicity my code of laws had more effect than any civil codes before it; the schools I have kept up, my methods of instruction, are creat ing a new generation; crime decreased during piy rule, whereas in Englaud crime has become more prevalent . . . I wanted to found a European system, a European code of laws, a j European court of appeal; there would j have been but one people throughout I Europe."—From Emil Ludwig’s “Na poleon." Old Criticism of Dance The dance craze was the object of almost as much criticism a century ago as it is today. This was shown by a book, yellowed with age, which was found recently in the walls of an old mansion demolished in Medford, Mass. Under the heading, “Dancing," the author, in 1831, wrote: “Nothing shows the national character, or thoughtlessness and gayety, more plainly than a strong and general pro pensity for dancing. A passion for this amusement affects persons in every grade of life. It might be sup posed that those only would be dis posed tc^engage in it whose spirits are continually elastic and buoyant, under the cheering smiles of prosperity and ease. But this is not the fact The thoughtless and gay will often do it in order to suppress those movlngs of conscience which would lead them to a life of religion." Trade Mark Protection The courts have Bald that a person entering a field of endeavor already occupied by another should, In the selection of a trade name or trade mark, keep far enough away to avoid all possible confusion. Whether there is an infringement of a trade mark does not depend upon the use of ! len tical words, nor on the question as to whether they are so Bimilar that a person looking at one would be de ceived Into the belief that it was the other. The courts Incline to hold that Infringement occurs if one adopts a trade name or a trade mark so like another in form, spelling or sound that a person with a not very definite or clear recollection as to the real trade mark Is likely to become confused or misled. Donkey-Foot Maecot Thieves of all kinds have the strong est belief in charms. In a London police court a detective produced a black pebble taken from the waistcoat pocket of a man he had arrested, and said that that kind of thing was a charm for good luck. A burglar caught in Camberwell said bitterly to the officer who had arrested him: "It serves me right. 1 came out without my donkey foot." His mascot was the shod hoof of a donkey, which be had carried during the whole of his crimi nal career. The black-cat superstition is as powerful as ever, and a burglar will actually turn away from a house if he finds a black cat seated on the doorstep. Prayed for a Rett The story goes that several college presidents were discussing what they would do after they retired. What would they be fit for was the ques tion. “Well,” said one of them, “I don’t know that I'd be fit for anything, but I know what I'd like to do. I’d like to be superintendent of an orphan asylum so I'd never get any letters from parents.” "I’ve a much better ambition,” ex claimed another. “I want to be warden of a penitentiary. The alumni never come back to visit’’—Harper’s Mayra zlna. . i; Reid-Duffy ;; ;; PHARMACY j! 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Morearly Attorney-at-Law 700 Peters Trust Building NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT DE FENDANT To Charles Wilson, non-resident defendant: You are hereby notified that Pearl Wilson, your wife, the plaintiff, filed her petition in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, on the 24th day of May, 1927, to obtain an absolute decree of divorce from you on the grounds of desertion and non support. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 26th day of September, 1927. PEARL WILSON. 4t-8-26-27 John Adama, Attorney PROBATE NOTICE In the matter of the estate of Washington Pridgett, deceased. Notice is hereby given: That the creditors of said deceased will meet the administratrix of said estate, be fore me, County Judge of Douglas County, Nebraska, at the County Court Room, in said County, on the 3rd day of November, 1927, and on the 3rd day of January, 1928, at 9 o’clock a. m., each day, for the pur pose of presenting their claims for examination, adjustment and allow ance. Three months are allowed for the creditors to present their claims, from the 1st day of October, 1927. BRYCE CRAWFORD, 4t-9-2-27 County Judge. H. J. Pinkett, Attorney NOTICE OF ADMINSTRATION In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of Henry Hunter, deceased. All persons interested in said es tate are hereby notified that a peti tion has been filed in said Court al leging that said deceased died leaving no last will and praying for adminis tration upon his estate, and that a hearing will be had on said petition ! before said court on the 24th day of > September, 1927, and that if they ! fail to appear at said Court on the ; said 24th day of September, 1927, • at 9 o’clock a. m., to contest said I petition, the Court may grant the same and grant administration of said estate to Frank Blackwell or some other suitable person and pro ceed to a settlement thereof. BRYCE CRAWFORD, 3t-9-2-27 County Judge. LEGAL NOTICE « Ed. F. Morearty Attorney at Law Peters Trust Building Notice of Service by Publication To Roy Pitts, non-resident defend ant: You are hereby notified that Hattie J. Pitts, your wife, the plain tiff, filed her petition in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, on the 6th day of May, 1927, to ob tain an absolute decree of divorce from you, on the grounds of extreme cruelty and non-support. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 10th day of September, 1927. HATTIE J. PITTS, 4t.-8-12-27 Plaintiff. Charles F. Davis Attorney NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of George G. Johnson, Deceased. All persons interested in said es tate are hereby notified that a peti tion has been filed in said Court al leging that said deceased died leaving no last will and praying for adminis tration upon his estate, and that a hearing will be had on said petition 1 before said court on the 17th day of (September, 1927, and that if they fail to appear at said Court on the said 17th day of September, 1927, at 1 9 o’clock a. m., to contest said peti j tion, the Court may grant the same and grant administration of said es ’! tate to Ray L. Williams or some other suitable person and proceed to a settlement thereof. BRYCE CRAWFORD, 3t-8-26-27 County Judge. FOR RENT — Furnished apartment or furnished room in strictly mod ern home. Webster 4162. 2310 North Twenty-Second Street. FOR RENT—Furnished or unfurnish ed rooms. Near carline. Reason able. WEbster 1063. FOR RENT—Two rooms, neatly fur nished, strictly modern. Private kitchen and bath. The new James Apartments. Call at 2221 North Twenty-fifth St. Web. 3634. FOR RENT — Homelike furnished rooms. 919 North 26th street. Tel. Harney 1904. Classified FOR RENT—Furnished room in strictly modern home. One block from Dodge carline. Call during business hours, WE. 7126, even ings, WE. 2480. tf-12-10-26. FOR RENT—Neatly furnished room. Modern home. With kitchen priv ilege. Call Web. 6498. —tf. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms. Web ster 2180. 2516 Patrick avenue. WANTED—Working girl to take a room in my cosy apartment. Web. 1185. FOR RENT—Six rooms, 1148 North 20th street; five rooms, 1162H North 20th. Modern except heat. Webster 5299. FOR RENT—Furnished room in mod ern home, with kitchen privileges. Man and wife preferred. Call WE. 0919 mornings. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms. 2516 Patrick avenue. Tel. WE. 2180. NICELY furnished rooms. All mod em. WE. 3960. FOR RENT—Nearly furnished room in modern home, kitchen privileges. WE. 3308. 4-T. UNDERTAKERS JONES & COMPANY, Undertakers. 24th and'Grant Sts. WTSbster 1100 Satisfactory service always. PAINTERS AND PAPER HANGERS A. F. PEOPLES. Painting and decor ating, wall paper and glass. Plas tering, cement and general work. Sherwin-Williams paints. 2419 Lake St. Phone Webster 6366. r .. ■ " ;; EMERSON’S LAUNDRY | • > The Laundry That Suita All £ 1301 No. 24th St. Web. 0820 2 LAWYERS W. B. BRYANT, Attorney and Coun selor-at-Law. Practices in all courts. Suite 19, Patterson Block, 17th and Famam Sts. AT. 9344 or Ken. 4072. W. G. MORGAN—Phones ATlantie 9344 and JAckson 0210. H. J. PINKETT, Attorney and Coun selor-at-Law. Twenty years’ ex perience. Practices in all courts. Suite 19, Patterson Block, 17th and Farnams Sts. AT. 9344 or WE. 3180. HOTELS PATTON HOTEL, 1014, 1016, 1018 South 11th St. Known from coast to coast. Terms reasonable. N. P. Patton, proprietor. THE HOTEL CUMMINGS, 1916 Cum ing St. Under new management Terms reasonable. D. G. Russell, proprietor. BAGGAGE AND HAULING J. A. GARDNER'S TRANSFER. Bag gage, express, moving, light and heavy hauling. Reliable and com petent. Six years in Omaha. 2622 Maple Street. Phone WEbster 4120. C. H. HALL, stand, 1403 No. 24th. Baggage and express hauilng to all parts of the city. Phones, stand, WE. 7100; Res., WE. 1056. Harry Brown, Express and Transfer. Trunks and Baggage checked. Try ua for your moving and hauling. Also, coal and ice for sale at all times. Phone Webster 2973. 2013 Crace street. DRUG STORES ROSS DRUG STORE, 2306 North 24th Street. Two phones, WEbster 2770 and 2771. Well equipped to supply your needs. Prompt service. THE PEOPLES’ DRUG STORE, 24th and Erskine Streets. We carry a full line. Prescriptions promptly filled WEbster 6323. BEAUTY PARLORS” MADAM Z. C. SNOWDEN. Scientific scalp treatment. Hair dressing and manufacturing. 1154 No. 20th SL WEbster 6194. if ii N. W. WARE ATTORNEY AT LAW \ \ «. * • < * '■ 1208 Dodge Street, Omaha, Nebraska < > 4 ► «► 4. o Phones Webster 6613-Atlantic 8192. . <. v.. :: ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦