(Dakota Comity Herald
DAXOTJk. CITT, NEB.
: John H. Ream, - Publisher
Xaturullv a fimn would rather part
Ala hair thnn part with It.
, After hearing some men talk you are
surprised at the small hats tbejr wear.
Russia has had an earthquake, hut It
ailed to ahake any of the grand dukes
loose.
Aiwa he polite to everybody. But
don't let lhat Interfere with your get
ting your fair share.
Reports from Cuba say the treasury
la full to bursting. It will be well to
keep a sharp eye the revolutionists.
The blood-ls-thleker-than-woter senti
ment doesn't seem to apisal very
strongly to Englishmen of the Swollen-ham-Sir
Alfred Jones type.
Dr. Wiley says cold meat isn't good
after three months. Koine e.f the cold
meat served nt bonrdlng-houscs doesn't
taste good after three days.
The man who says blondes will dis
appear In 600 years has perhaps over
looked the fact that the drug stores ex
pect to be working right along.
h.ir i. nna- Issnln J25 bills, but
as they will be Just as scarce as nil
other kinds, the change does not apical
to the average bread-winner.
A western political club la said to
havs adopted the strawberry as Its em
blem. Then the members ought to
know each other by their strawberry
marks.
It may be true, as scientists allege, I
that the man of the future will be tall-
r. But the man of tho present who
dabbles la futures usually finds himself
shorter. '
Germany la becoming aroused to the
necessity of putting a stop to robberies
on railway trains. Is the train boy
equally piratical and unconscionable
over there?
Some of tho people of Torto Rico are
talking of "winning liberty with sword
and gun from the servitude Imposed by
the United States." It may be neces
sary for Taft to pack his grip again.
The secret of Senator Beverldge's
great Interest in children has been dis
covered. Somebody who has been dig
ging Into his record has found that Mr.
Beverldge was cuice a child himself.
The Chicago university Is said to
bare received from Mr. Rockefeller,
In round numbers, about $19,000,000.
The least It can do to show its grati
tude Is to discover an efficient hair re
storer.
The circus freaks ore reported to be
forming a union. The word "circus"
will, of course, bar from membership
a good many people who ere going up
and , down this country posing as re
formers.
British merchants propose to demand
Indemnities for the losses they expect
to sustain through the suppression of
t,be p,luni traffic In China. The British
mercunm continues to regara u as nn
outrage when an uplift of any kind In
terferes with his profits.
A committee of English and Ameri
can admirers of the poeU Keats and
Shelley have purchased the house In
Rome In. which Keats died, In 1821.
Shelley, who occupied a house oppo
site, was drowned In 3822. It Is plan
ned to make the Keats house a memo
rial of the two poets, and to gather In
it a collection of books, manuscripts
and portraits relating to them and their
works. The memorla' association also
purposes assuming tho care of the
grave of the poets at the Protestant
cemetery In Rome.
The proposition of President McCrea
to Increase the age at which men may
enter the employment of the Pennsylva
nia railroad to 45 years Is recognized as
the result of the scarcity of labor. It
would be correct to recognize that the
scarcity is In Us ratio to the demand.
There are more laborers, skilled and
unskilled, In the country than ever be
fore, but the demand for their service
has increased In greater proportion
than the supply. We need not claim
that there Is not much Improvement yet
to be sought But It U certainly the
historical tact that the competitive era
bss, as one of Its chief results, wrought
an Immense Improvement in the com
pensation of labor and Its Industrial
liberty.
Someone, discussing the ways of
women In business recently, says a
partial explanation of their success lu
many callings Is due to their thinking
they are still on trial, which leads them
to take a great deal more pains to
please their patrons than do men en
gaged In the same klud of work. To a
certain extent this may be true; that Is,
women do feel that they are still serv
ing an apprenticeship In undertaking
work that has been the exclusive Held
of men for generation. But m wom
en have been Iiuusekeejiers since the
world began and as they are as faith
ful and steadfust in this profession In
the present tlmo as they were centuries
ago it seems safe to argue that u
similar thing may he said of them years
benctt In commenting mi their siilvcs
ta business.
Alfred Mosely, the English philan
thropist. Is a warm friend of America.
He has shown his appreciation of this
country In a number o.' convincing
, ways. He has sent several special
commissions across the water In order
thut England might be Improved by
i reason of the advance made In Amer
. lea. He has given added ImiK-tUM to
V9 schools of England by sending many
tttacbers to the I'nllel States to ob
serve and leirn. He himself has
studied this country from many points
of view, end studied It not from the
Standpoint of a hcttilo critic but from
that of one who seeks to know In or-
der to Improve himself. For these rea
sons the opinions of Mr. Mosely arc
entitled to great respect, and when lie
expresses his tel!ef that the high stand
ard of living Is a real jieril to Amer
ica It Is worth while to consider tho
subject. This high living often ap
proaches ruthless extravagance, he
says, the luxuries of yesterday being
counted the necessities of to-day. A re
action Is bound to come, and when It
does It will be attendeu by disaster.
No one can doubt that Americans, as a
rule, live well. Hut they can afford to.
Some of them ore spending all they
make, some more thnn they make, but
others have accounts In tho savings
banks to show that they are not un
mindful of tho possible "rainy day"
ahead of them. There are some fea
tures of present American soclnl con
ditions which are distinctly gratifying
and which are working directly against
the dangers which nppear on the sur
face when a foreigner looks at some
particular phase of life. The danger
from the high living does not scein so
Important as the other suggestion that
American prosperity Is leading to In
efficiency and corruption. "In bygone
years, Sir. Mosely notes, "one was Im
pressed with the thorough way In which
everything was done and every detail
thought out, but the same Is not true
to-day. On the contrary, there are
signs that everything Is becoming slip
shod. Work Is Inetllelently done and
badly finished." Thnt Is a common
chargo brought by foreigners against
American incllio.ls. It Is snia that we
o not build for all time but for a few
years only. It Is said thnt our prod
ucts are not compurable for nicety and
precision with the output of the manu
facturing establishments of the old
world. We have been fairly content
with the results when American made
goods have come into competition with
those of other nations, and yet even
this good record should not blind us If
there Is such a marked deterioration In
workmanship that It Is noticed by a
careful observer. Mr. Mosely thmks
everything overdone and overcrowded,
Everybody appears to be In too great a
hurry, so that In tho race for success
and WMun many of the former good
characteristics of the country ore dls-
appearing. But the same things hnve
been noted by travelers for n hundred
years. Americans nave always iiccn in
a hurry.
Diphtheria
A few years ago this was one of the
most fatal of the diseases of childhood,
and was frequently 'kho cause of death
In adults as well, but to-day, thanks to
tho discovery of antitoxin, It has been
tdiorn e.f ninny of Its terrors, although
It Is Htlll n disease to be dreaded. In
the early days from one-quarter to one-
thlrd of those attacked died, but now
the mortality has fallen to one In ten.
The first sign of the disease Is usual
ly a sore throat, although this symptom
mny De preceded or a short time by a
Ml,ut fover. headache and eenernl las
sltude. The muco'is membrane of the
thrcjit Is first reddish and swollen, or
It may be paler than usual, but In a
few hours, or sometimes a day or two,
whitish siecks appear on the tonsils or
the palate. These specks booh Increase
In extent, and form a membrane cover'
ing a greater or lesser area.
Tho throat alone may Be affected
This constitutes the mildest form
Again, the inflammation with the for
motion of membrane may extend U
the nostrils or to the larynx. The parts
beneath the membrane are swollen
sometimes enormously, and an abuud
ant discharge covers all tho surface.
Any of the mucous membranes of the
body may be affected, but the parts
mentioned are those which are most
commonly attacked.
At the same time with the formation
o.f membrane general symptoms occus,
showing that the poison absorbed Into
the blood stream has caused serious
chauges In the blood aud nervous sys
tem. A special danger In diphtheria Is
heart failure. The poloon of the dis
ease seems t have a social affinity toe
the heart.
A common sequel of diphtheria Is a
temporary yj!'ysls. Involving first the
suft palate, 0 oner ally it goes no fur
ther, but W may attack the arms or
legs, or any of the muscles In the body.
The usual treatment of diphtheria Is
by the Injectbm f antitoxin. In addi
tion to this, measures hnve to be taken
to prevent failure of the heart and to
keep up the general strength. When
the disease Involves the larynx, death
may threaten through choking, and lu
this case It Is necessary to Insert a tulte
between the vocal cords to allw the
patient to breathe. Youth's Compan
ion.
Muaeuiu of Mualc.
Vienna will shortly kssvsh a muse
um exclusively devoted to music. In
the iiMdcrn world, at least, no city
itiuld be more appropriately chosen for
Its municipal associations. Instru
ments, nwi'iuscrlpls, portraits, sculp
tures, ur.d, lu fact, everything ussix-lu-ted
with great musicians, will k repre
sented. The collect lou will be especial
ly rich In Its historical side, it will in
clude orlirlnul scores hv Bach, llauilcl,
Meui'.t issohn, Sisihr, Wels-r, Mozart,
Bocihuvcn, mid lira hum. There will
also be u cuuplete collection ,f phnoj
Illustrating the development of tho in
strument from Its lM-gluuliig.
Beware of the man who never miss
es uu opportunity to say that there isn't
money enough lu circulation to buy
him. Sooner or later you will find liiui
on tho hargaln counter.
An old bachelor uai:t to Li.aw what
life without love U II it Isn't married
life. ,
A pleasing (conversationalist Is a per
son who tultls to ytu about yourself.
THE BAJiriVAIlD HEN HEARS
Chicago Tribune.
SAHARA DESERT.
Inn-Ilikril Kegrlon of Ileaolatlon
and Ever Shifting; Sand.
In the event that It becomes neces
sary for France to Intervene In the
affairs of Morocco, In the Interests of
International order, the scene of her
first operations will be In the desert
region where the French colony of
Algiers and the country of the Moors
Join. French troops are now posted
In thnt region anil a more dismal set
ting for military operations It would be
difficult to find. Under the name of
the Algerian Sahara the great desert of
Subara extends Into Algeria, along the
southern base of the Atlas mountains
end closely approaches the Mediterra
nean west of the Gulf of Cabes. The
Immensity of this great barren region
can scarcely 1ms realized. The Sahara
desert embraces some 3,200,000 square
miles and presents an alternation of
!
SAND WAVES OF
immense burning wastes of loose and
moving sand, with tracts of barren
rock, stony plains of gravel and elevat
ed and rocky plateaus rising Into
mountains, with extensive valleys and
expanses of sand between. Some of the
valleys aro depressed below the level
of tho ocean. Under tho Influences of
meteorological conditions operating for
centuries the particles composing the
sandstone end other rocks are dlstute
grated and these particles curried away
by the mighty wlud that sweeps the
soli, wander afar until they come to a
standstill in the hollows. Such Is the
orlicln of the extensive saudy tracts of
which the accompanying Illustration
gives a good Idea. In these belts or
strips the sand haltlug against the
smallest obstacles accumulates around
them and generally the downs thus cre
ated assume the form of the waves of
the sea, their fall and motion being
with the direction of the prevailing
wind.
Rain Is utterly unknown except lu
the oases and on the mountains, where
It sometimes falls with such violence
as to produce torrents that suddenly
ttt w?s j&9o&es&
I wWSjaM( mm iujuiiiii
A CONTRAST OF TWO CIVILIZATIONS IN THE HESEKT.
pour down into the valleys aud almost
as suddenly disapisar beneath the
Hands. These rains full at long inter
vals, 9, 12 and even 20 years Inter
veiling between them. Notwithstanding
tho oltaleg of tho desert, It Is con
stantly crossed on various routes by
caravans of traders and muny nomadic
Arabs inuke It their home. The camel
Is the chief beast of burden and were it
not for this "ship of the desert" the
burning wastes would be Impassable for
man.
Along these onravan routes oases are
found lu placet where underground
sources of wntei exist. Vegetation
flourishes In these restricted areas und
date palms, affording a grateful shade,
thrive. Of lute strange sights to the
natives have been seen along some of
these caravan routes. Modernism has
luvudcd them. I taring tourists have
run their automobiles, to the consterna
tion of the Arabs, into the oasva which
OF THE "EGO TRTJ3T."
never before witnessed other means of
locomotion except that furnished by the
camels. A strange contrast Indeed it
must le to see the motor enr of civiliza
tion whirling along routes where for
centuries the four-legged "ship of the
desert" stood without a compeer. But
so It is. Civilization Is forcing Its way
into every nook of the world. But
while It may thus lend n picturesque as-
jiect to desert locomotion. It will never
change the essentials of the great
waste, whose shifting sands are forever
in motion like the billows of the troii
bled sea;
Odd Halilta of I'heaaanta.
There Is some curiosity as to how
muny English pheasants will be raised
In Kansas this year. The average num
ber of birds raised by each pair of par
ent birds Is sixty. With 2,000 In the
State this would nienn about 7.000,000
birds in two years. The woods and
A DESERT SEA.
fields would be overrun with them at
this rate. However, there are many
foes of the birds and they are killed
every year In great numbers. The sleet
storms are particularly hard on them,
as the water freezes on their long plu
mage and they are unable either to tly
or run fast. When In this condition
they are ensy prey to dogs and wolves.
One of the queerest. habits the birds
have Is to in Ignite In the late winter
thirty-live miles. It is claimed that the
birds always migrate exactly thirty
five miles nnd always to the south. The
young never stay where they were
hatched, but make this move as soon
as they are large enough. Naturalists
have never been able to explain this.
The only theory advanced Is that the
birds know if they stuy where they
were hatched the country would soon
be overstocked with them. Kansas
City Journal.
The llraalana I'layed.
It is a matter of re-ord that upon
the first official celebration of Iude
IH'tidence day by the Continental Con
gress music was secured for the o-a-
'. nS
slon by forcing the Hessian band.
which had been captured by tieorct
Washington at Trenton lu the previous
iH-ceiiiiH'r, to piay in tue punne square
ail day, to the great delight and amuse
ment' of the people. It Is also stated
that I ls luvoluutaiy celebrants were
obliged to practice appropriate ulrs for
three weeks previously lu order that
they could not plead .Ignorance as nu
excuse.
Jncllelnl Wit.
"Her Christian name Is Handel," ex
plained a witness at West Main, "but
klie didn't like it ami tool; up Annie
Instead."
".Most people," oliM-rved the magis
trate, "prefer a handle to their names."
Which, considered Judicially, would
itpiM'ar u brlUi.iut t-ally.- -London Tr
bum;.
A frenzied inlander h the opcu
seusou for sucker Is novt-f closed.
JUSTICE THE NEED OF THE HOTJB.
By Rev. Newell
Among tho dark problems of llfo
we must make a place for the Injus
tice that noble men sometimes suf
fer. Long ago Jerusalem crucified
Its Saviour, Athens poisoned its mas
ter, Florence burned Its hero, but to
day every town and village holds at
least one martyr to cruel and unjust
judgments.
REV. DR. HUMS.
Ours Is a world Jn w hich the clerk
cial failure of bis employer; where the officeholder Is
ruined by the political mistakes of the party leader;
Where the child Is destroyed by the sins of the father.
Employers sometimes surfer grievously by reason of
economic events over which they have no control; some
times the citizen suffers through the sensational press;
sometimes the author or editor suffers through cruel
criticism over events for whose evil eonsuences he Is
in no wise responsible. This problem of unjust judg
ment and this bearing of injustice in silence Is one of
the hardest problems that mini experiences. Injustice
public men have to endure In silence.
The need of the hour Is for Justice and truth in judg
ment The full facts are perhaps never before any of us.
But In general men are far better than they are believed
to be. The good In the world outweighs the 111. The
prophet saw man ns part gold and part clay, but the
proportion of gold Is mole and more and the clay Is less
and less. The world lins bad too mnuy teachers pois
oned' unjustly. Too many reformers martyred without
cause. Too ninny heroes who are victims of malignity,
Jealousy and hute. There Is too much good In the
worst men and too much bad In the best men to leave
any place for Injustice, harshness or cruelty.
THE MATTER OF FIRE INSURANCE.
By P. W. Fltzpatrlck.
Since 1800 e have paid in insurance pre
miums $3,G22.OO0,O0, or Just In the last teu
years, ?1,G10,S.S.",(HI0. In 11K)." we carried into
the Insurance companies, over $1!)(!,(X)0,000 In
premiums and got bnckin pnld losses the sum
of $05,000,000, which was supiwsed to console
us for the loss of about $180,000,000 In wnoke
and fully that much more for fire departments
und other alleged "protection." San Fran
cisco offers the latest Illustration of how
really does protect. Property to the value of fully
$3.'0,000,000 was destroyed; the city and country suf
fered a business loss by the tire in that city of nearly a
billion dollars; It will take at least $12,000,000 to clean
Tip the city, and undoubtedly $400,000,000 and twenty
years' time to rebuild it. ' For all
and cost the citizens will receive
GOLD MINING
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T. TWA
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SIBERIAN PEASANTS WORKING THEIR OWN MINE.
Siberia Is phenomenally rich lu tho precious metals and has developed a
system of mining peculiarly Its own. A curious feature Is the wny the ground
is prospected aud opened up by the peasant "trlbutors," as they are called.
Termlsslou Is readily granted to sink shafts wherever they like, subject to
the conditions that they can only go down as far as water-level, usually about
sixty feet, and that all the quartz extracted must be treated at the mill of the
ground landlord, and all gold extracted sold to him at a rate previously de
cided upon, leaving a fair profit for the peasant nnd an extra good one for
the landlord. There Is no philanthropy about the transaction, and the peasant
Is lu no wny bound to accept the terms. 'o charge whatever Is made for
the use of mill. The field Is thus practically developed for nothing rich
reefs which would probably remain undiscovered are opened by up "trlbu-'
tors," who frequently make fortunes out of rich strikes. The mine owner
Is thus continually in touch with all that Is going on, and duly records the
results of the operations for his own benefit In the mining operations women
as well as men do their share of the work.
NOVEL CURES FOR SNORING.
t'aae of Offradlnar Policeman Sag-
areata Heuirdlra for lllaraae.
Very many of our readers will be
Interested In the ultimate fate of the
unfortunate snoring policeman who has
been banished from his fellow sleepers
and caged ut night in sound-proof quar
tern. Perhaps the dreadful Infirmity,
now that It has the olllclal recognition
of his superiors, may call for some
suitable scientific treatment. If so the
great army of snorers can covertly
watch the outcome with nil the cunning
and complacency of undiscovered trans
gressors. '
We are glad we can make the start
with a perfectly fair cast;, for convic
tion of the nuisance Is always most dif
ficult to obtain. The culprit must be
caught with the snore on him and in
the presence of reliable ear witnesses.
No one hns ever been known to ac
knowledge his fault coluntarlly. On
the contrary, one of the surest signs of
the con tinned malady Is his persistent
denial of its existence, rie is not satis
fied to plead luck of premeditation and
absence of accountability, but openly
Impugns the motives of his clamorous
accusers. Tho worst of it is that on all
other matters he Is perfectly reason
able. This makes It extremely dilll
cult to obtain bis consent for treatment
of any suit.
We speak now of snorers as a class.
Tho only tusy way Is to tackle them
when they cannot resist There ure
various approved methods not only In
genious but cfftvtlve for temporarily
arresting the sonorous, rasping and vi
brating rcnplrutory spasms. The most
popular, perhaps, is the elbow thrust
In the ribs. Next comes the gentle
p'uch of tho nose, whereny part of the
wind current Is shut off. Some huve ad
vised thut the uose be clasped by a
clothespin even before retiring, but un
fortunately the subject of the experi
ment almost invariably demurs. Others
have recommended Kitting on the chest.
hut this Is rather s hazardous proeede
lng for both parties, and so also Is n
temporary twist of the windpipe, uu
Dwlght Hill I a.
companies $132,000,000, a goodly portion of which sum
they themselves contributed.
It Is late In the day, but at last people are beginning
to learn thnt of all "Insurance" the best Is to build prop
erly In the first place, to construct so that Internal fire
or conflagrations can Inflict but the minimum of damage.
And It can be done so easily and at such slight additional
cost above thnt of the most flimsy construction. Why,,
take for Instance, the Board of Underwriters' laboratory
In Chicago, the most iK-rfectly fireproof building In the
country, with all the "frills" and accessories that we
have been clamoring for for years to make buildings
more thoroughly proof against fire, and, In spite of all
that. It has cost but a trifle over 10 ier cent more than
if It had been built in the usual shoddy way. Consid
ering Its longevity, freedom from repairs, Htnl the elim
ination of Insurance, or, nt least, the payment of heavy
premiums, and thut building within a few years of Its
erection means nn actual and grbat economy to the Indi
vidual, and from the day of Its completion a godsend to
the community.
suffers In the finan
PURE FOOD IS GREAT TRIUMPH.
By P. M. Hanney
and outraged of organs, with the result that we have
almost become a nation of dyspeptics. It has been the
victim of legalized wholesale poisoners before whoni the
Borglas of Italy and nil oMier Infamous toxlcologlsts of
history fade Into utter Insignificance. There is no more
ominous and appalling sight in the world than the In
numerable red lights that flash from the drug stores of
American cities ; they ore the danger signals thiit tell -every
citizen of the continual menace to health and life
that lurks In his daily food.
The world keeps moving, nnd the march of science unit
cfvlllzatlon goes on over shams, frauds, and humbugs of
every kind. Without reviving the days when every man
smoked his own bacon nnd grew his own cabbage, we
are getting so that every man may obtain genuine and
wholesome diet, be he carnivorous or vegetarian, that .
every man inny know what he is eating, even If he be
newly niorrled and his wife does the cooking. Tho era
of the wooden nutmeg Is gone, the era of the painted
strawberry Is going. The clouds of gastronomic doubt
and danger drift away behind; the sun of health and
digestion glows In front; and soon, according to the signs,
we may reach the happy period when the food color
artists cense from troubling and the adulterators are
at rest.
much Insurance
of that terrific loss
from the insurance
IN SIBERIA.
less performed by skilled manlnnlator.
uut no matter what ts done the dis
ease. Is well known to recur Indsflnlte-
ly.
In most Instances death appears to
be the only common relief for the peace
disturber and his surviving relatives.
But the end should never be hastened
The poor policeman for the present can
lie safe In his cupola, but how long re
mains to be seen. Twice last summer
the place was struck by lightning. The
main hope now Is that man nnd cuiwla
may both alter their habits Is-fore It bo
too late. Meanwhile the neighborhood
must plug Its ears and wait. New
York Herald.
NEW STAR ON THE FLAG.
The War Department has ordered
the alteration of the flag made uec
essury by the admission of Oklahoma
Into the Union, now an aggregation of
forty-six States. The department has
also fixed on the spot for the new star
aud now flagmukers are bard at work
preparing new banners with an addl
tional star In the lower right band cor
ner. It Is now in oriler for every patri
otic American either to provide himself
with a new flag or to add a star to the
old oue.
Kara Willing (a Wrd.
Maiden lady (rescued from drown
ing, to her rescuer) How run I eve
thank you, noble young man? Aro you
married?
"No; hive you a pretty daughter?"
Megseiplorfer Blaetter
mMml
Well nnd properly administered, the pure
food law cannot fall to work an Immense Im
provement In the condition of the general peo
ple, to elevate nnd dignify the tone of the
nation. It Is indeed high time for It to come, i
for serious and pressing Is the need of it. If!
there Is one thing In the world that needs ,
looking after and repairing it Is the American
stomach. It hns long been the most abused
HOME FROM ADAM TILL NOW.
lace Where Painter and number
Meet at Intervals.
The home is supposed to be a place
where children can congregate, pro
tected from the allurements of the
world nnd the advice of the neighbors.
mil where parents enn quarrel judi
ciously without too much Interruption,
rays Life. Iu reality, however, the
home Is a place where decorators, puint-
ers, furniture men and plumbers meet
at Intervals In order that they may re
vel In luxury of their own.
Homes huve been In vogue for some
little time. Adam and Eve started the
first one, and it would have been well
with them had It not been necessary
to send out the washing. Thus the ser
vant question was started aud the ruin.
of man followed,
A home Is what Is left after you have
pald.the taxes, the Interest on the mort
gage and the Installment man. To owiv
more than one home is not to have any.
Homes were nt one time popular In
this country. When, by going out In
the back yard to milk the cow, one wa
In danger of being scalped, tho home
was at the height of Its popularity.
Owing, however, to the decreasing de
mand for babies and the increasing
demand for alimony, homes are being:
locked upon with disfavor.
Iu tho suburbs the home still flick
ers on. Kept nnve ny certain insuucis
handed down from a past age.
It Is Impossible at present to say
Just how long the home will coutlnue
to exist It is hard to raise children
and mortgages at the same time.
It is quite evident that cooks and
children are gradually disappearing.
This greatly simplifies the problem.
In all probability the race of the fu
ture wdll be divided Into two, classes
those who, having become worn out
Ijoklng for servants, are now In sani
tariums being taken care of by the
government, and those who still con
tinue to work for the trusts, unincum
bered by babies or bank accounts.
Ylrtuea in Varlona Getua.
There Is hardly n precious stone that
has not some, superstition connected
with it. The Neapolitans will wear
amuleti of coral to avert the evil eye,
and perhaps souic will reuie.uher wear-
lug a string of amber beads about their,
necks during their childhood to ward
off sore throats. A piece of agate worn,
on the person Is supposed to be an lu-'
fullible guard against lightning and
some persons have asserted that It was
a cure for thirst what kind they did
not mention.
The beryl was by the ancients sup
posed to bo a sure cure for leprosy and
to promote happiness betwoeu man and
wife. Turquoise is said to be a protec
tion against fulls nnd sudden injuries.
The topaz was highly prized by the an
cients, who believed that it had magi
cal powers of dispelling enchantments
and culmlng frenzy.
The sapphire was believed by the an
cients to be emblematic of chastity.
The pagans dedicated It to Apollo. The
green emerald Is held in highest es
teem by the Peruvians and the wor
ships of Mantu still believe that the
mines whence are extracted all emer
alds ure guarded by terrible genii uud
dragons.
perhaps more superstition attaches
itself to the opal nowadays than to anyi
other stone. On the contrary, tho an
cients considered that this fiery gonj
had the power of tendering its owner'
lovable and also of bestowing on hln
the gift of Invisjblllty.
You can live wuy off on a lonly
farm, but trouble will come to yon ect
there.
A critic Is a mau who couldu't havsj
done It himself.
