Dakota County Herald
DAKOTA CITY, NEB.
JOHN H. REAM, Publisher.
Advice to criminal lawyers: When
hi doubt try the hrnln storm.
Sometimes It lsik as If rrovldcnce
lad provided Jiint alM)Ut enough ex
tremely rich young men to serve the
world's horrible examples,
. The king ef Slam lias stnrted on a
Measure trip accompanied by his
twelve wives. An entirely original
Idea of having a good time.
It doesn't seem right tlint human
life should lw so cheap when every
thing ise Is ma high. The era Is one
' f high living iiiid quick dying.
A might have been rpoctid. Archie
-Roosevelt ha xvli!pKsl tlie diphtheria
germ and Iioch s.unc d:iy to be able to
tackle a mountain Hon or a bols-at.
King F.dward linn a collection of I'D
curious walking sticks, but he doesn't
get half mm much fun out of them a
Mr. Uoosevett does out of one big
tick.
Senator Cnllom would like to we Mr.
Ilarrluian In Jail, but ns It 11 not the
railroad maulmlator's chief mission
In life, to please others he will try to
keep out. ' '
A Ilnrrard professor says the earth
W at least 1,000.000,000.000 years old.
rhliik of that any time yon arc inclined
Jo Imagine Hie earth couldn't get along
without .yiMi.
Snakes are reported to be uniiMinlly
plentiful h New Jersey this year.
I'erhaps 4(t would be well for some
goodbHnd:Hg hunter to establish him-'
aelf In. that fltate.
A writer hi the London Daily Mall
aaya a journeir around the world can
HOW tie AeroiuullHhcd In fnrrv itsv
- . - - - -
without any tiardshlps. Perhaps he
doesn't egirrd "tipping" a porter as a
lmrilalilu -'
. . . i
Ope of the sons of F.uiperor U'illlaui
will, It 111 repotted, enter Harvard next
fall, lie u Ml be accompanied by a
military aid. and we are jKisltlvcly as
sured 4 but it In his fixed Intention not
to submit to auy mollycoddling what
ever. ''.,.
John B. Rockefeller says existing
stocks cannot be watered, mid An
drew Carnegie declares; that Wall
street Is tfcc gambling hcnd(uarters of
America, These two gentlemen are
likely to hwe the confidence of some
of our most prominent financiers.
A Mississippi court has made a rul
. in which ifl appeal to boys of all
ges, If not I lawyer. ,A boy had
climbed a .tree and bad been burned by
u electric wire. Ills' parents sued
tho oompaay, The defendant argued
' that the boy had uo business In the
tree. Hut ttie Judge ruled that It Is
,the Inalienable right of all boys to
dlnib teeea. This certainly recosnlxea
the principle that a universal assuuip
' tlon of right Ja time makes a universal
; right. "
'Prince Henry of the . Netherlands,
husband af the queen, proved Ida hu
manity and ola courago when the
steamer Berlin was wrecked off tho
Hook of Holland. He learned that
orae passengers were lert,on the ves-
n, and took command of the rescue
'party which flnsiiv hmni.i ti,.
""B". HVIII JIX,
when he came aslioro with them he
waa cheered to the echo by the enthu
siastic Dutchmen gathered on . the
tk-ucb. King Edward has bestowed on
him tlie Orand Cross of the Order of
tho Bath la recognition of lit. h..
"If employers would give the wait
ers, say. 5 per cent of the amount of
tht bills of guests that they serve It
hould be a satisfactory arrangement
ill around," suggests a Baltimore man
The waiter would have Just as much
object as ever lu having the customers
give, him a big order aud would there
fore try td please him. TJmj customer
would not have to forsake his natural
prlnclplea against tipping lu order to
get good service nod the hotel or res-
.taurant that followed tho phin and
didn't allow tips would get so much
more business tHt the proprietor could
easily afford the 5 per cent commls-
In spite ef the disinclination of cer
tain Eurmx'rt
. iv UIHCUHS tho
question at all It beglmTto look as If
limitation of armaments would be-the
morft Important topic cousldered at tho
approaching world's pence confereu.-e
Of course, no oub expects that tho
conference will take any positive action
looking toward the limitation of arma
ment, though It la uot In the least un
likely that Great Urituln through her
. premier. Sir Henry Campbell-Iimnier-man,
will make a definite offer to give
up building one of tho six new Dread
noughts now ordered la return for tho
abandonment of one such warship by
' France, Germany and the other great
powers. The millions consumed In
building tJiene mounter warships, which
In lesa than n generation will be sent
to the strap heap, are pressing heavily
uimn the working classes all through
KimutA c.A u a.i.i' t - .
-i- . a im kuiiu in luu'iy coming
o a saner and more senslblo standard.
"Think of the powerful lufluence that
great wealth gives.- people say. "Sure
ly that must be a source of great hap
piness." Here, however. opular opln-
'. Jon Is wrong. Money iioiuetmc virtual
energy ouly when trauHforuii-d Into ac
tual energy, work, aud this transfor
mation Is only possible by Introduc-
; tlon of another factor, ersoiialUy. The
merely rich mau, the man who merely
cashes coupons, who sits Immovable on
his money-bags, (mixwwu neither mw.
er nor intlueuce. ill wealth attracts
only beggars and swindlers, aud If be
does not shut himself up behind strong
locks he finds hliiiwlf surrounded by u
, Towd of quest loiiable person,, w hose
jsrtseuce certainly dtea uot umkv him
happy. Tower end Influence com td
the rich only when, he possesses per
sonality and takes an active part In
common life, In aympatbv with bla fel
lows. It la not even ty.eessary for him
to possess wealth, but only ti control
riches. The energetic president of a
cororat!on with a capital of a hundred
millions wields Infinitely mor power
and Influence than the pnsslve possessor
of a billion. Only the circulation of
money, active mouey which la working
brings power and Influence. Dead capi
tal lends no splendor to the possessor,
who remains Just n Insignificant as If
be did not own a dollar. At some dis
tant day, perhaps, we shall have gain
ed sufficient mastery over the earth
and ourselves to make It yield plenty
for all of us. Under such conditions
every man will be Judged only accord
ing to his persona! qualities, Irrespec
tive of his money. The talented, active,
and useful man would rank high above
the plg-bralned millionaire. The moral
satisfaction which the higher-developed
character considers Infinitely much
higher than the physical satisfaction
In the way of food and clothes the
glorious feeling of power and Influence
Is already understood by the modern
captain of Industry, who thinks, works
and nets, but not by the passive mil
lionaire Idler at Newport Money Is a
powerful wenimn, but It Is not the man
who guards the arsenal where weapons
nre kept who counts, but the soldier
who uses them and wins battles. True,
money does buy pleasures. Castles, cot
tages lu charming places, yachts, pri
vate cars may be had by anybody who
has money enough. Dut there are
things which cannot be bought, and
these, as It happens, are the very things
that count most for happiness. Honest
loves, genuine sympathies, sentiments
tender and true and tastes pure and re
fined these, the soul of happiness, can
not be bought by any man'a money.
True, a million dollars will build a
mighty mansion, but It cannot buy that
mystic something which makes a happy
home even In a hovel. It may sur
round one with a host of sycophants,
but cannot bay one friend. Tea; mon
ey Is a good thing to have, If Its pos
sessor can only remember that man
hood la more than money. Money helps
to happiness, but there are other things
that help a good deal better. ,
NO'-' A SQUABX SEAL.
Mrxlraa Olvea Cause of Ilia Griav
aa Aft-alnat Aarlca Partaar.
Ill looking np some mining claims In
Mexico, I found myself making inqui
ries of ii native named Don Estatso,
says a contributor to the Baltimore
American. Ills greeting was anything
but cordial, and be answered aiy que-,
rles In a way that gave me no Informa
tion. I was rather surprised at this,
aud a few days later expressed my
self to n friend of the don. He couldn't
see through It but said be would find
out why things were thus. In a couple
of weeks he came to me and said :
"Senor, I know why Don Estanso
gave you such coldness."
"Well?" , s '
"A year ago he was In the mine busl-
ties with one of your countrymen. At
that time he was In love with Ameri
cans. Together they did business
much business. It waa pleasant be
tween - them. They were like sisters.
If one said so then the other said so.
Nothing was the trouble for a long,
long time."
"And then there waa trouble, ehl"
"There was. My good and sincere
friend, Don Estanso, he saw a chance.'
"Chance for what?"
"To beat that American out of thou
sands of dollars many thousands. He
Improved that chance and did beat
him." .
, "And la that why he la down on
Americans now?"
"Ah, no. When your compatriot bad
been beaten be went to the courta. He
said It was a swindle. He called for
Justice."
"And did bo get It?"
'Not at all : but what did he do? In
atead of leaving the case to the judge,
whom my friend could have brtbed for
13,000, he demanded a Jury, and It cost
my friend four times that sum to keep
what be bad swindled. It was a very
bad policy very bad. It gives my
countrymen the Idea that you will not
give what you call a square deal."
A BOTJBCE OP DISEASE.
Beware of tho Maa Who Blows
Smoke Thi-ouHb. Ilia Nostrils.
A popular practice of many smokers
consists In discharging the smoke In-
Haled, especially from cigarettes,
through the nostrils. This Is even eon-
alderod by some to bo essential to tho
rul enjoymeiit of the flavor of the to
bacco. The London Lancet, while acknowl
edging that perhaps under ordinary
clrcumstaucea no harm Is done to the
smoker save to his sense of smell, has
sounded a note of warning against the
habit as a iwsslble disseminator of dis
ease. Hay fever uud other annoying
complaints have been spread through
unsuspecting households by the un
thinking visitor who habitually blew
s.noke through his nose.
Tho surface traversed by the tobacco
smoke before issuing from the uose, It
Is remarked by the Lancet. Is moisten
ed with the natural secretion of the
mucous membrane lining it, and this
secretion Is mingled with the fluid dis
charged from the conjunctival sac pro
tecting tho eyes. It thtwefore contains
numerous micro organisms, which,
floating In the afr, have become at
tached to the moist aud sticky surface
of the conjunctiva, ps well as those
which pass over the surface of the
nasal membrane. As Tyudall long ago
allowed, ger.im nre completely. Altered
off from the air Inhaled by the exten
sive and Irregular surfaces presented
by the tnrblnal bones. Tbeso germs
are curried Into the air by the roan
who blows smoke through bis nostrils.
Dally llailea.
The best part of one's life Is the per
forinanee of one's dally duties. All
higher motives. Ideas, conceptions aud
sentiments lu u in. in' I if u are of little
value If they do not strenutUen hlui
for the better dlschurgo of tho duties
which devolve upon him In th rdl
nary affair of life.
EL ijr y
One of the most Important lessons for a b'eglnrfert to learn Is to hold
the camera in the proper position during exposure, says the Circle. Whenever
there are corners of buildings or other objects which give vertical lines, the
camera must be held absolutely level. If this Is not done, the buildings In tho
picture will appear to be falling either backward or forward, according to tho
way In which the camera waa tilted.
There are times, however, when the camera may l tilted to advantage
In some cases It Is an absolute necessity. For example. In photographs of
clouds, waterfalls, balloons, etc., the camera may fsdnt upward; while lu
taking pictures of people swimming or bsthlug. children at work or play. etc..
It may be pointed downward. Very successful photographs of prominent
speakers, parades, crowds, etc.. have been taken when the camera was held
upside down. It makes no difference In the negative whether the camera Is
right side up or not By holding the camera In the way suggested many n
photographer has secured good pictures, while others who tried to use the
camera In the usual way made absolute failures. Often by holding the camera
by the aide of the body and pointing It backward, one may secure pictures of
children at play and of older people In natural poses without the knowledge of
any members of the groups.
Another warning to beginners Is necessary. Do not try to take a time
exposure while holding the camera In the hand. Even If the camera Is held
against the breast and respiration stopped, the action of the heart Is suffi
cient to cause the box to vibrate and spoil the picture.
CHURCHES
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ONE OF TnE CHURCHES ON WHEELS.
"If the people won't coino to church, then take the church to the people,"
la the advanced view taken by a band or English evangelists who are trying
to solve the problem of spreading the gospel. The churches are specially
constructed wagons, fltted up as homes for the workers. The Idea has grown
until now there are eighty wagons In commission, carrying 180 evangelists
Last year 40,000 services were held from these wagons and thousands or
country homes visited. To get from one place to another farmers are de
pended upon to donate the use of their horses. Housewives along the route
help the evangelists' domestic economy a great deal by presenting them with
home cooked bread, plea and cake.
By agreement among the retail deal
era of New Orleans, says a writer In
the New Tork Evening Post the tlnie
bonored Institution of . "lugnappe" has
been abolished since the beginning of
the new year. The word means some
thing given "on the side," gratis, to a
customer. It cornea from the Spanish
American word unpa, which means "to
boot". "
No matter how small the purchase,
something ba4 to be added "for lag
nappe." Generally this something waa
a small delicacy a piece of candy,
for example. Increasing competition
and never-decreasing greed made the
shopkeepers tkmm all sorts of schemes
for keeping taw custom with the
smallest possible cost.
The children, who have been eager
to run errands In the past Just for the
sake of the reward found In Inguappe,
suffered from this deterioration of the
custom to such. an exteut that the
board of health Anally had to Interfere.
And It was at the ln(aee of the au
thorities that the m 4oalcrs at hut
decided to take arTolutlouary st?p
of abolishing laguappe entirely.
Complaints have already been henrd
from numerous mothers that hereafter
It will be very hard to get the children
to do the erraiid-runulng. But that the
change Is for the better, no sensible
person will be likely to doubt.
The custom thus wiped out was pe
culiar to New Orleans only through Its
purtlcular form and by reason of the
ArmncBs with which It was established
as an unrentable right Department
stores wlilch give trading stamps are
simply doing In another way What the
merctants of New Orleans have been
doli-g for more than a century.
'he same custom was common In
northern Europe as late as the seven
ties. It dates back to the days of plain
barter, when It served as a sop to tho
feelings of the party who bad the los
ing end of a trade.
Ltvea the Trolle? Coata.
If Along every mile of street railway
track In the United States a headstone
were raised for every death by acci
dent the routes we dally travel would
resemble one long-drawn-out cemetery.
Within the limits of greater New
York the total number killed last year
rose to 227. For every person killed
a number are Injured, some of them
crippled for life. Tbut this slaughter
and maiming Is criminally needless Is
sutAcleiitly attested by a single fact:
In all London In the last year of
record (1003) the total number, killed
was ten.
According to the royal traffic com
mission the train tars of London for
1008 carried 405,079.203 passengers.
The total traffic of greater New York
last year was a little over 1.100,000oo
passengers carried. These Agiires, bow-
mwitoroaranhii
f- AM 1
ON WHEELS.
ever, Include subway and elevated traf
fic, while the records of London do
not. But even on the basis of a com
parison of traffic the number killed In
London Is equivalent to about twenty
seven, against about 227 for greater
New York. And this is no exceptional
Instance.
What Is true of New York Is true
of almost every other large city In
America. What is true of London Is
true of almost every other large city
In Europe. Everybody's Magazine.
The Parla C'laba.
Election to the exclusive clubs of
Tefls is a very serious bushiest The
proposer and seconder must uot only
know all about their candidates, but
bo able to bear witness to their ante
cedents and even to their forefathers.
They must write to all their friends
and ask them to support their candi
dates. When the election takes place,
they must not only lie lu tho room, but
approach each member Individually as
he comes up to the bullot lsix and ask
him for his supjtort
When the member has been elected,
he arrives the Arst day as a kind of
stranger and with bin hat in hand. Jle
Is then formally Introduced by one of
his proiKMera to each member sepa
rately who happens to be lu the room
at tho time. On tho sci-ond occasion
ho has ceased to be a stranger and may
leave his hat in the hall, but ho Is still
exitected to go around the room with
one of bis proposers and be formally
Introduced. This lasts for a week, by
which time he Is assumed to know all
his colleagues, though a foreigner w ho
Is extra punctilious and Insists on be
ing Introduced to every member of the
club gains considerably In iopularIty.
Ixnidorv Saturday Hevlew.
A Similarity.
"Did you ever try tho stock market."
asked the Eastern man.
"No," auswered Bronco Bob. "But
It's my guess that a deal In stocks Is
pretty much like a deal In faro. You
want to Aght shy unless you know the
dealer." Washington Star.
Apparently Lacked Coaadeare.
"You are too cautious. Why. I don't
believe you'd bid $1 on a 20 gold
piece."
"Not If you offereu the gold piece."
Philadelphia Ledger.
Practical. '
"What did she say when she heard
he was dead in love with her?"
"She wanted to know If he carried
any life Insuruuee." New York Times.
Too Buax to Feel r'uaar.
The liondou Ladles' World has dis
covered that "successful people are
usually quite devoid of humor."
The man who brass usually has a
lot to say about the things he U going
to do; what he has done Is far le&s
Important '
THE. H0BR0RS OF TRAPPING.
By
2
"The most of the skins used for furs are
obtained by catcblDg tbelr'owners lu traps,
and death In some Instances comes at the
close of hours or even of days of Intense
suffering ond terror. The principal device
used by professional trsppera Is the steel
trap, the most villainous Instrument of ar
rest ever Invented by the human mind. It
Is not an uncommon thing for the savage
Jaws of this motudrous Instrument to bite off the leg of
their would-be captive at a single stroke. If the leg Is
not completely amputated by the sua,.' of the terrible
steel, It Is likely to be so deeply cut as to encourage the
animal to gnaw or twist it off. 'This latter Is the com
mon mode of escape of many animals. . Trappers say
that on aa average one animal out of every" Ave: va tight
has only three legs. A trapper told me recently that he
caught a muskrat the pat winter that had ouly one leg.
The poor remnant was caught by the tall.
"In order to guard against the escape of the captive
by the amputation of his own limb
by their guide books to use traps with small 'pans,' sa
that the limb of the captive, coming directly In the cen
ter of the trap, will be clutched close up to the body.
No amount of self-mastlcation can then free the unfortu
nate. It may gnaw its fettered foot aud lu the frenzy of
lta agony break Its teeth on the unyielding steel, but It
can never get away. Here the unhappy captive must re
main until it starves to death or freezes or perishes
from thirst or pain or until the particular 'paragon' who
carries on this accursed business comes along and con
fers on It the favor of knocking out its brains. ,
CENTRAL AMERICAN TURMOILS MUST CEASE.
By Mai. Edwin C. Hardy.
0
While It Is the bablt to ridicule the con
flicts that periodically occur between Central
American countries, It appears that the
present one, Involving Nicaragua and Hon
duras and Salvador, Is regarded somewhat
seriously by those especially who have
financial and business Interests In the coun
tries. Since the outbreak of hostilities the
State Department at WshIiI
celved many inquiries In regard to it from all parts of the
United States, Indicating a growing Interest about those
countries and An Increasing Impatience on the part of
many American business men with the recurrence of
these eruptions In the body isilitic of Central America.
There Is undoubtedly now a considerable sentiment that,
sooner or later, our government must exercise more open
' ly and firmly Its Influence to deter the Southern peoples
from resorting to arms to settle every irlvlal difference
which they have. '
Data regarding the foreign trade and population of the
more Important of the Central American States is uot
without interest. Nicaragua has a population, In round
numbers, ef 430,000, and its trade with the world In
general amounts to over $5,500,000 a year, about two
thirds of which Is with the United States. The popula
tion of Honduras, according to the census of 1002, is
77r,000. The trade with the United Statea Is more thau
one-half of the total trade of the republic and amounts
to $4,500,000. Salvador has a population of 1.007,000 In
XTJST FOB TO-DAY.
Lord, for to-morrow and Its needs
I do not pray ;
Keep me, iny God, from stain of sin
Just for to-day.
Help me to labor earnestly
And duly pray ;
Let me be kind in' word and deed.
Father, to-day.
Let me no wrong or idle word
Unthinking say ;
Set thou a seal upon my lips
Through all to-day.
Let me in season, Lord, be grave,
In season gay
Let me be faithful to thy grace,
Doer Lord, to-day.
And if. to-day, this life of mine
Should ebb away.
Give me thy sacrament divine,
Father, to-day.
So for to-morrow and its needs
I do not pray
Still keep me, guide me, love me, Lord,
Through each to-day.
Ernest It. Wllberforce.
A Broker's 3
s Love Affair
Barclay Ashton, stock broker, had
a reformed look lu bis eye. ,
"I am going to settle down," he said
methodically, calculatingly and firmly.
"I must get married."
Very punctilious nud discreet was
Barclay. He proposed to get married
J"ast aa he proitosed to buy Brighton
"A." It was a good Investment.
Then he set about It lu the most ex
traordinary Wall street manner.
"I don't want," acid he, "any giddy
beauties, I want a mature, sober, eco
nomical, modest, healthy, good-tempered,
affectionate, sagacious, lovliig,
motherly, genteel, sterling woman.
Girls make me weary."
When you get one of these financial
Intellects regularly to business he
knows w'jat he Is about, and he doesn't
make oay mistake.
So f!n relay set pp a matrimonial bu
rear, In bis private office.
Me would advertise.
No noiiseiistcel rot alsjut cultured
gent desiring to meet cultured lady, but
a straight business proposition.
It would Involve Immense clerical
system very well, he would dictate
answers for au hour every morning.
"First thing to do get an extra ste
nographer. Must be buslnesa-IIke girl
girls, bad. but bare to put up with
It."
One morning there came to Barclay's
ofliee a girl with a small waist, a pearl
gray pelisse over her shoulders aud a
cornelian ring on her finger.
'I am a stenographer." said she very
meekly. "1 came to answer au adver
tisement." Barclay was signing checks. It was
one of the busiest momenta of bis life.
Finally he glanced at her.
"Young woman, I want a d'screet,
confidential secretary to answer corre
spondence. She's got to le here early
In the uiomlung, attend to business
strictly. The salary Is $d a week. Do
J. Howard Moor.
THEATRICAL
trappers are advised ft
you think you cap alt down to that
kind of drudgery for that pittance and
keep the business to yourself?"
"Yes, sir."
"Now, then." said Barclay, "the mat
ter for which I have engaged you Is
aside from the regular business. By
the way, what Is your name?"
"Mary Nelson."
"Well, Miss Nelson, I don't want you
to talk outside this room about any of
the business you have to transact here.
If you do there'll be trouble."
She turned her demure face toward
him and said "Ye, sir," so meekly and
patiently that he noticed her eyes.
So they got along very nicely with
out any nonsense. Barclay would come
in the morning, look to see if the sailor
hat was hanging on the ' peg, grunt
"Good morning, Miss Nelson," nnd then
sit down at bis desk.
His heart was constructed on solid
clockwork business principles, and one
morning when he mme In the sailor
hat was not on the peg. It annoyed
him.
"Where Is thnt yonng woman?" So
oue knew.
The next day when she came be 'wp
rlmanded her fiercely.
"It annoyed me very much." he enld.
"You should have sent me word. It's
liiegular and unbusinesslike.''
She looked at him In her meek way.
"My oiother Is dying." she said. "I
have negle .ted her to-day so as not to
disappoint you."
"Confound It. Miss Nelson!" said
tho broker, jumping up. "What do yon
mean by having a mother 111 and not
"IT ANNOYED uK VLBY MUCH."
telling me? Wbnt do you mean by com
ing here to-day? Will you never get
any business In your head?"
He opened the door.
"Here. Sain, get a hnnsoiu."
And Sam saw the sailor hat In his
hand.
About a week after this the oHlee
bad three baskets of letters lu It Bar
(iay used to come In. look at the vacant
denk aud go away again.
Thenthe sailor hat reappeared. Tir
Clay shook hands with Miss Nelso-i
congratulating her ou her mother's recovery.
A
"Pshaw, dou't mention It, my child.
I am about as kind as the average busi
ness man no more, no less. We've got
a lot of business liere."
They both laughed.
For a week the business of the office
went ou as usual.
It was a Monday morning, she had
round figures and has 'a foreign trade of $10,100,000 a
year, of which a little more than one-fourth hi with the
United States, or $2,700,000.
.These countries are capable of much greater develop
ment than they have attained, but In order to attract the
population and capital necessary to the development of
their resources peace and order must be assured. This,
cannot be had under existing conditions, and there is no
promise that these will be materially changed In the near
future. What Is manifestly needed Is a union of th
Central American republics and the establishment of on
stable government but all efforts hitherto to bring this
about have been futile, and, while It may eventually bw
accomplished, the time of Its attainment Is probably
remote.
STANDARDS.
By Daniel Frohman.
The standards of the middle and lower
classes so placed from a money point of view
are higher, more sound, more durable and
more In line with a desire for education.
The people with less money go to the best
and soundest performances. Light, trivial
and flippant plays never succeed outside of
the few large cities. Thus the foundation
and the salvation of drama, declares Mr.
Frohman In the Delineator, as well as of the country,
rests In the sound, wholesome taste of the middle classes.
It Is a peculiar fact that while Shakspeare, of all
dramatists, offers the greatest opportunity for scenery,
he also, of all men who ever wrote, can best do with
out It. In'fict, I believe Shakspeare owes his greatness)
In part to the fact tliat he did not have any scenery. He
had to make everything clear without it ; that Is why hi
lines appeal to the mind as well as the action of the
eye. Had he known different Shakspeare ' would not
have been nearly so great, because he probably never
would have taken the pains. However, the converse Isn't,
would have taken the pains. However, the coverse Isn't
true. We are not hiding any Shakspeares behind scenery .
to-day. H'
WOMAN'S CITIZENSHIP DUTY.
By Herbert W. Ward.
A woman does probably her greatest share
of her duty as a citizen when she makes u
home a safe and happy harbor of refuge
from a stormy world, when she brings up
her children Into noble manhood and wom
anhood, and when she does not destroy hei
husband and family by bad cooking and bat
temper, but that same woman crowns her
career as a citizen when she Interesta her.
self In aud becomes a vital part of some problem of gov
ernment. A woman who Is successful In home life I
desperately needed. In c"hie, life, . suggests Herbert I .
Ward, In Woman's Home Companion. .v
There Is where you are needed. There Is where the
value of an Independent, unpolitical organization of
women comes In an association that Is formed to do
the thing that men will not What Is your problem? la
It roods or schools? Sidewalks or the preservation of
forests? The development of home Industries or attract
ive school grounds? Make a start at once, no matter
how Isolated yon are or whether you belong to a woman's
club or not. . .
bung up her hat and dusted her ma
chine, when Barclay said, with a sad.
expression of countenance:
"Miss Nelson, you've been a faithful '
and efficacious secretary, and I am sor
ry I've got to lose you, but the fact Is,
I've found the woman I want, and, of!
course. I shall not need you any more.
"Yes," he went on, "I've actually
picked out the woman who la to be my
wife. You remember all tho qualities)
that I was fool enough to expect In oue
woman?"
"Yes, sir." im,
"Well, I've found most of them." '' '
"I am very glad, sir."
"And you are the woman."
11a relay extended his hands toward ' ..,
her. "Will you be my wife?"
Mary Nelson dropped her head.
Then she atauimered "No."
A strange, new light came Into lier' " "
face. "Mr. Barclay," she said, preseut- '"
ly. "I am a poor girl and you are a
rich aian. I could not fill your require
ments, as Sneclfied in vnnr letters tn.
. - - . -
nwuicu. uesiues love my inuerA j
peuuence, ana no woman of spirit cares
to bo traded In like shares of stock."
Barclay fell to his knees. "My dear.
you are right" ' Ills big frame shook.
with emotion. "I am a wretched,
money-warped, business-soaked doe. I
do not deserve you. But I do love youV
with all my heart May I pursue this,
the dearest wish of my life? Will you
permit me to prove luy worth?" f
Ihe haughty, contemptuous Rintlo In
the girl's face quickly gave way to the
usual sweet and earnest expression.
By this admission," she said, taking
his trembling hand
I have proof.
enoush
Yea Kansas City World.
Date Back to Dara of Joshua.
Moor aud Morocco are words un
known to the people of that troubled
land. These iieoule know
as Arabs and descendants of those
valiant upholders of the Prophet's
green standard who swept like a flood
across North Africa at the time of tho
heglra. The Morocco of the present
day they found possessed by a sturdy
race wno ciaimeu descent from tho no.
pie who were cast out of Canaan by
Joshua, tho son of Nun. Their coun
try, so far as Its plains were concern.
ed, was taken from them by the Arabs,
aim ineir ngnung strengtu was made
to serve the Arab cause In the con.
quest of Spain. Tliey themselves grad
ually took to the mountains, to tho
Great Atlas. Here they have rem. i in
un-
lau-""V
nis f
ed ever since, speaking their own 1
guage, maintaining their owa customs
and racial attributes and obstinately
refusing to be absorbed by tho ArnK
dwellers on the plains. ' These people
are the Berbers; their tongue Is culled
Shllbah.
Slandln- aad Slttlus.
David Slowpay I shall briu von
back those dark trousers to be reseat
ed. Mr. Snip, You know I alt a cood
deal.
Mr. Snip (tailor) All rlcbt. nn.i if
you'll bring tho bill I sent you six
months ago I will be pleased tn r.
eelpt that also. You know I've stood
a gootl deal. umdon Tit-bits.
Most meu wear their punts too short
because they are tio lazy to let ou
their ga HUM'S.
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