Nebraska Newspapers

    Dakota County Herald
DAKOTA CITY, NIB.
John H. Rtam,
Publish!
What? Walla Walla, Wash., Went
"Wet? Wew!
Sine ho quit talking Mr. Trary has
gained la popularity.
A wnmnn wnsfea a lot of Bin lies
when talking over the 'phone.
The races at Juarez, Mexico, were
run In n hllndinc snowstorm. Medi
cine Hat papers please copy.
Santa Clans Is the only person who
has ever succeeded in getting any
great speed out of the reindeer.
Dr. Eliot declares he Is satisfied
with his new religion. Which prob
ably means that he will use no other.
"Don't run after a street car or a
woman," Bays one cheerful optimist,
"another will be along In a few
utes."
tnin-
Charles W. Morse differs from most
trust magnates In salient respects.
Every time now ho loses a case
K0S8 back to Jail.
ho
This will be a notable year If West
Toint and Annapolis decide to get
through It without a hazing scandal,
and there Is no reason why they
shouldn't.
An exchange deliberately expresses
the opinion that stud poker la a more
brutal game than football. Possibly.
But give bridge whist a show In the
competition.
At Urbana, Ohio, the other day a
boy aged 18 married a girl aged 15.
Fortunately the child labor law will
not bar him from the pleasure and
privilege of supporting her.
The wife who keeps a trunkful of
letters her husband wrote during the
mellow days of his courtship can usu
ally get htm to arbitrate any little
differences that arise In after years.
One aviator, It la said, has succeed
ed In repairing his aeroplane without
descending to the earth. And still
more remarkable, he didn't hit his
thumb or drop the monkey wrench
on anybody's head.
Owing to the big crops and the high
prices of the past year western and
northwestern farmers are reported to
be eager to buy more land. Their am
bition will hardly bo approved of by
the gold brick artists of the country.
A New York preacher wants John
D. Rockefeller to contribute to the
world's religious literature 100 words
defining his position with refcince to
evangelical Christianity. Could bo
good a man as Mr. Rockefeller possi
bly put all h!s religion In 100 words?
At a recent wedding in the aristo
cratic circles of Vienna, an Innovation
was Introduced when the bride's moth
er was crowned as a part of the cere
mony. The significance of thU fea
ture Is somewhat obscure, and those
who are tempted to treat the subject
with levity are reminded that mother-in-law
Jokes are no longer tolerated
even on the vaudeville stage.
Many college students hope to enter
the service of the United States gov
ernment next spring as census enu
merators. Those who are fortunate
enough to secure appointments will
benefit In ways quite as Important as
the money they will earn. They will
be brought Into personal contact with
all classes and conditions of people,
and will acquire first-hand knowledge
of wages, nationalities, population,
and scores of other matters never so
well learned from books. If the enu
merators are carefully selected, the
government also will benefit
In the battle of Manila Admiral
Dewey's fleet was under fire for seven
hours, and only six men were wound
d and none killed. In the naval bat
tle of Santiago the American loss was
one man killed and a half dozen
wounded. In football In the United
States, during the season now closed,
the casualty list stood as follows
Thirty deaths, 216 players injured, 12
broken collar bones, 8 broken noses, 12
broken legs, 19 broken ribs, 9 broken
fcnns, 19 broken ankles, 13 broken
boulders, 8 broken wrists, 8 broken
fingers, 6 broken hands, and 8 broken
Jaws. Football would, therefore, seem
more dangerous to life and limb than
teal war.
A teacher who asserts that she has
occupied Important positions in the
public, schools In various parts of the
country and has filled them satisfac
torily, makes a series of "Confessions"
In a recent magazine article which go
to show, If they show anything, that
the business of teaching as carried
on In the public schools of the United
6 Utes Is largely a fake. She con
demns the methods mostly in use as
Ineffective and the Instructor us In
competent. She avers that every
teacher bates her profession and that
all of them are ashamed of it. The
women usually continue In it for life
unless relieved by matrimony. But
the common reputation which lady
teachers have of being sour and prim
repels desirable suitors, so that they
usually have no choice but to continue
In an occupation repulsive to thein.
8o far as the men teachers are con
cerned, she asserts that the profes
sion attracts only an inferior class of
men, except in the case of Home young
nu n who use this occupation as a step
ping stone to other desirable einploy
mcnt; that the men teachers who con
tinue until they reach position of
principals or superintendents are as
a rule less competent and efficient
than the women teachers, yet the wo
men teachers would rather serve un
der them than to be "bossed" by mem
bers of their own sex. If this arraign
ment of the personnel of the teach-
Ing body In our public schools were
correct, It would be unnecessary to seek
further for reasons for Inferiority of
the schoolti, for no profession can be
carried on efficiently by people who
are ashamed of It. The care of thn
conduct and tr.orals of the youth of
the land and the development of their
minds should be esteemed one of the
most honorable of professions. It Is
no doubt true that too many men and
women seek positions In the public
schools as a mere makeshift or last re
sort to earn a Jlvellhood, but we have
faith to believe that the large majority
who continue In the work become duly
Impressed with the Importance and the
sarred character of their calling, give
to It a conscientious devotion, and en
tertain a reasonablo hope that their
achievements In It may constitute
t rown of pride to a well spent life.
FAMILY IN EVERY NATION.
I.tltlon of jfnlihn Mar lie Foan4 In
lh Directories of All lllrn.
The New Yorker who offers a timid
apology whenever anybody makes
scome caustic remark about the city
directory ought to take a peep at for
eign directories. What if New York
has fifty-two columns of Smiths, with
the various spellings, fourteen columus
of Johnsons, nine of Joneses and ten
of Whites? Is that anything to be
ashamed of? They are nice, honorable
names, and European cities are glad to
put them on the list.
Take Smith, for Instance. The New
York Times says there isn't a town
In Europe big enough to boast a city
directory where Smith has not worked
his way to tho front. London Is fair
ly overflowing with Smiths, but then
London Is the home of the Smith fam
ily and the seventeen columns of the
commercial directory and the twelve
of -the court directory, not to mention
the thirty columns of the plain every
day Smiths, do not excite the least sur
prise or derision. London also has her
full quota of Joneses, Greenes and
Whites, but that, toe, Is a mu.'.ter of
course.
When you come to Berlin you might
expect to And things a little different,
but you don't.- The German capital is
quite proud of her Smiths Schmidt
they spell it there. The directory
shows sixty columns of them, and ev
erybody knows that the coliunn of a
Berlin directory Is long and impregna
ble, wflth eighty-five names to the
column. By a little figuring you will
be able to ascertain that that amounts
to quite a nice little family of Smiths.
But Berlin's banner family Is the
Schultzes. There are seventy columns
of them. This Is a creditable showing,
but they are closely pushed by the
Mullers, who can point with pride to
sixty-seven columns. The business di
rectory of Berlin Is Interesting. Judg
ing by this proper-matter-of-fact book,
It would seem that the people of Ber
lin must take pains to kick out their
heels and toes, for it tftes fifty-two col-
u-mns of shoemakers still eighty-five
to the column to repair their boots
and Bhoes. Of bakers there are fifteen
columns, and last, but not least, come
the barbers, who muster up thirteen
columns strong. J
What Smith is to New York Mar-
tlnet or Martlnot Is to Paris, with the
GIrards, the Plcards and the Moreaus
bringing up the rear. But even in
Paris the Smiths are not downed,
There Is almost half a column of them,
their vocations ranging from Importers
and lawyers to typewriter repairers.
Rome's long suits are the Albert Ina.
the Ro3slnls and the Guldls. But with
all this wealth of poetic nomenclature
the Eternal city still clings to Smith
and proudly announced that at 119
Princess Margherlta street there 1b one
Tullla Smith, who is engaged In tha
peaceful calling of making candy. At
22 In the same street Is another Smith,
Lulel bv name, who la a. barber, while
not far away is Angelo, a dealer In
toilet supplies.
In Naples the Morellls and Vllellis
predominate. They do not crowd out
Mr. Smith, however, for be is here,
two of him. One is called Enrico, the
other Robert. Enrico has an office at
66 Riviera de Chlarl and Bells agrlcul-
tural implements; Robert sells liquors.
Brussels is alive with Janaens, but
they have not exterminated the Smiths,
one of whom is dealing In tobacco at
91 Lesbroussart street.
The land of the czar bids tho Smiths
welcome, and a few of them have gone
boldly into competition with the Snnr-
novs, who are, by all odds, the strong-
eBt numerically of all families In Rim-
sla. In St. Petersburg Otto Smith
is a glass meronant ana i neonore and
W. T. Smith regale the public with
wines and spirits, l-.ven in Odessa
Alexander Smith has settled wown and
earns a living by making sailors' suits.
Not Altogether a Treat.
Coining out of one of the large de
partment stores two well dressed wo- I
men saw a group of street urchins '
gazing at their automobile and one 1
little girl was heard to say: "vClsh I
could have a ride In it." The woiikh
smiled and then the child was asked
If she would really like a rldo and
was helped Into tho machine after
assuring the women that she would
not be missed at home. Her compan
ions set up a cheer as the machine
started and U returned half an hour 1
later, bring back the little girl. The i
women congratulated themselves on '
having given tho little one an extraor- 1
dlnaty treat, but were disenchanted
when the told them that her father
was a chauffeur and that she liked his
machine "a great deal better." New
York Tribune.
1'arul.rn of III lilory.
Paul was debtor both to the Grce'.u
Paul was "debtor both to the Greeks
and to the barbarian," not because of
what they had done for him, but be
cause of what God had done tor him.
God's merry bestowed makes lis debt
ors to all. For Himself Cod needs not
our time, our talents, nor our money;
therefore He orders that payment be
made to the poor and Buffering our
brother and the stranger at our gate.
The divine receipt given us readH:
"As ye did it unto one of the least of
these, ye did It unto me."
It Is our notion that blooded dogs
and old violins always cost mors than
they art worth.
MS
Opinions of
WHAT IS A GENTLEMANP
MONO the agreeable diversions to which the
great British public is at present devoting
Itself is the discussion of the attributes
that go to make a gentleman. An epi
demic of newspaper coi re.;pondence on the
subject is at present rasing, and mauy and
various are the definitions given. This
i'
A
Is not to bo wondered at, for no English word lias
been more twisted and tortured from its original use
than "gentleman," unless it be "lady." The difficulty
has confronted the dictionary maker, and vain has he
sought to overcome It. The derivation, definition and
exemplification of the use of the word occupy more than
a column lu the Century Dictionary; but we defy any
one to rise up from a perusal of the article with a defi
nite and clear-cut Idea of what a gentleman really Is.
Of course, this Is not the fault of the lexicographer; his
function was to follow and explain usage. Seven dis
tinct meanings are given for the word, ranging from
"a man of good family" down to "the white gannet or
solan goose." It Is true that many a so-called gentle
man la, indeed, a goose; but that Is beside the present
issue.
Burns, though bred a peasant, knew a thing or two.
It would be well if the refrains to his great song, "For
a' that and a' that," were more widely known. We
bespeak consideration for the two following:
The rank is but the guinea stamp;
' The man's the gowd for a' that.
The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor.
Is king o' men for a' that.
-Washington Post.
THE CRIME OF DENOMINATIONALISM.
NDER this title a Dakota pastor discusses
in the Homiletic 'Review the competition
among churches, raising the question
whether there are not more church organ
izations than the cause of Christ JustlfUvj.
An Iowa town of 600 people with six
churches, a Missouri town of 250 with
u
four, another of 189 people with four, and a North
western town of six houses and two churches are in
stanced as striking examples of over-churching, which.
Bays this clergyman, is detrimental to Christian fellow
ship, causes Jealousy and proselyting and weakens the
influence of the church with outsiders.
There are plenty of places without churches. Instead
of crowding new churches into communities that are
already supplied with all necessary provision for the
spiritual needs, tho writer urges an understanding
among tho denominations to prevent establishment of
churches In fields now fully occupied.
. The ridiculous and wasteful rivalry among churches
Is apparent to the outsider, but seldom admitted by
TAUGHT BY THE PRE3S.
American .Nrnimirr Ilea tier I.rnrii
liilt fo Talk Well and Forcibly.
The vocabulary of the average Amer-
lean needs no apology. The dally press
la a great educational Institution and
It teaches by direct methods; Hs lan-
guage ia clear-cut, Its diction pure and
Us rhetoric and orthography bused on
broad lines. Pedantic efforts are blue-
penciled by tho "desk man" and the
reporter or editorial writer who falls
to make his meaning clear does not
long contribute to the columus of the
metropolitan paper. Newspaper En-
Ellsh Is the standard, the New York
Times says. There may be critics who
belong to a past generation and who
have learned by rule, but for flexible,
expressive use of the language tho
newspaper and tho other publications
for the masses cannot be surpassed.
Blang is not always avoided, but apt
expressions are used, for they make
clear the leaning. There are two
kinds of slang; one of which is of
uch a character it can never attain
to purity, while the other portion is
being dally Incorporated into the laa
guagc. A comparison of the words in
the dictionary of to-day and that of
"fty years ago will quickly Illustrate
this. Future generations will, no
doubt, look upon the language used by
the better class of papers as classic
for this period.
When scientific or technical terms
are employed there Is sufficient con
text to make clear the application
There Is no strained effort or labor!
J dub use of words to-day. Nor is there
a deterioration, as some of the pro-
fessors of English would have us tie
ilevo. Newspaper style Is simple, dl
rect, concise, instructive and self-ex
planatory. This sets the standard for
the great mass of the public
Fifty , or a hundred years ago the
literary man sought a high level aud
ui whole effort was to maintain it
He used grandiloquent terms and
never unbent to the colloquial. The
rernacular was abhorrent, except w hen
be sought to show by contrast, aud
then he would be careful to put the
words in tho mouth of some Illiterate
character and make use of the quota
tlon marks, lest the reader mistake the
language used for that of the writer,
We now have simplicity of style
but that la not enough. We demand
well-turned phrases, tho delicate touch
of tho true artist In word painting
when tho occasion requires and facts
prominently displayed no maze of
words to clothe an idea and cause one
to tumble about In searching for the
meaning. The reader has been edu
rated to expect this and he demand
It.
Newspapers are neither stilted no
verbose. They are in touch with man
kind In general and they reflect the
popular views. They talk to the aver
K man and they ate his mouth
piece. As such they come in close
contact with the reader, who appre
rlates this kinship and who adopts the
English as found In the columns as
his English.
The new International dictionary
lias nearly 400,000 words, of which
fully 100,000 are dead or obsolete
while more than half of the remalnde
tre scientific, technical or relating to
art, and for which few of the great
mass of the population have any line.
The newspaper writer does not use
them and the reader appreciates this
consideration. There are phrases that
cun be substituted to make clear the
meaning, and these afford the same
Information to all classes as the Urmi
Great Papers on Important Subjects.
clergymen. Churches have been, and still are, aUanln
Istered with little regard for business principles or cem
mon sense, and faith without works scores mighty few
successes.
If the Dakota pastor can persuade the leaders of the
great denominations to unify, instead of dividing their
strength, to fight the battles of the Lord Instead of fight
ing one another, he will have accomplished a greater
work for righteousness than any teacher or preacher of
modern times. Chicago Journal.
as that of the United Kingdom or Germany, but it must
be met by Increased taxes or fresh loans.
All these accumulations of debt and taxes, increasing
year by year, are caused by the enormous burdens of
army and navy expenditures, which, unless arrested,
must end lrf financial bankruptcy. No financial act, save
that of Imposing niore taxes, and no appeals to patriot
ism and national pride can conjure away the danger.
The peoples of Europe in this misery will be unable to
bear the heavy load, and they will shake It off by vio
lence or repudiation if there Is no other way of relief.
Yet, despite peace congresses at The Hague, national
expenditures and national debts are increasing to build
unused ships of war and maintain Immense standing
armies of Idle men. Philadelphia Record.
X
not to see each other for a year will be pretty sure to
make up at the end of that time unless their differ
ences are Irreconcilable.
Many a divorce brings regrets from both husband
and wife. The man and woman who have grown accus
tomed to each other's ways for ten or a dozen years
cannot forsake the dear familiar presence without a
deep 6ense of loss. Loneliness brings realization that
married differences were petty, after all. Pride alone
prevents remarriage. A little more common sense and a
great deal less haste can do much to reduce the alarm
ing divorce rate, which is one of our great national
problems. Des Moines News.
hemselves do to the literary man or
sclent 1st.
Hook language Is not of this day.
t belongs to the past, and any effort
revive it would be met by a bold
tnnd by the progressive publisher.
literary tradition must give way and
the time is rapidly approaching when
spoken and written language will be
almost identical. This consummation
will stand us a monument to the
press.
fOCIETY GIRL AIDS CHILDREN.
XIInm Will I lie r Klmna I mi ileal Inter
-t In I'ulilie Schuol I'nplln.
Dorothy Whitney, daughter of Wil
liam C. Whitney, and worth $G, 000. 000
In her own right. Is taking a practical
interest in the welfare of the public
school children 6f New York. Her
latest effort In their behalf was made
known recently, when the bureau of
municipal research gave out a report,
compiled at her suggestion, showing
what has been accomplished in the
way of attending to the physical de
fects of school children, the New York
Press says. She was formerly presi
dent of the Junior League, and it is a
subject in which she is much inter
ested. The statistics cover 358 cities
In forty-two states and the District of
Columbia, with 22,000,000 population
and 4,000,000 public school pupils. Of
these 147 cities are doing nothing. 211
are inspecting the children for con
tagious diseases, 225 are examining
for defective vision, 170 for adenoids
and breathing troubles and 118 for bad
teeth.
Fifty-five cities are supplying nurses
to take children to dispensaries; 43
Bend nurses from house to house to
Instruct parents; 97 send out cards
of advice about tuberculosis, dental
hygiene and diet; 132 co-operate with
charitable nnd relief societies; 98 give
special treatment. Chicago aud Phila
delphia have private clinics for sick
children. Several cities provide school
meals at cost and have relief funds
providing clothing and food to poor
children.
In New York the division of child
hygiene of tho health department and
the city superintendent of schools
have arranged for medical and dental
examinations for physical fitness for
children applying for work certificates.
The school physician will examine the
candidates and the principal will ex
plain to the parents the importance
of having teeth, eyes, nose and lungs
In normal, sound condition before the
children Join the industrial army.
A FINE POINT IN EQUITY
An old time story of the flue points
of law and equity which arose In car
rying out an amicable contract Is told
In the Philadelphia Record. Tlwre
were four brothers who had inherited
a storage warehouse from their father.
He had divided tho property equally
among them.
Among the appurtenances was a cat
a fine animal, excellent for mousing.
This, too, was divided, tho eldest broth
er owing the right front quarter, the
second brother the left front quarter,
and the younger brothers the two hind
quarters.
Now, unfortunately, the cat In one
of its nocturnal prowls injured the
right front paw, and the eldest broth
er attended to that portion of his
property by binding the injured mem
ber with a greased rag.
The cat, thankful for this relief to
lira fcfif
FOLLY OF THE NATIONS. f
RANCE, as well as the United States, Eng
land and Germany, Is wrestling with a
financial deficit, and the government pro
poses to cover It with a new tax on
brandy, pending the tax on Incomes now
awaiting consideration. The deficit In the
French treasury is by no means as great
"TEMPORARY" DIVORCES.
WO eases in which Judges prescribed sep
aration for a term of years, instead of Ui
vorce, direct attention to a new method
of allaying matrimonial tempests. Pro
bationary marriages meet with little fa
vor. Perhaps probationary divorce may
do better. A quarreling couple ordered
Its sufferings, went to sleep content
edly before the fire ; but In the midst
of its slumbers a falling coal Ignited quantities of left-over food to the de
the rag, and the animal, howling with ' serving poor, this kind of charity is
agony, dashed through the warehouse, not so extensive as is generally sup
and coming in contact with some com- posed, says tho New York Press. The
bustlbles, set the building on' fire.
When the loss came to be figured
out, the three younger brothers wish-'
ed to throw It all upon the eldest, on
tne ground that bad he not tied up his
ui liih i'hl wild nn innnmmn n n
rag, the building would not have been
destroyed.
He, on the contrary, contended that
had the cat only been possessed of the
front right paw his property it
wouia nave stood still ana burned to
death. It was the three other paws
that caused the damage.
I he brothers argued the case until
they died-, but they never reached an
agreement.
DRANK CYANDIE OF POTASSIUM.
Photos
tut ill I0rror of Amateur
rnnhcr anil III Drlnc Mciuirr.
A tragic story of an amateur pho -
tographer's death by misadventure In
his darkroom was told at an inquest
at Portsmouth, an English exchange
says.
The facts are few, but by their very
brevity acquire a more dramatic char
acter. Erwin J. T. Webb was a well
known solicitor In Portsmouth, and
one of his favorite hobbles was ama
teur photography. He had fitted up
a darkroom In the cellar of his house
and had gone down there to develop
some ulates.
He opened a bottle of beer in the
cellar and poured out a glass to drink
while at work. Becoming absorbed in
h tnsl. . mUtnok the bpor n nut
Into it some cyande of potassium. For i
a time he went on working, Ignorant
of his mistake.
Then he remembered the beer and
drank some of It.
Instantly he realized the terrible mis-
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take he had made and while life was
dill V. la unoMmH nn a a,.ro n rin-
tographlc paper and on It scribbled a
message to his wife. It was read at
the inquest and ran as follows:
"In semtdarkness have made awful
mistake.
"Must have poured cyanide Into at ft
"Only a few seconds to live.
"Cannot call.
"God bless you, my pet.
"Brain reels.
"Tell "
The writing toward the end of the 1
message was almost undecipherable.
After writing this hurried message
Mr. Webb apparently tried to crawl up
stairs, but he fell dead at the foot of
the stairs, where later his wife found t
him. i
The medical evidence went to show
that after taking the poison Mr. Webb
would lose the power of locomotion
and would not be able to call out, al
though he would live long enough to
be able to write the note found. It
was the testimony that he was of
cheerful temperament and had no
financial or business worry.
A verdict of death by misadventure
was returned. I
Mr. Webb was one of the best known
solicitors practicing in the local courts
and was known throughout a large
part of Hampshire. He was a native
of the Isle of Wight.
bat
"Seems this
fort Ueta.
poor poet starved
to
death."
"Yet his works had merit."
"Undoubtedly. I wouldu t wonder a
hundred years hence they cava him a
centenary."
Prime Minister Zahle, of Denmark,
I Violates all court traditions by going
10 a royai reception In a black sioucn
hat.
In the fashionable west end of Lon
don the fair haired and pink Bklnned
hostesses have discovered that black
wall paper offers an excellent back
ground for their charm3.
At 29 Sclplo gained the battle of
Zama, Watts revolutionized the Indus
tries of the earth by making Bteam
the most powerful agency In the pro
gress of mankind, Josiah Wedgewood
discovered the secret for making the
china which bears his tiame, and Shel
ley died after enriching the world of
literature with his unrivaled poetry.
Truancy is on the Increase in New
York City, and the board of education
complains of the Indifference of par
ents. About 120 parents are taken be
fore the city magistrate each month
for violating the law. The largest
nurauer are iroru among tne Italians,
where there are the most children,
and the next highest number comes
from native born parents.
After 272 years of growing ferry fa
cilities In New York City the decline
has started, owing to the Increasing
number of bridges and subaqueous
railways. The great system of ferrie3
grew from the solitary skiff that Cor
nelius Dlrcksen had in 1637, where
Peck slip now is, and ferried passen
gers, who called him by blowing
horn that hung on a tree nearby.
It is reported from Pekln that Tuan
Fang, viceroy of Chihlli, has been se
verely censured for pausing photo
graphs to be taken of the funeral of
the late dowager empress and for oth
er offenses against Feng-shul (the
spirits of the dead). With the excep
tion of the viceroy, all the officials of
Chlhlhi province who were connected
with the late empress' funeral have
been promoted.
Frau Julia Vargha is said to be the
first woman minister to preach In
Hungary. She is the daughter of the
Reformed Evangelical Bishop Carl
Sascz, who is also well known In Hun
gary as a poet and teacher. Frau
Vargha preached her first sermon in
Klausenburg to a large congregation
and the Buda-Pesth papers speak of
her as a gifted woman and an eloquent
jpeaker.
WATCHING FOOD SUPPLY.
Hotels Are .Not So Wnntefnl an Many
rernona Think.
While many of the largo hotels of
the
country distribute considerable
fact Is that very little food is left in
a well-managed hotel after Its own
help is fed. The steward gauges the
probable needs of guests with a skill
born of long experience. He can cal
' rn in rn nimner te a n nia hnw m-mir
! will call for roast beef, lamb or tur-
key, how many prefer oxtail soup to
consomme, how nianv orders for fowl.
' entrees, etc., will serve, and how many
apple, peach, cocoanut pies, etc., will
be required for dessert purposes. The
cook and the steward confer as to the
daily bills of fare, and both pride
, themselves on being able to meet all
the demands of all the guests and yet
j have little left over when the dining-
eleadTng New York hotel proprle-
tor" ,n ulscus8ln8 this phase of his
Business, saia: lr i could run tne
1 wble business myself I woiild guaran-
- tee 10 nu tne oraer 01 everv suest and
et not have enough surplus t,o feed
. "ve Persons ai me ena or tne dinner,
To be able to do this is one of the
great secrets of successful hotel man
, agement; not to possess this knowl
edge and skill is a drawback which
often leads to ruin. There must, of
course, be enough of every dish to go
around, but there should be little or
none left when the meal is finished.
As a result of such close figuring, after
( feeding our help and setting aside the
'craps for rendering purposes, we prac-
tUalIy use "P everything ourselves,
and have very little lndeed t0 Give
awav to the needv Pe0PIe 'ho ask for
our broken victuals."
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I ANCIENT AND MODERN
GHOSTS.
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The belief in ghosts and in the su-
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lent In all ages and in all climes. The
twelve tables of the ancient Roman
law contained provisions against
witchcraft and sorcery. The eastern
world has always been a prey to su
perstition. Science and common sense
have frowned upon such beliefs In
vain. When Shakespeare shows us
the ghost of Hamlet's father and the
witches on tho blasted heath and
makes Macbeth alone of the company
see the specter of the blood-bolter's
Banquo sitting at the feast, he is but
giving us a vivid realization of the
laith of his own time, not of distant
periods with which these two great
tragedies deal.
In fact. It may safely be inferred
from several of his plays that Eliza
bethan and Jacobean England was
reeking with, belief in the. preternat
ural, says the Washington Post. Be
sides, did not King James VI. of Scot
land himself, ere yet he had succeed
ed his Tudor cousin on the throne of
England, pen with his own royal hand
a learned treatise on demonology, In
which he stoutly maintained "the
fearful abounding at this time In this
country of these detestable elaves of
the dluel, the witches or enchanters."
and accuse of Sadduceelsm all thoso
who denied the existence of spirits?
The etout-hearted pilgrim fathers
and their Immediate descendants, who
j faced wild nature and savage man
( with equanimity, could not, for all
I liielr puritan training, rid themselves
of the dread of the preternatural and
the fanatical outbreak against witch
craft at Salem, Mass., In which, to
ward the end of the seventeenth cen
tury, nineteen persons were executed.
Is a proof of their weird dread of un
canny agencies.
lu our own day beliefs are in a
mixed condition. It Is a very ma
terial world we live In. We profesn
no longer to marvel. The wonder
wrought by science are such as In an
earlier age would have brought their
Inventors to a cruel death at the stake.
We are Inclined on the whole to be
of the earth earthy; but behind the
veneer of our extreme modernity there
lurk, regarding what the veil of an
other life conceals, those primal in-f-tlncta
which civilization in all H
progress has signally failed to bnnlsh.
Hence we have a society of phychicai
research. Hence we have Dr. Wu
Ting-fang consulting mediums.
And what Is to be said of those
mysterious visitants who.se appearance
at Windsor castle, at ancient country
snats In Derbyshire and Yorkshire, and
ir. different parts of Scotland, havi
been vouched for by the baronets and
ladies of high degree, by lord high
chancellor of England, by King Ed
ward VII. most modern of monarch
himself? Katharine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn and Queen Elizabeth, not
to mention other less august person
ages, would seem to have again taken
to walking the earth and revisiting:
the glimpses of the moon.
Fllthtlnir Face of Our Senators.
Tillman and La Follette, two of the
most approachable men In public life,,
constantly wear fighting faces, says
Sloane Gordan In Success Magazine.
There is, however, this dlerence:
Tillman was probably born with his.
His features lend themselves to battle
settings, and the members of the Sen
ate who were Inclined to look upon
him as a freak when he first entered
the sacred precincts have come to like-'
him, and ho is popular.
La Follette isn't, lie i3 too Intense.
He has acquired a facial congestion,
that looks like cholera morbus. He
Is bo Indefatigable in his efforts to
correct those things In the government
which he conceives to be wrongful
that he has no time to smooth his
wrinkled front nor chango his facial
linen. He lets his hair grow pompa
dour until It looks as If each sepa
rate quill upon this Wisconsin porcu
pine were reaching for a height rec
ord. This makes him look quite
bristly and ferocious. When he talks
the hair nods and flops to the chang
ing gusts of the rhetorical gale. He
ranges all the way from smooth dic
tion to snappy, choppy work, and when
he get3 well under way the official
stenographers begin to perspire. Hav
ing been a representative for three
terms, Governor of Wisconsin three
times, and Senator since 1905, there is
room for the belief that there must
be something In him. Wisconsin thinks
so, anyhow, and that's a pretty good,
recommendation.
He is a man of simple habits and
almost uncanny mental vigor, and
even the fact that he couldn't recog
nize a joke if it were to push him of
thei sidewalk hasn't retarded his pe
lltlcal progress.
Lincoln nt the Tcli-Mcopc.
This little anecdote will help one tc
understand how Abraham Lincoln
managed to get an education. He
never enjoyed the advantages or
schools, but he knew how to turn to
his advantage the opportunities that
offered for learning, and in truth was
always a pupil. The story is told In
"An Astronomer's Wife," by Mrs.
Asaph Hall, whose husband was t he
government astronomer at the Wash
ington Observatory.
Mrs. Hall took her little boy to one
of Lincoln's receptions, and one night
Lincoln and Secretary Stanton made
a visit to the Naval Observatory, where
Mr. Hall showed them some objects
through his telescope. At the Harvard
Observatory the Prince of Wales had
once appeared, but on that occasion
the young astronomer was made to
feel leBS than nobody. Now the great
War President, who signed his com
mission in the United States navy
talked with him face to face.
One night soon afterward, when
alone In the observing tower, he heard
a knock at the trapdoor. He leisurely
completed his observation, then went
to lift the door, when up through the
door the tall President raised hla head.
Lincoln had come unattended
through the dark streets to inquire
why the mon had appeared Inverted
in the telescope. Surveyor's Instru
ments, which he had once used, show
objects in their true position.
Hot All-Hound Qui k.
They were talking about a certain
boy who had Just done one of thoso
typically rude and at the same time
typically boyish things that are sure
to happen wherever boys exist. "He
has a quick temper," was the excuse
Borne one put forward for him, says
the San Francisco Bulletin.
"Is he quick at his lessons?" was the
question.
"No," was the reply.
"Is he quick at sports?" the ques
tioner went on. Again the answer
was, "No."
"Is be quick In obedience?"
"No."
Well," said the questioner, with a
twinkle In his eye, "If he has so little
quickness he'd better use it where It
will do him good. It's clear waste to
put It on his temper."
II y Cantlle Time,
"It did me good," observed a yo".n
girl who had Just returned from Eng
land, "to Bee, in real life, one of t!u
old customs my grandfather used to
tell me about the burning of the
time candle at an auction. In Berk
shire the old custom still prevails,
and when an auction Is in progress
and an article is put up fur bidding a
short length of candle is lighted as
the bidding begins. The shouting con
tinues until the candle burns out, and
the last bid before It flickers Its last
is the one that takes the cake. I
don't know but it has an advantage
over the 'going, going gone" variety,
but it is fearfully slow and un-American."
The Jungle fowls of Australia con
struct their negts in great mounds fif
teen feet high and 150 feet in dlama
Ur, composed of leaves and twig.