DAKOTA CITY nERALD
DAKOTA CITY, NEB.
JOHN H. REAM, Publisher.
DEVASTATION WROUGHT BY A CLOUD-BURST
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COUCH OF LUXURY.
: The most perfect resting place ever
iderlsed for a human being la Just bo
Wath the roof, and then you must be
able to aoe the shingle nulla Rllrklng
through. If a gentle rain be falling,
jao much the belter. FIto minuted
spent In that sweet retreat are enough
to banian the memory of every trouble.
Debt and death loan tlirlr terror, and
the peace that passes undersfcindlng
comes upon you, says the Washington
!Post You become a boy again and
enter once more Into the world that
:uscd to bo. Boon the dark comers of
Jtbe room are peopled with the Images
lof childhood. Over where the old
jHothes are hanging you can see the
'outlines of a dismantled ship, while
down the Randy shore come Robinson
Crusoe and Man Friday. A swarthy
iface peeps from behind the big trunk
jit Is Farlnghen, the strangler, creep
ing stealthily upon his victim. Knot
jer and faster they come, some pleas
ing, some ferocious. You welcome
Ithem all and are not a bit afraid, and
Jthe rain drips, drips, with a steady,
jmonotononn bound. Then comes a
iblank. Next morning the spell Is
broken, but the memory remains. You
see the old clothi and tho trunk, and
And that tho only gobelin tapestry In
the room la a rluRler of cobwebs over
the little dormer window. Hut you
had elept tho sleep of the Just, and
Jound It moat refreshing.
I The passenger traffic between th.
United States and Europe continues to
loffer roost allnring Inducements. Many
lof the big companies are adding the
newest, largest and swiftest vessels to
their fleets. One of the latest launch
ings Is that of a ship that Is being
built by a French line, to run to New
York. This Is one of the greatest craft
yet completed, and when put In com
mission will be able to carry 2,020 pas
sengers. The total cost will be about
15,000,000. That Is what foreign con
cerns are doing to get American trade.
And Americans permit them to mo
nopolize a business that should be In
American control and which should
'he a moat Important auxiliary In ex
tending American commerce.
English owners of homing pigeons
have lost ao ninny of them this season
that they believe there Is an especial
cause. This csusa, many of them are
Inclined to suspect, Is wireless telegra
phy. Many will dismiss the Indict
ment aa fanciful, on account of tho
comparative weakness of the current
which wireless telegraphy brings Into
play. The answer to this Is that the
current does not kill tho birds, but
only confuses them, causing them to
miss their way. It the Marconi cur
rent affects pigeons, why not gulls?
Indeed, It would seem not impossible
that wireless telegraph stations may
be the means of greater disaster to
tgulls than lighthouses.
From London comes the announce
ment of the death of the woman who
claimed to be the original of 'kittle
Dorrlt," that famous character of
Dickens. The lady was entitled to the
benefit of the doubt, but It is a fact
that similar claims have been made by
others. It la also asserted that a
brother of the woman who has Just
Mied was the original "Tiny Tim," and
that he served in part as the model for
"Paul Dombey." If all those asser
'tlons can be proved It would seem
(that the family formed a sort of trust
for Dickens characters.
Perhaps If the truth were known a
(considerable proportion of the so-
called automobile "accidents" would
be found to have resulted from be
fuddled heads and unsteady nerves,
The menace of a man under the in
tauence of liquor and in an automobile
is easily appreciated, and when it Is
demonstrated that crashes on the
raad are due to drunkenness the pun
ishment should be severe. Those who
Insist upon running amuck on the
highways should be made to pay
jheavy penalty, whether they be sober
tor drunk.
The UBual fate of get-rtch-qulck
schemes Is collapse at the end. And
rthe "Iambs" are fleeced as a prelim
lnary. A speculative scheme of this
kind In Connecticut has brought u
la the bankruptcy court, with unse
cured clulms of $500,000 to be set
tied. And the further sequel no doubt
will be the charging of the sum to
the profit and loss account of those
foolish enough to 'invept"
A German musician says that our
jcraze for ragtime Is the great obstacle
Ho creative work in American music.
IlagtlmeT Sounds like a faint echo
from our past. Our friend must have
got his idea from old newspaper tiles.
, Among airmen excessive avoirdupoise
as at a discount, most or the success
ful atmosphere nnvlgators being phys
ical lightweights. In this as Id some
pother matters good goods often come
in small packages.
I There is a man In California who
Iwent to sleep on a railroad track, was
Struck by a fast train arid escaped
with a headache. To complete he
simple beauty of thla talo, we are
Kleased to add that tho locomotive Is
albo doins v'fcH-
One by one tho comic supplement
Juki s ccn e trao. In 1) tiuit :t hen
pecked llontumer bus rtally taken
jrefute from his wife by sleeping In
phe cage.
IV hi " -V " w - r , ,
NVI'LKS,
great d
gl'eat devastation in several places.
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overwhelmed by great rocks and debris carried down by torrents from Maunt
damn god. In various places the aqueducts through whlen the drinking water nowed were rendered useless. Re
lief work began at once and has been c arried on with marked efficiency.
MAN-EATERS THERE
Cannibals Still Remain In Austra
lian Desert
Not Many Visitors to Auitrsllr. Tempt
ed to Penetrate Center of Country
Everybody 8ays It's Vast
Unexplored Region.
New York. If you have a mind to
visit Australia it might be Just as well
to keep away from the center of the
continent, according to D. C. Cameron,
a Scotchman who has lived out there
for 20 years and who Is now at the
Imperial. Especially would Mr. Cam
eron be disposed to recommend that
you refrain from traveling alone.
"Why? Cannibals.
Not that many visitors to Australia
are tempted to penetrate the center of
the country. Everybody says it's a
vast unexplored region, a desert. But
sometimes a man goes out prospect
ing and Is never heard of again, and
then down to civilization come tales
of how the bones of what had appar
ently been a white man had been
found bleaching about the remains of
a camp fire, and then Lit by bit the
fact comes out that the solitary seek
er for gold had fallen Into the hands
of some of the first families of the
country and made a contribution to
the aboriginal table d'hote.
It wasn't to tell about this that Mr.
Cameron came to New York. He is a
sober, practical business man, and be
is in the United Slates to see how
milk Is manufactured here. Not the
calcereous beverago obtained by treat
ment of dlsaphanlzomenated aqua cro-
tona thai used to find a ready market
here before some New Yorkers bad
heard about cows, but powdered milk.
They are going to start a new manu
facturing Industry In Australia and
Mr. Camoron is the general manager
of the company and be Is traveling to
get points.
"Our factory Is being built at a place
about 125 miles from Melbourne," said
Mr. Cameron. "Within a radius of
four miles from It there are yielded
every morning from 160,000 to 170,000
pounds of milk. That, of course, Is a
great cattle country; and there are a
lot of butter factories. Of course a
great part of the milk produced la con
sumed by the butter factories; In the
tprlng the supply is such that the
waste cannot be consumed by the
calves and pigs In tho neighborhood,
to which It Is fed. We are building a
plant to cost $76,000, and an English
engineer 1b Installing machinery. I
have betin vlsltlr.g factories In Canada
and Syracuse and I am now going over
to England to study the process there.
We shall begin on a small scale, but
we expect the fur east to furnish a
greut market.
"Dig holdings of land In Victoria
are rapidly going out, the big estates
being rapidly divided Into smaller
properties and sold oft. Just a month
before I left an estate of 12,00.) acres
was divided up and sold, and a great
deal of It realized $100 an acre. This
was not for city lots, mind you, or
orchard laud, but for what had been
dairy land for koiiiu years. A curious
thing about the sale was that the peo-
plo who bought were all residents of
the district.
wuai we can no ir.isu is not so
far from Melbourne on one side," said
Mr. Cameron in answer to a question,
"In fact, it lies only about thirty miles
to tho west Tho aboriginal Inhabitants
are very few now and most of them
re kept In colonies by tho govern'
UNIQUE PLACE FOR CATTLE
One of Aleutian Islands Leased From
Government for Purpose of
Raising Bnef.
Seattle, Wash. The cattle king of
Alaska Is Miles Jamison, who leuseo
Iron) l;iicle Sam Atka island, one of
the laigcKt of the Aleutian chain. It
i.iiv. i. as a herd of 910 cattle, and the
i:;ut.r;il increase to his herd for last
fcuiuuii r v. l.Mi.
.ki'.ui.m wmt north kovcii years ago
a, at i.iu.ltil on AtKa Island, intending
;o ir;i,'. !!e saw tle grass plains and
l.i.'n!.; or deer and elk feeding there,
liu . I . 1 1 i n i L to return to tho mates
al U. ' l ui'j.o: tuniiy and secure some
can;.1. I to Fc'ccied the Galloway
ll 1 1 .!. he. HU.H nl their adaptability
to i i.e.e .vi :.!h-. r. Tho weather,
!:'.. i .!'. a:i i 'it ti e worst to be
J-siicu ou lliis ii ' ind, us wolv s killed
,i.j l;:it e:ii; ur calves. After
l:c hi'il rid the UlaiiU of wolves bis
held l ios.a ;ed.
J.tiiiioiiii has been (ho object of aa
iuvt-st (gallon at tl.e bauds of suveial
HIO worai nuut-it-r uciug ino iunu
nient, corresponding somewhat to
your Indian reservations. In parts of
western Australia, I should say near
the center of the continent, the blacks
are savages, and like their bit of hu
man flesh at times. They are not a
fighting lot and I don't believe they
kill and eat one another to any extent,
but an occasional prospector gets In
among them and realizes his mistake
too late.
"They are very fond of Chinese, too,
and If a Celestial gets among them
thoy are apt literally to devour him.
There used to be a lot more of Chinese
disappearing by this means some years
ago than Is the case now, because our
Immigration laws prohibit them from
coming into Australia, and those that
were already in the country have
grown cautious about leaving the
thickly Bettled parts of the country.
The aborigines have acquired many of
the vices and apparently none of the
virtues of civilization."
HOBBLE SKIRT IS HER PROOF
New York Woman Offers Garment In
Evidence to Refute Charge of
Kicking a Lady.
New York. That a lady's feelings
must bo in a condition of moro than
trifling unrest when she will kick an
other lady Is a iVmvictlon to which
Magistrate Hylan of the New Jersey
avenue court adheres strongly. So
whea a lady complained to him the
other day that she had been kicked by
Miss Fiances Stultz, No. 89 Sackman
street, he demanded proof.
"I have proof enough," said Mrs.
Bertha Lang, No. 19 Sackman street,
who said Bho had been the klckee,
"but I see no occasion for "
"Of course not, of course not," said
the magistrate, hastily. "I believe
you when you say you believe you
were kicked, but what has the de
fendant to say 7"
TRAIN BACKS
Two Women Have Their Own Sweet
Way In Farewell Greetings to
Departing Friend.
Minneapolis, Minn. A matter of
tremendous importance stopped an
outgoing train to Chicago about 8 a.
m. the other day. me train even
backed again into the station, the
matter was so very important. And
Joe Kllgriff, the caller, hasn't got
over his astonishment yet.
Just as the train began to move,
two women, bearing a small parcel,
dashed madly toward the gates.
"Is that the Chicago train?" they
cried.
"It Is," said Kllgriff.
"Stop It! Oh, stop it!" begged the
women. "Oh, it must be stopped!"
It happened that there was a big
crowd of university boys at the sta
tion, waiting for the football team to
get It. Inspired by feelings of gal
lantry, they began to yell:
"Stop the train! Stop the train!
Stop the train!"
The conductor came out on the ob
servation platform. The station was
In an uproar, and the two women
were running desperately towards the
train. The conductor hesitated,
grabbed the rope and yanked It. The
train stopped and began to hack In,
Blowly, while a woman also appeared
ou the observation platform.
The two women rushed to the car.
One of them banded up the box of
government officials who have visited
his Alaskan cattle ranch and looked
over his herd. Arriving here on the
reveuue cutter Rush, Capt. A. Hoffman
said that conditions on Atka Island,
as well na on almost all the Island of
Alaska, were Ideal for cattle raising.
Nutritious grass grows the year
around.
Jamison kills and packs In Ice
chipped from Icebergs carcasses that
retail ir the growing cities along
the coast at almost twice the price
asked for the storage meats brought
from the stales.
LOVE LETTER GOES ASTRAY
Writer Has Long Been Married When
Missive Mailed 23 Years Ago
Is Delivered.
Grand Junction, Col. Romance
turned to tragedy marked tho deliv
ery of a letter hero tho other day t;
C A. Rohello from Miss Ellon Uus
tafsou ,ufier it hud btx!n In traoait
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ui vuum:iiuia, purl 0 wuicu waa
Epomeo. Ischla also was badly
a glance so glacial that Icicles
formed.
I have better ways In which to
spend my time," she said, "than by
wasting it kicking false friends."
Miss Stultz swept Mrs. Lang with
"Yes," said the magistrate, "Mrs
Lang says she can show I should 6 ay
Mrs. Lang sayB she can prove she was
kicked."
"Not by me," said Miss Stultz, "for
on that day I woro a hobble skirt.
Here It is."
She placed on the magistrate's desk
a bundle, and in the bundle was a
hobble skirt
"I am no acrobat," she said, mod'
estly, "and unless you are an acrobat
you can't, while wearing a bobble
skirt, kick anybody."
Mrs. Lang looked at the skirt.
"My goodness, Frances," she said
to the defendant, "what a pretty
pattern. Did you get It at a sale?"
Mlas Stultz' only reply was a glance
colder, If possible, than Its predeces
sors. The magistrate dismissed the
case, saying even a mere man could
tell that kicking in n hobble skirt is
a thing that Is not and cannot be.
Bore Through Water Pipe.
South Norwalk, Conn. When Har
old Sperry, a telephone workman,
bored a hole In the side of a Westport
house the auger penetrated a lead wa
ter pipe within tho wall. When he
pulled the auger out a rush of water
sent him backward from the ladder 15
feet to the ground.
Sperry landed In tho top of a luxuri
ant rose bush, from which he was ta
ken sound of limb, but scratched and
covered with blood.
He had bored through the main wa
ter pipe In the house. A call was sent
for plumbers, but tho damage was not
repaired before the house was flooded.
Apple Kills a Deer.
North Adams, Mas3. A dead deer,
which had no marks on its body to
Indicate violence, was viewed tho
other day by Game Warden Ituberg,
who, looking for evidences of poison,
cut the animal's throat and found
that It had been choked to death by
an apple.
UP FOR CANDY
candy to the woman on the train. The
passenger then leaned down and
kissed both the other women goodby.
"Now," said the late-comers, "the
train can go. Goodby, dearie."
"Goodby!"
"Goodby! Write soon."
"I will. Thanks ever so much."
"Not a bit. So glad we got here ia
time."
"Yes, bo am I. Goodby!"
"Goodby!"
"Goodby!"
Kllgriff hasn't been able to call t
train Intelligently since. Every time
he begins, he explodes.
Decorate Prison Walls.
Wlnsted, Conn. Miss Genevieve
Cowles of Faruiington, a relative of
former Tresldent Koosevelt, will goon
begin a year's work in the state prls
on at Wethersfield decorating the
walls of the chapel. Miss Cowles,
after a summer spent In Jerusalem, Is
now at work at her painting at Bel
ruth. Her work will brighten the
lives of the prisoners when they gath
er In the chapel, which is now barren
of any- decoration.
$2,500 for King's Memorial.
Loudon. An anonymous gift of $S,-
tiuu nas ueen recoivea uy me mayor
of Windsor towards the fund now be
ing raised In the royal borough for
memorial o the late King Edward.
more than 23 years, in the meantime
Miss Gustafson became Mrs. Oscar
Peterson of Chicago, and Roselle tried
to forget the love of his youth. He
never married.
Twenty three years ago Ellen Gus
tafson of Forserum, Sweden, the
fiancee of Roselle, started for Amer
ica. She was to write him as soon
as she arrived. Roselle grew into
mlddlo ai;e waiting for tho letter. A
few months ago he encountered Mr.
and Mrs. Peterson In Chicago, but no
one Inquired or explained about tho
letter which should have been written
aud received, but never came.
The letter gave Roselle Miss Gus
tafson's address and urged him to
como to her at onee. It was yellow
with age, and many of the postmarks
ou Us face had t urned biown. It was
forwarded to Roselle by a brother In
law living In Rockford, 111.
Sixty Years a Gunner.
Ixindon. Tho King's gunner, Sam
uel Parsons, has completed his fifty,
first year in that capacity In Windsor
castlo. Ho has served CO years 1q th
ranks aud la S5 years old.
.. t I 1 t. a li.l .
Mr. William A. Radford will nniiwer
nuextliins and ?ive a'Jvlc l'Hlili UV
COST on all mihjfota pertaining to thfl
subject of building for the renders of
tills pupcr. On arcnunt of his wliln expe
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac
turer, he Is, without doubt, the hlheat
authority on nil these subjects. Address
all Inquiries to Wllllnm A. P.iulford. No.
194 Fifth Ave., C'hhMgo, 111., and only en
close two-eent tnmp 'or reply.
When going Into u building project
there are three considerations of im
portance that present themselves. In
the first placo there In the design, or
outward appearance of the structure,
next the arrangement of tho dwelling
Inside for comfort and convenience,
and last the cost of the building.
There Is apt to be a wldo range of
choice In regard to tho first factor
the design or outward appearance of
the house. This Is a matter to be de
cided according to tho taste of the
owner and the requirements of the
building site. It Is proverbial that
tastes differ widely, so there can be
no definite fixed requirements along
that line. Also tho needs of different
locations vary greatly. It has been
said that we plan the outside, of our
houses to please tho neighbors or to
make a brave show from tho street.
Accordingly this first factor, that of
outward appcaranco, may at times be
of very little real Importance, al
though of course every one would pre
fer to live In as attractive a dwelling
place as possible.
All things considered, the Interior
of a residence la far more Important
than the exterior, leal satisfaction In
a home comes from the comfortable,
cozy and Inviting feature of the living
room; the bright cheerfulness of the
dining room, and the conveniences
provided not only in the kitchen and
pantry, but also In the other parts of
the house. It matters little what tho
outside appearance Is granted, of
course, It Is trim and neat If the In
terior la comfortable and homo-like
and so arranged that the work can be
done easily.
The third factor, that of cost, very
often seems to be, If not most Import
ant, the most Insistent of the three.
Most home builders have to set a
deftnlto figure and make up their
minds not to go over It. The outside
design can be changed from one style
to another and the Interior arrange
ment is a matter of choice, no one
plan being absolutely essential. But
with the cost it la different. Most of
use have to carefully determine, be
fore building. Just what can be af
forded; and If the figure decided upon
should be exceeded disaster might
follow.
It Is just as well, too, that this Is so.
It leads to economy and close figuring
and careful atteutlon to the details of
the work, and this leads to satisfac
tory results.
It seems to be quite tho habit of
many building contractors, and also
with the architects, to be too opti
mistic when quoting on preliminary
First Floor Plan
estimates. The prospective builder
is misled, perhaps unintentionally,
Into believing that a much morn elab
orate structure can be built for tl.o
amount he has decided on than Is in
reality the case. Tho little $L'.0i0
bungalow, of iho story, which cost
$5,000 to build la an example.
Tho fact of tho matter is. It Is a
difficult If not Impossible inaltir to
make an accurate estimate, on pre
liminary pluns. The littlo extra fea
tures that are not shown, but which
are usually Included in tho specilica
tions. oa tho planning proceeds
amount up to an astonishing total. U
all the desirable features that th
banker has lu his new $20,000 resi
dence uro attempted to bo Incorporat
ed Into tho plans for a simple littlo
$3,000 house It is certain that there
will bo wide difference between the
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preliminary estimates and the final
figures offered In the final bids based
on the complete plans and specifica
tions. For a house of moderate cost, espe
cially If It is of pretty good size, the
only safe way is to make a firm reso
lution, and stick to it, to cut out all
the little costly luxuries and to retain
only tho essentials which are neces
sary for comfort. Many features can
be added five its after a building
Second Floor Plan
is put up Just as well as while thi
bouse is being built.
In the designs Illustrated herewith
the Interior of the house has been
made most Important while the out
Bide Is of neat and trim appearance.
Still, there is nothing elaborate
about it, It being designed Just as
economically as could be possible. A
perfectly ofimre house with a hip roof
tus ..... , . .,tii to be the most eco
ni i...... t.y; and when properly ar
raeed within malces as comfortable
and satisfactory a home as could be
desln d.
Tto first floor plan of this home is
exceptionally good. From the central
square hall one finds the living room
occupying the entire space at the left,
while to the right 1b the dining room
with the kitchen Just back of It. The
stairway goes up with a single turn
and 1b so arranged that the front stair
way from the reception hall and the
back stairway from the kitchen open
onto a common landing, thus saving
tho expense of an extra stairway nnd
the space usually occupied by one.
The living room Is designed In ac
cordance with the most modern Ideas.
It is very large and comfortable, 12
feet by 27 feet In size. In addition
there Is an alcove containing a wide
fireplace. This room would always
be the center of the homo life, cheery
and Inviting and capable of accommo
dating a largo number of persons
without crowding.
On the second floor four good-slzrd
i bedrooms with an abundance of closet
room are provided. The bathroom hi
conveniently located, the plumbing
fixtures there being directly in line
with those in the kitchen. This Is
quite a money-saving feature.
The cost of this house is estimated
at $3,000. This Is very moderate for a
residence of this size, 32 fe?t 0 Inches
being the width and 2S fort the length.
This figure contemplates the me of
good quality hardwood (Irish nnd
floors for the first floor and yellow
pine for the second.
What the World Lest.
"It vi as the worst calamity tlr.it vt r
happened to me," bibbed the pale, in
ttdloctual hihh -browed young voman.
' 1 had written a niodun society novel,
complete to the la.-.t chapter, rnd a
careless ttrvuni pirl gating d the
sheets of the inauiitcii j't from thf
t'cor, where the ".iml had blown them,
and usod them to tU.rt a fire in the
urate ."
"What a lmrrirK i-hanie that vv;.s!"
commented Miss Tartun.
Fast Motor Boat.
The world's i fMeh.l rt cor. I lor ! e l.!
on waiter wii-'i hr"l"ii at the remit
motor toat races at J.'onaco by t!i i
duke or WcMiulnsicr's powerful r.icr-r
I'rsula. This wonderful ra-i:r; cr-'t
ina.l.' an averrs'1 sjn i d it i i
an hour over a cour-u alee ! f'mr
miles in length. l-'h is .,(! fe t it hi
and her power plant cniish.ts f two
too horsoow er enuiiu". , ;,ivin,j; I er i;
total 1 oi .. irov. er oi Hi '".
At the F.acsg.
"1 lu on the tin c J- that li.o !d a
frolic."
"I notice that J::st now yen are ru.v
kiut: it something of u saioMe."
M ini.' II' .iW
i PROFIT IN
MUNICIPAL FARM
Indianapolis Is Now Being Urged to
Follow the Example of
Kansas City.
In view of tho fact that the develop
ment of the northwestern portion of
the city must soon compel the aban
donment of the present workhouse,
Kanscis City's first year's experiment
with a municipal farm Is of interest.
Tho farm was undertaken as an im
provement over nn expensive work
house. The results have juBt been Is
sued in the form of a summary by the
board of public welfare.
A workhouse prisoner usod to cost
Kansas City $220 a year; a prisoner
on the farm has been corning $100 an
nually for the city. The figures given
as averages show that the city has
turned a loss of CO cents a day for
each prisoner into a gain of 30 cents
for each prisoner. The report says
that this is not all the gain, however,
that has accrued to the municipality.
Tho reformatory Influence of the farm
has been marked. It la asserted that
the prisoners take an unloked-for In
terest in the farm work, an interest
never met with in workhouse tasks,
and, as a result, the desire to escape is
minimized and but few guards are nec
essary. The prisoners plant and culllvato
and harvest crops, care for live stock,
build roads and fences and repair
them, In all of which there la a va
riety of toll suitable to different kinds
of ability. The city sells the products
of the farm not needed and the fund
derived Is applied to the maintenance
of the prisoners. Now the electors of
the city are soon to vote on a proposi
tion to issue bonds in $50,000 to pay
for the material and superintendence
in the construction of a $125,000 build
ing, tho manual labor to be done by
the- prisoners.
The site of the Marion county work
house is valuable for residence lots
and could be sold for an amount suffi
ciently large to purchase a good sized
farm, as well as to provide for the
erection of necessary buildings. If
the work'house farm experiment is as
successful as it is reported to be la
Kansas City, Cleveland and other
cities, it Is hoped, that the county
council and commissioners will mako
an investigation of the subject before
final action is taken as to the erection
of a new prison. Indianapolis Star.
Decorating Cities.
The triennial conclave of Knights
Templar In Chicago was made the
occasion for the most lavish decora
tion of a city ever seen in the United
States, with the exception of the Hudson-Fulton
celebration In New York.
It is estimated that $200,000 was ex
pended on th!3 feature of the enter
tainment of the knights. This work
was done In sections by three of the
largest companies In the business,
each being called upon to look after
the branch of the business In which It
was most proficient. Teh carloads or
material, In addition to the mass of
bunting, flags, etc., obtained locally
were used. Tho general scheme fol
lowed the line of the big Templar
parade, winding through the streets
over which the route was laid ana
beginning on Michigan avenue and
ending on La 8alle street with mas
sive arches, while the central portion. ,
of the plan Included a long, strait
'Templar Way' along State street,
lined with stately pillars, festooned
and connected with ropes of laurel.
Popular Mechanics.
Municipal Fruit Trees.
There Is no need for an ordinance
In St. Paul providing for the planting
of fruit trees in parks as proposed by
John R. Emerson, the Chicago alder
man, according to Superintendent
Nussbauner of the St. Paul park sys
tem. For five years over 400 fruit
trees have been flourishing In Oak
land park. These were planted years
ago by the children of that neighbor
hood, but the park board cares for
them. There are plots in the other
parks for the planting of fruit treea
when the park board deems It advis
able to set the trees out. It Is urged
by the Chicago alderman that fruit
trees are hardy and might well re
place shade trees. St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
Big Advertising for a Texas City.
The business men of Houston, Tex.,
have some big plans for advertising
that city this coming season. Tho
Itusiness league has announced that
cue of the largest publicity campaign
so far Inaugurated by a city the size
of Hclston will be launched shortly,
between $50.0u0 and $100,000 will bo
expended in advertising. A very com
plete press and Information bureau Is.
an Important part of their plan. Thl.i
will be equipped with everything that
has been tried out with success in
other cities, and will be In charge of
a man experienced In rswspaper and
publlrlty work
Sporious Superiority.
Pr. .lohnton said of a certain Mr.
Kindrick: "Sir, ho Is one of the men
who have made themselves publlo
without making themselves known."
That is to say, all his fame rested on
attributes he d!d not own, but pos-set.-rd
only as tho Jackdaw In the fable
Muck 'ho peacock's f t-utbt rs In Ma
tail.
All Alccg the Line.
"Our grocer lJu't logical. When let.
goes up h" rabies the prico of moat."
That's nl! right. Ho has to use
Ice to keep his meat chillod."
"Put h'J also gives the price of
tlndllng wood a stibi tautlal boost."
Criticism of English Life.
0'ir Enllbh life suffers from two
vices, amazing dullness and amaxlng
extra vagnne. London MaiL
Hygiene Not Paramount.
A cup of cold water may still be
given In charity, even If you have used
the cup
