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About The news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1910)
FAMOUS GIANTS. 4hn MiddttUn tha Tallaat of the Mere Modarfl Onae. The record of men remarkable for their height commences at an early period of the recorded hiBtory of the world, for in the Old Testament Og, king of Bashan, is mentioned as using a bedstead nine cubits long, which is about sixteen and a half feet. Later we read of Goliath of Oath, plain by David, whose height was "six cubits and a span." The Emperor Maxhnin was of vast bulk, according to some measuring over eight feet. Then Pliny writes: The tallest man that has ken seen in our age was one named Oabnra, who in the days of Claudius, the late emperor, was brought out of Arabia. He was nine feet nine inches." Of more modern giants there was John Middlcton, called the child of Hale, who was born ia Lancashire, England, in 1578. He was nine feet three inches tall, nis hand meas ured seventeen inches from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger, and the palm was eight and a half inches in breadth. Patrick Cotter, the "Irish Giant," was born in 1761 and measured eight feet seven inches in height. His hand to the tip of the middle finger was twelve incho, and his hoes were seventeen inches long, Charles Bryne, called O'Brien, was eight feet four inches. He died in 1783, and his skeleton is in the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons. Big Sam, porter of the rrin.ee of Wales, afterward George IV., at Carlton palace, was nearly eight feet tall. . It. Brice, a native of the Vosges, seven feet six inches, exhibited himself in London in 18C2-3. Robert Hales, the "Norfolk Giant," was seven and a half feet tall and weighed 452 pounds. Chang Woo Gow, a Chinese giant, was seven feet eight inches when nineteen years old, when he was ex hibited in London in 18G5. Grown to eight feet, ho exhibited at the Westminster aquarium with Brus' tav, a Norwegian giant, seven feet nine inchos, m June, 1880. Captain Martin Van Buren Bates of Kentucky and Miss Ann Hanen Swann of Nova Scotia, each about eeven feet tall, exhibited in London and were married at St. Martins-in-the-Fields, June 17, 1871. Marian, the "Amazon Queen," born in 18CC, was eight feet two inches tall when exhibited in Lon don in 1882. Joseph Winklemaier, a native of Austria, eight feet nine inches tall, exhibited in London in 1887. Elizabeth Lyska, a Russian, was six feet eight inches when exhibited in London in 18!)3 at the age of ' twelve. Boston Globe. JUST A MISTAKE. Spead Statistics. A gentle wind travels about five miles an hour, a high wind about thirty to forty-five miles an hour, a hurricane eighty to a hundred miles an hour. The velocity of the earth on its own axis exceeds, it is esti mated, 1,000 miles an hour. The velocity of the earth around the sun ia calculated to be C6,000 miles an hour, and the velocity of the moon ia calculated to be 2,273 miles an hour. Sound travels through dry air at th rate of about sixty feet a second; through water at the rate of about 240 feet a socond; along steel wire at the rate of about 17, 130 feet a second. " Electricity is earn to travel along wires above ground at the rate of about 22,300 mile3 a second. Light travels at a velocity cti mated by astronomical observation to be about 18C.770 miles a second. London Standard i . Aitciaot Papar Money. Marco Polo, tlw celebrated Vene tian traveler, was the first to an nounce to Europeans the existence of paper money in China under-the Moguls. The fact has induced the bolier that the Moguls were the originator of it. But in the his. tary ef Tchinc.iz-Kbuo of the Mo rul dynasty in China, published in the year 1T3H, the author speaks of mo suppression or the rarer money which was in use under the Jvnastv of the Sung, who reigacd in China previous to the Moguls, and he also mentions a new npecies of notes which were substitnt for the old in the year 12GI. -- - Motherly Encouragament.' "Mother." she said, with a little catch in her voice, "I'm bczinnin to be almost ufraid the count want me only because he thinks he can Ret a lbt of father's money with me." "My dear child, don't worry about that. Your pa is enough of a business man to get him at the lowest possible figure, and the title will be just 89 much yours if ho marries you for money as it would be if he took you because he wor shiped the ground you walked on." Chicairo Record-Herald. Tho Antique Collector and a Bargain Jawel Casket. The collecvir had been sneering at Americans for their ignorance of antiques. We had been walking in Venice, down a narrow culle while he was speaking. "Look at that old brass scale," ho resumed, pointing to a fish stall in the little outdoor market on which we had just emerg ed. "There's a gem, not very old, but of the finest seventeenth cen tury Venetian work. If you Baw that in a New York dealer's, all cleaned up, you'd give up a good deal for it, but you'd 'a' passed it by . ,. T 1 1U ! a dozen limes u i naun i spmeu about it. See that old junk stand over there? I never pass a thing like that. You can never tell what you may pick up if you only know." We had scarcely reached the stand when the collector thrust out his hand with the swiftness of a hawk darting on its prey and swoop ed upon a little jewel box. "Carnelian! Russian, I should say, from the Ural mountains. It's not of great value, but it's a pretty little thing if it was cleaned up. It's mine, anyway." To the keeper of the stall: "Quanta?" The Venetian slowly uncoiled himself and came down from the church steps, where he had been sleeping. "Does the signore want the pretty trifle? The signore knows its value better than I, and he'll be gener ous?" "I'll give you a lira for it. It isn't worth it, but one mustn't be hard with the poor." "I had hoped I should get five!" "Well, I'll make it two." "It is the 6ignore's." "There, you see!" exultingly chuckled the collector. "That's what it is to know. An exquisite came lian Russian jewel casket for 40 cents! You'd never have thought of looking among a lot of rusty old iron for a thine like that, would you?" While speaking he held the box with a miser s clutch. "May I see it, please ?" lie reluctantly handed it to me as though feu ring I might make a sud' den dash down the calle with his treasure. "Phew!" Baid I contemptuously, handing the box back to him. It i not carnelian at all. It's glass- nothing but glass." "Glass!" drawing a magnifier from his waistcoat pocket and mute ly examining the purchase. "I'm I'm afraid it is!" he said sheep ishly. "Of course it is." "I don't know," sadly. "Yes, i is glass! You see, it's so dirty. Oh well, we all make mistakes at times Do you want it f disgust taking the place of sadness. " i ou can have it for a quarter." x "Well, 1 guess it s worth a quar tor. 1 think my eyes must have snapped. l es. And that is how an almost unique example of the cinque cento canw into my collection of Venetian glass. New York Post. First Flying Machine. The first flying machine of whic1 history preserves any record was the "Dove of Archytas." Archytas lived in Tarentum, Italy, and was a contemporary of Plato. The ac count of hia flying dove comes to us from Aulns Gcllius, who tolls that it was formed of wood and so contrived tliat by a certain median ical art it had the power to fly, so nicely was it balanced and put motion by hidden and inclosed air. J ust what this means is, of course, to a large extent uncertain, but that the "Dove"" was some sort of ma chine that was capable of "flying" is unquestioned, and beyond doubt it is the earliest record of such a machine. that we have. New York American. ,f" ' ' . , DEGREES OF BURNS. How They Are Marked and How They 8hou!d Be Treated. The medical books describe sever al degrees of burns, according to the amount of damage th fire has done to the skin or the parti beneath. The first degree eonmsts merely in redness and stinging of the skin, uch as is caused bv the flame of a match touching the finger for an in stant or bv a drop of hot wax from a candle falling on the hand. .Ordi narily this is a trivial accident, and he pain of it, if annoyingniay be subdued by applying a cloth wet with a solution of cooking soda, but if a large surface is burned, as when a cambric night dress catches fire and blazes up for a moment, but it quickly extinguished, the patient may suffer severely from shock. In the second degree, blisters orm on the injured part, tare must bo taken not to tear the blis ters in removing the burned cloth ing, for example. A little snip with clean scissors or two or three punc tures with a clean needle should be made in the part of the blister which protrudes most, and as soon as the water has drained away the part should be covered with a cloth wet with soda sluution or with equal parts of limcwater and olive oil called carron oil. In burns of the third degree the upper layer of the Bkin is destroyed. This is tho most painful of burns, or the sensitive cutaneous nerves are exposed. The first thing to do is to cover the part so as to protect the bared nerve endings from con tact with the air. The same dress ing as that for burns of the second degree will give relief until the phy sician comes, tarron oil is best, but the soda solution is better than nothing and much better than plain water or oil. In burns of the fourth degree the third and fourth degrees usually occur together the skin is burned through and the bare flesh is ex posed. This, strange as it maj seem, is less painful than a thirii degree burn, for now the nerve end ings, which receive and transm:) the painful sensations, are entircb destroyed. It is more serious in its after effects, because it always leaves a scar which is disfiguring and may contract and draw the part out ofc shape. In burns of the tilth degree the muscles and other tissues are more or less extensively disintegrated, and in those of the 6ixth degree tlit entire limb finger, hand, arm.. foot or leg is destroyed. In all these severer burns there is more r less shock, which may be so profound as to kill, and there are also serious symptoms caused oy congestion of the internal organs and probably also by a poison form ed in the burned tissues. Youth's Companion. Tho Chief Requisite.., Richard Watson Gilder had a dry wit of his own. He once received a call from a young woman who wish ed to securft material foi an article of 3,000 words on "Young .Women In Literature." "It was a fetching subject, full of meat"" explained the young woman nfterward, "and 1 saw not only 3,000 words in the story, but at least G,000. But I never got any further than the first question. Mr. uilder s answer took the very life out of me. 1 asked him, 'Now, Mr. Gilder, what would you say was the first, the chief, the all essential requisite for a young woman enter ing the literary field ?' I waited with bated breatlu when he answered 'Postage stamps !'" TIME TABLES No. e. No 4. No. 92. No. 20. No. 2. No. 14. No. HO. No. 20. No. 29. No. IS. No. 211. No. 33. - ; Barllagtan Time Table. EA8T BOUND. Ohlcaotfa Put Trull) 3 Loral to ChlrnKO 0:54 I-wal to Pacific Jet.... 1:12 HI ub to Pacific Jet 2:40 C'lilraKO tost train 5 (H) Local from Omaha 0:2.5 Arrive from Louisville. 3 :HO . Stub from Omaha 4:00 p. WST HOUND, ocal from C'nlar Creek and LoulNvilltt 7:10 a, Fast train for Lincoln. . .810 a, Local to nmlu l:1H p. Schuyler 3:1'0 p in. in. in. in. Missouri Pacllic. No. 104. No. 106. No. 1U4. No. 103. No. 10.-. No. 103. SOUTH. Passongcr to Knuna City AHt.LouU... 10:2S a. m K. C anil St. L 12:03 a. m Local frelKht 10:25 a. m NORTH. To Omaha 5:03 p. m. To Omuha 5:35 a. m. Local freight 2:30 p. at. International Humor. In America all jokes concerning dogs and sausages refer to the ru mor that sausages are made of onr dumb friend. In Europe sausage of very oor quality are part of the soldiers rations; hence this 1'rench joke: "What' You leash your dog with a elm iii uf sausages? "les; they are army sausages." Ameri can reader" look'ng for the old joke to which they are accustomed fad to nee the point. It means thstt army sausage are so poor a dog wouldn't cat them. Kansas City Time. The Air We Bnathe. A person require twenty cubic inches of fresh air at each respira tion, or an average of 400 per min utc. In ten hours' sleep he con sumes 130 cubic feet of air. The nir of a bedroom ten feet square, having its doors and windows closed and occupied by one person, would become unfit ior respiration in fout vjars. Where She Drew the Line. A storv of a little maiden who finully asserted her rights i related in an exchanco. She whs only three ycare old, and it was her ttrtt visit to a number of relative. Aunts, uncle and cousin crowded around Iut and kissed her over and over again.' She stood it Datientlv and cave everf .kiss'that was asked for without demur. After awhile, when she had run the gant let of affectionate relatives. Uncle Tom said. "Now, labv, I'll take you out to see the cow. Outside the door she stopped and shook her little head. "Uncle lorn,' she said. "I won't kiss the cow!" And Uncle Tom took pity upon her and did not insist. It Made Him Angry. , When a merchant in the llill dis trict who had been standing an front of his store saw two young men ston the other day and begin : . . . . .11- looking over his wares he naiurauy was pleased and immediately gave thorn attention. '1 want to know." began one ol them, "if you have any clean shirt rn.nlv to wear. "rwininlv. certainlv !" was tin - - - nvieW rwnonse. "Well. then, to in and put one o! hnm nn." wn the reDlv of the mart young man as he and his com' panion continued on their journey, Eyewitnesses sav that the mer chant didn't laugh. Pittsburg G lette-Tnnes. F. S. WHITE Agent for SHOOKS COFFEE and GOLD MEDAL FLOUR We buy and sell butter and eggs. Millinery This ftasoiijthelMillinfiy ttraitn tLt of Fcr.pt rs Lig Dc- partmcntStore will Ignore ct n Utc tl.&n tver ti.d it will be goorinews to thcproplccf riaUnnouth and itinity toknow thct MISS MARY LYNCIIhas been rc-cngagcd and will have charge of tkcikpartirr.t. Hat means that the newest crca tionsMn' the milliiiciy lire will tr ft um! at Fangcrs and that' the hats vullLetl.e very Ltut metier u. PETER CLAUS He has just received some fine new MONITOR RANGES He also will convince you if you call at his store that he can fit you out with FURNITURE and GRANITEWARE ia a very satisfactory'-manner. Clothing and Furnishings A new and complete stockof thfvery latest in Clothing and Mens Furnishings just purchased ard are new cn sale. Come and see some thing nice and1 novel and get a bargain. M. FANGER L I .. 1. 1. 1 MM 1m1m mH-M "Ml H' I 1 II I 'I' "H"M"H- 'I' Mill I I II H t IN OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT we offr the best in qual ity at lowest market prices whether it be Staple Groceries. Dairy Pro duets, Vegetables, or Canned Goods. Your dollar will go further here than m most places. We want your trade and mean to have it if giving full value will get it. All we ask is one trial.. Come and see us and be convinced. J. E. TUEY F.IM. RICHEY DEALER IN Building Material LUMBER, LJME, ETC. Estimates Furnished. Prompt Attention to Orders. YARDS AT PLATTSMOUTH, - - MYNARD, NEBRASKA. - - NEBRASKA. Cold Weather Comforts ?r Our Coal is the best cool weather comfort that you will be able to find in town. These chilly fall winds will soon turn into winter and you will need the comfort that our coal will give you. Better order early to avoid disappointments when an extra chilly day comes, i i J. V. Egenberger f till HI4U I III IIC " I I U I it ..M.- BAN ON -TOBACCO. Ptnntylvani Railroad Giving Prafar anoa to Nanuaara af tha Waad. Employees of tha Pennsylvania rail road at Pittsburg nave been ordered to refrain from the ub of tobacM while on c.uty and also bore been rr quested to break themselves of tb bablt. Applicants for positions are questioned clooely racnrdlag tobacco. ihI scores who admitted themselves confirmed tobacco uwrs bare failed to get positions. As yet the order has been applied only to office forces and to those ban dlln? passenper trains. Tha Operator'a Amancrmanb A young mau who coiues from a sninll town up New lork state got a letter awhile ago from a young wo inn ii be knew up there asking him to lot her know n good hotel at which to 8luy overnight In the city, as she was going to sail for Europe. The letter came so close ! the day of nulling that the young mau decided It would be better to wire than to write a letter. He decided, too, that It would be best If the youug woman put up at the Astor House, convenient to a morultig sailing on the American line. So be sent her this dispatch: '.'You bad better stop at Astor House." Let Me Tell You Something If you want to be properly dressed, you should have your clothes made to order. You can't get up-to-date styles in ready-made, for they are made six months before the season, opens, v ' ; BLUE SERGE SUITS The only place in the city where you can get a good blue serge, fancy worsted, cheviot or Scotch tweed suit to order that are actually worth from $35 to $40, for only 20 FOR NOTHING All suits made by me on or before March 1st, will be cleaned an dpressed as long as they last for nothing. SPECIAL From now until March 15th, I will clean, dry clean, and press clothing for 50 cents to 1 dollar. ALL WORK GUARANTEED James Socher The Tailor. i i t