l)akota County Herald
DAKOTA cam.
JOHN n. BEAM, ... Ps&Uabe
Heresfter. too. the fourth-clsss post-
castors will be expected to bo Arst-
4Bisa men.
Manj people expert to play a harp
te tha next world. The phonograph
cen't aeem to he la It
Man are wearing engagement brace-
lata In London now. After marriage
they will he calling them shackles.
If China la to hare tha protection
f both the United States and Japan
he need net be afraid of the dork.
Are the hlatoriana not overlooking
point la their neglect to furnlah proof
that Joseph never had a coat of many
colors!
For the Emperor's fete "Vienna
turned 2,000,000 candles." My, we
41dn't realize frauds Joaeph whs aa
Id aa that
We hope It waa broken gently to lit
tle PI Yu, the baby Ktnpcror of China,
Uat hla name henceforth U U lie
Hsuan Tung.
Tha Shah, following the example of
ls great and good friend the Sultan,
think a of giving the people a const!-
tntlon te play with. .
, Pat Crowe, reformed kidnaper, must
aot xulnd It If the suggestion that hla
rat duty la to pay back that $26,000
aasumea a chronlo form.
It appears that In addition to a pres
ident there waa a king on Mme. Stein-
hell's staff of admirers. There are ru-
snors, however, that the king waa off-
color.
Count Bon! need (1,000,000 a year
-while be waa drawing Gould dividends.
Yet some people can't understand why
fee "hollered" so loudly when they cut
him off.
John W. Oatea could undoubtedly
main hla drcua a great success by go
ing with it aa ringmaster and betting
a million with the clown when the lat
ter tried to ride the trick mule.
Itay Lauphere waa tried for murder
and found guilty of arson. It is fortu
nate for hlin that the jury did not
convict him likewise of high treason,
defamation of character, or obtaining
money under false pretenses.
It is estimated that there are In Eng
land 7,000,(100 people who are Buffering
because they lack the bare neceasltlca
of life. If England represents the high
est type of civilisation It would npjicar
that there la still room for improvement
In the dvllltlng process.
One of the most Interesting conclu
sions reached by the first International
Wgross on Good Roads, recently held
la Paris, is that automobiles do little
harm to the roads If their average
speed la aot more than tea miles, and
their maximum speed fifteen miles an
hour. If that la the case, the remedy
looks simple.
Because Mr Cleveland's two terms
a President were not continuous, there
Baa ben soma confusion la the number
ing of the Presidents. Properly he waa
tb twenty-second President, Mr. Har
rison was the twenty-third and Mr. Mc
Elnley the twenty-fourth. On the me
morials at Columbus and Buffalo he Is
caltod the twenty-fifth. Yet surely Mo
Klnley was the twenty-fourth man to
be President, and Mr. Taft will be the
twenty -sixth.
A little known field of profitable em
ployment la called to tha attention of
young men ky the Journal of Account
ancy, which states that one thousand
efficient young men are wanted immedi
ately, to perform the well-paid duties
of analysing the business systems of
cities. Not only municipalities but pri
vate 'firms snd corporation! are having
Increased use for the serrlces of what
In England are known as "chartered
accountants," and ln some States of the
Union as "certified accountants" men
who have passed a Stat or national ex
amination, and have received a license
or diploma as expert accountants. Tlie
wages are excellent.
A marine novelty which bas not yet
been Introduced in this country is the
re-enforced concrete ship. The Italian
engineer, 61 nor Gabelllnl of Rome, has
for many years been advocating the use
of concrete for shipbuilding, and haa
ttot only been successful In making
practical use of the Idea himself, but
has persuaded the Italian government
to adopt It for certain purposes con
nected with the navy. Already five
boats of 'about one hundred tons each
have been completed for the govern
ment They have double skins and wat
er-tight compartments, and are able to
withstand shocks by collision to a sur-
.. prising extent Their draft is little
more than that of wooden vessels of the
same size. A special advantage Is that
they neither rot nor rust J and they are
easily kept clean. Many canal barges
Of the same material are in use ln
' Italy, nnd concrete has beeu found par
ticularly well adapted for the construc
tion of floating docks snd caissons.
The fur product of Alaska runs into
tho millions each year, yet It is so far
overshadowed by the gold brought down
by the fast passenger steamers that
the cargoes of the little schooners which
call st the less frequented trading
camps for a burden of furs, Ivory and
fish are almost forgotten in the tabula
tions of the annual tribute which Alas
ka pays to the Tutted States for prac
tically little more than the mere priv
ilege of existence. The day when the
peaceful farmer of the Mlsslsaippl val
ley wore a coonskln cap and had a buf
falo lap robe in bla wagon when he
drove Into town on Saturday has gone
t7, Tit fur-bearing game bas been
driven back into the newer pUce on
the map which represent unfrequented
wildernesses. And In tills rrspct we
should not forget that Alaska la one of
the greatest and richest of these.
Comforting though It la to know that
the hunting fatalities during tlie open
aenaon In Michigan and Wisconsin wore
fewer In 1008 Mian In the preerdlnj!
year. It la a mournful reflection that
they exceeded In number tlioae of any
other year. And yet thla aeema to b
one of the times when the pntlent It.
other words, the hunter must mlnlatet
to himself. Men will hunt, as men al
ways have hunted, and men will occii
alonally In their sport kill themselves
or one another, Just as men will fish
and sometimes fall victims to a storm
or a treacherous lake or river. Iegtsla
tlon, by drawing the lines of the closed
season and otherwise prescribing pen
allies for gross carelessness, has don
what It could to minimize the casual
ties. If the fatalities seem to be In
creasing, mny It not be because the jsip
tilatlon Is growing, because the number
represented In the bunting grounils is
larger, and not because; hunters ar
more careless or Indifferent to human
Ufet A certain percentage of casualtlet
nrast be looked for wherever the ele
ment of danger or rink Is encountered.
In the case of the hunter It Is alums
Invariably a matter of personal prevail
tlon for which he must provide. A-
long as men handle firearms or danger
ous explosives, so long must huiiun
lives pay the penalty. The law can !
no more unless It abolishes hunting nl
together, and that evidence of the ml
lennlum Is not appreciably near a'
hand. The man behind the fowling
piece remains arbiter of bis destiny.
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ADRIFT IN CANOE TWO WEEKS.
Wonderful Kaoape of - mm Indlar
Haalrr (ad Wife mm Brrlaa; Sr.
With the arrival on the coast of th
sealing schooner Thomaa F. Raynn
particulars are learned of the experl
ences of an Indian huntefand his wife
during thirteen daya of exposure am'
starvation on the storm-tossed water
of Bering Sea after their canoe hail
been carried away from the schoonet
by a gnle, aaya a Victoria tit. C.) dls
patch to the New York Sun. The emi
pic had seven biscuits with them thcli
dav'a allowance wlien they left tin
schooner to hunt seals, and four of
them were wnsbed overboard shortly
after leaving the Bayard. They a.
lotted themselves one Inch of biscuit
each day and managed to eke out hii
existence on this allowance for nlm
days. They hnd no drinking water wltb
them In the canoe, but when It rained
they caught the ruin In the folds of
their snil. On the tenth day, when
hope waa almost gone, they managed to
kill a senl wlib h whs asleep on tin be
A Are whs made In the Istttotn of tin-
canoe, tlie unrortunaxea using mcir
spear polea and mast for fuel. Before
tho meat waa more than hnif cooked
the Indiana snatched it and a to it
They were famished and almost ex
hausted.
On the fourteenth day after leaving
the schooner they landed at Bristol
Bay, Unlmak Island. While searching
for water they came upon some bears.
which Immediately made for the In
dians and scared them back to their
canoe. The canoe waa overturned In
the surf, the woman being caught un
derneath the boat by her clothing. She
waa extricated with difficulty and boti,
waded ashore.
The canoe bad been cracked by
vniMBM on tho rocka, but they calked j
it with a portion of the man's shirt and
for two days more the craft was kept j
afloat by dint of constant balling, un
til a landing was made at an aban
doned but, where two quarts of flour
was found. Here they lived for eight
days. Eventually they were picked u)
by the steamer Dora ln a moat pitiable
condition, their hands and feet belnj:
swollen to' nearly twice their natural
alee from exposure.
DEVELOPING A COUNTRY.
Amerloaa Indaatrr Haa Paahed For.
ward Filipino Prosperity.
Material prosperity ln the Philip j
pines bas kept pace with progress ,
" ""r ' " """ !
problem which confronted the plone.rs
of development, as it did the teaehert. I
ln the agricultural and trade schools.
was the difficulty of Impressing upon j
the heart and mind of the Filipino s
sense of tiie dignity of labor ; for the j
better class Filipino has always con
sldered any kind of phjslcal effort dc
grading. But In spite of this, there I
to the credit of American capital and
enterprise the making of deep-wntei
harbors where no harbors were before
the perfecting of tho coast surv.'y anil
the lighthouse service, which renden
navigation comparatively safe In nil
parts of the archipelago; the develop
ment' of Inter-Island transportation
which glvea the producer ln all thr
Islands regular opportunity to market
his produce; the building and main
tenance of roada and bridges; the be
ginnings of the development of tin
country's splendid mineral resources:
the construction and extension of rail,
ways, and the survey of new lines In
various parts of tho islands, and, final
ly, the furthering of agriculture.
Successful agriculture is, of course,
the foundation upon which the Philip
pine nation must build itself. And stiiet-
the productiveness of the skill Is almost
unlimited, since almost anything will
thrive luxuriantly that la given ground
ln which to root Itself there Is no rea
son why the nation should not build It
self strongly and arrlvo at a time In
Its history when Its own resources wl'l
be such that It will no longer need th
protection or guidance of any other
people. This is the end we are striv
ing for. Everybody's.
SaMelaatlr Marrlod.
"You want to get damages, I sup
pose," said the lawyer to whom Mrs,
Itonovsn's husband escorted her on tht
day after she and Mrs. Leahy had In
dulged In a little difference of opinion
"Damages I" echoed Mra. Ikmovan,
shrilly-. "Haven't I got damages enougb
already, man? What I'm aftber la sat
isfaction." If a man does not waul to attend
your party, do not insist
TKUi-Pt CALLS.
Ram' Horn Snnn n Wnrnlna Ifoti
to Ilia Vnrrdrrmrd.
rufZ Pointing onr tel
evii pes to the skj
h h cotifesslnt
thnt we
need thi
liiP.iilte.'
It doesn't
taki
very much nionej
to iiwike a good
mini rich.
"For t shall yel
praise Hlin." la
nlways the song of the soul ttoit bai
no doubt.
Work for tin; Iird Isn't all done on
Sunday.
It doesn't take many notes to make
a melody.
All our fears nre groundless If we be
'ong to the Lord.
Hod's way of nmklng a man rich li
to first mnke him right.
The strongest of all men Is the on
ho takes (lod for his strength.
The smaller ' the congregation tht
Imriler It ought to lie to dodgo tha
preaching.
We can never know how bright light
Is mil 11 we have been for some time
in the dark.
There nro people who nre alwayi
ready to sing about, the cross, but thej
want some one else to carry it
Only two things can be done with
Christ. He must either be taken into
the heart or sent to the cross.
There are a lot of people who spend
too much time In snapping cups and
not enough in binding their muskets.
Swearing has become so common
that a being from another world might
almost think it was taught In our pub
lie school.
One difference between n wise man
and a fool Is that the wise man knowi i
how little be knows mid the fool thlnkl
he knows it nil.
MOTHER'S TRANSFER.
It was not often that Mrs. Hay came
to town. When she did, she returned
to her oulet homo village tired and con
fused after the nolsv day, and alwayi 1 o the German empire In the year
with some new problem which the city ! 11)04 wns- ln ro,,nd numbers, $120.2511.
had presented, but which It had not j 00- IIllIf ot tMa cmt' roughly speak -solved
for her. Her son. a his man r,'n the employers of Germany
slightly better versed In urban ways,
Invariably explained things to her and j
frankly expressed his amusement nt !
her predicament, and she would good
naturedly Join In his liiugh.
"I think the city is the most pecullai 1
place," she remarked one evening aftei
a day
cullnr.'
shopping
"The most pe-
"Well?" Inquired her son.
"They're giving free car rides now,"
se went on. "I suppose It has some
thing to do with tho druggists' conven
tion, nnd the general freedom and hos
pltallty. Anyway, I got one"
"How, mother?"
"Just got it that's all. I don'1
know how. There was a man ln the
square, and we all went up to him and
held out our hands, and be gave us
slip of paper. I received one, and
asked a nice looking boy what It wti
good for. lie said It was good for a
rldo on any outbound car. So I camt
home for nothing.
"What are you trying not to laut
t? Don't make fun of your old
mother. Tell me Immediately."
lie explained the transfer system
and when the old lady realized that nhc
had stolen a ride, he bad all he could
do to dissuade her from returning, to
pay her nickel.
"Give It to a conductor on tho sam;
lino and tell him to ring It up," he snld
"I surely shnll," she replied, grnte
fully. "But how shall I do It so that
lie won't think I am a stupid person?'
"He'll understand," said her son
'because I do." Youth's Companion.
Aa Smart aa Ilia Ilor.
When Sir William Gilbert waa twen
ly-seven, and waa known to the worlc
is a promising writer, bis father, who
mis a retired naval surgeon, wrote a
,.uilnetnphysleal. seuilmcdlenl book
M(tuIiHl ..s 1Ia A , hu
.
... . in Hi,n . Tlrn.n. .hl.
1)r,imrhlg wography of the
ounger ninn, having heard thnt the
viii wns the Incentive from without
which spurred Into action the inherent
nit dormant literary talent of the
(at her, asked If such wns the fact.
"Yes," replied tin author of
Bali Ballads" and the wittiest llhret
toH ever written, "I think the little
success which had attended my humble
efforts certainly Influenced my ..father.
"You sec," lie added, with a sus
picion of a smile, "my father never
UikI an exalted Idea of my ability. IU
thought If I could write, anybody could
ind forthwith he begun."
Iter Tou mi p.
They were talking of figures ot
Hpeech.
"Have you ever noticed," said one.
How fond people are of vegetable met
iphora when they are dealing with a
woman? Her checks are 'roses,' her
.Ipw nre 'cherry,' her hands are always
Illy' hands, lier mouth is a 'rosebud,'
lier complexion Is Mike a peach.' and
her breath la 'fragrant us honey
suckle.' "
"You've forgotten one." said the
rynlc.
"What's that?"
"Her tongue. It Is a scarlet runner."
A l I it Mnullaw.
A detective was testifying In the
case of a wvuiaii shoplifter whom lit
had arrested ln her own house.
"And your honor," said he, "when 1
told her the charge she turned her
hack to ine ami swallowed a purse, six
suits of silk underwear, a silver cun.lle
stick in ul a chilling dish, and '
"Kubliish ! Are you crazy?" the mag
istrate Interrupted.
"Excuse me. What 1 mean to say,
your honor," explained the detective,
"Is thut she swallowed thu pawn tick
ets." A man learns to live when he begin
to live and leuru.
0EBJLAJT BMtTRAHCE SYSTEM.
md Arctdeat AaeoeUtlaas
t i
Ureal Help to Worklnm.
"It la a reproach to na aa a nation,"
said President Kooscvelt In his mes-
Sage of last March, "that in Pom Biaie
and federal legislation we have afford
ed lena protection to both public and
private employes than any other in
dustrial country In the wona.
In Germany, In the year 15104, there
were 114 employers' trade accldent-ln-suqance
associatlona built up, says Wil
liam Hard In Everybody's. The mem
hers of these associations. In the yesr
11104, employed some 17,500.000 work
men. In other words, 17,500,000 Ger
tuan workmen. In the year In question,
were protected against the consequences
of Industrial accidents.
Compensation was awarded, in the
year 1004, to some 150,000 employes
who hnd been Injured in the course of
the year. Compensation was nlsv
awarded to aome 000,000 employes who
had lieen Injured In previous years
and who still remnlned totally or par
tlnlly Incapacitated. And, finally, coin
IKMisiitlori wns awarded to some 05,000
widows and to some 100,000 children of
ilend accident victims.
All this cost money, authough, of
rourse. In multitudes of cases the ac
rldent was so slight and the resulting
Incapacitation so trifling that tho com
peiisatlon awnrded was almost nomlna'
However, the total amount of coinpen
sat Ion, In the year 1004, reached $30.
nno.ooo.
So much for accident Insurance. Now
to go for a minute to sickness lnsur
mice.
In 1005 the German "sick clubs"
-warded compensation to the extent of
Just nbout $f0,250,000.
But the Germans have a third form
,f compulsory Insurance. It Is called
Invalidity Insurance. It provides smnll
pensions (very small) for workmen
who have become permanent Invalids
through sickness, and for workmen who
have reached the age of 70. The cm
ployers pay half the premiums of the
Invalidity Insurance funds, and the em
ployes pay the other half. And the Im
lierlnl government adds a small bonus
The amount of compensation awarded
by the Invalidity clnba In 1004 waa ap
proximately $35,500,000.
The total cost of accident Insurance,
sickness Insurance and Invalidity lnsur
land tins other half fell on the work-
nMMI -
LIVING THE EASY 'LIFE. I
"Oh, tlie telephone again!" sighed
Mrs. Coomey. "I suppose some younf
lady wishes to notify Professor Simons
thnt she Is going motoring instead nt
taking her music lesson." Mr. Comey,
laying aside his writing, took up tin
receiver and began to answer some one
at the other end of the line.
"Yes, next door, certainly at half
past ten to-aiorrow? Very well.
Three, double one, o, West yes. I'll
tall you up if the professor wishes to
change the appointment Oh, no, It's a
pleasure." ,
"A pleasure Indeed 1" said Mrs
Comey, sitting up straight in the easy
chair where she had been reclining
"If I were well nnd strong, I'd deliver
one of these messages myself."
Mr. Comey smiled at her threatening
tone as he reached for his hat
"Walt a minute, Orson. I want to
say one thing."
"Well?"
"I just wish to remark thnt I think
It's an outrage for Trofessor Simons
to expect you to act as his errand boy."
"Maybe he doesn't," said Mr. Comey.
laughingly.
"Well, at any rate he accepts your
services freely and uses your time. I
want yon to nsk hlin to-day now
w hy he doesn't have a telephone of liN
own. I'm tired of hearing our phone
ring nearly all the time for other peo
ple's business. There's a difference
between occasional friendly courtesies
and constant Imposition. Will you ask
him, Orson?"
"Yes, certainly, if It will be any sat
Isfaction to you, my dear."
When Mr. Comey returned a moment
later there was a humorous smile lurk
ing round the corners of his mouth.
"Did you nsk Professor Simons why
he doesn't have n phone?" Mrs.- Comey
demnnded, severely, for she susiiecteil
her husband of good-naturedly oinlttln;
the pointed question.
"Yes, I did ; nnd I'm beginning to
think thnt our friend, the professor.
Is ninieted with the artistic tempera
ment."
"What do you mean?" 1
"When 1 asked htm he snld absent
inlndedly, A telephone?' and then after
a moment's apparent abstraction, 'Oli.
really, Comey, It's too much liothcr.'"
"Well, I like that!" was Mrs
Couiey's snrcnstle comment ; and when
her husband went to the telephone,
she asked, "What nro you going to do
now?" t
"Why, the professor asked me to
call up his pupil and tell her he would
rnther have her nt eleven thnn ten
ailrly."
I.mal Itenartoe.
"Gentlemen of the Jury," said the
pompous lawyer, assuming hla most
Imposing mien, "I once sat upon tlie
Judge's bench 111 Iowa." i
"Where was the Judge?" quickly in
quired the opistslng attorney, and the
.pompous gentleman found the turend
of his argument hopelessly entangled.
-Detroit Free Press.
Ho Mlsht Have Flared Vu.
Willie Oceanbrcere What did her
fattier say to the match?
Tessle Sunimergirl Oh, be made
light of It Smart Set
"The men," you will always hear
some women say. In every crowd, "art
all alike." And this Is not Intended an
a compliment, either.
A man stops hoping to be rewarded
as be grows older, aud prays that be
will not be punished.
TJSXFUX. DESERT PLANT.
ft.tol, Oar Thop;M Worthies,
"and In lie Fall of Alcohol.
Another wild desert plant thai growl
profesely upon many millions of acres
of land in the mountalnoua region of
western Texas now Is leing used ns a
profitable source of revenue, says the
Kausfts City Star. It Is the sotol,
which Is said to be found ln no other
part of tlie United States. It Is of
quirk, sturdy growth. It long has lieen
known that alcohol could lie made from
this plant, but it Is only wlthtn the last
few months that steps have lieen taken
to utilize this knowledge In a commer
cial wny by the manufacture of dena
tured alcohol from tlie large bulb which
forms a part of the growth. This bulb
Is sit mi ted Just above the ground and
frequently is a foot In diameter. The
penentage of alcohol which It contains
Is sulil to be larger than in any other
knoV'n product.
It wns not until In the last session of
f'onfc-ress thnt authority wns granted
for the manufacture of denatured alco
hol from the sotol plant. As a result
n-f this Federal permission, a sotol dis
tillery hna been established at El Paso
and large shipments of the sotol bulb
are being made from the Alpine section
to that place for conversion Into the
denatured product.
When the early Spnnlsh explorers
first penetrated the region along the
Itlo Grande HIver lielow Alpine, more
than two centuries ago, they found that
the Tueblo and other Indian tribes had
a knowledge of tho alcoholic properties
of the aotol plant. Primitive stills were
In operation from which a fiery white
liquor was obtained. The Indians were
wont to Indulge freely in this native
Intoxicant. The sotol liquor still Is a
favorite beverage among the Mexicans
of the border. The American cowboy
of this region has an Intimate knowl
edge of the "fighting" qunllties of thU
liquor. It Is one of the phases of Ini
tiation which the tenderfoot Is always
put through upon the border ranches.
"The main objection to the stuff is
that you've got to run a mile to get
your breath after you have taken a
drink of It," 8a id a cowboy the other
day. ,
Wt Legal Information
traumas
In Muller v. Oregon, 2S Supreme
Court Reporter, ,'!24, the United States
supreme court held the Oregon statute,
orovidlng that no woman shall lie em
ployed In any mechanical establishment,
factory, or laundry more than ten
hours In any one day, constitutional
The decision proceeds on the theory of
the Inherent difference in physical
itructure of the two sexes, and the ne
cessity of protecting women both for
their own snkes and the welfare of
posterity.
Relator ln mandamus proceedings
alleged that a certain person was ex
ercising, without right, the office of
treasurer of a corporation ; that he had
applied to the state's attorney and to
he attorney general for lenve to lnsti
lute quo warranto proceedings, but ills
request had been refused. The supreme
court of Illinois decided (People v.
llealy, S2 Northeastern Reporter, 5fi)
that mandamus will lie to compel slg
nature of a petition therefor, when the
ifllcer to whom application is made
tUuseH the discretion Intrusted to him
in such mutters.
The United Stntes supreme court. In
Adair v. United States, 2S Supreme
Court Reporter, 277, held the act of
I'ongress forbidding employers to
' hreaten employes with loss of employ
uent, or to unjustly discriminate
igalnst any employe because of his
nenibershlp ln a labor organization, in
valid, as It violated the fifth nmend-
nent of the federal Constitution, de
larlng that no person shall he deprived
f liberty or property withodt due pro
ess of law. Such liberty was held to
inbraee the right to make contracts for
In- purchase and sale of labor, of
which the act in question constituted
n unlawful Invasion.
Defendants were charged with enter
tig Into a conspiracy to cause certain
ersons to mnke entries of coal lands in
heir own names, to be paid for by
noney furnished by a corporation In
which defendants were Interested ami
n which the -lands were to be conveyed
The United States district court of
i)lorado. In United Stntes v. Keltel.
157 Federal Reporter, 300, concluded
that "the acts charged did not make out
i crne ; that the enfrymen were qttall
ied as such. They obtained no more
and than the acreage limited by the
act, nnd they paid the price fixed by
Congress." It was further held that
the charge did not relate to matters
within the jurisdiction of the secretary
of the Interior as that phrase is usiit
n Section 47-10 of the Revised Statutes
(IT. S. Comp. St. 1001, p. 3270), provld
ing punishment for the nmklng or pre
.en ta tlon of certain false and fraudu
cut affidavits, declarations, certificates,
etc., pertaining to matters wlhln the
urlsdictlon of the secretary of the In
erlor. Tbo Koiid to Incrm.
John ii. Johnson, Philadelphia's fa
mous lawyer, was talking In the smoke
room of a liner about work.
"In my youth," said Mr. Johnson.
"I wns ambitious. Ambitious In an
ilmlebs and desultory way. In early
youth, of course, one understands
neither life nor one's self.
"An aged millionaire questioned ulf
ne day good-humoredly.
"You are ambitious,' he said.
" 'I am,' I agreed.
"'Why,' said the mllllonalM, 'do you
want to rise?"
" 'So that I can do as I like.' I an
swered. "The millionaire smiled and shook
his head.
"'Ah, my boy,' he said, 'It Is only
when we do as we don't like that we
succeed.' "
When a husband Is moan, patience Is
his wife Is never regarded by any ot
the neighbors as a virtue.
As soon as a man discovers that he
cannot reform himself, he begins eo
ths world.
HAL? DIME BOUGHT FOB fUS.
oata Alno Brine Fabaloaa Prlcoa at
a Kfw York Aartlon.
An InsUrniflcnnt looking little piece
if sliver minted In 1S(12 and for which
:he treasury ofllctals in Washington
s-lll give only a nickel, was sold re
fcntly for $71.", says the New York
IVoild. Tho purchaser was II. O.
Brauburg of Oslikoah, Wis., the most
toted coin collector In the Northwest
lie got his prize at the auction of the
lg coin collection of the late James
l. Wilson of this i lly at the Collectors'
I'lub, 24 West 2iith street.
The coin Is a half-djme and, although
11XJ years old, retains Its orlglnnl lus
ter and Is the finest Sieclmen of the
1802 half-dime In existence. There are
only fifteen other similar coins known
and when this numismatic prize was
bought by Mr. Wilson in 1S.S4 It cost
him $.M!X.
Tho prhi' paid recently Is n new high
record for half-dlincs and records for
quarters and cents were also smashed.
A quarter-dollar of 1827, on which the
date has been pressed over the numer
als '23, brought $3Tm, the largest sum
ever paid for a coin of this denomina
tion. It was bought by B. M. Brand, a
coin collector and dealer of Chicago.
The top-notch price for cents was
realized for n wreath coin of 1792 in
perfect condition. A eiwt of 1705, made
valuable by the figure 5 merging In
the bust, brought 37.50; another of
1703 with an endless chain of fifteen
links, instead of a wreath on the face,
wns bid In at $5(1.50, while an Identical
coin of the same date which had a
minute nick in the edge, was sold for
12.50 less. Other high prices for cents
not so rare were $2S lor a 1703 wreath
ent like the one bringing $81, except
for an edge dent ; $3(1.50 for one mlnt
h1 ln 1704; $40 for a 1709 cent nnd
$25 for one made two years later in
1801. There was lively bidding for
one of tho coins on which the date 1709
had been pressed over the date 1708.
It was finally sold for $50'.
SAVING MONEY. 8
Over three thousand school children
of Des Moines, la., have been induced
to save money and to start bank ac
counts. More than fifteen hundred of
them, says a writer In the Congress of
Mothers' Magazine, have deposits of
about ten dollars each. The credit of
the achievement belongs first to the
Mothers' Congress, of Iowa, which or
ganized the Penny Provident Associa
tion in October, I'.HJl.
The plan used In Des Moines is sim
pler than that of other cities. The prin
cipal of each building is supplied with
.-tumps nnd folders, l;i which fifty one
cent st.-nniis can be pasted. Every Frl
ilay at a certain hour the principal is
in her ollice to sell stamps to the chil
dren. Wlicn the child has filled the folder
with fifty stamps, he may go to the
bank, nlways on Saturday morning, nnd
either get fifty cents In cash for the
liook, or open an account, receive a
pass-book, nnd have an uccouut en
tered In it.
The bank pays him 4 per cent inter
est on the deposit after It has remained
six months. The principal receives the
stamps and all other necessary printed
matter from the bank without any ex
pense to the district, nnd she makes
an accounting to the bank every week
for the number of stamps she has sold.
The financial affairs are controlled
by a board of directors, representing
the bank, the school nnd the Mothers'
Congress. Tills board meets the first
Tuesday in each mouth, from October
to June, to receive the report of the
bnnker nnd discuss tho affairs of the
association.
The principals, ns a rule, do not find
tlie work much trouble, for they have
only to get a cent for every stamp, and
have no accounts to keep with the chil
dren. They are even allowed car fare
for taking the money to the bank on
Saturdays.
Tlie deiHisIts now amount to nearly
twenty thousand dollars. Since Its or
ganization the Penny Provident Asso
ciation has Induced the saving of about
thirty-five thousand dollnrs, of which
less than hnlf has ix-en withdrawn. To
draw out his money, the youthful de
positor must have the written order of
his parents or guardian.
The amount of the deposits, however,
Is of secondary consideration. The ob
ject of the system is to establish the
habit of saving among the children and
teach them a little alsmt business meth
ods. It has worked admirably, and haa
educated not only th children, but ln
many discs the parents as well.
The young depositors are discouraged
from saving merely for the sake of
hoarding. Many of the most persistent
say their money Is to be used to pay
their expenses In college after they get
through the public school.
liieontitunrr,
"There's no doubt that women art
fickle," said Mr. C rowdier.
"1 hope you don't mean me," said his
wife.
"Yi's. I do. Here you are saying this
season's luits are perfectly adorable. "
"Well. I hey are."
"And a year or so ago you were talk
tnr the siiin.' way about hats which
you now i!i si-ri'ie as utter atrocities.'
Washlru'lon Star.
An Kye I" ttit Kuturo.
"So you don't think well of those
alr.-lilpsV"
"No. sir," answered Farmer Corntos
scl. "You see. I've g"t all my 'range
iiierts mail;? to run for sheriff. Chauf
feurs Is bad enough. I don't want
follis to expect mc to sit on the edge
of a clo'i l ro keep aviators from vio
lating the sHi'd regulations." Wash
ington Star.
l.lUe Thaw.
Redd It's ill order for some one to
inline h'.s airship after Thaw.
Crcem- Why so?
Redd Because w hen it is sent up It
seems to be very uncertain Just how
lo;:ir It is ph.g to stay up. Yoiikers
Statesman.
The notion that it la only jsissible to
ln or act foolish in a saloon, la a
serious mistake.
FACTS IN TABLOID FORM.
At the Stror-nl palace In Rome there
being of marvelous thinness.
When a dentist in China Is extrai
Ing a tooth for a patron, an assistant
pounds on a gong to drown the ciiea
of the pntlent.
A lemon tree In Sicily mny bear up
to 2,000 lemons a year. Last year's
crop was about fl.000,000,000 lem'ons.
Of these 2,300,000 were used to make
citrate of lime.
A young man of Vienna who prom
lsed his nged aunt that he would never
part with any treasures she might be
queath to him now finds nt her death
that he has taken uyou himself tha
care of fifty-six cats.
King Kd ward's' fondness for a cigar
Is well known, but when with a few
intimate friends he not infrequently
Indulges In a briar pipe. His liking for
tobacco Is shared by nearly every
reigning monarch of Europe.
Although the ancients knew the
value of canals, they failed to hit on
the simple device of the lock, which
was not discovered till the fourteenth
century. To this day the dispute has
never been settled as to which coun
try, Italy or Holland. Is entitled to the
credit of the Invention. ( '
The oldest cnnal ln England wni
originally a Roman cutting the Foss
dike running its eleven miles from
T a.. ai. m j. m i
Deeiened In the time of King Henry I.,
it was allowed to decay until. 1840,
when the Edinburgh Steveusons botb
widened and deepened it.
To tench the prospective English emi
grant things he should know In order
to adapt himself to his future home Is
the object of an imperial school near
London. At it the youngster who has
determined to follow fortune across
the sens Is, taught farming, riding,
shooting and the roping of cattle and
horses.
Persia's rug Industry has suffered
materially as a result of the closing
of the bazaars at Tabriz and other Per
sian cities. The dl.Tieullios of trans
portation on the highways of Persia
and the lessened American demand for
luxuries have contributed ln no small
measure to the depressed condition of
the Persian rug trade. Prices have
fallen recently by one-third nnd rug
exports have fallen off one-half. La
bor there now commands only between
5 and 10 cents n day.
"I am almost afraid to tell how
much a tenant gets for his money at
one of the garden cities in England,'
writes Dr. Wtlkelni Miller In (lie
World's -Work. "The cheapest houses
at Bournevllle rent for only $7.80 a
month, which Includes taxes and water
rates. Such n house contains five
rooms nnd a wonderful folding bath,
which stands up like a cabinet when
not In use. Clerks and artisans, however,-
generally pay about $12.30 a
month for seven rooms nnd nu eighth
of an acre."
H. Elvln, secretary to the National
Union of Clerks, mentions that he once
received tills card from an employer
who lives ln tho north of London: "I
am a single man, employ two porters
nnd five clerks. No married man shall
ever enter my employ. As far as pos
sible with my tradespeople I only deal
with those who are single. What elso-
I desire I order from my stores. I
will have nothing to do with dirty
careless. Idle nnd mostly thieving mi
ir
ried fools." Cnssell's Saturday Joi
i
nnl.
The immense Northfleld schools and.
colleges for the training of missiona
ries and preachers were erected out of
the profits derived frotu the sale ot
Moody and Saukey's "Sacred Songs
ai:d Solos." Miss Ada Ellen Bayly
("Edna Lyall") built St. Peter's
Church, Eastbourne, England, with
part of the money she received for
"Donovan" and "We Two." She also
presented a fine peal of bells to the
neighboring church of St. Savior and
chrlsteued them after the heroes of
her books Erie, Hugo and Donovan.
Some time ago an American tourist,
according to the Berlin Kuustchronlk,
wrote to a newspaper nt Amsterdam,
ln which he took the people of that
city to task for allowing tlie fine fa
cade of the Rembrandt house, in' that
city, to tumble because of neglect to
make necessary repairs. The artistic
critic from across the water would be
giad to know that further disintegra
tion has been guarded against by the
organization of a society which will
not only iiini to preserve lfet Rem
brandt Mills, but will collect for pre
servation there all
brandt archives.
Kits of sailors lost
regularly nt auction
available Rem-'
at sea nre sold
at the Albert
docks in Ignition. Tin
sale provides
many a pitiful sight. .Most of the lots
nre contained in the regular sailor's
sen chests, all marked with tho name
of the ship from which they come. One
sea chest which came up for auction
recently vas that of an unfortunate
Chinese cook who was eaten by canni
bals Among other contents the box
contained two choppers, a largo knife
and the picture of an English woman
in a frame. It is not unusual for tlmso
who have lost friends or relatives ut
sea to attend these auctions and there
are times when the first news of such
a loss comes through the recognition of
familiar objects.
Of all the schemes put forward to
help the unemployed, one of the most
alluring Is the proposal by tho (ilas
gow corporation to construct, at a cost
of $S0,(Ji h 1,000, a great battleship canal
between the Fortli ami the t.'lyde, and
thus to link up the North Sea with the
Atlantic. A modest canal Joining the
Forth and the Clyde already exists,
and It formed In the mld-Yletorlan pe
riod one of the wonders of tlie British
Isles. It Is forty-five miles kag, with
a rise of 155 feet. When th railways
began to dominate the coutry it was
prophesied that no more r.-mnls would
be necessary, but the prophets forgot
that it would always p '.y ships to have
their pussagu sli.irtei:v', ami since that
prophecy was made many ship cnuala
save come Into exigence.
