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JOHN H. REAM, Publisher.
DAKOTA CITY,
NEBRASKA.
VALUE OF IMAGINATION.
I.lfo naturally must be more Inter
esting to tho person of vivid Imagina
tion than to ono who Uvea only (or
tho tangiblo things about him and
who feara to dream as his fancy wills
becaueo reality bears heavily upon
him. We do not think that oven tho
man of affairs would find tho Indul
gence of a few day dreams detrimental
to his Interests, whllo to thoso who
look only upon tho serious sldo of llfo
and share only Its darker aspects, a
few dreams of what porhaps may como
to pans would net as a tonic urn tlmd
nerves, says the Charleston News and
Courier. Our dreams are often com
paalons to us, and sometimes wo And
ourselves moving unconsciously with
them In a world far removed from our
real habitation, but ono whoso prom
ises nepm easy of fulfillment nnd
whoso delights compensate for some
of tho hardships wo may, perhaps, bo
callod upon to bear during our waking
hours. The world which Is our Idea
of happiness, with all Its wonder of
accomplishment and all Its measure of
appreciation tho world In which wo
naturally play an Important part who
has not seen Its shining sands, nnd
lofty summits, and flowering paths,
bockonlng, telling us how good It Is
to llvo and defying us to resist Its
appealing call? Wo cannot all gain
Its shores and discover long-hlddon
secrete, but, at least, wo can turn Its
promises to our ndvantngo and mako
our day dreams oases, as It wore, In
tho desert spots of life.
James H. Collins, writing of "tho or
derly German mind," notes that a gen
eration ago tho chief exports of Ger
many wore philosophy, poetry, muslo
and emigrants, whllo today sho ships
machinery, chomlcala, toxtilea and
other manufactured products, and tho
more thought of her competition
scares America and has brought Eng
land to tho verge of hystorla. How
has this como about? You could
put all Germany, and Pennsyl
vania to boot, In tho state of Texas.
Yet there aro upward of 70,000,000 Ger
mans. With scant natural resources,
tho Teuton had to think hard nnd
make the beat of It. Just us In schol
arly and scientific research, his agri
cultural and Industrial labors havo
been Intense, methodical, plodding,
thorough. Ho haB taught tho world
how to farm. Ho Is supromo In tho
economic uso of chemicals.
It Is rather comfortahlo to hear that
tho opinion of oxports In the Lake Su
perior region Is docldedly adverse to
tho view that the supplies of Iron oro
at tho present rato of Increased use
will last only a short time Thoso fa
miliar with, tho region point out bil
lions of tons In tho Cnscado rango, be
sides millions proved up In the Neg
auneo, Ishpomlg and othor ranges to
tho west ward of tho lattor. Possibly
a strict analysis of tho prophecy of
short llfo for our ore supply would
disclose that It refers only to tho ox
haustion of the Mosaba deposits. Even
then they aro predicated on the main
tenance of a rato of Increase In min
ing oqu.il to tho exceptional ono of tho
past two decades. Apart from tho cor
rectness of that calculation tho faot
la well known hat thoro aro vast do
posits of oro yot practically un
touched. Look Into tho oyes of tho oriental
and you look Into orbs that aro opaque
to Occidental discernment. A mystlo
and alien light hints an appalling
gulf of sontl'mont But somowhero
behind tho screen with .which tho pa
tient Chinaman holdB his dignity of
solitude thero boats a heart as ready
to bleed at tho story of suffering of
Ills own pooplo as that of tho strangor
all too prono to call him devil. The
"heathon Cblnoo" Is porhaps not so
peculiar as his reputation.
A roo export says that onnkos must
bo protected. For obvloua reasons,
those who disagree with him will bo
afraid to do anything but give an
apparent acquiescence, If thoy do not
wish to subject thomsolvos to serious
suspicion.
Tho oldest woman In Now York died
tho other day at tho ago of ono hun
dred and seventeen. She did not ad
vfeo tho world to follow her modo of
living. Blessings on hor soul I
"Women always aro nnd constltion-
ally ought to bo tougbor than men,"
says Prof. Tyler of Amherst collogo.
Still, no man ought to loavo It to bis
, wlfo to bring up the kitchen coal.
"Woman Is Btrongor than man,"
oplnss Professor Tyler. At any rato,
a good many of us aro led to bellove
that sho Is stronger In the vicinity of
the jawbone.
Finally a good word has been said
for the English sparrow. Somebody
claims to havo found that it oats tho
cotton maple scale. Go It, birdlo.
A Belgian aviator mado a flight of
64 miles, accompanied by his three
sisters, which is u record for four per
sons, also for family confldonco.
Wo feel safo in making tho predic
tion that tho 1911 housefly will show
as much pernicious activity as the
1910 model.
Whether a boom amounta to ary
thing or not depeudu not upon Cfte
boomer, but upon tho people boomed.
'BVLES0
AND OTHER
Cities
Horse Stealing Reduced to Science
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CITY "TBim-.
EW YOUIC Not tho wild and
woolly west, but Now York city
with its groat pollco powers and its
highly organized civilization Is tho
most fruitful flold for horso tbloves In
tho country. Tho amount of proporty
stolon by horso th loves In tho coun
try's metropolis In ono year probably
exceeds that 6tolen In KanuM, Ne
braska, Colorado and Toxas In ten
years. This crime Is so easy of ox
caution and so hard of detection in n
groat city like New York that dotoct
ivos have been ablo to mako but llttlo
headway In chocking It and recov
ering any of tho stolon proporty. On
an averago five horses and wagons aro
stolon In tho city ovory buslnoss day.
To plaoo tho amount lost every year
is difficult, but It la estimated that
proporty valued at from $1,000,000 to
$1,500,000 is stolon. Ordinarily tho
thoft of a horse from tho streets at
tracts llttlo attention. Tho thlcvos
havo a way of changing tho appear
ance of both horses and wagons and
the task of recovering tho stolon prop
erty Is rendorod oxtremoly difficult
No man's horse Is safe in tho streots
of tho city. Tio horso of tho big de
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Teaching Parents
CHICAGO. "Parents of Chicago
boys and girls do not know how to
buy toys for their children."
It was upon this assumption that tho
committee' on homes of tho child wel
faro exhibit had on exhibition at tho
Coliseum a child's "play shop." In it
there was on display an endless variety
of toys, but foremost of all wore tho
now "do-wlth" toys introduced for tho
first time In Chicago by Miss Carollno
Pratt, who had charge of tho toy ex
hibit. Miss Pratt was In chargo of tho
samo dopartmont of the exhibit In
Now York.
"Chicago parents are as deplorably
Ignorant In tho matter of buying
proper toys for their children as par
ents tho country ovor," sho told a re
porter. "Thoy don't know tho Hrst
thing about It. What thoy do In most
oases when thoy go shopping In tho
toy dopartmont of a store Is to buy
toys that thoy llko to play with them
selves." "That, of course, 1b tho reason wo
havo a 'play shop' exhibit. Tho ox.
hiblt Is planned for tho education of
all tho paronts of Chicago but, by
tho way, It is tho well-to-do fathom
and mothers who are most Ignorant
of all along this lino. What wo ex
pect to teach thorn Is the real merit of
a 'do with' toy.
"A 'do with' toy 1b ono that will
teach tho child how to do things. With
It a boy or glrU oan carry out dcllnlto
play schemes. It should iw. wimple.
It teaches tho child by stimulating Its
imaginative nature and Inventive fao
ultlos. Such foaturoa are lost alto
gether In tho elaborate mechanloal
toys that loavo nothing for tho child
to do but pross a button or rolonso a
oatch and watch It go.
"Children of wealthy parents aro
not happy with their playthings. Tho
Solve Mystery of
BOSTON, Mass. Tho supernatural
nolsos, Intonations and weird
sounds whloh for yours havo been tho
causo of many young lovors retreating
from thotr trystlng plnoe In great
hante, in tear that some "white garbed
ghost wns chasing them, was ox
plalnod whon a giant elm was ohoppod
down in u lot on Adams street near
tho Cedar Grovo comotory In Dor
chester. Tho explanation wns an owl
and family of chipmunks.
For twenty-flv years strange noises
havo been heard at all tlmos of tho
night In that soation, and tho lot being
so noar tho comotery many people bo
Moved thoy wero voices from the
grave. The pollco havo Investigated
nightly and somo of the more curious
neighbors havo spont many long vigils
In an attempt to solve tho sourco of
the wolrd noises. Tho solution of tho
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Kansas Pupils to
TOPEKA, Kan. Paper towels for tho
uso of overy child In tho KansoB
public schools probably will be In
stalled boforo tho noxt school yoar bo
gins. E. T. Fnlrchlld, state superin
tendent of public Instruction, and Dr.
S. J. Crumblne, secretary of tho state
board of health, aro watching with
Interest the oxporlracnto bolug car
ried on In sovoral Kaunas schools with
tho papor towols. If the experiments
are suocossful an ordor may be lsBued
abolishing the common roller towel In
all public sohools and this will moan
that oaoh pupil muut furnish his own
towol or tho school board must sup
ply the Individual paper towels.
Tho state board of health abolished
the common drinking cup two years
ago and thoro has not boen n slnglo
epidemic of diphtheria In tho stnto
since, and very fow Isolated cases. The
board also prohibited tho uso of tho
common drinking oup In railroad
trains and stations nnd (bo common
drinking cups have been abollBbod In
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partment store Is as llkoly to disap
pear as the horso and wagon of tho
smnll grocor or butcher. Detectives
say that tho theft Is easily covered
up. Within six hours after tho horso
and wagon disappear a transformation
is mado, which Is so comploto that
fow owners can Identify their proper
ty The horse la shorn of his mane
and tall, whlto legs aro dyed a color
corresponding with tho body of the
horso, nnd cases havo boon known
whero a stolon horso was described as
having a bobbed tall, whero 'tho horso
when finally recovered was found to
havo had a very beautiful tall, at
tached to tho former stub.
Tho same with tho wagon. A gayly
painted wagon Is soon transformed In
to a dilapidated peddler's wagon. Tho
top Is removed, dashboard knocked
off, and a dirty drab or brown coat
of paint reduces the wagon that cost
from $150 to $200 to ono that, when
tho thief soils It, will not bring moro
than $50.
Tho stealing of horses lias becomo
a serious problem for many buslnoss
men. Tho pollco, however, havo been
successful In running to earth some of
tho thloves. One leader of n bond of
horso thloves recently got four years
in tho penitentiary; another got 12
years and two others, connected with
a third gang, got ton years each.
In their search after thieves tho
Now York pollco located a farm in
Now Jorsoy which was conducted for
tho receiving of stolon property.
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1UU fallow who cannot take a stop
In tho nursory without having to dodgo
an electric train or take a chance of
having a toy flying machine hit him
on tho onr has not tho opportunity
to learn how to piny. The playing Is
nil done for him by tho Inventor who
made tho toy and by his doting papa
or rich bacholor undo who bought tho
oxponslvo toy for him and taught him
to run It. The child is neglected."
"What wo aro trying to do through
our exhibit is to teach parents that
their children havo a normal play tm
pulso which can bo moro easily grati
fied with a few slmplo toys that tend
to Inspire the child's imagination and
Inventive nature than by all the com
plicated nnd mechanical toys in the
world. Equipped with a fow simple
toys tho boy or girl will learn to
mako them work for him and do
things. New pleasures will be discov
ered every day, and the enjoyment of
a toy will not disappear urtor It Is u
woek old, and probably is ready to bo
smashed.
"A child should not be given a whole
tool chost at ono tlmo, for example.
Glvo the llttlo follow a hammor. Thon
when ho boglns to ask for nails, glvo
him something to pound. Soon ho
will loam how to make things, and
before long he will learn tho real
valuo of tho whole array of contents
of the ohest, whllo if glvon them all
at onco ho would not havo appreciated
nny of them."
an Ancient Ghost
strango thing camo about whon tho
giant elm In question, probably more
than 100 years old, was foiled at tho
Instigation of the public grounds de
partment. When the big elm fell It was dls
covorod that about thirty feet of its
top was hollow, and inside was found
an owl of tho bald-headed varioty
sleeping us quietly as though nothing
had happonod. Tho lnsldo of the tree
was found to bo filled with ogg shells,
corn cobs and various othor refuse
which the owl had from time to tlmo
taken there. Whllo tho owl occupied
a conspicuous placo In tho tree, calm
ly nestling In a heap In the bottom of
tho nolo, thero was a mother and
father chipmunk with twenty-flvo llt
tlo ones.
People of the district who havo re
sided thero for twenty-five yoars aro
glad that tho mystery has been
solved. Thoy havo been trying to dis
cover for years tho cause of all the
nightly grueaomo nolsos whloh havo
on moro than one occasion frlghtenod
the womon of tho district who have
been obliged to return to their homo
after dark.
Have Paper Towels
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all hotels. Tho next move will J0 to
abolish tho roller towols In railroad
trains, depots, hotols and tho school
houses of tho Btato. Sovoral cases ol
Infection of dlfforent dlBensos through
the uso of tho rollor towol are known
It Is believed that th'o paper towol
will not be much moro expensive than
tho roller towel laundry bills. The
towels aro 10 Inches wldo and 18
Inches long. Thoy are heavy, absor
bent tissue paper. Ono will dry tha
faco and hands easily. A set of fix
tures and a roll of 1,000 towols cost
from $2 to $3 and extra rolls cost 50
cents for each 1,000 towels. Vho
usod the towels aro to bo burned.
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Mr. William A. Radford wilt answer
A.aUons and sivo advtco FRE0 OF
COAT on all subjects pertaining to tho
ubjoct of building-, for tho readers of this
papor. On account of his wldo oxperlenco
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, ho
Id, Without doubt, tho highest authority
on all thoso subjects. Address all Inquiries
to William A. Itadford, No. 178 West
Jackson boulovard, Chicago, 111., and only
noloso two-cent stamp for reply.
WH
India was tho orlclnnl hnmn of tha
bungalow, tho native name for this
typo of house bolng bangla, which
IgnlfleB a country houso of ono floor
only. On account of tho Increasing
popularity of tho bungalow stylo of
building In our own country It will bo
of Interest to noto somo of tho spe
cial characteristics associated with
these structures In tho land of their
origin.
In India it is tho Europeans who
live in tho bungalows, which aro built
In all sizos and Btylon, according to
tho tasto and wonlth of the owner.
Tho slnglo ground-floor plan is fre
quently dopartod from by tho addition
of rooms utilizing the under-roof space
on tho second floor. Invnrlably, how
ever, tho bungalow Is surrounded with
a voranda, tho roof of which affords a
holtor from tho sun, though In Amor
lea tho veranda Is ofton confined to
ono end of tho houso or run only part
of tho way around. In tho chief cities
of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay some
of tho bungalows assumo the propor
tions of palatial residences, but
In tho smaller towns they are
of more modest, pretensions. In gen
eral, thoy are provided with exterior
offices or buildings to accommodate
tho largo rotlnuo of servants common
In Indian life.
Besides prlvato bungalows, thero aro
military bungalows on a Inrgo scale
for accommodating troops in tho mili
tary divisions; also public bungalows
maintained by tho govornment for the
accommodation of travelers, In which
aro blendod tho features of an English
roadaldo Inn and an eastern caravan
sary. These bungalows, though thoy
vary greatly In actual comfort, are all
built on tho same plan. Thoy aro
quadrangular In shapo, ono story high,
with roofs projecting so as to form
porticos and verandas. Along tho
trunk road3 they aro located an In
dian's day Journey 12 or 15 miles
apart. Thoy aro divided Into suites of
two, three, or four rooms, provided
with bodsteads, tables and chairs,
glass windows, and framed glass
doors. Off en,ch room Is a bathroom,
with standing Jar of cool water. Trav
elers aro oxpocted to bring their serr-
DmngRm
14'oxuy
Floor Plan,
ants, bedding, cooking apparatus, etc.,
with thorn, though tablowaro, condi
ments, nnd sometimes ovon food nnd
liquors, with cooking sorvlco, aro sup
Dllod. At each travolors' bungalow is
stationed a government peon, who acts
as watchman, and who Is bound to
holp travelers' servants In procuring
food and fuel In tho nenrest vtllago.
Tho regular chargo for tho uso of tho
bungalow Is ono rupeo, or about half a
dollar, a day. Natives soldora stop at
thoso public bungalows, which are pat-
Where Nature Provides,
In Jamaica 75 per cent, of tho 155,
051 landed properties aro valued at
loss than $200 oach, says a consulnr
report. Nearly all of thoso small hold
ings aro owned by negroes who llvo
chlofly on salt fish and on fruits and
vogotablos, especially yams grown by
thomsolvoB. Being ablo to llvo In this
mannnr with llttlo oxortlon thoso
peasant proprietors aro avorso to on
torlng Into contracts to labor by the
year or even by tho month. Hence,
in sptto of tho fact that 95 per cent
of tho 802,000 Inhabitants of Jamaica
aro negroes (Including mulattoes), It
is necessary to employ East Indian
coolioa on tho larger sugar and ba
nana plantations, on which thoro must
bo a certain proportion of laborers
who may bo rolled upon for steady
work at all times.
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It Is tho artistic possibilities and
low cost combined with available con
vonlenco of arrana-omont and lighten
ing of the work tho housewlfo having
practically no Btalr climbing to tire
her out which havo commended tho
bungalow typo of house so strongly to
American homo builders. Especially
In the suburbs or outlying districts of
our cities, whero busy workers of the
day seek rest amid surroundings like
thoso of the country, and whoro even
thoso of moderate means flnrt l Imnni.
slblo to call their homo their own, tho
bungalow Is In constantly Increasing
evidence.
In the accompanying Doranoctim
view and floor plan wo show a vory
neat and nttractlvo flvo room cottage
or ino nungaiow typo, which can bo
built anywhero tor about $1,700. It Is
24 feet 0 lnchos wide and 46 feet 6
Inches long. The Bpaclous porch
across tho entire front affords a
shady outdoor retreat, whero, we
think, very much of tho "living" will
be done by tho family at every oppor
tunity in fair weather. Entering the
house wo find ourselves In a largo, In
viting living room, also extending the
full width of the house, with n seat
along tho loft end, and a largo fire
place at the right end, flanked by
bookcases for tho llttlo library that
should be found In overy home.
Straight down tho center of the house
runs a hallway, on each side of
which opens off a commodious bed
room with ample closets, the latter be
ing supplemented by two additional
closets opening directly off the hall.
Back of the bedrooms Ho, on ono side,
the bathroom, entered from tho hnll.
with still another closet (for linen.
otc.), and on tho other side, the well
lighted pantry opening directly off the
kitchen. At tho very end of tho hall,
a door opens Into tho dining room,
which is directly connected with tho
amply lighted kitchen. From the lat
ter a door opons to the cellar stair
way, and another door to tho back
porch. Tho cellar or basement can
be built of any slzo desired, and Is
lighted by windows In the underpin
ning or tho foundation walls. Every
Inch of spaco in this house Is put to
advantageous uso, and tho entire lay
out is convenient nnd udaptod to the
modern requirements of good lighting,
hent nnd ventilation.
Four Paintings 8old for $75,000.
Of interest to tho world of art Is
tho rocont sale of four paintings by
English, French and Amortcan paint
ors to American collectors for nn ag
gregate sum of moro than $75,000.
Theso pictures, obtained for American
collectors, Include a Romney and a
Whistler, a Dupre and an Innes.
A notablo thrco-quarter length por
trait of Mrs. John Blackburne, by
George Uomnoy, the eminent English
portrait painter, has Just been pur
chased by E. J. Berwind through the
Blakesleo gnllorlos for the sum of $42,
000, which Is conslderod a good price
for portraits of the English school.
Announcement Is also made of the
salo of "Twilight," a characteristic
landscape by Julos Dupre, to a
Brooklyn collector through the Rals
ton galleries for $20,000. "A Noo
turuo," a marine by Whistler, has been
ncquired by William II. Sago of Al
bany, tho purchaso being made from
the Victor Q. Fisher galleries. The
nocturne Is said to be rendered in
Whistler's best manner.
He Brought Up the Rear.
Lawyer Now, sir; you say tho burg
lar, aftor creeping in through th front
window, begnn to walk slowly up the
stairs, and yet you did not seo him,
although you woro standing at tho
head of tho stairs at tho tlmo. May I
venture to Inquire why you did not see
htm? Principal Witness Certainly,
sir. Tho fact Is, my wlfo was in the
way. Puck.
Lion on Postage Stamps.
Tho Hon Is favored for tho Porslan
stamps, and In tho oarly Issues of the
stamps of Tuscnny the king of boasts
was also shown.
Hlgh-Prloed Fruit In Demand.
A dealer In fruit who sent notice to
some of his customers a few days ago
that ho would receive tho uext day
fresh peaches which could bo pur
chased at the "cut rate" of $35 a doz
en, was callod up by ono of his pa
trons who asked what the card real
ly meant, and was surprised to hear
that It was not a belated April fool
message. Tho peaches camo from
South Africa, where thoy had been
picked twonty.four days before their
arrival In Now York. "And," said
tho fruit man, "with all tho hard
times cry, wo had no difficulty In dls
posing of all tho perfect fruit at $36
a dozen, although the bruised and
specked brought less." Ho added
that "all tho yoar round" was tho sea
son for anything in tho fruit line in
New York. Now York Tribune
GRADLEDFGQNGRESS
Building Where Sat the Firs)
Senate and House.
Congress Hall, Philadelphia, as It Is
Today and i It Was In 1700
Where Washington Was
Inaugurated.
Philadelphia, Pa. After 16 years of
neglect or of futllo nttompts to start
work, the Philadelphia city govern
ment has finally appropriated $60,000
for tho restoration of Congress hall,
located at Sixth and Chestnut streets,
and for the erection of memorial
lamps In Indopondonco square.
, The first of tho moro recent attempts
to restore the historic structure was
mado In 1893 by the Colonial Dames,
who spent a great deal of tlmo and
considerable money to placo tho old
senate chambor In the hall in approxi
mately tho samo condition It was In a
century before. The work wns com
pleted and a reception hold to com
memorate tho work in 1896. And that
onded nil work on tho old btilliltnc fnr
anothor decade.
About eight or nine years ago an
other pleco of restoration wns under
taken. Tho entrance on Sixth street
was bricked up to mako tho exterior of
the building coincide with Its earlier
design. This patriotic work was not
without its comic aspect, for In brick
ing up tho entrance tho stairway lead
ing to tho restored senate chamber
was cut off and sinco 1902 access to
tho historic chamber has been barred
to nil.
Since that tlmo thero has been n
continual hue and cry to havo the old
building restored to Its pristine condi
tion as far as possible and a commit-
Congress Hall, Philadelphia.
too from the Philadelphia chapter 01
tho American Institute of Arphltects
has been collecting the necessary data
from which to base tho proposed res
toration. The architects Htorally havo
had to feel their way. Thoy have con
sulted historians, old magazines and
even an old caricature which contains
the only known view of the interior of
the house of representatives. Walls
and partitions have been torn down
partially In tho hopo of gaining knowl
edge as to their orlglnnl ronctniPtton,
but there have been so many changes
that tho work has boon n gigantic puz
zle. Tho architects, however, bellovo
that now they possess data from which
It will bo possible to reconstruct tho
interor of the building as It was when
Washington was president.
Back In 17C2 Pennsylvania, then a
province, acquired the land for the pur
pose of erecting thero a building In
which to hold courts. Not till 1785,
after Pennsylvania had become a
state, was money appropriated for tho
erection of n building, but tho actual
work was not begun till a later date.
In 1787 tho lot was enlarged and con
victs wero put to work excavating. The
building wns completed In March, 1789.
Whilo tho building was In course of
erection tho question of changing tho
seat of national government camo up.
New York, Baltimore and Plilladnlphla
wore bidders and the-latter city strong
ly laid before congress the advantages
of tho now building. With thlB oml In
view tho building was completed, not
ns intended with rooms for courts and
civil officers, hut with one Koneral
room occupying the entire ground floor
for tho house of representatives, and
on tho socond floor a ser.p.to chamber
and rooms for the vice-president and
othor officers.
Congress moved to Philadelphia In
1790 and occupied the building, since
known ns Congress hall, for tho noxt
ten years, when tho capital was ro-
uioved to Washington,
Aftor tho romovnl of congress tho
building for many years was usod as a
court building, for the district court
of Pennsylvania and tho court of com
mon pleas. Tho last court was re
moved from the building In 1895 and
for a fow years thereafter It was occu
pied by part of tho law school of the
University of Pennsylvania.
Tho exterior of the building will not
need to undergo much change to ro
storo It to what It was In th daya of
Washington. After tho changes nro
mado In tho Interior It will be pro
served purely ns a historic placo of
national Interest.
Green for French Soldier.
Paris. It Is announced that the
minister for war has decided to mako
an experiment with n ,now uniform
at tho September maneuvers. A spe
cial committee has choson a uniform
of a greyish-green color nB bolng less
conspicuous against a French land
scape than tho red trousors and blue
coat now In service. The now uni
form will bo served out to at least a
regiment for the experiment
Angry Hog Injures Man.
Duquoln, 111. Georgo Gavins nar
rowly escaped being fatally Injured
by a hog which attacked him near his
homo. Tho Infuriated animal rushed
at him without warning and with his
tusks Inflicted serious injuries.
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QUAINT GARDEN IN CHICAGO
Showing What May Be Done When
the Work Is Approached In
Proper Spirit.
One of tho quaintest gardens In Chi
cago Is out near the university. It has
fully Justified tho location, developing
In a fow years from n plain back yard
Into a hardy, old-fashioned garden,
reminiscent of Italy.
Tho cottago Is built with an English
basement and tho entrance to the gar
den Is by a vlneclnd balcony which
opens off tho dining room on tho sec
ond floor. Tho view from this point
Is most attractive Near the foot of tho
steps is a sundial, which has for a
background a trellis covered with
vino of tho bluo clematis and pink,
ramblers. At tho bottom of the trellis
Is a hedge of honeysuckles and In
front of this aro houso plants, rubber
plants, ferns and palmB. On each side
of tho sundial Is a magnificent bay
tree.
Tho right side of the garden Is
blooming with flaming red Shirley
popples, corn flowers and Shasta dai
sies. In tho spring this border was
filled with lilies of tho valley, Darwin
tulips nnd sweet Williams. A little
later will be tho oratum lilies, salvias,
zinnias and marigold, with a back
ground of whlto clematis. On the In
ner edgo of tho border are two trellises
of Dorothy Perkins roses which wero
started this spring and are making
good headway. Next year thoy will
climb high.
At the extreme end of the garden is
a pergola, In front of which is a dense
plantation of lilacs, wild currants,
splrae, rhododendrons and hollyhocks,
Thore Is also a small privet hedge
sheltering tho agaraum lilies, sweet
elyslum and feverfew. This favorite
part of tho garden Is now a back
ground for the Illy pool, which though
rowantly put in, has a classic, antique
look.
The cement pool caused a great deal
of discussion. When tho mistress of
the garden told hor friends she was
going to havo ono they pleaded with
her to restrain her artistic tendcnclos,
as the garden was too small and would
only look "cluttered up." This advlco
sho cheerfully Ignored and the pool
proved a great success. As one friend
.expressed it: "It Is the most wonderful
garden the more she puts In It tho
larger It seems."
At each cornor of tho pool small
box trees have been planted In cement
pots, Tho pool Ik filled with day and
night blooming lilies. Japanese gold
fish, paradise fish, Innumerable tad
poles and one frog call It home. At
ono sldo of the pool Is a cement seat
with tho following Inscription:
I will let no music enter
Savlnff what tho zephyr elnss.
Which tho lilies In the basin
May seem pure enough to hear.
PARKS MEAN MUCH TO CITY
Authority Gives Excellent Reasons
Why "Breathing Spots" Should
Be Maintained.
Calling attention to the rapid mul
tiplication of parks throughout tho
world, Mr. Burnhnra of Chicago, In a
lecture, urged tho town planners to
conserve and further this movement
In every way possible. "Do this," he
said, "becauso of the effect of nature
upon citizenship. Other things being
equal, a person accustomed to living
In nature has a distinct advantage nil
his life over the purely town-bred man.
Allure your city denizens to sylvan
nature, for It Is thero ho finds tho
balm his spirit needs.
"Mako no llttlo plans; they have
no magic to stir men's blood and prob
ably themselves will not be 'realized.
Make big plans; aim high In hopo nnd
work, remembering that a noble, logi
cal diagram onco recorded will never
dle but long after we are gone will
bo a living thing, asserting itself with
over-growing Insistency. Remember
that our sons and grandsons are going
to do things that would stagger us.
Iot your watchword be order and your
beacon beauty."
Must Prepare Bridal Dinner.
A quaint, old superstition in Iceland
Is that overy brldu must invito all her
friends to a dinner In her own homo,
and overy article of food must bo pre
pnrod by tho bride herself If sho is
successful In plenslng her guests she
not only receives praiso for her own
skill, but helps along her younger sIb
tors, who are then nssumed to bo
equnlly good a cooking, nnd conse
quently havo n much better chanco of
setting married
Practical Chrlitlrnlty.
The story Is told of n little house
aiald. far over tho sea, who, when nak
ed whether she realized that slip wn
In any way different after uulttnir
with tho church, from what she had
been before, thought for an instant
and then, smiling brightly, said: "Woll
I sweep tho corners." She could
hardly havo given n better demon
stration of hor religious life. Chrl
Uon Herald
Ostrich Feathers Not Pulled.
It is a mistaken populnr Impression
that ostrich feathers are pulled This
Is wrong Tho plumes aro cut about
every eight months or so. and n keen
edged knife is used In tho operation.
After tho cutting tho stumps lose life,
wither nnd fall out
Berlin the Cleanest City.
As long as women complain of tho
Impoliteness of Berlin men we shall
havo to content ourselves with tho
one universally recognized quality of
our capital namely, that it is tho
cleanest city In the world. Berlin
Lokal Anzelger.
Wouldn't It Make 'Em Jump?
"Australia claims sho Is going to
keep tho meat trust out of that Island
continent." '
"Aw, tell that to tho kangaroos!" A
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