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About Dakota County herald. (Dakota City, Neb.) 1891-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1911)
! .- f L 11" I?" jL y .ODAICOTA CITY HERALD JOHN H. REAM, Publisher. DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. VERSATILITY IN THE ARMY. la there anything that cannot bo aono by ofilccrB of. tho United States jarmy? And dono exceptionally well? There Is nothing. Iter example, tko Colonel Gpothnls nnd watch him con struct tho Panama Canal with caso and grco after various civilians had tried their hands at tho Job without achieving any glittering buccpsb. Then itnko tho flvo bachelor lloutcnants at Fort Scrlvcn, Georgia, who gavo . Ichafing-dlsh party, tho particulars ot Which Svo find in tho Army and Navy Journal. It was a surprise party. It was given In tho Bachelors Club. Tho Borvlco publication which makes iknown tho achievements of theso Iherocs Justly remarks that "a great deal of pralso Is due tho bachelors for having given such an elaborate party without tho nsslstanco of tho ladles of tho post." sayB tho Chicago Nows. For example: "Tho dining-room nnd den, In themselves very handromo. wero lavishly decorated with carna tions and ferns. Tho beautiful palo pink flowers were massed In profusion on tho mantel and library table In tho den. In tho dining-room a largo vaso, filled with tho samo gorgeous flowers adorned tho table. As u souvenir of tho occasion a largo bouquet, tied with pink tulle, was presented to each of the young ladles present A de lightful Welsh rabbit was served with dainty sandwiches, nnd a mild punch was served during tho evening." Is It not plain that Uiobo bachelors nro artists nnd poets as well as warriors? What bachelor outsldo tho service vould tlo a bow of pink tullo around L bouquet? Doubtless, nlso, nny ono of tho flvo, Hko Cyrano, could composo a ballade whllo preparing to transfix nn enemy on tho point of his scrvlco Iword. Gontlomon, a toast, standing, to tho army men who can concoct a Welsh rabbit which will not kill cither at closo or long rongo. "A little harmless flirting with nice peoplo with whom you nro acquainted will do much to rest tho tired mind after tho arduous dutlcB of tho school room." This Is ono of the suggestions to young women schooltcnchdrs mado by an elderly lady on relinquishing licr position as teacher in tho Boston public schools after 49 years' service. "R? a live wlro orery mlnuto, nnd don't cat too much," Is another bit of advico, This kind of advlco from a learned and experienced school "marm" will raako most peoplo "sit up nnd tako notice," for in our opin ion it is much worai than Indlsctoot, to sny tho least, saji tho Now Or leans PIcaquno. As n euro for brain fag, flirting la entlroly now to im, ,though some years ago wo heard It (highly recommended for other nil monts, and wo thought It pleasant to "take." Wonder how this teacher hold hpr job for 10 yeah7 Bhu must have Tittd. a strangle liojd, on it A Hindu philosopher and scholnr Tvbo has been visiting this country de clares wo lmvo all tho heathend wo can tnanago at homo, and that tho money sent abroad to mako convorta is waBted and could bo better bpent Jn missionary work among tho "Greeks ut our own doors." Ho also made some cauBtlc commonts on prac tical Christianity In tho Unitod States. Sometimes tho oriental mind displays unexpected but comprehensive accur acy of observation of Western super iority. Tho object of tho organization which calls itself tho Non-Smokers of America is to sccuro Iho enforcement of laws, ordinances, regulations and rules against smoking in public places Jn the United States. Tho man who endeavored to incorporate it in Now York include several distinguished educators. However, they wero caro 3ess in drawing up tholr application, There was no statement from tho would-bo incorporators that thoy had not mnda application for Incorporation before. For this reason, Judgo Gioger ,lch denied tho application. But tho non-smokers can begin ovor If they choose. A Brooklyn woman refused to obey an order of tho Supremo court to al lowjher divorced husband to visit tholr baby, and the Justico whoso authority rams thus defied, asked: "What aro wo o!ng to do about it?" Being a Jurist et wdo experienco and knowlodgo of iuimB imiuro, no nqmillCll tnat all ir-ibe courts nolnrr wero no match for n Si5.omBn ones her mind was mado up. -c i The amount collected at tho port of ;New York from fines, penalties nnd (forfeitures amounted to ovor $2,000, 000. Honesty, from this showing, Is 'not only tho best policy, but also tho cheapest in tho end. A Washington woman has applied to tho courts to got her alimony Increas ed because she is unablo to Jlvo on tG00 a month. Tho courts might roc iommend a courso in domestic ocon somy for the lady. ' AstrbnomerB have not found out , -which way tho now comet is going, ifeut that need not provont tho hyoterl ical from losing sleep about it. Dictators of faBhlon have slenoH th iieath warrant of tho hobblo skirt, hut . ft strikes us that It is dvlm- n iinr. PiBg death. - gboemalwrs say that women's feet I'ftf Ktt,n8 larger. Maybo tho woraon ,ppw v.... nwwub bhuvb urni UU AVNAKING pr tjh OLDER NATIONS A Lttd of Strange Contrasts Is Tur key In Its State of Transition Western Styles Crowding Out Old Customs, Creating Incongruities. By WILLIAM T. ELLIS. Constantinople Standing on tho top of ono of tho ruined towers of tho Bosphorus, which Mohnmmcd tho Conquoror, built In 1453, when ho laid Blcgo to Constantinople, I studied tho strango city which lay extended be fore mo as a magnificent panorama. Viewed from a distance, Constanti nople Ib a city of wonderful contrasts, It links the present with the past. Iicforo theso stones wero piled, form ing by tho walla of tho cafitlo tho name of tho Prophet, this was tho cap ltnl of a Christian empire, nnd It still boars tho namo of tho first Christian Roman Emperor. Many traces of Ub nnclont Bplondor .nbldo. Tho Byzan, tine gluricB mny Btlll ho Been In part by tho tourist, who will nlBo find evi dences of tho Crusadors' activities hero where tho two continents Im pinge Up theso bluo waters lmvo sailed throughout tho centuries nil kinds of craft Now In sight of ono nio a few Turkish warships, a small American gun-boat, tho darting caiques of tho turbaned boatmen nnd freighters of mnny nations, together with cumber some largo natlvo crafts with tho hinged masts. ThlB gateway Is so Im portant to tho world's pea"") that by International agreement no warships mny paBB through it. European poli tics nro moro concerned with Turkish affairs than with nny other slnglo subject. So tho marvelous rejuvena tion of tho Ottoman empire Is of deep Interest to civilization. Paradoxes of Progress. Tho present stago In Turkey's rapid awaking Is that of contrast. Tho palaces along tho Bosphorus, practical ly all of them owned, until tho Hovo lutlon, by Abdul Iiamld, aro rather tawdry cieuUuns at best, but they aro In contraRt with tho miserable hovels ot tho people, whose dwellings nro meager beyond tho western com pre hension. Tho word "homo" as n synonym for house can scarcely bo used hero In Turkey. Along tho wntor front Is a palace which wnB used by tho Parliament, until llro gutted It. Not far away Is tho present palaco ot tho reigning Sul tan, who Is n mcro shadow of tho ab solutism ot his deposed brother. In terspersed between palaces aro tho residences of PaHhns, and moni or loss prosperous citizens, with tho lat ticed windows ot tho harems turned toward tho water. There Is tho ro mance of tho mysterious about those dirty lattices a western woman would surely keep them clean and .about tho lron-barrcd tunimln that lead un dor tho houses to tho water. Ono cannot help speculating as to, tho tragedies that lmvo been onnctcd along theso shores. Tho system of seclusion for women that Islam or dains has many dlsndvnntngPfi, one be ing that it requires a man to build n high wall alongside of IiIh house, to keep his neighbor from overlooking his hnrom. Bchool3 aro beginning to como to their own In Turkey, but tho minaret still dominates tho landscape, and tho walling cry ot the muezzin llvo times a day Ib a familiar sound to all parts of tho city. An Inadequate Fire Alarm System. On yonder hill n cannon booms when ovor thoro Ib a llro In one of tho vil lages along tho Bosphorus. Tito plan In tho city proper 13 for a watchman on ono of tho great llro towors to ro port to others who pntrol the streets, nnd theso others go crying, in Jackal tones that mako ono think ot tho souls of tho lost, tho general vicinity of tho fire, Whosoovcr will may thon run to tho scono ot excitement and -lmro In tho posslblo loot. A fdw modorn flro engines lmvo boon Intro duced Into the city, but It has been my fortune chiefly to sco tho Inade quate box carried on tho shoulders of runners, who nro accustomed to get to tho flro Bomotlmo beroro tho wholo city has bceu burned down, and hire themselves out to tho proporty own ers. I have witnessed sovornl con flagrations, ono of them dovustntlng fifty 1ioubc8. There aro no telephones In tho city, except between government olllcea. no public lighting system and no electric crH The streets nro Incredibly bad, yet nt one corner of tho foreign quar ter of Pora I saw theso three won ders: a Constantinople oticot being widened, n stenm J oiler nt nork, and tho cypross tioes of tho Moslem graveyard bolng cut down! Tho god of change has certainly como to Tur key! The Coolls snd tho Automobile. That tho old ordor la passing Is patent to ovoryhody who knows how to look at things In tho largo, Peoplo cannot hnvo oven a form of constitu tional government, and yet treut ono Boctlon of tho community ns mero boasts of burden. Tho newspaper, n moving plcturo show, tho automobile and tho school book nro forerunners of tho inovltuhlo now day. Now thot Constantinople has rockless red autos drlvon through its narrow overcrowd ed Btreets, it Is hound to lmvo nlso a chariot of piogrcss of which this Is u symbol. Thoro Is not room on tho snmo high way of civilization for n twenty horse power nutomobllu nnd n man strug gling under tho load ot an ox. Con stantinople has had tho latter for conturlos, It is now getting tho form er. Tho Incredible burdens which theso Koordlsh coolies or hamnls bear would Boom Hko Action to tho west ern world, Frequently I hnvo scon a man carrying a dozou chairs on his back; another boro nt ono time thltty six of tho big square oilcans which tho Standard Oil Company has made a not uncommon load I saw u man with a Grand Rapids roll top desk and tho ofllco chair fastened to it, on his back, A packing caso is ono of tho commonest of loads. I saw a coollo crossing tho Galata ridgo with a cof WK Ul nKPMrte Ayy fin on his back. K'ow If tho awaking of Turkey menn anything, it must mean the emancipation of tho com mon peoplo from those r -lent bur dens. Big Hats and Moslem Veils. Tho ndvent of tho western styles Involves unforeseen difficulties for an Oriental people. It is easy for tho '1 urk in baggy trousers nnd shoes that slip off, to sit cross-legged on the floor; when ho dono tic, trousers nnd patent leathers ho must abandon this fashion. Tho new furniture of mod ern stylo to which Turkey has bo como so devoted postulates homo somewhat after tho Idea of Europe or America. Tho new food and tho new ways, all are insidiously under tutting tho old order. Tho dress of tho women offers per haps tho best illusttntlon of U1I3 Most Moslem women w die along tho streets Hko water birds on land, draped from head to lifvl In hideous black czars. Whether they aro old or young, homely or hnndsomo, nobody can tell. This custom Involves mys teries which no mere man enn solve. How two heavily veiled women can recogulu each other on tho street Is bejond comprehension. Sometimes tho veils are getting perilously thin, In the case of tho younger women and their woarorB do not hesitate to fctnro at their pleasure on foreign men. Bccauso sho Is robed so outlandish ly on tho street Is no reason why tho Moslem woman has not tho eternal feminine Interest In dress. Ono of tholr slaters camo along tho other day wearing a "Merry Widow" hat and n hobblo skirt nnd ob I passed I noticed these queer veiled figures stop and turn nnd look as long iib tho new fashions wero In sight. What will l.nppon to tho economic system in Turkoy with Its low scale of Incomo when husbands have to pay for Paris millinery and their wives have a right to wear them, Is moro than I can project. Immediately after tho revolution mnny Moslem women took off their veils ns thoy appeared In public sSSMSS "-viflrviff j zt i 5 TjijaKol tSIBIS BviHflHuvoBviBEv'nSRfK Hr 1 r KSt v?s Constantinople and places. Such Is tho stnto of tho Tur kish mind, howovcr, to bo described by no other words bettor thnn by the English phrase "absolutely rotten" that this totild not ondurc. A Turkish oltlclnl himself explained to mo tho reason why ho could not hopo for tho unveiling ot tho women for a generation or two. Tho men of today aro utterly devoid of westorn Ideals concerning womanhood. What western women, who understand tho language, havo to endure as thoy travel and llvo In Turkey, hns never yet been written. It needs a new mind In tho peoplo before Borne of tho conditions that uro tho salt of civiliza tion can fully obtain In Turkey. New Warships and Some Stories. Almost bumping Into thu nnclont nn tivo crafts of tho Bosphorus nre a number of new wnruhlps at which Tur key Is vry proud. Tho Turk loves weapons, big and little. Whllo tho order for disarmament has gone out, it yet remains true that in tho cities ns well as In the rural parts men "tote n gun" as thoy sny In Texns. and carry a knife stuck Into tho vol uminous glrdlo. I never traveled with a pistol In my belt In plain sight un til l wont out Into tho Intel lor of Turkoy whero every man hru to ho his ow'n policeman With this wnrllko disposition it is natural that tho Turks should bo In torested In their fleet. Tholr prldo In tho two wni ships recently purchased fitim Germnny Is not wtiolly shared by tho forolgn community Tho lnt tor say that thoro Is now on tho Bos phorus a new cl.issl ".ration of war ships "first elars, second class and secondhand." Thoy tell jou thnt tho Young Turks wero afraid to trust themselves to bring tho ships from Germany, so thoy had German ofllccrs muii them until Just outsldo tho Dar danelles, whoro they inn up the Tur kish ling. Tho Gentian olllcors do ninnded two hundred and fifty thous and miirKs for their services and re fused to haul dwu tho Turkish flag until tho sunt s paid Humor has It that ono of .ho el.ips broke down en route. At u.i ito, tho Turkish gov eminent paid th money and tho ships sailed up tho Bosphoius, streaming bright new crescent flags behind them. Thnt New Turke has something to learn In tho way of navnl administra tion was ovldent from a little oxpo rlenco ot my own I ato ono night l had neod to cross tho Bosphorus In a small boat and tho boatman ran closo to ono of tho now wnrshlps. Instoad ot turning a senrchllght on to us a dozen men began to jell to warn us off. For two or thtoo minutes thoro scomd to bo n small riot on tho ship, but not onco was thoro a light Unshed ou us though tho crow's fear was that """"" r " 1 -""' SI o might bo GrcokB bear', torpedes. Of n picco with thlB al of ndmlnis Irulion was tho naro remark of an admiral tho othoj? day, that ho was obliged to iurrontior his place on n naval board in order to go to tho In terior to take charge of a military barracks. Cholera, Rat-Traps and Religion. The cholera is raging in Constanti nople nt present nnd It affords nn op portunity of observing tho dlfferenco between tho old nnd tho now. Llmo is sprinkled in tho gutters by tho city but, for tho moBt part, tho peoplo who, so far as tho Moslem population nro concerned, nro arrant fatalist", sny "Kismet," nnd do not amend their unsanitary ways. That modern scien tific knowledge is beginning to perco Into Is shown by tho lively sale of rat traps which strost vendors display as n sort of cholera cure, explaining that tho cholera germs nro carried by rata confusing tho tuibonlc plague with cholera. As Ib wpII known, there is a direct relationship between cholera nnd Islam, for Mecca Is the seat of the plague. AH pilgrims batho in a holy well at Mecca which analysis has shown, contains moro germs than the sewngo of London. That holy water Is carried ovr the empiro and dump ed Into the vllluge wells. A moro dia bolical scheme for Inoculating n na tion with disease can scarcely bo con trived, yet tho faithful will not per mit tho government to touch this sacred well. Of courso thcro Is modern medicine In Turkey nnd by a new law nobody Is allowed to prnctico without a di ploma. None tho less tho faith In charms abides nnd I have seen graves nnd specially sacred trees, cuveied with rags from tho bodies o" diseased persons, who hope thereby to obtain n euro in exactly tho same fashion as that prevailing in Japan and CoVen. Probably tho most satisfactory archaeological museum In tho world 1b that at Constantinople, with mnny priceless trensures. Yet this collec tion has been mado by taking toll ot tho enterprlso and learning of west- tSSS'5?; Its Beautiful Harbor. ern nations nnd educntlonnl instltu tlons. AH archaeologists at work In thu Turkish empiro aro obliged to give tho government first choice ot all tholr finds. In sharp contrast with this wondorful museum Is tho fact that all ovor Asia Minor priceless nrchaological relics in tho way of in scriptions and Btntues, aro to this day being broken up and burned to mako llmo for tho villagers. New Turkey must go n long way be fore sho tlnds horsolf standing iii tho equality of fellowship with tho wido nwako and enlightened nations of tho world. (Copyright, 1911, by Joseph D. Bowles.) Many Names for Good Friday. Perhaps no Christian festlvnl bin so many names ns Good Fridny. Our Anglo Saxon and Danish forefathers called It "Long Friday," In allusion to tho lungth of tho day's services ami fasting; In France It Is "Holy Fri day;" In Germany either "Stiller Frol lug" (Quiet Friday) or "Chnrfreltag," In allusion perhaps io tho oxhlblttou of the crucifix for adoration nfter bo- ing ellO(l nil through Lent. In the Greek church It hnH been known nt various times as 'The Pascha of tho Cross," "Tho Preparation," "Tho Re demption," nnd "The Dny of the Cross," nnd to theso natives tho Latins have added "Tin, Dtty of tho Lord's Passion," "The Sixth Holy Dny of tho Pascha," and many others. "Good Filday" seems to bo peculiar to tho English language. Pall Mall Gazetto. Tho Allen In Britain's Makeup. Nor Is It only tho industries ol Groat Biltaln which lmvo thtlven up on alien Bklll and alien Ideas. Still more important hnvo been tho alien contributions to our Icnrnlng nnd achleoment In tho professions and tho lino arts. Momirchs and states men ot, alien blood have aided lr building up our constitution nnd In framing our policy Wo ennnot oven conduct a great political controversy such ns that which the fiscal question evolved, without seoklng chnmploni for both sides In men of alien blood London Nntlonnl. Inconsistent. "Growcher says ho favors Interna tional pence." "Yos. But ho is ono of these peo ple who can't talk about it without gotting into n fight." A Consistent Change. "My dentist has given up his pro fession nnd gono into tho real estate business." "I seo. Still trying to ninko monej out of his patrons' acres." Happim Town Has First Wedding in Fifty Years hM:tfm JWS LjFrniwr VltU Be TALKEO AOOUT FOR YEARS, BOSTON. Breaking tho spell of CO years' standing, during which there has not been a slnglo marring" in tho town, Miss Laura It Schutt nnd Rov. Milton Whlttler wero wed ded the other day In tho village of Mount Washington, Mass. Every in habitant of tho town turnod out to attend tho wedding. Tho romnnco of the young clergy man and tho farmer's daughter is ono fraught with an interest which has sunk doep into tho hearts of all the folk In the neighboring towns. Only a little over a year ago Mr. Whlttler graduated from the Yale Theological school, and camo to tho vlllago of Mount Washington to begin his career in tho humblo little Congregational church. The church, although It Is a good many miles from most of tho fnrms of Mount Washington, Is regularly at tended by practically everyone in the town. Tho roadB nre up hill and down and so stoop that It takes a good horso to carry the churchgoers to their destination. It was always Miss Schutt's habit to attend church regularly, but when Rev. Mr. Whlttler camo to the town (TWi v-v: , -Vii w . sv jl.j WNiVzA EJM BFmmw whiMmammi -tstilil I rlli!2ffl-y Wife Made Home Moving Picture Show NEW YORK. Moving pictures, Sam uel Denton admits, may be all right when thrown on n white screen, but whoii they're reproduced in one's homo, ho feels sure, the thrills be come too Intense to bo pleasant. Den ton is a produce merchant of Brook lyn, nnd ho lives with his wlfo and their two grown children in that bor ough. His objections to mixing film dramas Into his domestic affairs wero explained in detail before Magistrato McGuire in tho Flntbush court, whith er Denton was called on a summons obtained by his wife, charging bru tality to their son. Tho produce merchant's small frnmo fairly quivered with indigna tion ns ho told of the tioublo caused by moving pictures between himself nnd Mrs. Denton, who weighs about two hundred pounds and Is coum pondingly muscular. Since the bio graph crazo hit her, the husband said, ho not only has suffered from lack of proper nourishment, but also has been mado tho victim of various supposedly comic scenes coplod from tho plcturo shows. To the samo ovil Denton laid his daughter's elopement and his own Interest In boxing lessons. It was In teaching thq youngster what ho knew about tho manly art that tho father committed the "brutality" com- Dental Work Makes Dull Pupils Keen frs (Blame this 0LtA f(r TOOTH - I'LL. Vj-ja MEVEK BE ABLE j "vkfejiFOt T0 GET TH,S CLEVELAND, O Scientific proof that proper care of tho teoth in creased tho mental efficiency of a squad ot pupils at Marlon school a grand average of 80 per cent, and pro duced incalculable Imptovemcnt in their moral and physical condition is contained In tho recent report which Dr. W. G. Ebersolo rend before tho delegates of tho National Dental as sociation hero. For tho fltst tlmo In tho history ot dentistry scientific data which cannot bo disputed aro compiled to provo that stupidity, lack of ambition, slovenli ness, bad torapor and mnny other Ills to which the pupil Is heir, nro traced directly to neglected teeth. Ono girl pupil, whom physicians found to bo mentally defective .showed n gain of 444 por cent In mental effi ciency, tho roport shows, aftor follow ing the rules of oral hygieno for a lit tle ovor a year. Hers Is only ono of a score ot remarkable cases. Children who rame from fairly good Thief Talks Clerk CHICAGO. Chicago talk, tho limpid flow of , words, netted a smooth diamond swindler moro thnn $1,000 n minute for four minutes tho other dny. Tho victims are a Michigan avo nue Jowolry store, and nn nffablo clerk Is trying to explain to his em ployers how he has lived In Chicago for fifteen years nnd can not recog nlzo n real conversationalist when ho Jumps up boforo tho Jowel caso. The missing diamond is valued nt $4,250. 'I ho customer alighted from a big slx-passongor touring car and rushed Into the store. "I nm Just leaving town nnd I must have a twin for this little stone," he exclaimed. Tho purchaser was dressed In tho holght of fashion. Ho hnd every ap pearance of nffuonco and spoko with a decidedly English nccont. His hair was gray, his oyos bluo, his face smoothly shivou and his flguro erect The clerk wus nil attention at onco. He examined the stono tho visitor pro duced and saw nt once that It was very valuable. "Cortalnly," said tho clerk, "wo hnvo a duplicate ot this diamond." "Oh, no, no, that Ib not exactly it." said tho stranger. "By tho way, I hnvo to bo at tho board of trade early. Big deal on " "Well." responded tho clork, "here Is another stone Diamonds havo nd vauco in prlco, you know, and I will figm r M and took the position of pastor ot the church for a season, Miss Schutt nttmdpd the church, so 'tis said, with an added zest. Not a slnglo Sunday did she miss while tho young minister hold forth from tho narrow plno pulpit. Soon the young minister began o notice her from tho pulpit. Frequent ly tholr eyes mot. At first tho girl's eyes dropped at his earnest gaze. Mis- Schutt had not been out ot school long, having been graduated but a few years from tho high school at Great Harrington. But nfter awhile sho beenmo accustomed to his gare and soon thoy had occasion to seo each other after tho final hymn and benediction. Mr. Whlttler camo to tho Schutt house and traveled many a toilsome mile in order that ho might sco the youug woman who had so attracted him in the church. Before tho sum mer was over It was reported that they were engaged, and it was very little time after tho rumor started thut tho entire population of Mount Washington were apprised of It Thon arrangements wero mado for tho wedding. Great arrangements they were, too. Every person In tho township accepted tho Invitation and offered any assistance they might bo able to give In preparing tho church. When it wus ovor, tho brldo and groom went away to tho groom's home in Brookllold Center, Conn., where thoy expect to mako tholr homo. plained of by Mrs. Denton. It con sisted of sending tho youth down for tho count with a scientific body blow. "Your honor," Denton said, "I'vo had scarcely n moment's peace since my wifo began taking tho children to moving picture shows. Not only do I hnvo to eat cold or warmed over food because she forgets to get my supper when n now film Is being shown, but I also have become tho butt of all sorts of comic scenes. In which my wile takes tho part of tho funny fat woman, who gets a laugh by slapping her husband over tho head with a coal scuttle or a rolling pin, or anything elsp that's handy. Once when I protested too vigorously she worked In a grand climax by toss ing a hot flatlron at ray face." Tho prisoner displayed a scar on his left cheek, which, ho snld, tho hot iron caused. Magistrate McGuire discharged Den ton forthwith. homos gained from 30 to 40 pur cent, montally, while tho avorage ghetto child improved from 50 to 100 per cent. Charts wero taken of tho mouths of G40 pupils and tho worst forty selected. Tho school records of this number were In nearly every 'case as bad as their mouths. Twenty-seven of tho original squad underwent tho wholo test. Their teeth were put In good shape; they wero Instructed how to ent and breathe and psychological tests wero taken periodically. These tests In cluded memory, spontaneous associa tion, addition, association by opposltes nnd quickness of perception. The final tests were taken Inst May and tho results complied. Tho oral hy giene experiment was inaugurated aftor medical Inspection in Marion sclvool for threo years had failed to I show perceptible improvement In tho pupils. "I saw lncorrlble lads, unkempt nnd stupid, converted Into btlght-yed, tidy youngsters, who forged abend In their studies. The complexions of tho squad clenred, their manners Im proved and their school work bene fited. One boy Improved so rapidly thnt he finished the sixth grade regu lar 32-week courso in 2G weeks nnd went directly Into Commerco High school," said a Marlon school teacher. Out of Rare Gems have lo charge ou moro for this than you paid for that one, I presume." "Oh, really, you know tho cost does nol mnttor." Thou ho admitted It was exactly wtnt ho wanted. "Just lay that aside for me until noon," he continuod, "and I will ar range for payment. And what will tho bill be?" Tho last remark enmo with a rare nonchnlanco thnt took tho clerk com pletely off his feet. "This stone will cost you $4,250, stammered tho clerk. "Oh, very well," remarked the visi tor. And ho rushed to his waiting mnchlno and was whirled away Into tho great unknown. A tew mluutes later tho clerk awak oned to tho tact that an imitation stono had been substituted. Her Plan. Cnsar bad told his, wifo she should be above suspicion. "All right" she retorted, "build n skyscraper and I'll llvo on tho top floor." 5$a vSr c? mm' TC F L I THE NINTH ANNUAL EVENT WILL PROVE A RECORD ,;! BREAKER. f "', r' AT SIOUX CITY, SEPT. 18-23 The Fame of the Interstate Fair Has Grown Steadily Until its Blue Rib bons Are Now Eagerly Sought After by Exhibitors. Tho ninth annual Interstate Live stock Fair, which will bo held at Woodland Park, Riverside, Sioux City, tho week of September 18. will bo a larger nnd n better fair than over be fore. Tho fame of tho Interstate Fair ns an exhibition place of tho loading: herds of cattle nnd show horses In tho country has been growing steadily year after year, until today the blue ribbon of no state fair Is more eager ly sought after than that bestowed by the Interstate for the very simple rea son that no whero is tho competition closer. For instance, this year the Inter state Fair will havo an exhibit of Hereford cattle second to no fair or exposition In the country, nnd the herd that leaves tho gates of Wood land Park with the Hereford bluo rib bon for 1911 will bo compelled to win It over the most celebrated herds In the country, some of which will con tain champions of the International oxposltion. All departments of cattle, horses and hogs aro crowded with entries, and the fair ns a fine stock show is as sured of a huge success. The exhibit of farm machinery nnd automobiles will occupy every foot of space in Machinery avenue, and addi tional space is being begged for by manufacturers who realize tho advan tages ot Sioux City as a point of dis play. Another educational featuroof tht fair will be tho exhibit of specimens from diseased animals which will be mado by the United States Bureau of Animal Husbnndry. Veterinary ex perts will deliver lectures daily on the way to prevent diseases common to farm animals. The Iowa State Agricultural Col lege also will be represented by pro fessors who will make talks on proper methods of fanning. A good racing program has been ar ranged for every dny of tho fair. Tho entertainment and amusement feature of the fair is costing the asso ciation moro money this year than any year previously. Secretary Joo Mor ton hn "imaged six of tho hlgheal priced vaudeville ucts anywhere in the world today. These acts will bo put on by twenty-two performers, noarly all of whom will bo brought over from Europe for a few fairs. A star act, in addition to these vaudeville acts, will that of tho cham pion snoop dog ttiuls, ono of tho great entertainment features of Scotland. Theso champion sheep dogs will bo brought over from Scotland by their owners and handlers. The feature of the Midway will bo Parker's Carnival company. No gam bling nor Immoral shows will bo al lowed and nny attempts at overcharg ing on tho grounds will bo followed by immediate arrest. Joe Morton, secretary for the Inter state Mvo Stock Fair association, has received assurances that tho Inter state Fair would receive tho same re duction in rates which tho toads or the Western Passenger association havo granted to the sia'e fairs. Mr. Morton was Informed that the rate for tickets to Sioux City on ac count of the fair would be as follows: In Iowa Ono and one-halt fare for the round trip from all points except Council Bluffs. The minimum excur sion fare to be 51. In Minnesota One and one-half fare from all points. In Nebraska Ono nnd one-half fare from all points except Omaha within a $4 one-way radius. In South Dakota An open rate of ono faro from all South Dakota points, within a ?G radlutr. The lnterstato Fair ts n clean show nnd deserves tho patronage of tho' peo plo It serves. A Spartan. The negro hnckman had driven them over a long and dusty road. When thoy reached tho village hotel ono of the party asked tho negro if they couldn't send him out a drink, "No, sah. Ah don't drink. It's agin mah. principalities." Filler for Linoleum. Ono woman who had been mucf troubled by the breaking of expensive linoleum tiled sawdust well sprinkled over the rough floor boforo laying as a Her, and was delighted with tho re .ilt. Let Well Enough Alone. Thoy tell of nn Emporia woman who went to tho public library to road a. cook book. It would bo a gonuino pleas ure to tho Gazette to print her pic ture. Emporia (Kan.) Gazette. Want It All for Themselves. Thero aro men who lovo liberty ec much that thoy not only gtow selfish but actually do got excited when soma ono else dares to suggest that othora should bo allowed tho right to enjoy tho uso of somo of it. Her Kind. A woman went into a hardware, storo In Atchison, tho Globe, says and asked to bo shown n "harmless revol ver" as a protection ngalnst burglars. She hnd asked hor husband what kind of a rovolvor to buy, and ho hnd rec ommended n "hammorless." True to Convictions. It has beon tho plan of my llfo to follow my convictions at whatever per sonal coat to myself. Jamcjj A.Gir-flelH. MTITRQTn e I i-j,nif if-y - '"