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DAKOTA CITY IIERALI)
JOHN II. RCAM, Publisher.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA,
THE THIRTIETH MAN.
Tho president of the Collogo ot tbo
Clly of Now York finds that ono por
son In ovcry 30 adults In tho United
States holds public offlco of somo do
tpw, "a ptiMlo servant who In going
up nnd down in somo vicarious capac
ity for tho other 29." So largo an esti
mate of tho proportion of function
aries to tho total adult population,
male and fcraalo, seems surprising un
til tho variety and bulk of tho classi
fications Is considered, says tho Provl
Snc Journal. School tepchrn, for
example, must bo counted, whllo tho
development of public hygiene, of so
ciological enterprises, or tho puro
lood laws, readily coma to mind
among elements nowly expanding tho
public service nnd employing a grow
ing host of performers of vicarious du
ties. Dr Finley submits a partial di
rectory of tho thirtieth man. lie Is.
the man who sweops tho streets as
"well as tho one in tho Whlto House
;Ho gathers and distributes tho let
ters; forecasts heat and cold; tastes
tho milk before tho child may drink
it; keeps watch ovor forest and
stream; Is supervisor, doctor, nuree
and guard In hospital, prison and alms
house; 1b mayor, Judgo, sheriff, sailor
and soldier, public librarian, collector
of taxes, guardian to tho child who
comes friendless Into tho world and
cbnpiain at tho burial of tho man who
goes friendless out of It; and so on.
Experts of tho federal hospital serv
ice have been compiling data from tho
census reports that mako a striking
showing of tho cost of disoaso in this
country and cmphaslzo the necessity
of more rigid enforcement, particular
ly Is cities, of laws and regulations
designed to safeguard the public
health Tuberculosis Is stated to cost
this country In tho valuo of lives de
stroyed, $250,000,000 n year and tho
more expenses In mcdlclno, food, medi
cal attendance and toss of wages Is
3M.000.000 annually, says tho St Paul
Pioneer Press. Tho census reports
estimate the valuo of tho 33,000 lives
!ot annually from typhoid fever at
fm.ooo.ono The expert? e-ltumte
that the total loss from contagious
diseases. Including tuberculosis. Is
I7S0.000.0SO n year, of which 40 por
cent., or $300,000,000. la proventablo
,Tfca cost of prevention would bo a
mere fraction ot tho cost of pro von ta
ble dlssauM and there Rlio'ild be ao
falea economy In expenditures for the
campaign against contagion Tho
"IieaiUToT tho people is tho greatest as
set f tho nation.
The thoughtful observer, especially
It kl Journey leads him to very dis
tant lands, will not return boastful,
hvt ho wllf bo gratoful Tho weighty
problem of assimilation seems hoavior
-whan one thinks on tho possibilities
of making American citizens of thoso
people now coming hero ns ho con
tonplate thorn in tho placo of origin
The esthetics of n European Journoy
are s delight. But on American vil
lage outwclghts an Alhambra In tho
Bcalea of opportunity and ot human
ity.
k citizen of Denver whoso nppendlx
recently was removed, is awakened at
5 e'clock avory morning by tho void
left .by tho operation. Owing to tho
cheapness of alarm clocks, hbwovor.
the practice U not Ukoly to becomo
A. Massachusetts man reports having
hatched eight eggs from a dozen cold
storage eggs, Poor story. An orig
inal Mar, tike tho Wlnstod genius,
woald have had tho chicks wearing
cimuli and "iUJn.
la Preset ft governmental decree
has been Issued against long hatpins
on railroad trains. Tho authorities
thlak it would be well to bavo room for
something else In the cars.
- Thousands ot marriages by a Jus
tice el the peace in Ohlcago have bocn
declared Illegal, but the legality of
fjblctteo divorcee remains unquestion
ed after years of notorloty.
In days to como tho fool who rocks
the boat will be succeeded by tho fool
who rocks tho aeroplane. They arc
uemewhM alike, only ono Is moro so.
It tfce professor would push aside
psychology and get down to common
sense he might bo able to understand
ivhr wane conceal their ages.
Too HMMfc should not bo expected ot
a toll teaat beforo It is properly crip
pled fi
Oae ef our aviators says ho Is going
to e married la an areoplano, Just as
If Marriage la the ordinary way is not
hazardous enough.
glace this new comet ia classified as
a tramp the man in tho moon should
hand It out a hunk of cbecso and toll
It to go Awar.
Still, not every aviator can carry
.around a haystack to fall on.
A Richmond pollcoman arrested a
.neighbor for singing too strenuously,
Sometimes tvo wish that wo wero a
policeman.
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An JSngtlsh physician tells us that a
14-hour stretch o fsleep is as good as
m week's vacation. Ono generally feeU
. Jtke sleeping that long after returning
tress a week's vacation.
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Automobile an Aid
N:W YORK.-Tho nutomobllo as an
aid to criminals la Ukoly to flguro
prominently In futuro. Out In tho
west it has been used for a year or
moro by tho robbers of village banks
and tho looters of poBtodlccs. Now It
has begun to flguro prominently In
this city. Two weeks ago n Jowclry
storo at Sixth avenuo and Thirteenth
street was robbed of a trny contain
ing somo $10,000 worth of gems by ono
of thrco men who had driven up to It
In a taxlcab. Tho man smashed a
window, abstracted a tray of diamonds
and shot dead tho clerk who had
rushed to tho door on hearing tho
noiso of tho broken glass. No trucu
of tho criminals has been found by tho
police.
Tho next night a red taxlcnb, be
lieved to bo the same and containing
threo men, dashed Into tho vlllago of
Itlvcr Edgo, a few miles from Hacken
sack, N. J and while a sovero thunder
storm was raging the safo In tho post
ofTlco was cracked and tho contents
taken. Tho villagers learned of tho
crlmo tho next morning.
Nagged Husband Gets Law's Sympathy
BOONE, IA. Judgo It. M. Wright of
Port Dodge, presiding Jurist of this
judicial district, has handed down a
decision which Is regarded as a most
remarknblo legal document. Coming,
ns It does, from n Jurist who Is kindly,
homo loving, nnd a tender-hearted old
man, It is nil tho moro rcmarkablo
Judge Wright rccontly listened to
tho ovldcnco In n suit for separate
maintenance. His kindly faco betrayed
nothing of what was to como in tho
opinion handed down.
Ho cays that If tho good Lord over
mado a man who could llvo at easo
and comfort with tho woman who wns
suing ho would like to sco him, for ho
would bo a phenomenon. Tito opinion
ban been read by all attorneys In this
city and Is attracting much attention
"A bright, capablo and fairly good
iuGklliK woman," Buytj tho judge, "bus
obtained a dlvorco from two husbands
on tho ground of desortlon nnd has
two or three limes brought uctious fur
dlvorco against her present husband,
based on no Just ground, neodlessly
putting him to great and inoxcusablo
cxpenso In paying coots nnd attorneys'
fco on both sides.
"I havo given this caso much
thought, caro nnd attention, nnd have
tried to find from tho evidence soma
way whereby I could decide In her
favor and award to her somo money
for maintenance, but I havo been un
ablo to do so.
Playground of
NOWrOKT, It. 1. Newport Is a place
that Is consocrntcd to pleasure,
'the people who have their summor
homes here represent tho acme of
wealth and fashion and exclusive so
cloty In America. With tho possible
exception of ono or two local chari
ties with which they concern them
selves actively but unobtrusively their
sole occupation during the months
that thoy llvo In Newport Is to aniumj
thcmsolvos. Photographers havo tried
to get pictures whllo tho Idlo and
faBhlonablo rich were disporting them
selves on nn exclusive beach, but in
ovcry enso they woro detected and
their apparatus smashed. Ono corner
of tho beach is reserved for children
tho children of millionaires.
Everybody who Is anybody at Now
port is ardently devoted to horses and
horseback riding or pretends to bo.
Thcreforo tho horso bIiow each sum
mor means much to fashlonahlo Now
port. It Ih a far moro oxcluslvo affair
than tho tennis tournament, for tho
lattur la not only a public but a nation
al evonL The huruo show la more
To Leave Lonely
CHARLGSTOWN, MASS. Jesse II
Pomcroy, known for almost four
decades na "tho boy munlqror of Bos
ton," and hold by nn earltor genera
tlon to bo tho most dospcrnto criminal
abnormality of tho ago. Is soon to
leavo his cell for greater freedom In
tho stato prison bore, nftor having
spent 37 years in solitary confinement.
Tula announcement was made when It
wns declared that Governor Fos3, lm
pressed by evidences submitted to him
from many sources of tho great chango
In Pomcroy's chnructer, has doclded
to allow tho llfo convict to enjoy many
of tho liberties granted well behaved
prisoners.
Governor Fobs will never grnnt
Pomeroy a full pardon, and It Is gen
erally believed no other governor ovor
will tako such action; but to give tho
man who has inspired dread In the
hearts of oven his keepers uvor since
tho day when as a fourteen-year-old
boy ho was thrust into a "punish
ment" cell in tho Charlentown prison,
any portion of tho froedom enjoyed by
tractablo convicts ia considered ovl
dcnco of a transformation in tho crim
inal's make-up.
Pomcroy's greatest champion has
been his mother, now a sad faced,
whlto haired woman Hearing her boy-
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Tho very next afternoon tho same
taxlcab, apparently, nppenrcd in
Bleecker street In this city and ono of
Its threo occupants entered a shoo
store and held up tho proprietor.
Owing to a miscalculation tho robber
vnn not successful In obtaining any
.ali) but 3iu succeeded ill escaping "3
did his companions In tho auto
This series of crimes In such quick
succession has alarmed the police,
who see vast possibilities in tho auto
mobile as an aid to tho criminal cle
ment and they feel utterly unablo to
rope with tho situation. Tho nutomo
lillo criminals, as proved In the Jewel
ry storo case, are prepared to com
mlt murder to protect themselves
from capture. A thing that mnkes the
hold-up man willing to draw his re
volver Id the case with which ho can
use his weapon without attracting at
tention. A. single revolver shot or
even a volley of them In a clly street
attracts little attention now compared
with a few years ago. Tho automobile
is responsible for this. All day and
all night long, nil over the city, thcro
are automobiles giving forth explo
sions that sound like revolver dis
charges, rersons In tho streets nnd
in the houses have been fooled with
them so many times that now ono
hardly turns his head when ho bcara
a crack like that of a pistol.
"The preot mass of tho evidence Is
overwhelming against her, nnd I havo
been forced to the conclusion that If
tho good Lord ever created a man
with whom tho plaintiff could live
peaceably and happily I should like to
see him, for certainly he would bo tho
most wondorful phenomenon In tho
universe.
"She has badgered her husband
with annoyances, some of them small,
but all of them humiliating to the laBt
degree. Al the end of 11 nil 1 it in
forced to the conclusion that tho de
fendant was practically driven from
home, and that he was fully Justified
In leaving It. as life there for him had
become not merely extremely dllllcult,
but Impossible
"After the plaintiff hod threatened
to shoot him he was Justified In notify
Ing the merchants no longer to extend
credit to plaintiff on his account, and
after his repeated trials he was Justi
fied in packing up his little personal
effects and leaving tho plaintiff and in
afterward refusing to go back to tho
shcol ho had left."
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select and perhaps tho moot peculiar
thing about It Is that tho horses ap
pear to take a moro keen Interest In
what Is going on thnn tho persons who
own them
Ono of tho scenes of -moot brilliant
social life at Newport Is Alfred Van
dcrbllt's place nt Oukland farm HIb
garden parties are among tho mile
stones of tho summer's progress
Thoso gatherings are undoubtedly tho
finest expresBloiiB of summer social
entertainment In America and are
most beautiful to look at. Tho women
in tho smartest of smart frockB. tho
men In summer garb, tho retinue of
servants moving about these make
tho life of tho picture that Is set in n
iinitiu of nliudy luwnb, wilh tho splen
did mansion as a background Ono or
two bands or orchestras make music
that la pleasant without being obtru
sive. Even the most rabid proletarian
could not glimpse tho scono without
falling under the spell of Kb ehunn
Even tho recreations that tho New
port colony has at Us very doors pall
now and then and It Is no uncommon
thing for a merry party to set out for
Narragansott or a nearby place whero
thero nro roller coasters and all aortp
of popular amusements and patronlzo
everything with tho utmost zest Tor nn
hour or so. They merge with the rest
of the crowd and are Indistinguishable,
In their enjoyment from thnco itbou
them.
Cell After 37 Years
tntleth year Although denied oven
tho right to see her son and having
to ncccpt tho truth of tho fact that he
was regarded all ovor tho civilized
world as tho most atrocious example
of a wanton murderer, his mother
nover faltered In her faith In his In
nutc goodness nor forsook for a mo
ment her plan to gain for him his
freedom.
Pomcroy killed two children, a boy
and a girl, after treating them with
barbaric cruelty Ho Inveigled other
children into Isolated sections, stripped
them of their clothing, tied them to
trees or upon boards and then beat
them until thoy woro unconscious. Ho
delighted In sticking plnB Into their
unconscious forms and cut them deep
ly with a knife. When thlB Juvenllo
monster, then fourteen years old, was
finally run down and captured ho
barely escaped lynching. Ills youth
aloue saved him frdin tho death penalty.
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Horticulture
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DOES NOT BRUISE THE FRUIT
Picker Invented That Will Save Ap
ples Intended to Be Kept for Any
Considerable Time.
Apples for packing or for keeping
nny length of time should be carefully
picked from tho trees so they will not
be bruised An tho rllmhlng of (h
trees mado the picking n tedious Job,
I dovlscd a picker, as shown in the
An Apple Picker,
illustration, snys a writer In tho Pop
ular Mechanics. I took a plno stick
twelve loot two inches wide and sov-cn-clghths
of nn Inch thick, and
hinged a two-foot length or the same
material to Its Bide so that tho ends
were even, and plnced an old-fashioned
half-round tin cup on each strip so
that their openings would register. A
row of holes wero punched around tho
edgo so that a sott pad could bo
sewed In each cup
A rtout cord was attached to tho
abort piece and run through a hole In
the long piece allowing end enough to
equal the length of the long strip A
piece of heavy clocksprlng was placed
between the strips to keep them apart.
USEFUL FOR PLANT SUPPORT
Can Be Used to Much Advantage With
Flowers and Vegetables Is Mado
of Galvanized Wire.
Tho accompanying picture shows a
support for plants which enn be used
to good advantage, both for vegetables
and flowers It Is a patented article
but tho cost Is not great. It la mado
of gulvuulzcu wir 'vhich will mot rust
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Useful Plant Support,
and can bo raised and lowored to suit
tho plant When not In UBe it can bo
oiled and packed away tor the noxt
season It lb very useful for train
ing tomatoes, carnations, roses or any
plant that needs bupport.
SAVING THE GIRDLED TREES
Grafting Is Often Necessary Where
Mice and Rabbits Have Been at
Work How It Is Done.
It is often necessary to resort to
grafting to save a tree that has been
girdled by mice or rabbits. This in
done by forming what Is called n
bridge graft. The wound should first
bo dressed by cutting away the rag
god edges Hiid painting the wp.vscd
turface with lead paint.
Slender scions are used and aro cut
thinly, wedge-shaped at both ends and
from one and one-half to two Inches
longer than tho wound Is wide. Slip
tho knife blade between the bark and
wood on ono side of the wound Start
one end of the scion under the bar
nnd push down firmly, then spring out
the Beion nnd Mart tho other end un
der tho bark on the other side in tho
snmo way
The scion should now extend throe
fourths tone Inch under the bark on
each side The hark I tied tightly
over tho bcIoiib nnd the whole, scions
uuu nn, rnvnreii with was These
scionR nre to serve ns a bridge
through which plant food may pass
and If growth starts on them it should
bo rubbed off. Thoy should be set as
closo together ns possibla around the
sttjm.
Work of Grids.
J. P. Gilbert of tho University or
Illinois, said In n recent lecture on
"nirda of tho Farm and City," thnt
tho hunters of tho cities who did not
reaiizo tho valuo of birds to farm prod
ucts mado posslblo an annual loss
from farm Insects to crops and fop
oata of tho United States of $700,000.
000. Mr Gilbert said It Is due to tho
destruction of quail In Illinois that the
potato bug Is becoming such n peat:
that qunll on tho tablo is worth a few
cents, but that quail on the furm Is
worth many dollars; thnt every hawk
and owl Is worth on an average of $1!0
to tho stato; that one "flicker' can
eat C.000 ants nt a single meal; that
the kingfisher Is tho most powerful do
fonder of tho poultry yard In exist
ence. Drain Your Fields.
Locate tho low spots and water chan
nels in your fields this auinmor and
oeo that thoy aro properly drained be
fore noxt spring.
Farm Lands.
Only five and one-half per cent, of
tho earth's surfneo la tillable Still
tboro'a lots of unoccupied farming
land.
JUST WHEN TO PICK PEARS
Should Always Be Done Before Fully
Ripe, Without Bruising and With
Stems On Also Graded.
Pears should always bo picked care
fully beforo fnlly rlpo, without bruis
ing, with tho stems on. Thoy should
bo laid carefully In tho picking-baskets,
which should hold half n bushel
or so, and then bo hauled to tho pack-lng-houso
or otbor convenient placo
and nt onco sorted into grades, and
either packed or shipped or placed In
tho ripening bouso for futuro ship
ment. It Is usually bettor, in most
cases, especially with summer fruit,
to pick tho trees over two or thrco
times, although this Is not absolutely
necessary, and unless tho trees aro
ovorloadcd may not bo worth while.
When tho fruit has not been properly
thinned and tho trees aro overloaded
many growers begin to pick tho fruit
long beforo it is full grown and send
It to market. Dy this means tho trees
aro not only relieved somewhat, but
tho fruit that Is left swolls to tho
largest posslblo bulk; moreover, satis
factory returns are often secured from
the early pickings. This method is
particularly successful with Clapp's
Favorlto nnd Dartlett Doth of theso
varieties will ripen up tolerably well
when thoy aro not much moro than
half grown. Tho samo principle la
successfully used in handling LoConte
and Klefler pears, but thoso should bo
nearer maturity to bo good.
COMBINATION RAKE AND HOE
Implement Will Be Found Very Handy
In Cutting Channels In Which to
Set Small Plants.
Tho Implement shown In the Illus
tration Is a garden weedor combining
a rako with a triangularly shaped hoe.
Tho parts of tho head of tho rako can
bo separated for the Insertion of new
teeth when tho old aro bent or broken,
Rake and Hoe Weeder.
tho teeth consisting of twenty-penny
steel nails. The triangular hoo is
used for cutting channels in which to
sow seed or sot small plants.
Scalding Peach Borer6.
A. reador who wants Information
concerning tho posalbllltcs of hot wa
ter In fighting tho poach treo borers
will be Interested in tho following:
"Tho hot water euro Is recommend
ed by many for peach treo borers. It
is a somewhat drastic treatment for
tho borer, though It docs not hurt tho
treo. Tho borers work cither at or di
rectly twnoath the surface of the
ground, around tho trunk. Tho treo
may bo hilled up In tho form of a sau
cer, tho dirt packed a little and the
scalding water poured In. This will
Invariably bring out any borors. It la
not bolloved to hurt tho tree, although
an oxcos8 of water should not be used.
An emulsion of 1 part of naptholeum.
to 150 parts of water is also recom
mended." Best Way to Arrange Plants.
Low ornamental plants arranged In
a border mass along tho baso of the
dwelling help to break tho mechanical
baso lino of tho dwolllng, bldo nn
ugly foundation and give apparently
gronter solidity and repose to the
lower part of the structure.
Just Study Principles.
Everyone who attempts to decorate
tho homo grounds should study tho
principles of plant arrangement with
roferenco to harmony and general
beauty, then plan and plant for him
self. Drop Apples for Pigs.
The drop apple from an average
orchard will maintain qulto a bunch
of shunts, and will put them in mar
It ot condition at n minimum exponso
If the orchard is sown with rape.
Origin of Crops.
Tobacco was Introduced into Eng
land from America by Raleigh in 15G8
nnd wheat, barloy nnd oata wero In
troduced Into tho United States In
IG07.
Tho soil for strawberries should be
a deep, rich loam, capablo of holding
much molsturo.
Girdling or ringing consists In re
moving a ring of bark from tho trunk
or largor limbs.
Whenevor a largo limb Is sawed
from tho treo tho wound Bhould bo at
onco covered with wax or thick palnL
Moro dopendB upon tho right choice
of kinds of fruit to sot than upon any
other fuctor ns to profit In tho or
chard. livery orchard ought to bo planted
In checks to admit of clean cultiva
tion with tho smallest amount of hoe
lug. Horticulturists havo for many years
practiced various methods to Induco
frultfulness and with somo dogreo of
success.
Tho longor apples remain on tho
treo, unless tho weather becomes too
cold to permit tholr exposure, the bet
ter tho flavor and tho keeping quail-ties.
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Mr. William A. Hartford -will answer
OUCBtlona and etve ndvlco FltEE OP
COST on all subjects portalnlng to tho
subject of building1, for tho readers of this
pnper. On account of his wide experience
os Editor. Author and Manufacturer, ha
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all theso subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. nadford, No. 178 West
Jackson boulevard, Chicago, III., and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
If I were asked to sum up In a few
words the advantages of owning a
homo over renting ono, I am afraid I
could hardly confine myself to tho
spaco allotted mo for this article. Out
tboro aro a few points that perhaps
stand out with special prominence;
and I will try to express as briefly ns
possible the reasons why, as It appears
to mo, the man who saves to build or
buy a homo for himself is tho type ol
citizen of highest valuo to tbo commu
nity. For tho man of average income, the
acquisition of a permanent home in
volves struggle and, It may be, even
sacrifice for a few years; but he who
is willing to undergo It, instead of
shrinking continually in fear, demon
strates thnt he has the very qualities
that mako for succes's; nnd that Is a
largo part of tho battle. Tho man who
owns his homo can keep up to a bet
ter standnrd of living than If rent day
took one-third to one-fourth of his in
come. Tho saving of the home-owner
gives him a permanent buying power
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that the renting family seldom has;
ho Is perpetually solvent Instead of
dependent. He not only has better
credit, but has every reason to live up
to moral and material standards that
make him a moro desirable citizen
than the transient renter. Ownership
of tho place ono lives in Is the first
step toward financial stability and
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TELLS HOW TO SLEEP SOUND
Writer Asserts There Is Nothing So
Restful and Soothing to the
Body as the Ground.
"I sleep fairly well." a man said, re
cently, "but seldom soundly, and I
frequently wake In tho morning with
aches in my legs, Joints and verte
brae. I never feel supple until I havo
had my cold bath and a brisk rub with
a rough towel."
Sleep should bo Invigorating, not en
ervating, and the following theory
was advanced by a man who, in his
earlier days, had slept for many
months under tho 3tars In field and
lungle:
"It Is tho mattress and tho pillow
that aro responsible for half tho trou
bio ot tho insomniac. The ideal rest
ing placo Is the ground, with Its nat
ural covering of soft grass. Tho next
most comfortable bed Is a wood floor
overlaid with a soft carpet or rug.
The yielding mattress doe3 not rest
tho muscles, which remain all night In
a condition of alternating relaxation
and tension. When tho Bleeping place
Is flxod and hard they adapt them
selves to It and remain quiescent.
"Furthermore, tho spino and nerve
centers of the bed sleeper aro exposed
all night to the heat of tho mattress,
which is tho cause of tho senso of en
ervation so commonly felt when ono
awakenB.
"Tho pillow Is even more enervat
ing than tho mattress. A well stuffed
saddle, whoso clott center permits tho
circulation of air, soft, yet unyield
ing, is tbo Ideal head rest.
"When tho discomfort of tho expert
moat baa been ovorcomo by a few
alghts of porsevornnco, a wonderful
Improvement will bo discerned In tho
quality ot sleop."Harper's Weekly.
Preferred His Mother.
A Pasadena small boy wa3 very
much troubled In his conscience as to
whether ho would go to heaven or not,
and, on confiding hU fears to his
mother was told the various things
that good Httlo boys wero expected
to do and bo. After thinking it all
over tho task seemed too great for
accomplishment, and ho was in a stato
of deep dejection until a happy
thought struck him and ho exclaimed:
"Oh, I'll toll you what, mother, you
Just como along nnd go to hell with
mo, It won't bo half as bad as thoy
ay It is if you aro thero."
Superlative Caution.
Somo men aro so careful that it is
comparatively safo even to go out in
canoes with them.
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community respect. It is tho fountain
Bprlng ot that sincere and honest
pride In homo und family which Is ono
of tho strongest elements In character
building for both parent and children.
It inspires business senso, nnd stimu
lates tho cardinal virtue of thrift It
fosters an Interest In public affaire
reasonable taxation, street and side
walk upkeop, honesty of officials, etc.
that is very apt to be doflclent or
entirely lacking In tho mero renter.
Disreputable gang control is prac
tically impossible in communities
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where people own their homes Na
thaniel Cotton sums up this subject
admirably in tho following lines:
"If solid happiness we prize.
Within our breast this Jewel lies,
And they nro foolB who roam.
The world has nothing to bestow.
From our own selves our Joys must now,
And that dear hut, our home "
An example of an attractive little
homo that can bo built for about
$2,500 Is Illustrated In tho accompany
ing perspectivo and floor-plans Its
dimensions' arc: Length, 31 feet C
inches; width, 53 feet C Inches It is
of the popular "bungalow" typo, but
has two bedrooms and bath on the
second floor. A wide veranda runs
around threo sides. There are two
entrances, ono on each side at the
back and end of tho veranda The
greater portion of tho ground floor is
given up to tho waking comforts of
real home life. A large living room
stretching from front to rear at the
right connects through a cased open
ing with a commodious dining room
extending across tho remainder of the
front of tho house. A' the end of the
dining room is a large fireplace and
inviting hearthstone. A servants'
room 1r provided, opening off the came
passageway which connects tho dining
room and kitchen.
SIZE OF AMERICAN FAMILIES
Foreign Born Mothers Have the Larg
est, tho Poles Leading, Accord
ing to Investigations.
Tho immigration commission haB
been Investigating the slzo of families
of various nationalities as to paren
tage but born In this country The In
vestigation covered tho entire Btate
of Rhode Island, Cleveland, Minneap
olis, rural Ohio ond rural Minnesota.
Only those married women woro in
cluded in the study who wero under
45 years of ago and had been married
from ten to nineteen years Accord
ing to tho Independent tho results
show that for tho total area tabulated
there wero 2.7 children born to tho na
tive white mothers of nntivo paren
tage and 4.4 children to tho white
mothers of foreign parentage
In Minneapolis tho number of chil
dren born to nntivo mothers was 24
number of children to mothers of spe
cified foreign parentago was as fol
Hows: English. 3.4; English Cana
dian. 3.5; Scotch, 3.0; Gorman. 4.3;
f?Cn?ih,4-8: Irl8h' 4-4 Norwegian.
4.7; Italian. 4.9; Bohemian. $5; Rus
Blan 5.4; French Canadian. E.G. find
Polish, C.2.
He Forgot to Kneel.
A young lady was acting temporar
ily aa hostess, and her tlmo was much
occupied. Ono of her admirers, a.
nervous and absent-minded lover, per
ceived that thlB would bo tho case,
and to facllltato matters ho deter'
mined to bring affairs to a point. Ho
didn't get a chance.
"Afterward," Bays tho objoct of his
ill-starred devotion, "I found thia
memorandum on the floor, whero he
had dropped It In his agitation. It
read thus:
"'Mention riso In salary. Mentloi,
loneliness. Mention pleasure In her
society. Mention prospects from Uncle
Jim. Never lover before. Propose '."
Life.
Losses Caused by War.
Norman Angoll calculated tho Fran
co-Prussian war has cost Germany
$400,000,000 moro than sho got in in
demnitie8 from conquered Franco.
For instance, ho says 1150,000,000 was
spent by Germany In Increasing it's
peaco army to 530,000 men; $400,000,
000 in wages was lost by tho Germans
ldlled and wounded. Tho pormanent
Gorman war torco was enlarged by
100,000 men, and that has been main
tained for 40 years, nt n total cost of
$1,000,000,000. Then thero was tho
loss of Oerman trado and Gorman
foreign markets.
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