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DAKOTA CITY, -
NEBRASKA
THE CAT'S USEFUL WHISKERS.
Wo aro apt to tlilnk that the cat's
sblllty to sco In tho dark is due on
tlrely to Its eyes, but competent au
thorlty assures us that the feline's
power In thia respect is due almost as
Buch to Its "whiskers." These dell
cato hairs that project from the muz
tie of the cat family are wonderful
mechanisms, says Harper's Weekly
Each ono grows from a follicle or
gland, nerved to tho utmost Bcnsiblll
ly. Its Bllghtost contact with any ob
SUcJo "3 Instantly frit by the animal
though tho lmlr Itself may be tough
pad insensible Tho exaggerated
irhlskorB on tho muszlo often project
lo such a distance (hat from point to
point they Indlcnto the exact width of
kho body of the beast. Consider tho
lion stealing through tho Jungle at
night in fioarch of prey, wlmn tho
least stir of a twig gives alarm Tho
lion's whiskotB indicate through the
nicest nerves, any object that may bo
In hla path. A touch stops him short
before pushing through tomo close
thicket whoro tho rustling leaves and
bough3 would betray his presence.
Wherever his head mayho thrust
without a warning from tho vlbrissao
there IiIb body muy pnss noiselessly.
ItlHtho aid given lilm by his whlBkers,
In conjunction with tho soft cushions
ot Lis feet, that enables him to pro
cued as silently as the snake.
GUADAIAJAM'S
DOQMABR
Tho hour of dining has advanced
with tho centuries. Froissart men
tions waiting on tho duke of Lancaster i
at five In tho afternoon after he had
tupped and was about to go to bed,
And tho preface of tho Ilcptnmcron
chows that the quoen of Navarre dined
at ten o'clock In tho morning. From
tho Northumberland Household Hook,
dated 1512, wo loam that tho ducal
family rose at bIx, breakfasted at sev-
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ECAUSB tho crater of a boiling. A 5a9 BIT STK8! ( " $ft. 'W't&&
'WW soothinc volcano is directly b.'neaui PS -'-' jt Jrf.' - Tr-"-' !
1 vf this city of 1C0.000 souls, in all prou wMT'" Rm. Hj
1 1 ability Guadalajara, which is tlu BKLji ' .Jlmk ikI " JS.f
rmVZi cd to a point somo distance from aBM&3fL if R4 lt; . -SP1)
Ik what scientists say is to be ono of BSg 'JlWi HOSl:, bwtftfSL
J3-i -J tho most nctlvo volcanoes on tho en- WMiM&m 7L" JkKffr:' V 'Hi F, y&i t'lwSr-
&I tiro American continent. Tho sub- P'iraP-'Ki.r'J jl VCMMStS
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Mr. 'William A. Itacirord will nn?wer
quentlona and gtvn advlco FHjCU OF
COST on ail subjects pertaining to tlia
subject cif building, for the readers of tills
paper. On account of his wide experience)
bb Kdltor, Author and Manufacturer, lio
Is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all th"o subjects. Addrcti all Inquiries
to William A. Itadford, No. 178 WeBt
Jockson boulevard, Chicago, III., and only
cncloso two-cent stamp for reply.
ECAUSB tho crater of a boiling.
Hoothing volcano in diructly b'tieath
this city of 1C0.000 souls, in all profc
ability Guadalajaro, which Is tlu
state capital of Jalisco, will bo mov
ed to a point somo distance from
what scientists say is to be one of
tho most nctivo volcanoes on tho en
tiro American continent. Tho sub
terranean volcano has caused 340
nnrtlmunknH In flin Innt thrnu months. Twice,
en. dined at ten, Bupped at four, and onc0 , July nnd onco ln August, tho shocks bo-
retired for tho night at nine, says tho cnmo B0 ilcaVy that they practically depopulated
tendon Chroniclo. Louis XIV. dM not lhu city for nearly a week on each occasion,
dine till 12, whllo hla contemporaries. Sovcn scientists headed by Prof. Khmon Leon
Cromwell nnd Charles II., took tho of tho seismographlo branch of tho National Ob-
tueal at ono. In 1700 tho hour wao ad- sorvatory havo Just finished a report on the
vanccd to two; in 17C1 wo And tho quakes nnd tholr causes. They declare that
UucheBB of Somerset dining at three. Guadalajara, with its 150,000 Inhabitants, is built
ill mo uiuiur ui a biaiii, vuivuuu vu.t.. ... .-..--
about 1,800 years ago. Holow tho city, thoy add,
Is tho center of this crater, in which a now crator
haa formed, likely to break out at any timo.
They warn tho residents of Guadalajara that be
neath them Is nn enormous caldron of molten
and ln 17C0 Cowpur speaks of four
o'clock as the fashlonablo time. After
the battle of Waterloo tho dinner hour
was altered to six, from which tlmo
It ban advanced by half-hour stages to
eight So that In 400 years tho dinner stoho and burning coal and sulphur combined
bour had gradually moved through at
least ten hours of tho day.
American habits, and customs, espe
cially American clothes, aro appar
ently becoming fashionable among
Garmany'a young men. Young Ger
many no longer contents itself with,
tho sartorial products of the Father
lahd, says tho London Answers. The
exaggerated university suits of Ameri
can cut and manufacture plcaso them
better, and most of thorn nro novcr
more genuinely flattered than when
they aro mistaken for "Amcrlkancr."
German clothiers have, In conso
quenro, been obliged to lay ln large
stocks of American clothing to meet
the growing demand.
Knglnnd's now torpedo boat destroy
ers will be given nalnes front ShnkcB
pearo and Scott. So, ln tho nonr fu
ture, wo may expect to soo "Tho Mer
ry Wives of Windsor" engaging in
battle, accompanied by "ThovTwo Oon
tlemon of Verona," "Tho Lady of tho
Lake," and "Tho Antiquary." Tho
vfur correspondent of tho future prob
ably will be chosen from among tho
book reviewers.
Tho advice to mibstltute beanH for
meat will recelvo n setback through
the explosion ot eomo boiling beans ln
Colorado town. Tho beans toro tho
rove to pieces And threw tho ownor ot
the house out the kitchen door. With
tho ailltant spirit abroad, as It is, the
adoption of beans as tho principal ar
ttclo of diet had best bu postponed.
A Chicago clil whllo playing tho
Dlauo was struck by lightning nl
though, not eorotisly hurt. But
vtfiether tho casually la to bo viewod
us' accident or retribution Is a iucb
tfon tho nelghbora aro discussing
that Is, of course, If the girl was tho
avarago performer and tho neighbors
avurago neighbors.
A Toxas girl announces her will
IngnesB to marry any nutn who will
consent to Iibyq the ceremony per
formed In a cage ot lions. And all we
have to say Is that tho man who
takes the offer will deservo anything
that happens to him during tho cere
mony and afterward.
It Is now announced that a disgrun
tled employe doatroyod Mona Lisa's
Inscrutable emllos with sulphuric acid.
Which settles tho Inscrutability of tho
emtio for nil time, rs the pleasantry of
no mystery can uurvlvo a sulphuric
veld bath.
Tho automobile, eays a St. Paul
preacher, has dono more for sin than
any other ono thing. Let us not bo
discouraged. Somebody Is almost
mro to discover n method of keeping
tires from being punctured.
with gases which come from still further down
In the bowls of tho earth. Tho roport urges that
tho city bo moved, or that at least tho inhabitants
abandon it immediately. Tho centor of tho crater
is located n trlflo west of the main plaza and
practically undor tho stato palace or capltol of
the Btate of Jalisco,
Scientific measurements, soundings with a dia
mond drill and oxperlmontB with tho gnscs which
havo boon pouring through cracks In tho earth
in tho city nro given, with dotnllcd results of tho
study. Professor Leon and his associates deduce
that as Btiroly as sclenco can forecast tho city
will bo destroyed by this huriod crntor, which
thoy say Is enormous, though thoy ndmlt that
thoy cannot with accuracy forotoll when tho vol
enno will burst forth.
Thoy Infer thnt tho destruction will como with
in a year, for they uny that tho volcano, whoso
caldron Is placed 300 foot below tho surface of
tho earth, Is what Is known ns rlpo for tho ex
plosion, Tho report goos on to sny that this Is
tho first Instnnco ln tho history of tho world ln
which a city has boon located over tho crator of
a volcano and that tho heat from tho burled bowl
of flro nccountB for tho warm climate of Guada
lajara, which, whllo n.OOD foct abovo tho eea, has
tho tomporaturo all tho year round of a coastal
resort, with practically nc change between sum
mor and winter.
Increasing heat notlcod In this part of Jalisco
for tho past year and recorded by tho local hrnnch
of tho government weather bureau first gavo Pro
fessor Leon tho lden that subterranean fires wuro
responsible for tho cllmato. Thon cnmo tho earth
quakes, tho opening of fissures ln tho main streets
of tho capital of tho state, and tho escape of
largo volumes of sulphur laden gases from these
fissures. (
Fullest publicity is bolnr; glvon to tho roport
hero, and Koverninent officials aro seriously con
sidering tho removal of tho cnpltal to Juanncat
Ian on the Santiago river.
Tho removal will follow tho taking away of
All tho government papors, which havo boon
transferred to Mexico City nlrcndy. Tho stato
palaco or capltol In Guadalajara Is ono of the
largest and most beautiful of nil tho buildings ot
lis Uui In Mexico nnd coat approximately 7,000,
000 pesos. It frontB on the main plaza or public
squat o and occupies ono entire end, being uenrly
thrco hundred yards ln length.
aunrnlajnru Is lh hcCoiuI city In tho republic,
ranking next to Mexico City In population and
above It ln wealth, bolng second only to Morlda,
Yucatan, In thia respect. It In tho market place
of two of tho richest statos In Mexico. Jnllsco nnd
Mlchoacnn, and is commonly cnllcd ''tho Pearl
of tho Occldont," whllo tho surrounding torrltory
Is known ns tho granary ot Mexico.
For thcao reasons tho people who llvo hero are
loath to loavo tho city. Tho Cuthollo church will
bo especially hard hit If tho removal Idea 1b car
ried out. Tho cathedral, which Is ono of tho tin
est ln Mexico, contains more gold nnd silver orna
ments than nny other church savo tho cathedral
of Puobla, and has In nddltlon tho distinction of
having beon completed ln 1C18 nnd of having
boon almost destroyed by nn earthquake In 17C0.
It was severely shaken ln 1818, nnd crnckod in
three places by tho first sorios of tho 340 qunkos
of tho past three months, in Juno, 1912. The
towers aro 200 foot high, Ilyznntlno in construc
tion and tho structuro occupies ono of tho moat
valuable pleceB of land In Gundnlajara.
Tho moBt precloUB nrt possession of tho entire
ronubllo is contained in the sacristy of tho cathe
dral. It Is Murillo's painting of the "Assumption
of tho Virgin," nnd It hangs directly abovo tho
entrance. In point of color and freshness thia
pnlntlng Is hotter than nny Murlllo now known
to the art world of Kuropo or America, whllo tho
Although that Now York broker
who lost his money and went on tho
stage Is utterly unablo to act, ho need
not lot Kuch trlflo disturb bis his
trionic ambitions. Somo of our most
Huccesstul players aro ln tho same
bast
A French stowaway, given tho
freedom of tho ship after his discov
ery, was clapped Into a dungeon cell
because he Insisted on flirting with
nil the females aboard. At sea In his
love affairs, tnaybo.
3&3f3 GftSfcZf5-
work Is ono of tlta best examples of tho famous
master.
Tho beauty of this canvas ha3 attracted thou
sands, nnd not a few offers have been liuido to
purchase it, ono of $250,000 coming from a New
York financier. Seven times thieves havo at
tempted to cut It from Its frame, but each tlmo
they were foiled by tho vigilance of tho priests.
Four of tho would-be robbers were captured and
nro now serving terms or have died In the pris
ons of Jalisco.
In June, 1818, whon tho cathedral was nearly
destroyed, tho section of wall on which this
painting Is fastened stood through all tho quake.
In Juno, 1912, whon a crack more than a foot
wide waB oponed ln tho top of the wall abovo this
painting tho gash ran downward almost to the
end of tho mahogany framo and then divided
into two cracks or llssures, encircling tho can
vas, but novcr touching it. Tho Indians believe,
and tho prlosts aid them in this bellof, that noth
ing enn harm "la santlsslma Vlrgen de Guada
lajara," and so far tho terrific tremblers have
failed to injure It In the least.
Tho canvas was glvon to the Guadalajara dlo
ccbo by tho king of Spain shortly after the Penin
sular war as a mark of gratitude for tho large
sums of money turned over to the crown by thia
branch of tho church In Mexico and it was hid
den ten years in a niche In tho cathedral to keep
it from tho French nt tho tlmo of tho occupation
of Moxlco.
"Tito top of tho bowl of tho crater beneath
Guadalajara," said Professor Garcia whllo here,
"Is approximately 1,500 foot In diameter, but tho
actual hwl is much wider. I should say it is
a quarter ot a milo In width, and how deep no
mnn can say.
"Tho composition of tho escaping gases Indl
cntos thnt they aro coming from burning coal
and sulphur ln a molten state, precisely the com
bination which cntiHos tho eruptions of Mount
Collma, tho only actlvo volcano on tho North
Amorlcnn continent, nbout 90 miles due couth of
Guadalajara. Undoubtedly Collma. which blows
oft ln a regular eruption about tho middle ot
every Soptombor, Ib connected In somo unknown
manner with tho -hot springs, mlnlaturo goysers
and mnny dead volcanoes which cover tho ter
ritory reaching from tho Bouthorn end of the
Sierra Nayarlt, about 60 miles north of Guada
lajara, to tho sea atManzanillo.
"I would not caro to prophesy, but I believe
that tho annual fall eruption of Collma will see
HOm cort Of dlbtutbuuco here, though II nmy b
only heavy enrthqtmkeB nnd not the breaking out
ot tho volcano Wo ran diamond drills so deep
Into tho earth In tho center of Gundalajara that
they caine back almost red hot, no matter how
slowly wo operated them. Wo lowered tho hcBt
thermometers Into tho IioIoh mndo by these drills
and thoy rocordod heat beyond tho melting point
ot load.
"Wo analyzed tho gases coming from tho fis
sures In various parts of tho city and wo found
thnt thoy were not surface gases, coming from
pockots ln tho oarth and released by th eaith
quake, hut thnt they exhibited nil tho character
istics of gast-H which havo been taken from the
vents of Collma and Popocatepetl volcanoes.
"Lastly wo traced tho scores of earthquake
Bhocks which wore felt horo during tho ton dnyH
of our stay and wo found that every ono was
volcanic In Its origin and not caused by the slip
ping of faults In tho earth, as aro somo of tln
coastal quakes of this country nnd tho United
States. All were tropldatory, that is to say, up
and down quakeB, usually local ln charncter and
not oscillatory, as aro most oarthqunkeH which
extend over a largo section of tho world's sur
face. "This was our first hint thnt tho quakes were
volcanic tho confined aren ovor which the"
tremors wero felt. Then tho seismograph, which
was brought here from Mexico City and sot up,
indlcntod with Its needle finger thnt tho sourco
or mo shocks wero almost beneath the city.
"Wo knew tho quakes wero volcanic and
fined to nn area not moro than L0'
miles ln diameter. Neither Collma
nor any other volcano lit Mexico was
in eruption Vo had to look closer
to Gundnlajara for tho cause. Wo
mado n trip through tho surrounding
country and discovered that the city
lies In tho center of what was onco a
volcano.
"Tho walls of this ancient crater
aro fully 15 miles on all sides from
tho city. From tho character of tho
stono composing these walls, their
evidences of flio nnd tho condition of
tho lava fragments which litter tho
bowl of tho crater, I should say it was
last actlvo from 1.800 to 2.000 years
ago.
"Tho mountain range
which surrounds tho
city on all sides Is tho
vall of this ancient
trrater. On tho north
and east, you know,
tho plateau of Mexico
b 1 o p o a downward to
theso ranges; on tho
west nnd south the an
cient volcano wall 4
slopes nwny 5,000 feet
downward through
nomo 70 or SO miles to
the Pacific ocean. This
was an ideal location
for a volcano, and pre
cisely similar to tho lo
cation of Collma. still
active, and Orizaba,
which, while still smok
Ine. has not been ac
tive for 400 years.
"Now, In tho centor of this ancient crater, which
must have beon larger than nny volcano of which
wo have knowledge at the present day, was the
blow hole, or vent. Over this blow hole tho
Spaniards who conquered Mexico sot up tho city
of Guadalajara, lltHe thinking that they were se
lecting a veritable death trap for their settle
ment. Slowly through the eighteen or twenty
centuries since it was last nctlvo thl3 central
melting pot or tho old volcano ha& been forming
a now and equally powerful mass of molten ma
terial, which sooner or later will blow Guadala
jara off tho face of the earth.
"An earthquake, landslides, cloudbursts or
othor olomental disturbances filled the opening of
this ancient crater with a cap 300 feet ln thick
ness. This cap, much thicker than that which
any other volcano has had to blow oft. Is the only
thing that has saved Guadalalara from destruo.
tlon years ago. How long it will protect tho city
now Is a question no man can answer and provo
tho answer. It may bo years; to my mind It is
a matter of months; ln any ovent, I believe that
tho only way to save tho capital Is to movo'it
bodily nnd movo It while there is time to do so."
ABldo from its scientific interest, and from tho
unique situation of a city built on a volcanu,
there remains tho very practical problem whi.h
confronts Guadalajara the job of moving a city
of 150,000 souls to a new location. So far, Junna
catlan is tho most likely candidate for tho honor
of bolng tho capital of Jalisco, but there nro n
number of other towns out of rango of tho burled
crator, all of which will be considered before tho
change 1b mndo.
All sorts of wild propositions to tap the crater
and draw off tho menacing fires havo been made
to the authorities of Guadalajara, but tho men of
sclenco say thero Is no way to curb the demon
of flro caged by naturo below and that thj city
muBt bo removed or It will bo destroyed. One
man proposed to turn the waters of the Santiago
river Into a huge tunnel, driven to tho heart of
tho crater, but the earthquake specialists quickly
Informed tho city officials that this merely would
caube hii Immediate and moro torriblo explosion
than If tho crater wero left to Itself.
Another man offered to tunnel Into tho critter
from a point five miles outside tho city, and on
tho slightly lower or wcHtorn sldo, and let tho
contents of the crater flow out. Ho was disap
pointed when Informed that his tunnel would
have to bo about COO feet ln dlamotcr and that
the h"Ht would 1, no roat a hundred foot from
tho Inner end of tho tunnel thnt human beings
could not endure It.
Thus It appears that unless a "surgeon for
pnrthqimkeH" appHttrs, and that vory shortly,
Guadalajara will havo to pick up her houses and
movo to n now location. Tho result to real estate
owncru ntid men vrlio have bought or built moiik1
of the flue blocks which mnrk tho main streets
of tho Jnllsco cnpllnl will bo flnanclnl ruin.
Somo of these men profess to doubt tho word
of tho Hctentlsts nnd to bellovo thnt tho city is
saro. Thoy will throw their Influence and their
votes against moving tho city unless thoy can be
convinced that thero Is a very real porsonal dan
ger for themselves nnd their families.
This Is ono of tho best low-cost
houses ever built It fa medium in
alzo as well as in cost a sort of com
promise between the large houso,
largo rooms, and high ceilings of
twenty or thirty years ago and tho
little, narrow, contracted, close-communion
affairs that aro being built In
order to save expense becauso of tho
high prico of all building materials.
Tho Blzo on tho ground Is 26 feet
In width by 44V6 feet long, which 1b
six or eight foot longer than most new
city housea that aro built ou this gen
eral plan.
Thero are fashions ln houses tho
came as in othor things. Somo of tho
fashions are all right, but somo are
nothing but silly fads. Ono of those
lato fashions Is tho dining-room ex
tension, which is built something after
tho fashion of a bay window, but is
very much wider and has squaro cor
ners. Sometimes theso extensions
havo windows ln tho ends, but ln
such cases they havo the appearance
of being overdone. Such an addition
to a dining room Is intended to let In
an abundanco of light, as well as to
add to the uppearanco of tho room,
and 1b one of the most commendable
now building features.
In somo of these extensions the win
dows are placed high up; but there
Is an advantage in tho deep window,
especially If you want to use the
epace for a window seat. When tho
windows como low down, a wide seat
may bo built Just a little below the
window stools, which, if carefully up
holstered, makes a very pleasant
lounging place both ln winter and In
summer. Theso extensions must bo
very carefully built and thoroughly
papered, and the paper must bo very
carefully put on so as not to leave any
cracks for tho wind to blow through.
Where you have bo much glass sur
face, tho radiation of heat goes on
very rapidly. For comfort ln using
such a window seat a little careful
en range, and ono for each grato, and
theso prato flues are ventilators of tho
very best possible typo. Thoy aro nt
work night nnd day, earning out tho
foul air that Is so objcctlonnblo. Venti
lation will recelvo moro attention as
tho scientific treatment of tubercu
losis nnd pneumonia becomes bettor
understood Theso dlfen-r arn
caused or aggravated by lack of fresh
air; and they aro cured. If cured at
all, only when the patients nro ablo
to breathe abundantly air that comes
directly firm outdoors. Sometimes
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sovere cases havo been cured by leav
ing the window in the sleeplnj room
open day and night. When peoplo
get to understand tho value ot fresh
air wo shall havo better vcntlluted
huusea. In thu meantime, if v.e can
smuggle in a couple of extra flues llko
this, wo may bo ablo to save somo
lives without anybody knowing It.
The front hall Is no larger than
necessary. It Is Bhut off from out
doors by a vestibule with doublo
doors, so that it may bo kept warm.
Each bedroom has two clothes closets
something that is unusual, but an
Improvement that will be appreciated.
Another splendid feature Is the size
of tho bathroom. For a hundred years
people have been learning to pay more
attention to bathroomB. There was a
time when Americans actually felt
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systematic attention when building is
especially valuable.
You would hunt a long time before
finding anothor suclt a dining room in
a low-cost house. The room is 12 by
13' feet, but is larger than tho size
indicates, because of the largo china
closet and the extra large pantry,
whero a great many thipgs that are
commonly kept ln tho dining room
will find more convenient places. In
fact, It is not abnolutcly necessary to
huvo a sideboard ln this dining room.
PATERNAL WISDOM.
"Son, are you really determined to get man
ried?"
"Yes, father."
"And you feel that you can support a wife?"
"Oh, yes."
"Well, Just remember that the dlctonary says
'to BUP!Krt' also means 'to endure,' "
volcanlo and con-
A PROFESSIONAL TRICK.
Tho Young Lawyer How do you expect to
provo that your client Is mentally Irresponsible?
Tho Old Lawyer Easy enough. Ills wlfo hns
preserved all his old love letters and I'm going to
read 'em to the Jury.
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ashamed of having a bathroom In tho
house. It was generally a llttlo af
fair Just big enough to get Into; and
It was placed in the most Inconven
ient part of tho house, and, if it had
a window at all, it was a little nine
Inch affair set up almost out of reach.
However, as peoplo become bettor ed
ucated they are appreciating more
and more the advantages of a bath
room for health and comfort. Ono
Important consideration ln arranging
a bathroom Is to have It over or near
tho kitchen, so that the samo pipes
that supply water to the tub and wash
stand will supply tho kitchen sink;
and the Bamo rule works In regard to
tho wate-plpes. It not only effects a
I Enving ln first cost, but it is better
for several other reasons. The short
er tho pipes are. the better they will
work; and tho more condensed the
space, the more easily they are kept
Trom freezing in tho winter timo.
The kitchen 1b largo enough, and It
is both light and airy because of tho
windows on the Bide and tho door In
Iho end. ThU door opens onto a very
Amfortable baclf porch that can easi
ly be screened from flics and mosqul
'oes. It Is estimated that tills houso can
'to built where conditions aro all fa
lorablo, for nbout $2,000, without
heater, plumbing, mantel or lighting'
fxtures.
Vending Devices in Germany
Automatic devices ot every descrip
tion havo supplanted small tradesmen
and llttlo shops to a groat oxtont ln
Germany. Germnny might almost bo
called tho "land of tho nutomat" Fur
thormoro, theso dovlcos aro popular.
At all postofflcaB, stamps and post
cards aro sold by nutomatlo machines;
at tho railway stntlons, platform tick
t and cuburban tickets aro sold by
Automata; automat rostaurants, whero
ono can socuro a glass of beer, wlno,
or liquor, a sandwich, squaro meal,
cup of coffoo, chocolate, etc., by drop
ping a coin In tho slot, abound ovory
whoro. Every city of 15.000 or 20,000
population nnd ovor hns from ono to
several hundred such restaurant. At
railway stations automats sell choco
lato, candy, plcturo post cards, and
oven a llttlo kit of "llrst aid to tho
injured," containing a tow drops ot
pain klllor, bandages, noedlo, thread,
oto. Ton pfennigs ln a slot opens the
doors of tollot compartmonts, deliver
ing a towel or piece of soap. A coin
ln a slot obtains a cigar, a tuno from
n mechnnlcal music box, a pair of
shoestrings, a collar button, n v'Bitlng
card, nana plate for aultcaso, tells
ono'a fortuno or wolght, otc.
I could never draw tho lino between
meanness nnd dishonesty. What is
mean always grades Into dishonesty.
G. MacDouald.
Should Be Removed.
"You say ho Is useless In his pres
ent position?"
"Yes."
"How useless?"
"Oh, about as useless ns a lemon
6eod In a glass of Iced tea."
Had to Keep It Closed.
Physician You shouldn't Blcop with
your mouth opon.
Patient My donr sir, your advlco Ib
entirely unnecessary, as I live In a
flat and I slcop at homo.
First Floor Plan.
Ot course, a sideboard looks well ln
any dining room; and, If you want it,
there is room betweqn the, two doors
or on tho side against tho kitchen.
Tho use of u dining room In a houso
like this depends very much on how
tho living room la furnished. Living
rooms aro used for general purposes
more than ever before; so much bo
that tho world "parlor" has almost
gono out of ubo ln somo sections of
tho country. Dut thero are women
yet who want a parlor or a living
room so elaborately furnished that
no one feels comfortable ln It It Is
ln just such houses that tho moro or
dinary dining room comes ln for a
great deal of solid family enjoyment
and thU Is ono reason why a good,
comfortablo window Beat ln this din
ing room projection would be appro
coated. Tho flreplaco, being opposite
the big window, makes a combination
that for convonlenco and luxurious
comfort Is hard to beat
Ono great advantage ln this houso
la tho largo central chimney. A chim
ney llko thia Is worth a great deal
In a dwelling. Thero are four flues
one for tho furnaco; one tor tho Ultch-
Innocence of Kittens.
An English naturalist has raised the
question whether kittens nro born
with a propensity to eat ralco. Three
Manx kittens kept ln a cage for six
weeks with a mouse, which was Intro
duced when thoy wero five months
old, made no attempt to Injure it, al
though they wero hungry, until tho
mother cat was introduced and showed
how mice should be treated. Moro
than one observer has noted tho In
disposition ot kittens to attack ralco
but tha question whether mouse-killing'
la instinctive or educational with them'
can hardly bo said to havo been eet-i
tied.
His Proud Boast.
"Ah!" Intereatedly ejaculated tho
city visitor, "and that is your oldeat
Inhabitant? A vonorablo figure, truly.
I fancy he looks back on a Ilfo aa full
ot useful achievement as It has boon
long?" "Well, not to hurt, exactly."
a trlflo pessimistically replied tho
landlord of tho Skoedeo tavern,
"About all ho's over dono that I know
of Is to brag that he had a second
cousin a good many years ago who
got arrested on suspicion of being
Jesse James." Kansas City Star.
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