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PAKOJA CITY HERALD
JOHN H. REAM, Publisher.
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CITY.
NEBRASKA,
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MENACE OF DRUGS.
Tho number of people In this coun
try who urc becoming addicted to tho
different phases of what Is known ns
jtho drug habit Is bo numerous as to
cxclto nlarm Years ago tho victims
of drugs were confined to consumers
pf opium or morphine, suys tho Mil
jwaukco Wisconsin. Now thcro Is a
considerable variety of habit-forming
Idrugs, with cocalno at tho head of the
iist At first it was hailed for Us
usefulness as a local anesthetic. Now
ft is dreaded for the number of men
jind women who have fnllen under Its
pway, nnd whom It reduces to n condi
tion of moral irresponsibility. Many
J probably nearly all of tho victims
(of cocalno nnd other habit-forming
wrags uso them nt first for medicine.
JThcy are prescribed by physicians lo
Inllay pnln. Tho hideous ovlls that fol
low slavery to these drugs rarely nro
dreamed of by thoso who uso them,
until after their uso has becomo a
ihublt, nnd then tho damago Is done
for dr- habits, once formed, nro In
conceivably difficult to break. Theso
idrugs shatter tho nervous system and
Wunt tho moral faculties and prcdls
poso their slaves to crime. No won
der that physicians and officials
charged with tho administration of tho
crlmlnnl laws aro banding together to
check tho Halo nnd uso of theso In
sidious destroyers of health and morals.
' As our mannors improve, have our
children o good mannors ns our fa
Iheis or grandfathers had? We do not
mean by good manners what tho now
cr term social etiquette Implies.
Among tho so-called social sots wo
and changing codes which direct tho
form of handshaking, modes of ex
pression in mooting people, repetition
jof useless "don't you knows" in con
versation, nblllty to Beloct from mul
tiform knives, forks nnd spoons for
the multiform courses nt luncheon and
jdinner, says tho Knoxvillo Journal and
Times. Wo enn detect no purpose in
theso flippant forms of fashion except
5ng as tho knowledge. 1b a bndgo of
fellowship. And thoro sectnB to bo
much striving to get within tho circle,
But thoso mannerisms nro not good
manners. Tho cssenco of good man
pers is klndncBs nnd courtesy. Thoy
oxtend below tho surface deep Into
tho character. A person habitually po
Tito la ono who has transformed Into
Conduct the habit of thinking of oth
tors. They nro apostles of good cheer,
being unwilling to cnuso embarrass
jment or chagrtn to either their social
confreres or tho lowliest person, they
meet
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, They pay tho waiter for tho prlv
jllego of being served at all, nftor1
Jpaylng tho head wnltor to got a tablo
lit tho restaurant Is full. Thoy pay to
havo tholr hat and coat kept for them
(during tho meal, pny for getting a
Jtnxlcnb, nnd after It Is over nnd pay
sthc chauffeur for the privilege of rid
ting homo with him In n cnb for which
jtha company has had to pny tho hotel
license fee for tho right to uso tho
jpubllc streets, snyB tho Now York
World. From tho tlmo thoy enter n
(restaurant until after they have loft
(It thny nrn Kuhlectnd to numerous dl
rcct taxes, In addition to tho indirect
taxes imposed for music and marblo
icorrldors, which nro but 111-dlsgulBed
in tho exorbitant prices charged for
'tho food. Why should not tho Hotel
(association round out tho system of
spotty extortion lv charging for siri'tils
Blon7
I If, fin reported, tho sultnn of Tur
nkey sent n bag of millet seed to thh
'king of Bulgaria, to show his numorlcnl
Jfiticngth, and tho king of Bulgaria sunt
jback a bag of popper seeds to hIio'V'
(tho stylo of opposition, tho Incident
'typifies tho Btrugglu between quan
tity and quality which has had but ono
result slnco tho world began. More
bruto strength and number no longor
jcount In tho great contt of tlm
Iworfd.
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Alio liuiu liisu vurr nan iiuYr( l
prlzo winner nt tho Nntlonnl Dairy
Show in Chicugo. Lord Duclea ex
hibited n herd of ten, which was
awnrded HeVorul first prizes, and thrco
jaceonds. Cows competent na theso
iwould beat tho pig for paying tho
rent
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An English woman loft $500 In her
(will to another womnn for smiling
(pleasantly at her as thoy loft church,
tsuch a bequest docs moro for tho sun
jshlno habit than any amount of mcro
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Tho society lender who proposes
at dog shnll be eaten ub n relief
(from tho high cost of meat, should be
gin as an example Wo do not know
of any law prohibiting tho consump
tion ot Iloston bull steak or poodle
chops by tho gilded circles.
Cholera killing 10,000 out of 21,000
cases reported In onu province In In
dia In a month is described as not be
ing us severe as usual. What would
Ihey call severe, nnyway7
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N a room on ono ot tho upper
floors of. a New York hotel a
mnu stood with a cigar box in
his hand nnd gnzed proudly at
tho nrticlcs that it vcontaincd.
They wero not cigars not any
thing that ono might expect to
find In a clgnr box; thoy were
queer llttlo rings nnd toyn of
thin beaten gold, rough greon
stones, dulled circles of golden
brown amber. Tho man took
them out of tho box and held
them In IiIb hand.
"El Dorado," ho anld softly, "131 Dorado, after
centuries. Tho gifts of tho golden man. Tho
treasure of tho sacred lake."
Out of tho Indian legends of centuries ago, tho
wonder-tales of tho Spaniards In tho Now World,
tho man with the cigar box oxplalncd, had come
thuBu Btt anise bits of gold and precious utonos.
Modern entorprlao is discovering tho lost treuo
uro of n South American superstition. The sa
cred lnko of El Dorado, tho water or Guatavlta
into which Andean tribes throw tholr riches to
nppcaBo their rocIh, has been drained; hero are
Boino of Its treasures,
Hartley Knowles, tho man with tho cigar box.
Is an English cnglncor who hns made tho exca
vations and has now brought some of tho things
to America. Ho saya hlinHolf that they nro all
exceedingly vnluable as antiques, nnd, Intrinsic
ally, ns gold and gems. Ono of tho Americana
to whom Mr. KnowlcH hnH nhowed his treaBuren
adds that tho excavation of tho sacred lnko of
tho Andes brlngj with It a possibility that tho
excavator haB apparently not thought of In dis
coveries ns to tho Hvob ot prehistoric peoples
nnd In civilization of prohlBtorlc tlmea.
Tho story that lured n modorn Englishman to
South America, and Ib Interesting American col
lectors In South American dlBcovorlen, Is the
snmo story that four and a half centuries ago
called tho Spanish adventurers to conquest in
the unknown western world. Jt Is tho story of
El Dorado. It Is a tnlo that most of us liavo
heard long ago, and long ng forgotten. It Is
the U'Kcnd of llin holv lake
T'iw" 'tm orl'-'lnnl Btnrj f tho ttnerml 'nkfi if.
tho Clilbulut U'llicM Hi the northern part of South
America Innumerable myths havo been built. Thu
eat;ly tuleB themselves aro v.'cllnlgh shrouded In
mystery und somewlint obscured by legend. Yet
tho story of El Dorado hat Iti liliitorical founda
tion, nnd tho tnlo of tho sacred lake ot Guatn
vltn, or Guntablta, 1 accredited by historians to
dny. Much of the wonder-tnle of El Dorado an
thu Spaniards nnd their followers built It on
the first Hiibstructuro Is probably untrun. Hut
tho Htory of tho lake, en far as historians have
been able to ascertain, is a bit of real history
tho tnlo of a peoplo nnd their sacrifices, tho rec
ord of wealth thrown nwav In n religious cere
monial ns nn offuilnK lt Urn godu, tho true story
of nn nnclont superstition.
According to tho Icgonds told hy traveler1) nnd
tho facts set down by hlxInrlnrtH, the Andean
tribes of thu Chlbcha venerated llui mountain
lakes of tholr province, and Into them threw
their Juwcls. Great feasts nnd great fastings, tho
accessloni, of rulers, tho celobrntlon of a pllglrtn
ngc. the irnyr fm tlm tilba'H good fortune
thoRn wero all accompanied by gifts of the gods;
tho gifts woro thrown Into tho lako Of these
mountain lnkca Guntavlta wns tho largest and
iuobI important; here most of tho feasts were
hold, tho offerings mado to tho gods. And here
oxenvators nnd engineers havo gono from Eng
land with tho latest dredges nnd engines and set
up modorn apparatus to drain tho lako.
Tho lako Is drained now nu nearly dry ns tho
excavators dnro to mako it. Quantltleu of pot
tery, gold and precious stones havo been tnkon
out. Tho excavations are still going on. nnd It
is believed that tho dlscovmies havo only begun.
Various attempts hnvo boon made, In the last
four countries, to find tho tronauro of Chlbcha
piety; this Intent effort Is proving successful.
"I should sny that tho gold nnd gents already
taken from the lako bottom amount to about
f 20.000," said Mr. Knowles. "How much thuro
la left I shouldn't dnro to say. Hut I think that
wo aro Just reaching tho moot Interesting part
of our work nnd our dlscovory.
"I think that most of what wo i have taken out
up to date Is from tho hldos of tho lake We
have not yet dug down to tho bottom, nnd wo
don't know Just how much moro wo havo to dig
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covered that a telephono messago
transmitted through impuro wlno is In
distinct Probably it makes no dlf
(ferenco whether tho wlno Is In tho re
ceiver or tho transmitter.
' A soldier who deserted two months
lago to get married has surrendered to
tho authorities and asked to bo al
lowed to return to his army post.
gorao men never will glvo uny thing a
idr trial
beforo we reach It. But, according to the sto
ries,! tho bottom ot tho lake is where tho richest
treasures aro "
Wo hnvo most oX us heard in our childhood
that tho Spanlnrds of tho sixteenth century
dreamed of "El Dorado," tho land of gold, and
thnt they sought for It In strange and savage
and evor hopeful ways among strange nnd sav
itgo peoples. Wo havo read how tho lust of gold
seized tho adventurers of Spain, nnd they press
ed Into tho wilderness and found and conquered
moro and more land without over finding tho land
of gold. But, as a mntter of fact, tho SpanUh
oxplorors did find El Dorado.. Only El Dorado
was not tho lnnd of gold; it was tho golden man.
And tho trensuro of tho golden man's gift was not
a treasuro that could bo found on tho land; It
lay at tho bottom of a lako, and the Spaniards
could not drain It. Tho story of tho real El
Dorado la tho story of tho religious festivals of
the Chlbchas.
Tho tribes of tho Chlbchas, according to recent
historians, occupied tho plateau region of the
northeastern province of Colombia, and wero
among tho richest, tho most magnificent, and tho
most enlightened of South Amerlcnn tribes. In
their wealth, their barbaric splendor, nnd tholr
handicrafts, they ranked with the Aztecs of Mex
ico and the Incns of Peru, Their land was rich
in emeralds. Gold thoy procured In groat quan
tities from their Immedlato neighbors. Itich tex
tiles and dyed cotton stuffs, no well ns tho feath-.
era of beautiful birds, added to tho wealth and
tholr magnificence. Amber they obtained from
tholr neighbors, and apparently from tho other
sldo of tho world thoy procured In somo unknown
manner some quantity of Jade.
Sftvngo, uncontrolled In their indulgence of
tho arts of pleasuro that thoy had cultivated
oven more eagerly thnn tho arts of war, they
wero yet a thoroughly religious people. Tholr
helrarchy of gods nnd goddesses had passed be
yond the slmplo worship of tho forces of naturo
and Included deflnlto deities with definite powers
deities to bo propltlntod. Occasionally thoy
offered up human beings to their gods; often
they sacrificed talking parrots to, avert calamity.
Hut for tho moat part they gave tholr nrsse"8lona
to tholr deities, and wonhlpned with bartnrle
wealth of Biicrlllce, nt tho sacred lnkca
Thoro were fivo of these lakes In tho district
that wo now know ns Colombia Guatavlta, Guas
ca, Slcchn, Teusaca, and Uhamio; of the fivo.
Guatavlta wns by far tho most Important, Ubaquo
being Its nearest rival Tho peoplo made pil
grimages to all tho lakes, but to Guatavlta most
of all, nnd with the richest gifts. And It was nt
tho lako of Guatavlta thnt the great ceremony
of tho Chlbcha tribes took place tho Installation
of the chief. Guatavlta waB tho mOBt Importnnt
center of tho Chlbchas, the religious "capital" of
tho tribe.
Tho chief who came to his. kingdom with sac
rifices to Jtho holy water of tho plateau was nn
absolute monarch, whose power rested lnrgely on
the assumption thnt ho was snml-dlvlno. No sub
ject dared look his leader In tho fncoj but In tho
lojnl presenco turned aoldo or assumed n stoop
ing attitude. No mesBenger might approach tho
chief without bearing a gift, not to win the royal
favor, but merely to do homage to the roynl state.
Over ovory detail of his subjects' lives ho ruled,
nnd If a man of Guatavlta wished to niter tho
stylo of his dross hu must nsk IiIb lender's per
mission nnd recolvo tho new garment from tho
royal hand In his "South American Archaeol
ogy" T. Athol Joyce of tho British Museum de
scribes tho stnto of tho Zipn of Bogota: "His gar
ments wero of tho llnest cotton, hla throne wns
of gold studded with omernVls, nnd ho traveled
lu a litter hung with golden plntea. HIb head
drcBs was of gold, and n golden crescent orna
mented IiIb brow; noao nnd ear ornaments wero
of tho snmo material, and nlso tho breastplate
ho woro upon his chest."
Por fivo years or moro beforo n Chlbcha chlof
becnino his people's ruler ho must remain In se
clusion, preparatory to tho great coromony of
tho lnko. At tho end of his rigorous period of
probation for it was nlso n period of stern solf
denial tho chief's uoso nnd enrs woro plorcod
for tho ornaments of hla rnnk, nnd ho mado gold
on offerings to tho gods. Professor .Toyco, who
In his book doscrlbes tho coromonlos of tho sa
cred lako as historically nttoatod facts, quotes
from tho history of tho conquest and discovery
of Now Granada, by Juan Ilodrlguoz Frcslo,'
written In 1CJC:
Mr. "William A. H.idford will answer
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ns Killtor, Author nnd Manufacturer, ho
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to WIlllHin A. rtadfonl, No. 173 West
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"Not only was tho ceremonial of Guatavlta par
ticularly elaborate, but It gavo rise to tho stories
of El Dorado which so fired tho imagination of
tho early conquerors nnd gavo such an impetus
to tho exploration of tho Interior. According to
Freslo, tho population of tho neighborhood re
paired to the sacred lako of Guatavlta clad in
their finest ornnments of gold and feathers. In
numerable sacrificial fires wero kindled on the
banks, nnd the lake was encircled with a cloud
of Incense. Tho ruler-elect was divested of hlo
garments, nnolnted with an adhesive earth, and
powdered with gold dust. Attended by his four
principal sub-chiefs he embarked upon a reed raft
ornamented with gold dust and furnished with
four braziers for incenso; at his feet was piled a
mound of gold and emeralds, and amid the shouts
of the multitude und tho 6ound of whistles and
other Instruments ho proceeded to tho middle of
tho lake. There ho plunged Into tho waters and
washed off the offerings of gold dust, nnd tho
gold and emeralds wero thrown in at the same
time, tho four chiefs making offerings on their
own account. Tho raft then returned nnd tho
proceedings terminated with the revelry and
chlcha drinking so dear to tho heart of tho Co
lombians." The chief with his gold-dust coat was in real
ity "El Dorado," tho golden man of Spanish
legend nnd Indian history.
Splendid ns were tho ceremonies attending tho
consecration of tho tribal chief nt Guatavlta, or
Guatablta, as Professor Joyce calls It, the na
tional pilgrimages and feasts wero still moro
Important. Theso pilgrimages wero made pe
riodically to nil the ohlnr lakes of tho country.
Tho northern Chlbcha honored Guatavlta almost
exclusively, whflo tho southern tribes paid their
religious homago nt Ubaquo, south of Bogota.
While tho chlofs and nobles wero throwing
their gold and Jewels Into tho sacred waters, tho
common people were burying theirs by tho sldo
of tho lako or In secret places not far removed
from tho holy waters. Many curious bits of pot
tery have been recovered from the neighborhood
of tho lako of Guatavlta.
When Mr. Knowles camo to Amorlca a short
tlmo ago ho brought with him many of tho
treasures that ho had taken from tho sacred
lnko. Most of the pieces aro small. Whatever
may bo their valuo as ancient plocea of handi
craft, tho emeralds nre undoubtedly tho richost
"finds" In Intrinsic worth.
M. do la Klor of tho Roynl Instituto of Paris
Is quoted as estimating tho probable valuo of tho
articles In tho lake at several million English
pounds. But such csM.notos ato, of course,
guesses. The bottom of tho lako has not yet
been reached, and la still In a semi-liquid muddy
atnto. It la believed that tho articles taken out
to date wero thrown or bulled In the sides of tho
luko nnd hnvo been, In tho ages since, cnrrlod
toward the center by the pressure of the mud.
Tho number of pottery vessels found seems to
substantiate this vlow.
Tho work dono by Mr. Knowles' company
which 1b incorporated lu London under tho name
of "Contractors, Limited" la but tho final link
In a long chain of explorations that stretches
from tho times of tho Spaniards down to tho
present duy.
In 1BC2 Antonio do Sopulvedn of Santa Fo do
Bogota lowered tho waters of tho lako to fifteen
feet, or thereabout, and Is said to have taken out
great quantities ot gold nnd an emerald of raro
beauty. Sopulvedn had made his attempt by dig
gins a trench, and beforo tho work could bo fin
ished tho sides of tho trench caved In, nnd tho
waters began to rise ngnln Burins tho three
centuries that followed several nttomptB to drain
tho lako. always by means ot trenches cut fioui
above, wero mado and failed.
In 1897 a small company of native engineers
was formed nnd three- years lator sold out Its
rights to Hartley Knowles nnd his company.
"I had read nbout tho logends of tho golden
man," said Mr. KnowleB, who stands sponsor for
tho foregoing history of tho attempts to drain
tho lnko, "and, being nn engineer, I thought I
should llko to havo a try. I havo been working
at It for twolvo years. Tho lako la drained aa
dry as I want It; If It Is completely drained tho
mud at tho bottom may solidify, nnd wo do not
wnnt that. What wo aro after now Is to dig down
to what was tho bottom of tho lake 150 years ago.
Tbj present bottom Is, of course, a sediment of
years. Tho lako is cup-shaped. It Is about
10,000 feet nbqvo sea lovol In tho Colombian
Andes. It took four years to drain tho lako.
Now we nro excavating.
"Tho government ot Colombia has been most
kind in letting us mako tho excavations nnd take
out tho things. Of courao tho Interest thnt at
taches to tho troasuro Is for aniquarlaus, mu
seums nnd collectors."
A five-room cottage, with roof space
for nbout threo rooms moro on tho
floor above, Is shown In tho accom
panying house design. I find there Is
In somo neighborhoods n strong preju
dice against cottages, caused usually
by the dilapidated appearance of
Btnall, hopeless-looking houses that
nro out of courtesy called "cottages."
The fact Is, however, that somo of the
happiest homes aro enjoyed by fami
lies living In cottugo houses homes
that attract attention beyond tho fam
ily and its immedlato relatives, and
thnt might serv'e as models for many
of the well-to-do.
It Jb difficult to be really happy un
der n heavy mortguge, and I find that
most large houses aro encumbered for
n largo sharo of the purchaso price.
I would never discourage a man from
cccurlng a home because he couldn't
pay spot cash for It; but I wowJd
strongly recommend him to select
Eomethlng smaller a neat llttlo nf
falr llko this, perhaps that he could
pay for without a great deal of un
necessary worry. The good wlfo can
tuck tho babies away in a small room
that is heated by a drum from t"he
kitchen stove, and they will sleep Just
ns sweetly, and wnke up nnd bo Just
ns happy next morning, as they would
in an expensive nursery presided over
by a white-capped graduate from some
fashionable clinic. Tho trundle bed
expense Is only a fraction of what the
swell affair usually costs, and the real
happiness is mostly on tho humble
side; at any rate, divorce canes sel
dom or never cmanato from pretty,
well-kept cottage homes.
Young folks tfi'ton nre ambitious,
which Is all right so long ns their am
bition takes the right direction. Am
bition, however, differs with individ
uals. Ono woman wants her children
well educated, that they may become
useful citizens; while another wants
to shine forth In all the latest finery,
often representing many different de
signs; and there is always an easy
chair for each momuor of tho family,
and nn extra ono for n stranger, and
the stranger feels at home tho minute
ho enters tho door.
Tho Blzo of this houso on the ground
is 31 feet by 45 feet C Inches, but the
front projection is qulto narrow. The
parlor Is In this projection away by
Itself, so it may bo shut off from thc
mulu part of tho house; and this Ik
another economy which works out In
tho saving of fuel In tho winter time.
It is a very cheerful room, especially
when thoro Is a flro In tho grate, and.
It Is a nlco cool room in summer.
Tho dining room, with Its threo
windows, attracts the family mom
than tho parlor In Buch a house; It Is
larger and more central," and feels
moro comfortable. When necessary
the dining room may bo used lu con
nection w'ith tho parlor by leaving tho
sliding doors open. In general thU
arrangement of the rooms is good. No
spaco Is taken up with n hallway, be
causo n hall in such n house la not
necessary. It is an easy houso to do
tho work In, nnd It contains all the
conveniences necessary for a small
family.
Thero Is need of Just such houses
In every community. Moro cheap
houses means moro homes owned by
tho peoplo living In them; and thlp.
means a better community, moio gen
eral Improvements, and a higher stand
ard of living. Modern suburban trans
portatlon is bringing tho outlying sec
tions of cltie3 and towns closer to
buslness, when measured by time,
which In turn la increaaing tho de
mand for low-cost comfortablo homes
Land is too valuable in or near busi
ness districts to have such houses, be
cause it does not pay to put a cheap
houso on a high-priced lot
Tho Witches' Tree.
In many rural communities the eld
er Is still called "tho witches' tree
though no longer deliberately planted
near homes and barns for the express
purpose of keeping nway tho witches.
The Idea that the elder should not bo
allowed to grow near n well, for fear
tho water will bo spoiled, Is not ex
tinct. Anciently other than Ignorant
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as boon us It Ib sanctioned by tho most
pernicious fashion mongers. Between
theso types thero nro nil grades of
ambition and all sorts of motives,
among which, In a great many, per
Imps most, cases, may be plainly seen
tho Influence of wealthy neighbors
all of which very well illustrates the
fact that our wants are governed, for
tho most part, by our neighbor's sup
plies. A cottage houso is easily furnished.
It does not demand tho expensive
combination of furniture, rugs and
DANGER IN TOO MUCH REST
Lack of Muscular Exercise, Caused by
Lying In Bed, May Result
In Death,
Lack of muscular cxorclso is the
first result of lying In bed. As n re
sult tho appetite Is weakened, tho dl
gestlvo action slowu down and the
muscles of tho stomach and nbdomei.
"ise to act upon tho Intestinal mnBS
When the body Is in n recumbent po
sition tho henrt works with the least
expenditure of offort3 und tho least
fatigue, and tho circulation nnd tho
functional activity nro decreased.
Hut unless tho subject is exception
ally vigorous nil tho bonoflta nro
counterbalanced by dnngors. In bod,
tho subject is Bhut awny from fresh
nlr and sunlight. Tho result of that
deprivation is a condition similar to
nnomlo. But tho supremo menaco tq
tho week or tho nged confined to hed
Is tho clogging of tho pulmonary cir
culation, an action which frequontlv
results In paaalvo congestion of both
sides of tho lungs. For this reason
tho simple fracturo of n bono may bo
tho causo of death, because when tho
pntlent lies in bed thoro is no move
ment of tho muscles to net us nn ln
centlvo to deep breathing. Harper's
Weekly.
A fdrl with n Pour illKnnullInn Id
nearly always In u plekle '
Playing Heathen.
An oxchnngo sayB: "A now gamo
called 'Christianity' Ib being played In
certain parts of tho city. Tho girls
get on ono sldo nnd nrq tho Christiana.
Tho boys got on tho other sldo and aro
tho heathona. Thon tho hentf eus ora
brnco Christianity " so far? ns our
knowlcdgo runs, the gnmo has not yet
been introduced into Clarendon society
circles However we are willing to
voucn for th' wilr'T f u r rriv.M
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drapery that fashion says should go
with a largo two-Btory house. The
kind of furnishing thnt suits a cottago
Is moro homollko, moro- in keeping
with one'B everyday life and business.
Of courao theio uro cottago bouses
furnlBhed luxuriously In ono general
Btylo throughout. This is especially
noticeablo in summor resorts, where
people of means build cottago Jiouaes
for holiday uso, nnd furnish them tho
samu as they would stock a set ot
book bhclvcs, in fancy bindings with
colors to match, moro for looks than
for uso or comfort Tho house plan
horo phown, however, Is Intended to
donl with tho ordinary cottago homo,
as it is generally built to shelter tho
family tho year round nnd provido
comforts month after month and year
after year. Such houses look better
and feel better It tho furniture Is not
so vory expensive it may bo good
nnd plain. Tho chairs may bo uphol
stered with cotton-covered cushions;
tho floors may bo covored with car
pots or rugs designed for wear rather
than looks; nnd tho windows may bo
curtained in a cheap, tasty manner;
hut In such homes you will generally
find comfortable lounges decorated
with soft, lnvitiug sofa pillows, very
and superstitious persons regarded tlr
elder askance and Evelyn wrote: "I
do by no means commend tho scent ot
k, which is very noxious to tho nlr."
Cattle rarely touch the elder, and
tho molo appears to bo driven away
by the scent Teamsters frequently
placo branches ou their horses head
to keep away the files. Nothing seems
to gipw well in the Immedlato prox
Imlty of elder trees, and when thoy
have been removed and the roots care
fully grubbed It 13 some yeara before
tho ground becomes perfectly sweet
and good for other plants.
Tho wood of thd elder Is particular
ly good for skewers and the berries,
besides affording a splendid bird food,
make a wine most highly esteemed la
our grandmothurs' day nnd still occa
sionally to he found In country homea,
Harper's Weekly.
Bacchanals.
Tho ancient custom In New Amster
dam known as the Bacchanals appears
to havo boen a variety oC the general
carnival festivities of Shrove Tues
day. Tho matter camo up for tho de
cIbIou of Peter Stuyvcsant on oral
complaint (Febiuary 2.,, 1054) of tlm
burgomasters and most of the Echep
ens of tho town that without their
consent tho director-general had Is
sued "an Interdict and forbidden somo
fnrm servants to pluck the goose at
tho Bacchanal on tho evo of Ash
Wednesday." Hardkopplg Plot ro
fpomfed that "It has never been tho
cuatoni In this country during tholr
time and Is considered entirely frlvo
Ious. needless and dlsioputnblo by'
subjects and neighbors to celo
hrato such heathenish and popish fes
tlvals and to Introduce such bad cus
tome into this country oven though,
as tho burgomasters and schepens
protend, It may bo tolerated In Eomo
places of our Fatherland or bo winked
at" (Documents xlv, 219). Tho order
was communicated by Claes van Els
landt, hut tho farm servants plucked
tho gooso defiantly, two or threo vlll
fled tholr superiors and, wero clapped
luto Jail.
Power From Ocean Tides.
Horr Emll Peln, who, It Is an
nounced, has mastered tho problem ol
utilizing tidal action, Is an engineer
of Hamburg and has devoted fifteen
yenrs to experiment The works are
to be nt IlUBum on tho coast ot
Schleswlg and it Is estimated that the
electricity to be generated will supply
nearly tho whole of Schleawig-Holsteln
north of tho Kiel cannl. Tho Peln
nvHtnm. it Is said, will nrrmlt the
generation of power continuously tho
variation of tho tidal foroo at differ
ent hours being coirpfi'a'd fi,r by
the u&a of accumulators
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