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DAKOTA TY lfERALE)
JOHN H. REAM, Publisher.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA
MARRIAGE LAWS AND DIVORCE.
To what extent the tllvorco evil la
encroaching on our national life Is
ehown by Uio report of the Illinois
commission appointed to secure ovl
donee on that subject. The flRures It
submits aro staggering Wlll.ln tho
last half century divorce has Increased
on nn nvorngo of more tban three and
ono-thlrd times aB fast as tho popula
tion. In tho past year It Is estimated
that 100,000 divorces were granted It
is within moderation to say that In the
last CO years 2,000,000 homes havo
been wrecked, and that nearly a mil
lion nnd a half of children under tho
ago of ten wero deprived of one or
both paronts. Compare the figures
for 1000 In zu European countries, In
addition to Australia, Canada and New
Zealand, with a total population of
267,000,000, ai ugalnst our population
at that time of 76,000.000. Tho di
vorces granted In tho 23 countries
were 27,000. The divorces granted In
this country wero 56,000. The rato
here wati soven times that of Europe.
Tho commission believes a remedy can
bo found only by a revision of our
marrlago laws. "We can novor hope,"
saysi Its report, "to eradlcato tho ovll
of tho divorce court until we safeguard
tho morals and health of tho communi
ty by JUBt, sano adequato marriage
laws."
Dr. William Ilrown of London tells
us that "every dream Is tho fulfillment
of bouio wish." Mebbo so mebbo so.
Dut a lot of them aro duo to Indiges
tion, duo to 111 tamper or gluttony..
Others result from hoadachoB, falling
out of bed and liquid refreshments.
Soma aro tho result of long suppressed,
ungratlfled dcBlres, too. With thoso
exceptions the doctor may be qulto
correct In his opinion. Hut no phil
osophy of dreams which falls to tako
Into account the contrlbuttve Influ
ence of WHsh raroblt, mlnco plo and
the hereinbefore mentioned liquids can
be wholly correct. These things must
not be Ignored If we aro ever to fully
understand dreamology, That wo shall
fully comprehend It, Is Just as Im
portant as that wo shall understand
well, what, for Instance?
A'New York hotol proprietor under
takes to protect his patrons from tho
extortions of tip-exacting omployos by
forbidding cloakroom boys and girls
tho right to rcceivo feps, and giving a
ten per cent, reduction on nil checks,
to -cover the tips to waiters. Ho de
clares that ho has not Increased his
p-iccs, and that thero Is no roaHon
why the portion of tho public which
deals with his establishment should
not be immuno from exploitation by
takers of tlpfy It will bo Interesting
to note tho report of this experiment
which Is made after a year's trial If
tho experiment Is bona II do.
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! In 1850 only throo per cent, of tho
population of Switzerland wero for
eigners. Slnco that tlmo tho total
has risen to 16 por cent. Now It Is
proposed to lovy a special tax upon
them. Porhaps It might lnduco some
of them to procure tho naturalization
of their children. Porhaps It might
drive soma of them away. Slnco tax
ation began Its rocont upward move
ment In Germany thoro havo been dor
mans who havo removed, to Switzer
land for tho purpose of escaping Its
pressure. If Switzerland tries to
tax them too roundly sorao of them
will move bunk,
Bulletin 120, bureau of entomology,
United States department of agricul
ture, tells of an interesting trip of ono
of the department's scientists to India
and tho Orient in search of natural ono
mlea of the oltrua whlto fly. This In
sect cauBos widespread damage to tho
citrus fruit Industry of the country.
Tho trip resulted in tho discovery In
soveral places of Insects which aro do
structlvo to tho white fly, but further
investigation will bo necessary before
their practical worth In destroying tho
orange and lomon enemy Is demon
strated. Tho throe thousand girl stenogra
phers In Cuimda who protested
against being exhibited in moving
pictures as gunvchewerH will awake
responslvo sympathy. No self-respecting,
self-supporting young wom
an wants to bo held up to public
ridicule as tho victim of such a habit,
and the fact that tho remonstrance Is
coming three thousand strong ought
to count
An old lady recently died In Denver
claiming to be over one hundred years
of age. She nevor marrlod and ex
prcBsod hersolf as pleased that sho
had not Just think how many more
years she might have lived had sho
been happily married.
Walking tho floor with the baby
when it howls nt night unsottlos tho
mind, says a specialist. Any old per
son can also add that It uusettlos the
temper as well.
An to tho theory that the housefly la
the germ distributor for infantile paral
ysis, baa not that pestiferous Insect
been already accused of enough? No
ono will objoct to his extermination If
science will kindly Indicate what will
wipe him out
Speaking of fads, It Is a regular
thing for a lot of young women, every
time the wind blows hard from the
northwest, to wear goose' neBh on tbelt
otherwise bar necka.
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HER BRAVE TO WED
Plenty Hawk Was Once Suitor
of Chicago. Girl.
Mlti Madeline Sullivan Heart the
News From Wyoming With Much
Indifference Love for Red
Man Is Dead.
Chicago. Talking to a reporter re
cently In tho reception room of her
inothnr'H Apartments at 820 Crosccnt
placo, Miss Madeline Sullivan poured
tea and recalled tho days' when in
sheepskin chaps und sombrero alio las
soed statuary In hor mother's homo
and sank stool Bpurs In tho mahogany
music bench.
Tho occasion was the announcement
by wlro from Shorldnn, Wyo., that
Plonty Hawk, richest of all theCrow
Indians, had taken out a license to
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Mlaa Madeline 8ulllvan.
marry a former squaw of Medicine
Hat. Not two years ago it took tho
combined efforts of Miss Sullivan's
mother and the federal authorities to
prevent tho young girl from marrying
tho Indian. Following her wild prank
Bho roped papier macho steers und
perforated glass balls with a soven
shooter on tho vaudeville stage for
tho odlllcatlon of thoso thnt respond
ed to tho wild west posters pn tho
billboards,
"I have Just returned from Palm
Beach." said Miss Sulllvnn. wearily.
"Iteally, I had forgotton nil about that
childish escapade. So Plenty Hawk
Is to bn tnnrrlfd I am glad to hoar
It. Ho was a good Indian, but, really,
I can't bellovo that ho Is to bo mar
ried, bocauso I know that ho has ono
logal wife now. You boo, It would bo
qulto Impossible. 1 um sorry If It
provents him from marrying somo ono
of his cholco. No, I nevor heard of
this Modtclno Hat woman. I don't
know whether sho Is a whlto woman
or an Indian.
Miss Sullivan read with renewed In
terest tho dispatch from Sheridan,
which carried tho information that
Plonty Hawk had taken out a IIcoubo
to marry Mrs. Modlclno Top, hut that
ono Catholic priest had rufusod to
marry tho couplo bocauso they lackod
permission from tho prlost on tho res
ervation'. Plonty Hawk's brldo to be
was decked out In a costume
valuod at $6,500, which was said to
contain several thousand elk teeth
wovon In cloth.
"It was all a grand prank," she said.
"Mother, you should have spankod mo.
STATUE OF FIGHTING GOAT
Pathten Rue on Thanksgiving Day,
1885, Met and Defeated
All Comers.
San Francisco. Lovers of old Span
ish namos now seeking to havo tha
designation "Yerba Buena" restored
to Goat island, In San Franco sco bay,
may find that at least tho physical
semblance ot tho hated goat will re
main. Tho navy department not only has
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IN THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL
the United Statos Capitol at Washington, where meals are prepared for tha
In tho old part of tho Capitol, the cornerstone of which was laid In 1793.
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Poor old Plonty Hawk! I thought his
hills and forests, his horso sand blan
kets, were all there was In the world
once. I liked to sit a horso and gallop
away make tho dust fly and shoot
In the nlr. Of course, I know bettor
now. No, I won't compare tho con
veniences of a modorn flat with thoso
of a squaw's tepoo. That Isn't neces
sary. I'm glad Plenty Hawk Is going
to marry If ho can. Ho was quaint.
I wish hint worlds of happiness, back
In his hills."
"If the report Is true, I'm tickled to
death," said Mrs. Sullivan.
IS STARTLED BY ANSWERS
Life Insurance Applicant Hat Six
Gunshot Wounds Once Noted at
a Train Robber.
Now York. A modest little man
walked Into tho ofllce of an examin
ing physician for a life insurance com
pany and In a low, timid voice told
the doctor 'ho wob ready.
The doctor 1b also small of stature,
but wearB large spectacles, and stern
ly looked at his caller as If to say:
"Now, don't dodge any of these ques
tions, young fellow. Come right out
with tho truth." He did.
"Have you any wounds on your
body?" asked the M. D.
"Yes, sir; I havo six."
"What kind of wounds7"
"Gunshot wounds, sir," replied tho
timid mun, and tho duulur'b eyes grew
largor. Suro enough, thoro thoy woro.
"Evor havo any stomach troublo7"
asked tho M D.
"Only once. I think I'm over that
now."
"Whoro did you contract that?"
"In solltnry confinement, sir, aftor
being shot."
"Would you mind tolling mo your
buslnoss?" askod tho surprlsod doc
tor Irrelevantly. "TIiIb Is rather
strango."
"I'm a lawyer In Oklahoma City,"
was the reply. "And havo been such
for ten years."
"Just pno moro question," suggest
DEER HERD IN
Hunter It 8upposed to Have Turned
Dogs In Inclosure and 8tarted
Animals on Wild Career.
St. Louis. Boon's Lick and other
lloku In central and caBtorn Missouri
havo a fair ohance again to come into
their own, unless fourteen deer which
escapod from tho William Meyer farm,
near Hollow, In tho western part of
St, LouIb county, aro recapturod. A
herd of twonty-flve denizens of tho
woods belonging to John Cafforata of
Dulnmr boulevard was stampoded by
dogs and all but eleven Bcaled the
fence.
Cnfforata and throo of his' friends
havo loft for Gray Summit, Franklin
couut, v,lnnw Uio hope to form some
schouio of cupturing somo of tho hord
and returning them to their fold.
Thoy havo boen heard from in many
soctlons, but the ownor never hopes
to regain all of them.
He received a message from Japan,
Mo., twelve mlloa from Cuba, on the
Little Bourbeuso river, that two of
his potB had beon seen there. Forty
mlloH out In Franklin county moro of
tho deer wore Boen, and at Labadlo
and on toward Union, Mo., farmers
have sighted some ot the flock. Caf
forata doos not know what method ho
cau employ in capturing them alive if
ho can find them.
Tho deer wore shipped from a
frloud in Maryland roceutly and sent
to tho Meyer farm for safokeoplng,
after tho fences had beeu built unus
ually high, Soma former deer huntor,
presumably, turned his hounds into
the lucloHuro In order again to feel
tho thrills of a real buck chaso.
granted permission to tho Associated
Naval Veterans to eroct a flfty-foot
Htatuu of a goat on tho top ot tho
Island, but agrees Unit It may bo n
"pagan" goat or "goat rampant," or
both.
Permission to Install, ereot or su
perimpose tho goat has boon received
by Commodore John A. Browno of tho
AsBooLutod Veterans from Acting Boc
rotary of tho Navy Beekman Win
throp. Tho news caused eoruo dis
comfiture among members of tho Na
tive Daughters ot tho Golden Wwt,
ed the doctor, who was beginning to
wonder at his patient's extreme tim
ldlty. "How did you got thpsi
wounds?"
"Robbing trains, Blr. Is that all you
wish?" And ho bowed himself out,
leaving tho M. D. with mouth agape.
The doctor then looked at tho name
on tho application, and it was "Al
Jennings."
Jennings nt one tlmo waB one of
the most daring train hold-up men in
tho world, and upon being pardoned,
became ono of tho best lawyers In
Oklahoma.
CONVICT IS SEEN TO SMILE
Hat Not Spoken in Three Years It
Under 8entence of Death Hit
8anlty Doubted.
Stockton, Cal. "Silent" Carson, the
convict, who was brought to this city
for investigation by alienists, and who
has not been known to utter a word
during tho throe years that he has
beon under eentenco of- death for par
ticipation in a prison break, is report
ed to have smiled at ono of tho hos
pital attendants, and this may brnk
down the obstacle that has prevented
his execution on a charge of murder.
Physicians who have had Carson
undor observation say this is tho first
display of any emotion on his part
of which they have record, and that
conclusions horetoforo accepted as
proving him Insano may be reviewed.
Carson is being subjected to a new
and original system of investigation
by several physicians.
Msd Dojj by Parcel Pout.
Berkeley, Cal. A mad dog In a
neatly-tied packngo was received at
tho post ofllce. "Mad" It was labeled
and bo It turned out. after tho bundle
had been exninlned by Dr. W. A. Saw
yer of the State Hyglono laboratory.
Tho package was sent from tho south
ern part of tho state, where tho dog
had been killed
Saved Furniture; Lost Son.
Goffs, Cal. Whoy tho discovered
their house was on flro Mr. and Mrs.
John Lnndrcz began removing their
furniture, but forgot their two-year-old
sou, who lost hla lifo.
A STAMPEDE
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One of the animals was tangled In
the top wires of the fenco as he
scaled It and thrown In such a way
that its neck waB brokon. Another
broko a hind log in getting over the
fence, and still anothor was crippled
so It cannot travel fast
For two or throe days the deer re
mained together In tho vast acres of
almost primeval forosts north of Al
lenton and Pacific, Mt the Interfer
ence of dogs from neighboring farms
Is supposed to have scattered them.
Ono of tho crippled animals Is being
held by a farmer near Melrose, In
western St. Louts county.
FEARLESS H-YEAR-0LD THIEF
Nimble Youth Keeps Room in Hotel
Facing Station House While He
Robs London Hornet.
London. Fourteen charges of shop
breaking and robbery, to all of which
he ploadod guilty, were preferred at
Nottingham children's court against
Charles Goodwin, a rosy-facod Leices
ter boy, agod fourtoen, who was de
scribed by tho police as "a regular
Charles Poace." Tho boy was re
manded to a special court for all the
charges to bo Investigated. It was
stated that Goodwin In bIx weeks ob
tained 9250 in tho city while living In
a hotel facing tho chief police station.
Ablo to climb llko a cat Goodwin's
method was to break Into premlsos
from tho roof, and It wob whilo on the
roof ot a cafe that ho was captured
At ono shop ho romovod the slates
and bored through rafters and celling,
Tho boy wob absolutely without fear.
who havo bogun a movement to have
the namo changed to Yerba Buena, A
resolution memorializing the federal
government to mako tho change Is
now beforo the legislature.
Expects Teachers to 8moke.
Los Angeles. Fireproof baskets to
catch cigarette "snipes" thrown away
by schoolma'ams have beon ordered
by tho school board. II. W. Fran,
president ot tho board, said pupili
soon might too teachers puffing ciga
rettes at their desks.
4 Wn.A.PADFODI:
Mr. William A. ttadlord will answer
Questions and glvo advlco FHEB OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, ho
Is, without doubt, tha highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 178 West
Jackson boulevard, Chicago, 111., and only
onoloso two-cent stamp for reply.
There is more solid comfort In a
houso hat is "Just big enough, and
no more," than there Je in tho most
elaborate mansion which is far beyond
tho requirements of its occupants. In
all houso planning, economy Is tho
part of wisdom; and the size of a
man's house is sometimes an indica
tion of his good or poor Judgment. For
a young couple starting out in life, or
for an older couple for whom the flight
of years has called their children away
to other homes of their own, a flve
room cottage like tho ono hore illus
trated Is "plenty big enough." It costs
little to build and keep up, and the
dally housework Is not over-heavy.
A flve-room cottage, however, that
is convenient and that looks neat and
comfortable, is not easily planned.
There are many difficulties In tho way
of laying out living rooms and bed
rooms on ono floor. Cottage house
plans havo brought gray hairs to the
heads of many architects, and a good
deal of comfort to the owners after
they are built and paid for.
Formerly families wore not eo hard
to please aB they are at tho present
time. In fact, a hundred years ago
tho most fastidious and exclusive of
our forefathers thought they were
quite comfortablo In a log cottago hav
ing two rooms and a loft. The front
room answered for parlor, sitting-room,
bedroom and general living room;
while the kitchen did nervlce for gen
eral work, comprising cooking and
washing, as well as storage for wood,
vegetables and muny other things. A
little round-bottom table in one cor
ner did service for a dining table.
This tamo otten was made by splitting
a log In tho middle and insortlng
lengths cut from saplings for legs in
tho rounded side.
Since the "good old times," however,
cottago houses have passed through a
wonderful evolution. A little Improve
ment can be traced through each gen
eration, until tho present plans offer
almost as much comfort and privacy
ae a two-story house. Our grandfa
thers had an open flreplace; and It
has pleased tho present generation to
retain this Idea, although In a greatly
modlflod form. We haven't so much
room to spend on brickwork; nor do
wo need such a wido opening, because
we do not cook in the flreplace any
more, and we have no logs or cord-
wood sticks to get rid of; oo wo build
a llttlo "dinky" affair that looks nice,
and, if we are lucky enough to have a
draft sufficient to draw the smoke up
tho chlmuoy, we can maintain a hand
ful ot red coala for companionship
whlto wo heat the houee with a fur
naco. There are a great many small fami
lies that may bo accommodated In a
house of this size. Thoy do not need
auy moro room; thoy don't caro to go
to tho expense of furnishing a full
sized houso; and thoy don't want the
work and trouble of keeping It up
Small families aro suitable subject
for sympathy, because they look lone
somo; but thoy do look a great deal
moro comfortable In a noat little cot
tage houso than when they undertako
to scatter themselves through the dif
ferent rooms ot a moro pretentious
habitation.
Lots of men nnd women fool them
selves by building a houso soveral
times larger than tbey really need.
Thoy do it out of pride. Tbey want
an opportunity to show off, and they
gonernlly got disappointed. Tbey can
exploit thomEelves all right enough;
but whoro thoy "get off" Is In tto sat
isfaction ot lording It over their less
prosperous but mora sensible nolgh-
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born. It Is u sort of bully business in
which tho nggresslvo party usually
fcole a boomerang effect. Tho thing
hits back. "Man needs but little hero
below, noi needs that' little long," but
a man's needs and his wants aro two
very different propositions.
This little cottago is 33 feet wide
and 46 feet 6 inches long, with tho
porches extra. Tho wall is laid up'to
a good height above ground. You havo
a much more comfortablo feeling la
a cottago if it is well sot up; In fact,
the bottom of the windows should bo
higher than a man's head; then you
feel ae though you might leave the
window open without seeing some in
vestigating tramp crawl In when you
are not looking.
It Is much easier to Improve the out
side appearance of a cottago houso
than any other stylo of habitation. A
cottage lends itself to a decoratlvo
scheme In a very easy manner. It
may be surrounded with vines, trees,
flowers or shrubbery in almoBt any
kind of profusion, and look well every
time. Thle 1b no reason, however, for
planting the grounds In a promiscuous
manner. It is eaay enough to lay out
a plan and work to It.
Thero should bo an expanse of lawn
either In front or nt tho side that is
entirely free of flowers or shrubbery.
Nothing but nicely mown grass has
any business In tho main lawn. There
may bo borders of plants and borders
of flowers next to the houeo and along
the fences. There may be fruit
bushes and fruit trees, if tho lot Is big
enough the more tho better until they
crowd one another; but there should
be system In It all. On a large town
or village lot a great deal of fruit and
vegetables can be grown in the back
garden.
It helps tho general appearance ot
the homo to have the fruit or vege
table garden definitely marked off by
a low hedgo. Tho hedge may be per
manent, or It may bo of annual plants,
flowering shrubs, or such flowers as
the salvia, dahlia, chrysanthemum, etc.
A screen covered with climbing cu
cumber (tho greenhouse sort), scarlet
runners, sweet peas, morning glorios.
moon flowers, etc., is useful in somo
placos, and protty, too.
When people got In' -ested In grow
ing vinos, shrubs and uowers thoy And
a great many varieties suitable for one
placo or another In tho garden, in such
a way as to conform readily to a gen
eral plan. A little house like this, fin
ished up in such a complete manner,
shows comfort; and it feele Just a
good as It looks.
Hit Share In the Matter.
This Is one of Sam Bernard's best
stories:
Cohen meets Goldstein and asks
him for the loan of Ave hundred dol
lars. Goldstein says:
"I am very sorry I haven't got It, but
I can take you to a man who I think
will let you have It"
So he took him to Jacob Schlffa
house. Mr. Schlff met him aud asked
him what he wanted. Mr. Cohen said:
"Mr. Schlff, I want to ask you for a
favor. I need flvo hundred dollars,
and with the five hundred I can mako
throe hundred profit, and as true as I
live I'll come back tomorrow and glvo
you the flvo hundred baok and a hun
dred dollars profit"
Mr. Schlff handed him the flvo hun
dred, then he turned to Goldstein and
said:
"And now, sir, what can I do for
you?"
Whereupon Goldstein replied:
"Well, I brought hlra here."
Tolstoy's Last Wishes.
The lost wishes of Count Tolstoy re
garding his estate have Anally, owing
to tho devotion of his daughter, the
CounteaB Alexandra, boen complied
with. Three-fourths of the estate of
Jasnola has been legally settled on the
poasants who occupied tho land, the
other fourth, with tho dwelling house
and tho tomb of tho renowned author,
remains in possession of tho family.
Tho mother and brother of this daugh
ter opposed the alienation of the prop
erty, but the Countess Alexandra paid
them 400,000 rubles which she re
ceived from tho sale ot hor father's
rights ot authorship and thus became
ownor of the land which she gave over
to the poasants.
Won Papa's Dollar.
Martha's school report card hac
very low marks. Her father promised
hor a dollar it she got a hundred in
anything. Shortly after that sho fell
sick. When the doctor had taken her
tomperature tho mother asked him
what the temperature was. "A hun
dred and four," was tho reply, "Moth
er," cried Martha, "I have won th
dollar from pas. Iv got over a hua-
drcd."
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HomeToin
TflelpsT
GROWTH OF GERMAN CITIES
They Are the Product of tho Last Gen
eration and Are Carefully
Developed.
The Gorman city, llko our own, Is
tho product of tho last generation.
Only Its location, Its traditions, Its.
royal palaces and gardens are old.
Dusseldorf had but 70,000 people In
1871. It now has 300,000. Frankfort
has grown from 80,000 In 1871 to 335,
000 In 1905. Berlin waB a capital city
of but 800,000 In 1870; today It con
tains 2,099,000 people. Thero are 32
cities In Germany with a population
In excess of 100,000 peoplo. They con
tain 12,000,000 pooplo, or 20 per cent,
of tho population, while the total
yUrban population equals 49 per cent
oi mo total, xno rnllway and tho fac
tory havo created tho German city as
they havo our own. But Germany over
sees her growing cities as an architect
does a structure. The liberty of the
individual is not permitted to become
license to tho detriment of tho com
munity. Streets, boulevards, parks, open
spaces and sites for public buildings
and schoolhouses are laid out far in
advanco of tho city's growth. Maps of
wide stretches of open country, still
used as pasture land, may bo seen In
the city hall, upon which are indicated
the streots, parks and building Bites
all far beyond the city limits. To
this plan the owner must conform.
When ho places tho land upon tho
market It must bo done In harmony
with tho city's plan. Tho' orderly de
velopment of tho municipality Is tho
first consideration. There can bo no
wildcat speculation, no cheap and nar
row streets, no Jerry-building. Every
thing must bo done as the city wills.
By this means the slums and tho tene
ment aro to be exterminated. In Co
logne, for Instance, 25 per cent of the
land must bo left vacant In the busi
ness section, while the building must
not exceed four stories In height
GARDEN THE HOME'S INDEX
If It Is Beautified the Owner Must Get
More' Enjoyment Out of
Living.
The garden is an index to tho value
of any home granting that tho owner
lives on the placo and expects to re
main thero permanently. Few people
refrain from all ornamental gardening
because of mere cost yet those fow
aro in evidence. To most ot us there
la something more than more com
merce and the commercial effort In
life. Tho man who beautifies his gar
den and his surroundings generally
must in tho very naturo of things get
far more enjoyment out of living than
tho man who han "no time for such
things." The latter see nothing to
admiro in trees and flowers, but cen
ters his entire energy on pursuit of
wealth. Wo havo too many of this
latter class in Los Angeles or they
would noto tho barrenness of our
streets and make well-nigh universal
tho demand for street trees, munici
pally planted and controlled. Not to
mako use of the gifts of nature so
generously allotted to all Is deliber
ately to spurn n proffered aid.
Holds Literature Cheaply.
Tho curious frugality of a wealthy
nmatour painter at Purls Is told In
the following story: A friend ot his
was ono day visiting his collection of
paintings. The friend duly admired
tho paintings of Boucher, Watteau.
Goya nnd others, for which tho col
lector had paid from $50,000 to $100,
000. The conversation finally drifted
Into literature, and the visitor asked
his host whether ho had not yet road
the latest work of a famous author
which had Just been published. "Oh,
no," ropltod tho art collector. "I am
waiting until it appears In a cheap
edition." Ho is qulto willing to pay
$50,000 for an old painting, but he ob
jects to paying moro than twenty
cents for the latest sensation in liter
ature. Compost Heaps.
Every garden owner having the
space, surroundings permitting, should
keep a compost heap. Into this may
go all refuse of an organic naturo, also
wood ashes, all old potting soil, etc. In
rural districts these heaps should re
ceive all garbage whoro no poultry Is
kept, or If tho latter bo present the
yard or runs should frequently be
cleaned and the sweepings put Into the
compost heap unless the better meth
od Is followed at occasionally spading
up the poultry runs. Whore a com
post heap may be economically main
tained it will be found a great con
venience and a suro sourco of rovo
nue. Areas of German Cities.
With tho Incorporation of the parish
Itelck on January 1, 1913, Dresden
gained 1,100 In population and 514
acres In area, whereby It has attained
an area of about 7,000 hectares (17,
297 acres). By way of comparison, It
may be stated that of the larger Ger
man cities Berlin (with 2,071,257 in
habitants) has but 15,695 acres and
Leipzig (with 589,850 Inhabitants) only
14,407 acres. In population Dresden
occupies tho fifth placo, following Ber
lin, Hamburg, Muulch and Leipzig.
Dally Consular Itoports.
Adopt English Language.
A fact Illustrating tho superior cul
turo of Christian college graduates In
India Is seen In the report that In
the presidency of Madras English Is
spoken by ono Hindu In every 132,
ouo Moslem of every 157, but by one
Christian of every 15.
Right Away.
Orator "Now, then, Is there any
body In the audience who would like
1 io aek a auostion?" Voice "Yes. slrr
I how soon Ib tho band going to playT
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