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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
Making Tomorrow's
World
By WALTER WILLIAMS, LL.D.
Dan aftht ShoolofJouinatUm aflhc Untnnltv cMluoarl)
AUSTRALIA-AN EXPERIMENT IN DEMOCRACY
Sydney, Aus
tralia, Austra
lia, In area tho
bIzo of the conti
nental United
States, with pop
ulation approxi
mating In num
ber though not
In variety tho
population of tho
city of Now
York, Is trying
out democracy.
Here experiment
Is substituted for
experience, now
theories for old
practises.
Tho land Is fa
vorable to the
experiment. It Is
the young est
land In settlement, though oldest In
geological years. Though discovered
and named In 1C0G by a forgotten
Spanish navigator, it was not until
1770 that Captain Cook, sailing tho
South sens, rcfound tho Island con
tinent and baptized It Into tho Brit
ish empire Nor did occupation by
white colonists begin until 1787, and
the first colonists wero convicts.
"Australia should be a land of se
lected population," runs an old and
cruel saying, "for our fathors were
went out from England by the best
Judges!" Only within tho last third
of a century has Australia, through
growth of population and advanced
legislation, taken any considerable
part In the world's affairs. Australia
has no ancient crust of privilege to bo
broken up by the plowsharo of pro
gressive legislation. Tho soil Is clear
to tho seeding. Tho political husband
man has had an unusual field, of
which he has not been slow to tako
advantage.
Continent of Marvelous Riches.
The discovery of gold In 1861, at
Bathurst, west of the Blue moun
tains, turned attention to tho mar
velous richness of Australia, which
had been comparatively unknown.
Sheep had been, and are, the chief
source of Australia's wealth. It is a
land, however, for which Nature has
done much, and In the uso of which
men can afford, for' a time at least, to
take long chances. Many and rich
minerals are found. Tho mines ore
Important and valuable. Tho main ex
port, however, Is wool, and it Is as a
producer of food supply and material
for raiment that this immense land
lias its most prosperous future. Hid
den away until other lands were full
to overflowing, Australia has been the
reservo continent from which a largo
share of tho world's food and clothing
are to come. Its possibilities In this
direction have hardly begun to be re
alized. The four and a half millions of In
habitants, fringing tho shores of the
continent or scattered on solitary
sheep stations and cattle runs miles
apart In tho "back-blocks," have
scarcely commenced to possess the
land, certainly not to subdue it Tho
handful of political and minor offend
ers who, with their guards and over
seers, came first from England, havo
been succeeded by generations of pi
oneers of much the same typo as peo
pled the western plains of the United
States 69 years ago. The "Great
American Desert," as It appearod In
the geographies before geographers
knew any better, has its counterpart
In the vast Interior of tho southern
continent Western Kansas is dupli
cated, though on an ampler and moro
arid scale, In western Australln, and
Queensland resembles, to a degree,
New Mexico and Arizona.
It Is "a new country" as well as
varied, in which tho experiment of de
mocracy is on trial. This excuso for
any delinquency or failure is urged by
every Australian.
A White Man's Country.
, Tho experiment Is being mado by
Whlto men. Australia Is deliberately
a white man's country. A few abo
riginal blacks survive, In color black
er than the so-called "Guinea nogro."
onco known in America and In Indus
try, about on tho same plane with hlB
laziest and latest youthful descend
ant. Soma Chinese and Japaneso re
side in the coast towns, admitted bo
fore tho policy of "Australia for tho
white man" was entered upon, but
altogther the non-whites are a negli
gible fraction of tho cntiro population
and, unless tho governmental policy
be changed, as does not seem within
tho range of probability, will bo re
main. Immigration la Bought In many
ways, but this Immigration must bo
RULINGS THAT CAUSE PAIN
Travelers Frequently 8ay Harsh
Things About Custom House De
cisions That Don't Appeal
to Them.
American citizens who have Just re
turned from a trip abroad may bo rec
ognized at any hotel, says a New York
letter to the 8t Paul Pioneer Press.
You tell 'em by their language. After
having come in contact with our tariff
law they prove that tourists and truck
drivers are brothers under their skins.
Charles It Steers returned from Ecua
dor recently. Ho has been arbitrat
ing the usual South American railroad
muddle, on appointment of President
Wilson. He brought with him an
elaborate headdress of beads and
feathers, made by soma Jungle Indian.
"We'll have to destroy that," Baid
the custom officials. "See law In
re the Importation of feathers." So
'Mr. Steers made disappointed vocal
BoUet, but they burned tho headdress,
A Cincinnati man Imported 30,705 ci
gar from Porto Rico. The law atajes
that Porto, lUcan cigars may be Jm-
majtmmm
desirable and white. No black, yel
low or brown man need upply. Ho Is
not rejected on nccount of his color.
That might lead to International com
plications. Ho Is rejected on other
grounds. Illiteracy, knowledge of no
languago, or for other reoson. Tho
law is administered so that no col
ored man can get Into Australia. A
captain, on whoso steamer flvo China
men came as stowaways, was fined
$2,600. At tho Queensland ports cus
toms officers are specially vigilant In
looking out for undesirable Immi
grants. Two gravo, military-appearing
Individuals, wearing caps that boro
the label "II. M. Customs," might have
been seen In my cabin, as the steamer
tarried at Brisbane. They turned ovor
every article of furnlturo and every
bit of bed clothing In tho berth to dis
cover whether or not a Chinaman had
been therein concealed, with or with
out my knowledgo. I was not to be
permitted to disturb tho "Australlo-for-tho-whlto-man"
policy.
Regarding only ono part of Aus
tralia there 1b serious consideration
of a reversal of tho whlto-AuBtralla
policy. This part Is In the northern
territory, an Immense, undeveloped
region, lylngawlthln tho tropics, whoro
It has, up to tho present tlmo, bocn
found Imposslblo to colonlzo white
men. Thoro aro six states constitu
ting the commonwealth of Australia:
Now South Wales, Victoria, Queens
land, South Australia, Western Aus
tralia and Tasmania. Tho northern
territory Is directly administered by
tho federal government, whllo the
states havo even larger self-government
than tho states of tho American
union. Tho white men cannot or, at
least will not live In tho northern
territory, though It has much rich and
fertllo land. In an area larger than
that part of the United States lying
east of the Mississippi river, aro less
than two thousand whites. Tho cen
sus statistics show that this popula
tion has Increased Just 27 in 27 years.
Tho northern territory remains large
ly lnaccessiblo until tho construction
of tho transcontinental railway, which
1b projected. This railway and moro
Insistent Immigration schemes may
change tho conditions, a section of
tho Australian press and public favor
departing from tho white-Australia
policy far enough to permit colored la
bor to enter tho northorn territory, to
do what one Australian called the "don
key work" In development This sec
tion Is in tho minority, however, and
will doubtless remain so until It Is
demonstrated that other plans of set
tlement and dovolopmont havo been
tried, and it has been conclusively
shown that tho occupancy of tho
northorn territory by tho white man'
is imposulblo. If thoro bo evil re
sulting from tho experiment in de
mocracy, tho whlto man, tho Briton
away from Great Britain, is responsi
ble and tho whlto man alono.
Democracy to the Limit.
The Australian federal constitution,
modeled upon tho Constitution of tho
United States, carries to tho farthest
limit the principle of trusting tho
people. Evory adult, man or woman,
has an equal volco In tho election of
both houses of parliament There Is
no property qualification and no cir
cumstance entitles nny citizen to moro
than ono vote. In actual practice,
howjovcr, as Frank Pox, koen observor
and long resident of'Australla, pointed
out "it has been found that tho prin
ciple of federalism imposes a check
on tho actions of tho Australian parli
ament, which Is deeply resented by
tho advanced labor leaders, and the
Inconvenience of which Is acknowl
edged by othors. Tho constitution fol
lowed somewhat closely tho United
States model, and reserved very large
powers to tho states fur larger, for
example, than tho states or provinces
havo In Canada. To provldo that
there should not bo any arbitrary on
croachmont on state rights, a 'statos
house was set up, In which house tho
sonato tho tiny stato of Tasmania
has equal representation with tho very
largo stato of Now South Wales, Also,
tho respective power of tho states of
tho federation wero defined by the
written constitution nnd tho high
court of tho commonwealth was mado
tho guardian and Interpreter of that
constitution."
This high court, It may bo observed,
has kept a Jealous watch for any
I trespasses by tho federal power on
state rights, nnd has declared a great
deal of the federal legislation "uncon
stitutional," and therefore invalid, bo
cause It went beyond tho powers giv
en to tho federation or commonwealth
by tho constitution. This has created
ported free of duty In lota of 5,000 or I
more. Ills 30,000 cigars got in froo.
but ho had to pay on the 705.
Jordan Holmes of Chicago returned
from London with an evening suit.
Clothes aro dutiable at 35 per cent.
"But this suit," said tho ofTlclal "has
braid to port and starboard on the
pants. So that they becomo embroid
ered goods. Tho rato on cmbroldored
goods Is 00 per cent
In his calmer moments Mr, Holmes
will regret his characterization of our
tariff law. Aa tho customs Inspector
said, thoro was no reason to consider
It a porsonal duty.
The Business Instinct
"Marcus Aurellus says life is a
battle and a sojourning In a Btrango
land."
"Dors ho? What business In Mr. Au
rellus In?"
All Kinds,
"You ought to go to a show and
forget your thoughts."
"That's right Maybo I can find a
show tonight that will mako mo forgot
the ono 1 saw lost night"
a strong demand for a revision of the
constitution, Just as the decision of
tho majority of tho Justices of the
United States Supremo court In tho
Income tax enso caused a demand for
a revision of the American constitu
tion. It strikes observers from older
countries with surprise nnd perhaps
with dismay, that It should bo Urgent
ly proposed to enter upon a profound
constitutional change ofter only ten
years' experienco of federation under
the act of union.
Labor In the Saddle.
Other experiments, tried out may
bo abandoned, lightly or otherwise,
but tho experiment of democracy Is
not among thorn. Tho Australian,
whether ho bo a member of the La
bor or of the Liberal party tho two
great political partleB Is a democrat.
Ono man Is as good as another man In
his oyes nnd, to employ tho Irish
phraso, often a little better. Tho sec
retary of tho drayman's union Is ap
pointed member of tho legislative
council. Tho cabman, who over
charged mo In Sydney, as cabmen
ovorchargo tho traveler in all cltleB
upon earth, Is a member of parlia
ment. One premier Is a miner, an
other n printer. Not In mere theory,
as In some other countries claiming
to bo democratic, the government In
Australia Is In the hands of tho butch
er, the baker and the candlestick
maker. Tho extont to which democracy goes
may bo Illustrated by the New South
Wales experiment. Tho Labor party,
returned to power In this state, tho
most Important In Australia, selected
as Its leader W. A. Holman, who had
filled this placo with distinction in the
previous parliament Under the con
stitution and by precedent the forma
tion of a government, that is the se
lection of cabinet ministers, foil to his
lot Premier Holman, as an ultimate
democrat declined to avail himself
of this Immemorial privilege, and
called a socret caucus of all tho Labor
mombers of parliament to select the
now ministry. A score of candidates
wero voted upon by the 48 Labor
members, and after six hours of stren
uous balloting tho caucus selected ten
names. Theso are the now cabinet
ministers, though tho caucus left the
assignment of their separate port
folios or offlcera to tho premier.
Faced Toward Socialism.
With many Australians democracy
spells opportunity for socialism, to
greater or loss degree. The two chief
occupations of tho Australian aro
sports and politics. Indeed, ho car
ries his sporting proclivities Into the
realm of politics, and Just now Is per
mitting his democracy to take a long
chanco In socialism. Ho is slaking
tho futuro of his continent on tho new
theories of government that ho Is put
ting Into practise, betting that the
world, up to now, has been wrong.
Perhaps tho Australian democrat,
with his faco toward socialism, is
right Perhaps ho is mistaken and
will be compelled, and painfully, to re
trace his steps. Just now ho is going
ahoad, confident, almost arrogantly,
though capital hesltdtcu and immigra
tion lags. The fat years have ben
his, but the loan yearn must, como.
Today's prosperous world In Aus
tralia holds for tho observor much
that suggests answer to tho question
which every visitor asks: Will de
mocracy, far advanced toward social
ism, stand tho lqaa years test?
Having bot that all tho world's
wrong, what will tho Australian do If
ho losea his wager on domocracy?
(Copyright, 1914. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Illicit Still on an Island.
The County Galway police have
made a largo capture of "potheen" bar
rels, tubs, and a fully working still at
Gorumna Island. They loft tho main
land in tho mlddlo of tho night, and
concealed themselves on the island un
til they discovered smoke arising from
tho still, when thoy rushed the placo.
They captured threo of the smugglers
and 4,400 gallonB of wash. London
Tlt-BitB.
Skilful Gold Beating.
Tho gold beaters of Berlin, at tho
Paris exposition, showed gold leaves
so thin that It would require 282,000
to produce the thlcknesB of a single
Inch, yot each leaf Is bo perfect and
free from holoB as to bo Impenetrable
by tho strongest electric light; it theso
leaves wore bound In book form It
would tako 15,000 to fill tho spaco of
ton common book leaves.
Does the Work of the Sun,
Carpot manufacturers In Europe,
who formerly had to sond samples of
tholr product to southern countrloB to
teBt tholr Bun-roslstlng qualities, now
uso tho mercury-vapor quartz lamp for
that purposo, Its ultraviolet rays hav
ing even greater powor to fado dye
stuffs than tho aun. Popular Me
chanics. HI Idea.
Rodd Flvo years ago United StatoB
factories produced only 100,000 auto
mobiles. Oroono And now boo how much
money tho country gota out of us In
I flneel x
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Too Long to Get It All In Print.
Bishop Shopard, who presided at
tho Methodist conference lit Wlnfleld,
Knn last wook, told a story about an
editor. Hero It 1b: A kind con
tributor brought in n story tolling how
ho had killed a serpent 20 feet long.
Tho editor took It and put It in the
paper as an Item of Interest. The
next day tho man camo back and
said, "I brought in this story about
a snako 20 feet long and your lm-
bocllo paper saya a snako live feet
long." "Well," explained tho editor,
"wo were very much crowdod for
Bpaco yesterday and wo had to cut
everything down." Kansas City Star.
The Reason.
"Norah, thoro is entirely too much
tang in tho tasto of this dish."
"Dear mel I guess I mixed tho
reclpo by mistake with tho tango di
rections." Current Fashion.
Bilbo Mrs. Highbrow Is a woman of
remarkablo personality
Hllby YtB. sho displays moro por-
i souallty than dress, I thlulc -
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Mr William A. Ilndford will answer
nutations nnd give ndvlco FREE OP
COST on all subjects pertnlnlns to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
pnper On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, ho
la, without doubt, the highest authority
nn all theso Btjbjects, Address alt Inquiries
to William A. nadford, No, 1627 1'ralrle
nvenu ChlcaRO, ill., nnd only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
Can you Imagine yourself "far from
the madding crowd," living in a bun
galow llko this, with never a care or
a thought except tho comfortable ex
ertion of breathing the puio air from
tho fields or the woods? To suggest
this to the tired city dweller who is
caged In a Hat may seem cruel, yet
evon ho or she hopes somo tlmo to
live amid such surroundings. A bun
galow like this fills tho day dreams
of thousands of people who are able to
keep up tholr ambition by tho hope
of somo tlmo being far away from the
scenos of confusion nnd bustle that
tax tho norves nnd tho strength.
Now, to como down out of tho clouds
to more practical things. The plan of
this bungalow, you will observe, Is
simplicity Itself. Thero Is more porch
than house. And whllo thero are only
threo rooms, wo shall see how roomy
the structure can bo mado. The porch
extends all around the house, with
steps on each of the four sides. This
porch Is 5 feet 3 Inches wide. At a
very small expense, tho open spaces
between tho pillars of tho porch can
bo screened In, and screen doors pro
vided at tho entrances. Divisions or
partitions of tapestry can thus divide
the entire porch Into outdoor bed
rooms. Privacy or protection againBt
boating rains or suniihlne can bo pro
vided by tho plnclng of canvas shades
on rollers at the openings.
ThlB plan Is an ideal conception in
tended for the man or woman who
wantB to live outdoors. In fact, It
Is a compromise between the out-
doors and tho Indoors. The side of
tho porch adjacent to tho kitchen, for
instance, can bo utilized as an out
door dining room; and if all tho re
maining porch space is not needed for
bedrooms, it can bo setaslde for other
purposes. Tho building itself Is 24
feet square, and the porches added
mako it 34 feet 3 Inches square. The
living room, provided with window
seats, ob the plan shows, and a cheery
fireplace for uoo In cold weather or on
rainy days, Is 16 toet 3 Inches long and
13 feet 9 Inches wide. Tho kitchen is
10 feet long and 9 foot wide. Tho sin
glo bedroom 1b 13 feet long and 9 foet
wide. A closet 1b provided off the
bedroom, and a pantry of ample size
is placed off the kitchen. If the bed
room is not used on account of the
Floor Plan.
porch being fitted up for sleeping
quarters, this room can bo used as a
den or as a nursery.
People today have coine to reallzo
tho value and hygienic nocoBslty of
plenty of fresh air. This has come
about through long education. The
fresh-air euro for consumption Is oven
now established as a fact, and camps
are maintained In many parts of the
country for tho treatment of this dis
ease by tho fresh-air method. It 1b
needless to say that no merabor of a
family living in a bungalow llko this
will ever need treatment ior that
dread disease. The open window at
night Is Uie greatest safeguard against
disease, it Is In tho winter when tho
windows aro closed, shutting out tho
pure air, that most ailments are con
tracted. The' bungalow displayed here can
bo built for a nominal sum, say somo
whero around 1,000 to $1,200, under
favorablo conditions of tho market
for materials and labor. Tho Interior
of the houBo, for lnBtanco, whore most
of tho money in building Is usually
spent, can be simplicity Itself. The
ceilings can be boamed, and the sides
of tho walls finished with panels or
with wainscoting and varnished or
Btalned.
Aa for the exterior, the design Is ad-
mlrably adapted to being finished with
cement Btucco On tho sheathing, tar
paper should bo tacked, and over this,
furring strips nailed Then either
expanded metal or woodeu lath can
bo UEod Two coats 1U ba required.
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Tho first or scratch coat may bo i
mixture of llmo or cement mortar con
taining plenty of hair, and should bo
pressed well through so as to glvo a
good bond where wood lath Is used
or to completefy embed tho metal
whoro metal lath Is employed. Before
this coat Is dry, It should be scratched
to make a holding surfaco for tho ce
ment mortar that Is to bo tho finish
coat. This coat can bo applied to bring
out nny desired finish. Ono of the most
popular finishes In cement stucco is
called the slap-dash finish. It Is ap
plied by being throvn on with a
trowel. It makes a rough finish, most
attractive. Pebble-dash is a cement
mortar containing small pebbles, and
is similarly applied.
Napoleon's Vain Effort.
Ono hundred years ago Napoleon
found himself face to face with tho
alllod army under Prlnco Swartzen
berg. Tho encounter took placo be
tween tho towns of Troyes and Arcls.
The meeting was something of a sur
prise to the French, for they had not
expected to como up with the enemy
vbo soon. Neither wore they prepared
to find the foe so numerically strong.
Tho first charge of tho Rusian cav
alry threatened Napoleon's person,
and a Polish battalion had scarcely
tlmo to form In square for bis protec
tion. A few minutes afterward a
shell foil at his feet and severely
wounded his horse, The French sol
diers, though only one against threo.
fought everywhero with prodigious
valor, but all tholr efforts could only
succeed In rendering the result doubt
ful. The nctlon checked only momen
tarily tho onward march of the In
vaders. What Is Gravity?
The first experiment which a baby
makes Is connected with the force of
gravity. It Is born with an lnstinctlvo
or ancestral dread of tho unrestrained
action of that force upon Its own
body, and it is said to be able to cling
with tenacity to a stick or branch of
a tree. Later on It takes pleasure in
dropping miscellaneous objects to see
them fall; perhaps to see If they all
fall alike.
And a very remarkable fact it Is
which Is thus being observed; the
most familiar of all material facts,
and one of the least understood least
understood, that Is, of all tho simple
physical facts which must surely bo
well within tho limits of human com
prehension. For If a philosopher Is
asked why all bodies tend to move to
ward the earth, and why thoy all fall
with steady, equal acceleration unless
retarded or checked somehow, ho has
to reply that ho does not know. Sir
Oliver Lodge, in Harper's Magazine.
Hottest and Dryest Place.
"Death Valley," California, sur
passes for combined heat and aridity
any meteorological stations on earth
where regular observations are taken,
although for extremes of heat It Is ex
ceeded by places In the Colorado des
ert. Tho minimum dally temperature
In summer, soys the now Encyclopedia
Brltannica, Is rarely below 70 Fahr.,
and often above 90 Fahr. (In tho
shade), while the maximum mny for
days In succession be as high ns 120
Fahr. A record of six months showed
an averngo dally relative humidity of
30.G In tho morning and 15.C In the eve
ning, and tho humidity sometimes falls
to 5. Yet tho surrounding country Is
not devoid of vegetation. The hills are
very fertllo when Irrigated, and the
wet season develops a variety of peren
nlal herbs, and annuals.
' Hoeing Convicts.
In Canada It is said that peniten
tiary officers have beon "hosing" the
convicts. Whaf Is "to hose?" Evi
dently to play upon with tho hose,
the size of the hose and the pressure
of tho water varying with the of
fense that Is to be punished, "Hos
Ings" began about five years ago, and
their disciplinary value Is held to be
considerable. It Is assorted that they
cause no physical Injury to a prisoner.
Speed.
The cross town enr had reachod the
top of the Incline whon tho conduc
tor stopped In front of an old gray
bearded man and said:
"Excuse mo, sir, but did I get your
fare?"
"Yes, sir," was tho reply, "I'm tho
little boy who got on at Peebles Cor
ner." -Cincinnati Enquirer.
For Pure Bread.
The Civic club of Philadelphia has
started a campaign to havo the bread
wrapped, as It Is maintained that
bread Is often left very carelessly by
' the distributers In the mornings and
, Is handled by vcrj dirty persons They
wish tho bread del' Ted In the sealud
, tsuularj packngra.
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Laid Off Duty by a Thrilling Baseball Dream
CHICAGO. In these dnys of hlgh-salarlod ball players, where tho team
managers demand speed of their players, somo big league magnate Is
overlooking a promising recruit in mot
gotten away with a nlco contract with the Sox."
Garrlgan Is an ardent baseball fan. When ho reported 111 Captain Gib
bons thought he had beon Injured In pursuit of duty" nnd sent a sergeant to
his homo. But not bo. It all happened when the detective, who had been
following tho Sox-Giants In tholr world tour, hnd a very exciting dream, so
exciting that the thlef-catcher carried away part of tho window sash bofore
he Btruck terra flrraa.
"Funniest thing you evor heard of," said Garrlgan. "I dreamed that I
was playing with the Sox against tho Athletics and that Bender was pitching.
It was the ninth inning, with tho MnckB two runs to the good, whon I camo
to bat. There wero two men out and two men on.
"As I stepped to the plato the crowd roso en masse, and for two minutes
the cheers were deafening. As I stood there at tho plate I remombored tho
experienco of CaBey at tho bat, and cold chills ran down my back. Then I Baw
Bonder brace himself for tho pitch. Ovor camo the ball, and I stood like a
goof while tho umpire called 'Strike.' Tho next was a ball, and then camo
another strike. 'Take him out 'Take him out!' they yelled, and as I looked
In tho direction of tho third base I Baw Callahan turning handsprings. Then
he Btraightened up and shook his fist at me. I would have beon willing to
give anything to Bender at that moment if he only had beon good enough to
let me foul out
"But no. Ho wound up, and I closed my eyes nnd swung. Tho ball
sailed over Oldrlng's head far Into center field, and I began to tear round
tho bases. As 1 rounded second I heard Callahan yelling frantically that I
forgot to touch first, and I redoubled my efforts for tho keystone sack, whllo
the grandstand nnd blencher crowds nppenred to me as though they had gone
lolently Insane. As I dashed back I struck something and then suddenly
brought up with a thud.
"Tho game was over. I wbb sprawling eight feet below -my bedroom
window with part of the window sash hanging to my anatomy and my wlfo
calling to me, 'John, what Is tho matter?'
"I certainly will never forget that ninth Inning."
Great Dane Honored by New York Society Woman
NEW YORK. It is not n frequent occurrence in the lives of men, famous
or otherwise, to havo teaB given for them by a member of the fair sex.
The averago man looks upon a tea
with horror. It is a thing to be avoid
ed at any cost There Is one member
of the masculine sex In this city, how
ever, who not only attends tnese fes
tivities, but can honestly and truth
fully say that ho enJoyB them.
Natural curiosity makes one wonder
who this odd member of the commu
nity 1b. Ho Is Mr. James Galpin,
more familiarly known as plain Jim.
More curiosity makes one begin to
wonder who and what Jim Is. Jim is
nothing1 less than a very largo and dignified Groat Dane, who belongs to
Dr. H. T. Galpin.
Is Jim a well-known member of. New York society? Indeed he Is. Ho
Is best known for his great courage and bravery, which has mado him a
famous character. Dinners and teas, several medals, and a stiver bowl havo
been given him In recognition of nls valor.
Recently a large tea was given In his honor by Miss Kate Sanborn. On
this occasion he wns presented with a silver bowl. This was In appreciation
of his bravery in saving the life of his master at a fire in hl3 apartment. Ho
onjoyed every moment of tho afternoon. Ho likes lots of people about him.
but with it all he Is modest and retiring.
Ho was seen tho other day fn his own home, where be received his
visitor most graciously and cordially. His delight in teas predominating, he
immediately demanded that tea be served and insisted that the visitor have
some. '
He sat back easily In a large, comfortable chair, drank his tea, and nib
bled biscuits. When he finished his tea he suggested smoking. The visitor
declined, but was interested in seeing Jim smoke a pipe brought from Damas
cus, which stood on the tea table. This and an oriental lamp gave quite an
Eastern appearance to the room. Smoking Is apparently one of Jim's great
est enjoyments. In fact, he enjoyed It to such an extent that he became
slightly drowsy. Finally he nodded a little, and a suspicious grunt was heard.
The visitor took this hint and departed quietly.
Incident of Storm Recalls Dog's Persistence
YORK, PA. Whatever he may lack In pride of ancestry, "Pup," Joseph
Klyeman's shaggy little brown dog, has saved a human life. There is
many a pedigreed dog that cannot)
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he knew exactly what to do.
On the morning after the great blizzard here recently Klyeman started
out to get willows for use in his trado of basket-making. "Pup" accompanied
him, ns UBuaJ. Ab they approached a Pennsylvania railroad crossing where
the white driftB were piled high in tho cut, "Pup" suddenly stopped and
sniffed, then plunged aside and headlong Into a mass of Bnow. Klyeman
paid llttlo attention until tho dog ran back to him and leaped about, whining
and betraying every t evidence of excitement. Then he ran back and began
to scratch and burrow In tho snow.
Klyeman's curiosity was aroused, and he went to Investigate. Burled
deep In the snow he found tho body of an unconscious man. Help was sum
moned, and the stranger was taken to the county almshouse, where ho was
restored to consciousness. He proved to bo Robert Dempsey, a vagrant, who,
benumbed by the cold, had lost his way and finally fallen exhausted in the
drift It was found necessary to amputate both of his feet, which had frozen.
Betrotha Party Jars Cops and Child's Mother .
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DETROIT, MICH. When Robert Johnson the other afternoon arranged an
engagement party for his twelve-year-old daughter, Salome, without con
sulting his wife, ho proved himself, in
point of courage, a worthy wearer of
tho big badge, which adorns his left
suspender, and which tolls tho world
that he Is assistant chief of all the
gipsies of the United States.
Hhlnf Inhnnnn wears no modal for
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When tho chlefB chief, Mrs. Lela
Johnson, mother of Salome, heard of
the affair, sho told tho pollco that
someono was trying to marry her
daughter to a boy of fourteen years.
She also told her husband a few things which, becauso of postal regulations,
hliall have no mention hero. When Mrs. Johnson returned to her home at 98
Division street, tho party was in full swing. Twenty-five members of Chief
Johnson's band, dressed in fantastic native garb, were celebrating. Tho
"bridegroom" was not In sight His father explained that he was In Chicago.
Sulomo was the belle of the party. Bracelets and necklaces of wrought
gold coin adorned her slight figure. Her dress was of a pattern to make
Joseph's coat look like a dull monochrome In comparison. The' policemen,
whovresponded to Mrs. Johnson's call, addressed Salome's father.
"Surely, you are not going to have this little girl married?" they said.
Sure I am " sa.4 the father "Flvo years from now. That's what the
nam is for '
Ob' breathed the enlightened pdtceraen, nnd their exit resembled that
' Mr l.on fellows Arabs,
signing John J. Ganigan, second-class
detective sergeant at the Contral de
tail police station, to a contract.
Gnrrigan recently was laid up at his
homo with a dislocated shoulder as a
result of a basoball dream ho had,
nnd which came to an abrupt ending
whon ho found himself In tho back
yard below his bedroom window.
"If Comlskey only had scon that
play," Garrlgan said, as ho nursed his
Injured shoulder, "I think I could havo
boast as much.
It may bo unfortunate that there
cannot be recorded a long list of re
markable feats of "Pup" leading up to
his crowning achievement; but truth
will not permit It He was simply an
ordinary dog, a faithful guardian of
the house at night and a companion
of his master by day, until the hour
arrived for him to work out his des
tiny. But when that moment came
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