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F. C .PIELSTICKER HEADS
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
MANY FLANS MADE AT MEETING
TUESDAY FOR FAIR IN SET-TEMBER
Society Mny liny or Lcnso Ground to
Hold Fair. Will RotIso Premium
List.
At the meeting of the Lincoln
County Agricultural society held
Tuesday afternoon at tho court house
F. C. Plelstlcker was elected president
of tho society to succeed W. W. Blrgo
who retired from tho leadership of
tho association. Other olllcors were
elected and many plans were made
for tho 1915 fair which will be held
next fall.
At this meeting It was moved that a
commltteo bo appointed by tho chair
to take up tho matter of either pur
chasing or leasing ground near the
city for the purpose of having a per
manent place for holding tho fair next
fall and In years to come. If this Is
dono buildings will bo put up and
Lincoln county, will have! a fair
ground that will bo a great credit to
her and to her citizens.
Tho commltteo to look after this
work will bo appointed later. Tho
matter will bo thoroughly threshed
out and If necessary arrangements
can bo made It will bo a sure thing.
This will require much moro capital
and tho assosclatlon will need many
moro members. Tho stockholders at
present number about ono hundred
and with double that number much
moro could bo done.
Tho secretary's report was read at
that meeting and was highly spoken
of. It shows that the officers who
had it in chargo last year were com
petent ones and toad done their work
well. Mr. Blrgo who had tho hard
est part of tho work, did very com
mendable work and was indefatigable
in his efforts to make tho association
a success. Tho success of last year's
fair was largely duo to Mr. Birge's
efforts.
A special meeting will be called In
the near future for tho purpose of
arranging definitely for tho 1915 fair.
At this- time tho matter of tho
dates of tho. fair will bo definitely
settled. Tho present premium list
will also. bO revised to some exent to
make it more practical and better suit
ed to the Lincoln county fair. Precinct
commmitt(emen will be appointed at
this meeting and at that time they
hope tovdejOnitely settle the location
of tho if 'grounds.
Tho-1 following officers were elected
for the year 1915: President, P. C.
Plelstlcker; vice-president, Carl Broe
der; secretary, J. B. Sebastian; treas
urer, John Fowler. Tho retiring of
ficers aro W. W. Birge, president and
P. C. Plelstlcker vice-president. Tho
other officers were re-elected from
last year.The directors elected Tues
day aro James Shoup of Sutherland,
O. P. Messier of Myrtle, J. C. Wilson
of Hlnmon and W. W. Crossgrove of
Farnam., They were, el acted from
different corners of tho county so
that the entire CD.unty would be repre
sented. The Lincoln county agricultural so
ciety was organized in 1884. It was
kept" going for a number of years
when it was flnnllyjflropped to be re
organized in 1913. At the close of the
fair last fall it paid all its obligations,
including premiums and other expen
ses, and still had ivsmall balance in
the treasury. TJtip. exhibit at tho last
fair was tho best ever held and an
excellent exhibit was" selected to take
to tho state fair wherp Lincoln county
won sixty-five dollars In prizes. This
Is tho first money ever won by Lin
coln county at tho s'tato fair. The
plans for the 1915 fair are much moro
elaborate than&ever. before and with
a good year the'"Mr will be ho best
ever held. . Ars
Nebraska Fanners Decline
to Sell' .Horses for War
"No horses for the European war,"
is tho slogan of the farmers of Jeffer
son county. The farmers are refus
ing to sell their horses' to 'contractors
who aro selling for Che warring pow
ers of Europe."" .'.
Many of tho farmers liave expressed
themselves as -decidedly opposed to
selling heir faithful, animals to be
shinned to Eurone tobo cut to nieces
by shells and bayonets Thoy believe
sucn acts are .inhuman ana un-jnris
tian.
"Let the war-crazed Europeans fight
their own battles," say the farmors.
"None of us need monoy so badly that
wo must let tho Europeans have our
UUIIltl U UlVfcJ IU UU 4DtU CVO lUiClO
for artillerymen and riflemen."
Tho attitude of tho farmers was
brought out strongly recently when
Bud White, a Topeka, Mtan., horse
buyer, advert'sed extensively for hor
ses and mares for cavalry and artil
lery purposes that should range from
five to ten yeas In age, weighing from
1050 to 1500 pounds and were to be
fat and sound.
The buyer announced that ho would
bo at tho Falrbury, Neb., livery barn
rain or shine and would buy and not
invoice He did not have a clmnco to
do either, for no horses showed up for
snlo nt tho barn and ho left without
making any purchases. k
Concert jit Elks' jjioine.
Bestolfi's "Multura Jn Pnrvo" or
chestra, which played Wednesday
evening at tho Koltlntheatre.'gave an
informal concertjfSl'tho B. P. O. E.
homo Tuesday vening which was
nmch enjoyed Uy those present. Prof.
Bfeetolll plays t&a harp-guitar and has
..xvjth him, SignovEnrlco Turraani, a
oujig musier ouutqmouu. rneir cun-
' iiertfyc onsisted fefifbBeratlc selections
of hich tho besttyvas j'.El JMlserero"
-from "II TravatoroWn which tho vlo-
." Jin took tho . part ofXYManrlco and
. jilayed fromjjHJQj,parkneos In an ad-
Joining roomSTTho' concert was given
in tho banquet room and was at
tended by "about twenty men. The
, mqn did ngtjirn out well as so fow
of tliem knowjlt. Following tho con-
,cert"tho hat was passed around and
tho men all contributed.
Tho lecture-courso for tho year 1915
for tho. nursos' training school at tho
Good Samaritan hospital has been
.outlined and tho nurses wero given
their first lecturo Monday evening.
Highest prices paid for stoves and
second-hand furnlturpv'F. II. Wood
west Fifth street. 88tf
City Council Meets.
At tho mooting of tho city council
Tuesday evening several matters ,of
lmportanco woro taken up. Special
Auditor A. B. Hoagland submitted his
report of auditing tho books of tho
water commissioner and tho report
was accepted and placed on file. A
summary of tho rcnort was ordered
i published In tho local papers.
i no monthly reports of tho city
clerk, tho city treasurer and tho po
lice magistrate woro submitted and ac
cepted. The bond of I. L. Mlltonbergor.
for pollco mnglsrato was approved and
ho was given his permission to tnko
over tho offlco at the specified time.
Tho regular monthly bills wore also
allolwed,
Oscar' J. Sandall and Raymond
Tigho were both granted! firemen's
certificates for continuous scrvico to
tho city for a period of flvo years.
Both men Joined in October, 1909, and
have sorved contlnouslyi since that
tlmo to tho dato of tho granting of
tho certificates.
Following the mecetlng tho coun
cil discussed to some length tho dis
position of tho bums who are making
life miserable for residents of the city
with their drunkencss. No definite
action was taken but the nvmbers
present expressed tho opinion that
they should be refused liquor and
sent out of town as soon as possible.
This matter will bo taken up later If
It is deemed necessary.
NOTICE
Wo will appreciate settlement of all
accounts due ns during (ho month of
January, 1915. All knowing themsel
ves Indebted will please call and make
settlement.
SCHILLER & Co.
Rexnll Drug Store Nyal Drug Store.
Debntlng Club Will Give Program.
Tho nowlyo organized debating so
ciety of the lilirh Hflinnl will nroRont
a program this evening at tho high
scnooi Duuuing which promises to bo
one of interest. This organization
was only recently formed and this
will bo the first debate. The question
of debate will lie: "TtesnlvfMl; Tlint.
convicts should be productively em
ployed, oven though they must come
into competition with the outside
markfitH." T.nnlfi KaIIv nml WnMinrlnn
Johnson will represent the afilrmatlvo
anu murston woouhurst anu Dorothy
Hlnman the negative. A good pro
gram of music and reading numbers
will also be given.
The Zenda dancing clurt) held a
well-attended dancing party Tuesday
evening at the Masonic hall and all
present reported a pleasant evening.
Music was furnished by Crowe's or
chestra. The Mutual Building & Loan Associ
ation of North Platto has plenty of
money on hand to closo loans prompt
ly. Borrowers In this association
make a saving on tho repayment of
their loans equal to $250.00 to $350.00
on a thousand over any competing
building and loan association. 99-9
County Jail Is Full.
The Ice gang received their first pay
tho first of the woek and since that
time lifo has been made miserable for
the officers. Eight men wero arrested
Monday evening for drunkeness and
wero put In tho county Jail and a
number wero arrested Tuesday even
ing. Several others got away and
hid themselves. Tho men seem to
take arrest quite good naturedly after
tho officers succeed In running them
down. They make music around tho
county Jail at all hours. They are kept
In the corridors and given bunks on
cement floor. The other Inhabitants
which accompany them aro not wel
comed at the Jail as they stay on the
blankets as well as on the persons
of the prisoners.
Officers Take Scuts.
Two county officers and one city of
ficer took their respective places for
mally yesterday and nro now duly In
stalled In office. They are Geo. E.
French, county judge; Miss Alleen
Gantt, county superintendent; and I.
L. Mlltonberger, police magistrate.
Judge Grant finished up tho work
yesterday and vacated the office, tuni
ng tho keys over to Mr. French. Miss
Cox finished her work a day early
and went to; Brady wherei she Is
teaching lri the schools. Judge Major
Walker and Mr Mlltonberger wero
checking up tho books yesterday pre
paratory to making tho change. Mr.
Mlltonberger will contlnuo to keep his
office on tho North SIdo for tho pres
ent but expects soon to move nearer
town In a building now occupied by
another party
Hog Breeders
Wo have again a number of choice
and Immune boars of both breeds
largo enough for strong scrvlce.welgh
ing from 125 to 300 lbs. You may have
your choice for $20.00 during tho next
threo weeks. Wo also have a num
ber of Red Polled bull calves and
Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels for
sale.
If you wish to see tho stock, take
tho local to Markel, which Is on our
farm four miles west of Lexington.
J. O. ANDERSON nnd II. HENRY,
99-C Lexington, Neb.
Wo hereby certify that on tho first
day of January, 1915, thero was no
Indebtedness of Tho Union Stockyards
Company, Limited, of North Platte,
Nebraska.
JOHN BURKE,
President and Manager.
W. W. BURKE,
Scc'y and Treas.
Rare Bargain In Piano.
Have on hand at North Platto a high
grade piano, which will bo sold tre
mendously cheap on payments to a
responsible party. Wrlto tho Denver
Music Company nt Denver, Colo, for
particulars. 98-4
For Trado
I havo a nine room resldenco with
quarter block of ground well located
In first class condition, located In
Kearnoy, Nebraska. I will trado for
cheap grazing land tributary to
North Platto, Prefer to deal with own
er. This place will bear tho closest in
spection. C. II. LEDBETTER,
99tf Kearney, Neb.
A Woman's
Wit
By EDITH V. ROSS
It was on a bright morning in De
cember that Mrs. Garland decided to
send her little boy to tho sldowalk to
get tlic fresh air. She put on his over
cent and his toque and bis gloves and
took him out on to the stoop. Then,
giving him n kiss, she told him to mil
about for awhile. Jimmle was six
years old, nnd his mother, who was a
self reliant womnn. had discharged his
nurse.
Jimmle did nut return, and his moth
er went out to look for him. He was
not on the stoop or on the sidewalk.
Indeed, hu was not In sight. Uls moth
er walked hurriedly up nnd down tho
street, expecting every moment to
catch sight of him, but she did not
Finally she asked some children play
ing near by, nnd they told her tlint
they had seen a little boy describing
Jimmle go off with a man.
Then Mrs. Gnrland know that her
boy had been kidnaped. By a strong
effort of the will she kept her hend
and questioned the children closely ns
to the appearance of the man. They
described a small, poorly dressed per
son, his trousers patched und bis el
bows In rags. His hair was what
they called brown. This Is nil they
could remember.
Mrs. Garland, though In agony nbout
her boy, being nn unusually self con
tained woman, very soon brought her
self Into a condition to think what she
should do. When a child is kidnaped
it Is usually for money. Tho parent Is
Informed of the fact nnd negotiations
opened for payment Mrs. Gnrland,
who wns u widow, made up her mind
to await the kidnaper's demand before
taking any action.
And yet ono can never bo certain
when n child has disappeared that he
will ever be henrd from. Thero are
many disappearances that remain for
ever mysteries. It Is therefore tho
more remarkable that this mother
should have contained herself and act
ed In a way that would afford the
greatest number of chances for getting
her boy safely back. Sho reasoned that
If tho boy's loss were published In the
newspapers tho kidnaper would read
It and, taking fright, might remove her
boy to n distance If no notice were
taken of the matter tie would write.
On the third day after the kldnaplug
the postman hnuded in a letter which
us mm) 1 1 us Mrs. Garland looked at It
she knew wns the one expected. It
wns addressed simply to the street and
number nnd written In English ns an
Italian would write English. The kid
naper demanded $5,000 for the return
of the child: - Au Italian name was
signed, the writer stating that a reply
could be sent to the general delivery
at the postofllcc, but whoever called
for It would tenve nothing to do with
the case.
Mrs. Garland determined, if possible,
to win the confidence of the kldnnpcr.
So she replied that her only wish wns
to recover her child. Sho could raise
but $3,000, which she would bo glad
to glvo if the person would Instruct
her whero to make tho delivery. She
also said that she had not reported her
loss to the police and had no Intention
of doing so. She preferred to pay and
recover her boy.
Tho kidnaper wrote thnt ho would
accept the $3,000. On n certain avenue
between two streets was a vacant lot
At or near 11 o'clock on a certain
night Mrs. Garland was to leave the
money In n cracker box sho would find
In a corner farthest from tho street
Within two days after tho receipt of
tho money tho boy would bo placed on
the street near his homo. Mrs. Garland
wrote back that tho conditions were
accepted, except that her boy was to
bo returned within twelve hours after
the depositing of tho funds. A letter
came agreeing to this stipulation.
Now, ou this Inst letter Mrs. Gar
land noticed u Btnmp that had evident
ly been plnced on another envelope
and removed. Tho stamp was soiled,
Indicating thnt somo ono with dirty
hands had endeavored to mnko It stick.
Mrs. Garland took up a magnifying
glass and discovered thumb marks.
Thus far no notlco of tho kidnaping
hnd appeared in ony newspaper, and
tho police were Ignorant of Mrs. Gar
land's loss. On tho appointed night
she went to the vacant lot nnd de
posited bills to tho nmouut of $3,000.
Tho next morning ut dawn thero was
a sharp ring at tho doorbell. Mrs.
Gnrland ran downstairs nnd opened
tho door, und thero stood Jimmle. He
said ho had been left there by n girl.
Having got her child buck safe and
well, Mrs. Garland went to tho office
of the pollco nnd informed them of tho
case, stating thnt sho hnd obtained
from United Suites treasury officers
$3,000 in captured counterfeit ten and
twenty dollar bills. Since they hnd
been paid to an Ignorant Italian he
would not likely know that they were
counterfeit and he might bo caught
trying to pass them. Instructions bear
lug on the ense wero sent out and a
girl was spotted offering ono of the
bills. She wns followed to a squalid
room in a tenement building, and ev
ery ono found there was orrcstcd.
All but a few of the counterfeit bills
wero taken, nnd n man arrested was
found to bo the kldnnpcr. Tho chil
dren who had seen him take Jimmle
nway were not able to state positively
thnt ho wns tho person they had seen
committing the act but his thumb
marks corresponded with those on tho
stamp of tho letter sent Mrs. Gnrlnnd,
and ho received a long prison term.
vnio ui uiu viuumuuu in came. i
When tho chief surgeon of nn army
Is making arrangements for tho collec
tion of wounded during an impending
battle ho always bears in mind the
fact thnt men will be wounded In dlf
fcrcnt numbers nt different ranges nnd.
of course, he sees that the most effi
cient nmbulnucc service is given where
the losses nro heaviest To nld him In
making arrangements, ho knows rough
ly what tho losses In these various
"zones," as they are culled, will work
out at
At a range of 1,000 yards he knows
that about 20 per cent of tho men en
gaged will be wounded, while between
1,000 und -100 ynrds ns high n percent
nge as 00 nro liable to bo disabled.
Only a comparatively small number of
the soldiers who tnke part In the Inst
"grand, glorious rush" nre wounded,
however. Ill per cent being tho propor
tion, while houiowhcru about the same
percentage of men are wounded during
the pursuit f a retreating nrmy. Lon
don Tit-Bits
A Short Lived Race.
The average duration of life Is short
er in New Guinea than In nuy other
country, possibly owing to tho peculiar
diet affected by tho natives, who de
vour with gusto the larvao of beetles,
dug out of decayed tree trunks, and
hnbltunlly drink sea water when near
the coast "The people die off at about
forty." we are told in Mr. A. E. Prntt's
"Two Years Among the New Guinea
Cannibals." "We suw one very old
man, who may have been about sixty
years of age tho only example of
longevity that we came across. Ho
was bent almost double nnd hnd a
long, white beard. His fellow tribes
men regarded him as a great curiosity,
nnd brought him to sec us. Despite
tho decrepitude of his body, how
ever, there wns no trace of senility.
His senses were unimpaired, and tho
poor old crenturo showed great grati
tude for n gift of tobacco."
Tho Chimora.
The chimera was u fnbulous monster
with a lion's nnd a gont's head, a ser
pent's tall and a goat's middle, which
Inhabited the dreadful mountain of
Lycln, In Greece, and defended Itself
ngnlnst attack by vomiting (lames of
tire. It wns nt Inst conquered by Bel
lcrophon, the god of war, who mounted
It on the famous horse Pegnsus. The
strange combination of the form of the
chimera was evolved from tho fact
that tho terrible Lycln was partly a;
burning mountain, with hero nnd there
n desolate wilderness, tho resort of
lions, nnd occasionally a, fow fertile
spots where gouts did congregnto,
while nt the foot of tho groat hill waB
a swamp Infested with snakes. From
this curious erention of suporstltiou
sprung the origin of the word "chl
uiern." In designation of an Idle fancy
or n foolish creation of the brain.
Naval Stores.
'.Answering tho question, ("What' is
tho derivation of the tofm"naVal stores
(applied to rosin, turpentine, etc.) nnd
why nro they so cnllcd?" tho New York
Sun says:
"It seems odd that tho chungo from
tho stately frigates of our navy to
mere machinery proves so long estab
lished that tho meaning of naval stores
Is perishing. When fleets maneuvered
under canvas tho prlmo stores of tho
navy were tar, pitch nnd turpentine,
famous products of North Carolina,
therefore in all propriety naval stores.
Tho modern fighting ship has no rig
ging to bo tarred down and needs no
tar. nor decks aro calked with a
pnoumatlc riveter nnd need no pitch,
hot or cold, no rantter what may bo to
pay. But tho namo outlasts the use."
That Ruffled Air.
The Judge mado, Jokes, tho witnesses
looked weary, tho counsel declaimed
and cross examined, the twelvo good
men and true twiddled their thumbs,
nnd tho usher ushed whenever neces
sary. Altogether it was a model court
"Now, ma'am," cried tho cross ex
amining K. C, "wns tho defendant's
air when, ns you ullcge, ho promised
to marry you perfectly serious or was
it on tho contrary. Jocular nnd full of
levity?"
"It was all ruffled," replied tho plain
tiff, "with Mm runnln' Ms nnds through
it"-London Mail.
Odor of Iodoform.
'Tho odor of Iodoform can bo removed
from tho hands by wetting them, tak
ing n pinch of dry mustard, rubbing It
well In nnd washing it off with soap
and water. In tho samo way tho odor
of iodoform may be removed from
utensils thnt havo contained It only In
tills enso tho mustard should be mado
Into a pasto, spread upon them and
loft for two or threo hours.
Evading Responsibilities.
"I promised that girl never to smoke
if she would mnrry me," said the dis
cou raged looking man.
"What did sho say?"
"Sho remarked that sho did not caro
to bo utilized as an excuse for any per.
sonnl economies 1 might contemplnto."
-Washington Star.
Told You 8o.
"It's the unexpected that nlways hap
pens." "Oh, I don't know! Somebody al
ways claims to havo predicted It"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Quick Turn.
"Jlggs Is quito a magician."
"So?"
"Yep. 1 Just sitw him turn his mo
tor into a lamppost" Buffalo Express.
Let the gulled fool the toll of wiu
pursue, where bleed the mnny to en
itch the few. Shenstone.
An Episode of
theCrescentCity
By W1LLARD BLAKEMAN
It wus about 1850 that Art dd Dal
maltre, a cotton factor of New Or
leans, went to New York on business.
In tho ofllco of a cotton broker in
New York was a boy named Alee Tra
cy, whose health was very delli-nt'
Indeed, the doctors hnd given lilin Inn
n short time to live. Tracy, who wns
but fifteen years old, was assigned to
Diilmallre to perform certain clerical
duties nnd carry message during the
hitter's stay In New York. Dalumltre
was one of those men generous, sensi
tive to their honor, thnt were typical
of the south ut that time. He took
pity on the boy und. suggesting thnt a
HOtit hern climate und n change of scene
might restore him to health, offered to
take him to New Orleans nnd give hltu
a position in his otllce there.
Dulmnltro was a bachelor about forty
years old and soon nftcr his return
from New York married n womnn hnir
his nge. celebrated for her beauty
Guy society Is usually encumbered
with men who consider women n legit
Imate prey, though the standard ot
honor In tills respect Is doubtless high
er than it wns. A sctou of n noble
French bouse, Albert Durlcr, whose
father hnd left Franco during tho revo
lution to escape the guillotine, was at
that time prominent socially In Now
Orleans nnd became devoted to Mmc.
Dalmaltrc. It wns not long before bis
attentions were the subject of remnrk
Dalmaltrc was not himself socially
inclined, nnd his wifo went about n
good deal without him. For this rea
son ho did not observe Durlcr bolng so
much with his wife, nnd thero wns no
ono to caution him except Tracy. The
young northerner wns conscious of the
fact that he owed bis lifo to his bene
factor and Idolized him. When, there
fore, ho noticed thnt Dnlmaltro needed
a friend to warn him of tho danger In
which his wife wns being placed hu
considered how ho could do bo with the
least dnmage to nil concerned.
Rut the more he thought about It
the more clearly be saw the (Utllctiltlo
In the wny. Not a word could bo spo
Icon without bringing on n rupture m
Dalmnltre's domestic relntlons. Tracy
believed that tho wife was Innocent,
but Imprudent; that sho needed to be
cautioned, possibly to be withdrawn
from the Influence of her ndmlrer.
This plan, too, he cast nslde. Finally
ho determined to settle tho matter with
Durlcr. but In such n wny that It would
not appear to pertain In nny wny to the
lady.
Meeting Durlcr ut n ball, Trney,
while both were dnnclng. Durlcr with
Mine. Dalmaltrc, purposely shoved blm.
"Surfer cast rin lrrltnted;Klnnc(J.nt htm.
but paid no further nttentlon to the
matter. Tracy guided his partner
again near Durlcr and brought nbout
another collision. This time bo scowl
ed at Durlcr. as If to accuse him or
being nt fault In tho matter.
Ab soon ns tho music stopped the
two men went to nnothor room, when'
each accused the other of purposely
running ngniust him In the dance. Tra
cy was coolly nbuslve. tantalizing his
enemy into n passion. Finally tho Int
tor nt a contemptuous remark of Tra
cy's turned on his heels with the
words "You shall hear from mo" and.
seeking n friend, sent a challenge by
him. Tho eplsodo was witnessed by
several persons, who gavo tho cnuse
is It appeared on tho surface.
Dueling at that tlmo was tho ac
knowledged method nmong gentlemen,
especially In the south, of settling dis
putes, nnd there was n grovo not far
from the Crescent City whero tho duels
took place. It was arranged thnt nt
sunrise tho next morning tho parties
should meet at this grove and settle nt
tho pistol's mouth which of tho two
men hnd Joggled tho other In the dnnce,
Whether Durler suspected the real
cause did not nppenr.
But there wus ono person who saw
through Tracy's net mid bad learned
the consequences shortly after the
words thnt passed between tho two
men. Trncy was living in bncholor
rooms at the time, and ho hnd scarcely
got homo from tho ball when who
should appear but Mmc. Dalmaltrc.
"This nffnlr between you and Mr
Durlet must not take place. Why did
you not make your demands on mo In
stead of picking this qunrrel with
him?"
"1 do not understand you, madame. '
She looked at him keenly for n time,
then said. "Whnt do you wish me to
do?"
"Nothing."
"My eyes havo been opened. 1 assure
you 1 am perfectly Innocent. 1 will
agree never to receive your enemy
ngaln. Apologize to him nnd end tho
matter between you and hlra."
"Aro you nwnre thnt such a course
would cnuso me to bo cut by every
friend I linve?"
"Oh, lieu veiis!"
"You fear that the real cause of the
quarrel will be learned by the world."
"1 do "
"Very well. I will send nn npology
to Durler nt once.
She welzod his mind and kissed It.
then, turning, left him.
The next day Trucy told his bene
factor that lie had determined to re
turn to New York. Dalmaltrc endeav
ored to dissuade blm, hut without ef
fect Ho departed soon nftcr the epi
sode to escnpe the contempt of the
entlro social sot of New Orleans. Mine.
Dnlmnltro gave up many of her social
ties and devoted herself to her bus-bnud.
Latin Names Needed.
Whnt Is called a cruller In Mew York
Is cnllcd a doughnut In Boston, and
what la called a cruller In Boston la
called a doughnut In Now York. And
so on through tho list Thero Is no
more certainty or fixity nbout tho pop
ular names of dishes than there Is
nbout the populnr names of flowers
nnd birds. At least thirty different
flowers are known by tho name of
"mayflowcr" In the United States. Tho
mnyflower of Now Englnnd is tho ar
butus of New York nnd tho wax myr
tle of tho south. To obtain certainty
In such matters It Is necessary to havo
a scientific classification und a Latin
name. When you speak to n botanical
gent nbout u "mayflowcr" ho knows
not what you mean, but If you refer to
the Eplgaoa repens ho knows exactly
what you nro talking about Conse
quently wo shall nover havo nny cer
tainty nbout what a dish Is until wo
have n regular scientific classification,
with Latin names, for all dishes. In
thnt caso tho "botanical name" of Ver
mont linsty pudding would bo some
thing like mushlus cornmcnlcnsls nnd
no chance for controversy. Now York
Mnll.
A Long Way to tho Othor One.
Count Knrolyl, nccordlng to tho Yob
slscho Zeltung. returning to his castle
In Hungary, met one of his old serv
ants who had Just been sent back
wounded from tho war.
"My good man, I hear you fought bo
valiantly nt tho front" sold tho count
"I would like to glvo you Bomo roward.
What shall It bo?"
Tho old servant replied:
"Well, If you Insist upon it sir. Just
give mo enough kroucn coins to reach
from ono car to the other."
"That Becms to bo n very llttlo re
gard," replied tho count smiling at the
odd reqest
"It's enough for me, Blr," nnswcreL
the servant modestly.
Ab tho count was beginning to com
ply with tho Btrnngo request ho no
ticed tlint tho servant had only ono ear
nnd remarked upon tho fact
"Yes. sir. I left the other car on the
battlefield at Sbalmtz," answered tho
modest mnu.
Fire Averages.
Following Is nn extract from nn nr
tlclo In Farm nnd Fireside on prevent
ing nnd fighting tires:
Fires hi our homes nro so frequent
that the Insurance companies toll us
thnt wo have about ono chnnco In sixty
of being burnt out somo tlmo In tho
couiTo of n lifetime. But In tho BOtue
breath they tell us that moro than half
tho fires could be prevented If people
understood the commonest cnusos of
them nnd knew Just Whnt to do when n
fire starts. Smokers nro responsible for
thousands of fires, and rats and mice
cnuse many others by nlbbllug ut sul
plmr tipped mntches. Fires which Btart
In closets nre often caused by matches
being left In clothes or by oily cloths
which nave bceu stored away. Many
of the floor polishing mixtures contain
highly explosive oils", nnd'spontaheous
combustion may start from n nest of
these denning cloths if placed In a
closet near the chimney.
Pigs' Feet In tho Pit.
Salaries at the early New York thca.
tera were extremely small. But if tho
salaries were small so were the prices
of admission. Ono shilling, 12$ cents,
let you into tho gallery or tho pit and
if you didn't have tho shilling tho raer
cennry management forced you to pay
13 cents. So the boys got tho habit of
changing their money nt n flshwomnn's
on the corner, who for IB cents .oblig
ingly gave them a shilling nnd a pig's
foot They handed in the shilling at
tho door nnd during the course of tho
evening presented the well picked bono
to the management by wny of some
unfortunate In the pit or on the stage.
An Easier Method.
Not Handsome but Wealthy Bride
(asking the question for tho hundredth
tlmo op thereabouts) Are you sure,
perfectly sure, dear Albert that you
married me for myself alone, aud not
for my money? Dear Albert (who Is
getting spmewlint weary of answering
the same old chestnut) Of course I
am! If It had been only your money 1
wnnted I would have tried burglary
or somo easier way of getting It
Mean Answer.
"Fred, denr, why are somo women
called Amazons?"
"Well, my denr, you remember our
geographies told us thnt the Amazon
has tho largest mouth"
Rut she went out nnd slammed the
door before he could say any more.
Broad Hint.
Henry My, my, how you've grown
since I've been calling on your sister
Mac. Johnnie Sure. Sis says she
guesses I'll be a voter before you git
around to propose. Boston Record.
Light Reading.
Uooklover nave you something for
light reading? Libra rlnn Yes, ma'am
Hero's tho gas company's annual re
portBuffalo Express.
A Warning.
Today tho boy who Is sasslng mother
will grow up and mnrry a woman who
will not stand for nny pert talk. New
Orleans States.
Layers.
Knlcker Of what is society compos
ed? Bocker The under dog, tho mid.
dleman and tho man higher up. New
York Sun.
Duty Is the only tabernacle within
which a man can always ranke his
home on the transfiguration mountain.
-Phillips Brooks
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