TOYS IN THE ARCTIC ZONECHUKCH SMALl- B"T FAMOUS
Eskimo Children as Fond of Them as
Are the Little Folks of
Other Lands.
In Eskimo Innd tlio little girls nre ns
fond of playing with dolls ns nny
other children of their sex and ngo.
Of course tholr doll bnbles nro dressed
In the costumes of Eskimo people.
Sometimes, says the Philadelphia led
ger, their doll houses nre snow huts
In miniature, provided with tiny teot
tle, sonpstono lamps and other essen
tials. The dolls nre cut out of drift
wood usually, this sort of task pass
ing many nn Idle hour for the father
of the family during the long months
of the winter night. The Eskimos nre
wonderfully clover carvers in wood
nnd Ivory, the lntter material being ob
tained from walrus tusks. To amuse
the children a whole Noah's ark of ani
mals Is thus evolved, Including the
polar bear, the seal, the sea Hon, the
porpoise, the sea otter and various spe
cies of whales. The animals are a col
lection quite different from that com
posing the familiar faunn of our own
nurseries. Conspicuous nmong them,
however, are the dog and the rein
deer. Mr. nnd Mrs. Noah appear, with
Shem, Ham and Jnphet, or their equiva
lents. Some of the dolls turn their
heads from side to side in n lifelike
way by the help of a couple of strings
wound about the neck and pulled by
n finger passed up beneath the mani
kin's clothing. Even mechanical toys
nre not unknown to the Eskimos. One
of them has a whalebone spring,
which, when rclensed, causes an alarm
ing looking nnlmnl to jump out of
a box.
The Days of '49.
California was ns popular 70 years
ago as It Is now, judging by an extract
from n copy of a Missouri paper In the
possession of n Wythe (Cal.) man,
dated 1840. The extra Is an adver
tisement for nn auction sale.
"Public sale, state of Missouri, coun
ty of Pike. To whom It may concern :
The undersigned will, on Tuesday,
September 25, A. D. 18-19. sell at pub
lic outcry for cash, on the premises,
where Coon creek crosses the Old Mis
sion rond. the following chattels, to
wlt: Six yoke oxen with yokes and
chains; two wagons with beds, three
nigger wenches, four buck niggers,
three nigger boys, two prairie plows,
twenty-five steel tracks, one barrel
pickled cabbage, one hogshead tobac
co, a lot of nigger hoes, one spinning
wheel, one loom, thirteen fox hounds,
n lot of coon, fox nnd skunk skins and
a lot of other articles. I am gwlno to
California.
"N. B. Gingerbread and hard cider
free on the grounds."
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I Yon Can't Run a Train
1 Without Tracks
Brent Tor, on Coast of Devonshire,
England, Has Been Prominent
Landmark for Centuries.
Brent Tor is n little bit of n stone
church built high on the frowning
cliffs of the wild Narth Devonshire
const in England. The church Is so
little that a Devonshire yokel with a
keen sense of humor Is said to have In
scribed this cryptic warning, which
puzzled ninny n simple-minded Devon
shire farmer: "If you get Into the
second nlsle of Ilrent Tor, you will
never get out gain." There Is no sec
ond aisle In the wee church nt alt.
Brent Tor. was built centuries ago
by n man who was lost nmong the
steep cllfTs nnd rushing witters of the
wild North Devon const. The fog
mists enveloped him. In his anguish
ns the roar and spray of the cold At
lantic assailed him he vowed solemnly
thnt If he ever came safely out of the
fog without pitching Into the growling
ocean he would build n church whore
he landed. Brent Tor was the result.
The good folk 'round nbout Devon
shire tell how the devil tried to ham
per the building of the little church.
At last St. Michael do la Itupe, to
whom It was dedicated, grew weary
of hnvlng the devil Intcrfero with the
proceedings and heaved a great mass
of cliff at his satanlc majesty. There
was no further trouble.
A peculiarity of Brent Tor Is the
fact that It can be seen from nil di
rections It Is a verltnblo Inndmnrk.
Before It toss the restless waves of
the Atlantic ocean nnd behind It slope
the undulating Devonshire moors.
Self-Portraiture.
To take a photograph of oneself It
Is necessary to have the camera very
firmly placed either on n tripod or a
table so that it would not move dur
ing exposure. A length of thin, strong
string should be attached to the shut
ter trigger. The string should bo led
down to the floor level, passed under
the lower rail of a heavy chair, along
the floor, under your boot(between the
heel and sole), and held In the hand
behind the bnck. If the string runs
freely a slight pull should release the
shutter and make the exposure. If It
does not, pick the camera up and start
again.
Nightmare.
Nightmare Is caused by n disordered
digestion, nervous troubles or other ail
ments nnd must be treated by going
after the cause. "When the body
sleeps the spirit wakes." and when it
comes In the shape of "cauchemar." as
the French call It, It Is truly a fright
ful guest.
Everybody knows you can't run a train without tracks; and
everybody ought to know you can't run a telephone company
without money.
Sometimes people seem to forget this fact concerning the
telephone. The business man knows he must have money to run
his business. The housewife knows she must have money to run
the home. They both know that it costs more to run anything,
these days, than it did two or three years ago.
It is just the same with those of us who go to make up the
telephone company; we linemen, operators, electricians and
engineers; the cost of living has hit us just as hard as it has hit
you. And the cost of the materials with which we work has just
about doubled.
These are plain, everyday facts. Without enough money
to pay expenses it is just as impossible for us to run the
telephone company as it is impossible to run a train without
tracks.
We must have your support if you are to have the telephone.
Rates must meet increased expenses.
NEBRASKA TELEPHONE
THANKS TO BOBBY
By MILDRED WHITE.
(Copyright. 1910. Western Newspaper Union)
Bobby snt In a corner by the fire, and
yawned. He was bored by the conver
sation of his grown-ups ; even bed was
preferable to this. Then, suddenly, he
turned an Interested, enquiring face
toward his parents. Aunt Noll's name
had been mentioned, and Bobby wns
very fond of Aunt Nell.
They were discussing her quarrel
with .Tuck Tolfrcos. Bobby knew nbout
the quarrel, for when he had nsked
Nell why Jack didn't drive them nbout
any more, Nell explained loftily that
It was because she "didn't care to have
him." Ami when Bobby asked Jack,
why It was that Aunt Nell "didn't care
to have him," Jack had rudely mum
bled that Nell could "go to the dick
ens." Bobby know tliat all this signified a
quarrel. It was the way that Fred Wil
liams and he had felt toward each
other. Ills mother at this time was
saying to Bobby's father:
"I don't know what will become of
your sister; she Is so unconcerned
about pleasing the men. Poor Jnck
couldn't help being Jealous, and when
he found fnult with Nell for going
nbout with that now man, she promptly
gave Jack to understand that he had
nothing to do wltlnher. If he hasn't,
after all his devoted attention, who
hns, I wonder."
"No one evidently," Bobby's father
answered, laughingly.
"But Nell really cares for him at the
bottom of her stubborn heart, Bob
by's mother Insisted, "and as for Jack,
he admitted to me thnt she's the only
girl In the world for him. However,
he hns pride and determination enough
not to go back to her until she makes
the first advance, so "
"So," Bobby's father finished sar
castically. "He has a fine chance!"
"Mother," piped up Bobby, "when
nre you going away over night?" ,
"Next week, dear," his mother re
plied. "Can Aunt Nell stay with me then?"
"I have already asked her to," his
mother smilingly told him.
When the automobile had carried his
parents away for their visit, Bobby
went n little lonesomely to his pretty
and unusually subdued young aunt.
"Nell," he asked, "while mother Is
gone, can't I have a purty? Not a big
one; just n few boys and girls In to
play games, and cake an' sa'wltches;
mebbe, Just mebbe Ice cream?"
"Why, yes," Nell agreed. "I think
that would be all right; only do not
COMPANY
Hearty Praise from
Cleveland Six Owners
The Cleveland Six will dominate the light car field because it is
so much better. It will lead because it gives so much more in smooth
flowing power, in ease of riding, in style and quality, than other light
cars. Thousands of Cleveland Sixes are on the road right now, per
forming in every sense and in the last degree right up to expectations.
Dealers demanding much have
driven Clcvclands thousands of miles
across country, over every kind of
roads, putting the car to every con
ceivable test. And they say there is no
other light car like it. No other that
will do so much and do it so well and
so economically.
Cleveland owners are enthusiastic
about its ease of driving. "It handles
like a feather." "You can drive it with
one finger." "It just almost steers it
self." These and hundreds of other
Come In and See the Cleveland Now
Touring Car (Five Passengers) $1385 Roadster (Three Passengers) $1385
Sedan (Five Passengers) $2195 Coupe (Four Passengers) $21
(All rrlcct V. O. D. factory) ,
J. V. ROMIGH. Dealer, North Platte, Neb.
CLEVELAND AUTOMOBILE CO., CLEVELAND, OHIO
ask any one to the house, whom moth
er hns not hud here before. Six or
eight will be enough, dour. When do
you want to Invite (hem?"
"This afternoon," Hobby answered
promptly, nnd set joyously out upon
Ids errand.
When he returned Ills face Htlll bore
Its happy look of anticipation.
"I'll wear my new suit to the party
tomorrow," he answered, "nnd you
wear your blue dress."
Aunt Nell laughed. 1
"I want you to," he Insisted "You've
got to piny games with us, and every
thing." "Ail right lover," she agreed, and ns
Nell spoke her pet nanio for the boy,
a sad light eauie Into her eyes.
Hobby went cheerfully about his
preparations for the party and when
the engerly nwnifed hour arrived In
stalled himself at the front door as
reception committee.
Aunt Nell was masterfully ordered
to "start the games."
The pensiveness which had made
her ijn unsatisfactory companion van
ished as nIio Joined hands with the
rollicking pnrty ring, while an uncom
fortable little boy skirted around the
outside waiting to drop his handker
chief behind the one he "loved the
best."
Aunt Nell being diplomatically
chosen caught tho embarrassed boy
and soon again tho ring wns swinging.
Hobby, his door duty accomplished,
eagerly Joined the others.
"Go choose your east, go choose
your west, go choose the very one that
you love best," the children snug.
Aunt Nell glanced merrily nround,
again saw the handekrchlef at her
feet. Then her eyes widened. Startled,
perplexed, she hesitated.
It was Jack Tolfrees who stood be
hind her, .Tack, who had dropped the
challenge to the one he "loved tho
best."
Ills appealing glnnce at tho girl
proved the seriousness to htm of the
game.
Then after a breathless Instant Nell
played her part. She ran after him
out of the room, up the stairs, while
Robby took charge of the ring and led
It wildly on.
It was Jack, however, who caught
Noll possessively In his nrms at the
resting place of the stnlrs.
"Darling girl," he said, "It was like
you to have Hobby Invito me to tho
party. Your own pretty way of end
ing my misery."
Nell gasped.
"Hut I didn't tell Hobby to Invito
you," she denied. "I did not oven know
that you would be here." ,
At the stricken change of her lover's
face she put forth Impulsively, tender
ly will onilne hands.
phrases of praise come from enthusias
tic Cleveland owners.
"It steps out ns fact as any car that
was ever built." "The speedometer
slips around to forty or fifty before you
know it." "There's practically no vi
bration." "It fairly glides over long
mountain climbs." Cleveland owners
tell us all these things and they will
tell you if you ask them.
To really know and appreciate the
Cleveland, to understand all that we
mean when we say it is so much better,
you must ride in it and drive it.
"Hut oh! I am so glad that he did
ask you," Nell said, "Hobby, the un
derstanding dear."
All One Color.
AH of Hie presidents of Haiti have
been black.
HONORS WERE WITH BARNUM
Fellow Diner Who Thought to Have
Joke on Showman Found the
Tables Turned.
Turning the joke back on the other
fellow was a great stunt for Harnum,
the circus king, and recnlls an eplsodo
of his tour of Euijlnnd.
Ono day lie met n man named An
derson who was a mnglclnn nnd billed
himself ns "Tho Wizard of tho North."
Anderson lured Hnrnuni to a dinner
at which both were strangers, and
thinking to have a little fun, Intro
duced Harnuui to the assemblage as
"The Wizard of tho North."
Not the least taken aback, Harnuni
gracefully acknowledged tho Introduc
tion, and bowing to the assemblage
said:
"Ladles and gentlemen, ns you know,
'Tho Wizard of the North' gives his
first show Monday night and as you
are now all my friends, I would like to
have you accept passes to seo the
opening performance," and ho began
writing passes as fast ns ho could.
Anderson stood It as long as he
could, but finally, with visions of hnv
lng to do his first show to n dendhead
audience, he finally weakened and con
fessed. Caribou.
Caribou, says tho Handbook of In
dlnns of Canada, published by the
geographic board, Is the common naino
of tho North American reindeer, of
which there are two chief species
the woodland cniibou, nnd the barren
ground caribou. Tho word came Into
tho Kngllsh from the French of east
ern Cannda, where It Is old, the writer,
Sagard-Heodat using It In 1(532, dur
ing the lifetime of Suinuel de Cham-
plain. The origin of tho word Is said
to bo Mlcmnc, the language of tho In
dians who Inhabited what nre now: the
Marltlrno provinces. They were
known ns Mlcmacs. They had a word
related to caribou, being tho naino of
the deer, nnd It mennt pawing or
Hcratchlng, from tho habit of the cnrl
bou pawing away tho snow with Its
forelegs to find tho food chiefly moss
upon which It subsisted In winter.
Formerly the word was often spelled
cariboo, which gave tituno to tho Cari
boo district In Hrltlsh Columbia, fa
mous for Its gold mines. Montreal
Herald.
SHAMANS KEEP THEIR POWER
Alaskan Natives Still Believe Implicit
ly In the Words and Actions
of "Medicine Men."
Shamanism, or superstition nnd sor
cery, nlwnys hns played an hnportnnt
part In the life of tho Alnsknn native.
So Implicitly does tho Alaskan believe
In tho words and actions of tho shn
mnn thnt a whole tribe go hungry rath
er thau Incur his dlsplensuro by eat
ing foods ho has tabooed.
Tho shaman attained his position
nnd power by unusual methods. By
fnsllng and prayer amid the solitudes
of tho woods or mountains, whero ho
fed only on grasses and roots, ho
prepared himself to becomo a shaninn.
Hy this method It was believed tho
candidate's body became sufficiently
purified to become tho abiding place
of spirits.
Usually the spirit, willing to nbldo
with the shamtui, sent the novitiate a
land otter which tho candldnto killed,
the otter's tongue to bo preserved ns
a tallsmnn away from human view,
for should It he fceon It wns believed
the shaman would go lnsnno or bo
turned Into the animal from which
the tongue was taken.
Thus tho laud otter was regarded
as too sacred to bo killed by other
than shnmans.
, Beginning of Life Insurance.
Life Insurance grew out of marine
Insurance, for merchants sending
goods by sea in early times usually
accompanied the ship themselves, and
were liable to enpture by pirates, es
pecially by the Moorish and Turkish
pirates who then Infested tho Mediter
ranean sea. In order to provide the
necessary rnnsom for their release, If
captured, It becumd the practlco ot
traveling merchnnts to pay n premium
to certain Individuals, called under
writers, who guaranteed the payment
of tho ransom In the event of tho mer
chants being caught. The practice
wns gradually extended to Insuring
tho lives, first of mariners nnd then
of other persons, the underwriters
agreeing, In return for a certain pre
mium, to pay a fixed amount If tho
person Insured died within a certain
time. Out of this wns evolved tho var
ious forms of contracts of llfo lnsur
anco In uso todny.
Usefulness of Moos.
Moss Is tho popular nnms for sev
eral kinds of small lloweiioss plnnts
which nourish In damp places. In
mountains and wet districts tracts of
moss aro of great service In retaining
tho water nnd preventing sudden
floods.