Nebraska Newspapers

    HOUSE MAIL IS *
FINAL WINNER
Nebraska Supreme Court
Finds for Knox County
Girl
Lincoln, Neb., April £* (Special)
—The supreme court holds that the
house owner owes to the houss maid
the same duty of providing a rea
sonably safe place to work that the
factory employer does and that this
Includes warning her of any danger
ous conditions that may exist about
the place.
Miss Mary Hansen, of Knox coun
ty, took service in the house of Mrs.
Mabel Jasmer, of Niobrara, and an
hour after she began working she
was told to take a pall of refuse to
the furnace in the basement. The
housewife failed to notify her of a
defective step, and she fell an'd hurt
her knee. The district court said
she was not entitled to recovery be
cause the law of employer and ser
vant does not apply within the walls
of a home. The supreme court says
this was wrong; thut It does.
TO CALL ELECTION
ON LIGHT PLANT PROJECT
Bloomfield, Neb., April (Spe
cial)—Another step has been taken
In the move toward securing a muni
cipal light and power plant for
Bloomfield- At a meeting held Wed
nesday afternoon, members of the City
council and the executive committee
of the Commercial club voted unani
mously In favor of a motion that the
council proceed to call a bond elec
tion for the purpose of Installing a
municipal plant. The proposal made
by President Henley of the Tri-State
Utilities company to furivlsh light
and power at an average rate of 10
cents per kilowatt, the city to fix the
rates for the various classes and
guaranteeing the use of at least 191,
000 kilowatts during the year, was
analyzed and discussed but did not
appeal to the committee. The coun
cil will at once proceed with the nec
essary steps for calling the election.
EXPLAINS APPARENT
APPROPRIATION INCREA8E
Lincoln, Neb., April £' (Special)
—As the state accountant figures it
the total money appropriated by the
late legislature Is $30,064,000, which
Is $8,872,000 more than the legisla
ture of two year ago set aside for
state expenditures. The Increases
are largely matters of bookkeeping.
Nearly $6,000,000 Is represented by
appropriations for roads, none of
which comes out of direct taxes, but
out of gasoline taxes and federal
moneys. Nearly $8,000,000 of It rep
resents a transfer from money for
merly handled by counties for road
purposes that the state will now ex
pend. This Is represented by the
order of the legislature that JO per
cent, of auto license fees rioto stfenl
by counties Is turned by them to the
Stair
■* of this amount $10,500,000 Is to be
raised by direct taxation and levy,
while nearly $14,000,000 Is from fees
and other cash funds and federal
moneys. The ordinary expenses of
the state government were not In
creased. save for the maintenance of
the state institutions, but In addition
$1,200,000 was added to the educa
tional institutions building fund.
TWO OF FAMILY DIE
IN THREE WEEKS
Plalnvtew, Neb.. April ''•-—Grip has
claimed two victims In three weeks
at the home of Clarence Hamann, of
Plain view. On March 27 he lost his
little daughter and on the day she
was burled, her brother Paul, 3, took
111 and now Is dead.
SIOUX CITY MAN WAS
SPEAKER AT BANQUET
Allen, Neb., April (Special)—
About 160 persons were present at
the third annual father and son ban
quet at the Lutheran church, Wed
nesday night, held under the auspices
of the Allen Brotherhood. Rev. C.
Franklin Koch, of Trinity Lutheran
church, of Sioux City, was the prin
cipal speaker, his subject being "Our
Boys."
WAKEFIELD BOYS' BAND
GIVES FIRST CONCERT
Wakefield, Neb., April C" (Special)
—The first band concert of the season
was to be held here In the city audi
torium, this evening, under the di
rection of F, C. Reed, who has been
employed for another season as band
conductor.
The boys’ band, which will give
several numbers at this conceit, will
give weekly concerts on the streets,
this summer.
CIRL PROVIDES CASH BOND
Fremont, Neb., April —Miss An
na Jocupke, a sweetheart, came
the rescue of Christ Ruhrlg, one of
the several men who fell victims in
the police general roundup of liquor
violators. Ruhrlg languished as a
guest of Sheriff Johnson until he
could communicate with Miss Jaeup
ke. who produced $500 in cash to de
posit as a bond.
"Who are you, the wife of the de
fendant?" Inquired Justice Dame, as
he prepared to make out the bond.
“No, not quite,” responded the fair
bondslady. "I am only his sweet
heart now, hut we expect to get mar
ried next month.”
CREAMERY ASSOCIATION IS
FORMED AT NORFOLK
Norfolk, Neb.. April -The
Northeast Nebraska Local and Inde
pendent Creamery association was
organized at a meeting here of a score
or more of persons representing a
dozen Independent creameries In this
section of the state. H. R. Vanau
ken, of Bloomfield, was elected tem
porary chairman of the aasociation,
and R. W. Elwood, of Creighton,
secretary.
A constitution and by laws will be
adopted at a meeting of members of
the organization here April 28. ,
[CHEAP POLITICS
IS HIS CHARGE
Emerson Man’s Money Be
ing Held Up by Nebraska
Secretary of State
Lincoln, Neb., April j , (Special)—
"Cheap politics Is being played by
Secretary of State Pool,” declares
Senator George Wilkins of Emerson,
who came down to see what could
be done about getting his warrant
for $4,406 pant the obstacle reared
by that officer, who refused to sign
the voucher. "As I understand the
constitution ajl that Is Imposed upon
Mr. Pool Is to attest that the signa
ture is that of the state auditor."
Mr. Wilkins would not say what
legal steps would be taken, but with
$4 ,406 at stake a lawsuit la a certain
ty. The money was appropriated by
the legislature In payment of salary
and expenses as an expert account
ant In going through the road de
partment records to ascertain If a
deficiency actually existed. The
voucher Is stljl In the possession of
Mr. Pool, who says he will keep It.
“I supposed that when the legis
lature passed on the claim and ap
propriated the money that was all
that was necessary. It now appears
as though the secretary of state
thinks he has the veto power of leg
islative acts."
BLOOMFIELD STUDIES
LIGHT PROBLEMS
Bloomfield, NeL* April , (Special)
—A mass meeting of the taxpayers
of the city was Laid at the city hall
Tuesday evening, the purposo being
to hear the report of H. L. Cory, en
gineer, on the cost of Installing and
operating a municipal electric light
and power plant, and also to hear
any proposition sb to reduced rates
which the Tri-State Utilities com
pany might have to offer.
According to Mr. Cory’s report, the
cost of a plant largo enough to sup
ply all the electric power and light
necessary for the city would be $50,
000. Placing rates whero they would
bring an average of 12c per kilowatt
hour would produce a revenue of ap
proximately $22,000. After allowing
for operating cost, interest on bonds,
depreciation, up-keep and mainte
nance, the net profits would he ap
proximately $1,400.
H. H. Henley, president of the Trl
State company submitted no propo
sition except one In which the com
pany agreed to furnish light and
power at an average rate of 10c per
kilowatt hour, this being based on
the city agreeing td use 191,000 kil
owatt hours during the year, this
being the amount which the engineer
had figured as the basis for his com
V'uiatlonfl.
A motion prevailed that the city
council and the executive committee
of the commercial club meet and con
sider Mr. Henley's offer and, in the
event tihut It did not prove satisfac
tory, that they he empowered to pro
ceed with the necessary steps for
calling a bond election to Install a
municipal plant.
BRICTSON CASE STILL
HAVING ATTENTION
Lincoln, Neb., Aprl, (Special)—>
Attorney General Spillman filed a 225
page brief In support of the order of
the Douglas county district court
ousting the Brictson Manufacturing
company, a South Dakota corpora
tion, and prohibiting it from exer
cising any franchise privileges in Ne
braska. The lower court found the
state's charges to ho true, that tlio
corporation had been engaged in im
proper practices and had allowed
salesmen to dispose of stock under
false representations. The company
denies this charge, and is making a
fight to remain in the state.
The attorney general says that
some 10 years ago Ole A. Brictson,
equipped with an Idea and possessing
$10 worth or rivets and $100 worth
of chrome leather, started to manu
facture auto treads In a barn In
Brookings, S. D. Thfe leather was
attached by his method to ordinary
tires. He was successful for a time,
and then started to organize a cor
poration, which was authorized to
Issue him $4,068,800 of common stock
for the patent and goodwill. The
preferred stock to the extent of $160,
000 was sold. The attorney generul
says that $80,000 of It was absorbed
by Brictson In salaries of $10,000 a
year for himself and for his wife and
In borrowings to give a daughter
music lessons in New York City.
Some of the stockholders got their
money back, two of them being South
Dakota friends, who acted as direc
tors.
The attorney general excuses the
length of the brief by saying he
wants to lay bare the testimony so
that the court may take steps to
stop such enterprises before they
start In the future. He Illustrates
the brief with a picture of the fac
tory Brictson advertised as located
in Brookings, S. D. Ho says It Is a
former farm granary, 30 by 60 feet,
the machinery being rented. He an
swers a statement of Brictson that
the Chamber of Commerce of Brook
ings endorsed him by saying that the
president Is or was Brlctson’s at
torney.
REFUSES TO SIGN
WARRANTS FOR $4,500
Lincoln, Neb., April v (Special)—
Secretary of State Pool made geod
his threat. He has refuesed to coun
tersign the warrants for paying Sen
ator Wilbur, of Burt, Senator Bob
bins, of Douglas, and Senator Ban
ning. of Cass, the $4,500 expense
money the senate voted them as in
vestigators. Mr. Pool says the con
stitution forbids legislators getting
additional emoluments while In of
fice. Senator Robbins said it was a
political trick. An appeal to the
courts will be necessary.
PUT GUARANTY
FUND IN SHAPE
Nebraska State Banks to Be
Levied on Soon for
$649,000
Lincoln, Neb., April 1. (Special) —
A special assessment of $649,000 will
shortly be levied against the state
banks, on the basis of one-fourth of
1 per cent, of their deposits. This
will not be In the form of cash with
drawals from the bank, but each bank
will credit the stale guaranty fund, on
Its books, with the amount of its as
sessment. The money is necessary
to keep the guaranty fund up to the
legal level, the commission having
decided to call in the remainder of
the outstanding receivers’ certificates.
This will leave about $1,000,000 In the
fund for future use.
The certificates were issued during
tho strenuous years In order to save
the banks from putting up money to
pay qff depositors in the failed banks
It was In the nature of a bond issue
on the security of the assets of the
failed banks. It has never been re
garded ns high grade security, but It
eased the situation and the certifi
cates are now' being retired. The sum
[ of $272,008 from sale of failed bank
assets was recently put Into the
[ fund.
8UPREME COURT GOES
INTO NEW QUARTERS
Lincoln, Neb., April *•. (Special)—
The supreme court will mount Its new
bench next Monday, April 20, when It
Will start In hearing 20 appealed cas
es. The courtroom Is one of the show
places in the new capitol, and al
though everything Is not in place It
will be occupied, since the work of
demolishing the old courtroom has
been begun. Some difficulty has
been encountered in finding offices
for the six new commissioners, as also
a courtroom, when they take office
next September. Tho state officers
have been accused by some observers
of spreading out and occupying more
room than they actually need, so that
space on the main floor is now all
taken. Now offices will be available
when the ends are built, but only on
the ground floor, as the legislature
chambers will bo thrust out from the
center east and west.
DAKOTA COUNTY WOMAN
LOSES INSURANCE CLAIM
IJncoln, Neb., April L (Special)—
Word was received here today that
the federal supreme court had re-_
versed the holding of the state su
preme court in the case brought by
Jennie Vidar Mixer, of Dakota coun
ty against the Modern Woodmen
Her husband has been missing for
more than seven years, and she con
tended that under the rule of law as
adopted by the Nebraska supreme
court, he Is legally dead and she is
entitled to the $3,000 policy held on
his life. The court heid with her.
The Woodmen took the case to the
supreme court of the United States
because of Its far-reaching import
ance. It has a bylaw which dis
regards the seven year missing ruK
as conclusive of death. Under that
bylaw the beneficiaries of a policy on
the life of a missing man must keep
on paying till the natural lerm of his
expectancy, as fixed by tables of mor
tality, has expired, before they can
collect the policy.
As the supreme court of Illinois,
where the society is incorporated, had
held the bylaw legal, the Woodmen
also contended that under the comity
of states the Nebraska court and all
others where it operates should take
that decision as binding and effective.
The federal supreme court is under
stood by Woodmen officials here to
have upheld this contention.
ACCIDENT DELAYS WORK
ON WINSIDE SEWER
Wlnside, Neb.. April (. (Special) —
The work on the storm sewer, prior
to tlie paving on main street, which
was to have begun Monday, has been
delayed a couple of days. The ditch
ing machine was being brought
across country by J. Wacker, of Stan
ton, when they crashed through a
country bridge. No serious damage
was done to the machine and no one
injured. ,
STORM NEAR VILAS, S. D.,
DID MUCH DAMAGE
Vilas, S. D., April t. (Special)—A
series of miniature twisters which
visited this section of the county,
Sunday afternoon, tore up silos, barns
and other farm buildings and caused
damage estimated at $10,000. Tile
phone and telegraph communication
was also impaired by tlie heavy
winds.
Although the miniature twisters
hit several sections to the north arid
east no reports of anyone being in
jured have bean received. Several
persons reported narrow escapes
from being struck by flying timbers
and one party in an automobile that
ran into the storm reported that
their car was picked up and entirely
turned around by the wind.
MUSIC CONTEST WINNERS
TO BROADCAST PROGRAM
Brookings, S. D., April . - (Special)
—One of (he features planned for the
high school district music contest
which will l>e held at South Dakota
[ State college. April 28 and 29, will Vie
the broadcasting of the winning num
bers from the college station KFDY
on the evening of April 29.
BACK FROM CONFERENCE
ON TAX QUESTIONS
Tonca, Neb.. April k '. (Special)—
George Kohlmeter, county clerk of
(Dixon county, has returned from Lin
coln where ho was one of the 65
county clerks representing the differ
ent counties of Nebraska, together
with about that many county treasur
ers. supervisors and assessors, who
assembled at a special meeting called
by T. A. Williams, state tax commis
sioner, to discuss the Intangible tax
law. which was approved March 30,
with an emergency clause.
WARRANTSNOT
GOOD AS CASH
State Treasurer Refuses to
Accept Them in Tax
Payments
Lincoln, Neb., April r (Special)
—State Treasurer Robinson has an
nounced that registered state war
rants will not be accepted by him
as cash from county treasurers
making settlements of taxes yet
to be collected for the current year.
Some of them have asked him about
the matter.
The treasurer says that as these
are drawn against the levy to be
made for next year they are not
cash with him. The warrants In
question are those to be issued by
the slate to the various counties
In payment of board and care oS
prisoners sentenced to the pen
itentiary, but not received there
because of lack of room.
This puts the treasurer in the
attitude oi refusing to accept his
own paper, but he says that It
will not affect the value of them,
as banks generally are willing to
take the state warrants that are
drawn against appropriations that
do not become available until next
July 1, at a discount of 1 per cent.
They carry 4 per cent. Interest
besides.
GAMESTERS ARE
TAKEN IN RAID
Alleged Gambling House
At Royal, Neb., Visited
By Officers
Nellgh, Neb., April - .—A raid by
Citizens of Royal and Brunswick on
sn alleged gambling house in Royal
resulted in the arrest of 12 men who
were brought to this city and later
in the day allowed to return to their
homes on their own recognizance.
The complaint was filed by County
Attorney R. M. Kryger, which
charged the defendants with gam
bling with cards, dice, checks and
money. To this eomplalnt they
pleaded guilty. Those rounded up
were: Louis Hansen, Roy Weaver,
A. F. Hoschelt and Andrew Long, of
Brunswick; Charles Billings, of Or
chard; Jess Hamilton, Carl Forsberg,
William Cain, William Leisure, Glen
Davis, Lew Soper and Jack Aexander,
of Rojial. Upon their appearance
before the court they were fined $100 .
and costs.
EWES BRING FORTH
MANY LAMBS THIS SPRING
Winslde, Neb., April _ (Spe
cial)—One of the most interesting
sights this time pf the year is the
flock of ewes and lambs at Sunny
Brook Stock farm. Harry Tidrick,
proprietor, has 200 ewes and al
most as many lambs, there being
several pairs of twins and also
triplets among the lambs. He also
has some January lambs that have
made an excellent growth and are
about ready for market. This Is the
largest sheep herd In Wayne county
and the owner considers a profitable
adjunct to the farm.
LIGHTNING CAUSES FIRE
LOSS NEAR LAUREL
Laurel, Neb., April —Lightning
struck the barn on the H. H. Severs
farm northeast of Laurel, setting
the structure on fire. So quickly did
tho blaze spread that the stock
could not bo gotten ouL' three head
of horses and four h£ad of cattle
burning up.
Mrs. Hans Voss, a near neighbor,
saw the lightning strike. The barn
was partially insured, but there was
no insurance on the stock.
Creditors Name Trustee
For Denison Bank Affairs
Denison, la., April I_ (Special)
—The creditors of the Bank of
Denison, of which C. F. Kuehnle and
C. L. Voss are owners, met at the
court house at Denison Tuesday.
The bank owners were questioned
by attorneys about the bank af
fairs and Jacob Johnson, <t Denison,
was selected as trustee of the af
fairs of the bank.
RED CROSS TREASURER
FACES EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE
Burke, S. D., Apr.' ' —Three im
portant criminal actions, in one of
which a former banker is the defend
ant, are to be disposed of during a
term of circuit court for Gregory
county, which has convened here.
The former banker is C. H. McNulty,
formerly president of the Herrick
State bank, who is charged with
making false reports to the banking
department.
\V. S. Ayres, former treasurer of
the Gregory County Red Cross organ
ization. is charged with embezzling
about $8,000 of the money belonging
to tHe society. Mr. Ayres formerly
was president of the Dallas State
bank.
WILL BEAUTIFY THE
COURT HOUSE GROUNDS
Worthington, Min., April ^
(Special)—The Nobles county board
of commissioners, through its court
house committee, consisting of Com
missioners C. F. Martin and Frank
Baker, has undertaken to beautify
Rnd improve the court house square,
and the work of removing various
scrubby and unsightly trees and
shrubs was authorized and com
menced this week. Ornamental ar
rangements and landscaping will
undertaken.
No Easing of T ariff* Restrictions
To Aid Adjustment of World Debis
From the New York Times
Senator Butler, who has an affectionate interest in the cotton
schedule and a general old-fashioned mystic reverence for protec
tion as a sacred and omnipotent economic deity, stirred a mild sur
prise the other day by a speech warning bankers and wicked for
eigners, who want to trade with the United States and are expect
ed to pay their debts to it. To the pre-Adamite protectionists
there are no new situations. There must never be any “lowering
of the tariff bars.” Make ’em higher, if you can! The Massa
chusetts textile industries, not having been brought to health by
the last application of the infallible nostrum, whimper faintly from
time to time for a stronger dose.
Presumably, Mr. Butler was trying to console the inconsol
able ; nor did his remarks have other than local importance except
in so far as political legend makes him an emanation of President
Coolidge. In a sense, Mr. Butler may be thought to have been
“jollying” some of his Bay State campaign contributors. The im
porters, however, are uneasy. Not only are the so mythically in
fluential Mr. Butler and his associate philanthropists bound to
jack up the rates, but Representative Hawlet of Oregon, second
high man on the Ways and Means committee, meditates adminis
trative changes of the tariff and a roundabout way of raising
rates. These volunteer activities are amusing. They show the
true protectionist spirit undiminished.
Unfortunately, they receive no encouragement from Mr. Cooi
idge. Our familiar friend, “a White House spokesman,” speaks
decisively. “President Coolidge has no intention of revising the
tariff.’.’ It needs no “spokesman” to tell us that. The composi
tion of the Senate, the position of Senator Borah, the large distrust
which the western farmers have of the benefits conferred upon
them by the master-work of Mr. Fordney and Mr. McCumber,
their still recent sharp perception that while it puts up prices of
what they buy it is powerless to increase the prices of what they
sell, raised by causes entirely independent of it; the economic
heresies of the jiorthwest, the special wrath of the La Follette bloo
—all these considerations are enough to make Mr. Coolidge refuse
to touch the tariff Avith a ten-foot pole.
Instead, he probably has apprehensions that the progressives
and some lower-tariff republicans will make trouble in congress
next winter. Perhaps this unscaring little “scare” has its uses.
It is neAV evidence, if any is needed, that Senator Butler is not an
unfailing fount of Avisdom, not a double personality. It is about
time to consider “Butler in himself.”
Flapper Fanny Says
i—7^-— J
Many a f?i whose face Is her for
tune cashes in on her cheek.
Pungent Paragraphs
The straight and narrow path is
plenty wide for its traffic.—Wichita
Times.
When a New York restaurant is
"padlocked” it receives an amount of
publicity calculated to stimulate a
demand for a key.—Washington Star.
Boston has decided to widen one of
her principal thoroughfares, but if
the reports of travelers count for
anything there are many others
that need straightening.—Quincy
Whig Journal. -
It is said that Lloyds will insure
anything, absolutely anything, even
strictly fireproof hotels at summer
and winter resorts.—Columbus Ohio
State Journal.
There's something to be said for the
fellow who writes the "popular’’ songs
-•-but it oughtn’t to be reprinted in a
family newspaper.—Fort Wayne
News Sentinel.
Yesterday's athletic satellites make
tomorrow’s vaudeville and movie
stars.—Boston Traveler.
Dante heard the wailing of the
damned, but the saxophone itself was
Invented later.—Lexington Leader.
It’s true that you can develop your
will power by reading how in a book;
it takes a lot of will power to read
that kind of a book.—Binghamton
Press.
Having set four husbands adrift,
one of our leading movie ladies starts
in appropriately by marrying her
fifth in mid-ocean.—Morgantown
New Dominion.
T.he woman in politics may not bo
responsible, but show us a man who I
still goes around the house in his i
stocking feet.—Durham Sun.
A cynic might call this an age of 1
cliff dwellers who behave like cave
men.—Boston Traveler.
It la said that a man can fall from
a great height without losing con
sciousness, but it’s a cinch that every
thing else will prove a total loss.— j
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch.
Interior decoration is to be taught
at Vassar College, but there will be
no need to teach the girls exterior
decoration.—I’ittsburg Chronicle and
Telegraph.
When a mar. marries his steno
grapher, she usually stops taking dtc
' tation.—Meridian Star.
The speed of your car depends on
whether you are bragging to a friend
The Maid’s Idea of It.
From the Tatler, London.
One theory of compensation is that a
person should be paid for his work ac
cording to its difficulty and not ac
cording to the skill with which he per
forms It. A woman was a convinced
adherent to that theory.
A lady was about to engage a maid.
"It seems to me." she said, "that you
ask very high wages, seeing that you’ve
had no experience.”
"Oh, no, mum," answered the girl
earnestly; “you see, it's much harder
work when you <!on’t know how."
Canute the Dane, a king of the Midi L
Ages, rarely appeared In public without
a train of *.000 horsemen, well mounted
and completely armed
or explaining to a judge.—Greenville
Piedmont.
Once the number of rooms govern
ed the price of a house. Now It's the
number of baths.—Flint Daily Jour
nal.
Just as soon as a man has his In
come tax off his mind his wife has
a few remarks to offer on the subject
of Easter hats.—Des Moines Register.
Even the United States meets with
rebuffs and disappointments in its
own courts.-—Bay City Times Tribune.
Stone walls do not a prison make,
nor Iron bars a cage, but ho\r the job
In springtime makes the helpless
prisoner rage.—Louisville Times.
It’s easy to start a spring garden,
but mlghy hard to acquire the habit.’
—Durham Sun.
The play jury has "acquitted” two
New York productions. Now watch
the boxoffice receipts fall off.—San
Antonio News.
Faireot Flowers.
Who loves a garden, loves a green
house, too. — Cowper.
The fairest flowers o’ the season are
our carnations. —Shakespeare.
Carnations, purple, azure, or speck’d
with gy>ld. —Milton.
The rose looks fair, but fairer we it
deem
For that sweet odor which doth in It
Mve- —Shakespeare.
Resplendent rose! to thee we’ll sing;
Whose breath perfumes th’ Olympian
bowers. —Moore.
The violet’s dharms I prize indeed.
So modlst ’tis and fair.
And sraells so sweet. —Goethe.
Is the purple seaweed rarer
Than the violet of the spring?
_—Anna Welts.
The tulip Is a stately queen.—Ilood.
The tulip’s petals shine In dew,
All beautiful, but none alike.
•—Montgomery.
I send thee pansies while the year
Is young,
Yellow as sunshtne, purple as th»
night;
Flower of remembrance.
—Sarah Dowdney.
The beauteous pansies rise
In purple, gold and blue,
With tints of rainbow hue
Mocking the sunset skies.
—Thomas J. Ousley.
The pansy freaked with jet.—Milton.
That sanguine flower inscribed with
woe. —Milton.
The hyacinth’s for constancy wi’ ltd
unchanging blue. —Burns.
And the hyacinth, purple and white,
and blue,
Which flung from its bells a sweet
peal anew.
Of music so delicate, soft nn.l intense.
It was felt like an odor within the
sense. —Sliciler.
Had I two loaves of bread, ay, ay.
One would I sell nfld hyacinths buy
to feel my soul. —Saadi.
The lily of the vale
Its balmy essence breathe?.
—Thompson.
The Naiad-like lily of the vale.
Whom youth makes so fair, and pas
sion so pale. —Shelley.
The lilies say: Behold bow we
Preach without words of purity.
—Christina G. Kossetti.
And lilies white prepared to touch
The whitest thought nor soil it
much. —E. B. Browning.
The lilac spreads odorous essence.
—Jean Ingelow.
No Doom Today.
From The Argus (Seattle).
It was raining in Los Angeles on
the morning of the eclipse, and one
enterprising youngster was yelling
his wares:
‘‘Polper! All about the end of the
world being postponed on account ol
rainl" _ _
West Point's coat of arms has been
changed. For more than 30 years the
coat of arms consisted of a perpendi
cularly striped shield bearing on its face
a helmet of Mara through which a
sword ran diagonally downward from
the right or "sinister" side. Surmount
ing >11 was an American eagle, facing
the sinister side of the shield. ' Both
eagle and sword have been reversed.