EAND CONCERTS TO SM
NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The series of band concerts
which the entertainment com
mittee of the Commercial club
has been soliciting funds for will
probably be inaugurated on next
Wednnesday evening at the High
school grounds. The committee
has raised a sum sufficient to
carry out the conceits and work
will be started at once on placing
the band-stand in the grounds at
the school, as well as lights for
the band. This will make an ideal
place to spend a pleasant evening
and afford our citizens a chance
to enjoy some good music. The
merchants responded very well to
the committee's appeal for funds,
and the Burlington shop em
ployes subscribed quite a neat
sum to carry out the concerts.
The location of the concerts on
High School Hill will prove much
more satisfactory to a vast ma
jority of the people, as it is a
more central point and can be
reached a great deal more easily
than the park and it will be found
in the long run far more satisfac
tory. Let the concerts start, the
sooner the better, and we will all
appreciate the efforts of the com
mittee who arranged the series of
concerts, as well as the citizens
who so generously donated to the
good cause.
ROASTED PEANUT 1MBEDED
IN CONCRETE 20 YEARS
While (he workmen at the Bur
lington depot were engaged the
other day in digging out the old
concrete foundation of the office
room at the depot they discovered
a peanut imbedded in the con
crete, and after getting it out they
found it to be as good as the day
it was placed there, and had the
foundation been allowed to stand
it probably would have been pre
served for all time. It was about
twenty years ago that the present
structure was erected, and doubt
less the peanut was thrown into
the fresh concrete by some by
stander. The shell was still on
the peanut and when .opened the
nut inside was as fresh as if it
had only been a few days before
when it was roasted, instead of
almost a decade when it was fresh
from the roaster.'
PARCEL POST BUSINESS
SHOWS A BIG GROWTH
Men who handle' the mail at
.Lincoln railway stations notice a
big increase in the amount of
parcels post mail, an increase
that at times taxes the capacity
of the equipment at hand to carry
it in, says the Lincoln Journal.
The parcels post business has
shown a growth of from 10 to 12
per cent during the past six
months, according to the Lincoln
postoffice. department. The col
lection delivery service went into
effect Tuesday and it is believed
that this will increase the volume
of service.
The CO. D. service is run on
the same principle that the ex
press companies handle - similar
business. A charge of 10 cents is
made for delivering a parcel C. O.
D., and another charge- is made
for remitting the money to the
sender, the charge coming in the
form of a money order.
IRDOCK LIGENSE
CASE IS AGAIN SUB
MITTED TO THE COURT
This morning the matter of
the application of G. G. William
son for a license to sell liquors in
the village of Murdock, this coun
ty, was argued before District
Judge Travis by Attorney Matthew
Gering for the petitioner and At
torney C. S. Aldrich for the re
monstrators. The matter was
submitted to the court. Some
time ago the court revoked the
license issued by the village
board of Murdock, on the ground
that the ordinance under which it
was granted had not been passed
in a manner in accordance to the
law.
Have you tried the Forest Rose
flour? If not, why not? It is the
best flour on the market and is
sold by all dealers.
Thomsen, Dentist. Qund Bldfl.
A Case of
Overreaching
By DOROTHEA HALE
Herman GotU was a very old man.
He had received no education In his
youth; consequently he bad been oblig
ed to do very ordinary work, which had
paid him very little He had had chil
dren, but they had died, and he and
his wife had no one to rely on In their
old age. when they were unable to
work. There seemed nothing for them
to do but go to the poorhouse. and
there is something so melancholy about
it that many would rather die than
resort to it '
One day, Herman, while walking
along the street found a large pocket
book, one of that kind that will hold
a bank bill without Its being folded.
Herman opened it and saw that it con
tained $270. He looked about Mm to
see if any one was near who might
hare dropped it, but there was no one
at all In sight So be put it in bis
pocket and took it home to his wife,
Maria, to consult with her as to what
he should do with it
Maria asked her neighbors bow one
could find the owner of a pocketbook
lost on the street and was told to look
in the newspapers, for the owner
would doubtless advertise It and would
offer a reward for its return." So the
next morning Herman went to a read
ing room for poor persons and looked
through all the morning papers, for he
could read and write also, though very
badly. In one of the papers he found
the advertisement he was looking for.
It stated that a pocketbook had been
lost near where Herman had found it
and If returned a third of the contents
would be given the finder.
The bablt of honesty was firmly fixed
on the old man. Indeed, he had never
In his life taken anything that did not
belong to him. and It was too late for
him to begin. If he should keep the
money It would trouble lilm and It
would not likely Inst him as long as he
lived anyway. If he returned It he
would get a third of It. which would
keep him and Maria for several
months.
Ho took the pocketbook to the owner,
who at first praised him very highly
for tils honesty. Indeed, he was so
loud In his praise that he forgot to
count out the money for the reward.
When Herman asked him for it he
opened nil the different compartments
as though looking for something, then
began to abuse the old man, saying
that there had been much more money
In the pocketbook than he now found
there. Herman denied having taken
anything out of it. whereupon the
man began to curse and to swear at
nerman. calling him a thief, and. hus
tling him to the door, put him out giv
ing him a kick at the same time.
It happened that a policeman was
going by the house at the time and
asked what was the matter. The own
er of the pocketbook told his story,
and Herman charged him with refus
ing to pay the reward he had offered,
besides assaulting him. The police
man took them to the station, where
be entered n charge of disorderly con
duct ngalnst both of them in order that
tbe matter might be thrashed out In
court
The next morning they were brought
Into court with other prisoners, and
when their case was called the Judge
asked for a statement of facts. It was
soon made evident to him that nerman
had been beaten out of his reward,
ne also got from the old man that he
was too old to work and that he and
bis wife were about to go to the poor
house. Honesty under such circum
stances made n very favorable impres
ston. while the conduct of tbe owner
of the pocketbook appeared very repre
hensible. "You say." said the Jndge to the lat
ter. "that there was much more money
In the pocketbook than was returned T"
"Yes. your honor."
"now much more?"
"There were seven $1,000 and four
$500 bills, in all $9,000."
"How did you happen to have so
much money In such a place?"
"I have carried it there for several
years. I don't put money In bank. I
don't like banks."
"Wasn't it rather an unsafe way to
carry bills?"
The prisoner saw that he was getting
tied op by the Judge in his statements
and looked confused.
"Were these bills in the same part
of the pocketbook." asked the Judge,
"as the money returned?"
"No, your honor; they were in a com
partment by themselves."
"Which compartment?"
The man looked more confused than
ever at this. The Judge called for the
pocketbook and asked the prisoner
to show him Just where the bills bad
been kept The man then confessed
that they were in a part which was
sewed together, ne examined the
pocketbook closely and, feeling a thick
part took out a knife and. ripping It
open, extracted the bills exactly as the
prisoner named them.
"You are a truthful fellow," said the
Judge. "What reward did you offer for
the return of your property?"
The man did not reply, and the Judge
celled for the advertisement which
Herman produced.
"You offered one-tblrd of the con
tent of the pocketbook." continued the
Judge. Then he handed Herman $.1,000.
being one-third of the whole contents
of the pocketbook. nt the same time
telling the other that if he troubled the
old man and came into court nguln he
would find a way to punish him.
Humor and
Philosophy
r lACAA N. J HI TM
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
MAN likes the statement that be
has risen to the top of the ladder.
A woman resents tbe Intimation that
be wasn't always there.
"Industry" sounds classy, but "in
dustrious" smacks of the dinner pall.
In these prosperous days give a man
an inch and be will take a whole rail
road.
When a girl doesn't find the front
porch or the hammock attractive her
mother begins to fear she meditates a
career.
I
It may be that diamonds are becom
ing common, but there are a lot of us
who have never had one who will
have to be shown.
' If there were a credit man to pass
upon the conversational soundness of
people how many would go into bank
ruptcy at once?
What Is more pathetic than a middle
aged person trying to make hlmsnlf
and others tielieve he Is young?
there's a great difference letween
peace of mind and piece of mind.
The woman who changes her mind
often sometimes forgets where she
put It.
The mnn who keeps his friends
guessing should 1kj considerate enough
to offer a prize for the correct solution.
The Alternative.
I'd hate to live on bread and cheep
With water on the fI1o
And every Binglo biased day
With only that collide;
But. on tlio whole. I would prefer
To live that simple way
If 1 were forced to chocwe that or
A banquet every day.
When you have lived on pork and beam
And other hash house junk,
If you can take one for a change
A banquet's not bo punk.
When you have met one every day
For Just about a week
: Tou long to lead the simple life,
j To ppell It out In Greek.
1 First off It strikes you as a treat.
The second's pretty fair,
The third day It is commonplace,
The fourth you want to swear,
The fifth a nightmare seeniB to be.
And at the sixth you say,
! "Take all that fancy stuff away
And bring me Just plain hay."
The tramp who bens from door to door
j May find the picking poor,
I And very often ho would like
To try the banquet cure.
But in a month his appetite
Would for the old line call,
And he would say, "The h undent is
The best gamo ufter all."
K
Expelled, but
Hopeful.
"I understand
that your son la
ott of college."
"Yes."
"What is he go
ing to do now?"
"Try to find an
other that will
take him in."
. No Lost,
"How do you feel about woman suf
frage?" "Well, I am willing that a woman
should vote if she wants to, but she
can't vote and have my seat in the
street car too."
"Well, as she seldom gets your seat
I suppose that she won't lose anything
by voting."
Aeethetio Girl.
"Maude has broken her engagement
with Harry."
"For what reason H
"She says with her dark blue dispo
sition and his pink hair she Is afraid
that they would not be able to harmo
nise the house furnishings."
Needed to Forget
"Bowrek is going abroad, do you
know?"
"I think so."
"Wonder how that happens?"
"He la said to know a lot about that
bank failure."
Smart Landlady.
"She always tries to have her board
ers meet a lot of pretty girls."
"Why?"
"She says a young man never eats
much when he Is in love."
Breaking It to Him Gently.
"Maude, will you marry me?"
"Well, Charlie. I'll think about If
"What will you think about It?"
"Some very uncomplimentary things,
I am afraid."
Wife Will Do It For Him.
"I always hnle to iniike up my mind."
"Why don't you marry and make an
tnd of It?"
The Difference.
Full many a vlllane maiden,
Shy, bashful and sixteen,
If she had money at her beck
Would bo the vlllnge uaeen.
sours ioii,
Publication Begun of Docu
ments Found In Ant
arctic Hut.
THE atory of the polar expedition
which ended in the first great
catastrophe in the history of
antarctic exploration is beguu
In the current issue of Everybody's
Magazine which Is to publish Captain
Scott's diaries In this country.,' The
diaries, records and photographs were
discovered and brought back by the re
lief party that found tbe bodies of the
commander and bis followers. There
were twelve closely written Journals,
containing stuiie "00,000 words.
The Terra Nova, which sailed out of
the New Zealand harbor of Lyttleton
on Nov. 20, 1910, encountered bad
weather almost from the beginning.
Scott tells of tbe storm on Dec. 1 and
then of the lauding in tbe first week
of the new year 1911 on Cape Evans
of McMurdo sound. The second day
of disembarkation tbe party met with
a strange adventure.
Tells of Killer Whales.
"Close to the water's edge lay the
wire Rtern rope of the ship, and our
two Eskimo dogs were tethered to
this." Scott writes.
"I did not think of connecting the
movements of the whales with this
fact, and, seeing them so close, I
shouted to I'ontlng, who was standing
abreast of the ship. He seized his
camera and run toward the floe edge
to get a close picture of the beasts,
which had momentarily disappeared.
"The next moment the whole floe un
der him and the dogs heaved up and
split Into fragments. Whale after
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THE TKIIKA NOVA LEAVING LYTTLBTON
HAllUOll, NEW ZEALAND, NOV. '46, 1'JIU.
whale rose under the Ice, setting It
rocking fiercely. One could hear the
'booming' noise as the whales rose un
der the Ice und struck it with their
backs. Luckily routing kept his feet
and was able to flee to security. By
an extraordinary chance also the splits
had been made around and between
the dogs so that neither of them fell
into the water.
"Then it was clear that the whales
shared our astonishment, for one after
another their huge, hideous heads shot
vertically Into tbe air through tbe
cracks which they had made. As they
reared them to a height of six or eight
feet (killers run to twenty feet long)
it was possible to see their tawny beud
markings, their small, glistening eyes
and their terrible array of teeth, by
far tbe largest and most terrifying in
the world.
Dogi Badly Frightened.
"There cunnot be a doubt that they
looked up to see what had happened
to Tonting and tbe dogs. Tbe latter
were horribly frightened and strained
at their chains, whining. The bead of
one killer must certainly have . been
within five feet of one of tbe dogs.
"After this whether they thought the
fame Insignificant or whether they
missed routing is uncertain, but the
terrfylng creatures passed on to other
banting."
Three months of open weather were
spent in laying the depots southward.
Various excitements were occasioned
by the dogs and ponies, and those make
ttp the moat Interesting parts of this
part of the diary.
"With our present routine," says
Scott, "the dogs remain behind an
hour or more trying to bit off their ar
rival in the new camp soon after the
ponies have been picketed. The teams
re pulling very well, Meares' espe
cially. Pony Fights Off Huskies.
"The nnlmals are getting' a little
fierce. Two white dogs In Meares'
team have been trained to attack
strangers. They were quiet enough on
board ship, but now bark fiercely If
any one but their driver approaches
the team. They suddenly barked at
mo ns I was pointing out the stopping
place to Meares, and Osinnn, my erst
while friend, swept around und nipped
my leg lightly. I had no stick, Hnd
there Is no doubt that If Meores hod
not been ou the sledgo th whole team,
following the lend of the white dogs,
would have been at me In a moment
Hunger and fear are the out? realities
. . . ...
.
GRIM RECORD
AT WORLD'S EDGE 1
Intimate Details of Dreadful
Days That Intensify the
Horror.
in dog rife, and an empty stomach
makes a fierce dog."
Que day near the end of the oat
ward march the pony W'eary Willy,
true to his name, had lagged behind
and, being tired, slipped and fell. A
dog team was just coming up. The
Instaut they saw him tall they dash
ed at htm regardless of control.
Weary Willy made a gallant fight of
it, bltlug and shaking some of the
dogs with his teeth, but getting much
bitten himself, though by good bap
not seriously. At last the men bent
them off, breaking ski sticks and steer
ing stick. Yet the dogs were so tough
that they got off uninjured.
Under dute of Feb. 10, 1911, the
daily routine Is described as follows:
"We turn out of oar sleeping bags
about 9 p. m. Somewhere about 11:30
I shout to the Soldier Ontes, 'How are
things?' There Is a response suggest
ing readiness, and soon after figures
are busy among sledges and horses. ,
"Still we wait; the picketing lines
must be gathered up, a few pony put-
a wo
Photo by American Prrns Aaitoclatlon.
CAPTAIN HOOTT IN HIB UNIFOBM AS A
BRITISH NAVAIj OFFICXH.
ties need adjustment, a pnrty has been
slow striking their tent With numb
ed lingers on one's horse's bridle and
tbe nulinal striving to turn Its head
from the wind one feels resentful.
Daily March Begins.
"At last all Is ready. One says, 'All
light. Dowers, go ahead,' and I'.lrdlo
(for such was his nickname) leads his
big animal forward, starting, as he con
tinues, nt a steady pace. The horses
have got cold und at the word they
are off the soldier's and one or two
others with a rush.
"Flnnesko (fur boots) glvo a poor
foothold on the slippery sastrugl (hard
ened snow waves), and for a minute
or two drivers have some difficulty In
maintaining the pace on their feet
Movement is warming, and in ten min
utes tbe column has settled itself to
steady marching.
"As the end of the half march ap
proaches 1 get out my whistle. Then
at a shrill blast Bowers wheels slight
ly to the left; his tent mates lead still
farther out to get the distance for the
picket lines. Oates and I stop behind
Bowers and Evans, the two other
sledges of our sgund behind the two
others of Bowers'. 8o we are drawn
up in camp formation. Tbe picket
lines are run across at right angles
to the line of advance and secured to
tbe two sledges at each end. In a few
minutes ponies are on the lines cov
ered, tents np again and cookers going.
"Meanwhile the dog drivers after a
long, cold wait nt the old camp have
packed tbe a,t sledge and come trot
ting along our tracks. Tbey try to
time their arrival In the new camp im
mediately after our own and generally
succeed well. Tbe mldmarch bait runs
Into an hour and at the end we pack
np and tramp forth again.
"We generally make our final camp
about 8 o'clock aud within an hour and
a half most of us are In our sleeping
bags. At the long halts we do onr
best for our animals by building snow
walls and improving their rugs."
Many Mishaps.
With blizzard weather and the lorn
of ponies because of it the various par
ties laying In supplies encountered one
misfortune after another. The word
now was, "Back to the shelter of Hut
rolntl" The Barrier was cold and the
sea ice so dangerous that it nearly
wrecked the expedition then and there.
Some five miles of soa Ice extended
between the solid plane of the Bar
rier and nnt Point
Bowers, with Cherry-Garrard and
Crean, had duly made for Hut Tolnt
with the ponies. As they advanced
over the sea Ice toward Hut Point one
crack appeared aftor another till at
last they reached one which showed
the loo to bo actually on the move. At
once they turned and hastened back,
but the Ice was drifting out to sen!
Tbe ponies behaved splendidly. Jump
ing the ever widening cracks with ex
traordlnary sagacity, while tlielr driv
ers launched the slediros back over the
l ftirs ? )
craHn In order not to rlsi be piles'
legs. Eveutually they reached woAt
looked like a safe place. Hep and y
nles were thoroughly exhausted. Capy?
was pitched and the weary party fell
asleep.
Bot soon Bowers was awakeq&t by
strange noise. Tbe ke bad beguQ to
break up even at their camping app;
one of their four ponies had disap
peared Into the sea and they were sur
rounded by water.
Packing up hurriedly, for five long
hoars they fought their way over
three-quarters of a mile of drifting Ice,
getting ponies and loads from floe to
floe. They stuck to their charges man
fully. On them depended the hope of
reaching the pole, for the loss of more
ponies and equipment most apell rain
for their chiefs plana. Open water
cut them off from the Barrier, and had
they been able to reach It there was
small prospect of finding a way for the
ponies up the Ice wall And all round
the savage killer whales were blowing
and snorting in the open water space.
Volunteers to Find Helih
Crean then with great gallautry vol
unteered to make his way somehow
to firm ground and find help. It was
a desperate venture. He Jumped from
floe to floe, and nt last, with the help
of his ski stick, climbed up the face
Df the barrier from a piece of We
which touched the Ice cliff at the right
moment
Cherry-Garrard stayed with Bowers,
at his request, for little Bowers would
never give up his charge while a gleam
of hope remained, and for a whole
day these two were afloat
To the rescue, then,' but not without
a plan. First to Safety camp to tako
up some pro visions and oil, and then
to the scene of the disaster, marching
carefully aioug the Ice edge.
"To my Joy," says Scott "I caught
night of the lost party. Wo got otfr
Alpine rope and with its help dragged
tbe two men to tho surface. I pitched
camp nt a safe distance from the edge
and then we nil started salvago work.
The ice hud ceased to drift and lay
close and quiet against the Barrier's
edge. We got the men at 6:.t0 p. m,,
and all the sledges and effect on to
the Barrier by 4 a. m.
"It was awful," Scott writes. "I call
ed all hands and pointed out my road.
... csmsw
4 Jim? -V
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COHMANPKU AND CKKW OF TF.ItRA NOVA
IN VKHSIX'B MKHH 1IOOM (INKKT) LIEU
TENANT KVANH, hkcond in command o
EXPEDITION.
Bowers and Ontes went out on it with
a sledge und worked their way to the
remaining ponies and started back
with them along the same track.
Meanwhile Cherry and 1 dug a road at
tho Barrier edge. We saved one pony.
For a time I thought we should get
both, but Bowers' poor animal slip
ped at a Jump and plunged into tho
water. We dragged him out on some
brash ice, killer whales all about us In
an Intense state of excitement The
poor animal couldn't rise and the only
merciful thing was to kill it"
TAKE PICTURES UNDER
THIRTY FEET OF WATER.
Thr Man Do It by Means of Marvel
ous Nw Invention. ' '
Bi nest I Williamson of Norfolk, Va.,
son of Captnln J. n. Williamson. In
ventor of a submarine tube, has caused
a sensation by exhibiting pictures tak
en under the water at Hampton Roads,
ne showed pictures of fish and wrecks
taken at a depth of thirty feet ,
It is claimed that with the subma
rine tube It will be possible to tike
moving pictures at the bottom of the
sea. The tube is flexible and Is pro
vided with a windowed chamber at
the bottom In which three men can!
work. Young Williamson was assist-,
ed at making the photographs by two
companions. They took pictures at
night also with the aid of four electric
lights. Tbey first took photographs
of fiBh which were attracted to the
windowed chamber by the brilliant
light Then tbey took pictures of
sunken objects.
One of their number dived over
board, and when he pasaod the win
dow of the chamber at a depth of
twenty feet the photographer Inside
got a snapshot Another picture shows
fish nibbling a bait on a hook at a ,
depth of thirty feet
Ernest Williamson Is planning to
take a trip to the West Indies, and he
promises to return with a film thnt
will prove of great Interest Govern
ment ofllclals aro Interested in the
tube, which, It Is claimed, will do away
with divers and enable men to descend
to the bottom of the ocean, bav or riv.
er without having to don a diving suit.
A person can go down in tho tube
In evening clothes nod return to the
surface ns spotTess as when be descended.
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