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About Will Maupin's weekly. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1911-1912 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1911)
QUERY FOR THE MISSIONARY After the Diacours Was Ended. Voting Heathen Wanted to Know Only On Thing. A Boston ian, who has done consid erable missionary work in the far cast, not long ago addressed a Bible meeting in a church of that city, on which occasion he spoke of the ad ventures, as veil as the work, of the missionaries in that quarter, says Harper's Magazine. There was one youngster in the audience, a lad of twelve, who had been brought to the meeting by his father. It was with considerable sur prise and gratification that the mis sionary observed, when his dis course had been finished and he had asked whether anyone had any ques tions to put, that the aforesaid youngster evinced a disposition to make an inquiry. "Come, my lad," said the mission ary, ""speak up. If there is any thing I haven't made clear, tell me." "Oh, everything is clear to me," said the boy. "What I want to know is, have you any foreign stamps you can give a fellow r A -WREATH OF BABIES." Imagination is the making of a ariter, s one has been led to believe. lerhape; but some writers go too far. Just listen to this description of a bit of simple summer millinery from a foreign publication: "It goes with a yellow print frock, like she poet's "Puttercup-coor was ber print grown, An mtttlv MM ba nna intt fAirt1 ud here we had gray chip, very tcrcup-ycliow taffetas Winterhalter bo us. with raveled ends, sitting all rrnnd l:e low crown, with their fat. short lesrs sticking out well apart i front of them, for H the world like a wreath of chubbT babies. How Ho Voted, t a church court a pastor bad to -rote oa a detteato queetioa. Either way wooM eatraase some of bta flock. 80 ho 'voted bo llqult," which la QwteaJoat to aaltln to bo excused. The Taext ay a country delegate was aat4 how tfcla pastor Bad voted on t&o vexed roaUoo. Ha said: "The toaa eld act oam pleased. la fact. a voted that he did aot tTke tt." AN EXCEPT iON. "1 hat that expression, "Drop me a line." Still, it's permisible if you hap pen to be drowning." Man Complex Makeup. TVs averaaw maa la health haa the aaatorial for IS pounds of candles, one poaod of aalts. carboa sufflctent tor a pencils, btadtasa for 1 octavo hooka. 5e katfe head lee, U vkHa atrtasa, S toaapooarola salt and one you ad of loaf auaar. Many Have Tried. No aaaa haa ever (rained dlstlactkat hsceaee ot the excellence of hia Jew toy. Quality That Premeth No Ooaeett aaar puS a aaaa ap. bat Trained to Use Both Hands. Ts-e caUdrea of Japan are trained aa aaabMeatera, value both aaada eo,uey wU. Importance ot Typewriter. The typewriter ranks aa oaa at tbe snoat import mat laveatloaa at the last aalt a ceatury ta the promotioa of aaaiaeea and tie spread at lateW geatee. like the telophase, eewtag aaachSaa, aatoatoblla, etc. Its loss wxNt!d caw the world to slow down a bit. Obvtowa. The saaa who gets much aatlsfactloa ot the tact that he haa a alga. aristocratic Instep never worries about the height ot his brow. Rule for Success, Havtng began ta one Bae, resolve to fight tt oat oa that Una. to lead la it; adopt every Improvement, have the beat machinery, and know the saost about tt. Andrew Carnegie. What He Escaped. A 30-year coavtct In a southern state heard the telephone the other day for the first Onto. This may bo called pa thetic, but think what tortures he haa aniseed by not havtng to wait ta drag atorea. Keeae Sentinel. Small Demand for Buttons. Tba Rev. G. Preatoa Tonga ot SL Paula church, Tannouth. England, la his Parish Magazine, under the bead tag of Acknowledgments,- says: "Several anonymous contributions ot bet too have been received. We are atlll wondering bow to use these gifts to the best advantage la the district, aa, for obvious reasons, they are ua a at ted to the needs of the beaten," The First Thimble. Tbe thimble ot paln tewing waa Invented In the year 1684 by a gallant young Datch goldsmith of Amsterdam, who devised the "thumb-bell" for this waa its original name in order to protect bis sweetheart's thumb tops when she was engaged with a needle and cotton. The "thumb bell" baa, bowever, become a "finger-bell." but In shape only little change has taken place in it since tbe loving Hans placed the first thimble on the thumb of this lady love. Women Lawyers Gaining Ground. Women are now eligible for admis sion to the bar in all Federal courts, and in Maine, Massachusetts, Connec ticut. New York. New Jersey, Penn sylvania, North Carolina. Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon. South Dakota, Washington and several other stales. Law Notes. Remain of Old-Time Fortress. Archaeological researches made si a spst some 20 miles from Kara, Rua sla, have brought to . -fit a complete ly intact stone fortress of prehistoric date. The masonry of the primitively designed forts and bastions is some what roughly, but extremely well laid. Among the many and various objects found are quite a number of well-preserved figures of heathen gods, mostly in animal forms and In a kind of hard-baked potter's clay. Trie ortrerence. The hen never drinks without look ing up, whereas when men drink tbey cant look up. St. Paul Dispatch. Almost the Limit. "You say she worries herself un necessarily over trifling things?" said one of two women who were speak ing about tbe ways of another. "Wor ries?" waa the answer. "Why, she's more trouble to herself than a fam ily of children!" Where Glass Eyes Are Made. Glass eyes axe made principally la Lauschv a German town 20 miles from Cobarg. The trade ia flourish ing, with constant improvements of value, though in minor details. As In many occupations In Europe, the artisans hand down their acquired knowledge and skill to younger mem bers of the same family. Gi ffan tie A billion dollars is a great sum ot money. It- would take a man, work ing eight hours a day. over 90 years to count and stack it at the rata ot a dollar a second United States Cornea Fourth, Tbe United States government la the fourth to establish an aeronau tical laboratory. ' Belgium. France and Russia have already done so. Railroad Cars for Automobiles. Ia order to handle automobiles eas ily, several railroads have adopted a new style of freight car, having door the full width and height of the car. Spanish Cttyt Vehicle Tax. Valencia, Spain, farms out Its v hide tax tor a fixed aunt per annum to a concessionary, who la allowed to collect under the terms of his coa tract a sum amounting to about $340 for each automobile, plus about 24.06 ex tra for each seat the car contains. Practically all the machines arc kept tor only city and park driving. Fell From Roof of Church. A mason named Littlejohn. residing to the Strathdoa district ot Aberdeen shire. Scotland, met his death recent ry ta a remarkable manner Ha climbed to the roof of a church In or der to dislodge a swarm of be s. but suddenly overbalancing, he tell to the ground and waa killed on the spot. Thief Restored Sacred Objects. The precious stones reatoved and taken away from the tabernacle ta the new church, Oaremorris, Ireland, some months ago, have been returned by a registered letter. The act ot restitution waa the cause ot much sat isfaction, as the atones were rare and costly. Small Millions of Years Old. A petrified prehistoric snail embed ded ta the heart ot a large piece at blue Haa atone, waa discovered a tew days ago by quarry men working at Cheddar Ctttta, Wales, upon some large boulders ot atone which were displaced ta ta landslide which oc curred sosoe years ago. The discov ery is distinctly Interesting to the geologists on account of the great age ot the find, aa, situated upon a very low strata. It must be milltoas of rears since the snail 11 Ted. No Vipers In New World, Africa la the home oi the typical vipers. No species ot the true viper Inhabits the new world, though sev eral kinds ot snakes are commonly so called. The viperine snakes ot this hemisphere belong to a sub-family ot the vipers, knowa technically aa the Crotaitnaa. Under this head come the rattlesnake, copperhead, water moc casin, bushmastea and the fer-de-lance. Not for Her. Oae ot our smallest business man, a little bit ot a fellow at the dinner table ot the house, a tew days ago, waa Jolstagly proposing marriage to a fat woman about six times his size. "No." indignantly replied the big wom an, "when I marry I don't want to get a muf so small that 111 have to shake the bed clothes in the morning to find him. V v, . . . How About It? It may also be true that the roll ing moss gathers no rocks. Facta aa to Air's Movements. The movement of air is variously designated, according to Its velocity, as a sephyr, breexe, wind, gale or hur ricane. A dense or thick fog, accord ing to the weather bureau, obscures objects at a distance of 1.000 feet. A Hare's Daily Sea Bath. A hare which had made a dally practice of swimming in the sea at Cley. to the delight of visitors, has been captured by some local fishermen in a boat. They chased the TmWi seaward for 300 yards before they came up with it The hare was than exhausted and was easily captured.- London Dally Mail. Too Much Taffy Is Bad. It Is not good to eat much honey; so for men to search out their owa glory is grievous. Proverbs of Solo mon, xxv : 27. Not Always. It Is not always safe to decide that a man has passed the age of use fulness merely because his 15-year-old son can beat him at golf. Success Apt to Dazzle. There's a glare about success which Is apt to dazzle men's eyes. When wa see a man rising in the world, a fool ish high opinion is formed ot his mer its. It is said. "What a wonderful man this must be to rise so rapidly!" forgetting that straw, dust, and feath ers things without value or weight rise the soonest and easiest. It la not always the great and good maa who rises rapidly into wealth and notice. Loving Friends. Never cast aside your friends if by any possibility you can retain them. We are the weakest of spendthrifts If we let one drop off through inatten tion, or let one push another away, or if we hold aloof from one through petty jealousy. Would you throw away a diamond because It scratched you? One good friend is not to be weighed against the Jewels of tba earth. Legal Qualifications. It seems that a lawyer is something of a carpenter. He can file a bill, split a hair, chop logic, dovetail an ar gument, make an entry, get up a case, frame an indictment. Impanel a jury, put them In a box, nail a witness, hammer a Judge, bora a court, shavo a note, "grind an axe," chisel a client. and other like things. A Poor Press Agent. Max O'Rell was exceedingly popular as a lecturer, and the way In which his mother viewed the suggestion that her son should take to the platform H worth repetition. She wrote to him from the native village which she had never left for more than a day to say that she did not think appearing before audiences to be reputable business, and when he replied that he bad decided to do it and bad signed a contract to that effect the dear old lady wrote back that she was "still" his loving mother and that she would tell no on In the vil lage about it. Office of the Lungs. "What is the office of the lungs? a teacher asked a small pupil la a class ta physiology. "Tbe chest." she promptly replied. -And." said the teacher, telling the story. "I guess she was somewhat near right, for tbe lungs certainly do busi ness In the chest. Helping Him. Intrepid Wldovr Speaking of conun drums, Mr. Slocum. here's a good one. Why is tbe letter "d" like a wedding ring? Procrastinating Bachelor Oh. fm no good at conundrums. Intrepid Widow Tou give It up? Why, be cause -wa" cant be "wed without It Big Hearted Goldsmith, Mills, a fellow collegian ot Gold smith's, called oca morning to offer Oliver a breakfast, when be was ad jured in answer to bis knock and In a smothered voice to force open the door and enter. When Mills and others had at last forced the bolted door they found Goldsmith so entangled In the ticking of his bed that be could not extricate himself without help. He explained that as the night before had been piercing cold he had given a poor perishing woman with five children all his bedclothes. What could be do? He had nothing else, not a penny, to give her. "It was a cold night, too." he added, "for I couldnt at first sleep till I thought of ripping open the mattress to lie in the ticking." -Oliver Gold smith. by R. Ashe King. A Surprise For Swaggers "Yes," said Swagger, "this is a tur- kese ring." "Excuse me," said Bangs; th cor rect pronunciation of that word turkwoise. " "No; turkeae. excuse me. "I say turkwolse." "Well, let's go to the Jeweler and ask him. "Right." "In order to settle a wager," said Swagger to the Jeweler, "would you mind telling me if tbe correct pronun ciation ot the stone in this ring is tur- kexe or turkwolse?" The jeweler took the ring and ex amined it carefully. "The correct pro nunciation." he said, "is glass.' don Tit-Bits. BOOKS ON GOLF ARE DEAD Dealer Vehemently Complains That He Can Sell Any Other Kind Except That. A booV dealer burst into bitter cornnlaint the other day. "I can sell any sort of a book,' ha said, "except one. Let its age be what you please; let its covers be battered, still I can find a customer for it. Provided, that is, it is not a book on golf." He went on to sketch the sad situ ation: "It may seem to you odd, but it is true that the golf books are dead as dead can be. The publishers don't know that fact yet, but we book deal ers do. They still issue golf rec ords, golf manuals, and all that sort of thing, and we have to buy them on a falling market." He was perfectly serious about it, and, as the phrase goes, ought to have known what he was talking about. There are, it is true, less pif fling questions, but he raises one which teases the curiositf. Is it true that people don't read golf books? Is the book-taught beginner merely a myth? Here is some evidence that he is, or at least that he gets- his theory of golf out of books which he borrows but does not buy. Chicago Evening Post, SOFTNESS OF GOLDEN ARC Peculiar Color of Light Is Due to Spe cial Preparation of Carbon Which Contains Rare Minerals. In place of the pure white glare cold and unkind in its whiteness of the usual form of are light, a still more glaring radiance, but of a soft and pleasing golden color, is now ev erywhere seen. The golden color of this light ia due to a peculiar preparation of the carbon pencils, which are said to con tain the salts of various somewhat rare minerals; but their exact con stituents are not revealed by the manufacturers. The golden arc light gives a curi ous spectrum quite unlike the contin uous band afforded by ordinary car bons, which is very similar to that of daylight. The spectrum yielded by the new carbons is discontinuous, and consists of a number of brilliant strips separated by spaces of dark ness. The red, orange and green are especially conspicuous, while blue and the colors beyond it are scarcely represented. The carbons have the disadvantage of giving a somewhat unsteady light, and for this reason they are held by many to be more suitable for outdoor than for interior illumination, Harper's Weekly. ROMANCE FLIES AWAY. Mr. Charles Alden Seltzer, ques tioned recently about the scene of his newest book, "The Two-Gun Man, replied : "All the romance has gone from the west now. I believe I would find very little in Xew Mexico now to remind me of the old west- Of course, a transition was inevitable; civilization must advance, and with its advance the old conditions and old customs must go. Fences and laws and sheep have stopped cat tle stealing and the cowpuncher is dethroned. But he was once king, with the unfenced range for jhis kingdom. He lived a free, hard life, obedient only to his own desires. I wish to remember him as I knew him and do not wish to return to de stroy my sense of the romantic in the west.' Outing. WHEN ALL MEN FLY. The influence of this freedom will tend toward decentralization, permit ting men to live at such places as may be found most convenient, with out the close influence of the loca tion of their business activities. It is quite possible that the cities may become more and more restricted to business and be gradually abandoned as places of residence, a condition which is already beginning to appear in some instances. When a man is able to rise from his own grounds and travel with the speed of an ex press train in any chosen direction in a machine of moderate cost, oper ated wholly by himself, there will be no reason why the situation of his manufactory or office should have much influence upon his place of res idence. Cassier's Magazine. LUCKY. "Brown is a lucky chap.1 "How so?" "He can afford to let his wife ge away whenever she wants to." De troit Free Press. NOTICE OF ADOPTION. In re Adoption No. 322, of Manley Fuglei, in the County Court of Lancas ter County, Nebraska. The State of Nebraska, To all per. sons interested take notice that Orville EL Sheffert and Anna Sheffert, hus band and wife, have filed their petition and the relinquishment of Child Saving Institute of Omaha and of Edith Fuglei for the Adoption of Manley Fuglei, a male minor child with bestowal of property rights and change of name which has been set for hearing before this court on the 16th day of January, 1912, at . 10 o'clock, A. M, when you may appear, object to and contest the same. Dated December 6, 1911. P. JAS. COSGRAVE, County Judge. By Robin R. Reh, SEAL Clerk. FISH FOR IRON THROUGH ICE How the Swedes Get Ore From the Bottom of Some of Their Lakes. The bottoms of many Swedish lakes are covered to a thickness of six or eight Inches with fragments of Iron ore of the size of peas. This lake ore consists chiefly of ochre, or hydrated oxide of Iron, mixed with sulcata and phosphate of Iron, clay, sand and other imparities, and yields pig iron of very good quality. The ore is obtained by very primi tive methods. In winter a hole is cut in the ice. a scraper attached on a long pole Is Inserted and all of the ore within reach Is collected into a heap beneath the hole. Some of the mud which has been scraped together with the ore Is removed by Btlrring the mass with poles, and the ore Is then scraped Into bags which have been sunk and Is hauled np. In summer this curious mining oper atlon is conducted in a similar man ner from rafts anchored in the lake. Two miners can bring up about four tons of ore In a day. Steam dredges have recently been installed In a few places. About thirty years after the removal of the ore a new layer of the same thickness Is found to have been produced by natural chemical processes. Once Tried Always Used Little Hatchet Flour Made from Select Nebraska Hard Wheat WILBER AND DeWITT MILLS RYE FLOUR A SPECIALTY TELEPHONE US ' BaB PW 200; Aottx 1459 145 Green The Dr. Benj. F. 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