Loup City Northwestern1
J. W BURLEIGH, Publisher.
ix>ri* CITY, NEBRASKA,
Brief Telegrams
China ha* at present, about 800
mil* * of railroad
A vessel drawing ten feet rises two
Inches in passing from fresh water to
salt.
The* Boston American league base
hall team has gone to Macon, <Ja . for
practice. t
!>ord Klratticona has Riven $20,000
to Manitoba ’University to extend it ;
scientific work
In the elty of Washington there are
13,000 Down*. 15,000 Smiths, 11.000
Johnsons and t.000 Joneses.
The toys used by Queen Victoria
when a child will he on exhibition at
the World's fair at Hi. I.ouls.
Jacob Itomels, who served the
Tenth Ohio district in congress In
1884 to 1888, died at tils home at To
ledo.
in the Province of Samara Russia.
405,00(1 persons got tlieir Hubsiatenc®
Irom less than three acres of land
P«*r capita
M. M. Boothnian. congressman from
the Sixth Ohio district in the Fiftieth
and Fifty first congresses, died at his
home In Bryan. Ohio.
John A. Creighton has given a fur
ther atim of about $250,000 to Creigh
ton University, a Catholic Institution,
at Omaha. Nob.
Htr-am launches with glass bottoms
are now at the service of those who
wish to view the marine grow about
Catalina Island, California.
The Servian government Intends es
tablishing a consulate at New York
city with a view to Increasing and
facilitating trade with the United
State*.
It Ih reported from Denver that
plans have been prepared In that city
tor an extension Of 125 miles to the
Union Pacific railroad in Colorado and
\\ voniing.
Colon* I \Y A. Mclntosn, general
counsel of the Postal Telegraph com
pany. Is dead In Jamaica, where be
was spending his vacation. Ilia home
was at Atlanta, (ia.
Senator Fairbanks was shown a
published "dispatch- stating that lie
hail "decided to become a candidate
for vice-president.” He declined to
make any statement.
Marchioness Hplnola, who before
her marriage was Miss Lilly Page,
daughter of Captain Page, of Rich
mond, Vn . is dead. She was one of
the oldest American resident* or
Home.
Oeorge It Cortclyou. secretary of
"ommerce and labor, and Senator Aid
rtrh were the speakers at a banquet
>f the New England Jewelers' and
Silversmiths' association at Provi
dence, R. L
Charitable Institutions are be
queathed I'JOP^tOO by provisions of
the Will of Sarah Schertnerhorn of
Newport. N. V Of this sum. the
home of consumptives hi Denver re
ceives $60,000.
Commissioners appointed to secure
funds for the representation of the
state of Connecticut at the St. Louis
exv>ositlon have abandoned the project
on account of lack of Interest, of tIV
people of the state.
(Jeneral Kuropatkin. the command
• er of the Russian army in the Far
Kant, was a personal friend of Skobe
leff, with whom he served In the
Husso Turkish war and the Tokke
Tumcman campaign.
The charred skeleton of Hrakeman
Neven was found, hut the body of
Conductor Shoemaker was entirely
consumed In the trolght wreck nnd
tire In the tunnel on the Missouri Pa
clttc near Jefferson City, Mo.
Ktnperor William having called the
work of the Impressionists "gutter
art," Herr Muller, of the Reichstag,
returns trio thrust by calling the
group of Hohenzollern statues erected
by the kaiser a "monumental marble
quarry.'
Word has been received at Fargo
of the death of Richard Sykes, the
largest real estate owner In the stale
of North Dakota. He went to Eng
land last tall on a pleasure trip and
is reported to have died at Maw
Chester
< ongressman Hlutr.x. or Nortn earo
llna, who refuses to stand for an as
sored re-election, cornea front the
. same district In which. In 1S1 r». a
t'nltud States senator-elect refused to
serve because he did not propose to
ride to Washington tn the tnud."
The sale of season tickets to the
St. Fouls exposition commenced
March 9. The first loo were reserved
for the directors. President Francis
purchased eight. Fin It ticket has Del
coupons, one for each day that the
exposition will he open (Sundays not
being counted) and on each coupon
must he a photograph of the holder.
The photographs are made at the ex
pense of the exposition. The price
of the season ticket is $2f>.
The republican caucus of the New
York legislature selected Dr. Andrew
S. Draper, president of the Illinois
university and former superintendent
of public instruction, to be commis
sioner of education for the initial
term of six \ears lie will be elected
at the joint session of the legislature.
Owing to the great rise In the price
of wheat in the Spanish inarkeis, the
government ha pre ented a bill In
the Chamber ot Deputies which pro
vides lor it considerable reduction of
• he Import duties on wheat and flour.
The Japanese navy is now seventh
fmnng the navies ol the world.
FICHT ON WATER
SHARP NAVAL BATTLE NEAR
PORT ARTHUR.
RUSSIANS ATTACK JAPANESE
The Latter Said to Have Lost One
Torpedo Boat—One Russian Ship
Sunk and Another Destroyed by the
Enemy's Sheila.
HT. PETERSBURG The Russian
torpedo boat flotilla left Port Arthur
at hi ♦id daylight Friday morning and
attacked the Japanese fleet. One Jap
anese torpedo boat, watt sunk and one
Russian Torpedo boat destroyed. The
Be/poshtchadnl was sunk. The fate
of the latter’s crew ,r- not known.
Admiral .Mnkaroff inaugurated his
assumption of the command of the
Russian fleet at Port Arthur bv a
complete change of tactics. As soon
as tie appeared be ordered the remov
al of the battleship Retvizan, which
was stranded at the mouth of the
harbor snd barred the channel at cer
tain stages of the tide, making the
egress of battleships Impossible, t ri
day morning he directed a sortie of
the torpedo boat flotilla, supported by
ti part of tlte Russian squadron,
against the Japanese squadron. The
details are not vet known, except. I hat
the encounter resulted in the loss of
one Japanese torpedo boat, one Rus
sian torpedo boat and one Russian tor
pedo boat destroyer.
The complete story of the fierce
flgnt off Port Arthur between the tor
pedo flotillas, which occurred Wed
nesday. and the bombardment which
followed on Thursday morning, was
not given out here until alter mid
night. 'I wo official messages from
Viceroy Alexleff had been received
during the day and presented to the
emperor, but the public had remained
in suspense.
When the texts appeared it became
evident that the collisions between
the torpedo flotillas bad occurred ac
cidentally during Ihe nignt while the
Russians were scouting in search of
the enemy.
far as Is known here this is the
first time torpedo boats have engaged
each other at sea Although the odds
were against the Russians, as the I
Japanese flotilla was supported by the
cruiser squadron, tho Russians made
a heroic dash for the foe and appar
cutty hau the better of the attack,
sinking a Japanese torpedo boat, until
the cruisers got within range, and one
of the latter’s sheila crippled one of
tile Russian boats.
The gallant action of Vice Admiral
.lakaroff is transferring his (lag to
tne fas* cruiser Novik and sailing out
In the face of the enemy In an at
tempt at rescue receives unstinted
praise, stamping him at the outset of
ins command as a man of torce and
action who Insists on being in the van
ol the lighting.
HEARING OF DIETRICH CASE.
Inquiring Into Charges Against the
Senator Begun.
WASHINGTON The inquiry Into
the charges against Senator Dietrich
of Nebraska began Friday before the
special committee in Senator Hoar's
committee room.
The inquiry, which was Instituted
upon the demand of Senator Dietrich,
Is for the purpose of probing tho
charges on which the senator was in
dieted last fall In Nebraska, and
which were dismissed on demurrer.
The committee consists of Senators
Hoar, Platt of Connecticut, Spooner,
Cockrell and Pottos.
All of the members of the commit
tee except Mr. Spooner were present.
Senator Dietrich was in attendance
with his attorney, R. A Hatty, of
Hastings. A number of witnesses
were present. Mr. Dietrich repeated
his wish that the investigation should
he the fullest possible.
Leopold Hahn, postmaster at Hast
Inga front 1897 to 1901, was the Hist
witness.
BRYAN HAS RIGHT TO APPEAL.
Executor of Bennett Will Does not
Waive the Right to Contest.
NKW HAVKN, Conn. Hy a deci
sion handed down by Judge Gager of
the superior court, on a demurred to
answers to au appeal hy William J.
Hryan from a decision of the probate
court, which ruled against him in the
Philo S. Hennctt will case. Mr. Hryan
has the right to contest tor the
000 bequeathed to himself in the
‘‘sealed letter."
The court says in substance that
the action of Mr. Hryan in accepting
the office of executor does not cause
him to relinquish any right that he
may have in this appeal to establish
the validity of certain papers as a
part of the will. The court says thnt
when a letter is presented to the
probate court the question Is whether
the letter be nccepod or rejected.
The question of right of appeal can
not be passed on by the probate court.
People ruled by the mood of ghxitn
attract to them gloomy things.
Patriotic Woman is Dead.
HKHHI3VILLK. Ill Mrs. Alfred P.
Hailey, who before her marriage and
retnox nl of resilience to Canada, over
a year ago, lived here, hurried here
from Montreal ast week that her
child might he born a citizen of the
United States. She was accouched
ot a daughter Thursday night, and
died early r'rtdny, lint the infant lives
and thrives. Mrs. Hailey was 21 years
ot age. She had come here to visit
her sister, Mrs McHenry. The hus
band has been notified by wire and
will ootue for the remains.
MAKAROFF SENDS A REPORT.
j Gives an Account of the Engagement
at P?rt Arthur.
MUKDEN, Manchuria Admiral
Makaroff, commanding flic Russian
fleet, report# from Port Arthur as fol*
I lows;
Six torpedo boats which went to sea
March 10, four being under the gen
j eral command of Captain Mat tonsse
vltch, encountered the enemy's tor
pedo boats followed by cruisers.
A hot aetion ensued in which the
torpedo boat destroyer Vlaslini d’s
charged a Whitehead torpedo and
I sank one of the enemy s torpedo boats.
On the way back the torpedo boat de
stroyer Stereguschtehi commanded hy
Lieutenant Siergnleff, sustained dam
ages, its engine being disabled, and it.
began to founder. By H o'clock in the
morning five of our torpedo boat de
stroyers had returned.
When the critical position of the
Stereguschtehi became evident I hoist
ed iny flag on the cruiser Novik and
went wit It the Novik and t he* Ituyarin
to the rescue. But as five of the ene
my's cruisers surrounded our destroy
er, and as their battleship squadron
was approaching, I did not succeed In
saving the Stereguschtehi, whicn foun
dered. Part of the crew were made
prisoners and pari was drowned.
On the ships whicn participated in
the attack one officer was seriously
wounded and three others were slight
ly wounded; two soldiers were killed
and eighteen wounded.
PAYS PENALTY OF HIS CRIME
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. Mark Dunn was
hanged here at 10:-tu Friday.
Dunn went to the scaffold attended
by Rev. M. M. Goode of the Christian
church. Doctors had examined him
and had said his condition was such
that there was no reason why the ex
ecution should not proceed. The re
sult was telegraphed Governor Dock
cry and he said he would not inter
fere. On the scaffold Dunn made a
statement charging that his convic
tion was the result of a conspiracy
and that Fention was shot by a man
named Cy Fisher.
The murderer's wife was in Ft. Jos
eph and appeared at the undertaker's j
soon after the laxly had been removed
there to he prepared for burial
Dunn's neck was broken by the drop.
The murder for which Mark Dunn
was hanged was that of Alfred Fen
ton, a wealthy young farmer of Rush- !
\ille. this county, July 20. 1902. Hr I
was sentenced to lx* hanged March II
BUFFALO BILL WANTS DIVORCE.
Colonel Cody Files Petition Asking
Severance of Marital Ties.
DENVER—A petition for divorce
filed in ihe district court of Hig Horn
county. Wyoming, January 9. Inst, by
Colonel William F. Cody < Buffalo
Bill), has just been made public.
The complaint charges cruelty and
alleges that on December 2*5. 1900.
Mrs. Cody attempted to poison the
plaintiff. Another ground on which
ihe plaintiff asks a decree is that the
marital relation lias been made un
bearable to Him by bis wife’s refusal
to entertain bis friends at his former
home in North Platte, Neb.
Mrs. Cody, who is at North Platte,
denies her husband's charges and will
contest the suit. Colonel and Mrs.
Cody were married at St. laiuis
March ti. IStifi.
Some Records Unprintable.
WASHINGTON.—At the executive
session of the committee certain pro
ceedings from the divorce case of
Apostle Teasdale were put into the
record as evidence. The admissions
made in that case were offered by the
prosecution to combat the testimony
of President Joseph F. Smith that
Teasdale was married to Lillian Hook
for eternity only, and that she was
not considered as Teasdale's wife
when he contracted the marriage. The
testimony is unprintable.
Corea Nullifies Russian Grants.
TOKIO The Japanese-Corean pro
tocol was published at Seoul in an
extra edition of the Gazette Thursday.
The Corean government will publicly
announce that the publication of the
protocol nullifies the concessions
granted to Russia, such as the non
alienation of coal mining at Koehyo
island and Rose island and the for
estry concessions in the Ulleungdo,
Tutuan and Yalu valleys.
Are Laying for Japanese Ships.
PARIS—I’he commander of the
French steamer Snghalien, from Pi
raeus, Greece, on arriving at Mar
seilles Hiciay reported that two Rus
sian cruisers and one torpedo boat de
stroyer were at Piraeus about to put
to sea for the purpose of intercepting
Japanese merchant ships. Six of the
latter are at Havre. Nantes and Bor
deaux and others are said to be coal
ing at Enclish ports.
Great Loss of Range Cattle.
BELLE FOl’RCHE, S. I).—Condi
tions among range cattle in this re
gion are almost beyond relief. Not
since 1886 has there been so much
suffering and if March containues
with any severity the percentage of
loss will be unusually large.
Net Increase of $506,000
WASHINGTON -Senator Perkins of
the committee on appropriations Tues
day reported the fortification bill with
a net increase of $506,000 over the
hill as passed by the house, and mak
ing the total of the bill as reported
to the senate $7,637,192. The prinei
pal increases are; For purchase of
submarine torpedo boat for use of
school of submarine defense. $250 000;
for ammunition and supplies for ma
chine and automatic guns $100,000;
for ammunition for sea coast cannons.
$150,000.
SCOUTS RETREAT
RUSSIANS MEET JAPANESE AND
ARE WORSTED.
ARTHUR IS ACAIN BOMBARDED
Shelling Begins at Midnight and Con
tinues Until Morning Vice Admiral
Kamimura Thinks that Russians
Are Becoming Demoralized.
TOKIO—Russian and Japanese
mounted scouts met north of Pang
\ ang. After a brief engagement the
Russians retreated. No casualties are
reported on either side.
PORT ARTHUR- The Japanese
fleet appeared off this harbor at mid
night and bombarded this city inter
mittently until 8 o'clock in the morn
ing.
TOKIO Vice Admiral Kamimura.
reporting the bombardment of Vladi
vostok March <», says the attack com
menced at 2: I*' o'clock in the after
noon and the firing was kept up about
forty minutes. He believe the bom
bardment was effective nut! demoral
izing lo the enemy. The Russian
torts tild not reply to the Japanese
fire.
Japanese cruisers subsequently rec*
onooltei'ed several adjacent places on
the coast, but found no trace of the
enemy. The full report of Vice Admi
ral Karnintira says that as they ap
proached the east entrance to Vladivo
stok on the morning of March t! the
enemy’s ships were not seen outside
the harbor. He says:
‘ We approached the batteries on
tlie northeast coast from a point be
yond the range of the batteries on
the Bal/.an promontory and Bosphorus
strait. After bombarding the inner
harbor forty minutes, from 1:50
o’clock in the afternoon, we retired.
I believe the bombardment effected
considerable damage. Soldiers were
seen, but the land batteries did not
reply to our tire. Black smoke was
observed at the east entrance to the
harbor about 5 o’clock p. m. and was
thought to be from the enemy’s ships,
but this smoke gradualy disappeared.
"On the morning of March 7 we rec
ounoitcrcd America bay ard Strelok
hay. tun saw nothing unusual. We ap
proached the east entrance to Vladi
vostok at noon. The enemy's ships
were invisible and the batteries did
not fire. We turned toward Bossier
bay, hut, not seeing the enemy, re
tired.'
RUSSIA ACCEDES ONE REQUEST.
United States Officers May Accorn- ■
pany Army to Observe Operations.
WASHINGTON.—The Russian army j
formally has granted the request of
the I'nlted States that certain officers j
of the American army lie permitted !
in accompany the Russian troops and
witness their operations in the war j
witli Japan. Ambassador McCormick,
in a cablegram informing Secretary |
Hay of tills tact states that the offl- |
cers cannot join the Russian army j
before April 15, of the Russian calen
dar.
The officers who have (been desig
nated for tiiis service are Colonel .!. B.
Kerr of the general staff. Captain Carl
Reicliman of the Seventh infantry.
Captain George Gatley and Captain
William Judson of the engineer corps.
All of the above are in Manila except
Captain Judson. who is in this city j
and who Iea\es at once for St. Refers- !
burg.
SYMPATHIZE WITH RUSSIA.
Irish Nationalists at St. Louis Pass
Resolutions.
ST. LOl’IS Mo.—-The Irish nation
alists of St. Louis at their relebra
tion of the birth of Robert Emmet
Sunday night adopted resolutions up
holding Russia in her way with Japan
and expressing "sympathy with Chris
tian Russia against this pagr.n
horde.” The resolution concluded:
"That the special thanks of ihe ex
iled children of the ‘scattered Gael’
be extended to the Russian govern
ment for her work done in the inter
ests or humanity by her opposition to
the designs of England in Bersia.
Turkestan. Thibet and other Asiatic
countries, thereby preventing the ex
tension of England’s ‘tyranny over
helpless people.’
A copy of the resolutions will he
sent to ihe Russian minister at Wash
ington.
Leaves Much to Charity.
NEWPORT, It. I.—Cnaritable insti
tutions are bequeathed $200,000 by
Sarah Schermerhorn, daughter of W.
t\ Schermerhorn of Newport and New
York, whose will was filed for pro
bate iu this city, of this sum the
home for consumptives at Denver,
Colo., receives $50,000. The remaind
er is divided among a number of
charitable societies in New 101k city
Ready for Reciprocity.
MELBOURNE—Premier liekin has
announced in the House of Represen
tatives that the federal government is
prepared to alter the tarn, in favor
of Croat Britain, making sacrifices, if
necessary, to secure reciprocal pref
erences.
Luetwiu Needs Guns and Men.
BERLIN It was said in Reischstag
circles that Colonel Luetwiu, governor
general of the Southwest Africa col
ony. lias asked for reinforcements to
tho number of 800 men and two
mounted batteries. He has found the
Herreras to be more numerous and
better armed than he supposed and
they occupy a strong position which
they are fortifying. Further, Colonel
Luetwiu is expecting difficulty in pre
venting the enemy from re-entering
the parts of the country he has al
ready cleared.
How’s This ?
W. offer nc. Hundred D< .;e
H«> 0f < aiarrb tbat cannot bo t.urcQ oy Hiul
Oourtb Cure. y ^ CHFVKY * CO., Toledo. O.
vr*. tba nodera'.gned. bare k now a F .J.C b en Of
for tbe:»H 13 T»ar# and believe bim ' “JJ®
ortho In all buelneee trenaeit.oca and CDencleiU
1^. u> carry out any obligation, nindn by bteflrm.
w*ldi5u Kis»»* * MAaTta.
Wbolaaale lJrngglatt. Toledo. O.
Hal’.’, Catirrh Cnro la taken Internally, aettn*
directly upon the Wood and moeoue eurfaeeaof tba
system. 'featlinotiteia aent free. Price ,5 ctu p a
bottle. 6o:d by all Dnigglat#.
Take Hall'e Family Till* for conatlpetion.
, Some Infanta might cry loss if their
mothers wouldn't attempt to vocalize.
Faith Is the hand wherewith we take
everlasting life—Latimer.
A woman who looks ahead of time
wonders If she will be as are other
aid persons.
THE WAL'ASH RAILROAD.
East and South.
Special rates on sale daily to all
Winter resorts of the South. Half
fare round trip plus $2.00 on first and
third Tuesdays each month to many
points South.
The only line with its own statfon
at main entrance of World’s Fair
grounds. The Wabash runs on its own
rails from Omaha, Kansas City, Dts
Moines, St Louis and Chicago to
Toledo, Detroit, Niagara Falls and
Buffalo with through connections be
yond.
All agents can route you via the
Wabash. For World's Fair descrip
tive matter and all information ad
dress, Harry E. Moores, G. A. P. D.,
Omaha, Nebr.
A fault which humbles a man is of
more use to him than good action
which puffs him up with pride.
Glittering generalities are as likely
to hurt the devil as tissue paper bul
lets.
To the housewife who has not y«t
become acquainted with tho new
things of everyday use in the market
and who is reasonably satisfied with
the old. we would suggest that a trial
of Defiance Cold Water Starch be
made at once. Not alone because It
ia guaranteed by the manufacturers
to be superior to any other brand,
but because each 10c package con
tains 16 ozs., while all the other kinds
contain but 12 ozs. It la safe to say
that the lady who once uses Defiance
Starch will use no other. Quality
and quantity must win.
Bachelors wonder how married men
manage to put by any portion of their
earnings.
Mutual Insurance is the most popu
lar. Ten years ago there was about
$10,000,000 in the state. Now, over
$160,000,000, one-half of all the Fire
Insurance in the state is in Mutual
Companies. It is also the oldest In
surance in the world, and is cheapest,
•afest and best, and no company bet
ter than the STATE FARMER’S MU
TUAL INSURANCE CO. of South
Omaha, Nebr., B. R. Stouffer, Secre
tary.
In the conduct of life habit counts
for more than maxim, because habit
Is a living maxim and becomes flesh
and instinct.
Clear white clothe* are a sign that the
housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue.
Large » oz. nacke.go, i> cents.
True happiness consists not In the
multitude of friends, but in the worth
and choice.—Jonnson.
The conflict with self and selfish
ness must ue fought out.—George
Dawson.
ilk Tour Dealer Tor Allen's Foot-Reset
A powder. It rests the feet. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching
(Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Allen's
Foot-Ease makes new or tight shneseasy. At
all Druggists and Shoe stores, Z5 cents. Ac
cept no substitute. Sample mailed Fssa.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
It is witn men as with horses; those
that no the most prancing make the
least progress.—Baron de Stassart.
Knowledge is a treasure at once
priceless and imperishable.—Glad
stone.
Every housekeeper should know
that if they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because it
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 oz.—one full
pound—while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in %-pound pack
ages, and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. If your grocer tries to sell you a
12 oz. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts In Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
ters and figures "16 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance of the iron
sticKing. Defiance never sticks.
Rood breeding is a letter of credit
all over the world.
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BETRAYED BY FINGER PRINT.
Impression on Window Pane Led to
Burglar's Capture.
Sensation lovers have always liked
the defective type of story, and Sh*-r
lock Holmes and hia adventures must
have had millions of readers. But. oc
casionally in the annals of the police
court we come upon a story of detec
tive sagacity which equals anything
that the novelist Las invented and has
me additional advantage of being
true. Such a case occurred only the
other day. It was a Jewel burglary
at some auction rooms in the west
end of iiondon. where the valuables
were gathered previous to a contem
plated sale. The thieves got off with
all the valuable booty. ■Then the
police came upon the scene, and a de
tective. upon making a close examina
tion of the premises, found the im
pression of a dirty finger upon a win
dow pane. The mark was photo
graphed and compared with certaiL
prints of a similar kind which are
stored at the police headquarters
They are the natural signature of far
ious convicted felons, and one of them
agreed in every detail with the mark
left by the burglar at the auction
rooms. The discovery led to certain
arrests, and in this remarkable way
the crime was brought home to tin
men who had committed it. It Is a
curious fact that no two fingers havt*
ever been found to agree iu therr sur
face lines.
A ONE-FAMILY SETTLEMENT.
.How Households in India Grow In Ac
cretion.
“No one is a separate unit in India."
says Edmund Russell in Everybody s
Magazine. “The sons never leave the
parental roof tree. All marry—mar
riage with them is as birth and death,
inevitable- and their children are add
ed to the family. There are always
widowed aunts, other grandparents—
no relative is ever left to shift for
himself in India—so that households
of 150 are not uncommon. Add almost
as many servants and we have some
idea of the occupation and cares of
Jhe mistress of such a home. The
Isrvants' quarters surround the yard
#r ‘compound.’ and the ladies of the
household care for them as did the
stately dames of old Virginia in the
plantation lite before the war. Tbo
great zenana courtyards stretch haoli
to fruit and vegetable gardens, anfi
there are tanks or artificial ponds
where ladies and children bathe in
seclusion. Blossoming trees rise above
hedges that jealously guard these
sacred retreats, where a family may
sport in private with freedom un
known to us. and suited to their shy,
poetic, playful natures, that only un
fold when with each other, caring as
little to see the world outside as to
be seen by it.’’
THE WONDERS OF RADIUM.
Here U a Possibility Scientists Hsv*
Overlooked.
"It’s all very well to talk about the
wonders of radium,” said the scoffer,
“but what 1 want to know is, what
practical use is it?”
“My friend,” said the man with the
eyeglasses, “you cannot have studied,
your subject very closely, or you
would know that among other uses
radium is used in Russia during the
winter months as a means for catch
ing rabbits.”
"Pooh, nonsense!” scoffed the scof
fer.
“It is quite simple,” continued th®
other. ‘At dark a glass tube contain
ing radium is placed on the >now near
the burrow’s. The brilliant rays given
off by the precious metal of course at
tract the rabbits. When, with their
w’ell-known curiosity, they approach
the tube, the glare causes tears to flow
copiously. These are frozen into
icicles, which hold the rabbits nrmly
fixed to the ground till the morning,
wnen all that remains to be done is to
go and collect the rabbits. Dear me.
I'd no idea it was so late! I must bo
going.”
Testing Engines by Piano.
Pointing to a piano that was stand
ing in the locomotive roundhouse oT
the Missouri Pacific railroad near
Kansas City, an English visitor re
marked: "Ah, I see your road supplies
you with musical entertainment.”
"(luess not,” replied the foreman.
"That piano is for testing the en
gines.”
The Englishman thought it a joke,
hut when a uniformed pianist struck
a note which harmonized with the
noise of vibration in each part of the
locomotive as it was tested, he under
stood that there could be no Haws or
t racks in the engine. He was informed
that if the noise of the locomotive
made a discord with musical note the
locomotive would be thus proved de
fective. The method has been dis
covered to be more accurate than the
old way of hammering each part.—
The World’s Work.
OPENING (NAPIERS ■
OF
t:
FREDERICK IJPhAM ADAMS’
most successful novel will be J
published next week. Of
interest from the
beginning., ,
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