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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1906)
Loup City Northwestern J. W. BURLEIGH, Publisher. LOUP CITT, . • • NEBRASKA. House-Cleaning Bays, Among the curious records of old colonial days in an inventory of the goods of a certain Dutch burgher of New Amsterdam, who Included among liis household possessions 13 scrub bing-brushes, 31 ruui.lng-brushes, "seven other brushes,” and 24 pounds of Spanisn soap. The picture present ed to the imagination by such a for midable array of implements may be 'supplemented by another, drawn a century later, evidently by a not wholly unprejudiced eye-witness of (what he describes. "The husband gone, the ceremony begins—walls are stripped of their furniture, paintings, prints, looking-glasses, lie in huddled heaps about floors; curtains are torn from testers, beds cra-imed into win dows; chairs and tables, bedsteads and cradles, crowd the yard; and the gar den fence bends beneath the weight of carpets, blankets, cloth cloaks, old coats, under petticoats and ragged breeches. This ceremony complete and the house thoroughly renovated, the next operation is to smear the walls and ceilings with brushes dropped in to a solution of lime called whitewash, to pour buckets of water over the floor, and scratch all the partitions and wainscots with hard brushes charged with soft soap or stone-cut ter’s sand.” Small wonder that the goodman prudently retires! Ladies looking forward to such a strenuous day are hardly in the frame of mind for light and easy conversation. But—» wonder of these wonderful days! — there is now a queer machine that rat tles ana throbs in the street while its long pipes, climbing into upper win dows of a building, proclaim the pass ing of the old-fashioned house-clean inng. The vacuum-cleaners, joining the long procession of labor-savers— sewing machines, cooking and dish washing machines, mangles, carpet sweepers, bread-mixers and countless others—are banishing one more drud gery. Certainly woman’s work is constantly growing physically easier. Whether the more exacting demands of an age which changes its fashions every few months and its fads every few hours counterbalance its advant ages may be an open quesaon. But one thing is certain—the woman wise enough and resolute enough tc choose the best has in these days a freedom from drudgery and a conse quent opportunity never dreamed of by her sister of a hundred, or even 50, years ago. Lesson from Franklin. It Is well, therefore, to use the fores of Franklin’s knowledge, and hi! teaching, and his example to empha size the wisdom of our great middlt classes In combining their savings foi the sake of mutual profit resulting from large industrial enterprises, car ried on with their aggregated capital It requires a good deal of confident;* in the credulity of the public, say! Cent per Cent, to argue, in the face o: such facts as follow, that industria corporations cannot possibly earr more than five per cent., for the whole history of commercial development it America, from Franklin’s time to out own, testifies to the contrary. Take the great railroads, for illustration, th? most profitable of all industrials, ant' trace their invested millions to theii source, back through the insurance companies and banks to the millions of small depositors, and you will sea that in reality the people's savings are the capital that is running the roads, albeit the people do not receive the large earnings because their mon ey is not invested directly in the roads. This magazine will have accom plished a notable work if it can disa buse the minds of the small investors whom interested parties have persuad ed that stock in all sound and success ful companies is never offered for sale to them. That is not true. The most commonplace things of life, sugar, pickles, thread, hooks and eyes, pens, pencils, chocolate, rubber shoes, coal and a hundred and one other Items, are yielding great wealth in the ag gregate and providing incomes for hundreds of thousands of sharehold ers for the most part people of moder ate means who have been provident enough to save their small earnings and Invest them In the shares of the industrial enterprises whose business It is to manufacture these things. The lesson is so plain that “me who runs may read.” Cultivate the Franklin like simplicity of life, and save part o' every dollar you earn for investmem in shares of the safe and profitable in dustrial enterprises which are at once the support and development of out country’s tremendous resources. At the close or a tariff speech which more or less scintilated with witty quips at the expense of New York city Mr. Boutell fired this parting and de molishing shot: “There is an old Ital ian adage which says, ‘See Naples and die!’ We in this country, adapting that adage to Its modern surroundings, say, ‘See New York and live—live it down.’ ” A recent report has it that the Pres byterians have about decided to cut hell out of their creed. Now watch the rush to become Presbyterians. A new compound noun has been added to the vernacular. It Is "lady wear” and it was horn In the sweat shop where shirtwaists, women'a skirts, coats and other feminine habil iments are made by the hundred thou sands. Before “electrocute” “lady wear” sinks Into the Insignificance oi street slang, but It will stick, as it condenses a half dozen words Into one >. When things begin to “get on the .nerves” there'is wisdom In following the old-time advice, "Be quiet sad go a-flshlng.” COWBOY BATTLES WITH A PANTHER ATTACKED BY BEAST THOUGHT TO BE DEAD. SAVED BY FAITHFUL HORSE Monster Catamount Is Lassoed and Dragged Half a Mile—Shows Fight When Captor Tries to Cut Its Throat. Medora, N. D.—John Hinkins, a cowboy, is in the hospital at the “Lazy L” ranch, 14 miles east of Sentinel Butte, in a badly used-up condition as a result of a strenuous encounter with a catamount. His face i3 badly claw ed and across his chest is a deep gash made by the sharp nails of the animal. While his wounds are of a serious nature, it is expected that he will recover. Hinkins had been sent to look up a remuda of horses that were needed THE BEAST SPRANG UPON HIM. for use In the spring roundup. He lo cated their range near the Little Mis souri, but for some time was unable to come up with the band, which seemed to be unusually wild. He fol lowed them all of one day, and finally succeeded in rounding them up in a coulee a short distance from the river. Here he decided to camp for the night, intending to star; the horses ranchward in the morning. Hinkins was aroused during the night by Jhe wild neighing of the animals and started to investigate. He found the horses in a wild panic, the cause of which he soon discovered when he came upon the dead body of a young I stallion on which crouched a large panther. Hinkins emptied his re volver at the animal, but if he sue ceeded in hitting it the bullets made no other impression than to make it snarl angrily and retreat slowly. Hinkins did not pursue the chase, devoting his time to quieting the horses, but the next morning he de cided to follow the trail of the cata mount and to have at least another shot at it. Early in the morning he mounted his horse and set out in pur suit of the panther, having little dif ficulty in following its trail, drops of blood indicating that some of the shots he had fired at it the night be fore had taken effect. Just at the edge of the wood he dis covered the beast, in a crouching at titude; There was scarcely light enough to secure perfect aim with his revolver, and Hinkins decided to attempt to “rope” the panther. He swung his lariat and, being an ex pert with the rope, succeeded in land ing the noose about the beast’s neck. Instantly he turned his horse, gave it a sharp dig with his spurs, and the pinto set off at a gallop down the trail dragging the panther at the end of the rope, despite its efforts to regain its feet. After dragging the beast half a mile or more Hinkins concluded that it had been choked to death. He stopped his horse, alighted and went back to cut the beast’s throat. The panther, however, as soon as it telt the rope slacken, leaped to its feet, wild with rage, and made a bound in the direction of Hinkins. He fired shot after shot at it with his revolver, but was unable to stay its onslaught, and the beast sprang upon him, rip ping his shirt to tatters and gashing his chest and face in a horrible man ner. Hinkins attempted to defend him self with his knife, but probably would have been killed had not the horse given a sudden tug on the rope, which had been attached to the sad dle and pulled the catamount oft of Hinkins. He quickly recharged his revolver and, while the horse kept the line taut, so that the beast could not again spring, Hinkins succeeded in planting three bullets squarely in its forehead, bringing it to earth. He then fired half a dozen more shots at it before he was satisfied that it was dead. Hinkins was considerably weakened by loss of blood, but suc ceeded in roughly dressing his wounds and was able to reach the ranch house. A party was organized to bring in the dead panther and the remuda of horses. The panther was of unusual size, its head being almost as large as a water pail. The animals have been rare in this part of the state for sev eral years, and the present specimen is supposed to have come down from the mountains across the line in search of food. RACE WITH DEATH IN VAIN IN LONG NIGHT GALLOP Brother and Sister Drive from Ham mond, Ind., to Chicago to See Dying Father. Chicago.—Frantically urging the dri ver to send his horses on faster through the night, reeling off mile after mile until two relays of animals had been exhausted and 23 miles cov eret? in an hour and three-quarters, Isadore Semco and Mrs. Meyer Lipman ol Hammond, ind, roc'e toward Chi cago in a swaying coupe, hoping they would be in time to speak a farewell to their dying father. The race against death was lost. Bernard Semco, i wealthy retired hay and feed merchant, died of heart fail ure at his home op Prairie avenue an hour before his sen and daughter had begun their wild ride. Miss Rae Sem co, another daupg'iter of the stricken man, had avoided telling her sister, Mrs. Lipman, that the end had come. Instead sending this message: "Come at once. Father is dying.” Isadore Semco, w ho was at the home of his sister, at Hammond, promptly made inquiries and found that the last train for Chicago had left ten minutes before. It was then two o’clock in the morning. "There is only one thing to do,” said Mr. Semco to his sister. "That is to drive through. It will be a long, cold ride.” “Order a carriage,” said Mrs. Lip man. "Something tells me it is im portant we should go.” Ten minutes later the brother and sister were in a coupe, with the horses galloping to ward Chicago. As they dashed into the outskirts of South Chicago one cf the animals fell to its knees. “We can’t keep this up,” the drivet said. “The team is fagged out now." A fresh team *-as soon obtained, and the coupe was drawn over the road even faster than before. The residence in Prairie avenue was reached at tea minutes after four o’clock. The trip THEY DASHED ON IN THE SWAYING COUPE. had been made, including the changing of horses, in one hour and 45 minutes. The brother and sister were met at the door by Miss Semco. “Father is dead," they were told. Mrs. Lipmau sank into a chair, and the son stepped ouL on the porch with another bro I ther. I WHY NOT TAKE SOMEBODY HIS SIZE? that he is not In favor of army officers (Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.) Miss Pinkerton always made a point of being down early for breakfast when she was a guest. On this occasion, however, Mrs. Henshaw was close upon her heels. She had been described by a fellow woman as “ridiculously pretty and absurdly in love with her husband.” "Good morning, Miss Pinkerton. Come and help me sort the letters, will you?” Miss Pinkerton was only too de lighted. “They seem to be nearly all for your husband,” she said. “I don’t want to be inquisitive, my dear, but do you read all the letters your husband re ceives from his old sweethearts?” Young wives are proverbially sensi tive, and in the face of this question Mrs. Henshaw was almost upset. But she showed a smiling front, and opened one of her letters. “This is from Kate—Mrs. Tracy. She used to be my great chum. She writes such nice letters. Just listen to this; ’My darling Grace, if you can tear yourself away from the partner of your joys and sorrows, who will, I dare say, manage to exist without you for a bit, I should like you to come and lunch with me to-morrow (Wednesday) at 1:30. If you come I am prepared to overlook your com parative neglect of me since your mar riage. If you don’t, beware! Yours ever. Kate.’ ” Miss Pinkerton’s face softened. “I suppose you never have a game with Jack,” she suggested, almost tim idly, “get him into a little temper, for instance, just for the pleasure of undeceiving him the next moment. He would think you quite clever if, for instance, you succeeded in fright ening him with that letter.” "Frightening him, how? I really don’t—” “Why, don’t you see? Read the let ter aloud again!” Mrs. Henshaw did so, but still looked bewildered. "Stupid! stupid! Just knock out the word ‘Grace’ and you have a most “STUPID! STUPID!” delightful love letter from an unknown woman.” Mrs. Henshaw began to see. The idea was silly, but after all if it would please this somewhat difficult creature, what harm was there in it? And Jack would only be a bit astonished for the moment. Meanwhile Jack Henshaw, blissfully Ignorant of what was in store for him. proceeded quietly with his toilet. Miss Pinkerton had got upon his nerves, and he rather regretted that his wife had thought it necessary to send her the invitation she had so persistently “Ashed” for ever since they had returned from their honey moon. Jack Henshaw was by no means dull, and his foot had hardly crossed the threshold of his breakfast-room before he scented something decided ly unusual in the manner of his wife and her guest. “What in the name of all that’s wonderful is the matter this morn ing?” he said. At that his wife, who had never frowned upon him since tneir mar riage, gave him a look which he found difficult to analyze, and which left him even more bewildered than before. Then she rose hurriedly from the table and went to the window, only preseruing to her husband’s aston ished gaze the spectacle of a pair of Bhoulders heaving convulsively. "It’s about a letter,” she sobbed. "Read it,” exclaimed Miss Pinker ton. A piece of paper Auttered to the Aoor, and in a choking voice came the words: ' 'I—I can t. “Then I must.” Miss Pinkerton picked up the paper and stood con fronting Jack with the air of a tragedy queen. She noted with some disap pointment that her victim was to all intents and purposes quite calm. She had pictured his face turning to a greenish hue, but on the contrary it was quite bright and animated. “Your wife opened one of your let ters by accident,” she began, unblush ingly, "and these are the wicked words which shattered her idol and dispelled all the dreams of her youth.” Miss Pinkerton then read the let ter, with a dramatic earnestness very much in contrast with the feminine levity of the writer. “My darling Jack (pause). If you can tear yourself away from the part ner of your joys and sorrows, who will, I dare say, manage to exist without you for a bit, I should like you to come and lunch with me to-morrow (Wednesday) at 1:30. If you come I am prepared to overlook your com parative neglect of me since your mar riage. If you don’t, beware! Yours ever— I suppose I need not read the name In your wife’s presence, Mr. Henshaw!” concluded Miss Pinkerton, and then she gave something like a gasp. For the effect of the letter on Jack bad been marvelous. His cigarette was discarded. His callous smile bac changed to a sickening look of shame When he stood up he t-ctually shook and his lips apparently framed words though for some time no sound came from them. At last he spoke, but his voice was hollow and scarcely recog nizable. “No, It Is not necessary to read the name," he said, with a shiver. He walked slowly over to the win dow with drooping head. Grace had turned to him with a look of wonder and alarm which deepened as he spoke. “Upon my honor, Grace,” he said, "I cannot understand this. I assure you 1 have given this—this girl no encouragement that could induce her to write a letter like this after my marriage.” His wife had dropped the flimsy mask that she had worn none too well, and confronted him with a pale face. She could find, however, nothing to say, except to repeat his last words. "After your marriage; what do you. mean?” Jack made an idiotic attempt at Jocu larity, jingled some money in his pocket, and feebly laughed. “Well, of course you know that a man isn't answerable to his wife for his pre-nuptial flirtations.” Mrs. Henshaw’s self-control was breaking down under the weight of her discovery. With a sudden access of pardonable fury, and forgetful of the part she had been playing: "Who is she? What’s her name?” Jack turned from the window with a look of astonishment, and muttered disjointedly: "Her name! Why surely! The let ter! Miss Pinkerton read it! By George, though, she didn’t read the name!" Then, with the eyes of both women upon him, a look of horrid en lightenment suddenly came into his face. “Great Jupiter, her name. Do you hear? Tell me her name at once! Which one was it?” There was complete silence for the space of ten seconds. Jack Hensha'* counted them by the clock. Then Mrs Henshaw rushed out of the room in tears. Jack turned to Miss Pinker ton, who had remained sileni throughout, and now looked really frightened. "What will she do?” he asked, ex citedly. "She would probably go to her moth er,” she said, in some alarm, "un less—” But Jack did not wait for the alter native. “That’s what i feared! It’s the more exasperating because it will bring your visit to such a sudden conclu sion. Of course you will understand If my sisters were here it would be different. I suppose Grace will go at once. I’ll fetch a cab!” And before she could stop him he was at the front door blowing excited double blasts on a cao whistle. Then he summoned a maid. “Miss Pinkerton finds she has tc leave us suddenly. Will you please help her to pack?” Before the astonished spinstei could find breath to reply she was bundled out of the room with more haste than dignity. Jack rushed up to his wife’s room three steps at a time. A very tear ful “Come in” answered his knock and in a very few moments Jack Hen shaw had dismissed the idea that he was the injured person and was fully convinced that he was the hardest hearted scoundrel living. His con duct was quite unjustifiable, but he could at least palliate it. “You see, I knew you were hav ing me,” he explained, rather lamely; “I also knew, or rather, guessed, thal the letter was from Kate Tracey I was beastly severe, I know, but ’. couldn’t think what you were driv ing at. You know my old penchant for amateur acting; I saw the possi bility of the situation, and couldn’t re sist it. And dear Miss Pinkerton—’ “An! Where is she? I had quite forgotten her! It was her mad idea A great scheme for making you ridicu lmw Riflinilnus inrlftPri!” "Tuat reminds me," said her hus band, going to the door, “dear Miss Pinkerton thought she would leavs us. In fact, her cab’s at the door now No! don’t trouble. I’ll see her ou. and tell her you are too upset. 1 want to have a last word with her, at I don’t expect we shall see her uers again. The atmosphere is too dra matic for her dairy-fed constitution.’ Miss Pinkerton, for the first time it her life looking rather “sheepish,” was in the hall, and the cab was at ths door. Jack handed her in politely, ane took the keenest interest in the ar rangement of her luggage. “I am so sorry you have to leave so soon,” he said, “but I quite sym pathize with your feelings. By-the bye, there was an empty envelope in Kate Tracey’s handwriting on my plate this morning. Do you happen to know—” But the cab had started. KNEW WHAT SHE WANTED. And Resented Presumption on the Part of the Obliging Salesman. A tall woman, dressed in black, and with a very businesslike manner walked into a well-known London es tablishment and, declining the service of the shopwalker, made directly for the crepe counter. She had rather a thoughtful air as she examined the stock, and the obliging young shopman remarked affably: "We have a large stock of crepes, madam. Just allow me to show you some new French goods, very popular just now for every kind of mourning. Now, these light crepes are all the rage for half-mourning for cousins. May may I ask, madam,” he added, hesitat ingly, “for whom you are in mourn ing?” “Husband,” said the customer, briefly. "Ah, yes; then I have Just the ma terial you require, the best style is—” "Young man,” interposed the woman “I am much obliged for your explana tion. You may know a lot about fash ion, but as I buried my fourth husband yesterday, you may be sure I’ye got a grip on the subject’* REQUESTED RECIPES. Good Graham Twists, Nice Graham Wafers and Crackers and Some Bran Biscuits. Graham twists are made of three or four parts of graham flour to one part sweet cream. Whole wheat Hour may be substituted. Sift the graham flour, and, if very coarse, add half white flour; have flour cold and in a basin; have cream cold and, drop ping into the flour stir briskly with a fork, allowing no wet pools to form. This should make a very stiff dough which should not stick to the board while being kneaded one-half hour, or until a piece will give a snapping sound when pulled off. Roll thin as piecrust and cut into strips one-half to three-quarters of an inch wide; twist with hands and lay in baking pan; the oven should not be too hot. When done they are crisp, and the starch is dextrinized (partially di gested), as in zweibach. Graham Crackers—Seven cupfuls of graham flour, one cupful of thick sweet cream (or butter), one pint of sweet milk, two teaspoonfuls of bak ing powder; sieve and rub the bak ing powder into the flour; add the cream (or butter, which should be rubbed into the flour well), a little salt, then the milk; mix well, and roll as thin as soda crackers; cut in any shape; bake quickly; then leave about the stove for a tew hours to dry thor oughly. Bran Biscuits—One quart of milk' or water; three teaspoonfuls of but ter (or lard) three tablespoonfuls sugar; two tablespoonfuls Daker’s yeast (any live yeast will do); pinch of salt, and flour, wheat and graham. Take enough wheat flour to use up the water, making it the consistency of batter cake dough; add the rest of the ingredients and as much gra ham flour as can be stirred in with a spoon. Set away until morning. In the morning, grease a pan, flour the hands and take a lump of doueh the size of a large egg, roll lightly between the palms; put into the pan and let them rise 20 minutes, and bake in a tolerably hot oven. Graham Wrafers — One-third cupful of butter, one-third cupful of sugar; half teaspoonful of salt; one pint ot white flour; one pint of graham flour. Mix the butter, sugar and salt; chop this mixture into the white and gra ham flour mixed; wet it with cold water into a very stiff dough; knead well, and roll out very thin; cut in squares or any shape desired and bake quickly.—The Commoner. MISCELLANEOUS. White paint, when dirty, should De washed In milk. Colored paints may also be treated in this way. Lime sprinkled on tne shelves will keep pickles and jams in the store room from Decoming moldy. The lime must be renewed occasionally, as it ioses its strength. When tablecloths are beginning to get shabby in the middle or at the folds a few inches cut at one end and one side will completely alter the place of all folds and will give the cloth a new lease of ;ife. Bolling-hot liquid may be safely poured into a glass jar or tumbler by first putting a silver spoon in the dish. Be careful, however, that a draught cf cold air does not strike the vessel while hot. Instead of using any sort of veil case, which requires the folding of an already mussed veil into still more creases, use a toy rolling pin and roll your veils around it, smoothing out the mussed ends as well as you can. Never expose leather to the extreme heat of a fire or it will become hard and liable to crack. Shoes and boots should be dried at a safe distance from the fire, but to expedite the pro cess they may be filled with oats. The damp of the leather will be absorbed by the oats, which may be dried and put away again for future use. Whenever an oil painting becomes dusty and discolored, it may be cleansed by the use of white raw pota to, for artists frequently make use of this method. Commence at one corner of the picture and rub the surface with a raw potato which has been bat tened by removing a slice; as fast as the potato becomes discolored remove a thin slice with a sharp knife and continue to rub the picture until the entire surface has been cleansed. Then wipe the picture ofT with a soft cloth, and it will be found quite clean, and the paints F’ll not be injured or faded, but simply cleaned.—Good Literature. Fruit Pudding. Any fruits that have been partly preserved, such as berries, etc., can be made Into a delicious fruit pudding. Heat until It can be strained to re move the seeds, then add a little dis solved cornstarch and cook until It thickens; sweeten to taste while cock ing and pour into molds to cool. Set on ice and serve with whipped cream. Raspberries are nice this way; so are currants, or the two may be used to gether. To Remove a Grease Spot. Here is a new way to remove a grease spot, which answers excellent ly: First place a double thickness of blotting paper on an iroalng board. Lay the material on this” and sponge well with benzine. Now put two more thicknesses of blotting paper on top and iron with a moderately hot iron. Remember that benzine is inflamma ble, so don’t do this near a fire or light, and see that your flatiron isn’t at scorching heat. THE ONLY WAY. Willie—I know how to make love. All you have to do is to hold hands, look up into each other’s eyes trust fully and lie to each other. There le no Roohelle Salts, Alum, Llmeor Ammonia Infcod made with Calumet Baking Powder —NOT IN THE BAKING POWDER TRUST— It makes pure food. SAYINGS OF THE TOTS. "Mamma,” said little Ethel, wh n was looking at the pictures in a Sunday school hook, “how do the angels get their night gowns on over their wings?” "I think papa and mamma likes the baby better than they do me,” said four-year-old Flossie to the visitor, " 'cause he lets 'cm do just as they please.” "Tommy,” said the teacher, "don't you know better than to talk aloud ia school?” "But what is a feller to do?” quer ried Tommy. “You said the other dav I mustn't whisper.” It was the roll of distant thunder that caused little Margie to observe: “They must be cleaning house iu heaven to-day, mamma.” "Why da you think so, dear?” asked her mother. “I hear the angels movin' the furni ture around.” replied .Margie. BOY’S HEAD ONE SOLID SORE. Hair All Came Out—Under Doctor Three Months and No Better— Cuticura Works Wonders. Mr. A. C. Barnett, proprietor of a general store in Avard, Oklahoma, tells in the following grateful letter how Cuticura cured his son of a ter rible eczema. “My little boy had ec i zema. His head was one solid sore, all over his scalp; his hair all came out, and he suffered very much. 1 had a physician treat him, but at the end of three months he was no bet ter. I remembered that the Cuticura Remedies had cured me, and after giving him two bottles of Cuticura Resolvent, according to directions, and using Cuticura Soap and Oint ment on him daily, his eczema left him, his hair grew again, and he has never had any eczema since. We use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and they keep our skin soft and healthy. I cheerfully recommend the Cuticura Remedies for all cases of eczema. A. C. Barnett, Mar. 30, 1905.” IN Oi^i.3 LANDS. An electric railway will probably Boon connect Moscow with St. Peters burg. In the insane asylums of Germany more than a third of the patients owe their condition to strong drink. Last year there v/ere 39,211 millions matches sold in France, bringing Into that nation's treasury $5,216,950, this being a state monopoly. A man of 80, elected a judge for Frutlgen, Switzerland, Is to go through a university course in order to enable him to pass the examination required by law. A proposal to enact that no newspa per shall be edited, composed or print ed from Saturday midnight until sun rise on Monday morning, has been negatived in the French senate. Denmark holds the record among nations for thrlftiness. Her inhabit ants have, on an average, £10 9s. apiece in the savings banks; English people have only £3 2s. a head. In Australian gold mines It is con sidered that ventilation becomes bad when the proportion of oxygen falls below 20 per cent.., or less than 70 cubic feet of air a minute Is supplied for every man working in a mine. The city of London's chief inspector of weights and measures reports that the weight of all loads of coal test ed last year was satisfactory, and that "in most cases the weight exceeded the amount specified on the ticket.” One of the labor party’s members of the new house of commons lately re ceived from a constituent who 'bought he had a grievance to which the gov ernment should give attention, a let ter of no less than 1,700 closely-writ ten pages. The municipality of Orlamunde has Just issued a notice to the effect that admittance to all cafes and public houses is hencefojth to be denied to all who do not pay their taxes within the legal limit of time. It is not al together an innovation, for a some what sim'iar measure has been in force for a number ot years in Switzer land, and has answered its purpose ex cellently. When Andrew Lang was a student at St. Andrew’s he edited a weekly college magazine, the greater part of which he had to write himself. AH kinds of work came from his pen_ novels, poems, translations, essays, reviews, etc.—And he also drew some of the illustrations. It is said that Mr. Lang made a point of reviewing very severely any books written by his professors while he was editor. TRANSFORMATIONS. Curious Besults When Coffee Drink ing Is Abandoned. It is almost as hard for an old coffee toper to quit the use of coffee as it is fot a whisky or tobacco fiend to break off, except that the coffee user can quit cof fee and take up Postum Food Coffee without any feeling of a loss of the morning beverage, for when Postum is well boiled and served with cream, it is really better in point of flavor than most of the coffee served nowadays, and to the taste of the connoisseur it is like the flavor of fine Java. A great transformation takes place in the body within ten days or two weeks after coffee is left off and Postum Food Coffee used, for the reason that the poi ,has been di™mued and in its place is taken a liquid that SSSUS!."powerful elements It is easy to make this test and prove these statements by changing from cof fee to Postum Food Coffee. f There’s a reason.”
