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    Loup City Northwestern
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LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 3, 1910
NUMBER 13
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VAfttOUS SECTION*.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPOI
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a Martinss
Badeeffle vak
cocker** m
Tin* state of Xtafecaska «ia ;j*y a
z**mms4 at $2e* ior tbe aj»j«-eLi«sisiua
Austua Cfertai. *&s«l to bar*
fcftiod liar]* U* of lakou canary.
A nvciunn traa the state of
Cafe: ora;* lor ut<- Harry ^ii h1«
«*wftfc MHsr to prwrtfie rtiji
**»* jw ti* utaur ebIML «<* reetdred
at Jbr (oonwi a' office.
To*" S'caMeac* at J E. Beal, one
*“** t*“ 5-i<! iliiSSe* oaxt of Jtosah*.
*•» UAitiif ItKftH by iff* Tin*
«rl*ia i* nuumii, a* User* was ao
m* bamt at Um» urn*
A. H. t'atawif*- bas aold bis twenty
•rtm fans., too mlV« cost of Beatrice.
U*r H.l*t to X TbotL^ja of Odell.
TEW t* tfc. U» pru* tor land Is that
rtiMru of Mr ae<5 Mr*.
<3«or«« of Bearer City were
puir<uu*d hr jrtosiaiae frutn * can of
said.-men Tw-r all reooewed, but
f- **f* <rttvtllf HI lor worsl bourn.
XaPutiatMas hav« U-eo < UosmS with
lb* aumufsctarer* of cotton gloves
kfi4 to opes s factory In
HlBUisasoutb. The estabiiehtueni will
<d*w* With twelve employes, which
number wlti he lacrossed as condi
lioss warrant.
The («M*rt gives at York for the
h«set:t at the Cherry mine sufferers,
*B thhlt sever..I of Yorks hml mu si
aas» and fW». Ms- -jMins*, Mut ius
»**d Stwckei* o! LIb< !-1« assisted. was
sisetra* nr«h * ruo-dod house asd a
*■-•*' - l » i W a ut.
<h» ! vuivM use hundred sad
r-Mtht dt-'-ars asd tarty-ono rents on
t*«wt/eme sow* is use year seems
ahum* like a fatry tala, yet that is a
record that K«-pr<r*e»um« John H.
Tkleasea (rf JttwrS. MrlsW COUSty,
fe> prepared to swWtaatiate.
T* p*e»e hi* assertion to his wife
tha* «whohe *-id costM ho takes
a Shawl fatal results Jkvhs Y t>Wr*
a %«■»*# ts»ta* ahewt two asd a half
•alhm aorta «d Tettey. swallowed mm#
a* the >' i-wss. la hatt aa hasp ho
h ss^mjsss usmc,1 ihd eo-cah irsttisn luakn
™-tB a Vs^Pefr^sW'
ti.e .-mas* ttvsa every preetavt la
omtaty ess held at the
teatrt hows* to dte.-wos the adxisaNWx
aasd hnaiMhUKy of hofhttwt a new
ressaty eowtt hawse to vest Sod Whs
thaa
The Wrrt orchard ok oat fa Xl aah
i»ps coaote he a settler war pleat
ad hv the tape Sswwel n Franc** an
hts homestead hoar FYwranetlo. Keh
The trews were hauled overland he
C«i irts rrsaci* ftvws Nan van. m
This orchard ts still la «ae shape.
The government contributes Si no *
year per inmate towards the support
*f the eoHier* sad sailors' home at
irasd Island sad Milford. Two checks
were received at the govern r’s of
fice far the quarter ending Decem
ber St.
TV* »t(vkhrtWpm of the Odell Farm
«» Elevator company held their an
nual an-'-tina last week, electing of
fice™ and disposing of other business.
During the past year the company pur
chased 167.227 bushels of grain, for
which It paid out $125,240. A divi
lewd off six per cent was declared.
Laurel (Mian) dispatch: John
Stadler. a painter of Lincoln. Neb.,
was ki led and Harry O'Leary, a
panter off Hattiesburg. Miss., serious
ly hurt when a scaffold on which they
were working toppled, precipitating
both to the ground. Stadler fell on
his head.
Mayor J. S. Rutherford of Beatrice
issued a proclamation calling upon the
citizens of that town to muzzle their
dogs. All unmuzzled dogs running at
large in the city will be killed. The
proclamation is called forth by reason
of the mad dog scare at Wymore,
where a number of children hare been
bitten.
Fonda Bros.* milling plant at Genoa
has been very nearly put out of busi
ness by muskrats, they haring under
mined the dam in the Beaver, causing
it to give way and necessitating a
large amount of work in filling.
Prompt action saved the dam and it
is now protected by wiring against the
attacks off the industrious little ani
mala. >
The Hoidrrge Commercial club
want* the Burlington railroad to build
a more c ommodious and all around
better depot. The Burlington in reply
suggests that It had already completed
arrangements for remodeling the pres
ent structure answering the purposes
off a depot at Holdrege.
Robert Wilkinson, the only son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilkinson of
Dhweorn. was killed near Howe. He
was standing near John Curtis, who
wns chopping down n large tree, and
timb struck Wilkinson on the head,
kitting him instantly.
BUILDS A HOUSE FOR CATS
Shlcap* Woman Crocta Seven-Room
Structure for Valuable Feline
Pet* to Lie* In.
IhdKtka of Levies probkhlt
■oat remarkable taacier la
Kit W Eu«* Cbltem *rUe of
bead of the btsMat fira
W E. CoOwra i Co. isu boilt
» noders *rte> roots kxst for her
>-*e pit u4 provided her S5 prise
amts *ri;h all the Itnrin of uhu Ufa. ;
A Titing for cats forbade her siring
ag eat of her pets, hot impels her to
Sto*«tly add to their asaaber.. Grad
aalSr the boose great to be orerrsa
** Hi
with tii* m and the time came for her
o good-by to some of her friends
fMe the ref a ted to do. and but one
alternative remained. A seven room
home was built adjoining her borne at
7206 Ilona avenue. The feline doxni
lie was built with the same care and
2XI<eose as though the owner herseli
were to live in in
The <-ntire front of the home Is a"
targe library, fitted with upholstered
eouches, silk draperies, lace curtains
and heavy rugs. Steam heat and gas
as well as a modern bathroom were
Included for kitty's comfort.
The 25 members of -the cat family
'hare si* bedrooms, each fitted with
little brass cot*, mirrors and costly
hangings. Each pet has its own bed
with silk spreads and downy blankets
Head of the household is Lord Bar
Isforc, a large white $1,000 Angora,
“who rules with an iron hand.” set
tling all disputes and brooMng no <n
»ubordinat:on. His mate, Connie Lock
Is the pride of h!s life, and might well
make his rivals Jealous, She is a pure
white Persia® with large brown eyes
The only militant member of the
colony has precipitated so many rows
hi the home that he now Hycs in the
family home with Mrs. Colburn. This
h> Kee Kee Vita, a short-haired Siam
eee with pretty. Innocent blue eyes,
hut po**e**Y-d of a violent temper. He
left the mark* of hi» disposition on
*M> a prise animal before separated
from hi* kin
Mr* CVlharn has always derived
mwvh plea sate iron* spending her iime
tending the pets nntil her health
sailed recently a woman has now re
tteved her of the cares of the eat fata
tie ami spends most of her time in the
eat home
HEADS ILLINOIS MILITIA
frank %. Oakses Is Appointed Ad
jwtaat General of Stales Fhtdhh
by Gevwmor.
Springfield, 111.—Frank S. Dleksoh
l who has boon appointed adjutant gen
oral of Illinois to snoceed the late
Thomas W Scott, has been acting ad
Jntant general since Scott's death
; April 6. m*.
The new adjutant -general was born
at Hillsboro, 111., October 6, 1S76, and
his present home is s.t Ramsey. He
entered the Illinois National Guard in
1897 and was made quartermaster ol
the Fourth Infantry in 1900. He was
' appointed assistant adjutant general
| May 6, 19‘'7. Gen. Dickson saw serv
j ice in the Spanish American war, serv
Ing a year in Cuba ns a private in
Company 1, Fourth Illinois infantry.
New Miners’ Safety Lamp.
A new safety lamp for miners has
been invented, comprising a battery
and a metal filament lamp which are
completely incased. The circuit of thr
lamp is kept closed by means of t
spring-pressed rod bearing against a
light ring on the glasa casing of the
lamp. Should the glass be broken,
the ring would be sure to break or be
displaced, opening the circuit of the
lamp, so that there would be no dan
ger of igniting the gases with the
incandescent filament.
COINS NIL SIPPED
Secret Service Men Hunt De
facers of Gold Pieces.
Acid* Used to Remove Small Quanti
ties of Metal from Coin*— Proto
for the Lincoln Penny
Jewelry Fad.
NVer Tort—Federal secret serrtee
aypeots coder orders from Ctuef R
Wilkie, tar* tee* eattir a canvass
of Jesreiers and stoops
■-a the MakSea Uae district ia as effort
to n* few persoc&s impirmd of
strirplts co.as—ttoat ts. renrovia*
-<ca!I pmthx* of foM or film fnoe
ttoe surfaces of colas kr a ctoee&toal
process. taouiries also *«* raade as
to several ne« k.Ecs of <ws jtevijy,
EcJudsng articles =sa«* ftvxa Liarala
pennies.
The inquiry as to coin stripping eras
John E. Wiifc e.
started after maur oircilatir~ coins,
including 520 gold pieces, were found
“to be short of the prescribed weight.
The loss seemed to be more than is
usual when ocins are worn off from
frequent handling. They are suspi
cious that coins have been reduced
in weight by the stripping process, in
which they are dipped for an hdnr or
two in aqua regia, a mixture of nitric
and hydrochloric acids, into which an
electric currerilt is turned. When the
electric power and the strength of the
acids are fixed in the proper relation
to the weight <of the coins treated, it
is believed the metal is “sweated” off
the surface of the coins so smoothly
that they are not changed in appear
ance.
Valuable quantities of the precious
metals have been obtained criminally,
it is suspected, through the stripping
of many coins. The detached metal
clings to a receiving plate, from which
it is readily collected by the strippers,
who have no difficulty in selling it for
cash to jewelers or even to the gov
ernment. since there is no suspicion
of the method by which it was ob
tained. The coins are passed into cir
culation at their face value. Coins
also have been stripped, it is sua
peotnd. by using them for short inter
vals tn electroplating Unha.
Many coin* that have been offered
fo* deposit at hank* recent lx have the
design* brought out wore sharp** than
b natural It la supposed that these
«etn* have been atttpped and were
lott lu ihe add hath too ten® ihtt
even tn these corn* the untrained eve
would *ee ne sign at mutilation.. t&ne
et ihe largest eleetropdaiern said that
stwhberw could take a* much an a
peonywe*|ht at go*d, worth motethhu
a dollar, from a |3d gold *#eoe With
out malting any easily perceptible
change. There is no risk ot loss »
damaging gold coins, because If the
acid should eat too much or roughen
the surface the entire coin may be
melted up and the metal sold for an
amount equal to the value of the
coin.
A special difficulty in getting evi
dence against the stripper is that
even If he be caught with the coins
In solution nothing is proved, as he
can say that he Intends to use the
coins, instead of bullion, for plating}
and will not try to pass them as
money. There is no law against dis
solving or melting coins, provided they
are destroyed as currency, and many
jewelers fuse gold coins instead of go
ing to the trouble of getting bullion
for the purpose. None of the estab
lished electroplaters is suspected of
being engaged in the illegitimate prac
tice. It is supposed that temporary
plants are put up by strippers in se
cluded tets of factory buildings, as
tittle equipment is required.
The tad for Lincoln pennies ha jew
elry received attention because a
sold piAted peuay etight fee mistaken
Sor a dee dollar gold piece. It was te
(tN that w hen the Keocent nickels
were 4m «sei they did not have the
word -war on then Many «*eh
cciws were plated with gcM and
passed os tgworaat tmmiBmMs as
StedoBtr sad pieces.
'The secret service men vrfc® in-'.
<piired tuie as to the use of the
goM plated pennies made no objection
to such plating. Jewelers have made
iiHjuirtes of the authorities here and
in Washington, and have been in
formed that the law a? to mutilation
of coins applies only to geld and sil
ver coins. Besides, pennies are made !
more valuable by gold plating.
In ceru n western cities, it is re
| ported. the federal authorities have
! prohibited manufacturers of jewelry"
from plaiting Lincoln pennies with .
geld. That is h- Id to account for an
increased demand on the manufactur
ers here who make the pennies into
scarf pins, brooches and ether arti- i
cles.
HEADS ILL’N
UlO
1ILITIA
Frar.k £. Dickson Is Appointed Ad
jutant General of States Forces
ty Governor.
Springfield, 111.—Frank S. Dickson,
who has been appointed adjutant gen
era! of Illinois to succeed the late
Thomas \Y. Scott, has been acting ad
jutant general since Scott's death,
April 6, 1S03.
The new adjutant general was born
at Hillsboro. 111., October 6, 1876. and
hta present bosue is at JUaisey. He
| entered the Htiuois Xrktioaal Quard i»
sad was e*»de ^eaFterraasEer- e*
the Fwsrtfc lataatt* ta l^fc. Ha was
awjwwaVi** ssstsEaal «&}«&*% general
Ha?- i, rtW. Here ©ieteaaa saw- serw
wa i% tfee SpaaisJ* 4»wiea*i was., ser-x
! i*g % ?aas at Cato a* a aroate to
, '.'smsMm Is FtotHfe ttttoeto totoato^.
Haw Mtom' t»toty taws*.
k hew safety towi|> tot attoabs fea%
iwa toxeatot b»$«totos % feattotx
and % asetal fetameat hemp which are
cotspletoiX' tocase‘4. ¥fea ctocatt a? the
tea# is kefet dosed fey ateaha el a
sprtngpreesed bod beatibg gainst a
light ring oft the glass casing of the
lamp Should the glass he broken,
the ring would be sure to break or be
displaced, opening the circuit of the
lamp, so that there would be no dan
ger of igniting the gases with the
incandescent filament.
Instruction.
"Paw, what is a sonnet?”
"Fourteen lines of language, rhym
ing according to certain established
rules.”
“It’s poetry, isn’t It?”
“Not necessarily, my son.”
Quoit Useful.
Young Wife—And you would like
my doughnuts better if they were
larger? That is very complimentary.
Easeoff Labor—Yes; then me an
me pals could 'ave a game o’ quoits
down by th' waterin’ tanks.—Ideas.
Adding to the Old Adage.
“That baker friend of mine has
deeded ah or his property to me." “Ah.”
1 see. A fnend in kneading is a friend
in deeding.’
Apt Comparison.
Many men resemble glass, smooth,
polished and dull so long as unbroken
—then sharp, so every splinter pricks.
—Richter.
Opportunity.
Opportunity seldom comes with a
letter of introduction.—New York
Times.
Poor Chafing.
"I met her last night, and it appeared
that she was chafing under restraint”
“What do you suppose was the mat
ter”
“Her husband would not permit her
to use more than half a bottle of ale
In the rarebit she was making.”
Irony.
"You're as hard as nails,” said his
trainer.
“Well,” irritably answered the actor
pugilist. “wouldn't you naturally ex
pect me to be? I wear my claw ham
mer coat two or three hours every
night.”
Lucky.
“Have any luck on your hunting
trip?” ,
"No, but my guide had pretty good
luck.”
"Wbat'd he get?”
"Nothing, I didn’t hit him once.”
Realistic.
The Soubrette—Did you ever hear
the new barytone sing “Rocked in the
Cradle of the Deep?”
Low ConedlaTi—Yes. twice—and it
made me seasick both times.
Bows on Men's Hats.
Why is it that a man's hat has a
hand, and why is it this band has a
bow invariably on the left aide?
The answer is that there was a time
when a piece of cloth adjusted to the
head and, tied with a band of other
material served for a headpiece. The
reason the bow was always placed on
the left side had its origin in the ract
that in wielding a sword—an accom
plishment possessed by nearly every
one of consequence at one period of
the world’s history—the bow or
[ rosette. If placed on the right side
would have been In the way. Its
present day utility is that It keeps
most men from '-earing iheir nats
hind side before, and although with
most, hats that would not matter,
with most heads it does.—The Sunday
Magazine.
Smeared His Ears.
“What is the matter?"
“I have suddenly become deaf in
my right ear."
‘Perhaps it’s a watermelon seed.”
SUGGESTED BY THE ELECTRICAL SHOW.
A Few Inventions Which Will Coutress Ccme Ere Long.
TAFT PUTS STOP TO RUMORS
WILL NOT ATTACK CORPORA
TIONS INDISCRIMINATELY.
After Talk with James J. HHI Presi
dent Puts Quietus on Sensational
Market Stories.
Washington.—Concerning his re
ported crusade against corporations
President Taft Tuesday made public
the following statement:
“No statement was issued, either
from the attorney general’s office or
the White House, indicating that the
purpose of the administration with
reference to prosecutions under the
anti-trust law is other than as set
forth in the message of the president
of January 7, 1910.
“Sensational statements as if there
were to be a new departure and an
indiscriminate prosecution of import
ant industries have no foundation.
“The purpose of the administration
is exactly as already Itated in the
president's message.”
The statement was issued after the
president had talked with James J.
Hill, railway magnate, and had re
ceived information that prices were
crumbling in New York under the
various reports published.
New York.—Reports of the govern
ment’s anti-trust program and the
belief that the government would win
the decisions expected in the Ameri
can Tobacco and Standard Oil cases
before the supreme court caused a
flood of liquidating sales which broke
prices severely in all directions and
caused great disorder in trading.
“SOCIETY OF THE BANANA”
Existence of © -^amzatlon t» Dovelooad
at <*i 9>h«e Wa»»’*
PrteMtw*
lAtefcfc—fteHk was as <itf
swtteMte* $»WHk %% &« See&ty
ai-itfc *%te* <mk w^ttAwwa
i?re*wiW»$ ifWtfVtbte t*ft*tlb** fw <ifcr
<of mutelm %-%% tfeaw*
to fafc to-aml <&#m. <imtos tbe ■'■feto**
Bwi#'' tatol.
Mv^t At tto> w%% totoft «$>
wA tto& t'wrfc'Ag At Avt
4a%<a to tbo j»*.
TactodAd ft tbe ma*s of tott-nmeVit*
wre vroac%: Mabd'' totters *0 'pros
pectlVe victims, tete^* for motley ex
torted, letters, telegrams and other
communications between the men who
are no* on trial.
Many of the letters demand various
sums, ranging from $500 to $10,000.
under penalty of death If the demand
Is not compiled with.
Among the Important documents ad
mitted Is a book found In Joe Lima's
safe, Marlon, in which are the rules
and regulations of the "Society of the
Ranana,” together with a list of the
members for central Ohio. This list In
eludes the names of all the defendants
and a number of others.
PRIMARY BILL IS PASSED
Dailey Measure, with Blanket Ballot
Plan, Goes Through Senate
by Vote of 28 to 13.
Springfield, 111.—By a vote of 28 to
13, the state senate Tuesday passed
the Dailey primary bill with the Gib
son blanket ballot amendment.
In the debate preceding the passage
of the Dailey bill the Gibson amend
ment. providing for the blanket bal
lot. was the chief topic.
The passage of the measure was
marked by considerable discussion
and there was much explaining of
votes.
Twenty-six votes were needed to
pass the bill in the senate. On the
first roll call and before the absentees
were called 2fi ”c-tea were recorded in
tha "yea” column.
!r*D!CT 11 FOR CONSPIRACY
| Chicago Officials and Others Are
Charged with Defrauding City
Out of $254,000.
Chicago.—Paul Redieske. former
I deputy commissioner of public works;
| Michael McGovern, contractor; Otto
i Xeihof, his secretary; Richard Burke
1 and John McXichols, inspectors for
I the city, were indicted by the grand
I jury on charges of conspiracy to ob
I tain money by false pretenses and
| three other offenses in connection
with the construction of the Lawrence
avenue sewer.
In addition to these the following
were also indicted: Ralp Bonnell,
; engineer, who O. K.’d the work on the
■ sewer; Joseph Maher, city sewer in
| spector; J. C. Parks, assistant city
| engineer; Max Languth. superintend
| ent for McGovern, and Robert Green,
foreman for McGovern.
The men are charged in the true
bill with having obtained $254,000
from the city through the conspiracy.
There are four counts in the indict
ment, . „ „. A.
The bond of McGovern and Redieske
was fixed at $20,000 each, and those
of the other indicted men at $5,000
each. They are specifically accused of
conspiring to'defraud the city by lay
ing but one-sixth of the concrete and
brick work called for in the contract
for the construction of the sewer.
The indictment was the sequel of
weeks of investigation by State’s At
torney VYayman and hia aids and was
voted after several stormy scenes in
the grand jury room.
NAVY BOYCOTTS BIG TRUST
D»par<-n*nt Pvrchasaa It» Pliag T»
baeoo *r*ro ar independer.t
Virginia Con«*F,i.
Wuahisgte*. - tims aavy
tt* ftsht 9# tW
a&awa^ tfce b^eco |h#*»
j| WwOtte* gWNfcMfe«t ytaetofcwKv
mm tfc* lw*^ Mt.
<&wi$. V%* % w* %SStt»iw4 vfflk
tfc* botom w*%t Yfc% wawd*
toe w't? to*#tf**#%* *-5to toe fw
<tmfm* '*<e% fc*
pees*#* %fc &s*4 pe* poppa,
ft **a* stared tost, *>v*a ft rt»% «p*t,
?* order bt> Psalre tire poftit, fe*4 pat fla
bids tews toa» 36% octets pet pouted,
tire government would «et have dealt
with it
MUST SETTLE FOR HER FURS
Court Rules Divorced Wife of Howard
Gould Must Pay Bill for
$3,165.
New York.—Katherine Clemmons
Gould will have to pay $3,165
for the furs and millinery she
purchased from one firm, although she
claimed the purchases were made be
fore the separation and that Gould
should pay the bill. A supreme court
jury found a verdict against Mrs.
Gould for the entire amount claimed,
with Interest Mrs. Gould receives
$36,000 alimony £ year from Howard
Gould.
Twentieth Century Is Wrecked.
Utica, N. Y.—The engine of the New
York Central Twentieth Century lim
ited. the 18-hour train from Chicago
to New York, was overturned a quar
ter of a mile west of St Johnsville
Tuesday. It slid 300 feet before it
stopped. Under the engine pita Fire
man Handvllle of Syracuse was
crushed beyond recognition. The en
gineer, John Scanlon of Fort Hunter,
attempted to leap when the engine
left the rails, but was caught between
the engine tender and cut and crushed
in a terrible manner.
Most of the passengers were thrown
from their berths and some were
slightly injured.
file FLOOD BROKEN
SEINE CEASES TO RISE AND
PARIS IS PROBABLY
SAVED.
—
NEWS BRINGS GREAT RELIEF
Tfceusamte Pour Out Prayer* of
TAa*k.s®iv«*$—Oangor No* AH Past
—Pood PjM «n—Quarter of Part*
t* Water,
Tarts. —F*r6* 6s suxuA Tfee Scs*»
w«s>rtl » rts* at $;$* SatwrOay war*
5*» Its trtSsewuriws are siowty Mttiw
Tfefc toalMj*, tsswod ofccWTy,
wer the dartspwd cAy fey
*wd of mxwftk tsstw (Nt* *w *«t «
v»ess*ge fey the click of tc*cgr*y»t key,
tvtvApfe; rrttet at th «*o4 of a day of
pneatef s^ffert®*; nwnre dosporat*
'figfetSog tfea* any sJikp the tadwnafete
rivet- bc-gan to sped Its orators through
the stroots of the city.
Thousands have already gathered
to pear forth thanksgiving for the
word of hope. The danger Is far from
over, bat the cry of •'Will the end
never come?" has been answered.
Practically all hope had gone when
the Seine gained its last inch and then
stood still. Rain began in driving
downponr and great cakes of ice, lib
erated from above, swept down and
choked the river at the city’s bridges,
spreading the flood over a quarter of
the city.
Honrlv danger still threatens the
city. The water has begun to fall in
all of the affluents of the Seine above
: Paris, but the passage through the
city is clogged by bridges and an im
mense accumulation of drift, and the
seething waters have spread over new
areas. Choked underground rivers and
sewers are bursting their confines and
playing havoc with the street, swamp
ing more cellars and threatening
more foundations of buildings.
President Fallieres and Premier Brl
and drove In automobiles to the flood
ed suburbs where distress is greatest,
speaking words of comfort to the
homeless and encouraging the soldiers
and others engaged in salvage and res
cue work.
Nevertheless numerous pitiful In
stances are cited of women and chil
dren who had refused to leave their
homes in the submerged districts,
shrieking from their windows for -
bread.
It is difficult te present a mccta*
picture of the geographical limits of
the submerged area of Paris, but,
roughly speaking, it is estimated that
the surface inundated from the Seine,
which must not be confounded with
the overflow in the baca streets from
burst sewers and subterranean rivers,
covers about nine square miles, or one
quarter of the city.
a commission or doctors was sum
moned Thursday to perfect plans to
avert what they fear will be an epi
demic of plague when the waters sub
side. The turbid streams in the tor
rential course have washed out grave
yards.
The loss is estimated at $200,000,
000. Hundreds of lives have been lost
in the provinces; iO&OOO people are
homeless in Term alone and already
; an epidemic of scarlet fever- has nr
; peered among the refugees at tvry
iVuntlesa dead cattle have been
weep* along in the car-rent and the
: great sewerage systems are 'dammed-.. *
'This dreadiai harden tarn been borne
into the great underground passage*
w-btcb underlie Turin, and w-ftb tbts
mtaatmn the my will have a dread ao
oomatrng to mabe.
Alt the military barraetcs and pwb
tto school bnildipgs have bem thrown
open to the refugees. There are now
IfifMKW) homeless people within the
city limits and the problem of shelter
ing and feeding them during the un
usual conditions is one which has
taxed the government to its limit The
public subscription has reached $200,
000, $1,400 of which was contributed
by the American chamber of com
merce.
ZEIGLER MINE TO REOPEN
Colliery Which Ha3 Been Closed
Since Disastrous Explosion Changes
Ownership for $8,000,000.
Duquoin, 111. — Local coal op«m
ators have been notified that the
famous Leiter coal property in Frank
lin county east of here has changed
hands. An eastern corporation, it is
said, has purchased the property
which is composed of the famous
Leiter mine, the town of Zeigler and
about 10,000 acres of coal lands. The
consideration is $8,000,000. The new
company is to open the mine in the
near future and put it in shape for op
eration. ' The mine at Zeigrer has
been sealed up since early in 1908
when 28 men were killed in an explo
sion. Eight of the bodies are still in
the mine.
Will Sue Standard Oil.
Minneapolis, Minn. — Independent
oil producers In session here say they
will bring suits to recover $281,500,
000 from the Standard Oil Company.
Square Hole Easily Bored
Simple Explanation Disproves General
Idea That Achievement Is an
Impossibility.
It would seem, on first thought, an
impossibility to bore a square hole.
In reality nothing is simpler. The
basis of the operation is the fact that
as a circle rolls on a straight line, the
center describes a parallel straight
line. For instance, the hub of a car
riage wheel moves along at a con
stant distance Jrom the ground. Hence
if we cause a cutter situated at the
center of a cylindrical shank to roll
on a straight guide the cutter will
trace out a straight line. If the guide
be broken into four sides of a square
the shank will roll on these four sides,
one after the other, and the cutter will
ream out an equal square.
At the same time the motion of the
tool is a rotary one, very similar to
boring a round hole. The only trou
ble is that as the shank changes from
one side of the square guide to the ad
jacent one there is a slight irregular
ity in the motion, so that the corners
of the square hole are not sharp, but
slightly rounded. This rounding may
be reduced to a minimum and it is
not a serious objection in any case.
Philosopher on Riches.
No good man ever grew rich ail at
once.—Publius Syrus.
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