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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1917)
t—-■ ■■■«—.-—~ r'icfc 2lbtcilung ift fiir bte ’• ... V 5amilienalicbcr, rpclcfyc am t licbttcn r>eutfd? Icfen. 2>om SdiaujlcBc Dc? curoiandicn ^olftrfricgK Z:c ineB.njd)en trrcigni^e ?mb tdu»> bit a oie iinm. at-ikudste jKrniseix'n ^rtebeu. xvx' jicge bcr * urjdjen ju-giening unb bcr an btrn DtTOunbcitn '‘icjirningen in •it:. C'.r^rrgrujxb gibrangi morbon. i»nthensudmi jen ivxbcn id>on longe u«b iiun «ft tn ber 2ufi gelcgen, noer nth me tix er ,u ctner >o ern ftra »vii r -c u::g ber i>r'.eOe;:;:nbg i‘.c£e:eis gefommen. ^neben-. ru»d ±trdrn; bot.n box- ftni fic »ir»uitiig nod) unb bunion es «u* nodt one Jntlang bln ben xeifcit, menr bte c nter.lc * Xegie n. .xta es- -ur angebrxxtii bxrlien, fids / ein’tlxdi m:t ben bcurtfc.n i’oritHa gen -u beixbinx.:™ iZiek i:-±en merber. nut Seriate d-V-a ber aunertrn inner ndb unb fwirarnben Serbanblunge.i auege r-iZ; oer.'fbcr tr irbreibt « (5. 5 nc . .dudtff r unb an^eigrr", ebe men -4 eing '.Vrber mu birier Jrra ge fcriduuuen fjnn. Scr aflen t" en tii 511 e:ner 5eit>re4ung bte ftenrms ber iVbirtgungen notmen 5: untrr benen Ifutkbianb ben Z nr ben rcuaen null Iteie unb be.Jf r.adi gjr.*i:d> unbefannt, cb * t± cuS amtiuben :ntb baibamtii* ®en I- rfl.-n o:eie Sr.bauangen uber b*n - ach berirlber. in bie Srefi? gtlamgi fmb u-cu bet i S. bebouitet, bag leurgfclaab hi mu ber Omening ' : • . rbiger i'a^eruaaten in: £-:en, * - 2 unb Sfimcnri!, uegnauen unb l: out bie cinner:, run; ber ie$t : - ’ba.i.'i.en ic.I. ; -uc. riir* * Zu: bat ber. drier crierer rseruien. bte teen :vm rimg * . unb b :trid>e Si.ueiUif am sr . u xretren. 2i~, e~ gerabc I ' :u> bie nsft mugr'emeu anb mu: uiitgelittra babes, miitt wra 5, ba man ufl vgnt iruik bag k ok xlode :..n birds jam ±fttre b'~ robes unb run br 2a-nr;ng fru 1. bie bie Sriiegung bee- Hric ri_uvbr we 3 ebrr gar frian i-egriu flaben. ■ ns glc u me ber ^rieben ge lt .urn curb, alien imrb bar iHriui tui ar redn kin, seber bnt cujioii kbie gegen ;ebe (Hebietrerrocite r: cis* 11. urn cnberrr eiaatcn ft: b ”n4 ber iSlibemuhen, bie, bie tv : . . nrera orrnHaicn mbditen. Z-* IiuiAjunft briber bat rtmas 'ur ±. unb br.be merber. fceruJ tu:. : mrrbea. fakmge irre Siin’die mot rrtrr::t rnerbrn. ufutidflanb ' t-v rung Trembirracbigrr Selfer ;mr±j S:t brambni r.ur an bic edsrieri-r.uten in (rlijk - iiclbrin m • -ib in iirlen 5a rnnnera Z u.’u'cnb fans memg baran gele :r •'em. *a finer ,{eit. bie betmefen iat ban nur tnr.err (fimgrnt unt . ac ,-rrt mn ri bctcrcgcnes v ;• :m Me relic i-i.tdr 0 • ..lung nad Snfkn ntoglid nta d- ■ r’» neuen ^rcntb; mferr. ieine l: r :-n :rr. Uniterm $u gcicti'rbcn. vUi:«rst rrr - •” n bie Crate, bt? beute 'i cn au» \ idrlonjlcr 'd in Her. ceil Ht br’iirdten. baft cr ei ITCH Maim r»r:eb-:t iditrften nodte, baft Xeutid-anb tn ben ftrieg go tmurt.ien Burbe unb irn in criier vi-tr ;;:m educe 'finer "^renjen in J*er-be-:-'cub tni :. nidt enra um fte (rroomingen pt motficn. Xte £adr .tie anderrs, menu Xeund i- • bra ftneg Bent etaune get radon t»r-r um 'rrmbe? <*ebid ?u era been 'n emem 'olden Aaflf nriirbe * : : — l beute mdj tn ber Cage ,'>n> brr -j l . ten. (r? miiftie unbebmgt ■oier fcini'en. bu bie I'ieguer cm :“--bm iagen. lie Xurad?. baft 1 ..t'dlarb etnen ^erteibtgungs f* g lamrn, entacut es bteier Slot ■‘oibigfat, ti batte brr. Rrieg fdjon is ' m flugrabbd r.mor.nen. in bem - ieigte, bas of ber. J»einben m :r. lit* *et. tn ba? bruxfdr Seid» s-**fl ei: ubnr.ren. X-ctnit mar ber dener Mur.grfneg m jeber 0ejie» huna gem...non left bar beutide tfcr-rrgluf btr beuride Slegterurtg tn bie Cage aerfecer toQte. (#robe rungen con bem rieienbaften Urn *ar a ju i.iadrn. ©ir he gemadt ©ur bem h a ber bcutiden 9Jegiening Vfoab.b-rftt in bie £anb gegeben, bie He a'gen onber? Sortnie unb •id -egrn bie Hcrufentattung ber Berlrrenea ftolonien au*tcuiden fann ( r-r-neidt unfit obnc Sb'idt pcidehen. bun Xeurdianb rrii benn ben o*inir3en Sorftfelag tur ?eile gur.a be? tlur.nen 5{miitf? madte, naJ»bi"m tie Sage m eubciieuroba geTifirt unb Hrr Xrutftfclanb rntfdie be-, rrr ben ©or benn im Xubrftrn *ti> :m C*:rn Iiegt ber Sui-gang •rul'diattbi w ’error gufunftigen 9Tr±t Xc# eroberte <Vbiet bal fid in beutiden 2>anben beonbet. ■tuft -idt aWelut gegen ’-dtbore •mole ionbern Eon unb mirb and •egen S-mjeffionen ansgetaufdt •erbot. bit fur Xeufidlanb unb fei me rteCunn all Wroftmodt »or riel be berm 0ote ftnb ail einioe Xtrei •bi Webirtf?, mbgra buie min in L*urora ober in beniropcn oi»er jonft mo liegen. truglanb trat in ben ttnig, uni Xcutidilanb? jpanbel unb Xaitidilanbs ffieltmatfeijieQung 311 rcmidjten. (ingtanb jal} jtd) in fei ner 'XcruiadititrUung im Sfabeu Otcn bebroht. Xie hat c? auibeb* | nen molten, hat fie aber ftatt befieH 'anjiich ewgrbiifet. Scbon bie i'ag bab trnebinou 3eigtc. bafe bie bcut '"cbe Sanbfirafee noth bent Often ein Xorn im *Ieii<f>e (jrnglaubi mar, I unb ber i'lngritf an! bie XarboneQen. ber gleidifaC* feblfdilug Dcrfolgte benfelben SmeJ. (rnglanb unb andi l^rarfretcfc unb iRufelanb finb fiart an tK'r '^agbab - '^ahn intercfiiert. i Xie Xuilamaten ber gcnanntcn Sen* ber baben Iange untcreinanber ge*. banbelt unb gefeilfebt, mcr bcn$aupt* antctl an ber 2*ahn baben foQ. Xeutfdjlanb bat, obgleich es tinan* tiell am ftarfitrn an ber 9?afm into ; refitert mar nidu iibermafeig gut bei biefen Serbanblungen abgcjdmitten, 1 unb e? mtrb bie CHdegenbcit. btc bort {eingebiifeten 2>orrecbte unb Sonjef itonen gegen Xetle ber 3icge?beutc cinjutauicbcn gerne ergreifeit. Xie (frfcbliefeung ffiefopotamien? unb ikrfum unb be? gotten Often? burcb ; .‘ine ^chn, bie ficb unter beutfther SontroQe befiitbct, gibt Xcutfdjlanb ben ’^Plag an ber ©onne, nadi bem e? i:d: feit cielcn ^iobren gefebnt hat (rr ift be? Sampie? mobl mert gcroe* I ien ruur oar1 man niaii luugt-ieu, wag Xeuriilanb iniolge feinc? Siege? bic linik’itrittenc ^lihning in Gurcpa er» rungen hat Sein ®unf*. unb mdu ber ber Gricnle. trirb non Ktt ab in (ntrora ber tnaijgebcnbc iein. unb fan S?crt trirb cnticbeibenb in? t»e roid’t ’alien. Xcutfdblanb trirb ’rei .-trier unb vinen fricblidien Peurc bungeu an’ fuIturcHcm femntcr.itcl Irn rub inbuftrieflen C^ebiete frci "adrehrr fcnneii Xa? iii crrcicbt rporbcu unb fann ibm niait uiebr ge rrnnren roerben. Xer mittcicuropai id»c Pied, bo? fefieftc unb ftdrffte Xtaatengebiibr ber mobernen ^Jcir luutcr Xeutid'.anb? ^utirung, ift cm : Siegcvprei?. ber be? Sdmuijo? unb Piute? ber Gbien roebl roert getue , i\n .u Xatnoer fbnnen fid- jelbft bie Porgier nubt bintregfetjeu. • Hub ar. ber Jvcingung bic is? PIcf | f roirb trot ber Jtriebcn?gm;<fcte, b.e roie Jvriu’ling?buTte uber bie - Stbladn’eibcr (hirepa? lichen. riiiag nvirerg.ari'atet Jn SRumanicn fi a’*.u -i'lci. nicn? v'eere bic Iefctcn \-mbcrraiie, bie biefem PI ode $ur Seite liegen, an? bem Siege. 3vu uibnien. nun fail gdutlid. in beut *dnn van ben. trirb fid) ber Acntrolle ber pientralmddjte nic roicber entjie ber fonnen. Wogen bic 3ia’’er ber Gntente i're’’c tober. ntogen bic jxraneofen bie Xeutitbeu bei Per bun jnriicfbran ■ ■ unb mb gen bie Jviihrer ber ?< Hi rer: en nodi fo oft beteuern. bag fic r:*t bciiegt >:nb. bie Xatfadw, bail Xeuticblaub ge’iegt bat unb baf; ber Sieg mit jefcem Xcge no* trd*it, rermbaen fic be bur* ni*t an? ber Sell idia’ien. Xoutc I ant ba? brutfer r Jvrieben-5 bet il’:t?:t no* ber. S*ein ciner S?a! pouPebingungen. morgen toer ben i:e and' b; 'fe rerfient heben: brute ntofifit fie triftoctfe rrr-.r au* i*roarfcnb, re* au’re*t fteften. mor .ten roerben fic ganj cm Pobcn lie gen Scidcn isce* talicn Jrrirbens. ?t e id ?) o r f. Sdirittc, bic bent* ithe 2dii”? • ^ntereffen uutemeb men. erfolgten in ber offcnoaren '.Snnabme, bafc ber ^rieben nabe ift. Xie biefigen SUirenur ber jroet gro* ‘tn beurfdjen tranx-atlantiiibenSinien rflaricii. fie beaten ^nftruftioneu er* haiten, ^ratfufontrafte fiir Senbun* [ gen Don 3i'ero ?)orf nad) Xcutfdilanii nadi Suntabmc unferes regularen Xieniics" absuicbhefceri. Xie Hamburg , Slmerifa - Sinie gab folgenbc- befomtt: ,.G# freut unS, anfiinbigen su fon* r.en, bafc »ir feet bercit finb, 5rad)t' Engagements Don ben 3?er. Staoten nadi Hamburg jur 2?erfcnbung nad» fiteberaufnabme unfereS regularen XienfieS nad) tfricbenSfdjiufc ober su fold) friiberer 3®it. alS bic §inber niffe fiir foldie Sieberaufnabmc be fethgt finb, ju treffen." Cine ofinlicbe iRotis ging Don ben bureaus bee- 3iorbbeutfd)cn Slopb aus. 6s beifct. bafc folcfae fiontrafth fein latum garantieren unb fansel Iiert roerben mdgen, roenn 2>crbiut ntn'e ibre Sinbaltung Dcrbiitcn foil ten. fKar tirfe* 3d)H>rigt« arrncijmbar. Sas bed eigentlid) bie anglo-ame rifamfd)e ^?reffe, bie fid) bie Seug lein ttunb roeinte, iiber bie ^mrid) rung ber britifd»en Spiontn 'JRifc (fapefl in Sriiffel, ju ber Crrfdjiefcung enter ongeblidjen beutftben Spionin :n SRcrfeiEe gefogt? 28a3 ju ber burdi franjbfifdten Wrmeebefebl nad) getciefenen Xiitigfeit ber ..iftettope* ne§", bie mit Sepoloer unb SKeffet beutubc (Sefangene unb SJerrounbetc umbringen ntiiffen. — XaSfelbe roid >u ben rufftfiben Oreueln tn Dftpreu fcen unb Cfialijien. 9?dmli<b Btd)tS. Er finb ibre Sfulturtrager. NEVILLE TAKES OATH NEW GOVERNOR SWORN IN WITH IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY. PLED6E0 TO SUPPORT DRV LAW • _ Western Part of State Send Big Dele gation to See First Governor From Their Section Seated. Lincoln.—Nebraska's new governor, Keith Neville, took the oath of office and was formally inaugurated before a joint session of both houses of the state legislature last Thursday with impressive ceremony Governor Ne ville took possession of the governor's office after the inauguration cere mony, being escorted there by the re tiring governor. Visitors from Omaha. North Platte, Grand Island, Kearney and other cities were present in iarge numbers, the western portion of the state send ing quite a delegation to 6ee the in augural of the first governor hailing from that section of Nebraska. Following is Governor Neville’s message in condensed form: PROHIBITION—"Our duty is obvi ous: we will keep faith with the peo ple: we must honestly, conscientious ly and intelligently endeavor to pro hibit the sale and manufacture of in toxicating liquor within the state af ter the amendment becomes effect ive." The spirit of the amendment does not propose abridging the rights of the individual save as necessary to prevent the sale and manufacture. The governor should be authorized to appoint a public welfare board, of men "honest, fearless and capable." to gather information of law viola tions. assist in prosecutions and de termine whether or not local officials are doing their full duty. The attorney general should have power tc aid local prosecutors or act as a special prosecutor. Drug stores should be licensed by the state and strictly regulated. Shipment into Nebraska of low grade injurious liquors should be pro hibited. Drinking clubs and locker systems should be prohibited. Landlords should be made liable for illegal use of building, as in case of Albert law. Fine is not sufficient punishment: ja*l sentence should be provided. Soliciting of orders by liquor manu facturers should be prohibited. Railroads and express companies should file statements of shipments with county clerks. PUBLICITY BUREAU — Desirable to advertise great resources and op portunities of Nebraska. FARM CREDITS—Real estate loan commissions should be regulated, not to exceed 2 per cent on loans of less than $3,000 nor 1> , per cent on those above $3,000: no commission if inter est rate be over 6 per cent. Banks and trust companies should be permit ted to invest in federal farm bank bonds. PRIMARY LAW—Should be amend ed to require nominating petition signed by 1 per cent of total vote on the office concerned, from two-thirds of the counties of state or district: county and legislative offices excepted. No candidate in primary should run by petition if defeated. SHORT BALLOT—Elect county of ficers in 1918 for four-year terms: presidential electors nominated by party convention, rames of presiden tial candidates only to aopear on ballot. SCHOOLS—All school officials should be elected by nonpartisan ballot. IRRIGATION—State should co-oper. ate with federa! government: funds should be provided to defend Nebraska rights in litigation NEW CAPITOL—A capitol commis sion should be created to provide a plan for gradual construction of a new capitol during several years: fund tc be raised by tax levy. NATIONAL GUARD—Care should be taken to maintain and add to ef ficiency. SUPREME COURT COMMISSION —Should be continued. HOTEL COMMISSION—Should be consolidated with food and oil depart ment. GOOD ROADS—A state road com mission should supervise expenditure of funds, in co-operation with federal government, so that all parts of state be benefited. Paved roads not neces sary. WORKINGMEN'S COMPENSA TION—Compensation should be more nearly adeguate: injured employe should be protected against insolvency of employer. APPROPRIATIONS—Should be suf ficient, but not unnecessary or Im practical. Newspapers oCnsolidated. West Point.—The West Point Re publican has changed hands. Col. J. C. Elliott selling to E. M. VonSeg gern, editor of the Nebraska Volks blatt of this place. The Republican was founded in 1870 and was pur chased by Colonel Elliott in 1901. Mr. VonSeggern will merge the Volks blatt and the Republican, giving West Point hereafter only Two news papers. Mr. Elliott has taken up the duties of county attorney. Two Thousand Associations Formed. Washington—Two thousand loan associations have already been formed under the rural credit act and will b* ready to take advantage of the act as soon as the organisation of the farm banks is completed, according to the chairman of the federal farm board. Canada Recruits 385,955. Ottawa. Ont—During the year just closed 178,537 men were recruited in Canada. or nearly half the total of 385,955 since the outbreak of the war, according to fiugrea announced here. TO CHEAPEN LIVING COST | Advice About the Best Kinds of Foods That Should Be Selected and Prepared. A bulletin published by the New York department of health suggests a number of charges in diet by which money can l>e saved without sacrificing nutriment. "Cereals, such as eorumeal. hominy, and especially oatmeal," the bulletin say-, "are rich in nourishment, and are much cheaper than patented cereals. I “American cheese, dried beaus, and oeus are comparatively cheap, and con tain a great deal of protein, which is the most important food element found in meat, “Oleomargarine is a very satisfac tory and economical substitute for but ter. Unfortunately, its use in public institutions is prohibited by law. “Rice is very cheap food and can be .served in many ‘ different styles. It { should be used more frequently than it is in the dietary of those of moderate 1 means. It contains a very high per- j ventage of carbohydrates, one of the ' very necessary forms of nourishment, j Everyone knows how extensively it is used among the peoples of Asia, where ; it has served as the chief article of diet from time immemorial. “It should not be necessary to state that bread, preferably of whole wheat, i a form which is rich in very important ' food elements called ‘vifamines.' also sugar and potatoes, should occupy prominent places in the dietary of the working man and woman. “There are many other cheap food stuffs, a notable one being macaroni and cheese. When these are used judiciously, they serve to lessen the cost of the dietary without in any way j impairing its food value. ONCE A DAY OFTEN ENOUGH Assertion Made That Women Need Not Put In So Much Time Wash ing Dishes. "The careful housekeeper will al i ways resent the suggestion that once a day is often enough to wash dishes.” j writes Dr. H. Barnard In "Table Talk” in the National Food Magazine. "She cannot train herself to allow soiled plates and silverware to stack up from one meal to the'next, for she has been taught that such actions are evidence of shiftless, slovenly housekeep ing. As a matter of fact, along with many other notions which are fixed in the operation of the home, both time and energy are saved by cutting out two of the three daily dish-washing jobs." Doctor Barnard goes on to recite the experience of one housekeeper who actually dared study the homely work of d ashing. One week she wash,-i dishes three times a day; the next week she washed each day’s dishes altogether. She used the same number of dishes each day in both weeks. She found that it took her ol minutes a day to wash after each | meal and 41 minutes a day to wash them once a day. This took account only of time, hut there was a considerable additional saving in gas or fuel consumed by heating water once instead of thrice a day. to say nothing of the saviug in soap. Fig Gems. Heat one cupful sweet milk, add one cupful sugar, one half teaspoonful salt, one tea spoonful huuer. This is set aside to cool. In your mixing bowl put one aud one-half cupfuls graham flour, one cupful white flour, two teaspoon fuls baking powder. Add one egg well beaten to this and then gradually add your other ingredients, which must be cold. Now. after all is well blended, .add one cupful chopped figs which have been well floured. Grease gem pans and bake a golden brown. Creamed Corn. Chop finely one cupful of canned coni, and half a capful of heavy cream, the unbeaten whites of three eggs, one-half teasj>oonful of salt and one-eightli of a teaspoonful of white pepper and beat well with a silver fork. Butter a baking dish, sprinkle with finely-chopped parsley, pour in the corn mixture, stand the dough in a pan of hot water and bake about twenty-five minutes. Sene with to mato sauce. Steamed Brown Bread. One cupful molasses, two cupfuls sour milk, one-half teaspoonful salt, one teaspoouful sodaf three cupfuls corn meal. one cupful either white or gra ham flour. Steam in covered dish three hours. The kind of flour can be varied to suit taste. Equal parts of graham and cornmeal can be used. This is very good sliced and reheat ed in the steamer, making an excellent breakfast dish.—Xew York Evening Sun. Refreshing Drink. A most refreshing and nourishing drink is made from half a glass of sour cream, half a glass of rich milk and a pinch of salt. Beat together witli an egg beater until light and smooth. Pour into a tall glass, over the top put a thin coating of pulver ized nut meats, and over this a scant grating of nutmeg. Served cold with a couple of crackers, this makes aD appetizing light luncheon. ------ Prune Almond. Boil together one cupful of granu lated sugar and one-third cupful of boiling water without stirring until It forms a soft ball in cold water. Pour It over the stiffly beaten white of an egg and beat until creamy. Add one half cupful of stoned stewed prunes and one-third cupful of blanched chopped almonds. Beat well, then put between layers of cake. Junket. The following recipes are suitable for small families: Crush one-fourth junket tablet let dissolve in one table spoonful cold water, heat one cupful I milk, two or three tablespoonfuls sugar. 1 take from fire, add one-half teaspoon ful vanilla and the dissolved tablet; let stand in warm place until it jellies, then set in cold place. OIL HELDS WRECKED BY FLEEING ROUMANIANS 'WW -n—•« . — .«vaa-\v:x< <.wxu;xv.x::: x.-::x .juaKUw^w*. .^vw-x;:««sv■.•.•x**SSK»>-. .:,x.;::...,v Sceiu* in the Kouiuanian oil tieliis which the (verminis captured only to find that the retreating llotituuniuus had destroyed ail the daylight and subterranean plants, even wrecking the boring holes and burning the offices. UNITED STATES SUBMARINE H-3 STRANDED The United States submarine Hi as --lie lay in the breakers in HumlxV.tit bay. about k’TO miles north of Ran Francisco, where she stranded. The Uheyenne. the mother ship, i.- seen standing by in the background. CHRISTMAS SHIP TO ARMENIANS The naval collier Caesar being loaded a; New York with a cargo of food stuffs. clothing and medical supplies for Syrian relief. This is America s Christmas ship to the Armenians. FIRST MOVE FOR TEMPERANCE Drinking Regulation Made by English Monarch, Who Reigned Nearly a Thc-isand Years Ago. A drinking cup that held an aver age of about two quarts figured in the first prohibition measure ever known In the English-speaking world, accord ing to legend, which tells of the days of King Edgar, a monarch of England nearly 1,000 years ago. At that time the common drink was ale. and the cups it was served in were enormous. The king caused barkeep ers to place in these huge tankards eight pegs, spaced equally apart, and provided heavy penalties for any per son who would drink from one peg to another without stopping. He also limited the number of alehouses to one for each small town, with proper I tionate numbers for larger places. Xo further prohibitive measures were undertaken until the days of Henry YH. who empowered justices of the i*»ace to stop the common sell ing of strong ale whenever they con sidered it necessary. Do Not Lend Your Keys. If you happen to he walkiug along the street and someone asks yon to let him have your bunch of keys for a moment, don't do it. They will tell you that they have forgotten their own keys and they want to try your key to get into their home. It is a fraud. Someone we know did it the other day. The thief actually took the im pression in wax of the key. Then he got a key made. Then he robbed the apartment. It sounds strange, but. like all things that arc true, it is strange.— Xew York Globe. FLAGLER HEIRESS TO WED Miss Louise Wise, whose parents. Mr. ami Mrs. S. K. Wise of Wilming ton. X. C.. have announced her en gagement to Lawrence Lewis of Cin cinnati and White Sulphur Springs. W. Va. Miss Wise is a niece of Mrs. R. W. Ringhnm, who was Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, and is to inherit the bulk of the Flagler fortune. What You Are. Now. therefore, see that no day passes in which you do not make your self a somewhat better creature, and in order to do tliat find out first what you are now. Do not think vaguely about it; take pen and paper and write down as accurate a description of yourself as you can. with the date to it. If you dare not do so find out why you dare not. ... 1 do not doubt hut that the mind is a less pleasant thing to look at than the face, and for. that very reason it needs more looking at: so always have two mirrors on your toilet table, and see that with proper care you dress body and mind iiefore them daily. After the dressing is once over for the day. think no more of it. I don't want to carry about a mental poeketcomb; only to be smooth-braided always in the morning.' —Ruskin. BRIEF ITEMS Hamilton, O., has celebrated Its one hundred-and-twenty-fifth birthday. A Delmar (X. Y.) church provides ear trumpets for the use of deaf at tendants. XeMie Powell, who died in Cleve land. left 51.000 for the support of four pet cats. A Vienna physician has obtained good results and effected some cures by treating Insane persons with hypo dermic Injections of pure oxygen. Spain has erected a new wireless station at Cape Juby, on the Atlantic coast of Africa. Motor cars fitted with X-ray appa ratus are u>od extensively hv the French Red Cross society. A pear tree mi the farm of J. S. En gle of Shooiuakersville, Pa., one hun dred aud sixty-three years old. is (►ear ing fruit. If cotton and linen are steeped In any saline solution, such as alum, am monia. chloride or borax, they will be come fireproof. | Forty-nine factories in the United States make needles and pins, and all report an increase in business. ^>ew York receives weekly from 125 to l«o carloads of chickens, averaging 20.000 pounds to the cur. Chile will send an official commis sion to the United states to make a thorough study of agriculture and in dustrial hydraulics. In Kussia there are enough people to populate Great Britain. Germany and France, with a considerable mmi luiv loft nvor