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About Hemingford herald. (Hemingford, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1895-190? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1896)
y a m i i i --- jiM i-if EXTINCT RAGES. Ration That llnre Prrlhel In the Strninrlc for Rxlnfance. VW1FWWWI IIUVI A New England tinfurnllit describes a ramble through tonarilcss wood lands that onco swarmed) with gnmo, and moralizes on the snd fate of whole pedes of our fellow-creatures ''crowded off tliln plnnet" like wild flowers from the soil of a truck fnrm. But the fnct in, Hint the remorseless eperatldn of the mirth nl laws docs not top at pot-hunter exploits. Tim rise of the strong on the ruins of the wenk repeats Itself In all departments of tho organic universe, and within tho rocorded period of the wot Id's hlBtory nearly a hundred nations have expiat ed tho sin of helplessness by com plcto disappearance from the scene of tho battletleld called tho habitable earth. Tho warlike barbarians of antiquity generally conducted their campaigns n tho principle that dead foemen plot no rovoltR. anil lipenn tlinlr tnnnrn nf a conquered territory with tho exter mination of Its former Inhabitants. Tho monuments of the Assyrian em pire represent man-hunts on tho clrclo plan of tho California rabbit-killers. Armies spread out In skirmisher lines would surround n wholo district nnd drive tho refugees toward n common I " ' ' " Anion the Ilulnn of CnrthnKt. contcr, where thoy woro hemmed In and slnln like wild beasts. Exploring Enrtles, probably assisted by trained ounds, ranged the woods nnd rocks for days, collecting heads as vouchers of their success, till tho most diligent earch would not reveal n trnco of a hostile survivor, and tho district could bo reported lit for tho Introduc tion of now colonists. The capture of a wnllod city wns so often followed by a gcnornl massacre that tho be sieged underwent unspeakable tolls In Jho attempt to tunnel tholr way out of tho denth-trnp. J'ho offense of ob stlnato rosIstaiu'H was visited even on Infants, and the lnw-glvers of tho an cient Hebrews not only approved of ucb tactics, but on several occasions sevcroly reprimanded tho lenders of their nrmles for having erred on tho Ide of mercy. "Now go nnd smlto Amalok," says Samuel In his parting Instructions to tho commnndcr of the expedition (I. Samuel, xv., 3), "and titterly destroy all thnt they have, and sparo them not, but slnv borii man nnd womnn, Infant nnd stickling, ox, sheep, camel and nss." Saul cap tures tho king of tho doomed tribe, and for not slaying him on tho spot is threatened with the loss of his own kingdom. Tho Persians atremnieii twicn v. tlrpato tho Inhabitants of Greece nnd wod their fn Hiiro chiefly to tho Inade quacy of their naval force, but suc ceeded in niiuihllnthg tho natives of Onppedocla nnd settling tho land with rustics of their own. They also do populated several Islands of tho Kant em Mediterranean, besides deporting soino mutinous tribes on masse, and eolr example was followed bv their acedonlnn conquerors, nnd nftbrwntd by tho land-devout lug Itomans, who proved thomsclves mnstcrs In the art of removing obnoxious races by open force or ceaseless tribulations. They killed out In succession tho Etruscans, tho Volcians and the Celtic tribes of Northern Italy," and harassed tho Semites of Northern Africa, till thoy disappeared front n territory as Inrge as all Latin Europe. For nearly two centuries their nrmlos were mainly employed In anti-Semite operations; the suppression of Carthage nnd her northern colonies. The three "Punic wars" woro carried on nt n terriblo cost of blood and treasure, but their purposo was finally accomplished nnd a nation more powerful than Greece, Macedonia and Persia taken together, vanished forever from Its former haunts. Tho same country (east of Algeria) witnessed the extinction of another mighty race. There was a time when no nation of tho Mediterranean coast land ventured to measure Bwords with the Vandnls. They ravaged Gattl, con quered Spain (where the modified name of Vnndnlusla still commemor atos their sojourn) nnd in 429 crossed tho Straits of Gibraltar and helped themselves to tho best remnants of Roman Africa. The Ilomnn emperor attempted to check tho progress of tho Invaders, but with unexpected results; tho barbarians crossed kick into Europe, ravnged Western Italy and captured Itomo itself. For fourteen days they plundered the city as It had never been plundered before, nnd then returned to tholr North African head quarters, where thero was a good deal ef game in those days, and for a couple of generations divided their time be tween hunting expeditions to the Atlas highlands and raids upon the stock farms of tho pastoral Moors. They also tried their hnnds nt piracy, and might rule their robber roosts to this day if they had not got shipwrecked In a religious controversy They were Artias Unitarians as wo would say nowafl&ys-nnd the Catholic proclivi ties of one of their kings led to a civil wfrr, which gave their enemies a Chance for a fatal casting vote. The highly orthodox ruler of the Romnn empire took a hand In their squabble, and, like Norman William, timed his Intervention so well that the leader of the popular party succumbed In the first battle. Ills followers nover got another breathing spell. They were scattered nnd chased liko wolvos from mountain to mountain till they either surrendered or took refuge among their former enemies, tho sheep-herd-Ing Moors. Those who had lccn cap tured by tho troopers of Rellsorlus woro Bhlpped to Asia Minor nnd "used up" In the rcrslnn wars; the blockade runners were disarmed by the savage mountaineers, and (wrlRhed In slavery nil but a few, who contrived to con ciliate tho good will of their former nelghlwrs and wcro permitted to es tablish little Rtook farms of tholr own. In 1803, when Gen. Dtt Pin led nn expedition Into the border mountains T- ft l - . oi uiiNicrn Algeria, ne iienm his scouts mention a district known as the Bll-cd-Mlr Ilnmnt tho lnnd of the red hairs nnd on further Inquiry ascer tained the exlstinpo of n trtlui n I.I..I.. landers bearing unmistakable evidence Of tl mixed descent. 'Plinv I1'n. Ina swarthy than their neighbors though thnt might have been ascribed to the elovntlon of their pasture grounds nnd ninny of them wore falr-halrcd and blue-cyed. A few days after tho officers of the vnngunrd canto across a characteristic specimen; n rnw-ltoned clown who spit on their polished boots, nnd, with his grizzly red whis kers, looked more liko a Scotch moss trooper than u follower of the Prophet. IIlS IIWI1 L-lllllrtl-lflll tllnivlnu ......... extremely vague, but he Iwnsted tho ntilhtrlorlty of his tribe to thnt of the darker aborigines, and asserted that I ins ancestors nan not lert their upland I homo for a thousand years. Ages ago, ho believed, tluir miiul In,,... ,.,.... ! - ,..., ...u,, (..V .... 1 Vr Vlldll- f from somewhere further north, since they had a tradition of n time when i they crossed tne sea In row boats, nnd i for 100 years after raided tho coast- ' lands of their Itttinl tlvnls. Ho wns a vandnl, in fnct, or rather a descendant of n trlbo resulting from a curious mixture of Teuton, Celtic and Moorish elements. Tho limits of the torrltory claimed by the Benl Ilmnm ("Brother Redheads") nre defined by two paral lel mountain ranges, nbout forty miles long, nnd from six to ten miles wide, nnd tholr earthly possession, nccord Ing to the admission of IJu Pin's wit ness, consist of some 0,000 bend of cat tle, three small herds of sheep and n fow hundred fcills tin. mini tntn nf tho romnliiR of a world-empire. "Go West, East or North, but don't go South, young man at least not this side of the equator," ono might para phrase Horace Greeley's advice. The Saxons who riosscd the North sea Into Great Britain laid the foundation of tho champion Innd-grnb syndicate, nnd the Gothic tribe that conquered Scan dinavia lins bold Ifs own against nil comers, but tho VIlllgotliK In Spnln woro absorbed by the aborigines, as tho NormntiH in Sicily, nnd the Horn linns never thrived from the day they crossed tho Alps- None of the native tribes or Northwestern Italy could re sist them, but tho very facility of their conquest proved ratal; they took to drinking nnd gambling, letting their serfs till the fields, and by tho time tho tribal deed of their lands had to be made good on n serious battlefield, they had become so degenerate thnt their king refused to leave his tent nnd continued a game of chess when tho IiOiigobards had already stormed mo wonts, j.no penalty was tuo ex termination of tho whole tribe. The Victors, who would hnvi Kim mil llin submissive tillers of tho soil, had no use for a hordo of mutinous, alcohol ized prisoners, and voted to slny them on general principles. Tho wonderful strategic adventure of Greece, with a high mountain range In tho north nnd deep sens east, west and south, have enabled n rcmnunt of the original race to sttrvlvo tho wars of tho last twenty centuries, but their kinsmen In Asln Minor appear to have been killed off to tho last camp fol lowers. A hundred years before the beginning of our chronological era. 1. e., Just alKHit 2,000 years ago, nil tho east shores of tho Mediterranean, in cluding tho present territories of Tur key in Asia, were studded with Gre cian colonies some of them much more thickly settled than any part of Europenn Greece. The Inhabitants of those countries woro overwhelmed by successive invasions of eastern bar barlans nnd drowned out ns effectively ns tho victims. Some of the city names, liko "Antlkeh," for Antlochln, will bear a faint resemblntico to their Greek originals, but Grecian noses hnve been knocked out of Joint, nnd tho provnlent dialects are more alike but, liko tho race of mammoths, from the sttrfoco of this planet, On the western continent some twenty nltorlglnnl races have become extinct since the fateful October day of 1102; but our American Mohicans nt least enjoyed what Edmond About called the "privilege of having suc cumbed to superior strength, rather than superior trickery." F. L. Oswald In St. Louis 01ole-Dcmocrat. SCIENCE AND PROGRESS, MOIIISHN WHIST. Horr It IIIfTrm From the Kind la Voiine Year Aero. The old-fnshlotted Individual whist of our dnddles, where every otto play ed according to his own hand, Is and over will be the game of the masses, but In the atmosphere of clubdom and up-to-dato circles tho modern style reigns supreme, so a fow maxims or timely bints will prove uceptablo to many who find that n little whist knowlcdgo is one of the requirements of good society. It wns Col. Drayton, tho popular English author, who said: "Many per sons who blunder through a game of whist will excuse their mistakes In a very self-satisfied way by snying they 'never studied a book In their lives, as tltoy only play for amusement. Just supposo a lady of mature years sitting down to a piano and banging the notes at random, without any idea of har mony or tunc. It would Indicate a BiiiKiuar type or minti it wnen it wns suggested thnt there would bo a more pleasant noise If the lndy had learned ner note, sue replied, 'On, l only piny tllO llffttirt frit ninnonnionl ' ' ; Tho Introduction of duplicate whist, whereby the same hands nre plnyed over, so that in subsequent rounds you hold the good cards, with which your opionent.s rnkod in tho tricks, has eliminated every clement of chance nnd obliterated thnt "faint line of demnrkation" which Proctor said separates some games from the exact sciences. Tho old game was a haphazard, ovory otto for himself sort of a play, depending largely iijwn holding high cards, and wherein tho llttlo ones were of no nccount. Tho modern theory, however, is a combination of forces utilized so ns to play tho partner's hnnds to tho best possible ndvantnge, and introducing n systc.l whereby overy enrd becomes nn Intelligible sentence in the language of the game. Upon the principle of Imparting to ovory card plnyed all the whist knowl edge you possess, It Is astonishing to see how much can bo said bv the fall of an insignificant llttlo card, and what Influence it may exert upon the result or the game. Take, for exam ple, the very first card led. The mod ern piny is to lead off with tho fourth best of your longest suit. Your part ner opons tho gntno by leading eight of hearts. You know, therefore, that no nouis exactly tlirec better than tho one led. You look nt your own hand, nnd aro delighted to find thnt you are also strong In hearts. You hold king, Jnck and nine, so don't be nnxlous about taking that trick; your partner has told you, as plainly ns if he spoke in words, that he holds threo hotter nnd you hold all tho others, so do not worry about tho way the suit will go aner trumps nave uecti cleared. New York Herald. A novel craft in th iwit seen last summer on Lake George, Plowing its way through tho placid i Surface nt ttlnan ra,.u....n. .' . I under tho motive force of what looked I ; mo u propouer rastcnod on the cud of a Bteorlng imddle. The entire motor and steering apparatus havo no con nection with the boat, except where tho former rests by Its own weight on a pivot nt the stern, thus enabling the boatman to lift it out of tho water In shallow places or to transfer it to any boat at will. The propeller consists of a steel tube, ldngcd nt the stern and i balanced evenly by tho weight of tho electric motor forwnrd and the wheel and rudder nt the sternmost end, so that it Is handled with slight exertion. The tube contains a flexible shaft formed of three coils of phosphor bronzo, ajxd extonds down nnd out luto I tho water at the proper angle to allow tho propeller and wheel to sink Just beneath tho surface. The tube, with Its inclosed flexible shaft, is partly filled with oil, which constantly lttbri- ; catcs the working parts without atten tion from tho operator. The electric motor nt tho forward end of the tube is of one-third horse-power, driven by batteries Stowed nwnv niiilnr Mm uontn i Tho combined propeller, motor and 1 rttddcr Welch thlrtv-flvn nnnmlo r. n ten to eighteen-foot boat, nnd tho four required butteries weigh from twenty- ' live 10 eiguiy pounds each. Tho bat- I torles mn from six to eight hours con- , uiiuuuBiy on one lining, anu cost to re fill at the rate of 5 to 7 cents per hour. Tho present cost of the whole outfit Is $150. Tho speed attained Is nn aver age of four miles an hour not as much, It will bo observed, as that of a naphtha or regularly built electric launch; but as a naphtha launch of similar size costs nhmtt kkoo Mm i.,.,. fisherman will probably be content j with tho four-mile rate fin-iiiHii,t in. ' tho propeller wo are describing. It Is almost; noiseless, perfectly safe and capable of starting, stopping or reversing instantly by tho turn of a llttlo switch just back of the handle-piece. spoonful) passes from the reservoir by ,., ,, luo uononi into tne cup, from which tho communicant receives t. Thus ail the unused win ' remains In tho reservoir nnd is boyoud tne reach of protruding moustaches ; any pijrticles of salha that might cling to tho rim. "Tho appearance of tho Bcir-clcans-1 Ing cup differs but llttlo from that of ' the ordinary cup; and by it tho 'one' -v io vivimrrea, viuio every posslblo anuger of Infection Is removed." 1VOIISK THAN PUIU1ATOIIY. Stitch I n r for MolillnKB. With the machine shown In the Illus tration A tint- nf lllmlinn ....... . .. ----- --- .. iiiiiun IIIII.V UV VUt into two strips nt one operation, pre-, venting any wnste of material, one of , the strips having a cove and the other being qunrtcr-round. The machine is ' A JLodt IMvcr In CiMirnln. Quite nn Interesting phenomenon Is to bo seen In connection with one of tho big streams, tihe Ocllla creek, In Thomas county. After traversing In a southerly direction, the central por tion of the county, nnd supplying two largo mills nnd cotton gins, Hancock's and Eason's, the latter, four miles be low the former, with water power and forming a large fish pond above ench of these mills, it then, onciiIc below Enson's mill, In the midst of tho pine tides. dl.Stfimcai'K Into siihtrvi-ivmiinii channels by which hordes of alllga- uirs, usu ami tunics mid exit to parts I'ltknnwn. This nlnco if known ns Cone's sink, nnd Is one of the finest iisnmg grounds in Southern Georgia. It presents tJio appearance of beauti ful connecting lakes for a distance through tho inviting forests, nnd Is a favorite resort for fishermen nnd those seeking recreation. Tho sinks aro about four miles west of Boston. v.-it. dostn Times. Ice Itlojolcu With the approach of winter comes a heralding of bicycles that can bo used when tho ground Is covered with snow nnd the ordinary wheel has to be laid aside. The winter bicycle Is In tended for use on the ice, uud BOtho enthusiasts claim that for zest and ex citement it fnr eclipses the road bicy cle. It is said that with It a qunrter of a mile has boon made In twenty seconds, nnd thnt it compares in point of speed with other forms of bicycles as tho Ice-yacht does to the sea-going craft. It is a simple matter to convert the ordinary blevcle into nn lm titfv. cle. A patent attachment has been In vented, consisting of a runner to re placo the front wheel nnd n patent spiked tire which encircles the rear wheel. Thcso attachments are made to fit any style of make of tho modem safety bicycle. Tho rear wheel attach ment fits tightly nroitud tho pneumatic tire, forming a guard against puna1 turos, which might occur without tho protection from the Jagged edges of ice or irozen snow. Tlio mncliliie Is propelled by spikes with flnngcd hends on the inner side, securely fast ened to a stl'In of cniivim. ni-mitul which is placed a metnllu band which holds the spikes In place. Before nd. Justing the tear wheel attachment nil tho air must bo taken from the flfbe, and the relnflntiou Is nccompllshed ns soon ns the attachment is in position. To adjust the runner or skate thtf front wheel has to bo removed. The runner is very sharp ntid hollow ground, so thnt accidents are not lia ble to occur in turninc or when rldinc at full speed. A runner is nlso mnde for exclusive use on the snow. This is secured to the Ice runner by u key on tho front upper portion of the blade of the latter. A strap Is fastened be tween the front of tho runner nnd tho fork of tho frame, which holds tho runner securely when It accidentally strikes a rock or any obstacle likely to Jar the bicycle. The whole front at tachment weighs only two nnd n half pounds, and so makes the bicycle no heavier than would the front wheel. It Is said that anybody who enn ride a wheel will hnvo no difficulty in using these tittnchments. described In the Scientific American. Upon a fixed spindle having a lengthwise recess Is a rovolublo cylin der with saw tectli at its front edge, tho cylinder rotating freely on tho spindle nnd Its rear end abutting against a shoulder on tho spindle. Aue cyunucr is rotated by three roll ers, engaging Its peripheral surface, the rollers being made of India rubber ui- niuiuar material ami Journaled In nil adjustable bearings, and being con nected with ench other by a belt, the shaft of one of the rollers having fast and loose pulleys nnd receiving power from other machinery- On tho standards of the frame nre gttldewnys, nnd when the saw cylin der Is rotated and a bar of wood Is pushed through tho gttldeways along tllO Icnirthwisn reensu nf tlm cmliwlln ngnlnst the saw teeth, one corner passes Inside the cylinder, the wood being thus cut into two strips. Horrible lieu of the StoUln noon of nn Atlantic Liner. "I was once taken over the engine rooms of a big boat while we were going through tho straits of Glbral. tar," says an English traveler, "and, having endured nn almost tropical sun for some weeks, I felt well disposed to boo tho furnaces. I tried them for nriout ten seconds, nnd onmo out feel ing moro dead than alivo. Tho chief engineer told mo afterward that the men employed to attend to tho fires represented ninny social eruditions. He said that In his fifty yoars' experi ence ho hnd found members of learned professions side by side with men who had served time. "The mnlti object of suou comers was to exist away from the sight of tho rest of humanity, and for this pur poso they became inured to the horri ble atmosphere and surroundings of tho fttrnacu room. It was pretty bad down there Just now, ho confessed; 'but Imnglne the Red sea In August, nnd then think what they must en dure.' Sailors who have spent years In tho tropics cannot long stand stoking, so great Is the heat, yet thero are men In the 'vitals' of great liners thnt never left temperate climes men who used to go to cool places in sum mer until their faults or misfortunes drove them to the boilers." Now York Press. s A Pocket Cimli ItrKlnlcr. Tho accompanying illustration rep resents n very neat nnd useful little dovice, by means of which one may keep nn nccurnte account of Bmnll ex pense. As tuny be seen by tho "Cut, the device is Just like a watch, and may be worn ns a watch Is. It Is sure to find favor with indies for use when shopping, for it registers every purchnso nnd adds automatic ally, so that the shopper may know nt nny moment Just how much ho or sho linn AW.J....1...-1 11IIC UJkllUllUU'U. Tho knob nt the top is pressed down when nn amount is to be registered, every pressure of It "ringing up" 5 conts. Five prossures. therefore, regis ter 25 cents, nnd so on. The dollars nro ndded up automatically. This convenient little machine is the invention of n firm in New York, by whom It is sold for fK) cents. WnHjm nnil .Suicide. A short time ngo M. Henry, a jg. b- tfa ' ' ' '1'"11 ' A ScIf-CIcnnliiK' Communion Cup. To promote cleanliness In the taking oi couiiiiiiniou wmc, nnu Bint preserve ' 4 r tlir. n.itlfk nnnmvuTiilli... I .. .!. ....1. IV li VilllllU V.UU,ll.,lllUil III il CllUICJl the common communion cup, n pateift ed cup is offered tho public bv Rev. rnul G. Kllngier, of the Trinity Lu theran church of Catnsiiuqiui, Pn. The inventor explains his patent as fol lows: "It Is a cup within a cup, tho inner cup revolving upon the slein. Thero Is attached to the outer cup n cleanser, through which the rim of the cup from which the communicants To Form n Tniiilcni. A New York Inventor has made nn attachment for the bicycle by which two wheels mny be locked together to form a tandem. This Is done simply by removing the front wheel of tho Tvro IIIcycIcH Loclccil Toisether. r.ar bicycle nnd placing tho part In tho hub of the rear wheel of tho for ward bicycle. A stxd rod nlso con nects them nt the saddle level. A Sinn Hunt lu the Caucimna. to those of Turkestan than of ancient nellns. Not nil of the 28,000,000 (tho Greek-speaking population of Asia at tho time of Pllng) were exterminated after the summary fashion of Timur beg; some perished In the uncongenial atmosphere of despolllsm, but more yet were deliberately worried out of existence by hostile neighbors, and but for tho timely intervention of western friends the Inhabitants of the Armenian lowland districts would probably liave shared their fate. Seven hundred years ngo the lands of the Albigeuse dissenters in South ern France nnd Moorish Spain were In every sense the most nourishing coun tries of Europe first in science, first In ngrlculture, commerce and Industry. Their inhabitants have disappeared, not only from their former strongholds, Frenchman, being curious to see the effect of benzine on n wasp, put some of It under a glass In which n wasp was imprisoned. The wnsp Immedi ately showed signs of great annoy auco nnd nuger, darting nt tho piece of paper which hnd introduced the benzine into his cell. By and by he seoms to have glvon up the unequal contest In despnlr, for he lay down on his back and, bending up his abdo me, planted his sting thrice Into his body, nnd then died. M. Honry al lowed his scientific Intorest to over come his humanity so far as to repeat the experiment with threo wasps, only to find that the other two did like wise, ne Is, therefore, of opinion that wasps, under desperate circumstances, commit suicide. Public opinion. n a- drink, passes. Within the cleanser is a cushion of absorbent material, whfch presses firmly against the rim. This cleansing material or purlflcator, into which hns been previously dried nn In odorous nnd harmless germicide, can be removed and renewed us often as desired. "After ench communicant partakes of tho wine, the inner cup Is turned one-fourth round by the hand on the stem, nnd the part of the rim used pnsses through the cleanser beforo be ing used again. The wine Is contnined in n reservoir with a glass top, nnd at each quarter-turn of tho cup, wine for one communicant (about half a tea- wire IMiikm for Screw. A very useful invention lias been In troduced to tnke tho place of tho wooden plugs generally used when It Is desired to screw Into brick or plas ter walls. The device is simply a spiral of iron wire, doubled back upon Itself, the Inner turns being of such a diameter as to form a kind of femalo RIrnV tlirAflfl wlltln flin nutnp Mirna sorve to hold tho "wire plug" In the wull. In oiiler to fix these plugs n hole 1b drilled In the wall one-fourth inch greater in dlnmeter than the out side dimensions of the plug nnd n little deeper than Its length. The whole Is then thoroughly wetted by Injecting water from n small syringe, and after ward filled with plaster of paris. The outer windings of the wire socket nre also filled with plaster, and the socket or plug with Its screw is inserted in tho hole to the required depth. After the plaster lias set the screw may be removed and it should be greased be foro It Is put back. This dovice will bo of great use to electrical fitters for fix ing switchboards, switches, pushes and other electrical fittings, as well ns to decorators, plumbers, etc., especi ally when fitting hns to lie doue In houses already occupied, where the saving of litter Is nn object. In new houses the wnll plugs nre placed In the plaster at different points where there is a llkllhood of supplementary fittings uemg subsequently requireu. Chemistry in the Kitchen. Young Husband (severely) My love, these biscuits nre sour, horribly sour! Young Wife (who took tho chemis try prlzo at tho boarding school) I forgot to add the soda, my dear. But, nover mind, after tea we can walk out and get some soda water New York Weekly. ninck nntl White. Although men, the husbands, lovors, brothers and friends, nro usually .mlok in admiring the costumes of the wom en whose taste they influence, thero is senrcely a man who, when closely questioned, does not say that ho pre fets black for women's wear. H admits that ench woman has a color of colors which decidedly boeotnes her. yet is he gcnorally safe in this leaning towards black. The reason is easily seen, and Is consistent vlth whnt a man considers appropriate for all occasions which take the wearor out of doors. It Is considered ery bad form abroad for n lady to go to any public plnce of amusement In a light or showy dress. A Frenchman will Insist on his fair companion exchang ing a pretty dress for n black one bo fore taking her to Join u dinner party at a fashionable restaurant. A dark and Inconspicuous dress Is a protec tion to women traveling alone In nny public place. Ftoin the artistic polut of view nothinir Is sn flnttnrlncr tn fha llgttic ns black, and so successful in showing off the bet points of tho woman, the clear complexion, tho bright eyes and the color of the hair. Of course, this does not moan thnt men would always like to see women dressed ns If In mourning, for the dainty light dresses have tholr times of suitability, and tho protty, chlo mourning nnd house gowns are not to be supplanted. On the subject of wearing white, men hnve already two opinions, so greatly does Its simplicity commend It. painters and poots regard ing it ns the ideal attire of women. TllO verv slninllcltv nf n rtrrms mm. mends it to the masculine mind, for men, not underctn ndlng the mluutlao of tho toilet, nnd not appreciating the outlay of time or money on a gown, Judge fnr more by the effect of the whole than do women, who nro distracted at once by the choice of details and possibilities of the gown. Philadelphia Ledger ' A flneer Stone, Did you eMr see a geode, the ugly creamy yellow, intituled rock, which, upon being broken open, presents a perfect wilderness of dlumoud-llko crystals? They are odditKs of tho oddest kind nnd are not plentiful anywhere. The word "geode" means "earthfoim." and is applied to all hol low stones which are filled with crys tallized inn I tor. Wlmn lnnknn nnnn some are found to be filled with pure looking clear water. Others appear to bo full of yellow or brown paint, while a third class is filled with what ap pears to 1k a fair quality of tar. No odds what the filling of the cnvlty may bu composed of the sldtis tire always studded with cystitis. Should the fill ing be yellow the crystals are likely to Ikj of the same color, but by far tho greater portion of them are as clear as 'ce or diamonds, sun Francisco Call Ui ill Geoj?riijliy. A story comes from (Jay Head, i primitive community on tho Island of Martha's Vineyard. A teacher was wanted at the village and a sailor, with Indian blood in his veins, applied to the town committco for the position. Ho had to pass an examination by the committee, and trembled at the ordeal, neing satny unlearned in boot; lore. Tho chairman began tho examination: "Mr. , what Is tho shape of tho earth?" "It Is round, sir," the candi date answored. "How do you know?" "Because I hnve sailed around it three times." "That will do, sir." Ho re colvod his "certificate" as a teacher without another question being asked Youth's Companion. Pncar'n Cnrefulnena. Onco when Pasteur was dining with his daughter and her family at her homo In Burgundy he took care to dip In a glass of water tho cherries that wero sorved for dessert and then to wipe them carefully with his napkin boforo putting them in his mouth. His lantiuiousness umiihcu inu in-onie nt table, but tho scientist rebuked them for their levity nnd discoursed nt con siderable length on the dangers in mi crobes and anlmnlculae. A few mo ments later, in n lit of abstraction, ho suddenly seized the glass In which he had washed the berries and drauk the water, microbes and all, at a sin gle draught. An ICiiiiuplr. "Tommy," said the loys father, "i am afraid you and Willie Smlfklus have been having n tight." "Yes, sir. Ho called me names." "My son, I nm nshamed of you. You fllioulrt learn niitlpimo. T.nnlr nt tin. j forbearance which great men have i shown uudor peisoual nbusc nnd the trongesi provocation to give way to wrath. Look at well, look at Corbett ana Fltslmmons." Washington Stnr. j A Dlnheiirteiilnir ltutlo.. ne Hero's an Oriental monarch with 3,000 wives. What a destiny is that for womnn! Sho Ah, yes! That is worse than i ine aeasiae uetroit irinune. I i f e
