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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1906)
I ) - THE DEATH'S. HEAD MOTH Dr11. . G. WELLS ( Alltbor of the "The Marllan. . . . " "The I'ood of the Uo < l..otc. ) . . . \ ' . ; ( Copyrlcht , by Joseph D. Dowlc9. ) ' " Probably you have heard of the , great feud between Hapley , the en. tomologlst , and Prof. Pnwldns. It began years and 'ears alO , with a revision of the mlcrolepldoptera I ( whatever these may bo ) by , In which ho extinguished a now spe. : cles created by Haple ' . Haple ' , who , was always quarrelsome , replied by a Btlnglng Impeachment of the entire classification of Pawltlns , It was n long struggle , vicious from the beginning , and growing at last to pitiless antagonism. In 1891 1'l1wl\lns , whose health had been bad for some time. publlshet\ Borne worle upon the "mesoblast" of the Death's Head Moth. But the work was far below his u lInl standard , and gave Hapley an opening he had cov. eted for years. In au elaborate crltlqulI ho rent pawlcns ! to tatters , and Pawlclns made a reply , halting. Ineffectual. with pain. ful gapa of silence , and 'et malignant , U'here was no mlstaldng his will to wound Hapley , nor his Incapacity to do It. But few of those who heard him realized how III the man was , Hapley had got his opponent dOWII. 'and meant to finish him. He followed with a simply brutal attaele upon Pawldns. In the form of a paper upon , the dovelopmcnt of moths In general. The rejoinder of Pawklns was to catch iho Infiuenza , to proceed to pneumo. 'nla. and to die , In his prlvato thou hts Hnpley i < : ould not forgive Pawlclns for dying. : U left Hapley's mind with a queer gllp In It. For 20 years bo had worlccd bard , Bometlme far Into the night , and seven days n wee Ie. with micro. scope , Bcalpe ] , collectlng.net and pen , and almost entlrey ] with reference to Pawldns. It had ] ellled Pawklns ; but It bad also thrown lIapey ] out of gear , 110 to speale. and bls doctor advised him to glvo up work for D. time and rest. So 'Hapey ] went down Into a Quiet village In Kent , and thought day and night of Pawlclns , and of good things It was now Impossible to Bay about him. At last Hapey ] began to reallzo In what direction the preoccunntlon tended. Ho determined to maee a fight for It , and started by trying to read novels. But he could not get hIs mind off Pawcns ] ! , wblto In the tace , and madng ] his last speech. It wus on the third day afterwards 'that Hapey ] becaI71tj aware of n novel addition to the ] oca ] fauna. He was working late at the microscope , and 1he only light In the room was the brilliant lIttle lamp with the specla ] form of green shalle. One eye was over the Instrument. With the other ere : IIapley saw. as It were , without seeln . Suddenly his attention drifted from FAR INTO TilE NIGHT , one eye to the other. The table.clotl1 was of the materia ] called tapestr , by shopmen and rather brightly col ored. The pattern was In gold. wltli 1\ small amount of cl'llllson EHl paE ] blue upon a grayish ground. At one point the pattern seemed dlspaced ] and there was a vIbrating movemon1 of the colors at this point. lIapey ] sUddenly moved his hea back and looted ] wIth both eyes. HI ! mouth fell open wIth astonishment. It was a ] arge moth. or butterOy It. \ wings spread In butterfiy , fashion ! It was strange It should ! Je In thE room at all , for the windows werE closed. Strange that It Bhoud ] n01 . - ll ye attracted his attention wher fiutterlng to Its present position Strange that It should match the table cloth. Stranger far that to him , Hap ley , the great entomologist , It was al I together unlmown. There was no de 1 Ius Ion. It was crawling slowly towal'l the foot of the lamp. Lootlng ] around him for soml means of capturing the moth , ho rosl sowly ] out of hi ! ! chair , Suddenly thl \ Insect rose. struck the edge of thl ] ampsbadc--Hap ] ( > ) ' ] leard the "ping' -and yanlshed Into the shadow. In a moment Halley ] hnd whlppel oft the shade. so thnt the whole roon , was Ulumlnateel. The thing had ell , appeared , but : soon his practiced oy , detected It the upon wallpaper nea the door. Ho went toward. It , polslnl the lampshade for capture. Betoro hi was within striking dlstancf ! . however It had risen and was flltterlng ! roun. J he room. . The th1rd tlmo ho overturned nIl 'amp ' , which very luckily , went out Raploy was loft In the dRrk. ' Witl 1 . . . a stnrt ho felt the Gtrango moth bluu. del' Into his faco. It was madJonlns , Ho had nc lights. If ho opened the door of , the room the thing would get away. In the darmess ] ho mw l'awklns qultl distinctly , ] aughlng at him. l'awklns had ever an ally laugh. 110 swore furlQusly and stamped his foot on the floor. floor.Haple Haple ' very suddenly decided to glvo up the moth and go to bed. But ho was oxclted' . Then ho found the moth crnwllng over his cou'nterpane , Ho sat OD the etlgo of the bed In hl shirt- seoves and reasoned with himself. Was It pure hallucination ? Ho lene" ho was slipping. , nnd he battled for his sanity with the same energy be had formerly dlspla'ed against Paw' ] elns. So persistent Is mental habit. that he felt as If It were still a strug. . gle with Pawlcns. ! lIe was well versed In psycholog ) ' , He ] tnew that such visual illusions do como as a result of mental strain. But the point was. he did not only see the moth , ho had heard It when It touched the edge of the Inmpshade. and afterward , , , hen It hit against the wnll , nntl ho had felt It strl1e8 his face In the darle. It was 1\ dim , gray night ; an almost unbroleen sheet ( Jf watery cloud WIUI sweeping 1\cross the moon , and the hedge and trees In front of the house were baele ] against the palo roadway , Haploy's landlady , wearing strange noises. looked out of her wlnl10w anf saw Hapley , lIIeo a ghost In his shirt i and whlto trousers. running to and fro In the road and beating the all' , Now he would stop , now ho would dart very rapldy ] at something Invisible , now bo would move upon It with stealthy strides. "Mra. Colville , " said Raploy , calling down the stalrcaso next morning , "I hope I did not alarm you last night. " "You may well ask that ! " said Mrs. Colville. . "The fact Is , I am a seep-walleer. ] There Is nothing to bo alarmed nbout , really. I am sorry I made such an ass of m'sef. ] I will go over to Shore- ham. and get some stuff to maleo me sleep 80unl1ly. " Half.way over the down. by the chalk-pits , the moth came upon Hapiey again. He went 'on. ' trying to leeep his mind upon chess problems. but It was no good. The thing fiuttered Inte his face , and he struck at It with hi ! ! hat In self-defense. Then rnge , the old rage-tho rage he had so often felt against Pawlclns-camo upon him again. Ho went on , ] eaplng and strlk. Ing at the eddying Insect. Suddenly ho trod on nothing and fell headlong , ' 1'hero was a gap In his sonsatlons , and Hapley fotmd hlmJelf sitting on the heap of stone. ' ! In front of the opening of the chak-plts. ] with a le& . . twisted back under him. Late that night. after his bral.en 10& was set , ho was foverlsh. HI > waa ] ylng flat on his bed , and he began to run his eyes around the room to I see If the moth was still about. H < < I tried not to do this , but It was no I good. He soon caught sight of th : thing resting close to his hand. by I the night-light , on the green table' I cloth. The wings quivered. WIth I ! I sudden wave of an er ho smote at 't I with his fist , and 6.10 nurse woke up with II. shriek. He had missed It. I "That moth ! " ho said ; and thaD , "It was fancy. Nothing ! " All the tlm ho could sco qulto clear , h' the Insect going around the cornice and darting across the room , and hoI could also see that the nurse saw noth. I Ing of It and ] ooccd ] at him strangely He must keep himself In hand. H ( I , Imew ho was n lost man If ho did not ] eeep himself In hand. But as th. night waned the fever grow upon hl and the very dread he had bf seelns the moth made him see It. About five , just as the dawn was gray. ho tried t I get out of bed and catch It. though his I leg was afire with pain. The nUnll had to strul go with him. Becaul10 at this they tied him down to the bed. At this the moth grew bolder. and once ho felt It settle In his hall' . Then , because he struck out vloently ] with his nrms , they tied these also. At this the moth caml and crawted over his face , and Hap. ley wept , sworll , screamed. prayed un avalllngly for them to lalto It of ! him. Now Hapey ] Is spending the remain - I main del' of his days In a padded room worried b ) ' a moth that no ono elst can see. The asylum doctor calls It I hallucination ; but Hapey ] , when he Is In his easier mood , and can talk says It Is the ghost of Pawldns , an , consequently unlquo specimen and well worth the trouble of catching. - KNEW WHAT SHE WANTED. - - - - - - - - And Resented Presumption on the : Part of the Obliging Salesman. - A tall woman , aressed In hack ] , and with a vor ) ' ! Juslnessllko manneI'I wallced Into n well-mown ] l.ondon es , taJlIshment ! and , decltnlng the sen'lce of the sholwall\Or. ] made directly for the crepe counter. She had rathcr I thoughtful nil' as she examined th stoce ] , and the obliging 'OUIshopmar I re\1larled alfnby ] : "We have a largo stoc ] < : of crepes 3 i madam. Just allow mo to show yol. 3 some now French goods , very poplIl:11 I just now for eYer ' 1lnd of mourn'lnl ; i Now. thes" ! light crepes are all the ragl I for balf-mournlng for cousins. May- ! ma ) ' I as ] " madam , " he added. hesltat' 1 ' Ing ] ) ' . "ror whom : ) 'ou are In mlurn , 1 : In ? " I' "Husband. " said the customer brlelly. "Ah , ) 'es ; theu I have just the ma. ( j terlal you require , the best style Is- " "Young mlln , " Interposed the lVoman "I am much obllgerl for your explana' t1on. You may know II ] ol about fash , I ! Ion. but as I burled my fourth husbanc 4 yosterda ' , you mllY bo sure I'n get I 1 grip on the subject. " i . f t CHEAP COAL IN AUSTRALIA do Abundnnt In New South Wnles Xt Sells for Fifty Cents n Ton , Fifty cents n ton Is the prlco they Imy for conI In Now South Walos. Coal Is so nbmulant and cheap In Now South Wnlos that It can hardly IJo said , In places , to add to the , 'aluo of the surface. It Is ,1rawn out b ' ponies. Desldo It are an Inoxhaustlblo flohl of lImestone and permnnent water , both uu u. mllway line , Hntes of haulage on mlnorals are extreme ] ' low. There are enormous doposlts f Iron ere or richness "ar'lng from GO to DO per cent. The chomlcul composition has been fou'l.d sutisCactor ) ' to experts In Eurtve , and these doposlts usually arl3 alongsldo deep watOl' , thus fucl1lt tlng transport , At Durnlo , 111 Tasmania , the doposlt from water level up Is es. tlmated as 20,000,000 tons. In No\\J South Wales the delJOslts within sight are GO.OOOOOO tons. 'rho dOlloslts \mown as the Iron Knob nnd Iron 1 : . , I , - HE CERTAINL V WAS MEAN. - - - - - - Mude His Drug So Strong Ire Em- bnrrl\8Bcll. the Crctlulous Opera tor. - - There Is an exceedingly gullible young Sil'l working III a DeJ1lvor branch telegrnph ol11ce , snysho IJost of that city. She Is new at t o business - ness , hu"lng telegraphed less than sa month. The other duy n . . . . .ung man al1proached her desk nnd exprossctl n deslro to know how the Instruments worked. With n notlccablo all' of su- poriaI' knowledge the girl oXlllnhletl In detail. Then she sellt a message. When she had flnlshOI the 'oung ml\n handed her n Impor bearing something ho hnd wrltton. "What will It cost to send that mes- Rngo ? " ho aSlel1. I She looeed ] at It and blushed. It. . .ins a roproductlon of the message she hall just sent. Ho had copied it from the Instruments. "So you are an operator , too , ebY" she snld. " 1\Iy dear lIttle girl , " roplled the BRILLIANT YOUNG OFFICER KILLED ON KEARSARGE. . , . . . . . . . . / Among these ] ellled In the explosion on the battleslilp Kearsargo was Lleut. Hudgins. IIo was the officer In charge or the turret In which the OX- poslon ] occurred. Llout. HUdgins was conslderod one of the most export in wireless telegraphy In the navy. The portrait here reproduced was taken several 'ears agl > . I Monarch In South Australia are stated to contalll 20.000,000 tons. The first great demand of Australia has been statell as the comprehensive production of Iron and steel from her OWll ores. Those basic articles wll thell bo avnllabo ] nt half their .present Imported cost , just as Australia 11O\ suppllcs 1101's elf with the purest of all salt. another basic artlce ] , at less thnn half tbo price she formerly paid for her Importations. Engllsh Women Retrograding. A writer In the Standard of London bodly ] asscrts that the Intellectual level o [ English women 1mB been ] ow- ered In the last fiO or GO years and bases his concuslon ] on a statement that English women nowadays read only the lIghter forms of lIteraturo. They read French novels and plays and sensatlonul English fiction gen- erally. Their grandmothers , ho declares - clares , used to read Scott's poems and romances , and they also read history for Its own salce. Such girls now would regularly read Freeman , Froudo , Carylo ] and Stubbs. NOTABLE ADDITION TO SW BOBS 'outh without smllo "I ) crnclelng a , am 1\11' . 1\1orse. the mnn who Invented teleg. raphy. " Then ho ] eft. "Oh , ho ombarrassCll mo so , " said tIre glr ] , telling of It later. ' , 'Just tlllnk. there I was explaining teeg- ] raphy to the man who Invented It. " Ho Didn't Understnnd. "Where did ColumJus ! 11rst land Y" asleed the teacher. "I don't Imow , mum. " was the 1'0- sponso of lIttle Johnny Lefthooe. ] "I didn't rend de accounts of do mlll.- Detroit Free , Press. : Probably Needed It. BlbJs-Who ! was the man you gave half II. crown to at the betel this morning ? Gibbs-An old literary friend oJ : mine ; author of "How to Get Rlcb- Royal Magazlno. Smallest Dritfsh : Possession , Gibraltar Is the smullest British possession , It measures less than two square miles. Cunada Is the biggest - gest , with 3,74GOOO square miles. ISS NAVY--A TORPEDO-BOAT LEIGH. : ' ) : ; : : ' ; : : 'il . , " , : : : : i'/'i . ' I . , : , iilfo ! ; : wgiir' : ! ; ! il ,1 " g r1JM } } ? ; - - - - - - - - . 1 This strange craft has cnused much amusement In the neighborhood of Le'sln , where It has been cruising 0/1 the snowbound roads. MALE FISI ; RAISES YOUNG. The new man. In his role of nursery maid. has long been In evldenco In certain - tain plscl\tory families. The males of the strange-ootlng ] ] plpo l1shes take charge of the eggs. which are gIven thom by the female parents , and nurse them In a spec In ] pouch on the under side of their own bodies. It seems that the male IInrl female fishes Inter- twlno their bodies In the form of a double letter S , and that In 'lhls posl- tlon the eggs are pressed from the mother to the pouch of the male. AI the eggs lire not transferred at once. After a first transferrence all the egs are In the upper 'part of the pouch , whore no mal'O can bo received until these are aha ken down Into the lower end. 'l'heso processes are ropeatd until - til the pouch Is t\1led. \ In about ten duys the young plpo fishes are batched. \ . . - . r REQULSTED RECIPES. - - - - O1 > od Grnhnl11VIstn , Nice Grahnm \Vafers nnd Crackers Rnd S01110 DmD. Dlscnits. - , Graham twists 1\1'0 1IIado of three or four parts of grllha1ll 1I0ur to ono l111rt sweet crea1ll. Whole whel t ! IlIr 111I1 : ) ' bo substituted. Sift the gmlJ.un 1I0ur , nnd , f [ vor ) ' coarse , ndcl h'llf whllo 1I0ur ; hl\\'e 1I0ur co1I ] and lu tbn8ln ; hn\'o cronll1 cold nlHIlrop - Illng Into the 1I0ur Rtlr brlstI ] ] Nlth n fOI'le , , llIowlng 110 wet ] IOOJ8 to form. ' } 'hls shollid n\l\\O a ver ' stiff dough which uhollh' 1I0t sth ] c to the bonrd while bolul ; l < 1\eatloll \ ono-Imlf )1(1111' ) , or \lntll a Illece will glvo' IL annllfllng wII1111 when ] Iullotl off. Hell thin liS plccl'IIst and cut Into strll19 ono-iu\lr to threo-l1unrlers of all Inch Whlo ; twist with hut1l1s nl1l1 ] ny In baiting pun ; the o\'en Ihollhl ! lIot bo too hot. When done they uro crisp , nnd lhe stnrch II ) lIextl'lnlzell ( pnrtlally dl- gestet ! ) , ns In zwelbaeh. Grabnm Cracors-So\'en ] cupfuls of grnham 1I0ur , ono eUIIul o [ thlelc sweel crC/un / ( at ; butler ) , one pint 01 sweet ml\le \ , two tcaspoonuls o [ baitIng - Ing 11Owllor ; slovo nnd rub tllO bnlt- Ing powder Into the 1I0ur ; atltl the Cl'enm ( or butter , which sholl\1 ] \ bo . rubbed Into the 1I0ur well ) , II. IIttlll I salt , then the mlllt ; mix well , and roll as thin as soda craclors ; cut In nn ' shape : bulo qlllcly ] ; then leave nbout the sto\'O for a few hours to dry thor- oughy. ] Brnn Blscults-Ono quart at milk i or water : three toaspoonfus ] ot b'lt- tor ( or ] nrd ) three tabospoonfuls ] I sugar ; two tabesllOonus ] ] Imkor's I yeast ( an ) ' lIve 'east will do ) : plr.ch I of salt , and flour , wheat I\1Hl grnham. Taleo enough wheat flour to use UI1 the water , mallng It the conslston ( ' ' of batter cnlo llough : ndd the re , > t of the Ingredlonts nnd ns much grn- ham flour as can bo stirred In with a spo n. Sot. a\VII ' until morning. In the morning , grease II. pan , nour the hands and tnlco a lump of ouh ! Ul0 slzo or II. Inrgo egg. roll IIghtl : ) ' between the pa11Is ] ; 11\\t \ Into the pan and lot thom rlso : :0 : mlnutos , nnd bate ] In a tolerably hot o\'on. 'Grnhnm WnCors - One-third cupfu ] of butter , one-third ( 'upfu ] of sugar ; hnlC teaspoonful of salt : ono pint at whlto flour : ono pint of grnhnm 110ur. Mix the butter , Bugnr I1tHI snIt ; chop this mlxturo Into the whlto nnd grn- hnm flour mixed ; wet It with C'I\ ] water Into n "cry sUIT dough ; ItMnct well , nnd roll out "ery thin ; cut In squares 01' auy shape , lesh'ell nml baco ] qulc'I'ho ] ] Common or. ItIISCELLANEOUS. - - Whlto Ilalnt , when dIrty , should bo washed In mille. Colored paints lUny also bo treated In this way.I I Limo sll1'ln ] < led on UlO shelves will lteep plcltles and jaws In the storeroom - room from uecomlng moldy. The limo must bo ronowOlI occaslonnlly , all : It losqa Its atrongth , When ta Jecloths ] are beginning to got shabby 1u the mitldlo or at the folds a few inches cut at ono end IUld ono side will COl11l1lotel ) ' altol' the place of all folds nnd will glvo the cloth a now lease of ! lCe. Boiling-hot liquid may bo , > afel ' poured Into a glass jur or tumbor ] h ' first lIuttlng a sliver spoon In the dish. Bo careful , however , thnt IL draught of cold all' does not Blrllm the vOl8 l whllo hot. Instead of using ony sort of vell- coso , which requires the folding of an alread ' mussed voll Into fitlll more ' , creases , use a toy roiling pin nnd roll your veils around It. smoothlnl ? out the mussed ends as well as 'ou can. Never expose leather to the oxtro.no heut of a Ore or It wJl1 become hard nnd lIabo ] to crace , Shoes and boots should bo dried at a aafe distance from the fire , but to expedlto tbo lro- cess they may be filed ] with ants. ' 1'1:0 : damp ot the leather will bo absorbed by the oats , which mny bo dried and put away ngaln for future use. Whenever an 011 painting ! Jecome ! ! dusty and dlscoored ] , It may be ccansed ] by the use of whlto rnw Iwto- to , for artists frequently mace use at this method , Commeuco nt ono COrfu3\ ' of the plcturo nnd rub the surface with a raw potato which hnJTTCon tlat- tened ! Jy removing a sllco ; as fast n& the potato hecomes dlscoored ] removl ) a thin sllco with a sharp Imlfo and continuo to ruJ the ] llcturo until the entire surface haa been cleansed. 'l'hcn wlpo the ] llcture off with a soft cloth. Itml It wIll IJo found Iluite clcltu. aUli the ] lalnt111 ; not ho Injured or fndel1 , but slmpy ] cleaned.-Good Literatm'c , Peanut Candy. Two cups of New Orleans molasses , ' 1'wo cups of soft A sugar , Ono cul o [ hutter. Ono saltspoon of aat. ] Ono teaspoon of vanilla. Six quarts of peanuts. Put the butter , sugar and mOlIsses on - togetber. adding the salt aflor It ; : omes to a holl. Boll until It forms a soft ball In cold water , then tal\O from tbo stove and beat vlgorous ] ton minutes. Return to the steve uud boll until n spoon drawn through It maes ] a slight path. Add the vanl1\a \ and hent again , When beginning to grow cold , stir In the peanuts and pour into buttered puns. Hotch Potch. 1I0tch potch la an old-fashlonod Scotch dish , made In th sllrlng , when there are plenty of tresh'egetnbII'E. . It is II. thick puree-lllco SOUll. It " " 1\ ' bo made either from fresh or cooked meat , This Is ono WilY of maIling It. ' 1'hree or four pounds of ] oln cholls IIrc put. Into a saucepan with IIlIout tIll'I > qunrts Df bellln ! ; wator. Peas , ha1'1'l- cot beans , carrots , Iialf a turnip , parsley - ley , a IIttio ! lIt of cabbage and slJme green onions are added. Doll this ver ' sowly ] for an hour and n quartoI' , SM- Bon with pelller ! and salt , It should be a thick brotll whm : done. There 19 no Roohollo Bnltn , IU , Llmoor Ammonia In fcod madowlth Galnlnet . Baking P@wder -Nor IN TIIB RAKING roWDB T US'1'- It lt1okoo pure food. SAYINGS OI ! ' THE TOTS , - - " 1\1an\1na , " Bald IIttlo l the ] , wt 1 wal ! looking at the llictures In a Sunday- school heole , "how do the angels get tholr night go\nu on ever their wings ? " "I think pl\pa II1HI mammn. likes the baby better thal1 they tlo me , " said four-year-ohl 1'loHlo to tl o'lslIor , " 'causo ho lots 'cm do Just us they please. " " 'l'ommy , " said the teacher , "don't , you ] enobottoI' thall to talk aloud 111 Bchool Y" "But whnt Is lfeller to. do 7" quor. rled Tommy. "You Bald the ether day I mustn'l whlllllor. " It was the roll or dlstnnt th\.nder Utnt caused IIttlo Marglo to ohsorve : " 'fhey must bo ceanlng ] house lu henvon to-day , mumma. " "Why dl you thlnle so , dear ? " ask01 her mother. "I bear the angcla mavin' the furnl- turo around , " replied l\lnr lo. BOY'S HEAD ONE SOLID SORE. ll r All Onmo Out-Uuder Doctor Three Months nud No Dotter- CutlcUl'l\ WOl'ltsVonders. . 1\1r. A. C , Darnott , Ilropriotor of c. general store In A yard , OIdnhomu , tolls In the following ! ; mtoful Jotter how Cutlcum eurod hla son of 1tel" ribio eczema , " 1\Iy IIltlo boy had OC , zOnla. Ills head WIIS ono sell SOl'O all ever his scalp ; his hull' nil came out , and ho suITol'ed very much , J had 1Ilh 'slclun tl'cat him , but. nt the end o [ three months ho wns no bot. tel' , I romell1bOl'od thut the UutlCU1'll Uomedles had curcd mo , and after giving him t.wo bottles of Uutlcurn Uesolvont , nccordlng to directions nnd using Cutlcum Soap aud OIntment - ment on him tlall ' , his eczema Jon him , his hnlr grow ngnln , nnd ho half never hnd UllY eczema slnco. Wo use the CutlCUl'l\ Soap and OIntment rlUd they ] coep our sleln soft and healthy. I cheerfully rel.'ommentl the. CutlcUl'lHometllos for all cases of eczemn , A. C. Burnott , Mar , 30 , IDOi : , " IN OT.lILR LAND9. An olectrlo railway w1ll' probably soon connect. l\10IlCOW with St. Po lars- I Imrg. In tile Insnno asyums ] of Germany moro than 1tllll'G or the l\l1t1cnts owe theIr condition to : ; tron ; ; drinlc , Last 'ear there \/ero 39.211 mllllom matchlls sold In Prllnce. bringing Into tllat uotlon's tl'etl'\ary $ u.nliJ50 : ! , tllia being a state nllnopoy ] , A man of SO , elected a judge fet l rutlgon , Swltzerln.nd. s to go througb a unlvrrslty course In order to onabll him to pass th examination required by law. A ] Jrolo al to enact that no newspa.- pol' ahalJ bo edltetl. composed or prInted - ed from Saturday midnight until sun- rlso on 1\Ionday 1lOrnlng , haa been negatived In the I"I'ench " Bonate. Denmark holds the record among nutlons for thrlCtlncsa , 1I0r Inhnblt , ant.OJ hnve , on nn ave rage , ; EIO 9s. apleco In the savings banles : English peopo ] have anI ) " , { .3 2s. II. hoad. In Australian gold mines It Is considered - sidered that ventllatloll becomes ! Jad when the proportion of oxygen fulls below 20 per cent. , or les3 than 70 cuhlc feet of ulr u mlnuto la supplied for every man worcng ] ! In n mlno. ' 1'ho city or London's chief Inspector of weights and Wl'usures reports th\t the wp.lght of all loalls of coal tested - ed last year was satisfactory , and that "In moat cases I.ho weight exceeded the amount speclfiod on the tlceet. ] " Ono of the labor party's members of the now house ot commons latoy ] 1'1)- colved from a cODntltuent who thought ho had a grlovnnr.e to which tIlO government - ernment should glvo uttentlon , a lot- tel' of no less than 1,700 closey-wrlt- ] ton pages. Shocking : Precocity. "What Is the result ? " asked the teucher of the primary class In arIthmetic - metic , "when you put two und two to. gether 7" "A ] ( lth , " lisped the eury-headelJ ] IIttio girl In the front row.-Chlcago 'l'ribune. TRANSFORMATIONS. - - - - - CurIous Results When Coffee Drinking - ing Is Abandoned , It Is almost as har for an old coffee toper to quit the use of coffee as It Is for a whlslty or toJacco ! flond to bt'cak off , excolt ] that the coffee user cnn quit cof. fco nnd talw liP Postum Food Coften without any fecllng of u loss of the momlul ; beverage , for when Postum 1:1 : well \Jolled \ and sen'ed with cream , It Is really ! Jetter In point of fiavor than lIIost of the correo served nowada 'B , 11I11 ] to the taste of the cOllnolsseu"r It Is IIko the flavor of fine Java , A great trnnsforl1lutlon taccs ] pnco ] In the body within ten dn's or two weeleB after cofteo Is left off and Postum Food Coffee uSlII , for the reason that the poison - son to the non'es has ! Jeen discontinued nnd In Its place Is taon ] a liquid that contnlns the most powerful clements or nourishment. It Is easy to mate this test and provo these statements by changing from cot- fee to Postum Food Cofteo. "Thero's a reason. "