THE PALLS CITi' TRIBUNls , FRIDAY , FEBRUARYS , 1906.
MUSSELS FIND MANY USES.
Some Fncta About n Fnmlllnr Shell
fish At Its Bent In the Spring
How to Coolt Thnm.
Mussels are nl llielr beat in Ihe
spring. Mussels thrive in bays
nud inlets , on sandy bottoniH , to
which , ami to one another , they
allucli by their byssus threadti ,
these being slender filaments issuing -
ing from between the shells , says
a New York writer. They are
sometimes in great beds extend
ing over a hundred acres , thousands -
sands of bushcla of mussels being
obtained in a single bed.
Fishermen go for mussels as
soon as the ice is out of the bays
in the spring , and HomctimeH
when wind and weather are pro
pitious they sandwich in a trip for
mussels between the end of one
fishing trip and the beginning of
another. There are plenty of mus
sel beds within easy reaching dis
tance of New York , and once on a
mussel bed a load for a ten-ton
sloop might be dredged tip in a
single tide.
So with good luck a fisherman
could go to a mussel bed 20 , HO or
-JO iniloH distant , and get a load of
mussels , and be back in New Vork
ready to sell them , all within two
days.
The prollt on the trip depends on
what he gels for his catch. If
there should be many boatloads
of mussels in the market at the
same time he would gel less for
them ; but if he should happen to
come in when musacls were scarce
he would get more. If he got , say ,
? 1.'J5 a barrel , about an average
price , and he had from fiO to 75
barrels in his sloop and he had
made a quick trip and disposed of
his catch quickly there would be
fair money in it.
But the fisherman takes chances
in mussel fishing , just as he does
in every other sort of fishing.
Fishermen sometimes cat inns-
self ) fried , but the great bulk of
mussels consumed are pickled.
The mussels arc first boiled , ami
then picked out of their shells , and i
then what is called the beard ,
which consists of the inward ends |
of the byssiis threads , is removed ,
and with it a little sac into which [
the mussel is likely to have
drawn more or less sand. Then ,
the mussels are put up in jars in ,
pickle , with a few spices added.
Pickled mussels have long been a
familiar .item of free lunch , and I
people buy them as well to carry
home.
The mussel is a much cheaper
shellfish than the oyster or the
clam , but still it is not eaten to
the same extent. There are people
ple with whom the mussel does
not agree , because of its rich
flavor. 13ut there are epicures
who are fond of them , and who
like to eat them occasionally , and
BO mussels may be found on the
bills of fare of the finest restaur
ants.
"Junkmen who go info the coun
try buying junk sometimes take
down their jangling bells and
stow them away somewhere in the
wagon and take into the country
a wagonload of mussels , which
they dispose of to farmers , trad
ing the mussels , maybe , for junk.
I'icklcd mussels have been
shipped from New York at least
as far away as Chicago ; so that
altogether the quantity of mus
sels disposed of in the Gotham
market is considerable.
Novel Wny to Kill Sharks.
The engineers in the British
navy have a very effective way ol [
killing sharks. They seal up u
dynamite cartridge in an empt ;
can , and put the can inside a large
piece of pork. The pork is throwi
overboard on a wire which hat
.
been connected with an electric
battery. When the shark taket
the bait the
engineer presses t
button , which explodes the car
tridgc and kills the fish.
A Beginner.
He The airships do not seen
to be perfected/yet. The grea
problem is how can a man be kep
up in the air ?
She Well , I saw you out horse
back riding the other day , and i
looked very much as if you were i
the air most of the time ! Yoi
ters Statesman.
HlB First Attack.
She ( toying with the ring ) An
am I the first woman you eve
loved ?
He No , indeed. At the earl
age of seven I thought serlousl
of eloping with my teacher. Oh
cage Daily Newa.
AID TO FRIENDLY QUAILS.
How Farmer dlovor Fed a Flock Day
After Day for Six Weeks Never
Frightened Them.
One cold morning Farmer
Glover stood in the rear of the
barn , fork in hand , looking out ,
over the fields , says St. Nicholas.
Snowstorin had followed smow-
storm , until the stone walls were
so covered that the farm seemed |
like a great field , with here and
there a small grove to break the
monotony. The cattle had been
fed and each animal was munch
ing contentedly at the pile of hay
in the sunshine , scattering chaff
over the snowy barnyard.
Suddenly , from the light woods
near the barn , came a startled
"Hob-white ! " Immediately there
was an answering call from the
woods across the fields , and then
another and another , and soon a
flock of about 20 quail alighted
on the ground , two or three roads
from where Mr. 0 lover stood , and
began picking up the seeds from
the hay which the cattle had
strewn over the snow. They
scratched about like a flock of
hens , and apparently quite a.s
much at home , and chippercd
away while they worked , after the
fashion of tree sparrows in the
weeds down by the brook.
Farmer Glover was careful not
to frighten his woodland guests ,
and the next morning he put out
wheat for them and threw hand
ftils of chair in the hay which tin-
cattle had left. The flock returned
again and again , until feeding th ;
quails became as much a part
of the day's routine as looking
after the hens and turkeys. On"
cold morning , after they had cat-
en , the kind-hearted farmer found
the whole flock huddled together
1 under the hay , apparently enjoying -
; i ing the warmth. Strange to say ,
they never come for food when it
snows or rains. When they have
breakfasted , unless frightened ,
they usually walk away to their
favorite haunts in the grove
across the fields. They never
alight on the trees , but occasion
ally perch on the rail fence. Once
or twice , when no one was in sight ,
t hey came near < he house.
' For six weeks the quails enjoyed -
joyed Farmer Glover's bounty. ,
When spring ojKMied the kind-
hearted protector met them only
in the fields and woods ; but when-
ever bob-white's musical call
J comes over the summer meadows i
it brings pleasant memories of
those winter breakfasts in tht >
snowy barnyard.
NEGRO PASTOR LIKED LATIN
" Fortls" Used Colored
"Aqua by Par
son in Baptism of Several
Brethren.
Mose , a Florida negro , adds to
his income as guide to sportsmen i
by ministering to the spiritual 1
needs of a colored congregation
of Baptists. He prides himself on
his education and on his eloquent I
oratorical powers , and he never
misses an opportunity of im-
pressinghishearcrs into believing
that he is a great Latin scholar ,
says the Catholic Standard and
Times. One evening at a fisher
man's camp he listened intently
, to some sportsmen who were dis ;
cussing the proper pronunciation
of certain Latin words and [
phrases.
"Please , suh , " he finally veil
lured to ask , "what am do propiih
t meaning of that wo'd 'aqua ? ' "
"Aqua means water , " he was
answered.
,
"And what am'fortis ? ' "
"Fortis means strong. "
"Yes , suh. Thank yo' , suh , " he
replied , edging away after male-
ing a polite bow to his informant
and then to the camp in general.
The following Sunday Mose pre .
sided at a baptizing , and , as usual 1
electrified his audience with a
l\ \
roaring , eloquent sermon , freely
interspersed with Latin ( ? ) words. .
At last , with a dramatic sweep of
his arms toward the river , where
u few believers were soon to be '
immersed , he cried out in sten 1
it torian tones :
inn "Quo Vadis , mith bredern and
sistahs ? I says onto yo' unless yo
be 'marged in de aqua fortis ol
baptism yo' shall be lost ad in.
flnitum fo' ebah. "
Brandy Furnished.
In the Belgian parliament
iy when a member is making a lonj '
hi- < pecch , brandy and water is sup
plied him at the expense of P1
government.
RECLAIMING OLD TOPERS.
During Drunkenness Without the Pa
tient's Knowledge HUB Been
Proven n Success.
Can inebriety be cured by sug
gestion J ? asks Public Opinion.
This is a question which has been
asked many times and satisfac
J torily ' answered in the affirmative.E |
But the question of practicing
suggestion while the patient
sleeps is a different proposition ,
and ' , therefore , a recent article in
the Journal des Debats of Paris
is of interest. The experiments
in question were conducted by the
well-known psychologist , Dr. Paul
Fare"The man under observa
tion refused all offers of treat
ment , but notwithstanding his re
fusal , against his will and un
known to him , the man was cured
and has remained so for four
years. The patient was 25 years
of age , married , of sound consti
tution and average health. HP
commenced drinking when he wa ?
17 years of age , and his wife had
married him in order to reform
him. After his marriage , how
ever , he drank as before. His daily
ration was two quarts of wino
witli his meals , and during the day
several glasses of brandy , rum.
vermouth , absinthe , etc. Ordi
narily the man was quiet , but
when he had taken more absinthe
than usual he became violent ,
abused his wife , broke everything
within reach , and surrendered
completely to his frenzy. The day
following this delirium the man
remembered nothing , but when
told of what he had done he wept ,
promised to become sober , etc.
The scenes , however , were soon re
peated.
"Dr. Farer decided to try , with
the approval of the family of the
patient , suggestion during nat
ural sleep. The treatment took
place four or five times per week ,
and , although the patient did not
know what was going on , there
| was slow and steady improve
ment. The treatment commenced
in January. Up to April the man
had been intoxicated only three
times. In April and May there
were no acts of violence ; in June
and July slight intoxications on
two occasions ; in August and Sep
tember a trip to the country , but
' no wine during this time , only
j beer. Returning to Paris , the man
did not go to a cafe , but drank n
I little absinthe and less than
'
quart of absinthe for nil of his
meals. After a year the only
thing taken was a little absinthe
on Sunday and Saturday , and
I from this time the patient has not
touched wine and has only taken
a little absinthe once or twice n
month and at home. He is no
longer irritable , but happy and a
regular worker. Tlie treatment
had to be continued for 18 months ,
hut the result is complete and the
patient entirely transformed. He
has gained control of his will and
is gentle and affectionate. "
ST. PETERSBURG IS GAY.
With or Without War Enjoyment
Goes on in the Russian Cnp-
' Hal's Society.
War or no war , the aristocratic
Russian pursues his pleasures
with an abandonment that speaks
of unlimited resources or unlimit-
ed recklessness. The pleasures of
the fable are protracted to an in
, ordinate degree. A lunch , in
which the courses are plentifully
watered with champagne , will [ l
spread itself through the after
noon. You may barely escape at
five o'clock , though you began to
eat at one. The host never sits
down , plying his guest with a suc
cession of good things , liquid and
solid. Even the afternoon tea in
middle-class circles is a very for
midable undertaking. It includes 5
dishes of various sorts , in which
meat will certainly figure , and
Russian tea , served in a glass with
lemon , is but the pale comparison
to sparkling champagne. The ap.
pearance of the streets tells of f
wealth , too. No finer equipages ?
0exist anywhere than those which
horsed with coal-black steeds ,
dash at full spced , in lofty disre
gard for the mere foot passenger
down the central strip of wood
pavement in the principal "pros
pects , " as the wider streets n rede .
" nominated. Holding the reins ii
his two hands , with arms out !
saretched , the driver , medieval 111
dress , has the summary method-
, of a Roman charioteer. Indeed
there is something of imperia
- Rome in the second capital of thi
1 czar.
RARE STAMPS ON LETTERSj
_ . I
Finds of Value Sometimes Made
Stamps to Look Out For Ad-
vlco of n Dealer.
"Never burn up or throw away
old letters or papers without first
giving them a careful examina
tion , " said u Twenty-third street
stamp dealer to a New York Sun
reporter ' , "for them's many an
apparently worthless piece of pa
per that bears a stamp which
would bring in open market hun
dreds and maybe thousands of
dollars.
"There arc plenty of the old
postmaster stamps still in exist
ence , for instance , as there were a
great many of them originally is
sued , and it has not been so lon
ago , say 85 years , when they were
iti active tise. Now , anyone of
these early issues is worth from
? ; ] 00 up. Anyone who has arces.-
fo old correspondence from IStl )
lo ISO.1 * ought to hunt for such
stumps.
"The chief reason why more
of these old stamps have not coim-
to light is probably ( hat they have
so ordinary and unattractive an
.ippearance that a person not ac
quainted wifh their value would
not waste a second glance upon
them. They were very similar in
most cases to the postmaster cancellation
collation marks now in use in the
post ollU-es , with the exception
hat the postmaster was requited
o sign his name to them.
"The rarest of the whole lot of
) ostmaster issues is the ten-cent
Jaltimorc stamp , with the name
if James 31. Buchanan. One spe
cimen of tliisstamp sold for $ -1,500 ,
which is the record price for a
stamp of the United States issue.
There's no reason in the world
why there shouldn't be more of
these stamps packed away some
where. In the case of this stamp
none of them was used on envel
opes , but all on letters.
"The design of the Baltimore
stamp is a box made of hairline
rule , one and a half inches long
and half an inch wide. In the cen
ter is the signature , 'James M. Bu
chanan , ' while under the name is
the denomination , either five or
ten cents. There are two kinds of
these stamps , in black or blue.
The ten-cent black is the scarcer.
"Next to this series probably
comes the New Haven stamp , at
the bottom of which is the signa
ture of 'E. A. Mitchell , P. M. ' In
the center is the figure 5 with
the word 'Paid' directly under
neath. At the top are the words
'Post Office , New Haven , Ct. ' The
words are all inclosed in a black-
border with a small curve at the
corners. "
PARSON BIRD IN ZEALAND.
The To ! of That Country Can Talk ,
Crow and Whistle Some of
Its Customs.
Among the feathered inhabit
ants of New Zealand there is a
bird called'the parson bird , or
"tui. " It is about the size and
shape of a blackbird , but has a
pair of delicate white tufts at its
throat , and is a glossy dark green
otherwise , which looks black in
the sunshine. It can be taught to
crow , to speak , to whistle tunes ,
and besides these tricks it has a
repertoire which is not often
equaled by any other feathered
songster. At vespers it has a note
like the tone of a bell or the clear
high note of an , organ. It can
mimic every bird in the bush to
j perfection ; it will break off in the
i middle of an exquisite melody
t' ' and indulge in a strange medley of
sounds which are impossible to de-
scribe , but'if you can imagine "the
combination of a cough , a laugh , a
sneeze , with the smashing of a
pane of glass , " it will be some ap
preach to the idea.
I The tui nests twice or thrice a
year , and has large families. Like
the other birds of New Zealand
it seems to be unconscious of dan-
ger from man. 11 is a pity that the
. birds of this island are becoming
so scarce , fo'r they speak to us of
a time when nature was harmless ,
, , when the snake , tigers and fal-
, cons did not exist.
I Counsel's Record Fee ,
' What is probably a record fee
Las just been earned by a distin
° guishcd counsel in an important t'
colonial arbitration case. The fee
paid to the learned counsel was
25,000 guineas. This puts into the
shade the 10,000 guineas Mr
* Fletcher Moulton received for con
1 ducting the case of one of the com
'
panics in the Metropolitan Watei
company's arbitration.
FOR SALEi s
Best Bargain in an 80 acre Farm in Rich =
ardson County.
This So is all good , smooth land , 2 story 8 room house ,
nearly new , considerable outbuildings of various kinds , small
orchard , fine soft water , fine neighborhood , beautiful loca
tion , only i l/t miles from Falls City , over a fine level road.
This 80 sold three years ago for $100 per acre , and was sold
this fall for $9,000. We will sell this So for only $8,500and
let the wheat and fall plowing go with the place. It must
be rented if not sold soon.
An 80 acres 6 miles from this town sold last week for $8- * ,
800 , co you see that the above 80 is a bargain , and could not
be sold for this money but for the fact it has been traded for
by a big land company. Can make good terms at 5 per - - i ,
cent. Come quick as this fine 80 must go. -4 . j
Don't make vour farm loan until vou have seen us , as we \
" '
\ \
have cheap money. If you have a farm or other property /
that you want to trade for other land , call and see us. A 200 f
acre farm for rent.
WHSTAKER BROS.
OSTEOPATHY !
For the information of those
who desire to know more about
the science of osteopathy we give
a brief explanation of a few
points which seem to be least
understood.
Osteopathy is a scientific sys
tem of therapeutics , comprising
the most natural and advanced
methods of treating : and manag
ing the diseases of the human
body , both acute and chronic ,
without the use of drugs.
WHAT OSTEOPATHY IS NOT.
Osteopathy is Jiot massage , not
magnetism , not "rubbing , " not a
faith cure ; it is not an adjunct to
anj' other system of healing- , nor
is it taug-ht in the colleges of any
other system. Osteopathy is an
independent and complete system
founded by Andrew Taylor Still ,
M. D. , president of the American
School of Osteopathy at Kirks-
ville , Mo.
STANDING OK OSTEOPATHY.
The remarkable results ob *
taincd in practice distinguished
osteopath } ' as a therapeutical
science , and advanced it in public
confidence to a degree never
equalled by' any other system in
so short a time. Its patrons are
the intelligent a n d thinking
classes of a community and in.
elude thousands who have been
saved from hopeless invalidism.
Although generally known to
the public less than ten years ,
osteopathy has won its way be
fore the legislatures and courts
of nearly two-thirds of the states
in the Union , and has the distinc
tion of being designated a science
by the legislative acts of a num
ber of states , among which are
Nebraska , Missouri , Michigan ,
North Dakota , Tennessee , Iowa ,
California and Montana. No
other system of healing has ever
been declared to be a science by a
state legislature.
Osteopathy is taught in i do/ien
different schools in the United
States , and its practitioners , num
bering nearly ten thousand , are
found in every state and territory
in the Union , in Canada , Austra
lia and other foreign countries ,
HASIC PRINCIPLES.
When the founder of osteopa
thy evolved the basic principles
of'the science twenty-eight years
ago , he based his philosophy on
the mechanical law , that de
ranged action implies a defect in
the structural elements of the
machine. " Exercising confidence
in the integrity of the human
body and in the completeness of
its creation , he set about to dem
onstrate that the natural re-
'
sources of the body are capable
of manufacturing on demand
every chemical and combination
needed to carry on the processes
. of the body and maintain health ;
that the same natural processes
which normally maintain Jicalth ,
will also restore health when en
abled to operate without interfer
ence ; that the brain and spinal
cord contain an almost unlimited
supply of vital energy ready and
waiting to be distributed to the
diseased tissues when the proper
avenues are opened. He discovered
%
ered that these chemicals and
combinations are not understood
and cannot be imitated or approached
preached in all the laboratories
of science. Since the nervous
system presides over the processes
of the body , and since function ,
whether normal or abnormal , is '
the expression or vital manifesta
tion of the instrument ( physical
being ) , he reasoned that deranged
function ( disease ) implies a de
fect in the structures of the body ,
and that by properly adjusting
the abnormal structural condi
tion , function becomes harmon
ized.
OSTEOPATHIC EDUCATIONr
The course of study in .the
ostcopathic colleges include the
subjects taught in all the
regular colleges of medicine ,
except drugs , and in addition the
principles and practice of osteop
athy and special anatomy and
nerve physiology. Students are
required to attend a full course of
lectures in each branch and pass
satisfactory examinations.
NATURE OK THE TREATMENT.
Pediculous tales are sometimes
told by prejudiced persons of ex
posure of the body , danger to the
patient , severity of treatment ,
etc. , all of which are without
foundation. The treatment is
not severe and there is no indeli
cacy about it. Osteopaths do
not remove the clothing of the
patient to give a treatment or to
make an examination.
Since osteopathy recognizes
the integrity of the human body
and is base ; ' on a physical adjust
ment of the body-structures , the
treatment is largelv manipula- ,
tive. After finding and detenui
ining the nature of the lesions ,
the osteopath uses whatever
manipulations he chooses to cor
rect the abnormal structural con
dition.
DISEASES TREATED.
This science treats all diseases ,
acute and chronic. It cures any
curable disease , and many hereto
fore regarded as incurable. It
benefits many crhonic diseases
that it does not cure. The di
seases with which osteopathy
has been especially successful are :
acute fevers , rheumatism , neu
ralgia , appendicitis , diseases of
throat and lungs , nervous di
seases , disease of stomach , liver
and intestines , and diseases pecu
liar to women and children.
DR. O. H. KENT ,
GRADUATE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHY
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
Ofllce at Residence , one JJlock west of Union Hotel
