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THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , AUGUST 16 , 1907
MIGHT GIVE MULES A CHANCE
Animal's Competition In Endurance
Race Could Do No Harm and
Possibly Some Good.
If anybody wants to enter a mule
in the endurance race across the
continent which is about to take
place under government auspices we ,
for our part , can see no good reason
for refusing the entry , and many
for accepting it. Gen. Hell says that
such on increase of the competitors
is unnecessary , which is rather ob
vious than explanatory , and he hard
ly justifies his unkindncss when ho
gives as his excuse for it that "the
advantage of the mule in an endur
ance contest is conceded. "
Is it ? We have our doubts. Of
course , there arc places where the
mule is easily first , and there are
some such places along the road
from the Pacific to the Atlantic , but
on a journey so long we have faith
to believe that the American mare
certainly and the Arabian stallion
probably would not only leave their
plebeian relative behind at the start ,
but keep it there till the end. Still ,
we want the mule to have a chance.
It is an animal neither understood
nor appreciated by the many , and ,
as nothing could hurt the mule's
reputation , defeat would bring no
disgrace , while victory would do
something to even up centuries of
disgrace and injustice. N. Y.
Times.
FOR THE CONSULTING ROOM
Doctor's Wife Don't you think thl
pattern appropriate ?
Doctor Why ?
Doctor's Wife Well , it's so nice am
mlcroby , you know. '
MIDAIR PHOTOGRAPHY.
Cameras on the wing are flyin ;
through German } ' . A projectile t
take photographs and claimed t
have been successful at heights o
half a mile is the idea of Her
Marie , a German photographer.
A camera having the form of th
usual kind of conical shell is throwi
into the air by means of a kind o
trap. At a predetermined angle , a
the camera turns to make its desccn
and is pointed slightly downwari
the shutter is automatically release' '
and a pitcuro is taken of a broad e\
pause of country.
Tn still air the flight and spot n
which the aerial camera will fa !
can be calculated with much prc
cision.
Precautions are taken to avoi
damage by concussion , and the re
suits are expected to be of great po =
sible value in military opcrations.-
Chicago Tribune.
BARRED ALL SPEECHES.
M. Victorien Sardou , the famou
French dramatist , has received th
grand cross of the Legion ol Honoi
He has been grand officer of the TJt
gion of Honor for six years , nnu * hi
promotion was a New Year's com
pliment which has drawn scores o
congratulations. To the proposal t
celebrate the new distinction , J !
Sardou says : "No banquet , please
no speeches ! I do not mind a littl
dinner of intimate friends , but spat
mo speeches. I only accepted th
presidency of the Authors' society o
condition that no address would I
expected from me. The only dis
course of my life was the funen
oration I delivered at the tomb c
Dumas. Wo had vowed that the sin
river should discharge that dut
and it fell to me to perform tli
TOW. " Tit-Bits.
INDIAN AND SNAKE BITE.
Thinking the Scminole Indiar
might be somewhat immune froi
the poison of rattlesnakes , says
writer in the St. Augustine Jtacon
I asked Billy Bowlegs , on one of h
irips from Lake Okcechobeo to Pali
Beech to sell his egret plumes ,
"rattlesnake bite bad for Indian 5
Billy said , very thoughtfully , i
though some of his tribesmen ha
met death from snake bite : "J
snake bite Indian good , Indian i
cct well. "
HAD COST HIM NOTHING
How Andrew Carnegie Secured New
York Palace and Ground
It Stands On.
"You've heard , I guess , that An
drew Carnegie's gifts of libraries
and the like represent just about the
surplus of his income , " said a man
in Wall street one day recently , "but
few people know the story of how
'the Laird of Skibo' got his fine resi
dence on upper Fifth avenue. Here
is the story as 1 heard it :
"One of his fricndsjgwcnt to the
Fifth Avenue house to see Mr.
Carnegie. The iron master took
him through the mansion , showing
him the big organ , the marble
swimming pool , the conservatories ,
the terraces , and all the rest of it.
" 'This homo must have cost you
a pretty penny/ said the visitor.
" 'It didn't cost me n cent , ' re
plied Mr. Carnegie.
"Tho visitor was so much sur
prised ho couldn't say anything.
' "You see it was this way/ con
tinued his host. 'I bought this
block of land some time before I
built the house. The value of it
went up very fast , so that when I
sold the Madison avenue side of the
lot T made enough out of it to pay
for the Fifth avenue end. As foi
the house itself well , the monoj
for that came from a divvy with
Frick. "
HIS FUTURE ASSURED.
The telephone rang in a certain
broker's office one morning and the
broker himself answered.
"Yes , " said ho , "this is it. I'm
Mr. . What can I do for your
Whom do you want , then ? 0 , all
| right ; hold the wire. Here , Jimmy ,
some one to talk with you. "
Jimmy , a diminutive , tow-headed
otfice boy , approached and seized the
receiver.
"Yep , dis is Jim. 0 , yep ; hulk
yesself. Sure , dat was him talkin' ,
Wet ? Hullygcel Dat so ? A'righi
yep good-by yerself. "
"SaMr. . , " the diminutive
one remarked to the broker , "dat
was Eddy , de head office boy , an1
he says ter me ter tell yer he resigns
his job right now , by do telephone
'cause he don't like do way yei
talked t' him yesterday. lie says
ho kin live anyhow , an' "
"All right , " the broker interrupt
ed. "The mistake he made was ir
not demanding my resignation
However , he'll own an office SOUK
day. We will now proceed with the
day's business , James. " N" . Y
Globe.
LIGHTNING'S STRANGE FREAK.
A whole family was stunned bj
lightning at Janvier , 'our miles
from here , during Sunday's storm
The family of David Hunger was
sitting about the room talking when
according to narrative of the per
sons involved , a bolt of lightning ,
c-nme down the chimney , entered i
cupboard and shattered main
glasses and dishes , passed across
Mr. Hunger's arm and killed i
valuable dog he was patting on tin
head. Mr. Hunger's arm was para
lyzcd and useless for three hours.
Then the bolt ran across the flee ;
and affected the knees of Mr
Hunger's daughter , then paralyzct
the son's leg and finally jumped t <
the cradle , making a red strcal
across the baby's breast. Claytoi
Correspondence Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger.
BACK TO THE FARM.
"I wrote my governor I thought i
studying to be a pharmacist. "
" "
"And
"Ho replied : 'Come home ; we'
make a farm-assist out of you wlthoi
the aid of college ! ' "
MAKING THE BEST OF IT.
Caller You can hear so plain !
from one flat to another in th
building. Do-sn't it annoy vou ?
Mrs. Sly Oh. mercy , no. Tlu
scrappy younn > .iple next door gn
ua about nil ( ' .u amusement v
Fashion Fancies.
A white veil dotted with blajl
is always becoming , but the hat o
the occasion miiy b ? a bar to went
inu it , lie such n veil is coneideitM
for use at formal or ( Ires
functions
A belt most effective in its situ
plicity and altogether new is ii
all-over English embroidery oven
n ciel blue silk. It fastens wit !
a harness buckle in mother-of
pearl.
If you want n touch of color 01
a suit you must have it in the foni
collar and cuffs , but not in yon
belt. Blue suits have yellov
cloth collars and cuffs , but not i
vivid shade just like the ol <
fashioned corn color. Gra ;
dresses have a touch of scarlet o
apricot , and the brown dress i
often relieved by a soft green o
mode.
Junipers will not be worn a
much this fail as they were in th
summer , and I would only aclvis
the making over of dresses ii
this style hereafter. Blouses nr
to be found in such great vnriet ;
that there need be no regret fo
the jumper.
For n practical , everyday walk
ing skirt , nothing is bettet thai
tne eleven gored skirt , with a tuc !
plait at the back edge of eacl
; ore. This should be made in
substantial cheviot and trimuiei
at the bottom with very narro\ \
braid. It is a skirt that is irenet
ally becoming and most sntisfac
tory. It should have very litll
trimming around the botton.
Long gloves are almost ex
clusively worn. The preferenc
to wrhite gloves has subsided
nd even with dressy toilette
Colors in light shades are won
Suede tints are fashionable , am
hampagne among light shades i
a favorite for evening wear , as i
is now permissible , for the glove
to be darker than the dress.
Vacation.
This Is the time of year when ncarl
every one thinks of shady trees , bul
bling brooks , fish poles , flowers aa
good country butter. How many thoi
sands of people arc obliged to confln
themselves to thoughts only of thes
pleasuresBusiness. ! . Uouso-hold di
ties or sad to say lack ot mean ? muk
It necessary for tuch to keep right o
at the same old grind CVPD though e\
Idences of falling health urge them t
go away for a few dajs , weeks or IUHJ
be months.
To fruuh It will be a relief to know !
Is not accessary to go uwuy to regul
health. The healing breath of th
plnus c.in bo brought to them forthlrt
days at a cost of $1.00. Think of 1
Pinuules contain the soothinu , heal In
properties of the pines long-famed fc
their healthglvlng qualities. Thes
qualities have been condenseJ Int
little yellow globules 01183to take .
few doses will relive that dull pal
across the back , rheumatic stillness c
the joints , that melancholy fueling (
dull , dire forbodlng brought on b
weakened kidneys. The elTect I
noticed with the lirst dose Kernel )
ber If you arc not satisfied after inln
Pmeules your dollar will be refundei
We would be glad to have our reiidei
try them.
Silk Gloves in all Colors.
Although the vogue for fane
embroidered gloves has increase
the plain suede or dull kid is coi
sidered better taste. Still glove
in all colors wre worn wit
lingerie gowns , but are not coi
sidered strictly fashionable. 1
those who prefer comfort tofollov
ing blindly the edicts of fashio
these gloves strongl } ' common
themselves for summer days.
Legs and Brain Power.
Prof. Anderson Stuart , wh
fills the chair of physiology i
the University of Sydney , In
broached a novel theory. A <
dressing : the local Ladies' II ]
gienic Association , he said thr
"Fat legs were a sign of brai
power. " The professor went o
ta remark that"The races whic
had the biggest calves were tli
highest in intelligence. "
Notice.
Parties having wigs , costume
and other property of mine wi
please return same at once.
SIGMUND SPAETH.
RED SEAL Flour at Heck
eed store.
HIS PRODUCTS IN DEMAND
Miners In Early Days In Montan ;
Were Willing to Pay Higher
( or Vegetables.
IJay Woodworth of Moscow
Idaho , was one of the early arrival
at Hannaek , when the .placer goli
was discovered in Grasshoppc
guleh , and also moved near Vir
ginia City and resided there whoi
that famous placer field was in it
glory.
Mr. Woodworth says that ho caun
to Bannack from Denver in 18(53 (
and took up n ranch near what i
now known as Taylor crossing , be
twcen Dillon and Bannack.
He brought a lot of garden sccc
along with him , believing that gar
den vegetables would be a dclicac ;
so craved by the miners that the ;
would pay handsomely for them am
that he would make more mono ;
with his spade and garden rake thai
with the rocker and pan.
Ho succeeded very well near Ban
nack , and when there was a rush d
Alder gulch , he went there and tool
up a ranch in the Madison valley
not far from Virginia City , wher <
ho continued raising vegetables am
selling them to the miners.
He raised the first wheat cro ]
ever raised in the territory of Mon
tana , and sold his wheat for &
cents a pound.
" 1 lost $2,000 on one load o
rutabagas , and it was this way , " In
said : "I hired a freighter to ban
a big load to Helena , paying bin
four cents a pound , and told bin
to sell them for nine cents a pound
thinking that was high enough fo
them.
"A few days after he left tin
ranch L heard that the vegetable
were retailing at fiO cents a pound
and T sent a courier after him to tcl
him not to sell for less , but the mes
senger arrived at Helena a fcv
hours after he bad sold the load fo
nine cents u pound. The dealer re
tailed them at (10 cents.
" 1 also lost some money on a loa <
of turnips. They froze en route
and 1 secured only 18 cents a poum
for them.
"I sold many potatoes to th
Alder gulch miners for 35 cents i
pound , after cutting all the eyes on
of them to save for seed. " Anacon
da Standard.
BROWNING'S TRUE POSITION.
Some time ago the Bookman pull
lished a most adverse criticism o
lobert ? Browning in which the wan
ing popularity of the poet was dia
cussed and the writer gave the dy
ing out of the Browning clubs as i
proof of bis argument. A group o
women were talking the article ovu
and deploring its severity when on
of their number , a lovely 18-yeat
old girl who has an intellect tha
soars auay above and beyond he
pompadour , made this critical re
sumc :
The idea of the Browning club
dying out should be a sign of th
popularity of the real Browning. I
seems a desecration for a lot of clii
women to squabble over the interpretation
protation of Browning. Any grea
poem should be a message from on
soul to another , and it should men :
just as much to the receptive sou
as it is capable of apprceiatin
through its own experience. "
THE CIVILIZED SAVAGE.
In the older days , when "India :
wars" were still frequent , many ac
counts were printed of the savager
of Apaches and Sioux. Yet it i
doubtful if in most essential re
spects the red men themselves wer
worse savages than some of th
predatory , sneaking , brutish being
often to be found in and about grea
cities. Despite all the boasts wliie
are uttered and printed about il
the fact remains that what wo cal
civilization breeds many individual
who are not the less dangerous bai
barians because they wear custom
ary apparel , are familiar with rail
roads and trolley cars and are usual
ly able to read and write. Philadel
phia Bulletin.
WHAT IS "CHINA ? "
There should be clear understand
ing of the use of the word "china.
As a matter of fact , amazing thong
it seems , china collecting is most !
not of china.
Technically , "china" means on !
porcelain , writes Shack , in the Sa
unlay Evening Post but by tl
usage of all collectors and writer
and from the lack of a more adi
quate term , it includes alao the fit
products of the early Kntrlish o
ALL CLEAR TO MANDY
Why She Was Positive Rejected
Suitor Had Purloined One of
Her Shirt Waists.
The other evening over a dinner
eoino southerners wore swapping
stories , nnil it was n big lumberman
who is responsible for this yarn.
j "Colored folks nro naturally su-
ipcrstitious , and many of them d'own
our way believe thnt a dead block
cat buried in a waist of Mandy's
will bring Mandy's affections
around to the undertaker. As a
consequence of this idea one of our
justices hud u colored man brought
before him accused of stealing Man
dy's waist. There was no evidence
to prove his guilt , so Mandy was
asked to explain.
" 'Well , jcdgc , ' she said , 'it's jcs
Ink dis. Dat niggn been 'round afta
me tebbilo long time , but I donn
care for dat nigga , tell one day I
goes long do potato patch an' I
done ketch my too in an ole waist
dug down in de ground , an' a black
cat buried in it , jcdgc. 'Twas my
waist F see. '
"Here Mnndy paused , as if her
evidence was complete.
" 'Well , ' asked the justice , 'how
docrf that prove he stole it ? '
" 'Why , jedge , doan you see ? ' ex
claimed Mandy , impatiently. 'Ever
since then 1 got a leanin' toward
dat nigga/ "
A HOLE IN THE SKY.
Caddy ( to Jones , who baa lotted oiv
higher than usual ) Ah , sir , It then
was only a hole up there you'd ha
holed out In one.
MAKING THINGS EASY.
It was hn rd to speak a disheart
ening word to the smiling Jrisl
maid who seemed HO eager to sccun
the situation , but oven at the en <
of three days spent in employmen
offices Mrs. Gregg's sense of jnstici
was keen.
"I cannot let you t'ome thinkin ;
you are to have an easy place , " slv
said , with wistful earnestness , "fo
it isn't. There are five of us am
there's a great deal to do/ '
"Oil , but you don't know me
ma'am , " said the dauntless maid
"I can make1 nnny place I take ais ;
by jist lavin' out a little wnrrk her
an' a little wnrrk there , ma'am.
"I Umt's all that's troublin' yoi
you've no need to considthcr it a
all ! " Youth's Companion.
ENGLISH AND FRENCH ROADS.
Tn England it is almost impoa
sible to attain speed with safety ii
motoring. The roads twist and tun
and the walls and hedges proven
the driver's seeing what there is be
yond a curve. An average pace o
25 miles an hour is fairly good tim
in England.
Of course the country is scttlei
much more thickly than France
which adds to the daanger of speed
ing. Speed laws are enforced will
severity in England , but if yon wil
try the mettle of your motor , cros
the channel. In France the road i
yours. Travel Magazine.
MAKING GAS FROM PEAT.
Among the varied uses of pea
that for the production of gas i
perhaps the least known. It ha
been used for this purpose , howevei
for the last 150 years in the ste (
works of Notala , in Sweden. Froi
ij,000 ; to 10,000 cubic yards of pen
arc thus used yearly. It costs ratl
er more than coal gas , but has tli
advantage of containing scarcel
any sulphur or phosphorus. In sc\
eral places in Europe peat gas i
used for heating and in glass meli
ing furnaces.
EA8YI
"What would you do if you wei
in my place ? " asked the governmer
clerk of a friend.
"Why , I'd simply draw my salai
just as you do ! " was the reply.
REBUKE FOR THE VICAR
Farmer's Remark Put an End to
Further Lnudatlon of Clerical
Gentleman's Achievement.
To , test tbe safety of the church
steeple , a North-country vicar
climbed it with a stnling-ladder tt
feat requiring no small amount of
nerve. Naturally he was proud of
iis achievement , and talked rather
more about it than was , perhaps ,
consistent with clerical modesty. lie
even called a meeting of his parish
ioners , and described to them , with
a wealth of detail , his feelings while
aloft.
"When 1 reached the top and saw
the huge golden weathercock gleam
ing in tha sunlight , what do you
think I did ? " ho asked.
An old fanner , who looked the
picture of borcuom , hazarded a
EJUCS3.
"You cheated the weathercock , "
tic said.
"What do you mean , sir ? " sharply
demanded the vicar.
"Why , you did it out of the job
of crowing , " the unperturbed old
farmer replied.
The vicar cut short his discourse
then. London Answers.
THE "DRAGO DOCTRINE. "
What is the "Drago doctrine , "
which is to bo excluded from the de
liberations of The Hague confer
ence ? It has nothing to do with the
late Queen Draga of Scrvia , but de
rives its name from Dr. Drago , for
eign minister of the Argentine He-
public , who , imitating the example
of President Monroe , enunciated the
convenient theory that debts owed to
Iho citizens of one government by
'hose ' of another may not bo "col
lected" by force. This was when
i.he combined fleets of England , Ger
many and Italy in 11)02 ) appeared oft
Venezuela and caused Mr. Kipling
[ o write his "lowers. ? " This "Drago
doctrine" was naturally hailed with
enthusiasm by all the money-borrow
ing republics of South America ; but
they were told from Washington
that it could not be regarded aa a
Bubclanso of the Monroe doctrine.
POORLY PAID TEACHERS.
It is a notorious fact that school
masters were once regarded aa a
servile class and treatc'd accordingly.
Their remuneration was ridiculously
small , often amounting only to the
right of living from house to house.
But it is doubtful if a more pe
culiar method of paying schoolmas
ters was ever \dovised than that
which prevailed in certain English
counties , notably Cumberland , dur
ing the early eighteenth century ,
.lust before the beginning of Lent
the boys would arrange to hold a
cock fight , and each boy would make
a payment to the master for the
privilege. The "cock penny" was
regarded a legitimate item in the
master's income. Sunday Maga
zine.
THE ZOO SPRING CLEANING.
Kangaroo with the Bag I say , bill !
'cro's some of those new vacuum
ileanors we've 'card so much about. "
SHE SMACKED OF BOOKS.
"They tell me you kissed Miss
Sonnet , the poctress , on yesterday's
automobile excursion. "
"Yes ; that is true. "
"Indeed ! And how did you ah
find her ? * '
" .Miss Sonnet has a marked lit
erary taste. "
WITH A GOOD DELIVERY.
"These are the days when the
young divinity student has a men
tal struggle. "
"As to what ? "
"Whether to preach or pitch. "
JUST WHY HE DID IT.
"John , why are * you raising that
window ? Don't you know I will
b unable to speak above a whisper
by morning ? " '
' VtM'ui " Houjtua Post.