THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , OCTOBER u , 1907
ORCHID3 GROW IN NUMBER
By Mating Different Species Growers
Have Added Thousands to the
f Known Specimens.
r"v- -The ordinary individual , to whom
the 7iiore name "orchid" suggests
something rare and extraordinary ,
is not exactly prepared for the in
formation that there are 12,000
known species of the flower.
That the number will soon bo
very much greater will bo duo to the
mania which orchid growers linvo
developed for producing hybrids by
mating different species. It is es
timated that there are now 2,500
species under cultivation.
"If any and all of those could be
induced to pair , says ft writer in the
Cornhill Magazine , "the number of
hybridizations possible would be
reckoned in millions. J suppose.
That cannot be , though some crosses
seem almost to suggest that there is
no limit. "
The catalogue of orchid hybrids
lately issued by Messrs. Sander is
the first compilation of its sort of-
' fercd for public sale.
Mr. 1'olfo , editor of the Orchid
Ifaview , is preparing a "stud book"
t which will give not only the list of
hybrids and their parentage , but
also the names of the gentlemen
who raised them , the date of their
first appearance and n reference to
publications whore each is described
or figured. Hut meantime the
Messrs. Sander catalogue is inval
uable.
SAVING FIFTY A DAY.
Samuel Untcrmeyer , the insur
ance expert , once said of a certain
proposed retrenchment :
"It would bo a good tiling , an ex
cellent thing , all around. But on
some it would bear harder than on
others. Hence discontent and
growling , flic usual accompaniment
of economics.
"It is like the case of the hus
band who , looking at his wife , re
proachfully said :
" 'My love , in view of the approaching
preaching holidays , I thought we
were going to practice economy for
a time ? '
" ' 0 , so we are , dear , ' the lady
answered. 'I went downtown and
countermanded the order you had
given your tailor for a $250 fur-
lined overcoat , and got instead an
ermine stole that only cost $200.
A clean saving , yon see , of $50. Not
bad for one day , was it ? ' "
VANISHING OLD LONDON.
After the end of this month the
' 'Old Curiosity Shop , " in Ports
mouth street , and other contiguous
property leading into Lincoln's Inn
Fields , will be demolished , the free
hold having been sold , and a block
of business premises will be erected.
The quaint-looking building , which
has had a great fascination for
American tourists , is said to bo
more than 1500 years old , dating
back to the carl ) ' days of James I. ,
but the fact has never been estab
lished that this was the "Old Curi
osity Shop" immortalized by Charles
Dickens. The lucrative attraction
of the name of the great humorist
will , therefore , come to an end , but
the tenants of the shop have re
ceived compensation , and will carry
on their printing business in Great
Queen street.
INHUMANITY.
Tired Tim Ah , It's a cruel , heart
less world , Jimmy. What d'yer think
a woman done the other day when I
asked her to give me something to
keep body and soul together ?
Jimmy Dunno.
Tired Tim She gimme a safety pin.
LIKE PAINTING THE LILY.
"When I was in Chicago , " re
marked the artistic New Yorker , "I
was going through the Field collec
tion and missed a few of the Old
Masters. I inquired where they
were.
* ' 'They are down in the base
ment , ' they informed me. 'Some
of our artists are retouching them. '
"Retouching the Old Masters !
And Chicago artist * 1" - N. Y.
Preaa.
LONG PERIOD OF THIRST
Tramp's Logical Reasoning That
Surely Should Have Satis
fied Philanthropist.
Allen Updegraff , Ynlo pool and
ex-jtmitor of Upton Sinclair's Heli
con Hull Colony , urns talking in
Baltimore about his long tramping
expedition to the Fiji islands.
"Crossing the continent , " snid
Mr. UpdegrafT , " 1 shall fraternize
with the tramps I meet on the way.
1 find tramps interesting. In many
things they are learned , and they
are often intelligent and witty.
"I once hud the acquaintance of
a witty tramp in New Haven. He
told me one day of n passage at
arms he had just had with au old
philanthropist.
"Stopping the old man , the
( ramp said piteously :
" 'Kind friend , will you give mi'
the price of a loaf of broad ? I
have not tasted food for two days. '
"Tho old man at once gave the
tramp a nickel. Then ho proceed
ed on his way. But at the next
corner he saw the tramp come fortli
from a saloon wiping his lips on his
coat sleeve , and ho said , indig
nantly :
" 'You're a pretty fellow ! Yon
told mo you hadn't tasted food for
two days , and when 1 gave you a
nickel you go and spend it on beer. '
" " 'But , boss , ' said the tramp , 'I
hadn't tasted beer for two days and
a half. ' "
FEAST OF THE SIMPLE LIFE.
Blessed and simple above all con
jugations is this of berries and milk" .
Have you ever eaten a big bowl of
fresh milk ? Jl should be warm
from the cow , then filled just one-
third full of dead ripe blackberries ,
and another third of farm-made
bread. What a terrible thing it is
to live away from the farm. The
besi city loaf has a conventional
smell , and then it looks just like
every other city loaf. But in the
farmer's kitchen the dough is
kneaded by Glady's inspiring arms ,
and I tell you that into that dough
she puts something beside oxygen ;
it is her own healthy soul sick
souls and folk heartsore ought never
to touch our food. And the milk ,
it is not 'that white liquid which
you pour out of big tin cans , and
label milk ! but it is that which
bubbles in the pail , and in which
the cream conies rushing to the top.
Outing.
WHAT'S THE USE OF LEGS ?
The trolley and the automobile
threaten to put plain walking out
of commission. A walking feat oc
cupies scant space in the sporting
columns in these days , and may bo
easily missed. Fears have been ex
pressed that mechanical locomotion
will reduce the legs to more rudi
mentary organs. Ifarcly now do we
find a fine , robust old fellow who
can walk five miles without collapse.
There is a small saving remnant of
old-timers who make it a practice
to walk to the ollice. We are be
coming a nation of sitters. We
move with breathless speed , but our
flight is mechanical and artificial ,
Wo cannot stop to look at things.
\Vc are only intent on getting there
on time.
DURING THE FIRST ACT.
Slowly , imperceptibly , almost
sneakingly , irs the lights were
turned down and the play began ,
he slid his hand along the back of
the seat in which she sat.
Then he leaned toward her and
whispered :
"Laura , " he said , between his set
teeth , "I'll button up that gap in
the back of your waist this time ,
hut when you want anything of this
kind done again you'll ask me to do
it before we leave the house , or ,
ginger , you'll reach around and but
ton it yourself. "
Whereat Mrs. Ferguson merely
glared at her husband and said
nothing.
COLLECTED STRANGE OATHS.
The death has occurred in his
sixty-first } car of John liomilly Al
len , editor of the Heliqunry and the
Arclmeologia Cambrensis.
His tastes were Catholic and his
knowledge of subjects remarkable
for its variety. He wrote books on
the construction of dock walls ,
Christian symbolism and Celtic art.
In "Who's Who" he described his
recreation as "collecting strange
oaths on golf links wherewith to ad
dress scorching cyclists in a suit
able manner when occasion re
quires. "
INSTRUMENT OF GREAT VALUE
The "Telemeter , " Invention of Frenchman -
man , Enables User Accurately
to Judge Distances.
Commander Gerard of the French
navy has invented an instrument
which he has named "telemeter , "
and which is expected to bo of spe
cial service to the army and on ship
board , us well as of great value in
civil engineering.
Heretofore mechanical science has
devised numerous pieces of appa
ratus for the purpose of ascertain
ing the distance of any visible ob
ject of which the height is known ,
but they have been so complicated
as to be difficult to use. Commander
Gerard's device seems to be free
from this objection.
It consists of a cylindrical case
three inches long , whose two parts
may turn upon each other through
a semicireumferenco. In the center
of each of the two portions is n
prismatic ring , whose angle of re
fraction is of such a value that at
a'distance of 1,000 meters the pro
longation of the incident ray and
the refracted ray are fp-c meters
apart. When the coincidence of the
axes is opposite , the refractive pow
ers of the two prisms balance , but
in the other case they are doubled.
Thus by tbo combination of the
two prismatic rings , what amounts
to a prism with a variable refractive
angle is a Herded , making possible
the measurement of all angles be
tween degrees and twice the angle of
each prism , by means of the rota
tory movement of the two halves of
the box.
TIME IS MONEY.
Ho Dearest ! Will you bo mlno ?
She Oh , how sudden ! Do give mo
a little time to think.
He I cannot wait another minute ,
I have n taximeter cab at the door.
London Opinion.
CHERRY AND PEACH ORIENTAL.
The peaceful cherry-eater does
not realize the debt lie owes to the
aggressive militarism of ancient
Homo. But the cherry tree in Ku-
rope , whither it was brought by
Lucullus after his astern campaigns
in the century before Christ , is one
of the permanent heritages of
Roman jingoism. The very name
of the fruit comes from Cerasus , in
1'onlus , the old Asiatic kingdom
south of the Black sea. The peach ,
which is "Pcrsieum malum" ( the
Persian apple , ) the pheasant ( from
the River I'hasis , ) and jet ( from
Gnzas , in Asia Minor , ) are similar
instances of things named by the
Romans from their oriental origin ,
and entirely unrecognized as prien-
tal to-day.
CLAIMS RATTLESNAKE RECORD.
Former County Clerk W. If.
Adams claims to hold the record for
killing more rattlesnakes in Weld
county this spring and summer
than any other one man , he having
destroyed 29 on his farm , four
miles west of here.
All the snakes were killed on a
tract of high uncultivaetd prairie
land. For years this particular field
has been infested with rattlers , and
three years ago Tobias Mattox in
one day killed 30 reptiles. The last
snake killed by Mr. Adams was
three feet long and the largest of
all. Greeley Correspondence Den
ver Itcpuhlicun.
PAINT IN ITS TRUE COLORS.
Of all those products with which
America has taken the lead in the
struggle of nations for indiiblrial
supremacy , says Popular Mcchinics ,
paint is one of the least known , so
far ab its making is concerned , and
almost without knowing it , the people
ple of this country have had de
veloped under their very eyes an in
dustry which had the honor of be
ing spoken of in congress recently
as "a rival of the steel industry so
far as rapid growth is concerned ,
an industry which is of incalculable
value to this country and one which
should be protected and encouraged
by every manner of means.
HISTORIC OAK IN TEXAS
Under Its Doughs Gen. Zachary Tay
lor Camped on His Way to
the Mexican War.
When Gen , Zachary Taylor came
to Texas on his way to Mexico dur
ing the Mexican war he landed at
Jtockport on n point adjacent to the
Bayview hotel , says the San Antonio
Express. Ho then marched his
forces up to where Fulton now
stands and halted there before go
ing on to Corpus Christi. When
Taylor's army halted Gen. Taylor
camped beneath the shady boughs
of an oak that is still standing senti
nel there. This oak is over eight
feel in diameter and is probably the
largest oak in Texas. It is gnarled
and battered. Vandals have built
fires against it tliat have almost
eaten its lioart out , but "still the
leaves are groou upon its branches
and its friendly shndo is sought by
the hundreds who frequent the lo
cality. It is king of a grove of largo
and stately oaks. One peculiarity
about thosb and dhor trees in this
locality is that the prevailing wind
has been ( heir branches PO that they
lean toward the northwest.
While I was there 1 found chil
dren sealing the old oak mid perched
upon its long and waving limbs.
They made a playground of the lo
cality and their merry laughter was
mingled with the music wafted
through the trees from the old Hall
house , where women were playing
on a violin and piano the old-time
southern melodies so in harmony
with the scene.
A PRAYER.
Purge out of every heart the lurk
ing gnulgo. Give us grace and
strength to forbear and to persevere.
Offenders , give us the graoo to ac
cept and to forgive offenders. For
getful ourselves , help us to bear
cheerfully the forgetfulness of
others. Give us courage and gaiety
and the quiet mind. Spare us to
our friomls , soften us to our ene
mies. Bless us , if it may be , in all
our innocent endeavors. If it may
not , give us the strength to encoun
ter that which is to come , that we
may bo brave in peril , constant in
tribulation , temperate in wrath , and
in all changes of fortune , and down
by the gates of death , loyal and lov
ing one to another Robert Louis
Stevenson.
"SALARY" AND "WAGES. "
In deciding that the Winter Ger
man opera singers received "salary
or wages , " Mr. Justice Warrington
observed that he preferred the old
English word "wages , " and pointed
out that a judge's pay was so called.
The distinction between "salary"
and "wages" is a very nice point.
Etymological ! } ' , their origins are
very diverse. "Wages" arc really
rewards of labor stipulated to be
paid , the idea being that the sum is
pledged , or "engaged , " put under
pledge the same "gage" appearing
also in "mortgage" and "wager. "
"Salary" is simply "salarium , " salt
money , the allowance for salt given
to llomnn soldiers , which afterward
came to mean a pension , stipend ,
or "salarv" in the modern sense.
A CASE OF NECESSITY.
Doctor Now , you will bo a perfect
ly well man If you can bo persuaded
to diet yourself for a couple of weeks.
Patient ( paying bill ) Persuaded
to diet inyscf ! Lord , doctor , I'll have
to ! Scraps.
THINGS UNDER LOCK AND KEY.
"Tho e are dairies , " said the
smith , "that I am going to put locks
and keys on. They belong to a rich
old maid. She fills two volumes of
that size annually , and along in No
vember the- two volumes for thu
coming year arc sent to me. I have
made all her diaries lock fast since
' 8' . ' .
"That cedarwood eldest is a cigar
box. It holds 1,000 cigars. I am
going to put a lock on it for a club
man. He mistrusts his valet.
"I have put locks on tea caddies ,
on cosmetic boxfs , on whisky flasks ,
oa roulette wheels , on Biblca. "
SNAKE FOND OF CHICKENS
Rattler Had Taken Up Residence
Near Coop and Came Regu
larly to Meals.
Uccently I lost seven of a brood
of choice Plymouth lock ? chicks ,
says n correspondent of the Nashville -
villo Banner. I was confident thai
neither cats nor other four-legged1
thieves could roach the brood , so I
kept a close watch over the coop.
One day recently I reached the
place just in time to find u big rat-
tlcKtiako stretched out on top of the
screen in which the chickens were
kept. The snake had a foot or more
of his length pushed down through
one of the pcgmonts of the screen ,
and already another chick had fallen
prey to his appetite. The snake was
dispatched and measured more than
four feet.
It had evidently taken up a resi
dence in nn old stone fence- near tin
chicken yard , and' every day or ho
crawled to the coop and selected n
plump specimen of chick ami
crawled away with it.
SCRYMGEOUR'S SCHEME.
Scryingeonr is a Scottish town
councillor , who , like many anothot
of less forbidding patronymic , has
become disgusted with the frivols
of a sensational daily press. Ho de
sires to reform it. llis scheme is to
establish a municipal printing oM
fice , which would not only do the
town printing , but issue a daily pa
per.
per.As
As pot forth in the councillor's
resolution , the publication would be
all that a clean family paper should
be , but the really portentous sugges
tion is that the municipally-ownod
shoot would sell advertising space
for much loss than the corporation
owned and properly trustified pa
pers charge.
Alluring and all as this is , the
scheme will probably bo rejected by
the canny Scots , after which the
Laird of Skibo should prevail upon
the proposer to have his name "sim
plified. "
CHINESE JADE.
Replying to an inquiry as to light
green uncut judo , Consul General
George Amos P. Wilder , formerly
of Wisconsin , now of Hong-Kong ,
says it is impossible to get this gem
in uncut form except from the Chi
nese.
nese.Canton
Canton is the center of the trade
in southern China , and buyers must
work through the Chinese- secure
it. Even the two leading jewelers
of Hong-Kong buy it in cut form.
Jade is sometimes secured in masse ?
of one or two pounds , of varying
quality , and bometimes n rich China
man's estate will consist in part of
a lump of jade. One New York-
firm t-eiil a representative1 to China
some time ago , who reported that he
bought jade to the extent of $15,000
gold. Ho reported it cheaper in
Poking than in the south. Of the
coveted light green there are two
shades.
PROOF OF HIS INNOCENCE.
A southern negro was brought
into the courtroom , accused of
setaling a neighbor's chickens.
"Mister George Washington Shin-
topp , did you sfoal those chickens ? "
asked the judge , pointedly.
"No , sab , jcdge ; Ah is toe 'spec-
table fo' dnt. "
"But it is stated on good author
ity that a bundle of feathers was
found in your back yard the day
before Christmas. "
"Dnt 'sinncration , jedgo , dos
proves mah innocence , coz' how
could do fodders be found in mah
back yard de day befo' Chris'mus ,
when mah wife didn't pluck dose
chickens until de day after Chris'-
JHUB ? " The Circle.
A WISE PHOTOGRAPHER.
A photographer who was obliged
to move from his old quarters se
lected a site between n millinery es
tablishment and a beauty parlor.
"A place of that kind is the most
profitable location in the world for
a photographic studio , " ho said.
"Most women leave the milliner
and the hairdresser looking particu
larly well groomed. While in that
state of physical perfection it seems
a particularly propitious time to be
photographed , and if there is an art
its near they step right in and give
him n sitting. "
IN THE INTEREST OF SCIENCE.
"A Chicago man recently gel
along for several weeks without tast
ing food. "
"Was he a poet or merely eocperi
moiiiinir ? "
Political ,
At no time have nominations
of the Republican party been
more representative of the wishes
of the voters than now. The
nominations were made by no
faction and there is no reason
why every Republican should
not vote the entire ticket.
In nominating Holt , Scott ,
Coons , Arnold and Renckcr the
primaries made a wise choice.
Two years ago enough , voters
stayed away-from the polls and
failed to vote to defeat the Re
publican ticket. Let every re
publican set aside one half day or
less on election day and do his
duty as a citix.cn of a free state.
With Prof , Coons as super
intendent of our public schools.
Richardson county schools will
stand high among the public
schools of the state. He is a
young man of energy , and is well
qualified in every way for the
duties of the bflicc. He is a
graduate of the Fremont Normal
college , and has had several
years work at the state university
of Nebraska. He holds a state
life certificate and has .seven years
experience as a teacher. lie is
amiable , cpmpcten t , and pleasant
to do business with , He is a
product of our county and
deserves an endorsement at the
hands of its citixcns.
George Holt has a host of
friends wherever known. His
business interests are all in
Richardson county. With him
as a county clerk after Jan. 1st.
the public will have an obliging
and competent oflical.
With A. R. Scott as county
judge * the public will be able to
enter the county court , knowing
that they have an experienced
and conscientious Judge. In his
court every man will have a fair
hearing , and the scales of justice
will be evenly balanced. Elect
A. R. Scott as county Judge for
the next two years.
Richardson county has no bet
ter citizen than Mr. Arnold , the
Republican candidate for As
sessor. He is a man of splendid
judgment. He is familiar with
the value of property and has
liad several years cxrcricncc as
precinct a s s c s s o r. Remember
Arnold.
Notice to Our Customers
Wo are pleased to announce Unit
Foloy's Honey and Tur for coughs ,
eoldtt mid limn troubles la not ulTcutcd
jy the National Pure Food utul Drug
aw as It contains no opiates or other
iiarmful driitftyiiHl wore commend It us
i safe remedy for children and adults.
ICerr'a Pharmacy.
Kins of tue Cattle Ring
The above company arrived in
our city on scheduled time last
Thursday , but instead of a tent
show as advertised , the weather
conditions compelled them to go
to the Gohling to put on their
performance , which wns witnessed
by a fair sized house. While it ,
was not up to the usual standard
of shows given us by Minnger * ' $ j
Gehling , a majority of the people , J
seemed to enjoy it. Their bnnd * * |
was exceptionally good and their . ' 3
concerts both afternoon uud even- * 1 |
ing were greatly enjoyed. , IS
Foloy'a Kidney Cure will cure any . JJ
caee of kidney trouble that la not be- , , j |
yond medical aid. Kerr'a Pharmacy , ' , a
Some people are of the opinion * *
there is nothing warmer thin the J
handshake of a true Yankee. Oth- < iy |
ers declare the same salutation -iSi
ofl'ered by a warm-blooded south- .M
" * * '
v fll
erner is altogether the most cor&E
dial. Well , we don't know that m
we are competent to pass on this 4 < | S
question , but we would just like m
to ask what is the matter with the , \J
handshake of a Nebraska politician - |
cian ? Tecumseh Chieftain. ' ' * *
"In the natural order of things , H
all men being equal their common Jffy
vocation is manhood and whoever < J ; | |
IB well trained for that cannot ful 4 >
till badly any vocation connected . ' AI
with it. Whether my pupil be * ! i 3
destined for the army , the church " -JS
or the bar , concerns me but little. YJ
Regardless of the vocation of his > J
parents , nature summons him to r jn
( he duties of human life. To live . " $1 $
is the trade I wish to teach him. " v |
Jean Jacques Rousseau. , &