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FACTS FROM EVERYWHERE.
A news cent-er the penny paper.
That's not the point the head of a
pin.
Sure to be full measure a. peck of
trouble.
The sewers help to drain the city's
treasury.
Trapeze performers must be gradu
ates , of a high school.
Of the soldiers of the civil-war , 48
per cent were farmers.
Money makes the marego , but it
won't move balky horses.
Wouldn't it be shocking for a. dress
maker to rip and swear ? '
One million miles is the "length" of
the American locomotive's life.
The "American Warehouse in Shang
hai" was closed on October 15.
The sweatbox is.enough to make the
one who is in it have cold chills.
Nebuchadnezzar's throne room , GOx
370 , feet , .has been discovered in Ba
bylon.
Though nothing like astronomy , dra
matic criticism is a study of the stars.
The aggregate length of the world's
submarine cables is 187,353,172 nauti
cal miles. .
It takes a lot of'"dirty work" some
times for politicians to make a clean
sweep.
A newspaper isn't like a girl , for
when it has a new dress it is satis
fied with print.
"These men set us a bad example , "
thought the footlight , "by going out
between acts. "
The government is planning to1 make
Fort Leavenworth secondary to West
Point as a training school.
The governor general of Eastern Si
beria has forbidden beaver hunting in
Kamchatka for three years .
By covering the distance between
Havre and Cherbourg at an average
speed of 20 knots , the French sea
going torpedo boat Bourasque recently
broke all records for vessels of her
class.
A Swedish officer named Elmelin has
invented a dynamite gun which is said
to be capable of piercing double the
thickness of steel penetrable by any
other known gun. The gun has been
bought for the Swedish , navy.
There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together , and until the , last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro
nounced it a local disease , and pre
scribed local remedies.and by'constant
ly failing to cure with local treatment ,
pronounced it incurable. Science had
proven catarrh to be a constitutional
disease , and therefore requires consti
tutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure , manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co. , Toledo , O. , is the only constitu
tional cure on the market. It is taken
internally in disesof from 10 drops
to a teaspoonful. It acts directly , on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dol
lars for any case it fails to cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials. Address ,
F. J. CHENEY CO. , Toledo , O.
Sold by Druggists , 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Even the temperance circus tumbler
may be full of good spirits.
For accidents , bruises , cuts , sprains
and all painful ailments Hamlin's
Wizard Oil beats anything in the way
of medicines.
"This is a hard world , " said the
dentist , "but I'll pull through. "
/
The druggist who advises you to use
Hamlin's Wizard Oil for the cure of
pain does you a good turn.
Several Japanese women barbers are
employed in Honolulu.
NEBRASKA FARMING PAYS.
To the farmer and stock raiser Ne
braska affords unlimited opportunities.
Statistics prove that in the more set
tled sections diversified farming is a
success and consequently farm land
values are high , but there are vast
areas of good land in the northern ,
central and western portions of the
state that can be purchased at rea
sonable prices.
You are looking for a home.
We have reliable rea lestate men on
our list who will gladly place their
best propositions before you if we send
your name.
We sell homeseekers * ticket and
agents of connecting lines sell for us.
: Perhaps you want grazfng lands.
We have the. same facilities for plac
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further information. J. R. Buchanan ,
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A publisher in Amsterdam , Holland ,
is getting out a book which contains
in alphabetical order the names of
many aristocratic Englishmen who
have'been killed or wounded in the
Transvaal. He calls the work "The
Almanach de Botha. "
There's one sure way of preventing a
sore arm when you get vaccinated
have It done on your leg.
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The greatest minds are usually'made
tip the quickest
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To perpetuate the memory of the sol
diers who have fallen in the defense of
Natal , the ladies of the colony and
sympathizers in England are present
ing to the cathdral at Pietermaritz-
burg a set of altar vessels , which will
be richly jeweled with precious stones.
Oil of .roses is made on a large scale
in Bulgaria , at Miltitz in Saxony and
at Chinchilla , Spain. $ "r * .
The church bell chimers can't do It
well until they know the ropes. /
: v FARM NEWS NOTES. - ; - (
Self Preservation.
Much has been said about keeping
cows out of the cold and storms in
the fall , yet we frequently see herds
wandering about in the wind and rain ,
struggling to get a bite of grass , or
lying on the ground when everything
is covered with frost. The cow is en
dowed with common sense. She knows
if she does not keep herself warm un
der such circumstances , no one will
help her ; and she takes every day a
certain amount of all she is given to
eat and applies it toward maintaining
the heat of her body. If anything la
left for the farmer , well and good. If
not , the cow is blamed , but she ought
not to be ; she is simply working out
her own plans of self-preservation.
The Sense of a Mule.
They talk about horse sense , but ,
measured by the standard of human
wisdom , the mule has more Intelli
gence , instinct , or whatever you may
choose to call it , than * the horse has
ever shown. One of the best evidences
of this is to keep , out of danger , and
at this game his muleship has the
horse "beaten a mile , " in the jargon
of the race track. You may drive a
horse until he drops dead from ex
haustion , but you will never find this
to be the case with the progeny of
the ass and the mare. His is an excel
lent judge of his own capacity , and
not only will he stop when one at
tempts to drive him to an extreme
gait , but he will also back up In the
traces if overladen. Another thing :
you may drive a horse into water or
fire , and he will never attempt to sol
dier or remonstrate , but with the
mule , he will go nowhere that there
is a chance of getting burnt , nor will
he advance just so soon as he sets
foot on soggy soil or quicksand. Na
tional Live Stock Reporter.
Old Hens.
Old hens are sometimes the best in
the flock , and hens two years old
should be preferred if eggs are desired
for hatching purposes. An impression
has grown that ia hen becomes less
valuable after her second year and
that she must be substituted by a pul
let. This mistake. A hen is in her
prime at three and four years old.
There is no necessity for sacrificing
good hens are so long as they lay , and
they may be profitably kept until they
are six or seven years old. The sup
position that a hen lays only six hun
dred eggs in her life and then ceases
is incorrect , as many hens have been
known to far exceed such limit. After
a hen is eighteen months old her eggs
usually hatch well , ner eggs being
much better than pullets' for that pur
pose.
Short Poultry Notes.
A New York farmer's wife pays cost
of her hired girl's board and wages
from the proceeds , of 200 hens.
An eastern breeder reports that sev
en of his Buff Leghorn eggs some
times , like Plymouth Rocks , make a
pound , while ten Brown Leghorn or
twelve Hamburg eggs are required.
Leghorns being the only Mediterra
neans with yellow legs , they have
come by selection or by out-breeding
probably the first , as the legs 'fade in
old age and there are no traces of
the latter ni feathers , etc.
Minorcas have tool large use for
farmers' use and quarters , but grow
in favor with fanciers. Minorcas are
nearly as large as TVyandottes , nearly
as good layers as Leghorns , lay a large
egg and are docile.
An eastern large farmer has parti
tioned his henhouse and allows ten
ants the use of half. Though the lat
ter frequently cleans -whitewashes
he cannot get rid of poultry parasites ,
while the owner himselfdoes so by
simply adding a well cared for dust
bath.
Notes For the Horseman ,
Poor feeding will make a weak colt
and unsound limbs.
"Watch the colt's feet and keep them
straight with a rasp.
Never allow anyone to tease the colt'
Teasing invaribly makes a vicious an
imal.
Make the stable doors wide so there
is no danger of a Jiorse knocking his
hips when passing through.
Handle the colt every day. Handle
his , legs and pick up his feet. A petted ,
well handled colt will make a gentle
horse.
Give the colts and horses all the
sunshine in the stables that is possi
ble. A dark , damp stable will cause
rheumatism , and is Conducive to all
sorts of ills.
Better than a slat door or drop bar
across a door to keep horses in or out
bore a hole through one door post and
nearly through the other. Slip.in a
piece of inch or larger iron pipe. It is
easy to slide it to pass in and out.
When the grass is killed by frost
wean the colt , if he be old enough and
put him in a paddock or box stall with
a dirt floor. Feed him good sweet
hay , second growth is the best , and a
feeding of oatstwice a day with bran
and oil meal. Give from a pint to a
quart according to age and size. Keep
the stall well bedded and level. A
colt fed in this way will never tliave
unsound legs.
The mule drivers who take their an
imals across the South American An
des always cover the eyes of the mules
with a poncho while they put on the
heavy loads. If they could see they
would be unmanageable , but blind
folded they meekly accept their bur
dens and start on their journey with
out protest.
The first surgical operation ever ren
dered painless- ether was performed
only 55 years ago in Boston Dr. Mor
ton.
CHRISTMAS * TREE LEGEND 1
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In the wild woods of Germany , our Saxon fathers old.
When storms raged and tempests roared at mid-December cold ,
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: - - - . Would hold a solemn rite to Thor , the God they feared the niost , /
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And burn a child on Yule-logs grim ; then think perchance his ghost v
Would pacify their cruel Thpr , good harvests 2o-create.
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'One day they bound a lovely boy , then watched his cruel fate ,
Unmindful of the sobs that shook his parents , weeping near.
When straight from , Britain's lovely isle came men of holy cheer ,
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True servants of the cross , they came to those from whom they'd sprung , * ' 4 > i
To teach that God is love , to say his heart with grief was wrung , ' * . ' .
At children's woes , at children's tears. For them He1 gave His Son , " * " - ? "
\ For them was born the Christ-child dear , who heaven for them had wont . . *
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Found Gold Dust in His Hair ,
ft ] HIS bbnanza story of Colorado was
I told "for true" at the Waldorf-As-
* toria , in New York , by a modest
man from Denver , who "would not be
quoted for worlds. "
James McCormack has roamed upon
the face of the earth , in all climes
and under all conditions. His father ,
Hugh McCormack , was a well known
California pioneer and mining man.
His son , James , after many years of
travel and vicissitudes , ultimately seti i
tied in Summit county , Colorado , and j
employed himself in cutting and ship
ping mining timber.
Mr. McCormack went to Le'adville
one day , en route to New Orleans , La. ,
where he intended to spend the winter.
Afew , hours before train time he went
to a barber shop to have his hair arid }
beard trimmed. The barber set about
his task , but soon ceased manipulat
ing the shears and began to examine
IcCormack's scalp.
NOT A SIGN AINTER.
"Are you a sign painter ? " he asked. ;
"No , I am not. "
"Then how did all this gold leaf get
Jn your scalp ? "
"I haven't been near any gold leaf , "
replied McCormack.
An examination was made of Mc-
Cormack's scalp by an experienced
mining man. The hair and scalp were
full of small particles of what is
known in mining parlance as "flour
grold. " The discovery was a great sur
prise to McCormack , as he had not
been mining.
McCormack at last remarked that
he lived in a cabin in the mountains of
North Ten Mile district , near Breckin-
ridge , Summit county ; that back of his
cabin was a small but swift running
spring stream wjiich gushed out of the
mountain side and sped merrily along
down the canon to the Blue river ; that
the gravel bed of the stream was fre
quently churned up by the force of the
water ; that it had been his custom to
bathe his head and face in that stream
morning and evening.
MIGHT BE-GOLD IN THE STREAM.
The conclusion was reached by the
The bshop touched the fainting child with outstretched'hofy ' cross.-
And from the burning Yule-logs rose a live , gfreen , mountain spruce ;
The fire died out ; but on each branch a taper flame burnt bright ;
AnJ at the top was seen a cross a cross of golden light ! '
The child , unharmed , leapt down knelt at the , bishop's feet
"Kneel at the cross , my child. " he said , " 'twill make thy lifetime sweet.
And at life's close thou shalt go home to Heaven's far sweeter place.
So give thy loving h art to God , and see the Christ-child's face. "
Thor's priest , who piled the logs , broke down at this , and prayed : "
"Teach me his name , I'll serve-Him , too ; and be no more afraid
Of cruel Thor ! We'll take this tree into our temple's shrine
And hang it full of gifts of love , and keep it as a sign ,
-Of this , our happy Christ-child day. Now teach to us a song ,
3l We may drcle 'rotmci lhe tree and sing the live night long I7
And tne bishop-taught them how to sing
This Christmas anthem to their King :
V- . ' "God rest you , little children ; let nothing you affright- ;
For Jesus Christ , your Savior , was born this happy night.
Aon2 ] the h Hs of Galilee , the white flocks sleeping lay
Whcn Chrisft the child of Nazareth , was born on Christmas day I
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mining men present that there might
be gold in the bed of the stream , and
that the flour gold floated from it be
cause of the continual churning , and
that when Mr. McCormack bathed his
head in the stream his hair , acting like
an amalgam plate , caught the gold.
Mr. McCormack returned to his cab
in in the Ten Mile range. . He barreled
several gallons of water from the
spring and sent it to an assayer , who
precipitated the , gold , securing from
the ten gallons of water a half tea-
spoonful of pure gold. -
With this inducementMr. . McGor-
mack lost no time in availing , himself
of the discovery. He located a placer
claim over the gravelly bed of the
stream , installed a home-made suction
pumping outfit and attempted the
dredging of the bed of the stream.
This , however , was a failure.
Then he set about diverting the wa
ter by means of an artificial channel ,
which proved highly successful. The
gravel was thus laid bare for a dis
tance , and with pan and rocker Mr.
McCormack began working the placer.
The results from the very start were
dazzling. In a few hours he had work
ed out enough gold to pay his living
expenses for a year and the yield seem
ed inexhaustible.
The value of McCormack's claim has
been variously estimated at from $150-
000 to half a million dollars , but there
is no assurance that it will not go far
beyond that figure with development.
Reports from Idaho state that the
British government is buying up all
the mountain bronchos in that section
for shipment to South Africa. Provi
dence moves in mysterious ways in
promoting the cause of the Boers.
Chicago Record-Herald : "I think , "
said the amateur palmist , slanting the
maiden's hand toward the light , in
order to see the lines more plainly , "I
think you are going to be married
twice. " "Oh dear " she " '
, , said , "can't
you just cut off the think and make It
a dead sure once. - _ - _ _ - - .
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GREEK TABLET DISCOVERED.
A valuable archaeological find haa
just been reported by the American
School of Archaeology of Athens. It
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is a bronze fragment or plate , dating
from the seventh century B. C. , con
taining a . .decree , or law , emanating
from some high official source , king or
council , which was intended for tha
people or Argos. It was recentlyun
earthed a few , feet below the surface ,
near the old Temple Hereum , at Ar
gos , on one of whose pillars it was
tacked.
The inscription is a sort of compact
between the city of Argos and neigh
boring towns. It also contains an or-
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dinance relating to personal violence ,
which described the penalty in store
for those who sought to annual''its
provisions. _ - *
The fragment is especially notewor
thy , as it vividly portrays the form
of the alphabet at this early stage of
time , and is also one - of the oldest
known specimens of Argive writings
in existence. As a ; forcible type of
criminal code it is worthy of compar
ison with our modern methods
practices.
Chicago Record-Herald : An Evans-
ton man.has gone from the Methodist
to the. Presbyterian church because h
couldn't have his preaching done to or
der. There's nothing like knowing
what you want and going after it if it
isn't handed to you.
The advance agents of civilization in
Hawaii need $10,000,000 from the na
tional treasury to carry on the good
work for the next two years.
priations are the handmaidens of
ilization. . "
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