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Good Wife's Punishment , Intended for
Husband , Poor Compensation
to Revivalist.
A popular revivalist had been holdIng -
Ing services at a town in Mississippi
; when a heavy rain came on , and he
accepted an invitation to pass the
night at the house of one of the
townsmen. Observing the preacher's
'drenched clothing , the host brought
out a suit of his own and sent his
gneat upstairs to don it.
| The good man had made the change
and was on his way back to the sit
ting room , 'when the woman of the
house came out of another room , hold
ing in her hands the big family Bible ,
out of which the minister was to be
invited to read a chapter before the
Jamily went to bed.
} She was not , however , in a very
amiable frame of mind , for careful
Jiousewives are likely to be put out of
sorts by the advent of unexpected
company. Seeing the revivalist In his
borrowed garments , she mistook him
for her husband , and as he passed in
front of her she lifted the book and
brought it down sharply on his head.
"There ! " she exclaimed. "Take
Ihat for asking him to stay all night ! "
r-rLJpplncott's Magazine.
IN THE COUNTRY.
The City Man Your father , I be-
Sieve , cleared the land of everything.
The Countryman Yes everything
the mortgage.
Time to Reorganize.
I "I asked her to marry me , and she
gave me a supreme court answer. "
"What kind of an answer is that ? "
1 "Said she would give me six months
to readjust myself so as to be accept
able. " Puck.
Her Method.
Mistress Have you a reference ?
i Bridget Foine ; oi held the poker
over her till I got it. Harper's Ba
zar.
: The worst thing about having money
is the way everybody worries for
lear he won't be able to prevent you
from keeping it.
Nobody admires a knocker , yet he
can always get an audience.
" '
"That's
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Is often said of
when eaten with cream or
rich milk and a sprinkle of
sugar if desired.
That's the cue for house
keepers who want to please
the whole family.
Post Toasties are ready
to serve direct from the
package
Convenient
Economical
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POSTUM CEREAL CO. . Ltd. ,
Battle Creek. Mich.
cossi ! of One of World's Most
Colossal Creatures.
three Mammoth Molars Unearthed in
Old Doggett Mine , Near Walker ,
California Largest Contain
Four Cuspids Each.
San Francisco , 7al. Five gigantic
teeth , which in some prehistoric pe
riod probably graced the cavernous
mouth of a mastodon , predecessor of
the mammoth , and one of the most
colossal creatures that have ever in
habited the earth , have been un-
eartiied in the old Doggett mine , on
the banks of the Klamath river , near
Walker , Gal. The three largest of
these stupendous molars contain four
cuspids each , each tooth measuring
seven inches across from the first to
the last cuspid and a little o--er six
inches from the tip of the root , or
that part of it which remains , to the
top of the center cuspid. The teeth
measure four and a half inches in
width.
In a remarkable state of preserva
tion , they were found in a pocket of
sand and gravel eighteen feet under
the surface of the earth , by a gang of
shovelmen in charge of Edward B.
Frost , a mining engineer , who was in
charge of an excavation project at
the mine.
That the teeth were those of an
herbivorous animal seems evident
from their evenness. They are too
large to have belonged to the mam
moth. This would seem to indicate
that they belonged 'to the mastodon ,
which towered in size above the mam
moth as that creature did above the
modern elephant.
Close to the teeth was found an
ancient stone hatchet , which Is be
lieved to belong to a period coexistent
istent with that in which the animal
to which the teeth belonged is be
lieved to have lived. Indians of the
Klamath river tribes , on being shown
the hatchet , declared that they had
never seen or heard of anything re
sembling it , and the medicine men ,
and chiefs stated that the traditions
of their people contained no account
to show that the hatchet had ever
been made or used by them.
In the same 'pocket where the
teeth were found was a horn seven
and a half feet long , which crumbled
in the hands of the shovelmen when
they attempted to take it up. The
horn measured at the butt fourteen
inches in diameter , but , according to
Frost , who has spent some time in
Alaska , where he saw several speci
mens of the horn of the prehistoric
mammoth unearthed , it bore no re
semblance to the horn of that nni-
mal. The horn , Frost states , wan of
the same contour as that of ordinary
cattle , and contained a core and a
thin shell similar to that of the ox.
These relics were found in a
stratum of earth which bears evidence
of being the ancient channel of the
Klamath or some other river from
which the Klamath was evolved.
The general formation of the earth
gives every indication of having been
massed ages and ages ago , and from
the trees and the partly petrified
trunks of trees which were found at
bedrock twelve feet under where the
relics were unearthed , there is every
reason to believe that the teeth have
lain imbedded where they were found
upward of 10,000 years.
That the teeth and horn could not
have traveled far from the very spot
where the animal met his death is
the belief of Frost He bases this on
the fact that the gravel would grind
to a powder anything that was caught
in it as it slowly moved along as a
mighty mass in the process of creat
ing some new geologic formation.
This he states is partly proved.by the
quick disintegration of the horn once
it was touched by the hand of man.
Child Nicknames a City.
Charleston , W. Va. "The Cog
City , " meaning coal , oil and gas , has
been adopted as the slogan for
Charleston at a large open-air meet
ing on the capitol lawn. Miss Nan
McDowell , aged 14 , suggested the
name , and it was selected out of
1,300 suggestions.
TEMPLE FOR SCOTTISH RITE MASONS
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Special Exchange Has Been Installed
in Buckingham Palace With Three
Fifty-Line Boards.
London. Among many other im
provements at Buckingham palace ,
sweeping alterations have been made
in regard to the telephone depart
ment , which in King Edward's time
was of the most primitive description.
The late king heartily disliked the
telephone and never used it if he could
maange without it , but King George ,
who is methodical and businesslike ,
uses it constantly day and night.
The general postofHce has now In
stalled a special exchange to the pal
ace with three fifty-line switch
boards , two for day and one for
night service. There is an extension
from the switchboard to the king's
private apartments and in addition ,
the king has a private exchange line
of his own which is used for specially
private conversation on affairs of
state with cabinet ministers and
high officials.
There is also a private wire to
Windsor castle and to the residence
of Lord Knollys , Sir Arthur Bigg and
other court officials ; to Maryborough
house , York house , the residence of
the duke of Connaught and St.
James Palace.
The most extraordinary precau
tions have been taken to prevent
these private conversations from be
ing overheard. The king's number ,
which is , of course , not made public ,
Judge Sabath of Chicago Gets Em
ployment for Young Man Who
Was Pursued by Misfortune.
Chicago. "Young man , you have a
good face. I sentence you to work at
$1.50 a day. "
"Judge , that's fine. "
"And here's a dollar. Get a room
near the factory. "
It didn't take five minutes , yet
Sabath , sitting in the Maxwell street
police court , the other day , heard
Harry Jackson's story of woe , took
stock in it , got him a job and gave
him a dollar with which to make a
good start. Thirty minutes after the
case had been called and he was led
to Judge Sabath's bench by a police
man , Jackson was at work.
Jackson was arrested by the Max
well street police. He was idle and
was taken on suspicion. He told
Judge Sabath a story of hard" luck.
He said wherever he turned misfor
tune pursued him , even caught up
with him and detained him.
"I'm not a 'bum' judge , " Jackson
said sorrowfully. "I'm just playing
in fierce luck. For seven weeks I've
slept out of doors. I'm an orphan and
I ain't got anybody to help me when
. The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
WASHINGTON.
for the southern jurisdiction of the United States soon will com
mence the erection of a mammoth temple in Washington , which it is ex
pected will be the largest and most magnificent of its kind in the world.
The cost of the site was $164,000 , and the cost of the new temple when com
pleted will exceed a million dollars. Classic in design , the structure will
be of white marble , four stories high , with two basements. The building will
be square in shape , the frontage 156 feet and depth the same and have a
gold dome rising 160 feet from the street level. The steps leading to the
temple will be symbolic of the Masonic degrees. On the terrace will rest
symbolical and allegorical statuary. Over the massive portals of the en
trance to the temple will be a golden sunburst , the rays of which will flash
from the symbolic double eagle and triangle of the thirty-third degree. Above
this will rise great columns , 33 in all , each 33 feet high , which will support
the temple on three sides and support the entablature , from which rises the
square shaped golden dome. Each one of the 33 states in the southern
council will be provided with an apartment on the main floor. The cathedral ,
which will be the crowning glory of the temple , will occupy the entire up
per floor of the building. The temple will be completed in time for use of
the International conference of supreme councils of the world , 26 in all , which
meets with the southern council in Washington in October , 1912.
George
< c ?
I feel blue. Look at my shoes. The
soles are gone. I might as well be
barefooted. Say , if I could get work
I'd be all right. On the square , judge ,
I've been after jobs every day. No
body has any work for me to do.
I'd feel swell if I only had a job
and a chance for a pay envelope.
When a man's not workin' , judge , he's
no good. "
At this juncture the court paused
and stroked his chin.
"Young man , " Judge Sabath said.
"You look all right. I'll sentence you
to go to work at a dollar and a half
a day. I'll get you a job. "
He then called up an acquaintance
who is in the picture frame manufac
turing business and got work for
Jackson.
Robins' Nest on Trolley.
Danbury , Conn. A family of rob
ins have built their nest on a trolley
wire at Reynolds Bridge here. The
nest is cleverly mounted around the
heavily charged wire so that the
trolley pole of passing cars will not
interfere with the birds' housekeep
ing. The bird family remain in their
place when a car goes by , apparently
enjoying the oscillation of their
is " 832 Westminster , " but any one
who expected to "get through to the
king" by calling up that number
would be disappointed.
Queen Mary , in addition to the
same facilities , has a private line
from her boudoir to the children's
school rooms , and she , too , uses the
telephone on every possible occa
sion. King George frequently gets
through a lot of business on the tele
phone before he goes out at nine o'clock
for his ride in Hyde Park.
FAMINE IN CIRCUS LEMONADE
New Yorker Gets Away With Forty-
seven Glasses of Concoction
Owner of Pushcart Loses.
New York. Well , as "Looie Ziefc
mer , rear admiral of the East Side
Land and Water Wireless News serv
ice , reports , it was this way :
"Dugan was as dry as a fish , but
Bloomstein could not quench his
thirst. 'Ice cold lemonade ! It's ice j
cold ! Keep cool ! One cent a glassj j
was shouting Harry Bloomstein , the
lemonade peddler , as he pushed his
small cart containing a large glass
cask of lemonade in it along Pitt !
street the other day as he stopped j
in front of Dave Reiff's barber shop j
at No. 47 Pitt street |
"John Dugan , known as 'Red' Du
gan , the coach driver , had just re
turned from a trip on Long Island and
stopped in front of Reiff's shop. 'I j
am as dry as a fish , ' said Dugan , and \
rushed over to the lemonade man : j
'How much is a glass of lemonade , '
said Dugan.
" 'One cent a glass. '
" 'Such a small glass , ' said Dugan.
"But Bloomstein answered , 'Never
mind , the glass is thin and holds
more than a large glass that is thick. '
" 'Your glasses are very small ; I
can drink forty of them. '
" 'Yes , he can , ' said the barber ,
'and I believe , the whole jar. '
"Keiff , who knows Dugan and the
great appetite he has and who come
time ago ago ate over forty-six ban-
anes from Bromsky's pushcart , knew
what he was talking about
" Ah , I can't believe it , mister , ' said
the peddler , 'he cannot drink all my
lemonade. '
"Another who knew Dugan's won
derful appetite .said , And if he don't
finish and drink over forty glasses
I'll pay you , and if he does you don't
get paid. '
" 'All right , all right' said the ped
dler.
"The crowd watched and all eyes
gazed at the lemonade peddler and
Dugan , who kept right on drinking
until he finished forty-seven glasses
of the lemonade. You ought to see
the face change on Bloomstein. The
others who waited to buy a drink
went dry. "
ALL OVER NEBRASKA.
School Faculty at Valentine.
Cherry County The school board
of Valentine has hired the full num
ber of teachers for the high school
there as follows : Superintendent , G.
W. Eaton of Fremont , Neb.S. princi
pal , Mabel Helzer of this city ; as
sistant principal , Hattie Brown.
University Summer School.
Lancaster County Commencement
exercises of the summer school of the
University of Nebraska were held last
week. Seven were granted the degree
of master of arts , while thirteen be
come bachelors of arts or science.
Two were graduated from the college
of law.
Violated Smoking Law.
Deuel County The first prosecu
tion under the anti-smoking law that
was passed by the last legislature ap
plying to boys under 18 years of age
was brougt before County Judge
Isaac Woolf. It being the first case
the judge let the boy off with a fath
erly talk.
City of Beatrice Enjoined.
Gage County A restraining order
was issued in the federal court by
Judge Munger preventing the city of
Beatrice and its officials from enforc
ing the electric rate ordinance
against the Beatrice Electric com
pany until the merits of the case can
be heard in court.
Autos on Boosters' Tour.
Nemaha County. Fifty automobiles
left Auburn accompanied by the Au
burn band on a boosters' trip for the
purpose of advertising the Auburn
chautauqua and the German-American
picnic , two coming events. It was a
spectacular array of banners and
flags that decorated the fifty different
cars.
Suicide at Soldiers' Home.
Hall County. Silas Crego , an em
ploye at the Soldiers' Home , commit
ted suicide by drinking strychnine in
port wine. The act was plainly pre-
mediated. Several notes , one to
Commandant Hoyt and one to his
roommate , were found on his person ,
asking that his father , George Crego
of Aurora , be notified and directing
the disposal of his effects.
Summer Normal at Chadron.
Dawes County. The summer nor
mal school in the high school build
ing at Chadron , closed Friday and the
new normal building was formally
accepted by the State Normal board
from the contractors. The principal
address of the forenoon was by Rev.
Roach of Lincoln , but the shorter address - ,
dress of the principal of the Wayne'
normal was also greatly appreciated.
The acceptance of the new normal
building was by Hon. J. J. Tooley.
Second Regimental Band.
Merick County There is great joy
among the members of the Central
City band and their supporters , which
means the whole town , because it has
has been made a regimental band
under the direction of the state mili
tary department. Adjutant General
Phelps of Lincoln and Colonel Mack
of Albion were there and listened to it
render a few selections and were not
slow in rendering their decision and
hereafter the local organization will
be known as the Second regimental
band , Nebraska National Guard.
Hitchcock to Speak in Omaha.
Douglas County. Frank Hitchcock ,
Postmaster General , will address the
National Postmasters of the United
States , when they hold their annual
convention in Omaha in September
12-14. Mr. Hitchcock has recently is
sued an order , giving a leave of ab
sence to all first-class postmasters
on these dates , and it is expected that
six hundred will attend the conven
tion , .
Nebraska at Land Show.
Douglas County. Preparations are
now well under way to have Nebras
ka handsomely and effectively repre
sented at the Omaha Land Show
from October 16 to 28. Commercial
and development associations in vari
ous parts of the state have gone earn
estly to work gathering and arrang
ing for agricultural and other speci
mens that will make the finest dis
play to be seen at the Land Show.
Realizing that much is due to the \
State of Nebraska , since it.is . the
home state of the Land Show , the
management has selected the most
desirable section of the immense
Coliseum for the exhibits. The Ne
braska section is in the most prom
inent part of the building on the
stage. The exhibits that will be
placed there will be seen from an } '
point in the huge structure. Whether .
a visitor to the Land Show be in the
midst of a throng on the main floor
or arena , or whether he be in the - opposite
posite end of the building on the bal
cony he will observe the Nebraska
lisplaj' standing out prominently.
Farmer Loses Wheat.
Washington County Two wheat
stacks belonging to William Shecks
were burned to the ground , the stacks
catching fire from the traction engine.
The separator narowly escaped de
struction.
Injured by Mowing Machine.
Sheridan County Walter , the 15-
year-old son of Mr. andMrs. . V. R.
Richards , living two miles southwest
of Rushville , fell from a mower while
cutting hay and was unconscious
when found shoijtly afterwar1
NOTHING BUT AN AMATEUR
Fair Damsel's That
Questions Re
vealed Callow Lover In His
True Light.
"Do you really and truly think I
am beautiful ? " she asked.
"You are simply divine , " he re
plied.
"But there are other girls whom
you think more beautiful than I. "
"No , I don't think there is a more
beautiful girl In the world than you. "
"There are other girls you think
are just as beautiful , though. "
"You are more beautiful than any
other girl I ever saw. "
"I suppose there are plenty of
rirls whom you consider almost as
beautiful as I am. "
"I think you are far more beauti
ful than any other girl that ever
breathed. "
"Well , why didn't you say that In
the first place ? "
"That was what I meant If I didn't
exactly say so. "
"O , well , go on. My goodness !
Must I suggest everything nice that
you say to me ? "
"What more can I say ? "
"Heavens , I'm not going to sit here
giving you lessons. I thought the
way you started out that you had
made love before. "
J. PIEREPONT , NO DOUBT.
Smith My boy thinks he'll be a
pirate when he grows up.
Jones Thinks there Is more money
In piracy than anything else , eh ?
Smith Yes ; but I think he's got
Morgan , the buccaneer , mixed up with
Morgan , the financier.
To Laugh at Tuberculosis.
Much ignorance prevails among the
unfortunate victims of tuberculosis
and families of these unfortunates , ac
cording to the Los Angeles Herald.
For such as these the words spoken
by Adolphus Knopf should be chiseled
In imperishable granite. Or , better
still , they should be punished in ev
ery public print , viz : "There Is no
such thing as hererltary tuberculosis.
The remedy is simple and all should
know it. It is one of the most easily
curable of all the chronic infectious
diseases. You can cure consumption
by the unstinted use of God's good
fresh air , twenty-four hours in twenty-
four , plenty of good food and plenty
of good water , inside and out. You
all know that cleanliness is next to
godliness. Children should get all
the fresh air possible. They should
sleep and play in the open air. They
should attend open air schools. "
Unexpected.
Suddenly the umpire called time.
"Aw , what's the matter 1" demand
ed the catcher.
"Somebody in the grand stand ap
plauded me , " he said , wiping the
blinding tears from his eyes , "and I
wasn't prepared for that .
Play ball ! "
Truthfully Said.
"My friend , you should join the
church. As the prophet says 'Come
thou with us and we will .do thee
good/ "
"You have already , parson. I was
at your church fair last night. " Smart
Set Magazine.
Nearly all beautiful things are ex
pensive including women.
STRONGER THAN MEAT
A Judge's Opinion of Grape-Nuts.
A gentleman , who has acquired a ju
dicial turn of mind from experience
on the bench out in the Sunflower
State writes a carefully considered ,
opinion as to the value of Grape-Nuts
as food. He says :
"For the past 5 years Grape-Nuts
has been a prominent feature in our
bill of fare.
' "The crisp food with the delicious ,
nutty flavor has become an indis
pensable necessity in my family's
everyday life.
"It has proved to be most healthful
and beneficial , and has enabled us to
practically abolish pastry and pies
from our table , for the children prefer
Grape-Nuts , and do not crave rich and
unwholesome food.
"Grape-Nuts keeps us all in perfect
physical condition as a preventive of
disease it is beyond value. I have beea
particularly impressed by the benefi
cial effects of Grape-Nuts when used
by ladies who are troubled with face
blemishes , skin eruptions , etc. It
clears up the complexion wonderfully.
"As to its nutritive qualities , my ex
perience is that one small dish of
Grape-Nuts is superior to a pound of :
meat for breakfast , which is an impor
tant consideration for anyone. It sat
isfies the appetite and strengthens the
power of resisting fatigue , while its
use involves none of the disagreeable
consequences that sometimes follow
a meat breakfast. " Name given by
Postum Co. , Battle Creek , Mich.
Read the little book , "The Road to
Wellville , " in pkgs. "There's a reason. "
Ever read the above letter ? A. new
one appear * from time to time. They
are genuine , true , aad full of hmnam
