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"Sire , " expostulated Nero's confi dential adviser , "what do you propose to do to rehabilitate this burning city of Rome so that its inhabitants will not hold the devastating conflagration against you ? " "Oh , fiddle ! " retorted Nero. Which he did. His Preference. Winkleby gazed at the new triplets with fatherly pride , but not a little apprehension in his eye , nevertheless. , "What are you thinking , dear ? " ask ed Mrs. Winkleby , softly. "Nothing , dear , nothing , " he said , falteringly , "only don't you think that it would be wiser for us hereafter to build up our little family .on the In stallment plan ? " Harper's Weekly. Too Thin. "The greatest curiosity I ever came across in the course of a long expe rience , " said the first broker , "is a man who comes into our office every day , watches the ticker like a hawk for five hours , and pays cash for everything he buys. " i "I can beat that by a mile , " replied ' * the second broker. "A man came into our place awhile ago and started to trade actively in Reading and "Union on a five-point margin. He had $5,000 when he began. In six months he liad $50,000. Then do you know what lie did ? He put his money into first .mortgage . bonds and quit. " j The first broker looked almost [ dazed. "I hate to do it , " he mur- f.rnured , "but I've Just got to. You're a liar ! " Puck. Convincing A single dish of Post Toasties with Cream. Delicious Wholesome Convenient * "The Memory Lingers" Sold by Grocers. Postum Cereal Co. . L'J BatJJe Geek , Mich. Home Seed Corn the Best. W. R. Mellor , secretary of the state board of agriculture , who accompanied the seed corn special train through a portion of Nebraska , was interested in the case of a man who heard the seed specialists lecture at a certain station and listened intently to state ments that corn shipped from a long distance would not produce as good corn as seed grown from nubbins grown in the vicinity where the plant ing is done. The man in question had just shipped two carloads of fine look ing ears from Iowa and was offering them for seed at the rate of $2 a bushel. The man produced one of the ears for inspection and asked whether anyone could say anything against his imported corn. The ear shown was accepted by the seed specialists and eighteen grains placed in the moist earth in a tester. At the end of the week , after time had been given , for the grains to grow , it was found that not one of them germinated. To Bar Pen Drug Traffic. Following the substantiation of ru mors as to the smuggling of dope into the penitentiary , which rumors were proven true when five Lincoln men saw r. discharged convict pass a bottle of morphine to a truity inside the wall , Governor Aldrich held a lengthy 'conference with Warden Delahunty. At the conclusion of the consultation the governor issued orders which he thinks will put an end to the traffic in drugs , and declared that in the future an extra effort will be made to have more efficient guards in the ser vice of the state. Dinsmore , the "trusty" physician , who has been at the head of the hospital of the insti tution , will hereafter be cut off from a continuance of his practice. Others concerned in the dope traffic are to be cut off from privileges which have been tendered them in the past. It Couldn't Be Mounted. James Walsh of Omana , formerly a member of the legislature , presented to Governor Aldrich a forty-one-pound salmon which he caught in Campbell river , In British Columbia. Mr. Walsh presented the fish with an address in which he said he gave it to the gov ernor to be presented to the state university museum for mounting. With some pride Mr. Walsh un wrapped the fish , only to find that the cold storage man at Omaha had thought to do him a favor by dressing the fish and cutting off its head and throwing away the latter. This spoiled the fish for mounting. Hotel Doors Open Inward. State Hotel Inspector McPaddea. who recently completed an inspectiom of hotels and rooming houses in Lin coln , reports that he found twenty-five buildings used for hotel purposes which have doors constructed in violation lation of the state law. The law re quiring outside doors of hotels and public buildings where people assem ble nas been in existence since 1877 , but it has not been the duty of any particular person to enforce it and it is often violated. Mr. McFadden has notified the violators of the law to make changes. Statue Ready by May 15. Secretary of State Wait of the Abra ham Lincoln monument commission has received a letter from Daniel Chester French saying that the bronze founders assert they will have the statue ready for shipment during the last week in April. Mr. French , who made the model for the statue , had not supposed the Nebraska commis sion desired to unveil it prior to June , but he believes the founders will be able to ship the monument in time for unveiling ceremonies May 15. The Nebraska anti-saloon league is engaged in perfecting an organization in each county in the state along lines of the political parties. A committeeman - man from each county and one from each precinct in the county is being named to work for the nomination of men for the legislature who are favor able to temperance legislation. Governor Aldrich has issued a par don to Henry Southard , a twenty-year- old convict from Merrill county , who is serving a sentence of three years for burglary. Many Students Have Applied. Several university students who will graduate this year have been inquir ing at regimental headquarters re garding positions in the Philippine constabulary. The government ap points college men who have had mili tary training to commissioned offices in this police body each year. Many students of Nebraska have applied for positions , but have usually withdrawn because of the three-year term for which they are required to enlist. Nebraska Ranks Third. Statistics have been given out by the university registrar showing that the state of Nebraska has more col lege students enrolled per capita than scholastic Massachusetts , literary In diana or plutocratic New York. Ne braska ranks third among all the states in the union. According to the statistics Nebraska has one college student for every 135 inhabitants , be ing surpassed only by Kansas and Utah. In the total number of colleger ind universities in the state , ten ia ill , 8,617 students are enrolled. i KEIAND'S SONG OF HOPE of the warrior he-arts. Land of the souls of fire , LAND Thy sad face pale To the dawn unveil frrom silence-bonds unchain thy lyre ; Above thee slavery's dark cloud parts And tyrant foes abashed retire ! of the strong and brave , Land of the tried and true ; Thy spreading plains 'Neath the mild spring rains. Again are shining , fresh and new , And singing tides thy fair shores lave Thy hopesf shall soon be ripened , too ! Free shall thy pure veins flow Thy dormant pulses leap. The scalding tear Shall disappear From thy wan choek. and humbled creep The hydra-headed wrong which low Plunged thy fair brow In Sorrow's deep ! Thy brooks and bounding streams , Grim war no more shall dye The call to arms. The strife's alarms. The flame sheets , shrouding earth and sky. Shall hurst no more upon thy dreams , But gentle slumbers seal thine eye ! Famine and plague no more Upon thy loved shall feed ; The vampire maws Of bloody laws. Shall choke of their insatiate greed , And o'er thy rock-encircled shore The seraph Peace all blessings lead ! The gyves upon thy feet The thong around thy heart , Their cankering grasp Shall soon unclasp , And through the wide Earth's every part , Resounding notes of triumph sweet Shall tell the joy that free thou art ! WORTHY OF HONOR BY ALL One Need Not Be of Irish Blood to Take Pride in the Work of St. Patrick. In Strangford Lough , County Down , Ireland , nearly 1,500 years ago. a missionary established a church , from which Christianity gradually radiated through the four provinces until it reached every Irish clan and Ireland became noted as the land of saint- ship. Authorities differ as to the birth place and early history of Saint Pat rick , but , after all , -what does it mat ter whether he was Gaul or Briton ? His deep piety , great learning and gentle persuasion brought all Ireland under the influence of Christ. No nation can be permanent with out religion. Ireland Is the world's great example of what a nation can endure through faith. All these long years of cruel oppression she has been true to the teachings of Saint Patrick and she has clung to the cross. Who would not join the chorus of solemn praise in honor of the'patron saint of Erin ? Aspiration of 'the Irish People. On the national day of the Irish people , when their patron saint Is venerated and thanks are given for the faith he brought , what are the aspirations of this people ? This na tional consciousness looks to a fu ture in which Ireland , as a separate nation , will take its place in the sis terhood of Independent nations. This people will be satisfied with nothing less than political autonomy like that of Australia and Canada , under which Ireland will be governed by its own people , under its own laws , left to de velop the material resources of a wonderfully fertile country without hindrance from the dominant power , * ree to work out its own racial des tiny. Crowned Harp , Badge of Ireland , on the Great Seal of Queen Elizabeth. TWO LEGENDS OF > ST. PATRICK i i One That the Sons of the Emerald Isle Shall Be Judged by Him. HERE is an old legend no doubt fondly hugged to an Irishman's conscience that at the last day of judgment the sons of the Emerald Isle shall be judged by St. Patrick alone. And for many centuries there was pointed out on the island of Lough Derg a cave said to be the entrance to St. Patrick's Purgatory "and It should be to any one who h'ad courage to go into it as if he had passed through purgatory after death. " Of entirely different nature is the profane legend linking St. Patrick's name with that special delicate privi lege permitted the fair sex every leap year. Shortly after passing the snake ex clusion act , St. Patrick met St. Bridget , who brought to him the com plaints of certain young ladies in her nunnery because they were debarred the initiative privilege in affairs of the heart celibacy not then being compulsory unless a special vow had been taken. St. Patrick , duly consid ering the matter , suggested that the desired privilege should be granted once in seven years. "Arrah ! Pathrick , jewel , " cried St Bridget. "I daurn't go back to the gurls wid such a proposal. Mek it one year in four. " It ended of course in her gaining her woman's way , he gallantly giving her leap year , "the longest one of the lot. " And leap year it must have been then by lucky chance , for St. Bridget at once made good by popping the question herself. But as St. Patrick had taken the vow of celibacy , he could only offer the consolation priza of a kiss and a silk dress. St. Patrick Story. March 17 has been , from the earliest times , celebrated as St. Patrick's day. When I was a boy in Tipperary they used to tell a story to account for the observance of the saint's feast on that particular day. This legend was to the effect that there was once a dis pute as to the date of St. Patrick's death. With an ardor similar to that which inspires those who in literary circles today argue for or against the lunacy of Hamlet , two great factions of Irishmen debated as to whether the saint died on the 8th or the 9th i of March. Things waxed warm , as they are likely to in disputes , even among such genial people as the Irish , and there was every possibility of either one side or the other ( or both ) getting what is known in Ireland as the "father and mother of a batin' , " | when in s.tepped between the contend ing parties some peacemaking genius , some Edwin D. Mead of that elder day , who said : "Stop ye're noise ! Let us add the ' 9th and to the 8th and call It the 17th. " Whereupon peace prevailed , and they all lived happily ever after. Denis A. McCarthy , in the Boston Herald. His" Influence on Many Lands. Denied the opportunity for develop ment in his own beautiful land , the Celt has embraced it where offered abroad. Though intensely national , he has shown an adaptability to oth er conditions. In the lands to which he has been driven by bad govern ment at home he has developed pow ers that at home were unrecognized. His emigration has been providential both for himself and for the country of his adoption. He has made Aus tralia and Xew Zealand what they are , he has developed Canada and in our country has given elements of strength to our American population and withal he has not ceased to be a Celt. St. Patrick's High Place. Irishmen and all others honor them selves In honoring St. Patrick. He was one perhaps the greatest among many men and many women who devoted their lives to the teach- ng of the truth and kindness and to education in its highest sense. T TAKES indeed a little thing To tune the heart to song. To heal the hurts , to sooth each sting ; It takes Indeed a little thing ! When Love , the servant and the king. Resolves to right the wrong. It takes indeed a little thing. To tune the heart to song ! R. M. Thomson. THE USE OF DRIED FRUITS. Most housekeepers hardly appreci ate the value of dried fruits. They are much more wholesome for the children's eating than the sweet pre serves and canned fruit that Is con sidered necessary In nearly all homes. One of the mistakes of the house wife in her lack of appreciation Is that she doesn't cook such fruits long enough to develop the flavor , so they think they are tasteless and unpalata ble , and give up serving them at all. The secret of delicious dried fruit Is long , slow cooking. The fireless cooker Is an ideal place to cook dried fruits. Wash the fruit thoroughly In a little warm water , to remove all foreign matter. Put on to soak over night , or boil about five minutes rapidly , and put Into the fireless cooker to remain over night A dish of well-cooked prunes with a little cream and some bread and butter makes , with an epg , an ideal breakfast for a small child. When the fruit Is taken from the cooker each piece will be swelled to Its original size , unbroken and full of the Juicy , aromatic flavor of fresh fruit , so much in advance of the flat , insipid product of the tin canned va riety. Peas , beans and lentils are all treated In this manner , and are cheap er , besides being fully as satisfactory as the canned. Tapioca and sago are delicious des serts combined with dried stewed fruits. In cooking tapioca with dried fruits put it to bake , and stir occasionally , iddlng water If It seems too dry. Serve with cream and sugar. This makes a nice dessert for children who must carry their luncheon to school. Prunes flavored with a bit of lemon juice and sugar , rolled into buns or rolls are especially liked by the chil dren for luncheon. FIERY mist and a planet A crystal and a cell A jelly fish and a saurius And a cave where the cave men dwell. Then a sense of law and beauty A face turned from the clod Some call It evolution Others call it God. DISHES WORTH TRYING. The following is a recipe for bread which is very acceptable for a change : Roxbury Bread. Take a half cup of molasses , a half cup of sugar , a half cup of sour milk , one egg , a third of a cup of drippings , two teaspoonfuls of soda , two teaspoonfuls of salt , one and three-fourths cups of flour , three- fourths of a cup of raisins , two teaspoonfuls - ; spoonfuls of cinnamon , one teaspoon-j ' ful of cloves and twenty-four walnut' meats , broken in pieces. Bake in a ' loaf and cut when cold. Fine for sand wiches. Dip marshmallows in the white of an egg , roll in cocoanut and set in the oven until puffed. Fermenty is whole wheat mixed' with a few dates , raisins or figs and served as a breakfast food. j Caramels. Cook together a cup of molasses and a half cup of sweet' ' cream until it rattles in the cup of cold water when tried , then add a tablespoonful - - blespoonful of butter and a cup of | grated cocoanut. Pour out and cool. - Graham Pudding. This is a whole-1 some pudding , which may be given to the children , and is one to keep on hand for unexpected company : Into a quart of boiling water stir enough graham flour to make a thick mush. Add a cup of sugar , a pound of dates cut up , a pound of figs , add a half cupful of nuts after cooking in a double boiler for a half day. Turn into a mold and serve cold In slices , with whipped cream. The Other Cheek , and Then the Mix. The pastor of an Oklahoma church took his pulpit on a recent Sunday with both eyes black and his nose and lips cut. He had led a winning fight for the possession of the property. Recalling a story of.Opie Read's : A fighting parson in Tennessee got into an altercation with a man who either did not know that his opponent was a clergyman or had forgotten it. Early in the fight the layman land ed a hard swing on the preacher's' jaw. The preacher dropped his guard' ' and turned his face , receiving another corker. 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