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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1901)
THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , OCTOBER 25 , 1001 Theflottfolk fieuas "For county coroner vote for Dr. 1) . 11. MoMnlmn nnd yon will bo acting for the "best interest * of the county. Keep the Htnto in line with the nn- tlonnl policies by voting the republican ticket and thereby enjoy to the utmost all benefits to l > o derived therefrom. Replace W. 11. Lowe , a competent civil engineer , in the olllco of comity rarvoyor anil rest nfniretl thnt the county work in thut particular will bo well done , , Unolo Sum Is taking an Interest In the MJK- * Stone kidnaping case and it will bo surprising if thu men responsible oTiulo tliu Insuo IIH successfully ns did I'nt Orowo. 8. W. HnycB mill O. P. Kin-loy for justices of pciico are fully competent to undertake the duties of llioK ) positions ud will conduct the business with satisfaction - faction to their eoiiBtiluonta. Not for years IIIIH thuro been hnuh n demand for Nebraska Innd IIH this full nnd the prices are constantly advancing. It iri almost n daily thing to hour of farms being Hold for good pricuH. M , J. Meyer IIIIH conohiHively proven that in thu olllco of county judge ho in tui ideal Hurvnnt of thu people and nblo to transact the duties of that position With fcatisfnotlon to his constituent ! ) . Congratulations nro duo the ropubll- can party for its selection of IIH nblo n jurist as Judge Sedgwiok to head thu ticket for the supreme jtulgeHhip nnd ho bhould bo elected by a largo majority. The fusion press made quite a clutter last year but the votorH decided that re publicanism was good enough for them nnd they are quite likely to arrive at the Bainu conclubion thin year and lot well enough alono. The democrat n are experiencing FOIIIO tllfllunlty in determining who havu lilted from the party , whether it IB thu Bilver or the gold follows , or both After they have determiner this they will bo able to state delluitoly what and where the party is. H. 0. Miles has given satisfaction to the tax payers of the county us the custodian of the county funds and his record should have the oudor.soinout of the voters. In the collection of real and personal taxes ho has reduced the delinquencies to the minimum. . There IB no tax payer but who can af ford to endorse the record Phil. Bauch 3mB made as county clerk. lie is com posed of the material that is desirable In any county olllco and It will bo sur prising if his majority IB not a uiagnitl- cent endorsement of his first term. Jas. Rosoborough is ono of the most popular republicans of Jefferson pre cinct , is thoroughly informed on the re quirements of the county and the voters of the Third commissioner district will make a grave mistake if they do not unanimously elect him to that position Bixby says : "Mr. C/olgosz will do a stunt next week that should have been performed early in the spring. " It the performance were only continu ous and his route covered the entire country some people might bo inclined to bo better satisfied at the delayed first stand. H. G. Bruggonmu's acquaintance with Norfolk property and Norfolk people ple makes him especially fitted for the position of assessor of the precinct. He is well informed on values , and may be depended upon to handle the business of the olllco with satisfaction to his constituents. The advance of insurance premiums on Ring Edward's life is giving his sub jects cause for considerable worry , be cause they consider it evidence that his health is fa.liug. If it were in America little alarm wonld bo felt , because many people would consider it as a means of advertising adopted by the insurance company. _ _ _ Jn looking over your ballot do not overlook the name of J. J. Clements , re publican candidate for sheriff. Joe is ex ceedingly popular with those who know him and he "wears well" so that his friends in the county today are far more numerous than ever before. It will be quite tbo popular thing to vote for Mr. Clements. Henry Watterson of the Louisville Courier-Journal intimates a willingness to sncriflce himself on the altar of democracy. It is n little early for the great men to bo chasing for these empty honors and they might better save their nmbi'iou. If Mr. Roosevelt continues as he haa started ho will be president in 100. ) with no ifs or amis about it. It Is reported that T. J. Phillips , democratic candidate for governor of Iowa , has entered a vigorous protest nguiust Mr. Bryan being permitted to continue his speechuiaking in Iowa. Ho says he is furnishing the money and he doef n't want nil chances for demo- cratio success ruined. While Mr. Phillips wanti "to get this man Bryan oat of the state" the republicans were quite anxious to have him fill all his dates. Indications are thnt the time in approaching when Mr. Bryan will be compelled to look to the republicans for his expenses during a Hpccchnmking tour. Yale university at Now Haven , Conn. , began the celebtntlon of Its 200th anni versary Sunday. Not only has thlH in stitution of learning witnessed the growth of this country from a strug gling colony to ono of the world's powers hut it has aided in KH development , many of the leading statesmen having been graduates of the school. The p o- plo can well afford to congratulate Yalu on entering the third century of its exist- once. The astonishing results obtained through the Armorti system of wirolcsB telegraphy by which the ground Is em ployed in transmitting the Rounds is a scientific revelation that far surpasses the Marconi system. Hecent experi ments have shown that it will not only answer for telegraphing but for tele phoning , lighting nnd manipulation of torpedos. If thu system becomes prac tical a now era of communication is un doubtedly upon us. The World-Herald will now please examine Mr. Calkins' record ; learn if ho ever mot Joseph Hartley ; if he over was inside the state treasury ; if ho over had in his possession a dollar thnt at one time belonged to the state ; if ho over failed in business , and other im portant matters which might bo created into an issuo. The conjmon people should bo kept informed so that there may bo no danger of electing n mini lowtr than the angels. Republican success at the polls last full should bo followed by a sweeping victory this year and give the world to understand that Nebraska is a republi can state permanently. It can bo done if thu republican voters will do their full duty. They have good candidates on the ticket nnd an excuse for nonsupport - support cannot bo offered. Ono mark in the little circle at the head of the ticket will vote n straight ticket in state , county and precinct , and that is the way the republican ticket Bhould bo voted. Some thin-skinned whites , especially on the democratic side of the house , are critioi/.ing President Roosevelt be cause ho invited Booker T. Washington to dine with him. If Mr. Washington could have discarded his color these friends of the great common people who argued so exhaustively for the freedom of the colored people of the Philippines and Porto Rico , no fault wonld have been found. A person who will object to the color of a person's skin would bo fully justified in cutting a friend because of the cut or quality of his clothes. Some democratic papers having no other fault to find with the financial conditions of the state and country are now registering objections because there Is so much idle money on deposit In the banks. It would bo difllcult to reach a condition satisfactory to democracy. A few years ago their entire sympathies wore with the poor common people who wore oppressed by the money power , their homos mortgaged and the country going to ruin on account of a lack of money. Now they intimate that a re turn to these conditions wonld bo desir able. Not satisfied with plenty of money and small demand for loans they insist that this condition is not pros potity. It is fortunate for J. B Birnos , jr. , republican candidate for county super intendent , that the pupils of the High school cannot vote , or that their polit ical influence is not largo. If it were possible for them to do so every student who has boon brought in contact with him would undoubtedly work for his defeat. Not that they would wish him any injury far from it. They would be influenced by purely selfish motives And their desire to retain him in his present position would influence their action. It is probable that no teacher in Norfolk's schools has ever boon ns popu lar us"Jack" Barnes nnd the strong dis like his pupils have of the proposition to share him with the other scho'nrs of the county is highly complimentary to him as a pedagogue. Not only is he popu lar but ho has the reputation of teach ing the pupils more and causing them to remember longer and better than any principal the High school ever had. The Sugar Trust I/oves the People. The sugar trust , through the free traders and aided by Willitt & Gray , sugar statisticians of New York , pro pose to make the people n handsome present , or at least it looks handsome , accepting their figures alone , bnt those who will investigate further will have considerable hesitancy in accepting the benevolence of the trust at the price. They have recently prepared figures showing the total consumption of sugar in the United States to bo for this year 2,8i0,685 ; tons. Of this they concede that a million tons nro produced in this country and the balance is imported. On the imported sugar is a tariff amounting to $ JJO per ton , providing the grovorument n revenue of f 18,981OliO and costing the people ? 3G,000,000 more than if foreign sugar was admitted free. This , the statisticians show , goes to en rich the American sugar producers , losing sight of the fact that American \ farmers and laborers receive n largo share. They propose that the people and , incidentally of course , the sugar tnmt , shall profit hy removing this bur len nmonntlng to less than r 0 centB a year ptr capita. This would afford the trust a line opportunity of control ling all the sugar used In the country by having it pass through its hands as refiners and ( Ixlng the price to suit its do- sires. And after the trust had succeeded liiFqueezlng out its leading competitors , the American beet and cano interests , could so ratso the price that the saving to the people wonld go glimmering and the fW,000,000 ! wonld go to enrich Hnvemeyer and the stockholders of the trust which wonld then become the im perial dictator of the country so far as sugar supply IB concerned and the people would ho at its entire mercy and in treating themselves to this vast sav ing 50 cents n year would force the American growers to come to the terms of the trust on go out of busi ness and thu Income of the American beet growers and the factory employes would undoubtedly ceaso. It is an In viting prospect to Havouieyor and the trust but the people tried that sort of economy during Mr. Cleveland's term and they nro not likely to full over themselves to accept this proposition. The tniht argues thnt the government could readily dispense with this -10 millions of income , but when the hemp , whiskey and other trusts interested in a reduction of tariff on foreign goods nro heard from and with the biimo right tea a reduction as thu sugar trust , it can readily bo conceived that the govern ment revenues wonld disappear or bo so largely reduced that a curtailment of expenses would bo imperative and what other but government employes would bo made to bear the brunt of the reduc tion ? Thou deficits would take the place of surpluses and an era of hard times and financial panics would bo the lot of the people , who instead of saving fiO cents per annum , would lose nioro than that much per diem , while the foreign producer wonld prosper. If this wore a novel proposition the people might easily bo led into the trap bnt they have had recent experience from tinkering with the tar ill' which is likely to prevent n prccipatnto and radical movement in the direction pointed out by the magnanimous sugar trust , headed by Hnvemeyer. The White Unco Gaining. The completion of the count of popu lation of the United States by rnco shows that the whites are more than holding their own. Some of the earlier figures by states made public a few weeks ago indicated that in parts of the country the negroes were growing slightly faster thun the white popula tion , bnt the count for the entire coun try , which is now completed , tolls ft dif ferent story. In 1790 the negroes con stituted 1S.G7 ) of the entire civilized pop ulation of the United S ates , or almost n fifth , This proportion gradually shrank until it was 14 18 per cent in 18iO ( , just previous to the secession. In 1870 the proportion of the negro popula tion of the country was 12 lit ! , it was 1U1 ! ! in 1S&0 , 11.03 in 1890 and 11.58 in 1900. Tlfso figures will remove some dread which was felt at one time. When the census of 1SSO showed that the negroes constituted lli.lt ! per cent of the coun try's aggregate inhabitants , as compared with only 18 (10 ( in 1870 , predictions wore made that many persons were then alive who wonld see the blacks in the majority in the United States. That was felt to bo n pretty serious situation. In 1880 the race trouble in the south was in a much moro disturbing condition than it is now , for the work of the reconstruc tion of the southern states of the earlier period had not yet been entirely undone The increase , or apparent increase , which the negroes had made , relatively to the whites , in the ten years between 1870 and 18SO led many persons to be lieve that in a state of freedom for the entire race the blacks would grow so much faster than the whites , even with the re-enforcement by immigration whioh the latter was receiving , that they wonld be in the majority in the en tire country by 1930 or 1940 , and that most of the northern states wonld have by that time a race problem like that which was disturbing the south then. Bnt the census report of the post two years of national enumeration shows that this fear was baseless. The 13.13 per cent of negro population of the Un ited states in 1SSO dropped to 11 93 per cent in 1890and to ll.r > 8pcrcentin 1900. Louisiana , in which the negroes have been almost constantly in the majority in every census from the beginning , boa now become a white state. In only four of the southern states Alabama , Ar kansas , Florida , and Mississippi is the proportion of the blacks greater than it was in 1890. In the border states the black ratio is steadily shrinking , while in some of the northern and western states it is slowly rising , though the relative in crease there is scarcely perceptible. The important fact , however , is that in the country as a whole the whites are gain ing faster than the negroes , and the in dications are that this white preponder ance will continue to grow even when immigration , which is virtually all white , falls off. This count of popula tion by race , now finished , is one of the most important of the sociological features " " ures of the" census -St. Louis Globe- Democrat. The Illinois state board of health Is likewise preparing to knock the front teeth out of n smallpox epidemic. Nothing remains but to figure the plurality Judge Sedgwlck will receive. His election has parsed the realms of doubt. It Is probable that this warm weather has appeared to assist the state board of health in clearing the commonwealth of smallpox. Dee Bixby of the State Journal says : If nil voters of Nebraska were person ally acquainted with Judge Sedgwick ho wonld hu elected by 50,000 majoiity. " It will bo surprising if Put Crowe's name docs not become connected with that kidnaping case at Chicago , where the postofllco was relieved of $75,000 worth of stamps. The election ballots for this fall are so nrranged that ono mark will vote an en tire straight ticket and no republican should need to look further than this for a place to deposit his X. Czolgobz indicates a desire to return to the religions beliefs of his childhood , now that death seems EO near , but he refuses to part from anarchy , and as re ligion and anarchy do not go together ho may bo allowed to suffer death with no religious consolation. Judge Sedgwick is gaining in political strength every day and ho will undoubt edly bo circled by n majority exceeding the republican plurality of last fall. The moro who come to know of his judicial ability and his winning person ality the more friends ho is gaining. The populists of Brown county have sailed a meeting for next Saturday at AhiHWorth at which they propose to or ganize against "fusion for the spoils of ollico" and renew their allegiance to the Omaha platform. It looks as though fusion was tottering in several of its itrongholds throughout the state. The persons who are raising objections to President Roosevelt because he dined with Mr. Washington would prob ably find no fault with him had ho dined with Li Hung Chang or other fortign representative of n race inferior to that of the American negro. Bnt because he chose as n guest the leading representa tive of the American colored people in their opinion ho has committed n breach of etiquette which cannot be overlooked. Undoubtedly under the present sys tem candidates for oflico use too much of their energy in seeking an election and many of them seem to feel that they have fully earned the position when they have finished n successful campaign. It is not a fault of the can didate but of the system , nnd the candi date who would ignore the system would bo doomed to certain defeat. The late Nebraska law governing candi dates has had n tendency to reform this system in part but there is room for yet larger reform and it is to bo hoped that the time inny come when the office will seek the man and not the man the oflico. Ciiforttinute Deduction. Sergeant Kelly of the Irish bnr In the early years of the nineteenth century used to Indulge In n picturesque elo quence , racy of the soil , but unfortu nately he would sometimes forget the line of argument and would always fall back on the word "therefore. " which generally led his mind back to what he had Intended saying. Some times , however , the effort was almost disastrous. One time he bad been complimenting the jury , assuring them that they were men of extraordinary Intelligence and then branched off Into a statement of his case. With a wave of his hand nnd a smile on his face he proceeded : "This Is so clear a case , gentlemen , thnt I am convinced you felt It so the very moment I stated It. I should pny men of Intelligence n poor compliment to dwell on It for n minute , therefore I shall proceed to explain It to you as minutely ns possible. " Green Bag. Cleaning Furniture. Where a piece of furniture Is very much soiled and requires to be cleaned and polished , first wash It thoroughly with warm soapy water , washing only a small surface nt a time and drying It quickly by rubbing It hard with a flan nel. Mix together one pint of linseed oil nnd a half pint of kerosene , wet a flannel with the oil mixture and rub the cleaned furniture. Rest half an hour before taking a fresh piece of flannel and then by vigorous rubbing polish the wood until It shines like glass. This will not Injure the nicest wood and Is an easy method of keeping furniture bright. The odor soon disap pears If the windows are left open. PrnncB nn Medicine. Thnt the fruit possesses very consid erable virtue in this respect Is con ceded by most eminent authorities , and for this reason as well ns on ac count of their food value they arc In cluded among the foods suitable for In valids , children nnd those whose di gestive powers nre rather Inactive. Their Influence Is mild , which fact makes them desirable for the not over robust. A dish of well cooked rice nnd prunes , made dainty nnd nttrnctlve for serving. Is a dish to serve for either n breakfast , luncheon or n dessert , espe cially for the cilld | or Invalid , nnd should be added especially to our list of hot weather dishes , frequently re placing meat and potatoes and heavy , unseasonable desserts. NATURE'S MISTAKES. SOME THAT MEN CONSIDER TO BE OF REMARKABLE VALUE. I'nrmlnxlrnl n * It Mny Appear , the Perfection of u I'roeloUH Stone In I.nrKclDuo tit Some Imperfection In ll MnhliiK lijNature. . Paradoxical nn It may nppcnr , the perfection of a gem IH Inrgely due to Home Imperfection In Its make. Some little mistake made In thu laboratory of nnttiro produces u defective stone which Is perfection Itself from the lap- Idnry's point of view. Ninety-nine outer or ever } hundred emeralds dug from the mine are almost white nnd of little value , but the hundredth one Is of a rich velvety green and , If without oth er flaws than ItH color , sells for iflSOO n carat or 240 times as much IIH Its col orless brother. The reason of the rich color which gives the emerald Its value Is that nature , In making the stone , put In too much oxide of chromium , Just as the cook sometimes gets too much sal- eratus In the biscuits. The standard of perfection In the laboratory of nature Is the colorless emerald , and her deep green ones nre Homo of her failures ; failures which , nevertheless , delight mankind , however much they may dis gust nature. Yon could buy a ton of oxide of chromium for the price which half n grain of It gives to a cheap nnd common crystal. When nature mnkes mistakes In mnn- nfnctnrlug diamonds , the results nre equally remnrkable. Her stnndnrtl for a diamond Is a pure white stone , but sometimes a foreign substance gets Into the crucible , and the result Is n red or blue diamond. A line white brilliant of one carat can be bought for 9125 , but a blue stone of that size would be cheap nt $3,000. A red diamond Is of even greater value , n red stone of fifteen grains having been sold for $5,000. Yet the little particle of foreign material which nature carelessly let fall Into the mixture whin she wns making that stone down in the heart of some prime val volcano Is of less value than u grain of common salt nnd only got there by mistake. Nature manufactures In her laborato ry n material called spinel. You can buy n block of sptnel as large as you can carry for n few dollars. Sometimes In making spinel small quantities of chromic ncld get Into the material nnd color It n deep red. The pieces so col ored nature rejects ns spoiled In the mnklng nnd throws them In the dust bin , from which men dig them out nnd call them rubles. A ruby of thirty-two carats recently sold for $52,000. Yet the material of the cheap spinel nnd the valuable ruby nre practically the Bnme , save for thnt small fraction of chromic ncld which got Into the ruby by mistake. When nature stnrts out to manufac ture opals , she endeavors to make them without any cracks in them. In this she seldom succeeds , coming nearest to perfection In the Mexican opals , which have few cracks In them nnd therefore little luster. The fiery glow of the ori ental opal nnd the play of light In the depths of that exquisite stone nre duo entirely to the numberless cracks which seam the surface of the gem. It must give nature a poor opinion of mankind when she sees him selling the Mexican opals , which are nearly per fect , for 12 cents n carat nnd paying § 25 n cnrnt for her failures , the cracked fire opal of the east. Not only In gems , bnt In many other things , does nature make mistakes and failures , the results of which are high ly valued by man. The chunk shell , n shell much like the conch shell of these shores , Is one of the commonest shells on the benches of Iinlla , and millions of them nre gathered nnd burned for the lime thnt Is In them. Yet In n tem ple near Knuily , Ceylon , nre two chnnk shells which hold the place of honor In n shrine covered with gold , nnd no amount of money could buy them from their gnnrdlnn priests. Their value consists In the fact that nature wns not quite herself the morning she fabricat ed these shells and gnve n right hand ed twist to them Instead of n left hand ed one , such ns has been given to nil other chnnk shells , so fnr ns ruau knows , since the beginning. Karen Rothschild once paid $300 n dozen for some Sehlosa Johnnulsbcrg wine , nud It Is admitted that , taking everything Into consideration , It was not nn exorbltnnt price. Yet the wine of the snme year from the vineyard di rectly adjoining the Johnnnlsberg vine yard , on the snme bunk of the Rhine , n vineyard whose soil Is , to nil nppenr- anccs , the same , only brought $5 n dozen. And there Is no special secret about the manufacture of Jolmnnlsberg wine or about the variety of grope used. Its great value comes from a little joke of nature. In the soil of the Jolmnnlsberg vineyard there Is nn Infinitesimal nmount of n certain salt which Is found In the soil of no other vineyard. The ndmlxture Is so slight thnt no chemist tins ever been nble to Imitate It , yet It Is worth mnny tuou- ennds a year to the owner of the vine- yard. When Gold Look * Orecn. Gold can be beaten out so thin that It allows light to puss through It , In which case , though It still nppenrs brilliant yellow by reflected light , It Is green ns viewed by transmission that Is , by the light thnt passes through It. This curious effect cnn easily be ob served by Inylug n piece of gold lenf upon n plnte of glnss nud holding It be tween the eye nnd the light , when the gold will nppenr semltrnnspnrent nnd of a leek green color. And Til ere Are Otliem. Wnggs Old mnn Blowltt hits n re- ninrknble memory , hnsn't he ? Nnggs Wonderful. Why , he nctunl- ly remembers a lot of things tbnt never happened. Chicago Recoitl-Uerald. A Tamiitnln'n Jump. "There nre strange Rights In Porto- Rico , " said a returned traveler. "Ta- rnntnlns nre one of them , " he contin ued , "nnd yon should see n tarantula jump ! One of them went through a marvelous performance , with myself nnd n dog for spectators. The dog's barking invoke me early one morning , nnd I slipped Into my shoes nnd rnu out. Spot thnt'H the dog's name was making frantic plunges nt nn enormous tarantula , ns big ns my palm nnd its legs covering ns much ground ns n soup- plate. Its wicked black eyes made mo creep. "All of n sudden the thing shrank un like n sponge nnd Jumped for the dog. I give you my word , It Jumped fifteen feet If It wns nn Inch. Twice the dog- ran under the spider's Jump fnct. Oth ers were watching by this time , and they nil saw It. Usually , though , ho just side stepped n bit. "I broke up little pieces of n branch of n tree nml hurled them nt the tnrnn- tuln. My aim wns Just good enough to- Ktlr him up. At first he kept Jumping nwny from us , but Spot always herded him back nvnlii. Then ho jumped straight for us. At Inst n lucky shot keeled him over , nnd a few strokes with n convenient club finished him. " New York Times. The Subjection of .Mnn. "No , I never have n bit of trouble with my husband , " remarked the frail little woman with the Intelligent face. "In fact , I have him right under my thumb. " "You don't look very strong , " doubt fully commented the engaged girl. "You mistake me , my dear. "It's a. mental , not n physical , subjection. " "Would you mind telling me how" "Not n bit. Always glad to help nny one steer clear of the rocks. First of all , yon must know thnt a man In love Is the biggest sort of a fool and says things thnt mnke him almost wild when- he hears them In nfter life. I realized It , and from the very beginning of our courtship I kept n phonograph in the room , nnd every speech he made was duly recorded. Now , whenever my hus band gets a little bit obstreperous I just turn out a record or so. Heavens , how he does rnve ! But he cnu't deny It. They always will , though , if you don't have proof positive. " "Thank yon , " gratefully murmured' the engaged girl. "I'll get a phonograph graph this very day. " HlN I'rlre. An nnuiRlng story , which may per haps he entirely true , is told of n short sighted but energetic member of the- Russian secret police. He wns walking through a little fre quented street of St. 1'etersbnrg one night when he spied high up on n lamp post n placard. "Aha ! " he said to himself , scenting mischief on the Instnnt nnd nlert for- action. "That's one of those Incendiary notices about his majesty the czar ! It must come down at once ! " With some difficulty , being of n stout build , he succeeded In climbing the post nnd dislodging the placard. He bore It to the ground , and there , peering at It by the light of the lamp , ho rend two- Russian words , the English equivalent for which is the well known legend "Wet Paint. " Youth's Companion. A Vlfe'H Allowance. It Is one of the most humiliating ele ments In woman's life In America to day and one of the phases which Is most uncompllmentnrlly reflective upon American husbands tl.at a just allow ance Is withheld from many wives. No matter how small the allowance may be , so lonjj as It Is fair In proportion tion to the Income earned , every wife should have a purse of her own , sacred to herself and her needs nnd free from the slightest' Intrusion on the part of her husband. Every wife Is entitled to this , and no young man I cnre not how small his Income nor what his reasoning may be stnrts married life aright who withholds thnt courtesy nnd that right from his wife. Edward Bok In Ladles' Home Journal. Tlie Tired Farmer. "Yes , sir. you simply stnrt our nuto- moblle plow und leave It to Itself whllo yon sit on the fence here In the shade nnd enjoy your weekly paper nnd a jug- of hard elder. The plow will go right ahead nnd break up your field better than you could possibly do It , nnd when It has finished nil you have to do Is to- press the button here nnd stop It. " "Waal , say , couldn't you fix It BO'S It would kind o' steer up here close to the fence , so's I could press the button , without glttln' down ? " Olevelnnd. Plain Dealer. T > achlnff a Doir. To tench a dog to "spenk" hold Bomo- dainty before him when he Is hungry. At first he will npt know what Is want ed , but say "Spenk ! " to him , nnd when. he barks , which he Is pretty sure to do when he finds the morsel still beyond his reach , feed It to him nt once. He will soon nrsoclnte the work "apeak'1' with the bark nnd the dainty. liy Experience , We shall need , " said the officer who- wns arranging for the government ex pedition , "food supplies for &lx men. . nnd n boy. " "Supplies for eight men , " snld the secretary , Jotting It down. "What * else ? " Chicago Tribune. A NoKli-cteil Apple. Mrs. Benhnm You used to ' tosay thnt I' wns the apple of your eye. Benhnm Well , what of It ? Mrs. Benhnm Nothing , except thatv ' ion don't seem to cnre aa much for- fruit an yon once did. A Fnct. Mr. Jones Madam let , mo tell you thnt fncts nre stubborn things. " "What u fact you must be " , replied ; his wife. Exchange.
