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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1901)
* ' * = 3P % < f THE NORFOLK M2WS : FRIDAY , DECEMBER 27,1901 The JSiot folk JSlcuaa New year's followrt tOiAiloso ot > tlio Iwuls of Christmas to unit some shop- . , ; - ' } 3ruiUi Claus will probably , iw very liLend with the children of thu ice iniin anil coal niiui. The wa/m weather in South Africa is nu inducement for northerners to cnlUt .in thu Boor causo. This in tlio season of the year when people inclined to forgot that WMUO | 'U\itV are * li > iiiu t * vi "charity begins at homo. " Tbo portion who insisted that this HIIOW was of the sort that would not melt , wan evidently mistaken. The cable interests evidently consider that if an injunction does not got wire leiR telegraphy the now invention will get them. Ground has boon broken for the St. Xpuiti exposition of 1D01I. Promoteis ol the hhow will liopo that tie ) breaking may ccabo at thjs. [ The tcniperatnro waH but degrees nbovo v.oro in Georgia last Friday. Old Boreas , also , appeals to have designs on the solid south , It IH reported that armed guards stir- rounded the Hlto of the Louisiana Pur- chnso exposition at St. LoiilH , on the ar rival of Governor Savage , to prevent itw removal to Lincoln. A Frlond woman also got too friendlj friendly with a red hot Htovo while wearing n celluloid comb and as n con- ncqenca nho haH exchanged eomo of hoi hair for painful burns. Moro than $1,000,000 was pout to JSuropo in ouo week recently throngl the , postal agency. The Europeans art ) evidently to on joy some of the American can prosperity on Christmas. < , The O'Noill Frontier appeared in i now dress last week , the first new drcHH it ban worn in 15 years. It looks vorj jiont and the matter it contains is fully up to its average excellence. ; Friday was the DSth anniversary o the ruining of the stars and Htripes ovt r the Louiiana territory purchase. Fit loon states were taken from this turn tory , of which Nebraska is ouo. ' " \Vhilo Americans are practicing 01 tic nock of the American tnrkoy Unoh Sam is porfcoting plans to hover thy Aim ricail neck iteself and allow tht jfnoifio to How into , the Atlautio. v > But ton riomocratio editors were preh ont at Columbus to form a state asooci utlou. The rest have monkoyed will fusion so long that they don't know whether they are democrats or pops. governor of Texas proposes to employ ploy the convict labor of that state ii making sugar. Ho should not nogloc to secure the written consent of Have jrioyer before ho begins operations. . .A Missouri man has "shown" the president that not all people of thn state have the oillco itch in severe form Ho refused the appointment to the posi tiou of collector of customs of St. Louis Grand Island Independent ha suspicions that the corn shredder wa invented by somO doctor. Perhaps th undertakers had a hand in the invcn lion of that machine and the con nhnllnr. It is said that General Funston hr made another capture , the latest being n very young Fuustou , junior. Ho is i liruvo.man.but . undoubtedly the new ar rival will maka him know fpar in more ways than ouo. /The Lincoln mayor decided tha Carrie Nation should not bo allowed tt lecture in that oity on Sunday am charge an admission feo. Ho evidently desired to know if Carrie was siucer ia her desire to save the world. .Now that Edgar Howard has been Buccessfnl in organizing the democratic editors of the state it may bo expected that'his brilliant thoughts Will echo throughout the state with n unanimity of sentiment not heretofore known. . . .MH. t { V The Douglas county democracy is to .wold a watch meeting the ; night before New.Yoar's day. Their prayers , if they make any .will probably be that the uow jrjjar will contain more encouragement and success for democrats than the oldt t AU Omaha thief stole a ton'of coal from the third story of a rpsidenco of , city the other day and neglected to re move a gold watch , a razor , a pair of opera g'l&sse and score ivor 'cHeesmen conspicuously displayed in an. adjoining room , this sh9ws vnat the 61d weather will drive mon to do. 3 'Editor Hammond of the Fremont Tribune and at present one of the in terested contestant's in a warm post- office fight prints this , sentiment in double-leaded"email pica , boxed : "A" man canhave , just about ; as much 'peace on earth and good will toward men' as he is willing to fight for. " / _ , i ' 'When ' the American workmen are mployed they purchase an abundance f goodH and produce , That is one oftHon that thi ) merchants and uinnu- inturors aid ( injoylng such prosperity , t is a sort of ondlops ohaln. The man * tfnctnrorH , farmers and capitalists give ncn ojnployjuont and the laborers pur- haso their products. One depends on ho other. The report that Cecil Rhodes ban snf- orod a sunstroke while traveling from tharfoum to Cairo is other evidence hat the plutocrat can have experiences United to tlio common people. There ire n whole lot of coiiimon people in the United States who would like to ho put n the wny of getting a sunstroko. The Omaha Nows' Banta Clans has a > ockot book containing almost I'tOO to bo isi'd In purchasing the poor boys and girls of that oity toys and confections for Christmas. Betides the cash , mer- ohants have contributed tojs and con- 'notions outright. It looks as though tlio poor children of the metropolis w ill mvo I ho tnerriost Christinas they have Mir known. Oklahoma mon have ( ( tilt wrapping > ver diamonds , land , money , women ind other trivial dotailH. The latest HOWH from thuro is that two mon were tilled and pno seriously wounded In a light over a division of hay. If Ken tucky will now got up a feud over pota toes the country will consider that the people of these distant territories are alive to the important alVairs of the lay. Another chance for a soiontiflo or medical sect has been ofl'ercd. An old Nebraska soldier has couglud up a bone : hat has boon troubling him for 10 years. Now if a cough is good to relieve a man of trouble of that long standing it is cer tainly capable of curing shorter and lessor ills. Try the cough cure for what ails you. It is certainly as sensible as the belief of the feet that cat a spoonful of dirt every day to euro all ills of which flesh is heir. A Now York yellow journal sprung the story that President Koosnvolt had boon iiKbivultcd Thursday while taking Ills daily walk and states that Lord Paunocfoto of the British onibassy was an eye witnt m to the outrage. It de velops ( hat the foundation for the son- sntioiml story was that a drunken man liad brushed against the president. The strange part of the proceedings is that the paper should have required that nuum of a foundation. The free rural mail delivery system is to receive a now impetus in Nebraska soon and in the near future it may bo expected that farmers at all available in any part of the state will bo en joying the service. O. 13. Liowollon superintendent of rural routes has re cently returned from Washington and states that his instructions were to lo cixto more routes in Nebraska. Ho returns turns with the intention of assisting to gridiron the state with rural routes. It now looks very much as thougl Norfolk would lose the asylum , or in other words , the establishment will not bo rebuilt. In the event that it is no it will ho a direct slap at north Nebraska braska , which has bocoino very uiucl the back bono of the stato. However when the next legislature convenes tboro will bo a storm of protests goi ] f om the north Platte country that wil bo heard throughout the length am breadth of the stato. Wayne Herald. The domocratd attempt to bollevo tha Prepideut Hoosevelt will not stand i show of ronomination if ho continues to ignore the demands of the profeseiona politicians. The president early an tiouncod that an approaching noiniua tion and election would In no wise in ilnonco his otlicial action and that hi acts would bo for the government ant the people , as ho could best perforn them , regardless of results. The poll tioiaus should therefore not be disap pointed and the democrats should no assume to worry for his , future when h removed that burden on taking th chair. The Nebraska City Tribune contain this warning : "Wo have already road o two Christinas tree fires in uear-bj towns , both of them at school gather ings. It seems to us that it is really wjsor not to take any chances with thes dangerous things. Burning caudles cotton batting , jumping children and top-heavy tree make altogether ( oo in thvmmablo n combination. It is fuj for the children , but serious busiuos for the grown folks. It .may work ol right , and it may leave you'minus house or a baby. Better stick to Sant Glaus and the stockings and not run an unnecessary risks. " ' ' " " r * . Colonel' Cody , . "Bqffajo BUI , " say that hq is/becoming tired of the show business andiproposos to take a hand in the development of the west from whio came thfc events that have made him famous. The colonel is of the opinio that all that Is necessary to induce th. immigration of easterners is to convinc them that it would be to their advan tago. He is quoted assaying"As : soon as yon can show these eastern farmers tha they-can buy land in the west for wha they spend for fertilizer every year 1' ' the oust , the greatest wave of imniigra tion from east to weat in the history o 10 country will sot In. Lust winter I lad fourtomi eastern nuui out on a hunt- ng trip with me , and buforo they re- urnud homo flvu of thoni had invented n laud. " _ If the produce could just save what n roouived from a single crop they would In a short time bo wealthy ! Since ! 81i2 , IORS than 100 years , the armors of the United States have growh corn to the value of .127,200,000- 100 , hay worth moro than $10,050.000- 000 , over $1 l.flfiO.OOO.OOO of wheat , over fh.lfiO.OOO.OOOof oats , over W.080,000 . , ' 000 of potiitood , over $1,760,000,000 of wrloy , ever $550,000,000 of tobacco and over | ! ! 00,000KX ( ) of buckwoat. Any ouo of these amounts represents a magnifi cent fortune and the larger ones are seemingly not far from the value of the nit ire country. The yearly amount and value of these crops have largely In- crcasod since 1812. This is a country of argo and growing figures. The publishers of periodicals claiming H ) subscriptions list and whoso circula- ion Is solely secured by sample copies for the purpose of circulating the mat er of advertisers and gilosslng contests > ro making a loud roar because of a reemit - emit ruling of the pOHtolllco department , excluding their bulky and unlntorest- ng publications from second-class priv- Icgos. Tlio ruling should receive the endorsement of legitimate publishers Die people have long boon nfllictod with thrsu "magazines" to their own detri ment and that of publishers whoso bust- loss is legitimist ) , and In whoso Interests the second-class privilege was mado. Congress should support the department jy passing n law more clearly defining what publications hlionld bo given these privileges. _ The state bureau of labor and indus trial statistics has just issued its sixth jionuial report , which contains u great deal of information regarding water plants and water rates. Figures are ; ivon from about 1,000 towns and cities of the United States and Canada that should bo of value to municipalities con templating establishing equitable water rates. The figures vary greatly , but are of a character that would assist in reaching a fair average. On motor ratoa it is shown that GO cities and ( Owns en joy a rate of 15 cents a thousand gallons lens , ( il have a lower rate than 15 cents , and others have a higher rato. The cheapest rate given for a largo city is that at Washington , D. 0. , where the flat rate is I ! cents a thousand gallons ; the minimum charge , however , is $10 a your. Cleveland , Ohio , has a rate of 5 cents , as has also Troy , N Y. , the mini mum charge in the former being $10 and in the latter $20. Sandusky sells at 15 cents n thousand and has n mini mum charge of $5 a year. Atlauta.Ga. , soils by motor only , at the rate of 13 cents a thousand gallons and a minimum charge of $10. Colorado Springs , where gravity furnishes the water , charges 7 cents a thousand straight , but it is said that this cannot bo done where the water is pumped from the ground. Thb minimum rates are given froni 800 cities. Five have as low as $ ! J a year. Six make it f 1 , thirty-one | 5 , thirty-three $ ti , ten $7twonty-ono $8 , seven $0 , ninety-four 110 , fifty-seven $12 , three $1 , twenty- four $15 , three $ li ( , three $18 , nine $20 one $21 , one $22 , five $21 , eight $25 auc fourteen moro than $25. A Merry Chrlstman. The custom of wishing every person n "Merry Christmas , " small in itself , is of much importance to the holiday. It convoys a happy greeting and if com bined with a bright and pleasant smile the person so addressed is sure to feel a o rtaln , indefinable oheer permeating his sensibilities. The greeting is given additional cm phasis if accompanied by an action cal onlatod to support the intent of the words and Christmas day is made bright and happy to those who would not otherwise know happiness but for the kindness of generous friends. When or where the custom originated is not known and tbo point is immater itd. It should never be permitted to die and should always be as essential to the Christmas festivities as is Sauti Clans. Tomorrow is the day when this ohoor ful greeting should proceed from the mouth of everyone man , woman am child to their friends , acquaintances and playmates and as many as cai should see that it is meant by the sincer ity with which it is uttered , if by no ac designed to make the holiday more enjoy joy able. At the same time the "merry Christ mas , " festival , Santa Glaus part of the occasion should bo subordinate to 'the ovbnt upon which the holiday was founded. That should bo the centra tlougthf } , as it was/.an oc9uran.ce tha meant more to the world than one day of joy , Frpm it sprang ohristianit : and with Christianity came clviHwxtioi and higher intellectual development Kindness , fcrgivene'ss , .charity , tmqorn plaining .suffering . , were born witl Christ and have since exercised an , in flueuoe for good in the world. It wa an event which should bo considered every day in the year , but more espec ially on the anniversary of the Savior's birth. It was the main cause of a "merry Christmas" for the generation to'followj so if your Christmas greeting is inspired by the event of His birth am the lessons of His life it' cannot but be effective. Now wait for Now Year's and the 111 collector. A fire sale Is a Hohomo to exact full rtco from pi o pin for damaged goods. Mr. Mnolny can now devote bin time o history , or perhaps might , become great as n writer of fiction. Governor Savage would never bo looted to the ofllco of Santa Glaus by he votes of Norfolk children. The anticipation of Christinas pleat- uros is perhaps the best part of the boll- lay to a largo number of people. People who have boon feasting on urkoy will find jack rabbit an agree- iblo change in the matter of price. A good many pocketbooks had an emaciated appearance this morning as n result of Christmas ovor-indulgence . Now is the time to regret your Christ- UIIIH indulgences and prepare a Now Ytar'ti robolutioii covering the point. A fcouthern exchange has obfeervCd that hard tunes make democrats and lomocrutic success makes hard times. Why didn't the prehidoiit give Gov ernor Savage a cabinet position ? Ho never would have been missed Irom No braska. Perhaps the fates were aware that a jig tire sale would bo an appropriate way to open the now year for iho Bos ton store ut Omaha. Santa Glaus was good to Governor 3huw of Iowa when ho dropped the treasurer's portfolio in his stocking on the eve of his retirement from the ex ecutive's otlico. If Governor Shaw gets that treas ury portfolio , Iowa will bo represented in the cabinet by two stalwart states men , which should bo almost equal to tne presidency. Judge Sedgwick bus resigned as com missioner and Judge Humes' Norlolk Irionds are ploabod to note that his i the first name mentioned of candidates to fill the vacancy. It is thought that Governor Savage might have hud the secretaryship ot thu treabury it President lioosevelt had not feared that the treasury department and the mints would bo removed to Lincoln. Archibald Roosevelt , sou of the presi dent , got a spanking on Christmas ovo. Ho became too inquisitive concerning the contents of packages being received at thu white house and suffered the pen alty that boys of more humble positions have received. Ex-Governor Hogg of Texas will soon go to London to perfect tbo organiza tion of n gigantic oil company which is to opt rate in the Beaumont fields. It looks as though the governor intends to bog some of the profits that have been going to Jphu D. Rockefeller. While Great Britain has been direct ing her energies to the overthrow of the South African republic , she has been de feated in the race lor commercial su premacy and may be relegated to third place. Not only will the United States bo ahead of her , but the Gorman empire may lead tne rormor winner by a lap or or two. After the large expenses of the insular government have boon paid there remains mains in the treasury of thu Philippine islands a balance of $ r ,000,000. Uncle Sam , thr6ugh his republican officials , is uofonly proving a good financier for bis immediate 'family but is niuUiu ( , good the bank accounts ot his adoptee children. It would certainly bo inappropriate to have this government represented at King Edward's coronation , by officers who have undertaken to embarrass or defeat the will of their superiors. If the country cannot bo represented by loya sous , willing to subordinate politica differences , the king can probably be crowned without the attendance of a representative. A great many exchanges , especially those making a specialty of agriculture problems' ' , are discussing the' question of "How tp make Hens Lay. " A satis factory method seems never to have been discovered to make the hens bear fruit in the winter timo. The goueral public would bo pleased if some learned Ecieutlst would undertake the solufipn. Eggs at J-0 cents per dozen are two rich for common people The Chinesecourt , has , at last awak ened to the need of progress and has decided cided to take lessons from the most progressive gressivo country on earth. Therefore it is in the market fgr au American ad- visortho salary ot suon pfflceV tobeibV 000 , a year. , Tbe right kind 'of. an ad visor willjoe a poyvor behind the throne of the celestial kingdom and if the ad vice ia heedud the benighted nation will rapidly advance to a higher place in the estimation of modern governmental A writer in a woman's magazine thinks it essential that the young women of to day should read the newspapers and not alone the tociety items and the smnl talk and gossip , but should read nut think upon the editorials , the political lows , and other subjects that heretofore mvo boon neglected by the women. The writer of the article considers It osseu- lal that the women of the future should mvo a broader knowledge of the world ami its doings to fit herself for the posi ion she is destined to occupy in ' the argor affairs of life. The advice ic good , It is this class of readers who wll | advance faster than their sisters and > rove to bo popular in the social world. A woman should have an understand- nK of all the larger problems of the day and fit herself to bo man's equal ii those particulars. Any crop that will aid in the diversi fication of farming is welcome to agri culturalists , especially if a good yield of valuable grain or fodder Is produced. A Beatrice farmer has boon experimenting with a now variety of grain known as "spoltz" or "oinmor" and has had very excellent results. Ho harvested last season 1(00 ( bushels from 11 acres The grain is hard , grows and mature ? in any season , wet or dry , and both grain and straw are relished by all kiwis of stock. If cut buforo thoroughly rip ) the straw is as good as prairie liny and the grain threshes easier. It is s.iid to bo the best drouth resistor known , should bo sown as early as spiing wheat and ripens early , before hot weather sets in. Tbo yield is mid to bo from (15 ( to 12(1 ( bushels per acre according to the season and other conditions CHEERED THE CENSOR , How ii ftnllntit Irlnh Ilealnicnt Took an After Hut tic Scoldliin. The leading regiment of our column was the I'Mfty-tblnl. commanded that dny by Major 1'ayn. afterward Oeneuil Sir \\Mllliun I'ayn. 1C. C. H. . a very line regiment , who , being mostly Irishmen , were enger to meet tbelr enemy. .Mean while 1 received orders to cross tbo rlv- T by a ford and get round the euuuiy's riglit flank , and I had gone for this purpose a \\ascrosslng about * u quar ter of a mile lower down , when sud denly 1 heard loud cheering and a heavy musketry the , and then I baw our troops gallantly advancing across the bridge to the assault. It turned out to be the Fifty-third , who , tired of the delay under fire and , It was whispered , bearing that Sir Colin bud sent for bis pet highbinders to take the bridge , took their bits be tween their teeth and without any further orders determined to rush the bridge * themselves , which they accord- Inglj did , and with gieat success. The enemy , oho ; forced ont of their posi tion , showed but a poor , desultory fight and , as at Cnwnpur , fell .in easy prey to the cavalry.'who , having cross ed , some by the bridge and others , in cluding myself , by the ford , fell on Miem and pursued them with such snc- ccsa that we captured every gun they bad. bad.The The Fifty-third were well pleased with themselves nnd the result of the tight they had so suddenly Initiated , but wo heard that Sir Colin was great ly annoyed with them nnd after the ac tion rated them soundly for their In- suboitllnntlon. But little did these wild Irishmen care. They hud had their light , nnd a real good one , so far as they were concerned , nud ns Sir Colin concluded his speech of rebuke they gav < > him three cheers , nnd giving three cheers more for General Mans field. Sir Colln's chief of staff , who had formerly commanded their regi ment , they quite upset the chief's equa nimity , but at the same time cleared away his wrath. "Old Memories. " Peter Cooper Met the Spirit * . iDurlng Peter Cooper's lifetime he was a frequent visitor at the home of S. J. I'ardessus , on Pacific street. Brooklyn. At one time Mr. Cooper became great ly Interested In the spirit manifesta tions of the Fox sisters nnd was anx ious to Investigate their Tappings per- s&nally , but he did not like to attend one of their public seances , for he fear ed recognition and consequently a great deal of talk. Finally It wns ar ranged that one of the sisters should spend a night at Mr. Pardessus' bouse and the doughty Peter be invited to meet her. Miss Fox came , and the spirits came tqp. The family retired early , Mr. Cooper occupying a bedroom on the op posite side of the hall from that of the fair ally of the supernatural. Ue wns Just settling himself comfortably for "a long winter's nap" when n rapping began on the headboard of bis bed which sent shivers to his very marrow. It was only the beginning of a "rat , ta , tat , " that kept up at Intervals dur ing the night In all parts of the room , and before daylight came Mr. Cooper had listened to enough spirits to last him a lifetime. He never said much about the experience , but be never asked to have It repeated. New York Mall and Express. Nol y Sunbriinifl. Fill a glass vessel with lampblnck , colored silk or worsted. Focus the rays of the sun In a lens that Is , bold n magnifying glass so that the rays pass through It before they fall on the glass vessel. Then revolve In the light , be tween iho lens' nnd the vessel' disk with an opening or silt In It BO that the light lilteiaately falling on iho vets sel rind being shut out. Now listen' , and you will herr a noise when the ) Ight passes through the silt , but there will be Bllencc' ' when It la shut out. Yov must place y6ur ear close to the glass holding the silk 6r other substance. Another experiment Is to use a prism Instead of an ordinary lens. 'This ' makes a rainbow , and ns tbo rays pass through the slltjt Is possible to tell that some parts of the solar spectrum as It Is cabled produce a spund as they fall on the glass vessel , while other parte haye no effect. ( . - THE PROLIFIC FLY. . , tL . * * the Prut All Orfrnnlo''nf- IIMV bhoulil lie lliirlr.l , ! Files multiply at a prodigious rate. i Given n temperature siitllelcntly high to Imteli eggs , their numbers are only limited jy the amount of food avail able for them. Mimteus Is credited with saying that three meat files , by n-MMoii of their rapid ninltlpllentlom would consume a dead horse quicker than would n lion , and the fact that certain tllptern having some outward Bc'mblnnee to the honeybee lay their eggs In the dead carcasses of animals probnbly led Samson and Virgil to make erroneous statements with re- gaVd to the genesis of honey nnd tlio manufacture of bees. The breeding of "gentles" for ground bait Is an Indus try the practices of which could prob ably give much Information as to tbo \ nlivty of choice exercised by files In selecting material for feeding and egg htylng. According to Packard , the hon < > fly makes selection of horse dung by preference for ovipositing , nnd as with female lays about IliO eggs and the cycle of changes from egg to fly Is completed In less tlmn three weeks It seems probable that n female fly might have some 2T > .000.000 descendants In the course of n hot summer. Other va rieties of files multiply , I believe , still more rapidly. As files multiply upon and In organic refuse of every kind , It Is obvious that the sooner such refuse Is placed wuer It cannot serve for the breeding nnd hatching of Hies the more likely Is the plague of tiles to bo lessened. The most commonly available method for tiie bestowal of organic refuse Is bur ial. The egg laying of ( lies in dead carcasses commences at the very In- stunt of death or even before death In the case of enfeebled animals. Lancet. MISTAKES TO AVOID. An English paper gives what It terms "thirteen mistakes df life : " It Is a great mistake'to set up our own standard of right and wrong and Judge people accordingly. To measure the enjoyment of others by our own. To expect uniformity of opinion In this world. To look for judgment and experience In youth. To endeavor to meld all dispositions alike. To look for perfection In our own ac tions. To worry ourselves and others with what cannot be remedied. Not to yield In Immaterial matters. js'ot to alleviate all that needs allevia tion ns far ns lies In our power. Not to make allowances for the Inflr- mltles of others. To consider everything Impossible that we cannot perform. To believe only what our finite minds can grasp. To expect to be able to understand everything. The Evolntlon of AVnrHhlpn. A man need not be n scholar to be an Inventor. One of the most success ful aeronauts of old times who bad made a study of aerlnl currents and the management of balloons once delivered an address In which he referred to "the anaconda" as "the largest bird that ever flew , " nnd he also remarked that "the mental faculties of a man's , mind Is so constructed as to bring things down to a pin's point. " He also- refcrred to the currents of air ns stretchums , meaning strata , and yet ho wns one of the foremost bnlloonlsts of his time. He was an Inventor also of many useful things and wns the first man In the country to suggest an Ironclad , man-of-war with slanting sides. Ho Inllt a miniature vessel on this plan- of sheet Iron , placing It In the water and flred musket balls at It at short range. Every hall glanced off. The Meriimne wns built on n similar plan , and from that humble beginning the evolution or revolution in naval archi tecture took Its start. Baltimore Sun. A Tnll Smoke Column. During the burning of the Standard Oil company's tanks at Bayonne. N. J. , In July. 1000. an Immense column of smoke , shaped at the top like nu urn-1 ' brella , rose Into the air , where very lit- > tie wind was stirring , to an elevation , measured by trlangulatlon , of 13,411 feet , or more tlmn two miles nnd a half. Above the column white clouds formed1 In an otherwise cloudless sky and re mained visible for two days , the flro continuing to burn nnd the smoke to rise. After the explosion of an oil tank flames shot up to a height of 3.000 feet , and.the heat radiated from them was felt at a distance of a mile and1 three-quarters , where It was more , no ticeable tlmn close to the fire. Youth's Companion. The Uny After. ' ' ' Mrs. Mixer Tell mo the worst , doc tor. Is my husband's 'condition 'serl- ' oua ? ' > Doctor There Is no cause for alarm , madam. ' He Is now out 'of ' danger , ' aV though suffering acutely from'enlarge7 ment of the cerebral glands. ' ' f > Mrs. Mixer But , doctor , how' do'you - suppose U was brought on ? Doctor ' ' Ora' ti'ay probably.-Ohlca- The Price of Ten Centi' Worth. Custoiher Give nio 10 cents' worth. of paregoric , please. > i Druggist Yes , sir. . / , Customer ( absentrnlndedly ) How much Is It ? , . Druggist A quarter. Boston Chris tian Register * i- - . , i , In my opinion the man who kills his fellow Is the hero -barbarism ; the man who risks his own life to save the lives of others 'Is ' the only hero that a true civilization can honoiv-Andrew Carnegie.