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PENNSLIVANIA'S PLAN TO PROVIDE -
VIDE AQAIST DROUGHT.
AUTOMATIC STOKER FOR ENGINES
New York Central Expcrlmcntlnu With
Device Intended to Save Money and
Labor Remarkable Features of n
Cape Colci / . urcnd.
The l'iinns.ula . \ llallroad company
la getting Itself In position HO Hint In
times of drought It will nlwa.vH have
enough water on liniul to meet all HH
wants , HII.VM ( ho Philadelphia Press.
The dry weather of last year showed
thai the old H.VHtoin of depending on
nearby HlrcaiiiM and towns for water
for the loeoinotlveH will no longer
nerve. At one time nearly one-half of
the motive power wan laid up on ac
count of the eorroHlon of the boiler : *
by Impnre water. This happened at a
thnu when the busliieHH wan the heavi
est , It moan * a loss of large minis of
money and wan In a ineaHtire responsi
ble for tlio piling up of freight trains
whlih could not bo moved on account
of there not hulng enough locomotives
lit Horvlco.
President Oimmtt realized that inoro
up to date methods would have to be
employed. Hlnco then ho IIIIH , through
his ollleorH , secured the water rights to
many Htreams , and the work of con-
Hlriietlng a water plpo line l.\ty miles
long has begun. The water pipe line Is
to he extended throughout the sec
tions where at times the waterways
become very low. The outlay for this
pipe line will ho considerable , but It
will he of Immense advautago to the
company when water Is scarce , as It
will Insure the railroad a supply of
pure water at all times.
An automatic stoker Is the Intent ex
periment by the Now York Central pee
ple , HII.VH a Hpeclal dispatch from Troy
to the New York Kvenlng World. Kx-
pcrlments have practically been com
pleted at the West Albany roundhouse ,
and the Indication Is that the Inven
tion will result In the most radical Hav
ing of labor and cost. The experiments
have been carried on upon a common
locomotive of an old typo.
The device Is placed Just In front of
the- tender box , with which It connects
by means of a long fowl pipe leading to
the furnace. The contrivance consists
of a long corkscrew arrangement which
carries the pulverl/ed coal from Iho bin
to the food pipe Into which the coal
falls and Is wafted by means of a fan
through the pipe Into the tire. The machine -
chine takes up comparatively little
bpnco and Is easy to operate. It IH run
by a miniII engine at present , but later
IJort Soabolt , the Inventor , expects to
dispense with the engine , procuring Ida
fltcani from the locomotive Itself.
If the device proves successful In the
final tests a Having of ( VJ per cent lit
fncl'alone will be achieved.
In the construction of the Amabele-
Uuttorworth railway In Cape Colony
unusual dlffcultlcs had to be surmount
ed , according to the Pall Mall Gazette ,
anl the result Is , from an engineering
point of view , one of the most remark
able railways In existence. After pass
ing th'rough the Kel hills the line winds
around ain > "ier hill , and then , at a low
er level , goes under Its own track. TUN
portion of the railway Is known as the
"spiral. "
At an ithcr point the line travels along
the banks of ( lie Mungnln rher for two
miles , and then doubles back for a mile
and a I..ill' , so that , after covering three
and a half miles , the- train N really
only half a mile 11 the g , l. 'lids sec
tion Is called the "y.ig/.ag , " and , with
the spiral , Is unique In South Africa.
All along the Kel heights ( be route Is
through cuttings or on cmbanKmcnts.
Some Idea of Its extraordinary charac
ter may lie f.irmed from the statement
that In eighteen miles the line falls or
rises to the extent of l"t > 0 feet.
K , It. llarriman. pro Ident of Mie
Union I'a.lie. . Southern I'ac.tlc and the
Greg in Short litiiu , | s g.ilng to print
and publl li to the wor'.d a amp of hi
big sy.stem without the time honored
straight lines , \\hlch since the tlrst
wheel was turned has always repre
nented the routes of roads , says the
Clnclunatl Knqulror. The folders are
nlwnys almo-it lib- lately straight
lines , Now Mr. llarriman has told his
passenger representatives to print a
map showing exactly the way the rail
of these roads He. As a result there
will soon be Issued by the passenger
department of the llarriman lines the
most unique map ever sent out by a
railroad. There will be no straight
lines on It.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and St.
Taul railway Is building a new style
of sleeping car for use between Chlca
go and Minneapolis , says a Chicago
dispatch to the Kansas City Star. They
nre of the compartment type , but the
drawing rooms will be In the middle
of the ear.
Prizes amounting to $5,500 have been
awarded by the Pennsylvania railroad
to employees of the construction de
partment for well kept sections of
track.
David B. Henderson's Condition.
Dubuque , Nov. S. Dr. John C. Han
cock Issued the following statement
regarding the Illness of ex-Speaker
David B. Henderson : "There Is no
particular change In the condition o :
the patient. Ho has been slightly de
llrlous at times , but not different froir
heretofore Death la not Imminent uc
leu bemorrhaeo develops "
FRIDAY FAOTU.
Frank Klynn Hpont yoHtorday at Kro-
uont.
Mris. IrVln'lw Vudllng with relatlvoa
n Plalnvlo'w. '
.1. K Wills , formerly with the Dog-
ior llardwaro Co. , IH visiting In the
II.v.
II.v.Mr.
Mr. anil Mrs. .1. Alhorry anil datigh-
or , MIHH llntllo Alhorry , wont to
llalr to spend TliankHglvlng.
Mhm llaltlo Mayhow , who IH teach-
ng near llandiilph , accompanied by
MIHH llnso LackiiH , IH Hpendlng the
I'liauhnglvliig holidays In the oily.
Mm. Dora Schramm him arrlvn.il
nun Iho east to lakn a position an mi-
lerlnlemlenl In the Work cutting
school. Hlio had boon visiting al Dell
taplils. Iowa.
Miss Anna Hoffman , who IIIIH boon
pending Iho punt wcok with friends
n Norfolk , left thin morning for Lin-
oln whore Him will vlHll rolallvoH for
i Hliorl llmo.
MI-H. M. A. McMillan of thlH city on-
ortalned at a family dinner yesterday ,
'hero were present Mr. and Mrs. M.
Mclaughlin of West Point : Mr. and
MI-H. ( leorgo Korb of Went Point ; Mr.
uid Mrs. ICwIng of Hlnux Clly.
The U'oiimn'H club will hold a moot-
ug tomorrow In place of that which
VUH Hchednled for Monday. The moot-
ug WIIH postponed at that time on ae-
omit of the rain and will ho held to-
norrow al the HUIIIC tlmo and place
is Hchedulud for Monday.
Ono of the football players on the
Winner team , In u game against Scrlb-
ter , rooontly HO broke his lltllu linger
hat the member had ( o bo am ntatod.
'he man Is a plasterer by trade and
ilayed football for pastlmo. There IH
said to bo considerable feeling against
ho game In Wlsnor IIH a roMiilt of thin
iccldent.
Heavy tragedy , with walling and
ears and Kword Htahhlng and all that ,
lold the hoards at the Auditorium as
he Thanksgiving night attraction , and
ho nliow drew a fairly good house
onsldorlng the weather and the com-
let lug at tract ions of the town. The
ompany IH clever and the roloH wore
veil played.
"Morodora , the popular musical
comedy , will Iiuvo Its llrst appearance
it the Auditorium tonight. In m > mo
oHpeets thin company la pronounced
superior to the original troupe. The
omedlau is said to ho the star of the
itlractlon , and an Norfolk people al
lays attend a musical comedy In
urge numbers , It IH presumed there
vlll bo a full IIOUHO tonight. The seat
sale has been good.
Norfolk loilgo No ! ( ! . I. O. O. K. , hold
i tegular meeting last night at their
mil and elected the following olllcors :
lohn Porvlance , N. ! . ; .1. T. Wolfkiol ,
V. ( i. ; C. V. W. Maniuardt , treasurer ;
Sidney Hobortson , trustco for three
vcarH. There wcio four candlilates for
nltlatlon and after the ceremony the
uembers of the lodge enjoyed oysters
it the Merchants cafe.
Caids have been lecelved by Nor
folk frlendH announcing the birth of a
laughter to Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Leav
ens of St. Louis , November " 7. Mrs.
Leavens was formerly Miss Allison
Searles of Norfolk. The now dnugh-
: or has been named Kdlth Allison , In
honor of Mrs. L. M. Keene of Fremont ,
formerly Miss ICdlth McClary of Nor
folk and a lifelong friend of Mrs. Loa\-
ens ; and for the mother.
The Mast lloso company \\oio bests
last night In Marquardt hall to a large
number of merry \valt7ors , mid the
party was a complete success through
out. The attendance was very large ,
the music was excellent and the danc
ers enjoyed the gliding until an early
tiour this morning. The Mast Hose
company wishes The News to an
nounce Its appreciation for the generous -
orous patronage tendered to the fnnc
lion by Norfolk people.
Miss Nellie Williams , daughter of
( icorgo Williams of Norfolk , was mar
ried Wednesday afternoon to J. U.
lleenan of Lander. Wyo. , tlie wedding
taking place at Ogden , Utah , att
o'clock In the afternoon. The couple
are now sojourning at the Drown Palace -
ace In Denver , where they will make
their headquarters for a week , visiting
points of Interest In and about Denver
during the time. They will later go to
Lander to make their , homo. Mr.
Hooiinn Is n ranchman and n govern
ment contractor. The bride is well
Known In Norfolk- , where she has a
great many friends with whom she
has been Intimately associated until
late years , all of her life.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dlakely of this
city have heard Indirectly of the wel
fare of their daughter. Mrs.V. . S
Mapes. and her husband. Captain W
S. Mapes , formerly of Fort Nlobrara
An article In the Chicago American
published more 'ban a week ago am
lolling of the worry of the parents ii
Norfolk , was read in St. Ixmls b >
Mrs. K. Schottsmneller of St. Louis
whose sister , Mrs. Lieutenant Moolloy
resides next door to Captain and Mrs
Mapes In the Islands. Mrs. Moollej
wrote to Mrs. Schotsmueller on Oc
tober 1 , some days after the typhoon
and stated that the homo of Captali
and Mrs. Mapes was badly damaged
but that the otllcer and his wlfo es
caped with their lives. She added
that they were only too thankful to
get out of the storm alive.
Fatally Hurt In Mass Play.
Bridgeport. Conn. l > e. 1 During
a mass piny In a eame of foot
ball between two local traniB , Leo
McNully , aged twenty-ono. had his
spine fractured and Is not expected
to live
talfour Cabinet to Rtslgn.
London. " > c I It U understood on
good nu U > Hut the Dalfour cab
Inet has * tided to resign and that
the final steps will bo arranged at U
day's cmblnet oioctlnc.
SEVERAL VESSELS AGROUND OR
BROKEN ON THE ROCKS.
WRECKAGE STREWS THE SHORE
nteamcr Mataa'a Break * In Two and
Crew of. Twenty-six Thought to
Have Perished Property Damaro
Estimated at $1,000,000.
( jiiliiih. Minn. , Nov 29. In one of
the most terrlllc gales In the hlstorv
of ( he great lakes , even surpassing In
fury tlii > toirlble storm of last Septem
ber. In which to many men lost their
live * In I lie vicinity of the Aposllu Is- !
ntids , three big lake steamers worn
driven ashore within sight of the light
house at the Ptiliith entrance to tlui
torn ) harbor , and sovoinl members of
the crew of ono of the bouts , the
Mataafa. me bclloved to have per-
Ihhml The wroukft are the Crescent
City. Maiaiifu mid the II. W. Kngland.
AH HOIIII as interrupted telegiaphlc
( oinniiinlriiilori with other lake ports
IB icHiimod It IH expected that further
repot Is of wrncks will he received.
For thirteen roiiHOciitlve hours the
velocllv of lh - wind aval aged sixty
inllcK mi hour and at 'times blew at
the nile of seventy miles an hour
The Mataafu IK being slowly pounded
to plt-ies The rruw of the Cruacent
Clly r-HCiiptMl , but the boat is a total
wrt-i k Captain U. W. Kngland Is the
only man who left the England The
vessel IK lying on the sand and is In
no danger ol going to pieces.
Llfesavers have been unable to get
the < row off the wrecked Rteamcr
Mnlnnfii. The boat has broken In two ,
tint llic docks are still out of water
It IB thought that twenty-six men havu
Tror.cn to death , as there Is no sign of
lite on hoard.
The steamer .11m Sheriffs , which loft
Alpuua with the barges Mowatt and
12. T. , ! uiltl In tow , returned to that
port without her barges and with ono
( .par and her dcckload of lumber
pone The barges broke away In the
Blorm. An unknown barge Is at an
chor off Hlack river and Is supposed to
be the Mowalt. Nothing whatever has
been heard from the 13 , T. Jtidd.'and
It Is feared that she may ho lost Cap
tain .lex of Toledo commands the Jtidd
and has n crew of about six men. The
big steel fitoamer Charles M. Werner ,
owned by Iho United States Trans
put tat inn company of Cleveland , was
blown ashore during the day on Nine
Mile point , near Sheboygan.
The scow fieorge Herbert was sunk
off Two Islands , on the north shore
and It Is reported flvo men wore
drowned. The steamer Mailposa Is
said to be ashore at Split rork. The
damage by the storm Is estimated at
11,000,000.
SUPERSTITIONSTOPS BOYCOTT
_
Chinese Buy American Goods Through
Fear of Wrath of God of Waters.
San Francisco. Nov. 29. Believing
that the wrath of the "God of Water"
will bo visited on them , the Chinese of
Shanghai and its vicinity have , It Is
said , given up the boycotting of Amcr
lean goods.
This change of sentiment was
caused by Mie destruction by water
of a large quantity of goods which
were stored in the basements of th -
business houses of the Chinese port
Thn > had been placed there by th
Chlncso merchants when the boyron
WRS first Instituted. This occurred
during the Inundation of that portion
of the Chinese coast during a typhooi.
and n tidal wave of a month ago.
The news of the lifting of the boy
cott and the unusual means which
brought It about came here on the
steamer Doric. Among the paaiien
ficrs was CHde. . who has been In bust
ness in China for twenty-two years
He stated that the Americans had bat
tied hard against the boycott , but | i
was duo entirely to the superstitions
of the Chinese that the scheme bad
been eliminated.
Pennsylvania Defeats Cornell ,
Phlladt Iphm D --Pennsylvania (
dofmtfd Cornell in the annual foot
ball gauie bthe store of G to 6 , the
n.now inurKln of a goal dvcldtng the
contest. It was Uiu most stubbornly
coutcsted taiui' that has been seen on
Franklin field this season and It was
only after Cornell had been weakened
by the substitution players that the
Pennsylvania ! ) * wrre able to crosc the
Itbacans' goal line.
Bids for Bridges.
Notice Is hereby given that scaled
bids will bo received nt the county
clerk's offlco nt Mndlson , Madison
county , Nebraska , until 12 o'clock at
noon , standard tlrnov December 12
1905 , for the erection , completion nni
reparation of bridges and approaches
thereto to bo built or repaired during
the year 1903 according to specifica
tions now on file In this offlco.
All bidders nro required to accom
pany their bids with plans and speci
fications of their work and a certified
check of 1250.00 to be forfeited if
contractor falls to make contract or
file an acceptable bond within fifteen
days from date of lotting. The board
of commissioners reserve the right to
reject any or all bids. The party
awarded the contract will bo required
to glvo a good and sufficient bond con
ditloned for the faithful performance
of the contract with sureties as pro
vided by law. Said bond to bo ap
proved by the county board.
Dated this the 14th day of November
ber , 1905. Erall Winter.
County Clerk.
'
SPRINGS COMPLICATED POLICY
OrtDFace a Fixed Premium and Else5
where Sum to be Fixed by Company ,
Now York , Nov 2U. Just before the
insurance liiicstli.'fUIng committee ad
journed Charles K Hughes , counsel
tor the committee , produced a policy
written by the Mutual Huserve Lira
Insurance company upon the llfo of at ,
unknown man , which policy stipulated
on the Drat page that the insured
ihould pay a fixed and staled pre
mium , "subject to other benefits and
requirements elsewhere stated " On
page 2 of the policy Mr. Hughes read
a clauRe that the executive committee
of the c-nnpany could require the hold
cr of tht- policy to pay any multiple of
the amount of the premium stated on
the first page which the committee
saw nt George D Kldredge vice
president and secretary of the com
pany. to whom Mr flughcs rend the
policy , said that the number of such
policies Issued was small
Previously Edmund D Randolph ,
treasurer of the Now York Life Insur
ance company , l.ad said that It was
true that he removed J700.000 worth
of New York city stock from the
vaults of the company and put a
check of the Central National bank for
that amount In the place of It on Jan
5. 1001 Mr Randolph understood that
tliu bank wanted the stock for clients ,
one of which was the Merchants'
Trust company He promised to give
the committee Inter the names jf any
officers of the New York Life com
pany then In the Merchants' Trust
company
DASHES HOPES OHJOLONISTS
Root Puts Quietus Upon Aspirations
of Americans In Isle of Pines.
Washington. Nov. 29. The admin
istration dashed tin * hopes ot the llttlo
band of American colonists on the
Isle of Pines , who have been working
toward the separation of the Island
from Cuba and Its inclusion in the
United States , when Secretary Hoot ,
after a consultation with the presi
dent , made public the text of a letter
which he had addressed to Charles
Raynard , president of the American
club of the Isle of Pines , defining the
attitude of the United States govern
ment toward the proposed formation
of a territorial government In the Isl
and as a part of the United States.
The secretary was most pointed In
the statements in his letter , which la
as follows :
"I have received your loiter of Oct.
25. In which you say : 'Kindly advise
trio al your earliest convenience the
ncce.'saiy procedure to establish a tot-
ritorlal form of government for the
Isle of Pines , West Indies , United
States of America. '
"There Is no procedure by which
you and your associates can lawfully
establish a territory in that island.
The Island Is lawfully subject to the
control of the republic of Cuba and
you and your associates are bound to
render obedience to the laws of that
country so long as you remain In the
Island. If you fail In that olioillence
you will bo just I ) liable to piosecu
lion In the Culian courts and to such
punishment as may bo provided bv
the laws of Cuba lor sue h offense aa
you commit You arc not likely to
have any gioater power in the lutiirp
The treaty now pending boron : the
senate. If approved by that body , will
relinquish all claim of ( hi United
States to the- Isle of Pines. In my
Judgment the United States has no
substantial claim to the Isle of Plnew.
Tlio fronty merely auoids to Cuba
what is hors , In nrrotdanco with intci-
nallonnl law and Justice You may
bf null" sure that Cuba will never
ronseni to give up the Isliof Pines
and that ihc > United States will never
try to rompi'l her to Klve It up against
her will "
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLO
Two Panhandle frolght trains col
lldpd ot Trimmer , ln < l The ( 'iigU-wf
and fireman were killed
The Chinese army , reorganized by
Japanese ollicor ! ! , has astonished null
tary experts bv Its ofhclfncy
Adam W .Inlinton , former United
States marshal at Nome. Alaska , illml
In a New York sanitarium follov/iiK
an operation
lan.ps B Oliver , president of the
Oliver Iron and Steel company ili .d
at Plttsburi ; nfiot a tout-days lllr.esb
from pneumonia
The trial of the first issues in the
indlctmeiiis found against the beef
paekers for operating in restraint ot
trade hac bp n ? fti for Dec 12
The dead body of Charles Cheshire
a land dealer , has been found six
miles west of Tisbialngo , I T. , with
the throat rut , a bullet hole in th-
chcek and lnlf : > wounds. There is ne
clue to the murderer
The last Thursday of April was de
rided upon at the meeting of the mi
Monal committee on the proposed
fhange of inauguration day as the day
.o recommend to congress for futuic
Residential inaugurations.
Football Player Injured.
Peorl& , Dec. 1. George E. Prior ,
tackle of the football team of the So
cial Athletic club , was seriously In
jured in Uio groin In a game played
hero between the local team and Lom
bard college The Injury will necessi
tate an operation , which will perma
nently disable the player. Lombard
rollo c WUR defeated by the score of
11 to C.
Crew of British Bark In Mutiny.
Sin Pedro. Cal. Nov. 29. The crew
of ihf Rrltlsh bark ifaddon Hall , who
were reported In mutiny , are still
aboard the vessel and demand their
pay a d discharge.
REBELLIOUS RUSSIAN SOLDIER3
REFUSE TO SURRENDER. i
OFFICERS ARE IN A QUANDARY
Reluctant to Order Fleet to Fire for
Fear o > Refusal Workmen's Coun
cil Threatens to Renew General
Strike In Russ.a.
St Petersbuig , Nov. 29. The last
day ol grace aecordod the mutineers
at Sevastopol expired at midnight ,
with no signs of surrender on the part
ot the men The hills towering above
ihe harbor of the Russian stronghold
In the- Black sea may resound today ,
as they did in the days of the Crimean
war , with the- roar of musketry and
cannon should the government at-
tf > mpt to c.prry out Its announced In
tentlon of eruslung the revolt with the
mailed fist
The rebellious soldiers nre playing
a waiting game and apparently have-
full ronhdenre that the guns of the-
fleet will not be turned against then.
If they have not nclually disregarded
the summons to haul down the red
flag , they seem determined to make
the authorities show their hand.
Whether General Neplueff , the corn-
niniidnnt of the fortress , who was re
leased by the mutineers yesterday ,
will dare to accept the challenge of
the mutineers and stake the discipline
and loyalty , not only of the troops at
his disposal , but of the whole army , on
the cast Is , however , doubtful Dis
patches from a score of garrisons in
Russia show that the land forces of
the empire are In a state of discontent
and any order to the troops to fire on
their comrades In the sister branch of
the service might possibly precipi
tate a general and widespread mutiny.
On the other hand , It would be dim-
cult to starve out the sailors by a reg
ular siege , as provisions and water
can be obtained by them , and they nro
under the guns of not unfriendly war
ships. The report that the whole fleet
had gone over to the mutineers , under
the command of Lieutenant Schmidt
the revolutionary commander of the
cruiser Otohakoff , Is incorrect , thougn
the officers of the ether ships , as dur
ing \Mce Admiral Krugcr's abortive
demonstration against the mutineers
on the Kniaz Potemkino ut Odessa ,
probably will be unable to obtain
obedience of the men lor the carrying
out of any measures against their
comrades.
The rumblings of another general
strike are becoming louder. The post
and telegrsph officials at Moscow al
ready have gone out , and the strike
has spread to twelve other cities.
The general workmen's council has
summoned a conlereiicc- the loaders
thioughout the empire for lomoirow to
discuss the possibility of a national
strike In sympathy with the locked
out workmen of St. Petersbuig. There
Is a stiong feeling against such a
strike , however , not only on account
of the poverty of the woikmen , hot
uteo because it would Intuifcie with
theKioat strike planned for January.
The soldiers attached to the military
school of tli'ctrlelty have been arrest
ed by fcuii battalions of the Pavlovsky
regiment and taken to the fortress of
St. Peter uud Paul
Too ScrlDim.
While a great many persons probably
take themselves too seriously , enter
taining an altogether exaggerated opin
ion of their ability and worth , not
many nowadays go to the extreme
length of the German whom the Kng-
llsh poet Coleridge met at Krankfort
Uo always took off his hat when ho
ventured to speak of himself. Were
this practice to become general what a
number of people would be permanent
ly bareheaded1
Pcrnonul.
"Do you really maintain that there
exist dogs who are more Intelligent
than their masters ? "
"Certainly. Such clever animals are
rare , but 1'vo got a pointer what are
all you chaps laughing about ? "
TliU Life of Our * .
At the end of lifo we discover that
we have passed nearly one-half of it
In being happy without realizing It
and the other In Imagining that we
were miserable.
Never yet was the voice of conscience
silenced without retribution. Jameson.
Calumet
is the only
High Grade Powder
offered to the
consumer at a
Moderate Price
It should not be
confused with
the cheap , low
grade powders
on the one hand ,
nor the high priced
trust powders on
the other.
carter on the Stand.
Chicago , Nov 29. Obcrlln M. Car
ter , the former army officer who is
now defending himself against charges
of defrauding the government out of
millions of dollars , testified before
Special Examiner Durgoine that he
had many times saved the government
thousands of dollars In letting eon-
tracts at Savannah. Carter , in his
testimony , declaied that In letting ono
contract to Greene and Gaynor , the
form Insisted upon by him saved the
government $275,0 0.
Fatal Injury at Football.
Scdalla , Mo. , Nov. 29. Robert
Brown , sixteen years old , who was In
jured in a football game here last Sat
urday between local elevens , Is dead.
Drown was paralyzed from the neck
Jown , and rendered unconscious.
The Thclinii Sphinx.
The Theban sphinx was said to be a
monster sent by Juno to lay waste the
country around Thebes. It had the
head and bust of a woman , the body
of a dog , the wings of n bird , the paws
of a lion and n human voice. It at
once became the tenor of the neighbor
hood and devoured all who could not
solve the riddle which It propounded ,
"What animal walks on four legs In
the morning , two at noon ami three nt
nlghtV Oedipus , attracted by the
promise of King Creon of his crown
and his sister In marriage , came to
Thebes and declared that man goes on
all fours In Infancy , erect on two legs
when upgrown and supports the In
firmities of age with u staff. On hear
ing this correct solution the sphinx
dashed her bead against a wall , and
the land bad rest.
The Work of the Heart.
One of the most remarkable things
about the heart Is the amount of work
it does. Considering the organ as n
pump whose task Is to deliver n known
quantity of blood against a known
"head , " It Is easy to show that in twen
ty-four hours a man's heart docs about
124 foot tons of work. "In other
words , " says a contemporary , "If the
whole force expended by the heart in
twenty-four hours were gathered Into
one huge stroke , such a power would
lift 124 tons one foot from the ground.
A similar calculation has been made
respecting the amount of work expend
ed by the muscles involved In breath
ing. In twenty-four hours these mus
cles do about twenty-one foot tons of
work. "
A Chlnene Cimtoiu. if
A quaint custom practiced by Chi- '
ncse mothers when a child Is restless
and does not sleep Is to write the fol
lowing verse and pin a copy of It on
each of the four corners of the house ,
that the passersby may read and the
child tlnd rest. Literally translated
the verse reads :
Brilliant sparkling heaven ,
Brilliant fcparkllng earth.
In my house there Is n child who cries at
night.
The gentlemen coming from the four
quarters behold
Peaceful sloop till break of day.
Kf Cunilltlon.
A negro woman was heard to remark
that she "was going to build a condi
tion to her residence so as she could
ascertain her friends wld 'mo hos
tility. "
She was "going to have a purgatory
on top of the house and n memoran
dum all lit up wid ludescent light for
'em to lemonade ou. " Memphis Scimi
tar.
Kni * liy < he Ilont Loud.
Owing to the heavy crops of walnuts ,
chellbarks and butternuts In West Vir
ginia and Ohio tins season the incom
ing steamers have brought over fi.OOO
bushels to Plttsburg within the last
few days , soys the Plttslmrg Dispatch ,
nnd the wharf boats have been packed
from end to cud with nuts.
Political Independence Dinner.
New York. Nov 29.-A "political Independence -
dependence dinner" was given by the
City Hub in mlobratlon of victories
at the recent election over party leaders -
ers here. In Philadelphia. New Jersey
and elsewhere. The
men whom It was
designed particularly to honor were
William Travers Jerome of New York
Mayor lohn Weaver of Philadelphia !
Senator-elect Colby of New Jersey
Mayor MarK Pagan of Jersey City and
Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland
Messrs. Johnson , Weaver.
. Colby and
Jaromo
Kbokt.
O.R.MEREDITH D.O
OSTEOPATH.
Olficj , Colion Block , 'Phone Black 23.
Re.ldenc. log North Tenth 5tre t. 'Phone PB