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8 THE NORFOLK NtiWS-JOUUNAL F1UDAY DEOEMlJEIl 17 1909 Norfolk People to Wed. Mndlstm , Nob. , Doc. 14. Special t The NOWH : Judge IlntCH IHHIICII n inn rlago llcuimu to Cliuidu Ralph llcni diet niul Altos Clnru Crotty , both t Norfolk. Mnrrlngo HCOIIHOVIH Issued to Atu unt II. U. Mueller anil MlHH Lydi Jlnhrko , both of Norfolk. County Treasurer I'otorHon 1ms cnl cd InvnrrantH to the nniount of $11 100 Hlnco the llntl of the month on th Kcnoral and bridge funds , tlnm redin Ing the Interest bearing indubtcdnoB of the county to thnt ninount. The Hchool In dlntrlct No. 57 I cloHOd thlH week IIR a precaution , th 18-year-old daughter of Shine Osbornt n rcBldont of the district , being BC ! with scnrlot favor. C. H. McFarlnm the tonchor In charge , IB spending th week with his parents , Mr. and Mn 8. H. McKarland. Final Bottlomont In the matter c the ostnto of Carollno 10. Farley , di ceased , was tnado In the probate cour Myron M. Farloy , executor , and M. C JIazon , attorney for the estate , tram ncted buslnoss at the county judge' ' olllco In connection with tlio matter. Must Pay to See Smith Fly. David Smith of Dovoro , Nob. , wh Is having a Hying machine built at th Ahlman garage In Norfolk , arrived 1 the city yesterday. The light Bte < tubing which was ordered from th caBt haa arrived and work on the nil chine has again started after n week delay. Mr. Smith Is as enthusiast ! over his machlno as ho ever was an nays although many pcoplo are sko ] tlcal as to whether his machine wl fly or not , ho Is positive that It wl turn out to bo a success. "I studied on this machine five year before I thought It would fly , " said M Smith. "In 1908 I sent my papers to Wasl ington and It took me a year before got a patent. I am positive that th machine will fly. Of course , I wl allow the public some of the part which are already completed , bi there are some secrets In this inachln which I will not show. " According to Mr. Smith , he will nc make his trial flight here unless som money Is advanced him. When aske how ho could expect money unless h could give some kind of a flying pe formance , he said : "I am sure It's success and that's all. It has cost lot of money to build this machine an I am afraid It's going to cost mor than I believe. " Mr. Smith is taking a hand In th manufacture of the machlno hlinso : and yesterday afternoon found hli very busy putting the pieces of tubln together which will make up the lowc part of the machine , Into which th sprocket and pedals will fit. " 1 think my machlno will not welg over fifty pounds , " said Mr. Sinitl "and there Is no other machlno eve boon built like mine. " Mr. Smith called on J. D. Sturgeot secretary of the Commercir.l club , an Inquired when ho could meet the clu and confer with them on a matter I connection with his machine. Accori Ing to Mr. Sturgeon , Smith will as the Commercial club for support an possibly a little financial aid. If thi Is granted Mr. Smith will probabl build his machines In Norfolk. It I doubtful if the Commercial club wi consider Mr. Smith's plea , owing t the fact that but very little of his mt chine has so far been finished , an because a flying machine Is never success until It flies. Won the Shoes. Willie Kreuch and Clifford Adam each won a pair of shoes given by th Norfolk Shoe company Saturday. Benedict-Crotty. Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock , r the home of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cro ty , occurred iho wedding of the ! daughter , Miss Clara Bell Crotty , an Claude Benedict of Pierce. The wedding march was played b Miss Leila Craft. The bride wa dressed in white satin , with veil an wreath , carrying bride's roses and a tended by her sister , Miss Hattle Bei edict , who was dressed in pink , carr ; Ing whlto carnations , and Miss Madi line Welch , who was dressed in blui carrying pink carnations. The grooi was attended by Lloyd Benedict an Gene Crotty. The ceremony was pe formed under a canopy of smllax an evergreens , Father Buckley pronoun Ing the words which bound the youn couple In wedlock. After the cen inony and congratulations a five-cours dinner was served to over sevent guests. The bride Is well known hero an has a great many friends. Mr. Bei edict Is the son of Mr. and Mr George Benedict , prominent farmei living near Pierce. The young coup ! will make their home with the groom parents for a while , later moving to farm of their own near Pierce. TUESDAY TOPICS. M. C. Hazen returned from Aladlso W. II. Goodwin of Madison was 1 the city. Sheriff J. J. Clements of Madlsc was here. II. C. Sattler went to Omaha c business. Mrs. W. E. Burns of Witten , S. I was hero. Mrs. Charles Green of Ilosklns wi In the city. Miss Wilda Chase of Stanton wi hero visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. F. Pofahl of Hadi called on friends here. Mrs. Dobbins of Hosklns Is In tl city visiting with friends , Walter A. Kent of Long Lake , Nel was In the city on buslnoss. Mrs. George Davenport of Madlst la in the city visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Schulz , wl have been visiting at Hosklns have r turned. R. F. Schiller , who has boon vis Ing friends at Toronto , Canada , is c jiected to return tonight W. H. Tackott of Gregory stoppi over for n short time In the city or route to Omaha on biiHlnesB. The Trinity guild will moot' wit ! MTH. Lyndo Thursday at 2:30. : MTB. O. L. Hyde has received won from Wakclleld reporting the illnos of her mother. Joseph Pliant went to Kxcclslo Springs , Mo. , where ho will take trcal incuts at n sanitarium for rhcumatlsn Mr. Pliant expects to bo gene ahou six wockfl. William Wagner has received wor from his brother , Martin C. Wagnei of Guthrlc , Okla. , notifying htm of th death of his sister , Mattle , who die at LOB Angeles last Saturday. Jack Koenigstcln returned from N < llgli , whore ho had boon attending dlf trlct court. Mr. Koenlgsteln says n present It looks as If the Jury will hav but little work , only one Jury case bt Ing up for trial at present. Carl Davenport returned from hunting expedition. Ho reports hai Ing killed a large number of cottot tails. The deep snow affords fine ral bit hunting. Mr. Davenport was luck enough to capture a largo live Jac rabbit. Street Commissioner Uocker Is dt Ing all that Is possible to put th streets of Norfolk In some kind c passable condition. Yesterday all da ho was busy with the assistance c Driver Monroe , picking up the larg frozen lumps of dirt and hauling thot away. John Cronk , rural route carrier fa the past year , has resigned his pos thin on account of ill health. Mi Cronk has been laid up for some time Charles Cassolman , who Is substitut carrier , takes his place temporarllj Who will be Mr. Cronk's successo cannot bo decided until the next oxan inatlon for rural carriers. A. II. Roberts , city salesman of th Bennett Piano company , had a ver narrow escape from serious injuries Mr. Roberts was hanging up decorr tlons at the store from the top often ton foot ladder , when ho suddenly los his balance and fell to the floor. Th hammer which he had in his hand nai rowly missed his head , and cracked th cover of a piano. It will require 100 more pledges t assure Norfolk of a chautauqua nex summer , according to reports receive at the meeting of the chautauqua as sociatlon which met at the office- Mapes & Hazen In the Mast bloc ! Monday evening. Norfolk will hav to guarantee the grounds and 50 pledges to the Midland Chautauqua as sociation when Manager Gose , who 1 expected hero in a few days , arrives It is believed by members of the as sociatlon that these pledges can b assured Mr. Goso. Among the day's out-of-town visitor in Norfolk were : Albert Gugenser Foster ; William Moldaner , Tlldon ; A E. Stokes , A ins worth ; Thomas Cole Nlobrara ; Amos L. Bennett , Dallas , D. ; M. Fox , Belgrade ; Mr. and Mrs. 1 < E. Anderson , Columbus ; II. II. Haul ! Clearwater ; Miss Ella McHenry , Plnlr view ; Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Lulkersor Colome , S. D. ; C. Schlnstock , Wes Point ; C. II. Williamson , Herrlck , D. ; Adam Long , Albion ; Carl Fronli Herrlck , S. D. ; F. II. Wagner , Foster F. W. Lustke , Foster ; Clark Storj Foster ; II. Welgert , Creighton ; R. r Drake , Humphrey. DAKOTA MURDER CASE. State Finishes Introducing Testlmon ; in Radford Trial. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Dec. 14. Th prosecution has concluded the work o offering Its direct testimony in th case of the state of South Dakota v < Charles Radford , who is on trial ii the state circuit coart in this city o : the charge of having murdered Georg Hurd , a Sioux Falls man , during an a : tercatlon early on the morning of Ser tembor 1 , last , resulting because Rat ford and his brother Eugene had kep Hurd's daughter and sister out unti too late an hour at night. The shoo ! Ing took place upon the return to th Hurd home of the two brothers nni the daughter and sister of Hurd. Th defense commenced putting in its tes timony. Radford is basing his defense on th ground of self defense , claiming tha he believed his own life in dange when he llred the two shots at Hun the second shot having proved fata Mrs. Hurd , widow of the dead mai testified for the prosecution that n the time the second shot was fired he husband was backing away from Rac ford , who was Just rising from th ground when he fired the second time The shooting took place In the yar surrounding the Hurd home. Clos confinement since his arrest mor than three months ago has left it marks on the defendant , who look more fit for a hospital than to bo in court room fighting for his life. 50,000,000. , The American Red Cross , with the ! headquarters at Washington , has asl ed the stamp agencies throughout th country to lend their aid in the offoi of soiling 50,000,000 stamps this yen which will give the Red Cross a fun of $500,000 with which to fight th white plague. Last year the toll sales amounted to over $150,000. A penny spent for Red Cross Chris mas Stamps brings many results. ' . places in the hands of the purchase a very bright littlp Christmas grectin to place on a letter or Chrlstmti parcel. It carries good cheer from tli sender to the person who receives tli mall. The penny goes to swell tl : whlto plague fund and in the end Is spent to help save the life of son : person who is afflicted with tuberc losls consumption. Long Pine Woman Thief. Long Pine Journal : Mrs. Hovai was last Saturday arralnged bofoi Justice DoLand on the charge of ston ing two rings from the store of Sot Clay. The rings were missed from tl : show case at the above store aboi two weeks ago and Mrs. Hovard wi susplclonod of the theft Last Satu day she called at tbo store of Robe : Rose and asked to have a piece take from ono of the rings , which wa too largo for her ( linger. The marshr entered the store soon after and Idci tilled the ring as ono of those take from Mr. Clay's storo. A warrant for th woman's arrest was made out at one and served on her as nho was abou to leave for the country. She wa taken before the Justice , where n first she denied having taken the ring ! but later acknowledged her guilt an offered to deliver the rings to the owi or whereupon the case was dlsmlssci Omaha-Council Bluffs Fare Cut. Washington , Dec. 14. In a doclslo rendered here , the Interstate com mcfco commission held that the On aha and Council Bluffs Railway an Bridge company was an interstate coi poratlon , subject to the act rcgulatln commerce ; and that Its faro of 1 cents from Council Bluffs , la. , to On aha , Neb. , was unreasonable. It wa ordered that the faro for two year beginning February , 1910 , should nc bo more than 10 cents from any polu In ono of the cities , to any point I the other. Omaha , Dec. 14. The citizens c the city and Council Bluffs have bee fighting for reduced faro between th two cities for several years and the a < tlon of the Interstate commerce coir mission In fixing the rate at 10 cent between all points in the two cities 1 hailed with delight. Officials of th Intcrurbnn road would not talk of th matter. One More Snow Storm. Another two Inches of snow , ndde to what wo had , has made a little bl more. And It blew around the corner throughout the night , piling up i drifts. Ono needed a snowtraln , a most , to get down town. Trains entering Norfolk were a about two hours late Tuesday mornlnj Number 2 , from the west , did not ai rive until after 9 o'clock. Numbe C3 , going west , was reported two hour late. Snow drifts and bad condltlo of the roads caused the delays. Fight Brewing In South Dakota. Redfleld , S. D. , Dec. 14. Some c the old-time leaders and spokesmen c the stalwart republican faction seer to be laying tne foundation for anothc test of strength with the progressive ! Witness the recent attack by J. I Ilalladay , former auditor of state , o the administrations of Governor Vei soy and former Governor Crawford a the most extravagant South Dakot has known. Mr. Halady shows that surprisingly large number of new o flees have been created by the insui gents and that the state has incurre an Indebtedness of more than half million dollars since stalwartism wa thrown. All the editors over the state sui porting the "lost cause" have take their cue fro Editor Halladay. I consequence , the progressive press ha been kept busy explaining that th state is growing and that the increase cost of living affects It as well a Individuals. This cry of extravaganc may or may not develop Into a pc tent campaign argument , but it is cite here to show that some of the stalwai leaders , at least , have not given u the ship. Added to this comes the intolllgenc from Sioux Falls that former Senate KIttredgo favors the presentation o a full stalwart ticket at the prlmarle next June and that he has been i : close consultation with former GOT ernor Elrod and other political assc elates , the inference being that ho wa looking for a good man to head th state ticket. The name of former GOT ernor Herreid has been mentioned i this connection. Mr. Herreid , hov ever , says he is now devoted to th law and to business pursuits and I not to be lured from them to onto another turbulent political campaign. Mr. Elrod Is keeping his own com sel. On some accounts his posltlo with the people is stronger than Mi Herreid's. He was swept from offic by the Insurgent wave before ho ha a second term. Second terms hav been the rule in South Dakota , and a ho made an excellent governor ther nro fair-minded men who hold that h was not treated Just right and the the state really owes him something The state cannot have two governor at the same time , and to do who they regard as exact Justice to M : Elrod , these fair-minded men woul have to turn out Governor Vessey t the end of his first term. Still , th proposal to run Mr. Elrod again hn been pretty well received throughoi the state. The stalwart program , as near n can bo gathered at this time , is t nominate Elrod and to run Congresi men Martin and Burke again , an also State Treasurer Johnson , the enl stalwart elected on last year's tlcke Johnson won , not because of his ii dividual strength , but because his o ] ponent , who had hold the office for on term , insisted upon retaining the Ii terest upon state balances. The votei contended that the interest belonge to the state. Johnson saw the poll and pledged his course in advanc The old crowd once lost n candldal for governor on this issue. Phlllli was beaten by Leo because he ho kept the interest when state treasure In the last campaign the shoe wren on the other foot ; the voters showc their consistency by electing the no : Interest-taking candidate. Neither sldo has yet showed II hand. The stalwarts haven't fully d cided what they will do. The progre slvcs are waiting for the stalwarts I move. It may bo months before tl situation is well defined. The pr gressives will of course present Go ernor Vessey and all their flrst-torr ors for a second term. Several cand dates have boon announced , but I the end , as was the case two yoai ago , the leaders will get together ai say who is to run and who is not I run , the spirit ot the primary to U contrary notwithstanding. The dlsaj pointed ono will sco the futility c running without an organization bi hind thorn and will quietly drop out. Two years ago the stalwarts gc the Taft bandwagon or steam rolle or whatever It was , under full headwi and loaded to the guards before th progressives wore fully awake. It wi. a telling card for the stalwarts fa the tlmo bolg at least. It put th piogresslves clearly out to BOH. The tried to stem the tldo setting In fc Taft by whooping it up for Roosovol They would not accept thn lattor's o : pressed determination to retire a final. They Just needed him In thol business and they were going to hav him. It Is even said that Colonel Lin of Canton Is still shouting for Roosi velt. Tnft to them was an unknow quantity. The stalwarts had KIttredgo c Washington and ho had told them thr Taft as the heir of Roosevelt was good thing and should bo pushed aloni The progressives had not boon fen warned , and oaw their plans tumbl like a house of cards. Manifestly th stalwarts reaped a distinct advantag In this preliminary encounter. JURY UNABLE TO AGREE. Case of Spurllng vs. a Sioux Falls Con pany to Be Tried Again. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Dec. 14. A Jur In the United States court has repor ed that It Is unable to agree In the cas of G. W. Spurllng vs. the Dcmpstc Mill Manufacturing company , and ai cordingly was discharged , rondorin it necessary to retry the case at som future term of the federal court. Th action was instituted by Spurllng fc the purpose of recovering damages i the sum of $18,000 for Injuries allege to have been received by falling dow an elevator shaft In the branch hous of the company In Sioux Falls , ho a leglng that the building In the lmm < dlnto vicinity of the elevator shaft wn not properly lighted and .that the o ovator shaft was not protected In an way. The trial .of . the case consume four days. INDIAN LANDS DISAPPEARING. No Reservations in South Dakota Te Years Hence If Movement Continues. Pierre , S. D. , Dec. 14. When Sout Dakota became a state in 1889 , prai tically half its territory was India reservation. It Is now predicted thr within ten years there will bo no rose : vation within the boundaries of th state. The elimination of the reserve has been a slow process , but it move more rapidly now that the question c treaty consent of the Indians is n longer a part of the process. A new bill contemplates the wlpln out of the remainder of the Choyonn River and Standing Rock reserves an the elimination of reservations in th south half of the state. They seek t cut Mellette courity from the small n maining portion of the Rosebud n serve and to make the first inroad o Pine Ridge reservation by the takin of Bennett county , leaving the soutl ern reservations In the counties c Todd , Washabaugh , Washington an Shannon. The two small reserves c Lower Brule and Crow Creek , in th central part of the state , will probabl be the last of the reservations to g ( Some tlmo they will be abolished a reservations , but there will bo nothln to open , as they are all taken by India allotments , and more and more of th land Is being sold to the whites ever year. Wlnslde Champ Corn Husker. Wlnside Tribune : We have rea with interest in neighboring paper about their local cornhuskers , an have waited until the season wa ever In the vain hope that some tow would produce a busker whoso deed were worth mentioning before wo tel of the real champion. Emmctt Ba : n young man who lives north an west of Winsido , averaged 114 bushel a day less than ten hours every da all fall , until the fields got so mudd that a full load couic : not bo haulc out. It was a common thing for hii when ho worked all day , to husk 12 and 130 bushels , doing his own shove Ing of course. A Randolph man husl ed 135 bushels In thirteen hours bt the same ratio of hours worked woul place 105 bushels to young Bay's cre < It. Will you all be good now ? Waterworks for Wakonda , S. D. Sioux Falls , , S. D. , Dec. 14 Th town council of , Wakonda , one of th progressive towns in Clay county , hn called a special election , to bo hoi Tuesday , December 21 , at which th proposition of issuing bonds in a sut not exceeding $7,500 for the construi tlon of a municipal system of wato works will be submitted to the voton Dakota Prison Markets Twine. Sioux Falls , ' S. D. , Dec. 14. Th state penitentiary will manufactui two million pounds of binder twin next year In the prison plant , agalns 500,000 pounds manufactured in 190 ! From Bad to Worse. A gentleman was admiring his p geons the other afternoon when Ii heard a curious "thud" and saw on of hh birds drop from a window site to the ground. Turning round , the gentleman wn Just in time to see a small boy In tli lane drop a catapult and run. After a short chase the culprit wn caught. "You young scoundrel ! " ejaculate the angry owner of the pigeon. "Wbt do you mean by coming and shootln my birds ? " "PleaBo , sir , I didn't mean to do it , whined the captive. "I I didn't shoe at the pigeon. " "Come , come , " said the gentlemai "don't make matters worse. I saw tli bird fall , and If you did not aim at : how came you to lilt It ? " "Please , sir , " blubbered the boy , "th pigeon got in the way. I I was aiu lAS at thu winder. " London Tit-Bit * . A CHANGE OF HEADS. The Trick Dusky Ruler Wanted i Magician to Perform , Tlnirston. Hit- magician , had mnn ; Interesting experiences during his pro fosslmnil tour of tin * globe iiovoni years ago. lie went to all sorts o outlandish places and nppoare d befor rulers of ninny strange1 lauds and com munltlos. On one * occasion his man user had arranged that Thurstoi should give an exhibition before th ruler of a province called Pagopage In the FIJI Inlands In the crowd tha Baw the * exhibition wore many of th black and yellow B | VOH of the chlel tain. All the spectators were unmr.pi at the many strange miinlfevitatlons o the * black art that Thurston offeree ] but no trick appealed so strongly t the assembled retinue and to the chlcl tain ns that In which n white duel was mode to appear with a black bom and n black eluck , after a moment' manipulation , with the head of th white duck The trick hnd to be re pcated , and then the chieftain engagoi In a long whispered conversation wltl the Interpreter "What Is desired ? " queried the obllfi Ing trick player. The interpreter coughed apologetic ally and then responded : "Ilespectct sir. our honored wire wishes you t take two of hN slaves and put a yd low head on a black man and th black head on the body of a yellov servitor Our honored sire thinks i would be very funny. " "Tell his royal bigness. " Thurstoi replied , "that I could give n yellov man n black eye. but \vould I not Ilki to attempt to make his entire hea < black. " Philadelphia Record. MONEY IN JUNK. The Stuff Is Always In Demand , am the Profits Are Large. Up and down the dirty back alley drives the junkman , singing his mourn fill , nasal cry. loading his rlcket ; wagon with broken scraps and piece of eld Iron , an object of pity or of rldl culo to most of the unlnformeJ public Let him be admired or envied , rather for If not he himself , nt least his em ploycr , is probably making more mono ; than nine out of ten professional men Fe v things are more depressing ant unsightly than n little pile of junk n : high as a two story building. Ono ma ; see such piles In every city , and. so fa as the casual observer can determine none of the stuff Is ever moved. Tin piles increase apparently from month t < month and grow rustler and rustier but the men In the business keep 01 buying. How are they able to keep so mud money tied npV Where do they get tin large nnioui t of capital which seems ti be nccessarj V They borrow from the banks , Ilki any other business man. on the secu rlty of their stock In trado. "No better security. " the president o almost any bank will declare. "It cai neither bum nor blow away. It can' be damaged by water or smoke. When Is there a collateral like that ? It Ii absolutely safe. The foundries and tin nut and bolt works and the stove fac lories can't get along without It. I pays the largest profits of any buslnesi to which we lend money , and thesi profits fluc'tuate very little. Junk is al ways In demand. The men in tha business are excellent customers.- Technlcal World Magazine. DIMINUTIVE FARMS. The Way Real Estate Is Divided Up Ir Portugal. The Portuguese are an extremely conservative people. Every man fol lows rigidly the methods employed bj his father and forefathers. In verj many parts of the country the olt wooden plows are * still used. When a man dies , instead of one 01 the heirs taking the whole property and paying the remaining heirs foi their parts the whole property is dl vlded Into as many parts as there an heirs. More than this , each separate part of the property Is thus divided. Thus , if the property consists of ter acres of pasture land , eighty of vine yard and ten of grain land and there are- ten heirs , each heir will receive one acre each of grain and pasture lane and eight acres of vineyard. This proc ess has been going on for a very long time , so that now In the most fertile part of Portugal the land Is divided into Incredibly small portions. The immediate result of this , accord Ing to the United States consular re ports. Is that the product of the lane ! Is barely sutflclent at best to sustalr its owners. South of the river Tagus on the other hand , there are enormous tracts of excellent land lying unused but It has been found Impossible to In eluce the farmers of the north to move into this region and take up large hold ings. Philadelphia Inquirer. Judjes on Circuit. It was the genius and foresight o Henry I. that saw the necessity of crc ating a close connection between tin central king's court and the locn courts up and down the land. It wa Norman and wandering , going wher the king wont. They were Saxon am stationary ; hence to link them togctli er In 112 J a special deputation o Judges was for the first time sent 01 circuit in the country , of whom It 1 recorded that they "banged so man ; thieves as never was before , being Ii that llttlo while altogether forty-fou men. " This vigorous administration of Jus tice by royal authority gained for Hen ry the title of "the lion of justice" am paved the way for tlio permanent instl tutlon in his grandson's reign. Thesi traveling Judges were called Justices in-cyre 1. e. , in Itlnere , on Journey Their head , the justlclar , la still seei in our title the lord chief justice. Henry II. in 1173 flxeel these circuit at six the home , midland , eastern western , northeastern and northern which correspond roughly with thos that still "or 1st London Standard. None of That For Them. They had boon married only a nuiiith and It was their first experience It Booking country board. After rldliip ton long miles In a rattling farm carl they arrived at the door of the farm house. "And now , fitrangors , " Raid the olt farmer after he had askeel about i score of questions , " 1 want to tell ycot right now that down hero with usyeoi be supposed to go to bed with tin chickens. " The young man whlsporet to his young wife , and then both climb ed back on the farm cart. "Boy , " said the young man , his Up1 compresses ! with determination , "drive UB back to the station. " The freckled lad grinned and whip ped up the horse. "You UIIB didn't seem to llko tht place ? ' ' he chuckled. "No , " said the young man. "We uuv < often rend about crowded farmhouses but when It comes to shoving us oft tt the henhouse that Is going a little toe Btrong. I guess we'll stay In the city. ' Chicago News. THE DARK OF THE MOON. A Result That U Produced by the Light From the Earth. Many people have wondered why tht part of the moon that receives no sun light Is often visible to us. the tern being the "old moon In the yomu moon's arms. " The dark part Is easll ) been as a copper colored globe reposIng Ing In the bright crescent. This thai we see Is nothing more or less that the earth shine on the moon. We up pear the same way to the moon whei wo are In that phase , and our dark part is where the moonshine appears and the bright part of the sunshine. The reason Hie copper color appears Is because light has to traverse the atmosphere of the earth three tlmes- once on coming from the sun to tht earth , onee when rellecte'd to tin moon and again on being reflector back to us. Our atmosphere possesses the peculiar property of absorbing the blue rays of this whlto light anil al lowing only the red and orange to ge through , thus causing the appearance of copper color by the triple absorp tlon. tlon.An An odd thing connected with this nhcnoinonon. though having nothing to do with it. Is this : That pint of the moon which appears dark to us Is the pa mo part of the earth that appear. ' light to the moon at anyspoclllod time and that part of the moon which ap pears bright to us corresponds to the portion of the earth appearing dark te the moon. Of course It Is well known that the moon gives out no light whatevei Itself , the moonshine being merely the light of the sun on the moon reflectetl to us. The same applies with the earth In Its shine on the moon , save that we do give out glows , no doubt , around great cities at night , on ac count of the enormous number ol lights. One thing , however , in which moonshine excels the earth shine Is Its constant character. Where the earth possesses varying clouds the old moon never has any at all. St. Louis Re public. FASHION FEATURES. An Attractive Hat That Can Be Made at Home Costume Harmony. A pretty hat that could bo copied by any girl or woman with n taste for millinery is a medium shape , Iho crown rounding and the brim daring at the left side , covered smoothly with black satin. The trimming is a plume starting from the left side under a strip of satin drawn through a jet buckle , the said plume uelng of the daintiest lingerie frills sewed to the foundation , cascade fashion , very thick and full. The frilling is knife plaited , and the effect is striking. Never was tlio vogue so great for harmony of the whole costume , and the most stylish women appear with gown , hat , shoes and accessories of the same hue. Two new exquisite shades are to bo found In materials this season prim rose und wood rose. The former is a atnti's DOOBLte BREASTED COAT. pale yellow that combines especially well with black , and the latter is the latest modification of old rose. Tbo coat Illustrated in made of diag onal cloth , with rercrs and trimmings of velvet , but the style is appropriate for the coat suit n well ns for the Mptrnte imp. JUDIO OHOUJBT. 4 BONE PHOTOGRAPHS. Midshipmen to Be Subjects For "Kotch" Tests. Word has been ree't'lvoil at the Naval academy In'Annapolis that midship men will shortly bo allowed to oll'er radiograph pictures or their joints as a contribution tn science1. An order IH about to bo issued by the navy depart ment that there shall be a thorough test of "Koicli'H system" for the do. crmltiliiK eif ages by means of radio graph pictures of the ends of bones , the midshipmen being mod IIH sub * JectB. It Is explained that there IH a portion tion of the ends of bones known na "epIpthyHOH" whleh In youth nro ticlil ( o the body by a cartilaginous sub stance only , Out In adults become part t f the hone. It Is assorted by the founder of the system that radiographs of the etnd of thu bone offer an almost accurate method of dutormlnliiK ago. Statistics which It Is thought will bo useful In enforcing child labor taws and detecting fraudulent enlistments nro to bo gatl.uretl by the examination r < f the midshipmen. New Name For Canadian Police. It was rccontly announced that the King of Kuglnml and the governor general of Canada hail approved of ( hanging the name of the Dominion Northwest mounted police to Strath-i fonn horse. Tlio change will go Into effect soon. Travel In 1760. In these days of rapid transit n para graph from a Yorkshire paper of 17CO Is Interesting. It Is an account of a London merchant's journey from Lon don to Dublin and back. Leaving Lon don on Monthly evening , the traveler reached Liverpool on Wednesday morning , In time to catch the packet for Dublin , which city he reached on Thursday. During that day he trans acted his business In the capital , and next morning sailed for Liverpool , ar riving there on Saturday. Monday saw him back In London , and Ills Journey was complete , having taken only eight days ! "And. " concludes the writer , "there is every reason to believe that It will be possible to bent even this performance. ' in the near future. " Lon don Family Journal. LONG LIVED CLIVE TREES. Groves That Have Been Productive Fop Many Centuries. The longelly of olive trees Is extraor dinary. In Syria have been found some remarkably undent olive trees whoso ages are established beyond question. A trust deed exists * which relates to an orchard covering -I'JO trees near Tripoli , Syria , the trust deed having been Is sued In the year M10. Though the trees look aged , they still bear fruit of tine quality In abundance and are likely to maintain their pro ductiveness for many hundreds of years. An olive grove near Helrut Is admitted to bo the third largest olive farm In tlio world. Syrian fru c farmers are extending olive culture with much zeal and effect. Under European systems of culture the Syrians make the olive tree hear each season , while In the old days one crop In three years was thought to be all that the trees could produce. The low cropping capacity of the trees was duo to the native method of thrashing the fruits from the branches with sticks , which seriously Injured them. The metueids of grinding the ollvo for oil niul picking the fruit are pecul iar. Neither the grinders nor pickers receive wages , but are paid on per centage. The 'pickers receive fi per cent of the- actual fruit picked , and the grinders get 10 per cent of the fruit ground. Dundee Advertiser. The Pessimist. A hard looking citizen who showed every indication of having umde a night of It and then sonic walked along Beacon street , in Ucston , and sat down wearily upon one of the marble steps of a handsome residence. The owner of the house at a lower win dow watched him for some time as bo sat with bis hcwhlskcrcd chin sunl : upon ills breast in an attitude of de jection , nn expression of utter disgust upon ills face. At last he opened his mouth and said In a husky and can tankerous voice : "To hell mlt the church ! To hell rait the pope ! To hell mil everybody 'cepl nosle ! " There was another long silence Then suddenly he arose and said de fiantly .if ! lie walked away : "To hell mlt Rosle > J" Llpplncott's. Three Days. 80 much to ilo ! So llttlo done ! Ah , yesternight I saw the nun Sink bcamlcss down the vaulted Bray , The ghastly ghost of yesterday ! 80 llttlo done ! So much to do ! Each morning breaks on conflicts now. But , eager , brave , I'll Join ths fray And fight the battle of today. So much to do ! 80 little done ! But when It's o'er the victory won Oh , then , my soul , this strife and sorrow row "Will end ! n that great , glad tomorrowl Jnmeo R. Gllmora BOTTLED BAIT TO LURE FISH. Connecticut Man by Novel Schema Made Record Haul. All piscatorial artists who enjoy bass and pickerel fishing will bo interested In the way D. J. Coffey , a member of the Wlnsted ( Conn. ) lire department , who recently spent a week's vacation on tlio Highland lake fishing grounds , managed to break all previous records there for big catches. Here's bow ho did It. He placed n number of shiners , or live bait , and one or two Hinall froga In glass bottles of two gallons' capaci ty and then Huspendcd the bottles in fleop water from a small raft. As the 'big bass and pickerel tried in vain to jet the little fish in the glasa Incloauro , Coffey , wno Hailed from a rowbont nearby , dropped his baited line close to the bottles , and the assembled fish were caught aa tut M the/ could bai tailed in.
