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About The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1907)
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A considera ble portion of those thus helped rep resented tourists, Including American aad English travelers, though more than a thousand were poor peasants or tramps making their way over the mountains because they lacked means to go In more costly fashion. But all had the same care at the hospice, and none was under obligation to give In return anything more than conscience . aad the state of finances suggested. There Is a box at the door in which all offerings may be deposited, but there ils no solicitation from any visitor, rich or poor. And the chances are, says Troy Times, that the majority of .the thousand were unable to give even a small pecuniary return for the serv ice so readily and mercifully extended When the immigrant officials at :Ellis Island learned that Charles Fa (Pernlni, late of Italy and now an .aspirant for future citizenship in the iUnlted States, was 90 years of age they hesitated about admitting him because of a possibility of his coming 'on the public for support They be gan to look for his visible asset, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In the first place, he was strong and vigor ous. In the second place, he- carried a goodly sum of money concealed -about his person. In the third, he had eight sons and four daughters, all earning good Incomes In this country. Also 35 grandchildren, a number of whom are In business, supporting themselves and their children. Also nine great-grandchildren, who are also candidates for future citizenship. A concerto, explains the New York Evening Mail, Is a symphony wherein one-instrument 'is given persistent prominence; In other words, an ex tended Instrumental solo with orches tral accompaniment, often taking three-quarters of an hour to perform. It Is the deification of a single instru ment the highest achievement its player can attain. A concerto is to the pianist, violinist, or 'cellist what grand opera Is to the singer. It is a tone drama In three acts energetic, ten der, then climatic There are brief intermissions between these three "movements," and during these pauses the player receives applause like a "star" bowing and smiling until again the baton raises, the orchestra starts in, and the performance goes on. When dueling was an actual factor in the social order of this country it had many worthy and notable expo neats. Including no less distinguished personages than Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, Alexander Hamilton, De Witt Clinton, Stephen Decatur, and others of the same type; but nowhere on this continent -was it so much an estab lished institution as in that peculiarly romantic old city of New Orleans. It was woven into the very fabric of the life of the community, and many a crumbling tombstone in the antiquated Creole cemeteries bears grim and silent witness to the fact though to understand the situation more clearly one should breathe, so to speak, the atmosphere of the period. With which eye do you wink? This is a question which Sir James Crich-ton-Browne of London has asked in a .circular sent out to many hundred persons,' in aa effort to learn whether ambidexterity is prevalent Sir James announced the other day that about 0 per cent of the replies were from persons who can wink with the left eye only, 30 per cent from those who can wink with either eye, and nine iper cent from those who cannot wink jat alL -This Is priated purely as a matter of sdeatlfc information, for it Js written that "a naughty person . . . wlnketh witk his eyes." Not many women would, be able to .make the record which Mrs. Frank Woodward of St Charles, Jltek, has established. Withia a few years she has earned from the state $2,970 for ahootiag wolves. She and her husband :llve la a' lumberman's shanty near Oatoaagoa, IOcIl, having moved there to beaett Dr. Woodward's health. The simplified spelling board has in corporated under the laws of New York, the said laws beiag formulated Ja the customary style of 'spelling. The Americaa forces la Cuba win Jote the Spaalards ia erectlag a moan meat to Gea, Vera De Bey, who was 'killed ia action at El Caney oa July LltM. The general fought atabbora jy t Maintain a hopeless position, and fettled while trying to extricate of Bin command. a young -woman to whoa a aave his aeat ia a crowded New street car said "thank you" he fen ia a ft The probability Is that wlB never repeat the rasa act ttW a Mlsslin -- . aTmn. H I mn mraf m aT H HH HaV Maa II S B mfal m vM aw al mmaf ! an ami T em' ml ama lemnr aw em mr "Wi&tH - MAKING FIREWORKS IT HAS DEVELOPED INTO A BIG AMERICAN INDUSTRY: And It Has All Been Worked Out from the Ancient Chinese Fire cracker How They Are Made. The manufacture of fireworks has developed from an imitation of the Chinese firecracker to an industry of vast proportions in the United States. Also from the humble and compara tive harmless cracker, the product has been developed along the most com plex yet scientific lines until the mas ter of ceremonies at a full fledged mod ern fireworks exhibit must needs be a man with a comprehensive knowl edge of the explosives he is handling. The Chinaman, having invented gunpowder a few thousand years be fore it came into use in the western world, invented the firecracker so long ago that the incident of its birth has been lost in the shuttle of history, but curiously enough, the Chinaman in this respect has stood at the initial point of development as he has in all else that pertains to bis life. He still makes good firecrackers, but they are of the same model and power as he has used for hundreds of years. The American, having stolen the idea, pro ceeded to develop it along lines truly indicative of the American character flamboyant pyrotechnic and loud. The Chinese cracker is a small affair, considerably more so than the crack er to buy which the small boy toiled in the gray dawn carrying "water to the elephant but at Chinese New Tear's and other festival times a string of their firecrackers suspended from the end of a bamboo pole will explode every one of them and there will be no "sizzlers" nor blanks found in the string. Which goes to show that the hand-made Chinese article is still honestly made and that western methods of cheap machine manufacture have not Invaded the cradle of the firecracker. But as all things American have de veloped to prodigious proportions, leaving in the past the memory of sim plicity, so the firecracker of history each year finds a smaller place in the demonstrations of America. Instead there have come the rocket the bomb, the set piece and the appliances for pouring forth torrents and volcanoes of multi-colored fire. It is the manu facture of these goods that has grown to such size and commercial conse quence. The preliminary in the manufacture of nearly all fireworks is the making of the case. The quality of paper varies from the commonest straw board to the finest bank note paper. Cases for skyrockets require a fine grade of paper called rope board. The 'paper is first pasted and then rolled over a mandrel. The drying'' process takes four or five days and the case then is ready for for charging. They vary from two to 20 laches in length and from one-quarter of an inch to two inches in diameter. The loading of skyrockets, up to the last four or five years, has been done by hand, but the machine now takes the place of the hand loader. A spindle placed in the center of the case causes a cavity as the material Is packed In around it The materials are scooped in, ham mered down until it is of rock-like hardness and then the spindle is with drawn. When the rocket is fired the large surface of material In the spin dle cavity catches fire at once, caus- ...........MJppYjYYV THE FLAG. What Is the meaning it has for yon. With its rippling ribbons of red aad white And its clustering- stars oa their field of blue What does It mean as it breaks In view. Flashing Its colors upon your sight? Do you see it there, where It floats above. As the emblem of freedom from prince and king? Do you gase on Its folds with the rever ent love That a brave maa has for a sacred thing? Or is it to you but the outward sign Of a people's pride and a Batten's . might. Of power wherever Its stars may sfalae Aad its shimmering stripes flow red aad white? What is the meaning it has for you As its bright folds ripple above your head. With its clustering stars oa their field of blue BmnavaSaatJawQaWv ' BmBmBmBraHarBmnamBVvflMQBa 1 A J -, v !. V J , &bi&. v . The red firecracker in her (Beskie ker lips 'twas daBer. Twas in her hand," you understand; I but compare the color.) A frown was oa her gentle brow; "Be careful, please!" I shouted. "Beat letin expert show yeujuw." "Jest tike a man!" she pouted; "Firecrackers are," .1 gravely said, "Alive with-risk and danger. They.strikeat tkedereted head Of friend, or passing stranger? They must be handled with dispatch . Or 11 the risk ia doubled. First, one must try' to find a match." "Just like a man," she bubbled. "You light the match and touch the fuss And when it is ignited" She seemed to tremble in her shoes, But said she was delighted; That this was quite the best of larks ''See how the fire has wriggled Until by turns it flames, then sparks." "Just like a man!" she giggled. . I held the cracker, while her eyes Grew wide and wide with wonder. I-said: "In this one must be wise And not make any blunder. Observe, now, that I let it drop Just when the flame was glinted f Close to the charge. Now it will pop." "Just like a man?" she hinted. inn r-uTJTJjJXru-M'J"i-n-rLrijuiiiiJ" . Ing a tremendous pressure of gas which pours out of the spindle cavity, causing the rocket to shoot skyward. The colored stars, which go in the head of the rocket or bomb, are com posed as follows: Red, nitrate of ba ryta, chloride of potash and shellac; green, nitrate of baryta; yellow, oxil ate of soda. Purple and blue are com posed of various preparations of cop per, while the making of the other tints are trade secrets. The Roman candle is charged as follows: Sets of cases are placed on pins and there is scooped in first a quantity of clay, which prevents the explosive composition from burning the hand; then a charge of gunpow der, and on top of this are placed the colored stars in the proper sequence of color. On top of this comes a com position called fuse, which makes the intervals between the discharge of the stars. After the fuse rammers are brought 'down to pack the material, the operation being repeated as often as required. The candles contain from two to 35 stars. The finishing con sists of covering the candle and pro viding a quick match for easy Igni tion. Quick match, one of the important features of fireworks manufacture, is made from specially prepared wick soaked in a solution of gunpowder. At the proper time it is wound off on frames and just before it is dried it is sifted over with very fine powder in order to make it extra quick in action. It is then cut in length's of about six feet and worked into what is known as match paper, after which it is placed in manila paper cases and joined together. Fire at one end of quick match leaps to the other and al most as quickly as would electricity. The quick match is fitted out on what are known as lances, or rods of bam boo. For set pieces the design is sketched by an artist and then scaled so it can be enlarged to any size. The regulation set piece frame is 10x5 feet and is divided into squares a foot large. The design is outlined in rat tan, pegs are driven into the rattan and on these pegs are fastened the quick match lances referred to. Sulphur, saltpeter and charcoal 'en ter largely into the manufacture of fireworks and for particularly brilliant effects steel and iron filings are added. FASHIONS FOR MEN. The Fourth of July Coat For men and boys only thing for the national holiday. Nearly "Broke." Ella' My face is my fortune. Stella Haven't you ever had any more money than you have now? - ViiViTr - "7 And its glorious ribbons of white and red? Is it merely a challenge to foreign slaves, A thing to be followed when armies fight. And never wherever it proudly waves To cease to float splendidly, wrong or right? I see in its beautiful stripes of red, ' As it proudly waves and serenely floats. The blood' that its grave defenders have ehed. And Its stars are calling- la clarion notes Calling to me as they are to you. To keep the faith and to seek the height. ' And to serve the flag with a love as true And a heart as clean as Its stripes are white. What is the meaning it has for you. With its rippling ribbons of red and white And its clustering stars oa their field of blue-: What does It mean as It breaks la view. Flashing Its colors upon your sight? The Black Hand. "You say you had an experience with the black hand' while ia New York?" ' "Yes. And a terrible experience ft was. I had three aces and the other man had ave clubs." Wasalagtoa Star. . - . - . CXAntPLE OF TRUE CHIVALRY. s Herees ef the Fast was a He was the first to Tea are richer than I am," he fal- with emotion. hewed her head, realytac aeth- ftag. Bat now the true nobility of his character maaifeeted itnelf. Tet far all that J. urn ato bettor than yea are!" he cried, aad toWed hertohM her, she tried to ten aha that net only her father hat fear of her ancles were Pittsburg millionaires, he sealed her Mas with Meses, and would hear aothiag.Puck. THE REORGANIZED, NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. V The aew Board of Trustees of the New York Life, Insurance Company, chosen by the policyholders under the Armstrong laws, has taken charge of the company's aCairs and has begun the work of reorganization. Ia choosing the principal officers of the company, the Board has adhered to the idea that a life insurance com pany should be managed by life in surance men. The aew president is Darwin P. Klngsley, a college bred maa of good New England stock, who has been In the company's service In a variety of capacities for -a period of nearly twenty years. In the parlance of life insurance, he J'began with the rate book" and has advanced step by step up to his present position. The first vice president of the com-. pany is Thomas A. Buckner, who nas served the company for more than a quarter of a century, indeed has never had any other business connec tion. Associated with these men are others long trained in the company's service, each aa expert hi his own de partment of work. Wm. E. Ingersoll, who has for many years had charge of the company's great business ir. Europe, is one of the second vice pres idents, aad will continue at the head of the company's office in Paris. Rufus W. Weeks, who has been In the company's service for nearly forty years, ranks next to Mr. Buckner as vice president and continuous as chief actuary of the company. The policyholders have expressed their belief in this company In no un certain terms. The upheaval in life In surance within the hut two years has resulted in a great deal of misunder standing and policyholders, alarmed on matters which were not very clear to them, have been disposed 'to give up their contracts at a heavy sacrifice. This has not been true In the New York Life to any great extent. The com pany had $2,000,000,000 insurance on itsj books when the life Insurance In vestigation began, and while the laws of the State of New York now do not permit any company to write over $150,000,000 a year (which is about one-half the New York Life formerly did), the company's outstanding busi ness still exceeds $2,000,000,000. , Policyholders generally will be still further reassured by this action of the Board, as it places at the head of the company to protect their interests men of thorough training and unexception able character. Good for Evil. One Sunday a teacher was trying to Illustrate to her .small scholars the lesson, "Return good for evil." To make It practical she said: "Suppose, children, one of your schoolmates should strike you, and the next day you should bring him an apple that would be one way of returning good for evil." To her dismay one of the little girls spoke up quickly: Then he would strike you again to get another apple!" Ambiguous. At the death of a much-loved pas tor some years ago the vestry of a prominent New York church resolved to place a .tablet to his memory in the vestibule of the church, tells Harper's Weekly. In due time the tablet appeared in its place, where it still remains. It has N caused not a few smiles; for, after "reciting a list of the former pastor's virtues and la bors, it closes with the quotation: "Now the people of God have rest." But, They Had Not. At a political meeting the chair man asked at the end of the candi date's speech whether "anny gintle man has anny question to ask?" Some one rose and propounded an Inquiry mildly critical of the prevail lag political beUef. A politician be hind raised a club and struck him to the floor. The chairman looked round and asked-quietly: "Anny other gin tteman a question to ask?" DOCTOR'S FOOD TALK election of Food One of the Most Im portant Acts in Life. A Mass. doctor says: "Our health aad physical and 'mental happiness are' so hugely under our personal con trol that the proper selection of food should be, and-is one of ,the most im portant acta in life. "On this subject, I may say that I know of no food equal in digestibility, aad more powerful in point 6f nutri ment, than the modern Grape-Nats, four heaping teaspoons of which is suf ficient for the cereal part of a meal, aad experience demonstrates that the user la perfectly nourished from one meal to another. 1 am convinced that the extensive and general use of high class foods of this character would increase the term of human fife, add to the sum total of happiness and very considerably Im prove'soclety in general. I am free to mention the food, for I personally know of its value" Gsape-Nuts food caa he lUsed by babes ia arms, or admits. It is ready cooked, caa be served instantly, either cold with cream, or with hot water ar hot milk poured over. AH sortsof puddings and fancy dishes can he made with Grape-Nats. The food te concentrated aad very economical, for four heaptag teaspoons are saaV cleat for the cereal part of a meat Read the little hook, The Road to WeOTuaV ia akga. There's a Ren- BE CAREFUL IN FUTURE New York. After all ia said and done when gossips, lawyers aad courts, are finished perhaps it. has been left for-Mrs. Louis G. Meyer to solve the great problem. The problem is: "How may one keep a husband home?" Mrs. Meyer's solution Is: "Make him sign an agreement to be have." That Is what Mr. Meyer has done. From this time forth it really seems as If there will be peace ia the Meyer mansion. If there Isi't, it will be because , there Isn't any efficiency in legal documents. Mr. Meyer has signed one he has written his name down to certain promises and stipula tions. If he doesn't keep them, there will be trouble surely. Louis C. Meyer is a rich man. His wife is an extremely handsome wo man. They were married some years ago. Everything , went perfectly smoothly until there came into their lives a very attractive and altogether good-looking young woman Mrs. Kathryn Conrad Puller Harkness thrice married. The rest of it is quite a long story, but the present status of the whole thing is that Mr. Meyer has signed the foregoing statement. , Document Is Unique. Was there ever another 'agreement between man and rife like it? The Meyers have been married for 18 years. Mrs. Meyer Is handsome, 40 years old and devoted to her hus band. They live at Broadway and Ninety-sixth street Mrs. Harkness doesn't own up to nearly, as many years as 40, and she has much to com mend her in the way of looks and fig ure. . She met Mr. Meyer something over a year ago. , Now' Mr. Meyer, if court records may be believed, was somewhat sus ceptible. So was Mrs. Harkness. At any rate, Mrs. Meyer called up her husband on the telephone at his office one fine afternoon. For a reply he asked his wife to come to the office. She came. There she met for the first time Mrs. Harkness. The police court records tell the rest of the story. Mrs. Harkness and Mrs. Meyer came to what seemed real blows. There was occasion to call a policeman, and Mrs. Harkness was ar rested upon Mrs. Meyer's complaint. There were bits of finery upon the floor of the Meyer office and a few hairpins and feathers. If it had been Cherry Hill instead of Fifth avenue It would have gone down on the Tender loin station house records as lust a plain fight. Mr. Meyer was only a spectator to the affray. Predatory Beauty Fined. Mrs. Meyer seemed to have the up per hand, because Mrs. Harkness, who gave her name as Miss Jennette Wynne, of No. 119 Rue de la Palx, Paris, was fined. But let Mrs. Meyer tell the story as she tells It now, triumphantly showing the agreement which makes her the victor in this strange conflict between man and wife: 'It was on the afternoon of February 9," said Mrs. Meyer. "My husband had not been home for ten days. I called him up and asked the reason of his absence. He said if I would come to the office he would explain. He was repentant, he said, and wanted to be forgiven. I went to the office, and while we were talking this woman came up. , "She came in and asked me what business I had with my husband. She even had the effrontery to order me out of the office. "After the trouble I went to the home of Mrs. Harkness. There I met her mother, Mrs. Keogb, and her sis ter, Mrs. Ball. Made PJea to Rival. "I went down before them on my bended knees," said Mrs. Meyer, "and I begged them to prevent this woman from ruining my life. But they were deaf to my pleas, and this woman must have laughed at my Humiliation. But" and 'the wife drew out a bundle of crumpled documents and shook them emphatically "I have at last prevailed. These letters and papers were found In the hotel where that woman was with my husband. There is quite a little gtfsh and weird poetry In them." Mrs. Meyer showed what she had found. Here was one: "A Dawn Letter, 5 A. M. "Darling: When I meet you face to face I either act like one dumb or talk too much. In your absence, I realize myself, nothingness. In doing so, I know that all you give me is sweet. FORTUNES OF THE FUTURE. Wealth Is e Be Drawn from the Forces ef Nature. "It Is not gold, silver, nor copper no, nor diamonds, either that will make the great fortune of the future. It Is the bidden power in the air, the water, and the sunshine, which will build up the wealth ofthe next few centuries." This statement was made not long ago by a mining engineer of world wide repntatioa. The value of water power, wind power, and sun power as commercial factors is indeed just beginning to be realized.' It is esti mated that throughout the world about 1.0e0.0 electrical horsepower ia generated to-day from waterfalls aad streams. More than one-quarter of this great horsepower is generated la the United States, with Canada sec ond and Switzerland third. At the lowest estimate it would re quire seme $25,e0.0&v tons of coal to generate 2,00e,00f horsepower contin uously by the ordinary steam engine, Haw Mrs, aggHaV j-tAtB m daw m J Ma VineanT amarnVnannr ' OawaaHsl W laCa . lamaWatsaV Ha nnutam ..-, atnnnnasnnw1 weamnnsm mj - afaamnfi SssbbbbPL bbbbv emlBaV BBK nflnuTpBh eaBsnnneunnaaw n - KJ hne SlJaaaeat iljjiimuan Tw- Maaria- S ftw 4 i aaa Bslwaaaaeaf. 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It runs this way: "I still remain in your life as I camo into it that and nomore. "Breath and death they savor of rhyme they,show but one little letter difference between us. I am I re main, yours. NIGGER.'" "My husband," continued Mrs. Mey: er, "met Mrs. Harkness at the Vic toria hotel and became infatuated with her. When I first knew of this my hair was dark brown, without a streak of gray in it. Now it, is white. "When I went to the mother of this Mrs. Harkness and pleaded with her, she asked me why I did not get a divorce. I told her that I never would get a divorce, and I never will. I am going to stay by my husband now and nurse him through his trou ble.' I do not care what happens to the other woman. I am glad she was injured as she was in the auto accident. She deserved it Spent Money on Charmer. "My husband is a rich man, but I never asked him to spend money on me the way he did on Mrs. Harkness. Why, he allowed her to spend $140 a week just for hotel bills. And here is a sheet of an expense account I found among my husband's papers. " $200 received. " '$153.90 hotel. "'$10 left with mamma. "'Philadelphia expense: " '$200 deceived, v "41 Gown $100. "'1 Gown $65. " '1 Waist $28. " '1 Matisse $15. . "'Pair corsets $12.' "But I love my husband and he loves me. I had divorce papers pre pared, but he begged for another chance. I am going to give it to him. But he has now got to live up to this agreement." Now just at the moment Mr. Mey er and Mrs. Harkness are really in a bad way. The agreement between the Meyers would not have been made public had it not been for the ac cident which has laid up both he and Mrs. Harkness, as well as William A. Feigelstock. Mr. Feigelstock took out Mr. Mey er and Mrs. Harkness in his automo bile a few days ago. Tbey were run ning downhill in BronxviUe. near tbe fashionable hotel Gramatan, when the chauffeur mistook the road, and, in stead of curving-off to the right, he Agreement Signed by Husband and Wife. "Whereas,( Ada K. Meyer, of the BoroiiRli of Manhattan. New York City, has commenced an action which is now pendins in the supreme court asainst her husband. Louis G. Meyer, for an absolute divorce. In which action the sum mons and a copy of the complaint -were duly personally served on the said Ix)uis G. Meyer within the state of New York on the 15th day of December. lflOG, together with a copy of affidavits and notice of motion for an allowance of alimony and counsel fcs In said action, returnable December -4. 1906;, and. "Whereas. The said Louis G. Meyer, feeling repentant, is desirious of be ing: forgiven by the plaintiff and of having opportunity for reestablishing him self in his wife's affection and favor, with a view of thereafter renewing their marital relations, and said Louis G. Meyer does hereby promise and agree with his said wife. Ada E Meyer, as follows: "I. That he will in all things hereafter treat his wife kindly and in a prop er manner. "II. That he will hereafter abstain from all relations of every name and nature, both social and otherwise, with Mrs. William Harl'.ness. and will not hereafter have or maintain any improper or social relations with any other woman or women, but will at all -times conduct himself In a loyal, honorable and proper manner, as would befitting the husband of the said Ada E. Meyer. "III. That he will hereafter, commencing this day, pay to his said wife the sum of fifty dollars (f30) on Friday of each week on account of her sup port. "It 1 further mutuallv understood and agreed between said Ada, E. Meyer and Loula G. Meyer' that for three months from this date hereof, which W the period of t!me. contemplated in this agreement by the parties hereto as a probationary period within which said Ada E. Meyer may determine whether or not she can hereafter impose trust and confidence in her said husband and take him back unconditionally as her husband: that each shall live his own life in his own way, and that in the event that the actions and conduct of the said Louis G. Meyer shall at any time during said period of three months or at the termination thereof be unsatisfactory to the said Ada E. Meyer it is agreed on the part of the said Louis G. Meyer that his said wife may proceed with said cause of action for divorce. ..."Ji01113 G- MEYER. "ADA E. MEYER." and, allowing five dollars a ton for the cost of coal, this would represent a saving of $125,000,000. There are thousands of streams capable of pro ducing from 100 to 50,000 or more horsepower; a few others, like Ni agara, the Victoria falls in South Af rica, and innumerable fails of the Mis sissippi, the Colorado, and the Mis souri, with powers In this direction that seem unlimited. The value of a stream for power purposes depends upon the amount of water flowing and also upon its head that Is, the height of its fall, whether in a sudden cataract or ia rushing down a slope, aad so the small mountain stream which tumbles noisily down steep slopes and gullies is often worth more than the broad, sluggish river that tows through low, level stretches of coun try. One cubic foot of water a second may equal la energy thetotal stored energy of many tons of coal. What Is even more wonderful, a stream can be made to operate an electric pump which la turn will pump tne stream itself to levels where ordiaary irriga tion ditches could not conduct it In Itaafc a Meyer. w ttw aavj aewmw j 'took a stone wall,, with disastrona re-. suits. Mr. Feigelstock was badly injured. Mr. Meyer had his leg fractured aad Mrs. Harkness' hip was broken. All three were taken to the hotel; the accident was reported to the po lice and printed in the Newspapers. Mrs. Meyer, then at Atlantic City. read the news her husband was bad ly hurt and so was "Mrs. Louis G. Meyer." Now, Mrs. Meyer wasn't hurt at all, and so the indignant wife started out to find out who was. To her anger she discovered that it was the same woman who had tried to arrogate things to herself in the Meyer office. Hence this novel agree ment. Mrs. Meyer kept at her husband's side; she found him suffering griev ously. She had him taken home. Mrs. Harkness was transferred to Dr. Bull's sanitarium in East Thirty-third street. Mrs. Meyer did the rest and arranged for the agreement It still hold3 good. ', Wisdom of Methuselah. My son, wouldst thou flatter wom en? I counsel thee, avoid generalities, say not unto her, Thou art fair, my love, thou rcjoicest my heart with thy comeliness. 2. But let thy words be definite; go thou into details, and it will cause her much joy. 3. Say unto her, Lo, thy nostrils are proud, they show thy caste; aad thine ear is like unto a seashell. it ia far too little. How cunning are the tips of thy fingers, and tbe line of thine eyebrows, naught can excel. 4. For she knoweth her points; good and bad knoweth she them all. from the .greatest unto the smallest. Thou canst not teach her. 5. Her mirror instructeth her, lo. ! she knoweth her fame. Ask her and i she shall tell thee, that tbou mayest ' contradict. Smart Set. Mikado Fond of Night Rambles, The emperor of Japan, who recent ly celebrated his fifty-fourth birthday, is fond of night rambles. He is fa mous for his activity, and he is said to be the busiest man of his empire. At night, when everybody is asleep and in the country of the chrysanthe mums they go to rest early the mika do often leaves his palace, and, with his hands in his pockets and a cigar in his mouth, wanders through the streets of Tokio in order to make sure that everything is quiet in the capital and that his royal subjects sleep the sleep of the just. Suppose that one could find an alloy that would bear the same relation to aluminum that steel does to carbon or bronze to tin, says the Engineering Record. The result would be a new structural material of immense im portance in mechanical work. The builders of light machinery -are look ing for just this thing. other words, the water could be used twice, first for generating electric power, and second, for irrigating our farms. Electricity could be made to light and heat the homes of the city and country population and run the thrashing machines and reapers ef the farmers, as well as turn the wheels of the cars and factories. The use of wind power for mechan ical purposes is older than' that of any other. But a windmill for electrical generation is one of the most recent of accomplishmeata. The first wind mill electric plaat ever lastalled in this or any other country was built privately vby Dr. Charles F. Brush, the inventor of the are lamp, la 1889, at his home in Cleveland for the purpose of lighting his house aad laboratory. In Europe commercial windmill eleo trical plaata have been built One such plant established at Wlttkeil, ia Schleswig, lights the town, and an other windmill plaat at Hamburg-has been successfully need ia running a factory. A windmill electric plaat at Boyle Hall, Ardsley, ia England, haa a capacity for raaaiag lie lights hi Wiater. St Nicholas. -. -. : i- .J.,4i....'--- --. ....Jafyr i le.jp-r'Zzj-i- A&'& Z&J3&yEiZ tK H ' eCL .--: I- ii --V v. tV-sSJ r&US fc --..-- " r- "jjyv .-T .? ''rtmFr-.'rXl m.&m&3?-b.&i?&. ftiSv