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Gold was the substance for which
all th worid hungered, and yet when
Columbus discovered America there
was less than 25.M,090 ot it la all
Europe. Sorely it has been a dimcult
sabstance to find. Centuries had
passed, daring which this yellow metal
had been-carefully hoarded, and yet
all of Europe held less than a quarter
of a billion of it That was a master
of 415 years ago. When the great ex
plorer set sail for unknown shores the
world was Increasing its stock of gold
at the rate of. less than $4,000,00 an
nually. It would therefore take Eu
rope 60 years to duplicate its gold
holdings. When another hundred
years had passed the output had in
creased to $6,000,000 annually. There
was nothing startling in such 'an in
crease. To bring this about it has
been necessary to ransack the treas
ures of Peru. Mexico and other new
countries. Once more we move the
hand of time forward a hundred years
until we come to 1700, in which year
the average gold production is only
$7,000,600 yearly. Certain there was
no reason to fear an over-production
of gold. .Another hundred years
brings us to 1S00. in which compara
tively modern time the annual produc
tion of gold was only $12,000,000.
Thus we find, says Frederick U.
Adams, in Success, that, during the
three centuries following the discovery
of America, the world's average an
nual increase in gold was $26,666. Had
this modest ratio been maintained for
the next hundred years, the total pro
duction of gold in 1900 would have
been about $15,000,000. How much do
you suppose it actually was? Double
that amount? Three times it? Hake
another guess. It was $262,220,915!
Reprehensible Habits.
One of the strangest paradoxes in
human nature is that men and women,
struggling apparently with all their
might to succeed, are yet constantly
doing things, saying things, and think
ing things which drive the very suc
cess they are after away from them.
They are all the time counteracting
their efforts by some indiscretion.
Men work like Trojans to get a cov
eted position, and then, by getting
puffed up with conceit, or by some
foolish or 'weak act, knock the scaf
folding, which they have been years
in building, out from under them, and
down they go. Their lives are a series
of successive climbs and tumbles, so
that they never get anywhere, never
accomplish anything worth while.
There are thousands of men who are
working in very ordinary salaried po
sitions, says New York Weekly,
who might have been employers them
selves but for some unfortunate weak
ness, some little deficiency In their
natures, or some peculiarity some
thing which might have -been reme
died by 'a little discipline and self
study in youth. Others are always
driving success away from them by
their doubts, their fears, their lack of
courage, their lack of confidence
driving It away by reprehensible hab
its which repel success conditions.
One by one Chicago is losing the
laurels forced upon it by jealous
rivals. A few days ago statistics
were published showing that Switzer
land led us as a divorce center and
now a doctor who has been down on
his knees to see rises to say that the
girls of Great Britain are developing
feet that will make the Chicago girl's
trilbys look like those Cinderella wore
when she made her great hit With
the head of the male Briton growing
smaller and the foot of the female
Briton growing larger, remarks the
Chicago News, we may well accept
the deduction that man over there is
soon to be the weaker sex. It Is to
he hoped that the girls will be kind
to him when, at last he has found his
proper place. By racking his memory
doubtless he will be able to recall
many times when he was kind to
them during the days of his supposed
superiority.
Automobile sore throat and Influen
zal the latest disease. It is not how
ever, as some may think, or even
hope, the person who rides in an auto
mobile who gets the disease, but the
ipeople who have to breathe the dust
that they stir up. Long Island resi
dents, whose roads are favorite thor
oughfares for the hated vehicles, are
the oaly ones so far who are suffering
from this malady, but of course it will
spread.
Perhaps the thread trust craftily
put out the story that the price of
cotton was to be advanced to ten
cents a spool so that the public could
feel so relieved when tt was denied
as to forget all about the advance
from five to six cents at retail.
"To famish the girl and we will
furnish the house," says an advertise
ment That sounds good, says the
Kansas City Journal, but it doesn't tell
the whole story. You will also be
expected to furnish the wherewith.
One of the ministers declares that
a woman has no sense when she is
-fm love. Of course a man always re
tains fall possession of his reasoning
faculties when he has become con
vinced that some woman with an up
tUtoi none and a raspy voice is aa
aageL
Maxim Gorky says the Americans
are silent gloomy people." It
naast ha remembered that he didn't
fjo- to the roof gardens much while he
la New York,
The State Capital
Matters ef General Interest
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Nebraska's Seat ef Gari
Primary Law Instructions.
The county clerk of Cass county tel
ephoned to the attorney general that
with the poll books sent to his county
-was enclosed printed instructions haw
to make up the primary ballot It was
stated in the instructions that a blank
line wastd be left upon which the
voter could write in a name. Attor
ney General Thompson and Secretary
of State Junkin have not seat out any
instructions how to make- up the bal
lot but have left that to the discretion
of the county clerks, who are sup-'
posed to follow the law in the matter.
Any instructions sent out with the
poll books are sent without authority
from the state officials and should,"
according to Mr. Junkin. have no
weight with the county. officials. Just
how the Instructions got into the poll
book package, of course, Is not known
at the; state house. These books are
sent out by the printers and the coun
ty clerks get their printing done
where they please. The following two
letters contain all the matter sent out
by the secretary of state and any
matter other than'thfc is without his
authority:
August 15, 1907. County Clerk: In
sending you certificates of filings of
candidates to be voted for in the Sep
tember primary, this department did
not undertake the formation of an
official ballot
We refer you to sections 8 and 9 of
the Primary law as to who shall make
up, and the form of ballots.
We send you under separate cover
blank forms to make returns to this
office as provided in section 23. We
also shipped you by maH one copy of
the Primary law for each voting pre
cinct in you county.
Please acknowledge receipt of laws
and abstracts or notify this office in
regard to them.
To the County Clerks of Nebraska:
Gentlemen: In accordance with the
provisions of section 33 of the pri
mary election law it has been decided
by the attorney general and secretary
of state that a separate poll book
srust be used for each of the political
parties, and they shall be -designated
by having the colors covered as fol
lows: Socialist red; prohibition,
white; republican, blue; democrat,
green; people's independent, yellow.
A Trip by Governor Sheldon.
Governor Sheldon is soon to take a
trip with other western governors,
which in importance will exceed any
journey he has taken since he became
governor of Nebraska. He will go to
Keokuk, la., to help entertain Presi
dent Roosevelt and accompny his party
to St Louis, where the president is to
speak October 2. At St Louis the gov
ernors will be the guests of the busi
ness men's league and after viewing
the Veiled Prophet parade on the
streets and attending the grand ball
at night, will go with President Roose
velt down the Mississippi river to
Memphis to attend a deep water con
vention. Governor Sheldon has a
plantation in Mississippi and has spent
much time there and became well ac
quainted with southern people and
their customs. Governor Cummlngs in
vited Governor Sheldon to come to
Keokuk to help entertain the president
in that city October the first This
will probably be Governor Sheldon's
last trip outside the state this year
and he may make very few journeys
away from Lincoln. He has spoken
at many towns in Nebraska since he
became Governor, but now finds that
official duties require him to remain
at his office more than in the, past
He will be obliged to decline all in
vitations to deliver addresses -during
September and October.
Burlington Passes.
Nearly 7,000 trip passes were Issued
by the Burlington railroad during the
month of July, according to the re
port filed with the railway commis
sion. Officers and employes, then
families and relatives, and even ser
vant girls employed by officers, appear
to be in the list Many of the trips
are labeled visits. As in the past, the
railway commission is in the posses
sion of no information showing that the
persons listed as employes aw entitled
to passes under the anti-pass law
which provides that only "bona fide
employes, the major portion of whose
time is devoted to the service of the
company, and the dependent members
of their families" may receive passes.
F. L. Wolff of Cambridge is in the
list as a lawyer who received trans
portation from the company without
paying for it in cash. In the entire
list of nearly 7,000 only one case is
reported as a charity case, a woman
who was carried from Lincoln to
Plattsmouth at the request of the
Lincoln charity organization.
Express Case Next Week.
Federal Judge T. C. Monger in
formed Attorney General Thompson
he will take up the matter of the ex
press companies just as soon as Judge
W. H. Monger returns, which will be
this week. Judge Monger said he
hoped to have all of the state matters
now in the federal court passed upon
by September 1. This Includes the
opinion in the case of the jurisdiction
in the matter of the application of the
state for an injunction to prevent the
railroads from violating the legisla
tion enacted last winter.
Stay for Harrison Clarke.
Judge Sedgswick granted a reprieve
for Harrison Clake, the negro mur
derer from Omaha, sentenced to hang
August 30. The stay will be effective
until farther order of the court, which
will permit the motion for a rehearing
to be heard by the supreme court
Judge J. B. Strode of Lincoln and At
torney Crow of Omaha appeared for
Clarke. Judge Sedgwick did not take
action until he had called Attorney
General Thompson into the case and
asked the poaitioa of the state upon
the application.
Railroad Must Fix Tracks.
Members of the State Railway com
mission have returned from their in
spection of the Missouri Pacific tracks
and'thejr are now at work on an order
having for its object a general over
hauling aad fixing up of the physical
property- of the road in Nebraska. The
commissioners brought back the same
report a story of wornout rails and
brokeomesand the. absence of signs
of repair. In. most instances sections
of six miles in length are looked after
by one foreman .and. a helper. Accord
ing to the commissioners the photo
graphs filed by the protesting trainmen
are more than .verified Commission
er Williams continued' his investiga
tions down into Kansas and. where the
state line was crossed the train ran
onto seventy-five pound rails and
moved along as smooth as, glass. He
was Informed by. an official on the
train that It was the Intention otjhe
owners to supply Nebraska wmvtae
same kind, of rails this year tint?ia
stead they had sent up the urge size
engines, and these are being used. over
the objections oftheenglaeerswho
protested to. the officials. It iavthe.
belief of employes interviewed by the
commissioner that when the tracks
freeze up these big engines-will fmasa
the present., light rails into, smither
eens. In the meantime he" said freight
trains a mile In length was a common
sight- and fifteen trains a day are
scheduled south of Auburn, just an
indication of the business this road is
doing in Nebraska. Judge Williams
was refused a permit to ride on a
freight from which the public is bar
red and he had to walk from Auburn
to Howe, a distance of six miles, then
drive to Stella, where he caught the
train to Falls City. He then went on
to Reserve, Kas., and came back to
Weeping Water and in from there to
Lincoln.
University Warrants Held Up.
A large number of university em
ployes and instructors and others are
liable to go without their August pay
for a long time, as State Treasurer
Brian refused to sign the warrants
Thich were issued by the auditor
upon the certificates filed by the state
board of regents, Mr. Brian refused to
act because Secretary of State Junkin
refused to indorse the certificates un
til the vouchers from which the cer-'
tificates were issued were submitted
for his inspection. Until the state
treasurer affixes his signature to the
warrants they are worth just the pa
per they are printed on. Mr. Brian
said he would countersign no war
rant when he knew the voucher had
not been indorsed by tho secretary of
state, as the constitution clearly pro
vides the secretary of state and the
auditor shall audit and sign all vouch
ers for money to be drawn out of the
state treasury. Some time ago Mr.
Junkin served notice upon the regents
that he would not sign certificates is
sued by them until he had examined
the vouchers supposed to be on file
at the State university. That month
the vouchers were given to him for
inspection, and he signed the certifi
cates. Exchange of Land Prospects.
The associate forester of the United
States has written a letter to Gov
ernor Sheldon, detailing a plan for the
state 'to exchange all its lands In na
tional forest reserves for a solid block
of national forest land in the state,
to be agreed upon by the state and
the secretary of agriculture. It is
proposed the exchanged lands shall
approximately be equaleJ in area and
value to the land given by the state.
This associate forester says tho
present situation involves hardships
for the state, as some of (hem own
other lands selected as indemnity on
account of grants in quantity by con
gress and included within the forest
reserve, after selection, their holdings
are scattered and cannot be economi
cally administered as forest land or
sold on such good terms as the state
could get if the several tracts were
not isolated.
Free Freight to the Fair.
According to a supplement of the
special rules and regulations on freight
traffic, effective after August 19, 1907,
the Burlington railroad has announced
Its intention of hauling free of charge
exhibits to the state fair other than
live stock. This will be brought about
by a rebate of the one way charges
that must be paid when the exhibit
is sent to the fair. If no part of It
is sold while there the return will be
free of charge, and a-presentation of
a certificate from the secretary of the
beard that the goods have actually
been on exhibit will secure the return
of the one way prepaid charges on the
outgoing trip. If the goods are sold,
or any part of them, the amount of
freight on that part will not be re
funded. Horse Show at the Fair.
The display in the horse depart
ment at the state fair, September 1
to 6, promises to excel anything ever
seen: on the grounds in this state.
There will be great numbers of Per
cheron, and French draft Clydes and
Shires, English, French and German
coach horses.
No .Delegates Will Go.
Governor Sheldon is not going to
permit Nebraska to be represented at
a convention which he believes will
be dominated by corporations. He
has declined to appoint delegates to
a convention which the West End
Business Men's club of St. Louis has
called for the purpose of harmonizing
the strained relations which exist be
tween state and federal courts .in
many parts of the country. The gov
ernor, being optimistic, does not be
lieve the country is so near a crisis
as the St Louis club thinks.
Variation in Oil Tests.
Oil Inspector Allen has discovered
some Standard Oil company's product
which tests a different quality at dif
ferent times and places, though from
the same tank. The oil which went
below, the 112-degree test was found
at Clay Center. The barrel from
which it was taken was marked test
ed 116, showing that it came four de
grees higher than the standard fixed
by law. Deputy Inspector Wheeler
tested it at 110 and rejected the bar I
reL A test of the tank at Omaha
showed 113 degrees. 1
HELRHE THE TOWN
HINTS AS TO MAKING THE HOME
MARKET' BETTER.
HANDLING OF FAIM PRODUCE
Hew Merchants ami Farmers Can Co
operate to Their Mutual Advan
tage in a Business Way.
Many agricultural towns could be
vastly improved by affording farmers
better markets for the produce that
they have to dispose ef. In the ra
dius of every country village there
Is sufficient butter and eggs and other
products to be marketed, the hand
ling of which would make a profitable
business.
The custom that has' prevailed for
many years of storekeepers indiscrim
laately handling produce does not ap
pear to be to the' best interests of
towns or it may be said, to the mer
chants or the farmers. In the first
place the average storekeeper has
no facilities for the proper handling
of perishable products. He may not
receive sufficient to enable him to dis
pose of the product to the greatest
advantage. Therefore instead of mak
ing any profit upon what he handles,
many times he is the loser and looks
for his compensation in the trade that
may be given him by the farmers who
bring in the produce.
It is important to a town whether
it is reputed to be a good produce
market or otherwise. Where the
farmer can receive a cent or two
more for his butter and eggs he is
likely to turn his attention. In some
towns there are regular buyers of
produce, ,but often these methods are
such as to be- unsatisfactory and re
sult in loss of trade to the place.
Merchants generally exchange goods
for whatever produce -may be brought
to them. In many places they will
not pay cash, and it has been known
where cash has been paid that it im
mediately found its way to some other
town where goods was purchased.
Each town that' has any consider
able patronage from the farming com
munity surrounding it should have
a small cold storage plant One plan
that has been found practicable in
many towns is the organization of a
produce company in which merchants
of the town as well as the farmers
are stockholders. These concerns pro
vide every facility for the proper
packing and storage of eggs and but
ter and other perishable produce, and
sometimes include a butter renovat
ing plant Where such companies are
operated the merchants refuse to
handle produce, referring all who have
such to sell to the produce company.
The company pays the highest mar
ket price for what it buys. Instead
of paying cash, due bills are issued
which are accepted the same as cash
at all the stores in town. Each-week
the merchants who receive these due
bills in exchange for goods have them
cashed, at the office of the produce
company.
By paying from a cent to two cents
a doaen more for eggs or per pound
for butter these produce companies
have been wonderful factors in bring
ing trade to the place. Not alone do
they benefit the town by bringing ad
ditional patronage to the merchants,
but the business can be highly profit
able if managed rightly. It requires
but little capital to operate such an
establishment It is well when organ
ization Is taken up to limit the
amount of stock that each shareholder
receives to one or two shares of a
par value of $50 or $100. An effort
should be made to have as many mer
chants as possible shareholders. Also
to secure as many shareholders among
the farmers as can be had. It should
be understood that instead of paying
cash, farmers pay for their shares
of stock In produce at prevailing mar
ket prices. With all the merchants
in the town interested in the suc
cess of the company, and the farmers
throughout the country also share
holders and participants in profits that
may be made, it will be soon found
that the produce company will be
handling all the produce business that
originates in the community.
In many localities where this plan
has been put in operation the farmers
have discovered, that they could re
ceive better prices for their butter
and cream and eggs than under the
old system. Being associated in a
way with the business interests of the
place they become more interested in
all affairs of the town and are more
inclined to work in harmony with the
merchants towards anything that has
the improvement of the home town
in view. One of the desirable things
about this plan is its tendency to
lessen the practice of residents of
rural communities trading with mail
order houses and department stores
In the large cities. Another admir
able feature is .the adding of an
additional labor-saving Industry to
the town and the keeping of the earn
ings of the people in circulation in
the community.
- Drug in Food.
"The gravy from roast beef is near
ly as effective as any iron prepara
tion in the relief of anaemia, and con
sequently also of the heart discomfort
accompanying it" In addition, how
ever, to red meat many vegetables, it
most be remembered, are able to con
tribute valuable proportions of iron to
the dietary scheme. This is particu
larly true of the beet yellow turnip,,
tomato and spinach.
Roof Party for Two.
"Nearly every night they have a
roof party on the roof across the area
from my window," said the woman.
"It is very simple. It is a lighted red
lantern hung on a clothes line and a
boy and a girl in the shadow of the
chimney just far enough away from
the light of it" N. T. Press.
Whence "Strawberry."
The name strawberry has puzzled
a. goof many people who like to find
the origin of names. Many suppose It
ased to be the custom to string the
berries oa straws and sell them in
that way. hence the name. But the
real same is strayberry, due to the
manias habits of the viae.
WHERE THE MERCHANT FAILS.
An Iowa Farmer Tells Him He Should
Advertise, ami Hew.
Aa Iowa farmer contributes to the
Des Moines Capitol the following verj
pertinent suggestion, as to why the
mail order houses succeed jut getting
the business of the rural communities
away from local merchants:
"If the mall order houses got $1,M0
ct of this county each moath that be
longs to the home merchaats the fault
Is with the merchaats themselves. Tbj
mall order houses advertise aad give
us prices on everything they offer foi
sale. They tell us what they have
and what-they want for it Of course
we get soaked once In awhile aad if
we do we can try some other house.
Most of the, home merchants who ad
vertise at all don't quote prices. They
neglect to tell us what we want to
know the price. Of course we can go
to the store and ask the price of this
article, and that but you know how
it is one doesn't know so well exact
ly what he wants to buy when he gets
in a store as when he is at home. And
there is where the mail order houses
make their hit They send us their
advertising matter into homes and we
read it when we haven't anything else
to do and every member of the family
who reads their stuff usually finds
something that he or some other mem
ber of the family wants and many or
ders are made up and sent out just at
such times.
' "Right here is where the home mer
chant falls down. If he talked up his
business to us in our homes the same
as the mail order houses do the people
would be in to see him the next time
they came to town and in many cases
extra trips would be made to get the
things at once that we didn't know
we wanted until they were brought
to our attention.
"The home merchant can save the
expense of getting up a catalogue. We
people read the home papers more
carefully than we do the catalogue,
and If the merchant wants to talk
business with us let him put his talk
in the home papers, and 'put it in so
that we know he means business. The
home merchant likely, nine times out
of ten, sells his goods as cheap as the
mail order houses, and I believe on
many things they are much cheaper,
but how are we to know if he doesnt
tell us about it
"A merhant must not think that
even his best customers know his
goods so well that they can tell what
he has without being shown.
"It is none of my business how the
home merchant runs his business, but
I don't -like to see these roasts in the
papers all the time about us fellows
who get a little stuff shipped in once
in awhile and never anything said on
the other side. There are always two
sides of a question, and I have given
you mine. If it is worth anything to
you you can take it"
BANKERS GETTING WISE.
They See Danger in the Mail-Order
System of Business.
It is only lately that bankers of the
west have come to a realization that
the mail-order system of business has
been a serious injury to them, killing
off the business of their towns, taking
out of circulation money that should
help swell the local bank deposits and
otherwise interfering with town pro
gress. The trouble has been with many
bankers that they failed to consider
the buying-goods-away-from-home evil
as anything of particular concern to
them. When Farmer Smith would
buy a draft for $50 or $100 to send
to Chicago, the banker got bis ten
cents exchange and thought he was
that much ahead, while the facts re
mained that if he could keep the
money from being 'sent from home
that $50 of the farmer for the banker
might make a dollar or two of profit
It was only when the catalogue
houses started In to solicit deposits of
the people of country towns and farm
ing communities that the . bankers
took a tumble.
Then again some bankers have such
an exalted idea of their position in
the town that the goods to be had
from the local merchants are not good
enough for themselves and families,
and set a bad example before the peo
ple by sending away themselves for
what they desire in the way of staples
and luxuries. Bankers are conserva
tive; and are not forward in making
suggestions to their patrons as to
what they should do with their money,
but In this matter it appears sufficient
ly Important to justify the exercise of
what Influence the banker can com
mand in behalf of home patronage. It
is the business of the town and sur
rounding country that affords a profit
to the bank. The greater this volume
of business- can be made the better
for the banker and every interest of
the town, and the farmers and other
laborers as well.
D. M. CARR.
What, Indeed?
A duchess requiring a lady's maid
had an interview with one, to whom,
after having examined her appearance,
she said: "Of course, you will be able
to dress my hair for me?" "Oh, yes,"
replied the girl; "it never takes me
more than half an hour to dress a
lady's hair." "Half an hour, my
child!" exclaimed the duchess, In ac
cents of terror, "and what on earth,
then, should I be able to do with my
self all the remainder of the morn
ing?" Buttermilk Cocktail.
Throat parched? Irrigate it with a
buttermilk cocktail.
This Is a new brand of dampness
which was devised at the University
of Chicago. The buttermilk cocktail
is constructed according to the fol
lowing recipe: Take a tall, thin
glass, drop in a chunk of ice; insert
a long slice of cucumber, then fill
vith buttermilk. That's all!
Reliable Sign of Death.
A Frenchman has received a prize
for discovering a reliable alga of
death. The test consists of the sub
cutaneous injection' of a solution of
flourescelne, which, if the blood is
still circulating, in the course of a,
few hours causes the skin to tarn yel
tow.
WHAT THE WOMEN WORE.
Of Cswse the Stery Teller DM
- Really Mean Jest That, ,
A gentleman recently returned from
that quiet little Maryland resort
Ocean City, has a tale to ten of coa
dttkms that are really seasatkmaL
Aad the worst, of it was.that he did
act know they-were sensational at alL
He was oat calling the other evening,
aad the conversation started with the
shirtwaist man, who, the returned,
wanderer said, was to be found In
great quantities at the summer resort
Then he told about the habit every
body down there had contracted of
going without hats. This is the way
he told it to aa Interested company:
"Ton see everybody down there
going about just the same. The men
never wear coats; they go about in
just their shirts and trousers, and the
women are just like them."
FOR SELFISH ENDS.
The Efforts Being Made by the Ameri
can Medical Association.
The Political activity of the Ameri
can Medical Association has become
so pronounced as to cause comment
in political circles especially as the
the avowed purpose of the Doctors of
the "Regular" or Allopathic school, of
which the Association is chiefly com
posed, is to secure the passage of such
laws as will not only prevent the
sale of so-called "Patent" medicines,
but will restrict the practice of medi
cine and healing to the "schools" now
recognized. This in many states would
prevent the growing practice of Os
teopathy, and in nearly every state
would prevent the healers of the
Christian Science and mental science
belief from practicing those sciences
in which the faith of so many intelli
gent people is so firmly rooted.
The American Medical Association
has a "Committee on Legislation,"
and the committee has correspond
ents in practically every township
seme 16,000 correspondents in all.
This committee at the last session of
the American "'Medical Association
held in June of this year expressed a
hope that a larger number of physi
cians than heretofore will offer them
selves as candidates- for Congress at
the first opportunity. In its annual
report this Committee said: "To meet
the growing demands of the move
ment, however, particularly if the
work of active participation in State
legislation is undertaken, a larger
clerical force must be employed."
This is almost the first time in the
history of the United States that any
organized class has frankly avowed
the purpose of capturing legislatures
and dominating legislation in their
own selfish interests.
The American Medical Association
has about 65,000 members of Whom
27,000 are "fully constituted mem
bers" and the rest are members be
cause of their affiliation with state or
local societies. The 'Association owns
real estate in Chicago valued at $111,
781.91 and its total assets are $291,
567.S9. Its liabilities, at the time of
the annual report which was made at
the June meeting, amounted to only
$21,906. The excess of assets over
liabilities is increasing at the rate of
about $30,000 a year, and the purpose
of the organization is to dominate
the field of medicine, and by crushing
all competitions by securing the pas
sage of prohibitive legislation, compel
all of the people of the United States
to pay a doctor's fee every time the
most simple remedy is needed.
Deaths from X-Rays.
The death of Dr. Weigel, a surgeon
of Rochester, from a disease due to
the constant use of the X-rays makes
the fourth who has lost his life from
this cause, says the Chistian Advo
cate. The others were an assistant of
Thomas Edison, a Boston physician
and a woman of San Francisco named
Fleischman. In the case of Dr. Wei
gel since 1904, when his right hand
and all but the thumb and a finger
of the left hand were removed, there
had been four operations in trying
to save his life. The first removed
a part of the right shoulder: then a
part of the muscles covering the right
breast.
Mystery completely envelops the
cause of death, the disease raing un
known to medical science, though it
is believed to involve some great prin
ciple of life. Dr. Weigel was presi
dent of the Rochester Academy of
Medicine and the American Ortho
paedic society.
Due Process of Law.
At the time of the famous Eastman
trial in Cambridge, Mass., two Irish
men, standing on a street corner, were
overheard discussing the trial. One of
them was trying to enlighten the other
concerning a jury.
"Bedad!" he explained. "You're ar
risted. Thin if ye gets th shmartest
lawyer, ye're innicint; but If th' other
man gets th' best lawyer, ye're guilty."
Life. '
Horrible Example.
"My dear," said Mrs. Strongmind, "I
want you to accompany me to the
town hall to-morrow evening."
"What for?" queried the meek and
lowly other half of the combine.
"I am to lecture on the 'Dark Side
of Married Life,'" explained Mrs. S..
"and I want you to sit on the plat
form and pose as one of the illustrations."-
Peculiar Medical Remedy.
It was stated at an Inquest on a
peasant in a Servian village that the
man died from swallowing too many
bullets, which he was accustomed to
take, in common with all the peasants
in that district whenever he felt ilL
In Self-Defense.
Gabriel Say, what did you let that
pestiferous party in fer?
St. Peter (wearily) He used to be
an insurance agent and 1 either had to
let him in or be talked to death.
Self-Forgetfulness.
Self-forgetfulness in love for others
has a foremost place in the ideal char
acter and represents the true end of
humanity. Peabody.
No impulse is too splendid for the
simplest task; no task is too simple
for the most splendid Impulse. Pail
Upe Brooks.
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President Castro's Conceit.
Many stories have been told ef
Cipriano Castro, president of Venezue
la, aad of his monumental conceit.
During the Russo-Japanese war the
fall of Port Arthur was" being ex
plained to him.
"Pshaw!" he exclaimed. "With 5
Venezuelans I could have taken it ia
four days."
"With a thousand, in one day, your
excellency," said the diplomatic rep
resentative of a European power.
Castro was so pleased at what was
intended to be sarcasm that, it is said,
the diplomat succeeded next day in se
curing satisfaction of a claim that his
government had been vainly pressing
for years.
Stopped "Seeing Things.'
Enthusiastic Nature Lover (to Re
formed Tramp) Ah, my friend, how
well you must know the face of na
ture, and know it in all its moods.
Have you ever seen the sun sinking
in such a glare of glory that it swal
lows up the whole horisoa with its
passionate fire? Have you seen the
mist gliding like a specter down the
shrinking hillside, or the pale moon
struggling to shake off the grip of the
ragged storm cloud?
Reformed Tramp No. sir; not
since I signed the pledge.
Of the Cabbage Patch.
Cigar Maker Here's a new cigar
Tve just been pntting up and I haven't
any name for it Suppose you suggest
one.
Friend (after smoking it) They're
naming a good many after characters
in fiction now. Why don't you can
this "Mrs. Wiggs?"
Few Runaways in New York.
Although New York is a "hitching
postless" city there are fewer runa
way horses in its streets than in the
average city of one-tenth of its popu
lation. New York's Growth.
Builders in New York city invest
$500,000 each day in land and new
houses for apartment dwellers.
Life is made up trials and chances
given to us to see how we will act and
improve ourselves. Grimshaw.
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breakfast can be made without
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