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Schaed Sunday evening.
.Hilsk Moorman returned home
'kit at Definance,
la,
Prof. 8chmiding of tke Germtm school
m.snaadinf ths holidays at his home in
Hexhert Beske of Phiilipsburg, Kas.,
the family of Peter
Mav JahmKotlar has been spending
days Tisitiag her father, Mr.
:Kotlar'will return to the state
artaraUgr Monday, where he is studying
for. a ofril eagineer.
Frad BargaiaaB returned to his home
at Krerdale Saturday, after a week's
TMt with ralatires and friends.
Ob aocoant of the illness of her daugh
ter, Mrs. O.B. Preston, Mrs. L.E. See
field was called to Monroe last week.
The program and Christmas tree at
theGeraian school wss a success in every
particalar, and the program well render
.ed. Gastave Brunken, who is farming near
Lahoais, Okla., is spending the holidays
with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Braaken.
A. J. Mason, principal of the Duncan
schools, accompanied by his family,
apeat Christmas at the home of his
parents.
Owiag to the critical condition of their
mother, Mr. and Mrs. 8. O. Bisson of
Calumet, Ia and Jessie Bisson of Tulsa,
Okla., arrived last week.
The Miases Edith Mitchell and Julia
Skupa returned to their home in Omaha
Tuesday, after spending a week visiting
the family of John Eotlar.
- Carrier No. 3 extends his sincere
thanks to the patrons for remembering
hiss at Christmas time. In one box
there was a snow white goose, trimmed
with piak ribbon, and attached to it was
a vary pretty Christmas card. One little
patron of a few 'Christmases handed us
two packages, saying that one was for
yoa and for your mama. , We thanked
the little giver for his kindness, and out
thoughts turned to her from among the
angels no doubt looked down and smiled
upoa the generous little giver.
The. Farmers 'Telephone company
held their regular meeting Monday af
ternoon at the Regan school house and
the following offloers were elected for
the easuing year: Ernest Arndt, presi
dent; Fred Meyer, vice president; Robert
Kraase, treasurer. A representative of
the Bell telephone company was present
and submitted a proposition whereby
their line could be connected with the
Farmers' line for long distance service.
The proposition was very favorably re
ceived and the matter was turned over
to the board of directors with power to
do in the matter what they thought
beat.
Route No. 1.
Louis Bsrgenbach of Neboville was a
pleasant caller on Route 1 last Sunday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Reed spent last
Sanday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.
E. Devlin.
The Mioses Nellie Deninger and Josie
Johannes were leap year callers at the
home of Herman Milke last Sunday eve
ning and report splendid results.
And "Old Santy" did not forget the
carrier by any means. He was the re
cipient of an abundance of candy, meat
and confectionery, and "Old Dobbin"
was remembered with two sacks of corn.
Two fine ducks were also among the sifts
received, each with a curl in their tails.
The children Christmas program at
the Loseke Creek church was held on
Christmas afternoon instead of Christ
mas evening. A very large attendance
of parents and patrons, and a very en
joyable time is reported. The program
waa in charge of Prof. Reese, and was
carried out without a hitch.
Last Thursday afternoon Miss Grace
Benson, teacher in District No. 10, gave
Christmas tree at the school house. A
literary program had been prepared and
waa given before the distribution of the
giftaj which was excellent, a large num
bar of the pupils taking part in the ex-
The' entertainment was a suc-
id waa attended by a large crowd
of people.
AaTarUMd Letters.
Following is a list of unclaimed mail
Butter remaining in the post offioe at
Columbus, Nebraska, for the period end
ing December 30, 1908:
Letter Bank of Columbus, Dan E
Chamberlain, Frank Effle, Charles E
Henry, Mrs Jos Quisenbury, Mrs Eliza
Smith, Frederiok W Shaw, Mrs H S
Cards Boy Bivins, Mrs Jack Carter,
Mrs 'Elizabeth Camel, Mrs Ida Effle, B
A Flielke, WOle Hoeesel, Mrs Mary
Knask, Miss Anna Lseke, Jacob Lias,
Myrtle McPatry, Miss Bosso. Eellie F
SaasHtz, Miaa Addie 'Williams, Christ
Sehtsabar, Frank Scholz.
Parties calling for any of the above
will nianae nay advertised.
Cakl Kbamxb,P. M. ..
Marriage Licenses.
i A. Baney. Columbus
25
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Belle L. 81oaa, Columbus
OecflJ. Talcott, Fremont,. ...?
Idtth May Fuller, Minden
Harry W. Oalkiaa, Columbus
Mmniit M. Kapperaiek, Cheyenne. . . .
Oy4eZ. Clark, Creaton 31
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We wisk to call attemtiom to
the fact that the Inttitrnte will
be heli in the . M. C. A. built
ing. Everybody invited.
R. Y. Lisco, President. .
Albert Stenger, Sec'y.
Route No. 5. - t -
""Thomas -Brothers and -H.-L. Olcott
both shelled corn Monday.
C. W. Skorupa and family spent sev
eral days in Columbus last week.
A. W. Hshn and .family are visiting
friends and relatives at Osceola this
week.
S. A. Bell moved last week from the
J. W. Kinsman place to the Bide Oloott
place.
Quite a numbor of farmers on this
route are hauling both corn and grain to
market this week.
Things are never out of season on this
route, We saw a horse with a fly net on
it one day recently.
Some of the young folks from Colum
bus were enjoying the skating at the
Black ice pond last Monday afternoon.
A. W. Rummer bought a new rubber
tired open buggy for a Christmas present
for his wife last week. The old batche
lors are coming out in the grandest
style girls, look out. The batohelors
are going fast and so is leap year, so you
will have to hurry.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Hshn, parents of the
carrier, entertained quite a number of
their children on Christmas day. There
were present L. Hahn, sr., Ed Hahn, A.
Kummer, H. F. Hahn of Billings, Mod.,
A. W. Hahn of Dolores, Colorado, L. P.
Hahn, J. H. Hahn, Herbert Hahn of
Silver Creek and P. L. Hahn as the men
folks, and all of them sat down to the
feast at the same time. The men were
allowed fifty-seven minutes snd four
seconds in which to eat. The ladies'
table was set immediately after the men
bad finished, and they were allowed an
even two hours to finish. The ladies
present were Mrs. L. Hahn, Mrs. A.
Kummer, Mrs. Ed. Hahn, Mrs. L. P.
Hahn, Mrs. A. W. Hahn" and Miss Hed
wig Schuck. The only members of the
family who could not be present were
Mrs. H. F. Hahn, who was called to the
bedside of her mother at Billings, just a
few days before Christmas, and H. D.
Hahn and family of Hartford, Kansas,
who found it impossible to be present.
The carrier on this route was well re
membered this Christmas by the patrons
of the route. Last week it kept him
pretty busy hauling home the many
gifts which he received. Last Wednes
day the carrier opened the mail box at
the Mrs. L. A. Cockson home and found
it full to overflowing with a fine white
duck, which by the way, is the csrrier's
favorite fowl, which had a card tied to
its neck reading "Merry Christmas from
Mrs. L A. Cockson and family." Again
on Thursday he found a sack of oats at
the mail box of Ohas. Wileynski, and
last Saturday he found a sack of oats at
the box of Frank Jarecki,'with a note in
the box stating that it was a Christmas
present. Also on Saturday he received
a sack of oats from W. H. Thomas with
Christmas greeting. A sack of oats was
also found at the Fickle corner where
there is a wheel with eight boxes. The
sack was leaning against the post with
a note pinned thereon stating that the
gift was from August Fickle, who has
not missed giving the carrier s remem
brance since he has been on the route.
The carrier wishes to thank the many
who have so kindly remembered him at
this glad season, and wishes them all a
very happy new year.
The Road to Success.'
John G. Johnson, Philadelphia's fa
mous lawyer, was talking In the
smoking room of a liner about work.
"In my youth," said Mr. Johnson,
'1 was ambitious. Ambitious in an
aimless and desultory way. In early
youth, of course, one understands
neither life nor one's self.
"An aged millionaire questioned me
one day good-humoredly.
" 'You are ambitious?' he said.
"1 am," I agreed.
" "Why, said the millionaire, 'do you
want to rise?
" 'So that I can dVas I like,' I an
swered. "The' millionaire smiled and shook
his head.
"'Ah, my boy he said, 'it is only
when we do as we don't like that we
succeed.' ,
Whither Are We Drifting?
This has been called the century of
the rising generation, and doubtless
many of the privileges of children over
their parents would shock Solomon
could he revisit the earth. But with
all its tolerance in this direction it is
amazing to read of the suit of a school
boy in London against his mother,
whom he had summoned to av magis
trate's court for assault for- kissing
him. . She performed this apparently
harmless osculatory act in -the- play
ground of his school before "his mates,
and so probably hurt the youngster's
feelings. The mitigating feature in
the matter was the Solomonic magis
trate who dismissed such a ridiculous
case. But that, It could ever have
reached a civilized court is the signifi
cantly typical aspect.
Many Suicides from Bridge.
By jumping over Dean bridge, Edin
burgh, a man named Alexander Young;
of Coatbridge, has committed suicide.
Since it was constructed over 200 per
sons have thrown themselves from
this Bridge.
COAL.
We have all the leading grades of
soft coal. Also Penna. hard coal and
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HORSEBACK.
Peculiar Spook That Has Struck Ter
ror to Farmer Folk. .
The horseback riding ghost Is the
very latest variety that has appeared'
in Bowdolnham, and he is a particu
lar spirit, making visitations only at
certain times..
The hunter's ghost, they call him,
and the big man on the big white
horse who comes galloping down the
Lisbon road on the full o the moon
right up to the side door of Sunny Crest
farm strikes terror to the heart of
the farmer folk as he raps smartly
with his riding-whip on the panels of
the door. Whenever one appears in
answer to the knock the ghost, so
they tejl the story, wheels round .snd
disappears at a gallop, turning into
the old woods road much used in revo
lutionary times by the soldiers of that
stormy period.
Ghost of the old Cap'n,- they call
him, connecting this horseback riding
spook with, a certain officer of un
savory fame who once haunted the
district of Maine. It is on' the hunt
ers' moon' when the ghost rides
abroad, and nervous people on the
Lisbon road are much disturbed by
this galloping horseman. Lewiston
Journal.
A FEW OF LIFE'S PARADOXES.
All True, Though at First They Seem
to Read Rather Odd.
-Peace we secure ! by armaments,
liberty by laws and constitutions,
simplicity and naturalness are the.
consummate result of artificial breed
ing and training; health, strength and
'wealth are increased only by lavish
use, expense and wear. Our mistrust,
of mistrust engenders our commer
cial system of credit; our tolerance
of revolutionary utterances Is the
only way of lessening their danger;
our charity has to say no to beggars
in order not to defeat its own de
sires; the true epicurean has to ob
serve great sobriety; the way to cer
tainty lies through radical doubt;
virtue signifies not Innocence but the
knowledge of sin and its overcom
ing. The ethical and religious life
are full of contradictions held In so
lution. You hate your enemy? well,
forgive him, and thereby' heap coals
of fire on his head; to realize your
self, renounce yourself; to save your
soul, first lose it; in short, die- to live.
Prof. William James, in Hibbert
Journal.
Ancient Uses of Bloodhounds.
Although the use of bloodhounds
for 'tracking criminals still survives,
another ancient use of these dogs
seems to have died out. Bloodhounds
were at one time often called upon
to assist an army in the field, the
forces with which the earl of Essex
suppressed the Irish rebellion in the
time of Elizabeth, for instance, being
accompanied by 800 dogs. In the Scot
tish clan feuds and the wars between
England and Scotland bloodhounds
were regularly employed in tracking
fugitive warriors, and both Wallace
and Bruce were hunted in this man
ner. Wallace is said to have baffled
his pursuers by killing a follower and
leaving the corpse for the hound to
find, while Bruce adopted the less
cruel plan of wading some distance
down a stream and ascending a tree
which overhung the water.
Success.
"He has achieved success who has
lived long, laughed often, and loved
much; who has gained the trust of
pure women, the respect of intelligent
men, and the love of little children;
who has filled v his niche and accom
plished his task; who has left the
world better than he found it, whether
by an improved poppy, a perfect poem,
or a rescued soul;' who has never
lacked appreciation of earth's beauty
nor failed to express it; who has al
ways looked for the best in others
and given the best he had; whose life
was an inspiration; whose memory
a benediction." Bessie A. Stanley.
Blindness.
"There are various degrees and
kinds of blindness, widow. There Is
the connubial blindness, ma'am, which
perhaps you may have observed in the
course of your own experience, and
which is a kind of willful and self-damaging
blindness. There is the blind
ness of party, ma'am, and public men.
which Is the blindness of a mad bull
in the midst of a regiment of soldiers
clothed in red. There is the blind con
fidence of youth, which is the blind
ness of young kittens, whose eyes
have' not yet opened on the world."
Charles Dickens.
Curious Mexican Indiana.
Burled In the heart of a civilized,
powerful and progressive foreign peo
ple, a little handful of Indians have
lived for 300 years and have con
trived to keep during all that time
their national characteristics, their
traditions and their individuality. If
you seek them you will findthem in
Amatlan de los Reyes, a village in the
state of Vera Cruz, Mexico. They are
the Amatecas. The Amatecas are per
haps the only people In the republic
who have succeeded in retaining for
themselves what is practically self
government Willing to Oblige.
"When you feels any temptations
comln' along," said the friend and ad
viser, "you mus say: 'Get thee behin'
me, Satan.'"
"Da's what I done said," answered
Mr. Erastus Pinlley, "an den I
'magines I hyuhs Satan answer me
hack: 'Da's all right We's both gwine
de same way, nohow, an' it don' make
no difTunce to me which leads de
pubcesslon.' "
Blame Safer Than Praise.
As the Sandwich islander believes
that the strength and valor of the en
emy he kills passes into himself, so
we gain the strength of the tempta
tion we resist But as soon as honeyed
words of praise are spoken for me I
feel as one that lies unprotected be
fore his enemies. Blame is safer than
ntaiaa,
, Water Will Have Long Flow.
When New York city gets Its water
from - the Catakills, the longest low.
will he from n point lM miles
thnsstyhaB.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
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To the People of Columbus and VitinHy:
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We have taken possession of the H. P. H. Oehlrich stock of;
Groceries, Queens ware, Hardware, Seeds and Paints, and invite
you to call and meet the new firm.
Mr. Krumland has been an employe of the old firm for the
last seven years in, charge of the Hardware department, and
will continue to look after this department.
Mr. Johannes, .who takes charge of the Grocery depart
ment, has been employed in that line for the last year or more
at.Avoca, Neb.
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CHILDREN OF EXALTED TASTES.
Little Ones Used to Dignitaries
High Estate.
of
A well-known family In Catholic cir
cles, living in Spring Garden street,
and blessed with three very small
daughters, spent last winter in
Rome, where the small daughters
were sent to school. The fam
ily, being quite hospitably inclined,
entertained quite lavishly some of
the dignitaries of the Vatican.
Returning to Philadelphia, they re
ceived a hearty welcome, and among
others some of their old priest friends
called to bid them welcome home. The
mother, always proud of her three
small daughters, sent for them to be
brought downstairs to see the father.
After awhile they came, the three
little golden-haired girls; but they
only stood in the doorway of the spa
cious room and refused to come any
further.
The mother, much mortified at such
behavior, said to the eldest: "Come
here, dear; don't you remember good
Father , who used to come and see
us from the cathedral?"
There they stood, the three little
blonde tots, and looking most disap
provingly at good Father , the eld
est spoke: "We like cardinals," is
what she said. Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
NO WONDER SHE DIDN'T KNOW.
Woman of Experience Not Hasty
Expressing Opinion.
in
Before he had been in the car three
minutes most of the women passen
gers and some of the men were ex
plaining to their neighbors what they
would do with the little imp if he be
longed to them. Spanking was the
popular remedy, and if that boy had
received then and. there all the pad-
dlings that his critics were aching to
administer he certainly would have
been well blistered.
To the general babel of advice and
fault-finding, however, there was one
woman who' contributed nothing. She
was a gentle, gray-haired body, who
remained unruffled in the midst of the
small tempest raging.
"If that child waa mine," said the
determined woman beside her, "I'd
make him mind If I had to half kill
him. Wouldn't your
"I don't know," said the little wom
an, 'mildly, "what Td do."
"You don't?" said the determined
woman. "Well, I know. But maybe,
you are not used to children? Maybe
you never had any of "your own?"
"Oh, yes," said the little woman. "1
brought up 13. That is why I don't
know what I would do."
Concrete Not Modern.
Concrete Is a very ancient material
for construction, but reinforced con
crete is scarcely half a century old.
It Is said to hare started in a happy
idea that came to a Frenchman who
wanted large flower pots for his plants
which should not be thick and clumsy.
'He reinforced them .with wire. Now
adays we see glass reinforced in the
same way, especially about elevatro
shafts.
Colgnet and others developed the
reinforcement of concrete for build
ings, at first merely useful buildings
like conservatories. As 'early as 1874
n concrete villa was built on the north
shore of Long Island sound, but it
was many years before the idea "took"
hers, attnensm-in Francs, Belglam and
fliimnnj it was seised anon wltn avid
ity. Bmfctfc's
Courteous Treatment and Prompt Delivery
Soliciting a share of your patronage, we are,
Yours truly,
JOHANNES
Telephones Bell, Black
AND ALL THIS FOR A QUARTER.
Gorgeous Description of Attractions of
Old-Time Circus.
- "There will be presented a resplen
ent series of sublime, moral, interest
ing, instructive, amusing and wonder
ful scenes, which would appear entire
ly too fabulous if expressed in an ad
vertisement. They must be seen to be
duly appreciated. These great dis
plays will unfold in all the loveliness
and beauty of enchantment, carrying
the minds of the bewildered or spell
bound spectators off on the gentle
wings of the imagination to such
pageantry as they might dream of
after reading a few pages of 'Arabian
Nights Entertainments. Words are
really wanting to give adequate ex
pression! Webster's unabridged fails
most signally in language to fully por
tray a semblance of the reality.
Zoonomy may be learned at this great
college In a single evening. Here the
visitor will see splendid specimens of
the zygodactylous race that live upon
the earth, or float and poise upon the
wings of gold and silver plume in the
cerulean arch; and in reference to
these the corps of superintendents in
courtly dress will elucidate the pecu
liarities of each with guarded suavilo
quence." From an Old-Time Circus
Poster.
BUSY LOOKING AFTER OTHERS.
Physician Had Had No Time to Notice
His Own Family.
A little Cleveland girl returned to
school the other day after an absence
on account of measles. The teacher
noticed that the child still had 'em.
She called up one of the school physi
cians, and he said the pupil would
have to remain out of school another
week.
iaan c OUT Parents anow inai you .
weren't over the measles yet?" in-
ijuiieu uic icacuer.
"No'm," replied the child. "You see,
mother doesn't know much -about 'em,
and pop's, a doctor, and he's been so
busy with measles lately that he
didn't have time to notice that I was
still broken out."
Her father is one of the most promi
nent physicians in town.
Oyster-Shell Window Panes.
On the west coast of India la found
a species of oyster, Placuna placen
ta, whose shell consists of a pair of
roughly circular plates about six
inches in diameter, thin and white. At
present these oysters are collected
for the pearls which they often con
tain, although few are fit for the use
of the jeweler. But in the early days
of English rule in India the shells
were employed for window-panes. Cut
into little squares, they produced a
very pretty effect admitting light like
frosted glass. When the Bombay ca
thedral was built, at the beginning of
the eighteenth century, its windows
were paned with, these oyster shells.
In Goa they are still thus employed.
Big Floor Space.
There are 70,000 acres of floor space
on Manhattan island.
Difficult at First.
All things are difficult before they
are easy. Danish Proverb.
Longest Ceaet Linn.
Great Britain narthe longest coast
Use of any of tfcs eonntrlea of Csvop
& KRUMLAND
COLUMBUS,
96;0lndependent 296
TREATMENT THAT "GROWS" IRON
Peculiar Property of Castings Put to
Practical Use.
Why should an iron grate bar be
come warped, twisted and cracked
after long use?
The reason appears to have been
discovered by Alexander E. Outer
bridge, Jr., of Philadelphia, who tells
us that cast iron when heated and
cooled swells so that a bar of it
becomes not only longer but thicker,
and that this increase in size may con
tinue with subsequent heatings and
coolings until the volume of the bar
is 40 per cent, larger than it was
originally.
Microscopic examination shows that
the texture of the swelled bar has be
come coarser grained. This discov
ery, which was made about three
years ago, is now put to practical use
in various ways.
For instance, a gas engine piston
that had worn small was caused to
"grow" by this method until it again
fitted its cylinder.
Again, several tons of steam radia
tors that had been condemned as too
short were successfully treated until
they could be used as at first
intended.
NORMAL THEORY IS DISPROVED.
Quite Preposterous in the Light of
Present-Day Extremism.
Philosophers seldom tire of booming
the normal and deprecating the all
round abnormal tendency. They insist
that the normal life Is good for our
bodies, and eke for our consciences.
But this is absurd. We cannot en
joy ourselves and at the same time
he normal. Every pleasure is some
thing which is abnormal to us. Every
man and woman at the present day
who sets out with the object of
achieving distinction, or popularity 01
any description, must be abnormally
good or abnormally bad before It can
create an Impression. The "normal"
theory is a preposterous one.
Imagine a woman in normal clothes!
At the present moment woman has
attained the pinnacle of notoriety in
the opposite direction, and on Its top-'
most point is set her bat. Imagine
the successful athlete in a normal
condition. Imagine the winner of a
motor race as a normal pleasure
seeker; and there are others too
many to mention. Philadelphia Rec
ord. Paying the Price.
"Is it not some reproach upon the
economy of Providence that such a
one, who Is a mean, dirty fellow,
should have amassed wealth enough
to buy half a nation?" Not the least.
He made himself a mean, dirty fellow
for that very end. He has paid his
health, his conscience, his liberty for.
it; and will you envy him his bargain?
Will you bang your head and blush la
his presence because he outshines you
in equipage and show? Lift up your
brow with a noble confidence, and say
to yourself: I have not these things, it
is true; but it is because I have not
sought, because I have not desired
them; it is because I possess some
thing better. I have chosen my lot,
I am content and satisfied. Anna
Letitia Barbauld.
A Restrained Grief.
Back in the ridges of Tennessee two
mountaineers got into an argument.
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killed. A neighbor rode on ahead to
the dead man's cabin to prepare his
wife. He found her seated at a table
eating apple dumplings. He broke the
sad news to her as gently as he ceald.
She listened quietly, with a dumplina;
poised in the air half way to her
mouth. When the neighbor paused she
stuffed the dumpling into her mouth
and said: "You jest wait 'Ul I lalslt
this hyer dumplin' an' then yon-all '11
hear hollerin'." Harper's Monthly.
The Truly to Be Pitied.
Stevenson: Pitiful is the case of the
blind, who cannot read the face; piti
ful the case of the deaf, who cannot
follow the changes of the voice. And
there are others, also, to be pitied, for
there are some of an Inert and iaelo
quent nature who have been denied
all the symbols of communication, who
have neither a lively play of facial ex
pression, nor yet the gift of frank, ex
planatory speech; people truly made
of clay, people tied for life into a bag
which no one can undo. They are
poorer than the gypsy, for their heart
can speak no language under heaven.
The "Jim Crow" Law in Heaven.
Uncle Wash, an aged colored
who is given to seeing visions, was
recently regaling a group of brethren
and sisters in the church with a dream
of heaven that he had had the night
before. As he was graphically describ
ing its gold-paved streets, its gates of
pearl and- the hosts of white-robed,
fair-haired angels playing upon Jew
eled harps, an old woman interrupted
with the query:
"See any niggahs dah?"
"Huh," he snorted, indignantly,
"does you s'pose I went 'round to da
kitchen?" Philadelphia Ledger.
Catching Rata.
Do rats drink water? Do they re
quire water? The best way to eaten
thse rodents Is to put any animal sun
stance, well perfumed with oil of rho
m. ni a IraP- Ins induces them
enter readily, and even drawa them
'rom a considerable distance, as they
" extremely partial to this oil. An
ounce of oil of rhodium will cost yon
50 cents. Catnip to "a cat is nethlnff
lihe rhodium to a rat. Oil of rhoilam
Is made from a species of bindwnssL
and is used in perfumery.
Troubles Minimized.
A clever man turns great tronMnf"'
Into little ones and little ones'
none at all. Chinese.
Words Uttered by a Speaker. -
A ready speaker will utter aboaV''
7,500 words an hour in making an ad '
dress. . '
Orlgfn ef Fireworks.
Fireworks were originated in taw
thirteenth century by .the Florentines,
and later were popularized-in -BostevV'
Jerusalem's Gates.
The gates of Jerusalem arn "ami
closed at night 7
Camel a Tame AnimaJP.
There is said to be no reconTof taw
existence of the camel in a wild
Qfjan Unknown te Each Other
Conscience and wealth are
ways neighbors. Messenger.'
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