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r, Ty J -. , ?J 1 O 'J. . o--?;' i I' Jjaoofc: : is. Popular Priced Store If you are interested in a New Coat, a New Soit, a New Dre, or a handsome Set of Furs, this is Your Opportunity. . For weeks we have been considering, this sale, and it 'is conceded to he the ftiitist Clean i Slit Silt in Nihasto Buyers who come for miles to patronize us may rest as sured whatever you desire in this line you will Save at least 50 Per Cent Rottte No. 4. Lyaua Bray snd family went to Sil- ver Ores to furnish manic for a Thanks giving dance. Wilsaer Barnes of Boats 5. visited at the nosM of his sister, Mrs. J. Donoghue on Boats 4, last Sunday. Mrs. Soallier, aa old resident of near Platte (Jester, was buried in St Mich ael's cemetery last Saturday. Miss Msxy Dineea went to Silver Greek Isst Friday evening to visit her sitter. Miss Josie, who is teaching in that neighborhood. Mr. sad Mrs. Win. Nelson are rejoic- ' ing over the arrival of a daughter last Friday. Mrs. Nelson wss Miss OUie McFarlaad and a sister of Mrs. A. O. Batler. Frank Behaq of Omaha was oat on Boats 4 last Sunday, looking over his property, sad decided to put up a wind null on the farm occupied by J. J. Dono gave, which will be a great convenience to the renter. . Route No. 3. Mrs. J. F. Goedeken hss been on the siek list the lsst week. Bora, on Monday, November 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. baafeld, a son. Will Krsmland was a guest at the hoassof John Bronken, jr.,8anday. Louis Saafeld visited at the home of John Baodehorst at Biverdale, Neb., the last week. Msrvis Euntzelman shot a wplf, about a mils and a half north of town, last Saturday, Mrs. L E. 8sefeld returned Monday frost a visit with her mother, Mrs. Kaaz, at Fressont. The young folks at the Henry Baken hnshoaM entertained the young folks of ths neighborhood Sunday evening. Fred Becher lost one of his valuable draft horse one day last week. The aainul fell and broke its leg and had to bseaet Hsary Deyke was quite badly injured last week by being kicked in the side by a horse. He has been confined to his had several days, bat at present is im proving. Advertised Letters. Followiagisalistof unclaimed mail saatter remaining in the poet office at Oolaatbas, Nebraska, for the period end ing November 24. 1909: Letters Mrs Sophia Gallem, John Lebbie, Mrs Ohris Matzen, Mrs Edna Marriaua, L O Snearly. Cards Mrs Albert Alton, Mrs Fern HsUsm. G E Newman, Mrs H J Wilson. Psrtiss oalling for any of the above will please say advertised. Cam. Kkaxxr, P. M. On the Read te Learning. Toa say you know nothing at all aboat our railway?' said the official. "Nothing whatever," answered the applicant for employment. "Well, you come highly recommend ed. I suppose we'll have to put you ta the bureau of Information and Jet the traveling public educate you." Washington Star. NORTH THEATRE WALTER SAVTDGE ' . Presents Elwin Strong L Company . Including the Talented Actress MISS KATHERINE DALE IN NEW PLAYS OPENING PLAY Mmday Night, November 29th .The Four Act Comedy Drama ! "Across the Rio Grande" CHANGE OF PROGRAM NIGHTLY Ladies Free on the Opening Night One lmdy will be admitted free with each reserved seat ticket sold, up until 6 p.m. Monday. Prices 10c, 20c, BSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSnBSSSSnBSM36$&'?' BaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanaaaaaaassKyCf aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaRsnHPI' aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawfflnB&v BaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBBlS3i!wM&-'' aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBs9KKSi3e' aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiKKrf?1. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaansK&'3V&t ansaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaHaaiBKs?SKirr-jr BaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavcjKv aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaauKnivT BasnasnasnasnasnasnvP&ro&:v aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaav !rHS2s$v rr , aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw ;fszAy& ppppppms ; aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw ansnnsnnsnnsnnsnnsnnsnnsnsnnV saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa&l Elwin Strong and Company. Local theatre goers will no doubt bt pleased to learn thst Elwin Strong and company open a week's engagement at the North opera house, Mondsy, Nov. 29. Mr. 8trong, who is well and favor ably known here, has this sesson sur rounded himself with a company that is said to be the best in the west, and in cludes the talented actress Miss Esther ine Dale, who is a Oplambus girl. The opening play on Monday night will be the beautiful comedy drama. Across the Bio Grand. This plsy wss especially written for Mr. Strong by the well known playwright Myron LefBngwell. It tells a deeply interesting story which holds the auditors attention from its opening scene till the final curtain. Its scenes are laid near 1 Paso, Texas, and across the river st Juarez in old Mexico, whieh naturally permits of a most elaborate soenio display. A complete scenio pro duction is carried, the most beautiful setting being thst used in ths first set showing the garden of Paqoitas Best mant near Juarez. It is safe to say that nothing more beautiful than this setting hss ever been seen here. Ladies will be admitted free on the opening night, that is one lady will be admitted free with each reserved seat ticket sold up antil 6 p.m. Monday. Prices 10, 20 and 30c. Antiquity of Fishing. Probably no branch of Industry can lay claim to greater antiquity than that of fishing. Its origin would seem to be coeval with the earliest efforts of human ingenuity, for the oldest monuments of antiquity show the fish erman in full possession of the Imple ments of bis calling, and even those tribes of savages which have learned neither to keep flocks nor to till toe fields are skilled in-the fabrication of the hook, the fish spear and the net The earliest civilization of the eastern Mediterranean was begun with fishing. Sidon. which means "fishery." was originally a fishing village, and Its en terprising inhabitants devoted their at tention mainly to the collection of a certain kind of mollusks, from which they prepared the famous tyrian pur ple, prized more highly for the rich ness and variety of its hues than any other dye known to the ancients. 30c. j THE JEWISH SABBATH. Its Mtoeaee eti the HaWts ef the He- The Hebrew Sabbath, Including Its cssnVlicstad preparations. Is rich and impressive material for a child's lmagl nation. On Thursday evening the smother already prepares dough,, goes to market, cleans the flan, etc, says the American Hebrew. In the mor"g comes the baking of "eludes" (bread). How bewitching far a child to watch the mother maklag different shapes of dough, smearing It with egg and decorating it with braids of different shapes and forms. A Jew. Ink child gets the first lesson in model ing by making make believe 'chales." In the evening the mother prepares to meet the Sabbath. The child par takes In the household occupations and therefore gets habits of Industry, order and regard for the rights and Ideas of others and the fundamental habit of subordinating his activities to the general Interest of the household. This Is especially true In regard to Jewish households where everything seems to be prescribed by law. Before darkness sets In on' Friday the house wife lights in the dining room extra candles or a special lamp in honor of Sabbath and reads the blessing. Quite often a child not yet able to talk wUI cover Its face with its little palms, imitating the gestures of the devoted mother. The returning from the synagogue, the appreciative greet ing "Good Sabbath." the Kiddusb. the blessing over wine, the special menu and the holiday spirit of all who par ticipate bare undoubtedly a soothing, beneficent influence upon the child. After supper the time is spent In rest ing. v - FIRST SHAPE OF EELS. Strait of Messina Revealed Mystery ef the Snakelike Fish. In the strait of Messina are channels of Immense depth, through which a wild tide surges, and owing probably to irregularities at the bottom there are whirling eddies which bsve the effect of bringing up from the depths below many marine creatures which are' rarely seen except In the deep sea trawls. It was here that the larval form of a fresh water eel was first discovered, an incident which threw a blaze of light on the life history of a very mys terious fish. All kinds of theories bad been given forth with regard to the propagation of the eel. Some naturalists declared they bred in fresh water, others that they visited the estuaries for spawning purposes, but thanks to the discovery off Messina and later captures of the eel in its larval form it is practically certain that after mature eels drop down our rivers in autumn they hie them to exceedingly deep water In the sea and there deposit their eggs. From the egg comes a little ribbon shaped creature, the larval form. In due course this changes Into an eel of still smaller size, strange to say. and these small eels or elvers afterward ascend our rivers and there remain until they reach maturity, when they in their turn descend to the sea and history Is repeated. London Telegraph. Horses !n Literature. In sacred writ It was deemed worthy of record that Solomon imported horses from Egypt, while the description of the war steed In Job Is accounted one ? of he finest parts of that piece of lit erature. In Greek myth and English satire the qualities ascribed to Centaur and the Houyhnhnms testify sufficient ly to the high regard in which the horse has ever been held. The name of Bucephalus Is Inseparably coupled with that of Alexander. At least one Boman emperor had divine honors paid to bis charger. Who can picture Don Uulxote sleeping on his armor with out seeing the princely Roslnante teth ered under the dewy night? And the stirring Incidents of John Gilpin's ride conclusively proved that 'the racing blood of far removed equine ancestors was not entirely wanting In the de generate descendant Got All He Asked For. Another "meanest man" has been found. He lives In the city and con ducts a thriving 'business. The other day a seedy individual approached him and said: "Say. mister, I'm hungry and would like to get a nickel to get a cup of coffee and a roll I have four pen nies and only need one more. Please give me a penny." The man after searching himself said: "I haven't got a penny. All I have la a nickel. Give me your four cents in change, and 1 will give you the nickel The beggar requests thst bis name' be not mentioned In connection with the item. Cincinnati Enquirer. Argyll and Longfellow. The great Duke of Argyll was visit ing his son, then governor general of Canada, and met Longfellow in the American poet's ancient colonial man sion at Cambridge. Mass. v As they sat together on the veranda the duke per sistently asked the names of the vari ous hrds he saw and heard singing in the poef s trees as well as of the flow ers and bushes growing in his exten sive and beautiful garden. Longfel low was neither botanist' nor ornithol ogist and did not know. "I was surprised to find your Long fellow such an Ignorant person,'' said the duke subsequently to an American acquaintance. "Indeed! Pray, on what subject? ' "Why, he could not tell me the names of the birds and flowers to be heard and seen in his own garden.'' "May I ask how many languages you speak?" the American asked. "Certainly but one." "Mr. Longfellow." was the answer, "speaks six and translates freely from almost all the languages of Europe.' Might Have Been Put Differently. We cut -the -announcement below from a New Zealand paper: "Notice. The Maoris who are breeding pigs in Takahoe, such as Mrs. Peter and Mr. Sam Yates, are supposed to look after their pigs and keep them away from rooting my paddocks, or else if they do not I shall shoot every pig I corns across. Secretary L. Howell." This Is decidedly one of the things that Bright have been pat dlffereatly.-- Gasette. A PATRIOTIC PIG. ! The Queer Pet.That-Was Adopted fey - a nosjisMHw Pteheps the strangest pet that ever attracted a regiment's fancy was a pig. She attached herself to a Ken tucky regiment on the way to Invade 'Canada daring the war of 1812. As the men marched out from Har codsburg one morning they came across two pigs fighting. They halted to see it oat ' When the march was resumed the victorious pig followed the regfr ment When they encamped at night the pig halted and found a shelter. The next morning the pig started with the regiment and when it stepped ths pig halted.' Day by day It trotted along until the Ohio river was reached. A ferryboat transported the troops to Cincinnati, but the 'pig ' swam ths stream and waited' on the other aide until the regiment 'took up its line of march. During the long tramp to 'the lake piggy received her full share of ra tions. Occasionally the men were put on short commons, but no one thought of sticking the regiment's pet When they came to the lake's snore Piggy was offered a passage across to Canada. She refused to stir from Amer ican solL When the campaign closed the troops recrossed to American soil, where they had left their horses. As the line was being formed a familiar grunt was heard.. There was piggy ready to re sume the march. On the homeward way the pig suffered greatly from the cold weather. It crossed, 'however, the Ohio river and then gave in. Governor Shelby of Kentucky bad piggy conveyed to his farm, and there she passed her days in indolence and good living, honored as the regiment's pet Exchange. KNEW IT WOULD RAIN. And He Had a Substantial Basis For His Conviction. A mission teacher on the Bowery, by the force of his enthusiasm, succeeded in gaining the interest of a well known tough, who began at once to change his way of living, certainly to the sig nal betterment of his worldly comfort He wore new clothes, associated with attractive people and experienced the prosperity of peaceful ideas. The convert though much regenerat ed, could not wholly abandon his for mer life, and the drift of his mind to ward things of the past came Into startling evidence. He attended a non devotional class meeting called by bis mentor for the special purpose of con sidering the practical ways and means of promoting a monster basket picnic An appropriate date, for the picnic was one of the matters, to be decided. Much to the general astonishment the convert was greatly opposed to the date favored by all the others. A recess was taken to discuss the Issue more Informally, and the 'mission worker drew bis protege aside to Interrogate him. "It Is going to rain that day," de clared the convert earnestly. "It will spoil the picnic." "But how do you know it is so cer tain to rain?' ' Then the convert blurted forth his reasons helplessly.' but with convic tion: "I have it straight that Taboo's peo ple will start her in the third on that very day. She is out for a killing, and I never knew her to run that It didn't rain." New York Telegraph. Telephone Gesticulation. "It was the constant gesturing of that fellow at the other end of the wire that made it so hard to catch what -be said." growled a man who had been wrestling with the telephone In a downtown office. "How in the world could you tell be was T"trf"g gestures?' asked the In credulous listener. "By the jerky way the words came over the wire. Many people get so excited when telephoning that they gesticulate as frantically as if they were talking with, a man face to face. Their bouncing around and sawing the air break the voice, and the sentences come over the wire in fragments. I have talked with so many people who, I learned later, were dancing a jig at the other end of the wire that I al ways can tell when that gesticulating is going on." New York Globe. The Awakening. Two weeks after be bad faced the parson with the only girl in the world be chanced upon Jones, one of bis old bachelor friends. "Well, old man," remarked the lat ter, grinning. "I can't say you look the part of a happy benedict What's the trouble? Have you suffered a disap pointment?' "I have,'1 answered the other grimly. "My wife can't sing!" "Can't sing?" echoed Jones cheerily. "But in that case 1 should have said you were to be congratulated." "That's not the trouble." responded the young husband. "The trouble is she thinks she can!" His Authority. Browning I bear you are engaged to that young widow who is visiting relatives here. Is It true? Greening Yes. Browning How did you discov er that she was the one woman in the world for an old 'bachelor like yen? Greening Why. she er told me so. Chicago News. Either Way. "Happiness merely consists of get ting the things we want" remarked the wise-guy. "Or of not getting the things we don't want" supplemented the simple mug. Philadelphia Becord. Saves Trouble. "After all. It Is an advantage to have a sophisticated husband." "In what way?' "Well it isn't necessary to waste time hunting through his pockets at eight" Chicago Record-Herald. AFeolish Notion. Most of the men wbo think the world Is against them are so Insignifi cant that the world has never noticed them. Chicago Record-Herald. Happiness Is not perfected until it Is shared. Jane Porter. Ladies' Cloaks, Skirts m Jackets Our New Fall and Winter Line of Ladies Suits, Cloaks, Skirts, Children's Cloaks and Coats is now complete. We can saye yon money in this department Call and be conTinoed. We are always glad to show our goods. We are showing a complete new line of , I J Ladies, tents' and Children's Sweaters The Celebrated SCHMIDT KNIT Sweaters for golf, autoing and outing wear. They, are all the vogue. SPECIAL THIS WEEK Gents' Tour In Hand Ties, 20 cents each, 3 for 50 cents. In all the late colors. We also carry a Complete Line of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, La dies' and Gems' Furnishing Goods, Comlorts, Blankets, Carpets and Shoes J. H. GALLEY 505 ELEVENTH ST. EARNED HIS BOARD. Sir Themas Lipton'a Experience as a Hetel Runner "Daring the early part of my busi ness career," said Sir Thomas Upton In the London Strand Magazine, "I be came imbued with the Idea that It was possible to prosper quickly In America, and at the age of sixteen I left borne and started for the United States. 1 bad not dared tell my father and moth er, so they only knew of the great step I had taken when I had gone. Had It not been for the kindness of my fel low passengers my journey would have been very miserable, and once or twice, I confess, I lost heart "I had no money nor any one to go to when I arrived In New York, and before we landed I cudgeled my brains as to what I was to do. As the steam er drew alongside the pier I took up my few belongings and rushed away to the nearest hotel before any one "else had left the vessel. "As it seemed a clean, well kept place I asked to see the proprietor and told him that I could get him forty pa trons, provided he would board and lodge me for a month. To this be con sented. 1 made my way back instant ly to the boat and was just In time to catch my fellow -passengers and per suade them to go to this hotel, where I assured them they would get excel lent accommodation. And they did." LONG LIVED OLIVE TREES. Graves That Have Been Productive For Many Centuries. The longevity of olive trees is extraor dinary. In Syria have been found some remarkably ancient olive trees whose ages are established beyond question. A trust deed exists which relates to an orchard covering 490 trees near Tripoli, Syria, the trust deed having been is sued in the year 1410. Though the trees look aged, they still bear fruit of fine quality in abundance and are likely to maintain their pro ductiveness for many hundreds of years. An olive grove near Beirut ii admitted to be the third largest olive farm in the world. Syrian fruit farmers are extending olive culture with much zeal and effect Under European systems of culture the Syrians make the olive tree bear each season, while in the old days one crop In three years was thought to be all that the trees could produce. The low cropping capacity of the trees was due to the native method of thrashing the fruits from the branches with sticks, which seriously Injured them. The methods of grinding the olive for oil and picking the fruit are pecul iar. Neither the grinders nor pickers receive wages, but are paid on per centage. The pickers receive 5 per cent of ths actual fruit picked, and the grinders get 10 per cent of the fruit ground. Dundee Advertiser. Hew Whitman Helped Child. Ths poet Walt Whitman was, as is well known, dependent during most or his life upon the kindness of his friends and admirers for support A few years before his death one of these friends called upon him in bis little house in -Well, Waif he said, "how goes it this winter? Any subscription needed for Christmas?" "No," said Whitman; "no. I'm at work now. I'm In the employ of George Chllds. He pays me $50 a month." "Too at work! May I ask what Is your occupation?" "Why, 1 ride In the street cars. 1 fall' Into talk with the drivers and coo doctors and find out which of them have no -overcoats and guess at their size and notify Chllds, and then be sends the overcoats. It's not hard work," said the poet thoughtfully. "And then, yoo know, it helps Chllds along." AvLittIe Awkward. "Nearsightedness must be very em barrassing at times." remarked a Brooklyn resident to an acquaintance thus afflicted. "The other morning, for example, a man addressed me on a crowded brklge trolley, and in the mane of conversation he roundly abused acbap whose political and business methods be disliked equauy. In fact be became acutely personal In bis denunciation. "Before be left the car be was In formed by a friend near bim that I was the man be bad been abusing. It didn't worry me at all. but It must have been a bit disconcerting for bim, flon't you think? New York Globe. A CHANGE OF HEADS. The Trick a Dusky Ruler Wanted a Magician te Perf erm. Thurston, the magician, had many interesting experiences during bis pro fessional tour of the globe several years ago. He went to all sorts of outlandish places and appeared before rulers of many strange lands and com munities. On one occasion his man ager bad arranged that Thurston should give an exhibition before the ruler of a province called Pagepago. in the Fiji Islands. In the crowd that saw the exhibition were many of the black and yellow slaves of the chief tain. All the spectators were amazed at the many strange manifestations of the black art that Thurston offered, but no trlclr appealed so strongly to the assembled retinue and to the chief taia as that' In which a white duck was made to appear with a black bead and a black duck, after a moment's manipulation, with the bead of the white duck. The trick bad to be re peated, and then the chieftain engaged In a long whispered conversation with the Interpreter. . "What is desired?- queried the oblig ing trick player. The interpreter coughed apologetic ally and then responded: "Respected sir, our honored sire wishes you to take two of his slaves and put a yel low head on a black man and the black head on the body of a yellow servitor. Our honored sire thinks It would be very funny." "Tell his royal hlgness, Thurston replied, "that I could give a yellow man a black eye, but I would not like to attempt to make his entire bead black."-Phlladelphla Record. MONEY IN JUNK. The Stuff Is Alwaya In Demand, and the Profits Are Largs. Up and down the dirty back alleys drives the junkman, singing bis mourn ful, nasal cry, loading his rickety wagon with broken scraps and pieces of eld iron, an object of pity or of ridi cule to most of the uninformed public. Let him be admired or envied, rather, for if not be himself, at least bis em ployer, Is probably making more money than nine out of ten professional men. Few things are more depressing and unsightly than a little pile of junk as high as a two story building. One may see such piles in every city, and. so far as the casual observer can determine. none of the stuff Is ever moved. The plies Increase apparently from month to month and grow rustier and rustier, but the men In the business keep on buying. How are they able to keep so much money tied up? Where do they get the large amount of capital which seems to be necessary? They borrow from the banks, like any other business man, on the secu rity of their stock In trade. "No better security," the president of almost any bank will declare. "It can neither burn nor blow away. It can't be damaged by water or smoke. Where Is there a collateral like that? It fa) absolutely safe. The foundries and the nut and bolt works and the stove fac tories can't get along without it It pays the largest profits of any business to which we lend money, and these profits fluctuate very little. Junk is si ways In demand. The men In that business are excellent customers." Technical World Magazine. An American Grammar. Robert B. Hltt who at the time rep resented our government In Paris ss a secretary of legation, went to Egypt In regard to a matter involving the life of a Greek American subject He landed In Alexandria and went to the Hotel Europe and found the rooming clerk busy assign lag rooms to the new ly arrived passengers, a regular poly glot In languages. He heard him speakf Arabic, Greek, French, Italian and German. So when It came Mr. Hltifs turn to register he jocosely said, "Do you speak American?" The clerk promptly replied: "A leetie. Der vas one American here lately who gave me an American grammar." Mr. Hltt asked to have a look at the book. The clerk promptly told one of tbe garcoas to get the book oat of his room, and while the book was being brought the clerk said, "De grammar Is phonetic." When the book was brought k and behold. It was a copy of Petroleam V. Nasby's letters. D. B. Locke while In Egypt had presented a copy to the r clerk, telling him it was aa Asmerieaa aranmar. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA DIMINUTIVE FARMS. The Way Real Estate Is Divided Up In Pertugal. The Portuguese are an extremely conservative people. Every man fol lows rigidly the methods employed by his father :iud forefathers. lu very many parts of the country the old wooden plows are still used. When a man dies, instead of one of the heirs taking the whole property sad paying the remaining heira for their parts the whole property is di vided into as many tiarts as there are heirs. More than this, each separate part of the property Is thus divided. Thus. If the property consists of ten acres of pasture land, eighty of vine yard and ten of grain land and there are ten heirs, each heir will receive oae acre each of grain and pasture land and eight acres of vineyard. This proc ess has been going on for a very long time, so that now in the most fertile part of Portugal tbe land Is divided lato incredibly small portions. The Immediate result of -this, accord lac to the United States consular re ports. Is that tbe product of the land Is barely sufficient at best to sustain Its owners. South of tbe river Tagus. oa the other hand, there are enormous tracts-of excellent land lying unused. but It has been found Impossible to In duce tbe farmers of the north to move faWthls region and take up large bold lags. Philadelphia Inquirer. . WHITEWASHING COAL Net Dene For the Sake of Neatness, but to Prevent Thefts. Persons who nave been somewhat astonished by having whitewashed coal delivered to them will be inter ested to know that tbe whitewashing is not done to Improve tbe appearance or to Increase tbe burning qualities. The treatment neither improves nor barms tbe fuel. It Is a detective scheme on tbe part of tbe railroads to locate and to pre vent theft of tbe coal as It is hauled from tbe mines to the consumer. These depredations amount to thou sands of tons annually, and tbe rail roads are tbe sufferers, as It is up to them to deliver ss many tons at their destination, often a thousand miles away, as were weighed in when thp car was turned over for transportation. Two or three tons may be removed from a carload containing forty tons without attracting attention to Its de creased quantity until tbe car is again placed on tbe scales- To locate tbe loss, says Popular Mechanics, limewa ter Is sprayed over a carload of coal. In a short time tbe water has evapo rated, leaving a load of white coat. Then removal of any coal leaves a big black spot, which Is quickly noticed by Inspectors and station agents and tbe leak found and stopped. A Nation ef lerrewers. Zanzibar appears, from a consular report, to be a place of universal bor rowing. "Neither the Arab nor tb Swaalll." says tbe report, "has tbe slightest Idea of thrift The former, when be has sold bis cloves, immedi ately spends tbe proceeds In entertain ing or la the purchase of European articles for which be has little or no use. He then mortgages bis property at a ruinous rate of Interest or sells his next year's crop in advance at a price which would hardly pay for its harvesting, with tbe Inevitable result that he Is always up "to bis eyes In debt The Swahill. if be happens to be oat of debt at the beginning of the awata. speads all bis pay within a few days hi food or native dances and has to beg. borrow or steal sufficient to maintain himself for tbe rest of the sftoath. The money lender is In both cases the Indian, and tbe interests which he charges varies from 30 up to 900 per cent" Her Tranefermatien. Irene was a little street wair. A kind hearted woman called her into her hosae one day. gave her a batb. brush ed her hair and arranged It becoming ly, tying It with a dean pretty ribbon. then stepped back to view tbe result. A friend who was present remarked thst there was such a change one would scarcely know that it was tbe taste chili. Then the little girl spoke sp tissMly. "But my name's Irene yet, ain't kr-Dellaeator. Kent Him Busy. "Ton haven't bad time to mako any tends? Then you have lived in vain." "Net on your life. I've managed to stake sosM bally enemies. Cleveland fv - "" '..ft?JC Ji"fri& js&Jfl. s-V-4 s. -t-? fi -.fafeiw&frly sfcySTi : ft-i -... 3 --A. tT3rtw2&- 7V3