8YH0PSIS Or THE BOABD OF SU
PERVISORS PROCEEDINGS.
Columbus, Nebraska, January 4, 1910.
The board of supervisors of Platte
county. Nebraska, met In adjourned
session at 2 o'clock p. m.
Hon. J. F. Schure. chairman, 'and
John Graf, clerk.
Roll called and following; members
present:
Supervisors Clother, Goetz, Peterson,
Pollard. Schwarz, Smith and Chairman
Schure.
The minutes of the previous session
of the board of supervisors were now
read and approved.
The application of the Columbus
State Bank of Columbus, Nebraska, ac
companied by a bond in the sum of
$00,000.00. the application of the First
National Bank of Columbus, Nebraska,
accompanied by a bond in the sum of
$20,000.00. the application of the Com
mercial National Bank of Columbus,
Nebraska, accompanied by a bond in
the sum of $30,000.00. the application
of the Farmers &. Merchants' Bank of
Lindsay, Nebraska, accompanied by a
bond in the sum of $3,000.00, and the
application of the Lindsay State Bank
of Lindsay. Nebraska, accompanied by
a bond in the sum of $4,000.00. to be
named as depositories of Platte county
funds, were presented and read and, on
motion, referred to the committee on
judiciary.
The following was presented:
To the Board of Supervisors:
Gentlemen: I hereby make applica
tion for a wide carriage Underwood
typewriter. The typewriter which X
now have In use has a carriage not
wide enough to write the minutes of
the board In the supervisors' record.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN GRAF.
County Clerk.
On motion same was referred to the
committee on supplies and public prop
erty. After a brief Intermission the com
mittee on supplies and public property
submitted the following report: We
recommend that the request be granted
and the proposition of the representa
tive of the Underwood Typewriter com
pany be accepted.
C. A. PETERSEN,
W. M. POLLARD.
ADAM SMITH.
On motion same was adopted.
On motion of Supervisor Petersen the
purchase of a new typewriter for the
office of the clerk of the district court
was delayed for another year.
On motion all official bonds on file
with the clerk were referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Moved by Supervisor Smith that the
board of supervisors now adjourn for
committee work until 9 o'clock a. m.
tomorrow. Motion carried.
Columbus, Nebraska, January 5, 1910.
The board of supervisors, pursuant
to adjournment, met at 9 o'clock a. m.,
with all members present
On motion of Supervisor Clother the
board of supervisors adjourned for
committee work, reconvening at 2
o'clock p. m.
The following official bonds were, on
motion, approved by the board:
Louis Held, county treasurer.
Henry Gaas. jr., county coroner.
R. L.- Rosslter. county surveyor.
On motion the board of supervisors
now adjourned for committee work un
til 9 o'clock tomorrow.
Columbus, Nebraska. January C. 1910.
Pursuant to adjournment the board
of supervisors met at 9 o'clock a. m.,
with all members present.
The application of the German Na
tional Bank of Columbus. Nebraska, ac
companied by a bond in the sum of
$50,000.00, the application of the Home
Savings Bank of Columbus, Nebraska,
accompanied by a bond in the sum of
$10,000.00, the application of the Platte
County Bank of Platte Center. Ne
braska, accompanied by a bond In the
sum of $4,000.00. and the application
of the Citizens' State Bank of Creston.
Nebraska, accompanied by a bond In
the sum of $3,000.00. to be named as
depositories of Platte county funds,
were presented and read and, on mo
tion, referred to the committee on ju
diciary. Moved by Supervisor Schwarz that
the chief of the Are department of the
city of Columbus be requested to fur
nish the sheriff and the clerk of the
district court with a list of the hon
orary members and the active mem
bers of the department. Motion car
ried. On motion of Supervisor Clother the
board of supervisors now adjourned
for committee work until 9 o'clock to
morrow morning.
Columbus, Nebraska. January 7, 1910.
The board of supervisors, pursuant
to adjournment, met at 9 o'clock a. m.
Hon. J. F. Schure, chairman, and
John Graf, clerk.
Roll called and following members
present:
Supervisors Clother, Goetz, Peterson,
Pollard, Schwarz, Smith and Chairman
Schure.
The following official bonds, on rec
ommendation of the judiciary com
mittee, were approved by the board:
Otto E. Heuer, deputy county clerk.
Louis A. Lachnit, deputy register of
deeds.
Berhard Mueller, treasurer. Colum
bus township.
John Ahrens, treasurer, BIsmark
township.
George Michaeleon, treasurer, Sher
man township.
S. T. Fleming, treasurer, Cresten
township.
Henry rx Claussen, treasurer, Shell
Creek township.
J. F. Hellbusch, treasurer. Grand
Prairie township.
Jacob Krebs, treasurer, Humphrey
township.
William Rummer, treasurer, Loup
township.
Howard J. Hill, treasurer, Oconee
township.
H. C. Scheldel, treasurer. Lost Creek
township.
Adam Korus, treasurer. Burrows
township.
E. L. Jones, treasurer. Joliet town
ship. M. J. Ramaekers, treasurer, St Ber
nard township.
Albert Anderson, treasurer. Walker
township.
Fred Cattau, clerk, BIsmark town
ship. Adolph Groteluschen, clerk, Sher
man township.
A. B. Bears, clerk, Creston township.
Myron A. Rice, clerk. Shell Creek
township.
Hubert Braun, clerk. Grand Prairie
township.
Joseph Velk. clerk. Humphrey town
ship. Frank Galus. clerk. Butler township.
Sam Imhof. clerk, Loup township.
L. N. Hitchcock, clerk, Oconee town
ship. W. P. Schelp, clerk, Lost Creek
township.
Frank Paprocki. clerk. Burrows
township.
Olof F. Alfreds, clerk. Monroe town
ship, c
Martin Christensen. clerk, Joliet
township.
Joseph A. Borg, clerk. Walker township.
William O'Brien, Justice, City or
Columbus.
John Schmocker, Justice, City of Col
umbus. Emll Held. Justice, BIsmark town
ship. H. O. Studley, Justice, Creston town
ship. Fred Wllle, Justice. Shell Creek
township.
Wm. Schelp. Justice, Grand Prairie
township.
Jacob Gerber, constable, Butler
township.
George Tiaden. justice, Loup town
ship. S. B. Allen, Justice. Lost Creek
township.
Anton Jaworski. Justice, Burrows
township.
Ed. Rosslter. constable. City of Col
umbusL W. Decker, constable, Creston town
ship. John F. Dodds, constable. Shell"
Creek township.
demons Wemhoff, constable. Grand
Prairie township.
Louis Jones, constable. Joliet town
ship. John Randall, road overseer, Colum
bus township.
E. E. Ernst, road overseer. Colum
bus township.
Adolph Henke. road overseer. Sher
man township.
Gerhard Hollman, road overseer,
Creston township.
Fred Kluever, road overseer. Shell
Creek township.
Andrew Magsamon. road overseer.
Grand Prairie township.
Henry Meyer, road overseer. Grand
Prairie township.
Barney Wemhoff, road overseer.
Grand Prairie township.
Joseph Keller, road overseer, Hum
phrey township.
John Kummer, road overseer, Loup
township.
Charles Miller, roae overseer, Oco
nee township.
F. J. Beckwlth, road overseer, Oco
nee township.
C. C. Doody. road overseer. Lost
Creek township.
Wm. Soulllere. road overseer. Lost
Creek township.
Peter Schmltt, road overseer. Bur
rows township.
Joe Gaver, road overseer. Burrows
township.
Jacob Nosal. road overseer. Burrows
township.
Joseph Bender, road overseer. Gran
ville township.
W. M. Nansel. road overseer, Mon
roe township.
A. O. Chrlstensen, road overseer. Jol
iet township.
Sam Connelly, road overseer. St Ber
nard township.
Joseph Kurtenbacb, road overseer.
St Bernard township.
Wm. Ramaekers, road overseer, St
Bernard township.
Herman Lutzke. road overseer,
Woodvllle township.
J. W. Palme, road overseer, Wood
vllle township.
Alex Rood, road overseer. Walker
township.
The board of supervisors, on motion,
now adjourned, reconvening at 2
o'clock p. m., with all members pres
ent The application of the Columbus
State Bank of Columbus, Nebraska, the
application of the First National Bank
of Columbus, Nebraska, the applica
tion of the German National Bank, of
Columbus. Nebraska, the application of
the Home Savings Bank of Columbus.
Nebraska, the application of the Citi
zens' State Bank of Creston, Nebraska,
the application of the Lindsay State
Bank of Lindsay. Nebraska, the appli
cation of the Farmers' and Merchants
Bank of Lindsay, Nebraska, the appli
cation of the Commercial National
Bank of Columbus. Nebraska, and the
application of the Platte County Bank
of Platte Center. Nebraska, to be
named as depositories of Platte county
funds. with their bonds attached, were
each reported back with following re
port: We, your committee on Judi
ciary, would report that upon careful
Investigation, we find that the within
application and bond are In conform
ity with law, and also that the bond Is
sufficient as to surety, therefore recom
mend that the application be granted
and the bond approved by this board.
W. M. POLLARD.
On motion of Supervisor Smith re
ports and recommendations were
adopted.
The following official bonds were, on
motion, approved by the board:
Fred L. Platb, deputy county treas
urer. A. E. Olsen, Justice, Walker town
ship. Geo. C Anderson, clerk, Woodvllle
township.
The following was presented:
To the Board of Supervisors:
Gentlemen: We, your committee ap
pointed to check up the fee book of
the county clerk, would report that
we have carefully and thoroughly
checked up the fee book of County
Clerk Graf for the fiscal year 1909 and
find the following recapitulation of the
receipts and disbursements of his office
for said term as shown by his fee book
to be true and correct:
Total receipts, first quarter... I 72C 10
Total receipts, second quarter 673 90
Total receipts, third quarter. 429 85'
Total receipts, fourth quarter 480 10
For recording official bonds.. 55 60
For preparing 1969 assess
ment books 125 00
For preparing 1909 tax list.. 557 36
For issuing certificates of
election 39 09
For cancelling mortgages.... 04 25
Total $3,051 OS
Salary paid one deputy and
two assistants 2.000 00
Balance due the county....! 451 OS
For which amount county treasur
er's receipt Is attached.
Respectfully submitted.
J. F. SCHURE.
M. E. CLOTHER,
Committee.
On motion of Supervisor Schwarz
same was adopted.
The following was presented:
To the Board of Supervisors:
Gentlemen: We. the committee ap
pointed to make settlement with the
county Judge, would respectfully re
port that after a, careful examination
of the records of the office of John
Ratterman, county Judge, we find the
following fees earned from the 7th
day of January, 1909. to the 5th day
of January, 1910:
4 Civil and criminal fees I 205 CE
Probate and guardianship fees 1.252 10
Marriage licenses Issued. 175. 350 00
Total 1.0T 75
Earned fees allowed
by statute .-1 1.500 00
Salary allowed for
deputy 250 00 1.750 00
Balance due county S 57 7Sd
For which amount county treasur
er's receipt Is attached.
Respectfully submitted,
W. M. POLLARD.
C. A. PETERSON,
Committee.
On motion of Supervisor Smith
same was adopted.
The following was presented:
To the Board of Supervisors:
Gentlemen: We, your committee to
whom was referred the matter of
checking up fees and making settle
ment with Sheriff C. J. Carrlg. respect
fully report that after careful investi
gation, we And that the total fees
earned in said sheriffs office for the
year 1909 amount Ja. $463.60. for which
find treasurer's receipt attached.
Respectfully submitted,,
W. M. POLLARD,
C. A. PETERSON.
On motion of Supervisor Schwarz
same was adopted.
The following was presented:
To the Board of Supervisors:
Gentlemen: We. your committee ap
pointed to check the fees earned by
the clerk of the district court respect
fully report that we have checked the
several dockets and Items of fees
earned by the clerk of the district
court for the year 1909 and find that
the total fees earned amount to the
sum of $2,606.85. Salary allowed by
law $1,6000.00, salary allowed for dep
uty $600.00, total $2,200.00. thus leav
ing a surplus of $406.85. which said
amount said clerk of the district court
has paid Into the treasury of Platte
county, as shown by the receipt of the
county treasurer In the clerk's hands.
We beg further to report that we
carefully checked the dockets and
found that said clerk of the district
court collected $23.00 as shown by the
receipt of the county treasurer In the
clerk's hands.
We further beg leave to report that
said clerk of the district court paid
Into the county treasury of Platte
county, during the year 1909, the sum
of $375.00 in fines as shown by the
several receipts In his hands.
Respectfully submitted,
J. F. SCHURE.
M. E. CLOTHER,
Committee.
On motion of Supervisor Goetz same
was adopted.
The following was presented:
To the Board of Supervisors:
Gentlemen: We, your committee to
whom was assigned the duty to check
up the fee book of the county treas
urer, beg leave to report that we have
carefully checked up the several Items
of fees received by County Treasurer
Louis Held, for the term from January
5th. 1909, to January 5th. 1910. inclu
sive. Including commissions received
on county and state collections and
find the following fees and commis
sions as shown by the fee book to be
true and correct to the best of our
knowledge and belief, viz:
Thirty tax receipts sent out
of the state $ 30 00
One hundred and eighty-one
redemption certificates at
25 cents each 45 25
Seven tax deeds at $1.00 each 7 00
One hundred and seventy-six
tax sale certificates at 50
cents each 88 00
Three sheriff's certificates of
liens at $1.00 eacn. 3 00
Two hundred and eighty-nine
executions at 25 cents each 72 25
Commission on state taxes.. 867 44
Commission on school taxes. 74 38
Commission on school lands.. 69 94
Commission on county taxes. 3,161 60
Commission on county school
taxes 564 90
Total $4,973 66
Paid salary for one
deputy and assist
ant $1.900 00
Salary allowed
'treasurer by law.. 2,000 00 3.900 00
Surplus fees due county... $1,073 66
For which amount county treasur
er's receipt is attached.
Respectfully submitted,
J. F. SCHURE.
M. E. CLOTHER.
Committee.
On motion of Supervisor Pollard
same was adopted.
On motion the board of supervisors
now adjourned until 9 o'clock a. m.
tomorrow.
Columbus, Nebraska, January 8. 1910.
Pursuant to adjournment the board
of supervisors met at 9 o'clock a. m.,
then adjourned for committee work,
reconvening at 2 o'clock p. m., and
then, on motion, adjourned until Janu
ary 10. 1910. at 2 o'clock p. m.
Columbus, Nebraska, January 19.
1910.
The board of supervisors, pursuant
to adjournment, met at 2 o'clock p. m.
Hon. J. F. Schure, chairman, and
John Graf, clerk.
Roll called and following members
present:
Supervisors Clother. Goetz. Peterson.
Pollard. Schwarz. Smith and Chairman
Schure.
The following was presented:
To the Board of Supervisors:
Gentlemen: Tour committee appoint
ed to make semi-annual settlement
with Louis Held, county treasurer, for
the half year commencing July 1st
1909. and ending January 6th, 1910,
would report, that we have made such
settlement and submit the following
as a true and correct statement of the
receipts and disbursements of the
office for the time named, to-wlt:
The report now gives an Itemized
statement of the receipts and dis
bursements, showing the grand total
collections to be $198,250.18, the grand
total disbursements to be $97,640.32,
leaving a cash balance on hand of
$100,609.86.
The report concludes as. follows:
Your committee would further report
that this being the close of the official
term of Louis Held as treasurer, the
above balance was presented by the
treasurer In cash, and your committee
counted the same and can testify to Its
correctness.
Tour committee would also report'
that we find the business management
of the office conducted In a very able
manner, reflecting great credit to the
management of the. office.
'Respectfully submitted.
JOHN GOETZ.
LOUIS hCHWARZ.
ADAM SMITH.
Committee.
On motion of Supervisor Pollard
same was adopted.
Electric Light
'- Always Beady
Brilliant
dean
Safe
Have your home wired
Columbus Light,
Heat & Power Co.
vThe following official bonds were, on
motion, approved by the board:
D. 8. Hayes, Justice, Joliet town
ship. Mark J. Burke, deputy sheriff.
The following bills were, on motion,
allowed by the board and the clerk
directed to Issue warrants in payment
of same on the 1908 county general
fund:
C A. Peterson, supervisor, ser
vices as supervisor $27 00
Louis Schwarz, supervisor, ser
vices as supervisor... 30 00
John Goetz, supervisor, ser
vices as supervisor 31 00
J. F. Schure, supervisor, ser
vices as supervisor 27 90
M. E. Clother, supervisor, ser
vices as supervisor 21 00
Adam Smith, supervisor, ser
vices as supervisor...... 30 60
W." M. Pollard, supervisor, ser
vices as supervisor 29 20
Louis Schwarz, supervisor, cash
advanced 3 30
Louis Schwarz, supervisor, pur
chasing agent 25 00
The following was presented:
Whereas, this day ends the official
life of one of our most worthy mem
bers, Hon. W. M. Pollard, as a member
of this board, and
Whereas, During his two years of
past service upon this board as a rep
resentative of his district, he has dis
charged his duties with marked abil
ity, at all times seeking to have the
business of the county conducted in
an efficient and economical manner,
therefore, be It
Resolved, That in his departure this
board loses an able and conscientious
member, the people a faithful and un
tiring servant. and the district which
he represented, a courageous and hon
est representative.
JOHN GOETZ.
ADAM SMITH,
LOUIS SCHWARZ.
C. A. PETERSON.
M. E. CLOTHER.
J. F. SCHURE.
On' motion of Supervisor Goetz same
was adopted.
Trie following was presented:
Whereas. Honorable J. F. Schure.
our outgoing chairman, who has so
Impartially and ably presided over the
deliberations of this board the past
two years and who now Is to take a
seat with us as supervisor; therefore,
be It
Resolved. That before being received
by us In full fellowship, we wish to
express to him our thanks for the
many kind favors received from him
at all times In the performance of his
duties as our worthy chairman, and
be It further
Resolved. That while we can not pay
the debt of gratitude alone in thanks.
we hereby present to him this little
token of regard procured for him by
a committee of this borad.
JOHN GOETZ.
ADAM SMITH.
LOUIS SCHWARZ.
W. M. POLLARD.
C. A. PETERSON.
M. E. CLOTHER.
On ' motion of Supervisor Schwarz
same was adopted.
The following was presented:
Resolved, That Hon. C. J. Carrig. our
retiring sheriff and his able and effi
cient deputy, Hoa. T. S. Jaworski. are
Justly Indebted and are hereby extend
ed the sincere thanks of this Board for
the fidelity with which they have dis
charged their official duties during
their official terms, for the zeal and In
terest they have at all times displayed
as public servants and for the courte
ous treatment we have'recelved at all
times at their hands. In their retire
ment 'as public servants the county
loses two able and courageous public
servants.
J. GOETZ.
ADAM SMITH.
LOUIS SCHWARZ.
W. M. POLLARD.
C. A. PETERSON.
M. E. CLOTHER.
J. F. SCHURE.
On motion of Supervisor Smith same
was adopted.
The following was presented:
Resolved. That the sincere thanks of
this entire board are Justly due and
are hereby tendered to Hon. John
Graf, our faithful and efficient county
clerk and also to his able and efficient
clerical force for their untiring zeal
In the discharge of their duties, for
the uniform kindness shown to the
members of this board at all times and
for the valued counsel and assistance
rendered by them to us at all times as
members of the board of supervisors.
JOHN GOETZ.
ADAM SMITH.
LOUIS SCHWARZ.
W. M. POLLARD.
C. A. PETERSON.
M. E. CLOTHER.
J. F. SCHURE.
On motion of Supervisor Peterson
same was adopted.
The board of supervisors presented
now to-Chairman Schure a solid sliver
shavlar set ta Supervisor Pollard an
elegant 'fountain pen. to Sheriff Carrlg
a pair of solid gold buttons and to
Depaty Sheriff Jaworski a beautiful
amber pipe.
Supervisor Pollard now addressed
the board expressing In well chosen
words his appreciation for the cordial
treatment received from the board of
supervisors at all times, followed by
Chairman Schure and the other mem
bers of the board. Including County
Clerk Graf, who also made short ad
dresses. The minutes of this session of the
board of supervisors was now read and
approved.
On motion the board of supervisors
now adjourned sine die.
A SWIFT STORY.
The Way the Dean Rebuked His Pe
liolier, Faulkner.
'Am "i tf. story of George Faulk
er, the printer of many of Dean
Swiff s works, who lived In Parliament
Cnct; Dublin, Is told by Mr. WU
not Harrison In "Memorable Dublin
noises' Mr. Harrison relates how
Faulkner, after a visit to London on
business for Swift, called to see the
dean, having arrayed himself in a laced
waistcoat, a bagwlg and other fopper
ies. Swift received him ceremoniously
as an entire stranger and asked:
Tray, sir, what arc your commands
with ma?
"I thought It my doty to wait upon
yen, sir, on my return from London.
Tray, sir. who are you?"
-George Faulkner, the printer.
"You George Faulkner, the printer!
Why, thou art the most Impudent,
barefaced Impostor I ever heard of!
George Faulkner Is a sober, sedate citi
zen and would never trick himself out
la lace and other fopperies. Get you
about your business and thank yoar
stars that I do not send you to tne
Bouse of correction r
Poor George returned home and,
having changed his dress, returned to
the deanery and was received most
cordially by Swift, who, having wel
comed him "on his return from Lon
don," said:
"There was an Impudent fellow In a
laced waistcoat who would fain have
passed for you, but I soon sent him
packing with a flea In his ear."
THE OLD TIME NAVY.
Treatment of British Jack Tars In
Nelson's Day.
Jack tars In the British navy In
Nelson's day were treated like dogs
and worse. Imps of midshipmen,
twelve or thirteen years old. were per
mitted to cuff and kick tbcm with im
punity, and none dared protest. Tor
ture, under .the guise of punishment,
was part of the regular routine of the
service. From one to five dozen lashes
with the cat-o'-nlne-tails could be in
JJcted at the whim of a commander
but the usual number was three dozen
Such sentences were for trifling ders
lktions of duty. For really serious of
fenses. such as violence to n superior
officer, desertion or mutiny, offenders
were strung up at the yardarm or
flogged round the fleet, the latter a
punishment more dreaded than death
itself. Other savage punishments,
such as "starting," "running the gant
let" and the hideous one known as
"keelhauling" were also frequently re
sorted to. although nominally they
were illegal.
Nowadays, of course, a bluejacket,
although subject to naval discipline,
is In no more danger of being subject
ed to corporal punishment than is the
average civilian.
His officers are courteous, kindly and
considerate, and if his life Is not a
happy and comfortable one be has. In
ninety-nine cases oat of a hundred,
only himself to blame. Pearson's
Weekly.
Murder Revealed by a Dream.
Perhaps the most amazing crime
mystery ever solved by a dream was
that revealed by a murder trial a cou
ple of generations ago. The dead body
of Mr. Norway, an Inoffensive Cornish
gentleman, had been found by the
roadside between Wadebrklge and
Bodmin brutally murdered. No trace
of the murderer could be found, and
the mystery of the crime seemed be
yond all solution when Mr. Norway's
brother, a naval officer, arrived In
England and told the following story:
On the very night of his brother's mur
der, when he was on his ship In the
.West Indies, be saw him hi a dream
walking along; the Bodmin road, when
from a dark recess In the hedge two
ruffians sprang out, slew and robbed
him and then made their way to a
house In Wadebridge, which he saw
vividly In his dream. To this house
he conducted the police officers, and
there he found the very two men
whom in his vision he had seen com
mit the murder. They confessed and
suffered the extreme penalty of the
law. London Answers.
Leuis the Magnificent.
As soon as he rose be was dressed
by his valet In a coat of blue cloth.
Two little epaulets of gold cord were
sewed to the cloth. Under the coat
was a white waistcoat, which was al
most entirely hidden by the ribbons
and wide sashes of bis orders. His
satin breeches ended in a pair of high
boots or gaiters of red velvet, which
came above the knees and were more
supple than leather, for the thickness
of leather on legs that were often
painful from gout would have created
too much friction. lie made a great
point of these boots. He thought that
they made him look like a general,
ready at any moment to spring upon
a horse, though this was a physical
impossibility to him since he was
much too fat and too infirm. lie used
powder with a view to biding the
white locks of age, and this gave his
complexion an appearance of youth.
From "The Return of Louis XVIII.,"
by Gilbert Stenger.
Telling the Time.
His horse had lost a shoe, and as it
was being replaced by a Somerset
blacksmith he asked the time. "I'll
tell 'ee presently, sir." said the man.
Then he lifted a hind foot of the
horse and, looking across it attentive
ly, said. "Half past 11."
"How do you know?" asked Cole
ridge. "Do 'ee think I have shod horses all
my life and don't know by sign what
time It Is?'
The poet went away puzzled, but re
turned In the evening and offered the
blacksmith a shilling to show him how
he could tell the time by a horse's
hoof.
"Just you get off your horse, sir.
Now do 'ee stoop down and look
through the hole In you pollard ash
and you'll see the church clock.'
Hard to Tell.
"If your mother bought four bunches
of grapes, the shopkeeper's price being
Blnepence a bunch, how much money
would the purchase cost her?" asked
the new teacher.
"You never can tell," answered Tom
say, who was at the head of the class.
"Ma's great at bargaining!" London
FRAUD ORDERS.
The Way Our PeettfKce 'Inspectors
Pretest the PuMie,
When a person or firm that is un
known to the nostofflce Inspectors be
gins to receive large quantities of lefcl
ters the inspectors begin to investi
gate. They visit the office of the con
cern and learn what they cane If it Is
a legitimate and honest business It Is
not interfered with. But lf It looks
"shady." if It happens to be a mining
or land scheme that offers large re
turns upon the Investment of money,
the inspectors abstract a dozen or so
of the Incoming letters from the mall,
get the names and addresses of the
writers and then reseat the letters and
permit them to be delivered.
The next move for the Inspectors Is
to visit the persons whose names and
addresrrs were0 taken from the letters
and to get from them the correspond
ence of the supposed fraudulent con
cern. With this the Inspectors "make"
a case and either cause the arrest of
the dishonest 'persons or cause a
"fraud order" to be Issued against It
A "fraud order" Is simply an order
made by the postal authorities at
Washington declaring that such a
business Is fraudulent and warning
the public against sending money ta
It After that each letter coming ad
dressed to that concern Is stamped
"fraud" In red Ink across Its face an 1
returned to the sender.
Thousands of schemes for defraud
ing the public has been stopped by the
postal authorities, and they are always
on the watch for them. Kansas City
Star.
ROQUEFORT CHEESE.
V
The Discovery Made by Peer French
Peasant ley.
A shepherd boy with a poor appe
tite discovered the secret of making
Roquefort cheese. True as gospel!
They swear by that story today in
Roquefort. France, and if. they only
knew the lad's name they'd raise a
monument to him. He was out tend
ing sbeep. and. the sun smiting down
hard, be went Into a cavern to eat his
cheese and rye bread. He failed to get
away with all of it and threw a hunk
of the cheese off to one side. It hap
pened to drop on a natural shelf, and
a few months later the boy found
the cheese still there. He saw that it
had undergone a constitutional change,
for Instead of being dry and hard it
was moist and creamy. Besides, there
were veins of greenish mold running
through it The boy took a nip. and
the taste was so. pleasing be carried a
crumb home to- his mother. She must
have been a woman of Intelligence,
for no sooner bad she tasted than she
took one of the largest rolls of cheese
from her dairy, had her son guide her
to the cavern and placed it on the
shelf. In due time the same change
was wrought, and Roquefort cheese
bad arrived as an article of com
merce. All the natural caverns around
the quaint old town now are used for
ripening cheese, and the women 'work
hi them with small oil lamps strapped
around their chests. New York Press.'
A Tame Wild Meuse.
I was waiting at the dramming, kg
of the ruffed grouse for the bfxi to
come and perform before me. My
place of concealment was In the
branches of a fallen dead spruce. 1
had not been waiting long before a
white footed moose sppeared among
the branches on the ground almost un
der me. It was Interesting to see bow
freely he moved from place to place,
appearing now here and now tbere. all
the while traveling under the snow,
which bad many caverns formed In it
by the sun, for It was early spring.
Another mouse soon made his appear
ance, and I watched the tw9 for some
time as they searched for food. It was
not long before one of the mice was
nibbling at my shoe, but the slightest
movement of my foot, which was rest
ing on the trunk of the tree, sent him
scurrying to the shelter of the branch
es below. By patient advances, how
ever, I was able to touch the little fel
low with the tips of my extended On
cers, and five minutes later I was
stroking bis back as you might stroke
a kitten. St. Nicholas.
Hood and His Aunt.
While still a boy Thomas Hood went
to Scotland for a holiday trip and
stayed with bis aunt, who was a rigid
Sabbatarian. He describes bow upon
one occasion the old lady was too In
disposed to go to her beloved kirk, but
found entertainment in the description
of the passersby furnished by her Ir
repressible "newy:" "Tammy, my
man, keek out-wha's that?" That's
Bailie So-and-So's daughter, aunt, and
Isn't she making desperate love to
young Somebody, who's walking by
her skier "The graceless hizzie! I'd
wauk her, gin 1 were her mammle!
Keek out again. Tam." "There's Mrs.
Blank, aunt, and she's got on a
grand silk gown and such a velvet
mantle!" "Set us up. laddie! She, in
deed, the slllie wastrlfe bodie! She'd
better far pay a' she's owing. Wha's
neist?" And so they would go on. the
crabbed old Scotchwoman little sus
pecting balf the "stoor" proceeded
from the active imagination of her
"newy" to heighten the fun and draw
her out.
Overstock'ed.
Madge as the oldest of a family of
girls has evidently beard find taken to
heart the disappointment of her par
ents over the excessive femininity al
lotted by the fates to the family quiv
er. When recently the flfth little daugh
ter was born Madge .was playing In
the garden with one of ber.slsters and.
as a- neighbor considered, was decided
ly rough with the child.
"Madge, don't treat your little sister
so," remonstrated the neighbor. "You
might kill her."
"Well,. if' I did." was the cool re-
sponse, "there's plenty more in the
house." Philadelphia Ledger.
Unchanging Sport.
The sport of deerstalking Is still
the most natural and most nearly al
lied to the bunting0 of primitive man
that is to be found In the British
islands. The difference between the
actual hunting of the hungry PIct and
the stalking of the owner of a modern
deer forest Is little more than the
weapon. Field.
Hardness ef teebergs.
The hardness and strength of Ice is
rreases with the degrees of cold, and
as Icebergs come from the region of
perpetual cold of an Intensity difficult
to realize It Is readily seen how they
can become "demons of destruction."
The barduess of Icebergs Is something
Wonderful, even surpassing that of the
"land ice" reported from St. Peters
burg hi 1740. wherein it is declared
that "In the severe winter of that year
a bouse was built of ice taken from
the river Neva which was fifty feet
long, sixteen feet wide and twenty
feet high, and the walls supported the
roof, which was also of ice. Before it
stood two Ice mortars and six ice can
non made on a turning lathe, with
carriages and wheels also of Ice. The
cannon were of the caliber of six
pounders, but they were loaded only
with one-quarter pound of powder and
with hemp bulls on one occasion with
Iron. The thickness of the fee was
only four inches, and yet It resisted
the explosion." Ice palaces nave also
been built In late years In this coun
try and In Canada which have stood
for weeks, so. then, bow stroBg must bo
the Ice In masses hundreds of feet hi
thickness! Pittsburg Press.
Why We Laugh.
Laughter seems to be a specialized
form of either the scream of a star
tled or Injured animal or the cry of
triumph common to many beasts of
prey. In children the cry of terror
and the shout of laughter often shad"
into each other, and the young child
escaping from pursuit will scream with
laughter or fear, according to his
chances of escape. Some unexpected
event that causes slight alarm short
of actual terror Is the commonest cause
of children's laughter, but in adults
some sKiUe ii event that gives a sonsa
tlou of triumph over others has much
more lufluence. Really clever jokes
seldom cause laughter, and It has been
pointed -out that a man chasing his
hat will produce laughter far more
hearty in character than the best of
forts of the cleverest wit. The sight
of III fortune in another causes by
contrast a feeling of triumph in our
selves. The ticklish parts of the IhhIv
are for the most part the sites of im
portant blooj vessels, and the laughter
produced iu children by tickling Is
even mor closely allied to the cry of
pain.
The Cuckoo.
Where does the cuckoo lay its eggs?
What Is. its staple diet? What course
does it take in its autumn migration
when It returns to its African haunts'
These are questions that await satis
factory answers. Until it was found
that the cuckoo laid its egg on the
ground and subsequently carried-it i:i
Its bill to a neigb!oriug nest it wa
supposed that .the bird fed largely on
the eggs of smaller 'birds. This fallacy
has been disproved. Probably iu the
whole range of British birds there Is
no other that can boast such curious
domestic traits as the cuckoo. It makes
no nest, does not attend to incubation
duties and rears no young and appar
ently never sees the bird that is hatch
ed from the egg that it surreptitiously
places in the nest of some smaller bird.
London Globe.
Served Him Right;
"You're looking very gloomy today.
Tomkins. What's the matter?"
"Matter! Do you know Miss Parno.
the old maid that lives over the way?
Dawkius told nle that she was en
gaged to him. so Just for the fun of
the thing I went and proposed to her.
and she accepted me. Now I'm look
ing for Dawkins!" London Tit-Bits.
A Riotous Peek.
Uncle Eben-I tell ye that it's: excess
ive Indulgence in plessnre that kilN
so raanv men. Uncle Ezra You're
right on that. Eben. Those fellows
that stay up till ! o'clock pltcbin'
quoits by lantern light won't realize
it till their eyes begin, to fall m.
Puca. What He Lacked.
"He's got no license to talk the way
he does."
"Ob. he's got a license, all right!
What he lacks Is a" muzzle." Cleve
land Leader.
The Benefit of the Doubt.
Horrified Ultlzen-Hey. there! What
are you pounding that man for? .Man
on Top He says be can't remember
wbetber he ever called me a liar r
not. I'm (biff) giving him (bifTi the
benefit of the doubt. Chicago Tribune.
The Producer.
"Does your husband play cards for
money?"
"Judging from practical results." an
swered young Mrs. Torkins. "I should
say not. Rut all the other men in the
game do." Washington Star.
The man who loves home best and
loves -It most unselfishly Io?e. !'.
country best. J. C. Holland.
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