Emmons County record. [volume], April 04, 1907, Image 1

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About the middle of the last session
of the legislative assembly Treadwell
Twichell, Speaker of the House, pur
suant to a resolution adopted by that
bodv, appointed a committee of three
to make careful inquiry as to the true
conditions that existed during the win-
the cases of suffering if any, and
the cause of tbe shortage of fuel such
committee to report before the close
of the session. The committee found
that the only difference between the
winter just passed and its predeces
ton was that in some parts there was
more mow than usual, which blockad
ed railway trains so that in places
there was a shortage of fuel. This
ihortage, however, was chiefly caused
by low coal-bins at the beginning of
winter, because the roads, although
they made earnest efforts to do so,
found it impossible to handle the im
mense traffic of the New Northwest,
caused by the big crops. In nearly
every instance it was found that "In
convenience" would be the proper
word rather than "suffering," and it
was also ascertained that the stories
sent broadcast that many people were
froxen to death in North Dakota were
utterly and absolutely false. The re
port of the committee is given beloif
in full, taken from the house Journal:
"In pursuance of a resolution adopt
ed by the house, the undersigned com
mittee was appointed for the purpose
of investigating the conditions that
prevailed in various parts of the state
during the winter regarding the re
ported fuel and food famine, and beg
leave to make the following report:
"We have had a fair opportunity to
"certain the facts from a large por
tion of the state, from persons who
are residents thereof and conversant
with the conditions that existed In
their respective localities.
"It is the general verdict that some
of our people were more badly scared
than injured, and complained when
there was little occasion for making
complaints.
"We have the statements of a large
number of stockmen, and the univer
sal verdict is that their stock has
come through the winter better than
during the average year in this state.
Cattle and horses look fine and are In
remarkably good condition.
"It is the testimony of many of
these stockmen that they know of no
deaths by freezing in their localities,
and very few instances of scarcity of
fuel- They also report that cattle,
horses and sheep grazed on the prairie
through the greater part of the winter,
and that there have been no unusual
losses in sheep—the tenderest of all
live stock.
We also find that the rural mail
routes were kept open, and that the
mails were regularly delivered.
W know of no instances where the
Public schools were closed for the
*ant of fuel.
The general verdict is that if there
*as
an'
severe suffering it was with
'hat class of people who would not
even carry in coal if it was near their
doors.
The congested condition of the rail
roads was due, to a great extent, to
enormous crops produced last
year. The crops for the last few years
*e been so large that they have ere
«ed a larger demand for railroad fa
'ties than the railroads could sup
ply.
•h
weather-hureau
a
the snowfall for the entire state
•v«aged about twelve inches, and
uc of this melted before the end of
February.
i.nXr°m
re,Kms
verv8ii,!r
"^ived from the
whe *estern Portion of the state,
ere there are practically no rail-
flDd 0,111
of dM,u
food I'
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prill CMMtl
North Dakota U* Wtater,
report shows
w1® suffered
and there were no
reports
either froin ,ack of ,uel or
ter conrti ,'Ue
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which KH
'n het-
at the
in a
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coal
to heat all the house. In
the state and all the houses in the
United States during the time our
children's children should live, and
then there would be plenty of coal
left in North Dakota to supply all its
demands. In speaking of the con
ditions that prevailed during the re
cent winter, the {concensus of opinion
was that North Dakota needed abso
lutely
ao
defense that nowhere could
more money be. made than ln North
Dakota, and that you could never stop
the people from coming into our
state, because It is a purely agricul
tural state, and has the only cheap
land left In the union that Will pro
duce crops that average as well as
they Ao
anywhere.
"We find that people with malicious
Intent have magnified the conditions
that existed during the past winter
for selfish interests and purposes. We
also find that many irresponsible re
porters for eastern newspapers have
magnified small Instances into moun
tains of falsehood, for the purpose of
producing sensational stories and get
ting them accepted and paid for. We
find that peoplfe who have become
envious of the progress and develop
ment of the state of North Dakota
have aided and abetted in producing
and circulating malicious stories detri
mental to the interests of this state.
We also find that some of our state
newspapers have published stories
prompted by pique and a feeling of
uncertainty as to the future, and these
stories have found their way eastward,
to be magnified by people who wish
to stay the tide of immigration that is
coming to North Dakota. We find
even at this late date, when railroads
arc open and fuel Is in abundance,
that the eastern newspapers and land
agents, who are directly opposed to
the best interests of North Dakota,
are giving publicity to these false
stories and malicious reports.
"The branch lines of the railroads
are now opened up, and the farmers
are now coming into the different
towns. Prom them it is learned that
the fuel situation was not nearly so
bad as was reported. It develops that
a scarcity of fuel existed only in iso
lated sections, and this was due large
ly to the carelessness and Indifference
of many people in not preparing for
winter. These people, however, are
not censurable for this neglect, be
cause the winters of the past have
been such as to require no unneces
sary precautions to be taken or any
great quantity of fuel to be provided.
"Prom reports received, farmers In
many parts of the state are now pre
paring for their spring work, and the
general conclusion is that the heavy
fall of snow during the winter will
prove a blessing rather than a detri
ment. The snow is rapidly disappear
ing into the soil, supplying plenty of
moisture, which will place it in excel
lent condition to produce a bountiful
crop. It may be that there will be
some water standing in the depres
sions, but these will be drained when
the spring plowing begins, which will
probably be earlier this year than in
many past years. The fact is that,
with a few exceptions, the people of
North Dakota have been free from
suffering or hardship caused by cli
matic conditions.
"This winter's scare—for such it
really was—will successfully teach the
people of this state the necessity of
making preparation for the winter
months and to guard against the re
currence of a fuel shortage, though It
Is extremely doubtful if such a con
dition will ever exist again. The peo
ple of this state have heretofore been
so bountifully supplied with fuel, and
the winters have been so mild for a
northern latitude,'-"that they became
careless, seeing no necessity for lay
ing in a supply of this necessary ar
ticle, depending upon the local dealers
for any demands they might make up
on them at any given time during the
winter.
"The past winter has taught the in
habitants of North Dakota the neces
sity of following the example and cus
tom of the people of the eastern
states, who every fall flit their coal
bins with a sufficient quantity of fuel
to last through the entire winter.
This important duty has been over
looked by our people, who had been
for so many years basking in the sun
shine of pleasant winters, and bad
grown to think that North Dakota
a veritable 'banana belt.'
"The report of the United States
weather bureau for January states
that the precipitation for that month,
which consisted wholly of snow, aver
aged 1.40 inches for the state. The
mean temperature for January, which
was the coldest month In this state
for the past slxeen years, was 6.2
degrees, or 13.5 degrees below the nor
mal, and 18.4 degrees lower than the
mean for January, 1906.
"Your committee desire to epitom
ize the result of their investigation in
the following resolgtfpns:
"Whereas, Gross and mislead!:t
statements have Men published in
eastern newspapers regarding con
ditions that prevailed in North Dakota:
and
"Whereas, While* It is' known that
this has been one of the severest win­
ters that have visited the United
States for many years, it has boon
equally as severe In other states a? in
North Dakota: and
'Whereas, Notwithstanding those
conditions. North Dakota has escaped
with very little suffering from either
scarcity of fuel or cold, and none front
the lack of food: and
"Whereas, From reliable reports re
ceived from different sections of tlie
state, it appears that the greatest suf
fering the people of North Dakota
have endured came from the false anil
seufttional reports circulated In the
eastern,states and
"Whereas, It is true that our people
were more scared than injured, and are
today making light of the matter, in
view of the fact that they are all en
joying health and sunshine, supplied
with all that makes life pleasant, and
their live stock has come through the
winter In splendid form, with a mini
mum loss: and
"Whereas, The prosperity of the
people of this state has been so exten
sive and unparalleled, and our peoplt
were so intent on accumulating
wealth, that they neglected to prepr.rc
for winter: and
"Whereas, The present winter, while
severe, was of short duration, and in
reality only extended over a period of
sixty days and
"Whereas, From investigation and re
ports received, the loss of life and -suf
fering was in fact reduced to
minimum and
"Whereas. While the conditions
have been unfavorable for railroading,
yet wo believe the railroads have done
all in their power to accommodate the
public, and have been untiring in thei
afforts in attempting to supply th*»
wants of the people and move the im
mense products of the soil and
"Whereas, The Minneapolis Trib
une, the Minneapolis Journal and thi
Commercial West have generously tEx
tended the use of their columns to our
people to set forth the conditi ns
which prevailed in this state during
the winter, and have expressed a will
ingness to correct the many false
IK':
sensational stories which have been
circulated in the east and
"Whereas, North Dakota has suf
fered less from loss of life by freez
ing and from epidemic diseases dur
ing 1906-07 than many eastern states,
and its death-rate has been less than
In any state of the union and
"Whereas, North Dakota has made,
pro rata, greater progress in wealth
and population than any state in the
west during the past five years and
"Whereas, North Dakota lias coal
mines which, if operated, would b."
sufficient, to supply the entire people
of the United States with fuel .'or
a thousand years. Therefore, be it
"Resolved, That North Dakota needs
no defense that in the magnitude of
its new investments in the increasj
of wealth: in the creation of new
cities and towns in the development
of its commercial interests in the in
dustrial progress made in the rapid
and unparalleled immigration to this
fertile state during the past five years,
and which will continue to come, it
stands without, a peer, in the Unien.
Be it further
"Resolved, That we are proud of our
state and the certainty of its brilliant:
future, and at no time in its histor/
have we had greater confidence in its
growth and prosperity than at the
present time.
"Resolved, That the thanks of the
people of North Dakota be and are
hereby extended to the Minneapolis
Tribune, Minneapolis Journal and the
Commercial West for their liberal
offers."
I). I. STKKKTKI:
T. D. CASEY,
F. H. CHAPMAN,
Committer.
Summary of Naturalization Law.
[l-'roui the Bismarck Tribune.1
Cierk of Court A. W. Cook has given
an excellent presentment of the new
naturalization law in the following
letter to an Inquirer. As there is little
general information on this subject the
Tribune publishes the letter hoping It
will be of interest to those who have
not yet. become citizens of the United
States. The letter follows:
In reply to your letter of March 13,
1907. asking for information relative
to the naturalization of aliens, will say
that the present naturalization law be
came eeffctive September 27, 1906.
That .von may understand the different
steps to be taken to become a natural
ized citizen, I will give you, in brief,
the requirements of the present law.
Clerks of the state district court can
accept declaration of Intention and pe
tition for naturalization, only, from
aliens living within the judicial dis
trict of which his county forms a part,
and an order granting final certificate
of naturalization can be granted, only,
by the judge of such district.
In making declaration of intention
an alien must give date and place—
town and country—of birth, place of
last foreign residence, place from
which he emigrated, date—day, month
and year—of arrival In the United
States, port of entry, name of vessel
or other conveyance on which he ar­
JiINTOK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, A PHI I. 4. 1907.
rived In the United States and hi»
present residence. A personal descrip
tlon of the alien is taken oy the clerk
—including height, weight, complex
Ion, color of eyes and other visible dis
tinctlve marks.
In addition to the above in forma
tlon the alien must take an oath re
nouncing all allegiance and fidelity to
all foreign powers, and that he Is not
an anarchist or a polygamlst nor a be
liever in the practice of polygamy ani
that It is his Intention. In good faith,
to become a citizen of the United
States and permanently Teslde there
In.
Declarations of Intention made priot
to the 27th flay of 8epteiM)er.1906, are
good any time. Declarations made
since that date are not good for any
purpose after seven years from the
date of issue of same.
After five years from date of arrival
In the United States and at least two
years after making declartion of in
tentlon the alien may file with the
clerk of the court a petition for natur
alization. in which he must Rive full
name, residence, place and date of
birth, date—day. month tad year—of
arrival In the United States, place
foreign port—from which lie omlgrat
ed, port of entry, name of vessel ot
other conveyance on which he arrived,
date—day, month and year—he ar
rived In the estate, date of declaration
of Intention, and file certified copy of
same name, place ot birth and placi
of residence c.f wife. If married, place
and date of Llrth and place of rest
dence of each child. If any. and In a
dition to the oath mentioned In tho
declaration of intention renouncing all
allegiance and fidelity to all forclgr
powers he must state on onth that he
Is not opposed to organised govern
ment and hat he has resided contin
uously in 1 United States for at leas!
five years ad ln the state for one year.
Petitioners must speak rtie English
languauge and sign their petition i»
their own handwriting.
An alien who made his declaration
of intention prior to September 27,
1906, or who shall after September 27,
1906, declare his Intention to become
a ctltlzen and who shall make home
stead entry upon the public lands of the
United States and comply In all re
8pects with the laws providing for
homestead entries on such lands, he
shall not be required to sp^jk the Eng
lish language or sign his petition in
his own handwriting.
The petitioner must have present at
the time of filing his petition two wit
nesses, who are citizens of the United
States, who have known him for at
least five years. The clerk files pe
tition and fixes date, as near as may
be, of hearing for final papers, which
hearing must be in open court. No
tice of such hearing Is posted by the
clerk in his office for at. least ninety
days. On the date set for final hear
Ing, or later, the petitioner appears
ln open court with two witnesses ap
pearing on his petition. If these wit
nesses cannot be produced others may
be used. If the court is satisfied from
the evidence that the petitioner pos
sesses the necessary qualifications to
become a citizen of the t'nited States
an order will be entered admitting him
as such and a final certificate of nat
uralization will be issued to him.
All records, books and blank forms
are furnished by the Bureau of Nat
uralization at Washington and all re
ports together with copies of all
papers issued by the clerk are for
warded to this bureau. Clerks are re
quired to make monthly and quarterly
reports. The following foes are re
quired to be collected:
Taking declaration of intention, $1.
Filing petition for naturalization $2.
Final certificate of naturalization $2.
Duplicate of declaration of intention
to become a citizen and final certifi
cate of citizenship may be obtained
upon proper proof of loss or destruc
tion of the original. Application for
such duplicate must be made to the
clerk of court in whose office the
original record was made. The ap
plication must be made under oath
stating particulars of loss or destruc
tion of the original. The application
is submitted to the Bureau of Natural
ization and if a proper showing is
made the clerk will be directed to
issue such duplicate.
That you may understand that
these requirements must be complied
with to the letter I quote from a lettet
received from the chief of the Bureau
of Naturalization dated February 12,
1907, which in part is as follows: "It
Is found necessary to return declara
tion No. 1. The name of the vessel
has not been given. Such information
can generally be obtained by writing
to the collector of customs at the port
of arrival, and a clerk of a court
should not accept the declaration of
an alien until such effort has been
made. If the information should then
be not forthcoming, it is not thought
that an alien should be refused nat
uralization by reason of inability to
furnish this item of information, but
the clerk of the court should in all
cases satisfy himself that it cannot
be procured before making out the
declarations."
t9~Siibscrihe for the Record.
A Reluctant Sport.
A lenver hotel man tell* the follow*
'lie story, and he says It's true: One
day a Inkle anil bridegroom from the
country registered at the hotel.
"What are your rates for room and
lioard for two?" asked the bridegroom.
"Six dollars," was the reply.
That was satisfactory, and the two
were given a room. Wheu they de
ckled to leave, the bridegroom asked
tor his bill. It was S'JI. He was stag
gered
"What:" lie ejaculated. "Twenty
four dollars: That's an outrage. Yon
said fti."
"Six dollars a day,'* came from the
clerk—"six dollars a day."
"Six dollars a day:1' the bridegroom
almost shouted. "I thought you meant
Sti a week:"
The olerk simply smiled. Finally the
bridegroom paid over the money.
"Now," he said, calming down some
what. "wait a minute. I want to go
upstairs. Keep that money In your
hand."
Tbe clerk dUlu't understand, but lie
decided to humor the man. The latter
soon returned with a camera. Aiming
it at the elerk, he took a picture.
"This Is the highest priced place I
ever stopped at," he explained. "I Just
wanted a picture to show my friends
that I was a real sport here lu |»en
ver."
Then he aiul his bride gathered up
their telescopes aud went out.—Deuver
Post.
Washington Monument's Cap.
The (list practical use ever made of
aluminium was lu fitting a cap on tbe
peak of the Washington monument in
1SS4. Although aluminium was discov
ered In is.7 by Professor Wohler of
iottinsen university, iierinany, at that
time it was practically mi unknown
metal, tbe cost and difficulty of Its pro
duction ha vim prevented Its develop
ment until the general use of electric
ity made It easy aud economical. The
cap on the top of the monuineut Is a
square pyramid In sliafie, weighing 1U0
ounces, aud is 8.1) Inches in height aud
5.C Inches In width at tbe base, lien
eral tJeorge W. Davis was lu Immedi
ate charge of the completion of the
monument under General Casey and
has the distinction of being tbe first
man to handle alumltilum In a prac
tical way. I'ntll that time It had tieen
used only for toys, for "freak" pnr
|toses, aud small samples had been
utilized lu making models for the pat
ent office.—Hostun Ololie.
Gold th* First Metal Um4.
Gold was probably the first metal
known to man because It Is generally
found native. The oldest metallic ob
jects to which we can assign a proba
ble date wen found in a royal tomb at
Nagada, in Kgypt, supposed to have
been that of King Menes. In one of
the eliamliers were some bits of gold
and a bead, a button and a fine wire
of nearly pure copper. If the tomb
was properly Identified, these objects
were at least 0,300 years old at tbe
time of their discovery. Nearly all of
the ancient ul(l that has beeu exam
ined contains enough silver to give it a
light color. It was gathered by tbe an
cients in the bed of Hie Factoids and
other streams of Asia Minor.
Old Tim* Advic* to Doctor*.
There Is an old inauuscrlpt in tho
National library at 1'arls which has tbe
following advice to physicians: "On
approaching the patient you should as
sume a calm expression and avoid any
gesture of greed or vanity, greet those
who salute yini with a bumble volco
and sit down when they do. Then,
turning to the sick person, ask him
how be Is. To the patient you promise
to cure, but Immediately oq leaving
the room you say to tbe relatives that
the disease is grave. Tbe result will
be that if you cure him your merit is
greater, and you will receive the great
er praise and fee, while If he dies they
will say that you bad no hope from
the first."
Diamonds and Glass.
The diamond. Instead of being a real
solid, is a mass of atoms all in rapid
and violent motion. The edge of tbe
etone Is formed of these moving mole
cules as well as the body. Now, glass
Is nlso made up of movlug atoms,
though they do not move so rapidly or
so violently as the diamond atoms.
When the diamond edge, therefore,
applied to the glass surface the dia
mond atoms drive the glass atoms out
of the way and force a passage.
Training tho American Officor.
"Demerits" are given to the West
Point cadet for the most trifling of
fenses, such as "gazing about lu the
ranks,'' having an "odor of cigarettes
In bis room" or appearing "on parade
with soiled gloves." A rigorous med
ical examination has to be passed ev
ery few months, wheu the unfit are
weeded out.—J. Stanton In Captain.
Attended Her Funeral, as a Rule.
Leave to attend his mother's funeral
was thus applied for by a Ijihore Ha
boo: "By tlie vicissitudes of time my
mother yesterday went to eternity, and
as a rule have to attend her funeral
ceremonies."—Times of India.
No Danger.
Mrs. Traddles—'Tommy, you mustn't
go fishing with I'eter Itlshers. He is
Just getting over the measles. Tommy
Traddles—There won't be any danger,
toother. I never catch anything when
I'm fishing.—f»ndon Tit-Bits.
The Proposal.
He (nervousiyi—Kr-er, Margaret—
er—cr, there's something has been
trembling on my lips for the last two
months. She—Yes, so I see. Why don't
you shave it off?—Princeton Tiger.
He is educated who la master of him
self and of bla task.- Pea body.
RECORD
The Wily Bell Boy.
A liotel man in New Hampshire w,n
Surprised to s*\% inn1 nf Ins women
fue.sts come downstairs several nights
running, till her pitcher from the water
cooler in the liali and return quietly tn
her room again. At lirst lie thought
the lady had some special reasun for
this inccr performance. Then lie
though*, he had better speak in her.
Accordingly on the fourth or tlflli
liight be approached her politely, took
the pitcher from lier hands and tilled
it himself.
"If you would ring, madam," he said,
"this would always be done for you.
I here Is no occasiou for you ever to
come down yourself for water. A
ring"
"But I have no bell," said the lady.
"Oh. madam, of course you have a
bell. I'll show It to you
And he carried Hie pitcher up to her
room for her and pointed to the bell
beside her bed.
"That is the bell," he said.
Tbe lady started In surprise
"That the bell'.'" she exclaimed.
"Why, the bell boy told me that was
tbe tire alarm and 1 wasn't to touch It
on any account except in ease of tire."
—Washington Star.
The First Fty Fiihert,
iHmbtless the reason why artificial
Hies were originally invented was lie
cuuse it was impossible to use tiie
smaller and more delicate natural tiles
as baits on the hook. The first tly
Usher cast his eyes about him In search
of something that would answer in
imitating the Hies upon which the trout
were feeding. Feat hern were natural
ly the first materials thought of, and
the old red cock's hackle was the first
of nil the artificial Insects, the old, old
Adam of tliem all. The breed lia-i
liecn Increasing for Severn I hundred
years and numbers
•_'.«HHI
What We Really Need.
Kach of us in our own small organ
Ism possesses a germ or whatever you
like to call It which, properly develop
ed, should eventually lead us to the
realization of all our ambitions. All
that is wanted are energy and concen
tration.—I/mdon l.adies' l-'ield
Plenty of Practice.
"1 met your friend Imhley today.''-:
"Yes?" I haven't seen him for a long
time. I suppose he stutters as badly as
ever?"
"Ob, no! He's quite an adept at it
|ow." Philadelphia I're-s.
Ho Helped Relieve It.
"I suppose you saw a great ileal of
lioverty In Kurope."
"Yes, a great deal. In a I came
home for fear I was going broke my
self."—Cleveland I'ress.
Always Moistened.
"He has a dry cough."
'Then It can't come from ills throat.'
-Cleveland Plain Iieuier.
1.50 PER YEA It, IN ADVANCE
or more at
the present day. or salt Hies alone
there are several hundred patterns.
These lieloug to the lure order mostly,
as do many of the large Hies used for
bass and trout. The little old red hac
kle remains a good fly to this day ami
Is put upoli bodies of many colors, pea
cock liarl lielng perhaps as well liked
as anything red wool is favored by
many.- Forest ami Stream.
Indian* and War Paint.
The Indians have a tradition that
tells how the custom of painting their
faces originated. A certain big chief
while hunting deer was chased by a
lion uud fell exhausted, calling upon
Uie lllg Bear, which Indians believe
was the grandfather of mau, to save
him. The lllg Bear heard and went to
the man's assistance, scratching Ills
foot and sprinkling the blood over him.
No auiuial will eat bear or taste his
blood, uml when the lion sniclled it he
tunied away. ltut In doing so he
scratched some of the blood olT the In
dlan's face with his claw by accident.
When he found himself unhurt, the
Indlau was so thankful thai lie let
the blood dry on his face. With (he
marks of the lion's claws Ibis gave the
effect of stripes, and ever afterward
when going on hunting expeditious for
man or beast the Indian painted his
face In stripes as a charm against
danger.
Tho Loft Hand.
It is strange that so strong a preju
dice agaiusl lIK* left hand has lived and
Increased for centuries when tle-re Is
no natural or physiological reason for
It. Examination of the skeleton of a
person who was strong, healthy and
well formed In life shows that the
bones of the left hand and arm are Just
as large ami capable as those of the
right. The study of physiology shows,
too, that the muscles and ligaments
and cartilages that fastened that per
son's arms to his body and gave them
the power of motion were made to do
their work Just as well on one Hide of
the body as ou the other. If the left
Hide was tbe weaker, It was because of
the failure to exercise It as freely as
the other.—Scrap Book.
Lamb's Unkind Thruit.
Charles I.amh, than whom no gen
tier or kinder hearted wit ever breath
ed, at times found It impossible to re
strain himself from tlx.' personal, as,
for instance, when be covered a friend
with shame at a whist party by blurt
Ing out:
"(iad, James, If-If dirt were
t-t-trumps, what a hand you would
have!"
Tho Truth About Gotiip.
"Br'er Jenkins, lie say dal we ought
not to gossip an' dat we ought not to
remark ou each odder's frailties but,
my Ian', dat's wljut keeps de world
straight. Hit's dc fear of our neigh
bors' tongue dat keeps most of us in
le stockade. Hit's gossip dat's de real
perlice of de world."- Iiorothv Jiix in
New York American.
Strange Story of a Dream.
A correspondent sends the following
l.necdote. or, as he calls It, "case of
thought transference." which was told
htm by mi eminent engineer, whose
iiauie we withhold. Tills well known
eugiueer had lecn to ftulawayo on tbe
occasion of the opening of the railway
to that place A friend who accompa
nied him on the occasion contracted
enteric fever and died on the home
ward vojage. Half an hour livfore he
died his hair turned perfectly white.
On arriWng In Kngiaud the engineer
Went to break the news to the youug
man's sister, lie found that not only
did the lady know of the death of her
brother, but she knew the time and
the circumstance of the hair turning
white. The engineer was requested to
break the news to the father and moth
er as w'utl) as possible, but to say
nothing of the hnlr turning white. Aft
er a Journey of
PHI
miles lie found that
Isitli father aud mother, whom he saw
separately, not only knew of the death
of their son, but knew of his hair turn
ing white at the time of Ids death.
Kach bad had a dream, a vivid dream,
at the moment of the death taking
place, ami each bad kept his and her
own counsel, aud they had not spoken
to each other of tlie dream—London
Mali
Tho Old Feather Bed.
What lias lieconiu of the old fashion
ed feather
IMHIV
We mean ttio kind so
hlgb It required the service of a step
ladder to climb Into It? Old you aver
climb Into one of them when you wen
a klil and sink down, down, down, till
you gasiied and woudered wheu you
would touch liottoui and If you didn't
need a llfo preserver? And do you re
mcmticr how good It felt upon a cold
morning when you poked your head
from under the covers an«l saw tho
window panes frost covered? And do
yon remember how you used to climb
out of its billows, half dreaa yourself,
shivering, teeth chattering, run down
stairs ami steal liehlnd the kitchen
stove, half your clothes In your arms?
And how good those grlddleeakes and
sausages smelled! Feathers may not
I** healthy to sleep on, as claimed by
doctors, who probably never slept on
tliem, but they seemed mighty good to
the kid. Why doesn't Somebody write
a song atiout "The Old Feather Bed?"
-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Legend of tho Whito Sky Calf.
The Kiowa Indians havo a queer
story of the "white sky calf." Accord
ing to tho legend, that portion of tlie
Americuu desert was formerly very
fertile, supporting large herds of pure
white buffaloes, each having a black
tail. These creatures were held aacred
by the savages and uever killed for
any purpose. Finally an old inedlclne
man, Nekiitainali, vowed that be
wijuld have a tepee built from tlie sa
cred white skins. The chiefs of the
tribe tried haed to dissuado lilm from
the notion, but all to no purpose, lie
declared that be would commence to
collect the skins on the morrow. I»urr
ing the night a great white light ap
peared in the sky aud 111 Its center a
white buffalo calf. The calf slowly de
scended to the earth, took charge of
the herds, leading tliem northward, and
from that day to this the Klowas have
never seen a white buffalo.
Engraved Eastor Eggs.
Kngravlug ou eggs Is a special art In
South America. The tools used are
extremely delicate, and tho utmost
precision must be used lu the process^
The varying depths of the engraved
line give light and shade to the de
sign, aud the result of this pure Hue
engraving on the smooth oval shell Is
surprisingly beautiful. On tbe first day
of spring the Faster eggs are put on
exhibition, and no store is too small
and shabby, none too important and
imposing to fall to have its stock of
eggs ready. A popular design shows
a map of South America on one side
aud on the other two clasped lianda,
with a liberty cap below and a rising
sun above. New York Tribune.
A Few Years Honeo.
As she tiptoed Into tbe bedroom ber
husband raised his head from the pil
low sleepily.
"Mrs. Jay was here to see you," be
murmured. "She said she'd call agalu
some other evening."
"Aud what did you tell ber, John?"
the wife asked as she laid her money
aud latch key on the bureau.
"Oh," he answered, "I just gave her
the address of your club."—New York
I'ress.
Obliging.
IMsinai ld Lady—I don't suppose 1
shall ever want another pair. Mr. 8tlb
blns. Oleaginous Klderly Shopman—
I 'ope you'll wear out a lot more shoe
leather yet, mum. IMsmal Old f.ady—
Ah, but I've one foot in the grave al
ready. Oleaginous Klderly Shopman
Most. 'appy to sell you a single boot,
mum. London Mail.
Entertaining.
"Is your family entertaining this sea
son'/" Inquired the society devotee.
"Well," answered Mr. Cuinrox,
"mother and the girls seem kind of
amusing to me. but everybody els-.!
t-eems to take 'em seriously."—Wash
ington Star.
Farce of Habit.
New Arrival-Is my wife lu there?
St. I'eter Yes. What are you doing?
.Vew Arrival-Merely removing my
yhoes before going upstairs.—Harper"#
Bazar
The New England Conseioneo.
The New Kngland conscience isn't
an Idea. It's an Inherited disease.—
I.lfe.
Work Is not a man's punishment. It
is his reward and his strength.—George
Sand.
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