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<br />VOL. L. ---NO. 18.
<br />HASTINGS, MINN.. SATURDAY. JANUARY 251 1908.
<br />[Orriciat. ]
<br />County Board leroaeedtngs.
<br />State of Minnesota, County of
<br />Dakota, Auditor's office, Hastings,
<br />Jan. 7th, 1908.
<br />REGL LAR SESSION.
<br />Board convened this day pursuant
<br />to law. Present Coms. Cahill, Parry,
<br />Werden and Chairman Beerse.
<br />On motion of Com. Cahill, W. E.
<br />(Seal) W. E. BEERSE,
<br />Attest: Chairman.
<br />P. A. HOFFMAN,
<br />County Auditor.
<br />On motion of Com. Giefer, the follow-
<br />ing resolution was adopted:
<br />Resolved, That Dr. E. W. Hammes be
<br />and hereby is appointed county
<br />physician to attend and furnish all
<br />necessary medicines to the sick poor
<br />in the following territory, to -wit: 2nd.
<br />Beerse of the First District was elected District. South half of Township of
<br />rhfarshan, Township of Douglas, Town -
<br />chairman of the County Board for the [ship of Hatnpton, Township of Ran -
<br />year 1908. dolph, Village of Randolph, Village of
<br />On motion of Com. Cahill, W. A. I Hampton, Village of New Trier. This
<br />Parry of the Fifth District was elected agreement to begin on the 8th, day of
<br />January 1908,and terminate on the 8th,
<br />vice-chairman of the County Board for day of January 1909, and the oonsidera-
<br />the year 1908. tion to be one hundred twenty five
<br />On motion of Com. Cahill, adjourned dollars 3125.00).
<br />to one o'clock p. m. Adopted, January 8th, 1908.
<br />Board convened at one o'clockA(Seal) W. E. BEERSE,
<br />P• m. ttest: Chairman.
<br />Present Coms. Cahill,, Parry, Werden P. A. HOFFMAN,
<br />and Chairman Beerse. County Auditor.
<br />The school petitions of John Con- On motion of Com. Werden, the
<br />zemius and 0. H. Poor. to be set off following rerolution was adopted:
<br />from District No. 24 to District No. 25, Resolved. That Dr. J. E. Campbell be
<br />came on for a hearing, and upon re- and hereby is appointed county
<br />physician to attend and furnish all
<br />quest of the petitioners, the petitions necessary medicines to the sick poor n
<br />were withdrawn. the following territory, to -wit: 3 .
<br />The following estimates of the and 4th., Districts. City of South t.
<br />architect for work upon the jail and Paul, Township of Inver Grove, t ity
<br />of West St. Paul,Township of Me ta,
<br />heating plant were approved: Township of Eagan, Village of en -
<br />N. P. Fransen, general contract jall....$1.246.10 dote. This agreement to begin on the
<br />Geo. Regelseerger, & Co, plumbing jail. 488.75
<br />J. A. Devaney, heating plant c h........ 860.63
<br />Total........ 82,086.48
<br />Bids were opened for county print-
<br />ing for the year 1908 as follows:
<br />Dakota Co. Tribune financial state-
<br />ment, legal rates.
<br />The Gazette, delinquent tax list,
<br />legal rates.
<br />The Hastings Democrat, minutes of
<br />Co. Boards, legal rates.
<br />On motion of Com. Cahill the follow-
<br />ing resolution was adopted:
<br />8th, day of January, 1908, and ter
<br />ate on the Sth. day of January 1909, and
<br />the consideration to be two hundred
<br />fifteen dollars. (8215.00).
<br />Adopted, January 8th, 1908.
<br />(Seal) W. E BEERSE,
<br />Attest: Chairman.
<br />P. A. HOFFMAN,
<br />County Auditor. •
<br />On motion of Com. Giefer the follow -
<br />Ing resolution was adopted:
<br />Resolved, That Dr. W. M. Dodge be
<br />and hereby is appointed county
<br />physician to attend and furnish all
<br />necessary medicines to the siclrppoor in
<br />the following territory, to -wit: 5th,
<br />and 6th, Districts. Township of Rose-
<br />mount, Township of Empire, West
<br />half of Township of Vermillion, Town-
<br />ship of Sciota, Township of Waterford,
<br />Township of Castle Rock, Village of
<br />Farmington, Inmates of poor house
<br />Township of Burnsville, Township of
<br />Lebanon, Township of Lakeville,Town-
<br />ship of Eureka, Township of Green-
<br />vale, Village of Lakevill. This agree-
<br />ment to begin on the 8th, day of
<br />January 1908, and terminate on the
<br />8th, day of January 1909, and the con-
<br />sideration to be two hundred thirty
<br />dollars. (8230.00).
<br />Adopted, January 8th, 1908.
<br />(Seal) W. E. BEERSE,
<br />Attest: Chairman.
<br />P. A. HOFFMAN,
<br />I County Auditor.
<br />On motion of Com. Cahill adjourned
<br />to one o'clock p. m.
<br />Board convened at one o'clock p. m.
<br />Resolved, That the, Dakota County
<br />Tribune be and hereby is awarded the
<br />contract to publish the financial state-
<br />ment of Dakota County, Minnesota, for
<br />the fiscal year of 1907, once in each
<br />week,for three successive weeks accord-
<br />ing to law, at the following rates:
<br />Seventy five cents for the first inser-
<br />tion, per folio, and thirty five cents per
<br />folio for each subsequent insertion,
<br />and to furnish supplements to The
<br />Gazette, The Hastings Democrat, The
<br />Farmington Herald, and the South St.
<br />Paul Reporter, who in return agree to
<br />send supplements to their respective
<br />subscribers.
<br />Adopted, January 7th, 1908.
<br />(Seal) W. E. BEERSE,
<br />Attest: Chairman.
<br />P. A. HOFFMAN,
<br />County Auditor.
<br />On motion of tom. Werden the
<br />following resolution was adopted:
<br />Resolved, That the Gazette be and
<br />hereby is designated by the County
<br />Board of the County of Dakota, Minne-
<br />sota, as the newspaper In which the
<br />notice and list of real estate remaining
<br />delinquent on the first Monday of
<br />January, 1908, shall be published.
<br />The rate to be 15 cents per descrip-
<br />tion for all publications and to furbish
<br />supplements to the Hastings Demo-
<br />crat, The Farmington Herald, Dakota
<br />County Tribune and the South St.
<br />Paul Reporter, they in return agree to
<br />send the supplements /to their re-
<br />spective subscribers.
<br />Adopted, January 7th, 1908.
<br />(Seal) W. E. BEERSE,
<br />Attest: Chairman.
<br />P. A. HOFFMAN.
<br />County Auditor.
<br />On motion of Com. Cahill the follow/
<br />ing resolution was adopted:
<br />Resolved, That the Hastings Demo-
<br />crat be, and hereby is awarded the
<br />contract for publishing the proceed-
<br />ings of the County Board, and the
<br />proceedings of the County -Board of
<br />Equalization, according to law, for the
<br />sum of seventy five cents per folio and
<br />to furnish supplements to The Gazette,
<br />Dakota County Tribune, South St.
<br />Paul Daily Reporter and The Farming-
<br />ton Herald, who in return agree to
<br />send said supplements to their re-
<br />spective subscribers.
<br />Adopted. January 7th, 1908.
<br />(Seal) W. E. BEERSE,
<br />Attest: Chairman.
<br />P. A. HOFFMAN,
<br />County Auditor. '
<br />The financial statement for the , year
<br />1907 prepared by the county auditor.
<br />was presented to the county board for
<br />their approval, same was approved.
<br />Wm. Hanson was awarded the con-
<br />tract to furnish ice to the court house
<br />during the year 1908 for the sum of 820.
<br />Claims against the county were con-
<br />sidered.
<br />On motion - of Com. Warden,
<br />adjourned to Wednesday, January 8th
<br />1908, at nine o'clock a. m.
<br />Board convened January 8th 1908,
<br />at nine o'clock a. m. Present Coma.
<br />Parry, Giefer, We}den, Cahill and
<br />Chai rman Beerse.
<br />The bids for doctoring the county
<br />poor were opened as follows:
<br />Dr. G. Worstell, 3d and 4th, diets.$ 220
<br />Dr. L. D. Peck, 1st, dist 350
<br />Dr. J. E. Campbell, 3d and 4th,
<br />diets 215
<br />Dr. W. M. Dodge, %th and 8th,
<br />dists 230
<br />Dr. E. W. Hammes, 2d, dist 125
<br />Dr. John G. MacNamara, 3d and
<br />4th, dista 219
<br />Dr. T. J. Gaffney, 5th, dist.... 100
<br />On motion of Com. Werden the
<br />following resolution was adopted:
<br />Resolved, That Doctor L. D. Peck,
<br />be and hereby is appointed county
<br />physician to attend and furnish all
<br />necessary medicines to the sick poor in
<br />the following territory, to -wit: 1st.
<br />District. City of Hastings, North half
<br />of the Township of Morahan, East half
<br />of the Township of Vermillion, Town-
<br />ship of Nininger,Township of Ravenna,
<br />Inmates of the county jail. This
<br />agreement to begin on the 8th day of
<br />January 1908, and terminate on the 8th
<br />day of January 1909,aod the considera-
<br />tion to be three hundred dollars
<br />(8300.00)
<br />Adopted, January 8th, 1908.
<br />All members present.
<br />The matter of Improving and repair-
<br />ing the state road was taken up and
<br />discussed with the county surveyor.
<br />On motion of Com. Werden the
<br />following resolution was adopted:
<br />Resolved, That there be and hereby
<br />is appropriated from the road and
<br />bridge fund of Dakota County, Minne-
<br />sota the sum of one hundred dollars
<br />($100.00), to be expended as follows:
<br />Township of Eagan. One hundred
<br />dollars (8100.00) to aid in repairing
<br />Cedar Avenue bridge road.
<br />The County Auditor is hereby
<br />directed to issue warrants for the above
<br />appropriation.
<br />Adopted, January 8th, 1908.
<br />(Seal) W. E. BEERSE,
<br />Attest: Chairman.
<br />P. A. HOFFMAN,
<br />County Auditor.
<br />Claims against the county ' were
<br />allowed as appears of record on pages
<br />194 and 195, Register of claims "B".
<br />On motion of Com. Parry the follow-
<br />ing resolution was adopted:
<br />Resolved, That the following named
<br />persons be and they are hereby
<br />selected from the qualified electors of
<br />the several election districts of Dakota
<br />County, Minnesota, to serve as grand
<br />jurors for and during the year 1908.
<br />FIRST DISTRICT.
<br />(Alas. Hach, Ravenna.
<br />Percy Hindmarsh, Hastings.
<br />E M Veseth, Ravenna.
<br />A C Bachman, Hastings.
<br />Herman Schlldt, Hastings.
<br />J R Caldwell, Hastings.
<br />Andrew Carlson, Hastings.
<br />F L Clure, Hastings.
<br />A B Hubbard, Hastings.
<br />Wallace Kelsey, Hastings.
<br />William Kinney, Hastings.
<br />B T Wilcox, Hastings.
<br />Dennis Bahner, Hastings.
<br />E S Fitch, Hastings.
<br />Jesse Frank, Hastings.
<br />SECOND DISTRICT.
<br />Simon Mainz, Douglas.
<br />Peter Moes, Douglas.
<br />Peter Doffing, New Trier.
<br />Henry Spillman, Hampton.
<br />Henry Becker, Hampton.
<br />Conrad Gitzen, Hampton.
<br />F N Ruhr, Marsban.
<br />F A Simmons, Marshan.
<br />J D Pierce, Marshan.
<br />Wm. Kimber, Castle Rock.
<br />Conrad Kraft, Castle Rock.
<br />Win. Perry, Castle Rock.
<br />John Tyner, Randolph.
<br />H C Witte, Randolph.
<br />THIRD DISTRICT.
<br />Michael O'Toole, South St. PanL
<br />James Forsythe, South St. Paul.
<br />A S Francis, South St. Paul.
<br />N S Groff, West St. Paul.
<br />John Sweeney, Inver Grove.
<br />Henry Schindeldecker' Inver Grove
<br />August Powmering, Mendota.
<br />Richard Klemenz, Mendota.
<br />Arthur Bernier, Mendota Village.
<br />Fred Trapp, Eagan.
<br />James Scott, Eagan.
<br />Peter Kearney, Burnsville.
<br />James McCoy, Burnsville.
<br />Joseph Farrel, Lebanon,
<br />Jacob Linkert Sr, Lebanon.
<br />FOURTH DISTRICT.
<br />W D Carroll, Rosemount.
<br />Fred Grebie, Farmington,
<br />D S Harrington, Farmington.
<br />Thomas Murnane, Farmington.
<br />Joseph Callahan, Coates.
<br />Wm. Werner, Vermillion.
<br />Joseph Loesch, Vermillion.
<br />Austin Gillespie, Vermillion`
<br />L P Warweg, Rosemount.
<br />Wm. Cadzow, Rosemount.
<br />Michael Cunnilli, Rosemount.
<br />Edward Wayman, Coates.
<br />Thomas Dunn, Nininger.
<br />Martin McNamara.
<br />FIFTH Daintier.
<br />r.
<br />Alva Thomas, Lakeville.
<br />John W Brennan, Lakeville.
<br />T O'Leary, Lakeville.
<br />P P Hammer Eureka.
<br />A L Miller, Eureka.
<br />Andrew Strand, Eureka.
<br />J D Smith, Eureka.
<br />C C Blesener, Greenvale.
<br />E T Clague, Greenvale.
<br />W H Furry, Greenvale.
<br />Wm. Smith, Waterford.
<br />C W. Terry, Waterford.
<br />August Haedecke, Sciota.
<br />Frank Harkness, Sciota.
<br />Adopted, January, 8th 1908.
<br />(Seal) W. E. BEERSE,
<br />Attest: Chairman.
<br />1'. A. HOFFMAN,
<br />County Auditor.
<br />On motion of Com. Giefer the follow-
<br />ing resolution was adopted:
<br />Resolved, That the following named
<br />persons be and they are hereby selected
<br />from the qualified electors of the
<br />several election districts of Dakota
<br />County, Minnesota, to serve as petit
<br />jurors for and during the year 1908.
<br />FIRST DISTRICT.
<br />Michael Christopherson, Hastings.
<br />Albert Olson, Hastings.
<br />Andrew Rocketed, Hastings.
<br />William Wimer, Hastings.
<br />C H Webster Hastings.
<br />J F Rueter, Ravenna.
<br />Joseph Elm, Hastings.
<br />A F limier, Hastings.
<br />8 N Greiner, Hastings.
<br />Frank Langenfeld, Haatings.
<br />J 0 Pfleger, Hastings.
<br />J H Twichell, Hastings.
<br />Otto Classen, Hastings.
<br />John F Tautges, Hastings.
<br />Ignatius Casserly, Hastings.
<br />SECOND DISTRICT.
<br />Joseph Feipel, Hampton.
<br />Anton Zimmerman, New Trier.
<br />Chas. Wllie, Ham ton.
<br />Joseph W pp
<br />p ithaus, Randolph.
<br />J Birmingham, Randolph.
<br />Robert Rother, Castle Rock.
<br />Mathias Frame, Castle Rock.
<br />Lee Stevens, Castle Rock.
<br />Nicholas Kimmes, Douglas.
<br />Mathew Fling, Douglas.
<br />Frank Wiederhold, Douglas.
<br />R T Varian, Mershon.
<br />Martin Maher, Mardian.
<br />Mathew Lucking. Mershon.
<br />THIRD DISTRICT.
<br />John McDonald, South St. Paul.
<br />Frank Henderson, South St. Paul.
<br />Joseph Polacb, South St. Paul.
<br />August Trapp, Eagan.
<br />Patrick Mooney, Eagan.
<br />Barnard Schwanz, Mendota.
<br />J E Bathker, Mendota Village.
<br />Henry Martbaler, West St. Paul.
<br />J Schmidt, West St. Paul.
<br />Henry Deaner, Inver Grove.
<br />Rudolph Wilhelmy, Inver Grove.
<br />C Larson, Burnsville.
<br />M Coffey, Burnsville.
<br />Peter Molitor, Lebanon.
<br />Ernest Brugeman Jr, Lebanon.
<br />FO TR DISTRICT.
<br />Thomas Bro n, Rosemount.
<br />Michael Whalen, Rosemount.
<br />John J. Barrett, Rosemount.
<br />J P Gilman. Rosemount.
<br />John McGovern, Farmington.
<br />John Mahoney, Farmington,
<br />P J Hynes, Farmington.
<br />Frank Blake, Farmington.
<br />M Murnane Jr, Empire.
<br />Wm. Condon, Vermillion.
<br />John Gltzen, Vermillion.
<br />Christ Wagner, Vermillion.
<br />Herman Franzmeler, Nininger.
<br />James King, Nininger.
<br />FIFTH DISTRtO'r.
<br />Elwin Akin, Lakeville.
<br />Frank Weichelbaum, Lakeville.
<br />Wm. McCluskey, Lakeville.
<br />Archie Streefiand, Lakeville.
<br />Edward Bogue, Eureka.
<br />Lewis Cherry, Eureka.
<br />Peter C Johnson, Eureka.
<br />Henry Fink, Greenvale.
<br />R C Sbumway, Greenvale.
<br />John Fox, Greenvale.
<br />W T Cowell, Waterford.
<br />Jessie Howland, Waterford.
<br />A N May, Sciota.
<br />F Day, Sciota.
<br />Adopted, January 8th, 1908.
<br />(Seal) W. E. BEEESE,
<br />Attest: Chairman.
<br />P. A. HOFFMAN,
<br />County Auditor.
<br />On motion of Com. Werden adjourned
<br />to seven o'clock p. m.
<br />Board convened at seven o'clock p
<br />m. All members present.
<br />Tho annual report of the overseer of
<br />the poor farm was read and ordered
<br />filed.
<br />On motion of Com. Cahill the salary
<br />of the janitor of the court house was
<br />fixed at 845, per month for the year
<br />1908.
<br />The board conferred with C. A.
<br />Forbes in reference to appointing a
<br />county superinteudent of highways.
<br />Action was deferred until the next
<br />meeting.
<br />The following claims were allowed:
<br />Ballard Ell, grave for big Andy.... • ..$ 5 00
<br />Barnard Geo D. a Co 9 records reg of
<br />deeds ................ 40 do
<br />Barnum C L. bauling rubbish c h ..... 1 00
<br />Barnum C L. hauling wood to poor 600
<br />Betzold Charles, meat p f.......... 20 fa
<br />Campbell Dr J E, co phys 1907240 CO
<br />Democrat Hastings, stationary.... 10 50
<br />Democrat Hastings, pub minutes etc67 40
<br />Devaney J A, estimate No 8 beating
<br />plant
<br />Dodge W M, co phys 1907
<br />Dodge W M. witness tees
<br />Dunn James. eourt officer
<br />Estergreen F E. coal o h
<br />Estergreen F E. repairs e h
<br />280 OD
<br />1 80
<br />90 00
<br />... 9D 75
<br />Emerson & Cavanaugh, aapoilo o b 1 p0
<br />Fransen N P, estimate No 21611
<br />Fransen N P, estimate No 8 ja11 1,846 0
<br />Frey Mrs P R. nursing Bretaohnelder15 00
<br />Gazette The advertising 800
<br />Geraghty A Hynesdgroasrtes p f.. , . 15 It
<br />Gerber W A, boardprlaeoees 116 91
<br />Gollon & Hyland, groceries p f8 60
<br />Grfeble & Etter, 'wearies p t
<br />Hamilton L 0, Justine fees le770
<br />Hammes, Dr E W, co phys Imo '07IS 60
<br />Hanson William, toe o h 1907 M 00
<br />Harrington D L, buck wheat aourp f400
<br />Hastings E Li P Oo, light o k Nov to
<br />Jan818
<br />Mod•rat.
<br />Price;
<br />Hastinga Tel Co. phones July to Jan....
<br />Hurley D W. burial of ACsmpura......
<br />Hurley Jos J. bural of unknown
<br />Kids John. meals 13 jurors
<br />Knowles E C. witness fees
<br />Knowles Mrs E C. witness fees
<br />Knowles Clara witness fees
<br />Lundquist P J, committing prisoners,
<br />Lundquist P J. boarding prisoners Dee
<br />Mahoney John. oats p f
<br />Mertz A G. coroner. fees ......
<br />Meyer C W, traveling ex ......... .......
<br />Meyer C W..po6Wgo and exp.. ..... ,
<br />Miller Davis Pig Co, warrant reg
<br />Mlller•Davis PtgCo. stationery
<br />Miller - Davis Ptg Co. tax reccipuc.....
<br />McClintock R. justice fees
<br />McDevitt Frank. summoning jurors
<br />McDevitt Frank sheriff fees
<br />amount claimed 9198 39
<br />McMullin Lumber Co. lumber c h
<br />Nlederkorn M W. repairs p t
<br />Nordstrom John, repairs windmill
<br />Orr L W. witness fees.—
<br />Parry W A. com salary
<br />Peek Dr L D. sal oo phys Sep -Deo
<br />Perry Dr R 8t J. witness tees
<br />Peters J H, repaint p f
<br />Pioneer Press Co. blanks .
<br />Poor & Haverlaud. rera o h
<br />Pringle W De W, justice fees
<br />Rietz John, clerk of court fee$
<br />Regelaborger Geo & Co. est Nolpiumb•
<br />tog
<br />Rosemount Lumber Co. lumber p t
<br />Rosa Ira witness fees
<br />Schutt Fred, boarding prisoners
<br />Schult Fred. constable fee
<br />Sleben J G. stationery..................
<br />Sleben J G. mdse c h
<br />Smead Mfg Co. mdse oh
<br />Sprute A H, hardware p f
<br />Taplin & Teal 9 cords wood cb
<br />Ttlbuee Dakota Co. stationery and
<br />blanks 80 m
<br />Tribune Dakota Co. pub notice... 8 65
<br />Wallace Rob ccs, witness fees:.... f 12
<br />Walser John, court officer_ ........... 80 00
<br />On motion of Com. Parry, adjourned
<br />to Tuesday, February, 4th 1908.
<br />(Seal) W. E. BEERSE,
<br />Attest: Chairman.
<br />P. A. HOFFMAN,
<br />County Auditor.
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<br />The Wife of the Cat.
<br />Naar -ed -din, the Persian shah, was '
<br />an intensely superstitious tuan and be-
<br />lieved that his luck lay lu his beauti-
<br />ful black Persian cat, which was a re-
<br />markably hundsome cut in a land
<br />where cats tire nearly all handsome.
<br />The shah never allowed the black cat
<br />to be away from him. and It was given
<br />in charge of one of his wives, Amlu
<br />Agdas, who was styled "the wife of
<br />the cat."
<br />When the shah went ou his long
<br />shooting expeditions, the Persian cat
<br />was put into a decorated basket and
<br />carried by n special attendant directly
<br />behind hi master. Ilnieckily one day
<br />an accide occurred. and the black
<br />cat cams to nu untimely end. The
<br />shah was In despair at tbe loos of his
<br />luck bringer, but the cdeter "wife of
<br />the cat" exerted her ldeuence and
<br />brought her nephew under the shah's
<br />notice. The lad was sharp enough to
<br />make the most of an accident (planned
<br />by his aunt) and save the shah's life,
<br />and the monarch was so pleased that
<br />he gave the boy the name of "the
<br />cherished of the sovereign" and In-
<br />stalled the new luck bringer.
<br />Perilous Boating.
<br />On the west coast of Ireland, near
<br />the mouth of the river Shannon, are
<br />several large sea caves which open
<br />into each other. The visitor seems to
<br />be floating through a submarine palace :
<br />of many halls whose roofs are either
<br />as green as grass in the sun or blood'
<br />red. But the visitor needs a good
<br />guide and a good boatman, for the sea.
<br />1s lnaldlous and the labyrinth of caves
<br />intricate. On one occasion, writes Au-
<br />brey de Vere In his "Recollections,"
<br />soon after a party had entered the
<br />boatman suddenly shouted, "Bend
<br />down your beads for your lives!"
<br />No one saw any danger, but the
<br />boatman felt the placid water insensi-
<br />bly rising and knew that the tide had
<br />turned. At last the visitors knew this,
<br />too, for it was not until the boat had
<br />ascended within it few Inches of the
<br />roof that 1t began to descend.
<br />"Pall your best!" exclaimed the man
<br />at the helm. "It the second wave
<br />reaches us, we are Testi" But before
<br />the second wave reached the cave the
<br />boat had issued from ib mouth.
<br />Margaret's Alphabet.
<br />Little Margaret was having dim.'
<br />ealty with the alphabet, which was be-
<br />ing taught her In the good old way.
<br />The letter H was a desperate pitfall.
<br />H she could not remember, so her
<br />smother said, "See, Margaret, It looks
<br />iike a gate." That was an inspiration.
<br />Now Margaret is in clover. She never
<br />forgets, but this is what she says:
<br />A, b, c, d, e, f, g, gate, 1, etc. Her
<br />mother sees still harder work ahead in
<br />Making tbe little maid forget.—Wash-
<br />Liston Star.
<br />Proved.
<br />De Million—I most say I am very
<br />much disappointed In you. You told
<br />me that wheq you were married you
<br />would prove that you had business
<br />ability. Du Porely—Well, my dear sir,
<br />I did prove that when I married your
<br />daughter.
<br />Doesn't Agree.
<br />"You should never take anything
<br />that doesn't agree with you," the ph),
<br />ektan told Mr. Marks.
<br />"If I had always followed that rule,
<br />Maria." he remarked to his wife,
<br />"where would you bel"
<br />Carved 1414 Name.
<br />Naybor—That boy of yours seems to
<br />be a bright one. He'll cut out a name
<br />for himself some day. Popley (angrriyj
<br />—He's done 1t already—oo our new
<br />plow!
<br />•l per Year In Advance.
<br />`a per Year 1t net la Ad
<br />e.
<br />COIN MOTTOES.
<br />Inscriptions That Wore a Joy to the
<br />Cynics and Critics.
<br />A collection of coin mottoes gathered
<br />by an •Italian student, Amerigo Scar-
<br />lett!, was published to Minerva, an
<br />Italian periodical. Scarlattl to of the
<br />opinion that such inscriptions, though
<br />not intended to be cynical, too often
<br />admit of such an interpretation through
<br />the irresistible habit of the public of
<br />Ignoring the intention of the designer
<br />and applying the motto to the coin it-
<br />self.
<br />Thus when Charles 11., king of the
<br />two Siclites, had engraved on his sil-
<br />ver ducat the Latin words "Gnus non
<br />Su>tscit," meaning "One is not enough,"
<br />all the world Insisted on forgetting
<br />that the king referred to a single scep-
<br />ter and enthusiastically agreed with
<br />him that ono ducat wasn't enough for
<br />any one.
<br />On the contrary, a storm of Ironical
<br />opposition was aroused when Louts de
<br />Bourbon, king of Etruria, in the early
<br />part of the last century inscribed "VI-
<br />deant Pauperes et I.actentur" on his
<br />coins. The words mean "Let the poor
<br />see and rejoice," and of couree every
<br />one wanted to know why a poor man
<br />should rejoice at merely seeing a piece
<br />of money.
<br />On the papal coinage of 1573 bearing
<br />the arms of Gregory XIII. are the
<br />word. "Et Super Pune Petram" (And
<br />upon this rock). Of course the pope
<br />and the artist who designed the colu
<br />meant the words to refer to the papa-
<br />cy, but the evil minded applied them
<br />so maliciously In the coin itself that
<br />the issue was .speedily stopped. A sim-
<br />ilar opportunity for evil tongues was
<br />afforded when the Knights of Malta
<br />coined an Issue of dollars with the sign
<br />of their order, the Maltese cross, and
<br />their motto, "in Hoc Signe Militamus"
<br />(In this sign we combat). The ribald
<br />affected to take it as a confession that
<br />with them money was truly the sinew
<br />of war.
<br />A Venetian lira dated 1474 has the
<br />somewhat ambiguous motto "In Tibl
<br />Solo Gloria" (To thee alone the glo-
<br />ry). A sequin corned by Cardinal Res -
<br />goatee to 1744 bears the words "Vent
<br />Lumen Cordiufn," or "Come, thou light
<br />of hearts." Clement RI. issued a coin
<br />with an Image of the Madoana, with
<br />the legend "Cause Nostrae Laetitlae"
<br />(Cause of our joy), and a Venetian
<br />place with an allegorical figure of Jus-
<br />tice, with the words "Nostra In bac
<br />elicites" (Our Happiness in this). All
<br />Of theee inscriptions were lrrevently
<br />diverted by contemporaries from their
<br />true object to the money itself.
<br />TOMORROW'S BIRTHPLACE.
<br />Line In the Pacific Where It Shakes
<br />Hands With Yesterday.
<br />Most people who have read Jules
<br />Verde's "Around the World In Eighty
<br />Days" will remember how narrowly
<br />the traveler missed hie bet,`havtng for-
<br />gotten that to following the sun from
<br />east to west he had gained ooe day.
<br />When one crosses the Atlantic from
<br />London to New York be gains rather
<br />more than half an hour each day.
<br />From New York to Chicago another
<br />hour le gained, another to Denver, an-
<br />other to San Francisco, which is reck-
<br />oning time eight hours later than Lon-
<br />don and of course the beet part of a
<br />day later than Shanghai and Yokoha-
<br />ma. In crossing the Pacific there
<br />comes a time when the day begins,
<br />where yesterday and tomorrow shake
<br />hands and where the traveler is cheat-
<br />ed out of a day In his life.
<br />In mid -Pacific, going west, one Alps
<br />from Sunday to Tuesday. Going east
<br />he has one day of the week repeated—
<br />two Sundays or Tuesdays, as the case
<br />may be.
<br />The line of the changing day is not
<br />a straight one. The islands in the Pa-
<br />cific take their time from the continent
<br />with which they trade and from which
<br />they were discovered. Thus the line
<br />of the change zigzags down the Pa-
<br />cific from south to north, dodging be-
<br />tween the islands.
<br />Hence It might easily happen that a
<br />ship which has already skipped a day
<br />would reach an Island which clings to
<br />San Francisco time. In such a case it
<br />would be al day on shore And Tuee-
<br />day on the
<br />If th
<br />a wI1 rf, it would be Monday on the
<br />wharf and Tuesday on the boat
<br />And if a person lives somewhere
<br />near the line be can get a sailboat and
<br />visit yesterday and tomorrow in the
<br />most delightful fashion.
<br />fi•
<br />p's jolly boat were lying at
<br />Advanoe Thanks.
<br />The phrase 'Thanking you in an-
<br />ticipation" L now becoming common.
<br />I think It is one of the meanest ever
<br />invented and one of the most Insult-
<br />ing, for it Implies that, however much
<br />pains the worker may take, he will get
<br />Ino thanks for it afterward. Why
<br />should he? He has been thanked al-
<br />ready. It further implies an imperi-
<br />ous and insufferable demand which
<br />must and shall have immediate atten-
<br />tion on pain of being considered no
<br />gentleman. Surely no one who really
<br />respects a correspondent ought to em-
<br />ploy this touting bagman's phrase.—
<br />Protessor Skeet in London Academy.
<br />Economy.
<br />Small Gilbert—Papa, didn't 1 hear
<br />you tell mamma we would have to
<br />economize? Papa—Yes, my son. Small
<br />Gilbert—Well, yon might begin by get-
<br />ting me a`pony; then 1 shouldn't weer
<br />out so many shoes. --Chicago News.
<br />Resented.
<br />The Scotchman (Curing an argument)
<br />—Hoot, man, hoot! The Irishman (hot.
<br />117)—Shure an' O1'll not hoot Do ye
<br />take me for a blooteln' owl?—London
<br />Serape.
<br />A PERSIAN SERVANT.
<br />He Was Poetical Even if Useless and
<br />Dishonest.
<br />In oue way Persia reminds one dim
<br />ly of England, for there are such things
<br />as difficulties with servants et en In
<br />Teheran. The author dismissed one
<br />of his servants. w•ho, as he had I,eeu a`
<br />tailor, was Incompetent to do anything
<br />but sew on buttons. The man pro-
<br />tected, "What will become of tate now
<br />that I have been eating your snit for
<br />such a long time and am driven out
<br />into the streets?" He was reminded
<br />that he had only been employed for a
<br />fortnight. He answered that he felt it
<br />had been for year/. He was told that
<br />he was no good, but his volubility on-
<br />ly increased. "How can I be no good
<br />after having stayed with you? Can
<br />you forget what Se'dl said: 'A piece of
<br />clay having fallen Into the Hammam
<br />from my beloved's hand into mine, I
<br />said to it, Art thou musk or amberirts
<br />that I am drunk with thy perfume,
<br />which catches at the heart?' It an-
<br />swered: 'I was but a worthiess piece
<br />of clay, but 1 w'a8 in company with a
<br />rose for a moment. This companion-
<br />ship transformed me or else I should
<br />still be the same piece of clay that 1
<br />was.'"
<br />One can pity the state of an English
<br />mistress confronted with such an ar-
<br />gument. The author Dept his servant
<br />another week, and he,remarks discon-
<br />solately that In that time be discover-
<br />ed that if the tailor was a poet he was
<br />also a thief.—London Globe.
<br />ADVERTISING.
<br />The Mightiest Factor In the Modern
<br />Business Werld.
<br />"Advertising is today the mightiest
<br />factor in the business world," writes
<br />Truman A. De Weese in System, the
<br />Magazine of Business. "It is an evo-
<br />lution of modern industrial competi-
<br />tion. It is a business builder, with a
<br />potency that goes beyond human de
<br />sire. It is something more than a
<br />'drummer' knocking at the door of the
<br />consumer, something more than mere
<br />salesmanship on paper.
<br />"Advertising 1e a positive rrentive
<br />force in business. It builds fn('lorles.
<br />skyscrapers and railroads. It slakes
<br />two blades of graselgrow In the bull
<br />nese world where only one gr.., he
<br />fore. It multiplies human wants and
<br />intensities desires. The result Is that
<br />it forces man to greater consumption.
<br />hence stimulates his production to
<br />keep up with his buying desires.
<br />"Before advertising was developed
<br />into a fine art and before it became a
<br />factor in the commercial world the
<br />business of the manufacturer and mer-
<br />chant was to supply the normal needs
<br />and desires of the human family; mer•
<br />chandiaing was bounded by mane ne-
<br />cessitles and by his meager knowledge
<br />of the luxuries which he deemed with-
<br />in his reach."
<br />Hint of Untidiness.
<br />"If you want to study human na-
<br />ture just try being a salesman 1n a
<br />department store for even a short
<br />time," said the clerk over his evening
<br />meal. "There fent a day but 1 have
<br />a quiet laugh over the remarks of cus-
<br />tomers or, more frequently, would 1*
<br />customers. Today, for instance, I was
<br />approached by a well dressed elderly
<br />woman with the request to show her
<br />some cups and saucers. Sbe did not
<br />want china ones—something in porce-
<br />lain, for 'common everyday use,' sbe
<br />said. I brought out samples, and final-
<br />ly her choice simmered down to a plain
<br />white and the other a white with a
<br />dull grayish green figure. As if to ac-
<br />count for her dectalon she said to me
<br />in a moat confidential tons: 'I guess I'll
<br />take the gray ones. They won't show
<br />the dirt so soon.' "--New York Press.
<br />A Pugnacious Super.
<br />When F. R. Benson, the actor, was
<br />training two armies of "supers" for a
<br />battle, he had some difficulty 1n per-
<br />suading the weaker side to submit to
<br />be conquered. Even at the first per-
<br />formance the vanquished force, which
<br />included a somewhat pugnacious Irish-
<br />man, who may be called X., upset tra-
<br />ditional usages by severely mauling Its
<br />victors, and the play must have suf-
<br />fered if the hint of one of the warriors
<br />had not been taken.
<br />"Look a -here, Mr. Benson," be said.
<br />"if you want us to be beaten, you
<br />must put R. in the other army. That's
<br />the only way."—London Standard.
<br />Wanted to Se Ready.
<br />bervant—I've come to give notice,
<br />ma'am, as I am going to get married.
<br />Mistress—Indeed, Meryl How long
<br />have you been engaged? Servant—I
<br />ain't engaged at a11, ma'am. Mistress
<br />—Well, who is the happy man? Serv-
<br />ant—You know the big shop down the
<br />road. Well, the shopwalker looked at
<br />me the day before yesterday, and yes-
<br />terday he smiled, and today be said,
<br />"Good morning," and I expect tomor-
<br />row he'll propose, and, you see, ma'am,
<br />I want to be ready.—Landon Answers.
<br />Woeseded.
<br />Gaddle--Tia don't seem to have
<br />made a very satisfactory impression on
<br />Borem. Cleverley—I triad very hard
<br />to do so. Gaddt —Well, he told me you
<br />didn't Impress him u a man be would
<br />fare to associate with very mach.
<br />Cleveriey—Pine. That's very satisfac-
<br />tory. ICs the very impression I want-
<br />ed to make.—Philadelphia Press.
<br />Ail In the 'wally.
<br />leech)? (shortalgtt d)—Welt Diehard„
<br />hard at work, eh? Let me ase, you are!
<br />Richard, areal you? Laborer—No, idr.1
<br />01 be John, sir. Yoe 'ad the phaaera
<br />o' bores' Rtebard last waik you r►'
<br />lsember, stet—LpOoa PeaeY.
<br />HIS TERRIBLE EYES.
<br />Senator Cass Could Almost Paralyse •
<br />Man With a Look.
<br />Giant heads, bodies and brains were
<br />Webster and Cass. All the strength of
<br />New Hampshire granite was concen-
<br />trated in those two sons. To look upon
<br />tbem made the ordinary man feel
<br />small. Wonderful eyes they possessed,
<br />and men have been known to shiver
<br />with dread when one or the other al-
<br />lowed his glance to fall upon them.
<br />Cass could look through a stranger in
<br />a way to make his brain burn and hie
<br />knees knock together. One searching
<br />stare seemed to destroy all mentality
<br />and 811 the victim with paralytic emo-
<br />tions.
<br />No man dared take liberties with
<br />Case. In 1848 the proprietor of the
<br />National hotel in Washington was a
<br />man who so closely resembled the
<br />great senator from Michigan that he
<br />was often mistaken for him. An old
<br />friend, returning from a journey, en-
<br />tered the lobby and, seeing him lean-
<br />ing against the desk, slipped up be-
<br />hind and hit him' a terrific whack on
<br />the shoulder, saying cheerily and si-
<br />multaneously: "Hello, old man! Here
<br />I am back again. How aro you?"
<br />Senator Casa straightened up his six
<br />feet three and, turning upon the assail-
<br />ant his terrible, bloodshot eyes, almost
<br />annihilated him with a look. Not
<br />word was spoken. That look was am-
<br />ple. The stranger was so "rattled"
<br />that be could not even apologize, but
<br />slunk dejectedly out of the hotel.
<br />Later in the day whenftongress was
<br />supposed to be in session the stranger
<br />returned to the hotel to shake hands
<br />with the proprietor and tell him all
<br />about the Cass incident. Walking
<br />bravely up, he laid his hand down on
<br />his friend's shoulder and, without wait-
<br />ing for a greeting, surprised him with:
<br />"See here, old fellow, you got me In
<br />a deuce of a scrape this morning.
<br />Why, you know, I took old Cass for
<br />you, slapped him on the back, nearly
<br />taking off a shoulder, and the old fool
<br />looked at me as 1f he wanted to com-
<br />mit murder. The darned old lunatic,
<br />why doesn't he stay out of here? He
<br />knows"— Again the great senator
<br />from Michigan straightened up his six
<br />feet three, again he turned his blood-
<br />shot eyes, again be looked and again
<br />the victim tied. Two mistakes of that
<br />kind in one day!
<br />CHARACTER IN WALKING.
<br />Traits Which Ars Readily Disclosed
<br />by One's Gait.
<br />"There's a conceited man coming
<br />down the street," said the girl in the
<br />group on a corner. "How do I know?
<br />By his walk. I can tell the chief trait
<br />of any person's character by watching
<br />him or her walk. For instance, if a
<br />man walks with a heavy lift to his
<br />hips he's sure to be obstinate. If he
<br />sinks down a little on his beets he has
<br />a comfortable attitude toward life and
<br />the world in general—in fact, he's a bit
<br />lazy. That woman coming down the
<br />street now is a gossip. Any one could
<br />tell that because of her mincing, fussy
<br />gait. Indecision is the chief character-
<br />istic of that woman's character across
<br />the street. Don't you see how she
<br />swings her foot rather hesitatingly in
<br />the air before she puts it down?
<br />'The man who walks with his knees
<br />leading Is sure to be of the pious type
<br />—the disagreeably pious type, I mean.
<br />You see that old codger who is cross-
<br />ing the road with his stomach seem-
<br />ing to lead the rest of him—well, of
<br />course It is evident that feeding 1s his
<br />chief delight. When an intellectual
<br />man walks his head leads. That girl
<br />who sways so is self conscious. Yes,
<br />that girl going down the street has a
<br />pretty walk, gliding and quiet, but
<br />watch out for her; she is treacherous
<br />in the extreme.
<br />'The man who puts his feet down
<br />especially solidly is heavy and some-
<br />what stupid. That little person cross-
<br />ing the road with a quick, clean step
<br />to energy personified, but be bas the
<br />sort of energy which has no regard for
<br />the rights or feelings of others. The
<br />girl coming out of that store has an
<br />ugly streak in her nature. Don't you
<br />see how she puts her foot down un-
<br />willingly as if she were saying: 'I
<br />won't! I won't!' I shouldn't advise
<br />any man to marry her.
<br />"Of course I don't pretend to know
<br />thoroughly a person's character by his
<br />walk, but I do 'discover his predom-
<br />inating characteristic."
<br />The Quality of Mercy.
<br />A notorious moun to moonshiner,
<br />familiarly known as ild Bill, was
<br />tried before a federal court in Georgia
<br />and was adjudged guilty. Before pro-
<br />nouncing sentence the judge lectured
<br />the prisoner on his long criminal rec-
<br />ord and at last, informing him that the
<br />court entertained no feeling of anger
<br />toward him, but felt only nnmlxed pity,
<br />sentenced him to spend six years in
<br />the federal prison at Atlanta.
<br />Bill stolidly shifted the quid of tobac-
<br />co In his mouth and turned to leave the
<br />courtroom with the marshal. Once out-
<br />side the only thing be said was this:
<br />"Well, I euah am glad be wa'n't mad
<br />at mei"
<br />speaking.
<br />"Did you think Miss Simkins has
<br />speaking eyes?"
<br />"I'm sure I don't know," replied the
<br />young lady. "If she had, her mouth
<br />wouldn't give them a chance to bel
<br />heard."—Chicago Record -Herald.
<br />The Young Baby.
<br />From a morning paper: "Nurse want -t
<br />ad to look atter young baby, age about;
<br />eighteen." We do not know mncbl
<br />about tie subject, but is that particu-
<br />larly young for a baby?—London;
<br />(Hobe.
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