Cottage Grove leader., August 23, 1910, Image 2

CARE OF COWS IN FLY TIME
Pestiferous Little Insects Cut Off
From 30 to 40 Per Cent. In
Receipts of Creameries.
AT THE VAN DER
BOER PARTY
A few c&lvee will occupy but little
•table room and will require but little
i additional food and attention.
By J. RALEIGH NELSON
We can make no greater mlatake
than to compel them to Buffer day
after day fighting fllea In the blister­
Dura pinned a memorandum on
ing sun.
I
taken
to
mean
something
Important
> Jack's handkerchief that morning, put
“ GOLDEN RULE CHIEF”
Some dairymen keep their cows In a note in his lunch box, fastened a
so far as the political situation is con­
side during the worst part of the fly rubber band around the stem of his
CLEARED OF CHARGES cerned.
It is likely that La Follette did not seaaon, allowing them to run out watch, and as she waved him a last
’ H E "G o I d e n go to Sagamore Hill without being nlghta.
farewell from the porch she cslled:
After a run out In the pasture the) “ Now, Jack, don’t forget! Be sure to
Rule Chief" Is asked. Just what Roosevelt wanted
back on the job, with him has not been made plain, but are put In the stable In the morning come home on the five o’clock train."
and those who fall it probably all will come out In the po 1 and It Is darkened so that the flie> j It was the busy week preceding
j will remain outside.
by the wayside In litical wash.
I March examinations, and Dora, tor
A little green forage fed while all her precaution, felt no assurance
Cleveland O., are
The senator has refused to say what
once more assured the occasion of his visit was, but it they are kept inside during the day that Jack would remember her In­
that they will be is more than likely that the Insur and the loss In milk and flesh Is re. junctions, but to her surprise and de­
afforded k i n d gent movement which has grown won­ duced to a minimum.
light, he came at the time appointed.
treatment w h e n derfully while Roosevelt was away,
Few dairymen can afford to with Dinner was eaten with all possible ex­
they find them­ was the chief topic of their conversa­ stand the losses that are due to the pedition. the dishes stacked, un­
selves In the tolls. tion. He declared he would prefer tc fly pest
washed, in the sink, and they rushed
Chief Fred Koh­ have the details of the conference come
It la claimed by good authorities upstairs to dress. The harrowing ex­
ler
has
been from the former president.
I that In some cases an animal loses periences incident upon the assump­
cleared of the
Old politicians throughout the coun­ more than a pint of blood each day tion of unfamiliar garments absorbed
charges that were preferred against try have been waiting impatiently to and such losses and Buffering mean them both too completely for any dis­
him following a trial before the know from Roosevelt what was the that they can return no profit at the cussion of their evening's plans.
civil service commission, and when cause of the chat Shortly after he | pall when they are handled In this
At 7:10 they boarded the train for
he returned to his desk after be­ talked with the Wisconsin senator | manner.
the city, and arrived at the Wells
ing suspended for several weeks he re­ Colonel Roosevelt went to the summer
In nearly every dairy section files street station at 7:31 by the big clock.
sumed his practise of tempering jus­ White House at Beverly, Mass., and j cut off from 30 to 40 per cent. In the ' Jack consulted his watch, setting it
tice with mercy.
had a conference with President Taft. recolpts of the creameries.
forward three minutes. Then he
The chiefs of police of some of the That something important was to
No dairying section can afford to asked:
other large cities laughed when they come from these two conferences stand such severe losses.
| “ Say, Dora, you said it was a wed­
read that Kohler bad adopted rules for everybody expected.
Until we find some fly repellant of ding, didn’t youT'
the conduct of bis department In Cleve­
Dora laughed, but she was evidently
lasting qualities we must avoid losses
land In which the word “ kindness"
from this source by keeping the ant- annoyed.
ZEPPELIN
DETERM,NED
played the star role.
“ Why, my dear, I don’t believe you
j mals where the plague will be re-
Chief Kohler decided that his depart­
heard one word of what I said this
l duced to a minimum.
TO
MAKE
AIR-LINE
WIN
ment could get better results by treat­
morning
It’s Clara Farinsworth’s
The scientific work of handling the
ing prisoners with proper considera­
ARRYING
2 0 fly problem should be encouraged un­ wedding.”
tion of their feelings and rights, a plan
“Oh. yes,” assented Jack, sagely
passengers 300 til In due time we are In a position to
that Is utterly disregarded In many
nodding his head: ” 1 remember the
miles through the I bamdle the question.
of the big cities.
whole matter perfectly.
air m nine hours
If we can plan to Keep all but one
Uls order read like this:
He began to watch the street signs
is getting pretty
side
of
the
stable
darkened
the
files
Officers In charge:
on the lamps at the corners, and sud­
close l/j the reali­
will
not
bother
the
calves
or
cows
as
Under no circumstances will you
denly thrust his head out of the win­
zation
o f
the
allow the . so-termed sweat-box
dreams of persons ! badly as when there 1 b no light at all. dow and called to the driver to halt
;
for
they
will
fly
toward
the
light
and
method, or harsh or brutal treat­
who expect to see
“ Driver, this is Forty-third street.
ment to be used on or toward any
aerial craft sup­ get lost and not be able to find the Stop at—Dora, what’s the number?”
stock
after
flying
toward
the
light.
prisoner, or witness In our cus­
plant vehicles that
“ Why. I told you this morning. Jack.
When we stop and consider the In­ I declare 1 don’t remember.”
tody. The proper Inquisition muBt
are propelled by
timate
relationship
between
the
com­
always be made.
steam cr electric­
I “ Well, you have the Invitation with
FRED KOHLER,
ity on rail or land. fort of the cows and calves and their • you, of course?” Jack’s tone was a lit­
milk
and
growth
we
will
not
hesitate
Chief of Police.
So when Count
tle sharp.
to do all In our power to improve
“ Why, Jack, you know I haven’t a
The new plan had not been in op­ Zepplin, the seventy-two-year-old Ger­
!
their
condition
during
fly
time.
pocket in this dress. Dear, dear, what
eration six months before Kohler was man aviator cried: '‘all aboard,” and
shall we do?”
being called the "best chief" Cleveland started on the voyage high above
Jack was beginning to laugh. The
ever had. The department got results ground from Friedrichshalen to Düs­
POTATOES
INTO
A
DRY
MEAL
driver showed signs of impatience.
as effectively as those who mistreat seldorf, and made the trip without a
Jack opened the door and stepped
prisoners and put them through the single mishap, there were many who
Process Successfully Accomplished by out.
said. “ I told you so.”
tortures of the "third degree."
Prussian
Proceta
Saves
Decay
The count calls the great dirigible
“ Hurrah, Dora,” he cried, “there it
Several Important cases were han­
and Coat of Freight.
is in the next block.”
dled under Kohler's golden rule plan. craft the Deutschland. It seems that
She put her head out of the open
Notable among these were the Whltla the Deutschland is a great deal like
The conversion of potatoes Into a door.
kidnaping case.
It was through In­ the Chicago baseball team called the
formation obtained by Kohler that the Cubs. When the count is at the helm dry, concentrated meal, successfully I “Oh, yea, that’s it! O course!”
A block away, carriages were dri-
Doyles were arrested In Cleveland for the Deutschland behaves splendidly. accomplished by a Prussian process
kidnaping the little Sharon (Pa.) boy. When Manager Chance is in the game described by Consul T. H. Norton, not ving up to a brilliantly ngnted house.
Chief Kohler got confessions from the with the Cubs the team is almost un­ only prevents loss from decay, but re­ Jack got in, and they rolled up to
beatable.
duces the cost of transportation. In the canvas-covered passage way. A
pair without mistreating them.
A lew days after his first memor- Germany potatoes are much used for colored footman opened the carriage
Then It was that other chiefs forgot
■to laugh. They agreed that if the ap­ able trip. Count Zepplin turned the feeding domestic animals, and the door and helped Dora to alight. They
plication of the golden rule would so machine over lo an assistant. The loss from decay amounts to about 11 passed up the velvet carpet to the
easily clear up a case In which such •Deutschland of course, did not know per cent, equivalent to a value of I massive doors which swung open as
daring and desperate criminals was that the master hand was not at the $28,500,000 annually. The new pro­ by magic, and they were ushered up
concerned there was something in It. helm, but it acted like it She had cess Is claimed to be simpler and more the splendid staircase to the dressing
Dora glanced in surprise
They were surprised when charges aboard 32 passengers, including 20 effective than numerous earlier ones rooms.
were preferred against Kohler. Poli­ newspaper men who intended to write brought out by an offer of $6,000 In about her at the paintings along the
tics seemed to have played an Impor­ thrilling stories of the flight Now prizes. The potatoes are washed In walls, the expensive hangings, and the
tant part In the filing of the charges, the scribes are thankful that they are a large vat, passed Into a mashing elaborate appointments on every hand.
and after the civil sfervicp commission ,still in the land of the ¿iving and able machine, pumped Into a resrvoir, and | “They’ve evidently struck it rich in
had heard only part of the evidence 13 to write at all. The Deutschland 1 then fed between two hollow cylinder some way,” she confided to Jack at
of the original 23 counts against him sailed along for a great distance with­ of perforated plate covered with linen the top of the stairs, as he fished her
were dropped.
After the testimony out doing anything objectionable. filtering cloth, the Interior of each clean gloves and fan from the depths
was all In the board quickly exon­ Near Osnabrück, however. It began cylinder being connected with an air of hi9 pocket.
to act up. Something got out of gear exhaust. The pressure of the cylin­ j In the dressing room Dora met two
erated the chief.
and in the time it takes to wink your der and the air suction remove most or three of the ladies whom she had
eye a couple of times the scribes of the water. The residual mass is known that memorable winter with
SENATOR LA FOLLETTE’S
taken by a helical conveyor to small ■ Aun Susan.
found themselves in a pretty fix.
VISIT TO OYSTER BAY The Deutschland had dropped into j cars, which pass through a hydraulic At the foot of the stairs p pompous
the tops of several trees and became | press, removing more liquid, and Is colored man received their cards upon
o b e r t m a r io n so lightly wedged there that it stuck. then transferred to a revolving drum, a silver tray, and stepping to the
La Follette, se­
The passengers were forced to j heated at one end by steam pipes and archway announced:
nior senator from climb to the ground, glad that none j cooled at the other by water. Stirred | ‘ Mr
and Mrs. John Mittison
Wisconsin, the vet­ had been hurt.
j by prongs in the drum, the dried po- Perkins.”
eran Insurgent of
Dora gave one last little touch to
Count Zepplin, disappointed, but not ] tato emerges as coarse meal. This
the upper branch discouraged, to be discouraged not be­ has a quarter of the original weight her hair, drew a long breath and
of congress, was ing a part of the makeup of an avia­ of the tubers and occupies an eighth swept into the presence of the re­
the first of the Re­ tor, rushed to the scene on a train. of the space, it smells and tastes like ceiving party One swift glance along
publicans
w h o He began at once to rescue his great fresh bread, and analysis shows It to the line and she realized that there
have kicked over aerial craft. It was found to be con­ contain S0.69 per cent of carbohy­ was among them not one face that
the traces to see siderably damaged, but It was repaired drates, 11.50 of water, 3.73 of protein, she had ever seen before.
Theodore Roose­ and Couut Zepplin says it will be 2.06 of ash, 1.71 of fiber, and 0.31 of
She had time only for a frightened
velt after the for­ ready shortly to resume the aeria fat. If desired, the meal can be com­ gasp An imposing elderly gentleman
mer president’s re­ passenger service.
pressed Into compact cakes. The was greeting her with stereotyped
turn from the jun­
residual liquid contains sugar and courtesy
gles and the courts of Europe.
“ So glad to see you. Mrs. Perkins.
dissolved salts, and, first yielding
Great Coal Bed.
It was rather a surprise when Sena­
A further development of the Great about 2 per cent of albumen. Is used Wife, this is Mrs. Perkins. Glad to
tor La Follette arrived at Oyster Bay Greta coal bed at Kurrl Kurri (N. S. for Irrigating farming land.
see you this evening, Mr Perkins.”
to see the former chief executive. The W.) has taken place. A splendid seam
“Good evening. Mrs Perkins.” the
two men had been none too friendly of clean mineral has been struck which
resplendent lady with the white hair
Kill Sick Fowls.
politically, and La Follette had seen opens out a veritable mountain of coal.
and elaborate aigrette was saying.
occasion to criticise some of the acts The company propose to open out
When a fowl becomes 111 the best “ Have you met our youngest daugh­
of Roosevelt.
cure
In
many
cases
Is
to
kill
It.
Only
ter? Daughter, this is Mrs. Perkins "
thre£ collieries, and estimate that it
This little social device passed
There are lots of persons who would will require at least 1,500 hands. The In trivial aliments or In the case of
valuable
birds
which
In
all
probability
them expeditiously along the line and
like to know just what went on be­ marvelous depth of the seam as
have
been
Infected
from
outside.
Is
an
, swept them out into a back eddy in
tween the two behind the closed doors proved—34 feet 9 inches—should in­
at Sagamore Hill.
Certainly they sure easy working, and consequently attempt at cure at all recommended, the crowd, where they had a minute to
and
even
then
when
the
disease
Is
so
catch their breath
patched up any differences there may cheap coal.
defined that the treatment Is fairly
have been between them, for did not
“ Why, where’s the wedding patty?”
certain.
Ry
exercising
good
care,
the senator, after emerging from thr
asked Jack, blankly
The Permanent Fruit.
with
all
that
It
Includes,
correct
sani­
Roosevelt home, sav: “ I want to tell
“ Hush,'' warned Dora. “ Don't say
“ The fruit crop has failed!” ex­
tary conditions, good uouses, well one word to any one about a wedding
you that Colonel Roosevelt is the great­ claimed the apprehensive person.
sunned
and
aired,
proper
food,
exer­
I’ll explain later Why. good evening,
est living American, and he is in fight­
“ Yes.” replied the gloomy boarder,
ing trim.”
“but what’s the use of trying to be cise and cleanliness and prompt atten­ Mrs Fltz-William. Have you met my
tion
to
birds
who
seem
indisposed,
will
husband? I believe n ot”
That never applies to
La Follette is not given to Idle flat­ hopeful.
often prove effective In checking what
And in a minute they were the cen­
tery. Those who know him are aware prunes.”—Washington Star.
otherwise
might
turn
to
be
a
very
se­
ter of an animated group of Dora's
that he speaks plainly and does not
rious
epidemic.
Remove
all
sick
old acquaintances
Force of Habit.
beat about the bush. He has been fear­
The expression on Jack Perkins'
less in his actions in the senate, arid
Bronson—What did that pretty sales­ fowls from the rest of the flock and
|
see
that
all
conditions
are
correct
for
face was a study, and as soon as she
when he thought he was right he went girl say when you stole a kiss?
preventing
the
spread
of
the
disease
to
could bring it about with any sort
ahead. Consequently such praise of
Johnson—She said: “Will that be
other members of the flock.
of grace. Dora said sweetly: “ 1 know
Roosevelt from the La Follette lips is all today?”
I
C
R
W
Camels A re the Freight Cars of Bagdad
W
Arabs depend on the camel for milk.
Shoes are made from Its tough, cal­
loused hide and in times of famine
Its brittle, strong tasting flesh is eaten.
Conuensed milk, made by boiling
fresh camel milk until evaporation
leaves only a hard chalky substance,
is prized among the desert nomads.
By rubbing this substance between
the hands It reduces to powder and
when mixed with warm water It
makes a refreshing drink highly es­
teemed among the desert folk.
“Mereesy,” as it is called, will keep
In good condition for two years. When
made from butter milk it tastes sour
and Is prized among Arabs who hav®
eaten much of sweet dates. Fresh,
warm camel milk is also the food of
many valuable horses owned by desert
sheiks.
Camel calves are weaned in their
eleventh or twelfth month. When a
camel caravan is on the march the
very young camels are often tied upon
the back of the mother animals, since
they cannot endure the fatigue of a
long march. Valuable dogs and Arab
desert hounds, called “ slugeya,” also
ride in the same way
Unless camels have been especially
trained to the abstinence they cannot
go as long as Is commonly supposed
without water. When marching near
rivers they drink twice a day. They
feed largely on the tough, scrubby
verdure known locally as camel thorn,
which grows throughout Mesopotamia
except on the extreme desert waste«.
Their habits are peculiar;
unlike
horses, they seem to feel no fondness
for their human associates, though
they will seldom wander far from the
caravan tents, even if left untied over
night. It Is no unoommon sight to
see 2,000 or 3,000 camels on the desert
waste outside Bagdad's walls. They
represent the combined herds of carar
vans which have met at Bagdad, bring­
ing in wool, etc., and taking out other
cargo to different parts of Mesopo»
lamia.
“ Don’t Smoke,” Moral in Monkeys’ Death
would move right into the clouds of
smoke and would sniff with evident
relish.
One day Yeoman Miller was writing
a letter and had just lighted his pipe.
The bugle called ‘collision quarters,**
and he dropped his pipe and started
to the station on the run. Miller, re­
turning to his “ditty box,” which had
been doing duty as a writing deBk,
was surprised to find the pipe almost
empty. It was full when he went to
quarters. He took a look about and
saw all the men had their pipes. When
he looked at the monkey It did not
look at him In the eye as It usually
did, but turned its head In a guilty
manner. Yeoman Miller examined the
pipe and found the marks of little
sharp teeth on the reed stem.
Next day, after catching the monkey
smoking his pipe again. Yeoman Mil­
ler decided that “Chico” had to have
a pipe, and so he made him one from
an Ivory nut. with a reed stem.
Some of the young apprentices
thought It was cute to see “Chico”
smoke cigarettes, and they taught him
the use of the “coffin nail.” From then
until his death he was rarely seen
without one.
“ Be careful, young man.” said the
recruiting officer, as he espied a new
recruit concealing a “home-made” be­
hind his chair, after hearing the tale
of “Chico.” “or you will meet the same
fate as he.”
Youth Suffers From Too Much Credit
Rather Risky.
Gunner—They have some clever in
novations over in Europe. For in
stance, in some of the Russian hotels
when you wish an order of sea food
you can just run your hand down into
a live tank and fetch out whatever
you fancy.
Guyer—That might work all right
with fish, but—er—suppose some one
wanted lobster?
Too Many Breakdowns.
Roderick—There goes the great hi.
inorist
He doesn’t write any morn
automobile jokes
Van Albert—No, he sold so many au
tomoblle jokes he bought an automo­
bile, and now he finds they are no
jokes at all
Cause and Effect.
“ You’re looking awful low ”
“ Yes, I’ve just been dropped.”—»
Harvard Lampoon.
Tall Building for Beet.
Things Get Better.
Conserving the Resources.
The tall building Idea la found t
In spite of all the confusions ana
be successful with bees as with city
“1 have an Idea," said the man who
folk. Many beekeepers claim that bees has a passion for advancing odd the­ thwartlngs of life, the habits and re­
From the public schools Mr. Robert» swarm because they have not enough j ories “that we would all be better siliences and the counterstrokes of
went Into a printer's office as the room for their work. Swarming Is for sleeping In beds with glass rollers fate. It Is manifest that. In the long
"derll" and learned the trade from the the bane of the beginner In the Indus- | I think It would tend to conserve our run. human life becomes broader than
ground up. He became connected try. It will be found that a colony | mental and physical forces. Scientists It was. gentler than It was. finer and
with the Fort Dodge Messenger and can be started out with a single story \ tell us that the human body contains deeper One the whole— and nowa­
later was Its proprolelor. He was hive. As the season advances a see- a certain amount of electricity. In pro­ days almost steadily—things get bet­
Then a ^ portion to the magnetic qualities pos- j ter. This Is a secular amelioration
elected state printer of Iowa In 1882, \ ond story can be added.
was connected with Iowa banka and ih'.rd and on until the capacity of the gessed by the Individual. Now, my of life, and It Is brought about by
In 1898 was oftoeen as director of the hive will be about 50 pounds. This ( theory Is that during the process of | good will working through the effort»
mint by President McKinley. Mr. method has been tried with success \ sleep this fluid, or whatever It Is, j of men.—H. G. Wells.
Roberts served in this Important gov­ \ by beekeepers of experience.
passes from the body, and consequent- |
ernment position until 1907 and waa
ly must be regenerated That Is why ]
Deposit of Soda In Uganda.
The Orchard In August.
then selected as president of the Com­
•o many people wake In the morning
A deposit of soda has been found
The first thing to do is to turn In with a spirit of lassitude, and have
mercial National bank.
at the terminus of the projected line
Mr. Roberts is the author of several stock enough, hogs or cows, to eat some difficulty In pulling themselves
of the Uganda railway It 1» described
Important works on finance, among til the dropped, wormy fruit from together Glass, as every one knows,
This Is Important, as la a nonconductor of electricity, and by the discoverer as being a lake
them "Coin at School In Finance," the ground.
If ■leeptng In a bed equipped with glass j •bout ten miles long by two or three
"Iowa and the Silver Question" and It stops the Increase of Insect».
the orchard la In grass, and no fruit castors might have the effect of pre­ wide. The water la only a few Inches
“ Money, Wagds and Prices."
deep and covers a hard surface of
Several reports have been circu­ and cannot be pastured, cut the grass venting this force from leaving the
soda resembling pink marble. The
lated concerning Mr. Roberta' future, laevlng It to rot upon the grounds. If boay when th# brain la Inactive. Or
soda waa found to be of considerable
but none has been authorised by him. pruning has been neglected do It now. course, It'a only a theory, but It might
depth.
One waa that he was to be reappoint­ cutting out specially the misplaced be worth experimenting with.”
ed director of the mint. This he took new growth.
If your trees »re old and decaying
occasion to deny. Hit friends aay he
Old Rope for Paper Stock.
Sandpaper From Powdered Glass.
1» too valuable to the financial world haul In the manure scattering a half
Old manils rope Is much used $■
The beet sandpaper" la made from
I load under each tree
to remain out of It long.
powdered port wine and »tout bottles. this country for paper »to»
Roberts One of Leaders in World of Finance
HEN the Com­
mercial
and
Continental
Na­
tional banks con­
solidated In Chi­
cago and George
M. Reynolds be­
came president of
the merged con­
cern one of th*
country'»
fore­
most
financiera
was forced out of
a position.
George
who like Mir.
Reynolds, la a native of Iowa, waa
the president of the Commercial na­
tional and had he ao chosen no doubt
could have held an Important plncg
with the new bank. But Mr. Roberta
decided that be would step down and
out and did so.
Mr. Roberta waa born In Delaware
county, Iowa, In 1857. He too hat
plowed corn, »hocked wheat and don»
th» other hard work that uiually fall»
to the lot of a farmer b
you will excuse us a moment, sirs.
Fits-William. I so want Jack to see
the conservatory.” There waa some­
thing almost desperate In the haste
with which she towed him through the
crowd and luto the seclusion of a cor­
ner behind a screen of palms and
ferns
“ Dora Perkins!” he gasped, “ what
in the world is the matter?”
“ Hush!” she whispered melodra­
matically “Now listen This is the
most terrible predicament I was ever
in. And you must do just as 1 tell you
or we shall probably be arrested.
“ Arrested V
“Yea; now listen. The people in
whose home we are now being en­
tertained at thia moment, 1 never saw
before in all my life.”
Jack was speechless.
“ 1 don’t even know their name,"
Dora continued.
ASHINGTON—Some of the weekly
“ Don’t know their name! Never saw
consular and trade reports re­
them before?” Jack found his voice:
“Well, now, Dora Perkins, I’m going ceived in Washington from represent­
to get out of this just as fast as 1 atives of the United tates In foreign
lands tell of interesting things in
can.”
“Jack Perkins, you’ll do nothing of other countries. Among those recent­
the kind,” said Dora, severely
“ If ly received was a report on the use
you do, we shall both be taken off in of camels as freighters. According
a police wagon and disgraced before to this report nearly 90,000 camels
all these friends of my Aunt Susan’«.” are used in the vlllayet of Bagdad as
So at the proper hour she led him, beasts of burden and with donkeys
unresisting, to the formidible line of they form the only means of carrying
people of whose names they were still goods to the inland points.
Camel caravans go in “strings,”
ignorant, and they were run through
seven camels to the string, with two
the little device contrawlse.
“ We have had such a delightful men in charge. For a camel 450
pounds is a good load, the nack being
time.”
A burdened
“Thank you. 8o glad you could be divided into halves.
camel travels two miles an hour; on
here with us.”
They put on their things, descended j long trips across the desert 12 miles
again, their carriage number was a day is an average march, though
swift messengers, like the mounted
called, they got in and drove off.
“Now that first place we stopped dromedary posts from Bagdad to M ob -
soul
and Damascus, make forty, fifty
was the right one,” said Dora, “and
and even more miles at a stretch.
we’ll tell the driver to stop there.”
Freight between Bagdad and Inland
“What,” gasped Jack, “go through
another performance like this? Not points in Mesopotamia is commonly
packed
In pairs of bales, each bale
on your life.”
“Why, of coures we will,” replied weighing about 225 pounds, for the
Dora in that firm, quiet way that was convenience of camel drivers In load­
always decisive in their little discus-: ing. The rates charged for carrying
sions “We are all dressed and have freight across the desert vary with
gone to all the trouble of coming conditions, being lowest when camels
are cheap, labor and pasture plentiful
away over here.”
and freight offerings none too numer­
Jack groaned.
They were opposite the Farinsworth ous. For a common burden camel $30
home now and Dora called to the Is a fair price, though the trotters of
driver to stop. The parlor was now swift messenger camels are worth
brightly lighted. Dora ran up the more. A young camel can sometimes
steps and rang. Jack followed with­ be had about Bagdad for as little as
three or four dollars.
out comment.
Besides its use for riding and car­
Clara herself came to the door and
was as much surprised to see them rying purposes the Mesopotamian
as they were to see her,
“Why, Dora Perkins, how glad I am
to see you! Come right In. Good eve­
ning, Mr. Perkins. Why, Dora, it was
!o ely of you to come over in this in­
formal way The folks are going out
this evening, and I shall be alone. We !
can have a good, good visit. It Is so
long since I have seen you.”
The father and mother and younger
daughter came down at this point,
dressed, evidently, for a party. They ,
were cordial, indeed, and expressed j
HICO,”
the cigarette-smoking
their deep regret at going out.
“Just a reception in the next block, ! \ + orangoutang, which died on the
a debut. I believe. We shall be back United States cruiser Wilmington
“Why. Dora, you surely remember from the tobacco heart, is held by Yeo­
the Van Der Boers?” said Clara, in ; man Harvey L. Miller of the navy de­
partment to be the nearest “almost
some surprise.
“Why, let me see!” Dora pursed her j human” creature he has seen In his
lips and wrinkled her pretty forehead ! wide travels In the navy.
“Chico” was four months old. and
as If making a great effort to recall
stood two feet nine In his bare feet,
some distant memory.
“Yes, I think I did meet them— as all true soldiers are measured,
when he came Into the navy. He was
once.”
purchased by Yeoman Miller at Tama-
Jack began to laugh.
They all looked at him lnsurprlse, tave, Madagascar, for two francs. The
and Dora became very red; the climax, small animal looked and acted Intelli­
the humor of the situation struck even gent from the beginning, and soon
had captivated the sailors and men-of-
Dora.
After a very pleasant evening with war's-men by his funny actions.
“Chico’s” end was due to tobacco.
Clara, they rose to go.
“Now. my dear,” said Clara kissing One of the greatest pleasures of the
Dora goodby at the door,* “be sure to sailors Is to smoke, and, it is said, the
come to the wedding next Thursday, ones that do not are either saving up
won’t you? Just a week from to to buy a library or else it is a case of
“my wife won’t let me.” Chico” soon
night.”
“Yes, indeed,” replied Dora heartily, j formed the habit of snuggling up
“1 certainly shall, but I felt that I ! against Yeoman Miller when he was
The monkey
must see you once more as Clara ! reading or smoking.
Farinsworth.”
“Jack,” said Dora as they rolled
away down the avenue, “there is just j
one thing that makes me forgive you
for telling the Farinsworths our whole
ridiculous performance.”
“What’s that?”
“You did have sense enough not to j
let her know that we came to her wed- ,
ding a whole week early.”
In Washington is carry­
A YOUTH
ing around in his inside pocket a
piece of paper upon which this is in­
scribed:
“ For taxicab hire, $189.90.”
The youth is the son of—well, of
course the conventions prohibit the
use of names—but be is the son of a
man useful to the nation In these
parts. The useful father has just
about enough funds decently to keep
up his end. The son perforce Insists
upon extending his allowance. He
has to come to dad every so often,
occasioning much heartache and worry
to his parent
The other night the son was caught
In the rain. He had taken a young
woman and her mother to the theater
and they were hastening to a street
ear. The rain became a downpour.
T i l call a cab,” said the young
man.
The cab took them home
“Just charge It to me,” said th®
careless youth.
“Identification card, sir,” said th®
chauffeur.
“ What’s that?”
“Our company always issues Identi­
fication cards to its patrons.”
“Well, I haven’t one. Come to th®
office tomorrow and I’ll pay you.”
The youth scraped together the
necessary 70 cents before the chauf­
feur appeared next day.
“By the way,” he said, after he had
paid, “ tell your people to send me one
of those identification cards, will
you?”
In due time the card came. Bill*
were to be rendered at the end of
each month, according to the polite
note which accompanied the card.
Forthwith the street cars lost one who
had been a regular patron. Hence,
the piece of paper, with the “ For
taxicab hire. $189.90.”
It Is more than likely that walking
will be good for him for some tim®
to come; and it is more than likely,
too, that one of those who Idly fish
in the Potomac may drag up on his
hook a certain card of identification.
Laundry Day for Uncle Sam’s Money
ted by him, along with others of dif­
ferent makes, for trial. It la now be­
ing demonstrated In the bureau.
The macnlne now In use takes bill»
end spreads them on a screen. This
screen la revolved rapidly through a
solution of soap and water, which
takes off the grime. The next dlae
takes them through a strong solution
NCLE SAM now has a wash day. ft of a disinfectant, which remove* the
Isn't a laundry for soiled clothing, germs. A third disc removes the
but for good United States paper traces of the other two waters and
money. When some of the bills find sends the bill out onto a plat ready for
their way back to the bureau of en­ the "plater." The “ plater” la the same
graving and printing In Washington roller used to press new money. It
whence they came bright, crisp and Is this machine that gives new money
new, a credit to the engraving art. Its crlspnest. After the washed-ont
they are really and truly In the "filthy bill* are run through the "plater" they
lucre” class.
are comparatively new—the Ink colon
Now your wise old Uncle Samuel | having been brought out again and the
proposes to wash the bills and use I dirt removed.
It Is Mr. Ralph's Idea that the life of
them over again Instead of destroying
’ a banknote will be extended abont
them a» has been the custom.
Director J. D. Ralph Is on the Job sixty per cent by the new method.
watchHg with Interest the renovator The machine which he wants will
of dirty bills do lu duty. The ma­ coat between $800 and $1,000. It will
chine on trial la one Invented by save from $500.000 to $1.000.000 an­
frank B. Church l'l and waa submit­ nually.
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