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For Eary Spring
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THE two small hats shown here
are designed on novel frames,
made of shirring wire. The
frames are covered with mull first and
then with a light silk fibre braid in a
fancy weave. The braid Is sewed to
the shapes, beginning at the top of the
crown, in the simplest manner. As
the crowns and brims are separate,
they are covered separately, the
crowns set on and sewed to place
after botlf are covered with braid.
In Fig, i the braid is sewed row
after row with silk thread matching *
In color. It is sewed to both upper
and under brim following the lines of
the wire frame. -This is one of the
few shapes which can be successfully
covered by the home milliner. As a
rule, hats are difficult this spring and
■require the knowledge of the profes
sional milliner to make them success
fully. As the braid is very light in
weight, a heavier braid requiree that
the facing be of another material,
such as chiffon or light weight silk or
trlbbon, which should, to get the best
«ttect, be shirred on.
fisp 2 shows strips of ribbon and
'braid alternated about the brim. The
WIDE CHOICE OF MATERIAL
jMany Charming Textures In Which
This Costume for Spring Would
Be Effective.
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There are many charming materials
<among these prepared for spring
dresses that would make up success
fully in this style.
The skirt is slightly full at the waist
land is trimmed effectively at the low
er part by silk strapping and scallops
formed of silk, which gives the effect
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| o f an added and wrapped over lower
'part; a silk-covered button is sewn in
jJeach scallop.
SuTfae bolero Is cut like a Magyar
, /blousq, and is trimmed to match the
•skirt. The • underslip is of crepe-de.-
chine,'tucifed for the under-sleeves.
Hat of fine straw trimmed with a
' handsome ostrich feather.
Materials required for the dress: 5
yards 46 Inches wide, 2 yards silk 22
Inches wide.
Feature of the New Girdles.
An attractive feature about the new
girdles is the arrangement of the
ho.ws. They are placed at the left or
right side front or back, directly vn
dtr the arm, or, indeed, in any place
except the exact center, back or
Xtnnt, where one might expect them
f? be.
The Overdressed Woman.
By the way. Parisians are now de
claring that the conservative wo/nan
'is the only really well-dressed wom
an - that those who rush to the front
■with the latest eccentricity of hat, or
coat, or skirt, in order to attract at
tention, are not only not smart in its
fashionable acceptation, but over and
objectionably smart. They have in
vented a term, a contemptuous one,
too, by which to express their disap
proval. Unfortunately, the term it
self is objectionable to English ears,
and loses its point entirely in trans
lation.— Harper’s Bazar.
Remodeling Children’s Clothes.
When children’s waists become too
small or short or too small in the
armhole, rip the shoulder seam and
set In ejgstic webbing. . This will not
only make the waist comfortable
again, but will give added length to
the petticoat.
Stitching.
When sewing on the sewing ma
chine if the thread breaks easily, soak
1 spool and all m water for about two
I minutes.
ribbon Is a light weight, satin surface.
In the same color as the braid. Short
lengths are shirred over the upper and
under brim, alternating with strips of
the braid sewed row on row together.
A length of ribbon, and a length of
braid consisting of three rows sewed
together in a strip a yard long is used
as a drape about the hat.A big
rosette made of loops of ribbon at the
side, toward the back, finishes a smart
and practical hat for general wear.
In Fig. 1 a band of velvet ribbon or
of crushed silk is draped in a sash
over the place where the crown sets
on the brim. This shape admits of
quite a variety of finishes. For youth
ful wearers the single long jaunty
quill has a lot of dash and go. It is
the best solution for the simplest and
smartest effects, but not appropriate
for any one except young wearers. A
tuft of upstanding plumes or fancy
feathers for older women, or loops of
lace or ribbon, or any of the mountains
of flowers which form a complete
trimming ready to adjust, will help out
the home milliner In making her
Easter headwear.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
NEW STYLES 1N LINGERIE
Underwear Takes on More Attrac
tions Than Usual In Offerings
for This Season.
In the struggle for life this season,
for at some time the lingerie has been
reduced to a minimum, underwear has
taken on more attractions than usual
The well-fitted models, the exquisite
embroidery and the fine materials qf
which lingerie is now made are con- j
vfncing to the woman who is search
ing for bargains.
For brides especially has the new
lingerie decided attractions. The fineU
muslins without stiffening are as 6
varied as the morning hours are from ’
the evening. They should be kept so, ■
too, which point is worth remember
ing. They are most durable when I
lace is absent. In other words, if yov /
are planning a sensible outfit to las
more than one year, use
Even the finest swlsa and batiste eh l s
brj* l ery outlasts lace, i., can be u?J
e£ not Aifi
“ tte "spring and sun»mer. The straight’
skirt is slightly fuller, but does not
flare. Its straight lines must not be
interfered with by any underflounce.
Corset covers of allover embroidery
or wide flouncing are very sensible
for the dressy kind. They should be
cut with little fullness at the waist,
for the same reason tjiat bulk has
been eliminated from the petticoat
The fitted corset cov§r with the circu
lar peplum is the most satisfactory.
NightgeW'ns made on empire lines
are probably moving toward first
place. The short upper portion is
gathered into a straight band of em
broidery or beading. Flowing or
puffed sleeves are quite short.
As usual, the handmade lingerie has
a value not to be gainsaid. The French
importations will always be favored
by the woman with money to indulge
her longings.
The extremely plain, lingerie with
tape drawing strings and a plain scal
loped edge is the kind that should ap
peal to practical minds. They com
bine daintiness -with excellent weal
ing qualities, and they are inexpen
sive.
“Demand a good-fitting model and a
high quality of material, and your
lingerie will always be in good style.
The Spring Blouses.
With the influx of new waists of
sheer cotton material, the veiled
blouse has not been forgotten. These,
in simple lines, are made to have a
new air and a suggestion of -warmer
days by a relieving touch of embroi
dered batiste or linen used in place of
laces.
A yoke and cuffs, w ’th an Insertion in
tb.e front and back, give a springlike air,
The lovely new bordqred chiffon, mar
quisettes and crepes are also pressed
into blouse service With excellent re
sults.
A Novel Relish.
Guests pt an Informal luncheon
were at first puzzled by a dainty-look
ing relish brought on with the meat.
Not until tasted was the secret re
vealed, when they discovered that the
crisp, brown little tubes, about two
inches in length, were of celery.
Large, firm stalks were chosen, and
after being cut were dipped in egg
and cracker crumbs, fried in deep .tat
or sauteed in. butter, and w-ere serv
ed with a browh sauce. In the orig
inal Instance this vegetable was
served with fowl. It is also nice with
fish creamed in the chafing dish, with
oysters, etc.
A Popular Color.
From rose petal down to glowing
cerise and coral and peach tones the
manufacturers have brought out irre
sistible pink shades which no woman
could possibly
With the advent <of.the new “Helen
pink” also there will be a great de
mand for this color since it is predict
ed that it will be as popular as “Alice
blue.”
HAPjPpWS J,
Jaby Pleas Win the Liberty
CSKgiMAMA®
KANSAS CITY, Mo — She was just a
mite of a girl of eight years. But
Hazel Burns wasn’t a bit afraid of the
big man who sat at a desk covered
with great, thick books. So she en
tered his office.
“Please, mist°r,” she said, shaking
a chair to attract the big man’s at
tentioji. “Please, mister, but can you
tell me where the judge is?”
“Why, I’m the judge,” the man re
. plied. "Hut what can I do for a little
girl like you?"
“Wait a minute,” she said. Then
she ran from the office to the head of
the stairs.
"Come on up, mamma; he’s up
j here," she yelled down the stairway.
And Mrs. Burns, carrying Richard
I Burns, two ' years old, with Evelvn
| Burns, four years old, and Irene
; Burns, six years old, tagging behind,
■ climbed the stairs while Hazel led
them into the judge’s courtroom,
j Judge Latshaw—the big man Hazel
had found—soon had one of the young
sters talking gleefully.
City of Portland a
PORTLAND, Ore.—Old Oregon, orig
inally that section of the north
western part of the United States, now
including the present states of Ore
gon, Washington, Idaho and Montana,
is without doubt one of the most
I wonderful regions in the world, and
j were it necessary, could go it alone
very nicely as a little world by itself.
Oregon contains a large amount of
territory, has a varied climate of the
most salubrious nature. For nearly
300 miles on the west, the waters of
| the Pacific ocean, warmed by the
| Japan current, wash its shores,
jjwhence to its eastern boundary line it
Bls almost 400 miles. The great Colum
gtbia river forms the greater portion of
d he northern boundary of the state,
a hich joins California on the south
I lan conta ’ ns 96,000 square miles of
j I. The western part of the state
semi-tropical in its nature,
lar- r A &. e castern part 8,111 partakes
,I,s nature of the vast acres
- . tße west.
x Zansas Man Has S
VTAI K ABOUT~BtiM~~}
AtL R|GHT - all /
lacJk is th*
1 WHISKERS I— ’/
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’TOPEKA, Kan.—John S. Dawson, at-
I torney general, is working on a
case that is the prize hard-luck story
for any Kansan since the days of the
grasshoppers and the’ hot winds.
Lorenz Schreiber Is the “goat.” Less
than six months ago he owned 560
acres of fine land in Butler county.
Now he does not own the land and Is
tn debt between $5,0000 and $6,000.
The attorney general, acting under
a long-unused law-, is protecting
: Schreiber and assisting him in finding
just how much he is in debt. The at-
I to-ney general may bring civil and
criminal suits to collect from those
who are charged -with swindling
Schreiber.
Schreiber has two sons and they
wanted to leave the farm and become
millers. A flour mill costs money,
and while Schreiber had a farm worth
Bloodhounds for
JTalk ER bout EiZal
CROSSIN ’ OE
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CINCINNATI, O. —Capturing crim
inals with bloodhounds is what the
Cincinnati police department is pre
paring to do.' Bloodhounds can trail
successfully on busy streets as well as
I ip the country. It has been tried out
■ in .recent experiments. The value of
| btoodhounds in connection with the
| detective department of police service
I in large cities has just been estab
lisHed in Cincinnati and a staff of
bloodhounds will be the novel addi
tion to the Cincinnati police depart
ment. This will be practically the
first time such a thing has ever been
attempted in a large city on a consid
erable scale.
The bloodhounds recently trailed a
newspaper reporter over a trail half
an hour old, through downtown
streets of Cincinnati and finally round
ed him up at police headquarters in
the city hall. The trail of the re
porter had been walked over by pe
destrians, yet the hounds picked out
Celebration Forbidden.
The Rev. Dr. Unger, of Prague, has
published the following advertisement
In a number of Austrian papers:
"Please take notice that because of
my deafness any festivity arranged by
my friends to celebrate the forthcom
ing fiftieth anniversary of my activity
in the pulpit will have my disapprov
al, and I hereby forbid any arrange
ments in that direction."
"It’s my husband,” the mother ex- ,
plaimed; "he's in jail and I haven't
anybody to support these.” And she (
pointed«tp f.ltL flock of youngsters t
about her” • ¥-.
“I guessed fS much,” Judge Lat- ,
shaw said. ,l4.'n calling a marshal, r
the father, R eix-pt Burns, was brought ;
before him. (
“PapsU” ,jtl i youngsters cried joy- ,
fully when tai f father stepped into f
the room, al <1 them trying to em- £
brace him at see.
"Well,' BUH;t ” the judge said, "your
children' hav- woni a parole for you.
But let me t( 1 'you, a man who can’t
keep straigh with as many strings t
to his heart a ‘ these, isn't much of a 1
man. He—” , r
"But, pleajl JLdge,” the wife In- c
terr pted to J >d her husband, “it’s
partlyLniy fair roo. We used to go t
to church, but ’onehow I just let him s
get out of the Jiibit and I quit, too.
I know he.woi IfSit be in this trouble t
now if we’d Iti Wn going to church “ 1
“Well, chut i is a mighty good
place to go to Ithe judge said.
“Now, you r: |e jfour wife and chil- 1
dren home an »?ou stay home with
them nights. I heat of you—”
As the hapj • family /left his office
Judge. Latsha told Burns that he &
! W til again the minute
he Ipßeaking a drink or
abusing his children.
jlb W p '■ B
. Bower of Beauty
state, is fitting named ’the “Rose. 11
City.” a The tltl s fairly descriptive, '
for everywhere it Portland one finds e
early in the sp li g until very late in B
the fall thes * nature beautifiers
blooming in g’< profusion. They
prove not only th fertility of the soil
in' this part of t > state, but demon- tl
strate also the alubrity of the elf- a
mate. Washing i’s birthday is rose tl
planting day U Oregon. While on
Christmas day’ me frequently sees It
beauties in blaum out of doors un- a
touched ny frest cr harmed by chilly d
weather. y
The festiva of the roses held in
June is’the gr -at, ala occasion of the
year. The cit is literally smothered
in fragrant blosso is and the daily pa- n
rades far surpass n beauty any.of the
pageants, famous iq history, held in
ancient t jnes.
But the- "RosetVestivar’ is only one w
of the bdautifnlW.denes to be met in y
the Rose City, \|ii Rb wide well-kept
streets, stVitelyM-ees. artistic *lawns,
elegant reAideijf " \d pleasant pub
lic parks. | Jr
When w> Awere the only
trails fol It J tree, Portland
was bornj ■ j Ihat day, but
without Ahas steadily
kept pace J Vess of the
times. A ’x flion people
* S .rWl falr i.
freak ofHard Luck
about $12,000, 1 had little extra cash.
But he was wiing to help his sons, j
so they found a mill near Harper, i /
Kan , reputedbe .worth $40,000. \ \i
Schreiber did iot know the actual j '
worth of the piperty, but he bought
an eleven-twent-fourths of the mill,
giving in exchane his farm and notes
for SB,OOO forth minority interest.
Schreiber and lis sons were ready
to take charge < the mill, when it
was burned. One insurance company
has absolutely reised to pay any in
surance and the oier three insurance (,
companies, which arried policies bn ri
the property, will ot pay more than
one-half the face vlue of the policies j
because of evidene of incendiary
origin of the fire viich the Insurance
agents have fount
Schreiber’s farm s gone. His mill
is gone and he canot collect more
than $3,000 as ele%n-twenty-fourths
of the insurance mo »y. The ground
and salvage has be i seized by the
creditors of the mil Schreiber can
pay whatever he rec< red on the notes
he signed, but that rill leave about s:
$6,000. Attorney Gen|al Dawson may u
be able to compel a return of notes r ‘
given by Schreiber c account of al- 11
leged fraud.
o
Cincinnati Police it
his path and landed ng prisoner. An- tl
other test over a crosscountry chase
giving three men a tip hours’ start,
resulted in the captuje of the men
after traveling almst five miles (I
across rough coutry, suburban
streets, across broos and through ,
woods. The dogs foutl all three men, .-
took the trail readily and followed it
without trouble oir the entire
course.
The success of thee dogs in Cin- a
cinnati has resulted in other large
cities becoming interred and police b
bloodhounds may soc l be added to a
the departments of oter large cities.
According to the of the
bloodhound he practicijy went out of
business in England when districts q
established police fores. Prior to
that bloodhounds wen the police, or
at least the people wer< dependent on f,
them in tracing criminas-. This was
especially so on the bider line be
tween England and Scotand.
Since then bloodhounds have occa- B
sionally been brought inp requisition. v
They have been empltyed by the
Egyptian government tq discover se- r
cret stores of smuggled hasheesh,
while some owners of elates in Eng-,
land have successfully employed them
in running down poachqs. h
Desperate Dentltry.
An original Hamburg youth, who _
had a tough toothache tie other day,
got himself posed in fron of a mirror, e
and shot out the offending molar with
a revolver. Had the bujet not land
ed in the opposite shouldsr, and prov
ed more difficult to extract than the
tooth would have been, this novel
made of home dentistry might have
been epnsidered quite a success.
Qood Jokes
INSTRUMENTAL SINGING.
"Do you thlnlt your daughter's sing
ing will ever amount to anything?”
"Will it? Say, she does the finest
Instrumental singing you ever heard.’
“What is instrumental singing? 1
don’t believe I ever before heard of
that kind of singing.”
“Why, I buy a home In a high class
neighborhood and move in and start
my daughter to singing, and in a
month’s time I can buy the adjacent
homes at less than half their real
value. My daughter’s singing is in
strumental in getting the prices low
ered:”
Bad Enough, Anyhow.
Robert, aged ten. was playing with
the other boys on the corner of Nine
teenth and Tioga streets, when his
mother, who had been listening to the
conversation, called him.
“Robert,” she began, in a grieved
tone, “I never thought I'd hear you
swearing.”
"Why r , I wasn't swearing, mother.”
the boy defended himself. "I only said
the devil.’ That isn’t swearing.”
“Well,” replied the mother quickly,
‘maybe it isn't exactly swearing, but
It is making light cf sacred things.”
Why He Rejoiced.
“I am going to ask mother to eat
her next Sunday dinner with us.”
"Bully!”
“You aprove?”
“Sure! It will save us at least a
Aver.”
“Save?”
“Certainly. You said you were go
ing to have her eat her next Sunday
dinner with us. Now it we were to
eat our dinner with her, it would be
she who would save."
Political Plums.
“Wasn’t it Newton who discovered
the law of gravitation when he saw
an apple fall from a tree?” queried
the student.
"No,” replied the wdse guy “The
law of gravitation was discovered by
a politician who happened to be un
der a plum tree.”
Willing to Learn.
"Did you know that man was -ty
ing to sell you a gold brick?” said the
agitated friend.
"Yep,” replied Farmer Cornto-sel.
"Then why did you listen to 11m?”
“Jes’ wanted to see how ths thing
was done in case I want to go into
the business."
NOT PROBABLE.
i
Bill Bull- —I understand you’ve been
telling around that you could beat me
running.
Tike Terrier —Do you suppose if
I thought I could beat you running
that I would be sitting here?
Tombstone Lies.
Oft the sorriest cuss
And a son-of-a-gun
Gets a fine epitaph
When his life-race Is run.
The Cynic.
“I really don’t care for luncheon."
said the cynic. “I would be better off
without it. In fact, I only visit the
restaurants because I am interested
in a certain type of humanity.”
“Then why do you wait until two
o’clock, when the restaurants are de
serted. and you are the only patron?"
Inquired the bystander.
"Because,” replied the cynic. “I am
the certain interesting type.”
A Dubious Saying.
He—They say that the face is an
Index of the mind.
She—l don’t know. It doesn’t follow
because a w’oman’s face is made up
that her mind is.
In the Fray.
“Why do women who are acquainted
always kiss when they meet?”
“They don’t when they meet at the
bargain counter in search of the same
article."
Baffled.
“I have just been reading one of
George Meredith’s poems.”
“Is that so? What is it about?"
"I couldn’t find out. There were no
foot notes.”
Matrimonial Amenities.
Mrs. Nagleigh—l suppose you are
satisfied now that you made a mistake
when you married me?
Nagleigh—l made a mistake, all
right, but I’m not satisfied.
His Disguise.
’’Hello, Binksey,” said Jorrocks, “I
bear you turned up at Willoughby's
fancy dress ball.”
“Yes," said little Binks.
“What did you go as?” asked Jor
rocks.
“Why,” said little Binks. “I gath
ered up my New Year’s mall and went
as a bill file ” —Harper's Weekly.
Many Do.
“Feathertop is lecturing now."
“What on?”
"His nerve, I think."
AN EARLY BIRD.
Hark, oil, hark!
What’s this t# hear?
The first spring song
Comes, sweet and clear.
A poet trills
His roundelay
About the buds
And blooms o’ May,
' Extolling fair.
Bucolic scenes—
Bush copy for
The magazines.
His notes, methinks,
Are liquid bold.
Although he has
A dreadful cold.
Thanks, happy bard.
But don’t forget,
Tiie spring you sing
Is 'way olt yet!
THE BEST MAN.
An Irishman, on meeting a friend all
bandaged up and with his arm in a
sling, cried out: "Hello, Pat, what is
wrong wid yes?”
“Oh,” says Pat, “nothing at all to
spake of; I’ve only been enjoying my
self at a wedding. It happened this
way, Mike. There was an individual
at the weddiifg who was very officious
and putting his nose into everything
j that was going on. So I says to him,
'Who are you?’ And he says to me,
‘Sure, I’m the best man.’ ‘Ye’re the
best man,* I replies, ‘be jabbers, we’ll
see about the same.’ So I took off
my coat, and he took off his, and after
we had a most enjoyable fight, by the
powers, Mike, it turned out that he
was the best man.” —Ideas.
HYPERCRITICAL.
mVATOR CT
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"Why didn't you ring—can't you see
the sign?"
“Yes, but if I'm standing in the bail.
I’m not a passenger, am I?”
Full Many.
Fu'i many a man.
l»y cares opprest,
uJd gladly join « t
The. Sons of Rest.
Asking the
'you to make a slngle-Co'i'ii'tnn cGt of
this society woman.
Staff Artist—Yes, sir, but she’s got
on a three-column hat.
Good Scheme.
“I see the sheriff is advertising your
stock for sale.”
“Yes; and he’s getting quite a run
for business. I wish I had tried ad
vertising myself."
Appropriate Times.
“I believe firmly there is a time for
all things."
"Yes. I've noticed that you have
vigorously opposed the treating habit
when it comes your turn to treat?"
Heading It Off.
“Got any butter like that you sold
me yesterday?”
“Plenty.”
“Then take care to give me a
pound of something different.”
USELESS.
Piper—l haven’t seen one of them
are trying to accomplish with their
aeroplanes.
Peep—How’s that?
Piper—l haven’t see one of them
catch a butterfly or a bug with one
yet.
The Reckless Lover.
In mood distraught.
He kissed her hair;
Though 'twas store-bought
He didn't care.
Another Wreath.
I think the champion chump of the
silly season was the man who mar-'
ried that French actress.”
"Well, I'm glad the championship
remains in America." '
A Heavy Incidental Charge
Im " ot ,, COmp lalning of the tip to
tbejvaiter,” said the frugal patron ot
a New York case.
“But it is rather large.”
"I don’t mind. I’m willing to nav
for the privilege of listening to the
music and looking at the pictures
What I object to is the expensive X
tom of ordering food.”
•■ven. < Uit Like a
, What is your wife angry about?”
She asked me how I liked her new
hat and I told her.”
RICH INDIANIS DEAD!
Quanah Parker a Famous and
Picturesque Chief.
Noted Comanche Credited With Hav
ing Killed Many White Men Has
Lately Lived Like a Lord
In Oklahoma.
Lawton, Ok. —One of the W’ealthlest
and most picturesque American In-i
dians passed away recently here, in'
the death of Quanah Parker, the fam
ous chief of the Comanche tribe. He
was credited with having killed hun
dreds of white men in his early days.i
but for years he had lived a civilized
life.
Chief Quanah lived like a lord in a
$6,000 mansion, and was the proprie
tor of a great cattle ranch, besides 300
acres of farming land under excellent;
cultivation. Some estimates placed
his wealth at $1,000,000.
He had seven wives and innumera
ble children. Three of his sons stud
ied at the Indian school at Carlisle,
Pa., some years ago.
The chief was a friend and admirer
of Col. Roosevelt, with whom he had
hunted, and was accustomed to tel!
with pride how when it was proposed'
to sell certain Comanche lands for
$1.50 an acre, his protest to the col-[
onel, who was then president, brought.'
a prompt promise that the price should
not be under $5 an acre.
Parker had completely mastered an:
appetite for strong drink and he de-:
spised gambling, a vice to which- great
numbers of his people were addicted.!
The chief was the son of a whitol
woman, Cynthia Ann Parker, daugh
ter of Gen. Isaac Parker, a distin
guished Texas politician, who ovtr 60 1
years ago lived in Parker county, that;
state. She was captured when 4 yearsi
old by a marauding band of Co-'
manches, which attacked the family;
home. The child grew up as an In
dian, learning their language, and fin
ally marrying Chief Quanah, one ofj
the warriors of the tribe.
When little Quanah was a small boy,
his mother was retaken by her friends;
and restored to her old home in Texas.:
But the new* surroundings were in no;
way suited to the wild spirit she had!
WEfJi; x--..—.
JLbibed, and she besought her friends
to permit her to return to her tribe. I
This they refused to do, and she died*
of a broken heart. Quanah, then a:
youth, went back to his people and!
fought the whites until 1874, when he{
surrendered to Gen. Mackenzie at>
Fort Sue, Ok.
Alter that Quanah became as good;
a citizen as he had been a soldier.:
The town of Quanah, Tex., was named'
for him, and he gave considerable
sums of money to the public institu-j
tions of the town. He -accumulated!
property rapidly and he knew how to
take care of it when he got it. But he|
was generous, and had a host ofi
friends among the whites, while among;
the Comanches he was looked up to
as a sort of demi-god.
AMUSING STORY OF RED TAPE
Although Vouched for by Leading Ber
lin Paper, It Is Hard to
Believe.
Berlin.—The following story of red
tape, which is vouched for bj* a Ber
lin publication, is hard to beat even
in the very cradle of Prussian official-j
dom. Not long ago the head mistress;
of a high’school for girls notified the
authorities that there was a rat on
the premises and asked that a matt;
might be sent to kill it. The request;
was duly noted, but as the' official rat
catcher was not immediately available
the head mistress was advised to feed
the beast in the meantime so that the
rat catcher should not make a fruit
less journey. This she did for some
weeks, and as the rat killer did noti
put in an appearance she made a sec-'
ond application. The original request,'
she was informed, had been mislaid,
but help would be sent in a few days.
Weeks passed and one day the rat
was found dead and was burled In the,
garden in the presence of the head
mistress. A day or so later an offi
cial carrying a bundle of documents
“in the matter of the rat” brought a
message to the effect that the head
mistress should take steps to destroy
the rat at her own expense, as the
official rat catcher could not come be
fore a certain future time. Upon be
ing informed that the rat was dead
and buried the official retired, but
came back the next day asking for a
■written certificate to show that the
rat was really dead. He feot it, and
the administrative machine is once
more working smoothly.
Imbecile Leaves a Million.
Oil City, Pa.—By the death of Sam
uel Rheem, aged seventy-nine, thei
state comes into the possession of anj
estate, mostly oil lands, valued at!
$1,000,000. Rheems was an imbecile
and the coujt w*as his guardian. He!
left no heirs and the property there
fore reverts to the state.
Buries Another as Husband.
Reading, Pa. —Mrs. A. H. Kennard
recently identified the body of a man
found in the Schuylkill river as that of;
Ijer husband. Mrs. Kennard collected;
the insurance on his life and the body!
was buried in her lot. Kennard has
now returned home, saying that he
k*d been working in Easton.