, 1897-11-22
LINKS AND PINS.

to RaWlinS this morning. II" is de-
lighted with his new position aud will
doubtless make a great success of 1t,
and popular men who could b" placed
in the service.
Word was received h"rc today Of the
killing Of a Union Pacific fireman at
Echo station, on the Ninth district. It
seems that Thomas Green. the fireman,
got into an alteration with a saloon
keeper. and during the trouble the
saloon keeper pulled his revolver and
killed the railroad a
Johnny Johnston. tn" handicst man
in the shops sustained tho loss of a
large robust hog last week which he
had dressed preparatory for a grand
THANKSGIVING treat to Io given his fcl-
low workers. The burglar or burglars
are still unknown, hut Johnny" lays
suspicion on Two of his closest"
friends, James Warbur'on and Charley
Faulkner. The victim Of this sad fate
had invited all the shop hands Tut these
two to partakc of the festive log. which
is the main ground for srspicipn-Ev-
anston News-Register.
Engineer Sam Collins now proclaims
his iron-hors" the "NmcricaN Beauty"
And rightly. too. for she is a hoaut. with
a new coat of paoint and valuable i'm
provements.-EvanstOn News REGISTER.
We don't know what particular i'm
portance attaches to tn" item. but We
were requested in our roundup of Shop
news to state that Machinist Tom King
has purchased a new pair of shoes.
Whether TON" imported the shoes or
not, we must confess they arc daisies
and capable Of finding their way home
in n city Evanston Ncws-Reeistcr.
During tn" month of September the
store department at this point furnish
ed an amount equal to $40. 800 in ma
terials for carrying IN shop work. The
amount dispersed in October was s.. 600
and tn" SAINT" will probably h" the fig
urcs for November. Since General
Foreman Hickey was detailed 10 take
charge of the shops tho monthly issues
have beer from $1,000 to $1,000 more
than under his predecessor. The total
amount furnished for materials and in
%cidentals for shop work will average
about $1,000 600 this year. Under Mr..
llickey's able management the shops
are daily turning out an immense
amount of work. He is the right man
in the right place, and his methods are
upheld by every man under his charge.
Evanston News-Rogisror.
FACTS ABOUT TIE COC0hN1"T.
The cocoanut is on" Of III" most val
liable fruits known. In its nativ" land
it furnishes food, shelter. clothing and
a pleasant livelihood, says an exchange.
The majority of the ~cocoanuts used
in this country came from Central
America, as far down as Colombia and
the Spanish Main. The different islands
of the West Indies, especially the
islands of Caynon and Saint Andrew.
contribute large numbers, The little
island of San Bias furnishes the nut OF
the heaviest meat. the handsrmost nut
and easiest to work Tho number OF
them however. is extremely small.
The only ]cocoanut trees in this
country are in southern Florida. but
they are insignificant in number. The
trunk of the tree is a hard. firm wood,
and is used largely for huildig purposes
wharves. dams and bridges.
The cocoanut is s]iugularly worm
proof. There is. however, one worm. a
kind of borer. which attacks tn" tree
itself. 1t starts from the ground ana
works its a mp through the middle
of the tree. where tho SAP runs. and
eventually kills the tree. The leaves
Of the cocoanut tree are like palm
leaves. fifteen feet long.
The blossoms and buds are treated
by the natives to produce a liquid call,
ed arrack. which is very Intoxicating.
The trees grow from fifty To one hun
dred and fifty years. and yield every
year about one hundred nuts. There
are on one tree at the same time, buds
blossom and fruit rip and green and in
all stages of ripening. The fruit drops
off at night. A pulled nut is worthless.
The milk inside of it turns SOU shortly
afterward and becomes green. Brushes
are made of the fibers of the trees. The
cocoanut wood takes a very fine polish,
and is largely used for floors. being
polished with the husk of the nut and
a little beeswax. The nut in its native
state is soft, tender and spongy. TO
take off the shell when the nut is per-
fectly fresh is very easy.-Philadelphia
Press.
OMAHA-CHICAGO SHORT Line.
The magnificent limited" train OF the
Chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul rail.
way leaves the Union Pacific depot at
Omaha daily at 5:45 p. m. arriving In
Chicago at Sis the next morning. En-
tire train lighted by electricity and
heated by steam. Ask for ticke, via the
Milwaukee Route"
F. A. NASH.
General Western Agent,
1904 Farnam ST.. Omaha.