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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1901-12-05
Gstte Gtaatler ateit iDren Dicg
S9tS:0een DcrbraNtgt.

5n George Station bel 9lltono, Ba.,
linb Grau MarD Is. gurt uno i0re bier
Htnoer i'm 2llter bon s bis Is sSabren
elenOiglid) Oer6rannt. Carl %. Burt,
Der GamilienOater, erlitt i9were Ser
leBungen.
5rau Surf na1te auF ur.b belnertte,
Dob oas 9aus nit Gualm angefiilt
mar. Sic tpefte ibren Dtann, Der
I0ne( eini9e Sleioer an3os uno Damn
aus Dem 3immer elite. Seine Rleioer
ftngen Teuer, aber er eritidte Die SLANT
men, inoenl er IlD III DEN S6uee mari.
@r pefte oann ibneQ glaabaru, aber
ols oieIeiben herbeifamen, mar e5 bereit5
81 ipGt fir Die Gettung Der Srau uno
DER Ginoer. 9ie &0rper lparen 10 arg
oerbronnt ooB tie ni6t bon einanoer 81
ulter16ei0en luaren.
Sat- nabnlinnig bor S9mers iiber
ben Gerluit ieiner 2ieben puroe Yurt
na6 Dem Soipital 9eIGafft.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1901-12-05
Cine Jrnn In ibrcdli1er Gefabr.

ogs bleibt nur nod cine .5olfnurs, ibr
seben 3u retten, uno 3,par purd eine Spe=
ration" 70 lauteten Die nieoerl9mettern=
ben gBurte, bic leiteus ibres Dcftors an
Jrau S. 9. 5unt, BON 9ime Nipee, Wis.,
seridtet rparen, naheem grlferer pergebz
lid perluht, feline patientin BON einem
fiirdterliden Wagenleipen, perbunben nit
0elbludt su flirieren. @auenifeine 9at-
ten iiA sebiloet, nno i6r 3uitanp per-
fAlimmerte lih fcrtwabrcnb. Sn bteler
trpiflclen Sage be9ann fe nit Dem @f<
brauA bon electric Bitters, unp, liebe ba,
fia irurpe Sollltdnbis interchangeable.
Dieies 5eilmittel tpirtt serabesu Wanper
tei Ma9enIt6rnn9en, eeter> nnb Nieren.'
frantbeiten, DYspeplie unp NppetitlclisS
feit. Wlnn perlahe eS. giur SOC. Ga
|rantirt. 3u baben IN ber Npetbefe su,,
|6ranf MIller i. Gpbn.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1901-12-05
GrieDe III gola,Mtbia.

Nuf benz Sfbmus in Banana berrlbt
Grieoen. Gie Nufltdnoilden baben bic
Waffen nieoergelegt, unb Die alte Gez
9ierung lit ipie0er an &uber. Die Be-
oingungen Der llebergabe linb tur3 tol=
geil0e
Senor be la H0ia, Der Giibrsr Der
Nebe0en, Oerpflibtet iiA, Die iebt in
Colon befinol;hen liberalen GolDaterl
init ibren Maffen benz Capt. perrp
3u iibergeben, tpel6er ben 2euten, tpelhe
DDr Rur5em ge0en bic cpnierpatibe Ne=
aieruQa bon Columbia Maffen setragel
bnben. Qebenllno Greibelt geiudbrleiltet.
Die lleber9abe BET Waffen lode III ieoer
ge5iebung bona fioe leia.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1901-12-05
Wemeite Na1rid)tcm.

sSm oeutIden &eidstase bat Der
Rampf Inn Die neue Sariiporlage be-
9onnen. Sa bic gorlaee namentlih
Die 9rotltoffe bertbeuert, 10 1T Brot=
mu6er Der Srie9sruf. nit oem iopobl
Sabr1tanten pie 5osialilten bieielbe
betdmpfen. Ollie tleinen inoioiouellen
Snterehen in gang Deutidlano, Die
ourb Die Sarifporlage seiddbiat tpers
ben, iinb gum Rampf sesen bic MaB=
regeln or9anilirt uno bas Bolt
lbaart It6 UNI oieIe tompatten uno iebr
lorgfdltig oraanilirten Nngriifs-Rolon=
men. Siele Oppolition eegen Die Mab<
re9el 1T mdbtieer auBerbalb oes 3ei6g=
ta9es als in oiefer 26rperidaft ielbf.
Sle Geaieruns lit lib oieler Sppolition
pobl bewuBt, uno lie tueiB aud, oaB
Die lebi9e 3eit, bel Der un9iinltiaen
inoultriellen Sage in 0eutIdlano i6le1t
aelpdblt 1T, I'm cine MaBreeel benz
yolt ab5uapinsen, Die in er1ter Qinie
Den SebensunterDalt pertbeuern muB.
Dem &ei9stas 9ine Elm losialoemo=
tratll9er Bro!eIt ae9en Den neuen 5arif
NIT 81 Wlillionen llnterI6riften gu.
Sn einem SampI nit einem Gduber
muroe Montag 9tadt Der Sdneioer gnil
Goodman in Glepeluno, on Wooolano
aoe., gfe Central Qoe., erlboNen.
Ser beftisTe 56neelturm felt bem
oentwiiroisen Nooemberiturm oes Sab
reg 1898 iu6te am Sienltae bic Neu-
@n9lano Staaten beim. 9ln pielen
Stellen lie9t Der Shnee bereits stpei
SUB bod, uno Der g8inb brauit nit
elmer Gel9minoiafeit bon 40 Meilen
pc: Stunoe oabiu. .s
llno isbt beibt's. Die boadnoiide
46ni9in lebe gang gliidlih nit ibrem
0einriD. Wer's slaubt :? - IS
l6eint iibriaens. ooB Der OeutI6e GaiIer
Dem iun9en gbemann in Iebr oeutliber
WelIe ben Sert eeleIen, iooaB oieier
reumiitbi9 mieoer 81; uMuttern" suriif=
febrte.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1901-12-05
Cite bitter GnttdstSd,ut,a

erfubr Der erlf bpn sSabrtsfrilt aus syes
ralalem einsetpanoerte .Jsraelite Wtar
Weinberg in @leoelanb. Sur1 barte
Nrbeit batte Der Mann fib @eIo genua
eripart, Inn feline Samilie na9 Mmerita
aa6tommen au laIen; leioer aber
muroe Der aus 5 perlpnen be1tebenoen
6amilie Die 2anouns in SEEM yort per-
ueiaert. 8or 5 Mohen perlieB ssrau
Weinbera nit ibren 4 Ginoer Scrubs
lem; in 6abre anaetommen, murbe
zines Der &inoer bon elner Mugenfranf.
belt befallen. Nuf 8eranlaKuna bes
franaoliiden iiioiiden Sllispereins
muroe Die Hamilie nod paris gebradt,
mo oas Rinb alsbalo tpieoer beraeifeIIt
tpuroe. 3ur3 nod ibrer Mbreife nad3
Stem Yort bra6 oas 2eioen nit erneu.
ter @eualt aus uno in 9em Dorf ber-
bot Die ginDanosrunesbeb6ro cine
anifsfenoe Rrantbeit befiirdtent, Die
2anoung Der ean3en 6amilie. Weinz
BERG madte ioeleih Nnseige Bel Dem
.liibilben 0iilfs= yerein in gleDelaab
.nno reiffe nah Netp Dorf, bod nur
nm au erfobren oaB sJrau unb Rinoer
fAon Die Hiifreiie ansetreten batten.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1901-12-05
GooGeaaftano ttea 0onat
NpecttaDcv.

MaI6in9ton, 2. 9ej. @as Wetter=
bureau CAB beute ben foIgenoeu fum=
mariI6en Seri9t iiber ben @etreioe=
Ttano pdbreno oe5 W{ouats gtobember
aus:
Ser Monot mar inn Gansen Iebr
trofen nit Senperaturer, pel6e fcb
neItIib bonn 0tiiliiiippi D66er als nor=
NAL bieiten, tOdbreno es 6fli1 pont
Ntliltflippi talter ois gelU00nli1 mar.
Die 0eIammte An6auflQDs BON Win=
:ertuei5en bot mebr ooer lpeniQer pdh=
reno oe5 NOOember in 6ot9e uneenii=
GENDER 6eu6ti9teit gelitteu. IS tpiro
leoob beri6tet, boB Der Stano bes
g8interluei5eu5 in GanIas, i'm weitli6en
DIiRouri unO i'm Nllgemeinen in Silt
nois ell ausiidtsboller 1T. eSm mitt-
leren uno i'm 0itIiben M}iiIouri uno int
dll9emeinen I'M 9nu3en G0io=Sbal uno
in ben mlttIeren QtlantiI1en 5taaten
oaee9en fein boffnungspolIer, obaleid
er Ii9 etpos our9 &egenidlle in Der
5,peiten $odlfte Oes Monats gebellert
BAT. Sm oberen Gbio=Sbal uuroe Die
2lusiaat bielfad abiidtli9 bers6sert,
I'm ben gertDiiltupgen Der 0eHenfIieae
oor5ubeu9en. Nuberorbentlt9 aiinitia
liebt es aber nit ben g9interlaaten in
Den paciTieiden Giiltenltaaten aus, uno
beionoers erfreuli6e 9tusfi1ten bieten
i9 in CALIFORNIA.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1901-12-05
Sem guoe ius 9(uae aeId,amt.

Stir blutete oft pas 5er3", 70 iareibt
6. s. Spertreet. BON Glgin, Semi, penn
ih meine 5rau bulten bSrte, DAP es manb=
NAL ldbien, ais Of ibre fhwa6e, Idmers=
sequalte Snnse pGlis 3creften fpllte,
1udtige Qer3te erfldrten, pab ibre Nus=
sebruas Su nett oOrselhritten lei, unp
DAP feline Webisin uper 1cnfise trpi1be
5iilfe iie nod retten fGnne. Sin gutter
getannter basesen empfabl tbr oDr.
Sings Stem Discovery, ,inb fortse1ester
@ebrauA pieier Mepi3in rettete tbr Das
2eben". Dielelbe LIT pas belte unb liderfe
S6nsmittel sesen 5uiten, Grtaltung,
SrcnAitis, Nltbma uno ale 5als= unb
eunsenfranf9eiten. 3u SOC. unp s1.OO
erbaltlid in per Npptbefe BON Tranf
Muler II. Sobn. YrpbeHa1hhen fret.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1901-12-05

iebr preedr if, auf Die brutale 8ebano=
lung beg prinSen Comfort Sliriifaufiib=
rem lit. Nuh Der 4tonprin3 uno Die
3ronprinseIlin BON &undnien iollen
Die Nblidt baben, lib lbeioen gu lalien,
unb Der Gronprin5 allf Die rumdniIde
3bronfolge 5u per5i6ten 9ie &ron=
prinseliin Maria, felt 1893 nit Dem
&ronprinsen Derbeiratbet, tit cine Sod
ter oes Derftorbenen Seraoes Nlfreb BON
Gobura Gotba (6ersos BON @o,nburs),
uno cine Sbtuelter Der 8roBberso9in
bon 9eiien, Die lid ebenfaas bon ibrem
Gatten ideioen la1en min.
Sie Oferreid ungarilhe Nrn1ee lou
UNI einbunoert gataillone perltdrtt
peroen. IS mirb ertldrt, bab oie|e
Mabregel notbuenoig tpdre, um Der
Nation einen berporragenoen plaB i'm
Sreibunoe au libern.
Non Siio=Nfrita fomnnt Die Gunbe,
oob Die Suren fortaefebt ourd ensliibe
6irmen unb eneliide edif5e Grieos=
material III Wahen erbalten. Die
Ngenten engliiAer Waffenfabriten ber=
tleioen Ild als naatbis", lmb in oieler
tuohlbefannten enalil6en Uniform neb=
men lie in iiioafritanil6en Sdfen Die
Maffen III gmpfana. Gooann fiibren
lie auf llmwegen Die senounsen ben
Suren su.
gfa6 einem aus 8ubniba oatirten
grlefe Iino, Irl. Glen Stone uno
6rau Slllfa nod am 2eben. Ser
grief ia9t weiter, OaB in oer lebten
Romite Teriammluns in 9ubniba be-
ldlpllen wuroe, Die Gefansenen llnter
teinem 8orwanoe su t6oten, aber auf
Der 3abluny Der pollen Sunme oes
SDlegel0es 81 beIteben.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1901-12-05
1ssr0toares GiIenbabnmtteliiG

Sur9 Den 3uFammenfoB Sueier
3ttQe auf Der Wabaib giIenbabn, bon
oenen elmer Elm 50nsllSug unb Der an=
oere eln gmi9ranten3u9 mar. famen am
q. 9aobember in Der 9ldbe pDn Seneca,
W}i6. 80 Perioneu, meiltens italieni=
lde GintDanoerer, um's 2eben. Gum
llngliif erplooirte cine Der Qptomotipen
uno laBte .eins Ni.Saht Magaons IN
grano. Die GGulo oil Dem lln9liide
Icbeint oas 9ti6tbea@ten elmer Oroer
ieitens oeseotomotiOfiibrers oe5S9nel=
5u9es gelueIen 81 lein.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1901-12-05

Wenn iraeno Semanb llrFade 1atte,
ben 8antiaaunastae feftlid iii begeben,
10 mar oies Dabio Ration, Der am
~. ytobember in Ronias bur1 oas @es
riht Doi ieiner tas Bell ldpingenovn
Carrie erlDlt pulbe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-29
A Point MT 1..ne.


Several Of the lawyers had told their
stories. some of which ridiculed the
continued use of legal verbiage and the
absurd lengths to which members of
the profession sometimes go in taking
advantage of technicalities.
"a rank outsider" announced the
member of the profession who had
been good listener, "a client of mine,
supplied the best instance Of literal In
depreciation that ever came to my
knowledge. He was executor under q
will that, among other provisions, re-
quired the payment of an annuity to a
venerable aunt of the testator. But
proof of her being alive must be made
before each payment, and this is the
rock on which the executor struck.
"The old lady proved herself in the
flesh, drew her money and went to Cal
ifornia, where she spent two years
without putting In her claim. On her
return she went in person and demand
ed the double allowance due her.
"The conscientious executor got out
the will, studied 1t, scratched his head
and finally handed down his opinion:
Madam, you are alive now. There
can be no reasonable question US to
that, for have the conclusive evidence
of my own eyes. But am possessed
of no legal proof that you were alive a
year ago. am, us you know, within
the restrictions Of the will. will pay
the annuity for this year, but must In
sist upon satisfactory affidavits that
you were not dead when the preceding
annuity was passed
at took me the better part Of n day
to convince him that he should settle
in full"-Detroit Free Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-29

The red button and the red fiag have
been the emblem of labor and reyolu.
ton for more than 5000 years. In the
ancient world the favorite colors of the
aristocracy were white and azure blue,
while red was plebeian. Minerva and
Ceres, the goddesses of labor and agri-
culture, We're always represented as
dressed In flaming red, and the ban
ners of the Greek and Roman trade
unions were of the same color. The red
flag nowhere in antiquity meant feroc.
ity and slaughter, but rather typified
the fact that all men, whether slaves
or masters, had In their veins the same
blood and in their nature the same hui.
manity.
But in the frequent servile wars Of
Italy and Greece the red flag gradually
became the emblem not of labor, but OF
revolt. AT one time when the rebel.
lious slaves and gladiators under Spar
tacus defeated three Roman armies the
red flag was on the point of supplant.
ing the eagle in the imperial city itself
1t is related that the labor soldiers
were so fanatically devoted to theiI
flag that 1t was the custom of thei,
generals when in battle to hurl 1t IA,
into the enemy's ranks and 80 compel
Its devotees to rush forward and recoy.
er it.-New York Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-29
BUSINESS OF THE soAKER.

An Expert In Pnwnbroking Who Has
His Regular Customcrs.
In the neighborhood where pawn
shops abound the soaker f1ourishes.
The soaker acts as middleman between
the pawnbroker and his customers. He
explains his mission and accounts for
his usefulness thus:
1.-The people down here employ me"
said he, mot because they are asham-
ed to be seen going into pawnshop
themselves, but because I can get more
for the goods than they can. There's
nm art in pawning n coat or ring, Just
the same as in everything else.
"I've known people to 60 into a
pawnshop with some old article to
pawn and to look the proprietor over
with supercilious DIR, us IL they CON
.sidered themselves 80 far above him
socially that he couldn't touch them
with o 40 foot pole. Naturally, for
sheer spite, the broker offers them only
about half as much as they would get
II they approached him properly. Hav-
Ing had wide experience of my own,
/ know how to avoid such difficulties.
l am not servlle, but am polite and
respectful. and as those two qualities
touch the most generous chord In the
brokers' bosom get all want on the
proffered chattels.
"As recompense for my services
charge my customers 10 per cent COM
mission. / have regulnr customers.
and then, Of course, do many odd
Jobs for occasionals. There are fam
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-29
Lignum vitae is the toughest wood
known. 1t cannot be worked by split
Fremont's RIDE.

A pretty story is told of how John @.
Fremont informed his wife of tho Joy.
full news of his election as senator Of
California in 1860. The balloting of tho
delegates took place In San Jose, and
Mrs. Fremont was Mt Monterey, and as
season Of heavy rains was on there
was but little prospect that her keen
desire to know the result would find
Immediate qualification. Before a blaz.
Ing fire that night sat Fremont's wife.
her fingers for the first time fashionine
q dress for herself on the Trustworthy
outlines of one that had been ripped nm
for the purpose. Her little daughter
had been put to bed, and her compan.
ions for the evening were the Austra.
Han woman who had replaced her two
Indian servitors and her baby playing
on the bearskin rug near the fire,
Besides the voice of the woman nnd
an occasional chirrup from the baby
she heard nothing but the storm With
out till the door opened and man.
dripping with rain, stood on the thresh.
Old and asked In consideration of his
sorry plight II he might enter. It was
Fremont. he had torn himself away
from his idolizing followers and ridden
out Into the darkness and storm to tell
his wife, 10 miles away, that he had
peen elected to the United States SEN
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-29
ENGLISH MoNARcHs.
Death often Unlsind In the Manner
of Their Takinr on

Death Often Unl<ind In the Manner
of Their Taking on.
OF the monarchs who have reigned
over England since the days of the
Norman conquest nearly one-quarter of
the number have met violent death.
William l was killed by fall from
his horse, William ii was shot while
hunting. whether by accident or de-
sign Is still one of the unsolved prob
lens of history; Richard was killed
by shaft from crossbow while
besiegtng the city of ChaluZ. in France;
Richard III was murdered In Pontefract
castle. Edward ii was murdered In
Berkeley castle. and Edward v In the
Tower of London. Richard III was
killed on the battlefield of Bosworth
and Charles had his head cut off in
London,
Elizabeths death was fastened by
remorse TINT she had ordered the ex-
ecution Of Essex, and her sister Mary
sickened and died soon after the lose
of Calais. declaring that the name of
the city would be found after death
written on her heart. The death of
Edward HIS son, the Black Prince,
caused the aged monarch to die of
grief. So. after the loss of his son
In the White Ship, Henry was never
seen to smile again and lived only q
short time. Henry vi and George III
were insane during the latter years
of their reigns and finally died from
what in these days would be called
paresis. Charles II, Henry VIII, Ed.
ward Nv and George Nv hastened their
deaths by the dissipated and sensual
lives they lived. Only two monarchs
died Of that great national scourge,
consumption: they were Edward vi
and Henry VII. Queen Anne's death
was due as much as anything else
to overlooking. Only two monarchs,
Henry vi and George III. died after
long illnesses.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-29
TEACHING A YOUNG LARK.
How 1t. Mother co.ohe. II 10 Hon
Aheat nnd Vly.

| How Its Mother Coaches II 10 Hop
About nnd Yly.
j. N. Barrie. the noted Scottish story
writer. in, Scribncrs Magazine told
how n young lark got Its first lesson
a baby lark had got out of its nest
sideways. fall of q foot only, but q
dreadful drop for baby.
You can get back this way" Its
mother said. and showed 1t the way.
But when the baby tried to leap It fell
on Its back. Then the mother marked
out lines on the ground on which Il
was to practice hopping. and 1t got
along beautifully SO long as the mother
was there every moment to say, How
wonderfully you hop!'
Now tench me to hop up" said tile
little lark. meaning that 1t wanted to
fly. and the mother tried to do It In
vain. She could soar up. up. very
bravely. but she could not explain how
she did 1t.
Walt till the sun comes out after
tie rain" she said, half remembering.
What ia sun? What Is raini" the
little bird asked. "If you cannot teach
me 10 fly. teach me to sing"
when tho sun comes out after rain"
the mother replied. then you will
know how to sing"
The rain came and glued the littls
birds wings together.
81 sliall never be able to fly or sing"
1t walled.
THEA of sudden 1t began to blink
lta eyes. for glorious light had spread
Owe" the world, catching every leaf
md twig and blade of grass in tears
and putting smile in every tear. The
bai,. birds breast swelled. 1t did not
know why; 1t futtered from the
eround. 1t did not know why.
The sun has come out after the
rain" 1t trilled. THANK you. sum-
Thank you! Thank you! Oh, mother,
did you hear me? can sing"
Then 1t Hoated up. up. calling,
Thank you. thank you. thank you'll"
to the sun. "Oh. mother. do you
see me7 am fiyingr'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-29
77'-'-.- - - =
THE BLACK VENUS.
An Ugly Stone Figure worshipea b.
Peasants of Brittany.

An Ugly Stone Figure worshfped By
Peasants of Brittany.
Even false religions die hard, and
there are reminders of all extinct
faiths still existing in the world. One
of the most curious relics of paganism
which are still worshiped in Chris
tan country is the gigantic black
stone figure of a woman which Is to be
found in forest Of the district OF
Morbihan, In Brittany.
It is known us the BLACK Venus"
but probably dates far back of the
time when the Greeks and Romans
worshiped that goddess. Antiquarians
assert that this ugly idol belongs to
the age Of the serpent worshipers, one
Of whose subterranean temples is In
the neighborhood. This would mako
the figure for older than the Christian
era.
The statue Is that of huge, un-
couth woman, with q sullen, angry
countenance, her form enveloped in a
loose mantle.
The superstitious Bretons have al.
ways worshiped the figure, asserting
that it has power over the weather and
the crops. If the idol is neglected, they
declare that the grain dies on the ear,
and If the anger of the black woman is
further reused tidal wave sweeps
over Morbihan.
Twice the stone was cast into the sea
by pious folk who hoped thereby to put
an end to this idolatry, and twice the
peasants dragged 1t back and set up an
altar before it.
About two centuries ago Count Pierre
de Lannion, on whose estate the figure
stood, in order to save the statue from
both friends and enemies, dragged II
by 40 yoke of oxen to his own chateau
and set 1t up in the courtyard. He cut
an inscription on the base of the pedes-
tai, declaring the figure to be Venus
carved by Caesars soldiers.
The count and his chateau are both
gone, but the huge black woman, over
grown with moss, still stands in the
forest, and the peasants still beseech
her to bless their crops.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-29
A STRANGE LAKE.
The Peculinrities of Body of Water
In Australia.

The Peculfnrities of Body of Water
In Australia.
Lake George Is situated about four
miles from the railway station at Bun
gendore, Australia, and has for many
years engaged the attention Of scien-
tific men by reason of the singular and
| tneXplicable phenomena connected with
1t. The estimates of Its size vary con-
siderably according to circumstances,
but when moderately full about 20 by
miles will be found tolerably correct.
AT either end the land is fully 100 feet
above the highest recorded surface of
the lake, which possesses no known
outlet, although 1t is fed by numerous
mountain creeks.
The lake was discovered by bush
man in 1920 and was known to the
blacks as the big water" 1t was then
supposed to form the source of river
having its mouth on the south coast,
but subsequent visitors were much
perplexed ut the manner in which the
blacks avoided the lake, of which they
appeared to entertain a superstitious
dread, one aged aboriginal stating she
had seen 1t all covered with trees, an
other explaining that the whole of the
water sunk through the bottom and
disappeared, while others remembered
the lake only as series of small
ponds.
During the following 20 years con-
siderable variations were noted In the
depth and extent of the lake. In 1S41
the lake became partially dried up, the
moist portions being simply grassy
swamps. A few months later large
numbers Of sheep were pastured in the
bed Of the lake, but fresh water had to
be carted for the use of the shepherds
that Of the lake being too salt for hu-
man consumption. The place remained
more or less dry until 1852, the year of
the great floods in that part of the col.
ony, when 1t again became filed, with
an average depth of nine feet. Since
then the surface level of the lake has
varied considerably, but the bed has
never been SO dry as in former years.
There are indications that many hun
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A Bind Judge.

Some years ago King Edward VII,
then Prince. Of Wales, was guest at
q country house in England, and, pick
Ing up sporting paper in the billiard
room one morning, was soon deep in
Its contents. A clergyman, also q
guest, noticed this. and, Siding up,
asked in n tone that was meant to
carry reproof, us your royal highness
really interested in that paperT'
The prince glanced around. II never
read anything do not feel interested
In" he remarked.
The clergyman. though, would not bc
denied. do you know, your royal
highness, that one Of my friends has
lost hundreds of pounds by betting on
horse racing and has never won any
thingT' he asked.
Well" said the prince us lie turned
to another column, ''he must have been
a very bad Judge Of horsefiesh."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-29
"save Me From NY Friends, ,,


This saying is commonly attributed
to Voltaire, who at Ferney when pes
tered by professions of insincere friend
ship said. II pray God to deliver me
from my friends; will defend myself
from my enemies"
The thought, however, is attributed
by the French to Marshal villars,
while Kant discovers 1t In an Italian
proverb. and a German collection Of
proverbial wisdom gives 1t in modi-
fed form. Antigonus, one Of the gen.
erals Of Alexander the Great, offered
sacrifice that the gods might protect
him from his friends and at the same
time declaring he could look after his
enemies himself. Churchill has some
thing Of the idea In the lines:
Greatly his foes he breads but most his friends:
lie hurts the most who larstly commends.