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The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
German ON cia lism.

As illustrating German offlciallSln
the following story is told of recent
experience in Berlin: "A well to 90
gentleman was driving rather skit-
fish horse before Il dogcart hear the
town. Suddenly he noticed that ne
was nearing portion of the road
where the asphalt was under repairs
A broad, deep dixie had been cut for
the moment right across the road, ana
only n small board had been put up to
notify the public that repairs We're be-
ing made He succeeded in nearly stop
ming his horse as he came to the place,
but the animal was still very tidgety.
Not having groom with him, he called
ont to a policeman standing near and
asked him 10 hold his horse while he
got down and came to its head. The
policeman. being one of the true l'ruS-
sian type never budged. Again the
gentleman called to him. Still the man
took no notice. Fortunately no acci-
dent occurred. and the driver succeed
cd in turning his horse around and
drove home. He wrote Il furious letter
to the head of the police and i'll due
time received reply to the effect that
the said policeman, having served in
an infantry and not in Il cavalry regi-
ment before he joined the force, could
not be expected to come to the horses
head. as he was unacquainted with the
ways and manners of such animals.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
The Paria DetectINcs.

The Paris detective las Il great
reputa I!on for tracking down the crlmi-
nal He has achieved that distinction
first. by his native wit and resource;
secondly, by the extended use he
makes of the informer, who may be
of the criiainal class himself. MI
merous are his disguises. one day he
has the clothes as well as the speech
and manners of Il voyou, the next he
is on the race course, his accent chang
ed as well as his outward appearance
"a chic monsieur-engaged in watch
ing the doings of turf syndicate. AS
an instance of the modern methods Of
the Paris Surete. one may mention the
half dozen motor cars which 1t possess
es and which are always at the dis
position OF the force to proceed at once
to the scene of tragedy or robbery.
The other day the automobile was used
with effect in case of burglary of a
chateau at Versailles. The police had
news that the burglars themselves
We're mounted in an automobile. They
gave chase, proceeding by side roads,
until they came up with the offenders,
who We're promptly arrested and their
motor car run OFF to La Fourriere. the
police pound of Paris. where is gath
cred together the lost, stolen or strayed
of the domestic animal world, as well
as the oldest assortment of police
trophies Worlds Work.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Oct the Cats GOe.r

From an account sent by one Bragge
to the East India company in 1921 it
would appear that a very particular
value was placed upon imported cats.
Here is the entry: Item, for 20 Dogges
and a create many Cats which. under
God, ridd away and devoured all the
Rats in that land (Bermudal, which
formerly cate up all your corne, and
many other blessed fruites which that
land afforded. Well, for theis. | will
demand but 5lb. apiece for the Dcgges,
and let the Cats goe. 100 lb. Os. Od.'
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
An Emperor. Courage.

Here is a story told of the courage
of Emperor Francis II. of Austria.
One arm of the Danube separates the
city of Vienna from large suburb
called Leopold-stadt. A thaw inun-
dated this suburb. and the ice car
ried away the bridge of the commune
cation with the carual. The popula-
ton of Leopold-stadt was in great dis
tress ia, want of provisions. y num-
ber of boats We're collected and loaded
with bread, but no one felt hardy
enough TO risk the passage, which was
rendered extremely dangerous by large
bodies of ice Emperor Francis stood
at the waters edge. He begged. eX-
horted, threatened and promised the
highest recompenses, but all in vain.
while on the other shore his subjects,
furnishing with hunger. supplicated re-
lief. The monarch's SenSibility at
length got the better of his prudence.
He leaped singly into a boat loaded
with bread and applied himself to the
oars. eXclaming. Never shall 1t be
said that | made no effort to save
those who would risk their all for me-"
The example of the sovereign intlamed
the spectators. who threw themselves
into the boats. They encountered the
sea successfully and gained the sub
urb.-Nienna Journal.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
The Gold Fever.

When. many years ago, gold was
first discovered in Australia the eN-
citement caused has probably never
been equaled in history. Offices We're
deserted. ships We're left TO rot at an
chor by their crews, the prisons were
left unguar1ed by the wardens, the
streets unpatrolled by the police. Men
in high official positions had to act as
boots and grooms for themselves.
In Geelong there was left only one
servitor. He had lost his wooden leg
and could not comfortably decamp.
Everybody was gold hungry. Men
slept in open streets. in tubs and
boxes. in tents and bare of cover en-
tirely Conyicts robbed and slaughter
ed. Hulks were bursting with their
loads OF prisoners, 1t was rather a
bad time while it lasted.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Could p~,tnrui.n r:cna Of n Flea,


The quickness which some persons
possess in Distinguishing the smaller
scnnds is very remarkable. y tr.ct'1
of the writer has declared LIE couid
readily perceive the motion of Il Hcn,
when on lis uightcap. by tie soIntl
emitted by the machinery OF hIs cap
ing powers.
However extra ordinary this may an
pear we find a similar statement IS
given in the ingenious work upon in
sects by Kirby and Spence. who say. Il
know OF no other insect the tread OF
which is accompanied by sound. en-
cept indeed the flea whose steps wo-
man assured me she always hears
when it passes over her nightcap. and
that ii clacks as ii it We're walking i'll
pattens"' II we can suppose the ear
to be alive to such delicate vibrations.
certainly there is nothing IN the way
of sound too difficult for it to achieve,
Cats and dogs can hear the move
ments of their prey at incredible dis
tances. and that even in the midst of
noise which we would have thought
would have overpowered such effects.
Rabbits. when alarmed. forcibly strike
the earth with their feet, by the vibra-
tions of which they communicate their
apprehensions to burrows very remote.
Nature
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Two Yer, Important Acts.

A magazine editor. seeking an in
crease of circulation, sent to each of
his 5000 subscribers this query: "What
was the most important act OF your
life? Twenty pounds for the best true
answer" He received more than Il
thousand replies, all but one relating
some particular deed of which the
writer was proud. The exception and
prize winner was brief and to the
point Being BORN he wrote. En-
couraged by the success of his scheme
of advertising, the editor sent out Il
second query. offering further TWEEN
ty pound note for the best answer.
This was the question: Last month
you stated what was the most impor-
tant act of your life; now tell us what
is the most important act of your life.
The varieties of replies would have
made several pages of rare humor, but
the winner soemnly wrote, Breath
ing."-I. London Chronicle.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Deem Sen MensurinS.

Great Britain and America do more
deep sea measuring than all the other
nations put together. More than one
half of the sea floor lies at a depth of a
little less than three miles. Some of
the deepest places are holes in the
ocean bed one of these in the south
Atlantic covers 100000 square miles.
or I per cent of the surface of the
globe. The Indian ocean is great
place for deep waters. twentyfour out
of the known fortytwo holes lying at
the bottom of that body of water.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
4 Russian Wedding.

Besides bridesmaids there are brides
men, these latter being obliged to pre-
sent the bridesmaids with sw eetmeats
\ parsonage follows tie procession
bearing an elegantly mounted picture
Of Christ in gold and silver, which is
stationed against the altar. The brides
maids do not all dress alike, and their
number is unlimited. The brides old
nurse superintends the removal of the
dowry from the brides home to that
OF her future husband and is most
important member on the day of the
the family, pays the priests fees and
the number of assistants, each with Il
separate duty allotted him. is often
great.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
an Inpossiblc Condition.

An artist, Speaking of the blunders
women writers make. said: Il rcmem-
Der that / once had to illustrate for Il
small publication "A woman's story
about u brave and amorous Texan
cowboy. He loved fair maiden,
whom one day he lifted mp before him
to the front of his saddle, and they
kissed and rode away.
Poor, unfortunate ladylove. To
readers who have seen a Texan sad
die no explanation is needed. 1t comes
M in front TO II pommel. As for sit
ting ON that peak. l would as soon sit
on the point Of IA spear. especially if
the horse were to gallop. l wouldn't
ask ii puppy dog to sit on that saddle
horn. much less any girl who loved
me. ."-Pearson's
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
An Interesting Forest.

The largest continuous distinct for
est district in west Prussia is known
as the Tucheler Haide and extends
over an area of thirty five square
miles. 1t is subject to great and sud
den changes of temperature, Snow
has fallen as late as May 10, and night
frosts have occurred us late as the lst
and Sd of June. Prehistoric remains
are found belonging TO the later stone
and to the bronze ages. The inhab
itants are occupied almost entirely
with forestry and agriculture Polish
is still the prevalent language, though
German is now generally understood.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Color SeusatiOns,

The three primary color sensations
are considered to be red, green and VIC
let. Certain mixtures of violet ana
green produce blue. Red and green
also give n yellow, but it is i'm
portant to observe that these are PR
mary color sensations and not primary
colors, though the expression lights of
primary colors" is admissible, for ii is
commonly imagined that the blue and
yellow mixed in certain proportions
produce various kinds of green. If
yellow and blue pigments be mixed to-
gether with water the green color
produced is not mixture of blue and
yellow colors 1t is the one color which
is not freely absorbed either by the
yellow or by the blue pigment The
yellow pigment removes the greater
part of the blue. indigo and violet rays;
the blue pigment removes the greater
part of the red. orange and yellow,
Thus the light that finally escapes is
mainly grecn.--Longman's Magazine.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
liked One Legged wives,

The late Augustus Hare tells of a
one legged woman who became the
third wife of prosperous widowcr.
One day while searching the closets
she came upon two cork legs, each la
beled with the name of different wo-
man. In fear and rage she went
among the relatives of her husband
asking questions. But they pacified her
by saying that both his first and see
ond wives had also been obliged to
wear an artificial limb and that the
husbands married life in each case had
been so happy that he had sworn new
er to marry any but one legged wo.
man.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Giant Nettfcs.

The giants of the nettle family are.
first. the Urtica stimulans and Urtica
crenulata OF the East Indies. species
whose attack upon ones hand is sutii
cient to cause the arm to swell with Il
most frightful pain, which lasts for
weeks. But even these are milk and
water nettles by comparison with the
Urtica urentissima, which grows in
Timor. where it bears the significant
title of Daoun setan. or devils leaf.
The effects of its sting last for Il year
and have often produced death.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Clnthen and Hcnt.

When we speak of warm or cool
clothing we use as absolute metaphor
as when we talk Of the sun going down
or the rosy fingered darwin Clothes
can communicate neither heat nor cold
to the body. Fur is not warm nor lin
en- cool. except as they serve as CON
ductors for the heat generated by the
body itself. Fur and wool are excel
lent uonconductors of heat-that is.
they do not allow the heat of the body
to escape so easily as some other mate
rials-and the reason why fur is one
of the poorest conductors of heat is
not, as might be supposed, so much be
cause of its thickness and weight as
because of the air which is mingled
with or confined between its tibers,
confined air being one of the most ef-
fectual nonconductors of heat known
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Largest Crab In the World.

In the American Museum of Natural
History is Il wonder of marine life in
the shape of a gigantic japanese crab
measuring twelve feet, making 1t the
largest crustacean in the world. The
specimen is type of the spider crab
which inhabits the waters of the group
of islands forming the empire of ia
pan. The body portion of this NAM
moth crustacean is the size of a half
bushel measure. while its two great
arms, containing sawlille teeth. called
pinchers, could easily encircle the fig
ure of a man. Its eight legs resemble
huge bamboo poles and are extremely
elastic
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
When Uour Pulled Wires.

wire pulling" said Senator Hoar once
to Il friend. was when | so used my
influence that Thucydides instead of
Hcrodotus received honorable mention
on the facade of the public library in
Worcester, Mass, rs the representa-
tive Greek historian. Why did l want
to carry that point? oh. only because
I've always had an especial fondness
for Thucydides'
Was not that deliciously' characters
tie! Is there another man in Ameri-
can public life today who would pull
wires for-Thucydides? National Mag
aZinc
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Notice to Shareholders.

Notice is hereby given that 4
annual meeting of the Shaleh0q
of the Little Thompson ReSeHOi1
Water Supply company will be
at the Office of the secretary Of 4
company in Greeley, Colo, onJan|
1905, at the hour of 10 O'Clock a.
for the purpose of electing boau
directors and for such other busn|
as may properly come Jtioe I
meeting. Come or send an0t4
with your proxy.
w. II. ADAMS, >etetarl
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
SOME Big DFl1
Real Estate Has Very 1np.u]
Inning.

Some very important, ,0,,
transfers have been made wi,,, 'S
last few days. The l,,na,.
was the sale of a half section
Lone Tree Creek district, bs,on.,
A. NJ, McClenahan and A. , ,~s| M
bury. The deal was mad. ,' W"
McClenahan to stuckey & v.,, - y
lin of Denver for s2s, 600. '''s'
Another important sale v,. !.
OF the Robert Jones ranch y
acres two miles south Of C,s.1
to John S. Flower of Danr''
Sl7, 900. ''
The Albert Busse ranch o,|
acres west of Greeley w,,
by Byron Newton & s.,
Fred W. Sylvester for s9,em i
same firm has also sold the p..]
place west of Evans for 4oO !
the Sam Hutlsmith farm of la y
southeast of Evans for s79m
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
How a Porcupine Fights IA Snake.

A man who witnessed tight be
tween n purcupine and Il blacksnake
thus describes the battle: Il came upon
the scene Just ms the hedgehog began
the attack upon the snake, which was
living stretched ont on the road asleep.
The hog advanced cautiously upon the
reptile and seized its tail in its mouth,
giving ii n sharp bite. Then he quick
" withdrew few feet and. rolling
himself into compact. spiny ball.
awaited developments. The snake
upon being thus rudely awakened
turned in fury upon his antagonist,
striking the hog again and again with
its fangS. The willy hedgehog, secure
ly intrefAi led within its spiny armor'
remained perfectly motionless all the
while. allowing the snake to keep up
the attack. At every stroke the jaws
of the snake would become filed with
the spines until at last, exhausted and
bleeding from dozens of wounds caus-
ed by the needlelike spines of the hog,
the snake gave mp the battle. This
was evidently what the hedgehog was
waiting for. as he Immediately proceed
ed to roll over the snake again and
again until he had completely disen-
boweled his victim
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
NiceticS OF the French Language

a writer in the Cornhill Magazine
has found some delicacies of the
French language in Il handbook of eti-
quette for French children. The pupils
are warned not TO say. II have been
eating cheese and calf'S head, mon
sieur," or He was riding on Il donkey,
my lord This construction of the
sentence is very rude" for it implies
an intimate relation between the calfs
head or the donkey and the parsonage
who is addressed. To avoid this one
should say, Il have been eating cheese.
monsieur. and calf's head or My
lord, he was riding on u donkey That
useful but ridiculous beast must be
kept behind the nobleman. Tourists in
France must be careful where they
put the calf's head or they will imperil
the entente cordiale.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Notice to Shareholders.

Notice is hereby given lial
annual meeting OF the slaIeiadj
of the Hillsborough ENtenSionhj
company will be held at The olas'
the secretary of said company
Greeley, Colo, on Jan. .. lNS
the hour of > O'Clock p 10. ial
purpose of electing a board %, diISaa
and for such other business as
properly come before SAID HieeuA
Come or send someone with proxy
w. Il. ADAMS, SglttlaF'
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Starting u style.

The long coat for women is said to
have been introduced by Nine. de Pom
padour as the correct riding coat mt
the time when she organized the royal
hunting parties at Versailles. This in
novation, like everything decreed by
the "grande marquise," was scrupu-
lously followed by the ladies of the
court No sooner had she set the eN-
ample by wearing this becoming gar
ment than the entire train Of both
king and queen adopted this more prac-
teal form of dress in preference to the
tiowered silks and satins Worn hither-
to. In this way Nine. de Pompadour
rendered the sport easier to the ladies
who preferred riding. The coat was
carried ont i'll bright colored cloth re
lieved with fancy gailoon or embrolder-
les. The most effective material how
ever. was velvet in Il variety of beau
tiful shades. This becoming fashion
was still much in vogue during the
reign" of Nine. Du Barry. In well
known portrait by Drounis she is rep
resented in the popular embroidered
velvet hunting coat and, curiously
enough. wearing Il mans powdered
wig
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Education.

Education is not a certain amount of
raw knowledge which you have been
able to stow away. There are many.
men full of facts who in moments
conversation show they are without an
education. True. education is the awak-
ening of the mind to see and enjoy-it
is giving it wings by which to mount
higher, see more clearly and enjoy
more fully.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
The First Telegraph.

The first actual communication
through an electrical circuit was made
in 1897. when Lamond. a French phi
losopher. placed two electrical ma
and connected them by wire. He
agreed with his wife that the move
ments of little pith balls should be
understood to mean certain letters and
In this manner carried on regular con
versation.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Marie .ntoinettc's Miilincr.

Among those persons to whom Marie
Antoinette, queen of France. paid par
ticular attention was her miiiiner, Mile.
Bertin. When the queen entered Par
is in lI19 the milliner placed herself in
Il balcony with thirty of her work
women, and her majesty as she passed
waved her hand to her. This public
distinction made her fortune. The
milliner acquired such Importance
from her interviews With the queen
that she used i'll her shop the same
language the minister used concerning
the audiences he had with her royal
customer in the cabinet. When fas'
udious woman could not be pleased
with the various caps presented to her
choice Mile. Bertin would observe,
"Show the lady some specimens of my
last consultation with her majesty"
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Barred the Old Man.

Agent of Apartment House, think
you say you have no family. House
Hunter-Only my husband and myself.
My husbands father will live with us
part of the time. but he's old and child
isl, and Agent-Childish? I'm sor-
ry. madam. but / can't let you have
the rooms.-Chicago Tribune
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
kiteHyiny Animals

Animal locomotion sometimes shows
Itself in forms not unlike kitefying and
parachuting. The .'parachuting ami
mails" are mammals-hying squirrels of
various kinds-birds (the pigeon, rep
tiles, flying fishes. Among the kite
fiers" are spiders and fiies.-Davis'
Natural History of Animals"
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Store Teeth Found

FOUND-One set of stors ia,
Finder can have same by calm,
Tribune office. No questions ,iII |
asked.
AS every member of The Trisl
force is supplied with fairly goOd nd
ticating implements, and as fots
has provided the Office with an suI
set of grinders. the loss Of MID
must cause fully as much vorr
the rightIul owner as their ml
sion is causing the Office, it is men
limited as a suggestion that the h
get together at some early date \
arrange for Il transfer of the annOyi
property. Should the rightiuI owl
prefer, the meeting for an exchad
can be under the most private cu|
tions and under the most binii
promises of secrecy. Only, d
away the store teeth.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Not In His Line.

What is thisf' asked Mr.. Near
stopping a moment at the novelty
counter.
This is handy little arrangement
for carrying your loose change said
the salesman. proceeding to show him
n new style of coin holder.
loose change? ] never have any"
remarked Mr.. Near. passing on.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
1t Might be So.

you weather prophets make great
many Mistakes" said the man who
Sneers.
Yes" answered the observer. "and
If all the other people had all their
mistakes published in the daily papers,
as we do, 1 suspect that our record
would seem pretty good.'
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
The POetical Indian.

Despite the belief to the contrary the
indians are poetical people. One
evidence of this is the fanciful names
they give their rivers. For instance,
Mississippi means father of waters;
Minnehaha, laughing water: Housa-
tonic, winding waters: Horizon (the In
dian name of Lake George means sill
YER water. and Ohio means fair to look
upon.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
DiR nlOnd Ink,

So called diamond ink for writing on
glass is Il compound of fiuorc acid and
barium. The latter has no effect, it
being simply a white powder to give
body to the acid. The ink can be used
with a rubber hand stamp, and it
should be allowed to remain fifteen
minutes, when the barium will brush
off, leaving the design on the glass
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
More Voting Preclnc'''

The matter of creatiilE 'ne ~, II
ing precincts in the CITY "", "'",,,,ain.
fore the city council Tucsda' '', ,,Est
although no definite action was tb
The matter is in the l'l'''. ,laA
iudiciary committee. 1t l' ~. ,aF
that each of the three ','5 ,;,,, nd
will he divided into two w. .,f -or
cincts. which will give pie'''i r7ri
for voters, for several yea.s ~ IN b
The map of sub-divl'io,rr r,,,oa
west end of town, filed 10y '' roi
parl,man. was rejected by ,''' ,rlc
ell, because there had been '.' rsf ="
ance made for a street ''''
ing with Fifteenth a'ei'''' roati
Only a small matter .,.n o. oi t
work occupied the a'''''
council.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
No Cause For Worry.

Mrs. de F'irm-I tremble to think of
our daughter marrying that young
man. Why, he orders his mother and
sister about as if they were slaves.
Iir. de Firm-Don't worry, my dear.
He won't order our daughter about
more than once. She takes after you.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Cured PARALYSIS.

w. S. Bailey, z. O. True leI
writes. My wife had been 'ul
ing five years with PARALYSIS III
arm, when | was perSuauea 'V
BalIard"s Snow Liulment' N'
cured her alright. | have dI,9 q
il for old sores. frostbiies allu =
er,Iptions. 1t does the WORK
SOC. 81. Sold by j. f. FeleE
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-22
Not Humorous.

Il see said the man, that YOU
doh use the mother-in-law joke any
more.
NO, admitted the humorlst. when
SET up In business l was told that she
was one of the dozen or so original
Jokes. but since my marriage l find
that she is no joke at Cleveland
Leadcr