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The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

The public is henceforth to be
barred from the grounds of John D..
Rockefener's home, Forest Hill, in the
suburbs Of Cleveland. because visitors
presumed upon their privileges and
peeped through the dining room win
dows to watch Mr. Rockefeller eat.
This made the old gentleman angry.
and he ordered the gates closed. He
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

Il am perfectly certain" writes an
Englishman to the London World.
that half our ills are due to the fact
that we do not laugh enough. A good
sincere smile is somewhat rare in
these times, a laughing face is scarce.
and it is seldom indeed that one hears
a good ringing laugh" The obvious
thing for this gentleman to Go 10 to
subscribe for London Punch.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25
New Use for Old Rope..

Some time ago wooden manufac.
turer In the north Of England succeed.
ed in making fabric from old ropes.
He obtained . quantity Of old rope
and cordage. unraveled them and
wove then by a secret process into a
kind OF rough cloth.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

We do not worship a
Thor, nor a Wooden, nor
a Jove, nor a Mar, yet
we daily bow the knee to
amusement, ease an
commercialisn.
The pagan is not nee
essarily a bad man-as
the term man is applied
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

II the gifted persons who write those
wonderful detective stories would win
lasting renown and become benefac-
tors to their fellow beings, let them go
out and do little real detecting.
There are plenty of desperate Grim
inals at large whom the regularly or.
dained sleuths are unable to capture.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

The sperm whale could swallow an
automobile according to one scientist,
but we should think it would give him
indigestion.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25
Distribution of School Funds.

The semi-annual distribution of the
school fund has been completed by
Miss Catherine L. Craig, state superin-
tendent of public instruction. The dis
tribution divides $119,173.74 between
the various counties of the state as
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

A clothier's ad in the London (Ont.)
Advertiser: Our boys Knockers have
double seats" Good for the kids, but
hard on fathers arm.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

The American Press Humorists. as
such. have undertaken to raise funds
for monument in memory of the late
Bill Nye. All serious minded people
can Join them in this effort.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

DR.. Wiley's condemnation OF pie will
have no effect. The brain food Of
New England has been tested beyond
the power of any mere government
chemist to discredit it.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

Now If the weather should calm
down and be decent for the summer
the croakers would feel themselves
Disseminated against.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

A Washington man who tried fast
ing for his health didn't live long
enough to see whether 1t helped him
or not.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

Tunis used to depend upon its wines.
olives, cereals and cattle. Now there
are a number of profitable mines and
railways are being built to. exploit
them.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

The popularity accepted idea that
women like to do most of the talking
is successfully controverted in the
petition of a st. Louis woman who
asks divorce. She asserts that she
cant live with that man. Why. he's
q regular sphinx
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

Chicago complains that women talk
too much over the telephone. "Over
the telephone" would seem to be a
superfiuous clause.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

Joaquin Miller has found mining
more profitable than poetry. for which
reason he desires to be a United
States senator. This shows the de-
moralizing influence of wealth.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

Joaquin Miller wants to go to the
United States senate. On his merits
as a poet? Oh, dear, no. He has
money now.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

A Detroit man has invented nozzle
which spreads water like rain, or in
other words as effectively as it is dis
tributed among the stocks.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

The late shah of persia had a col
lection of stones valued at $50, 900, 900.
But death parted him from all except
one-his tombstone.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

An auti-fat manufacturer is in trou
BILE. He tried to make light OF his
customers.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

Maybe Gen. Kuroki will go home
and tell his countrymen that we are
too agreeable people to lick.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

Our view of the rela-
tive merits of romantic
marriage and the mar
riage of convenience is
necessarily determined by
our view of what mar
rage is for.
In the days of ances-
tor worship the supreme
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

Even If it were not dangerous to
kiss the baby 1t would still be cruel
in most cases. as the poor babies are
generally too feeble to put up any
kind of defense.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

That Huntington horse that eats
wool is probably suffering from cold
stomach.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25

Charity is one of the few things
that should never be advertised.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-25
3apatt ann Mnttrh 5tatra
Ga&tttnt Afnrn IN @1tarrrl
By cHOZO KOIKE.
Japans United New York City.

AR between the United States and Japan to nconcev-
able.
All talk of it is absurdy Of course, in my capacity
consul general have nothing to do officially with dipo
matte questions which may between the two counres
All of those matters dealt with by the Japanese
bassy Washington My official functions relate chiefly to
the commerce of the two nations.
The japanese embassy has decided and wisely too in
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-10-18
Copy of Rare Bible.

In Wolfenbuttel. Hesse, Germany,
is an old bible which is greatly treas
ured. In that passage in Gene
sis where God told Eve that
Adam shall be her master and shall
rule over her, the German translation
is "Und er soil dien herr sein." Herr,
which means master, does not occur
in this bible, but instead there ap.
pears the word "narr," which means
fool. The error was caused by a quar-
rel between the printer and his wife
in the year 1880. The wife was venge-
full and in the silent watches of the
night she entered the room where her
husband had been setting type and
maliciously changed herr" into
MARI" The printer was arrested af-
ter the book had been printed and
the mistake discovered; but his APP
prentice testified that he saw the wife
steal into the composing room and al
ter the word. The woman was i'm
prisoned for blasphemy and died in
prison. Orders were given that all
the copies of the edition should be
destroyed. This was done, with the
exception of the one copy in the Wolf
enbuttel library.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-10-18
"The Confederate Colonel"

No class of men in the world have
better manners than the southern gen.
tleman. The type of this class is a
dignified man, who insists upon being
treated with respect, but who always
comedies to others that which he de-
mands from them. He is deferential
in his manner and assumes that the
customs and views of others are en-
titled to respect. In intercourse with
a Spaniard the typical confederate
colonel" would never by word or ges-
ture intimate that he considered him
self in any respect the superior of the
gentleman with whom he might be
talking or that his business methods
were more modern. In other words,
the southern colonel" has charming
manners, and what was written by
Native of New England" was to say
in effect that good manners are a bust
ness assets worth using.-Baltimore
Sun.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-10-18
THREE GEESE ON A SPREE.
Ate Some of Beck's Cider Pulp and
Were Soon Dead to the World.

York, Pa.-Martin Beck, a farmer of
he Conwego hills, came to town with
1 tale about some geese owned by a
leighbor named Beck.
On Becks farm is a cider press, and
t is the custom TO throw the pulp into
l heap near by. The farmers geese,
discovering the pile, ate the pulp with
relish. Soon the geese swayed from
side to side and cackled hoarsely, and
Seek and his wife agreed that they
we're sick. Finally one by one they
FELL limp and apparently dead.
Grieving over the loss of three
plump geese, yet remembering that
feathers were worth something, Mrs
Beck carried them into the house and
began to pluck the feathers. She had
about half finished with the first when
she detected a culver in the body and
dropped the goose in establishment.
The movements continued and pres
emily the half naked fowl opened it's
eyes, staggered to its feet and started
out through the doorway. The other
two soon afterward also revived.
1t was not until later, when a pair
Of ducks were similarly affected, that
the farmer realized what was the mat
ter. The pulp, lying in the sun, had
fermented and his poultry had been
indulging in sprees upon a very fair
substitute for appleiack.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-10-18
SEEKS FOB HONEST MAN.
He Finds Mrs. O'6ryan's Lost $1,000
Package and Mails 1t.

New York-Mrs. Edward O'Bryan
of Mount Prospect avenue, Newark, is
looking for the person who found her
package containing S145 and several
valuable treasures which she had lost,
and which were mailed to the person
that the owner intended them TO be
sent TO. in order that she might re-
ward him for his honesty. She ac-
cordingly inserted an advertisement in
Newark Sunday paper, which reads;
will the honest gentleman who
has mailed my lost registered letter
in front of the Newark city hall on
Wednesday evening, which contained
four diamond rings, five $40 bills, two
$40 gold pieces, one s. gold piece, and
a picture Of my deceased mother to
Mr.. G. O'Bryan, Scranton, Pa, send
his name and address to Mrs. e. r.?
Mrs. O'Bryan had prepared and adj
dressed the package to be sert to her
brother in Scranton last Wednesday,
and while en- route to the Newark
post Office she dropped it near the
new city hall at Broad and Green
streets. The loss of the money and
iewelry caused her considerable worry,
but she was surprised late Saturday
afternoon when she received a letter
from her brother stating that he had
received the package safely. The en-
velope containing the valuables bore
the name and address of the brother,
and the finder, seeing the address, re-
mailed it and registered it at his own
expenses.
Mrs. O'Bryan values the contents of
the package at about $1,000, and is
determined to locate the person who
was honest enough to send it on to
its destination She hopes to eventual.
ly learn the name of the sender
through her brother who may have 1t
on the return card Of the registered
package.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-10-18
BERLIN HAS PRIZE GARAGE.
Tanks In Building Can Hold 10000
Gallons of Benzine.

Berlin.-The biggest automobile
garage in the world will be the one TO
oe established by the Berlin Omnibus
company, which will have tanks hold
ng the unprecedented quantity of
10000 gallons of benzine.
To safeguard the building against
explosions, the benzine will be stored
IN the Martin Huneke System, which
has prevented an explosion of $4,000
gallons in a fire which destroyed a
huge Berlin storage building.
The benzine will be kept in two I'M
foreground tanks, upon which will be
a strong pressure of carbonic acid gas
to prevent the formation Of explosive
gases. and the carbonic acid gas will
provide the power for pumping the
benzine up to taps.
The establishment of this great gar
age was not possible until after
months OF negotiation with the Ber-
lin municipality, which was rather un-
willing to grant permission for the
construction of such a gigantic auto
house.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-10-18
THE CURE FOR WORRY.
A Suggestion That He or She Of
Wrinkled Brow Should Consider.

Can worry be avoided or overcome?
is the disease durable without divine
interposition? Undoubtedly, If the
theory Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES be ac-
cepted as indeed an established sci
entific fact, because surely an image
tending upward can be communicated
as freely-if not, in fact, with great.
er readiness, because of the larger re-
captivity for that which is pleasing
as an image tending downward. Thus,
clearly, there may be brought into ac-
ton for success those very forces
which worry eXcites for ruin-forces
which may or may not be irresistible,
but certainly are, as the wise doctor
observes, the most potent of earthly
life, and, consequently, all that we
poor humans can summon to our aid,
unless we adopt the effeminate prac-
tce of those silly persons who con-
stantly annoy the Almighty by be-
seeching him to tide them over their
petty difficulties. Not that their trou.
bles seem slight to them; far from it;
invariably they are more serious than
any others can possibly be; but the
mere certainty that, If God should
stamp them out personally, instead of
leaving such work, as he does and
ought, to nature, other trials of no
less consequence would promptly
arise, shows clearly enough that, in
reality, all individual tribulatlon is
trifling.
Occasional reflection upon this great
truth will do much to drive away the
bad fairy and open the way out of de.
spondency; but better yet is constant
realization that one can do for either
himself or others only that which lies
within him to perform, and, having
satisfied himself on that score. he pos.
sesses an inalienable right TO disre-
gard all possible consequences, and
need give them no more consideration
imam sagacious person accords idle
speculation as to whether, when he
awakes, he will find himself in heaven
or In hell. Supplement knowledge of
the recognized folly of regret with
appreciation of the fact that worry is
never over actual, but always over
imaginary, ills, and is therefore as I'm.
necessary as it is unwise and INSULT.
Client, and a long step will be taken
towards the definite elimination of the
chief bane of mankind.-George Har.
Vey, In the North American Review.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-10-18

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE or
COST on all subjects pertaining TO the
subject of building for the readers OF thia
paper. on account of his wide eSpe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he is. without doubt, the highest
authority ON all these subjects. Address
all inquiries TO William a. Radford, No.
1874 Fifth Ave, Chicago. Ill, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A cement block house 80 feet long
by 81 feet wide without, measuring
the porches is given in this plan. The
first cement block houses were eXpen-
sive and unsatisfactory, because no
one knew how to make the blocks or
how TO avoid the many little Difficult
ties that presented themselves. Me-
chanical ingenuity, however, and ouc
acquired knowledge Of mixing cement.
gravel, broken stone and cinders, with
improved block making machines.
have simplifed matters until it is now
quite possible to build a better house
of cement for less money than the
ordinary wooden houses cost.
OF course there are many side is
sues which affect this general state.
ment. In some parts of the country
the right kind OF sand and stone is
abundant, in other places it must
be brought from a distance. In &C.
ment construction one of the greatest
problems is the cost of teaming the
heavy materials necessary to make
the blocks, but there are locations
where the block machines may be
set down on the lot where the house
is to be built and the gravel or sand
from the cellar excavation used in
the mixture that goes through the
block machine. In a case of this kind
the only teaming necessary is to have
the bags of cement, the millwork
joists and lumber necessary for the
floors and the shingles and rafters for
the roof.
In building a cement block house
where stone is plentiful, it is a good
plan to lay up a stone wall to the
grade and to plaster the wall on the
outside with a layer of cement mortar
to keep the dampness from the
ground from striking through into the
cellar. The top of this stone wall
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-10-18
sIMIANs BURIED IN OCEAN.
Immense Apes Die at Sea and Are Dis
posed of Sailor Fashion.

Portland, Ore.-Two immense apes.
captured in the wilds of Siam, would
have been landed at Portland when
the German steamer Arabia, of the
Portland & Asiatic. line arrived from
the orient, had they not contracted
pneumonia and died on the voyage
One died eight days out from Yoko
hama and the other passed away two
days off the mouth of the Columbia
river. In sailor fashion, they were
buried at sea by the coolie deckhands
who had occupied quarters with the
apes in the forepeak and tried to
nurse them back to health.
The apes stood fully five feet high
when erect, so the officers of the
steamer declare, and they would have
made splendid specimens for a zoolog.
ical garden or circus menagerie. The
Chinese are heartbroken over their
death, because they were valued at
about 500 apiece. There were four
missing links" on board when the
steamer pulled out from Hongkong.
and two of them are still in their
hunks in the forecastle, their more ro-
bust constitutions having withstood
the biting climate of the north Pacific
ocean. The animals will be put ashore
here
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-10-18

struction he is in much better position
to talk and deal with contractors and
with much better satisfaction on both
sides. 1t is an important piece of
work to start to build a house that
one expects to live in for probably
number of years and 1t pays well to
read up and know for certain whether
things are just as others represent
them or not.
One point in making a cellar bot
tom that every one should know is
the manner of leveling the ground. A
cellar bottom usually is not put in UNI
til after the first floor joists are in
place. The joists of course are level,
and it is easy to level the cellar bot
tom to the joists by using measur-
ing stick of the proper length, but
the floor should be lower in one cor
ner, enough to drain readily. Every
cement cellar bottom should have a
drain to carry off the water when the
cellar is being cleaned. A clean cell
lar is necessary for health and If pro-
vision is made for easy washing when
the cellar is built the cleaning will
be done much oftener than 1t will be
IL this precaution is neglected.
Another point that should be re-
membered is the cement top surface
which should be about three-quarters
of an inch thick, composed of cement
one part to three parts of clean sharp
sand, first thoroughly mixed dry,
then thoroughly mixed wet enough so
that water will follow the trowel in
smoothing. This coat should be put
on the concrete foundation while the
concrete is still damp, otherwise 1t
may not stick properly and you Will
have a floor that sounds hollow.
Another point in cement construc-
ton is the opportunity to make the
cellar window stills of cement and to
embed the frames thoroughly and
carefully in the wall. In the north
ern part OF the country where the cold
is extreme in winter this precaution
will help a great deal in making
frost proof cellar
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-10-18
SAVE ENGINEER FROM WRECK
AND QUENCH FIRE.
Huge Pachyderms Handle Tons of De
bris as Though But Toothpicks
and Have Track Cleared in
Short Order.

MOrgantown, w. Wa freight
train on the Baltimore e Ohio railroad
was derailed at Corbin and the engine
and 16 cars were dashed to pieces. A
broken rail was the cause. The en-
sineman escaped death by jumping.
The engineer, James Malcolm, of
this city, was caught when he leaped
from the cab and imprisoned in the
wreekage. Not a cut, bruise or
scratch did he receive, and where he
was penned in looked as if it had been
built for his protection.
SO tightly were timbers wedged
about Malcolm that human hands
could not bulge them and he was in
danger of being burned alive, for the
wreck had taken fire and was spread
ing. His cries for help were heart
rending.
Fortunately, two sections Of the
John Robinson circus were closely fol-
lowing and these were tagged The
keen thoughtfulness of Gov. John F.
Robinson displayed itself and the ele-
plants, eight of them, were quickly
unl0aded and taken to the scene of
the wreck, which was right in the
center of the town.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-10-18
Second Floor Plan

is composed of one part good Portland
cement, two parts clean sharp sand
and four parts small clean broken
stone. The word clean to a cement
man means that the sand and stone
used must be free from clay or ordi-
nary earth because clay or loan will
not combine and if used the cement
will be crumbly. The manner of mix.
ing differs somewhat with different
workmen, but the old method of mix
ing the materials thoroughly dry, then
mixing again thoroughly wet has
never been improved upon.
If the owner understands some Of
the general principles of cement con-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-10-18
WILL HAVE THEATeRs ON SEA.
Frohman Arranges for Regular Per.
formances on Cunard Liners.

New York.-Hereafter those who go
down to the sea in ships with the in
tent of crossing the Atlantic will not
be forced to forego the Wednesday
matinee, the vaudeville performance
or the concert. The Cunard Steam
ship company has arranged with
Charles Frohman to give theatrical
performances on its big liners by play
ers who may be making the voyage,
and if these prove a success regular
companies will be put on the ships.
ALI Hayman, manager for Mr.. Froh-
man in this city, said: "Mr. Froh-
man is at present in London cooperat-
inng with the Cunard company. The
scheme will probably be tried first on
the Lusitania. Light comedy will
be given, and If successful other
branches of theatricals will be put
on the steamship boards. The chief
difficulty with the players would prob
ably arise from sea-sickness, but
suppose others would go on and fill
The gaps. / cannot tell when the thea
Ter on the high seas will be put into
operation, for some of the details are
not definitely settled"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-10-18
The Peaceful Suburbs.

sort of endless chain war with
your neighbor, eh?" said the visit
or from the city. How is that?"
WELL" replied the suburbanite, "his
chickens flew over the hedge and ate
all my garden seed. / got even by
getting a big tomcat, and the cat ate
the chickens"
"Ah, an eye for an eye eh?"
Eyes; but it wasn't long before he
got bulldog and the bulldog finished
the tomcat."
Great Scott! 1 suppose that ended
the feud?"
mot at ALL I borrowed a cata-
mount from a wandering circus and
that killed the bulldog. Now, II he
don't get an elephant to finish the
catamount before / can return IL to
the show l guess I'll come out win.
ner."