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First Cantalever Rridoe.

The first cantalever railroad bridge is the one across the Firth of Forth at Queens Ferry. Scotland. It is nearly one and half miles in length Fifty one thousand tons of steel were used in its construction, employing as many as 5000 men at one time. 1t cost $16,- 100000 and fifty-six lives. The work. men began at either end and worked toward the center. When they met and undertook the last connection 1t was found that the two ends lacked a small fracion of an inch of reaching far enough to allow the insertion o1 the bolts that were to complete the span. For a time this was a puzzle, but was finally solved by an ingenious workman whc suggested expansion by artificial heat, and 1t was forthwith supplied by means of burning kerosene oil under the steel girder.
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An Imaginative Statesmen.

Imagination is the greatest moving force in the world. In saying this I am merely repeating a remark of Dis raeli's, and to prove the strength of his onviction I will repeat story Mir. Lowell told noe when he was minister to England. It is the custom of the Royal Academy of Painters to hold a private view of their pictures before the public exhibition. Disraeli, walk ing arm in arm with Browning through the galleries, said, What strikes ne most forcibly here is the lack of imagination" and he proceeded to enlarge upon the power of imagina- tion, declaring it 10 be the. greatest force in the world. In responding to a toast at the banquet which followed the private exhibition he dwelt upon the wealth of imagination in evidence on the walls about him and again ex- pressed bis conviction that imagina- tion is the moving force in the world. Browning repeated Disraelis first re- mark to Gladstone, who sat beside him, and he muttered, ''The devil"- John Trowbridge iu Atlantic.
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WD1ltno tc HeIn.

Lord Pauncefote suffered gread1 efom rheumatic gout in his latter days, and he walked stitf1y and sometimes had to use two canes. He went one afternoon to make call, and be re- mained quite long time, so long that the horses got restjve. and the groom walked them up and down the street. When Lord Pauncefote left the house the carriage was not in front. and. thinking there was some mistake in his orders. he started to walk to the embassy, which was only a square or two. But he had twinges of his old enemy, and the pavements were icy. He was a large. heavily built man, and he feared fall. While he was pondering over his dilemma along came young man in working clothes, and the British ambassador, after a courteous salutation, asked: My friend, will you walk beside me and help me home? It is just short ways, but l am afraid Of falling. I shall greatly appreciate it." The young man looked him over and then saN thickly, "O]d gent, l am pretty fuu myself, but I'll do the best l can-the vsSy best can."
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canoe the Deal on.
g school craved

A 1dO dtteuOmg ScDOOI crave0 ue holiday one morning when started out to wrestle once again with the trials incident to getting an etu- cation. AS he entered the scboolroom he hatched plot to get the coveted holiday. He went up to the teachers desk and told his story. My mother wants to know if you won't excuse me for today?" he began. "She wants me to do some work at home and thought if I'd study at home this eyen- ing and make up what I'd missed mebby you'd let me off"
 Something about the lads manner kept the words from carrying convic- lion. The teacher bluffed back as fol lows: Tommy" said she, you won't need to go home at all. Since you started to school your mother called me on the phone to tell ne that she had changed her mind and for you to 1ptay here"
 The lad looked at her, startled. "Aw. we'll" he said. "as long as both of us are lyin' about it let's just call it quits. I'll stay ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Where Wives Are Kept Under.

A Chinese Mrs. Caudle is 1ncon- ceivable, for she would promptly be returned to her father labeled '"Too muc bee bhOlserry." Only by one means can the lady obtain any right what ever to use even the mild moral sua. sion wherew1th the tactful wester9 wife is wont to turn events to her lik- Ing. If as bride the Chinese woman succeeded in sitting on any corner of her husbands clothes at the moment when, halfway through the nuptial ceremonials, theG first seat themselves side by side she is understood to oc- cupy the position of mistress in her own house. Even then it generally stops at nderstanding.-From Things Seen In China" by J. R. Cbitty.
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A Curious Thermometer.

Otto de Guericke, burgomaster of Magdeburg, made curious ther- mometer, which was twenty feet long and gorgeous with blue paint and gilt stars. In consisted of large globe fastened to tube, both of copper, The tube was bent upon itself to form very narrow U, in which was placed the requisite amount of alcohol. One arm of the c was shorter than the other and open at the top. On the liquid was a float, to which was at. tached a cord passing over a pulley, At the other end of this cord was hung gilt angel, its finger pointing to scale on which the degrees were painted.
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4 Wealthy Soldiers Idea.

Australians still tell stories of tho colonial volunteers, although the war ts far memory. One, a member of the Stock Exchange, was left one wet and miserable night to guard 6 wagon load of goods. He shivered in the un- sheltered place for some hours ponder ing many things, and then a bright thought struck him just as the colonel came around on his tour of inspection.
 Colonel" he asked, "how much is this wagon worth?'
 "I don't know" was the answer. "Much or little, we can't afford to lose it.
 "Well, but. colonel,' persisted the amateur soldier, you might give me 8 rough idea of the value.'
 About f20O," said the colonel testify.
 Every we'll" was the answer; II will come down to the camp and give you check for the amount Then I'll turn in l wouldn't catch my death of cold for twice that much.''
 What the colonel said is not record. sd.~ Melbourne Times.
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Fourteenth Century Doctors,

Synge's Social Life in England" quotes number of fourteenth century hints to success for physicians:
 Suppose you know nothing, say there 1s an obstruction of the liver Perhaps the patient will say, Nay, master, 1t | is my head or legs that trouble me" Repeat that it comes from the liver, and especially use the word "obstruc- tion,' for patients do not understand kN, which is important.
 Never dine with patient who has $not paid you. It will be cheaper to 2get your dinner at an inn, for such teasts are usually deducted from the Durgeon's fee.
 # When you are treating a wound or e ccident, the friends of the patient
 hould be excluded, for they may faint
 nd cause a disturbance, but some 1 mes higher fee may be get from
 ersons present fainting and breaking
 neir heads against wood and the like < pan from the principal patient.
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\ NEW YEAR INJUSTICE.
ths sarkeepe.- Complains of the Coed
 Resolution Habit.

vhs Barkeepe,- Complains of the Good
 Resolution Habit
 "John, I'll have 10 lay you off for the arst two weeks of the new year. You. Harry, will have to lay off week"
 The speaker. a lean man, stood in ( splendid and spacious beer saloon. g place of polished mahogany, onyx col smns, great mirrors and large paint tngs of beautiful women. Ropes and wreaths of evergreen twiHed about the pillars and the electroliers and on th, aassive bar stood 6 bowl of free
 unch. for it was New Years day.
 Yes, boys" said the lean mar.
 you'll have to go"
 What for, boss?" asked the yoru. 4 of the two bartenders. Mechani lily with his wooden bar cloth he DC, ished the bar till it shone again. a. aDxiously he Yazed in his employer. face.
 "Why. John. you ought to kno, what for"
 The saloon keeper spoke impatiently \ fat man entered from the street. ar preached the bar with reluctant steps then all of a sudden turned hurriedl, and departed.
 Well. I'll bs dangedw said Barterde. John. That's the fourth fellow ha. done that this mornin'. What's 1t mean anyway"
 You ought to know what 1t means tohn." repeated the saloon keeper Its meaning is the cause of your sus pension"
 "Yes. John." the man resumed; you, suspension is caused by the Ner Years swear off of that fellow and thousands like him. All over the broao land, John. countless numbers of mel swear off drinking for a year on New Years day. Half of them stick to their swear off for a week, and th. other half, with just few exceptions stick to it for two weeks Thos. two weeks of January, John. aie a ways the two poorest weeks on the publicaE's calendar. He can't pay ey penses; hence he retrenches; hence ht lays off prudent. industrious yeuln :haps like you-chaps with li. rut y, so that they can stand a little idl: ,ess without rliyation."
 All tight. But" said John sulxily but l ain't got nothing put by, and i think it's shame that my poor wifi. md innocent babe hare got to suffe; at this joyous holiday season throug'. the swear off Of lot of fooi>' thoughtleSs men. It don't seem rill.. aor just. st.'-FEilGdelphia Bulletin.
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THE CHlL7aEN'S HOLIDAY
ln China New Vear's !s the U,tt
 Ones Great Festival

Except al the Chinese New Yea. oard to catch glimpse of children i. China. Little becgars will rnn heS.e you for miles to earn casll copper coin with square hole in t; middle of it. worth the twentiet,l "f cent. but children who have parcn; to care for them seem to be kept ;i doors all the time or only allowed play in walled yarde and gardtns W used to say to each other: "N'hy. who. are the children? Haven't th"y ; any?' But at New Years we fu;' ont that they had. This is t;c gre. holiday of ali tue year in China. "A. everybody hangs out flags anti coioj..a lanterns and sets oil flrecrathers lH borrowed our custom of 1recraeke. fos the Fourth of July from Ch.ns New Year'sJ All the people pu, ca their best clothes and the children t.s, best of all, jackets and trousers 6 bright blue or green or yellow or pEi pie, the boys and the girls so mucl alike that you can only tell them apc,' ny tbeir hair. The boys of course + braided in a pigtail, and the giris ). done up on her head with silver pin or, if she's a very grand little girl. w;:' gold or jade Thus decked out, t',' children go walking with their prou, papas and mammas and often go te the theater. which is a rare treat for them
 Perhaps Chinese children have romr Ing plays together. but they alwa.s look as if they were born grown up ~ St. Nicholas
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'cret Society Among Sese Islanders.

Pcret Society Among Sese Islanders. The Sese islanders have attained q euliar notoriety in Uganda because Ia secret society called the Bachichi, bich is not burial society, although members take a deep and intelli- t interest in all deaths and burials their midst. In the more retired yil- es. although greatly discouraged by British authorities. it is said to be the custom for the sorrowing rel. les to bear the body of the deceased pped 1n bark on a rough bier to
 forest thicket, desolate ravine or r unfrequented spot, where it is unburied by the bearers, who nev- visit the place again. The Bachi- who are denizens of a neighboring ge, and distant relatives of the lsed avoid the necessity of burial
 emation and show their respect
 Pe deceased by simply eating him.
 ional Magazine.
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Every Little olt hslps.

"You say you encouraged our frieil, e make another New Years resul', don? ?"
 I did" answered the man who's, heart is al! right.
 But don't you know hell break II at the end of six weeks at the leas' ealculation?"
 "I hope not. And even if he does ho'll be six weeks ahead of the game
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A Disappointment.

s' says the lady after an ac. FRance Of ten or fifteen years be- pas been renewed, II remember erfectly."
 eeo murmurs the gratit1eu l am glad to know that" at one time l thought of mar |you."
 ne replies dejectedly. "1
 TOT the moment that there nave been something that made ter@nt from all the other men Ter knew."-Life.
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Preparina For the Worst.

Both boys had been rude to their mother. She put them to bed earlier than usual and then complained to their father about them. So he start ed up the stairway, and they heard him coming.
 Here comes papa" said Maurice. T am going to make believe am asleep"
 "I'm not," said Harry. "1'm going to get up and put something on."-La- dies Home Journal.
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stranger to His Wavs.

stranger to His Wave.
 kt1ngu1shed bishop of the Epis- nurch, arriving late at a small pc night. found the hotel closed, nmer1ng at the door for admis- nelshoor stuck his head out of polning window with, Say,
 Knock like the devilr' to tne bishop replied, II don't
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Where New Year. Lasts . Montt

The celebration of New Years i: carried on more extensively in Jaral than in any other country. The reasor for this can only be accounted for D, the fact that the custom has beer handed down to succeeding genera tons for centuries. The time the oe casion involves is quite lengthy. last ing from the 18th of December (kot' Hajime-v.z, beginning of things [, the l6th of January (Hokonin no yabu irN. which Is apprentices' holiday. Or both of the occasions a sort of stew ts eaten, composed of rcd beans. rice s)iced fish and konnyaka root.
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4 Persuader.

'Did you make any New Years resc iution ?" asked Miss Miami Brown.
 "No," answered Mir. Erastus P!nt Icy, but doue persuaded Mistah Coll 1ower to make one. After l got tho,. with him at de las parlor social De was wlllln' to promise dat he'd stop uyin' to pick 'sturbances fohsvsr an Ovor."
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Harry's Snare.

Teacher-Now, Harry, suppose had . mince pie and gave one-sixths to Johnny. one-sixth to Tommy, one-sixth to Willie and took half of it myself. What would be left7 Harry prompt- V)-I would. A.--Exchange.
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emoved While You Sleep.
 your wife a recipe for r. O.s rom clothinga Pickle " y sne hadi She removed -. - nom rom my troussrss pocket - aad dispatcA last nishA
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No Annlieants.

Lincoln, sick with varioloid once, turned grim face to his doctor one day and let rueful smile appear.
 "Do you know, doctor" he remarked, tits an i'll wind blows no one good? {? I've got something at last that the office seekers don't want"
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Hit Home,

y.faW, what is three card MT Incker-lt's the most dia. ln1ernal swindle that ever any.
 er-oh. it's some sort of |
 game game with cards. l believe,
 Chicago Tribune.
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Not Too Often.

Feu me New England ia n,,, |1n r,uS' S said, said the Philadelphia " ! suppose you Boston cirls
 5. marry mary p No; only once.
 ,. replled the Boston girl.-
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Revised Version.

1 von.enee-, l remember.
 5he house where T was born 's@ ~' AnA AlSo the jAEt.or. bsliboy. butehef .ooy
 baker boy. bootblack elevator mas
 orocevs bsy s;ffRYyn T 1T An1 aswsh~S Shstsasaas nora
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There is no! one more uafostunatD than the man who has nevef ben un- 1sstpnats. foe. Ae2 has neesefbesn 6 - DoWoe to 0y hlmoell.
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DR. c. D. SMITH,

Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist. Calls night or day answered prompt ly Office at Alexander Bros. store, corner of Fourth and Pine street. Old phone 529. Residence, 1207W. 9th ave. old phone 109.
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SHEET MTICTC Classical and Popular OA1GL1 NAOOAOs Musi a Instruments, Musical Mcrehandise Orders by mail solicited Rock, Ark.
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RRTCK Rock, Cement, Lime and Plaster ONAOA, ARKANSAS BRICK & MEG. co. Iit1lc Rnck. Al lk
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MACHINERY And Supplies. DUDLEY NAAOAAAlNAAAA E. JONES CO.,, Little Rock,
 A~1r
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-23
TEN BILLION POSTAGE STAMPS.

The chief revenues of the postofiice
department are derived from sales OF
stamps, stamped envelopes, postal
cards and so forth.
Uncle Sans postage stamps are
manufactured by the bureau OF en-
craving and printing at Washington ;
the stamped envelopes and newspaper
wrappers are made under depart
mental supervision. under contract,
by a private corporation whose fac
tory is located at Dayton, o., while
his postal cards are made under SINH
lar conditions at Rumford. Me. From
these points distribution is made to
postofices throughout the country
upon requisition of postmasters duly
approved by the department.
Postage-stamped paper issued dur
ing the year aggregated $176,974, =
1924. an increase of $3,967, 1887
over 1907. The total number pi
pieces of stamped paper was 9,112,-
059,664, an increase of 44O, O,14O,6O9; &;
books of stamps, 1S,213,31O, an in
crease of 526,510. That the issue OF
postage stamps will cross the 1O-bill-
ion mark during the fiscal year OF
1909 is confidently anticipated.-A.
T.. Lawshe, third assistant postmaster
general, in May National Magazine.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-23
Headache Done.

Formerly, Il was the custom oil
phvsicians to prescribe poisonous
drug TO depress the action of the
heart for all persons applying TO
them for relief from Headaches. To-
day the honest ones refer all such
sufferers to the optometrist for eye
examination and spectacles in order
that, they may get the desired relief
without the danger of taking the
poison.
II you are a sufferer from Head
aches call on Chas. Gasho, optometr-
ist. room 21 Reed block, who has
given hundreds of persons the de-
sired relief by removing the cause.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-23
THE LANGUAGE OF
THE NATIONAL GAME

An assay of several specimens of
baseball language that have come to
hand since the big leagues started
things, would indicate that this vein
of peculiarly American idiom is far
from being pinched out or eX-
hausted.
A Cincinnati paper hands this full
some praise to the home team S
pitcher:
THE pitching of Ewing was the
best box work that has been shown
at the yard TO date. Bob was put
continually in the hole by the foozles
behind him, which were unusually
numerous With better support he
would have shut out the slugging
Pirates and never turned hair. His
splitter was on deck so lively that
seven of the Pirates famed wildly
at its dampness and sat down.
In a Chicago paper we find this
Swinburnian prose from White
Sox's Boswell:
"The Sox went crazy in the eighth
and punched as many as two hits.
SulIy had died when White got Sum
mers in a hole and singled to center.
Hahn dittoed to right, but Moriarity
grasped Parents grounder and fore
ed Doc at third. Dougherty had
chance to clean up, but Bush was
still obstinate, and his stop of Pats
wallop well nigh discouraged US
Nor is St Louis a whit behind in
contributing to the unbound daily
classic literature of ''fandom. From
the Globe-Democrat comes the fol-
lowing:
"Hagerman faltered under the
bombardment and scared skyward
long enough to transport Delahanty
Tha rlnC Gfpnnad
into the breach and up against one
of Rips" smokebegrimed shoots for
another healthy wallop past the slab,
sending Evans home and Del would
probably have registered at the start
ing point but for a phenomenal piece
of shorttsopping by Tinker when
Osteen banged a liner toward the
outer gardens.
1t has taken nearly fifty years TO
educate the American public to a
point where such excerpts from the
daily newspapers may be understood
with out difficulty. Had baseball de-
scriptions remained in the sterile
that marked the first
accounts of professional contests, no
doubt the game would have died long
ago. But the game made its greatest
and luckiest hit when il pleased the
fancy of its newspaper commentators.
Great writer's have turned to the
sport and have been amazed at tie
possibilities in a contest.
Eugene Field took peculiar delight in
attending an occasional game in Chi
cago and writing it from his own
Whimsical viewpoint.
Yet the linguistic possibilities of
baseball apparently will never be ex-
hausted. for the reason that no two
games are alike. The SMILES that
were used yesterday will not fit the
case today, and there is always a
chance for freshly turned phrase or
a newly coined word to be utilized
with pat effect. With such a death
less fountain bubbling on the sport
ing page, no newspaper can be com
pletely dry, even IL the ordinary first
page news sources are impoverished.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-23
TO Be WARMER
HERE TONIGHT

Tonight will he fair and
warmer II the weather forecast
proycs correct. This Will bt
good news to the fruit growers
who have been worrying pretty
extensively during the past three
nights. Today has been clear,
beautiful and by far the warm
est day the valley has experience
ed this week. There is prac-
ficaIIy no danger of a frost to-
night vet il is well that every
grower keep his smudge pots in
readiness. Ii was 30 degrees
above zero in the city at
O'Clock this morning. lt reached
as high as % degrees yesterday
IT was colder in Amarillo, Texas
Des Moines. Iowa. Oklahoma City
and many other points in the east and
south than il was in Grand Junction
this morning. Today's weather map
gives the forecast and general weath-
er conditions as follows;
Forecast till p. IN. Saturday
fissued at Denver).
For Colorado: Tonight fair and
warmer, Saturday partly cloudy.
Weather Conditions.
Generally high pressure with clear
and unusually cool weather covers
the interior of the country. me
New Mexico low. that caused the
SHOWS in south Colorado yesterday.
has moved rapidly east, accompanied
by rains and thund erstorms in the
south states.
A trough of low pressure in the eX-
treme Northwest is causing generally
cloudy weather with higher tempera-
lures in that region.
The temperature has somewhat
modified in the south Rocky noun
tain states but remain unusually low:
The indications are for continued
fair and warmer weather tonight,
and partly cloudy weather for Satur-
r. NJ HARDINGE,
official in Charge.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-23

Let us clean and press your cloth
ing. Telephone black 662. We call
for and deliver. 125 South Fifth-st
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-23

Drs. Bull and Hanson leave to-
night on No. 6 for Denver on pro-
fessional business.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-23

Now about that single or double
harness, let US see Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-23

When you have piano or house
hold goods to move call on Barton &
Terriil. They make specially OF
such work.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-23

Van Horns, 551 Main.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-23

Van Horns. 551 Main
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-23

II you would like to exchange
your fruit ranch for good hard
ware business in North Dakota. see
the Coe Investment Company.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-23

Drugs, 551 Main.