The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-12
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY

own ABOUT $So,OUO,OOO.
Blind women are now employed as
operators of private telephone swith-
boards and for taking dictation on
shorthand OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Me-
chanics.
Compensation being refused for cut
finger, an Ilford (Eng.) domestic SER
want left her situation and wrote to
her mistress as follows: ''Madam
the cut is worst. The doctor says ]
have cut the spinal cord of my little
finger. If you do not Immediately send
me shillings q week, shall insult my
solicitor"
Study Of weather charts is now gen
eral in the elemen, schools of Han
over and schlesw,ner lstein with the
object Of making sroiif value in agri.
culture better knows. These charts are
supplied by telegraph and post to all
schools in Germany, but systematic In
struction on meteorology is only gradu-
ally being introduced. r
Jean de Reszke, the faN4s tenor,
has severed his connection with the
Paris Opera-house. De Reszke was
ambitious for years to have voice in
the management of the opera house,
and was finally taken in, but after six
months, with the title of singing di-
rector, during which time his advice
was ignored and no authority given
him, he resigned In disgust
In some parts Of Australia the horse
Is shod with leather, instead of iron,
the feet receiving better support; but
this novelty is employed only in regions
where the ground is permanently COW
cred with grass or fine sand. Though
the leather shoe is more expensive than
the iron shoe the higher price is re-
paid by the superior advantages. 1t is
not impossible the innovation will soon
extend to every country where the ma
ture Of the soil permits 1t to be used
British Australian.
1t is a disgrace and a shame that in
city like Los Angeles, populated by
100000 educated Americans, the very
name of the town they live in and are
proud Of and have helped to make
should be wife-beaten at their daily
hands. Even If late, it is time now to
make crusade for the official pro-
nunciation which will be followed by
every self-respecting person with the
fear Of God and the love Of California
before his eyes. And that's easy to set
and easy to get: Loce Ang-el-ess.-
Out West.
The announcement that the Hay
wards Health Horticultural Society
was prepared to pay a penny for every
queen wasp brought to the summer
show has caused the secretary to be In
undated with wasps from all parts of
England. Some Of the senders have re-
quested that the money they consider
due them should be forwarded by re.
turn post. The secretary, however,
wishes 1t to be understood by senders
that only persons living within the
radius of the show will be paid for
their wasps.-London Standard.
1t is curious" remarked the grocer
on the corner, that there Is no fruit In
the world which people are such poor
judges Of as cantaloupes, and what ia
more curious is that they do their best
to spoil them after they buy them. The
first thing a woman does with q canta.
loupe Is to stick 1t into the ice box
Now, cantaloupes, like most of oul
fruit, are picked trife green, and
when they come from the grocers they
should be put out in the sun for whole
day, turning them over every few hours
aid then putting them into the ice boz
at night. York Sun.
While some children were recently
feeding the swans at the lake a pigeon
alighted quite close to them and on,
Of the boys attempted to capture 1t, bu
1t dew off over the lake toward q swar
and apparently was about to settle OF
its back, instead Of which 1t closed It,
wings quite naturally and dropped Int,
the water close in front Of the swaI
and commenced to struggle. The swa,
went to assist it, put its head undel
| the water and lifted the drowning
pigeon Into the air. The latter the,
made almost circuit of the lake, event
ually resting on the island.-Londo,
Field.
Fine old Spanish emeralds" Ia /,
phrase which means something uuitt
different from what it seems to imply
There never was an emerald mined II
Spain, but after the conquest of Per,
! the conquerors brought some grea
quantities Of loot, Of which emerald
formed an important part. In THU
way the finest emeralds came into {
possession Of old Spanish families ant
~ very few had been seen In Europ,
previously to that time, an the bes
stones soon became classed a. fine ok
Spanish emsralds. To-day the expires
sion still applies to the best emerald,
Of any source.
A letter written by Count Grzymala
who was an ardent admirer Of Chopin
has just been made public in Londoa
By Eduard Zeldenrust. In It the las
unoxnApfs NJ Nhopin ov~ fhus roS>v~~J