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The Color Of Water.

The waters Of the seas. lakes, rivers
and streams in general are very often
colOred. For instance, the water Of
the Mediterranean sea Is not colorless.
but green-blue; also there Is a brilliant
red river In South America. The st.
Lawrence, IN Canada. Is pale green
aud the Otta wa golden brown. Where
these two rivers meet quite frequently
whole broad patches remain unmixed.
Here Is II gold patch and there green
one. Otherwise than this water re-
fleets the colOrs Of its surroundings,
and Il so called "Emeruld pool" In the
White mountains IL green because the
birches on its borders In early summer
are brilliant green. The Blue grottO.
In Capri. Italy. shows remarkably
rich color. near to green-bue. because
all the light received III that gr0ttO
comes through the water at its en-
trance. and. as has been said. the Med
iterranean Is green-blue The water
Of the geyscrs in the Yellowstone park
are also G. lored by natural mineral
dyes. You can dye your own glass Of
water by piece Of the boodroot plant.
Try 1t. That will be vegetable dye
St. Nicholas.
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Paderewskj's Distinction.

There was day when Paderewski's
English was not fluent One evening
before a choice company In his ele-
giant apartments in New York he was
showing few highly fnttercd callers
how to do this. that and t'other on the
keys Of his grand piano. explaining in
bad English as he went OF course the
man was present who Is ever ready to
supply word when a speaker hest.
tates. The famous artist. landing with
both hands as if he had just dropped
from the ceiling. exclaimed. "Harlno.
ny" All applauded the perfect con.
cord. He shot down again like trip.
hammer and would have exclaimed
again. but the word refused to come
"What you call--er-er"- "DiscOrd."
put In the supplier OF words. Padarew-
skis hair stood straight out. and his
face was white and red with anger
Jumping up from the stool. he sput.
tered: "Deescort! No! With me II
deescort ISIS eempossible" He would
not he persuaded to touch the instru-
ment again that night. The uninten-
tiOnal insul; struck deep
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A An.eas.. u o.n.r.l jackson.

An Aheoooto o. 0Onorai vSokSVUs
General jackson while on one Of bic
Journeys to Tennessee about the time
Of the nullification excitement arrived
at a virginian village in very inpa-
tient state Of mind, both with pubic
affairs and with the state Of the roads.
The president was entertained az Z
guest at the house Of lady in the VII
lage. and. although he tried to be po-
lite, the state Of vexation which ne
was in affected him visibly.
His hostess at the supper table was
much alap,ned to see the general swai-
lowing with great rapidity cup OF al
most boiling hot tea.
"Wait-wait. general!' exclaimed the
lady. "Let me give you some cold wa
ter"
mo, thank you. ma'am," said the
general, continuing to drink.
But | don't see how you can drink
that boiling hot tea without scalding
yourself"
mo wonder you can't. ma'am," said
Jackson. Il am scalding myself"
But, sir, why do YOU
Good gracious. ma'am" exclaimed
the general. Don't you see that !
want to scald myself?"
The lady refrained from making any
further suggestions as to her distin-
guished guests comfort.
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Won His Opponent.

In 1I4I Mr.. John Brown was invited
to become tie pastor of church at
Hinghan There was but one oppo-
nent to his settlement. a man whom
Mr. Brown won over by a stroke Of
good humor. He asked for the grounds
OF his opposition. II like your person
and your manner" was the reply, but
your preaching. sir, disapproye."
"Then." said Mr.. Brown. I'VE are
agreed. ! do not like my preaching
very well myself. but how great fol-
ly 1t Is for you and me to set up our
opinion against that Of the whole par
ish." The force OF this reasoning ap.
pealed to the man, and he at once with
drew his objections.-London Satur-
day Review.
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Orioin of "Watered Stock"

The expression "watered stock.
which describes so well the expansion
OF the stock Of a company beyond the
value of the property. originated. 1t IL
said. in connection with Daniel Drew
who was once the wealthiest and most
unique manipulator In Wall street
Drew had been Il drover In his youngei
days. and 1t was said Of him that be-
fore selling his cattle in the market he
would first give them large quantities
Of salt to make them thirsty and then
provide them with all the water they
could drink In this way their weight
was greatly Increased, and the pur'
chaser was buying "watered stock"
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SAVED EY TIE Ki...i.
An Incident IN IL, Career of Hclbein,
the Fainter.

An Incident In Il, Career of Hclbein,
thc Fainter.
There Mple!.td air a..tair in England
which mi Int have Ecen fatal to liol.
ocin If III, k,n. had not protected him
On he report # his rhnra' ter Il noble
men IF the first quality wanted one
dan to see ii.h when he was drawing
4 figure after the life. ilolhcin In am
swcr begged his l'rtship to defer the
honor OF his Visit to another day.
which the nOblemln took for an af-
front. He broke open the door and
very rudely went upstairs. Holbein.
healin. the noise. left his chamber
and. meeting the lord at his door. fell
into IL Violent passion and pushed him
backward from the top Of the stairs to
the bottom
Considering. however. Immediately
what he had done. he escaped from
the tumult he had raised and made the
best of his way to the king. The no.
bleman. much hurt. though not 81
much as he pretended, was there soon
after him, aud upon opening his gricv-
ance the king ordered llOlbeln to ask
pardon for his ollense. But this only
irritnted the nubleman the more, who
would not be satisfied with less than
his life. upon which the king sternly
replied:
My lord. you have not now to do
with IIolben. but with me. Whatever
punishment you may contrive by way
Of revenge ""ainst him shall asSuredly
be inhi,ted upon yourself. Remember,
pray, my lord, that can whenever |
please make seven lords Of seven plow-
meii, but ,HLl.Ut make one llolDeln
even of seven lords"--"Life Of llol-
bpiu"
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POWER CONCRETE MIXER.
Hemsmads Device That 10 Useful on
thu Farm

Hemsmads Device That 10 Useful on
the Farm.
OF interest to farmers who need
cement for any purpose. such as lay
ing noors or walks or making posts.
is q bulletin issued by the Colorado
experiment station which tells OF mix
ing concrete by machinery and prints
the accompanying illustration OF
homemade mixer. which Is described
thus:
Two pieces Of 4 by form the sills.
Upon these two. uprights about three
feet high are fastened. A one and one
half inch pipe passes through holes
bored in the top Of the uprights. Upon
this pipe the mixing box Is turned, and
through the pipe the water Is added
TO the mixture at the desired time.
The water Is poured in at the top OF
the upright pipe and flows down and
out through holes which are drilled
in the lower side Of 1t. The other end
Of the pipe is closed by wooden plug.
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CALABASH PIPES.

the bit In your mouth, puff away and
dream dreams of auld lang syne or
castles in the air. You are now cal
abasher. qualified and passed by the
United States government.
Uncle Sam says the farmers must
not imagine that they can make big
income by growing calabashes and
selling the Pourds for pipe material.
Gourds are imported now at from 25
cents to 50 dozen. 1t is the necessi-
ty of hand work in making the pipes
that causes them to be expensive
when you have to buy them. No two
gourds are Of the same shape or size.
Consequently all the cutting and ft-
ting must be done by hand. 1t Is
worth while for smoker to have q
nine which he has made himself.
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ORIGIN of the Name "Bloodhourd."

The bloodhound was first known In
England as the sleuthhound. later As
the English bloOGhound-nOt on ac-
count of his thirst for blood. bat be-
cause of his pure breeding. the same
as one speaks Of Il pure bred. pure
blood or blooded horse. He was first
introduced in England by that good
SPORTSMAN William the CCnqnrrnr.
Later he WAS known IN France as the
st. Hubert and in the eighth century
as the Flemish hound, There were L '
real English bloodhounds In America
before those sent over by Edwin
Brough to tho New York dog show i'll
1885, The registration Of the Amer
can Kennel club shows that they were
the first imported and the first ever
registered. Recreation.
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Diseases Of Fowls.

Most Of the diseases that aff1ict
fowls are the result Of carelessness
and indifference on the part Of the
owner as regards the surroundings
and conditions Of his poultry. No
poultry will show to advantage on the
credit side Of the cash account unless
they are healthy and well cared for.
How to prevent disease should be the
watchword rather than how to cure
disease.
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rhs MaeeIlanic Clouds.

The Marpllnnic clouds are two
cloudy masses of light. oval In shape
and unequal in size. seen at night in
the heavens in the vicinity Of the
south pole. They are supposed to be
nri,Llae. or dense aggrrgationS of
stars. so far distant as to give to the
uuassistcd eye the Impression Of cloud
like MASSES They cover areas of II
and IL square degrees re pcctively and
are So named in honor Of Ferdinand
Magellan. the great Portuguese navi-
gator, who first observed taen in l:i29
during his voyage around the globe
New York American.
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arm auo
Garden
MAKE YOUR OWN CALABASH.

Any Farmer Can Grow the Gourd and
Transform 1t Into a Pipe.
Do you want a calabash pipe? II so.
you needn't pay a dealer from S. to
$12 for one. Grow 1t and make 1t
yourself. After you have grown the
gourd you can make the pipe In about
half an hour at cost Of half a dol
lar. So says the bureau Of plant In
dustry at Washington. And your
homemade calabash, IL you take prop
er pains in the making. will be Just
as artistic and satisfactory rs the ex-
pensive imported one.
The calabash is made from South
African gourd. Until recently this
gourd was not grown elsewhere, but
the American consul at Cape Town,
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Wilu TalleYrand.

Louis XVIII., complimenting Talley-
rand one day upon his abilities, asked
him how he had contrived first to over
turn the directory and finally Bona
parte.
The willy diplomat replied, with charm
ing simplicity: Really, sire. have had
nothing to do with this. There Is
something inexplicable about me which
brings III luck on the governments that
neglect me-"
Mexico.
More than four-fifths Of the popula-
tion of Mexico are Of mixed or Indian
blood.
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A Little Too Much.

"a wife has right to expect much
Of her husband" remarked the philo.
sophically inclined person musingly.
Yes. l suppose she has" replied tue
meek appearing man with wilted look
ing whiskers. IL suppose she has. but
when she expects him to live up. stead
lily and without swerving. to the motto
on her first husbands tombstone
somehow think she is expecting more
than she really ought to expect from
common, everyday. earthly man."
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Hvpocrites,

81 despise hypocrite." says Boggs'
$50 do l." says ClOggs. Now. take
Knoggs. for example. He's the biggest
hypocrite on earth despise that
man"
But you appear to be his best
friend"
"Oh. yes. ] try to appear friendly
toward him. 1t pays better In the end
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Queer Men.

"SOme men are so Queer!'
"And you are going to tell me OF one
particularly queer one"
"Yes. It's Mr.. Barberton. His wife
used to beg him for nickels and dimes.
and now he's cheerfully paying her
hundred week for alimony."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
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Her Nationality,

When small Sigrid made her first
appearance in an American school.
says Harper's Magazine. she was ask
ed the usual puzzling questions. one
Of which was:
"What Is your nationality, Sigrid"
"Sigrid tossed her fiaxen braids.
"Tm an American Of Norwegian de-
sign." she said promptly.
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Meant Well, but Made Him Nervous.

Mr.. Fijjit-please don't send that
messenger boy who shutters up to my
house again Telegraph Manager
What did he do? Mr.. FiJjit-Nothing.
But l gave him twenty-five cent tip
and he hung around all afternoon try
ing to say "Thanks. Exchange.
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Adjourned Unanimously.

Correspondent approaching Irish SER
eeaut,--l am told. sergeant. that you
had skirmish with the enemy this
morning.
Sergeant We did that. sor.
Correspondent-And did you come
off with flying colors?
Sergeant Floyin' colors. is 1t? Be
dad. it wasn't ownly the colors that
was foyin', but livery mothers son of
US In the bargain. n.-London Telegraph.
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When dairyman has faced the ac-
taal practice OF selling cows from his
herd for beef he will not feel eucour-
aged over the outlook Of combining
beef and dairy qualities in the same
herd. There Is a popular prejudice
against eating beef from an old. play
ed out dairy COW. and there Is no ad-
vantage in trying to combine the two
qualities in One animal.
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The Final Transaction.

"Father" said little Rollo. what Is
the ultimate consumer"
"He Is the last person, my son. that
an article reaches In Its commercial
existence"
II know what you mean. He's
man who goes into hotel and orders
chicken hash."- Washington Star.
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His Earthly Task.

"Do you think the deacon will be
entirely happy In the hereafter?'
"Why not p
II fear the good man will feel lonely
with no church mortgage to lift."-
Louisville Courier journal.
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An Easier DosA.

Johnny-TLe medicine amt so nasty
as 1t usetec be. mommer. I'm gettln'
used to it. Mommer-DO you take a
whole spoonful every hour? johnny
Nom; couldn't find spoon, so I'm
usin' q fork.-Cleveland Leader.
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Discretion.

"YOu say you left the house this
morning and then went back. Don't
you know that's unluckyT"
ut would have been blamed sight
unluckier for me II hadn't gone
back"
"Why so?"
my wife called me."-Lippincott's
Magazine.
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A Family Affair.

Casey's wife was at the hospital.
where she had undergone serious op-
Grafton few days before.
Mrs. Kelley called to inquire as to
Mrs. Casey's condition.
us she restin' quietly?" Mrs. Kel-
ley asked.
mo- but am" said Casey.-Ex'
change.
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Felt Good.

"Don't you honestly believe there Is
more good than evil In the wOrld:"
"Ah! You've found dollar you
didn't know you had. haven't your
Chicago Record d-Herald.
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EeSrless.

"Whitcomb Is an Independent think
err
"He is?"
"Yes: he even dares to say the clock
in the railroad station Is wrong."-
Buffalo Express.
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Dvipn &c Tell.

"Jack. Dolly told me the most exri-
ing secret and made me swear never
to tell II living soul"
"We!l. hurry up with 1t. I'm late
for the office now"
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His Status,

"Well, nv little man." inquired
visitor pleasantly. ''who are youT'
"I'm the baby's brother" was the
ingenious reply.-Truth Seeker.
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His Anal.

Miss Rogers-How did you imagine
anything 80 beautiful as the angel In
your picture? Artlst-Go: an engaged
man to describe his fiancee to me-
brooklyn Life.
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Avarice Is to the intellect and heart
what aensuality Is to the morals
Jameson.
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Uncle Ezra says, "Lots Nv men are
fust rate farmers when 1t comes to
sowin' wild ts."-BostOn Herald.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01

ess OF the throne, than we have in the
United States over electing ten presi.
dents. For band after band march
down the streets, all classes Of peo.
pie have given up their work for a
week to have gala time. II is charm
ing how they do things here.
We have taken an excursion from
Amsterdam out fifteen miles to the
island of Marker in the South Sea.
The whole trip was interesting. To
begin with we started by a steam ship,
next we took locomotive trip for a
few miles, then motor boat, next a
sail ship, then houseboat, and then
the tram car, and at last the steam
launch, All this in thirty miles of
travel Marken has 1000 people on
the island and all of whom are Pro.
testants. There are only eight farm.
ers on the island, all the others are
fishermen. We were there on Saturday
and all tn sail ships were in the har.
Dor for Sunday, so 1t was great
sight. These people are quaint, and
odd. Many of them have never been
off the little island.
They wear wooden shoes and dress
in such peculiar costumes that you
would laugh yourself sick to see them.
1000 Years Behind Flag.
They are mostly very poor and live
on scarcely nothing.
There are, we say, 1000 years be-
hind the times.
They are very industrious, but have
little chance to get anything ahead.
Strange to say good number of
them speak lVlglish.
They are very sociable and polite
and you never hear any swearing or
see a drunken man.
Amsterdam has 100000 people and
5000 ships call annually at her har.
bors.
For the first time in many weeks we
hear English spoken frequently in no.
tells, stores and on the streets. Time
is passing swiftly and my first 10000
mile trip may soon be over and
shall start on my second trip about
June Is, for another and a longer
journey.
Chas. Wayne Ray.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
Old Cunning County Man.

West Point, Neb., June 25.-Speciaf
to The News: William Knieval one Of
the oldest settlers and best known res
idents of st. Charles township died
at his farm home and was inferred
under Catholic auspices on Sunday.
The deceased was So years of age and
native of Germany. He had been
a resident of Cunning county for over
forty years. He is survived by his
wife and four children. The immedi-
ate cause of death was pleurisy
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01

is In position TO OFFER many of the
Young men of Norfolk splendid op-
portunity to accompany his company
to Fort Riley, KAN in August when
the local company goes there to camp.
This encampment under the present
rules of the government, which has
done away with all of the previous
drawbacks to camping, will make Ii
fine outing for the young men of Nor
folk, who on application to Captain
Anderson within the next few days
can accompany the soldiers there. a
rifle team of five enlisted men of the
local company will be sent to Ashland,
Neb., to participate in the shooting
contest on July |.
Fort Smith (Ark) American: by
unanimous vote of the executive com
mittee of the German Day celebration,
to be held in Fort Smith the first week
in October, next, A. j. Koenigstein, n
leading and popular attorney of this
city was selected as grand marshal of
the parade, which VIII be one of the
principal events of the celebration. II
is the intention to make the celebra
tion the largest one of any ever held
in this state, and from present indica-
tons the people of Fort Smith will en-
terrain from 10000 to 10000 visitors
on this occasion. 1t is expected that
at least 5000 people will take part in
the grand parade. Mr.. Koenigstein
has requested until Saturday to decide
if his business will permit him to ac-
cept the honor and responsibility Incl
dental to this important part of the
festivities planned for this occasion.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
Receivers the Watch.

A. M. Wurtz, the Norfolk jeweler
who was swindled out of $205O and
gold watch and fob by the CRATER,
Damon alias Howard, who passed a
bogus check on him on May %, was
lucky enough yesterday to receive the
watch and fob from the Fremont au-
thorities. Constable Finkhouse re-
turned with the stolen property. The
money, however, had already been
paid other claimants who were vic
tins of Damon and there was no more
left for Mr.. Wurtz.
When the Norfolk constable arrived
in Fremont he was taken to the cell
in which Damon was locked. He
found him fast asleep on his cot.
Shaking him by the shoulder, the con-
stable awakened him saying:
do you know me?"
well, you are an officer have seen
before, believe it was Norfolk. You
wore a blue suit then"
you are right" said the officer. 81
have come here to get that watch, fob
and the money you got at Norfolk"
well, the watches and all the mon
ey are gone" replied Damon calmly.
mo, they are not" said a deputy
sheriff who was standing near by.
There is one watch left"
well, don't give it to him, he can't
identify it," said Damon.
Yes he can, he's got all the pa
pers," said the deputy sheriff, and the
watch and fob was handed over to the
Norfolk officer.
DO you remember taking this
watch from a jeweler at Norfolk"
asked the constable, but Damon would
not answer him.
Are you coming up to see us soon?"
questioned the Norfolk officer and Da-
mon then shook his head sadly, prob
ably sorry that he could not return.
Damon, when captured by the Ere
mont sheriff, had on his person a
large number of valuable watches and
about $3.50 in cash, but the money and
all the watches had already been call
ed for by other victims of the swim
dler. Had there been any money left
when Finkhouse arrived in Fremont,
1t would have probably been divided
among the three jewellers who were at
the jail endeavoring to recover some
of their jewelry and money. These
three went away empty handed. There
were seventeen Nebraska and South
Dakota jewellers in all who reported
to the Fremont authorities as being
victims of Damon. Most OF these were
from South Dakota
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
SHE SENT $50 BACK TO HIM,
Norfolk Bachelor Receivers Last In
stallment Sent to Fake Bride.


One of the Norfolk bachelors who
some time ago through matrimonial
paper was about to get married and
who made several installments Of
money to his bride-elect, who failed to
come to him, always pretending that
her mother was Ill. or had written him
from several places in Nebraska that
she was on the way and had to have
more money" to enable her to get to
Norfolk, has received his last install
ment back by means of assistance
from Norfolk attorney.
In the last letter it is said the pros
pective wife said she had to have
more money to come here to marry
him." and under these circumstances,
through the violation of postal laws,
he was able to get his money back.
The other installments, which are
said to aggregate about $50, will prob
ably never be seen again. Probably
this bachelor will talk to some of the
pretty Norfolk girls about matrimony
before again enlisting the aid of mat
rimonial papers.