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The new era., 1910-12-01
Some Famous Swimmers.

Capt Webb, in whose honor a me-
mortal was unveiled recently at Dovis,
is the first swimmer of modern times
TO be commemorated in this fashion.
The honor is well deserved, for Sir
William Ferguson and the other sur
geons who examined Webb after his
channel swim pronounced his exploit
to stand almost unrivaled as an in
stance of human prowess and endur-
ance. Apparently the only other SWIM
ming feat to be commemorated by
monument is the passage of the Tiber
by Horatius Coolies, described so WV
idly in Macauley's Lays of Ancient
Rome" a statue of Horatius having
been erected in his lifetime. Leander's
nightly swim across the Hellespont to
visit his beloved Hero is depicted on
a coin of Abydos preserved in the Brit
ish museum. From this it appears
that Leander swan hand-over-hand
stroke.-London Chronicle.
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Improving the Curriculum.

81 should like to PROPOSE" remarked
the long suffering fiat dweller, that,
since we are to wake up every little
while and find a Harvard graduate do
ing temporary duty as janitor in our
underground apartment, that the pre-
siding officers of that college consider
the proposition of inserting a course
in their curriculum 'touchin' on and
appertainin' to- the correct method of
manipulating the hot water boiler of
fiat buildings. It's no more than hu.
man"
The new era., 1910-12-01
A Doubtful Member.

In Miss Woods kindergarten class
there were eight pupils, four girls and
four boys. One of the boys, however.
had not yet reached the estate of kits,
not to mention trousers. Accordingly,
when little Susan Phelps was asked by
a visitor to tell how many boys and
how many girls there were, her con-
fused reasoning went as follows:
There's eight, one, two, three. four,
five, six, seven, eight. Miss Elliott" she
replied. And if he's girl'-she
pointed at one who wore dresses in
stead of manly garb-"why, there's
five girls, and one, two, three boys.
But if she's boy, there's one. two,
three, four girls, and one, two-four
boys. She's really boy, you know,
Miss Elliot" she confided, in conclu-
sion.-Youths Companion.
The new era., 1910-12-01
The "Face" of a Map.

Our map shows our politics" said
a Helsingfors university professor to
Harry de Windt He pointed to
map of Finland and explained: You
see, she snaps her fingers at Sweden
and kicks Russia in the eye" If you
will look up Finland in your atlas you
will see this at once, and always go
on seeing it when you glance at the
map in future. 1t is one of the clear
est of these atlas pictures. Ireland
has undoubtedly face turned toward
England. Lough Neagh forming the
eye and Carlingford Lough the mouth.
But is the figure bowling toward Great
Britain or lowering its head to butt
her in the stomach. There one gets
upon dangerous political ground.
The new era., 1910-12-01
Antiquity of Gold Leaf.

The origin of gold leaf, like the first
use of gold itself, is lost in the mists
of antiquity. 1t is found. for example,
in connection with the most ancient
known mummies, having been used
for covering teeth, tongue, skin, etc.
Sometimes it is also found ON the cof-
fins. Gold leaf was also used on the
tombs and monuments of ancient
Egypt. The process of making gold
leaf has thus been known since the
eighth century B. c. In the eleventh
century 1t seems to have attained as
high a degree of perfection as today.
The gold leaf on some ancient Grecian
pottery indeed is as thin as that now
used.-Magazine of Commerce.
The new era., 1910-12-01
Good Medicine Dropper.

When one requires a certain num-
Der of drops of a liquid, and special
dropping bottle is not at hand, it is
often difficult to drop from bottle
slowly enough to keep an accurate
account. A simple dropper can be
made in this way: Get piece of
wire, bend it parallel, and then twist
it loosely Next cut off the ends neat
ly and bend it into a right angle. The
dropper is now ready. To use it, You
put the long end into the bottle, and
tilt the bottle sufficiently to allow the
liquid to trickle slowly down the
dropper.
The new era., 1910-12-01
Wolf Bounty
notice.

The North Park Stock Growers Assn
will pay u bounty of $1,000 on all grown
wolves and So 100 on all wolf pups killed
within the limits of Jackson County,
Colorado. All wolves must be killed
after date of this notice, Dec. 2Gth 1909
Parties claiming this bounty will be
required to show the dead animal to
any two members of the North Park
Stock Growers Assn, who will sign a
certificate saying tnat the animal was a
wolf, killed within the limits of jackson
County and cut of the feet of the dead
animal Upon presentation of the Ger
tifcate, with the feet of the wolf to the
Secretary of the association the bounty
will, be paid.
by I. j. Payne, Secty.
Walden,
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A WEI Harvest ReIic.

A curious token has just been
found at Barton, inscribed "Tunstead
and Happing, 1912. One Halfpenny,
payable at the Corporation House" "
This was the year of the wet harvest,
the worst ever known. 1t rained in
cessantly all September, October and
during most of November. and on No
vember 20 farmers were carting bar
ley, a sharp wind frost prevailing
Wheat was 63 shillings a coomb, and
so bad was it in quality that dough
made from the flour resembled slime.
Every Monday morning the over
seers and church wardens met at the
parish churches to devise means to
provide employment and relieve the
starving poor
The new era., 1910-12-01
Spider-Web Suits.

Now that the hot weather is with
us again it might pay some enthusi-
astic tradesman to revive the manu-
facture of costumes from spiders
webs, which at one time served to
make a cool and attractive fabric. The
first person to use the webs in this
way was a Montpelier merchant
named Bon. Louis XIV. himself
deigned to appear in spiderweb suit
with gloves and stockings of the same
material, and several Of his court fol
lowed his example. The fashion was
at its height from 1909 to 1711. But
the spiders appear to have struck
work, or perhaps they were swept
down by conscientious housemaids
Anyhow, you would hardly get "a spi
der suit today.
The new era., 1910-12-01
Too Much Cob.

farmer who was taking his first
himself getting hungry. The train
boy came through and after some
effort sold the farmer three bananas
for ten cents. The farmer peeled the
bananas, threw away the fruit and ate
the skins. Presently the boy came
back. Want some more bananas?"
he asked. NO, guess not" why,
wasn't they good?" "Oh, goods com
mon, l suppose, but they's too burned
much cob about them. m."-Philadelphi
Saturday Evening Post.
The new era., 1910-12-01
Swedenbore's Versatility.

Perhaps even the devout Swedenbor-
gian is not aware of the versatility OF
his hero and that he added to mysti-
cism an all,round scientific equipment.
When Charles Nil, for instance, was
in difficulty as to the transport for
siege in the dead of winter it was
Swedenborg who constructed 16-mile-
long canal through mountains and
over valleys for the conveyance of
the necessary implements Of war; it
was he who gave to Sweden better
method of fixing the value of money;
it was he who, as assessor of mines,
studied the smelling works of Europe
and put his countrymen in the way
of eclipsing their methods.
The new era., 1910-12-01
An EnqIish Custom.

In England small carafe, or wa
ter bottle, with a drinking glass in
verted over the top, is always kept in
every bedroom, and freshly filled
morning and night. This is most
convenient custom where there is not
running water in or near the room,
as one will often go without the
wished for swallow after disagree
able pill, or to relieve sudden cough
or sneeze, rather than trouble to send
for it. Children are always wanting
q drink" and they can be taught to
get it for themselves if it is always in
some convenient place, and kept free
from dust by the overturned tumbler
is far better for them than ice water
in an open pitcher.
The new era., 1910-12-01
Doubtful Commitment.

At the dinner of a literary club in
Chicago two minor poets were heard
In conversation. Harold" said the
one, i've just seen your triolet in The
Spread Eagle Magazine. "Ah!" eX-
claimed the other, pleased express
sion coming into his face, and with
the air of man preparing himself
against a burst of praise. YES" con-
tinued the second poet; and, do you
know, I heard a rather neat little
compliment passed on it by young
lady of my acquaintance" Harold
seemed. still more pleased. May 1 ask
what she said?" he queried. Where
upon the first minor poet gurgled;
Why" said he, she wanted to know
whether l had written it."-Lippin-
colts.
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Transformation of Cats Fur.

Remarkable transformation of a
cats fur by temperature has been re-
ported by Prof. A. c. Geddes of the
Dublin Royal College of Surgeons. An
all-black cat was accidentally shut up
in the refrigerating chamber of a
mail steamer in Sydney harbor, and
was not discovered until about thirty
two days later, when the ship was off
Alden. The cat was hardly recog-
nizable, the fur having become long
and thick, changing nearly to white
on the back. Brought out into the in
tense heat of the Red sea, the heavy
white coat rapidly fell out, and the
black cat was itself again before Lon
don was reached.
The new era., 1910-12-01
Hvnn Books for eunwads.

The 1SOth anniversary of the battle
of Springfield, which was won by the
Continental soldiers by reason of the
fact that they We're able to wad their
guns with hymn books, was celebra.
ted at Springfield the other day, by
the New Jersey Society, S. A. r., with
the dedication Of nagpole in the
Revolutionary burying ground. The
hymn books were used at the behest
of the minister of the old Presbyterian
church which still stands. He was the
Rev. James Caldwell, and when he
saw the tide of battle turning against
the Colonists because they could not
get wadding for their guns he brought
out the books from the church and
said: Give 'em Watts, boys; give
'em Watts
The new era., 1910-12-01
In Latin and the Other Languages.

Latin was the language of some of
the provinces of ancient Italy, and the
Italian language is sometimes describ-
ed as modern Latin. 1t cannot be
said, however, that Latin and Italian
are one and the same. Latin has
played a great part in the history of
language, entering largely, as 1t did
after Rome's conquests, into the dia-
lects of Spain and Gaul. French and
Spanish, the latter especially are
based mainly on Latin; and English,
of course. has borrowed largely from
Latin. Greek and Latin both belong
to what is known as the Indo-Euro-
peon family of languages.
The new era., 1910-12-01
Gift of Weather Prophecy.

There is a Georgia man who can
forecast the weather" so accurately
that the people of his county are said
to farm by him." 1t is said that the
government has tried to get him in
the weather bureau department, but
he says that "figgers" confuse him.
He is reported to have said: 81 gifts
my weather knowledge from the Lord.
It comes free and it goes free.
wouldn't sell it to no man! n!'-Atlanta
Constitution.
The new era., 1910-12-01
And There Was Liaht.

Hardly had Rev. E. R. Bailey an
nounced the text, Let there be light"
to the colored congregation at the
Morning Star church, Baltimore, one
Sunday morning, when a woman mem
ber sitting in one of the rear pews.
pointing her finger toward a corner of
the structure, and nudging her neigh
Dor, said: There is the light now"
The neighbor looked, and, sure
enough, there was light, for the
church was afire. The preacher pre-
vented a panic by assuring the con-
gregation that all could get out with
out being harmed. Meanwhile the
sexton sent in an alarm and the
church was saved from destruction.
The new era., 1910-12-01
An Efficacious Cooler.

Asol, a product first demonstrated in
Milan at the exposition OF 1906, is said
to have a marvellous efficacy in reduc-
ing the temperature of the house or
room in which it is employed. 1t is
now in common use in France in fac
tories, railroad stations and govern
ment buildings, where its action so
beneficially affects the bodily condi-
ton of the workers that 1t makes it
easy for them to face the outer heat
terward-Harper' Weekly.
The new era., 1910-12-01
"Onev as a Pronoun.

have never been smitten with the
use of the word "One" as a pronoun,
writes a contributor to The Idler 1t
takes a word juggler to attempt it.
and get away with it. Unless one
feels that one has won ones spurs in
this respect .and can eXtricate one
self from the mess one gets oneself
and ones readers into, one should
avoid the use of the word "one" in
plague.
The new era., 1910-12-01
Asparagus Cure, Latest.

People of Switzerland so Paris
paper reports, invent all kinds of cures
to attract visitors to their country.
Just now it is the asparagus cure in
Valais There is an abundance of
asparagus in the Rhone valley and
tons are exported to various countries
of Europe. The cures begin about the
end of May and the patients make
asparagus their principal diet Meat
is vigorously banished.
The new era., 1910-12-01
The PaImy Days of Prize Fighting.

In his best days the English prize
fighter was man who fought for the
fun of the thing, was backed by his
friends and stood to win few gum
cas- on the result In private life he
was the village blacksmith or the To-
cal publican-a bit of brute but a
good fellow. 1t was the crowd that
spoiled the English ring, just as the
crowd has already spoiled most Eng
iish games today. English boxing
when it became thing of deadly
science, practised only by profession
ais, went down in bad esteem.-Sat-
urday Review.
The new era., 1910-12-01
Notice of Application to
Lease State Land

Office of the State Board of Land
Commissioners
Denver. Colo, Nov. 5. 1910
Notice is hereby given that John c. Ish, Whose
postoffce address is Rand, Colo, has made
application No. 1852 to lease the following de-
scribed School Lands, situate in Jackson
County. Colorado. to wit:
All of Sec. Is, Twp. N. 79 W., 9th P. NJ.
No other application to lease the above de
scribed lands will be considered otter Dec. lst
1910.
B. l.. JEFFERSON,
Register State Board Land Commissioners
lilo 12-1
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Bad COMPANY.

How do men feel whose Whole lives
land many mems lives are) are lies,
schemes and subterfuges? What sort
Of company do they keep when they
are alone? Daily IN life | watch men
whose every smile is an artiice and
every wink an hypocrisy. Doth such
fellow wear mask in his own pri-
vacy and to his own conscience
Thackeray.
The new era., 1910-12-01
Peculiar psatll.

A peculiar death was that of James
Dunno, at Wangaratta, Victoria, re-
Gently. While going to a creek he
was caught in a wire fence and could
not disentangle himself He was
found hours after fairly balanced
across the wire, and expired after be-
ing lifted off Examination showed
that the wire had cut deep into the
abdomen
The new era., 1910-12-01
oranns. Emblem Of Fortune.

The golden fruit of the orange tree
has always been considered the en-
blem of good fortune. 1t is supposed
that the custom of wearing the flower
was common among Saraceu women
and introduced into England by the
Crusaders. Some writers consider
that it typifed the golden apple which
figured so prominently In old mythol-
ogical tales.
The new era., 1910-12-01
Think Too Much of Weather

The truth seems to be that we are
an impatient people and that we de-
vote entirely too much of our time
thinking and talking about the wealth
er instead of absorbing ourselves in
other things over which we have some
control. We were far wiser to follow
the example of Riley's contented farm
er-"When the Lord sends rain, why
rains my choice
The new era., 1910-12-01
Old Grand Canal Of China.

In these days when every one Is
marveling at the huge figures sent out
from Panama people appear to have
forgotten the old grand canal of
China, which was dug way back in the
dark ages and has never yet been
rivaled for length. 1t is $50 miles
long and is used constantly.
The new era., 1910-12-01
He Told Her.

What is it, do you suppose, that
keeps the moon in place and pre-
vents 1t from falling?" asked Aramita.
Il think 1t must be the beams" replied
Charlie softly. - Shelbourne Falls
senger.
The new era., 1910-12-01
Ticket Gives Fare Due.

4 taximeter for use on public We
htcles. now being tested by the Lon
don authorities, issues a ticket at the
end of the journey stating the amount
of fare due.
The new era., 1910-12-01
Sclf-ReIIance.

Are you leaning on someone? Re
member he might move away. Bet
ter learn to stand up and be a man
who needs no prop.
The new era., 1910-12-01
Notice of Application to
Lease State Lands

Office of the State Board OF Land
Commissioners.
Denver, Colo, Nov. 5, 1910,
Notice is hereby given that A. w. Green,
Whose postotlice address is Jelm, Wyo.' has
made application No. 1888 to lease the follow
ing described school Lands, situate in Larimer
County Colorado. to wit:
S.E of NEia, Sec. 36, Twp. 12 N, X. W.
Ei2 of NWll,
NE4 of SEh, p" 9TH
P. NJ.
No other application to lease the above de-
scribed lands will be considered after Dec. 1st
1910
b. l.. JEFFERSON.
Register State Board Land Commissioners
Ito 12l
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steel Aeroplane.

An aeroplane in which seamless
steel tubing takes the place Of wood
or bamboo in the frames and planes
has proved a success in Germany.
The new era., 1910-12-01
SERIAL NO. ol1932
NOTICE for PUBLICATION
COAL ENTRY
(Secs. 23iS-52. r. s.

(Secs. 23lS-52. X. 81
Land Office at Denver, Colorado
Nov. 81, 1910
Notice is hereby given that George H. Man
ming of Walden County of jackson, State OF
Colorado, who. the 9th day of December
1909 filed in this office Coal Declaratory State
ment for the VIZ of NWA, NWA of SWA, Sec
Is Twp. n. of II. rs w. NI1Li of SEli, of Sec
tion 10, Township N, Range 70 w, 9th P. NJ,
has this day fled in this office Application to
Purchase under the provisions of sections 2Sis
to 1852, U. S. Revised Statutes.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands above described or desiring to object for
any reason to the entry thereof by applicant,
should file their afiitlavits of protest in this
office on or before the 29th day of December,
1910
C. D. FORD Register.
l1-24 12-29
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LODGE DIRECTORY.

WOODMEN of the WORLD,
meet at the l. o. o. F. hall the second
and fourth Saturday of each month.
10. o +. meet the first and third
Saturday of each month
The Women of the Woodcraft meet
at the l, o. o. F. hall the first and third
Friday of each month
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

tie thrust his arm across -r, ,-1.e. ina, 's
might feel his fore arm. /, N-> corded an
hard a. a steel cable
Are YOU really well3 She -sNed doI-.
fully. Your eyes are deep seq. ana W.
chee6boneS are all shiny
I've been polishing them sell tor .
occasion. | don't lunch here very o'.'
YOU know"
lis a pity YOU don't. F-.r YOUR g,
Id say what YOU need most Is SQl-'
medl-and I'm going 70 order .oe-
And, wdlVIug his prccoga...,. She
about il diligently. from e.r~ -euvres /. 4
coffee, while he watched rs graleia~
aware of her commandlus t.r onity.
There. She cried as she r.>lcd-
least to-day YOU won't >,4r.s Now q
me what voU rc doing
Working. | think I'm going 70 n4A
some money, and ne told her o., ms 9's
poets.
I'm glad; but all thc money IN The V0'~
Won cure You It you -c ~ieN. 49,
m not going to get >,oA Ne>'dSss' -.
NO cholCc. I'm NO, going lo a>c on N''N@
any longer"
She leaned ACROSS the ,ub.y and sea''''-
his face kcculv oh. Natalie.
\p- VII giving t-~i ,t.- -.-N ~" e.
money. | never hJd ANY riS-- 20 u.
was badly treated. aud I'm -', gong
have any further share in Che jocepu'G.
She had rolled back her glove. ana =
oyster ON her fork Was suspended III n'l'',- -
She laughed softly 90 herself and pu. =.
oyster ON the dish VIII wonders. us,s S'..
cease You are the most rcuarN-'oie 5.- ~,
band have ever known. You are pToNN-.f
her with the sincvs of war, leaving y'"'S'~
without deteuScS.
Il don't need any. I'm giving her W
" To De Land3'
Yes, If She wants him. s.i.t
The smile ON Mrs. kcmpton $ bps I''.; y.
and her eyes were bent soberly down s,i
sat silent for moment, until the ",1i'e' 'I',I;s
passed the condiments Do YOU Ie|. ,oa
what you're doing, she asked. th@' ,,ssf
are putting yourself IN De Land potea
playing into ms hands All they HCI 1S,,s
was money Now you've supphed go
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

covered hum making love To another woman.
Let her think what she chose OF him. So long
as She did not guess the truth,
A ND the other woman, There had been
twInges OF conscience about her TOO.
but be had experienced less difficulty IN
writing to Abby. and he had poured out his
heart IN an ingenious epiStlc, reflectinq the
ptilosophy ana code OF a bygone generation.
q h'TrarE curiosity IN the morning mail of
the lady OF fashion, 4 bovish mcssaqe of
friendship and esteem, evading no res1or,s;-
blllty, asking only for forgiveness RI,4 rb,
note he had received in reply WAS some
thing OF a shock. The very ink and nan,r
laughed at hm. 1t moCkcd at all srrioiis-
ness tore ms simplicity to tattcrs. and scat
tered the fragments to the winds of r,isr,,I,.
our letter breatheS apology. contrition. and
stnSioilty Ut read IN part). Tren,bI, NJ, ,,,',r
G.,''O pl IHG truthful West! Now that the smoke
mas cleared away. | tIud th.r Nv, - t,T.
damaged. little mental f,,~L;t;, sis'',.N
ltus'l renovation, and | am ,,,,I ~, -,
new label has already been s,,,,r,i;.,J. -
,lc' ''scI"Su'S nave neglected nothing Of
- - Wy should c1rc3 At a bound il
~ ~see.l's We reached my full stature ,.sD,trL,5
grace beyond the reach az ,rt ''''.'N ne"
'i ooJvCI OF unusual interest t,, ,,l
NhN Go YOU apologize for Lissir,5 l.
r,,' lTI 'fouEcr than the sweet You rfr,in5
killed tb. 49,, -, ANT who with a rock
and. inciicata P aP%" ms sleeping masters nose
stand anything better ,han n, ','',,N can
V " { 'i'u5l reVlSe- togethcr-your roe
the rock H. ''N'' hence. suppose.
morrow. and ms; :" coming to- town to-
at an exp@mei, 'r ~'rl That YOU take me to lunch
seen, Its pitv ,l.. ant Perhaps We may be
smoke "a" we kndIe spark l.S 'S ''' '''' TINS
| ne ne next next morning true to her nr,,r;s..
mo, sue ,t I,,E t",IGd h'o ON the phone and thry
thew the !, had t",lCn, ncrn \ month had passed since
sur2rilrJ rg 5nJ seen Zach other, and She seemed
ance. .'''o ''D' q n''Io alarmed at his appear
thin. I'm fearf,,y'o ,yTo'N'ng too hard. You're
lie laughed m h,yj'''o.'{ !.} worried about YOU.
years. I'm str,ol haven't been So we'll in
''''s as an OK. Feel thatr'
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

going to bring IN lot OF pearls,
and am going TO get them through without
paying cent of duty.
What boat will YOU take to EurOpe?"
asked Loeb innocently.
The stranger told him.
And which one back"
Again the stranger cOntided in him.
I'm glad 10 know YOU, said Loeb, hold
ing out his hand. Then ne stopped 70 scratch
a match and light his cigar. Very glad,
he added. " My name Is William Loeb, r.
FRED W. CARPENTER, formerly pri-
Vate secretary to President Taft, now
United States Minister TO Morocco. is an
exceedingly soft spoken and mild hammered
man. He never loses his temper and never
INDUCES in profanity.
As an illustration of all this, Arthur |.
NOryS OF Ohio tells this story:
During the campaign for the presidency
II had been arranged, after many negOtia-
tons, to bring Taft and Senator Foraker of
Ohio together in 4 friendly way. They had
been at outs, and it was thought that their
reconciliation would promote party har-
mony IN the State. Three days after the ar
rangementS had been completed, the Hearst
charges against Foraker in connection with
Standard Oil were printed.
=" | went into Carpenter office in Cincin-
natl that morning with newspaper out
spread in my hand. realized that the
breaking out of the charges might embarraSs
Taft as they came lust before the intended
meeting with Foraker The thing seemed
serious. almost tragic from a political point
of view
." Loob, at that fairly screamed at Car
penter. thrusting the newspaper into his
hand What else said was more emphatic
than restrained
Carpenter looked at the paper a minute.
and said quietly oh, dear,
That was the only time ever heard Fred
swear
f. y. FOWLER, who is chief Of New
" York newspaper bureau in Washington
and shark on politics, sent a man 10 Bev-
erlv % cover The nolitical sit11atinr1 On