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The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13
Eccentricities In Palaces.


The. Russian Empress Anne built a
great palace Of ice and on occasions
when the fancy seized her punished
several Of her dainty courtiers By COM
polling them to pass the night In this
great chamber of state. where they
were almost frozen to death.
The Car Paul Constructed q room
formed entirely of huge mirrors where.
he spent hours walking to and fro in
full unifOrm-a singular taste for the
ugliest man In Russia.
One Of the native princes Of Java
cooled his palace by making a stream
fall in a cascade over the gateway.
and the Indian despOt TippO Sahib
placed beside his dinner table a life
Size figure of a tiger devOuring an
English officer. the roar of the beast
and the shrieks of the victim being
initiated by hidden machinery.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13
When Dreams Came True.

An English magazine records two
dream stories. 10 one a lady. having
lost an Important key while walking
in wood near her house in ireland.
dreamed that she saw 1t lying at the
root OF "A certain tree Next day she
found it there. She supposed her eye
must have seen it after it dropped
though her conscious mind had not in
stantly noted it.
Just the same was the theory of Il
barrister who went out late at night
to post his letters and upon undressing
missed check for a large amount ie-
ceived during the day He dreamed
he saw it curled round an area railing
not far from his door. woke up.
dressed. went out and found it exactly
as he had dreamed The mind regis
tiers at times what it does not instantly
report.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13
Something Wrong.

An Australian auctioneer who was
reputed TO have more education than
professional ability was endeavoring to
Sell some cattle to an audience of farm
hands. ''GentIemen." he began, Il
have particularly nice lot Of heifers
aud bullOcks. and 1 may say that the
heiferS predominant"
He was interrupted by a very agri-
cultural voice from the crowd. Il
thort there was something wrong with
EN-" it said. ''Or you wouldn't have to
Sell 'em."
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13
The Giant Bible.

There is in the Royal library at
Stockholm among other curiosities q
manuscript work known as the giant
Bible on account of its extraordinary
dimensions 1t measures 90 centime-
tiers in length and Is 50 centimeters
In breadth-that Is. about IS by 10
inches. 1t requires three men to lift
It There are 800 pages. but seven
have been lost The parchment Of
which the book is composed required
the skins Of 1GO asses. There are two
columns on each page. and the book
contains the Old and New Testaments.
with extracts from Josephus. The
initial letters are Illuminated. The
binding is Of oak, four and one-half
centimefers In thickness. The book
narrowly escaped destruction In the
fire in the royal palace Of stockholm
In 1867. 1t was saved. but somewhat
damaged. by being thrown out Of q
window.-LondOn Globe.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13
The River 1into.

There Is in Spain q river called the
Tinto. which has very extraordinary
qualities. Its waters. which are III
yellow as u topaz. harden the sand and
petrify 1t in most surprising manner.
II a stone falls into the river and rests
upon another they both become per
fectly united and conglutinated in IL
year. It withers all the plants Oh its
banks as well as the roots Of trees.
which It dyes Of the same hue rs its
waters. No fish live In its stream.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13
A Creature From the Fire.

Aristotle believed that some crea-
lures were capable of supporting life
even though confined to the devOuring
element. He says: I'm Cyprus. when
the manufacturers Of chalcitis Cline,
burn It many days In the fire. a winged
creature something larger than n great
fly IS seen emerging from the stone
and leaping and walking about III the
fire. These creatures perish immedi
ately upon being removed from the
furnace"
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13
The English Manor House Bathroom.

The English Manor House Bathroom.
A writer in the American Magazine
gives the following directions by which
a visitor may always lind the house
hold bathroom I'm an old English man.
or house:
The household bathroom may be
reached by descending the narrow
stone steps from the second floor back
Of the north batuement. Follow the
fall in q southeasterly direction until
you come to the armor gallery, then
turn sharply to the left and follow the
corridor to the top. Open the door at
the end of this long hall and take q
half fight OF stone steps (Oliver Crom-
well once kissed u serving maid in this
dark passageD on the right and pass
into the open hall ut the end You will
easily discover the bathroom. because
It IS the fourth door from the mullion
window. q beautiful piece Of glass Of
Charles Ills time"
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13
A Timely Trim,

Little Brother twho has just been
given some caudyp-lf 1 were you [
shouldn't take sister yachting this
afternoon.
Ardent :Suit"r-Why do YOU say that.
Tommy:
We'll. I heard her tell mother this
morning that she feared shed have TO
throw you over.-Lippincotts.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13
Hunting.
DO you enjoy hunting?"

Perhaps you have never had favor
able opportunities for enjoying the
sport. What have you hunted Mostly"
Before ] was married I generally
hunted for boarding place. Since
then most of my hunting has been for
s."-ChicagO Record Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13
A Hard Task.

. ''Now. SIR" said an Irish barrister
with severity to q loquaciOus witness.
] hold your tongue and give your evil
dence clearly.~
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13
Life and a lixina.

Many a man has made a good living
who has made a poor life. Some men
have made splendid lives who have
made very moderate and even scanty
livings.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13
There Is Hone,

Spellbinder Ton the stump,-GentIe-
men. In all my career I have never
been approached with Il bride:
Voice From the Rear-Cheer up. old
man! Your luck may cbange.-Brook-
Ign Life
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13

; Happiness consists largely in being
too busy to be DISQUALIFICATION.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13
Didn't Like Course Dinners.

A coIored woman. native Of the
south. had been working for q Mat
dwelling family Of moderate meanssin
the east end. but resigned recently to
accept a place bringing higher wages
with a wealthy family who i've in O
large house on Euclid heights and
have their dinner served IN courses
every night just IA IL there was COM
pany. This coIored wNDmaD had been
brought up to put everything on the
table ut once. with the exception pos
sibly Of the dessert. aud did not take
kindly TO the course system. A few
days ago her former MISTRESS met her
on the street and Inquired how she
liked her new place.
''Oh. not ve'y well.' she sreplied. Il
don't like this hyah way Of su'vin'
things in courses. The's too much
shiftin' o the disbes.fo' tbetfewness o
the vittles."-CIeveln,d Plain Dealer.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13

Prosperity leads often 10 ambition
and ambition to disappointment.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13
Airy Pocsj6noa.

Passenger ON AerOplaDP Whats
that dinSdonging noise: Cant It be
the cowbells ON the Milky'way: AVA
tOr-NO: that's only Satmn'ssrings.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
shrewd Piece Of Business,

The great system of tunnels under
the streets of the city of Chicago now
used for the transportation of freight
was built by company which was
organized and chartered as tele-
phone company. 1t was announced
that the company was organized for
the purpose of operating a vast sys-
tenn of automatic telephony. and the
tunnels were supposed to be for the
purpose of accommodating the wires
Of the system. The tunnels were very
generously constructed as far as size
was concerned and the telephone fea-
ture was lost sight of and the trans
portation business developed. The
company drifted into the hands of a
receiver and the effort is being made
to take up the telephone business &C.
lively, and a contract has been made
covering the installation of very
comprehensive telephone plant of TO-
900 instruments, with several stations
in different parts of the city, and ma
king use of the tunnels for carrying
the wires as was originally outlined.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
Literary Popularity.

A correspondent writing or the IL
literacy of the native classes. points
out a strange anomaly. In devising
the oriental Braille" alphabet for
the use of the Indian blind, it was
found that the SO combinations of the
six Braille dots VIII serve to give the
blind one. code for the whole of the
languages and dialects. With this
Gods the Indian blind are being taught,
and no difficulty has arisen in any
vernacular. The ordinary native
blessed with sight, is more unfor-
tunate. The complicated nature of
the native syllabaries Is such that it
requires from SOC to 1000 sorts OF
type to print g book even in simple
language. Originally the letters of
Asoka were simple in form, but the
modern varieties of Asoka's letters
have become elaborate and compli-
Gated.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
Woman Smokers.

The woman smoker, far from being
a result of a decadent civilization, Is
merely a survival of rougher and
harder life Even today the women
who live the hardest lives compatible
with twentieth century civilization
smoke necessarily. Go into any
tramps' lodging house and you will
find not only old and young women
but bits Of girls scarcely in their
teens putting contentedly, not at cigar
cites, but clay pipes charged with
black twist tobacco. 1t is part of the
etiquette of the road" for the men
after they have vigorously pulled at
their "dudeens" to hand them to the
woman tramps who have no supply
London Chronicle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
THE POPE AN EARLY RISER
State of His Health Most Satisfactory
Long Reigns of Recent Occu-
pants of Papal Chair.

The pope has become stouter than
he was and less inclined to physical
exertion. but altogether he is more ro-
bust and finds mental labor less of a
burden. Of one thing he is proud, as
he says. namely; that he is the earl
lest riser in the whole Apostolic pal
ace, as it is his constant practise to
get up at dawn, habit which he him
self says dates from his early child
hood, when he was obliged to get up
with the sun in order to have time to
do his lessons and to cover barefooted.
the several miles which separated him
from the nearest school.
The excellent state of his health
makes people wonder whether the life
which the head of the Roman church
has imposed upon himself since the
fall Of the temporal power. that lie to
say, Of remaining always within the
Vatican. is not conducive to longevity.
In fact. while in the past the average
duration Of pontificate was from four
to five years, since 1870 we have had
the longest reigns known among the
occupants of the chair Of st. Peter:
Plus TX was the first to surpass st.
Peters in length, while Leo XIII, who
was elected chiefly because he was
supposed to be so feeble that his life
would be short one, remained pope
for 25 years. and Plus X. has already
worn the fisherman's ring for seven
years
OF course there Is a prediction that
the present pope will not outlive the
nine years of pontificate, because he
was nine years parish priest. nine
years bishop, and nine years patri-
arch of Venice. However, whenever
he has read In the papers, which ne
peruses carefully every day. that he
is also expected not to be more than
nine years pope. he has exclaimed
laughingly:
This time am going to disappoint
them!"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
EnoIand,s Sole Great Novelist.

Mr.. Thomas Hardy was seventy on
Thursday, and we are pleased to know
that he has not yet ended his work.
Mr.. Hardy is the only great man OF
letters we have in England today. We
have men of good gifts and choice
gifts, and we have plenty of talent and
bits of genius. But that Is all Save
him. all the great writer's are dead in
this country-and, what Is more,
there Is no sure promise of anybody
to take the place Of the poets and
noveiists and historians who were still
living and working less than a gener.
alton ago. ''Will great originality be
born again?"- one may almost wonder
with Renan. At any rate, its birth
is being deferred and deferred.-Lon-
don Saturday Review.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
Puzzles Astronomer.

Prof. E. E. Barnard. in discussing
the remarkable dark lanes seen In his
photographs of the nebula surround
ing the star Rho Ophiuchi. and the
apparent yelling of the more distant
stars by this and neighboring
nebula, calls attention to "a small
black hole in the sky" which has ap-
peared on number Of his photographs
for the last Is years. On account OF
it's smallness and sharpness. and its
isolation, 1t is, he says, the most re-
markable phenomenon Of the kind
with which he is acquainted. 1t is in
the constellation Sagittarius. In right
ascension Is hours, rs minutes. 81 Sec
onds, declination south rs degrees. 3
minutes. 1t lies. says Professor Barn
ard, Gin an ordinary part of the Milky
Way, and is not due to the presence
or absence of stars. but seems really
to be marking on the sky ITSELF"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
Strawberries Grown In city.

To show that strawberries can be
grown in the heart of the city, Willis
A. Hendricks of East Twenty-first and
Albert streets brought to the Office of
the Oregonian a number of boxes OF
Magoon and Oregon improved berries
containing an average of twenty ber-
ries to the box. The berries were
grown on an ordinary city lot without
irrigation. Mr.. Hendricks had LOCO
plants on his lot and at the first pick
ing he picked total of Sc boxes OF
the monster berries. number of the
berries were over five inches in cir
conference and one measured TIA
inches in Observation-Disclosures
Oregonian
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
Colony to Be Remembered.

A former member of the Holy Ghost
and Us religious colony at Shiloh, Me-,
writing in the Portland Express-Ad-
vertiser, says: 81 think ! may conf
IDENTIFY predict that in five years Shi,
lob will have passed out of existence.
A great many will forget 1t, the ones
who know of it through the newspa-
pers, but there are the hundreds who
will always be affected by it and can
never help remembering-old men
who have gone there with their all
expecting to end their lives in God 5
service; young men and women who
have gone there with the evangelist
spirit burning within them and lived
away perhaps the best and most use
full ten years Of their lives.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
| FASCINATION or THE ARCTIC
Sentiment of Travel and Peril That
Appeals to All Vino Have Rich,
Red Blood.

The sentiment of arctic travel Is
closely similar to that of Alpine climb
ing. Man, with supreme audacity, by
sheer strength of will and of muscle.
forces himself into natures reserved
territory, where she shows herself In
her severest and most awesome
moods, where no mere animal dares
to tread, where no other living thing
has ventured. That foreseeing, skill
full creature, man. with well-knit
muscles and well-chosen coApanions,
well supplied with special foods and
well-devised ropes and tents, and
other means Of defying memorable ma
ture. alone of all living creatures.
traverses this region of desolation
unframed. Unabashed. he plunges into
a wilderness of magnificent lifeless-
ness! He does not succumb! He re-
turns to tell the story to his fellow
men! Even the Alpine climber who
first scales one of the hitherto I'm.
trodden peaks Of Switzerland receives
honor and admiration from those to
whom he relates his adventure. How
much more, naturally enough, Is the
interest amounting to enthusiasm
with which we hear the explorer or
read his book, telling Of days and
weeks, even Of months, of struggle
with the prodiglous obstacles of ice
and snow. in the endeavor to reach
the remote polar regions. north or
south. The reduction of the weight
of food carried to an exact minimum.
the similar diminutive provision of
tent and protective covering against
intolerable cold, the daily struggle of
the monotonous march over measure
less snow fields, the fact that each
days progress reduces the probability
Of ever returning, excite wonder. pity,
even horror, while the determination.
foresight, and well-balanced calcula-
ton of means to end and of the d.
viding line between pluck and fool.
hardness, fill us with admiration and
respect for the leader.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
Built structure Around Tree.

The people of the New England
states are proverbial for their venera-
ton of trees and In these days Of ruth
less destruction Of woods it Is refresh
ing in the extreme to hear of case
like the resident Of Kennebunkport.
Me-, who, rather than to disturb I'm
old tree which grew on his farm
upon a site desired for the location Of
barn, built the structure around the
tree. The barn wall completely cir
cumscribes the tree, but lies at suf1-
cient distance to give the tree plenty
of air. The age of this particular
tree is not accurately known, but it Is
one of a pair which is said to have
been full grown trees at the time OF
the revolution.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
The LANGUAGE of Paradise.

Every language has it's admirers; in
Lucille" the author, Owen Meredith.
maintained that when he heard
French spoken as he approved he
found himself quietly falling in love-"
Edward Hutton Is another instance
of this lingual fascination. In stating
his preference in his enchanting cit
les of Spain," he recalls an interesting
medieval legend. He says: "And as
listened to the splendid syllables OF
the Castilian tongue that rang elo-
quently through the twilight / re-
membered the saying of that old Span
ish doctor of whom James Howell
tells us in hts instructions for For
raine Travel to wit, that Spanish.
Italian and French, these three daugh-
ters of the Latin language, were
spoken in Paradise; that God Al
mighty created the world in Spanish.
the tempter persuaded Eve in Italian
and Adam begged pardon in French"
Youths Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21

by no means lacking in bright and
striking colors. The toucan's beak is
half as long as it is broad and thin,
and set on edge vertically, shaped
something like a blunted scythe, with
the slightly curving, rounded edge on
top and ending with hook point
turned downward A remarkable beak
in size and shape, and this beak Is
tinted with a remarkable assortment
of colors, purple and red and green
and yellow, while around the beak at
the head runs line of black.
The eyes of the toucan are surround
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21

ed by circles of light blue and on its
breast, regularly outlined, is broad
and deep expanse of bright yellow in
size and shape in proportion to the
bird about the same as the generous
expanse of shirt front shown by man
in evening dress with the waistcoat
cut low and well rounded out at the
bottom; this show of yellow being
edged with red line The toucan's
body for the bulk of 1t is black or a
very deep blue black, but around at
the base of the tail run two bands of
color. one red and one white.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
All Interested in 7oucan

thase that are lovely in color and
graceful in form and sweet in song,
some like those that are voiceless but
in some manner odd or grotesque.
These last find satisfaction In con-
templating the toucan, which comes
from Brazil.
The toucan has a body about as big
as that of good sized parrot, but It's
beak is very different and easily its
dominant feature, though this bird is
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
Aeroplane Made Comfortable.

Aeroplaning is to be made COM
Portable. Henri Deutsch of Paris,
whose prizes did so much for the ad-
vancement of aviation in it's early
days, Is having an aerocab built for
his own use The aeroplane is of the
Wright type, but little cab Of
basketwork is being made to shelter
the drirer and his passenger from rain
and cold.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
Conductivity of Waves.

A map to show the ether conductive
ity for Hertzian waves in different
ATTITUDES is new German idea. Sum
shine lessons the conductivity, and
wireless telegraph station of large
range in the north would cover only
a much smaller radius in the tropics.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
Lessons From the Pulpit.

Manhattan Congregational church.
New York, of which Rev. DR.. Henry A
Stimson is pastor. has been holding
a series of "civic services" these be-
ing addressed by publicists and ex-
perts in municipal development
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
One of the Birds That People Are Sure
to Stop to Look at in the
Bird Store.

Always people looking in at the
bird store window, men, women and
children: there's something about
birds that attracts them all, though
they may not all be attracted by the
same thing. Some like the gentle
birds, some the savage; some ike
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
soh Dentists Of Gold Leaf.

"Pennyweighters." as the detectives
call them, have been busy in Washing
ton during the last few days. Eleven
dentists offices have been entered and
robbed of gold leaf and platinum to
the value of about $500
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21

1t is not song bird; it is sold as
pet; not for children, but for adults,
and 1t Is more often fancied by men
than by women. 1t takes $25 to $50
to buy tOucan.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21
Fatal to Microbes,

Lavender and rose perfumes are
said to be fatal to microbes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-21

tree cut down Is now being utilized.
Two-thirds of every one of the millions @
trees felled annually, including the big stumps
the heaps of branches, cords of slabs and ton
of sawdust are being destroyed, burned up to &c
rid of the so-called waste.
Incidentally burning over the slashings start
forest fires that destroy annually millions of fee
of standing timber.
Now Uncle Sam is going to try to save tn
shavings and make cheaper print paper, WOO
alcohol, turpentine and other useful products GU
of the twothirds of the tree that is now bein
thrown away
The United States forest service has jus
established big experimental laboratory out i
the heart of the middle west, at Madison, the cal
ital of the state of Wisconsin, In connection wit