THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBUWi.
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Proves a Source of Wealth tc
Nantucket Fishermen
HARD BUT NOT PERILOUS
Little Capital Required to Engage in
the Business Means Employee! t:
Deceive the Buyer Sea Water Four
Dollars a Gallon Inspection Vigi
lantly Carried Out.
Comparatively few persons .' -. '.
of the Commonwealth have any
quato knowledge ot the imporiatu i? ot
tho scallop fishery of Masv.uiiti! e; i.',
yet It is safe to say that no single in
dustry within her borders yields so
big a profit on the capital uivo-tod or
pesc-sea greater possibilities for i.i
lure development. In proof of t'.ii.;, if
j)t;of be needed. It in nccevs.iiy o:;!y
to point to the situation In the fail
and and winter of l!M,"-1!mt, when ;.''.:o
Nantucket fishermen 'cornered" the
scallop markets of New York and 1!js
ton and reaped In less than three
months a clear profit of between titty
and seventy-live thousand dollars,
says the New York Herald.
Yet, unlike other "corners" wi.h
which tho public Is more or less ! i
mlllar, this one served a good purp !.,
for It called official attention to v,' v.
has siuee been described as "tic.
alarmingly progressive depletion" oi
thl3 lucrative industry and set on
foot determined, scientific efforts fu.
Its improvement,
The time was, not so many yea; 3
ago, when It was possible to gather
hundreds of thousands of bushel:! of
Bcallops on the shoals along 1 110 coast
of Massachusetts, north and south. To
day, although many scallops are taken
at Edgartown, and a few at New Uc.l
ford, Cotuit, Hyannis and Chatham,
quaint old Nantucket, the 1.1 lie "rei
girt isle," with :h miles of ocean I e
tween It and mainland, io the chief
source of supply. From these water
tens of thousands of dollars wortb,
of scallops are slill taken yearly, and
there is great encouragement for the
future in the recent icport of t::c
Commissioners on Fisheries :.:i,l
Game that "the opportunities tor en
velopment are alluring," and thai in a
few years the value of the annual
catch should be increased tenfold.
Scallop fishing is an occupation in
volving considerable hardship, but lit
tle real danger for those accustomed
to the life. The open season extends
from November 1 to May 1. Imagine
yourself In an open boat in the waters
of Nantucket Harbor, the thermome
ter threatening the zero point, yc:r
clothes soaked and frozen, cuilit.g
ice cold shells in a wind that sue. ps
ill biting gusts from the north or
west or east and seems to chill tiio
very marrow in your bones, and you
have a fair picture of tne scalh.p
fisher in pursuit of the precious rrjl
lusk In the winter months. Of com jo
the amount of fishing done during
this season depends In large measure
upon the ice.
Little capital is required to engage
in the business of catching scallop.-,.
A dollar bill contributed to the town
lathers, provided you are a citizen,
will get you a license. If you are
not a citizen neither love nor mor.ry
will buy you the right to fish within
the limit a of the town. After you
have your license1 you will need a
cat boat the type of scallop boat now
chiefly used, though there are a l'tw
owampscott dories and old fashion,-J
whale boats ti!!l to be sceu In t.,e
Nantucket IK c t. A suil of oil clot' ea,
three !re:lges, vi;h the nece.ss..ry
amount, of llr.e, a culling hoard, three
or four bu.ucl baskets, a few pr'ls
and other minor articles and your
equipment is complete. The original
cost is comparatively trifling and the
.uuio outfit will last for many years,
with but Utile outlay for repairs.
When a scaliopcr returns to tho
shore with his catch he is met at the
wharf by the Inspector, wnose duty it
is to see that tiie scallop laws are
lived up to in every particular, lie
is extremely vi;,i!a:it, this Nannie; .el
inspector, striving every day to earn
the license fees with which lie Is paid
for his services, and his only com
plaint is that there are no infractions
of the law. a rendition which, lie
fears, may lead the uutlinritiea to ic
pard his office as a sinecure and
abolish it altogether.
The scallop fisher enjoys mo dis
tinction of being the only honest pur
veyor tf "watered stock" of whom
there la any modern knowledge. Tho
housewife often wonders what makes
':he large, luscious looking scsi11c;.b
he has Just purchased from the city
lealer shrink to half their size in
cooking. The explanation 13 simple.
1'ho scallops Ere shipped in small
'togs, tailed "packages." , ueso paek--lEes
hold seven gallons, but Instead of
tilling tlieni with scallops t ho wriy
fisherman puts In four gallons of scal
lops and three gallons of water. Ey
!ho time the consignment readies tne
New York or Denton market the scal
lops have completely absorbed tin
wafer, and lo and behold! when tie
staler (.pens tho package ne flnd3
rteven gallons of the finest looking
"ejus" that one could wisn 10 see,
.md paying four dollars per gallou for
via or.
SCHOOL M WAITERS
Text Book Contains a Thousand Bits
of Inetructlon for the 40 Who
Serve 7C0 Men.
Chicago, lil. A school fcr waiters
is the latest Innovation nt the I'tilve"
Blty of Chicago. Here are sonic of
tho Instructing from it text bnok:
Avoid appearing to sl.-.m tiiii-.j;:;
down 011 the table.
Most customers devil-'.' serve part of
their meal first.
Do not scuffle, talk or drop tray.-.
Always place a drink to the ri.;ht
of n (tistomer.
A waiter should never have any
customer after serving till he kttmvs
ho has tho necesrary silvenvatv to
eat with.
A cereal In the morning shot:' 1 be
served right nwny, whether the rest
of the order bo ready or not.
An egg with a broken yolk phnuh'
not be served at nil.
Good scholarship will not mnhe r.p
for u deficiency in service.
To be a good waiter it is es:-vi!;il
that you should be quick, but rl-
that you should not appear tf) hurry.
Waiters should remove used dls'ii"
ns soon as the customer in thro
but be sure that he is through, : tie'
nvold giving an Impression thai :.
are in n hurry for him to finish.
There are a thousand and one o'.h-v
gentle reminders for the forty stud--'.i
waiters who serve their 70) fc' l e
nt the men's commons. They
compiled in a pamphlet of e'evet
pages by Thomas L. Ilarrcll, r..: r r
of the restaurant. Hp says theiv '. ..1
been a vast improvement in the i:'
vice since the order." 'vc'" 1
REVIVALISTS HYNOTIST0.
People Are Converted by Sugr,:;ticns
Says Chicago Professor.
Chicago. Religious "revivals" won
classed with hypnotic Fennrrs cm'
scored for their "unnatural am
weird" results by Prof. Edward F -!''h
ner Ames, of the University of Ch'"-.
go, in a lecture on "The I)evelo;imeii'
of tho Personal Religious Experiern e'
nt the university. Prof. Ames elciav
rd that revival converts were li'' I
to be undesirable additions to t..
church.
"In no rtsppct is there grove
r.greonient nnionir the psycholo'-i.-i.-of
religion than that the methods o
revivals are essentially methods v
hypnotism," said the speaker, "i'h:
fixing of attention, the nuinipulv io:,
of the subjects through n series o!
sugestlons. the final mandatory ov
liortatlon to surrender and to indie-it-It
by a simple motor response -a!'
these are the well known methods o:
hypnotism.
LITTLE WATER VAPOR ON MAr?S.
Professor Campbell Unable to Detect
It Atmosphere of Plcnct.
San Jose, Cal. People on the
planet Mars, if any live there, breath;
an atmosphere which Is nlmost desti
tute of moisture. This Is the eon
elusion of W, W. Campbell, dirocer
of the Lick Observatory, who return
cd recently from making observation'
from the summit of Mount Wh'ti'ey
the highest point in the 1'nited States
"Water vapor on Mars does not es
1st In siiiTioient quantities to be in
fected by the spectorscople method.'
says Professor Campbell. '"This e'.oe
not prove that life does not or 1 r.'i i
exist on Mars. The question of
tinder these conditions is a biolo;!.-.-'
problem rather than an astronomer's."
Professor Campbell added that nl:
observations disproved the theor'o
that the canals of Mars were made b;
man.
HOW MUTES GIVE PASSWORD.
Secrecy Preserved Through Astute
ness of Doorkeeper at Convention
Louisville, Ky. The national cor
ventlon of the deaf mutes at their s e
sion 'here was unusual in many ways
but the most novel feature was th
password.
The sign language Is a difficult on
in which to keep secrets, and wi e,i I
came to a password the doorkee) cr o
the silent brotherhood wns perpVxeii
To solve the difficulty ho had a s.na".
box with one side knocked out.
The newcomer thrust h'.f. hand Intt
the box while the doorkeeper pocrei
into it to see if he performed proper
ly the digital movements that marl
him as one of the elect. If the ap
pllcant wiggled his fingers pre perl
he got in, but if he didn't he was
barred.
"SCISSORS" BAKER IS DEAD.
Once a Reporter and of Good Fatdly
Worked with Mark Twain.
Boston. Clinton Humphrey baker,
known as "Scissors" linker, a knift
and scissors grinder who fret vented
the downtown ol'lce district, was
found dead from heart disease at 0
Washington street lodging home.
Ilaker, who was n lovable old man
was once a reporter, having worked
with Mark Twain on "Tho Virginia
City (Nev.) Enterprise." His great
grandfather was one of the signers of
the Declaration of Independenc-j, and
his father was with Fremont's expedi
tion. Dog Swam All Day In Well.
Barnesvllle, Minn. Nearly fanlshed
and in a state of exhaustion, U rover, a
little water spaniel belonging to Har
ney Howletts of this city, was taken
from an inclosed well, containing sev
en feet of water, after swimming for
eighteen hours without rest. How
Jett was crossing the Held in which
the well is located, and tbi dog wns
not missed until Into thnt ni;;ht. Next
day, while looking for him, ho lieard
his muffled barks and whining and
freed him from Lis predicament.
I
Recompense
n'li
The winter twilight wns stealthily
creeping In through the latticed win
dow, making dim tho objects in the
simple yet cosy room. There wns no
sound until the clock on the mantel
struck 4, and then the sweet-faced
lady who sat in tho rocker facing the
west window ro-e and wnlked to the
farther side of thp loom.
"Come, daughter." she said, speak
ing to a young girl who sat behind a
lnrsp desk writing rapidly, "Leave
your books a few moments nnd come
with mo to watch the sunset. Onp
mis It best from Chiron Hill nnd the
valk there Is brisk and Invigorating."
"Yes. mother, Just let me finish this
thesis first. Professor wants It In to
morrow, and 1 do so wish to please
him. I'll bo right along."
Hut In her Interest tho daughter for
got the mother waiting nnd let her
f.o alone to Chiron lllil. Along the
snow-eovprpd path thp niothor slowly
went, not heeding the bpiiutlful win
tor scene nbout hpr. Tho trpes, their
strong, nrmlike branches laden with
myriad glistening snowfiakes; the
gloriously clear blue sky, now tinging
gray In tho far past; the cold, exhila
rating wind-all alike had lost their
wr'ited charm for her. What was tho
use of a great, beautiful world in
which to livo when one's own flesh
an 1 blood did not return the most
nnt:;rnl of affections- that of a daugh
ter'" love for her mother?
Great throbbing tears rolled down
the mother's face, for the thoughts
that forced them were a strange in
termingling of the bitter nnd the
sweet.
"Kllen!" The words came involun
tarily from her lips. "How I have
worked for youever since your fnth
or died! You were n wee, tiny thing,
so sweet and so pretty. Shall I ever
forgot how thankful I wns to have
ye 1 left when ho was taken away!
Fi::cp thpn, how I have nursed you,
cared for you, worked for you, to
give you the advantages thnt would
ho been yours bad your father
lived: Have I succeeded? Yes to:
well, for I have made myself a slave
to yo.i. You consider all things first,
hi t of all your m-mother."
The sobbing woman had reached
the summit of Claron Hill. Ilefore
he ." was spread tho beautiful sunset,
nrd ns she g-.zed upon Its glory in
drip admiration ler sorrow some
what lessened. Rich, changing hues
fil'ed the western sky. First, all was
cep red blood; slowly the red shad
ed into faintest pink, nnd again into
yellow. Creeping from behind a som
bre cloud stole a rosy glow, envelop
In;; all In softest lleht, till a purple
hi re settled over the low hills and
darkening valleys. Then, like a gar
nn nt turned, the purple revealed Its
liit'ng of silver gray and a peaceful,
lovely night set in.
To the womnn on the hill summit
this silent communion with infinite
beiuty brought happy hope, and she
tu: nod from it with lighter step, well
knowing that he who provided all
thr.t splendor for his own glorification
ami the worship of man would care
for her and let her hope be realized.
The day of realization came in the
br't'-y Juno. Claron Hill was n beau
til uj crown of growing wildflowers
which sent up their sweet fragrance,
Hl.o incense, to the clear, cloudless
!':. Of all lovely days in June, that
day must have been the best. It was
commencement at college, nnd Ellen
her Ellen was to graduate with
highest honors. How selfish she had
been to think herself neglected even
for a moment when Ellen had been
working so laboriously these last four
yp.irs to win these honors thnt she
Iter mother might feel the great pride
of owning such a brilliant daughter.
In the large crowded hall she felt
that every mother's eye enviously be
held her when she clasped her daugh
ter to her breast after the exercises.
Enraptured, her cheeks flushed with
a bloom like youth and her eyes
sparkled with Joyful tears.
"Why, mother, how pretty you
loo'.c!" the daughter exclaimed, draw
ing her arm through hers and leading
her Into the festive college grounds.
Hut It was In the evening that the
mother realized her dearest hope. To
gether she and her daughter walked
to Claron Hill, and when they reached
the summit the world was wrapped
In the sunset's afterglow. Still, while
It lasted, the mother lifted her face to
her daughter's and the thin lips quiv
ered and her eyes were wet.
"Why, mother mother, darling!"
tho daughter whispered, and gazing
upon the sweet face she noted for the
first time Its numerous lines of care
and worry, the sad mien on every
feature. A great pang seized her. She
drew the slight form closer to her,
raining kisses upon the gray head un
til the mother looked up in surprise.
K was the daughter who spoke ngaln.
"Darling, 1 have neglected you; I
have been so selfish. You shall never
be left alone hereafter. Forgive me."
And while the happy revelation of
a love deep as her own crept into the
mother's heart, the afterglow ebbed
into gray and night laid its heavy
hand on all without its grasp until
the rlBing sun chased it away and
brought to these two another day full
of love, hope and glory. ALVA
MARIE PETERSON.
Game Laws for Indians.
Three thousand copies of the Okla
homa game laws, printed in the Choc
taw and Cherokee languages, have
been sent to southeastern Oklahoma
for distribution among the Indians.
The Oklahoma Indian believes that
hla right to hunt is based only upon
divine laws.
TRUE VALUE OF FISH AS A DIET.
Food From the Sea Destined to Play
an Important Role.
For nges pnst, says the New York
Herald, fish lias been used ns food
by people living on the seacoast, near
rivris r.nd on the boarders of lakes.
Little by Utile its consumption spread
to districts further distant from tho
source of supply, and It may now bo
said that, thanks to the preserving
facilities and the rapidity of trans
pi rtnt Ion, the consumption of fish has
b'.'ome t;emral. It is beyond doubt
that in the future, when the technical
ri ;e sis of fishing have been perfect
ed, when pisciculture and nil that con
ci i.-s tiie use of fish as food have been
1: .: 10 thoroughly studied, fish will play
a t;t,'ch more important role In alimen
tation. This 13 certainly not a matter for
rc..ret, for the flesh of fish, whien from
the anatomical oint of view is In no
way distinguishable from the llesh
of mammilerotis animals, is eminent
ly nuliitloiis. lly Its chemical compo
sition and especially by its richness
In nitrogenous matter (in certain
ki-ids of fish) also in fat it constitutes
a food of great vnlue. This is very
clearly shown by the analysis made by
Dr. Almen, of I'psaal, and especially
I) tl'-jso made by Dr. Ualland, of
Taiis.
The latter, experimenting; with the
principal fish sold nt the llalles, has
deduced from the results obtained
some general Indications which show
very dearly the composition of t he
mutter examined.
The proportion of water In fresh fish
Is very variable, since it ranges from
53. so to 8.V80 per cent. There is a
direct relationship between tne water
and the fat. Fish which contain the
lr-st water are the richest in fat,
as tor example the shad, fresh water
cel.,, mackerel and salmon, which
have from to i;r..CD per cent, of fat
in a normal condition, and 35. CS to
t.'.'J per cent when dried.
The fish with the least fat which,
like pike, flounders, whiting, cod,
pet.;;, skate, sole and touch, contain
fn : 1 0.14 to 0.S1 per cent of fat in ub
'.K.im.i condition and 0.1H) to 3.ini per
& nt , neu dried, are also the richest
.n nitrogenous properties. When
dried they give as much as !4 per
cent of nitrogenous matter, that Is to
In comparing the analysis of non-
Iu eoaiparing the nanlysis of non
fat fsh with that of potatoes, it is
seen that the proportion of water is
almost the same on both sides and
that the nitrogenous element in fish
i.i represented fairly accurately by
the similar figures for the amylaceous
ma.ter in potatoes.
The Sun Not Burned Out.
It has been stated by such author
ities as Kelvin, Newcomb and liulJ
that the future ef the sun s activity
will be comparatively short not
more tnan lO.Oeo.tlOO years and some
have even suggested that the sun's
activity already shows signs of wan
in;'. to far Is this from being the case
;hat only one-fmirth of our supply
if energy has been expended, nnd
three-fourths are yet in store for the
future life of the planetary system.
this opens up to our contemplation a
.h!euiy refreshing view of the fut
ure, and. will give renewed hope to
ill who believe that the end of mun
.Iane progress is not yet in sight.
Not ouly should the future possi
bilities of scientific progress be vast
ly extended, but there will in all
probability be the most ample time
,'e.r the further development of the
races of beings inhabiting this plan
et. According to this view, the evo
lution of our earth is still in its in
fancy, with the zenith of its splendor
far in the future.
The Oldest Diamond Field.
In a report of the Geological Sur
vey of India there is an interesting
aeount of the Panna diamond fields
of Central India, says the Indian
Pioneer. Historically this country
Is believed to be the original home
of the diamond, and from tnem it is
supposed that the famous Kohinoor
was extracted some three and a half
"curies neo. the eirliest diamonds
dating some 25 years previously.
. jtu.o iuu.a ..jo qmitj retired
iioni the field iu a precious stone pro-,
diner to any extent or value, but from
the account given It should be worth
the while of a small syndicate to take
up these diamond fields and work
them systematically, though it is said
that neither in lustre nor price do the
stones found compare with tho yield
of .South Africa.
The methods, however, now in
vi.vtuo mean merely superficial treat
ment, following the lines wnlch have
been in vogue for centuries, with the
prebahlo result that the struta con
taining the most valuablo deposits
of ttones are not reached. From a
geolop.leal point of view there are said
to be diamond-bearing conglomerates
oer several areas, which would ad
mit of deep shaft sinking and sys
tematic mining under competent cou
trol being carried on profitably.
Power of the Voice.
Eighteen miles is said to bo the
lone.evt distance at which a man's
vo!:o has been heard. This occurred
11 the Grand Canyon of Culorado,
wroro one man shouting the name
"Pub" at one end was plainly heard
nt the other end, which is 18 miles
away.
rpioi ioocJOcr
H Timo flnrk Nt c
On Hen's WorK
Jersey Eggologlst Has Great
Scheme to Show When "lm-
j prov' t by Age" Begins
I1 innr 10
The great egg-eating public will al
ways be more or less Interested In
affairs appertaining to and touching
on hens and their product. Eggologlsts
nil over the country are taking ad
vantage of thin fact, now that eggs
are apt to attain famine prices owing
to tho recalcitrant conduct of liens of
laying age.
When these learned brethren at
tempt to as: ail our intelligence w ith
the pronouncement thnt tho time Is
approaching when we will class fy
eggs with friendship, wine nnd
cheese, however, we begin to sit up
nnd gasp. Prima facie, we nro prone
to argue eggs are not Improved by
ago, though wo will ndmlt tentatively
that eggs are t trengtliened by age.
Must Be Stored Fresh.
If you will permit us to epialify the
premise, retort the eggologlsts, we
will persist that an old egg. if prop
erly aged, is a perfectly good egg. In
other words, we can prove scientifi
cally that a three-year-old egg is often
better than a ten-dny-old egg.
When an egg is born, run on the
eggogollsts, it Is n sweet and tooth
some thing to the human palate.
When un egg is put in cold storage it
enters into n condition of inertia. It
goes neither backward nor forward.
It maintains its standard of quality.
P.e It in storage for one, two or throe
years, an egg that is put in fresh
comes out fresh.
Use Dating Stamp,
"Presto!" cry the eggologists. "We
have solved the whole blamed egg
problem. Our researches have taught
us thnt It Is now only necessary to as
sure the public that our cold storage
eggs have gone Into storage fresh. We
can do that by a system of stamping."
George Henry Smith, the Cedar
Grove eggologlst, suggests a very sim
ple stamp, to wit:
Horn April 1.
Taken out .
Stored Ap-ll 1.
The "taken out" line may be left
blank, as who can toll when an egg
V
ft con owe
will come out of storage? That all de
pends on the state of the market. It
may come out ten years hence. AH
we require is an assurance that it has
not been out too long, for though a
new-born egg has not decreased in
quality while In storage, the moment
it gets out of storage it becomes
again a creature nmenablo in tempor
al vicissitudes.
Soino skeptic may scream out,
"How in thunder are you going to get
the egg fanciers to clock an egg hon
estly?" Simple, lad, simple. Just as easy
ns hitting the ground after falling off
a couple of Singer Ilulldings.
Let Egg Stamp Itself.
I'ulld u patent egg-stamping nest
When tho egg comes Into the world
it fulls gently through a cushioned
pipe, drops lightly as a feather op a
time stamp and pnsses out through
another cushioned slot into a bns'-cH.
at the same time ringing a bell, which
summons a collector. It is then only
up to the collector to get that egg
Into immediate storage unless it is
required for Immediate consumption.
In fuel it would bo no great task
to equip a composite nest with this
device. Forty liens could bo laying
eggs from time to time, each egg
reaching Its designated cushioned
pipe and descending gently to the
time clock.
The veriest dub of nn inventor, say
the eggologlsts, can turn out one of
theso contrivances. Then let each
State Legislature pass a law making
it a misdemeanor, or felony If you
will, for any egg raiser not to havo
his hennery equipped with a time
stamping device.
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S75 FARMPR0 FITABLE
Sets Out Apple, Plum and Cherry
Trees end Is now Comfortable.
Fort Collin, Col.-Less tha p
years ngo, Rev. C. E. Mogg, n I.n.
sylvanln minister, invested $75 In raw
land from which ho Is now renptll? s
rhh harvest of money. The hind c.,n.
sifts of a fifteen-acre tract thro- ti,,,
north of thin city nnd n quarter nf n
mile from the terminus of tl,(. -l-. t ric
line.
Fifteen years ago It was apprjib-,
at fl."5 per aire, being consul, .f,.,!
wi rthless except for grazing. .n9
over seven years ngo the Itcv. Mr.
Mivr; bought tho tract fur $5 an ;,, ,'
Hi set out 2.000 cherry trees, 7'nt p,,.,,'
md 2.",0 apple trees. The hind s iit
Inb-'lted, but there lire resc njr,
t. r . , r by whiih afford some utnlcri'nw
and can be l",iehed by tho drcprst
it.'s. It Is now valued nt .fl.inn
r.c re.
Tho cherry trees, which nro not y. t
all In bearing, yielded l.ooo cr;i'(,
one-third of what (he ore hard will inn.
iluie in a full crop. One thoiMini
ernes of plums have thus far In . n
shipped, and this represents aim it
one-half that crop. Apples are Jnt
ripening, and will also yield well.
The net profit on tho tract this ,i.
r.on will probably bo J.I.OOO. The own.
er is still an active minister, and tl,i
revenue from his Colorado orchard
on an original Investment of $75 is so
much "easy money."
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COLLEGE WOMEN BEST 8
WIVES AND MOTHERS,
Cincinnati, Ohio. "The col.
lego - bred woman Is better
equipped, mentally and physi
cally, than her sister who has
not been to college.
"Tho college woman makes
the better and happier wife and
Mother.
"Tho college womnn Is more
helpful, both in her homo and
In aiding to uplift humanity in
ueneral."
Such, in effect. Miss H. Caty
Thomas, President of i'.ryn
Mawr College, told tho brainy
and good looking members of
the Association of Collegiate
Alumnae, at their convention at
tho Fnlversity of Cincinnati.
Miss Thomas is chairman of
the committee that litis gather
ed statistics about college wom
en In the I'nlted States. In her
report, she presented figures
w hic h she said proved cone lus
Ivoly: That 77S out of 1.000 college
women enjoy excellent health.
Only eight college bred wom
en out of a thousand have ill
health.
When women and men are
educated together there Is no
greater number of marriages
between them than when they
are educated apart.
College women marry strong
er men than women who have
never sported gown nnd mortar
board. College-bred women choose
their husbands more evenly
ly than other women do. They
choose wealthier husbands, on
tho average; the husbands of
college women earn oneth'nl
higher salaries than the hus
bands of women who never
learned to conjugate "amo."
Each college-bred mother
who has been to college has
three and six-tenths children on
the average, which is to say
that ten college-bred mothers
have thirty-six children.
Ten women who have not
been to college have thirty-live
children, nn average of three
and five-tenths each.
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THIS A MARRYING JUDGE.
Only One of Her Sex to Sit on Bench
She Likes Ceremony for Others.
lieloit. Kan. Judge Mary II. Coop
er is the only woman probate Judge
in the I'nited States. Judge Cooper
was appointed by Governor lloch upon
the death of her husband, who had
been probate Judge of Mitchell Coun
ty, Kan.
"What part of the work Interests
you most?" she was asked.
"The issuing of marriage licenses
nnd performing the marriage cere
mony," she answered.
"Is your service different from most
of the others?"
"Yes, I believe it differs Blightlv.
For Instance, I have eliminated tha
word 'obey' for tho bride."
Childless Man Cautious.
Kansas City, Mo. Henry Kollar, a
real estato man, who died recently at
his homo, 501 Gladstone boulevard,
did not want any controversies over
his property. Neither did ho care to
have some unknown claimant take
tho estate. So in his will Kollar in
cluded this provision: "I have no
children and bo far as my knowledge
extct.ds, I never have had any; yet,
to guard against any mistake on th'1
subject, I bequeath to each person
who shall legally establish that he
or she is a child of mine, the sum
of 10." Mr. Kollar left an estate val
ued at 100,000.
New Lake Full cf Eyeless Floh.
Silver Lake, Ind. Three miles
routheust of this city a subterranean
lako has bui-Ht its confines and hiH
submerged tiie highway to a depth of
20 feet for a distance of 100 yards.
The newborn lake seems to be HHeJ
with eyeless fish. . . .
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