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A h an d som e n eck la ce o f g o ld is Mt
w ith dark green to u r m a lin » » a lt e r n a t
in g w ith sm all diam ond».
A p retty scen t b o ttle o f g o ld re p r e
se n ts a fool ball. T h e la c in g an d s t i t c h
in g are effectiv ely im ita te d in e r n m a l.
A u a ttra ctiv e w a tch fo b c o n s is t s o f
several co in s gra d u a ted In » lie s at
tached to eaeh e th e r b y tin y c h a in s.
A h an d som e n eck la ce o f g o ld is s e t
w ith large to p a zes, a lt e r n a tin g w ith
coral bends. T h ese in tu rn a lte r n a te
w ith diam ond» se t a t in te r v a ls o f fo u r
in ch es.
A h an d som e brooch o f g o ld rep re
se n ts a fly in g d u ck . It is th ic k ly s tu d
ded w ith sm a ll diam on d ». Itu b ies serve
us the eye», w h ile baroque p ea rls con
s t itu te th e w in g » .—J e w e le r s ’ W eek ly .
o f tSs» A A v s s t a a e a IS« ■ ■ f a y »
W k l A A » o D . o J . d «a H la
C M y B ro tA e w .
T h e a v e r a g e c it y n e g r o g r o w s up
In th e sh a d e . H e la c o m p le te ly o v e r
sh a d o w ed b y h is o v e r to w e r in g en vi-
r- u m en t.
A s o n e w a l k , a lo n g th e
s t r e e ts o f o u r g r e a t c it ie s und d i m
th e m a ss iv e b u ild in g » am i s k y - s e e k
in g s tr u c t u r e s , he fin d s n o s t a t u s fo r
th e n e g r o a b o v e th e c e lla r floor. T he
c ity n tg i-o o f e d u c a tio n a n d c u ltu r e is
fo rced in t o m en ia l e m p lo y m e n t be
V •
ca u se h ig h e r fo rm s o f o c c u p a tio n are
p reem p ted
by th e m o re
favored
rlu ss. T h e r e a re a d o zen c o m p e tito r *
for every d o lla r in s ig h t, and in th e
g rea t m a jo r ity o f e u se s, th e n e g r o is
handicap)-e-1 b y h i» o o lo r, »ay» th e
S o u th ern W o rk m en .
Ttie c o u n tr y n e g r o , o n th q eo n -
\ \
I P o r t—W ell. I’v e g o t o u t liv e line« o f I tr a r y , la o n term » o f e q u a lity w ith
! hla In v tr o n m e n t.
H e le n o t c o n
01 v poem nlrondv, M artha
III» W ife— And I’v e g o t o u t n ev e« fr o n te d by s u g g e s tio u e o f in e q u a lity
lin es A f'in y w u tb lu g —Bo«ton lle r u ld .
at ev e r y tu r n . N a tu re is a m o th e r
w h o is e q u a lly k in d and b en eficen t
T o A c r u n u n u d ll« .
D ea s ta l.
t o a ll o f h e r ch ild ren . An a c r e o f
“ A re you the
g r o u n d w ill y ield ns m uch fo r t h e
d e f e n d a n t In
b la ck ns fo r the w h ite tille r . Thu
m a r k e ts a r e co lo rb lin d . N o o n e In
till» cane?"
q u ir e s in to th e co lo r o f th e p ro d u cer
" N o . air; I’m
an!» t h e mun
o f th e b est prod u ce in th e m a r k e t,
e x c e p t ns n m a tte r o f id le c u r io s ity .
w b o com m itted
Itb » t h e f t . ” —
N o la b o r o r g a n isa tio n h a s y e t p la ced
a b o y c o tt upon n e g r o fa rm lab or.
¡N e w
fo r t
T h e farm o ile r s fo r th e n e g r o th e
W orld.
o n ly reu lly un h am p ered field w h ich
is o p en to 1'Jro on an u n lim ite d seal».
Shrew d.
| “ W h a t m ade
HATS MADE OF RICE STRAW.
t you tell Mie.bin
! Itor th e tem p er
I
In d u it r y A b o u t to He E s ta b
• lu re w u s Just
lis h e d b y J a p a n v a « l a t h e
r ig h t ? " s a id
S o u th e rn M a te s .
,
Mrs W iley.
I “ B een u se I
A cco rd in g to Col. S. F. H. M orse, g e n
k n o w th e Jan!
T im
Idd — I f you er a l traffic luunngvi o f th e S o u tliern
t o r ’s d l a p o s l -
P a cific ra ilio u d , th» .ltip u n t«e c o lo n y
ttnn," a n sw e r pl"u»». Mrs. ItonrdbllL
a t P o r t Lavaca n il. eatiibliah a p la n t
ed her li u s 1 mud. I’m g e t tin g rath er tir
fo r th e m a n iifa c lu r c o f m a ltin g und
“ I f w e m uke ed o f I iuk I i w ith m y
1 him b e lie v e w e co ffee an d to a st for h a ts fro m r iie « ¡ra w , fa v a the N ew
O rlea n s T im es U ein o cru t. The J u |ia b -
• r e th o ro u g h ly b rea k fa st.
ese a r e th e p io n eer n e e g r o w e r s .1 the
1 co m fo r ta b le, be
M m Itoardblll — All w o rld , and c u ltiv a te th e sta p le on u
w ill
h u s tle
rig h t. I'll tell th e g irl m ore sc ien tific bnalt th a n tbe A m eri
• rou n d
n u o
can fa rm e r. In J a p a n ev ery p ro d u ct
in n k e t li I n g " I to g iv e you noM ilng
J but coffne and to a st o f t h e rice cro p is u tilized to so m e p u r
d iff e r e n t . " —
p o se. w h ile in tlie I'n iie d S ta te s th e
, W a » til n g to " a fter th is. — C h ica g o
p la n te r r e lie s e n tir e ly u pon th e rice
J N ew s.
I K'ar.
p rop er fo r hi- hom e.
“T he J a p a n e se o f P o rt I.n vacn ,” said
<.'«»ui»«’len t lo n e.
Col. M orte, “ « i l l so o n b eg in tlie m a n u
Writ« for information to
fa c tu r e o f J a p a n e se lim itin g and th e
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fin est o f h u ts fro m rice str a w , and It is
T he Smith Premier Typewriter “Co., Inc.
o n ly n q u e stio n o f tim e t ill ou r o w n
acute. N . Y . Braochss «vrrywhaM
rice p la n te r s In T e x a s and I.o u liin iin
w ill ta k e up th is In d u stry , th u s m a k in g
th e so u th tiie c e n te r o f su p p ly fo r m a t
t in g and s t i e w h a ts o f t lie f ln is t t e x
tu r e and in n n u fn e tu ie . T h e b est m a t
t in g s in the w orld ure niude in J a p a n ,
w h ile t h e h ig h g ra d e» o f t h e rice s t r a w
h a ta ara k n o w n th e w orld over. T h e r e
are sev era l k in d s n t g r a s s g r o w in g
« lo n g th e c n lf . »o the Jujvanese tell m e,
th a t Min I e n t ill’ wt fo r m a k in g m o t-
, lin g o f n g o i.d g ra d e. T h e y te ll m e It
! is ld » n ticn f w ith th a t need In J a p a n
fo r th is p u rp o se nnii 'h e r e 1» no rea so n
I w h y th is sh o u ld not hreotn,' a p a y in g
in d u s t iy in L o u isia n a ar.d T e x a s.“
ThonMndn H are Kiduey TiuifM t I.’par.n - W hat's
rnntter? C a n t
w n sg -- — s ■-■"■—s
'ey-?,
ox.
fo n Hsvlni?
and Don’t Know It.
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STOLEN CAMERA LENSES.
P o v 'iix o n Veali. tint d o n ’t you abe»
H o w I o T ic c u t.
’E a t aigu'f—C b lea g o N ew s.
F i l l a bottle or com m e;
tth y - «
W ew Itr a n r O i off T r a d e T h a t C o rn ea to
■ h ra v rd T h ie v e r y ,
water and let it stand tv.
;r hour»; i
t h e P a w n b r o k e r in W h lo h
.1. ' t or a»‘- ! “ A m erican a w h o g o nbroa.1 uniat e x
T h o r « Is O r « a t P r o U t .
I
■■ff ll«..COtUX a.. p ect to lie roblnrd rig h t and left," sa id
, unhealthy condi- a y o u n g in n s «’ho re c e n tly retu rn ed
“T h e s a le o f c a m e r a len se a Is a c o m
' lion .¡f the kid from n b rief E tiropcnn tour. “O n e e x
neys; If It atafni p e c t, to I held up for ali >;:>rta o f tip s, p a ra tiv ely new b ran ch o f th e |« n n -
your llr.en It la but w h en tlie b. ggnra fo llo w you liotue broker*» tra d e." raid a d e a le r in p h o
to g r a p h ic r u p p h e s, a c c o r d in g to th e
evidence of kid
you ca u ’t help fe c lm g n so r t o f a d m ir a New York T im e s, " b u t n la r g e n u m b er
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to tion for their In g en u ity .
from th a t w hiici c o m e t o t h e tra d e t o
” 1 w en t over on o n e o f th e B ed Stn»
pass It or pain tn
lie refitted w ith s h u t te r s and fla n g es,
the back Is also line lH>at,. and th e flrat th in g I did on
A g e o d le n s c o s t s Hiiy w h ere from {50
I convincing proof that the kidneys and blad la n d in g at A n tw erp w a s to g o to the
to tlJO, nail Is nt e a s y A o r a is e m oney
der are out ef order.
ca b le office and se n d a n esfitige to m y
on a s a g o o d « n tc h . But i ou w ill n o
W h a t t o D e.
! m oth er a n n o u n c in g m y r a fe a rriv a l. I tice th a t le n s e s y o u se e in p a w n b ro k
There is comfort in the knowledge so
|m id (lie toll and th o u g h t no more ers' w in d o w s are
w ith o u t fla n g es.
often expressed t'-ut Dr. Kilmer’s Swam p-
Root, the grea; Sidney remedy fulfills every e b o n t It until I g o t h om e, w h en a m ong T h a t la n s o r e sig n th e y have been
wish it curing rheumatism, pain In the tny m ail I found a le tte r from th e Ant
tto le n . V ery few -n e n k t h l e ie s k n ow
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part w erp ojierator. a d d ressed In ca re o f my rn o o g h t o lift ou t th e s h u tte r s nnd
of ’he urinary passage. It corrects inability m other, sa y in g th a t th r o u g h an erro« a ll, hut th e y can g e t th e leu » and m ake
io ' j!d water and scalding pain In pausing he had not ch a rg ed m e en o u g h for tn y a w a y w ith it hy a sim p le tu rn o f th e
it, or bad effects following use of liquor, cab legram oeut on aiicli am i aueli a w rist
If n m an w h o o w n ed a enm ern
wine or Leer, a"d overcom es thst unpleasant date, th a t he had b een o b lig ed to pay
w ere to ta k e lib n a i e«l le n s to a p a w n
n e o e r -../ cf b ei-g compelled to go often
■iuri ? 'he day, »no <o get up m any times Ilia d ifferen ce ou t o f hla o w n p ock et, sh o p and say lu nw nrd It h e w ould not
’-•ri.ig the night.
.10 mild and the extra and aa h l, Kitlniy w a a v ery sm r.il mid be b e lie v id . and w ou ld l.n te to he c o n
ordinary efioct ot S w a m p - R o o t is scon he had a la rg e fa m ily an d nil rhat sort ten t w ith t h e e x tr e m e ly m m ll loan
-ea'iretf It stands the highest for its won- o f th in g he felt r u -e I w o u ld reim b u rse u su a lly m a d e upon a s to le n len s.
.erfui cures of the most distracting cases, hhn.
P aw nbrokers are
w illin g
l o ta k e
if you neod a medicine you should have the
”7 he am oun t w aa a tr iflin g on e. and ch a n ce« w ith th e m , h ecr.u sc th e risk
beut. Sold by druggists ir 50c. a n d j i . sizes.
I d.d »end him a fo reig n m oney order. of d e t e c t io n is a lm o st nil nnd th e
You m ay have a sample bottle of this 1 Imve sin c e learn ed from ex p erien ced fir off is g r e a t e r w hi n th e ; m ake a sa le .
vonderfn.’
discovery
- t o r e ó ra th a t I had twi n m ade the
I m n le u r p h o to g r a p h e r s w h o know
anu a boo . that tells
victim i f a s y s te m a tic form o f rohliery t.heir h tia in ess ran jd.-k up a good m any
r.- ire about it, both sent
and that si-nreclv a m illig r a m I» aent b a r g a in s in th e N ew York p a w n sh o p s .”
w eohitely free by mail,
from tiie o th e r sid e uniere. It la o f a
iddreos Dr. Kilmer & n ™ . or a-ame-ik,.«.
So., 1 ngha ; on, N. Y . V/htn writing men b u sin e ss n a tu re th a t In hot fo llo w ed AUSTRALIAN TEA I Kill KIRS.
tion leading thia geaorous »Her la luia p e g «
by s> m e i ueh idea from th e D'uop-Mui
D r i n k ( h r H rr « v A l l D e g D o e « w a g a t
o p erator.”
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Cawplete, Straight L in e K eyb o ard
Rem ovable and Interchangeable Piute ns
B a ll Bearing Carriage
Reversible I abulator Rack
Sim ple Stencil Cutting Device
D r o p Forged T y p e B a n
Perfect L in e Lo c k
Bichrorne Ribbon
U n iform T o u ch
B a ll Bearing T y p e B ar
C o lu m n Finder and Paraj-^ohat
D e cim al T ab ulator
V is ib le V *' riling
A K e y for Every C haracter
Perfect Erasing Fee.litre*
Interchangeable Carnage.'
Right and L eft Carnage Release Levers
A ll necessary operations in
writing, billing or statistical w ork
are accomplished from the key
board of the light running, easy
a&ion M ode! 10 (Visible)
Swinging M a :r in o l Rack
Protected RiLboa
G e a r D riven Carriagsa
Ribbon Controlled from Keyboard
V a ria b le and Universal L-uo Spacer
Perfect D u.< G u ard
B ack Space Lever
Carnage Retarder
Improved M argin al Stops
Escapeu.'ent, Speediest E v er Devised
T h e s e arc featuic» w hi h m ak e ibe
Finiili P rem ier th e ch o ice of the
m a n w h o inve»ti£atea com parative
td v o a ta g es.
I K
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and look in the glass—you will see the effect—
Y ou can't help puckering—it makes you pucker
to think of tasting it
By the use of so called cheap Baking
Powders you lake this puckering, injurious Alum
right into your system—you injure digestion,
and ruin your stomach,
AVG1D ALVM
Sap plain ly-
B M V t f A l BAKING
K V l A L POWDER
Royal is made from pure, refined Grape Cream of Tartar—Costs more
than Alum but you have the profit of quality, the profit of good health.
Nothing has ever equalled it
Nothing can ever surpass it.
say consum rfra.T c a a t ? .
cured. N a tu re alarne vrdn’t j
d o it, it n eed s h e lp .
t,
is v i e b est h elp , b u t it i uro f
m uet h e c o n t la u .i in sues-1
■■er ae w e ll « • » ’infer.
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CHANGE IN CALENDAK
A New Time System May Be Intro
duced Thia Ceatury.
H a u t 4 R a l lr o a U a a a < T e le g r a p h » D « -
■ s u d P a tffo rm H o a ra A U O v e r—
riaa • ( lataraatlMtal Ma-
vldlaa Coafcraa»«.
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New Discovery ;
F o r ü : ! S s ''-“ " ’ » . ' r t î »
A Perfect
Cure :
•fa n « , back if
For AH Throat and ,
Lung Troubles
i t fa it» .
T r i a l B o tt'« « rr««.
Ä
Gilsof»
F n lU e e .
G nlznr liv ed th r o u g h the m oat ev en t
fu l iK-rtode o f ninderu l'rau ec. l i e " a s
horn In 17S7 am id th e m u tterin g - o f tlia
rev o lu tio n . G u izo t'» p a ren ts v .e ie m ar
ried by n p.-inu
I I’ro teitn n f pastor,
and h is birth w a s never leg a lly regis
tered . 11!« f a t ’ er. Will) Wu:< ¡ill udVO
en 'e, 11 <1 b is tail nt fur public speak
lu g In th e In terest» or the («jraeeutcu
I ’ru testan th am i 1 -cnuie a rti:.. ked m an
A flei liv in '’ ( I - verb! 1 el;s lu d a n
ger o f h l, l i e be w ax at Ins* «H eated .
■unvlllingl.v m m e! i. b.i U. im a. me who
I In
ktu v. an d re»p
«'uld tn<
Tp-
“S lia ll I let
m an.
i p l l f j >1. «JU»
" A re von ins lie
Cot.
“ Ye». I h n ve : « o elillilr n.
“ And «J l.n v e I.” rep.’l«d tbe pri 'oiiAr.
“b u t you »viuid h n ve lo |.a y f ‘ in c .
la t u , |’ i o n .“
T lie y « e n t on. und M. O ltizot ib ed ou
tlie i-. nffold (t fe tr «lity» later. At tül»
tim e 1'r.nieoia, tlie f iture » ta b mau.
w h o w a s tb e eld e r o f tlie iw o eiilldren.
s r a , »ix an d a h a lf year» old and al-
w n ya p rew rv e d tl ■ rec h e; « n o f g o
Ing tn i w lila fn tii t In p. -.»II. or w hat
w a s eiip h eu ila tlca lly <
I ll** uotiae of
Jtiatlce.—G en tle m a n
,:..--3 l.iie .
H o ld t h e P o r t .
In O ctob er. lHb-l, A lla to o u a puss, a
d e i.le In th e u io u u ta iu a o f G eorgia, wad
g u a rd ed by G en ern l florae, w ith I,BOO
m eu. It w aa a stro n g , s t r a h g ie p oin t,
am i. m oreover. 1.500,tux) rutluua Were
sto red th e ta .
I- r e s ith , th e so u th ern
g eu era i. w ith C,000 m en. a tta ck ed th e
g a rriso n and d r o v e th e d efen d er* Into
a s m a ll fo rt on th e c r e s t o f th e k ill.
T h e b a ttle w a a tierce. T h e n orthern
so ld ie r s fell In aueli n u m b ers th a t fu r
th er lig h tin g se e m e d fo lly .
B u t o n e o f C o rse’» o i l i ' e r , c a u g h t
a lg h t o f a w h ite s ig n a l Hug flutterin '!
In th e I reeze on th e to p o f th e R en o ,
•a w m o u n ta in , aeroaa th e v a lle y , 13
tullen a w a y . T h e alg x il » a * utiHWered,
and th e n ru in e th e Insp* tng mi s s a g t
from m ount .tin to m o u n ta in : " H o ld
th e fo r t. I uni c o m in g .—W . T . S h e r
m a n .”
C h eer a fte r eb e e r w e n t up. a n d ,
{h o u g h b o p eieea ly reduce.1 in n u m liera.
th e y d id hold th e fo r t fo r h o u rs u n til
th e a d v a n c e g u a rd o f K heruiau’s a rm y
c a m e to th e ir r e lie f. H li year» la te t
P. P. B liss, tb » e v a n g e lis t, h eard th »
sto r y lu a ll ltd viv id d e ta il from a so l
d ier frien d m id Iheu w r o te th e w o rd s
am i in iia lc o f hi» fa m o u s l i y t u n . - I ’ra
byterhin.
• It r e a g l l i T h a t W « « I4 •« re s
/
t o lie P u ls o a o w a .
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In th e In te r io r o f A u str a lia a ll t h e
m en drink tea
T h e y d rin k It a ll
d a y lo n g an d In q u a n tit ie s nnd a t
u str e n g th th a t w o u ld s e e m to be
p o iso n o u s. On S u n d a y m o r n in g th e
tea in a k r r s t a r t s w ith a c le a n pot an d
i a clea n record . T h e j>o; is h u n g o v er
J th e fire w ith a su ffic ien cy u f w a te r
in It for th e d a y ’s b rew , and w h en
! th is h as b een b o iled lie p ou r» in to it
| en o u g h o f t l i e fr a g r a n t I k rh to p ro
d u ce a d eep , c o ffe e c o lo r e d liquid.
Ou M onday, w ith o u t le in o v ti.g yea-
terd.-iy s te e ie a ie » . h e r e p e a ts th e
! p r o v e n ; on T u erd a y da c a p o and on
I W rd n erd sy da ca p o , an d ao o n
t .h r o iig h tiie w eek. T o w a r d th e c lo s e
, o f It tbe g r e a t |s>t la tilled w ith un
ii rid ten h o f tea le a v e s, o u t o f
- w h ich the liquid is t q u e c /a d by th e
j p ressu re i.i a tin eu p .
Ily litis tim e tb e ten is o f th e c o lo r
o f r u sty iron , in ered ib ly h itte r and
d isa g r e e a b le to th e u n ed u ca ted p a l
a te . The n a tiv e ra il» It “ rea l g o o d
o ld |H.st and rails," th e sim ile b e in g
I o b v io u sly d ra w n fro m a s t if f and
d a n g er« « « junlji, and r e g a r d s It aa
h a v in g herli b ro u g h t t o p e r fe c tio n .
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T h e n e w c e n tu r y w ill b r in g ab ou t
m a n y c h a n g e s , b u t p erh a p s n on e o f
su c h e v e r y d a y im p o rta n ce ae th e p r o
p o sed n ew m eth o d o f tim e-k eep in g .
O ue o f th e m o st p ra ctica l resu lt* w ill
b e th a t noou a t G reen w ich w ill be l i
o 'clo ck a ll o v e r the w orld. A t p resen t
ea eh day Is sp re a d o v er 48 (and in som e
in s t a n c e s 55) h o u rs in d ifferen t p la c e a
W ith th e n ew sy stem it w ill have ita
b e g in n in g and end w ith in 24 h o u rs all
o v er th e g lo b e . T h e h o u rs on o u i
w a tc h e s and c lo c k s, too, w ill run from
1 to 24, s a y s th e C h ica g o C hronicle.
T h e w a g g is h r e p ly , “ A q u a r te r past
13,” m ade by t h e p o licem a n in th e “ Bab
B a lla d s ,” w ill b eco m e th e c o r r e c t w ay
o f in d ic a tin g “ A q u a r te r p a st one.*
B u t, a f te r a ll, t h is w ill o n ly be an en
la r g e m e n t o f w h a t w a s a c tu a lly begun
aa fa r b ack a s 18S6, w h en th e tim e foe
»ill th r o u g h tr a in s on th e Canadian P a
cific ra ilro a d w aa flrati reck o n ed is
h o u r s r u n n in g fro m 1 to 2.
T h e f i x it y o f a u n iv e r sa l prim s
m erid ia u w ill do a w a y w ith th e am
b ig u ity w h ich , a s r a ilw a y s and t e l»
g ra p h s b eco m e m u ltip lie d , lead to such
c o n fu s in g c o m p lic a tio n s In so c ia l and
co m m e rcia l a ffa ir s, to
e sjo r s
in
c h r o n o lo g y , to litig a tio n in con n actlcw
w ith su c c e ssio n to p r o p e r ty , in su ra n ce
m a tte r s , e m t r a c t s , e tc . T h e p resen t^
v a r ia tio n s o f tim e a re r e a d ily d em o n
str a te d by s e le c tin g p o in t* in fo u r r»
g io n s a b o u t 20 d e g r e e s a p a r t— fo r in
sta n c e , J a p a n , A rab ia, N ew fo u n d la n d
and A la sk a . On S u n d ay at m id n ig h t
in J a p a n It is noon in N ew fo u n d la n d .
V a ria tio n o t tim e fo r m s t h e p ivotal
p o in t o t tb e p la y “ A rou n d t h e W orld la
E ig h ty D a y s," in krhtch rh e travel»«
w h o w a g ered a t h is London e lu b th a t
b e cou ld g o arou n d th e w o rld and be
b ack a t the clu b in 80 d a y s so n ea rly
lo s t b is b et. H a had fo r g o tte n th ia d if
fe r e n c e o f a day and t h o u g h t th a t h»
bad c o m p le te d h is jo u r n e y 24 h o u rs toa
la te .
D oes a n y o n e a sk ; " W h a t i s g o in g ta
s tr a ig h te n th is ou t and b r in g about
o rd er ou t o f e x b t n g c h a o s? ” T h e a n
sw er is by sim p ly p u tt in g in to op era
tio n th e resu lt« o f th e d e lib e r a t .c n s ol
th e in te r n a tio n a l m erid ia n co n feren ce,
w h ich m et W a sh in g to n a t th e in v ita
tio n o f P r e s id e n t A rth u r in O cto b er
1884. e x p r e ssly to e s ta b lish a p rim s
m erid ia n and a u n iv ersa l d a y .
T h e fo llo w in g r e so lu tio n w a s a d o p t
ed by co n g res» !
"T his u n iversal day la to b e a m ean
«olar d ay; is to b egin fo r a ll th e w orld
at th e m om en t o f m ea n m id n ig h t ol
th e in itia l m erid ia n , c o in c id in g w ith
th e b e g in n in g o f the r b i l day and d ate
o f th a t tneridinn, and is t o b e cou n ted
fro m zero up to 24 h o u rs.
‘“rh e co n feren ce e x p r e s s e s th e hope
th u t as soon a s p r a c tic a b le t h e a s
tro n o m ica l and n a u tic a l d a y s w ill be
arran ged e v e r y w h e r e t o b eg in a t m ean
m id n ig h t.
“T h e conferen<?e e x p r e s s e s th e hope
th a t th e tech n ica l « to d ie s d e sig n e d to
reg u la te nnd e x te n d th e a p p lic a tio n ol
th e decim al sy ste m to th e d iv isio n of
a n g u la r sp aee and o f tim e sh a ll be r e
su m ed , so as to a d m it th e e x te n s io n ol
th is a p p lica tio n to a il c a s e s in w h ich it
p r e se n ts real a d v a n ta g e s .”
C om ing dow n to o u r ow n d a y , w h a t
e ls e is t he «and gin se. w h leh a fe w y e a r s
a g o was In com m on u se in k itc h e n s to
«how the cook w h en th e e g g s w ere
b o iled ? And is n o i th e m odern clock
based on the sa m e p r in c ip le s ? In tbe
clep sy d ra th e w a te r is th e m o to r; th*
p erfo ra tio n , th e e s c a p e m e n t; w h ile th e
sin k in g of tb e sh e ll or b ow l Is th e In
d ex o f th e co m p letio n o f a d éfin it»
p erio d .
A c u r io u s u se o f th e c le p sy d r a in
G reece w a s fo r lim itin g th e len g th o f
sp e e c h e s in th e co u rts In Im p ortan t
c u e s an a d d itio n a l « m t n n t o f tim e w a s
a llo w ed and ea eh side w as p e rm itted
80 g a llo n s o f w a ter, n e c e s sita tin g th e
us* o f u n u su a lly la rg e a m ph ora*.
W hen a sp e a k e r w a s in te rru p ted to
sa v e th e tim e b ein g ch arged a g a in st
h im he w ou ld ord er th e official to “ sto p
th e w a te r .” T h ia practice m ig h t bo re
vived w ith p ro fit.
T h e s y s te m o f tim e-k eep in g In Rome
d ivid ed th e d a y and n ig h t Into fo u r
w a tc h e s,
w h ic h
w ere d eterm in ed
r o u g h ly by o b ser v in g the course» o f
th e su n and sta r s .
Noon w a s a n
n o u n ced p u b lic ly by an official, w ho
fro m th e s e n a te w atched for th« a p
p ea r an oe o f th e sun at a certa in p oin t.
A m o n g th e M on tagnais In d ia n s a
cr u d e form o f sun dial is used in h u n t
in g to le t th e sq u aw s, w ho follow th e ir
lorij« «nd m a ste r s, know w h eth er th ey
m ay ta k e it easy or hurry up. for th ey
m ig h t fa re b ad ly If they lagged behind
w h en th e ir huxhan».» were ready for
su p p er. And ao the men when h u n tin g
e r e c t In th e a n o * a stick a t sum* w ell-
k n o w » p lace and draw the e x a c t iia o
o f the » tic k 's sh ad ow in th* en o w b »
to r s g o in g i n .