ADAM'S PEAK.
A Shrine 8cred to Three Conflicting
Religious Sects.
Throughout Asia '"holy places" nre
almost os numerous ns leaves ou a
tree, but In Ceylon Is n inoiititnln tvhlcli
enjoy the unique distinction of beliiK
n Tery holy place to the devotcex of
tbrco absolutely distinct and conflict
liiB religious sects, This is Adam's
Peak, or Hnmnnnln.
According to the Mohammedan be
lief, Adam, after the fall, was I a ken
by an angel to tho top of Biunannln,
and a panorama of nil tho Ills that
through sin should nllllct mankind was
spread out before him. Ills foot left
n Impression on tho solid rock, nnd
his tears formed tho take from which
pilgrims still drink, Tho Ihuldhlsts
contend that It was not Adam, but
Uuddlm himself Hint made the foot
print In tho rock, that being the last
spot where ho touched tho earth be
foro ascondlug to heaven, while tho
Ilrahmlns hnvo still another legend.
All, howovcr, Ilrahmlns, Molmiium
dans and Chinese, agree (hat Hauiniiala
Is n very holy place, and to perform n
pilgrimage to the spot Is to the Iludd
hist what n visit to Mecca Is to n Mo
hammedan. In mixed crowds tho wor
Bhlpcrs come, each pitying the Igno
rnnco of tho other, who Is so far from
tho "true way,"
It requires no llltlo faith ami some
Imagination to trace In the depression
In tho rock the likeness of n human
footprint. It Is r.y, feet long by 2 ft
feet wide, on tho top of n huge bowl
der. Tho nntlves, however, Insist that
It is tho footprint of Adaui.-Kmmett
Campbell Hall In Cincinnati Commer
cial Tribune.
THE DEBUTANTE AT BRIDGE.
Let's see, what's trumj oh. Grace, your
hat a dear,
And so becoming- toot Qlrls, did you hear
That Clara Ootrox Is engaged at last.
And to a count with a dreadful past
And not a senny to hli titled name?
(I doto on bridge. It's such a clever
game
Let's see, what's trumps?) There's Cath-
erlno over there,
And entre nous, I hear she dyes htr hair
And palnte-but I might, too, with such u
facol
(Oh, partner, did
ace?)
FUN IN THE HOME.
Make Life There Joyous and Bar Out
Business Worries.
Whatever your lot In life, keep Joy
With you, says Orison Swett Mnrdeu
in Success Magazine. It Is it great
healer. Sorrow, worry, Jenlousy, envy,
bad temper, create friction and grind
nwny tho delicate humau machinery
bo that the brain loses Its cunning.
Half tho misery In the world would
I really trump your un molded If the tiootile would tnako
n business of hnvlng plenty of fun nt
freak three tables to the homo iustend of running everywhere
else In search of It.
"Now For Host nnd I'uu." "No
Huslness Troubles Allowed Here."
These nro good home building mottoes.
When you have had n perplexing
day, when things have gone wrung
with you nnd you go home nt night
exhausted, discouraged, blue, Instead
of making your home miserable by
going over your troubles and trials
Just bury them. Instead of dragging
them homo nnd making yourself and
your family unhappy with them and
tail
Who Is that
right?
I saw her at the Wllbur-Drownes
night.
Somo parvenu no doubt, and, goodnetf
knows,
I think n blacksmith must design het
' clothes.
(Are hearts or diamonds trumps? Oh,
that's a fact;
It's clubsl) Borne girl are so devoid ol
tactt
That Carlton creature in tho last yenr'f
hat
Just makes me mail ns mad-she's such s
cat
And nearly snaps your head off If you
don't
Keep absolutely dumb. Of course I won'O spoiling tho whole evennlng, Just lock
everything Hint is dlsagrccobio in your
Oh, girls, Jaok's so devoted It's a Joke.
IIo's iultn my shadow what! Did I re
voko?
Woll, anyway I think It's mean to tako
Threo tricks from me for Just that smat
mistake
llrldgo bores me frightfully, I'm bound t
say,
oUlce.
Just resolve that your homo shall be
a place for bright pictures nnd pleas
nut memories, kindly feelings toward
everybody and "a corking good tlmo"
generally. If you do this you will bo
Though Jack aays it's astounding how ) I surprised to sco how your vocation or
business wrinkles will bo Ironed out
In the morning nnd how tho crooked
things will be straightened.
hostesses Invito sucb
Play,
Why will somo
frumps?
Oh, dear! My lead again? Let's see,
what's trumps?
-Ella Ilentley In ruck.
MINIATURE GARDENS.
Tiny Lakes, Tresi and Houses In Di
minutive Japanese Parks.
Tho Japanese hnvo tho art of dwarf
ing trees to mere shrubs and of culti
vating plants in n similar way, Tho
people tnko great delight In their min
iature gardens, which require n special
gardener to keep them down lo de
sired limits, A Japanese garden is
generally about ten yards square, and
In this small space Is found it park
and demesne, with lake, summer
houses, temples, trees, nil complete
nnd In keeping with tho dimensions
available.
One such garden shows n lako four
feet long nnd full of goldfish. On
(lie border stands it pine Ireo exactly
eighteen Inches high nnd llfly years
old. Ileneath lis shade Is a temple
carved out of one plecu of stone tho
size of n brick, Ou n lofty crag of
some two nnd a half feel stands u lino
maple tree, perfect In form nnd shape,
fifteen years old and twelve Inches
high.
One household In Japan boasts of n
complete garden contained In n shal
low two (linen wlno ense. Everything
Is complete down to I ho llsh In I he
lake, n sheet of water only n few
Inch square, and (lie footbridges
over the wntcr course. Tea houses
there nre and numerous trees of va
rious kinds, each nlsiut six Inches In
height. Old ns the hills nre these
diminutive trees, hut full of vitality,
nnd yet never growing bigger. Now
inrk rress.
Qrandma'a Dsitlnailon In Doubt.
Htliul Is of tho muturo ago of five
Keccntly her grandmother concluded!
that It devolved on her to instruct th
child In religious matters.
"You must Im a good girl, Kthcl,'
THE COTTON GIN.
Mr. Franklin at tha Bar.
Among tho state papers for tho year
1C30 may be read a letter from John
Unrtelet to tenry VIIl.'s minister,
Thomus Cromwell, stating that la ac
cordance with the recent act the mayor
and aldermen had chosen Mr. l'ryseley
to attend the English parliament ns
tho representative of Calais and that
ho had mude certain arrangements
about his passage Into Knglnnd.
Ono Tbotnns Boyd was elected as his
colleague, and Calais continued to send
M. I'.'s to Westminster until, la the
reign of Mary, we lost the stronghold
wo had held for over two aeuturlcs.
This Is tho only Instum e In England's
history of anything like colonial rep
resentation at Westminster unless In
deed wo reckon one or two exceptional
occasions when colonial grievances
hnvo been voiced at tho bar of tho
houso of commons, as they wcro so
brilliantly by Benjamin Franklin,
when Durke snld tbo sccno reminded
him of "a master examined by a par
cel of schoolboys." London News.
Whitney Got the Ides From the Work
of an Old Negro.
Kit Whitney, tho Inventor of the cot
Ion glu, got the germ of his great Idea
from seeing through tho Interstices of
sho said. "Then you will go to heaver a hut an old negro work n hand saw
when you tile." I nmong tho freshly picked cotton stored
Kthcl seemed scarcely pleased wltt within.
this rownrd for exceptional conduct
"Don't you want to go to heaven)'
asked grnmlmn. with n look of ro-
p roach.
"Oh, I don't Know," temporlxcd
ICIIiel. "I guess not."
Tho teeth of tho saw toro tho lint
from the seed easily nnd quickly, and
young Whitney (he was barely thir
teen at the time) rentUed nt once that
a machine working u number of simi
lar saws simultaneously would revolt!-
Learn to Laugh.
Laughter Is the best of all tonics.
Dnctlll nro humorless folk and bate
tho physical constitution that Is al
ways vibrating with tho shocks of
fun. This Is n truism, but serviceable
and likewise worth repeating arc tho
platitudes on laughter ns the great
aseptic of the soul. It Is true there
are different kinds of laughter, and
soma of them need formaldehyde
There Is n kind, too, that needs bicar
bonate of soda as an antidote an
other that calls for llthta tablets. Dut
tbo right sort of laughter was stolen
from tho gods by some wiser Prome
theus, and nothing can provall against
It. In America thcro Is plenty of
laughter, good, bad and Indifferent, but
mostly good, and much that Is very
good. It Is ono of our greatest nation
al resources. May wo conserve It al
ways. A pcoplo that laugh kindly
nnd often hnvo not much to fear; n
pcoplo that laugh wisely, nothing.
Chicago Tribune.
"Why not?" demanded grandma no- tloulxo tho cotton growing Industry.
vcrely.
"(localise mnybo I couldn't get out,"
answered Ethel.
"You wouldn't want to got out," re
plied grnmlmn.
"Oh, yes, I should," returned ICtliol
with conviction.
"No," argued grnmlmn, "you would
not. Why should you want to get oul
of heaven?
"Why," nnswercd Uthcl, "I guess I'd
want lo go nnd see you onco In nwhlla
wouldn't I)" Womnu's Homo Com
pniilou.
Overheard In the Barnyard.
lie snld nothing to anybody, but set
to work building models and experi
menting. Ills dltllcultles wero enor
mous, for he not only had to make Ids
own wheels, cogs, etc., but he had also
first to forge his own tools and oven
to luauufiH'ture the paint wherewith
to eolor his many plans and drawings.
Hut be succeeded In the end, nnd.
(hough tin1 outbreak of war and other
hindrances prevented tho Invention
from being netually placed upon the
market until many years afterward.
tho first complete cotton gin ever con
structed was built from IIiono very
models nnd plans and with scarcely a
single alteration,
One Consolation.
During the lime ho acted as United
Mate consul In Olasgow lltvl Ilarle
iKYSHlounlly Indulged In n day's sNrl
with the gun, nnd It was during one of
bis shooting excursions (hat tho hu
morist met with mi accident which
might hnvo dlsllgured him for I ho re
mainder of his life, Ids face being
badly cut through the recoil of mi
overloaded gun. Fortunately tho doc
tor's skill prevented him from being
pvrmanently marked.
Writing about tho occurtvueo to his
friend, T. Kdgnr I'emhcrtnu, who
quotes tho letter In his "Tribute In
II ret Ilnrte," tint novelist concludes his
teller by. telling of an amusing effort
which was made to console him ou no
count of tho accident.
"When (lie surgeon was stitching mo
together," ho wrote, "the sou of tin)
bouse, a Iwy of twelve, enme timidly
to tho door of my room.
"Tell Mr. Ilret Hnrto It's all right,
ho said. 'Ho killed Iho bare.'"
The Springbok.
A txMMillnrlty of that most beautiful
of Koulli African antelopes tho spring,
bok Is (hat It always leaps over human
(racks. It Is at once exceedingly shy
ami marvelously active, nnd tho rea
son for this strange, antic Is Its In.
tense suspicion of any possible ene
mies, among whom It has come to rcc.
ogiilte man ns tho most dangerous. It
'I can't kiss you, dear, unless yoalu not only with human tracks that tho
stop pouting." springbok goes through this perform-
I n nre, for It does Iho same with the
Mr. Qreen'e Waterloo. tmvVn of lions or even when It get
air. unfit una been paying fl wind of n Hon. The leup Is exceedlug.
"r ,HJ"' ni'lMJiiw consinni j. Knteeftil,iind the animal covers from
i, iiicivniH.il. i i muy ins innuisuy snw ,w,,vo , ,if,(H, fwt t ,.,, i,,,,
that sho must either sell out and null ilr.uii. mi nil fntii f.ttt nt nni'i. unit
... ...I... ...... n.... ...I "" "
u' ' . , rnio, woo uaj nms((,y rHl,M again, making a clear
after wntcl.Ing him feverishly devour- Nirn , ,, ,my nl ,,,, Ku
!!7 !,,,Ul "f'or '!,Moful XmM when not pursued Is a light springy
Fanny Dlekans.
Fanny, tho ststor of Charles Dickens,
was ono of tho first students entered
at the old Itoyal Academy of Music
when It opened Its doors ut Tcnterdcn
street lit 1823, nnd ut thnt tlmo tbo
students lived nt the academy, only
going homo for tho week end. "Every
Hundny," Dickens told Forstcr, "I was
at the academy at 0 o'clock In tho
morning to fetch her (Fanny), and wo
walked back (hero together at nlcht."
And the Hundny Itself tho two spent
In the Marshalsca prison, whero their
father and mother then resided, owing
to Mr. Dickens hnvlng "failed to pro
pitiate his creditors." Wbtlo her fa-
thur was still In prison Fanny won a
prlto at the academy, nnd the futuro
novelist, (hen engaged In pasting la
bels ou blacking pots at 7 shillings a
week, was present to see bcr receive
It. Westminster Qaxotto.
Albanl and Qyt.
The story of Mme. Albanl's first
London engagement is as follows:
Colonel Mapleson beard of ber singing
at a theater at Malta, and, thlnklug
that she would be successful, be made
her an offer through an agent of a
contract to sing In Her Majesty's the
ater. She agreed to It and went to
London, but on arriving there she told
the cabman to drive her to the Italian
opera houso. He, Instead of going to
Her Majesty's, took ber to Covcnt Oar
den, which was also devoted to Italian
opera. She was shown up to tho man
ager's ofllco and stated Uiat she hud
co mo to sign tho contract which Mr,
Mapleson bad offered ber. Mr. Oyo.
thinking to play a Joko on his rival,
Mapleson, tnndo out a contract, and
Albanl signed It Mr. Oyo then told
her that bo was not Cotonel Mapleson,
but that ho could do much better by
bcr. Ho offered to tear up tho contract
If nho liked, but told bcr that Nllsson
was singing nt Her Majesty's and
would brook no rival. Albanl decided
to let tho contract stand and thus be
en rao ono of the stars of Covcnt Oar
dens, eventually marrying tho son of
Mr. Oyo.
His Final Plea.
A Chicago man appeared at the
Whito Uouso ono day during tho Mc-
Klnlcy administration with a petition
containing 7.000 namca recommending
him for appointment as Brazilian min
ister. Ho was a plcturo framcr, and
when ho was canvassing for orders he
took nlong his petition and asked
everybody In tho plcturo frame busi
ness to sign It. Almost everybody did.
Tho man was insistent and finally
reached tho president. Always gcntlo
and considerate. President McKtnley
explained to tbo candidato thnt ho
would hnvo to consult tho Illinois sen
ators and representatives about tho
matter beforo making the appointment.
"You know," said the president, "wo
bavo to select big men for theso big
places."
"Well," asked tho plcturo framcr.
"won't Ibe Just as big as any of them
If I get tho Job7"-I'hlladctpbla Satur
day rcvcnlng Post.
The Symbolism Didn't Appeal.
"Charlie," sorrowfully sighed the
young lady In the parlor of the con
crete houso on Washington nveuue, "It
is nearly 12 o'clock.
"Yes, Belinda," wus the breathing
rcsK)nse of her poctlcnl eompaulou.
who was sitting on the sofa beside
her, "the minute band Is drawing
closer to the hour hand, and when the
time of midnight Is chimed I he two
hands will be even ns one. Ob, dar
ling Belinda," bo continued ns be lit
erally simulated the nctlon of (he min
ute band, "may not the coming to
gether of Ihoso two bands bo sym
bolical of us?"
Sho broke away nnd stood firmly on
her feet. "No, Charles Henry Smith."
sho retorted angrily, "those two hands
will remain ns ono but a single sec
ond, and then the minute band will
dlvorco Itself and go on Its way alone.
No, Mr. Smith, n minute band that
doesn't stick Isn't tbo kind of sym
bolism I wantl" Chicago News.
up courage and said;
"Mr. (Irvcn, I shall hnvo to rnUi
your Itounl to fV
Mr. (Jreen looked up, with a start
Then In a touo of consternation hi
snld:
"Oh, Mrs. Hmiill, don't I It's ns mact
as I can do now to ct SJ worth."
Woman's Homo Companion,
Screensd.
They sat In tho dim parlor.
"One kim," lit pleudcd,
trot. Tho sprluuhok usually travels
with Its nose to Iho ground, ns If con
stantly on the lookout for Iho scout of
enemies,
A Mole's Asst.
Among common animals few have
been less studied In their life history
than tho mole. Mr. Lionel 15, Adams
says that under the "fortress" which
Iho mole constructs above Iho surface
of (he ground will always bo found a
Twain and the nivermsn.
Mnrk Twain once told to a party of
friends tho following story on himself:
Ou one occasion when bo started ou
a (rip down Iho Mississippi river on a
flaiboat he was advised never to an
swer tho questions usked by rlrermen
on other boats and nuver lo bandy
words with them, ns be would be sure
always to como out second best. He
followed tho advico religiously for a
time, but oue day be thought be saw
a chunco to get tho better of a river-
man who called out:
"Hey, (bar. what yer loaded wlthr
"Jackasses. Don't you wont to como
alwnnlT" yelled buck Twain.
That's whut I reckoned sectn' ns
bow (boy let tber biggest donkey hov
(her run of tbo deckl" camo back.
Twain made a dire below as all the
mermen In (he neighborhood set ud a
derisive laugh at hls'expenso.
The Lost Umbrella.
"I have been coming hero for my
lunch for years, but never again," snid
a man to (ha head waller of a down
town restaurant recently. "Borrr." be
gan the wnltcr. "Sorry nothing. 1
left tbo umbrella hero not tlvo minutes
ago, (here was no ono near our (ablo,
and tbo waiter must hnvo seen It."
"If wo find It"- "Find It? It Is
found, I loll you, and I'll havo It now
or you'll never sco mo hero again."
Tho man, flushed with excitement.
was walking away whon ho was hail
ed by a mail who had entered by tho
rear door: "Say, Frank, Is this your
umbrella? I picked It up when we tin-
libed lunch. Ulad you wore still here."
"Hero, but not still," the head waiter
whispered. "The umbrella has been
found, but our customer has been lost
for a few days. He'll bo ashumed to
como In for a llltlo while." Now York
Tribune.
Dividing a Long Sermon.
Dr. Samuel Bucll of tbo last half of
tho eighteenth century, who used to
preach two or three hours, llko Isaac
Barrows, wn Ingenious In detaining
bis congregation. On one occasion, nft
cr preaching nearly two bours-iis long
as bo could feel secure In tho presenco
of nil bis hearers-he remarked that
ho was done preaching to sinners and
that they wcro at liberty to go; tho
rest of bis dlscourso would bo ad
dressed to good (H'oplo.
A gentleman who onco went to hear
htm stated that when the hourglass
was nearly ready to bo turned n sec
ond tlmo from the commencement of
bis sermon be snld. much to tho relief
of tho person who related it, "Onco
more." After going on somo eight or
ten minutes longer ho said, "To con
clude." and nflcr nnothcr nbout cqunl
Intcrvnl he snld. "Lastly."'
Tho gcntlcmnn ndded thnt he expect
ed every moment to henr him sny "Hv
crlnstlngly." He Came Down Light.
A Cblcugo board of trade man who
was not In tho bnbit of nttcndlng
church was taking n walk ono Sunday
morning, nnd ou coming to a church
at tbo regular hour of service bo de
cided (o go In. As ho entered the au
ditorium In which tho pews wcro ad
justed upon a sloping door an usher
stepped forward and, wishing to con
sult bltn ns to location beforo con
ducting blm to a sitting, politely In
quired:
"Would you llko to como down pret
ty wclir
Mistaking tho Inquiry to bo an ap
peal for money, tho board of trado man
began to fumble through his pockets
ns ho drawled:
"I'd llko to, but I'm not prepared to
come down very heavy, ns 15 cents Is
all I bavo wltb inc." Harper g Magazine
60 YEARS
EXPERIENCE
I nXDE IV
Oesiarts
CnnvmnMTB Ao.
Anyone fending- a iketeh nd description my
qnleklr ftjeenam our opinum ir.w wu.nu.r
Intention Is probsblr rAlf'lUiM. iitntnuolo.
Uon.."? on I'aleuts
1'iunu taken turonirti iluuu A Co. rctr
i no
Scientific Americam
A fcsnaiomelr llloilreted weeklr. J.rieit rtr
raitlon of mnt sclenllflo loom . Trm .!
fnri four months, L Bold brail tiewidMltrj.
HOME CUREFOR ECZEMA
Oil ol Wlntergreen, Thymol, rjlycerlnc, Etc
Used as a Simple Wash.
It really seemi strange that to many
people suffer year In and year out with
eciema, when it Is now no longer a se
cret that oil ol wintcrgrecn mixed with
thymol, glycerine, etc., makes a wash
that is bound to cure.
Old, obstinate cases, it is true, can
not be cured in a few days, but there
is absolutely no sufferer Irom eciema
who ever used this simple wash and
did not find Immediately that won
derfully soothing, cairn, cool icnsatton
that comes when the itch is taken away.
Instantly upon applying a few drops
of the wash the remedy takes effect,
the itch is allayed, There is no need
of experiment the patient knows at
once.
1 Instead of trying to compound the
oil of wlntergreen, thymol, glycerine,
etc, in the right proportions ourselves
we are using a prescription which is
I universally found the most effective.
It Is known as the D, D. D. Prescrip
tion, or Oil of Wlntergreen Compound.
It is made by the D. D, D. Co, of Chi-
' cago, and our long experience with
this remedy has given us great confi
dence In its merits.
"Nlggerlng" Legs.
The questlou was asked me as a na
tive of Maine If I could Ond out what
"nlggerlng" logs meant In tbe state
ment "We nlggerrd tbe logs." I found
that to "ulgger" logs was to save the
labor of chopping them Into lengths
Viiiimuiiuir" .1,1 1,,. ...i i ti .1.1 series of tunnels running out beneath Mwr or chopping
i a teiislnir mood. ''Homo on., miL-i.i tbo adjacent field. A curious feature l,,,,nC ,"4, ul crossed al iKilnbt
- - - s . .... I Ma.auk . I I .
Thai
Artificial Flower.
II was In Italy thnt a demand for
artlllclal flowers first nrosu. This wus
duo primarily to a caprice of fashion
which demanded thnt during festivals
blossoms In anil out of their houmous
should bo worn and ulso to tho fact
thnt their color anil freshness wero
stable, Ijiter on, lu tho middle ages,
the artificial so far superceded the
natural that Ixitli men ami women
decked their heads with Imitation
flowers of cambric, paper, gland ami
inetul.
Spiteful.
At a locul plcturo show a pntutcr
bung a notice under Ids highly prized
lumUcape, "Do not touch with cuiies
or umbrellas." some ono who wus
not an admirer of his works milled to
tbe notice, 'Take an ax I"
In
e us,"
"Who?"
"Why, tho clock, for Instance.
tins n face."
"Yes, but thut clock Is us considerate
as the moon that goes under a cloud
It keeps Its faco covered with Itt
bauds," Minneapolis Jourunl.
almost Invariably found Is a perpcu-
dlculnr run penetrating nbout n foot
below tho bottom of the uest and then
turning upward to meet another run.
A molo Is never fciuud lu bis uest, al
though It may yet Iki warm from his
body when opened. Guided by smell
and hearing, a mole frequently locates
tho uest of it purtrldgo or pheasant
above his run and, penetrating It from
below, eats tho eggs. The adult molo
blind, but I hero nre em-
where It wns desired to separate tbera.
By building Ores under these crossings
several logs could be burned Inlo sec
tions nt once. Because "u nigger"
was supposed to be lazy (his lazy
roan's way of cutting logs Into lengths
was. naturally euougb. called "nig-
Berlng,"-Applrlou Morgan In New
Shnkespeareaua.
Qons For Good.
Some folks In foreign lands have
their own way of determining whether
their relatives who bavo migrated to
tbis land of ours havo becomo hope
lessly Americanized. Ono old lady In
uermnny reached her conclusion In a
way that can bo appreciated only by
those who know the type of tbe Ger
man butter dish, deep as n bowl, and
the German reverence therefor. Last
week her granddaughter In New York
received this sad lament:
"You will never como back, You ore
lost to us. Hans (a cousin) arrived
here from New York on Monday and
reports that you have even given up
our deep German butter dishes and
are using I bono shallow little plates
(bat Americana llke."-New York
Times,
Modern Kids.
"So you love your uew little broth-
err asked the vlsllor. "Well, dcarlo.
will you sell him to me? I'll give you
SI for every ouuee be weighs."
"No, I won't!" answered tbe angel
child.
"Dear, loyal little sister!" beamed
(be visitor. "And why not?"
"Because," answered tho tiny tot,
wltb a quivering lip "because be only
weighs six pounds. Come back next
month an I'll see If we can't make a
deal." Cleveland Leader.
A Varnishing Tip.
When vnmlsbtug wood the work
must bo dono In a warm room at a
tcmpcrnture of at least 7f degrees F.
At a lower temperature the moisture
In tho nlr will give n milky and cloudy
appearance to tbo varuub. On the
other band, at tbo higher temperature
the moisture Is not prcclpltuted until
tbo alcohol of tbo varnish has autll-
clonlly evaporated to leave a thin
smooth film of shellac. The durabil
ity nnd gloss are dependent on this.
The Blind Msn's Lantern.
A blind man In Khootn in Cmirnslnn
village) camo back from the river one
night bringing a pitcher of water mid
carrying lu his hand a lighted lantern.
Somo one meeting blm snld: "You're
blind. It's all tho same to you whether
It's day or ulgbt Of what use to you
is a lantern?" "1 dou't carry the lau-
tern In order to see tbo road," replied
the blind man, "but to keen somo fool
llko you from running against mo and
breaking my pitcher."
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His Peers.
Ta, what does It mean to be tried
by a Jury of oue's peers?"
"It means, my son, that n man la (0
be tried by a Jury composed of men
who ore bis equals or on an equality
wltb blm, so that they will have no
prejudice against blm."
"Then, pa, I s'pose you'd have lo be
tried by a Jury of baldheaded meu,"
Then the Fight Began,
"Well," said Mrs, Casey proudly,
"my Dennis wns wan o' tbe imllhear-lis limctlcullv
ers at the funeral o' the rich Michael bryonle liullcntlous that tho power of
iioonsuii i uay.- 88i,( j, ti, rrtCl, uua deteriorated.
"Aye," retoried sirs, cassidy Jealous
It- ..'.ill .l.! f... .1.., .,,1. .
r. . V " " . ' . v.r" A" A Japanese Peculiarity.
, uuii'iiua nocu iucarrr-1 .... i ...,.
the bier thnt some wait else payi .i ... .. ' ..1...
furl"-Catholle Stamlanl ..ml Tin.-. " .. ..!' 'VD ""'. "
Disagreeable Economy,
Husband You uro tiot ivonomlcul.
Wife Woll, If you dou't cull u woman
economical who saves her wedding
dress for a possible second murrlngo
I'd llko to know whst you think ccou
omy Is like.
Strictly Appropriate.
"Mrs. Gossip is awful mad."
"Why?"
"Shu nsked nil her frleuds to give het
something characteristic to start bet
now greenery with, uud they all sent
ber rubber plants." llultltuoni Aroer
lean. A Certainty.
"Papa, when will the world come to
on end?"
Il.!l Kit tl !,". nn.. 13,,.. Ink.
must smile like a Cheshire cut. The
etiquette lu smiles is very mtsleudlug
at first. I often URcd to think that
Takl, my riksha 'Ixiy,' meant to Imj Im
pertinent when ho Insisted ou smiling
when I wns angry nt him. Hut when
he told mo of tho death of his little.
tblld with 11 burst of laughter I know
thut this wus only one of tho curious
details of etiquette in this topsy turvy
land."
One Definition,
"Pn nil " nuL-.xl lllll.. Ilav ,.-), a. I
The Inexpensive Policeman,
Mr, Walter Seymour, who writes
"Ups and Dowus of a Wandering
Life," had Thorold Kogcrs for a tutor
while at Oxford, llogers wus as
amusing as be wus heterodox. "I re
member asking blm one day, 'Mr. Hot;.
era, what do you consider tbe origin of
the Idea of the devldt" 'Cheapest po
liceman they could flndl'"
Hie Weak Point
A man wbo takes a business view of
things when recently asked bis opin
ion of a person of quite a poetic tem
perament replied:
"Oh, he's one of those men wbo
have soarings after tbe Infinite and
divings after the unfathomable, but
who never pay cash."
The Widow.
"In a town," said a life Insurance
official, "whero life Insurance was a
rare thing a schoolteacher said to a
little boy pupil:
"ToinniT, define tbe word widow.'
"A widow, Tommy answered, 'U a 1
poor woman wltb a largo family of
children wbo (akes boarders.' "
morning when I can Bleep as loug as tt 'i'u., b'n',kr. . .
I want to aud have left orders not to A l,,Kttl uluk J"y." replied
An Inside Outing,
Wlgg The best outiug n man cau
lako Is au wean trip. Wngg Yes, au
outing for tho Inner mutt us well.
Philadelphia Ilecord.
be called." Now York Life.
his
father, "Is 11 lawyer who uever gets u
case." Chicago ltccord-Uerald.
A Mistake.
Applicant For Sltuatlon-I've come
abnht that Job wot wos advertised.
Employer Well, can you do tbe work?
Applicant (In great alarm)-Work 1
thought It was a foreman you wanted!
Punch.
His Penalty.
Gcraldlne What did pa say when
you asked blm for my band? Gerald
He said that he wouldn't stand lu the
way of my utthappluess If 1 needed the
money badly.-New York Press.
The Csse Altered.
Itrown-Is It correct to speak of a
man as "of the male persuasion?"
Jones Yes, If tbe subject Is not mar
ried.
"What bas that to do wltb tbe mat
ter?"
"Why, when he U married bis wife
persuades blm,"
There is no well doing, no godlike
dolug, that Is not patient doiug, Tim
othy Tltcomb.
For Exchange.
Los Angeles 5-room cottage for
The Limit.
nowvll-I don't mind getting a lemon
now and theu, but
Powell-Hut what?
Howell-I think It Is overdoing tha
thing when tho lemon has been squeezi
w. rsow lork I'ress.
Hicks 1911 Almanac
A Useless Question.
"They hnvo named (ho baby after
undo llelsbaxrur."
"Has Uuclo Helshnzznr money?"
"Do you suppose (hey liked tho
untue?" Pittsburg Post.
No Escape,
Helta I understand your sister mar
ried a struggling young man? Gus
Yes; be struggled bard, but be couldn't
get away from ber.
How Is Your Title?
There are many religions, but tbere
Is only one moralltv. Huskln.
NOTICE TO ADVERTISER.
Recipe For Longevity,
People live lougvr In North Carolina
than anywhere else In tbe world, chief
ly because they lead tbe simple life.
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Raleigh News nnd Observer.
No Profit In It.
"What are you kicking about? She
returned all your presents, didn't she?"
"Yes, but tbe expresiage amounted
to more than .be presents were
worthr
Painfully Frank.
Weddorly They say that a man and
bis wife grow to look alike after tbey
have been married a few years. Now.
my wife and I bavo been married ton
years. Do you thluk we look alike?
Singleton Yes, Indeed. You both
Jeem to bare tbe same sad expres
slon,
Might Have Been Worse.
Rheumatic Patient Oh, doctor, I do
suffer so with my bands and feet!
Cheery Doctor My dear woman, only
think what Inconvenience you would
bare to suffer without them.
The Earth.
Tommy Pop, does the earth so
round? Tommy's Pop- Yes. mv son.
But It wouldn't If It was divided
among all the people wbo want It.
Philadelphia Record.
No man bas yet discovered tbe
means of giving successfully friendly
advice to women not even to his own.
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