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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, MARCH
1909.
ome Course In
Modern Agriculture
.
VII. The Selection of Seed
By C. V. GREGORY,
Agricultural TixUion. Ictva Statt Cctttjf
Copyrlaht. 1900, by American Press Association
ON'E of. the most Important fa
torn In crop production 1$ ths well, however, to give 11 brief outline
selection of seed. This Is tin- J of the methods of prevention here,
portnnt not only In producing I Smut is a fungous growth that Is, a
a large yield, but also In obtaining a low form of plant which lives 011 other
product of the highest quality. plants. It usually attacks the heads
The use of the fanning mill as a , of small gram, tilling the place where
means of sorting out the heaviest,
plumpest grains was spoken of In the
previous article. The Importance of
this means of seed selection cannot be
too greatly eniphaslied.
One of the principal reasons for ee-
tlie kernels should In? with a black,
worthless mass. The black dust of
which this mass Is made up Is coin
prised largely of spores, which 'corre
spond to seeds of higher plants. These
sixires become scattered over the seed
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lectlng the largest grains for seed Is i tu thrashing and storing. In the
that they contain so much more food
for the young plant This enables it
to make a strong, vigorous start
Such plants have more vitality," grow
faster and produce larger yields than
rla-its from shriveled seeds, which
have a struggle for existence from
the time they germinate. Another
reason for selecting plump seed is 1
spring, when the grain sprout, the
smut spore germinates also and seuds
a tiny thread tip through the stem to
the head, where It develops Into the
familiar smut ball. Often these smut
balls arc Inside of a hull that appears
perfectly sound from the outside, so
that the damage from smut Is much
greater than would appear from sim
ply glancing over the held.
Any method of treatmeut which will
that the resulting cron Is ltkdv tn rw
of better quality and will thus bring destroy the smut spores on the grain
a higher price when sold. The old wU1 'm,ve enH-vo. although the smut
law of "like nroriurm llko" T,nli. tn . whloh ,s "Tattered In the Held some-
plants as well as to animals. One of
the surest ways of bringing about int
provement la by using parents of the
desired type year after year.
Selecting seed according to site by
screening out the small grains Is not
times Infects the plants the next year.
When rotation U practiced, however,
this Is seldom (he case, as the oat
stunt win not attack com, nor will
corn smut grow on oats.
The selection of seed corn Is even
more Important than the selection of
small grain, since so much lesa corn
Is required to plant an acre, thus per
mitting of much more careful choice.
The most Important point to be consid
ered tn the selection of seed ears Is ma
turity. An ear that Is not entirely ma
tore will be light, the kernels will be
loose on the cob and have a dull,
chaffy appearance, and the germs will
be shrunken and the back of the ker
nels wrinkled.
Such corn should not be selected for
seed because the amount of food ma
terlal stored tn the kernel is too small
to give the young sprout much of a
start. The germ Is also likely to be
weak from being frozen while still In
the immature, watery condition. The
fact that an ear is not entirely ripe
Indicates, too, that It belongs to 1
variety Just a little late for the local
Ity.
Ears that are not entirely ripe are
not nearly so valuable for seed as
riper, sounder ones, even If the latter
are not so large. By selecting only
ears of this early maturing type
strain of corn can soon be developed
which can be depended upon to ripen
In the particular locality in which it Is
grown.
Since the slxe of the crop depends
to a considerable extent on the slxe
of the ear the seed ears selected
should be as large as Is consistent
with early maturity. Mere size of
ear Is not enough, however. The ears
should be well proportioned and not
too big around for their length, since
ears of this sort are late In maturing
and slow to dry out The size of an
ear should be made up of corn Instead
of cob. This means deep kernels and
a relatively small cob.
There must also be the largest pos
sible amount of corn In proportion to
no. xm 000D and bad ttfks of sud
WHXAT.
Not the shriveled, shrunken condition
of the kernels to the right.
enough. Some of the largest grains
are shriveled and light in weight
The only way to separate these Is to
use plenty of wind In the fanning
mill so as to blow them over. Such
grains are all right for feed, but are
entirely out of place In the seed bin.
This method of selection is especially
Important In the case of wheat as It
separates the bard from the soft
grains to some extent since the soft
ones are lighter. Hardness is an Im
portant factor to look after, since a
bard wheat Is much more valuable
for milling purposes, making a larger
amount of high grade flour.
If the most value Is to be obtained
from the selection of seed some defl- '
nlte plan of Improvement must be fol
lowed. By a little care a variety of
wheat or oats may be so bred up as to
Increase the yield from ten to twenty
bushels per acre. The work Is a spall
Item as compared with the benefits.
In starting the work of breeding the
variety which does best in your par
ticular locality should be selected. Go
into the field Just before harvest time
and select forty or fifty of the best
beads. In doing this the size and
plumpness of the grain and the length
of the head should be considered. This
latter point has a great deal to do
with the yield, since a long head often
contains twice as much grain as
ahorter one. The character of the
straw is also Important It should be
straight and strong, with no tendency
to rust as a weak straw or one that Is
badly rusted cannot hold up a heavy
head of grain. Another point to notice
Is the stoollng that Is, the number of
stalks that grow up from one seed.
When the required number of such
beads have been found they should be
put away in a dry place until spring,
when they should be thrashed out sep
arately and planted in a little plot In
the garden. The seed from each head
should be sown In a row by itself.
The rows should be about four Inches
apart and the plants the same dis
tance apart In the row.
As harvest time comes on a great
difference in these rows will be no
ticed. Some will lie badly nffected
with rust Some will have weak straw
and will go down badly. Some will
have short heads containing but a few
grains each. A few of the rows will
contain plants and heads of the type
you are looking for. Select the best I
heads from these rows to plant In next !
year's plot.
The second vear. I? the first vear's I
selection was projierly carried on, con- tbe eob- To st-ure thW the ear should
slderable improvement will be observ- ! be wt'n nll(,1 "m al l,utt "l an(1
ed. This year the seed from each of i falrli' uniform in size from end to end.
the strongest rows should be saved In I TI"-' k-ri!f!H sir mid he m tirm on the
bulk after sorting out any heads that ' ('ar that " '""' ' twisted In the
are not of the required type. The seed hands. There should be no spaces
.from each of these rows Is to lie plant- between the kernels jert to the cob.
ed In a little nlut tv ttR-:f the folW. n'Jf should the spaces between the
ing spring.
Notes on these plots regarding the
strength of straw, amount of stoollng
and resistance to rest should be care
fuily kept. The main point to be con
sidered, however. Is the yield. The
grain froji each of the plots should
be weighed and the preference given
to the heaviest yleldcrs. Seed from
five ot six of the best produeii,g plots
may then be saved for larger plots the
fourth year. The yield of these, to
gether with the quality of grain and
strength t straw, will determine
which strain Is to be selected for field
Use,
A factor which often cuts off as
much he 10 per cent from the yield of
small grain Is sum. Unlike rust, the
trjatment of this diseuse comes :nore
under the head of preparation of the
seed than that of selection. It may be
Helng In a position to dispose of
number of second-hand organs al once,
we will take your old Instrument
either for cash or as part payment
toward any piano In our stock, rather
than wait for these, instruments to
com In through the usual course of
business.
if your organ Is In good playable
condition, or can readily be put In
saleable shape, we would like to have
yot call on us at your earliest con
venTVnce and we will he glad to make
you an attractive offer. In case you
live too far to make us a personal
call, write us giving a full description
of your organ, when our mall-order
department will Immediately write
you giving our most liberal terms.
Remember it Is necessary for us
to have these organs at once, so call
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Night On Bald Mountain.
On a lonely night Alex. Benton of
Fort Edward. X. Y. climbed Bald Moun
tain to the home of a neighbor, tortur
ed by Asthma, bent on curltig him
with Dr. King's Jjew Discovery, that
had cured himself of asthma. This
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quickly cured his neighbor. Later It
cured his son's wife of a severe lung
trouble. .Millions believe Its the great
est Throat and Lung euro ou earth.
Coughs, Colds. Crotin. Hemorrhage
and sore Lungs are surely rural hv
It. Best for Hay Fever. Grin and
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Trial bottle free. Guaranteed hv
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A WHISTLER WHIM.
Ths Artist Wouldn't Argus About His
Birthplace or Aga.
James McNeill Whistler had no pa
ttence with those people who would tit
slst upon Inquiring Into two details of
tils biography In which he professed
and professed with some sincerity,
that he was not Interested. These de
tails were tils ago and his place of
birth.
It was once mentioned In a l'urlslan
paper that Whistler was born In Balti
more. Although this was contrary to
fact. Whistler could not I Induced to
correct It. The mistake was copied
over and over again, and angry patri
ots from Massachusetts, accidentally
the birthplace of this cltlr.en of the
world, would write Impassioned let
ters to him asking him to deny the
libel. All he could be prevailed upon
to say was, "if It pleases any ono to
have me born tn Baltimore, let me be
born In Baltimore." An Individual
hailing from Lowell, Mass., once npoa
trophlred him In the generally Insult
ing manner which certain eople re
gard as etiquette In addressing a man
of genius iHn a first Introduction.
"Mr. Whistler." said the stranger,
"like me, you were bom hi Lowell.
Mass.. and you are sixty-eight years
of age and I am sixty-seven. I re
member"
The painter Interrupted wearily and
plaintively: "My dear sir, If you like
to be bom In Lowell. Mass., and you
enjoy being sixty-seven years of age,
well and good, but I don't want to be
sixty-eight years of age and don't re
member being bom In Lowell, Mass."
New York Telegraph.
SUPERSTITIONS.
ON AN OCEAN LINER..
Ths Experienced Swine.
The crowd around tbe postofflce
stove, after exhausting the possibili
ties of politics, local and national, hnd
been discussing the alleged lack of the
trutn telling Instinct In Old Man Sluip
klns, Cncle Ezra came In. and Jim
i-etersi said:
"What do you think about It Cncle
bzra would you call Old Man Slmp-
sins a narr
"Well." answered L'ncle Ezra slowly
as ne inoughtrully studied the ceillna.
"I wouldn't go so fur as to call the
old man a liar, but I do know It to be
a fact that when feedln' time comes
to get any response he has to have
somebody else call bis hogs fur him.
W oman s Uome Companion.
Purtly Professional.
"Yon say he's a professional man?'
1 ea. answered Miss Cayentu
aouDtruny. "One of the kind who
hang out a sign 'Back In an Hour and
leave It there the year through."-
wasblngton Star.
Both Busy.
"The girl who knows she Is pretty
makes a fool of herself.
"And the girl who doesn't know she
Is pretty makes a fool of soma man."
Houston Post.
On the Wrong Tack.
Tommy - Grandpa, are kings and
queens always .good? Grandpa Not al
ways, my boy not when there are aces
out against them. Brooklyn Life.
CATARRH MUST GO.
FIO. XIV A SPLENDID TV Ms OF SEED EAR.
tops of the kernels lie too great. They
should not lie packed together too
tightly at this latter point, however,
as this hinders rapid drying out. The
n.-ws should In- straight and the ker
nels of uniform nh'.e.
In startln:- i;t to select ears of the
desired type the work can tie done
much more oui-kly If the corn Is laid
out on a table or bench. Then by
taking 1111 ear fir a sample which
most nearly n pre ents your Ideal you
can go over the entire lot nnd quick
ly ph-k out t'.'i" cvrs that are most
like It. The (Pit of selecting ears of
a uniform type is 11:1 Important one.
as only In thht way can the corn
grower hope to make improvement
from year to year The methods of
breeding corn to secure Increased
yield v.ill be taken up In detail In the
next article.
" n. iu i"f-oniHfxT,'rt asa-
eiphiu to nftMi, . w. an-una.
elsllrtam pnlurlnitU..ebtlliw.r
arm vwtahi. swu m M ,,., w.
havj bmmie nWrt. bow Kirrrs
Hiwds and reap th result of our cart
rir salo verywhere. Krad our IMS
Mtalncimand profit byotirejtperlence.
Bout fr on roqumt. Address
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,Twas a Glorious Victory.
There's rejoicing In Fedorla, Tenn.
A man's life baa bem saved, and ai -w
Dr. King's New DUcoviry Is the talk
of the town for curing C. V. Pepper
i.f deadly hint; hem jrrling'M. "I could
not walk or get aboir.." he wrltes.and
the doctors did me no good, but, after
using Dr King's New Discovery three
weeks, I feel like a new man, and can
do good work again." For weak, sore
or diseased lungs, Coughs, Colds,
Hemorrhages, Hay Fever, LaGrlppe,
Asthama or any Bronchial affection
$1.06. Trial bottle free. Sold and
guaranteed by Jones Diug Cj.
And Hawking, Spitting, Snuffles Must
Go Too.
Hyomel (pronounced High-o-me)
will give the sufferer from catarrh
Joyful relief In five minutes.
It Is such a remarkahlo enrp nnd
so positive In Its action, that Huntley
Bros. co. go so far as to guarantee
it to cure catarrh or money back.
A complete outfit, which consists of
a hard rubber pocket inhaler, a bot
tle of Hyomel, and a unique dropper
tor niiing me inhaler, only costs one
dollar .and If an extra bottle Is af.
terwards needed, the price is only
m cents.
Hyomel Is a healing antiseptic bal
sam, taken from the mighty eucalyp
tus trees In the health-giving forests
of Australia, where diseases of the
respiratory tract are unknown.
All the sufferer has to do is to In
hale the antiseptic air of Hyomel over
the Intlamed parts, where the germs
are entrenched three or four times
a day.
It cures coughs, colds, asthma, hay
tever ana croup without stomach dos
ing.
YOU'LL HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL
to find better groceries at more rea
sonable prices than we offer. In fact
we do not believe you can do It. Don't
say you can without first examining
our groceries and learning our prices.
That's only fair to us and fair th
yourself. The better Judge of ipibl
Ity and value you ato the surer wo
are of your order.
Special for this Week.
Walnuts 15c per pound
Malta Vita 5c per package
Currants 10c per package
Raisins 10c per package
Prunes 5c per pound
8wlft'a Pride Soap 8 for 25cts
Pyramid Wash Powder 15c pkg
It Doain't Pay to Git Haughty With
the Stswards.
"Never, oh. never, sjieak harsh words
of rebuke to a steward on an ocean
liner," declared a congressman of New
York.
"One summer I Journeyed over to
the other side. The first day out, at
mealtime, I found that I had to em
brace the table leg to get near enough
to operate with my knife and fork.
For my unpleasant seat I called the
steward to account. Most harsh was
my criticism. Then I told him I would
have my meals served thereafter In the
upper cabin.
"The next morning the cahlu stew
ard told me of a better room and that
I should get It Immediately. It was
more costly and elaborately furnished
than the one I occupied with my trnv
ellng companion. Then, too, it was
on tbo main deck. I looked over tho
new room and decided to change. I
had my luggage, with that of my
friend, moved below. When my friend
found the new quarters he gasped with
horror. 'Man alive!' he said, 'this Is
the worst hole on the ship. Yon and
I are In for a great big seasick.' We
got every Jar of the ship and good and
seasick too.
"The day I landed the dlnlug room
steward met me on the deck. 'Much
obliged for changing.' he said. 'It was
It my request that the cabin steward
got you to move. The gentleman ahead
of you In that cabin and who wanted
to move gave me J73 to fix the deal. I
thank you for what Is a most glorious
tip." Washington Tost.
Find a Pluca In th Mind of
Ev.n Groat Mm.
A to an more absolutely governed by
pure reason limn I .old Macaulay could
not well bo found. Hut In his dlury
ho refers to an after dinner talk
about the feeling which Johnson had
of thinking oneself bound to touch a
particular rail or post ami to trend In
the middle of 11 paving atone, nnd he
adds, "1 certainly have this very
strongly." In one of Ida lllbliert lec
tures Max Muller suld to the students:
"Many of you, 1 suspect, carry a ha'.
penny with a hole In It for luck. I 11111
not nahuuicd to own that I have done
so myself for many years."
Charles Dickens refused to He down
unless his bed were placed tine north
and south, lie gave notice of the rule
before arriving at a friend's house or
a hotel, but a compass was always
handy In Ills baggage to make sure.
Miss Justin McCarthy has told how
rarnell gravely chocked her stirring
coffee "the wrong way" and Insisted
that she should take another cup, A
gentleman of I'ortrosli sent Lord Hub
erts an old horseshoe when things
looked III In South Africa tirntefully
acknowledging It, the general added
that he would keep this horseshoe In
company "with one 1 picked up the
day I entered (be Orange Free State
and auothcr I found at I'nartlebiirg
the day before tieneral Cronjo stir-
reudorcd.-Pnll Mall dinette.
DEATH OF THE WORLD.
When WsUr DUsppsari and Air Oil
Too Thin to Droatho,
The age of the earth Is placed by
some at roKi,(H).tH years, by others
100,iH0,(HH years, and still others of
later time place It at lO.ooo.iHHl yours.
None place It lower than ll),(KHl,iHHl,
knowing what processes have been
gone through.
Other planets go through the same
process. The reason (hat other pianola
tlllTer so much from the earth Is dial
they are In so much earlier or later
stages of existence. The eaiih must
become old.
Newton siliiiilsed, although he could
give no reason for It, that the earth
would lose all Its water and become
perfectly dry. Since then II has been
found that Newton was correct.
As the earth keeps cooling It will he
roine porous, ami grout ravlrle will
Ih formed In the Interior, which will
take In the water. It Is estimated
A GREAT RUNNER.
On of HI Fait of Whloh H. Had to
0 Rsmlndad,
"I'm th real thing as a runner,"
aid Howard James majestically as he
scnted himself at Ilia llrst homo din
ner since tils return from eollegu. Ills
mother and sister looked nt hint In
sheer admiration,
"Yes, mother, I wlah you could have
been at the university Id sen 1110 run,
During thw football season I ran away
from every one on tho team. They
were not in It for a minute. In tho
classes I took the lend, leaving them In
tho lurch. I always stood highest In
my lectures. And then wheh II mine
to selecting a president for tho tins I
matin the race, When the voting start
ed I ran second, but nt the last, well,
I ran ahead of nil of I he other candi
dates. There's no doubt about It, I'll
n runner. Of course, when the base
ball season opened tho crowd wanted
Ilia to get on tliu team. At llrst I lies-
that this process Is now In progreas.l a,l hrcnuso I realised my suerl
Koopaakts.
Washington Irving, who wrote the
following llneji on the value of trifles,
evidently believed tn them as em
blems of friendship:
"There Is something, after all, In
those trifles thnt friends bestow upon
each other which Is an unfailing Indi
cation of the place the giver holds In
tbe affections. I would believe that
one who preserved a lock of hair, a
simple flower or any trifle of my be
stowing loved me. though no show
was made of It, while all tbe protesta
tions In the world would not win my
confidence In one who set no value on
such little things. Trifles they may
be, but It is by such that character
and disposition are oftenest revealed."
BLUE EYED BABIES.
t . . .. . ' .
insy art in ravont For Adoption
Out of Orphan Asylum.
"Every baby who expects to be
adopted out of an orphan asylum
ought to make It a point of being born
wlt,h blue eyes." said an asylum direct
or. "That precaution will Insure him
a maximum of home comforts with a
minimum or endeavor. There Is no
doubt that In an Institution of this
kind blue eyed babies up for adoption
are more opular than tho dark eyed
youngsters. The brown eyed, black
eyed or gray eyed girl or Isiy may be
Just as pretty. Just aa amiable. Just ns
likely to achlevs future eminence as
the blue eyed child, but It Is hard to
make benevolent auxiliaries of the
stork believe so. In their opinion blue
eyes Indicate special virtues
"i know he will turn out to to au
honest, reliable little fellow liecauso be
has such heavenly blue eyes,' Is tho
way they explain their preference.
"Soon the strength of these 'heaven.
ly blue eyes' the baby Is chosen. The
youngster will no doubt do Justice to
his bringing up. but It Is hard for the
children with eyes of another color to
be so discriminated agaluat."-8t. Iu-
is l'ost-DIspntch.
so far that the water diminishes at the
rate of the thickness of a sheet of
paper each year.
At this rate In n.isHMXHI years the
water will have sunk a tulle, and In
l.VXU. the water will have disap
peared from the face of the globe,
The nftrogon and oxygen In the at
mosphere are also diminishing all the
time. It Is In an Inappreciable degree,
but the time will come when the air
will be so thin thnt tin creature we
know could breathe It and live. The
time will come when the world caniioi
support life. That will be the perlml
of old age, and then will coiuo death.
Diehard A. Proctor.
orlty, but persuasion succeeded. I
went ou the team, and tho way 1 ran
base was n positive shame. Then I
went Into the track meet. I ran ten
ynrtls In ten seconds, almost equaling
the world's record. Yes; I am a run
ner. Then"-
"Theu yon ran Into debt." Interrupt
ed Old Man James, with a distinctive
grunt, "and I have tt pay you out."
Kt. Paul Pioneer Press,
A Smart s Hi Boy,
.1-1 n, .....
mien cor vtiutani Ullbcrt was twen
ty-seven ami was known to .the world
as a promising writer, his father, who
was a retired naval surgeon, wrote a
seml-tnetnphyslcal, seml-medlcal took
entitled "Shirley Hull Asylum." bis
nrst book.
Edith A. Brown, when nrrtmrlnir s
biography of the younger man. having
heard that the son was the Incentive
from without willed spurred Into ac
tion the Inherent but dormant literary
tnlent of the father, asked If such was
tbe fact.
"Yes." replied the author of the
Rab Uallads" and the wittiest libret
tos ever written. "I think the little
success which bad attended by bum
ble efforts certainly Influenced my
rntner.
You see." he added, with a suspi
cion of a smile, "my father never had
an exalted Idea of my ability. IIo
thought If I conld write anybody
could, and forthwith he began."
"CREASING" A WILD HORSE.
For Ono Caplursd by That Mathod
Fifty Wore Killed.
Will C. Parties, writing In MeClure'a
of the various methods of rapturing
wild horses In the old day on the
plains, says:
"'Creasing' was one of their device.
This consisted In shooting a bullet so
that It struck the animal on the to'
of the neck Just In front of the with
ers and alsiut an Inch or so deep close
to the spinal column. The shock tem
porarily stunned the horse, and the
hunter ran up and J bit the animal'
feet together before ho recovered. A
rope halter was slipped on bis head.
A gentle horse or sometimes a work
ox was led up alongside the prostrate
toast, and he was securely necked up
to the gentle animal and thus could I e
handled easily. Old muatnngt-r say.
however, that for one horse caught
this way fifty were killed ami that
a matter of fact the method was n.
used very much except In an enter
geticy, when a hunter, after days of
attempts to rapture, dually look tin
risk of successfully rn-aslug 11 11 un
usually fine anlinnl rather than see
him escape altogether.
'One of the heat cow pontes t ever
owned I bought from a mustnnger
who had creased him ou the plains
east of the I'eost river In New Mex
ico. There was a hole In his neck
fully two Inches deep ami wide, where
tbe ball from the heavy buffalo gun
had plowed Its way through the flesh
I
DARK DOINGS.
Th Rtston On Womin I Oligustao)
With th Voting Proposition.
When any one naked little Mr. I'rntt
her opinion on tho question of equal
suffrage she had her answer ready,
"f don't want to hear anything about
It." she would ssy pleasantly, but firm
ly, "and I'd Just a oon tell you why.
It's because t hero's got to bo a con
coalmen! and mystery about voting,
and I like thing open and abovvlsiartl.
It's tho way I was brought up did the
way I shall always feel If I live to to
hundred.
"I've had one etnerlenre, and that's
all I wsut. A friend of mlno talked
and talked to m about voting on the
educational question till at last 1 said
I would, because I was brought up to
think a great deal of education, and I
always shall, So I gave up an engage
ment to go to th polls and register
(and th dress was almost slled on
account of my missing that trying on.
too, because she didn't wait to see
whether It fitted or not. but siltchetl
the esm right up), and then I took
the greatest pains to go snd vote Just
a they'd told mo to, and what do you
suppose Henry t'ratt told in after
ward? My vol was thrown out be
cause I had tho frankness to writs my
full name and address on It)
"I told Henry that nothing would
surprli me after thst-nothlng!"
Just For a Change.
What I want." said the theatrical
manager, "Is a genuine novelty."
"Something realistic?" asked the
playwright.
Y'es. but I don't want any real
pugilists or real naval disasters or real
live stock or real battles In It."
The playwright looked wearily
thoughtful and. after a pause. In
quired:
How would It do to spring some
thing on the public with real actors
In it?"-London llt nits.
t
1 In Training.
Are you going to mingle In the
life of the capital V asked the old
time friend.
"I don't know yet," answered Mr.
Curarox., "It depends on whether
mother and tho girls can teach me to
eat Ice cream with a fork without
dropping any on my Sunday shirt
bosom." Washington Star.
Not Out of Danger.
Wiggles I hoar RJcnka has been
very HI. Is he out of danger yet?
Waggles Well, he's convalescent, but
he won't be out of danger until that
pretty nurse who has been taking care
of him has gone away. Life.
Left Handed Compliment.
"Tour glasses." she said, "have made
great difference In your appear
ance.
"Do you think so?" he asked.
"Yes. You look so Intelligent with
them on." Chicago Itecord-Herald.
It Is as easy to draw back n stone
thrown with force from the band as
to recall a word once spoken. -Menan-
der.
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Antiquity of Dath Masks.
Although there Is no mention of
death masks In the works of Homer or
In any of the later classics, modern ex
plorers have satisfied themselves that
In the early burials of all nations It
was the custom to cover the bends and
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so pliable that they took tho Impress
of the form, and not Infrequently,
when In the course of centuries the
embalmed flesh had shriveled or fall
en away, the gold retained the exact
cast of the features. 8chllemann found
a nuinbef of bodies "covered with
Inrge masks of gold plate In repousse
work," several of which have been re
produced by means of engraving In his
"Mycenae." and he asserts that there
can lie no doubt whatever that each
one of these represents the likeness of
the decensed person whose face It cov
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Just high enough aUive the spine not
to kill and low enough tu atuu uffectu
ally."
India Ink,
Id both India and China there are
thousands of people who manufacture
India Ink as a side line to their regit
Inr business, working at It In the win
ter at night and 011 days when they
are not otherwise employed. It
made by burning oiuu kind of oil In
a lamp with a very long chimney, uau
ally made In Joints which can to tak
tn apart for greater convenience In
cleaning out th soot which make
the Ink. Almost any kind of vegeta
hie oil will answer, and In districts
where petroleum Is found even coal oil
Is used in making the cheaper grades
The best kind la iiiadu from sesame
oil. Argonaut,
His Hand.
Tom Heed was playing widst on one
occasion In his club In Portland. On
of tho party whom tho "czar" did not
like extravagantly had a habit of car
rylng a good deal of black realty un
dor his finger nails, and the rest of his
hands never looked clean. Hut the fel
low had good luck, which nettled Tom.
Finally, almost unable to conceal his
Impatience, the giant speaker of the
house of representatives remarked In
his metallic nasal tone of voice, "lllank,
If dirt wns trumps, what a hand you'd
have."'
Dicksnt Charaotars.
All those elements thnt disgust Mr
'ush In Dlcklns. the clowning nnd
cnricaturo, the preposterous figures
and the practical Jokes. Mr. Pickwick
getting Into the wheelbarrow nnd
Tony Wcller hardly getting Into his
wnUrtcout-all this Is simply the life
nnd laughter of the nctual English
people. One has only to go down the
Hatterscn park road on a Saturday
night to hear it. (J. K. Chesterton In
London News.
A Tarribl. Thraat.
"You say your titled son-in-law
holds threats over you?"
"Yes," answered Mr. Cumrox. "Ho
has us where wo can't give him any
argument nt all, Mother and the girls
say we must yield for the sake of the
family honor."
"Is there-or-a skeleton In tho
closet?"
"Not nt all, IIo simply announces
that unless he has his own way he'll
get naturalized and bo n plain Ameri
can citizen." Washington Star.
Couldn't Fool Johnny,
Widow Jones-How would tny little
Johnny like a new papa? Johnny
(aged Orel Oh. you needn't shove the
responsibility on to me. ma! It Isn't
a new papa for me. but n new hus
band for yourself, thnt you are think
ing of.-l!oston Transcript
-l .
Our Helpful Maids.
Louise I'm In an awful boat. After
I started to bleach my hnlr I found I
had only enough to do hnlf of It, and
Nelson Is coming tonight. Julla-Nev-
er mind, denr. Let him sit on the
pern-side. Harper's Kazar.
Highly Fsteamad.
'Do you think that most people
nowadays worship money?"
'No; 1 won't go tis far ns that,"
answered the homo grown philosopher,
'but I will say that tho love of money
Is seldom platonlc." Washington Ilcr-aid.
Limited Lov.
"When your parents first refused me
your hand, 1 wns so wretched thnt I
wanted to throw myself out of the
window."
"And why didn't you?"
"It was so hlgh!"-Lutlge Dlntter.
Argo'( Modatty.
Arago, the great French scientist,
was never seen with a decoration on
hi breast. H valued honors lightly.
On evening I-ererrler, th astronomer,
railed on him ou hi way to dine with
a minister. He expressed a wlah to
appear decorated with an order to
miilch he wo entitled, having received
ths official nolle of th honor, al
though ho had not as yet th decora
tion Itself.
"Open that drawer," said Arago,
"and Ink whatever you want."
la that drawer were all the crosses
and ribbons which kings and empe
ror confer. ,
While Arago wished abovs every
thing to promulgate science and to
make hi researches useful, he did not
attempt to Identify himself forever
wttb his dhtroverte by writing book.
IIo had no time for writing, but con
tented himself with noting tbe results
of hi work In th record of ths bureau
of longitude or announcing It verbally
to th academy.
Th Vslusblta.
The man with a wife and seven chil
dren hauled up In front of tbe hotel
desk, registered, got hi bclltxiv and
was starting off when th clerk, think
ing maybe he might Jolly the new a I'
ll vn I. t ailed to hlui.
"I beg your pardon." be said, "but
hadn't you better leav your valuable
In tbo infer
"Do you think 1 ought tor' Inquired
tho man Innocently enough, to hear
hltn say It.
Well, It Is the best plan."
'All right." said tho man, and, turn
ing to his wife, "Here, Mary, pass the
chlldreu over to the grnt behind the
counter. He'll look after them and
give u a rest."
Whereupon the clerk apologized.
Judge.
Exsmpt.
Jos' you come right homo. Henry
Illrntn breakln' the Sabbath tlay In
that scau'loiis, sinful fashion."
"Well. Jimmy Hick Is let play on
Sunday."
The commandant don't apply t' him.
ills paw's a vegetarian. "-Life.
Proof Enough.
Patient Are you sure, doctor, that
this health food that you have recom
mended Is nourishing? Doctor Snro?
Why, I know It. The man who Intro
duced that health food not only lives
but supports a, large family on IL
Stray Stories.
A 0lttr Retort.
"Do you think," he asked, "that you
could learn to love me?"
I don't know," she answered. "1
might, but If 1 wero a man I'd hate
to think that I was an acquired taste."
-Chicago Itocord-Herald. ,
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