THE NEWS-RECORD
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ENTERPRISE OREGON
A light-haired Servian la in disgrace.
The estimated population of liraz.il
li within 100,000 of i!l),0OO,00O.
It Is possible to read by the light
emitted by a hulf-dozen Jamaican fire
flies. Brazil bag do middle class. There
are but two classes there the rich and
the poor.
The oyster will not flourish In water
which contains leas than thirty-seven
parte of suit to every thousand.
Of the 443,009 recruits enrolled In
the Russian army In 1905, 141,709 could
read and write, 89,245 could only read ;
the remaining 200,015 were totally Illit
erate. An old Georgia colored man having
told the Judge that he had "been In
three wars'' was asked to name thein,
when he replied: "I wuz a cook in de
Confedrlt war an' atter freedom broke
out I wuz married two times!"
Garden City, Letchworth llertz, Eng
land, Is to have a central cooking hall
for cooks and domestics, all the tenants
to share the expense, the object being
to save wives the worry and expense
' of preparing meals, and to give ser
vants greater freedom and new dignity.
The comedians supposed to be broad
ly humorous In our travesties are eith
er made up as Irishmen with green
whiskers or Germans verging on Imbe
cility. In France the stage butt la a
caricature of the English globe-trotter ;
In Germany, a freak Imitation of our
depictions of "Uncle Saw." Travel
Magazine.
The Rev. F. Robert Bunker, who,
with his wife and Ave children, has
been In Zambesi, East Africa, for. sev
enteen years, has returned to America.
His home Is in Minnesota. lie, wihh
other missionaries, translated "Chln
du," which Is the native tongue of
Zambesi, and made dictionaries and
uany transcript of religious works.
For the study of animal psychology
a new chair tons been founded In con
nection with the Natural History Mu
seum at the Jardln des Plantes, Paris.
It will be under the direction of M.
Pierre Hachet-Souplot, who will seek
to establish an Intellectual gradation
of the animals that are domesticated
as well as the wild. Their passions,
their hatreds, their Joys, their sorrows,
will all be studied thoroughly.
Conan Doyle's "Hound of the Baeker
rllle," a "fearsome animal," Is said to
have Its origin In the legends of packs
of spectral liounds which are popular
In various parts of England and Wales.
In the north of England these appari
tions are known as "Gabriel's hounds ;"
In Devon, the "Wlsk." "Yest," or
"Heath hounds ; In Wales, "Cron
Annwn," or "Own Wyblr," and In Corn
wall, the "Devil's Dandy dogs." They
are supposed to be evil spirits bunting
the souls of the dead.
Tlio statement was recently made In
the Canadian House of Parliament that
a sum of money equivalent to more
than $17,000,000 wag lying ldto In Great
Britain ready to be spent In the exten
sion and Improvement of the Grand
Trunk Pacific railway, but that It was
Impossible to proceed with the work lie
cause of the scarcity of lalwr. This
, was used as an argument In favor of
the Introduction of Asiatic labor. It Is
said that many Industries are at a
standstill for the same reason.
"Watches get tired out Jiint the same
as people," said a methodical man who
worries If his timepiece Isn't right up
to scratch. Every little while my watch
would stop running with Its usual reg
ularity and lose about half an liour In
a dny. I took It to the Jeweler once
or twice, but It still had Ih'we spells.
One day I found out accidentally that
It was Just tired. If I lay It away
somewhere for a day or two when It
pets one of those losing fits and then
wind ltip again It will keep perfect
time. All It scents to need Is a little
iVHt.'V-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
John D. Arclihojd, the oilier John
1). of the Standard Oil Company, and
the active worklng'-prlnelpal, Is about
live feet three Inches In height, but his
head Is big enough for a seven-footer.
It Is a remarkable head, physically
speaking, ami wheu 'Archhold was on
the witness stand the newspaper car
toonist properly accentuated his phren
ological bumps. Once he leaiied from
the chair and snatched a pencil from a
cartoonist's fingers. Like the otlier
John I this one has a pet college, the
Syracuse university, to which he has
contributed umre than a million dol
lars. BEVTVAL OF THE 8UNDLAL.
Ancient Timekeeper Reappeara In
a More Improved form.
In many old English gardens the
sundial of our forefather may still bs
eon In Its primitive form, and before
the ClvHI War they were to be found
beside some of the most ancient of the
colonial mansions of Maryland and Vir
ginia. Almost all of the American gar
den dials, however, were destroyed In
the general wreckage wrought In tlie
prolonged struggle tietween the North
ern and Southern States. These were
all old-fashloued sundials, brought ovy
by the colonists during the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries. They did not
differ essentially from those construct
ed In the earlier recorded ago of nian
kind. By such Instruments tllir Egyp-
tlans, the Chaldeans and the Hebrews
had measured and divided the hours of
the day. The Greeks borrowed this
..... i. ..- .-i .i i a Eastern
i.eij-iiuo. t.ud ii l.'ili'onUccd Into
..iuie (iuriiii; liic fir.- Punic war.
llie pa -i-.-i ! the picturesque sun
in . ! ) l. h.:... ; wl by many poets.
i....o.i-..s : 1 'ss:'vl ...a. who while ad
. ...lux k;e sijj i-riurity of the clock, de-
. .A-e Cite tiisai.pwi ranee of iu uucieut
rival. "If Its UiHliiem use," observes
one author of eminence, "be superseded
by more elaborate Inventions, Its moral
use, its iRNiuty, might have pleaded for
Its continuance. It 8oke of moderate
labors of pleasure uot protracted afti
sunset of temperance and good hours.
It was the primitive clock the horo
loge of the Brat world. A (kirn could
scarcely have nilsscd it in Paradise. It
was the measure appropriate for sweet
plants and flowers to spring by for
the birds to apportion their silver war
bllugs by for flocks to pasture and be
led to fold by. The shepherd carved It
out quaintly in the sun, and turning
plaiosopher by the very occupation, pro-
vlded It with mottoes more touching '
than tombstones." '
Those who love the sundial will be
glad to learn of Its reappearance In an
Improved form. The hello-chronome
ter, as It Is called, was Invented by an
Englishman, and was recently exhibit
ed at the Royal Society's soiree. , This
Instrument will give exact Greenwich
time, within a few seconds, whenever
the sun shines. No tiresome calcula
tions are required In order to reach th
exact result, the only operation requir
ed being the adjustment of two circles.
The uew sundial can be made to per-i
form a useful service In correcting and
regulating clocks and watches, beside
possessing a special Interest for many
scientifically disposed perons. And, 11
it can be made sufficiently picturesque
In Its mounting and in the carving of
Its stone pedestal It will gladden the
hearts, of the poets and antiquarians
who have lamented the loss of the old.
fashioned sundial.
BIO BIRD HAULED ON DECK.
Sailor Think It a Patagronlan G an
il et or a Black Shngr.
"Believed to have flown from the
Patagonlan coast, a huge bird, four feet
six Inches from tip to tip of its wingi
and with a beak eighteen Inches long,
was brought In here recently tied by a
rope to the mainmast of the fishing
schooner Mystery, says a Boston dis
patch in the New York Press. The bird
was caught fifty miles east of Highland
light on a book and line and when
hauled on deck It viciously attacked
the crew. After a large piece of flesh
bad been nipped from the calf of one ol
the fishermen, the bird was knocked
senseless by a blow from a stick on
the head. It recovered and, feeding
ravenously, It hag strength enough to
pinch pieces off a quarter-Inch board
with Its beak.
There Is a difference of opinion bi
to the branch of the bird family ta
which the wanderer belongs'. It. li
light grayish In color. Old salts who
have sailed around the Horn Insist It It
a Patagonlan gannet, while others are
equally positive It Is a black shag. The
bird dropped almost exhausted In the
wake of the Mystery. It swam for the
craft, as If alining to take passage, and
the crew baited a hook with pork and
cast It overboard.
The bird caught greedily at the bait
and was drawn to the deck without
difficulty. It became fighting mad,
however, when rough hands were laid
on It, and for a time was master of the
dock. After It had been' subdued and
tied to the mast It swallowed four
pounds of smnll fish. It was caught
three days ago and under a generous
diet of fish it baa been gaining rapidly
In weight and strength. The bird will
probably And a permanent home Iv
Franklin Park here.
SEVEN LAWS ON SWEABLNO.
Bailor Pnnlahed with Kapeclal Ris
er la (he Olden Day.
Profanity among sailors seems to b
about as old as the art of navigation.
Sailors Bwore so lustily in the middle
ages that the laws of Alencon pre
scribed the punishment of cutting oul
the tongue of hltn who offended the sec
ond time. The Norman codo directed
the head of ft blasphemous sailor to Ix
shaved and earlier laws required him
to run the gauntlet or have his eari
cut off.
Venice In the fourteenth century
branded such offenders. Jal relate
that Mon cell I ko punished with flogging
every man guilty of blasphemy and In
flicted a iK'iialty of 100 sons on any
sailor of the irnop, any statesman, offi
cer or gentleman guilty of a like of
fense. Columbus, the clennest of men
morally ami mentally, Gut a sailor t
the backbone, .never tolerated swearing.
The English, as early as the thlrteentfc
century, punished blasphemers wltb
keelhauling, and In Queen Ellzabeth'i
time some inhuman devices were em
ployed to curb the unruly spirit of tin
sailor. It was not an uncommon thing
In the fleet to see an able-bodied sea
man tied up In a bag, hung at the bow
sprit end, he being supplied with a bis
cuit, a bottle of beer and a knife, m
that when weary of the situation hi
could put an end to his life. Anothei
unfortunate might have been sujend
ed from the yardarm by the heels and
bumping against the side of the shir
every time she rolled. Five humrec
lashes were often given to riotous sail
ors, producing no better effect thai
four doten Inflicted to-day.
Only One ot a Kind.
"Why do you think he Is such a re
markablo man!"
"lie's the only one I ever knew who
had nerve enough to make the re
sHnses In the marriage service loud
euough so that any oue could beat
him," Chicago Post
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To Olrla Abont to Marry
The chances of a girl making a good
Wife depend entirely upon herself. It
takes force of character to love deeply
and to be worthy of deep love. What
ever the amount of love meted out to a
good husband, he will return it with
Just equal zeal, and will study his
wife's Interest with the greatest care
and thought '
Those of us who, by force of circum
stance, are obliged to work for our liv
ing, have brains enough to appreciate
a good man and a. pretty home when
such delightful links of happiness come
otir way. Money gained by the toll of
our hands Is a splendid thing ; It la ex
cellent training In any way. A hard
earned salary Is a delight, especially
If by the making of It we help to keep
others as well as ourselves. We were
not put into this world to drift We
are here to work to fill the appointed
places which have been allotted us. .
Work Is part of our portion here,
part of the Divine scheme. When we
think about marrying we must not give
up work Just because we shall expect
our dear chosen partner to keep the
little home together.
The girl who really loves, and has
bad to scrape together hard-earned
wages, will appreciate the Joy and
beauty of a quiet, calm, domestic life.
When she sees the Image of her own
bright young beauty growing up around
her, bears the pattering of little feet
and tbe,sweet childish voices, she will
be thankful she once worked for her
own living, which gave her so excel
lent a training for being a wife and a
mother.
When Shopplnar.
Make a list of needed things and ad
here to it.
Decide exactly what yon want to buy,
color, quality and price you can pay.
Be amiable to the clerk. She is a
human being and not a machine. She
will reward you by kindness and atten
tion. Order what you want pleasantly, but
very decisively, leaving no room for an
overpersuaslve clerk to inveigle you
into buying what you do not want
Know exactly what you want and take
nothing else.
Shop In the morning while you are
fresh, besides avoiding the crowded
stores and cars of later hours. You
will notice that you remajn fresh, anrfl
the housework you leave id order to
go early looks a mere trifle upon your
return.
v Count your cash and plan to make
It cover all necessaries. If you must
economize, study the art of doing with'
out unnecessaries. Buying a few things
that are actually needed gives far more
satisfaction than the accumulation of
oceans of superfluous things.
Cleaiilng- Far.
Rub ermine and mtnerva with a soft
piece of white flannel dipped in flour.
Rub against the grain, and continue
rubbing till the fur Is clean. Shake
out, and then rub off the remaining
flour with a clean flannel. Sable, squir
rel, etc., are cleaned by rubbing with
warm bran, and are then shaken and
brushed to free the fur of bran. It is
best to lay articles to be cleaned on a
flat board or tafile, and to remove lin
ings and stuffings, If possible.
lions;, Straight Line.
One of the new princess dresses Is
sketched here. It Is made In eleven sec
tions, each one flaring wide below the
hips. The material Is military blue
cloth, and shaiied bauds of the material
form the decoration. The square open
ings have Insets of velvet and a simple
design, done In soutache.
SclentlSe Shirking;.
The woman who does, her own work
should lenrn how to shirk edentlfleally.
This does not mean that she should
neglect work which should by rights be
done, or that she should do It In a slov
enly way. But there are times when
every houaekeeptV must choose what
shall be crowded out her rest, her
chance to read a little, to keep In touch
with what Is going on In the world,
I or the laborious aud unnecessarily
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thorough accomplishment: of an Insig
nificant task. I & that case she should
unhesitatingly decide that the latter is
of less Importance and let it go to the
wall.
ITralth and Beanty Hint.
Linseed oil and lime water, equal
parts; white paint spread on the sur
face burned will quickly relieve burns.
Coal oil is an excellent remedy, also.
For croup apply a cloth wrung out of
cold water to the neck and chest, cover
with dry cloth to exclude the air and
put a bottle of hot water to the feet
Lemon Juice has a place on the toilet
table of the careful girl. It removes
stains from the bands and whitens the
skin. Marks on the neck made by wear
ing a high collar may be removed by
lemon Juice.
"The cure for burnt skins or smart
ing eyes is always at band," says a
beauty specialist ."It Is a. cupful of
milk heated to blood temperature and
applied every morning. Afterward a
little toilet water should be used on
the face."
EAM
3E5
Skirts enwrap the figure very tightly
from waist to hips, whence they fall in
softly supple godets or plaits.
Velvet will be the material used to
produce the clinging' soft draperies
which all the great couturiers are aim
ing at this season.
All the scale of blues seems to be
favored at present old blue, royal blue,
peacock, pastel and Nattier; those espe
cially are the mode and are replacing
the popular violet and purple of last
season.
Symphonies In brown are as popular
as they were Inst summer. That brown
shoes are to be worn all winter heips
this fad for brown along. Girls to
whom the color Is becoming are taking
unto themselves brown shoes and stock
ings and gloves, with which will be
worn brown suits, hats and veils.
' The width of the fancy girdle worn
with blouses depends wholly upon the
length and circumference of the wear
er's waist But whether high or I.iw,
straight or pointed. It fits perfectly and
Is usually draiied and Joined with bows
or rosettes of ribbon, buckles being re
sumed for the leather belts worn with
tailored shirtwaists.
The latest coats show Louis XIV.
waistcoats of Japanese or other oriental
embroideries, fastened with small
rhluestone buttons, while the sleeves,
turned back with revers "a la rellg
leuse," exhibit cunning lace sleeves of
Olet or other lace, fastened at the
wrists with similar buttons to those
upon the waistcoat., , -
Canary yellow Is much seen In the
hats for evening and reception wear.
One stunning affair In a huge cloche
shape was of yellow satin bound with
an inch-wide band of black satin and
trimmed with a band of soft folds of
yellow tulle with yellow and white
coque plumes going straight back from
the center of the front the quills cov
ered by a huge cut-Jet buckle.
Flnser-SVnll rharaeter. N
Short-nailed men never give up an
argument
A keen sense of huntor accompanies
short nails.
Short nails, thin and flat at the base.
Indicate a weak action of the heart
Long-nailed people are apt to be very
visionary and hate to face dlsagreeble
facts. They are less critical and more
lnipreisslon&ble than those with short
nails. " ' . '
Statna oa Linen.
To remove tea,' coffee, fruit and to
mato stains, stretch the stained por
tion over a bowl and pour boiling water
FASHIONABLE COIFFURES.
through the cloth. If tea stains resist
this treatment, rub well with glycerine
let stand five minutes and wash in suda,
Rich
This evening coat Is rich In effect
and simple In construction. The foun
dation is flame-colored satin, and over
this Is gathered black chiffon cloth.
The collar, cuffs aud the band at the
lower edge are of black velvet, heavily
embroidered with pink flowers, with
green and bronze leaves. Above the
velvet are black soutache braidings,
and above these are two wide tucks in
the chiffon cloth.
Paper Clothing and Carpet.
There Is a fruitful field for the Im
agination in forecasting the possible
advertisement of our tailors a few
years hence, if the success of one firm
In manufacturing serviceable suits and
skirts out of paper fabric leads to' a
general adoption of similar material for
our clothing. Instead of the "all-wool
and a yard wide," which Is now sup
posed to stand for the suiieriorlty of
dress goods, we may be reading of the
"finest Irish linen" or "imported bond."
And the possibilities of cuffs and shirt
fronts of such material for the absent
minded poet are incalculable.
The very practical hat Is one that
strikes a happy medium between the
elaborate aud the severely plain, and
serves for many purposes. Especially
Is it useful to the woman . who lives
In the country and often comes Into
town for the play or a restaurant din
ner, with only a bag, and who must
wear a hat pretty enough for the occa
sion, yet not too light for the train or
automobile trip. It is a simple large
black satin one with a very generous,
though not exaggerated, bow of heavy
black moire ribbon some three Indies
wide placed a little to the left. The
back of the crown is left entirely un
decorated. not even a band circling It
One could wear such a hat for calling
or afternoon tea with the satisfaction
of Its being In suitable taste.
Padding: for Ironing; Board.
Old blankets make the best sort oi
padding tor Ironing boards, and old
pillow and bolster cases are invaluable
for cleaning rags but only an old
housekeeper knows the value of rigs,
and she only because she has, at some
time or other. In her experience, found
herself without old muslin and flannel
when some emergency arose which call
ed for Just such an every-day need.
England Is to-day the virtual rulei
of 3.300,000 square mlloa of Africa
territory. '
and Simple Wrap.
BABY'S LIFE OF LUXURY.
Millionaire' Tiny Daughter Spends'
BOO a Week at Atlantic City.
Occupying one of the most.expcnslve
suits In th9 Traymore hotel and accom
panied by a retlpue of trained nurses
and attendants, Miss Yvonne Gaurard,
aged six years, of New York and Paris.
Is ond of the most interesting visitors
at Atlantic City, says the Philadelphia
Press. Little Miss Gaurard U conva
lescing from a severe Illness and ar
rived at Atlantic City recently accom
panied by a number of nurses and at
tendants on a special car over the
Pennsylvania railroad. Every morning
Miss Gaurard Invarlablly finds a cable-
message from her parents, who are In
Paris, bidding her good morning and
making inquiry as to her condition..
Before breakfast the little girl has dic
tated a reply through a stenographer
who Is one of her attendants, and has
cabled a reply to her father and moth
er. At noon and also at nignt oeior
retiring she sends other messages and
receives as many from France.
One of the expensive rooms which!
the tiny child of fortune occupies has
been fitted up as a play room. Several
thousand dollars would not pay for the
many costly toys and novelties which
the room holds. There are walking
dolls, dolls that 'con talk, stuffed bears
and dogs and monkeys that can climb
ropes and scale ladders and tiny man
sions for the dolls and little Miss Gau
rard to play at housekeeping.
The little girl Is anxious to see her
little foster brother whom her parents
recently adopted In Paris, for Yvonne
is an only child and pines for the asso
ciation of other children. It was to.
supply her yearning that the Gaurards
have adopted the tiny foster brother.
This little girl spends money lavish
ly and Is liberal In distributing tips to
the hotel servants. She is a general
favorite with the guests and is pointed
out as "the rich little girl who has the
most expensive suit of apartments and
the largest retinue of attendants of
any child here."
It has been estimated that Miss Gau
rard's expenses, including her hotel
bill, amount to nearly $50 0a week.
Her father Is one of the millionaires of
New York.
William Did the baby come from
heaven, mamma? Mamma Yes, dear.
William Huh I. That kid din't know
when he was well off, did he?
Mamma When I whip yon, Johnny,
you know I do It for your own good..
Johnny Well, I wish you wouldn't
take such a strenuous Interest In my
welfare.
Teacher What does Vpro and con"
mean? Bright1 Pupil Two things' di
rectly opposite to each other. Teacher
Give me an example. Bright Pupil
Pro-gress and con-gress.
"Mamma," said small Harry' ona
day, "I want a piece of pie." "It will
soon be dinner time," rejoined bis
mother. "Have patience." "But I
don't want patience," protested tha
little fellow. "I want pie."
Molly was carrying a pall of water
when some oue said to her : "You seenv
very busy to-day." "Yes, was the an
swer," while a smile spread over. the
child's face. "Mother's washing to
day,, and mother and me are partners,
so I help to do my share."
A holiday maker, calling at a little-
grocery Bhop In a country town, beard
the following strange order given by a
demure little maid about 6 years old:
"Please, I want a pot of raspberry
Jam, and a bottle of the sauce that
you mend stockings with." For a mo
ment the shopkeeper looked puzzled,,
and then, an Idea striking him, he ask
ed : "Do you mean, Worcester sauce?""
"Yes, that's It" said the child, "I'd
forgotten the name of. It Worsted,
sauce, please."
Fair Dealing;.
The Duke of Wellineton wnan U7A1T
known for fair dealing In time of peace
as he was for fair hitting in time of
war. A farmer at Strathfleldsaye, says
the editor of the "Howard Letters."
owned a piece of ground entering like
a wedge Into the duke's estate, which
he refused to sell. But his affairs be
came involved, and his property was
put up by the sheriff. One( morning
the duke's steward came to him in high
glee. t
"I have done a good piece of business
for your grace this morning," be said..
i nave gox mai wedge of land for a,
iere song."
"What Is It really worth?" asked the
duke. "At least nineteen hundred pounds." -
"And what Is the 'mere song "
"Only eleven hundred."
"Then," said the duke, "you wlir
give the man a check for eight hundred
pounds, with my regret for his trouble.
Orphan.
Two of the younz friends of Riw,n
Wllberforce of Oxford gave the au
thorities of the university so much
trouble that they won. the nickname
of Hopbnl and Phlneas.
One day, says T. H. 8. Escott In "So
ciety In the Country House."
lounging about the hall at Cuddesdon
Palace, singing the Lutheran refrain.
"The devil la dead," when the bishop !
suddenly appeared.
He walked very gently np to them.
ana in nis most caressing manner, plac
ing one hand on each head. aaM in .
consolatory tone:
"Alas, poor nyhaner