The Athena press., October 25, 1907, Image 7

The Philosopher.
Benny Blinker was a thinker,
Sitting in big chair; : .
And he said ! "Now, Benny Blinker,
Really, I declare
"If you sit and take your ease,
And never go to school,
You may rest long as you please,
- But starve and be a fool. -
"If you'd be successful, Ben,
And grow up grand and true,
If you'd b a Man among Men,
.'.Then get a move on you. :
"Off to school with books and slate,
" And mind you study there!
Don't you dare to be once late, -
So hustle, Ben! Now, there.
Maud Walker.
, '' 5 A Little-Seen Bird.
How many of the Wide-Awakers
have ever seen. , the little, uight-bird
called whlppborwlll? That's a queer
name for a'bird, isn't It?' It Is called
that because Its note sounds like the
trnffl." One Is ffirelv fippn !n th drtv.
time, for it seldom appears until after
the swallows have gone to their roosts,
when it skims along the surface of the
ground, seeking moths and ether soft-
bodied Insects, of which it is very
fond. ' Sometimes It appears also be
tween daybreak and sunrise, and its
low notes are heard then as In the
evening. Strange to say, It does not
build a nest, but lays Its eggs, gen
erally two, of a greenish white spotted
with blue and light brown, in a sort
hap-hazard fashion, on fallen leaves.
Oue peculiarity of the bird Is the for
mation of Its mouth, which shows how
nature adapts living things to their
necessities and smroundings. The
mouth la wide and gaping, and has
stiff bristles at the base of the bill to
keep Insects from escaping after they
are .caught
I '": A "Property" Bale. '
A French theatrical manager re
cently advertised some "properties," as
stage accessories are called, that he
had , for sale. Here la the amusing
form In which the advertisement ap
peared: : . r
- A sea, consisting of twelve waves,
one of which Is damaged.
- Eighteen clouds, edged with black,
and In good repair.
A rainbow, somewhat faded.
A beautiful snowstorm, of Auvergne
paper." . V - -v .
, Three bottles of lightning.
A -setting sun, not worth much, and
a new moon, rather old.
Othello's handkerchief and a pasha's
moustache. ,
Cleopatra's asp. ,
. A complete repast, consisting of four
cardboard entrees, a cardboard pie, a
fowl of the same material, and several
ak bottles.
Five yards of tin chain, a clanking
of which is beautiful, and causes tor
rents of tears to flow.
Paper from Plant.
The boys and glrla have often seen,
,no doubt, allusions to the papyrus, on
which the ancient Egyptians wrote as
we write on paper. This material was
obtained from a reed that grew by
the side of brooks. The reed was
about an Inch In diameter, and at
tained a height of from six to ten feet
To prepare the papyrus, the reeds
were peeled, and the pith was cut Into
thin slices, which were laid side by
lde, with the edges touching. They
were then sprinkled, with water, and
heavy pressure was applied, which
made the slices unite Into on piece.
There Is now found In Asia a tree, the
jbark of which is cut into sheets about
three feet square, which are used for
.all the ordinary purposes of paper,
fTb bark u DO,t toaan and durable.
j ine well-known Chinese rice-paper la
not the product of any part of the rlc
plant, but .Is the pith of a tree, which
by the aid of a lathe and a sharp In
strument, la cut Into very thin an
delicate rolls.
The Glutton.
"I should like to know," said papa,
As they at the table sat,
"What you eat so fast for. Tommy
Almost gluttony Is that !"
"Well, you see, pa," answered Tommy,
Twixt a swallow and a puff,
"I'm afraid that I might get
Through before I've got enough."
On Anoint of a Frown.
There was a small maid, Nellie. Brown,
Who Lved in a very liirge town ;
'Mongst the young and the old
She'd not one frieud, I'm told.
For her face always wore a dark frowv
ROYALTY'S POSSESSIONS.
Many of Them Are Exceedingly Pre
eloue and Valued at Hls;h price.
The pipe smoked by the Shah ' of
Persia on state occasions Is set with
diamonds, rubles and emeralds of the
costliest kind, and is stated to . be
worth as much as 100,000. His pipe
Is, therefore, ten times more valuable
than his sword-rworn by , the late
Shah's father on his first visit to Eu
ropewhich is only valued at the in
significant sum of f 10,000.
' Talking of swordsperhaps the most
precious "blade" in existence Is that
of the Gaekwar of Baroda. Its hilt
and belt are lncrusted with diamonds,
rubles 'and emeralds, and It is valued
at 230,000. There are some costly
swords in' India, and both the Czar of
Russia and the Sultan of Turkey pos
sess jeweled sabers of great price. The
most valuable sword In England Is the
one presented by the Egyptians ; to
Lord . Wolseley. The hilt Is set with
brilliants, and Is valued at 2,000.
, The finest brougham in the world Is
owned by the Maharajah of Ghenad,
one of the wealthiest of Indian poten
tates. The handles of the doors are of
solid gold, while the rest of the car
riage Is silver.
One of the most curious pianos ever
manufactured was inade to the order
of 'the late Emperor of Morocco. It
had to be made In parts, each small
enough to be carried ty a slave, as his
highness absolutely refused to trust
them to-the care of his camels, which
formed the only other available means
of transport This Instrument was an
exceedingly costly affair, being manu
factured principally of orris and tulip
woods, inlaid with unpolished Jacar
anda parquetry, and decorated with
scroll work of pure gold. The actual
sum paid for It was 3,000. . . , .
It Is Impossible to value certain
things until they come under the ham
mer In the open market. There Is no
doubt that the Queen of Italy's pearls
are, Indeed, worth "a king's ransom,"
but the pearl necklace which fetched a
record price belonged to the Dmchess of
Montrose. The bidding began at 5,000
and rose by bids of 1,000,. 500, and
100, to 11,500, at which price, it was
knocked down. . . . .
Violins have a romance all their own,
apart from their price, but 500, the
sum paid the other day for' a violin
by Antonio Stradivari, seems an enor
mous price to pay for an Instrument
the original cost of which to the maker
cannot have exceeded five shilllnes.
But this price Is a bagatelle in com
parison with some of the prices paid
for the creations of the great Cremona
master; A few years njro 2.050 was
paid for a "Strad" at Stuttgart, and
there are others in existence which
even "a king's ransom" could not buy.
Senor Sarasate, the great violinist,
owns one such. It was. presented to
him by Queen Isabella of Spain, when,
as a boy of ten the Infant prodigy of
those dayshe played before her at
the court of Madrid. It Is said to be
destined to revert to the state on the
great violinist's decease. Tit-Bits.
We Indian Negroes.
The West Indian negro is a born
poacher. He catches the quail by the
cruel expedient of strewing finely pow
dered cayenne or bird pepper in the
little dust pits where the birds "wash."
The burning powder gets into the eyes
of the birds, which, confused. and help
less, are then easily caught When he
wants a wholesale supply of fish,: he
explodes a piece of dynamite; which
was probably intended for the making
of new government roads, over a hole
in a mountain stream, and the fish are
killed by the concussion. But his fa
vorlte resource is the bark of the dog
wood tree. This he drops Into a river
hole, and the mullet Intoxicated, comes
to the surface of the water. This
singular property of the dogwood has
caused it to be employed as a nar
cotic Pearson's.
The Simple Life at Lone Wolf.'
The tenderfoot started slightly as he
read at the foot of the menu of the
Lone Wolf Hotel:
"Guests, after picking teeth, must
positively return bowle to belt or boot
leg. Sticking bowle upright Into tablt
beside plate Is strictly prohibited"
; Lock.
Customer (to landlady) will you
tell me why there should be two flies
ia my soup? There Is none' in that
man's over there. Landlady Ob, it's
Just a question of luck, air. Fliegendo
Blaetter. ,.77,
Ahead of the Time.
A Georgia darky asked for a mar
riage license "with a freedom attach
ment" Asked to explain, he said : "I
mean, enh, a paper what'll set me free,
widout twine ter court "bout It, ef de
married state don't agree with me."
Atlanta Constitution, '
Watch and Pray.
H. L. Hastings tells of a general
who, after gaining a great victory, was
encamping with his army for the night.
He ordered watch to be kept all around
the camp as usual. One of the senti
nels, as he went to his station, grunir
bled to himself, and said, "Why could
not the general let us have a quiet
night's rest for once, after beating the
enemy? I'm sure there is nothing to be
afraid of." '
The man then went to his station and
stood for some time lodklng about him.
It was a bright night, with a harvest
moon, but as he could see no sign of
danger anywhere, he said to himself, "I
am terribly tired, I shall sleep for just
five minutes, out of the moonlight un
der the shadow of this tree." Bo he lay
down.- -. .
Presently he started up, dreaming
that some one had pushed a lantern be
fore his eyes, and he found that the
moon was Bhlnlng brightly down on
him through the branches of the tree
above him. The next minute an arrow
whizzed past his ear,' and the whole
field before him seemed alive with sol
diers In dark green coats, who sprang
ud from the ground, where they had
been silently creeping onward, and rush
ed toward him. ,
Fortunately the arrow had missed
him, so he shouted aloud to give the
alarm, and ran back to some other sen
tinels. The army to which ha belonged
was thus saved, and te soldier said,
"I shall never forget as long as I live,
that when one is at war one . must
watch."
Our whole life Is, a . war with evil.
Just after we have conquered it, . It
sometime attacks us when we least ex
pect It Jesus says to us, "Watch any
pray, that ye enter not Into tempta
tion." , . . ',' :
Breaking; the Fall,
i Being a Christian does not mean that
a man will never again fall into sin.
It means that when he fails, he will
have an Almighty hand to help him re
gain his feet "Though he fall," says
the Psalmist, "be shall not be utterly
cast down ; for Jehovah upholdeth him
with his hand." Your little stumbling
child, clinging to your hand, loses his
foothold and falls. The shock of the
fall Is less because your clasp is
strong, and holding fast to your
strength he struggles to his feet fright
ened, stained, bruised; but confident of
you and your ability to help him.
"Though he fall, he shall not be utterly
cast down;" and no more are we who
through weakness and weariness stum
ble Into sin. It Is a Father's hand that
breaks the fall, a Father's strength
that puts us on our feet
Growing; Towards the Snnlla-ht.
All the flowers In meadow, field and
garden, lift their pretty heads Just as
high as they can in an effort to grow
toward the sun. Even the helpless,
tender vines, which cannot raise them
selves from the ground by their own,
Unaided efforts, reach out clinging ten
dril fingers to find some means of sup
port by which they, too, may climb
higher and ever higher. And the bright
est blossoms are always found at the
tep. ;; . 7
1 Don't be outdone In ambition by the
humble flowers of the wayside. Reach
out toward the highest and best things
in life, lift up your head, and grow !
Don't be satisfied with standing still;
for all life, if rightly lived, is a steady,
upward growth. ' , ,
. Higher Standards.
Higher standards are not n matter
of thought but of life. We cannot
raise our standards of life merely by
thinking about them. No Inventor ever
grew In fertility of successful ideas by
confining himself to abstract 1 thought,
or to paperand-pencll r theory. He
must put his Ideas into practical and
successful operation If he would gain
fresh and Improving ideas. And this
is our only' hope of spiritual growth.
God cannot or will not, reveal new
truth to One who Is not living the truth
that he knows. Standards have got
to be lifted, If we would have them
higher, and it takes the lift of life to
raise them.
' The Retflrn of Kindness,
Brighter grows the world as men be
come more thoughtful of each other's
comfort and happiness. In times past
it waa thought sufficient if laws pre
vented people from harming each
other j a man's duty stopped when he
had refrained from Inflicting Injuries.
With the spread of the knowledge of
Christ the scope of duty has widened
and the world Is being touched with
a feeling of ktndness that is broader
than mere law, compelling people to
refrain from Inflicting blows.
The Will to Help.
We lack not so much the ability or
the opportunity to do good, as the wH.
The golden moment comes, A little
going out of our way, a little work or
a little word would have done it; but
the will faltered and then it was too
late. 7
Whatever the duty, whatever the ne
cessity, the whole life of the church
might be stirred with fresh impulses,
if instead of leaving all for others, in
dividual Christians would say, "I will
go and do it myself." -
The Christian's Confidence.
A brave, resolute, Christian life is
not always smooth sailing; but the In
ward power becomes ao overmatch for
' headwinds, sometimes tne gales of
adversity sweep away a Christian!
possessions, but there is an undisturb
ed treasure down in the hold a glori
ous consciousness that One Is with him
mat ine world can neither give nor
take away. Theodore L. Cnyler, D. D.
The Work of Grace.
Believe and continue to believe
against all seemings, that God takes
possession of you and that He will
henceforth "work In you to will and
to do of His good pleasure," unless you
consciously frustrate His grace. Let
this be the continuous attitude of the
soul; and repeat often, "I am -the
Lord's ; He Is working In me now that
which Is for my highest good."
PRUSSIA'S RULE IS POLAND.
Colonization of the Conntry a Work
of Civilisation,. Says Frenchman.
A Frenchman, Jules Huret, who has
been touring Germany for months has
made a visit to the Polish regions of
Prussia near the - Prussian frontier,
where there has been great friction in
the last year or two owing to the ef
forts of the government to Germanize
the country, says the New York Sun.
He went into this region with strong
anti-Prussian prejudices.
After going over the field and com
paring the German and Polish settle
ments he completely changed his mind.
First he pictured a German village.
There is a public water supply in
the middle of the settlement There is
a public bathhouse, a neat church, a
good schoolhouse. The houses 'are
roofed with tiles or slate and they are
surrounded by orchards, duck ponds,
well-built poultry runs and outbuild
ings. The planted land Is neatly laid
out. ' - '-
In the neighboring Polish village of
Laglewnik dirt and misery confronted
him at every step. The hovels were
falling to pieces from neglect The
roofs were thatched and out of repair,
the doors so low one had to stoop to
go through them. Children in rags
wallowed In the muddy village streets.
He entered houses In both places
and he thus compared the furnishings.
The interior of the Polish hut is a
single narrow room 'with one tiny,
dirty window.
The furniture consists of one big
bed, a table and a few heavy wooden
chairs. The only adornments were a
couple of big faded chromos of the
Madonna. Dogs and hens wandered
about the room.
A typical German settler In Golen
tochno had begun with practically
nothing, but he owned and had paid
for a house and barn, worth $2,050. He
had about sixteen acres of arable land,
which he leased at $145 a year. He
had two cows, six calves, seventeen
pigs and two horses. His animals
were well housed, his land well culti
vated and he had a good kitchen gar
den behind his house.
His children were clean, well dressed
and full of health. '
In the living room of his house the
fireplace was prettily tiled and a
dresser with well-washed plates and
dishes and cups and glasses was a
handsome ornament to the room.
There was a sofa, too, and armchairs,
a fine mirror and a nickeled tea outfit
The room was decorated with all sorts
of pretty odds and ends.
, The sleeping room contained two
good beds, a dressing mirror, . wash
table, sewing machine and cradle, and
bible texts and mottoes In woolwork
adorned the walls.
7 The proprietor of this neat place em
ploys two native laborers who live on
the farm. The civilizing effect on
these, Huret says, is remarkable.
Their ambition now is to set up for
themselves and live like the German.
He considers that the Prussian gov
ernment Is doing a great work of civil
ization in exploiting the country
through German colonists.
How
to Save Asphyxiated Persons.
Asphyxiation Is such a frequent hap
pening that every one should know Just
exactly what to do In an emergency. In
this condition there Is actual blood poi
soning. The illuminating gas, escaping
freely, Joins with the coloring of the
blood, so that the blood can no longer
take up oxygen. The first thing to be
done if you are. In the room Is to get a
supply of fresh air, and that quickly.
If the window sticks, break it with a
chair, a flatlron or anything handy. If
nothing else offers, wrap any thick
cloth around your fist and use that
If you are outside and have to go In,
wet a towel in cold water, bind closely
over nose and (South after taking sev
eral long breaths of fresh air, then go
In and get the window open. As soon
as possible carry the patient to a room
where the air la fresh. If the patient
still breathes, apply hot and cold show
er baths alternately until he can take
a long breath. If the breathing has
entirely stopped, apply artificial res
piration.
Scaadalons.
Mr. Moth Glad to see you on your
feet again, old man! What caused all
the trouble?
His Neighbor Why, I dined off a
seemingly woolen overcoat and it
turned out to be the worst kind of
shoddy. I tell you the extent to which
food adulterantion is carried on nowa
days Is nothing short of criminal,
Puck.
Flowers and Voice.
Mrs. Howells (reading) A German
scientist claims that the odor of flow
ers has a pernicious effect on the hu
man voice. Howells That's ail rot
I used to buy flowers for you before
we were married, ana your voice
wasn't nearly to sharp as It la bow.
Bed-Sorea.
A bed-sore Is an ulcer that forms on
the skin of a patient who, by reason of
continued llness, has to keep the same
position in bed for long seasons. It Is
generally the direct result of continued
pressure In one spot
The parts of the body most likely to
be affected are those where the bone is
near the surface, such an tne hip or the
spinal column, and sometimes even the
elbow. The illnesses which confine the ; It was discovered by a man on his way
patient to the bed for long unbroken t to take an early morning dip. He
weeks such as typhoid fever are the spread the tidings and soon a crowd
ones in which bed-sores are most Jikely j gathered. In the crowd was a deen
to develop, although in many cases of , sea Sherlock Holmes, who knows al)
paralysis and soraedlseases of the spin- about the habits of dwellers In the.
al cord that may come spontaneously, ocean. '
and seem to be traceable less to pres-1 "It is all very plain,' 'ha explained,
sure than to some diseased condition ( "We know that sharks frequent the.
of the "tropic" nerves, that is to say, ocean out where the garbage scows are
the nerves the function of which it is dumped. This was probably a social
to govern the nutrition of the skin.
Of course where they develop spon
taneously no one is to blame ; Indeed, In
some cases of severe injury to the cen-
tral nervous system they may develop
almost immediately, and with no refer
ence to the position of . the patient or
to pressure on any one part But In the
case of the ordinary bed-sore occurring
In the case of a long Illness It may be
hed as an axiom that it Is a reproach
to a nurse. The large hospitals hold
themselves rigidly to this theory.
The reason for this strictness is that
a bed-sore is a thing for prevention
rather than cure, and its prevention is
from first to last a matter of strict and
scrupulous cleanliness and care. They
occur so often in patients whose' sensi
bilities are blunted that unless the at
tendants exercise the most watchful
care they are present without a word of
warning; but when a nurse once knows
what causes them, and In what illnesses
they are likely to appear, a shar look
out will naturally be kept.
The pressure on one part can be re
lieved In several ways. Perhaps the
best Is the round alr-cwhion with a
hole In the center, ns the threatened
part can then be placed Immediately
over the hole. If a cushion of this kind
cannot be procured, a wad of cotton
can be arranged to perforin the same
service. , Cleanliness Is absolutely es
sential. The sheet must not be wrin
kled, and there must be no crumbs In
the bed. The mattress should be
springy, but level and firm.
The affected parts of the body should
be kept perfectly dry. Some chemical
should be used occasionally to harden
the skin. Alcohol Is perhaps the best,
and may be combined with some astrin
gent, such as tannic acid. This serves
to give tone to the parts and render
them more resistant. YoutlKs Compan
ion. Fancy Price for Apples.
Buying apples by the dozen, $1 or
more for twelve of them, Is a com
monplace to-day. Twenty years ago
it was a proceeding seldom heard of,
and even ten years ago It was consid
ered a transaction in finance so high
that only those who found their ne
cessities among the luxuries thought
of being a purchaser at such terms,
says the Boston Transcript. And It is
not one kind alone that has this price
put upon. It There are many seven,
or possibly more that bring this fig
ure, which Is no longer considered
fancy, and the supply of them creat
ing a demand, there ore plenty of buy
ers to take them home. The case in
vites speculation as to whether an or
chard for these apples of gold alone
Is not a better paying proposition' after
all than a ben farm.
Describing; a Railroad.
The Pall Mall Gazette In 1890 asked
its readers to name the worst railway
in England. And one English kicker
answered thus: "Sir The Southeast
ern railway Is the very worst railway
in the world. The engines are asth
matic. Its Inmiips are trimmed by fool
ish virgins. Its fares are excessive.
Its carriages lot in the snow In winter
and are furnaces In eumnmer. Its motto
is unpunotuallty. Its principal station
Is approached through the neck of a
oocue. ii ruins me temper aeetrovs r
the digestion and enables one to real-
lze the horrors of Dante's 'Inferno.' I i
aim sir yours obediently the Worm Who
Turns." .
Relative.
A famous race horse, having become
superannuated, was sold to serve at
the plow.
"Don't you feel the humiliation?"
asked his mate.
"Well," replied the race horse, "I
might feel It more If not sustained by
the thought of how superior I am to
my old owner." Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The Good-Natored Man.
Borem You were so kind and sym
pathetic the last time I told you my
troubles I want to thank yon for that
and now I've got another
Klndart Oh, pray don't mention It I
Philadelphia Press.
You can make a good guess at the
common fare of children at home 2y
what they don't eat when they are vis
iting. -
Never try to borrow money from a
rn you have had an argument with.
SHARK PUTS OS STYLE.
Wears Barrel-Hoop Necklace mm Ii
Choked to Death. I
Nature fakirs, attention t
Here Is the story of a vain shark thai
attempted to wear a barrel hoop as a
necklace and choked herself to deatb
says the New York World. Of course;
it must have been a female shark. She
was found on the beach at Rockaway-to-day,
having arrived at night with
the-high tide.
The shark was about ten feet long;
Fitting close about her neck was a hsrv
rel hoop and hanging from a oolnt
where her Adam's apple ought to be, If
shark had an Adam's apple, was a
barrel stave attached to the hoop, like
a pendant Early arrivals on the bpcb
assert that the stave was branded "Oy
ster Bay," but this could hot be vert;
fler, for one of these confiscated it at
a souvenir. ;
The carcass of the shark floated;
ashore at a point near the Park Inn.'
leader of the school.
"Some time yesterday she encoun
tered this stave and hoop floating on-
j the waves. The idea of decorating her-
pelf occurred to her. She slinned the .
hoop over her head and held a recep
tion, In the course of which refresh,
uieuts were served. - - ; '
"After partaking freely of the re
freshments her shark ladyship attempt-'
eu iu leiuuve me necKiace, tmt discov
ered that it had become attached to
her. These marks around the edge of
the hnnft dhnw U-huva lint rt.nlif n.i4 ..."
" ..v-.v n i ..if, ii& aiu uuer
band made vain attempts to remove the
ornament Finally discovering that the
MDnnvia rP 1. 1 . 1 f a . a . ...
couun.v-a vi. ucr minimi were lusuiu- 1
clent to rid her of her deocratlon. sh.
started for Hoi'knwnv in ti'iui, ,., )
-"ijl su vuvi uuiy uu
Bill Devery might run across her and
fol.-fk t r ... f 1
iuau il anu v iiiim iii'i- -
the deep-sea Sherlock Holmes those In '
niv i mil l ll Q u&
the vain shark and despoiled them. '
Commuters, under the Inspiration of
the signs thoy rend every morulng on
the painless dentistry emporium across'
from the Atlantic avenue station of the ,
Long Island road, removed the teeth.
Others hacked oft the tall and Una. Va
rious boarding-house keepers were not
ed hovering in the distance awaiting-,
the. departure of the souveulr hunters
and various gastronomlcal novelties '
will Undoubtedly appear on the tables
of some Rockaway feeding places this ,
evening. ,
An enterprising showman endeavored
to corrall the carcass for purposes of.
exhibition, but was deterred by a re-
.ttfll t flln It .-.,.. I ...... . .
amateur P. T. Bammns, who rail w
show consisting of a deceased shark at
rinnnir T ul u ti ,1 . I 1. 1 i
v.iv .omiiu cuiiic i-igui ur uru yeitrs.
ago. Between the board of health and
the exhibit they were driven Into bank
ruptcy, one losing $4 and a tent, tha'
Other a straw hat aud a nieirnnhono.
TUGBOAT ENGINEER AT Da.
Native of Brooklyn, of Adventnroas
Life, Hope to Uo to Sea Afe-aln.'
Dr. Osier's age limitation Is strlki"
Ingly falsified In the case of nn Ameri
can ; Sydney Talbot, Mged 08 years, who
worked nil his life without nn nllment
until a few weeks ago, when he was
admitted to the Seamen's hospital here
suffering from a slight stroke of paral
ysis, says a London cnblo to the New
York Sun.
He was then earning $25 weekly as
engineer on the ocean going tug ITlln.
to which he hopes to return In a few
days. He Is already able to walk brisk
ly with the aid of a stick, and Is other
Wise fllllte fihi 11 la a ramnrl.kl.
1 - - " itmaiiHuiv
specimen of hale old age, being upright
and active. - ''-'
He was born in Brooklyn, May lr
180!), and came to England when he
was 21. After seven years In nn engi
neering college he soon got employment
as a marine englnee, which profession
he has followed ever since with experi
ences enough to fill a library of sea ro
mances, lie served the White Rtar
SieUiiiBli'p company and iiiwiienniH oth
er employers. He went around the,
world In Lord Brassey's famous yacht
Sunbeam.
He has been wrecked four times, and
was once cast away for five days In the
Red KB when he fln(1
neerIy went mad from
his compautuft
thirst
He confidently expects to live and
work for six or seven years more, bas
ing his expectation on his family
tory. His father died at the age of lOfl;
his mother at 105 and his sister at lOi
Talbot has always been temperate in
drinking and smoking, but be Is not a
teetotaler. He says cheerfully :
"I hone to rejoin tho Ulln In a few
days. I am almost well, and when I
get to sea again and get nicely soaked ,
I will be all right."
j In AalomobUedom.
Scientist Light travels at the rati
of about 187,000 miles a second. Chauf
feur Gee, that's goln' some! Auto
Enthusiast (slightly deaf) Pardon
j me, sir. But what make machine was
it you just mentioned lkrjemlnn.
Helped Some.
"Has your automobile helped yon o
getting Into society?"
"Well, if you refer to the society of
the company's collector and a lot of
country constables, yes." Philadelphia.
Ledger.