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BASKING SHARK NEVER BITES
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This May Have Been Fortunate fee
Men Who Caught Monster
Off Long Key.
* The
40,000-ponnd
sea
monster
caught off Ix>ng Key has been Identi
fied as an Indo-Paclflc basking shark
by L. L. Mowbray, vice president of
the New Turk aquarium. The bask
ing shark, M r. Mowbray announces, la
harmless when let alone. Permit him
to bask placidly on the undulating
bosom of the sea, and be bears ne
creature 111 will.
I t Is fortunate for those who go
down to the sea In ships or down to
the surf to swim that the creature Is
thus disposed. It required an all-day
struggle and 50 shots from a high-pow
ered rifle to subdue him, once his
w rath was stirred by the stab of a
harpoon. H e was 35 feet long. 28 feet
In greatest circumference and had a
ta ll span of 12 fe e t
Were such a creuture of un aggres
sive nature the sea in hts vicinity
would be "hardly safe for the average
submarine, while pleasure boats would
afford no protection whatever from
his fury, and If he used the waters of
-the North Atlantic const as a basking
ground surf bathing would soon be
come obsolete.
H itherto the children nt Ihe earth
have found abundant reason for grati
tude that rattlesnakes cunnot fly like
hawks, or tigers run like antelopes, or
houseflies sting like wasps. To this
list of blessings we may now add the
fact that basking shurks do not bite.
— New York Times.
HEALTHY BABIES OF JAP'.H
They Seem to Have a Hard Time, Ac
cording to Our Ideas, but Thrive
Nevertheless.
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According to our modern scientific
Ideas an to the careful treatment of
babies, those of Japan would seem to
have a hard time, and yet there are no
-healthier, nor fatte r looking little mor
tals on the face of the earth. We In
sist on a fixed temperature, on steril
ized milk, on all sorts o f Improved
things, while the Japanese baby gets
a good dose of nature, and seems to
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I t Is dressed and un
dressed In a frigid temperature In
winter, and In summer IM tender little
eyes are always exposed to the full
glare of the sun, as it Is carried on Its
mother's back.
I t Is to be feared,
however, that this tatter treatment
often does affect the eyes of the chil
dren, though they get over It later In
life. At Nagasaki, among the women
coalers who coal the ship, you may see
many with bsbles on their backs The
mothers work all day In the rain or la
the sun, or the snow, and thrre baby
sleeps, Indifferent to everything, the
top of Its head alone visible, while the
movements of the mother do not seem
In the least hindered, and she as If the
babies of this class were born stoical
Modern Jerusalem.
T he ancient city of Jerusalem, where
Christ did so many of his mighty
works, now has a modern waterworks
system. The reservoirs known as the
Pools of Solomon were not really
Solomon's at all, but were made by
Roman engineers. These have been
cleaned out and their leaks stopped.
Now two o f them are at work again.
They hold 40,000,000 gallons.
The pools are supplied from a spring
In a cavern called B lr Dararih.
A
large quantity of gravel and stones has
been removed, and the aqueduct and
tunnels between the spring and the
pools repaired; and Jerusalem has Its
up-to-date
waterworks— a
splendid
tribute to the science of ancient Rome.
F o r many years the origin of Jeru
salem's w ater supply was a secret.
During the siege of Jerusalem the be
siegers were disappointed In their hope
o f the city surrendering through lack
of water.
Uncle Jaaper.
“Proverbs ain't always correct," be
gan Uncle Jasper. ‘T i l cite you a
case. Some years ago Rothschild de
cided to add to his collection of
mosaea and lichens from many parts
o f the world, but he wanted more. He
wanted moss from the Urals, from the
Arctic circle, from the tip end of Pata
gonia. H e was ready to pay a good
salary. And who did he employ to
gather this moss? A rolling stone.”—
Louisville Courier-Journal.
CANNED MUSIC IN YUCATAN
Demand far American Talking Ma
chines Is Brisk, Bays Our Consul
at Pregrese.
The talking machine Is as popular
la Yucatan as la the Uatted State«,
according to a report to the Depart
ment of Commerce from O. O. Marsh,
United States consul at Progreso.
Small, cheap Instruments cheer the In
dian hut, ordinary machines are found
In middle-class homes, and the most
elaborate cabinet styles grace the man
sions of the wealthy. Perhaps no
other modern invention has done more
to enliven these homes An enterpris
ing local dealer has popularized and
capitalized this Idea In a phrase: “How
happy is the home that has Its phono
graph."
The American machine has monopo
lized the m a rk e t
Old styles with
horn have hud an extensive sale, but
cabinet designs are preferred by most
customers A few portable Instru
ments have been sold.
Practically all orders have been
placed by Importers direct with fac
tories on factory-price quotations, ra il
way and steamship freight and ma
rine Insurance being attended to by
American agents of importers or by
freight forwarders at American ports
The largest Importer, and the one who
has done a large part of the local busi
ness, has purchased on open c re d it
Other firms have been, and w ill have
to be dealt with In accordance w ith
their financial standing and credit
rating. The moat recent shipment by
a manufacturer just entering the Ynca-
tan market, was on a documents
against payment basis.
Almost all records sold In Yucatan
are of well-known American makes
The most popular have been American
fox trots and Latin-American songs
and dance music. The principal Im
porters have dealt with manufacturers
of records on the same basis as w ith
makers o f phonographs, but a consid
erable number of records enter In a
manner difficult to trace and are sold
at varying prices by small dealers.
Blue Law.
When they closed the bar on one
o f the transatlantic liners bound for
the land of liberty one of the passen
gers protested.
“Seems like you're
closing up awful soon; how fa r are
we from land, anyway?"
“Just about three miles," answered
the steward politely.
“Funny we can't see It 1“
"You could. If the wnter were clear
enough."— Los Angeles Tlr..ea.
No Trespassing.
On a farm In South Georgia la post
ed thia sign:
“Trespaaei'a w ill be persekuted to
the full extent of 2 mean aaongral
dorgs which ain't never been ovarly
soehlbll with strangers and 1 dubbel
barlet shotgun which ain't loaded with
no sofy ptllers. Dam, If I ain't tired
of this hel raisin' on my proputy."—
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