TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, JUNE |15,41911.
WON 1 SPANKING
ELEPHANTS AS NURSES.
SCIENCE IN BUSINESS.
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Th« Way th« Task and Bonus 8ystsm Children In India Often Cared For by
th« Big Brutes.
Operates In a Factory.
It is by no means uncommon in In­
Tbe task aud bouus system was in­
The Woman Who Played Bridge a troduced by me in the Bethlehem Steel dia for the children of a mahout to be
works in 1801 as a means of affording cared for by tbe mabout'q, elephant.
Trifle Too Well.
substantial Justice to the employee, Tbe whole family of the mahout be­
while requiring him to conform to the come, as it were, parasites to the ele­
best Interests of bis employer, says a phant by which they earn their living.
SHE CHEATED HER FRIENDS writer hi the Engineering Magazine Instances are not wanting of a moth­
The employee was not told In a gen­ er's systematic placing of her baby In
an elephant's care and within reach of
And When Hsr Daring and Hsarttess eral way "to do better." but bad a
Its trunk while tbe mother goes to
definite
standard
aet
for
him
and
was
Rapacity In Fleecing the Ladiee of
i shown how to reach that standard, for fetch water or to get wood or mate­
l!*r Set Became Unbearable Some- which he was awarded compensation rials to cook the family meal.
thing Startling Happened.
No Jackal or wolf wcuid be likely to
In addition to bis usual day's pay.
Tbe system may be described in a pick up and carry off a baby who was
The vicissitudes of a woman who
played bridge well, but not too wisely, general way as follows: A card Is thus confided to tbe care of an ele­
phant, but most people who have lived
and who suffered personal chastise made out showing in detail tbe best in tbe Jungles know bow very possible
method we cau devise of performing
ineut at a country bouse, are described
[ each of the elementary operations on it Is for a jackal or a wolf to carry off
by 'Elizabeth of H ”
| any piece of work, specifying the a baby when It Is lying In a but or
Her consistent winning, It is said, | time needed for each of these opera - when tbe mother Is unprovided with
was greatly commented on, and many I tlons as determined by experiments. means to fight off tbe marauder.
Children thus brought up In tbe com­
a hint was throwu out as to the lady’s The sum of these times Is the total
fairness at tbe bridge tables. Two la­ I time needed to complete the piece of panionship of an elephant become
dies of title who bad been staying at a , work. If a man follows bls instruc ridiculously familiar with tbe big
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< ertalu country house first detected i tions nnd accomplishes all the work pachyderm and take all kind of liber­
ties
with
him
—
liberties
which
the
ele
­
tills petite madam deliberately cheat­ | laid out for him as constituting bls
ing. Naturally they avoided playing proper task for the day he Is paid a phant seems to endure on tbe principle
with her again, and what follows real­ definite bonus In addition to bls day that it does not hurt him. while It
ly sounds far more like fiction than , rate which be always gets. If. how- amuses tbe child. One may see a lit­
plain fact, and yet It Is absolutely true. ' ever, at the end of the day be has tle native child, quite naked, about
It so happened that these three la­ i failed to accomplish all tbe work laid two feet high, standing on an ele­
dles ngaln met at another bouse party. j out he does not get his bonus, but phant’s bare back and taking It down
The two honest dames avoided so far I simply his day rate. As the time for to tbe water to bathe, vociferating all
as possible playing ut tbe other one’s I each detail operation Is stated on the the time In most unbecoming terms of
table. They congratulated themselves ■ Instruction card, tbe workman can con­ native abusive language. On arriving
and <in the secrecy of confidential bed­ tinually see whether be la earning at tbe water the elephant, ostensibly
room chats at night) each other on the lx;nils or not. If be finds any opera- In obedience to tbe child's command,
deftness wlth which they bad managed tlon which be cannot do In tbe time Iles down and enjoys himself, leaving
to hold aloof from the cheating one set be must at once report to his Just a portion of his body, like a small
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and her play nnd at the same time I foreman, who must show him bow to Island, above tbe water. Upon this
prevent their host and hostess from do It or report to the man who made part of tbe elephant tbe child will
noting the fact. One night, however, out tbe Instruction card. If tbe latter stand and shout, shouting all tbe more
tbelr wrath rose at the sight of tbe has made an error he must make out If be has several companions of bls
distress this unscrupulous little per­ a new Instruction card, explaining the own age also In charge of elephants,
A
ron was causing a young girl who was proper method of working and allow­ all wallowing in tbe water around
her opponent. The two wise ladles ing the proper time. If. however, tbe him. If tbe child should slip off bls
watched the small. Innocent seeming lntsructor contends that the work can Island tbe elephant's trunk promptly
be done In the time set he must show replaces him In safety. These urchins
dame client time after time and win.
the worktuuu bow to do it.
as they grow up become first mates to
The girl was very unsophisticated.
mahouts and eventually arrive at the
Rhe continued playing, although her
iiF’“
dignity of being mahouts.—New York
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face gTew white and drawn, for she
COLORS AND VISION
Press.
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was losing more than she could afford.
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Severn! times nhe attempted to lenve The Human Eye and th« Mystery of
Distinguishing Hues.
FUN WITH ROYAL INITIALS.
the table, but each time tbe other three
V.
It is a curious fact that while there
players persuaded her to play on. At
length the game ended, and the girl are seven colors in the rainbow—red, A Pun That Plsss«d Victoria and On*
That Hit Albert Edward.
stood np the loser of a sum that ran orange, yellow, green, blue, iudlgo and
Caroline Fox In her memorials un-
well Into three figures. Like a thor­ violet—only three of them are primary
ough little sportswoman, she made no —red. green and violet. That Is to suy. der date of May 24, 1837, Queen Vlc-
outcry about her losses, but the other these three appear to be almple colors, torla’s birthday, jots down an egre­
two—the lookers-on—knew whet they while all tbe others may be produced gious pun reported by her f a mous
meant to her. They knew tbe girl, by various combinations of theae three. kinsman, Charles James Fox. “Uncle
and they knew her family, a great Red and green combine in certain pro­ Charles dined with us today, He was
though not a wealthy one, one which portions to produce yellow. In a dif­ delighted and dazzled by tbe display
even In these censorious days no scan­ ferent proportion the two produce or­ on the qneeu's day and mentioned a
ange. Again, green aud violet combine right merry quibble perpetrated by my
dal bad heretofore touched.
After the girl bad left the room and to produce blue. It la said all shades Lord Albemarle, who on her majesty's
gone to lied the two who knew hastily of color are merely different combina­ saying. *1 wonder If my good people
of London are as glad to see me as I
held a secret consultation, with the re­ tions of the three primaries.
In keeping with this fact some of am to see them?' pointed out as their
sult that they Invited little madam to
the room of one of them for a mid­ the ablest writers have held that there Immediate cockney answer to tbe
night chat. She was flattered at tbe are three nerves, and but three. In tbe query 'V. R.’ ”
human eye—one to respond to tbe color
Jokes run In cycles. Slxty-flve years
Invitation and readily accepted.
Both of them accompanied her to red. another to greeu aud yet another later Edward VII. was on tbe English
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tbe room of the one guest whose rooms to violet. Other authorities present a thione. Sir Walter Parratt, professor
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lay farthest from those of tbe other different explanation. In tbe eye of tbe of music at the University of Oxford,
members of tbe bouse party, and some frog In tbe act of seeing there la a vis­ was practicing with part of bls band
Connecting with PORTLAND TRAIN.
thing very, very like ths following ible chemical action. There Is a chem­ In tbe music room at Windsor palace,
ical substance exuded or spread over where all the furniture was covered
took place:
"You are a cheat,” one haughtily tbe retina or interior of the eye of the with sheets bearing the royal cipher.
MRS. J. C. HOLDEN, Agent, Tillamook.
Hotel Royal, Agent,
contetupluoiia dame asserted as soon frog, called purpurine because of Its Suddenly he turned to the musicians
purple
color.
Under
the
action
of
light
and
said,
“
We
all
know
that
the
king
ns the bedroom door was locked on
la king, but why Is he?" The men
tbelr victim. "We, Lady Barbara and this substauce bleaches white.
Mauy today believe that the human looked astonished, but said nothing.
myself, have watched you on several
occasions. For the sake of your poor, aye baa truly but a single optic nerve, "Because E. R., of course.” chuckled
unfortunate husband’s name we have for surgeons seem able to And but one. Sir Walter as he pointed to the Ini­
remained silent, but tonight was too They hold, however, that in our act of tials around him.
A more humorous Jest of this sort Is
much. First of all, you will return to seeing a chemical substauce is exuded
us all you have won from poor little or spread over this nerve aud that this found In tbe "Life of Richard H. Bar­
Laura tonight and also give back to us substauce has three different constitu­ ham.” author of the "Ingoldsby Leg
ents, one element in It respoudlug to ends." On tbe night of Jan. 25. 1842,
her I. O. U.’a. We Insist.”
After a feeble and frightened protest tbe color red. another to green aud yet the late king of Eugland was christen­
the money was handed over, and the auother to violet. These latter authori­ ed Albert Edward. Barham, going
pieces of paper signed by tbe little ties dlspeune with tbe three special out to see tbe Illumination aud observ
dii| e were quickly placed ou tbe red optic nerves by providing our eyes Ing In almost every window tbe in­
with a threefold chemical substance.
itials A. E.. heard some one say (most
hot coals aud burned to ashes
The act of vision and Its effect upon likely it was himself). “Ah, he'll make
Manufacturers of
"Now we will see that l<aura receives
the money which you fleeced her out the brain are one of life’s great toys acquaintance with the other three
teries.
—
Louisville
Courier-Journal.
vowels before he comes of sgef'—New
of. und also we will guarantee that
York Tribune.
from us she wtll never learn the truth
Ho Woo Wise.
No; you csuuot go yet" (as the terri­
"Now,” said the Intrepid explorer
fied little uiadarn turned toward tbe
Mean Advice.
doori. "and It la useless your attempt after he hn<l shown the guileless native
Old Gent—On the eve of your mar­
lug to escape, for 1 have tbe key of the Inside workings of the brass watch riage let me give you a piece of advice.
the door. Painful as It Is to ua, we and bud noted his naive wonder At the Remember when your wife's next
have determined to teach you a severe mysteries of the mechanism. “I will birthday conies and give her a hand
lesson We are going to beat you. If let you have one of these for two some present.
you scream you may attract the atten tusks; then you can be the envy of the
\oung .Man—Tea of course.
tlon of some other guests; If they whole tribe."
“Give her the beat your pocket can
The
native gentleman yawned. "1 buy every birthday, but at Christmas,
come nnd demand au eutrance they
shall lie admitted; If they Inquire tbe traded a secondhand warclub for a New Year's and such times give her
reaaou of such drastic treatment we bushel of those things wheu I was at only Inexpensive
little
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v tokens,
——— F or in
shall tell them the truth I should ad the world's fair In St. Louis.'* said he. that habit.”
i Ise you uot to scream. Now, are you "and there was not one of them that
"Yes. but why?"
ready F‘ Without more ado on« lady ran for more than a week Got any
"It will pay."
held the wriggling, sobbing small per chewin' about your clotbesF'—Indian­
“1 presume so."
sou, while tbe other adiuinlstered a apolis Journal.
"Yea In a few years you cau begin
sound nnd well deserved whipping
to forget the birthdays and she _ won't
The little lady did not deeert tbe
An Odd Habit Among Rooks.
say a word "—New York Weekly.
bouse imrty; her two chastiser» wore
Among the odd habits of rooks In the
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sweetly niulalde to her for the re­ I way that members of the same rook­
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mainder of the visit, aud. to tbelr de ery have of luteruiarrying generation
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llabt aud every oue «Ise's amaseineot. after generation. The males always asked this Mr Walslngham’s offleeT"
the
gentlemanly
solicitor
ns
he
the (beat refused to play cards again choose their wives from among their
First Class Lumber
during the remainder of her visit at near neighbors, and If one should be pau»«l before the dignified old man
who
sat
nt
tbe
only
desk
In
tbe
room
LET US FIGURE ont
that «special couutry bouse. London so bold as to bring home to bls rook­
"Yea.
T-j. air."
Express.
ery a bride from a distance the other
Are .von Mr. Walalngbamr
rooks will Invariably refuse to receive
“ -j No.
—i I'm Just an inquisitive young
her and will force the pair to build
Agreed.
”1 bare a very dear oM housekeeper some way off In the neighborhood of scamp who has come In to paw over
—ebe la aged, but she has lieen like a big rookerica outlying neats of this bls iMipera. read his private correspond
»nee and smoke a cigar that I have
mother to me." eald a solid I tinea kind may always be found
taken out of his vest pocket "-Chicago
•A little while ago I noticed that my I
Record Herald.
silver ahavtug mug was slightly tar­
Silent F»r One«.
nish,si. aud 1 asked tbe old lady te
"Did your wife Jump on you when
N««d»d a Beokk«.p«r
polish It for me. Tbe uext morning you got home late last night?”
"T3 • -| »
«■»orxtF.TO«
Golfer (who has at last holed ontl-
I found It shining like tbe euu I com­
"No For one» I was In luck. Tbe
many t. that, teventreu or
During tbe past 36 years no rem­
pleted my toilet and then went lute l*«eple In tbe flat next door were bav*
edy has proven more prompt or
the kitchen to thauk her for her tInd­ lug a spat, and my wife w„, t>uaj eighteen? Superior Caddie (wearilyi-
I
1 dlnna ken Oetfor-Wbatf Haven't
more «¡factual In Its cures of
ue»»
listening "-Kansas City Journal
yon
been
counting?
Superior
Caddie
" 'Mrs Gormaa.' I eald. my mag
Mon. aa for countin ' its Bo a caddt« Coughs. Colds and Crouo
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lomewhst Wooden.
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A popular soprano la eald to have a •w ert
many homes It Is rotted upon ne Im­
glancing up at mo 'Ton always look voice of floe timbre, a willowy Brure,
plicitly an tbe family physician L non­
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