Tillamook Headlight, 'December 12, 1912
HEAT OF THE SUN
Old Sol Has a Strong Pull at the
Capitol In Washington.
SWAYS THE MAMMOTH DOME.
On a Hot Day Hi» Torrid Raya Will
Drag th* Maaaive Iron Structure
Way Out of Plumb—Turna th* Sam*
Trick With Washington Monumant.
BRAVE MOTHER STORIC
H«r Nsst Ablaz*, She Will Stay by and
Perish With Her Young.
So strong is the mother love devel
oped In tbe stork and the lark that it
«mounts to a heroic passion. Tbe
stork, which spends the winter In
Egypt nnd the summer in northern and
western Euro|>e, likes to build Its nest
on the top of some steep gable roof.
Such a uest Is often a real nuisance to
man. It is from three to flve yards In
diameter. It swarms with lizards, frogs,
toads and other disagreeable creatures
It becomes In course of time so heavy
that it will break tbe roof if not arti
ficially propped up.
Nevertheless for various supersti
tious reusons tbe stork Is not only wel
come but even courted by tbe Euro
pean peasants, and It cannot be denied
that the res|>eet with which tbe bird is
regarded is to some extent deserved.
If tbe house takes fire and tbe young
storks happen to be of an age at which
they cannot be saved by being taken
away from the nest the stork mother
does not abandon them. Standing
erect in the nest, flapping her wings to
waft away the smoke and the flames
and crying out now and then, she re
mains with her young, perishing with
them.
Tbe skylark, which builds its nest In
the meadows, runs away from It when
frightened
She proceeds for four or
five yards under tbe clover and rises
|H*rpendie;ilarly In tbe air, pouring forth
her song In Its wildest strains In order
to divert tbe Intruder’s attention. But
tbe peasant boy knows that so long as
she remains hanging at the same point
In the air he Is still four or flve yurds
from the-nest, and he uses the direc
tion of her movements and the ring of
her song to ascertain tbe exact spot
If it chances that the young larks are
Just about t<> break through tbe shell
of the eggs, at which time the mother
instinct is nt its height, it is said that
at the very moment when the nest Is
touched the little bird will actia 11.v nt.
tuck the Intruder —Harper’s Weekly.
THE GILA MONSTER
R«pul*iv* In Look«, It I* R*ally a
Harinl*** Creature.
I'rolsilily tAere is uo other living
• renture more feared by the Ignorant
ilian tlie Gila monster, alsmt whii-b nil
milliner of «end tales have ts-vii told
It bus even Iwu held tlial tbe mere
breath of this animal Is sufficient to
- aus« death to tbe uue ii | mhi n I ioiu it
fell. Scientific inquiry, however, fails
io disclose a single instance wherein
Hie breath or even tbe Idle ut this
•reature has resulted fatally.
Tlie
fact that dissection and microscopic
examination do not reveal auy trace of
glands for tbe secretion of venom Is
sufficient evidence to Indicate that this
curious member of tbe lizard family
has beeu slandered.
Some years ago a civil engineer in
the southwest undertook to settle once
for all tbe question whether “tbe mon
ster" was deadly or not A tine speci
men was captured and confined In a
wire iuetosure. A chicken was obtain
ed, and Its feathers were removed in
order that tbe lizard might have every
>ip|iortunlty to strike at tbe breast
The chicken was then held quite close
to the Gila monster, which soon snap
)s*d viciousl and secured a firm bold
on tlie fowl's breast, retaining this grip
for more than ten minutes When tbe
victim was released It was found that
the i lilekeu's breastbone bad been bro
ken
Nevertheless tbe fowl quickly
recovered, tbe bone knitting and tbe
wound healing with no symptoms of
poisoning
It is very probable that tbe reputa
tion for evil borne by tbe Gila mon
ster Is due simply and solely to Its
most repulsive apiiearauce —Harper’s
Weekly.
Not many people have any Idea as to
the enormous amount ot beat that the
sun sends off into space
The earth
gets only a very small portion of It
The bead of a pin placed twenty feet
away from an electric light gets
In proportion to tbe light on the sur
rounding walls of a room about what
tbe eartb gets of tbe sun's light and
beat radiated into apace. Yet thnt por
tion the earth does get is great enough
to cause great structures to move.
In fuel, all stone or metal buildings
are constantly changing their |s>altioiis
under tbe hot rays of the sun. The
great dome of the capitol building at
Washington Is the largest surface of
cast iron In the world, and the effect of
tbe continuous heat of a hot summer
day can best be appreciated, says Har
per’s Weekly, when it Is known tlmt
this mammoth mass really sways buck
arid forth under tbe scorching rays un
til the top feather tn tbe cap of the
statue of Freedom descrllies an ellipse
the diameter of which on a hot day
varies from four to eight inches.
The giant plinth base of the dome,
resting on tbe roof of the old sand
stone building, measures 13d teet mi u
side. Tbe greatest diameter of the
THE UBIQUITOUS SEA LION.
round dome Is 125 feet, «'bile tile
whole Iron structure is 21b feet high
H* Strayed ■ Long W*y From Hom*
from the old capltol'a roof to the tinse
Before H* Wai Killed.
of Freedom on the apex. The mist Iron
Tlie following story is taken from
covering this surface is made In thin
tlie American Magazine:
sheets, offering a good conductor for
■’Sunday Is a dull day. and the city
tile heat, which swells even the bolts
editors had a habit of detailing men to
nml lieiimu <>t the inside before tile sun
go to tile zoological gardens and get
AN EMPEROR’S TASTE.
has mnde Its circuit.
nulmaI stories for Mouday tnoruiug
The southern side of tile dome suf It Was th* Origin of a One« Common The reisirtera got together one Sunday
fers most from the beat, living expos
Saying In Austria.
luornlug and persuaded tbe bead aid-
rd longer to (lie sun. which passes
An anecdote which was current of mill keeper to let them publish a fake
south of the zenith while oil Its Jour Ferdinand I. ot Austria at one time story.
It was rather commonplace,
ney from the east to the west. If tbe greatly delighted his subjects aud gave concerning tbe alleged esciqH* of a non
metal were ex[*>sed to a constant rise to u common saying. Gue sum exlsteut sea lion from tbe pool to open
heating Hie result of tlie continuation mer day he was hunting in the Syrian water.
of such expansion as that revolved on mountains and was overtaken by a
'* 'Fake,' said tbe managing editor as
very hot days might prove disastrous.
violent thunderstorm. He sought ref he read the story. ’Let's make It a
Imt ns it Is little if any |ieriminent in
uge in a farmhouse whose occupants good one.'
Jury Is doim. since the Iron returns
"Thereupon he »ent telegrams Io ev
were Just tbeu at dinner, and bis fancy
regularly to Its normal position ns the
H'as caught by some smoking dum(>- ery country correspondent on that wa
cisil night comes on
t
llllgs made of coarse flour. IJe tasted ter or Its tributaries, merely Inquiring
lint wlmt seems more remarkable Is
them, liked them and asked for more, If anything bad been seen of the es
the fact thnt millble la also clliiliged In
aud when he got to Vienna, to the hor caped sea lion. Tbe response was ap-
volume so perceptibly by tin* sunlight
Tbe correspondents needed
ror of the royal cooks, he ordered tbe pulling
that the mammoth shaft of the Wash
only tbe bint That day the sea liou
inuton monument sways back and aume dumplings to be served up daily.
was seen by at least twenty corre
forth In the sun on a hot day. The Tbe courtiers were scandalized that
spondent* and Bergband printed all
outer surface Isdng of hard marble the such a coarse dish should figure on the
tbe reports one after another Thu*
expansion is much greater than It menu, aud even his physicians remon
spurred, tbe correspondents went to It
Would In* had granite Instend of mar strated against the use of such food.
Tbe emperor had always been tbe in earnest Tbe following day tbe sea
ble lieeti lined, on n hot summer day
the shnrp nInmIn|11m apex that crowns most pliant of men, but he now show lion was reported at every point witb
Tbe story spread like
the obelisk (siltite tn a |»»«ltl<m Ht least ed thnt he bad a will of bls own and in 200 miles
four Inches north of normal. but al- persisted In gratifying bls new fancy. ripple* on water. In flve day* tbe lion
Plmilly (lie physicians pretended that It was sighted over half tbe world, and
wii . vh retunis to Its proper isisftlon III
was dangerous to his health to be liv an enthusiast at Routbampton cabled
the cisil of the night-
From the extreme top of the monu ing on dumplings nnd Instated on Illa thnt he was heading toward the north
ment Inside a long pipe line rims per- giving them up. The hitherto docile sea Then a cruel correspondent up on
|ie|.d|i'iihirl,v tn the Isitlom. lending to sovereign stamped his foot nnd declar- Lake Superior killed blm and wired
n small closet Is-himt the eleva tor ed that he would never sign another that he was ■ending tbe skin as proof
This emifilliis a long pendulum, whose official document If his diet were de I always suspected tbst tbe managing
editor did It blmself."
lad» liniigs In a vessel of mercury, nied him.
"Emperor I am." he shouted, “and
which prevent» Its oscillatimi. Two
A Fine Sense of Feeling.
alatliniiiri transits with lilKlilv nine dumplings I will have!"
<>ue of two darkles who ruu s boot
To iH'event a stoppage of the govern
lilfvtiig lens«*» nre focussed dire« tly
upon tin* suspended win*, mid Ihroiik'li ment machinery opposition wns with black "parlor" In partnership was brag
illese eni II quiver of tin* monument Is drawn. and his majesty clung leu*- ping of his well developed sense of
detected. being mngiiilied oil H Hue clously to his dumplings Then tlieiui- tomb. particularly In the matter of
r<nlu gnu!untisi io thousandth* of mi perl:i! (ibrase became proverbial, aud money He tsmsted that he could tell
thereafter wlieu any one Insisted on tile denomination of auy United States
Im h
Fi erv mor ill ng nt 10 o'clock n st II tr gratifying a silly whim some one Wil* coin merely by feeling It His partner
wearied of these boosts and came back
meni of this plummet line Is ink dll sure Io say:
and reported to tlie war de|iiirtiii<*nt.
“Eni|>eror I am. and dumplings I will with tide:
and II was liy this menus Unit the ef- have!"
"Your sense o' feelln' ain’t nothin’ to
my friend Marcus Him and me use<t
fi-i'i which the null's rnys have on the
to work ou the Pullman down through
bilge white shaft wna discovered. Tills
Profanity and Thought.
pliimli talli, of connu*, was placed In
Just as soon ns n limn starts to Kansaa. Marcus bad been on this route
(hi* monument for the puri »ose of de ewen ring be atop* thinking.
Didn't for about ten years One night when
tei'lliig any settling It might undergo, you ever uotlce It? Well, Just notice we was both a-sleepln'. 'long around
and. although Hie great weight of Its and see. We don't endeavor to explain mldulgbt. I wakes up and I shakes Mar
tiiiiss has pressisi the ground for tunny It. Imt it Is so There must be some 'll* and I says. 'Marcus, where are weT
det'iiile*. It bus settled only a slight iwicliohiglcnl explanation for It—as. for And Marcus Jest rolls orer and sticks
frn> timi of an Inch In one corner.
Instance. Just ut that moment the devil bls bund out the window and be say*
This seem* extraordinary when It I* gets into the brain and scrambles It We’re goln’ through Oswego.’
Ev-
realized thnt Its weight of NI.72O ton* up so it ennnot think
It Is Just like ery body’s.
n**ts on a foundation only l-HUj fem him to do It. for his gren' -t hold iu
■quiire and ¡W feet deep from a lielghi tills world is murky and disheveled
Writing on a Pillow.
almost fifteen time* thnt of the depth
thinking.—Ohio State Journal
Every one who has bad occasion to
Tin* whole reata ou tin* «nudi l*ink of
write while riding In a railway train
th*' I’otiininc river, with tin* enormous
will lie Interested In tbe fact that tbe
Wh*r* a Trunk la a Box.
preMuri* of flve ton* to ila* «ipinro
Don't look for the ticket agent at an disagreeable effect* of tbe Jarring of
fisi!
Not only does Hie sun's heat English railway station, so that you the carriage are greatly mitigated by
»wav the big oliellsk. but at times, can buy a ticket to your destination. writing on a pillow
Tbe pillow may
when a stiff winter gale was blowing. Look tor the "booking agent" and be either held on tbe lap or placed on a
It has lieen reported as much at two "book” to the (mint and. keeping in table The pad of |wper and tbe arm
Inches out of plumb.
mind that what you really want la the which guide* the pen or pencil should
baggage car, hunt up tbe “luggage both rent on tbe pillow
Misery Ahead,
In thia manner it will be found poo-
van," and. having found It, remember
"More tough Inch." Whispered hl« that If your trunk Is In it it la lu It «■ «ible to write legibly and with com
wife,
a "box." not aa a trunk.—New York fort In a train flying at full ■poed.—
"Well, «lint iiiiw T he muttered
London Answer*
Poat
"You know Ml»» Green uever slugs
i
without her tnualcF’
. Peer Mamma.
Hie Escusa,
X **» "
The
Dear
Chi
id-Ob.
Mr*
Bloom.
•’You seem like a sidrttleaa creature,
Well, she* brought her mimic."— I don't believe you've got enough am when did yon get back? Mr* Bloom
Iietrult Free I’reaa
bltlon to <>peu your door when O|>por Itleea you. dear, I was not away any
where. What made you think ao? Tbe
tunity knock*"
Th* Point of View.
"Dont tie too hard on me. ma'am. IVar Child- I thought you were. I
"My. |Mi. what la the difference lie
I ain't never bail a door ”-Cleveland beard my mamma aay that you were
at loggerhead* with your buabaod for
tween a visit nnd a Visitation?" Fond Plain Denier
iv er a weak.
I'urent -A visit, my boy. b> «lien you
go to mi* your Grandmother Jone*
The Indian Runner.
and n visitation Is when your Grand
Original.
A certain variety of duck, called the
Im-tiler Jone* cornea to see us New ludhiu Runner, will produce more eggs
"Was there anything original I» Ma
lurk lime*
than a Leghorn ben according to a •pee. ti at the banquet?"
“Weil. be admitted that be knew be
writer in the Countr? Gentleman, and
was to t>e railed onl'étroit reca I
Th*** Bay*
the young ducklings grow four times so
I’raan
Howard — Hasn’t Bachelor waited fast as chickens
rather long before choosing ■ wife?
< 'n» a rd - Bless yon. no’ Ils'» only had
Put H-moetf In Bad.
r marrying Incom« alncv li» *a* sixty.
The »pinatar Your far» la en fa
Life.
miliar to me. profeeanr, I in aure we’ve
met liefure
I »Istingntolxsl Foreigner
X proper ».-creer I« th» only my*
— Very likely
I ma
dia country
•”» of «bl« m*a My*t*rv I* the only
«eu I vue a young chap. — 1-eodoo
•*■* iwy of weak sud runuliig one*
I OpUlou.
THE PRESIDENT’S MAIL
ALASKA’S “SILENT CITY.*
WendtHal Mirag* That I* 8*id *•
Hav* B**n Photographed-
One of tbe best stories regarding a
■ullage to Ibut told in Alaska com ero-
lug the apiearuuce of a city lu the sky.
This "al ent city" Is said to have ac
tually been photographed, and. though
there are skeptic* enough people claim
to have seeu it to make tbe story Inter-
The first account of this "city of si
lence ' w as told by a pros|>ector named
Willoughby. He « as a miuer lu Cali
fornia and went to Alaska, where be
settled lu tbe vicinity of Muir glacier.
I d fact, it was Willoughby who pilot
ed Professor Muir wbeu be ascended
the immense Ice field which now bears
tbe scientist's name. Willoughby ah
ways told tbe story of this city which
appeared iu the sky with much ear-
bestuess. and be carried a photograph
which be »aid be look after aeverai
visits to the spot whence tbe vlalo»
could be seen.
When Willoughby first went to Alas
ka natives told him that at certaib
times of tbe year when the days were
longest and the atmospheric condition»
right they saw suspended in tbe heav
ens a town with street* bouses and
many different kinds of building* So
Impressed was be that be engaged th»
Indians to take him to tbe place where
the city could be seeD. BDd in their ca
noes traveled to tbe spot
After several attempts Willoughby
at length saw this “silent city," as tb»
natives called It He said that tbe at
mosphere was so clear that mountains
many miles away seemed near and
that as be gazed the outlines of a city
gradually assumed shape, and build
ing after building came to view. He
distinctly saw tall office building*
churches und spires, bouses and ev
ery Indication that tbe city was In
habited; but though be saw it several
times, be could never detect a human
being. A halo of light seemed to cov
er all. As he gazed the vision faded
and gradually receded. So convinced
was he that he was looking at tbe
mirage of an actual city that be mad»
records to show that be had been oa
the exact spot whence the picture in
the sky could be seen.
Willoughby's photograph was crude,
but enough could be discerned to lead
persons to assert that It was a view
of Bristol, England, many thousand
miles away. Willoughby told bis story
iu 1S88 or thereabouts. Since then sev
eral persons have said that they saw
tbe mirage. In every instance tb»
mirage was surrounded by a balo of
light which poured a soft glow ou rout
•nd walls.—New York Sum
Janny Lind Hatad U*
Jenny Lind bated tbe American*
She abhorred tbe very name of Bar
num, who, she said, "exhibited me
Just ns be did tbe big giant or any
other of his monstrosities."
"But.” said 1. "you must not forget
bow you were Idolized and appreciated
in America. Even aa a child I can re
member bow tbey worshiped Jenny
Lind."
"Worshiped or not” she answered
sharply, “I was nothing more than a
■bow lu a abowman'a bands. 1 can
never forget that’’—From “The Oourta
of Memory,” by Mme. Llndenerone.
Wh*l**al* Favor*
The young man entered tbe presi
dent's office and stood first on one foot
and then on the other. He dropped
his hat. handkerchief and umbrella.
Altogether be was In a highly devel-
o(*ed state of nervousness.
“Well, well!" said tbe employer.
“Out with Iff
"I have come, sir." said the young
man. and then l*eg»n to mammer.
"Well, speak up! Hare you come to
ask for tbe hand of my daughter or ■
raise In salary?"
"If you please, air," stammered t*»
young man. "It's both.”-Exchange.
Dead er Alive.
Two Irishmen were working on the
roof of a building one day when one
made a misstep and fell to the ground.
The other leaned over and called, ’’Are
yes dead or alive. Mike?”
"Ol'm alive.” said Mike feebly
“Sure you’re such a liar 01 don’t
know whether to belave yes or not"
“Well, iben. Oi must be dead." said
Mike, "for yes would never dare to
call me a liar If CM wor nloiv».’*—ftR.
adelpbia Record.
How th* Groat Man of Corre»p*wd-
*nc* I* HanOiad Daily.
The preeideut'a until is of sm-b pro
portions that he etiuiiol. like the busi
ness man. rend all III* letters as a part
of Hie umrnlug'a routine. By a care
fully developed system, however, tbe
contents ut the White House mull uru
tu siibstaai e laid before him eui li day.
Tbe wurk uf doing this tails upon •
corps uf confidential clerks, who open
tbe letters ami gne them a lirst read
ing. Then they are carefully sorted.
Many of them, of course, need not go
to tbe president at all. since they ar»
«Imply lecuuiuieiida tious for office.
These, after courteous acknowledg-
rneut. are referred to tbe pru(»er de
partments aud placed on tile until they
may be tliken up for consideration.
Many of the president's letters are
purely formal or contain requests for
sometblug which cannot be granted.
These tbe clerks answer nnd the presi
dent's secretary signs. The requests
for charity are so many that a special
"form" has been drawn up for answer
ing them.
Such communications as tbe presi
dent ought to see nre carefully brief—
that Is, a slip is pinned at tbe top of
each letter, and on this is a typewrit
ten synopsis of its contents, telling who
the writer is and what he has to pre
sent. Frequently tbe president is suf
ficiently interested by tbe brief to cause
him to read the whole letter. Some
times tbe communication is referred to
a cabinet officer, in which case tbe slip
is retained at tbe White House and
filed.
When a large number of persons
write on the same subject the letters
are bunched and the brief nt the top
gives the names of those who present
one aigumeiit and in another list th*
I
pe.rans who offer a different view.—
New York Press.
VARIETY OF THE BIBLE.
I»
Th. Roar of It« Mighty W1,
8till«d For « O*y
Only once In litotori lMg
the mighty falls of Ni ,Kart ,2-*
lem ed. This startling (iiienomZ!! *
euireti on March 31. IM»
that morning people living
*
falls were surprised by a »tran«.^
•S startling In effect
Wout-
unexpected and tremendous
In uu ordlnurily quiet „augT?
Many |>ersoua thought they
atiihted with deafuess, «ml *j|
oppressed by a sensation of fltt«A^
With tbe coming of Ugbt tbe r^ta*
jieople comprehended tbe rsnao^to
tbe disquieting sUsncc
Whw» ftar
were used to seeing the great falls »L
a bare precipice down tbe fscesf »to*
a few small and constantly « h »»-¿XT
streams trickled. Above ths falb, B
stead of a rushing river, was san
naked channel, with ''•‘rttfisi
brooks splashing among the meh* i|
day long this astounding ciw M ih ^
tinued, and person* walked,
from tbe Canadian side, along »ht t » t
edge of tbe precipice, as far aa Chat
Island, on the American sMe
Early In tbe morning of Ajffl ]
familiar thunder of tbe great calNM
wns again beard and ha« never dnw
been silent, though similar conflM^*
with like results, might prevail tty
spring. The winter of 1H47-S was om
of extreme severity, end Ice of uagwre
dented thickness formed on Lake fri*
When tbe breakup came towaid ths
end of March a strong southeast y*sfl
was blqfving. nnd tbe Ice was piled tow
banks ns large as Icebergs.
Toward the night of March * R»
wind suddenly changed to tbe oggtot»
direction, increaaeii to a terrific gue
and drove the Ice into tbe entrants tf
Niagara river with sueb force that a
huge dam was formed, ot such thkh-
ness aud solidity as to be pra«*tv*^f
Impenetrable and strong enough to
bold hack tbe great mass of wa*
pressing against it. At last, la th»
early morning of April I. tbe k» ffin
gave way under tbe tremeodoua pns-
sure of restrained water, and the tala
were once again one of tbe scenic »*
ders of tbe world.—New York U m .
Vivid Descriptions. History and Stori**
i
of Adventure.
One of the striking things about tbe j
Bible as a siugle piece of literature Is
the variety of Its literary forms, suffi
cient. indeed, to appeal to tbe most
widely different tastes. There are eg-
YOUR SIXTH SENSE.
cellent examples of tbe short story all
through the historical books, such a* Th* Faculty That Enable« Yea to Ft»*
the absorbingly interesting account ot
serve Your Equilibria»!.
Joseph sold Into slavery and afterward
It is almost a 1.000 to 1 bet that yoa
elevated to a position next to Pharaoh don't know you have a sixth alto.
himself and tbe intensely realistic But you have, nevertheless
It B
story of Paul’s shipwreck, which, were known as tbe sense of equilibria*
it not too well written, might be an ex-
Tbe sixth sense is located in tto
tract’from some book of adventure.
semicircular canala of tbe inntt Ml.
Tbe books of which many of these and whenever a person is in dslfl*
short stories form a part constitute a of falling or loalng bla eqnlHNtMi •
body of most intimate and fascinating warning message is communlcatafl to
tribal aud national history. Wedged the brain.
For years pbysloia|ilto
in between two of tbe historical books have been puzzled to know th» ftBF
we And tlie story of Ruth, a “prose tlon of these canala, becana» B
idyll," as delightful as any of which proved definitely that they had nottiai
profane literature can boast.
Tbe to do with the sense of bearing ar Bt
Book of Esther, though not in form a
proper working of tbe auricular Mf®.
drama, lias a plot of dramatic power,
Thus tbey came to be consldand M
in which Haman, who is raised to tri
semicircular tubes, almost st right M-
umphant satisfaction at the thought
gles to one another and full of • dMT
oi banging Mordeeai upon tbe gal
liquid.
lows. becomes himself the victim of
Scientists have discovered that th®»
his own vengeance.
canals enable a person to tell what |W
At the end stands that wonderful
sition be Is In no matter wbetbsv he 1»
Apocalypse, which is at once an in
blind or paralyzed. By some perhdw
spiration and a mystery, full of beau
process not well understood they waft
ty and rich cadences.
Interspersed
us when we are about to fall and ■••*
among all tbe narratives are delight
us tbe consciousness of being to W
fully suggestive descriptions, some
times presenting to us the simple life position assumed.
Steeplejacks and other worhafl ®
of the shepherd, again the luxurious
(high buildings who finally loss
surroundings of Ahasuerus' court It is
nerve and are afraid to go *erj
not strange, therefore, that tbe Bible
above the ground have lost DMt “
makes a strong intellectual appeal to their sense of equilibrium
Baa’d-
lover» of literature and to men of un
n:i tlons by physicians In such tnstaara*
trained tastes.- Edgar F. Shannon tn
«have shown that their semiilndy
Sewam-e Review.
*gland* were diseased. It was 'djljil
■by tills means that tbe exlstews df*
Sea Gypsies.
‘sixth seuse was dicovered. — New Ifl®
In tbe an liipelago ot Mergui, off tbe
World
coast of lower Burma, live the "aee
gypsies.’
Instead of carts they own
Crushing.
covered boats, in which, with their
Tbe English Judge. I’arry. «
families, dgs cats, chickens nnd pets,
book “What the Judge Haw" tolls tsu
they float ol*out on the sea and wan f story of a very masterful counsel ***
der from Island to island By day they t was not afraid tn put even tto* to«®
fish or har(«Km turtles or dive for p«*arl
, In Its place sometime*. On <*oe
oysters, ami at night they seek the stun lie was arguing a case wMt> t»
shelter of the lend Only in very had Judge asked for bla strti»erl*7
*
weather do they seek employment ou
(’certain statement.
shore. Tbey seem to have solved tbe
“tJsber," counsel called out
■*
bousing (iroblem in a manner (ier-
fectly satisfactory to themselves aud most rasping voice, "go into the
®
pay no rent or rates to any man —New
ry nnd bring bla lorrtabtp »■?
York Press
meulary issik on common UIW1"
N*ro and Big Nose*
Simply a Bad Aster.
Nero never liken a person with
__ a
The Lady-How did you com* to ha large nose He flipisintly told the sor
thrown out of employment? The Tbeo- rowing relatives of i’lantus-whom it
plan—Tla a sad but anon told tala, is alleged, lie killed that It was only
madam
Au a|ie-IUm audlance threw on lns|>ecting the corpse that he discov
ancient eggs at uiub: a mangy and ered that I'lautus bad so large a nose
mercenary minger threw muh down a aud If It had been pointed out before
flight of ntaira: a dull wttted daormM be Would have certainly spared bin Ilf»
threw muh out Into the street, and a
Life with auch a nose." coolly sitord
twice cursed taxicab threw muh twem* Nero, would have been ample pen
ance for any crime.”
ty feet Thus it was. lady .-Judge.
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HUSHED NIAGARA FAU|
Spider’s Ttiroed.
The thread spun by a spW r B •
excessively tine that a poool
would be long enough to reach araafla
tbe eartb It would take ten [*>
It to reach to tbe moon and over
isninds to atretcb to tbe euo 8® •*
get a thread long enougb to r<*a®
nearest star would require half •
don ton*
Didn’t LU*» Ta»**
Cases against George WashiM*®*F
pear here and there in old dov»M^®
Her Opportunity.
No leas than three claims were
Wlfe-i had better take that bat for
•gainst him during tbe year 1™ ~
4S shilling* Husband-But I've only
coni(iel him to pay taxes Tto
»ot i'2 with me now | || have to ow»
oils clerk, conimeotlnc o»
them the odd 5 »billings
Wlfe-Oh. tlons. remarked. "George Ws«b®P*
then. I'll take this one for 8
Esq . appeereth not to like tax*
Five shillings Is too Insignificant an»«
to owe - London Telegraph
So Inquieti»**
Mamma (after ber yoeniM^*
Th* S*ttl*m*nt W orbar.
day «t acbooli—Now. IMt*,
saM he «** » you do in «chool ti*rt«y?
•MUgnent worker? jOav _ He ta
M ,e"’ "* *••• • Ä sneh mrloiis people! Mret ti>»
*»ks me what we dM *t ko**- •*’
r m
- I’hlla.telgMn now you come and aak wb»t <•
■ione in *ct>ooi!-
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round Hw eurner Kim - It can’» hZ —
WT Miff If It can turn lhe
Iswil* Gioite l*.|iH* rat
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teg Wbal l> jmH. (lrvrt I rvv^
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Mrs Hiram Offe»—!’■
won’t do As nearly aa I
viri have worked In sis or
during the |m»t year. M
Uni. sil now maimy girls
bad in the same th me? .Mo
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