LD ena Bellefonte, Pa., September 29, 1911. Herringbone Brickwork. In the ordinary acceptation of the wm the eel is a scaleless fish. ant is due to the fact that its scales are ery minute and imbedded in the skin hey form, as pointed out by a cor spondent, very interesting and beau- ful objects for the microscope. 1a ize the scales of the eel vary from oue- wentieth of an inch upward, accord ng to the age of the fish. They are srmed of two layers of a clear, horny Jf see, the upper of which Is .Jded with crysis of calcium car sate. These are so transparent as ) look like empty cells. The scales ary in shape from 8 blunt to an Jongated oval and are sometimes al- nost kidney shaped. This is how the scales of the eel tell Z#s age. On each may be observed at & tervals several more or less clearly 2 iarked lines parallel to the margin. al . Lot it ‘hese mark lines of growth, one fou ach year of the life of the fish, Three sare, nowever, must be allowed for 1 innermost ring, as the eel has ne cnles until the third year. The scales o not overlap to any extent and are rranged in series of small groups at ight angles to each other, so as to esemble what is known as herring jone brickwork. Conger eels, how wer, are said te have no scales.— Lon: om Field BALKED THE BURGLAR. May or May Not Have Been a Low Down Game, but It Won. Che man with his coat collar turned p and his derby pitched down over 's eyes who was slouching along In @ shadow of the building suddenly “koned to the man on the other side the street. ‘Here's an easy one. te,” he growled hoarsely. Where's an easy one?” snarled Pete. This here house. It's like taking m from a stenographer that's fixin' + hair. Some chump has gone away left his latch key In this door” ‘ete took a swift look at the house 1 began to back up. “You can uo it" he said. “I don't want to buil am it.” Are youse nutty?” Naw, I ain't nutty. But de feller t lives dere is a low down sneak out no feelin’ fer nobody. an’ 1 dont nt nothin’ ter do with ‘lm. No. | 't know him, but I'pi next ter his ne. He sticks that key in dere to _eok suckers like you. Dere's a wire “ion dat key an’ a million volt battery to dat wire. 1 wouldn't touch yer'd gimme de First National bank. But zo ahead—I'll be acrost de street watchin’ wot happens.” Nothing happened.—Cleveland Plair Dealer. Ancient Inkstands. An inkstand that was probably in use 3,400 years ago is exhibited in a Berlin museum. It is of Egyptian make and is supposed to belong to the eighteen’h or nineteenth dynasty, ot 'somewhe ‘e about 1500 B. C., although its real ge can be judged only ap- proxi ly. It is made of wood and has two compartments, an upper one rovided with two holes, one for black nd one for red ink, and a lower one ‘or holding reed pens. The black and red ink are certainties, for some still remains, in a dry condition, within the receptacles. Another ancient inkstand .s supposed to have been intended for ‘he use of a schoolboy. It would cer- ainly hold ink enough for a school boy's needs, for it has no fewer than four ink holes. Both inkstands were found at Thebes.—London Globe. Eased His Conscience. Dean Buckland when at Westmin- ter used to tell a curious story of - prown paper parcel which he re. eived one day by post. After many