7 i, ia
March 28, 1913.
Belletonte, Pa.,
By One cn Medical Duty in that Far Eastem
Country. How the Women Dress. Their Re-
ligion Indicated by the Rags and Jewelry Worn.
Tuberculosis Everywhere. Allahabad a Beauti-
ful City—Its Train Service, Etc.
Dear Home Folk:
JuaNst, FEBRUARY 14th, 1912.
On awakening earlier than usual in
order that my letters would reach the
Saturday steamer, I find we have had
rain, the first since my arrival and while
it is not enough to even wash the dust
from the leaves of the poor flowers and
shrubs, parched and brown, yet it has
freshened up the earth and we all feel
its effect, notwithstanding the fact that
the dust still remains an awful factor in
our daily route to and from the hospital.
A most interesting thing to me is, that
you can tell from what Province in India
the women come by the manner in which
their dresses are draped, each country
having its own peculiar style. The dress
consists of a piece of rag or cloth, (ac-
cording to the station) one yard wide
and five long, which is caught in about
six plaits right over the abdomen, then
wound straight about the body, and the
end taken up over the left shoulder and
across the back under the right shoulder,
the point tucked under the left crossing,
falling down straight in front. Thisback
portion is always used for a head dress
by merely being pulled up. Some of the
jittle girls wear these as their only cov-
ering, but curiously enough these are the
Hindus.
The Mohammed women wear trousers
made like riding trousers, and they con-
sist of some brilliantly colored print or
calico, having a draw-string about the
waist and as they extend to the heels
the wearer rarely has on socks but sticks
her toes into some form of slipper. The
better class of these wear men’s socks
‘over these trousers and look quite ridicu-
lous. They wear some form of a shirt
over the body and drape a small “sauri”
over their head and shoulders leaving the
legs, from the knees down, bare. The
Hindu’s “sauri” is nearly always white, that |
is, if she is a good caste, but the poorer
caste mostly wear a red one, making
them look for all the world like witches.
If these turbans happen to fall off, woe |
betide the bystander, for the heads of
most Indians are alive with vermin of all
description.
The Mohammed, in addition to her
brilliantly colored drawers, wears a more
brilliant shirt, and over this red and yel-
low effect she will drape a bright blue or
curious pink or lavendar “sauri,” but
when going into the street there will be
a big white cape-like thing over head and
all, with two peep holes, covered with
matting, just so she can see to walk, so
that no man, outside of her home, may
see her. Even her wagon must have
closed sides, sometimes made of many
little slats, through which she may have
the only peep of the world she ever gets.
The poorer class of these wear simply-
cut trousers on their little ones, over
which is drawn a plain shirt-like garment
to indicate to what religion they belong.
But oh, don’t forget the jewelry; that to |
‘ me is the most horrible. Dirty, ragged,
crawling with vermin and eaten up with
all forms of the inost awful disease, they
wear nose, ear and toerings, neck chains
and have other jewelry in their hair,
‘The ankles and arms are entirely cover-
ed, and where too poor to afford either
gold or silver they use glass flecked with
gold spots.
My trip to Allahabad was most pleasant,
it being a beautiful College City, so that
there are many very attractive buildings
and many, many more charming people.
As I mentioned before, I was there look-
ing after some tuberculosis patients. The
dread disease is just as bad if not worse
than in the United States and here one
feels so helpless for although these peo-
ple seem to have good enough physicians,
they have absolutely nothing of reserve
on which to work, notwithstanding the
fact that good, wholesome food is fur.
nished at all the missions in which they
live.
This outbreak among their own teach-
ers is unusually bad, as it takes years to
train one, and a christian one at that.
Then to have eight out of every ten in
the last stages, with only two places in
all India where they can be treated,
out doors) that we have such extreme
cases to fight.
Did I tell you that the people in Com-
pore deciding I was able to shift for
myself, started me on to Allahabad
alone, and it was surely a funny experi-
and how much money to collect for my
fare. Not knowing exactly myself, I
simply had to watch corners then drag
the bell rope for my stop. The trains
simply crawl here, and over the main
street, with hundreds of natives standing
_ about, we stopped ten times to drive calf
and cow from the tracks. You see the
Bazaar is on this street and as one can
buy fresh milk at all hours the “fount”
is kept close by and the Kinders will kill
ee ———————
their seat from the suddenly stopped |
train, to escape a chicken, cat or rat, as
for cow or elephant. The city swarms
with human and beast life, and one
scarcely knows the line that separates the
two. As for crawling things, fleas and bed-
bugs are wild, one is only too thankful
they are no worse when coming in con-
| tact with them.
All the work about my room is done
by men, just now the “Bisthe,” (water
| carrier) who brings me hot water for a
| bath each day at 3 o'clock has announced |
| that my “bath awaits.” I must nod my |
| head and say, Wtche (good) else he stays |
indefinitely. These servants are not cheap |
in comparison to the work done, they |
are much better paid than our own at
home. Most of the trouble is the lack of |
proper utensils. Imagine trying to cook |
without a real stove, table, etc, and
things cost so enormously that only the
money class can invest, imagine paying
seventy-five cents for a potato Jars
when ten cents buys us a good one in
the States, but so it goes.
(Continued next weck.)
BEGINNING AT HOME.
Pertinent Question a Bright Boy Put
to a Governor.
The late Governor Larrabee, the
vwgrand old man” of lowa, was ex-
tremely fond of children. One day
while looking over his mill at Turkey
River he found ar urchin, dirty and
ragged. sound asleep near the water-
wheel. The boy was Mickey Burke,
son of a poor family in the neighbor-
hood.
The governor asked the boy why he
was so dirty and ragged. The boy
explained his mother had a large fam-
fly and had to work hard and could
get him no better clothes.
“But you can keep clean,” exhorted
Larrabee. “You could wash your face
and hands if you wanted to. That
costs nothing.”
Mickey said he would try.
“Well,” said the governor, “now Is
the time to begin.”
He procured a washbasin, some soap
and a towel and watched Mickey
scrub himself until he shone, Then
the governcr got Mickey some clothes
and dressed him neatly. Mickey look- !
ed fine.
“Now.” said Larrabee, “we'll see!
about getting you a job.”
He took Mickey to the store of an
old German of whom the governor
was very found. Mr. Schneider had no
place for Mickey.
“But you must have,” expostulated
Larrabee. “Just look at him and see
what a nice boy he is. He is clean
and neat. He is a good talker and
would make a good clerk. There is
no finer boy, Mr. Schneider, than
Mickey here.”
Schneider was obdurate. He had no
place.
The governor and Mickey walked
| out of the store, much disappointed.
As they reached the sidewalk Mickey
| turned to his benefactor and asked,
“Mr. Larrabee. if 1 am such a darned
fine boy as you say why don't you give
me a job yourself ?"—Saturday Even-
ing Post.
it Gets Peevish and Ugly and Odorous
When Disturbed.
In Idaho there exists a species of the
acacia tree which is entitled to be
classed as one of the wonders of plant
life. When full grown it closes its
leaves together in colls each day at
sunset and curls its twigs to the shape
of pigtails.
When the tree has thus settled itself
for the night's sleep it is said that if
touched it will flutter as if agitated
or impatient at the disturbance. The
oftener, it is averred. the foliage is
molested the more violent will become
the shaking of the branches. Finally,
it is further alleged, if the shaking is
continued the tree will at length emit
a nauseating odor quite sufficient to
induce a hendache in the case of the
person urbing the tree.
In Idaho it is called the “angry tree.”
and it is said that it was discovered by
men who on making camp for the night
placed one end of a canvas covering
over one of the sensitive bushes, using
it for a support. Immediately the tree
began to jerk its branches sharply.
The motion continued with increasing
“pervousness” until at last came a
| sickening odor that drove the tired
campers to a more friendly location.—
Harper's Weekly.
, Queer English.
Tokyo contains some queer speci
mens of English. One would scarce
ly be familiar with the name “How-
jindu Maru” painted on the bow of u
Japanese junk, and yet “Howjindu" is
not a bad reproduction of “How do you
do?” probably the only English phrase
that the owner of the boat had ever
heard. Having the ccurage of his ix
norance, he treated it as a single word.
combined it with a Japanese suffix aj
plied to sailing vessels and gave it
with pride to his honorable junk.
Another Japanese refers to himself
as the “cheerful berber,” a laundryman
gives notice that he is a “high wasb-
man,” and a sartorial artist describe:
himself as “the sublime tailor.” A
shop signboard bears the words “Nour:
ishing Drugs.”
An Apt Pupil.
A little boy was advised by his father
to use illustrations in his conversation
whenever they should occur to him.
“For,” continued the parent, “there ix
no more forcible way of conveying or
impressing your meaning.”
Shortly after the boy was being lec
tured on generosity.
“It's better to give than to receive.
Johnny—far better.”
“Illustrate it, papa. I think 1 shall
understand it better.”—New York Jour
nal.
a oe ar ——— a ———— ee A SA AAA.
DRESSING FOR ROYALTY.
m——
The Proper Caper When One Is invited
to Windsor Castle,
Those who are invited to spend a few
days with the king at Windsor are
sometimes apt to be rather overcome
by the grandeur they find, and an ex:
| cess of shyness, something like stage
| fright, is in some cases the inevitable
accompaniment of the first evening at
the castle.
In Queen Victoria's time guests were
bidden only to “dine and sleep.”
Therefore all they saw of their royal
hostess was comprised in a few mo
ments’ conversation in the drawing
recom after dinner unless they happen
ed to be near the queen at the dinner
table.
This is all altered now. Guests ure
bidden to stop two or three days and
consequently see much more of the
king and queen than in former times
The question of dress always is a greal
problem with the ladies “commanded”
to Windsor castle. for, instead of ac
quiring only one smart evening toilet
and suitable jewels for a “dine anu
sleep” visit of one night, quite an out:
fit must be laid in for three or four
days' stay. No particular dress is re
quired on arrival, as guests are show:
at once to their rooms, but next morn
ing it is necessary to appear rathet
smartly dressed for breakfast, which is
quite au formal meal at the castle.
Then another change of toilet is re
quired when the time comes to join the
shooters at luncheon and yet anothei
on returning to the castle for 5 o'clock
tea. Every night, too, a different toilei
must be worn, suitable to the royal sur
roundings and proportionately expen
sive.—London Answers.
GLEAM OF THE EMERALD.
Ita Brilliant Green Light Has No Rival
on Land or Sea.
“Interesting,” said a gem expert, “i:
the word that most persons apply tc
an emerald. There is only one other
jewel which shares this quality, and
that is the opal, which at its best ha:
also green lights, although, of course
they are entirely different from those
of an emerald. The reason that make:
an emerald ‘interesting’ apart from its
beauty and value is the same thu
makes the woman with green eyes the
most interesting of her sex. It's »
light that never was on land or sea; it"
a brilliant gleam that gives the accent
to any sort of costume and any sort o!
complexion. It isn't like a sad grees
or a so called ‘artistic green.’ The
emerald is the soul of life, light and
beauty.”
The emerald has the advantage ol
being one of the most becoming of
gems. Light haired beauties claim i!
for their own, for they declare that
nothing else, not even the sapphire, uv
centuates their delicate fairness so ef
fectively. Brunettes are adorable in
emeralds, especially the brunette with
brilliant coloring. Strangely enough
| blue eyes. instead of being dimmec
by the jewel, gather fire and depth
from {its close neighborhood. The)
take on a delectable green blue gleam
and seem much larger than when the
emeralds are not near. As for the au
burn haired beauty, it is her stone pu:
excellence.
. The Servant Problem.
‘There was but one cook in the intelli:
gence (why do they call it that?) office.
and two housewives were bidding for
her services, with fire in their eyes.
“Come and cook for me,” said one
“and you won't have to work on Thurs
days and Sundays.”
“Cook for me,” said the other, “and
you won't have to make your own
bed.” :
“With me you can entertain yom
friends in the parlor.”
“I always give my servants my bes!
clothes and wear the old ones.”
“You don't have to wash and wipe
the dishes if you take the situatioi
with me.”
The first housewife was desperate.
“Come with me,” she exclaimed, “and
J won't have to cook.”—Kansas City
Took Tim at His Word.
“That cigar of yours,” said the pas:
senger with the chin beard, smiling
genially, “has burned about half its
length down one side.”
“So? frowned the man with the
curled mustache, turning his head
slowly and looking at him from head
to foot. “Well, that is the way [ like
my cigars, sir.”
So when a spark from his cigar fell
on the skirt of his new sixty dollar
overcoat and proceeded to burn a hole
in it the man with the chin beard re
flected, “Perhaps that's the way he
likes his overcoats,” and said nothing
—Chicago Tribune.
A Distinction.
“How do you pronounce the word
p-a-p-a. Miss Jibley,” asked Hicken
looper—*“pup-paw or popper? 1 am
writing an article on ‘How Americar
Girls Speak.’ ”
, 1 say pup-paw, of course,” re-
plied Miss Jibley. “T want to distin:
guish my father from my fiance, who
is my popper.” ~Harper's Weekly.
A Genius.
“So you insist that your boy Josh ie
a genius?”
“Yes.” replied Farmer Corntosse!.
“I don't know exactly what a genius
is. But we've got to give some excuse
for his not doin’ any regular work.”-
Washington Star.
Not Refined Enough.
Doctor—You need some iron in your
system. Patient—That's so plebelan!
Can't you prescribe some of the more
precious metals ?—Exchange.
CORK TREE BARK.
If Carefully Removed a New Supply
Grows In a Few Years.
As most people know, cork is the
outer bark of an oak. This tree, known
to the botanists as Quercus suber, is
an evergreen. native to the Mediter-
ranean region, and is cultivated in
France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Moroc-
co, Tunis and Algiers. If carefully
done removing the bark does not in-
jure the tree. and a new supply may
be obtained from the same specimen
after a few years.
We are so familiar with the use of
cork for the stoppers of bottles that
we seldom realize its manifold other
uses. though its connection with bot-
tles dates back only about 500 years.
We so commonly speak of the stopper
of a bottle as a cork that we see no
incongruity in the expression “a rub
ber cork.”
Just as our word for stopper has
been derived from the word cork. so
cork itself has probably been derived.
from the Spanish corcho, which in’
turn is derived from the Latin cortex.
menning rind. Some authors, however.
would derive cork from quercus, the
generic name of all oaks. .
Cork is present in the bark of all
trees, though in quantities too small to
make it useful in the many ways in
which cork from the cork oak is ew-
ployed. The cerk barked elm, the
sweet gum and a few others have
strongly developed cork.
BURIED ALIVE FORTY DAYS.
Queer Test a Hindu Fakir Is Said tc
Have Survived.
Dr. Eonigberger, a physician in the
Punjab, doubting the frequently re
peated stories of the Hindu fakirs who
claimed to be able to sustain life for a
considerable time after burial in the
earth by the process known as “swul-|
lowing the tongue,” determined to;
make the most rigid tests and exclude
all possible fraud.
One of these Brahman fakirs allowed
himself to be buried by the doctor and
his suspicious colleagues in a well
fastened and sealed vault. The burial
lasted such a long time—for forty days
—that some corn planted upon the soll
above the vault sprouted before the!
unhappy fellow was released. Then!
the Hindu was freed, subjected by the
doctor to restoratives and lived happily
ever afterward.
Sir Henry Lawrence, an English sci-
entist who assisted the German savant,
substantiated the account. The chest,
in which the fakir was buried was]
firmly sealed, and when the fellow was |
brought out he was cold and apparent- |
ly lifeless.
Readers of Stevenson will recall the
Master of Ballantrae’s fatal attempt to
escape from his murderers by this
trick.—~London Family Herald.
i
Burglars and the Law.
Remarking that many members of
the public feel some doubt as to the
precise extent to which the law will
uphold them in using violence to defeat
or capture a burglar, the Law Journal
of London says: “A peaceful tres-
passer must be requested to depart in
peace, and only on his refusal can
force be used to remove him, but a
violent or an armed trespasser can be
removed without such a request. As
a general rule, however, it is not law-
ful to kill even a person assaulting one
or stealing one's goods. Unless one’s
life is in danger such an act is at best
manslaughter. Possibly in the defense
of one's home the use of firearms Is
justifiable, even if no violence to the
person is threatened, but this is very
doubtful.”
A Lost Chance.
Years ago 2 man named Saltzmann
owned an estate In Griqualand, South
Africa, and adjoining his property was
an old, rundown farm that had not
been worked on account of its poor soil
and lack of necessary water. The own.
er of the farm met Herr Saltzmann one
day and offered to trade the farm for
an old waistcoat he had seen him wear-
ing. As Saltzmann did not wish to
burden himself with a piece of worth-
less land, he kindly refused the offer.
A few years later big, clear diamonds
were found on this waste stretch, and
now thousands of pounds could not
purchase it.—London Mail,
Not Very Reassuring.
He—Your father called me a timber
wolf. What did he mean by that? She
—Oh, that's just one of pa’s political
expressions. He used to live out west,
you know, and nothing ever pleased
him so much as to shoot a timber wolf
before breakfast. Of course, he didn't
mean anything by it.—Cleveland Plain
Papa's Fault.
Father—I have just heard that that
incorrigible son of mine has just mar-
ried a well known actress. Daughter—
Well, you have yourseif to blame, fa-
ther. Father—How do you make that
out? Daughter—Haven't you often
told him to hitch his wagon to a star?
All Over.
“Well, dear, 1 guess the honeymoon
is over.”
“Why do you say that?’ pouted the
bride.
“1 bave been taking stock, and I find
that I am down to $2.65.”"—Washington
Wasted Advice.
Father—My son. remember this—no
man ever accomplished much who
talked at his work. Son—How about a
lecturer, dad ?—Boston Transcript.
The dread of ridicule extinguishes
originality in its birth.—Blackwood.
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~ ASKED BUT ONE FAVOR.
And Mme. Carnot Shunned Politics
While M, Carnot Was In Office.
Under the title “The Women of the
Elysee” the Independance Belge in a
recent issue relates a number of stories
pertaining to the wives of various presi
dents of the French republic and gives
to Mme. Sadi-Carnot the place of hon
or. She was twenty years old when
she married the young engineer, whe
was then receiving a salary of $500 a
year. She had been a student and had
assisted her father, Dupon-Withe, in
his economic researches.
“Although she exercised great In
fluence over her husband,” the writer
says, “she never asked a political favor
and never was known to meddle with
affairs of state. Once in the course of
her seven years’ residence at the Ely- |
see she asked a favor at the hands of
a cabinet minister. Delcasse was sec
retary of colonial affairs, and after a
dinner at the palace Mme. Carnot told
him she had a favor to ask. He was
surprised when he heard that she
wanted some postage stamps for a
poor boy collector In whom she had
become interested.
“When after Carnot’s tragic death a
fund was created for a charity to bea:
his name Mme. Carnot gave a large
sum and then sold the jewels which
she had worn on state occasions and
gave the proceeds also. The govern:
ment’s steps toward voting her a pen-
sion were halted by Mme. Carnot, whe
said she would accept none.”
YOUR USELESS CHIN.
What Mechanical or Physiological
Purpose Does It Serve?
“What is your chin for?” is the odd
query raised by Sir Ray Lankester, the
scientist, who says he is unable to find
any mechanical or physiological pur
pose which the chin serves.
“The fact that modern races of man
kind have chins and most primitive
men whose remains have been found
did not have them naturally leads to
speculation as to why this is so,” he
said.
Dr. Forbes Ross agrees with Sir Ray
that the chin is useless in itself, but
gives the following explanation of the
reason for it:
“All animals that browse have nc,
chin at all. Their teeth slant forward!
to allow them to reach easily thing:
! that would otherwise be beyond thei!
The moment man gave up|
reach.
browsing on green things and became
less and less an animal his teeth grew
erect, and his jaw had to accommodate
itself. Erect teeth prove man to be far
removed from ruminants, and therefore
a man with a well marked jaw is fur
ther removed from ruminants than a
man without. That's why we are in
clined to regard a man without a defi.
nite chin as possessing a mind rather
like a sheep, without determination
without character.”—New York Ameri
can,
Changing a Name.
How a patronymic may be trans
formed out of all recognition is shown
by an instance quoted by Cosmo Innes
in his work on surnames:
“James Halfpenny, a Dublin citizen,
throve in trade, and his children in
duced him in his later years to change
the name, which they regarded as un
dignified. This he did chiefly by drop
ping the last letters. He was buried az
James Halpen. The fortune of the
family did not recede, and his son after
renouncing retail dealing looked about
for a euphonious name. He made nc
scruple of dropping the unnecessary
“h,” and, that being done, it was easy
to go in for the Celtic rage, which
Walter Scott had just raised to a great
height. Consequently he who had run
the streets as little Kenny Halfpenny
came out at the assemblies of the day
as Kenneth McAlpin.”
Tom Thumb and the iron Duke.
The Duke of Wellington called fre-
quently to see the little general at his
public levees. The first time he called
the general was personating Napoleon
Bonaparte, marching up and down the
platform and apparently taking snuff
in deep meditation, He was dressed
in the well known uniform of the em-
peror. I introduced him to the Iron
Duke, who inquired the subject of his
meditations,
“I was thinking of the loss of the
battle of Waterloo.” was the little
general's immediate reply.—P. T. Bar-
num’s Life.
Pictures on the Rocks.
Art dealers who go to picture sales
have a curious expression which they
use when the bidding for a picture
stops at a price much lower than it
was expected to bring. They look at
one another ang remark, “It's on the
rocks already.” When they utter that
cryptic remark a wreck usually fol
lows.—New York Press.
The Caller.
“Mary, has any one called while 1
was out?”
“Yes, ina’am; Mr. Biggs was here.”
“Mr. Biggs? [I don’t recall the
name.”
“No, ma'am; he called to see me.
ma'am.”—Strand Magazine.
Grateful to Him,
She—Oh, Jack, I'm awfully glad you
proposed. He—Then you accept me
She—Well, no; but, you see, your pro
posal puts me even with Kitty Cobb.
who had the most of any girl in our
set.—Boston Transcript.
-
Meant It Kindly.
Aunt (with her two nieces at a con-
cert)—Oh, but this is tedious! Let me
take your fan, Ida, so I can hide my
yawning behind it. Olga—Take mine,
auntie; it's bigger.—Flicgende Blatter.
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THE CHAFING DISH.
Antiquity of This Now Popular Cook-
ing Utensil,
The chafing dish is not a utensil of
modern invention, Looking backward
over history's pages, many allusions
are made to its use. Among the ruins
of Pompeii have been found bronze
chafing dishes of unique designs, and
Momms=en, in his “Romische Geschich-
te,” asserts that in those days a well
wrought cooking machine came to cost
more than an estate. Louis XV. took
much delight in cooking and, accord-
ing to Goncourt, often amused himself
by making “quintessential stews in sil-
ver pans.” The palate of Louis XIV.
was often tickled by “piping hot dish-
es brought in on a chafing dish.”
Napoleon Bonaparte, when laying
down the affairs of war and enjoying
howe life for a short period, cooked in
a silver chafing dish an omelet for the
énjoyment of the empress and himself,
Mme, Recamier, the beautiful and In-
tellectual society leader, used the chaf-
ing dish, while Mme. de Stael, the
greatest woman In literary history,
when exiled from her beloved France
took with her the chafing dish.
We of today are doing much to keep
alive the true spirit of hospitality by
bringing the chafing dish into popular
use.—~Woman's Home Companion.
PETRIFIED BODIES.
Their Organic Materials Are Replaced
by Mineral Particles.
In answer to the query, “Do biologists
or chemists know the process of petri-
faction or the reason why a human
body or a plant in some cases takes the
course of petrifaction instead of de-
caying?' we would say:
The process is at first one of decay
slowly and replacement particle by
particle of the organic material by in-
organic or mineral. Water holding sili-
ceous minerals in saturated solution is
necessary. the flesh or plant disorga-
nizes, the carbon, oxygen, nitrogen.
hydrogen compounds disintegrate and
escape, and the minute portion is re-
placed by the mineral particle, the
shape or form of the decaying body re-
maining intact.
Now, the carbon in the bodies does
not change to siliceous minerals. It
disappears in its combination with the
other elements. No element changes
into another: this would be mutation.
Replacement is the word used here.
Thus analyze a petrified man or plant
--no organic matter can be found—only
fnorganic, and this weighs far more
than did the animated body. The en-
tire process of petrification is a mys-
terious work of nature.~New York
American,
Authors and Novel Reading.
The objection professed by many wo-
men novelists against reading fiction
may be based on the same grounds as
those raised by the little boy at the ten
party who refused to eat jam ‘cos
father makes it.” Some distinguished
writers in other fields have been vo-
racious novel readers. Concerning the
author of the standard work on the
British constitution Grant Duff re-
lates: “Bagehot, like Sir Henry Maine,
Sir James Stephen and Sir George
Venables. had a perfect passion for
novels and would read and reread
them with the greatest delight. He
had been reading ‘Rob Roy’ half an
hour before his death.” Tennyson, too,
according to William Allingham, was
“a constant novel reader. ‘What I dis-
like,’ he once said, ‘is beginning a new
novel. I should like to have a novel to
read in a million volumes, to last me
my life.’ "—London Standard.
The Dead Watch Ticked.
A strong box containing family rec-
ords and heirlooms was opened a few
days ago to examine an old manu.
script. The box had not been disturbed
for several years, and the women who
had taken it into & private room were
surprised when they removed an old
fashioned open face watch from its
resting place to hear it tick loudly.
This to them was evidence that the box
had been tampered with. But every-
thing was found intact and in keeping
with the memorandum of contents. and
they were much perplexed because of
the ticking watch, which ceased its nc-
tivity before the box was returned to
its place. A watchmaker who was con-
sulted said that such “momentary life”
in “dead” timepieces when disturbed
was not unusual.—New York Tribune.
Where He Shone.
The prisoner was charged with lar-
ceny, and a lawyer of dubious reputa-
tion was defending him.
“I submit, gentlemen of the jury.”
shouted the lawyer, “that the facts dis-
closed do not constitute larceny. al-
though I will concede that the district
attorney is usually a better judge of
stealing than am I!”
“But a less successful practitioner,”
was the disconcerting reply.—Judge.
Clear Proof,
“You may talk as you please about
the intelligence of animals, but dogs
eannot reason.”
“Of course they can’t. If they could
reason like human beings dogs wouldn't
stick so to a man when he’s down ”—
Baltimore American.
Shoeing Horses.
The art of shoeing horses to protect
their hoofs against the evils of hard
usage was unknown to the Greeks and
Romans and is first mentioned in the
history of the Celts as late as the fifth
century.
There is not any virtue the exercise
of which even momentarily will not
fmpress a new fairness upon the fea-
tures.— Ruskin.