the crnzu:,, Wednesday, juxe so, 1010,
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Our 1,500 Miles cf Levels.
Few people are nwtnv (lint tin dL; ,
system of the Unite;! Ktutex hi lur 1
larger nnd protects u fat' greater urea j
tlian the dike system of Holhuul. '
There are now 1,-iSt! miles of levees '
along the bunks of the Mississippi rlv- I
or, but even this stupendous amount '
of earth does npt Insure absolute pro- 1
tection, as was shown by the Holly
Bush crevasse In 1P03 nnd other dls. j
asters. .Vot until slxtyfour miles of
new levee nrc added, representing "ilv
000,000 cubic yards of earth (Including
the raising of the old levees in plneesi,
will the system be complete nnd per
fectly safe from n Hood equal to the
greatest on record, that of ISS'J. Then
the system will contain 2S0.O00.00O cu
bic yards, nearly three times that of
the excavation In the Culebrn cut of
the Panama canal, whore condition
permit the use of machinery instead
of negro and mule. World's Work.
A Wonderful Pair of Scales.
Sir William Ilnmsay, the English sci
entist, has set up what Is believed to
be the most delicate scales in the
world in his private laboratory at the
Tnlverslty College of Loudon. The
scales rest In n metal receptacle, nnd
unless disturbed they can accurately
weigh a seven-thousand millionth of
an ounce. The beam is mnde of (-1 Il
ea, and from it is suspended a tray
holding a minute glass tube. Impris
on a mere impression of xenon, a new
gas. in the tube and the magic record
of that weight is marked on a scale
on which a ray of light is thrown.
The room is kept almost in darkness,
for the scales are so delicate that to
turn on the electric light anywhere in
the room would disturb them. After
using the scales the professor tiptoes
out and leaves them an hour in dark
ness to recover their equilibrium.
An Ingenious Machine.
Of the many ingenious and Interest
ing machines employed by our gov
ernment In its daily work perhaps
none is more striking than those used
for counting and tying postal cards
Into small bundles. These machlues
are capable of counting 500,000 cards
in ten hours and of wrapping and ty
ing them in packages of twenty-live
each. The paper is pulled off a drum
by two long fingers which emerge
from below, and another finger dips
Itself into a vat of mucilage and ap
plies itself to the wrapping paper in
precisely the right spot. Other parts
of the machine twine the paper round
the pack of enrds, and then a thumb
presses over the spot where the mu
cilage has been applied, whereupon
the package is thrown on a carrying
belt ready for delivery. narper's
"Weekly.
Burning Water.
When Paulhan descended at Lich
field on his wonderful London to Man
Chester flight people from all parts
went to see his aeroplane, going there
on horses, motorcars and bicycles.
When the time arrived to return a
cyclist found that his acetylene lamp
required some water, and, pulling up
at a cottage near by, ho asked the old
lady who came to the door If she could
oblige him with some water for his
lamp. The good dame looked positive
ly amazed, and after regarding him
steadfastly for some seconds she cried
out:
"Deary mel Whatever '11 become of
us next? This evening a man flies arl
the way from London in a airship, and
now 'cre's another as wants water to
burn In 'Is lamp!" London Mall.
Decay of the Pseudonym.
The fact that the name of Marl;
Twain was familiar to many thousand
persons who never heard of Samuel
L. Clemens recalls the .decay of the
pseudonym. In the days when the
humorist adopted as a pen name the
call of the Mississippi river boatmen it
was most common for writers to use
the nom de plume, as it lias come to
bo called. "Artemus Ward." "Philan
der Slick." "Petroleum V. Nasby."
"But Lovkigood," "Orpheus C. ICerr"
"Fanny Fern." ".Tohn Phoenix." were
only n few of the names assumed by
writers in this country forty or more
years ago. Now few contemporaries
use the pseudonym. "Octave Thanet."
as Miss French calls herself, is nearly
the only example of Its survival. Kan
sas City Star.
The Latest In Mausoleums.
A company has been formed In Cin
cinnati to erect and rent a mausoleum.
This Is to be a large building, where
bodies may be taken by survivors who
own no burial plot and who have no
desire to buy one. There will be com
partmeuts in the building, arranged
Hko shelves in a library, and on these
the bodies are to bo placed. By an
evaporating process they will bo re
duced to dust. It is tho purposo of tho
undertakers of this business scheme
to rent or to sell compartments of nil
sizes, ranging from tho "single" to tho
"largo family" size.
A Youthful Genius In Music.
Erich ICorngoId, son of a Vienna mu
sical critic and only thlrteeu years. old,
Is the latest prodigy to bo brought into
public notice. Tho boy has already
several musical compositions to his
credlty including a s'ojiata for piano,
music for a pantomime and a set of
six 'character studies," entitled "Dou
Quixote." His 'works are said to bo
surprising in assurance of style, mns
teryvof form, Individuality of expres
sion and harmonization. Only the rec
ord of Handel as a lad equals this evi
dence of youthful genius In music.
SELECT Gul
FOR THE CHILDREN
Curious Facts About the Bible.
Thero are many who will be pleased
to read nnd keep the following, es
pecially ns nil the facts wore collected
by a prisoner who. during a confine
ment of three years, collated them:
First, there are 3.oS0.1M) letters, di
vided Into 773.C011 words, nnd these
into 31,173 verses. 1.1S9 chapters and
CO books.
The word "Lord" occurs 1.855 times,
the word "nnd" 40.277 times The
word "reverend" occurs but once. In
the One Hundred and Eleventh Psalm
Tho middle verse Is the eighth verse
of the One Hundred and Eighteenth
Psalm. The twenty-first verse of the
seventh chapter of Ezra contains all
the letters of the alphabet except j.
Tho nineteenth chnptcr of 11 Kings
and the thirty-seventh chapter of
Isaiah are alike. The finest chapter to
read Is the twenty-sixth of the Acts of
the Apostles. The longest verse Is the
ninth verse of the eighth chapter of
Esther. Tho shortest verso is the
thirty-fifth verse of the eleventh chap
ter of St. John. Tho eighth, fifteenth,
twenty-first and thirty-first verses of
Psalm One Hundred nnd Seven are
alike. Each verse of Psalm One Hun
dred and Thirty-six euds alike.
There are no names or words of
more than six syllables.
Oracles.
Little girls have always been and
always will be fond of oracles, and 1
have seen them pass many happy mo
ments In determining their future by
counting out tho petals of a daisy or.
In lieu of that, the buttons on their
frocks. To determine tho occupation
of tho future husband this formula i?
used:
Rich man. poor man. beggar man, thief,
Doctor, lawyer, merchant, chief,
repeating until all the petals are
plucked from the flowers or the but
tons have all been counted.
In like manner determine the resi
dence by asking the daisy, "Brick
bouse, stone bouse, frame," etc.
To determine the wedding dress put
the questions, "Silk, satin, velvet,
rags."
The bridal equipage, "Coach, car
riage, wagon, wheelbarrow, chaise?"
New Way of Multiplying by 9.
How can you shorten the old way
of multiplying any number by the fig
ure 0?
Answer. Supposing It be required to
multiply the following figures by 9, the
result may bo obtained In the follow
ing as well as In the ordinary way. In
the first example the ordinary method
has been pursued. The new way con
sits in adding a 0 on the right band
side of the figures and subtracting the
number to be multiplied:
4G7543 4G75430
9 467543
4I07SS7
4M7SS7
What's the Answer?
When is a boat like a heap of snow?
When it is adrift.
What bus has found room for the
greatest number of people? Columbus.
Which is the heavier a half or a full
moon? The half, because the full moon
is as light again.
What tree is of the greatest impor
tance to history? The date.
When is a man like frozen rain?
When he is hale (hall).
When Is a lady's arm not a lady's
arm? When It Is a little bare (bean.
The First Thimble.
Thimbles were first made in Amster
dam, Holland, about 250 years ago.
Cupid inspired the move that caused
a young goldsmith to devise n thimble
to protect the fingers of his ladylove
from the punching of the needle.
Realism.
"When I was In London," said Miss
Warner to the Httlo group of friends
round the dinner table who were lis
tening to her account of some amus
ing experiences she had abroad ldst
summer, "I tried to bo as British us I
could, but I was constantly getting
mixed in my English phrases.
"You know one of the underground
railroads In .oudo'n is always spoken
of as tho 'tu'penny tube,' so one day
when I wished to be transported In a
hurry from one side of tho city to tho
other I astonished n big. pleasant faced
bobby by asking where was the near
est station of tho "twopenny tub.' "
Every one at the table laughed ex
cept tho young Scotch, guest. Ho lean
ed across the board and said, very se
riously, "Ye know ye ennu get n bawth
In Luunou for tu'peuce."
A Machine to Measure Love.
Scienco Is slowly killing romance.
Tho latest Invention Is an Instrument
called a pletbysmogrnph for scientific
ally testing tho warmth of lovers' af
fections. Tho person whoso feelings
aro to bo weighed lu tho balance puts
his or her arm Into n rubber bag,
which Is then drawn tight and filled
with water. Names of young men or
young women, as tho case .may be, are
Introduced, and If tho nnino stirs tho
heart tho pulso rises and tho Indicator
mounts up. If tho namo leaves tho
subject unmoved tho pulso remains
stationary. London Gentlewoman.
Shakespeare's Handicap,
Mrs. Montmorency-Smytho And
what wero you reading when I came
in, my dear? Shakespeare! Ah! 'What
a wonderful maul And to think that
ho wasn't exactly what oue would call
centlemaul London Punch.
FASHION'S REALM
The Lingerie Hat.
The lingerie lint Is lu high fnvor
again this summer. imd,n dainty and
new French model is shown In the
Illustration. The crown Is decidedly
different In shnpc from the old models,
headgear rou rnr.TTY omLs.
and the ribbon, which Is tied In n flat
bow at the front, Is caught at Intervals
with a rose and leaves. Tho lace brim
is absolutely without flaro and falls
softly against the hair.
The Seamless Bodice.
Many people imagine that tho seam
less bodice, popular this season, Is
copied from a garment worn as much
by men ns it was by women In tho
early middle ages in France. Yet in
reality it Is to Mme. de Malntenon
that the Parlsienno of today owes this
pretty style of bodice.
But she adopted this particular shape
ouly during the last years of her life.
As Mme. Scarron she dressed like most
of tho elegant women of tho court of
Anne of Austria. She was then young
and good looking.
As governess to the children of Mme.
de Montespan she chiefly wore black,
nnd her appearance according to court
etiquette was particularly severe.
After the death of tho queen of
Franco tho scheming Mnrqulse de
Malntenon as the morganatic wife of
Louis XIV. played an Important part
In all religious and political matters
and furthermore held the position of
queen.
It Is at this period that she introduc
ed tho seamless bodice to tho court
circle. Her new gowns were made
high waisted and pouched over a silk
scarf fastened at the back. The bod
ices opened at the neck over a white
linen guimpe like those of the present
dny. But this seventeenth century cor
sage did not hook behind. The mag
nificent dull gold brocades and velvets
were caught in front with a jeweled
clasp.
Smart Bathing Suits.
Thero are bathing suits and bathing
suits, and some of the latest produc
tions wero certainly meant to dazzle
the beholder, If not to charm. When
they are supplemented by caps equally
dazzling, silk stockings, satin shoes
and a parasol to match, the suitable
ness of the outfit for a dip in tho ocean
13 problematical. Sand suits it would
be more reasonable to term them, and
the woman who wants to deck her
self in gay colors and striking com
binations for a visit to the beach can
be satisfied, be she ever so captious.
Plaids take the lead In these new bath
log suits, great big assertive squares
and blocks of color fashioned in prin
cess or tunic style, tho lower part of
the skirt to about the depth of a foot
being laid In deep plaits. Every hue
on the color card is represented in
these suits, .with hats to match.
The Newest Neck Ruff.
The newest neck ruff is so simple to
construct that any person who can
sew can safely duplicate It.
Tho effect Is flat rather than round,
and one of tho prettiest as well as the
most practical models In this stylo is
of black and white malines.
Knife planted frills five or seven
inches wide used three rows, tho white
coming between the two black.
All aro the same width and aro head
ed with n twist of black ribbon velvet
which forms ties or may bo left flow
ing, as preferred. This accessory will
harmonize with any color dress; but,
of course, these ruffs are worn to
match the shade of tho gjwn if so
desired.
A Novel Ring.
A stunning ring for tho little finger
Is mndo from four or six gold wires
Joined nt top only with a row of stones
that reach almost to the first Joint.
Thcso stones may bo of ono kind, as
turquoises us many as thero aro sco
tlons to ring or they can bo differently
arranged thnt initials of gems spell
nmuo of wearer.
Ribbon Roses on Hats.
Wild roses in natural tones nnd tho
fashionnblo blues, purples and tans
deftly fashioned from ribbon nro em
ployed by smart milliners for tho trim
mlng of lace add ltngcrlo hats. On ono
hat of white chiffon veiled with black
chnntllly a garland of ribbon roses In
dcllcato pink mado a charming garni
ture.
More Persian Novelties.
In Persian designs thero aro many
varieties of smart llttlo bow3 nnd
Jabots, and a new Idea Is to brighten
a bdw of black silk or satin by em
broidery In n realistic wild rose or
buttercup design.
FAITHFUL GICI.
He Remained True to the Lact to His
Little Weakness.
When Vcrlaine. the French poet, died
he left his friend Blbllapurec as u lega
cy to those who hud cared for him.
BIbl was inoffensive. There was a tra
dition thnt years ago he had worked,
but the man lived not who hnd seen
him with pen lu hand. Yet Bihl was
looked after for the dead poet's sn"ke.
Painters, sculptors, journalists, gave
him house room In turn, fed him nnd
clothed him, and Blbl was grateful.
But ono llttlo vice of his was incura
ble ho invariably walked oft with his
host's umbrella. This persistent ah-
scntuilndedncss at Inst produced a cool-
AS IIC LEFT TIIE IIOtTSn.
ness, nnd his friends dropped off, nnd
Blbl experienced the cold shoulder of
neglect.
Oue day he was discovered almost
starving in an empty house, and Ver
Initio's friends reproached themselves
for their unklndness to tho poor old
man. A subscription was raised for
Ills benefit and the money handed to
him nt a banquet at which tho twenty-
seven subscribers were present. Blbl's
health was drunk with enthusiasm.
He rose to reply, but emotion so over
came him that he sought permission to
retire. This was graciously granted,
and Bibi retired, taking with him as
ho left the house the twenty-seven um
brellas of his entertainers, which he
gathered up as he passed through the
antechamber.
Bent at the Knees.
Buckskin clothing was in tho early
days of the western country almost
universal, among the frontiersmen nt
least. When the railroad first went
through Idaho on old trapper came
down out of the mountains and was
standing on tho platform of a llttlo sta
tion. His buckskin trousers, soaked
nnd stretched by the rain nnd the melt
ing snow of tho winter and then dried
and shrunk by the August sun, bagged
most wonderfully at tho knees. A ten
derfoot who stood near by observed
him with interest for several minutes.
Then he walked over to him and in
quired: "Well, If you're going to jump why
don't you Jump?"
Complaining.
Wo do not wisely when wo vent com
plaint nnd censure. Human nature is
more sensible of smart In suffering
than of pleasure in rejoicing, and the
present endurances easily take up our
thoughts. We cry out for a llttlo pain
when we do but smile for a great deal
of contentment. Feltham.
Served Them Right.
Hlgglns Wentworth wns hoeing ono
April morning when three rough look
ing men climbed the fence nnd crossed
tho field to him. They had Just been
shipwrecked, they said, on tho brig
Maria. They had lost even their
clothes. Would Hlgglns help them?
Iliggins Wentworth looked closely
into tho sailors' fnces, for ho know the
ways of men. Then ho said:
"You, the bowlegged oue, go stand
twenty yards to tho right, and I'll get
you to help me a mlnuto with tho seed-
In'. You, baldy, there, you stand twen
ty yards to the left."
The two men complied, and the Hlg
glns Wentworth said quietly to tho
man who remained:
"What did you say your captain's
namo wns?"
"Williams, Captain AVilllams," was
the repl3.
The old fanner sauntered to the man
off. to tho right.
"What was your captain's name?"
he asked.
"Everett, sir," tho man answered.
Hlgglns Wentworth crossed the field
to the third man.
"Whnt was your cnptnlu's name?"
"The namo was Captain Jones."
Hlgglns Wentworth leaned on his
hoo nnd gathered tho threo men about"
him.
"X fine lot of sailors, you are," ho
snorted, "to go to sea in a ship with
three captains! No wonder you wero
wrecked. It served you right." De
troit Free Press.
The Last Straw.
They wero driving from tho railway
station to tho villngo In which tho
blissful honeymoon wns to bo passed,
and, though sho had not as yet brush
ed the con ottl out of her hair, the
brido wnB in an agony of nervousness
in case they should bo taken for any
thing but a couplo well seasoned to tho
Joys and bottowb of matrimony.
Presently tho enrriago drow back
with a Jerk.
"What's tho matter?" queried the
bridegroom of tho coachman.
"norso thrown a shoo, sir," said tho
driver.
Tho bride clutched her husband's
arm and, with what sounded suspi
ciously like a sob, "Oh, dear George,"
she sold, "is it possible that even the
very horses know wo aro married?"
Couldn't Hear Them.
Tve been worried about my hearing
tor some time." Raid a local banker,
who tells the story nu himself, "and
finally the fear of getting deaf becamo
a sort of obsession to me. and I de
cided to go over to New York to con
sult n specialist. I got over thero and
went to see the doctor, nnd he looked
so grave I was more scared thnn ever,
nnd I wns feeling pretty blue as I
walked down Fifth avenue with n
friend.
"Suddenly I saw two 'special trol
leys' coming down a cross street filled
with children waving flags nnd appar
ently having nn nwfully good time,
but I couldn't hear u sound. In nn in
stant, without stopping to realize that
I could hear all the other noises of the
traffic nnd my friend's voice, I turned
around nnd seized him by the arm and
shouted:
" 'Heavens, Jo, I'm deaf! I can't
hear those children at all.'
"'Neither can 1,' said my friend,
with a roar of laughter. 'They're
mutes.' "Philadelphia Times.
Tho Rod and the Child.
I do not believe In the government
of the lash. If any one of you ever ex
pects to whip your children ngaln I
want you to have a photograph taken
of yourself when you are in the act,
with your face red with vulgar nuger
und the face of the little child, with
eyes swimming In tears nnd the llttlo
chin dimpled with fear, like a piece of
water struck by a sudden cold wind.
Have the picture taken. If that little
child should die I cannot think of a
sweeter way to spend an autumn aft
ernoon thnn to go out to the cemetery
when the maples aro clad lu tender
gold nnd llttlo scarlet runners are com
ing, like poems of regret, from tho sad
heart of tho earth and sit down upon
the grave nnd look at that photograph
and think of tho flesh, now dust, that
you beat. I tell you It is wrong; it Is
no way to raise children. Make your
home happy. Be honest with them.
Divide fairly with them In everything.
Robert G. Ingersoll.
Quaint Sewing Implements.
An Interesting find is reported to
havo been made by Professor Mcstorf,
director of the Museum Schleswlger
Alters Turner at Kiel. In the grave
of a Germanic woman dating from the
pre-Christian era was found a stone
box containing a set of sewing uten
sils, a pair of scissors of conslderabla
weight, a horn knife with an Iron
blade, a stiletto and several thorns,
which were used as needles. There
was also a stone resembling the so
called "Genldelsteln." which was still
in use as a flatlron as late as the sev
enteenth century.
Conceited.
"Is ho conceited?"
"Conceited? I should say he Is. He
even imagines that he cut some fig
ure at his own wedding." Detroit Free
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MAN AND THE RAT.
Two Creatures Which Are Equal
Matched Enemies.
Tho dominion of man over thm
beasts of tho field does not yet In
clude the rodents, says McClure's
Magazine, Aurochs, cave-bear nnd
mammoth we put down with stono
headed arrows. We havo wiped out
the buffalo; the Hon and the elephant
will soon be gone. But still the rab
bits of Austrnlla cost tho colonies mil
lions a year; trnps, ferrets nnd poison
Btlll fall to make head against tho
rats, mice nnd gophers of the United
States. While our animal enemies
havo become smaller In size, they
have grown more numerous. It Is as
If Nature, after trying vainly to chas
tise her Insurgent son with a catapult,
had gono after him with a shotgun.
Tho fact is that, of all warm-blooded
creatures, there are Just two that
nre really dominant, successful, In
creasing In numbers and range, and
able to maintain themselves anywhero
in the world against all rivals. Theso
two aro man and the rats. The genus
Homo and the genus Mus go every
where and eat everything. They are tho
two creatures that dwell in houses and
travel In ship?. Each drives its other
rivals to the wall; but neither, except
locally and for brief periods, has over
come near to exterminating the other.
Civilized man has fought the com
mon rat for 2oO years, and the battlo
is still drawn.
The Faust Legend.
For 1,400 years the Faust legend
the sale of a human soul to a devil
has existed. The first recorded hint
of Its vitality Is given In the sixth
century story of "Theophllus." That
story suited the early Christians In
their efforts to stamp out tho necro
mancing devices of evilly-disposed
persons prone to seek power by
unholy means. The association of the
name of Faust, however, with the le
gend Is not more than 100 years old.
The likeliest prototype of the modern
Faust Is tlio man of the same name
who in Cracow boldly proclaimed him
self a professor of magic. In the six
teenth century stories of Helen of
Troy was bestowed by Mephlstopheles
upon Faust, nnd not until the middle
of the eighteenth century does there
appear a shadowy Mnrsiret, In the
form of a "beautiful but poor girl,"
who afterward develops Into the Mar
garet of Goethe.
The Caspian Sink.
It results from the careful measure
ments of level recently made by Lieutenant-Colonel
Parllsky along the lino
of the Transcasplan railway that the
level of the Caspian Sea Is 83 feet be
low the level of the oceans. If the
Caspian Sink were filled with water
up to ocean-level, the town of Krasno
vodsk, which stands on its shore,
would be submerged, for the mean ele
vation of that town is between 63 and
64 feet below ocean-level.
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