Till! CITIZEN, KIM DAY, NOVEMREU 23, 11)10.
For the Children
Pacts About the
Fishes That Fly.
Vtf ,'.V.'.'i'A.
'iliJALuil!iLV.
The wlnss of two known kinds of
flying llsh nro the pectoral flns Rrown
to nn enormous slzo, snys St. Nicholas.
The kind commonly seen Is called the
llyliiR herring and resembles the Knr
plkc. Thoy do not move these tins
when (lying, but seem, rather to float
on the wind, such flight sometimes ex
tending In calm weather to a distance
of more than an eighth of a mile.
When they come on board a ship their
coming Is supposed to bo caused by
nlr currents which the wind makes as
It strikes against the side of the ves
sel and which lift the fish above the
deck. Some observers say that It can
change the direction of Its flight at
will, but It is probably at the mercy
of the wind. The flsh are supposed to
leave the water to escape a hungry
enemy.
Magic Writing.
In this game a confederate Is neces
sary. The player states to the com
pany, after a few remarks on ancient
Blgn language, that he Is able to read
signs made with a stick on the floor
and agrees to leave the room while
the company decide upon some word
or sentence.
The game is played as follows: It Is
agreed by the player and his confeder
ate that one tap on the floor shall rep
resent A, two taps E, three taps I,
four taps O, and five taps U, and that
the first letter of each remark the
confederate makes shall be one of the
consonants of the word or sentence de
cided upon by the company. The con
sonants must be taken In order. On
the player's return, supposing the word
chosen to be "March," his confederate
would commence: "Many people think
this game a deception" (Initial letter
M). One tap on the floor (A). "Really
It Is very simple" (Initial It). "Coming
to the end soon" (initial letter C). "Hope
It has been quite clear" (Initial letter
II).
A few more signs are made so as not
to finish too abruptly, and the player
then states the word to bo "March."
If carefully conducted this game will
Interest an audience for a considerable
time.
An Idle Boaster.
A most beautiful rainbow was light
ing up the skies. Gold, crimson, pur
ple, every lovely tint, was comprised
in its arch, from the deepest to the
most delicate hues.
Every one admired It. Most of all it
admired itself.
"I am handsome," it said "more
beautiful, far handsomer than the sun,
for bright as he is he has but one col
or, and I have many."
The monarch of the skies heard this
boast and smiled a quiet smile. Then,
biding his beams in a cloud, he con
cealed himself for an Instant.
Where was the rainbow?
It bad disappeared. It had forgotten
that only by the reflection of tho sun
could it exist And so it la with vain
and conceited folks who forget by
whose favor they llvo, whose hund has
made them prosperous and by whose
grace alone they are permitted to en
joy those gifts the possession of which
makes them conceited and proud.
Conundrums. j
When was a pU-ce of wood like 1
George V? When it was made into a
ruler. I
What Is that which no man wishes
to have, yet never wishes to lose? A
bald head. j
What Is the difference between a
French pastry cook and a billposter?
One puffs up paste nnd the other
imstes up puffs.
What Is the first thing a man nets
in his garden? Ills foot.
Why are some men like pipes? Be
cause tbey are mere sham.
If a man bumped his head against
the top of the room, what stationery
article would he get? Celling whacks
(scaling wax).
What is a good thing to part with?
A comb.
Why is the Rnuk of England like a
thrush? Because It often changes Its
notes.
A Cat In tho Air.
The throe masted schooner William
I Hood of Somerset was sailing along
tho Massachusetts coast, and every
thing was peaceful. The ship's cat
was sunning himself on deck, not car
ing much If tho schooner ever reached
port again, when suddenly there was
a sweep of wings, a frantic and ago
nized meow, and pussy was rising In
the air in the talons of a great Ameri
can eagle. That was the last that the
schooner's captain and crew saw of
their pet and the hungry bird. They
say that the eagle must have meas
ured more than six feet from tip to
tip of the wings. Surely only such a
bird could have flown away with a
fourteen pound cat.
When the Hen Cackled.
"I heard n hen giggle," said flve-year-old
Blanche, who was visiting
grandma, "but there wasn't any egg."
Saturday Qight
JKoIV C By Rer. F. E. DAVISON
qiftj Rutland, Vt
THE KINO ON TRIAL.
International Bible Lesson for Nov.
27, '10 (Matt. 26:57-69).
Courts of law are supposed to bo
places where justice holds tho bal
ances, and whero "tho truth, tho
whole truth and nothing but tho
truth" Is weighed in those dcllcato
scales. But as a matter of fact, uorno
of the greatest outrages of history
have been wrought In the court room,
virtue punished and vlco set free.
Greatest Farce In History.
Tho greatest farce that was over
perpetrated in tho annals of jurispru
dence took place In the holy city of
Jerusalem, where tho holiest man of
the ages was the prisoner at the bar,
a Jewish high priest was one of tho
side Judges, nnd tho witnesses wero
members of the church, in good and
regular standing. Three greater ras
cals never wore the Judicial er'mlno
than Herod, Pilate and Calaphas. Wit
nesses never more unhlushlngly per
jured themselves than tho Jewish
witnesses who sworo to a lie. Lynch
law never rounded up a more desper
ate mob of lncarnato fiends than tho
priests, ciders and scribes who crowd
ed the temple of justice courts, yell
ing "Crucify! Crucify Him!"
Revenge the Secret Motive.
Revenge called the witnesses, mas
querading as Justice. The Jurors
wero bloodthirsty tigers, judging a
lamb. Everything was brought for
ward that perjured rascals could hatch
out; everything was suppressed that
could by any possibility favor tho
prisoner. The verdict wns made up
before tho crier called the court to
order. The worn and exhausted vic
tim was dragged from pillar to post,
from one Jurisdiction to another, now
in the hands of the ecclesiastical auth
orities, then turned over to the civil
government, but everywhere followed
by the howling, hooting, blaspheming
mob, who reached out their hands to
drag him from the soldiers that they
might rend him asunder. But the
guard kept their prisoner safe, not
that they might protect his person,
but that they might have the brutal
satisfaction of torturing him, tearing
off his clothes, mocking his royal
claims with old cast on garments, and
crowns of thorns, and scepters of
reed. They made hilarious sport of
the uncomplaining Nazarine and wor
ried him as a cat does a mouse be
fore devouring its prey. And justice,
Roman Justice! Jewish Justice! open
ed not its lips in condemnation of such
an outrage and travesty. Jesus Christ
was a victim of human hate, Jewish
bigotry, envy, ecclesiastical politics,
civil Incapacity and cowardice, lynch
law, the voice of the aristocracy and
the voice of the slums, human and Sa
tanic forces breaking in waves of
wrath over his holy person.
Many Imitations Since.
But that unfair trial has had many
Imitations. Tho ermine of the Judg
has often rested upon the shoulders
of the thief, the libertine, tho drunk
ard. Many a man has reeled into his
seat on the bench and sentenced vir
tue to prison. Perjury and bribery
and chicanery of every description
has put handcuffs on innocence, and
scattered families, and broken wIIIb,
and made Bworn enemies of bosom
friends, and shot tho bolts of prisons
and erected scaffolds, and officiated
at executions. Justice has torn the
bandage from the eyes and winked at
the Jurors. Shyster lawyers havo
pleaded for clients and tearfully eu
logized those whom they know to be
criminals. Rich rascals have been
I set free for a price and poor unfor
tunates have been given the limit of
punishment. Wealthy debauchees, and
notorious females have been given
spectacular attention, the court room
crowded dally with gushing women,
who send perfumed notes and keep
the hero's or heroine's cell fragrant
with bouquets, and ignorant and be-
I sotted prisoners, guilty of the same
offences have been railroaded to pris
on without a pause In the proceedings,
If the Almighty should suddenly ut
ter his fiat that all the wrongs of life
should be righted, there is not a bank
or a safe deposit vault that would
not have its sides blown ouL Parch
ments would rip, gold would shoot,
mortgages would rend, beggars would
get carriages, stock gamblers would
go to the almshouse, prisoners would
go out at liberty, and Judges and jail
ors would take their places behind the
bars. Ten thousand revolutions would
take place In society, the world would
be turned upside down, which would
bring it right side up.
In view of all thle it is no wonder
that Tennyson sings:
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I
' "Right forever on the scaffold, wrong
i forever on the throne,
Yet that scaffold sways tho future,
and beyond tho dim unknown
Standeth God, within tho shadow,
keeping watch abovo His
own."
Though the trial of Jesus was a
mockery and a farco, the prisoner at
the bar had the best of it. Tempor
ary eclipse was followed by eternal
brightness. History has recordod its
verdict, and has hung up In the pll
lory of execration, the judges, the
witnesses, the mob. The Innocent can
afford to bide their time. They may
be helpless in tho hands of their cne
mles, but vindication will come. To
day. Christ Is triumphant, and lit rod
Calaphas and Pilate are scorned.
Woman's World
The Lave Story end Qjod Deodt
of the Former Quean of Portug.il.
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TltE FORMER QUEEN OP rORTUOAIi.
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The last few years have been un
happy ones indeed for the lovely nnd
good Amelle, the former queen of
Portugal. As every one knows, her
husband. King Carlos, and tho crown
prince were assassinated while she j
was driving with them in the streets ;
of Lisbon in 1008. The expulsion re
cently of her son, King Manuel, nnd the
royal family from Portugal when the
mouarchlal government was replaced
by that of a republic Is another bitter
blow to this much tried woman.
Queen Amelle. tho daughter of 'the
Comte de Paris, was brought up in
England in the utmost simplicity.
Royal unions are not nlways love
matches, but tho marriage of King
Carlos nnd Queeii Amelle wns an ex
ception. There Is n pretty story about
this royal courtship. It seems the
then Duke of Braganza was distinct- i
ly difficult to please in the choice of
a wife. One day a portrait of Trincess
Amelle d'Orleans was placed In his
way as If by accident, and the duke
was Immediately fascinated. Personnl
acquaintance Increased the attraction,
n ml nraiitiinllr f li 11 vnnn,. n . 1 1 1 1 n nnrn
iuarrieu at iisoon in ibou. xiie mar
riage proved a happy one, for the royal
pair were as devoted to each other
on the day of the king's death as In
the first years of their union.
Until recently Queen Amelle was
much beloved by the people of her
adopted country. She studied medi
cine so as to understand hospital work
and general nursing and was untiring
in her effortB to improve the public
health. The higher education of wom
en enlisted her warmest support, and
she was never happier than when go
ing about Incog, nmong the poor of
Lisbon.
Queen Amelle was considered the
best gowned of roynl women, nnd she
Is a born milliner. In the palace there
was a room 8et apart where hats and
bonnets were continually in course
of construction, nnd thereby bangs a
pathetic story.
Once while out driving In the streets
of Lisbon she observed a large crowd
surrounding some object. The queen
sent the footman to see what was the
matter, and when he reported that n
young woman had fainted she immedi
ately left her carriage and had the
unconscious girl taken to a neigh
boring shop and personally attended
her professionally. The queen had the
young woman removed to her own
home, hnd Inquiries made about her
and learned the poor girl's history.
She was n milliner and, ha'Brig failed
to get employment, had ventured to
undertnke work on her own account
for the support of herself and her ln
valid mother, but with so little suc
cess that she wns nearly starved.
Queen Amelle sent at once some nec
essaries and commanded the girl's
presence at the palace, nere she re
ceived her in the workroom and hand
ed tho poor milliner three bonnets of
her own creation. "Take these as
models, call them 'bonnets Amelle'
and tell your customers they are made
after the queen's own fashioning."
Her majesty wore herself one of tho
Identical bonnets and commanded her
ladles to do likewise. Within two
months the once starving girl could
take larger premises and today Is her
self an employer of over t!00 women.
What Dr. Madison Peters Says.
Our presidents wero largely acci
dents, called from the plain people.
They made good as a rule. Almost
any American can be a king. Our
American women so unexpectedly call
ed to accompany tho presidents to tho
White House acquitted themselves
Kith a sense of fitness, Hhowlng that
auy American girl can be a queen.
Men's prejudices come from the head
and may be overcome; the prejudices
of women spring from the heart nnd
arc impregnable.
Ah a rule, the fisherman with tho
best halt catches the biggest tish, but
sometimes a hasty woman, like a
greedy trout. swnlloVH a hook with
nothing on It.
"What part of speech Is woman?"
nuked a boy of his father, no answer
ed, "Klio Is no part; she is the whole
of it." Supposing that tho man was
right In allotting to the woman a mani
fold proportion of talkativeness, many
men must have inherited their moth
ers' share.
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HUMOR OF TKE DA'
Arabella's Darling.
"Now. 1 wonder." thought Alph ni n
"what Arabella Is doing ut this pre
else moment!"
(Arabella nnd Alphonso were mar
rled Inst May, nnd .l.'phoiiso, being i
tointuerclnl travelor, wns far fron
home.)
"I wonder," ho rop'jntcd, "what sin
Is doing!"
Then n brilliant lc!:a struck him, nii(
he visited the nenrest i-plrltuallst me
dluin.
"What," said Alphonso for the thlrt
time, "Is Arabella doing?"
"She Is looking out of tho window,'
replied the medium, "evidently expect
ing somebody."
"That is strange!" said Alphonso
"Whom can she expect?"
"Ahl" continued tho medium. "Somt
Dno enters the house, nnd sho carcssei
him fondly."
"It enn't be!" cried tho excited hus
band. "My wife Is true to me."
"Now she lays his head on her lap
and looks tenderly Into his eyes."
"Villain!" roared the Jcnlous hus
band.
"Now she kisses him."
"It's false!", yelled Alphonso. "I'll
make you pny dearly for this!"
The medium saw that he had gont
far enough.
"Now," ho said, "he wags his tail."
Tlt-llits.
Has It Come to This?
Hank Stubbs I'd like to go out an'
pick up a few chestnuts, but I don't ,
dnst to.
Blgo Miller-Why not?
Hank Stubbs I'm fenrd I'll be mla-
took fur a red squirrel an' git shot
Boston Herald.
Choice of Evils.
"Don't you know," said the young
widow, "that a bachelor Is an object ol
public derision?"
"I have heard so," rejoined tho old
bachelor, "and 1 have also heard that
a married man gets his at home."
Chicago News,
New Way to Get an Auto.
"So you have bought an automobile
Well, well! Somebody leave you a
legacy?"
"No. You sec, I do without eggs for
breakfast, so I have a good deal oi
money that I don't need." Newark
News.
Sympathetic Appeal.
"One way to quiet Insane people Is to
sing to them."
"Yes," said Miss Cayenne; "I should
think some of the ragtime choruses
would be soothingly congenial to un-.
fortunates of that class." wnsningioii
Star.
Mass Play Modified.
City Editor Any radical changes for
the better In football this season?
Sporting Writer Verily. I under
stand that not more than one ticket
speculator will be allowed to tackle a
single patroti nt the same time. Puck, j
Pussy's Rival.
Flgg It's singular how those old
writers llvo on and on. I can undci
stand It in Plutarch's case.
Fogg Why Plutarch especially?
Flgg His lives outnumber those of
a cat. Boston Transcript.
The Modern Way.
"Let us Cy." said tho young man to
the girl of his dreams.
But they wero not plnnnlng an elope
ment, only an aviation honeymoon
trip. Baltimore American.
His Prescription.
"And how long, doctor, should 1
stick to the plain diet which you rec
ommend?"
"Why er-untll my bill is paid."
Houston Post.
No Place to Put It
Knobby What makes you so sure
that the old Roman senators were
honest?
Lobby Simple enough. Togas didn't
havo pockets. Puck.
Same Old Plaint.
Jack I went gunning In the country
ono day last week.
Tom Bag anything?
Jack Nothlug but my trousers.
Chlcago News.
An Unwelcome Discovery. -
Post 1 discovered today that Parker
and I have a common ancestor.
Mrs. Post (a Colonial Dumo) For
goodness' sake don't tell any one.
Brooklyn Life.
How Long?
Irishman (to ward leader) How long
do I have to be after llvln' In thh
country before 1 enn steal without get
tin' Into Jnll?-Harvcwter World.
After the Concert.
She It must be flue to sing on tlm
flco club.
He It ought to bo fine or Imprison
ment. Princeton Tiger.
"Something Just as Good."
"Did ho leave footprints on tho sands
of time?"
"No, but they took bis thumb prluts."
Judge.
One Instance.
"Papa, what is tho silent majority?"
"Two men when there is a womar
present, my sou." Boston Transcript.
Carpe Diem.
Eat, drink and be merry todny, foi
tomorrow you may diet. Chnpparal.
Points
For
Mothers
Children often unintentionally make
mischief between neighbors and
friends, but It is wlso not to nttach too
much lmportnnco to tho tales they
bring us, for their fancies carry them
away nnd beyond the realms of fact.
In a neighborhood whero there nre
many children It Is well to eliminate
their opinions of one another. They
are largely controlled by prejudice,
likes and dislikes founded on nothing.
Tho mother who gives car to the tales
of her own child about somo little
playmate should first stop nnd think It
out carefully before sho demands an
explanation or shows anger. Sho
should not always tako It for granted
that her child Is truthful nnd the
neighbor's little one untruthful. It Is
perfectly right that every mother
should have confidence In her own off
spring, nnd she should not let them
know If she does doubt them, but they
must be sure that their children have
not allowed their imaginations, sensi
tiveness and prejudice to color their
reports.
It Is perfectly true that many moth
ers do not know their own children.
They may be perfectly obedient and
respectful at home, and when they go
out from home, where parental author
ity Is not enforced, they may show
another side to their nature and be
disobedient, unpleasant and Imperti
nent to others. The parents never see
them in such moods nnd cannot suspect
the change in their conduct. Neverthe
less It Is not an Infrequent occurrence,
uiore's the pity!
Therefore the wise mother will shut
her ears to talcs borne by her children
and treat them ns jokes to be laughed
at rather than ns serious matters to be
taken up and noticed.
Lifelong friendships have been Jeop
ardized because foolish parents have
treated as serious matters the differ
ences and animosities of the little ones.
Bedtime For Children.
Sunset should be the time for every
-hlld under eight years of age. When
the chickens go to roost nnd twilight
begins to deepen the country baby's
head begin to droop, and he Is ready
for his cot. The more nervous town
baby, who has nothing for an example
except the sun and who at any rate
on rainy dnys Is used to twilight at
mosphere at midday, seldom wishes
to go to bed with the chickens.
If he lives In nn apartment he must
hear drifting down the hall the tan
talizing voices of his elders nt dinner,
nnd tho smell of savory things from
the kitchen greets his nostrils. But,
hard as It must seem, tho city mother
must have even more rigid rules nbout
bedtime than tho country mother. Her
child Is at a greater disadvantage In
the first place In not living where he
enn breathe the purest air In the
midst of healing country sights and
sounds. The distractions of city life
are so numerous and so varied that
city bred children need more repose
than children In smaller towns or the
country.
Nail Biting.
Nail biting Is a very common habit
among children and Is often the result
of an extremely nervous temperament
It is n good plan to take such a child
to a doctor, who will probably give
him a good tonic to brace up the nerv
ous system.
The child should also havo pointed
out to him how ugly his nails and fin
gers are getting. Show him how to
keep his nails clean and well trimmed
and try to Induce blm to take a prldo
In them.
A good plan is to interest him In kin
dergarten work of some kind that will
keep both his bands and brain em
ployed. If this is done the chances are
that very soon the habit will disap
pear. Mothers Should Remember
' If you want the nursery to be healthy
have In it as few unwashablc things
as possible, 1
Nothing that pollutes tho air (anl-1
inals in cages, soiled clothes, slop palls
and such lke) should ever remain in a t
room In which chlldreu llvo.
The nursery floor should never be
washed ou a wet day. It cannot bo
properly dried when tho atmosphere la
damp, and sleeping or playlug in n
room not thoroughly dry Is n frequent
cause of coughs, colds, bronchitis and
croup.
Toys Should Be Washable.
Do not let a little child play with toys
that cuunot be washed with soap aud
water. A small child Is very likely to
put his playthings Into or up to his
mouth, nud these playthings are often
thrown by his small majesty ou to tho
door, where tho dust from the street
is deposited, either by breezes or from
doors nnd windows or by tho feet of
grownups.
Health Point.
Children's underclothing should bo
changed at least twice a week. Tho
health of the skin Influences the well
being of the entire body, nnd to keep
tho sklu in health scrupulous cleanli
ness is nee sary.
In the Pines.
Tho plno Is the grealost American
treo. It has been of tho widest use.
is most In demnnd, and has enriched
Its tens of thousands of men. Tho
most fashionable tourist and health
resorts In the south nro In tho "plncy
woods" regions vide Aiken, S. C;
PInehurst, N. C; Thomas vlllo, Oa
and others. It Is the resinous quality
of tho ozone that attracts tho health
and pleasure seekors. Also the plney
woods country affords tho finest of
fruits, vegetables and melons. Living
is cheap among tho pines, health
good and tho people well fed. Dallas
(Tex.) News.
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