intf a Live SIDNEY JARVIS, mm 15 Moostor" marvelous race whcso average height is about four foot three Inches, and a monster mammal, considerably larger than an elephant, which they have named the gazeka, and which has Bccmlngly wrought great havoc amongst the pigmies. Just what species the gnzo lta belongs to has not yet been determined, but In the descrip tion givfn by the explorers, Dr. W. D. Matthew, of the Ameri can Museum of Natural His tory, sees a strong resemblance to a prehistoric monster known fl the diprodont, fos ell remains of which hnva been found at dif ferent times through out Australia. Tho expedition was sent out by a commlt- NK of the most remarkable scientific discoveries ever made has Just been report ed by an expedition of Brit ish scientists. In the wilds of New Guinea, the great unex plored Island just north ot A u s t ralla, these scien tists have run across a of pigmies mmMlm' 4 If' 111 by Walter Goodfellow. JmfSmStSt fS&rV n5n. tub diprotodon in yy ' tee appointed by -the British Orni thologist's union b explore the great Snow mountains In butch New Guin ea, and consists it several fa mous scientists, headed Ihe naturalist. The expedition landed at the mouth of the Mimika river,' on tho south coast of Dutch New Guinea, in the early part of the year, and at once tushed Into the Interior. While ascending the now mountains, at an elevation of about 2,000 l?et, the explorers came upon the tribe of plg les, which are said to belong to that division if the human race known as the Negritos. The importance of this discovery to anthro pologists can hardly be overestimated, because L has alwsys been a subject of controversy tmong tho scientists as to whether Negritos ex isted In the Papuan, islands. The New Guinea savages, or Papuans, as they ire called, are comparatively well known, but (hey are a very different kind of men to the plg r.les Just discovered. The typical Papuan is MUCH taller than the average European, often at taining a height of seven feet, and is strongly ullt. The color of the skin varies from deep j'ocolate to nearly black. The nose is large lud prominent, and a nose bar of shell, bone or wood Is usually thrust through it. Both men and women go about entirely naked. Their houses are generally built on piles, and, as In Borneo, .-.re often communal and of very large size, many families occupying one building, which may be ns much as 700 feet long. Then there are re markable houses built In trees and known as dobbos," but these are used only to escape their inemies. Cannibalism prevails among the Pa puans, although it is by no means universal. The Negritos, on the other hand, which here tjfore have been thought to occupy only the Andaman islands, in the Bay of Bengal, the northern portion of the Malay peninsula and the Philippine islands, are characteristically short, i.o adult standing over four feet six inches, while the women rarely exceed four feet. The average lieight is about four feet three inches. The main features of this peculiar human type,, apart from their dimlnutlveness, are, the extraordinarily dark color of their Bkin, which rpproaches the color of a newly blackleaded stove, the extremely broad nose, the breadth of which is about equal to the height, and the frizzy dalr, which grows in isolated peppercorn tufts all tiver the scalp. Their arms are unusually long, like those of the man-ape, and their mental quali ties we sadly undeveloped, not one of them being r.ble to express a higher numerical idea than Ores. . . How these little people have been able to (rotect themselves against the many dangerous onlmals that infest the section, particularly the gigantic gazeka, which has Just been discovered, Is still a mystery, although they have shown re markable ingenuity in the invention of weapons. One, for instance, Is a variety of "spring gun" which might prove effective against almost any living, enemy. It is made by setting a flattened bamboo spear attached to a bent sapling which j fastened'to a trigger in such a way that it la pleased by the passerby stumbling against an .nvlslble string' stretched across the track. The spears are poisoned, either with ' the famous "upas" or some other similar vegetable poison, . And a wound from one of them means almost Instant death. Whether such primitive defensive methods avail them against the huge gazeka is not known, .but the chances are that they find safety in retreat. . . ' According to the official reports, the gazeka is of gigantic size and fearsome aspect. It is black and white striped, has the nose of a tapir and "a face like the .devil." Among the English In habitants of the Island, the animal la knows as Monckton's gazeka, in honor of Mr. C. A. W. Monckton, a former explorer in New Guinea, who., first reported Its presence in the mountains. Mr. Monckton, during his- ascent ot Mount Al bert Edward, la the west of British Mew Guinea, discovered the huge footprints and other Indica tions of the very recent presence of some tremen dous monster that had evidently been prowling on the grassy plains surrounding the lakes on the summit at an elevation of about 12,500 feet. He followed the trail all day, and came sipon the monster at dusk, just a3 It was devastating a settlement of the pigmies. The little natives were screaming and running for their lives, although they turned every now and again to aim their poisoned arrows at the brute. Monckton let Are as soon as he was nble to get In a proper position, and the huge gazeka at onco turned upon him. As it reared upon its hind legs and pawed the air it looked to the hunter as big as a house, standing fully 25 feet high. Two of Monckton's bullets seemed to take effect, as a stream of blood flowed freely from tho animal's shoulder, but before Monckton was able to reload the animal turned and fled. By that time Jt was too dark to follow him, and Monckton never had another opportunity to renew his pursuit. None of the Inhabitants was brave enough to repeat Monckton's attempt to capture the brute, and until the British expedition reached New Guinea he has prowled around with impunity, oc casionally descending, upon the rudimentary huts of the pigmies and destroying those who failed to fly in time. The British explorers were aware of Monckton's experience, and in fact, It Is believed that one of the principal objects ot the expedition was to secure a spe cimen of the strange monster. It has long been known that there were many mammals in New Guinea still to be discovered, but just what they expected to find tho scientists themsolves could not tell. New Guinea lies to the east of what is known as Wallace's line. . an imaginary line defined by A. It. Wallace, on one side of which only placenta animals are found, while on the other only marsupials exist. No tapirs or rhinoceroses exist to the east of Wallace's line, which includes Australia and New Guinea, but about the period when the mastodon and the mammoth flourished In America a huge marsupial known as the dipro dont Is known to have existed In Australia Fos sil remains recently discovered leave no doubt as to its gigantic size, and, although there is, of course, no means of ascertaining its appearance in life, as It has been extinct for several thou sands of years, the gazeka appears to bear a marked resemblance' in, form to this ancient monster. That a few dlprodonts could have survived to this day despite the extinction of the main part of the type, is not considered unlikely by the scientists, who point out that nature does not usually blot out a whole class ot animals sudden ly, but that, on the contrary, it is sometimes thousands of years before the last Individual member of the type succumbs to the conditions which destroyed his fellows. The British explorers are enduring many hard ships in their scientific expedition. In New Guinea the temperature is never less than 114 degrees In the shade, and water is not always accessible. But If these ardent explorers really capture a living diprodont they will consider their labors well rewarded. ONCE HOME OF FAMOUS SCHOOL Ascending the hill slope of Indian Queen .lane, one passes over a winding roadway through what was once a thickly wooded grove overlooking the Ridge road and the. Schuylkill river, a quaint cluster of three houses now joined as one home stead. A tablet swings from the arch In one of its ancient doorways, stating that this was the home of Dr. Smith, the first provost of the col lege afterward the University of Pennsylvania Although tho structure known in these days as Dr. Smith's home now has the appearance ot being one large building, it comprises what was originally three distinct bouses, with quaint spring bouses and outbuildings, the Philadelphia Inquirer says. The old records show that Dr. Smith built these three clusters of strange build ings, on the hill nearly opposite the Old Falls tav ern, among which was the octagon building and the vault in which bis remains and others of his family were deposited Immediately on the brow of the hill. The old "octagon building," which created much comment when first built because of its unusual construction, was called "Smith's Folly" in the early days, but Its many-windowed recesses were - the special delight of the cele brated university provost, s The residents of the Falls ot Schuylkill find peculiar satisfaction today In the preservation of .this ojd,, landmark because of Its Important asso-. elation with the early education ot this section. Not only was it the home of Dr. Smith, and made famous for Its connection with the beginnings of the University of Pennsylvania, but because from this historic building there was introduced the famous Pestalozzi Bystem of education which made its Influence felt throughout the country. Early historians state that it was about the year 1809 that there came to the falls a very sin gular character, Joseph Neef, a pupil of the cele brated Pestalozzi of Switzerland. He was induced to come to this country for the purpose of estab lishing Pestalozzi's system of education by Wil liam McClure, the philosopher, who endowed the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Mr. Neef's school occupied the Smith property tor many years; the octagon and connecting cmildlng were occupied as the scboolhouse and the adjoining buildings were used as dwellings. The school soon became large and flourishing, boys coming from all parts of the country to attend. There are still among the residents of the Falls of 'Schuylkill those whose fathers or grand fathers attended the famous Neef school, and they delight in relating the stories handed down to them of the methods of study in the fine old groves surrounding the school building. A Very Palpable Hit. The Lady Golfer Excuse me, sir, but have you seen my ball anywhere? The Unfortunate Man No, madam; but I can show you the exact spot on which It fell. -The Sketch. Wherekifeis 6iii it m sai .irawia .j-.-r- 'II Tho pity In of brick and stone. With walls that touch the sky. But there n man Is quits alone Though thousands pass him by; They breathe the breath ot mill and mart Where never drenmlns; Is; lie In their lives may have no part And they have none In1 his. It hammers Mm, the city's dny, Or blndB him round with tape. Until In Its relentless way It molds him to a shape A shape that also flhapes his soul Like those nf all the rest, Unless he will not pay this toll And fares upon a quest. .The country Is nf grass and trees And cloud and sun and rain. Of singing birds and humming bees And winding rnnd and lane, And grass that whispers all dny long, And orchards deep with shade Ah, there are story, laugh and song, Forever to be made. And he who passes Is your friend Though ne'er again you meet; The people do not blur and blend As In a city street Into a host ot rushing forms That either come or go, And If your soul has calms nr storms They neither care nor know. A garden first was given man But with his knowing frown He sacrificed the primal plan And built himself a town. And ever through the city ways There comes the luring dream Of starry mights and drowsing dayr Of mcadowlnnd and stream. Choosing a Watermelon. The flavor of a watermelon depends largely upon how you choose it. If you select it over the telephone through the medlumshlp of a grocery clork whose clairvoyance Is "impcr fectly developed you will obtain a melon which Is beautiful to gaze ti li on externally but whose interior deco rationfl are unfinished. There is nothing so dispiriting in life as to bisect a largo, emerald wa termelon with a blonde area on its southern exposure, and find the inside of it a discouraged pink streaked with white. Such a color scheme is fine for a mothor-of-pearl knife handle, but ineffective for nutritive purposes. Another unbapplfying feature of a watermelon is to be compelled to eat it with a fork and not drop any of the Juice on your napkin. Water melons were never intended by na ture to be sliced geometrically and eaten by means of a fork. They are not in the pie class. For that matter, many good authorities contend that the use of a fork damages the flavor of pie. Pie nnd watermelon each should be eaten by the same method. A con venient wedge should be seized in the hand, the back should be turned tf necessary to avoid shocking on lookers, and then the delicacy should be bitten off ad lib. The chin may be wiped dry with the handkerchief later. To choose a watermelon, go to a small town and wait on the main street until a freckled boy drives in on a wagon load of the dainties. Thump the largest one, and if it re sponds with a solidly hollow plunk, pay the boy his quarter, seek a se cluded spot, break the melon on a fence post and let nature take its course. Singer and Actor, Values Doan's Kid ney Pills. ' . ' Mr. Jarvls, who is one of America's leading baritones, played the part of the "Old-Grad" In the Fair Co-Ed Company with Elsie JanlB. He writes: "For a long time I was troubled with backache. I con sulted some ot the, most prominent phy sicians with unsatis factory results. I was advised to' try Doan's Kidney Pills, and felt benefited soon after begin ning to take them. Continued use cured me completely. I cheerfully recommend them to any one suffering With kidney trouble." Remember the name Doan's. For sale by all dealerc. 60 cents a box. Foster-MIlbura Co, Buffalo, N. Y. was? All the Difference. , The professor was delivering an elo quent address on cruelty to animals, and to Illustrate bow a little Judicious forethought would eliminate to a great extent tire sufferings that even small insects are subject to, said: "As I was coming through the hah tonight I saw a bald-headed gentleman very harshly treat a little Innocent house-fly which bad alighted on bis bead. "Now, if there was any Justification for such bad temper, I would be quit Justified in indulging In It at the pres ent moment, for a fly has just alighted on the back of my head. I can't see it, but I cap feel It ' "Possibly somo of you can see It now; It Is on the top of my head. Now if Is coming down' my brow; now it is coming on to my G-r-r-eat pyramids of Kgypt, it's a wasp!" How Lightning Splits Trees. . Lightning makes trees explode, like overcharged boilers. The flame of the lightning does not burn them up, nor does the electric flash split them like an ax. The bolt flows through Into all the damp interstices of the trunk and Into the hollows unlv its bark. All tho moisture at once Is turned into steam, which by Its Immediate explo sion rips open the tree. For centuries this simple theory puzzlod scientists, but they have got it right at last Tit for Tat. , "Miss BIngs," stammered the young man, "I called on you last night did I not?" "What an odd question! Of course, you did." "W w-wcll, I just wanted to say that If I proposed to you I was drunk." "To ease your mind, I will say that If I accepted you I was crazy." Judge. Points of View. Venus was rising from .the sea. "What a vision!" cried the men on the beach. "What a horrid bathing suit! echoed the women, enviously. Chi cago News. Get a Move On. The Loafer Alas! my ship doesnt come In. The Real Man Then get a move on and help some other fellow unload his. It takes a strong-minded spinster to believe that the reason men don't pro pose to her is that she never give them a chance. . , ! Changed Her Mind. "Do you wish to break our engage-1 inent?" he asked, bitterly. - , "I do; I feel that you do not ap preciate me as you should," she re-1 spouded. . "Then I shall sue you for breach of promise, for a hundred thousand dol lars' damages!" t With a cry of delight the fair young thing threw herself Into his arms. "Forgive me, George," she mur mured. "I was mistaken. If you think my affection is worth that much to you, I am yours." No Prentice Hand. "How long has Mr. Flldge been writ ing humor?" "O, he must be an old stager." 1 "But he seems so young." "I know that, but at the banquet to thtt humorists he made a speech aiid In It he nver once said anything about frying aside the cap and bells for tho time being." , . There Are Reasons Why so many people have ready -.at - hand a package of Post Toasties The DISTINCTIVE FLAVOUR delights the palate. 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