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irC-WI THAT SUL^' Monona Pudlca I.Voops Its ' U?**ta ami Then Fohls Them Up W.ion Mutt grtftT Tli it pot plant lays cltUm to no distinc tive beauty, but possess^ such queer, u.u- resting i.;ti>iis, that u i* ntinutive iu have Rowing ludoora In winter. The carious (liiUK about it is that by -iilkinu In ti marked maimer it makes luiown Its resentment at belni; u.s turbed or uiolettedv it oiie leuf-tlp is touched, the petiole, or foot stock of ihe leaf connecting the bindo witft tne iftein, Uroppi <J,,w,lwu?'d ^md the tin.v leaflets, of which the whole leaf is composed, fold up one after the other, and soon the- next leaf follows the ac tion Of the tlrst, and 80 on. until the einlre plant takes on a most sulleu, gloomy. Imposed-upon attitude. A spell of tly? "sulks'* may be brought on' by a gentle shaking of the main atalk or by holding u lighted match some distance beneath the leaf tips. A shower of rain. too. will cause the leaves to fold up in a few secondh and at nightfall tills Qtleer plant sulks in a determined way, remaining fold ed all night long, to open only wltb the next morning's sunlight. llotanlsts are unable thoroughly to understand the movements of this queer plnht. The very young, tender specimen* are extremely sensitive and move more quickly than older ones, llotanleally. It Is Mimosa pudlca. com monly known as the sensitive plant. It may be found In most florists' estab lishments, growing In pots, quite con* venient to be carried home to one's own window garden. If one prefers to grow the plants from seed, tliey should he planted n quarter of an Inch deep in well-pulverized soil, and placed In a sunny window. The plants will grow from one to two feet tall ; tlie leaves wl^ , be delicate green, and. eventually, < flowers, fluffy balls of pinkish lavender, will bloom. Giajit Parrot of the Rockies. ? Science now knows that there once lived in the Kocky mountains a giant parrot, with n massive beak and a raucous Voice, which might have, Hounded like a megaphone for mil63 through the ancient marshes of pre historic America. The bird stood seven feet tall, and Its huge head was two and a half feet long. Of this there is no question. One nearly com plete skeleton exists, and* fragments of others, Including skulls have been dug up. Perhaps 3,000,000 years have elapsed since this mighty fowl trod the earth. Although so mighty, the giant pnrrot was neither so big nor so formidable as another great bird whose remains have recently been dug up In Patagonia. The latter was a cursorial (running) bird of prey, a monster of the heron family. In fact, It was by far the biggest bird of prey that ever lived, and probably attacked . -with success large-sired animal*. This remarkable fowl, says one authority, bad a head bigger than that of a horse, with a huge beak as shrirp as a pick. It stood eight feet high on Its sharp eltiwed feet. Ita n^ck was as thick as a horse's neck, "and Its limbs very mas sive. Like the giant parrot, It had wings too small to be of any use for flight. * . Love's A wakenlngi Dear Sir ? lam too excited for words. I hnve Just experienced all the joys of having a pretty girl flirt with me. I found my chest expanded, my shoulders back, my head up and, roost grntlfylng of all, my repeatedly condemned con ceit for the moment justified. Ah, what a tonic I '^was in an elevator In the Insurance Exchange. I was alone In the car (pardoning the operator) when she en tered ? not too tall ? not too short ? a blue-eyed blonde ? young and lithesome. Do you wonder ray heart skipped a beat? And then she looked toward me and smiled, while one coy hand brushed from dimpled cheek an Imaginary silk en strand of the spun gold that was her crowning glory. Skeptical as ever, I hastily brought my right heel down heavily, upon my left foot's pet corn and found I was awake. She was still smiling, and slowly I beamed upon her . . . my skepticism vanished. A frown replaced the smile as the owner's fairy knuckles caressed my cheek . . . and my Fkepticlem re turned as I spat out three teeth. . . .' How was I to know there was a mir ror back of me? ? S4n Nix. Who Was First Printer? A New York collector recently bought a rare copy of the Bible, known as the Gutenberg Bible, the first book printed from movable type. He paid $e0,000 ; for U. Now this claim of being the j first book printed from movable type j has heen disputed by the Hollanders. The Germans claim Gutenberg invent ed the art of printing, but In the flower J city of Ilaurlem, Holland, there stands | '?n the Groote Markt a statue of Lau rens Koster. another inventor of the art of printing. Tt Is qulfe possible t Tin t two different men hit upon the Idea at the same time, but then the Chinese could print ten centuries before the birth of Christ. Ancients Had Speed Boats. Folks In Klnn Tut'8 time were not so slow. Carl Mirman, In cataloguing the ship model* In his departiiM-m of the Smithsonian Instltntlop, points out that Kjjyptlans built boat hnlls of the correct form for speed rtesrjy 4.000 yer?rs t?*?fore modern scientific de#fgn em. arrived si the same conclusions Vfktng* had I he right iMT-iflO Mala.* irUte* l>?<) fh# fr*vo iHtr theory of contraction down tv perfection when AstrkMi sal* boau wars liuumc T.i\ Kv due t ion. In connection wiih the effect of thw nciviux reduction bill, which was by the president M onda \\; ?m the tyiUuu-* >q.uv for. income tux nnd With apecitU reft fehco to the June 15 payment, Major John 1?\ Jones,, col lector of internal revenue, has issued tho following abatement:. "if at the time yon filed your federal income Ux return you paid three-fourths of the amount of tax reported on fur tin pay incut then on will lie do ?. it ul the tlrnt wtuw Xvtfsnivdohe half of the amouitt of the tux re ported wns paid no payment wfll bo due until September ift. If at the tune . return was fjlod you paid only 1 ? u !'t 1 1 of th$ amounl report cd <iu* you mil . i pay on or before June 16 oru'-half of lh<> amount paid by yuu whtm you filed your ivium. \w other words* if > "u i iciuiii showfvl a lax mu> uT $100 and wHTcTl upon filing you paid $25, you will bo duo on or before June 1 ft $12,50 instead of $2.">, the original amount duo lmv? inn1 boon reduced by t,hi? revenue bill to $ 7 ff and tin- first payment of $25 plus the payment on Juno 15 of $12.50 will make one-half of the i total tux due. Tfau main point to l>t* I 'borne, in mind i,^ (hat one-half of the | total ta\ dui' iroin yon this \ >.n must have b^en paid on or before i June 15." Collector Jones also state I that the matter of refund to those who had paid thoir tax in full upoir submission of return * would be handled promptly. ?In dealing with the KngHah hut jpmKo one is often reminded of tho ch?nu:teW?t ie lOngli^h handwritings jv^t a;i ttii F.nglish lady will write in ? manner thai in. any other .eountry would bo fount \ i n ! y in <i man's hand, in the sft,tm? manficr the language id more nutnly than any other language 1 know,''? Professor .le* per son, U?i \ciMly of ('upi-imagm. BOND OF FRIENDSHIP OFFER In the twist bottle Wherever you go you see the Bond of Friendship that exists for Chero-Cola. Everywhere you see people drinking it from the Twist Bottle. To show how greatly we appreciate this friendship we wish to treat you to a FREE BOTTLE of Chero-Cola. Just clip the coupon below ? present it to any soft drink dealer ? enjoy an ice-cold bottle at our expense.^fothing to sign ? no obligation whatever. Clip the coupon NOW. 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