The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, August 24, 1910, Image 6
I THE GUEST.
My daddy is a 'feasor at a big, big 'cademv,
? And he has Rot a picture-book of stars,
T. called 'stronomy.
jS But, oh, you ought to hear him talk to
? j me and brother Jack
i ! *Bout all the funny folks who live up in
r the Sody .^ck.
I don't know what the Sodys do,
And never saw an Ack, did you?
My dady has a telescope that pokes up
through the trees.
He let me see the Ram one night, the one
with Golden Fleas,
And pointed out the Fishes in the Pie
Seas of the sky.
I couldn't find the Fishes, so I tried to
find the Pie,
And found it, too. all by myself.
On Aunt Lucinda's pantry shelf!
?Harrold Skinner, in Woman's Home
Companion.
1 I EVEN UNTO THE j
i VALLEY OF SHADOWS, j
| By Hrs. Mary Louise Bozzeli. ft
" ?<5i5HSH5E5H5HSHSESHSH5HSEi$>
"Search, if you will, the wide world
through?
You'll find no love like the mother
love.
And never a heart so true!"
The song died aw&y under the clatter
of dishes in the rough hostelry of
the mining town. But into the throat
of the boy outside, it had brought a
gripping ache; an irrepressible longing
to go to the lonely woman in the
BOlltary cabin up among the frowning
kills.
A week ago, while searching the
| woods lor a strayed neirer, ne naa
been suddenly confronted by a stranger,
who, tossing him the bridle of a
panting horse, had thrust a pistol
Into his face with a savage injunction
to take the animal and "clear out!"
before disappearing. Too frightened
to refuse, he had barely slipped the
bridle over his arm when a howling
mob appeared over a distant ridge?
and their enraged yells of: "There he
Is! Shoot the thief!" told him all.
The horse had been stolen and these
men took him for the thief! And in
Goldfleld horse thieves were given
short shrift.
For an instant he stood staring?
r?r?Kr roniamhr^npo nf tho U W
ful sight he had once stumbled upon
In the silent forest, where self-constituted
dispensers of justice had left
their victim dangling in gruesome inertness
from a creaking branch!
1 A bullet whistled overhead ? he
V - ducked, and with a stinging blow sent
the horse snorting into the brush,
then darted away in an opposite di'rection.
But now, after a week of
iBtarving days and hideous nights, and
with only the darkness to shield him
from his pursuers, he was going to
risk almost inevitable capture by going
home.
And so, as the night shadows fled
before the flushing dawn, the watcher
. In her mountain home heard a faintly
breathed: "Mother!"
Her heart leaped to the call, her
r , fingers flew to the fastenings of the
door; then her arms held her boy?
half starved and shaking with cold.
He panted out his story, clinging
to her piteously. Choking back her
tears she half led, half carried him to
the-ioft above, coaxing him to rest on
the ruda bed.. She fed him?bathed
his drawn face, his swollen feet,
quieting his fears with comforting
words, and soon, under her soothing
voice he fell into the deep sleep of
utter exhaustion. Kneeling, she
rained kisses on his pale face; held
her cheek to his for one lingering
moment, then groped her tear-blinded
way to the room below.
But here her movements 'became
decisive, for with the quick mind of
one early thrown upon her own resources,
she had already decided what
to do. Throwing off her dress she
put on a suit belonging to the sleeping
boy, thrust her feet into a pair of
his boots, pulled his wide brimmed
hat low over her eyes, and went out.
She struck into the trail leading to
the town, assuming a boyish stride.
Save for the scurrying rabbits and
cawing crows she was apparently
alone in the forest, although several
times she thought she saw watching
eyes peering from behind the gray
boulders. But?unmolested, she kept
on her way and at dusk came in sight
of the scattered houses of the town.
Here she dropped down beside the
dusty ribbon of road?wondering if
her plan had worked. She feared she
had failed, everything seemed so
quiet?eveu the Red Lion being to all
appcarnnces without its usual evening
patrons. Perhaps after all?
A heavy hand on her shoulders
brought her to her feet. The silence
was broken by angry mutterings?
the stretch of waste peopled with
shadowy forms pressing aggressively
about her. She swallowed convulsively,
and her captor, mistaking the
motion tor an eitort to speak, growled
brutally:
"No palaver, boy! You're guilty
all right! Clancy, here, saw you running
his horse off! Ain't that right,
Clancy?"
Clancy muttered a gruff confirmation.
"You hear?that settles it! Come
along?we make short work of horse
thieves out here!"
She was hustled under a tree?her
hands tied?a rope slip-noosed around
her neck. As the rope's end>swished
upward to encircle a stout branch a
quivering shudder shook her; then
she set her teeth determinedly?no
weakness on her part should show
them their mistake. It would soon
be over and?well, her feet were already
treading the thither slope, but
fnr hpr bov life was iust hpsinninsr
So?
A lithe form shot out of the darkness,
a boy's shrill voice screamed:
"Stop?you cowards! You are hanging
a woman! Oh, mother!"
He threw aside the man holding
the rope, catching her as she fell
fainting.
"She left me asleep," he panted,
"and drew you away from the mountain
to save me! She'd have died for
me, too?if I hadn't got here just as
I did! But remember?if this kills
her every one of you look out, you
brutes!"
Shamed into silence they watched
him working frantically ove* the un
| conscious woman, then as she stirred
I feebly some one muttered sullenly:
"Get her home?I'll help ye! But
mind, we ain't through with?"
"Hands up!"
^he sharp command sent every
hand into the air. The newcomer
swung around in front of the huddled
group?smiling down at them ,
sardonically from the back of a powerful
gray horse.
It was Jake Morley, the most notorious
horse thief in the country.
"It ain't the boy you want," he j
jeered. "You want me?and this!
horse I'm riding! Well, we're yours j
?when you catch us!"
He whirled like a flash, and under j
the prick of spurs the gray horse j
thundered out of sight before a single ;
man could draw his weapon.
As the raging crowd scattered in |
futile pursuit the boy cried:
"Mother, why did you do it? Oh,
why did you?"
"Listen!" covering his lips with ^
her hand. ^
And from the Red Lion there drifted
through the darkness:
"Search, if you will, the wide world !
through?
You'll find no love like the mother
love. . b
And never a heart so true!" | 3
"The 'mother love'?that's why!"!**
she whispered.?Boston Post,
LUL'KI (iLUlt'USlUtv axvui iiiv.
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Never at Loss For Good Fishermen to ! ?
Ship With Him. ^
We inland people knowing the sea o
only as a source of amusement or
pleasure, a thing in which to bathe or
on which to sail or as a beautiful
view, often fail to realize that a con- ti
siderable population in the eastern a
part of our State view that magnifi- I t
cent body of water solely with a busi- i c
ness eye. The sea has fish, and from |
the earliest days of the colony the j
fishing industry has been an important
one. . i
Boston and Gloucester are the j T
headquarters of fishing, but the latter j j
city, largely because it is wholly given | j
up to the business, is popularly con- 0
sldered the fishing town of the United e
States. On one day recently eleven a
vessels came into Gloucester with
262,000 pounds of fish, and on the
same day eighteen vessels arrived at
Boston with 1,000,000 pounds. On j
this day. too. ten vessels left Glouces- j
ter for haddock and halibut.
Just now tho interest among the
fishermen is in the mackerel fleet.
Sol Jacobs, the veteran Gloucester |
skipper, several days ago brought into j
Fortress Monroe, Va., the first mack- j
erel of the season and thereby ob- i
tained one of the coveted honors of j
the season. Thir.ty-eight sloops and
schooners are now planning to join
the fleet from Boston and Gloucester.
All summer they will chase the elu- j
sive mackerel up the coast as far as | I
Nova Scotia. j t
Gloucester papers keep a close tab j *!
on the catch that each vessel brings ' y
in, and the captain who gets the . F
greatest amount for the season is j *
"high line" and the fact is prominent- j ^
ly recorded. A skipper who shows up ; ^
well in the list year after year is j a
never at a loss for good fishermen to E
ship with him, and some keep the
same crew year after year.
The fishermen share in the fares.
and to sail with a clever captain, one I
who can find the fish, is financially de- I
sirable. There is much said about the j r
heroism of the fishermen, and they are I a
indeed a courageous lot. But they j e
take their work as do a fire fighter i a
or a policemc.^ or a railroad man, and j s
they .themselves make no claims to d
the qualities given them by their j I
friends. j I
Some are Nova Scotian youths who j
come from Cape Breton farms settled i
by their Scotch ancestors years ago, j
and when the fishing season is over i c
they go back home with more ready t
money in their pockets than they
would see in years if they stuck to q
the farms.?Springfield Republican. t
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Horse Sympathy. \
A chauffeur whose first love is j d
horses even if he is now wedded to J i
an automobile made his appearance j <2
on Seventh avenue on a scorching ! c
afternoon. A string of automobiles r
stood in the shade of a big hotel.
Presently a delivery wagon was
added to the row of vehicles, but the ;
shadows were not wide enough to j,
shelter it, too, and the horse stood | r
panting and trembling in the broiling i j
sun. The driver of the machine that j ^
stood just behind the delivery wagon i
alighted and patted the horse's ' t
sweaty flank. { g
"You poor old fellow," he said, I
"it's a confounded shame, isn't it?" j ?
Then in the absence of the horse's j
driver he undertook to remedy the ^
shame himself. His own machine
was run a little way from its position t
at the curb, the horse was backed T
into the shade and the automobile j g
took its place in the sunshine. It is '
not recorded that thereafter anyone ^
expressed sympathy for the automo- t
bile.?New York Times. P
Lnnch on Wheels. ^
"New to me," said a traveler late- i
ly returnsd from his, first trip in the l
South, "v. as the lunch table on wheels i
that they push alongside the trains e
there for the convenience of passen- c
gers in the cars. We saw one of
these at a station in North Carolina, j
Table, maybe four feet long by two j
feet wide, built rather high and set : t
upon wneexs Dig enougn so tnat tne | c
table could be moved about on them ^
easily. Sort of a two story table j ^
this, tho lower story being practically s
a long, broad shelf underneath, on | a
which they keep supplies from which j j
to replenish the things on sale? ! j
oranges, bananas, sandwiches and so j ^
on. At a station where there is no j t
dining room or where the train i j
doesn't stop long they roll this table j
along at the side of the cars; the j,
table top is high enough for passen- j
gers to reach the things on it from j.
the car windows."?New York Suu. t
t
Sounded Familiar. g
Sunday-School Teacher?"Now tell r
me about Noah and the beasts." t
Tommy?"Aw. that's another of L
them stories the Bront Zoo hands oat I
fer de Monday papers."?New York t
Times. i
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New Linens.
Among" the new linens are those
rith the crepe effects and the wide
iagonal stripes in self tones. Basket
reaves, too, are as popular as they
re effective.
White and Blue.
White upper bodices are worn with
lue, red, pink and apple green linen
kirts, and ecru and bronze upper
odices are worn with brown, tan and
ven black skirts.
Velvet Flowers.
Large velvet flowers, especially
uch blossoms as daisies and other
at-petalled blooms, are chic. Often
hese are in blues or greens instead
f the natural color.
Hatpins.
Hatpins are provided with "progge-points"
often as large and ornate
s the hatpin head itself. Frequently
hey are the same as the head or
orrespond in design.
Fashion's Little Demand.
All that is demanded by fashion is
hat whatever you do shall be done
irell. The very smartest of the
French frocks have an aid of simplicity,
though the simplicity of line is
ften the result of consummate art
,nd is offset by subtlety of material
nd color associations.
Manhattan Shrimps.a5
chafing-dish let me suggi
.2" ? Merritt Farmer, in Won
^ A, J tablespoonful of butter,
OS C i stir until well blended;
C9 I.
?? ring constantly, one-half
? g 'i of a cupful of stewed a:
+1* *" [ tew grains of soda.. Bri]
5 i cupful of finely-cut chees
? Ano_Vi<jlf /?ii r?f 111 a r? f
Cm " k """ ?
S3 ? ; Season to taste with sal
' J just as soon as .the pieces
Jewel Shades.
These jewel shades in rich silken
abrics have not been equaled in anyhing
shown heretofore. Burnt topaz
s a remarkable shade of deep rich
ellow.. Ruby is the deep red cf the
iopular late winter gown. Amethyst
n these soft qualities of wonderful
Iress silk is more pale than purple,
'he turquoise is a heavenly shade
,nd aquamarine is an indescribable
iale green. J
. Black Jewelry In Demand.
Wholesale jewelers of the Maiden
-ane district say that the death of
Cing Edward has caused a notable
evival in this country, as well as
brogd, in the demand for black jewlry,including
jet, black onyx, opals
,nd other stones of dark hues. They
ay that a similar effect followed the
leath of Queen Victoria and of the
'rlnce Consort in the early years of
ler reign.
Golden.
Almost painfully dazzling Is a goldolored
gown wrought with sequins,
>eads and crystal all in gold, the
phole dress being covered with it.
["here is a wonderful salmon-color
hat almost takes the breath away,
,nd there is a so-called emerald .that
vould "kill" the true stone quite
lead. Another sequin is called grass;reen,
but if any meadow were to
Ion such a tint the cows would deline
to enter it, and would certainly
etreat in much confusion.
Spanish Queen's Fancies.
The pretty young Spanish Queen
las inaugurated a new fashion in
nanicuring. She lets the nails grow
onger than the finger tips. They are
ery long and quite rounding. Very
iften they are actually way beyond
he ends of the fingers, so that they
how white and glistening. This is
ne of the new fads. Let the nails
;row very long, but do not cut them
lointed. Let them curve in a lovely
ielicate rounding shape.
It is said that the young Queen
akes milk baths. She has the soft
yhite, Irish skin and, like the pretty
;irls of the Emerald Isle, she takes
nilk baths. She washes her face
laily in milk, skimmed and allowed
o become slightly acid. This <is ap>lied
to skin, after it has been washed
n hot water, and it is allowed to dry
in. It soaks into the skin and when
t has penetrated the pores it is lighty
washed off with cold water. There
s nothing in all the world that whitins
and softens the skin like this
ourse of treatment.?Brooklyn Eagle.
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Difficult Task For Management.
"Shoplifters are one of our most
roublesome worries," said the head
if a big department store the other
lay, "and they are becoming more
lifficult to deal with every day. It is
imple enough when we merely have
, professional. The chances are she
- ?on ci^q cofa fnnf
b rtXU^HUUU US SUUU US Olig A.WV/W
n the store, and one of our women
letectlves is detailed to keep watch
intil she 'catches her with the goods,'
ailing which the unwelcome visitor
s called aside quietly, informed that
ier record is known and asked to
feave. The real trouble comes when
>oaa fide customers yield to the tempation
to picking up a few unconsidired
trifles, or, as has been a conipicuously
favorite trick during the
ecent holiday rush, 'accidentally'
akes up some one else's shopping
>ag or parcel and walks off with it.
f we make any fuss we are liable
o suits for all sorts of damages
or libel and false arrest, and aa a
qJ ( ?~~:p
WOMAN'sl
REALM j
<s>-.
i0%
rule, even when we are morally convinced
the mistake was a part of a
deliberate theft we are glad enough
to let It drop with the recovery of
the property. But you cannot help
having your own opinion when the
same woman is caught making the
same mistake two or three times In a
month or so."
Two Women's Success.
This is a short story, but a true
one. Once upon a time there were
two young women living in a small
town in Ohio, and th&y felt the great
impulse that comes to all young people
to go out inl:o the world and make
a name and reputation for themselves.
So they packed their trunks with the
consent of their parents and came to
New York, one to become an artist
and the other a trained nurse. But
after looking the field over they found
they could make more money in other
ways. So one of them opened a small
tea room. She had an original plan
?such an original plan that in a short
time she had thousands of women
asking for card entitling them to the
privilege of lunching in that tea room.
Shortly after this the second young
woman came to the first and talked
thing3 over, and they packed their
trunks and went to Europe. While
there they visited the notable tea
rooms on the Continent and in th
British Isles. Then they came back
home and opened a tea room togeth
?For those who enjoy using the
sst Manhattan shrimps, says Fannie
aan's Home Companion. Melt one
add one tableBpoonful of flour and
then pour on gradually, while stircupful
of thin cream and one-third
nd strained tomatoes mixed with a
ig to the boiling point and add one
se, one egg slightly beaten, and one
canned shrimps broken In pieces,
t, mustard and cayenne, and serve
of cheese have entirely melted.
er. This was so successful that they
very soon opened another one, and
shortly after that a third and a
fourth, and still people clamored al
their doors.
Then a retail organization heard
about these young women. It went to
them and asked them to open one ol
their famous tea rooms in a store, and
after some consideration the young
women decided they would do it.
These two women are to-day man
aging ims new tea ruuui. it 10 uuc ui
the coolest and most, attractive spots
in New York in which to take lunch,
and'nowhere in the city is the cooking
better or the service more prompt
nor the atmosphere quieter than in
this tea room. Nowhere is a daintier
luncheon served, nowhere is genuine
home cooking better done. They have
brought to bear their feminine taste,
their delightful experience in the Old
World, and their curious American
, power to focus on business, which if
rapidly developing in our better class
of women, in the making of this t.ea
room.?New York Times.
Sheer linens are as good and quite
as correct for the washable guimpe
as are the eyelet embroideries.
A scarlet patent leather belt and a
tie of scarlet worn with a plain white
tailored waist and a white linen skirl
will be one of the season's fads.
Persian silk covered cord put on in
braid patterns is one of the uses of
the many colored silks that are here
this season in such brilliant array.
One of the smartest fixings for the
shirt waist is the Persian trimmed
silk Ascot or bow. There is no end
to the schemes to which it lends itself.
Buttons are made of silver these
days and inlaid with little spots of
bright enamel. Two or three of these
take the place of a dozen of any other
sortClerical
collars?the ones buttoning
at the back, with shaped turnovers
embroidered in white with a
touch of color?are among the popu
lar trifles.
Striped materials, especially in the
popular combination of black and
white, gray and white and blue and
black, come next in favor to the coindotted
fabrics.
Soutache braiding combined with
embroidery, using heavy silk, makes
a more striking garniture than allsilk
embroidery. This is yet a favorit?
decoration.
Wide etamine ribbons, all cotton,
but printed in chic Egyptian and Persian
designs and colorings, are in demand
for scarfs for panama and other
outing hats.
The most popular ribbon rosette i9
made from half-inch double-faced
satin ribbons, made into a number of
knotted groups. Five yards are needed
for each rosette.
T^he Charlotte Corday is fast gainins
in favor in the lace lingerie hats.
Lace is used over a colored silk lining,
and a bunch of flowers or a rose
made of ribbon is the trimming.
A novelty in the binding of hats ig
to take a ribbon about three inches
wide, gather at each edge, and draw
up to fit over the brim edge as wide
on the lower as on the upper side.
Persian and other Oriental effects
are leaders of the moment in ribbon
designs and colorings, and are extremely
effective when combined with
1 plain fabrics or other plain ribbons.
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JAP QUICK AT FIGURES.
?
Using an Abacus, He Beat Bank Clerk
With Ailing Machine.
At a meeting of the Tacoma chapter
of the American Institute of Bank
Clerks the other night a Japanese
clerk, using a "saroban," "put it all
over" a Tacoma bank clerk using a
modern adding machine in casting up
a long column of figures.
The Japanese, with his "saroban,"
did the arithmetical "stunt" in thirty
seconds, while the bank clerk, with
his modern adding machine, took
fifty-four seconds to obtain a total,
and afterward it was found the clerk
or the modern adding machine had
made an error, while the Japawse
with his little abacus or "saroban"
obtained the correct result the first
time. In another test the Japanese
might make an error, as did the bank i
clerk. However, it Is significant that
the Japanese did not err and that he
obtained a correct result far more
quickly, though he used an ancient
arithmetical device.
The Japanese that won the contest
in adding was once a clerk In a bank
at Osaka, Japan. He disclaims being
an expert in adding, and says many
! Japanese are much faster on the "saroban"
than he. The little old fashj
ioned adding machine used by the
Japanese is wnat we cau an auauue.
Years ago in our public school rooms
the abacus used to hang on the wall,
and it was sometimes used in the
study of arithmetic. It is not used
much nowadays, though it would appear
from the speed and accuracy of
the Japanese that it might be employed
with good results.
The abacus in use in China is
j known as the swan pan. The Chinese
I are also rapid calculators. The abacus
is a very simple device when compared
with the modern adding machine.
It is probable that it requires
more practice and more arithmetical
ability to get correct results from an
abacus than are required with the
modern adding machine.
The abacus is very ancient. It was
used by the Egyptians and Greeks in
a form similar to that now used in
Japan, China, Arabia and Russia. The
word is traced through the Greek to a
word meaning "dust." It is said that
dust was spread upon board and that
numerals were inscribed in the dust.
In early times the Greeks used
such a board, and it is supposed that
geometry as well as arithmetic was
tauj^t with the use of that kind of an
abacus. Later an abacus was developed
in which beads slid on wire or in
grooves, the beads having a value de
J' nnliimn TMq WRS
I pending upuu tutULUU. . ?.w
probably like the abacus now used in I
Japan and China. The word "calculate"
is traced to a Greek word mean*
ing pebble. It is supposed that pebbles
were used in the early abacus.
The victory of the Tacoma Japanese
with his "saroban" over one of
our bank clerks with a modern adding
machine is not an exceptional instance.
A few months ago, when the
Japanese commercial commissioners
I visited the United States, a contest
was held in which a Japanese came
out ahead in a calculation contest in
which he used an abacus.?Tacoma
Ledger.
.
? A Hard Heart.
An itinerant preacher preached to
I a cowboy audience on the "Prodigal
Son." He described the foolish prodi
igal's extravagance and dissipation?
he described his penury and his huskeating
with the swine In the sty; he
described his return, his father's loving
welcome, the rejoicing and the
preparation of the fatted calf.
The preacher in his discourse noticed
a cowboy staring at him very
hard. He thought he had made a
-* -J -a?onmhnv
convert, ana auuiesomg ws .. ?
personally, he said from the pulpit:
"My dear friend, what would tyou
have done if you had had a prodigal
son returning home like that?"
"Me?" said the cowboy, promptly
and fiercely, "I'd have shot the boy
and raised the calf."?Detroit Free j
Press.
Cutting Sarcasm.
"Mother's compliments," said a I
youngster to a butcher who keeps a I
shop in a busy, suburban thorough- j
I fare, "and she's sent me to show you !
j the big bone brought with the piece J
j of beef this morning."
"Tell your mother next time I kills j
a bullock without bones in it I'll I
make her a present of a joint," said
the man of meat, with a grin.
"Mother's compliments," continued
the boy, "and she says next time you
find a bit of sirloin with a shoulder
of mutton bone in it she'd like to
I nrViolo r>nrr>?ss as a CuHoSity."
?Philadelphia Inquirer.
Dr. Flexner on Whiskers.
Dr. Simon Flexner, chief of the
Rockefeller Institute, referred, at a
dinner in Philadelphia, to the increasing
number of clean-shaven doctors.
"It is cleaner, safer, to be clean
shaven," he said. "Certainly, as fat
as physicians are concerned, there i
was more truth than poetry in the dia-1
logue of the two little boys on the
street corner.
" 'Don't you hate to have your face
washed?' said the first little boy.
"'Oh, don't I, though!' the other
answered. 'You bet, when I grow up
I'll wear full whiskers.'" ? Detroit
Free Press.
The Farmer's Feast.
A farmer who was taking his first j
Ions trip on a railroad train found i
himself getting hungry. The train j
boy came through and, after some ef- |
fort, sold the farmer three bananas j
for ten cents.
The farmer peeled the bananas. ,
? ^ ? ?=? 1 Vv/* I
tlirew away me, lruit auu ate mo
skins.
Presently the boyenmo back. "Want
some more bananas?" lie asked.
"No, I guess not."
"Why, wasn't they good?"
"Oh, good's common, suppose: but j
they's too blamed much cob about !
them."?Saturday Evening Post
A. Softened Expression.
"Father." said the small boy, "what
is a 'euphemism'?"
"It is something, my son, that enables
a man to say he is a free lance
instead of admitting that be is out (4
a job."?Washington Star.
All starlings have a very peculiar
formation at the extremity of the
tongue, which gives the appearance
of a piece having been nipped out of
it. This fact gave rise to the mistaken
idea that a starling's tongue
must be cut before it can be taught
to speak.?Scientific American.
It is reported that the Lehigh Valley
Railroad will soon put in service
a dining car which is practically
germ-proof. The usual ginger-bread
carvings, moldings and hangings will
be dispensed with. The woodwork
will be of smooth finished mahogany,
so that a microbe, according to the
superintendent of the road, "would
slip off and break its neck."?Scientific
American.
The War Department has considered
the advisability of immunizing
soldiers against typhoid fever by vaccination.
It has decided that inoculation
as a preventive against typhoid
has been so thoroughly demonstrated
in foreign countries and its efficacy
so well established that the vaccination
method is to be adopted in the
United States army. ? Scientific
American.
Cornish miners of half a century
ago sought for what are known as
simple ores and threw aside the complex
ones as refractory. Ia this way
they found uranium ore and sent it
to the smelters as "black copper,"
only to have it returned to them ae
rubbish, and so some 40,000 tons of
ore containing perhaps ten per cent,
of pitchblende estimated to be worth
$2.60 a pound, has been found
dumped at the, head of the Wheal
Trenwith mine near St. Ives.?Scientific
American.
The use of the telephone for train
dispatching on electric roads is becoming
very common. The various
systems employed were discussed in
a recent paper by Frank W. Fowle.
The relative advantage of stationary
and portable telephone sets was considered,
with the arguments favoring
the former. The objection to the latter
being that at night it is difficult
tn mniro thft connection with the wires
by means of the so-called "flshpole,"
without coming in contact with line
wires.?Scientific American.
A prize offered by a German society
of manufacturing chemists for
a method of removing arseniureted
hydrogen from crude hydrogen gas
has been awarded to O. Wentzki for
the following process: The impure
hydrogen is caused to flow through a
cylinder filled with a mixture of two
parts of dry chloride of lime and
one part of moist sand or any similar
inert material. The cylinder should
be vertical and the gas should be
admitted at the bottom, immediately
above which it is advisable to place a
piece of fine wire netting. The cylinder
should have about one-third the
capacity of the hydrogen generator.
>?Scientific American.
JUDGE BREWER'S TALE 5
S ON TOLERANCE. 5
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The late Justice Brewer was noted
for his tolerant and broad minded
views. A Washington diplomat rer.ollnrJ
*ViQ nfhor rinv ? storv told by
Justice Brewer in illustration of the
need for tolerance.
"We should respect the views of
others"?so the story ran?"for morality
itself is only a matter of~ environment.
"A missionary in the South Seas
was distressed because his dusky parishioners
were nude. He decided tc
try delicately to get them to wear at
least a little clothing, and to this end
he left a great many pieces of scarlet
and green and yellow calico lying
I about his hut.
; "An elderly dame called one afteri
noon for spiritual advice. The missionary
noted how enviously her eyes
^ rested on the calico, and he took up
a two yard piece of the yellow, saying:
" 'I'll give you this if you'll weai
it.'
"The female draped the calico
about her like a skirt and departed ir
great glee.
"But the next day, nude, as before,
she returned with the fabric undei
her arm. Handing it sadly to the
missionary, she said:
" 'Me no can wear it, missy. Mf
too shy.' "?Washington Post.
Eureka.
Eureka, or, rather, Heureka, is the
exclamation of Archimedes, the Syracusan
philosopher, when he found oul
how to test the purity of Hiero's
crown.
The tale is that Hiero suspected
that a craftsman to whom he had given
a certain weight of gold to make
into a crown had alloyed the metal,
and he asked Archimedes to ascertaiD
if his suspicion was well founded. The
philosopher, getting into his bath, observed
that the water ran over, and
it flashed into his mind that his body
displaced its own bulk in water. Now,
suppose Hiero gave the goldsmith one
pound of pure gold, and the crown
weighed one pound, it is manifest
that if the crown were pure gold both
ought to displace the same quantity
of water; but they did not do so, and
therefore the gold had been tampered
with. Archimedes next immersed
in water one pound cf silver, and the
difference of water displaced soon
eave the cluc to the amount of alloy
introduced by the artificer.?New
York American.
Bacteria.
Not long since it was announced
that Regnault had discovered bacteria
in coal. Continuing his researches
he found evidence that bacteria were
probably coeval with the first appearance
of organic life on the earth.
They attacked vegetable tissues, as
well as the bones and teeth of animals,
but as a rule they belonged to
species distinct from the bacteria of
to-day.?Philadelphia Record.
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barristers to give them a stern, Judicial
appearance, and no one can say
that it fails in this respect. The cus-i
torn was originated by a French
j judge in the seventeenth . century
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The Dentist's Joke. H
At a recent dinner of the Authors' r Em
club In London to Mr. Owen Seaman, H
the editor of PunCh, Mr. Walter H
Emanuel, another member of the s&ff H
of Punch, referred to the fact that tile flg
man with the largest sense of humor - 9
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ciety would be if everybody followed
that advice! SHs
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fact chairman. "We're not blamin'
you. You done the best you could." hHB
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loyally.?David Starr Jordan,
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