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ATMOSPHERIC CHANGES. What It M??n? In Air Pr?Mur? Whtn the Barometer Fall*. It is not on tun oinmoii iii ctr lain seasons of tin* year lor the ba remoter to tddft ail ln< h within twen ty-four bourn Sometimes the change is oven gmjjor KOW ^wrxons have nny Idea what tremendous changes In ill. atmosphere art- Indh alcd bv Mtrh ii rise or foil In tlu* mercury rolumu. A ruble im li or" ineivury wrighs half a pound. When the tuercury falls an ln?'|) n weight of one ion Is removed from oy^ry 4.000 square inches of surface/ Thla la a tun for every area 0V( ami a quarter iWl square. if your house. for instance, |* 'J5 by -10 feet, with All area til* l.tHK) square feet, n load of alaqit thirty six tons Ik lift ad from the roof every time the ha- , roineirr shows an ln< Ii fall Unit Is. a thirty-six ton loud would be lifted If | lie house were air tight. But as- air presses li?* every direction tbare |h mm much of a push upward against the roof from helnw as there Is of a push downward from a hove, So t be roof actually feels no effect from iho re moval of this lieilvy load In the same way a man of average tdj?e would lie relieved of a weight of about a ton and a half if there wore no air chambers In the human body. It has bean floured that a fall of an inch in the barometer over a territory -HK) miles square removes a weight from the surface of the earth of 100. OOO.UOO.OOO tons. If lids were Jonded on freight cars, twenty tons to the car, and thirty curs to t lie train, more than 200.000,<k)0 trains ,, would lie required to move It. if eacli train were GOO feet long they would stretch out In a line more than 2f> .000.000 miles long. The only * noise that accompanies this great transportation fent Is made by the wind, that does considerable roaring In the course of such violent atmospheric changes ? Kansas City Star LILIES OF THE BIBLE. They Are Wind Flowers, as No True Lilies Grow In the Holy Land. It is a com too n belief, even ambng well ill formed people, that tho word "lily" as used in (he sacred "text means a real Illy In the modern sense of the word! This, however, is not the rase No real Illy growa or over grew with lti the confines of the Holy Land. The white lily (Lllium candldutn), which is often mistaken . for tho plant qf Scrip ture, is not a native of Pales||ne. nor can it ho made to grow th6ro, even In cultivation, without great care. It .is commonly conceded " that the plant Christ saw about him during the Sermon on (he Mount \was the same plant which .in early spring Is still found in great abundance in tho val leys "of that country? namely, the ori ental wind flower (Anemone coronaria). The tint of its blossoms fs from blood red to crimson, and It is called wind flower, not. as commonly supposed, be cause (he slender stemmed blossoms sway in the breeze, hut because the hairy seeds of softie species are carried and propagated by the wind. The fact that Christ used the word "lily" when a wind (lower or. anemone was meant need not surprise us. for the word wiis used as the people of his day used it. And all the ancient peo ples, .oven the Greeks. ' employed the word lllium or lirlon or krlnon when referring to any plant with a cuplike flower. Even tod^ay, when scientists speak of onnijrnop plants, they mention "water iUles," "lilies of the valley." etc., although they know full well that these plants are not real lilies nor even closely related to them. ? Balti more American. Brookfield Wrote With Either Hand. Among the many accomplishments possessed by Charles Brookfield was Hie exceedingly useful art of being aide to write with either hand. This he owed to the early training of his mother, who when the future dramatic censor was a baby fell a victim to writers' cramp. She thereupon learn od to write with the left hand and soon became proficient. ? In 1864 Mrs. Brook fleld published her first novel, which she claimed to haye written through out with her left hand. As soon as her children could use a pen they were taught to hold It in either hand Indif ferently, and this early training served Gharles Brookfield in good stead when he became a prolific author.? London Graphic. v " , The Other W my. Mrs. Sourspite ? When I gave you Uiat solemn warnisg / against marry ing I said that some day yeu would nog rot 1L That time will come, mark wy words. Mrs. Newed? That time hns come. Mrs. Sourspite tgleeftrtlyH I thought so, Then regret ( your warriaget Mrs. Newed? Oh, no. I re gret the warning you gavs me. It kept me 'from marrying for nearly a year? Pock. Strictly Buainess. "lie's running his business on strict ly common sense lines." ' "In what way?" "Well, for Instance, he says he won't Mre a man who comes from Nsfw York unless he also knows somethltSr."? De troit Free Press. ' *"? ( V - 0 Inconsistent. Poet? You said the other day In your paper that poverty is not ft crime. Ed itor?Weil? Poet? And yet you de cline my versos simply because you ?ay they ate "poor.? Puck. Qualified His Opinion. "1 say, caddie, did yon ever see a worse golf player than. I?" < "No, hot then, sir, I'm onlJTVbeen oaddylng for forir years." ? Detroit , Free Press. ? " - 'V r " ^ HUMAN PERVERSITY. HQW simple It would be ' To keep from sinful way* If aotliiu wickedly Untitled on to prnUeJ ' How easily wo in.lKlit 1'ursui' the righteous course If w u Iii ilohitf right Wofe. troubled by Nnioiit! * JIow #*>w of us would cfcro To ?(> tin. wicked way ' Pi find It brltfhu If there Wfiu not u prion i pay! How soon tlufv who |nv? fclrayed Would turn itwuy from vice )f vli tUI could ? mud* To yotu u hwuvy prico! How k lad wo all would be To do tho thllltfii wo should If HlnniMK paid and wo *. Wero' iuxtMl r<ir .bchuf yoodV -C'IiIi'uko Itooord- Here lo. Real Sport. "Yes," said tilt' uioyk looking man. 'I've no doubt you're ' had sonic gi'eaj uniting experience* In your travels i broad." ,"I tin vu indeed." * "Mou hunting' ? "Yes " r "And bear hunting"-^ "Of conrso " "Well, you just come rou.nd and let u?y wife take you house hunting and bargain hunting with i'ter. Then you'll begin to know wlmt real excitement is"? Pittsburgh Press. Made Himself Famous, Reginald *le Itaehun. profligate son of a millionaire soaprfiaker. sut up In ; bed and moaned for water, ? "This Is the end ,Dy social ca reer." he muttered. "I drunk too much last night at the ball and utaggered Into everybody." . " 'Ardly. sir. 'ardlj',** murmured his valet apologetically. "Every one's praising you for hluve^lng a new dance."? Brooklyn I.lfe. The Reason. "Do licniiy lias a wonderful ad/nlra-l lion for that boy of his" "Yes; t ho' youngster actually talksl back to his mother.1"? St. Louis Globe- [ DetnocVftt. ' " r ' V ' ' Unreasonable. A man entered a store and bought three cigars and lighted one. "My, this is a rotten cigar!" he ex claimed. "Say. man. what n re you complain ing about?'' replied the dealer. "You have only three of those cigars and I have 1.000 Be reasonable."? Kansas i City Star. *7T" T > Choirs Invincible. She (Whispering In church)? Listen! tsu't it too ridiculous? The choir is chanting. "Shall We Know .One An other Over There?". He? What's funny about that? She ? They tire all so jealous of one another even the pastor can't bring them to speaking terms.? St Louis Re public. Anything to -Plta.se. . "What's the baby crying for now?" asked the head of the bouse from the depth of his paper. "He wants his own way." answered J the mpther. "Well. If it's his." said the absent minded man, "why don't yon let hitn| have it?"? Punch. Tush! "johuny," said tbe teacher, "whatl are you looking at behind .-your book? You've been gazing at it %r half an hour, j It must Jj* very fttaorbinfp"*. "Yes'm/" ilpfcpilwl^.lobhny; "It's sponge. "'-?Sp, vPost-t)tsVn tch. ' Tit For Tat. ~ - Husband? Top can pat this down ns| settled? If I ever get out of it yon will never catch me in matrimony again. Wife^-You won't If yon depend on me for reference.? Philadelphia Public Ledger. ? PhiloeopHy. "Yon iQVe life, don't you?" ? "I confess I do." "But you can't stay eternally young." I "Well, I'll be satisfied to remain cter- ! nally old."? L'lllustratlon (Parlrf). Mre. Twiokembury. "Yes." said Mrs. Twlckenborir, "Ij had a dreadful fall on the consecrated sidewalk in front of the fchurcb. Why. I was unconscientious for two whole] hours."? Christian Register. Hie Time. "When does your husband find time to do all bis reading?" ' "Usually when I want tr tell him something Important"? Detroit Free. Press. One Kin*!. VI love the noises of the woods." "Then I suppose yon l!k?r the bark of the df?iitvo.*?lT'? Baltimore American. NO 8ciaoti?U In Burglary. "Hcientiflc burglary absolutely d<&'* not exist," says M Xavlor (iulcluird, one of the f?n f 1 1 1 < ? }. t dotcfiue authoil tics of I'iuii*. And nw^ay lit one swoop t)J dill' i I I u'.ll \ lil.illf- t tit* walkin wonder of hattschivukim.' ? uvid safe < j.' > ii ... i \\ it,, c jx .t\iMllo;:-> equipment n w !?!:/. v ih, to . i up of dlnury boll , and law's. Alottq with I In* ificntlfj ? I ? 1 1 : . t : t ^ \vi? i:i;i) P 'a e in t lie all vy oi the juyiiexistunt 1 1?> J s< >i i ; 1 1 lii;;!t\vsyii',i i. t !ti-. ; .??!! . lell ia II hill' j If III I', tho A W'lic I. ill )i> ?. attd nil Hich i illlHH of K'll illlt, III loiliili?bU> oiTeiidot's, J "WJuit people do luil routine," ,M. (iuichard continues, thin burglars belong to no inferior (.undo of human ? Itv n nd are very seldom intelligent.", I'litin fart* of r?y. urd have a)iu'\vn over and over that h ? iiroor of crUuc docs not | my, Nov docs it appeal to till' Intellect, A llliill wltll brains eudu?h to b.t a ftoieuilllo burglar would nuLkc an tuistor and bettee living" with out risks in some honest I1nt?. As t;or tho romance of crime. ii exists only in hooks, tind tiie nuiii who writes about it knowti bettor than to nook it through experience,- Now York World, A V/ay to Woo 8lcc,>. Tho following method is described as out' which is almost certain to woo slumber with success: On golm? to liod you assume a comfortable alti tude In which every muscle Is relaxed, but not tiie attitude in which you are accustomed to fho to sleep, though something ro^'nibllng it. KVery nioyo. inent, eoutfhlng. "yawning, is strictly repressed, especially tiie desii'e to turn over. ' The .same attitude is maintained without change, constantly resisting the longing to move dr turn over, As a rule, hy the end of fifteen or twenty minutes of this persistent main tenance of the same attitude you will find yourself growing very drowsy, and, then, just as" the dosjre to turn over becomes absolutely uiicontrollahle, you turn with the least possible eftort and assume tho position in which you ha bitually go to sleep, and natural sleep follows at once. This method. It is claimed, seldom fails and should be given a thorough trial, at least before resorting to a drug to iJring sleep. Queer Taxes Abroad. There are some queer 'taxes Imposed ill some of the countries .of the old world. ?> In Sorvla vanity is taxed, a 44) per. , cent tax on wigs, oh rouge and on pads and hustles. Bachelors are heavily taxed In sev eral countries, hut spinsters every where escape this impost. t Matrimony is taxed lu China, and tho older the bridegroom Is than tho bride the- greater I lie tax levied, on him. It is the wise Chinese theory that when an old man gets a young- Wife lie is necessarily a rich old man and 'one well able to stand a heavy tax. In Italy salt is taxed. Matches are taxed in France. These tilings yield an ojioVrtious revenue, and the. tax Is very little felt. Germany taxes music. If you play the piano you must pay 'a tax, and If yon siller you are taxed agaiy. Semiprecious Metals. It appears fnfm recent zoological survey publications that the "semi precious" metals are copper, lead and zinc. Where onlekaUvcr and tin get off on this classification we are not In formed^ .Aluminium- also* sometimes igjills higher than the three first men tioned v and antimony for more than lead and zinc. These are probably the quasi precious metajs. When we were , younger the metals were classed as precious and common, we belleveV Now probably iron Is alone in the "com mon" category. What is the use any way?If there are no privates in an army what is the joy in being a jjor poral, and why "semiprecious0 if there is going to l>e only iron besides?? En gineering^ and Mining Journal. Woefully Mistaken. "I suppose," fjald the new saleswom an, "that you want a suit that will make .you look attractive to your hus band?" ? "Attractive to my husband!" echoed the shopper. "I should say not. He wouldn't know. If I wore a suit ten yearsflold. What I want is something that will make my next doot neighbor turn a pale pink green with envy.M? Buffalo Express. \L Ingenuous Daughter. "What is it j'our husband want* jto see me about, Delia?" asked Mrs. Burr rough's father. "Why, father," said Delia, "I think he wanted to borrow a couple of hun dred dollars from you. He's fio anx ious to get out of debt."? Lippincott's. Comica'a Forest*. The forests of Corsica, the little la land upon which Napoleon Bonaparte was born, are managed by the French government.-' They produce' lumber, firewood turpentine* and all parts of the yarrows trees are far more close ly utilized than in America. Too Wabbly. It sometimes happens that when a man arrives home at 2 a. m. and his wife commands him to go straight up stairs tombed she is attempting the im possible.? Chicago News. Up to Dats. Old Fashioned Individual? Well, lit tle man, bxilldlng a castle? Up to Dato Infant? Nope. This Is a hotel; there's no money In eafltles.~-Harper's Maga zine. What Money Can't Buy. Money will buy ft. lot of things, btft It can't buy vhe loyalty of a dog or the friendship of a baby.? Cincinnati Enquirer. TO MR. BUSINESS MAN IS there anything about your business which if other people knew would induce them to , patronize you? If you say "Yes," then say that calls for the use of printer's ink. Of course we will admit that a number of people already know these facts about you, but sup pose' more khew them! Couldn't you serve more people without adding much, if anything, to your expense? , If you say "Yes," we say that condition calls for printer's ink. It's our job to help a business man stretch himself? multiply himself ? to help him carry his message to thoseswho should have it. This means the use of printer's ink. We hereby offer you our , services, our experience in printing, our facil ities for printing, our ideas as to good printing, and if you will give us a chance - to serve you, we'll make your business bigger. No miracle about this ? just the sensible application of printers ink. Can't We Serve You ? ? ? 1