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DOGS ASSIST LONDON POLICE Well-Tralned Animals Have Been Found of Great Help in Appro. henslon of Criminals. The present wave of crime han given an lIpetus lin (retit Ilitaln to the training of dogs for police purposes. Polce logs were used to assist In bringing the brleaker of laws to justice before the word pollee was ever known. In older days bloodhounds were i1sed on the borders of Scotland lin certain districts infested by murderers and robbers, and a tax was laid on the in htbitants for mailntalning thein; also thero was a law In Scotland that who ever detiled entrance to one of these dogs should be treated as an accessory to the critne. The training of these dogs calls for a large atinount of paitlence, litelligence and resource, fair removed frot the old Idea of dog breaking, which was usual ly to beat the aitini muercllessly Into the observanne of a few set rules. It Is step by step In his dally lessons that a dog gradually heion ies a track er of criinluals by their sieti, pursues escaping prisoners, discovers inissing people, or finds suaspected ones iI con cealment. * Ile learns fearlessly to seize and ripll I down anly aggressor, whet her Ills unas ter or liinself he atntaekld. and to do it with the least possihle da inage, ceIs ing at olie when the eneiny gives In. The hiolattlar coicepti on 4if tihe police dog is :t wilhl, tivnge bruite. whIlh priih aly necoutils for tlie ntipily to his use dispilayeiI in sin ae ( llt lirers, anil It Is well that the pilihic should realize that t he properly t ra I ned dorig is at aill times perfectly tuuler control. ONE THING THEY OVERLOOKED British Military Authorities Forgot the Humble Printer in Desire to Pre serve War Secrets. The tairqtuis of Iliartinion els an pisiie fron the war daiys wlen the spy senre vIas at Its heitlt. nea' iia'ilng to a writer In the( It~nlifaxk Chroulele. Certainl con11i1-111till luforwilnationl that the iillitary nuthor'.h's wai-vol to L:eop allIjutely seciret W.as sent nii1ii1 by trusted courier's In lokid ilislim'ti biiixi's, with iehahorate prnoi'i'it Ion's iif signing and ciouniterslgining .11 cheick Ing every stage. No one I olow the rank of taaor gienral was en trusted wvi IthI tie knowledge. and even these were bound by tremendous iaths of secrecy. After a titue it was fotund that these weighty doctIments. whvIleh were elrteut lated in printed form, were bing set up by ordlintary printers, who were tan der no obligation to preserve secrecy, and. Ii fact, took no preeatutlons what ever against leakage. Ilowever, noth Ing did leak out, but the military man darins, it Is said, shuddered when they realized the risks that had been run. Getting Ready for Channel Tunnel. The gigantic task of moving back the railway station plaitforms through out the Great Northerni systen to al low the passage of continental trains vIhen the ('hann1el tunanaei Is opened has bcean Iegiun, the Iailly Mall Is in fortnild. "The worik of nakling tlie stations to lit the trainis will titke several years," saui ana ollicial. "It naniats that every phttforla In hiothI freight a1ind paissiiger stationts wIll hanvi ti) bei al tereid." Th'le i staunce thnei phttforaias anre he lng se't baclk is two iniches. Th is wvIll allow~ a goodi (lieinaci foir theai iona ttinentail sleeplig ('ars, aind also the large frieiht cars. Th'le '"gauge'' (thle distunece between the rils) iir the ciintinenitatl tralins Is roughaly half ian inch wider thain thae BitI ih staaidia rd, lbuit thle shialin ig oif thec traeaid of thle wheieils miake~s It po. sible tio'r taInus of both IiI ht ish a nd con tiinintl syst ei to rtuni on thle samne trnck wIthout arisk of niochilent. When He Died, He DIed All Over. "Doi ggione!"' rat I J.1esse lashel iirh, chief (examlin(r for thei staite hioaur of accounts, as he readl oine of the letters In bls moall. "I [ere is one."' Thela lett er tol of at mani who had Paid! his dog tax~ to thei tiwntsihip as sessor a iii the anigraiItfulI enur hadi gone anud ieil. Theai idig dieid biifore thle ais sessor had tuarned in his booiks to the cotunty assessorit anid the liuilirer wIshed to knowv~litia whte Iii're was ainy way to get latck the dlog tax. "The crul Inaw,"' Mir. Eschhnih w'illt rep~ly, ''sites thliat tax es aire paid! on '"That'!! riseho a haowl!" lie addedl verbal ly.-Indaiaapodls News. Desert Land and Desert Sea. A portilon of the .hiurney bietween S~ydney'., thle New South Walemis emillit!, arid ltrokent 11111, the mainiig heart of Auastralna, lie's over wat''rli'es hat 'Ounlt ry. Lieuat. Sydnaey I 'ek hes, who hais shaowni the feasibhllt(it ' an air aervlce between the t wo ('Ities, saw no Janitiak as her crossed thle hiarren stretch iand so hlad to use4 hIs iOmpass. Describ ig the plone'er fIlit, lhe cam pared thle h ininale rollinug Ia nd be fore hlun to the gray lonely wastes of the Northi sen whleh lie had patroled In his seaplane. Got Rid of Pestiferous Fly. Henaith aiiut hori t's at t aumtne Laike, N. Y., dleclar'e that this pr'obablly Is the fIrst "flhyless town" ini the wold. De spI th ua tnusumilly hiot w~enithea' of last June nndl Jluly, there wvere sc'ia'cely nay mior'e flies ini the town than most plactes have ina January. It cost about $1,(000 to eriadientte the thy nulsaunce. whlid, n.s ac'omipllshe~d by r'equiring that mianurelt' le 5tagene and fre!quent. ly remaovced. NEW TEMPLE OF THE GODS Beautiful Spot in Southern Utah That Is Off the Beaten Trail of the Tourist. In the ordinary sense, no )art of the United States properly can be called ulinexplored. The new Temple of the Gods, in southern Utah, is a discovery as far as the average tour Ist is concerned, though by no means is It unexplored or "new" territory. A bare 17 miles to the west runs the well-traveled state highway from Salt Lake City to the Grand canyon. An old traIl branches off from the road between Panultch and TroplIca, ii Ger field county. In the distance is Table Cliff plateau, source of the Escalante riv er; nearer, the broad amphitheater of the Parla valley; at his feet the New Temple itself, a veritable sunken gar den, about one by three miles, of ex quisite daintiness and beauty. Within its tortuous wails of marl stand ob elisks an( towers, castles and fort resses, impressionistic statuaty and ginat sculptures, kaleidoscopic in their coloring and framed by the tufted yel low pines and the red manzanita. The startling color changes and lighting effects of this great geological stage are, indeed, its most extraordi naltry feature. In the shifting rays of sun and cloud, the tall, slender shafts and ornamental turrets gleamni wlite, glow suddenly to it cherry heat and suddlenly cool to purple black.-T. C. Alter in Popular Mechaniles 'Magazine. BIG GUNS MUST BE MOBILE Otherwise In Future Wars They Will Be Quickly Wiped Out if "Spot ted" From Above. While the war was in progress new military Inventions and improvements were for obvious reasons kept secret in America. Now, however, they are beginning to leak out. For exanple, there is a new 14-Inch gun, which is called "pride of the army." All big gins In future- will be made mobile (on raIls or drawn by gasoline tractors), because otherwise they would invite their own destrue tion. With the help of "spotting" air planes they might be quickly wiped out. The guns which now defend Amer. lean senconst forts are stationary, and the big ones of no larger callber than 12 inclies. They are to be replaced by 1--inch rifles on mobile mounts, and It is inanifest the plans of the fortifl cations will have to be altered. Newest American hattlesh ips carry 14-inch guns, whleh have beelh deeijed the most effective weapons of their type In the world. Some of them did duty on land in France toward the end of the war. But this new ritle (a Sroduct of army ordnince experts' hest in gentuity) is superior in severnl rel)ects. It will throw at shell 35 miles. Poor Packing Causes Waste. Few persols consibilering tle cost of living realize that more than $700,000. 0(0( is added to the cost of their food, clothiig amid other iieeessities each year hocause of the waste Caused by (mallilige, unselinltitle lonilig -antd the tromIl1endous cost of lackiming these (oilitIIidliI ei's. The railloidsli and the shipperli'is riealize it, as shown by their conduc tinag n ~i nina igni to reduce to thle miniaiiimin the wastei through dlam ii!e, anto ui tilize to the utmost the in-nitiIy of freighit cars, which are hauled hallf empty. These are s'omeiil of the items1i which ''ite'r into thiis wvastec es'timoate--dam age and theft, $100,000,00(); wasted Iunnhe"- uiseul only oiice in packing ('inss $2-10J,IlMt,00; empty car space, $21 0 p~ ,1M1nnO and1( the staggering cost to thei raxil rondus of hau mlinmg half empty ('aris mor'e than dI.000,(I00,000 miles, $ 157,000,0)00. It Is est imaitedi that from 10 to -5 per cent of the cost of food st uffs goes to) pay for thle crates which arie thirowvn away. Big Railroader's Hobby. Carl It. (Graiy, the new president of the l.'nioni I'nelfli e system, has one hxobbly-that is lis family in which lie takes the greamttest lotecrest a iii pride. "When his two boys, who are now at collIegze, 'were attending pre paria toryX school iit hi itimiiore,"' says .T. (. I ionl ey, .lr., in Forbes' Magaztine, "he inever mi ssed a 1banseballi or foot hail gilmne in whiiich thi school teiam pa rtlipatIed unmless lie was aiway fmrom homeii(. And ho knmew every boy on the teatius by hiis llrsat noamne. One of his greatest delights was to get out on the 1haseiha iiflehl on a sinnmer eveninag andii' 'at fl i's' to his boys. Whien not on Itle r'onoiir0in IhIiis (ulice, he'spotnda all of' hi time with his family." His Ambition. Ten-year-ohil Teda made1k is ti rst long visit to the counttry. Ie was lmiuch impressed with the retur mns otf fai'rmig, hut not with the work whilh brought thie ' retrnis. le st udlid thle occupa tion oif farmaing diligently in order to see what part of It was enisiest. And (Jne day lie diiscovered( wh'lat he thought wias. Th'len he wvent to his mother. "I al ways said that I would lhe a farmer when T grow uip," lie toldl heri, '"but I guess I won't be a real farmer.I guess I'll lbe a hog siopper." Nothing Doing. "Thei overiall clubi is a fine idea for men, liut I'm afraid it won't work (out." "W\ell, we're going to have trouble if we t'y to get the women to follow suIt andl appear in pubilic In house we'nnnprt'." THAT SOUND IN THE NIGHT Nothinr So Very Terrible, but at Least Henry Found Out Just What Caused it. It certainly was a strange sound even though at tmidlight ill soutids are stranige. SIrs. Meckton nudged her hushund hard. "Iflnry," she whispered, loudly. "wake up at once, andu go downstairs! It soutids like burglars I" "Yes, my dear," replied Henry, nervously. "But I don't-" "If you don't go at once." stated his better half, "I will go tlyself !" "I shall certainly go, MAnria," Henry said with dignity ; then lie added, "if I hear it again." "No, go now," ordered Maria. "or~1 shall shriek for the police, and tell thema that you made no atteint to capture the thieves!" "Very well," replied Henry, through trembling lips; "bilt let me kiss you and tle baby iefore I go, and when he grows ip tell him thu t his brave (ldddy jumped out of lied one bitter night aid boldly attacked several armed burgilars and fought with thetn till hie was overpowered ind-" "0-0-ooh, Henry, there it is agnin! Go at once!" yelled Marila, gIvihg h1in a mighty push. And lenry went downstairs, trem bling violently. Cautiously opening the kitc-lten door lie turned on the elec tri ligh t-and foum the kitten play. Ing with baby's lndia-rubher ball. TO TEACH BLIND TO DRAW English Idea Is That Art May Help the Sightless to Communicaute With Oute!do Wor!d. One of the many experiments of the Royal Drawing society has been -to teach people to draw by touch. The ui1)1l is b1it.ldfolded atnd feels a simple shape, like a hammer of a spade, and draws it with his eyes open. An ad vnneed plgtti has drawn the head of a 'eissical bust and the mask of Bee thoven. These experiments fired Mr. 0. B. Ablett, the director of the society, with the idea of dravintg by the blind. IIe has devised a iedlium which looks like the frosteil stuff oi a matchbox made liquid. by which the (raughtsman can follow by touch what he has drawn and correct or add to his work. So far there have been no experiments with a blind pupil. Mr. Alett does not claim for it more than that a bilind man can draw the plan or a design of something he wishes to record and explain. A blind gardener has been known to go into ecstasies over the tinfolding shapes of a plant, and the drawing of these shapes. known to him by touch would undoubtedly give him a form of es theile pleasure. In any case, it would increase his means of communicating with the outside world. A grent boon, if thei methiod is prne ticable, would be that it would enable the blitnd to write and to read writ ing.-Manchester G;uardian. Airplanes Will Aid Mining. It is predicted that tlie ahiplane and the (i rigible will prove a great stim ulus to tle inlg industry in pre senlting-1 at meanIls or gett(ing mnaterial 11111 men to and frotm loen'tions whileh nr'e ktnown to lbe ih with ore and1( wli'h arci at thei pesent time itnneces sible. TIhere arie nmtny stich pin fce known to exi st, buiit thei ('ost of bu11Id lng a tond way to them'ta would lhe so great as to 1be pirohuibitiv e. Atte nt in to this phtase of thle subje~ct lhts bteen recently nt tracte b'I y a report made by D~octor Lyoti. stupervisot' of the mining stations for the United SItateu bureau i of tmnes. iliy t his menans ai regular commntiention could lhe itnnin taineod with 5ec(tionts whieh are not to be~ ren('led by anty or'dhmryllt' tmeansl. It Is a lsou sutggested Ithat te same manis miiight Ihe of grent va:luet for getting reosettO a p~ariatuis to thle sceno of miinlg 'Ilsasteirs. Where Big industry Began. The' diluiliihiited olid shnck, still standing att Enstplort, Mi'., is of inter est by r'easont of' its beitng the starting lace(i (of t he gr'eait Amier'eati sardne n Inadutstry. 'Te' iexp'rtmetnt Of ('otnverig thle stmtiaIlu err'intg ito the et nned5 i'rd inel thatt piurpiose biy Julius W'oflY. a Ituts shan, aitill (iot' New Yorik liromliot ers nearl'Iy ior'ty3 yoars aigo. At thlit t ime Sthe pilcitrestine welirs, in wiIch thle [ish arie seined, usuali ly joineod thle fatc tory prop'~er'ty3. Fr'om ts birith, in this smaiili factory, Saitnliii nintttlg hias dleveloped't to al - coastl, employ itig houlseands ol' sk iilld woruiker-s ottch seaon , :nd tihlais iph i ed Eatprt ont' ith le itnap as Otte of t he mtost impiortIant ilhing ports in lie cout r'y. Locomotive Rollod Over. A fter iat sortm thaiet buried thle New Ettghm d coast ini sntow last Mairch. passe'nger's on a riliiroad lInte thr iougtn Ithiode Islandti wereC tamatzed to observe a locomttivle standiting upr'ighit in a swampy brook that 'utns undier' the r'ight of way at one point. Th'le eni gino stated out with a stnowplow to clear the track, but jumpthed thle rails at the brook trestle, the lotw goling one wiay andi its mtotive 'power fth othier. C'onifronted, then, 1by the pr'ob lemt of r'eimoving the new obstrutction, andi no't eaing to dlevote thriee engines tO g('ttg otne back on the traick, the rail in ni cut the Gordian ito by roll. lng thei bdg locomotive downt thme em. hatik:w.i. Despie the sl1d1 an pnitgwn it finiushedl rigliht sie tin... Fire Life Liability Automobile Plate Glass Property Damage SEE US Barksdale & Roper L. C. Barksdale Phone 409 R. H. 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