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Why They Dies. Naturally applicants for lifo insur? ance may ho expected to pat as good a faro as possible oo the reports con? cerning relative? and the causes of their deaths, but they sometimes make rather amusing statements. Home one has collected s few of these wblcb ware origlneliy published In the Brit? ish Medical Journal: "Mother died In hi fancy." "Father want to bed feeling well and the oeit morning woke up dead." "Grandfa? ther died suddenly at the age of 103 Cp to this time be bid fair to reucb s ripe old age." "Applicant does not know ctuse of mother's death, but states that she fully recovered from tier last Illness.' "Applicant baa never been fatally sick." "Applicant's broth sr. wbo was an Infant, died when be was s mere cbMd M "Grandfather died from gunshot wound can red by an ar? row ahot by an Indian." "Applkuot's fraternal parents died when be sjsjg a child" "Mother's last Illness was caused from chronic rheumatism, but ehe was cuml before death." "Father died suddenly; nothing serious "-^Jour? nal of American Medical Association Leaded Far Economy. A fireman was op for examination for promotion to rbe poaltlou of engi? neer. He passed a fair test oo the rules snd machinery, but during all of it the examiner was constantly lec? turing blm as to the need of economy In the use of fuel and oil. so that by . the time be finished his examination it waa pretty well on his nerves. I lav tag finished the technical part the ex aminer thought be would put the man In ? critical position to see what be might do in an emergency. So be put this qneetion: "Supposing yon are the engineer of a freight train on a single track, and you are In danger of a bead on collision wltb a pasaenger train, and yon know that you could not stop your train?that a collision could out bo everted what would you do?" The man, unstrung by tbe vigorous in structlon he bnd receive ss to eeon omy. replied lo this way: "Why. 1 would grab the oil cao in one band and a rump of coal In ths other and Jump."?Art issn Globe Candle Making In China. The manufacture of candles in China la no new thing. Tears before the advent of the foreigner the na three made rhern by crude methods and used them in home and temple. Even today million*- of enndk* are made by the old process of dipping, at which the old Chinese are very ex? pert, A misture of tallow and castor oil Is first prepared and the operator, o ng a straw to serve as a wick between encb of bis reo fingers, dips then Into tbe preparation as many times ss oerpvsary to give the cn tidies che lealred rolckncaa After this they are set up on end against s hoard to hsnleo and the straw wicks c lpped to s proper length. The finished prod? uct burns well, gives a fair ligbt? Is consumed slowly, and. beet of nil. In native eyes. Is very cheap. These can? dles are usually made by small fac? tories for sale to storekeepers, but many Individuals still manufacture for family sod temple use. Budditi Prieets of Burma. Every morning after sunrlss tbs Buddblst priests of Burma go our. In Indian file, preceded by a boy with s hail, wblcb be rings at Intervals This warns tie pvopls of their approach, and It Is wonderful to see with what revere nee the people regard ttese prleats Immediately the bell ringe s BnroHwe wotnan runs out with her of? fering of rice, bauanas. eggs or the bast that her bouse can provide No words of greeting are exchanged. Ths offering* are made and received In si lanes Tbe HnddbUtt priests msy lot receive money. This Is wby they hnve to beg for rhelr dally bresd. 0ays of tie Weak. While the Egyptian* named tbe days of tbelr week, tbe Jews numbered them only the first day of tbe week belog always the day after ths weekly fifteen different methods of counting are known to hove nring the last 4.01)0 yes 's. In cludiu? ?very day of the week, weeks if dlfferenr and varying length, from six to ten da.?*. and months of various and varying ivngtb Had Cat ttie TMette. A d1?cus?ton on appointments to ths Most Sohle Order of the Thistle gave rise to s esus?c ssylng on rhe art of Disraeli Among the nam*s Jggested waa that of a certain peer, bo displayed more ten! than Judg isot in bis sup|>ort of tbe Cooeervv Vf parr? "oh. no!" remarked bis ugratefni sMsJ mI couldn't glvs Lord ? the fttsftgj He'd eul If ' - London ?rsphlc A filmple Twin of the Wrist. "Too know Jones, wbo waa reputed o rich? Well, be died tbe other day. n>1 ths oni? thing he left wss sn old Jstch clock " "Wsll. there's one good thing shout t-lt won't he moch trouble to wind ip bis estate "-Hacrsd Heart Review. An Amiable Dentist. TtcHus 8sy. dum ye, you've pulled tbs wrong tooth! Dentist?From the way you bollered I thought 1 had hold f ths right one. but we'll call It my ihrtaksw?rhlcsgo Tribune. Weslsh and Wisdom. A man who Is worth more tbsn $1. aXXO can get any commonplace ro? ta tk accepted as sn epigram.?Chi igt? Record Herald. What s srrsoge thing Is man and bat s stranger Is woman I?Uyroo The Moors. Morocco Is not so bot as It Is often supposed to be. The greater part of the country ts near either the sea or the mountains, often both, and It is only about as far south as Georgin or Louisiana. The sun la hot of course. I at midday. In a dry region where the sky Is usually cloudless and the lati? tude Is about like that of the gulf const of the United States. Uut the tern perature In the shade Is seldom ex? treme?that Is. In the parts of the conn? try where the bulk of the people live South and east of the mountains, on the border of the 8ahuru desert, the conditions In respect to heat are alto? gether different but there the popula? tion Is small. The people of Moroe co are fanatical Moslems, and they re eent bitterly any kind of pressure to charge old customs or give up old ways, but they are much less formid able than they used to be In the prime of Moorish power, especially in com? parison with the conditions In the ad vanced countries of the earth.?Cleve I land Leader. Poor Hsnd In s Bible Class, A woman of Louisville. Ky.. who en Joys a game of cards, receutly visited i friend In Indianapolis. Sunday morning came, and the hoste; s Invited her visitor to accompany her to Sun? day school. It Is the practice of the teacher of the Bible class of which the hostess Is a member to ask each mem? ber of the class to read a verse from the Bible and comment on it. The visitor from Louisville had oot been Informed of the teacher's custom. However, the teacher seemed to think that visitors as well as regular mem? bers should participate, and when the member next to the visitor had read her verse and made her comment the teacher smilingly looked toward the visitor. The visitor appeared to be disconcerted for a moment and then She hastily said. "1 pass."?Indianap? olis News. Roman Bricks. When the preparations for rebuild? ing the Campanile. In Venice, were undertaken the archaeologists were afforded an opportunity to make some Interesting studies of the bricks. It was found that they bud been used In arches, fortifications, the tops of walls and in other ways before they were built Into the campanile und that they were not Venetian but Ro man bricks. These ancient bricks were made iu slices, for In many the layers could be seen undisturbed. It Is said tb??? bricks made this way can bear a greater weight than modern bricks. The bricks examined were ot the first century. One of them bore the Imprint of a horseshoe, which may prove that Romans used a horse? shoe like ours, although It Is generally believed that their horseshoes were strapped on, not nailed. Losa of Weight In Rowing, A well known physician In New Tork city who has long been identified with aquatic*, says that the average Individual loss of weight in a four mile pull, whether In a race or a row against time, la two or three pounds. Under peculiarly trying conditions of boat the Individual loss may reach five or efclx pounds. On the other band, eays this physician, many oarsmen go through ? four mile pull with the k>ss of only about a pound In weight This lost weight Is fully recovered by the next day. Proper training la so ar? ranged In these days that a four mile race .comes only when the oarsmen are thoroughly rested and at the top of their training weight so that the loss of weight rarely indicates that the in? dividual Is "stale," or below good train? ing condition. Goldsmith's Obituary Notice, | It would be difficult to find a more quaint announcement of death than that published in an old newspaper In 1774. at the time of Oliver Goldsmith's demise. "1774, April 4. Died, Dr. Oliver Goldsmith. Deserted Is the village The traveler hath laid him down to rest; the good natu red man is no more; he stoopse but to conquer-, the vicar hath performed his sad office; It Is a mournful task from which the hermit may essay to meet the dread tyrant with more than Grecian or Roman fortitude." Dead Loaves as Fertilisers. 1 According to tests made In France, dead leaves possess a high value as fertilizers. They are extensively used ' by the market gardeners about the city of Nantea Pear leaves have the highest quantity of nitrogenous, oak leaves come next, and the leaves of vines etand lowest In value. Kindness Misdirected. "What has become of the meer? schaum pipe?" Inquired an Inveterate smoker. -Welt my dear," his w?fe : ?plled, 'It was getting awfully discolored, so I gave It s coat of white enamel, and It Is not quite dry yet!" Extravagant. nub?Reckless and extravagant?IY When did 1 ever make a useless pur? chaser Wife?Why, there's that Are extinguisher you bought s year sgol We've never used It oncel Seek the tight If there is auy where on your horlxon a spot of light, fix your eyes upon it and turn your thoughts away from the clouds which may cover the rest of the sky. He Knew. "It's hard to collect money nowa? days." "Ee#Ti trying to collect some?* "No. oh. no I But s lot of peop!e bavs been trying to collect from me." Birds and Fishes and Glass, A correspondent recently reported what he described us the "curious freuk" of u bluckbird flying against I parlor window many times at the same spot continuously. Such un Inci? dent is not uncommon. Birds have been known to tight for hours at a time, day after day, with their own image reflected hl n pane oi glass, peeking and fluttering against the pane aud quite exhausting themselves in their fury to demolish the supposed rival. It is another instance of how the aftf of our civilization corrupt and confuse the birds. It U the same with Ashes. Darwin tells a story of a pike in an aquarium separated by plate glass from ?sh which wore its proper food. In lying to get ut the tish the pike would often da. h with such Violence against the glass as to be completely stu.med. It did this for more than three months before it: learned caution. Then when the glass was remove 1 the pike would not at? tack those particular tish. but Aould devour others freshly introduced. It did not at all understand the situa? tion, but aaaoclated the punishment it had receive! not with th ? glass, but with a particular kind of tish. Boiled Down. When Suinuel (i. Blythe. the writer, was editing a news|?aper in New York stute a green reporter one uight turn? ed in u long und thrilling story re? garding the rough treatment handed out to John Smith, a visitor to the town. The story relutcd that Mr. Smith, wearing a high silk hat, had ventured down to the docks after nightfall und a silk hat being unusual and provocutlve of antugonisms in that section Mr. Smith had emerged from among the dork hands without the hat. Nevertheless he carried out of the melee so many wounds, cuts and bruises thut he had to be sent to the hospital. The article in its orig? inal form was too long and not in keeping with the style of the paper. Accordingly Blythe started to rewrite it. This is the form in which it ap psjafsd In the paper the next morning: "John Smith, wearing a high silk hat, went down to the docks last night? Emergeucy hospital."?Popular Maga? zine. Wagner's Last Words, There have been so many and con? flicting stories published as to the last hours of Hichard Wagner that the chapter devoted to this i>olnt In Ola fenapp's biography of the composer will be read with Interest. The master was not really sick at the time, but tired out from the work and worry over the "Parsifal" rehearsals. On the morning of Feb. IS he said to his valet, "l mus* be careful today." After breakfast he went to his study us usual and worked on un essay on "The Feminine In the Human." He asked to be excused at the noon meal, and the family and an Intimate friend were enjoying it when a woman servant rushed in und said that the great man wus ill. He was I>la<-od on u cot In his study, and while removing some of his clothes a watch which his wife had given to him fell to the floor. He gasped, "My watch!" And these were the last words he ut? tered. A Raes of Tenors. 1 Generally speaking, races living at high altitudes have weaker and more highly pitched voices than those living In regions where the supply of oxygen Is more plentiful. Thus, in South America, amoug the Indians living on the plateaus between the ranges of the Andes, at an elevation of from 10,000 to 14,000 feet, the men have voices like women and the women like children, their singing being a shrill monotone. The Australian native has a weak voice, but a knuck of sending it a long distance, and the lowest tribes of African bushmen would come into the same category; but, it is said, of all human beings the pygmies of Central Africa have, in |>oint of volume and compass, the weakest of human voices. ?Harper's Weekly. Wellington an Simplicity. When Sir Edwin Landseer was paint? ing the duke's portrait, hoping to save him the trouble of much sitting, he wrote and asked if he could let him have the trousers belonging to the uni? form. The duke wrote back in all solemnity: "Ficid Marital the Duke of Welling? ton presents his compliments to Sir Edwin Landseer and regrets that he cannot send him the trousers as he hus but one pair."?London Nation. Wanted sn Even Start. "Pa, you know you told ma to count twenty before 1 punched another boy?" "Yes." "Well, In order to make it work out right you have got to go around the nelghltorhood and make the other boys promise to count twenty l?efore they take a punch at me."- Houston P<xst The Largest Restaurant. In the Berlin aoologlcal garden roe tuunint. the largest In tbe world, 10, 000 persona can sit down simultane? ously beneath the same roof. Open air terraces for ose in summer will accom? modate another 10,000 diners. There are l.um waiters, and the kitchen staff exceeds fiOO. Candid. Maud- Would you call Getty <?oid bags a l?eauty? May- Well, p'r'aps I might If I were a young man, awfully DOOF, In debt and utterly conscience? less. Vanity Fair At the Restaurant. "Walter, why do you recommend everybody to take beef a In mode to day?' "Because, sir, if It Isn't all eaten we shall have It for dinner ourselves." Notice to Subscribers. We are mailing statements to sub? scribers and we request tbat prompt settlement be made, either by check, postofllce money order or by calling at this office in person. The amount that oach subscriber owes is small, but the aggregate due is is a large sum and we need the money. A few" subscribers owe for more than one year and those who receive bills for more than one year are urged to re? mit at <?nce. We exercise every pos? sible care to avoid t-rrors in our sub [ scription accounts, but mistakes will occur, especially when there are so large a number of accounts to han? dle. If any subscriber receiving a statement thinks it is incorrect in any particular he should write us Immediately or call at the office and adjust the matter. If we have made a mistake we want to know it. Short settlements make long friends and a misunderstanding quickly rectified prevents future trouble. Sale of Unclaimed Express Matter. On Saturday. Nov. 11th 1911. the Southern Express Co, will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash all unclaimed Express mat? ter that has been on hand six months or longer. H. ll. LUCAS, Agent. Reoovered Her Speech. After being speechless two years, as a result of a long illness, Miss Jessls Flshel. of New Orleans. Instantly re* covered her voice the other day when startled by a vivid flash of lightning and a loud peal of thunder. Seven? teen specialists in several cities had tried to restore her voice but with no success. Her father declares the re? covery is the result of prayers offered constantly by the family. A big fam? ily celebration has been planned. . Hint for Housewife. Said tbe head of tbe crockery and chinaware department: **Every day we have to test pitchers with water to prove that liquids will not run back from the pitcher's mouth, if the housewife will only make sure to get a pitcher whose mouth curves down ?Mghtly she will have no trouble." Bootless Opposition. The surest way fo prevail on a young coup.e to get u arricq is to op? pose them Te! them you "would rather see 'nein In their g-aves," and twelve u.ouihV al'er their baby will pass you twice a Cay in a willow wagon ? Kxchent'? Cautious. Mr. Willis?"Hut shy don't you take your bank hook i:i and have U balanced t" Mrs. Willis?"I don't want tbat snoopydooklng cashier to know how nrict money I've got there!'?Puck. Or a Catcher's Mask. The Chicago man wbo got a divorce because hia wife's Jolt on the jaw laid him up for 22 daya didn't really need a divorce?he needed a policeman!? Washington Poet Petroleum in China. Petroleum Abound! in China, and even Shanghai has its quota of mil? lionaires made rich overnight, as it were, by the marvelous wells. A Woman's L^ook. A woman can say more in a look than a man can in a book?Boston Transcript. All in a Nutshell. "Pa. why does love make the world go round?' "Because every lover is a crank, my son '?Judge. It Is So Easy. Most people who begin at the bot? tom stay there. EASILY DECIDED. This Question Should Be Answered Easily by Sumtcr People* Which is wiser?to have conlldence in the opinions of your fellow-citi? zens, of people you know. -or depend on statements made by utter stran? gers residing In far-away places? Head tbe following: k. w. Vogel, 401 Hami?ton avenue. Sumtcr, S. C, says: "For several years 1 .Tiered from pains through the smah of my back and whenever I stooped. 1 was in misery. My back became very weak and several times 1 bad tO give up work. A physician treated me but his medlclnd brought no relief and I then tried several well known kidney remedies but was not helped. One day 1 read a statement in the local paper given by a party who had used Dean's Kidney Pills and the remedy had acted so benefi? cially in that case that 1 got a sup? ply at China's Drug Store. After us? ing one box, my aches and pains dis? appeared and the contents of six boxea completely cured me." (State? ment given February 1908.) The Cure Lasted. On January i?, 1911, Mr. Vogel said: "I take pleasure In confirming my for. er endorsement of Dosn'a Kid? ney Pills and making the fact known that they effected a permanent cure In my case. You ma) continue to publish my endorsement of this prep? aration." 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