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7/ AERIAL POLO.
M Qvetr Kind of Amiiemtat a
Pacific Ocean Island.
Writing on "Our Equatorial Islands"
In the Century, James D. Hague says:
It became an amusing diversion to
overturn the lnrge hut stones beneath
which the rats were hiding In solid
masses and watch them as they scaml>ered
in all dlrwtlfiiia nnrumwl nnrt
quickly snatched up by the mau-o'-war
hawks. These crnfty birds were apt to
learn that the appearance of a man
walking ou the island, especially with
a dog, meant rats for them, and any
one thus going forth was usually followed
by a hovering flock, ready and
Impatient for the sport they bad
learned to expect. A rat brought to
^and by the dog was quickly tossed iq
sir. where the birds were ready to
natch it, sometimes with a contest on
the wing for the disputed possession.
One form of this sport, a sort of aerial
polo, which seemed to be as good fun
for the birds as for the observers, consisted
in tossing two rats into the air
at the same moment, not singly and
apart, but tied together with about
lx feet of strong twine.
Instantly the birds made a dash for
the rats, and the successful winner of
the ^rst prize went sailing off with
gpe rat in his bill nnd the other swinging
in the air beneath until snatched
by the second winner, when, after a
quick, sharp struggle and a taut strain
on the cord, the bird with the weaker
hold was compelled to let go. This
then went on as a continuous performance,
with somewhat Jonah-like but
rapidly repeated disappearances and
reoppearances of the little rata, swallowed
and reluctantly disgorged by
the btf-gs |n quick succession until the
flock, thoroughly exhausted by their
Impetuous flight and extraordinary
exercise, alighted on the ground for a
short truce, when the two temporary
Stakeholders would be found sitting
face to face, keenly eying each other
from opposite ends o{ the string still
connecting them, each anxiously on
the sharp lookout for sudden jerks and
unpleasant surprises, while all the other
pursuers gathered around In a ring,
waiting for the two prise birds to fly.
The general aspect of all participants
seemed to verify the familiar adage
that the pleasure Is not In the game,
but In the chase.
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A.
Tbe Demon of Indttreatlon.
Cooks and housekeepers have a nobler
mission than they as n class seem
to be aware of. It is that of feeding ^
the human being and keeping him In
health and irood worklnir condition. A
poorly fed uiau Is likely to be miserable.
Few If uny of us are able to rise j
above conditions.
"A sick man. sir." said Dr. Johnson, i1
"Is always n scoundrel." The language '*
Is perhaps somewhat strong and lack- t'
ing in charity, but It contains a good
grain of truth. The dyspeptic. who sees 1
the world given over to evil and dally '
growing worse. Is very likely to think 1
himself unable to kwIuj against the current
and to drift to disaster. "Wft <
are saved l?,v bo|v\" l>pt without u good 1
digestion faith, hope and charity are '
almost Impossible. , i
Stories of Children. I
Teacher-What Is velocity, Johnny'/ i
Johnny? Velocity Is what a feller lets <
go of a bumblebee with. <
The Parson?My boy. I'm sorry to
see you flying your kite on the Sab- ,
bath. Small Boy? Dat'a all right, mister.
Dls kite's made uv a 'ligious paper,
See?
Small Ned, hearing a number of
frogs In p pond making a hideous
nolae, exclaimed, "My goodness, but
the froggles must sleep awful sound 1"
"Why do you think so?" asked his
mother. "'Cause they snore so loud,"
replied Ned.?St. Ixrnls Post-Dispatch.
Limited Choice.
Father?Johnny, 1 see your little
brother has the smaller apple. Did
you give him his choice, as I suggested.
Johnny?Yes, father; I told him he
could have bis choice?the little one or
none?and be took the little oner?
Chums.
The Color of It.
"And you loaned him $2? Did you
ever see the color of bis money?"
"Well, yes. There was a good deal
of dun to It before I got It'*?Now
York Herald.
A?4 V?t H? Ha* Plenty * Sab*.
The average boy Is like an hourglass.
He won't work for more than sixty
minutes unless somebody tarns him upside
down. -tJomerville Journal.
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Digestion, Regulates
LPOWIMV^H the Bowels, S.-engthens
mAa mA llniaalrfa the Child and Makts
MS ai MlggBU, teeti:inc pasy.
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BaUT, s*c?ta*t of Bun?, Austin. To*.. ' SI. l'V.
fMWdr aadalS nrmr teothiog cbil :-en. ??;
Mi Mtfcftt wo woald lairiuvbty lo*? '.-.iw
?. Md Ma haproTOmonl was nu* k-sl in 21 .. i.:r >
ittaaS aa?4 Uailo? with my children, ah i i. ?.
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8CIENCE SIFT1NG9.
While volcanic eruptlona ore usually
restricted In area, earthquakes are not
If all the mountains in the world
were leveled, the average height of (
the land would rise nearly 250 feet | j
The face of Jupiter presents a con- '
uucrauiu uuuiuer 01 markings, noiaDiy .
tme great scarlet patch covering nearly ^
100,000 square miles. ,
The amount of heat produced by an (
average man In a day's work would be \
sufficient to raise sixty-three pounds of t
water from freeslng to boiling poln{. ,
Cirrus clouds weje qpce observed at i
a height pf 43,800 feet. This is by far t
the greatest height at which cloud
vapor has ever been noted above the i
surface of the earth. <
Experiments made while in a balloon j
show that when a height of 15,000 l
feet has been reached the number of i
corpuscles in the human blood have in- <
creased by one-third. t
The atmospheric pressure upon the
Burface of an ordinary man is 82,400 i
pounds, or over fourteen and a half 1
tons. The ordinary riso and fall of thp . '
barometer Increases or decreases this | J
pressure by 9,B00 pounds. j 1
Bis Offhand Manner.
"Dan," said a contractor to one of '
his trusted employees, "when you are '
seeing about that lime this morning, 1 <
wish you to mention to Dempsey that 1
would like to have that bill paid. You
needn't press it, you know, but Just
mention it to him in an ofThand manner."
"Yes, sorr."
"1 got the money from Dempsey,"
Barn uun on niB rexurn.
"I'm very glad. You merely alluded i
to It In an offhand way, I suppose?" i
"Yes, sorr. I handed him the bill and I
told him If he didn't pay It I would let
off my band and give him a black eye j
that' he wouldn't forget for a month,
and he paid it at wanst."?London An*
ewers. .
filial Ifapatkr.
"When I was your age," said Mr.
Goldbaga sternly, "I earned my own
living."
His son looked uneasy, but was si*
lent
"Wfll, have you nothing to say for
yourself in that connection?"
"N-nothlng, sir, except that I sympathise
with you. and congratulate you
on the fact that It's all over."?London
Tit-Bits.
Net mm OasalSarata as Be Mlfkt Be.
"He's a good friend of yours, isn't
her
"Ob, only medium."
"What do you mean by medium r*
"Ob. he listens while 1 tell him all
Of my troubles, but he also wants me
to listen while he tells me all of his."?
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APPRENTICE QUARRELS.
ifonnir Preach 'Workmen Trarcl Alrrnym
Ready For a Fight. I
Jealousies between the workmen's
x>rporatious in France result In "Honerlc"
combats, bloody battles. It is
:he one bad side of an Institution that 1
s otherwise so truly fraternal.
They start out in companies, rarely
tlone, to make their "tour of France."
Before coming back to continue their
work in their own villages the young
ipprentlces go together from town to
;own to study on the ground the masprpleces
pf their trade and to see the
>eat that the genius of their ancestors
ins produced. It is the knight erranry
of the workman.
He earns his living en route, perfects
llmself in his profession, learns from
>ne master and another, sees, com>ares,
studies, admires. He gathers his
tumble harvest of souvenirs and imtresslons,
enjoys the full vigor of his
>arly years and passes his youth along
he sunny highways.
Unfortunately there is disagreement
imong the "societies." In everything
ihere is found a protext for quarrels.
The society of the Pere Soubise is
lenlous of that of Mnitre Jacques, and <
:ne rmrants uu Solomon take part In
:lie quarrel whenever possible.
Two companies meet on the road,
rhe two leaders, the "master companons,"
stop at twenty paces from each
>tlier. >
"Halt!" says one.
"Halt!" Rays the other,
"What trade?"
"Carpenter. And you?"
"Stonecutter. Companion?"
"Companion!"
"Your society?country?"
And according to the reply they drink
from the same gourd or fight. The
melee becomes general. They fight,
dst and stick, until the road is littered
with those who are wounded, sometimes
even to the death.?Harper's
Magazine.
Bt Bad It.
"Yes; It's Fullerton's hobby that advice
Is cheap and within the reach of
every person."
"What does he mean, anyhow?"
"What he says, I suppose. Hefe a 1
confidential divorce lawyer." ? BaltVmore
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FAMOUS ILLUSIONS.
SOME SECRETS OF PROFESSIONAL
CONJURERS REVEALED. {
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and the Trick* Shorn of Their I
Charm by a Peep at the Mechanism
Behind the ^c^nea,
4 behind the scenes view of the fanous
illusions with which conjurers
lave mystified and delighted generaion
after generation has peculiar fasclmtions.
There are few of us who
ralue our own childish illusions so
ilghly that we will not part with thein
'or the fun of seeing how we have been
'ooled. 1
Here are examples of some of the
iest known tricks:
The box trick is as clever as well '
mown and as old as any. A heavy, f
)ras8 bound chest is exhibited. An as- |
ilatant is placed in a large canvas bag, 1
be mouth of which is securely fas- I
ened, and the bag is placed in the B
:hest, which is locked and roped.
The box is concealed for a few sec- [J
>nds, and when it is revealed the occupant
is sitting upon it, the closed and
tealed bag beside him. The cords and
teals on the box are intact.
This astonishing feat is accomplished
:hus: The occupant of the bag has in- ai
lerted a wooden plug in the mouth 11
while the tying is being done. When ft
:he chest is locked, he pulls it out, slips
put his hand, pulls off the cords, gets
put and replaces the cords over the top
pf the sack.
x?y me ume ine cnest is ropea lie 18 I
Jree. The chest has a secret opening, iisually
at the end, and while it Is hid- ] I
len he crawls ont. A slim man Is. I
usually employed to do the trick. I
The vanity fair trick Is one of the
most baffling In the repertory of the
black art. A woman stands before a
large mirror about ten feet high and
placed In a heavy frame. About three /
feet from the floor is a small shelf
placed against the mirror, the bottom
?f which is about eighteen inches from
the floor. The glass having been duly
Inspected, the young woman mounts
the shelf. She then turns to arrange ..
her hair by the mirror. She Is naked to
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iutv nit- ivuuivuce, urn 11 pen in ii uu again \
turns ber buck, Ihiicc the uniue uf tlie f
trick.
Finally, losing patience. the perrorm- ^
er thrusts a small screen In front of ?
her, tires a pistol at the spot where
she wna standing, snatches away the '
screen, and she has van-shed.
The top, bottom and sides of the mlr- f
ror have been in view all the time and
only the center has been bidden for a
few seconds. (
The secret lies in the fact tb; t the
lower part of the mirror Is made
double, the bottom of the uppe part
being concealed by a second sli et of i
dlrmtt glass placed lu front of it. |
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i tie Rtieir Uts against the Us# of
unction, und enables the mirror to ha
xnmlned by the audience. A? aeon IS
be screen is placed the mirror slides
ip abeut a foot Into the top of the
rame. The bottom of tbls mirror Is
rut away In the middle, leaving a hols
ibout eighteen inches square, which
as previously concealed from view
>y the double glass at the base.
Through this hole the ltuly Instantly
lips, and escapes by a board which
ins beeu pushed forward from behind
he scenes while the vanity fair bydny
was going on. The glass then
lldes down again, the screen Is roaoved.
and the mirror appears Just
M solid us it wus before.
Another of the most astounding fasts
t modern magic Is that of making a
erson or object apparently float la tba
ir. A couple of ordinary chairs tM
4aced ou the stage?well toward tba
ark, which is draped with black cloth
-and upon tbese Is laid a broad, thlch
lank A young lady la then lntra>
luced &ud is assisted to placo herself
a a recumbent position on the plank.
He then draws aside the chairs, and
he plank, with the lady on It, remains
pparently suspended In the air. Y>s
rove that the plank is not supported^
he exhibitor takes a large hoop and
asses it backward and forward ovss
nd around the plank.
Yet there Is an attachment. As sooa
s the lady is placed In position on
he board a carriage, placed behind tho
lack curtain and sunnortlnir n
on bar twice bent upon itself, to
ushed forward by an nsslBtant so that
lie iron bar, wiiicb is covered with
lack clotb, comes out through a slit
i the curtain while the exhibitor to
retendlng to mesmerize the lady. The
ar has at Its end a very strong clip,
nd the performer, while making hto
ypnotic passes, guides this on to the
oard. The chairs are then removed,
nd the board remains suspended by
lie invisible iron bar.
The hoop is passed along from one
nd until it reaches the bend where
ie bar passes through the curt&tok
he performer passes it round the end
f the board and himself walks be*
ind. passing the ring nlong in the ep*
osite direction. Next it is brought
nek again, and the effect is such that
ie average spectator is convinced that
ie hoop has really been passed over
ie lady and the board from end to
nd.
Another very effective illusion, aringed
upon the same principle, shows
ie head and bust of a lady supported
n a three legged stool resting on ft
nail table. One can apparently see
nt only between the legs of the table
? the back of the stage, but through
>e spin e between the stool and the tale.
In this eese the three legged stool la
tranced with mirrors precisely as in
ie li ipo 1 Illusion, but the table, which
as four legs. Is managed differently.
. large mirror is placed diagonally user
the table, joining to opposite legs
hus the spectators really only ee?a
aree of the legs, the fourth being sins
ly the reflection of the first.?New
ork World.
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EFECTS OF VISION CORRECTED
WITH SUITABLE GLASSES.
Peisons who realize the inipoitHiic*
lid value of correctly adjusted gin***/
tvariably have their eyes examined
tted by
H. R. GOODELl, Optician,
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If you need a nice
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