VOL. LI
Ueo Electric Shocks
for Regulating Heart*
On* of the moat remarkable of re
cant medical inventions la the atatlc
ware device.
Ita purpoae la to regqlate the beat
ing of the heart, should it be too fast
or too alow. The patient' alts in an
inaolated chair connected with a ma
chine which paaaea an electric current
through the body. *
Outside the machine ia a revolving
ball, fixed to the end of a metal rod
Every time thla ball passes another
stationary ball, electricity Is dis
charged from the body, causing the
muscles to relax.
If the heart be beating 74
times a minute, but is six beats fast,
•ays the Detroit News, the revolving
ball la timed to go around at 74 revo
lutlona a minute and the heart ia thus
slowed down to its correct time. In
the same way, the heart can be
quickened.
This wonderful machine was ex
hibited at a recent medical exhibition
In London. The force current
Is such that a person potting his hand
within six Inches of the chair re
ceives a powerful shock.
Turned From Smithy
to Watch Designing
The first Swiss watch was made by
a blacksmith. In 1680 a distinguished
Englishman was traveling through
Switzerland when his watch failed him
and the nearest approach he could
find to a watchmaker was a young
blacksmith, Daniel Jean Richard. This
young man undertook to repair the
watch, which he did successfully. He
profited so greatly by this experience
in the knowledge he acquired of the
design and construction of watches
that he became the first watchmaker
of the country and the pioneer of a
great industry. According to a Swiss
watchmaker visiting this country, the
district of NeuChatel products more
watches than any similar locality In
the world.
• When to Find Acorne
Many members of the tree-planting
army like the oak. As a group, oaks
carry general marks of distinction
from other trees. One of these marks
Is the bearing of acorns. In which the
oak has no competition, says tbe
American Tree association of Wash
ing, which fer a two-cent stamp will
send you tree-planting suggestions.
All of the oaks may be grouped
aa either white or black. To the for
mer group belong the white oak proper
and the bur oak, swamp white-oak,
• chestnut oak, over cup oak, the post
oak, and live oak, which may be recog
nised by the rounded lobes of their
, leaves, with the exception of the post
oak and live oak, which have no lobes;
and by their light gray or light bufflsh
brown bark, which breaks off Into
loose, flaky scales. The bur oak Is
distinguished from its close kinsmen
by Its corklike branches. The trees of
this group mature their acorns in a
single year, and for this reason acorns
of old and new crops are never found
on the same tree.
Relic of Feudal Days
The old Norman tower of Holy
Trinity church, at (Richmond, In York
shire, England, dates back to the
Eleventh century. It' Is one of the
few, If not the only church .where the
old custom of ringing the curfew still
survives. The tower contain* two
bells. For centuries the larger bell
has been rung every day at alx o'clock
In the moqilng and again at curfew
hour—eight o'clock in - the • evening.
The smaller bell is rung at eleven
o'clock on Shrove Tuesday morning
"to bid the housewives tend the fires
and cook the pancakes well." Another
quaint survival at thla church Is the
practice of ringing the "gathering bell"
on the occasion of s funeral to give
. the mourners an hour's notice to pre
pare. Unless speedy restoration work
is undertaken this ancient tower Is
aald to be doomed.—Family Herald.
Hit Own Doath Notiem
Mike waa working diligently in hla
potato patch when he saw the post
man coming up the road, bringing a
black-edged envelope.
Mike became uneasy, and showed
It
"Hope lfa not bad newa," said the
postman.
It ia that" said Mike, looking at
the addreaa. "It's upset I am en
tirely. My brother, Pafa dead. I
can teU by his handwriting."—From
Everybody's Magazine.
Animal Highly Valuad
The water buffalo la valued highly
la China,- especially In the flelda,
where It ia used for AM cultivation of
the rice crop. It ia aald that they are
more powerful than dm t§ and en
pableef dragging or carrying a heavier
load. The female yielda a much
greater quantity of srilk than a cow,
and of saeellant quality, from wMeh
the ghee or sand-fluid batter of India
I* made. The hide la valued for tts
THE ALAMANCE ITLEANER.
Art of Dining Out
Dining oat is an art It is not learned
in a day; and as 0M right guests at a
table an as Important aa the food and
drink If not more so—care must be
taken In their selection, writes Charles
Hanson Towne, in Harper's. Tbe
hostess who glvss no thought to the
placing of those around her board la a
social fooL She does not deserve even
the modicum of ancceas. For when
people are to be Intimate with one an
other for two hours, imprisoned at an
inelastic table, there is a serious aspect
of the situation which requires fore
sight and a profound knowledge of hu
man nature. Many dinners fall be
cause there has been no diagram mad 4
of spiritual needs.
Queer "Felicitation"
Ignorant of English, a Frenchman
wished to telegraph congratula
tions to an English friend on his mar
riage.
He wrestled wtlh the dictionary until
the happy couple were fairly on their
honeymoon, and by that time be had
evolved the following: "May you be
very happy in the workhouse!"
His friend was about to demand an
explanation, when It dawned upon him
that what was meant was: "May you
be happy in the union." [For the ben
efit of American readers it should be
stated that all English workhouses (or
institutions for the poor) are known as
union workhouses.]
Bureau of Printing
On June SO, 1878, congress appro
priated $900,000 for the purchase of
the site at Fourteenth and B streets,
Southwest, and for the eredtlon of the
bureau of engraving and printing.
The building was completed and oc
cupied July 1, 1880. In 1891 a wing
was added to the southwest end and
in 1904 a wing was added to the west
end. Congress appropriated funds for
the new building in 1907. This was
completed and occupied la 1014.
Cave Name to Vogue
The name "silhouette" Is derived
from Etlenne de Silhouette, a French
minister of finance, who was famous
for his measures of economy in 1750.
All business was stripped of unneces
sary detail. Paintings were reduced
to mere outlines. Whether this was
In conformance with the spirit of econ
omy or because It was coincidence that
black and white outline portraits be
came popular at 'this time, the name
"Silhouette" jras applied to them and
has clung., *"*
Where Even Death /« Mild
We're not pessimistic, on the con
trary we are happy. We live In the
best port In China. Tientsin la a
health resort, and If you look at onr
statistical reports you will see that we
fcave less serious deaths than any oth
er port, all other aspirants to the con
trary;— The Mel Foo Shield (Shang
hai).
The onlvrgasonthat house plants
a aleeplng room
fc tl4rthe temperature of a well-venti
lated room Is lower than the tempera
ture necessary for planta. The average
plant should have a night temperature
of around SO degrees and a day tem
perature of around 70 degrees.
Early Church Dignitary
Rev. John Carroll, who was bora
In Upper Marlboro, Md.. and who
Aas educated abroad and returned to
this country as a priest in 1774, be
came subsequently—about 1797—the
first Catholic bishop in America.
Immortal N artery Tale
"Goody Two-Shoes," the old English
nursery tale that Is such a favorite with
children, was written by Oliver Gold
smith in 1768 for Newberry, the pub
lisher, whose office wss near St Paul's
churchyard, London.
Take Name From Bird*
Gowk atorma la the name that need
to be applied to the abort mlaatorma
that occur la spring, especially about
the time the gowk, or cuckoo, reap
pear* In the North after a winter's sb
aence In the South.
Oldmtt Nmwapapar
The oldest newspaper ia auppoeed
to be the Chlnree Tchlnc-Pao, or News
of the Capitol, which has appeared
daily ia Peking aince about TDO A. D.
It consists chiefly sf official newa, im
perial decrees, etc.
FmtiUFair
Western exchange: "Besides being
• talented ainger, Miss Rogers pos
eessea a magnetic personality and a
manner that I* entirely free from ef
fectiveness."—Beaten Transcript
Harak Ward*
Over-Ouehiag Horteee—Such a dear
nan the new vicar ia—so outspoken. In
his eermon last Sunday ho censured
the devil most severely I—London Paus
ing Show.
Plant Care
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 1925
naitea uaru to save
Heroic Mother Bird
One day during the World war I
was taking a battery of artillery along
a grassy road, a writer in London
Tit-Bits relates. The horses were trot
ting, and behind them the guns rum
bled and swayed over ruta and stones.
Suddenly there appeared not fifty
yards in front oVhe leading horses
• dozen fluffy brown partridge
"cheepers," tiny mites no bigger than
sparrows, running hither and thfther
in the wildest panic before the ap
proaching danger. With them was the
mother bird. She chivvied them off
into the grass on either side of the
road, and then, when the laat one
had made lta escape, turned and with
open beak and half-spread wings faced
the battery, daring them to come on.
Had the battery not been halted
tbe bird would have given her life
in an endeavor to ensnre the safety
of her chicks. As it was, she
achieved her object by a display of
reel heroism in the face of hopeless
odds.
This Is a typical example of the
way nature makes heroines of animal
mothers, no matter how timid they
may be when they have no family
ti> care for. In defence of their help
less young, nature's heroines will
face any creature that threatens their
safety.
Species Unchanged tor
Eight Million Yean
The longest pedigree in the world
•o far as science can discover be
longs to the "sphenedon," which can
boast an ancestry of eight million
years duration. The sphenedon Is
found on a tiny Island off the coast
of New Zealand. There Is nothing
quite like It anywhere else. The
sphenedon Is a reptile and Is a mix
ture of crocodile, snake, turtle, and
lizard. As a matter of fact. It is
probably the ancestor of all these
creatures, but In the process of evolu
tion through countless ages, the
"children" have altered and split up
lito a hundred and one different
"families." The sphenedon, however,
has gone on Its way unchanged and
la exactly as It was eight million years
ago. This pherlstorlc creature shows
greatest similarity to the lizard. It
has four short legs and a long talL
Its face la rather like that of a fish
and there la a hard ridge on the top
of Its head snd down its back. The
dinosaur and other prehistoric anhnals
are of quite recent date compared
with the sphenedon. It Is generally
supposed that the 'dinosaur disap
peared off the earth a mere three mil
lion years ago!
Influenza Ancient Enemy
Influenza baa been kndwn almost as
long aa man has been known. The
word itself la derived from tlie ancient
astrologers, who believed It to be
caused by the "Influence" of the stars.
The disease has been unmistakably
traced back to 1580. It was then prev
alent In eastern Germany and was
known, curiously enough, as sleeping
sickness. It appeared again In the
Eighteenth century, when epidemics of
It were frequent and prolonged In
most European countries. Among the
.famous people of long ago who suf-'
fered from It were Sir Issac Newton,
Goethe and Schiller. The great phi
losopher, Kant, waa attacked by It,
and he believed it waa cauaed by
noxious Insects brought to western
Europe as a result of trade with
Russia.
Chance for Experiment
It w*s between fences. They were
sitting in a dim comer.
Ton have wonderful eyes," he mur
mured.
"Test" she Inquired expectantly.
"They are like stars," he went on.
Her lips brushed his ss he mur
mured: They are so bright"
His fumbled In his pocket snd
he drew forth a glittering object:
"They are so very bright" he re
peated. He thrust his watch before
her. "See If you can see the time In
the dark."
Rubber Fruit
The toadooa tropical' fruits in a
fully ripened atate aoon amy appear on
distant market* with each piece of
fruit Incased In a rubber composition
known aa latex.
Fruit dipped in the compound while
It la warm retalna all the original
flavor. Strawberriea, considered a diffi
cult fruit to handle nnlaaa picked when
vary green, have been dipped half
way around the world In latex.
The mating of rubber abuts out all
the air, preventing any decompoeltlon
of the fruit. The latex becomee brittle
when cold and Is easily removed from
the fruit
Motor* Gramto Stent
The world's largest granite atone
was recently quarried at RockvOle,
Minn. The atone, which was broken
out by means of "Jackhammera," la ISO
fact long. TO feet thick, and a tent
wide. It weigh*
Origin of Gloves
Gloves trace th/>lr origin back for
i centuries, the first mention of them
In literature Is to be found in the
Bible, but scientists believe we should
I go back still fartheY, for among pre
glacial relics ao unmistakable draw
ing of A glove, rudely etched upon a
stone, w«# disco tared.
It is said that the first skilled glove
makers were the monks of the early
Middle ages.- 'ln 700 Charlemagne
granted to tbe abbots and monks of
Slthin, in nnclent France, unlimited
right of hunting Hie deer for skins of
which to make jjloves. Gloveuiaklng
was established In France a# an In
dustry In the Twelfth century.
Molecule j
A "nolvule" Is the KinHllpr.t part of
a substance that can exist separately
nnd still retain Its composition and
properties; tbe anmllpst combination
of atoms that will form a given chem
ical compound. In physics, the struc
tural unit, as distinguished from the
afom. and epplled to particles of gage*
In the kinetic theory Independently of
their Mutton to the chemical mole
cule.
Snow Reef in Mountains
One «f the few snow reefs to be
found In all the Itocky mountain
range, Is on "Snow Reef Top" In Gla
cier National park. This snow reef Is
there the year round and Is much
raved over by landscape painters and
eumera artists. In some parts of this
reef, which forms a crescent near the
mountain peak, the snow Is drifted 100
feet high.
Religion '
I've «een r«tty cleur ever tlnce I
was ft young un, us religion's some
thing (Hse besides doctrines and no
tions. I lookat'lt us if the doctrines
was like finding names for your feel
ings. so as you can talk of 'em when
you've never known 'em, just as a man
may talk o' tools when ha knows their
name*, though he's never so much as
seen 'em, atUl less bandied 'em.—
George Eliot,
Vanuhing Race
A colony of 126 near Jerusalem, said
to be descendanta of the Samaritans
of Biblical days, must soon become
extinct unless they change their cus
toms. For 2soo yeara they have for
bidden marriages outside their own
people. Their numbers gradually have
diminished and too close inbreeding Is
exterminating them.
Petrifying Animal 9
A New York chemist has evolved a
solution which, it Is claimed, will
mummify beasts, birds and fish in their
natural colors. By dipping the crea
tures Into the chemical aolutlon It Is
said they become hard as though petri
fied and in that state are Immune to
decay and need not be kept in liquid
while on display.
Spice Buth in Spring
The little yellow flowers In tiny
clusters on some of the bushes In the
swamps and along the streams with
the alders Is spice bnsh, and by snap
phig a twig to smell or taste you can
be sure, says Nature Magazine. The
medicinelike odor and flavor are on
like that of any other plant
Propeller Revereee Ship
A propeller which will permit a ship
to reverse its direction without revers
ing its engine and which may be re
placed or repaired without the ship go
ing Into dry dock was recently In
vented at the University ft Washing
ton. ,
Attained Fame Early
Wtlllam Congreve, the great English
dramatist of the Seventeenth and
Eighteenth centuries, wrote nearly all
the plays on which his fame rests be
fore he was thirty years old. He wrote
little of importance after he was thirty.
Varying Minde
Strong minds will be strongly bent,
snd usually labor under a strong bias,
but there Is no mind so weak snd pow
erless as not to have Its Inclinations,
and none so guarded aa to be without
Its prepossessions^—Exchange.
Built to Please Queen
The hanging gardens of Babylon, one
of the seven. wonders of the ancient
world, were built on the banks of the
Euphrates br Nebuchadnezzar, king of
Babylon, for his wife, Amytls, In the
Sixth century B. C.
Science Explode* Myth
Rumanian experimenters who recent
ly smoked cigarettes made of tobacco
w»i™d with various poisons report that
it would bo practically Impossible to
smoke pofeon cigarettes unawares.
Made Dragon Do Stunts
| Seventeen men riding astride of •
mechanical "dragon" in • German film
production made the animal crawl,
drink water, climb a tree, spit firs and
j finally battle with the hero.
Church Authority Rune
Along National Lines
Authority In the eastern orthodox
churches la divided along national
lines. There Is a Russian church, a
Rumanian church, a Greek church and
ao on, with primates, metropolitans or
patriarchs of their own nationality at
the head of each. >
Four offices to which s great and
ancient prestige attaches are the patri
archates of Constantinople, Alexandria,
Antloch and Jerusalem, and that of
the ecumenical patrlareh of Constan
tinople has the most weight of all; ills
Influence extends throughout the east
ern churches; though his authority
does not.
But the Russian chureh, for Instance,
is a sister church to that of Constan
tinople and not at all a subsidiary.
Nor Is this a result of recent events
In Russia, the autonomy of the Rus
sian orthodox faith dating to 1721.
Under tbe cxars this was the es
tablished church. Soviet Russia has
disestablished it and appropriated cer
tain of its properties, and the govern
ment policy Includes a propaganda
against all religion. But any faith
whatever may be freely professed In
Russia, so far as Soriet law Is con
cerned.—Cleveland I'lifln Dealer.^
Moravian Church Hat
School in Far North
At Makkovlk, In the l;e-bound pen
insula of the North American continent
known as Labrador, a country where
one may travel hundreds of mllea with
out seeing a human habitation, and
where the temperature In winter Is
often 00 degrees below tero, there is
a boarding school kept by two Eng
lishwomen.
It ia under the control of the Mora
vian church; and is one of the moat
remarkable as well aa the least ac
cessible schools in the world. A mis
sion steamer goes out once a year with
goods for the Eskimos, and on her last
trip along the coast, prior to her re
turn, she takes both Eaklipo children
and the few white children 'available
to the Makkovlk boarding school.
There they must remain until the
long winter la over, for in such ter
rible cSId, and with no conveyance
but dog-sledges, It Is Impossible for
children to travel. That they are
happy goes without saying, and with
a gramophone, a piano, and a fine se
lection of lantern slides, as well as
an excellent library, the children get
not only a good education but alao a
good time.
Service Has Many Dutiee
• The «United States coast guard
nervlce was created by an act of con
gress of January 28, 1815, by com
bining therein the revenue-cotter serv
ice and the life-saving service. Its
duties are to render assistance to ves
sels In distress, saving life and prop
erty ; destruction or removal of wrecks
and other floating dangers to naviga
tion ; extension of medical aid to Amer
ican vessels engsged In deep-ses fish
eries; protection of the customs rev
enue ; operation aa a part of the navy
In time ot war or when the President
shall so direct; enforcement of laws
snd regulations governing anchorage
of vessels In navigable waters, and
quarantine and neutrality; suppress
ing mutinies on merchant vessels; en
forcement of navigation and other
lawa governing merchant vessels, etc.;
protection of game and seal and other
fisheries in Alaaku and work as an In
ternational ice patrol tttt Newfound
land.
Honored Anatole France
In describing the funeral of Anatole
France which took place while he was
In Parla, William Lyon I'helps In Scrib
ner'n Magazine, says: :
"As a twin of letters, Anstole France
was an aristocrat; In politics, he was
a Communist. Thus his appeal was
universal, and It was Interesting to see
ail classes of people represented
among the mourners.
"Of the honors paid him, snd they
were Innumerable and extremely va
ried, one particularly Impressed me.
There was to have been a play at the
Oomodle Francaise on the afternoon
of the funeral. Althpugh the house
had been sold out, the iierformance
was canceled, and the money returned
to ticket holders."
At What Hour?
(Ad In the Birmingham (Ala.)
News.)
I'upples—Two fox terrier puppies. 1
male and 1 female; beautifully
marked; guaranteed singers.—Ameri
can Legion Weekly.
Irish Prefix Explained
The prefix "O" before the names of
so many Irish families la an abbrevia
tion of the word "ogba," meaning
grandchild.
Lincoln Ueed T One*
President Lincoln. In his second In
augural address, used the pronoun "I"
only once, while Mr. Roosevelt avoided
It entirely.
Insects and Scientists
Scientists are making a special
study of animal and Insect life as a
means of determining changes which
have taken place In the earth. The re
lations Insects of one region bear to
those of another Indicate that certain
Islands ware once connected. In
Jamaica, recently, they "-explored a
very ancient section of that country
that has been above the sea for a long
er time than its neighboring land and
which shelters Insect tribes of great
age. This discovery lends authorities
to believe tlrat animal life of that Isle
Is more closely associated with those
of Haiti or Cuba, and that It original
ly found Its way from the mainland
over a land bridge long since engulfed
by the ocean.—Family Herald.
Gas From Flower Gardens
The great development of natural
gas In the Industries around • Pitts
burgh, Pa., Is In u considerable meas
ure due to George Westinghouse of
airbrake fame. He Anally Induced his
wife to let him sink a shaft In her
flower garden, his labor being reward
ed by a geyser when he had gone
about 1,600 feet. From this came the
development of-the Pittsburgh supply.
Westinghouse himself worked out the
system of piping that enabled It to be
distributed without leakage, at the
same time reducing the pressure by
the use of gradually larger pipes, until
It could be safely handled by the time
It reached a customer.
Earliest Known Letters
It was formerly believed .that the
earliest extant collection of formal
letters was the series of about 150
Greek epistles professing to hnVe been
written by the tyrant I'halarls of the
Sixth century B. C. A controversy
arose, however, and Richard Bentley,
In bis fttmoift "Dissertation on the
Letters of I'halarls," in IflOl), demon
strated, as is now universally admit
ted, that they are of comparatively
late origin, about the Second century
A. D. Among the early genuine let
ters of the Greek period are those of
laocrates (died 838 B. C.), nlao la
aamber. •
Prude* of the Past
Authbr Frank Harris, the gnest of
honor at a literary banquet In New
York, said In his speech of acknowl
edgment :
"American literature usetf to be
very prudish. We've changed all
that, thank goodness. But our prud-
Ishness in the past was so extreme
that It reminds me of the girls' board
ing school.
"The principal of a girls' boarding
school was taking her charges through
a picture gallery.
When half way through she halted
and said:
•••Attention, young ladles! The
next apartment Is devoted to the nude.
In passing the door yoij will all please
lower your eyes, avert your heads,
quicken your pace and blush."—De
troit Free Press.
Bach to Normalcy
Ole Svenson, after having lived by
himself and prepared his own meals
for years, had taken a wife. Mrs. Sven
son proceeded to live with her husband
for the better part of two months, ufter
which she ran away to the city. "Well,
Ole," said a friend w roe time dfter tho
lady's departure, "lire you sorry she
wentr
"No," replied Ole. "Xo? Why notf
"Well," wis the reply, "she was always
getting In the way when I was cook
ing."
Great Sleeper
Mrs. Jones —John, I wish you'd
preach "early to bed and early to rise"
t# Clarence.
Mr. Jones—Why?
Mrs. Jones life's worc\ out llirea
pairs of pajamns in a month.
Truth Most Important
It is more honorable to the head, as
well as to the heart, to l>e misled by
our eagerness in the pursuit of truth,
tbnn K>-Ih» safe from blundering by the
contempt of It.
Short'Lioed Calendar
The Revolutionary calendar was one
adopted during the French reign of
terror, decreed In 1793 and continuing
until Napoleon restored the old sys
tem in WO6.
Excuse tor Plumber
A statistical note says a plumber
uses 23£15 implements an4 appliances.
What more natural than that he should
glways forget one of them?— Mansfield
Journal.
Anyway
A sobhler arrested for wife desertion
was found to have committed bigamy.
Be should have stuck to his last.—
London Humorist
First Olympiad
The first officially recorded Greek
Olympiad was held la 770 B. C. Legend
places the original games at a time far
writer than that
NO. 14
Modern Heroine *
Barbara was selfish, thirsty tat
pleasures of the most vulgar sort,
amused herself by collecting adorers
and treating them badly, was stupid
and a liar—ln other words; was one
of the normal types of healthy young
womanhood. I should have been less
disturbed by these discoveries If only
her face had been different But with
that dazzling and mysteriously lovely
face she was a perpetual source of sur
prise and pain. In Barbara's eompany
I was learning that It Is possible to be
profoundly and slavishly in love with
some one for whom one has no esteem,
whom one regards as a Bad character,
and who, finally, not only makes one
unhappy, but bores one.—From "Those
Barren Leaves," by Aldous Huxley.
*
Made Name Glorioa*
A world-famous battle was fought
nt Thermopylae In northern Greece
on August 7, 8 and 9, 480 B. C, be
tween three hundred Spartans and
seven hundred Thespians, commanded
by Leonldas and the entire Persian
host. For four days Leonldas and
bis hand held the pass of Thermopylae
iirainst the Invaders, at the end of
which time Ephialtes, a Trachinlan.
led the Persians over the mountains
by a secret path to the rear of the
Creeks, who were thus placed between
two hostile nrmles and were finally
cut to pieces. One Greek only Mk
caped, and he la said to have been
loaded with reproaches for Had.
—Kansas City Star.
Balance Your Diet
The balanced diet is the healthy eoe
and contains all three of the Impor
tant vltamlnes. The principal food
value of bread and meat lies In their
protein content but they are lew In
vitamlnes It and C, and If yon would
be sure of more balance rations insur
ing plenty of each essential, use the
citrus fruits often.. The Juice of the
grapefruit has a h!;h content of vita
mlnes It and C that provide the proper
amount of carbohydrate* and sella,
Grapefruit supplies the blood with aa
alkaline reserve «Utah effectively eo»
bats acidosis.
What the Deacon Said
This Is credited to the Osborne TB>
lage Beacon: "Deacon,*" said a half
baked chump to me the other day,
"why don'f you take more of your owa
advice 7" -My benighted brother," I
reeled as softly as my temper wonld
penult, "I am fixing up this medicine
fur your ailments and not for my own.
No doctor takes his own medicine, any
more th.-in a banker pays 8 per cent tor
money."
Floor From Wheat
The n mount of flour obtained from
wheat depends very much on the sue
and weight of the kernels and varies
from CT> to 80 per rent. A fair avenge
is 4.7 bushels of wheat to one barret
of flour, weighing 100 pounds, or one
bushel of wheat to 41 pounds of floor.
The shorts average 11 to
12 per cent of the wheat, and the bian
13 per cent.
Auto* Not Castles
The Supreme court holds that a
man's automobile is not his castle, and
many a nun realizes that his automo
bile Isn't even his vehicle, tt'p the
rusty old machine which harts the
pride of members of the family who
use It while pater familias digs op the
sends for gas and garage bills.—Louis'
vlltc Times.
Rail Lights Needless
All switch and signal lights on tbe .
Alaska railroad are discontinued even
at night during the long summer sea-1
son when the "sun never seta." Tbia
Is the qnly railroad in tbe world
operating on a 24-hour daylight sched
ule even a part of the year. It runs
between Curry and Fairbanks.
Enable* Blind to Read
Braille Is a system of dot* embossed
on paper, which the blind read with
their finger tips. The Braille nlphabet
was deviMtd by l4>uls Braille, a blind
Frenchman, about 1834, and has been
adapted to the language of every civ
ilized nation.
Was Civil War Veteran
Erall Frey, who was president of
the Swiss Confederation from IS&4 to
IRO7, wns a sergeant in the Union army
during ttte Civil war, and was taken
prisoner at Gettysburg, and confined
In Übby prison.
Reason Most Powerful
The voice of reason Us more to be
recorded than the bent of any present
inclination, since Inclination will at
length come over to reason, thoosh
we can never force reason to comply
with inclination. wj
Tailor's Hell
The tailor's "hell" is the name of
the large box tailors kept nuder the
board on which they sat while at work.
The word is thought to be a corrup
tion of the French word "oeir (pro
nounced nil).
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