VOL. LI
London Pays Dearly
for It* Dayr of Fog
infinite variety of English
weather baa no worse ptegue than fog,
It 1> aaid, and apart from the discom
fort Vused the actual loss suffered by
community through the fog is said
to be immense. The London Nation
, and Athenaeum quotes the "Smoke
Abatement society" as patting the fig
an at 18,000,000 for one day, and
thia weekly observes, according to the
Literary Digests
"This may be an excessive estimate,
k«t there can be no donbt that It would
pay the nation to spend a great deal
of money to remedy the evil, espe
cially when we remember that even on
fogies days we allow sunlight of in
finite value to be Intercepted by the
pall of smoke whjch overhangs our
great towns.
"The climax of absurdity Is reached
vhen we have to organize special sun
light treatment, in some cases, with
ray§ artificially generated, In order to
care diseases caused by this unnatural
darkness. The classic instance of
Pittsburgh proves that the evil can be
remedied once a community Is really
alive to Its seriousness,
"There are considerable difficulties
tebeWed.jrf which the most difficult
to deal with would almost certainly be
that Incorrigible offender, proud In evil
doing, the domestic fire; but there are
few social reforms which would store
quickly produce a rich harvest In In
creased health and happiness for the
trdinary citizen."
Method of Obtaining
New Plant From Old
A simple method of propagating toe
robber plant is by mossing. A branch
b selected with ripe wood, or In the
earn of a lanky old plant with a long,
bare stem the top may be rooted and
tut off. In either case soaking use of a
cluster of leaves that will make a well
ihaped young plant
Make a slanting cut upward half
*ay through the stem with a sharp
talfe. Slip a match or other small
stick te hold the wouad open. Then
wrto moss around It Ton can get a
little gjagnnm moss from any florist
« see daman. It should make a knob
•bout as big aa one's list Tie it In
place with string and keep it moist but
pot dripping wet la a- few weeks
(May new rootn wttt have been formed
Just above tha cot Then the moss
cu be removed, the stem severed at a
point below tha roots and the plant
potted In tha usual* way.
The operation Is best performed In
■ mat where tin temperature remote*
. * Marly TO degases and where there
la teaslderable moisture in tha air; la
•flier words, tha kitchen. !
Weight of Air
The poet writes of "trifles light aa
•Ir," and we often talk of "airy noth
'D S B >** but the atmosphere which sur
rounds our planot and accompanies it
In its Journeylngs through space Is
sot so light as we often Imagine. Its
"wage pressor* is 10 pounds to the
*lttie Inch.
The barometer an. Its name Implies,
! ■ u atmosphere weigher, aad on the
Twjtng weight noted over large areas,
«pend our dally weather forecasts. A
of an inch in the height of tb«
®j**ury column moans a change of
ttmogphere weight of half a pound
lac h on the earth's
18 that even a change of oae-tenth of
" kch In the barometer represents
•vrty-elght thousand tons per square
A change of an Inch over the
and area of the British Isles signifies
colossal total of considerably more -
one hundred thousand mlllloa
«ms tf air.
Weak Humanity
nM °' learnln " by experience,"
•ft Eben ' "* ome of UB klnd
m.n . , to OQr mistakes an' go on
"Wkto em."— Washington Star.
ere Quickness Wins
* scientist discovers that the slow
i gthtakers live longest That's the
\ On.J' a pr °P° Btt 'on that can't be
i at a busy street intersection.
- Always in Danger
says even when he
wn v, , wlfe ' B advice she's liable to
[ tt. J® ater he ought to haye been
to make up his own mteA
11" ■* i
Effect* of Praise
W »u >B dlfferent effects, accord
ttke, , „ e . mlnd 11 m e«ta with; It .
Oor* ' wUe 11180 modest, but a fool
rogaQ t. turning his weak brain
" I
Radio Help, Police
*t ra^H^ 8 ro rece '*e. or trans
put . M mes Weo have proved of
mdo " police in the cap
"awomobUebaaditf. !
it t MMeet, United
V " Weymouth. Eng.
?tTn ,sr ' three
*•11 u%d his bride twe J
THE ALAMANCE (TLEANER
i M LIGHTER VEIN
Ainft It True?
' t0 wait*-
xea—including po*e«j 44 aga,"
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Touchy
AcZ ba } » eU Joaes cettaliUy has
deep feeling- « A *mUa»mtaU«t
ehf "No, a Plckpoctet,*
A Chance Anyhow
He—"Darling, we may have to wait
• I®**-" She—"Never mind 1 We
n>ay not love each othar then."
Yeah?
"She mnat be a bride?" "Hehr
"Dresses up to go to market"—Louls-
I vllle Oourler-JournaL
Author! AuthorJ
North—"Who wrote this show, any
! w °y?" West—"Those two men in the
box who are applauding.''
Rather
"Are you fond of music?"
"Not very, but I prefer It to popular
songs."—Boston Transcript.
The Suffer era
Prue—Don't you think she suffers
from a superiority complex?
Sue—No, her friends do.—Life.
A' Ticklish Job
"Mending a broken watch must be
delicate work."
"No doubt a tlck-llsh Job."
Signs
"What makes you think they're es«-
gaged ?"
"She has a ring, and he's broke."
His Main Attraction
"So Helen's affair with the count '..S
off. Did she doubt his love?"
"No, his title."—Boston Transcript.
The Difference
"I knew my wife tliree months be
fore I married her!"
"I knew mine a week after I"
t # ■
'First Question
"See the waves dancing."
"Have they any new dances tkSa
year?"— Louisville Courier-Journal.
New Laid
. "Wot'a de matter wld dat kldf*
"Aw, be t'lnks he's hard-boiled, but
he ain't even poached."—Life.
Naturally
, Turtle—Are you nervous?
Rattler—Well. I'm easily rattleA't-*
Detroit Free Press.
Like Tennyson's Song
Wife (having donned new patty
gown)—lsn't It sweet dear?
Hub—Yes, sweet and low.
Might Feel It
He (2 a. m.)—l hear a footfall.
She—You're lucky If you Just heal
me. That's my father.
Luck
Ida—l have only two girl enemies
' nd they don't speak to each other.
Irene —How fortunate I
PROVES VANITY BOX
NOT MODERN DEVICE
What is beldved by-experts to have j
been a kind of vanity box used by the '
women of 2,000 years ago, and a neck
ring of solid gold, were unearthed re
cently on a Norwegian farm by a
peasant who gave the articles to his j
children for playthings.
Collectors eventually heard of the
discovery and Induced the children to
part with their ancient toys The ar
ticles. in the Judgment of the experts,
date back to about 120 B. C. The
ring, of artistic though barbaric de-!
sign, has been placed In the museum
of Christlanla university, while the
vanity box has been going the rouhds
among experts who are eager to de
termine If it contained a powder puff
among Its appurtenances, or, If not
what might have been In use to take
Its place In those daya.
« ■
Invents New Barrow
A garden bench with wheel and
handles simitar to those of a wheel
barrow has been Invented by an Eng
lishwoman.
Effort Not Worth While
When some folks gits all o' de alrth
that they can tote away, they dunno
what to do with It—Atlanta Constitu
tion.
His Winning Guess
A pessimist may have his faulta but
his Ideas about fishing are generally
pretty aeenratev —Cornell Widow.
They're That Careful
Some phllanthroplata dont even let
their right handa know where their left
hands got it— Muafcogee Phoenix. _
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 192(3 ,
Reference in Advance
The prospective maid of all work
was stating her terms: *1 want sls a
week paid In advance, and I don't
wash nor scrub floors, nor—"
"But," began the mistress of the
house feebly.
"Or work after six o'clock," went
on the woman steadily, "and I wan'
every evening off and a fine reference,
and—"
"But surely the reference can wait
till you leave usT' broke In the ml*
tress, nervously. .
"No, I want the letter now," re
turned the domestic firmly. "I've tried
getting them when I leave, and I've
never got a good one yet"—Minne
apolis Tribune.
English at Home
"When I was cycling through Eng
land," writes R. B. W., "I started off
one morning to ride from Clacton to
St. Osyth. After a I became un
certain about the road and meeting a
laborer I inquired, 'Am I right for St,
Osyth?* The man fooked puzzled and
said he never heard of any such place.
"A second wayfarer whom I asked
was equally ignorant Then came a
third. This fellow scratched his head,
but presently a look of comprehension
dawned uppn his face. 'Ay, to be sure;,
I have it now—it's Snosey ye mean!'"
—New Haven Register. * '
College and University
The college has about the same re
latlon to a university that a stsfte has
to the federal government—that is,,
as a rule, many colleges go to maks j
a university. The term university,
however, has been used loosely id the ;
United States, sometimes applied, to j
an Institution offering non-professional
instruction beyond the bachelor's de
gree and having affiliated professional
schools.
A New Trick in the Trade.
What is apparently a new way of
smuggling diamonds into this country j
has Just been brought to light In New :
York. It consists of bringing the
stones back from the other side in
settings made in this country, the idea
apparently being that, while the set
tings can easily be Identified as of
American manufacture, there is no j
way of knowing whether the diamonds '
have ever been In this country before, i
The game Is worked either by taking j
the mountings over empty or set with j
Inferior stones of the same size as I
those brought back- In the instance
referred to, the diamonds were said to
be so roughly set In the mountings as
to preclude their being worn for more
than a short time.
Following Orders.
A couple; of drummers were walking
to a small town In a feud district.
They had heard stories of what hap
pens to revenue officers and were
somewhat timorous. At a turn of the
road there burst into view a native
with a couple of ugly dogs. He imme
diately tyegan to yell: "Lie down and
keep still."
The drummers promptly stretched
out flat on the muddy road. The
mountaineer strode up and demanded:
"What la'the matter with you guys?
Are you crazy?"
"You told us to lie down and keep
■till."
"I meant the dogs."
The New Collector.
"Bastus, how Is It you have given
up going to chnrch?" asked Pastor
Brown.
"Well, sah," replied Rastus, "It's dts
way. I likes to take an active part, 1
an' I used to ptfss de collection bas
ket, but dey's give de Job to Brothah
Green, who Just returned from ovah
thal-ah."
"In recognition of hla heroic service,
I suppose?"
"No. sah. I tpekon he got dat Job
In reco-nltlon 0' his having lost one o*
bis hands."—Sunbeams.
Inspires Confidence
Picture postcards of n Kansas City
fcotel carry this message:
"This hotel fully equipped with autq
matlc sprinklers. Statistics show loss
of life has never occurred In a
sprinkled building. In case of flre yon
may gel wet. but not burned."
To one traveler that brought a wdrt- 1
derful thought and he wrote there
under the following prayer: "Now 1
lay me down to sleep. Statistics guard
my slumber deep. If 1 should die I'm
not concerned. I may get wet but I
won't get hnrnpd."—Tavern Talk.
Prevent Entrance of Dirt
The best system Is to prevent ao
far aa possible, the entrance of dirt
Into milk. This can be done be~t by
having clean cows in clean stables,
milked with clean hands, into clean,
small-top palls.
Milk Essential for Calf.
It la very necessary for a young calf
to get Its mother's milk for the first
two or three days. Thla milk poeaesaea
properties which stimulate the calf's i
stomach and starts hla off on Mi life's ,
l*™*' = I
PERFUMES
MENACE TO HEALTH
'
, Even Deadly, Sinister Scent§
| Not Uncommon.
The tremendous craze for perfume
at the present time is, In a way, an
echo ot the age of King Solomon;
but It Is well to remember that not
all scents are sw"eet-smelllng savors.
1 Foreign countries "abound in sinis
ter scents of many and deadly kinds.
There are trees In some of them which
breathe out poison, and woe betide
the traveler who Is Ignorant enough to
rest beneath their shade I
On the hill of Chill, for ex
ample, la a tree which the natives look
upon as being possessed of an evil
spirit. Many cases have occurred
where Innocent travelers have crept
under Its branches during the heat of
the day, and paid for Its shade with
their lives. After resting under one
of these trees for a short time,
the hands and face of a trav
eler become swollen, as In a case of
snakebite, and the surface of the skin
is covered with boils."
Many visitors in the vicinity of Val
paraiso have succumbed to the Influ
ence of this poisonous tree.
The trumpet flower, or datura,
found in most* tropical countries, al
though not deadly in the open air. Is
highly dangerous In a room. Inno
ceitf people, fascinated by lis color
ing and
, soon fall Into a trance-like slumber,
1 developing a deadly stupor, from
which they may possibly never awake.
I If the trumpet flower were brought
| into a sick room and left there for
the night It would mean certain death
for the patient Becently, In South
America, an accusation of murder was
brought a family who \tere
said to have profited financially by the
death, in their house, of a wealthy rela
tive. Upon investigation, It was found
| that some trumpet flowers had got
mixed with a bunch of others In a
vase, which was allowed to stay In the
house all night, and had actually
caused the death of the relation.
Some orchids, with their strange and
powerful perfume, are capable of drug
-1 ging the senses and causing faintness.
: There are some people, too, who can
! not stand the scent of roses, while
others are prejudiced against the in
nocent-looking violet.
It is well to make quite certain that
any perfume we use, or have In the
house. Is suited to our temperament
If the least Irritation is caused by
any scent It should at once be dis
pensed with, however beautiful It may
seem to others. There are few peo
ple who do not like the scent of clove;
yet not long ago, there was a case In
Zanzibar where the scent of clove waa
responsible for a British official's con
tracting an ulcerated throat with con
sequent loss of voice.—The World-
Wide News Service.
His Unhnown Friend
In his book, "My Cricket Memories"
(Helnemann), London Tit-Bits says,
Jack Hobbs mentions that he once re
ceived a letter frem Begwal, on the
Gold coast In which the writer stated:
"I am sending you a nice monkey
skin by next mail. Because there Is
plenty monkey skins in Begwal. And
also try and send me one hat or any
thing which you will get Here Is one
ostrich feather as my first trial. I
hope it will please you that you have
received a first trial from your un
known friend. Try and send hat quick.
So that I may forward you the monkey
■kin. I was about to send you the
monkey skin. But I want you to know.
And 1 want you to send me that hat
before. I atq your unknown friend, Es
sandoh." /
Peculiarly American
The big circus Is an American fie
velopment essentially. There Is noth
ing like it elsewhere In the world. The'
American business man has a genius
for organization It requires a su-'
pergeUus to organize and conduct a
big circus successfully.
But such an Institution would not
remain Intact year after year If the
owners bad not mastered the intricate
art of what the showman calls "mov
ing the circus Into the money." This
recalls the cryptic remark of ths able
Charles Sparks:
"Any boob can run a circus. Thel
trick Is to know where to put It"— I
Earl Chapln May, In McClure's Maga
zine.
Game Birds Increase
As a result of continued activities
on coyote control In the North Park
country, Colorado, the' number of sage ,
hens was greatly Increased during the
summer of 1923, according to a report
received by the biological survey.
United States Department of Agri ,
culture. On the Inspection trip flocks j
ranging from twelve to sixty were 1
seen, whereas three years ago these |
birds were exceedingly scarce. Quail
are also on the increase In western
Colorado. Hundreds of them are
seen on the sheep ranges which have
been cleared of coyotes.
Long and Short Lives
k in Scheme ot Nature
1 One of the most wonderful things in
Nature Is the manner in which things
I are balanced up. The long-lived things
propagate their species slowly; tha
short-lived, rapidly. For Instance, ele
phants, whales, tortoises and carp
have been credited with lives of any
thing from four hundred years down
ward. And at the other end of the
scale we find insects which have a
life of hours only. Many theories
have been put forward to account for
these remarkable distinctions, but the
1 one now moat commonly accepted is |
that tha slower, -the creature is In
reaching full maturity and the less
Its powers of reproduction, the great
er will be Its average longevity or
length of natural life. Nature's object j
In such an arrangement is fairly plain i
; even to our limited hum:>n intelll
, gence. For If such creatures as
| locusts, breeding with Incredible rapld
-1 lty, had themselves a life of centuries,'
the world would be wltbln a little
while Impossible for otker existence.
And the same result would occur did;
an elephant with a life of perhaps a
couple of hundred years, breed like a 1
locust/ In some way, which as yet we j
may not fully understand, the princi
ple of Nature Is to maintain a bal
ance of power in our wdrld.
Russia's Sugar Production
The production of sugar In Bussta.
from the harvest of 1924 was original
ly expected to reach 30,000.000 poods
(1 pood equals 36.1 pounds), bat
weather conditions Immediately after
planting seriously impaired tha plan
tations and greatly reduced the yield,
1 reports Economic Life. The combined
effects of intense heat followed by pro
longed drought with Insect and other
damages, reduced the area originally
sown from 318,822 dessU tines to 272,-
958 dessiattites (1 desaiatine equals
2.7 acres), or 14.3 per cent The orig
inal planted area waa divided be
tween that on which land, seed, labor
and money were furnished by the twe
tories (39,06? desslatines) and that of
Individual planters who raised crope
on shares, sometimes on factory
owned land. ✓
Dick Whittington's Seal
Tha seal ef Dick Whittingtoo, the
famous lord mayer of London, ha*
been found on a legal document dlaave
ered among a handle of old deeds by
a London expert on parchment In the
center of the seal is a bast of a yosng
man, encircling which Is the name!
"Blcari Whltyngton," and the date
1402. An expert of {he public record
office said that he was confident the
seal was genuine, and so far aa he
knew, unique It most have been the
seal used-by Whittlngton before he
was knighted and received armorial
bearings. He waa made lord mayor
first In 1397.
- Traveling Presidents
Presidents who have left the con
flaes ef the United States while In of
fice were; Roosevelt visited the Pana
ma Canal sone and went to the city at
Panama; Taft, crossed the border Into
Mexico and dined with President Dias
at Juares; Cleveland, on a fishing trip,
exceeded the boundary of the United
States; Wilson, peace conference la
Europe; Harding, British Columbia
Canada.
Very Mild
"Did yore boy. Bearcat, and Gabe
Glggery's kid have much ef a fight f
tuther day?" asked an acquaintance.
"Nope!" returned Gap Johnson of
Rumpus Ridge. "They Just blacked
each other's eyes and bunged each
other's noses, 'stead of glctitfg my gun
and Gabe's bowle knife, and going at
It right"—Kansas City Star.
Will Come Back for More
Landing In Quebec with only $0 In
his pocket 21 years ago, a Scotchman
retained home worth $S"0,000 and
soon announced that be would return
and donble his fortuae la America.
Right in His Line
A great many people who ara M(f
farmers have taken ap land In west-;
era statea. An eld-timer rode over;
to the eatfit of one newcomer and;
aaked him what he had been dodngi
before he caaM West
"I was a" wrestler."
"Hew medk land have yen declared 1
onr
"One handred and sixty scree."
. **WeU, yon got something to wrestle
with aow, bo," averred the oldtlmer,
as ha. gave his steed a resounding
whack. —Louisville OonrleisJoornal
The Better Wsy.
Mrs. Arthur Nevin, head l*eterlol>
gist of the new Tennessee Shell-shock
hospital, said st a dinner in Johnson
City:
1 "These women who go about Bor
dering men sre as stupid as they are
cruel. Give me the woman who, in
stead of resorting in despair to a re
volver, declsres with a gay lsugh:
"'A man is Uke a telescope In my
handa. I draw hiss eat, see through
him, and finally shns hiss ap. 'J'
Famous Throne Room
to Be Reconstructed
The throne room in the palace of
Meneptah, believed to have been the
, pharaoh of the Exodus, In which
Moses warned the ruler of the plagues
that would befall Egypt, will soon be
reconstructed-within the University of
Pennsylvania museum.
The work will be carried on under
the direction of Dr. Clarence S. Fisher
in the new' Egyptian whig of the mu
seum. Because the throne room, or
chamber, had been ruined when the
royal palace was burned soon after
tlie death of the pharaoh, and was
; afterward inundated by the Nile at 1
| Memphis, Its reconstruction will !>«
| unusually difficult.
Gorgeously colored ornamentation
j that harmon'sed with the formality of
I the designs surrounded Moses when
I be held hi* conferences with Me-J
I aeptnh, according to Doctor Fisher. I
When Moses appeared before the
! ruler he stood npon a slope that rose
fO Inches at Its greatest height at the
far end of the room, where the dais
! stood supporting the chair of state. |
"The dais was of limestone," said'
! Doctor Fisher, "and the decoration onj
| it was cut In low relief and colored!
Uke the floor."
Testing the Pmy Envelope
A writer In a recent number st
Printers Ink asks this question, in aafe
\ stance: "Would* yon rather receive
, fSQO a month and know ytm were
worth more than receive S3OO with a
Stair lug conviction In y oar heart that
by the standard of wages paid to
ethers you were being overpaid V
There are probably quite as asany peo
ple overpaid In the bnstness world as
there are those who are underpaid.
When business slumps the overpaid
ones are headed far a fall; the irsirr •
paid ones keep what they get a Od per- j
haps a little more.
His Decision
"Say, what the dickens is an that
yelling about, oat back of the smok»
house** demanded Gap Johnson of
Rumpus Bi aroused from Kis dose,
on the porch.
"Maw was making soft soap and got
her dress afiro," replied Banty, one of
Johnson's offspring. "She's rolling on
the ground now, trying to pat it oat.
and the children are watching her and
hollering abont It"
"Aw, well. If I want any 'firmer •
reckon Td better go and help kcr.^—
Kansas City Star.
In the Edible Class
Tea," said the teacher, "we have
several plants and flowers Banned with
the prefix 'dog' Of the -dog
rose' and 'doc-violet' are well known
to yon all. Can sny of you tell me
others?"
For some seconds the class re-■
mained dumb. Then a bright Idea
illuminated the fkee of an
and up went his hand. ',
"Collie flower* MlssT
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Practical Teaching 1
Children's garment making is taught j
In a practical way at Hutchinson']
high schooi, Buffalo*. X. T. Clothing i I
classes sew for charity organizations |
and children's homes. Materials are! ,
furnished by the Institutions far which j ]
they work. In the second year re-1 ]
modeling is taught. Old garments are j ,
cleaned and ripped «p» gv«d parts are! 1
salvaged, a little skillful piecing or 1
mending is done, combinations ara :
made and a "new* garment evolves.
Proved
•' The cocrt is lost in the maast of; 1
arguments pr faced by counsel for the; !
defence, and at last the inter*j 1
vened.
"I think," ne said. "It will be better )
If yon do not pursue that matter any!
further. Too might as well attempt
to prove to the court that two and!
two do not make fonr."
"I can do thCt quite easily,'*' said|
the lawyer, with a smile. "Tar® antii
two make tweaty-tam."
, Growing Jute in Africa j
Attempts have reeeatty been rs.idaj
te Intrr-'see Jite xulture Into South 1
' Africa, and t*sta made on* a farm
located near. llekorspruit, 'Transvaal. i
on the railroad between Johannesbr-g
and the Portuguese East Africa b>r- [
der. have shown that it Is practicable
to raise this crop. It Is capable «>f j
cultivation In almost any soil, but is
tmost profitable la loamy or rich clay
soil mixed with sand.
(Voice Runs Typewriter
A* Swiss inventor claims to hare
perfected a machine that will type
write direct from the spoken words.
A speed of from 90 to 100 words a
mlnuulr-Bbout as fast As the average
man can dictate —Is claimed for tha
new machine, which Is operated elee»
itrically.—Popular Science Monthly.
« Hatpin——ghat's That?
1 "She stabbed her sweetheart wltfc
a hatpin."
"Mercy, hoy out-of-date!"—rDetraH
i Free Press.
NO. 50
CATS FOR HUNTING
" ■
Nimrod Has Pack of Felines to
track Game.
Trained Like Pointer* and Waft Till
Master* Come Up to Shoot What
They Have Found.
L.
The variety of hootids need In thb
country for hunting la Imger iw»
most at os think. The best known an
foxhounds, stagboands, otterhounds
and harriers, bat thaw are also
beagles and baasett hounds, both need
in packs for hare hunting. The last
named are small and short-legged, bat
they have wonderful noses.
Greyhounds are the fastest of. all the
canine tribe. Next come ■xbtppea,
which seldom weigh more tfcart twenty
"flve pounds. Though used ; idpaDy
for racing, they are also t *ful for
running down rabbits.
In Ireland there is, or was tm re-
least one pack of weud
hocmds.
"Bobbery** packs are osed for Jackal
hanting in India. These are & indto off
ir.lxed breed, bat most of the > 1 Bans
par strain. They are versatile : aisul%
being trained Mot only to ran jasekals
but also to pail down black buck. *
In India, too, the cheetah is met far '
hunting. The cheetah Sa cos off the
great eats nice the leopard, bat laager
ta the leg: It fa eaaghr vtlxi and
trained; those animals 6red to captiv
ity are useless for hunting: A cheetah
has extraordinary speed and will run
down any kind of deer.
In the Southern states in Anuria
tiost of the negroes keep 'possum dags
—yellow, hound-tike animal*—which
are trained t» hunt opossums or rae*
coons by night. They are plucky
creatures and will even take the trail
of a panther. Thfn sort off tularin in
done on foot and by night. The dog's
business Is ta "tree"* the qpnnrjr. h»
hunters then climb the Case after the
animal, or, fff this is enC
the tree down.
T. G. Slmmny the well-known Araf
{can sportsman, has gone a step, Ano
ther than any one else, to that hfe has
trained a-pack of cats for luiiifftifc
With these he tracks not only poeauna
and bat also rabbits and
faff
la hunting the bitter he has ttwn
fine '.'its which are trained like point
ers and at sight or scent off the gam*
became rigid, watting for- their ■mdiw
to come up and shoot what they haan
found for hint
These two cats* Mr. Mmniff say%
will also retrieve shot birds m clever
ly as any dog:—JLondoa Answers.
A Study in Lega,
Ninety-nine oat of every W9> gtcim
with red buhr are bowlegged.
Ninety-nine «B out e£ every B*> gifcte
of the brunette type are knuck-kneedL.
The most symmetrical Legs ace pos
sessed by the young. women of the
blonde type.
This is the conclusion of artists off
Baltimore after careful study at the
tegs of hundreds of girls.
The yuang wumea found to be thne
hampered to the eyes at the- artist
physical deformitjes were a targe nmm
ber who were desirous of becwmin*
models. For several weeks a commit
tee at the Charcoal club, to prepare
tioa for the epenlnc of the men's e*»-
winy ufe "'-it— iwd been examining;
candidates.
And oat of dozens who wished te be»
come models there was last one wfie
came up to the requirements as to con
tour of limba that were expected, by the
committee. —Baltimore Dispatch.
White House 3uilt it* tSCQL
The White House at Wajs.iiagtMk
was ftnst occupied by PreoW it John
Adams in 1800* e«ht years having
been spent to the construction o* the
edifice, for which the cornerstone was
laid October 13, ITS 2, to the presence
of George Washington. The choice at
the thirteenth off the month the
ceremony indicates that ®cst
President fend as regard for the an
cient "thirteenth* superstition. The
first official fuhcUaa held to the White
House waa the Jfew Tear reception
gtvea by Preslileat Adams on Jaaaary
1. 198t. When Wasbtagton wascap
turtd bj til# BrtttoJk fca 1514 Vnlits
House, as weU aa the antaished struc
ture of the capital and other govern*
meat building* were tami The
White House was restored to IMS,
The architect waa an btthmaa. Jatee*
Hebaa.
The WsOm.
"Tee, my "usbawrs laid «a a tit
ttm of fbotbolL"
"Bat I dldnt knew % ever played
*lTdoesn't. "E sprained *te larynx
at the match last Saturday
Passing Show (London).
1
The Snowahoe QHda, A v
"Are yon from the Far Narthf*
"No, why do you askf
"Ton dance as tf you had snowaho^
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