yOL. LIT
' fjgjne of Washington
Handled Too Freely
The practice of naming negro slaves
i » frog shops for George Washing
m. brought a vigorous protest from
Ik! Missouri Intelligencer of Old
pLklta a quarter of a century after
."death of the "Father of His Coun-
T his was the first newspaper
in the United States-published west
SSt Charles, Mo. In the Issue of
ADril 29, 1823, the Intelligencer reg
tetered this editorial protest against
the promiscuous use of Washington's
Mine.'
"This Is the Christian name of one
,-htfr 0 f the masculine inhabitants
? of the United States. This name was
dear to every American whfen it con-
W ed the Idea of the father of free- |
' men, but now it serves no other pur
pose than that of distinguishing one
part of mankind from the other. It
Is universally made a very pack
horse. Every stupid blockhead thinks
' it the greatest tribute of respect he
can possibly pay to the memory of
the hero to call a son, a negro or a
' grog shop by the same name. It Is a
practice scandalously common for
publicans to paint the likeness of the
hero on a board, hang it on a post by
way of a sign, hold it up to the vul
gar to gaze at as boys gaze at a
monkey, and to beguile silly travelers
to become their guestsr who Judge of
what Js In the house by the sign.
What "has the father of liberty done
that his name should thus be con
> signed to Infamy and his likeness to
contempt?"
History's Long List
of Great "Southpaw
Cheer up, nil ye southpaws. A del
ver into obscure matters of history has
nnenrthed something that should
please ench nnd every one of you. It
■ Is really something to give you reason
to put on nlrs of superiority. Are you
f not pleased to learn that Alexander
the Great used his sword with his left
hand? Charlemagne, the' patron of
scholars, used his pen with his left
' hand, If he did any writing at all. Also
the Pharaohs were left-t)anded and
go were the greater Caesars. In the
I period between 2500 B. 0. and 15 B. C.
I left-handed man was considered "the
darling of the gods" and was rushed
into high office. Yet, the left-handed
have had to suffer under instructors
who tried to make them change a
physical habit. Even some educa
l tionaiists claim that left-handed pupils
fall far below the average level of
I ichool efficiency. In fact, the left
handed have been Jeered at probably
f everywhere except on the baseball
| Held.— Pathfinder Magazine,
Old Monarchical Idea
The name "Divine Right of Kings"
b given to a doctrine that was pro
mulgated in England in the Seven
teenth century. It asset ©d that
kings held their authority by divine
j appointment and were earthly repre
«entatires of the Deity. This princi
pl# relieved the sovereign of all re
sponsibility toward his subjects, and
gave him absolute claim to their obe
dience. The chief defenders of this
dogma were Salmasins, Hobbes and
Sir Robert Fllmer; while Milton, Al
gernon Sydney and Harrington were
Its uncompromising opponents. The
controversy died a natural death on
the accession of the House of Han
ger. in the Bill of Rights (1688) the
nght of the people to depose the sov
ereign, to alter the order of succes
"on, and to confer the sovereignty
°n whomsoever they may think prop
« 's distinctly set forth.—Kansas
City Star.
~TT r ~~
Initiative Wine
JJT'en Initiative i s absent, we bo
e mechanical beings with no keen-
Ms for advancement; and if all were
*7 d that way the world would
'tJ| 8e !° pro?reßa > ' or w® are here
way just because men of Initiative
Dave-acted In the past So it is weU
, buoyant and brisk to take an
®teP which will bring a benefit
!!' t0 ourselves and others. s
H- ,® r ? are thousands of things in
thpm t. Bre ° nrS lf W ® WIU bUt Clalm
• ut have failed because
ft! vl e never heard their call, or
6 , 2 " the C »H was to someone else
onr« ? to us " We need to arouse
change W6 bebindr-Bx-
Craw in a Tattie Field
wunhH? Wa ! recetttJ y appointed to a
Parish church a young mln-
Terv H °'u al 'hough a clever chap, is
jl jj attracted to bis "paper"
TH sermon.
f»vor B v r f,i! UnK of h i? does not And
led the few 0 8 congregation,
them Mr r Sunda y, as a few of
one nf »t re goln * home from -church,
schoolmaster,
1; add • was a Tery scholar
ly. i* 8 We *ot today from the min
aJrn°.V, yon tUnk «>, Mr. Blunt?"
oi4 p • re Plled Mr. Blunt, a plain
en. ln ; "He jlat minded me o' a
d * t " •
THE ALAMANCE ( JL,EAN EH.
Ccalculation of Size
of Statue of Apoll 6
The famous problem concerning the
": ® , 0 ' to® colosaaf statue of Apollo on
the island of Delos, which has wor
ried so many savants, has finally been
solved.
We are familiar with the Delos
Apollo only in miniature, as present
ed on the Attic tetradrachm, an an
cient Greek coin, where the god is
shown holding the three Graces In his
right hand.
At a recent meeting of the academy
of inscriptions Theodore B«Jnach an
nounced that he had calculated, with
the aid of hlstpry as well as mathe
matics, the-, size of Apollo and the
three Graces. This archaic colossns at
Delos was the masterpiece, in gilded
wood, of the sculptors Tectaois and
Angellon who flourished between 550
and 530 B. 0.
The three Graces, which were not
grouped, but separated and erect, bore,
respectively, the zyther, the double
flute and tfie pipes of Pan. They stood
In the palm of Apollo's right hand. In
his left hand he carried a bow. The
colossus and its three statues were
destroyed by fire.
With the assistance of a Dellan in
scription which mentioned the weight
of the gold crowns designed for the
god and the Graces, M. Relnach esti
mated the relative heights of the fig
ures as eight meters for the Apollo
and one meter eighty centimeters for
each of the Graces.—From Le Figaro |
Hebdomadalre, Paris. Translated for |
the Kansas City Star.
Idea of Inferiority
Not at All Uncommon
The feeling of inferiority is an ex
perience so nearly universal that It
cannot be considered abnormal or evi
dence of disease, declares a writer in
Hygeia Magazine. Most of us have had
this feeling at some time in our lives,
such as when making a speech, under
taking a new Job, or taking a prominent
part in some social function. The
stammering, trembling, palpitation and
emptiness of mind which comes at be
ing called on to face a new situation
are familiar to all of us.
However, by establishing habits of
courage and self-reliance and by learn
ing to attend to the matter In hand
rather than to our feelings, most of us
have been able to overcome these dif
ficulties. If these feelings of Inability
to meet the situation are not faced
frankly and overcome, one establishes
a habit of fear. Then the sense of
failure and the feelings of inferiority
become habitual, and one's lot will be
Indeed unhappy,
Burmese Rubles Best
The finest ruby mines are those Of
Mogok in Tapper Burma. It is from
these mines that the pigeon-blood
rubles come. These are considered
very valuable. There are also mines
In the neighboring country of Slam.
These Siamese rubles are of a brown
ish red. The Burmese rubles bring
from two to ten times as much as
the Siamese rubles. The Burma mines
are now controlled by the Ruby
Mines, Ltd., of London. Among the
largest rubles may be mentioned two
belonging to the king of Blshenpur,
in India, which weighed 50% and 17V4
carats, respectively. The largest ruby
known Is one from Tibet, weighing
2,000 carats, but It Is not of flrtt
quality.
Conversation
The secret of being agreeable in
conversation has been described >s
being honorable to the ideas of oth
ers. There are people who evidently
only half listen to you because they
are considering, even while you speak,
with what fine words, what wealth of
wit, they will reply, and they begin
to speak almost before your sentence
has died upon your lips. These peo
ple may be brilliant, witty, dazzling,
but never can they be agreeable. You
do not love to talk to them. You feel
that they are impatient for their turn
to come, and that they have no hos
pitality toward your thoughts, none
of that gentle friendliness which asks
your idea and jnakes much of It.
Add Boneheads in Business
They are telling in Cape Town the
story of an actor who took a suit of
evening clothes to a tailor -to be let
out" As he needed the suit for the
evening performance he called for it
just before closing time.
"What about my clothes?" he asked.
"Most successful; most successful!"
beamed the tailor. 'Tve managed to
let them out for a month at a shilling
a weak." ■_
Ambiguous
The carol singers were having an
"SS?here, Sinks," said the leader,
•if this carol Is to be a success yon
must sing louder."
Sinks—l'm singing a* loud as 1
can. What more can I do?
"B# enthusiastic | open joes meotli
end throw roqnelf tor— mswft'l
Weekly.
GRAHAM. N. C„ THURSDAY. APKIL 8. 1926.
Accident Statistics
It said that 53 per cent of all ac
cidents are Injuries to-the arm and
hand; 28 per leg and foot; 8.1
per cent, trunk; 5.8 per cent, eyes,
and 4.3 per cent, head. Of accidents
to the arm and hand, 67.2 per cent are
to the fingers, 14.2 per cent to the
hands and 18.6 per cent to the arms.
The most dangerous injuries are those
to the head, of which 22 per cent are
fatal. Injuries to the trunk come next
Moth Killer
The smallest drop of ammonia
sprinkled in the corner of- a wardrobe
will Instantly kill moths. Its fumes
are almost fatal for mice, beetles,
cockroaches and all such household
pests. It has no equal in removing
obnoxious smells. When mixed with
hot water and poured down a sink or
drain that is giving off troublesome
gases it is an excellent purifier.
New Style Screw Driver
A recently Invented screw driver Is
made sg that it holds any screw by
its slot. It starts screws easily In dif-
flcult places. By applying pressure
on the top, two steel clips are released,
from the tool. When the screw driver
is placed In the slot of the screw and
pressure released these clips spread
apart, securing themselves tightly in
the slot.
I \ ——
Wonderful Orchestra
Probably the largest orchestra in
the world plays for the rajah of Java,
says the Detroit News. It Is his per
sonal organization and has 1,200 mem
bers. One of the principal Instru
ments in the band Is a native device
called the gamelon. It Is a percussion
instrument, and occidentals who have
heard it'say it defies description.
Men of Great Height
■ There are many well-authenticated
instances of extraordinary height.
Duke John Frederick of Brunswick i
was 8 feet 6 inches; one of the Prus- j
sian guards was .also 8 feet 6 inches. |
O'Brien, the Irish giant, whose skele- i
ton Is in the college. of surgeons, ]
London, was 8 feet 4 inches.
Artificial Teeth
Most authorities agree that artificial
teeth should be worn constantly. Re
moving them for the night causes the
Jaws to assume an unnatural position,
bringing a pressure upon the nerve at
the hinge of the Jaw. This has even
been known to cause deafness.
Solomon's Temple
The temple at Jerusalem was com
pleted in the year 1005 B. C., during
the reign of Solomon, who reigned 40
years. Shortly after the close of Solo
mon's reign the Ten tribes revolted
and established the northern kingdom
of Israel.
Came to Offer Honduras
Jose Francisco Barrundia, a Central
American statesman, came to the
United States as envoy In 1854 for the
purpose of offering the annexation of
Honduras to this country, but he died
suddenly before anything was done.
Drawback to Flattery
Although a skilful flatterer is a
most delightful companion If you can
keep him all to yourself, his taste be
comes very doubtful when he takes to
complimenting other people.—Dickens.
Bamboo's Rapid Growth
The bureau of foreign seed and
plant Introduction says that the aver
age dally growth of the bnmboo tree
Is 12 Inches. The fastest growth Is
from 2% to 3 feet a day.
All Preordained
Everything advances by an un
changeable law through the eternal |
constitution and association of latent
causes, which have been long before
predestined.—Rufus.
Not Hopeless,. After All
Crushed artificial flowers may be j
made to look like new If held over the !
steam of a kettle for n few minutes
and pulled into shape. Keep shaking
gently until dry.
Help to Success
You will succeed best when yeu put
the restless, anxious side of affairs
out of mind and allow the restful side
to live In your thoughts.—Margaret
Stone.
.
Tells Her the Sad News
One East end man always confides j
his business troubles to his wife —
whenever she asks him for money.—
Uniontown Ilqgald.
Discretion Pays
Ton never see a statue erected to a j
man who was afraid of what people j
might say.—Duluth Herald.
Many New Words Yearly
One hundred new words, approxi
mately, are added to the Engi.'jh lan
guage every year. '
Bt aim Minor Factor '
in Fintmcial Success
If you set out In this world to make
money, your success will depend more
on your personality than on Intelli
gence or ability as a scholor. And a
sense of humor won't help you so very
much, either.
What you will need to stock up on
are the traits usually displayed in
abundance by self-made men of so
many "success" stories; aggressive
ness, enthusiasm, accuracy in work,
and self-reliance.
M study of the mathematical rela
tion between personality and income
has been mude at Purdue university,
and the traits that go hand In hand
with money making are listed In order
of their Importance. Typical college
men, who were graduated from Engi
neering school five years ago, were
taken as subjects for the sfudy.
Originality and address are of more
monetary importance in personality
than neatness and sincerity, the In
vestigation indicates. Reasoning abil
ity statuls twelfth in the series of 23
personal traits correlated with Income.
Moral habits are the last thing in
personality makeup that has any con
nection with financial success.—Kan
sas City Star.
Marriage Wrecked on
flock of Discourtesy
There Is nothing on earth that so
grinds one as to be met- with dis
courtesy and rudeness In daily life. I
have watched fbr fifty years and I
have found that the nasty little cancer
that eats the deepest and hurts the
worst in married life is lack of
courtesy, Just common, everyday
politeness in the way you address
each other and in the attention you
pay each other, hsgeiie way you eat
your food, in the uay you conduct
yourself in the privacy of your bed
chamber.
Be gracious! More men and women
have lost themselves to each other by
being rough and careless and sicken
ing each other concerning the little
niceties of life, when merely to keep
up things in the way they began would
have saved the whole situation.
At this minute if I should be asked
to name the biggest rock on which
matrimony stands, I would put my
fingers on the thing that starts dis
content and unhnpplness, as lack of
courtesy between men and wives,
which very shortly culminates in dis
gust and disrespect.—Gepe Stratton-
Porter in a posthumous article In Mc*
Call's Magazine.
"Bore Waves"
A high tidal wave, «r succession of
two or three, rushing up a narrow estu
ary or tidal river, as at change of tide
is called a bore wave. They occur In
places where the tides rise and fall a
considerable number of feet, as In the
Bajf'of Fundy and various river In
Europe and other parts of the worW.
As the tide advances the water Is sud
denly thrown fn as If In a mass, and
then pursues Its course up the estu
ary or river and In opposition to the
current, presenting a volume of water
moving with great rapidity and resist
less force and a height varying
from two to three feet to more than
twelve feet. In the case of the Tslen-
Tangkiang the bore Is said to have a
rise of twenty feet and to advance
with a ftmd roar at the rate of ten
miles an hour.
Good Leaaon
The teacher was giving the class a
lecture on honesty. "Now, then," he
said, pointing to a boy in the back
row, "suppose a friend lent you his
overcoat, and, putting it on, you'
found in one of the pockets a quarter
which your friend had completely
forgotten. You wouldn't keep that
quarter, would you?"
"Certainly not"
"That's right," said the teacher.
"What would you doT'
"I would speed It."
Cropa North of "S3"
Wheat, oats and similar grain have
been found to ripen satisfactorily In
that part of Canada north of the fifty- :
third parallel. Four varieties of wheat
have been tried; some rlpei.lng In nine
ty-eight days. The yields varied
twenty-throe to forty buxhels, depend
ing on the variety, and from fifty-four
to seventy-three bushels of oats to the
acre were obtained, depending also on '
the variety planted. The experiment j
is considered important for '
development.
Chameleon Paint/
A Swedish scientist has in en'ed a
paint that changes color with advanc
ing temperature. The discovery may
prove useful for painting machinery
as a warning to the operators of over- J
beating.
Making Sure • j
Patient (In a dental surgery In
Aberdeen)— Now, man, before we
start, let as come to an explicit under
standing. Which o' us keeps the tooth? j
—London Opinion.
HOME, DAD AND THE BOY
By FRANK H. CHELEY
The Bluffer Dad
#'T , HE world is full of them.
He bluffs his boy,
He bluffs society,
He bluffs his God,
He even fools himself into be
lieving he Is "as good as the
average."
MHe doesn't know anything about
MdJWk the boy-business—and is afraid
Xmllt II ftlußk somebody, among them his own
a kwl son, will find It out.
TfcjJj llndK. "When It comes to being a real
MM |IIMI ' He doesn't seem to realize that
»if nil IP 3:0,1 can ' t a ' or nn(l
/ Ijl" ' !|l that In the eyes of a real boy a
If I 1 Mill hypocrite is abominable.'A boy will
fl iVllftl torglve his Dad for almost any
| \\\m other shortcoming.
■ W! He is constantly one thing and ,
imMAwtNl I /M expects his boy to be quite another
litlW/Mlnl II I ' — ftn * then laments the boy's fall-
IfcMW-?.1 ure ' rom house tops.
IftWn' does one wny and d,re cts the
MraTlMfl I y4t son along a different path.
iIH III* tr He doesn't know that the life
,| M|| ]! [l' one leads Is the lesson one teaches.
■iffltHlf lli > What a Bluffer Dad Is, proclaims
v Itself so loudly that the son never
hears anything he has to say.'
'WHEN / WAS A 60Y./IED MY CLASS If He is a poor, deluded mortal and
(IN DEVILMENT) needs to see himself as others seo
■ him.
© P. 1L Cheler. Denver, Colo.)
Burdun of Debt Not
Always a Handicap
If yoo were going to employ a sales
man and had your choice of a man
! heavily In debt or one equally capable
, but not In debt, which would you pre
fer?
j A great corporation recently made a
statistical survey of common attri
butes of several hundred salesmen and
discovered the surprising fact that
men heavily in debt seem to accom
plish more than those witlfout such
financial burden. The explanation is
believed to be only partly that, when
a man owes a large sum of money, he
works hard to get this debt removed
[ Still more Important Is the fact that
a man heavily In debt Is probably a
smart fellow or he wouldn't have sue
| ceeded in inducing a bank or other in
| stltutlon to permit him to owe so much
money. This same investigation
showed that, while heavy indebtedness
.may indicate more than average abil
ity, owing a trifling amount of money
la almost certain to indicate Just the
opposite. In other words, any man
! who can Induce you to lend him $5,000
j must be downright clever, but beware
| of the fellow who habitually owes
somebody a mere S3O or S4O. —From
j the Nation's Business.
Gestures in Pulpit
Not Pure Eloquence
i A new aid to good preaching has
been discovered, a writer in the Con
tinent reports.
During the past summer a suburban
church asked a church bureau to send
a supply for a certain Sunday, The
following Monday the clerk of session
called to tell how much the congrega
tion enjoyed the preacher of the day.
"That was a fine man you sent,"
said he; "the people all sat up and
took notice. His gestures were great;
he swung his arms and certainly sent
It home. Can't you get blrn again for
next Sunday?"
The minister was called, on the
phone and told that the congregation
was so well pleased with him that they
! would like to have hUn return the fol
i lowing Sunday.
-Weil, I'd. like to," mid he, "but I
think I'll have to refuse. I liked the
people anil cpjiyed the service, but
there was one tiring that did not ap
peal to me; there were too many mos
quitoes." '
Venus' Casket
Venus' basket Is a gln-m Ulc sponge
which grows in the tropical geas of
j the Pacific, from the Fujiyama rt-gton
J lo the Indian ocean. the Japanoe
It Is called the mineral silk* sponge,
and Is used for lis fllier, v'Uch is
! woven Into el» ralcal flheY cloths. Into
fireproof und!wtlc:s atid lnt* de-1-
csue fireproof, curtain?. In Its naturnl
( ,state the glass sponge Is covered with
j tiw-so long tllky Qbjn whicf are U#d
Iff the arts referred to. A small tuft
of these fibers covers the base.
The specimens ore r'ftked up from
j the ocean bed, nnd the framework,
which cannot he separated into fiber
I for weaving, Is employed In the c6v-
I erlng of iti«m pipes and In cold-stor
j tiKe Insulation, wliere it has been
frond equal to ibbettos.
Islands Always Growing
The Islands of Hawaii are constant-
I !y beiflg built up from the ceen by
! portions of lava ejected by volcanoes,
which form new land.
Osculatory
You can't kiss a ?lrl unexpectedly,
j The best you can do Is to kiss h«
, sooner than she thought yo.u would.—
i Colorado Dodo.
Idol Found in Burma
Splendid Work of Art
Tb® bronze Buddha of Yokohama i«
cenimoDlv thought to be the largest
statue of that god in the world, but
there is one in Burma that exceeds it
in at least one dimension and gives an
Impression cS greater size.
When the British were* building the
railway from Itangoon to Mandalay
they searched the vicinity of Pegu for
stone with which to make the embank
ment through the great swamps. In
the whole area there was only one
elevation of any importance. The
engineers thought that this hill might
provide the necessary material, so they
dug into Its hose and were surprised
to find come artistic brickwork, the
Washington Star says.
On clearing away the earth further
they found an enormous stone statue
that represented Buddha in a reclining
position. The statue is about 190 feet
long and, including the brick base, it is
more than 40 feet high. The Yoko
hama Buddha is 59 feet high and 110
feet In circumference.
Although the Burmese statue is cot
so artistic as the
wonderful piece of work. Not the
least remarkable thing about it is the
way in which huge a monument
had disappeared absolutely from Bur
mese history and legend. *
The news of the, discovery nt once
brought numberless Buddhists to the
place, who glazed and decorated the
gigantic image as a work of devotion.
The sides of Its huge feet Vert orna
mented at great cost with an elabor
ate glass mosaic and each toe was
embellished with a separate decora
tion.
Explorer's Ruling Passion
When Columbus landed for the first
time in the New world he found the
Indians, who greeted him "a very poof
people." Ills friend. Las Casns, who
wrote the abstract of the Journal of
tho First Voyage to Amerlea, gives
the admiral's, own account of his in
terview with the natives .as follows:
"I was very attentive to them and
■trove to learn If they had any gold.
Seeing some of them with little bltj
of tbls inet.nl hunting at their noses, 1
lathered from them by signs that by
going Houtliwnrd or steering »round
the Island In lliat direction there
would be f jiind a _kixig who pressed
large Vessels of go:d and In great
quantities." The first thought, even oi
the man who had . jn.st discovered a
new world, was of gold!— Youth's
Companion. * *
New Tests for Gems
A new way of testing p redoes
stones lias been devised by the bureau
of standards at Washington. An elec
tric furnace has been developed that
makes It possible to heat gems and
counterfeits to very high tempera
tures, when their expansion Is meas
ured with great delicacy. It 'ls thus
possible to detect clever Imitations
which otherwise might deceive the
most experienced eye. Instruments
have also been Invented thnt render
pearls almost transparent and reveal
the cleverest Imitations.
Convenient Relatives.
He—lt wouldn't be much trouble for
oa to marry. My father Is a minister,
you know.
She—Well, let's have a try at It,
anyway. My dad's a lawyer.—Mass
Tech Voo Doo.
Great Help.
"1 want a tall trombone plnycr."
"Why tall?"
• "Well, you know orchestra .«j>ace Is
limited. If the trombone player Is
tall he can play ovpr the head of the
feller in front of him."
Nu 9.
I • •. 11
V AiutCTW
BUREAU OF HEALTH EDUCATION,
N. C. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
POISON PLANTS
nHERE are several different
forms of plants that produce
In susceptible people an
acute, more or less violent,
eruption. TJe parts of the
body affected are those parts which
are exposed and where the skin is
most tender. The bands being seldom
effected while the face, neck and
ai cis are- very commonly affected. A
thick layer of epidermis prevents en
trance into the deeper and sensitive
skin layers.
Poison oak, or poison ivy is the
most troublesome of these poison
plants. It is a trailing or creeping
growth, with three leaves to each
stem and with many little "rootlets"
with which it fastens itself to trees,
fence posts and rock.-. The Virginia
creeper, which somewhat resembles
it, has live leaves to the stem and
docs not have as many rootlets. The
Virginia creeper i- absolutely harm
less. A little trick is useful in teach
in': children to racognf2e these two.
If it his five leaves to the stem, as
many as there aro fingers on the
hand, it is harmless; if it has lost
two leaves—two-fingers—and has only
three it is a Eghter and should be
avoided.'
Not ail people are susceptible to
the po:son, but in jome it produces
terrible burning and swell
ing of the skia with blisters. The
eyes may be swollen shut and the
ears swollen to twice their normal
zlz6 *
It probeb!y does not kill, at least
we have novar knowa of a death, bnt
while it lasts, ccriulaly no skin con
dition can be much more terrifying.
In character th»i results are like
an %cid poisoning, and alkaline appli
cations are the best treatment. Lo
tion e containing some of the lead
salts arc very pcj#u!ar. So also Is a
mixture of equal parts of alcohol and
lime water. The lime water is al
kaline end the alcohol is antiseptic.
This does net stain and has no odor.
It may be us: J trc-ely without danger.
So also is a solution made by adding
a teaupcoafui of hype-sulphite of
soda to a pint of water. This makes
tht- "Hyps" solution used for de
veloping kodak pictures* It is inex
pensive. is harmless but effective and
can be obta.ued rcidUy.
How Flattering I
She always felt somewhat timid ta
the bank. It was such a large bank,
and so many very rich persons had ac
counts there
She always passed her small cheek*
through to the cashier in a furtive,
nervous manner.
One day she had cashed one of these
checks, and while walking out of the
bank she stuffed the notes Into ber
handbag.
One of the bank's detectives spotted
her, and he walked swiftly to her side.
"Be careful, madam,'* he whispered,
"you're being \\ at-hed with all that
money In your band, you know."
"Oh, how flattering !** exclaimed the
young woman Joyously. "Why, I never
had such a lovely thing happen In all
my life!"
Monument Unfinished
Edinburgh likes, or once liked, to be
called "the Modern Athens," and there
is certainly a suggestion of the old
Greek capital about the 12 tall col
umns which stand out against the sky
line on Calton hill. These have been
called "Scottish pride and Scottish
poverty." A public subscription waa
opened In 1824 to erect a memorial to
the Scottish soldiers of the Peninsu
lar war. This was to take the form
of a building after the style of the
Parthenon. But the plan failed for
lnck of funds, and the 12 solitary pil
lars, erected at a cost of ss,ooo.each,
alone remain to toll the story.
Dog Lives in the Present
The great difference between dog
and man is that the dog has hardly
any power of looking into the future.
Man spends most of his time thinking
of what Is going to happen tomorrow,
next week, or next year, and prepar
ing for It To a dog the present is
the only thing that counts.
It is true that a dog will bury a
bone to be dag up later on, bnt In do
ing so he does not say to himself, "I
am not hungry now; I may be hungry
tomorrow. Therefore, I will make
provision." The act Is merely In
stinctive, and to be compared with
the storing of nuts by the Bqulrrel or
the dormouse.