A fccotch Marriage
By the act of 1S.VT the partie i!n
la tee presence of ftitneet a
declaration that Ujpj trke each otliT
as botMd and wife. Tbey Ibca lre
eat a petition to the Li-riff aklmr
blm to certify that iney bare beea
tzxarrk-d and that on r both of tbetn
bad tlwir uoal rIdear ta Bcotlaad
before tbe marrlas or bad resided
tbere for tweaty-one daya preceding
It ThIa petition may be presented
vritblu three moatb of tbe declara
tion eons'liutlns tin marrUffe. bat U
usually preheated within three hours.
The parties and wltueaAes attend be
fore the KhrrlfT, nnd Ihe wltnesae con
firm on oath the statement of fact.
The sberinr tbcreapon grants warrant
to ine rejntrar V resistor the mar
riage. Tbe resKraifon ran thn be
completed nt once. The whole pro
cedure take only an liur or two, and
the eot 1 only a few shilling. On
the eve of tin- iivw year and summer
boildayn tbere I a constant procession
of newly marrl-d couples and their
wltnew- before tbe sheriff in Glas
gow. Tbe suitor are principally
drawn from the nrtlsan classes and
the classes below them, but there i
osually a sprinkling of a better class.
Londou Spectator.
Making His Mark.
"One funny thing I have learned
about human nature," aaid a drug
tore cashier, is the habit many peo
ple have of marking their name in the
city directory. They do that because
the directory Is the only place where
their name ever gets into print, and it
has auch a fascination for them that
they can't resist calling attention to it.
A funny little old man who likes to
talk tells me that be has made special
trips to different parts of the city Just
to mark his name in the directories of
the neighborhood. He puts a little
cross in red ink before it. I asked him
what good St did. He said none, pos
sibly, although he 1 a teacher of lan
guages and may get a few call3 on
account of that queer7 advertisement.
"But his is an exceptional case. Not
many persons spend time and money
hunting up city directories, but every
time they happen to see a new one
they can't help looking up their name
and putting some kind of a mark
around it" Philadelphia Ledger. .
When One Drills With Diamonds.
A diamond bit for rock drilling is
quite an expensive article, says Cas
sler's Marline. Its value, however,
will undergo fluctuations, dependent
upon the price of the diamonds. Per
haps $800 Is a fair value for a bit.
The diamond used is exceedingly hard
harder than those usually used as
Jewelry. Their carat price is consid
erable, averaging, say, $00 per carat.
The diamonds used will weigh from
one to two carats, so that eight
have a value ranging from $480 to
$900 on the average. The los3 of a
bit means many diamonds gone and
may lead to difficulty with the hole.
The diamond is not tough, but brittle.
It will withstand heavy pressure if
applied evenly and without shock. It
can readily be seen that drilling
through seajny rock may become quite
unfavorable. If there is much quartz
present the abrasion may become ex
cessive. Under ordinary conditions,
however, the wear on the diamonds,
while considerable, is by no means pro
hibitive. Queensland Pearl Divers.
The Queensland diver gets into his
dress at daybreak, steps on to the lad
der over the side and fastens the life
line round him. The tender screws on
the face glass, the pumps are sbirted,
and down goes the diver to look for
shell. If he is on ground where shell
is plentiful he fills his bag, then allows
his dress to till with air. which brings
him to the surface, when he is hauled
to the boat by the life line. He emp
ties his b3 g on to the deck and goes
down for another bagful. Some ol
the divers c '"-"tonally work in twenty-five
fathoms. The greatest danger
with which the diver has to contend
is paralysis, and, knowing the danger
he runs, he sometimes demands 200 in
advance, and this amount is some
times lost to the pearler through. the
zeal and daring of tha. diver. London
-Globe.
Evolution of Clothes.
Centuries ago, as Sir Walter Scott
says in "Ivanhoe," men wore one thick
ness of clothes, whether of wool, leath
er or velvet. The shirt was invented,
but for a long time was worn only by
the ncb'Uty and gentry. Then follow
ed the waistcoat, breeches and later on
trousers. The overcoat, which succeed
ed the medieval cloak, was rare until
the seventeenth century. Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Meteoric Matter.
In the early days of ts history the
earth is bejieved to have grown rapid
ly by the addition of meteoric matter.
It Is still growing in the same manner,
though scarcely to an appreciable ex
tent, for the mass of meteoric matter
added yearly is reckoned - to be only
120,000 tons. v
Evidences of Wealth.
"Father seems Impressed with your
talk, about' coupons," said the girl.
"Have you really any?'
"Sure" answered the guileful youth.
"Got 700 saved up toward the furniture
tor our little flat" Louisville Courier
Journal. 1 '
Of Course Not.
Mrs.VWellmeant Are you married?
Tramp (indignantly) Wot! Do yer
think I'd be relyin' on total strangers
for support if I had er wife? Ex
vchange. -
; Nothing can help a man to do a thins,
tthen he thinks he cannot do It
Nat Gataa That Way. 1
HUa Adki&, tbere la torsetbls
desire tet7 taocb to ak you."
-Oh, Mr. WUHatoo-l oa Fred
rm asm I abotxid be delbjbied to bear
that U, I cwto what 1 there that
Tft'i can poitalbly wish to ask totT
-Woald yoo be wlllkiS to p oa i
long Journey with mV
-A rery. rery Iocs Jonraey, Fredr
-Ten, a rery. rery bnj Journey."
-Te. I win with yoo. Of ccrara
I I soppre it U the Journey that a
man and a woman take together only
once in a lifetime?"
Well, at a rule I suppose it would
not le taken more than once. You
ee. iuy mother cr.d I are thinking
of taking a trip to Japan, and he
thought It would be nle if I could
find fcocu one who would be willing tu
ko as a sort of traveling companion
end maid to her in return for h&xlnz
her expenses paid.
"Oh! Weil, you Jtwt tell your home
ly mother that when I wish to hire
out I'll look for some other kind of a
job. Chk-iiso Ileeord-IIerald.
-
Father Dilemma. I
A parent's life is one long responsr
bUlty. It's a wonder that no many of ;
the genus discharge their duties no
acceptably. A writer in the Cleve
land Plain Dealer has discovered an
other parental problem, or perhaps he
merely calls attention to one which
many fathers have discovered for
themselves. '
"IIow's the family? one inquired
of a happily married west aider yes
terday. "Well, my children are at a difficult
age now."
"Difficult? Why, they've all passed
the measles and teething stage, have
they notr
"Long ago. But you don't know a
father's troubles. My children are at
the age where if I use slang my wife
says I'm setting a bad example, and
if I speak correctly the kids think J'm
a back number. Which would you
do?"
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In a Japanese Sleeping Car.
It was at night we had our first ex
perience In a Japanese sleeping car.
The track Is narrow gauge, and- the
standard sleeping cars have six seats
running lengthwise, each seating two
passengers, with a center aisle. The
upper berth is the regular Pullman
style, and a section will accommodate
two passengers. The night wras during
the extreme heat of midsummer, the
car was -crowded, and in addition to
the regular curtains each berth was
provided with a mosquito bar, which
added to the general discomfort. Pas
sengers were taken on and let down at
all stops, so there was a constant pro
cession through the aisle all night.
Part of the car was reserved for local
accommodation, and those who sat up
smoked Incessantly, so that long before
morning the atmosphere became in
tolerable. Railway Age Gazette.
Submarines at Sea.
Equilibrium is almost as difficult to
maintain for a submarine vessel as for
an aeroplane. With mod'rn large sub
marines the act of diving is performed
when the vessels have headway. The
bow is depressed by horizontal rud
ders, and the vessel moves obliquely
downward. The desired depth having
been attained, the steersman must so
manage the horizontal rudders that
the vessel shail practically maintain
its level; but, in fact, its course be
comes really an undulating one.
There must be no movement of men or
weights in the vessel without immedi
ate compensation to restore and main
tain the balance, else the submarine
may dive to a disastrous depth. Man
ual control has been found better than
automatic control.
Mesmerism. '
Frederick Anthony Mesmer. the
founder of mesmerism, was a German
physician of Merseberg. His thesis
setting forth the science of mesmerism-
was published in 17GG. Mesmer
contended that the heavenly bodies dif
fused through the universe a , subtle
fluid, which acts on the nervous sys
tem of all animated beings and espe
cially u;on that of man. He gained a
great number of followers and realized
a splerfdid fortune. A committee of
physicians and "philosophers" Inves
tigated his pretensions, which " were
finally exposed in 1784. Notwithstand
ing this, however, Mesmer continued
to have many frienfts and followers,
so great was the personal "magnet
ism" of the man.
Superstition That Is Ancient.
In many parts of Great Britain the
superstition still survives that it U
folly to save a drowning man, as he
will sooner or later do an injury to the
rescuer. ' The superstition comes down
from our ancestors, yet traces of it
exist among the, Sioux and other In
dians, who seem to have inherited it
from aboriginal sources. The belief is
most prevalent in Cornwall and vari
ous parts of Scotland. .
A Mean Jolt.
Peckem So you want to marry my
daughter, do you? Young Yes, sir.
Peckem Hem! Are you aware that
she strongly resembles her mother?
Young I am, sir. Peckem Then take
her, young man, and er be as happy
as you can. London Mail. J
Greatness.
Greatness Is self conscious; not In
the ordinary sense of that phrase, but
in the sense that denotes conscious
ness of its possession. William E SI
loonds. Stage Snow.
He There was nearly a bad fire at
the theater. She How was that? He
The villain lit a cigarette and. toss
ed the match into the snow.
Fra;h Wkiitrav
Tb fall fead iL.;iti beard vfcfc&
tu oace th prkle n4 joy cf every
wtH died rarb&sa U test 2!ts?$exr
in. Not less as the atmta of
rartt teeoed with rofusd Crere car
ry In black portfolio coder their arc
and acreened by a curtain of coriy
fcalr which whisked gayly la tb
breeze. Bed bronze was tbe LiTortte
color, either oatcral r bottled, aa tb
cae cdsbt be. Ia mornecta of a l la
tent or perplexity the beard offered
feat poftsibilirfes to ita harassed own
er, who seemed to derive insplrarioa
from its constant manipulation.
I remember once, wbea I waa liTlng
with a French family on the other aide
of the Felne. t was attacked by Influ
enza. Madame Insisted upon my call
ins in her do-tor. He was a rery small
man with a rery large beard. After
listening to tbe story of my life be
proceeded to examine my lanss. I
was about a foot taller than be was,
o be was obliged to stand 0a tiptoe
to perform the rite. As be glued bis
i ear to my then bis beard seemed to
annoy bim, for he suddenly gathered
Jt upjn one hand and flung it orer my
pwe,.. Thd action astonished
. . . entIrelv forjrot to wheeie.
thereby depriving him of one of my
most interestingjiymptoms. Exchange.
The Last Hope.
When Lemuel Gregg died a cousin
from a distant town appeared, saying
be had come to settle the estate and
take tbe residue as Lemuel's only
kinsman. He had a jaunty air at first,
but at the end of a week he had ac
quired a watchful and anxious expres
sion. When he stepped into the office
of Lawyer Mears on Saturday after
noon he seemed to be extremely nerv
ous. "Well, bow aro you coming out?"
asked the lawyer. "I suppose it's all
clear sailing, isn't it?"
"Clear sailing!" echoed the executor.
"Do you suppose Td be here with a
fee to pay if 'twas clear sailing? I'm
desperate, I tell you!
"There isn't a thing left of Cousin
Lem's estate except a two dollar bill
and three pewter plates. 1 want to
know if there's any way that I can
oblige the town to accept those plates
for the tax bill it sprung up on me
after I thought I'd got everything paid?
If there is I'll give you a dollar and
use the other half o that two dollar
bill to get back where I came from
this very night." Youth's Companion.
Spruce Trees Nursed by Pines.
A singular fact with regard to the re
lations of different species of trees has
been brought put by the reforestation
of the peninsula of Jutland, Denmark.
It was observed that when planted
alone spruce trees did not prosper,
but that if a spruce was planted near
a mountain pine it'grew up vigorously.
Further experiment has shown that if
the pines are placed near the spruces
at the beginning and after being al
lowed to grow together with them for
a few years are cut down the benefit
to the spruce continues. The phenom
enon is not understood, says Profes
sor J. W. Harshberger, but it is sup
posed that the roots of the mountain
pine are inhabited by some mycorhiza
which produces the nitrogen needed by
the trees and that this organism is
transferred to the roots of the sur
rounding spruce. Once the infection
has taken place the presence of the,
pine is no longer necessary.
Old Time London Sundays.
Now and then one hears Londoners
complaining that their Sunday is too
dull. i They want more amusements,
attractions, life. But had they lived
in the seventeenth century they would
have found a vast difference. At that
period a Sunday in Lmdon was a day
of trials. One had only to fetch or
carry to break the Sabbath. Men were
fined for carrying such things as a
haunch of venison and a pair of shoes,
while another individual had to pay
up for swearing on a Sunday. A. duke
and a knight were fined again and
again for riding In their carriages on
the first day of the week, and one un
fortunate pedestrian had to pay a sov
ereign because he was caught in the
act of strolling from Bristol to Bath
on a Sunday. Pearson's Weekly.
Waterfalls In Japan. S.
Waterfalls in Japan are almost
countless. There is one at every turn,
and where there was not one in the
beginning the Japs have made one, for
It is their passion. Every little garden
has a fall or two or it would not be
considered a garden. There-ure many
very beautiful ones in various parts
of the country, and they are all of
them shrines visited by thousands of
pilgrims every year.
The Best You Have,
Always give of the best that is In
you. Feel responsibility toward your
self and your work. Never be con
tent with a compromise with work.
Give an employer the best that you
have in you to give. Belvedere
Brooks.
Mean Reply.
"Talk about man!" exclaimed the
suffragist. "What has man ever done
for woman?"-
"He's furnished her with a model
Bhes trying durned hard to Imitate,"
came a voice from the rear of the halL
Boston Transcript
-' -"i Remorse,
A. chemist had made a mistake in
his weights and poisoned a customer.
When the fatal tidings were brought
to him he exclaimed, "Wretch that I
am and my best customer too!
It is the rule of rules and the gen
eral law of air laws that every persca
should observe those of the plsst
where he is. Montaigne.
C!uartu Otrrt.)
Owiag taaisiy to dass'Mte by wra
pssita, lower Kcypfa eottoa rw
reported 1 1 per real below the t tr
Afe while upper Ejrypfa ataalSer
mp prosaist abemt th ctaaJ ySeid.
India erop. xamadd ia mcreax
ery proaUiac at first ha fceea coa
aiderably shorteaed by droagrht. &Q
U woald aeeta that bear laterrau
caaaot count epoa eoaditioaa la cot
toa countries outalde tbe Ualtd
tSatea fatorlng thea thU year. ;
"flatter ludities in Uo Sooth.-
Charlotte Observer.)
In th opinion of that scellent"
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Carolina has as iu Governor perhaps'
the unfittest man In the whole Com
monwealth, just as Mississippi is
about to end her unfittest man to
the United States Senate. It think
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they have their origin in the condi
tions of a passing era. "The sure
way to get rid of such survivals,"
It continues, "is the way of intensive
local work and growth and develop-
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