OFFENSIVE MANNERS.
PROPER TREATMENT FOR
OVERHEATED WORK HORSE
Nancy Owen's Vacation
It Is Important to Know Thnt Exhaustion From Summer
Heat Muy Be Prevented Clean Stable.
Feed and Air Essential. f
By CLARISSA MACKIE
SULTAN'S PIT GAME IS NOVEL
Prisoners Placed In Labyrinth and
Offered Freedom Under Unique
. Conditions.
A certain Sultnu who was fond of
all manner of Intricate puzzles used to
nmuso hlmsolf by testing tho In
genuity and rcsourco of his prisoners
of war. Among other buildings about
his palnco he had n peculiar mazo,
which consisted of 12 pits, opon to
tho sky nbovo nnd connected by n
aeries of underground passages, which
woro qulto dark.
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Plan of Pit.
Upon ono occnslon ho caused six
prisoners to be placed In these pits,
three of them dressed In red In tho
pits numbered 12 3, and threo more
lreB8ed In yellow In tho pits num
bered 10, 11, 12. The Sultan com
manded his vizier to provide each of
these prisoners, who were completo
strnnge'rs to on another, with a rifle
and flvo cartridges, and to Inform
them separately that any of them
who could cscapo allvo under tho fol
lowing conditions should bo set free
nnd returned to his own country:
The throe dressed In red woro to
exchnngo places with "tho three dress
ed In yellow, but only ono man was to
inovo at u time, upon a given Blgnal,
u boll for the red and a whlstlo for
tho yellow. Each man could movo
only from tho pit in which ho stood
to another pit that ho could sco In n
direct line with his own, tho passago
from ono pit to another being always
a direct linn through tho dark.
As each pit commanded a view of
two others, each man was told that If
ho saw another man dressed In a dif
ferent color from himself standing In
any pit he should flro upon him at
once and kill him or the man whom ha
eaw would In turn shoot at him. If
any survived nnd got to the other side
of the mazo they .would bo set free.
This plan having been explained to
tho prisoners beforo tho day set for
tho experiment and each of them hav
ing been provided with a plan of the
mazo It appears that one of them had
studied out a plan by which they
might all escnpc with their lives, nnd
when they woro placed .In tho pits,
the tops of which woro open to tho
sky, he called to tho othors In his own
language nnd was delighted to find
that they all understood him, where
upon ho explained his plan and gave
tho word of command to each man ns
to tho direction ho should tuko. In
22 moves thoy had snfoly chnngod
places, no red man having ever seen
n yellow man and no two men having
fver been in tho samo pit at tho snmo
time.
How wns this accomplished?
MOTOR-CYCLE SIREN WHISTLE
Powerful Alarm Device, to Bo Placed
on Front Fork of Machine,
la on Market.
A powerful slron whistle, designed
for nttnehment to tho front fork of n
motorcycle, Just abovo tho rim of tho
wheol, hns been placed on tho market,
says Popular Mechanics. Attnched In
Powerful Siren Whistle.
this wny the boll of tho whlstlo points
In tho exact direction that tho front
wheel ot the machine Is taking.
A Good Idea.
Bald Janey: "I look volumes
And why, I'll tttll to you.
I don't know how to read; so that's
The best that 1 can do."
Rose Guess.
Any ono can play this slmplo game.
Tako a full-blown rose, hold it up
where nil can see, then lot them write
on slips of papor how many potals
thoy think nro In tho rose. Tho pe
tals aro then counted and tho nearest
right recolves a prize.
How nlcnlv lltttn rwn alta
And oats hla Cnkn In rnrofnl ntti
A WllTnlt. Trlt.r. . n 1-nM
Whono Mouth la hlled with Beef and
Kcir.
The Remnants of a Turkey's Log,
na unit a dumpling, too.
It really makes me feel qulto hurt
To eeo the Way that you Insert
our I'lngors in tho Dish;
SUCh Mouthful Inn Vinva xooaaH n ha
Since Prophet Jonah Marv'liiusly
was swnnowea hy tho Fish.
Pray from tho Joint remove your Fist
Anil do not stubbornly persist
Good manners to offend.
Rome liny yo'ull choke upon a Sllco,
Or suffocate from too much rice,
Anu inut will bo your Km!.
UNIQUE GAME WITH LETTERS
Each Player Is Given a Vowel and
Five Minutes to Write Sentence
Longest Wins.
"Now," sold Chnrllc, when every
body was gathered around tho table,
"let's play tho vowel gamo father told
us ho used to play when ho was a
boy."
"How do you play It?" askod every
one at onco
"It's very easy' replied Charlie,
distributing pencils and paper Impar
tially among tho family group. "You
tako tho flvo regular vowols, n, o, I, o,
u, and, beginning with tho first let
ter, each player writes as long a sen
tonco as ho can, using no vowel ex
cept 'n' In any word, but repeating
that letter ns often ns he wishes."
"I don't qulto understand," said
Cousin Lucy. "Please give us an ex
ample." "You'll have to glvo mo a few min
utes' grace, thon," laughed Charllo,
taking his pencil and paper. "Sup
pose I tako 'a.' Ho wroto Industrious
ly a few minutes nnd then road tho
result aloud:
"Ah, madam, Frank Fnrns, n tall,
tasty, black man nt Panama, has a
cat that can catch nil bad ants nnd
bnts nt Nathan's pantry and barn."
"Bravo!" cried uncles and aunts
nnd cousins, as Charllo flulshcd read
ing tho quoor sentenco.
"You see," continued Charlie, "you
may glvo tho players flvo minutes, or
any time you ngreo on beforehand, to
mnko up tho sentenco, When tho
time Is up, tho sentences aro read and
tho ono having the longest sentenco
of good, plain, commonplnco English
hns gained tho first point. You go on
this wny for each of tho flvo vowels,
and when nil tho sentences aro read
and compared, tho person who has
gainod tho most points wins tha
gamo."
A TRIP BEGUN IS HALF DONE.
Willie, Jennie, Mary, Joo,
Decided thoy would tako a row
From Boston down to Tokyo.
Until up spoko tho Ulvor Man:
"I really do not think you can,
For Tokyo Is In Japan."
"Hut. why.' they nslted In Brent dismay,
"Could wo not bo n. llttlo wny,
And start aguin somo other day?"
What happened then, I do not know,
But thnt was yesterday, nnd so
They must have boob to Tokyo.
LIFTING CATS AND RABBITS
Mistake to Lift Animal by Nape of
Neck Without Supporting Lower
Part of Body.
It Is a mistaken idea that tho proper
way to lift a full-grown cat is by tho
napo of its neck without supporting
tho lower purt of Its body with tho
other hand, says Watchword. It Is
truo that tho mother cnt carries young
kittens by grnspUg In her mouth tho
looso skin at tho back of her off
spring's neck, but a tiny kitten Is n
very different mnttor from n largo cat,
nnd, Indeed, tho only wny to lift a
kitten without squeezing or hurting
Its soft llttlo bodv Is to lift it by Its
neck; but after It has grown largor Its
own weight Is too groat to ho support
ed by such a bit of skin and fur ns Is
so grasped by tho hand, nnd many n
cat suffers perfoct tortures by bolng
held In this manner, and Is qulto help
less to run or struggle, ns In such a
position certain of Its muscles cannot
bo controlled, and It Is absolutely n(
1 ho mercy of its unconscious tormcn
tor.
Tho same rulo should ho observed
In lifting rabbits by tholr cars. They
should always bo purtlally supported
by tho freo hand and not allowod ta
dnnglo with their wholo weight strain
Ing from their largo but nccessa,rllj
dellcato ears.
Here's a Riddle.
Ho went to tho woods nnd cough
It; ho sat him down and sought t
bocauso ho could not find It, hom
with him ho brought It.
Answer A thorn, Ho wont to tht
woods and got n thorn In his foot
Then ho snt down and tried to get l
nut, nnd becauso ho could not And It
be had to tako it homo.
ny A. S. AU5XANDKIX. WIseonMn.
When during the hot wcathor tho
hnrd worked horso suddenly stops
sweating, lugs, wenkens, pants and
has hot dry skin ami extremely red
dened mcmbrnnes of tho eyes, noso
nnd mouth ho Ib suffering from hout
exhaustion nnd by using tho ther
mometer It would bo found thnt his
tempcrnturo Is ovor IOC degrees.
Unless a horse In this condition Is
tmmedlaloly rested, put In n cool,
shndy, breezy place nnd there coolod
off ho will bo likely to fall and dlo of
hent apoploxy or "sun stroke."
It therefore Is well to know nnd look
ablngley
out for tho symptoms hero outlined
and then bo nblo to treat them lutein
gently. In tho flrst place It Is Impor
tant to remember that hent exhaustion
may bo largoly prevented:
By keeping tho horse's stable clean,
nlry, perfectly vontllnted, darkened
and screened In summer time.
Feeding tho best of foods In ade
quate hut not extreme quantities.
Mnklng no sudden changes of food.
Allowing plenty of cool, puro drink
ing wntor.
Permitting ample, tlmo for rest at
noon.
Removing tho harness during such
rest periods.
Not overworking any horso and nl
ways changing frequently the mldtllo
horso of a threo horso team, ns ho
HINGED HURDLER FOR SWINE
Instead of chasing pigs and having
thorn running in every direction, mnko
n V-slmpod hurdlor as shown in tho
Illustration, snys Farm Press. Tho
frnino Is light wood ami tho webbing
Is iniulo by two thicknesses of cIoho
mesh wiro fencing with water-proofed
building paper between. A stiff wood
on brace runs each way throuch the
center so tho fencing may bo strotched t
EXTINCTION OF
EARLY EQUINES
Much Myatory Surround!) Dlnup
pcurimcu of American Homo
Attributed toy Snmo to
IncreiintiiK Cold
Ovor three centurlos ago, nt th"
time of tho Spanish conquest, thero
was not to bo found in the new
world, mo it has bupn practically
proved, a sluglo animal that rtuswered
to the description of tho horse.
Horses, indeed, which tho Spanish
brought with thoin, woro objects at
flrst of grout terror to tho natives,
who took thorn to bo four-logged su
pernatural beings como purposely to
nld tho conquerors. Yet recent re
search by tho Whltnoy mlsHlon has es
tablished beyond doubt thnt long be
fore Columbus tho Amorlcns woro
overrun by horses from tho moun
tains of Alaska to tho plains of Pata
gonia, says Harper's Weokly.
In 1820 tho chnnco discovery In Now
Jeaoy of nu equina fosBil of an un
known kind, led to more methodical
Investigation of America, with the re
nult that pro-historic horso bones
hnvo beon found In California and Or
egon; hetweon tho Gulf of Mexico uud
tho Carollnns; In Texas, Florida and
tho vulloys nt Mexico; In tho busln of
tho Mississippi and on tho western
suffers fonrfully from tho direct rays,
of the sun. AIho shade tho polls of
horses nt work nnd in such n way that
nlr can pass under tho shading hat
or other cover.
When n horso Bhows symptoms ot
heat exhaustion stop work, stand him
under n tree where thoro Is a breczo.
shower his body with cold water fron)
n sprinkling can, keop cold wet packs
to tho poll of his bond nnd glvo hltq
largo, froquont doBos of BtlmulnnU
such as whisky In strong cojd coffee.
Do not bleed him or glvo him nco
nlto or other poisonous drugs. Ho
peat tho doso of stimulant every hall
Good Luck.
hour nt first and every hour or two
as he gains strength and tho fovcr
nbntos. 1
A good stlmulnnt is propnrcd by
mixing together ono pnrt of aromntlc
spirits of ammonia and two pnrts each
of nlcohol and swcot spirits of nitre.
Of this glvo two ounces In n pint ol
water or cold coffco ns ono doso.
If ho Is bloated give four ounces ol
hyposulphtto of sodn dissolved In
wator and Inject sonpy cold wnter and
glycerlno Into tho rectum onco an
hour until rolloved. In caso of sun
stroko call In tho grnduato voterlnar
inn as boob as posslblo.
An excollont likeness of Dnblngloj
Good Luck, ono of Lord Rothschild's
fnmous shires, Is shown In tho Illus
tration. tight. It Is light nnd so strong that It
Is almost indestructible. With ono of;
thoKo rigs you can build n narrow
lano on ono side of tho pen and movo
It abend as tho hog moves. Ho sees
tho opening nhend nnd walkB thnt
way to get out. Hogs may bo conxod
with a rig of this kind vhen It Is Im
possible to drive them where you want
them to go.
slopos of tho Rocky mountnlns. Horses,
too, must hnvo beon numerous In this
country previous to the npponranco ol
mnn, researches having brought to
light tholr fossilized romnins mixed up
with pottery and tho stono arms ot
envo dwollors.
How Is It, then, that the equine race,
represented In Amnrlca by""ltlnds ol
fosnlls considerably moro numerous
than In Uuropo. enme for a tlmo tq
vanish from this country to reappeni
thousands of centuries lator with lu
Spanish conquest? For hut a routrj
after Cortez here were already In ox
litencu herds of wild horses In. tin
regions of tho innta and tho prnlrlej
of tho far wost.
Ry some this temporary extinc'tiot
of tho Amerlcnn horso has been nt.
tributod to the Increasing cold nnd the
encroachments of tho glncinl homls,
phoro. It Is cortaln that tho olophnnl
nnd camol disappeared nt tho sanm
time. Another explanation Is thnt tin
horses succumbed to n mnlndy such ii
tho "rinderpest" In South Africa
Again, whnt brought about this oxodiu
may possibly have been a speclcB ol
tho present-day Columbian vnmplr
bat, which sucks tho llfo blood of It;
victims, and in tho districts It Infesti
provents tho horso bolng used no
beast of burden.
Lids on Cream Cans.
Never put tight lids on cream canj
while tho cream Is warm.
Coprtfbt, 1010, It Auoclated Lltecrjr ft tt
Nancy waved n Inst good-by nnd
turned away with a llttlo lump In hor
thront. Whllo sho had not oxpectod
It, sho would havo rojolccd greatly
had ono of her sisters offered to sac
rlflco pnrt of hor vacation nnd spend
it with Nancy, keeping house for hor
father In tho hot city.
Perhaps It was unfortunnto that
Nnijfcy wns tho only ono of tho mothor
loss Owen girls who had n tnsto for
housekeeping. Of tho other throo,
Hess tnught In tho kindergarten, Ollvo
was a librarian nnd Hontrlco taught
music In n prlvato school, wiion
schools woro closed and Ollvo nnd
begged a vacation tho threo were wont
to pack tholr trunks nnd Join n merry
party of friends In country nnd sea
shore, whoro, chnporono.l by a distant
cousin, they onjoyod nil tho plendures
of tho gay summer.
This had gone on for sovcrnl years,
and Mr, Owen, nbsorbed In business,
hnd not noticed that Nancy was not
gottlng her shnro of tho good things
of tho world. When his own vncntlon
enmo around tho other glrlB had re
turned, nnd ho hnd gono nway on
hunting or fishing trip quite contont
thnt his daughters woro looking fresh
and bright nnd happy.
This year ho had thought Nancy
lookod fagged nnd Worn, nnd Into tllo
midst of vncntlon plans ho had
thrown a quiet quoBtlon.
"Whnt of Nnn? Sho has novcr hnd
n vacation. Why can't ono of you
glrlB stny with mo and let Nancy go
nway?"
Thoro wns n chorus of protest. "Dut
fnthor, Nnn is homo nil tho time Bho
doesn't work hard bIio doosn't requlro
a rest! Tho rest of us nro pokod up
nil day for nlno months In tho year
over stupid children 1 Nancy doesn't
need n vacation 1"
Nancy hnd not been thero and never
know of tho argument; bIio had bo
como usod to staying at homo during
tho warm summer days and had
lonrned to nrrango tho house so that
It always seifmed cool nnd Inviting to
her fnthor on hla return nt night.
With ono mnld sorvant, Nnncy did not
havo much work to do, but It was tho
monotony of 'tho lonoly llfo that told
upon her nnd drove tho pink from her
cheeks nnd tho elasticity from her
Btep.
"So tho girls got nwny all right?"
questioned Mr. Owen as ho unfoldod
his nnpkln thnt night.
"Yes," snld Nnncy, spiritlessly.
"Feel a bit lonoly, honoy?"
"Just a llttlo, father."
"Wo must get tlmo to run nround
to somo of tho summer shows, Nan!
It won't do for us to got down In tho
mouth Just bccniiBo wo'ro loft nlono,
oh?" Mr. Owen finished his soup bo
foro ho peered at Nancy around tho
p!nk-Bhndcd lamp.
Sho wns smiling brightly ns bIio
smiled every year when hor fnthor
made tho samo romnrk; Mr. Owen de
tested every form of entortalnmont
envo tho opora, and Nnncy mercifully
never hold hlin to his hnlf-vcllod
promises.
A fow days nftur this, Mr. Owon
tolophoned to Nnncy that ho would
bring n guest homo to dinner thnt
night. It was not uncommon for her
fnthor to Invito somo business friend
to dinner, and tho girl wns accus
tomed to listen quietly to much tnlk
about buslnesa nnd politics.
So she lnld another placo nt tho
tnblo nnd ndded a fow touches to tho
dainty nrrangoment. It wns all very
cool and appetizing nftor tho hot glare
of tho downtown streets. A frosted
green shado on tho Inmp, n bunch of
dark purplo vlolots In n sllvor vnso,
tho sparkle of cut glass and polished
nllvnr, mado tho inonl most Inviting.
In tho parlor, now shrouded In
brown linen nnd. softly lighted from
tho chandeliers, Nancy snt nnd played
on tho piano until after her fnthcr's
lntch key grated in tho lock. Sho
heard trio sound of voices nnd know
they hnd gono upstnlrs. Prosontly
her father's volco In tho doorwuy
roused hor from n hnlf rovcrlo.
"Nancy, .dear, I want to lntroduco
Mr. Ilnlllnger my dnughtor, tho stuy-at-home,
llalllngor!"
Tho girl found horsolf greeting n
youngnr man than any her fnthor had
yet Introduced. Ilo was young nnd
decidedly handsomo, with the good
looks thnt are tho ondowmont ot per
ferl health. Ho was tall nnd his
shoulders were broad anil ho carried
them with a llttlo free swing that
seamed to helon gmoro to thu opon
country than to tho cramped city llfo.
Ho looked with Interest nt little
Nancy, In her soft whlto gown with
a string of pcnrls about hor whlto
throat. Tho brown hnlr was brushed
softly buck from hor whlto forohond
and tho perfoct crescents of her dnrk
brows wero arched abovo her steady
bluo eyes.
Nancy flushed tindor his Bcrutlny,
brief urf It wns, and with a fow words
of greotlng loft tho room to glvo Inst
Instructions nbout tho dinner. When
tho gong rnug sho was waiting In tho
dining room.
Mr, llalllngor did not permit the
conversation to linger nmong tho dry
details of business or politics; ho
brought Nnncy Into n wnrm discussion
of tho merits of rival oporn singers,
nnd laughingly gnvo In when sho hnd
dofeatod his argumonts. Tholr talk
turned upon nrt and trnvol and Mr.
Owen lenrned with surprlso that his
llttlo homo-staying daughter possossod
n richly stored mind nnd a wldo know!
edgo of subjects upon which ha con
fessod himself qulto Ignorant, Doth
Nnncy nnd her fnthor found Paul Bol
linger lntensoly Interesting.
Nnncy sighed n llttlo whon tho din
ner waB ended, but afterward, In tho
parlor, It was still moro delightful.
Mr. Owens naked Nnncy to sing and
sho brought out her old books nnd
plnyod ns only Nancy could piny. All
tho old favorites that tho two nun de
manded, the girl sang In her rich con
tralto volco, and sometimes Ralllnger
Joined In with whnt Nancy thought
wns tho Bweetost tenor In tho world.
After thnt Paul Ilnlllnger enmo
often. Sometimes ho dropped around
in tho evening and thoy sat In tho
shndow of tho front door nnd tnlkcd;
tho two men growing moro lntlmntely
acquainted whllo the girl sat nonr by,
hnppy to lleton to tho conversation ot
tho only man who had ever attracted
hor.
Sometimes Ralllnger brought nround
his motor car nnd tho three wont for
long spins Into tho country. Nancy
ofton wondered what her slstera
would hnvo said to soo her on such
occasions. Sho wns suro th& ovon
tho delights of Sea Sldo could not
hnvo restrained them from coming
homo.
All tho tlmo Nnncy was growing
prottler, nnd strongor nnd hnpplcr. A
beautiful color bloomed In hor cheek.1
nnd her bluo eyes Bpnrklod with a
new light.
When tho threo months woro up, tho
Owen girls enmo back from their va
cntlotiH. Drown ns berries, strong and
cheerful, nt tho dinner tnblo that night
they dasliod Into a recital ot tholr
summer pleasures.
"Thero was a frightful scarcity ot
men," confessed Rcatrlco frankly.
"Wo girls had to dnnco togothor nt
tho hops and wo all learned to row
nnd swim without tho customary holpl
Rcss, bolng tho beauty, received most
of tho attention!"
Hess blushed rosily. "Nonsonoc,
Rco. You didn't miss much pleasure
Nnncy, donr," sho said rathor con
descendingly to hor sister. "And
really, now, dad, Nancy didn't need a
vacation l Look nt her sio Is tho
ptcturo of health!"
Nancy rodonod under tholr curious
oyea nnd ono hnml wont up to her hnlr
in tha old nervous mnnnor.
"Nnncy Owon!" her sisters shriek
ed In chorus. "Whoro did you got
thnt ring?"
With n guilty look nt hor'' father
Nancy hid hor hnnd with Its beautiful
cluster of sapphires and diamonds.
"Thnt's part of Nancy's vacation,"
romnrkod Mr. Owen, with n twlnklo In
his oyo.
Thoy stared, round-oyed. At last
Ollvo spoko whimsically. "It thnt la
pnrt of tho vacation pray toll ua
nbout tho remnindor, dad."
"Oh, tho romaindor 1b merely Nan's
ongngomont to Paul Halllngor nnd
thoy aro to bo married In October and
go abroad for a year!"
"Paul Ralllnger!" gronncd Rentrlco;
then sho nroso and ran around tho
tnblo to Nancy's sldo. "You nro tho
most unsolllBh girl In tho world, Nnn
cy and desorvo to bo perfectly
hnppy."
Whon she had been kissed nnd con
gratulated and tho girls had admired
tho lovely ring, Nuncy smiled ovor
their heads at hor fnthor. "Who will
keep house for dad next summer?"
sho asked demurely.
"I!" tho threo cried In chorun, nnd
ns thoy fell Into morry dlsputo over
tho covoted position, Nnncy stolo
nwny to tho parlor, whoro sho know
that perfect happiness nwnlted hor.
Missing.
What becomes of tho mon nnd hoys
reported missing In Mllwnukeo.
An nvorngo of 300 men and boys aro
reported mlBsIng to tho pollco each
yoar, onp-half of whom nro never
honrd of again, .lust whoro theso men
go to has novor beon satisfactorily
explained.
It Is probable that somo of them
nro confined In Insuno asylums
throughout tho country. For Instance,
thero nro mnny mon with wrecked
minds confined nt tho county asylum
whose past Is a blank. TIiosh nun
wore picked up on tho streets wund -i--Ing
aimlessly nround.
Very few women disappear, but when
thoy do It Is uaunlly n case of poihu
mental dlseapo and the missing one li
oaMly found again. Sometimes an rf
fair of tho heart causo her to wander
nway from hor homo and In thl caso
It Is rare thnt sho over return.
Tho mnjorlly of por?ons who disap
pear, howovor. aro men either nffoct
od with tho 'Vandorlust" or others
whoso domestic responsibilities do not
rest heavily on thulr minds. Mllwnu
keo Wisconsin.
A Superfluous Question.
"You told mo how deep to plant
squash nnd onions and bonus und corn
and boots," exclaimed tho Indy board
er from tho city, who wns enthusias
tically engaged In gathering dnta for
n book she propoBOd to wrlto on gar
dening, "but I forgot all about asking
you aboul egg plants will you tell
mo how doop thoy should bo planted?"
Tho old farmer was digging holes
for n new honhoiiBO. "Can't you soo
for yourself?" ho grunted.
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