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their otolith!. Otoliths are little bony
concretions found In the auditory ap
pnratus which assist In the auditory
work. The otoliths grow every year,
forming one ring In summer and one
ring In winter. The ring formed In
Prlng and summer Is light, the ring
formed In autumn and winter Ib dark.
The rings are very distinct and the
fish has a pair a light one and a dark
one for every year It has lived. Har
per's Weekly.
Preparations for Shocks.
For moat of the wrenches and Jolts
of life there are. happily, conditions
which alleviate what would otherwise
eem unbearable, conditions which
often and break the most cruel
hocks. Death, for Instance, the great
t shock of all, unless It ts very sud
tea, seldom comes as an unbearable
wrench, because weakness or suffer
nt has prepared us for it
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durlnt the Franco-Prussian war they
set In conference at the Chateau do
Perrleres. Loots Blue was evea
skorter than Thiers. Wlndthoret, the
leader of the CaUollo center and for
many years Bismarck's most formlda
ble opponent In the German relchs
tar, was almost a dwarf and nearly
two feet shorter than the Iron chan
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Bank of England Employe.
There are about 1,060 persons on
the staff of the Bank of England, of
whom 840 are at the head office In
London and the remainder In the
branches throughout the country.
Five hundred porters and mechanics
are also employed. The bank prints
Ha own notes and Indian rupee notes,
together with all postal orders and
old-age pension orders; this work Is
done at the head office.
Manner and Customs.
The manners of some people en
countered In taking walks abroad are
suggestive of the report made by the
old British sea captain who waa seat
out to Investigate the manners and
customs of the Inhabitants of a newly-discovered
Pacific Island. Hts re
port was brief, as fellows: "Manners
they have none, and their customs
are beastly."
Cewera.
New Terra hotel ana amy
they conical stop their guests frost
Upptag if they tried, ami one of taesa
suggests the reason when he tastes
Mr. Dooley's remark about a sua
famous for his millions: MJsa Is th'
bravest man la thl' world. He can
stroll away from a table without
tlppln' th' waiter." Boston Qlobe.
Hardest Kind ef Work.
"I want you to understand that I
got my money by hard work." "Why,
I thought It was left you by your
uncle." "80 It was, but I had hard
work getting It away from the law
yers."
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Salt Meats
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Chleagoan Enthusiastic Over Scheme
Which He Claims la Great hue-
ceis 'n New York.
Gerald Jones came here from Chi
cago. Consequently there are a num
ber of things about New York which
he compares with the same things In
Chicago much to the disadvantage
of New York. One that chiefly Irri
tates him Is the office boy habit here,
the Cincinnati Times-Star's New York
correspondent writes. Gerald Jones
enters the offlre of a friend of his. A
small, cynical boy meets him at the
mahogany rail. Mr. Jones declares
that he wishes to see his old college.
pal, P. Norval Smith. The small boyi
demands a card, and hands him a
blank form. "Write here what youj
want to see him about," says the;
small boy. '
Mr. Jones protests. What be wants)
to see Smith about Is something that
ho does net propose to confide to any!
small hoy In the world aaneetalf-r to.
a small hoy toward whom ae feels a!
sentiment perilously approaching hate.!
He waves his hand. He dlreVts the',
small hey la a lordly way to take his.
ame and he quick aboat It, aad never;
mlad the eard. "Just say Jerry Jones,
Is here," he says to ths shall hoy.)
The small hoy puts back .ike hunkl
of gum and sits down on his slippery;
tittle bench and Indicates with aa air
or finality that there will be nothing!
doing until he gets the card he asked)
for and the full history of Mr. Jones't
recent past. If Mr. Jones gets In to
see P. Norval Smith It Is only by as-;
tenting to the terms made by the;
small boy. Therefore Mr. Jones has!
had a fresh set of cards printed fori
use upon the office boys of his friends.
They bear the most awe Inspiring'
names Jim Jeffries, for example, and,'
James J. Corbett and Packey McFar
land and Cut Throat Jenkins, the ter-'
ror of the gulch. He observes that
the small New York boy Is not well'
posted upon the life and crimes of
Bloody Hand Ben, the scourge of the
Sierras, but every one of them knows
all about tha ansa of the Hag. "And
toll that old fool Smith," he hallows,;
la tha character ef Tea Sharaey.i
that If ha seeaat come at here in
seat him to death."
Gerald Jeaee la perfectly happy. Ha
haw to elreamveat (ha adtoa
WORTHY OF CHEAT MONARCH
King ef Sarainla'e Taetfal Manner of!
Csaaaallwf Klndneaa Dene to
Impoverished Petlewer.
The King of Sardinia, Charles AK
bert, wss very kind and obliging to'
the French royalists who were at'
Turin. The Duke of P , with whom
be was connected, bad an employment
about the court he had been severely
wounded, and lost a leg In the affair
of the Three Days. The king heard'
that the duke wbb anxious to visit the
king and royal family at Prague, but.
that his finances were not favorable to
so long a Journey. His majesty, there
fore, thought of an expedient which
would enable the duke to gratify his
loyalty, without hts feelings being
wounded.
"Duke," he aald. "would you do me
the favor to choose some horses for!
me In rtobeuila; and as your best way,'
will be through Prnmc. of course, you'
will pay rehpccts iu uo royal family'
there."
As the Journey waa on the king's.
service, the duke con hi feel no reluct-'
aaee about having bis expenses paid, i
Tha Overwrought Meoee.
ftaeh air will atrlag ap any grenp ef ',
aervea not hopelessly demoralised.'
Wbea yea feel that "dying te pieces":
tacllsatkm overUklag yoa, Jerk your
self to order with tha cheek rata, ef
determination aad thea, If yon cannot
rsgala aaU-ooatrol, stop aaythlag en.
earth yoa may be doing and go oat of;
m,m. si juu tHUUl IUT lV BOBM,
man out or a window, or step for a lit-
w - ..w w fvivai vu will BWl'
lose any time you, will. In fact. gala
nmo uj increasing emciency in waai-i
ever you may he doing. Sleep also Is!
a great restorer of nerves to a normal1
tone, and sleeping with all windows
open secures for us two nerve cures'
at the same time. In foods, raw on-'
Ions, carrots, lettuce and celery, wlthl
plenty of olive oil, are excellent nerve!
foods, all valuable as aids in the good
work, but the chief remedy Is strong;
will and the compelling, of your body!
to obey your mind.
Man and the Mammeth.t .
The skeleton of a mammoth discov
ered In the department of Pas de Ca
lais, France, measures 496 feet In!
length. The head Ib well preserved,'
with finely enameled molars of the'
true Siberian typo, thus furnishing one
more proof that the whole country was;
once a land of Ice and snow. At a din-,
ncr given recently on n sand-bar In the
Danube an attempt was made 'to con
vey an Idea of the food consumed by
man In the time of the mammoth. Cab
bage soup cooked over hot stones,
horse ham, ronst pork with boiled
millet, and turnips cooked In hot ashes
composed the bill of fare. The dessert
waB dried pears and honey. Harper's
Weekly. '
Exaggerated Expectations.
"I'm afraid," said Bronco Bob, "that
Pluto Pete's Ideas of the game Is get
in' kind o' warped."
"What's the trouble?"
"Every time ho picks up a band an'
finds less than tbreo aces be thinks it
wasn't a square deal."
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The entire scheme of summer vacation rates to Eastern cities, or to the
mountain and 1'itcHlu Coast, becomes effective about June 1st. With
liberal ruriiiittiou-, with the luxury of modern travel, whh the attractions
of tlm Hciisidu, the mountains, the Pacific Coast, with everything combin
ing to invite you to break awuy from the grind and monotony of work,
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Your choice Includes the Pacific Coast, the Yellowstone Park, ranch life
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Mack Hills, and Hot Springs, S D Olaoler National Pari:, Lake Michigan
and Huron resorts, Muskolca region, Cannda, Eastern tours to Portland,,
liostou, New York, Atlantic City every Summer looality in Amerla lias
been included In a system of through rates, convenient through tickets,'
and the comfort of highest class through trains. Skk Youb CountuyL
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