Kindness to Animals
Trait of Portuguess
The Portuguese are the only Latin
nation that Is kind to animals. For
hundreds of years noble Arabian steeds
were raised here and the Portuguese
rider alts well In the saddle by second
nature.
The donkeys here are smaller than
in other Latin countries, and the
largest beast of burden is the ox. In
Portugal this creature is a strong
red, well-cared for animal, with wide
spreading horns. The streets are full
of yokes of oxen pulling carts with
solid wheels bound fast to their axles
Since the axle Is ungreased, a frightful
squeaking announces the approach ol
these wagons, which can be beard n
mile away.
Oxen are particularly common In
northern Portugal, where the yokes
themselves are made of beautifully
carved hardwood decorhted with many
colors. The wheels of these wagons
bearing tremendous burdens, clattei
on the streets of Oporto.
I have never seen a driver maltrea'
nis animals. In the country the cow
herds guide their docks with enormous
oamboo staffs.—Roda Roda In L’hu
Berlin (Living Age).
Famous Charter Oak
Honored by Funeral
There is one instance on record in
which a tree was given a funeral. It
took place on an evening in IS.06 in
Hartford, Conn. Flags and mourning
streamers covered the shattered stump
of a tree on the hillside, while hun
dreds stood around with bared beads,
Amid the crashing thunder of a
fierce storm the mighty Charter oak
had fallen and the entire state of Con
necticut was honoring its passing.
There is little of which this state Is
prouder than its ancient chartei
granted by Charles U, endowing the
colony with liberties far exceeding
those of the others.
It was strange coincidence that this
charter, which was hidden in an oak
for safety's sake, bore the seal of a
monarch who himself, years before
had taken refuge In a tree of the same
variety.
Visitors to the Stuie library at Hart
ford today may see a copy of tin
original charter. Its frame containing
fragments of the celebrated oak pre
served under glass these many years ]
—Grit
Subtle Rebuke
Cupid hti.s shown himself to be ut
terly Indifferent to matters of stats
and messages of great moment. In
1777 James Wilkinson, who later be
came a general in the United States
army, was an aide to Gen. Horati.
Gates and by him was sent to con
gress at Yorktown In Pennsylvania
with the dispatches giving an accoum
of the surrender of Gen John Bur
goyne and the British army at Sara
toga. On the way Wilkinson stopper
to spend a whole day with his sweet
heart at Reading When he finalli
delivered the dispatches and they wert
read In congress, a measure was In
troduced to reward the messenger win
brought such pleasing news Gov
Samuel Adams thereupon, with grave
and solemn face, moved that the
young man be presented with a pair
of spurs.—Kansas City Star
“The Marseillaise"
"The Marseillaise” has been the
French national anthem for over 100
years, since the time of the French
revolution. In April. 1792. when a
column of volunteers was about to
leave Strassburg the mayor of the
city gave a banquet on the occasion
and Invited an officer of artillery. Rou
get de Lisle, to compose a song lr
their honor He wrote the words dur
Ing the night, adapting the mush
from an oratorio, and the song was
sung with enthusiasm the following
day The Army of the North took ur
the song, which was Introduced to
Paris by the Marseillaise battalion and
became known as the hymn of the
Marseillaise.
Desolate by Winds
There lies between Formosa Rnd the
coast of China a group of 21 Islands
Interspersed with Innumerable reefs
and ledges, which are called the Pes
cadores Islands. According to the In
vestlgatlons of certain geologists these
Islands have suffered In a remarkable
manner from the northeast winds
which blow with violence there during
nine months of the vear. The original
trea of the Islands has been greath
educed by erosion, and their surfaces
ire barren and desolate, so that th*
vlnd-whlpped group forms a quasi
•esert amid the green Island world o<
-southeastern Asia.
Wild Wild-Animal Stories
The story of two Idaho men wh
killed a mountain lion with rocks h
not quite so good as the story of th<
African hunter who, unarmed, met s
Hon. He held the beast’s mouth opei
until It starved to death.—Atchison
Globe. And neither Is quite so good
as that of Baron Munchausen who
meeting an angry bear, thrust his
hand down Its throat, grabbed tt b>
- he tall and Jerked it Inside out—Cap
.el's Weekly.
Toleration’e Great Value
Tolerance la the moat lovable quai
ty men and women can possess. It
Islon enables them to see things fron
•there’ viewpoints. Its generosity con
-edes to others right to their owi
..pinions. Its very bigness wishes oth
ers to be happy In their own way.
Grlt
Child Training That
Has Harmful Effects
Too much or too Little affection of
parents is equally harmful and both
spoil character. The training that
produces docile obedience spoils the
child’s native aggressiveness and
leaves him to be easily beaten in the
later competitions of life by minds
superior only in their inner prepara
tion. The authority of a pareut Is a
responsibility rather than a privilege.
Another risk assumed by parents,
which is not so commonly understood,
ts that of hurting their children by af
fection. With human beings the love
attitude may persist in such a way
that the child never actually matures
and comes to have a fully developed
self-life, or indulgence heaped upon
the child by the parent may spoil the
zest of life and keep the child emo
tionally infantile. He may become
Used upon the parent so that he is es
sentially parasitic in his Inner emo
tional cruvings and cannot maintain
normal relationships in business, so
cial contacts or later family life if
he ever attempts to establish a home
of his own.—From "Social Problems
of the Family” by Prof. Ernest R.
Graves.
Famous Brigade That
Served “Lost Cause”
Two reasons are given for the nam
ing of the Orphan brigade of the Con
federate army. Kentucky tried to be
neutral when the Civil war broke out,
but neutrality was violated and many
Kentuckians decided to fight for the
South. The famous Camp lioone was
formed near the Kentucky line, a few
miles north of Clarksville, Tenn. Fifty
companies from 84 counties In Ken
tucky enlisted. Tlie.se composed the
larger part of the First Kentucky, bet
ter known as the Orphan brigade.
One of the reasons why this com
in and was called the Orphan brigade
was because so many commanders
were lost, either by reason of promo-'
tlon or by death on the battlefield,
says a contributor to the Pathfinder
Magazine. Another is that the mem
bers were away from Kentucky during
nearly all the time of their service
and so cut off from communication
with friends or family.
Meal Time in China
The Chinese consider the stomach
the source of Intellectual life, and
therefore the fattest man goes for
the wisest one. They affect to be
lleve that foreigners come to Chlnu
to eat because they have not enough
to eat at borne. It is considered a
murk of refined politeness to treat a
guest or a visitor to a meal at any
time of the day. For the most part
only those who have families take
their meals nt home; the rest eat at
hotels. They usually have two sub
stantial meals a day—one an hour
after getting up in the morning, the
other between three and four o’clock
in the afternoon. The well-to-do class
take three or four meals a day. Often
the father alone eats meat, while the
rest of the family have to be satis
fled with rice.
Feeling Like a Lord
I have a cottuge in C'olebrook row,
Islington. A cottuge, for it is de
tach'd ; a white house, with six good
rooms; the New river (rather elderly
by this time) runs (if a moderate
walking pace can he so termed) close
to the foot of the house; and behind
is a spacious garden, with vines (I
assure you), pears, strawberries, par
snips, leeks, carrots, cabbages, to de
light the heart vf old Alcinous. You
enter without passage into a cheerful
dining room, all studded over -and
rough with old books, and above is
a lightsome drawing room, three win
dows, full of choice prints. I feel like
a great lord, never having had a house
before.—From “Letters to Barton,
1823,” by Charles Lamb.
Wonderful Alpha Raya
The Alpha rays from radioactive
matter. It appears, consist of veritable
atoms of matter projected at a speed
averaging 6.000 miles a second. It Is
the great energy of motion of these
swiftly expelled masses thut gives rise
to the heating effect of radium. Yet
they do not go far. The swiftest
alpha particle travels seven centi
meters in air, under ordinary con
ditions, before It is stopped. But on
Its way It plunges straight through
every molecule In Its path, producing
positively and negatively charged Ions
in the process. On an average, an
alpha particle, before Its career of vio
lence is stopped, breaks up about 100,
000 molecules.—Washington Star.
Hia Own Religion
I often wonder at religious men,
they have such varying Ideas on the
subject. I was talking lately with
a prominent man—one whose name Is
really a household word—and he said:
"I was brought up In a religious fam
ily. I have chosen to accept religion
in my own way, but never bother
others with It. I have no desire to
convert the world. I wouldn't give a
d—n to convert anybody tomorrow.”
—E, W. Howe’s Monthly.
Wren’a Sweet Song
While Jenny Wren Is Incubating, her
mate perches nearby, untiringly war
bling bis sweet song, says the Na
ture Magazine. ’ After the young are
hatched there 1* little rest for either
of them. Caterpillars, beetles, bugs
and spiders must be supplied In aston
ishing numbers all the time, until
the youthful wrens art ready to help
In the bunt
Romance and Flowers
in Lor.j Association
Id the developuie.il ui gin making
in courtship a certain amount of ro
mance centers around tiie llower. The
flower Is the gift of lovers, and in
early Greek times a tluvver was woru
as a sign of the engagement, the full
blossoming Bower suggesting love
awakened. The Polynesian men, as
well as the women, wear Bowers be
hind their ears when they ure in love.
Tiie survival of unotlier picturesque
medieval custom centering around the
Bower is found in the bride’s Mower
girls of today, lu olden times these
little girls, usually sisters, dressed ex
actly alike, carried garlands of wheat
before the bride in lire marriage pro
cession us a symbol of fruitfulness
and plenty. The very old and univer
sally observed custom of throwing rice
after the departing bride and bride
groom us a symbol of a fruitful union
had Its origin with tiie ancient Per
sians. itlce has always played an im
portant part in the marriage ceremony
of these people, while tiie wheat show
er, expressing tiie same sentiment,
was common among the early Anglo
Saxons, and certain other people em
ployed corn. Another interesting tra
dition regarding the rice shower is
that rice was thrown after the bride
und bridegroom for the purpose of
giving food to the evil spirits that
were believed to accompany newly
married people, and that It was to
appease these spirits that rice throw
ing originated.
Hawaiian Island Has
Many Claims to Fame
lluui, one of tlie islunds of tlie
Hawaiian group, lias for its motto tlie
plirase "Maui no ka oi," meaning
"Maui tlie First." The island author
ilies have just cited a number of his
torical facis in support of their b-usi
Maul has Haleukula, largest extinct
volcano crater in tne world, tlie scene
in 1&23 of tlie lirst Christian funeral
of u Hawaiian chieftain. The earliest
Islund newspaper, us well us tlie first
on the Pacific ocean, was published
there in 18.14. The paper was called
Ku Lima Hawaii, meaning The Arm
of Hawaii.
Havld Mulo, earliest Hawaiian his
torian, was u Maui man. The island
also laid the first telegraph line strung
between Haiku and Waliuku in 1878.
The first Hawaiian wheat was planted
at Makuwuo, Maui, in 184.7, and not
long afterward tlie first potato plan
tatlon was started at Kula, where tu
bers were raised for tlie California
gold miners.
Oxygen in Air
Normal air contains about 21 pei
cent of oxygen, says the United States
bureau of mines. Man works best at
this proportion of oxygen. A candle
or oil Haute will not burn in atmos
phere containing less than approxi
mately lfi'/i per cent oxygen, yet man
is Builiciently adaptable to get along
fairly well in 17 per cent of oxygen.
He will breutiie a little fuster and u
little deeper. Hut most men cannot
work in air with oxygen below 13 pet
cent, the point where an acetylene
fiaine is extinguished by oxygen do
ficiency. In an uimosphere containing
between 10 and 13 per cent oxygen,
men become dizzy, pant, have a rapid
heart beat, and often suffer from
headache; 8 to it) per cent usually
produces unconsciousness and ulti
mately death.
Trollope’s Cigars
Lord Birkenhead recently boasted a
lifelong devotion to cigar smoking, but
he can hardly claim to have given
more thought and time to his hobby
than did Anthony Trollope, remarks
the Manchester (iuardlan. Trollope,
as soon as his Income was large
enough to stand tlie expense, hud one
entire wall of his library equipped v,itli
air-tight little bins fitted with slid
ing doors and numbered. These he
kept filled with choice cigars, laid
across and across like planks of tim
ber, to get thoroughly seasoned. True
to the Trollope tradition, he worked
through the bins in methodical fash
ion, refilling each us it was emptied
with speciul Imports from Havana.
Thus, he declared, he attained the
most perfect smokes in the world.
Porpoise’s Fish Appetite
The porpoise has a great appetite,
is feeding constantly as opportunity
offers and lives principally on fish,
and scientists were able recently to
get a clew to the number of Qsh a
lively porpoise may eat when a giant
porpoise was caught and 15,193 oto
liths were found in its stomach.
The otolith is the earbone of a fish,
is very bard, supposed to be the last
remnant of a fish that is reduced by
the chemical process in the mammal's
stomach, and the large number found
may be far less than the number of
fish served live and wiggling for the
satisfaction of the porpoise. At any
rate, it bids fair to bold first place
as a fish eater.
The Arabian Nights
The author of the original Arabic
work, and the period in which It was
composed, Is unknown. But the Ara
bian Nights, as It stands at present.
Is the work of many bands, and nu
merous references In the stories show
that they were added at different
times. The work was introduced Into
Europe from Syria, where It was ob
tained In the latter part of the Seven
teenth century, by Antoine Oalland,
a French traveler. It was first trans
lated and published by him between
1704 and 1717.
I
“Star-Spangled Banner”
Finished in Rowboat
Tlie lust Hues of “The Star-Spun
gled Gunner' were written in a row
boat by Francis Scott Key and were
not penned in the hold of a prison
ship as tlie old school books taught.
Legendary history wus that Key
wus a prisoner of war while watching
the British bombardment of Baltimore
and Fort McHenry during the wur of
1812. The correct story has been
brought to light by the Womans
Home Companion, which shows that
Key was permitted to go to the Brit
ish flagship under a truce slgnul to
obtain the release of a friend who hud
been taken prisoner, and arrived Just
us the enemy was ready to o|ieu tire.
The young poet developed his verses
during the unxiety of the night, hut
it wus while returning to shore la a
small boat the following morning that
he wrote exultantly “ Tls the Stur
Spangled Banner. Oh! long may it
wave o'er the land of the free and the
home of the brave.”
Then the Fun Began
A young university undergraduate
hud to present himself for un exami
nation in which he wus expected to
read a short thesis on Greek tragedy.
Knowing nothing of tlie subject, he
ashed the help of a friend, who wus
un expert. Tills genLleman wrote and
gave hi in a masterly little treatise, ot
which the only fault lay in the pen
manship.
At the examination all went well
until tlie young mun startled his audi
ence with the sentence, “We now come
to the tragedies of Bophocles.”
“The tragedies of whom?” gasped
one of the examiners.
“You mean Sophocles!" exclaimed
another.
For some moments the young mun
gazed earnestly at the manuscript.
Then he looked up with a reassured
smile, and said, “No, It Is distinctly
Bophocles here."
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