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Brian Bo;u Recognized as Ruler of Ireland The O'Bruns and many other dis liuguished Irish fninllies claim us their ani-eator Brian Borti. king of Ireland from 1002 to 10'4. This warlike mon arch, says a writer In the Kansas City Star, is regarded as the popular hero of early Irish history and the stories told about bis reign have led to Its being regarded as a sort of golden age. Brian passed his youth fighting the Danes, who were constantly ravaging Munster, northern part of the holding of Brian’s tribe, and he won much fame for the (lushing brilliancy of these encounters. He was still quite young when he avenged the slaying of his brother, a tribal king, and be came a ruler himself. Setting out on a career of conquest, he forced virtu ally every Irish tribe to acknowledge him as its chief, and during the Iasi 12 years of his life he was regarded J as the king of Ireland. Then the Dunes made an effort to re-establish their supremacy and some of Brian's enemies joined (lie invaders. In 2u battles, however, he displayed such In domitahle fighting spirit that the Dunes were all hut vanquished, and liuully, at the battle of Cloutarf, in j 1014, the victory was made decisive. I Brian, then eighty-tbree years old. was j able only to advise on the maneuvers > from his tent, where, after the victory j had been won, he was killed. To tliis duy many pilgrimages are made to j Armagh, which tradition makes his burial place. Evidence Thai Tigers Select human Victim Man-eating tigers of the Indian juu gles sometimes appear to single out a certain person and go alter him, ig noring all others until they get him, points out Gen. William Mitchell, the noted flying officer, in an article in Liberty. The general tells a story to illustrate his point, “A native became separated from his companions in ihe jungle and was chased by a tiger," he writes. “He succeeded in climbing into a tree, while the tiger remained on watch below. “After a while," General Mitchell continues, "his companions, noting his absence and suspecting that a tiger might have killed him, returned, mak ing a great racket by beating drums so as to keep the tiger away. “The mai descended and joined his ; companions. They were walking 1 quietly, single file, through the jungle, | when suddenly there was a flush of orange and black and the doomed tuna was curried off by llie tiger. It is related, also, that this man was the fattest of the group.’’ Thunderstorm’s Beginning The thunderstorm is owing to tlie rapid vertical convection of air con talning a large amount of water va por. The lower air must, therefore, be rather warm, say 70 d grees Fahrenheit or oxer, else it would not carry the requisite amount of water vapor, and the temperature must do crease rather rapidly with increase of height, else there would be bur title or uo convection. In the summer time (lie humidity in Oregon and Washing ton is rather low. Hence thundei slorms generally are improbable. In the winter time, when most of the ra.ns come, the surface commonly is loo cool tt set up vigorous vertical convection. Hence thunderstorms are not likely. Thunderstorms are not fre qu.-ul in O'egou and Washington any tune of the year. Ravages of Hurricane A West Indian hurricane means days of anxiety to the inhabitants ot the southern coust cities. The gov ernraent gets reports of the approach ing storms long before they roach the American coast. When the storm strikes it may demolish sea walls, tear down telegraph and telephone wires, und destroy buildings and strips al anchor in the harbors. Ualveston. Charleston and other cities have paid dourly in the past for their unpre pa redness. In a single season a hundred vessels, large and small, have been wrecked, a thousand buildings seriously dam aged, scores of lives lost and hundreds of miles of sea walls, docks and tele graph wires destroyed. Building Note A colored cook came home after midnight from a revival meeting shout ing at the top of her voice. Her em ployer, letting her In, said: “Aunt Mandy. this Is all foolish ness. Religion shouldn't he so noisy Tell that preacher of yours to give a sermon on the building of King Solo mon's temple, which arose without even the sound of a hammer. And re member that real religion is quiet and peaceful.” “Land, honey,” answered Auni Mainly, “us folks ain't aimin' to build uo temple yit. H'e Is Jes’ blastln now!”—Capper's Weekly. Good Manner a Aa a man thinks in bis heart, so be. Manners go deeper than eitqueti Though they Login there they end li morality They are established on tie golden rule, "Do unto others us yor would that they should do unto you." If there had never been a hook o etiquette published, or a code wrltte down, humanity would hate neede. nothing more than that rule hy whltr to train the children of the race li gentleness. And so the text of good manners l That another PxpHnd In the sunsh' of your presence. Believe That Stolen Articles Bring Lack An extraordinary example of the survival of foolish superstition was disclosed in the case of a Hampshire (England) farmer who was convicted of stealing turnips from a neighbor. He explained to the magistrate that he could easily afford to pay for them und that, moreover, he had plenty of turnips of his own, hut he wanted stolen ones to make a concoction for a cow which had fallen sick, for he (irmly believed no other could he so efficacious. A similar belief Is held In many parts of Germany, where practically everyone boys a ticket for one ot other of the state lotteries. Many un educated peasants will tell you they are sure of winning If the ticket they have was bought with stolen money In Turkey, copper rings ure worn on the fingers to prevent erysipelas If the ring has been stolen from some one else. It Is supposed to answer its purpose twice as well. Examples might b • multiplied from every quarter of the earth. Most probably the superstition arose from the natural dm ire of the criminal to find some excuse ' >r his delinquencies U. S. Grcnt Won Bride V/hde Fording River Ulysses S. Grain selected tin odd lime to propose marriage to Julia Dent. Lieutenant Grunt from West Point hud met Julia while on a visit to the home of his chum In St. Louis, lie fell in love with her mid decided to return to pursue his attentions, re- | lutes Kdun SI. f'olmiin in “White House Gossip." Their betrothal occurred while they were fording the Gruvois river. They ere lu a light rig. the young man driving. The ware's were swollen and i he current so swift from the recent heavy rains that they were in grave danger. The manner of her clinging to him in her fear of the water In spired him with the courage to pro pose to her then and there. In after >ears she often related to her grand liihlren the story of the betrothal, placing special stress on the old su perstitlun that unusual strength and constancy were attributes of man.' pledges made over running water, says i ’upper’s Weekly. Elephants That Burn Mixed metaphors are not by any means uncommon. Sometimes they j are merely Inept: occasionally they are ludicrous, in England the other day the Salford city council emitted a gem. The question under municipal de ; hate was whether Salford wanted to i have ud exhibition hall. There seems | to have been a considerable difference of opinion. Said one speaker: “I do not want the council to get their Angers burnt with a white ele phant!’’ Presidents for a Day In March. IS4!». the United States had three successive President on as many successive days. James A. Polk ended his term March ,'t. President elect Zachary Taylor refused to be Inaugurated on Sunday, and he did not take office until March 5. As neither administration was in office David Rice Atchison of Kentucky ] president pro tent of the senate served in Hie Imm-im SHOE REPAIRING BENJAMIN A THOMAS always give satisfaction. Best material, reason able prices. All work guaranteed. 1415 North 24th St., Webster 5084 I C. P. WFSIN Grocery Company Y Now one of the y | Red and White % | Chain Stores | ISame Prompt and 'f Courteous Service 4 Better Prices. | 2001 Cuming Ja. 1248 | h—n OMAHA Kindness to Animals Trait of Portuguess The Portuguese are the only Latin nation that Is kind to animals. For hundreds of years uoble Arabian steeds were raised here and the Portuguese rider sits well in the saddle by second nature. The donkeys here are smaller than tn 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 if yokes of oxen pulling carts with uilld wheels bound fust to their axles Since the axle is uugreused. a frightful <<iueaklng annuumes the approach ol tiese wagons, which can be heard a idle away Oxen are particularly common in northern Porlugal where the yokes lieiuselves are made of beautifully •arved hardwood decorated with many colors. Tlie wheels of these wagons hearing tremendous burdens, ciattei in the streets of Oporto. I have never seen a driver tnaltreu1 nis animals In the country the cow herds guide their flocks with enormous oambon stuffs.—Itodu Koda in Uliu Berlin (Living Age). Famous Charter Oak Honored by Funera' There U one Instance on record in which a tree was given a funeral, li Look place on nn evening In 1856 In Hartford, Conn Kings and mourning streamers covered ihe shuttered stump of a tree on the hillside, while hun ireds stood around with bured heads Amid the crashing thunder of a rterce storm the mighty Charter oak had fallen and the entire state of Con neetlcut was honoring its pussing There Is little of which this state 1 prouder than Its undent cliurte granted by Charles 11, endowing tin colony with liberties far exceedin', 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 s monarch who himself, years before had taken refuge In a tree of the satin variety Visitors to the State library at Hart ford today may see a copy of tie original charter. Its frame contalriiiu fragments <>t the celebrated oak pre served untlet glass these many years —Grit Subtle Rebuke Cupid has shown himself to he Ul terl.v Indifferent r* matters of stat* and messages of great moment Ir I' '7 James Wilkinson, who later he ci.me a general In the United State* army was an aide to Gen. Horatli Gate* mid by bin was sent to con gress at Yorktown In Pennsylvania with the dlspan'iie- giving an accruin' if the surrender of Gen John Bm | goyne and the British army at Sara ! toga On the wav Wilkinson stopper j ro spend a whole day with his sweet I heart at Reading When he flnall' j lellvered the dispatches and they wen read In congress a measure was In I troduced to reward the messenger wh* brought such pleasing news Gov 1 Samuel Adams thereupon, with grav* and solemn face moved that tto 1 voting man be presented with a paP of spurs - Kansas f‘lry Star "The Mnraeillaise" "The Marselllulse lias been th' french national anthem for over 10< rears, since the time of the Prenrt, revolution In April 17»2 when a column of volunteers was about t* leave Strasshurg the mayor of th* city gave a banquet on the occastoi j and Invited an officpr of artillery Ron , get de I,Isle to compose a song It ; 'heir honor Me wrote the words dm 'ng the night adapting the must' j from an oratorio, and the song wo* uing with enthusiasm the following lay The Army of the North took nt the song, which was Introduced t* Paris by the Marseillaise battalion an** became known as the hymn of th* Marseillaise — Desolate by Winds There He* between Formosa imd th* ■oast of Chins a group of 21 Island interspersed with Innumerable reef und ledges which are called the Pee ■adore* Island* According to the In ^estlgatlon* of certain geologist* the*« island* have suffered In a remarkable manner from the northeast winds vhlch blow with violence there durlm dne month* of the vear The orlglna' .rea of the Island' has been greatly educed by erosion and their surface* ■ re barren and desolate, so that th* Ind whipped group forms a quasi •sert amid the green Island world o' mtheastern Asia Wild Wild-Animal Stories The story of two Idaho meu wh >illed a mountain lion with rocks I* tot quite so good as the story of th* \frlcan hunter who. unarmed met >■ Ion. He held the beast’s mouth opei until It starved to death.—Atchison iJlobe. And neither Is quite so good as that of Baron Munchausen who 'nesting an angry bear, thrust hi* uand down Its throat, grabbed It b> he tall and jerked It Inside out—Cap ■er’s Weekly Toleration’s Great Value Tolerance Is the most lovable qua ty men and women can possess. Ii lalon enables them to see things froi ■there' viewpoints. Its generosity con edes to others right to their owi ■pinions. Its very bigness wishes oth era to be happy In their own wav. 'Mt Child Training That Ha* Harmful Effaet* Too much or too little affection of pareuls 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 tlie later competitions of life by minds superior ouly in their Inner prepara tion. The authority of a parent Is a responsibility rather than a privilege. Another risk assumed hy parents, which Is not so commonly understood, Is that of hurting their children hy 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 tlie /.est of life uud keep the child emo tlotiully Infantile. He may become fixed upon the parent so that he is es sentially parasitic in his Inner emo tional cravings and cannot maintain normal relationships In busluess, b<> eial contucts or later fumlly life If he ever attempts to establish a home of his own.—Fro i "Social Problems of the Family" hy Prof. Ernest it. 1 i raves. Trollope’s Cigars Lord iiirkt ahead recently boasted a lifelong devotion to cigar smoking, but lie 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 the expense, had one entire wall of his library equipped with air-tight little bins fitted with slid ing doors at.il numbered. These he kepi filled with choice cigars, laid across and across like planks of tlin ner, 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 special Imports from Havann. Thus, he declared, he attained the most perfect smokes in the world. Porpoi.e’t Fith Appetite The porpoise has a great appetite, is feeding constantly as opportunity otters and lives principally on fish, and scientists were uble recently to get a clew to Liie number of fish a lively porpoise may eat when a glam porpoise was caught and 15,193 oto liths were found in its stomach. The otolith is the earhone of a fish, j Is very hard, supposed to be the last remnant of a fish that Is reduced by j the chemical process In the mammal's stomach, and the large number found may hr 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 Nig hit The author of the original Arabic work, and the period In which It was composed, Is unknown. But the Ara bian Nights, as ll stands at present, is the work of tunny hands, and nu merous rcferi cos In the stories show that they were added at dKTcrea times. The work was introduced Into Furope from Syria, where It was oh luined In the latter part of the Seven teenth century, by Antoine Galland u French traveler It w as tirst train tated and pubtbin-d by him betweer 1701 and 1717. Classified FOR RENT—Furnished room in strictly modern home. One block from Dodge carline. 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