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    Dakota County Herald
tentlon to tuolect It lands and noia
them In thft Interest of all the people,
WOMEN ARE GROWIKa TALLER,
TWO KOST 70NTERTTIL MAZES EVER BUILT,
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DAKOTA
JOHN TL XUt&JC . .
Rnsyhndits nre really never buoy.
Keep your own counsel nnd youU
heed no lawyrr.
Money 'i the golden not In whlcti
tuckers nre caught.
The hopeful man usually has I ho
least muse for em-ourngement.
One act ns- has done her part In ele
vating the slr.go hy jrolng up I" a tml
loon. This country should hnve bettor
fonds, Willi fewer Jamplng-ofT places
(or automobiles.
It takes two to ms! a bargain, and
istinlly oik? of these 1m Ills suspicion
about Its being one.
A Pennsylvania man is going to quit
smoking at ninety-six. lie desires to
live to a ripe old age.
Two years' savings has enabled a
couple to return to Hungary and settle
down for the rest of their Uvea. Serve
them right
Chauncey Dcpcw says over-eating
lias killed more persons than drinking
too much. Hut even if true. Isn't over
rating a slower jiroeess?
Lovers will never admit that poverty
Justifies desertion, firmly believing that
two can Jive on the same Income that
supports one In single Wossedncs.
A Los Angeles widow "has. by marry
ing again, given up her chnm to In
herit $500,000. Think not of her four
age but of that which her new basb.-u-.d
must possess.
Dr. Wiley, the ptveriinwnt chemist,
believes better bread would reduce tltf
number of divorces. ' If this Is the ne
better bread will not be welcomed In
theatrical circles.
New Jersey has an official dog cntch
r wbo has been bitten 3.000 times by
flogs of different breeds. Notxidy
seems to have taken the trouble to find
out- what the effect on the dogs may
have been.
During the past year a $7.x0,000 in
crease of money order business has
been noted in Huston. Evidently the
Boston folks who started out to see
the world have l.oen writing home for
bore money.
An Indiana Judge thinks the people
ef this country have no right to be
hocked by the direetolre gown as long
as women continue to lift their skirts
when it rains. Another Daniel has
come to Judgment.
Americans are creating the real
sensation in the airship line in Europe
Just now, and everybody is recognizing
t There'' are something Intensely
practical about an American inventor
when he gets busy, which makes all the
world attentive.
The fashionable wedding Journey for
British Columbia couples Is a tour of
the coast. The Canadian Pnflfic rail
way has Just added to its steamship
ervice a "honeymoon boat" which has
three hundred "honeymoon staterooms.'
Them are only thirty second-class
berths on the steamer, since, of course,
DO brldogrootn would accept Inferior
accommodations. Bachelors may use
, the cheaper quarters.
President G. Stanley Hall, In an ar
ticle in the American Magazine, gives
American fathers something to think
about Writing of "the awkward age"
of the boy, he says that in the period
between twelve and sixteen the boy
grows away from his mother, and needs
the wise, ruldlng hand of the father.
The father then has greut opportunity
to mold the boy's flexible, undeveloped
character. Doctor Hall thinks the
American father is not doing this, but
, Stiffs the responsibility to school teach
ers and others. The proper brlnglng
tp of the boy is the finest, work a man
can do for himself and the state, and
President Hall's comments probo tho
v underpinnings of home and nation.
Because some boys In bathing on the
Atlantic coast had appealed for help
and then laughed at those who came
to the rescue, another boy at the same
bathing beach, taken with cramps a
little while Juter, culled vainly for as
sistance untl he went dowu the third
time. Then some spectators saw that
he was not Joking, nnd with great dllll
culty got him out of the water uncon
scious and saved his life. Other boys
In other parts of the country have not
been so fortunate, and the newspapers
have several times this summer report
'. ed that the bather was drowned, iih
those who heard the culls for help
thought they were only in fun. It is
the old story of. the boy who called,
"Wolf: wolf!" when there was no wolf.
nun iuik m II lllKU i in ioy g, ailll 1110
men. for that matter, to learn the les
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A great portion of the public domain
Is poor laud, worthies for farming pur
poses; but, on he other hand, there Hro
large dejKjBlts of coal, oil uad other
minerals cf imtnens? vuluc mid vast
, forests that will furnish timber for gen
erations to come. Naturally, sui-h
talis as Montana. Idaho and Nevada
look upon the public lands in their bor
der us the poKBchsioii of their citizens.
Tli -y are nuxlouu to have the tracts
"dlvtycd and given to settlers, so that
flier imputation niay 1m Increased nnd
tlirtreMitir-is of the states developed.
, tli bublle bun's are peculiarly the
)rf s'on of tb nation and must be
s ticgaitvded.' as imi Important liiatlonul
'sbw. Tht!nie Is past when they may
.. tv ,vv to si'.tUin by the thousand
"screw, fencfyj li) by cattle kings and ni
yirtiprlftrd br?ra!Irimds. Stricter land
Liws a :fr! iv ijiforecineut of them
r4 fldwnvt'-i;f..i,Hi; government's la
;;. i v.'Mii '-y.
Do you develop your strength. In
crease your reasoning power, your will
power, your power of Inltlntlve? Do
you not only elevate yourself and h.'d
yourself tip. but also have strength to
help others? Are you n lifter? Or
do you, like the senseless lob.fcr. re
main high nnd dry on the sand or
among the rocks, waiting for someone
to carry you to the sea, r.r for the sea
te eome to you, when by your own
ntlve energy you diottld boldly plunge
In and ride the wave triumphantly?
I'M you. In considering every undertak
ing, look hesitatingly to the right or
left for some advice, some support,
some prop to lean on? It has been
said that for every self-made man there
nro ten self-ruined ones. It Is n safe
guess that nine of the ten are lenners.
The ranks of mediocrity of the hnlf
suoecssful are crowded with people of
fne naturnl abilities who never rise
above Inferior stations because they
never act Independently. They are
afraid to take the initiative in anything
to depend upon their own Judgment
nnd resources and so let opportunity
after opportunity pass them by. They
mnke fine plans, but leave them to bo
carried out by others; and then their
only consolation Is In saying: "I
thought of It first." Half a hundred
claim to have been the first to Invent
the railway airbrake. Only one had
the nerve to demonstrate Its practi
cability. Thousands talked about an
Atlantic cable, until one came forward
and laid It He lost a big fortune by
failing at first, but made a bigger one
by succeeding at last. In every walk
of life are earnest, conscientious peo
ple who are disappointed that they do
not get on better and who wax eloquent
over the Injustice that confines them
to Inferior grades, while others with
no more natural ability are constantly
advanced over thohr heads. Analyze
these people and you find their real
trouble lies In their lack of Independ
ent action. They dare Inot make the
slightest move without help or advice
from some ontslde source. They Jack
confidence In themselves. They do not
trnxt their own powers. They have
never learned to stand squarely on
their own feet, think their own
thoughts nnd make .their own decisions.
The price that must be paid for this
shifting of responsibility, fs a heavy
one the loss of n kingdom. We volun
tarily abdicate the throne of personal
ity, resign the priceless privilege con
ferred upon every human being In thli
civilized land the right to think and
sjeak nnd decide and net for himself.
Dotrh Street Cars,
Countries may lie known by their
street-cars. The rush nnd Jar of New
York Is exemplified In the rapid, rude
transit of its Inhabitants.' So the
character of orderly lltfle Holland
may be gathered from oliservntlon of
her car service. Says J. U. Illglnbot
hatn in "Three Weeks In Holland and
Belgium" :
Street-ear fare In Holland Is three
cents a trip, and for four cents you re
ceive a return ticket. The conductor
carries more documents than a Con
gressman. For every fare he opens an
aluminum box about four by six, and
hands out a receipt or a return ticket,
as tho case may be
When the tiasacnccrs nav with tick
ets, he places the ticket In .a leather
pouch hung by a strap round his
neck. It is Important that you retain
the receipt given you, for at uncertain
intervals a "cotitrolleur " cets on tho
car and examines all receipts, puts his
O. K. on them with a rubber stainn.
and compares the result with tho manl
iest or log carried by the conductor. It
Is quite the correct thing to tin the con
ductor with a Dutch cent or two.
Each car hns a card Inside stntlng
how many places there are, and on
each platform Is another saying how
many peoplo may stand thereon. When
the seats and both platforms are full,
tho sign, "Vol." is nut tin. and no more
are permitted to get aboard. Our car
probably had thlrt,y people In It nnd on
tho platforms, and was turning bush
ness away at every crossing.
The Prayer ot trn Brown. -
"The proper way for a man to pray,"
Said Deacon Samuel Keyes,
"And the only proper attitude
Is down upon his knee."
"No, I should ay the way to pray,"
Said tho Itev. Dr. Wine.
"I standing straight, with outstretched
arms,
And rapt and upturned eyes."
"Oh, not no, no," until Elder Slow,
"Such posture is too proud;
A man should pray with eyes fast closed
And head contritely tawed."
"It seems to me his hands should be
Austerely rlaxpcd lu front.
With both thumbs pointing toward th
ground,'
Said the Iter. Dr. Blunt.
"Last year I fell in Ilodgkiii's well
Head first," said Cyrus Browu,
"With both my heels n-stickin' up,
My heud a pint in' down.
"An' I prayed a prayer risjlit then and
there
Best prayer I ever said,
The praylngcst prayer I ever prayed,
A -si ending on my head."
Quebec Chronicle.
Still SucillliU,
He was a nervous, fidgety young man,
and he looked with considerable uppre
henslon nt the woman next him, who
held a baby, its face covered with a thick
veil. The baby gave now ami then a
sharp cry. which the woman evidently
tried to suppress.
At last, after many uuxlous glauct-s,
the young man spoke.
' Has has that baby uny anything
contagious?" he usked.
The woman looked at him with a
mixture of scorn and pity.
"Twouldn't be for most folks." she
said. In a clear, carrying tone, "but
luoybe 'twould for yon. He's teething."
Th Kaltliful Prim.
The shortcake halt moment on its way,
The watermelon bath a hence ward
trend,
Tho cantaloupe drops in, but not to
stay
The prunt alone Is faithful to th end,
-Cleveland News.
A HCNDBEI) YEARS AOf.
Investlgut conducted by a nnrnbor of English phy
sicians go to miow that women ns a clnss are growing
taller, and the statement Is seriously made that a hun
dred years from now, at tho present rate of Increase,
women will be not only taller than their sisters of to
day, but they wilt be able literally to look down upon
AUTUMN.
'Tls no- that spiders in the casement
weave,
Or launch their silken airrfiips on the
breeze;
Tls now that boney ripeness feeds the
bees '
Where vine-born amber sweets their
prison cleave,
And golden spheres their leafy heavens
leave.
Hie same wind whispers through the
orchard trees
That blew our swallows over soutihern
seas,
And stole the robin's vesper from our eve.
The spirit of the year, like bacchant
crowned,
With lighted torch goes careless on his
way ;
And soon bursts Into flame the maple's
spray,
And vines are running fire along the
ground.
Bot softly 1 on October's blazing bound
How lnugh the violet eyes of tender
May!
Edith M. Thomas.
Presence of Mind
.The curtain had fallen upon the first
act, nnd Thomns Nosh, whoso atten
tion had been divided between the
stage and the girl who sat next to
him, was able to devote all his atten
tion to the latter. That, bo It under
stood, as far as he dared 5 for she was
a complete stranger to blm. He could
not speak to her, but Was forced to
content himself with little surreptitious
glances aside, each of which gave him
some further detail of her profile; her
blue eyes, her slightly retrousse nose,
her arched lips, and the whiteness of
her neck and shoulders. There was a
man with her, a man with a brown
mustache, which Mr. Nnsh character
ized unjustly as scrubby. But for the;
girl herself, he hnd nothing but appre
ciation.
Tho orchestra was about to com
mence the entr'nete, when a man In
evening dress stepped before the foot
lights and spoke to the audience In a
voice which cracked n little in his ef
fort to suppress anxiety.
"Ladles nnd gentlemen," lie said, "I
should feel much obliged If you would
all leave the theater nt once nnd quiet
ly. There Is no danger, but you must
leave nt once." He motioned to the
lender of the orchestra to play.
Everywhere men and women stood
up, quick anxiety In their faces, vague
questionings In their eyes. In thnt mo
ment Mr. Nnsh looked nt his neighbor,
and she did not hesitate to speak to
him.
"What Is it?" Bho said under her
breath. "Fire?"
"I suppose so," he answered non-
chulantly, with the wish to pose ns a
hero In her eyes. "But don't be afraid.
There Is nothing to fear. I will help
you If necessary. I have been in a
theater fire before," he continued, fling
ing truth to the winds. "The grout
thing Is to keep one's presence of
mind."
And then the curmin bulgvu ficvariT,
a vast sheet of lliiine swept from Its
under -dge, nnd the man before the
footlights threw'up his arms and fell
writhing before that scorching blast.
Mr. Nash forgot his heroism, forgot
the girl, forgot everything save tho
necessity of reaching the doors as hoou
ns possible and ut any cost. I le turned
and fought his way through the crowd,
striking men In the face. Hinging wo
men 011 one side, his mind a panic fear.
He felt two hands gripping his shoul
ders, but they scarcely retarded him,
and he had more formidable obstacles
to contend with. Cursing and thrust
ing, trampling upon the bodies of those
who had fallen, he forced Ills way
through, until at length he met the
cool rush of air that was streaming In
from the night outside, and found -himself
safe lu the crowd on the opposite
side of the street, panting and shaken,
iiinn.ed and horrified at himself.
A sobbing voice near him called him
to his senses. He looked round und
saw the girl t whom In' had spoken,
shivering lu her evening dress, but too
hysterical with grief and fear to notice
the cold.
"(h, thank you I" she cried; "thank
.voul I should never have got through
but for you."
Mr. Nash slatted at her a moment,
unable to realize, the extent of his good
fortune. He had fled in panic nnd hud
earned the reputation of a hero.
"That gentleman who was with you?"
he queried.
Hhe pointed horror-struck to the blaz
ing theater.
"Oh, go back for him:" she cried.
"Go back und save him! You are
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Mere Man. Similarly, according to statisticians who deal
with Europeans, man hns fuiien by at least three-fourths
of an inch within the pnst 100 years; nor are there any
sllfns that there Is an upward tendency among the males.
On the contrary, the average man of the future will ap
pear squat, If not stunted, beside his Junonlan sister.
brave; nnd 1 will thank you and pray
for you all the days of my life."
Mr. Nash's heroism received a nasty
shock. lie looked nbout him 'desper
ately. But or-e again fortune be
friended him, nnd he snw the very man,
though much singed and blackened,
coming toward him.
"Thnnk heaven you are snfe!" said
the newcomer with emotion.
"Yes, yes!" she cried. "Thank hea
ven! And thank this gentleman, too.
He saved me. He got me out of the
building."
The young man shook bands with
Nash warmly.
"Sir," he said, "we must know more
of each other ; my sister owes you her
life. My father nnd mother will be
nnxious to thnnk you themselves. I was
knocked down in the first rush. I be
lieve thnt my being so saved my life;
for I crawled under the seats nnd got
over Into the pit, nnd so out that way.
This Is a terrible business. Let us get
away at once and find n cab."
They hurried down a side street nnd
found a four-wheeler not 100 yards
away. As Mr. Nash sat In the cab op
posite t his new-found frb-nd, he be
came calm enough to realize the ex
tent of ills good fortune. The young
man Introduced himself ns William
Pearson, a name which Mr. Nnsh knew
well as associated with one of the big
Industries of the city. He Introduced
also his sister Lucy, nnd Mr. Nash re
sponded by giving his nume and men
tioning modestly the fuct that he was
a solicitor. They dropped hlin at his
rooms with further thnnks, an address,
and a wnrm invitation to call upon tho
following dny.
The Pearsons lived In n lurge house
in the fashionable quarter of the town.
On presenting himself at the door, Mr.
Nash was ushered iuto the drawing
room, which was filled with people, nil
talking excitedly. It was Mrs. Pear
son's at-home day, nnd tho tragedy of
the previous evening had formed an ab
sorbing subject of conversation. He be
came the center of attraction! Mr.
Pearson, n stout man with n gray beard
nnd honest eyes, came forward nnd
shook him warmly by the hand. Mrs.
Pearson was voluble and euthusaistlc.
Lucy, lookiilg pnle from the effects of
the shock, smiled wanly and made him
sit beside her. Her brother recounted
his exploit. All the groata poured
questions upon him and were eager in
their praises. In the mldit of this adu
lation Mr. Nash did his best to bear
himself with becoming modesty. In a
pause in the buzz of praise, he railed
ami spoke.
"I'm really very much obliged to you
nil," he said; "I dou't deserve half tho
kind things you have said about me.
AH that was needed was a little pres
ence of mind."
Mr. Nash became n frequent and wel
come visitor nt the Pearson's house.
Hi' came to be looked upon as a close
friend of the family ; and when the day
came when he asked her to marry him,
her eye sparkled with happiness ns
she ncccptcd. Mr. Penrson made 110
dltliculty.
"I'm not looking for money with my
girl," lie said heartily. "She bus enough
for two. I'll see thnt you nre conifsrt
able; and I daresay even n solicitor cau
find n use for a little extra capital.
1 111 glad to know that my daughter Is
passing Into the hands of a brnve man.
That is enough for me."
Mrs. Pearson said the same, and
kissed him.
At the wedding breakfast. Mr. Nash
made the customary speech.
"This Is an occasion for presence of
mind." he remarked humorously,. "Ot
all qualities, it Is the most to be de
sired. I cannot forget thnt It Is to
presence of mind that I owe my present
happy position." The guests applauded.
Lucy understood nnd looked at h!m
with shining eyes.
Surely Mr. Nash should be a happy
man. He nud his young wife are very
foiid of one uuotlier, and he knows that
her love U based on respect for his
heroic qualities. Hut there Is a fly In
the ointment. Deep wlthlu him. a still,
small voice tells hltu sc times of the
panic in which he fled from that thea
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EVKBYWHEKK HEN AND WOMEN STOOD UP.
A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW.
ter, and he knows, though ho tries to
fight the knowledge, that should sim
ilar circumstances occur nnd should his
wife wish to take advantage of his
presence of mind, she will have to do
so by keeping a tight hand on his shoul
ders. J. Sackvllle Martin In the
Sketch.
The physiological effects of high fre
quency currents are trnced by two
French experiments to Increase of body
tenipernture. This gives them value
in nrterlo sclerosis, Brlght's dlsense nnd
other maladies nnd ns n mild substi
tute for warm baths.
Magnetic observations of the extinct
volcano called the Puy do Dome, In
Central France, have brought out the
curious fact that the mountain Is mag
netized not merely at certain points,
but ns n whole, the top of the dome
acting ns n south magnetic pole. Sin
gularly enough, similar observations on
the Kaiserstubl, a mountain In Cer
niany, indicate that It possesses n north
mnguetic pole at its summit.
The new satellite of Jupiter, discov
ered at the Greenwich Observatory last
winter, proves to be n very Interest
ing object, both on account of its great
distance from the planet, more than
20,000,000 miles, and its retrograde mo
tion. Prof. George Forbes suggests
that this satellite may turn oul to be
the long-lost comet of Lexell, which
was last seen in 1770, when it made n
very close approach to Jupiter.
According to n report issued by the
Canadian government the Dominion
owns thirteen Marconi stations on the
gulf nnd on the Atlantic seaboard.
Three of these nre what nre known ns
"low-power" stations and cost 1,000
each ; the others are known ns "high
power" stntlons, and cost 2,000 each.
The Marconi Company receives 500
nnd 700 per annum,1 respectively for
operating them, retaining all the re
ceipts. The lower atmosphere nnd the upper
atmosphere , are believed by Prof. J.
Hann to be two very different gaseous
mixtures. At the earth's surface the
composition Is: Nitrogen, 78.03; oxy
gen, 20.01); argon, 0.01; carbonic acid,
0.03 ; hydrogen, 0.01 ; neon, 0.0015 ;
helium, 0.00015; krykton, 0.00010. At
a height of twenty kilometers (12.43
miles) he finds tho nitrogen increased
to S4..14 per cent, with 15.19 of oxy
gen. At 100 kilometers, the hydrogen
seems Increased to 90.45 per cent, with
0.453 of helium nnd only 0.000 of nitro
gen. Although the aeroplane principle is
preferred by nearly all the Inventors
who are now nt work on the Uylng ma
chine problem, there nre a few who
think that something may be accom
plished with helixes, or screw pro
filers, revolving about a vertical axis,
and thus exerting a direct uplift. Taiil
Cornu, n Frenchman, has recently pro
duced a machine on this plan, which
he calls a holleoptere, and which has
proved itself capnble of lifting him a
few feet from the ground. The ap
paratus comprises two double-winged
helixes and two planes under the gov
rnmer.t of levers. The helixes do
tho lifting, nnd the reaction upon the
planes of the nlr set Into spinning mo
tion by the helixes is expected to give
the horizontal motion. A 24-horse-power
motor furnishes the power.
Financial Poetry.
An unusual album was presented to
Willis Clark, brother of Lewis Guylord
Clark, 11 iMiet, on one occasion, with
a request for "some rhymes."
Mr. Clark was at the house of n
fanner, nnd the man's daughter had
turned nn old uccouut. book Into an
p.utograph album In which were in
scribed the names of her vari.uis
friends nnd relatives below appropriate
sentiments.
Mr. Clark saw his opportunity, and
afti turning over the leaves for a mo
ment or two he took u pen and wrote
the following verse:
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This world's a scene as dark as
Styx,
Where hope Is scarce worth 2 0
Our joys are born so tlwting
hence
That they are dear at IS
And yet to stay her many are
willing.
Although they may not have 1
Iondon Graphic,
Tulnlc Sof
We kuow what Sherinau said of war.
I know a clerk
Who claims that saying is by far
More trua of work.
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Tho Top Illustration Shows the Moeris Labyrinth of' Ancient Egypt,
Built of Colid Marblo and Containing! 3,000 Buildings No Key Is
Furnished. to This Intricate Labyrinth. ,
The Dotted Line Shown on the F
Will Serve as a
The labyrinth or maze Is a popular
attraction nt every exposition. Coney
Island has several of them, all exceed
ingly simple in construction, but very
difficult to find your way out of once
you are fairly inside.
Coney Island's mazes, and even the
more famous and ingenious ones nt
Hampton Court, at Versailles and
Schevenlngen, nre mere toys compared
with the two most famous labyrinths
of ancient times, the plans of which
are shown herewith. These are the
Moeris labyrinth, In Egypt, and the
Knossos labyrinth, In Crete.
The Moeris labyrinth was squnre and
built entirely of marble. In It were
3,000 buildings arranged in groups of
twelve pnlnees. The outer wall was
decorated with lines of statues; within
are the twelve groups of palaces and
la the center are the gardens, the walks
of which constitute n maze within a
maze.
The Cretan labyrinth was fprmed by
Daedalus for Minos ns a prison for
the mlnotaur to which twelve Athenian
youths nnd maidens were offered every
year. According to classical mytho
logy, Theseus, coming to Crete with a
band of victims, received the clue to
I A MEDICATED SOUP.
One often reads of the tremblings
und anxieties which accompany the
first dinner parties of the young wife
and housekeeper. Gerald Gordon, in
"Life in the Mofussil," gives u bit of
experience which shows that a youthful
bachelor makes his debut as an enter
tainer with similar feelings of trepida
tion. Feeling almost us nervous us a
girl for the success of his initial social
enterprise in India, he entered the din
ing room with his guests.
The table looked very well. In the
center was a large citron melon, with
the thick rind cut Into ornamental
shapes. The llowers were prettily nr
ranged. When I viewed the dining room
before the arrival of the guests I felt
well contented.
The critical moment was wncn we
sat down. I was prey to a hundred
and one. anxieties. lUese liars were
not allayed by seeing my' right-hand
neighbor only milking a show of eat
ing his soiu.1. Then 1 saw the colonel
take one spoonful and order the serv
ant to take It away. My own turn ar
riving. 1 found to my Horror 11 strong
tluvor or castor on in uie concoction.
On looking round the table, it was clear
thnt everyone else bad discovered It.
The consuniah. standing by the side
board, was totally unconscious that
anything was wrong, and I had to tell
hliu twice to remove the soup.
Later the horrible mystery was ex
plained. It was the custom of the na
tive cooks to strain soup through a
cloth, and a clean one was provided
every day for the purpose. In my es
tablishment we burn castor oil in the
lamps. The duty of straining the soup
that day was given to a wretched un-
der-cook, who took u doth which had
been used for cleaning the lamps.
This was trying, but everyone trh-d
to niuke the best of matters. The din
ner went smoothly after this, until des
sert. - Among the dishes wus one of
green gages, with a lot of tiuffy cream
on top. I felt rather proud of this
delicacr. The colonel tuted it
ft m
in
!sMh
1 fliaKiB
YiVLVif
1 V J
amous Knossos Labyrinth, In Crete,
Key to the Maze.
the labyrinth from Arladue and killed
the monster.
The dotted guiding line, shown in
the plan of the Cretan labyrinth, fur
nishes a key to the mluotaur's prison
in the center. It will be noticed that
every path In the maze has to be
traversed before the center can be
reached. . Looking down on the plan
of the maze this looks like a simple
and methodical way to reach the cenffcr,
but if the reader wore penned in be
tween the high walls of the maze and
invited to try it again he would prob
ably soon lose his bearings and get
hopelessly lost.
No key Is furnished to the solution
of the Moeris labyrinth. Readers are
invited to find it for themselves If
they can. An entrance to tho outer
palaces will be found in the top. There
are several short-cuts by which the
center garden may be reached; it Is
not necessary to traverse the entire
group of 3,000 buildings. To reach the
center of the garden will prove almost
ns much n puzzle as the Cretan laby
rinth. And having once reached the
middle it will bo Just ns hard, perhaps
harder, to get out again than It was
to find a way In.
"Goodness: Olives:" ho shouted.
Alas! it was too true. At the time I
had given out a bottle of green gages
I had also given one of fine Spanish
olives. Now, for the first time, I no
ticed the green gages lying innocently
in a cut glass dish whore the olives
should have been.
This was too much for the guests'
power of self-restraint, and they
laughed loudly and long, it was tho
best way to get over It, but I did not
soon hear tho last of those olive tarts.
CHECKING AiuNDLE.
The Way the Tired Man Saved Illra.
elf I.alior and Trouble.
One day n man went Into a very biz
store. He had a heavy package with '
Not in the sense vmi ti..n.. .,
K. , ., "-hi, Biiiariies,
but in the real sense.
down '. K" tW0 l,WI;S fi"'"''
down the street nmi .11.1.
carry the package. So be decided that
'"- "uum 1Pnve the check room.
He nsked n flooi-n,.. ....... . .. .
like a Lulled State's Senator. i,t who
was a perfect ironfl. ....... ...1 ....
check room was. The floorwalker said:
J'i''ealsles.vei-dovnstal:-Ha:uloveroiv
theW abashsldo."
He went there, wher'evi.i- tu-.t ...
as.
aim ioumi tie imd made a mistake
lie knew It was himself 1.1.,.
ha.I
mi. .1.1 tin. ...1. 1 .... . .
, """: tor as nice a man a
a floorwalker with a Prince Albert on
couldn't have made a mistake
Finally after he had lu'-c.l i,i 1
die thirty-two blocks huntin-. iIio'lI..J
roai. had found t!ie di... ' r.. .
, . .. , , , . ""III UIKI
ueposiieu uis l.tinille. h,. n..,)..,i
hU
two mocks to tlie otli.T 1,1., 1
, . r""i uiiii
through for the dav.
was
Then he soliliKiii;:ed ;
"How should I ever li.-n-o .,f .1
or fliM.il the wear and tear ..r .1.... 1
1.1... i. , 1 ,u"t
'" ciui.Mug tn.it bundle?
If
it vi .t 111 r ii.w... .... .1..
- '"i uie cncH-i.- i-.,
iem. wnat could I have ,l,...v
-Chi-
cngo News.
'I don't believe In that fWtnr
"Why ;" "lie didn't tell me evervihin-
I wanted to eut wan bad fur in. !"
London Opinion.
Hardly uuy man is clever enough t
' .
Luiiaeflj,
know bow important he lea't