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SMALL PISTOL LIGHTS GAS
Vhen Trlofler Is Pulled Rod of Flint
Emerges and Sparks Ply Won't
Burn Woodwork.
An invention so spectacular In na
ture as to seem nlmout a trick Is tho
plstol-llghtor devised by a Now Jer
sey man. By pulling tho trlggor ot
thla pistol n aeries or sparka fly out
of tho muzzlo and Ignlto the gas
from wall Jet, kitchen rango or au-
New Gas Lighter.
tomobllo lamp, ns the case may be
In the barrel of tho pistol Is a roc
fit flint. Penetrating tho barrel
near the open end Is a steel cap. The
pulling of tho trigger shoots tho flint
forth as It scratches bonoath tho steel
a shower ot sparks shoot out that
havo power to ignite gas, but die so
quickly that they would not burn
woodwork or hangings or Ignite any
thing less inflammablo than gas. By
pressing tho plunger In front ot the
trigger the pistol Is reloaded for an
other charge As the sparks grow
fewer by use ot tho lmpleraont. tho
steel cap can bo screwed tighter and
the flint turned to offer a frcBh sur
faco to it. Matches aro not needed
with this woapon in the houso.
DELIVERY CART IS UNIQUE
Horse-Propelled Vehicle Familiar on
8treets of Parle In Reality
Advertising 8cheme.
Thls uniquo delivery vehicle, now
familiar on tho streets ot Paris, Is ap
parently composed of everything that
goes to mnko up an automobile, with
the exception of tho motive power,
and because of thla exception tho
Delivery Wagon In Paris.
horso Is added, says tho Popular
Mechanics. The horso behind Instead
of In front Is In reality an advertising
Bchemo to draw attention to tho waros
the vohlclo delivers.
LIQUID AIR FOR THE MINES
Invention Is Called "Aerollth" and It
Is Said Will Supercede All
Other Systems In Use.
Dr. Otto Sucss, an Austrian engi
neer, has Just Invented nn npparatus
to carry liquid air Into tho mines. Tho
invention Is callod "aerollth," and It
is said will BupcrBcdo all previously
existing sjstnms In ueo. Tho aerollth
is based upon tho utilization ot liquid
air. Until recently liquid air could
only bo produced by expensive and
complicated machinery, but now It can
l produced at a modorato cost bymu
chines of a small horso power. Tho
Suess machluo consists ot n reservoir
in tho shape ot n knapsack, which is
carried on tho miner's back. ThlB
reservoir Is flllod with liquid air. three
to four quarts being sulllcleut for two
hours. Tho apparatus Is connected by
two -tubes to a respiratory mask tlxod
In front ot the mouth of tho minor, so
that he may readily inhalo tho liquid
nlr. Tho reservoir containing tho
lfquld air has an nlnrm clock attached
i to It, which warns tho minor when
the two hours havo elapsed. It Is
cl iii mod that tho Invention has pro
duced some very good results, and at
come of the mines laboratories for tho
manufacture of liquid nlr nro being
erected In order that tho management
may always bo prepared.
Microbe Scare.
In the goneTal microbe scare of ro
cent years danger has been Been in
groon vegetables, but this fear, Hko
others, has been latoly shown to have
nojeal foundation. Tho supposed dls
covory ot soil microbes In tho Interior
of vegotablo stalks led to tho con
clusion that there Is great risk In tho
uso of sewago and even ordinary
manuro In market gardening. Inves
tigating further, Komllngor and Npurl
havo been trying In all possible wnys
to infect plants with microbes, and
have uniformly failed to got colonies
of microbes from tho inner parts of
the Infected plants. Thoy regard tholr
evidence as conclusive that germs re
main on tho ourfaco only ot plants,
never penetrttlng Into tho Interior.
Radlum on Market.
A few grains of radium chloride will
soon be on the market, and any ono
who has use for this mnteriat should
take an early opportunity to put In
an order. Ten grammes, or about one
third of an ounce, of radium Ontario's,
equivalent to ono grnmmo of puro
radium, Is the total output for eight
een months ot the Joacbiinstal mines.
After the hospitals and scientific insti
tutions bare been uuppllcd, the re
mainder will be offered for sale at $75,
,M0 a gramme, or 15 J4 grains
HtkSP ft V1SfrjC813BMCC(flt tj
Tells Hours, Half Hours and Quarters
and Calls You In Timo for Break
fast In Morning,
And now It Is tho talking clock a
tlincplcco that actually calls out tho
hours, half hours and quarters, day
and night, unless shut off, nnd will
tell you tho tlmo to tho minute any
hour of tho night If you press a llttlo
button at your bedside, nn ox'chango
says.
Tho works of this remnrkablo clock
actuato a stout belt which runs ovor a
roll connected with a sounding box.
Upon this belt, or rather film, tho
hours, which havo been recorded by a
phonograph, aro Impressed bj galvani
zation on a coppor plate.
Tho mechanism which mores tho
hnnds If connected with tho sneaking
device, and this with a funnel which
ro-enforecs tho sound nnd projectfl It
outward through a finely grated open
ing attached to tho narrow sldo of tho
clock.
At night a touch on a lover reduces
tho clock to silenco. But If ono wakes
and wishes to know tho hour without
striking a light, an easily found but
ton Is pressed nnd tho clock Imme
diately states tho time.
Tho speech film la practically In
deatructlblo and occupies vory llttlo
spaco since, becauso of Its elasticity,
it may be wound upon a very small
roller.
There Is another new kind of alarm
clock on tho market It talks, but
more or tho purpose of making you
get out of bed In tho morning than to
simply glvo you the tlmo. Suppose
for Instance you want to bo called at
H o'clock. You set tho clock with its
phonograph attachment for C o'clock.
Then you go to bed.
At C o'clock in tho morning tho
clock starts the phonograph and you
aro awakened by a volco yelling, "dot
up; get up. Tlmo to get up. Break
fast Is waiting. You havo hardly tlmo
to catch your train, dot up. Hurry,
now, etc."
ALUMINUM AIR-COOLED PIPE
Worked on Same Principle at Motor
cycle and Aeroplane Engines
Heat Is Radiated.
Tho curious plpo shown In this Il
lustration Is made ot aluminum and Is
air-cooled In tho snmo manner as mo-
Patent Alr-Cooled Pipe.
torcyclo nnd noroplnno engines. Tho
series ot rings around tho bowl radl
ato heat on the sumo prlnclplo as
thoso on tho ahovo raontioncd gaso
line engine.
Motor for Powder Factory.
A special typo of motor has boon
built for a British powder fuotory. In
which precautions havo been tnkon to
render tho motor flame-proof and
explosion-proof. Tho motor case is
vory strongly built, so that It will
stand explosion of dust or gases which
might find their way Into it. Tho
Joints of tho motor caso aro packed
with hemp ropo dipped In tar, this
being considered more durablo than
rubbor at high temperatures. Tho
bearings aro also specially paokod to
provont the escapo of hot gas in caso
ot explosion within tho motor. No
Ventilation for the Interior of tho mo
tor is provided, but tho casing la
formed with eorrugatlouB which fur
nlsh a large cooling surface.
Reasons for Paris Floods.
Two reasons aro ascribed by French
scientists for tho Hoods that nearly
overwhelmed Paris. Ono Is tho whole
sale cutting down of trees In tho Ar
donncs, the Vosges, Burgundy and
along tho affluents of tho Soino. Tho
other Is tho comet visitations, Tho
theory of tho notod astronomer, M.
Dcslandres, Is thnt tho enthodlo ray3
of tho sun, penetrating tho gnscouo
talis of comets, nro turned Into X
rays, notorious condonsorB of vapors.
Ho holds, that when tho toll of n comet
becomes cntunglod In the carth'B at
mosphere serious Hoods may rosult.
Study Internal Organs.
A French scientist has combined the
moving picture enmoru and X-ray ap
paratus into an instrument by which
tho processes ot Internnl organs may
bo studied, nnd has given It the naiuu
of bloiocntgonogrnph.
NOTES OF
SCIENCE
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Women havo usually
better oyo-
sight than men.
Tho avorago pulso ot a healthy man
beats 72 times a minute.
In tho whole of Franco, last year,
thero wero 407 balloon usceuBlons
Thoro nro cloven periodic comet
of which tho return hns bcon obsorved.
8unflower seeds nro eaten In Rus
sia much bb peanuts aro cnton In tho
United Stntos.
Somo of tho nowest automatic pWtola
are powerful enough to kill a umn
1,000 yards away.
From an artistic point of vlow a wo
man's face Is moro beautiful when
viewed from tho loft
Tho exports of phonographs and
records from tho Unltod States havo
doubled In two years.
Among tho latest Inventions la a
machluo which affixes stamps at tho
rate of 4,000 an hour.
Lead glass, It has been found by
English experts, is almost as Imper
vious to X-rays as lead Itself.
About 000,000 ponguin eggs are
gatberod from nearby Islands and bold
for food in Capo Colony each year.
An Instrument for measuring tho
nocturnul terrestrial radiation ot boat
Iisb been invented by a Danish scien
tist. A new hydroplane boat is said to
be capablo of a speed ot forty-llvo
nautical miles an hour, or fifty-two
statute miles.
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New
OF IfeSTERDAT
' They Put Aside - Presidency
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Sherman and Sheridan Both Declared
They Would Not Accept the Nom
ination, Not Being Fitted for
tho High Office.
General Shorldan and General Shor
man were of tho same opinion respect
ing tho expediency of electing to' tho
presidency a man who had mado his
careor in tho army. Shorman ex
pressed his opposition forcibly and
publicly. In the latter part of Presi
dent Arthur's administration there was
tho nomination of General Shornin
for tho presidency in 1884. At first
Sherman paid llttlo heed to It, but
when his brother John assured him
that the movemont was gaining head,
ho wrote tho now historic letter in
which ho Intimated that even If elect
ed ho would not accept tho ofllco ot
president.
Shorman never concealed his opin
ion that Grant, for whom ho bore
tho most devoted friendship and af
foctlon, would have acted with greater
wisdom had he declined to permit any
organization to too effected for his
nomination for tho presidency. In
Shorman's vlow, to be general of the
army was for a military man a great
er distinction thnn to bo president of
tho Unltod States.
Somo ot Sheridan's friends said to
him after it was known that Sherman
had put his foot upon any movemont
having- his nomination for tho prosl
dnecy in view: "Qcne'ral, thoy aro be
ginning to talk somo ot you aa a pres
idential candidate."
"Sheridan laughed and mado no oth
er comment than, "Oh, I guess not."
"But thoy aro, general," his friends
Insisted.
"Who Is?"
"Well, somo Itopubllcans up In New
York state. They say that If you are
nominated for president you will
swcop tho country, nnd got as big a
majority as Grant did In 1868."
"Well, thoy had bettor look out,"
Sheridan rplll "I know what I am
fit for. I don't want tho presidency
and wouldn't tnko It."
Novcrtheles, In spito of Shcrldun's
statement, there was begun nn organ
ization which had his nomination for
tho presidency In vlow. The Ilepub
llcnn lendors wanted somo man of
universal popularity, for It was known
that thoro was gravo danger of fac
tional dlulurhunce In case either Gen
eral Arthur or James G. Blaine wero
nominated.
A curious nnd unexpected incident,
howover, put an end to the Sheridan
movement. A llttlo conference of his
friends took placo In New York city.
Grant's Opinion of Sheridan
He Considered Him, aa a Fighting
Commander, an Extraordinary
Combination of Great Dar
ing and Caution.
John Russell Ypuug, tlm dlstln.
gulshed Civil war and Franco-Russian
war correspondent nnd nowspapor edi
tor, who accompanied Genoral Grant
In his tour ot the world, was chatting
with somo friends nt his hotel In
Washington shortly after President
McKlnloy, In 1897, had mado him libra
rian of tho now Congressional llbrnry,
when some U'foi'eiice war, made by
ono of tho party to General Grant, and
especially to Grant's vory high regard
for Genoral Sheridan, both as a soldier
and as a mnn.
"YrB, I know," said Mr. Young, "in
what high regard General Grant held
Sheridan, for I often heard Grant say
that ho was Buro that Shorldan had no
superior, living or dead, as tho com-
L mandor of an army.
"I remombor, on one occasion, Grant
met sovcrnl Americans' ono evening
utter a recoptlon, nnd In the course of
conversation ho was asked what ho
thought Sheridan would havo dono
had ho been in command at Gettys
burg Inetend of Gencrnl Meade. General-Grant
replied prnctlcnlly In theso
words!
" 'Thoro should bo vory llttlo or no
criticism of tho manner In which
Meade fought tho battlo of Gettysburg.
In n threo days' battlo thero aro al
ways suio to bo somo mistakes. What
ever theso may havo bcon upon our
side, Meade speedily rnctlllcd them.
" 'But you havo asked mo what Shor
ldan would havo dono had ho been
there. Shorldan, aa n lighting general,
was an extraordinary combination of
great daring nnd great caution. Ills
Judgments wero Intuitive. Ho bclloved
Took Many Men to Move Him.
It took 80 mon to transfer Luko Ma
lone, a tlBhormnn weighing 285 pounds,
from tho deck ot tho llshlng schooner
Viking to tho nmbulnnco ot the Unltod
States Marino hospital tho other morn
ing. Malono was seized with an at
tack of rboumntlsm whllo tho Viking
was at sea. Members of tho crow suc
ceeded In rolling him up on deck, but
when tho ambulanco arrived tho at
tendants had great difficulty in getting
him up on the wharf. Tho tldo wns
low, and tho deck of tho schooner was
about ntteon feet from tho top ot tho
wharf. A ladder was brought, and tho
basket Btrctchcr placed up as far on
it as t,ho crowd on tho boat could
shovo it. Thon tho ladder was rained
by tho men on the schooner, and with
much pulling by tho crowd above tho
good natured giant was Anally landed
on tho wharf and safely placed in the
ambulanco.
By Permission,
"Going to quit your Job, aro you?"
"Yes; I've er accopted the firm's
Invitation to look around for another
one,
News
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In tho midst of it ono Republican, who
was n most enthusiastic Sheridan ad
mirer, said:
"It wouldn't do; you can't do It."
"Why not7 Why not?" broke forth
a chorus. "Wo'll nomlnato 'Little
Phil' In hplte of himself."
"Well," snld tho friend, "tho diffi
culty Is Just lioro: There has always
been grave doubts whethor Sheridan
was actually born In Albany, or wheth
er ho was brought there by hla parents
when an Infant only two weeks old.
Sheridan himself has always claimed
Albany for hts birthplace, but thero
doesn't seem to bo any authentlo rec
ord showing that he was actually
born there.
"Mis parents came from Ireland in
1831 by emigrant Bhlp. Thoy wont to
Albany, whoro thoy had friends. They
bad with them an Infant, and that in
fant was Phil Sheridan. Just as sure
as ,tho attempt Is made to nomlnato
him for tho presidency, Just as cer
tainly the claim will bo mado that ho
Is Ineligible becnuso ho Is not native
born. He would be clcctod hands
down, If he wero nominated, but tho
chances are that the eonventlon would
How He Planned to Go South
--
General Sherman Was a Little Un
certain About George H. Thomas'
Position When War Broke Out,
but Was Soon Reassured.
A few years before his death Gen.
W. T. Shorman was asked: "General,
you knew Gen. Gcorgo H. Thomas
well, didn't you?"
"Know him well?" wa3 the reply. "I
should say I did. Wo wero in tho same
class and very intimate at West Point,
and we saw a good deal of each other
after wo had been graduated. I camo
to know him at West Point as ono of
tho noblest characters that I havo
ever met. Ho was absolutely truthful.
Ho was tho soul of honor. He plant
ed his feet slowly, but when he did
plant them tboy wore planted surely
upon principle. We drifted apart, how
ever, about 1848, or right attor the
Mexican war, nlthough wo kopt track
of one another. I say all this to ex
nlaln what 1 am leading up to.
"I think It wns In June, 18G1 any
way, I know tnai not woainor uuu
como In that year-when I happened
to call at the White Houso ono day,
having some builneRB with President
Lincoln.
"1 don't remember now what It was
In very swift action and in taking
great risks, If the chances wero in his
favor Ho had no pa'tlenco with those
critics who spoko of a battlo as a
drawn battle. He was ot the opinion
that every battlo was a victory to one
sldo or the other, although the advan
tago may hao been slight. Now, his
temperament, hl3 understanding of
warfare and his methods would, I be
lieve, havo persuaded Sheridan, had
he been In command at Gettysbui.
that there was only ono thing to do
nfier Leo hegnn to retreat, and that
was to follow Leo so swiftly that ho
would be unable to reform his lines.
I have sometimes thought that if Sher
idan had been thero thoro wouldn't
hnvo been much of Leo's army left
after Gettysburg was fought. How
over, I do not say this In tho way of
any criticism of Qeuernl Meado.'
" "If Sheridan hnd nn nrmy of not
moro than 20,000 men, every man in
that nrnjy-bolng a soldier trained un
der Shorldan, ns much Hko Sheridan
ns It Is possblo for privato soldiers
to be like h commander to whom they
aro devoted, then I am certain thnt
Sheridan, with such nn army, could
defeat any nrmy In tho world. I don't
know how I can better express my
opinion of General Shorldan as a sol
dier, so that I will say again, un nrmy
of 20,000 men, trained under Sheridan
so that each man was as nearly like
him as possible, and commanded by
Sheridan, would, I am sure, bo tho
inatch of any army In tho world. Ho
would havo hnd an army of that kind
had ho been nt Gettysburg. You re
member how, under him, and with a
rather email army at his command,
tho Shenandoah valley wns complete
ly cleared of Confoderato soldiers and
remained In our bands until tho closo
of tho war.' "
(Copyright, 1911. by K. J Edwards. All
Rights Ruscrvcd.)
Protection for
With tho object of preserving to
Cnnadn tho last herd of wood bison
in tho world, G. A. Mnlloy and an
other employe of tbo forestry branch
of the Interior department will short
ly sot forth on a mission to the banks
of tho Groat Slavo river, over 500
miles north of Edmonton.
Tho herd of wood bison numbers
from 150 to 300. nn oxact count be
lag almost Impossible to obtain on
account of tho thickly wooded coun
try In which thoy live. Thoy aro
henvler nnd darker than tho plains
bison, and as statod nro the last ot
their species. At ono tlmo numerous,
llko their cousins of tho prairies, they
hav been killed off until now only
this remnant Is left, and even this
Is being slowly depleted by wolvos,
which hang on Its flanks and kill
tho young calves.
It will bo tbotr duty to count the
herd, arrango for tho trapping of the
wolves which prey upon it, and look
Into tbo general question ot its pro
A
JSaumrxXs
not nomlnato a candidato for tho
prosldonoy nbout whose constitutional
eligibility there Is tho slightest doubt,"'
"Thoy nominated Arthur for vlco
presldont, although It was said of him
that ho was born In Canada, Just over
tho Vermont lino," a membor of tho
conference declared.
"Yes, but It took a search of tho rec
ords and an actual measurement from
the pttrsnnsgn In which Arthur was
born to the International boundary
lino to demonstrate that he had miss
ed ineligibility by only a little ovor n
mile. But you can't find any record
of tho emigrant ship upon which Sher
idan's parents canio to America, al
though you might get somo record
that would Identify him. No, it won't
do to mnko him a candidate."
When Sheridan was informed of this
fllscusslon, ho simply said:
"Thoy needn't bother themselves
about my eligibility; I am ineligible
simply because 1 don't want it and
wan't take it."
So both" Sherman nnd Shorldan turn
ed asldo from tho temptations of a
presidential nomination, and thoy are
believed to bo the only persons In,
j tho entire history of tho United States
who have done this.
(Copyright, 1911, by E. J. Edwards. All
Rlchts Reserved.)
that called mo to tho Whlto Houso, but
I do remember that the president told
me that ho was going on that day or
tho noxt to send several nominations
to tho sennto for brigndler gencrnl.
He asked me to look ovor the list. I
glanced at the names rapidly, and saw
that thoy werp all good names. But
It occurred to me that tho president
had overlooked ono army officer, and
I ventured to sny to him:
"Mr. President, 1 don't seo tho
namo of Col. George H. Thomas hero.'
" T don't know much about Thomas,
said Lincoln. 'Would ho mako a good
genoral ?'
"'Nono better,' I said, 'and if you
want any guarantee for him, I'll give
it.'
'"Well, Sherman, Mr. Lincoln re
plied, 'If you say so, It must be so, and
I'll send his name In soon.'
"A llttlo later, as I was on my way
up to tho capltol to seo my brother,
John Shorman, it suddenly flashed
over me that I had not. nenn Thnmnn
for some 12 years, that ho was a Vir
ginian by birth, and that possibly ho
might take tho same view that Leo
had in April, when he resigned his
commlslon as lieutenant coolnel In tho
Second cavalry, with which Thomas
had bcon stationed since 1855, to go
with the Confederacy. It was a start
ling thought In vlow of tho fact that
1 had Just guaranteed Thomas to the
president. I worried over the hIIua
tlon for awhile, and then I said to my
self: 'Well, I know what ho was, and
I will find out what ho Is. My own
intuition tolls me that ho says with
tho Union, but I will find out.'
"I learned that Thomas was with his
regiment In Pennsylvania, not so very
far north of Baltimore, and I hastened
thoro as soon as railroad train nnd
horso would carry mo. When I reach
ed the regiment and was shown to
tho colonel's headquarters, I found no
body there but an orderly. Ho told
mo that Colonel Thomas had gone out
a llttlo ways on horseback, but thought
ho would bo back speedily.
"By any by I saw him coming and
I went out In front of tho tent to
Rrect him. Ho know mo Instantly,
and called out:
" 'Hello, Billy!
" 'Hollo, Tom,' I roptled. Wo always
callod him Tom.
"Ho dismounted and wo sat down
together. 'Tom,' I said, 'I havo como
to tell you that tho president has told
mo that ho will nominate you for brig
adier general.'
"He showed his Joy, moro by the ex
proslon of his countenance than by
any words. Ho simply said: 'Billy, you
couldn't havo brought me any moro
agreeable news.
"'But,' said I, 'Tom, I have como
to find out exactly whoro you stand.'
" 'What -tlo you mean, Billy?' ho
asked.
" 'Well, you know that Leo has gone
ovor to the other sldo. You aro both
from Virginia.'
"'Oh, that's what you mean, Is it?'
said Tom. 'Well, I'll toll you, Billy
I'm going south.'
"'You aro going south?' I said.
"'Yes, Billy," ho said, 'I am going
south, but I am going nt tho head of
my boys, and I am novor going to turn
my face tho other way until it's all
over,'
"And ho nevor did," said Sherman.
(Copyrlclit, 1911. by E. J. Kdwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Wood Bison
tection. It Is not tho Intention of th
department to romovo tho bison to a
park, but simply to mako it easy for
them to grow In numbers In their
own, wild retreats. Ottawa Citizen.
America at a Distance.
A -"in may seo American countries
frmn thn nlim wnntnu nt Mnlno ,n .(..,
slopos of Sierra: may talk with Amor-
lean men aud women, from tho sober
citizens of Boston to Digger Indians
in California; may eat ot American
dishes, from Jerked buffalo in Colo
rado to clambakes on the shores near
Salem; and yot, from tho timo be
first "smells the mouusea" at Nan
tucket lightship to the moment when
the pilot quits him at the Golden
Gate, may have no Idea ot an Ameri
ca. You may have seen tho east, th
south, tho west and the Paclflo states,
and yet have failed to find America.
It is not till you have left the shorty,
wrote Sir Charles Wentworth Dllke,
that her Image grows up In the mind.
For the
Amusing Pastime.
At an evoning party where tho
zuosts wero not trail acquainted, tho
hostess did not havo any especial
featuro, so sbo passed to each guest
cards bearing those various versolots,
being careful to give to thoso she
know could do tho stunts well. The
first guest 'hud this on hers:
Though riddles do our minds distress,
Wo'd like two good ones now to guess.
And thero wero two good conun
drums immediately forthcoming.
Each guest read hor card aloud be
fore complying with its request. Tho
following are good suggestions:
Wo'd like to hear you tell today, ,
Somo funny things that children say.
Describe somo woman In the town,
Her noso and hair, hor dress and gown;
Rut do not give us her address.
Nor tell her name, rfnd we will guess.
We'd like a story full of fun;
You're gifted, Lyman, tell us one.
Misery likes company, they say;
We'd Ilka to hear you tell today
(Don't hesitate, but now begtn)
Ot the worst scrape you e'er were In.
Your talent gives as much delight:
We wish that you would pleaso rcclto.
JTouf part In this program to help us
along
Will give us much pleasure; pleaso sing
us a song.
It music hath charms, wo wish that today
You'd prove It, and something qulto
charming would play.
Toll somo Joko on yourself, your wife, or
rour friend.
But wo liopo that you'll have It pleasantly
end.
Describe somo trip you've taken far,
To Mexico, Kurope, or Zanlbar.
Give a tale of old tlmo when settlers were
few.
Of what they had then and what they
did do.
Descrlbo aomo famous picture,
Whether dark or fair. , "'
Pleaso tell us all about It. ' fj
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Without a bit of gossip sweet.
This program would not bo complete.
Be sure that while tho seasons roll.
This crowd wilt never tell a soul.
Moonlight Picnic.
In a fpw days most all tho coun
try houses open and those who haven't
places are planning to tnko baskets
and go to the "open" for a day.
Tho properly equipped automobllo
carries a tea basket, and meals en
routo aro qulto tho proper thing.
Thero aro many picnics planned
and beach parties are popular. What
can be more delightful than Just the
right place, Just tho 'right things to
cat and a perfect moon; tho low mur
mur of tho wnves making Just the ac
companiment necessary.
Given sir girls and six men with
a couplo of guitars or mandolins,
cushions and baskets to satisfy tho
innor man and tho result 1b apt to be
bliss personified. Of course, thero is
always a discreet chaperon or two,
Window Decoration.
Sometimes a room on which its
owner has spont much time and
thought may havo Its tasteful effect
docldodly lessened by the fact that It
13 at tho back of the houso. Tho rea
son for this Is that many back win
dows havo not an attractlvo outlook.
This disadvantage has been overcome
by a clevor girl who can pntnt. Sho
has decorated tho lower sash of tho
windows In harmony with the room.
' II requlrea only a moderato amount of
skill in painting, but moro artistic
tasto. Tho work Is dono with oil
paints and a flower design Is used.
A specially effective flowor to use
for this purpose is tho water Illy, but,
of courso, it will havo the right effect
only when It fits Into the decorative
scheme ot tho room. In using thli
design the glass must bo painted with
waving lines ot green and greenish
blue, to represent the water, with the
lilies and their leaves resting on its
surface. This la very pretty In a
room with green and white docora
tlons. In a yellow room daffodils can be
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but chaperons nowadays are apt to
fall under tho spell ot the waves and
moonlight, too, and the saying goes
that thoro are more engaged couples
resulting from theso beach parties
than all the forma.l affairs could pro
duce in n year. Maybo that is why
thero Is such a tremendous boom up
there, for It one trp.c" hnrk tho be
ginning of things thero Is pretty apt
to bo a woman In the caso some
where along the route.
The shops are showing the most
fascinating hampers for picnic
lunches, with baskets and cases ga
lore, so that one can dlno or sup in
tho very depths of mother nature's
wildest places with all tho luxuries ot
home. During tho week thoso who
entertain nro planning to uso ns
favors tho many novoltles shown by
tho shops In honor of tho nation's
birthday. Children are delighted with
the many conceits in red, white nnd
blue. Somo ot tho boxes nro in tho
shape of dolls and the cannon, guns,
drums and flags aro exact reproduc
tions. Lot mo tell you ot n "history" party
a mother has planned for tho two
children of tho household, aged ten
and twelve. The guests nre asked to
como in costumes representing a
famous war hero; on the lawn a beau
tiful cedar tree is to bear fruit In tho
gulso of favors of patriotic charac
ter as well as flags of all nations.
The children aro to be blindfolded,
led to tho tree, handed a pair of
scissors und guided to nn object;
when tho order "snip" Is given a par
cel or flag will bo snipped off.
Tho flag, It guessed to what country
it belongs, is retained as a souvenir;
if not guessed correctly It Is laid in a
basket to bo auctioned off later to a
correct guesBer. If a favor Is snipped
on It Is kopt. Each child Is to havo
two snips, getting a flag and a favor.
This is going to bo great fun.
Guessing Contest for Men.
Tho other night a Jollybunch ot
young people wero at n porch party;
it happened that tho men present rep
resented many and varied occupa
tions. The hostess said: "I wonder
how many of you men would like to
know suitable names for your future
wives?" Then sho propounded the
following questions, allowing a few
moments between each one: They
wore first asked to guess the namo of
a civil engineer's wlfo (Bridget), a
gambler's (Botty), a humorist's
(Sally), a clergyman's (Mario), a
shoemaker's (Peggy), a sexton's
(Bcllo), a porter's (Carrie), a dancing
master's (Grace), a milliner's (Hat
tlo), a gardener's (Flora), a Judge's
(Justine), n pugilist's (Mamio), a
pianist's (Octavla), n life-savor's
(Caroline), nn upholstorer's (Sophy),
an astronomer's (Stella), a doctor's
(Patience), a fisherman's (Netty), a
gasman's (Meta), a marksman'
(Amy).
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used In this way with strikingly good
effect. In a rod or pink room pop
ples will be found a great success.
In a blue room It Is harder to choose.
There aro fow light blue flowers. Forget-me-nots
aro the right color and
pretty In thomselves, but hard to
paint nnd too small to bo effective.
Tho best cholco for a bluo room Is
applo blossoms, with their pale green
leaves and slight toucbos ot pink on
the under sldo of the whlto petals.
Sashes are worn a groat deal with
afternoon toilets.
Some of tho now parasols are edged
with narrow ostrich feathors and havo
a big bow ot riobon on tho handle,
also edged with feathers.
For the cotton gowns tho produc
tion Is for colored embroideries. The
colors of the embroideries are pink,
rose, old bluo, light blue, lavender
nnd yellow.
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