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V Oxmal, as some of tho early historians wroto it,
is rather obscure. "Ox" Is tho Maya word for
three, and "Mai" in tho samo language means to
pass;"to pass thrice," thoreforo, would seem to
ho tho meaning of tho word, though why tho
Tutul Xiu should havo applied this namo to their
capital Is unknown.
Concerning tho foundation of Uxmul, the fol
lowing tradition is related by Diego do Landa,
tho second bishop of Yucatan, who wroto in the
first generation after tho conquest, and who
claims to havo gathered his information from na
tives well versed in the former history of their
country: After the discovery and occupation of
Chichen Itza, which seems to havo been the first
placo of any importance to be settled In Yucatan,
cities sprang up overywhere, and thero followed
an era of great prosperity. How long theso dif
ferent cities lived at peace with one another wo
nro not told, but in time dissensions aroso, and
quarrols became so frequent that tho different
lords of tho country found It necessary to take
some concerted action in order to suppress vio
lence and to rcHtore order and peace. It was
then decided to build a Joint capital, whero all
those in authority should reside, and from which
each one agreed to administer the affairs of 'lis
own particular domain. Without loss of tirao
those plans were carried out. A Joint capital
was built In a now and unoccupied region, and
was called "Mayapan," meaning "tho standard of
tho Mayas." Thither all the lords assembled
and as tho final step in the formation of the now
confederacy, an overlord, one Cocom, was elected
and duly installed in tho now capital as th.o
A supremo ruler. Theso cucuts laid tho foundation
0ror an era of prosperity, which endured for many
years. Later, after an interval not specified by
Landa in his history, there entered tho country
from the south an alien people under tho leader
ship of their chiof, Tutul Xlu. Tho newcomers,
previous to their anival, had wandered for 40
vears in tho wilderness without water other than
that whicli had fallen from tho skies. This co
incidence of a "40-years' wandering in tho wilder
ness" is sufficiently striking to arouso tho suspl- ,
clon that tho worthy bishop, in this part of his
narrative, has been at somo pains to forco a
pious coincidence with a similar episode In the
Old Testament. Immediately aftor their arrival
the wanderers Legan building in tho mountains
not 30 miles distant from the capital a now homo
for themselves, which thoy called Uxmal. Far
from being angered, hnwever, by this appropria
tion of his territory so i.ear at hand. Cocom, tho
rulqr of tho Mayapan, welcomed Tutul Xiu and
his people, and entered into an alliance with
them. Landa thus dcscrlbca tho ovont:
"The peoplo of Mayapan formed a great friend
ship wit!: the Tutul Xiu, rejoicing to see that
they cultivated tho land like themselves. In
this manner the Tutul Xiu became subject to
tho laws vt Mayapan, and allied theniselve3 with
tho older Inhabitants of tho country, and their
lord vis highly esteemed v all."
Judging from its bIzo and magnificence the Xiu
capital must have played a very important role
In the hlstciV of Yucatan beforo tho Spanish con-
ijivwt. Indeed. Lajida saya as much
After a time, wo aro told, tho supremo power
held by tha Cocom family seemj to havo turned
their heads, Thoy became successively more and
moro oppressive, each striving to outdo his prede
cessors In acts of tyranny and violence. How
over, thero camo a day at last when tho other
chiefs of the confederacy could no longer endure
this despotic rule, and a conspiracy waB hatched
to overthrow tho oppressor. With one accord,
tho conspirators turned to tho then lord of Ux
mal. a decendont of the original Tutul Xlu, who
had founded tho city, as tho Natural leader In this
movement for liberty, In splto of the fact that
ho was of foreign descent. Ha lo described as
having been a true friend of the public weal, as
his ancestors before him, all of whom had hold
resolutely aloof from the tyrannies of tho Cocom
family. On an appointed day tho conspirators,
led by tho lord of Uxmal, met at Mayapan, and
entering the palace of Cocom slew him and all
his progeny, save one son only, who happened
to be absent from tho city at tho tlmo on a mis
sion to a distant province Aftor this sanguln-,
. ary reprisal, which avenged at one blow tho op
pressions of many years, the property of tho dead
ruler was seized and divided among" tils murder
ers, and tho capital was destroyed. Whereupon
each chief departed Into his own country onco
moro and tho confederacy waB dissolved. After
tho destruction of Mayapan. tho Tutul Xlu aban
doned Uxmal and founded a new capital somo 30
miles distant which thoy called "Maul." meaning
In Maya "It Is passed," emphasizing by this name
that tho old order was ovor. Theso events oc
curred about tho middle of tho fifteenth century,
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or some 70 years beforo tho Spanish first landed
In Yucatan; but even sifter the conquest, the Xlus
In their new home continued to excrciso consid
erable authority over tho -.natives, and their
friendly attitude toward tho Spanish greatly fa
cilitated tho final pacification of tho country.
Tho ruins of Uxmal aro best reached today by
stage from tho little town of Muna, the nearest
railroad station. A ten-mile drive from tho latter
place brings one to tho hacienda of Uxmal, from
which tho ruins aro about a mtlo nnd a half
distant. The first view of tho ancient city is to
bo had from tho top of a hill just behind tho
plantation house. Across tho plain a dozen or
more imposing structures of white limestone may
bo seen rising above tho dense vegetation which
hero enshrouds tho countryside Beyond, In tho
distance a ragged chain of low mountains cuts
across tho horizon, each succeeding ridge a
deeper blue. But one does not dwell long on tho
beauties of nature at Uxmal; tho habitations of
a bygone race claim tho attention. Descending
tho hill again, ono takes tho road which leadu
through the bush. Tho distant temples and pal
aces sink below tho tree tops and for aught that
ono sees of thom they might as well bo on tho
other side of tho world. After a half hour's walk,
during which tho ruins never onco reappear, tho
road suddenly makes a sharp turn to tho right,
and just in front of one, apparently blocking tho
way, thero rises a lofty pyramid, tho highest
structure in tho city.
Tho splendid tomplo surmounting this, gro
tesquely called the House of tho Dwarf or Ma
gician, probably was the chief sanctuary of Ux
mal. Tho pyramid on which it stands is over 80
feet high and covers nearly an acre of ground.
Tho summit is reached by a steop stairway on its
east and apparently back side. The templo
however, faces in tho opposite direction, or to
ward the Monja's quadrangle, an adjacent group
of structures, with which, as wo presently shall
see, it wa3 closely connected. Clear down into
Spanish times, long after Uxmal had been aban
doned by her native rulers, this temple was held
In particular veneration by tho Indians. About
a century after tho conquent. Father Cogolludo,
provincial of Yucatan, visited Uxmal and climbed
to the summit of this pyramid. Ho found thero, ,
ho says, in ono of tho apartments offerings of
cacao and tho remains of copal, burned but a
short tlm6 before This ho thought indicated
that somo superstition or idolatry bad been com
mitted hero recently by tho Indians of tho local
ity. And again, slightly later in 1G73, a petition
addressed to tho king of Spain says:
"That tho Indians in those places (Uxmal) aro
worshiping tho devil in tho ancient buildings
which are there having in them their idols, to
which thoy burn copal and perform other de
testable sacrifices."
Long after tho conquest, no doubt, the natives
continued to practice in secret tholr ancient rites
and ceremonies, particularly at thoso places
which formerly had been sacred or holy to them.
It was to some such survivals of tho ancient
ceremonial and ritual that tho nbovo citations
probably refer.
Tho Monjas quadrangle montioned nbovo as
being adjacent to tho Houso of tho Dwarf, is, in
fact, eoparatod from It only by a small court. Tho
four low, massive buildings, of which it Is com
posed, are built around tho sides of a square,
and, with tho exception of the houso on tho south
tho first.
side, nil stand on low plat
forms or terraccB reached
by broad stairways ox
tending across tholr
fronts. Tho rooms of this
group, of which thero nro
upward of 100. are en
tered for tho most part by
doorways opening onto
tho torrnccs which sur
round tho court A few,
however. In tho South
house open exteriorly
with reference to tho
group. This Bamo side of
tho quadrangle Is further
differentiated from tho
other three, by tho pres
ence of an arcado passing
through tho middle which
lends from the court to
the outside This passage
way doubtless was tho
main entrance to the
group In ancient times,
and establishes tho direc
tion from which It wns
approached. The four
houses of tho Monjas
quadrangle differ vory
grcntjy In their character,
and probably In their
function ns well, from the
House of the Dwnrf near
by. Tho buildings of tho
former stand upon low
platforms and havo many
rooms. Tho latter, on tho
other hand. BurmountB n
lofty pyramid nnd' only
has threo rooms Tho first
bocauso of tho greater
number nnd accessibility
of Its chambers Is better
fitted for uso as a dwell
ing place for a body of
priests than tho second.
Tho second, bccaUBO of
its commanding elevation
and fowor chambers, is
better adapted for uso as
a place of worship than
Tho close connection between tho two
types so different ana yet bo uin,c.m.
strongly Indicates that tho priests, who officiated
in tho service of tho god to whom tho Houso of
tho Dwarf was consecrated, lived In tho rooms of
tho Monjas quadrangle Tho two groups, the
lofty pyramid templo and tho low multiplied
monaster- together form a well-balanced combi
nation. Passing out through tho arcado of the South
houso and leaving the Monjas qundrnnglo bohind,
ono descends by thrco terraces, partly artificial
and partly natural, to tho lovol of tho plain. A
few paces to tho south may bo seen two largo
parallel walls, 70 feet apart, each 128 feet wldo,
30 feet thick, and about 20 feet high. Theso two
constructions aro tho sides of tho Uxmal ball
court tho ends being open. In tho center of ench
at ends directly opposite thero had been fastened
originally a great Btono ring four feet In dlnmeter.
Both of theco, howover, aro now broken, and Ho
in fragments at tho bases of their respective
walls.
Beyond tho ball court thero Is a high terrace
or platform, covering over thrco acres of ground,
and rising 23 feet abovo tho plain. This supports
n. socond and smaller terrace, 10 feet high, from
which rises tho so-called governor's palace the
moat magnificent example of ancient American
architecture oxtant today.
Behind the governor's palace, nnd on tho tower
of its two terraces, Is tho so-called Houso of tho
Turtles.
Another vory Important building at Uxmal Ib
tho Houso of tho Pigeons, so named because of
tho fancied resemblance of its roof crest to a
dovecot.
The structures described abovo aro by no
moans all that remains of this ancient city Truth
is that the Junglo on every sldo for somo little
dlstanco hides tho wrecks of once Imposing build
ings, their prosenco now only to bo detected by
clumps of vegctntlon rising slightly higher than
tho gonernl lovej of tho plain. These buildings
nnd their substructures havo been literally torn
asunder by trees which have driven their roots
into them nnd pried apart the masonry. Creep
era, vines, and bushes have bo overgrown tholr
aides that they look like wooded hillocks. Ouly
on closo examination docs their real character ap
pear, and it remains for the imagination to re
construct their former glory. But nil this ancient
life, this great city oi?co teeming with Its tolling
thousands, is gone Palaces and temples glisten
In tho sunlight, with never tho tread of sandulod
foot echoing through their empty courts nor chant
of whlto-robed priests sacrificing to offended gods.
Perchanco a bird may flutter through somo ruined
doorway, chirping for Its mate, or buzzard cir
cling high soar abovo prospective prey. Savo
theso all else is silent, dead, tho ancient pomp
and glory forever departed, and gods nnd men
allko forgotten In tho onward sweop of time
Philadelphia Man Keeps 10,000 Tropical Fish
PHILADELPHIA. Ono of tho most rcmnrknblo of this city's many remark
ablo men Is a carpenter, who linn cultivated a sclontlllc hobby of collect
ing tropical fish, and ho now has about 10,000' of thorn, contained in aquaria
on his roof and In n largo glass houso
In his back yards. Tho man's namo is
Wlillum L. Paullln, nnd, In addition lo
soven lino children, ho has this won
derful and unsurpassed collection of
both goldfish and tropical onos.
Lot lip render havo visions of
hugo sturgeon or Florida sharks or
giant-tinned nnlmnls of any kind Many
of those thousands nro only n qunrter
of an Inch long, somo only n six
teenth, and nover will bo any largor,
whoreas tho "tallest" fish of tho whole
placo Is only about six Inches long. The most valuablo aro two "Ptcrophyllum
scalers" that camo from Brazil. Taken together thoy would weigh nbout Hvo
ounces, but you would havo to pay $150 for them, ns thoy aro exceptionally
rare and beautiful. Mr Paullln is tho only man In America who hns over
raised young ones from this kind of fish
Brought togothor In Mr. Pnullln's llttlo homo near tho "Neck" aro fishes
such as theso from all ovor the world. India, Slam, China, Africa, Moxlco
and nil parts of South Amorica have contributed to his muBOum. Every now
and then ono of Mr. Paullln s sturdy boys runs over to tho swamps by "Neck
and captures millions of llttlo Dnplinln or water lice, and tho fish In tho
aquaria havo n splendid feast upon thorn.
"FlBh aro cruel nnlmnls however." said Mr. Paullln; "they cat their own
young. Yet tho most Interesting I have Ib tho 'mouth-brccdor' or 'Pnratllapla
multicolor' that protects Its young In Its mouth. Tho femnlo carries tho
eggs In her mouth for ten days, then tho fish aro born nnd aftor thoy bwIih
about In tho daytime she opens her mouth at nightfall, nnd her llttlo ones
swim Into It to bo kopt safely there for tho night, llko chicks under their
mother's wings."
LET HIS OPPORTUNITY GO
Now New York Lawyer to Regretting
His Lack of Foresight That
Coat Fortune.
"I suppose every ma-i who has lived
very long nmong tho rron who do
things looks back with somo degreo
of regret upon not exactly what ho
has lost, but what ho might havo had
If his foresight had boon as good an
his hindsight," Bald n New York law
yer. "I am ono of theso, and It didn't
happen a groat whllo ngo, olther.
"An inventive friend of mlno who
had given mo his legal business to at
tend to camo around ono day with r
now thing In doing somothlng or other
to rubber and told mo If I cared to go
In half with him I could do bo by put
ting up n certain amount of money.
Tho nmount was small enough, but I
hadn't any to sparo and less to lose,
and told him I was satisfied with tho
legal part of my connection, and
didn't caro to risk any of ray hard-
carnod savings. He wasn't broko by
a wholo lot, nnd told mo ho wasn't
offering tho chanco to anybody oIbc,
nnd I'd bettor take it, but 1 wouldn't
bo persuaded. Ho gave me a gentle
laugh of scorn and went his way
"Not long after ho went abroad
with his Invontion and was gono throe
or four months, letting me hear from
him occasionally, and saying nil wan
going well. Noxt I had a cablegram
telling mo whon ho was sailing, and
to moot him tho following weok Tues
day at a cortatn dock. I was there
when tho ship camo In, and he was
fooling bo good that lie fairly yelled
at mo as ho came down tho gang
way. And ho had reason to yell nnd
I had reason to kick myself, for ho
had sold his process or invention for
$735,000 in cash and $2,250,000 In tho
Block of tho new corporation. You
soo I would havo been a millionaire
that vory mlnuto if my foresight had
been worth anything and I had taken
his offer when I had tho chance Of
course it meant soma luck to mo, for
tho fcos grow, and I got $20,000 or
moro out of it, but $20,000 doesn't
mako a millionaire, does It?"
Seven Corpulent Men Stuck in Gotham Elevator
NEW YOItK. Soven corpulent theatrical men, ono of whom waa Bob Har
ris, brother-in-law of Lew Fields, almost too weak to talk, tottered Into
a Broadway cafo and whispered- "Deer, hogshcadB of It." Thoy woro tho
chorus In a now tragedy. "Up or
Down, or Who Stolo tho Oxygen?" tho
first rehcnrsal of which In tho elevn
tor of tho Broadway Theater building,
had Just ended undor tho direction of
tho elovator operator, William White
who waB not named ffir hla color
Tho act began when the chorus
found Itself stuck at 5:30 o'clock a
foot beneath the first floor celling In
a 3 by 0 by 7 apace nnd with walls
ono and a half feet thick on all sides.
Tho seven improvised a low Hues
until Low Fields drovo up In a llmouslno to tako his brother-in-law to dinner.
Fields sent for a patrolman, who sent to tho West Thirtieth street station
for another, who sent for sovornl moro Altogether thoy summoned firemen.
Tho lines of tho chorus became moro forcoful as policemen, firemen, and
others tried to Btnrt the olovator from tho roof, tho basement, and by psychic
suggestion. Then they grow mullled and hysterical ns skirts woro pulled over
heads by tho sweltering occupants
At eight o'clock Low Fields had n happy thcfight and sent to tho clevutor
company for nn export. Twenty minutes latqr the aoven had been pried
from tho car and the senrch for cooling hrowi-'bbgan.
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Finds New Way of Paying Peanut-Pushing Bet
Big Field of Sweet Peas.
Tho largest singlo field of swoct
pons hi tho world Is to bo found In
southern California, near Redondo,
London Tlt-Blts states. It comprises
350 acros, In which nro grown sweet
peas of nearly overy known variety
nnd color. It constitutes a truly In
teresting sight, nnd tho fragrance
from tho flowerB loads tho air so
hoavlly ns to bo almost unbearable
Another singlo fiold of carnatlonB, 20
acres In area, located near by, yearly
affords n similar marvelous sight.
Bcsldos theso Immense fields of
Bwoet peas and carnations thero aro
mnny Bmaller areas In California de
voted, respectively, to tho growing for
market of chrysanthemums, violets,
daisies, aBtors, dahlias, all kinds of
lilies, roses and so forth. Thoy aro
cultivated In much the samo way as
vcgotables, requiring on an avcrago
about' tho same care Many of tho
HoworB aro Bold through tho ilowor
shops of tho cities, but tho chief in
como to tho growers comes from tho
Balo of Roods. Tho annual shipments
of llowdr soeds from California
amount to many tons.
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REALLY PLEASED, THEN.
"Mrs. Gadders Is a woman who always wears
an artificial smtlo."
"Not always, I'm sure."
"What makes you think so?"
"I've Been her arallo qulto naturally wlien hor
sarcasm taado somo othor woman wilt."
COMMENTS
Even the fellow with a family tree
may prater to branch out for him-
i w olf.
T Women aro naturally generous.
Where ono woman will keep a secret.
nlnetynlno will give It away
Tho telephone girl Isnt always a
belle. A bell alwar rings as It 13
tolled.
Sonic people aro so unfortunate that
they couldn't ovon tumblo Into luck
without hurtltiK themselves
Flattery is tho salt wo sprinkle on
tho tall of vanity.
Of two evils wo aro apt to choose
the ono wo enjoy mosL
Dally Thought.
As ships meet at sea, a moment to
gether, when .vordj of greetlns must
be spoken, and then away Into tbo
deep bo men meet In this world; and
I think we should cross no rann's
path without hailing him, and, If ho
needs, giving him supplies. Henry
Ward Heccber.
SAGE THOUGHTS
Tho man who eats with his knlfo
creates comment In somo localities;
the man who eats with bla fork cre
ates comment in others.
Crudo oil has advanced in price, but
only a fow will benefit by tbo in
crease Tho troublo Is that most of
us aro pumping "plfile"
Tho Mlssourlans say no lop-cared
hound will catch a wolf. Apparently,
tho lop-eared hound Is smarter than
ho looks.
Candor.
"Mrs. Nettles prides herself on be
ing very candid."
"Yes," replied Miss Cayenne; "she
can always be depended on to speak
m nun,, H win nurt 8omobody's
ffinHrum"
feelings.'
Quite True.
"I'd llko to know what chanco a
pedestrian has In a city?"
"Oh, ho'B reasonnbly aafo in tho art
galleries. You nover soo any automo
biles there"
AST OUANUE, N. J. George W. Mngoo. an lco dealer of EaBt Orange,
N. J., could not believe that Jim Savago could bo outpointed In his fight
at Madison Squnro garden with Charlie Wetnert Jack O'Noll, who has a
cafo in PJast Orange, was as firmly
of tho opinion that Wclncrt could not
lose So Mngco and O'Ncll mado a
wagor
Welnort got tho decision, nnd Ma
gee fulfilled tho loser's share of tho
bet. Its terms wero that ho should
push a peanut from St. Mark's trl
unglo, West Orange along Mnln streot
to J. F. Crouen's cafo, ono nnd three
fourths miles to tho eastward. O'Noil
fulfilled tho wlnnor'B prlvllego of soo
lug to It thnt everybody who over had
heard orMagco should bo apprised of what was at hand. Gonorous estimates
put the crowd at 10,000.
Until Mageo appeared at tho trianglo at eight o'clock no ono know how
ho meant to do the pushing. Tho first and henrtlcBt laugh was with him
thoreforo when ho brought to view a painter's ladder truck, between tho tin
rights of which had been drawn u wlro, from which doponded a Japanese
lantern To tho top of this lantern had been affixod a tiny polo and from
Its peak dangled the peanut.
It took Mngco half an hour to push his peanut-laden truck over the
prescribed courso.
Thoro wero loud and vehement expressions ot disappointment from the
throng of onlookors, for thoy wero all thoro to see Magee crawling nearly two
miles on bauds and knees O'Neill also protested earnestly at first that the
loser waa evading the terms of tho wagor. But soon ho Bhowed hlmsolf a
good sport, ndmlttod Magee had outwitted him and goodvnaturedly accom
panied the peanut pusher over the prescribed route
Kansas City Prisoners "Dog Walk" for the Judge
KANSAS CITY. "Jes" a ha'mleas llttlo social pahty, Jodge, yo' honah. 'Bout
a dozen couplo was walkln' d' dwag Wa'n't no crap shootln' a-tall.
When do laws come they finds a happy danco and no pcaco disturbance"
George Byson, a negro, wns explain
ing about the arrest of 25. ncgroos at
2008 East Nineteenth street nbout
1:30 o'clock in tho morning Justice
Caslralr J. Welch In tho South sldo
court listened attentively. "1 can't
decldo whether dog walking Is disturb
ing tho pence or not. Let's boo you
dog wnlk."
Byson nnd Minnie Sawyer, to tho
mingled humming nnd clapping of
hands and stnmplng of feet, "dog
walkod" lu tho courtroom.
"Oh, lawdy lawd. Look at dat step! How 1 do love dat dance" A choruB
of voices sounded approval of tho exhibition of Mlnnlo and George. Loud
applauso greeted tho completion of it Justlco Welch did not Join lu.
"That must have been disturbance of tho peace, all right. That looks llko
a 'houcha-mo-koutch to mo. Mlnnlo nnd Gcorgo, you aro discharged, but
quit thnt dog walk. Tho rost of you uro fined $5 each."
I'DOG wALK"LKS2 L-v(W&
Novel Fruit Barrels.
A partitioned barrel has boon in
vontod by a fruit man In British Co
lumbia, patontB for which havo been
applied for in Canada and this coun
try. It ia similar to any ordinary
barrel, according to a commcrco re
port, but it is divided Into two equal
parts by partitions which aro ndjustcd
bo that tho barrel may bo sawed in
two without Injuring tho contents,
practically making two half barroU.
Tho advantages claimed for tho new
barrel aro that it can bo mado of
cheap sawed lumber, shipped In tho
"knock down" state and assembled
oaBlly at tho packing house; also that
tho fruit can bo shipped without wrap
ping bocauso of tho firmness Imparted
by tho central partition. Tho fruit t
shipped In it la said to arrive In per-
feet condition.
Digs Up Ancient Homes.
Prof. Nols O. Nelson of tho Amori-
cau Museum of Natural History, ox'
cavntlng tho ruins of the Taos, nonr
Santa Fo, Now Moxlco, thla summer
boa cleared out 470 rooms and ono
klva in six pueblos ranging In age
from tho tlmo ot tho cliff dwellers to
lato Spanish dates.
In San Marcos, Pueblo, ho has out
lined 43 Boparnto stono buildings with
a total of 3,000 ground floor rooms.
Slxtoen skeletons havo been taken out
wholo and 45 moro relntorred, while
ProfeBBor Nelson has rccovored and
classified thousands of Implements,
pieces of pottery, bones of various ani
mals nnd perfectly preserved corn,
beuns, squash and pumpkins.
Ho also has outlined Immense irri
gation or water storage worka built
by tho prehistoric dwellers In those
villages.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS
Truo wit Is always Incidental and
often accidental.
Married peoplo mako up a quarrel
because thoy havo to.
Not all women who aro proud of
their figures aro good calculators.
And tho beauty of a get-rlck-qulck
schemo Ib also skin deep
Occasionally a man Ib stricken dumb
with astonishment, but nothing llko
that over happens to his better but
moro voluble half.
Things usually look bluo to a man
Looking to tho Future.
"Do you think tho next election ia
going your way?"
"I don't know anything about that."
replied Sonator Sorghum. "I'm busily
revising my oplnlona and trying to go
Its way."
Fully Explained.
"And you didn't operate on him?"
asked tho first doctor.
"No," ropllod Uio other ono.
"And you examined him carefully?"
"Sure Ho didn't have a dollarl'
Difference In Bacilli.
It was stated In a paper read be
foro tho National Association for tho
Study nnd Prevention of Tuberculosis
that human tubercl bacilli possibly
vary In virulence In dlffcront patients.
Ton bacilli havo been found sufficient
to infoct a guinea pig in some in
stances, and In others 100 have been
found necessary. Immunity In anl
raaln may bo obtained by tho injection
of Increasing numbers of tubercle ba
cilli, beginning with ono or two and
cautiously Increasing tho number from
a culturo, tho minimum fatal doso of
which is about 100, or by tho Injec
tion of. Bay. 100 or 200 bacilli of a
virulent culturo to cauf3 a local lesion
which can bo cut out, preliminary pre
cautions having been taken to provont
the spread of infection.
Shall Women Proposo?
Of course women should propose. It
ia womon who chango their entire
lives by matrimony, It is women -whs
tako on colossal reponslblllty by.
matrimony. The women should sure
ly bo allowed to chooso the man for
whom she feels herself able to wort
and give Men proposo; men hava
had it In their own hands, up to now.
I nnd If they havo married tho wroag
woman they have only tnemsoivea to
blamo for ft Women of tho World.