UUSY BEE'S REPLY.
E By PATTEN
Che no and
TWO-j.EGGED DOG ON WHEELS
Body Behind Fore Legs Rests on a
Little Gig and Animal Scampers
About Apparently Contented.
A curious sight In tho streets of
ono of tho residence districts of Vi
enna Is n two-legged black water span
iel. Ills owner, Fran IJerta Hofllngor,
thinks -ho Is more wonderful than tho
two-legged dogs on exhibition be
cause they were born so, whllo her
pet hud his hind legs amputated nftor
ho had been "ruthlessly wounded by
Inhuman huntsmen." After tl o
wounds had healed tho woman con
sulted many people as how to provldo
artificial legs for tho pet, and finally
ndopted tho Idea of n saddler, who
constructed n little two-wheeler, by
means of which tho dog now moves
nbout. Tho body bohtnd tho foro
legs rests on tho little gig, and tho dog
scampers nbout, apparently perfectly
happy, contented with tho wheels us
substitutes for tho lost legs.
BREAD THAT GROWS ON TREES
Common Enough In Oceanlca and Is
Cultivated In South America
Is Big Ball.
Racontours of strango adventures
havo made tho bread fruit famous,
their lnroes always find It at tho mo
ment when they aro about to dlo of
hungor. As n result, it is thought
generally to bo nn extraordinary
A Bread Tree.
vegetable. Really it is a common
enough tree. It Is cultivated In
Oceanlca and tho Antilles and in
South America. Its fruit Is a big
greenish ball, which grows nbout as
largo as tho human head.
TREE FULL OF BIBLE LORE
Ingenious Student of Holy Scrip
tures Composes Biblical Statis
tics In Novel Form.
A student of holy writ has com
posed biblical statistics in this novel
form:
Thu
Bible con
tains 3.5CG.4S0
lot tors, 810.C07
wordn, 31,175 ver
ses, 1,183 chapters
and C6 boohs. Tho
longest chapter Is tho
119th I'nnlm; tho Hhortcst
and middle chapter tho 117th
Psalm, The middle verso Is
tho Etli of the 118th Psalm. The
longest namo Is In tho 8th chapter
of Isaiah. Tho word "and" occurs 41),
027 times; tho word Lord 1,853 times.
Tho 37th chapterof Isaiah and tho 13th
chapter of tho 2d Book of Kings aro
alike, Tho longest verso Is tho 9th of tho
k'th chapter of Esther; tho shortest verso
is the 35th of tho 11th chapter of John.
In tho 2st verso of tho 7th chap
ter of Ezra Is tho alphabet.
Tho finest pleco of reading
Is the 2Gth chapter of Acts.
The namo of God Is not
.mentioned In
t h a
Book
of Esther. It
contains knowlcdgo
wisdom, holiness and love.
Tho composition Is cnlled by Its au
thor "Tho Trco of Knowlcdgo."
LABOR ON POSTAGE STAMPS
Amount of Work Necessary to Pre
pare Them In Proper Manner
Is Simply Amazing.
Wo tako so many things for grant
ed that at times, when wo learn of
tho amount of trouble a simple-appearing
thing has cost, wo aro
amazed. For Instance, how many,
when they glibly Btick a postngo
stamp on a letter, think of tho trou
ble that has boon taken to put just
tho right amount of mucilage on tho
stamp? And yet tho labor and caro
oxponded on tho bnckB of stamps Is
considerable. It is n most dcllcuto op
eration. After tho printing great sheets of
stamps aro passed under a roller from
which thoy rccelvo n thin coating of
gum; then they aro gradually dried
over steam pipes. Of course caro is
taken to mako tho coating oven. Tests
aro hourly mado to sco thnt tho heat
and humidity nro oxactly right.
Then for each season of tho year
allowance must bo mado. A hardor
gum for summer, a thinner ono for
winter. In winter tho gum Is npt to
crack and caro must bo taken to pro
vent that. A third grado for spring
and fall gum Is known as "Interme
diate." So you seo oven so small n
thing as a postage stamp Is an Item
of interost In tho country's workshop.
Oh, busy bee, oh, busy bcol
You aro working all tho day.
Do you nover stop to tnku u rest,
Nor to havo a bit of play?
"I'm laying up my store of food
Kor tho cold long wlntur's day;
And honoy 1 must mako for you
Whllo you romp about and play.
"And when In winter you will havo
Tho honey, pure and nweot,
Thnt I havo worked all summer loiiu
To make, thnt you may cat,
"You'll understand, my llttlo child
Why I must work ulwny,
I'-or I must feud myself and you
Whllo you run out and play."
ORANGE AND LEMON GAME
Amusing Pastime for the Children
That Finally Develops Into a
Tug of War.
Two of tho players Join hands, fac
ing each other, having agreed private
ly which Is to bo "Oranges" and which
"Lemons." Tho rest of tho pnrty form
n long line, standing one behind tho
other, and holding each other's dresses
or coats. Tho first two ralso their
hands so ns to form nn arch, nnd the
rest run through It, Hinging ns they
run:
"Oranges and Lemons,
Say tho JJells of St. Clement's:
You owe mo llvo farthings.
Say tho- bolls of St. Martin's:
When will you pay mo7
Say the bells of Old Uallcy.
I do not know,
Say tho bcll3 of Bow.
Hero comes a candlo to light you to
bed.
Hero conies a chopper to chop off
your head!"
At tho word "head" tho hand nrch
way descends, nnd clasps tho player
passing through at that moment. He
Is then asked in n whisper: "Oranges
or Lemons?" And If ho chooses "Or
nnges" ho is told to go behind the
player who has agreed to bo "Oranges'
and clasp him around tho wnlst.
Tho players must bo careful to
speak in a whisper, so that the others
must not know what ha3 been snld.
Tho gamo then goes on again in tho
snmo way until all tho children havo
boon cnught and havo chosen which
they will be, "Oranges" or "Lemons."
When this hnppcns tho two sides pro
pare for n tug of war. Each child
cIuhpb tho one in front of him tightly,
and tho two lenders pull with all their
might until ono sldo has drawn tho
other across a lino which has boon
drawn between them.
UNIQUE OPTICAL ILLUSION
No One Would at First Suppose That
the Four Lines Are Perfectly
Straight.
Aro theso four lines perfectly
straight?
No ono would suppose at first sight
that they nro perfectly straight and
Optical Illusion.
pnrallol, but thoy will stand tho test
of a straight edge. Tho divergent
rays distract tho vision.
A New Paris Game.
Tiivenllo Parisians havo u now game
to take thu plnco of tho dlabolo crnzo.
It Is called tho "looping bird," nnd is
a llttlo noroplano shot up by aid of a
hook and a pair of dlabolo sticks. Tho
Tullerlea gardens nro much frequent
ed by players of tho looping bird. Hut
moro ambitious models of ueroplanes
thnn tho bird nro now Eold from $1.50
to $10. Ono of the latter is a vory
good Imitation of tho Karman ma
chine, nnd is propelled by twisted In
dia rubbor strings. On being wound
up tho llttlo ncroplnno, which is pro
vided with wheels, runs along tho
ground for 20 fcot nnd then rises to
from flvo to sis feet nnd flies through
tho nlr for somo 20 yards or so. A
cuto llttlo toy for good children.
though no doubt somo bad ones nro
not deprived of It by their Kronen
parents.
Good Habits Young Man's First
Essential, He Says.
Wheat King Tells Beginners In Busi
ness Career What They Need
to Be Successful In
Life.
Now York.Hero Is tho ndvlco to
young men of James A. l'nttcu, tho
Chicago wheat king who recently
loomed up ns a power In cotton.
For a young man Intending to start
out In llfo ami adopting n business
career, tho first essential Is that of
good habits. Tho modern employer ns a
tulo, soon drops a youug man from
lik pay roll who docs not possess this
requisite.
"Ho should perform tho duties re
quired or him, no matter lit how mon
ial n position, no a second ciecutlnl,
with tho utmost willingness. It ho
should sco any opportunity for Im
provement In tho linos of tits duties,
.10 should BUggest tho snmo to his em
ployer, for nothing pleases tho em
ployer so much ns tho fact that Mi
cmployo is working for his Interest
and a young man following out this
lino, ns a rule, is advanced whon op
portunity offers.
"I hnvo had mnny applications from
young men to enter In my employ, but
I havo observed that not ono mnn In
n thousand Is fitted to enter Into a
stockbroker's ofllco or the grain trado
and meot with success, for tho suc
cessful speculator seems to bo en
dowed, ns a rule, with ability that nil
men nro not favored with.
"I hnvo jomctlmes thought It wub a
handlcnp for nny youug mnn to bo
holr to a great fortune, if It Is his In
tention to enter into nn nctlvo llfo
that requires much personal atten
tion, for, as n rulo, success depends
James A. Patten.
upon tho young man himself and not
upon tho lnllucnco his father may
bavo created for him."
"When will you rotlro from tho nc
tivltlcs of business ?" Mr. Patten was
asked prior to his doparturo for home.
"Not very soon," ho replied. "I am
good for many more yenrs. To-duy I
met a man 92 years old selling puts
nnd calls on tho market. Duslncss Is
IiIb very life. Wo Pattens aro long
livers and I sco years of activity
ahead, If I havo my health.
"Ketlro and llvo abrond? Not If I
know myself. I havo been In Europo
four or flvo times, but each tlmo I
camo homo with a higher opinion of
my own country.
"Then, too, I Iiko Evnnston. My
relatives nro nil out there. 1 bolong
to that pnrt of tho world. I am satis
fied with my present homo near Chi
cago and I nni nover going to chnngo
it. Peoplo In New York don't really
llvo, for thoy havo not tho homo llfo
and If you wnnt mo to toll your boys
how to succeed best, I should sny for
them to locato In somo pluco whero
they can havo proper homo llfo."
THE WEIGHT OF A CROWN
Serious-Faced Boy, Ahmed Mlrza, Is
the Ruler of a Sinking
Empire.
London. At 11 years Ahmed Mlrzn,
shuh of Persia, ''king or kings," wenrs
on his fnco tho expression of ineffable
weariness. Perhaps It Is tho climato,
perhaps tho earlier maturity or man
in that warmer clime, but far moro
likely tho caro and troublo of being a
king and son of a king. Ho is tho sec
ond son of tho ex-shah All Mlrza, nnd
succeeded to the throno becauso his
father's eldest soii'b mother was not n
Kojar princess.
But wearing n crown in Persia Is
toying tho bnublo or a forgotten fes
tival, ns tho blood of tho Kajnra may
bo n doubtful possession withal.
Made a Good Profit.
Lord Greenfield, being asked to buy
somothlng by a smurt young matron
who kept a tnblo at a ladles' fair, said
that ho wanted what was not for sale, a
lock of her hair. Whereupon shu
promptly cut off tho coveted curl and
handed It to him, naming tho prlco
$100. Later tho purchaser was show
ing his trophy to a llttlo clrclo of
friends. "She rather had you thero,"
laughed ono benedict. "To my certnln
knowledge, Bho only paid thrco dol
lars for tho entlro bunch."
The Bad Man Explains.
Takes four men to handio mo whon
1 Bit stnrted."
"1 saw one man handle ro yesterday
over on tho next ranch."
"Well, they hnppened to ho short
handed over thero." Louisville Cour-ler-Journul.
GEN. ROBERT FIELD STOCKTON
Was One of Greatest Flohtlng Men
That American Navy Ever Knew
Loved a Scrap.
Within half a mllo or tho campus
of Princeton university, New Jersey,
there is a simple, solid, dlgnlflcd old
dwelling which many n mllllonnlro
would bo delighted to own. It
was built ifio or 200 years ago,
In a day of sound timbers nnd
honest workmen, and Is ns good
todny as tho day It was fin
ished. Queer crndio for ono of tho greatost
lighting mon that tho American navy
has known. Here was born In 1700
Hobert Mold Stockton, tho Andrew
Jackson or tho sea.
Practically single-handed and nlono
ho took, nt the point or his pistol, tho
vast territory that Is now tho ltopubllc
or Liberia. Ho conquered Callfomln
and gnvo It to tho United States. Onco
Gon. Robert F. Stockton.
he was under engugement to fight
duels with all the British officers on
duty nt Gibraltar. Ho throw hot shot
into tho gentlemanly rulIlmiB or tho
Barbnry states, and ho scattered tho
pirates who in thu first hnlf of the
nineteenth century infested the Guir
or Mexico.
Stockton entered the navy aH mid
shlpmnn September 1, 1811, whon ho
was 1G years old, and was ordered to
Join tho frlgnte President, which he
did February 11, 1812. There was all
sorts or rumors or wnr in those days.
Grent Britain and Franco hnd taken
men off American vobsoIb and were
Impressing them Into their Bcrvlco.
The whole const or tho United StateB
was patrolled by British warships.
Tho President cruised along tho const
until Juno 1 and then returned to
New York.
On June 21, 1812, three days after
tho declaration of wnr with Great
Britain. Commodore HodgcrB united
from New York In command of a
squadron consisting of tho President,
Congress, Homot nnd Argus. For flvo
months tho squadron ranged tho seas
and young Stockton saw plenty of ac
tion. Hodgers skirted tho British
const for a time nnd got up as much
of n scare in Britain ns did Paul Jones
in an earlier day. When tho squadron
returned, nftor Hailing 12,000 miles, It
had captured mnny vesselH, and tho
famo of Hodgers was established.
it was afler tho closo of tho war of
IS 12 that Stockton got real busy. Tho
rulers of tho Bnrbury states had boon
preying on American cominorco nnd
holding Americans for raiiHom, and
Commodore Decatur was sent to tho
Mediterranean with n squadron con
sisting or tho Guorricro, Mucedonlun,
Constitution, Ontario, Epervlor, Fire
fly, FJnmbeuu, Spark, Spltflro and
Torch to tench a lesson to them.
Stockton sailed as Junior lieutenant
on tho Guerrlere, hut was transferred
noon after to tho Spltflro, In which
vessel ho noted ns first lieutenant.
Thu squadron had been In the Medi
terranean but a few days when tho
Guorrloro and Spltflro fell In with tho
Algerian frlgato Mlshourl, 11 guns,
In thu chase tho Spltflro kept Hide by
sldo with tho Gucrrlero as sho up.
pronehed tho corsair. When, to avoid
getting between tho Guorrlero and
tho enemy, tho Spltflro ran closo un
der tho stern of tho Algerlno, and tho
Guorrloro wnB ranging up brondsldo to
brondsldo nt the moment tho action
was opening. Stockton suggested to
Capt. Dallas thnt they never would
havo such a good opportunity to oh
aorvo tho effect of a frlgato's broad
side, and asked leave before tho Splt
flro took purt In tho action to go out
on tho bowsprit and wutch tho offoct
of tho Guorrloro'B first brondBldo.
Ho wont to tho oxtromlty of tho
bowsprit nnd rcmulned thero whllo
two broadaldcs woro fired. Ho camo
back and said: "They mo firing wild
ly. Lot's go to work und knock In tho
cabin wltidowB of tho plrnto." During
tho remainder of tho hnlf hour tho
Spltflro, with her :i2-pounder, poured
In a raking flro, until tho guns or tho
Algerlno woro Hllenccd. When sho
struck hor flag h'' proved to bo n
ship of tho Algerlno admiral. Ho was
killed with 30 of his men. No ono wnB
killed on tho Spltflro nnd only four
wounded on tho Guerrlere.
For four or flvo yearn after tho Al
gorlan war Stockton was on cruise,
first In tho Washington and Inter '.n
the Eric.
in Satisfaction Not in Economy
A largo can and ;
A largo can and a small cost
or even less expensive than Calnmct tho hlelwiualllv. modcrato-nrl
kind. It certainly cannot make It as rood. Don't judno baking powder la
this way tho real test tho proof of raising power, of evenness, uniformity,
wholesoraeness and Ueliciousness will bo found only In tho baking.
I ALU MET
r' raking pnwmro
Is a better baking powder than you havo ever nsed be
fore. And wo will leave it to yonr good judgment for
proof. Buy a can today. Try it for any baking pur
pose. If tho results aro not better it tho baking is not
lighter, moro delicious, tako it back and get your money.
Calumet is medium in price but treat in satisfaction.
Free largo handsome reclpo book,
benu 40 and slip lound in pound
Calumet Received Highest
World' Pure hood Exposition
GENTLE REBUKE FROM PULPIT
Yet One Somehow Cannot Help Won
derlng Whether Sermon Was
Worth Listening To.
Somowhoro In tho pages of hor
plcasnnt "Book of Joya" Mrs. Lucy
Fitch Perkins tolls n delightful story
of her Now England clerical grent
grandfather, who was a man of In
genuity nnd resources. Sho snys:
"Ho employed moro than ono dovlco
to Bocuro wakefulness on tho pnrt of
his weary congregation. Standing
during tho prnyor was but ono of
many. My grnndfnthor used to tell
us with prido of an Instance which oc
curred nt n tlmo when n now church
cdillco had been proposed, und wnB
under warm discussion. Great-grandfather
thought this a worldly nnd un
necessary expense, nnd emphasized
his opinion by pausing In tho mlilst of
his sermon on a Sunday, saying Im
pressively, as ho fixed tho somnolent
mcmborB of his congregation with n
Btorn look:,
"'You nro talking nbout building a
now church. It secma to mo qulto un
necessary, Binco tho slcepors in tho
old ono nro nil sound I ' " Youth'o Com
panion. In the Beginning.
"Yours is certainly an unusual
case," snld tho lawyer, "nnd it will bo
nccccssary to consult a number of
books."
"So?" queried tho client.
"Yes," nnswerod tho legnl light,
"nnd wo will begin with your pocket
book." Cause of Discord,
Sho fio thoy do llvo happily togeth
er, you say?
He No. It'o tho otornnl struggle bo
tween religion and society. Ho Is no
straight-backed as oho is straight
front. Llfo.
Wherein They Differ.
Her Whon a man starts to talk ho
nover stops to think.
Him And when n woman starts oho
nover thinks to stop.
Tho wickedness of other mon wo
havo always in our oyc, but wo cast
our owu ovor our shoulder. Seneca.
I'EltltY DAVIS' 1'AINKII.I.Kll
rottionly KAo.fcto or Won bottln, until roiimtrnmnrty
dnlluiV worth of Tlrtun In curlnu rnUlt, rhomrmUbiu,
neuralgia, und klndrwl llli. At nil ilruKiiUU.
In after years n man wishes ho was
half as smart no ho used to think ho
was.
Dr. PImcq's plrnMnt l'cllrts euro comllpatlon.
Oonttlpntlnn In tlio raunn of manr dlciitM. Curs
ton cnuto and you euro tbo dluato. Kaij totals.
To the good tho world Is very good;
to tho bad it lo hnd. Smiles.
Smokers Irko Lewis' Singlo Binder cigar
for its rich, mellow quality.
Tho averago cost of locomotives Is
8.2 cents a pound.
cold
If
No fuss no flurry no smell and, nbove all, no smoke, even
though you turn the wick as high an it will go.
The temperature runs up quickly. In ten minutes the averago
sized room glows with cheer nnd comfort that genial heat brings
the heat that is smokeless and odorless.
Automatic Smokeless Device
which automatically locks and absolutely prevents smoke, by keeping
the wick out of the smoke zone, is on tho Perfection only.
Tho 6olId brass font holds four quarts, which gives a full-head flame for
nine hours.
Flame- burns from sldo of wick instead of from tho top. The brass wick
carrier does not rust and clog the wick. Damper top, cool handle.
Aluminum metal window frames that heat cannot tarnish. Japan or nickel
finish. Various styles and finishes.
Kvery Dealer Everywhere. If Not At Tnnrs, Writo for Descriptive Circular
to thu Nvurt-kt Agency of thu
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(Inrorporatuil)
HHMnn
Big Can Baking
Powder is Onlv Big in Sizo-Not'
docs not mako baklnr? nowder chr.irv
illustrated in colors.
can.
Award -
FOR DEAR TEACHER.
"You'ro a dear, nweot llttlo boy to
tako flowors to your teacher 1"
"Yes'm. An' 1 Bprlnklcd lots of
pepper on 'em, so sho'll snoczo real
hard when sho smells 'ami"
Good to Her Husband.
"George, denr," Bald Mrs. Dovoklns,
who had come downstairs In tlmo to
pour tho coffee, "I'm going to wnlk to
tho car with you this morning. Aren't
you glad?"
"Vory glad, Indeed, lovey. It'n bo
nlco of you to think of mo and to
get up enrly for tho purposo of mnking
it unnecessary to walk those dismal
thrco blocks nlono. How much do you
wnnt?"
The
JRayb LAMP
Is a low priced lamy. There are
lamps that cost moro hut thoro is no
better lamp made nt nny price. It
is mado upon ujentific principles.
Thero is notling in lamp making
that can add L tho valuo of the
RA YO
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jois, writo for descriptive circular
tl the nearest agency of tho '
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A
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When your bed-room, bath-room
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(Equlppotl with Smokolosa Dovloo)
available. Place the heater where tho
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