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Our photograph shows a squad of
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ODD BRITISH RITES
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Examination of Standards for
Weights Is Completed.
Boc Is Dug Out of Masonry and Once
Every Twenty Years Treasured
Relics Are Examined by
Noted English Scientists.
London. Ono of the queerest and
most Important of all tho ceremonials
that aro gone through with in this
country ono, too, that comes off only
onco in twenty years has just taken
place in tho presenco of somo of the
loftiest big-wigs of tho state.
This ceremonial consists of un
earthing and examining tho contents
of an extraordinary box burled in the
masonry which forms the public stair
case of the houso of commons, and
thereby checking tho weights and
measures used in Great Britain.
To get at tho box, which is of oak,
masons had to pull down part of the
wall of tho staircase. Then, after the
casket had been exhumed and its
nniquo contents examined with Infinite
care by a band of scientists, it was put
back in tho cavity of tho wall, which
then was built up and will not be dis
turbed again until May, 1932.
That box contains two pieces of
metal. Ono is a cube of platinum
measuring only one inch along each
side; you could buy another like it for
about $200, but thla particular cube
has a value beyond all other pieces of
metal. r-
Tho way in which it is guarded
gives some idea of Its worth. It is
wrapped in a specially prepared paper
uncommonly soft Jn texture, which is
laid In another silver-gilt case. This
case goes into another, made of stout
bronze, which fits into a sturdy ma
hogany box, firmly screwed down, and
in addition, sealed in a particular way.
Tho other thing in the box is a rod
of bronzo. It is carefully protected,
too, and is placed on eight rollers In
another mahogany case. This caso is
screwed together and sealed. Both
these mahogany casos aro put In n
special casket mado of lead, firmly
soldered and perfectly air-tight.
There is still another covering, how-
PLANS TO fTEACH FARMERS
Secretary Wilson Announces Agricul
tural Education Campaign In
tho North.
Washington. Secretary of Agricul
ture Wilson has announced plans for
farm management study and work In
the north, for which both house of
congress have mado provision lp ho
agricultural appropriation bill. This
plan, on which tho secretary and Dr.
P. T. Galloway, chief of tho bureau of
plant industry, havo been working for
Boveral months, corresponds to tho co
operative demonstration work In tho
south.
The federal government, through Its
agents, who will act in co-operation
with state and local Inspectors, pro
poses to make a comprehensive study
of the farms of tho country with n
view especially of carrying to the
farmer information which will show
him why a certain branch of his In
dustry is unprofitable and how he can
mako It pay or, If not, why ho Bhould
drop that branch.
"Wo will carry tho agricultural
school to tho farmer," said Secretary
Wilson. "Ordinarily, only ono man In
a large number can go to school to
study farming. Wo must take tho
Bchool to him."
Lived With Ball In Brain.
Missoula. Mont. John Mar
celll. a railroad laborer, who
lived for a month with a bullet In
his brain, is dead. Ho was shot In
April and tho bullet was not removed
until a week ago. Domlnlco Pagos
link, who Is alloged to havo done the
Bhootlng. Is sought by tho police.
THE NEGRO REBELS IN
y ryi taenche-s
Cuban regulars in the trenches, righting tho negro rebels in the provlnco
ever, tho leaden casket being fitted
Into the oaken one. This is of special
ly Selected wood and is scaled In such
a way that Its contents are kept abso
lutely intact. It fits exactly Into the
cavity of tho masonry of the staircase.
The two queer pieces of metal are
tho standards of tho British weights
and measures. They always remain
of tho same value. Tho standards
which were first used camo to grief
In 1834 in the fire at tho houses of
parliament, and It took many men at
science years to computo and manufac
ture the existing two pieces of metal.
Tho one-inch cubo of platinum,
though so small, weighs n pound. The
bronzo rod Is 38 Inches long nnd has
two- studs of solid gold to measure
off tho yard. Two lines cross these
gold studs, and nt a certain tempera
ture and pressure of the air, tho dis
tance between theso fine lines is the
standard of British measures.
When the ceremony of examining
tho standards comes off they aro not
touched by hands, but are held in spe
cial tongs. Ono of tho most delicate
balances known was used In weighing
tho cubo. Tho yard was measured
with tho utmost oxactness, a powerful
microscope being used, and other deli
cate measurements were made, includ
ing that of tho temperaturo and of
the height of the barometer.
BEES AT A LONDON STATION
Thousands Escape From a Box and
Cause a Small Panic Farmer Puts
Handful In Pocket.
London. When a Hammersmith
train drew up nt tho Baker street
"Tubo" station Just after six o'clock
recently several hundred Infuriated
bees got out of tho train, ns well as
f several pasengers.
Brought from King's' Cross In a box
addressed to HampBtead, tho Insects,
on being landed at Baker street, man
aged to escape from the box. With an
angry hum he bees buzzed in nnd out
among tho pnssengers on the platform,
who darted away In all directions.
"Live bees!" somebody shrieked. "Oh,
Uvo one In my hair!" cried a woman.
An official on duty at tho gate saw
Locked Horns
Moose of Unequal Size Had Battled
Long, Years Ago In Alaskan
Woods.
Seattle, Wash. A story of wopdland
tragedy not hard to read Is told by a
pair of weather beaten Interlocked
moose antlers thnt Billy Kramer of
Fairbanks, Alaska, haB Just brought
down and placed on view here, the
story being that of one moose who
died of a cut throat, while tho other
perished of starvation. Tho horns
were discovered on Hoppo creek, a
small tributary of Small Wood creek.
Part of the prongs were deeply burled
In the earth when found.
Ono remarkable thing nbout tho
horns Is the peculiar structure of tho
larger pair, which resemble those or
a European elk or of tho ancient Irish
elk far moro than they do a set of
mooEo horns, in fact there is almost
no palmatlon, whllo tho prongs are
lomr and large. Moro singular still.
under the main beams, where tha
palms should bp, nre a series of largo
prongs, giving tho horns a sort of
doublo deck appearance, and It was
these superfluous prongs that proved
tho undoing of tho larger moose, for
they caught and held tho horns of his
antagonist In tho strugglo of years
ago.
Tho horns of tho larger moose had
a spread of slxty-nlno Inches and each
horn had seventeen prongs. The other
set of nntlers 13 forty-flvo inches In
spread, tho shovels being broad nnd
fitting closely to tho head. Each ant
ler has ten prongs.
In the charge that locked the two
CUBA.
tho air full of little black and yellow
bodies, felt something crawling on" his
hand and bolted! Amid this turmoil
ono man at least was cool and collect
ed. He hailed from the country, and
on alighting from the train, surveyed
tho scene with a quiet smllo.
"This be lucky," ho remarked., and.
stooping down toward a bunch of tho
insects swarming on tho platform, ho
calmly picked up two handfuls of
them, put them In his pocket, and
walked off.
There were many thousands of bees
In the box, but the majority of them
wore secured In time. Nobody In tho
stampede considered tho bees them
selves, which were vainly trying to
i each daylight and tho flowers. Doz
ens of them buzzed pitifully around an
electric arc lamp, whllo others crawled
upward to the sooty regions above.
Hundreds of tho Insects were
stamped on nnd killed on tho plat
form. Tho trouble was soon ended.
CHILD SHOWS RARE NERVE
Seven-Ycar-Old Girl Walks Mile With
Mangled Hand and Sees Fingers
Amputated.
Etlemlale. Del. With ono hand
nearly cut off as tho result of an acci
dent. Mary Corkhill, a seven-yenrold
riiini. iilsnlnvcd remarkablo bravery
and fortitude when sho walked moro
than a mile and then calmly held her
hand whllo a physician amputated
four of tho flngerB. Tho little girl
and her younger brothor were playing
in the woods when tho boy picked up
an ax and cut tho girl so that two fin
gers were severed, two mnnglcd and
tho hand nearly severed at tho wrist.
Tho child bound a string around tho
arm to keep it from bleeding, walked
to her homo with tho brother and then
held her hand for amputation, stopping
to forgive tho brothor with a kiss as
tho surgeon's knife did its work. It
was only after tho dressing of tho
wounded member was completed that
the child's iron nerve gave way and
sho cried.
Crooks Attend Reception.
New York. One hundred and threi
burglars, pickpockets and other form'
or criminals attendod tho semi-annual
"reception" nt tho homo of Judgt
Crane of tho court of genernl sessions
who parolod them.
Tell of Fight
animals for death tho smaller evi
dently struck with a swing to the
right, for tho long prongs of tho big
horns were sprung on tho right side
over tho thovel, whllo tho smaller
one's own pVort, curved prongs were
hooked in front, over and under tho
other's main front, on the left side.
And this charge must hnvo brought
death to tho larger moose, for ono of
the brow prongs of tho small fellow
must necessarily havo slid under the
opponent's horn and Into the big
moose's throat, where It was held by
the locked horns.
Death camo to the smaller, whlcfc
must have fallen, carrying with It tc
tho ground its antagonist, which nft
erward slowly died from hunger nnd
thirst.
Seeks Freedom From Two.
Salem, Ore. Discovering sho wai
married to two men nnd that both
were living, MrB. Hazel Llddell Insti
tuted proceedings to obtain a divorce
from ono husband nnd to annul the
mnrrlago contract with tho other
Mrs. Llddell married B. D. Llddell at
Oakland, Cal., In 1901, and deserted
him after two chlldron were born to
thorn becauso of alleged cruel treat
ment. Alleging sho believed Llddell
dead, sho married Earl Murahan in
this city last November.
Hocontly hor first husbnnd ap
peared nnd she nsks for a divorce
from him and aBks to havo tho second
marrlago declared void ns her former
marrlago was valid when it was con-'
traded.
Miss Italia Garibaldi, granddaughter
of tho famous "liberator," complained
In Chicago about tho way Italian wom
en aro trcntod there.
"When I see," sho snld, "tho malo
employer, with all his vaunted chiv
alry to women, taking such an unfair
ndvnntngo of his femalo omployos, I
don't wonder that woman Is beginning
to sneer nt man's chivalry.
"It reminds mo of an Italian wash
erwoman, very Industrious and suc
cessful, to whom n young man offered
htmsolf In matrimony.
"'You lovo mo?' tho washerwoman
asked.
"'Devotedly,' tho young man replied.
" 'Are you sure?'
"t swoar It!'
"Sho gnvo him a searching look.
" 'Are you out of work?' sho said."
ECZEMA DISFIGURED BABY
"Our llttlo boy Gilbert waa troubled
with eczema when but a few weekB
old. His llttlo faco was covered with
sores even to back of his ears. Tho
poor llttlo fellow suffered very much.
Tho Bores began ns pimples, his llttlo
faco waa disfigured very much. Wo
hardly knew what ho looked llko. Tho
faco looked llko raw meaL Wo tied
llttlo bags of cloth over his hands to
provent him from scratching. Ho wao
very restless at night, hla llttlo faco
Itched.
"Wo consulted two doctors at Chi
cago, whero wo resided nt that tlmo.
After trying all tho mcdlclno of tho
two doctors without any result, wo
read of tho Cuticura .Remedies, and
nt onco bought Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Following tho dlroctlono
carefully and promptly wo saw tho
result, and after four weeks, tho dear
child's faco was as flno and clean as
any llttlo baby's face. Every ono who
saw Gilbert after UBlng tho Cuticura
Remedies wnB surprised. Ho has a
hcaa of hair which is a prldo for any
boy of hla age, throo years. Wo can
only recommend tho Cuticura nemo
dies to everybody." (Signed) Mrs. H.
Albrecht, Box 883, West Point, Neb.,
Oct. 26, 1910. Although Cuticura Soap
and 0(ntment aro sold by druggists
and dealers overywhero, a samplo of
each, with 32-pago book, will bo malltd
freo on application to "Cutljtwra,"
DepL L, Boston.
Going Further Back.
A man who had suddenly becomo
very rich went to live in Now York
nnd began to spend money with a lav
ish hand. He decided that his namo
needed advertising, so ho visited a
genealogist
"I suppose," ho said, "If I pay you
enough you can traco my family back
to Adam."
"My dear, sir," ropllod'tho genealo
gist, "If you're willing to put up tho
money wo can prove, by ovolutlon that
your family existed boforo Adam."
LIppincott'o Magazine.
Just to Accommodate.
Hungry Olrl (ono of a party of tour
ists who havo arrived lato at a coun
try inn) No fresh eggs? But you'vo
got hens, haven't you?
Innkeeper's Wife Yes, but they're
all asleep.
Hungry Girl Well, but can't you
wake them? Fllegeudo Blaottor.
Its Place.
"Where shall I put this Joke about
tho millionaire dropping his handkor
chlef?" "In tho pick-up column, you boob."
Gurflcld Ten tho International Homedr for
all Irrugularitle of stomach, liver and kidneys
i composed entirely of puru horbs.
It Is hnrd for n man to mind his
own business unless ho has both a
mind nnd a business.
When birds of a feather flock to
gether it Is a pretty safo bet they'll
try to pluck each other.
Bo thrifty on llttlo things llko bluing.
Don't Bccopt wator for bluing. Ask for lied
Cross Hall lllue, tho extra good vuluo blue.
Sunday is the day of rest; but did
you ever know a man who felt reaU
ed on Monday morning?
- LEWIS' Single Hinder straight Bo cigar.
Fou pay lOu fur cigars not so good.
Trouble never attempts to dodgo
lb oao who aro looking for It
The Chief Requisite.
David Belasco, in an iutorvtow in
New York, condemned a certain ultra
modest typo of society woman.
"This typo, which luckily Un't
numerous," he said, "lives on noto
rloty. To a woman of thla typo a law
yer Bald ono day:
" 'Yes, madam, I can got you tho
dlvorco you desire. For $500 I can got
you a divorce and got It without
publicity, too."
"Sho wrinkled her smooth, white,
wcll-powdored forehead In a frown:
sho bit her rouged and over-rod lips
In annoyance
"'But what would It coat, sho ask
ed, 'with publicity?'"
The Last Word In Defense.
Tho angry mothor returns homo
from a shopping tour down town to
find that Tommy has broken Into tho
Jam closot, tcusod his llttlo slstor till
sho cried, smashed n window pano
with his top, tlod a tin can on tho tall
of tho dog next door, and then wound
up furthor depredations by tracking
tho parlor carpet with hla muddy
boots. "You young villain, I'm going
to whip you till you can't sit down."
(Grabs hold of him.) "Now what havo
you got to say for yoursolf ?"
Tommy Aw, say, ma, this looks
llko a frame-up.
Accounted For.
"Why are there so many men In this
Jail?" asked tho philanthropic reform
er. "I guess," answered tho guide, "It's
chlofly bocnuso thoy can't get out"
The Proper Course.
"Ib there a powder trust?"
"I don't know, but If thoro Is,
somobody should go gunnlug for It"
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and wholesome and
ling, teeming with palate joy it's
your soda fountain old oaken bucket.
PrpA u,rt .new booklet,'
Tree telling of Coca
Cola vindication at Chatta
nooga, for the asking.
Demand the Genuine ai made
THE COCA-COLA CO
ATLANTA, CA,
Whenever'
vnu ee an
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Why does W. L. Douglus make and sell more $3.00, $3.50
and $4.00 shoes than any other manufacturer in the world ?
BECAUSE: he stamps his name and prico on the bottom and
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Slues int everywhere delivery clurti prepaid. trail Color ICytiti (TmhL
No Frosts There.
Footo Llghto It 1b said that tha
southern tip of Florida is tho only
portion of tho Unltod States which
novcr has experienced frost
Miss Suo Brotto Too bad It Ib so
far awny from our traveling theatrical
companies.
Important to Mothora
Examlno carefully every bottlo of
CASTOIUA, a safo nnd suro remedy for
Infanta nnd children, and sco that It
Bears tho
6&Sii
SIgnaturo
In Uso For Over 0 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Caatoria
Her Foresight.
"It la really by llttlo thlng3 that om
can toll n man'a character."
"Yes; I thluk that waa tho reason
Julia broko hor ongagomont Henry
used to bring her Buch cheap choco
lates." Instead of liquid antiseptics, tablots
and peroxldo, for toilet and medicinal
uses, many peoplo prefer Paxtlno,
which lo chcapor and hotter. At drug
gists, 25c n bbx or sent postpaid on re
ceipt of prico by Tho Paxton Toilet
Co., BoBton, Mass.
Tho Remedy, '
"I bco boot Is still going up."
"Then tho best way to stop that U
to keep it from going down."
Beforo promising to fly with a younc
man it is, up to a girl to investigate
his ability as an airship 'chauffeur.
For regulation of tho stomnch and UowsJs
you will llml Oat-Hold Tea very Irencflclal.
Woman conceals only what sho does
not know. Proverb.
The Old
Oaken Bucket
Ht?lAf1 fri fVtM Krir.i Mfif-K
cold, clear purity -no such
water nowadays
Bring back the old days with
bottle of
of everything that's pure
delightful. Bright, spark
by
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