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A Remarkable Festival Observed by
the Brahmans of India.
'or nB the many wonderful sights In
that wonderful land at India , none Is
, perhaps more striking to the European
than the festival of Sri Pnncham.
Pancham Is the god who looks ) ! after
the ; implements ) of those who have to
work for their living , and one day
, loal'ly In the year la set apart to pay
ihomage to those Implements The
night before the festival the mechanic I
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Hindo Merchanlcs at W rshlp.
wont to look after a gas engine , he
gives It a. thorough overhaul , or if he
'bo a carpenter , or a weaver , or a
.lJlacesmtlh ) , he makes his tools bright
' .and lays them out for the corning
morn
011 the day of the festival the implements -
plements are festooned with flowers
' 01' other decorations , and during the
day the religious - minde(1 ( Hindu offers
dainties to his tools , particularly
'sweetmeats. \VhlIe he offers the sweets
he mutters prayers , invoIcing success
to his future labor.
VICTORY NOT WITH HIM.
After Fight With Wife , Husband Was
Satisfied With Draw.
. .Among the many court legends related -
lated by ex-Judge Schatz , of Mount
Vernon , is one of an Irishman called to
the bar on a charge of wife-beating.
The : accused , a lightweight , whose
manner reflected
more of meekness
than ferocity , sat
rci quietly nursing a
few facial scars as
a t his wife , a burly
specimen of her
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race , excitedly told
_ Li the story of her
\ griovances. When
this , and the corroborative -
roborativo testimony ! -
, , mony of other witnesses -
nesses had been
heard , the Judge turned to the prisoner -
.oner and sternly exclaimed :
"Stand up there , Holahan , and let
the court hear what defense , if any ,
.you have to mal\O to this charge of. I .
, brutalIty. "
The prisoner staggered to his feet ,
: and as the blood trickled from his
wounds , as if to emphasize the plain-
tive tones of his remonstrance , he rePlied -
: Plied :
"Beggln' yer pardon , yer Honor , but
IOI don't t'lnk 01 bate her. "
"What ! " indignantly shouted the
Judge ; "don't think you beat her ?
After all the ( damning testimony we
'have heard have you the audacity to
expect the court to believe '
your unsupported -
supported assertion that you didn't
beat her ? "
"Ax In' yer mercy , Joodge , for me
'bowldnlss , " deferentially replied Hal-
3han , "but all the same 01 do bo
"t'lnldn' that ef yer Honor had been
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.rlfereeIn' the schrap yel'silf ye'd a-
; called It a draw.-New York TImes.
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I \ Report Seeing White Robin.
A white robin was discovered in
"North Broolcfleld , Mass. , the other
t day The bIrd was in a flock of ordinary -
dInary plumed robIns , and created
1i .so much of a sensation that a freight
engine was stopped to allow the traIn-
; , 'II1en to see it.
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Went Through Poultry Flock.
t , l\ \ pet dog turned himself loose In a
"Damaris cotta , 1\Ie. , poultry yard the
j ether day and slew 120 chickens In
sas many seconds. I
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KEPT J ON THE MOVE
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Handkerchief Has Been Around the
World Many Times
The "Co01n IIandlCrchlof , " which
for II' " 'yen years has been a contintt
oils traveler around the world is
again In Newcastle , Ind , having been
received by Harry 'I' . Coffin , a busi-
ness man. Fifteen years ago It came
into the possession of the familI and
was started from one member , Jf ) the
family to another , each In turn work
lug it off" on some other member
without his Imowledge. In this manner .
nor it has been kept ] on the go for
fifteen years and has been to Manl ! ; ,
Porto Rico , England , and all points
In tl < c United States. During the Cof-
tin family reunion In Newcastle last
SIIII1mOr it was slipped Into the trunk
of a New York representative of the
family , who several weeks later discovered -
covered it and sent It on , with the
result that it went around the world ,
reaching Omaha , where a member of
the family lives. The family considers -
erR it a relic and 'wlll leeep it travel-
Ing as long as there is a member of
the family living to' send it to. It
bears a proper inscription , and each
recipient adds a little to it each time
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A Roman servant girl goes to mar-
lcet early every morning to buy the
brealtfast-bread , butter , and milk for
coffee-eggs , too , if desired. She buys
only enough for one meal.
Calf With Two Heads.
A weB-developed calf wIth two
heads was born at the farm of
Charles S. Atherton of Essex Junc-
tion , Vt. , April 28. It lived but a few
hours. The heads were perfect , and
were joined to the body by a short ,
thick llecl Mr. Atherton fed the calf
and It received nourIshment at both
its mouths.
One of Rare Species.
An unsalted specimen of the genus
American , who was Introduced to J.
PIerpont Morgan
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recently , facetiously -
ly Inquired : ar.
"Dill you ever see
a genuine monopo-
list , Mr , Morgan ? "
The banker hesitated -
tated a moment
and then replied :
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once r.\et a man
who minded his
own buslness.-New York TImes
When Meat Was Cheap.
Good beef sold for a cent a pound
In the reign of Queen Elizabeth 111
England. Pork sold at the same price ,
a chicken at 2 cents and a fat goose
at . elgh't cents.
THE FIRST WOMAN'S CLUB.
Old Church Where It was Formed Is
Still Standing.
Near the town of Daldwlnsvllle , N.
Y. , on the old homestead oC Elizabeth
Farrington , stands the ruins of a lit-
tie old Puritan church which for years
now has been the home of pigs.
Yet associated with the spot and
the few decayed hoards remaining are
recollections that will ever live even
in the memory of feminine clu dom.
It was In this little house that , in
the early part of last century , a society -
ety was formed by some charitable
and socially inclined young women
which proved to be the nucleus of the
oldest woman's club in America.
It will delight the hearts of the
members of Sorosls and of feminine
clubdom of the country over to know
that this mother or all women's clubs
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still exists and Is In a most flourIsh-
ing condition.
No woman's club in the United
States can boast of such an aged ancestry -
cestry , and surely It should be awarded -
ed the first place upon the roll of
honor of aB federations ! of women
Lysander , N. Y. , Is Its present home ,
and it is needless to add that it plays
a most important role in the social
life of the vIcInity In whIch it Is lo-
cated.
MARVELS 11'4 HUMAN VOICE.
Singers Who Do Wonders With Their
Vocal Chords
The London MIrror has an article
on high and low notes of the human
voice , and of the singers who sing
them. Starting with a woman's voIce ,
we find that the average top note Is
the G , an octave and a fifth above the
mIddle C I-the ( ) number refers to
the note on the scale. The professional -
al soprano generally takes the C above ,
known as "c in alt. " Mme. Patti sings
an l1' above (2) ( ) . Ellen Beach Yaw
goes one better than Patti and takes
the G above the I" (3) ( ) , The last rec-
ord-holder was MIss Edith Helena ,
who could sing the next note A (4) ( ) .
But now there is a marvel-1\1lle. \ Ame-
lia de Lagreze can sIng C , three octaves -
taves above the middle C (5) ( ) . This
(1) ( ) (2) ( ) (3) ( ) (4) ( ) ( ti )
Marvels in Sound.
young lady's vocal chords , when she
sings her top C , vibrate 2,048 times a
second.
Borrow Money to Pay Bounties.
The little town of Marion , Me , is
payIng 5 per cent interest on money
borrowed to pay the bounty of 25
cents per head which the legislature
of 1903 placed upon hedgehogs
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Divorces While You Walt.
Seven dIvorces were granted In a
slpgle } hour In the superior court at
New Haven , Conn , last weel
NOBLEMAN LIVES IN CAVE.
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tude to Excess /V /
One of the most remarkable noble 1
men In all Europe Is probably Count :
Russell , whose.love of solitude Is car-
ried to such an extent that he lives I
In a series of caves placed high up on ,
the suowy Vignemale In the Pyrenees. ' " ' ) ' '
The Count has a house in Pau and J.
Is a man of wealth-a Frenchman of
Irish extraction. He does not , how- !
ever , care for social functions , and so
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he conceived the original notion of
renting from the French government
the whole of the Vignemale mountain I
from 8,000 feet to Its summit , 11,000
feet. For this he pays the nominal
rent of one franc (20 ( cents ) a yea .
While the caves were already In existence .
ence , the Count has consIderably "as-
isted" them by means of pickaxes
and dynamite , carried up on mules.
The Count frequently sleeps In deep
snowdrifts , wrapped In his reindeer
sleeping bag , and from his nest among
the eagles both France and Spain lie
at his feet on either hand. The caves
are quite comfortably furnished , but _
have carpets of straw , and the Count
frequently ends ] them to frIends who i
come to visit hIm in Pau i
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Literal Literature .
( Extract from a popular novel ) : 1
"Flora el was a vision of femInIne
loveliness. Her swanlike neck sup- -y .
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ported a fair face crowned with a. . ,
wealth of golden hair whIch glowed
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like radiant autumn leaves. Her shell-
like ears , eyes like twIn stars , and JJ
coral mouth made the fair maid in- '
deed a dream of beauty.'I l ; '
Red Rose Paid for Rent. , , -
Probably one of the longest leases I
known was granted for a small piece . , r"J
of meadow land , some sixteen acres t
In ! extent , in Surrey. It is for the tt"
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term of 2,900 years , and was granted I
on St. Michael's Day , in 1651 , at the '
singular rental of "a red rose when J ,
demanded. " It is not stipulated that )
the rose shall be the product of this
land , which Is fortunate , for no such
rose grows anywhere on the sIxteen
acres
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which records were smashed on the J
sandy beaches of Florida ,
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Present for Pet Cat
A small bag that came through the
mails addressed to "Hon Tommy I 1
Postoffice , Hartford , Conn. , " was
found to contain catnip , presumably ) I. . . .
Intended for the pet cat at the Hart . ,
ford office.
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