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THE LATEST IN THE LINE OF
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aredevll Performer Rides Wheel In
Circle of Loops Up a Perfectly Pel"
pcndlcular. Wall at a Speed of a
Mile a Minute.
. . . When lht Ecl globe hi brollght. before '
fore the Public It will bu hailed lllnan
ImouHly 1\11 the "moHt HenHI1t1onal" act
over prodllcu,1 , anywhere
In the olden IUYH the flaring circus
pOKl.ora used to depict the wonderful
foatH of the "hllUlIlII files" ; n whole
family of acrobats who were pos5
EcsHed ( en the posters at least ) or the
astonishing ability of walking all the
celing ; heads downwarls. The noar'
cn : actual approach to this linpossi- I
hlllty until now was the riding of a
bicycle on "straight wall , " the upper
part of the regulation " ' . 'yclo whirl"
tended upward perpendicularly.
With this contrivance several men
have been able to ride fast enough to
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Slick ! to the absolutely perpendicular
, circle for several minutes nt a time.
nut the "straight wall" Is only the'
beginning of the Eck globe. The rid
'c'hi body becomes horizontal with the
leer as a mere matter of preUinlnary
l' 'warming up exorcise In this newest
. -ot sensations.
' Then seemingly In defiance at all
the laws : at gravitation , the man on
the wheel begins to steer Ul beyond
file center band , the point of the per-
1t.nrtlcular. . Little br little he goes
higher and higher , the radius of the
circles becomes less and less and
finally , his head almost directly beneath -
neath his feet , riding In a circle barely .
ly two wheels In circumference , he
suddenly shoots down Into the bottom -
tom of the sphere passes up the oth'
er side and over the very top , making
n complete "loop. "
His speed Is tremendous , sufficient
to carry him through this maneuver
baIt a dozen .tlmes. Gradually he
makes the loops further and further
away from the two poles at the top
and bottom , and finally brIngs him-
leJ ; to the perpendicular pesition
again riding around the center . band.
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'fho accomplishment of the net lies
wholly In the 8po'Oll attained by the
rlller. The contrJrllgul force necessary .
Hary to hold the wheel against the center .
ter band Is reached only with a speed
of thirty miles an hour With every
foot above this 110Int the increase In
speed ] nc'beBsol'y to throw the rider
against the concave surface of the
globe Is considerable. When riding
around the smallest circle , nearest
the top , It IH believed that human
power Is drivIng the bicycle at the
astonishIng rate of a mile a minute.
A Japanese Water Clock.
The device shown In the sketch Is a
Japanese ] water cloclt.- A metal drum ,
with a metal axle stuck through It , Is
upheld by two strings In such a man-
nor that the latter gradually unwind ,
nllowlllg the drum
to descend. The
druni Is divided in-
side into a series
oC compartments ,
In one of which
some water Is put.
The partitions are
pierced i by 1)111 -
holes , allowing the
water to pass
through one corn- _ _ _
partmen to another .
other \1S the drum
goes down. It can
only go round as
the water runs omit ,
und Its speed can
therefore be regulated .
lated acordlng to the size oC' the pin.
holes. The drum takes just twenty-
four hours to 10 from the top to the
bottom of the framework and the
hours are Indicated by pegs inserted
at regular intervals on one side of the
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Goggles fpr Chickens.
Among the current Inventions which
have been brought out In the name of
humanity to our dumb animal or bird
friend ' Is a pair of goggles to
bo placed on chickens to prevent them
from picking out the eyes of one
another. A couple of pugnaciously inc .
c lned birds on a farm can do a lot
of harm to the others and as a protection -
tection against damage being sus.
tainted to the eyes , It Is proposed to
equip the members of the flock : with
the goggles.
The shape of these protectors Is
such that hy springing them apart
allli placing them over the head of the
bird they will stay there of their own
accord. The frames are fitted ; with
disks or glass or mica.
These spectacles are designed for
very high bred fowls and are meant
to protect the owner from loss as well
as the chickens from hurt.-Science
SIftings.
Throws Plants In Coma.
A remarkable discovery has been
made by a German professor. He is
able to throw living plants Into what
he calls a state of coma , by injecting
liquid Into their stems. The plant
stops growing , but does not die. On
the contrary , the leaves remain green
and lifelike and stand 'up stiff end
erect. Moreover , they are absolutely
Impervious to any change of tOmpera-
turo or moisture. The most tender
palm or fern will stand the tensest
cold of winter , nothing seeming to disturb .
turb Its composure. Just what this
liquid Is remains the secret of the pro.
fessor.
Ancient Spur.
The earliest spur known consisted
of a sharp prod mounted on a base to
fasten about the heel. Antiquarians
place Its date at from 300 to 100 B. C.
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BOTH SLEIGH AND SULJ < Y.
Better Have One to Take Out Your
Best Girl Next Winter.
Anyone who has been sleigh riding
with his best girl and suddenly comes
uon [ n clean stretch of road from
which the snow has disappeared and
finds his old nag unable to draw the
sleigh over the rocks and stones and
ruts that beset him will appreciate the
idea of It sleigh which can immediate-
ly be converted Into a wheeled sulky
that will rattle along over the dry
ground until another snow.covered
highway is [ found.
The Idea Is clearly conveyed hy the
picture herewith presented. Wheels
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The Sleigh Sulky.
are attached to the rear of the sleigh
and by means of a handle may be low-
ored to come Into contact with the
earth , raising the sleigh runners and
at once transforming the vehicle Into
a wheeled affair for use anywhere.
The reversal of the handle or lever ,
when desired , returns the sully to its
original sleigh form.
Playing Poker With Dollar Bills.
Friends of a well. known business
man were Interested considerably the
other day when he received change
from a five dollar note after paying a
small bill on seeing him a sely examine .
amine the several numbers on the one
dollar notes received.
"There's a full house , aces and
treys , " ho remarked to himself , "and
there are two pairs , and there's a
straight flush. "
"What are you talking about ? " said
one of his friends.
"Why , there are three good poker
hands. I'm going to save them , and
to-morrow when I meet the 'gang' at
luncheon , we'll have a little game with
one dollar notes. -The loser pays the
bill for the crowd. That's why 1 examine .
amine the serial number on everyone
dollar note 1 get so carefully. Every
one 1 get that makes a good poker
hand 1 save , and I haven't been stuck
for the dinners yet. "
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Coreans male : the umbrella Into a
piece of headgear , leaving the bands
free.
Flve.Legged Calf.
Joseph Lafie of Benson , Vt. , has a
five - legged calf born June 2. which Is
thrIftv. Mr. Lafie has been offered I
1160 for the calf and , his mother. I
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BEE STINGS CURED RHEUMATISM
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Fortunate Farmer First to Prove Efficacy -
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There was an Invalid farmer near ' ' . ; '
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Franklin , 1\Iafs.-"was an Invalid far- , . . ' . : , '
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son Wllloughhy. For years lie 1 had 1 . : "ff. '
been a sufferer from acute rheura- . , " , -
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ho said at night "would God the day. . . . .i. \ .
were here , and said at dawn would , . : ° ,
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It happened that a few weeks ago . ' , '
he wandered amid the bee hives of 'a " t
neighbor , swinging along on his , ; t ;
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crutches. One of the supports went , . . , J r ' ; "
Into a soft bit of ground , he lurched
sideways , he tipped over a hive.
Instantly , about the man , helpless
to run away , swarmed the angry cloud ' " , .
of honey makers : and their warriors. ' . . , .
'He madly , unfortunately strove to " , , ' " . ' : i "
beat them off. They launched sting : : ' : '
after sUng into his skin : \ , he became ' .1
seml.unconsclous from agony.
Finally people came and rescued
him. He was put to bed and the phy-
sicians applied soothing lime water
and the other things they know-but
they said they had little hope that \
Mr. Willoughby could survive the terrible .
rible stings.
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But he did pull through , and one '
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morning ho was thirsty. There was . . : ' , "
no one near , and before he knew it , : ' : ' ; ,
he had jumped out of bed and gone i
to the bathroom. ; - ,
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As he raised the water to his lips , ' ;
he thought of.somLthing and almost - - < itl . .
dropped the glass. Where was that ' "J , r , :
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And truly with the going away of " v' '
the irritation of the bees' stings had
the rheumatism gone , too. . .
So Willoughby Is a well man today - , 1
day and , while he admits that the ' "
remedy was heroic , ho says he Is still
thankful to those bees.
Had No Need to Peep. . -
E. E. Rice Is famous In theatrical
annals for ' the 'Amazotlan Marches"
which he featured In his varIous at-
tractions. One night there was a ' .
great commotion behind the scenes , 'to : tjJ
and Mr. Rice went back to investi 'R - ) ; , ; ,
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peril of rough . 't. . . . , .
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of an Indignant . . . I . .
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a heroic rescue. ' ' : 3ilJJ.
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peeping into one , _
of the dressing
rooms : ' gasped the terrified 'outh.
"Humph ! " commented the manager
who perceived that the offender had ' "
been sufficiently punished. "I will
make you out a pass for a seat In the
parquet. You will have a better view -
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While on the road from Allonstown , " . . . . ' " " :
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N. H" , to Manchester Thomas W. ' ' ) = y
Lane noticed a black object In the ' ! ' - : , .
road. Taking his whip from the ,
socket he approached the object , .
which proved to bo a rattlesnake : Mr. ) " ; ,1 u
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prlsed to see It strike boldly in l.'esls- ' 'yl
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of ground was covered In the retreat . " , 111
before the snake was Idlled. The ; 4
snake was killed. The snake was a . " , a' : , '
large one and had nine rattles. . ;
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