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Recently Patented
The Bertillon system has received
a sad blow in the demonstration of
( the fact that a person may to a very
great extent change his physical "
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A - , ' ; Williams , attached to the Denver post.
a . office , has taken it on himself to show
l ; . how this could be done , and some
, . , lime ago he subjected himself to an
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I. ' . a systematic scheme for the purpose
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/ the measurements previously made hy
r' the Bertillon system , which were
c thought to be infallible. At the time
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. , : 't weighed 190 pounds and measured 5
feet 2 inches , and after going through
a somewhat prolonged course of training .
Ing he weighed 150 pounds and meass
tired 5 feet 4 Inches in height. The
system of physical ; culture taken up.
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their sockets and allowing , the space
rj where they were pulled apart at the :
, , ; . ; joints to 1m with cartilage. By this .
! method the body is lengthened without . !
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out over-development of the muscles , ,
. such as is the case in physical train-
Jng adopted by ath etes.
Then in order to effectually prove
his ground that the Bert11l0n systenr
was worthless , Williams submitted
himself to arrest In several different I
cities where the system was made I
use of In the identification of criminals . :
nals and in no case was he recognized
by the original record. The ability
to increase the height was the one
thing which broke down the certainty
of the Bertillon system.
An apparatus to produce this in
creased height was recently awarded
patent and a drawing at the Instrument . ,
" ment Is shown herewith. In a few
words , the sUbject Is placed on a sort
of a rack , with the head and feet securely -
curely fastened , and by the application .
tlon of a screw the subject Is literally
stretched. By undergoing this operation .
tlon at regular intervals it Is said to
be possible to make even greater additions .
. ditions to the height Ulan Mr. Williams .
" lams succeeded In doing.
Took Railroad Coal.
The Kansas Southwestern a short
! 4 branch road running out of Arkansas
City , has opened up a conscience fund
account. Some time ago the agent at
Caldwell received the following letter :
"Agent-Will you please send the ad-
dress of the superintendent at the
Frisco depot , or here shall I write to
make a wrong right ? "
. .j The required address was given , and
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the following letter came as a response -
sponse : "Dear Sir-When I was a
small child I took some of the railroad .
road company's coal , which I wish to
pay for , 'as I am now a child of God ,
and heaven and lost souls are my only
desires. "
In the letter was enclosed a postoffice
order for 75 cents.
One-Handed Tennis Champion. ;
The woman tennis champion of New ! .
Zealand has but one hand , and that Is
the left one , but she can serve a ball
that Is difficult to return.
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"MortgnOt Lifters. "
Horo' arc thl'l'u HIICelult'n ears from
11 field of corn gl'Own In Polawl1ltcl11lo
county , Iowu. 1'hey were sent to time
World labeled 1 1\lol'tgu/o / Llflel's "
'rhoy eeltulllly 1IIUaSIII'O up to this
lla me.
The smal1C'st of the three cars is 13
incites long tool 2 inches In 11la1ll ler.
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On It are 300 grains of rich yellow
corn , distributed In fourteen rows
On the largest ear there are ,000
grains in sixteen longitudinal rows
The three ears weigh five pounds ,
and would provide a hearty meal for
a hard-working horse.
Placed beside one of these big golden .
en cars an ordinary car of core looks
like a "nuhbln , " such us Is passed over
and left In the sbucl at a hushing hee
Though many banks have failed in
Iowa recently , this photograph certainly .
ly Is proof } that the corn crop has
not falled-New York World.
Queer Corner of Earth.
One of the queerest corners of the
earth is Chatham island , off the coast
of Ecuador. This Island lies GOO miles
. west of Guayaqul1 , and the equator
runs directly thl'ough It. Cupl. neln-
man , who was Bent to time Galapagos
group of Islands to inquire Into the
proper grounding of a deep sea cable ,
stopped at Chatham Island , and says It
abounds In cuts , every one of which Is
blacl These animals live in the crevices -
ices of the lava foundation near the
coast , and subsist hy catching fish and
crabs , Instead of rats and mice. Other
animals found on this island are
horses , cattle , dogs , goats and chickens -
ens , all of which are perfectly wlld.
Esparto Grass.
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From esparto grass , grown in southern .
ern Europe and Spain , arc manufactured '
tured printing paper , cordage , shoes ,
matting , baskets , nets , mattresses , etc.
gspartero , the celebrated Spanish hull
fight r , was so culled because his father .
er was a dealer In this grass.
Hog Bests Horse In a Fight.
- A horse and a hog owned hy
Charles A. Young of Enon engaged In
a fierce fight recently. The horse was
so badly Injured that It had to bo
1lled. l - Springfield Correspondence
Cincinnati Enquir
ARTIFICIAL SOD NOW MADE. -
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Intended Chiefly to Supply Demand
from Large CltieD.
Time dOllllllHl for sod III a large city
Is gTeat r limn call ho supplied front
the surrounding : country , with the re
stilt ! that grass : for transplanting : Is
now shlppol ( long distances , and the
price 113 correspondingly high. Ills no
wonder , then , that an artificial sod has
been mlHlu. The gl'oon sod 113 capahle
of transplanting at any time of the
year and has the advantage of pree
son tlng a reasonably green sward ut
once , whereas the artificial sod takes
on Its emerald hue only after the
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inventor of the latter , however , claims
that one is rewarded for this delay
hy the superior appearance of the
grass when It finally docs make Its appearance .
: leal'anCe ) , being uniform In its character .
acter and free from weeds and other
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undesirable growth.
'rho sod consists of rich soil with
grass seed embedded therein , time mass
being : pressed or dried in l\ sheet
which Is laid on the ground where the
growth of grass is desired : With a
little care or water nature wlll do the
resl.
Oldest Man In Germany.
The oldest man in Germany-or who
Is believed to be so-has just celebrated -
od his l1lth birthday , 01' to be more
exact , the lllth anniversary of his
christening , which took place , as Is
recorded In the official registers , on
Dec 2 , 793. Ills name Is , KusIJl1r
Griesser , and he lives at Lorsch , In
I1esse , where ho follows the plow
even now. During the whole of his '
life he has never quitted his native ;
place for more than a day. I
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Stone Weapons Centuries Old.
A plowman at Culmore , In the south
of Scotland , surprised recently at the
number of worked flints his plowshare
was turning up , communicated with
the local antiquarians. Excavations
disclosed an entire workshop or stone
weapons , , In every stage of manufacture .
ture , just as they had been left hy the
primitive laborers who manufactured
them. There are altogether ,000 of
these flint weapons , all beautifully
chipped into leaf.shaped arrowheads
or hammers.
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New Things for the Table.
Now things / for the table are con-
stlumtiy malting their uppeal'anco In
the china shop ! and at the ! 1I1"cr.
smiths and many of these novelties
are particularly well wOI'th noLlehl/ /
'l'hfJ aecompanying ( illustration
shows three now IlI'tHIIICtlOI1S thnt are
serviceable for the Illncheon or ton
1111)10. ' 1'he distinctive note uhont the
honhon dish 1s its which =
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nclly resembles a Ilonllol-lht' ) ) ( ' Palo
green tint of time ware currying out
time resemblance completely. Time 1111.
versmitlm contributed the tongs , which
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being : patterned after the wlshbono ,
which In these days serves as a model
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for val'lolls articles of jewelry , as well a
as table ware. OI'l\PO fruit Is 11 pleas-
lug addition to the luncheon ] menu , as
It is also for breakfast IIIHI time most
approved way of serving it In n glass
such aR is here portrayed. 'rho fruit
Is placed In the smaller receptacle and i
the latter Inserted In time goblet , time
space hetween the two giasHd8 being
filled with shaved ( ice.
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Horse Brought Home Dead Master.
A strange crime Is puzzling the police ) '
lice of llol'lamo , Haly. At a late hour
In the night , a hOl'80 and trap belongIng . t
ing to Signor Laroupl , a well known
. citizen , drew up In front of his houso.
On time seat was Signor I..aroupl's
headless body , with the reins tightly
wrapped around time hands.
The crime is believed to have been '
committed hy members of Il secret society .
clety , among whom Signor Laroupl I
had enemies.
Time head was afterward found In a
sack containing Christmas presents ,
which the murdered man had p\l1'- \
chased In a neighboring town earlier
In the da ' . ; '
After decapitating ) their victim , the 'r
murderers had secured the body In "
the trap and whipped ) up the horse i ;
The animal having frcqutmtly traveled ) I
by time Same rood found its way home. "
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their t antarctic expedition ml1do wooden .
en spectacles IIIw this 10 shield their '
eyes from time blinding glare of limo
sun on the snow. "
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Fright Caused Loss of Hair ,
Palll Bowles , a ten-'ear-old son of '
a Bolivar , N. Y. , merchant , lost his
hair hy fright. A runaway horse ! } ,
threw time boy In convulsions , which :
caused all the hair on his head to fall
out.
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