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Com- i It U7 state lottery pales to the taking of the ta the draining of the last every step la. at- hy adds fortune, and never is sf the people of Portugal ' over a drawing of of which may at the very thresholds than la that of the af .Onylsa and soothern India of a Manar lab- DANGER IN HIGH SPEEDS. mr swtftir aarsswlel j vaaful ef snittsr aPaPjgPjA toMarr. fee feasts wa bfvalvs hi a lottery ticket It a asm withy of place In or be a seed pearl alas of only a few me oyster In a ban i pearl, and not more la a haadrad, be It a valne of Importance. pearling all therein contaln- 11s Osylsa admlalstratlon con- and for its trou- Bay exacts a ruke- sf twe-tkirda of all that may be And mere man. or slack diver, receives for one oyster la every three that he brings from the k's deaths, sad his earnings most as.saarsi with boat owner, sailors, afr its and aaatetaafej ahnoet wlthont there Is no la lbs world offering Ths Geyloa government to saaet three sat of every four to, the cnrrent tribute sf two sat sf three having become op erative only a few years since. 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Itasm the shsalders fas auuito falls down la front to the toes and behind to. the haste. It Is held together In frfsit partiy by ptos and partly by the hands sf las wearer. It la usually, but ae always, worn ever the street cos- Btorias; Astea Danger to drivers of automobiles grows rapidly greater with each new burst of speed.' .Acorrespondent of the Scientific' American develops the theme as follows: , "The danger in all cases increases as the square of the speed. Take threes machines of the same make, one. going five miles an hour, one twenty aailes an hour and one forty miles an hour. The second has stored up in it, due to Its rapidity of motion, sixteen times as much energy as the first, and if It leaves the road and runs Into an obstacle, such as a tree, a stone wall or a ditch, it will strike with sixteen times as great force. In going around a curve or turning a corner it Is sixteen times as likely to upset, skid into the ditch or strip a tire. When the power Is shut off and the. brakes applied It will go sixteen times as far before it can be brought to a stop. If It comes upon a pedestrian suddenly the latter will have to exert sixteen times as much energy to get out of the way in time and if struck will be struck with sixteen times the force. The third machine will be sixty-four times as likely to get into trouble In going around a curve as the first. "An object going five miles an hour Is moving with the same speed as it would have attained in falling teu inches. In moving ten miles an hour it is going as fast as though it had fallen three and a half feet Twenty miles an hour Is generally considered a very conservative speed. Now, twen ty miles an hour Is the same speed that would be obtained were the ma chine to fall thirteen feet through the air. thirty miles an hour Is equivalent to a fall of thirty feet forty miles au hour to a fall of fifty-two feet, sixty miles an hour to a fall of 120 feet and 120 miles an hour to a fall of 480 feet "A person struck by an automobile going twenty-five miles an hour re- WEB OF THE SPIDER. yVm to Which Its StoswtoT Pate It. Spiders form good subjects for ralay day study, and two hours spent In a neglected garret watching these clever little beings will often arouse such in terest that we shall be glad to devote many days of sunshine to observing those, species which hunt and build and live In the open fields. There Is no In sect in the world with more than, six legs, and as a spider has eight he la therefore thrown out of the company of butterflies, beetles and wasps and finds himself In a strange assemblage. Even to his nearest relatives be bears little resemblance, for when we real ise that scorpions and horseshoe crabs must 'call blm cousin we perceive'' mat his is Indeed an aberrant bough on the tree of creation. .Nature has provided spiders with an organ filled always with liquid, which on being exposed to the air hardens and can be drawn out into the slender threads which we know as, cobweb. The silkworm Incases Its body with a mile or more of gleaming silk, but there Its usefulness Is ended, as far as the silkworm is concerned. But spi ders have found 'a hundred uses for their cordage, some of which are star tlingly similar to human inventions. A list of all the uses of cobwebs would take much space, but of these the most familiar Is the snare set for unwary flies the wonderfully ingen ious webs which sparkle with dew among the grasses or stretch from bush to bush. The framework Is of web bing, and upon this Is woven the sticky spiral which is so elastic, so ethereal, and yet .strong enough to entangle a good sized insect How knowing seems the little worker as, the web and his den of concealment being completed, he spins a strong cable from the center of the web to the entrance of his watchtower. Then, when a trembling of his aerial spans warns him of a cap- CRIMINALS IN INDIA WHOLE TRIKS WHOSE HEREDITARY PROFESSION IS THEFT. Kept The? Are Pelito mm Medea CtU the MPrtfeaateM" Keatrea Them to me Crstel tnr ttnw phbotIv Iia seizpa hla mnntor C!lf mll" ? tnonn he h,m- cable and jerks away on It thus vlbrat self had fallen from a height of twenty- , i,i hh. . mvn, oae feet or, say, from a second story window; by one going -forty miles an hour, as though he had fallen fifty two feet or, say, from the top of a lofty tree; by one going 120 miles an hour, as though he himself had fallen from the top of the Washington monument" BUYING VOTES. -r sf amntoa by all wom en, as aaattor sf what class, on attend- la sbUgatory. This provld- for a aalform costume la quite rea ls designed to eliminate aa our Easter bonnet corn- allow the mind to for and devote Itself to things ritlah ! Oet GeMe Xem Fa the Jfoea. Votes have bean purchased shame lessly and on a huge scale in British elections. An arrangement was once made in the borough of Wendover by which two candidates were to be elect ed after a distribution of 0,000 ($30, 000) among the voters. The account reads: "This being settled, a gentleman was employed to go down, when he was met according to previous ap ing the whole structure and making more certain the confusion of his vic tim. Those spiders which leap upon their prey Instead of setting snares for It have still a use for their threads of life, throwing out a cable as they leap to break their fall if they miss their foothold. What a strange use of the cobweb Is that of the little flying spi ders! Up they run to the top of a post elevate their abdomens and run out several threads, which lengthen and lengthen until the breeze catches them, and away goes the wingless aero naut for yards or for miles, as fortune may dictate! We wonder if he can cut loose or pull In his balloon cables at will. A most fascinating tale would unfold could we discover all the uses of cob web when the spiders themselves are through with It Certain it is that our pointment by the electors about a mile mby throated humming bird robs many from the town. The electors asked I wi. t fnston tri,ttr th ninnt .!. ;t - to charch. aftafjsAahS ASMBBaaaBSW swells the attendance on for some of the ladles. they arise too late to have time far early morning mass, mere- sa their mantos over their is aatt sad, with the addition of aad foot trimming aa Is s give the impression of fally dressed, trip demurely off to all oatward seeming as peat boars instead of before their gUssn-Los An- .ffj It Is the eastern in certain parts of to carry bodies to the grave la allow the face to be fashion la said to have when the Tarka dominated the land. At that tune arms and am- were bens; constantly dlatrib- Orssk popalace In a way the Turkish officials an- a cesma which waa being escorted amewslni procession to centals not a body, but Aa order was then promul- laat bodies were to be borne to litters or In attoehhsaaed . Je fsave eeJy eeaas wsthest 1 r ,-Tea." ssM the teacher, "the egrep- al that Is gentlest In creation doves, the tuneful song the stately swan.. Johnny. swatle thtags are hatched aaVgatora, spar- said Johnny. Mats what ether """"p "fWaiawMaMj bbbbbbT BBaaaWarBTsa ahsaaa misbAa I Mr. anxueajae. stver the stranger where he came from. He replied, 'From the moon. They then asked, "What news from the moon?' He answered that he had brought from thence $000 to be distributed among them. The electors, being thus satis fled with the golden news from the aioon, chose the candidates and receiv ed their reward. At Hindon a man dressed fantastic ally as the dancing Punch called at the houses of the voters and left behind him sums of S to 10 guineas ($25 to $50). Another device was to collect the citizens at the Inns and hand them their reward through a hole in the door. For these offenses the house of commons passed a resolution that Hin don should be disfranchised, but so lax ware the morals of the time the close of the eighteenth century that the res okftlon was never acted upon. Again in 1859 the "man in the moon" turned up in Wakefield. He went about openly distributing money and did not appear to be In the least ashamed of his occupation. At Dub lin to 1868 a hole in the wall served the purpose of a distributing center for five pound notes, while at Shaftes bury an alderman paid through a hole In the door of his office a sum of 20 guineas ($100) to each elector. Chicago News. snd lichens which compose her dainty nest Search the pond and you will find another member of the spider family swimming about at ease beneath the surface, thoroughly aquatic in his habits, but breathing a bubble of air which he carries about with him. When his supply Is low, he swims to a submarine castle of silk, so air tight that he can keep It filled with a large bubble of air, upon which he draws from time to time. And so we might go on enumerating almost endless uses for the web, which Is nature's gift to these little waifs who ages ago left the sea and have won a place for themselves In the sun shine among the butterflies and flow ers. C. William Beebe In New York Post sVakssr laqalred 'Are they party expen- red lb. "And her thle, Hiram. item."- ,-aew sex may are,- anawe IM 'TOaMBfltoa Herald. -'' B9-'HBvYe)flK avVaMLl flftaM fault a aasa ttst has bon- withent looking m." 1 They cant that has settles In the wia- -niustrated about httfe ef happy peo- ssmfSSS rfcr w - Ahtospj Bessie; to iarvs si Br, - - mw ev si t r . R &:- ft -" - ""v' vv ". jsjhi susBSlW'Wsaasn . . rlem la Mew Terlc In 1636 there was a settlement at the foot of a little hill on Manhattan Island which the settlers called Slang .Berge, or Snake Hill, but which is now called Mount Morris. As the, set tlement grew each Dutchman who liv ed there wanted to name It after his native town. But aa each one had come from a different place la Holland they could not agree. Governor Stuy vesant made careful Inquiries, and. finding that no one had come from Haarlem, he nipped all neighborly Jeal ousies in the bud by naming it ieuw Haarlem. Cat C the Dogs vary greatly In their appetites, and occasionally we find a dainty feed er who will, nose over a mixed dish of food, picking out a bit here and there and showing but little relish for what he dees eat This la an evident sign that something Is wrong. Changing bis teeth. If a puppy, thus disturbing his syDtaay may be the cause, and In tola case a little cooling medicine ahoald be given. Am lasealeea Raae. Herodotus tells of an ingenious ruse employed to carry an Important mes sage through the lines of the enemy. Histiaeus. being anxious to give Aris tagoras orders to revolt could think of no means to send the message to bis ally, as all the roads were carefully guarded. Finally he hit upon a scheme. Calling bis trustiest servant to him, he ordered that the man's hair be shaven off. He then pricked the desired mes sage on the scalp of the slave and. waiting until his hair had grown out, dispatched him upon the errand. The messenger passed safely through the lines, and when be reached Aristagoras bis head was again shaved and the message read. Perfeatee. Perfumes exercise a peculiar influ ence over one's nervous system. A faint subtle odor Is nearly always en ervating, while a pungent, rich per fume often has a bracing effect Civet Induces drowsiness, a faint breath of musk invigorates and the perfume of the alee and the citron Is positively soothing and comforting. The delicate, spicy odors of pinks, carnations, apple blossoms and sweetbrier are thought to be beneficial. Eveletti resorts go through three The "Went Part. A. professor of .Trinity college, Dub :lin, overbearing an. undergraduate mak ing use of profane language, rushed, at hhn frantically, exclaiming, "Are you aware, sir, that yon are imperiling jour Immortal soul and, what Is worse. Incurring a fine of 5 shillings?" - ry Pletlf . howreeujar her BMrbeeaa be ealled pretty if Bihed. Oriao ks 4 Pratt Sfrat alia jjgisaina sad eleara IshhHrsBsMveraeie. OrinoLaxa Cff Deck. Idle Were yon taken by surprise when he proposed, dear? Ella Good nesa, yea! Why, I hadn't even looked ap hie financial standing! Ally Sloper. Summer stages. First People go there to enjoy them selves. t Second. People go there to divert' themselves. Third. People go. there to flaunt themselves. Then the place la fasbioa-able.-Llfe. If William CSaie te the Play. "Most actors admire Shakespeare.' "Some do," answered Mr. Storming ton Barnes. "Others are toocbuey thinking of how Shakespeare would admire them If he could only see. them do his plays." Washington Star. The second most deadly instrument of destruction is the dynamite' gun;, the first Js the human tongue.-7Jordom little ibeys father front his office earivand waa lying down for a asp before dlaner. The little lad's mother sent hhn nv atalrs to see If nts father was asleep. He returned with this answer: Tea, is all asleep bat his Teacher Which or the farther la ? Pnall-EMUaa Teacher Why? PuasV-Becauee yea aat sat ahlaad.aai ysa caa ass Iks Fry.' Woodruff. Pa writes: "After doctoring for two, years with, the best Bhyskaaas in UTaynesburg, and stilKgeUiBC'wotoa, the doctors advised me if I had aay bjaatoBSS to attend to I had better attend to it at once, as I could not pssaflsly live another atoath aa there waa bo cure for tea. Foley's Kidney Cure was reooaiaawded to ass by a friend;, and I immediately seat my son to the store for it, and after takiag three bottles I began to get better and con tused to4mprove until I was entirely well." C. H.Dsefc. India Is usually spoken of sa a land where life and property have become, safe under Brltiah rule. True, the bands of thugs, have, been broken up, the Ptadharee. hordes have been sup-' pressed, and the British police system Is spread over the whole country, but the criminal tribes or castes, those whose hereditary profession" Is rob bery and nothing else, remain, their instincts strong, wanting only opportu nity to practice their traditional call- lug, which the Indian caste system for bids them to abandon. These tribes are most numerous and most wayward in the united provinces. In which are- Cawnpur and Lucknow, the cities associated forever with the Indian mutiny. Half of the division is Oudh, the-native province last annexed by Britain, many of whose old men vividly re member when every "talookdar," or feudal chief, lived hi a fortified castle and retained a swarm of armed men, who received no pay, but lived on the country. They were official robbers. and their example gave free scope to the "professional" robbers, or, as they have always been known In India, the criminal tribes. These tribes are the Sanauriahs, the Barwara, the Sansiahs, the Dome, the Haburahs, the Aherlahs, the Banrlahs, the Bhatus. Each tribe baa Its own dialect dress and customs. A singular feature of Indian life Is that persons who would be considered depraved characters hi a European country and would bear the stamp of their nature on their faces are not de praved in their own estimation or in that of the people at large. A casual murderer is not ashamed of himself nor abhorred by his neighbors, who welcome him back among them if he escapes the gallows and is released after a term in jail. The universal be lief that all things are decreed by fate accounts for this amazing state of feeling. Much more, then, are men re garded with indifference or even re spect whose time honored, hereditary and natural profession is robbery with murder. So the members of these tribes go in and out of the towna and villages with out misgivings, and there is not a sign in their faces or manner to indicate that their business is robbery and mur der. When a gang encamps outside of a town the inhabitants feel uncomforta ble and take precautions, but cherish no ill will against the strangers. And when robberies and murders occur al most immediately within a radius of twenty miles they take more precau tions, but regard the whole affair as a visitation of Providence, like a flood or a Are. These habitual criminals are not de praved In any sense understood by the people. They simply have the mis fortune to belong to a trade which is unpleasant for the neighborhood like a dyer's or a tanner's. They are well satisfied with them selves and are as careful as other peo ple of their respectability. They have no unusual vices; they do not get drunk or riotous; they are civil, courteous and unassuming. Cruelty and ferocity are with them neither habits nor pleas ures, but simply methods of business. During the excitement of a sudden attack the people If they do not run away will turn out and aid the police in repelling or capturing the robbers. But If a police Inquiry begins two or three days after the robbers have done their work unmolested the people will usually do nothing to help in tracing them and will even deny that they have lost anything. For many years past the government of India has worked to Induce these criminal tribes to settle down to a peaceable and Industrious life. But progress is very slow. Vagabond age is bred in the bone and marrow of the tribes, and marauding Is their cho sen occupation. From time to time men will suddenly disappear, perpetrate several daring dakaitis In another dis trict and escape over the border Into one of the Independent native states, which cluster round three sides of the united provinces; The word "dakaiti," also spelled "da coity," means robbery by a gang of armed men, and a dakalt or dacoit la a member of such a gang. An assault by robbers, in India dif fers from one in Europe or America in that It always takes place at night and is accompanied by a tremendous amount of noise. The Indians are a noisy people at all times, and in a rob bery with violence the robbers' object is to terrify their victims Into a panic; hence whether travelers be waylaid on a lonely road or a wealthy man's bouse be attacked In a village the as sault is always made suddenly, with loud shouts and yells and in the case of a village with beating or drums ana waving of lighted torches. The persons attacked bellow for all they are worth, but rarely offer resist ance, and the general effect Is so terri fying to the cowardly people that the neighbors either fly or else barricade their doors and lie still till the robbers have got at least a mile away with their plunder. Even the shrieking of wo men under torture does not put heart Into oae of them4, for the men of a house that Is attacked try to bolt for, their lives If 'they can and leave the women to the mercy of the robbers, who apply fire to them and torture them In more atrocious ways to make them tell where the valuables are kept New York- World. 2. SBaffr wBaa IB Soda Crackers - : 8 BaH Baaal Ball aaaal JbK ;' X Wf At crery teal or fat a ! betweca ! wfcea Tm H coracr, im the aaoodag wheal yotx wake huejrjr, jar at 'M IH Bight fawt hefore foimf to bet Soak crackers are to M H lisht ajhi eaaOjr tifefled that tltj a a H IK tiascswhea yoacotMBOt tUak of eatia? aajrtUag cite. V W It aa laal otlattrtMatlstrefcaafciiarc lata V M . crackexa, the awyedatfae heiag M IbbBB bBbBS I Uneeda Biscuit I sbBbbbw aWnWnWnw WWsW VWsWaf tt a soda cracker ao KkmtificaDy Wkei tlut aD tlK rtii . tt thre fnlitiei of the wheat are retaiaei aai acrclofcd HI H a toaa cracker ia which al the orjgiaa. footest it D H areaem! tor yoa. ' A RATKHtAL MBCII1T COMPANY JT A Haw -Jaai A soar stoaaach, a bad breath, pasty ooaiplexioa aad other quencee of a disordered digestion are qaickly removed by the ass of Bia'ts Dyspepsia Tablets. Two daya treat BMat free. Sold by 20th Geatary Drag Store. Patte Center, Neb. BURLINGTON BULLETIN .. IN THE WHEELHOUSE. Law Sates. Round Trip to the Coast: Daily Tourist rates in effect all winter to Pa cific Coast destinations with variable routes. Chicago and return: One fare plua $3.00 for the round trip December 1st to 4 inclusive for the Internationa Live Stock Exposition. To the East and South: Very low homeseekers' and Winter Tourist excur sions through the autumn and winter to various destinations throughout the south and southeast. Visit the Old Home: Low excursion rates to the old home points In Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri and other middle states destinations, November 13th and 27th, limit thirty daya Homeeeekers' Excursions: Frequent ly each month to . Western Nebraska, Eastern Colorado. Big Horn Basio, dry land farming destinations or irrigated sections Dry Land Farming: Send for Folder and get hold ofaa quarter section of cheap land before it is too late. Free Kinkaid Lands: Write D. Clem Denver, Agent Burlington's Homeeeek ers Information Bureau at 1004 Farnam St, Omaha, about getting hold of a free section of Kinkaidlanila now being re stored to the public domain. Consult nearest Burlington Ticket Agent and see what rates he has avail able for your proposed trip. Consult nearest Burlington Ticket Agent and see what rates he has avail able for your proposed trip. L. F. UCTOl, Agent C.R&Q. By. Ii W. WAKELEY, G. P. A.. Omaha. A Car This is to certify that all druggists are authorised to reined your money if Foley's Honey and Tar faila to cure your eoagh or cold. It atops the eongh heals the lungs and prevents earioas re salts front a cold. Cares la grippe cough and prevents pneumonia and eon sumption. Contains nb opiates. The genuine is in a yellow package. Bsfnss substitutes, a R Desk. "-- - ITr ? M T.BBBBWJ The Journal wants' or writs it in. Paint Adds Value to Property For every dollar's worth of paintgood paint you put on your house, you add several dollars to ita value, for the dif ference in price which property in good repair will bring over a shabby building is by no means measured by the actual cost of the improvement. In this calculation we have not included the insurance feat ure the saving of the property from decay. . Good paint looks well, pro tects well, lasts well. There are many imitations of paint which do none of these things, yet cost as much or more, than straight white lead and unseed oil, the best paint It Ie There That AU the F Great Veeael Are DtreeteS. On entering the wheelhouse of an ocean liner a landsman Is likely to be awed by the group of instruments and masses, of complicated machinery on every hand. Your eye will first be caught by the wheel or wheels, for of ten there are two or more of them, one directly in line with the other. The first of these Is an Insignificant look ing affair perhaps a foot or so in diam eter, which seems out of all proportion to the work it must accomplish. Di rectly In front of It stands the ship's compass, while back of It are massed many complicated wheels and levers which transform the slightest motion of the wheel into the great force which guides the ship. All the great steamers are steered nowadays by the aid of steam or elec tricity. In the old days half a dozen men at times would struggle with the wheel in high seas, and sailors have been killed by the rapid revolving of the projecting spoke handles. The modem steering gear makes It possi ble to guide these great ships with the slightest pressure. The rudder, weigh ing many tons. Is perhaps 500 feet astern, yet with a touch of the polish ed wheel the great 700 foot ship will swing from side to side with almost the delicacy of a compass needle. The wheel that the steersman operates merely governs the steering engine, which, in turn,, moves the great rud der. The most astonishing thing about the bridge Is to find the wheelhouse with all Its curtains tightly drawn, as often happens, and the man at the helm steering the boat without see ing ahead at all. At night or even by day If the light of the binnacle is con fusing the wheelhouse la often com pletely shut In. The man at the wheel. It Is explained, does not need to look ahead. The lookout high up In the "crow's nest" and the officer on watch on the bridge will keep him Informed If any object Is sighted. The duty of the man at the wheel la to keep the ship on her course. Throughout his watch of four hours he must keep his eyes on the compass and nowhere else. On one side of the wheelhouse are posted the sailing directions, which give the wheelsman explicit orders. The course to be followed for the day la placed hi a neat little rack called the compass control. It suggests the rack In church at the aide of the pul pit which announces the number of the hymns and psalms for the day's service. The compass control will an- A RAZOR'S EDGE. S r eaall That Cunr Freat StreaalasT aad Leaar Vae. Very thin is the edge of a razor blade. Its thickness lias Iteen estimated at about one half millionth of an inch. A writer says of this wonderfully thin bit of steel, when seen under a power ful microscope: "The extreme edge of the section is distinctly bent to one side. Tills is nearly always seen in razor edge. The actual bend repre sents the effect of the last stroke on the strop which this blade has received. Now, this Itending of the metal quite uear the etle. minute as it is, has some very important practical consequences. If the razor lie used in such a way that the bend is toward the skin there will be a tendency for the edge Itself to burrow downward futo the skin, in stead of sliding easily over the surface aud inerery cutting away the project ing hairs. If. on the other band, the blade be applied to the face In such a way that the bend of the edge is away from the skin the edge will slide much more smoothly, with less tendency to cut or scratch the skin, while it will act upon the hairs In a slightly upward direction and thus tend to pull them tight while cutting. The direction of the bend of the edge can be regulated by the last few strokes on the strop. "This minute amount of bending un dergone by the metal near the edge of a razor blade has another practical re sult. We all knmv that a piece of wire which will quite easily stand being bent double will be broken if it be bent backward, aud forward many times. What really takes place is that the metal, which was strong and ductile to begin with, is gradually made hard and brittle and then finally breaks off. Now. the metal near ''the edge of a razor Is being subjected to very similar treatment. Every turn on the strop reverses the direction of the bend near the edge, aud, although the amount of bending is too slight ever to bring about actual breakage of such an elastic metal as hardened steel, it is yet sufficient to bring about a change to the metal which renders It less elastic and able to stand the strain. This Is why a razor which has been used long ceases to cut well or to hold a good edge. "Now It has been discovered that steel which has lost its proper elastic qualities by such a process of 'fatigue.' as it Is called, is capable of recovering Its good qualities under favorable cir cumstances. It will recover in tills way if left at rest, though this Is a comparatively slow process, which ex- plains the fact that a tool which has beCOnit MSfostt tlinilicll inllni..Ml nounce. for instance. N. 7. 8. W. or will be as good as ever after a prolong: anm tinoh formula Til vhmlaman I j. . -J . k""S ea rest, uut recovery will take place much more rapidly if the steel be warmed, so that a few miuutes' expo sure to the temperature of boiling wa ter will bring ulut recovery to an ex tent that would have required several days' rest at the ordinary tempera tures. This fact explains the advantage to be derived from the familiar prac tice of "steaming a razor before use!" some such formula. The wheelsman glances at this as be takes bis watch at the wheel and holds the great ship exactly on this course until he Is re lieved Francis Arnold Collins hi St Nicholas. t " IDEAS OF HEAVEN. Collier, KedSealor Southern Pare White Lead hy th UM Patch ,Pf n natf is tn; acknowledged standard. The Itouiaus believed In the Klyslan fields of the Greeks. The Haitians locate heaven hi one of the beautiful valleys of their island. The Assyrians believe heaven Is in the bowels of the earth or far away In the east. Some natives of the south Padac think heaven a place where they will be white. The Greek belief, according to Socra tes, was that the pious went to heaven. like prisoners set free, to dwell In un clouded peace. According to the ancient astrono mers, heaven was seven or eight solid spheres, with a planet for the center of each. Some even ran the number up to seventy. The Egyptians thought heaven to be on many islands at the foot of the Milky way. Those worthy spent the tune harvesting beans and ia feasting, singing and playing. aWBawB aPSVaaBaiflBra It mast bare hearted batcher whs kUled this hranW said the cbeerf el boarder, pausing la the sawing; of hla chop. -Why?' kindly asked the InqnMrlve must have hesitated three or years before striking the fatal Dea't Starve Tear aire. It Is a common mistake to think that pets can only be taught when hungry and to commence a bird's training by depriving It of breakfast, dinner or sapper Is a most unhappy begiuniug Ia reality the feathered folk are just as apt and full of fun after a comfort-' able meal as before it, aud to starve. scold or otherwise ill treat the little creature will usually render It too un happy to learn quickly If at all. ISirds are extremely nervous beings. They love a low. quiet voice and gentle movements love to be talked to, coax ed and made much of. If the pet is a new one and seems specially excitable or timid, you will have to teach it first of all not to fear you. Any little games be Is to learn must be acquired after ward. Mary Dawson in St Nicholas. Jtartyrdoni. "Svnroathetic neonle have a hard tlaae In this world." Tn what way?" They have to listen to other peo nVi trmihbxi and never get a chancej to tell their own." 5. - . s " - aaa. HAsV KAaV WewUrt i, a , '-. "-1.J -..-.. -s .. - , -'--sna U ?; YjTrz T " I ,i .- t-- . ..j .a .!- .-- -:alow"Txiiiilnn Tit-Hit. The most valuable' book in the British n Is the "Codex Alexandriaus, te be worth 200,000. t- fir i m wtX m. kra r i v ImT.' I ' III i A f -'-aSrV- ; ,. - iki ' --i ' -v KA--ii.Wr?.;i 2yttzzi .la EasX. i&S j?