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Fertaae.
slnantlc . aamble.
fjattfal with chance in all
is unquestion-
ahfcjBBS aylaa pssrl Babery. 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
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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. Fred
erlcC. Penfield hi Oentnry.
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Is of SSBM kind of
I aad la worn thrown
a flap of It
the forehead.
the head the
which I have
this to discern, la cinch
abost the neck.
la at the neck makes
a.Jdad' of. heed around the face, and
Is vary ekmfarjy manlpulat-
sf the women to cover up
sad other def ecta and to con-
the fact that their hair baa not
carefaOy combed.
.. 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
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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
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'TOaMBfltoa Herald.
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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-
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rfcr w - Ahtospj Bessie; to iarvs si
Br, - - mw ev si t r .
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jsjhi susBSlW'Wsaasn
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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?"
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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.
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thre fnlitiei of the wheat are retaiaei aai acrclofcd HI
H a toaa cracker ia which al the orjgiaa. footest it D
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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.
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Tourist rates in effect all winter to Pa
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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
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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.
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Agent and see what rates he has avail
able for your proposed trip.
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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 ?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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