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IN MEMORIAM.
A bright star baa ceased to
thirte iu this old world but tbe
loss of this world is gain of tbe
other world where our dear friend
kud'pupU Miss Lois Wnghr has
goneto dwell with our dear Savior
It IB h*rd to give up our dear
friends when they Set old but
oh how much harder it is to give
bp otre like Lois just in tbe bloom
of life and happiness. 8he had
just joined the church at Ohats
worth during the great revival
there this summer and we have
learned since she joined the
ehurq’b she was very faithful and
djd all she could to influence
others',to do as she had and fol¬
low the Savior.
home ®r a broad she was al
ways the same loving sweet nat
®ted. Lois always had a sweet
smile and loving word for evry
one she knew. At home she was
jciiijj .and obedient always will¬
ing p do any thing for her par¬
ents, brother* and, sisters that
she possibly conld. At school she
wan studious and obedient and
WAa.loved br, every school-mate
as she wf s one of the jolliost girls
at (school. ,.
She will not only missed at the
fijreside of her own home but she
will be «reatly missed at school
also ip the community in which
she lived before going to Chats
wortb. ’ r *'} ■ ' ' ‘
W© know ifc is awfully hard to
know that we c»n no longer see
the sweet fnoe of Loii on earth
but let us keep in mind it will
t
not bd long until we shall follow
her example and be with her on
the other side.ofthe river.
8he is gone from our midst buf
she will not be forgotten and
.
While, *he was only sixteen yeais
of age, jusjt ready to begin a new
life for her Master, Be knew beat
grid took her to dwell with Hun
iosteid of living in this old world
of sorrow>nd disappointment.
Let us thiuk of, her as one of
the bright pmgels around the
great white throne of Hod graz
inland woishiRping Him, who
jpst g few davs ago made her one
of fhe happiest of gins.
4h« was only a short time in
the-service of our master but she
can new be with Him forever and
praise Him for. His wonderful
love and-salvation.
i li we will only thiuk of her a»
being so near to ps, just above
where there is no sorrow piin or
death and where she ia so happv
where all ifppeace and love, we
could not think of wanting h“i;
b#£k witJj us in tliis unfriendly
World. Let us, tike Lois, devote
out tipie, eve»i if it is abort, to
the serviced of our Master and
when QUL.tijue comes we can say
as Lois, did we don’t care to, live
longer ; but want to go to dwell
,
vrjth Hi«p who reigns on High.
Besides many dear friends and
rejativef Lois leaves several sis¬
ters^ brothers and a dear father
and mother to piourn her loss
, &lie died of that, awful disease
typhoid fever last Thursday night
at eleven p J clock. The funeral
services .were conducted by Rev.
Jsanney at Chatswarth in the
Baptist church where she Was a
member. .;*■ v
We can pot express our sympa¬
thy tb her dear parents, brother*
sisters for the loss of their
daughter and sister but may they
look to Him for consolation cheer
during the sad hours of beraeve
uient |tid strive tc live so as
meet b»t in tbe upper
kingdbia. May God and Ilia
b. *116 i. .11 until «. meet f>.r
uflWt the other shore. Her de
^rieid and teacher,
Lizzie West,
Dalton. Ga
1 WAKT«D--Inai»t» curios,
ing arrow bemds, kpcar points , ax
es, celts, etc. It you have
relic8,addre6i, W. M. Sappi
• Dalton,
.Notice; After this week
wilt-only gin twodate in tbe
Tuesday »hd Thursday.
> JfAHMtR# VJkiob Gimse Cq.
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Humor Philosophy
Bf DUNCAN M. SeUTB
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
If there ta one thing that a married
man know# better than another, it, ia
the fact that be ta bo## of the house
hold, and #o, hecure and happy and
content to the knowledge, b# doesn't
giv# a rap who run# it nor bOw.
i.l«TEN 8om# men like
W»T. /WAT to tdlk just’- ad
i eo our Well as any wo¬
IN9 man - that live#,
1 but the men art
1
c *! ■ • nob so generoua
; f of their talking
and- want to be
paid for It
I It to hem for
/ m a man to consent himself
i to make
ridiculous, buVbe
generally can irf
e^i f J made for. a to consldebl- do so—
> tloji.
.
A wife who ta able and willing to
support her husband is entirely Justi¬
fied to requiring him to stay in nights.
: ■* l ti '? •'
It i# hard tV‘hjnjiyince a man that B*
is wrong when his living depends upon
his being right. • »"■ * >*»?.
There are Jdts of men who ddn’t no
derstand women, bat at that thay don’t
hold any edge over the woman.
Lot# of people will work anybody for
money—except themselves.
It ta chrtous, but when a tnan otakas
it hot. for you a coolness to sure to
arise.'
The ‘Wise, u|j to date matrimony man in figuring alwiys
on the expenses qf
to be safe figures to the coat and ali¬
mony. r
*»**. * v
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If you engage to a lawsuit, you arc
almost sure to lose even If yen win.
j wp.
Don’t be so puffed up, to your ojrn
cohcelt. It Isn't at all safe. Their* art
so many prickly people always around,
and they are great on the piincfuijkig
ait. ■*' • -■ •, .V
Some people who \<i do as they plgeiM
don’t. , :>•’ '
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A man of peace often surprises hta
acquaintances by bis strength And
agility and fighting proclivities when
they get him In a comer.
Jar For th# Egotist.
The world hoe troubles ** its own.
Nor hoe it time to stop
To bother u ft’ logs along
About your trouble crop.
Nor to it always sate to try
Tbe eyrapathiee to win
Ot the ponce! for like as not
They'll only run you .la,
You think when something oemee along
That eavora of disgrace
The world stands round a day or two
To gossip on youroaea, „ v
To efiew the tender morsel fine
And call the flavor prime
And talk about you ln Me sl ee p ,
But. psba»„ it tmen't tks*!
The moon and Otars do sot stand etJU,
The sun don’t hesitate.
The neighbors do not loaf around
And tor the details wait.
Perhaps a tew old goaslper*
With nothing else to do
. Mar talk It over onoe or twice,
But what are they to you?
The world has too much op its mind
In making night and day
A decent Uvtag for Itself H
Your sad misdeeds to flay.
Bul cheer up, though you may have
slipped,
And take another brace.
Wot one <tn fifty, maybe lese.
Has heeird of your dlegveoe.
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Taken at Hie w*r#. ’
“See that fellow across the mom? 1
*“
“That wfcn’t make any
with him. .He's a Jolly dog.”
J***** ^ 8part: bw ’
8p ° rt *
( Mr. Tightwad.
It teas hie chief amusement
A dollar bill to pinch.
Me bough t land fly the acre
And aoM it by the hum.
“I bare Just Utecov Like X. the perpetual Beet.
ttan.»
“Pshaw! What BM yea go and
that for?"
“What's the harm ta kr '
“Nothing perttculsr. only 1 was
jjfffBTif ao me thing aftgtoal erf gwa."
THE MURRAY NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1909.
ANGER IS DANGEROUS.
H Wreck* th# Whole System and
Tend# to Shorton Life.
It to wall known that a violent of
tempet offsets th* heart instantly, and
pay cbophyalelst a have discovered the
presence of poison in the blood lmuro
after such outburst This *X
plains why we feel bo depressed, «*
haunted and nervous after any storm
ot passion—worry, Jealousy or revenge
swept through the mind. It has
left in its wake vicious mental poiison
other harmful secretions in - the
and blood. f
There is no constitution so strong
bat it will ultimately succumb to the
racking and twisting of the
centers caused by an uncon¬
temper* Every time you f be¬
angry you reverse all of the nor¬
mal tjmital and physical processes
in you rebels against pas¬
storma; every mental faculty pro¬
against their abuse. » !: 1
■"It people only realized what havoc
indulgence in hot temper plays in
delicate nervous structure, if
only see with the physical
the damage done as they can see
follows in the wake of a tornado,
would not dare to get angry, w
When the brain cells are overheated
a'lUt of temper their'effleigridy absolutely i*
impaired, if not
The presence of the anger poi¬
the shock to the nervous system,
what makes the victim so exhausted
demoralised after loss t self con
fiwett Marden Success
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THE BACK OF THE NECK.
it Froef Against Draft# and
Coldi in th# Head.
"When 1 Was a boy,” said a doctor,
didn’t believe in drafts. I thought
they who Imputed colds to drafts
cranks. But one .November
at a concert I felt all the even¬
jl strong draft on the back.x>ls.my
It was so strong it resembled a
pump ’Now.' said, I to;pay*
‘well see if this draft wtlHgive
truly a cold.’ ” 8
He shuddered. i m
“For* week," he said, *T was laid
with to vile a cold that I couldn’t
save- with my mouth open.
now ! am satisfied that nine out
every ten colds are solely dowjfto a
on the back of the neck. •
know how to prevent such colds.
1 may practically say that 1
t* prevent all colds. It is a
that non* of my patient#, thanks
my method, know what a cold is.
"Whey leara from me to do this-to
the- back of th* neck every
in cold water. Thus the spot
Jt becomes draft
< ;o, fie—.*
“And when jrwmpatient, peculiarly
to coKta, visits mjrpecul
treatment ta to blow on the back
his i neck witty* -bellows fojv several
in succeaiiOB.i Tbe« bellows, .In
with the. icy dnoefia, frees
( from all future susceptibility.
bis Winter* pass without
horrid winter pest, a bad cold.”—
Bsw Ostsaas Times-Democrat t,
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Cai#r«rf' Preacher*# .Text, a
A colored man in Atlanta. Ga., Is a
preacher'on Sundays and a barber on
♦eek fdays. One of his customers
makes it a rule to be first to tha chair
on Monday toorning, when be ta’sure
of betog entertained by a resume of
“tlacl# Rastas’ ’* Sunday dissertation
At nipM the family always looked foi
the latest from the colored brother
This was one of hie recent effusiohs:
“Yesterday I took for my text “Clean
lbiees' am next to godUness.’ and I
dun reach my, climax wld dis argu¬
ment: ’Now, what day follows Sun¬
day? . Why, Monday. Monday Is
wash ’day to all well reg’lated fam
bfles. Monday cornea uex’ to Sun¬
day; so. my bredden, that settias It
that tbe words of my tex’ am true,
“Cleanliness aiy nex* to godlinesst,’ * » #»
-(--Chicago Record-Herald.
T#0 Mueh Quiet. 4
On one occasion the hustling and
Miergetiv archbishop of York; Dr.
Msclagan, wrote to the vicar to an
outlying village suggesting • that he
should lend his church for the purpose
of giving th# clergy of the district a
"quiet day” for meditation and fra ter
sal reunion. Th# witty vicar «f this
aMepy hamlet to’ the wolds promptly
replied: i a i.„. > eg
• My Dear Lord Archbishop-Your very
Wad l#tter to hand. But what th# people
In tide village want moat ln their spiritual
Ilf# is not a “<jut#t day,” but an earth- ’**
quake.
—London Standard.
vrt< ■ ‘
* ‘v : An Appeal For Mercy.
“Judge,” said the prisoner, “I sup
pose you’re going to soak me.”
“You are a habitual offender.”? re¬
plied the judge; "were caught witlfthe
stolen goods, and the eourt will have
to do its painful duty.” 5
“I d«»*t want to seem unreasonable,’
replied the prisoner. “I don’t mind a
long sentence. I’m used to it
•aY. Judge, cut out th* lecture that
usually goes with it, won’t yon.*’—
Philadelphia Ledger.
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-c Th*' Brute. A.ft
“Yes, this room is dark, damp and
positively uninhabitable. It Is
plied for your wife’s mother, if she
earf. ” <•
v*Bbe has. I’ll take the
Traveler. >t‘
t* An OW Timer.
, “He’s an old newspaper man.”
..“About how old?" 6 *
<?W«11. ■ he -can remember when
only issued extras when
happened."—Louisville
Europe is less than one-fourth
targe a* Asia.
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Covell’s Joke
By WILLIAM MORRIS, JR.
Copyrighted. 1908. by Associated
Literary Press.
All Balmoral, with the exception of
Ban Betterley and his slater, thought
Colonel Covell’s joke a good one. The
Betterleys were excepted because the
Joke was on Dan and the talk across
the bar of the Brindle Pupvaloon was
hushed on those rare occasions when
Betterley favored the place with bis
company. At other times men slapped
each other on the back and roared as
Coveil detailed the progress of events
The Joke had sprung from a careless
remark made by Rob Headers when
Julie Betterley bad refused to marry
Howard Wetton on the ground that
she did not want to leave Ben alone
to keep house In bachelor discomfort.
“Some one would do Wetton a per
sonal favor by marrying off Ben,” sag
gested Senders, and the rest of the
crowd shouted with delight at the idea
of the silent Benjamin marrying.
“But he wouldn’t know bow to ask
a gtrl," suggested Colonel Covell.
“Some one would have to pop the
question for him. By John Rogers,”
he added, “I think I’ll do it for him!
I’ve a maiden aunt back east who’s
been crazy to get married for more
years than I’ve lived. Her name’s
Adora Dedrick, and she must he about
sixty now.
“She's got a flttle money, and she
may think that he’s marrying her for
that, but sbe’l! take 7 him. We’ll carry
along tbe game until we’ve proposed
for him, and then we’ll let Ben get
the answer or else wc’l! bring tbe old
lady on and let him fight It out with
her.”
"That would be great,” declared
Henders approvingly. “Let her walk
right up to him and put tier arms
around his neck and say ‘Darling!’ I’ll
bet that will score him into talking.”
“I’ll be one to help pay the old lady’s
traveling expenses on this here excur¬
sion,” broke ln Denver Bill, who dealt
bank. “What will It cost?"
“Say §400.” suggested Covell as he
off his hat aiijfi threw in $20. In
! few minutes more than the needed
had been realized, and, calling for
and paper, Covell wrote the first
while tbe rest of the crowd
on.
Betterley was not disliked In Bal¬
hut his tacifurn ways and his
to make one of the crowd that
thronged the Brindle Pup
him a man apart from the rest
the crowd was willing to pay
the pleasure of seeing his amaze¬
when his undesirable bride elect
appear.
Unmindful of all postal regulations,
postmaster agreed to let Covell
the letters addressed to Dan Bet
should any come from the little
New England town where Miss Adora
Dedrick lived- Presently It came, a
heavy letter ln which Miss Dedrick ex¬
pressed a willingness to correspond
with a man so well recommended by
Cousin Covell.
“I guess she’s forgotten you, Col,"
suggested Henders when this line was
ranched, but Covell merely grinned ap¬
preciatively and continued to read.
There was little to laugh at in the
letter. Indeed, more than one in the
crowd wished there was some one
back east who would write letters like
that to him, but Covell’s vivid descrip¬
tion of Miss Dedrick's overripe charms
and the thought of what Dan would
say when she arrived kept the joke
alive during the correspondence that
followed. Finally when Miss Dedrick
wrote that she was sending her pic¬
ture and the accompanying photo¬
graph proved to be that of a comely
girl scarcely out of her teens Corel)
rolled on the floor In his delight.
"Cousin Adora was that Ud before
they knew how .to take pictures,” he
insisted. “She must have begged this
of n photographer. I think that it’s
time to spring the joke now. We’ll
send her the money to come on with
and ask her to start at once. Dan will
see this picture, and when Cousin
Adora comes I reckon he’ll he some
surprised”
Covell laboriously indited a lengthy
letter, in which he declared Dan’s lu
ability to wait longer for his bride and
begging her to come west at once.
A few days later n telegram tele¬
phoned from the railroad town to
camp announced her start, and when
they Iwd learned the sense of the
message the plotters allowed it to be
delivered, while at the same time Miss
Adora’s last letter and her picture, to¬
closed In the original letter, were
placed back in the postofiice and de
llvered to Dan that evening.
The Brindle Pup kept open until 4
O’clock in the morning that the earii
est news might be learned, but Dan
gave no sign that he was disturbed,
A scout reported that his shack was
in darkness.
“I don’t think I’d lose sleep my
self.” admitted Henders with regret,
"I suppose it took him rather sudden
that some one’s done his courting for
him, but bo’s willing to make good for
his unknown friend with the original
of that photograph."
“Wait until he sees what he draws.”
reminded Covell. "Hell go some shy
of sleep when Cousin Adora gets after
him with all those letters. She’ll nev
er believe that be didn’t write them.”
The thought; and*¥ren fheered the disappoint-
3 ones. when Dan went
quietly to ‘his claim on the morrow
and did not even ask the jvostmaster
about the letter they chuckled as they
thought of the awakening that was in
store for him.
Every man to the camp was on
hand when ^ho, stage came over from
three days later.
Far down the trafl the driver waved
his hat three times as a signal that
bride had arrived, and they were
lined up about the front of the
where they could watch Ben and
sister without being so near that
might suspect something.
There was a tense moment when
veiled figure descended from the
of the stage, but a murmur of
followed when It was
that a heavy automobile veil was
Pan came forward. and the arrival
to him. He led her up to his
and the three climbed Into the
buckboard and were off to
shack before the camp fairly
that it was being robbed of
fun.
"It’s going to be curious when she
off that there veil.” said Hen
with a Blgb. "but it's darned
that we can’t declare In on the
I sort of feel that I’ve been
"Same here,” chimed another voice,
though Covell urged that there
would be plenty of fun. be was
unpopular for the moment.
in an effort to change the humor of
crowd he invited them over to the
Pup, and they were still hav¬
drinks at his expense when Dab
strode in and drew Coveil
one side.
“Poole here.” he said quietly, but
a ring of determination in his
“Dora has been asking for ‘Cous¬
Coveil.’ and I suppose that means
If It does, you are at the bot
of this trick. I want to know
It all means.”
“It was a sort of Joke,” explained
who did not appear to bt
enjoying the “Joke.” “Some
the boys thought that you ought
be married, so’s Julie could marry
Wetton, and I remembered
I had a Cousin Adora back east
been wanting to be married for
last fifty years, so I thought I'd
the whole lot of you happy and”
“And you did the writing.” couclud
Dan. “From what Dora says 1
1 that never there saw. were I want a number them. ^of
From the saloon safe Covell esfr- t
the package of letters and silent y
them over to Bettecley.
“I suppose you know what the pun
is for illegal use of the mail?*.
asked, raising his voice. “The first
from any one that reaches my
ears to the effect that she was
victim of a rotten practical joke
bring a postal inspector here who
see that you get what’s com lug to
r
“Your wife!” gasped Covell. “Von
mean to say that you’re going to
that mummy!”
“Doesn't the fact that you are atUI
argue that?” asked Betterley.
joke appears to be on you. Covell.
fell in love with her photograph just
Dora did with mine, and I was well
’ to make tbe match you so
planned ”
"She looks like that photograph?”
Covell gaspingly.
“It doesn’t half do her justice." de
Betterley -fondly. “The Adora
that you have been corre
with became Mrs. Henry
some ten years ago. This
is her niece, her brother’s child.
named after her. She was the only
Miss Adora Dedrick. and she received
the letters. She wants to see her
and if you dare hint anything
when you come up I’ll”—
“You won’t have to,” said Covell
humbly. “I’ve acted like a hound
puppy. Dan. You needn’t be afraid.
I’m ouly too glad the joke’s been
s witched "
“Same here,” said Betterley. more
contentedly. “You fellows come up to
nl"bt There’s going to be a double
wedding, for now Julia can marry
Wetton You’re a pretty good joker,
colonel’”
••I ain’t no Joker," declared Covell.
with more emphasis than grammar,
"ITn one of them pretty pink Cupids
thnt they have on valentines—and I’m
rather giwd at the job too.”
- The Poverty Ridden,
vVas there ever a more heartbreak
lug problem than that of being poor
an( j vet looking prosperous? Far bet
_
ter WPre „ diet of potatoes and cab
bage soup and a pair of leather
breeches of the vintage of 1858. And
{j,at Is one great reason why the coun
try—be it in Galway or Cattaraugus or
Posey county—is a better place to be
poor in than the city. A man is a
man there, even if blue drilling jump
ers are his best.
Barring a condition of actual, grip
jag want—-from which may God save
all who were made ln his Image—there
ri re no people in the world so fortunate
as those who have made up their mind
to be poor and happy together. Nor
la there anywhere a man so cursed as
he who can no longer live in the sim
pie society in which he was born and
yet yearns for it.—New York Mail,
The Beginning and the End.
The beginning is three or four weeks
previous to election. Two aldermen
get to talking politics over their beer,
and one finally says:
“Well, Jim, I think I know the send
ment of the people, and I'm willing to
bet my candidate will be elected.”
“He doesn’t stand an earthly show.”
“Money talks.”’
“How much will you
“Five dollars.”
“Done.” J
A?ul two or three days after the elec
tlon the daily paper informs its read
ers:
“Among those who had a clear ta
sight into the temper of the electors
throughout the country is Alderman
Thomas, who backed his acumen with
his money and is a winner to the ex
tent of $30.000.”—Baltimore American,
MOUNTAIN SLIDING.
Hawaiian 8msll Boys Simply “Dr##
Down tha Edge cf th« Scenery."
■Water sport# are by no means th«
only vigorous athletics Indulged in by
the boys of Hawaii. Mountain climb¬
ing is a favorite pastime, for there are
peaks 4(000 feet high wlthlli easy walk¬
ing distance of any pdrt of Honolulu,
and on the Islind of Hawaii there are
two mountains fully 14.000 feet in
height. Not Infrequently the Honolulu
schools give picnics on the mountain
sides that the pupils may gather land
shells. It is on these excursion* In
search of land shells that the Hawaiian
schoolboys revel In the once national
sport, mountain eliding.
A very steep mountain skle 1# se¬
lected. where the grass Is long and
sloping downward. Every one gathers
his own tl leaves. The ti leaf is soofle
thing like the banana leaf, but not near
iy so long. With a bunch of ti leaves
ln ^{ s hand the first boy steps to the
edge 0 * tbe side, grasps the leaves by
the steins In both hands, places the
j eaI y part urK ;,-r him and sits down,
give8 himself a start and drops down
(he edge of the scenery like a flash. I
was assured that it was an easy mat¬
ter to regulate the speed of descent by
merely grasping the tl stems firmly
and lifting them upward, this acting n*
a brake. I longed for the thrill of drop¬
ping down over the edge of a moun¬
tain and upon my brief sled of ti leaves
began the descent. 1 went like the
wind. It seemed as though my breath
would be taken away from me or that
I would plunge head over heels, to be
dashed to pieces among the tree* be¬
low. I thought of my brake and dretf
up on the tl leaves with all my might
and came up with a jerk that Jarred
every bone ta my body. There I sab
looking downward almost perpendicu¬
larly. held ia position only by a few
leaves resting on tbe smooth, slippery
grass, hut tiie sliding gras# is nearly a
foot long, and It is only after It has
been repeatedly slkiden over and beat¬
en down that it approaches perfection
in the eyes of the Hawaiian small boy
and sometimes leads to accidents,
^y^en. f or instance, the thin layer of tl
i wlV es wears out beneath tbe slide a
g er) tle tug at the stalks part# the sled
)m(i seU( } 3 the s jig er whizzing down¬
va[ , ( j | u a laos t uncomfortable and un¬
graceful manner, all arms and legs.
UcU , 3 the victllJI of 8 , wh aa accident
{g not gtoppo \ lu hia downward
th( . trmjk of a tree.-St
Nicholas
SCARED THE ROBBERS.
Odd Incident In England In th# Eight,
eenth Century.
For a time during tbe eighteenth can,
*»** «“ Ln « a “ d there was a lull in
‘he robbery Industry owing to au odd
incident. Shortly after the execution
ot an English burglar named Elllston
» curious communication purporting
to have been written by him was put
Into circulation. “Now. as f am a dy
isl % man ‘ U rtln - " l haTe dono * ome '
«»»ng whk b may be of good use to the
Public 1 have left With an honest
man-the only honest man I was ever
acquainted with—the names of all my
wicked bre,hreti, the places of , their .. M
abode, with a short account of the
chief crimes they have committed', in
many of which I have been tbe accom¬
plice and heard the rest from their
own mouths. I have likewise set
down the names of tlioee we call our
setters, of the houses we frequent and
all of those who receive and buy our
stolen goods. I have solemnly charged
this honest man and Iwve received his
promise upon oath that whenever he
bears of any rogue to be tried for rob
bery or house break ing he will look into
bis list and II he finds there the name
of the tide! convene d to send the
whole paper to the gocernment. Of
this 1 here give my companions fair
and public wanting and hope they will
take it.” It is said the hint was so
effectual that for a long time plck
pockets and burglars In that part of
England went into panic stricken re
tiremenf. And. this being so. It is just
as well they did not know that the let
ter was a clever forgery, the work of
that prince of wits and humorists.
Dean Swift.—New York Tribune.
V
Climatic Changes.
There Is plenty of evidence of the
very best sort which goes to prove that
not only Europe and North America,
but the lands situated within tbe are
tie circle, must have enjoyed a tropical
climate. The numerous fossil remains
found in those regions are those of
plants and auimals which, according
to the present state of our knowledge,
must have lived under conditions now
found only In the equatorial belt. Noth
Ing is clearer than the fact that th#
polar cold is steadily gaining on the
temperate and tropical zones and that
eventually tbe land will be ail ie#
fields.
Donald Knew. t
Margaret, aged ten, was a beginner
to history. "Mamma," eke asked,
“what does‘behead’ mean?”
“To cut off a man’s head, dear.
There was n moment of sileut study,
then another question.
“What docs ‘defeat’ mean, mamma?”
Little Donald, aged four, was later
ested.
“1 Ubow, mamma,” was his logical
conclusion. “ ‘Defeat’ means to cut a
man’s feet off.”-Delineator.
Very Different.
“In the olden days a reformer was
liable to be burnt at the stake.”
“Yes. and now we put him on th#
lecture platform and give him 60 per
cent of the gross receipts’”—Washtag
top Star,
Talking and eloquence are not tb#
sahib. To speak and to speak well are
two thing#— Ben Jooaata