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CONDENSED STORIES.
How the Owner of Robert J Played a
Joke on a Stranger.
Nathan Straus recently recounted
to a party of friends a good story
about bis world fainous pacer, Bob-
ert J, 2:011-2. "A few days ago I
drove Eobert J through the park on
the road to the speedway. The,
' checkrein was loose, and the pacer
was plodding along in a sleepy sort for some hours in the open air and
of fashion with his head down, sunlight, says the Hew York Even-
Nearing the One Hundred and f ing Sun. An old or partially worn
ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
Some Suggestions on How to Frus
trate the Wily Moth.
There is really nothing that more
delights a moth than a spot of some
kind on a woolen- dress. It be
hooves one, then, to see that every
thing is clean when it is put away
for the summer.
Dresses, like furs, should be hung
Tenth street exit from the park I \
came abreast of a gentleman driving !
a handsome looking bay pacer to a j
60 pound speeding wagon. He was !
a stranger to me, but we exchanged j
greetings and jogged along* side by
side. Finally Tasked him what he
thought of the ‘old skate’ I was
\ driving. \%
“ ‘Does he belong to you?’ asked
the stranger.
“I evaded his question by mum
bling something about our trying
the horse out for -a friend who
thought of buying him, as he had
been told the horse was very fast.
“ ‘Well,’ said he, T do not want to
insult you, but I don’t think that
wreck could cover a mile in 17 min
utes, and I wouldn’t give you $50
for harness, horse and all.’
“ ‘I think he can do better and is
worth more than that,’ said I.
“Chatting in this fashion, we
jogged along, he telling me how
badly my friend would get stuck if
he bought the animal. Finally he
said, ‘Why, this pacer of mine has
only got a mark of about 2:24, and
I’ll bet any amount you can’t stay
with me for an eighth of a mile.’
At last it was settled that when we
struck the speedway we should have
a little go just to settle the con
troversy.
“You can imagine the outcome.
As soon as Eobert J struck the dirt
road up went his head and ears.
My acquaintance gave the nod to go,
and I held Eobert J in so as to let
- him get a good start. When he had
a couple of hundred yards lead, he
turned to look back at me with a
broad grin on his face. Then I
turned Eobert J loose. In an in
stant he was not only on even terms
with my horsy friend’s pacer, but
had passed him like a shot from a
gun.
“A more astonished man you
never saw. I learned later, that he-
had pulled up his horse at the curb
and inquired of a newspaper man
the name, mark and breeding of the
animal that had dropped him so
quickly. When he learned; he sim
ply thanked his informant, turned
about and jogged home. I haven’t
run across him on the road since,
and I don’t suppose he is anxious to
meet me, for I had apparently swal
lowed his horse wisdom without a
murmur.”—New York Times.
out binding should by mo means be
left on the bottom of a skirt because
of the dust that must inevitably be
lurking behind it.
Cedar chips put into trunks and
bureau drawers are fairly good moth
preventives.
Newspapers are gpod for wrap
ping about clothing, because the
printer’s ink, is offensive to the
moths.
Some housekeepers dip pieces of
paper in melted paraffin and lay
them when dry between the folds
of articles they wish to /protect.
Turpentine has a following of
persons, who consider it the best
thing possible for the work. The
great objection to turpentine, as to
most of the moth preventives, is the
fact that it is so objectionable to
human beings as well. You can
prepare a powder that, while per
forming the work of a sachet, -will
drive away the moth miller as well.
If small bags are filled with it and
hung among the contents of. the
wardrobe, they will be reasonably
safe. Mix together six ounces of
florentine orris root and one ounce
each of carraway seed, powdered
tonquin beau, cloves, mace, nutmeg
and cinnamon.
Saves Plumbers’ Bills.
Many a housewife who thinks she
is careful not to throw anything in
the sink is surprised at the amount
of waste brought to light by the
Maxim Didn’t Remember Him.
When Maxim, the high explosive
expert, was in the publishing busi
ness in Pittsfield, Mass., in early life,
he one day had some trouble with a
GARBAGE HOLDER FOB SINKS.
“i didn’t mark iron much, did i?”
new employee, and it suddenly
reached that acute stage when it
seemed necessary to pummel the of
fender. The next -day as Mr.
Maxim, who has a chronic inability
to recognize faces, was hurrying
along the street he caught sight of
a man whom he thought he ought
to know, and, hastening toward Mm,
he extended his hand with a hearty
“How do you do? How do you
do?” The man took Mir. Maxim’s
outstretched hand and, looking into
his face, remarked, “Why, I didn’t
mark you much, did I ?” It was the
v man with whom he had had the
-fVio flay Vtpfnrp-
plumber who has been sent for to
discover the cause of the clogged
drain, for the matter will accumu
late in spite of extreme care. Charles
E. Cox of Chicago has designed this
new sink attachment to catch the
waste products before they fall into
the trap, thus making it easy for the
material to be removed by any one
without the aid of a plumber. The
device is composed of a wire cloth
baskgt of fine mesh, which is sus
pended inside an enlarged section
of outlet pipe, with means for re
moving the lid and lifting out the
basket to empty the contents.
Around the central lid is a perfo
rated rim, through which the water
flows into the slanting gutter below,
passing thence through a coarse
screen into the wire "basket, where
the liquid is drained of all foreign
matter. Suspended from two ears
at the sides is a wire handle by
which to remove the basket, and the
cover can be lifted by the sliding
loop at the center.
Handy Candles.
For some purposes, such as carry
ing from one room to. another and
keeping in a bedroom to make a
quick light in. case of sudden emer-
gencyj candles are safe, clean, con
venient and cheap.. Any one who
once adopts the good English cus-r
tom of keeping a candlestick in each
bedroom will never abandon it.
Ha^e low, plain .candlesticks, easy
to keep clean, not easily broken
and with a saucer shaped base broad
enough to catch all the drip and
impossible to . upset, and ..even if
you never experience a Galveston
storm, a Charleston earthquake or a
big fire, you will still be glad a dozen
times a year that you have them.—
‘Ladies’ World.
Stop tlie Cough and Work off the Cold.
Laxitive Bromo-Quinine Tablets
cure a cold in one day. No Cure,
No Pay. Price 25 cents.
The Jack. Rabbit.
There wa3 a jack rabbit that lived on the plains;
He was a fine rabbit to see.
There came a small laddie who carried a gun;
He said, “There’s a rabbit for me.”
But the jaekie he rose and stood up so taU
That the laddie was frightened away,
And the rabbit he rolled on his hack and laughed,'
And he flapped his long ears as he lay.
FOR THE LITTLE ONES.;
An Uneducated Boy’s Wonderful
Knowledge of Dates.
In Bloomington, IndT, there is a
16-year-old boy who carries in his
mind a permanent calendar for at
'least the last half century, although
by many he is considered mentally
deficient.
To everybody in Bloomington and
around the quarries he is known as
the “weasel.” When asked his real
name, he gives any of half a dozen
which he has at his tongue’s end for
the purpose of satisfying the curi
osity of the questioner.
So far as Imown, the boy has
never attended school -and knows
nothing about the system by which
past and future dates are calcu
lated. When asked on what day of
the week a date 20 years hack came
on, the “weasel” .answers the ques
tion correctly within the space of
one minute and often in much less
time. He gathers up many nickels
and pennies by telling commercial
travelers at the hotels on what day
of the week they were born.
The day of the month on which
one was horn is given the boy, and
he immediately supplies the day of
the week. To the questioner this is
i*i many cases known, so that it is
at once known that the boy has
given a correct answer. Every ruse
has been made use of to muddle him
in his calculations, but in each case
he gets the best of the undertaking.
The other day he was asked on what
day of a month of a year in advance,
second Tuesday after the first Mon-,
day of a month of a year in advance.
His answer came in 40 seconds, and
it was found to he correct.
Nobody in Bloomington claims to
know the secret of the “weasel’s”
method of calculating dates. When
asked a date, he raises his hand to
his mouth, mumbles something
through his thin lips and works the
fingers of one hand, and the solu
tion is evolved.
CURES BLOOD POISON.
Scrofula, Ulcers, Old Sores, Bone Pains— }
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First, second or third stages positively •
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Bats and Owls.
Of all animals the bat is "the most
strange. There are many varieties,
of which the common bat is the
most well known. This creature is
about the size of a small mouse and
measures nine inches from the tips
of its wings.
Bats are of nocturnal habits, and
this is shown when in confinement
as well as when they have their lib
erty.
Some bats when caught and im
prisoned refuse food for a week.
During the day they seem desirous
of darkness, hut when night homes
they all try to scrape their way out
of the box, and when the lid is open
ed they escape and fly away imme
diately.
From spring to October the bat
may he seen almost everywhere flut
tering along with an unsteady mo
tion. Its flight is not rapid, Eke
that of a bird, hut resembles that of
a moth or butterfly; it turns and
winds in all directions, flying at
various heights, hut generally at an
elevation of 15 feet.
Remaining concealed d,uring the
days, hats emerge at nightfall and
commence their; flight. They al
ways appear rather weird,: flitting
about at dusk and uttering' their
shrill cry.
i Like hats, owls are of nocturnal
habits, as they commence their
search for mice (which seem almost
their daily food) at sunset. They
hunt all round the hedges for them
and frequently return to the nest to
see if their young are safe.
Have You Seen III
Druggists keep Dr. Caldwell’s Syr
up Pepsin in plain view, but if you
don’t happen to see it, why ask for
it. The manufacturers guarantee it
to cure dyspepsia and all forms of
stomach troubles. Sold by druggists.
This signature is on every box of the Pennine
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets
the remedy, that cores a cold in one day
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