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SUNDAY MORNING.
THE OLD BUOLc.
There, on the wall. H hangs, with dented Once, sharp and shrill, It burned and blared
curves and battered muutb, from mouthpiece out to bell
A$ though it fought the soug of war it With strident sound, ami stinging strains,
ehrulej across the houth; the startling soug of bell
As though the blasts of wrath It blew had Oft, ring ng rampantly, it sung in tone and
clutched it in a grasp voice elate.
I'hat left the lasting llngor prints ere it re- In clearest, keenest melody, the rhapsody
leased its clasp. of hale.
There, on the wall, it hangs today—a token Yet now it hangs there peacefully, and sings
of Time's lapse— but when the gaps
Tor now it knows no other song than that In thinning ranks call for the sad and sweet
sweet one of "Taps.” old soug of " laps.'’
Th bent and battered bugle that has sent And when they take the bugle down to play
its thrilling call, above the mound,
Until a thousand men have hurled tbemsel- No soldier heart but quicker beats when
ves ngainst a wall — comes the well-known souDd:
Agaiust a wall of bsyoaets -of bayonets and No soldier mind hut travels once again the
flame distant ways
And leaped into the charge as if the bugle That loom anew In memory—though dim
called each name! mlng in the haze.
There, on the wall, it bangs today, between There, on the wall, It hangs today- -a token
the soldier caps. of time's lapse -
And In its rusty throat there Is no other And now it knows no other song than that
song than ••Taps.'’ sw*-et one of "Taps.”
—W. D. Nesbit. in Baltimore Amerieun.
LOVE THE LEVELER.
The Romance of a Machine Room.
By W. WENDHAM.
She threaded her way daintilly
through the great shop with its be
wildering whirr of machinery and Its
roaring fires —its flying sparks and dirt
and oust and smoke.
Now and again she stopped to watch
some great machine perform Its al
most human work. The men, with
their splendid muscles and perfect skill
interested her immensely. But her
companion was distinctly bored. The
grime and sweat and dirt offended his
aristocratic senses and the noise Jarred
upon hi* tars.
“What you can Ann interesting in
this pandemonium I cannot Imagine,"
he expostulated. “It is bad enough for
■ hose who have to be here and do the
work." but to deliberately seek it when
the sun Is shining outside, the roade
are hard and a motor car Is waiting, is
beyond me.”/
"Oh, Philip, can’t you feel the thrill
of seeing things done by real people?”
: lie replied. “Just look at that man at
the forge! See *he great muscles
stand out as he lifts the hammer. And
see how skilfully ho shapes the Iron!
"i he strength of a giant, Hie delicate
touch of a woman—lt is grand!"
"Well, I’m blessed If I can see it that
way,” rejoined the man. "Par from
seeming romantic, It looks to me as
though the fellow might as well he in
prison as he compelled to spend his
time doing that kind of work. Of
i nurse, I suppose they are used to
ihls sort of Liber —and somebody has
to do It—but I can’t say I care to see
them at it—anyway, on a fine day with
Ircsh air and a lively spin awaiting
me.’’
Just the shadow of impatience
crossed the girl s face at this speegh,
hut she laughed merrily and continued
her way through the shop.
It was Ida's flrst visit to the great
works of which her father was the
owner. She had been reared in the
exclusive atmosphere of wealth, and
her vision had not readied much be
yond her father's palatial mansion, the
theatres, the other palatial mansion i
In “our set," and the Continental tour.
Of course, she knew about the great
mills, but. heretofore to her they had
been simply acres of gloomy, smoking
prisons, from which there was wrested
the money that bought all the good
things.
On this pleasant day in the early
antntnn, wearied with the conventional
round of pleasures and pnstimes with
which sho was surfeited, and some
what aroused by a novel she had been
reading, which dealt with the world
-of workers, she had determined to sec
(he Inside of those great smoky shops
and find Just what was going on there
end the manner of men who lived
among them.
Her father had laughed at her
whim, an I as he had not time that day
to go wiih her. Philip Hammond act
ed as her escort. Philip was her con
stant champion—her destined husband
- the son oi Mr. Norton's life-long
friend, a successful hanker.
It was hut a moment after the con
versation recorded between Miss Nor
ton and Mr. Hammond that an acci
dent occurred.
A man directly ahead of the visit
ors currying a heavy load on his shoul
der. made a misstep, fell against a
great leather belt, and was carried off
his feet and was carried up
ward with the belt. As he realized
his danger he gave a fearful shriek
and his eyes met those of Miss Norton.
The mortal terror in them burnt Into
iter very soul and she shrieked:
"Philip, Philip, save him! Oh. save
Mm!"
She saw the wheel to which the belt
was dragging him and knew that ho
must he crushed.
Philip saw the fearful danger, but
t tood as one paralyzed. <
He could have reached the man from
where he was. but stood trembling
with white face and horror-stricken
ryes.
The attention of the entire shop had
been attracted by the shrieks, and a
store of men were running toward the
scene.
"Pull that lever, you there with the
white cap! The black one! Quick!
Throw off the belt!” came in clear,
commanding tones from behind. But
Hamiftond did not stir. He threw up
one hand to shut out the sight of the
tran being crushed.
In the meantime past the two vis
itors sprang the man who had shout
ed.
It was the blacksmith from the forge.
| The man on the belt was right in
the clutch of the wheel.
It seemed to Ida that she must sure
ly faint.
At that instant the blacksmith made
a lunge at a revolving wheel, caught,
two of the iron spokes and braced his
Ettlwart lege.
It seemed as though he would b
thrown against the machine beyond—
i'Ut. no, the wheel stopped with a Jerk.
The muscles of the blacksmith’s
aims anil chest stood out like whip
cords. ,
"Quick, hoys, quick!” he cried; “l
can’t stand this long."
He had no need to urge. Already
two workmen had hoisted a third to
their shoulders, and he pulled the vic
tim from the wheel, with one arm bad
ly crushed, but alive.
Then the blacksmith lei go the vri
tnd the machinery started to whirr
and buzz. The men crowded about
him. uttering congratulations.
"Well, I'm bloat, Joe. You saved
Mike from bein’ made Into mincemeat
that time. I didn’t think It. could he
done. By Jove, Joe, I’d like to have
your muscle."
These and similar compliments were
fired at him as he turned with a broad
grin to the forge.
Directly in his way stood a beautiful
girl with blanched face, her great,
brown eyes swimming with tears.
"Oh, sir, 1 want to say that you are
ifie bravest and strongest and quickest
man I ever saw. I cannot thank you
too much. I was afraid he would he
crushed to death."
He flushed to the roots of his hair.
“It was nothing. m:.-s," he said.
"Any of the men would have done it.”
That evening Ida went over the
scene with ner father. He knew all
about and told her that the rescuer
was Joseph Madern.
"One of the best men we have, ’ he
said warmly. "A thorough mechanic
and an inventor. We keep him at the
forge because there is a particular
part of the machine that has to be
dene by hand, and Madern does it bet
ter than anybody else. Few men have
the strength and skill Combined to do
It. We pay him as well as though he
were a 'ortmau, but have to keep him
at the lorge. 1 have ordered that he
ho handsomely rewarded for his hero
ism today."
“Papa, *1 want you to invite him to
dinner,” suddenly said Ida, after some
minutes spent in thought.
“Who?" asked Mr. Norton, looking
up from bis paper.
"Mr. Madern. 1 think it would be.
a much nicer way to show apprecia
tion of his heroism than merely to
give him money.”
Mr. Norton smiled. He was not
wholly undemocratic in ins .nstinets.
"But your mother." in* ss.i,.
She had un answer, and the result
was (hat Joe Maderh found himself
wltn palpitating heart going up the
steps of the Norton mansion one even
ing.
He was neatly dressed and bore him
self with a demeanor that charmed the
girl as mu h as his exhibition of
strength.
Mrs. Norton absented herself from
dinner with cold disapproval.
After dinner Miss Norton took her
strange guest to theßurary, and was
astonished at the wkft knowledge he
displayed of books and the strong opin'
inns he held on economic topics.
He told her of their workingmen’s
c ub and the discussions * they 'had.
“You should attend one of our open
meetings; It would interest you,'' he
said.
i will.” she replied, and she did,
and was still more astounded to hear
him in debate where he stood like a
lion to tight for his opinions, using
always the most foredful language and
displaying the widest reading and in
formation.
She invited him to call, and he did
once or twice. As he was about to
take his departure on the second occa
sion he said:
“l think this is the last time. Miss
Norton, that 1 will see you. and 1 want
to tell you how thoroughly 1 appreciate
your kindness and how much l have
enjoyed the evenings 1 have spent
here.”
"The last time!” site repeated, the
Idood rushing lo her face 'What
dt you mean? You are not going
away?"
"No, but it is bet icr that f should
rot see you. We belong to different
worlds. They do not mix. The very
keenness of the pleasure I feel in com
ing here warns me that 1 had better
10t.”
■ There is only one world for kindred
spirits." she said impulsively
"Do you mean that? Do you know
what you are saying?” he demanded,
coming close to her.
fehe stool wall downcast eye*, men,
sliaiebtsuing his broad shoulders an
throwing hack his head, he said:
‘tuisb Norton, I am a plain, blunt man
of the people and not versed in the
ways of society. I have discovered
that 1 love you and I know it would
be presumptuous to propose for you.-
hand. I do not quite understand what
you mean by your last remark. If you
mean that you consider that wo are
on a social equality, I want to say that
I love you with a love as deep and as
honest as man ever had lor a woman.
1 can otter you nothing but that which
my arms may earn, and that is not
what you have been accustomed to.
Still, if it should so happen that your
exceeding kindness to me means that
you love me, all that is nothing.”
He stood looking at her as in a
dream. She swayed, and fell into his
arms.
"That's what it docs mean," she
whispered. "You are the only real
mart 1 ever saw.’’
There was a dreadful scene when
Madern spoke to Mr. Norton, hut he
sturdily tohi his employer that he hau
been accepted by Ida and they were
going to marry with or without par
ental consent.
Mr. Norton summoned his daughter
and she corroborated the statement of
her plebeian lover.
Then Mr. Norton told them that the
girl had not. a penny In her own right,
and if she married Madern she never
would hav e.
To which Madern replied that that
pleased him exactly.
They were married. Madern left the
employ of the Norton works and found
another position.
The Nortons were unrelenting until
some three years later, Mrs. Norton
being dead and a fine baby boy having
been born in a certain rose-covered cot -
tage in the suburbs, Mr. Norton soft
ened.
Now Madren is*superlntendent of the
Norton works and a still better posi
tion may shortly be his.—NeW York
News.
BUAINT AND CURIOUS,
In fasting feats the sect of Jains, in
India, is far ahead of all rivals. Fasts
of from JO to 40 days are very com
mon, and once a year they are said
to abstain from food for 75 days.
Fireflies are sold nightly by peddlers
in the crowded quarters of Tokio and
other Japanese cities. The insects
sell for three rin apiece, a rin being
equal in value to the twentieth part of
a cent.
Lieutenant Hiller of the German
army war experimenting with a war
balloon at Augsburg. Bavaria, lately,
telephoning his observations from a
height of 1000 feet to soldiers sta
tioned below, when the balloon was
struck by lightning. The balloon was
set afire and destroyed, an) Hiller
fell to the earth, striking on his feet,
and strangely enough escaping with
only a few broken bones.
A case is recorded of a man wh
w_ ouj,.i me aeart and recov
ered. Surgeons found the bullet In the
pericardial cavity. Two wounds in
the ventrible were sutured with cat
gut. The pericardium was then su
tured and the flaps of the thoiacic
walls fastened in place. The patient
recovered without any bad symptoms.
Will the time come when no wound
will necessarily he fatal?
There is a queer fish in India, called
ophocephalus. which is in the liabil of
leaving the water and spending some
time on the shore. It. buries itself in
the mud, hut has to come to the sur
face often for air. There ace little
sacs on each side of its head that hold
water, anil the gills are thus kept
moist, so that it caq. remain out of
water for some time. The natives con
sider it a dni ity as food, but Europeans
don’t like it because it looks so much
like a snake.
A curious means of moving boats is
employed on the River Elbe—a chats
290 miles long at the bottom of tb
stream, which is too swift to navigate
in (he usual way. The boats are iso
feet long and provided with 200 horse
power steam engines, which turn a
drum fastened on the deck. The chain
comes in over the bow, passing along
on rollers to the drum, around which
it is wound three times. The chain is
then carried to the stern, where it
drops back into the water. The steam
ers tow five barges, containing 1500
tons.
Khvm I'aln*ln'f in
A picture of Mary MngdaVno. bear
ing the signature of Titian and the date
1543, has come to light after a half a
century passed in an obscure and mol
dy old collar. It is now n the posses
sion of Robert Jarvis of Roxbury. who
two months ago purchased it lor a
mere sons from Henry \Y. Smith, a
sbopkeepe in Roxhury. Mr. Smith
was about to throw it away when Mr.
Jarvis rescued it.
That ploti.re shows Mary Magdalene
| sitting at the month of a cave. Before
I her is a rude image of Jir.us on the
Cross, which she has turned slightly
!to one side. Hei long, -eddish-gold hair
: reaches almost to tile ground and en-
velopes a part of her body, while hav
ing fallen from her shoulders across
one arm is a crimson scarf. The face
is wonderfully ex ressivb, depicting
utter sorrow and despair. The painting
was bought by Mr. Smith at an auction
sale, and once " a ; the property of an
English family who lived in Boston
fifty years ago.—New York Times.
Recent research makes it seem pro
bable that the smell of flowers, rather
than their pollen, is responsible for
hay fever.
THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NBWS.
•I’M GOING TO, ANYWAY.”
YV hen you've set your head to do it. Often he may weary be;
When your judgment says you’re right, Yet the lion heart within him
When your conscience gives its sanction, Hus been ttrm as rod; sine- he
Then pitch in with all your might. Set his quiet Jjtw to say:
Don t let anything prevent you. “Well, I'm going to, anyway!"
Though the odds seem big and strong:
Kvery obstacle must vanish <* the loose-hung jaws encountered
As the swift days roll along— In course of but a day!
jf you set your jaw and say: () the lives devoid of s^urpose.
"Well, I'm going to, anyway!” That we find alon? the way!
They the weaklings are. who know not
While the whole world loves a lover. What strong faith and wilt may do;
Yet it loves a winner beat; Know not that the world’s a servant
Doves the man who. till he conquer. To the man who's game and true—
Stops not e’en for sleep <>r rest. Ami who sets his Jaw to say:
Oft he may be worn and haggard. 4 Well. I’m g ing to, anyway!"
—3. YV. Gillian in Los Angeles Herald.
HEAD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN
John J. Hannah an, who was elected
grand master of the Brotherhood of
John J. Hannahan.
fXewlv-eiected grand master of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen ]
Locomotive Firemen at the Chatta
nooga convention, is r* well known
INCORPORATION OF UNIONS
The incorporation of labor unions
has become a leading question, and
because of the ability of the men who
have promoted It there is every
chance that ft will become a rational
question before It Is settled. The
question has been presented, and as
usual, all of Us hidden, resultant ef
fects have not been mentioned by its
promoters. The fact that incorpora
tion would give the organizations
standing and recognition in the courts
Is the principal argument Id Us favor,
and what is there In that for labor?
Labor organizations have no trouble
In getting Into court when a corpora
tion demands It; Us officers are recog
nized and even sentenced to jail for
contempt when corporations consider
CHILD TOILERS ON INCREASE
Miss Jane Addams of Hull House
addressed the Chicago Political Equal
ity League on "The Social Waste of
Child Labor.” Miss Addams made ref
erence to the new bill drafted by a
conference committee of the Illinois
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
anil the Chicago collegiate alumnae to
amend present laws governing child
labor. The new measure prohibits
night work of children under 16 years
of age; requires a simple test of the
children's knowledge of reading and
writing, aud insures the professed age
of the child by requiring indorsement
of the parent’s affidavit by teachers
and school superintendents in the dis
tricts In which children live.
The speaker reviewed the arguments
BE SLOW TO BELIEVE IT
There is no better test of purity
and true goodness than reluctance to
think evil of ones neighbor, and ab
solute incapacity to believe an qvii
report about good men, except upon
the most trustworthy testimony. Alas!
that this largo and lovely charity Is
so rare! But it is only with those
who possess this charity that men
accused of sins against society have
an equal chance with those accused,
under the forms of law. of crime.
Every man brought to trial for crime
is presumed to he innocent until he is
proved to be guilty; but with the
world at large, every man slandered
Is presumed to he guilty until he
proves himself to be innocent; and
In a factory where 1.500 men work,
their labor union made an unreason
able demand of the owner. The next
day a number of old men went to him
and said: "We are sorry that the
union did tills, and we want you to
know that we were not at the meet
ing."
The owner replied: "Then you are
to blame for it. You belong to the
union properly; and it is your duty to
attend its meetings. If all the best
men had attended the meeting the
action of the union would have been
wiser. Any demand that ail the men
VOTE ON PER CAPITA TAX
The recent convention of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners voted to raise the per capita
tax to twenty-five cents a month, in
stead of twenty, as at present. The
matter will now be submitted to a
referendum vote, where it is almost
sure to be defeated. For a fighting
organization, such as it has proved
itself to be in many cities, the United
Brotherhood has queer ideas about a
Chicagoan. He has acted as first
vice grand master of the locomotive
liremen for nearly twenty years, aud
when Frank I*. Sargent was appointed
commissioner general of Immigration,
last July, Mr. Hannahan assumed the
duties of grand master. He had no
opposition for the office of grand mas
ter at the convention. The Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen is in a
prosperous condition, having over 600
lodges and about 50,000 members.
Frank W. Arnold of Peoria, was re
elected grand secretary-treasurer with
out opposition.
Grand Master Hannahar. is a native
of Indiana, and began his railroad
career as a water hoy on the old "Jeff”
road, which is now a part of the
Pennsylvania. Mr. Hannahan until
1885 was a fireman on the Chicago,
Rock island & Pacific.
Blessings in disguise may be all
right, but it looks as if there wore
a screw loos • somewhere when good
things are forced to sail under false
colors.
it necessary; injunctions are issued
against labor organizations, including
officers and members, and thus far, to
all intents and purposes, labor organi
zations might as well he Incorporated
as otherwise, as far as these questions
are concerned. Judged from the point
of view of a layman and from the ex
perience of labor organizations of the
past with the courts, incorporation Is
not advisable.
The results that may follow are
problematical, and organized labor
cannot afford <o take any chances.
As for "prestige” tftrottgh incorpora
tion. the old saw. "Fine words butter
no parsnips.” should he very applio
alxo In this case.—John J. Ryan in
Ch i cago Record Herald.
of the advocates of child labor. She
said that frequently It was urged that
the child was the sole support of a
widowed mother, but that she knew
of a district where out of 3.500 chil
dren working Illegally in the mills
only sixty-si* were children of widows,
and of these few not more than half
came from families where there were
not other members working.
"Talk about endowments of univer
sities," said Miss Addams. "Why not
let some of this wealth be used in
endowing a system of education for
those children of poverty? In Illinois
the number of children employed in
factories is increasing more than in
any other state of the Union.”—Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
even then it takes the liberty of doubt
ing the testimony. Every man who
rejoices in scandal thereby advertises
the fa"t of his own unworthiness; and
every man who is pained by it and
refuses to he impressed by it uncon
sciously reveals his own purity. lie
cannot believe a bad thing done by
one whom he regards as a good man
simply because he knows he would
not do it himself. He gives credit to
others for the virtue that is con
sciously in his own possession, while
the base men around him. whether
Christian in name or not, withhold
that credit because they cannot be
Ueve in the existence of a virtue of
which they are consciously empty.
MANAGING MEM
in the shop make after rareful delib
eration is likely to be a reasonable
demand.”
Then he went on: ' l.abor unions
sometimes have hail government for j
the same reason that cities have it— ;
the best men do not vote. To be of i
use the union should comprise the
best men. and they should attend its
meetings and direct its conduct." •-
Such an incident as this tells Us j
own story and carries its own moral, j
The more yon think or it the wiser
the owner’s conduct seems. He has |
never had a strike.
financial system. Many of its mem
bers believe they can get something
for nothing, and when they are involv
ed in a strike they complain that bene
fits are not paid promptly. It is im
possible to get benefits out of an
empty treasury, and it is impossible
to have a full treasury unless the
me t themselves pay to keep it full.
The recommendation of the conven
tion skouid be adopted.
THE LITTLE CRADLE.
It’s over there in the shadow, where the An’ I say; “God’s world Is bloomin', an
lonesome things must be. the blrds-they sing to-day!"
Cut I m, e; the eyes o’ the mother, with But her dim eyes follow the misty path
tears in the eyes o’ me; of the bird that's flown a-.vay.
Tears for the years ''Tears for the years
With their hopes and fears. " Rh their hopes and fears.
T”ars for the dead, sweet years! Tears for the dead, sweet years.
I lead her out to the sunshine, where the So I lead her back to the shadow, where
flowers are fair to see; the lonesome relics be.
Cut what do the flowers say to her. an’ An’ I tell her: “God gave the gift of
what do they say to me?— tears to you, dear, an' to me!
"Tears for the years Tears for the years
With their hopes and fears. With their hopes and fears.
Tears for the dead, sweet years!” Tears for the dead, sweet years!”
—Atlanta Constitution.
There are many tricks of the magi
■ian that an ingenious boy can per
orm with neatness and skill, and thus
tfford entertainment for a company
when other forms of amusement have
yecome tiresome. Nobody ever gets
llred of magic, and the hoy who can
perform little feats of this kind is
ilways popular; besides, he learns
something himself and teaches it to
Jthers. The trick here described is
m illustration of specific gravity.
Get an ordinary mustard bottle and
pour water into it until it is three
fourth full. Make two holes in the
cork through whicu stout straws will
fit, the straws to be about eight Inches
in length. One of them is put In so
that it will extend down into the neck
of the bottle. Put sealing wax around
the straws where they pierce the
cork, so as to make the openings air
tight.
Now. take two walnut half-shells,
and bore a hole to fit the straw in the
bottom of each. Put one of them on
the straw that extends higher out of
the cork, and make it fit tightly with
sealing wax. Put the other one on
the lower straw, make the joint air
tight with sealing wax. and then into
a second hole, previously bored in this
shell at the side put. a straw that will
extend down diagonally. Put sealing
w-av around this also, for all the Joints
must be both air tight and water-tight.
Now, pour water Into the upper
shell, and it will run down into the
bottle, causing the level of the water
there to rise; but as the bottle has
been made perfectly tight, the air in
it is compressed when the water is
poured in, and that will make the
THE STRANGE FIGURE
Draw' this figure with a heavy line,
not too small on a sheet of paper ar.d
offer to bet with anybody that he will
not be able to draw figure
without a copy. If he should take you
up. cover the figure with your hand
and he will to his own chagrin be
unable to draw the strange figure
from memory.
Surprise In a Country School
The author of "Fowls of the Air”
says that he has one exciting asso
ciation with a certain bird belonging
to American ornithology. It was in
the old school by the cross roads, one
sleepy September afternoon. A class
in spelling toed the crack in front of
(he master's desk. The rest of the
Water may be lolled in a paper ket
tle without burning the paper. You
make a little box or kettle of legal
<ap paper, fill it about a quarter or
haif full of water, and bang it up by
four threads, one in each corner, over
■; spirit lamp. The soon
begin to boil, but the not
h.-at
:.. th- 'nnm is used ui^^^Hicing
::^:n
odd to hot. As soon as has
really boiled and you are satisfied that
the first statement made here is ail
right, pour the water out, and in its
place substitute seme small pieces of
tin. If yon watch you will be sur
prised to see that the tin will have
melted before the paper will begin
even to burn. But of course this is
not making the paper fireproof by
any manner of means, and it is only
because of the water or the tin that
the paper does no- burn. If you want
to make the paper really fireproof all
SOME CONUNDRUMS
What is live first thing a man sets in
fits garden? Answer: His foot.
Why is a miner like a boatman?
Answer: Because he handles the ore.
. Where were the first doughnuts
fried? Answer: In Greece.
What is the difference between an
old penny and anew dime? Answer:
Nine cents.
What is that which is full of holes
and yet nolds water? Answer: A
sponge.
Which of the Uriled Stales is the
MAGICIAN’S TRICK
water rise through the straw into the
shell, aud from that it will run
through the side straw into any vessel
placed to receive it. Just as much
water will run out as you pour into the
upper shell, so that you can never fill
the bottle.
All this is done so that anybody can
see the operation; but to make it a
real feat of magic, so-called, get a
dark bottle, so that what goes on In
it is not seen, and having poured in
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The Wine Changing,
water aud arranged cork and straws
as ia the other experiment, propose to
your company to change a glass of
wine into water.
To do this you have only to pour
the wine into the upper shell; from
there it will run down into the bottle,
a little at a time, and as wine has
less specific gravity than water, it will
remain on the surface of the water in
the bottle.
school droned away at appointed tasks
in the drowsy Interlude.
Suddenly there was a terrific crash,
a clattering tinkle of broken glass, a
howl from a boy near the window.
Twenty knees banged the desks be
neath as twenty hoys jumped. Then
before any of us had found our wits,
Jimmy Jenkins had jumped over two
benches and was down on the floor
in the girls’ aisle, gripping something
between his knees.
‘T’ve got him!” he announced, with
the air of a general.
“Got what?’ thundered the master.
"Got a pa’tridge. He’s an old bus
ter!" said Jimmy.
He straightened up, holding by the
legs a fine partridge whose stiffening
wings still beat his sides spasmodi
cally. He had been scared up In the
neighboring woods, and whbn he
reached the unknown open places he
was more terrified still. A terrified
grouse always flies straight, and he
had driven like a bolt throught the
sohoolhouse window, and killed him
self by the impact.
A bird that could wake a drowsy
schoolroom and bring a living lesson,
full of life and interesl. from a drowsy
teacher who studied law by night
but never his boys by day—that was
a bird to be respected.
A PAPER KETTLE
you have to do is to dip the paper in
a very strong solution of alum water
The Paper Kettle in Use
and then hang it up to dry. When it
13 entirely dry, dip it in the alum
water again, and repeat this two or
three times. When it is finally dry
> ou may hold it in the flame of a can
dle and it will not burn
largest and most popular? Answer:
The state of matrimonv.
What trade has the sun? Answer:
A tanner.
A man who can say “No" has a
tender regard for the feelings of his
bank account.
About this time the summer girt
begins to sort over her engagements
to ascertain if she has one that will
survive the first frost.
NOVEMBER 30