The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-09-04
The estimate That all The peo.

pie living in the world, about l.
4OO,00OOO0, could be comfortably
seated ina surface twenty milos
square, suggests fascinating posi-
bilities of big audiences
At Fort Sumter the walls are re-
duced to mass of ruins over
which twelve guns are still mount
ed. The Government pays $500
month for watehmen, who keep
lights burning for the guidance of
mariners.
AN old bishop struggled through
great difficulties without repining,
and met with much opposition in
the discharge of his duties with
out ever betraying the least impa-
thence. An intimate friend of his,
who admired those virtues which
he thought it impossible to initiate,
one day asked the prelate il he
could communicate the secret of
being always easy. "Yes," replied
the old man, Il can teach you my
secret, and with great facility. II
consists in nothing more than
making right use of my eyes"
His friend urged upon him to ex-
plain himself. Most willingly"
returned the bishop, an whatever
state am, | first of MI look up to-
heaven and remember that my
principal business here is to pre-
pare for my journey thither; |
then look down upon the earth and
call to mind how small spaee
shall occupy in it when / come to
be inferred; / then look abroad in
to the world and observe what null
titudes there are who in all respects
are more unhappy shan myself
Thus learn where true happiness
is placed, where all our cares must
end. and how very little reason l
have to repine."
Rooms with low ceilings, or
with ceilings even with the VIM
dow-tops, are more readily and
completely ventilated than those
with high ceilings, says the Scien-
title Monthly The leakage Of air,
which is always going ON, keeps all
parts of the air in motion in such
rooms, whereas, if the ceiling is
higher, only the lower part of the
air is moved, and an inverted lake
of foul and hot air is left floating
in the space above the window
tops. To have the currents Of
fresh air circulating only in the
lower parts of the room, while the
upper portion of the air is left
unaffected, is really the worst way
of ventilating; for the stagnant
atmospheric lake under the ceiling,
although motionless, keeps active
ly at work, under the law OF the
diffusion Of gases, fouling the
fresh currents circulating beneath
it. With low ceiling and high
windows no such accumulation of
air is possible, for the whole
height OF the room is swept by the
currents 40 the dust of the floor
is swept With q broom. Low CELL
ing have also the advantage Of en-
sbling the room to be warmed
with less expenditure of heat and
less cost for fuel.
| Spoons. "A couusellor-atlaw,
some years ago had TO defend one
charged with larceny, against
whom there was very strong evi-
dence. Before the trial, he went
to his cliel t, and told him his on
chance was the plea of insanity,
and advised him to play the lunatic,
and to answer all questions put
to him with the word Spoons"
The day of the trial came, and the
prisoner took his place in the dock,
pale, haggard, and Withholding.
Guilty or not guilty?" ask ed the
clerk. "Spoonsr drawled the
prisoner, with blank stare.
"Come-plead guilty or not gull
ty," the clerk responded. 'Spoohs|
was the reply Prisoner, will You
answer the question put to you"
"Spoonsr he drawled. At this
point the counsel for the prisoner
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