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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17
LIFTED BY A FLEA.
The EiizAbethan Biacksm tth's Feat Dupli-
Gated by . Modern scientist.

The EitxAbethAn Biacksmtth's Feat Dupu-
Gated by . Modern scientist.
Mark Scarlet, blacksmith, who lived
iuring the reign of Queen Elizabeth,
made q chain of forty-five links, TO
which he attached q paddock made of
steel and brass. consisting of eleven
pieces besides the key.
The chain was so small as TO freely
admit of being fastened about the neck
Of common flea
The apparatus, flea, chain, paddock,
key and all, weighed but a grain and
half when exhibited before the wonder
ing royalty on a plate of polished sill
yer. The reader will no doubt think
this flea story worthy To be taken with
the proverbial grain of salt" noting,
as he viii, that il bears the date and
ear marks of I'VE olden times" but
what will he have To say when in
formed that within the last five years a
San Francisco professor has equaled
Scarlot's ingenuity in every particular?
says the Philadelphia Press
The Golden Gate wonder worker has
exhibited perfectly trained team of
Aeas, drawing n miniature tally-ho
coach made of gold, with all four
wheels perfect, each turning nicely on
its axle.
Prof. Schumann, of Berne, Switzer-
land. worked seven years making sill
yer, gold and platinum model of the
great Krupp fifty-ton hammer, now in
the Krupp gun works Mt Essen, Ger
many. In Schumann's model the frame,
hammer and pulleys, all complete,
weigh but one and a half grains. The
frame is of platinum, the pulleys silver
and the hammer of solid gold.
A flea, trained by Mr.. Schumann, will,
at the word of command, hoist the ham
mcr to the top of the frame, where it is
automatically set free. descending in
precisely the same manner as the mon
ster after which il is modelled. Mark
Scarlet did wonders, but the "profes-
sors' of 1892 have excelled his best ef-
forts
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17
WOULDN'T WASTE CHANCES.
One Woman Who Was Not Averse to
Marriage.


Did you ever notice how party of
women. young or old. will discuss every
conceivable subject but never fail to
end with an animated dissertation on
the marriage question? asks a writer in
Womankind; and then she adds: hap
pened. not long since, TO stray into a
party of fair babblcrs. Fair, did / say?
well. all save one. She was the most
ill-favorcd, unlovely girl have seen in
many n day. Her complexion was
pretty. but was married by head of
luminous hair. freckles To match, and
pale blue eyes. A total lack of eye
brows, in connection with large and
prominent teeth. excluded all hope Of
facial beauty. even in future years. AS
the conversation rolled on from topic
To topic the great subject of marriage
was finally preached l will not at
tempt TO tell you how each individual
gave her profound views on the subject;
how the majority asserted that they
kneTv marriage was failure, that Mi
nerva herself had thought best 10 re-
main an old maid. etc. numerous other
cases being cited TO hold up their end of
the argument. At last there was a
hull. The fair disputants were evident
ly collecting their thoughts for fresh
onslaught, when our graceless maid
threw down book she had been perus-
ing through the thickest of the battle.
rumpled mp her locks till each particu-
lar hair seemed to assume a perpendic-
ulsr position. and, pushing one foot out
in front of her. remarked. with .
yawn: We'll. girls, III tell you what:
I've made up my mind somarry the first
nan that asks me-" The girls ceased
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17
Guests of City Folks.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Dickinson Of
Minneapolis, of Cassopolls. are the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. {. O. Smedley
OF No. Portsmouth terrace.
Miss Marian Loomis, student in the
Ursuline Convent at Chatham Ont, is
visiting her uncle and aunt. Mr.. and
Mrs. {. NJ. Loomis.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Brandon, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. j. Mills and Mrs. &. G. Mills of
Evart have been visiting Mrs. Martha
Orion.
Mrs. Robert Droyer and children Of
Chicago, have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. w. Marshall of Henry street.
c. d. Van Vechten of Cedar Rapids.
Iowa, is the guest of c. l.. Fitch and
family ct No. 81 North Union street.
Miss Grace Stevens of Muskegon has
been visiting her friend, Miss Cora
Bennett. of Scribner street.
Misses Clara and Nettie Howard and
Betsey Butler of Ionia are visiting
friends in this city.
Miss Bessie Barnes of Chicago is the
guest OF Mrs. T. j. Everhart of No. 40
Central avenue.
Miss NJ. A. Coles Of Ashland, KY, is
visiting Miss NJ. J. Murray, of Wash
ington street.
Col. Fred E. Farnsworth of Detroit
CroftOn Fox.
Frederick A. Cooke Of Detroit, spent
tho week with Mr.. and Mrs. +. ID.
Waldron.
Mrs. John King and son of Wau-
kegan are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Huntley.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. +. Dickinson of Min
neapoiis are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. &. o.
SmedIey.
Mrs. n. +. Handy of Topeka, Kas.,
is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. J. r.
Shelton.
Mrs. NJ. b. Downs and son, Ray, of
Union City are the guests of Mrs. 5. +.
Downs.
Mrs. George NJ. Kingsbury is the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. w. w. Chal-
mers.
l.. d. Osborn has returned from Bos-
ton, where he has been attending col
lege.
Betsey Butler, Clara and Nettie How
Hrt of Ionia are visiting friends in this
city.
AIRS. Bertha Smith of Pctoskey il
visiting her brother, DIR. NJ. c. Orser.
Anna Gould and Grace Wilcox of
Muskegon is visiting Lulu Kusterer.
Miss Lulu Markham of Ann Arbor,
is the guest of Mrs. c. A. Brakeman.
JIG. More and invalid wife left Fri
day for Bay View for the summer.
NJ l.. Tul!ls of Peoria, Ills, 10 visit
ing his sister. Mrs. X. NJ. Oreer.
Mrs. Mason of Plainsvllle is visit
ing DR.. $. l.. Rozema and wife.
Miss Daisv Williams of Wabash, Ind.
is visiting Mrs. Marie WInton.
Miss Grace stevens of Muskegon, IL
visiting Miss Cora Bennett.
The Hon. r. +. Uni returned from
Charlevoix Friday night.
Mas Agnes Ray of Manistee is visit-
ing Mrs. G. l.. Harvey.
John f. Thoma of Kalamazoo was in
town Thursday.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17

There is foolish proverb which ssyA,
Whom the gods love die young" II IL
very old. and time has let IL get mixed
mp with another proverb. The way IL
was written IL. Whom the gods love
they grind slowly That is about per,-
pie. but when IL comes 20 papers they
really do die yonnr.
used 20 be "A young editor once. Ny
duty was 70 carry the paper around -
the subscribers every Friday. Wa -
WAYS quick. and A. ! ran through the
streets l flung the papers in the ynrds.
After I got back the other editor. Who
owned the paper. used 20 ssyi $50
here, Mr. Brown. Miss Jones. Mrs Pc
sers and the baker all say they got 10
papers. and had 20 give them each .
copy" Then used to say:
why did you do that, Browns pa-
per is sticking NJ in his grape trellis.
Miss Jones paper fell undss her front
stoop. Mrs. Peters lighted ON top ~
her side porch. and the BAKERS paper
popped through hole In HE cellar win
dow. II those people spent ~ much
time looking for their papers % they DO
coming down town 80 complain II me
they would show more sense
After had been an editor few yeoes
Learned how 10 i.e q reporter and he
gan ~ enjoy lifs.-yulisn Ralph In Esst
New York Arlington
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17
Taking II Cool.

Mrs. Catharine Byrne and the Misses
Brady, Mckay and Moran and John
Byrne are making tour Of the Cana
dian resorts. They are visiting Mon
,real, Quebec and the Sagnensy river.
Mrs. William A. Berkey, who is at
her Bay View cottage for the season,
Is entertaining Misses Mary Berkey and
Nettie Adams. Miss Maud Medley of
Muncie, Ind. is also her guest.
Messrs. Frank A. Werner and A.
Edward Robinson have gone west for q
two weeks stay at Denver and summer
resorts in the Rocky mountains.
MIR. and Mrs. j. X. McCargar left
Thursday for Frankfort. where Mrs.
McCargar will remain until September.
Mr.. McCargar returns Monday.
Mrs. n. q. Richards and grandson.
Master l.. A. Stowe. Jr., left Friday for
Traverse Point. Mrs. T.. A. Stowe will
JOIN them in about two weeks.
DIR. Wooster. Allen Durfee, S. p.
Wormley, DIR. Bellamy and DIR. A. b.
Bottsfori spent several days fishing at
Green lake, near Bellaire.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Il. Mead and
Mr.. and Mrs James Mead have gone
to Bear lake to spend the summer.
Richard and Hobart Hoyt a1d Ray
Coffin have gone 10 Cottage City, Mar
tha's Vineyard. for the summer.
Mrs. Edmund ID. Barry is at her Bay
View cottage. Mrs. u. NJ. JOY will
spend the season with her.
Mrs. s. +. Aspiuwall and Miss Aspin-
wall are being entertained at the Hunt
cottage at Wahtawanta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Leonard and
family are at their cottage. SHADY
SIDE" for the summer.
Mrs. Peter Schmlt and family have
been visiting Mrs. William Brummeler
at Macatawa park.
John l.. Curtss and family are
at their Macatawa park cottage for the
season.
The Hon. and Mrs. Thomas Hefferan
are At their summer home at Eastman
vile.
Mrs. Harry widdicomb. Ralph W
and q. WiddicoDib are At Wequeton-
ing.
Mrs. DR.. Temple and son have gone
to Frankfort to sPend the heated term.
Mrs. NJ. V. AIdrich - located AT her
cottage At Old Mission for the season.
Mrs. Edward Lowe and family are
at Mackinac isisnd FOR the summer.
Mrs. =. A. Mormon has taken poees
sion of her cottage at Bay View.
Mrs. George X. johnson has gone
to hay New for the season.
Mrs. LucretIa Willard Treat - nj the
Bay View house, Bay View.
Mrs. l.. r. owen and two little dauKh-
ters are at Bsv View.
Mrs. w. b. sumson lie spending the
summer AT Rosevllle.
Miss Josie Ewing goes to Bay View
tomorrow.
Mrs. y. ". Ball and children are q,
Bay View.
Mre. NJ. A. Kendall 10 al Roseville.
Miss +. r. Marsh u at Bay View.
y. Fred Avery 10 at RoseviIle.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17
ONE CIGARETTE STUB.

Ruin of . Vast Grazing Ground and Star
walton to Thousands of Animals.
A number of hunters in the eros
ventre range. Wyo., one day in August,
1889, were smoking US they rode along.
One carelessly cast his cigarette stub on
the grass beside the trail. Usually IL
would have died there and no harm
come from it, but breeze was blowing
that famed it till dry blade of grass
famed up. The hunters had just passed
around bend and did not see the
flame. An hour later o fire that threat
ened all the grass south of the eros
Ventre river was raging and the few
settlers there were riding from ranches
even thirty miles away to save the
range their cattle needed. One man
followed and brought back the hunters
and for the rest Of the day more than a
score of men with horses dragging
bundles of green brush galloped up and
down to confine the flames To the can
yons and mountains east Of the valley
They succeeded, and the ranchers worn
out rode home 10 rest. Some hundreds
of square miles of mountain sides and
TIC b'bt'tn iahoS III tht ttuytuS WtTf
burned over.
Later came winter and the deep snow
common to that country. With the
snow came herds of elk from the noun
tain tops TO feed in the thickets along
the brooks between the mountains. Ii
was their regular practice, and they
had always lived there in peace the
winter through. for the settlers killed
only what were needed for food. But
this winter, instead Of nourishing
grasses and twigs. the Chautauquan
says, the unfortunate anirsals found
only charred stubs and blackened sods
Goaded by their hunger they came out
on the plains and about the ranches Of
the settlers. At first they fed Mt the
sight of man, but by January cared
nothing for one They mingled with
the cattle; they leaped over fences built
high ~ exclude them; they attacked
the hsystacks in spite Of armed men
standing there on guard. They died Of
starvation by the thousand. and one
who drives up the valley aces hundreds
~ whitened antIers where the elk fell
on the plains and thousands 81 dead
and blackened tree trunks on the noun
tain side.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17
FOR wEARERs OF FALSE HAIR.

A Few Facts Which May Result n Wean-
Ing Them from the Practice.
The most expensive is the silver white,
which is in great demand and very diff
ficult to find. Hair Of the ordinary
shades is obtained In two ways. The
better and more expensive kind is cut
directly from the heads of peasant
women, who sell their silken tresses
sometimes for mere song and some
times for fair price, according as
they learned wisdom. Every year the
whole territory of France is travelled
over by men whose business it is to
persuade village nfaidens, their mothers
and their aunts to part with their hair
for financial considerations. The busy
searchers of ash heaps and garbage
barrels collect every day in the city of
Paris alone at least hundred pounds
of hair, which some hundreds of thou
sands of women have combed ont of
their heads during the preceding
twenty-four hours. This hair, all
mixed together and soiled, one would
think, beyond redemption, is sold to
hair cleaners at from a dollar to a
dollar and half pound, which shows
simply that the fair sex in one city
alone throws away annually about
sixty thousand dollars worth of hair,
for which they afterward pay-and it is
the same hair, ENTHUSIASTICALLY over
two hundred thousand dollars.
The cleaning Of this refuse hair is an
operation which requires careful atten-
ton. After the hair has been freed
from the dirt and dust and mud and
other unpleasant things with which
it has come in contact in cutters
and slop buckets it is rubbed with saw
dust until it shines once more with its
pristine gloss and then the process of
sorting is begun. In the first place,
according to the Baltimore Herald,
skillful hands fix the individual hairs
in frames, with the roots all pointing
the same way, and then they are ar
ranged according TO color. Finally,
when a sufficient number of hairs of
one color have been obtained-nor is
this number so immense as is generally
supposed-thcy are made into the
beautiful braids which are shown SO
seductively in the windows of the
fashionable coiffeurs. If, as the book
saws. wisdom goes with the hair, she
who places on her head one of those
conglomerate braids might be said to
receive portion of the wisdom of hun
dreds of thousands of other women who
had worn those hairs before.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17

Bossy Boards the Formidable Bruis In
HE Den.


lust outside the city Of Bernie. in
Switzerland. there Is bear pit, the In
habitants Of which are as savage as
hears can be. and they are known to
have made away rapidly with any living
being that ever happened 20 drop into
their midst. The other day butcher
drove q cow ~ the city. The cow took
fright ran of and jumped over the
fence down into the bear pit The
bears we're anxious "a become more In
tirustely acquainted with the cow and
began moving slowly toward her She
I'D not seem equally DESTROYS n await
their amenities. and. being none the
worse for her mighty spring inst nasdc.
she lowered her horns and rushed for
ward 81 assault the bear that was near
-. so her. The shaggy fellow Io~t
heart. turned tail aud retired into his
ave. Then the COW turned her horns
toward another bear, who alsp con~id-
.red discretion the better par. Of vaior
and withdrew - his cave. In less time
han il takes % recite the story all the
bars had sought refuge In their issrs
ana the cow stood in solitary triumph
"A the center ~ the pit Then she was
aiken out ny The Keeper A rseh resi-
Tent ~ tho suburh. - B~rne. having
s~cr The gallant self defense of the es~
snok fsnry - her. Bought h~r - ne
butcher anss has her now a. hss eeunsry
Sas and = prsud u hsss
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17

sv,ipey. Australia. has remarkably
sne harbsr. and the people are proud ~
a. No stranger can viSi. the place
without being ssied, again and again:
What do ron tAssnk u car beautiful
harhxfr' This question. repeated soo
sfien. il liable - beoosne .surce ~
amusement n not ~ annoyance The
satBsssY ~ '.fiomewsrd Rsand' relates
that sn iress shipper wtth the reeellee-
tisn - previesss visits sssshe city tn his
niad. eaee sailed No the h@y with .
hres eis.s.sd Fsgr~a ~ The so~ - hi<
ersfs We have ssiaised pear eesati-
fai hasses :
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17

gone 20 Baldwin 10 whip the hIook
trout streams
L. Crawford OF the Hazeltlne A Fer
kins Drug company has gone 10 MI
Pleasant 10 take baths Tor rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. h. Dunton and son
have gone Ca Romeo 10 visit Mr.. and
AIs. J. NJ. Thorngton.
Mr.. ana Mira Joseph Roth have re-
turned 10 Akron. o.. after . ysslt wlth
Mrs. John Mohrhard.
Mrs. 4. 4. Decker and Miss Emma
have gone to Cadillac, Mack.nac and
other northern po:nts-
Miss Belle Chamberlain is ENJOYING .
lake trip To Duluth. she Will he
absent three weeks.
Miss May Preston has gone to SARA
togs via Detroit, Niagra Fails and The
Thousand Islands.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Kendall and con, Eugene.
are visiting frlendsat Rochester, n. y,
and vicinity.
NJ. Ehrman has left for = trip to
New York. Philadelphia. Baltimore
and Boston.
ii. G. smith of No. 49, Crescent
avenue has gone 10 Petoskey TO spend
two weeks
Mrs. X. X. Putnam and two chill
dren. Charlie and May, left Friday for
Wisconsin.
NJ. S. Goodman left Friday for =
business trip ia the northern part OF
the state.
Mrs. Freeman Lathrop and Miss
May Lathrop are visiting friends At
Midland.
Mrs. worden and Mira. Sheffield are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. NJ. Guild OF
Chicago.
Mrs. O. +. Conklin has returned from
long visit with relatives ia Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. 7. Morton are en-
joying a trip around the lakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Barr are enj oy-
ing long western trip.
Miss Xenia Ergenzinger is visiting Miss
Maud Rnsh at Chicago.
Miss Florence Cromwell is visiting
ner brother at Duluth.
Miss Anna X. Wilson 10 vis:tin g
friends at st. Joseph.
Mrs. Norman Cummings 10 visiting
friends in Detroit.
Mrs. II. l.. Hall is spending the sum-
mer in Whitehall.
Miss Grace Thorington 10 visiting rel
atives at Romeo.
E.-A. Treadway and family are At
Neahtawanta.
l.. +. Chapel is spending week in
Milwaukee.
Edward Adrian snent his vacation IN
Chicago.
J. W. kosenthal left Friday night for
Chicago.
Mrs. F. IL. Davis Is at Claremont.
n III.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17

One ~ the gueernese< With which
writers have ~ contend h. en- occasional
puzzle besdedne~s over perfectly well
known point Of photography or gram
mar. A word that cue hss probably
spelled correctly Ell ones life Suddenly
swerves over into the doufffpl ortbog-
rsphv column.
IL ~ s'inenf~ ~ f'en1uif' py s'ep-
eulph7~ one queries. with pen yysised II
n s-asg,alr or f'sgails- "Fsnfasy~ ~
''phartesyg~ seFiorsieds on sshuneyedy
and So on Indefinitely.
To Dc sure. there i the dirtionsYy, t0t
who warfs r. learn his A p c. ovrr
again 81 lock VIZ ths sf,eiline ~ sverv.
day worlds Boston Common wealth.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17

Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ. Partridge
have returned from Paris. where Mr..
Partridge bas been studying srekstec-
ture. Mr.. Partridge - visiting kis par
eDts ~ Washington, u. G., and Mira
Partridge 10 the guest OF her brother,
Pred b. Clark.
Mr.. and Ars. c. p. Judd and Mrs. NJ i.
". BIsseli ssiied from Liverpool
"Wednesday last
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17

Tuesday evening Mrs. Y. r. wslisn's
''ten" OF The Park Congregational
cssrch gave . supper at TIE Country
cisb. Four tables. PRETTY adorned
with flowers. we're SET There we're bou-
qnsts OF roers, iliies and sweet mar
eusrites. nesdaucs Renfsn Hatch.
y. G. fitzgerald, =. Y. Martin. George
=. snessg, n " JOY, Mary VI. Mat
fhews, sIce aiils. Johnson and Alfred
Barter we're n attendance. and . gocdls
company partook Of = delicious men a.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17

No ons csn deny taef n h extvmns11
impolite 20 tell msn outright shst -
lies. bot there sbould 10 so<sss exred3suo
~ surh times 70 sbuw that re sre No
quite tbe fools re are taken - be.--zn>
chspgs.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17

~ g. Winchester. J. Ward Hoepe
r 81 p. Clark. tleers A. Murray. Dr.
b : Slnelasr, Frank A. Werner. n =
Preacher. ". ". fvfe, Alfred Bsstes.
Ianfss furner. r. u Wnitiock
AitsGr =. Hatch. J. :. Kaox, Fred h.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17

Naturally most Of our patlsnts are
very aveFse ~ hsvlng anybody know
that they come here. ard are fearful
OF being accused % fooii.h vanity. To
nv mind u should be matter OF
cleanliness. have dFesdfully shaek ell
son1e very swell womsn ~ showing
them the towels used ia wiping their
fscrs after size massage. The towels
wutiid BE- 80 very black that
that theY e,nid saFeels believe
that 81 much dift could eoms Tram
thpss fsees. MARY p~rsoas after tai
ins the face fnssesse declare that they
fe.s Toe TIE ffst tine ia slsrif lives that
thsf fssrs we're Thoroughly eiesas
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18

She is going to be maid of honor at
the wedding of one of her dear friends.
and she wants to know what her duties
are. Well, they are not very onerous.
She walks alone, just ahead of the bride,
in entering the church, or wherever the
ceremony is to be performed. Her dress
must be little more elaborate than that
of the bridesmaids, but not of course as
rich as the brides. When the altar Is
reached she stands just beside the bride,
holding her bouquet. At the moment
when the ring is to be assumed she hands
the bouquet to the first bridesmaid, and
assists the bride in taking off her glove.
All this time the bride has been standing
with her veil over her face, but Just
after the service is over. when the bride
rises up after having been blessed, tho
maid of honor throws back the filmy
cloud and the bride stands facing the
bridegroom and ready for his kiss. The
bouquet is then handed back to the maid
of honor, by her given to the bride, and
as the procession retreats she walks just
behind the bride and groom, leaning on
the arm Of the best man. n.--Ruth Ash
more in Ladies' Home Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18

There was once in eastern Tennessee
u Judge well versed in the law, but en-
tirely self educated, who had this same
obstacle of photography to contend with
all his days. In early life he had lived
in Knoxville, and for a long time in
sisted upon spelling the name Noxville.
His friends at last educated him up to
the point Of addir g the X; so thorough
ly, In fact, did he learn this lesson that
when few years afterward he removed
to Nashville, nothing could prevent him
from spelling the name "Knashville."
After few years residence there the
judge moved again, this time to Muir
freesboro. One day he sat down to write
his first letter from this place. He
scratched his head in perplexity mo.
ment and finally exclaimed: well, I'll
give it up! How in the world can they
spell the name Of this place with 'Kr'
San Francisco Argonaut.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18
Not So stupid.

The overbearing ways Of drill SER
geants with new recruits are familiar
subject Of gossip in the barracks Of
European countries.
On one occasion recruit-a profess
sional man-showed so little aptitude
for military movements that the SER
geant broke out at him:
"Blockhead! Are they all such idiots
as you in your familyT
"No," said The recruit, II have q
brother who is great deal more stupid
than am"
Possible? And what ON earth does
this incompatible bloclshead do?"
"He is sergeant. Com
panion.