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the ruler wanted TO know the age of
the professor, so he thought Of the
mathematical problem.
"Ahem." said the king ~ have an
interesting sum for you; II Is trial In
mental arithmetic. Think of the NUM-
Der OF the month Of your birth"
Now the professor was sixty years
old, and had been born two days before
Christmas. 80 he thought OF ~, Decem.
ber being the twelfth month.
Yes, said the professor.
Multiply by ~ continued the king.
'.ycs.M
add So
Yes" answered the professor. do
ing so.
"Now multiply that by 80"
Yes
add your age"
"Yes"
subtract s65."
'sYesn
add li5.r
Yes.
"And now said the king, might !
ask what the result is?r
Twelve hundred and sixty replied
the professor. wonderinRly.
Thank you." was the kings re.
sponse. So you were born In Decen-
Der, sixty years ago. eh?'
How in the world did you know"
cried the professor.
why" rctorted the king, from
your answer i2o0. The month OF your
birth was the twelfth, and the last two
figures give your age
'Iia, ha, hal'' laughed the professor.
"Capital idea. I'll try IL on the next
person meet It's such polite way
Of finding out peoples ages. "-n narpcr's
Young People.
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His Royal HighnesS Somdisch phra
oro sad hirnj chowfA Maha yajirunhiS.
heir 10 the throne of Siam. was horn in
1875. lie Is very bright and interest
ing boy. The king takes rreat pains
with his education. 80 that he may we'll
iili the high position he s. to OCCUPY
His majesty l. very fond Of bis chil-
drcn, and oa public occasions Is frc-
quently seen accompanied by the
crown prince and others ~ the little
princes
by ancient custom In Slam. lock Of
hair of every young child i allowed TO
grow long on the top of the head, and
is kept eoiled mp The wealthy often
fassen |, with jcwelcd pins. and tho
head IS adorned by circiets of white
flowers. projecting above which n seen
the little lct.hlack toplsnns of hair.
When girls reach the age of about
eleven, and hoys are fron twelve To
fourteen ycars old. this toplSnot IS cut
Off. aud afterward the hgir Is worn
short by both men and women.
The cutting OF Of this toplsno; Is the
occasion of Joyous festival, and Is
maui an lntHfNctltlf tfA IN tNitN-tAtts
In January, 1891. there was observed
at bangkok very interesting old
Siamesc custom called the ''Se&an, or
hair-cntting ceremony, celebrated IN
honor Of the crown prince II was at
tended with some very novel perform
anecS
Propitious days are sought for. and
priests are invited 10 assist, 70 involve
blessings upon the children. and 70
avert misfortunes and evils.
Relatives and friends assemble and
make valuable and useful presents,
which are lvpt until the time comes
for the children 10 take the RESPONSE
hilities OF hfc upon themselves. No
one is specially Invited, but II Is re-
garicd as a inark ~ respect and good
will 20 be present and make some gift
as pleasant souvenir OF the occasion.
When the time came for his royal
highness the crown prince, TO lay aside
the ways Of childhood and become
= little man. and, IN sign of this dig
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ligion of his fathers undeiled by any
admixture with the creeds Of the aliens.
He is sociable old gentleman, and al
ways ready to answer questions, and
often puts himself 10 great pains TO ex-
plain some little thing to the visitor
Among the other oddities on sale are
number Of grewsome corn-hus,l masks
used in the new year dances. One Of
the visitors questioned Mr. O'Bail about
these and drew out an interesting ac-
count Of the three yearly dances of the
tribes.
The civilization of the Six Nations is
at present precisely like the civilization
of the rest of New York state. They
have the saine schools, the same
churches, and the same habits This
camp at the fair grounds is as much
revival as the spelling bee or old-tiine
singing school, with which our modern
churches regale themselves occasion
ally.
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among the buildings. In the general
rush for the leading points Of interest
these lesser features are overlooked.
and when the hasty visitor has done
the fair and returned home and reads
In his family paper a description of
some OF these out-of-the-way exhibits
he regretfully exclaims: "why, didn't
see thatF and comes to the conclusion
that he might have had more for his
money had he used his eyes to better
advantage.
Common interest naturally centers
in the main buildings of the fair and
these are constantly thronged with
eager sightseers. People get in among
the wonderful collections of the arts
and industries, and so intent do they be-
come upon the magnificent displays of
mans skill and ingenuity that their
time slips away, and they suddenly
awaken to the consciousness that IL
they are to see all of the fair they
must skip some things. and they hurry
along from one point to another. and
this way lose much of superior interest.
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OF petty chieffains the dividing mats
were thrown aside and general debate
ensned
The council lodge now is used as a
sort Of hazar. in which relics of the
days when the Six Nations were the
warriors Of the continent are shown n
side by side with beautiful basket and
bead work and fans and trinkess OF
scented grasses. The sales are conduct
ed by pleasant-faeed young women Of
the tribe. some OF them decidedly pref
~ and ali OF them with hardly more
than dusky pallor to distinguish their
divergence from the Anglo.Saxon race.
A visitor referred TO one OF them Ia her
hearing recently as a squaw. and six
men felt an impulse to kick the often
der, which only disappeared when they
discovered that the culprlt was another
woman.
In the afternoons the Indians dress
up IN robes. such as their fathers wore
when New York city was a much
smaller village than Il is now. aud hold
sort of state reception. IL 4 intended
later TO reproduce some Of the national
customs and dances for the benefit Of Wis.
itors, but they have not got that far as
yet. The men who represent the Six
Nations are almost all OF them men OF
distinction in the tribes.
There Is Chief Jack OF the Tus-
caroras, who is the secretary OF Iro-
quois nation; solomon 0Bail, the
grandson Of old Chief Cornplanter, a
one-time friend Of George Washington,
in whose honor the president directed
medal to be struck of; and not least Ia
the list Is neerfoot, the matchless rum
ner who has even raced in England.
and whose run of an hour has never
been beaten. An old man he is now,
but hale and fond Of sitting in the big
council tent attired in his buckskin
suit and recounting events in his stir
ring life with little ehuclSle of APP
probation. At the mention Of the
prince OF Wales the chuckle deepens,
and he tells that he dined with the
prince some twenty or thirty years ago
I'VE We're pals, +" he laughs, with an odd
Of the English accent Solo
mon o'Bail is sturdy old fellow Of
near seventy, who still clings TO the re-
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Even the greatest Of men may be
mistaken when they undertake 70 ex-
plain the cause Of certain undeniablc
facts. Never in my life" said Dean
Stanley TO his wife after sermon IN
Westminster abbey, ';did ] so deeply
impress the congregation. Every eye
was fixed on me from beginning to
end Of my sermon; not word seemed
TO be lost by inattention.r mo won
der said his wife, for your gloves
were in your hat when you put IL on,
and when you took II of they re-
manned on top Of your head ali the
time you were preachingi It was the
gloves, my dear. not the eloquencc Of
the sermon. that fixed their attention.
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The Nubian Arabs, who are strict
Mohammedans IN country prolific Of
wild pigs, often eat this pork, though
II is expressly prohibited by the koran.
''Bnt what would your falxir (9riest)
say II he was aware Of such a trans
gression?' inquired European trav-
eler.
''Oh, we have already consulted him. =
replied the Nubian. He says: III you
have the koran in hand and no pig,
you are forbidden to eat pork; but II
you have pig IN hand and no koran,
you had better eat what God has pro-
vided for you.'r
The New South., 1893-09-23
Live STOCK EXHIBITS.
Completed Lists for the Horse and Cattle
Contest


Contest.
The lists for the horse and cattle CON
tests af the fair have now been made
up, and il is settled that one OF the in
cidents OF the Columbian exposition
win be the largest live stock exhibition
ever held. State fair shows will be in
significant in comparison, for the APP
preaching show at jackson park will
be six times as big as the largest OF
them.
All the famous breeds of Europe
and America will be represented. Amer
leans viii take the lead in number. but
there viii he notable exhibits under
the patronage of the governments of
Russia and Germany. Sixty horses Sc
lected from various parts OF Germany
are now feeding on Iowa grass and
grain. under the care of experienced
horsemen- The stud Of Grand Duke
Dmitry Constantinowich. of Russia, is
now on the way west from New York,
and will be aeclimatized in Indiana
under the care Of Knssiar farmers.
This exhibit is under charge Of Guard
Capt. of Cavalry +. y. Ismailoff, who
was detailed from the imperial army
for this duty.
In this stable are three mares and
eight stations representing different
Lines of 0rloff trotfers from two to
eighteen years old. four stations OF
different kinds of Orloff saddle horses
from three TO ELEVEN years of age. two
pare Arabian acclimatized stations
three and four years old. and Russian
light draught stallion five years old.
II Is said that this display viii attract
many Russians to the fair from all
parts Of America.
Among the other notable features
VIII be stable OF French trotters
These will be the first horses Of their
kind ever exhibited in America, and
the Columbian exposition is the first
fair to recognize them as class. The
French animals are peculiar in that
they are long-distance racers, often
trotting two. three and four miles. II
IS urged that cross breeding with them
VIII give the American trotter more
bottorn-
The magnitude of these live stock ex-
hibitlons may be inferred from the
premiums offered. These will agore-
gate one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. many times as much as ever Of
fered at any fair before This will be
the first fair TO award cash premiums.
and the agricultural department is the
oniy one in this exposition to offer
money prizes
The New South., 1893-09-23
INTERESTING PRosLEM.


There was once wise king who was
awfully curious He was possessed 81
= desire 10 know everything, and was
continually asking questions. Indeed.
his thirst for knowledge carried him
80 far that he wanted 10 know the age
OF every person he met But. being
king. he was exceedingly polite. aud
would resort to strategy 90 gain bis
ends.
One day there came 10 the court
grny-hAired professor. who amused the
king greatly. He told the monarch a
number Of things that he never knew
before. and the king was delighted.
But finally IL came 10 the point when
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a state as nearly copied after the man.
ner of their forefathers as circum-
stances and surroundings viii permit,
are representatives of the six tribes of
the state Of New York. These tribes
once formed that great federation
known as the Six Nations, then great
power. but now mere shadow Of thesr.
former greatness.
The names of the tribes are the Onei-
&as, Cayugas. Onandagas. Senecas, Tus-
caroras and Mohawlxs- They ali meet
in a big bark council lodge, and one
queer feature of their meetings is that
their native dialects differ so that they
all have to speak English.
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nifty, 10 have his toplSnot cut OFT. there
was n great stir among all the GLASSES
throughout the kingdom, and cxfen.
siye preparations were made 20 cele-
brntc The event at the royal pnlace.
The palace and cdiiices within the
extensive walled inclosnro are of
Siamcse architecture, which has dis
tinct features, and differs from both
Chinese and Japanese styles Notice
able are the peculiar triple roofs COW
cred with colorcd tiles. and decorated
with golden spurs nt the roof-points.
Graceful spires, white stone, colored
marbles and gildcd elephants at the
palace entrance, make an attractive
and brilliant picture, especially nt
night, when they are Illuminated with
colored lanterns and electric jets. In
producing effects by means Of light.
shade and color the Siamcsc are very
slsillfnl, and show excellent taste.
ON this occasion an artificial noun
tain ornamented with silver and gold,
about hundred feet high, Was 40 con-
strnctcd that IL could be nRcendcd by
winding steps 10 the summit. II was
adorned with little trees. flowers.
animals and other novel decorations,
representing miniature the four quar-
tiers Of the globe.
In q grotto in this mountain the
prince went 70 bathc before his top
knot was cnt of. Iirahminicai re-
ligious services were held; the water
was consecrated. Then. at the anspici-
Gus moment, as ascertained by the
nstoloRarS and Ernhmips, the great
and important wax taper was lighted.
parchcd and unparclied corn was scat
tered, and banners waved 70 receive
the prince. His majesty the king. ele-
gantly dressed and wearing his high
est decoration-tha Of the White elc-
phant was present. and directed the
proceedings. Hon. Isaac Townsend
Smith, in st. Nicholas.
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There are some arguments which are
unanswerable, and children often
seize upon them. Marjorie a extremely
fond of ice-cream. She was spending
the day with her aunt. and begged for
\ second dish Of that cooling luxury.
II am afraid" said her aunt. that
II you eat any more II win make you
sick, and then you couIdn@ come TO
visit me-
But could come just as soon as
got well, auDtler' said Marjorie. cheer
fully, nothing daunted by this unpleas-
ant possibility.
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The Esquimaux, for instance, away
mp in their little corner near the north
gate attract but a small portion of the
crowd that enters the fair grounds
daily. True, the extra charge Of TWEEN
ty-five cents for admission into their
inclosure deters many from visiting
these queer little people, but were
they more advantageously situated
their receipts would undoubtedly be
greatly increased
Another somewhat isolated exhibit.
which is well worth the attention Of
every visitor at tn. fair, is the Indian
colony on the lake shore near the For
estry building. in the southeastern por-
ton of the grounds. Here, dwelling in
The New South., 1893-09-23
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used The many, who live bet
Ter than others and enjoy life more, with
lees expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence il due 70 Its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
alive; effcctually cleansing the system,
dispclling colds, headaches and fcvers
and permanently curing constipation.
IL has given satisfaction 10 millions and
met with the approval Of tho medical
profession, because II acts on the Kid
ncys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and II is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs Ia for salc by all drug
gists In 60c and u bottles, but II il man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name IL printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well Informed, you will not
accept any substitute II offered.
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~-----~-@-------
FOR PUBLIC COMFORT.
The DeautifnI and weii-Managed PsrIof
at the Terminal station.

ne "u."a' a"a Men, ,nanased pAr'o's
''n@' '', sla'''''
= one oeiientiui resort az tne
~ ~. osservss 70 Dseolhe Det'er
Nuo'"' ae !. surrey VIII II .ns presens
y a'ah heniehe eohunnes' ms inc
uepsIe'',enl =, PnDiic com'ort 10 the
,'.an .'a, s'o .s's nere are other
o'anenes = 'nis Impairment, put they
-. ~ nv app''N'e'' !. IA ,he periectioh OF
~ Anana akenirne anu the satisfaction 70
~ pup''o- i'ecioeuly 'ne coolest place
npo" .ns krounos' ,hese great high,
s pa''o ~iln lner inFirinR easy
snais ano rocAes, luxurious carpets
a1' - ana general atmosphere
" 'esl anu eiegaHce, invite weary
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couIln,t Ge. Near r.o.~,,

Mrs Bruggles-Mary, you must be
very circumapect with that bold, young
Mr.. Flirtaway- He tried TO kiss a girl
the other evening.
Miss BruggIes--N Never mind, mamma.
] shall be protected. He is wearing q
broad-brimrned straw hat now.-Chi-
cago Record
The New South., 1893-09-23

DuMSo thu late eivil war Now Jer-
scy furnished the national army with
5p.sli troops. In 1870 The legislature
refused 10 ratify the fifteenth amend.
mcnt 10 the national constitution on
the ground that the right 10 regulate
Suffrage Is vested In the respective
statcs.
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cnnso--That man introduced 10
you Is one Of the wealthiest citizens u
Boston.
Fangie ffippantIy) Plumber?
tumso-S No, indeed. He's q seller Of
spectacies Truth.
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In ODD CORNERS.
Interesting Exhibits In Remote
Portions of thu Great Fair.
Indians Of sx Nations from sh~ state Of
New York Distinguished Red Men
Of Early Time<--xarsous Notes
and Incidents


uONG the ex-
hibits at the
worlds fair are
a number that
n r e u c X ed
a way in odd
c or ners and
n ooks of the
grounds which
in consequence
of their incon-
s picuous loca-
uon are passed
by u n n o ticcd
by a great many
visitors in their
p eregrinations
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Fri~ndly cr,t,e,.,p.

Fred-what do you think Of ny
hrgument7
Will -Sound--most certainly sound.
Fred--And what else?
Withholding merely sound :
Vogue.
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The Heaven Of the Esgnimaux Is a
land Of warm sunshine with glowing
fires overhung with pots Of boiling
whales blubber, and easefnI couehes
Of fur scattered here and there.
The New South., 1893-09-23

SMITH am glad / amt shad.
Jones--Why 50?
smith-Because am subject to
rheumatism, and am always feeling
1t In my bones. s.--Texas siftings.
The New South., 1893-09-23

There are quite number of their
houses built of Eastwood bark and
rooted with elm. They are symmet-
rical, orderly-looking structures. and
by no means so primitive as the mate
rial would indicate The largest one Of
the group is 1.-THE council lodge Origi-
naIly the interior was divided into six
sections by mat partitions The repre-
sentatives of each tribe occupied sec
ton in their debates and when de-
cision was reached among each squad
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A pocu.E disposition will, with APP
plication, surmount every difiicnlty.--
Maniliua
The New South., 1893-09-23

"rnAr," said the rapid young man, as he
pointed TO his steam yacht, 'is my floating
The New South., 1893-09-23

Visitors at the fair are estimated T.,
have spent within the ground fifteen
million dollars. which is in addition te
the money paid for admission. OF this
amount three million dollars. accord
ing to Chief Clerk Blackwell, Of the de-
pariment Of collection. has gone into
the treasury Of the exposition. More
over, business with the concessionaires
is increasing, and it is expected this
source Of income viii net ten million
dollars before October 80.
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Kknr tho porcs open IS essential 10 health.
sienns Sulphur Snar does thls
HIS Hair and Whiskcr Dye, 10 eeuts
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HAii's CAranan C,RH is a liquid aud IL
taken internally. kold by Druggists, Tsc
THn fat man In The side show Ia lying in
wait for his victim, Galveston News.
The New South., 1893-09-23

rosirivn, wait; comparative, waiter, su-
pclatiye, NO anu get II yourself.
The New South., 1893-09-23

A sTATUKTrE Of Emperor William, of
Germany, on horseback contains Gfsean
hundred silver dollars
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-06-28
THE LAND OF QUEEN VIC.
LONDON was the first city to use

LONDON was the first city to use
coal.
THE population of London increases
at about the rate of 100000 per annum.
THE oldest building, not ruin, in
the world is said 20 be the Tower OF
London II antedates Caesars con
quests.
In England some striking forge
workers recently decided they were in
the wrong, and, besides going back to
work at once, voluntarily paid their
employers G25 indemnity for the loss
caused by their striking.
REEDS were in common use some
fifty years ago in the north of England
for addressing parcels on brown paper.
They give a bold, strong writing, such
as no quill or steel pen can give. The
common bulrusb with a thick head is
the reed used.
OLDHAM, Eng, has furnace for the
destruction of the towns refuse which
burns at such high temperature that
its heat, applied to raising steam,
furnishes sufficient power to more than
cover the cost of the collection and
burning of the refuse.
A sUPERsTITIoUs idea of the middle
ages still exists in many parts Of Eng
land that when the death of person
is imminent the fastenings of the door
of the death chamber hinder the de
parture of the soul from the body
thus making final dissolution doubly
nainful
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-06-28
AN AMTARLR TRAIT.

AS people we Americans desire a
title at long range, but face to face we
dearly prize lord. Nowhere in the
civilized world is a titled stranger
certain of a more cordial reception
than here among a people who arose
to combat and Danish hereditary
privilege and caste. This is not only
creditable to us as people, but really
evidence Of that breadth that seems TO
inure to wide contact with all condi
tiOns OF social and civil life.
We of course see but few titled per
sonages, and only rarely do We see a
royal parsonage. II we mistake NOT
our first princely visitor was the
Prince of Wales in 1860. OR people
have seen several princes and princess
es since that time, and at least one
emperor and empress; dukes, earls,
marquises and lesser mobiles have not
been rare visitors for many yesrs, aud
they been welcomed and made much
at home with us without exception.
But there is feature Of this welcome
to distinguished persons that is
peculiar to us. We are, perhaps, glad
TO see with our own eyes that mon.
archs and mobiles are only men and
women going through the world with
little more noise, perhaps, but sub
stantially like the rest Of us.
Such strangers are generally the
most modest and unsssuming persons
one sees, and devoid Of that disfguring
self-consciousness that betTays the un-
practiced. These persons who come
as visitors are really illustrations Of
good manners, and as we cannot bor-
row their titles, we may possibly
initiate their department in our several
among men,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-06-28
THE CLOSING HOrIRs-

AS was predicted in these columns,
the public school teachers popular con-
test is now the topic of conversation,
not only among the "wielders of the
rod" and their scholars, but also the
busy merchant and the gentleman of
leisure, as well as the gentler sex, find
time and much pleasure in discussing g
the relative strength Of the contest
ants.
The large vote polled yesterday
attests the great interest being taken
In the declining hours, and as the end
draws nearer the excitement will in
crease at a corresponding rate. This
is an indication that the contest has
divided honors with the school com
mencement exercises, and if anything
the excitement attending the result of
the vote has overeached that of the re-
suit of the examinations of the scholars.
The latter have not, it appears, allowed
an opportunity to pass to put in good
word for their favorite teacher, and
their great interest in the contest, we
may happily add, has materially as
sisted in the success of the undertak-
ing.
In the meantime, vote early and
often for your favorite while you have
the opportunity.