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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04
The HUMAN LEG.


s.,.n,Iao Predietisa that IL WIN Dstsri.
crate Greatly In FatarS Gs1srata0na-
Our Paris correspondent writes: A
French caricaturist has been showing
us what cyclists will come 20 In few
generations The future "velooe man
is from the hips mp like the definition
Of n line-length, without breadth Be
low the belt he is swollen out with hare
flesh and muscles. and the calves AIT
monstrously big. Professor Yung OF the
Geneva university. ON the other hand,
believes that the time Is coming when
human beings will have no legs to speak
Of. What with cycling. the great enc
Of civilization now seems TO be 70 ena-
BILE rs to move about without using feet
and legs. Il is fast getting nn TO elec'
trical hackney coaches and rudder bal
looms. The tendency is to throw all the
muscular activity into the hands ane
arms Professor Yung believes that TINS
future human creature will have th'
merest survivals of neither limbs anS
arms Of great length
Teeth will probably be dwarfed ais
by the constant use Of soft foods tha
need not l.echewed, but as the march Q
intellect will increase in pace the braii
will develop. OF course the standard
Of beauty with these anatomical change
will alter. When they do. person wit
/ n set of teeth such as would now excit
/ the admiration Of q dentist would n
4 most seem n beast Of prey.-Londo
] Naxra
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04
CIVIL ENGINEERS.
rhsy na Nsa Auow Thsir clsrks - HSe0
Private Note Bo~ka


Private NotS-Bo@ks-
"He wAs the best surveyor and
IraughtamAn In my employ" said o
well-kuown eivil engineer = few days
a1o. referring TO O man whom he had
lust discharged "I discovered . short
time ago that ho WA keeping . pri-
vAte notebook. and after notifying
him that he must stop IL and again
learning that he was continuing the
practice / wAA obliged to discharge
him"
Ia.ked the gentleman. tn explain
what he meant By "keeP.ng n private
notebook
"A surveyor said he. ''in doing q
oieee of work makes minutes as he
roes along of the lin es he runs, OF the
various points marking the bounds OF
ane lands he 10 surveying and all 'ueh
aata As Is not only necessary fc the
arAwing Of his plans. but alc inei-
Ientally that whieS nAy aid him in
the case Of any other Szrvey being
made later on
This data, -5u see, really con
stitutes = sort OF capital or stosk q
trade, for II the party owning als
land ever wishes another surv-T OF -
for any purpose he will %AturAuy
applv 20 that aAms suSfeyor, who,
having thess old memorands. can do
t,e work easier and more eheAPly
, than sny other surveyor. Oftentim n
! after many yeArz have elapsed and
4 old landmarks have passed away
|. those minutes become very valuable
consequently n civil enginser al
!, ways wishes 20 keep these In his owl
: hands, and men In hia employ are no
: allowed 20 make copies Of minutes q
: surveys which tasy- make whils In hi
employ. Othor-Eiss an cid smp,oys
< In leaving and setting mp In ousanes
= for himsslf. could carry away larS'
q alice Of hin employsrs business
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04
wnERs nae saAvIsr QUAKE.
Ana onsn TIE AnaIeIpafs0u Is Worss Thas
the Remlinmfion-


Most men will face gatling gun
with less nervousness than they will q
dentist IL Is hard TO say why. but
dentists chair 10 . more terrible object
10 the average mortal than n surgeons
operating table. and nearly every den
tist can tell stories Of ordinarily co1r-
aReous men who have backed out Of N
engagement nc the last minute
One young ChicAgoAn. with plenty Of
nerve ordinarily, knows Of . dentist
whom be studiously avoids On account
Of a sudden and unaccountable weaken
ing at the critical moment And the
dentist-well, the dentist would prooa-
bly, like tn see the young man The lat
ter had been troubled with q toothnohe
/ for about a week and nc last made mp
his mind to have the tooth pulled To
prepare himself for the ordeal be took
some liberal doses Of whisky and then
sought out the dentist The pain Of the
tooth, combined with the whisky. bad
put him in n pretty nervous state, and
to quiet him the dentist put him mp IN
an operating chair and put big tum-
bier Of whisky on the table beside him
when you are ready. call me, hs
said. ''I have some work to do In th'
next room
half an hour later the dentist lookeS
in and asked:
care you ready"
mot yet, doctc-." replied the pa
tient
, Another half hour went by. and th
} doctor tried again. but the patient stil
wanted more time.
Half an hour or so after that the der
: tist looked in again. and the patier
: had gone. So had the whisky. I'll
8 young man had finished the last Of
: and still found that he had not enoug
4 nerve to undergo the ordeal, 30 he ha
. quietly got down from the chair .
: cured his hat and sneaked out
s But that is merely an illustration
IA what fear Of dentist will make . ma
g do.-Chicago Herald
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04
LimItations-of Fame.

Il went into the Office Of Texas odi-
TOR one day, :" says MIR. Fred Pelhaio'
the Lyceum bureau man, Ito see aD"u'
some corrections in the proof OF p'o-
r-ramme was having printed theie'
This name, says l. is Bret Harte, n9l
Bretelwaite. All right, answered tie
editor. But the name came back tare''
harte. Again / undertook to explain
Bret is the first IName, and harte Is tne
second, said L Surely you have reao
his books and know about Bret harte
the poet-author?' No, said the editor
I never heard Of him before in oil my
life. but then you can't expect the edi'
eor of q live daily in q busy town tc
have time to keep track Of every httie
iimcrow poet that bobs upr "-Chlcas'
Record
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

Miss Fadd-Tht meanness OF some
people is past comprehension
Mrs Fadd-NlAt has gone wrong
my love? -,..a
Miss Fadd-LAst week was elected
An active member Of the Young Ladies
Philanthropy club, and l began my
ministrations by taking = basket Oh cola
victuals to q poer woman whose name
was down on the books Well. when
got there, found that some meddle-
some busybody had been there TWO
weeks ago and given her work. and had
70 carry all that stuff back-New YORK
Weekly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04
NAN gATEss OF TIE PACIFIC.
shark 1Aa. Arc ths nr~~d 60 ths Gals
fornhA Fisherusrn-


The true man cater SHARK ~ taken
on the Pacific coast is known only As
man eater. The shovel nosed sharks are
sand sharks. too cowardly 20 attack
even n yellow dog. The "a foot shark
captured by sumo hshcrmcn Of the true
man eater variety (CArchArodon cSrcha-
RIAL seemed brave enough and savage
enough to attack anything within IL
reach. This monsters o mouth was wide
the teeth long and sharp. with an in
ward inclina The stomach would hold
q full grown man easily and good
deal besides. The fish became entangled
in a net OF Point Lama Two boats at
tackled the vicious creature and finally
succeeded in punching an iron into its
vitalA The side OF one boat was STAYED
in by q blow forcible enough 70 knock
one fisherman overheard
These sharks have been known 20 At
tack a small boat, upset it and eat the
oarEman. A man cater over AZ feet long
has been reported below, San Diego.
The natives are said to live in fear OF
this awful fsh. which already has ths
record Of having eaten six men IL has
been shot frequently. The water about
IL has been discolored with blood fe
the shark still liveS The tiger shark 4
M ferocious As the man eater. Anothe'
large shark hercSbouts Is the baskinl
shark. II is taken measuring 10 70 a
feet in length The skin Of one 81 fee
long is at Stanford University museum
This skin alone weighs over i.bO
pounds, while the sharks liver produS
ed $50 gallons Of oil These sharks
however, are sluggish. lazy and do nc
bite people. Their gill rakers arc on th
Al whale model. When entangled IN a me
/ they frequently suffocote, as the net n
) stricts the gills-
! California fishermen do not oonsid'
: Eve foot sharks Of much account whe
from San Diego wharves black sen b.
Z are caught six to eight feet long weigl
a ing 500 to 500 pounds Such fish a
common. They are taken on shai
hooks and clotheslineS When hookel
the fish is allowed TO swim about q
bay towing q two inch plank Wh'
u he is exhausted. the line is hauled i
and the fish killed with an aL-Ne
u York Tribune
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04
THE WORLD OF CHANCE.
What IL Did for Young HIgser. VIII
Read n Charming Novel


Read = Charming SOvsL
II young Higger had not been read
ing Lady kitz- Maudlin's Dark Sc
cret" until o'clock in the morning.
he would not have arrived al the dry
goods store with his head full OF
ChesUcrHeldian and elegant phrases
with which to rega.e the girls at the
glove counter.
If he had not had those phrases IL
his head he would no. have ma ie ar
impression of elegance anI edu fation
upon the wife of the proprietor who
happened TO ca | in AMI pause neGr
the bargain counter TO ask question
If he had not made such an I'm
rression the wife of the proprietor
yvoilld not have e <paLiA Ied Ahont hlT
to her husband for about ten coESecu
live breakfAs )
If she had not thus eXaatiased he'
nusband would not have been led I"
place young Higgins in a position
/ where he could look i'm Oortant aud do
NO particular harm. from which posi-
ton he was succes-ively .ushed NJ q
higher plac g, aud at last to partner
ship in tho Arm.
II young Higgins hadn't been read
ing "LGly Fitz- Maudlin's DarI
Secret he would still be salesman II
the silk department But the worl'
says that he is man of wonderful
enterprise aud q Napoleon Of Hnanca
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04


nlan went into the cafe Of . Rroad+
u.y hotel the 1othaE dny and eAf down
On a stool In front Of the lunch cOrntsE.
he had been In many cf The cafina
houses, OF ''haucKiPA" IN Ne Bow wsp
and Park row and Thought he was In
niliar with the various terna which
wuiters employ when rrPea.ing ens-
TONER'S order, but be had . surpriss -
store for nina When he had 6aiahsd
his luncheon, he told tie vaipSH ha
woald like q uacringue giace ~ wa5 %
denssr1 The proud and naughty person
behind the counter stidencd hia spinal
column. aud in load and. Commanding
tones said;
"John, mringns glacef
One Of the nenials outside TIE conn-
Ter sped On the erTand with lightning
IKE rApidity, and after apparently max
Ing The delicncy retained With g. On
eloss examination b the customer u
was found that numerous small rcd ana
were racing over It. he mentioned tns
fnet TO the waiter.
"whGt," I" be exclaimed in horTincd
tone. ''antss Dear. deArr' Then he
called again: John. John. come herr
Look at thisi Get q meringne glnos
without antsl"
'sWhaty'' uaad John tn q dassd wEy.
while every man In the room turned hil
head and anickered
1 ''tist q meringue giace without ANITA
repeated the proud and hanghty one.
with emphasis, and hurry up about Il
too"
So John removed the GmAll cosva1
don Of insects aud soon returned with
neringus slaos ''withOuE antA "-hoV
, York TribunA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04
rn,,r,al Fedsr.tIou AgitAsIOa-

Some Of the leading members OF the
defunct Imperial Federation league are
preparing for the active propaganda OF
its principles, but on different lines IL
ia nroposed to divide London and other
large cities into small areas, IN eacn
~ Hhich lecturers shall labor regularly
taking imperial unity rs their text Inc
new programme is not so ambitious as
the old one. hut is not likely TO prove
more successful, the masses being stlli
anSoicious that imperial federAtaoniAm
r merely Toryism in disguise.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04
Arnun Win rs Ls~rrr..

In the town Of ObsrwsisenthAl, IN
Saxouy, disputes between the inhAnit-
nnss are 90 rare that there In no room
for n lawyer. A Leipsic merchant. who
applied - the tribunal NJ oberweisen-
thai for the address Of . counsel, re-
ceived the following reply. I'VE have
the hon y 20 inform you thai there V nc
advoczte here. but the barber. Fritz
Biel, represents the interests Of htiSAnt'
In civil cases "
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

Thsy Are Asls - Blaaa . M. ~ Pr~
tsstinw K1uia Tass hls Eyss-

rhsy Are Ahls - Blina . wnn ~ Fr~
s~salnw . K1uia Inss ns Eyus-
The Afriosn explorer. ". Hoehnel.
an his voyAxe % lakes Rudolph and
Rtsphnnie. sneountered enc day. after
. long rainy spell. rolled up In cor
uer OF the basket In which the dishes
cf che expedition we're carrfed. ser
psnt of narrow Rirth and about TWEEN
ty-seven inches long. His servant
armed himself With . loag dirh
70 kill the serpent. bat The momsnt he
approachoA the bAaket be fell back
with . hsArtrending cry and covered
his eyes with his hand The snake
had projected into theu . tiny streA@
Of burning liquid which eaussd tern
hls suSsring.
Hoshusi cane mp and placed himself
Tn uueh q position ahAa thu wEnd would
bie~ ths liquid past bis eyes ahould
The serpant defend itaalf In ths same
manner 10 had dons before A soo1
@ ths snake eAught sight Of htn 4
llfsSd Ia had and squirted two drop'
Of black duid upon his nsek. which
however. PrOdaeed no earning ss7SA
ton on the skin- An Arab guide. VIII
had haArd the eriss Of the oxplnrvrl
servant came up. and. wr1pPing ~
tartan Arunnd his hAaA endsAEors'
20 make . dive into The basket Tor th
anAke. A moment later. he, too. fs'
back blinded and eovsrsng his eye
with his ARA Hoehaei did not ace
20 repeat the experiment N tnRns
tho baakst over On the Kruand. 60
/ she serpent In ita night w. hiile
with sticks. % that tAs mystsFy esni
not 30 solved as 20 che nnsw1 q i
D psozliar squirting quSn0s& -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04
Seutoncod to Hang.

PARIS, TEX. ,.Jan. 9.--In the fedetai
court this morning Judge Bryant SCI
fenced George L. Wheeler, VINO was
convicted Of the mnrder OF Robert
McCabe on June12. 1894, to be tfne'a
on March q, 1895. Defendant has
fled notice OF appeal and the execu-
tioR is not likely to come oil at thaI
time. The point on which the appeal
is taken is the admissi5ility OF the
testimony of the year old son OF NC
Cabe, who was with him at the time
OF the killing.
The faAi term of federal court
closed toAayy:-During the session
there were l69 cases disposed Of. q
these there were. eig glty-''v-
convictions, thirty-two acquittal
and ifty-two dismissals There wer'
fifty persons sentenced to- the peni
tertiary and one to death.
Today was civil day in Judge Scott
court, Attorney Hinckle acting a
Judge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04
$50 Reward.

Iwiu pay the above reWafd lor Ihe
arrc't and delivery 10 nc officers O..
the court for tae tlird Judicial d.
vision Of the Indian Eer; sQry OF /. = :,
linton wanted for tbe abdp .CiOn o.
my child and for who a.le>t pap
have been dulv isAIcd by Hon Carr
+. Snar1 Judge Of said coulas fip.9l'
is5O wears old, s lee6. or 2 nches u:
light complexion. dark grey hd:r, 1nt
heavy hrawn somewhat grey mod
tache. has-Dfnu4nreat l., sCar acCOss ~
per lin, deep 6lae eyes. quic's spoke =
but reticent. and speLEs cf;'pidiN-
Child was stoien-Au1psu II Ia t:it =
a bow aged , wears and mOnt' :
has a scar from burM Qn le.c .eS
Address, NJ =. L. J. TIPT0N.
Is d-&w I'm BeN.itu, L. ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

To my friends and fotmeF crS yomer-
wish 10 saytMhft a I .saEs., hAEs SGie y 3ted
ppiS stand. where / VIII be p ea Led t0
Snrs S.u vou cali and see me, assH - you
nlaatis;action in both quali0y dld price
- Goods and thanking you for Dast
"a Sarors. am most resnectfP ",
iS'0' JOE GRAY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04
Annie NJ. ReynoIcls.
-non't blow out the EAs

Miss Annie n Reynolds Of North
Haven. Conn. recently chosen as the
erst worlds secretary Of Young Wom-
eD,s Christian associations, is q sister
~ Professor James B. Reynolds, identl'
6ed with the University Seftlemeht II
New York. Miss Reynolds was grad
uated from Wellesley college and aiter-
ward was a special student at Yale one
Is a. highly accomplished young woman,
and her familiarity with most modern
languages will make her peculiarly eI'
6cieut in her now widely diverged On
ties Her headquarters will be IN Lon
don.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

J. A. Crewa~whO mlr tered L ~
Murrell, Morgan Murrell and NJ
Murrell ia Coeke corntyla>t year, was
brought fromfthe state Pehitenitiaiy
today and is how in jail in~Gaine~
vile. Deputy Sheriff GSarge .Womack-
who brought him in, says Crews Is ~
good spirits and does not appear -4ery
much crestfallen. The OBJECT in
bringing him back is TO have a new
hearing in one of the. gases wAere tue
death penalty was assessed by the
jury, but owing to. some disc Iall nca-
tioAs on the part Of some of the Jurors
before whom he was tried, a new
hearing was granted oy;Judge Ba 'felt.
Crews, attorneys will apply for q
change of venue at tsfis- term of the
court, and it appelrs to be Z 'Ief&'ll
understood that it viii be gr@ntel an'
that his next trial will BE- ha6 -
Montague county.-Gainesvil!e Regis
ter
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

.'I have heard it said. Miss Emma
that n kiss without love tastes IKE Al
egg without salt Is that trues" .
81 dor'- know-I really cannoe--l
have never in my life
"Como now, Miss EmmaF
'Eaten Al egg without salt "-Diln-
via
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

IA. Bordeaux, young gentleman
recently connected with the Gaines
vile Register, is ia the city looking
around wit view TO locating. He
comes highly recommended and we
trust he may be successful in securing
nro6table employment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

To tell mushrooms from toadstoolA
without eating aud waiting for results.
peel an onion aud pot it with the fungi
while being cooked II the onion re-
mains white, eat with condolences; II u
turns black. cat IL not. IL you value life
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

Attention is gladly called TO the ad
a, c. A. Sammons the gent;emanly
successor of the T. NJ. Richardson
Lumber Co., which appeared .yeStef-
day. Mr.. Sanmons is one of the best
Known business men of the city and
II goes without saying that his vent
pre on his own responsibility will be
most satisfactory success.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

~. following cases were dispos' d
i commissioner SCOTS court
Thursday; =, M.n,svi,Ie in.
..'S,c;uc and selling, held under
woo bond o,.. >
..ht : iudgemehU, in favos o. S'fA-os
10 sum asked for -
Iudqe Scott we afe No.iy 70 so8'e- =
,sned TO his room f,om s'isut ia
.,snosition. Hon. H {. Po,Ieiflo
s.sP .ar n,esided in his stead in lea ;ire
o.! ~
.or,e civil cases.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

Carriage painting and owe .ha "
snecialties at Elliott n MtHtf.le
Shop on Broadway. - Give ,yeA9 a c.
l5-mO
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

n.rk Phillips has had paasedu0p- hia.
nev house a complete outfit
.:-S,niO rods and Lum Johnson
y s. ~ s-.oed the work Of rodding.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

Prof. Dixon, OF Bowie, Texas, is in
the CITY and Will deliver a phren0i0S-
ical lecture tomorrow night at " MT
tington Hall 5-zt
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04
An.-ann.hln a NIistake.

Hotel Proprietor-What is that croWo
outside looking at?
Clerk (aftG a brief .inspectlonl-
We'll. | swami That jay in No 500 has
twisted nronnd bis gas Jet aud PoSed II
out the window with the fame burning,
Proprietor-Eronti Take q paiT OF
shears 70 No. 500. get that card winch
-pont blow out the gas
Turn IL out.
and cat OF the last line New 1orA
Weekly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

WANTED-A furnished room foi
.vfO gentlemen. conveniently located
.o4business part of the city. Apply
al this Office. 2tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04
To Onr Pafronn.

All persons knowing themselves in
:" ,yeu 10 Us aae earnestly requested
20 come forward and settle their ac-
ulLS at once, thus avoiding any fur
.iouble. We have been very
lenient, but now we must have what
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

okG White, an n-aGtor1e7 from
H. n..o O. T., is in the city on pro
...,,onal busia So
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

,..-v washington, the sage Of Ma
'sl,' vas in the city Thns2d&Ex the
ress@' ~ MS kinsnan Richard AoAissl-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

statistics prove that not les than
8, 400 babies are born eTvy dng On
United States soil =.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

For RENr-A good dwelling. Call
10 the Express Office, 3-Uf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

Home made candies made daily It
SpeigIe 4 Co.'S bakery. n II
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

Just arrived at II. ii. Parl;er's, a
ice line of long witch Or gua q
lains. for he's, :; test sty'e. fe g
ig:ap. II
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

Tenney's fine .bohbons aud. choco'
lates at OMealy's. II
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

Fine candies fresh and sweet at he
d ttaN v. AT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

For artistic sign wriIing call On
Elliott Il WillialEs. = d III
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-04

Nrss MARE ROBERTS, teacher of
Asano, Organ, Guitar, Ma ldollh,
Thnjo and practical thorousn b"ss.
Terms. IS per month. Reduction TO
clubs. Leave orders at &. NJ: Var
hrough & Co.'S. 2-lW
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-09
Ingenious Use of Photography.

Before tho days of books parchments
became so costly that economical scholars
erased moro or less perfectly what had
bcnn written and used them second
time. In this manner some highly inter
esting and valuable manuscripts have been
lost to the world. But in many cases the
ancient characters are still family visible.
Twice used parchments are called pal
impsests, and many modern scholars have
strained their eyes in the effort to decipheI
the original writing.
Recently photography has been success
fully applied in Germany for thiswork. The
color of the faded ink of the older writing
on palimpsest is yellow. A photograph
of such u manuscript was made through a
yellow screen The result was a negative
on which tho old writing was barely dis
cernible, being little darker than the
background, while the later black writing
appeared distinctly as white letters.
Next an ordinary negative on bromide
plate was made, and from this was pro-
duced transparent positive on which
both writings appeared dark and about
was superimposed on the first negative, SO
that the dark letters Of the later writing
covered the light letters, representing the
same writing in the negative. They were
thus eliminated, being indistinguishably
merged with the general dark background
produced by the combination of positive
and negative. But the earlier characters,
since they were dark in both cases, ap-
peared in the combination intensely blacl,
and distinct Youths Companion.