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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
A Common Fault.

That all the worlds a stage we know.
But this much, too. is certain:
Too many folks appear to think
They're called before the curtain.
IN. r. World.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21

Warm milk from the cow does not
absorb odors. While cooling keep it
In pure atmosphere.-Illinois Dairy
Report.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
IT'S . Way Deaf People Have.

ttB y WY DcNA 1eOpIe HHEes
81 told that deaf old Mrs. Peters
about Sadie, and what do you think she
said p
"What?'
eyes. That's what she said" -Har-
lem Life.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
wanted to Know.

Goodman-Did you ever hear about
the three wise men who followed a
star?
Gayboy-No. Where is she playing?
IN. Y. World.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21

"Well, George, what are you going
o do with that cycling cap you've
.ound?"
Pm goin' to keep it till I find BIZ
cycle to match italy Sloper.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
Se:lf.Evident.

II think a man ought to practice
what he breaches"
well. isn't that what our doctors of
divinity are supposed to do""-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21

'.Have you noticed, pa. how often ma
saws and so on, and SO on'?"
Eyes, my son; but it never applies To
Observation-Disclosures Dispatch.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
The KisseF.

Anna-She says she's never been
kissed.
Aline-Bold thing! I'll wager her
gentlemen friends can't say that.-N. Y.
Journal.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
Worthy of Welcome.
will soon be singing

The birds will soon be singing
To dispel this country's grief.
But they don't know any coon songs
Which will be a great relief.
washington Star.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
Connrmation.

Mrs. McBride-Harry, was beside
myself at the condition you came home
in last night.
Harry-Yes; it seems to me l did see
two of you.-Judge-
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21

Mrs. Dunk Tin the midst of her read
tng)-f that "embalmed beef" as they
call it. was SO dangerous that it killed
the common soldiers that EFT it, it
seems to me they'd have some of 'em
testifyin' about it.
Farmer Dunk-Wa-al, I s'pose the
reason they don't is b'cuz them that
was killed by the burned stuff amt in
q position to testify, an them that
wasn't killed by it don't know whether
Il would have killed 'em or not.-Judge.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21

Gentleman Ito servant of artist who
Is bringing him picture of his rather
plain wife)-That picture I won't ac-
cept; it doesn't look like my wife at
ALL
Scranton ought to be thankful
for that.-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
Work and Play.

Work and Play.
The torpfd-l ivered pessimist
VIII very likely claim
"ts' That man must always play the fool,
While woman works the same.
-Pnck
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21

A Mere Formally.
He kissed her! She neither drew back nor
turned red,
And she did not deliver slap on his ear;
He kissed her! No word by the lady was
said
She had ceased to be thrille6-they'd been
married a year.
Chicago Daily News.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
The Only Theme.

When Daphne paints or plays and sings
How dear the mood her talent brings!
But most she charms my soul when she
Discourses of her love for me.
Chicago Record.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
nex,re on Yet.

N. Y. World.
The Washburn leader., 1899-11-25
Forests of Le.fless Trees.

Forests of leafless trees are to be
found in some parts Of Australia. The
trees. known as the "Leafess Acacia" {"
have no leaf, and their respiration is
carried on through a little stem which,
for this purpose, apparently acts the
same as the leaf. In this species, in
consequence of the intense heat and
drought of Australia, where the trees
abound, the leaf blade entirely ceases
to be developed, and the leaf stalk be-
comes vertically flattened into what
botanists term ''phyllode," which
performs the same vegetative function
as the leaf, but presents only an edge
to direct sunshine and light; and is
thereby protected from excessive evap-
grafton. There are also forests of an
other leafless tree in Australia, the
Casuarina or beef-wood, tree with
rigid, dropping branchlets, something
like our "horsetails," their wood the
color of beef, (whence their name), and
as good as English oak. Leafless for
ests are also met with in Florida. In
the dry districts of Mexico an immense
area of country is covered with a
species Of mimosa trees which bear
nothing but thorns and blossoms; no
leaves ever appear, all growth I'D
progress taking place through the
thorns, which are shed at certain sea-
sons and replaced by new ones.
The Washburn leader., 1899-11-25
How the Doctor Got His Clock.

From the Philadelphia Record: In
the hallway of Philadelphia doctors
house stands fine example of a
grandfather's clock, the possession of
which the medical man owes entirely
to a pinch of snuff. Some years ago
the doctor in question set his heat
upon such timepiece, and devoted
two of his vacations to clock hunting.
He visited many New England farm
houses without success, as old furni-
ture has been pretty we'll gathered up
by the dealers "down East" and then
carried his quest into Delaware and
Maryland, where he found many old
clocks, but none of them for sale. He
was about to return home disconsolate,
when he was called into consultation
over patient dying of quinsy. The
resources of medicine had been ex-
hausted, when the Quaker City doctor
bethought himself of an old snuff box
he had picked up during his wander
ings, in which still fingered modicum
of snuff, pungent as of yore. With
this powdered tobacco the doctor as
sailed the nostrils of the sick man,
who, sneezing violently, broke the alb
scess in his throat that was choking
him to death. Stimulants were admin
istered and the sick man recovered.
The Philadelphia doctor left the place
the morning after this remarkable op-
GRAFTON, but he had not been home a
week before the grateful Marylander
sent him a grandfather's clock, accom-
panied by card upon which was writ
ten: "This clock, which struck the
hour of my birth, would have also
marked the hour of my death If your
skill and knowledge had not stayed the
hand of the destroyer"
The Washburn leader., 1899-11-25
HUNTING IN DANGEROUS COUNTRIES.

There are two planters Of the name
you ask about" he said; zone has q
plantation at Silchar and the others is
near Sylhet.''
This was a puzzler. The two places
were 200 miles or more apart and there
was no way of finding out which was
the right one but by personal visit.
If he chose the wrong place the entire
trip would be wasted, probably, since,
while he was travelling and searching,
the agent of the man who had left the
orchid in London might go to the other
place, gather a lot of the rare plants
and ship enough of them to England
to glut the market. However, the risk
had to be taken, and Forstermann took
it. He worked out his course on the
theory that the object of his search
would be found, probably, in the more
out-of- -the-way of the two localities.
Inquiry showed it to be Silchar. It is
near the border of the province of
Manipur, where the population is
sparse and where Europeans are scarce,
because no white man is allowed to
The Washburn leader., 1899-11-25

There never was more enthusias-
tic hunter of orchids than Ignatius
Forstermann, who stuck to his chos-
EN- calling as long as his vigorous man
mood remained, visiting many out-of-
the-way corners of the world in pur-
suit of the strange plants, but finally
settled down near the Newton station,
on the Long Island railroad, and re-
mained there cultivating and selling
orchids till the day of his death, three
or four years ago. Forstermann was
a native of Coblentz, on the Rhine, the
son OF sturdy peasant couple. Being
of delicate constitution, the boy was
sent to German school of gardening
for three years, and after that he was
made an employe in a great garden
now belonging to the Duke of Hesse.
There he first became infatuated with
orchids. Later, at the Botanical Gar
dens in Basle, Switzerland, he met an
inspector who had visited almost in
accessible parts of South America
searching for new varieties of the Gu
rious flowers. His tales of adventure
The Washburn leader., 1899-11-25
sANpow ON EXERCISE.
says Dumbbell Practice, IL Not Ovsrdone
IL the Proper Thing.

SAYS Dumbbell Practice, II Not Ovsrdone
Il the Proper Thing.
"Dumbbell practice gives strength to
every sinew, from the finger tips to the
elbow, from the top Of the head to the
sole Of the foot" sandow. the strong
man, said in a recent interview. ''Ths
young can be kept in perfect health.
and older people are helped and i'm
proved even when suffering any all
ment which appears to them to be
quite hopeless, but, of course, great
care must be taken not to overdo the
practising, and 1t is wiser to increase
the number Of movements very grad
ually and not on any account to got
overtired at hrst," he advised. But he
does state most emphatically that
dumbbell exercises. taken in modsza-
ton. give grace and suppleness to the
figure and that perfect ease to the car
riage that comes from having the mus
cles under control. He makes strong
point Of an easy beginning, which does
not expect too much at first, but gains
strength by degrees. Such exercise
sends the blood through the veins with
new life, which gives pleasure and Joy
to every individual.
The Washburn leader., 1899-11-25

tree standing by itself, and upon its
trunk there were orchids growing so
thickly that they almost covered it. A
brief examination showed them to be
of the species he was searching, and:he
hugged himself with joy as he gave
his coolies orders to tegin gathering
the plants.
Forstermann and his employers
made lot of money out of his first
consignment of several thousand fine
specimens, and his good luck induced
him to remain in the East for five or
six years hunting new varieties. In
that time he visited many localities in
India, the island of Ceylon, Siam, Java,
the Philippines and the islands of Sulu,
whose picturesque Sultan recently ac-
knowledged the sovereignty of the
United States. From his talk it would
appear that Forstermann got to be on
extremely good terms with the reign
ing Sultan, who must have been the
one murdered few years ago by the
old Sultana, whose young son is now
the ruling Sultan.
The Washburn leader., 1899-11-25
VELOCITY OF FALLING.
In q Vacuum All Fall Alike, Not So IL
the Atmosphere.

In . Vacuum All Fall Alike. Not So ~
the Atmosphere.
The old-time query as to which of
the two, pound of lead or pound of
feathers, dropped from the same
height at the same time, would first
reach the ground, seems ever new.
Someone propounded 1t to the wise
man of the Scientific American recent
ly, using instead of lead and feathers
an ounce and a ton of iron. And this
is how the wise man responded: "This
matter was put to the test of expert
ment by Calico at the Leaning Tower
of Pisa in the seventeenth century,
with two balls of lead, weighing one
and ten pounds respectively. The fol-
lowers of Aristotle had taught for CEN
turies that the balls would fall in pro-
portion to their weights, the heavier
one falling the faster. Galileo point
ed out the fact that the lighter one
would reach the ground first, because
the air would resist the fall of that of
the larger one more than it would that
of the smaller. He had previously
demonstrated the law of falling bodies
that the velocity under the action of
gravity is independent Of the mass OF
the body. Experiment confirmed his
position. The small ball reached the
earth first. In a vacuum all bodies
fall with the same velocity through
any distance. AS a practical state
ment, it may be taken as true that
small dense bodies will conform to the
theoretical laws, falling any distance
less than 200 feet, in the atmosphere.
But with an ounce and ton there
would be a perceptible difference. The
ounce ball would fall the faster. Facts
like this are nowadays demonstrated
by even elementary students in almost
every class in physics in the country.
The Washburn leader., 1899-11-25

In all, Forstermann found about two
score new orchids. Not every one was
commercially valuable, though nearly
all were of great interest to botanists.
He made no other special searches on
which so much depended in financial
way as his first one, but he had many
thrilling adventures. Once, in Siam,
when on the march. he sent guide
ahead to select a camping place for the
night. He had not gone far when an
agonizing cry for help was heard. All
hands rushed to his aid, but were un-
able to save him, for gigantic tiger
was dragging the wretch into the
woods as they came up. They dared
not follow in the rapidly gathering
darkness, but next morning they found
tiger and guide, the former gorged to
stupidity and the latter half eaten.
They killed the beast.
Once, when in the Dyak country,
Forstermann knocked at the door of a
native hut to ask his way. Being in
vited to enter, he complied, but was
Mortified to see half dozen human
heads suspended by the hair in the
middle Of the place. Naturally the
orchid hunter declined the invitation
to spend the night there, though, as he
learned later, it would have been en-
tirely safe to do so. The master OF
the hut was "head hunter" but had
the reputation of being friendly to
white men. One Of Forstermann's
most valuable finds was an orchid
growing at the tip top Of an exceeding
ly high tree. He discovered it while
looking up and down the trunks with
his field glass. The plant was listed
by the botanists under Forstermann's
name.
The Washburn leader., 1899-11-25
CAB NO. {, 10 WALES.
Londonss "Csbbies' Must See Straight
and Know short Routes.

Londonss "Csbbies' Must See Straight
and Know short Routes.
= This summer in Scotland Yard I at
tended an examination of men who de-
sired to be appointed bus and cab
drivers, and the affair was most anus
ing. They've rickety old bus down!
there, perfect ark, and attached TO-
the fore Of 1t a brace Of one-time Dar-,,
by winners. likely, that, after meal
Of ginger and pepper. do get up enough
animation to drag that ark at a spank
ing gate the length Of the Enclosure.
The would-be driver mounts the box.
whips up the horses, and attempts to,
drive between two stakes planted in,
the ground so close together that to go
between them means to escape them
at the hubs, scarcely more than quar-
ter Of an inch on either side. Some,
times the driver manages it. II he re-;
peats the feat two or three times with
success. and also manages to get his
horses pulled up sharp when finger
is raised, he is appointed, and given
the first opening. And thereafter for
years he is privileged to amaze Ameri-
cans by his wonderful cleverness with
the reins in the crowded Strand Or
Piccadilly circus. It is different with
the would-be cabbies. They, too. are
compelled to drive between stakes and
to pull up their nags, but more than
that is asked OF them. III you we're to-
nick IN a fare in the Addison road to
drive to the Upper Bedford place. what
would be your route?" Such questions
as that are put to them. Now. there
are endless routes, but cabby is obliged
by law to take the shortest, and II he
can not draw line along the map OF
London, marking that shortest route
he is told to 60 home and study for
another month. But where he fails
dozens of others succeed. And single
walk along a London street bears
proof of the enormous number of men
who know their city like book. How
many hansoms there are in London T
do not know, but l know this: The
cab called one morning was No. s.;
the cab l called that afternoon was
No. COSTS. l spent week looking for
cab No. and didn't find 1t. learned
then that No. was the number Of the
private hanson Of the prince Of Wales
Detroit Free Press.
The Washburn leader., 1899-11-25
Here Il = Good Thing.

In London is an individual who can
scarcely be described otherwise than
as a ''smile DOCTOR" For small fee
he will transfer the most uncomely
laugh or smile into a dainty and ele-
CANT playfulness Of the lips-only he
must have his fee first. The "smile"
doctor puts his subject through lip
and mouth exercises which are of his
own invention. The eyes are the or
gans which are most concerned in the
act Of smiling or laughing, and the
subject Is taught how to use them most
effectively. BY constant practice the
desired pretty smile is obtained at the
end Of few weeks. Actresses and
music-hall artists patronise this smil-
ing tutor.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Washburn leader., 1899-11-25
ROPE MAKING IN MANILA.
Good Product Turned Out with the
Most ,Prlmitive Machinery.

A Good Product Turned Out with the
Most >Prlmitive Mschinery.,.
From the Chicago Record: Rope
making is an industry at which many
work. The machinery used is primi-
tive, but the finished article the work.
ers turn out is smooth and strong.
There is no way of cheating in this
work. The hemp comes in bales. as
1t leaves the plantations. It Is taken
out to the street, where the work is
done and where the spools are, fer the
first process. Time and practice are
needed to learn the knack of keeping
the reel going around by simple twist
Of the wrist. The operator backs slow
1y away as the strands grow in length,
and when he has gone as far as he
deems necessary he begins to wind up
all the cord that he has spun. For
the next operation twelve spools OF
this cord and another machine are
used. The machine has twelve cranks
at one end and two at the other. When
the strands are laid, If the rope be a
long one, supports are erected about
fifty feet apart. These are to keep the
strands from twisting and tangling as
they are spun about. Two men stand
at the upper end of the walk and face
the man who is turning the twelve
strands. Each has two cone-shaped
pieces of wood in his hands, and in
these cones are six grooves, through
which the strands run. The operator
at the strand end turns his wheel to
the right and the men at the other
end reverse the operation. The strands
begin to twist and grow smaller and
harder, and at last the two men with
the cones start slowly toward the
strand man. If there are tangles In
front of them, they separate the snarl
with their toes. In front are twelve
strands. Behind the advancing oper-
ators are two. 1t is slow walk from
one end to the other, and it is hard
work to keep the strands whirling and
the machinery going until the two
ropes are complete. When all is done
the finished object is rope the size of
a clothesline. If larger rope is to
be made, the operation is repeated with
as many strands as desired, according
to the thickness Of the rope wanted.
The process is the same, but cones
with larger grooves are used. The
rope may be made of any length. In
fact, as long as the hemp holds out the
operators can splice and splice indefi-
.nitely. The rope is rolled up in great
coils when it is finished for shipment,
and is then wrapped in coarse cloth
manufactured from the same fiber.
The Washburn leader., 1899-11-25
SHAFTER'S CHICKEN.
A LIVING REMINDER OF A DEED
OF MERCY.
Story OF the Days Of Starvation In
CUBA Little Boy Who Was Picked
Up BY Brooke When Almost Dead
Showed His Gratitude. q

In Gen. Skaters quarters at San
Francisco is a fine, glossy, "black
Spanish" pullet which, If it had the
power of speech, could tell thrilling
and pathetic story. Early in July,
1898, when the American army in Cuba
was supplying food to the starving
reconcentrados in Ell Caney, terrific
storm wrought such havoc to the roads
that it became impossible to convey
further supplies to the town. Gen.
Shaftsr therefore issued an order that
all who were able might walk to his
camp, six miles away, and draw ra-
tions. The order set in motion one Of
the saddest professions that ever fol-
lowed in the wake of war. Ragged,
hungry, weak, emaciated, line Of
specters daily wound its awful length
through swamp and mud and jungle
toward the blessed food. Lieut..
Brooke and an interpreter were return
ing to camp from Ell Caney one day,
when they saw little band of the
reconcentrados ahead Of them. Be-
hind the men and women Jagged six
year-old boy. He was evidently sick
and weary unto death, but still he tot
tered persistently on. At length, his
last ounce of strength gone, he fell,
and lay there in the mud, unable to
rise. His father and mother glanced
back at him stolidly, and went on.
Their own strength would be hardly
cy,ff1oionf f0 fn on6
suffering had dulled their sensibilities.
If he could not keep up he must die
where he fell. Lieut.. Brooke dropped
from his horse, picked the little fell
low up, and galloped into camp with
him. There he fed him till he could
eat no more, wrapped him in warm
blankets, and left him to the long
dreamless sleep of exhausted child
hood. An old Cuban woman washed
his little cotton shirt and trousers,
and after few days rest, he was sent
back to Ell Caney with generous sup
ply of provisions. Two days later the
little fellow, still weak and pale, again
appeared in camp. Going straight to
Lieut.. Brooke, he took small chicken
from inside his little shirt, and with
tears in his eyes, presented 1t. 1t was
the only thing he could give him, he
said, to show his appreciation of the
senor's kindness. He had walked all
the way from Ell Caney through the
deep mud, and after he had made his
humble present, he walked back
Lieut.. Brooke took the chicken to Gen
Shafter and told it's story. The gen
eral tethered it to his tent-pole. When
he entered Santiago, he took the bird
with him. There her nightly roost
was a gilded chandelier in the gov
ernor's palace. When the army moved
out to camp again, the chicken went
too. Later, she journeyed to Montauk
Point, thence to Governors Island,
and now she struts and scratches and
cackles contentedly in San Francisco,
living reminder of deed of mercy,
a pathetic acknowledgment, and the
gratitude with which at least one little
reconcentrado will always recall los
Americanos.