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An African Giantess.

Abomah. superb specimen OF .1e
African negress. who enjoys the aus
tinction Of being the tallest woman Nv.
ing, is black as ebony, and endowed
with great physical strength. com
bined with a symmetrically nodded ns'
ure is now on her way to Liverpool
She was formerly one of the aItena-
ants and body guard Of the barbara
King Of Dahomey whose Amazon'an
warriors have been famous allNe II"
their prowess and cruelty. Trained ioi
her bloodthirsty calling from cary
childhood. she was Injured to hardship
ana pain. Her stature increasing o"
of proportion to her years she became
a particular favorite of the monarcn''
and led his army. This extraordinary
woman stands over eight feet in helsu1
aud can easily support the weight Of .,i,.' 4
man ON her outstretched hand. ! ne
dusky beauty. having recently eviaeea
a strong desire to travel and parucu.
larly to visit England. win no douo'
soon pay a visit TO some OF our p''"''
pal cities.-London Tit-Bits.
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CRADLES THAT ARE EXPENSIVE.
A Child Born to Wealth May Lie in One
Costing 5000 or Upward.

A Child Born to Wealth May Lie in On
Costing 5000 or Upward.
The woman that rules the world to.
day through the medium of the cradle
has pretty expensive undertaking on
her hands, for cradles do cost so much
mOney-that is. some cradles do. This
years baby is financial monarch, in
deed. He can cuddle down in "A beauti.
full dOwny nest built on foundation
of rare woods carved in exquisite de-
sign and inlaid with precious stones
He can dig his pink toes into rich silks
that cost any number of dollars yard,
and wipe his pudgy nose on linens that
are equally expensive. And by the time
he has done all this and wriggled his
fingers through any quantities Of soft
laces. he will have instituted himself
sole owner Of a cradle that cost his in.
dulgent parents $500 and upward.
A cradle of this description is GER
tainly thing Of beauty and ought to
be joy forever. The effect of such a
creation upon the primitive man who
swung his progeny in bed of boughs
or a wooden box set on rockers is diff
hcult to contemplate. Even kings and
queens of past ages would stand in awe
Of it, In old illumined manuscripts
there are Illustrations of cradles whore.
IN princes Of royal blood have lain
down to rest, and some Of these beds
of aristocratic infants are still preserv-
ed for the edtication Of later genera
lions. But the 1900 baby could turn
with disdain from every one of these
cradles and seek his own modern conch
with pride and thanksgiving.
These really expensive cradles ara
not Kept in stock by furniture dealers
They are made to order by expert cah
lnet-makers. and the fashlonings ARE
selected from the choicest lnpor,n.
tons.
he excessive cost Of some cradles Of"
said furniture dealer. lies ary.l,. il,
the amount of labor expended on IN.
carving. which is most olabornt. I'm
no article of furniture that we turu
out is more delicate Workmanship Pc.
quired than in cradle. OFTEN m.
work alone on one of these little b.d.
costs 5000 TO $500. Then. whom van,
nave quadrupled this one item v.i,b
'he value of the material and bndlf,..
you have cradle whose .loo,n,.,
ought to make any baby feel ON .ood
terms with the whole world"
But what about the chean cr,dlos -.
asked the visitor There cnr,,i,i..
must he cheap ones Every baby WIN
is SIulrming through this end or ,h.
century cannot afford To >nooz. I'm -,
5000 couch"
"h' yes. aSSentod the dealer ~tho,
come cheap, lots of 'cm. but NJ. d,r.,
handle them The lowcst-priced r,y,dlo.
we carry cost S23. Bun you can gpt I'M.
Ior 81 Compared with these fame, a.,
'a'rs dollar cradle locks ahou, lil,. -,
cents hnt no doubt the poor haby r..,.
just us comfortably as the more f,r,,,
maze youngSter "-Chicago Infer o,.,an
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The Jester case presented difficulties
for the philosopher which the common
sense of jury has removed. Thirty
years ago Alexander Jester was indict.
ed for the murder of Gilbert w. Gates
lie escaped from jail and was not
found until few years ago. A new in
dictment was prepared against him
ana he was prosecuted by the state.
with the assistance of lawyers hired by
wealthy relatives of the murdered man.
But the Jester accused Of the murder
OF Gates in 1871 and the Jester tried for
the murder in 1900 were two different
men. The first Jester was compara-
lively young, hot-headed. and passion
ate; the Jester brought back for trial
was an old man. bent with wears and
worries. If he ever was homicide the
murlerous instinct had long persisted
in his bosom. But the law was plain
There is no statute Of limitations for
murder. Jester. the septuagcnarian
must stand trial for the offenSe of the
other lester. and il The Jury found him
guilty must hang. Fortunately. hrles
49, '''''""t 'hNhku tic law Is STONY.
The evidence against the prisoner was
strong but In the eyes of the Jurors il
did not appear as evidence against this
white-haired old man. hut against an
other person whom the memorable
years had slain. They refused tn nut a
moose around the neck of Alexander
Jester in 1900 for the crime perpetrated
by the Alexander Jester who had been
his predecessor in that wi,hered frame
Ia short, they modified the law To meet
the requirements OF good sense. No
public benefit could he conferred by
the punishment of this poor. dead vol
cano. Since the purpose of the law in
decrceing death for murder is not TO
Kill the murderer but TO make an ex-
ample. they acquitted the prisoner.
holding that neither the human race in
general nor that part Of it residing in
the state Of Missouri would be bene-
fitted 10y the spectacle Of man Of 20
swinging in air for the crime which an.
other man had committed. We think
they were right ahout it.
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Particles Of gold have been made so
fine as TO require weeks to fall through
short distance. although their weight
would be fifteen thousand times that
Of tie air.
One Of the bulletins Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture mentions a simple
Australian remedy for cOckroaches. 1t
consists in feeding the insects upon a
mixture Of -four and plaster of paris
which, it is said. they greedily deyour.
The plaster of paris sets" after they
have swallowed it, and that is the end
Of them.
The photographing Of condensed air
waves that attend the flight of shot or
Shell will be remembered. In similar
effect, Prof. Wood has photographed
waves OF sound, showing the alternate
CONVERSATIONS and rarefactions Of air.
An electric flash, estimated at "A mil
lionth Of n second, Eliminates the
source of the sound in this experiment.
The substance called radium emits
iadiations resembling the Mays with
out the application OF work or energy
from external sources. and without APP
precable loss of weight. This seems to
be inconsistent with the law of the con
servation of energy, but the mystery is
explained by the calculations of Mon
sieur Becquerel, which show that loss
of weight so intinitesmal that in a
thousand million years itwOuld amount
10 Than rttf1Iffrpnt,,
suffice to account for the observed eff
fects. According to this explanation
the carnations from radium consist of
material particles. But how infinitely
minute must those particles be-
Wlnking is common phenomenon
whose purpose is not yet clear 1t va
rles greatly in frequency in different
persons at different times and one the
DRY is that it serves to give the eve
momentary rest. becoming more ire
quent as the eye grows tired while an
other view is that ii serves to moisten
the eyeball. Its duration, which it too
slight with distinct vision, has been
a subject Of investigation by Herr $.
Garden. BY a photograph method he
has shown that the entire wink lasts
about four-tenths Of second. the
downward movement taking only about
seven to nine hundredths. while the up
ward movement Of the lid averages
seventeen hundredths, and the eve is
shut about fifteen hundredths of
second.
The capture OF fourth specimen of
the "takahe,' or tiightless rail of New
Zealand, is regarded as one of the most
important events OF recent wears i'm
ornithology. The capture was effected
nearly two years ago, but detailed ac-
counts of the bird have only Just reach |
I'd England. The takahe tNotornls !
hOchstetterD Is about equal in size ia n
goose. but Its wings are very small. |
and unlike all of its relatives in other
lands. II cannot fly. Its breast is of n |
rich blue color. and its powerful beak |
IS described as n large equilateral tri |
angle Of hard pink horn" apparently nm |
excellent weapon. The first specimen |
If the bird was caught in 1919. the SEQ
md in 1851 and the third in 1879. The
new specimen is said TO he the finest
n all, and $1,000 have been offered for
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RACKS THE JOINTS NIGHTLY
InfiamInatory Rheumatism /. r..
nIaint No One ~, = q Nonl-

'nha "iinsl Rheumatism Is a Com.
plant NO One Need Cover.
Ihe name rheumatism is apnliea % ,
great variety of affections acenmnsa
led with pain in the joints or mnsa a'''''-
some Of them more of goutv ar ns',
acid nature, Others probably of info
tious origin, and others still the evnss
sion Of some disease of the parran.
structures. 'u'
Acute arucular or inflammation rh...
matism is disease characterize H..
pain and swelling in one or more Of tb9
joints, usually the larger bones snaS
as the knee together with faror 20
more or less intensity. Ii is a diso.so
Of temperate climates, especionv in
cold and damp regions. being very col
dom seen in the tropics. If occnrs IN
this country chiefly in late winter and
early spring, although it NAV occnr
particularly on the seacoast At anu
time Of the year. In England r. e
said TO be most frequent in the autunn,
Ii attacks persons between the oges
of 10 and 40 more commonly than ,hose
who are older or younger
Physicians are not vet agreed n, 70
rs nature, although many now incline
10 regard 1t as germ disease II he.
gins gradually, with slight aching in
the limbs, sore throat and general
feeling of depression. The annette
fails, the tongue is heavily coated ortan
there is complaint Of headache. and Of
chilly sensations and the sufferer Is
generally "Out of sorts" There is few.
erishne.& and as this increases. pain
and swelling appear in one or more OF
the large joints. The joints attacked
are hot, red and exauisitely painful and
have every appearance of being severe
ly infamed.
All these symptoms may disappear in
single night from one joint and Al.
pear at the same time in another; and
so the disease may go on, attacking
one Joint after another, those first af.
fected recovering much of their tone
and function. One Of the characters
tic symptoms is profuse Precipitation;
the skin is not red and dry. as in most
feyers, but cool, moist and sometimes
actually dripping with sweat.
The disease may come to an end IN a
week or ten days, or it may 90 on at
lacking Joint after joint and when all
have suffered it may begin over again
and so go on indefinitely. As long as
the rheumatism is confined to rhe
Joints there Is little danger, although
occasionally death results from exces.
sive fever; but there is always danger
that 1t may attack the lining membrane
of the heart and cripple the organ per
manently. Rarely il attacks the mem
brane OF the BRAIN causing violent lie
lirium or death.-Youth's Companion
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Jim" COUNTED FIVE CARDS.
Three Fingered Stranger Won the Pot
in Dodge City Poker Game.

in a Dodge City Poker Game.
"llave ever been west of Cnicaso -
SAID the man who had just been listen
ing To some hair-raising stories of
Western life. why. yes. took fiv.
Ing trip across the country once. and
that reminds me of little incident
that happened to a friend who travelled
with me on that occasion. My friend.
whose name was Jim Harding. was
something of "A sport and pretty
plucky chap. but he knew when tho
odds We're against him and was nor
looking for unnecessary trouble. How
ever. when our train was laid IN in
Dodge City. Kan. because Of railroad
wreck there, Jim decided TO see little
of the town. He was not long in scrap-
ing acquaintance with some fellows
who were fond of poker
Jim and his new acquaintances
found quiet place, where they opened
up a game. Luck seemed to he against
Jim from the start. Two pair. uines
high. made the best hand he held. ana
the other fellows didn't do a thing I'm,
get full houses and iushes all the time
Jim watched them narrowly for indi-
cations OF crooked work. but no
couldn't see a thing out Of the way OK.
cepting the fact that the other fellows
especially one of them. got the cards
The lucky man was minus finger. and
by and by Jim noticed through the
space left by the missing finger thar
the man. who was his vis-a-vis an the
table. kept a card out when the pacl
was shufiied. Thus his hand contained
six cards Instead Of the customary five
Jim decided 10 say nothing until tbere
was a big pot at stake. Then he
thought he would close in on the three.
fingered gentleman and claim the DOT
by virtue OF his opponents holding a
foul hand. His opportunity was not
long In arriving. The three-hnyered
man evidently thought he had a sure
thing and everybody dropped out Of the
game excepting him and Jim. The two
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superstition About rNotogrsD,s

The FormOsan aborigines regard pho
Biography with strong superstition
Toward the close OF September LAST
the heir OF the chicftain OF a certain
tribe and several other young men Wis
tied the roseikaku pacification aud re-
clamation office. aud in the course OF
their stay they offered themselves TO
he photographed. Lately several OF
those young men appeared al the same
office and requested that their nor
traits should be- returned to them. for
they heard TO their surprise from the
elders Of the tribe that persons who are
photographed are IN a similar condition
as n their souls had been distracted
and hence they would be- sure 10 suffer
serious injury. The only way to mo-
vide against this calamity lay In burn
ing all the photographs. The peOple
earnestly tried 10 undeceive the Young
men. but without effect. and were
therefore obliged 10 give them their
photographs
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A vigorous crusade against profanity
has been instituted In Washington.
j.. 9. In the interest Of morality and
good taste let ne wish a prosperous ca
reer % the movement "Cuss words"
are convenient 90 those whose vocabu.
larry D. meager and whose stock Of idea.
y depleted. Buf the man Of mature
mind and dignity Of character does not
need profanity 20 help him over a crisis.
Aside from the question Of morals, pro
family il 10 be condemned a. vulgar.
fsrftS Of fhoUght is reflected lz purity
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Lobster" as term of derislon and
contumely Is said to be of most ancient
origin. archaic delying having shown
that the people of Boston called the
red-clad British soldiers "lobsters" as
far back as 1870 This discovery hay
ing been duly authenticated. the name
OF lobster" assumes a wholly different
sgniiicatisn changes, in fact, its
whole style aud character. The Anglo
maniac should now feel proud tn he
dubbed "a lobster while an Irlshnan
should feel far more deeply nsulted
over the crustaccous title than in for
mer DAYS.
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An eA-sea captain now living in Svd
"'E' " ). w. was many years ago in
ci'urse or ship carrying some ron
s,.S' Inc convictS mutnied. murder
eu 'ue crew ana ordered the captain IN
nav n"' gate them To the islands. ana he
lux " prudent man, he did SO. Whom
I !, ,i, as to their course the cou,i,.,s
Enumerated, ,,,,l, decided that he had be
''"' ' vu nlliSelf well. and put him aSbor,
I ,i ',e nrS' large island they came IN
Viii, , "H musician aud took his violin
WIN h'm. \ threatening crowd NJ .. '.'
ages greeted his arrival. bur m. m,.
Ioo"'u captain played To them nm ,,,",
'i'ouSu' MN god, brought him ~,
united pigs ana vans. ami hn,,'a, WI
alteration. Finally he n,rria1 III
'hiet daughter. succeeded him '"'
ruled the island for wears tiI "u'
called Ia and he sailed AVA, ''''i
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II was Frenchman, 1t seems, who
attempted tokill the Shah of Persia. He
allowed the shah to escape, and there
Il where the proyerblal French polite
ness came In.
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As a target for political talk and a
factor TO be dealt with in campaign tao
ties the young man just passing his
eventful majority, and ready to be
gathered into the fold Of one or the
other party, has become more and more
Important The advantages Of young
blood are frequently emphasized in
the arena of votegetting. Young men
are given the relns of party manage
ment, and sometimes, when their eld-
ers are reluctant to yield, enter vlgor-
Gus struggle for supremacy. This Is q
signal Of the advent Of a new era. The
people and their public servants are
progressing to stage where the ideas
ana standards of Il quarter OF a cen
fury ago no longer dominate. 1t Is
doubtful however, if numerous Access
slons OF young men to State and ma
uOnal legislative bodies Is altogether
hopeful sign. Young men have
served with distinction as legislators
at different periods during the last CEN
tury, there being no more conspicuous
example than that of Henry Clay, who
became Speaker of the House when he
was one Of its most youthful members.
Young men must come to the front and
Old and tried leaders must give way
with the mutations of politics. but it is
the almost universal verdict that poll
ties as business is not profitable This
Is true, most Of all. for the later genera
ton of voters. There is phase Of the
question, however, which is proper
cause for cOngratulatiOn. Progress in
political methods and In the selection
OF candidates which stimulates men to
an interest in popular government, to
attend the primaries, turn out on cleo
ton day, and assist in keeping down
abhorrent Influences, Is good. The agi-
lation regarding the attitude of young
men in the campaign, as far as 1t quick
ems zeal to that end. is altogether to be
commended We have enough ward
heelers and professional politicians of
Immature years.
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The King OF Servia places his throne
IN jeopardy by marrying the girl Of his
choice, but perhaps he does not care.
ns II is not much Of throne. anyway.
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The New York doctor who says that
high collars have tendency to cause
tonsilitls ought to he grateful to the
foolish folks who wear them.
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n the nose really is the index to the
brain, ms some scientific sharp declares,
some peoples brains must be fiery
red.
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simultaneously with the appearance
OF the man in the shirt waist came the
recent outbreaks of anarchlstic VIC
lence, Can this be something more
than mere coincidence
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RailrOads Ner,Ind 4.

ne facilities for inland trans,,...
uon are so limited in Brazil ti,a, VA T."
- ' a",'''n'S 81 the ports ind it cheane,
10 import grain from North Ano "'',
IMAM from their own farms "'''''a
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Why criticise the Chinese at home
for being SO conservative when even in
this country they continue to hang on
10 the old lines.
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Nothing IL prcttier than n black
hat says fashion journal How
about the young lady underneath It?
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The man with the bullet-proof cloth
II neglecting an opportunity in not dis
playing his samples to the crowned
heads without delay.
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Reports that the present seasons rub
her supply is short will have no effect
ON the usual neck output
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\ The luxuriant weed by the wayside
and on the vacant lot works twenty-six
hours daily
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The man whose shout is loud can
vote no oftener than he that merely
thinks.
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In the opinion Of the multitude a
strong argument cannot come from the
mouth of a man with weak voice.
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The Sultan has just bought lot more
Krupp guns with the 100000 he owes
Uncle Sam.
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quite number Of Chinese names
begin with Ii, and it seems 50 appro-
PIRATE.
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Happy is the man who forms, early
in life tor II not early, then latel the
habit of taking all the light and
warmth aud cheer he can get with
fine glow of appreciation looking.
meanwhile. somewhat sidewise at
those opposite experiences he can not
escape, let him spuiut Il little or look
the other way. lie will he happier
man. as we'll as more popular. than the
sclf-appointed devils advocate who
sedulOusly notes the mugginess of the
weather, the feebleness OF his pulse. or
the fact that he Is tired" (which, God
helpus, we all are until we get rested.
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We wish We could draw a lesson from
the downfall Of w G. Cuthbert. who
was sentenced recently from Chicago
TO the peNteutiary, but the moral
eludcs us Re didn't drink lie didn't
gamble lie didn't frequent the race
tracks lie didn't associate with dis
reputable women. He didn't use drugs.
What be did do. aud this was his only
bad habit. was 10 forge checks and
notes. For which small dissipation he
was sent to Joliet. but perhaps there
Is moral In this story. after all. Per.
hsps crime is not caused 10y bad habits
aud bad associations. but by a criminal
tendency. and that one Of the NANTES
tations ~ criminal tendency may be
bad habits aud bad associations Phy-
sicians Of the soul as we'll as physi-
clans of the body. have frequently mis-.
taken cause Tor effect.
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OF speech No man who has MS much
respect for himself as he ought to have
viii disDarage himself by using Ian
guage which does not express the best
that is i'm him. Let your communica-
tions be yea, yea. nay, nay" More than
this Is Of evil origin. This is the same
as 10 say Say what you mean, neither
more nor less. If your meaning is pure
and manly your words will correspond.
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The savage wCrships a demi-god; civ.
liked nan worshIps q dernljohn.
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Modern w. of Mending Socks.

Stockings and socks can he easily ~
paired by means OF toe and heel caps
which are being made for the purpose
aud are adapted to ut over the W0"
parts aud he sewed In position
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Thank your lucky stars IT, when yoo
are abused. there is one present WINS .s,
remarks even If II Is under MS 49, ~,
that he has heard Of people "AV
Wsrss than you are.
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cry IT," People live 10 be- 20 win,
ou' acquiring physical conlnlnin, , ~"
hampers them nh their urh,. IT. '''"'
IL a,a. Ne man OF 10 who is stro,.
All over has rare experience ''o"4
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