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Humming Birds in This Country.

While the eastern part of the United
States can lay claim to only one repre-
sentative Of the humming bird family,
the western part is more richly favor
ed. In all, seventeen species have
found their way into the limits of the
United States. However, ten of these
really belong to the Mexican group, ap-
pearing only accidentally on this side
Of our southern border. This leaves
only seven which really belong to this
country, and we cannot even claim q
monopoly Of them, for most of them
are migrants, breeding within our lin
its, but going further south in winter.
Indeed, only one Of them, called the
Anna humming bird, ventures to spend
the winter in the warm valleys of Cali
fornia All the rest move down into
Mexico to find winter home. One of
these Western species is an extensive
traveller. 1t is called the rufous- backed
hummer. In summer it has been found
in Alaska as far north as the 61st de-
gree of north latitude. AS this little
migrant spends the winter in Mexico,
it must accomplish a journey of con-
siderably more than 1000 miles from
its most northern to its most southern
report.-New York Evening Post.
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Effect of X RAYS ON Plants.

Very interesting experiments have re-
Gently been made at Cornell University
by Prof. Atkinson ON the effect of the
X rays on growing plants and seed
lings. So much has been said of the
injurious effect of these rays on the
human body when exposed to them for
Photographic purposes, that Prof. At
kinson was prepared to see his plants
seriously injured in the experiments;
but the results showed that even deli
cate seedlings, after an exposure to the
rays of many hours, were entirely I'M
harmed. Sensitive plants like mimosa
exhibited the same Indifference. Among
the photographs showing the interior
structure of the plants were pictures
of seeds of hickory nuts, almonds and
peanuts taken through the unbroken
shells, and of peas and beans still in
closed within the pods.
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The death of Rev. DR.. Joseph Cook
recalls to mind the facts of his brilliant
history. twenty-five or thirty years
ago he was the man most prominent on
the stage as lecturer, but he was more
than that. He was great orator, re-
former of the best rank and leader
of opinion with countless followers.
His oratory was wonderful, with cy-
clonic force and persuasive influence.
His exploits as a travelling lecturer
were tremendous. One day he would
overpower a Boston audience with his
TREMENDOUS rhetoric, the next he would
astound a Philadelphia audience with
the thunder and lightning Of his ora
torical displays, and the next an audi
ence in some other distant city would
sit before him amazed at the wonder
full power of his voice, the splendor of
his language and the magnetism of his
presence. OF course this could not last
a great while. He has been an invalid
and has lived in obscurity for a number
of years. His strenuous life wore him
out before his time.
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Cheap Tea.

Tea drinkers will be surprised to
learn that in Mincing lane the Ceylon
leaves from which their favorite bev-
erage is brewed has been sold ut the
fabulously low sum of five cents per
pound. This is probably record price
for tea, and it has caused a great deal
of indignation among the planters in
the island of the "spicy breezes," who
declare that the stuff thus sold can be
little better than rubbish, and is calcu-
lated to bring the products of Ceylon,
and India generally, into disrepute. 1t
would be interesting to know how much
per pound the public were asked to
pay for the article, or how much a
cup they gave for the water in which
it had been stepped for certain time.
London Daily Telegraph.
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American Sewing Machine.

There are made on the average in the
United States, it is computed, 100000
sewing machines year, and the extent
Of the sewing machine business is
shown by figures which, If not sustain
ed by official confederation, might be
thought to be extravagant. There are
siXty-five sewing machine factories in
the United States, with gross capital
Of S2O,OOO,OOO, giving employment to
10000 persons and having annual re-
ceipts of more than $15,O00,0OO.
The American sewing machine indus
try is sufficiently large to supply not
only the home market, but the foreign
market as we'll, and nine-tenths of all
the machines made in the world are
produced in the United States, and
practically all of them are protected by
American patents, and are the results
of Yankee ingenuity, perseverance, and
discovery. In the figures of the sew
ing machine business of this country
the important item Of repairs to ma
chimes are not included. 1t is a separ-
ate branch of the business, maintained
apart from the manufacture of ma
chimes, and gives employment to con-
siderable number of persons. American
sewing machines to the value of about
100000 year are shipped to other
countries, and there is practically nc
country where the benefits of civiliZa-
ton are known in which the American
sewing machines are not in use.-New
York Sun.
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The new census returns show that
the rapid growth which characterized
English cities in the latter part of the
nineteenth century has been checked.
The great towns of England have
grown until recently almost as fast as
those of America. Although the names
of most of them were known in the
Middle Ages and of some even in Ro-
man times, they are in most essential
respects as new as Boston, if not as
Chicago. But during the past ten years
the growth of most of them has been
very moderate. Liverpool, which had
629,548 inhabitants in 1891, has only
$50, 1916 now. Manchester in 1891, with
b05, 1868 inhabitants, was ahead of Bos-
ton and st. Louis; now, with $4,000,
1t is behind them both. Boston and st.
Louis have passed Birmingham as
we'll. Cleveland and Buffalo have dis
tanced Bristol and Bradford. Toledo,
which ten years ago was behind Black
burn, Brighton, Preston, Norwich, Biz
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0OOW, you'll notis," said Stub,
IMI dat fellers in books an sto-
SN ries alters has er chanst ter do
sumpen great, dat makes 'em great, an
gifts der names in der poipers. But do
we git dat chanst? Not on yer life!"
Stub sliced a splinter of wood off the
edge of the empty crate he was sitting
on, and began to white it with very
rusty knife. The boys were sitting In
the alley, waiting for their "extry."
The day was hot and sitting, there was
no air stirring, and der gang" were
feeling very tired. Papers did not sell
fast on hot days nor stormy days, and
it was hard work to earn enough even
to afford the extra penny for swim in
the dingy bathhouse down near the roll
ing mill.
at makes yer sick tryin' ter act on
der square an be honest, sometimes"
said Jimmy Hobbs, wiping his dirty
face with still dirtier and very ragged
shirt sleeve.
Stub picked up his knife again and
went back to his whiting, with a So
Der face. The world seemed all wrong,
somehow. Other boys had good clothes
and good homes and plenty to eat and
| long vacations at lakes and in the
mountains in the summer. He had
never had good clothes in his life. He
never remembered having all he want
ed to eat except at the Christmas and
! Thanksgiving feeds" given to the
newsboys yearly. ALI he knew of the
lakes was what he could see from the
crowded docks, and he knew nothing of
the mountains except from picture pa
pers. 1t did not seem right.
Yet he had always tried to keep
square" He would not pick pockets.
He had a very dim and hazy recollec-
ton of q sweet mother-face that he
Rugged close to his heart under the
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The end of the redskin, so far as he
States Government, is in sight. Within
two years the Indians of the Five Civil
lied Tribes in the Indian Territory will
be stripped of their identity as peo-
pie, and they will either have to be-
come citizens of the United States or
leave it. We have been so busy think
ing about the Filipino, the Porto Rican
and the Cuban that we have lost sight
of what has been termed "the greatest
human tragedy of the end of the cen
tury" Years ago, when no one ever
dreamed that the West was to be popu-
lated and become the richest portion of
our domain, treaty was made with
the Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws,
Chickasaws and SeminOles by which
twenty million acres of land known as
Indian Territory were set apart for
their reservation, to be theirs so long
as an Indian lived. To save the In
dams and their invested funds the
| Government has determined to break
this treaty, to abolish their tribal gov
lands into small tracts. That the re-
construction of the Indian Territory
is absolutely necessary to save the In
dian lands from the rapacity of the
whites and half-breeds is the belief Of
| w. R. Draper, who writes of this
greatest of human tragedies" in the
| Outlook. A few years ago Congress
found by extended investigation that
the Territory was the harboring place
of outlaws; that white men who had
married Indian women held thousands
of acres of the finest land, while the
full-blooded Indian was living back in
the woods and barely getting enough
to sustain life. The whites and treach
erous half-breeds were gradually grab
bling all the Territory. Congress there
fore decided that it would be better tC
break faith with them and save then
the remnants of their invested funds
The work of winding up the affairs Of
the Five Tribes is now being carried
out by a commission appointed under
the Curtis act, which was passed b!
Congress in June, 1898. Town sites ar,
being laid out, and the Indians are be
ing enrolled for their allotments O.
land When these $4,000 Indians re
ceive their deeds in fee simple for thei
allotments of land there will be open
ed for settlement what Mr.. Drape
calls a ''veritable paradise for whit
people" So anxious are the Indian
to get rid Of the land that many o
them sell their Certificates of selec
tion," which become bills of sale to tn
land AS soon as the work of thi
commission is completed and the In
dams have received their allotments
the land will gradually pass into tn
possession of the all-conquering Anglo
Saxon and the Five Tribes will pas
out of existence forever.
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Missed a Chance.

81 am satisfied now that 1 have made
professional blunder in your case"
the physician said, noting the symp-
toms of his patient
"a blunder, Doctor? Don't seem to
be improving fast enough%
you are improving too fast. Your
malady had begun to interest me ex-
ceedingly, and 1 wanted to see what 1t
would develop into if allowed to run,
but stupidity gave you a prescription
that has knocked it entirely out of your
system" Chicago Tribune.
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His Amended Complaint.

A man wearing a bandage across one
eye called at a solicitors Office and de-
clared that he must have a divorce
from his spouse. By way Of cause he
complained that his wife made a prac-
tice Of throwing things at the dog.
you can't get a divorce for that" ex-
planned the solicitor.
1.-THE worst Of it is" complained the
husband, "every time she throws at the
dog she hits me" -Leslie's Weekly.
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In this age of money-making on a
colossal scale it is gratifying to find
the educational institutions of the
United States sharing the prosperity
of the nation. They are powerful
agencies in shaping the character of
the young men to whom will be in
trusted the development of the nations
resources and the control of our gov
ernmental institutions. American gen.
erosity seems to be fully equal to the
work Of keeping our universities up to
the highest standard. In time the
United States may lead the world not
only, as it now does, in the facilities
for elementary education which 1t pro-
vides through the State school systems,
but also in the higher education.
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STUB AND THE DIAMOND LOCKET



81 didn't git even er dime" he said.
blankly, to wooden Indian that stood
in front Of cigar store. Not even
er dime"
He shifted his papers to the other
arm, pushed his ragged cap back from
his wet forehead, wiped his face on his
arm, then opened his mouth.
'Extry! All bout der big rail-"
A hand came down on Stubs Shout
der, and he looked up straight into the
gold-rimmed glasses of the elderly gen.
tleman.
Il want to talk to you a minute,
young man." said Stubs customer. 81
suppose you eat ice cream and-such
things? Come in here. 1t is rather
noisy on the sidewalk for converse
ton"
A little frightened and a little de-
lighted, Stub walked along toward a
confectioner's near by, the firm hand
still on his shoulder. Soon he was
sitting at small round table with a
big glass Of ice cream soda in front of
| him.
Stub set to with a will, and the
twinkling eyes of the old gentleman
studied his face sharply through the
gold-rimmed glasses till the cream had
disappeared.
"And now" he said quietly, tell me
all about finding that locket."
And Stub told him. The old gentle
man listened attentively.
why didn't you keep the locket ?'
he asked.
"Why-it-it wouldn't ha' been actin
square," stammered Stub.
"Ohl And who taught you what
was acting square?" queried the ole
gentleman.
Me mudder," replied Stub, in a low
voice.
"And where does she liver"
"She-she's dead" said Stub.
"Ah! And what is your name 2
asked the old gentleman.
"Stub-er-I mean, me right name fl
Disbro-Stanley Disbro," said Stub
reaching down for his ragged lttl,
cap. But when he sat up again the cal
dropped from his fingers. He looked
at the old gentleman-who had graspe,
the edge of the table with both hand
and was staring at him-with terror
For the old gentleman's face was whit
and his mouth was working strangely
The next moment he had taken tn
locket from his pocket and had opene,
it with shaking fingers and thrust |
| across tho tohla Stub
And Stub?-Stub looked down wit
wondering eyes and saw, framed In tn
delicate gold, the fair, sweet mother
face that he had cherished SO long Il
his boy memory. And on the othe
side Of the table the old gentleman wa
sitting with his head bowed in hi
: hands. And Stub, awed and still
knew that he was crying.
And afterward Stub learned all abou
, it-how the old gentleman's daughte
had married against his wishes and b
!! had disowned her. And then Stub toll
his part-of his fathers death, and hi
young mothers struggle with povert
till she followed her husband to tn
shadow land. And Of her teaching
: to "act square," that he could not fol
get, even though he went hungry.
, And two weeks after Stub was Twin
. in a snug cottage on the lake shore
far from the city heat and noise. An
) there were bathing and boating an
games in the sand, and three squar
meals day, with lunches between
/ and a donkey and cart, all his owl
. and a happy old gentleman whom b
t called affectionately "gran'dad." An
last. but not least, there was a house
full Of noisy and delighted guests, VIII
: once had been known in newspaper a
ley as der gang."-Chicago Record
e Herald.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21

kenhead, Gateshead, Plymouth, Derby,
Halifax and Southampton, is now
ahead of them all. No doubt, what
ever increase there is in the population
of England hereafter will go to the
cities, as heretofore, but the indica-
tons are that this increase will not be
great enough to give the cities a very
rapid growth. They already include
the bulk of English population. They
have not grown by their own natural
increase, but by draining the country
districts. The country districts now
have not much left to drain. When
England becomes one vast smoky city
it will be hard to say how its popula-
ton is to be maintained.
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Mayor s Harm.

The soundings of the Mayors horn
at Ripo is one of the most ancient GUS
toms in the kingdom. 1t formerly an
nounced the setting of the watch; but
it has now lapsed into the formality
of three blasts given at 8 o'clock every
evening at the Mayors residence by
his official horn blower and three more
at the market cross.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21

The country is big enough to afford
scope for the college man and the self
made man. They should get together
in an altruistic spirit and admit that
college men are not necessarily mere
athletes or dreamers, and that self
made men do not invariably say 81
seen it" and 81 done it."
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Those boston streets.

Stranger (glancing up from the paper
They've had another big fire in Bos-
ton, L see.
Old Lady (waiting for train)-Well,
1 don't wonder. 1 s'pose by the time
the firemen can find their way to the
place the building is burned down.
New York Weekly.
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81 understand that friend of yours
has resigned"
YES" answered the man with a
broad-brimmed hat, land it means a
good deal, too. When a man in this
part of the country resigns it shows he
feels dead sure Of his ability to hold
onto office indefinitely. Washington
Star.
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men she has played against in Rome.
Miss Mallory was the champion golfer
at Hollins' Institute, Virginia, and
holds the woman's record on the eel
ebrated Burlington Qa) golf course.
She has never been defeated by a
Southern girl in championship game
and is very enthusiastic about golf
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21

A great monument, we hope, will be
erected in honor of that author or pub
Usher who will devise ways and means
of making only one book grow where
two have grown before; who will put
into reasonable form the works that,
in accordance with an ancient but quite
incomprehensive superstition, are al
ways brought out in such shape as to
almost prohibit the perusal Of them.
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Not Prepared for 1t.

Towne- Subbubs is laid up. He
volunteered to open car window for
a lady and
suppose.
Towne-Worse than that The thing
went up so easy that he pitched head
long through the window. Philadel-
phia Press.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21
An Ill.spent Fortune.

81 may be poor now," said the gray
haired man, ''but 1 was wealthy once"
cally.
Eyes, was wealthy once" the gray
haired man repeated. 81 have seen re-
ceipted plumbers bills in that pigeon
hole above my desk" 1Somerville Jour
nal
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GIRL GOLFER MAKES
SPLENDID SCORES,

Much interest has been aroused at
Rome, Ga, in the splendid golf playing
of Miss Edith Mallory, of Memphis
Miss Mallory drives better than most
men who play golf, and her playing has
been a revelation to many. She has
defeated or tied seven of the ten young
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21

Mrs. Smith-AIrs. Thompson seems to
have got very proud lately. She doesn't
notice US.
Mrs. Brown-No, but haven't you
heard? They've painted the number
off their door and call their house The
Laurels" now. That makes them su-
perior people.-Pick-Me-U
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Callow Youth-I-aw-have a desiah
to-aw-go on the stage, doncher know.
Cawn't you-aw-make a place fob me-?
Theatrical Manager-Sorry 1 can't
oblige you, old man, but I'm afraid our
scenery is too heavy for you to handle.
-Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
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Mistress Of the House-It's no use for
a big, strong, healthy man like you
asking me for cold victuals or any other
kind of victuals. You won't get any
thing.
Ruffon Wratts-I don't know, ma'am,
but you might feel like feedin' me up
little an considerin' it a contribution
for the benefit of the heather.
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The Child Wives Of India,

The latest government census in In
dia showed 6,016,759 girls between 3
and 8 years of age who were already
married, Of whom 10000 had become
widowz
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There is ten times as much goodness
in the world as badness. Badness is
new and the newspapers print it.
Goodness is common and needs no
bush. Dishonesty is news. Honesty
Is common.
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Trying to Explain.

"Josiar," said Mrs. Corntossel, "what
is these neglijay shirts see advertised
in the bargain sales?"
"Well, they amt quite so prim an
scratchy as billed shirt-that is to say,
regular hard-b'iled shirt. 1 reckon
neglijay is what you might call soft
billed shirt. "-Washington Star.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21
misunderstanding.

Henry" said Mrs. Oldham, "this is
May Summers gals intended"
"Ahp' exclaimed the old gentleman.
"Glad to know We, Mr.. Legion"
Brown is my name, sir"
eye don't say? Why, she told me her
beau's name was Legion.-Philadel-
phia Press.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21

The words "hades" and "Gehenna"
may replace the word commonly used
in the scriptures as their equivalent,
but they are too cumbersome and mex
pressive ever to find a place in the
vocabulary of the mule driver or steam
boat mate.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21

Ten thousand women of the highest
society in New York are said to smoke
cigarettes. At this rate after awhile
the upper ten will be synonymous with
the number that come in a box.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21
Museum DisciDIire

Visitor-So you weigh 700 pounds;
doesn't it annoy you to have people
comment on your size?
Fat Man-Oh, no; if 1 wasn't worried
to death with fool questions maybe I'd
weigh 1000 pounds.-Chicag Record
Herald.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21
Pa-Well?


Ascum-Now that your new house is
finished, is it entirely satisfactory?
Richman-I believe it is.
Ascum-I was told you didn't like it.
Richman-I don't, but the architect
says he's quite satisfied with it.-Phila-
delphia Press.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21

Willie-Pa, teacher told us to be pre-
pared tomorrow to tell what meter the
Charge of the Light Brigade is in"
Pa-That's easy. Gas-meter, Of
course.-Philadelphia Press.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21

G. R. Sims says ''the future of Great
Britain lies in its gradual absorption
by the United States" The London
Review will throw three styles of fits
when it reads that.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21

ooh, you cruel boy, to take those eggs
out of the nest! Think of the poor
mother bird when she comes
''The mother birds dead, miss"
"How do you know that?"
81 see it in your hatv'
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21

A woman has sued her husband for
divorce because he let her fall when
she tainted. Doubtless the general al
legation was that of non-support.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21
Something Wrong.

Willie-Say, pa, my Sunday school
teacher says if I'm good I'll go to
heaven.
Pa-Well?
Willie-Well, you said If 1 was good
I'd go to the circus. Now, want to
know who's lynn, you OF her?-Phila-
delphia Press.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21

Amateur Gardener Ito goat-fancying
neighbor)-Hi, madam! One of your
COMPOUNDED pets has got into my gar
den and eaten my bedding-plants!
Neighbor-Good gracious! l trust they
are not poisonousl-Punch.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21
So Unreasonable,

''Men in love are such unreasonable
creatures"
Its always been So"
There's young Dudeleigh, for in
stance When he lost his heart he went
looking for it In a dark parlor without
a light Philadelphia Times.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21
Shocking Idea.

Philadelphian-Do you mean to say
you eat snails?
New Yorker-Certainly. They are
great delicacy. Don't you?
elphian-Heavens, no! 1t would
seem like cannibalismLChica Trib-
une.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21

Professor of Anatomy-rnis subject,
in addition to having his jugular vein
severed, was shot twice through the
heart, in consequence of which he died.
Now what would you do in case like
this?
Student-Id die, too.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21

A man killed himself because he had
a headache. What would he have done
If he had ever become the central sta
ton of jumping toothache?
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21

Unless you have good deal of will
power, you are apt to make mistakes
on Sunday that will cause you to feel
wretched on Monday.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21
Regularity.

The Landlady-You said when you
engaged these rooms a week ago that
your habits were very regular, and
you've come home at in the morning
ever since.
The Young Man Lodger-WeH isn't
that regular ?-Pick-Me-U
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21
Deficiency AbundantIy Supplied.

Binkerton-What is that place that
Prof Nagleschmltz is playing?
Pilgarlic-That? Oh, that's one of the
Songs Without Words"
Binkerton-Well, the audience seems
to be doing their level best to supply
the deficiency.-Harlem Life.
Holbrook argus., 1901-09-21

She-No, can never marry you. All
our family is opposed to you.
He-But if you are not
She-I said all our family.-Philadel-
phia Press.