Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-01-10

seen, one in which the corners OF the
lips descend, indicating a person of
respondent disposition, prone to
iwell overmuch upon the serious side
Of life. But when the corners turn up
in the form OF a Cupid's bow. their
possessor is of a bright and cheerful
nature, always finding silver lining
70 every cloud and good in everything
London Mail.
QUAINT AND CURIOUS
A man named Patrick, in the Caro-
line islands. keeps a dog ranch, and
sometimes ships to China as many as
100 CANNES q month for cooking pur-
poses.
The largest nest in the world Is
built by the mound bird, sort Of
Australian fowl. 1t makes mounds
in which 1t buries it's eggs five feet
deep.
On the banks of the Purus in South
America dwells peculiar tribe of
people who are spotted in a queer
manner. All members of the tribe
are similar in this respect, men, wom-
en- and children being notified black
and white. They live almost entirely
on fish.
The tea used in the household of the
Chinese Emperor is raised In private
garden surrounded by high wall At
the time of harvesting the pickers
must wear gloves. must battle three
times a day, and must abstain from
eating flesh. lest their breath should
faint the aroma of the tea.
One of the curiosities Of the old city
Of Guadalupe, Mexico, is a great col
umn of stone sails rising from the up
per walls of the cathedral. There
are three sails, one above another,
each with reef points and showing a
stone mast. On the top is a niche con-
tanning the figure of a patron saint.
Chief oficer Bradshaw of the P. and
o. steamship Clyde was reported
drowned several years ago, and on his
turning up shortly afterward alive
and well, what was his surprise to find
that a tablet had been placed in his
parish church, England, recording his
death and setting forth his many vir-
tues.
e. A. Suverkrop Of Philadelphia Is
said to have discovered in South
America an orchid which takes a
drink whenever it feels thirsty by let
ting down a tube into the water, the
tube, when not in use, being coiled up
on the plant. Mr.. Suverkrop came
across the plant by the side of la
COON on the Rio de la Plata.
The psychologists, who have made
so much progress in recent years in
uncoverlng the evidences of ancient
civilization, now tell us that the Ca
liph of Bagdad owned and operated a
paper factory before the year 500 A.
d. The material is not stated. 1t is
hard to believe that the paper was
made by our modern pulp process.
The dressing OF the hair is the most
important OF a Chinese woman's toilet.
The district she comes from may al.
ways be known from the manner In
which she does her hair. 1t also indi.
Gates her station In life. Young girls
whether married or single, wear cues,
coiling up their hair, as their Western
sisters do. on attending a certain age
A man while walking in the railroad
yard at Columbus. Ohio, the other day
WAS struck by passenger train NOV
ing at high speed. He was thrown ia
one side and whey picked up by some
men who saw the accident, was un.
conscious. Examination showed that
apart from a broken arm. he had suf
fered no injury. and he walked away
refusing to go to hospital
A Juvenile Phiianthropist.