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be simply a smooth and fiat surface
about five by ten feet, or, say, four by
eight feet.
The game is played exactly as ten
MS is played, except that there is but
)ne court on either side of the net. If
he ball strikes the very edge of the
able and so bounces off in such a way
hat a return is impossible, call it an
'edger," and serve over again.
The method Of scoring is the same
IS in tennis. One rule of the old game
which is barred because Of the narrow
bounds is volleying. A ball can never
be returned, except on the bounce.
Pickups, however, are allowable. An
other strict ruling of ping-pong is that
no overland strokes are allowed; the
hand must never be raised above the
height of the elbow. Also the serve
must be delivered from a point beyond
the end Of the table.
The tennis experts and all-round ath-
letes have devised a new sort Of racket
that makes Of this parlor game a rath-
er strenuous and exciting affair.
The racket is simply a wooden pad
die Of about the same outside dimen-
sions as the ping-pong strung racket;
that is, about six inches in diameter
roughly speaking-the handle being Of
any desired length.
The paddle part is not Of one piece
with the handle, as it would break or
split too easily. The handle is spliced
on. The paddle-on one side or both
according to how you play, is covered
with emery cloth or paper guled on
carefully. With this rough surface
you can cut the bail or give the Law
ford" stroke in splendid fashion.
As to balls, the best are those made
Of cellulOid, which can be bought at
any sporting OF toy store for a few
cents apiece.
This ping-pong Is really a great game
and the writer thinks it has come to
stay.-Detroit Free Press.
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or all the indoor games that the wri-
er has tried-and he has tackled about
IL of them-none has proved such jolly
good fun as table tennis, OF as the Eng
ish call it. 'ping-pong"
A first-Class ping-pong outfit with
wo rackets that are perfect little ten
his rackets on a small scale will cost
lbout $4 at the shop. When it comes
% very cheap set you can probably
make at home just as good an outfit
ind maybe better.
First, as to the rackets. In England
he kind most favored have centres Of
parchment like a drumhead, from
which the ball rebounds with that hum
ming ping-pong sound which gives the
game its name.
The writer prefers the string racket.
Pieces of rattan soaked a while in
teaming hot water to make them very
mpple make good racket frames. A
wooden handle, followed out at the end
With grooves for the rattan frame to
1t in Is simply constructed, as shown
the diagram above. In stringing the
tring used on a banjo would be about
light. Two strings for each racket
hould be enough.
These strings should be thoroughly
Oaked and then used while still wet.
Do not string too tight, for if you do
When the strings dry and shrink they
yill pull the frame all out Of shape.
string first across and then up and
Iown exactly as in a regulation racket.
N making a support for your net a
ouple of yards Of heavy telegraph wire
will answer. Take each length and
louble and bend into shape shown in
he diagram. This Of itself may not be
luite stanch enough to hold the net
aut, but by running n cord from the
op Of one wire support down and un.
Ter the table to the top Of the other
upport, you should be able to obtain
he necessary amount of rigidity. The
let itself should be about six inches
high from the table, and should clear
he table by enough to allow the ball
% pass easily under it. Any material
viii do for the net, though a gauze or
letting of some kind bound at the top
With an inch or two of white tape is
Jest. AS to the table itself, 1t should
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11
four Eyed Fish
owimmmo-Ar The Surface

since that part Of the eye which struck
the edge Of the water was not used
and could not be used while the fish
was swimming thus. This band has,
therefore, by slow degrees, become
more and more permanent. until now it
is firmly fixed, and destroys the
sight Of that portion Of the eye over
which It extends. While very young
the band Is not on the fish's eye. This
fact helps TO prove that the band was
not always on the eye Of these fish,
but II has been formed by their habit
Of swimming at the surface.
Some scientists do nor call this fish
four-eyed, for they say there are no
four-eyed fish They say this eye is
exactly like any other eye, except for
the band across it, and that the human
eye would represent a like condition
were one to faster a narrow band
across It. Other scientists claim that
each Of these two parts Of the eye can
Le contracted or expanded indeDend-
entity CT the other.
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Arkansas Coraiality.

J. 3. Rutherford returned from Little
Rock and says that JEFF Davis is the
biggest man in the State.
"The State House." said Mr.. Ruther-
ford, was just crowded with people
congratulating the Governor on his
nomination. 1 sent in my card and the
first thing l knew Davis came out in
his shirt-sleeves and said:
"'Say, Jim, you don't need any card
when you come to see me. If the other
fellow had been elected you might have
needed a card, but when you come to
see me, just walk right in, and hang
your hat on a peg, and unpack your
trunk Arkansas Gazette.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11

for food, TO see above the surface with
part Of the eye and below the water
with the other part. The band which
divides the eye into two equal parts,
striking the surface or edge of the
water divides the line Of vision. OF
course, this is a great advantage to the
fish when seeking food. And since the
band seems TO serve no other purpose
than 10 enable the fish to swim thus
at the surface Of the water, it Is but
reasonable to suppose that it has been
formed there because Of this peculiar
way Of swimming. No other fish are
known to swim at the surface in just
the same way as do these fish, and if
they were to do so, it may be supposed
that they, too, would sooner or later
get a similar band on the eye, for it is
quite likely that this habit Of holding
the eye at the surface Of the water
while seeking food, extending through
centuries with this fish, very gradually
caused a gristle or blurred band to
form on that portion Of the eye which
struck the water, or edge of the water.
Now, as il Is a custom of nature to
take away the usefulness Of any men,
her or organ Of the body never used,
she has caused this band to form here,
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The first automobile used in America
was constructed by a Chicago man. In
1884 Edwin f. Brown, then a well
known bicycle rider, evolved the idea
of a steam-propelled vehicle for use On
ordinary roads. His first machine was
built on the running gear Of an old
style tandem tricycle.. with a boiler in
front. He managed to operate it with
some success and was encouraged 20
undertake an improvement.
After a season of experiment he pro
duced a second vehicle on totally diff
ferent lines. it having four wheels in
stead of three, and with the weight
hung below the wheel shafts. This
was operated successfully, but no great
speed could be attained. as the boiler
was still mounted in front and the es-
Gaping smoke and steam blew directly
into the face of the driver, binding bis
range Of vision and making it danger
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11

exceeding in length the tiger, the griz-
zly bear and the polar bear There is
a fine specimen Of this bear, the only
one in captivity, in the United States
National Zoo at Washington, but it is
only a cub. Despite his youth, how
ever, he is almost as large as two full
grown grizzlies who are his present i'm.
mediate neighbors.
Meanwhile the Alaska Commercial
Company, acting on behalf of the Uni.
ted States Government, Is attempting
to capture a full-grown animal of this
species According to the New York
Journal there has been standing at
Kadiak Island since last June a great
steel cage sixteen feet long and six
feet high, in one end of which is a
heavy raised grating, which is con-
nected with a trigger in the rear end
Of the cage. This trigger is baited
with salmon. When the bear bites the
bait the steel door will close on him.
The steel cage in which the United
States authorities hope to entertain
Mr.. Ursus Kadiakus until his transpor-
ton can be arranged was taken to
Alaska and erected on Kadiak ISL
and, under the supervision of ELL
wood Hofer, famous Yellowstone
trapper and guide, who is more famil-
larly known as Billy" Hofer. This
cage, or tray was designed and made
especially with a view of accommodate
ing the Kadiak bear and, should he
enter it, it is probable he win stay in
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HER FUNNY STORY.

Il want to tell you such funny
thing" she said. when / heard it
laughed till I nearly died. You know
the Fergusons have a new coachman.
Well day before yesterday Nell and
her mother wanted to make calls, SC
they told the coachman to get the
coupe ready, and they made eight calls
from / o'clock until s."
q don't see anything so funny about
that" he observed.
But there was something else" she
said. Dear me, / wish could re
member what it was. It was just kill
ing. Chicago Record-Herald.
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The Pear.

The pear is undeniably the favorito
fruit Of modern times, indeed, We be-
Ileve the pear Of modern times, thanks
10 the science and skill Of horticultur-
lists. is quite a different mOrsel for the
palate from the pear Of two or three
centuries ago.
SO long ago as the earliest time Of
the Romans the pear was considerably
cultivated. IL was common in Syria.
Egypt and Greece. and from the latter
countries was transplaDted into Italy
and from there into Germany and
Holland and eventually into the United
states New York News.
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New York Herald Another reason is
because the inventor thought that the
average driver would sooner have two
companions than one, and there viii
be room for two wherever this saddle
is used, since the driver win be ele-
waited above the two large cushioned
seats, and, except by an occasional
movement Of his arms, will not in the
least incommOde those sitting beside
but little below him. This new sad
die can be raised to any necessary
height.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11
wands Of once.

In some Of the Lithuanian villages in
the extreme northeastern corner of the
German Empire, says the New York
Herald, the Mayor, or Chief Magis-
strate, still uses a wand of Office. The
use Of this symbol Of authority can be
traced back to the conversion Of the
Lithuanians to Christianity at the end
Of the fourteenth century.
These wands are appropriately called
"krywuls," or crooks, for they are
made Of the most strangely contorted
boughs and saplings that can be
found. The more fantastic the shape
Of the krywul, the more highly is 1t
valued Many are made by training
young shoots into queer forms.
The krywul is carried by the Magis-
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SHE OUGHT TO KNOW.

Four-year-old Ruth was seated Oh
the floor, tending to the cares of a
large family of dolls, one member Of
which was in rather dilapidated con.
ditiOn.
How old is that Dollie. Ruth?" in.
quired a visiting friend.
"she is fifty years old" answered
Ruth gravely.
why, Ruthie," exclaimed Sister
Margaret, Il don't think she is as an.
cient as that"
Margaret" and the large brown
eyes were raised in surprise, Il Ger.
tainIy fink ought to know the ages
Of my own children"
And Ruthie was right. The doll
had been her grandmother 's.--Chicago
chropJns@
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MODIFIED EGGS.

The drummer" whose route took
him to the lumber districts of Maine
went down to the breakfast table at
the hotel one morning to find that the
chief dish was to be scrambled eggs
The rosy-cheeked waitress was gone
long time after his order and finally
appeared with cheeks roster than ever.
"Plaze, sir" she said, hesitatingly
"the eggs were not quite fresh enough
to scramble, but will you have EN-
boiledP-New York Mail and Elk
press.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11

GUS to run faster than six or eight miles
an hour unless he was certain the road
was clear.
The idea of placing the boiler at the
rear of the vehicle did not occur to Mr..
Brown until 1889, when he made rad
ical change in the body Of the carriage,
mounted it on pneumatic-tired wheels,
and for short distances operated it at
a speed of twenty miles an hour. All
these machines were constructed en-
tirely of bicycle parts.
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WHY HE KEPT QUIET.

"I don't believe that there is such a
thing as a Fool Killer in the world"
declared Mrs. Muggins, in the course
of a family debate which had become
somewhat acrimonious.
The remark is rather irrelevant to
the matter in hand" remarked Mr.
Muggins. "Still, I'd like to know the
grounds for your disbelief"
Would you? Well, Charles Angus
tus Muggins, if there was such q
thing as Fool Killer, you would have
never lived to be thirty-fve years ole" +"
-Pittsburg Gazette.
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ThInl, aHeIloy Is vulgar. .

The women Of Appleton, Wis, place
Of about a dozen thousand inhabitants,
have thought 1t all over and are con-
vinced that "hello" as a conversation
opener on the telephone is exceedingly
vulgar. They have pledged themselves
TO stand by a crusade to stop the use Of
the Objectionable word.-Syracuse
Post-Standard
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SPECIMENS

Miss Singleton (effusively)-Oh
papa is so good to me! At every
birthday he presents me with some
pieces of jewellery.
Young Archaeologist (naively)-
Have you-have you preserved some
of the earliest specimens ?-Sing Sing
Star of Hope.
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A Saddle For nrlvsrs.

TO drive a spirited pair Of horses
from the box seat of an ordinary car
riage is not an easy task, especially if
the driver is Of medium or low size,
and for the reason that the position
which he occupies is not one which al
lows him to exercise full control over
the animals.
This is one reason why a box seat
saddle has been invented, says the
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11
NEW NEIGHBoRs.

Mrs. Gadabout--That Mrs. Hard
head next door doesn't seem to have
many friends.
Hostess (wearily)-No, / wonder
how she manages it.-Tit-Bits.
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HOW IRON WAS DISCOVERED.

Teacher-Johnny can you tell me
bow iron was first discovered?
Johnny-Yes, sir.
Well! Just tell the class what
your information is on the point"
Il heard pa say yesterday that they
smelt it-"-London Spare Moments.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11

it until he arrives in Washington. The
cage viii be hoisted on to a vessel at
the island and transferred to fiat car
at Vancouver. At first the trigger
was baited with honey, but the foxes
Of Kadiak Island are much more in
quisitive than bears, and, after a num-
Der of them had been caught, the bait
was change to salmon.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11
INCREASED INTEREST.

Did you call that trust magnate
to the stand?"
Il did" answered the man who was
conducting the investigation.
Il suppose he added a great deal to
the interest in the case?"
He did. It is now more mysterious
than ever. Washington Star.
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prLr.a - Mind Ganrea.

Prizes Of $1,000, $3.50 and $500 for
the best instruments to measure wind
pressure are offered by the Hamburg
Marine Observatory to German and
foreign inventors. The plans must be
sent In by April / 1908. -.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11
OUT OF DATE METAPHOR.

The battle was shifting to another
part of the field.
Here, orderly" said the command
in general, take this message to Col
Garshy, and don't let the grass grow
under your feet, eitheri"
How can prevent 1t, general,
when l am to travel by balloon?"-
Chicago Tribune.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11
THE KApIAK Scar

Attempts to Catch the Largest Carnivors
in Existence.
On the extreme northwest coast Of
Alaska is Kadlak Island, the home of
a distinct species Of bear, believed to
be the largest carnivore in existence.
A very large Kadiak bear measures
fifteen feet in length from the end of
his nosea to the end Of his backbone,
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11
LIMITATIONS.

Midkiff-Did you ever know a wo
man who could keep a secret?
Rorick-Yes, but never knew one
that could keep it a secret.--New
York Sun.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11

Don't burn your bridges behind you.
under the impression that you are set
ting the world on IRE.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11
LIVE NEWS OF THE
OLD DOMINION.
Latest Happenings Cleaned From All
Over the State.
no 0ET Size or ENdLIsH EsTATE.

Narrow Escape Of the Atlanta aud Newport
News Traiu-Tralu RObber Searey Released
From Prison May Again Eneampsd at
Leesburg- Passenger Agent Bunch Resigns
Suicide Of II. 7. tall-Other News.
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J A DIVIDED EVE. \
A Fish which Sees Above and Be
low the Surface.
PRRRR - b RslsSRI4R -

WN the shore waters and rivers OF
Central America there are thou
sands Of little fish with very Gu
rlous eyes They are called four
eyed fish, and the eye is very much
like a double eye; and then. too, 1t
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11
Tho Fever.

An Atchison girl, who. got $50 a
month and had an easy time Of It,
caught the fever two years ago and
chased a man. She had an athletic
training, soon caught up with him,
and landed him. Now she does all her
own housework, including washing and
ironing, has twin babies and gets her
board and clothes. Her name should
be furnished all women seized with
this man-catching feyer.-Atchison
Globe.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11

Most women seem to think there
are no secrets worth keeping.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11
THE MAN WITH A CHARM.

THE MAN WITH A CHARM.
He bears life that has a charm!
he never seems to come to harml
In midst Of murders, suicides,
Explosions, wrecks and homicides,
He's always there-and so he ought.er
Same old ubiquitous reporterl
New York Sun.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11
SEES A DisADANTAGE IN 1T.

You ought to be a good boy"
"Yes, but if was good boy peo.
pie wouldn't say how bright l am.'--
indianapolis News.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11
THE ART OF BEING INTERESTING

Il don't think Mr.. Bliggins is very
original in his conversation"
He isn't, answered Miss Cayenne.
That is where he shows his good
judgment. w Washington Star.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11

In the quantity Of annual rainfall
the continents rank as follows South
America. Africa, North America, Eu-
rope. Asia. Australia
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11

apparently has to do the work of two
eyes. 1t has a broad, dark. horizontal
band. nearly as wide as the pupil,
right across its centre. This band en-
ables the fish when feeding and swim
ming at the surface, on the lookout
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4 Gold Wave.

The forecast ofsudden changes
in the weather serves notice that
hoarse voice and Il heavy cough
may invade the sanctity of health
in your own home. Cautious
people have a bottle of One Min
ute -ough Cure always at hand.
E. H Wise, Madison, Ga, writes:
81 al indebted to One Minute
Cough Cure for my present good
health, aud probably my life "
1t cures Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe
Bronchitis, Pneumonia and all
throat and lung troubles. One
Minute Cough Cure cuts the
phlegm, draws out the milan
nation, heals and soothes the
mucous mem braneS and
strengthens the lungs. The Owl
Drug Store.
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Holiday Rates.

The Queen & Crescent Route,
on account of the holidays, has
authorized the low rate of one
and one third fares for the round
trip from and to all points on it's
line, also to all points south of
the Potomac and Ohio and east Of
the Mississippi rivers, selling
tickets December %, "a, %, 80
and 81, 1902 and January 1, 1908,
with limit Of January 3, 1903.
The superb service in effect
over the Queen & Crescent
Route. affording quick time, and
trains of the most approved
modern pattern, composed of
Pullman's latest design of sleep
ing cars, parlor cars, and dining
cars. gives the public an oppor-
tunity to make its holiday trip in
degree Of comfort never before
realized. Two daily trains in
each direction.
Write or call on any agent of
the system to obtain full and
complete information in refer
ence to rates and schedules.
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Septimus Winner, composer O

Septimus Winner, composer of
"The hooking Bird and other
popular songs, died recently in
Philadelphia. Mr.. Winner got
$50 and fame, and his publish
ers got wealth from 'I'he Mock
inc Bird
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The members Of the Coal
Strike Commission are of sui
ficient sizs and calibre to efface
themselves, that the contaating
parties may come together
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One reason the ''Wtshineton"
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Sharpe have already been ade-
quetely portrayed.
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Lord Kitchener is on his way
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hunts the Bear he will have more
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The University of Monte Carlo
is about to confer the degree OF
D. D. E. on Charlie Schwab.
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It costs $4,000 IL month to feed
the animals in the Geological
Park in the District of Colum ola.
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The Paris police seem to be all
right. While they investigate
they are holding on to M. De
Rydsewski.
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John w. Gates says horse rae
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has had a streak of economy re.
Gently.
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Paris is to try wire ess tie
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and local news services.
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The foot ball season is on in
earnest. So is the ambulance.
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Ask your grocer for "Dun-
woody's Best" flour. 1t has no
equal.
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