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Anm.thciIc. In Chinn.

4 Chinese manuscript In the Paris Il.
brnry proves that anUsthetlcs for sur.
gical purposes were used in China
LOO years ago II states that when n
surgeon conducted serious operation
hc gave dccoction to the patient, who
after a few moments became as lnscn.
slble as n he were dead. Then. as the
case required, the surgeon performed
the operation-ln -lnclsion or amputation-
and removed the cause Of the malady.
Then he brought together and secured
the tissues and applied liniments. Art
er a certain number Of days the pa.
tlent recovered without having expe.
rienced the slightest pain during the
operation"
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WINE AND WATER.
A simple Little Trick ut once Eff
fcctive aud Mysterious.

Here Is a trick that Is always effec.
tive. and, while II Is very simple In
deed, still II Is bound TO appear jusi a
wee bit mysterious, and many, espe'
cially your little brothers and sisters,
will bc unable TO explain II.
Take two ordinary claret glasses and
on one To the hrim with claret and the
other equally full with clear water.
Cover the top Of the glass containing
water with an ordinary visiting card
so that there are no places around the
edge uncovered 10y the card, Turn the
glass upside down and place II on the
top of the glass containing claret and
adjust the glasses so that their edges
meet exactly all the way around.
Now move the card slightly to one
side so that there will be little space
at one side OF the glasses Inside uncov.
cred by n card. At once a thin stream
Of claret VIII begin TO rise through this
space not mixing with the water al
all, but It's edges clear and sharply de-
fined, The water, too, VIII begin TO de.
scend into the glass containing the
claret, a pure, gllstenlng white stream
against the ruddy red.
The stream OF claret, too, rising
through the sparkling white OF the wa
ter presents a beautiful effect, and In q
moment the claret will begin TO spread
about the top OF the upper glass like
the unfolding Of red rose and the wa.
ter will spread In the bottom OF the
lower glass. The two fluids Will not
mix, but VIII present delightful con.
trast OF red and white with sharply Dc.
fined edges,
In very short time the claret and
water will have changed places, the
claret being In the upper glass and the
water In the lower This Is due TO the
difference IN weight OF the liquids; wa.
ter, being the heavier, forces itself into
the lower glass and portion OF the
claret Is moved up 10 take the place OF
the descending water.-New York Her
aid
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AN oVERWoRKED PHRASE.
rbe Expression ole Took His Life In
His Hands,


His Hands"
"The expression he took his life In
his hands always struck me as being
very foolish" said bright young gem
tleman, "and have often wondered
why 30 many persons persist In using
II when they want 10 speak OF extrnor-
dlnary dangers. Now, extraordinary
danger is one thing and the simple,
commonplace thing Of taking ones own
life In ones hands Is an entirely differ
ent thing.
II work ln n big building. There are
n steam engine aud q mammoth boiler
I'm the basement. Whenever | enter
that building, II they are running the
engine I'm the basement, 1 take my life
In my hands. ! get on the elevator on
the nfth floor; l take my life In my
hands. go out OF town; the car
may tumble over n trestle somewhere.
I walk along the street; a sign may
fall on me. / make my way across the
thoroughfare; who knows but what
a street car or n vehicle OF sofne sort
may not run me DOWN. ! cross the rlv
err; may l not suddenly find myself In
the swlrllng stream and sinking for
the last timer IL / walk along the
street. may not brick or loosened
cornlce come crashing down upon mef
There are a row and shot or two on
the corner; may not stray bullet wing
met And so ON.
"Pessimlsm3 No. Logic. That's all
II Just shows the difference between
taking ones own life In ones hand
and the matter OF confronting cxtraor.
dlnary danger. These risks are ordl'
nary. plain. old. everyday risks. The
fireman who dashcs into burning
building 10 rescue child, the fellow
who grabs the bride Of runaway
horse, the hero who will plunge into
the river 60 save some person who Is
about to drown-these are the persOna
who confront what | would call ox.
traordinary dangers, and the worn
platltude OF saying Of one of these he
took his life In his hands would not
ft the case because there would be In
tAe act an element OF herolsm which
would place Il much above the com
monplace. New Orleans Times Dem
ocrat
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Some EneIIsb Ada

A general servant advertised In
bristol paper Tor place the other day.
but required mo inquiries. no caps ot
aprons. every evening out. goud
wages" and Journalist advertised
himself as of mo particular ability az
4 recommendation y clerk recently
louElt place where great strength,
personal appearance OF ability are not
rpauirpd" Good butter siXpence n
pound Nobody eau touch n was mn
blguous and may have been wrongly IN.
fcrprctcd 10y the public. and Glouccs'
tershlrr paper which inserted the
advertisement. "Our one aud nine pen
ny dinner ~ $3.50 p. m. Funerals
promptly attended 10" apOlOgizcd next
lay for mixing up two separate ana
distinct announcements.
But IL Is fact that a church paper
appealed lately for "Old man. lame.
deaf, eplleptic. VIII any Christian
take him for a gardener and that in
a leading Scotch journal an advertiser
asked for "f6J to pay debts incurred
through losses at betting" - London
Standard
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HoYT's JOKE ON M'Kee.
How the Playwright Had a nit OF
Fan with His ManaHer.

How the Playwright Had a nit at
Fan with His ManaEeT.
On one occasion Manager Mckee
was watching n performance from a
box. where he was seated with some
friends.
During the first net an usher came
to him with the Information that "A
gentleman was waiting at the door TO
see him ON most important business
''rell him ! can't come out-l'm very
busy" was the answer.
The usher returned In "A moment 90
say that the man Insisted ON seeing
MIR Mckee, who again sent out word
that II was impossible TO see hlm
The man outside then sent In the
message that be was an author and
had IA play that he wished Mckee to
read immediately,
This incensed the manager. who SAID
10 tho usher:
Tell that fool out there that this Is
40 time TO bring play 20 be read,
Get him out Of the place. Won't see
him. won't read his play"
A few minutes later the usher came
back and Informed Mckee that the
man utterly refused 10 80 without see,
Ing him, aud that he must he granted
an Interview, also that he was quite
surc that the manager would not only
rcad his play, but he would also pro.
duce Il. aud added that he would bet
$1,000 that IIoyt a Mckee would be
only too glad 10 get the play
AZ that Mckee became furlously
angry and, excusing himself 10 his
party, left che box with the intention
OF personally inviting the persistent
author Ia begone,
Where's that Idiot who insists ON
seeing meT he asked OF the treasurer
at the box onice Then the treasurer
pointed to man standing Ia the shad.
Ow with roll OF manuscript under
nls arm.
IL was Hoyt. with bis newly finished
play which he handed 90 Mckee, who
said 60 those present
ITS on me-whatn you have hoysr
New York Clipper,
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but nave you ever thought what IL
means In powerT continued the
thoughtful man. "You said an inch Of
rain. Now, see these figures. New
York city contains 30s square miles OF
surface, and one inch OF water over
that would measure 7l5.4J5,G00 cubic
feet, which at G3 pounds-whlch Is the
weight OF n cubic foot Of water-makes
45,070, ,372, 800 pounds, or 22,030,OS6
tons. Can you realize ~
"Now, what comes down has gone
up, and this water fell about 5000 feet.
Old Sol had quite pull TO get that
moisture up there, for n mechanical
engineer will tell you that that repre-.
sents the expenditure Of nearly $500
OOO,0OO,O0O foot pounds Of energy. It's
sad that we can't hitch machinery TO
that power without having TO take 1t
secondhand through coal."-'New York
Herald.
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rrsaehsry et rropleaI Natuss.


1T is very like fairy story said
Esther under her breath,
Very" said he, "And In fairy sto.
rlcs there are witches, euchanters and
horrible things that come out OF the
forest are not thorel Well, so Il Is
there In South America, There Is a
background OF danger one must keep
ones eyes open. Here In England ma
turc Is safe and Kind. eh7 You can
play with her as II she were AN old tab
by cat. hut cut there she Is a striped
tiger. beautiful and fierce and never 20
be- trusted.
"rhere is everlasting strangllng go
Ing ON Ia the woods. Even the flowers
are not Kind ana harmless. The or.
chids twist aud perch aud swing and
bloom ON branches they are hugging 60
death You break twig OF something
that looks like vine. and It's milk
raises a blister ON your handi you touch
what you think Is leaf, aud it gal
lops on on hundred legsl The ami
mails pretend 90 be vegetables aud the
vegetables 20 be animals, Every liy-
ing thing Is trying 20 protect itself
with all lts little might and main and
20 get the better OF its enemies. just as
the people IN towns do Oh the high
woods of the Andes are not moral, they
are not Christian ! assure youl Ma
ture Is opulent aud she Is splendid,
but she isn't good The Alien." by
A. 4, M0ntrcsOr.
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TRICKS OF The TRADE.
Cups, brushes and sponEes That Are
Left In Barber shops.

Left hANuNE
"ybat becomes Of all the old shaw
ing mugs?" was the question asked the
barber.
mIybot becomes Of the owners?" was
the response.
Neither side seemed disposed to an.
swer the query, and there was an awk-
,,ard silence. The barber slapped his
rnzor on the strop, smeared some extra
lather Oh the victims mouth so ne
wouldn't be inclined to interrupt and
snid in n stage whisper:
"Now. I'll tell you, but l don't want
Il shouted from the housetops' "e
use the mugs again"
He paused and sighed as he tossed
,bo onestloner's head the other way.
Eyes" he continued, zoe use them
again. We don't like to lose custom
ers but II we must lose them, why' we
don't mind IL they leave their cups,
otc hehInd. It's surprising how many
do. but then, BARRIERS do mostly
shifting trade It's no secret that we
urpe customers 10 have their own cup
Most of them are satisfied lf they have
n private cup. brush and sponge. we
supply them with the mans name on
the Gun for $3.50, and our proht on the
! transaction is 80 cents. When man
has razor and comb and brush be-
sides the other tools, be generally takes
the whole lot away when he's leaving.
hut countless cups, brushes ana
sponges are left behind In every barber
! shop. $780,,
"The cups are always good. Many OF
! them contain such common names as
John Smith. william Jones, etc. ana
when some other John smith or WI
liam Jones orders a cup we simply sup
ply him with the cast of one. Some
times they need a little touching up
with gliding; but, on the whole IT'S
very profitable.
"The brushes and sponges? oh, we
use them on the translents. New
York Telegram.
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"My brethren, II was this way: When
the Israelltes passed over It was early
in the morning. while II was cold, ami
the ice was strong enough so that they
went over all right; but when the
Egyptians came along # was In the
middle Of the day. and the sun hnd
thawed the ice so that It gave way
under them. and they were drowned. ~
At this n young man in the congrcYa.
tlon. who had been away to school aud
had come home rose and said: u don't
see how that explanation can be right,
parson. The geography that I've been
studying tells us that ice never forms
under the equator and the Red sen IS
nearly under the equator"
There. now" said the old preacher.
That's all righrS l'ze been 'sppctin'
some Of you smart Alecks would hc
asklu' Jest some such fool question
The time was talliin' about was be-
fore they had any jogaIlfes or 'dnators
either"
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An old Swedish custom Is for people
10 indicate their business upon their
visiting cards. one Will receive the
card Of Lawyer Jones or Banker Smith
or Notary Johnson or Music Professor
Brown or GrOsserer (which means
wholesale merchant Ferguson or GeOl.
ogist Thompson. and If man ever
held an office it Is customary to indi'
cate that fact upon his card A burgo-
master is always u burgomaster con.
sui Is always consul aud an alder.
man always an alderman. The pre-.
fixes Hon" aud MIR are seldom
used. and the title. whether CONNER.
clnl or professional. is observed in con.
vrrsatlon in tbr same way
II is customary also for ladies to
print their maiden names upon their
visiting cards IN smaller type under
their married names, particularly II
they have a pride Of family and want
ptuple to know their ancestry.
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UneIpected Eruditlon.

"Ah absentmlnded professor OF Ian
guages dropped into a restaurant one
day for luncheon.
"what will you have, slrT asked
the walter.
"Fried eggs" replied the professor
"Oyerp said the walter. meaning, OF
course, to ask whether he wanted
them cooked on both sides or only one.
"OvaT echoed the professor sur
prised at his apparent familiarity with
Latin. Certainly. That Is what ! or
dered-Ova gallln9"
This the walter interpreted as mean.
ing extra well DONE" and that Is the
way they came to the table.-Youth's
Compnnlon.
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MAKE No Pretenaes.

BE natural II YOU are not what you
would like 60 seem, endeayOr TO come
as nearly 20 your ideals as you can,
but do not affect a manner or char
acter that Is not your own, that Is not
sincere. Affectation betrays weakness
OF character. II deceiyes no one, one
may Imagine he h making great
impression, People are too polite TO
let him know their thoughts, but they
see through him. lie makes himself
less In their estimation. IL is OF no
use 20 assume To know that of which
ono Is ignorant
There Is a certain strength IN hon.
esty that carries weight and influence.
Integrity Will make itself felt Ry
making no pretenses one is ON the right
road 60 advance. There Ia no fool like
the one who thinks he knows Il ALL
or worse. thinks he can make others
think 80, pretenscs are despiscd 10y all
sensible persons. Re true be genuine,
and you retain your SELF respect aud
gain that OF Others. Milwaukee Jour.
nal
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ONE MANS LUCK.
5teered Into n Junior Pnrtnership
by chance Gust of wind.

by chance Gust of wind.
speaking OF taking In partners"
said downtown business man, "our
Junior was you might say, blown In on
us, and | saw him started I'm our d.
rcctlon, though I had no idea OF II at
the time.
Going down town one summer morn
ing on Nlnth avenue elevated train
saw sitting opposite 10 me II young
man who caught my fancy, substan'
t,al, earnest, straightforward looking
chap. whose looks liked first rate. lie
was reading n paper aud presently he
tore on from his paper an advertise
mcnt leaf that hc didn't want and
threw Il out Of window or tried TO,
FOR as matter Of fact II didn't go out.
A gust OF wind with Just the right
twist TO Il came along at just that mo
ucut and blew the paper back, to fall
Un vacant seat next to him.
"Aud ms II fell something In II caught
his eye. aud he picked up that part
which hc had Just been trying TO throw
away aud began earnestly to read II
aud ended mp by folding II carefully
and putting II In his pocket
about four minutes after I'd got In
here that morning this same young
man wnlks In aud applies Tor a place
that we had been waiting for some
body to hll our advertisement for a
man for Il was In that paper which /
had seen this young man try 60 throw
away, ana which gust Of wind, by
one chance Ia million or more, had
blown back upon him and In such Il
manner as to fix his attention.
As II matter OF fact hadn't liked
the young mans act OF throwing the
paper out OF an elevated cur window.
A paper floating down and around as
that would do might frighten horses
aud lead TO no end OF trouble and lots
OF damage, but no one man thinks
about everything. aud he'd learn better
about this. / knew, ana so as a matter
OF fact / took this young man ON the
spot on my first Impressions OF him.
lie far more than made good and Ia
due course OF time he came into his
junior partnership, literally and truly
blown into Il.
"Sort o queer. ohy-NeF York sun,
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Monumental Brusses.

Al the beginning OF the thirteenth
century Il occurred TO some one 60
preserve the likeness OF his departed
friend, as well as the symbols OF his
mnk and station. 80 etigles were IN,
troduced upon the surface OF the slabs
aud were carved dat. but ere dfty
years had passed away the art OF the
sculptor produced magnificent monu.
mental eftigses Knights aud nObles
he clad IN armOr with their ladies' by
their sides. bishops aud ahb0ts bless
the spectators with their upllfted right
hands. judges le ia their ofiiclal garb
and merchants with the emblems of
their trade AZ their feet Ne animals.
usually having some heraldic eonneC,
uon with the deceased or symbolieal
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Inning and selling.

you advertised said the gullible
one. that you had discovered the key
TO success"
"True," admitted the fakir
"Well, II didn't help me little bit"
"The reason for that" answered the
faklr pleasantly, rs that you have been
buying the key instead OF selling It.
II has brought me success. s."-Chlcago
Post
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A story of Bunsen.

Sir Henry Roscoe I'm privately print
ed book OF lectures tells story OF Bun.
sen. remembered from the time when
he and the German scientist were trav.
cling together In England. They met
a lady who mlstook Bunsen for his
cousin. the Chevallcr Bunsen,
"Have you 6nlshed your book, God
I'm History yetT she asked him.
mo. madame" he replied 81 regret
that my untimely death has prevented
my doing So"
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Client writing in which the story Is
mentioned bears date some 2OO years
after the event It pretends to describe
THE story is a variation Of an old Scan
dInavlan saga. A similar bit OF his
torv" is related Of William OF CLOUDS
lev in England in the twelfth century
It is denied also that Emperor
Charles V. Of Spain on bis abdleation
adopted the habit Of a monk ana oceu.
MED himself I'm the manufacture OF
clocks. II is declared that he never
ceosed TO be emperor de facto, ana ne
never surrendered control OF aHa'rs VI
state.
Coming down to later times, the peo-
nile of three different countries claimed
three different men as inventors OF tne
steam engine. In America there IS
popular belief to this day that hoDert
Fulton built the first successful engine
and steamboat. In England the Mar
ouis OF Worcester. who published an
account Of a steam engine In 1858, mas
received credit for the invention. In
France SOlOluOu ue ChuS NA''o'
garded as the genius who had given 10
the world a new motive power. Each
of them may have conceived and work
ed out the idea Of a steam engine with
out the slightest knowledge Of what
had been done in that direction before
their day, but none Of them might
rightly lay claim to being the nrst III
the field.
on April II. 1913. Don Blasco de
Caray launched boat Of 200 tons bur
den at Barcelona in the presence OF the
Emperor Charles V. The boat was pro
peled by steam and made ten miles an
hour. She was called La Sanctisslma
Trinidada. The emperor gave to Don
Rlasco O handsome present, but dld not
regard the invention as practicable'
and nothing came OF It. From this u
would seem that Fulton was centuries
behind the times.-New York Mail and
Express.
A bachelor says rnss i>vH is ''si2ci
nation OF diseases-an affection OF Lh'
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Ss~vv ~ an IneA OF Raia.

"FInu shower We had last night
said a talkstlve man.
Yes" answered the thoughtful man.
"How much rain fellf'
'-fhe weather report says just an
inch."
DO you know what that means p
asked the other as he took a pencil
from his pocket and began 60 figure.
IA means clearing the air laying the
duat and furnishing needed moisture
Tor yegetalion and for us, I suppose"
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mo pcar 20. at Homo.

A woman travelling abroad narratee
the following experience: She had oc.
caslon to g. to tho British embassy at
certain SPOT which sl.Sll be name
less, to 90 the ambassador, who. now.
ever, proved TO be away with his wife
at Ls'ghboring health resort. The
visitor asked FOR the first secretary,
who, unfortunately, was on leave In
England. The woman said that the
second secretary would do as well, but
he happened TO be In attendance upon
his wife. who. was In hospital,
Was the third secretary there? No.
lie was ON leave too. The bottle wash.
er might be In. perchanceY No lie
was shooting In England. The second
bottle washerI lie, unfortunately, was
an invalid nnd rarely came to the en-
hassy. The military attacheI He was
on leave. The archiylstY lie was fsh-
ing In Scotland.
The visitor had heard OF two Junior
secretaries, whose custom II was to
transact their duties In company with
a pet bear Did they happen to be in2
Unfortunately, they were away play
Ing polo. And the bearI Yes, the bear
was at home. The visitor, however
did not feel equal 20 interviewing the
bear single handed and left,-London
Truth
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cru.Aea tAs ohiee,or.

Booker T. Washington told an anus.
ing story OF am old eol6rcd preacher
who was endeavoring 20 explain 20 his
congregation how IL was that the chill
drcn of Israel passed over the Red SEA
safely. while the Egyptians. who eame
after tham. were drowned. The old
map ssidi
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of his work-e. g., dragon is trod.
den down beneath the feet Of a bishop
signifylng the defeat Of sin as the re-
suit uf his ministry. The heads OF
cfiigles usually rest on cushions, which
are sometimes supported by two an.
geis.-Gpntleman's Magazine.
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CURE FOR cATARRH.
A Remedy which an ola vIrgIniHn
says IL InfaiIibie.

Remedy which an ola VtrgIniRn
says IL InfaIIibIe,
An old Virginia horse breeder who Is
visiting In New York claims 10 have an
lnfallble cure for catarrh. 1T seems 10
me-" be said that 90 per cent OF the
people OF New York city suffer more
or less from catarrh. II they will do
as | suggest, they can cure themselves
In short order.
"a friend OF mine who used 10 live
In Yonkers had such severe case al
catarrh that he was compelled 10 give
up his business and go to Colorado.
The doctors told him that the high alti-
tude Of that state would benefit him.
lie remained In Colorado nearly a year
and then found himself as badly on as
when he left Nonkers. After he had
made mp his mind that nothing could
cure him and that he might as well
die at home as among strangers he met
an old tinker who gave him the RENE
dy, which cured him In three months.
dissolve little powdered alum In a
pint Of elder vinegar. Use the solution
as a gargle three or four times a day,
IL won't do any harm II you swallow
some OF H. Two or three times a day,
but particularly just before going TO
bed, dip chicken feather in yasellne
and stick the feather up the nOstrils
| suppose any contrivance bought az A
drug store for the purpose viii do just
as well as chicken feather. but the
old tinker insisted that there was some
medicinal virtue In the feather.
The gargle clears the throat and the
lower portions of the air passages from
the nosulls. The vasellne heals the dis
eased condition OF the Affected parts.
In week the sufferer win feel better.
and II he win keep up the treatment he
can be assured that he viii be cured. -
New York Mail and Expresa
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ENnanerntInR.

Grimes -Confound IT, that's just my
plaguey luck.
Boyd-What's the matter, Grimes?
Grimes Matter enough! There's 60
Ing TO he reduction Of fares on my
railroad, and I've Just got an annual
pass on it.-EXChange.