The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-07
The Ants oi!ei.

have the victims dared to give lnfoffnaN o'l
and they have testified with the utmost
reluctance.
The Ants Toilet.
The i:rcpressible German scientist, who
is ncI or so happ5. a. when proving about
and prying into the little secrets of ma
ture has discovered more about that
most highly civilized insect the ant
The ant, it see1as. is most particular
respecting its toilet. which it performs
regularly ard with elaboration oharac-
teristic of a society bale. Indeed l.
is the female ant that is most assiduous
in the performance Of he additions. She
is assisted by companions of her own sex,
for whom, in bec turn, she performs the
same friendly service.
Washing naturally comes first, The
ants lady's maid begins by washing her
mistress's face. Then she goes over the
whole body. The attitude of Miss or Mrs.
Ant while having her toilet attended to
is enc of intense enjoyment and satisfac-
ton. plainly apparent to the human OBJ
server. She lies down with all her limbs
strctcher loosely out rolls over on her
side at command. exactly like 4 human
being being scrubbed in a Turkish bath.
and even lies flat on her back with her
legs waving in the air. the better to be
sponged and rubbed and combed.
The German naturalist whose observa-
ton is so keen regretted exceedingly that
his human ear could not grasp the tones
of the ant voices as the ant maid during
the progress of the toilet, related to her
ant mistress the latest gossip and scandal
in the ant colony.
End of the World.
But the 'Ungermanized, Poles con-
tinue to predict disaster for Wilhelm IL
, and his nation. One of their prophets
has figured it out that the end is due
in the year 1913. This is the way
he does it:
Take he says. the year 1s49, the date
when the Constitution of the German
Empire was first framed, and add the
figures. The result is twenty-five. If
this is added to 1919 we get 1S71-the
year when the German Empire was
founded.
Now add together t,se figures Of that
year. Result. seventeen. Tack This on
! to 1871. and 1888 comes out-the year
when Germany lost her first two EN-
perors-the Emperors Wilhelm and Fred
! erick
Repeat the addition process 1-s-l-s-I-s=
| %; 1885, -25-191S.
What does this signify? To most peo
pie nothing more than 1913. But the
| Polish prophet has an answer pat-19l5
is the date of Germany's destruction.
| Could anything be clearer?
Editor ard Censor.
Even the German editor, with his ever
| present dread of punishment for the crime
1 of less majesty, may congratulate II m
/ self that lie does not have to pursue
| his vocation in Russia. One of them has
just published from his correspondent in
a little town in SoatI Russia an it:.&r-
esttne account Of the censorship that pre-
! walls there
| The correspondent was at an evening
party given by the local Iress censor and
| was watching a game Of cards when the
hostess approached her husband at the
| card table and SAID.
Il wish my dear, You would step be-
| hind. There are three poor devils there
1 who have been waiting for you a couple
| Of rours. ! aid not wish to disturb you
sooner"
.I'hey must wait a little longer" re
| piled the censor. I must finish my rub
/ ber
Next day the correspondent asked hi-
/ hostess who We're the three poor devils
1 CT the night before.
Editors of the three local journals
| she replied.
| been compellcd to wit in the censor's
| hack kitchen with manuscript for that
mornings issue. which must be submitted
| 10 the Cars representative and without
/ which they could not so TO press. Yet
| some people express wonder that SO many
! Bnseian anarchists are editors.
Murdered Four>Year>OId Girl.
Every little while the remote rura'
| districts bring forth tales Of crime that
would be unbelievable If not proven true.
| rhe latest instance occurred at holman,
smar Alsatan town. schoolboy,
| aeoa thirteen. mas been sent to prison
Tor thirteen years for the murder of
little girl four years old
Under the pretence that he wished TO
give the child some cherries. the boy led
l,.... i. . l,l,n,.,,r rec broke Oft 2 branch.