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HUMAN AND ANIMAL MIND.
mere II Less DIHerenee BetTeen
Then Than MOST People
ImaEine.

The fact may not be hattering to the
human race, but It is nevertheless true,
Observation-Disclosures proves,
that there is very little difference be-
tween the minds of animals and those
Of men. Those variations that exist
are those Of degree rather than Of
quality. On the whole the Investigator
In question thinks that animals GER
tsinly have some glimmering Of rea-
son. With regard to the senses Of hear
ing and sight he has found that some
animals can hear sounds inaudible to
us and can perceive rays of light that
are invisible 10 the human eye. Atmos-
pheric vibrations varying from 80 to
80, 1000 per second strike the human ear
and produce the sense Of sound. But
certain animals can hear vibrations
more rapid than this-that is, they can
hear higher notes than we can, says
Nature.
In the same way vibrations Of the
ether imPinging on the human retina
produce the sense of color. These,
measured on the ample scale Of mil
lions Of millions per second, vary in
number from 400 TO 700. BY the aid Of
the thermometer and Of photography.
respectively, we have discovered the
existence Of rays beyond the red at
one end of the spectrum and beyond the
violet at the other. II has been found
that animals are sensitive to rays be-
yond the violet end. 1t is, therefore,
quite possible that the world around
US is. to animals full of music which
we cannot hear, of color which we can
not see and Of sounds which we can
not conceive"
The broad ax., 1903-03-14
HowARRoWHEADs WERE MADE
Indians Broke Flint Rock Into small,
Pieces by Heating and Drop
pinE on Water.

We did not know until to-day how the
Indians made the flint arrowheads that
are very oftSa found all over the eoun-
try. They had no tools to work with,
and the question of how they made
them was not answered. "Abe" Math-
eney, who was for many years a heap
big chief Of the WahOo tribe, says the
squaws broke flint rock into small
pieces by putting Il into the FIRE.
They then selected a suitable piece
for an arrowhead, held It in the fire
tin It got hot, then put a drop Of wa
ter on Il, which ''chiPPed or, q small
particle Of the flint. and BY this slow
and tedious process the squaWs shaped
the arrowheads, says the Eldorado Re
publican. Alook az an arrowhead win
convince one that this was the process
adopted to make them, al they all have
rough surfaces.
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sang hi THF MAKINe.
Aaay Of the Up-to-Date Phrases Can
net he Traced 20 Their
OriEiu.

The study Of slang in the making
has always been hampered BY the fact
that no investigator ever sees the in
Ventor ct his work. In some college
students room, behind the screens Of
q drinking han, OF among the rousta-
bouts Of the levee the words and high
" eolored phrases taken up BY the
world 30 readily have probably first
been altered. Where lived the man
who coined word "chump?" asks the
New York Evening Post. Who first
thought Of saying 10 his rival: go
way back and sit DOWN" No one
seems TO know, and the inquirer has
TO be contented with inferior speci-
mems for study. One Of these has
Just come to light in Chicago. It is
not one of the elusive sort, fuH of
fancy and inspiring suggestions. But
1t has the merit of having been de-
signed, as it were, before our eyes,
like the wheat cakes which the white
capped cook makes in the window of
dainty restaurant. II is the word
"seg," which is applied TO the young
women now attending the University
Of Chicago. Since eoeducation has
been abolished II is obviously mac
eurate TO call them goods. At the same
time, the west does not take up the
less complimentary terms which the
young men in some eastern colleges
apply to their feminine fellow stu
dents. The new word is certainly as
euPhoniOus as the old (more so, If any
thing, because it has no hiatus), it is
highly descriptive and not in the least
uncomplimentary.
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MEDICAL PRACTICE IN INDIA.
Il Has sOme Very Curious sides for
Professionals Engaged
IN Healing.

A correspondent has sent us from
Calcutta a collection of anecdotes bear
ing on the supposed efficacy of contact
with live animals in the treatment OF
certain morbid conditions, SAYS the
London Lancet. Some 60 years ago, he
says, there was a great Kavirai OF Ben
gall, physician in Nuddea, whose name
was either Janardan or Jaggannath.
This worthy followed the method Of
the ancient school Of Indian practi-
TONERS, and was, moreover, a specialist
in the animal cure" When sent for
TO attend a young man suffering from
asthma he announced that ne would
employ the goat treatment" Ghee
prepared with goats flesh was admin
istered internally and a goat which
made itself disagreeably perctptible
to the nasal organs was brought into
the room three times a day. The pa
tient inhaled the odor. made-use Of the
animal as a pillow. Rugged II during his
paroxysms, and recovered in a few
DAYS
The "reptile cure" was prescribed for
patient attacked with a violent head
ache. A large snake was caught in the
jungle and after its jaws had been
properly secured IT was wrapped round
the sufferers head. The poor snake
died in a few minutes, but the patient
made a rapid recovery.
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NEVER VICTIMS OF CUPID.
Maids in the Census Emu
merntion.

1t is estimated that there are now
in the United States 2,5OO,OOO more
single men of manageable age than
there are single women, the official fig
ures being as follows: Unmarried men,
10,44s,153; unmarried girls and women,
7.573,s19. The male population Of the
United States, through the excess Of
male immigration and the higher male
birth rate, is more than /, 600, 900 in ex-
cess of the female. The span Of Life is
on the average, longer for a woman
than for a man and the manageable
age for women is several years younger
than the average for men. As a con
sequence Of this the numbered widows
is very largely in excess Of the number
of widowers, the figures being ?, 7OO, 900
and 100000 respectively, says the San
Francisco Argonaut.
There are more divorced women who
have not remarked than there are
divorced men, and for all these reasons
the number of the single men Of mar
riageable age. is larger than the num-
Der Of single women. In New York Il
is 100000, in Pennsylvania 10000, in
Ohio 10000, in Illinois 100000, in Cali
fornia 10000, in Texas 10000 and in
Kansas $4,000. In Massachusetts, the
number Of unmarried men exceeds the
number Of unmarried women BY only
a few thousand. In Utah there are So
600 unmarried men and $4,000 unmar-
ried women e manageable age. In
Washington. 1he capital. the number
of single men is 1900 and. Of single
women about the same.
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are any easier 10 hold up than the
long trained skirt. but somehow
there seems much less 70 manage.
OF weddings receptions and smart
wear generally. they are cut much
longer, with fun spreading trains,
which hang in the most graceful
manner.
In the world Of tailormades there
are interesting things galore to tell
shout. Buttons, for instance, are
playing an important part in dress.
Quaint enamel, cid silver and beauti-
tully chased gold buttons abound on
many Of the smartest tailor-made
bodiees and coats. Fringes, too, find
much favor in the eyes Of the up-to-
oaee tailor, and certainly make a
most effective trimming when used
with q sparing hand. Embroideries
are also much used by fashionable
tailors, some Of them being very rich
and beautiful indeed. There is no
doubt, however, that it Is on pale
shades Of cloth that these embroid-
cries look their best. On rough
tWeeds and serges they seem quite
out Of place, TO say the least, al
though some tailors are using them
IN this manner with an altogether
too liberal hand. The smartest tailor
made gowns seen thus far are gener-
ally in pale shades, with q short
eOatee and q handsome blouse be-
meath.
Fashion makers seem unable to
provide q satisfactory substitute for
the lace and chiffon blouse, or that
made of cream tinted satin covered
with lace, which looks so delightful
when worn under q fur or velyeteen
coat or with a tailormade gown. A
good many women are wearing charm
ing little fronts of lace and chiffon
which show 70 particular advantage
when the coat is worn open, but as q
general thing we are glad to seek the
coy warmth Of the buttonedcoatuntiI
the chilly days and storms of April
are past
The new pointed bodice or blouse
for in these days they are one and the
same-made Of broeaded satin is real
~ very lovely. might mention, as an
interesting item of fashion news, the
growing fancy for brocades of alIlinds
and descriptions. The preference is
given at the present moment to the old
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CATION and cultivation Of all Of the
forms Of aquatic life which may now
be utilized for the food Of human be
ings. There viii be a great increase
Of the food supply, and there win also
be a great reduction in prices to con-
suIners. When each community can
have its own fish supply at its OVID
doors, there win be cheaper and bet
ter article than is now obtainable,
particularly by those who are obliged
to pay for transportation, ice, and
other expenses, as wen as for the food
supply itself
One Of the best state commissions
IS that Of New York, which, IN one
year, distributed throughout that
state upwards Of s5,OOO,OOO eggs and
fry, and this does not take into cal
eulation the efforts Of numerous phi
vate persons who have cooperated
with the state commission, nor the Ia
Dor expended upon oyster culture in
the same state at the same time.
The fish commission Of New Jersey
in one year stocked the Delaware river
with 60.OOO land-loeked salmon, and
liberated 1,G65,O0O shad, Matched in
that river; also 100000 California salm-
on, 10000 brook trout and 100. 1000
Whitefsh. That is a busy commission.
and an intelligent one. When thscom-
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MODERN CARTHAGE.
City the Stalking Camel NOw
Draws American Flows.

For the first time in many centuries
something modern has appeared on the
site of the ancient city Of Carthage.
Here, where once fOurished thearts Of
war and peace, Is a vast, lonely plain.
OF the streets through which the con
quering Hannibal marched in triumph
nothing now remains but the shade
less wheat-felds Popular Mechanics
describes the stalking camel Flooding
along drawing the modern American
pillow or cultivator.
The soil IS as rich as & was on the
day when the Phoenicians founded the
city, and the American and his indus
tries have found their way TO the his
toric spot where the Romans wrought
such devastation IN their eonqueEts.
Americans, in charge OF native work
men, may be seen directing the use Of
the modern farming implements in
harvesting or tilling the soil. These
machines are q source Of wonder to the
natives. who for generations employed
only the crudest of farm implements.
The place is on the northern coast Of
Africa, about ten miles from the pres
ent city Of Tunis, Americans find the
market there for their inventions
lucrative one.
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THE RETORT COURTEOUS.
one Messenger Boy who was Not
slow IN COunterinE on q
Famous wit.

George Ade Is an expert at badinage,
but in Chicago one day a little messen-
ger boy got the better Of him, Eeys
the New York Tribune.
Having Gully a few minutes for
luncheon, Mr.. AIDE had gone 10 q cheap
place, and was sitting on a stool before
3 marble counter when the messenger
boy entered, took q place beside the
humorist, and ordered piece Of apple
pie. As he ate the pie the fact became
evident that his hands were dirty.
There was on his plate piece Of
cheese piece Of very yellow, hard
cheese, cut with mathematical preci-
sion, 80 that II resembled q cake Of
soap. Mr.. Ade pointed to itand said;
Here, boy. take that and 60 wash
your hands with IT.
Tie boy answered: @You take 81 and
go save yourself"
nas ~ possible reiOinder, for
81 - ,ndubitably Of two
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French patterns brOeaded on satin
so stiff and heavy as almost to stand
alone. While brocades of this descrip-
ton are very beautiful, they are also
very expensive, and for this reason
some Of the best dressmakers are en-
pIoying thinner makes in the construc-
ton Of many of their handsOmest
waists. Satin Of g rather thick weave,
but with q soft finish, makes ideal
waists. Fancy gauzes, too. are de-
lightful for this purpose and later on
win be much in evidence.
Some Of the new shirt waists show
many radical changes from those Of
other seasons. Yoles Of all kinds
pointed, round and square-haYe come
in with vim, and miss my guess If
their popularity Is not wonderfully in
creased before the shirt waist season
Is in full swing. A few desirable mod
els are seen without yokes, but in the
majority Of cases shirt waists of this
years vintage boast yoke Of some
kind.
It Is little early to speak Of spring
headgeaT, although within the week I
have seen some truly charming exam
pies Of the milliner's art. Large
toques, mostly adorned with bright
horal decorations and chiffon, are to
be counted among the most admirable
models. Many Of the handsome pic
ture hats for Lenten wear are entirely
Of white tucked chiffon, yelled under
black ehantiIly lace, encrusted with jet
and silver. Worn with these are large
Fat stoles, made Of black and white
chiffon. Of course, the a1-black hat
is never out Of favor with fashions
deTotees. Here, again, Is Jet being
utilized, but only with the sparing
hand. In direct contrast with the
heavy hats and toques worn through
ont the seasons Of fan and winter, the
spring millinery win be very light in
both weight and appearance.
Now q word about the faIlals Of FASH
ion. as they are called, and am done.
Lace and embroidered collars. berthas
Of real and very good imitation lace.
net hchus. lace sleeves and Jokes, belts
10 suit al figures, sashes, ties, stocks.
veils. etc. which 60 70 complete the
toilette 81 ny lady Of fashion. are be-
loved and desired BY the majority Of
womanlzind, chiefly because most Of
them are what might Be called extras
ma not necessities fhings which, IN
many cases. orr conzeiences tel Us we
should DO without. and stiIl they are
y itching that unless one POSSESSES
- iron win the fempiation 70 buy -
.tnort irresistible
E1TE cAEDNE1
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ABOUT SUBMARINE CABLES.
First One Was BaIa Half
Century Ago.

It Is more than so years since the first
submarine cable for commercial use
was laid in the straits of Dover, but all
the work since 1851 in reticulating the
ocean beds with 100000 miles Of cable
has been a training for the severer
problems of the Pacific, a deeper body
Of water, with longer spans. than any
previously encountered. All the other
1,75O cables. little and big. have afford
ed lessons Of value for this. the bold
est undertaking of the kind.
As usually happens, the Pacific no
sooner has one cable stretching from
Asia to North American shoRes than il
becomes possessed Of two. Apparent
" nature abhors a monopoly no less
than It does a vacuum While the
s275, 100000 invested In submarine
cables pays very wen on the whole, says
a writer in the North American Review,
Il may be doubted whether at first the
two Asian-American cables can earn
much profit That, however. is not d.
rectly the question. When Dewey cut
the cable in Manila bay be decided
for the United States the point that
at least one Pacific cable must land on
our shores.
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rers seem 10 have returned with
te q degree of enthusiasm to the
int and fetching styles of the
zenith century. The gagged
4 the flowing sleeve and pointed
he all belong to that far-away
The wide bertha and ichu Of
period are also in vogue, but
ingenious authorities have so
nged them that they give a
ne appearance to the shoulders
sd Of the slope which, though
charming where it suits, makes
women look terribly dOwdy
addressed. One cannot help
observe, however, the distinct
Of individuality seen in all the
clothes, which speaks particu-
vel for both the modistes and
3 clients.
Be craze for black and white Is
reasing instead Of abating.
Hgh sgrgeS, cream cloth zibelines
Examines are tremendously in
nand and viii be the popular ma
ials during March and April
= VII be more worn than ever,
I crochet and thick Italian lace
lg the favorite trimmings on
Z and silk. Velveteen win continue
b worn for another two months,
after all, there is nothing more
Eabe than q velveteen gown In q
2 March wind and q searching light,
2 We want 10 look smart and up-to-
and yet are shivering with cold
= EeiEeteen gowns are mostly
med with chinehilla or mink fur,
,lgh not q few very handsome
Pc are decorated with marrow
J Of tafeta silk in a correspond
islor.
ne is no longer the least doubt
he bright shade Of green we
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loved so dearly and 50 long
y giving place to other
EeStel shades are again com
vogue, and very, very beau
are. Soft shades Of brown
IN demand, while gray Is
aTOrite color in the Ienten
e are also certain shades OF
ed violet.
yaay wear skirts are now
ruler, and trains are no
ne change has been 50 slow
N; and at the sane time
becoming are these soft
and tuekings that with one
have fallen in with Dame
oeeree without q murmur.
must not for one moment
t the really short skirt
oress-up wear. Skirts for
~ OCCASIONS are cut onfte
On the ground. but ian
ankle; that Is, TIE hse1r a.
no longer than tie front.
4 cannot see fhat theV
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penalty for robaeeo selling.

Returns obtained BY the Scottish
Anti-Tobacco society show that IN
four-ffths Tor fs} Of the United States
Of America it has been made q penal
offense 70 give or sch tobacco IN any
form to children. The age limit varies
tom - up to ~.
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i IENTEN SEASON.
thoughts Then Turn %
p'yvaon and to Dress.
,,r styles Give Proniss -
,Isvent Of Many chatR-
= TOveItiss In Gowns
and Fabrics.


sgd OIll61s
IIoy is truly 8 veritabls
~ ever revolving with more
e, rapidity. Again and yet
=. past eras revived only to
-. q turn TO styles peculiar
sS.r and often q far more
,sr;od. Just now fashion
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-12-31
VALUE OF FARM MACHINERY.
Has Added Immensely to the wealth
of the Nation.


Farm machinery may some time dc
work for us that will be worth $1,000,
100000 a year, says Worlds Work.
Theoretically it is already saving us
nearly three-qUarters of that sum, for
as far back as 1899, if all the crops
to which machinery is adapted could
have been planted and gathered by
hand, they would have cost nearly
$780, 900 900 more than if they had
all been planted and gathered by ma
chincry. 1t has not only added so
much to our wealth, but it has made
us the foremost exporting nation, and
it is changing the character of the
farmer by freeing him from monoton-
Gus hand toll. More than that, it is
fast changing the immemorial concep-
ton of agriculture and the pastoral
and idyllic associations that have gath
cred about it since the time of Abra-
ham. Wealth, industry, commerce,
the character of men and even their
sentiment are all affected by it.
Yet SO sudden have been these
changes that we have yet hardly
caught their meaning. The cradle
scythe is only a little more than a cen
fury old, and the cast-iron pillow was
first used even later than the cradle
scythe. In other words, a century ago
agricultural machinery was almost as
primitive as it was a thousand years
ago. Now we have steam plows, com
bined harvesters and threshers and
auto-mowers. They have come into
use so recently that only a small part
of the population have ever seen them
at work. Yet they are changing our
life in all it's wide reaches-from com
merce to poetry.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-12-31
Is Melba q Scot?

Three or four years ago, when Melba
was singing in Dundee, Scotland, a
large contingent from Broughty Fer
ry attended the concert. The next day
it appeared in the paper at the latter
place that Nine. Melba was a native
Of their little town. Brot'y Ferry is a
suburb of Dundee, and the wealthy
Dundee merchants have built their
palaces at Brot'y overlooking the Firth
Of Tay. AT the next nights concert
Melba promptly announced that she
was sorry to disappoint the Brot'y
Ferrians in their belief that she was
a native of that town, but it was not
the case; she was a native of Mel
bourne. But the truth is this: Ac-
cording to the birth registers at the
Ferry Nellie Mitchell was born June,
1851" Her father, David Mitchell,
was a gardener at n of the great
places there, and he left the Ferry
when his children were quite young
and settled in Melbourne, taking the
name Of Melba from that time.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-12-31
Thought the Duke d Firm.

Just after the late Duke of Rich
mond and Gordon received the latter
half of his title-he was created Duke
Of Gordon in January, 1876-he was
sent to this country as president of
the British commission to our Centen-
NAL exposition. While in this country
he heard of a certain picture owned by
a country woman. in which ne thought
he might be interested, and so wrote
to her, using the official stationery of
the commission, and signing himself,
as a peer does, simply by the names
Of his title Richmond and Gordon"
Much to his surprise, and a good
deal to his disgust-for he had pre-.
else ideas as to his dignity as a duke
the letter which he received in an
swer to his was address: "Messrs,
Richmond & Gordon" and began
"Gentlemen!."-New York Times.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-12-31
He Knew His Business.

At an English rent-audit dinner the
squire noticed that a new tenant Of
his, sitting in the place Of honor on
his right hand, was taking nothing to
drink, SO he said, well, Johnson, this
won't do. You are drinking nothing"
etc. Johnson replied, mo, squire, l
never drinks nothing with my meals"
"How's that?" asked the squire; ARE
you a toetotaler, or suffering from
rheumatism Or anything, and acting
under doctors orders?" mo, squire,
faint that. It's this way: If you
take a bucket full of water, you can't
get no taters into 1t; but if you put
the taters in first, it's wonderful what
a lot of water you can get in after
wards"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-12-31
Was This Irony?

A jewel of a servant is a thing
which few people in these days are
any too ready to part with, and so
Mrs. ]. may have had some excuse for
the selfshness which prompted her
to advise her cock not to get mar
ried. The had been in her
employ for ten years, was thoroughly
acquainted with what housekeepers
call "the ways of the house." and
well, as Mrs. ]. observed-"you could
have knocked me down with a feather
wnen l learned that l might lose her"
Therefore:
"Well, Bridget" she said, you know
that marriage is a serious matter.
There are times when it is better to
delay until you know more of the
man"
"Sure. mum, ! know i'm well,
though"
"Ah, yes, but even so, grave mis-
takes are often made"
"Ah, well, well, mum, perhaps I'll
be more lucky than you WERE"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-12-31
Queer Name for EnqIish Charity.

"The Guild of the Brave Pei
Things" is the curious name adopted
by a company Of English charity
workers, whose womanly efforts are
being directed toward the ameliora
ton of the condition Of cripples, young
and old.
The guild has recently acquired g
country holiday home at North Com
mon, Chailey, Sussex. 1t is called The
Heritage, and was formally opened IL
June by the Duchess of Bedford. The
home is pi~cturesquely situated an6
will accommodate fifty guild mem
bers-men, women and children
some of whom will become perma
nent residents and others will be
taken from the various branches OF
the guild for short vacation periods
AS soon as may be, it is intended tc
start a school of arts and crafts fol-
the crippled and deformed inmates
and the work will be sold for theil
benefit.