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New-York tribune., 1903-04-26

Mitchell who has appeared in the companies of
Richard Mansfield and Miss Julia Marlowe.
IT, costumes have all been made from de-
sigrs 10y Mr.. Russell and are said to be
splendid beyond description" The King will
Se@r rohes Of real clolh-of-gold as will the
Qu-tn, both Of them wearing besides many thou
sans Of dollars worth Of the jewels given TO
NJ. Russell 10y Indian prince Ophelia's gowns
ar sid 10 he beautiful enough for the trous-
se2u I a princess The locket which Hamlet
VII use TO confound his POOR mother is a minia-
turR 2iVen 10 Mr.. Russell by the Maharajah of
hasEInire- It is framed in alternate rubies and
diamonds, and hangs from long chain heavily
Set with these precious stones The stage jewels
Eorn by most Hamlets viii be replaced by rare
gems from Mr. RusselIs fine collection the
handle Of his dagger and the jewels on his belt
beng large diamonds emeralds and pigeon
blood rubies.
Mr Russell is an expert upon ali questions
Of decorative art in pictures. dress and jewels
New-York tribune., 1903-04-26

and he used further to add nat Fox dependet
on the natural play Of his expressive features
not on grotesque. L 'aningiess contorti0ns fOf
his effects. If people think l look like Fox still
l can assure them L glad to know it,
Mr.. Moulan is of the opinion that most nus
cal comedies are given in theatres too large for
the right effect. Il once went down 10 ST.
Louis to that great barn there to play the
'M1kado" " he said and l played twenty min
utes without getting a ripple of laughter out
Of the house. In heavens name, what is the
matter with my performance? ! asked the stage
manager. Frank said he. you've got to stop
making faces, and shout They can't yoA
and they can't hear you Well. theatre in
which a comedian has to stop making faces and
take to shouting is place for anything but
spectacular productions and grand opera.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-26

smile. regarding it, perhaps, an omen OF good.
for G. L. Fox was one of the great favorites of
his day. pantomimist who gave delight to
thousands, true clown.
NOulan sat in his dressing room at Wallack's s
the other night making up for his part of the
Sultan. After domino his wig, which converted
him into a bald headed fellow, save for the
little curls, like side lights and the tuft atop he
proceeded to obliterate his own eyebrows. max
ing two smaller but heavier ones higher up, that
- ,:.e,t Malay fashion Then ne painted single
large pink spot each eye'd, put two wrinkles
on each cheek. each coincident with the wrinkle
Of nature apple the usual coloring to his face,
and the makeup done.
You see he said, ''I don't cover nv face
with wrinkles 1 have a theory that while it
may be very easy to get a laugh by a grotesque
contcrtion of the face, largely the result Of
makeup, that is not the way to play comedy.
The demands of the stage call for exaggerated
effects, of course, but that exaggeration should
New-York tribune., 1903-04-26
+. MOCL4N AND G.. L. FOX
Striking Resemblance Bct-cccn the
T'7CO Comedians.

Any one who looks or the series Of pictures
OF G. l. Fox. reproduced here from photographs
in the collection of Charles Burnham, and then
the pictures of Frank Moulan, the amusing
KI-Ram of THE Sultan of Sulu" company, who
has made such a hit at WaIlack's. will notice
a more than passing similarity Moulan him
self notices the resemblance with a pleased
New-York tribune., 1903-04-26

He has had considerable reputation as a reader
throughout the country Of Sir Edwin Arnold s
poem The Light Of Asia" and Of James Lane
Aliens The White Cowl" His personality is
unique His studio at Ardsley Hall has been
all winter Z social centre. and it has appoint
ments of really Oriental gorGeousness-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-05-27
y
THE AVERAGE BRAIN.
what 1t Weighs and the Number OF
Cells 1t Contains.

Whether 1t be the brain cell Of
glowworm or one trembling with the
harmonies of Tristan und Isolde the
stuff it is made of Is much the same.
1t is difference Of structure apparent
ly rather than of material. And the
chemical difference between a brain or
nerve cell and that of the muscles or
the skin seems reducible mainly to
difference In the proportion of two sub.
stances-water and phosphorus. Lean
beef, for example, Is from 20 to 80 per
cent water; the brain is from 80 to 90
per cent water. And brain or nerve
cell may contain from FIVE to ten times
as much phosphorus as, let us say, the
cells of the liver or the heart. The &C.
tual quantity is of course extremely
small-by weight but a fraction Of l
per cent.
About three pounds avoirdupois Of
this very complex phosphorized stun
make up an average human brain.
There Is lot more of 1t distributed
down ones spinal column, and little
plexuses all over the body wherever a
group of muscles are to be moved, and
others still, the sensory or feeling
nerves, which are everywhere. 1t Is
hard to find cubical half inch outside
the bones where they are not.
All told, the nervous substance, which
for the sake of making Its functions
clear have called the matter which
thinks, forms a not inconslderable por
ton Of the body outside of the bony
skeleton. 1t is made up of distinct and
separated units, for the most part ex-
tremely minute, though some attain a
length of two or three feet. These
units, for lack of more misleading
name, are called cells. The "cells''
which run from the small of your back
down Into your legs and wiggle the
same or inform you when n member Of
the family is stubbed, are the longest.
Those of the brain are mostly SO small
as to tax the powers Of the microscope.
Their average length would be meas.
ured In thousandths of an inch. There
have been many attempts to get ut
their actual number. 1t Is certainly
large. Computations for the brain
alone range from 000.000,o00 upward
One, due, think, to Waldeyer, sets the
total number of brain cells (average)
at 1000, oo0,oo0,000. This would mean
brain population exceeding the know
| population of the earth.--Carl Snyder
| In Harper's Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-05-27

The very wet weather OF this spring
has impressed the postal authorities
with the necessity of better rouds In
the country II rural free delivery Is to
be extended to Its expected limits. The
wretched condition of many of the
roads now used by the rural free deliv-
cry service has been serious problem
and has greatly retarded the mails. In
the extension of the service one OF the
most important questions presented Is
whether the new territory Is trayersed
by roads that can be Travelled In all
sorts Of weather. 1t Is greatly feared
that many of the routes already estab-
lished Will have to be abandoned I'M
less the local authorities pny more at
tentlon to providing good roads.
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FACTS ABOUT FOLKS.

Boys grow more regularly than girls.
The memory which acts quickest acts
best.
Urban life decreases stature from Ave
years Of age on.
Firstborn children exceed later born
In stature and weight.
Children born In summer are taller
than those born In winter.
Red and yellow are viaible at greater
distances than green and blue.
Truant boys ARE inferior in weight,
height and chest girth to boys In gen.
eral.
Dull children are lighter and preco-
clous children heavier than the average
child.
Great men. though often absentmind-
ed, have strong memories on the lines
OF their interests.
Healthy men ought to weigh an addi-
tional five pounds for every inch in
height beyond sixty-one inches, at
which height they ought to weigh 120
pounds
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AN ALL AROUND CITIZEN.


This Son of Erin.
"There was an Irishman connected
with the suffers department in the
civil war;" said an old veteran, who
fell asleep on the battle field after Bull
Run. A party of Confederate scouts
saw him, and as he had no uniform
their leader prodded him awake and
asked: Who are your Where do you
belong? What's your manner
.Begobs,' says Pat, rubbing his eyes,
'them's too many questions, und, be
yure leave, I'll be afther askin' yez tn
same
"'We're McClellan's men, just from
Washington
az knew yez ware. gintlemen. and
I'm thot same.
"'0ho! That's where we've caught
you. Put him under arrest, menl We
belong to Beauregard's army
""rhin We lied to me. an, suspectin
that same, told We the same thing ye7
told me- retorted the Irishman prompt
~. Now, give me the truth, an I'll dt
the same by yez. What state do W
come FROM
"'From South Carolina
So do |, an from all the Other
states. begobs, an that's where I'm
thinkin' I've got the best Of yez. Ye7
don't think I'd be SIGH fule as to
come all the way from Ireland to be
long to wan state, do yezr"-New
York Tribune.
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RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
Its Future Depends ON che solution
of the Road Problem.

of the Road Problem.
The remarkable growth of the rural
free mail delivery system and the will
ingness Of congress to appropriate
money for extensions faster than the
extensions can be made have been sur
prising even to the most enthusiastic
friends of the system. So far the sys-
tenn has sailed on smooth and open
seas with favorable winds. But now
1t is rapidly approaching region Of
rocks and snags and storms. The great
obstacle to the general spread of the
rural free delivery system is the miser-
able roads of the country.
So far the system has only been ex-
!. tended to communities blessed with
good roads. Among the many commu-
mites demanding the introduction OF
the system the post Office department
has been able to select those which
have good roads, either as a result of
favorable natural conditions or supe.
rior wealth. The less favored commu
mites which have been passed by have
consoled themselves with the thought
that their turn would come soon. But
when these disappointed communities
and their number is increasing very
rapidly-find out that they are perma.
nently barred from enjoying the bene'
fits of free delivery on account OF the
condition of their roads, cry OF In
dignant opposition will be raised, and
1t will grow Into an angry roar, above
which II is doubtful II the friends OF
free delivery can be heard.
When this storm breaks, the benefi-
Charles OF the system will be found to
be small minority and the disappoint-
ed large majority Of the rural popu-
lation. Suppose the minority stands on
its dignity and says, What are you
going to do about III" What's to pre-
vent the disappointed majority from
wiping out the whole system and thus
restoring equality before the lawT'
Or suppose the minority says. why
don't you improve your roads and thus
secure the blessings of free mail de-
livery ~ The majority can answer: I'm
improving our roads we have to over
come greater obstacles, and our means
are less. Why not help us improve ous
roads through general taxationf Such
a demand as this Is almost certain to
result from the agitation for rural free
delivery of the malls. q
And what Is there unreasonable oil
unjust about such demand? The gen
eral Improvement of the roads of thu
country is work too stupendous to b'
left entirely to the small municipalities
Besides, Is 1t not more deserving of ma
tional aid than the building of the rail
roads and canals and the improvement
of rivers and harbors? A proper distri
button OF the expenses Of general roat
Improvement among the nation, thu
states and the local communities ap
pears to be the only practical solution
of the road problem. and the road prob
lem must be solved II rural free mai
delivery Is TO be made general
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A anoh Inye.tment.

It is stated by various citizens OF
Athens county. e., that the building OF
pike roads along all the principal thor
oughfares leading out of Athens has
enhanced the value of all farm lands
In the county. says Good Roads Maya
zine. Farms In the neighborhood of the
town that were worth 81 to $40 an
acre prior to the construction OF pikee
sell readily now at $25 TO $40. Yet ~
cost to the farmers of building tho y
roads was only about 80 cents an acre
Even trust promoter would consider
that pretty good Investment. And
that Is just what good roads mean all
over the country, an investment that
pays quicker and larger dividend
than any other that Is legitimate.
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rhi. Dog Can Smell.

There Is a south side lady who owns
q Gordon setter which she believes is
endowed with almost human intelli-
gence, says the Chicago News. This is
not hastily formed nor unfounded
opinion, but has been developed by
years Of experience. Here is one of
the many incidents from which has
sprung her faith In her dog:
One Sunday, having finished her din
ner, the lady went into the drawing
room to read the paper. On rug near
the window the setter was basking
drowsily In the sunshine. The lady's
two sons were still In the dining room
finishing the repast, and the mother
overheard something said about bones
Now, the good lady has mortal dread
that her beautiful dog will choke tc
death on bone some day, 80, raising
her voice, she called out, Boys, don't
give Dan any chicken bones,
spelling these two words so the dogs
attention would not be attracted. "Pn
afraid he will choke"
AS she spelled Chicken" the dog
raised his head; at "bones" he got up
walked into the dining room and look
ed at the bones the boys were picking
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A resident OF London with taste for
deviled kidneys found himself recent
ly In IL remote west of England village,
where n sheep was killed about once
a week. Not knowing that mutton was
a luxury and kidneys, for obvious rea-
sons, therefore, n rarity, he presented
himself day after day at the village
butchers with the same request for his
favorite breakfast dish. The butcher,
looking upon his customer as lunatic,
bore 1t as long as he could, but on the
fifth day said Indignantly, az you
think. young man, that my sheep have
nothing better to do than to lay Kid
neys for your breakfast you be mortal
mistook. London Answers.
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A Giant of the Deep,

The American Museum of Natural
History In New York has what is be-
lieved to be the largest whale ever ex-
hibited on land. II is a female finback
sixty eight and half feet In length
Its body in life was thirty feet in cir
conference. 1t Is estimated that at
least fifty men could be Enclosed with
In the interior of this gigantic animal.
The full grown right whale, which Is
the species usually hunted for its blub-
Der and whalebone, averages from for
ty-flve to fifty feet only In length. The
whale whose skeleton is to adorn the
museum was washed ashore dead near
Forked river, Nsw Jersey, last Novenl-
Der. Scientific theory ayers that the
ancestors of the whales were terres-
trial or land mammals which gradually
became aquatic In their way of living.
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Ivory was used as II medicine up to
the end Of the eighteenth century.
In Schroder's Zoology" 1850, trans
lated into English by T. Bateson, 1t is
thus described under the heading,
"Elephas:" Ills teeth are only used
in medicine, vulgarly called ivory. The
virtues; 1t cools and dryes, moderately
binds cuts, strengthens the inward
parts. 1t is good for the jaundice, 1t
chaseth away Wormes, 1t is good for
inyeterate distractions, 1t takes away
the pains and weakness of the stom-
ach, 1t heals the Epilepslc, drives away
Melancholy resists rottenness and
poysons. II Is used In infusions, and the
powder IL given In substance. The
dose Is half dram. Preparation:
l., Burnt ivory, called Spodium, and to
distinguish 1t from the mineral Spo-
dunn, Spodium of Ivory. H.. Troches
of Spodium."
Ivory ground fine and made into a
sort of jelly has been used as a
strengthening food in more recent
times by medical advice.
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Rural Delivery Notes

1t Is planned to double the rural mai
delivery service this year. About l5,-
600 new routes will be established.
Congress appropriated $4,000 ter
years ago for an initial experiment In
rural free delivery. Since then the ap
preparation has increased to $8,0OOOOC
for the current fiscal year and to $l2,
100000 for the fiscal year beginning
July next.
Among the states where rural free
delivery has been established Iowa
ranks first. with 1907 rural routes; II
linoIs second, with 1927; Indiana third
with LOGS; Ohio fourth, with 1,025, and
Michigan fifth, with 004. New Yorh
has 923 rural routes. Pennsylvania 1888
Kentucky 1856 and Tennessee 524.
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curiou. co..ack Customs.

Many queer customs and usages are
prevalent among the Cossacks of the
Don. No man changes his clothing on
a Monday. If he did 1t is believed that
he would suffer from a severe skin
disease. On Thursday no fat or flesh
must be picked or corned. II any one
neglected this the meat would be full
OF worms In q fortnight. Wool is not
spun on holiday, else the cattle will
sicken and die. A hen is always given
an uneven number Of eggs to hatch,
never an even number. Bones left from
q dinner at a funeral are thrown into
the river. else the dead will appear to
the living In fearful shape. And at the
same meal no one dare cut bread; II
must always be broken.
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paldne.. Caused By Fear.

Several carefully observed cases Of
falling hair from emotion have been
recorded, but the following is probably.
one Of the most curious: A normally
healthy farmer, thirty-eight years Of
age, saw his child thrown out Of cart
and trampled upon by mule. He sup
posed 1t killed and experienced In his
fright and tension sensation Of chill
mess and tension In the head and
face. The child escaped with a few
bruises, but the fathers hair, beard
and eyebrows commenced to drop out
the next day, and by the end Of the
week he was entirely bald. A new
growth of hair appeared in time, but
much finer.-London Answers.
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1t Is Il common sight In France to see
two wheeled carts carrying six casks
Of wine drawn by two horses. These
loads can be drawn over nearly every
mile of road In France. The stone
ronds Of France were no better con
structed originally than stone roads In
America. But on account OF narrow
tires and III care our roads are de
stroyed in short time, while the
French roads increase In excellence
with age until the difference Is very
marked. In France all roads receive
perpetual attention. In America most
roads receive perpetual inattention.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-05-27

Earthworms are not soil formers.
for they are seldom met with In soils
that are destitute of organic matter.
They are simply renovators. Every
time a worm Is driven by dry weather
or any other cause to descend deep 1t
brings to the surface, when 1t empties
the contents Of its body, few parti-
cles of fresh earth. At the same time
Il fertilizes the subsoil by opening up
passages, which encourage the roots of
plants to penetrate deeper, these pas
sages being lined with eXcreted mat
ter which provides store OF nourish-
ment for the roots. On meadow land
Darwin found that these worm casts
amount annually to eighteen tons an
acre and on good arabic land to about
ten tons.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-05-27

This Is how the Indians Of Central
America cure snake bite: They pin
the unlucky patient to the ground and
wind strong creepers above and below
the bite until they cut into the flesh.
Then they apply live coal to the
wound to cauterize it and follow that
up by rubbing in a mixture Of chewed
tobacco and crushed garlic. BY this
time the victim is nearly mad with
pain and ready to kill everybody in
sight, especially when he finds, as he
often does, that the snake was not
yenomous.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-05-27
Easy Divorce In old Times,

The code of King Khammurabi OF
Assyrla, whose date is approximately
2200 Is. g., which has been declphered
from n pillar discovered at Susa, deals
exhaustively with the subject of d.
vorce. One of the most interesting
clauses Is the following: "If the wife
OF man who dwells In the house Of
that man has set her face to go forth
and has acted the fool and wasted his
house and impoverished his house,
they shall call her to account. IL the
husband shall say, 4 put her away he
shall put her away. She shall go her
way; for her divorce he shall give her
nothing"
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Ha Helm Ear H.

Dissatisfied Guest = If your cook
doesn't put less red pepper in his
dishes, shall have to quit coming
here. l can't stand II.
Proprietor Of Restaurant-Good heav-
ems! ! pay my chef 5000 year, and
he'd leave me In a minute II I found
fault with his cooking. Try and learn
to like red pepper, can't youf-Chicago
Tribune.
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A Literalist.

Wealthy Citizen-But said distinct
" in my advertisement that I wanted
"a reliable colored coachman." and
you are a red faced Irishman.
Applicant-But sure. sor, isn't red as
reliable 4 color as observation-disclosures
American. .s--fsrs sszas<srp - ~-~
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HI. Hard Remark,

Young Wife-That horrid tramp said
my biscuits were like cement, and yet
he ate them.
Young Husband-Ce Cement, Ell? Well.
perhaps he wanted to make himself
solid.-Philadelphia Record.
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Pleased HIN.

81 think we might give Bridget a
dollar more a week." said the family
man.
"What?" exclaimed his wife. II set
her to work cleaning the parlor today,
and you should see the way she left
It,"
II did. That's what Influenced me.
I noticed she fixed the piano with the
keyboard close up against the WALL
PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
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"Now, Johnny" said the teacher
who had been describing war ship to
the class, "how is the deck dividedY'
"A deck is divided" replied the
bright boy, 'into spades, hearts, dia-
monds and clubs. philadelphia Press.
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Genernua Hnaf.

Tommy-Ma, can | play maxim be-
lieye I'm entertainin' another little
boy?
Mamma Yes, dear, of course.
Tommy-All right. Gimme some
rake for him.-Exchange.
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A Real Bargain.

I'm time" said the struggling artist
that painting will be OF great value
All you have to do is to tuck 1t away
In an attic somewhere and keep It foI
about 200 years, by which time 1 will
have become one Of the old masters
Then you can sell it easily for $4,000
You see, know the rules, but unfor
tunately am not In financial posi-
tion to carry them out. So, II you want
real bargain, I'll let you have this
little gem for $1.50."-Chicago Post.
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Stuck LIN.

"Stick to me-" said the wall paper to
the paste, "and we'll hang together"
-Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Parent-Is blowing a French horn
likely to result in injury to my boy?
Doctor-You can be sure 1t is, sir, II
he blows 1t near my house and catch
him.--Chums.
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Ethel-Isn't Judy newsy?
Mayme--Isn't she, though? She tells
80 much don't see how she gets time
to hear anything.-Detroit Free Press.
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Don't think that every sad eyed wo-
man you meet has loved and lost. She
may have loved and got him.-Lyre.