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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26
Queer Habits Of Penguins

thus die of starvation and are eaten
by the gulls.
Some of the penguins weigh as much
as eighty pounds and are about four
feet high, with a splendid orange
patch on the neck. The young take
three years to develop fully and even
then the plumage is distinctly less
brilliant than in the older birds. Both
the movements and migration of the
penguins are remarkable. When first
followed the bird prefers to walk, but
when in danger of being caught it
drops on to its abdomen and, with the
help Of the wings, glissades at pace
too great to be overtaken by a man
walking They seem aware OF the
movements Of the great ice fields and
use them to help their migration to
the pack ice in the north. they take
trouble to collect stones-which they
delight to steal from one another's
piles-for nests.
Many of the ways Of the penguins
are suggestive of preserved instincts.
Their attitude when sleeping is mod
eled on that of birds with fully devel-
oped wings. But the penguin has to
be content with reaching the shelter
of the wing with no more than the tip
OF his beak.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26
Swordfish Made Good Fight

The man on the deck holding the
buoy attached to the lily iron rope
had scarcely time to cast it overheard,
SO sudden was the dive Of the sur
prised fish. 1t fell to Edward Estes
to take the dory and go after the fish
with rowing mate. Estes caught up
the buoy, and planting himself in the
stern of the dory, began to pull in the
line AS soon as the fish felt the first
tug on the line he turned in the direc-
ton of the dory, and came for 1t like
flash. Diving within ten feet OF 1t,
lie came up under it, and drove the
hard, bony sword nearly two feet
through the bottom, within few
inches of where Estes stood
The sword caught fast, and the fish
nearly overturned the dory in his at
tempts to get free Estes cut the in
truding sword off at the bottom of the
dory and the fish freed itself, and later
on was killed. The piece of sword cut
off by Estes was kept on board as a
trophy.-Boston Globe.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26

tunity when the same party was as
sembled on a subsequent occasion, and
drinking off bumper to the health
of Nell Gwynne, or some other beauty
of the day, he called the waiter, and
ordering a tooth-drawer into the room,
whom he had previously brought. to
the tavern for the purpose, made him
draw q decayed tooth, which long had
plagued him. The rules Of good
fellowship, as then in force, clearly
required that every one of the COM
pany should have a tooth drawn also,
but they very naturally expressed a
hope that Sedley would not be so
urmerciful as to enforce the law.
Deaf, however. to all their remon-
stcances, uersua sions and entreaties,
he saw th=m, one after another, put
them selves into the hands Of the
operator, ard whilst writhing with
pain, added to their torments by ex-
claiming:
"Patielce, gentlemen, patience; you
know you promised that should have
nv frOlic, tOO"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26
Various Kinds Of Ivory

stag'S-hOrn and in bone. The most re.
markable Of prehistoric worries is the
representation of head and shoulder
of an ibex carved in reindeer horn,
which is done with so much science
and observation, though the work Of a
cave-dweller of Dordogne, that natur-
alists are able to assign it to the ibex
of the Alps rather than. that of the
Pyrenees.
Billiard balls are turned from the
most perfect elephant tusks; not nee
essarily the largest for the best and
most costly are made from teeth
scarcely larger than the balls them
selves in diameter, and known as ball
teeth. Some of the balls turned from
even these are better than others.
eyare, of higher grade the nearer
they are to the termination of the
nerve which runs through the tusk,
and the smaller this is, as may be
observed in the black speck to be
seen on a ball, the better the quality.
Fossil or blue ivory is sometimes
found in commerce, and is used occa-
sionally in the manufacture of jewelry.
It is evidently from the tusks of ante
deluvian mammOths buried in the
earth for thousands of years, during
which time they have become slowly
penetrated with metallic salts, which
have given them peculiar blue color,
allowing them to be used as tur-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26
Prime Causes OF Suicide

the fashionable doctors who minister
to this unspeakable class is not in
frequently blameworthy. They are
often encouraged by our rest cures,
our batteries and attentions.
The effort to escape from drudgery
is as old as civilization and as ancient
as savagery The investigator sent to
study the problem of putting the Ms
tive African negroes to useful work
finds that they simply will not work.
Those among the Canadian Doukho-
bors who would work found that the
maligners and lazies were about half,
and they preferred to live out OF the
common treasury supplied by the
workers-until the latter determined
to abolish the common treasury and
to receive and spend their own wages
as other individuals do.
Our civilization, economically, Is
largely a device of the cunning and
the lazy to establish common treas
ury. The failure Of democracy" is
largely the failure to outwit the trick
sters.-American Medicine.
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~ ~ ~ II ~ -

crooked little fingers denote degener-
acy. Strong, knotty5s fingers denote
a practical and = philosophic mind.
Slender, tapering, small-jointed fingers
denote a highly sensitive and artistic
temperament, q love of all things
beautiful and a noble nature. Such
fingers belong to the artist and the
poet. Long, we'll developed fingers,
straight and muscular, denote love of
detail and order in all things and
great executive ability:
Long, tapering nails denote grace of
person and innate refinement. The
thin, slender nail never grows on the
heavy, coarse handsa, Short, broad
nails belong to the practical and philo-
sophie hand, and denote a strong will
and self-control. TIE short square
nails, irregular in form no two of the
hand being alike-denote stupidity,
lack of refinement and a taste for the
low and common things of life. Spots
on the nails denote i'll health and poor
circulation. +"
Strength of character is often ind1-
Gated by the thumb In many ways
the hand may point|sto weaknesses.
but the strong Independent thumb
proves the saving. power.
The long, broad, muscular thumb,
that opens well from the palm, de-
notes independence Sand determina-
ton. The supple, loose-jointed and
tapering thumb denote artistic tenn
permanent, but lack Of perseverance,
and also denotes that the owner is
easily Influenced y'others for good or
evil The large, graceful thumb, firm
jointed and broad, denotes well
balanced and practical mind and a
just consideration of the rights of 9TH
ers. A large thumb, slender in the
middle, denotes great tact.
Mounts on the Palm.
The Mount of Venus (not the same
as shown on the line, of Venus) is
shown on the palm as No. 1. When
largely developed it denotes love of
the opposite sex, love of beauty, art
and music If crossed by numerous
small lines it prOnOunces strong pas
sions and violent temper.
The Mount of Mars (No. 2)-of
Which there are two-denote, when
fully developed, great. courage and he
roism; when abnormally large they
denote a weakness for argument and
quarreling. The Mount OF Jupiter
(No. - denotes-when -large-a fond
ness for display and ambition for
power, also foolish pride in their own
person. The Mount Of Saturn (No. ~
denotes a love Of sol sude,, pleasure in
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26
41AKNSER W/uiELn FINDS 60
III IT. pARpt1o ohTtE ON >p
49, 81 38oooo0 PERYEAR

I no personal extravagances, but lives a
simple and strenuous life of hard
| work and little luxury. He spends
little money on his table, for the cuis-
| inc of the German Imperial residence
is notorious for it's inferiority.
The Kaiser is not a dandy, and
spends comparatively small
amount, on his clothes. The horses
he rides are not of particularly
good breed, and not unusually expen-
sive. He is not a gambler, and does
not indulge in other designations
which would be excusable in his po-
! sition.
| Imperial spIendor.
He is, however, extravagant in one
respect, namely in keeping up the
imperial magnificence of his Court on
a scale never previously attempted by
a King of Prussia. The support of re-
latives forms first charge on the
Kaiser's income. He has to provide
| an annual allowance for his six sons,
| and has to maintain separate Court
| for several distant relatives.
The Crown Prince, now he is mar
ried, will be surrounded by his own
! Court, comprising marshal, a mas
| ter of ceremonies, master OF horse,
a master of the hunt, lords in wait
ing, gentlemen in waiting, aides-de-
camp. and so forth The mainten-
ance of the Crown Princely Court is
t expected to cost the Kaiser at least
| $2,5OO,0O0 per annum. His other sons
! are growing up, and it will soon be
necessary to provide for them in the
same way.
The Kaiser has to maintain sep
| arate Court for Prince Henry of Prus-
STA, Prince Frederic Leopold of Prus.
STA, Prince Albrecht of Prussia, and
the widowed Princess Frederic Karl
of Prussia. His own. Court is an ex'
tremely expensive luxury.
There is a minister Of the Imperial
house, a director of the Imperial
household, a director Of the royal Ar
chives, and four councillors of the
royal household. There is a president
of heraldry, senior lord in waiting,
Court marshal, master of the hunt.
a master of the kitchen, a master of
the royal chambers, q house marshal,
a master of the stables, master of
ceremonies, and numerous councillors
attached to all these departments.
Travelling Expenses.
r.. The Kaiser travels in the same
splendor in which he lives at home.
Wherever he goes he is accompanied
by a large suite of officers and gentle
men and of household and court Of
fcials. He takes with him his own
carriages, his own horses, his own
.coachmen and grooms, his own stable
men, his saddlers; his smiths, and so
forth. AS he journeys his entire
study is transportation from place to
place.
Apart from his expenditure for pur-
poses of royal display, the Kaiser
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26
Youn& Doctors Bad Break

Very sick lady, should say" said
DR.. x, catching her wrist. What have
you been eating lately-lobster, eh!"
But how in the world could you
know" asked the lady in surprise.
"Why, by the shells at the bedside.
Stop all food of that description, and
change the diet. Take this medicine
three times daily
Both doctors then left, and the
younger man was the next day alone
when a call came for DR.. x. The
young man responded. He went into
the sick room and took the pulse OF
the patient, man.
Every sick, indeed" said DR.. Henry.
with a professional air. What have
you been eating? All! too much
horse!"
Horse! Horse!" cried the patient;
.ewhat do you mean?''
II saw the harness on the floor!
You'd better change your diet"
Get out Of my housed" cried the old
man in rage. II sent for a doctor,
not a fool!" .-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26
Enormous Amount 10 Exported
from Africa Yearly for Use
in Europe-Larse Deposits OF
Mammoth Tusks.

Ivory is, strictly speaking, obtained
only from the tusks of the elephant,
the finest of which comes from the
coast of Africa. This hard, heavy, fine
grained green or guinea ivory is es-
teemed for it's transparency, and be-
= cause its light yellow or pale blood
tint, unlike the whiteness of other
kinds which becomes yellow, bleaches
with age The different species of
African elephant supply almost all the
ivory used in Europe. Its quantity is
enormous. The British importation
1900 was 1,175, 900 pounds switch rep
resent $4,000 tusks. One London firm
sells 10000 tusks yearly in billiard
balls. Under so heavy drain the sup
ply must fail, but to fall back upon are
remarkable deposits OF mammoth
tusks which have accumulated on the
rivers discharging into the Arctic
ocean.
Since man began to express him.
self in art he has made use Of ivory
Here, however, the term has wider
applica ton. It covers the teeth of the
hlppopotamus, the long tusks of the
walrus, and even the single tooth or
the narwhale. Under the description
OF worries come carving in polished
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26

devotes a large sum every year to
the encouragement of art and of the
drama. He is continually ordering
monuments to be erected at his own
expense, and buys pictures for presen'
tation to public galleries.
The Kaiser maintains the Royal
Opera House, the Royal Theatre in
Berlin, and the Royal theater> at Wies.
baden at his own expense. All three
theaters are conducted only partially
as profit-naking concerns.
With all these financial burdens the
Kaiser is unable to make both ends
meet on his income, and has been
obliged to borrow money from some
of his wealthy subjects. The Kaiser
has never borrowed from Prussian
noblemen, but only from great com.
mercial magnates and millionaire
manufacturers.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26
OSMoSlS FAMILIAR TO DUCK.
John Burroughs Duplicates Story o
Instinct With Another.

John Burroughs Duplicates Story OF
Instinct With Another.
John Burroughs, the naturalist, was
laughing about the story, widely pub.
lished not long since, of wild duck
that got salt water mussel caught on
it's tongue, and had intelligence
enough to fly from the salt to the
fresh water, where it dipped the mus,
sci, sickening it through osmosis, and
thus causing it to loosen it's firm grip.
II believe that story of the duck
that understood the theory Of 0sm0.
sis," said Mr.. Burroughs. 81 believe
it as implicitly as I believe the story
of. the crippled lion and the young
lieutenant.
"A young lieutenant, during an A.
rican campaign, came one day upon a
badly crippled lion. The great brute
limped over the tawny sand on three
paws, holding its fourth paw in the
air And every now and then, with a
kind of groan, it would pause and lick
the injured paw piteously. .s.r@ :
when the lion saw the young lieu.
tenant it came slowly toward him. He
stood his ground, rifle in hand. But
the beast meant no harm. It drew
close to him; it rubbed against him
with soft feline purrs; it extended its
hurt paw. ~ e.....- -.
"The lieutenant examined the paw
and found that there was a large
thorn in it. He extracted the thorn,
the lion roaring with pain, and he
bound up the wound with his handker-
chief. Then, with every manifestation
Of relief and gratitude, the animal
withdrew.
"But it remembered it's benefactor.
1t was grateful. And in a practical
way 1t rewarded the young man.
This lion ran over the regiments
list Of officers, and ate all who were
the lieutenant's superiors in rank.
Thus, in a few weeks, the young man.
thanks to the astute animal, became q
colonel"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26
Method of Bringing Up the Young
Birds Well illustrates the
. Principle of the Survival OF
the Eittest-Stones for Nests.

Members of the recent Scottish ex-
petition to the antarctic gathered
some interesting information regard
ing penguins. In the far south beyond
the pack ice they came upon the rock
cries. 1t was found that the birds had
been Matched in August during the
period of the greatest cold and COM
plete darkness. AS soon as they are
Matched the young literally live on the
feet of the old birds and are thus pro-
tected from the cold. When they are
a little older the chicks are herded in
great colonies, their life illustrating in
a very ruthless way the principle of
the survival of the fttest. The colo
MES are left to be shepherded by two
or three old birds, while the rest of
the parents go to seek crustaceans in
the cracks Of the ice. Each parent as
it returns is usually unable to find it's
own young, since it is mobbed at sight
by the more vigorous birds, and, final
ly, obliged to disgorge the food to the
more persistent. All the fecbler chicks
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26

The German Emperor, with an an
NAL income of about four millions
dollars is poor man, and has great
difficulty in making both ends meet,
declares the London Express. He does
not receive a farthing in his capacity
as German Emperor, but fulflls the
duties of this honorary position free
of charges to the federation. of Ger
man states. The Kaiser draws his in
come, first, as the King of Prussia;
and, second, as private landowner.
His income as King of Prussia
amounts approximately to $4,0OO,OOO,
per annum. The Emperor of Russia
receives an annual allowance of ap-
proximately 100000, and the Emper-
or of Austria an annual allowance OF
more than 100000. Both these mon
archs receive additional allowance for
certain definite purposes, and both OF
them own vast landed estates far SUI
perior in acreage to the German EN-
peror's possessions.
The Sultan of Turkey receives an
annual allowance Of of $10,0OO,0OO,
and the King of Italy draws over 3d.
100000 per annum; while the IN.
comes of several monarchs Of smaller
states are nearly as large as that OF
the King of Prussia.
The amount of 100000 granted
annually to the German Emperor in
his capacity as King of Prussia is
not taken from the national ex-
chequer, but from revenues from
state dominions which were formerly
the private property Of the Prusslan
royal house. The Crown lands were
handed over to the state, and in re-
turn the state pays a fixed annual
income to the monarch.
A Large Landowner.
The Kaiser owns eighty-three land
ed estates, comprising a total OF
100000 acres. He is the greatest
landowner in Germany, and his pos
sessions far. exceed those Of the three
landowners whose estate rank. next to
his own in acreage. These are the
Prince Of Pless, who owns 125,OO0
acres; the Duke of Ujest, who owns
100000 acres; and the Duke of Rati-
Dor, who owns $4,000 acres. Some OF
the land of the Kaiser's estate is
rented to farmers; but the Emperor
carries on bushes on his own ac-
count in several parts of the country.
The Kaiser's worRmen are paid
abnormally high wages, and all his
employees receive liberal pensions in
their old age, or in case of sickness.
He also provides literally for the
widows and children out of his pri.
vate purse. All these payments con-
sumo large proportion Of the profits,
so that the tEmperor's income from bis
estates is comparatively small.
Practically speaking, the German
Emperor is thus obliged to live on his
royal income Of $4,0O0,00O per an
nun, which is altogether insufficient
for his require The Kaiser has
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26
MI61RY Children Pay SMy he Lines and Neu"
Revealed Fortune

There are eight plainly marked and
important lines in the palm (see il
Illustration No. y from which the palm
list CLEANS his information concerning
life and character. These lines are:
(1) Life, (2) vitality, 60 fate, (4)
health, 80 head, 60 heart, CD mar
riage, 60 Venus.
When any of these lines are broken
or ragged it denotes weakness in that
particular quarter. A palm full of
deeply cut lines denotes a strong
constitution, and well-balanced make
up if accompanied by strong thumb
and good fingers.
Soft, full palms denote warm blood,
good circulation and love of ease.
Thin palms denote usually an exclt-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26

meditation and deep seriousness
When very fully DEVELOPED it indi-
Gates great caution and forethought.
The Mount of the Sun (No. 81 de.
notes a love Of the grand and su'
blime in nature rather than in art
when it is fully developed. The pos
SCISSOR of an abnormally developed
Sun Mount is usually student OF
nature and is ofttimes recluse-liv-
ing within himself and his studies.
The Mount of Mercury mo. 81, when
large, denotes a restless disposition,
a love of change in business and 10.
cality and a fdpdness for making new
friends and forgetting old ones. 1t
also denotes quick, keen wit and a
love for the humorous side of life.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26
Silly Old English Custom

Example of the Follies That Pre-
vailed During the Reign of
Charles II-S1r Charles Sed-
ley's Grim Joke.
Amongst other follies Of the days of
Charles H., it was the custom when
gentleman drank lady's health as a
toast, by way of doing her greater
honor, to throw some part of his dress
into the fire, an example which his
friends were bound to follow by con-
Stunning the same article of their appar-
Ell, whatever it might be.
One of his friends, perceiving at a
tavern dinner that Sir Charles Sedley
had on a very rich lace cravat when
he named his toast, committed his
cravat to the flames as a burnt Offer
ing to the temporary divinity, and Sir
Charles and the rest of the party were
obliged to do the same. The poet bore
his loss with great composure, OBJ
serving it was a good joke, but that
he would have as good one some
other time.
He watched, therefore, his oppor-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26
Song Of the Enchantress


Ay. and .his useless buckler,
For he fell wounded sore.
was the wild, strange music
That went his soul before;
And ''Harkn' he murmured, dying,
There's singing on the moor!"
vas that nnk Wild Ids s aaai fe m wins!
led him onward. onward, -..- 81
b Till 6ied the battle din;
Across the moor, the upland
BY GREATNESS stream and linn,
turned to draw him to me
In regions fine and thin!
His eyes were oped, to know me,
But bright with wrath their gleam:
I had the gift Of magic
Fate, only, is supreme!
bore him to Valhalla,
In the red Planets CLEAN;
And there he dreams Of battle
And ] am but his Dream!
&. EDITH M. THOMAS.
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With Harpoon in Body 1t Turned
Upon Its Captors. Driving
Weapon Completely Through
Bottom of the Dory.

Capt. Charles York OF the nshlng
schooner Eva Mildred had catch of
seventy-fve large swordfish to dispose
of yesterday morning, caught on the
southeast Georges. Besides his fish
he had a part of a. swordfish sword
to which there was a tale OF narrow
escape of one of the crew attacked.
Edward Estes. is the name of the
fisherman who is congratulating him.
self on the bad aim of the swordfish,
the last one taken on the trip. 1t was
late Wednesday afternoon when the
lookout at the foretopmast sighted the
fish floating on the surface of the wa
ter. He hailed the deck, and the man
at the wheel steered for the fish, the
sportsman making ready to strike at
him. It proved a very big one, and
the sportsman sent the lilly iron into
him with all his force.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-26

MORO u N0tteT OF TnySiCdl 0tXCIaBtl
Than Science-Ancient Cus-
toms That Are Always Scru-
pulously Observed.
Japan's rival to the ultra-scientific
jiu-jitsu takes a form somewhat akin
to that of catch-as.catch.can in that it
is permissible to grasp any portion
of an opponents anatomy to effect
fall.
The winner of the bout must have
caused his rival to touch the ground
with some portion Of his body-even a
finger is suficient-or, if he has chosen
to adopt another method, he can have
pushed, carried or thrown him in such
a manner as to have caused him TO
touch the ground outside the ring. The
touch of toe is sufficient in the latter
case.
The wrestling is invariably accom-
panied by the observance OF a number
of ancient customs. In the first place
the gioji or referee enters the ring,
bearing the wooden fan or staff OF
Office. called to-uchi-wa, and followed
by the challenger, whom he announces.
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Il Bore Hin to Valhalla. and
There He Dreams of Battle
and Am but His Dream!"

He whom I loved loved no one
Nor woman, child. nor man; -
His Joy was but in battle.
70 lead his rushing clan. =z=s5
/ had the gift Of magic
was his white plume, floating
Above the serried van!
The plume was but target,
Amid the flying scath;
And, then, was his broadsword,
Annealed in fiery bath.
And through the hated phalanx
We cut a-groaning sWath; Il
But when his arch foe escaped him,
He brake me, in his wrath!
Then i became his corselet,
: That next his heart he wore;