Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-13
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The AiZam of Hyderabad weighs 291 carats. the precise weight of the Kohi- noOr before it was recui: the koiiino0r now weighs only 106 carats. but looks much better than in its comparatively rough state. The Orloff. 134 carats: the Regent. 131 carats: the Duke of Tuscany. 133 carats: the Star of the South. 124 carats. are its superior in weight The Tiffany weighs 125 car ats, hut is yellow. The largest dia- mond ever found at Kimberly weighed 42S carats. \ carat is little less than seventh of pennyweight.
 Stop-gossiping. fdgeting. srum- bling. hair-splitting. Saying that fate is against you. Finding fault with the weather Anticipating evils in the future. Pretending. and being your real self. Going around with n gloomy face. Fault finding. nagging and wor- rying. Taking offense where none is intended. Dwelling on fancied sights and wrongs. Talking big things and doing small ones. Scolding and nyng into a passion over trites. Roasting of what you can do instead of doing T ntuhlue ltldi blt lN d anu not worth living. Talking continually about yourself and your affairs. De preciating yourself and making light of your abilities. Saying unkind things about acquaintances and friends. Exaggerating and making mountains ont of molehills. Lament ing the past. holding on to disagreeable experiences.
 A little man in western state was expounding to his audience the beae- fits of physical culture. Three years ago." said b9 'I was miserable wreck. Now what do yo1 suppose brought about this great change in mei'' What changer said voice from the audience. There was sue cession of loud smiles. and some per. sons thought to see him collapse. But the little man was not to he put out. Twill the gentleman who asked What change kindly step up here! he asked suavely. T shall then he better able 10 explain. That's right" Then grab ping the witty gentleman by the neck: "when I first took up physical culture I could not even lift a little man. now ,suiting action D wordl 1 can throw one about like q bundle of rags" And he flung the interrupter half dozen yards along the floor. '.I trust. gentle men. that you will see the force of m. argument. and that I have not hurt this genileman's feelings by my ex- planaiion There were no more in- ierruptions.
 Away back in the early days of ilIe bicycle. some twenty years ago. an Amercian rider considered that 1e bad gained the acme of perfection when he purchased bicycle made in Europe. The makers of Europe real ,zing all this. started shipping to this country bicycles which were far from the samples submitted when they re- ccived the orders. In consequence foreign bicycles received one black eye after another and they were final Iy knocked down and out as the Amer lean makers improved day by day. There came a sudden cessation of tle- mands for bicyeles of European yari- ety. In the automobile business which follows closely the lines Of the bicycle business there Is not the danger of the old days of cycling tO he met with. a. the European makers realize that Americans are discriminating and are trying to send only their best to this Inrrative market But the American makers are improving their car< eFery year and gradually nearing the state of perfection gainel in EuroFe- In- roads are being made upon the ranks of u~pr~ of foreign cars I.y some o< fhe American makers.