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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06
Some Facts About
 the Sun.

Children. when you feel the warmth and see the light of the mysterious body we call Sun do you know that Its density does not compare to that of our own world? The sun In size equals 1.300.000 of our planet, while in weight It would take only about 332.00O earths to weigh 1t down to an even balance. Thus you will readily see that our earth Is of much heavier substance than Is the sun. In fact, the latter body is not much denser than water.
 The sun is distant from our world about 92.7OO.OO0 miles, and that you may get some idea what that distance means we quote the following from the astrono- ner, James Baikie :-
 Some conception of the fmmensity or the suns distance from us may nrst De gained from Professor Mendenhalrs whim- sical illustration. Sensation. according to Helmholtz's experiments, travels at the rate of about 100 feet per second. If. then, an infant were born with an arm long enough to reach to the sun, and on the day of his birth he were to exercise this amazing limb by putting lis finger upon the solar surface. he would die in DllSStul 1gnOrdnCc oi the iaSt ahai Hc nau been burned, for the sensation of burning would take 150 years to travel along that stupendous arm.
 In diameter the sun is about S66.o00 miles, and were 1t hollowed out till its crust remained but a shell our own earth could be placed in its centre, allowing room for our moon to travel in Its regu- lar orbit, which Is distant from earth 244.000 miles. and outside of which an- other satellite could have an orbit 1t a distance of 100000 miles fir, m the moon.
 Mary Graham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06

10 teach Harry. and his older brother and sisters-that Harry was to be excused from lessons that forenoon. And she also had a few very private words with the goyerness before she again returned to the porch where grandpapn and Harry were now In conversation.
 "Grandpapa. tell me about your own school days" said Harry. loving better than anything to hear grandpapa talk of his own boyhood
 Grandpapa sat silent for minute. then said: Do you like to study history, son?"
 Harry pursed up hls lips. shook nls head emphatically and said
 No, grandpapa, l don't. hate his tory"
 Then must not tell you anything about my boyhood, for that would be his tory" said grandpapa dryly. All history deals with past events. Were 1 to teil you of my boyhood it would mean to en' Tighten you concerning certain customs of those times And that Is history"
 But l like that sort of history" cried Harry.
 How would you like 10 hear me tell of the Civil Warf' grandpapa asked sud denly. .Oh. I'd love that" answered Harry, drawing his chair nearer. "I know you must have had some exciting times during the war, grandpapa. for mama has told us so"
 Not nearly so exciting as did the many great army officers" said grandpapa, smil. Ing.
 ''Tell me about some of the officers, ''
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returning that they had gone over on entering the wood.
 "Ah, my lambs." cried Mother Sheep. And she was beside Whtie. licking her back to consciousness. But again came the scraping noise so horrible to hear. and looking around ba-ba saw the Ar row toothed Turtles coming as fast as they could. There were two of them. and their teeth were showing in ma licious way. Run with me for your lives" urged the mother sheep. And Whltie and Blackie obeyed her. But they could not go fast enough for as they neared the clearing-beyond which no wood monster would venture-the Arrow toothed Turtles grabbed their tales and bit them off Of course, 1t was dreadful to lose their pretty tails. but they were glad to save their lives and did not mourn over the loss.
 And maybe you little readers will know what Blackles and Whitie's mother had to say to them. once they were safe In the pasture again. And 1t Is safe to say that never again did those little lambs wander from home and mother" Their experience had been enough to satisfy them.
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be teaching you something you do not books and lessons you must not be In structed In things educational. If men had not been great students there never would have been books. Without books they could not delve Into the sciences. No, we must not talk about electricity nor lightning. We must not talk about things that call for questions on your part and enlightening answers on my part. We can talk about your ball and dog and kite. We can talk about our food and our sleep. We can talk about the things We see about us, but we must not ask how they came or for what pur- pose. That would be learning But don't you think you'd better run and pla with the dog and ball and hoopl There's no studying in idle pastime. you know
 Harry reluctantly withdrew from the porch to the playground. but Le could not get interested in his play and sent Fido about his business. saying, ''oh, you are such a stupid thing. Fido, for you don't know anything" Then Harry snt down to mediate on hls last words to the dog. Suppose he should never go to school againl Wouldn't he STOW mp to be a very Ignorant man? Would he be able to cope with the world? Would he ever become business man, like his papa, if he stopped learning? Would he forget even what little he already knew? And wouldn't hls brother Tom and his sisters, Betty and Alice, be ashamed of him when they were all grown up and he was n fool? Yes, 1t was really a very serious matter. Tom and Betty and Alice were now learning their lessons up In the big pleasant school room. Perhaps they were learning Indian history, or maybe about Abraham Lincoln And here was he, Harry. too lazy to like lessons. But when he got to be big boy-Well. then he wanted to be very smart irIeed. He wished that he might make the whole world hear of him. But how was he to accomplish anything If he did not study now?
 Harry threw his ball on the ground and returned to the porch where grandpapa still sat. As he resumed his seat grand papa said: When 1t Is recess time want you to tell Tom and Betty and Alice to come to the porch, I've got fine story of the Reyolution-of our George Washngton-to tell them, for think they are now studying about Revo- lutionary times. It is a most interesting subject. too But well ask you. son. to
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came to the stream-which looked deep and treacherous- they felt afraid to step into it, and stood on the damp. cold bank looking at their own images mir rored in the water.
 Just as Backie was about to thrust his quality a strange noise was heard coming from behind them. Looking up both lambs saw sight that made their hearts stop and their wool stand up straight on their backs. ''The Fire-eating Dragon" whispered Blackle, his breath almost stopping How are we to escape?'
 white stood with her knees knocking together in fear. But she found voice to say: "Oh, 1 wish we were back in the pasture with ba-ba. She knew what she was talking about when she warned us against this forest Oh, oh. oh!''
 On came the Fire-eating Dragon, its eyes buging out and smoke issuing from It's nostrils "Oh. it will get usr' hoarse- ly whispered Blackie. How l wish we had not dsobeyed ba-bal
 We are done for," wept little Whitie. shrinking up into a round woody ball and dropping behind a huge rock. Blackie, seeing that Whitie had hidden herself followed suit, and doubled himself into as small a ball as possible and hid behind another rock nearby.
 Thus crouching in dark corners and shlvering with fear Backie and Whitie heard the horrible dragon crawl slowly
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sleep in your own secure beds a night. That's the advice of your old mother, my twins"
 But true to his color, Blackie was n bit disobedient. (Not really bad. understand but of rowing and adventurous spirtJ So one morning, while their mother lay sleeping under spreading elm tree In the pasture, Blackie whispered to Whitie: What say you, sister, to a stroll towards the forest? We might go near enough to see some of those horrible beings that our mother tells us Of and yet remain far enough awny to get into no danger"
 But bn ba would not permit us to go from the pasture" said White, anxious nevertheless, to join her brother In a stroll towards the forest.
 But aba Is old and without the cour- age of the young" said Blackie. "Al old sheep become q bit afraid of unusual things, and are content to remain within their own pastures. But young lambs cannot endure so much hum-drumism and need a change once In while. We will not disobey ba-ba by just going close to the forest She only warned us against entering it. She said nothing about our going to the edge of 1t where we might get peep into It's depths and see the creatures that lie hidden there l feel snre there's nothing wrong In our doing that"
 Thus prevailed upon whtle consented to accompany her brother to the edge of the forest that held so many dangers for them. They crept away from where their mother slept, and once d safe distance from her they scampcred as fast as their young legs could carry them. And lambs are very fleet of foot. you know.
 After awhile they stopped near 10 the edge of the forest, looking with all their eyes into it. But nothing but stately trees could they see.
 Why, upon my curly wool there are no creatures in there." declared Blackie And see how wide apart those trees are! Why. the sun shines right in, and 1t Is scarcely darker there than under the elm where we left ba-ba sleeping. I'm of opinion that the dangers our ba ba has told us of are falsehoods told to her when she was young, just to prevent her going out of the pasture. Of course. she has tue strongest faith in the story. and believes the forest is full of terrible de- vouring beasts and reptiles"
 
 Maybe the Neosts sleep through ne day and wander forth at night. like the owls and cats do,' suggested White. 'If so. there is no danger in our going Il bit nearer
 This suggestion just suited Backie, and he proposed that they go to the nearest tree and look farther within the woods White consented. and they found them selves In the very edge of the forbidden place.
 Nothing here but coolness and falling leaves" said White. Shall we go to the next tree which Is scarcely farther within the wood than Is t'ir one we are now beneathf"
 ''Yes. let us step a little farther in. It is cooler in the shade, and I'm quite warm from running SO far"
 And so they advanced into tho wood some considerable distancA Gnanx fTom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06
BY WILLIAM WALLACE. NJR.

White and Blackie were twin lambs. Their life was very happy one indeed. All day they ronmed about the grass covered hillsides and clover-nlled mead ows with their great, loving and watchful mother. And when the sun went down behind the western hills md the twink ling stars peeped from the sky White lwho was the color of snow) and her brother Blackie (who vas the color of ebony) went with their mother to the great farm where comfortable house sheltered them from the night.
 But as White and Blackie grew older they began to grow restless, and wanted their mother to allow them to explore the deep and forbidding forest near the pas ture where they roamed and fed. They could see that inside this forest all was deep blackness, and 1t seemed to run on northward forever, for as far as the eye of lamb could see there was no end to the ine-blue in the distance-of that mighty growth of trees whose tops ran up almost to the clouds.
 You shall not go to that place." de- ciared the mother of Whitie and Ylackie one day when her petted darings were coaxing for permission to stray into lands unknown. There are terrible crea lures in that forest. and they eat up little lambs. You are too young to know o: the dangers that abound there.'
 ''rell us of them," urged Blackie, a bold young fellow for his tender years. (But it is said that all black sheep are bold and bad. However Blackie was not bad. and never in his life became SOL Tell us, ba-ba. what those dangers are" t"Ba-ba" was their name for "mama".)
 "Weil,' said their wise old mother, there are the Flre-eating Dragons, the Stinging Lizards, the Arrow-toothed Fur ties, and the Claw footed Monster. Any one of these would soon put you two lit- tie innocents out of the way So, you must avoid the dangers that turk in the mires and caves of yonder forest. Stay in your own sweet pasture by day and
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withdraw from the porch while we dts cuss their lessons. We'll not forget that you are excused from learning today. And of course if you miss one day you will miss many more. And one Ink at q time dropped from a chain In the mak ing destroys 1t as a useful thing. One must pursue ones studies if one would accomplish any good from them"
 Are you going to talk about anything else when Tom. Betty and Alice come down at recess timel' asked Harry eagerly.
 Well should like to explain how the children studied botany when I was q youngster," said grandpapa. And our method of learning spelling was vastly different from the method used now. and most exciting and interesting. too. But here I am rattling on, just as if you were little student instead of boy who had decided to throw books away and stop going to school"
 Harry sat with head down for n min ute. then raising his eyes to his grand papa's face he said: "Grandpapa. I'm tired already of not going to school I'm going up to the sehooroom right now and ask Governess to let me come in and get It ny itSstIs, ioi uph want io bt ' fool. I don't. So. grandpapa. Just count me in on being one of the party when you tell that Revolutionary story. don't hate school, and I'd be mighty sorry If there were no books. no lessons to learn, and no school to attend. And since mama and papa are so kind as to get governess for us, so that we may have school right in our own home, I'd be very naughty If 1 failed to appreciate It. So. from today on I'm going to look at learning In different light"
 ''Ah. now son. you are shouting, laughed grandpapa. The world has no place for idlers. It offers premiums however. to the well educated boys and girls who are earnest and energetic. I'm glad my Harry has had his eyes opened this morning, and that he now under stands the necessity of m education"
 And you'll tell us about the Indians. too?" asked Harry as he rose to start upstairs to the schoolroom.
 "Yes. about the Indians. and my own school days, too. this evening"" agreed grandpapa. And TOW run along ani tell your mother that her little son has turned over q new leaf and means to be the brightest scholar of them all.
 Live to accomplish something, not
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Conttndrun1s.

When are little girls like windowst When sashed.
 When is a men caught in the rain like a drunkard?
 When soaked.
 When does lady And herself exalted above her friends?
 When living a story higher. When are lovers' hearts like telegraph poles?
 When joined together.
 What tree bears no leaves, branches nor buds, yet bears more fruit than any other tree?
 The axle-tree.
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Fish We're you A fish. my silly boy, And swimming in the brook, You'd find yourself quite suddenly Caught on some anglers hook.
 Boy: Then If may not be fish, Nor bird. with plumage gay, What may l be besides a boyf Will you two tell me, pray?
 Bird and Fish: Why 20 to school and study hard. And learn all that you can Improve your mind while you are young And grow into MAN.
 Maud Walker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06
What Should Doggie Do?

If doggie meet a doggie. With a juicy bone, Should doggie pass a doggie. Leaving him alone? If doEie rnarled at doggie. Egging on a fight. Should a doggie leap at doggie. Giving him . bits1
 Iin ruxnioA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06
Let Good Enough Alone.
Boy

wish were a bird to fly;
 I'd never go 10 school: I'd swing in tree-boughs every day. And dip in shady pool
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Live to accomplish something, not merely to exist.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
A NEED, JUST LIKE SLEEP.
IL the pastlnst of Natural Death Born
In Mmmkindf

IL the pastlnst of Natural Death Born
In MRnkinds
The most convincing fact In proof of
the existence In man Of an instinct OF
natural death seems to me that report
ed by Toxarsky In relation to an old
woman. In the lifetime Of Toxarsky
begged an acquaintance OF his to OBJ
tnln for me the details of this most In
tcresting case, OF which had found
but an incomplete statement. Tox
Rrsky unfortunately could add nothing
to what he had published in his article
l believe. however, that | have found
the source from which his instance had
been taken.
In his book upon the physiology Of
taste, which had its day Of celebrity,
Brillat-Eavarin relates the following:
II had a great-aunt, nlnety-three years
old, who was dying Although for some
time confined to her bed, she had re-
tanned all her faculties, and her condi-
ton was only betrayed by her loss OF
appetite and the weakening of her
voice. She had always shown a fond
ness for me. and | was near her bed,
affectlonately ready to walt on her,
which did not prevent my watching
her with the philosophical eye | have
ever had for the things and events sur
rounding me. Are you there, nephew 2
she asked, In scarcely audible voice.
Yes, aunt; am here at your service,
and think you would do we'll to take
little good old wlne.' Give, mon
ami. One can always swallow liquid
fastened. Raising her gently. made
her take half glass Of my best wine
She frightened for moment and. look
ing at me with eyes which had once
been very fine, Thank you she said
for this last favor. II ever you reach
my age you win find that death be-
comes n need, Just like sleep
''These were her last words. Half IN
hour later she had fallen asleep forev
or. We Enthusiastically have here an in
stance of the instinct OF natural death
The instinct was shown at a relatively
early age In person who had retain
ed all her intellectual faculties. PRO
lessor Ellie Metchnlkofr In Harper'a.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Beat a boy out OF dime and the
crime viii never outlaw.
Comparison may not be detraction,
but Il Is certainly half sister
The truth with unselfish people h
they are liable to brag about It.
There Is only one way In this world
to get your own way--lnsist upon Il.
Almost any defense would be all
right II you could make people be-
ieve II.
II Ii Just as dangerous to tell some
people secret as 1t IL to fool with
q loaded gun.
When a man submits TO a procession
wedding the other men look at him
the way hays look at boy whose
mother makes him wear long curls.
The man who has made failure In
any line OF business never has a very
good opinion Of the man who started
In the same line at the same time aAd
made Il success,-Atchison Globe
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27

One does not usually connect croco-
diles with a health resort-rather the
reverse-but the creatures are quite a
feature Of the Indian bathing place Of
Manghapir. about nine miles from Ka-
rachl. This town Is place Of pilgrim
age for pious Hindoos, but 1t Is chiefly
famous for the value of Its waters in
the cure Of the dread scourge Of lep-
rosy. The waters are hot, and more
than 60 per cent Of the sufferers who
battle there annually, It Is said. are
cured. The crocodiles are rather note
worthy In that they live In the hot
water, apparently suffering no lncon-
yenlence from its temperature or me-
jlcinal qualities.-Wide World Maya
zine.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27

Out Of a river bed where II had tun1-
bIed when Its dam was put to digit
some hunters IN India fished a tiger
cub. In two days 1t was as tame as
kitten and grew up the playmate Of
the camp terriers 1t was very fond
Of them and the terriers worshiped the
tigress To allAy the fears Of woman
visitor the tigress was one night chain
ed up. Next morning the animal was
found with a man under her She had
not hurt him. He was a thief and, not
knowing Of her existence, had come
within the area which her length Of
chain enabled her to command. She
sprang upon him, lay on him and kept
him prisoner until guards came to re
lease him.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
Terror nInnchnn Hair.

1t has been repeatedly affirmed that
Queen Marie Antolnette's auburn hair
turned white In the days of the reign
OF terror, says the CALIFORNIAN. ana an
English surgeon named Parry states
that lust after the Indian mutiny he
actually saw the Jet black hair of a
rebel Sepoy, who was under examIna-
ton una feared dreadful death, turn
whit. In the course OF half an hour.
In the time of the commune In Paris
the dark hair OF Baron Alphonse de
Rothschlld was blanehed in a few
hours.
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b Cooper institute stood on the steps
with the air of one who has been sur
felted with feast OF some sort
|DO you know who's talking in there
nowT' demanded stranger briskly,
causing for a moment beside the dis
consulate farmer, "or are you just go
ing inT
EMO, str. I've just come out" said
the farmer decidedly. "Mr. Evarts 10
talking In there"
What abOutT asked the stranger.
swell, he didn't say" the farmer
answered, passing knotted band
across his forehead.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
THE HOUSE
OF LORDS
Checks it Has Received at the
Hands of the Commons

sequently, when Mr.. Gladstone intro
duced a bill to abolish purchase in the
army the house Of lords was not dis
posed 10 give II kind reception.
They threw out the bill and imagined
ehat they had won glorious victory.
But Mr.. Gladstone found that Queen
Victoria had the power to abolish pur-
chase in the army by her own act II
she pleased. He induced the queen to
do this by means Of a royal warrant.
And the house Of lords could no more
interfere with a royal warrant than
they could knock the dome off st..
Pauls by throwing their coronets at II.
--Pearson's London Weekly.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
A Famous Tenor.

Apart from its wide range, the nat
ural beauty and sweetness of the voice
Of Sims Reeves held his audiences
speIlbound and fully entitled him to be
termed the finest English tenor of his
day. He especially exceIled In ora
toriO parts, while In opera his success
was scarcely less pronounced. Per-
haps 1t was as a singer Of English bal
lads that Sims Reeves appealed to the
majority, and 1t will probably be many
a long day before we shall hear a more
exquisite rendering Of "Sally In Our
Alley" than that Of which this great
tenor was capable.-London Mail.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
Easter
Hats
and
Suits
STUNNING STYLES OF EASTER HATS

The most artistic styles OF Hats ever on exhibition
dsplaved in our stock New shipments just arrived oil
experienced buyers have been in the east at all the s
centers and have selected the correct and popular styles
Millinery Expert skill has been used to create every hath
beautiful pattern We have hats for little girls years
aqe We the correct hat for grandma and every age
tween the two visit at store will convince you Ha
we have the most complete stock in the city The pro-
range from Csc to 81
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-27
Holding Him Oh.

'"rhe head of the frm." said the su-
nerintendent, INSISTS upon our employ
ng his son In this department, and it's
as much as we can do to keep him
ole"
idle! You mean busy. don't your
mo, don't, II we kept him busy Il
would keep three or four other men
busy correcting his mistakes. "-Phila.
aelphia Press.
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Neglected Ruins.

Visiting Britisher But you have
nothing to see over here-nothing.
mean, in the way Of grand old things
that have long since fallen into dis
use. Gothamite = We haven't, chi
Wait till you get copy OF the city
Ordinances.-Life.