The independent., 1907-01-31

| more or less. But among the great
Frenchmen who received single votes
were Bismarck and Baxaine!
The third question was q very harm
less sum. A captain, commanding a
company of 118 men. has determined
that each man shall have a quarter of
litre Of wine. The wine costing 4d
litre, what will his total expenditure
be? Twenty-three men gave up the
problem In despair, over and above the
seventeen illiterate recruits. Among
the others only six worked out the sum
satisfactorily. Lastly, they were asked
what they would do with foreign
coin having no value In France, but
not counterfeit. The replies were most
gratifying In one way; not one man
suggested trying to pass the coin Most
OF them advised taking it to the bank
or France, to money changer, or to
stockbroker One last man had the
most brilliant and truly French idea Of
all. He said he would have the coin
made into a scarf-pin.
The nefficiency Of Mexican la Dor was
under discussion by group Of mining
promoters
"On my last trips to Mexico" said
one, while our train halted at Jim
ulco, dinner station on the Mexican
Central l alighted and watched the
| mechanic who went from car to car
sounding the wheels with hammer.
presumably to test their condition. He
was fair type Of a native skilled
workman. Just to draw him out a
little I inquired:
Why do you rap the wheels?'
Setting down his torch, he stared
at me in amaZement. Because the mas
ter mechanic tells me to- he replied.
But why? / persisted What good
| does it do?'
i do not know, senor,' said he.
The master mechanic tells me to strike
each wheel, and / do So That Is
enough for me-
'"How long have you been working
at this job? / asked.
Two years, he replied. For two
years he had been going through the
form Of sounding the car wheels, with
out the slightest knowledge OF the OBJ
| ject of the test or the slightest curl
osity concerning it,"
The modern woman, by adhering rigid
ly to the rules laid down by the up-to-
| date authorities for the benefit OF her
SEX can make the following useful dis
position of her time each day
| Physical culture exercises .....H hour
! hlOl ii tuD tg UOur
Massage and application Of cold
cream ......... .................... ! hour
Brushing and treatment of hair. ] hour
| Manicuring nails ...................h hour
Eating breakfast. with thorough
mastication ............ ............ ! hour
| Brisk walk ...... .................. 1 hour
Massage and amounting with cold
cream OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, -. l hour
Brushing dust out of the hair IN hour
! Luncheon, with thorough masti-
cation ........... ................... ! hour
Afternoon nap ...................... / hour
/ Dressing for afternoon calls -. / hour
Making calls Observation-Disclosures. 2 hours
Massage and application of cold
cream ......... .................... / hour
| Brushing hair .......................E " hour
| Modelling finger nails ..............h hour
| Shaping eyebrows .................h ~ hour
| Pedicuring ......... .................1a hour
| Sponge bath .......................12 hour
| Dressing for dinner ................ / hour
Dining lin simple King Edward
style) ............,. ................ ! hour
| Opera ............. .................. 2 hours
supper fno mastication} .......... hour
Hot bath ......................... hour
Brushing hair .....,...............h hour
Massage and cold cream .......... / hour
| Physical culture exercises ........1a hour
Shower bath ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "a hour
| Sleep ............ ..................... hours
ATCHISoN GLOBE SIGHTS.
Sense is nonsense to q fool