The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-07
Nnluahla Hair.

Valuable Hair.
In Bokhara, where the finest and
most costly camels hair shawls are
made, the camels are watched while
the fine hair on the underpart Of their
bodies is growing. 1t is so carefully
cut that not hair Is lost, and 1t "a
stored until enough has been accumu-
lated to spin. The yarn made from the
hair Is of SURPRISING softness and is
dyed all sorts Of lovely colors.-London
Answers.
American EmotionaIism.
The emotional principle has played
q great part In American life. Every
generation is swept by some enthusi-
asm. When the intimate history Of
the past century is written the most
remarkably interesting section will be
the true and unexaggerated story Of
the wonderful religious revivals which
swept over large parts of the country.
Philadelphia Ledger.
A Unique Symbol OF Freedom.
| A curious custom Is observed in the
village OF Great Bookman, Surrey,
England. When the wife OF a trades
man goes of for the usual summer
! holiday to the seaside one or two ex-
pert climbers ascend at midnight to
the roof of the house and insert old
brooms In the chlmneys as a sign that
the head Of the house has the super
vision Of the domestic arrangements
in addition to his ordinary work.
Haleyon.
Halcyon is the Greek for a king
fisher, compounded of halls" the sea,
and "kuO," to brood on. The ancients
were Of the opinion that the kingfisher
laid it's eggs and sat on them during
the fourteen days just before the sum-
mer sOlstice, throughout which time
the waves Of the sea were always I'M
rufled; hence the "halcyon days.
the days of happiness and peace
New York American.
Two Towers.
Students of architecture may have
often wondered why the two towers
Of Notre Dame at Paris were not Of
the same size 1t appears that when
the cathedral was built it was the
cathedral OF a suffragan bishop, who
was not entitled to two towers Of
equal height, and for centuries the
bishop of Paris was suffragan to the
bishop Of Sens.
War Of the Three Pettieoats.
A sighting reference by Frederick
the Great to Nine. PompadouF, who
was the ruling power in France for a
score Of years in the days Of Louis
XIV, was one of the chief causes OF the
Seven Years war, called by a witty
Frenchman the war Of the three petit
coats" from the fact that Nine. Pom,
padour OF France, Maria Theresa of
Austria and Catherine ii. Of Russia
were on the same side in 1t.
Pleasant.
Guest Ito lonely looking man in the
corner)-Awfully stupid affair, don't
you think?
mo doubt Of It,"
mo man would ever dream Of giving
a mixed up affair of this sort"
That's what told my wife"
"Have l met your wife?'
VERY likely. She's giving the
partyw-London Opinion.
The Orator Scored.
"Who Is there" cried the impas
stoned orator, who will lift a voice
against the truth OF my statement?"
Just then a donkey on the outskirts
Of the crowd gave vent to one Of the
piercing "hee-haws" Of the tribe.
The laugh was on the orator for 9
moment; but, assuming an air Of tri
umph, he lifted his voice above the dir
TO say, 81 knew nobody but an ass
would try it."-London Globe.
Army Influences In Germany.
am more than confirmed in the i'm
preston | always get when I visit Ger
many-the impression that the drill ser
geant pursueS the German citizen from
the army 10 all departments Of life
that tie nation remains we'll watch
ed. well drilled and very dOcile arm!
inside iavisi..' bar.acls and submit
, ting Ia lion C.s, iiiiHc al the moments
. OF is .tC,. i. Is N,r,.ly.
Canrib=lism.