The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-21

receive sentence.
"And what shall their punishment
be. sireY' asked the hades execu-
toner.
ITO the caldron with them" laughed
Satan. Thus may it be put on rec
ord that to the very last they bubbled
over with humOr.' "-Lipplncott's.
Corpse Coins"
Corpse coins are treasured In the
north OF England. They are the cOins
that have lain over the eyes OF their
dead. By this means infection has
been spread. but superstition causes
the custom to continue. A poor collier
or peasant would never think Of doing
anything important unless he had on
his person coins that have been upon
the eyes OF his dead relatives.-West-
minister Gazette.
Making u Worse.
II cannot bear actors" q lady at a
garden party remarked to her fascinat-
ing companion. They are so con-
ceited."
But I'm an actor myself" was the
rejoinder, land surely you don't think
I'm conceited?"
"Oh. certainly notr' answered the
lady. in some confusion. II only
meant the really good onesT'
Birds Nests.
hfHdo IL thai acoo
In black sand. as II aware Of its su-
perlor power OF absorbing heat 9th
ers select the neighborhood Of hot vol
canic springs, whose warmth plays an
important part In the Matching.
The mound builders collect heaps OF
earth and leaves as much as eighteen
feet high and thirty feet In diameter,
and In this hotbed their eggs are
hatched.
Made Sure Of the Dinner.
"Gumbolt and I have made a bet
and agreed to leave ii to you. He
says a drowning man gets his lungs
full Of water. and say be doesn't
Which Of us Is rightY'
what are the terms Of the wagerT
The loser is to pay for a dinner for
the three OF US"
HIN! never knew Gumbolt to
pay a bet. You lose."-Chicago TrIb-
une.
The Bean Stalk.
In which direction does the bean
stalk wind itself around the bean
pole? Does II wind to the right or
left. and why? The original winding
stair was the bean stalk which Jack
assembled TO kill the giant. Which way
did IL wind? With the sun or against
Ii. with the revolution Of the earth
or against IL? There is a little science
involved in this query. Look 1t up
New York Press.
His Proper Place.
During the dinner hour on board a
steamer the other day a passenger was
much disturbed by the vulgar way in
which the man who sat next TO him ate
his meat At last. after watching him
pick bone in a very primitive fashion.
he could control his feelings no longer.
ana. turning to the offending party. he
said. Don't you think you would be
more comfortable il you took that out
on the matT'-LondOn Tit-Bits.
John Bull Was Right.
On Fourth of July Bill Nye was
walking in London with an English
man and gravely remarked that it
seemed 10 him curious Fourth be-
cause he did not see the display OF
flags TO which he was accustomed on
that day.
But. me dear fellow" objected the
Briton. why should there be any dis
play? We were not victorious in that
war with you. you see."-Lippincott's
The Retort Medical.
Did you pay your fare, MADAME"
asked the conductor politely.
Don't come 10 me with your lapses
Of memory" she retorted. What you
want TO do is TO see a doctor"
But had she paid her fare?" whis-
pc-cl the man opposite her TO his
friend.
Certainly not" said his friend. Il
saw her when she came in'-New
York Press
A Troubled Man.
Don't 90 about looking for trou-
BILE" said the chap who gives advice.
Looking. Looking" explained the
baldheaded man irascibly. Il don't
have 20 look for II. Trouble calls me
IN over the telephone in the middle OF
the night. trouble knocks on my door
the first thing in the morning. trouble
swings TO my coattail all day long.
and trouble will follow me TO the grave
when die!"-St. Louis Republican.
Flattsrins.