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The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Work IDlifts.

Ali business and all work should
lift up, and not hold down; it should
make free, and not ensiave: 1t
should ennoble, and not degrade. It
is as honorable to make shoes or
anchors as 1t is to paint pictures
or write books The shoemaker
should learn the secret through his
work of finding the sandals of man
hood for his own feet. The black
smith should learn, through the
making OF anchors for his great
ships, to find the anchor that is to
hold his own soul to the truth amid
the storms OF life-Rey. J. W. Lee,
D d.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
NEW zEALAND's WHITE ISLAND,
Always EnveIoped in Clouds of
Steam-Its Strange Lakes.

White Island, New Zealand, de-
rives its name from the clouds OF
white steam in which it appears to
be continually enyeIoped Its area
is only 600 acres, and its height
about $50 feet above the sea level.
IN form and color 1t is like a re-
posing camel, while its interior With
its gray, weather beaten, almost per-
pendiculaT cliffs, recalls the Colise-
um at Rome. Overhanging the
southern landing place stands a col
umn of rock closely resembling a
sentinel, which has been dedicated
to the memory of Capt Cook. The
water of the island is of pale
green hue. and anything dipped into
1t becomes of a red brick color. The
fumes Of sulphur are always plainly
perceptible.
On a fine moonlight night a Won
derful sight is afforded to any one
who will sit in an open boat in one
Of the lakes of the island Cover
ing an area Of fifty acres is an i'm
mense caldron kissing and snorting
and sends forth volumes of poisonous
steam, while all chances of egress
appear to be denied by the steep
silent and gloomy cliffs.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Nuts for SQUIRRELS.

The New York Park Department
asked that visitors feed to the squiT-
rels only hard-shelled nuts as the
eating of soft-shelled ones permits
the teeth Of the pets to grow long
and turn under, so that they are
unable thereafter to crack the hard
nuts they bury in the ground for
the winters store. These hard nuts
consequently, rot and the squirrels
die of starvation. Here is an excel
race in the care of teeth.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Peanuts in Indi

The cultivation Of American pea
nuts which was introduced into the
KOlhapuT State some years ago by
one of the American medical mis-
sionaries, has become so popular
that they now have become almost
the chief crop. Unfortunately the
people persist in eating them raw, as
they formerly ate the little country
nuts and as the American nuts are
much richer acute digestive troubles
and liver Inflammation are the fre-
Quent result.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
POTpOiSeS at Play.

A remarkable photograph of half
a dozen pOrpoises playing under wa
ter just ahead of the bow of steam
ship travelling at the rate Of %
knots an hour, has been published
by a correspondent of knowledge,
Mr.. G. H. Gale. Mr.. Gale calls at
tention to the singular fact that the
pOrpOises while easily maintaining
their position ahead of the ship show
ed no apparent effort or motion of
body, tail or fin. Yet he thinks that
they We're not carried along by move
ment Of water in front of the vessel,
because air bubbles were seen rush
ing from their backs, and the pho
tOgraph shows the effects of these
bubbles by the white streaks on the
Uacks Of the animals. Sometimes
they rolled over sidewise, but they
always maintained their position
Youths Companon.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
EnneraidS.

At the present day most OF the
smeTalds that come into the market
are obtained from the famous mines
Of Muzo, in the Columbian province
OF Bayaca. These workings are sitU-
Rted on the eastern slope Of the
Andes, about 70 miles TO the
northwest Of the town Of Santa Fe
de Bogota. There is another mine,
called Lasquez, two days journey
BY muleback from Muzo.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Montenegro,s New CanitaI.

Montenegro is building q new cap
itaI at Antivari, the port - its pres
ent capital. The works, which are
in the hands OF Italian contractors.
were inaugurated this month by the
ruling prince, who insisted in his
speech on the close ties of interest
binding Montenegro to Italy on the
one hand and to Russia on the other,
while he left Austria out in the cold.
It is supposed that the new town is
to be the terminal Of Russia's Bal
kan line, and the speech is regarded
as having considerable diplomatic
Importance for that reason.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
European Stationery.

Hotel stationery must be cheap in
Europe. The envelopes are ~ by
inches, and usually of some green
or blush tint, with an inch of heavy
printing across the top. Frequent
ly no place is left for the stamp.
These receptacles are so wide that
they arrive folded over a couple of
inches, which reduces them to the
size of the ordinary American com
mercial envelope
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Weekly Holiday Enforced.

In New Zealand everybody is
bound by law to take a weekly half
holiday, and there must be no shirk-
ing the obligation. The Grand hotel,
Auckland. was recently crowded with
guests, and several walters, instead
Of obeying the law and taking their
prescribed weekly half-hOliday, re-
msined at work on the promise of
extra pay. But the authorities came
to hear of it and the proprietor OF
the hotel had to appear in court,
where he was convicted and pun
ished.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Seeds are Food.

TamaTind seeds are to be reckoned
among the fairly nutritious plant
products that have been reported to
provide food during periods of fam
Inc in India, says Nature The pulp
of the fruit is an esteemed ingredi-
ent of certain condiments. The ker-
nels of the seeds when freed from
the skin and roasted furnish a not
unwhOlesome -four, suitable for mix
ing with cereals to make small cakes.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Has Found Rivers Sources.

.. DR.. Sven Hedin, the Swedish ex-
plorer, states that he has discovered
the true sources Of the Brahmaputra
and Indus The BrahmaputTa, he
says. is the KubitsampsO, which rises
from an enormous glacier on the
northern side Of the northeTn-mOst
parallel range of the Himalayas. The
Mariumchu, which has hitherto been
regarded as the source, is merely a
small tributary flowing in from the
west
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Post Office Pens.

Mustard manufacturers grow rich,
we are told, not by the quantity OF
mustard consumed, but by that
which is wasted and left on the din
ers' plates. The saying is recalled
by an interesting statement made by
the Postmaster-GeneraI as to the
number OF pens supplied for use By
the public in the post Offices Of the
country. It seems that last year the
total was 1,25O,OOO.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Run By the Tide Of the EIbe.

A 14,OOO-hOrse power plant oper-
Ated by tidal energy is to be estab-
llshed on the south bank of the Elbe
near Cuxhaven. This is by far the
most ambitious project of this char
RcteT which has ever been cOntem-
plated Electrical energy is to be
delivered to the town named for
various commercial purposes, but
the greater part Of the product OF
this great power plant is to be made
use of by factories which are to be
established in the vicinity. Ham
burg capital is mostly interested in
The scheme.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
4 DARK Outlook.

Beggs, Okla. is said to be the
place where a minister, marrying a
negro couple, asked the woman: DO
you take this man for better or for
worse?" She interrupted by explain
ing: NO. judge, I wants him Just as
he IS. If he gifts any better he'll die
and if he gifts any worse I'll kill him
myself"
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Where the "Good ,Uns" Are.

An American actor was once see-
ing London from the top OF a bus.
AS they swung down the Strand he
asked the driver to point out the
places Of interest. Right you are,
sir!" agreed the driver, touching his
hat. There's Luggit ill, where
they 'ang EN-" A little later:
There's Parliament 'ouses, where
they make the laws wOt does it,
across the way. An there's West
minister Habbey. where they buried
the good uns wot didn't get 'anged!"
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
MahOmet's Dove.

Some of the older historians tell
us that Mahomet had a dove which
he used to feed with wheat out OF his
ear. When the dove was hungry it
used to alight on the prophets
shoulder and thrust its bill into his
ear to find its meal MahOmet, it is
said, thus led the Arabs to believe
that the bird was a messenger from
God with inspired truths for him.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Worries of Modern Life.

Nowadays We must not drink spir-
It's nor eat meat: We must not
smoke; the air of cities is poisonous.
the air OF country too stron9 the
light ruins our eyes and the .Ase
racks our nerves; shaking hands is
q means Of collecting microbes and
kissing is pure suicide Life is in
deed growing dull and dificult.-
Madrid Diario.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
sannhires Of Different Colors

To say that anything is as blue
as a sapphire" is to make use of an
incorrect comparison. Sapphires are
not exclusively one color. The sap
phires of Ceylou vary from a soft
blue to a peacock blue, which last
is practically a green. There is also
a red sapphire, sometimes called a
Ceylonese ruby. Further. many fine
sapphires are yellow or white
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
neoadence of billiards.

Billiards are dying out-in
France. at least. According to sta
tistics of taxes, while there were
94,123 billiard tables in France in
1892, in 1906 there were only So
939. It is probably to the success
of outdoor sports and of motoring
that is due this loss OF affection for
a game which has had famous yo-
taTies.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Thoreau,s SensibIe Answer.

When the forest-haunting hermit
Thoreau lay on his deathbed, a Cal
whistle friend called to make in
quiry regarding his soul Henry" "
he said, anxiously. have you made
your peace with GOd?" John" re-
piled the dying naturalist, in a whis-
per, 81 didn't know that God and
myself had quarreled,'
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
THE SIMPLE LIFE IN FINLAND.
In the Summer All Classes Spend
Most of the Time Out of Doors


Most of the Time Out of Doors
In Finland everybody lives the
simple life in summer. They camp
out on islands, in the forests, and
always somewhere near the water,
for everybody swims and bathes.
Almost all classes sleep and eat al
fresco at this time of year and the
town councils of the towns in this
progressive and altogether delight
full little country provide public
ireplaces and public bathing sheds
in all places where the working
classes go in search of fresh air
But the simple life is by no means
dull with the frisky Firms. They
combine it with a surprising amount
of gayety. They eat, drink and are
very merry in their picturesque little
log cabins outside the cities.
When they are tired of bathing
and splashing. they dance, they sing,
they watch fireworks and practice
gymnastics; they all become like
children and are the very happiest,
merTiest, most good natured, most
easily pleased and most healthy
holiday makers in the world.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Naturalized on the Arm.

An Italian went to the civil SER
vice commissioners rooms to be ex-
amined for a IabOreT's position. He
answered most OF the questions cor
rectIy. Finally they asked him IL
he had ever been naturaIized. He
seemed a bit puzzled, but at last
his face lighted up. "Ah, I know
whata you mean. Scratcha de arm.
Yes, lasta week"
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
The Bad EPIInNNs.

AS bad as the man who parts with
you with a "S'long, twice as bad as
the geek Who shakes your hand and
says, "Bye-bye, Old man, don't take
who greets you with a hand like q
ham, and gleefully calculates How
dy do; looks like the good old sum-
mer time, buffalo News.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
The Whole Alphabet.

In the twenty-frst verse of the
seventh chapter OF Ezra can be found
every letter of the English alphabet
II runs thus: And l, even 1, ATtaX-
erxes the King, do make a decree to
all the treasures which are beyond
the river, that whatsoever Ezra tae
priest, the scribe of the law OF the
God of heaven, shall require of you,
it be done speedily"
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Japanese and Their Prisoners

The japanese have a rather kindly
way Of treating prisoners who have
not been convicted. The regulation
prison dress Is a kind Of strawberry
red-colOTed kimOnO. but many wear
light blue, as a sign that although
under suspicion, they have not yet
been found guilty. When prisoners
IN this class have occasion to pass
through the public streets curious
extinguisher-like baskets are placed
upon their heads.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
BORN CLAIRVOYANT
AND
CARD READER.
TELLS ABOUT BUSINESS.
1923 2sth St. NV. Washington, D. c.
Gives Luck to All.
n. B.-No letters answered unless
accompanied by stamp.
=. B-Mention The Bee
FIcCtnraI Votes.

The candidate who carries the
State either by majority or plurality,
is given the electoral vote OF the
State The electors being elected
along with the rest # the ticket are,
party. But it is possible, and some
times happens, that the electors in a
given district may be elected by the
opposition, in which case the cleo
toral vote of the State is divided.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
SOUTH AMERICAN INVIGORLNT.
How Coca Is Cultivated-Used as
Preventive of Sleep and Fatigue.

preventive OF sleep ana FEt2uS.
Coca is the South American in
vigoTant. The shrub from which
the coca leaves are obtained grows
under favorable conditions to a
height Of about four meters. 1t is
cultivatd in Peru and BOLIVIA
At the time the crop is gathered
the seeds are sown in beds, when
they germinate and grow, and in
two months the growing plants
reach a height of about a foot The
leaves, grown in the proper sunlight
and shade, are yelIowish, small and
thick
This is the kind Of leaf that Is
preferred for chewing by persons
using the leaf as a stimulant, forti-
fer and preventive of sleep and
fatigue In the performance Of ardu-
Gus work, inasmuch as they prevent
rheumatism, from which miners
suffer when working in mines that
contain much water. Indians who
masticate the leaves Of this plant
can work twenty-four hours without
eating or sleeping.
Coca leaves are used by the na-
tives when engaged in long and IA
tiguing Journeys and by soldiers
when subject to hardships and pri-
Yations. They may be used with all
kinds OF food and are said to cure
dyspepsia, either taken as an in
fusion in the shape of tea or by
masticating the leaves. The life of
the plant when perfect is eighty
years
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
French UIiteraCy.

Although France has had cOmpul-
sorry education for about % years,
the percentage of ilIiteTates reaches
the high figure of 40 per 1000 men,
and 60 per 1000 women. In this
regard Germany appears TO great ad-
vantage, as she has only four Hitter
Ktes per 1000 of population.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Not So innocent.

The Old Lady Cas a group of small
boys dash past her)-Ah, running
races2 Been reading about those
Olympic games, no doubt.
A Voice-Games be blowed!
We've put a bad penny in blind
mans tin, an he's after US.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Some Bic Cities

New York has about twice the
population of Chicago. The five
largest cities on earth are, in the or
der Of their size. London, New York,
Paris, Chicago, Berlin. London has
about a third more people than New
York.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Australian Country Homes.

In the Blue mountains, three
hours from Sydney, are many beau
tiful country houses. mostly bunga-
lows with wide yeTandas all round,
where Sydney people fly in February
and March to get away from the
heat Of the city by the harbor.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Value of the Nile.

The Nile is one of the longest riv-
ers in the world. but it is not es-
pecially valuable as a navigable
stream. It's chief benefit to the
country is from the immense de-
posits of mud carried down in the
annual floods and which have made
the region oveTfiowed one of the
most fertile in the world.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
More Terrible Than Cannon.

A man was blown up by an auto
mobile the other day and killed. He
had fought through so battles in the
civil war. After all in these days
of the autOmobie g one must acknowl-
edge that peace has its perils no less
than waT.-Baltimore American.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Art Of Eating.

Eating is not merely an enjoy
ment: it is a science that must be
learnt, as art that must be acquired
by intelligent patience. The man
who at middle age has not discov-
cred what and how much is suita-
BILE for him has not finished his edu-
cation.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
oh. to BE a Patch!

We would rather be only a Patch
on the pants Of Progress. and be sat
down on every hour in the day than
be and old fOgy and fossil and 80
about disgrunted at ourselves be-
cause we didn't live in the world 500
years ago.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
NiehtingaIes Under a Ban.

It is said that no nightingales sing
in HaveTing, England. Legend has
It that the singing OF the birds dis
turbed the devotions Of Edward the
Confessor when at his Hayering pal
ace, and he therefore placed them
under a ban from which they have
never recovered
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Extend siberian Road.

A great extension Of the Siberian
railroad is proposed along the Riv-
eT AmuT, and as it has met with
hearty approval on the part of the
present ministry, it is likely to be
constructed. 1t viii open up 40,-
600, 900 acres of corn land.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Cement Walks,

Why not more cement walks,
porch approaches, etc, OF farms3
The farmer can put them down HIM
self as cheap or cheaper than he can
use lumber for the same purpose,
and when once down they are there
to stay.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Showing FoIIy of 4nper

A wise man has we'll reminded US
that IN any controversy the instant
We feel anger We have already
ceased striving for the truth. and
have begun striving for ourselves
Carlyle.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Bic Engineering Feat.

One of the biggest pieces Of engi-
neering in New England is a $500
horsepower dam in the Union river,
at Ellsworth, Ne. It is constructed
Of hollow concrete, and cost nearly
100000.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
For Bait.

Take water in which walnut hulls
have soaked over night and pour it
on spot of ground. In a very few
hours the fishing worms will come to
the surface and can easily be pro-
cured for your expedition.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Artists Models

There are in Europe 10000 wom-
en- and girls who earn a living as
artists models. 1t is strange to say
that there are not ten among them
who possess 3 perfect face and fig
urs,
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
New Workers Wear Out Shoes.

No wonder that so many shops In
New York City sell shoes and that
so many shops sell nothing but
shoes. for it is estimated that the
pedestrians of the city wear out 49,
coo pairs of shoes each day.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Coal Of New Zealand

It is estimated that New Zealand
has an availa Bile coal supply OF /
2OO,OOO,OOO tons. of which no more
than 100000 tons have been
touched.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Tonnage of World Fleet.

The tonnage of the worlds mer-
chant shipping feet, according to
the latest returns, is 37,554,01T
tons. OF this total no less than a.
T44,9O4 tons represents steam ship
ping and I7,6I1,09s tons Of the
whole is under the British flag.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Character bY Hat.

It is q strange fact, but true one,
that the kind Of a hat man wears
and the way he wears 1t form very
good criterion of his natural charac-
ter
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
chan.e fnr NIuch TrnnhIe.

The Sultan Of Turkey recently
paid 100000 for a diamond. II he
doesn't wish TO have trouble with
his harem he will insist on using the
stone himself
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Learn This To-Day,

Most Of the things left undons
IN this world are left undone be-
cause the people that could do 'en
sent know it.-Tappan Wright
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Elephants as Sandwich Men.

Elephants are being employed in
Paris as sandwich men" to adver-
tiss a music hall in the Champs Ely
sees,
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21

IN EVE TT.-
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
The Longest-Liyed.


If you would enjoy a long life you
should become a minister (of any re-
ligious denomination) or, falling
that, a gardener, a gamekeeper. a
farmer or a railway engine driver.
These, according to DR.. John Tat
hams report to the Registrar Gen
eraI on the mortality in certain oc-
cupations during the three years
from 1900. which was issued last
night, are the calliEgs which offer
the best prospect of longevity. At the
other end of the scale come the gen.
eral labOrer, the tin miner, the hawk
eT and the hotel servant, and about
midway are the physician, the under
taker and the tobacconist.
AS compared with lawyers. DR..
latham records, medical men die
more rapidly at every stage of life,
while as compared with the clergy
their mortality is enormously in eX-
cess.-London Daily Chronicle.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
nannor In - 49, Rnads.

Danger in New York Roads
There is an average Of seven car
collisions q day on the steam, sub
way. elevated and surface railways
OF New York
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
Shallow Vessels. Etc.

Little bantams are great at crow
Tag. Spanish Proverb.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21
The PurposeIess Man.

A man without = purpose in 1efs
Is Ike 3 dog with no tail to wag.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-21

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