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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-08-14
GOVERNMENT PATENTS AND
RECEIPTS.

United States to Jacob II Watson,
neq swq, nwq seq. swq neg, seq nwc
of 28-l3-44, receiver receipt, $3.50.
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eavInn . Cab Fs.~

Here's pretty tale of domestic economy from an English paper He had been brought up in the lap uf luxury and eXtravacai.,e and when bad times came and he nad to .o down to the city and look carefully aft.," :s shi!iings 1t was his pretty and ;c,.der little wife who helped Ein and e,ceur aged him by example in small saviiEs One fence lie never would face He baked at taking bus ~ might pass the clUh you know. de.r and the fellows al the windows" " One evening. however. he returisl "a. diant to dinner. Tenderly embracing his Hfe's partner, he murmured: "Tve done It, darling. All tlIe way for three. pence" Love and gratitude were in her eyes as she said: Ny brave boy Did you mind It very much?" With af- fectionste cheerinesS he made answer: "No, dear! Got box seat; real good old sort. the driver. Told me lots of stories and WAS quite chstsv. Capital chap. Gave him big cigar and half crown for himself then l got down.
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arefully examined there
WonderfuL Builders.

A personal inspection of the pyrs mIds made hy all English quarrr own CT led bim io the conclusion that the old Egyptians were better builders than those of the present day, Ike found blocks of stQ;Je in the pyramids weighing three or faar times A> illuc;. as the olltiiskS On the hani5, of the Nile. He sa". 8 stone the e~liHaifxl weight c; which was SUo tons .~ia"y of tho stones were found to be thirl., feet in length and fitted so closely to gether that the blade of a pcnhllife could be run over the surface without discovering the break betweeH them There is no machinery, he claims, SC perfect that 1t will make two surfaces thirty feet in length which will meet together In unison as the stones in the pyramids meet
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A Steady Trade,

There were only three houses in yhs little hamlet on Cape Cod. but an orator from nctrhy summer colony was minded To "o.~r th- civic conscience by declaring that t..tde was the hE'Cin hing of wis4o-N And" said he. Il as sure you that 1t IS not capital half so much as It Ia initiative that IS needed in a place like this
 The three citizens spat collectively and simultaneously. looking straight ahead.
 That kind O reminds me" dgawled one without shifting his gaze, 70 Harve Epilam an Dan Winsor, down the beach ways Hsrve had a shanty m Dan had shanty, an they both rad some pug tobacco Che day Harve went to bans ar' bought 10 cents wuth O tobacco, an the next day ban went to lfarve m bought 10 cents wuth O tobacco of him. They con tnued these sales sev'ral days. They both got all the tobacco they wanted an IIarye nn'lly retired on the dime " -Iouth's Companion
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he Twins.

The Harmon twins looked much alike as babies that their parents could scarcely tell them apart. As the. grew older il hrcame evident thAt tC Grandmothcr Harmon at least t'E twins were q unit.
 You were asking me how much tiie twins weigh" said Grandmother liar. mon to a nciglthor. When l went oGt that afternoon I put one of them on the scales at the grocery and found they weigh just twenty-six pounds.
 Do they always weigh exactly the samet" inquired the neishhor. ana Grandmothcr Harmon looked quite in. vatient.
 The twins" >nc said "Of course why not"
 The neiGhb0r had no reason to giF" but she rebelled few days later hep Ill answer to her inquiry Grandnetjf'' Harmon said:
 "'Whcre are the twins? Oh, they got a cinder in one of their eyes, aEsi their mother has taken them down t' the oCulists 10 have 1t removed. the, were fussing so over it."-Youth> Companion.
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ening of the Cherokee country.
A Wonderful Fish.

The Roh.inia iaus have d pFoverh. "EH
 cry fish has another for prey Ilst wels (Silurus, has them all. This :. the largest fresh water fish found i' the rivers of Europe except the stu
 geon It often reaches five or six fer
 in length. It destroys many aHuati' birds. and we are assured that 1t dec: not spare the human species. On 'Ii' ed of July 100. peasant took "9. near Thorn that had an infant cn;iT' in it's stomach They tell in Hungar, of children and young girls being de voured on going to draw water, ant they even relate that on the frontier; of Turkey poor fisherman took o1l' that had in it's stomach the body o
 . woman, her purse containing gnl' and q ring. The fish is even reputo' to have been taken sixteen feet lon 7
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A NEW YEAR INJUSTICE.
The Earkeepe' Complains of the Coco
 E?s ,li -!>t,

pS 'Sai NSTI'Cs SSf'' F. aus or tNe 0OOC
 EcsolItion i-iabit.
 "John. TT have tn lay you of for t't,. first two weeks of tile new year. You Harry, will have to ay off q week.
 The speaker. a lean lHan. stood in q splendid and spacious beer saloon. T place of polished mahogany. onyx coi Gmns. great mirrors and large paint ings of beautiful women. Ropes 1T. /. wreaths of evergreen tWined aI'oHt lh" pillars and the cIectruIcrS and on tl:,, massive hHr stood Il bow! of free gunch for it was New Years day
 "Ycs. boys" said the lean lnan 'you'll have to %o.'
 "What for, boSs:" asked the youn:, sr of the two bartenders Mechanic Ally with his woolen bar cloth he De. lshed tlle bar til it Shone again. Hilj anxiouSly he gaZed ill his employer face.
 Why. John, you ought to knou kwhat for
 The saloon keeper spoke impatrnttH 4 fat man entered from the street. SD proac he'd the bar with reluctant S,eP~ Athen all of a sudden turned hurried ' Y iend departed.
 "Well, I'll be danged." said Barteud,s John. That's the fourth fellow ,l:3 cone that this molnin'. What's it l.lr:t! < anyway?
 You ought 10 know what it nloaa~= < John repeated the saloon keeper 6"It's meaning is the cause of yoar sus pension"
 F Yes. .Tolin," the man resumed; "youf suspension is caused hy the NrH < Years swear off of that fellow au.! thousands like him. All over the broa,i land, John. countless numbers of n4aa swear off drinking for q year on NrN Years day. ITalf of them stick lo their swear off for week, and 1le other half, with just q few exceptions stick to it for two weeks. Tho-, two weeks of January, John, ale := ways the tV,o poorest weeks ou L.. pubican'S calendar. He can't pay t. penscs; hence he retrcnrheS; henre l., lays off prudent i,olu>triot;S Nat.-. chaps ike Nou chaps with I Iii. I,5s by. so that they can stand a iiltr it., ness without lriNation.
 "A1l right. Hllt." said John Sukiiy- Out l aint got nothing put hy. and ] think it's a shane tlHt my poor vii \ and innocent babe have got lo sus.,. at this joyous holiday season rhrnrs", the swear off of let nf tnoi- a s thou2hlIeSs men. l. don't seem ri-... nor just. lliIadephia Bulletin.
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Ruskin to an Admirar.

Rusk!n, 1t IS known, had his own ways of publishing his works. with the result that they were sometimes hard to get and expensive. According to the Great Central Railway Journal, he once sent this letter to stranger wl!a wrote 10 hlm complaining of the price of his books:
 N Woodstock Road. Oxford, 4ih Nov, &,
 My Dear S'---I have ordered my pub, fisher to send you in gist a book of ua.ax t"Muners Pulveris''l you have not reed, Be content with tha. at present, and C;; = lyle. Have not you Shakespeare. cslt;ts. And the Bible nowadays for notl1ia.s What good do they do you? Faithful. yours, J. RUSkiN
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THE CHILDREN'S HOLIDAY
In China New Years Is the Lit 5 Ones Great Festival.

< Except at the Chinese New Ycai
 which comes in February, it is Ntf' hard to catch a glimpse of childrc" !. China Little beggars will run beside you for miles to earn 1 casi. : copper coin with square hole il lhe
 middle of it. worth the twentieth c! :, cent, but children who have par"lt~
 to care for them seem to be kept i'll
 doors all the time or only allowed L.
 play in walled wards and gardens. W' 6eed to say to each other: "Nhy, Whcyf snVA the children? Haven't they @2' r = But at New Years we foH,'d
 Rthat they had. Ibis Is the @"c:l AOliday G7 all the year hl China. Wh'l
 every body hangs out flags and cololr,
 borrowed our custom of fvecrackers
 for the Fourth of July from China New Years, All th" people put O 3stheir best clothes and the children lit> Ibest of all jackets and trousers 4' 1sabri.ht blue or green or yellow or tu! Sple, tue boys and the girls so nlr7"l .gsalike that you can only tel! them #par Agsshy their hair. The boys Of ronrSe | X braiied in a pigtail. and the girls :, ssstyone up op her head with silver pin: Tor. if shes a very grand little girl, witt < gold or jade. Thus decked ou1. flu kchjldren go walking with their hlnt. {. papas and mammas and often gu
 the tlleater which is q rare treat fo
 them
 # Perhaps Chin sc ,lildren h"v" rHls'' S ing plays together. but they AIW.A < look as if they were born grown up, < Et Nicholas
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Why She[Is Ply Straioht.

Aiany people wonder why the cons shaped projectilcs in their flight through the air do not wabble, but drive straight ahead. This is easily explained. Round the bottom of the shell is a narrow band of copper which varies in width according to the size of the projectile. Being made of soft metal this band Is cut by the steel riflins of the gun on the shock of ex plos.ou. I'h.s action causes the shel to re,olve with lightning rapidity, with the result that it keeps steady during its flight through the air, - London Mail
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Modest Ccntrihutcr

A man was coming Up from Chun chen province with % sum Of monts which had been subscribed for the pay ment of the public debt. He was net by robbers, who took the money aG' started away. He called after the:s that the money was subscription {;
 the fund for the raising 0: the debt whereupon they came back hn.! handed him the money and begged his pa:don for their mistake. and they gave him 10 yen extra as contribution on their own part. He asked their names te publish i'll the papers. but they said they did not want to obtain notoriety in thht way and declined. but said they were glad to pay something toward helping the countIy.-korean News.
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The Great White Shark.

The man eating nsh par excellence is the great white shark lt Is othe W ise known sy the name of man cater. Oc casioNRlly specimens are seen on hoth coasts of the United States, though it's more customary habitat ts in tropical waters. This frightful creature attains | length of nearly forty feet, and 1t Is able to swallow q man whole This fact is proved by an experiment which sailors are fond of making when such a shark is captured. The skull being preserved. they aHuse themselves by era wiling one after another through tha d,stended jaws. It would be unsafe to do this, however, when the head has been freshly cut of, because under such conditions 'Ae jaws will snap together hercely for some time afterwnrd if anything Is placed between them. The skull of a hi& shark, by the way, is Ht ways sa'ahle owing to the demand by museums and curiosity hunters. A young Sc" 'iou weighing hundred pouhe!s has !,een found in the stomach nf a white shark
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P-otoplasm.

All life oN the earth appears only lD connection with ore substances wa tery jelly closely related chemically ;o e,," alhu,aea and this substance Is known as rsotois'aa!a. Every living thisiS .s 'se'4: If th,S cue substance ;ellyfsh 1%5c@. whales, men every thing that lives. Biologists have sue. cccded n oo..ls some wonderful things. Five or six starash eggs have been fused i"*o one, from which 2 monster starGS}l las hcen produced. Other sta.lleh eggs have been separated Into eight p;eecs. f,rm which eight dwarf starS ,b have bee: brought forth. Grabs can ',e mace to order, with the large claw on either the right or the left side. and fatllsh have hren pro duced with lhe co!or pattern on ths underside York Anterican.
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locka E2.v, but Try 1t.

Did you ever notice jcweler wear. ing his magMifying glass i'll one eye: l1 looks easy, tut try 1t. The inexpert- enceti citiZcn no tries to look at some thing with sG.h a glass is sure to close one eve. lie can't look :,t the magnlfled object wi,. the other eye opened. as can the l,'ws.t-r. This is only anothes evidea.. ;!;; me mrst learn all the details .,r ,-urs trade What Is easy for tn. '.T: .enced jcweler is all but impusajt.e Tor tho novice.--New Yorh Globe.
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The CarIyles' Maid.

The Carlyles had maid who wa untidy, useless in all ways, hn ''abounding ill grace and i'll const Quent censure of every one above n below her and of everything she :o;l!' not understand After long ap,stro phe one day as she was bringing il dinner Carlyle ended with, And tn: I can tell you-that if you do not car; the dishes straight, so as not to spi' the gravy. so far from being toieratet in heaven you won't be even toletates on earth"
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Where New Year. Lasts M 9i1tk

The cc'rhruIiON Of New 1e9"'S r. 9carriea OH more extensively n ian ! athan in any othe.' country. The r"a~' ! flor this can only lc accounted for 5'5
 the fact that the custom has hc":' 5handed down to succeeding KentF:' stions for centuries. The time the "" Scasion involves Is quite lengthy. ia>
 ing from the 18th of l'cremhtf 'i\"'' sHajime-v!z. heginning of things |"
 the 10th of January tIlokonin No Nah;
 iri), which is apprentices holiday t''
 both of the .,ccaSious sort ol stTN
 is eaten. composed of red beans, r'r"
 sliced fish an,! konnvaka root.
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X Curious Superstition.

Among the superstitions Of the Ss'jj" ca Indians was this most beau,ift one: WheL q young ma ECen died tEt : imprisoned young b!y! until 1t Arr began 10 try its powers Q! soDg. :."' then. loading 1t with caresses and s:'s'> sages. they lnosed its bonds ove: he. grave In the belief that it would na fold its wings Aor close its eyes unt3 ], had flown to the spir!; land md eie!.v cred its precious burden Of affection ts the loved and lost one
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Where Diners Had to Be on Time

Closely parallel to the flag end :" the Euston road and visible from it :. various turnings Is a street which l4' longs to few mems London. II is d.ngy. granite paved, populous stlte of no attraction. Yet this street l!a known better times and eager gueS:
 In the house he knew as 43, now oh|it erated by big new warehouse. b' William Kitchener entertained his f.. low wits and gourmets. He had a;', pie means to ride his three hohl'!re optics. cookery and music. His d. ners were often elaborate experinaeA; Tn cookery, and the guests had to re ognize this fact. Five minutes past was the minute, and If guest c:}a late the janitor had irrevocable oEdeH not to admit him. for 1t was hell L. the mythical committee of taste, of whom Kitchener was "secretari
 that the per lection of some of lr dishes wnS 0ft.fn SO cv3neScCnt ti
 the delay rf rne minute after 1he
 arrival at tliA lt5"t'. dian cf cnncoc: ial wi.i rena9.' tltn"l To longer worthy r nteN af taste. r. !'.'s I.n,a.on Week.
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How Eroat ANsctS Ptanta.

Plants do not freeze io death In win ter. but perish fron thirst. The proc esS Is simple. The cold causes the withdra wal of the water from the cells Of the plant. forming ice crystals ou; stde of the cells The frost, cooling and contracting the surface, acts as B so:t "f p!ntp. an'i as se,en as thc eel, is en1t,;!rti of it's t.fe giving fluid the plant d">. The truth of fhis the,ry has hrtn proved by tum'ro}is rarefu. +xi'e':i.'ss.i> Great V:,s;ft;Gg. Ma, fo;i;n .t the i,l.a,t.4.t of rnid ntres ar. 70 c:t1>" f.!e or.tt.i etf vegetation. s,tif. .'i:..,!~ ..fs uslj -. Y Y "n:. slT'' ',sz. before ,i!e t'"" e-, i'o5'.i k re.31h'a MaLy pants w:N ,f:e- :ve ger" Wa5}3n : and ~orle tie or.lr a' 2o degree ln low. Certain ve.,"t.,.1.e -sroHt..> .s,e,.s freeze. IHera ;s,'" 1T &f t'=.s=, '.si that rsp4 V,',stG .}=. : s=' ', i.g';.1 az :he .llet...~J rolA ,,s:= l.. t,zszse as. Of tl".r 3r,tr h".tt .ss '. *'.n-r .t.a. Eve iy as ever Ghirss. '.r.,5,iAv.
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Good Manners of the Mind.

A man is known by the company h. mind keeps. To live continually vii noble books. with high erect thoughts seated in the heart of coHi tesy," teaches the soul good manners. T. E. Aldrich.
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Every Little Bit hoIps.

"You say you encouraged our fr'r" to make another New Years rcs"'' tion:"
 ~I did" answered the man wiios' heart is ali right.
 But don't you know he'll break ; tat the enu of six weeks at tiIe h,'r ! alculation:' 1ktI hope not. And even II he "'''
 ll be six weeks ahead of th" game
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M ;aklno | Distinction.

'O+ course you know something about that candidates political opinr Ions :" said the trusty adviser.
 "l doNt care rap about bis opln' lous." answered Senator Sorghum. How are his epigramsT'-Washin Star.
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A PerstraGer

"Did you make 3ny New Years rcS'' lntion?" asked Miss Miami R"oWh #"No." answered Mr ErastuS tH ". "but | da,t.. trl.l,aded Ais'ah t".t. flower to make une. Afi"r got '''" wi,h him at de las parl"E sor.;'i h'' was willin' to promise ''at he'd sF''' irwin to pick '>turhauces iohe'er 'H' aVer"
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The Horse He Wanted.

A Scotch farmer bought horse. Go ing home he thought drink would se fresh 1t, 50 he got pail of water, hn' the animal would not take it. n': reaching home he gave it feed "t corn, but 1t would not touch that ci thsr. "Ye're the vera horse for me # ys only work the farmer was heard to sav.-Dundee Advertiser.
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Tho Compromise.

Ascum-Havc Henpeck and his "lt' settled their differences about their ' iting cards? Newatt-Oh. yes: the? = compromised on NIT. and Mrs. NJ" T Heppeck. k."~Philadeiphi Press.
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Precious Fart Sfonts.

Am"sl= t'te ln.slsl ,:.;.,-s" j.s...s:s to be found i'll Gle lals;al,a...e i~.aa.z :..e the so eallct, =, ian! s,one~'' e:le.t1.t.'r- ed now and again i'll certain vc::rtaA!" growtLs. The h;3:nhoo. for instance. according to KuItur und Natur, coi- tains a stone very similar to the ol.Al but OF account Of tIe rarity With Which 1t Is found it is mGe' .uQra costly th}n the opal. In many thousand cane stalks cut down and carefully examined there may perhaps be one in which this beau uful greenish pink scintillating stone has been formed from tic minute parti- cles of siIiceoGs deposit that iiepart. its intense hardness to tie outer GOV er!Dg of the cane. The bamboo cH@e stone is known as tabashirs. ln the interior Of some cocoanuts q stoneiii,c secretion is found that is not inferior In briliiancy to the most beautiful gen. uine pearl.
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\ Painful Face.

"My face pains me. doctor. What shali dor asked the patient.
 I'm sure don, know" replied the doctor. You kEow have no way 0f improving your locks"
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Neither StifF Nor Small.

When you do something you kn">s is wrong. doesn't a still small vol, $, keep reminding you of it -ternal!y!
 "A still, sma,l voice. I guess yo, never met my wife did you?'-iIonr ton Post
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l. 'nheaIthy.

Man (to n fr.cndl--I am done with doctors hencetorth. One of them nd, vised me 10 sleep with my windows open. Gst so and the very next morning my ;D!d watch was gone from the burcau.- !.seSende Blatter.
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Modification.

'+Of course. doctor. German measles ars seldom serious1"
 T never met but one fatal case" "Fataly'
 "Yes. It was a Frenchman, ant when he discovered 1t was German, m''
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4 Yachting Trip.

Faptan-Flease. sir, your wife has falieu overheard. Owner-C0nfound it! Another of those sinking spells Of hers --Harper's Weekly.
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Revise.! Ners;cn.

y yerDer1te" [ "ftilt)s7}fr, #The '.1n,se tier. Mas GoFh And SD it.. ,s n" ht,.hoN. eH'Sse' 'e,
 ha}Ar l,rr .a...,.stn s!tv;it"f mar Rr'"-rE boy AAnd newsboy GL..slmas n'oyi' Now York SOn'
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Most of us are Rs,i'ty cf s.ns Of oinis, sion because they Involve less ca"r' man ths other klnc.
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There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriet1sm.-Wip nEoD.
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pssay of lxuahtsr In England

1 am perfectly certain that half on1 ills are due to the fact that we do moi hugh enough 4 good, sincere srnile is something rare in these times, q laughing face' Is scarce, and 1t |. seldom indeed that one hears goo'i. ringing laugh London World.
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When Cleveland Said "sy Gcs'1,

"A I-s4 !e:: .sr,, tlc,e: ot mine. " nay DC ,#llt1 s.il J"nH:..:ss as r.,.'I : any t,4i&@ else." sa,; iHa, teen |. In App. .i#.G's AA,:..sazino. "aiwa.&s ! sis; <, tl,..- u,2> responsible for U opening of the Cherokee country. went Cesva j1 1,:;s' - - nn.' sai,. to see CIs yc'.,:.a aou,:: jt wen, :, to tue do ,5' ui Clevel:, huliSe r, at the front tIoor-aEd Knocked. :Gnsi heard Cleveland llullcr out tu l.. Come in." 1 weht in and there y.s Cleveland s'ttin in tfa parlor witl. his cabinet tEcre too. l says to Cio1t land, "Clcvrlan,l. them Iniuns has 2 to go and them cow men too" put to him right plain. Cleveland he Il tened. and by and by he got up an come and ru! lis hand on my shoN}da and says he, Bill, by gosh, sl pors,''"
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etrikinc liksress.

'I want you 'o photograph me in . striking attitude"
 ''Do N.in mran bo'dsnH out your hand ,skfBE for nlcner ~ New Tork CFAGA
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FOR RENT.
Dwellings,

Dwellings. No. lols West Third ave, 1 rooros No. l501 West Fifth ave. j roorns. No. 20o9 West Ftf'lf ave, f rooms. No. 5o9 @Y'a ave. l0 rooms. No s=d 1fn=. ; roo.na and u-,.=
 lea s' ,t tolorctn No. 2903 Mesi .ae..,n a1o.. 3 r8ofns No. 1127 Louisiana st, rooms. No. 1922 Fir St. , rooms. No. Ill Spruce st., rooms. f No. 1210 Fir St, 3 rooms. No. S11 Linden st, rooms. No. S0i East Fifteenth ave, 3 rooras. Agent for Sawyer & Austin Lumo.s Company's dwellings,.
 Fire! Fire. Are you insured? IT not. why nosi Delay is dangerous. represent o2s line compan'es. Place your insuran aa with me.
 CHAS. HANCOCK,
 113 Pine etreN.
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Tho Axial Rotation of Venus.

For over two centuries 1t was gener. ally accepted that, like the earth. the planet Venus rotated on it's axis in a little less than twenty-four hours, but since Schiaparelli after long and care. ful observation of the planet suggest. cd that the actual rotation period was between six and nine months astron, omers have devoted much attention to this matter. In the Observatory MT, Denning sums up the available evi. dence on the point and can only con, clude that this particular problem still 6efles solution. Life on Venus would be very different from life on the earth should the planets avial rotation be, as Schlaparelll asserted, identical with the period of its revolution round the sun, as in that case the same heml- sphere would always be turned to the sun and enjoy perpetual day, while the opposite hemisphere would be doomed 10 eternal night.