The Holly chieftain., 1908-05-08
Two speed. In s..,s Wheei.


bottom This sounds almost foolish.
but it IL absolutely sound. II is due to
the movable axis. or axle. The top OF
the wheel has forward motion plus for
ward revolution. The bottom of the
wheel has the same forward motion
minus back ward revOlution.-London
Saturday Review.
A Trick sf East Indian Thieves
In some Of the thieves schools In
India a regular course of training is
gone through in the art of ''pouching.'
or concealing articles Of value In the
throat. The Englishman, a newspaper
published In Calcutta. thus describes
the process:
AT first 4 small piece Of lead at
tached to thread is swallowed and
guided by the action OF the tongue to
the orifice OF the sac In the throat. As
soon as this has been thoroughly learn
ed the Il IL coated with lime. This
eats into the sac and enlarges 1t. The
gradually increased until 1t is said that
many Of the Indian thieves can pouch
8 or 10 rupees at once"
Smallest Bone In the Human Body.
The smallest bones in the human
body are to be found in the ear.
The smallest of these is known by
the anatomical name of stapes. 1t
has head. neck and two launches
and is shaped not unlike stirrup
iron. The full extent of its dimen-
sions does not exceed that of pea
and is frequently smaller. By some
authorities it has been named the
lenticular bone, from the idea that
its shape and appearance resemble
that of lens. 1t is situated within
the drum of the ear.
How Sea Lions Capture oulIs.
In capturing gulls the sea lion dis
PLAYS no little skill and cunning.
When in pursuit of a gull it dives
dcepl" under water and swims some
distance from where it disappeared:
then. rising cautiously, it exposes
the tip of its nose along the surface
Mt the same time giving it a rotary
The unwary bird on the
wing. seeing the object near by,
flights to catch it, while the sea
lion al the same moment settles be-
meath the waves and at one bound,
with extended jaws, seizes it's
prey and instantly de-
yours it.
"well. WELL" growled the nrst man
At the banquet. "VLy did they call on
that man for speech? He doesn't
know how to talk"
NO." replied the other; 'but, then,
be doesn't know what he's talking
about anyway, SO there's NO harm
done. Philadelphia Press
Temperature In Fishes.
The interesting question a. to wheth-
er fishes have any temperature worth
was discussed at the Edin-
burgh Royal society in paper ON the
Body Temperature Of Marine AMI
BY tests that in the larger fishes-cod,
ling, etc.-the body temperature IL
slightly higher than that Of the water,
Indicating feeble attempt at heat reg
ulation and slight development of 4
heat regulating mechanism, but In the
smaller species there 10 practically NO
difference.
The fishhook cactus Is a Trustworthy
of the desert. as, no matter
how hot the sun, 1t always points to-
ward the south.
knicker-Think women should smoke9
Bocker-Think what awful cigar. tha
dear things would give each other.L
New York Sun.
otto ii. Of Germany massacred his
chief mobiles at feast. and then Otto
himself died of wound from a poison.
ed arrow.
Dwarf Elephants.
Ine island Of Malta is the only known
'pot where remains of dwarf elephants
ire found. There are several places On
ne island where the bones of these
miniature pachyderms have been up.
earthed, and hundreds of skeletons
nave been secured in whole or in part.
one OF these was a full grown spect
men less than two and a half feet In
height and could not have WEIGHED
over 6O0 pounds when in nesh.
OF Course She Would.
When the train made its drst stop
after leaving home, Mr.. simpkins, who