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Cat Lights on It's Feet.

Why cats when dropped from a
height light on. their feet nine times
out Of ten is one of the smaller prob
lens that from time to time attract
the attention Of a certain type of
scientists. Some years ago learned
men in Paris gravely studied the phe-
nomena, even had a lot Of films taken
of a cat falling from a great height.
These showed that as soon as puss
began to fall a curious turning move
ment Of the headquarters began, and
just before she touched ground she
was right side up.
A German professor went his fel-
low-scientists one better and proved
a cat in falling changed its centre OF
gravity by rotary twists OF the tall.
The professor further observed that
these twists were the reverse of those
of the rest of the body. So convinced
was he of this fact that be fixed a
movable tail to operate by clockWork
on a dummy cat and 10, behold, the
dummy cat when wound up and set
in motion fell on its feet every time
like a sure enough cat. Aeroplanist,
consider the cats tail and perhaps
save your life.-New York Press.
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~Gamekeeper's GaIlows.

In the olden days the gamekeeper
set up his vermin gallows in each of
his big woods; 1t was to his credit
to show that he had killed a large
amount of vermin; on his gallows he
wrote his own testimonial. Nearly
all the. vermin he killed was duly dis
played. Now the day of the gallows
is passing.
Keepers have little time to give ia
the display; mol do employers always
encourage it. No doubt there Is a
growing feeling against the destruc-
ton of wild life involved by the pres
~ervation of game; the gallows foster
this and lead to bitter, If often mis-
judged, attacks. Keepers are con-
tenting themselves with a modified
form Of gallows, as the trunk Of a
tree, to which the heads, tails, or
claws Of the m~alefactors are nailed.
OF course small gallows do not speak
of the keepers successful war wag-
ing in the old manner of the old fash
toned, full measure pattern, but there
Is much in their favor. AS n old
keeper remarked of his tree trunk gal
lows, the faint odor was only enough
to set off the scent of the flowers
London Evening Standard. t,-.
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a in Manitoba.

Consul General John Edward Jones
reports that Winnipeg is preparing
for an active campaign against rats,
which have already invaded Mani
toba from the south and are described
as marching on Winnipeg" Mr..
Jones adds: "The people look win
serious concern upon the subject.
Recently the Vatter was taken before
the board Of control of Winnipeg
with a view of devising ways and
e to check the rodent advance.
It was stated that the rats had ap-
peared in the towns of Emerson and
Gretna, Manitoba, a few miles north
of the international boundary, and
were trekking northward. All OF
the municipalities along the bound.
airy are taking up the subject and
some general plan will be devised to
meet the situation. Western Canada,
especially the grain belt, has ever
been free from rats, and the farmers
are much concerned over their ap-
pearance and the threatened destruc'
ton of their harvested grain
Daily Consular Reports.
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Efforts have been made to intro
duce in the Southern States certain
useful vegetables hitherto unknown
to this country, which are known in
tropical regions as the yautia, the
dasheen and the taro. The last
named is already familiar as an or
namental plant, under the name of
-caladium or elephants ear" All
three are nearly related and their
starchy, edible roots are highly
priced in warm lafitudes.
These roots, indeed, resemble the
common potato in composition and in
flavor. That of the yautia, for exam
pie, when properly cooked, is not cas-
lily distinguished from the Irish" tu-
Der. 1t is sometimes white, some
times red and sometimes yellow, &C
cording to variety. So rich is it in
starch that it yields nearly one-third
of its weight in -four, and its leaves
are prepared for the table after the
name Of spinach.
One reason why it is deemed desir-
able TO introduce these plants is that
they flourish in land hat is too wet
for ordinary crops. 1t has been as
certained that they will grow well in
this country as far north as tho Caro-
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Interest in Orphans.

A correspondent sends to a Paris
contemporary an amusing contest OF
wit which he recently heard in a rail-
way carriage on a journey between
Compiegne and Rove. There e
several passengers. One believed
himself to possess a fund of humor
which he intended to expend on a
priest who got in at one Of the inter-
mediate stations. Bestowing a pat.
ronizing look on the clergyman, ne
said:
Have you heard the news, Mon.
sieur lie cure?"
mo, my friend, I have not" was
the reply. II have been out all day.
and have not had time to glance at
the papers"
Then said the traveller: ut is some.
thing dreadful; the devil is dead"
Indeed" replied the ecclesiastic,
without the smallest surprise or dis.
pleasure. Then, seeming deeply
touched, he added: Monsieur. I
have always taken the greatest inter-
est in orphans. Will you accept these
two sous?"
The wit, we are told, retired as
gracefully and as quickly as he was
abla.--London Globe.
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Trunks For Aerial Travel.

An enterprising trunk maker In
Paris, we learn, has in his shop
trunks for balloonists. On the out.
side, painted in white letters, are
the words "aero trunk" On the in
side of the cover are instructions and
hints for the traveller. l. He is told
to have no fear of tumbling out, for
the car is well constructed, and there
is not the least danger of derailment.
2. Do not jump about in your joy,
for the a is not :! balcony. 8. Do
not smoke or carry a spirit stove.
4. Do not go into ecstasies over the
progress. Every one knows it, and it
is a waste of time. 5. Select your
baggage with intelligence. Only
bring what is actually wanted, and
this will be heavy enough. 6. Clothe
yourself we'll, for in the air it will
be fresh. Z. Do not be veXed if you
find no wagon-restaurant 8. Do not
point the finger of scorn at mortals
less fortunate than yourself who can
not delight in the beauties Of the
air. The trunk is Of great lightness,
the framework being of aluminium,
with rings to attach it to the car.
The trunk contains a small medicine
chest, but we learn there is no pro-
vision for ladies' big ats.-London
Globe.
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HANDS, FALL<A BOON TO TURKEY
Remarkable Changes Have Come to Pass in The Empire Since
His Dethronement-Mean Much to PaleSine-YouD Turks
Facing q Future Fraught With Possibilities. :: :: :: ::
Observations by the Rev. IRA w. HENDERSON,
Who is Making a Tour of the Holy Land...".."
Especial Con respondence.)

women are not conspicuous by their
presence and number upon the Orien-
tai streets of upper Egypt and Pales-
tine, except in distinctively Christian
communities, but the number of un-
yelled Mohammedan women seen upon
the narrow thoroughfares, though
relatively small and confined largely
to the less wealthy classes, is large
enough to compel EXPLANATIONS of sur
prise from seasoned travellers to
whom Palestine is an oft read volume.
The native who expresses any SYM
patty for Abdul Hamid the writer
has yet to meet. TO be sure, there
are those who have lost Office with
the downfall of the old regime who
would be glad to see the return OF
the olden days of treacheyyan and blood
shed, but the mass of the people is
satisfied, if m testimony is Of
any certain account. The general
judgment seems to be that there IS no
reason to mourn the fact that Abdul
Hamid is a prisoner at Salonika. He
killed thousands" is the oft repeated
statement. Pictures Of the new Sui
tan, more gaudy than complimentary
to the subject, are in frequent evil
dence.
The foundations for a r~egeneraSed
empire are not all laid, and there may
be trouble here and there between ig-
norant Mussulmans and ignorant
Christians in Asia Minor.
Liberty means license to not a few
and many have the lesson to learn
that true liberty is the fruitage of a
calm self-restraint. The pupils of
ONE Protestant institutions are a bit
unreasonable in their demands. Some
of the Greek Catholics at Jerusalem
are anxious to rectify the errors OF
administration of that communion
over night. Others seem not yet to
have learned that the new govern
ment is at present popular and in
earnest. Still others, perhaps, will
not be cultured by the executions of
the ringleaders of the massacre at
Adana. But the careful observer
must admit that the day is better.
The power of the liberal party, the
backbone of which consists Of Young
Turks, is charging. The grip of
that cool, commendable organization
composed of the best minds, both
Moslem and Christian, in the empire,
upon the political life of Western
Asia is as potential as it is prodig-
iouS.
The Turkish empire stands just
within the threshold of a glorious era
era that means much for Pae,s-
tine. The hands of the clock of pro.
gress are now pointing toward civic
and religious liberty; the Turk has
his face to the future - a future
fraught, with possibilities, the realiza.
ton of which will yet make him proud
of his once despised country .-From
the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. =
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What Becomes Of the Corn.

In the year 1908, when the total
crop was ,666,OO0,OO0bushels, 241,-
OOO, 900 bushels were consumed in
-four and grist mill products, S,O0O,-
600 bushels in the manufacture of
starch, 100000 bushels for malt
liquors, 100000 bushels in the
production OF distilled liquors, 49,
10000 bushels for glucose, 1907
OO0,OO bushels for export and 49,
OOO, 900 bushels for seed, making a
total of 51S,OOO,0O bushels, or 1913
per cent. of the entire crop. The re-
naming SOL per cent, or 2,11S,O00,-
600 bushels, seems 10 have been used
almost entirely for feeding.-kansas
City Journal.
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BODY LOCKED IN CONCRETE
Fathers Plan to Prevent Its Re-
moyaI by Widow of the Dead Man.

S. Branson Davis has, filled the
grave Of his son with cement and
gravel to prevent the removal Of the
body by the widow of the dead man.
His action anticipated the filing of a
petition for injunction by Mrs. Davis
to prevent any Interference with her
wish to remove the body. Previously
Davis has stood guard armed with a
shotgun over the grave.
The petition for Injunction and a
bill in chancery were filed to-day by
the widow, Mrs. Sarah Davis, Of Yer
million. William r. Davis, husband
of the petitioner, vas killed in a rail-
road accident two years ago and bur-
led in a cemetery lot supposed to be
owned Jointly by himself and his
father. Recently the latter served
notice on the widow that the lot be-
longed solely to him and that she
could not be buried there.
Mrs. Davis %thereupon began prep.
arations for the removal of the body,
but Davis mounted guard with a shot
gun. He also prepared to encase the
casket in concrete so that it could
not be moved. Sheriff Vim, who
served the Injunction papers, found
Davis had completed the work, tons
of concrete having been poured into
the grave.
. Mrs. Davis says she will ask for a
decree giving her the sole property
rights in the corpse. with the privi-
lege of removal.-Paris, ILL.,, Core
s%pondence Chicago Tribune.
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Downright Laziness.

George Washington crew a long
sigh and said: "Ah wish All had a
hundred watermillions."
Dixie's ayes lighted. Hum"
Dat would suttenly be fine! An eft
yo' had a hundred watermillions
would yo' glib me fifty"
"No, All wouldn't"
wouldn't yo' glib me twenty
fve?"
mo, All wouldn't glib yo' twenty
FIVE"
Dixie gazed with reproachful eyes
at his close-fsted friend. Seems to
me, you's powahful stingy, George
Washington" he said, and then con-
tinued in a h~eartbroken voice.
wouldn't yo' glib me one?'
"No, III wouldn't gib yo' one.
Look a-heah, niggah! Are yo' 50
good for nuffen lazy dat yo' cahn't
wish TO- you own watermillions?"-
Young's Magazine.
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THE BRAKE HORSE.
Novel Feature of a Big Trucking Out
fit That Crossed Broadway.

Novel Feature Of a Big Trucking Out
fit That Crossed Broadway.
Going east along Canal street and
just now crossing Broadway was a.
trucking outfit that ou1d not fail to
attract attention for the reason, II
for no other, that 1t was so long In
passing; but its most remarkable
feature came into view only at the.
very end. =
The truck was n of those mas
sive vehicles made up Of two pairs OF
high and p%onderous wheels placed
fifty or sixty feet part with great
beams set between, made for the car
rying of steel columns and Orders.
This truck had on it a plate girder
seventy or eighty feet long and
weighing perhaps eight or ten tons.
To haul this truck there were strung
out in front of. it five pairs of big
horses, making altogether an outfit
between $50 and 200 feet long.
Walking alongside the horses to
look after and steady them were two
men, one on each side, while the
driver stood on the: forward end OF
the great girder, standing ten feet or
more above the ground. Altogether
this made an outfit certain to at
tract attention; and yet, as previous
ly stated, it's really novel feature was
not revealed until you came to the
very end, where you saw walking
along behind the great truck. and
hitched to it by ear of ropes made
fast to its rear axle a single big horse
with a driver walking along behind
him. s...,... .,. s.
Why the one big horse behind? To
help when they came to down grades
on the way. The two horses on the
pole ahead would Of course then
hold back good and hard, but the
horse behind could help a lot. Along
the level stretches the rear horses
driver simply drove him along, keep.
ing him at Just distance enough from
the truck to keep the ropes leading
to the e a axle from rubbing on the
ground, but when they came to down
grades the rear driver would hold
his horse up and then the horse
would plant his feet and settle back
in his breeching, pulling back on the
ropes and so serving as a novel but
very useful brake.-New York Sun.
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THE GREAT MANS GAME.
He Wasn't Jingling Millions; He Was
Merely Playing Solitaire.

The inancier was the cynosure OF
all the passengers on board the trans
atlantic steamer. So great a MAI
was he that he remained aloof from
the rest of the passengers and had
most of his meals in his room. When
occasionally he took a turn on deck
the few who had a bowling ~acquaint-
ance with him very gratefully. ac-
knowledged his grudging salutes.
The very atmosphere bristled with
thoughts and sounds Of dollars as he
passed.
One day a young man, Europe
bound, was taking a constitutional
whose route led past the window of a
room wherein the inancier sat.
There was the great man, just a bust
view visible, big cigar in his mouth
and hat cooked on n side Of his
head, his eyes directed down, appar-
emily in the deepest thought.
The young man, greatly impressed.
said to himself: "Ah. there he sits,
pTODdUly plduuiu6 ooHiC SiSoe SoUP'
Probably at this moment he is de-
batting a joining Of railroad interests
or a move that will make or unmake
thousands. What a wonderful thing
is the power Of money!"
Then he continued his stroll. Back
and forth he strobe and about the
fourth round trip he noticed that the
hat had been tilted forward, not so
much so that the young man could
not see an anxious and strained look
on the wealthy mans face.
1.-THE merger must be presenting
some complex features" unused the
young man. "The problem isn't
working out well. This business Of
being a great mani the 4arket has
it's drawbacks, too"
Two or three times more the
young man walked by. Finally he
thought he would walk over closer
to the window He wanteI to see
the great man nearer. The glimpse
he got rather changed his mind about
the cause for the intent look> and
worried face.
The great man was playing soil.
taire.-New York Sun.
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The guimpe is made with fronts
and backs. There is a casing ar
ranged over the waist line in which
tapes are inserted to regulate the size
The long sleeves are in one piece
each, fitted by means Of darts. The
full sleeves are gathered into bands
whichever length is used. When the
high neck is desired the regulation
stock finishes the edge. .
The quantity of material required
for the medium size (eight years. is
one and three-quarter yards tWenty-
one or twenty-four, one and three
eighth yards thirty-two or one and
one-eighth yards %forty-four inches
wide.
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NEW RIVALS OF THE POTATO.
Southern States Growing Some Hitherto I'm.
known Vegetables.

linas. Not only are they useful by
reason of their edible qualities, but
their high yield of starch affords a
prospect of great usefulness for them
as stock food or in the production Of
alcohol.
The yautia seems to have been orig
inally native to the West Indies. 1t
was cultivated by the a%borigines in
those parts centuries before Colum-
bus discovered America. Even to the
present day its roots' which look
somewhat like sweet potatoes, are
raised on the islands Of that archi-
pelago in great quantities, the pro-
duction often reaching ten tons to the
acre. Did the white potato not exist
they would take the place OF it ad-
mirably.
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is trimmed with a simple banding, but
the panels allow Of treatment Of va
rious sorts. Heavy lace insertion or
applique could be used as a finish or
bands of the material braided or en-
broidered. The model is just as avail
able for the thin batistes, lawns and
the like as it is for the heavier linens,
pongees and wool fabrics, and conse-
quently is a generally useful and sat-
isfactory one.
The skirt is cut in eight cores and
there are pleated portions joined to
the front, side and back cores, which
are cut off to form the panels. The
closing is made invisibly at the left
Of the back.
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StOyaine Is the name OIL q ueU
anesthetic, far less dangerous to pa
tients affected with heart complaints
than chloroform or ether.
In connection with the present &C.
tivity with regard to the reduction OF
fatalities in coal mines it Is OF inter-
est to compare the following average
of fatal accidents a thousand EN-!
ployes: Anthracite miners, Pennsyl-
vania, 3.18; miscellaneous steel and
iron workers, Pennsylvania, 4.3O;
nut and bolt workers, Pennsylvania,
$40; railway. employees, United
States, $50. ..
Iron bolts exposed to the action OF
rain water in bridges over the
Thames have, in twenty-five, years,
been eaten away from an original d.
ameter of f%ve-eighths to one of five
sixteenths of an inch, which Is a
reduction in area of cross section OF
seventy-five per cent. President
Cochrane, of the British Institution
of Mechanical Engineers, thinks this
largely due to sulphurous acid, aa
we'll as acrbonic acid, washed out OF
the air by rain. =
The readiness with which low
forms of life accommodate themselves
to altered environment, shows that
they are capable of being trained OF
educated to a certain extent. Stahl
has shown that a certain plasmodi-
um fees when sprinkled with salt,
but if the salt be added to the me-
dunn gradually the organism accom-
modates itself to the new medium.
Purposeful action is manifested by
plans as well as by animals, and by
/, both unicellular multicellular.
The korrigans, superstitious peas
ants believe, are the black dwarfs OF
Brittany who dwell in the sacred
Druidic circles of the menhirs and
count their cash in the moonshtne.
When mere mortals encounter them
by night the korrigans force their
visitors to dance with them around
and around, singing monotonously
the names of the days Of the week
from Monday to Sunday. This Is the
theme Of the best known tradition
dealing with them. the story of Lao
and the korrigans. =
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Caught on the Rebound.

"There is a ring around the moon
tonight" remarked the young man
in the porch rocker. DO you know
what that means?"
No" replied the fair occupant of
the hammock, but l know what a
ring around a girls third finger
means"
And as there was only one way out
of it the y. m. went out that way
and bought the ring.-Chicago News.
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New Hat Trimming.

The newest idea in trimming the
large hats with revere side is to trim
the revere. All of a sudden some one
has discovered that this great sweep
of plain straw is not as becoming as
when it is ornamented with a smash
ing big necktie bow or cluster OF now
ora
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Stumng Him.

"You people are at peace with all
the world" remarked the foreigner.
What do you need of a standing
army and a big navy?"
principally" said the native, ito
keep Captain Hobson quiet. Chi
cago Tribune.
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Handling an Audience.

"What will you do when your con-
stituents ask you to explain your
votes on some of these tariff sched-
ules?"
I'll explain" answered Senator
Sorghum, with such minute and
comprehensive technical detail that
they will be glad to have me drop
the subject and tell them a few ANUS
ING Observation-Disclosures StarH
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AGED But Efficient.

OF all the workmen employed by
the Marlborough rural district coun-
Gil for work on the district roads ten
of them average seventy years of
age. their combined ages being GO1
years. The district surveyor in
formed the council that they were
all capable of earning good money at
Observation-Disclosures Standard.
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A Startling Whim.

The startling whim of the moment
is the black or dark colored chem
isette and sleeves with a white or
light colored gown. The erect IS pet
ter than might be expected, and the
black makes a charming background
for pearls or diamonds.
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form a shallow or a deep yoke, and 1t
can be made high with a collar, or
collarless, or with round or a square
Dutch neck, so that it really fulhls
every requirement. Long plain
sleeves are fashionable, and are much
liked when found becoming, but mod
erately full sleeves in both three
quarter and full length are having
equal vogue, and any of the three
which may be liked can be used.
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The Fashionable Color.

Violet is the most fashionable color
of the day. The rage for this tlnt'
which, strangely enough, does not
emulate the modesty of the fragrant
flower from which it derives its name,
seems to increase rather than Wane
as the season advances.
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Eight Gored Skirt,

The skirt that is made to give q
panel effect is one of the very latest.
This n is snug fitting over the hips.
while it provides abundant flare about
the feet, and it consequently is grace
full and attractive in the extreme. In
the illustration it is made Of linen and
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Attractive Hats.

Some of the most attractive hats
are Of soft leghorn lined with figured
foulard. These accord with semi.
dressy gowns and make the costume
complete for a tourtof the shops and
the inevitable five o'clock"