The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-10


understood, that a carriage in this
train has been engaged for his mai
esty. But his majesty. as a matter of
fact. won't set off till this evening.
Thus the plot Matched against him
may take effect on this train. you see.
and our gracious sovereign will be
L aved."
1.-The brakeman touched his cap
nd passed on, and the traveller, sud
deniy grown pale and nervous, stared
from the window anxiously.' Dee
trolt Free Press.
The Mullet in Gulf Waters.
The mullet has always attracted a
soooiy snare Of attention. His frame
Is not clrcumscribed by the boundaries
OF the gulf. Whether the visitor be
from the Atlantic or the Pacific coast,
or from the shores of the Mediterran-
can. or the Baltic. he wants to see,
examine, and feast on the mullet
He Is the best known fish that
sWlms Some have a prejudice against
him, but like all feelings of this ma
ture, 1t rests on an unsubstantial
foundation. 1t can not bear inyestiga-
ton. for the mullet plays a greater
part In appeasing the craving for sea
foods than any fish that inhabits the
waters Of the gulf. He is here in
summer and winter, in fall and in
spring. When the fisherman contem-
plates his plight, when luck is against
/
creeps over him, the mullet, always
ready to give him a helping hand,
rushes into his seine and contributes
to his fortune and to the gastronomic
pleasure of the thousands of people to
whom they are shipped. He is a reg
ular standby. In prosperity and in
adversity he is always here in abund-
anee.-Pascagoula Chronicle.
Christian Burials at Jerusalem.
Until about fifty years ago Chris
tians in Jerusalem, and Franciseans
the latter simply in the habit of the
order. AT the grave the hood of the
deceased was sewed shut over his face
and thus he was bedded in the earth.
The former burial place Of the Catho-
lies was in the valley of the Cedron
alongside the Garden of Gethsemane,
at the foot of the Mount of Olives,
where the Jews are still buried today.
Only century ago new chuchyard
was laid out on Mount Zion. the place
where King David and his successors
are still buried. The exact spot is un-
known, although many attempts have
been made to find it. An old tradition
says that about the fifth century some
workmen accidentally penetrated this
vault. They looked in and saw the
magnificent sarcophagi, but in trying
to enter the chambers of the dead
they were repulsed by flames of fire
bursting forth from within. The
frightened workmen closed the en-
of which has been orgotten-Crusad-
ers' Almanac.
A Drink in Gothenburg.
From Gothenburg, Sweden, cores
aondent writes: "The difficulties un-
labor nowadays here may be judged
from the following incident: When
I went to buy a bottle of whiskey the
other day I was told, we are not al
counter What in the world do you
nean?' I asked. No. it must be or
dered in advance But I want the
whiskey at once!'
THE assistant meditated. and then
said: IF you go across the street and
telephone to US from the cigar shop,
we can supply YOU I telephoned, and
five minutes later had the wIiskey.
l went for another bottle the next day,
and found that the regulations had be-
come more stringent. Although I had
ordered it by telephone, was not al
lowed to take it home myself.
II expostuiated. and the wine mer-
chant said: But if your son here with
you will accept sixpenee for delivering
the bottle at your house, could let
you have the whiskey at once.' My
son had no objection. '--Chieago Daily
News.
Exercise for Proper Breathing.
A German gymnastic instructor has
pointed out the fact that many girls
leading a sedentary life breathe from
the bottom to top of lungs. Now, in
order to breathe from top to bottom
try this physician's exercises as prac-
ordinary broemstick. rubbed smooth
and shortened a little, serves for the
apparatus Take the down position
by hanging the arms straight down
at the sides. hands with palms in
ward, grasping the stick.
Next raise the rod to the second or
up" position, in this way expanding
the chest lengthwise. For the third
position pass the rod behind the neck,
strongly bending the elbows. If you
fnd this at first little difficult, per-
severe, for by this act you will per-
form a most important part of the
business of breathing" You are imi- |
tating that natural breather, the baby, |
as he takes his fill Of air.-Health.
The Dirigible Soap-Bubble.
The catastrophe of Republique re-
minds me of what French engineer
and constructor. NJ. Gandillon. told !
me quite a year ago: 1.-THE weak point |
of all dirigible balloons is that the |
safety margin in every detail of their
construction is too low. In ordinary
steelwork, say bridge, the stress put |
upon the rods is but fraction Of |
what they could really stand. In air |
machines. where 1ightness is the para |
mount consideration, it is necessary to |
cut things very fine indeed So that |
IL you read in the papers that the |
French dirigible balloons made a run |
to verdun at the ratesof 43 kifometers |
an hour. it means that at this speed |
all her parts were strained nearly to
breaking point, and that she wouldI
have been quite unable to make, say
As kilometers.' dirigible balloon is
still somewhat OF a soap bubble
Paris letter to London Truth.