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The Columbus journal., 1910-08-31
The Rival Roses,

Perhaps the two most famous flow
ers in history are associated with tho
Temple gardens. for, according to ira
dition. 1t was In the gardens in 1880
that the two leaders plucked the red
and white roses which became the
badges of the rival houses Of Lancas-
ter and York. The gardens were for
centuries famous for their roses.
Among their floral curiosities one finds
in the accounts for 100 an expendi-
ture on two perimic box trees and won
ders what a perimic tree IS until one
remembers the custom Of trimming
box trees in a symmetrical or peri
metric" fashion.-London Chronicle.
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THE LIONS HEAD.
Origin Of lts Use ~ . Decoration For
Fountains.

Origin Of lts Use n . Decoration For
Fountains.
THE sun CLOVIS in the Lion" says
Seneca, meaning that when the sun
enters the sign of Leo ut the summer
solstice the highest temperature of the
year is experienced We may say, on
the other hand. that the Babylonian
astrolOgers thousands Of years ago
placed the king Of beasts. the fiery and
ferocious lion. In that part Of the 70
diac which the sun enters Mt the sum-
mer solstice.
The constellation which is called Leo
bears very little resemblance to the
outline Of lion Probably the name
was originally applied only to its prin-
cipal star. Regulus. 1t Is to this con-
stellatiOn in the zodiac that We owe
the countless water spewing lions
heads which are found in ancient and
modern fountains, because in the latter
part Of July. while the sun is still in
the sign Of Leo. the.Nile IS Mt its high
est level
Furthermore, the lions head with
widely open jaws issin itself very suit
able for the mouth of fountain or
waterspout. This decorative motif was
employed universally throughout the
Greco-ROman world. Lions heads are
found used in this way ut Athens, Ephe-
sus. Olympia, Agrigentum and count
less other places. It Is not quite Ger.
tain that this employment of the lions
head originated in Egypt. Curtius de-
scribes an Assyrian bas-relief from
Bairan showing water streaming from
a ring shaped vessel. A lion stands as
II on guard on eithersside Of the foun-
tain.
The water clock, which was used in
judicial proceedings, had the form of q
lion and n name which means the
guardian Of the stream. Hence the
idea Of protection may have been the
origin Of the association Of lions with
and this custom may have
originated In Asia.-Scienti1c Ameri-
can.
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1ieleiino The 0ohtoes.

John Barrett was only twenty-seven
years old when President Cleveland
appointed him minister to- Siam. The
first important task which confronted
the youthful envoy was to press q
claim against the Siamese government
for 100000. Experienced ambassa.
doris warned him against using threats
in obtaining the money. Re cunning:
avoid arrogance" they said.
THAT IS" responded Mr.. Barrett,
you favor tickling with straw to
pricking with q bayonet"
The statesmen nodded assent
When the young minister had finally
succeeded in collecting the claim the
ambassadors asked in establishment.
How did you accomplish it,"
by tickling" explained Barrett Il
had to tickle them almost to death,
though. before they agreed to pay IT,"
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Didn't Want u Flattsnsd.

This story IS told Of Jerome X. Je-
rome. the humOrist. Returning from
abroad one time. he fell into good com-
pany. with the exception Of one man.
who was what IS known as "a walking
encyclopedias" This man persisted In
giving all sorts Of Information. much
to the annoyance Of Mr.. Jerome and
others. One morning, as the travellers
leaned over the rail. admiring the ris-
ing sun. the man with the information
turned to them and said almost sol
menly:
Gentlemen. II the earth were Hat
tened out the sea would be two miles
deep over the whole world"
Mr. Jerome turned around, seeming
~ stunned. Then he grew indignant.
and. walking over to the other man.
he said. shaking his finger menacingly;
Look here. man. II you catch any
fellow trying to 6atten out the earth
shoot him on the spot I can't SWIM"
philadelphia Times.
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THE KINGS WATCH.
4 Napoleonie Gift Thst Embarrassed
jerome 0onaparto.

4 Napelsonie Gift That Embarrassed
Jerome eonaparts.
Previous to his elevation to the SOW
ereignty jerome Bonaparte had formed
q friendship with some young authogs
at that time in vogue for their Wit and
reckless gayety. On the evening after
his nomination to the crown Of West
phalia he met two Of his jovial COM
parions just as he was leaving the
theater. MY dear fellows" said he.
Il am delighted to see you. I suppose
you know that I have been created
king Of WestphaliaT Yes. sire. and
permit Us to be among the first
"Eh, what? You are ceremonious. me-
thinks. That might pass were I sur
rounded by my court but ut present
away with form and let US be OF to
supper"
Upon this Jerome took his friends to
one Of the best restaurants in the
Palais Royal. The three chatted and
laughed and said and did q thousand
of those foolish things which when I'M
premeditated are SO delightful. 1t may
be supposed that the conversation was
not kept up without drinking. When
the wine they had drunk began to take
effect. MY good friends" said Jerome,
why should We quit each other? II
you approve Of my proposal you shall
accompany me. You. c., shall be my
secretary. As for you, r., who are
fond Of books, appoint you my libra
rian." The arrangement was accept
ed and ratified over q fresh bottle Of
champagne.
At length the party began to think
Of leaving and accordingly called for
the bill. Jerome produced his purse.
but the king Of Westphalia could only
find 2 louis, which formed but small
portion Of 200 francs. the amount Of
the bill The new dignitaries by club
bling their wealth could only muster
about francs.
What was to be done? At 1 O'Clock
in the morning where could resources
be found? They determined to send
for the master Of the house and nc
quaint him how matters stood. He
seemed to take the frolic in good part
and merely requested to know their
names. Having told him. the restau-
rateur set his customers down as
sharpers and threatened TO send for
the commissary Of police This alarm
ed Jerome. who. seeing that the res
taurateur doubted them. handed over
his watch In payment. This watch
had been present from Napoleon, and
on the back was the emperor's cipher
In brilliants.
On examining the watch the restau-
rateur concluded that 1t had been
stolen and took 1t to the commissary
Of police. The latter. recognizing the
imperial cipher. ran with 1t to the pre-
feet. The project few to the minister
of the interior. and he in turn went to
the emperor at St. Cloud. Next morn
ing the Moniteur contained an orii-
nance In which Jerome was ordered to
Westphalin at once and prohibited
from comforting any appointments till
his arrival at his capital.-T. P.'s Lon
don Weekly.
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The Greatest Of all American PLAYS
Prices SOC, Csc, $lOO and $3.50.
MEMORIES OF MARK TWAIN.
Two Letters the Humorist Wrote to
Henry Watterson.

Two Letters the Humorist Wrote to
Henry Watterson.
"Marh Twain-An Intimate Mem
ory." IS the title Of Henry Watterson's
article about his cousin rs 1t appears
in the American Magazine. Mr.. Wat.
terSOn recites the following incident aS
being typical of Mark Twain's within.
steal point of view:
Ills mind turned ever to the droll
Once in London I was living with my
family at 103 Mount street. Between
1O3 and 102 there was the parochial
wOrkhOuse-Quite long and imposing
building. One evening. upon coming
In from an outing. ! found letter he
had written on the sitting room table
and left with his card He spoke Of
the shock he had received upon find
ing that next to l02-presumably 1O3-
was the workhOuse. He had loved me.
but had always feared that I would
end by disgracing the family-be-
ing hanged. or something-but the
'work'us.' that was beyond him: he
had not thought 1t would come to that
And SO on through pages of horseplay.
his relief on nscertaining the truth
and learning his mistake. his regret
at not finding me mt home. closing
with a dinner invitation. Once at &c
neva. in Switzerland. I received long.
overfowing letter. full Of buoyant odd
tiles. written from London. Two or
three hours later came a telegram:
Burn letter. Blot It from your mem
DRY. Susie Is dead"
Susie was Mrs. Clemens.
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A MARY ANDERSON POSE.
Falling Robes That Resulted In Most
Graceful Attitude.

Graceful Attitude.
Harry Furniss tells a story Of Mary
Anderson's initial season In London.
"Her first appearance was rs Perdita.
he says in the Strand Magazine. 'and
I thought her the most charming fig.
ure l had ever seen on the stage.
"She kindly posed for me after a
performance at the Lyceum. and when
she asked me the position I would like
her to take I mentioned one she had
assumed in the second net. In which
she stood holding the drapery in her
hand, which was resting On her hip.
DO you really mean that? she asked.
Yes; that attitude struck me rs the
most artistic Of oil your graceful move
ments.' Well she said. as matter
Of fact, my robes had come unfastened
and were falling OF. and was holding
them on. but ! shall now purpOsely
make them slip in the same way
And that pose was repeated nightly
during the run Of the play.
"On the first night at the Lyceum
she was moved in the great scene by
the rough. picturesque lover. played
on that occasion by handsome Jack
Barnes. As she rose to her feet It was
perceived. to the delight of US all. but
to the discontinue Of the actors, that
Mr.. Barnes wig had caught in the
shoulder clasp Of Perdita and rose
from his head with her and further
more refused to be detached for some
time.
Even this popular actress could not
escape the chaff Of the gods. She was
playing Galatea in Sir W. S. Gil
bert's play-and a charming Galatea
she made-when. In the critical scene
in which she appeals to the gods to
enable her to bring Pygmalion and
Cynisca together again, the actress
held up her arms and, uncOnsciously
looking up ut the gallery. cried out:
1.-The gods will help me"
ITO Miss Anderson's surprise, all the
occupants Of the gallery. rs II by pre-
arrangement. called out with one voice.
We willr"
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-31
A Cup Of Suaal

SO0Ss
4 large china cup with handle was
showed across the counter and q cmld's
voice said. MA wants q cupful OF
sugar"
The grocer filed the cup. weighed
the sugar. poured 1t back into the cup
and said. Two cents"
To q customer who expressed sur
prise ut his willingness to sell grocer
les In such small quantities he said:
'.Have to il,.this neighborhood. Most
Of these people live from meal to meal.
which means that they buy things BY
measure instead Of weight. Reckoned
BY the cupful. the spoonful or the pail
full. they know just how much Of any
thing they need. In order to satisfy
both customers and the inspector Of
weights and measures We measure
flrst to suit the trade. then weigh after.
ward."-New York Sun.
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london's Town Hall.

The guildhall is an important public
building In London. which may be re-
garded rs the town hall. and Is the
place Of assembly Of several courts. as
the court Of common council. the court
Of aldermen. the chamberlain's court
and q police court presided over by one
Of the aldermen. The construction of
the building was begun In 1411. 1t
was partially destroyed in the great
fire Of 1GG6. but'was soon restored. and
In 1850 It was altered to its present
form. The hall proper Is l53 feet in
length. 4S in breadth and IS In height.
It has been famous for centuries for
the magnificence Of its civic feasts.
The first time It was used for this
purpose was In 1900. when Sir John
Shaw. goldsmith. who had been
knighted on the field Of Bosworth, first
gave here the lord mayors feast.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-31
MIND YOUR Teeth.
The Value Of Keeping the Mouth ane
Gums Perfectly Clean.

The Value Of Keeping the Mouth and
Gums Perfectly Clean.
A man is known by the teeth he
keeps. The worst thing that Gun hap
pen to our teeth Is for them not to
have enough to do. 1t Is the worst
thing that can happen to us also. Spir-
itualized and cultured as We have be-
come. We still fight the battle of life
with our teeth. though We no longer
chew our enemies ears or threats.
Bone cored. enamel coated and rock
ribbed rs the hills. our teeth are
more absolutely under our control than
almost any other structure of the body.
Neglect them and they decay at once.
Give them proper attention and they
will 90 on repairing themselves for
forty, fifty. sixty years.
Give children plenty Of roughening
food to chew. and they will get the
pearly vigor Of the savage tooth with
the endurance of the Caucasian's.
Above all, the food should be Of such
q character as to give exercise and
massage to the gums. Part Of this can
be given by plenty Of coarse food In
addition to real food-not as q substi-
tute for it-and part by Intentional and
vigorous friction with the toothbrush.
To brush the gums well IS half the
value of brushing the teeth.
Keep the mouth and gums strictly
clean, and the teeth will take care OF
There are thirty-three dis
tinct named and labeled sorts Of bacilli
or bugs in our mouths as normal parlor
boarders. but they'll behave with per-
feet propriety unless you give them
carrion to get drunk on.-Dr. Woods
Hutchinson in Survey.
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Quaint Remedies.

Among the members Of the Greek
church In Macedonia the following
recipes are regarded as highly useful:
To pacify ones enemies write the
psalm Known In Judea." dissolve II
In water and give your enemy to drink
thereof. and be will be paci6ed- For
startled and frightened man take three
dry chestnuts and SOW thistle and
three glasses Of old wine and let him
drink thereof early and late. Write
also In the beginning WAS the word"
and let him carry t.
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Beginning 1t the Foundation.

Beginning 1t the Foundation.
The progressive people Of the parish
were anxious to reconstruct and adom
the ancient church. and the senior
warden wrote to the bishop about II.
there are but two things to be done
In st. Gregory's," wrote the bishop In
reply. LET the sexton keep It clean
and the parson keep It fulL"-Youth's
Companion.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-31
Bill Lanao's lonQ Hit.

In an article on Batting" in the
American Magazine Hugh s. Fuller
ton describes rs follows the longest hit
ever recorded:
"Lange, who was of the middle ages
Of the game. made q hit In Cincinnati
which IS regarded by many as the
longest hit ever made. The ball clear
ed the center field fence, which was
on top Of q high embankment. sailed
across Western avenue. went through
the window of saloon and was
found behind the bar. The hit made
q fortune for the saloon, as big crowds
went to see the ball on exhibition"
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-31

A pearl belonging to her brooch had
got fastened in the lace Of her collar
He offered to disentangle Il.
THAT'S a great trick Of mine." he
said rs he wrestled with II. ''Separai
ing pearls from
"People? she interrupted in u fright
NO." said; he: ''from iaces."-New
York Press.
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n LEADING Citizen,

DIDN'T you tell me Faro Joe was
one OF the leading citizens Of Crimson
GulchT"
Well" answered Broncho Bob. he
was When he left town he led the
vigilance committee by a quarter of
Q mile clean to the next county,
Washington Star.
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When France Washed In Holland.
In the sixteenth century clothes were
sent from all parts Of France to be
washed In Holland. where the water
Of the canals was supposed to have
special cleansing properties. The cost
Of transport was about ten times gresa-
er in those days than 1t present.
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No Nno4A SlNlcklN.

Gerald" she said. facing him with
heightened color and putting her hands
behind her. you will have to choose
between me and your old pipe"
Not an instant did Gerald hesitate
1.-THE old pipe goes. DEAR" he said.
throwing It away. 81 was thinking of
buying q new one anyhow."-Chicago
Tribune.
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The Miserable VILLAIN.

Low Comedian-After oil these years
Eggbert has at last succeeded in max
ing q hit with the audience.
SOubrette-So? How does he do It?
Low Comedian-You know he has
always played villain roles.
SOubrette-YeS.
Low Comedian-Well, In the last act
of new play the author allows him
to repent and say, 1--WE been a miser-
able villain" That confession in
variably brings down the hOuse.-BOs
ton Post.
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Plump Bride.

She latter the serviceI-You dreadfhl
fellow: Why did you smile during tn
ofertory? He - l couldn't help
There was Miss Addje Pose sin: = +.
Had I the wings of q dove" IL .
mental picture Of a 200 FOUNDER trying
to fly with pair Of four inch wings
was too much for me.
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ussos and Savings Bank.

OOS0O ou0 00VSu0o 00ukSs
Though Duncan Of Duthwell was the
founder Of our first savings bank. the
first suggestion came from Daniel De.
foe. When he found himself compelled
to hide from the bailiffs in q small
Bristol inn he turned his enforced
leisure and financial failure to account
BY writing the Essay on Projects." II
deals with savings banks. friendly DO
cieties. insurance. academies and bank
rupts. On all these subjects Defoe Of
fers from his fertile brain suggestions
that startle the reader by their modern
ring. On bankrupts and savings banks
Defoe naturally wrote with feeling.
During his stay in Bristol he was
known as the Sunday gentleman"
owing to his natural unwi1ingness to
take the air except ON that day Of the
week which deprived bailins Of their
sting.-L0ndon Chronicle.
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knsv What He Was 0oina.

Booky from whom old gent has Just
received 8 sovereigns ut 4 to ~
Now. then. Santa Claus. what are you
biting 'em for: Do you think I'd give
you wrong uns? Old Gent-Noa. lad
dy. IT'S no that: I'm just making sure
that I haven't got that one back which
I passed OF on thee!-London Punch.
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IN Bohemia.

How did you enjoy her bohemian.
eveningT
1T wasn't much Both the epigramss
and the sandwiches were stale."-.
Washington Herald.
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Didn't Mean Il That Nav

Willie-I say. ma. II dad was to die
would he 60 to heaven? Ma-Hush.
Willie! Who's been putting such n
diculous thoughts into your head
London Opinion.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-31
4 Safe Lead.

II hear Lem Boggs Sunilayed with
ye. deacOn"
"Ya'as"
"Goin' to lose yer darter. eh:"
Il reckon, hut not to Lem Zeb Riggs
Mondayed. Tuesdayed. Vedncsdayed
and Thursiayed with us. ] judge Zcb
is the lucky man"-Success MAGAZINE.
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No DANCER Of That.

Mrs. Stubbs-JOhn. No true mno will
smoke up his wife's curtains. Mr..
Stubbs-I should shy not Anybody
TINT smokes curtains would be a fsaak.
I prefer cigars.-Chicago News.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-31

For one who can stand prosperity
there are hundred that WIN sand ID
versity.-CariyIe.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-31

MY wife threatened If didn't get
her a new hat she'd 60 home to her
mother"
why didn't you let herr"
Her railroad fare would cost more
than the hat."-Boston Transcript.
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Knew the Outcome.

sympathetic Fafher-Parted from
Harry forever. have you: Well. per
haps It's just US well not to see each
other for a day or twO-I.ife.
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4eiaht Boy.

In school the other day q young lad
was asked what be would rather b
when b grew up. "A seockho6sf." -
Hoolied.-AHgooaut.
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Those who can command s0enaasves
command othcrs.-1aSlltt
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-31

A sunny temper giIds the edges Of
HES blacklist cloud.-Guthr1e.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-31
A Poultry Fable.

The hen returned to her nest and
found Il empty.
VERY funny" said she: IL can never
ind things where lay them."-Lippfn.
cott'S
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