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The bee., 1910-06-23
The One place.

A gentleman was standing in the
lobby of one of Birmingham's leading
hotels when some one made a re-
mark about II being so easy to get
little wet refreshments In the Magic
city The young man said Il have
been in Birmingham for nine days and
have never found that wet spot yet,
and want to tell you have looked
for 1t, too"
The never sleep" negro porter OF
his hostelry had become interested in
the conversation, and advancing close
enough to the speaker to tip his cap
politely, asked this question: Boss,
where is you been stopping since you
come to town--in de cemetery g"--Bir-
nlngham News
The bee., 1910-06-23
Fer cIsanlno Ivorv omament.,

To clean ivory ornamentss fRss
brush them well with a soft luke-warm
water and little soap; then rinse
them in water IL the same tempera-
ture. dIy with eIoth and brush TIL
the luster reappeaFA Pour . little
alcohol upon the brush, ana should ne
ivory have isesOms ysstvw. asviae = -
q gentle nsas a Rseszamsnae4s xnnNo
tried this process many tiaes. IA
have always AA1 the greatest sueessb
--Wome7r Nome CompeniOA.
The bee., 1910-06-23

The sexton OF the Methodist church
at Glendale. Del, had a startling ex
perience the other Sunday morning.
AS he was ringing the bell for service
the tower collapsed and fell through
the thin flooring just as he had I'M
ished the Last stroke. He managed
to escape uninjured. but the ben was
smashed to atoms in the crash.
The bee., 1910-06-23

A colored blacksmith In Georgia
was recently engaged in shoeing &
mule when the mule switched around
suddenly and kicked him on the head
A few days afterwards some one
asked the mules owner If the black
smith was much hurt. Il don't know
anything about the blacksmith" he
said. sourly. but I know one thing,
I've got fool mule that's going around
on three legs"
The bee., 1910-06-23
SEEMED LIKE THE OLD TIMES
Young Mans Visit to Telephone Elk
change Was with Definite
Purpose.

A hush fell over the young women
In the telephone exchange when they
" him enter. 1t was not a per-
.ptible hush; the noise Of the instru-
inents and Of the operators who were
engaged In saying "Hellol" kept It
from being that.
The visitor was a young man, but
his face was full of ennui and other
foreign expressions. These all van
ished as he heard the din of CONVEX
sation and machinery about him.
who is he!" asked one OF the
young women.
~Himf"
Eyes"
why, he Il q man who was once q
swell. but he lost his money and his
friends. Whenever he begins to pine
for his old associations, he comes up
here and thinks of old times and feels
happy"
Il don't see what he wants to come
here for" -
why. he listens to the noise. and
imagines he's at five-o'clock tea"
The bee., 1910-06-23
Rat Attacked Intent.

The story OF rats ferocity comet
from Aberdeen, Scotland. where al
infant was attacked by the ANNA
and badly bitten A woman wal
awakened in the early morning b.
the screams of her nve-weeks-o ole
baby which was In bed beside her
On turning up the light she fount
blood on the baby's wrap. and on ex
aiming 1t was found that one of thu
chiid's fingers had been almost bitter
through.
The bee., 1910-06-23

Men and Boys In Household Work
The increasing employment Of men
and boys for domestic work IL points4
70 by some people a. . signincAnt
sign OF the times. In London, tho %
pers Of that town STATE. LADS IRE being
trained with conspleuosis 0soeSsS %
do daily work in houses and bsth -
cooks and "housemaids" thsy leave
tie weaker ser l1E behind. Sgsn. -
least. - The testimony Of the uFatef2
Asuss,ssspcss wAp tppI6v kAazk n
The bee., 1910-06-23

A Burlington passenger train oom-
ing into 81 Joseph had TO stop and
remove a sleeping man from the track.
A brakeman was left to hold the man
and when the train reached the sta
tion policeman was sent to arrest
the track sleeper. He was running
down the right of way with the brake
man hanging to his coattails with sH
brakes set-Kansas City Star.
The bee., 1910-06-23
knowlsdas.

Properly thou hast no other knowl-
edge but what thou hast got by work
ing: the rest is all yet a hypothesis
of knowledge; a thing to be argued
OF In schools. thing floating in the
clouds, IL endless logic-vortices, till
we try 1t and fix 1t. Doubt, of what
ever kind. can be ended by action
alone. Thomas Carlyle.
The bee., 1910-06-23
Cor Nurserx sIunaIIna.

A whistle is an excellent thing with
which to call the children, either for
meals or any other purpose. Teach
them, no matter where they may be.
TO come to you as quickly as possible
when they hear the whistle blown.
By adopting this plan you will save
yourself much worry.
The bee., 1910-06-23
A Marrow Eacaue.

Little Roy's mother had told him
not to cry vixen he hurt himself Ono
day he fell. down and bumped his
head. lie mastered himself with q
struggle. and said. Mamma, the juice
very near came out Of my eyes. The
Delineator.
The bee., 1910-06-23
rr.aaura Eound "a Barn.

Quite a fortune was found In an
old barn at Indiana, Pa, the other day.
While tearing down the structure.
which formerly belonged 70 his uncie.
who died recently. Frank Kehne found
trunk hidden beneath the floor In
which was sscrsted $4,000 In bills and
cash.
The bee., 1910-06-23

1T looks like blossom trust" said
Spring, "for there are wire fences
around the finest peach and plum
trees. But &c isn't my fault. I'd trim
all the women's hats for 'em free
If l had a ncei"-Frank L. Stan.
ton.
The bee., 1910-06-23
Crow DIssemInator Of disease.

Another reputation is gone. Mod.
ern research has. according to CO
lonial ONCE report. proved carriou
crows to be disseminators of disease
instead of useful scavsngers. and they
are no longer to be protected in the
towns of British Guiana.
The bee., 1910-06-23

James M. Henderson killed horned
snake at his home. near Bush river.
on the Belfast road, on Tuesday. 1t
was about two feet long and lying on
stump in the neld. At the end OF
fits tail was a horn, something like
. ROSTERS spur.-Newberry Observer.
The bee., 1910-06-23

You say Mrs. Gliungton's ex-hus-
band is content with the divoPce7"
YES" answered Miss Cayenne. "He
says the alimony doesn't amount to
nearly as much as he would have been
willing to pay in order TO reach the
same understanding.
The bee., 1910-06-23
Now York Far surpasses Rome.

Persons are likely to think Of Roma
under Augustus as being great city.
but 1t was only one-fourth Of the size
of the present New York city and its
wealth was not one-twentieth as great.
The bee., 1910-06-23
Vision to Be Trusted.

The vision of things 20 be done may
come long time before the way of
doing them appears clear. But woe
to him who distrusts the vision
Jenkin Lloyd Jones.
The bee., 1910-06-23
Tn. Philosopher Of folly.

Il tried to surprise lady friend
of mine by calling unexpectedly che
other day" says the Philosopher OF
Folly, but she must lave seen me
coming There was oAe of my photo
graphs on the mantel
The bee., 1910-06-23
Good Health Hint.

For Woodworking persons, especial
ly h-alu workers. an excellent health
PRESERVE is the habit Of spending q
half hour ling prone, in the middle
of the day; best II combined With rec.
reation and fresh air.
The bee., 1910-06-23
Tho Rs.l Truth.

when q man looks indignant an.
says he's discouraged" remarked
uncle Eben, ats mos always only q
polite way Of ownin' up to hisse'f daa
he's gittin' lAHy."
The bee., 1910-06-23

Let me advise you when you are
married to so straight home as soon
as your work is done, and you win
cure all the trouble of life.-Judss
Willis
The bee., 1910-06-23

Finish every day and be done with
1t. You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities, no
doubt, crept in; forget them as soon
as you can.-Emerson
The bee., 1910-06-23
haalth flint.

An interesting hobby, in, the shape
OF work or pleasure. will 80 10 In
crease ones general health and lon
gevity.
The bee., 1910-06-23
All Men That wav.

The st. Louis millionaire who swore
he did not know what he was doing
when he got married is very much
like the rest Of Philadelphia
Times.
The bee., 1910-06-23
Woman,s Way.

When woman loves she pardons
even crime; when she ceases to love
she does not forgive even virtue
Countess Vera de Talleyrand, in
Thoughts and Remembrance"
The bee., 1910-06-23

why didn't you ask that young
man up to tea some evening. dearf~
Il don't beliepe it would do any good.
mother. He's q confirmed bache,
ior."-Detroit Free Press.
The bee., 1910-06-23
aatlahed-

The reason some men never reach
the top is because they're quite salts
fed with the scenery and companions
they find at the bottom.
The bee., 1910-06-23

Wastsr Of Time Never WsIoome.
Do you know why you are not wsi.
come? Remember that LaYater said:
"The great rule Of moral conduct 4.
next to God. to respect time"
The bee., 1910-06-23

The Wise Man and the Foot.
A FOOLS heart Is In his tongue. ~
. wise mans tongue IL In his heauas-.
Quaries. AH
The bee., 1910-06-23
Josh elIIInos SAYS:

The study ov human natur IL like
the study ov the dissekting room;
both have disgusting scenes in them.
New York Weekly.
The bee., 1910-06-23
The Ideal LIfe.

We are haunted by an ideal life and
II is because we have within us the
beginning and the possibility of it
Phillips Brooks.
The bee., 1910-06-23
Like Tempered steel.

Like piece Of steel, that man il
strongest and most elastic who always
retains his temper.
The bee., 1910-06-23
Renroach.

IF you had had the tiniest bit of
love for me you would never have
married me."-Witzige Blaetter.
The bee., 1910-06-23
ErIendshIp Almond Amman.

Amongst animals we ind friendship.
confidence and fidelity. such as Is rare
even among those who call themselves
humans and men.
The bee., 1910-06-23
neartn mint.

Masticate every mouthful of food
until it liquifies and you will soon be
free from the evils of Indigestion.
The bee., 1910-06-23
Ihe phIloaonher Of EnIlu

IT'S awfully hard for me to under
stand" says the Philosopher of Fol-
ly, how pug dogs can like the sort
Of people that like them"
The bee., 1910-06-23
Uncle ezra say.:

Sometimes 1t needs a black sheer
in family in order to make ths
Wilderness Nv the others noticeable"
The bee., 1910-06-23

c,,y's Large Demand for Oysters.
II IS estimated that 10000. 900 oys-
sers ale yearly skipped to Liverpool.
The bee., 1910-06-23
PLAINLY Apparent.

rs he a representative citixenr-
Certainly not. He never went to tho
legislature
The bee., 1910-06-23
Lesson Wen Tauoh4

One tkorn of experience is worth
whole wilderness of warning Lowell.
The bee., 1910-06-23

Slaughter OF Foxes in Germany.
The average yearly slaughter of
foxes in Germany is about 10000.
The bee., 1910-06-23
sprIna Fever.

ZONE people have spring fever all
,,e year round Atchison Globe.
The bee., 1910-06-23
Undoubtedly.

Undoubtedly.
'It costs more 10 live now than 1t
did a hundred years ago."
Really"
YES"
"Thers are some other things about
1t too"
''Yes?"
ut is worth more"
"Of course"
"And there are more OF US living
now than there were a hundred years
ago"
The bee., 1910-06-23

His GroHches.
whats the matter with wilkins,
anyway"
"Wilkins?"
"Yes."
81 don't know. But do you want to
know what he reminds me ofY'
Go ahead"
"a home for ancient and venomous
grouches."
The bee., 1910-06-23
Never Loses Its chance

Learning is ever in the freshness OF
is youth. even for the old Aeschylus.
The bee., 1910-06-23

Most everything costs money
Excepting free advice.
And that on close Inspection
Is seldom worth the price.
The bee., 1910-06-23
y oeds Unknown to Nat,,r.

has no moods; they belong
sone ~~Auerbach.
The bee., 1910-06-23
a ouestlon Of Reanan,

A ran usually has more respect for
>o,her mans size than for his age
.tchison Globe.
The bee., 1910-06-23

Easily Satisfied.
lam looking for job"
What kind of jobT
Don't care much
'NoY'
mo. just want any old job that
will take care of itself and Of me too"
The Acme Of Bad Taste.
"His manners are horrid."
"Aren't they?"
Eyes"
II think it is awfully bad taste fos
him to be so rich when he is so impos
sible."
The bee., 1910-06-23
sYnpathy.

"Are you fond Of music r.
Very"
How yon must suffer-"
The bee., 1910-06-23
sonethina of 4 Sion.

Something of Sign.
n thought Jones was a married
man"
''Isn't hep
81 heard him say he believed in wo
nan suffrage"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
Wars of the Insect World

fToII f1dTpeT weekly.
 So far, from personal observation. have found that the grasshoppers are by far the most irritable class of insects among themselves. They seem to enjoy fighting better than eating and fre- quently fight until each one has lost one or more limbs, and so netimes even until one succeeds in killing the other. So great is their interest in these deadly battles that they will allow themselves to be picked up and carried about con tinuing the conflict in ones hand In the most unconcerned manner imagina ble.
 The katydids constitute the less quar- relsome members of the grasshopper family. Their fights are far and few be- tween, but extremely violent when once started. l remember vividly a battle be- tween two of these insects which I wit messed several years ago. It happened close to the edge of a small patch of woodland where several trees had been cut and the stumps left standing from two to three feet above the ground. To katydid and his mate had crawled, per haps to enjoy their honeymoon. As stopped to watch their actions for a min ute a third katydid, seeing the happy couple, and feeling somewhat jealous, shrieked an insult to them from near by stump. The offended insect never ut tered a sound, but, leaving it's mate, flew directly to the other stump, where a fierce conflict ensued, ending only when the insulting one had been torn to pieces by his more powerful rival, much to the satisfaction of the female katydidl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
Cured of Catarrh after
 25 Years of Sufferinq

cure any case of catarrh, throat or lung trouble if it is given a fair test.
 Now, gentlemen, if you think this letter would be of any benefit to you. you are at liberty to have 1t published. Perhaps it might help some other suf- ferer that has tried so many other medicines to no effect" Yours truly. R. J. Brunton, 331 Gallia St, Ports mouth, O., March II, 1910
 Breathe HYOMEI (pronounce it HIGH-O-ME) and 1t will surely rid you of obnoxious catarrh just as it did MT. Brunton. A complete HYOMEI out f1t which consists of hard rubber vest pocket inhaler, a bottle of HYOMEI Oiquid) and simple directions for using costs $l.o0. The inhaler will last a life time, so that should you need another bottle of HYOMEI you can get it for 50 cents.
 Sold by Norton's drug store and drug- gists everywhere, and guaranteed to cure catarrh, catarrhal deafness asth- ma, croup Sore throat, coughs and colds, or money back. Mail orders filled, charges prepaid by Booths Hyomei Co.,, Buffalo, N. r..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
Our Friendship for China

Hon. Almost r. Wilder In LeSlfe'S.
 Some one has said, Let me write the songs of a country and care not who makes her laws" meaning that thus he would have an invincible hold on the very heart of the nation. So, in view of the splendid annual spectacle of a hundred select Chinese youths going to the United States for their education, for their views of government, social organization and of what constitutes true manhood, ore might say, Let me educate the viceroys, governors. the leaders and thinkers of China, one, two, three de- csGes hence, and I care not who builds her railroads or digs her mines or has the ear of the throne" The power of a clock lies in the handspring: the con- trol of an empire lies in those who think and on such America is leaving an1 has long left the mark of the forces and in fiuences that have made the word American" splendid among the nations The United States would have China be- lieve-her rules, her people-that we seek rot yours, but you; that the outreach of our nation is not merely to force rail- way equipment and the staples of life on this great population, but, in response to the best that is in our people, to set up the highest comity-to exchange not only wares, but ideas; to bring not merely cargoes, but principles; to work together not only to enrich each other, but to further the best civilization-to open doors for every child, to put foundations unoer the home and state of gladden. the hearts of men, to throw on the screen of life's dull gray routine the possibili- ties of God given manhood, and to drive into the limbo of the far away suspicion, cruelty, ignorance, hate. famine and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
Inereaxed MIX suppIx

Edinburg, Scotland, December 10.-(Spe- cjal )-During the hearing of evidence Tn A milk case before Sheriff Orr in Edin- burg sheriff's court one of the wit nesses, a dairykeeper, told a rather anus ing story in connection with the milking of COWS.
 He said that many years ago gentle man offered a very handsome prize to be awarded to the Sterling Agricultural so- ciety for cows giving the greatest quanti- ty of milk. The prize-winner gave an ab- normal quantity, though the quality was rather poor He bought the animal and after using concentrated feed. procured considerably better milk, but not nearly so much of it.
 Later he questioned the original owner as to the methods he employed for win ming the prize.
 well" was the reply, Ito tell you the truth, I gave her 12 pints of porter and a bottle of whisky the night before the eompetition.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
Strong Mans Feats
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald
 Lifting d barrel of flour weighing 2la pounds from the floor 240 times in one minute was one of the strength feats of Charles Orrin Breed, who dropped dead in Lynn last Tuesday. MT. Breed, a wealthy Lynn business man, was cham pion strong man of the country in his younger days.
 His sudden death from heart failure at the age of 59 is believed to have been due to overexertion during strength ex- hibitions years ago. He never drank, seldom smoked. lived moderately and kept up athletic exercise.
 Lifting the barrel of flour 240 times in minute was considered MT. Breeds most famous feat. It was performed pub iiely In Lynn December 13, 1884, and so far as known has never been beaten. Other feats of his. all performed at pub lie exhibitions, were scarcely less remark able.
 July 1T, 1882 when he was 31 years old he lifted a barrel of flour weighing 20 pounds from the floor and placed 1t on his shoulder July 31 of the same year he put up a three-pound dumbbell from shoulder to arms length ITO times with out stopping.
 OcttlllDeI ISoZ, W1In ms flgnt nand alone, he lifted 5O1s pound dumbbell from the floor 7600 times in 1 hour and 30 minutes. December of the same year he put up 10-pound dumbbell 2150 times in an hour.
 Christmas Day of that year he lifted on his neck, while bending over. with his hands on his knees, 320 pounds. January 29, 1883, he lifted from the floor a 155- pound dumbbell 1000 times in g minutes 70 seconds. April 14. 1878, he lifted from the floor with one hand a. 220-pound barrel of flour s75 times in 10 minutes. November 10 1883, he put 50-pound dumbbell from shoulder to arms length | above his head 60 times in succession, beating the previous best record of B times, which was held by G. M. Robin- son, California strong man. | December 29 1893, he put three-pound dumbbell from shoulder to arms length | 5000 times in one hour without stopping, an average of loo times a minute. An- other of his feats was putting up a 10O-
 pound dumbbell 12 times in succession and 75-pound dumbbell 25 times. MT. Breed highly prized his book of | records and the medals he had won. He frequently lectured before Y. M. c. "A. and church assemblies on the benefits of exercise. Four years ago he took the strength tests at Harvard, outdoing all college athletes who took them at the same time and being pronounced physically perfect by Dr. Sargent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
Origin of a Language
From scribner's Magazine.

From Scribners Magazine.
 already knew something of the Cree syllable invented by the Rev. James Evans, Methodist missionary on Lake Winnipeg in the 4O's; but Cree is much less complex language, only 36 characters gre needed, and these are so simple that an intelligent Cree can learn to write his own language in one day.
 While crude and inooncse, 1t was so logical and simple that in a few years the missionary had taught practically the whole Cree nation to read and write their own language. And Lord Dufferin, when tho matter came before him, during his northwest tour, said enthusiastically: There have been buried in Westminster abbey, with national honors. many men whose claims to fame were far less than those of this devoted missionary, the man who taught a whole nation to read and write"
 These things I knew and now followed up my Jesuit source of information.
 'Who invented this?''
 sI don't know for sure. It is in gen eral use.''
 ''yas 1t a native idea?"
 ''Oh, no: some white man made it."
 Where? Here or in the southT
 Tt came originally from the Crees, as near as we can tell"
 Was it a Cree or a missionary that first thought of it?
 T believe it was a. missionary.'
 Frankly, How. wasn't 1t invented in 1SJ0 by Rev. James Evans, Methodist mis- sicnary to the Crees on Lake Winnipeg?
 Oh, how he hated to admit 1t, but he was too honest to deny it.
 ''Yes. it seems to me 1t was some name like that 'Je ne sais pas.'
 Reader, take a map of North America a large one, and mark off the vast area bounded by the Saskatchewan. the Rock ies, the Hudson bay, and Arctic Cir cle, and realize that in this region as large as continental Europe, outside of Russia and Spain, one simple, earnest man, inspired by the love of Him who alone is perfect love, invented and pop l,larized a method of writing. that fin a few years-in less than generation. in- sloe6-has turned the whole native popu- lation from ignorant iliterates to peo- pie who are proud to read and write their own language. This, I take 1t, is one of the greatest feats of a civilizer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11

subjects waist-lnes or the awkward length of their arms and similar physical defects that are hostile to the code of Venus, had six fences made, each being of & different height. Tn posing women, subsequently, he used that height of fence that would deceive the eye that saw the finished photograph. If the sub ject. for example, had a particularly short waist, the artist or the camera would pose her beside one of the fences the height of which would make her waist-line seem longer. And when three different photographs of three different subjects were subsequently put on view in the exhibit case, the beholder would not believe that the posing had been done with different. optical-illusion back grounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
Tre Camera Tricks of Venus

From Harpers weekly.
 .'Yes, but the photograph fatters her"
 You have heard 1t often, haven't you? Probably said 1t yourself at times. And vet, have you ever stopped to consider just how and why the photograph in question did hatter her; how that flat tery was made possible, and how 1t was accomplished? Photographic fiattery is rot accidental. as any honest photogra- prer will assure you. It is the result of enlisting the services of Venus by means of various little tricks with the camera ard it's adjunct.
 There is a photographer in New York who has had much photographic success with full-length portraits of ungainly women. This photographer poses women frequently beside garden fence-but not, as those who have seen the photo graphs in question think-the kame fence. The facts of the case are these: The photographer. keenly aware of the faults in the shortness of length Of his