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LOSSES AT MONTE CARLO.
Not at tho Gaming Tables, but From
Thieves and Pickpoeksts.

Not at tho Gaming Tables, but From
Thieves and Pickpoeksts.
The extent to which pickpockets car
~ ON their calling at Monte Carlo Is
shown by the experiences of an Eng
lishwoman, the wife Of a prominent
member Of the British colony in Paris.
While playing at the gaming tables In
the casino she found suddenly that
somebody had opened her bag and
stolen her purse. which contained sew
erai hundred dollars. In letter to
her husband she writes:
at was about o'clock when they
entered my complaint and a descrip
ton of the purse In the ledger ! re-
turned after o'clock. and the clerk
had to turn back three pages 10 hnd
the entry.
".Surely,' ! said, these are not all
losses that have occurred since | was
here two hours agoT
".Yes, madame. they are. he replied
and It's the same every day.
The writer thinks that "lOsses" Is
scarcely the right word to use. She
relates the case Of another EngliShWo
man who was robbed Of 81 800 In the
same way as herself The victim nc
tuaiiy caught woman's hand In her
bag and she held on until some de'er
tives arrived but the thief had already
passed the notes 10 an acc"mpIire. and
she was allowed to go -''or. Sew fork
Sun
Catoctin clarion., 1911-05-18
Cities Of REFUGE,

In the tumultuous days Of old. when
"every mans hand was against every
other man and every other mans hand
against him." when the principle Of
"due process of law" was practically
unknown and private vengeance was
the rule of the day. 1t was absolutely
necessary that there should be some
place to which one could fly for safety
Such were the "cities Of refuge" of
which there were six In Palestine. He
who succeeded In reaching such asy'
lum when pursued by his would be de-
stroyer was safe until his right to pro-
lection was judicially decided. In all
probability there were cities of refuge
In other countries than Palestine.
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Dubious Work.

Many years ago when C"lon"l FRO
be, UT ATLANTA was called on to gauge
the water IN u nrighb0ring stream ne
one dag tad an amusing encounter
With an old, farmer who came along
on wood cart drawn by an OK.
When hp reached the colonel he stop
ped the cart and inquired peremptorily:
What GU 'arth are them men dom
tharT
They are trying to find ont how
many bncketfuls OF water run down
this creek In twenty -four hours" said
the colonel
Mister. are that true fact" asked
the farmer.
YES: that's just what 1t is." said the
colonel
"WeIi, mister" said the old man In a
tone of much disapprovai and anxiety,
1T mought be all right. but II do ap-
pear to me such duin's are oncOnstitoO
tional Youths Companion.
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PEAF0WL ETIQUETTE.
The Hens Formal Introduction Of Her
Brood to tho World.

Brood to tho World.
For bringing up their families pea
hens are model to every other feath-
cred fowl in existence. The nest Is
usually made Of quantity Of dry
sticks. and when fairly set and on it
the difficulty l. to find out where the
hen Is. So beautifully does the ash
gray plumage assimilate with the sur
roundings that it Is often possible to
tumble over fhe nest before recogniz-
ing it. In this nest are laid from three
to four large whitish eggs about the
size of those laid by the common do
mestic goose.
When the chicks are hatched out they
are the most delightful little brown
birds imaginable The color Is q rich
deep brown. and they much resemble
young pheasants both In size and In
coloring. Many people have often
laughed ut the curious etiquette notice
able In the behavior of bees toward
their queen. But the peafowl etiquette
in introducing young chicks to their
owner Is at least as curious. As soon
as the chicks are able to walk the
mother marshals them In procession,
and. leading herself. she stalks to the
place where she and the others are
generally fed. Having formally intro
duced her brood. she takes them back
to the nest, and they are not seen any
more for some weeks. The hen will
come and be fed, but the chicks are
supposed to remain In retreat till they
are grown to the size Of spring chick
ems, when they come out and join the
rest of the fowls and learn to feed for
hemselves.-Country Home.
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Grim Rscolisctions.

"Now that you are famous. Mr.. Rim
er. we propose to place tablet on your
former home"
"Well?
"What would you wish us to sayT
"You might say that was elected
for nonpayment Of rent" replied the
somewhat mbittered bard Washing
ton Heralds
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THE CUCUMBER.
One Way to Dress It and . Royal Way
to Grow Il.

If ever an anthology Of the foods OF
the earth comes to be written quite an
entertaining chapter could be made out
of the cucumber. And some of the ex-
tracts would provide material for. much
mental exercise to decide whether they
are humorous or serious. For exam
pie. what did the Greek poet mean
when he said Of certain woman:
She was to me
More tender than q cucumber?
Only one meaning would have been
taken from that eQuivOcal statement
by that famous doctor who used to de-
clare that the only way to dress a Gu
cumber Is to cut II into very thin
slices, sprinkle 1t with the finest Of oil,
pepper 1t plentifully. cover It with vim
egar-apd then throw It out Of the
window! On the other hand. Thack-
cray tells how he had delicate cucum-
hers stuffed with forcemeut." while
Dickens refers to salmon, lamb, peas,
innocent young potatoes. a cool salad.
sliced cucumber, q tender ducklng-
all there!' Both nOveliSts were evil
IDENTIFY men after the heart Of the EN-
peror Tiberius, who was never with
out cucumbers and had frames made
upon wheels. by means Of which the
growing cucumbers could be moved
about and exposed to the full heat Of
the sun. while In winter they were
withdra wn and placed under the pro-
lection Of frames glazed with mirror
stone.
Yet two or three centuries ago the
vegetable was looked at suspiciously
as cold and treac cherOus.- London
Standard.
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Mosaio Work.

The origin of Mosaic work Is un-
known. We may be sure, however.
that 1t began among some oriental peo-
pie. 1t had attained to great excellence
in Greece In the time Of Alexander and
his successors. The Romans also ex-
celled in Mosaic work. as is shown BY
the many preserved specimens today
to be seen in the museums. The art
was revived in Italy by Giotto. Cine
bue and others and from Italy made
its way into the other European coun-
tries. Some of the achievements OF the
Mosaic works of the best Italian period
are little less than miraculous.-New
York American.
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hara thu Credit.

''There Is one thing like about your
husband-he never hurries you when
getting ready to go out with him"
"Very little credit Is due to him for
that. my dear. Whenever see that |
am not likely to be ready In time |
simply hide his hat or his gloves and
let him hunt for them up and down
until | have finished dressing"
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Character In Handwriting

| showed a professor of caligraphy a
letter had received. He took very
favorable view of the handwriting.
1t was the handwriting. he told me. OF
a man without learning. without gen
,us. without feeling. And. now. sir"
said. "will you look at the sigma
ture?" The letter was written by Lord
sIacaulay. -Arnold's "Three Cornered
EsSayS"
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Dads DISGRACE,

I'VE dined out last evening, Pa dis
graced us as usual" ;.js.
.+As to tow"-.
"Got to the end Of the dinner with
three forks and two spoons stili un,;
d"-Pittsbufg Post s'>, e,
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Ambiguous.

"How are you. old MANI Feeling
pretty strongr
"No. only just managing to keep out
Of the grave"
"Oh. I'm sorry to hear that!"--Judge's
Library.
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Doesn't He, Thouoh +?

Confess now. Henry. you
don't pay as much, attehttoH to your
wife as you did before sou ssvere mar.
ried? Fl. Peck-I.ord. yes Il mind
twice as quick now.-Eoledd Blade e !,
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A.canina Raason..

= She ton the beach at Atlantic City,
= wonder why, that dog tried to bite
fae just now. He,-The intelligent ami
NAL heard ME call you little witch.
and he probably thought you were a
! sapdwieh.~t baltimore American.
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aothered tha Barber.

"How are things?" the barber asked
pleasantly OF the shrinking man In the
chair.
"Dull, very dullr'
And the knight of the razor looked
for moment as II he thought the re.
mark was personal London Tele-
graph.
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His Little Task.

Every suspicious man. they say"
Every. Bought a dictionary last
week. and now he's counting the words
to see ir It contains as many as the
publishers claim Washington Her
AID
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The. Rest.

Willis-What is the happiest mo-
ment of married life? Gillis-When .
man throws the pictures of his wifs's
relatives out Of the family album and
fills it up with photographs Of his baby
instead. Puck t''
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Widsly Separated.

.Are you related to Barney O'Brienr
Thomas O'Brien was once asked.
every distantly."' " replied Thomas.
W was me mothers first child; Barney
was the sivinteenthr'
Catoctin clarion., 1911-05-18

A fool always wants to shorten space
and time; wise man wants to length
en- both. -Ruskin.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-05-18

The ulan who can be nothing but Sc
rious or nothing but merry is but hslf
q man.-Hunt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19
DECORATED HIS SHIP.
Sir John Had Little Paint and Fine
Sense Of Humor.


1t is not often the administration of
England's naval affairs is attended
with any humorous features, but on
one occasion ut least an officer Of the
royal navy contributed quantity to the
archives of the admiralty.
Once, before the days of steel ships,
the allowance Of paint In the royal
navy was very small, and sometimes
the officers had to pay large sums in
order that their ships might maintain
a decent appearance, Sir John Philli-
more resorted to a funny expedient
either to soften the heart OF the navy
board or, if that proved impossible,
to express his opinion. He painted one
side of his yellow frigate black and
white and used the rest Of the black
paint in printing on the other side in
large letters, "No more paint!'
The navy board wrote TO call his
attention to the improperly of his
conduct and signed themselves, as
they did officially, "Your aifectionate
friends" Sir John made reply that
he could not obliterate the objection
able letters unless he were given more
paint and signed himself, in turn,
"Your affectionate friend, John Philll-
more"
The naval authorities then called his
attention to the improperly of the
signature, to which Sir John respond.
ed, acknowledging the letter, stating
he regretted fiat the paint had not
been sent and ending, II am no longer
your affecdonate friend, John Philli-
more"
His frigate was permitted to retain
her original yellow, and thus the
navy board punished Sir Johns i'm
nprtiupncp
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19
COOKING A HEDGEHOG.
Bake u In Clay Into Solid Mass and
Carve u With an Az.

When Maine Indian has the choice
of hedgehog. a skunk, a woodchuck
and a muskrat for dinner he win Sc
lect the first named invariably and
take the skunk as second choice. ieav-
ing the woodchuck. which Is the only
one of the lot a Maine white man will
taste, to the last. Unlike the skunk
and the woodchuck, which are lean
and unsavory except for few months
I'm the fall. or the muskrat. which ~
never fat and which has q strong
flavor In spite Of pnrboiling, the hedge
hog Is always In edible condition and
has meat that Is as tender and white
as that Of spring chicken.
The method OF cooking hedgehog
Is so simple that novice can learn i'm
one short lesson. When the epicure Is
nermitted to make a choice he should
shun the large old males, which at
times weigh thirty or forty pounds
The preparation consists In removing
the viscera, washing out the interior
and filing the cavity with slices Of
fat pork. peeled raw potatoes, sprigs OF
spearmint and wild celery from the
brook.
Then, without removing the quilts or
skinning, the body Is plastered thickly
with wet clay from the nearest bank.
The muddy. bulky mass is thrust into
live Goals and covered with blazing
fagots to be roasted for two hours.
on removal from the Goals, the clay
is found to have been baked into a
bard and solid mass. which must be
broken open with an ak or a heavy
stone, whereupon the skin and quilts
of the animal cling to the clay wrap
ping and fall away, leaving the clean
white meat ready to be eaten.-New
| York Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19
A Bridge of Ants.

A species Of ants which spin silk -
common In hot countries. The ants
nest In trees, binding the leaves to-
gether to make their nests Tue silk
used for this purpose IL not secreted
by the adult ants. but By the larvae.
In order to attach the silken threads
and draw the leaves together the ants
must carry the larvae about from leaf
to leaf. When two distant leaves are
to be drawn together a remarkable
method is employed. Five or six ants
form a chain bridging the gap between
the leaves, each gripping the waist OF
another In its mandlbes. A number or
such chains will cooperate in bringing
two leaves together.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19
The [ asst Lauch.

Hogan was railing a clock He was
fairly successful in dIsposlng OF tickets
In the shop where he worked, but he
ran up against trouble when he can
vassed his neighbors. Dropping in at
a neighbours house, he tried to sell n
ticket on the clock.
tits a fine timepiece and itfll LUX
folne on yer whatnot err mantel," says
Hogan cajolingly.
"Gwan, the old clock doesn't rum
replied the neighbor.
WELL" drawled Hogan, changing
front completely, "well, perhaps ye2
won't win it and then yen have the
laugh on the fellow wAo does."-Mil-
waukee Free Press.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19

According to Melchior de Vogue, the
legend OF lace is as follows: A Vene-
tan sailor gave his iadylove a frond of
spreading seaweed to keep him In
memory while at sea. But the girl
found that the seaweed was rapidly
drying up and disappearing. So she
caught the fne branches and leaves OF
the plant with thread against piece
of linen and, working on. With her
thoughts following her lover, invented
lace.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19

~ II WOMAN AND WOE. WIFI i,''
Old Age In India invariably plshds the
Two Into One.

\ Y Tt.t II 4 a IA E32
II have seen women under burn.
ing midday sun reaping in the fields
says a writer on India; II have seen
them at roadmaking In the streets of
cities; have seen them loading en-
gines with coal at railway stations: I
have seen them in long procession on
the white roads Of the plains carrying
great burdens on their heads like a
string OF camels. And have seen alsp
in the eyes OF every old woman whom
/ have encountered. every one OF
them. such misery. adversely and an
cry bitterness as seemed to curse the
very air OF heaven. ! have not seen
one happy old woman In the whole
country. stsl
women follow through the village
like dog at the husbands heel Ma
ternity is no excuse for the task IN the
field and the duties Of the house They
are servants without wages and with
out liberty to select another master
Before them il perpetual servitude. and
IL they are so abandoned by the gods
f =. I. -.
as to reach old age their certain des-
tiny is misery, detection. friendliness
and black despair. never knew all
the meaning Of the word woe until I
looked into the face OF an old woman
under an Asian sky.
1.-THE women folk Of the upper classes
In India, speaking generally, are more
the prisoners Of their husbands than
the women Of the helot castles. They
do not labor except IN cooking and
serving the meals Of their husbands.
but they are cut Off from the world as
completely AZ 8. nun. they DO not even
know. In many cases. the male rela-
lions OF their husbands. They are lit
| tie more than Gagged animals taught to
do few household tricks."-Chicago
l NnwQ
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19
NAVAL GUN POINTERS.
How They Are Aided by the Telescope
Sight ana Crossbar.


Perhaps very few outside OF the
service know Of tue important part
that the telescope and the crossbar
sight have played in the development
of target work. Before the recent in
PRODUCTION OF the telescope ana the
crossbar the gun pointer strained his
eyes in the impossible effort to adjust
their focus to three widely separated
objects simultaneously, the rear sight
q few inches away. the front sight
dozen feet distant from the rear one
and the target anywhere from 1900
to $4,000 yards. Ordnance experts
worked over this problem, and the re-
suit was the Introduction OF the tel
escopic sight and the crossbars- two
pieces of crossed wire at the end of
the telescope. When these "cut' on
the target the gun pointer presses his
electric button and the gun does the
rest.
1t is eminenty spectacular, this
great gun battery practice. This is
from description given to the writer
by an umpire whose station was on
one Of the ships towing the target
''Through the glasses you could see a
needle-like fash from the firing ship, a
vessel SO far distant that her outline
was but an indistinct blur upon the
horizon. Having caught the flash. the
glass Is dropped, the eye goes to the
stop watch. and you begin to count
one, two, three. four. FIVE. six, seven,
eight, nine, ten, eleven--an about
then you will hear a faint drone which
in the next fraction of second swells
into mighty roar-the roar of an ex-
press rushing at the rate of thirty
miles a second. With the roar come
flying Of splinters from the target, a
geyser leaping n hundred feet in air,
then another and another. as the rico
cheting shell glances from wave to
wave, and then, last of all, the faint.
faroff boom of the gun which had hurl-
ed the missile" -Iarper's Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19
Lennthenina the Day.

A couple Of laborers who had been
working ut the waterworks got into
conversation.
81 say, Bob" exclaimed one Of the
men, "you are bit of a scholar. Can
YOU tell me who 1t was that ordered
the sun to stand still"
III don't know" replied Bob "Some
son of a gun of a contractor who
wanted big days work out of the
Iaboring man, you can bet."-London
Answers
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19

Charles Ii Hyde. former chamber
lain of New York city, who was re-
Gently indicted on the charge of brib-
cry and with accepting a gratuity as
a public officer, had the handling of
approximately S5o0,000,00O during his
term. Mr.. Hyde has been in the pub
lie eye since last December, when he
evaded service to testify before legis-
ative investigating committee. He
was finally located on q houseboat in
Florida. but did not return to New
York until the life Of the committee
had expired by Limitation. He resign
ed his Office as soon as the indictments
were returned against him.
Mr.. Hyde is native of Nova Scotia,
about forty-two years of age, and is a
nephew Of Mayor Gaynor by the lat
ter's first marriage. During tile may
orally contest In New York he man
aged Gaynor's canvass and on the
latterS election was named cnamDer-
lain of the city's finances. Previously
he had been associated with the mayor
In the law business. His part In the
campaign was mainly to attend to the
financial end of the fight. The job Of
city chamberlain pays $4,000 per year,
but its possibilities in financial way
are tremendous. Hyde did not attract
much attention in his Office until the
affairs of the Carnegie Trust company
came under investigation. Then it
was alleged that he was permitted to
borrow large sums from that institu-
ton in return for making the trust
company a depository for city funds.
He claims that the charges are false
and that he is the victim of con-
spiracy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19
Clarence barrow, labor LAWYER.

SiareHco GaFFoWp t-SpoF lawyer
Clarence Darrow of counsel for the
defense Of John j. and James B. Nc
Namara, members Of the ironwork-
ers' union, who were arrested in con-
nection with the Los Angeles Times
and other dynamiting outrages, has had
a wide experience in cases growing
out OF labor troubles. 1t was barrow
who defended Eugene Debs when he
was imprisoned because of his activity
In the great railway strike of 1896
Three years later Darrow defended
Thomas ]. Kidd and two other strik.
ing woodworkers who were charged
with having ''conspired" through their
union ito injure the business" of a
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19
CLARENCE BARROW.

great Wisconsin lumber company.
Then he was attorney for the miners
union In the famous hearing before the
anthracite coal strike commission In
Pennsylvania in 1903 and made re-
markable closing speech, lasting over
eight hours. Lastly, he defended Hay.
wood. Meyer and Pettibone of the
Western Federation Of Miners, who
were tried at Boise City. Ida, for muir
der, securing their acquittal.
Attorney Darrow is native OF Ohio
and is about fifty-four years old. For
the past thirty years or SO be has
practiced law in Chicago. During the
lifetime or the late John r. Altgeld he
was associated in business with the
former governor of Illinois and is said
to have made fortune In the law
business. He has always been a warm
supporter Of organized labor and a
friend of the poor and lowly. It is
said that he gives fifth Of his income
to charity.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19

Pater--Can you give my daughter
the comforts to which she has been
accustomed? Sultor-Yes, sir. I've
breakfasted at your home, and I'm
certain that I can complain about the
coffee, read the paper, demand the dis.
charge of the cook and announce that
I'll dine at the club.--Toledo Blade.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19
Real Experience,

''Friend," began the strolling philos
oprer, do you know anything about
the pursuit of happinessY
"Ought to-" chuckled the rural con-
stable as he filled his mouth with to.
bacco. calculate I have chased more
clipping couples than any man in this
ection."--Chicago News.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19

He was an old merchant who had
built up big business by advertising.
"John," said his wife. what do you
want on your tombstone|
"Oh," he answered, "it isn't very I'M
portant what the text Is so long as 1t
gets good space and is well displayed"
london Telegraph. -
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19
First of the Season.

Seedy visitor--Do you have many
wrecks about here, boatman? Boat
man--Not very many, sir. You're the
first I've seen this season.--London
Telegraph.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19

Elderly Relative (snif1ngJ-Bertha,
is IL possible that you allow smoking
In your parlor? Married Niece--Cer-
tainly, auntie. You can smoke your
pipe here if you like.--Chicago Tribune.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19
Valuable FOOTPRINTS.

A young Colorado ranchman has sold
two hardened dinosaur tracks for col
lege course. Thus, 1t appears chat
when it comes to leaving valuable
footprints the dinosaur has the lives
of great men treading water.-Detroit
News.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19
Have Had Their pay.

An aviator files over the Alps and
railroad train runs through them.
What is to become Of the ooly-aly
singer and the st. Bernard dog with
the buffet attachment r? Chicago Post
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19

What ID more tragic than to forged
on "the morning after" that convincs
Ing excuse you gave the night before2
--Lippincott's. !.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19
Plainly OF Chances.

II never is necessary to hunt for long
or to travel far II one Is looking for
chance to do good deed.-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19

Nell--pon't you think Miss Antique
keeps her age remarkably wellY Belle
Sure. She never gives 1t away
Philadelphia Record. exWf ~ssgss
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19
Siamesc Stockiros.

In Siam men of the high and middle
classes as well az women wear long
cotton stockings reaching high above
the knee,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19

Man--.Who Is the responsible per-
son n this flrm?" Once Boy--'I'm
the one who gets all the blame"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-19
Could Not Pay Small Sum.

Judge Bray committed two persons
to prison at the Shoreditch (England)
county court for falling to pay eight
cents week.