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am often asked what Is my ntr-
rowest escape. Perhaps the following
~ the closest shave have had. was
experimenting the dispatch OF some
animals III The railway station in Ham
burg. when q haf grown elephant
which WAS standing IN one Of the
trucks with. Its legs chained suddenly
turned round and tried TO pin me TO
the wall. | was Mt that moment exam
lining Il cage continuing monkeys.
When / entered the car knew the
elephant was cross and should have
kept my face toward him. Instead Of
doing so turned round TO look at
something. and at that moment the
brute went for me- He tried to pin
me, TO the wall. but fortunately for me
his tusks were too wide apart for him
TO properly grip me. The tusks just
graZed my skin on each side of my
back. One Of my men rushed to the
rescue ard pulled me down between
the animals head aud the wall. They
then stood me on my feet to see IL
my back was broken. With the eS-
ception OF torn clothing and grazed
skin l was all right.-Wide World.
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The ladies' aid ladies were talkinl
about a conversation they had over
heard before the meeting between &
man and his wife.
They must have been TO tho ZOO
said Mrs. A., because heard hei
mention "A trained deer "
Goodness me- laughed Mrs b
What queer hearing you must have
They were talking about going away
and she said. 'Fiud,out about the train
dear"
We'll, did anybody ever" exclaimed
Mrs. G. u am sure they were talking
about musicians, for she said a trained
ear MS distinctly as could be"
The discussion began To warm up
and in the midSUof it the lady herself
appeared. They carried their case tc
her promptly aud asked for settle
ment.
We'll. wen. you do beat ALL" she ex.
claimed after hearing each one TO
been out to the country overnight and
was asking my husband ii ii rained
here last night
After which the three disputants re
tired. abashed and in silence. W. J
hampton in Iipphleott's.
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A Smart Trick.

Every child likes to do tricks. and
the more mystifying the trick the bet
ter he likes to do it. will tell you q
good one to show to your friends.
Throw a ring or coin into basin
full of water and tell them you are
going to recover the object with your
hand, but that you will not wet it IN
the least.
In order so to do 1t will sulIi1e 10
sprinkle the surface of the liquid with
some powder which has no attraction
for the water and will not adhere 10
it-something that water will not wet.
Powdered lycopodium. which you will
find in almost every drug store, is just
the thing.
Having thrown d half handful Of
this preparation on the surface OF ll's
water, plunge your hand In boldly, re-
cover your prey and show the specta
tors that your hand is as dry ms ever II
was In your life. The reason pf thiS Is
that the lycopodum has formed &
veritabe glove around your hand art
fingers. for which the water has nw
had the least affinity. any more thar
for the feathers OF ducks and othrl
water birds. You know that thes,
may dive inio the deep ever 50 o!tr'
| before your eyes aud come up as d.,
as before. thanks to the peculiar oi
secreted by their feathers,-Magita
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Bruce at Bannockburn.

Robert Bruce was the descendant
of Norman He was half an Eng
Iishman and half a Scotchman, ana ny
his mothers side he was u claimant
to the Scottish crown. After many
daring adventures and rude peElis.
borne up throughout by strong perse'
vering conscience and an ardent love
of liberty. Bruce was able to get to-
eether a patriotic army to meet the
English at Bannockburn in l3l4. BE
fore the battle began the Scottish
army knet down in prayer Edward
III. was looking on. He turned to his
favorte knight and said: Argentine,
the rebels yield. They beg for mercy
"They do, my liege," the reply was,
but not from you"
The battle ended not only IN Il vic
tory. but in rout.-Samuel Smiles
Duty"
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TRAGIC Tale OF a R2t.

The story at TIE luck of the HoWths
is well known, and down to very re-
cent times no member of that family
would permit rat to be put to death.
Ii was said That about the year 1850
the twenty-siXth Baron iIowth was
giving Il hanquet 10 his friends when
a rat ru$hed into the nall followed by
several dogs, and. jumping on the tn
be. sat ~ before Lord Howtb us II
appealing tor protection. He saved its
Tie. ana from that moment 1t never
united hini Al last he set out on q
foreign loGr, accompanied by his broth
or. who persuaded him to leave the rat
behind sitting IN Il h0tel at Mar
settles. the door suddenly flew open and
the raj. dripping wet. came crawling III
and went straight to the fire to dry III
self. Lord IIowth's brother, enraged
at the Intrusion. seized the poker and
dashed out tAp rats brains. You have
murdered me- exclaimed Lord How'll
and instantly fell down and expired. 4
London Tit Bits.
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erel. there were conclusion and q
deafening roar which sent me sprawl
ing and nearly Knocked my head off
All | remember seeing that instant
was a big cat going almost 10 the
ceiling. with tail as biz around as
a grapefruit and every les, claw and
hair standing straight out. The Ore
gon had let 90 one of its big forward
turret guns right alongside Of us. for
the Spanish fox had started out OF its
hole,
In Just one instant everything on
earth In the way of activity seemed TO
be doing. | rushed to the doe. and
the thing that caught my eye was thai
old tomcat going aft on the upper deck
like streak of creased lightning. with
every sail set to catch the wind and
fairly clawins at the deck in his efforl
to make time.
In almost less time than it has tax
en- to tell you that one shot had grown
into a deafening roar from almost er
cry gun in the feet that could bear on
the fox. Our lashings had been cut
loose. and away went the feet in that
dramatic rush to victory for us and
death to the Spaniards.
"As my captain and stood on the
bridge and watched the sight be Turned
to me and said Knight, Im an old
man and haven't but n few years more
to live at best I'll give the rest Of
my years to see this fight to the finish,
and, by the gods. I'm going to follow
emf And he gave the signal for full
speed ahead.
Say but that was sight. No man
who saw it win ever forget It. The
| race was all in front OF us. the Span
iards running fol. cover and putting M
the best fight they could in their halt
, baked condition and our fellows plug
| ging them fast and furiously
| We followed until the fight was al
over and then came about to return u
Santiago The captain gave orders t.
serve supper in the officers mess. fo
neither of US in the excitement of th'
day had thought II thing abont eating
AS we sat. down TO our meal he turned
to me and said Knight have you seel
my old tomcat Admiral? I've hunted
for him all over the ship
Well ] replied. pulling out m.
watch and looking ut it. If he has KEEP
up the pace he was making when ! say
him last going aft on the upper decl
he's due in about six minutes now o.
his third lap around the world
I'VE never did see old Admiral again
and the captain mourned him TIL hi
dying day Frank rresbrey In Oh
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Cairo NAV Have Chance.

A baseball fan said yesterday he
was glad the managers of the Kitty
League had so wisely arranged to
have the percentage of the clubs
standing figured only to July IL, the
first half OF the season. On the 18th.
a new percentage table will be started
and there would then be an opportun-
ity for the tail endersn to strength
en- their teams and stand chance OF
winning oIis the last half Of the sea.
SON IL II haEpens that two different
teams win the first and second pen.
nants they will meet and battle fol-
the championship. the winner beinf
awarded the pennant for the year.
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For theChildren
A Remarkable Dog That
Really Speaks Words.

There have been many so called
speaking dogs-that is. dogs who have
been trained TO give certain EImbcr
of barks to indicate certain wants
but this remarkable dog can really
speak. although its vocabulary Is
limited as yet to about ten words.
The wonderful gift that enables the
DOG to articulate was discovered quite
accidentally by its owner, Herr Her
mann Ebers. a German royal game
keeper. One day the dog was begging
at the table and his master asked him
Tin German, of courSet What win
you haye?" The dog answered "ha-
BEN (havel. and since then has been
taught eight or nine other words His
name is Don, and this word liz can say
very distinctly, also "ruhe" (quIeO
and hunger" (hunger). That he can
really articulate has been proved not
only by the fact that he does spea4
the words, but also by examination By
| scientists.
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Johnson-D Davidson.

BENZ. Davidson and Miss Edna John
son were married Tuesday at the
home Of the brides mother AIS Thirty
third street. The bride was formely
S.enogapher at Schiller Pros. The
groom is an employee at the Chicago
mill The young couple will reside
for the present at the home of the
hr1les mother, Mrs C. f. Johnson.
w. c. Hueckel left Thursday for
East st. Louis to ascept a position
with the city engineering force. Mr..
Hue2kell has been assistant to city
Engineer Thistlewood for the past
two years.
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stonewan Jackson's Death.

Nothing in the war perhaps. except
ing the surrender, ever struck Rich
mond with such stunning force as the
announcement of "StonewalI" jack
sons fall of the amputation Of bis
arm and finally of his death. following
the battle of Charlottesville. Even
the brilliant victory of our arms was
placed in total eclipse by this irrepara-
bic loss. From the irst, when the
shy Puritan professor of the Virginia
Military institute had startled the ar
mics by his extraordinary daring and
military skill, jackson had taken hold
of the popular mind as a supreme IA
vorite. "Old Stonewall," odd Jack"
or "Old Blue Light was by the sol
dlers held in the reverence bestowed
by Napoleon's grenadiers upon the
person of their sacred emperor. With
Lee and Jackson to the fore quiet peo-
pie sitting in their homes felt them
selves as behind two massive towers
of strength. facing and meeting every
adverse wind Mrs. Buxton Harrison
in Scribners
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. SOCIAL o4MD PERSONAL y
Personal.

Miss Ethel Barry Of Rlandyille, nv
was in the city yesterday shopping,
Mrs. Ed G. TAYLOR of Blandville,
KY, was in Cairo yesterday calling on
friends.
Miss Alice Berry of Wickliffe was
in Cairo visiting friends yesterday.
Miss Coda Williams of Monnds,
H., was in Cairo calling on friends
Yesterday.
Mrs. !. T. cole OF Mounds was in
the city shopping yesterday.
Mrs. Dr. Mosdy of Arlington. Ky,
was in tho city visiting DR. and Mrs.
runn of SIKH stree. yesterday
Mrs. G. r. Utterback of Bartwell
was in Cairo on business yesterday,
The members OF the Sigma Delta
Phi Club returned Aone yesterday
from a house party when was given
by Miss Gene Veal ol vienna.
Mrs. Simpson and Mrs. Jackson OF
Fort Worth, Texas, are visiting their
aunt, Mrs Walter Warder, of Hoi-
brook avenue.
Ned hilipps has resigned his posi-
ton at the Palace Dry Goods store
Bernard Berchileld returned yester.
day from a business trip to Charles
ton, Mo.
Ned TAilipps has just returned
from two weeks visit with friends
in Padueah Ky.
Miss Alice Gooln OF Charleston
was in Cairo yesterday visiting
friends
Miss Gladys shea and brother re
turned from visit to Birds Point
Thursday
Mss Catherine Cushman win leave
Thursday for Louisville, Ky. where
she will visit her sister.
Mrs. Jackson ami Mrs. Simpson
who are visiting Mrs. Walter Warder
are on their way 10 Anna TO attenl
a home party at Mrs. Dewitt's.
Coy Summers of East ST. Louis is
in the city on visit to his grand
mother, Mrs. Julia Richardson, M
Thirty-fourth street
Mrs. Edna Marshall returned yes
terday TO Kevil, KY, after spending
several days with her cousin, Mrs G.
w Hurley of 314 Washington avenue
who has been at St Marys lnfrmary
where she underwent an operation
for appendicitis early in the week
Miss Hurley is much improved,
Webb French who has been missing
for sometime from his usual haunts
was located last evening on Eight st,
Miss Clara A. Potter, daughter OF
Capt. H. F, Potter of 426 Douglas
street, was taken to ST. Mary's IN
Urinary yesterday on account of an
attack of malarial fever
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Death of Mrs. Riddles Sister.

Mrs. Anna Dowdy, wife OF J. A
Eowdy, of Dexter, Mo, died in that
city Wednesday and was buried yes
terday. She was a sister of Mrs.
Newton Riddle of SIG Ninth street,
this city. Miss Riddle, her daughter,
Mrs. Hill, and granddaughter went
TO Dexter, Wednesday, arriving there
only a few hours before the death OF
Mrs. Dowdy.
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The ADMIRAL FLED
An incident of the Great Naval
Battle Off Santiago.
SCARED BY THE FIRST SHOT
The laundering Boom Of the Cre5on's
Big Gun In Opening the Attack on
Cervera's Fleet Proved Too Much
For the Nerves Of the Old Veteran.

ITS a remarkable thing" said the
captain that almost always in any
great event of exciting experience.
even one in which human lives are in
VOWED. there is likely TO be some little
minor feature with humorous side to
it that will call forth smile. il not a
sudden burst Of laughter 1t seems as II
in such trying moments ones feelings
seek quick vent and seize upon any
little incident aG II safety valve"
This particular piece Of philosophy
was expressed by the grim old captain
of our steamer as we were lazily chnrn'
ing along the lower coast of Florida
Il never get down OH these southern
seas" continued the captain, without
thinking of that 81 OF July. 1893, when
our fellows pushed the Spanish feet
ND on the shore after their attempt TO
steal out of Santiago harbor
II was first officer of the Dasher, one
of the auxiliary steamers that the gov
eminent had chartered and rushed into
service. We had been engaged In car
rying provisions from Tampa down to
the ships OF the feet, and It was ticklish
business. too, because no one really
I knew up to the last few days just
where the Spanish 6eet actually was.
| and we expected to be overhauled ana
captured almost any time.
! This particular trip had been an
eventful one. and after rounding Cape
| Maisi. on the eastern end OF Cuba. we
soon sighted our splendid feet OF fght
| ers ranged In that fatal semicircle
round the entrance of Santiago Ike 4
pack of hounds watching for fox 70
come out of his hole. 1t was grea
sight. tell you. The smoke was lazl
" curling up out of each stack. show
ing that steam was up and everything
ready for the spring from the leash th'
moment the fox showed bis head.
1--WE had our orders and In shor
time were close alongside the big oic
Oregon, which. you remember, hat
Just made that wonderful trip roun'
the Horn to take part 10 the IracaS
don't believe there ever was a not
ter day even In the tropics than thi'
Sunday, the 30 Of July. Things wer'
simply sizzling everywhere, and tn
ocean itself seemed to be steaming.
After we had warped alongside am
the crew had begun carrying aboar'
the consignment Of bread, potatoes, on
ions and other stuff stepped into tn
captains room to see II could g.
any comfort ont Of the electric ia
which was working overtime, ha'
Just spoken to old Admiral. the car
I taIn's pet tomcat--and q huge fellos
he vas who was lying on the foo
I lstretched out as wide as possible, fail
ly gasping for air. when. holy. mach
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Back To Cairo.

w. Fl. Bartlett Of Ava, has as
sumed the management OF the Arm.
DRY bar He formerly operated this
bar, later he went to Ava where he
conducted saloon, up to week or
two ago. At the last election at that
place, saloons were voted out.
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Tracks Ready for Use.

The concrete work between the
rails from Twenty-fourth to Thirty
fourth streets on Commercial avenue
has been completed, There only re.
mains a switch to be placed at the
corner of Commercial avenue and
Thirty-fourth street to put the entire
line in shape for use between Second
and Thirty-fourth streets.
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notwithstanding the big Fourth of
July celebration at Cairo the Alexan-
der and ulaski county association of
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs is making
arrangements for their annual picnic
to be held at Beechvood Grove near
Mounds on the Fourth. The execu-
tive committee will meet Sunday
afternoon at Mounds to perfect ar
engagements.
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Concrete Fence Posts.

W. L. Bristol erstwhile grocer
then baker now picture Trainer has
added a new line. He is manufacture
ing cement fence posts. They a:e
reinforced by pieces Of iron, usually
old water pipe ami are practically in
destruetable and capable of very
rough usage. These posts as con.
structed are grooved on the face so
that wire fencing may be readily at
tached and will stay in place by a
simple arrangement.
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1t seems strange that bears, so font
of all sorts of flesh, running he risk
Of guns aud fires and poison, shoult
never attack men except In defense o
their young. Only wolves and tiger
seem TO have learned to hunt man foI
food. and perhaps sharks and croco
dies. Mosquitoes and other insects
would ! suppose. devour befples
man in some parts Of the world, and 81
might lions, leopards, wolves. hyena
and panthers nj times IL pressed b,
hunger but under ordinary circum
stances perhaps only the tiger amoni
land animals may be said to be a mai
eater unless we add man himself
John Mnir In Atla.tic.
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NJ. q. q. o. Club.

Miss Pauline. Feuty entertained
yesterday Afternoon the members OF
the N. B. B. o. Club at her home,
600 Eleventh street the afternoon
was spent in an amusing contest and
eaeds In addition to toe club men,
bers the following guests were pres
cnt: Misses Mia MeNeamer, Ruth
Pettis, IoGa Bondurant, Mary and
Hazel Hubbard. Lyhetie Greaney.
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MAY Have Stolen Tools.

If anyone in this vicinity misses a
lot Of automobile tools, it is probable
they can identify a lot captured yes
terday by the police. The man who
had the grip containing the tools was
arrested on suspicion of having stolen
them, and he could not give a good
account Of how they happened to be
in his possession.
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CITYNEWS I'm BRIEF
New Manaaer.

The new manager of the Cairo
Motor Co. r. NJ. Brown. of Al
ton, H., is a practical automobile man
from chauffeur to salesman, under
stands the mechanism oil eyfy make
of machine He recently assumed
the management of the company 5
business, succeeding C, L. Martin
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Poetry.

re is a shallow criticism that would
define poetry as confined to literary pro
auctions in rhyme and meter. The writ
ten poem Is only poetry talking, and
the statue. the picture and the musical
composition are poetry acting. Miiion
and Goethe at their desks We're not
more truly poets than Phidias with bis
chisel, Raphael at his easel or deaf
Beethoven bending over his piano In
venting and producing strains which he
himself could never hope to hear. =
Ruskin.
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To Attend Wedding.

Misses Maud Hastings and Alicewen
ger viii go to Chicago Sunday tc at
tell the welding of Miss Dorothy
En- 1aand of that city and Rcbert
Newcome of Holyoke. Mass. which
will take pace Tuesday Miss Eng
land has visited Cairo a number OF
times and is well known to the youn-
per set
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Entertained Clsss Of 1911.

Miss Dimple Hacker entertained
Thursday evening with . chillFen
party for the eradication class Of
1911. The evening was spent In play.
ing games, ami dancing Each of
tie members were dressed in child
rens clothing and clildcens games
were played after many games re-
freshments were se.vei.
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Few Poultry Farms In india.

Few Poultry Farms In india.
Poultry farming has not yet become
q scientific industry in India. 1t most
Indian towns 1t Is difficult to obtain
table fowls. To the Hindoo poultry
raising Ia Objectionable on religious
grounds. The government has now
taken up the matter. II
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Indian Refining Co.'S President.

Richard lowering president Of the
Indian Refining Company and party
aboard their special car Ranger
spent short time in this city and at
their plant in the drainage district
Thursday morning. The party was
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Farmer Winu,

B. II. Wing, the Cairo creamery
man is giving a demonstrations ,Qy
of what his new orchard near villa
RiRdge is doing by bringing to the
Cairo market load of peaches in
crates and hampers of new apples.
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Mounds Couple Announce Wedding
Date

Invitations have been issued to
the wed ling of Miss May Deeslie and
Charles e. Cafhert of Mounds, Wei
nesday, June IS The young couple
are permanent in Mounds society.
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ROCK CLUB.

Miss Ncileta Ehlnlan will entertain
the members of tae Rock Club this
afternoon, at the hone of her
parents Mr. and Mrs, Y. +. Gilman
or 2203 Holbrcok,
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OF course men nave Il lot or snah
worries, but they don't nave to carry
channels skin and a little satchei
around with them wherever they go
Galveston News.
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Hold a DeIicatessen,

The ladies of the Christian church
will hold deltcatessen at Miss Com
ta's millinery store this afternoon
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But. my dear. II | buy you Tbs
gown It will put me $50 In debt
"Only $50. Ii you are going Id debt
why not go IN like gentleman ana
make it hundredT'-Fllegende Blat.
ter.
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I've never any pity for conceited
people. because they carry their com.
fort about with them. -George Eliot
New-York tribune., 1911-01-22

ioiner and PAINTER During the long win
ter months, when the snow les deep on
,ha ground, he has little to do outdoors
The axe, big pocket-knife and plane pro-
vide him with work then, while the Wom-
on of the family sir AZ their looms. ana
when the dark comes on early, every one
assemblies in the cottage, where Dig logs
crackIe on the open hearth. But no one
Is allowed 10 sit idle. The women spin
and sew, and the master OF the house ana
the farmers men work at their sloyu,
while the BOYS take their pocket knives
and make a first attempt al forming the
axe-helve. There Is no hurry, tor winter
lasts four or FIVE months. and Tor tnat
reason they endeavour with inexheusuole
patience 10 produce a wealth OF most
beautiful carving even for the most every
day objects.
The ornament characteristic Of the
scandinavian peasant is often rude and
archaic, as would beft a type wholly
ignorant OF taste as an intellectual con-
cept. The old Swedes were rough folk.
Mr.. Granlund speaks OF their trick drink
ing vessels, the beskers which, II not
properly balanced on the way TO a
drinkers lips, poured the wine over his
head instead Of down his throat to the
ir1neasurab mirth Of his comrades
But some hidden instinct, some obscure
gift for the fitness Of things. not only
kept the peasants fancy in check. but
New-York tribune., 1911-01-22

Illustrated pages form. In their turn. a
kind Of museum
The Swedish peasant has always been,
al 3 has been indicated above, an artless
soul. Mr. Granlund tells US how in his
painted hangings the fifteenth or six
teenth century rustic artisan sought to
illustrate the Scriptures and made no
bones OF depicting Joseph as the Cover
nor of Egypt in q three-cornered hat
and smoking a meerschaum pipe. The
most sacred personages were put into
pea Jackets and Jack boots But II pict-
ure making often ended in mere quaint
ness, and even unconscious drollery. the
objects Of a more practical character
were made ornamental in much moro in
telligent fashion. The Swedes have u
term. "sl5jd." which signifies the making
OF things by individuals or families In
the home as opposed to the production
Of things In the mass In factories.
Wood sloyd." It is in English. Here is
Mr.. Granlund's account OF this home
Craftsmanship in action:
The Swedish peasant was. and 70 some
extent. still is. his own smith, carpenter.