The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-12-21
Funny In the Wrong Place.

funhy IN the wrong race.
That Prussian police officials are de-
void Of humor is the firmly rooted
opinion OF a traveller for a Berlin cot
ton firm. His business took him to
the little town of Nordenbqrg. When
the hotel register was placed before
him he filled in the various columns
and when he came to Aim of the
Journey" he wrote, 1.-The wide. wide
world Fourteen days later be was
charged with having committed pub
lie outrage, for which he was fined six
marks. one days imprisonment being
the alternative
The Cold Shoulder.
Miss Bronson. very charming
young woman OF Oak lane, is being
visited by an English cousin, who is
charming enough, but not especially
brilliant. They were in a party of
friends the other evening discussing
attitudes toward persons.
II don't believe in giving the cold
shoulder to any one" announced a
Philadelphia girl, with emphasis.
"Oh, my DEAR" interrupted the fair
English maid. 1.-The cold shoulder, prop
ery garnished, is very good. / am
very fond of it."-Philadelphia Times.
Problem of the Electric Eel.
Invention during the next two or
three centuries will probably be in the
direction of initiating the wonderful
economy and the simple direct methods
of nature, says Professor John G. Nc
Kendrick. Take the electric eel. Its
electric organ is in no sense storage
battery, but Continuance by which
electric energy is liberated at the mo-
ment when it is required AT rest the
organ shows so small an electromotive
force that good galyanometer is re-
quired to detect it, but sudden nerV-
GUS impulse from the cells spinal cord
raises u potential of many volts with
very little heat and SO small an ex-
penditure of matter as to defy the
| most expert chemist to weigh it.
The English Barber.
I grumble because it is impossible to
get comfortable hair cut or shave in
Manchester and because the majority
of BARRIERS there are uncivilized. says
writer in NJ. A P, London. A visit
even to the best BARRIERS shops at pres
ent means half an hour of misery.
The BARRIERS breathing on my neck no
longer annoys- NEIL have got used to
it. But l was quite surprised when
|. last week the man who was attend
| ing to me distracted pieces of cake
from his pocket every now and again
and let his crumbs fall down my back.
i am waiting for some enterprising
hair cutter to open a few decent shops
where the assistants are at least clean
aud where they are under some sort
of discipline.
Taxing Death.
They have queer ways OF doing
things in Mexico. as most observers
are aware by this time. but the fact
! that they virtually impose a tax on
! death is perhaps not generally known.
! To illustrate, young American was
drowned in the Rio Grande, and his
! body drifted down the river, lodging
! finally on the Mexican side. When the
relatives came to claim the body they
were received with the utmost cour-
! tesy, but were somewhat amazed when
! informed that the remains could not
be sent out of the country except upon
! the payment of tax of S120. that be-
| ing the law in such case made and pro-
! yided. The moral, if there be any, as
serts the New York Mail, is this: Don't
| die in Mexico.
Tho Urgent Need.
She (aattering with eyes and voice.
Arthur, dear, find that we still need
few things to make our little house
hold more serviceable He-What one
thing, perhaps? She-Well, for in
stance, we need new hat for me-
Harper's Bazaar.