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trained, usually seems able to make
finer deductions-he's more logical. 6
'You spoke Of the dogs being logical
when is it that they have to make
deductions?" Doctor Fulton was ask
ed
"Well, in case like one that hap
pened out in a Nebraska town few
years ago-I forget the place. A house
had been burglarized in small town,
the robber getting away with several
hundred dollars, and leaving nothing
from which we could give the scent
to the hounds. The owner of the
house knew all the people who had
been In the room from which the
money was taken for the last three
days, except the robber. We got all
those people there, and gave the order
to the dog: Find him!'
."The Cuban hound Immediately
picked up scent that took him to
the wife of the owner OF the house,
who was in the next room. But the
English dog went shifting around, got
acquainted with the scents of the PEG.
pie there, then found a trail different
from any of them 1t led to a negro's
house out In the country, and the
negro afterward confessed to the
crime.
There is an old idea that 8 man
can shake off the dogs by walking In
running water. About ten years age
two men broke out of the Beatrice
tail, They followed the bed of the
creek four miles and then confidently
took the road We simply trailed
| them to the creek, and, one dog or
each side, followed 1t down until tbs
place where the men came out. Their
this will show you how keen is the
scent of the hounds-We put them II
a buggy and drove along the road As
/ long as the men we were hunting ha6
| stayed on the road, which was about
ten miles, the dogs sat still, intent
and watchfu1 AS soon as we reached
the spot where they Owed into a corn
field the dogs jumped out Of the bug
/ gy. They had scented the trail from
| the bed Of the buggy.
IA trail becomes hard to follow
4 after about SO hours have elapsed. Du
we have followed trails much olde
than that.
I'VE ran horsethief who had mad,
away with a fine pair of mares il
South Dakota, four years ago, 25
4 miles before we captured him and tn
horses. It took nine days to catcl
him, the two hounds steadily follow
/ ing the scent for that length of time
/ Then about eight years ago two. 0
NV dogs, tJoe-Joe' and Miss Colun
hia. were taken out to the wild hill
! In Wyoming to run down band Q
train robbers who had taken $1,000
from a Missouri Pacific train. jos
I joe got lost out there and was neve
found. Probably he was stolen. Blu
I Miss Columbia went on and mar
aged to capture two of the -obbers.
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sun Rear Cub Given curator,s wife.

Sun Bear Cub Given curator's Wife.
the Bronx Zoo, who is now on two
year trip into the unknown portions
of the earth collecting rare specimens
Of bird life for exhibition here, was
accom- panied by Mrs. Beebe, as en-
thusiastic a naturalist as her hus-
band
When the curator's party reached
the region peopled by the Dyaks, the
aboriginal race of that island, feared
as the wild men of Borneo" and
known to be head hunters and canni-
balls, Mrs. Beebe's presence in the
wilds created great curiosity, for the
head hunters beheld a white woman
for the first time.
While on the slopes Of Mount Kim
balu, near the source Of the River
Kinabatangan, the naturalist's camp
was suddenly surrounded by fierce
looking Dyak chiefs, some robed II
fantastic garments made OF birds
skins. some without clothes, some
wreathed around the waist and tenn
pies with leaves and feathers.
AS Mr.. Beebe noticed the head chief
rush In the direction Of Mrs. Beebe,
the curator drew his automatic pistol
and threw himself in a posture Of de-
tense. But the precaution was I'M
necessary, for the wild man" merely
laid furry animated little bundle ia
the white Woman's lap. It was a tiny,
week-old sun bear held in great rev.
erence by the Dyaks. Mrs. Beebe
carried the bear the rest of the jour
ney and fed it from a bottle until the
/ party reached Brunei. a seaport, from
| which the little cub was dispatched
| to the Bronx Zoo.
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NED IN An A|R||SsH|P
AND SAIL PARKWAY
AVIATOR TAKES DARING YOUNG
COUPLE AND PREACHER
UP IN BALLOON.
CEREMONY Is A MILE In SKY
Enveioped In Mist, High Above the
Earth, the Marriage Service Is Sol
EMMY Performed-Alight Over
Thirty-Five Miles Away.

San Antonio, Tex.-While soaring
more than a mile above San Antonio
In dirigible balloon enveloped in
mist and clouds, Miss S. Marie Shell
ton and w. Walter Stowe were mar
ried as the result Of wager. Follow
ing their romantic marriage they had
an aerial honeymoon, the first IN the
history of the world. going more than
thirty-f1Ve miles and landing IN an
other county.
The balloon came down in a forest
more than five miles from the nearest
country road and the popular young
couple had to walk that distance
through the mud to reach an automo-
bile in waiting to carry them to the
city.
Rev. j. III. Adams. pastor OF the
Cumberland Presbyterian church OF
this city, performed the ceremony.
Capt. Fl. E. Honeywell of st. Louis,
who piloted the balloon on the honey
moon trip, and T. O. Bateman, car,
toonist and photographer. were the
witnesses.
Captain Honeywell had invited a
couple to be married in his balloon
Considerable bantering followed and
many wagers were laid that no couple
would make the attempt. AS the re
suit Of a wager Miss Shelton and Mr.
stowe declared they would be mar
ried in just that manner. No one took
them seriously, but Sunday afternoon
they appeared at the aviation parl
with the minister in tow.
1t was misting and low clouds al
most enveloped the house tops. Thi:
did not deter the couple. They en-
tered the balloon with the pastor ant
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OLD LODGE BUILDING RAzED
Historic Structure at williamsburg,
Va, Torn Down to Make Room
for improvements.

williamsburg, Va.--By order OF
williamsburg lodge the historic old
Masonic hall on Francis street Of this
city has been RACED to the ground.
This is the building in which the CON
vention was called for the organiza'
ton of the Grand Lodge of Virginia
on May 6, 1777, and in which the de
alterations ended in the establish
ment of the Grand Lodge of Virginia
on October 10, 177s, it being the first
Grand Lodge Of Ancient York Rite
Masons in America. Rev. John Blair.
Past Master of Williamsburg, was
unanimously elected Most Worshipful
Grand Master. In 1884 the Grand
Lodge was removed to Richmond, Va
The most prominent men and Ma
sons Of early times attended lodge In
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VISION OF MAINE SINKING
Woman Claims to Have Seen @Mef'1as
Picture Of Disaster to the
Battieship.

Washington.-Mrs. A. w. Frazer,
who now aesides in New York, claims
to have mentally witnessed the dis
aster which befell the Inflated bat
tleship Maine in Havana harbor thir-
teen years ago.
Mrs. Frazer states that she distinct.
iy saw the sinking Of the battlesn1p
before she was told of 1t. A young
man rushed to her IN her cottage,
which was ten miles from Washing
ton. He told her to tell him what
she could see.
1T disturbs me to have some one
challenge ne to a psychic test" sha
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~ ! .
e)p)rtID8
GOSSIP.

King" Cole faVors the rotation"
method OF pitchers. If that means to
wind up.
The baseball fans chirp begins to
have in it note CT spring and out
door life.
Fred Snodgrass is the only one of
the Giants who has not signed con-
tract for 1911.
Carl Morris has turned down numer-
Gus offers to meet men OF class in
short battles In eastern grounds
There is gloom in Boston town. Car
rigan, the catcher, has announced that
he will quit baseball rather than sign
the contract offered by John I. Taylor
All the major league magnates are
after no-hit fingers and batters who
can hit any hurler. This is an impos-
sibility and 1t is a good thing for the
game that it is.
Eastern golfers are still wrangling
over the nature of their action at the
u. S. G. A. meeting. Leighton Cal
k;ns has answered John M. Ward, who
is framing up a plausible answer.
The situation among the wrestling
heavyweights is becoming more laugh.
able every day. One is hiding behind
the other and all of them are shouting
q 'Fraid' In the meantime the public
is yearning for action.
Hal Chase is some billiard player as
well as ball player. He beat Chick
Wright in three-cushion match by s
score of is to IL recently at Wright's
parlors in San Francisco, and Wrigh
is regarded as a clever player In the
billiard world
One difference between indoor AMI
outdoor ball is that when an umpire
| is bad" indoors, both teams leave thu
building, when a ball arbiter il
thought to err and the players "chev
the rag they are chased to the club
house, suspended and fined.
lake Beck1ey has proved that TIL
| baseball world Is circle. He begal
playing in Hannibal, Mo-, years age
! went the rounds of the majors an
the minors and is now back at tn
/ starting point, Hannibal. He vii
] manage the team tha~- this year
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Fred Merkle, the man who set the
baseball world on it's ear by failing
TO touch second and who "came back
last fall by playing wonderful game
against the Hjghlanders, dropped into
New York the other day to see Nc
GraW
Merkle was in a laxative mood,
and for the first time since that Ia
inevitable incident which lost New
York the pennant he gave his side Of
the affair. Up to this time he had
never said a word, but it is known
that he lost 20 pounds and came near
an attack Of nervous prostration
through worry caused by the national
attack OF his so-called ''bonehead
play
"I'll tell you the truth about that
play, said Merkle. "and | don't think
that was to blame because other bali
players have been doing the same
thing for 90 years or more. / was On
first base and Mccormick was on
third. When Al Bridwel shot that
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long single into. center that won the
game / started across the grass fol
the clubhouse. Mathewson was near
me and when Evers began shouting
for the ball he noticed that something
was wrong. He caught me by the
arm and told me to wait minute.
We walked over toward second base
and Matty spoke TO Emslie.
How about this, Bob?' asked Mat.
IT,. Is there any trouble with the
score or the play?'
It's all right replied Emslle.
You've got the game. ] didn't see
anything wrong with the play.
Mattg then took me by the arm
and we walked away to the club
house.
During the hearing of that famous
case Merkle was not called before the
commission, and up to this time ne
has never said word about the IN.
cident. On account of Harry Pulliam
being present at the game evidence
was not considered necessary.
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Noted Cats OF Maine.

Lewiston, Me.-The feline pride OF
Maine is a Waiting cat. owned by
Mrs. Lutte Rowe Of so Lowell street,
Lewiston. Prince, the cat, dances
whenever he hears music OF any sort
This clever feline is one year old
and tips the scales at II pounds. he
is a fighter, and thus far in life has
escaped without serious injury
There arrived by express from Gal.
weston, Tex, at HalloweH, Me-, few
Gays ago, a cat that was the only COM
panion of Capt. E. E. Wall, who re-
NAMED alone on the derelict schooner
1olliswood until rescued. It is pure
white and weighs 18 pounds. It was
billed by the captain to his WIFE The
cat was five days on the trip. On the
box were the words: Water Me.
Feed me. Tom
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BEAR GIVEN A WOMAN
BY BORNE0 sAuAGES
WIFE oF#A NEW YORK zoo MAN
GETS PRESENT FROM CAM
MEALS.

II New .York.A1l the way from the
widest parts Of the Island Of Borneo.
has journeyed little black ball OF
teeth, claws, fur and bad temper, to
look out of steel bars of a geological
cage. Its name is He1dre tos Malay
anus, but Keepers Landsberg and
Kane in the small mammal house OF
the Bronx Zoo called it Sunny to-
day, because it is the cutest, round
eyed, sun bear cub that has ever been
brought to the big animal Enclosure.
While in that portion Of the Island
of Borneo known as saraWak, G. Will
liam Beebe, the curator of birds OF
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Jennings Balks at Nc. 10.


Hughie Jennings left Detroit the
other afternoon for his home in Scran-
ton Pa. Before leaving Hughie asked
friend to call up the ticket office and
engage a chair for him to Buffalo.
After the friend completed the tran
saction he told Hughie the chair was
engaged and that it was No. IS.
Thirteen?" yelled Jennings
yes, No. b. It's the only chair
they had left
Then don't go to Scranton to-
day
What's The matter with No. 1872
= don't sit in any chair numbered
"a
The friend finally confessed that he
had lied about the number. Hughie
called up the ticket Office, made Ger
tain that he did not have a ticket on
No. La. repacked his grips and de-
parted satisfied
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Old Lodge Building Demolished.

this old Masonic hall. George Wash.
ington was member of Williams,
burg lodge and many times presided
as master, occupying the famous chair
presented by Governor Batetourt in
1859. The chair is still in the posses.
sion Of the lodge. In 1924 General
Lafayette visited the lodge and pre-,
sided as master. For many years the
old building has been unused, and il
was fast falling to pieces when it was
determined to tear it down to make
room for modern improvements.
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try Peruna, and after using four bots
ties can say was entirely cured.
Unable TO Work.
Mr.. Gustav HfmmeIreich, Hochheirr1s
Texas, writes:
For a number Of years suffered
whenever I took cold, with severe ae'
tacks OF asthma, which usually yielded
to the common home remedies.
last year. however, I suffered for
eight months without interruption 90.
that could not do any work at all
The various medicines that were pre-
scribed brought rne no relief.
after taking six bottles Of Perurla.
two Of Lacupia and two Of Manalin. y
am free Of my trouble SO that can do
all my farm work again. 7 can hear
lily recommend this medicine Co any
one who suffers with this annoying
complaint and believe chat they will
obtain good results 9
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Education vs.. instinct.

Education vs.. irsfInGte ~
Jacob Wendell, Jr, who plays tho
part OF the dog ii Maeterlinck's drar
ma. was dining ID a restaurant recent
" when man, recognizing him as the
actor, approached and said;
Pardon me, but You take the part
OF the dog In The Blue Bird !. do you
not2 OF course you don't know i,
but can really bark lots adlnore Ike
q dog than you" ...3S5
Well, you see answered Wsnd =,
81 had to learn. Success Magazai4e
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COLD STORAGE FOR DEBTOR
Butcher Put Man on Ice When
He Wouldn't Pay His
Bill. 4

Scranton, Pa.-Cold storage as q
means of collecting a debt was used
by Michael Youhas, q butcher OF
Scranton, to a point where the police
came to the rescue of a shiyering
debtor. John Ma1eski was passing
Youhas' store. according to the police.
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Simple. Rather.

He-You are the only woman eQa
loved.
sheDo you expect me 20 belieYs5
that?
He-I do. I swear It Is true
sheThen believe yon. Any man
who would expect woman to believe
that cannot have been much In the
company OF women.
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when the butcher rushed out and de-
rnanded that he pay the bill An ar
gument ensued, and before Maiesh
could realize what was happening ne
was pulled into the store By his en-
ragged creditor
Youhas thrust him into "a reiflg-
orator and fastened the door from me
outside. The incident caused q conf
motion in the neighborhood. 4 SQUAD
was sent from police headauartess
and found Maleski still ii the icebox
On the verge Of coliansa.
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scaft,s Reaecca IA sslvanl1oe. Y

---- 1
The character OF Rebecca, In Scots I
ATvanhoes was taken from q beaalti fsll
JeWess, Miss Rebeeca Crate OF Philass
delphia. Her steadfastness to Jndaf;
ism, When related by Washington IE1
wing to Scott, won his admiration anSa
caused the creation of one OF his dnala
est characters.
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JOE. cHoYNsKl IN NEW JOB
Appointed Physical Director Of Pitts
burg Athletic sciub-Latter
Has Fine Clubhouse.

Joseph Choynski has been appoint
ed physical director of the Pittsburg
Athletic club, which has one OF the
finest ciubhouses in America. The
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Doctors Said
Health Gone.
Suffered with Throat Trouble

Mr.. b. w.
d. B q rnes,
! ey Sheriff
OF Warren
G o u a ty,
T. ennes.see,
fn a letter I I
]. + I Q m Me-
NJ In n vile Y
T e n nessee.
writes:
ar ~ a N
{ h r o q 4
{ r o u b 1 o
q n d b a d
Z b r e e doc
tors treating
m g. A | !
failed to do
m Q a n y
6 o d, and
pronounced
m Y health
gone. I con-
" d .7sij = 4! Il y
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SIRES AND SONS.

kubelik, the famous vioIinist. Rayr
~ concerts last year, at an average
fee Of 100. making his years income
nearly $4,000.
Maurice Burke-Roche. grandson of
the late . rank Work and heir to a
Large fortune. is working as a clerk for
the Lackawanna railroad.
Caradoc Roberts, on whom oxford
recently conferred the degree Of doctor
OF music for an oratorio. worked at a
carpenters bench only a few years
ago.
Andrew Bonar Law. retired Glasgow
iron merchant and leader of the
Cnionist party In England. Is socially
unknown, owns no land aud l. simply
business man. He is the son of a
simple Scottish pastor. Is without uni
versity education and is a nonconform-
ist.
William r. Fowler. for eleven years
head Of the institutions registrations
department OF Boston. who has lust
resigned. has regularly turned back his
salary Of 5000 year into the city
treasury for that length Of time. He
Is wealthy and does not need the sal
airy and. besides. de-larps TIE bulk Of
the work is done by clerks.
DIR. Philander Priestly Claxton, the
new United States commissioner Of ed.
ucatiOn. graduated from the University
Of Tennessee at the age of nineteen.
managing 10 borrow sufficient money
to enable him to keep in school with
out loss Of time. He meant TO be n
lawyer. but teaching obtained such a
hold on him that he devoted himself
to the work.
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The Writers.

Frank G. Carpenter. the travel writer
man. has purchased a home in Wash
tngton for $4,000.
Maurice Maeterlinck has been forced
to give up the use OF tobacco. which
he formerly used in prOdigiuus quaint
ties. while writing. but he sticks to his
pipe. filed with a denicOtinized prep
aratiOn.
Mary Roberts Rinehart. although she
has an elegantly furnished library in
her home, does very little Of her writ
ing there. She had a study in one Of
Pittsburgh's largest office buildings,
where she spends a certain number Of
working hours each day. When at
home her attention is bestowed entire
ly upon her husband and three sons.
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Electric Sparks.

II Is probable that a telephone serv-
fee between England and Switzerland
will soon be established.
A storage battery Illuminated cleo
tic sign has been invented to be worn
on the arm OF a person selling refresh
ments In theaters or other public
places. to save the labor Of crying his
wares.
An oscillatory electric spark has
been found by G. Caudrelier to be
made up Of about 10000 individual
sparks per second. An afr current
separated the sparks one-half inch, and
this and the velocity Of the air gave q
means Of estimating the number.
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FIippant Fines.

Edison's proposed cement furniture
won't be any softer To stumble over in
the dark.-Philadelph.a Record
The man who opposes the revival Of
the knee breeches idea will be subject
to suspicion, no matter how impersOnal
his motives.-Atlanta Journal.
A nineteen-year-old boy asked New
York court to make his bride Of TWEEN
ty-flve his guardian. To the looker-On
this Is needless neutrality-suspicious.
Sun.
A London scientist proclaims that
shock has been known to alter the
color Of the eyes. Usually, we have
observed. 1t makes them black.-St
Paul Dispatch.
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German GIeanlngs.

An average good potato crop in Ger
many totals about 100000 tons.
There Is much unhappiness In Ger
many because the excessive heat OF
last summer resulted In a short crop
Of cabbage and consequently Of sauer-
kraut.
Before electric motors are permit
ted to be used In German coal mines
they are exhaustively tested In va
rious gases to show that they VIII not
cause explosions.
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Pert Personals.

Besides. DR.. Mary Walker is the
twenty greatest women. - Baltimore
Sun.
p. A. B. widener bids fair to be as
successful IN collecting Rembrandts as
street railways.-New York World
]. PIerpont Morgan has established
his private office on the thirtieth floor.
thereby rendering it all the harder to
reach the man higher up.-Milwaukee
Sentinel.
1t Is reported that Kipling can get
81 a word for every word he writes
II that is the case he ought to be pub
licly thanked for the restraint he ex-
hibits.-Chicago Record Herald.
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State Lines.

One hundred years e the estimated
life Of the oil and gas fields Of oklaho-
ma.
The petroleum area Of Pennsyivania
covers 1000 square miles, and the gas
area q 2.T30 square miles. in which
she excels ali other states
New York shows the greatest water
power development Of any Of the
states, due In O great measure to the
Harvesting Of Niagara The state has
ass wheels, generattng ss6,S0 hoEsS
power.
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Creased Clothing.

Clothes packed away are often very
creased. To remove the creases hang
the articles on a clothesline in the
bathroom, shut door and window, turn
on the hot water tap to fill the room
with steam and leave the clothes for
an hour or two. Afterward dry in the
open air If possible.
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MD Measures and palaces

Mid pleasures and palaces
Though we may roam.
There's something destroying
The oI6 fashioned home.
The cause Is not clear,
But cert ainiy We know
Wherever we travel
There's something Ike Reno.
-Judga
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~Are you sure you know all about
that topic you write on at such
IengthT' Certainly not" replied Mr..
Hibrow. eff l were sure I knew all
about It 1 shouldn't be sufficiently in
terested In 1t to write about it,
Washington Star.
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Employer (angrily)-What are you
throwing those handbills on the pave
ment for?
Bill Distributer-Well, guv'nor, that's
what the people does as gives EN- to,
% it's only saving time.-ComIc Cuts.
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He stood on the bridge at twilight as
the game drew near the close. Twas
q pensive mood in which he stood on
the bridge Of the halfback's nose
Louisville Courier Journal.
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Cordovan Leather,

Cordovan is Spanish leather. and for
centuries the Spaniards have been f.
nous tanners. This leather is from the
horse, but now many split feathers
masquerade under that name.
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Business Man Cexplaining)-When
they say money is easy" they mean
simply that the supply is greater tina
the demand.
His ife-GOodness! I shouldn't
think such a thing Is possible.-Boston
Post.
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Hudson-How would you explain the
inScrutable Mona Lisa smile? I
Judson-Some one has told a funny
story. and the poor woman Is smiling
I'm the wrong place.-Harpers Bazaar.
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L.nnth of pax and NIGHT.

A simple rule by which the length
Of the day and night at any time Of tbs
year may be ascertained: 1t is done
by simply doubling the time Of the
suns rising. which will give the length
Of the night. and doubling the time Of
setting will give the length Of the day