The herald., 1912-04-18
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gentleman of rich old lady at a party.
That's my son-in-law. Hes a very
brilliant young man: made a large
fortune by the law"
"lndeed,' said the old gentleman.
"How's thatT'
-. Ie law made him my daughters
husband. "-London Answers.
Language of the Ring In 1890.
The Language OF the ring" had its
peculiarities. and the sporting reporter
invented modes of expressions that
were eminently in keeping with the
demoralizing and depraving exhibitions
they described. | quote a few illus
trations from the newspaper reports of
the period:
! "A nasty crack on the left Jaw rat
tied the Crispin's worries and knocked
his head on one side with a chop
heard all over the ring"
"A shower of blows on his already
damaged mob"
His brain seemed added from the
leys upon his ."-Halrs Retro
spect Of Long Life"
Laid Out.
Edinburgh and Glasgow have for
long been VIGOROUSLY jealous of each
others institutions and attractions.
The story goes that Glasgow man
met an Edinburgh man on the neutral
ground of London. They got along
very well together until the Glasgow
man happened to mention that his ma
tive town was "a very fine city,"
Then angry passions arose.
YES" was the reply, Il dare say it
is, but it's not so well laid out as Edin
burgh."
III admit that" answered the Glas-
gov man, somewhat to the others sur
prise. Then he added. Glasgow is not
so we'll laid out as Edinburgh. but it
| will be when ii is as dead as Edin-
burgh."-Pearson's.
The Bark Wearers of Borneo.
There are no more singular people
known than the Punan tribe of Bor-
neo. Most Of what has been learned
about them is from hearsay. Mr. w.
a. Beach says that they are represent
ed as dressing themselves in bark
clothing. wandering about in the for
ests and sleeping In trees. They have
no houses and no property, except
mere personal possessions. which they
exchange by barter. They have the
habit of leaping three or four yards
at time. and their speed is said to
be marvellous. They kill game with
weapon resembling a blowpipe. not
by the usual method of blowing out
the arrows with the breath, but by
striking the end which contains the
dart with the palm OF the hand.
The Singing Tree.
In the southern part Of FormoSa
grows a tree. about ten feet tall, hay.
ing long leaves, which possess the
property Of the nettle and produce u
maddening irritation of the skin when
incaudously touched. The natives call
it chiao jen kOu. meaning man biting
dog" Mr.. Tokutaro Ito Of Tokyo.
who has recently made a botanical ex-
ploraion in Formosa. suggests the
name viper tree" as a more distinctly
warning title. There is another species
of "stinging tree" in Australia which
attains a height of fifteen feet and the
effects Of whose touch appear to be
even more maddening to men and ami
mails Horses stung by 1t have had to
no hnf Nd han fn6 hvf
poison Of the leaves run mad.
A Little Risky.
Suppose your wife-it is wild sup
position. Of course. but let US just i'm
agine it for once-set up her own judg.
ment against yours in some vital mat
ter Try this way out Of the difficulty.
Say to her:
MY dear, you know that my judg-
ment is above criticism, for ! had the
inspired wisdom to select you from
among the many. but you. on the other
hand, cannot place absolute reliance
upon your judgment If, after accepting
me, you find yourself wavering as to
your confidence In my ability TO direct
our ways"
You will readily see that wife in
wisdom cannot protest against such
diplomatic assertion of domestic lead
ership.
Banners at q Chinaman's Funeral.
When a rich and important China
man dies his funeral is conducted with
much pomp and splendor. His friends
and relatives instead Of sending
wreaths send innumerable banners.
These are made of white silk, with
inscriptions beautifully worked in
black velvet. and express the sender's
good wishes to the deceased himself
or to the members Of the family for
many generations. On the day Of the
funeral these banners are carried by
hired men. who are all dressed alike
for the occasion. After the funeral,
which lasts several hours at the ceme-
terry, is over the banners are all
brought back and eventually grace the
rooms of the late Chinaman's house.
Shanghai Times.
Curious Labrador.
DIR. W. Il. Grenfell describes Labra-
dor as a land still hardly known be-
yond its borders. The cold current
that flows along its shores from the