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The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
BIG SHARK KILLS LIFE-SAvER
Swimmer Torn to Pieces and Dis.
tressed Comrade Sinks to
His Death.

New York.-A story Of heroic
ship stoker who, in going to the res.
cue of comrade, was torn to pieces
by sharks. was told by fremen who
arrived on the United Fruit steamer
Pastores.
While the Pastores was at anchor
In the bay at Port Lmon, Karl Sha.
fer, fireman, and August Schulke, q
trimmer. went for swim. Shafer
swan for a good distance and was
seized with cramp. He yelled to
Schulke at the same time that
Schulke saw the black fin Of shark
bob out of the ocean.
Schulke was one of the strongest
swimmers on board the Pastores and
without hesitation started to aid Sha
fer. A motor boat was also sent to
the rescue.
Schulke turned on his back and was
towing Shafer toward shore when the
shark rushed at the two men and
both were lost.
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
WAY of the World.

The poor man, penniless, friendless,
was starving.
Rather than that, he cast himself
In the river to drown.
A passerby, seeing the poor man in
the water drowning, plunged In, swan
to him, and brought him, almost in
his last gasp, ashore.
There waiting hands labored with
the poor man and at last brought him
back to life.
Then they congratulated the poor
man on there having been help at
hand to save him from watery
grave.
And making up a purse for the
brave fellow who had thus gone to
the poor mans rescue, he and they
went their ways.
And the poor man starved.-Brown'
ing's Magazine.
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
RoyaI Widows Woes.

Poor old Francis Joseph. emperor
of Austria, is again called upon to
use his kindly Offices by another dis
tressed lady who desires the approval
of the pope to the divorce recently
granted to her by the civil courts.
The lady is the Archduchess Isabella,
who married Prince George of Ba-
varia, union that was but for day.
Plus x has ratified the leDl decis-
ions, but has ordered as pennancs
for the lady that for six months she
shall remain retired in the Red Cross
convent and minister to the sick
The archduchess finds this prescrip-
tion of the pope altogether too Sc
we're, as she desires to attend the
wedding of her cousin, the prince of
Croy, with Miss Nancy Leischman,
daughter of the United States minis
ter to Berlin. In the meantime Fran
els Joseph will do what he can to re-
lieve the lady Of the discipline infiict-
ed by the church.
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
OF CYPRUS
Garden Spot In Mediterranean a
British Possession.
England Has Controlled Land for 35
Years and Established Good Gov
ernment and Turned Barren
Territory Into Fairyland.

New York-The island of Cyprus
brated it's thirty-ffth anniversary as a
British possession the other day, and
this fact proves all the more interest
ing because Turkey formally handed
over the island to Great Britain only
few days ago. The island has been
practically British territory since the
famous Berlin conference Of 1878, but
the sultan was supposed to exercise
a suzerainty there. This action on
the part of the Turkish government
makes possession absolute.
The annexation of Cyprus by Great
Britain in 1878 caused a great stir
throughout Europe, particularly In
France, where it was thought that
England was outwardly supporting
Turkey against Russia. This acquisi-
ton Of a parcel Of very rich territory
In the eastern Mediterranean was due
to the cleverness of Disraeli, who has
kept Europe in a general feverish ex-
citement by his diplomatic moves. 1t
was not the first occupation of the
island by the British, for as early as
1899 Richard the Lion Hearted on his
way to the third crusade took the
island from one Isaac Comenus. He
later sold 1t to Guy de Lusignan, ex-
king of Jerusalem, and it was not un-
til seven centuries later that the is
land again came into possession OF
Great Britain under a so-called lease.
The first view of Cyprus from the
steamer Is not an attractive one. The
island seems barren; but as the visi-
tor draws nearer he is able to distin-
guish the splendid old Venetian forti-
fications of Famagusta, which are one
of the glories of the island. They are
in splendid preservation despite the
fact that in 1871 they were besieged
for an entire year by the all-conquer-
ing Mustapha and his Turkish hosts.
Cyprus was then under the rule of
the Venetians, who had acquired 1t
from a Lusignan queen.
At Famagusta is the only harbor
in the island, but 1t is safe to enter at
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
British Union Jack.

The union jack, the national ban
ner of the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain and Ireland, is formed out of
the combination of the crosses OF St.
George. of ST. Andrew and of st. Pat
rick, these three crosses being the ma
tional banner OF England, Scotland
and Ireland, respectively. The first
union jack, which was introduced by
royal proclamation in 1906, three years
after the union with Scotland, bore
only the crosses of two countries,
England and Scotland. This combina-
ton was proclaimed In 1907 as the ma
tional flag of Great Britain. On the
union with Ireland, the cross of st.
Patrick, with Its four limbs, edged
With white on one side, was added.
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
THEY WANTED DOG
But Got q Baby Which Beats
the Best Canine
Living.
BY C. 3. CRAWFORD.

They we're a lonely old couple.
Seth Earl was sixty and his wife.
Ada, fifty-five. IF they had had chill
dren living they could have faced the
future more hopefully But the lone
liness that had always encompassed
them since their only boy, Arthur,
had died in babyhood. seemed to be
closing IN around them more tightly
from day to day, like tangible thing.
They owned their house in the vii
lage and Earl's pension from the cor
poration that had employed him for
80 years, small though it was, pro-
yided them with the necessities OF
life. Since Earl had retired he had
mooned aimlessly about the garden
plot He had always looked forward
to his long holiday, to life of leis-
ured ease, and now life seemed to
offer nothing
Once, five years before, they had
discussed adopting child But Seth
had never returned to the subject.
The look upon his wife's face har-
rowed him, and he knew that no
child could ever take the place OF
their little boy whose photograph was
the only picture in the neat little par
lor.
Il guess I'm too old to start caring
for child now, Seth" said his wife.
Besides, we'd be in our graves, as
like as not, before it was grown old
enough to shift for itself"
Both of them had always been
somewhat afraid of life, and both
shrank from new enterprises. The
narrow round of their days had be-
come rut along which they travelled
aimlessly.
IF only had something, IL only a
dog" he said to himself. THAT would
be company He'd come to wake me
mornings, barking and wagging his
tail, and then what walks we'd have
together. Well, why not? Why
shouldn't I have dog? Other men
have one"
AS he expected, Ada offered strong
opposition to the suggestion. But
Seth was insistent over his tremen-
dous plan, and gradually his enthusi-
asm won his wife over.
He'd muss up the house and
scratch things" she protested. But
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
LIKE so MUCH DEAD HORSE"
Man Who Paid Debt With Check WIZ
DIE In the Belief That He Has
Settled Twice.

A man made a bet with his wife
which was indiscreet.
The wife won-which was foreor'
dained
The man wrote the wife check fof
SIS In payment of the bet-which was
sad
The wife cashed the check at the
grocery, but forgot to endorse it
which was natural
The grocer, despite the lack of en-
dorsement, paid it to a packing house
coIlector-which was careless.
The packing house collector turned
1t in-which was all in a days work.
A packing house Office man discov-
cred the lack of endorsement-which
was good work.
He handed it back to the driver and
docked the drivers salary-which was
system
The driver placed the check in his
white duck coat and sent it to the
laundry-which was unwise.
The laundry mutilated the check be-
yond recognition-which was unwise.
Which is why the driver asked the
cashier to ask the grocer to ask the
mans wife to ash her husband 10
write a duplicate check. Which is
why the man feels like he is paying
that bet twice.
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
TAKE NOTE OF HEART BEATS
when That Organ Says "Luff-puff' Il
10 Full Time to Take
Vacation.

Do you know what doctor hear
when he sounds your chest and listeni
to your heart beating?
Your heart. IL 1t is quite sound
makes noise very like lub-dup, lub-
dup. lub-dup' all the time, Pearson .
Weekly says. The two sylylables come
very quickly together and between
each slub-dup'' there comes pause.
the short period when the heart IL
resting, as 1t were.
Tha Tub sound is due to the blood
flowing out OF the heart and the dup
is the closing of the hearts valves.
Just by the loudness of these two sylla-
bles the doctor knows If your heart Ia
working as it should be.
Supposing the dup Is very loud.
for instance; that tells him that the
valves are being slammed to-, Just
as door is, and that the pressure Ii
greater than 1t should be. The cause
OF this is generally what is known as
an "aneurism
If the valves are not closing prop
erly the doctor hears sound like
DUR instead of dup" The heart is
then said to have murmur," and
the physician knows what steps to
take to correct it.
When the first sound, "lub,' is soft
ened into '1uff" it warns the doctor
that his patient has something wrong
with the mitral valve. The Tub" sound
is always very much weaker when
one is suffering from fever, and it is
this weakness, due to the weakness of
the heart muscles, which makes the
doctor so anxious at those times.
When the heart says "luff-duff" he
tells you to knock off work for time
and have a complete rest, for your
heart is in a bad way
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27

wife You'd think 1t might be babies
they we're giving away instead Of
dogs reckon" she added thought
fully, she must be one Of those suf-
fragettes.
Well, suppose we'll Just have to
give up thinking about a dog, an
swered her husband gloomily.
Now. isn't that just like you.
Seth" replied his wife. The mo-
ment a trifIe happens to upset your
plans you want TO give up. You
promised me a dog and a dog I'm go
ing to have"
Seth looked at his variable wife In
amazement. But / thought you
iidn't like the idea of getting dog,
Ada" he said.
Il did and / didn't. When you first
spoke about getting a dog naturally
| was scared little. But I've been
thinking it over since and-O, Seth,
want dog as much as you ann
more" she sobbed
Her husband drew her to him ten
derby Her old gray head rested upon
his shoulder He knew it was the
instinct of motherhood within her that
had provoked her grief. At last she
dabbed her handkerchief to her eyes
and smiled at him.
Ada, my dear, you're going to have
your dog, and the finest in the land,
he said, "even if it takes the last pen
ny of our savings"
But it's not going to cost penny,
Seth" she answered. Because I'm
going into town tomorrow and-and-
I'm going to bring back our dog
Seth Earl put his wife aboard the
train next morning. He was to dc
the housework that day, while she
was gone upon their errand. And as
the hours rolled by he, too. was over
taken by the same impatience that
had overcome his wife on the preced.
ing day, and he, too, found himself
dusting the furniture and straighten-
ing the chairs as though human oc-
cupant were expected. And when at
last he heard a tinkle at the bell he
could hardly open the door, he felt SO
shaken.
Ada stood at the door, basket in
her arms, and her eyes were bright
with happiness, and the look on her
face was almost like that she had
worn on their wedding day. She en-
tered and set the basket down.
LET me see him." cried Seth. as
she began to unfasten the blanket
that covered it. Is it fox-terrier,
Ada? 1t must be puppy
He jumped as child's feeble wall
came to his ears and looked at his
wife in terror as, with motherly fin
gers, she pinned back the coverings,
disclosing a fine baby boy.
You goose" said Ada softly. That
was the Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Children you sent me to.
And when I saw the babies lying in
their little cots all in a row wanted
to take them all and-and-"
Il wish you had, dear" answered
her husband ecstatically. "This beats
the best dog living"
copyright, 1913 by w. G. Chapman)
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
sIeen First Necessity.

A very frequent cause of nervous
ness In many persons Ia loss of sleep.
It gives rise to headaches and neural
gia, and Is mainly responsible for
other distressing ailments. The man
or woman whose sleep ie unduly dis
turbed as the result of heavy mental
work, by night watching at the bed
side of the sick or through irregular
hours of employment. should endeavor
to secure a little refreshing sleep
whenever possible II. order to make
up for the loss sustained. For not
only will headaches and other all
ments develop from sleepiessness, but
the nervous system will soon become
considerably deranged as a conse-
Quence. So be careful upon this point.
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
AGED Hare.

About 500 years ago there lived in
Agshelin, little town in Asia Minor
an imam. or village parson, the Khoja
Nasr-ed-Din Effendi. Harry Charles
Lukach says that one day a camel
passed along the street in which the
Khoja lived, and one of the Khojas
neighbors who had never seen camel
before ran to ask him what this
strange beast might be.
Don't you know what this is?'' said
the Khoja, who also had never seen
camel. but would not betray his igno-
rance That is hare a thousand
years old "
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
London and Its Lumber,

London is the most conservative
city In Europe, If not in the world.
It loves its lumber. You may still
see those notices attached to lamp
posts which announce Standing fol
Four Hackney Carriages" or what
ever the number may be, though for
ten years Tin one case, to my own
knowledge, for 25) no vehicles of any
kind have stood there. Perhaps it
is as well that these relics should
remain: they are a tiny part of our
social history. They will probably re-
main when we are flying to dinner or
the theater Id omni-aeros BY that
time people won't know what hack
ney carriage" meant, and there will
be discussions in the Notes and
Queries" of the period For each gem
Grafton hands down to the next Ger
tain nuts to crack London Chroni-
Gle
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27

If you've set your heart on a dog |
suppose you must have one. But
where'd you get dog, Seth? A good
dog would cost $40 and we haven't
a dollar to spare. Nobody we know
has dogs to give away-leastways,
not good dogs"
20, yes, we can get dog" an
swered Seth promptly. The Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails has dogs to give away. l was
reading something about 1t in the
paper yesterday. 1t says they pick
up stray dogs that nobody wants. and
lost dogs that no one claims, or that
have got turned adrift, and give them
away to anybody that will guarantee
them a good home. Ada" he contin-
ued firmly, I'm going into town to-
morrow to see that society. and I'm
coming home with dog
well, / suppose he can eat the
scraps" said his wife grudgingly. The
imminence of the event startled-al-
most terrified her. but her husbands
eagerness quenched all further objec-
tions on her part. She even began
to picture their neat little home with
its new occupant
II hope he won't be noisy, ill-tem-
pered dog, Seth,'' she said. And
don't you get one that's going to
bark all night, unless there's burglars
round. And mind he isn't biting
dog"
.J1 ~ dnDS
that night and finally settled upon a
fox terrier as likely to give the most
satisfaction. When Seth had depart
ed next morning Ada found. to her
astonishment. that she had become
almost as eager as her husband. She
paced the floor nervously in the inter-
vals between her duties, and once she
caught herself in the act of polishing
the chairs, as though some human
visitor we're expected. Il wonder
what sort of dog Seth will bring back
with him" she mused.
And when at length Seth stood at
the door, detected and dogless, a great
discomfort settled upon her.
Couldn't you find a single dog that
would suit Seth?. she snapped out.
Couldn't get near 'em.' her hus-
band answered apologetically. T
found the society all right. but the
woman secretary wouldn't let me in.
No. nor even finish what I had begun
to say. I hadn't got The word adopt
out OF my mouth before she asked me
II we're married Married 80 years,
| answered 80 years. ma'am, and to
the best woman Then bring your
wife along. she said. We don't have
dealings with men. Z
You mean to say they take all that
trouble about q doS!s inquired his
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
Modern saIome.

Queen Victoria, who was very fond
of step dancing. one night at Bal
moral asked her maid. who she knew
had been taking lessons of an emi-
nent dancing mistress. for little ex-
hibitfon of her art. Princess Henry
OF Battenberg. chief musician on the
piano, at her mothers court struck up
a tune on the piano. and Miss Lars
bart forthwith began her dance. Tha
queen, delighted. asked her at iss
close to name something she would
like for a reward. Now the maid OF
honor was conservative In the ex.
treme. .I should like. ahe said, the
head Of Nr. Isabouchere 81 d charger
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
BRIGHT CHILD is A DANGER
Every Community Should Have the
Right ~ Direct Education, an
Educator Says.

Washington. Children of exception
al mental brilliancy are even greater
dangers to society than those defec-
tive or abnormally stupid. This is the
conclusion of DR.. Macmillan P. e.
Groszmann 81 the United States bu-
reau of education In report made
public here. The educational expert
based his statement on the compre-
hensive study made In the schools of
the United States.
AS a remedy for the uplift of mis-
guided Juveniles the scientist advo-
Gates legislation giving the community
the right to direct the educational
training of every child
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
Emily Rronte,s Poems SOLD,

One can imagine the sardonic smile
with which Emily Bronte might re-
ceive the tidings that five Of her un-
published poems have been sold for
$195. For, when the three sisters,
needless of repeated warnings OF va
rious respectable publishers"-as Char
lotte records committed the rash act
of printing a volume of poems" the
receipts cannot have totaled much
more than 80 pence. In the space OF
a year the publisher disposed of just
two copies! The rest of the edition
was distributed gratis to friends or
sold as waste paper
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
Il TWINS IN ONE SCHOOL
English Teacher Has Difficulty Dis
tincuishing Pupils From One
Another.

Shipley England. The Woodend
infants school here can lay claim to
record IN having six sets of tiny
twins attending the school.
The members Of these twins take
great delight IN dressing their little
ones so as to resemble each other,
and as IN three cases the girls are al
so very much alike in build there Il
naturally much confusion at times.
It is often impossible to tell who
is who, said the head mistress
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
DESSERTS WORTH TRYING.

There are few people who are will
ing to forego the pleasure Of des-
sert. and usually feel If none Is pro-
vided that they have been defrsuded.
Orange CharIotte.-Soak one and q
half tablespoonfuls of gelatine in a
third of a cup Of water. To third OF
a cup of boiling water add cupful or
sugar, three tablespoonfuls of lemon
Juice and a cup of orange juice and
pulp. Chill in a pan of ice water;
when quite thick beat until frothy and
add the well beaten whites of three
eggs beaten stiff and the whip from
two cupfuls of cream. Line mold
with sections of orange. Turn in the
mixture and chill.
College Pudding.-Mix half cupful
of butter with one and half cups Of
sugar add four eggs well beaten. one
half cup of strained apple sauce, a
fourth of a teaspoonful of salt and the
juice of lemon Line a pudding dish
with plain pastry. fill with the mix
ture and bake In moderate oven.
Serve with or without cream.
sIueberry DumplIng.-Sift together
two cupfuls of -four, four teaspoonfuls
of baking powder and teaspoonful OF
salt Add tablespoonful of butter,
and when we'll rubbed in add three
fourths of cupful of milk. Put two
cupfuls OF sugar over four cupfuls OF
blueberries with q tablespoonful OF
vinegar, put into q buttered baking
dish. Cover with the flour mixture
and bake forty-five minutes. Serve
from the dish in which 1t was baked.
Put a layer of ground pecans or
walnuts over the custard pie; the
nuts will form crust over the top.
and when baked will be truly deli
cious.
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
TOWN TO BUY LIGHTHOUSE
scituate to Acquire Tower From
Which Two Girls Scared On
Srstis1 invaders.

Boston, Mass.-The old Scituate
light, located on the Sand Hills. Scitu-
ate. scene Of the exploit of Rebecca
and Abigail Bates, who. during the
war of 1872, scared Off q British ship
by playing the fife and drum, viii be-
come the property OF the town OF
Scituate when the town purchases It
from the government,
The old stone tower, from which the
lantern has long been removed, has
lain idle on the end OF the Sand Hills
since the establishment of Minot's
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
Enormous irrigation Profits.

The Assouan dam and other irriga-
tion works in Egypt have cost about
s53, 900. 900; but the increase in value
of land IN middle and lower Egypt
and the Fayoum provinces has been
from ss55.0Go,000 to s2.440. .o0o .0ov
The total rent OF this land has risen
from ss2 CO., 900 to sl9o. COZ. COO
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
wildcats Kill Fancy Sheep.

Great harrington. Mass Vildcats
got into a fcck Of fine imported sheep
on the COUNT estate Of Howard VIII
Its OF New York at New Marlboro and
killed 35 of lem. Each sheep had its
throat chewed open and its tongue
eaten out. The rest of the carcass was
unmolested The sheep were OF q
valuable breed of fancy Imported stock
Rnd were killed IN bill wood lot
where wildcats often hsye been shot.
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
ReaIly Had Proyocation,

A Tennessee woman charged with
shooting her husband pleads tenn
porary insanity. the result of seeing
him give her rival ten-minute kiss.
If the time taken is correct, move to
dismiss. Make anybody wild. New
York Evening Telegram
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
Choice of Words.

What is that mans occupation :"
We'll" replied Senator Sorghum, st
depends on your point of view wheth-
er you say he Is conducting cam
paign of education or is just a plain
lobbyist
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27

The rivers eat their banks,
The tides devour the sand
The morning sun drinks up the mists.
The ocean eats the land;
Taxes eat up property,
And pride eats out the soul
But moths the diet record hold,
Because they eat a holei
Priscilla Leonard.
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
Like fhe Rest Of Mankind

Well. Harry. said the visitor. play
fully, what are yUu doing for liv-
ing now r
Why, replied the little fellow, sol
EMMY. Il do Just the same as you
do eat
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
Those Dear Girls Again

Miss Homeleigh-Perhaps you won't
believe it. but strange man tried to
kiss me once.
Miss Cutting Well. he'd
have been strange man II he tried
to kiss you twice.
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27
N~<s.eN-.
Other Pet.

Jock never snarls nor growls at
me, and sticks close by me whenever
] go out"
What q nice dog he must be-"
Dog! Sir, he is my husband!"
The sea coast echo., 1913-09-27

#% HERE are hundreds OF homes
- where love is law and wisdom
chef ruler. and the child that is born INTO
them is sure OF all that highest thoagpt
can secure for him in body, soul and SPIT
IT But for the unnumbered thousands
where love is not and wisdom has never
entered, what shall we do with theny
ELLEN Richards.