Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22

At a certain Northern Chautauqua
gathering last summer lecturer, at
the opening Of his address. came to
small vial from his pocxes
My friends" he said, before I
begin my address. I wish to test the
ventilation of this auditorium. I an
going to pour out this oil of pepper
mint. When the odor reaches you.
raise your hands, so that 7 may sea
how rapidly it travels"
He emptied the vial. and almost
instantly several hands on the front
benches went up: then farther back
the hands began 10 90 up by the
dozens, until at last the people In
the last seats caught the odor and
raised their hands.
The lecturer thanked his auditors.
and went on with hls address. When
he had almost finished ana sias
speaking Of the eject OF the irnaxina-
ton on our senses, he paused and
said with q smile that 70 was Only
clear water he had poured out Of his
vial
The audience had been caught -
neatly that even thoee who had held
up their hands Joined in the laugh.
But one nliterate fellow. whose hand
had gone up more promptly and en-
phatically than any others did not
quite understand.
What they laughin' at7'' he asked
audibly of the man sitting beside
him.
why" explained the man, you did
not smell peppermint at all: Il was
only imagination"
WELL" said the other. 81 knowed
It was somethin' that smelled mighty
strong. Youths Companion.
In the North the mosquito reiKr,n
supreme. The swarns that rise from
streams, lakes and marshes. as each
comes to the surface and energies
dry, from the skin he wore when
wiggler in the water, cannot be
checked or resisted. Though weakly
blown aside by the wind or driven
off by smoke, they triumph by the
force of numbers.
There is compensation for their vtr-
ulent annoyance, and even for their
transmission of the germs OF malaria.
compensations more important than
the feeding Of trout and bass FRY.
They protect our feathered game dur
ing the nesting season and insure i'm
munity 10 the flocks of migrants that
rear their broods in the northern
woods.
The egg collector. the skin collector,
and all the inQuisitive, curious. and
destructive who would otherwise In
wade the woods and marshes during
the nesting season are warned OF
by that ominus and persistent hum
It is more effective than all the game
preserving and bird-protecting stat
utes. 1t insures safety during that
helpless time when the mother bird
can only fiutter along the ground In
paralyzed terror, drawing the invad-
er away from her treasured but help
less offspring.
While the mosquito reigns suprems
/ the bird life that ranges the conti-
nent will nest unmolested In itr
varied northern retreats. - Toronto
Globe.
Does advertising pey7 I lost a .
bill on the street"
"well?"
ct advertised. and so far I have ~
/ ceived three s. bills. "-Pittsburg
Post.
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Two men met during a geutss
/ shower. One had his umbrella up
and the other carried his in his hand,
evidently oblivious OF the fact that b
had an umbrella.
Hello" said the oblivious ons.
what are you doing with that UNI
| brella7"
"Me?"
Yes, you. That's my umbrella"
! Your umbrella 2''
Eyes. no doubt about IT. know y
I by the handle. There's not another
: like 1t in town"
"Oh, there fsnt?" said the accused
one, smiling extravagantly; whats
that YOU have in your hand2"
Eth? Why. that's my umbrella
said the oblivious one. 'I-I-forgot
that I had Indianapolis News.