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Exploding 10. Bubbles.

The intensely cold nights Of Siberia.
says a writer. produce curious phe-
nomenon. Occasionally the silence is
broken by a loud report resembling the
boom Of n cannon. The noise is caused
by the bursting Of IN ice bubble on
river. The streams coming from the
hills are incascd In Ice SIX to nine
inches thick. and as the water de-
sends faster than 1t escapes through
the river the result Is heavy hydro
static pressure. This first causes the
Ice upon the river to rise In mounds
often six to eight feet high. For
time they seem to yield elastically to
the pressure. but finally can with.
stnnd no more and burst with an ex.
plosive report The water PUSHES out,
SOON freezing. however. and causing
further explosions. The writer asserts
that he has seen scores of these ice
hillocks within few miles.
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The
Scrap Book


He was college boy. GONE for va
cation. and his mothers cook bad pre-
vailed upon him to lend her s. for two
weeks. Much to the surprise Ut the
family. cook departed from her prac-
tics Of keeping such funds indefinite
" and paid the debt promptly. When
questioned about II she said:
.No; dat boy never once ask me FER
dat money. He never dun me ut AL
but when I serves his late breakfast
in de mornin' he always leave i've biz
cults on de plate when he used TO eat
EN- all. an he tells me he likes ive
Jumps Of sugar in his coffee when ev'
erybody knows dat's too sweet. Den
when I goes In my kitchen ! finds nve
raw potatoes on my table an nve
Jumps Of coal laid by my stove. Dem
fves jes' natchuily ha'nts me. 10
pays him."-New York Post
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AN EYE TO BUSINESS.
Mns. Strauss eAw . Chance Fsr Prset
rhst Her Husband Misssd.

Mms. Strauss Raw . Chance Few PrsNt
Thst Her Husband Alisssd.
A little story told BY Les Annaiea
shows that Niue. Strauss. the wife Of
Richard Strauss. the composer. 10 .
woman With keen business sense. II
b perhaps she who has made her hus-
bands reputation ~ the shrewdess
dealer among musicians.
One day young musician called on
Strauss and asked permission to play
for him q parody on the famous com
poser's ''Sal0me." Strauss granted the
request. When the young man had
finished Strauss was enthusiastic In
bis approval. ''very droll. very drolllS
be cried. ut will be success. . great
success! ! congratulate you"
As the young musician was on the
point Of leaving Nine. Strauss entered.
and her husband Mt once began an en-
thusiastic explanation. This young
gentleman" he cried, '.has Just com
posed q parody on 'saiome.' Q truly re
markable piece Of work"
Nine. Strauss raised her eyebrows
what terms have you nader she
asked In low voice.
"Why. no terms."
THAT Is no way to do. Demand 25
per cent royalties"
And, turning to the writer Of the par
ody, Nine. Strauss advised him, with
seemingly maternal solicitude. to nc.
cept the advantageous offer that the
master was willing to make him. Thus
1t came about that the parody on 'Sa-
lome.- which. as NJ. Strauss prophe.
sled. was very successful. proved a
source Of considerable income for the
Strausses,
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ceMsoRlne CUPID.

vlss oIrs knsw Gnsetiy Whist y o.
With the lsttse.
The youn. womau In the fur toqns
frowued and shook Der head
George thinks hes swfuily cute. :
abe said.
The other girl looked mp.
"What has George done 00- r
.He has sent me cenMre1 pf0p0sai
Of nnrringe. What do yOU think VI
that? suppose be has ap .des that
II won't be admitted NJ evIdensv
against him. Want " ses the thingr
.Of course I do"
There It L."
Phis Ia Whist the other CIR, saw:
.Dear Miss -: Ny - for you has
been increasing 20 rapidly OF late that
- cannot resist the opportunity OF
asking yon to b - wife. II you
should marry - tomorrow - would
be the happiest Of men OF c0urss yo.,
understand that - await impatieptiy
for your reply. Do not keep - In
suspense. Yours. sincerely. -. Name
deletedl"
The other girl handed back the Vet
ter.
..Thatx the worst thing ever saw"
she said. "whatcha going to do about
Nr
The 6rst girl laughed.
.Fiil in the blanks and acrept him.
Of course. Plain Dealer.
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A Week 81 oIundsrs.

eir william Harcourt once told me
that hs had dined out every night for
q whole week In advance Of bis invi.
tatiOns He discovered his mistake only
ON the last night. when on going 10
dine With some people who gave long
invitations and large dinners he found
them alone. After q very pleasant
evening be thanked them for asking
him in 10 friendly manner. where
upon they explained that the invita-.
tiOp had been for week tater. but
that they had been only too delighted
at his mistake. On hearing this Sir
William looked at his engagement book
and Uncovered that this was the last
OF number Of invitations which be
had anticipated BY week.-"Memo-
ries Of Fifty Years." BY Lady 81
Heller.
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A. the Door.

] thought myself indeed secure.
90 fast the door. 10 firm the lock-;
But, 10. he toddlinE comes to lure
Ny parent ear with tlmorous knock.
Nv heart we're stone could ! Withstand
The sweetneSs Of my baby's plea
That timorous, baby knocking and.
please let me In; IT'S only me
threw aside the unfinished book
Regardless of its tempting charms,
And, opening wide the door. took
Ny laughing darling In my arms.
Who knows but In eternity
1, like the truant child. shall wait.
The giories OF life to be.
Beyond the Heavenly Fathers gate!
And will that Heavenly Father heed
The truant's duplicating cry
A. At the outer door I plead.
"'Tis l. o Father. only ~
Eugene Field.
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Smallest Bird.

The golden crested wren is the small.
est, not only OF British. but Of all Eu.
ropean birds. Its average weight Is
only about eighty grains troy. so that
IT would take seventy-two Of the birds
to weigh pound. The length Of the
feathers Is about three and a half
inches and the stretch Of the wings
about I'VE inches. but when the feath.
ers are taken of the length Of the body
does not exceed an inch.
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the MOTHERS CHOICE.
One Five Miautss In the Lite Of Her
Dead Soldier Son.

One Five Minutes In the Lite OF Hse
Dead Soldier Son.
A mother lost her soldier son. The
news came to her In dispatches from
the war. He had fallen lighting nobiy
at the head Of his regiment
She was Inconsolnble- On. that !
might see him again!" she prayed. III
only for ave minutes-but to see him..
An angel answered her prayer. "For
've minutes" the angel said.
"Quick, quIckr' said the mother. her
tears turned to momentary joy.
YES" said the angel. "but think
little. He was a grown man There
are thirty years to choose from. How
would you zee him?"
The mother paused and wondered
would you see him." said the, angel.
''as a soldier dying heroicaliy at his
post? Would you see him as he left
you to Join the transport Would. you
see him as you first saw him in his 6nt
form7 Would you see him again ks on
that day ut school when he stepped to
the platform to receive the highest
honors boy could have7'
"How did you known" the mother
asked. her eyes lighting.
The angel smiled. would you see
him as a baby at your breast7 Would
you
NO." said the mother. ~ would have
him for five minutes rs he was one day
when he ran in from the garden to ask
my forgiveness for being naughty. He
was 30 small and 30 unhappy. and he
was very hot. and the tears were MAX
Ing streaks down his face through the
gnrden dirt. And he few into my arms
with such force that he hurt me."-C.
Y. Lucas In Lucas Annual"
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WAR HORSES in BATTLE.
Cavalry Mounts Rsvsi In the Dash and
Fury Of tbs Charge.

Cavalry Mounts Rsvsi In the Dash and
Fury Of tbs Charge.
1t will probably surprise You. said q
retired colonel Of hussars, to learn that
n cavalry horse usually enjoys battle
at least as much as his rider and dis.
plays as much courage in It He will
chafe and stamp with impatience while
waiting for the order to charge and at
the signal will dash forward like a
greyhound released from the leash. full
Of fire and fury and often neighing
wildly. At the moment Of contact with
the enemy he will rear. striking and
biting savasely at the opposing horses
and trampIing down the infantry.
When his rider falls he will dash
along with bis fellows and crash Ms
CALAMITY into the foe. In the famous
charge of the Light brigade scores Of
rideress horses swept down the wal
ley of DEATH" laundering through the
smoke on to the Russian guns, and gal
Hoped back in safety with the shat
tered remnant Of the brigade. Five
horses raced neck and neck with Lord
Alfred Paget. who rode in advance of
the line, so eager were they to get at
the enemy.
And not only Is the well trained
charger MS brave as his rider He ID
often as intelligent. He knows the
bugle calls just as well and answers
them as promptly. In fact. ! have
known many case in which horse
has put bis rider right when he has
mistaken an order and has gone fault
lessly Through maneuver in spite Of
the efforts Of his mistaken master to
make him do the wrong thing.-Iondon
Tit Bits
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MODERN FACTORY. METHODS
An Illustration Of the Efficiency Of
Scientific Management.

Writing In the American Magazine
on the development of the modern fac
tory under the new principles Of scien.
ti6c management. Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell
describes the importance Of keeping
tools and materials In order in the
workshop and tells the following story:
'"rhe promptness and sureness with
which a part can be located under this
system once saw illustrated in an in
teresting way at the WATERFOWL arse
nal. Lieutenant Colonel Wheeler, the
commanding officer. told me to select
piece In any one Of the gun carriages
under construction and we would take
the number OF It to the Office and ask
the clerk to tell US where that purticu.
lar piece was.
ain Eve minutes after we had given
him the number he had located the
piece. think 1t il not an exaggeration
to say that IL under the old system
such q question Ind been asked of any.
body In the WATERFOWL arsenal It
would have taken days for them to
have answered 1t. II indeed they ever
could have done so.
-As there are City different kinds and
grades of material and 1900 different
pieces used in disappearing gun car
rage. the advantage OF being able to
put your hand promptly on material
and pieces as well as knowing every
night whether you have in stock the
quantities Of each necessary to carry
on work does not need arguing. The
gain to wOrkingmen and to manage
ment obviously IL enormous"
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icvsntias the sleeping Car.

Inhabitants Of Central City. Colo,
will tell you TINT George Pullman got
his Idea for bis sleeping car from the
little cabin be occupied near the stamp
mill he owned and ran In Russell Gulch
when be was 4 pioneer at that place
In the early sixtieA This cabin had its
sleeping quarters In the form Of hunks
along the wall to leave more space for
the living room. in speaking to his
frienda Of his idea Of sleeping car
Pullman said It would look like q cabin
with hunks along the sides. In 1852
Pullman left Central City. having
made considerable money from his Va.
rious ventures there. He Kept expert
nentins along the lines Of his idea and
In 1853 constructed the drst sleeping
car OF commercial vaIus.-waii Strsst
Journal.
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Love Limerlolo.
There was young man IN Hover
Who fancied he was in clover.
But his sessions Of bliss
Ended quick with the miss
When pater gave him the once over.
A maiden who lived In Mohler
Was peeved. and no one could console her.
Her affair with . man,
Like fash In pan.
Stopped short when he proved high roller.
Spokane Spokesman. Review
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Coffee grains are only the seed Of a
fruit which is very much like cherry
1t Is very sweet and has good taste
When the fruit is dried It shrivels up
around the coffee grains. of which
there are two in each one of the round
balls placed with the fat sides togeth.
er. Sometimes in the cheaper kinds Of
coffee these little dried balls are found
With the two coffee grains snugly held
inside.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-04-17

Commenting ON the curious names
often given to racehOrses. q writer In
London daily recalled the historic
case OF p0tOOOooNsO. The Earl 0f Eg'
remont had horse he intended to call
Potatoes. and In going around the sta
Bile one evening he give the stable boy
In charge Of the horse piece Of chalk
and told him to write the name on the
corn bin. The boy wrote Pot and then
evidently In some doubt as to the cor
rect spelling. finished the word by re-
peating the letter 70" eight times.
This SO amused Lord Egremont and
his friends that the horse was 81
named forthwith.
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MY early difficulties taught me some
thrift" said Mark Twain once. but
never knew whether 1t was wiser to
spend my last cent for cigar to smoke
or for nm apple to devour."
II am astounded," observed friend.
"that person with 30 little decision
should have met with so much worldly
success"
Mark Twin bent his head gravely.
"Indecision about spending money"
be said. lis worthy Of cultivation.
When l couldn't decide what to buy
with my last cent kept 1t and SO be-
came rich"
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Confidence.

Stern Parent-Whnt makes you think.
young man. that II my daughter mnr.
rfes you she will be supported In the
style to which she has been accus.
toned? Freshieigh-The fact that you
are candidate for public office and
can't afford to have members Of your
family starving In the presence of the
dear public.-Richmond Dispatch.
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Mr.. Foghorn Take out your debt in
singing lessons: You're crazy: What
kind Of voice do you think havel
Professor Squeale-Iike 4 steam whis-
tie, only wose. But when you've tax.
en- one 'esson In your home the neigh.
bors will raise the money and pay the
debt-Roston Globe.
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A woman who had some knowledge
Of baseball took . friend to a cham
pionship contest
''lsn't that anea" said the nrst ave
have man on every base"
"why. that's nothing" said the
friend. $50 have body's.
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assers.

Four centuries ago. when firearms
were In their infancy. soldiers were
named from the weapons they bore
Thus infnntrynien were called pike"
or shot" according to their weapons.
The dragon" was short musket or
carbiae. and the soldiers who bore
them were dragons. The original
Dungeons were mounted infantrymen.
being organized A. infantry. The orig
inai dragons. being without cavalry
trimming. were decidedly poor horne
men. but they improved until they
were ciassed a. medium cavalry
Amesicap Boy.
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In Gilbert z. ChestertOn's book The
Flying Inn" ID u sentence worth think
ing about In this day OF excuses and
evasions. For she felt GODS wind
from nowhere, which b called the will
and b mans only excuse upon this
earth"
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Flattsry.

Flastsry.
Wi'fe-Paw. what IL nattery7 Paw
-fiastery ia telling woman the nice
things she has always thought about
nerself' my son.-cincinnati Enquirer.
SION never arrived at the attain.
ment Of good wish.-Ceryantea
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Easily Rsrnsdisd.

Johnny I haven't got enough
butter for my bread. Mother-WeIl,
then. put some Ut the bread back
Boston Transcript.
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censidsrats.

Dainty little lady.
You're = charming stghti
Dusky lids 20 shady.
Cheeks 70 pink and whitol
Hair 20 very golden.
Eyes 20 very bluei
Painters are bsholden
To such maids a. yo0l
Kissss though ! prefer
With q fond embrace.
Don't accept my onef
u they'd mar your facet
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A Problem.

Little eight-yearUid Florence had 4
birthday recently and her mother gave
her party. During the afternoon the
little girls had been comparing their
ages
Mother asked Florence. during the
evening In a perpiexed manner. ''hOw
does It come that all the other little
girls of my age are nine or ten and
I'm only eight '-Harper's magazine.
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well. Is our dinner party going 81
all right tonight"
II hope 30"
"And what are we to haver'
II don't know as yet The cook b
to give me an audience at 4:30"-Lou-
isvilIe Courier Journal.
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DO you think woman should re-
gard her husband as an oak and her
self as the clinging ivyr'
Well" replied Miss Cayenne. I'D
rather take a chance on being a cling
ing ivy than wall flower washing.
ton Star.
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"Why don't you write to this paper
TOT what you want to know7 The ed.
itor says his columns give few wrin.
kles on every matter"
Not for mine. ! want to know how
to Keep my complexion youthful."-Ex.
change
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Dentist When did your teeth nrst
begin troubling you? Patient-When
WAS cutting them. -Boston Tran.
script
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ns's the Lad.

Who II It when you're down and out
And trouble hedges you about
Says: "Your word. pal. I'll mover doubt
Just take this coin and start to shout
And hard luck We Will put to routr
Who 10 this kindly. trusting scoutf
Why-yourself!
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Il b dimcuity to say who DO 700 the
n~st mischief. enemies With the WORT
Intentions q friends With ths bssG-
.Tyttoa.
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Aafa LIT.

Man wants but little nsrs bslow..
And you will win your bets
II you will wager money that
This y more than he gsts-
Cincinnati Enquirer
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Mother-why don't you yawn when
be stays too long? He'll take the hint
and go. Daughter-i did, and he told
me what beautiful teeth 1 had.-Phil-
adeiphia Ledger.
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Cholly making y date,-vefy well:
I'll be thers bright and early. Miss
Keen-Be there early anyway. won't
ask the other thing.-Boston Trans
cript.
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Husband lin the early mornings-it
must be dime to get Up Wiss-Whyf
Husband Baby's fallen asleep. Lon
don Tit. Rtts-
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II must congratulate you. Mrs. Come
up. on your daughtee's savior faire."
"Yes. and IT'S every, bit imported.
Baltimore American.
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Art ia Lena

"1t took eight years OF WORK"
THAT'S long time TO devote to one
picture"
yes. Indeed six days to paint 1t and
the rest Of the time to cell Il"
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Ar vii. De.

The New woman-I'm going to the
club. AlgernOn
Aigernon Very well. but i've done
all could to make the home attrxc
t1ve.-Philadelphia Ledger.
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Ny hopes are not always realised
but always hops.-Ovid.
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A Fish Story.

"Harry." said Larry. -why are little
fishes sensibief'
Larry" said Harry. -tt's because
they began hfe on q small scale
Exchange
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A fisherman from rerrs Hauts
Once bragged Of . flsh he had cauta
But the nsherman's dAuter
Knew more than she auter
And cried, ''lt was one that you Dautel
New York EvsninG World
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Very Likely.

Very Likely.
Y It's a sad thing to witness goodbys
between young lovers. but We suppose
the milkman gets used to it-Florida
Times Union.
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Security 70 mortars chiefest enemy
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Rule. Of III. Cams.

Teacher Willie. what does the Mon
roe doctrine meanf
Willie--lt means to Skinny ON your
own yide.-Exchange.
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Coed Aim.

W000 AIM
Throughout itfs's range
Her maiden aim
Was lust to change
Her maiden mama
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08

London May g. {1o A. N Fifteen hundred persons lost h lives the British Admiralty estinaes when the Gunard ns Lusania torpedoed yesterday afternoosof DId sI1eads Kinsale the Irish coast. Tho known survivors only 658 while there Pd6e souls aboard attacked Of pse 595 landed at Queenstown and II a nale while g others reporfsd to be aboard steamer
 torpedo boats tugs and which out Queenstown have reported slender that fishing boats have reeueda sx sss-sAAAs#s
 addition to living brought ashore the bodies of A drowned have been landed at
 
 fishing boats has picked up others
 Work of compiling aslist of those saved is indescrbaHe confusion at Queenstown first the States that port account fftyond saved out of 188 who aboard His not include the of Alfred Vanderbilt Hubbard Miles ForaI the thor, Charles Klein, the playwright. ss
 Americans aboard 1O6 in thesrst cabin 65 in second cabin IT ingthe steerage
 of life the first cabin the camness and selfpossession displayed of Most them at lunch death blow and declined to join boats and life belts They believed the unarder afloat until assistance could arrive
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08
.CORINFANnER SFACE1HOUSE
 IS REPORTED MISSING

New York. May onrnander J. Foster Stackholse, the British ex- .piorer and head of the proposed 5Bri-. tish Antarctic expedition which con- n-plateds a seven year trip. to chart the southern seas, is reported missing. tEonlTnan4er Stackhouse came over here last summer to seek the assis- taree of ArneIi cans in the enter prise and purchased exploring ship Discovery for the purpose. The frui- ton of the expedition was delayed by the War.
 Pr. Pearson, well known American en gineer. also one cf the Lusita nia's passeng gers, was associated with Com nlander Stac4Shous as one of the packers of the expedition. Dr. Pear son. whoe was 7accompanied by, his wife, was well known in New York as a financial factor in Mexican raflroad q and electrical power enter pTises. g