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A Queer Fish,

A male fish which matches the youns
Of its mate is the Chromis paterfamil-
iaS. 1t is found In the lake of Liberals,
Palestine. Strange to say. this indus
trious fish matches its young d its
mouth. When the female has spawned
In the sand the male approaches and
draws the eggs into his gills, where
they remain until Matched, when they
struggle out Of their confinement into
the parents mouth. AS many an 200
perfect young are sometimes found In
the mouth Of an adult male. How the
fish manages to feed itself without
swallowing its young Is mystery. The
grown fish is about seven inches long
and one and three-quarters wide. Its
back is olive green, shot with blue, and
the belly is silver white, marked with
green ami blue.
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Origin Of the Letter ".

The letter Y may be regarded as the
mutilated remains Of one Of the sym
bols used by the ancient Egyptians In
their hiereglyphics or picture writing
A common animal In their country was
the two horned sandviper, q represen-
tation Of which stood for v. The priests
ultimately found that for the practical
purposes Of everyday Life 1t was a
waste Of time to use elaborate hero
glyphics and invented a kind Of short
hand to meet the occasion. In this the
snake was reduced to v with a dash
w. to represent horns and body.
The Phoenicians adopted this letter,
and from them we get our V by loss Of
the dash, leaving only the two little
horns Of the original picture. This
snake Is still common In Egypt and is
probably the one mentioned In Genesis
Xix, II, Dan shall be serpent by the
way, an adder in the path, that biteth
the horse heels, so that his rider shall
fall backward" Travellers tell us that
1t Is still addicted to this unpleasant
habit
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Kings and Shavins.

The classic case Of q king who knew
better than to let anybody else shave
him is that Of Dionysius the elder, y-
rant of Syracuse, who appears to have
been unable to shave himself, for he
Is said to have resorted to the un-
comfortable device Of singeing or his
beard with hot walnut shells, says the
London Chronicle. We may suspect
that Napoleon's was another case Of
the kind. Rogers asked TaIleyrand
whether Napoleon shaved himself.
EYES," replied Talleyrand; lone born to
be king has some one to shave him,
but they who acquire kingdoms shave
themselves" That way Of putting it
pleasantly emphasizes the practical su-
periority of the parvenu to tho help
less, spoiled child Of heredity, but pru-
dence probably entered into tia mat
ter also. If TaIleyrand's stat~aaat was
correct
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keep things in good shape. He is
booked to be one of the bishops and
if he is elected, am sure he will make
a good one. Then I met Rev. A. J.
Carey, from Chicago, and he was push
ing things. DR.. Bundy is there look
ing after his affairs, and I think is
called the campaign manager or some
thing like that. DR.. Carey has given
his church service, and now they want
to serve him. He will make good if
elected.
DR.. W. T. Vernon, who was Register
of the United States Treasury, was
there, and he had something to say
and something to do. He is now pas
tor of one of the largest churches in
the south, Avery Chapel, Memphis, and
believe me, he is going to be one of
the bishops in his church before he is
called to the other world. To me, it
was source of pleasure to see this
great man and to talk with him. 1
am not saying much about Philadel-
phia, just now.
I walked into the Office of DR.. B. F.
Watson, and talked with him. He is
some man, and some big man at that.
He is secretary of the Church Exten-
sion of his church. After talking with
him and his clerks, met DR.. G. W.
Allen, editor of the Southern Chris
tan Recorder, Rev. R. R. Wright, edit
or of the Christian Recorder, and j.
Frank Mcdonald, editor of the Western
Christian Recorder, Secretary John R.
Hawkins, Secretary A. s. Jackson, Sec
rotary Ira T. Bryant, Secretary ]. c.
Caldwell, and many others.
Meeting all these men, I was more
than happy, and was delighted to see
them and to be with them. I enjoyed
this distinction. I shall never forget
it. I went into some of them big
stores, and just looked and looked until
my eyes were sore. Well, I am going
to have many things to say to you in
my next.
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Dolls a. Scapegoats.

The earliest dolls found were the
Answers" Of the ancient Egyptians,
which were buried with important per
sonages in order that they might full
I'LL such duties as the rulers Of the
neither world might impose on the dead
dignitary in his next incarnation. The
more important the dead the larger the
number Of dolls buried with him.
Even to this day the doll plays its part
in the folklore Of the banks Of the
Nile. When the river does not appear
to rise properly a doll Is thrown into
its waters, representing the living vir-
gin or boy who used Of old to be
thrown in to propitiate the Nile god,
and a similar performance takes place
on the banks Of the Tber, where a
doll made Of plated rushes is used as
q substitute for the human victim
Westminster Gazette.
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George Washinston's sobriquets.

Washington was called by many So
briquets. He was first Of all Father
Of His Country" Providence left him
childless that his country might call
him father" Sigourney calls him "Pa-
ter Patriae;" Chief Justice Marshall.
the American Fabius" Lord Byron
In. his lode to Napoleon" calls him
''the Cincinnatus Of the West" For
having a new world on his shoulders
he was called the "Atlas of America."
The English soldiery called him by the
sarcastic nickname Of Lovely Georgi-
u.s." Red Jacket, the Seneca Indian
chief, called him the Flower Of the
Forest" The Italian poet Vittorio AL
f1eri called him "Deliverer of America .
His bitter opponents sarcastically call
ed him the ''Stepfather Of His Coun-
try" during his presidency.
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Everett, Wash.-F. d. Mack, teacher
in the Central school has spent about
$4,000 In educating eighteen students,
seventeen boys and one girl, during the
last sixteen years, according 10 . story
he reluctantly told q newspaper repre-
sentative
Living on his school salary In . mod
est way both In Minnesota, his former
home, and In Washington, he has earn
Cd the money to send students through
universities by writing short stories
and magazine articles. He has paid
out between $1,000 and 5000 on each
Of his children"
Some Of the youngsters were or
phans, and some had one parent, but
all were eager to learn and were handi-
capped by lack Of money.
The thirteen boys who are alive are
al actively engaged In the professions
In which Mr.. Mack has educated them.
Two are druggists, one being In St
Paul and the other In Los Angeles.
Two are Instructors In the University
Of Minnesota, where they were grad
uated. One teaches mathematics, and
the other Is an Instructor In German
This latter young man plans to be
physician and In 1914 married . girl
who wished to go to Germany to get
her masters degree, so he and his
bride sailed for Germany to continue
their studies, only to be turned back by
the beginning Of the war.
Mr.. Mack sent him through Normal
school, the University Of Minnesota
and Harvard, where he received his
masters degree.
A young man who chose to be a
broker received his education at the
University Of Illinois. He started out
to be an architect, but changed his
mind and took a commercial course.
He was graduated four years ago and
IN now In Minneapolis engaged In the
lumber brokerage business. He II the
best money maker Of the family" In
his four years out Of college he has
made $4,000.
A mining engineer who was educat-
Cd al the University Of Minnesota Is
now working In a mine at Butte, Mont
The banker received q thorough COM
mercial education, and then Mr.. Mack
set him up In business In bank In
Elgin, N. d. Mr.. Mack says that If
any Of his boys wants to start In bust
ness he always gives them enough
money to begin. He recently bought
an eighty acre farm for one Of them.
A dentist lives In Chicago. He had
four years at the University Of Val
paraiso. Mr.. Mack says this boy mar
ried q rich nurse.
One boy who studied to be lawyer
lost his health after his graduation
from the University Of Minnesota law
school, so could not practice, and Is
now employed as chief Of the Mime
sofa state fish and game commission,
with headquarters at St Paul.
Self educated and quiet, Mr.. Mack
would not be thought responsible for
one Of the most unusual phtlanthro-
pies In the world
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Factors That Determine Salaries.

In the Woman's Home Companion a
successful business man says that sal
aries are fixed by the amount and quail
fly of work that a man can deliver.
Pull" In his opinion, Is a negligible
factor in the business world.
-And that applies to the man who Is
getting $4,000 a year Just as truly as
It does to the man who Is getting $50 a
month. The only way that I can be
paid more money than I am getting Is
by delivering more work to my COM
pany than 1 am now delivering or by
showing my company how to save
more money and so have a larger profit
ut the end Of the year"
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Talks On
HEALTH,
CLEANLINESS.
PROPER LIVING,
SANITATION. ETC.
DR.. W. A. DRIVER
330O+So. State Street
Phode Douglas 3617
DR.. W. A. DRIVER
PATENT MEDICINE.
$500. So. State Street
Phode Douglas 3617

There is a peculiar kind of philoso-
nby that permits people to take a
chance with the thin line between life
and death just for the sake of avoid
ing payment for the proper medical
treatment. Nearly every person of
average intelligence knows that patent
medicine is not the proper thing, but
many of those who ought to know bet
ter than to use such medicine will
foOlishly take it. 1t should not be a
difficult matter to understand that such
8 practice is dangerous in the extreme.
The only excuse for taking patent
medicine is that it is cheap substi-
tute for the real, the desirable and
only proper treatment. 1t is an effort
to cheat in the game of life. It is
evasive and unreasonable to take q
substitute for the original and proper,
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DOGS Tree Insane Man.

Oregon City, Ora-Peter Rrsvio,
aged forty-three, an Italian, was freed
with tho aid Of hloodhOunds arrested
and brought back b Oregon Ctty and
committed to the State Hospital For
he Insane Brsvio hvsd IN Q hollow
treA and his dist consisted Of roots.
harries and what food hs could fnd
around nsishbortng farmhouse He
sole an AZ from q farmhouse and
passed much Of hh time chCpping
DOWN trees. A number Of man Of the
dls1ict determined b arrest Brsyio
ana went 10 his trss homa The rtahan
nm away. Dogs vws than put On his
kal
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Death.

Death, the dry pedant, spares mel
Their the rose nor the thistle, nor does
he forget the solitary blade Of grass in
the distant waste. He destroys thor
oughly and increasingly. Everywhere
we may see how he brushes to dust
plants and beasts, men and their
works. Even the Egyptian pyramids,
that would seem to defy him, are tro-
phies of his power, monuments Of de-
cay, graves of primeval kings.-Hein-
rich Heine.
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Some Evidenca,

"Ycu say that preparation win make
the hair grOw?" asked the thin haired
man of the druggist.
why, say" came from the drug
man, 81 know a customer who took
The cork out Of bottle Of that stuff
with his teeth. and now he's got hair
np"-Youkers Statesman.
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Reason For COMPLAINT.

y keep the best bread" said Q Ger
tain baker the other day to q poor
fellow who complained Of the inferior
quality of the article he had purchased
Of him the day before
81 do not doubt it." replied the Gus
tompr.
Then why do you complaint asked
the baker
Because | would suggest that you
sell the best bread and keep the bad
was the reply.-Pittsburgh Telegraph.
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That Was Ali.

Maria" demanded Mr.. Billus in a
loud voice, what have you been doing
to my razor?"
Nothing" said Mrs. Billus, except
sharpening it again after shaving FL
dos tail with it. It's all right, isn't
itr'-Exchange.
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Part Often Overlooked,

1t is all right to pat yourself on
NE back occasionally" said the dis
penSer Of sage advice.
Yes said the player up.
But don't forget to call yourself
Gown when you need 1t. my boy
Pittsburgh Post
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Treat For the Boardsrs.

Ma. queried the small daughter OF
me boarding housekeeper. what shall
20 with these basting threadsr
Tive them 10 me and win stir them
uto the froSting for the cocoanut
uke, said her ENTHUSIASTICALLY Com
penion.
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Simple.

'Those twin boys Of yours are so
much alike that 1 don't see how you
can tell them apart"
"That's easy enough. When they're
on their good behavior they answer to
their own names, and when they've
been In mischief each one answers to
the name of the other."-New Orleans
Times icayune.
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Courtesy.

Courtesy in the mistress Of house
consists in feeding conversation, never
IN usurping it. She is the guardian OF
this species of sacred fire, but 1t must
be accessible to all.-Mme. Swetchine.
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Serious Intentions.

Nellie - Hasn't Mr.. Felewafley pro-
posed yet? Nora-No, but he has gone
as far as to ask what time we have
breakfast and whether mother Is a
good cook.-EXchange.
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His SpeciaIty,

Hokus-Scribbler has had no less than
nine plays rejected. Pokus-What Is
he doing now? Hokus-Writing essays
on the decline Of the drama.-Ldfe.
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liNeiv EhAanA

'ohn-ru bring you q fork, sir. The
NHs1omer-What forf John-Ths ca
moert, sir. The Customer-A fork
w good. Bring a NOTWITHSTANDING
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amcerity's own realm In one's secre
amber; strong here, q man h stron,
"erywhere.-Saigo.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
TO ADVANCE WAGES.
Miners to Profit by $S,OOO,OOO As Re-
 suit of Conference.

New York, March S.-The bitum- inous coal miners and operators who are meeting at the McAlpin have reached a tentative wage scale agree ment but were not able to set tie certain other differences re- specting working conditions in the mines. They adjourned again, there fore, until yesterday, when it is expected they will arrive at a set clement.
 Advances in wages that will total about $8.OO0O00 a year have been agreed to by the operators This sum will be distributed to the miners affected, who number 230, and will represent an increase only a little less than that originally de- handed.
 The average increase for miners will be from IS to 2S cents a day, depending on the field in which they work. and for day laborers from 10 to 6 cents day. For miners this means an increase over the present wage scale of from to 3.6 per cent. and for day laborers 6 per cent.
 An actual settlement respecting these increases has not been made, but it is understood by both sides that such an increase will be acceptable if the other differences can be ami cably settled.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
"SLIVERS" IS DEAD.
Circus Clown Who Made Thousands
 Laugh Ends Own Life.

New York, March 8.-Frank Oak ley, who as ''Slivcrs," a circus clown, made millions of people laugh through out the country, was found dead, a suicide, from asphyXiating gas in a theatrical boarding house here early today. "Slivers," who was forty-five years old, came by his nickname through his height and slenderness. His cleverness as a contortionist earned him circus job at the age of fourteen and for years he travelled with Barnum's circus. Later he ap- peared in vaudeville. He was born in Sweden.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

cases, unless the trouble is due to some serious internal disorder.
 You need never hesitate to use resi- mol. It is a doctors prescription that has been used by other physicians for twenty years in the treatment of skin affections. It contains absolutely noth- ing that could injure the tenderest skin. Every druggist sells resinol oint- ment and resinol soap. Resinol Soap ssoothes tender skins and helps to make poor complexions clear, fresh and vel yety, because it contains this resinol prescription.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

Philadelphia, March S.-Roswell c. McCrea, dean of the Wharton school of the University of Pennsylvania. has accepted the position of profes- sor of economics at Columbia Univer- sity and will assume his new duties on July l. pr. McCrea has been dean of the Wharton school since 1912. Before his appointment as professor there in 1911 he served as head Of the department of civics and history at the Eastern Illinois State Normal school, instructor in econ omics at Trinity college, Connecticut and Fayerweather professor of econ - omics and sociology at Bowdoin col lege.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

Native eggs. 33c. Russell Bros.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

by her husband, Albert Lloyd Hopkins just before he sailed on the Lustania. When the steamship was tOrpedoed MT. Hopkins lost his life. It was shown that Mr. Hopkins had signed a war rider to the policy which Justice Shearn of the supreme court decided relieved the company of liability. Jus tice Shearn sad:
 This war rider was given great prominence. It was separately signed by the insured a business man and president of great shipbuilding
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
P(JLlAR &&: NIVEN
FOUR DROWNED IN VAT.
Roof COllapses While They Listened
 to Evangelist.

Connellsville, Pa., March S.-Four men were drowned and a number of others injured here yesterday when the roof covering a vat of hot water in the Baltimore & Ohio railroad shops collapsed during a religious meeting tThe dead are. Arthur Wagner, clerk, Harry Crossland, machinist; Harry Lucas, machinist apprentice; John Baronee, laborer. -,.
 The men. had assembled to listen to a talk by an evangelist who is con- ducting services in one of the local churches, and a number of them climbed to the top of the vat, which collapsed under their weight. Six were saved by the prompt action of persons nearby.
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New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
COLUMBIA GETS McCREA.

Native eggs, 33c. Russell Bros.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
LOSES LUSITANIA SUIT.
Victim of Submarine Signed War Ri.
 der Before Sailing

New York, March S.-Mrs. Mary Davies Hopkins of 270 Riverside Drive lost her suit yesterday against tho Connecticut General Life Insurance company for es40,000, which she claimed was due on policy taken out
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

ing skin-trouble, in a warm bath with resinol soap and g.
 simple application of resinol ointment. The soothing, heal ing resinol medica- tion stops itching at once, and soon clears away all trace Of eruption, even in severe and stubborn
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
What to Do for
 Itching Skins

There is usually immediate relief for skins itching, burning and disfgured by eczema, ringworm, or similar torment
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

company, and it is unreasonable to presume that ne did not read the rid CT he signed
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-26
NIGH-RUTLEGE SAWAIIfLL
SOLD TO NORTHERN FIRN
Owners OF Local SaWmill Finally
Dispose OF An Enterprise Which
Promised Much for 0pelousas

The old Nigh-Rutlege sawmilI,5
which was erected in this city
about eight years ago, and which
was operated for seve,'al months,
and which subsequently went into
the hands of q receiver, has been
sold to Chicago firm. It be-
longed to B. Bennett and parties,
who bought it at receivers sale
several months ago.
The saWmill situated in the west
ern portion Of the city, one prom
ised much for Opelousas and sur
rounding country; it had q large
force of employees and the payroll
was very large assuring q circula-
tion OF ready cash at all times Of
the year. But as luck would have
it the sawmill went by the board
and was finally shut down.
1t is being moved away to Pearl
River, where it will be put in run
ming order.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-26

A. l.. Andrus, popular candidate
for assessor of this parish, who led
the field in a three-cornered race
at the recent primary, will wind up
/ his campaign in Opelousas at the
band auditorium on Monday night,
Prominent speakers and influen-
tial gentlemen from different sec
tions of the parish will address the
meeting in behalf of Mr.. Andrus,
the leading candidate. The famous
Carencro band, the members of
which regarded Mr.. Andrus so
highly as to journey to Opelousas
on Sunday two weeks ago to play
for the big rally free of charge, will
furnish the music.
Mr.. Andrus made an excepteion-
ally remarkable hit at his last
meeting in this city; the enormous
crowd which attended this meeting
and who heard Mr.. Andrus went
wild with enthusiasm and predic-
tions were made from that day
that Mr.. Andrus paved way to
victory right in Opelousas.
From present indications Mr.
Andrus will carry five of the six
wards in this parish; his friends
claim that he will secure major
ity of two hundred votes in the
country and that he stands a
splendid chance of carrying 0pe-
lousas by a handsome vote.
The Andrus meeting on Monday
night, the night before the election,
will be the greatest political meet
ing ever held in 0pelou-
sas; over one thousand voters are
expected to attend and the young
Grand Coteau boy will be cheered
to certain victory by hundreds of
personal friends and admirers.
The band auditorium, which has
a seating capacity Of several hun
dred will be filled to its uttermost,
as it is said that supporters Of Mr..
Andrus have been rallied under the
Andrus banner, with a certainty of
victory.
Not only are the farmers behind
Mr. Andrus' candidacy, but the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-26
ANDRUS TO WIND UP
CAMPAIGN ON MONDAY
POPULAR CANDIDATE ASSESSOR WHO LED IN THE FIRST
RACE WILL SPEAK AT ROUsING RALLY
AT BAND AUDITORIUM

business men of Opelousas, Wash
ington, Eunice and other towns OF
st. Landry, are enthusiastic sup
porters of the candidate, who led
the ticket in the first primary. In
Opelousas it is pointed out over
ninety per cent of the business
men are supporting Mr.. Andrus,
because they realize that he is the
most competent and that with him
as assessor they will feel certain
that their interests will be we'll
taken care of.
A prominent supporter of Sheriff
Swords expressed his sentiments
in the following manner: Il have
been an ardent supporter Of S'her-
if Swords and have done all I
could to assure his election, but |
must admit that as much as |
like Swords he could not persuade
me to vote aginst til is
boy. Neither the Sheriff nor any
of his friends could make
me believe that Mr.. Andrus
was not neutral in the recent
sheriff fight. There is no ques-
ton in my mind that Mr.. Andrus
has ever been true to his word and
that he had absolutely nothing to
do in the Grand Coteau poll going
against Sheriff Swords. I believe
that they are not toting fair when
they charge Mr.. Andrus of dou-
BILE crossing the sheriff and /
firmly believe that the sheriff
should KEEP hands off in this as
sessorship fight"
Several of the most ardent po-
litical admirers Of the sheriff feel
that an injustice has been done Mr..
Andrus in charging him of carrying
the poll against Mr.. Swords.
After the speaking a dance will
be held for all those who enjoy
this amusement, the music being
furnished by the famous Garencro
band. The dance will be free Or
charge and as the band auditorium
is the most ideal dancing place in
this city it is expected that a most
enjoyable dance will be held.