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HORIZONTAL.
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3. Seaweed.
6. Tube for delivering blubber into
hold OF whaler.
10. The wonderful year OF 1866 (ab.l.
IL. A small rail.
II. Alchemic silver.
Is. Into normal condition.
Is. A down.
Il6. Al class of silicates having a
prismatic angle Of 100 degrees.
II. More than sufficiently.
IS. Stone war club.
10. Copper coin of British India.
20. Allowance for waste due to
transportation.
81. Minnesinger.
%. To kill cattle by striking a
sharp instrument between the
neck joints.
| %. Glaciers tack.
ID. The lance of King Arthur.
| 25. The momentum of a gram NOV.
ing a centimeter a second.
| 26. A mixture Of sand. clay, and
binding materials, used for MAX
ing rnolds for casting brass.
%. Upon the stroke OF.
20. To thresh barley to free 1t
from boards.
40. A fence panel, made to slide into
the adjoining panel.
81. Stannum.
az. A chalice-cover. faced on both
sides with lawn.
| SO. In any corpus, the continued
product of an integer by its
conjugates.
| "a. Sow.
IS. The Dinantian series of the
Carboniferous Of Europe.
36. Pass title to.
81. Appearance with or without
reality.
| SO. Advertising matter in manu-
script, with its pictorial acccs-
80. Said of the foot. in skating,
which is kept in poise as a
guide.
40. TO cut out in pairs with chisels.
| Al Bones.
| az. Did cut into the printed part
of book in trimming.
43. In shovelboard playing, the posi-
ton Of the disk when hanging
over the farther edge Of the
board.
| 45. In philosophy, the ego.
| 46. To have an epispastic effect.
AZ. To lop the branches of.
| 4S. Pail.
| 40. A game of cards.
| so. OF humble antecedents or estate.
81. A native or inhabitant Of a
country or place.
| SO. To loosen from wear.
So. To address with smooth words.
81. To exist without being perceived
or suspected.
SIS. A group of particles forming n
| specific radical.
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bitt-head.
81. To clip the talons of a hawk.
VERTICAL.
| /. The maigre.
9, Same as 10 horizontal.
3. To shape by oblique cutting.
4. The black gram.
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.. Percy Hickling, the Distinguished
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7:45 3. III. Emerson ana Ornaa
Buick Orchestra The Star Span,
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clerk 81 the House Of Representa-.
coins Geftysburg address.
5 u. Emerson and Orgna
Buick Orchestra IS d half hour of
dance numbers.
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ruins of the Parthcnon give performance to carefully
chosen body of spectators
The Paris Illustration, which is very serious and refined
journal, takes sympathetic view of Nile Palvas per-
Torrance and thus describes it:
at beautiful day The gilded the steps of the
Parhenon the of the Acropos The sky OF
divine clearness. I
mile Mona Pava appeared first draped with light wells
The harmony of her movements and poses her blrdke leaps
seemed life into the immortal feZes OF the Far
thenon which could around her. go
"When the dancer reached the opshodomos 1.-THE most
spo Parthenon she stopped though inox
Gated by the beauty of her surroundings threw of her wells
her body the glorious and the ethereal
purity of the Athenian air.
Not days of Phync and Aristogora the lover
Demerus of Phaeron had such spectacle been seen IN
place The unexpected audacy of the act was surprising
but those impressed only by its pure artistry
Nudity which might have been offensive elsewhere seemed
the surroundings and the memories which
filed everybodys mind that seemed perfectly chaste One
only before mmateray of this unique vision,
inspiring of hymn eternal beauty in its very
sanctuary. victorious after all the centuries
that the view of the respectable Frenchmen
who Paris and the of all artists
What need there they ask for this woman to take Off
all her clothes in order to dance?
Ausions Phryne have naturally been called forth by
performance Phryne the most celebrated
beauty of ancient Greece and the classic historians tell many
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stories of how effectively she displayed her charms At the
festival of Neptune Eeuss she laid aside her garments let
down her hair stepped into the in sight of the people,
suggesting the painter Apele his picture of
Venus Anadyomene, for which Phryne sat model
she tried for her life for profanng the Eleu
nan mysteries. trial before the Areopagus
base of the Acropol Seeing that her judges turning
against her lawyer and lover with sudden inspiration
robes covering her bosom and displayed her glorious
beauty The beauylovng Athenians were Immediately
WINGED of her innocence and acquitted her.
1t should be added that French scholar Paul Gerard
Institute recently asserted that Phryne did win
her judges by unwilling her charms but by her modes He
says found nothing about the unwilling episode
contemporary references Phyne and that nven-
ton and later historians The professor that
with custom visited her judges before
the her modest bearing and pathetic fearful
manner that their hearts This of course,
the old question whether nudity conceament win
ming.
Isaora Duncan spectacular and unshrnkng American
barefoot dancer vigorous effort to attract attention
to herself in the of Athens few years Dressed
few light articles of ancient Greek attire,
accompanied by her brother playing hand Organ she
through from her hotel the home of Prime
Minister VenizelOs
The Ahenians found that she had nothing that put in
same Phryne They scarcely interrupted their
industry of dealing peanuts and to look at her.
and she returned to her hotel in disgust
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Squash Proves 16Be a"Dsh ofDedtF1.

However, ten days later Hugh Hurd,
one Of the diners, was taken i'll with
typhoid. Former Lieutenant Governor
Dickinson was next and the health Off
cials were surprised TO see cases appear
one after another. Three victims quickly
died.
The trouble was soon traced to the
church banquet, and everybody at once
blamed oysters contained in the turkey
dressing. But the health officers learned
that there were no oysters in the dressing,
eliminating this theory.
A QUESTIONABLE was sent to everyone
who had attended the banquet. The name
of every food served was printed on tn
paper and the diners We're asked to check
off what they ate. The answers showed
that everyone stricken i'll had partaken Of
squash and nearly everyone who had es-
capped had failed to taste their dish of the
vegetable. Then inquiry centred itself
upon the squash.
II had been prepared almost solely by
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the same habit, its green color and i'm
mobility rendering it Incompetence while
waiting for prey. In its customary atti-
tude, its forelegs are held in such way
as to suggest the posture of prayer.
Native to the East Indies is a species of
mantis called the ''diabolical specter.' 1t
has large leaf-like appendages which give
it the sembance of a beautiful flower.
When an insect, attracted by the false
flower, alights upon it, the prey is instant
ly seized by the mantis and devoured.
Nature is the arch-counterfeiter, and
some of her limitations are so odd and
amusing as to suggest the idea of inten-
tional joking. Thus the earbone of every
finback whale bears the sculptured face
of a Scandinavian fisherman. The pupa
of a species of butterfly is formed in the
likeness of the old Roman King Tarquin.
Each blossom of the Holy Ghost orchid
opens to reveal perfect little pigeon with
wings half-spread. The little fish called
the sea-horse, which spends most of its
time hanging by its tail from seaweeds,
looks as if it were the original model of
the knight piece in set of chessmen.
These, of course, have nothing to do
with camouflage or hiding. They are
merely examples of Natures efforts in the
way of initiating one thing with another.
Sometimes she seems to do it just for fun.
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SeekS$68000000inPrdt Treasure
LONDON, Jan. 1 It'll.

boards value estimated AT
sos 100000 will be sought the island Of Cocos
by expedition of eight adventurous Engshmen under
the lead of Lieutenant F. W. Kealey, of London.
The that Kealey claims have methods for
unc0verng the hidden store of god silver and
together with his evident willingness TO wager
considerable his money upon the chance of n
ing treasure has aroused high of interest in the adj
Keaey without revealing his points out that the
whole island of Cocos which miles of Panama,
only ii miles in circumference, and this limited
tremendous fortunes poi of haorgotten buccaneers
are He hints that he has discovered which will
give the exact location.
81" have roamed the and have spent months in South
America where these pirate millions than myth IN
minds of and who haunt cafes Lieutenant
Kealey zone night met who seemed to have
details Of the hidden than anybody had pev
ousy purely for the fun of the thing, made
mind records whether not
it really existed.
81 began BY making inquiries of the governments which
we're interested including the Peruvian and Gillian Admins
traons my SURPRISE only did records subanate the
which had heard but there is not shadow of doubt
that than s6SOOOOOO is hidden away the island
The question is, where? Others, know, have searched
convinced having Of their methods, that they
big mistake, which intend to counterfeit by
secret scheme my How much confident may be
rauged by the fact that willing 10 sink every penny
have in the venture.
Cocos was first discovered about middle Of the six
teenh century by named Keeling, who named 1t
Cocos from the vast number Of palms which cover
the island.
six hundred miles from Panama, the fringe sf the
and sinister Sagasso Sea- Cocos and its pirate boards
for the past hundred years exercised mysterious almost
hypnotic influence explorers who have penetrated its
cesses many has returned with eerie stories Of
strange animals and poisonous insects repued to nfest It's
lonely unges In word Coco besides gold has meant death
many who have been dauRess brave its pers.
The first hoard brought to Cocos in the year 1915
by pirate who called himself 'Beno, who was the most
boodthrsy and merciess buecaneer h~ sailed the
The mostly of loot from the
old Spanish churches and monasees which had been
lated by the descendants of Pzar who conquered Peru in
the sixteenth century, and comprised among other articles Of
value priceless golden ornaments silver chaces and
studded candesteks.
"BentO belonged to the school Of Monbars the famous
French buccaneer who Of his ferocous disposition,
ncknamed The ExtermnatOr. II Monbars invari
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an aged woman, prominent in Methodist
church affairs, declared the authorities,
who have not revealed her name because
of her excellent reputation, her beloved
character and her extreme age. She had
taken squash from her own garden,
boiled and baked it..
In some manner it became infected with
typhoid germs. This might not have proved
50 serious had the woman not made the
terrible mistake of placing the pot of
squash upon the furnace register over
night.
The moderate, unceasing heat gave the
typhoid bacteria an ideal chance to null
tiply so that as the hour of the banquet
approached the preparation became more
deadly every minute. II scientists had
attempted to grow a batch of typhoid
bacteria for experimental purposes, they
could not have succeeded better than the
old woman unwittingly did with her pot
of squash, the doctors declare, and they
marvel that no more than three died.
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his hands For this purpose he chartered vessel the
Edgecombe and Cocos efforts were crowned
with success but acting the principle that dead tell
tales, he and his precious gang of rascas
of determination among themselves with their
hiding place Of the vast Peruvian has
been wrapped in mystery
at is the lure of the rich boards awaiting finder that
has tempted many hunters seek the gold
Of Cocos To prove that do exaggerae will point
that in the last ten years of the century expe
dtons, including those led by Mr. Harold Gray Admiral
Paer and Mr. Ftzwliam, made the attempt to unearth
the and failed.
Hitherto dynamite has been the chief
hands of bygone hunters shall dynamite
is too crude hazardous and too expensive nine times
out of ten its is not worth the labor expended.
81 have certain methods of novel description
methods which not at liberty to dvuge. certain
however, that by this shall vastly richer
set
"Of course will not be plain sailing Various interes.s
involved in this hunt and unknown pers may Turk the
prmeva Cocos forests But the certainly
candle and if unearth that abuIousy
rich store of gold which Cocos guards, shall be than
satisfied"
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A n epidemic of typhoid during which
~ three persons died and thirty more
were stricken i'll in the vicinity of
Eaton Rapids, Mich, is attracting con
siderable attention from health officers
all over the United States because of the
unusual manner in which the disease is
believed to have been spread.
An innocent-looking squash, grown in a
local garden and prepared by the kindly
and expert hands of an aged matron was
a veritable "dish Of DEATH" the authorities
believe, because of a novel combination of
circumstances.
More than $50 persons gathered at the
fatal banquet given by the Eaton Rapids
Methodist Church in the Masonic Temple.
Roast turkey with dressing, cabbage salad,
squash. mashed potatoes, pickles, pie and
coffee were served and after few
speeches and some music everybody went
home declaring il was one Of the most
successful church dinners in local history.
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able practice spare who fell into his clutches and
estimated slaughtered in cold blood 10000
innocent men, women and children
Bento first expedition led him into Peru, where, dotted
all country Spanish churches and monastees laden
with accumulated of centuries aroused his greed
For years the head of Of rascas boodthr
interruptions himself he pundered right and left until
last laden with SPOIL he sought safe hiding place for his
loot, and decided Coeos.
years figured in another raid and after
attack Spanish merchantmen the high returned
another boatoad Of gold and silver, which
secretly before he buried deep the heart of the Jungle
This his final exploit for efforts 70 capture him proved
successful few years later and he ended his days prison
cell
rhe third great Of treasure, and which am
particularly anxious uneart that which entrusted
BY the Peruvian Government the time of the with Chilli
TO named William Thompson, who had served under the
leadership Of the notorious Bento and who got with the
treasure Cocos, where he buried and sailed intend
ing return when the clear and seize the bullion
"The Peruvian Government however, was soon on his
track and he captured and his shot, but he managed
TO escape jamaica where he struck up friendship with
sailor named Heating.
ITO Heating he unolded his exploits while his death
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AFN That WarSakaSk a9sd Set Of False Teeth

the bottom be covered with pebbles, the
fish will initiate the pebbly pattern.
A like phenomenon is observed in the
common squid, which, of course, is not
fish but a mollusk and is famous for its
method of seeking escape from enemies
by darkening the water with "ink' emit
ted from a sac which it carries. This ink,
called "sepia," finds many uses in COM
merce.
Many crustaceans, as means of hiding,
copy their surroundings. Thus there is a
common kind of spider crab that, for dis
guise, plants seaweeds on its own back.
The naturalist who first so declared was
laughed at, but the fact has since been
fully proved. When crab of this species
is placed in an aquarium, with supply
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< TATURE'S quecrCst attempt at en-
IN mouflage-a harmless timid fly
which grows ferocious mask with
false teeth to brighten its enemies-has
been discovered in South America.
1t is the lantern fly and it ranks as the
most interesting of Natures receptions
intended to protect the weak from the
strong in her plant, insect and animal
families or to aid the strong in surprising
and capturing the weak.
In front of the lantern fly's tiny mouth
and eyes is great false face, many times
the size of the real head. 1t resembles the
head of the alligator in many respects,
particularly in reference to the apparently
ferocious set of teeth which, careful ex-
animation shows, are only light-colored
spots on the false face, as though they
were painted there.
While this is the oldest example OF
Natures trick of deception, there are
many other interesting ones.
The tigers stripes render him well-nigh
invisible in his native Aslatlc Jungle.
Similarly, the lions tawny coat makes INN
inconspicuous in the desert region he
haunts. The zebra's stripes are vertical
on his body and horizontal on his legs, but
when he lies down they are all run one
way. and so, in the Pickering rays of
forest sunshine, he becomes, in repose,
invisible.
The snowy ptarmigan" of the Arctic
has dark gray plumage in Summer; but IN
Winter that interesting bird puts on
coat of white feathers, thereby making
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lille MONA PA1VA, one of the most beautiful and POI
N uar dancers of the Paris Opera Comquo has create
y - In, cnmnlcelN unframed III
PANS. Jan. lth.

lille MONA PA1VA, of the most beautiful and pop
MI uar dancers the Paris Opera Comquc has created
hVA sensation by dancing completely undrapod on the
summit of the Acropos Athens
All Paris is now between those who consider her
performance supremacy artistic and those who consider SUI
premely shocking. .
The supposed intention of the artist was to invite compar
son with Phryne the celebrated courteSan of ancient
Greece unveiled herself famous occasion 2oO0 years
ago at the Acropois, within few feet of where
Mile danced Clothing hardly considered essential
to odesy ancient times But have changed considerably
since then.
Many Parsians protesting against the reputation Tor
shameessness which and actresses Of Paris nave
earned city of them particularly ncenSGd
that French artist should have displayed herself completely
nude artistic the most conspicuous spot
in the world The League Against Public lccntouSne an
organization influential Frenchmen formed to suppress dc
moraizing sights public places, has protested
strongly against Mile Pavas performance On the other han
Of culture and prominent position nave declared
that il was very beautiful and purely artistic
Mile Paya, leave from the Paris Opera Colque, went
to FIJI an engagement National Theatre, Athens She
executed with great what described as dancing
poems accompanied by the music of Chopin Beet Gabriel
Faure SantSaen Reynaldo Hahn and other noted musicians
As climax her tour il arraug 4 that she should
proceed the summit of The cgois and there amid the
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of marine plants of the sort that grow
ordinarily attached to rocks, he loses no
time in tearing off bits, placing the broken
end of each scrap in his mouth (presum-
ably to gum it with glutinous secretion),
and then reaching up with his big claw to
fasten it upon his she'll. In couple of
hours he is we'll planted, and the weeds,
growing nicely, soon provide him with the
concealment he desires.
It is, however, in the insect world that
one finds the most remarkable instances
of clever camouflage. Consider for ex-
ample the walking sticks" which coun-
terfeit tree-twigs with meticulous exact
ness. In our woods. practically every
where, there are lots of them, but it is
rarely that one of them is captured, their
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ever else may furnish the hz-
ards environment at the mo-
ment.
The changes are controlled
bv its observation of its own
surroundings; for a chameleon
deprived of eyesight does not
alter in color.
Altogether similar is the case
of the founder, or flatfish,
which changes its color to match
the bottom on which it lies. II
turns almost black on dark mud
and nearly white on clean sand.
The species of founder
known as the sole" is a verit-
able marine chameleon. 1t can
make itself practically invisible
on any background. If speci-
men be placed in an aquarium
with sand on the bottom, it will
assume the hue of the sand; if
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leaves" at least one of which, in dying,
continues the deception by initiating the
changing hues of decaying leaf. Most
remarkable of these insects are those
native to Java, which have all the appear
ance of living tree-leaves. Their coloring
pigment has been analysed, and found to
be indistinguishable from the ehlorophyll
which gives the green hue to leaves and
other vegetation.
As further oddity, the eggs of such
insects closely resemble the seeds of
plants. In the East Indies there is a species
which develops on its leaf-like wing-coyers
spots that counterfeit the work of para
site fungi on real leaves.
In the Malay Archipelago there is a
kind of butterfly, of brilliant hues, which,
when it alights upon plant, is instantly
transformed into dead leaf. Thus a
flock of these insects, alighting upon a
bush, seem to vanish as if by magic. This
happens because, while the upper surfaces
of the wings are gaudily colored, the I'M
der sides counterfeit the leaf, even the
veins beiEg copied. The butterfly, on
alighting, folds its wings together, upward,
and in that position, brownish gray, they
initiate perfectly dead leaf.
The "rearhorse," or praying mantis,"
which is one Of the fiercest of insects, has
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itself inconspicuous in the snow-covered
landscape.
Many animals are able to change their
colors to match their surroundings, for
he same purpose of hiding. A familiar
end very remarkable example is the cha
meleon, the secret of whose color changes
has only recently been discovered.
1t is now known that the chameleons
changes of colors are effected through the
agency of cells beneath its skin, called
"chromatophores," which contain pig
ments of different hues. Expansion of
some of these cells brings one color into
view; other cells "show up another color.
Thus some of the pigment cells expand
while others contract, the color displayed
always matching the tree foliage or what
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disguise being so
admirable.
In tropical lati-
tudes the walking
sticks attain great
size. One spec S
in Brazil is eight
cen inches long.
All of them copy
the structure of
the plants on
which they feed.
Thus large spiny
ones are found
on certain spiny
plants that grow
in the equatorial
zone.
There are sew
e raj species
of w alking