Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 14 June 1906 — Page 7

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A BIRD OF GUIANA. It Can Speak Every Langoace That It Once Hears. There is a bird of Guiana which deserves to be widely known. This is the “tion-tion” (pronounced tee-yawn tee-yawn) on account of its cry. This bird is valued by the natives for its brilliant plumage, especially the tail feathers, which they wear in their beaddress and make clothing of, but the most interesting characteristic of this strange bird is its imitative faculty. A naturalist became acquainted with the bird’s powers in a curious manner. He was awakened from his sleep one night by hearing cries of distress In French. Some one was being muttered not far away, so much was absolutely .certain. There were cries for mercy and help, uttered in excellent French, shrieks of agony and groans. Jumping to his feet he awoke his Indian guides, saying that they must all go to the assistance of the victim. At that moment the voice uttered a shout of ironical laughter, followed by “tiontlon,” and the guides turned over, wiih a grunt of vexation. The learned naturalist had a great deal to learn, they remarked sarcastically. The tion-tion is the worst of chatterboxes. It can, and does, imitate every sound it hears, with the utmost fidelity. It can speak all languages, giving the proper accent and intonation. This is a strong statement, but it is correct. It will shout for assistance in the best English or German, and you will really believe that some fellow countryman is in dire distress until the bird interrupts its own pleadings with a derisive laugh. Then you feel like one who has been the victim of a Ist of April joke. If the bird could be caught and so far domesticated as to be happy in confinement the parrot would go out of fashion as a home pet. Thumbs and Temper. “By her thumb ye shall know her” is d guide to the young man who contemplates matrimony and yet is doubtful how the chains of wedlock will sit on ithe girl of his heart. Delightful a companion as she is before marriage, will Ahe turn out a termagant? He can learn readily, say the modern ages, and by the folding of her thumbs. He should take her to church and watch her closely. When she crosses her hands, piously he should note if she folds her right thumb over her left, or vice versa. If the left goes over the right she has a dominating mind, and he will be walking a chalk line when he’s hers. If the right goes over the left she will be a docile, uncomplaining mate who acknowledges the superiority of the masculine mind.—New York Press.

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THE CUPEY TREE. One of the Most Carious Growths of the West Indies. The cupey, gor, as it is sarcastically called in the English possessions, “the attorney,” is one of the most curious, as it is one of the most picturesque, denizens of the virgin forests of the West Indian islands. It belongs to the parasitical family of trees or plants; but, terrible to relate, it invariably, with the basest ingratitude, destroys all life in the unfortunate tree that cherishes it in its early growth. The seeds are borne on the wings of the wind and deposited pn the branches of other trees, when they burst into roots, which are dropped toward the ground al around the “nurse” tree. In time these roots reach the ground and strike into the soil. From this moment the roots grow stronger and stronger until they resemble a lot of rope ladders thrown over the tree. Next the parisite sends down a great cord, which twines around the trunk of the supporting tree, at first as though in loving embrace, but it grows tighter and tighter, eventually strangling its benefactor out of existence. The nurse tree thus killed rots to decay, and from the immense fibrous roots of the destroyer now springs a great trunk, which rises high into the air. When a cupey is full grown it presents a magnificent spectacle, for the cordlike root rises often to fifty or sixty feet and supports ip midair the vast tree itself. A Good Reason. Two Irishmen were digging a sewer. One of them was a big, strong man about six feet four inches in height, and the other one was a little, ’juny man about four feet six inches. The foreman came along to see how the work was progressing and noticed that one of them was doing more work than the other. “Look here,” he cried, “how is it that little Dennis Dugan, who is only half your size, is doing nearly twice as much work as you, Patrick?” Glancing down to his partner, Pat replied: “And why shouldn’t he? Ain’t he nearer to it?” Fixtures. One day four-year-old Fred climbed upon a chair to reach something he Wanted. “You must not get on that chair with your feet, dear,” said his mother. Fred looked down at his feet, evidently puzzled. “Why, mamma,” he jaid, “I can't take ’em off!” How Not To. “Please read our paper,” annotated the editor in returning the manuscript. “I do,” wrote back the contributor, “and my stuff is designed to show that I know what is the matter with your old paper.”—Philadelphia Ledger.

AQUEER POKER GAME I IT WAS PLAYED BY TWO STOCKMEN IN A DENVER HOTEL. The Turn That Came When the For- ; tunes of Roth Men Were Piled on | the Table—A Side Bet and a Card j That Was Not Shown to the Board. | The old St. James hotel in Denver was one of the landmarks of the <?ity for over a quarter of a century, and many famous sporting men were among its guests. Numerous stories are told of the “stiff” poker games that used to be played there in the late eighties and early nineties of the last century. A game was played one night between two stockmen, a banker and a mining man. The story goes that the mining man and the banker played until they were “all in,” leaving the two stockmen to battle it out. It came up to the “consolation” jack pot, and those who had lingered to see the finish were not disappointed when they expected something spectacular to take place. The stakes were running high, the ante being SSOO, with no betting limit. One of the stockmen opened for $2,500 and was promptly raised before the draw. Then there followed a series of raises and counter raises until the pot contained SII,OOO before cards were drawn. “Gi’ me that one,” blandly announced the man who had “seen” the last raise. The dealer slipped one card across the table, laid the deck down, relighted his neglected cigar and said unconcernedly, “I’ll play these.” Then the betting commenced in earnest. The player had opened, and he led off with $2,500 as a “feeler.” The dealer raised a like amount, and the other fellow followed suit. It was plain that one or the other of the men was going to lose his fortune. Checks were written, torn up and made out for iarger amounts, and finally mortgage papers on real estate and cattle were passed into the pot. Finally one man said to the other: ■ “Say, Henry, I’m going to stay with you until everything I’ve got, right down to the clothes on my back, is represented on the table. Now. I’m in doubt as to some of my property holdings, so I’ll make you a proposition. Give me until tonight (it was then 4 a. m.) to find out just where I stand and we’ll play the hand out. Meantime let us seal up my hand in one envelope, yours in another and the deadwood in still another. We’ll leave the three envelopes in the office safe, to be delivered to both of us together.” The other player agreed, and envelopes and sealing wax were sent for. The hands and remaining cards in the deck were duly sealed and deposited as per arrangement. • Meantime friends of the two players endeavored to get the men together on * some sort of compromise proposition, knowing full well that neither could afford to bank his entire fortune on a poker hand, leaving his family destitute, but both men were obdurate and would listen to no proposition to split the pot. An interested and expectant group gathered in the lobby about 8 o’clock in the evening, among them being the man who had opened the pot. They talked together in a friendly manner, speculating upon what would happen when the man who went to look up his assets returned. While they were talking he walked in. “Well, Henry, I’m ready to resume | our little argument,” he announced in a matter of fact tone. Then the crowd repaired to the room where the game had been played. The man announced that he had $33,000 to “play back.” Securities and certified checks repre- , seating this amount were piled on the table. Then, and not until then, did either of the men show signs of nerv- I ousness. The opener had drawn a • check for $33,000 and started to tear it out of the book when the other man said in a slow, deliberate voice: “Looks a little strong for either of us, doesn’t it, Henry?” j “Well,” rejoined the’other man, toying with the check, “what would you consider a fair proposition at this stage I of the game?” ■ “It’s not gambling, I know,” said the other, “but if you want to split the pot | and”— “She’s split,” calmly announced the man who had opened for $2,500. The currency, gold, checks, mortgage papers and securities were equally divided. Not a word was spoken. Silently the man who opened took up the envelopes, tore them open and laid the two hands on the table, faces downward. “Bet you a cigar I had you beat,’* he bantered. “You’re called,” said the other, turning over four cards, jacks and sixes. The opener also turned over four cards. They were jacks and sixes. “I’ll bet you,” said the dealer, “a thousand dollars that I’ve still got you beat.” The other man peeped at a corner of his buried card, toyed a moment with a stack of currency and shoved SI,OOO to the center. Then, without waiting for the man he had called to show his hole card, he turned up a four spot The dealer looked at it, smiled, touched the bell and put his hand in the deck. He never told what the other card was.—Denver Times. Lights of London, A farmer who visited London for the first time was walking along Oxford street, filling his pipe, when a matchboy came up to him with the usual “Lights, sir?” The farmer took a box from the boy, extracted a match, lit his pipe and handed the box back to the astonished lad, passing on with the remark, “Lor, what a wunnerful place Lunnon Is, to be sure!”

MICHAEL ANGELO. | The Humble Start In Life of the Famom Master. Two boys were herding swine is I Italy. They were evidently discussing some very important subject, for thej were earnest at it. A man approach ed, and the boys separated, each foi his own side of the pasture. The mat I was angry and was slinking bis hanc at them. The boys said nothing: thej drovq. their swine in and were quiet as I a mouse about it. The ’man had said they should stay out until dark, and the sun bad not even set yet. Aftei they had driven the swine to their re spective places each crept to his r'oom took his clothes and tied them in a bundle. This done, they both crept down and ran to the road which led to Rome. One’s name was Peter; the other Michael Angelo. Both were pool boys. They tramped aud tramped, and the first thing they did when they reached Rome was to go to church After they had rested and prayed thej , looked for employment. Peter received employment as the cook's boy in some cardinal's house, but Michael could find nothing to do, so he almost despaired. He went to his friend Peter, who gave him something to eat and at night secretly let him into his room in the attic to sleep. This went on for a long time, Peter content to let his friend do this and Michael content also. Michael when in church had seen some fine pictures. One which fascinated him was “Christ Ascending to Heaven.” Taking bits of charcoal, he went to Peter’s room and drew pictures on the white walls. One day the cardinal had occasion to go to the room, Michael had meanwhile secured employment in the cardinal’s kitchen. The cardinal, upon seeing all the pictures, was dumfounded with theii accurateness. He called Peter and Michael upstairs and asked who bad drawn them. Michael confessed he had, but said he thought he could rub them out again. The .cardinal explained to him that it was all right so fat as the wall was concerned. He took Michael and sent him to a drawing master and gave Peter a better position. And Michael worked hard at his drawings, learned diligently a'nd be came the renowned Michael Angelo, one of the greatest painters of hla time. VEGETABLES AS MEDICINE. Asparagus stimulates the kidneys. Water cress is an excellent blood p» rifier. Parsnips possess the same virtues as sarsaparilla. Carrots are good for those having a tendency, to gout. Celery contains sulphur and helps tc ward off rheumatism. Celery is a nerve tonic; onions alsc are a tonic for the nerves. I Tomatoes are good for a torpid liver but should be avoided by gouty people Beets are fattening and good for people who want to put on flesh; so are potatoes. Lettuce has a soothing effect on the nerves and is excellent for sufferers 1 from insomnia. Spinach has great aperient qualities and is far better than medicine for sufferers from constipation. POOR HANDWRITING. One of the Causes That Downed Napoleon at Waterloo. The nose of Cleopatra had a marked influence on the destinies of the ancient world. The handwriting of Napoleon 1., we are assured by recent historians, had a similar effect upon the evolution of the modern world, iHe did not write; he scrawled. By reason of this, among other causes, he lost Waterloo. Grouchy could not read with exactness his decisive message. I Was it “batallle engagee” (battle is on), or “bataille gagnee” (battle is won)? Grouchy chose the latter significance and, not believing it necessary to press I forward, arrived too late. So much for the curl of a letter, a pen stroke or an . illegible swell to an “a.” | This question was brought forward by the writing master of the elder Dumas. “Remember, Alexandre,” the master I said to him, “the great defeat of the emperor was due only to his scrawling hand. If you wish to succeed in the world be careful of your heavy and your light strokes.” So if Napoleon had known how to write legibly or if he had taken the trouble to do so his descendants would reign today in France and we should not have had the republic. It appears historically established today that Dumas’ writing master was right. And on such slight things rests the fate of empires,—Cri de Paris. 1 The Pointer. There is as much fallacy in attempting to prove the origin of pointing as in a like attempt to prove the origin of eating. As a matter of fact, the pointing act commonly exhibited by the pointer and setter is an incident of the capture or attempted capture of food by dogs, and also by wolves and foxes. Coyotes have been seen to draw and point on prairie dogs and grouse in precisely the same manner that the pointer and setter draw on game birds. There were the same rigidity and stealth, the pause to judge of distance and opportunity and the final rigid pause when all the energies are concentrated for the .jfinal spring to capture. All the phenomena displayed by the dog family Indicate that the drawing and pointing in the pursuit of prey were ever natural traits. It may be reasonably believed that man could not breed the pointing instinct out of the dog if he attempted to do so.—l Forest and Stream.

IHitehiig In the Month. I Some curious examples of the eg« laying habits of certain frogs are related by naturalists. The female of one species, a snecies which was rei cently exhibited at a meeting of the i Zoological society, carries the egg: about in her mouth until they ate hatched. When the young emerge they are tadpoles, but fully formed, though of course, diminutive frogs. An Amer lean tree frog, again, has a pouelt along the whole extent of its back, in which the eggs are carried until hatchI ed. It is the Nototrema marsupiatum of zoologists, the name referring to this curious habit. The case of the Surinam toad is equally curious. la ! this species the male places the eggs, one by one, in hollows in the loose skin an the back of the female, where they are developed —London Globe. Waiting to Be Found. Lost one evening in a side street ofi Charing Cross, a small terrier camt for the next six days at nightfall to the same spot, waiting to be “found” and scanning eagerly every passerby. The constable on the beat got to know’ her I wistful little face and the bright silver collar she wore quite well, but she was never to be seen by daylight. It was 1 only on the sixth evening, half starved and weak with waiting, that she allowed herself to be captured and taken 1 to the dogs’ home at Battersea, where ' she was eventually claimed by her owner.—St. James’ Gazette. 1 ———— Her Gift. 1 A Lancashire vicar was asked by the ! choir to call upon old Betty, who was deaf, but who insisted in joining in the ■ solo of the anthem, and to ask her only ■ to sing in the Hymns. He shouted into 1 her ear, “Betty, I’ve been requested to speak to you about your singing!” At last she caught the w’ord “singing” aud replied: “Not to me be the praise, sir. i It’s a ‘gift.’ ” I , Justice. i “Why is Justice represented with a bandage over her brow?” “There is a classical reason for it,” , said the lawyer, “but to my mind it ; serves chiefly to Impress the frequency . with which Justice gets a black eye.”--i Washington Star. Heritagea. I Leave children an accumulated fortune of memories and inspirations and examples and hopes, so that they are rich in brain and heart and soul aud service. Then if you happen to leave them a fortune besides, if they have all these, the fortune will be shorn of its possibilities of evil and will become an instrument of higher aud nobler good.—M. J. Savage. BINDING THE FEET. This Queer Chinese Custom Is a Comparatively Modern One. China’s custom of binding the feet of fts women is not as ancient as has been supposed. A correspondent of one of the native Chinese papers quotes from the letters of Yuan Mei, i who lived in the eighteenth century. In one of his letters Yuan Mei wrote ! to a friend: “You ask me to get you a ' handsome wife aud ardently desire, as your first requisite, that she shall have i small feet. Surely you cannot be one who admires true beauty. An admirer of true beauty has his own individual tastes, disdaining to follow the dictates of others. Our ancient literature, in both prose and poetry, has many allusions in praise of beautiful women, but in no instance touches upon small feet. “A work treating of the customs of the Sung dynasty by Shen Yo says a man’s well made shoes are said to be square, and a woman’s round, at the toe. In the T’ang dynasty, the first allusion to the feet of Yang Kwei Fei, the court beauty, was about her silk stockings. In one of Han Tung Lang’s popms, referring to a woman's feet, he says, ‘Her six inch feet so bright and sleek.’ These allusions clearly point to unbound feet” Yuan Mei’s letter concludes by saying that the taste of those who ignore the beauty of face and form is depraved. He laments that sensible men should be so led away by a foolish Cashion.

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