Daily Greencastle Banner and Times, Greencastle, Putnam County, 24 September 1897 — Page 2
(HE IMILY BANHER-IIMES.
TRAINING THE YOUNG.
KI NO
M. J. BECKETT, Publisher.
ftREFXf CASTLE
U0BUKV4
Thero nrf no drunks in Dawson. The simon-pure off ^<!1“ at Jl'K* a (."allon. lc> water .s free.
And tow they tell us that they have *truc’k "pay dirt’’ near Marquette, Mich. "Where will -this craze end?
By N. S. Stc well. Just now when the attention of the entire civilized world is turned upon England and the interesting events connected with the sixtieth anniversary of the coronation of Queen Victoria, it might be interesting to our people as well as to ail others to study the meth- , ods adopted in the early training of this woman who has for so many years ; controlled the affairs of the most popular court in the world.
THE DAILY BAIN N Eli TIMES, U BEEN CASTLE, IA DT AN a
HAWKS AM) PREY
PORTUGAL
in Portuguese life, while the vast wealth and great landed possessions | bequeathed to her by Ferdinand render
HE MAY SOON BE COMPELLED ; her a far-tor in politics sufficiently pow-
TO QUIT.
Hie I’cuple VTunt » Krpubllc anil That Settle* It—Aa a King. Carlo, I, a Coward 111, f’eraonal Uravcry L’nqaentloiied.
erful to be able to hold her own against I the two queens. Their quarrels with her constitute yet another disturbing
THE OLD TIME FALCON NOW FORAGES FOR FOOD.
A Kansas clergyman conducted services last Sunday by telephone. This will be a year of great events in Kansas.
Eleetriuty f or propelling street '-ars now ha.s .a dangerous rival in compressed air. It may yet be applied to bicycles.
The little Victoria's education began is ith her existence. While it was by no means a certainty that she would come to the throne there was more than a possibility of such an event, and the wiso and comprehensive course pursued in her bringing up was adopted in or der to fit her for her great responsibil-
ities in case they came to her.
The -hing that appears to be the matter with Kansas is the inadequacy of all outdoors as a. storehouse for her wheat rop.
Ex-Oov. Morton of New York is the first rich man on record to ask to have his assessment doubled. Hu is entitled to a sketch in the S'-hoe! readers.
It turns out that three. Italians who were lynched in Louisiana two years ago were innocent. Judge Lym h is just as apt to be w rong as any other judge.
The sons and daughters of the aver, age American citizen have but a faint idea of the rigid discipline that the hildren of royal houses must undergo. There is scarcely a weli-to-do child in this land who would not think itself most cruelly treated were it put through the course prescribed for and followed by the children of the German Emperor, and no doubt Victoria's education was conducted on equally strict lines.
The other day the Miami County, Ind., doctors held a convention, which Irroke up suddenly when several members drew revolvers and threatened to furnish business for some other medi«ul asso-'iation.
Imagine a family of children trained from their infancy to such habits of promptness, studiousne^s, application and comprehensiveness. When ordinary girls are in their rudimentary classes, Victoria was almost complete mistress of several languages besides her own. She was thoroughly grounded in all of the elementary branches; for, of course, a princess and a possible
HEN* the principal newspapers of a monarchical country begin to hold up the sovereign to public obloquy as a "manifest coward,” as a "ridiculous and useless dude,” and as "an incapable fool,” and loudly
demand that he should take his departure and make way for the establishment of a Republic, "the only form of government ■ onsistent with human dignity, common-sense and modern progress.” ; hen a revolution may be
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1 element of the Portuguese court, and' one is tempted to believe that if the 1 loss of Ills throne will relieve him from further participation in the merry war raging at Lisbon between his French wife, his Italian mother and his American step-grandam, the outbreak of a revolution and the inauguration of a republic at Lisbon will be welcomed by no one more teartilj than by fat, easy-going, indolent King
Carlos.
Speeil in Fumtiliig Victim* The Strong Winged llirtls Carry Out Nature** I*! in
of the Survival ucr of Hunting.
of the I'i?t«**i Han-
and must content tiemselves mainly w Ith snakes, toads and the less active of the lizards, together with the larger ^ insects and spiders. Two of this group may he named as exceptions to this reI mark—the goshawk and the marsh hawk. J he last is an especially active bird, as i; must be to capture its prey, whbh consists chiefly of field mice, plovers, snipes and even at times wild ! ducks.
01 It BUDGET OF Hj n
SOME GOOD JOKES, ORlc|\ it AND SELECTED. AL
TLo I'oct of the f uture- \
Phrase Explained \
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—From Sun,hint' to Storm IVare Prevail,.
Wh.r,
HISTORY.
Some- Fact, for I oik. Who Are Not Sure
Wlii'ii the ( ivtl War Kmletl.
Many people think Appomattox marked the end of the war. as Sumpter did its beginning. As a matter of fact, the war did not end officially until Aug -0, 18110, when President Johnson sti^d a proclamation announcing that war was at an end. and that peace, or-
AOK In the middle ages, before the discovery of gunpowder, hunti n g with the aid of the falcon was as common as it now is with guns and dogs.
NEW MATERIAL FOR MATCHES.
Wood Will
Way to
regarded as Imminent, and the over- der and tranquility and civil authority •brow of the throne is at hand. This existed in all the states. While Let's is the state of affairs .n Portugal, [ surrender was not the end of the war, which is of such extreme gravity that it was the beginning of the end. JohnKmg Humbert has Considered it neces- son surrendered on April 26, "D'ck'' ?ary hurriedly to dispatch two Italian Taylor on May j, and Kirby Smith
Iron- dads to Lisbon for the purpose of
affording refuge and means of escape to his favorite sister, the dowager Queen Pia, as well as to his nephew and niece, the reigning King and Queen, when the crown is finally torn from their feeble grasp and they are driven into that path of exile which has been trodden by the feet of so many royal personages during the nine-
teenth century.
King Carlos, too, is a magnificent swimmer and, like his mother, has res-
queen must be letter perfect in ordi- rued a fellow-creature from drowning;
It would be a mistake to regard an expensive yacht merely as a summer symbol of lavishness. A magnificent steam yacht has been placed at the disposal of the inmates of the various "old ladies' homes ' in Philadelphia for excursions on the Delaware river. What is even better, this act of generosity is said to be a . haracteristic exercise of kindness on the part of the owner. Where there is a will to be kind bow readily the way opens!
The petty frauds perpetrated upon fhe government by well-to-do persons bringing from Europe valuables upon which they paid no duty were classed as "genteel smuggling.” One of the benefits conferred by the new tariff law is to make these frauds imi>ossible, and consequent ly to do away with an expression that never should have been used. There is no genteel thieving, burglary or law-breaking of any sort’ And there 'never was anv "gen'eel
smuggling
nary matters of education. Her pen manship has excited the admiration of the world. As a musician it is said that she could have commanded a leading position on the operatic stage, had she been so situated that it would have been necessary or desirable. The intelligent and painstaking care of her instructors made it possible to use •very moment of her existence for some w ise purpose. She had recreations and pleasures, and enjoyed her early life quite as well as most children, and probably much more healthfully, as her entire time and conduct were regulated by those who knew' what they were about, and, knowing, acted up to their
lights.
while on another occasion, while out driving on the outskirts of Lisbon, he jumped out of his carriage, felled with his stick to ‘he ground, and then collared single-handed a burly highwayman. who was endeavoring to rob and knife a wayfarer. Moreover, until a few’ years ago, the King was renowned for his prowess as a "torrero,"’ and anyone who has had the opportunity of seeing him tackling an angry bull in the "corridas," which he was wont for-
not until May On May 13, m re tlian a month after Lee's surender, a sharp fight took place at Palmetto ranch, in Texas, whh h is called by J* fferson Davis and other authorities the last battle of.the war. The commi-ider of the union troops, mostly colore J, says in his report: "The last volley of the war, it is believed, was fired by ‘he Sixty-second United States Colored Infantry, about sunset on May 13, 1SC5, between White's ranch and the Bcca Chiea, Texas." in this fight, which took place on the American side j! ‘he Rio Grande, the Mexican impe-ia'ists sent over a body of cavalry, which aided the confederates in their lost and successful attack. On June 13 Tennessee was declared at peace; June 23 the blockade was raised; July’ .2 Grant made his last nffiiia! report; April 2. 1866. proclamation that GeorK’.t. South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee. Alabama, Ixiuieiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Florida are tranquil, issued by the Presl-
of those days named a certain group of hawks the "noble
falcons," says the Philadelphia Times. 1'htse comprised the long-winged hawks, which take their quarry while it is in motion, never approaching it stealthily, but always making their presence known by flying aloft, while watching for a chance to sweep down-
ward upon the prey.
To the naturalist there are few sights of more absorbing interest than to w-atch one of these noble falcons w hile pursuing a chosen victim. Yet it is
Soon Give
Paper .Sticks.
It is predicted that paper is the coming material for matches. The prospect of the wooden match industry be-
■n» “bM *SS£ ' a . ppr " l * W > >’>' • "-W pro.
ces» .oi manufacturing matches of pa- | per is held to be extremely probable, I particularly as the best wood for this j purpose is constantly growing scarcer j and more costly. The new matches are considerably cheaper than ihe wooden j product and weigh much less, which counts for much in exportation. The sticks of the matches consist of paper rolled together on the bias. The paper :s rather strong and porous, and. when immersed in a solution of wax, stearine and similar substances, sticks well together and burns with a bright, .-mokeless and odorless flame. Strips onehaif inch in width are first drawn
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mg
°.ME .lay a poe* arise, ”•
With well-cut hay
and steady '
11 llcy usually h a .',
flowing hair *
And eyes with an
outlandish stare
»..i. k,
sr-
Th' allurements of
the sp-eds k,.,.' He II tell them ,if t!
i pleasant sight* i he subtle charm of moonlit iu K i • j And soon they'll think of naugh ; Hut ju-t to n< t a "hlk« " and rldo
— S. I'. Hazard. ,\
t'airt
anything but an easy task to keep an through the combustible
eye upon it, in case it extends its search for a meal over a large extent of coun-
mass and then
A , , . , '-'-O Kfl llllltXl \ V through o! !'';!’ . Y L S ! 1Unt . ing ' voo<1 or wax matches being cut off au
turned by machinery into long, thin tubes, pieces of the ordinary length of
esri HU 0 . P 1 p ° 1 rt,,nlt >' to watch into phosphorus, also by machinery, especially if aided by a powerful field- ; and ihe dried head easily ignites by
fa ‘u Every motlon of the bird may ! friction on any surface, mis be seen to advantage, except per- There is some naps its sudden downward dash when i new invention
its quarry is discovered.
as are
merly to organize for the entertain- 1 dent. Aug. 20. 1806. war offieielly Je-
There is no reason why any ordinarily intelligent child should not. at the age of twelve years, be as far advanced as most children are at fifteen or even eighteen years. The fault lies in the disposition of their time and the almost purposeless way in w hich their
. .ducation is conducted.
The importation of sugar in July 1 was only about one-third that for June, "he last full month before the enactment of the new tariff law. The total imports in July amounted to 178,001,- ‘ ; 60 pounds of raw sugar, valued at $!,- 152,245. In June there were 708,552,196 pounds of raw sugar imported, valued at. $13,889,860. In April and May • he importations amounted to 773,527.477 pounds, valued at $15,125,409, and In May there were 790,653,995 pounds Imported, valued at $15,054,777. The Importations for July were made up o‘ 43,009,113 pounds of Hawaii sugar, valued at $1,242,363, which came in free of duty under the reciprocity treaty with that country; 16,156,049 pounds oi licet sugar from Europe, valued at $3,003,270; 97,514,566 pounds of cane sugar, valued at. $2,113,386, and 21.324,332 pounds of sugar testing above Nb 16 Dutch standard, valued at $493,226.
The majority of children go to the public schools and learn all from similar books and in similar ways. The quick-witted, bright children eatefi ideas and make w hat seems like great advances. The dull ones often struggle along, only half comprehending the lessons, and never really grasping half a dozen facts about the thing they are studying. They grope through their entire educational career precisely in this way. It is safe to assert that ninetenths of the children learn their lessons by rote and recite them without any clearly defined understanding of what their subject matter is or the facts the lessons are intended to convey.
I
The threshing that China received from Japan seems to have given the people some new ideas. They begin fo see that civilization is power, and that China can not be strong unless developed on modern lines. The North China Herald prints a proclamation by the governor of Hunan, dwelling upon the advantages to be derived from the construction of telegraph lines in the province, and exhorting Ihe people not to be wrongfully infiuen cd and destroy the telegraph lines and poles now being erected connecting Changsha, the capital, with Wuchang, the capital of the sister province of Hupeh. According to a letter from Changsha, it is reported that, apparently acknowledging the value of the telegraphs and that they will not he allowed to interfere with the people's graves and the private property of>»thc gentry and lit erati, the construction of the line ha? been going on rapidly, without thr slightest hindrance on the part of the inhabitants of the province. Whereas in 1891, when an attempt was made iiy the imperial Chinese telegraph commission, at tlie request of the governor, to erect telegraph poles within the borders of the frontier town of Lichou.the inhabitants of the place rose en masse and so badly injured the working party and military escort that they had to fly for their lives, abandoning valuable material to the mob. Several lives were lost in the affair and a local literati in favor of the innovation was also killed by the mob.
It is not, therefore, to be wondered at if learning is merely smattering, and, if some day, there is a fierce rebellion in the mind of the grown-up, because so much time was wasted that might have been filled with profit and gain, mental, moral and physical. The argument that children can be overtaxed by this means is no argument at all, as it is well understood that the children of royal families are rarely ill. and the proportion of deaths in early life is astonishingly small. School hildren who feed on unwholesome food and are exposed to unsanitary influences cannot stand the high pressure of cramming processes to which they are sometimes subjected, but this really means nothing in the genera!
summing up of the case.
CARLOS. KING OF PORTUGAL.
Interesting study is no more taxing to the mind, if properly conducted,
merj bers
of his friends and for the rncmof his court at Lisbon, will ac-
than are toys and games and other play him of any • barges of cowardice occupations, and certainly it is far less that may be brought against him; that of a strain on the vital forces than the is to say, cowardice of a physical char-
exciting sights and scenes that so many little ones are treated to. As a matter of fact, at least one-half of the waking hours of the average child are wasted as far as any growth of the mind and intelligence ia concerned, and it is in order for some one to suggest the best way In which this lost time can be turned to account, and the rising generation benefited by acquiring a store of information upon subjects on which at present they have but the vaguest
and most shadowy ideas.
Sweet Annie. Whitewing of the Pawnees wants u divorce and the restoration of her own name of Annie Ootnerunning. This is notable Indian progress. Possibly Annie’s brave exjuvled her to come running with kind.ing wood for the wfcwam.
Among those who have gone to the Klondike fa 'Miss Hierche King, .c Kew Yorl heiress. Amon ;;-msny other tfPeef things for such a < untiy she took h phu o and four ( tin i , Inrd FvidAnl ly she proposes to i i uvidc her own *»hi ■in.
Wine at A i r.o.ooo a Bottle. Until quite recently there were twelv e casks of hock, in the German city of Bremen, christened the Twelve Apostles, which had been in the possession of the munic'pality for two centuries or more. It was the privilege of every ratepayer who entertained a distinguished guest, or had a serious illness in his house, to apply for a bottle filled from one of these famous Auras; and it has been computed that, taking out of storage and other expenses into consideration, (he cost oi siirh « bottle was not less than $150,• ooo
There arc four millionaires in England to one in France.
acter, since it is impossible to deny that he has lacked courage in dealing with the political situation. Only on one point have the two queens been united, namely, in the animosity which they have each of them displayed toward that American girl hailing from Boston who may be said for a time to have shared the throne of Portugal, although she did not bear any sovereign title, but merely that of Countess. Queen Maria de la Gloria, whose accession to the throne led to the Miguelist and Legitimist civil wars in Portugal, died when her children were still young, and pending the minority of her sons, her husband, King Ferdinand, a prince of the house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and a cousin, therefore, of Queen Victoria, exercised monarchical sway as regent. Almost immediately on becoming a widower, he married a Boston actress named Elise Hensler, whom he created Countess of Edlas and who now survives him. She is a remarkably clever woman, and her royal husband during the period of her marriage was so blindly devoted to Iter that he may be said almost to have ruled Portugal through her. Stepmother to the late hing, and step-grand mother to the present ruler, she still remains a conspicuous figure
.arrd ended. The latter date was in 1 flxHi by Congress as the official i nd .eg;.! date cf the close of 'he war
I he smallest of our winged fauna, ‘.he
liny dicky birds,” as our English friends call them, the sparrows, wrens and ’iny fly catchers, dread the handsome and active sparrow hawk as their most inveterate foe. Almost thrush-
• ke in size, color and easy flight—
when not in a hurry this smallest of
he noble fal ons is not easily detected ;n‘il seen at close quarters, b:r he is almost as sure of his victim
his larger relatives.
The pigeon hawk, a size larger than •’if sparrow hawk, is equally swift, ferocious and death dealing. Still more dreaded perhaps by the smaller birds is the sharp shinned hawk. Its larger «.is;n. the cooper's hawk, is an active j hunter of more sizable prey, such as | :h« wild and tame pigeons, half grown barnjaid fowls, doves, quails and (
grouse.
There is really little chance to escape from the onset of these two formidable hunters. Like a swift winged fate, thev , seldom, come but to kill, and the anx- I ious mother bird knows not which of ' ; her flock will be taken. These hawks, when not poising aloft, fly silently j through the woods or low over the open | and thickets and their presence 1 seldom suspected until they are right ipon their prey. Then comes a swift stroke, a clutch of the long, keen tal- , >>ns and the kill is as instantaneous
' as that of a rifle bullet.
As the undisputed leader of the noble , falcons, the very prince of these robber ( oar ons of the air. we may name the peregrine falcon, better known in our | > ountry as the duck hawk. This dreaded hunter sights a flock, or a single bird, fixing so high as to preclude its j possible return to the ground before he i an reach it. He then actually flies downward, adding the tremendous impetus of his wings to the force of gravity. and thus attaining a speed that the
eye can barely follow.
As he nears the earth he sets his wing and, without checking his speed, alters by a short curve the direction of his flight from the vertical to the horizontal. Thus sweeping along parallel to the earth, with a speed that the observer compares with tha- of a cannon ball, he overtakes the ii) fated duck —itself one of the swiftest of fliers— and, with one stroke of its terrible talons, deals the paralyzing blow. if the duck falls in the water the hawk unless unusually hungry, seldom cares to regain if; if on land, he d«- * 0 : ast, f< eding onlj on certain choice morsels and leaving the rest to a less fastidious appetite. In-
deed. most of the falcon tain portions of their
talk of utilizing the in the manufacture of
matches- on an extensive stale for export in India. The Invention involves no waste whatever, and the paper is delivered in rolls like the telegraph tape, and converted at one operation into match-sticks, and by a second into matches that would dry without sieving for a large pan of the year in India. One thing, however, must be made sure of—that a wax is used which will harden at a shade temperature of 14o degrees Fahrenheit at least.- Bos-
ton Transcript.
From Sanahlne to Storm. The other day an Irishman whis late employer's house un i
cheerfully:
“Good morning, sor. Begorra, you ,, a gentleman," shakes hands with h; n ' "shttre yer woife's a perfect ] a( j. shakes hands with her; "yer daughte- v , a little angel.” takes her up in hi.- aitrl and kisses her; "and yer dog's a iic,,,',' ty." pats dog on the head. •'Well. Pat,” said his employe ; must thank you kindly for your com pliments. but I am very sorry to I have no work for you this morning "What!" exclaimed Pat, agitate n, work? Then yer an ould pig v <. r woife’s a female alligator; yer dauei,. ter's a baboon-faced haythen. an' >»• dog's not worth cats’ meat;' and if,,
h" bolted.
A Natural MigtnLc.
tat only cerprey, and, as a
rule, these are by no means such as human epicures regard as the choicest
tidbits.
In regard to the food of the noble falcons, the department of agriculture at Washington, through the labois of observers attached to the division of ornithology and mammalogy, has m-de
some interesting reports.
Among the contents of falcons' stomachs have been found the remains of
with rifles, q ua ihs, snipes, woodcock, grouse, duck-, ns is cr,. various finches an d even—though in
rare instances—swallows and swifts with now and then king birds
The Klondike Ontfit.
It is a great mistake to take anything except what is necessary. The trip is a long and arduous one, and a man should not add one pound of baggage to his outfit that can be dispensed with. 1 have known men who
have loaded themselves up
revolvers and shotguns. This is entirely unnecessary. Revolvers will get you into trouble, and there is no use
of taking them with you, as large pV.rple"martins,
game cf any character is rarely found on the trip. I have prospected through this region for some years, and have only seen one moose. You will not see any large game whatever on your trip from Juueau to Dawson City, therefore, do not take any firearms along.—From "Klondike Nuggets,” by
Joseph Ladue.
lliitorlc BriUe-Cakr Malit-r,. Sixty-one years ago the Duchess ot Kent and her young daughter, the Princess Victoria, visited the old town of Chester, the quaintest in all England, for the purpose of officially opening a new bridge that was to bring ail kinds of importance and prosperity to the town. Of course, it was an immense event for Chester, and everyone did something to make the visit of the great folk*-- memorable. Richard Bolland was the poor but ambitious proprietor of a cake shop and he churn- 1 ed his brains mightily to devise some attractive method of showing his loyal appreciation of the visit. In some happy moment he decided to make some small cakes of transcendent excellence. put them in a fancy box. and present them to the young princess. Happy thought! The princess was delighted with the ■ akes. and how long their flavor lingered in her memory is shown by the fact that many years later, when the Prince of Wales was to lie married. Victoria gave a commission to Holland to prepare the wedding cake for this great event. It was no ordinary wedding cake that Mr. Bolland produced, either, and its exhibi- j tion earned him such tremendous fame that every English bride of wealth and prominence who was married since then has had the Chester baker prepare her wedding cake. Descendants 1 of the original Bolland now conduct j the shop, but they use the same re- i ripe that, proved so successful in the days of Victoria's childhood. Even at that time the recipe was an old one. ; It is needless to say it is treasured as a : secret. No cake is sent out until it is matured for at least six months, and better results arc attained when it ia two years old, as the flavor, Hkr good | wine, becomes mellower and rich with I the passage of time. This system necessitates the keeping of a big stock of the cake, ind there are never iess than | two thousand pounds on hand. Some of the cakes are prodigiously heavy, 1 that for the Prince of Wales weighing ! almost five hundred pounds. The oven in which they are baked is as large as
the average kitchen.
Jack—What, mosquitoes here' Agnes—Oh. no! that’s only > playing ‘he mandolin. -New Ledge:.
other Yo:k
TIjokc Lot* Lrlterg, Mrs New wed recently returned .. .ne to find her lord and master diligently tearing up the contents of a drawer. "Why. Herbert, whatever are you doing'’" she exclaimed, “tearing up all our old love letters. The idea" "But these are no good now I ar. They only fill up the drawer." "Yes, they are. and I want them. Whatever made this sudden fit of dj. ness come into your head?” "Only this, my dear: When I die. sonu one who wished to break my n ! might get hold of them, and -hmi to prove 1 was insane.”
1 lie Tramp', Generoair). A gentleman returning hone la > ott" night tiown a lonely country voiei was suddenly attacked by a trami', who, not satisfied with iinnexin^ his vicimis watch and chain, turnec his
pockets out also.
When the unfortunate geurcruaii had staggered on to his feet again, hr beheld the tramp standing a few a: :i away smiling at his discomfiture. "Here's half-a-crown for yer suv - nor," he said, showing his dirty yellow
teeth: ‘‘my pal’s down the rou'i meets you, and you haven't go money on you, he'll scorch yo;;
for you. Now, lie off.”
he no kin
Fanillinr Pliraae Itxptaliieil.
FLASHES OF FUN.
and
Spn*c of Smell in I.nt>,trr«. Lobsters can smell as well as animals that live upon the land. A piece of decayed eat suspended in the water in the locality where lobsters are abundant will soon be completely surrounded by a greedy, fighting crowd.
Last month the locomotive works at Schenectady announced the receipt of an order for twelve narrow-gauge locomotives from Japan.
That, these two last mentioned, known as exceptionally swift flyers and Inveterate hawk fighters, should fall the victims of hawks may be accounted for only in one of two ways—they were either surprised while at rest by the sudden dash of the falcon or they were taken when young, before they had attained full power of flight. No hawk or eagle, however swift of wing, could overtake in full flight such darters as the swallow, the chimney swift or the
king bird.
The hawks proper, forming a different group from the falcons, are for the most part shorter winged, and therefore slower and more clumsy. These include the red tail, the broad-wingrd, the red-shouldered Swainson’s hawk and others. They are seldom quick enough to capture birds, or even mice.
"Is there anything nice in belts this season?” inquired the customer. "Yes, sir,” replied the pretty salesgirl, incidentally blushing. "What size,
please?”—Chicago Tribune.
“Mamie, if 1 were you I wouldn’t go wiih Jay Hurd. He is a very irreverent young man. I don't believe he ever gets on his knees.” "Maybe not, ma, but I know somebody who does.” And then she blushed.—Philadelphia Bul-
letin.
"How still they are!” remarked Mrs Frobb, apropos of the young couple in the next room. "Yes,” replied Mr. F."it reminds me of my army days it was always wonderfully quiet’ just previous to an engagement."—Boston
Transcript.
Oh. ’ twittered the sweet girl, "I have just been reading that two Is also an unlucky number, same as thirteen I wonder if it is true?” "Two is an unlucky number,” said the hateful bachelor, "when it is made one.”—T n .
dianapolis Journai.
Truth: Dusty Rhodes—"Say, Boss' Can you help a poor man just out of a Cuban prison?” Mr. T 0 uched-"AlnT f°-Y h . C Same 'll™ that 8t °PPed me yea-
^ " Mama .
Robinson—Well, old chap, how dal
you sleep last night?
Smith (who had dined out)—Like a top. As soon as ray head touch" ! :h» pillow t went round and round.
terday as a sufferer from the Mississtn pi floods? ’ Dusty Rhodes—"Yes, Ri r -
» • «
I’m havin' an awful hun o''hard luck.''
that
Where Peace Prevail,.
Wa? it a restful place out
country boarding house?”
"Yes; iu the parlor was a sign whi-'h read: 'This piano is closed ; * re-
pairs.’ ’’
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