The Snyder Signal. (Snyder, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR, No. THREE, Ed. 1 Friday, July 1, 1921 Page: 4 of 8
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' A False rVophet.
tiuch Is our Ambassador at the
Court of St. James. A jpropbet In
the strict sense of the word is one
who speaks for or on behnii of.
another. That the people ot the
T.nited States had no true represen-
tative or prophet or declarer of
tbeir deepest convictions when Mr.
Harvey delivered himself in his first
tiublicj address In England we say
without the slightest hesitation. We
will not discuss his motive. Why he
spoke as he did may be a matter ot
opinion. Hut his words rang Iain
to the great heart of the nation be
was sent to represent. Dull and
blind and stupid as the vaet majori-
ty of Americans may have been when
tbey went into the war they thought
they were entering it for seme nobler
ei.d than self-defense and self-aggrandizement.
Tens of thousands
ot fathers and mothers said "good-
bye" to those they loved better than
life and did it with unquivericg lips
because they thought they were will-
ing to suffer ven the bitterest sor-
row if only a holy cause might tri-
umph through their loss. Millions
denied themselves of luxuries even
comforts to sustain the nation's
treasury and take its securities went
. gladly without a score of other things
oiice they thought necessities in the
belief that they were doing it as their
share in a war that was fought not
tor themselves alone by any means
but tor humanity and to end for
ever the curse and doom ct war.
Thousands of young soldiers among
tbem many of the flower of Ameri-
can manhood made the great sur-
ivjoder wholly possessed by the spirit
of a divine sacrifice and inspired by
air fine ideals as ever beckoned on
crusading knight to follow tbe banner
of the cross.
Mr. Harvey may well have scsoken
for himself perhaps for many to
whom the war wan only a selfish
sordid struggle of material! interest
nrtainst brute force but he was false
(o the nation as a nation. We doubt
if England or tbe world believed him.
Humanity has not yet come to mock
at tbe (ovines where once it wor-
shipped. Its old men still dream
dreams and its young men see virions.
Our Dumb Animals.
Program Reader.
"Jim the Penman" starring Lionel
Barrymore produced by Whitman
Bennett and distributed by Associ-
ated .First Natlonol Picture Inc.
will be the offering at the C.ozy The-
atre Monday.
In this production Mr. Ilarrymore
portrays a role so entirely different
from any) In which he has hitherto
been seen that it is a revelation aB to
the remarkable versatility and ability
oi- thin noted actor. "Jim. the Peu-
nian" as .produced by Mr. Bnn-nt is
oil Americanized version brought up
to date of a melodrama which has
betn popular on the Knglish H.-.g- for
a generation.
Mr. Biirrymore is cast Jainns
Kaltton the cashier in a s:r. fjl coun-
try bank. Ralston lias an t.cep-
tional talent for forgery but the first
time he exercises it for money rain
is to wive the president of the bank
I'Tiiorh Bronson. from a band of
swindlers. Nina the beautiful daugh- j
Ur of Bronson Is the impelling mo-1
tive. The forgery is discovered by
the swindlers. They admire Ral-
slon's skill and offer him a member-
bbip in the band with un alternative
of going to jail. He joins..
He forges two letters which sepa-
lctes Nina and the man to whom she
is engaged. His prosperity engen-tlrr-d
through his shore of the loot
gained by the gang makes hi;.i a
wealthy man. Nina finally yields to
bis protestations and they i.re r ar-
rled. Then Ralston balks it ft rgiry
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WHAT'S ON AT-THE COZY
TONIGHTj
Hone Hampton Ip'LoveVrcoiiHy;.'.
TOMORROW '
CHARLES RAY Sn "Ninteen axd PbyHiB." Ob RhyHin" IV e
tearful tale of lovesborn lcxnb who loved not wisely but too well!
Also tbe ToonerTllle Trolly.
MONDAY
"Jim the Penman." flayed by Lionel Barrymore.
TUESDAY AAD WETJN EfcDAY
Your own picture on the scrttn together with Eileen Percy In
"Tom Boy" Tuesday and a comedy Wednesday.
THUKADAY .. ..
"The. Heart of a Woman" pUred by Jack Richard son and Pa'
O'M&IIjV
ITU DAY AND SATURDAY '
"Tbe Branded Woman" w.lh NORMA TALM ADO E. Th story
a Ileav-en for three that.huoc t u a threadN.
OUR IU FAN WILL
which will ruin a close friend of his
family. Dt let lives are also getting
close to the identity of "Jim the
Penman." Then Nina and her form-
ei lover discover the forgery which
rus separated them.
Ralston decides on tbe way out.
it Is death but that must carry every
number of the gang with him so
that there will be no aftermath of
disgrace to ruin his wife and daugh-
ter. He finds the mea'bs which pro-
vide one of the most spectacular
steneij that has ever been seen In
motion pictures.
Wavaluuhie Young Men Meet
on Square and Discus Age.
Waxahachle June 28. A group
of Waxahachie's youngest old men
food talking on the west side of tbe
square the other day. The discussion
turned to that of age. It was found
that on their next birthdays
Dill Adkins will be 100 on Septem-
ber 18. -
W. F. Brlce will be 87 on Octo-
ber 5.
George McPherson of Paris Ark.
visiting T. J. Stroud will be 84 this
fall.
J. W. Spencer will be 89.
John Verhoy'den will be 91.
Robert Davenport) suffered an at-
tack of appendicitis last week and
vas carried to Lubbock. Report
are that he Is getting along fine and
as soon as his condition will permit
be will be operated on.
Frull Tree.
I am representing the Waxahachle
Nursery. Have sold nursery stocU
for the past 20 years; know what Is
lest for this country. Please give
me your order. G. H. Barnhart. 4
Rev. Silas Dixon and wife of Fiu-
vtnna pased through Snyder Thurs-
day on their way to Alabama to visit
the latters parents.
Mr. John Edwards and Mrs. F. .
Fisher of Carlton Texas were in
Snyder the past week prospecting
they were the guests Of Mr. re
wards' uncle S. R. Fickas.
A. Fields of the Snyder Grain and
See Co. went over to Anson Stam-
ford and Haskell Tuesday on busi-
ness returning Thursday.
Mrs. A. S. Wilson of Henrietta nr-
i:ved Wednesday and Is the guest of
her brother. A. M. Curry anil
family.
W H. Mitchell and family and llu-
fin Mitchell and family arrived here
Widnesayd from Seminole to ntt-nl
the funeral of Carroll Porter.
John Ford of Polar w-as In Snyder
Thursday. Mr. Ford said he had SO
ai res of coin that Nvas in silk and
t; ssle and looking good good feed
si tiff and lorn- acres of cotton look
ing fine. ots of hogs and in fact
the goose hangs high.
City of Tobolsk.
One of the priniipal Siberian cities
Is Tobolsk the commercial center of
the vast province of Tobolsk which
extends over nn ar.ea of 500.000 square
tulles n large portion of which how
ver. Is practically uninhabited. The
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n.osf prominent building In the city Is
tl.e Kremlin built in imitation of the
great citadel In Moscow. Thl strne-
tnre was (-reeled by Swedish prisoner
(f war ci. iMj red by Peter the (.treat
at t lie battle of I'oitava in 1"0!i.
Kitten Would Naturally Be Blue.
From nn Exchange The bride was
'ittlred In a dsrk blue kitten's ear
.(Willfully des'gned In Iridescent
'entlH. Bonton Triiiiscrl4.
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KEEP YOU UOOU
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THE SNYDER SIGNAL WVTDEH
CLARITY'tN NIGHT THOUGHTS
Brain Is Frequently at Best During the
Still Qultt Hours of the Dark.
. nets.
Many writers sleep with pencil mid
notebook under llielr pillows and a
lamp at hand so that they way dash
off (lie thoughts that tome to them
In the watches of the night. There
Is about these thoughts a clarity Hurt
does not come with daytime thinking
a sureness of vision that approaches
tbe clairvoyant. Misfortunes never
loom so full or realistic as after mid-
night; but Joy and pleasure lose some-
thing of their glamor their evidence;
doubt creeps In with them.
A problem which we have wrestled
in the daylight weighing It with all
our Intelligence Is settled In a certain
way cslinly and Judiciously and after
mature reflection. Our decision seems
the right one. And then suddenly In
the dead of the night that self same
issue hobs up before our mental vi-
sion wakes us from a sound sleep and
settles itself In quite another way In
one great flash. A strong white light
has been turned upon the bruin and
has revealed there a conclusion of
which we had no Inkling before. The
processes of arriving at It sr a tinned
chapter. The clairvoyant brain bus
registered a remit only. And again and
again It will be found to be the right.
trTe expedient solution.
Memory too Is peculiarly kern In
tbe silences between midnight and four
in the morning. All the cobwus hare
been swept from the brain by the first
hours of sleep; the body and nerve
centers are singularly rested; there
are no noises to disturb and some sub-
conscious power Is at work within us.
THAT LUCKY RABBIT'S FOOT
Must le Procured Only Under Csrtalf
Circumstances if the Charm
la to Have Power.
Ton have undoubtedly heard about
wearing a rabbit's foot for luck. Do
yon know what Is the significance of
It where It Is to be carried and why
It Is lucky 7 Well here It Is:
"The rabbit's foot Is esteemed a
powerful talisman to bring good for-
tune to the wearer and protect blui
from all danger" says an authority.
"As this belief Is more or lesa common
throughout the South It may be well
to Mate how tbe charm Is prepared
for the benefit of those who wish to
be put on the royal iosd to health
wealth and prosperity. y
"It must be the left hind foot of a
graveyard rabbit nnd that Is one
caught In a graveyard although one
captured under the gallows would
probably answer as well. It must be
taken at the midnight hour and the
foot amputated. The foot must then
be carried secretly In the pocket until
by limine the owner happens upon s
hollow- stump In which water has col-
lected from recent rains. The foot Is
then dipped three times Into this wa-
ter nnd the limriii Is complete.
"Among tbe negroes and unedu-
cated whites of the South the reputeij
possessor of this ofi nt talisman Is nl
once feared and respected."
Silk Cultivation in China.
That the secret of the silkworm wns
Jealously guarded is well known and
a tradition is told of a Chinese prin
cess who tried to import the insects
nto the country whither she was p.
Ing. Certainly it seems probable that
silk making was known as long uvn
ns L'SOO n. C when Emperor Chin
Nong to whom Is ascribed (he Inven-
tion of the plow Is said to have be-
gun the plantii: of mulberry trees
nnd his successor Honn-tl Intrusted
to bis wife the Investigation Into the
rearing of the silkworms In tbe year
-t'02 B. C. Certainly her work was sue-
tessful and her name; to this (lav Is
held In high honor an encouragement
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10 llio.o who. like I. ill Tsu Si Ling Chi
devote their time to the care of any
form of investigation work.
Inheritance of Insanity.
According to I motor K'cur director
of a large lunatic usjlmn in Hon-
mi:n'it. iniiniiy u In n trr.iiMi.Iltod oc-
cur nt :n cruller iij.o m each mic
ceflve gnieraiion. of lir.0 pair" of
pfn-i.t. rt purrs thn .Iojui i.I of tl.e
A Ti.ci ii Medii'iil Assocli.Cen. and off-
'prig. :r;i per cent of the ofi-priny
were found to have il j e'r l'rt i t-
tn k of il.mtilt.V before ilie i i?c of
fwentj f.ve. n oi!i:'tleri l.'e pon.on I.e.
il.g congenital Imbecile-. Mi" bers
trriivii:!:ted mmii more fr ii.mii ly thnn
fn:l(rv. nn.J daughters i.ie iifTc-ted
n.ore oftcij than si.p ; i.'s ile .ff.
sprfng ire a reefed ii i bovil iin.f the
life of the puroH being !o HKe-rf in- j
titnce chl ej-' oorgcn'fiil inil.eci! or
ciii of joe-eit lri!i!:j.
Tho World in fctcf-.
I s.iwuutge In Ki j'lui'ii -h .-enteo-f.('iol
itpresenrnl.'i n .f Me ihe
i-lnei tiolili. tbei s licv cn lunl
.i ;li oilier t'espei s. fi il'e'gie Is
hewn f'etn rock ri' h'ci.-v ?j Vet
In tliume'.er Mid ue.eiis ui.m.
The bistoi-y of l s ni ij.ie geo-
grtple i.! rvcv.'l ii.fi ' i.g for It
Is ;e i o bc s . fij imidins;
)p-r'cr .r ivo t n who ml-
grilled : t.on'ott. i mi i
i -) hr.ge
loefhiKb .iii ir t.iieo -t iiietr na-
tive towT m ti litv '-e-i: .id (ii-iirtous In
stone on Hf o.e ji of 8w sn
og.
Ho L. r'- rt
Milt: r Hi;- -ie.iy otiiti Buy-
ing 'b yi' t. bwi.'r" ;
v is .eiiic e .tit Hhe voted
for tne ' o.y i.ee'n S''iJ.lllg'.tOore.'-
'.;- v.vji .ei .... Mil.
THXAS FRIDAY JULY 1 1921.
JOKE ON MOTHER
Precise Old Lady Convicted of
Using Slang.
Dictionary Brought Forward to Prove
That Tsrm With Which She Fright
ned Youngsters Was Taboo.
My mother detested slsng nays a
writer in Scrlbner's. . The use of slang
expressions was to her something very
closely akin to making up a bed with-
out properly alrUig It or going to a
party without a clean handkerchief.
When my sister or I used some of
tho slang of our day she used to toy
plaintively that she couldn't think
where we got bold of stub expressions.
Had anyone said to me then that my
mother used slang I should have been
Incredulous and very likely Indignant.
While I considered my own right to a
latitude of langnage Inalienable to my
youth I felt If only subconsciously
that mothers (and especially mine
who was of tho good old-fashioned va-
riety of genuine mothers) wero dif-
ferent. One would no more expect
them to use slang thun one would ex-
pect them to wear short skirts or
dance or ride a bicycle or want tho
largest helping of Ice cream. I am
sure If 1 bad beard my mother say
"rubberneck" or "for the love of
Mike" the sound of such words on
her Hps would have horrified me even
more than they horrified her when she
heard them on wine.
It was only recently tbst tbe great
revelation came to me. Harking back
to my childhood I had ud one of my
mother's favorite words "rambunc-
tious" and was promptly ssked what
It meant hy a person who had not
had the advantage of being brought
up In New England. Surprised at
her Ignorance I explained at once that
It was my mother's word for well for
what? 1 had to put my reluctant brain
to work before I could find words
that gave even a faint flavor of what
mother mesut when she said: "Now
you children you're getting altogether
too rambunctious." Not satisfied with
my own definition I finally sought Mr.
Webster's aid. Itainbunctlous was not
In the 'abridged' on my desk. When I
hsd turned grumbling at the words
they select to lesve out of the abridged
to the unwieldy colossus In the
hall I could scarcely believe my knowl-
edge of the sequence of the alphabet.
But a careful resurvey failed to find
me tripping. Bambunctlnus was not
there. The dictionary passed blithely
on from rambler to ramenl ((ho same
as ramal. if you must know ).
As I Isid the dictionary down a new
light burst upon me. Hambunctlou
was not a word in good standing.
What was It then but the slsng of
an older generation! My mother had
used slnng.
Death to Rats.
A study of barTuni carbonate as a
rut poison ninde br the I'nited States
Department of Agriculture. Indicates j
that a -0 per cent mixture with food
makes a satisfactory bait. With this
percentage a rat ordinarily needs to
eat only one third or three-eighths of
a meal of average size to get a fatnl
dose. It was found that with this
die many of the ruts poisoned died
within 24 hour" though nn occasional '
rut was found which survived an even
lurger amount thus Indicating that 100
per cent mortality is not to he expect-
ed In any en -(.
A summary of result of experi-
ments conducted by various persons
with a view to dcternlniiig the dcail-
llness of barium to different animals
shows tile fallacy of the assumption
Ilia; barium is pnKonous only to rats j
It is pointed out that the fatr.l dose of
barium per pound tends to decrease
relatively ns the t-lv.v of the niilmnl In- j
creases ami that a I i;!t calculated to j
be fatul to rats may be assumed to be
more or less dangerous to small do- j
mestic animals also. j
Phillip's Wish.
Phillip .lr. two and one-half years
old Is very fond of having his mother
sing to him as she rocks him to sleep.
She has told him a number of Bible
stories the Uunl number of "Mother
(Soose" sic.rles and other stories so
dear to children. He often requests
her to sing about "Mother Hubbard''
of "Jack Spratt" or some other equally
well-known character and she will-
ingly obliges "filling In." as she goes
along to suit the occasion. The other
evening she bad been singing to him
about "Santa Clans' and bis various
activities and seeing tbat I'bllllp was
almost asleep stopped to rest Sud-
denly he opened bis eyes and said:
"iJotber sing me a song about Wooes
and Mutt and' Jeff." .
Now Vocation for Women.
As Cerney Orals csed to say. "Wo all
com round yon coins round I corns
round." It wss never Imagined. In his
day tbat the suisrt London dubs
-would corns round to baring s woman
ss secretary but the Devonshire and
Oreen Room clubs have done eo and
the Savage threatens to fellow snlt
It Is pointed out however (hat dar-
ing tbe wsr men saw bow extremely
onmfArtahl a WAiaim could make a
tUDi b clubs become mors and
mors the homes of botb men and
women a womim secretary seems to
supply tho touch needed to make them
complete.
Dot Tattooing His Specialty.
One of the oddest occupations
brought to light by the recent census
Is that of dog tsttooer a man whs
specializes In tsttooliig .dogs with
tbelr owners' names.' 1
WOMAN BEGAN LONG DISPUTE
8hakepearc-Bacon Controversy Had
IU Origin In Book Published by
American Author.
The long-drawn-out controversy over
the authorship of the Shakespearean
'plays had Its origin In a reuirakable
book written hy an American woman
Delia Bacon a native of Tallmadge
C with a preface written hy her
friend Nathaniel Hawthorne. She was
a woman of Intense application sod
capacity for esoteric study aud her
book was the product of a lifetime
spent In the feverish pursuit of her
hobby. Her book was entitled "The
Philosophy of the liays of Shake-
speare I'nfolded" copies of which are
now rare as It has long been out of
The hook is written In a very labori-
ous style difficult to read. Some of
the sentence are three to four hun-
dred words long but the entire work
shows evidences of Intense study of
the works of the poet and a masterly
knowledge of tbe history of Shake-
speare's period.
The Intense obsession with which
she pursued her theories brought her
life to a tragic end. Becoming con-
vinced that Shakespeare's secret was
hidden In his tomb at Stratford she
went to reside there to confirm her re-
searches. Who was found one mid
night at the tomb muttering In coder
ently snd evidently making prepara
tlous to open the tomb In search of
concealed manuscripts which she be-
lieved had been Interred with the body
of the poet beneath the cryptic In-
scription "(Joed friend for Jesus'
sake forbear to dig the bones Inclosed
here." She was removed to sn asylum.
DAZZLED OLD LONDON TOWN
Becky Weds. Beautiful Madcap Well.
Known Character During tho
Reign of George III.
Becky Wells beautiful English act-
ress Journalist snd author wss norm
In 17.10 married at eighteen aud a
few month later saw- her husband de-
sert her for her bridesmaid. She
went to London and won success by
her beauty wlim she went ou the
stage. She look up with Kdward Top-
ham au eccentric and they estab-
lished a newspaper that thrived on
scandal.
Becky took to wearing furs in sum-
mer and muslins In winter which per-
haps stamps her us a woman In ad-
vance of her age. Slie hired hackney
coaches to drive her to Oxford or
Cambridge for her health snd her
vsgarles were the talk of the town.
She Imagined that she wss Irresisti-
ble snd took it into her bead to In-
fatuate George III. the dull king
whose only redeeming virtue whs his
sppurent faithfulness to his wife. She
was thrown Into Jnll by her creditors
and there she Infatuated a Moor son
of the prime minister of Morocco who
had been mt to prison for contempt
of coon. They were wedded In Jail
with festivities that lasted a week slid
which cost the bridegroom t U.MMt. iler
husband Joseph Sumbel (bin secured
his release by piiyll g his brulher IV
(Ml and he also .;;:.; Hei ky's creditor
and took her with 1 iin.
Tricking Fate.
Every Hindoo must have a son to
perform the proper rites in hi hchiilf
so that he may be telcased from pur-
gatory i f tcr death -ays Aslu Mi!a-
zine. especially curved therefore ii
he whe fate it Is to be soilless (tne
such a Brahmin propitiated the cod
' I s- Ii ii and obtained a boon. He aU-
lor a son bnt since a s.n whs not In
the mull's fate. i-.hn refu-ed. Twice
llil happened. I 1:1 the third time tie
Brahmin ui:ed tbi.t Ids no rrlmen:-
mlght be shared by gods and men
alike. i'bl was tranteil. He Hen
went linine locked Ids door and w!;h
bis wife begun to sing and dunce.
Thereupon i ll the puis nnd men hv
the terms of the boon were compelled
to sing and dunce with him and the
business of the universe was brought
to a standstill "stop" i.egfed tbe
gods. "Only when you j-rant me S
son" answered the Brahmin. And ie
hnd bis way.
Fiar.t Care.
Tbe room In which palms and gri:
nlums are kept should not he allowed
to get cooler than W or !." degrees.
The palm should be placed In a part-
ly shaded spot but never where It may
come in contact with gas or cold
dranghts. It should never be placet!
In the direct rays of the sun. The
leaves should occHs'onally he sponged
with AshoU soap and wgim water. 1
should not be too well watered nn'
perfect drainage Is necessary to c-
eessful culture. The geranium vqulre
plenty of sunlight snd Its roots shonM
be kept moist. It-should be sprayed
wltb tepid water occcslonclly to keep
(he foliage bright and green and pre-
vent dnst from lodging on the leaves
Seek "rig a Psrafon.
"Here . Mi mMe. tlseinei t for s
wife."
"She must t .voting rich ai d lead
llful I scppoeeV
"No but tbe reiin'rements art ttr
most as bard to meet. The advertise
went specifies that d.e n-itt he Gli-
der forty tirntire f om Do mov'ei
and boose broker . l! i n iernn
Age-Herald.
Divergent View. a.
Girl (watching ueconaiK) . Ii
bats to be ct'iiiirg dona iih
parachute.
Mere kli.nl d tie to he eoD n
down without It. CUiporral.
PREFERRED TO LIVE ALONE J
Water-Hog Choie Lonely Existence In
English Pond to tho Confine-
ment of a Menagerie."
Two years ago a large and Intelll- - .
..m water-hoc from South America
tired of the local British menagerie
'which exploited him and his brethren
crept away and took up his abode In
a d at Manning's heath Sussex.
There l-e lived a hermlt-llke existence. r
swimming and diving or scrambling
along the fringe of the pond by way
f exercise and harming no man un-
til quite receuily a young foal disput-
ed his claim to the Iske. Tbe three-
feet long water-hog had the Impu-
dence to chase the foal and suffered-
death st the hands of a gamekeeper
for his misdemeanor. The hog's life
In the Sussex pond Is regarded at all
tbe more strange because few of hi
species have survived tne ungtien
'climate. Such creatures abound ob j
the river hanks In South America.
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Ill miiir rron-qojua . - -
bristle of an ordinary hedgehog car
swim and dive like a fish often re-
maining under water for lengthy
periods. They have long curlooaly
molded teeth which enable them to
grind to a pulp the vegetable matter
that forms their sustenance and al
low It to pass down the very narrow j
passage of their throat. They bark f
and growl like dogs snd are alto-
gether unpleasant animals when
roused. The Manning pond tpeclmeii
wss regarded by the vlllagera as quite
harmless however and they deplored
Its untimely end. London Mall.
COURTESAN OF LOWLY ORIGIN
Lao Hamilton Hose to High
Anomalous Peoltlon Solely
Through Her Groat Beauty.
lady Hamilton who durttg the
latter part of the Eighteenth century
was a world figure and whose activ-
ities did much to change history wm
bom of a blacksmith and a cook. Tbe
tine was to come when she was bed-
fellow with the queen of Naples anil
rloe friend to kings and princes as
well as the wife of the British amhan-
sader to Italy and mistress of tbe
great NeNon. bnt It was as Emma
I.yon thiit fcbe began her career of
mastering power and authority by her
woman's beauty and wiles.
While walking along the street at
the age or alxteeu she saw an old
school fellow In the bands Of a press
gang that was about to convey him
Ward a British ship bound for forced
service. She went to Captain Payne
commander of the ship and hegge
bis release. The captsln agreed on
condition. The girl accepted it and
gave up her honor to save her friend.
Tbe captain paid dearly for Lis act
shortly sfterwsrd as the yourg beais-
ty went about the town charging up
bills of enormous amounts and be
etas forced to settle.
Pioneers' Prairis Bunk.
Tl e necessity of finding a n.ore con-
venient and comfortable place than
tbe ground upon which to sleep pro-
duced the "prolrle bunk." Tills one-
legged bedstead .now a piece of furni-
ture i f the past was Improvised by
the pioneer In a unique manner. A
forked sinke was driven Into the
grunil nt a proper distance from the
rcn er of the room and upon It poles
u".tiMy of hickory were laid reaching
fr each wal). These poles where
they fou.i ed the walls rested In the
ti.ii.js between the logs or were
drlvui into auger holes. Upon these
poles. of clapboard were placed
or linden bark was Interwoven from
pole to pole. Sometimes an old fash-
ioned "eerd bed" was made by using
biisswiK d bark for tbe cord. On this
framework the housewife spread her
Mr..v tick or piled the luxurious!
n.i und of her homemade feather bed.
Su h a sleeping place was usually
known as" a "prairie bedstead" but
eoti'it tin s It wus railed a "prairie
rnsi at." Mildred J. Sharp In the I'sl-
In SI St.
Termemeter Crow Old.
T'en thermometer become old aut
Ct'tiseijiM t.tly inuccLrnte with age met-
enrial Instruments reading too high
anil spirit Instruments too low. In the
friu.ir '-use '.he bulh appears to
si r'nk tin s fi.n lng the quicksilver
too far up the stem. This gradual
ah rink iige Is supposed to be due to the
fm t tbst tle'eiternal pressureon the
buib mey be considerably higher than
tbe IhMmnl pressure the sir as far
as possible having l.oen removed be-
fore the gins" Is sei.led.
On ihe other hard the spirit thei-
nooinctcr is sealed ulth the bu!b co-ered-W
frYodng mixture In order-'
to lock up In the glass as much nlr as
possible. Tbe Instrument thus start
with tlie interns! pressure which In
liuie appears ( be reduced either bv
sxpaution of the gla:a onder the In-
ternal prcisure or by leakage.
Bears' and Mustache Oefsndcd.
It. Arjon Dr.s In the Indian Medi-
I Jotmul deplore the fashion for
cropped hair which Is gaining In India.
He wiys hair Is en additional orna-
sent for a ricb woman and often tbe
e.ly orna meet of the poor. The shav-
ing sf mustache and tbe epilation sf
in sr. I a'Alra la Ka.1 . .1 . ..
- .- utej prevent tne ' v
In tree net Ion of n
of tluM euterliig the nose. Worse sttH ' I
is me urrenslng practice of shaving
Ihe Ikb-) as this protects the throat
and hinder dental neuralgia. Shsvlng-
brs bceoi-e the faahlon both win.
j Uiiioii n0 Mohammetlans though a
Ix rV ..inao among ih tier I.
snci' B more ttpoct.
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