B8ge in any other calling or. 'was admitted, GOSSIP rin, mr ma Small Republic--No Politi Mts National Election, Switesland has elected her new president, who i enter upon 'the duties of on January lst. is Col. Arthur H. . e is of St. Gall, that is to say, of eanton which has the largest amount of trade and commerce with 'the United States. At t and chiel tment, he was that the chief of the de- ow.. the Swise government does not i 7 official residence, nor for ita chief magis trate, and as nigh ice of living bas affected aven Helvetta, foderal - of. fice the of the mythical Wil- described as of its presi, rs a mete flea bite hop compsred to tflose of President Wood- ros Nilson and President, Poincare. Nothing like an American presiden- tial ign. takes place in Switeer- not decided on 8. Parties exist in Switz- » it is true. In the federal as. sembly that is a- permanent, majority of the democrats, and a permanent minority of conservatives, who to Some extent correspond to the Catho- centro party in Germany. But this party division never appears during ion of the president. The ident may be hy race German- Swiss, French-Swise, or Italian-Swiss, hy religion Protestant. or Catholie, andin polities either democrat or con- servative, The federal assembly the two chambers of the lature, namely, the national co consisting of federal legis: the state council and uncil, together elect the prem t from among the seven' mem- of the so-called federal council, The federal council is elected for a term of thren years hy the federal as sembly. These seven members of the federal council head the seven states departments of the federal administra- tion. They are not permitted to en busi- with regapd to their effici- ey, and it is this that also guides t a assembly in the election of the president. Thus, in spite of the atic majority in the fad- eral assembly, the new vice-president, who was slected unanimously, Dr. Giuseppe Motta, is » conservative and & devout Catholic, in accordance with precedent, be to succeed Col, Hofmann ay 3 magistrate of the republic next » for the term, commencing on January 1st, 1915. Si E As ageneral rule the election of the president is unanimous. - That ol Colonel Hofmann, was not. The num- ber of members voting against him Was tod small, however, to cause hiny to hesitate about acvepting the office. 0 cases where a pres- sed to accept his elec- hb On account of the extent of the opposition, and in '1881 Fridolin Am- |derwert. was so distressed by the rela- tively small \majotity by which he had {been eletied, interpreting the adverse i & lack of confidence in his\in- togrity and capacity, that h¢ com: tted suicide on the very eve of the t of what was to have his term .of. office. . ness. , They are chowen less to their party, than culture, while dig- to the same great ven wealth' their invariable have not | belo society. Thus, t of relaté® in his "'Remtinisoen- i" how in' calling 'one day at the "of the then president of t republic, at Berne, to pay ay and to leave his card, 0 in response to his ring, a mjotherly a woman with bare amnw, all covered with sonp- "Madame la Presidente" ' hav- come straight from the family wash tub. to answor the bell. Another ident was'a very esti- sable hotel keeper, and during his term of: office his son committed sui- cidé, at Dijon, in France, where 'he a8 learning the hotel business, in capacity of head waiter of ons of hostelries there. 'Another presi- dent was Mark Ruchet, hailing irom u the lake of Geneva. his term of office he used be found at night at modest cabarets " Ber+ sit! in his ghirt sleeves itiing the i ex- smely innocent card Jamal Jess, ° being. generally either a coffee or a glass of wine, nton or Vaud or of Nau . 'twice a year does the prosi- emerge from his relative ob v. The first time is at the of the national army mance ma "and of his six follow ' federal council, no matter what of Avtensante and 1 dignity. '| George. | when 1 ---- -- amy mahosubine, and was at Berne Ag opens Br In: 30° great was their dignity, coupled with their tru- ly oan simplicity of manner, Lhat they comp: not unfavorably, ith the great and high peri tary of comprised in the suis of the kaiser, and ALASKAN VOLCANOES. Eruption of Mount Katmai Greater, Than at First Believed. / The tremendous outburst of Mount Khtmai ir Alaska last year is now known to have been one of the great. volcano' eruptions of historic times. The eruption of this moun- tain unquestionably constitutes Alas- ka a land of volcanic activity of the first magnitude. Only because of the extreme scarcity of the popula- tion did the eruption escape being x disaster which would have shocked the civilized world. Yet little has been sail dbout this terrific convul- sion of nature, which, it is estimat- ed, blew between 12 and 15 thun- dred billion tons of material into the alr June 6, without warning, the Kut- mal volcano proclaimed itself by a frightful explosion, the sound of the mighty bombardment carrying as far as Juneay, 750 miles distant, and even across the towering Alaska range to Dawson and Fairbanks in the far interior of the peninsula. Following this came a huge column of steam and ashes which rose to a height of over four miles and was immediately seen in the clear atmoe- phere at Clark lake and Cook inlet, 150° miles distant. - Within a few hours thi® cloud had shed a deluge of pumice over the whole east half of Alaska peninsula, and most of Kodiah and Afognak Islands. In- tense darkness accompanied the fall of ashes. Midnight blackness at noon extended as far east as Kenai peninsula, 200 miles distant. Volcanic dust fell at points 1,000 miles away, and fumes were report- ed at Puget Sound, 1,500 miles from the explosion. Kodiak Island and other surrounding islands and terri- tory, within a hundred or more miles of the volcano, enjoy an ex- ceedingly fertile soil and mild ocll- mate, and age destined, as the crowd- ed world expands into more remote sections, to sustain a population of possibly a million inhabitants. With such a settlement, to say nothing of a dense population like that of Japan or the southern Mediterranean coun- tries, the explosion of Mount Kai- mai would have, been simply terrific in' its mark of destruction. The country within 20 miles of the vol- cano was submerged in from two to three feet of hot volcanic ashes, and on Kodiak Island, 100 miles away, ore than a foot of ash and pumice fell, 'embracing everything in its smothering grip. This material glid- ing down the steep.mountain slopes and piling and drifting in great banks crushed in houses and sub- merged much territory to the depth of 25 and even 0 feet. It seems incredible that no person was directly killed by the eruption of Mount Katmai. Had the convul- sion been that of Vesuvius or Etna, in Italy, or Asapiiyama, Japan, or many other active volcanoes, the loss of life would probably have been in the tens of thousands. In the Kat. mai disaster a few people died from breathing the dust, while the damage to crops and grass and the destrue- tion of game and fur animals were indiréct losses. Very likely it will be years before this volcano can generate enough force for another eruption of equal severity, which is a reassuring thought, -------------- : The Oriental Beauty, If the woman of fashion of London, Paris or New York spent as much time over her toilet as her sister of the far east she would have very lit- tle left in which to attend to her so- cial and domestic duties. The orien- tal belle devotes most of her day to the preservation of her health and beauty. She uses many wonderful cosmetics for coloring her eyes and brows and for beautifying her skin. On arising her hair is dressed by her mald, who massages the scalp with ofl made from aloe wood or cocoanut, | The eastern woman will never inter- | fere with the color of her hair, for | the long silky blue black locks are sonsidered her chief charm. ext & very hot bath is prepared and in this she remains for two or | three hours. In place of S0AP num- | berless unguents are used which ren- ° | der the skin as soft as velvet. delicate perfumes are secret tions of the bathing woman. of the oriental beauty is beau long and soft and she has a way of arranging it which adds a. distinct charm. The face is washed over with a milk into which the juice of & lem- on has been squeezed. a . win Being Awake. Thom Moral réforn and improvement are the effort to throw off sleep. Why is it that men give so poor an account of their if they have not been slumbering? If they had not been overcome with drowsiness they would have performed something. The 'millions are awake enough for physical labor, but only one in a huan- dred million to a poetic or divine lite. To be awake is to be alive: I have never yet met a man who was quite awake. How could I have looked him in thé face?---Thereau. , Handling a Husband. There is a happy mean in every- thing. It is sald that a shrewd old woman heird her married daughter say: "If my husband doesn't do such and such a thing, he'll find him- self in hot water." . "My child," said the woman, 'a man is like an egg. Kept in hot water a little while he may boil soft, but keep him there long and he hardens." 3 These hatr tifully A Coincidence, ' "I'm afraid, ,"" said his fancee, "that you are going from bad to worse." . : "Quite a coincidence," muttered "That's what Clara said threw her over for you." -------- ---- | Norwegians are largely a race slong in consequence, EFFECT 4 ON DURATION OF LIFE Howr Set On Human Clock--Food; Special Diseases and Occupation Seemingly Do Not Have Any, Bears ing On Longevity, : : New York Sun. : Strange as it seems, the heat of the tropical deserts and the icy cold. of an Arctic winter seem to have hardly any effect upon the length of life, and an extended series of in- vestigations--~which has been recent. ly concluded--shows a- most amaz- ing agreement throughout the whale world. . In spite of the difference in race in food, in habits: of life. the savage in the Sonth Sea Islands has almost exactly as long life as the African pigmny or the giant Fuegians. What Is more, in spite of all the skill = and science of modern civilization, the average duration of human life fs not a whit longer - in the United States than it Is in a tropical jungle or a blizzard-swept tundra. The Eskimo lives largely on blub« ber, the Hindoo eats sparingly of rice, the Andaman Islander con- sumes raw fish, the modern epicure has "hot bird and cold bottle yet each one of these changes that di- verse diet into just exactly the {amount of fuel his body needs to {keep it going on an average for the | same length of time. The occupations of men are as di- {verse as their food, yet in this also 'the average remains the same. The of sailors and fishermen, the Swiss but | seldom behold the sea, vet as a nae tion the one is no more favored than (the other with length of life. { What is perhaps still more curious is that races and nations afflicted with special diseases do not lve less One of the worst scourges of mankind-~is pre valent in Spain; the hookworm has for long been a perpetual visitor to the American negro of the Southern States, and Oriental nations are af- flicted with various skin troubles which would in a short space oi time weaken people of other racial stocks so that. a large proportion would die. Yet even this fails to al- ter the general average. True it is that if people of another racial type visit:these several coun- tries they are likely to 'fall Victims to the diseases of which their hosts are practically immune, but, taking the matter by and large, evén this 'luestion of disease fails to mark a change. The clock of human life is set ata very definite point. and the tables of mortality, which are made out for pne nation or for one period of time, will serve almost universally well. There are certain changes, of course. The infant death rate is far higher in savage tribes than among civilized peoples, but vanced: years. More feeble children grow. old en- ough to give birth to still feebler children in civilized, than in savage communities, but the result natural. ly follows that"the stock dies out. The rate at which the wheels go around matters a great deal for the individual cage, but it makes practi- cally no difference to the race as a whole. The overworked die out, na- ture determines for herself how fast and how far the human being may £0. We may do whatever we pledge in the matter, but the alarm is set and the clock cannot be stopped, "The Pillar of Light" On Monday the Whig wil the publication of another Story of keen interest and of English de- velopment. Iu is entitled "The Pil. lar of Light," by Louis Tracey and is one of his best serial stories. It will run for a month or more and prom- ises to be entertaining from start to finish. People who begin it twill be loathe to miss a copy of the 'Whig until the end is reached. Useful begin , One New Invention Enables Anyone to Play Piano er Organ With out Lessons A Detroit musician has invented a wonderful new system. which enables any person or little child to learn to play the piano or Organ in one even- ing. Even though you know abso- lutely nothing about musie or have never touched a piano or organ, yon (Can now learn to play in an hour or | two. People who 'do not know one note from another are able to play}' their favorite music with this meth- od without any assistance whatever from anyone. This new system which is called the Numeral Method, is sold in Can- ada by the Numeral Method Muaic Co. of Canada, and as they are desir- ous of at once making it known in every locality, they are making the following special free trial and half ; | price offer to. our readers. You are not asked to send any money until you have tried and are satisfled with the new method. The. Numeral Compafiy is willing to send it to you of one week's free trial] and. you will not have to 'pay them | due cent unless you desire to keep it. | There are no express charges to be paid, as everything will be sent by mail. Simply write a létter or post card to the Numeral Method Musie Co. of Canada, 116A - Curry Hall, Windsor, Ontario, saying "Please send me the Num- eral Method on 'seven days' free trial." If you are satisfied after try- ing it, the Method and fifty different ple. es of sheet music will cost you om, "5, although the regular price of tu.' Is $10. You should not de- lay wri, .g, as the Numeral Company price offer indefinitely. Later on Will be sold at the regular price. more adults reach ad-)' will not continue this special half Professor Franz Nagelschmidt, of Berlin, Germany, after pointing out the. poisons that lurk in all anti-fat panaceas, declares that he has for early two years employed an elec- tris battery for the redaction of superfluous fest: This electric bat- tery produces a "foradic" current which gets "the little. fibres and strands of your muscles in rhythmic, regular, harmonic vibrations. These muscular movements are attused to the normal rhythm of a resting mus- cle in such a way that the muscular motions oecur without fatigue to the bulk of huge flesh. Fat, then, according to this "Na- gelsthmidt el current" can be Jitied off and at will. You may ake on adipose or eliminate as much as you pleasé, The only ques- tion seems to be one of submitting ty the battery.' ' Another method of reducing fat to a minimum, available for many who cannot be placed in toneh with this new electricity, is to artificially pro- duce a current of electricity in your bath tubs, Although it is not so reasonable nor yet. utely ex- plainable upon our knowledge of the impenetrability of the human skin, yet it is a well-proved. fact that if Epsom salts or sulphate of mag- nesium is addsll to the water of your full' bath, in the course of a few months from fifteen to thirty pounds will be elimi h Whether this is a mysterious elec trolytic action that is set up between your skin and water, or merely a powerful assault of the salt upon the usually impervious skin has not been positively determined. ' The "act, however, remains that Epsom salts in the bath tub aids materially in reducing your 'aveirdupois. It is evident from these two pro- cedures that corpulent persons need not expend dll sorts of money upon every published anti-fat remedy. It is far better to apply these certainly isarmless, cleanly and non-fatiguing methods discovered by medical men of acknowledged training than to pick up every catchpenny panacea with no other support than the em- blazoned words of am advertising writer. ------------------ Prehistoric Relies From Africa. Central Africa was once the home of a highly civilized people. The latest proof of this comes from Leo Frobenius, a German explorer, who collected and brought back to Herlin recently many specimens of ancient art. Much of this material is not older than the sixth century after Christ, but the various objects were found in the ruins of places from 15 to 26 feet below the surface, and these buildings had been built on the ruins of still older and more. pre- tentious structures. The latter were of solid, well byilt masonry with court yards and gardens surmounted by reofs of tiles. : Some of the finest specimens of Sfatuary and bas reliefs in bronze, terra. cotta and carved quartz come from these prehistoric ruins. They rival in perfection of workmanship the best relies of ancient Egypt, thus porting the theory that Africa was the seat of the first high civilization which was transmitted across the Mediterranean to "urope, while the peoples who had founded it sank gradually into a condition of savag- ery, through what cause we can only conjecture, Shady and Sunny Side of Japan. A remarkable difference exists be- tween the climates of western and central Japan, so much so that these districts are distinguished by the two names Sanindo--shady side-- and Sanyodo--sunny side--respec- tively. During the long and rigor- ous winter of western Japan the cén- tral provinces, bordering the inland mild weather. The jiwo regions are separated by mountain ranges, and the factors determining their climate conditions are distinct. A Japanese writer says that while the winter climate of central and southern Ja- pan depends on the southwestern aonscons, that of the western adast is: directly related to the barometric area of north China, | A Prophetic Dream. One of {he most inexplicable forms of dream is the prophetic one, in- stances of which abound. The late Lord Dufferin when in Paris dream cd one night that he was in a hearse cp route for the cemetery. A day or so later he 'was entering the lift at a hotel when he recognized the atten- dant as the driver of the hearse Lis. dream. He stepped back an: the litt ascended without him. As it near- ed the top something broke, and~it crashed to the bottom again, killing every oae in it. 3 Hard to Suit. "Maria," sharply asked Mr, Dor- kins, "is that worthless young whip- per snapper of a Dick Doogood still coming to see Bessie?" "What do you mean by talking that way, John?" said Mrs. Dorkins. "He hasn't beeh here in six weeks." "Hasn't he? Is the scoundrel (ri- fling with her affections?' ~ A Lack of Foresight! The primary teacher asked for vol- unteers in story telling or singing, and one little girl tnally offered her services. She came to the front of the room and after standing guietly for a moment, turned to the teacher and remarked: BIR "Gee! I wish I had kept still." ---------- nm. 3 Her Revenge. A lawyer asked a woman in the Bitaat box heriage, and she prompt- "Ol enough fo have sold milk for you to drink when a baby, und I haven't got my money yet." a \ 'ave any a man at his own valuation, the Method and fifty pieces of music] Bay "Li City Waltz" Isc. Rr nds. Five views of BL i Ly SE #7 i er ah = o ' pRoving that in ery remate ages Cen- tral Afrida CE Have To fo abiied by a highly civilized: people, and sup- | sea, enjoy dry and comparatively Don't give yourself away if vou the world takes ments of the People, Notes From Florida Florida, Jan. 1.--School meeting was held on Wednesday, with B. Ridden as secretary and W. IL. Stormes as chairman. B. Redden was iclected trustee. The = books which were held by fhe secpetary- treasurer, J. E, Peters, were in good condition. L. Card has finished dressing clover in this vicinity. Mr. Lord arrived home to-day from Keelerville with a number of cattle. ! J. Wells and family, of Mount | Chesney, spent a (few dave with Mrs. Webb's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Habeock. Miss Helen Wartman, of Ripling, is' visiting in the vicinity. | mations at Bath 31.--The following is' the nominations held : Reeve, Jay Swit- | zer; councillors, James Hawley, | Charles Rose, Charles Burley, Wal-! ter Mills; school trustees, Dr, H, S.| 'Nertiunore, Maxwell Robinson, 1'elix Mellow, All were elected by acclamstion, | Robert Mott spent a few days lost week in Belleville with his daughter, | Mrs, 'Manson Smith. Quite a number of visitors were in the willage during the 'holkdays Amongst others were Miss 'Margan Forrester, of Port Rowan, and Missy | Edith Forrester, of Queen's Univer- | sity, Kingston, -at John Forrester's; Mr. and Mrs. James Keller, at Covert's; Walter Nash, of York, and Miss Ruby Nash, "Queens," at Dr. Nash's. James Graham spent Chrisémas ler daugher in Montreal. White 'and family, ed in last week int nurchased Bath, Dec) the result o here on Mon H.| New Mrs. with Donald of Sillsville, mov- 0 the house lately | from James Shibley, Wedded at. Elgin - pleasing event took place at home of Edgar Halladay, El- &in, when their daughter Lillian was united in marriage to A. R. Willows, | op Philipsville. on Wedaesday, De- tember 12ih, 1913, While the wedding march was he mg payed hy Franklin Willows, the bride, beantifully attired - in cream silk, and carrying 'a bouguet of white roses and maiden hair fern, enter- ed the drawing room, which was | most artistically decorated, upon | Me arm of her father, by whom she! was given away. The young couple unattended, were.united in marriage under a very pretty. arch of eyer- | green. The: ceremony was perform. | ed by Rav. J. P. MacFarlane, 'Metho- | dist minister, of REigin, After the! ceremony about sixty guests sat down to a dinner table well nro- visioned 'with wedding dainties. "The anmber of beautiful wedding pre- sents received evidence the esteem and affection the many friends and acquaintances had . for both bride and groom. The young couple left that afternoon for Edmonton, Alta.,! and other points west. ! A the Village of Lansdowne Lansdowne, Dec. 31.---At the muni- cipal nominations Monday, the fol-| lowing were nominated: O. W. Lan-! don and, W. Mitchell" for reeves; | Holland Connor and Geo. Johnston for deputy-reeve; A. \W. Burtch, Jam>s . McNeely, Bruce Shand, an) W. J. Tiunrson for counciliors The funeral of the late Mra. Wii am Grier, who died in the J: eral Hospital, Kingston, Sunday morning, (ook place on Tuesday from her late residence to the Union Church,» and ithe remains were placed in the vault. Rev. Mr. Kelly, of Carp, former pastor hete, conducted the service. He leaves one -daughter, two sons, five 'sisters; and one brother: Mrs Louis Moore and Miss 'Mary Dil- low, Regina, ayrived a few days ago for a visit to friends. E.. R. Bradley, who has been ill of gnippe (is able to be back: at his office. Van Every, Washington, D.C., is the guest of his step-mother, Mrs. ! Clendinning. Robert Landon, who is taking a course in 0.A.C., Guelph was 'successful in all 'his examina- tions at Christmas, The enter- tainment giyen by the 'Methodist Sunday school on, Christmas Eve was a great success. Mis Chat- terton,' Brighton, is visiting Mrs, W, H. Hutcheson. Prof. and Mrs. Graham, Guelph, spent the holidays with hjs brother here. A. C. Dix- on, Detroit, Spent a few days with his brother here. Among' the holiday visitors wepe Mr. end Mrs. William Sliter, 'Brock- ville, Mr. and 'Mrs. Robert Brown and Miss Brown, Wells Isle, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. W. Ww. Stalford, Kingston, Roberts Landon, Gyalkph, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Peck, Mr, and, Mis. A. R. Fowler, * Brockville, | William McAuley, Gananoque, Wil-| liam Shaw, Kingston, Jason Lan- | Hon, Rochester, N.Y. 'Mrs. Alguite, ! Athens, Mr. and Mrs. Weir, Ot- tawa. . | Getting Up In the World, } Correspondent London Chronicle. The Mullingers are of those old Swiss families nO whom my friend, Dr. Curti, the distinguish. od Swiss patural historian and di- rector of the "Frankfurter Zeitung," jrecontly told me the following a. musing incident : : | Years ago a Mullinger was one the staff of the Swiss legation at Vienna. - On kping pi ted to the Emperor. Francis Joseph he bluntly. his: pleasure ing the at i " y {acquaintance of his majesty, which | pleasure, he added, was all the wreat- oor since 'tn times gone by the Habs. Hargis Were mere retainers of the "Sn that case," the emperor said fo have replied, "I think will. admit that my family has on beter in the world 'érgebracht) than yours. f ------ -- lh of 1 i you got (hat es weit. | Persian thinks he necently made, 'The Native Names of Various Foreign "= Cities and Countries. an who Ia starting on 8 trip... y around the world must be thorough! acquainted with the names of the dif- ferent places in which he it to stop or he will find himself mueh vd on arriving at the same, One would think that London is called London the world over, but such is not the | case. Once you arrive in France and London become Londres. To most | persons in Canada, the capital of Tur- | key is called Constantinople, but the inliabitants of the Ottoman empire call their chief city Stamboul, and it appears as suck on all Turkish maps, Rome and Florence in Italy may | Sound all right to the average Cana- | dian, but once you visit the two ci- ties you discover that they are called | Roma and Firenze *fespectively. Not | one in six of the ordinary inhabitants | of Greece call their country by suth name. The proper name is Hélles. Most travelers making their . first visit to the Holy Lands are startle | by the announcement that Jerusalem is called El Kuds, the Sea of Galilee, Bahr Tubaripeh:: River Jordgn, Sher. iat el Kebir; the Dead Sea, Balir Lut, and Bethlehem, Beit Lahm. Every person in the Dominion knows what country you 'are refer. ring to when speaking of Switzerland, but the traveler visiting the little European republic discovers that the inhabitants of the same call it every- thing but Switzerland. The popula- Uen of that country is mostly made up of French and Germans with about | six per cent. of Italians and those na- tionalities call It respectively la Suisse, Schweitz and: Svizzera. Three peoples in one country ca' - | ing that country by three different Names may appear bad enough, but the English and other tourists stop- ping in the capital of Egypt call it Cairo, the French officials stationed there call It Le Caire, and the Arabs, who were there first and should know best, call it Masr el Kahira. A Japanese h:s to leave his own | country and go to the nearest Eng- | lish-speaking settlement to know he has ever been in Japan at all. Japan, to its own natives is Nipon or Niphon ---whichever way you think gels near- est to their pronunciation. Likewise there is no China and | more strangely still, there is no word | in Chingse to represent Chine as a whole. We of the outside always think of that vast republic as of one country and of one people, whilst. in | reality it is practically a number of countries with a wide divergence of language and race. The Datives range from copper to almost white, and vary in religion from Buddhists to Jews, and in language from Sia- mese and French in the south to Rus- sian in the north. 3 The best way to express the term China and the one .mest often used" Seems to be Chung Kwoéh, China pro- per, but it is to be expected that the new Government will soon adopt a more comprehensive name for its country along with its other modern improvements. Most Chinese towns with which we think we are familiar are quite some- thing else if we happen to visit them ---~such as Kuang Chou, for Canton. Corea calls itself Tsiotsien: the na- tives of Siam when speaking of their country refer, to it as T'hal, and the lives in Iran. -------- Strength of Eggshelis, Most people are aware of the power of eggshells to resist external pressure on' tie énds, but not many would credit -thie results of tests re- ; which appear to be | €enuine. : Bight ordinary hens' eggs } were submitted to pressure' applied. | externally all over the surface of the shell, and the breaking pressures varied between 400, a per square inch. applied ¥ internall these gave way at pressures Varying between thirty-two and sixty-five pounds per square imeh. The pres- sure .required to crush the, eggs varied between forty and seventy- five pounds. The average thickness of the shells was thirteen-thous- | andths of an inch, ---------- Famine Origin of Game.' Herodotus learned from the Lyd- ians that the Greek ball game origin-\ ated in a prolonged famine in Lydia. For some time they endured it, but at last they invented dice, knuckles, bones, the ball and all other games except draughts. One day they played these games so as to keep their minds off food; the next day they took food and did not play. This alternation eked out their pFo- visions for eighteen years, at the end of which time, the situation still being desperate, half the population emigrated. One can only suppose that the ball games were not very athletic, otherwise the increased ap- petite given by them nfust 'have un- done much of the saving. ------ An Expert In Handwriting. Mother was fair, but she wishes toy be fairer still. Adorned by natu «¢, she sought 'further beautification. Loveliness was her great goal. Invited out for din er, she stood before the mirror and proceeded to apply the pencil to her eyebrows. This, it may be remarked, is an age of artificiality, and mother had reached this Rjge. : 5 The little daughter stood by and ' wondered. Finally she asked: "Mother, what are you writing on your face for?" v ES E-- Wily Hawks, Hawks poy den Log to follow in the wake of a ng railway train, to swoop down oh small birds that were suddenly disturbed and fright- ened by the noise and therefore for the moment were off their guard. "French Chicken Farms. The French people are great chick- en raisers. A return gives the income derived by them from as $335.000,000 Sale! Men: Men $3.85. Dutton's. d 675 pounds | ith the stresses to twelve eggs Another resident of 'Hinchinbrook j Writes thie Whir with regart t5 the! | unsanitary conditions caused dams of the Napanee river improve. | meat company. covering moeh the fia grount ss other "Eta the ing -medate them, 8 people who are always look. for arp mightily ur prised when ey stack wp agamsy a fellow who is willing to ACCOM ied. this industry O° Sp or Here is a Simple, Quick, Effective Way and COSTS NOTHING Send For It and See.' 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