Daily British Whig (1850), 3 Mar 1916, p. 12

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if h f i HH Hi i £ i; m I i fifth and ninth months. ~Bxchange, bast Chance. "It is said," he remarked reflective- ly, "that women's hands are growing larger." x "Well? she returned inquiringly. "Yes," he asserted. "And the worst of it 18 that there is every lkelibood that this tendency will continue." "Yes? she said in the same inguir . ing Tone. "Yes," he repeated. "You see, driv- Ing and golf and temnis and other sports that women have recently taken up age responsible for it." "In that case," she sald, with a glance at her own dainty hands, "you'd better speak quick if you want a small one." 5 ws He redlized that it was thé opportu- nity of a lifetime, and be spoke promptly. . EE ------------ Leaping Treason. King Wiliam 111 of England was passionately fond of the chase and made it a point never to be outdone in any leap, however perilous. A Mr. Cherry, who was devoted to the ex- fled Stuarts, took advantage of this to plan the most, remarkable design which was ever formed against a king's life. He regularly joined the royal hounds, put himself foremost and took the most desperate leaps in the hope. that William might break his neck in following him. One day, however, he accomplished one so im- minently dangerous that the king when he came to the spot shook his bead and drew back. It fs sald that Mr. Cherry at length broke his own neck and thereby relieved the king from, hazard. | ble ite. | . 1and dnd a knight of Malta, was headed on Tower hill. He had an , mistaking him for an: other. The Portuguese took refuge with his brother, the ambassador, who claimed that by the law of nations his house was an inviolable sanctuary for all his Cromwell sent a was pot given up to the civil authorl: tied the soldiers would be withdrawn from guardiog the embassy and the effort was made by the Portuguese and other ambassadors to save Don Panta- leon's 'life, but without avail. well made no other reply than, "Blood bas been shed, and justice must be satisfied." : : Thackeray at Oxford. An old story of Oxford and Thackeray is recalled by Thomas Plowman, who vouches in the Cornhill Magazine for the accuracy of his version. Thackeray bad to apply to the vice chancellor for permission to lecture and found that gentleman ignorant alike of his name and fame, Still, he had a trump card left, which be bad been accustoued to consider would earry all before it wherever the English language was spoken. Bo, with 2 quiet smile of supreme confidence, he simply ejaculated, " 'Vanity Fair, you know!" Then at last. to his relief, a look of awakened intelligence mant fested itself upon the vice chancellor's countenance, and Thackeray awaited the effusive outburst which would make amends Toy all. It came in the words, 'Yes, yes, I have heard of "Vanity fair; of course; it is mentioned in the 'Pligrim's ress.' " -- West. minster Gazette, ---------- To Make Copper Oxide. ~An excellent way to make copper oxide for use In batteries is as follows: Take a quantity of copper filings or} fine ¢opper shavings and heat them in & cast iron container or in a crucible till they are red hot. Stir them with an ron rod, and while still stirring sprinkle a little water over the filings until they become ocher red. You will then bave a good quality of copper oxide. Copper oxide plates nay be made as follows: Mix the granulated or ¢oarse copper oxide with {i per cent or 30 per cent of magnesium chloride and heat the beavy mass in forms made of fron sheeting, the forms being of the size of the nted plate. The more chloride of magnesium used the more porous the plates will be. The coarser the copper oxide the better will be the results.--Popular Science Monthly and World's Advance. The Dog Rose. The "dog rese" bas provoked as much ingenious explanation of its name as the "horse chestnut." One solution is that the "dog" is really "dagga." a dagger, in allusion to the prickles, a drawback from which the Alesandra Day rose is free. Unfortunately for this explanation, the flower bears a similar name in countries where it will not apply. The Germans, for instance, have "Hundsrose," and Pliny tells how a Roman mother was moved in a dream to send some roots of the wild rose to her soldier son in Spain. They arrived Just after he had been bitten by a mad dog. He took them and was preserv from hydrophobia, as were others who adopted the same treatment. And from that time the wild rose became the "dog rose."--London Chronicle, Gates In Norway. _ A curious feature to travelers In the highroads of Norway is the great num- ber of gates--upward of 10,000 in the whole country--which have to be open. ed, These gates, which either mark the boundaries of the farms or sep- arate the home fields from the waste lands, constitute a considerable fncon- venience and delay to the traveler, who has to stop his vehicle and get down to open them. : Magnet the Thief of Time. The magnet is responsible for a great deal of trouble with watches, as any Jeweler will tell you. Never go near a dynamo with a watch in your pocket unless you are sure that it is made of nonmagnetic material. This applies especially to the hair spring.--Farm and Fireside. * A ---------------------- 'A Blessed Barrier, "How did you like that interior set: ting? asked the realistic producer. "For a real room. except that it had .only three walls, could you beat it?" "Well," said the morose critic, "I'd bave been more contented during the play it vou bad added the fourth wall" - og Sure Sign. . Nellie-Do you think Paul cares for Mamie? Emma-Did you ever hear a young wan refer to a red haired girl as having abi tresses. unless he -------------------- "The Traditional Nine. Hokus--1 bave tried to kill that eat at least eighteen times. Pokus--Well I suppose even a cat may lead a done 's always to an Hazel-It 10 a man u tops drinkhig. "OmteS messenger to state that if the criminal | mob left to do as it pleased. Every | '| sirasole, which means turning to the » "Two Sinners, "It Is very wrong to tell a falsehood." Said his mother to little Jimmie, whom she had caught in one. Lost Letters of Wagner. The first tenor who won Wagner's admiration, Tichatschek, left to his Some of the largest domes in the world are: The Pantheon at Rome, 142 feet diameter, 143 high; baths of Cara. calla, Rome, 112 feet atk meter, 116 feet high; St. Sophia, Constantinople, 115 feet diameter, 201 feet high; St. Maria delle Fure, Florence, 139 diameter, $10 feet high; St. Peter's, Rome, 139 feet diameter, 330 high; St, Paul's, Landon, 112 feet diameter, 215 feet high, Trying to Signal. "What did you -tell that man who asked you if he could marry his daugh- ter?" "I acted as grouchy as possible," re- plied Mr. Cumtrox. "I couldn't tell him right out that Gladys bas a sharp tem- per, but 1 thought I'd sort o' hint to him that she might have inherited one." hah J Nice Table Ornament. When Sir George Trevelyan was chief secretary for Ireland. in troublous times, the police made him carry a pis- | tol about with him. One night after dinner he took it out of his pocket and Put it on tbe table, saying to his host, "Pray forgive me, but if you knew how tired 1 am of carrying this thing about!"--London Standard. The Artichoke: The artichoke hus nothing to do with art or thé choking of it. The artichoke is an inndcent vegetable known to the Arablans as the ardischauki, or earth thorn. : The Jerusalem artichoke was never seen near Jerusalem. Its first name 18 a corruption of the Italian sun. Itis a species of sunflower, bear. ing a tuber like that of a potato, Where to Begin, "Look here," said the reforming hus- band, '"We must have things arranged in this house so that we shall know Just 'where everything is kept." "With all my heart," sweetly an- swered his wife, "and let us begin with your late hours, my love, 1 should very much like to know where they fare kept." -------- Putting It Gently, Mr. Heapeck -- I hear that young Jones and his wife are not getting along very well Mrs. Henpeck (au- thoritatévely)--Jones-should never have married when he did. Hé was too young to realise the step he was tak- ing. Mr. Henpeck--Yes, I know. But I like the boy. We have many things in common. : This Happened In Boston. Emerson, what is "spilling the beans?" Emersop--Slang, ma'am, and vicious slang at that, i Téacher--I medn can you give me the definition of it? Emerson~Yes, ma'am. "Spilling the beans" in its best colloquial sense is | the rest." ~~ - "All right, my angel! What is it "You figure up what it will cost you for car fare and lunches and give me Florence Nightingale. cw Rr There is a story that after the return to England of the troops from, the Crimea Lord Stratford at a dinner sug- gested that those présent should write 8 piece of paper the name of the per- whose Crimean reputation would 'When the votes came it was found that not a 4 bad received a vote, Bv- Fair Ope--Oh, I wished I liad a hundred years ago. The Other But then you would be a long time dead and would not be sitting bere happily by my side. The Fair One--True, true! "So 1 couldn't! For give me, dearest! oh) The Greatest Financier, "Who was the greatest financier ever known?" "Noah, beciuse he floated his stock when the whole world was in }iquida- tion.™, Accommodating. Ave you got quarters for a dollar, old men? Winks--My vest pock: et is rather crowded, but pass it over and I'll try to make room for it. 4 Hope. 'When Thales was aske@what is most universal he answered hope, for hope stays with those who have nothing else. ~Bpictetus, A R---- The normal school turns out: profes sors of philosophy. Only the school of life produces philosophers, nn perfect Prepared Especially For This Newspaper by Pictorial Review Braid Is Smartly Used Here. at one side, having the meck finished with a funnel collar. 4 One reason why the Russian blouse holds its own against the newcomers in the realm of fashion is because it lends itself 10-80 many charming variations. One forgets the fact that this costume . is simply a Russian blouse and skirt CoepLUM SECTION /. coef FOLD OF 54 NCH MATERIAL model because of the distinctive look- ing braid tHE is used in the decora- tive scheme. . Then, '400, the design is adapted to development in such a wide range of materials that it will be as popular in linen a féw months hence as it is now in gabardine. I medium size the costume requires 4% yards 64-inch gabardine. ' The jacket, if' made separately, cally for 234 yards of material. It is effec tive in silk, particularly if the skirt is of striped or checked taffeta. If made with a shorter peplum than illustrated « the blouse can be made from 2% yards of goods. The peplum is a threé-piece affair, two sections being cut from the piece marked "I" and ené from the plece marked "J The latter is laid on a léngthwise fold of the goods, to the right of the back, which is placed the same way. After the collar, there are no other sections of the pattern which are placed on the fold of material, all being carefully laid over a lengthwise thread. If the blouse is desired with open neck the front may be cut out &t the neck along indicating smal"~'o".. per- forations. The lower edgés of the pep- lum, if cut off on small "0" perforations will be shorter than the effect illus- trated. The demand for braids has brought out some very attractive novelties in silk and woolen braids as well .as in tub effécts. Joffre blue and dark green designs are woven into the black silk ground of the braid used on this cos- tume, and it gives the costume an air of dressiness without making it too elaborate for general wear. - About § yards of wide and %" yard narrow braid are -needed to trim blouse and skirt Among the white woolen stuffs all of the serges are popular. The vogue for gabardine continues and there are WITH NAP ' Pictorial Review Blouse No. 6601. Sizes 34, 36, 88, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust. Price, 15 cents, Skirt No. 6488. Sizes 22 to 40 inches waist. Price, 15 cents. The weather vane is the only wind instrument that doesn't annoy the neighbors. package' no pains a od It slacks the thirst, Goese," 'quaint Spearman Procrastination is the thief of me--and the plunder cannot be re- covered, From the tropical _tree to the are spared to make it clean and keep it so -- to. pretect its purity and wholesomeness, for you. Buy no other - get WRIGLEYS. steadies nerves, soothes and refreshes. 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