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^ , - v < ^ *i^§a *< C' EXPERTS AT If.".' Ilfee Returning Boomerang Differs * Widely From Those Used In ® Warfare--How They Should Be Thrown. , ' The boomerang is a weird and er» pittc form of mlssle. and though 1 have aboyt SO, and have continually ^ «4 * » •> *? - » : } \ V\« « * / *~hK *L* » ; > V c y v N . - " - ' • V ; V '.Y practised with them for many years, I have not one that, it may be said, Closely resembles another in Its be­ havior. It is Impossble to reproduce With even approximate accuracy a good returning Australian boomerang, owing to the numerous twists and in­ dentations contained in its outlnes. These curious twists and hollows rep­ resent the experience of generations of native boomerang artists. There are two distinct kinds of Aus­ tralian boomerang--the one used in warfare and the returning one.. As the latter is always more or lefts flat on one side it may be easily dis­ tinguished. It will be noticed how Slight is its curve (Pig. I.). If, how­ ever, we make one exactly similar as regards its size and curve it will make, ne attempt to return when thrown. Fig. II. shows the boomerang edge­ ways and emphasises the lateral twists--rather resemblng those of the propeller of a steamship--which cause the. weapon to return to the person who throws It. The Australian war boomerang (Fig. m.) is nearly twice as large and heavy as the returning one, has no twists and is rounded on both sides. It does not return to the thrower. This weapon will travel,skimming low over the ground, to a range of from 150 yards to 180 yards, and the blow it gives a tree trunk at 100 yards Is as if the latter were violently .struck with a blunt and heavy sword. As an instrument of savage warfare it would have a terrible effect on a scantily-clad opponent. Though the returning boomerang Old Church SELBY ABBEY, OF ENGLAND, AND IT8 HI8TORY. (Fig. l.) was chiefly employed by na­ tives for killing, as food, birds flying, in small numbers or in flocks, it* was also constantly used as an amusing plaything, Just as a sling for gobbles or a bow and arrow might be carried by a schoolboy. All the best Austra­ lian boomerangs are closely notched on both surfaces. The Australian gave his boomerang this rough surface so that it might "bite" the air in its flight. For the same reason the outside or cover of a golf ball is indented or pitted, as when golf balls are made with a smooth china-like surface (as was formerly the case) it was found they would not fly far or accurately. There have been many diagrams in various periodicals describing the fight of a boomerang, none of which, in my opinion, has ever clearly indicated its career in the air. I will endeavor to elucidate this subject in a manner that I consider Is easier to understand than one conveyed in a series of con­ fusing lines and figures. For exam­ ple, take up your position facing the north and throw your boomerang northeast. It should travel from right to left--the north being the far apex of its circular route--and return from the northwest. It should then pass clo*e to you towards the southeast-- for a score of yards or more behind V w Y " ' " • - - » - - - f- • • HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM ALL OVER THE STATE. t Our Springfield Letter CARMNVlUE HAS Special Correspondent Writes of Thiaura o£ Interest at State Capital* Ice Plant lit City Loss $11,000, Not Fully ered by Insurance--Firm tends to Rebuild!* • • V -i of a Boomerang. The black center spot represents the thrower. The small arrows indicate Its flight, and the large one points in the di­ rection the wind ahoultL blow from. Of course the position of t^e thrower will vary in accordance withAthe wind, and he may be facing S., £., or W., instead, of, as here shown, towards!the north. your back--and, returning again, spin down to the ground within a yard or two of your feet. In this case the most favorable wind would be from the northwest. To put it shortly-- throw the boomerang to your right front, or at an angle that is halfway between the point of your right should­ er and the direction you are facing, standing so that the wind blows to* wards your left front. RALPH PAYNE-GALLOWAY. Om of the Historic Edifices of Great iflf' £ - Britain Recently Destroyed • .\ ' by Fire--A World' V.:' I ' . Calamity. which brought grief to the art lovers all over the Christain world was that which destroyed Selby Ab­ bey, in Yorkshire, England. The old abbey was a relic of the highest in­ terest, both architecturally and his­ torically. All Gothic, It is hardly too much to say, was epitomised in this building, Crom rounded Norman arch to. flam- Interior of the Selby Abbey. K, % &' ^ /' ̂ " boy ant window traoery of the later time. Nor do many churches possess S history comparable in interest with that of Selby Abbey. It was founded by the Conqueror In 1W58. The tradl-' Hon- runs that William's son Henry was born in the ancient town. The early Benedictine settlement became In after time the only mitred abbey, ^prtth a single exception, north of the Trent. Gradually the Abbots, fav­ ored both by Pope and King, grew *ealthy, as their lands and stock in- weased. In 1292 the income amount­ ed to £832 a year, equal to £16,000 4* the present day. And this great Wealth was available for a community Whose members numbered no more ,^an 30. • , At its zenith of wealth and beauty tfce Abbey was a magnificent pile 300 feet in length, rich and splendid with the glories of Norman, Early English, i&d Decorated architecture. But its Sfaoir, separated from the aisles, by Steven-pointed arches with clustered jplars, rich with carvings and tra- Oerled windows, and splendid witfi ned glass, was the chief glory of e building before its decline. As fbr the great east window, with Its itoried glass, representng the Tree jilt Jesse, restored by Mr. William Llv- #rsidge some years ago, it is con­ sider! the second finest of its kind in i existence. Fortunately this escaped disaster, like most of the monuments jfasafl tombs, which are very interesting. ' Jtat the flames have consumed the ,.:fW? fathom Chapel and north transept: v;'£;;v 1 * * X.J* the chapel windows, large and small, have gone, and the roofs also. The magnificent choir was burnt out com­ pletely, as well as the east end. The inside of the tower was burned from |base to roof, clock, belfry, and bells ^falling in a shower of sparks. The nave has gone and the great organ In course of erection at a cost of £1,200; many a pillar is ruined, and carving, tracery, and a thousand details of Gothic beauty* with the lovliness of age upon them, are destroyed. The damage is estimated at £ 50,000; but the Abbey will be restored. Yet is hard not to fancy that his­ tory had been wiped out with this ancient building, of which the main walls and Norman and Early English columns are the sole sound remains. For it will be difficult to imagine, in the newness of the restoration, that here King John walked, that here the two first Edwards stayed when the war with the Scots was raging, or that here Qupeen Margaret wor­ shipped, aB we are told in histories. The Selby fire brigade, with its single engine, could do little to check the flames, although it was quickly on the scene. In fact, notwithstanding the arrival afterwards of engines from Leeds and York, the fire pretty well worked its will, and only stopped when its fuel was all consumed. The flames appear to have origi­ nated in the Lathom Chapel, which contained the new organ. This was blown by a Kinetic blower, driven by a gas-engine, and something went wrong here. The flre spread with astonishing rapidity from the Lathom Ctap* ^ Springfield.--Returns from all covin ties received by the state board of equalization show a grand total of $1,033,441,227 as the valuation of prop­ erty assessed by local bodies. Last year the grand total was $1,008,138,- 674. Eighty-eight counties show an increase of $27,968,040 over last year, while in fourteen counties there is a decrease of $2,665,487, the net increase for. the entire state being $25,302,553. To the foregoing total of $1,033,441,- 227 must be added the assessment by the board of equalization before the grand total upon which the state tax rate for 1906 will be based can be reached. The board is behind with its work this year because of the great uncertainty which has existed as to its legal right to assess the capital stock of other than franchise corporations and the desire of Corporation Counsel Lewis of Chicago to be heard on mat­ ters pertaining to the assessment of railroad property. The »>eht to assess the capital stock of mercantile cor­ porations having been upheld by a re- Cent decision of the supreme court and the opinion of Attorney General Stead, the capital stock committee is at work on this part of its tasjc. •: Corporation Assessments. , The hearing before the capital stock Committee of the state board of equal­ isation on the complaint of the city of Chicago against the Pullman company developed a new proposition in cap­ ital stock assessment and a contention On the part of the city's corporation counsel, which, if sustained, will have upset all the board's calculations for the assessment of corporations which have property in other states. Should the contention of Attorneys John C. Hichberg and Maxwell Edgar,, who {^presented the corporation counsel, be sustained; a long standing opinion from the office of the attorney gen­ eral to the effect that such property must be taken into consideration when deducting the value of tangible prop­ erty from the assessed value of capital stock will also be overruled. The Pullman company taxes will be .in­ creased over $2,000,000 should the city's contention be sustained, and ev­ ery other corporation in the state will be compelled to pay a proportionate increase. On the first of April the Pullman company reported a paid-up Capital stock of $70,000,000. Accord­ ing to the figures produced by Mr. Richberg, the value of the stock at that time was 240, making the total stock value $177,600,000. One-fifth of this, or the assessed value, would be $35,520,000. From this would be de­ ducted the local assessment of $2,513,- 313 made In Chicago, leaving a capital stock valuation of $33,006,687 for as­ sessment by the board of equalization. Last year the Pullman company paid taxes in other states on a tangible property valuation of $117,000,000, and it is probable that it will show a great­ er taxation outside of Illinois this year, but Mr. Richberg insisted that the board could not, under the law, deduct this amount. It is admitted that the courts have not decided the questions raised by the city of Chicago and It is intimated that the corpora­ tion counsel will test the question if the board refuses to assess the Pull­ man company on the theory advanced by Messrs Richberg and Edgar. "The attorneys ask the privilege of being present when the Pullman company makes Its reply, and were Invited to be here. For Anti-Pass Law. * In his message to it is understood Gov. Deneen will recom­ mend the enactment of a law that will be the Illinois supplement to the rail­ way regulator act passed at the last session of congress and of propor­ tions great enough to stop the giving of free transportation to any but cer­ tain prescribed classes. It will be a general anti-pass bill. In 1905 an effort was made to put an anti-pass bill through the general assembly but it was unsuccessful. Next year, how­ ever, the fight will be redoubled. Stringent anti-pass laws are now In effect in Wisconsin, Iowa, Arkansas, Missouri, Florida, Connecticut, Miss­ issippi and Montana, and there are in­ dications that, many other state legis­ latures will take up the matter at the sessions this winter. Official Vote of Illinois. Official returns of the late election from every county In Illinois outside of Cook and the police returns/rom Cook show Smulskl's plurality mr the state was 140,994. These figures will be within a few hundred of the figures to be officially announced by the sec­ retary of state, unless unexpected changes are made in the Cook county returns In the canvass now proceeding here. The full summaries of the votes for the various state offices follow; Total voter-Total vote polled, 801,- 805; total vote on state treasurer, 816,475; total vote mstate superin­ tendent, 788,575. State treasurer--John F. Smulski, Rep., 411,600; Nicholas L. Piotrowski, Dem., 270,666; Wm, P. AlUn, Prohib., 88,856; Wilson E. McDemott, Soc., 39,587; John M. Francis, Soc. Lab., 5t° 706. Smulski's plurality, 140,994. Superintendent of public instruct tion---Francis Blair, Rep., 431,829; Caroline Grote, Dem., 297,782; August- in L. Whitcomb, Prohib., 27,560; May Wood Simons, Soc., 28,659; Philip Veal, Soc. Lab., 2,745. Blair's plural­ ity, 134,047. Trustees state university--Carrie T. Alexander, Rep., 425,068,; Frederick L. Hatch, Rep., 419,339; Alexander Mc­ Lean, Rep., 420,130; Lewis L. Lehman, Rep. (to fill vacancy>,,412,053; Anna E. Nicholas, Dem., 295,073; Fred B. Merrills, Dem., 292,532; John S. Cuneo, Dem., 289,667; J. D. Miller (to fill va­ cancy), 294,027. Average plurality for Republican candidates, 126,348. Canal proposition--"Yes," 299,886; "No," 261,716. MaJorttjr|K|B£"Ites" over "No," 38,169. Companies Neglect to Report. Members of the board of equaliza­ tion- are up in arms over the condi­ tion of affairs disclosed at the meet­ ing of the capital stock committee when Chairman Barnes called atten­ tion to the absence or reports from corporations, and the difficulties at­ tending the collection of statistics re­ garding the capital stock of the state. The condition this year is worse than ever before at titis7 time of- year, and there is a general disposition to take drastic action in the matter. For some reason the large number of cor­ porations whi<A heretofore complied with the board's request for reports this year calmly ignored the notices sent out, and others have made re­ ports so meager in character as to be practically valueless. Chairman Barnes believes the situation is the result of attempts of the legislature to ex­ empt certain classes of capital stock from taxation, and, erroneously, the impression is - conveyeG by illegal statutes that certain classes of cor­ porations are not required to make re­ turns. The example of a number of corporations relying cm these enact­ ments and declining to make reports, he says, has had a most demoralizing effect, for hundreds cf corporations not included in these classes have been given the impression that a return is not obligatory. Chairman Barnes has been sending notices calling attention to the law and requesting that the board be given information required, but he is 41sgusted with tile results up to this time. I •"'~rV Misinterpreted. ^ > There were two mightily surprised «ee at 4be Paanayiwaaia Railroad de­ pot last Thursday when Gen. Funston and Capt. Mitchell, his aid and twin cousin, alighted from the Chicago limited. Instead of a carriage or "red devil" to take them to their hotel, the only vehicle in sight was the "dead wagon" of a local undertaker. By the act of several army officers present to meet the general the pur­ pose ot the wagon , was dverted. The story in a Nutshell Is this: Capt. Sidney Cloman, another of Gen. Funston's aids, had wired, not over- explicity, to the quartermaster's de­ partment: "8end wagons to meet horses and two humans." The de­ partment accepted the last words lit­ erally and sent over an undertaker to meet the very-much qlive hero and his gallant aid.--Washington Post. Had Time to Grow Older. We were studying about Stephen the martyr, wbea Ibe queatien mreme as to his age. :i "I've read that he WM lT /^ears old," volunteered Ann. , ^ This, however, was doubted by the others, who thought that he was much older. Ann, though somewhat non plussed at the doubt, was equa' to the emergency. "yes, but it was a long time ago that t read IV she said.--Boston Her» aid. 8tate Shares Pullman's Melon.. The secretary of state received $26,- P00 for recording the certification of the Pullman company of Chicago to an Increase of capital stock from $74,000,- <000 to $100,000,000. The largest sim­ ilar fee ever received in Illinois was that of $100,000 for recording an in­ crease of capital stock ot the North­ western Rail read company from $100,- 000,000 to $2C 0,000,000. Coal Production In Illinois. The production of coal during 1905 in Illinois was 38,434,363 short tons, with a spot value of $40,577,592, ae- oerdlng to a report made to the geo­ logical survey by E. W. Parker. Illin­ ois still ranks next to Pennsylvania In the production of coal. The output in West Virginia in 1905 was 37,791,- 580 short tons. The report says that the expectation Is that returns for 1906 will show West Virginia to be the second coal-produMng state in the Union, because the Illinois mines suf­ fered from a shut down last spring, while those of West Virginia for the most part were kept going. Illinois coal mines in 19Q5 gave employment to 58,053 men, .who worked an average of 201 days. The records show that 15,289 men were on strike during the year and lost an average of 21 days each. The larger number of mines In Illinois work their men eight hours a day. During the fiscal year 1905 there were 199 fatalities In the Illinois mines and 535 men were injured. Pre­ mature blasts or windy shots are the principal causes of fatal acrtdsjjta. Smallpox Is Dr. J. A. Egan, secretary of the state board of health, received a mes­ sage from the mayor of Abingdon, Knox county, stating that a case of smallpox had been discovered there. Information also was given that the local physicians were unable to agree on the diagnosis. Dr. Baldwin of Chi­ cago will carry on an investigation and submit a report to the state board. Dr. J. C. Westervi'* of Shel- byville has been sent to Danville town­ ship, Vermillion county, to %ivestigate reports* wtbfeak of dip! T J- ~ -> -- sy!" • . ' ,? ... State Exposition Building The contract for the Illinois tmiid* ing at the Jamestown Tri-cenfcennial exposition in Norfolk, Va., was let to Thomas E. Young & Co. of Chicago. The bid was $15,000. The contract was awarded by the Illinois board of commissioners at a meeting held in this city. Dr. James of the University tof Illinois will have charge ot the state exhibit^ AH state exhibits will ibe. housed in one building 500x300. Bach state has been allotted a certain Blair Takee Baylies' Poet. State Superintendent of Public In­ struction Bayliss tendered his resig­ nation, which was accepted by Gov. Deneen, who appointed Prof. Francis G. Blair, state superintendent of pub­ lic Instruction elected to fill the unex­ pired term/of Mr. Bayliss. The ap* polntmett^ takes effect December 1. Made Mine li*4^ee|(ir. Thomas Moses, ' secretary of the state mining board^ was appointed a state mining Inspector by Gov. Deneen to take the place of F. J. Campbell, resigned. Mr. Moses comes from Westvllle, Vermillion county, and is a man of experience In mining mat ters. William S. Burrls of Gillespie, Ma­ coupin county, was also appointed to a position as state mining inspector by the governor. The appointments were made on the recommendation of the state wining board., , • " v f" * OfcrtMville.--The Ice plant to D. H. Karnes and Edward Lott in this city was destroyed by flre. The property is valued at $11,000 and was insured for $7,000. The pro­ prietors intend to rebuild as soon as possible. The origin of the fire is un­ known. It was beyond control when discovered by Roy Phillips, night op­ erator at the Chicago & Alton station, near where the plant is situated. ^ Convention to Name Judge. Jacksonville.--The Democratic com­ mittee of the Eighth judicial district embracing the counties of Adams, Pike, Mason, Menard, Cass,; Brown, Scuyler and Calhoun, decided to call a DemocWtic judicial conventiofl for Tuesday, November 27, to nominate a successor to the late Judge Meehan, of Mason City. The candidates are former Senator Leeper, of Cass; Judga Guy Williams, of Mason; John Smoot, of Menard; and Judge Roland venter, of Brown. - » » v ' \ Chicagoans Qet Coal Carbon dale.--The O'Gara Coal com­ pany, a Chicago corporation, and one of the largest single operators in southern Illinois, has just completed a deal for the addition of nearly 6,000 acres of undeveloped coal lands to its already large .holdings. The land is situated in Franklin county, and is un­ derlaid by a ten-foot vein of fine coal. The company already operates 14 mines in Saline county. The price paid wilt average $46 per acre. Finds Wife in Decatur. Decatur.--Hugh Carr of Chicago ar» rived ip this city and at once swore out a warrant for the arrest of his wife, Alice Carr, whom he found with Howard Jenkins, an employe of the St. Nicholas hotel. Carr said that his wife had deserted him and he has been traveling over the state looking for her, but only recently learned she was in Decatur. She had been working at the hotel. Jenkins and Mrs. Carr'are now in jail. Diphtheria at Cariinville. Carlinville.--The board of education and the board of health held a joint meeting in the city council room to talk over and investigate the diph­ theria situation In this city. There have so far been 30 cases re­ ported to the city clerk, one of which proved fatal. The board of health de­ cided to close the North school for a period of two weeks and ,to havti building thoroughly fumigated. Wolves in Mason County. " Havana.--Confirmed reports of J. W. Daniels, a hunter and trapper, show that Mason county still contains some carnivorous aijlmals. Five large wolves were discovered tearing a tur­ key In pieces near Kllbourne, south of this city. The inhabitants of the little village are terrified and thepe resid­ ing in the country will not allow their children to go to school. Fined for Hiring Children. Aurora.--Officials of the Wilson Manufacturing company pleaded guilty In a justice court to a charge of em­ ploying two boys under 16 years ot age, and a fire dollar fine was Imposed. The charge was maae at the Instance of State Deputy Factory Inspector James Brown, who has been Investi­ gating the factories here. ' Enemy of Police .Arrested. Bloomington. -- As a climax te • series of attacks jupon the police de­ partment charging -malfeasance in of­ fice and friendliness toward the gam­ bling element, George Mdlntosh, Jr., a young business man, was arrested. Night Police Captain E. J. Potts the complaint, charging libel. ) f'-.-yi: Finds Her Baby Dead. Decatur.--The 17-months-oId child of Mr. and Mrs. George Urban, No. 1150 East Main street, was found dead In bed. The child had had a bad cold and cough for some time, but the malady Was not thought serious enough to necessitate the calling of ft doctor. Brakeman Fatally Hurt In Wreck. Sterling.--A wreck on the Peoria branch of the Chicago ft Northwestern railroad probably fatally Injured Thomas MacCue, brakeman, and in­ jured Jasper Davis, of Peoria, and Jacob Myers and Peter Smith of Mor­ rison. ' ! Frank W. Patrick Dead. Belvldere.--Frank W. Patrick, own­ er of more than 20 creameries in northern Illinois, and for 30 years a prominent business man of Marengo, died as the result of a stroke of paraly­ sis. He was 55 years old. Election !* Ordered. Gov. Deneen ordered a special elec­ tion to be held in the Eighth judicial circuit, to %e held December 29 next, to elect a successor to ?««ge Thomas N. Mehan of Mason City, deceased. The circuit is comprised of Adams, Schuyler, Mason, Brown, Pike, Cal­ houn and Menard counties. . Another special election was ordered to be held the first Tuesday in April for circuit clerk of Montgomery coun­ ty. to fill the vacancy existing because Widow Loses Dower Rights • Rockford.--The ante-nuptial con­ tract signed by John A. Wolven and his intended wife, Melvlna Wolven, and under the terms of which she waa to receive $10*000 in satisfaction other share in his estate was sustained by Judge A. S. Frost. John A. Wolven died possessed of a fortune exceeding $500,000. When the will bequeathing the property to the children by his first wife was filed for probate the widow Interposed an ob­ jection and action was started by her to esofper her dower of one-thirfj. k Hot-Potf A New Gam e For Winter Evenings. A new game called "Hot-Pot" is likely to have an immense success this winter, and you can make it all yourself. It can be played by old and young alike, and by any number of people, so long as there is an equal number of players on each side. The "Hot-Pot" is a square-sided box of card-board, without top or bottom. It is placed on the floor, the players sitting round In a circle, alternately one of each side, their chairs being placed exactly six feet away from the Pot. One side has red cards, the other blue ones, and the object of the game is to flick the cards into the Pot, the side getting the most in winning the game, and the best out of seven games form a set. The cards are held by one Corner, and a twist of the wrist should send them edgeways into the Pot; but it requires a good deal of dexterity to succeed, and the fluttering of the cards as they hover on the edge of the Pot Is most exciting to the play­ ers. A better game for a large party could not be Imagined, es everybody can take a hand, for everyone thinks he or she can throw a card Into a pot till they try, and then the irritation of failure makes them an easy prey to the charms of the game. i® •K \ ,v = • i mm SWING! N ' - ^ ^ ^ Picturesqus A Description of This and Ancient 8pot. Flag swinging, as a national athletic sport, comes down' from the Middle Ages and far surpasses the swinging of flags for wigwagging, or signalling, as practiced by armies and navies all over the world. It had, as far as is known, its origin in the neighborhood of Krempe, Schleswig-Holstein, and It still flourishes there as a national sport and pastime, Since 1541, the year of its establish­ ment, it has played a prominent part on the programme of the annual tour­ naments of the different "Turner" so­ cieties. Two championships are held, and they are jealously guarded, and jealously fought for, by the holders and the claimants of the honor, and the competitions take place in the presence of the > highest officials of Krempe, and almost its entire popula­ tion, says the New York Herald. Clad in the same quaint costumes as were worn by their predecessors 300 years ago, the "swingers" parade the streets, followed by the athletic societies, and greet the public by lift­ ing and dropping their flags, up over their heads and then almost trailing them on the ground. The swinging takes place in thej open market place opposite the Rath- aus and consists of many curious and complicated movements. The flags are wound around the body and then unwound by a single twist of the swinger's wrist; they are twisted around and between the legs; under one arm, around the body and over the other arm; they are thrown with enormous force high in the air, above the houses, and then caught in one hand. A masterpiece of the flag swing- ffl >i ?The Flag in the Air. er ts to hurl the flag as high as b« ««i and, while waiting to catch it in his left hand, to occupy his right hand by throwing several oranges above his, bead and to spear them with a dagger as they fall. Nothing positive is known as to the origin of the sport, but it Is supposed to have been of military birth and to have served as a fleld game for the victorious troops while resting after m. Rattle. •>. -- • Don't Starve Your Bird, its It is a common mistake to think that pets _can only be taught when hun­ gry, and to oommence a bird's training by depriving it of breakfast, dinner or supper Is a most unhappy beginning. "In reality, says Mary Dawson, in St. Nicholas, the feathered folk are Just as apt and full of fun after a comforta­ bly meal as before- It, and to starve, pcold or otherwise Ill-treat the little creature will usually render it too un­ happy to learn quickly, If at all. Birds are extremely nervous beings. They love a low, quiet voice, and gentler movements--love to be talked to, coaxt ed and made mucti of. If the pet Is a new one and seems specially excitable or timid, you will have to teach it first of all not to fear you. Any little games he is to learn must be acquired afterwards. f§HE EGG DANC& Difficult and Pretty Performance fcy Hindoo Girl Jugglers. One of the most wonderful of the many feats performed by Hindoo jug­ glers is the egg dance. Usually it is executed by a girl, fantastically • dressed. She makes use of the wll- . *' low wheel, around which at equal dla» 7 £ n Thai Bance in Full Swfeftf^ tances, are threads, and at the end each thread there is a noose, held open by a bead. This wheel the girl places on her head, while she carries a basket of eggs on her arm. Whea the music strikes up she begins to dance and the wheel begins to spin around. She then takes an egg from the basket, places It in one of the thread nooses, and throws It from her with sufficient force to draw the knot tight. The spinning of the wheel, explains the Chicago News-, keeps the thread stretched, with the egg at the end of It. She then takes another egg from the basket, places it in another noose, and repeats this until .there is an egg in every noose. Her fantastic costume, her perfect motion, and all the eggs swinging on the stretched threads at once, present a pretty sight indeed. It requires much art to execute the dance, for at one false step the eggs would be dashed together, the dance spoiled, and the dancer thereby dis­ graced. After dancing for a time with all the eggs swinging around her head, she takes them out of the noose one by one, all the time keeping the wheel balanced and in motion, and again places them in the basket on her arm. When the dance is finished the spectators are allowed to examine the eggs to see they are real. THE TJ4UMB 8TRING. t: This Is a very simple trick, but %y performing it swiftly you may surprise and puzzle a spectator very much. Wind a piece of string about your thumb, thus: Let one end of it (A) drop between the thumb and forefinger of your left hand; then wind the other part, which you retain In your right hand, two or three times round your thumb; next, make m little loop (B) How tt ts pone. Big Blaze In Chicago. Chicago.--Flre which destroyed a six-story building at Nos. 12-14 North Canal street caused a property loss of $90,000 and routed the guests in. the Barnes house, West Randolph and Canal streets. The structure which burned was occupied by manufacturing firms. Storm Damage at Medora. Medora.--Heavy damage resulted in thfs city from a freezing rain wolrhtoit tfnnrti hImiIb trnn, mi4 EARLY AND LAT*. Go to bed ©*riy--w*ke up wlth joyr Oo to bed late--crow girl or boy. Cto to bed early--ready, for play; Oo to bed late--moping all day. ^ > Oo to bed early--no pains or 111a&, ; i Qo to bed late--doctors and pllls.,,^ * Go to bed early--»row very tall;,- ; , Qo to bed late--stay very small. f*« ^ ; . ---W. 8. Reed. In St, Nicholas. ^ When a man of evil stock tries to ®£> tight, he is fighting all his forbears between with the same end, which hi your finger and thum. | Now let go the end (C) and take 1 hold of the end (A) which you must have left about six or eight inches long, and you make a spectator ^ancy „ you pass it through the loop, and take k hold of it again when so passed through, in the twinkling of an eye. To increase the surprise, suggests People's Home Journal, you may make the loop as small as possible. This apparent piece of manual dexterity is performed by passing that end of the string marked A as quickly as possi­ ble around the top of the thumb, so aa to come between the forefinger and the thumb; it will thus get into the loop, and you will seem to have passed the end through it, much to the wonder­ ment of the audience at the impos8lblity of Buch a thing. * /f ' .3 •Mm# A- -M