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When i it is realized that the six cups commu- ? nicate with each other internally, so that to empty one you must empty all, g the force of the name will be apparent. ; Any doubt as to the use of these formi- ’. dable vessels is dispelled by the in- , scription: “Fill me full of sidar. Drink ; of me.” Paddling Cups. An article in the Burlington Maga- zine describes some early English earthenware drinking cups of eccentric patterns. The principal feature of mOSI of the quaint tygs, or loving cups, is their astonishing number of handles. which range from two to as many as twelve. It is supposed that the purpose of this equipment was that the cup might pass from hand to hand and each guest have a fresh portion of the rim to himself, no doubt an excellent arrangement for the first time round! Not content with half a dozen or so or full grown handles, the potter frequent- ly inserted between each of them a I4? I4? .'.\I -f‘ ‘ ‘5‘: V4,! .\‘ .L’ "‘x‘ A i V; ‘ \ S' I). A Henry George T‘s. The last campaign in which Henry 1 George was permitted to engage ‘_ abounded in wordy encounters. In making squelching rejoinders to 1m- pertinent questions the famous single taxer could not be excelled. During one of his addresses Henry George re- marked that a lifetime had been de- voted to the dissemination of his single tax views. At the Top of St. Peter’s. One needs to climb to the top of St. Peter's to understand best how its builders sought to overawe its behold- U“l¢uw-~ â€" v .â€" ers. .Then the colossal proportions of every detail become apparent; then one may discover that the pen in the hand of St. Mark is as long as a six foot grenadier. On approaching the row of apostles which stand along the edge of the roof and which seem to the by- stander in the street below of the size of ordinary human beings one will find gigantic figures whose eyes are as big 615““ “V ”O “A v-v ...... as men’s heads and whose fingers vie in size with an athlete’s forearm. The roof is indeed a city in itself, for here are rows of houses where the workmen who are constantly employed in repair- ing the cathedral have their homes. A fountain supplies them with water, and their provisions are brought to them on the backs of donkeys driven up the broad and easy incline of the stairway. An Ailment of the Feet. Poetry is at last classified. The Wash- ington Post tells a story of some chil- dren who were discussing the perfec- tions and usefulness of their respective fathers. "My father‘s the best man in the world,” said one little girl. “He is a minister. He makes people go to church.” “Mine is the best,” piped up another. “He’s a doctor. He makes sick people well so they can go to church.” J‘__ " .‘ UV v-I"-d v- Three or foui'lnBre enlarged upon the benefit the world derived from their fa- thers, and it finally came the turn of a sweet, blue eyed little girl. .. .‘ group. “Why, It’s a disease!’ “My papa’s the best “He’s a poet." “And what have you accomplished?” inquired a voice in the audience. -uuâ€"â€"â€"__ “Taxed-New York’s balls to their greatest capacities,” said the orator suavely. And a delighted audience would not permit him to continue for some minutes. A Literal Minded Class. A teacher in one. of the schools near Philadelphia had one day been so dis- turbed by the buzzing of lips and shuf- fling of feet of the children that she was on the verge of distraction. Final~ ly she said: “Children, I cannot stand so much noise. Please be quiet for a little while. at least. Let me see if you can’t be so still that you could hear a pin drop.” ‘6 Instantly every child became as still as :1 mouse. Then a little boy in a back seat piped out, with marked impa- ticnce: He Loved His Enemies. ‘ James MaeNeill Whistler looked upon life as upon a kind of warfare and was never so happy as when he was quar- reling with somebody. He is quoted as having said when asked if he did not have many friends: “Yes, I have many friends. and I am grateful to them, but those whom most I love are my ene- mies. not in a Biblical sense. Oh, no. but because they keep one always busy, always up to the mark. either fighting them or proving them idiots.” Claraâ€"What! That beautiful dia- ; mond ring? 66Yes.” : “Horrors! What has he doneâ€"robbed i a church, killed his mother or what?” Must Be Something Terrible. Domâ€"I shan‘t stand it another min- ute! I’m going to send him back his ring! “.Well, let her drop!’ A Fair Exchme. Angry Poet (rushing into the office)“ See here. sir! That check you sent me for my poem is no good! Editor (coldly)â€"1\'either was the po- em. Shut the door, please. v Snuntered Into It. Nellâ€"He invited me to take a stron, and before we had gone halt a mile 1 had him proposing. Quaiis are said to be extinct in Ire. 2mm}. Where they were formerly to be fauna in great numbers. -.. .â€"... -.., poet!” gene-{Yd in a walk, eh? ‘--_._ Jet!” said another, joining the “Why, a poet isn’t a profession! m Bf all,” she said. 'n The Anthem. The rustic choir’s greatest show was always made in the anthem, in which some bumpkin had generally a solo to exhibit his “lusty voice.” It was a splendid musical displayâ€"of its kind. People came from a long distance to hear it and felt so satiated that they left without the sermon. No wonder Shakespeare made Sir John Falstaff lose his voice with “hallooing and sing- ing of anthems.” To be sure, he was posed that he had become so impressed with this part of the service in his own day that he dropped into the nod which even Homer is privileged occasionally to enjoy. ‘ --'I A “11:111- LV ‘1“ng . The Jack Tar who explained a “han- them” to his mate on the simple prin- ciples of verbal elongation was not so far out after all. “If I was to say to that handspike,’ that wouldn’t -be a hanthem, but if I was to say to you. ‘Bill, Bill, Bill, give, give, give me, give me that, that, that handspike, spike, spike, spike,’ why. that would be a hanthe‘m.” Just after this fashion did the old village choirs tear and toss their anthem texts. Impressions While Drowning. Most of us, I expect, at some time or other have wondered what it feels like to be drowned. If we have never seen any one drowning we mean by this that we wonder whether it is at all like what it is represented to beâ€"- iwhethcr one’s whole past life passes i or one spends one’s last few moments , in wishing one had spent more profita- bly the last few years. If we have seen people drowning we wonder whether it } feels as bad as it looks. Now, I cannot f pretend to have been nearly drowned. ; Nor can I say what it feels like to sink 5 after a prolonged struggle in calm wa- ; ter within sight of land. But I can say what it feels like to be quite convinced - Ef that one is going to be drowned, and I lam happy to know from personal ex- 1 l perience that the feeling is one merely ‘ :Of disappointment. One is simply an- jnoyed, certainly not angry, certainly not afraidâ€"Hubert Walter in Blackâ€" wood’s. E before one’s eyes like a dream, wheth- = I one or mm 010 governors OI Ine paro- l linas was a man who had lived a farm- } er’s life most of the time until he was telccted, and his wife, having never 3 seen a steamboat or a railroad and 3 having no wish to test either one, re- fused to accompany her husband to the 1| capital. ' When the governor reached his desti- nation he'found that almost all the other officials were accompanied by s 2 their wives, and he sent an imperative ‘ f message to his brother to "fetch Me- ”. linda along.” The brother telegraphed, “She’s . afraid even to look at the engine.” The governor read the message and pondered over it for a few moments. At the end of that time he sent off the following command: “Bill, you blindfold Melinda and back . her on to the train.” Melinda arrived at the capital with ‘the victorious Bill twenty-four hours later. Too Many Revolutions. . The New York Outlook tells an amusâ€" ‘ ing story illustrative of the vigilance of the Turkish censorship. There is a strict suDervision over telegrams. A. German engineer in the Lebanon placed an order with a Paris firm for some sort of a stationary engine, to be ship- ped to him as soon as possible. The firm telegraphed to inquire how many revolutions a minute he wanted. He answered, “Five hundred revolutions a minute.” The next day he was arrest- ed. Brought into court, the judge asked him it he lived in the Lebanon. He replied that he did. “Do you cor- respond with such and such a firm in Paris?” “Yes.” “Ah!” cried the judge. “I know you. You are the man who telegraph- ed to Paris that there are 500 revolu- tions 21 minute in the Lebanon!” The Quaker’l Retort. In the early days of. the White House, when Dolly Madison was its presiding genius, the conversation was lively, and the bonmot, the rcpartee and even the retort gave zest to the talk. On one oc- casion a Quaker from Philadelphia who was dining with the president paid back the raillery of the gay hostess in her own coin. As Mrs. Madison, look- ing very handsome in an evening gown that displayed her plump shoulders to great advantage, took her seat at the table, she raised her wine glass to her lips and, bowing to her guests, said ‘ gayly, "Here’s to thy absent broad [ brim. Friend Hallowell,” to which the I Quaker, nothing daunted, said, return- ing the how to his hostess, “And here’s ‘to thy absent kcrehief. Friend Doro‘ ! thy.” What She Should Do. Bertie had been forbidden under se- vere penalties to play in the rain bar- rel. but the other day, sad to relate, his mammal and grandmother found him splashing in it in high glee. His mamma’s face hardened, but the grandmother’s kind heart led her to make :1 plea for the offender. ilertie heard the plea, and when his nmznnm asked him sternly what she should do to a little boy who did not mind what was told him he answered promptly: “1 fink :mmma.” A “fiat-spread Vanity. In these days there seem to be as many writers as there are readers. The sprvud of authorship and its egregious pride is hit 011' in thisdialogue from the Flivgende Blatter: A guest at a hotel table reading the pm of fare says. “Your bill of fare is great!” , “I am glad to hear it.” replies the head waiter. “I am its author.” Dun-u ---â€" .. , , Whitingâ€"Since my son has been at college the things he has learned are perfectly marvelous. . ‘ ‘ ‘~ â€"‘ :J- kn+ I ‘lv v--\V‘-d Bitingâ€"1W9 no doubt of wouldn t worry. He‘ll forge after a few years. Subject For Soft Words. A newspaper epigmmmatist says. “Every wife is the architect of her own husband.” Then she shouldn’t be too severe on the edifice when she batches the job. betelzcs me JOU. | ______.__.__.â€"â€"-â€"â€"- Afraid of the Signs. Asking For Her Hana. . Mrs. Brownâ€"How do you like your _ Heâ€"Now. if I only had three bands neighbor. Mrs. Black? I could get through life SO much better. E Mrs. Greenâ€"Oh. I like her well Sheâ€"Well? 3 enough. but I suspect she doesn’t think He ”1 “'33 just wondering 11' you; numb of me. 1 saw our girl talking to wouldn’t give me one of yours. ._ , ‘. her over the fence last evening. I you had better mind your Some Hope. at W UUIU Ln; u this fashion did Population '. tear and toss i and greatc -â€"‘â€"- ALI»-.. doubt of it, but I He‘ll forget them all Sensible Swlln Covenants. Some of the ancient agreements be- tween the little Swiss states were very noteworthy. In 1243 Berne and Fri- bourg made a covenant which lasted for more than 200 years by which they agreed that even a war between them should not destroy their agreement, that no war between them should be entered on without a previous attempt at conciliation and that within four- teen days of the end of any feud all territory conquered and spoils of war must be returned to their owners. Cit- ies which 650 years ago could agree to such terms deserve to live in history. Basel, Schaffhausen and Appenzell a few years later were wise and far- sighted enough to agree ‘ to sit still! and seek conciliation” in case of differ- , ence between them. Just over 600 ; years ago the Swiss confederation was ; founded by the three tiny mountain é states Uri, Schwys and Nidwalden, '. which, remaining small and unimpor- ' taut themselves, have by the force of the idea of union drawn to themselves from time to time Targer states and powerful cities till today the Swiss na- tion can in propo1tion to its size and population boast of a prouder history ' and greater benefits to mankind than any other nation in Europe. Melinda Went. One of the old governors of the Caro- . linas was a man who had lived a farm- i er’s life most of the time until he was '. elected, and his Wife, having never 3 seen a steamboat or a railroad and 3 having no Wish to test either one, re- fused to accompany her husband to the : capital. ' : When the governor reached his desti- nation he'found that almost all the other oflicials were accompanied by 2 their wives, and he sent an imperative I message to his brother to "fetch Me- i : linda along.” Ringtail Monkeys. 1 The ringtnil 11111111111); one of the most 11111111110 111111 expensive of thesnnfller animals, is 111111151111 in an interesting 11 111.31 coco oanut is split in two and a 1 111111111111 with :1 piece of 110011 running E through it placed 111111111111 N1 thrgou '11 the nut, the two halves of 11111111 are 111111111 111211111131' 11) wires Then :1 hole is (ut 11'111111 CIlOUf‘h for the monkey” s .111 111 to enter. The monkey spies the tenmting nut from his tree. He hops 11111111, looks it 0101'. sees the hole and smells the 111111111111 inside. He is fond Eof 11::1nmas. Putting his paw in, he E gr. 1sps it but the wood prevents it from E coniin;,_' out. Then the c' 1tc11ors.1ppear, E31111 the monkey runs for . tree. But he cannot climb because of the cocoa- E nut 011 his 11.111, and he will not let go Eot‘ that, so he is c.1ptu1'e11,p'.111'ing wild- , 117 at the tree trunk. 1 2,000, 000. To stow away the contents of the Pacific it w ouid be necessary to i fill a tanks mile 1011:3311 mile wide and :11 mile deep eweiy clay for 440 years. Put in figmes, the Pacific holds in iWeight 048, 000,000, 000,000,000, 000 tons. The itlantic averages a depth of not 3quite tluee miles. Its watei “eighs 325, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000 tons, and a tank {to contain it would hme each of its :sides 430 miles long and deep. Size of the Oceans. Most men seem to be as ignorant about the size of the sea as they are of the distance bet“ 0011 the heavenly planets. Invention gives a few inter~ AA AAA estingwfvacts: The Paéific covers 68,000,- 000 miles, the Atlantic 30,000,000 and the Indian, Arcticnnd Antarctic oceans Murdering Shakespeare. . “I never hesitate to cut and slash and change any play until it suits me,” said Stuart Robson to his legal ad- viser on one occasion. “I suppose you edit Shakespeare with a blue pencil?” replied the lawyer. “You can just bet I do.” “Then, I imagine, you would plead guilty to an indictment for murdering the Bard of Avon.” “5570}? would not, but I would admit dissecting his corpse.” The “Best Girl” Habit. “Why,” asked her anxious and excit- ed mother, “do you think he is coming to the point at last?” “Well,” the maiden replied, looking demurely down at the rug, “when he took me in his arms and kissed me last night he said he’d got,so used to me he didn’t believe he could ever break him- self of the habit.” Carelesaneal at the Track. “It was sheer carelessness on some- bodv’s part that caused Charley to lose money on that race ” said young Mrs. 'l‘orkins sympathetically. “How do you know?” “I saw it in the paper. The horse was left at the post. The idea of putting a horse in a race and then neglecting to unhitch him I” “Humph! Odd the out even. isn't it?” BI: s. Greenâ€"Oh. I like her well (mm 5.211. but I $13.1)th she doesn’ t think mum of me. I saw our 1; 7°11 tall. ing to herover the fence last evening. way they came Origin of the Turban. The origin of the turban must be looked for not, as commonly believed, among Mpslems, but as a sign of au- thority and. honor dating back to the earliest periods of Jewish history. The term used in the Hebrew Bible for UV-.- â€"~'â€" putting on the bonnet of the high priest is from a root meaning “to bind round.” The words miter. hood. dia- dem, as used in the Old Testament. .aro only variations of the word turban. Jerome tells us that the turban has a place in the most ancient records of history. The variations as adopted by Mohammedans are many. Their own authorities hint at a thousand methods of arranging the turban, which shows not only the tribe and religious dis- Ltinction, but even the personal pecul- i iarities of the wearer. An old legend traces the tulban to an act of desperate courage xecorded of the ancient Levantines. A brme band ‘â€"v “â€"-â€"_â€"v of warriors are said to lune 1x rapped their Winding sheets 1ound their heads as they dew oted themselx es to certain death to save their connades on the battlefield. The Gopher Snake. It has long been a question in our minds as to how the gopher snake caught the gophers on which he lives, but H. C. Heitzer tells how it was done, having witnessed :1 catch. Mr. Snake coiled his tail over the gopher hole, set- ting :1 snare for him. When the gopher had crawled out of the hole sufficiently to permit the snake’s tail to be drawn about the body of the gopher the coil was fastened about Mr. Gopher as quick as a flush. It was gradually drawn tighter and tighter until the gopher fell over dead, the life having been completely squeez- ed out of him. After the gopher is dead the snake swallows him whole, and it is not an unusual thing to find one of these snakes with a number of gophers in him. The gopher is a great fighter, and if he was not caught in a snare as the one mentioned he would doubtless make a hard fight for life even with a snake. ' The Lowest Form of Bird. There is :1 peenlhn' bird emmnonly known 1S the "kiwi,” its St‘it‘lltific name being Apteryx mantelli. It is the l lowest form of bird whivh exists. but ! is so Scarce that scientists are happy to get a specimen in any condition. It is absolutely Without wings or mil. Its legs are short, stubby, but very strong, and are used by this bird for digging. The body covering is :1 cross between hair and feathers, a material which is very course. They can develop great speed and make :1 desperate fight. when attacked. lreeding them in captivity has utterly failed, and only :1 few mu- ‘ seums can boast of a specimen. They ’ are now very rarely found in the for- ests and swamps in the north of New Zealand. Boiling Down a Speech. An old newspaper man in \Vnshing- ton tells this story of Mr. Blaine: “My first experience with Mr. Blaine was when as correspondent for a west- ern paper I endeavored to get him to Withdraw from the official reporters of the house a speech which he had made in order that I might make an abstract of it. use? Mr. Blaine asked. "I replied that I thought I would send about half of it. “ ‘Thcn I will make an abstract my~ self.’ said he, 'l'edmi'ing it one-half. I do not doubt your skill. but I want this S!” speech boiled down by its friend . power of any one 11 1: 111 12011'01'121' great and powm 1111 11nd g:if.t1‘2d to 1:12:111:.:c 11 e current of the world's affairs. but 111110 is scarcely any one who will 11111101111 that civilization would not :ulvancru the world become better and life for all grow more beautiful if each citizen would perform the simple and appar- ent duty which he can easily do. There is one sure way of reforming the world, and that is for each person to contribute his mite. The Phrenolozist and the Grocer. Phrenologistâ€"Iâ€"Iere is a man out of his proper sphere. His head betokens high intellectual and spiritual qualities, yet he is spending his time behind a g'ocer’s counter. Sir (to the grocer). I wish to ask you a question. Have you any aspirationsâ€"- v.â€"â€"., _- - Grocer (calling to c1erk)-â€"John. have we any aspirations? I AC. _ " v “â€"d “._‘., Clerkâ€"A11 out, sir; have some in the last of the week. Conclnnivc. Briggsâ€"~It’s too bad about Winkle and the girl he is engaged to. Neither of them is good enough for the other. Griggsâ€"W hat makes you think that? “Well, I’ve been talking the matter ovei with both families.” Life‘s Little Duties. It may be doubted if it is within the Getting Rid of the Prootn. “Mrs. Flutterby doesn’t Show her age, does she?” V‘IVZVéll. no, not so much as she did be- fore she sent those grown up children of hers abroad.” Financed. “He says that he has paid every cent he owed.” “Where did he get the money?" , 01 Two Evils. Heâ€"You’re getting your hat mined. Sheâ€"Well, it’s an old hat, and I do hate to wet my new umbrella. There are animals purporting to be whales a-swim in the ocean of Fame of Whom Posterity will easily pack a dozen at :1 time into a sardine box.â€" Kew Orleans Times-Democrat. How much of this do you want to “Borrowed it.” arm t 0~~m ~mm~~9 Farmers of South Grey I Have 100 acres just now ” ‘ ‘ â€"--â€"-- To. 11.1%va -vv -__ ' that is a particularly good snap. It has fine barn, dwelling and other im- provements and one of the best pieces of bush in Bentinck. Price about $2,000. GET THE BEST IT PAYS . . . smallest cost, shortest notice and on your own terms. All kinds of debts and claims col- lected. No charge if no money made. Any and every kind of business transaction accented to carefully and with strictest privacy. MOTTO: “Always prompt. never negligenc.” Four years in David Jackson’s oifice in Durham ; 20 years in the same business at Hanover. That experience should count {or something, shouldn’t it. HANOVER, Do any of you want to sell your forms? Have you got rich and now want to retire? Do you want to sell out and go West? Do you. for any reason. wish to sell? Then let me place your property on my list. No charge if no sale. I have sold a great deal of land lately and have just now but little left thought I al- ways have inquiries from per- sons wishing to buy. It will pay you to deal through me. Con. Knapp advertised his farm a long time m several papers but couldn’t sell it. He plact-xd it with me and I sold it at once. I have had many similar ex- I have had pexiences. Special Attention given to WEDDING CAKES which we shall tarnish on shortest notice. Fancy Goods \Ve have added largely to our stock consisting of Berlin Wools Shetland Floss, Zeph- yrs, etc , in all colors. NEW PATTERNS for Batten- burg and Point Lace. A FULL stock of Silkine, Em- broidery Silks, Fancy Cushions. TINTED Cushions Tops. 25c. ' ' pnomrmons DURHAM, _â€" ONTARIO. Stamping Done to Order. MISS BAN KS will also give Painting lesson Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call and inspect; goo-is as they are the newest. McIntyre Block. Durham. Ont. lend money at; lowest rates, Prompt Delivery of all Goods. For Bread, Pies, Cakes, Buns, c. . 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