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Show o GUESSED IS Question Chase Each Other When per le Turned to Right or Left Hoope Change Positions. Pa- There are some tricks that can be played on a persons eyes which are pure illusions. Hold this paper a foot Maary ar more from your eyes and turn It wouM Ava.mirftdJ gently round to the right or left. In small circles, keeping your eyes fixed liKe t"0 on the three small rings, as shown In the Illustration. 1 Auk .As you move the paper round like the hands of a watch you will find that Irttle the rings in these circles seem to 1 chase each other In the same direcTfi tion, and the longer and more intent. 1 ly you look at it the faster they go. Circles can be made with spokes in them which to some persons seem to be going in the opposite direction to that in which the paper is turned, but PORTABLE LAMP FOR CAMPER the illusion is not so perfect unless Convenient Form of Light Conslets of Acetylene Gas Generator and Reflector. A very convenient form of lamp has recently been devised for the use of campers, hunters, etc. It consists of a portable acetylene gas generator, and a burner arranged with a reflector which is open at the frount for the escape of heat. The walls of the reChssing Rirtgs. flector are imperforate, to prevent the of air through the reflector passage the circles are much larger than there when the lamp is being moved about is space for in this column. Another curious optical illusion that or is exposed to the wind. In this way has puzzled a great many persons the danger of extinguishing the light who have tried to account for it is is avoided. The accompanying illustration shows in Fig. 1 how the lamp . also shown. If we suppose these to represent may be attached to the head of a wire hoops which of them is nearest man,- while the gas generator is seyou A or B? The answer is that it cured to his belt. The details of the is the one you first make up your head attachment are shown in the mind is nearest you. But now if you sectional view, Fig. 2. The burner, took steadily at it for a few moments A, is attached to the flexible tube, B, which runs the generator. The reyour eyes will get tired of that idea and it will suddenly shift that hoop flector, C, in which the burner is fitto the furthest away from you, in ted, is provided with a flange along its outer edge, to which the arms, D, spite of your wishing to keep it as it are was, and after you hare looked at to asecured. These arms are fastened cage, E, provided with a strap, F, which is strapped about the head of the wearer. As an additional support to the lamp, a small bracket, G, connects the bottom of the reflector directly to the head- - When it is desired to use this device on a boat or in camp, it 'a mounted on a stand, H, as indicat&'jit Fig. 3. This stand is formed of sections, one of which is hinged ' upon the' other, so that the lamp may be moved laterally. By means of a thumb screw, I,, the two sections may be clamped at any desired position. The lamp is taken It in its new position for a space It out of the head gear by unscrewing will go back again. bolts, J, and it may be then fasIt you do not decide which is the the a tened K, which is swivnearest to you at first, but Just look eled onin the bracket, end of the stand. upper at the middle hoop steadily, you will The swiveled bracket is provided with see them one way, perhaps with A in a handle, L, which enables one to front and toward you, and then A will move the lamp in any desired direc suddenly go back and B will be in front. e I really Know weed Cowllipx Should "triinK s mi oKt be so - CUSTOM NOVEL Nobody Hesitated to Jake Advantage of Peculiar Privilege Allowed In Olden Days. The modern minister likes to hare things quiet when he talks. It disconcerts him to hear a baby cry or a woman cough or an old man snore. If he is put out by such trifles as 'these it is interesting to conjecture what he would do if he were to take hold of a congregation where erery-bodbrought nuts to crack during y the sermon. Worshipers used to do this in England, and eren in our own states during colonial days. This disturbance was not a weekly occurrence by any means; if it had been, the poor preacher would have undoubtedly left hiB congregation to administer spiritual consolation to suit themselves. But as it only happened once a year he was forced to endure it. This one day which was attended by such remarkable license came the Sunday before Michaelmas day and was called crack-nu- t Sunday. Nobody, no matter how pious he might be, hesitated to avail himself of the peculiar privilege granted him, and men, women and children came to church with their pockets stuffed with nuts, which they complacently cracked and munched during the sermon. It can be easily imagined that when forty or fifty people get to cracking nuts with all their might the noise Is apt to be something terrific, and many times the minister was hard put to it to "hear himself think." The custom, from being regarded with high favor for many years, finally came to be looked upon as a nuisance, and In the beginning of the present century the habit was suppressed, although the act of suppression was attended with considerable difficulty, so firmly fever taken hold had the of the fancy of the people. . BEAUTY AT FRENCH RACES BACKACHE AND ACHING JOINTS i. f MKilMjri, Much pain that T Plating TaB Government Employed Man to Estimate Fish Weight. tion. The Inventor of this portable lamp is Mr. O. A. Loveless of Waters Meet, Mich. Scientific American. I Have Learned From Fldo, To keep clean. To swat the fly. To smell before tasting. To go in out of the rain. To speak when I want things. To growl at bullies. To sense an enemy and keep distance. . To know when a master appears. To, remember that even bones have marrow. To drink plenty of cold water. To refuse to drink alcohol. To eliminate cats from my acquaintance. To be a faithful friend, and To hit the shady spots in 'August-Jud-ge. Easily Satisfied. Johfinys ma had company, and as each one was being helped to turkey at dinner each was asked what piece she wanted. Ill have a small piece of white meat said one. Til take a joint with a little dark meat, said another. Johnny wasnt asked, but be said, You can give me too much of both to Walt. Willing Parson Wouldnt you like to come kinds, please. to Sunday school and hear about heavWillie Wanted Pie. en and the beautiful golden streets? Mamma, said Willie, Little Lola Yes, sir; but It will take lets play I am your mamma and you away the surprise when I get there. are my little boy. Very well, dear, replied his mothPicnic Date Wae Uppermost. How shall we begin? er. to see Im Parson on The you glad Well, answered the little fellow, your way to Sunday school, Algernon. "you can ask me for a piece of pie. What do you expect to learn today! and n Ill tell you pie isnt good for little lea-I c t expect Algernon Well, boys. the date of the picnic, for one tulng. . four-year-ol- d i t t Bangor, Me. The official guesser for the United States government has lost his Job. For years the government has bought live salmon upon the good eye of a veteran fisherman, who took a squint at each fish and then put down in his book what he guessed to be the right weight The bill were paid accordingly thousands of dollars. Every year the government bnye from 600 to 1,000 live salmon' tor hreedlng from Ihe weir owners on the Bucksport, Verona, Orland- and Penobscot shores. The price- paid is the market rate, from 20 to 30 cents a pound, with 60 cents bonus for each fish for tL. trouble of keeping them alive. To get at the exact weight of a live salmon is practically impossible, for It is very delicate work at best In dipping them from the "pound In the weirs to the car, which is an old dory filled with water, carefully lined with cotton flannel and covered with a netting, which is covered outside with canvas. The utmost caution is necessary, for in the spring the salmon Is strangely delicate. So it is that welgnlng them is entirely out of the question. The government has for years hired a veteran fisherman to make the rounds of the weirs on the little power boat and keep account of the fish. All the man had to go by was his Judgment, but he could tell by a glance at a fish, even in the of the car, about what it would weigh ten, twelve, fourteen or perhaps sixteen or eighteen poupds. It was guessing, but by years of experience in handling fish be could guess very near. At any rate, his guessing was accepted for years by the fishermen who sold the fish, as well as by which have . Ass death. Not Improvlns under the doctor's treatment, I becsn uslnf Doan's Kidney Pills and was entirely cured. I have had no trouble since." Get Dess's at pay Drug Store, 50c. a Bex Doans ALL ABOUT THE PHILOSOPHER 8hort Essay Evidently Written by One Familiar With This 8pecles of Animal. A philosopher Is a man, and who, having nothing a woman, protograph shows Mrs. Frank J. Gould (in the center) with her at the Longchamps race track, Paris. She is wearing one of the latest creations of the French costumers. THE out money by guess. Whatever may have been the conclusion, the government guesser has lost his job. Hereafter twelve pounds will be the fixed weight of every salmon paid for. It may weigh eight pounds or it may weigh twenty pounds, but the fishermen are to be paid for a twelve-pounthe government fish and no more nor less. This in officials the government Perhaps Washington didnt approve of paying weight is below the average, as the fish run, but, of course, the fisherman is not obliged to sell an eighteen or twenty pounder at the twelve-poun- d basis to the government unless he chooses. He can send it to the markets. The government is buying 1,000 fish this year, yrhich, at the twelve-pounstandard, will cost from 3 to $3,50 a fish. WOMAN AS A GUARD TO d Metrop- olis Has Post In Vicinity of Wash-- , Ington 8quare Not Afraid of Thieves. -s fP-- . ; ie-- New York. "Then, said a reporter for a New York paper to a woman in white, accompanied by a little girl, as she placed a couple of red lanterns in position outside 12 Macdougal alley, "you are the only woman night watchman in the city? "You mean, replied Mrs. Astrld Wolfe, that I am the only night watehwoman in the city. ' When the reporter remembered that d Mrs. Wolfe and her daughter Lillian carried the banner for the mothers division in the woman suffrage parade last spring he accepted the correction. Mrs. Wolfe wore around her neck a black ribbon, which bore, instead of a watch, a police whistle. In her strong hand was her nightstick. policeman Every around Washington square is alert for any alarm from Mrs. Wolfe's post, which is a big, dark, echoing building, yawning upon Eighth street It is the sort a place that would scare the average woman after dark. The building is unoccupied, save by her, as it is being remodeled. "You see, explained Mrs. Wolfe, after she had put Lillian to bed in the echoing house, thieves dont care about the timber; its the plumbing fixtures they would come for. After putting the lights in position I sit and read all night, except at intervals when I make a thorough search of the building. I usually feel lucky if I get to bed after breakfast. Then I get a little sleep, if the workmen dont make too much noise. Why have I a Job so strange tor a woman? A year ago, after a serious illness, I found it necessary to get work at once.- - I had myself and Lillian to support. . I had no friends. 1 was told there was a job watching at night in an apartment house that was being built on St Nicholas avenue. So I went to the agent and applied. I told him I was afraid of nothing. I got the job. Before that I had been a probation officer for the Florence Crittenden home on Bleeker street It was there that I saw my first fight One evening I saw a man leaning against the door of a house across the way. Every now and then he knocked a pane of glass out of the door with his elbow while he pretended to lean agaiQBt it I went over and asked what he was doing. He struck me a blow on my right shoulder that almost paralyzed me. He ran, and I fainted from the pair. As soon as I recovered I ran, cajn4 for the police. When i found a policeman and led him bacV , there was the thief back on the job He thought he had scared me. I qade a rush at him. I wanted to let him know that I could give a punch. Pot the cop got him Instead. Ever Since then I have carried a police whistle and nightstick when on 'duty. The other day I made some bums get off the steps. They were waiting till It was dark to steal into . When I told them to move the on they defied me. I Just blew my nine-year-ol- ho-Jse- Oklahoma Case John T. Jonea. Ill S. Pino St., Paula Valley. Okie., oayt: "I wai confined to bed for days with sclatle rheumatism I wee weak and and kidney trouble. debilitated and tormented almost to semi-darkne- First "Night Watehwoman" of "Every Pichtry Telit m Storj masks as rheumatism is due to weak kidneys to their failure to drive off uric acid thoroughly. When you suffer achy, bad joints, backache, too; with some kidney disorders, get Doans Kidney Pills, cured thousands. Discharge Expert Who Had to Tell on 8ight Number of Pounde In Each 8almon Bought for Breeding. FEW CLEVER LITTLE TRICKS Ring AMERICAN ISTEO CABS MUST Mod- content Paris. The cocbmen and chauffeurs of Paris are muttering and protesting over the new series of regulations relative to street traffic. Frenchmen dislike changes of any kind, and it Is not strange that the veteran Parisian cab drivers should grumble over anr rules which pretend to tell them hot they shall drive through the streets ot Paris which they know so intimately. Louis Lepine, the prefect of police, has, however, become a believer 1ft the system of the American inventot) William Phelps Eno, which has ab ready been so successfully applied iff New York and London. Each coach man and chauffeur has been given a little book dealing with keeping to the right side of the road, the rights and duties of hirers and drivers respectively, and such questions as speed and the treatment of horses. There is also a special page devoted to the regulation of traffic on the s avenue, the Champs Elf-seeslf-nal- s, world-famou- OLDEST HOUSE To Reproduce Riot 8cenea. The recent riot at the Federal buildParis In 1407. ing, Los Angeles, will be reproduced at the trial of those arrested by moA Paris. commemorative plate is tion picture films, and abown to the about to be placed o the oldest house jury on a screen. It will be the first in Paris, SI Rue de Montmorency, in time in the history of jurisprudence the . Temple district It is a corner that such evidence will have., .been la. house Just off the Boulevard Sebasto- traduced. ; While the riot was at Its pol, at the junction of the Rue St. Mar- height a moving-pictur- e company, tin with the Rue de Montmorency. The with ths newest model machine, had house, which was built in 1407 by the a operator on the scene, and his films philanthropist Nicolas Flamel, is now show the entire actions of thoss perknown as the Hotel Helvetia, and also sons who are charged with having as the Ta verne Nicolas Flamel. It was caused disturbance. originally built as a hostelry for work ingmen, the revenue from whose lodgTandem. ing was used to pay for the food they She I dont care much for canoeconsumed. Some years go .when the front of the house was restored In- ing. He Why not? scriptions were laid bare which reShe Because you have to sit tanvealed the original purposes of the dem all the time, building. Cautious. NEWPORT - Hobson I understand that yon pat-r- e PLAN TO REFORM Snips the tailor. Does he suit Women of Resort Employ Detectives you? to Mske "Survey of Law him Harduppe Not unless I pay Violations. lomethlng In advance. . BEHAVE New Regulatlone, on American els, Cause Drivers Deep Dis- MARK and being glad of it, puts in his time explaining the reason that other people should have for doing things. bePhilosophers are no popular cause, in the first place, most men are too busy to listen to them, and, In the second place, they are satisfied with their own reason for doing things. Nevertheless, philosophers are wont to gravitate toward comfortable stoves In corner groceries, where men of varying leisures straggle in and towards comfortable chairs In universities where helpless youth are compelled to listen as a part of an awful punishment called a curriculum. Whenever a philosopher becomes famous, it always turns out that he is not a philosopher at all, but a scientist Simon pure philosophers never give information, because nothing less than explaining the unknowable will satisfy them. One philosopher will never agree with another philosopher If he can possibly help it Life. Commemorative Plate Will be Placed on Residence Erected In City of whistle and sailed into them with my stick. You should have seen them beat it PARIS d rarely to do s. , Newport, ft. I. Women identified with the millionaire's colony have had private detectives for several days It making a survey of the city. is said that the detectives will report on all varieties of violations of law here, including gambling, illegal liquor traffic and disorderly resorts. The report is to be sent to Governor Pothier. OLD FIRE DOG IS PENSIONED Without woman man would be rough, rude, solitary, and would Ignore all the graces, which are but smiles of love. Francois Auguste de Chateaubriand. I cannot afford to give up the sure ground of a principle. Plato. THIRTEEN YEARS Unlucky Number for Dakota Woman. The question whether the number is really more unlucky than any other number has never been entirely settled. A So. Dak. woman, after thirteen years of misery from drinking coffee, found s way to break the "unlucky spell. Tea Is Just as injurious as coffee because It contains caffeine, the drug in coffee. She writes: "For thirteen years I have been a nervous wreck from drinking coffee. My liver, stomach, heart in fact, my whole system being actually poisoned by it "Last year I was confined to my bed for six months. Finally it dawned on me that coffee caused the trouble. Then I began using Postum Instead of coffee, but with little faith, as my mind was in such a condition that I hardly knew what to do next "Extreme nervousnes and falling eyesight caused me to lose all courage. In about two weeks after I quit coffee and began to use Postum I was able to read and my head felt clear. I am Improving all the time and I will be a strong, well woman yet. "I have fooled more than one person with a delicious cup of Postum. Mrs. S. wanted to know where I bought my fine coffee. I told her my grocer had It and when she found out it was Postum she has used it ever since, and her nerves are building up fine. "My brain is strong, my nerves steady, my appetite good, and best of all, I enjoy such sound, pleasant sleep.' Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Get the little book in pkgs., "The Road to Wellvllle." "Theres s reason." Ever read the above letter? A art one appear froaa tine ta tine, Tk,i are seaalao, trae, aad full at ktaaa la terra t. "13 Pet That Followed Englnee on Every on the hotel veranda and to "play dead and chase a ball with the chilCall le Spending Hie Declining dren. Years at Summer Reeort. j Mack had many escapes from death when he was running with the Brook N. Y. marks the Brooklyn, Bearing of many wounds received in honorable lyn firemen. Once he was run over service, and having passed the age by the chiefs wagon and a policeman limit at which retirement is com- was about to end his agony when firepulsory, Mack, the erstwhile mascot at men interfered and saved his life. Brooklyn fire headquarters, has been Many times he has been kicked by the retired on a pension and 1b passing his horses, but always recovered under declining years at a hotel on Shelter prompt surgical treatment Island, L. I., where he la disproving the adage that an old dog cannot be WOMAN IN FLIES PUNE new tricks. taught Mack has become a "buff of the Shelter Island Fire department but Philadelphia cannot find enough exercise in the task to keep in physical condition. Instead of running to a fire a dozen times a day. as he did when at the Brooklyn fire headquarters. Mack now is lucky if Le has a call to a fire once a month. When the time hangs heavily he amuses visitors at the hotel by running up a ladder with the agility of a fireman. When Warren Schneider, the Brooklyn fireman who was counted as Macks best friend, sent him to the hotel, Schneider said he did not believe Mack wouM live a month so far away from fire headquarters, but Michael Stacano made a bet with Schneider that not only the mascot would live but that he was not too old to learn a new trick. Mack has fulfilled the prediction Henry Walther, proprietor of the hotel, writes to Schneider that Mack is a big favorite with the visitors. He has taught the fire dog to extinguish lighted cigars and cigarettes thrown Resident of Reno Divorce Colony Makee First Ascent In Frisco. San Francisco. Mrs. Jane Wildman, bent on becoming a professional avla-trlmade her initial flight on the Alamera marshes across the bay from tills city. She rose 3,000 feet and Circled over the city of Oakland before descending. She was accompanied by Roy Francis, an aviator. Mrs. Wildman appeared on the field d in a coat and a white corduroy skirt, and stood her first test remarkably well. She said she liked sensations and that her best substitute for the aeroplane heretofore had been 90 miles au hour on a motorcyrose-colore- cle. The avlatrix is the wife of Frederick Collls Wildman of Philadelphia, who at present Is in London. She is visiting San Francisco for a few days. I am from Reno, said Mrs. Wild-ma"and that tells the story. n, |