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Show H THINGS TO KNOW. ' H The word "Eurasian" is a combinn- H tion of European nnd Asian and is used H to designate an inhabitant of Hindu- H .stan one of whose parents is a European H and the other n native of Asia. BBI Tho number of Ttoman Catholics In H the Pnited States is 9,110,700. This is H artiatly explained by the fact that' H membership in the Catholic church H may be had at a very early age, H Many wild birds indicate by a change H of the tone of their voice the nearness H of rain. The blackbird, for instance. H whoso voice is usually soft, utters a H shrill cry when a storm is Impending. H Shepherds say that the wool of sheep H furnishes an excellent indication of H weather changes. When it is crisp H there will be no rain. When it is limp H and feels very soft to the touch a storm B is imminent. H Tho eeven Bibles of the world aro tho H Koran of the Mohammedans, the Tri- H Pitikes of tho Buddhists, the Plvc Kings H of the Chinese, the Three Vedaa of the H Hindoos, the Zend-Avesta of tho Per- H sians, the Mormon and tho Scriptures H of tho Christians. H Waz.teuBrba.nt has hurried off to m Vermont to Join Rudyard Kipling, and H thoy will do tho world's fair together. H JoBicnr Nicola, a Penobscot Indian, H Ijbb written a one hundred and seven- H ty-flve page book telling of the doings H of bio tribe from way back up to tht H ptjcar. BBBJ ? t ' i BBBM BBBJ BBBb |