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Show ne in richness and varictv of color, this shell attracts the eye at once by the beautiful gold and brown stripes which run down it and by the little clusters of crimson which are found here and there. Unspilt Water in Glass Upside Down. When we look at a glass of water we quite naturally expect that if we turn it upside down it will all fall out, The Reason. Do yon know what moves the tides. As they swing from low to high? Tis the love, love, love. Of the moon within the sky. O, they follow where she guides. Do the faithful-hearted tides. Do you know what moves the earth, Out of winter into spring? 'Tis the love. love. love. Of the sun. the mighty king. O, the rapture that finds birth, In the kiss of sun and earth. Do you know what makes sweet songs, Ring for me above earth's strife? Tis the love, love, love, That you bring into my life. O, the glory of the songs In the heart where love belongs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox in Chicago American. Amer-ican. Fireless Smoke a Chemical Feat. The following experiment is eas'.y made, and, because of its peculiar .action and beautiful result, it is well worth performing. Take two smali glass tubes of equal size, which are closed at one end. Into one of them put a small amount of hydrochloric acid (muriatic acid), and pour it out again. Now cover this with a piece of paper or cardboard until you are ready to use it. Into the other tube put a little ammonia and pour it out as you did the hydrochloric acid. Now place the two- tubes together mouth to mouth, with the paper between, be-tween, and you will notice, no change until you pull the paper from between be-tween the two tubes, when the two tubes will fill wiui a dense, smoke- fire god with sagacitv and skill. A friend -while painting a seapiece discovered dis-covered a bagger's lair, and thought to play the animal a practical joke. Gathering Gath-ering together a bundle of grass and weeds, he placed it inside the mouth of the hole, and, igniting it with a match, waited for the ignominious flight of the astonished householder. But Master Badger was a resourceful animal, and not disposed to be made a butt of practical jokers. He soon came up from the depths of his hole as soon as the penetrating smoke told him that there was a fire on the premises, prem-ises, and deliberately scratched earth on the burning grass with his strong claws until all danger was past, no human being could have, grasped the situation more quickly or displayed greater skill in dealing with an unfamiliar un-familiar event. Nature. Married the Whole Family. John Newberry and Patsy Barrom were married at Tullahoma, Tenn., the other day. About 35 years ago Newberry married the widow Sallie Barrom, who was then the mother of three daughters, Judy, Martha and Patsy. Four years after the marriage with the widow she died. A year later he married Judy, the eldest daughter of his deceased wife. In two years Judy followed her mother to the grave. He the: 'took unto himself Martha to wife, who after living a number of years, followed her sister and mother to the grave. So the marriage last ft The Inverted Glass of Water, and this is generally so, but with a small piece of thin paper we may turn the glass of water upside down without with-out spilling a drop. Fill a drinking glass as full of water as it will hold. Take a piece of paper and press it tightly over the top of the glass. Turn the glass upside down, holding your hand a moment on the paper over the f - it .- ..... -.v.." . : :.. ,jjr- top, and then remove tne nana. If the experiment has been done carefully and there is no air left in the glass the water will remain In the glass for some time. Beetles as Saws. Some large bettles are as good as circular saws. They seize a branch or twig with their deeply toothed ii-wi"" and w'.irl round a2 vcaili' '" ;-til ;-til the twig is sawed off. They nve been known to saw a twig as thick as a walking stick in this manner. Greek Cross Puzzle. Draw on a piece of paper or card the wole family of original Bar-roms. Bar-roms. More Conundrums. Why is a gaMen a sociable place? Because the j ants have numberless (s)talks. What tree is one of the hardest to e'imb?-The slippery elm. Pla , jibre mi " ifactory aau what will come up? O, ranges (oranges). Why is a knock at the door like an overcoat? It is an outside wrap (rap). Who may be said to have had the largest family in America? George Washington, for he was the father of. his country. If a monkey wished to announce that he was sick, how could he do it, and at the same time mention the medicine he wanted? "Ape ill" (a pill). Plant a calendar and w.hat will come up? Dates. Why is a perfumer like one who coins pennies? He makes scents (cents). Why are crockeryware dealers unlike un-like all other shopkeepers? Because it won't do for them to crack up their goods. Why was Independence day, 1902, like the letter Y? Because it was the last Fourth of July. Plant gum and what will come up? What you chew, sir (choose, sir). How far is it from February to June? A single spring. The Smoke in the Tub's. like vapor. This is caused "by the combining of the two gases left in the tubes by the ammonia and hydrochloric hydroch-loric acids. Bottled Moonshine. Nothing in the world is more like "bottled moonshine" than phosphoric oil. A light without heat! Astonishing. Astonish-ing. But it. is so. The light emitted by phosphoric oil is an unearthly, spiritual kind of light. However near we are to its luminous influence it nevertheless always appears to be at a distance. As it is probable that light from this source will have a -practical application in places where the common artificial light would be dangerous, we shall explain the process pro-cess for making it. For experiment, take a thin glass vial, about half fill it with olive oil, then drop into it a .piece of phosphorus the size of a r -A' ' i I i " board the form of a Greek cross, viz., an equal-armed cross. Then, with two clean cuts, divide it into pieces which, rejoined, form a square. Mr. Badger, the Sagacious. A badger which had made its home among the granite cliffs dealt with the ,-, '" , . ir i I bean. Now place the bottle in boiling hot water until the oil is quite hot, shake it now and then, and the phosphorus phos-phorus will dissolve. Keep the vial well corked and let it get cold. "Whenever you want a little moonshine moon-shine take the cork out of the bottle, shake the oil and there will be light. Beautiful African Turtle. One of the most beautiful turtles in the world is found in Africa, and a few fine specimens were recently captured cap-tured there and taken to Europe. That they will thrive in a strange country is by no means certain, though a few naturalists, who have spent some months in German East Africa and who have carefully studied these turtles, are confident that they will quickly become acclimatized. The beauty of these torpid and rather ungainly animals is in the shell, which covers and protects almost the entire body. Unlike that of the ordi-iiary ordi-iiary turtle, which is singularly lack- |