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Show INTEREST SOAP BUBBLES IN Thoso Made of Soap Water to Which Glycerine Has Been Added Are Quite Attractive. INTERESTING LORE OF HAND Few Men Can Tell the Truth While ..Their Hand Remain Open f Some 81gns and Symbols. When a man is not telling the truth lie is apt to clench bis bands, as tew tnen can He with their hands open. A man who holds his thumb tightly within his hand has weak will power. Strong willed persons hold their thumbs outsldd when shutting their hands. Have you ever stopped to think wbat a really interesting thing a soap bubble Is? Soap bubbles are not only Interesting to boys and girls, but they have long been a source of wonder and Interest to men of science. In fact, scientists have employed soap bubbles In trying to perform certain experiments. A soap bubble is nothing more than a film of water molecules (tiny particles that cannot be seen with the naked eye), held together by the sticking power of dissolved spap. As most all of us know, in making bubbles the bowl of a common clay pipe la dipped into soapy water. The bubble maker blows air into the pipe and the bubble at once expands. While bubbles made of plain soap water are Interesting, those made of The Lad Had Evidently Caught the Genuine New York Spirit. From a city apartment little Jack was going for the first time to spend Christmas at his grandfathers farm. As he ran up the steps of the old houaa hia grandmother caught him up in her arms and put him down, rosy and laughing, before tbe great log fire In the living room. Isnt tbaf fine, Jackie, boy? she said. You dont have big log fires like that in New York, do you? deThe boy looked with wide-eye- d light at the huge logs as they blazed and crackled in the generous old fireplace, but be was stanchly loyal to his six rooms and bath. xIt's nice, grandma, but its only an imitation gas log, isnt it? We have real ones in my house. Lippincott's. See our new store When you cOme to Salt Lake, come and see our elegant new home. It will give you our idea of the jewelry business. If you are not coming, send in your orders by mail. (J SALT LAKE CITY UTAH 166 Main Strait When the modern bride promisea to obey she has her fingers crossed. , 25c The Penalty of Politeness. When James J. Hill is in the humor e Is the price of a full pound can of he will tell you of a particularly brakeman In tbe west, who never tired of answering the innumerable questions put to him concerning the scenic features along bis line. Usually the brakeman formed part of a crew that comprised a conductor who was something of a grouch. On one occasion when the polite brakeman had been for some time exIt surely will please you. patiating upon the beauties of nature as seen from the car window, a passenger whispered to the conductor: Can you tell me how the brakeman FREE coupons for ROGERS lost his forefinger? He seems to be a fine silverware in EVERY nice fellow. Sure, hes a nice fellow, assented PACKAGE. the grouchy conductor, "thats the trouble. Why, that fellow Is so obligOccasionally the sense of humor can ing that hes worn his finger oft pointbe exchanged for dollars. ing out the scenery along the line. Judge. po-Ut- jBsrtRsata cmvzxfTo jzrtv 2w$z&Tf&- - Shaking hands in greeting was originally an evidence that each person was unarmed. Among savage tribes when a man .holds up hands it is a sign of peace, an evidence that he is unarmed or does not intend to use weapons. An outlaw says, Hold up your hands! meaning thereby, to make hts victim powerless to resist attack. When a man kisses the hands of a woman he expresses his submission. This is also the idea when kissing the hands of kings. By this act their superiority Is acknowledged. When an oath is taken it is done by raising the right hand, or laying it upon a blble. In the consecration of bishops, priests and deacons, and also in confirmation, the laying on of hands is the ossence'of the sacramental rite. A bishop gives his blessing with the thumb and first and second fingers. In this the thumb represents God the Father, the first finger stands for God the Holy Ghost, the three together symbolizing the Holy Trinity. The wedding ring is placed upon the third finger of the woman's hand to show that, after the Trinity, man's lore, honor and duty is' given to his wife. Besides the deaf and dumb there .are many people, notably of Latin and Semitic races, who talk with their tho settler has farm, he will lose in proceeding there, to begin the new round of existence at once. The farm may be of 3,000 acres, or of 3,000 morgen, which ia about 6.0Q0 acres, and it will be readily understood that In such a wide area of unbroken land there Is much to do. As likely as not the farm will Consist of an almost unbroken plain with a few undulations, or perhaps It may have a few rocky kopjes on its borders, to vary the monotonous outlook. There may be a watercourse, which very likely will be dry if the time of the year is between April and October. s Most of the are dry at that period of the year, and form drifts only, which sometimes are a terror to the trekker. For In Rhodesia the farma adjacent to the railway are pretty well all taken up, and It wlU be necessary to trek to some distant spot, either by bullock or mule wagon, eo aa to enter into possession of an unbroken farm. It is to be borne In mind that while the farma are large in size they are cheap enough, costing only some 6s. per - acre for the freehold, and even then may be acquired on extended payment terms. Surely there Is every Inducement here to the farmer who would seek to own his farm. Mulea and Oxen. Tho aettler must needs start off with mules or oxen, and slowly trudge along from day to day towards his destination. It Is a pleasure to trek on the veld. It Is best to start at sunrise, and get on a good part of the way before ten or eleven oclock. Then it is well to outsp&n your teams and prepare the forenoon meal. The outspan must be near water, for that is the first consideration for the mules and oxen. They will forage tor themselves on the veld, and pick up sufficient to keep them going from the sweet veld grass. The heat of the day is always trying, and lasts pretty well till 2 oclock in the afternoon, when the teams may be lnspanned and the Journey renewed. For the most part the roads are good, but sometimes the drifts are difficult to negotiate, pud it is Just as well to leave the wagon then and negotiate them on foot. It la characteristic of the roads, which are merely tracks through the veld, that near to the river-bed- s they are frequently broken up by the heavy rains which have fallen during the wet eeason, and great chasms often occur on the track. A detour must be made to avoid these washed away roads, aa, if you travel In a buck board or a covered ambulance wagon, you will certainly have a hard time of It if you try to negotiate a track that has been partially washed away. The Journey Is interesting enough as yea push on in the cool of the evening; then you may see game of all kinds on the veld, such as stem-boduiker, reedbuck and all kinds of antelopes, and the supply of fresh meat for the Journey depends upon 'being able to stalk some of these successfully. But there Is plenty of other game,, not only of animals hut birds, such as bustards, guinea-foif- l and snipe. But the trek to the farm comes (o an end, and then the real business of agriculture begins. The oxen, mules, or donkeys, which have brought you eo far, must now he utilized for breaking up the farm, and the sooner the work is started the better. The clearing has first to be done, end stumping will most likely be the first task. It consists of removing stumps of trees from the ground, so as to make a continuous field. The stumps are the relics of the native method of clearing the veld. They break down the branches of the trees and set fire to them af the base, and if possible the stump is then removed. More often than otherwise it is left behind, and the native cultivation goca round about it. There are great expanses of territory where such stumps exist In large numbers,' and the only thing for the settler to do Is to start and remove them. They may come in useful for building a dam over a donga, so as to conserve the water supply; but In any case they must WWHEN soap water to which some glycerine has been added are even more attractive, because they have such pretty colors. There are many ways of making bubbles. For Instance, smoke may bo blown through the pipe into (he bubbles or one bubble may be blown Inside of another. Very large bubbles can be made by using the bands instead of a pipe. Cover the Sands well with suds and then hold them ao as to form a cup, aa if drinking with the hands from a spring, but leaving a small hole in the bottom. hands. With the mouth about a foot Horn the hands, blow a current of air into FISHING POINTERS FOR BOYS them. Some of the bubbles will be more than a foot in diameter. Try Proper Method of Fastening Line to a this experiment the next time you wash your hands. Hook la Shown 8oma Quito Useful Suggestions. PUZZLES. The drawing shows the proper way to line a hook. This method holda How can I get the wine out of a botthe hook at right anglea with the line, tle If I have no corkscrew and must and thus ' keeps . It from getting not break ttab glass, or make any hole tangled. The best place tot snnflah In it or in Is In. a shallow, tjuiet? place -- by the Answer Push the cork into the botaide of a large stream. j After you tle. catch the first one, be very quiet and A person tells another that he can try to keep your line constantly in put something into hia right hand, the .water, for they travel In schools which the other cannot put into hia and are easily scared. They will not left. linger about the same place long unAnswer The last person's left elless something to eat ia in alghL If bow. How must I draw a circle round a person placed In the center of a room so that he will not be able to Jump out of It though his legs should be free? Lina Tlad to Hook. Answer draw it round hia body. the-cork- ? i- , - yon are pulling them up rapidly Just What Made Baby Cry. Nettie, aald a mother to "Why, Bullheads abound in. weedy places small daughter, who had been her and bite best after a rain, when a west left In charge of the little brother, wind la blowing. "what is baby crying for? "I don't know, answered Nettle, Quite a Difference. "unless It's cause he can't think ol Little Besa What doea your father anything else to do. do? Little Nell Hes a horse doctor. Awful Solemn Smell. Little Bess Oh, dear. I guess Id a church wedding and the, was It better not play with you then. I'm decorated was handsomely church afraid you 6n't belong to our set. with laden the air with being flowers, Little Nell Why, what doea your their fragrance. Little Lola exclaimed father do? Oh, mamma, in an audible whisper: Little Bess He'a a vetnary doesn't It smell awfully solemn in here?" halt the top barb of your hook. aur-geo- IN THE CAMP OF THE up a Emm bi Ihobesia BMEAMMt SURELY NOT THE REAL THING. CAMP FIRE GIRLS. water-course- k, formation" will be found the one which h asmostly to be dealt with. The black aUuvial soil will be found low down In the valleys and Is always fertile, and the granite formation will be found higher up. It Is good for grazing, but aso responds quickly to the application of manure. Ploughing Begin. When the stumping has been finished the wap will be clear for ploughing, and this may be accomplished by tbe aid of either oxen, mules or donkeys. By( the use of tbe last, taking a team of sixteen to a two-dis- c plough, it is possible to plough an acre In one and a half days. The team and plough will require three natives to look after them. While the ploughing is Important, and mealies and other crops must be sown, there are other things to seen to. To begin with, seeing that there is no Louse to live in, it wiTl be sufficient for the time being to spread a large bucksall over a horizontal pole and so form a tent. The next thing to do will be to build a hut, and a long time after a dwelling house. Bricks are essential for the farm buildings, and a pit must ba sunk and bricks made without delay. An average native will form about 600 a day, so that it la not long before a kilnful is ready. These are burnt, and building commenced at once. First the stables, then the cowhouse and. other places, including the shed for the fodder. It is wonderful how huge a task it all seems when it is first planned out. But time and steady application overcome all difficulties, and by and by the farm steading Is complete. Next comes a dwelling-house- , and when It Is finished It is from Its pleasant to contemplate stoep, or verandah, the work which baa been accomplished. The farm is stocked with cattla and pigs; the dairy is complete; the mealies are being planted and will he reaped In March. Auxiliary crops are being tried to see how they prosper, and all goes well. If a supply of water la available from a river and artificial irrigation, then a wonderful transformation can take place, as intensive culture will be possible, and all kinds of fruit and vegetables will be produced in unlimited quantity. During the winter months, or from April to October, the rainfall throughout Rhodesia is practically none. The rainy eeason commences in October and ends in March, and during the remainder of the year the country is dry and parched and the heat becomes greater as the rainy season approaches. On farms where there is no river it is necessary to find water somehow, and this is done by sinking a well, or wells, which can be done at very little cost. Thus, a well 60 feet deep may be sunk for five pounds, and the cost of a windmill pump to raise the water, together with store tank will be about a 150. Even with such a limited supply of water as that to be obtained from a well, It Is possible to carry on some artificial fruit irrigation, and the return will be enormous oranges, peaches, vines, limes, figs, apricots, and other fruits responding at paa-pa- a once to the supply of water. The kind of farm we have Imagined Is that of the ordinary farmer who contemplates carrying on general produce; but there Is another etyle of farming which is much practiced, and which Involves rather more capital than the ordinary farmer has at his disposal. This Is ranching and the growing of rattle on the veld grasses as they exist In hope of building up a meat export Industry. -- 1,600-gallo- New Waiters Mistake. Tbe waiter was a new band, and the customer a shoA diminutive woman. She gave her order, and then tried to settle down on her chklr so that her feet could beach the floor. In this, however, she was not successful, so she added another order to her first. she And bring me a hassock, said. The waiter paused for a moment and meditatively brushed ffrst the tablecloth and then his chin. He rearranged tbe glasses several times and then went red in the face. Eventcome out ually he scanned tbe menu. he replied at last, Yes, madam, If the settler Is wise he will have and will you er have the hassock seen that his farm has a large catchment area, as during the dry months broiled or fried? Boston Traveler. from April to October he will want all 8o Tired. the water he can get Possibly there Is an alluvial valley wltfi black, rich Bacon He told me he'd never get soil, and alongside may be a portion tired of hearing her voice. of "red formation soil, or granite forEgbert And did he? He certainly did. mation. These are the three princiOn the K state ef Mr. Thoht pton Aston, Greenwich, Conn. Married her? pal soils in Rhodesia, and It is usual . A one on mirror toilet. a cross--plMof hung making primitive way to have them mingled on most farma. No; a neighbor had aom phono.aad those you have milady drafting room, with the dome of tho They all have their uses, but the red graph records the made." Moo aky over hood. m Hewletts Cottage Baking Powder The Wrong One. Jones was just putting on his overcoat when he casually remarked to Mrs. Jones that he would be working overtime that night, says the Chicago Journal. Dont wait for me, dear, he remarked. I may be rather later than usual. But, there, it cannot be helped. At 'breakfast next morning he was stonily silent and the stillness of the room was not even broken by the tick-tic- k of the clock on the mantelpiece. Mary, dear, remarked Jones presently, there is something the matter with the clock. I wound it up last night, too. Oh, no, you didnt! said Mrs. What you did wind up Jones, icily. was Teddy's musical box, and when you came to bed at 3 oclock this morning it was playing Home, Sweet Home. His Claim toFame. Tbe crowd stood around, in respectful silence, saysj the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Whats going on? inquired a rude stranger from the ruffianly west. said the New Yorker. Hush, Not so loud. Theres a $3,000,000 baby asleep in that house. The rude stranger stared at the alatial home. Then he stared at the owd. After which he let out a yell that must have shaken liberty on her down the bay pedestal. Up came a big policeman. Who are you? he demanded. Me? cried the ruffian. Why, Im th fellow that woke up the baby! And taking the policeman's arm, he gayly strode, away. Young Diplomat Teddy, aged 4, often called on his nearest neighbor, Mrs. Brown, who petted him a good deal and usually gave him a couple of her nice cookies, and If she happened to forget to pass them out he sometimes reminded her of It. His father learned of this and chided him for begging, and told him he must not do so any more. A day or two later Teddy came home with cookie crumbs in evidence. "Have you been begging cookies from Mrs. Brown again? asked his father, sternly. 1 didnt No! said Teddy. beg for any. I just said this house smells as if It was fult of cookies, but whats National Monthly. that to me. 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