DE NAMIN' ER DE MULE.
IS FREAK OF MEMORY.
HIGH HONOR FOR WOMAN.
Explanation of the Powers of “Light-
ning Calculators.’’
Arithmetical prodigies, often spoken
of as “lightning calculators," have an
unusual capacity for combining num-
bers, The wonderful feats of these
prodigies have been pronounced genu-
ine by competent Judges, although
their psychological peculiarities, how-
ever, seem characteristic of most of
the known cases; an extraordinary
memory for numerical combinations,
and unusual methods for grouping
numbers. That their ability is not
entirely the result of special training
is‘attested by the early age at which
the power is manifested. Thus, at
the age of li. T. H. Halford computed
mentally the number (617,760) of bar-
ley-corns in 1,040 rods, and could ex-
tract the cube roots of numbers of 9
and 10 figures, liuxton solved the
problem, to find the product of doub-
ling a farthing 199 limes, the result,
expressed iu pounds, being a number
of 39 figures. Zerah Colburn, at 9
yegrs of age, gave at sight the fa
of .304,907,297, and in 30 seconds
found mentally the number of hours
In 1,811 years. Raising 991 to the
fifth power in thirteen operations, and
giving the product, of any pair of two-
figure numbers in 1 T2 seconds, are
feats accomplished by Arthur (Irifllth.
who also memorized the squares of all
numbers up to 130 and the cubes up
to 100.
Miss Violet Oakley to Decorate New
Pennsylvania Capitol.
For the iirst time In the history of
American art a woman is to be intrust
cd with the mural decorations of u
great public building. When the new
, , 11 I j l„rn-uur- I’u 'finish
Wen olo Brer Adam name de mule—
( ». mule! <) muleyo!
lie ’prouch tl;tt cflIter moughty cool
V n aize 'im witl <•!* twti fut rule.
In to'«e Hrer Adam got ter know
11 nee uni i i < * t 11 yt-uliM dry (>vagn»w—
Do mule lie laff »*u ’low "Denso!”
O, mule! U, muleyo!
Sis' Eve Htae nett In’ dab, ah guess—
(» mule! O, muleyo!
She nohtln’ flgleafs foh it dresn.
Sh«* 'low Hr<*r Adam ben' be sly;
She Hay (ley fight in dat mule's eye.
I'.rer Adam luff yo’ unnahstan',
He I t k ov’y urrer man
Kn he gwlne fuller he own plan.
O, mule! O, muleyo!
He tek dat rule « m git do size—
O, mule! O. muleyo!
Dat mule be squlneli clem 'eeltful eyef
Hrer Adam p ints en prods on feels—.
At las’ be tech dat critter’s heels.
Kn den (ley come »*r big "lta-blff!”
Dat mule widoul no "en" or “if”
1 >« h gll» Hrer Adam sech er lit’!
O, mule! O, muleyo!
.
O. mule! O. muleyo!
lie drap down chill outside de valid—
He Mop down talkin' by de kyahd!
All ain' gwlne.say des whut he call
Dat mule him "'it tie gyalubn wall
Hut den de mule’s mule, utter all!
i i mill.-' (I. mule Vo!
# Another Scandal Spoiled.
“Of course, he and his wife seem
devoted toVach other now,” said the
jealous Miss Qaussip, "but do you
think she will always be so true and
all that?"
"Well," replied Miss Kidder. "I have
reason to know that only last night
he had occasion to set at rap tor
her.”
"Ah! Do you know I suspected
something--”
They more than suspeoted; they
knew there were mice in the house.1'
Dinner Repartee.
‘‘Ah, this spring chicken is a tooth-
some morsel." said the sweet singer.
"Excuse me,” said the comedian
boarder, "but it cannot be tooth-
some."
"Why not?”
"Because chickens have no teeth.”
Explained.
"Why did he marry her?”
"Because she could beat him at golf
and he wanted to fix it so that he
could keep her off the links.1    •
Her Estimate.
Husband- How much will it cost to
give- that dinner party?
•Wife—How much have you got?—
Detroit Free Press.
Maxims for All Purposes.
"Remember, my son," said the pru-
dent man. "that a penny saved is a
penny earned.”
"That’s so,” replied* the reckless
youth. "The trouble with me is that
1 am always getting hold of the
wrong proverb. I was thinking,
‘Nothing venture, nothing have.’ «
Washington Star. .
HE KNEW
Twenty-Three Key.
One of the most famous torture
chambers of the Middle Ages is sit-
Birds That Blush.
An observer finds that some birds
blush. He writes: "We have a very
line specimen of the blue and yellow
macaw which displays this trait—not
often, for he is remarkably good-tem-
pered—and the ‘blush’ is an invari-
able sign of anger; so much so, that
we warn all friends that while his
cheeks remain white all attacks are
feigned and in play and can be disre-
garded. yet if the ‘danger signal’—
red—shows, to look out. and keep out
of reach.” The owner of a blue and
orange macaw says that its white,
parchment-like face becomes bright
She Couldn’t Speak.
Tens— Miss Passay has such an un-
i fortunate disposition; so disputatious
and so sensitive about her age.
Jess—Yos, she was in perfect agony
the other day while Maj. Bragg was
tolling some reminiscences. She knew
he was wrong, but it was something
ih ii happened tflirt> year ago. Phil-
uated at. Cuenca, East Spain. It was
widely known throughout the coun-
try as No. 23. So great was the dread
of the particular room that the fatal
number 23 was synonymous for many
years with unspeakable cruelty. The
door of the room was locked with a
key whose face formed the numerals.
The key, which is still preserved, is
a very ponderous affair.—New York
Herald.
Nev^r.
“Now," said the kind-hearted wom-
an, after the hobo had eaten every-
thing in sight, “there’s the woodpile.”
"Wonderful!” exclaimed the knight
of the road, as he began to sidestep,
"I never saw the like.”
For Human Wrecks.
This gospel lighthouse is at Coney
Island. In the midst of the hurly-bur-
ly of roller coasters, merry-go-rounds,
and other noisy engines of amuse-
ments, is this church, little different
in architecture from the structures
which surround it. The "lighthouse”
His Experience.
Singleton—Do you believe that the
possession of a rabbit’s foot will bring
a man good luck?
Wederly—I should say not. Why. 1
had one in my pocket the night I pro-
posed to my wife.
Underground Marvels.
Particulars have Just been pub-
lished of a wonderful series of under-
ground caves in the Staldcn district
of Canton Schwyze, in Switzerland.
The existence of these places had be-
fore been vaguely known, but they
have now for the first time been fully
explored by a party which went down
provided with 5,000 yards of rope lad-
ders. acetylene lamps, rugs and pro-
visions for eight days. They were
underground for two full days, pene-
trating for a distance of 2,500 yards
through vast halls, brilliant with stal-
actite and other crystals, and with oth-
er great recesses branching from
them. There were also found swift
subterranean torrents. powerful
enough to work great industrial un-
dertakings.
Waiter—I'm sorry, sir, but we re all out of fish end chops, but I car. give
fou beefsteak.    *
Customer (absently)—That’s tough !
Nightly Occurrence.
Teacher What Is this word?
Tommy—I don't know’, ma’am.
Teacher—What does a gentleman
remove when he enters a house?
Tommy—Well, if ma is awake pa
removes his shoes.
Behind the Scenes.
Comedian—The soubrette told her
physician that she was very fond of
outdoor sports.
Sweet Singer—I guess that’s right.
She is always flirting with the stage
door "Johnnies.”
A Definition.
Philip was studying his spelling,
.ml, coming to the word “coroner,"
isked to have its meaning explained.
Sister Ruth, a big school girl, who
»t conning dier h . sons near him. was
appealed to. Said she:
•*A coroner is a doctor whose duty
It is to inspect cases where persons
have died without medical assist-
ance!”
How He Felt.
■ And did you feel at home at your
wife’s 5 o'clock tea?" asked the horse
reporter.
"Did 1!" exclaimed the snake editor.
“Say. I felt like a bald-headed man at
a football game."
What to Do When Mad.
“Don’t swear, John, when you get
mad—just slam the door!"
"And what’ll you do, father, when
you get mad?”
“I’ll raise the roof, my son!”
f»'* L- -I
adjoins the church sr.d is a skeleton
tower rising to a height of sixty-five
feet above the sandy bench. The lan-
tern at the summit of the tower is an
electric transparency on the four sides
of which are emblazoned nightly the
words “Jesus Saves.”
Finding Them.
"See here!” exclaimed the stranger
as he stumbled into his twentieth
puddle, "I thought you said you knew
where all the bad places were on this
road?"
“Well,” replied the native, who had
volunteered to guide him through the
dark, “we're a-finding them, ain’t we?”
Very Appropriate.
"Did yon hear about Lever? Went
fast to sleep while speeding in his
automobile."
• Y«'s. and he slept lik< .1 top.”
"How was that?"
"Spinning.”
A Canary Bird.
The women of the Canary islands
have even more Moorish blood in their
veins than their Spanish cousins.
Their dark beauty is well set off by
the white shawl covering the head and
framing the face, a garment probably
Drink Thrown in.
The I.ady.—Is there any particular
way you would like these eggs served?
Rummy Robinson—Well, murn, if
it’s all de same 10 you, I’d like dent
served in sherry.
English Hunting
Wherein They Differ.
Mrs. Giles—“My husband is never a
bit moved by the pathetic scenes in
a play.”
Mrs. Smiles—“Mine is. They usual-
ly move him out of the house between
the acts."
High Indeed.
It was aboard the modern ocean
finer.
“Twenty dollars for extra service,”
said the steward, making out his list.
The American tourist sighed.
“Now I know what they mean by
the high seas.” he said, handing over
His Preference.
“They always sneak of pugilism as
‘the fighting game.' ”
"I’ve noticed it.”
"Well, if that’s a game, I’d rather
work than play.”
Watcn of Historic Interest.
Horace A. Moody of Cornwall, Vt.,
lias a Swiss watch which was once
the property of his grandfather.
Joshua Stockwell, one of the pioneers
of Cornwall, who died in 1840. The
watch was carried iu the Harrison
campaign of 1940 and again in the
Harrison campaign of 1888.
The Lost Baby.
"What has become of your baby sis-
ter. Johnny?" asked a mother of her
4-year-old son. "I haven’t seen her for
an hour or more.”
“Oh. dou’l worry bout her, mam-
ma.' replied Johnny. "You’ll find her
when you sweep the house.”
The money spent on hunting in Eng
land would be represented by a gold
coin fourteen feet high and one foot
thick. This would equal in weight a
box containing 8,300 foxes.
Had a Prosperous Season.
The fishing steamer l.cander Wil-
cox arrived at Mystic, Conn., a few
days ago with 610,000 menhaden. This
in the largest catch ever brought in
at one time and was taken at two sets
of the big seine. This makes 16,200.-
000 fish brought in by this steamer
this season.
Up Against It.
Customer—“You    remember that
prescription you filled tor me yester-
day?”
Druggist - Yes."
Customer—“Well, I'd like for you
to give me a copy of it."
Druggist—’’Impossible! I can’t read
Dread Tale of a Letter.
A man In Hiawatha, Kan. recently
received a letter addressed to him.
but instead of the name of the town
was a bar or so of music. The post-
office officials had passed the letter
along until one was found who could
sing, and he sang the music and found
it to be a part of the song which has
driven so many to Ihe brink of an
early grave. The lelter was then
sent at once to Ihe man in Ihe Kan-
sas town.—New York Tribune.
A CANAR/ BIRC
derived from the Moslem veil. Rut
the whites of the largo, lustrous eye?
are whiter than the shawl.
Holds Old Commission.
In August. 1851, S. P. Richmond of
Freetown. Mass., was commissioned a
lieutenant in Co. G, Third regiment.
M. V. M. Col. Richmond believes he
holds Ihe oldest commission in the
M. V. M. in that section of the state.
Polecat in Hard Luck.
A novel scene was recently seen at
Rockland. Mass —that of a polecat
running along the street with his
head in an old tin can w hich he could
not shake off. The boys chased,
without any desire to capture him.
and he escaped, can and all, into an
old stone wall.
Expected Different.
“The mean thing!"
"What now, Clara?"
"Why, he said if I’d let him kiss me
j he'd speak to papa this morning.”
"And did he?”
"Yes; he just said
sir.' ”
Shoe Polish Explodes.
A box of shoe polish exploded in
the home of Mrs. John H. Thomas at
Wilkesbarre, Pa., and she was severe-
ly burned, while the house was set on
fire. She was polishing her shoes
near the cook stove and the heat
caused the explosion.
Immense Cross on English Church.
The church of St. Alban, in Hol-
born. Eng., has a cross over twenty-
five feet in height, which is supposed
to be the largest In England. It was
given by the duke of Newcastle.
Good morning
Real Ability.
Fuddy—Job Trask Is a shiftless ,
chap: he never was able to earn his ,
living.
Buddy—But he has got one all the j
same. Don’t you think it shows abil- j
ity to get a living without earning it? j
niC \
\N- BtTTin
) \_ NOW •
Mrs. Parvenue— Why didn't you come when 1 rang?
The Sutler- Because I didn't hear the hell, ma'am.
Mrs. Parvenue—After this when I ring and you don’t hear ihe hell, come
and tell me so.
Wrote After Many Years.
Mrs. Lucy A. Davis of Canton. Me.,
has received a letter from her broth-
er. George Butterfield Smith, who for
over thirty years has not been heard
from by his relatives.
Caught Immense Smelt.
Cyrus W. Oliver of East Saugus.
Mass., caught from the raft belonging
to the boat club the biggest smelt of
the season. It weighed after it was
dressed 10% ounces and measured
11% inches.
Desperation.
Ernie—It seems a regular fight for
aonie girls to capture a husband.
Edith—Yes, and after 28 it is a
wrestling match.
Ernie—How Is that?
Edith—“Catch-as ealrh ran."
Equivocal.
Gyer—"What kind of a chap is
Blank?"
Myer 'lie’s as hones) as tlie day
is long."
Gyer—“Yes. but Ihe days are get-
ting shorter now, you know.”
Easily Explained.
"1 don't understand how Staleman
can always gel ihose fellows to listen
to his jokes.
"Oh, that's easy. He always starts
off with:    Boys, I'll tell yon a good
joke and then we'll have' a drink.
Wild Animals Among Parmer*.
Mr. Severance of Greenwich,
saw a pair of panthers playing ilk his
mowing.* few morning* ago, *nl the
wildcats are getting quite trouble,
some.
It wouldn’t be so bad If. when
The whole world's going wrong, we
might
Have some one near to blame, to throw
Down seven flights of stairs, ft ml so
(let things once more to running tight
Woman a Successful Hunter.
Mrs. Edith Heath of Center Sand
wich has killed three coons, one
skunk, one hedgehog, three partridges
jne deer and one crow this fall.
Proof Conclusive.
"Why do you charge him with dis-
turbing the peace?" asked the jus-
tice.
"He has a phonograph with a mega-
phone attachment,' was the reply.
Hardly.
Rodrlck—“Some girls like to be
celled ‘bachelor girls.' ”
Van Albert—“Yes, but we’ve yet to
see the chaps who would like to be
called 'old maid men.' ”
Natural Sequence.
Mrs. Homer—They say that Mrs.
Lasher has entirely lost her mind.
Mrs. Neighbors—Well, I'm not at
all surprised. She gave everyone a
The Smallest Typewriter.
The smallest typewriter ever manu-
factured was made in America four-
teen years ago. it was four inches by
three inches and weighed four and a
half rUIPOAM
Connecticut Claims Sole Honor.
A Norwalk, Conn., man who has just
returned home from Gettysburg says
Connecticut is Ihe only state that ha
c flag flying over the battlefield.
Peter I. is Intellectual.
Peter I. of Servia Is credited with
sing the most intellectual monarch
>w» r,f it whan she had a chance,