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VOL. 37 NO. 19
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SWLLFWILT
Stucco Bungalow Has Charm
and Appeal All Its Own.
MAKES A PLEASING PICTURE
Home Like This Would End the Wor.
ries Over Landlords, Rents and
LeasesPlenty of Light and
Ventilation.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD.
Mr William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1S27 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, 111, and only inclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
Uppermost in the thoughts of most
families today is the question of home
where they are going to livehow
much it will costand will they be able
to pay. Thousands are practically fac
ing eviction upon the expiration of
their present leases in May. Their
rents have been raised to a point
where they can no longer pay and
live, so they must move. Consequent
ly they are in a nerve-racking dilem
ma. The possibility of their getting
a new flat at a reasonable rate is very
shm and they are confronted with a
situation that demands considerable
thought and worry. Many of them
are turning to a sure source of relief,
buying a home. In a home of their
own their worries over rents, land
lords, leases, etc., cease. They become
independent citizens of a community
not wandering nomads and tent dwel
lers. And this can be done at less
monthly outlay than if they attempted
to rent an apartment.
Never was there a time when homes
were needed as badly as they are at
the present. With thousands marry
ing each year, the number of new
homes being erected to house them is
sadly inadequate. It is estimated
there are a million homes short in the
United States. That is why every
family should seriously consider the
possibility of getting a home of its
own. For the family of moderate
means the bungalow affords an excel
lent shelter. It is small, comparative
ly inexpensive, and delightfully cozy
and comfortable. Moreover it is dis
tinctively individual in design.
Such a home is the charming bun
galow shown here with floor plans.
Low rambling design, it forms a very
pleasing picture with its immaculate
white stucco exterior and seclusive
front porch recessed under an exten
sion of the roof. It gives an impres
sion of bigness, but really is not'as
large as it looks at a glance, as the
dimensions show. This bungalow
home is 36 feet wide and 39 feet long
on the longest side which includes the
wing containing the rear bedroom.
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The windows are unique and ample,
insuring plenty of light and ventila
tion in all parts of the home. Two
triple windows provide light for the
dining room, a large cheerful room on
the right front, 16 feet 6 inches by 13
feet. The porch is a few steps above
the walk and very attractively sur
rounded by broad stucco balustrades
and protected by an arch of the same
material. The front door opens di
rectly into the living room, the larg
est room in the home, being 17 feet 6
inches by 13 feet. The living and din
ing rooms are connected by a wide
open doorway. Leading from the liv
ing room is a narrow hall which gives
access to the two bedrooms and
equipped with space-saving garment
carriers which eliminate much of the
waste entailed by old-fashioned
clothes closets. Each bedroom has
splendid ventilation facilities and win
dow space. The rear bedroom has
windows on two sides. Moreover in
being separated from the living rooms
as they are, the people who wish to
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sleep are not disturbed by the noise
from other parts of the house.
Directly to the rear of the dining
room is the kitchen, modeled along
the very latest ideas of home building
in that it is small, compaet but com
plete in all details. The large awk
ward kitchen has no place in the mod
ern home. They only mean extra
work for the housewife because of
their size. A small pantry is built off
one corner of the kitchen. A modern
bathroom completes the floor plan ar
rangement.
It is obvious that an attractive home
like this will appeal to many families
who are planning on building a home
of their own, not only because of its
picturesque appearance and charming
interior arrangement, but because of
its reasonableness in cost It is free
from any feeling of crowding, and a
wonderful place for children. What1
most homeseekers need is the stimu
lus to make their ambitions a reality,
and certainly a home like this will do
much toward bringing this result
about.
REAL "PRINCE OF DENMARK"
Hamlet Not Altogether a Creation of
the Brain of the Greatest of
English Writers.
Hamlet, the hepo of Shakespeare's
most famous tragedy, is a personage
who appears in history, yet is half
mythological, but has been trans
formed by the genius of the English
poet into one of the most dominating
figures of literature. It is allowed
that Shakespeare's Hamlet wafs sug
gested by the Hamlet, or Amleth, of
Saxo Grammaticus. The latter's "His
tory of Denmark" had been published
in Paris in 1514. Francois de Belle
forest included the tale of Hamleth
in his "Tragic Histories" (1570), an
English translation of which appeared
in 1608. Shakespeare's drama was
written earlier than this last date and
must have derived its plot either from
De Belleforest's work or a translation
executed before the end of the Six
teenth century, unless the poet, who,
it is known, was a great reader of
histories, took the incident direct from
Saxo Grammaticus.
According to the Danish historian.
Hamleth was prince of Jutland his
father, the king of Jutland, had been
murdered by his own brother, Fengo,
who took the throne and queen of the
dead man. Hamleth feigned madness
to save his own life. He stabbed one
of Fengo's courtiers, sent to spy upon.
him, and for this purpose concealed
himself under a truss of straw. He
reproached his mother with her
shameful second marriage to such ef
fect that she promised to help him
in avenging his father by putting
Fengo to deatha promise which she
kept. These are the very incidents
Shakespeare has selected for his play,
sometimes emphasizing the points of
the narrative, sometimes softening
them or changing them in harmony
with his own vivid conception of
dramatic requirements. Shakespeare's
"Hamlet" was first played in 1600 or
1601, and first printed in 1603.
President Eliot Was Oarsman.
The Varsity club at Harvard uni
versity is made up of athletes who
have won their letter in competition.
At a recent luncheon of the club the
names of all the graduates present,
in the order of their classes, were read,
and first upon the list was the name
of President Emeritus Charles W. El
iot, '53.
President Eliot was a noted Har
vard oarsman in his day, and he told
the club youngsters present of how
the Harvard color was chosen by a
six-oared crew in which he rowed
while he was in college. Harvard
"crimson" at one time degenerated to
magenta, according to color historians
at Cambridge, but deep research has
developed that the true shade is ar
terial red.
Letters of Recommendation.
"Billy" Williams, United States
commissioner of internal revenue,
says a lawyer told him once that "a
letter of recommendation does not evi
dence a man's ability, but merely sig
nifies the amiability of the writer."
That is about as solid a truth as one
wilj see in a day's work. Every ready
letter writer will agree to that. Many
letters tell the truth about the man
for whom they are written, but they
rarely tell the whole truth. If there
are unpleasant facts about the bearer
of the letter, the writer has been dis
creetly and courteously silent in re
spect to them. It is not his business
to argue and analyze. It is his job
to give a friend' a life.The Mont
gomery (Ala.) Advertiser.
Wealthy Indians.
A great many Indians are very
wealthy and own a great deal of both
real and personal property. A large
number of them are fully enfranchised
citizens of the United States. Thei
commissioner of Indian affairs says
that every effort is made to induce
the Indian settlers on the reservations
to improve themselves and make use
of the opportunity America often,
them to become citizens.
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CASH AND LOVE GONE
Once Wealthy Man Brings Action
Against Girl Wife.
Aged Husband Demands an Account
log for $50,000 Turned Over to
Wife and Relatives.
Atlantic City.Penniless and sixty
five years old, William P. Riffle, once
a wealthy resident of Uniontown, Pa
appeared before vice chancellor Learn
ing here in an action he has brought
against his nineteen-year-old wife and
her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Mathews, formerly of New
York, but for the past year residents
of this city. He sues to compel the
latter to give an accounting for $50,-
000 which he turned over to them.
Riffle testified that two ye%rs ago
Mrs. Mathews showed him the pic
ture of her niece, then seventeen,
when he went to her hotel on South
Illinois avenue, in search of health.
He saW that he became enamoured
of the girl and Mrs. Mathews brought
her to the hotel. They became en
gaged after he had promised to give
her $10,000. Shortly afterward they
were married. He testified that he
gave Mr. and Mrs. Mathews nearly
$50,000, with the understanding that
the money was to be invested in real
estate.
After his money was gone, he
charged, his wife sola the furniture
he had bought for their home despite
his protest. She then gave him $16
of the proceeds to go to his home, he
added, and even tried, he swore, to
take that away from him before he
left
The defense sought to show that
the money had paid for $6,000 worth
of clothes for the young wife, an
automobile, diamonds and jewelry.
Riffle admitted the money lasted only
six months. Then, he charged, the
Mathews sent him home to Union
town to raise more funds, but he had
been unsuccessful.
He declared that he was forced to
leave his wife in March of this year.
COURT 0. K.'S HAIR PULLING
Wife Justified in "Remonstrating^
With Rival, Massachusetts
Judge Rules.
Lynn, Mass.A hair-pulling match
between a wife and another woman
who is found with the1
husband is per
fectly in order from the spouse's view
point, according to the ruling of As
sociate Justice Edward B. O'Brien of
the District court here.
He was called upon to render a de
cision at the trial of Mrs. Lillian
Miner, a divorcee, charged with as
sault with a revolver upon Mrs. Cath
erine Curtis, the wife of a Boston po
liceman. Although it was charged
that Mrs. Curtis made the first move
in the hostilities, the justice said:
"I think the wife is Justified in re
monstrating, even to the extent of
pulling hair, and if such a case came
before me for trial I should rule in
favor of the aggrieved wife."
Love of Music Traps
Robber of Poor Box
Philadelphia.It was his love
for music which led to the ar
rest of Jacob Katz, twenty-four
years old. Katz entered the
Emanuel Lutheran church here
shortly after midnight and
found the poor box which he
emptied of its contents, $3.
Then he found the new organ.
Katz had musical talent and he
ran his fingers over the keys.
Then he became so absorbed in
the instrument that he forgot
where he was, pulled out the
diaphone and thundered away.
The strains awakened the pas
tor, Rev. Rudolph Nieder, who
lives next door, and he called
the police.
ROBBER OFFERS VICTIM $10
"You Need It Worse Than I," He Says
to Holdup ^on Finding Man
Penniless.
Steubenville, O.Daniel Cable, a
pottery worker, reported to the police
here that a robber, who had held him
up while he was on his way home in
a suburb, offered to give him $10 after
the highwayman discovered that he
was penniless.
Cable said that the robber leaped
npon, overpowered him, and then went
through his pockets. Finding no
money, Cable said, the highwayman
reached into his own pocket, pulled
out a roll of bills and offered to give
him $10, saying: "Here, brother, yon
need it worse than I do.**
Cable *said he was too surprised to
accept the money.
Laborer Gets $150,000.
Anaconda, Mont.Prom a laborer's
task at the Washoe smelter to the
possession of $150,000 was the realiza
tion here recently of Claude Sheuma
ker, who received a telegram from an
Eastern broker advising him that he
had realized this fortune on the sale
of oil stock. Sheumaker immediately
drew his earnings, purchased a rail
road ticket and started East Shea
maker conceived the idea of buying oil
stock while in the army. While serv
ing overseas with the Twenty-third di
vision- he was wounded. His original
investment was $300 of back army pay.
He intends purchasing a ranch in Ore
gon, he said.
THE AiPPRAT
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ST. PAUL AND MDTOEAPOLIS. I INN.. SATCRDAR MAY $, 1821
MAPLE SU
TIME E HERE
Only United SJtates ind Canada
Produce This Mich-Prized
Product on Larj Scale.
EARLY TAPPIN6 FAVORED
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First Runs Are Usually? the Sweetest
'and Therefore the Beit Producers
Ten to Fifteen Tries Enough
for Family
Washington.Remember the days
when you went to thef maple sugar
parties? Well, maple sugar time is
here. The sugar and sirup industry
is American and offers pood commer
cial opportunities. On the United
States and Canada produce this much
prized product on a confmercial scale,
which is at once a delicacy and a
highly nutritious article" of diet.
Warm days and cold nights are es
sential to a satisfactory Iflow, and the
sugar content may vary} considerably
from day to day. Tapping of sugar
trees if done properly no way in
jures the tree. Treef have been
tapped for more than JgK) years and
are still in good condilton.
The maple is well among the
leaders in the American forestry asso
ciation's vote for a national tree.
Early Tapping Is
:avored
Tap early in the season, says a gen
eral bulletin, to obtahf the earlier
runs, which are generally tlte sweet
est, and therefore the bst producers.
Makers have lost half and even more
of their crops by not being prepared
for the first run.
In general, the association points
out, the season is ^ady'to-open dur
ing the first or middle ofr
February
in the southern section and later in
the northern regio|s when days are
becoming warmwhen the tempera
ture goes above freezing during the
day and at night below freezing. If
the days are very bright, warm, and
sunny the sap will start with a rush,
but soon slacken, if a high winu
starts the flow is cheeked.
A thirteen thirty-seconds of an inch
(13-32 inch) bit is often used. Its di
rection should be sj^itly upward in
to the tree, the csHlarifc^llowing the
hole to drain readily. With an or
dinary tree the hole should not be
over one and a half to two inches
deep at the best.
Apparatus for sirup and sugar
making does not necessarily repre
sent a large outlay. A number of sap
spouts, either wooden or metal, are
needed. The sirup is usually gather
ed in buckets.
From ten to fifteen trees usually
will yield enough sirup for family
use to make tapping worth while, and
in many cases will afford a surplus
which can be sold at a remunerative
price. The flow of sap depends upon
the age, condition and habit of
growth of the trees, also upon the
character of the weather and con
dition of the soil during the sap-flow
ing season.
Figures as to Yields.
In a good season a tree fifteen
inches in diameter will yield suffi
cient sap to make from one to six
quarts of sirup, which in turn can be
concentrated into two to ten pounds
of sugar. Larger trees under the
same conditon will produce corre
spondingly large yields of sirup and
sugar. All hard maple trees, eight
inches or more in diameter, may be
safely and profitably tapped for sirup
and sugar production.
This industry is not confined to cir
cumscribed areas in New England
and New York. There are many "sug
ar bushes" throughout eastern and
northeastern United States and south
to include North Carolina and Tennes
see west to northern Missouri, Iowa
and Minnesota.
A considerable number of maple
trees of a sugar-yielding species are
found in Washington and Oregon.
I Twin Sisters Become
I Mothers on Same Oay
Delmonte, Cal.Mrs. Mildred
i Jacques, wife of Claude Jacques
of Delmonte, and Mrs. Maud
I Pierson, wife of a Monterey busi
i ness man, twin sisters, are proud
mothers of girl babies born the
same day. The baby cousins
weighed respectively the same
I as their mothers at birth.
BOY SETS HIMSELF ON FIRE
New York Lad Wiggles in School and
the Matches in His Pocket
Are Ignited.
Lifctle Falls, N. Y.Pedro Sacherel
li, a boy in the eighth grade in the Lit
tle Falls high school, was sitting at
his desk, wriggling, as boys do. An
other boy, sitting near him, saw a col
umn of smoke, ascending along Pedro's
backbone and circling toward the ceil
ing. A quick look revealed the fact
that matches in.Pedro's pocket had
been rubbed violently enough to set
them on fire. I
Other pupils and the teacher jumped
to the rescue .and Pedro's sweater was
jerked off, the fire beat out and thi
small boy returned to his seat A con
siderable hole was burned through Pe
dro's clothes and be was not hurt,
though the fire extinguishers shook
bim up considerably. ^t*
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INCREASE OF ALIENS
Net Growth in Immigrant Popu
lation for Year 193,514,
Total of 633,371 Sought Entrance to
United States in Last Fiscal
Year.
Washington.Establishment of ma
chinery overseas in co-operation with
foreign governments through which
aliens before breaking up their homes
may determine whether they will be
admitted to the United States and leg
islative consideration of the proposals
of the second industrial conference are
outstanding recommendations in the 1
annual report of Secretary of Labor
Wilson.
The report shows that 633,371 aliens
arrived in this country during the last
fiscal year, as compared with 237,021
the year before. Of the total arrivals.
11,795 were excluded at the ports
where they sought to enter. Of those
arriving 430,001 are classed as immi
grant aliens and 195,575 as nonimmi
grant aliens. Departures of aliens to
taled 428,062, including 288,315 immi
grant aliens and 139,747 nonimmigrant
aliens, making the net increase in the
immigrant population for the year
193,514.
Japanese admitted number 16,174, as
compared with 14,904 the year before.
The total number of Japanese depart
ing is placed at 15,653, making, the re.
port says, the indicated increase in
Japanese population, 521. Of those ad
mitted, 9,193 were males and 6,981 fe
males.
Besides the immigrants turned
back at the port of arrival, 2,762 were
ordered deported during the year on
departmental warrants, as compared
with 3,068 the year before. Of those
deported, 469 were classed as anar
chists.and criminals. In addition, 591
others are awaiting deportation.
During the year 519,003 aliens took
the initial or final steps toward citi
zenship.
Mr. Wilson urges legislative action
to carry out the recommendations of
the second^ industrial conference, pro
posing joint organizations of manage
ment and employees for prevention of
industrial disputes and a comprehen
sive plan for adjusting such disputes
when they occur.
DIGGERS TURN UP TREASURE
Sewer Workers Find Collection of
Rings and Watches in a Bos
ton Slime Pit.
Boston.A sewer gang quit work at
noon the other day with a valuable
treasure trove. In the slime of an
old pit near the Quincy house they
had found three gold rings, coins,
watches and other valuables.
Hotel employees suggested that the
hotel had a claim on the articles, as
the property probably of guests of by
gone days. The police suspected that
they were part of the loot of thieves.
But when the men showed coins dat
ing back to 1787, stamped with a pine
tree on one side and "Massachusetts"
on the other, they insisted that the
statute of limitations made the prop
erty theirs.
With the ancient coins they found
beer checks, which the foreman of the
gang said he intended to keep with
a "pine tree shilling," as a souvenir
of the past. The foreman estimated
that the deposit of mud in which the
valuables were found had not been dis
turbed in 75 years.
It's No Fault of Mint
If You're Shy of Coin
Washington.The mints es
tablished a record in coinage
during the last fiscal year, ac
cording to the annual report of
Director Ray Baker made pub
lic. A total of 809,500,000 coins
were executed, which, Mr. Baker'
declares, is a world's record.
The figures show an increase of
446 per cent over 1915.
Public demand for smaller
coins, particularly pennies, is re
flected in the report, which dis
closes that more than 512,500,-
000 coins in the record output
were 1-cent pieces.
KING SPLITS ROYAL ESTATE
Spanish Monarch to Parcel Out 2,500
Acres of Land in Small
Farm Plots.
Madrid.Instructions have been
given by King Alfonso for the forma
tion of an agricultural syndicate, the
object of which will be the parceling
out of the king's royal estate at El
Pardo, nine miles west of this city,
for cultivation under the auspices of
the Catholic Agrarian federation.
The property contains nearly 2,000
acres and will be divided into small
plots.
A plan has been devised which will
permit laborers to acquire the land
allotted to them.
'The Yellow Ostrich Feather,"
Booneville, Kv.Nancy and Cyn
thia Hale, aged fourteen and fifteen,
respectively, who cook and wash and
sew for six little motherless brothers
and sisters, have made a quilt which
they have christened "The Yellow Os
trich Feather." Neighbors thought so
much of it that it was sent to Louis
ville to be sold for the benefit of wom
en of the mountains.
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SQUARETYPE IS
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Has Many Advantages That Ap
peal to Home Builder.
CUTS COST OF CONSTRUCTION
brick, hollow tile and stucco There
are no freakish corners, expensive in
novations that tend to increase costs
which are high enough as it is. In
fact the contractor can build this kind
of home as reasonably as any. Con
crete block is growing in favor be
cause of its attractive exterior ap
pearance and insulating features. The
hollow air space prevents extreme
cold from penetrating the walls in
the winter and likewise stops exces
sive heat from getting in during the
warm months. Moreover it is easily
laid and quickly. This block is smooth
faced. The foundation is poured con
crete.
One of the appealing features of
this home, one that indicates its com
fortable arrangement is the expansive
roomy porch, part of which has been
glazed to form a sun parlor. In the
summer time this glass can be changed
for screens and a very comfortable
sun porch built. The front door opens
into a small reception hall which con
tains a clothes closet and which opens
on one side into the living room and
leads to the stairway going to the sec
ond floor. The living room is a large
First Floor Plan.
spacious and cheerful room, 14 by 16
feet 6 inches, with a great open brick
fireplace, easily one of the most at
tractive comforts that can be installed
in the home. On either side of this
fireplace are two small windows pro
viding additional light and ventilation.
Directly in the rear of the living
room and joining it by a large open
doorway is the dining room, slightly
smaller in size, 13 by 15 feet 6 inches,
looking out into the rear through a
large triple window. Another large
double hung window on the side pro
vides additional light. The dining
room is connected with the kitchen by
a small door on one side. In the con
struction of modern homes the kitch
en is considered one of the most im
portant rooms because of its impor
tance to the wife. Unless arranged
efficiently it will cause her a whole
lot of unnecessary work and make
her home life decidedly more difficult
and slavish.
On the upper floor are the four bed
rooms, small cheerful well-lighted
rooms of about equal size and each
'contaning exceptionally large clothes
tdosetot These bedrooms are grouped
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Design Shown Here Is Built of Con
crete Blocks, but Will Work Out
Equally Well in Frame, Brick,
Hollow Tile and Stucco.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD.
Mr. William A Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OP
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, "he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1827 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, 111., and only inclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
While many people prefer the one
room, so called condensed apartment
of the large apartment buildings in
the cities, and others like the small,
unique and original bungalow brought
from the West Coast a few years ago,
a greai many still hold a profound re
gard for the familiar and ever-popular
square lined, hipped roof home of
many rooms, the home that always
gives the impression of bigness, com
fort, and substantial security. This
home is found in the large and small
cities, suburbs, small towns, villages
and on the farms. It has its support
ers everywhere and will continue to
be built for many years to come.
That is why we are showing a pic
ture of an excellent example of this
type. In this case the house* is built
of concrete blocks, although the same
design may be constructed of frame.
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In business, fortunes are not realized
Unless your goods are amply advertised.
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about a central hall. The bathroom is
also located on this floor.
There are many features in this sub
stantial home that will appeal to the
man.of family who wants plenty of
breathing space. Moreover this type
of house is very economical in cost.
This is due to the absence of frills of
any kind which always mean extra
expense. In these days of high costs,
if people planning on homes would
overlook many of the whims which
they may want to incorporate in their
new home they would find it quite
Second Floor Plan.
profitable. For every ndded feature
means special labor, mill^ork, and a
whole lot of extra expense.
Last year there were 100,000 mar
riages, and only 40,000 homes weie
built. It is estimated that today theie
are 121 families for every 100 homes
If this be true the situation is very
acute. There must be home building,
and woik must be started soon or
there will be an actual home famine.
TRACES ORIGIN OF HAWAIIANS
New Pork Scientist Finds Them
Cousins to Asiatics and to
United States Indians.
Whence came the ancient Hawaiians
and others of the Polynesian race is
a query winch baffled the members of
the pan-Pacific scientific congress
when, it was in session at Honolulu
last August, and uhich is answered
in part by Louis R. Sullivan ot the
American Museum of Natural His-
tory, New York, who has Deen con
ducting investigations in the islands
since the close of the congress.
Bodily, facial and cranial character
istics of the Polynesian, according to
Mr. Sullivan's tables, show that he is
11 parts Mongolian, five parts Euro
pean, five parts Mongoloid-European
and two parts Mongoloid-Melanesian.
The seemingly unavoidable conclusion
is that the Hawaiian and his Polyne
sian brothers originally came from
Asia.
The ancient Hawaiiang were a race
of regal proportions, the most com
manding physically, Mr. Sullivan be
lieves, the world has ever seen.
Polecats Become Food.
The sfuril of economy caused by the
high prices in Paris is leading people
to eat animals only valued hitherto
for their skms, writes the London
Daily Telegraph correspondent.
It is now possible to buy at some
shops near the central markets joints
of foxes and polecats, and by way of
variety the flesh of squirrels and
badgers is offered. It seems that these
novelties are prepared for the table
with varied sauces.
The prefect of police is disturbed at
the idea of people eating the flesh ot
foxes and polecats, and he has found
it necessary to issue a circular, iu
which he points out that they run a
grave danger, since some of the ani
mals may have been destroyed
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son. After this, it is not expected
that there will be a big trade in the
new game.
Natural Inquiry.
There is a certain congressman
who, it appears, is unable to talk for
five minutes, even on an ordinary sub
ject, without falling into a funereal
tone. Now this grates exceedingly
upon the sensibilities of a colleague.
One day while the first mentioned
statesman was holding forth in his
usual mourning cadence the second
member's attention was caught by the
melancholy tones. Turning to a
friend, the second member asked in
a drawling but solemn voice:
"Judge, were you acquainted with
the deceased?"Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
Perfect Identification.
The French have hit on a new idea
for the making of finger-prints. In
stead of rubbing the finger-ends with
ink and making impressions on paper,
the X-ray is used. The finger is first
dusted with a fine powder of bismuth,
and then an X-ray picture is taken of
it The picture shows not only the
ridged convolutions of the skin tex
ture, but also the terminal bones of
the| digit. These bonesj are not ex
actly alike in any two human beinc.
and thus identification Is made mnc!i
easier.
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