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ROME'S COLISEUM.
It Got Its Name From a Nearby Gigan
tic Statue of Nero.
While thousands annually visit the
Coliseum, few seem to question the ori
gin of its unusual name, which is de
rived from a statue of Nero that stood
near by. Being a great (eight It was
known as the colossus of Nero, so the
Vagaries of pronunciation of many hun
dred years created this unique name
from "near the colossus." The Coli
seum was founded A. D. 72 by the
Emperor Vespasian. His son, Titus,
completed it eight years later. Gauden
tius is supposed to have been its archi
tect, and by a cruel fate he was one of
the many Christian martyrs whose
blood has consecrated and made this
glorious building sacred to posterity.
Twelve thousand captive Hebrews
were employed in its building. During
the progress of the shows that were
given in this great amphitheater an
awning was stretched on poles, and
some of the brackets for the support
of these are still to be seen. A few
numbers are yet visible by which the
arches could be reached by the specta
tors, having tickets of similar num
bers.
One arch of extra width is thought
to be the one under which the emper
ors of old Rome entered. An entrance
similar on the opposite side had a sub
terranean passage leading to the Pala
tine. Four rows of cells were the dom
icile of the wild beasts, and during a
series of shows given in honor of the
Emperor Hadrian's birthday a thou
sand of these animals were slaugh
tered. Gladiatorial combats were also
eagerly watched, and in these even
women would sometimes take part. Of
the many Christian martyrs the Coli
seum has claimed the most noted was
St Ignatius, bishop of Antioch. Close
ly following this crime 115 Christians
were shot down with arrows, and, as
usual, this hideous sight was viewed
by a sanguinary horde. Baltimore
American.
PURE PRUSSIC ACID.
Just 41 Smell of This Deadly Poison
Would Kill Instantly.
The discoverer of prussic acid was
instantly killed by inhaling one whiff
of his own handiwork.
Pure prussic acid is never sold or
handled. The smell of it is always
fatal. It kills not in three minutes or
half an hour, but the instant it enters
the lungs as a gas. The mixture or
dinarily sold as prussic acid is 98 parts
water to two parts of the drug. Even
in this form it is very deadly. A 20
per cent mixture of the acid would kill
nearly as quickly as if pure.
Atropine, though it has no harmful
odor, is so deadly that as much of it as
would adhere to the end of a moistened
foretinger would instantly cause death.
Cyanide of potassium has a pleasant
smell which is not injurious, but a
small quantity swallowed kills at once
Pure ammonia if inhaled would
cause death almost as quickly as prus
sic acid.
When a carboy of nitric acid is bro
ken some one has to suffer. It will
burn wood, eat through iron plates and
destroy whatever it touches. Such an
accident once happened in an acid fac
tory. Every one ran away, leaving
the acid to amuse itself by setting fire
to things. Soon it was seen that the
building would be destroyed and hun
dreds of people thrown out of work,
and four men volunteered to put out
the fire in the acid room. They suc
ceeded and came out all right. Five
hours later all were dead.
Helping the Physicians.
Traveling in the train with my
friend the doctor, writes a correspond
ent In the -Manchester Guardian. I ob
served a fellow passenger earnestly
reading a "popular" medical work Is
sued in parts. "That kind of thing
must be bad for your trade/' 1 suggest
ed. but ttae doctor smiled and denied
my statement. "Quite the contrary."
said be. "The first part has brought
me nineteen cases of imaginary ap
pendicitis. and I anticipate bronchitis
and Bright's disease of a similar mild
type will be prevalent among my pa
tients when part is issued, with all
the more easily pronounced ailments
to follow as the publication goes on."
Separated In Death.
It seems a strange Irony of fate that
Elizabeth Browning, the most devoted
of wives, should be separated In death
from her spouse. Though Robert
'Browning died In Venice, he was
burled between Cowley and Chaucer
In Westminster abbey, while that aweet
mind that .gave to a grateful public
the "Sonnets from the Portuguese" en
Joys its last sleep at tbe cemetery in
Florence.—Baltimore American.
Wig*
passage in Polybius baa been cit
ed to prove that Hannibal wore a wig.
Wigs were. probably invented about
the of tbe first Boman emperors,
for we ere told that Otbo bad a scalp
of flue leather with locks of hair upon
1 so wellarranged aa.to'aeemnatural
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.. .Ml/ Mixed. Mill?:
"These potatoes taste strongly of
gaaoHnp. pr Air. tybat recipe did
you wfcr '.'V
1 must have got ny r^dpeamlx
ed," Answered fte young wife iter
some
reflection. "and used the one for
cleaning'
'How-She Ki»«*
*li-my dear," said the noddled dtt
sen, "1 'surayou wouldn'tbeeo state,
tut footpad stopped me."
"And yon were' so scared yotir tongue
clove .to tbe roof of your month."
"How'd you know thatf
"1 smell the clove."—Chicago News.
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Good
form
Calling on New Neighbors.
Usually the etiquette of calls Is that
those residing tbe longest in a town
must pay the first call. This should be
returned within a fortnight—Just a
short and formal call, with a calling
card of a married woman and one of
her husband left for each lady and
an additional one of bis for each man
of the family. Quite often, however.
In these informal days of the conven
ient telephone an evening is arranged
for, where the first formal call may as
sume tbe less formal and pleasanter
form of a purely social visit.
In small towns the calling is more
extensive, and newcomers are welcom
ed more or less cordially very soon
after arriving. The pastor of their
church calls, and this is perhaps the
best means of becoming acquainted, as
a minister of the gospel requests his
wife to call upon a new parishioner,
and In this way the acquaintance of
church members will soon be made.
After the more formal calling is done
with a really friendly feeling arises,
and the "stranger within tbe gates" is
made to feel entirely at home. Then
by Judicious small "afternoons" and
teas a woman becomes a favored and
sought after hostess, with her "affairs"
always well attended and with her own
preferences at her command. Yet it
should be remembered that it is better
to be on the best of terms with all
neighbors, and by attention to one's
own business—in tbe meaning that a
woman is not inclined to gossip or
make mischief—this desired end is at
tained.
Street Etiquette.
It is not considered good form for a
man to take hold of a lady's arm in
walking at any time except to assist
her in alighting from a vehicle or over
a crossing or in some place where as
sistance is absolutely necessary.
In walking on tbe street during tbe
day a man should walk beside tbe
lady, preferably on the right hand,
which will prevent her
being
jostled
in meeting those going in the opposite
direction, but always on the outside
of tbe walk. He does not take her
arm nor does she take his, unless, as
said, for the purpose of assisting her
in some way.
In the evening a lady may take the
arm of the man she is walking with
that he may be a support and tbatthey
may the better keep step, but be
should not take hers. Tbe exceptions
are where a woman is feeble or aged,
when any support and assistance that
can be rendered should be done in tbe
easiest and most inconspicuous fash
ion.
A Rose Luncheon.
A charming decoration for a lunch
eon is a big central basket or birch
bark filled with white garden roses
The leaves may fall over tbe edge o'
the basket on to the cloth to form
border.
At the four corners have tall glass oi
silver vases filled with pink and white
roses and drooping border of leaves.
The cakes and bonbons may be white
and pink.
Serve the dessert in tall sherbet
glasses, with the stems twined with
vines and a border of flowers around
the edge of the plate One plnte can
have a wreath of tbe white roses and
another of the pink and thus alternate
around the table.
Serve tbe ices in tbe heart of rose
cups twined with vines, and on one
side of tbe plate have a spray of roses,
alternating a white flower with one of
pink.
Conversation at Meals.
Children should be taught to talk
at mealtimes. So often it happens
that one or two members of a family
get into a way of monopolising all tbe
conversation, while tbe others sit si
lent.
Every one ought to contribute to tbe
general amusement. If children are
taught to notice and remember little
Interesting things that happen through
out the day they very soon form a
habit of doing their part.
Tbe man or woman who has nothing
to say acts as. a wet blanket at any
party, and nobody wants a Wet blan
ket
Broad and Butter Notoe.
Letters mtist always be sent in ac
knowledgment of overnight hospital
ity. Qf course Calls take the place of
letters in most forms of entertainment
Bat a week end 'Visit or an overnight
stay with afrlend calls for a note.
& A W a a
If an accident-happens at-table, audi
as overturning a glass or breaking a
bit of china, apologise at some other
time than at the table.. Toaay you are
sorry Is enough at the moqept
Too Qensral For Compliment.
No woman Is flattered by the enthu
siastic announcement of a man that' he
"would do anything for the ladle**?
Everything for 'the Had?'.would he
mure to her taste.
Taet In Utter Writing.
In answering letters avoid mention'
ing tbe weary magnitude of your epis
tolary arrears. It isn't pleasant for
your correspondent, even by implica
tion, to be included among bugbears.
MAKING STEEL RAILS.
How the Glowing Ingots Are Rolled
Into Shape and Cut.
That rail mill was certainly a won
derful sight: The enormous glowing
ingots were carried transfer car
to a sort of trough. The door of tbe
trough, or "table." as the.' call It. con
sisted of a series of rollers tbut were
turning rapidly. Riding on them, tbe
bug, clumsy ingot sailed along until it
bumped against a pair of large steel
rolls. Immediately the rolls seized it
and hauled it through, like clothes
through a clothes wringer. We could
not see that it had been flattened down
very much, but we noticed that deep
corrugations had been cut into its up
per surface.
As it moved on tbe rollers turned It
over on Its side before it was caught
by the next pair or "stand" of rolls. It
went through four stands in succes
sion, turning over between each stand
until it had made a complete turn.
Then it came to what is called a "three
high" mill, which has three rolls, one
above the other. First the "bloom." as
it was now called, went between the
middle and bottom rolls, but no sooner
bad it emerged than it was raised bod
ily, the supporting roller "tables" on
both sides of tbe mill being raised up
simultaneously.
The rollers of tbe tables were then
reversed, causing the bloom to start
back between the middle and top rolls.
The tables were now lowered, their
rollers reversed and the bloom sent
through between the middle and bot
tom rolls, as before, but this time it
was switched to one side, where the
rolls were a little larger in diameter,
and it was a tighter squeeze getting
through them.
And so the bloom went back and
forth, being switched over to a tighter
pass each time until it was squeezed
down to about eight inches square and
over forty feet long. Then it was cut
in two, and each bloom went through
another set of rolls that gradually
worked it down to the size and shape
of a rail. It was fascinating to watch
that snakelike bar over a hundred feet
long writhing as if alive.
As it came back for its last sally
through the rolls a whistle was blown
as a warning that the rolling was fin
ished, and tbe rail was now on its
way to the saws. There were five cir
cular saws that dropped down upon
the glowing metal and amid a shower
of sparks sawed it into four ten-yard
rails. After that the rails were car
ried off on "run out tables" to the "hot
beds" to cool.—St. Nicholas.
Pacific Blockades.
The phrase "pacific blockade" is al
most a contradiction of terms, but is
used in international law for want of a
better. It means tbe blockade of ports
of another country in time of peace
without the intention of waging war
in other words, it is a peaceable act of
war. Some writers on international
law insist that the blockade of the
ports of a foreign country is itself an
act of war without regard to tbe mo
tive of future intentions, but as a
means of reprisal or of compelling the
settlement of international disputes it
has become an established feature of
the laws of nations. Philadelphia
Press.
The Danco of Death.
The population of tbe world is about
1,(123.300.000 persons.
Tbe average age of all persons at
deatb is thirty-three years.
Total of 47,372.727 persons die an
nually.
Total of 908.516 persons die weekly.
Total of 129.788 persons die daily.
Total of 5.308 persons die hourly.
Nearly ninety persons die every min
ute.
About three persons die every ttfo
seconds.
Sixty persons died' while yoa
were reading this item.—Ed Howe's
Monthly.
Cost of a Failure.
In Russia a man. intending to kill
himself, got In front of a railway
train, but was pulled aside.
Then tbe authorities took him In
charge. They flned blm for disorderly
conduct, imprisoned him for Imperiling
human life and gave blm solitary con
finement for interrupting travel. It
seems to be painfully difficult to leave
Russia by any route.—Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
8uooossful Ugly Womfcii.
Successful women are wt always
of irreproachable beauty or modeling:
Thus the Princess d'Evoll of Louis
XV.'s time was one eyed: tbe slit of
Montespnn's mouth reached her ears:
Mme. de Malntenon
was
thin, meager,
yellowish La Valliere lame. Gabrielle
d'Estrees one armed. Anne Boleyn six
fingered.—Westminster Gatette..
Got a Bargain.
"I bad my fortune told the'other
day," said one woman.
"What a waste of money!" said the
other.
"Not at all. I gave tbe woman fiO
cents, and she informed me that I: aim
to inherit $100,000. Wasn't that a good
bargain?"—Washington Star.
Considerate.
"Mother, why do they play some of
the music so low and some so load?"
"£k that tbe people who are bard of
hearing can get tbelr money's worth."
—PhiladelphiaLedger. !/•',.
Amplifying It
"I understand Colonel Musbby gave
a good account of himself In the war.','
"So he did and has been giving a bet
ter one, ever since." -Baltimore Sun.
All philosophy In two words—sustain
and abstain--Eplctetus.
THE ADVANTAGES OF
RAISING FALL CALVES
The first requisites in raising fall
calves are clean, dry, well ventilated,
sunny pens. Young calves never do
well in damp, dirty quarters. A good
floor made of cement or cork brick,
well bedded with short straw, shavings
or sawdust to absorb tbe liquid manure
will facilitate cleaning and keep the
calves warm. A wood floor does fairly
well if the Joints are laid closely and
then treated to a coat of creosote to
prevent the absorption of liquid ma
nure otherwise wood is very insani
tary. A floor of earth is practically
useless, as it cannot be kept clean and
sanitary.
Good fresh air in the calf stable is
of great importance with the young
calf to give it a strong, vigorous con
stitution and strong vitality. The calf
will be the dairy cow within two years.
When the Ayrshire Breeders' as
sociation started official testing in
1902 the 10,000 pound Ayrshire cow
was considered to be a phenome
non, but today the cow with such
a record attracts no attention at
all, because the breeders have de
veloped cows with official records
of 20.000 pounds of milk and more.
The cow shown herewith is Eliza
beth of Juneau, which produced 15,
21S pounds of milk containing 5,358
pounds of butter fat as a three
year old. She is owned by Kansas
Agricultural college.
so if good productive dairy cows are
expected the calf needs to be kept
strong and thrifty from the start.
Sunshine is very necessary to the
vigor of all young growing animals.
It is an excellent germicide and for
that reason serves to purify the sur
roundings and to keep tbe young calf
healthy. It is always well to place the
calf pens in a part of the stable where
plenty of direct sunshine may enter.
The advantages of raising fall calves
are that dairy products are much high
er priced in the winter, the average
farmer has more time to properly care
for the cows, besides the average cow
will maintain her milk flow longer by
coming on to grass in the springtime.
With tbe calves coming in the fall,
they are ready to be weaned In tbe
spring and can be put out to pasture,
where they will continue to grow. On
tbe other band, when calves are drop
ped In the spring they are ready to
wean in the fall about tbe time winter
sets in. so are liable to go through the
winter without making very much
growth. In tbe fall Is by all means
the best time for dairy calves to come
both from the standpoint of tbe calf
and profits of the owner.
TANKAGE FOR PIGS.
Fed With Alfalfa Pasture It Gave Ex
cellent Results.
Some months ago the proprietor of
the Sherman ranch In Kansas decided
to try tankage to find, if possible,
methods of producing pork at greater
profits than he has been obtaining with
alfalfa and mill feeds. Taking the lit
ters of a number of tfirlfty sows, he
divided tbem into equal lots with the
dams. To one lot Mr. Sherman gave
his regular pig growing ration. To the
other practically tbe same feeds with
the addition of a small amount of tank
age.
After being on tbe test feeds for thir
ty days following the sows, these pigs
were weighed. Those that received
tankage weighed 15.5 pounds each,
while tbe checks not receiving tankage
weighed 14.2 pounds. Tbe same,pigs
were again weighed on Nov. 16. 1913.
about four months later and tho?e, that
were given tankage with their regular
I feed weighed 111.4 pounds, while (hose
that received no tankage weighed only
65.1 pounds each. This was a gain of
95.5 pounds for each bog receiving
tankage as against 50.9 pounds for
each of tbe check pigs that did not get
any tankage.
Tbe two lots were weighed regularly.
Tbe weighings showed that the tote!
gain at the end of the test of tbe fifty
eight pigs receiving tankage was 5.539
pounds. Tbe gain of the fifty-nine pigs
that did not get any tankage was 3.003
pounds, a difference of 2.536 pounds of
pork for 1.689 pounds of tankage. Both
lots of pigs were allowed all tbe good
green alfalfa pasture they could eat
It was noticed that tbe tankage pig®
ate as much or more alfalfa than those
that did not receive tankage.
drain For Cowa on Pasture.
If grain Is fed on pasture it should
be of a carbonaceotm nature. Tbe pas
ture furnishes all of the protein nec
essary. Corn chop or beet pulp wOl
be better for the purpose than cotton
seed meal or bran. However. It is sel
dom profitable to feed grain when
pasture is abundant Cows in pasture
will rellsb a little hay. fodder or other
dry forage. It is liked because of the
variety and change it furnishes rather
than for the additional nutriment It
may contain.
"Hp
'.SlS Wood Out Poor Cows/
Tbe scrub cow is altogether top eomr
mon. Even though the herd Is made
up of nothing but registered stock, a
rather strenuous campaign of selecting
must be conducted all the time.
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SECRET OF THE PARIS HAT.
The
Magic but Deadly Needle That
Holdc Its Spirit.
An American milliner seeking to
learn what it is that makes the Paris
bat so bewitching sought work In
Paris and found it easily enough in
one of the largest exporting houses, a
name to conjure with. One afternoon
taw her seated upon a bench with gay.
chattering companions who radiated
joy and sparkle on every side of her.
Deft fingers flew with chattering
tongues, confusing her by the bewilder
ing creations called Into being with
breathless haste.
When night came tbe loneliness sbe
dreaded did not come, so filled was her
solitude by thoughts of all she had
seen and heard, and so hard did her
brain work to digest all the wonders.
Would sbe, could she, in two months
grasp the "something" and take it
home to America, and in so doing
reach another stepping stone in her
career? The following morning found
her seated upon her assigned bench.
She bad been told to come at 8 o'clock,
and every clock and watch said 8—
but sbe was alone. In half an hour
her companions of yesterday began
to stray in casually. Dull of eye and
listlessly they came. No bubbling
laugh, no gay chatter filled the room,
and what was more surprising, no
work was attempted. Some great
calamity must have occurred! The
whole nation must be suffering death
and facing calamity. Questions failed
to bring forth answers, and the puzzle
grew. Were all her dreams to vanish
with the night? The •'house" must
have failed was her final thought.
Around 10 Or 11 o'clock the party
broke up for dejeuner, and with their
return came a breath of the spirit of
the afternoon before. Increasing gay
ety and brilliant ideas grew with the
hours, and the wonder of it was more
and more inexplicable. The mornings
were one long torture, the afternoons
a joy. One day all was revealed. A
tiny hypodermic needle filled with the
stuff that dreams are made of is the
spirit of the Paris hat!
The workers until sufficiently "dop
ed" cannot work, cannot produce, and
listlessly Idle the morning hours till
hypodermic needle and absinth cre
ate the gay. chattering designer, who
brings forth the joy giving Paris hat
Jessie Belyea in National Magazine.
CLAY'S FIRST SPEECH.
It Began In Confusion, but Ended In a
Brilliant Triumph.
Henry Clay as a young man was ex
tremely bashful, although he possessed
uncommon brightness of intellect and
fascinating address, without effort
making the little he knew pass for
much more. In tbe early part of his
career he settled in Lexington, Va.,
where be found the society most con
genial. though tbe clients seemed
somewhat recalcitrant to the young
lawyer. He joined a debating society
at length, but for several meetings be
remained a silent listener.
One evening after a lengthy debate
the subject was being put to a vote
when Clay was beard to observe softly
to a friend that the matter in question
was by no means exhausted. He was
at once asked to speak and after some
hesitation rose to his feet. Finding
himself thus unexpectedly confronted
by an audience, he was covered with
confusion and began, as be bad fre
quently done, in imaginary appeals to
the court. "Gentlemen of the jury."
A titter that ran through the au
dience only served to heighten his em
barrassment, and the obnoxious phrase
fell from bis lips again. Then be gath
ered himself together and launched
Into a peroration so brilliantly lucid
and impassioned that it carried the
house by storm and laid tbe corner
stone to bis future greatness, his first
case coming to blm as a result of this
speech, which some consider the finest
he ever made.
Knights Templars.
Tbe name "Knights Templars" was
first assumed by a semireligious. semi
military order founded In the twelfth
century for tbe commendable purpose
of protecting the scattered and. dls:
banded crusaders. At first they were
merely Knights, but after they were
assigned quarters at the palace In Je
rusalem called Solomon's temple they
became known as Knlgbts of tbe Tem
ple. or Knights Templars. Tbe ancient
order finally became so powerful that
it was suppressed in tbe fourteenth
century, and the continuity or identity
of tbe modern with tbe ancient one of
tbe same name bas been warmly dis
puted.— Philadelphia Press.
8tory of a Churoh 8ign.
In New York city alone more than
150 electric signs are used by the
churches. Perhaps the earliest Illumi
nated church sign was a cross placed
over St Angostlne chapel. In lower
Manhattan, nearly forty years ago.
Again and again Bowery mission and
settlement' house workers have met
men and women who have testified
that the flaming cross on St. Augu*
tine's was tbe Instrument that turned
them from evil lives.
Dividing tho Circle.
Ancient Chaldeana divided tbe circle
into 360, equal parts because they
thought that there are 360 days in a
year. They could not prove that the
earth turns on its axis 365.256431
times while going around tbe sun once.
—New York American.
Her Choice.
"Can be sing well?" y.
"Well. I'll tell. you. He offered to
sing the baby to sleep tbe other nigbt
and his wife said, 'No: let her keep on
crying.' "—Cleveland Leader.
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For the Children
Vinson W. McLean
Has a New Playmate.
by American Press Association.
Vinson Walsh McLean, whose fea
tures are seen in this picture, the mil
lionaire baby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward B. McLean of Washington and
Newport, has recently acquired a new
playmate. This person is the son of
Dr. Shirley Carter of Warrenton. Va.,
who is to be the tfiiest of the McLeans
for an indefinite period. Both are
healthy, happy Uve-year-olds but while
the millionaire baby Is attended by a
nursery governess, two nurses each
with a diploma from a training school,
a nurse maid or two and two able
bodied detectives, the little Virginian
has been taught to stand on his own
sturdy feet and to ilde the blue ribbon
animals of the Carter stable with no
other bodyguard than one of his fa
ther's jockeys.
The boys will spend the summer at
Black Point farm, near Newport.
Master McLean, if he inherits all he
ma.v be expected to inherit, will have
about $150,000,000 and be the richest
boy in America. His grandfather, the
late Thomas F. Walsh of Colorado,
left the youngster about $100,000,000.
From bis paternal grandfather, John R.
McLean, be will Inherit at least half
as much.
Throwing the Brick.
Draw two lines fifteen feet apart.
then divide the boys Into two com
panies, allowing each player a piece of
brick or square wood that can be easily
thrown. Each player on one side
throws his brick, trying to come as
near as possible to tbe line on tbe
other side. The one farthest frotn, the
line sets up his brick on the line and
the one nearest standing on tbe op
posite side pitches at It If he falls to
knock it over he sets up his brick and
tbe other boy pitches at it If be suc
ceeds be picks It up. goes back to the
line, pitches It again, near tbe other
brick, hops over It and kicks bis brick
near that of his companion. Then he
must pick up his brick and carry it suc
cessively on bis bead, on each shoulder,
on his back, on bis breast (walking).
In the bend of bis knee (hopping).
In between his legs (shuffling), each
time starting nt the line and proceed
ing to tbe other brick and knocking
It over. Finally be marks a square In
closing tbe brick and about eighteen
Inches square, and If be ran bop over .•.
this, be Is declared a winner.' If be
falls In any one of tbe "stunts" be. ..''2
must wait bin turn, but can then begin
at tbe point where he failed.
A Homemade Toy.
Did you ever see boys walk on stilts?
It looks like dangerous sport but it Is
not after you have a little practice. In
fact, you cat take rapid strides with
tbem,- as do the shepherds In tbe des
ert of Laiides In tbe south of France.
Tbey can run,-, jump, bop and dance on
tbem with ease and security. When
they stgnd on'tbe stilts tbey can watch
their fioclc. their feet being protected
from tbe Water during the winter and
tbe hot sands in summer. In addition
to tbe stilts. tbey use a long staff,
which tbey carry in tbelr bands. Tbla
forms tbe third leg when tbey require
reA.
To make stilts procure two poles
about six or seven feet long and nail
on a strap of ieatber about one-third
from tbe bottom of eacb. Into these
the feet are placed, tbe poles being
kept in a proper position by the band*
and moved forward by tbe action of
the legs. Some American boya nail on
wooden supports for tbe feet to feat
upon instead of the leather strap*
m,
love
Ob. I am a child of the oountry. aad
hm Hn sHliii' •ilnit
Mr heart la akin to the wild thlnga
the woodlands vast and dim.
Whore the-triads.aad the brook make
isle and. faint froa Ma oool
Comae the nw of die thrush at
madrigal wild and aweet.
Oh. I am a child of the country, and the'
orchard knows my tread
Whan tho boughs shine white .with UoM
soma and tho bods lie pink and rodl
And hand In hand In the moonlight go aar
•OUl'l MhH
And wo need ao words to question, no
words to make, reply.
Oh, I am a child of the country, and I leve
the fields at mora,
Where the air comes fresh and fragrant ,'.s
and the joy of the day la'tern, |'f^l
Loud carols tho cheerful robin to tbe I In-!
net over the way, I
And tho growing things and the birds and,!
Sad
•4*
I welcome the dawn of day.' ft
-St Nlcholaa,
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