;' The Earth Other Motion.
The earth, in addition to its diurnal
dnd ftununl revolutions, has a stow
babbling of Its axis, a motion seldom
mentioned oven in tlio textbooks of as
tronomy. Tills curious motion may be
properly likened to that imparted, to a
top by a touch of the linger on its rim
when it is In rapid movement, the
touch causing the upper end of the
top's stem to describe a small circle.
So, too, the mighty sun lays hold of
the rlni of the great terrestrial top,
end It begins to oscillate In the long
period of 21,000 yeais that is to say,
on Dec. 21, 12-19, the earth iuitdo its
nen rest approach to the sun, and It
will approach equally near in 10,500
yours from that time, or on the 21st
day of June in the year 11.748. This
has all to do wlth'ellimi'-' both north
and south of the equatorial line.
In the period comprising the first
our northern winters are short and
mild and our summers are long and
eunny. But during the period of
which the year 11.748 will bo the mid
dle our winters will be awful In their
severity and our summers short aud
cool. Even now the northern hemi
sphere is slowly but surely losing its
long, sunny summers, and if you should
live until the winter of the year 11,748
49 you could tell a story of cold and
snows that would pale to insignificance
the stories of the cold winter of 1833
34, for the whole northern hemisphere
will then be in the midst of Its great
and terrible winter.
The Klnffflnner.
Eoskomenos, the kingfisher, still bur
rows in the earth like his reptile an
cestors. Therefore the other birds call
him outcast and will have nothing to
do with him. But he cares little for
that, being a clattering, rattle headed,
self satisfied fellow, who seems to do
nothing all day long but fish and eat
As you follow him, however, you note
with amazement that be does some
things marvelously well better, in
deed, than way other of the wood folk.
To locate a fish accurately In still wa
ter Is difficult enough when one think
of light refraction, but when the fish
Is moving and the sun glares down Into
the pool and the wind wrinkles Its face
lcto a thousand flashing, changing fur
rows and ridges, then the bird that can
point a bill straight to bis fish and hit
him fair just behind the gills must
have more in his head than the usual
chattering gossip that one hears from
him on the trout otreams. Country
Life In America.
Herrmann and Kellnr.
The late Professor Herrmann, the
magician, was possessed not only of
great strength in his bauds, 'but of
such skill as would enable blm to per
form apparent feats of strength which
would be impossible to a far stronger
man.
His greatest feat along this line was
to place two packs of cards together
and tear them across.
A friend of his, going into a cafe
with Herrmann, met another friend
who was accompanied by a quiet look
ing man with a big mustache.
The four sat down together, and
Herrmann was at length induced to
tear two packs of cards in half.
"That," said his admiring friend, "Is
something no other man alive can do."
The quiet man with the mustache
coolly picked up the torn packs and
tore the halved sections into quarter
sections.
Then, as the rest glared amaSedly at
him, be remarked:
"I forgot to mention my name la
Kellar."
It was Herrmann's foremost rival In
the sleight of hand business.
' A Missing Point.
A good instance of the Importance of
punctuation was afforded In the case
of a contemporary, according to the
I-ondon Chronicle, which once an
nounced the death of the bishop of
Brisbane. This was promptly contra
dicted. The explanation followed that
the cable received was: "Bishop of
Brisbane found dead sea serpent fifty
feet long." Beading this as two items
of news, the news editor chose the
piece of Information most suited to his
columns, and the cable announced,
"The bishop of Brisbane has been
found dead."
YourHair
"Two years ago my hair was
falling out badly. I purchased a
bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor, and
soon my hair stopped coming out."
Miss Minnie Hoover, Paris, 111.
Perhaps your mother
had thin hair, but that is
no reason why you must
go through life with half
starved hair. If you want
long, thick hair, feed it
with Ayer's Hair Vigor,
and make it rich, dark,
and heavy.
JI.OO I bottle. All drafrlits.
If your druggist cnnnot supply you,
tend us ono dollar and we will express
you a bottle. He sure and pive the name
of your nearest express ollico. Address,
J. C. AY Ell CO., Lowell, Mass.
The Court What's all that noise?
Lawyer I've lost my hat, your
honor.
The Court Why, people lose wholo
suits here every day and don't make
half as much noise. Chicago News.
Health and Beauty.
No beauty with pimply skin, dull eyes, bad
breath. Clean your system and keep It clean
wlthl tragrant Casearets Candy Catharttcl
All druggists, 10c, 2Cc, 60c.
"Why are people always amused by
doings of lovers?"
"Because of the joy it brings tliern
to see that there are others in the
world as foolish as they have been."
Indianapolis News.
The KIuKlUhcr.
Koskomenos, the kingfisher, still bur
rows in the earth like his reptile an
cestors. Therefore the other birds call
him outcast and will have nothing to
do with him. But he cares little for
that, being a clattering, rattle headed,
self satisfied fellow, who seems to do
nothing all day long but fish and cat
As you follow him, however, you note
with amazement that he docs some
tilings marvelously well better, in
deed, than any other of the wood folk.
To locate n fish accurately In still wa
ter is dlillcult enough when one thinks
of light refraction, but when the fish
Is moving and the sun glares down into
the pool and the wind wrinkles its face
into a thousand flushing, changing fur
rows and ridges, then the bird that can
point a bill straight to his fish and hit
him fair just behind the gills must
have more in Ills head than the usual
chattering gossip that one hours from
him on the trout otreams. Country
Life In America.
Two Queer Diseases.
Astasia Is a nervous affection the
pecullur feuture of which 'is the fact
that a person suffering from it cannot
stand upright. If he tries, he will be
obliged to hop and Jump whenever his
feet touch the ground. In a word, his
actions ore precisely those of a person
who might be required to stand up
right on a floor composed of rcdhot
coals. Fortunately there are not many
eases of this malady on record. Aka
thlsla Is the exact opposite of astasia,
since a person suffering from it cannot
remain seated. The moment he seats
himself In a chair he Is obliged to
start up again. A person afflicted
with aknthisln can walk easily, but
cannot sit, whereas a person Buffering
from astasia cannot stand upright and
cannot walk in the ordinary manner
owing U, the contraction of bis lower
limbs.
TAPE
WORMS
"A tape worm eighteen feet long at
least came on thn scone after my taking two
CASCAH1CTS. '."tils I urn sure lias caused my
bud health tor tt j past three years. I am still
taking Cusuurnts. the only cathartic worthy of
notice by suuullile people."
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"What Jarred Her.
Mother (soothingly) You mustn't
mind what bo says about his mother's
cooking, uiy dear. All men do that
Married Daughter (warmly) I don't,
mn in inn; it's the things he says about
my cooking that annoy me.
Fiso's Cure is a good cough medicine.
It lias cured coughs and colds lor forty
years. At druggists, 25 cents.
"I wish I could give up work and
take a long rest?"
"You'd do it if you could, would
vou?"
"Well, I'm not sure I'd do it if I
could. It's one of those things you'd
like to do when you can't. Brooklyn
Life.
Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use
for their children during the teething
season.
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Vcts piea.satrtly;
Acts Bervefi dally.
ts truly as a Laxative.
Syrup of Figs appeals to the cultured and the
well-informed and to the healthy, because its com
ponent parts are simple and, wholesome and be
cause it acts without disturbing the natural func
tions, as it is wholly free from every objectionable
quality or substance. In the process oi
manufacturing figs are used, as they are
pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal
virtues of Syrup of Figs are obtained
from an excellent combination of plants
known to be medicinally laxative and to
act most beneficially. '
To cet its beneficial effects buv the
genuine u.aiiu.aiiui cu uy UlC
LouisvilU
.Sorv Frorcico, Col.
for c&lc by oil druggists.
flew York.N.Y.
Price, fifty certts per bottle.