Redemption rock Is in the tt-wn of
Princeton, Mass., near Mt. Waiie.hu
sett. It, derives Its nuine from a
treaty made on its surfuce with a
tribe of Indians May 2, 1070. for the
ransom of Mrs. Mary Ronnldson, of
Lancaster, a captive of the Indians.
The treaty was made on behalf of the
whites by John Hoan of Concord. The
rock has a large flat surface, on which
about twenty-five persons can stand.
Boston Globe.
Smoke Without Fire.
"Smoking strictly prohibited" notice*
caught the eye of a commercial con
sultant who had been called In by a
north of England firm to Investigate
and report upon the efficiency of Its
business methods and to suggest pos
sible Improvements. So soon as he
saw the sign precluding the fragrant
weed he commanded: "Take all those
notices down, paint them out. What
will visitors think?" The factory was
completely occupied for the manufac
ture of asbestos.
Varieties of Spiders' Webs.
The common house spider spins a
web quite different from that of tie
garden spider. The house spider's
web consists of a silken tube hidden
in a dark corner, with, an irregular
sheet of closely woven meshes spread
before It. The tube Is the spider's
lurking hole and place of refuge the
outspread web Is Its snare. The wolf
spider makes a tubular hole with a
hinged door for a refuge and spreads
no snare. Still another specif* of
spider constructs a far simpler tft of
silk without any lid or door.
Alphabet Traced to Phoenician*.
