"Honest old Izaak Walton." "Dear
old Izaak Walton." By such terms is
the old linen draper and fisherman re
ferred to by the multitude who have
been made happier and better by his
ocok.
In South America.
"Pedro, you're two hours late for
dinner." "Yes. Chiquita But the rev
olution today wasn't called till 3:30
and the score was 0 to 0 up to the
eleventh battle, and 1 Just had to stay
and see w ho won."
Composition of Wheat Grain.
A grain of wheat is composed of four
parts: the husk, which consists of five
layers of bran: the cereal laver, a thin
membrane inclosing the starch cells,
and the germ. During the milling
procesE the bran coats and the germs
are removed.
From the Soil.
The Russian army is in the main a
peasant army. Tartars, I.ittle Rus
sians Finns, Lithuanians, Tchoovasb,
Khirgise, Esths. Poles and Circassians
are all represented, lint the mass of
the soldiers coiih from the Krestjane,
or peasant, classes.
Few Fires in Carlsbad.
Carlsbad by law requires all bslld
! ings to be as nearly fireproof as
! stble, with the result that the city.
firemen earn most of their wagss u
I chimney sweeps.
Had the Elements of 8uccew.
"He started life with a shoestriif
and now he has a million doling
Seems incredible, eh?” "Not at ill.
I should consider that a man wbi
could get anybody to buy one iho»
string was Inevitably bound to it*
need'—Judge.
How Nice!
Phyllis—‘Aren't the new Boitot
traffic rules just lovely for us gtrli!"
Ethel—'How sc?” Phyllis—"Wiy,
didn't you h.now they were going u
have sophomores stationed at evwj
downtown street cornerBoitai
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