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The Huron Signal, 1882-12-29, Page 66 T . Fallow *rasa +^- Of houremsputa, sham starched so stiff it w4 stand alma, is net a very wee Ming for a man w jam his head against when he crawls into bed But there is no question but what • woman oan find a tloaaand and one rumens why the pil- low ahem should be perpetuated an a thing of beauty. The beautiful, clean, snowy white pillow shams, looming up at the head of the bed, and stanuing alone, look very pretty, and the Is 'y of the house ie greatly plowed with theta. The men folks also Ovid them very handy to keep the hair oil off the pillows, so their %ices will not complain about their pil- lows being ail greased over with oil. Men can escape all hard aelings lobi. to be engendered by neglecting to take off the shams when retiring, and deck- ing out the lovely linen and fine lace, used in manut tcturing the shams, with cl vice and fragrant hair oil. And when he gets tired of getting his ears sawed off, by corning in contact with the stiff linen, and his cheeks wore, raw by the starch and lace, he can gently slide the slams to the foot of the bed and jam his feet against them to keep them from get- ting up in the night and walking all over him. Even the most energetic pil- low sham will loose its energy snd vital force after being stamped anu crumpled at the foot of the bed under a man's feet. The pillow sham is not in any one's way, to any great extent ; tho men can get along with them and the women can't get along without then,, so the pil- low sham will not be obliged to go. — Pork's Sus.. Aa Ostrich's Nest. After pairing, the ostrich begin* to make hie nest It ta the male slow that performs this duty. To do this it squats upoltheyround,aud,balancing dealt upon the sterngm. it scratches the earth with its legs and throws the sand behind it. When it has dug out enough on one side to suit it, it turns around and begins to dig another side, and continues this operation until it is large enough fora to sit in comfortably. This nest is elliptical in shape, and is about 0.25 meters deco, Y meter wide, and 14 meters long. A few days after the nest is finished the female bird begins to lay one egg on every alternate day for eighteen or twenty days. She then rests for a while which time varies from ten days, and then begins to lay more. A pair of os- triches yield forty eggs. This is only the minintunt nurber,which is always reach - It is not unusual for • well-fed, well -kept pair to yield fifty or even sixty eggs. The eggs are placed so as to leave no apace between them. They arena upon et first forseverai hours each day, and finally altogether. The male and the female brood alternately. At night the reale is always on the nest,•+ it possesses greater warmth than the female. When the birds relieve each other on the nest the new comer tarns over each egg in order that the portion which has been laid against the nest shall receive the warmth of the browler. These birds perform their duties with the greatest skill, without any noise or breaking of the eggs. They squat downsnd with their head and neck rake up and overturn every one of the eggs, one atter another without neglecting • single one. The incubation tuts forty-five days on an average, sometimes fifty days but never continues beyond that. When the chicklings hatch out they can be heard trying to bresk the shell of the egg. Sometime they succeed in doing so, but usually the father break* the egg under his breast bone and seizing with his bill the inside akin tan at, and frees the chidkliny. Upon first reaching the air the chiekliag remains limp and weak. But the warmth of thelearent won revives it, and a few hours afterwards it oegins to run about the nest, exercising its long legs, tootling over at each step, and recommencing' again it stumbling jour- ney. Four days after their hatching the chicklings begin to eat. They run after and swallow small pebbles rhe father and mother do not help their little ones to find food. ..ire... THE HURON SIGNAL. FRIAY, DEC. 29, L$8. --- ah y h• ` Irk• /11111104111114/11111104111114••.a testae s>.a t w wort • tree. Montane .: n tane •one. ►o Lad made • purcb•►e •wound head dealer on ('hetha n A stranger w %C anted. nig Ynr • L's Oft .se strut grew ooutkbutul and sled ole would A firCLQ al aW k .y ' BIT Mos like some •dviee. '•Vhell, go &betide wanted "If you were in m place and to go into business here, would you lend your money and live on the tot Thr would you go into a second baud ►ns bunnies?" "My trent," replied the other with a very serious look on his face, "let me tole you shoat like a (adder. Don't gf into de secondhand business yourself, but lend we your money and become a silent partner." "Are the profits larger' "Large How much you tanks I wade on dot west I sold you for $2P I made shusht twelve shillings. "Not by a blamed sight, for I hevn't paid for it and trout take it!" exclaimed the stranger, as he dropped the bundle and walked out. Yh.11, vheUl" sighed Moses as he looked after him, 'efery tines I tell der truth I lest money, and efery time I lie I lop a customer. How can an honest man nuke • living in New York:' ileeswalosu. The lads desire to be a man. The brains which lead a mob. The desire to keep • rash vow. as bad s f '� _ srsszar t - That "three removes are a tire. The friendship given you view' man. The secret hatred nursed give an open rebuke. The doing of good in order to have well spoken of. The man who thinks seal when it is only passion. That "kir ospirity always monsters The man who chases a false tale,think- ing to catch it. He who takes all advantages brought to him by Fortune's smiling on him. Be who thinks himself • saint just be cause he advertised the fact that he tound a pocketbook. net "in a thousand pounds of law there is not one ounce of love." The person who thinks realization of folly the sole right of the aged. A French sientist who baa iayse- ttgated buckwheat gives the following as the result of his researches Buckwheat cakes are equal to pure wheat bread as regards the phosphates or bone -making material and nitrogenous principles which they contain, and are superior to bread in fatty platten. The general yield of buckwheat when cooked is about three times the weight of flour used, showing that such flour will retain from 40 to 41 per cent. of water. Between different batches of ground buckwheat there is a great dissimilarity of composition, one batch containing nearly seven times as much nitrogen, twenty-five times the amount of phosphates, and a hundred and fitteen times as much fatty matter as another. The bran is the richest por- tion of the buckwheat, but cannot be digested be weak stomachs. The finest qualities of buckwheat flour, and the white mill -dust especially, are very suit- able for children and persons in poor health, while the stronger varieties re- quire • stronger stomach and much ex- ercise for their proper digestion Health journals say that to retain a sound constitution a man must he on the right side. . Yes, but which is the right side? Every lawyer. preacher, and editor in the country thinks the side, he is ly- ing on is the right one.- Texas Sifti,.ga. An Austin grocergrosaly insulted Mrs Mose Schaumburg the other day without intending it. She is an immensely stout woman, and, stepping on the scales, playfully asked the grocer to weigh her. As he adjusted the weights he remarked that she weighed 190 pounds which prov- ed to be her exact weight. "How did you come to guess it1' she asked. i am used to guessing at weights. I weighed hog's for five years in Cincin nati. " Y by aa ole - rather than A 'exceed e•It7 rtseevered. The discos ery of • deserted city sixty miles loug, cut out of the rocky face of • winding cliff, rewarded the effort of Mr. • Stevenson's Smithsonian Tntitution et- ploring party during its researches in New Mexico and Arizona the put sea- son. Thio is by far the most important find yet among the ancient haunts of the ciiff dwellers. Some of the houses con- tain four or five dwellings, nue on the top of the other, and in the plateau above the cliff, were found many ruins of tem- ples of worship, built of well cut squire stones A somparison of the collections of pottery and implements gathered in the cliff houses by the exploring party with those obtained in the Pueblo vil- lages strengthens the theory that the Pueblo Indians are the degenerate des- cendants of the once powerful r..ce that had once built the ruined cities of the plains, and then .retreating before sense war -like race, carved out these singular dwellings on the sheer walls of the dizzy precipices, and found in them, it may be for centuries, fortress anu homes. Per- haps the hieroglyphic inscriptions seen by Mr. Stephenson will one day be de- ciphered, and found to contain the tragic history of the wasting away by wars and famines of this ill-fated people, who, like the coneys of the Bible, trade tLe rocks their refuge. r.•.-0'...�M .acv ...A ems toes.,+••,•• it moves him makes men _ Itil101a{1 a �tais.•aw•�uas�talsbertset alto 4�!•P.C"1�:: the attars LM~ .w caso.se 1w1, erire.�imws 7/ALailT LSI► ROUT[." • w.• sal s�`g sears lee •m Taeoasassrsws.a salatl SUMO Oateaate wags a• >w r e..'e.•ss•� emir= err tisai�isi ,ewrwwl... cocas. *ipso. POW eftC �NsOOK ISLANDOmit& - R R Stir•pi !!T. s �1Mt. Newspapers la +creek. Tho agitation which has long been go- ing on in some districts of the United States for the introduction of newspapers as text books in the public school., has at length taken practical shape in oneor two places AtDedham,aBeston journalis read in place of the readers. Regarding the innovation theprincipal says: "Some twenty copies of the journal find their way into the school rooms every morn- ing, and the children read from them, culling that which relates more particu- larly to history. Most of the scholars have scrap books, in which they paste such despatches as relate to the events of the day, and once a week there is a review of the current events, which con- sists of a comparison of what each one has selected, and taken all in all the scholars find themselves well posted in what is going on throulrhoat the world. The result is gratifying in two ways— first, by the education of the scholars, and second. by a development of the mind." Of course, it must be admitted that as an exercise in classical English the average newspaper report would be found sadly inadequate, but the car- ing for the practical rather than artistic or abstruse in our public school educa- tion would certainly favor the newspa- per. The reading of the "annals ,of the day," might be made simply another branch in education, and as such its benefit. cannot be doubted. The objec- tions to the frequently oecuring details of horrible murders, suicides, seductions, etc., in the press, is not so easily ever - eons. These, however, might be left unread. a 'tater Calves. Fill s common tumbler with water and then cut out a round of cotton bat- ting just large enough to cover the sur- face. and lay it upon the water. Over this scatter the seeds of grass, or flax, or mnetard, or all mined. Set the tumbler away in the dark. In a few days you will pee a beautiful sight. Delicate, sil- very, thread - like fibers will steal through the cotton, and creep down- ward to the bottom of the glass, while the surface of the cotton will be a soft,nu gliuoring taus of velvety green Set this now in your sunniest window, and every day or two replenish the water by inserting more, with a teaspoon or small syringe, under the edge of the cotton. A glass globe, such as gold -fish arc keg' in, is very effective for this sort of gar- dening. Frank Frayne, who killed Miss Von Behren in Cincinnati. while attempting the hazardous feet of shooting ton apple off her head, was a picture of complete distress tor a few days subec tnent to that unfortunate occurrence. He appears to have recovered. however, with astonish- ing alacrity, for the Boston Herald says : "Bois wandering in New Ens land, giving exhibitions on the famous, or rather in- famous, notoriety which he achieved on - that occasion.' The exhibitions which he continues to give are attended with perils. The Hoed,/ Biqa : "Fie intro - 1 s lion a bear and a vw __ease»_ lomat res. 11441 i • roar •*. OIOOAOO• at IP M • ONE DOY+L'R a♦els WEEKLY' GLOBE T11 LARGEST -TLEAP AND The Best General NBwspaPar,. IN TUE DONIIIvIO211. THE MONARCH OF THE WEEKLIES Contains Seventy-two Columns of Reading Matter, avid los admitted to bre the beet author t noon A$rloUItural and Oommerdal matters 1f1 the Dombilon. SedDSOIribo for 188$ now, and GET Or legs rats. 011111P res{lasieocs to be &altered THE GLOBE MOM COMM, ONE DOLLAR HAR! WARE R. W. MCKENZIE'S CrossCut Saws&Axes _-40CR— COW CW1I�ITB Table and- Pooket a�Bott9- �n°' Pains and Oils at:om Prices. Barb Wire --Best Made. toe areas Tires. A writer says that a year's experience with broad wagon wheels is conclusive u to their value. A four -inch tire will carry two tons over soft ground with greater ease to the team than a two-and- a•half tire wall carry ore ton The wheels are not on notch strained by n* and rough tracks on the reed, e insert is not cut np. hut. on e contrary, is packed down ankept The editor of the Cumming (Ga Clarions can't be having such a good time this seaon. This is the way in which he fills in his days; "After we get up the news, set the type, do the press work, mad the papers,distnbote the 'pi,' keep the books, collect and pay the Lille, cuss nut a few delinquent subscribers, whip those who don't lore us, exeeute a good batch of job work, go to ere our girl every week, we have but little time to play. ' A French Chemist thinks that he can reetuutate a human body after it hal been frozen *few weekt Be might STS periment on Oscar Wilde; Fuel if he missed the combination people would be just as well satisfied. -Norristown Herold. A Londoner one day byes -eh -lent Raw the sun. "'ravens," said he, "'ow they himproved that there 'lectrie light Af- ter a fes' moment s pause, daring which he gazed upward on the novel sight, he added, reflectively. "But 'ow in thunder did they get 'aro Yup so •*h. • For We by JAS. WILSON. den o a vicious o •,g, , stern t th An &Folds In an exchange to beguiled den of hyenas, an tho climax of one of and th the *cones call' for an entiwnee into the d '•hlowd by her husband,' Rech mu fort for thef finng o of a paper accessary smooth. The preceding idea that the �1e trmerd�s'�'� �hpr'venttiplelroo forhl he he h eras unfolding of se Mot. Tf one of1 g widening the curer co Perhaps ifd wive., t' have rheas hyenas would just make anPvrnio i I draught altogether 1' increased hbas by rsyn ret would In tire to s 1 lees cell the con t servant girls, would keep out of (rwrr clic PRINCIPAL'+I-IN 4, R_ ''CTT _DANIEL GORDON GORDON D CABINET D„LAKER, "7 r Tee bP' •.""' " ase ail 7.+•, Roti'! ll.a /e, gt i Jwrpa. 1,r, tttlesa means Deal Mhsaevl.tt.n- j1.ltlWI =o& points hi lows, weerukf.. w, New Metter, norms, Ila lass sad Tela.. --515D-- THE LE�t VN'LERTe Furniture at Bottom Prices for Cashoc I have now on hand a very large stock, such am Chairs of all kinds, Tables, Bedsteads ParlorrSetts, Bide Boards, Rat- tan Chairs, & o., Bio., 8zo. 2 ,Doors West of the Post Office. Colvr.aL ly eoneeded to a tw east T5,5 Wo tbllrneW 1's VTOL ow all slates of travel. KA or %icor% sue to two. y rtpaled r the Brun Dui LIne SAS CITY Alt eossert,ea. moan In 1'slom Depots. tntmes' ') pienisi.4 Ling 1.. ..N .1 all nese* tM r a sad caw. V Au 'IC/ `�" t,Rwlaselaa ` .that mate* of V rue. eleepesa tee., a eu trfsliY at•�� TryK n,4 roe tom an 1 t meeting a In tory, Iastesa of • dls- ee.atoet 0 A.S. ,A _ NAIRN meal f F r the country lt, gether saw Prot y h l mourn -- The authoxitng* trade a moa the kitchen when It a da k, T 1 Fors[+, paRC[vaL L_w[LL, trst s wile tin red aces 111e dran¢ht. chend be it is steel uch w Itntt►+/t* yjwa tr, laic in turning Freyns loses W oosnnlit i • gtesao ill, crlosrTn the nut rage of using his murderous reek The retro tort of the tire is repaid many aces lesenesa as a playing advertisement. 1 time* „ter every year in the extra work + Ithat can he done by a team. Then is nn better Cough Medicine is -�— the world than the pr.Tlaruttne known as oleo If. Joel reTo�, „Pettoria. it promptly el es ell Threat. i .1•y tiould, it is mut, looking for ilius-' nigbts.and after getting up in the morn 111•40. t*� dot ��m k wed tractions for the tombstone to he erected 1 int.' If we del not have* high regard affections. its ¢' s (.rr nndee'ss M heart and ether own I - -- __. Lung and be ed urn ,Iwo esutht to R --- - �, earn be after renet firates the � Were tons( emetal plat ahnnld at mendable ,lnalifie•tinn' of this Miler of ' AMI<8 R)-.__.—, ARCHITECT, dc. d Orates shown 1 It world he kind of I the Houten .4. r, we wnuhl certainly It sesoth.e warms an inn •f r p� (�rsDD'sTillt�leorek. 1Ltuatcm at., �sMa relief hill 'Tubes, affording immediate I ehorr+ talt,b doNam, if:11. rli +saws tern p neveyou got suggestive of life's r ark a Tinel choly callehis•e Ynrkdnt doctor *beset gene oslc to the tieaty �ar� ,e, sand maaRt., Werk relief end w Sp `may cure that Nee, %Hal. sed e enw¢h aoColdprice then try it? For sale I enough for a tomb* one ever`-wheere prire 26 cents . New 'fork doctor writes 'You ran J. double your cirrulatron b) wacMng ynnr feet in enld water heifer, going to toed at Torono, Ont. Hut HIS --- NEW FRU ITS CHRISTMAS. NEW ARRIVALS EVERY DAY. An Inspection Invited. COURT HOCAS AQUARF r SAVE MONEY IN BUYING. A Discount of 124 per cent Allowed on all Oaeh Purchases in Feathers, Silk Velvets, Flowers, Hate, etc„ etc„ etc, Canadian This is a Genuine Canadian Peas. Ag't, Ak Offer, as I am amicus to Clear off My Winter Stock. Miss Jessie Wilson, THE SQUARE tlODERICH A M ,41111