BLOWING OFF STEAM 597 An Up-to-Date Parson "WE have called the Rev. Dr. Blank to our church next year." "You don't mean it! I never heard of him. What church has he ever had? Is he a famous preacher?" "Famous preacher! Should say he was. He has been indicted by a grand jury twice, and was three times suspended from the ministry in four years. I expect we shall have to build an addition to our church in six months."-Puck. Knew His Place A REVIVAL meeting was in progress and Sister Jones was called upon for testimony. Being meek and humble, she said: "I do not feel as though I should stand here and give testimony. I have been a transgressor for a good many years and have only recently seen the light. I believe that my place is in a dark corner behind the door." Brother Smith was next called upon for his testimony and, following the example set by Sister Jones, said: "I, too, have been a sinner for more than forty years, and I do not think it would be fitting for me to stand before this assembly as a model. I think my place is behind the door, in a dark corner with Sister Jones."-Cleveland Leader. A Changed Girl I THOUGHT you loved a light-haired girl last year." "I did, but she dyed."-Chicago Tribune. What Were His Politics? "PRISONER at the bar, I find you have been sentenced to prison twice before. What have you to say why I should not send you there again?" "I urge, your honor, the generally accepted feeling against a third term."-Baltimore THE HE Australian Commonwealth government has taken hold of the wireless telegraphy business and made a national matter of it. There are numerous outfits in the several States, of course, but the big thing is being done by the Commonwealth government. In suitable locations stations are being constructed to link the extreme east with the extreme west, and great masts raise their heads into what was silent space till the secret of air word carriage was discovered. One of these installations has just been made on the brow of a hill a few miles back from the sea front. The district is known as Pennant Hills, and lies a short distance to the north of Sydney, New South Wales. It is orchard land, and the journey to the wireless station is made through delightful country, orange groves and cherry and plum orchards appearing on either hand. The station is on elevated land, and the huge mast, which runs up some four hundred feet is visible for miles around. Viewed from a distance the great column appears as a piece of towering lattice work. Close inspection. veals the immensity AN OPERATIC PERFORMANCE IN THE SHADOW OF THE SPHINX. The photo shows the performance of Verdi's Aida, which took place recently under the shadow of the Sphinx, near Gizeh, a few miles from Cairo. A large number of people were present at this unusual performance. POPULAR SCIENCE and strength of its proportions. The mainmast is the central 599 frame work. The height varies IN THE SLOT. PAY-AS-YOU-ENTER PARK BENCHES N order to assure those persons having the necessary nickel a bench in parks and public resorts, a coin controlled settee has been devised to be occupied by dropping a nickel in the slot. As the first illustration shows, the bench is adjusted at such an angle that one cannot sit on it until a lock is released WAITING FOR A NICKEL by the coin. Then it can be pushed into an upright position, forming a comfortable rocking seat for two persons. When the occupants leave it, the settee automatically resumes its first position and locks until released by another nickel. A canopy is provided for those benches that are set in the sunny parts of the park or on the beaches. SILO UNDER GROUND THE HE silo which is all above ground is a very familiar sight to those living on Middle West farms, but a silo that is wholly within the ground is unusual. A farmer living in southwestern Nebraska finding that he would be short on feed through the cold season decided to dig a silo. The excavation was sixteen feet in diameter and twenty feet deep. This hole was filled with corn stalks from twenty-five acres of poor corn. When the farmer began to feed ensilage to his stock he found it had spoiled to a depth of but six inches, although there had been no covering over the plant. Instead of the fodder, while in a dry form, lasting but two months, he now found that his feed would stretch over It is not the intention of the inventor to replace the free seats but to place his device in operation along with the regular allowance of benches, as even on days when the parks are not crowded, there are many people who prefer to have a comfortable, shaded bench for "just two" at the slight cost of five cents. THE NICKEL PAID. The first of these odd benches have been placed in the San Jose, Cal., parks, where their novelty has attracted much favorable comment. BODY MARVELS seven months and keep the stock in bet-SOMEONE has taken the trouble to ter condition than they had been in several years past. Falling rain has little effect upon the ensilage but water that runs in spells ruin. Horses, cattle, hogs and chickens thrive upon this green feed. This underground silo cost seventy dollars to dig, cement up and fill-less than a third the cost of an above ground compile figures concerning the respiratory and circulatory systems. The full capacity of the lungs is about 320 cubic inches. About two-thirds of a pint of air is inhaled and exhaled at each breath. The weight of the heart is from 8 to 12 ounces. It beats 100,000 times in 24 hours. A man breathes 18 times a minute and 3,000 cubic feet or about 375 |