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AS SEEN IN LOOKING GLASS
Unique Method of Famous Doctor for
Bv M. I. PHILLIPS .1
nmciing Certain Sultan of Rich but
Silly Subject.
I It la Felatod of a certain sultan who
Wished to solxo upon tho nronortv of a
rich but silly subject without killing
him, that ho sent for a famous doctor
and asked him If It wero not possible
w administer somo subtlo poison In a
person's food which would drive him
mad If that person wero rather weak
mentally to bogln with.
"Madness," repllod tho doctor, "Is of
wo mind, not of tho body. Therefore
It Is qulto unnecessary to Interfere
with the physical functions. Inatcad
of poison engage some of your most
trusted people to ply him with curious
questions on subjects that ho knows
notnmg about but which appoar very
easy to answer, and In a month von
may safely lock him up and dlsposo of
nis estate."
"What questions, for example?" de
manded tno sultan.
"For a beginning," suggested tho
doctor, "aBk him why it is that when
you look at anything In a mirror It In
always reversed from right to loft, but
mat otherwise the imago is perfect
ly true. Why is it not also upside
down. I write a word on a card and
hold up a mirror thus:
Mirror Reverses.
"Tho letters aro not upside down,
but thoy aro reversed. Turn your
head sldowayo or, which Is the same
thing, turn the mirror and the card a
quarter round and you got this appear
ance: Upside Down.
i "Tho part of tho mirror In line, with
tho handle, that refused to reverse the
Image before, now does reverso It and
tho part that at first reversed tho Im
ago now roluses to do so."
' "It must bo because tho eyo Is bo
twen tho card and its reflection," sug
gested the sultan.
"Not at all," answered tho doctor.
"Lot US tako this now kodak of vonra
which has what is called a brilliant
Hinder, showing tho imago right side
up instead of being reversed, as it
would bo on tho ground glass.
I "Thousands of persons who use
thoso Anders when taking snapshots
lmaglno that tho picturo they see in
the finder is an exact reproduction of
tne samo in front of them, but Buch
lis not tho case. What is on tho
right in reality is on tho loft In the
finder, but tho imago Is right side up.
"Why does It rovorso tho picture
ifrom right to left and not from tpp
to bottom, as It does on tho ground
glass? Turn tho camera round and
Qook Into tho finder tho other way and
tho reflector that refused to roverse
tho Image before now doos so, but
tho part that was reversed in now
etralght."
) What Is the explanation of the phe
nomenon? 'CLEVER FEAT IN GARDENING
A gardener was requested to plant
nineteen trees In nine straight rows,
icach row to contain five trees.
This Is how tho clover gardener did
'it.
For Boys.
Tho word "Jack" is applied to any
contrivances that docs tho work of a
boy or sorvant. In French the namo
"Jacques" Is a term used for a youth
of menial condition. Tho torm "coun
try Jako" is of kindred sonso, Jack
lord, Jack-a-napes, Jack Tar, Jack-o'-Lantern,
Dlack Jack, Jack Rabbit, tho
torm applied to tho knavo In playing
cards, Jack-ln-tho-box, and Jack-of-all-trades,
Bhow th6 derivative meaning,
Hence, Jack-knife means a boy's knlfo.
In early days th Jack-knlfo beaded
tho list of a boy's toys, and,
with his skates, gave him tho greatest
ploasuro. His skates wero mado of
what do you suppose? Reef bones, fas
tened to tho soles of his feotl Tho
boys pushed thotnselves on tho Ice by
means of poles shod with sharp Iron
points.
HAT
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(By MINNA IRVING.)
I will mako a plo." said Annie.
"I am tired of baker's stuff,
It Is sure to be a good one
If the crust Is light enoUgh."
So she got a bowl and chopper.
"This." she cried, "will be a mince
11 of raisins, spice and cider,
Fit to set before a prlnco."
So she chopped and beat Hnd kneaded,
And Sim Milled h nntrv mil.
And sho popped It in the oven.
was iignt onougn no doubt.
And she drew It forth In triumph.
Tltlt fllnpnVnrAfl In n mlnlllA
That alas I she had forgotten
put any lining in it.
ELECTRIC EEL IS CURIOUS
Inhabitant of Fresh-Water Rivers and
Ponds of 8urlnam and Other
Parts of South America.
This curious fish, which exhibits the
singular phenomenon of voluntury
electric powor residing In a living ani
mal, Is an Inhabitant of tho fresh-water
rlvors and ponds of Surinam nnd
other pnrts of South America, whero
it was first discovered in tho yoar
1677.
This power of emitting an electric
shock 1b apparently given It In order
to onablo tho creaturo to kit its prey.
Thoso who havo seen the electric eel
In tho Polytechnic while being fed will
havo littlo doubt of this. Tho fish
given to it aro, directly It becomes
awaro of their prosenco, Instantly
struck dead, and then devoured: This
specimen Is unfortunately blind, but
it has learned to turn in tho direction
of a paddling in the water, mado by
the individual who feeds It. The fish
1b senrcoly In tho water boforo a
shock from tho gymnotus kills It. Tho
usual length of tho gymnotus Is about
throo feet.
Capt. Stedman, In his account of
Surinam, gives an account of the elec
tric col, which ho, of course, had
many opportunities of seeing. Ho at
tempted, for a trifling wager, to lift
up a gymnotus in his hands, but ac
cording to his own words:
"I tried about twenty different times
to grasp It with my hand, but all with
out effect, rocolvlng Just as many electrical-shocks,
which I felt even to tho
top of my shoulder. It has boon said
that this animal must bo touched with
both hands beforo It glvos the chock,
but this I must tako tho liberty of con
tradicting, having experienced tho
contrary offoct." Tho eol mentioned
waB n small ono, only two feet long;
but ono that had arrived at its full
growth would havo glve'n n very much
stronger shock. An English sailor
was fairly knocked down by a shock
from .ono of, those eels, nor did he re
covor his senses for somo tlmo.1 It Is
said that tho shock can pass up a
stick, and strlko tho person holding It.
Mr. Bryant and a companion wero
both struck while pouring off tho wa
ter from a tub In which tho oel had
been placed.
Humboldt, In his "Viows of Naturo,"
gives a very animated description of
the method employed by the Indians
to tako these creatures a mothod
equally Ingenious and cruel. Knowing
from experience that tho powers of
the gymnotus are not adequate to a
constant volley of shocks, thoy con
trive that shocks shall bo expended
on tho horses instead of themselves.
Having found a pool containing eloc-
trio , eels, thoy forco a troop of wild
horses to enter tho pool. The dis
turbed eels Immediately attack Intru
ders and destroy many of them by rei
peatcd shocks; but by constantly forc
ing fresh supplies of horses to invado
the pool, tho powers of tho gymnotl
becamo exhausted, and thoy are then
dragged out with impunity,
New Winter Game.
Many people in search of a now
amusoment for tho winter evenings
will havo cause to be thankful to Mr.
Cyril Maude. Ho invented a now
game "Jumping Reans." All that Is
necessary Is a plate and n few of tho
"Jumping beans" from Mexico, with
which most people are familiar. The
plate Is marked with a series of con
centric circles llko nn archery tar-
got and each bean Is marked with a
Bplash of color, Identifying It as bolng
ownod by ono of tho players. The
plate la thon warmed slightly and tho
beans aro put into tho center circle
Tho winner of the gamo Is tho playor
whoso bean first reaches tho outer
most circle, and tho eratlc movements
of tho "horses" mako tho Issue most
excitingly problematical.
Bugs.
Several thousands of buns onmn t
Boston from Calcutta a few davn mm
There aro hugs of every concolvablo
snapo ana sizo ana coior, and they aro
all hungry. Thoy aro for thn nm
tho government bureau of entomology
(you o not nnvo to pronounce that
word if ypu don't care to) in its light
against tho worms that destroy
tatlon in America.
OPEN FRONT POULTRY HOUSE
So Constructed That Air la Constantly
Changing, Leaving It Always Pure
and Hens Comfortable.
Up to tho prosent time, all building
of poultry houses, at and in connec
tion with university Farm, has been
wllh a vlow only to economy, sim
plicity, tho convenience of tho koepcr
and the comfort of tho fowls. The
nim has boon to keep tho cost of con
struct Ion down, so that tho avorago
tarmor, who wishes to adopt our plans,
will find them enstly within his means
Wo havo introduced no fnncy or com
plicated devices, which consumo tlmo
nnd bo easily get out of order. Wo
havo sought to locate doors, windows
nnd nests in such placca as will ho
convenient in doing tho work: and to
Insure bucIi protection and comfort to
tho fowlB ns shall promote their best
endeavors In tho lino of laying eggs,
Bays tho Minnesota Farmors' Library,
In all of our hoUBcs tho so-callod
"open front" Is adopted; that Ih, a
front n largo portion of whoso area Is
occupied only by n thin sheet of ratiB
lin, and by windows which may bo
opened or closed, to Biilt the weather.
Tho aim has boon, to mako the walls
porfoctly tight except In front Wo
then havo tho samo principle In ven
tilation by trying to crcato n draft in
a bottle by blowing into It. Tho lnnor
nnd outer pressure of tho air In tho
bottlo equal each other, and what air
is forced In must come out through
tho samo opening. Just so with tho
DC Tit ( Mir. BHOP-BOAWXTtl
Detail of Cross Section of Tile House.
chtckon-pon; what change In tho air
takes place is made gradually, but tho
chango is constantly going on, so that
tho air Is always puro, whilo tho torn
peraturo romalns comfortable to the
hens. Hero is tho answer to tho ques
tionusually tho -first ono nskod by
visitors: "Aro thoso houses warm
enough' In winter?" Fowls do not
havo to bo kept warm In winter In or
der that thoy may lay eggs regularly.
Thd animals of tho warm southern
climates aro not so thrift yand vigor
ous as thoso of tho North. This Is
equally truo with poultry, Thoroforo,
imitating that unsurpassed pattern
maker, Naturo, wq glvo tho blrdo all
tho bonoflts of winter's exhilarating
ntposphero. In our poultry houses
tho water freezes, nnd must bo chang
ed twlco a day.
Tho floors of our houses aro of co
ntent, laid on a bod of cindors, which
rovontfl wator from coming up. A
htn layer of Band underlies tho cin
ders, which aro spread threo laches
thick and well tamped down. Over
'theso Is spread two and a half to
threo Inches of cement; and, later, n
top coat half an Inch thick Is nddod.
Such a cement floor will last longer,
Is rat and vermin proof, is tho easiest
to clean and, with n good covering of
litter, It Is as comfortable as any for
tho fowls.
Too much glass In a poultry-house is
objoctlonablo, as rendering tho nlnco
too hot in summer arid on bright dnyB
jn winter, ana too cold at night in
winter and on cloudy dnyB. Small
lights aro .profcrablo to larro onia;
becauso, when brokon, they can be
moro choaply replaced. A tall, nar
row window is bottor thnn n broad
ono with tho snmo numbervof lights;
becauso It admits moro sunlight nnd,
as tho" sun moves from oast to wost,
Its rays aro distributed over tho wholo
uoor. in midwinter tho mvn of iiw.
sun will bo thrown back Into tho pea
tL-1 tin ft n finlf . m - .
..w ...... u lluli ji-ui Jor uvory root In
height of tho window. For nrnmnin
a window six feot high will throw ....
shlno six tlmoB two nnd n hnir feet.
u. miDuu iuoi oncK into tho building.
Lean Meat Is Beneficial,
A littlo lean meat la vnrv imnn.ini
for stock ducks and Bhould
with tho morning feed for mnsh. Gran
ulated moat, or butchor's refiiBo, boll-
eu anu cnoppoa up, answers tho pur
poso admirably.
Tho latter glvos enuallv ft u irnnrf m-
suita as mo lormor and In nonni.inr.
ably cheaper, Green food should be
given liberally to tho durVa
they aro kept In confinement, those at
iioony uoiug nuio to obtain sufficient
for themselves.
Improving the Flock.
Thoro isn't much chanco for n
er to mako his poultry moro profit
able until ho Rets tho Id nn mil rr
hend that a malo bird for improving
no iui;v nn i wurui moro man a com
mon markot rooster,
. LJ I Vlbrr
West Union, O. Ono hundred voto nell
era nppenrrd beforo Judge lllnlr and pale
their fines Monday.
Danville, lll.-Uovcrnl public ofnclnlt
have expressed n willingness to toll the
Brand Jury tho entlro story of tho pur
chose of votes.
What? Iet the women yote7 Why
should the primal rights of man
Ho crushed beneath tho heel tltut tramps
tho pathway of this plan?
Man was created higher than tho feebler,
Rentier sex;
'Twos ho whom'nature (Itted for tho prob-
,lcms soro that vex
Tho mind nnd try tho heart and call fot
intellect that sees
Tho bn filing frols of government and all
Its mysteries.
And who should take a woman from the
citadel of homo ,
And send her out unshielded, 'mid tho
coarser class to roam?
Ah, no, my brethren, wo, tho men. mUst
meet hls-heavy task.
TIs not a duty that wo have a right of
her to nskt
O, woman, noblest work of all! Who'd
smudge the lily's whlto
By tainting It with balloting? Who'd
touch It with that blight?
i
Nay, let us bid her keep awny from all
those common things.
We'll sea her as nn nngol fair with halo
nnd with wings.
Aslfle from that pootlo view, we will not
sol) her hands
With nil tho work Of government no worn-
nn understands.
Aye, man, pure man, shall bear tho brunt,
and ho shall overcome
Tho onslaughts of )ho ones who strike at
our palladium.
What? Let the women vote? Why. down
would tumblo nil our uhrlnest
And governmental honor would bo blown
Up as by mines I
Ah, brethren, do not sully our Ideals in
this way;
Let nil tho women stay at 'homo upon
election day.
They're better far nt dusting floors and
wiping off the shelves-!
How can wo trust tho womon when we
cannot trust ourselves?
Simple Parlor Magc Again.
Tho Mysterious Watch. For this
feat you need no preparation. Aftor
a few moments of merry chntter you
borrow from somo ono In tho audi
onco a watch. Having obtained this
an .open-faced watch Is best ask
somo other porBon to loan you a smnll
hammor. Almost any ono will have
this Implement In his possession,
Tnklng tho hammer In your right
hand, approach somo ono with a Btnllo
and ask him for an anvil,. Naturally,
ho will not havo It. Prior to tho per
formance, you will have concealed
an anvil In your sleovo. Protending
to search tho last person's pockets,
you will produco tho anvil. Now, lay
the wntch on tho anvil, nnd boat It
to fragmontB with itho hnmmor. Then
aBk any ludy to lond you her handker
chief. Into this placo tho plocos o(
tho watch. Fold tho handkerchief
neatly and glvo it to a third party to
hold, Now pronounco somo mystic
wordB olowly, and thon unfold the
handkorchlef, tnklng thorefrom tho
watch in perfect condition.
It Is best to prnctlco this feat many
times untllt you attain perfection.
After you nro Btiro of yourself you
can do the 'same trick with a grandfa
ther's clock.
Real Beauty.
Tho chorus always seems to be
A phalanx of roro charm,
Tho prima donnas, too, wo sco
Aro fair of face and arm
Hut O, of nil the loyellness
That comes before our scan,
There's nothing equal toI buobs-.
Tho loading tenor man.
And ThenI
"What makes you bo white nmi out
of breath?"" naks tho frlond of tho
man who hns rushed Into tlm Btnr
nnd Is looking for a nlnt
cualmont.
"I mot Lieut. Peary down rr.i
and asked him to bond a pnrty to go
and discover Dr. Cook," shuddered
tho otlter, t
i
Unnecessary Talk.
"What did your wlfq havo to say
when you got homo ho lato last
night?" nskod tho friend who Is cJiqw
lng doves,
"Sho didn't havo to say anything,'
explained tho man with tho Bleopless
looking eyes, "but that didn't make
any difference to her,"
(Copyright, tan, hy
"And bo, 'William Adolphus," said
Brtnkloy Aldrlch, "you're discharged."
"You don't moan I'm canned 7J
walled William Adolphus McQulro.
othorwiso known as "Wad." "Aw, say,
M(ster Aldrlch, glvo mo another
chanco."
Tho lawyer shook his head. "No
thing doing, William Adolphus. I
can't bothor with you any moro.
First, you lost that draft going down
strcot "
"I didn't moan to do it," Interrupt
ed tho weeping Wad.
"And thon yon struck my mother In
the faco with a ball of paper "
"I didn't know sho was coming; I
was showing Snags Raymond, tho olo
vator kid, the forward pass."
"And now you'vo bangod into Mr.
Colllston and knocked him down. Tho
old gentleman recognlzod you aa my
office boy, and went away-angry. Ills
business was worth a thousand dollars
'a year to me."
"Aw, Mister Aldrlch," ploadqd Wad;
"can't you mako 'lowances for a guy
bavin' hard luck?"
It was tho wrong thing to aay.
Slnco Urinkjoy Aldrlch hnd graduated
with both Bcholarshlp nnd nthlotlc
honors from collego, ho had dominat
ed circumstances. Everything came
out as ho plannod, becauso ho pos
sessed ability abovo the ordinary, loft
nothing jto chanco, nntl was a tireless
worker. "Luck" he regarded as tho
excuso of tho weak and tho indolent
and tho stupid.
"Hard luck!" he snorted now. "Hard
luckl There's no such thing as luck,
William Adolphus. A chap either does
things or he doesn'L Ho alone de
serves tho crodlt, or ho alono is to
blamo. Thoro aro laziness and In
competonco and thickheadedness, but
hard luck bahl You know hotter
than that I"
William Adolphus did not pursuo
tho subjoct further. "I dunno what
I'll do," ho sniffled. "I can toll the old
lady you gave mo two days' vacation;
but if I don't start out to work Mon
day morning, sho'll break my baokj"
Aldrlch handed htm four silver dol
lars. "There's your pay," ho observ
ed. "I'm sorry for your plight, but you
need a lesson, Maybo a licking from
your mother will drlvo this pernicious
'hard luck' idea out of your head.
And you'll never bo successful till
that happens."
Wad took tho money and forgot to
woop. A full wook's pay and two days
vacation wero tnnglblo. This bolng
"ennned" had some advantages, aftor
all, "Say, MIstor Aldrlch," ho said nt
parting, as ho Jingled tho monoy In
his pocket, "If you chango your mind,
send for mo, will you?"
Aldrlch promised, with a smllo. Tho
earth might Btop and begin spinning
backward; the Bky might fall. Thoy
wero possibilities, and It was also pos
sible that ho might chango his mind
In this matter. But onco tho ovldonco
had boon gathered, wolghod, nnd n do
cIbIoh reached, any of tho threo
phonomonn hnd an equal chanco of
coming to pass.
Tho young nttprnoy caught nn after
noon train for his mothor'B placo,
Cornwall-on-tho-Lnko. Tho roar and
clash of tho clty'a manifold noises had
aeomcd moro flharp thnn over whon
ho loft his offlco and walked to tho sta
tion. It was froezlng hard; and thero
had been no snow for two wcoks, That
meant thoro wbuld bo famous skating
on tho lake. His pulses boundod with
pleasurable anticipation,
It wns too early for tho homeward
rush of commuters and tho trnln was
only comfortably filled. Aldrlch bo
looted a seat half way down tho day
coach and stretched out his long legs.
His bag wont into tho rack ovorhead;
his overcoat was dlsposod over tho
back of tho soat besldo him.
A two hours! run and Cornwall
Junction camo into sight. Thoro ho
was to change to a branch lino; tho
lake was still twenty ratios away, As
tho train stopped ho rose nnd strotch
od. forth hlB hand for his bog. At that
preclso moment tho brnkoman opened
tho forward door. A cinder Balled
down tho alslo, dodged divers and sun
dry other passongors, and struck
Aldlch in tho right oye.
It was a Binall cinder not nenrly
bo large as the head of a pin, Hut It
wns laden with weighty possibilities.
It was Bharp, and It cut n bit, Just
enough to become painful. Aldrlch
sat down, his grip In hlB lap, and be
gan rubbing tho tear-ladon and pro
testing eyo. No uso; tho clndor
stuck.
Other passengers wero disembark
ing. Thoy streamed out tho front
door whilo tho Incoming onos charged
on tho vacated Beats from tho roar. At
tho conductor wnrnlng cry Aldrjch
got up. still rubbing his oyo, and hast
ened dawn tho aisle,
On tho door U occurred to him
that ho had forgotten his ovorcont,
which would never havo 'happonod
had It not been for tho clndor, Ho
turnod back to got it. Ho did not
know that his eeut had already been
pre-empted by n young mnn who had
dropped a suitcase and n bag Into It
and placed a strikingly protty young
woman besldo them with tho words:
"Keep watch of tho truqk, sis, whilo
I boo If thcro's n parlor car."
Aldrlch almost forgot tho hurt in
his oyo no bo reached for tho over
coat and said: "I beg your pardon
He got no further, Tho gloved
hands of the girl closed on tho whisk
AitoeUtid Lllturr Prsw.)
ing garment. "What aro you doing
With my brother's cat?" eke aBked,
coldly.
'Hut It Isn't." replied tho surprised
lnwyor. "It's mine; please," he added
as tho engine bell tolled.
Tho girl simply tightened hor grip.
"I suppose those aro yours?" indicat
ing tho bags which had rested against
tho coat.
"No; I havo my bag. But I forgot
tho coat."
Ho Jorkod gontly. The train had
started to movo.
His antagonist, who was more than
twenty, braced horaolf and Jerked In
turn. Aldrlch, caught unawares,
banged against the motal arm of the
soat. Other passengers began to no
tice the controversy. The lawyer waB
hotly awaro that amused faces werw
turnod in his diroction.
"Strango you should forgot your
coat and, not your bag," said the girl,
with meaning Bcorn. Hor cheoka
wero glowing nnd sho was handsomer
than ovor. "And oqunlly strange that
It should bo black, sllk-llncd and Bilk
faced, Just like my brother's."
Aldrlch looked out of tho window
despairingly. Tho train was well un
der way; tho enow-coverod landscape
was allpplng by rapidly. He had
missed his connection at tho Junction;
but ho wanted to get away. If he
could but socuro tho coat and escape
Into tlio Bmokeri "I rode from the
city In this scat," ho explained pa
tiently, "I can provo It's my coat;
thero'fl a pair of brown kid gloves In
tho pocket."
Tho girl looked down. A brown
kid glovo wrb protruding from the up
permost pocket. Another coincidence."
'sho commented. "My brother also
wears brown gloves, as you aeej"
"Hollo; what's all this?" said a
volco behind.
The girl turned Joyfully. "Oh,
Ocorgo," sho said, "this gentleman"
the accent on the word made Aldrlch
wince "has mistaken your coat for
his. And he's trying to take It away
from me I"
"Well, wolll" Ooorgo's voice shook
strangely. "Funny I hadn't noticed It
Booing I'm wearing ray own coat.
And tho robber is Aldrlch, naughty
three. Brink, you old pirate!"
Aldrlch sat at his desk Monday
morning, ongaged In a day dream, de
spite tho fact that the outer office waB
full of clients, His feet rested among
scattered papors on the surface of the
mahogany; his hands were clasped
behind his bond.
ThuB ran his musings: "She's a
darling! And to think sho'a old George
Mellody's slstor. Dorothy Mellody
Dorothy Mellody Dorothy! Mighty
pretty namo, that."
His eyes became more alert,
"Prlncovlllo Isn't any farthor from tho
city than Cornwall. I enn go up thore
for tho week-end occasionally if
they'll ask mo, I must mako up to old
George. And to think that If it hadn't
been for that blessed clndor I wouldn't
havo mot horl If that Isn't luck, tha
grontcst of luck "
Ho stopped and glanced ovor hln
shouldor guiltily; but thore wore no
grubby hands rustling hln papers; no
ehrlll whlstlo In tho outer offlco.
Ills feet camo down oft tho desk;
He roachod for a shoot of papor and
a pon, and wrotfi rapidly. With an
honest, shamo-facod grin he read what
ho had written: "Dear Wad Come
back to work. I have changed my
mind! thoro Is such a thing as luck,
aftor all." Ho signed his name, scaled
tho note, &n& rang for a messenger.
"Thoro!" ho Bald, Bquarlng his
shoulders. And then: "Dorothy Mel
lody. Dy Jovo, that's a protty name!"
Hospital Fighters.
Into a hospital came two men with
battered facca.
"Strcot fight?" said tho Burgeon In
charge,
It waB. Under tho doctor's direc
tions orderlies moved beds anil pa
tients around until tho nowcomera
wero soparated tho length of tho ward.
"In this case that precaution may
not bo necessary," ho Bald, "but aftor
a street brawl Jt very often Is. Be
foro wo learned tho peculiarities of
thoso pcoplo It happened moro than
onco that two men who wero mortal
enemies wero brought In and laid out
sldo by sldo. Each saw hlo advantage
nnd was foxy enough to keep Btlll un
til thoy wero left alono In adjoining
cota, thon thoy Balled lnlo each other
tooth and nail, trying to finish tho Job
that had been Interrupted In tho
street. Onco or twice thoy nearly suc
ceeded, Now chanco patients with pu
gilistic tendencies nro placed' so far
apart that a neighborly Interchange of
uppcrcuts is out of tho question,"
Six Horse-Power Horee.
A correspondent of a French News
paper, desiring to ascertain tho actual
strength of n noworful liorso. vIbIIoi!
soyoral of tho stables that uso tho
flnoat horaoB in ParlB, and In those
of n good trucking company ho se
lected an elght-yoar-old Porcheron
which for threo years hnd linnn nn.
gngod continually in hauling cut stoho
ror uuiimng purposes, this horso
Boomed to him tho most powerful In
Paris. Ho testod tho animal nnd It
was ablo to haul a block of stqnn
about 20 feot cubo, weighing 13 tons,
plncod upon a cur that weighed VA
tons, making a total welirht nf 17.Y.
tons. Thla is a task to which bIx
horses would ordinarily bo put.
