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AMPHIBIOUS ANIMAL FOR PET
Small Seal Frequenting Coasts of
Great Britain Is Quite Intelligent
and Easily Tamed.
(Dy CLAUDE B. MAUOHAM.)
Most people nro accustomed to think
of a seal merely na an amphibious
creaturo, from which sealskin cloaks,
caps, etc., are obtained; but few are
aware that It Is an animal of great In
telligence, and as capablo of being
domesticated and made a pot of as a
dog ,or cat.
The omnll seal frequenting tho
coasts of Ureut Britain, though Infer
ior In value to Its cousin of tho South
Beas, surpasses It In this Intelligence
and tractablllty. It Is easily tamed,
and can oven bo trained to follow Its
master like a dog of course. In Its
own awkward, legless fashion.
Ah I was walking along tho beach at
Scarborough, England, ono day, I ob
served a little crowd of people gather
ed around a nondescript vehicle, half
cart, half tank. Desldo tho vehicle
stood a man, and on It a small seal
was amusing tho crowd by plunging
into tho 'water nt tho word of com
mand from Its master, catching sticks
and bringing them to him In its mouth,
nnd performing sundry other tricks,
after which a ragged cap was passed
around, nnd a fow pennies and half
pennies collected.
I passod on and had gono a consid
erable distance along tho sanda when
I suddenly became awaro that every
body except mysolf tho pedestrians,
Its Head Snuggled Into His Neck.
tho donkeys, on which children wero
getting penny rides, tho old women
soiling curious shells, tho hucksters
peddling early pears, gingerbread and
other edibles, tho peep-Bhow men,
every ono, in short, was hastening in
tho other direction.
Tho tide was coming In.
Not wishing to bo caught In tho
rapid waves that chased each other up
tho beach, I turned also nnd followed
tho multltudo townwards; for I saw
that tho high-water line clearly de
fined on tho sea wall by a dark hoavy
growth of seaweed, was decidedly
above my head.
When I reached tho place whero the
seal was exhibiting, I found tho throng
all gono, and the man standing alone
by his cart, with tho tired creature
clinging to his breast, Its paws rest
ing on his nock, Just like a kitten or
a Uttlo child, while the man gently
stroked down Us wet, glistening back
with his band.
I stood a moment, much Interested,
looking nt the pair.
"He seems to know you," said I.
"Oh, he knows me," said the man,
with tho ring of affectionate convlc
tlon in his voice. "Ho knows mo, and
loveB me dearly and understands
every word I Bay to him."
And his hand, with a yet tenderer
touch, pressed still closer to his old
faded red waistcoat the wet, dripping
form of his humblo friend.
It was a clear caso of mutual attach
ment. -
SEEN THROUGH.
"Glvo mo an examplo of a trans
parent objoct."
"A keynote.'
The Dog and the Cat.
Til bet my dotr can lick your cat,"
Said Nauehty Tommy Ie,
And when the dOK licked pussy's face,
"I told you so," said he.
Oatmeal In the Morning.
"Now, Elmer said tho teacher of
tho Juvenile class, "what is tho meal
wo eat in tho morning cauen.''
"Oatmeal," was tho prompt reply.
TO BE
now c&n' n oe-
Quoth Queeme -
me :
L. ;
REMARKABLE MEMORY OF CAT
Punished for Attempting to Catch
Wren, Feline Protects Little Bird
From Attack of Snake.
Cats do reason, thoy say, and this
story goes to prove It.
In tho mountain districts of Penn
sylvania two wrens had built their
nests under tho eaves of an old farm
house, and there they roared a small,
Interesting family. Amontf tho mom
bors of tho farmer's household was a
whlto cat, and when tho wrens be
came so tame that thoy uBod to hop
around tho piazza ' In search of
crumbs tho cat would llo In wait for
them, and several times enmo within
a bit of catching the adult birds.
When tho farmer noticed thlB, he
punished the cat, and she finally
learned that It was dangerous to fool
with tho wrens.
When tho bnby wrens grew larger,
ono of them fell out of the nest one
day, and being too weak to run and
unable to fly, lay helpless on tho
grass. Tho cat saw tho accident nnd
ran rapidly to selzo tho bird but
seeming to remember tho losson
taught her, when sho renched tho
helpless little thing bIio only touched
it daintily with her paw, and then lay
down and watched it.
Presently there camo a black and
yellow garden snako toward tho flut
tering blrdltng. Tho cat was dozing,
and was awakened by tho fluttering
of the bird. , Instantly sho rose and
struck at tho reptllo with her paw.
This was an enomy tho snako did not
appreciate, but it was hungry, nnd,
darting forward, attempted to hcIzo
tho bird under tho very shelter of tho
cat's head. LIKo u flash tho cat
seized tho snake Just back of the
head and killed It with ono blto.
When tho farmer happened alone In
tho afternoon ho found the cat
crouching In the grass sheltering tho
bird, and ten fcot away was the dead
snako. This made It clear that tho
cat had carried tho bird away from
tho snako. The young adventurer
was soon restored to his anxious
parents.
BACK-REST 15 COMFORTABLE
Ingenious Novelty Displayed at Recent
Automobile Show Given In Lon
don, England.
An ingenious back-rest for motor
cyclists Is fastened to tho handlebars
or steering column of the machine.
Back-Rest Fastened to Handlebars.
This was ono of tho novelties display'
ed at a recent automobile show in
London, England.
Good for Evil.
Tommy returned Bobbing from
school with a black eyo. "But I'll
pay Billy Blobbs off for this In the
morning," he said. "No, no," replied
lila mother, "you must return good
for evil. I'll make you a nice Jam
tart and you may tako It to Rllly
Dlobbs and say, il told mother how
you'd punlshod mo and sho says
must return good for ovll, so here's
a nice tart for you.' "
Tho following morning, with tart In
ono hand and bis books in the other,
poor Tommy hastened Joyfully to
school, only to return In n Bndder
plight than tho day boforo, saying bo
twecn his sods: "iiotner, 1 gavo
I your message and tart to Billy Dlobbs
and he's blacked my other eyo and
says ho wants you to send him
pudding!" Idoas.
Buzzing About.
"I wonder what tho bees talk about?'
said Willie.
"They don't talk, they buzz," said
John.
"Then whnt do thoy buzz about?'
said Willie. .
"About all tho time," chuckled Joba
By Means of Electricity Inventor Can
Print a Newspaper In All Hues of
the Rainbow With One
Contact.
London.-About two years ago a fa
gltlvo paragraph drifting In tho Eng
lish press had for Its subjoct n possl
bio "printing without Ink."
Just now a seml-tcchnlcnl London
publication Wb succeeded In running
down tho author of tho discovery nnd
from him It has tho story of tho ex
periment up to date. Tho man Is Ce
cil Bembrldgo, London address not
given.
It was an accidental lend which Mr.
Oembrldgo picked up In his discovery
of inklcss printing. It was about 12
years ago that, working in his labora
tory with an electric buttery, ho had
spread a sheet of tin on tho tablo and
3n tho tin plato ho had laid n pleco ot
moist paper. Tho bnro ends ot tho
copper wires from his battery trnilod
over this sheet of wot paper which
had stuck fast to the plate of tin.
Ills experiment originally was to din
over a cortutn electro-metallurgical
action In connection with gold nnd for
tho purpose.- of tho experiment ho
reached Into his pocket for a gold coin.
As ho brought a handful of miscellane
ous coins from his pocket, n gold
ploco slipped through his fingers, roll
ed upon tho table and In catching
it tho coin, ho clnmpcd tho sovereign
upon ono of the connecting battery
wlros and in firm contact with tho
moist paper. In tho effort at stop
ping tho coin, too, tho other wlro
was pushed over until it lay In con
tact with the sheet of tin". Then camo
tho accidental discovery.
He reached for tho coin nnd in pick
ing It up was surprised to find upon
A Gold Piece Slipped Through Hit
Fingers.
tho moist paper an absolutely cloat,
Imprint of tho coin in a brownish
black. Ho describes tho print 'as oven
clearer than If ho had Inked tho coin
and applied tho Inked sdrfaco to tho
paper by careful pressure ,
Following hla questionings lie pro
cured a few" linotype lines ot print,
nssembled them, nnd placed tho typo,
face down, on a liko sheet of moist
paper resting upon a like sheet ot tin.
When the battery wires wero connect
ed with the typo motal nnd with the
tin sheet nnd current applied, evory
lettor showed from tho type lines with
out blur or blemish.
Taking n shoot of zinc In lieu of the
tin, again tho electrical Influences
brought tho same general effect,
though the crudest of hand methods
wero used in npplying tho typo to tho
paper. Dry paper was not affected;
moisture was required for tho proper
conductivity
After proving to hla satisfaction
that, regardless of tho pressure upon
tho paper in contact, tho clearness
of tho lettering was satisfactory, Mr
Brembrldge Bought to discover o
chemical molstoner for tho paper
which would give tho Jet black effect
of ordinary printer's Ink and at the
same tlmo preservo tho whiteness oi
the paper.
The great trouble was to secure per
oiaiwncy In tho electrical imprint.
For ton years Mr. Bembrldgo wrest
led with tho solution of his problem.
Today ho announces that everything
Is accomplished nnd proved, not only
In tho matter of n Jet black print with
out ink, but asserts that ho is ablo ta
print a newspaper in all hues of the
rainbow niid with tho ono contact.
M explained by Mr. Bembrldgo, life
long searching? Into chomlcnl com
binations for producing Jot blacb
prints led him on Into olectro-p!gmen
tary combinations producible by oxl
dlzlng processes. More thun all ol
this, however, tho assertion Is made
that In treating the whlto pnpor some
of tho cheapest of chemical elements
servo tho purpose ndmlrably and at a
cost far below that of tho costly print
er s Inks.
As for tho presses for turning out
tho newspaper, thoy are greatly aim;
pllfled, tho ink troughs and rolleri
disappearing nltogother, Tho stereo
type plato fs used and In position on
tho press Is thoroughly lnsulnted bo
low, while tho roller surfneo which
guides tno moist paper also Is Insu
lated. Tho paper rollors are connect
ed with tho positive magnetic pole,
whllo tho Btoreotypo pinto is Jinked
with tho negative and from tho electric
powor that runs tho press tho elec
tro-choralcal action is set up, making
tho Imprint as desired upon tho pa
per.
FROM PLUMBER TO PEER
Thero' ho will alt herenftor, keeping
wntch and advocating everything which ho believes Is for tho benefit of the
great working mass ot tho people, with always a tendor spot in his heart fot
tho grimy man with a kit of tools.
Tho upper houso of tho Prussian parliament has consisted hitherto of
members of tho nobility, great scientists, educators, merchants, bankers, and
and retired officers of tho army and becomo n member ot this exclusive law
making body.
PAYS $50,000
"Now I wont somo fun," said Henry
E. Huntington, nephew of Collls P.
Huntington, a fow years ago, when ho
first contemplated retiring from nctlvo
business life and dovotlng himself
heart and soul to his passionate love
tor book collecting.
Ho had worked constantly and
strenuously slnco early youth. Ho had
mado himself tho street railway king
of tho Pacific Coast. Ho, had piled up
millions of dollars, llo waB fifty
yearB years old. '
"Now I want somo fun." Mr. Hunt
ington started out to got what ho
wanted. And hla pursuit at "fun," as
ho understands it, has culminated
within tho last few days In two
strokes of sensational magnitude.
Tho first wob his acquisition of tbo
famous chuch book collection, ono of
tho most splendid la tho world, it
cost him $1,300,000. Tho other was
his purchnso n few days ago of the
celebrated Gutenberg Blblo, the chief
treasure of tho Hoo collection. To own
paid 150,000, twice tho sum which, up
for a book.
This ardent book lover Is now 61
Onconta, Now York. His family Is of
Simon Huntington, who emigrated, in
England, but died on tho voyage.
LAYS CRIME TO
slsts that everything tallies exactly
with his clphor forecast, and maintains that Bacon recognized tho adaptlblllty
of tho disused brldgo structuro as a place for tho burial of IiIb manuscript.
Dr. Owen Is working on tho property of tho Dtiko of Beaufort, having been di
rected plainly to this particular spot, he says, by the cryptograph which Bacon
left In order to establish ntter his death that ho was the author ot the Shako
spcarlan plays and various works accredited to others.
IS ACTIVE AT
Ono of tho fow surviving generals
on tho union, side during tho Civil war
Is Gen. Grcnvlllo M, Dodge, of Coun
cil Bluffs, Iowa, who has Just cele
brated his 80th birthday. In tho war
ho was noted as a bravo and skilful
general and after tho closo of that
struggle ho won renown as tho en
gineer who blazed tho trail for tho
Union Pacific railroad.
Gen. Dodge Is a typo of tho self
mndo man, At tho ago of 10 ho
drovo a butcher's cart in tho town
of Danvors, Maes., his birthplace. Lat
er ho devoted his energies to truck
farming and earned enough to tako
the military and science course .at
Norwich university. At tho ago of
20 ho wont west, Bottling at Council
Bluffs, and on the outbreak of tho Civ
il war b,o was mado colonel ot tho
Fourth Iowa infantry, which ho hnd
raised. Ho commanded u. brigade at
the battle of Poa RldRO. whero threo
horscB wero shot under him nnd
though severely wounded in tho sldo kept in tho field until tho final routing
of tho enemy. Ho was mado brigadier general of volunteers for his gallantry
and In June, 18C2, assumed command of tho district of tho Mississippi and
superintended tho construction ot tho Mississippi & Ohio railroad.
Gen, Dodgo is still actively engaged in largo business enterprises and lias
nil tho energy of a man of CO. Ho Is a contributor to many periodicals and
delivers many public addresses In tho courso of a year. Ho la president ot
tho Army of tho Tennesseo nnd is connected with varlouo other military io-cletlcs,
The United States Is tho land of op
portunity, but ovon in tho European
countries under monarchical govern
ments and burdened' with hereditary
aristocracies It frequently happens
that tho lowly born succeed in mount
ing well toward tho top of tho ladddr.
This is especially so in England. Ger.
many furnishes a recent examplo pf
tho possibilities of merit and ability,
Jlarry Plate, ot Hanover, is a plumb
er. Ho was a Journeyman for many
years nnd traveled about tho country
with his kit looking for Jobs. But
Harry had brnlns nnd ho secured not
only an education but great Influence
among his follow crnftsmcn.. Soma
tlmo ago tho Artisans' congress pe
titioned Emperor William to give it
representation in tho upper Iioubo ot
tho Prussian parliament. Ho soloct
cd Harry Plato and tnado him a poet
with a scat In what corresponds ta
tho IIoubo of Lords in Groat Britain.
FOR A BIBLE
that nreclous volume Mr. Huntington
to then, stood as the record price paid
years old. Ho was born in 1850 a!
English origin, bolng descended from
1G32, with his family, from Norwich,
LORD BACON
Dr. Orville W. Owen, who 1b dig
ging diligently in tho mud of tho
River Wyo in Englnnd for manu
scripts he believes wore hidden there
by Lord Francis Bacon, Is after
bigger gamo than has been sup
posed. Tho American declares that the
cipher which is guiding his operations
and reveals that Bacon killed Shakes
peare and burled tho bard of Avon's
head in the box which Is now bolng
reclaimed from tho river bottom,
Tho top of whnt the American
thinks is tho hidden encho was
reached by tho sounding rods, but
thero la a considerable layer of clay
to bo removed boforo tho logs or
planking forming tho cover can be
romoved.
Despite tho contention of archaeolo
gists thai Dr. Owen is only excavating
a structuro used as a foundation for
a Roman bridge, tho lnvostlgator la
EIGHTY YEARS
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MOTHER FOR YOUNG POULTS
Most Satisfactory Plan la to Give
First Clutch to Hens and
Second te Turkey,
(I)y BEG 8,119 I PUTNAM.)
On large farms where black head
has not gained a footing, no single
branch in tho poultry department of
fori greater possibilities than turkey
raising.
Though tondor during the first few
woeks, thoy lntor require little care
eavo regular feeding twlco a- day 'as
an Inducement to thorn to come home
at night.
Whllo many prefer the hen moth
er, whoso brood is less llablo to de
velop into ramblers, it cannot be de
Died that the turkey best understand
tho needs of her poults.
Turkeys chafo under confinement.
Their wild ancostry is not so remote
thnt thoy do not lovq tho wpods'and
Holds, thriving best on socds and
Insect diet.
Tho old turkoy always proccods
leisurely with her flock, intuitively
knowing when ono is tirod, and- as
speedily sottllng down to. lot It rest.
Tho hen, on the other hand, is all
hUBtlo, nnd Boon hns tho tendor
poults completely tlrod out. If she la
conflnod In the yard thoy plno and
droop for lack ot tho neccspary la
sect food. . .
If hor coop is placed In tho edge ot
tho field, they soon have tho adjacent
ground depopulated ot Insect life; and
wandering beyond reach ot her voice
White Holland Turkeys. ,
heads to rambling if they do not fall
a proy to hawks.
Tho most satisfactory plan, how
evor, slnco tho turkey's tlmo Is so
vnluablo in tho early spring for lay
ing, is to glvo the first clutch to hena
striving to overcome their defects a
much as possible
Sho will soon commenco laying
again, and Bhould ho allowed ta
mother tho second brood herself.
Many turkeys will oven raise tin
third clutch, bo managed, and have
tho youngest birds ready for tho holi
day market. r
Meat In some form must bo fed
poultry.
In Paris markets the eggs are dated
and ono pays according to the fresh,
UCHB.
Turkeys should not bo allowed t
perch boforo thoy aro fully threa
months old. (
DuckB and goeso roqulro deep drink
lng vessels, especially it reared and
kept on land.
An excellent substitute for green
bono Is the commercial meat sold by
poultry supply houses.
Attor all tho chicks aro out of tho
shollB tho hena should bo dusted for
fear of llco upon tho ohtcks.
Tho best breed for egg production
Is ono that has boon bred especially
for egg production and not a particu
lar breed.
Co-operatlvo egg-farming is carried
on In parts of England which gives
a method for disposing of eggs to n
good advantage.
Whitewash 1b hotter than paint on
tho poultry houso for tho reason that
it costs less and has a purifying In
fluence aB well.
Tho setting hen should bo provided
with a dust bath, a place where sho
cun dust herself each day when she
comes off tho nost.
Tho more tho hen exorcises tho
moro porfoct tho circulation of tho
blood, and consequently more blood,
which means moro eggs.
It pays to feed young fowls woll
until full-grown. Once stunted thoy
novor regain their vigor ovon by tho
most careful feeding nnd enre.
FowIb on froo range, especially In
an orchard, gathor n vast amount of
bugs, worms nnd insects that furnish
thom all tho meat food required.
Environment becomes1 an important
mattor and thoso fowls which havo
tho best environment will, other
thlngB oqual, bo moat likely to show
improvement.
Hons in confinement, properly man
aged, lay moro eggs than those given
unlimited rango, though when fed
from n hopper thoy aro not so In
clined to roam such a great distance.