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PLUCKY LITTLE BIRD.
Golden - Crowa Kinglet Make n
Fierce Attack mi an laolTuiiHlve
Acaiilnn Unl,
Bravery ami bigness do not al
ways go together, says Dr. Charles C.
Abbott, In St. Nicholas. Those who
are familiar with our doorwuy birds
know how effectually the house-wren
persecutes the prowling eat, and
drives it nway from the neighborhood
of the blrd'u nest. Kingbirds drive
off the crow, and even greatly annoy
the flshhawk, and the hummingbirds
are absolutely fearless' at times, and
successfully defend their nests If
their antagonist is but a single bird
of another species.
These instances refer to birds in
spring and summer, when thu nest
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GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET.
and eggs or the young are the imme
diate object of a bird's solicitude. In
winter we do not expect to witness
such instances of courage on the part
of the smaller of our birds, hi fact,
sparrows flee when a spa rrMf '-hawk
appears. Hut recently I saw a golden
crown kinglet question the right of
an Acadian owl to take his ease in
an evergreen. Never was there a
more inoh"ensive bird than this little
owl at the time. It was cuddled up
In-a heap and half asleep. Hut the
kinglet found the bird, and imme
diately set up a shout, and darted
into the tree, snapping its beak, and,
I think, twitched the owl's feathers.
At any rate there was no more sleep
for the bird in the tree. Hut it was
not moved to vacate at the mere
bluster of a little kinglet. It sat still,
slowly opening its beak now and
then, and moved its head to and fro.
This was kept up until the sharp
chirping of the kinglet attracted
other birds, and a more serious at
tack was made. The owl then took
flight, and while the rejoicing was
general, not one of the sparrows,
nuthatches and chickadees made
more clatter, for a brief moment,
than the kinglet. There was a se
quel to the incident. The little bird
that started the affair did too much.
It was overcome by excess of exer
tion, and was so limp and listless
when 1 saw it last it seemed to me it
was thinking whether it had not
made a goose of itself.
A Tcrrllile Tbrvnt,
Hired Girl Now, you go away right
this minute.
Tramp Please mum
Hired (!irl (Jo away, I tell you. Clear
out, now, or I'll I'll give , on a piece of
mince pie that the young missus made
herself. N. Y. Weekly.
GUlflR'S QUEEf
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ONE of the moht curious reptiles In the
world Is the to-c-alled Kintlntl lizard
of Guiana, thU ii.inu lulnf,' Klvcn to It
because It hlssis louuly whenever It dis
covers u rattlesnake or a crocodile. The
nuthoiltles of the Museum of Naturnl His
tory In Pat Is who extremely dtllghtid
when they r.cclvtd word some time .ko
that M. Merwuert. a lPadliiK olllclal in
Fnnch Guiana, wan Fendlntc them a line
specimen, and weie correspondingly disap
pointed on opening the box to tlnd the lizard
dead.
This lizard was more than four feet in
Icnulh. If It hud uuched the museum alive
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COON OF HIGH DEGREE.
Ill Tnntc fur Art Una Gone So Fnr
an to Result la III Devouring
Pictures.
Ills name Is Knstus which docs
not suggest aristocratic associations,
artistic surroundings, and the hob
nobbing with celebrities, by any
menus.
Hut this particular Hastus has all
of these. He Is a big, fat, sleek coon,
the pet of Frederick Keppcl, the
print seller in Sixteenth street, New
York, and his home is in a little court
adjoining the shop, while the domain
of his wanderings covers the entire
space occupied by the stock of old
engravings, etchings nnd prints In the
several Hours of the building.
Jtn&tus disdains ordinary associa
tions. His best friends, outside of
Mr. Keppcl, are Ernest Thompson Se
ton and Oliver Jlerford. Hoth
these lovers of the four-footed tribe
frequently visit Hastus and hold long
and intimate conversations with his
coonshlp. A habit that some of Hns
tus' friends have of carrying dainties
for him in their pockets has induced
in him certnin pickpocket proclivities
that astonish casual visitors to the
establishment.
A few days ago one of these
stooped to examine a print that was
tacked on the wall in a position near
the iloor. In an Instant Jtnstus slyly
took a position behind the visitor,
and his "hnnds-" rapidly "went
through" the hitter's pockets with
the skill of a professional follower of
Fngin. Hut he soon discovered that
the visitor's pockets contained only
such articles as knife, coins and bills
absolutely useless and without
vnluc to a hungry coon.
Hastus lias a fine "tnste" for art.
Indeed, it has gone so far at times as
to result in his "devouring" prints
left about in positions of insecurity.
Probably there never wns a coon of
more fastidious habits. In the little
court where Kastus suns himself
when the print shop Is not inviting
he hns a large tub of water. When
a visitor gives him a biscuit, Hastus
invariably goes to the tub and care
fully douses the food before eating it.
His chief delight after that is to run
quickly and wipe his paws on the un
suspecting one's culls. N. Y. Times.
A MEXICAN SQUIRREL.
One of the Mont Dcllichtful Specimens
of an Interesting: Finally of
Husky-Tall Animals.
Many people look on squirrels as
eminently northern creatures, only
native to the temperate forests, and
bound to hoard up nuts for the snowy
winter. Hut the fact is that squirrels
are far more numerous and that
there are a great many more species
in the hot forests of the world than
in the cold ones. The Indian jungles
swarm with them, and so do those of
the far east. On the fringe of the
great forests of Central America
there are mnny beautiful squirrels,
but that shown is perhaps the pret
tiest of all, according to Country
Life. The fur is a earnelian red on
the head and end of the back, while
th'e body and legs are n beautiful cool
pearly gray. The ears are not so
large as in our red squirrel, but the
tail is quite as splendidly bushy. On
the tail the two colors, pearly gray
and earnelian red, are blended, mak
ing it most ornamental. It is very
tunic naturally, and grows quite do
mesticated, but Is not quite so vol
atile as our red squirrel, which the
Norsemen always regarded as tjie
messenger and Mercury among the
animals.
Two Vlt-ws.
"She is what I call a breezy girl."
"Yes. 1 notice she has a good many
airs." Tammany Times.
SETIELi LtlZflD.
It Is thought likely that it would have sur
vived for several years, as It could easily
have bit n supplied with appropriate tood,
such as eggs, chopped meat and younc
birds.
The natives of Guiana say that tho llesh
of tho sentinel lizard Is very savory, and the
few ICurope-ans who have tasted It agree
with them. Their eggs, which are oval In
shape and quite large, are also regarded as
a great delicacy.
The sclentlllc name of this lizard In '
"Tuplnambls nlgropunctatus," and "Teju- j
guaciia" or simply "Ttju" lb the native
nuine for it. '
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Art in Domestic Architecture
In the elder days of Art,
Builders wrought with greatest care
Each minute and unseen part,
For the Gods see everywhere.
Longfellow.
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PLANS AND DESCRIPTION PREPARED ESPECIALLY FOR THIS PAPER
THIS building is planned to cost
$3,000. The plan has many ex
cellent fcattives. The founda
tion Is built of rubble stone. The su
perstructure Is Elien thed on the ex
terior, and then covered with clnp-
WELL-ARRANGED HOME.
boards 'and painted a rich red color,
brilliant in tone, with ivory white
trimmings.
The roof is covered with shingles and
stained a moss green in harmony with
the remainder of the color scheme.
Dimensions: Front, 28 feet; side, 57
feet, not including the veranda. Height
of ceilings: Uuseinent, 7 feet; first
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PLAN OV FIRST FLOOR.
story 10 feet; second story," feet; at
tic, 8 feet.
The interior arrangement is excel
lent and convenient, and is finished oft'
in a handsome manner. The hall is
MUSIC AND ANIMALS.
Many Wild 1Ic-uh1n Are SuHUrptililt-
to tlit- lallueaei of Soft anil
Low CoiiiiiomIMoiih.
The pleasing legend of Orpheus and
the wild beasts has lately been put
to the proof in Europe in a series
of tests to determine whether music
hath charms to soothe the savage
breast. Not long since a concert
was given at the poultry show at
Posen. The fowls listened intently,
and the only one which did not seem
pleased was an old turkey cock, which
ffav every evidence of noisy disap
proval, reminding the observers of
certain musical critics. Herr Haler,
the violinist, then made u series of
experiments in the Herman zoological
gardens with interesting results.
A puma was found to be peculiarly
susceptible. A soon as the playing
began he stretched himself and lis
tened intently, giving every evidence
of sensuous pleasure, This contin
ued as long as the music was soft and
low, but when the movement and
tempo changed and the playing be
came loud and rapid he sprung to his
feet, lashed hU tail, and gave every
evidence of high nervous excitement,
as if lie were a frenchman listening
to the "Marseillaise." Leopards
showed complete Indifi'ertnce as
much so as fashionable people at the
opera. The lions were nervous and
apprehensive, but when the pluyer
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trimmed with cherry, and It cnntniiiH
nn ornamental staircase turned out of
cherry, with handsome newel posts,
bahiBters and rails, and It is lighted ef
fectively by delicate-tinted glass. The
parlor is treated in Ivory white and hns
an open fireplace, trimmed with tlle
faclngs and hearth, and mantel treat
ed In ivory white enme ns the trim.
The library Is trimmed with cherry,
and thin room and parlor nre separated
from the halls by archwayB supported
upon columns rising up and finishing
In Ionic capitals nt urchways.
The fireplace In tho llbrnry is
trimmed with tiles nnd finished with n
carved mantel. The dining-room Is
trimmed with onk. Tt Is furnished with
a paneled wainscoting, ceiling beams
and buffet of handsome design built In
the nook shown on plan. The center
window is a French window nnd runs
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PLAN OF SECOND FLOOR.
down to the iloor opening onto the bal
cony at side.
The kitchen nnd pantries are
trimmed and wainscoted with yellow
pine are fitted up in the best possible
manner with all the modern and nec
essary fixtures. The rear hall and toi
let are conveniently arranged and fit
ted up.
The second floor contains five cham
bers, some of which are treated in cher
ry, while the remainder are treated in
white. The bathroom is wainscoted
nnd furnished with porcelain fixtures
and exposed nickel-plated plumbing.
The nttic Iloor can be fitted up with
chambers, storeroom, etc.
The basement floor is cemented and
fitted up with furnace-room, coal
rooms, laundry, fruit room and other
necessary rooms.
GEO. A. W. KINTZ.
passed on they lay down and went
to sleep. The liou cubs seemed to
show a disposition to dance when
the music was animated, but the
older members of the family were
evidently better pleased with allegro
measures. Hyenas were badly fright
ened. This is not surprising, as tho
hyena is not aesthetic. The mon
keys showed much curiosity, but
only one of them displayed evidence
of great pleasure. If opportunity had
been offered he would have given up
other business to attend the con
certs regularly, and. perhaps, would
have been glad to try his own hand
at the bow. Prairie wolves at first
manifested great curiosity, but, hav
ing satisfied themselves as to where
the sounds came from, they arranged
themselves in a semicircle and lis
tened attentively. When the miisio
stopped they pawed the player and
seemed to solicit the favor of an en
core. The tests are to be continued, with
a view to determining if musical per
ception is it trait in all animals if
they get the kind of music which
suits them, or only a nervous man:
Testation in recognition of the un
usual and incomprehensible. N. Y.
Times.
Hot Time Alt Around.
She After you fired her heart, what
then?
He Her father came and fired me.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
Lord Ktnnnird, the English noble
man, is not only nn acknowledged au
thority on football, but is an ordained
minister of the established church.
The first step in thu unlop of Metho
dists, north and south, hnsbccu taken
in the building of a Metli' dlst college
in Oklnhoma, in which both of these
bodies unite.
Stnt3 School Superintendent Nelson
enys there are lUO.OOO children out of
the schools of Kansas, in spite of the
fact that the state has a compulsory
attendance school law,
Prof. William J5. 1). Scott, curator of
ornithology at 1'rlnccton university,
has been devoting considerable time
of late to find out how various klndsof
birds hnve acquired distinctive sougN
that characterize dlfi'erelit species.
In a recent address Hcv. Dr. Park
hurst, of New York, said: "One rea
son why the better clement do not
oftencr win in city elections Is that
good people get tired of being good
so much sooner than bad men tire ol
their iniquity."
Gardiner M. Lane, class of '81, hns
made a gift to the Harvard corporation
that will enable the elnssirnl depart
ment to invite eminent Kuropenn schol
ars to lecture at the university on sub
jects connected with Greek and Latin
literature.
Hev. Edward Everett Unto, ol
Hoston, was asked by a news
paper to write an nrtielc on how
lie keeps nt work despite his
nge. He wrote the article mid said
it wns because he had religious faith,
and the article was rejected.
Cornell students themselves now
Ecem to be determined to root out the
evil of "cribbing," which has grown
up nt Cornell university. Three weeks
ago President Schurmnn in his annual
report called attention to this evil and
much discussion has followed. As n re
sult of this the students met to thu
number of 1,500 nnd formally an
nounced their determination to rees
tablish on a firm base the honor sys
tem. CANCELED HIS VOW.
How tlir "Ytillcr" AVIilxuercil Man
"VV'un liiiliict'tl to Tnlir a
llaml at 1'oUer.
"No, gentlemen," replied the man
with the "yaller" whiskers, us he
was asked to take n hand in a gam
of poker, "I beg you (o excuse inc,
Pm not against eurd-pluying on prin
ciple', but five years ngo I made
vow never to play again."
"For your mother's sake?" queried
the glue factory traveler, relates the
Denver News.
"Oh, no. My mother died many
years ngo. I was on a train one day,
and we made up u game of poker.
There were five of us, and J lmd
never had mieh luck In my life. One
of the players was from Montana,
and he finally put up L'OO acres of land
against $200 in cash."
"And you won."
"lie hud a full house, and yet 1
blunted him on a pair of tens. It
turned out that the land was a nar
row strip of high mountain, and not
worth a cent. It was an old mining
cluiin, I believe."
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"Hut where does the vow come In?"
"1 will tell you. After holding
that land lor three years I Hold it
to a Chicago stone syndicate, mid
men were put to work quarrying
stone. A blast started an avalanche,
and not only ten workmen lost their
lives, but a party of 25 emigrants were
overwhelmed in the valley below. I
was t litis Indirectly responsible for the
death of H.r) of my fellow creatures.
Had I not won that land it would not
have bcii sold for a quarry."
"Yes, we see," said the glue man,
"The other fellow would probably
have used it for a toboggan slide?"
"I believe that was his plan, sir."
"And if he had, the slide might have
busted some day and 50 people been
hurled into eternity."
"Do you think it possible?"
"Not only possible, but extremely
probable. Yes.n hundred people might
have been involved in the awful dis
aster. 1 figure It that you have saved
the lives of about 50 people, and are
entitled to great credit."
"Do you really assure me?"
"We all do."
"Then, gentlemen, I will cancel my
vow and take a hand in."
At the end of an hour every man in
the game against him was dead broke
nnd cursing the winner's luck.
Worltl'M 'I'd lin ceo IIkitn,
According to recent statistics the
average consumption ot tobacco by
each person in the various countries
is as follows: Netherlands, 3,100
grams; United States, 2,110; Rulgiiim,
1,552; Germany, I ,'185; Australia,
1,100; Austria and Hungary, 1,350;
Norway, 1,335; De ninark, 1,125; Can
ada, 1,050; Sweden, 910; France, 033;
Russia, 010; Portugal, :,(); F.nglnnd,
080; Italy, 035; Switzerland, 010, and
Spain, 550. Since neatly everyone in
Sp.iin smokes, it may seem surpris
ing that the consumption of tobacco
in that country should be so much
less than in the Netherlands, but the
renson is said to be because. Span
lards iilmost invariably smoke cigar
ettes, whereas the Dutch almost in
variably smoke pipes. N. Y. Herald.
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