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A LITTLE LOVE OF MINE.
I know a clever littie ma:d
And sweet who claims m;; for Ler knight.
And, I confess, Ira ball ufrcid
She thinks wbate'er I do is right.
The reason why I may not tell.
She's eve, while I am twenty-nine,
And yet we love each other well,
I and tJiis little love of mine.
Bhe has a slender, ls3ome form.
Brown eyes where trust and truth ablls,
A Cupid's mouth whero kisses rarm.
Hose checks vrkr.re dimples deftly tiae,
A smile she borriaed from the skies
In Bone rare hour of surcmer time.
That's sweet or serious, plad or w.se.
As suits thii little love cf mine.
La roine petite, the little Queen.
SwiJt to forffife as to command.
The Caintiest monarch ever seen,
i?ue keeps her subjects well la band.
Their happiness her only task.
i-he rules by childhood's right divine.
And richer kingdom none may osk
Than has this little lore of mine.
The bcnniary of her empire lies
In home s fair walls: her wealth untold.
The loveiight in Ler mother's eyes,
A treasure greater lar than gold.
Aye. rat.nin over 13 Ler cup
With love's most rare end costly wire.
And she she trayly drink3 it up.
This charming little love of mine.
Fresh be the draurht. I wish the hou-s
May bnti? her v. hat she most may piize.
Soft, dewy Lawns, and fragrant lioweri.
And licrht winds culling to the skies:
But if rr.y soul miUt win the Miss
To fces a boon from Father Time,
"1 would be to 1 -ave her as sho is.
This dainty little love of mine.
IIoss jJc'orris. in Youth's Compsnion.
A. HUXTKESS OF INDIA.
Her Victorious Encountsr with e
Sava;o Llan-Zcter.
Mrs. A- W. Salmon, wife of an of
ficer in the Indian police, enjoys the dis
tinttion of being one of the few ladies
who have sought for and found a genu
ine man-eating tiger and laid the king of
the jungle low, unaided by hunters of
the sterner sex. Mrs. Salmon-has had
the pleasure of bagging two of these
fierce brutes, and has also shot a
panther and any number of smaller
fry, such as jackals and deer.
Mrs. Salmon is at present visiting
seme old friends in San Francisco, and
told a reporter the story of how she
shot and killed a ten-foot man eater up
in the Nilgherry hills, in the Madras
district.
"I first went to India in 1S53, and
during1 the seven years of niy stay
there I traveled nearly a'll the time.
My husband was continually on the
move, and I was always with him when
possible.
"Before I went to India I parsed two
years ia the western part of the United
States, and I had learned to us; a rifle
pretty well, and I often tried my skill
od jackals, deer and such anima" s as we
met on our trips from place to place
through the jungle. The hills around
the sanitarium are covered with heavy
brush and long grass, and as a rule are
rather free from timers, but that sum
mer the heat was so great that, l'ke
ourselves, the big1 man-eaters sought
the hills, and soon afttr we got settled
down the natives began to bring1 in
stories of tigers which had be-in seen
in the vicinity.
"My favorite weapon was an Ameri
can Winchester repeating rifle one of
those 44-caliber guns which seem to be
a favorite with American hunters. Be
sides this I had a heavier rifle also a
Winchester ;.nd it was with thL rifle
that I bagged my big tiger.
"During the summer of 1SSC- a party
of my husband's friends, who were
ttopping at the Ootacamund sanitari
um, 'way up in the Nilgherry tills, in
vited us up on a visit, and, as the heat
In the lower country was simply ter
rific, we gWily accepted the invitation.
Little was thought of the story until
one morning when the mail carrier
failed to appear, and when a little
leather pouch in which he carried bis
letters and his stick of bells used to
scare away wild animals in the jungle
were found in the road about eight
miles from the sanitarium, the gentle
men began to clean up their grins and
talk tiger.
"Several hunting parties went out,
but in f-piteof the most thorough search
tot a single tirer could be found, and
then the excitement began to die down.
The birthday of one of the gentlemen
was celebrated by a picnic to a spot on
the banks of the I'ycarra river about
twelve miles from the sanitarium
where we intended staying a week.
The camp, which consisted of seven
tents, was set up in the wildest spot
imaginable, and we had a very pleasant
time until the fourth day, when Capt.
Hays, who went out grinning- with an
other gentleman, had the misfortune
to fall in a hullah and injure himself
eo badly that he could not get out. His
companion hurried back to camp for
assistance, and as the scene of tbe ac
cident was not m. re than half a mile
firm tle camp, all the gentlemen went
along, leaving; the ladies in car of a
couple of men servants.
"Thinking that hot water might be
required when Capt. Kays was brought
to camp, one of the ladies sent An
thony, ae of the servants, to the river,
not more than one hundred yards
away, to mi a water jar. A few mo
ments after the servant had started we
were startled by a wild cry for help,
and then all was quiet again. Think
ing that the man had been attacked by
x jackal, I oeized my heaviest gun and
ran down the path toward the river.
The low brush hid everj-thin j from my
eight, until I had reached a point about
twenty yar-is from the river, and there
I saw- something thai made me tremble
wi .h rfear.
"Tnere on Vhe bank of the river lay
poor Anthony, and by his side, licking
the biocd from her paw, was a big tig
ress. For a few moments th-sight fair
ly froze my blood, and then a sense of
personal danger and the thought that
I should be the next victim, filled my
brain. Up to this time I forgot thai. I
had a rifle in my hand, and then carce
a wild desire to try my stcil- with the
tigress c& u target. All ihought of
what tt.-i result would be should I
thoot .nd miss or only woui.d the big
man-eaU r fled from ray mind as I saw
the terrible brute pick up the body of
ile seryajj Jgd of,ter taking few
a. 4. : ! a
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wounds made by its sharp, cruel teeth.
"As gently as possible I drew back j
the hammer and raised the rifle to my j
shoulder, and taking aim directly at ;
the tigress' ear 1 pulled the trigger. '
As the report rang out it seemed to me ;
as if a score of hungry tigers sprang at .
me from every rock and bush, but this j
passed away in an instant, and after ;
reloading the rifle I took a look at the .
tigress. She was still stretched beside
the body of the man, but the powerful :
limbs were motionless, and the head ;
was resting on the man's thigh. That j
I had killed the animal at the first shot
never entered my head, and I sent a
couple more shots into its body as fast '
as could, but the first shot had settled
the business. j
"Upon making sure that the animal ;
was dead I turned to walk back to the ,
tents, when I heard the scream of a '
tiger cat, which seemed to come from ;
some brush a short distance up the
river. I am very foolish to say it, but
I don't think a dozen tigers could have '
frightened me then, and I at once
started toward the spot from where
the cries came. At first I could see '
nothing, but after a close search, dur- ;
ing which I took care not to venture '
too close to the bushes, I caught sight
of a half-grown tiger cub crouch
ing in the grass and et'eing me as if
waiting for me to get a little closer. I
was then rather too cloe for comfort,
and I quickly raised the riCe and fired.
"The cub was facing me and the bul
let glanced from its forehead and only
partially stunned it- The tiger dropped
to the ground Cat and then rose to its
feet, but instead of rushi&g for me, as 1
expected it to do, it began to walk
away. This gave me a good show at its
side and 1 fired again. The tiger fell,
rose and then tried to rush at me, but
its strength was gone, and bsfore it had
taken a dozen steps it sank to the
ground and rolled over on its side.
"The novpe of the shootiDgwas heard
by my hustand, who hurried back to
camp, wondering what was the matter.
Learning from the other ladies that I
had gone out alone and that the shoot
ing had taken place down near the
: river, he hurried down and met me on
the way. Lie was fairly horrihed when
I painted to the dead cub and could
hardly believe his eyes, but. when I
told him the mother had killed poor !
Anthony and that her body and that
of our poor servant were lying on the i
bank of the river, he was speechless
with surprise. lie took me back to
camp, and when the other gentleman ar
rived with Capt. Hays and the story of
my encounter with two tigers was
told it was decided to break camp at
once and return to the sanitarium.
"Poor Anthony was buried, and the
tigers were skinned and the trophies,
with heads and claws attached, were
sent to Madras and placed on exhibi
tion. The notoriety 1 gained was any
thing but pleasant, and made me sorry
that I had ever learned to handle a rifle.
"After that I got an invitation to join
every hunting party got up in that part
of the country and was bothered to
death by newspaper men, who would
persist in having me tell the story a
dozen times a week.
"Six weeks after I bagged my tigers
I, while out with a party got up by the
sultan of Hyderabad, bagged a band
some panther and a spotted deer, and a
few days after I received a check for
one hundred and fifty rupees as a bounty
for killing- the tigers and the panther."
San Francisco Examiner.
Artlens Childhood.
One of the artless and attractive
characteristics of children is their easy
intimacy with Ueaven and the Deity.
When a little mite at Sunday-school or
out of it, indeed, is asked a question
whose answer is beyond him he is very
apt to fall back upon tbe Maker of
Ileaven and earth, often with most
amusing incongruity. A little girl who
wanted to go out and play one Sunday
recently was told she might sit on the
stoop but could not go into the street.
She trundled her little chair out ac
cordingly, but at the end of a few min
utes trundled it back again. "There
is nobody out there but Dod." she an
nounced, "and I tan't see him, so I
tummed in. "
Another little girl, a sis-year-old,
who could not play a note. 6eated her
self at tbe piano to entertain a caller
waiting for her mother.
"Shall I play for you?" she inquired,
with much affectation of manner.
"Would you like to hear a waltz?"
"Yes," replied the visitor, "very
much. What can you play?"
"Well," was the answer, with a com
placent toss of the h3ad, "I can play
two or three, but my favorite waltz is
the Kingdom of Ileaven." Waverley.
Frightful Symptom.
Nobody went to the world's fair
without learning something. Indeed,
the more the visitor knew before, the
more he learned. One man made a
startling discovery about himself.
lie was a gentleman from the far east
in attendance upon the congress of re
ligions, where he was seated upon the
platform. Presently a man who sat
near him perceived that he was get
ting uncomfortable about something
or other. He shifted uneasily in his
chair, and now and then pursed up his
lips and expelled his breath slowly.
Ily and by he leaned ovr to this ob
servant neighbor, and whiavered that
he thought he should have to go out
"What is the matter?" aWed the
neighbor.
"I do not know," said the Oriental.
"Something is wrong. I do not know
what to make of it. See how my
breath smokes!"
He exhaled a long breath a cloud of
white vapor to show what he meant.
He had never 6een his breath before,
and was greatly relieved when the
cause of the phenomenon was ex
plained to him. Youth's Companion.
What Papa Said John "What did
the old man scy when you asked him
for his daughter?" Willie "He didn't
say a word; he whistled for the dog.
Detroit Free Press.
The royal palaces and public works,
such as reads, fortifications, streets,
etc. of Belgium hare cost 110,000,000.
TprTcesT
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AN INDIAN FUNERAL SONG.
A Touching Ceremony In Tojne Amosi
. the OnialMi.
The funeral song is sung at the obse
quies of any man or woman who has
been greatly respected in the tribe.
Upon the death of such a one, men in
the prime of early manhood meet to
gether near the lodge of the deceased,
divest themselves of all clothing but
the breech-cloth, make two incisions in
the left arm, and under the loop of flesh
no made thrust a willow branch, having
on it sprays of leaves. With the blood
dripping- upon the green branches
hanging from their arms and shoulder
blades, the men move 6ilently in single
file to the lodge where the dead lies;
there, ranging themselves in a line
shoulder to shoulder, and marking the
rhythm of the tune by beating together
two small willow rods, they sing in
unison the funeral song.
There is a violent contrast between
the bleeding singers and their vocal
utterances, for the music in its major
strains suggests sunshine, birds, and
verdure, and has a fleet happj move
ment. Nevertheless, there must bo
some latent harmony between the song
and the ceremony. Music, the Indian
believes, ha? power to reach the un
seen world. The spirit of the dead
man can hear the song as it leaves the
body, and the glad cadences are tc
cheer him as he goes from those who
have been dear tohim 011 earth. He
hours only, he can not see so the song
is for him: the bleeding wounds of the
singers are expressions of the loss felt
by the friends of the deal; his kindred
can take note of the manifested sym
pathy the wounds are .for them.
It is a custom among f.he Omahas to
cease wailing at a certaiu point in the
funeral ceremonies, for the reason,
they say, that the departing one must
not be distressed us he leaves his
home behind him. It is also customary
after a death to lacerate the limbs, as
the shedding of blood expresses how
vital is the loss. The funeral song and
cereinonev, savage as they appear at
first sight, are really full of tender un
selfishness, and indicate a atrong be
lief in the continuation of life and it;;
affections. Alice C. Fletcher, in Cen
tury. MODERN LIFE-SAVERS.
Typos of ISoatft Now Vxed in the United
Stati- ServU-e.
There are many kinds of lifeboats
and many other devices for effecting
communication by lines between a
wreck and the shore. The type of
boat in most general use in our service
is distinctively known as a surf boat.
It is raade of white cedar upon a white
oak frame. It is from twenty-five to
twenty-seven feet in length, with its
other dimensions proportionate. It is
propeled by six oars, and will carry,
besides the crew, from ten to fifteen
persons. The excellence of these boats
is -shown by the record during the
eighteen years they have been used in
the hands of the life-saving crews.
They have been launched in actual
service six thousand seven hundred
and thirty times, and have safely
landed from wrecked vessels six
thousand seven hundred and thirty
five persons. They have capsized but
fourteen times, six of these accidents
being attended with loss of life. Of
the boats' crews, twenty-seven were
drowned, being one for every two hun
dred and forty lives saved.
A "self-righting" lifeboat is largely
used in the English service, and in our
own to a limited extent by way of ex
periment. This boat is constructed
with air-chambers at the bow and
stern and several hundred pounds of
iron in the keel. These cause the boat
to "right" itself when capsized by the
waves. It is of necessity heavy and
cumbersome, and the record for actual
service is on the whole favorable
to the smaller and lighter surfboats
adopted by our own government. The
proKrtionate loss of life from capsiz
ing is considerably less with the surf
boats. The self-righting boat is four
fold heavier than the other, weighing
about four thousand pounds. Iloats
are being constantly improved and
perfected, one of the latest devices be
ing for self-bailing, by which water
that may be "shipped," or fills the
boat as the result of a capsize, is in
stantly expeled. A boat combining
successfully the properties of self
righting and self-bailing would seem
to le the nearest possible approach to
the ideal. Frank G. Carpenter, in
Popular Science Monthly.
A Travel 4 African.
"Now." said the intrepid explorer
after he had shown the guileless native
the inside workings of the brass watch
and had noted his naive wonder at the
mysteries of mechanism, "I will let
you have one of these for two tusks.
Then j-ou can be the envy of the whole
tribe." The native gentleman yawned.
traded a second-hand war-club for a
bushel of those things when I was at
the World's fair last summer," said he,
"and there was .not one of them that
ran for more than a week. Got any
chewin' about your cloth? Indi
anapolis Journal.
Anlo Mania
Chollie Oh, she is perfectly lovely;
die paid me such a compliment.
Fweddie What was it?
"She said I was so un-Amevican."
"How delightful," Detroit Free
Press.
The latest.
Wayside Bill Did you know I'd got
a job?
Lingering Luke Wot yer doin'?
Wayside Bill Sweepin' out aquari
ums. Judge.
Knew It Iteforchand.
Clara Sadie tells me she is engaged
to a foreign count
Maude Yes, she told me a month ago
she was trying to learn to eat roasted
chestnuts Puck.
First Poet "Don't yoa notice
quite a decline in poetry in tbe news
papers?" Second Poet "You bet! I've
had six pieces declined this week." N
Y. Press.
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HOME HINTS AND HELPS. j
Potato Croquettes: Take eight cold i
mashed potatoes. Season with pepper, '
salt, nutmeg; add two eggs, with a lit
tle chopped parsley; one tablespoonful
melted butter. Form in balls and roll
in beaten eggs and bread crumbs or
cracker dust and fr3 in hot lard. X. Y.
World.
Steamed batter puffs may le made
from raised dough, shaping as for bis
cuits, rolling berries into the dongh.
Set, after rising, into steamer and keep
the water boiling hard until the puffs
are done, allowing- twenty minutes ffr
this. Eat with sauce. -Good House
keeping. Hard Sauce: Stir to a cream one
cup of butter and three cups of pow
dered sugar. When light beat in three
fourths of a teacupful of wine, the
juice of one lemon and two teaspoon
fuls of nutmeg. Beat long and hard
and set ou ice until the pudding is
served. I'arm, Field and Fireside.
Cheese Cakes: One cup of grated
cocoanut, one cup of milk curds, one
cup of cream, yolks of five eggs, one
cup of sugar, one tablespoonful of al
mond extract; boil until thick; pour
into tart tins lined with puff paste;
bake ten minutes. Orange or lemon
can be used instead of cocoanut. Farm,
Fie-d and Fireside. j
White Wine Jelly: Pour one pint
of cold water on six sheets of isinglass J
and let stand until dissolved. Then j
add, first, a pint of boiling water; next,
the juice and grated rind of one lemon, :
one pint of sugar and one wine-glass of ;
white wine. Let stand until it hardens. !
This jelly is excellent in sickness, and '
makes a very nice dessert to be eaten
with cake. Womankind.
Eich Date Cakes: Make any nice
layer cake and bake six layers. F.e
move the stones and chop a pound of
dates. Heat the whites of two eggs .
stiff, add two cupfuls of fine sugar and
a spoonful of almond flavoring. Mix
part with the chopped dates and spread
between the cakes. Use t e remainder
on the top, and ornament with whole
dates with the Etoaes rem oved. House
keeper, j
Jelly-fish: FiU a deej glass dih
half full of jelly. Have as many small '
fish-molds as will lie in it. Fill the j
molds with blancmange. When this is .
cold, and the jelly also, lay the fish in
it as if going in different directions;
put in a little more liquid jelly; let it
get hard, to keep the fish in place; .
then fill the dish. The jelly should be ;
very light-colored, and perfectly trans
parent. Harper's Bazar.
Cin namon Bun: Two ounces of but- j
1 ter, one teaspoonful of salt, three eggs,
; one pint of milk, one-half cup of yeast j
: or half of a compressed cake. I'ut the
milk in a farina boiler to scald. Beat
the eggs until light, pour over them
the milk, add the butter and let stand
! until lukewarm; then add the yeast
and salt and sufficient flour to make a
; thin batter. Beat thoroughly and con
I tinuously for five minutes; cover and
' stand in a warm place over night. In
the mornin- add one cupful of flour,
beat thoroughly and then add suffi-
! cient flour, a little at a time, working
. all the while with the hand, to make a
i soft dougli. Take out on the bakiug
' board and knead lightly for ten 111 i n
! utes (it must not be as stiff as bread).
I Put back into the bowl, cover and let
! stand in a warm place until very light-
n a warm piace until very .Knu
ake about one-half of this dough
the baking-board roll it out
thin sheet, spread lightly with
Then tali
: out on
. into a
butter, cover thickly with sugar,
sprinkle with dried currants and cin
; namon and roll tightly in a long roll.
I Cut through this roll about every two
j inches, place the buns flat, closely to
! gether, in a greased pan. Roll out tie
! remaining dough in the same manner.
cover and stand again in a warm place
j until very light. Bake in a moderately
I quick oven for about half an hour.
I Turn them out of the pan while hou
; Y. World.
Savins Pretty Plctorea.
A pretty nursery screen is made by
covering the panels with any solid
background desired, black, dark red or
brown, and pasting pictures cut from
nursery tales upon them.
One nanel
can be handsomely decorated with the j tached themselves from the sky cara
pictures that made last year's calendar ; vn and hovered around the dwelling.
such a thing of beauty illustrating, as
many of them do in such lovely fash-
ion the procession of the months. The
plethora, indeed, in these days of really
exquisite specimens of the lithograph-
er's art makes a disposition of them
after they have survived their brief
present in current weekly, monthly or
annual a real problem to those who
dislike to discard them wholly or keep
them forever out of sight. Hospital
scrap albums are a good solution of
the dilemma up to a certain point, but
there are more than enough in many
households for even two or three of
these. Detroit Free Press.
A Timely Hint.
There are many mothers who have
clothing folded away that belonged to
dear babies who died long ago and
whose garments they can "not bear to
see worn by other children. They
would be spared the pa:n of this sight,
and still be making good use of what
is now but food for moths if they should
consult their clergymen, or any active
philanthropist, who would tell them of
many distant families who wMiid be .
materially helped by such donations. I
This winter of our discontent is no j
time for sentimental hoarding, no mat- j
ter how sympathetic one may feel with j
the love that longs to hoard. I'hila-
dclnhia Press. I
Wet Feet and Colds.
The best way to overcome suscepti-
bility to taking cold from getting the
feet wet is as follows: Dip the feet in
cold water, and let them remain there
a few seconds. The next morning d'p
them in agiin, letting them remain in
a few seconds longer: the next morn
ing keep them in a little longer yet,
and continue this till you can leave
them in half an Lour without taking
cold. I a this way a person can become
acenstomed to the cod water, and lie !
will not take cold from this cause. Hut I
be it understood that the "hardeninsr
oust be dona carefully. House wif a.
PQR YOUNG PEOPLE.
A COMPANY FACE.
Once on a time, in a far-away rucc.
Lived a queer little pirl with a company faoe.
And no one outside of the family Unew
Of her every -day face, or supposed sho had
two.
The chance she could make with wondrous
celerity.
For practice Lad lent her surprising dexterity.
But at last it chanced, on an unlucky day
(Or lucky, perhaps, I would much better say).
To her dismal dismay and complete consterna
tion, Sho failed to effect the desired transformation!
kTid a caller, her teacher. Miss Acctha Mason,
Surprised her with half of her company faoe
on.
And naif of her every-day face peeping- out.
Showing one grimy tear track and half of a
pout.
Contrasting mazin--ly with the sweet smile
That shono on her "company" side all the
while
The caller no sooner had hurried away
Than up to her room the girl flew in dismay:
And, after a nipht spent in solemn reflection
On tho folly of features that can't bear inspec
tion. She came down to breakfast, and walked to
her place.
Calm, sweet and serene, with her company
face.
Thenceforward she wore it, day out nnd day In,
Till you really might think 'twould be worn
very thin:
But, strange to relate, it grew more bright and
-ay.
And her relatives thinlt 'twas a re.l letter day
V'Een tho greatly astonished Miss Agatha
Mason
Surprised her with half of fcer company face
on.
Minnie L. Upton.
THE STORK CAME BACK.
An Amnsing Itird Story Told by a German
lercyman.
I heard last summer a true story,
which seemed to me worthy the ear of
young readers. It was narrated by a
clergyman to a groupof 3'oung folks on
a hotel piazza. I shall not tell his
name, because I know the story better
than the historian.
Several years ago this gentleman
was living in the German capital with
his family. There were many new
sights and sounds to interest the
American family, but nothing more
farcinating than the colony of
white storks which settled on
the adjacent house tops and made a
bird village of the nestled chimney
stacks.
The birds had such an air of propri
etorship and general coziness, that
STOEKS OX THE WIN"Q.
I 60me member of the famiiv insisted
that that particular part of the city
was the regular summer home of these
tourists, who returned to their old
quarters each season, in human fash
ion. This idea was not accepted as
fact, and there were many speculations
as to some possible means of testing
thf theorr. yot beinff up
,an - nQ OQe C(uld a
j anJ t answers? neilhe
; TTlnT.t;il romoml,pr ihf fi-
the theorv. 2Cot being up in the stork
sk questions
her could any
mortal remember the fine points of
stork physiognomy from year to year.
A plan was finally decided upon, and
one particularly aristocratic monarch-of-all-I-survey-looking
bird was en
ticed by a good dinner into the garden.
There a silver ring was placed about
his leg. on which was engraved "Ber
lin, 1SSS." He then flew back to his
favorite chimney, and ere long he
joined the passing flocks that were
constantly leaving for the south. Many
a thought followed the feathered fugi
tive during the long winter, and at the
first sign of spring eager eyes watched
for the return of the travelers. After
many days, a distant line of storks.
far up in the blue, came into view.
I Over the clergyman's house several de-
j A tempting feast was prepared, and
j presently the weary pilgrims Cow
down into the yard. Friendly eyes
I watched every movement with joyous
welcome, imagine me surprise wnen
one of the flock was seen to nave tiro
silver rings upon its legs!
Behold! the old ring was back again,
and accompanying it another, which
read: "India sends greeting to Berlin."
Henry Fcnn, in St. Nicholas.
The Hear in the Arena.
It has been said that the bear is not
so cruel as other huge animals, and ia
proof thereof it is asserted that in the
days of old Rome, when wild beasts
were turned loose in the arena to fight
with prisoners who were allowed
their liberty if they .:ould overcome
their savage foes the bear used to be
hissed by the spectators because it de-
ciinea tne comuai witu nrisiians anu
j other captives. Without casting too
much doubt upon this statement
which is, however, certainly open to
question it must be borne in mind that
the Romans knew nothing of the two
fiercest bears, the polar of the arctic
regions and the grizzly of tht "ockT
mountains.
Cissy rroTrt Iter Point,
A certain little g-irl from whom the
Listener sometimes hears is evidently
going to be a great logician. When
she was called upon at school the
! other dar 10 f '1 a verse, f,rom VV
"Blessed are the dress-makers, for they
shall see God."
"But, my dear girl," exclaimed the
teacher, "it is not 'dress-makers'; it is
peace-makers. "
"Well," the child answered, stoutly,
"my mother has a dress-maker and she
makes dresses out of pieces." Boston
Transcript.
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THE STORMY PETREU
Queer Superstitions Sailors Fntertaia
jrarcllnc the Itird.
One of the best known of the sea
birds is the stormy petrel. It isoftenest
seen during storms, flying above the
waves in search of shellfish and other
small animals that are brought to the
surface by the tempest,
The sailors call petrels "Mother
Carey's chickens" and do not view
them with much favor, owing to their
being constant companions of storms.
"Jack" thinks that rough weather may
be expected when he sees petrels
about and is not quite sure that they
do not in some way cause the tempest.
When the bird is on the outlook for ita
prey it seems to walk on the water.
Hence the seamen of the olden time
in allusion to Apostle Peter's walking
on the water called the bird petrel,
from the Latin Petrellus, "Little
Peter."
So far from the sailor's being super
stitious as to the capture of another
kind of petrel, the cape pigeon, which
is of a black-and-white color and about
the size of a tame pigeon, I have
known Jack to take a hand occasion
ally in capturing them as a bit of rec
reation during a dog watch.
In southern latitudes the cape pi
geons follow a ship in thousands, says
St. Nicholas. A common bottle cork
is tied to the end of a piece of thread
and trailed astern so that the cork
touches the water. This gives the re
quired tautness to the thread.
As the birds fly in clouds from side
to side astern some of them constant
ly strike the thread with their winjs,
and the resistance is enough to turn,
them over it, when the thread ia
wrapped round the wing and the bird
is hauled on board. In this manner I
have seen hundreds caught in a day.
Oh one occasion a clipper ship carry
ing passengers to India captured pi
geons by hundreds, and the surgeon b3'
some mischance succeeded in entan
gling a stormy petrel.
Now, the doctor was an enthusiastic
naturalist, and what to the sailors iiq
known as a "land lubber" that is, hrf
was on his first voyage. The doctor a4
once took the specimen to his cabin,
and made preparations to skin and pre
serve it. In hot haste a deputation of
seamen, headed by the old. gray-haired
sailmaker, came aft with a request thai
the petrel be set at liberty, saying that
otherwise the ship and all on board
would surely suffer.
The doctor, somewhat surprised, in
tended to set the bird free, but his en
thusiasm as a naturalist prevailed ovef
the superstitious warning, and when
the sailors had disappeared the bird
was added to his collection. The fact
soon became known forward among the
men, and the doctor was regarded with
black looks by the crew for the re
mainder of the voyage.
In the course of time the good ship
anchored in the Hugil river, and that
day at dinner the doctor suddenly
died.
There was a gathering of the sailor
around the windlass that dog-watch,
and the doctor's sudden death was at
tributed bv the superstitious sailors
to his slaughter of the stormy petrel.
AMUSING SCIENCE.
A Xarsfry Toy Which Can ite Made by
Any Intelligent Uoy.
A very amusing game for children is
shown in our illustration, and may be
provided at small cost and with littlo
trouble by carrying out the following
directions: Procure a slender iron rxi,
bent to a right angle at about th
middle point. Fasten one end to the
edge of a table, as in the cut. The
other end should terminate in a loop.
Directly under this loop bore a small
hole in the table- Cut from a wide
cork stopper a circular piece of cork,
end through its center pass a long
nail from which the head has been re
moved. You will then have a
rudimentary top. Lastly, cut out
three figures of horses from pieces of
cork, and attach them to the upper
surface of the top by means of small
bits of wire. Place the top in position
as shown in the cut, the ends of the
nail being held by the loop and the
hole in the table. Wind a cord round
the upper portion of the hail and draw
it briskly out. The top wiU torn,
carrying the little horses, and the
horse which stops nearest to a certain
point previously marked on the table
gains the trick. More than three
horses may be made, if desired, and
interest is added to the apparatus by
painting the horses different colors.
Once a Week.
I A Wonderful Old Man.
I The oldest postmaster in continuous r
I service, and perhaps in years, in the
! United States, resides at Hammonds-
ville, 'Jefferson county, Ohio. Hia
! name is W. H. Wallace and he i
j eighty-two years old. He has
; been in the service for the last sixty-
three j-ears, having been appointed to
j his present position during Andrew
j Jackson's administration. Mr. Wal
i lace is also credited by the Adams E c
! press company as the oldest agent in
! its emploj-, both in years and continu
ous service, and is also the oldest tfta
tion agent on the Cleqeland & Pitts
burgh railroad, if not in America, hav
ing served in that capacity sinco ?Si3.
He bears his years lightly.
C uttlDST the RnnL
"We had to write about George
Washing-ton to-day," said a schoolboy
to h.s mother.
"I hope you didn't forget to tell
about the cherry tree?"
"Oh, no. I said he sawed it down."
'Sawed it down!' He chopped it
down with his hatchet."
"Yes, I know, but I couldn't spell
hatcliet."
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