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A DUEL
aWtaae Law laala K(la m4 m
RlMf Valtara.
Two thousaad people wltneed a
Mtl combat recently to Central
park. It m Uiimh a large bald
at and a king vulture, Tba haul
ajtwuad tu within tha mammoth
M(1 ce wait 01 ma arsenal. For
Sfteea minutes tba bird fought des
araUljr be for they wera t-eparaled
y one of tha keeper. Two old
porta present said it beat any rock
gat they had aver seen.
Tba cage la which the ratios are
oallned it thirty feet long. tlfu-eo
feat wide, and ha a height of about
fiftaon feet Kocks have been piled
tip at each end of the cage, whore the
vulture and eagle make their eyrie.
A large perch bang between the
rock whereon the golden eagle and
tha white-tailed englo spond uio.tof
their time. 'J'he vulture und the
bald eagle occupy lh rock. There
la no cage In the purk where tomato
ara lot ocUI than that of the
agioa All day long they stand umq
the rock and stare into space,
oar wily uttering a sound. save when
something unuual hnppxns.
The bird were pursuing the even
tenor of their way when a sparrow
flew into the cage and alighted near
tba edge of the pool. Instantly the
king vulture fixed hi fierce gaze upon
tha par row. There was blood in hi
cruel eye. Hopping down from one
tone to another until he readied the
ffround, tho vulture began leallng to
ward the sparrow, who wns dipping
hi wee bill Into the pool. Closer and
loser to the sparrow came the vul
ture, hi movement not staking even
aound enough to startle hi victim.
Tba vulturo raised one foot, and. with
extended talons. , brought It down
heavily upon tho smaller bird.
Scarcely bad he done so when from
bis rocky eminence the bald angle
mittod a terrible scrcoch and. Hup
ping hi gigantic wings, swooped
down upon the vulture. The biild
eagle' unearthly scream sturtlod the
crowd and there was a grand rush to
ward the eagle. The eagle landed on
the vulture's back and koeled over
early falling into the pool. In an
Instant he had wriggled from under
the eagle and gained his feet For a
moment the two king's of the air stood
glaring at each other. Then with
tremendous force they came together.
At the same moment each set up a
oream. The New York Advertiser
describes it a more of a rough-and-tumble
than a stand-up fight. The
fclrds would clinch, full down and roll
tan
Time and again tho bald eagle and
tha king vulture bad flown at each
Other, while the feathers flew thick
and fast about them. Once they
rolled over the wounded sparrow and
rruxhed the life but of him. It would
doubtless have been a fight to the
tinlsh but for the timely interference
of a man. who thrust a long pole Into
the ciigo und beat both birds as hard
as he oould. At first they would not
break away, but kept on clawing and
biting each other, while tlie man
continued raining on them a suo
oosslon of heavy blowa A powerful
blow on the head tinnlly laid the
vulture low. The eagle sprang upon
his fallen antagonist and would have
made short work of him. but was
driven into a corner by the man with
the pole, and kept then pntil his
-thirst for blood bad subsided.
WATCH CASES AND DIALS.
laterwtlng Fwru of M tnuCucture
Transferrins; tha Ci 1 ilmdgn.
f The process of making gold watch
cases is interesting. The 11-karat
cases which are the most popular,
are made of gold to which an al
loy of copper and silver ho been
added. A flame of gas quickly re
duce the metal to a liquid.
t This Is poured into bar moulds of
various sb.es. and when It has hard
ened the metal Is placed under pon
derous rolls and reduced to the de
sired thickness. One of the machines
will reduce a bar of gold Into a sheet
one-thousandth of an Inch thick.
The sheets are then sent to the
turners who shape the cases. Joint
era then solder the parts to
gether and add the recep
tacles for the springs, which are
Inserted by workiuea who are known
as springers. If the case is to con
tain a decoration in relief, the design
is then soldered on. and the case is
delivered to the engraver.
Engraving cases frequently adds
one-third to their cost, according to
the Jeweler's Weekly. Last of all the
cases are sent to the polisher, and
when they leave his hands they are
ready for the market.
The making of watch dials is also
interesting. Those made by ma
chinery are rapidly produced. A
Steel plate is first engraved with
the desired figures and lines.
By means of a wax matrix a copy
of this plate is taken and electrotypedl
The pigment is placed on the electro
plate and a thin coat of collodion is
placed over it. being distributed by
centrifugal force.
A sheet of paper placed on the col
lodion before it dries adheres, and
when removed withdraws tho col
lodion and pigment, thus leaving a
negative on the paper.
This paper is then placed on a
blank watch dial and. after being
lowly pressed into position, the dial
is placed in a furnace. The heat de
stroys the paper and tha collodion
penetrates tbeenamolof the dial pro
ducing on it the design. In this man
ner the most intricate designs are
transferred.
rrviiared to Itc-nmo.
Willie's Mother Your hair is weU
William. Where have you been?
Willie la the pond, mamma. 1
jumped in to keep little Tommy
Squeerg from drownin'.
Willie's Mother My noble boyl
Was Tommy In swimming?
Wlllie-No'm. But he was goln'
to go in. Chicago News-Record.
A CAT WORTH HAVING.
A MaaraaMa rllaa I bat .' rtry
Hat H4 a l'rka far Juaala(.
This vat had tha glossiest and silk
Wat fur. retuaraabU intelligence fas
cinating beauty, a moat arUlocralio
pediirrea and a mistress who loved It
dearly hut it rao away. This eat was
more devoted to its unstress thaa any
dog rould be; it rubbed against her
gown with the plainest evidence of
deep-seated affection, and looked up
into ber eyr with all the fire of It
oriental oa'ure. It wa a native of
I'erala and had all the passion of that
romantic land. After thi statement
of facta it will be readily understood
that the dUuppearanoa of this cat ba
brought well nigh inconsolable gr.ef
to its mistress.
For some time the reiident of the
lower section of Brooklyn have been
made aware of the diupKtnrance of
this rat through this advertisement
that appeared in tho hotels, many of
the store and on the outer walls of
some of the buildings:
t if-A limit Anora, long h ilrrd, brows
tubby cat, with Jarfr. bushy tail, while
bwust an t fe.it ai.it whiUt ire on niwa.
(Viva dollars is offored, but no ru.isontne
row nil will be r.n used to any oni ruluru
inir him. or civing any information as umy
I' ail to hit recovery to Mis L.itUeJol.u, etV
lini'iile street, Uroolyti.
The rat's name wa Reginald, but it
will be noticed that Kuginald is de
scribed in tho advertisement a a
tabby cat. This apparent incongru ity
must be tho New York run' only
apology for referring to Reginald in
an impersonal and impartial fashion
a -It."
Reginald became conscious of the
worries of this world in the heart of
England. Karly in life it came into
the possession of the Llttlejohn fam
ily, which consists at present of Mrs.
Ltttleiobn her son Stewart who is
an artist, and ber daughter, who Is a
blue eyed divinity.
Reginald grew to bo a wonderful
animal. It would turn tnarvolous
somersaults, and seomed to under
stand all that wa said, it was particu
larly fond of the poetry which Miss
Llttlejohn often rend aloud. When
Reggie sailed for Amorica a year and
a half ago it captivated ail tho other
passengers on the ship. It paraded
up aud down the deck with the hau
teur of an aristocrat and the steadi
ness of a born sailor.
The apartment house at No. 8!
Pineapple street, In which Reginald
was domiciled, bad already become
famous through being the res dunce
of the young Californian author o
Through the Chaparral; or. the
Wingless Insects of Shasta County."
The Llttlejohn family took tho top
flat; so that Reginald might have the
roof for its eierclse. Here it grew to
the very large and handsome animal
Every morning Reggie roda around
the room on Mrs. Llttlejohn' s shoul
der, and whenever the family returned
from a visit Reginald awaited them at
the door.
One day Reginald tripped lightly
out of a fifth-story window. Its ter
rified mistress rushed to the base
ment expeollng to fine his mangled
body on the flagstones. Instead she
saw Reginald oalmly stroking bis
whiskera With pardonable pride
she had it photographed, and her
brother painted its portrait
One Saturday Reginald was on the
roof with Miss Llttlejohn. Suddenly
It leaped down to the window sill of
the parlor window. Miss Little.ohn
ruBhed down stairs, but Reggie had
disappeared. From that to t M al
though anxious inquiries have been
made far and wide, nothing has been
seen of Reginald by the Little.ohn
family. Ones somebody said it had
been seen in the navy yard, but tha
search there was fruitless.
The Llttlejohn. although mourn
ing for Reginald as one who is dead,
still believe that it is alive. That It
was not killed by tha fall is sura for
its body would have been found. The
Llttlejohns thought at first that It
might have gone to the neighbora
But the neighbors had not seen it. and
the Californian declared that he had
never heard of Reggie.
At the time of the disappearance
Reginald was nearly twice as big as
an ordinary cat with a marked rutT
of white fur around its neck and a
wonderfully bushy talL if anybody
should see such a cat he can discover
whether it is really Reginald by talk
to it in soulful versa If it is I egi
nald. it will show marked apprecia
tion of the attention.
Mabel He Is such a delightful fel
low, but the trouble la wa don't know
whether he is married or single.
Her Cousin Tom Is he very at
tentive? willing to come or go
anxious to obey your slightest wish?
Mabel Yea he ia
(Jl.er Cousin To:a Courageous in
telLug you how lovely you are and
what an influence such a woman at
you would have over a men's life?
Ready, in facU to prostrate himself
at your feet?
Mabel That just expresses it.
Her Cousin Then has niai-ried.
Life.
fKIESr DtXEY Tl'RSS PBOI'UET.
Prealrts a Rrtalatlaa aae Deri re the
lUaua Ifcarca Will Oppose Capital.
A spt clal diapati h from New York,
dated November 21, to tba Baa Frsn-
cloo Examiner said: "'As a prlentof
the Catholic church, I say to you from
this pulpit that tho present condition
of tbepnorin the Usit d States can
not go cn. Tba Catholic church in
these United SUb must lead in the
emancipation of the people from pres
et t social and economlo slavery; tbe
church mutt had a (he emancipator
of the working clashes. The United
SiaUs snd Its Congress must make
laws to protect the ptvple's rights and
abrogate laws that have teen made by
bribery In tbe lotere-t of fraud.'
"This was tbe kejnote of one of the
most forcible sermons ever delivered
from tbe pulpit of a Catholic church.
Tbe speaker was tbe Rev. Father
Thomas J. Ducey, nctor of St. Leo's
clurch, In Eatt Twenty-eighth street
Unexpected as bis theme was, the little
church whs fllh d with admirers of tbe
outspoken prlet-t when I e ascended the
ros rum at mass this morning.
" 'The Catholic churvh's grtat mU
Ion to the Inhuman civilization of our
time is recognized by alt thinking
men,' were the It tn ductory words of
tbe priest Acd then, with uplifted
band, be said: 'The church can say
must sny and will fsy, inhumanity tf
man to man must end. '
".'The Catholic church, as God's
agent on earth, must proclaim the
rights of the people, tell tbe people's
pppreffors that tbe vast multitudes
have tbe right to r xercUe the liberty
of tbe children of God for tbe simple
reason that God's truth bas made tbem
free. Tbe Catholic church, by Divine
foundation, and by her perfect organl
zation throughout the whole world, bas
the God given right to fling this battle
cry to the world and she will continue
and must continue fo to do, for wrong,
ir justice and opprersloa cannot prevail
gainst tbe laws of Crfd ard the rights
of humanity. Leo XIII the head of
the Catholic church, In support of what
I bave said, has proclaimed to the civ
ilized world that 'as far as regards the
cburcb, Its assistance will never be
wanting, be the time acd occasion
what it may, and It will intervene with
greater effect In proportion as its lib
erty of action Is unfettered.' '
"Then he said Impressively: 'Every
generation of the world's history is
confronted by some Important problem,
to the solution of which the best minds
and truest hearts must lend every en
ergy. Our time bas this vast problem.
The social conditions of our times have
become despotic and unbearable. The
great mass of the people are in revolt
tbe world over, and unless tbe church
of Chrltt, directed by the spirit of
Jems Christ, becomes the advocate of
the people's cause and rights and forces
Into public life the truest and best men
of the land, who cannot and will not be
purchased by trust kings and kings of
monopoly forces into publio life men
who will pass just laws, based on the
Ten Commandments, the revolt of the
people cow before the world will 'swing
into a most disastrous revolution. With
the blessings of God, the day is dawn
ing, I believe, when none shall be able
to beoome rich if all are not comfort
able, and no man shall become poor
without all others becoming likewise
Impoverished.'"
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