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PARTMENT. X Sled for Muddy Kuadt-o Pleuro-Paeu
tools in This Coautry Lack of Cultl ra
tios Smvlag the Cora Fodiler Poultry
Kotes HlnU for the Housewife. Ele.
A Sled for Mudily Ground.
A mud boat is a sled with broad
runners. It has many advantages
over the narrow runner sled, when
there is but a small amount of snow,
or after a thaw. The broad runners
pass over mudholes, and slushy places
without cutting down. The accom
panying illustrations are from the
American Agriculturist. The run
ners axe sawed from a lojr, bent atone
end. Saw to t le angle from one end,
reverse, and saw from the other end.
The part of the runner which rests
on the ground should be ten feet
MI D BOAT.
long, the other part, about two feet
long with a rise of eight inches. The
bunks are pinned or bolted The
nose piece is about eight inches wide
and securely bolted. At each enu
fasten the grabs, li, for holding the
brace chains, by which the tongue
can be made rigid, or flexible at will.
Each chain should be fastened well
forward on the tongue, and be about
live links longer than Is needed for
rigid bracing. With unhooked chains,
the hinged tongue allows the sled to
be placed parallel with the log while
the team is nearlv at right angles.
Slack chains permit the sled to wind
between stumps and through very
crooked roads. With this sled two
horses can haul enough logs to make
,000 feetof square timber. Straw
or hay can be hauled by inserting at
the end of the bunks standard, C, on
which side boards are placed.
Kradlnation of IMeuro-Pneumanla.
The Secretary of the Department
of Agriculture has issued a proclsma
tion regarding this cattle disease, and
for the removal of quarantine that
has existed in the counties of Kings
and Queens. State of "ew Yoric, and
Essex and Hudson, State of New Jer
sey, for the suppression of that dis
ease among cattle. The declaration
is made that no case of the diseafe
has occurred in the State of Illinois
since December 29tb, 1680; in the
State of Pennsylvania since Septem
ber 29th, 188S; in the State of Mary
land since September 19th, 1889; in
the State of New York since April
80th, 1891. No case has occurred in
the State of New Jersey since April
30th, 1891, a period of more than six
months, and no case has occurred in
any portion of the United States
within the past five years, and it is
officially declared that the United
States is free from the disease known
as contagious pleuro-pneumonia. This
is the acceptable fruit of years of ef
fort on the part of American cattle
growers to free themselves from this
dangerous contagious disease that has
heretofore been lurking in our midst.
Cucumber in a Battle.
A full-grown cucumber in a small-
necked bottle is a cu
riosity easily obtained;
you simply select a
healthy-looking small S
itnonmhur rAna t. ! n fi.T
the bottle which is laid
by the side of the crow
ing vine, and when
grown so as to nearly
fill the bottle cut the
stem. Fill the bottle
with alcohol, llrmly
cork and seal, and you
have something to
show your friends for
many years. Two red
peppers inav also be fully grown in a
bottle In this case you have to tic
the bottle to a stake driven close to
the pepper plant, placing a bit of cloth
over the mouth of the bottle to keep
out as much rain as possible. It is
best to remove nearly all the remain
ing peppers and cucumbers from the
plant, that a well developed specimen
may grow in the bottle.
Care of Bquashen.
It requires some skill to handle
squashes and keep them for use
through the winter. In the
first place tbey should be al
lowed to fully mature upon the
vines and then should be gathered
before becoming chilled. They may
be left in an out building until there
is danger of cold weather, and then
they should be removed to some
warm, dry room and they will keep
during the entire winter and late
Into spring.
Poultry Car Market.
Judging from the appearance of
considerable poultry offered for sale
In the city markets, a great many
tanners do not know any too much
about the proper way of preparing
the carcasses for shipment Well
fattened and attractive looking fowls
always command the highest prices.
Ife prefer corn for fattening, -given
liberally as an evening feed, and
equal pitta of corn meal and midd
lings scalded, and mixed with boiled
K toes.. Enough bran should also
fled to make a crumbly mass.
. Do act give feed nor water for
IW'--totir boars before killing, so
f VX4 crop will be entirety empty.
; J t jlLr ban them ap by the.le,
- . t : Viri i a tiarp, narrow
J ? ""V C- da la the moot baefc
t"oirtna vein la ait.
. , ftzM tbfoa&a Meed
; j tartan cr cOei
fowls where the feathers a.r to bo
preserved, a piece of muslin or bag
ging should be firmly tied around the
body so that the feathers do not be
come spoiled. Have tne water for
scalding boiling hot, and then, tak
ing the bird by the head and legs,
dip several times in the water, seeing
that the hot wakr goes through to
the skin. lo not gel the head in the
water, as it give it a shrunken and
unattractive appearance. After pick
ing off all the feathers, including the
pin fea.hers. dip again several times
into dean scalding water and then
plunge in cold water, where it should
remain foral.out a quarter of an hour.
Then hang up in a cool, dry place,
being careful, however, not to let it
freeze. The American Agriculturist
some years ago advised, in cleaning
ducks or geese, after the feathers are
off, to rid them of the pin feathers by
rubbing powdered resin over the car
casses, alter dipping them in scald
ing water, rubbing off both the rosin
and pin feathers; then wash thor
oughly with warm water and brush
with s-iap; then rinse in cold water
and hang up until cold and thorough
ly dried. Exchange.
A Simple Corn-Mlcer.
This is the best and simplest corn
slicer I have ever used, says the cor
respondent of the Practical Farmer,
and it will at once recommend itself
to all who dry corn for home or for
market: a, represents a boards i of
an inch thick, and b. inch thick.
These are fastenel into the sides c,
so that the ends will be 1 inch apart.
In the sides are cut two openings, d,
about 1 inch wide and long enough
to receive a butcher knife, e, whose
upper edge is level with its back rest
ing against the board a, being held in
place by wedges inserted in beneath
it. A spud, consists of a piece of
inch iron 1 foot long, sharpened at
one end and provided with a handle,
completes the slicer. In using it the
box is held over a pan or nailed to a
receiving box, and an ear of corn is
stuck on to the spud and pushed
against the knife. In this way the
corn can be cut very rapidly and per
fectly. If two knives were inserted,
one above the other, the grains could
be cut in smaller pieces. .
L.avk of Cultivation.
With any of the class of cultivated
crops where there is a real neglect of
proper cultivation, the effect is felt
in the crop harvested. This fact is
demonstrated by a little observation,
and a few moment's consideration of
the case leads to no other conclusion.
Wherever vegetable growth is going
on, there is being taken from the soil
elements of fertility, and if these are
diverted to a noxious growth, then
they are lost to the main purpose of
the farm.
To say nothing of the unpleasant
appearance produced, the effect upon
any crop is very damaging in the
diminished crop production. Take
the case of corn and potatoes and
with the eye as a judge, we believe
that a neglect in culture that allows
a rank growth of weeds will reduce
the yield of both fodder and grain at
least one third. This is especially the
case where large weeds are allowed to
grow among potatoes, and in and
about the hill; the crop will be light
and of small size. Sow no farmer
can afford to put bis fields to such
use. If he cannot properly attend to
the matter of cultivation himself or
cause it to be done by others, he had
far better confine his effort to a
smaller surface and such an one as can
be sulliciently and properly attend to.
It is to befeared that suffi
cient attention is not paid
to the eradication of weeds.
These are the pests of our farms that
exert so powerful an influence in the
withdrawal of fertility. Hold as
much as possible for the use of crops.
Germantown Teiegraph.
Sheep Shearing.
The way to keep a flock up is to
keep on culling.
When the purchaser seeks the pro
ducer the best prices are obtained.
A FAitM may be over-stocked with
shcejl as with other animals, but it
is rarely done now.
A straw shed makes a good shelter
for sheep, provided care Is taken to
have it dry under foot.
When making a special effort to
Improve a 3-year-old ram it will give
the best results in breeding.
More attention to the sheep and
less attention to the tariff might en
able many to realize a profit where
they now fall.
Lay in a supply of oil meal and
bran for winter feeding; they make a
good feed to mix with all kinds of
roughness.
The sheep is the small farmers'
friend because with them they can
convert into a good product much
that would otherwise go to waste.
Saving Corn Fodder.
Where corn is cut up at the roots
and stacked, the value of the fodder
depends upon Its subsequent exposure,
A certain degree of curing of the fod
der is desirable, which depends some
what upon the weather. With aver
age pleasant weather, the stalks will
dry to such an extent at to make It
safe to commence carting. Corn fod
der Is Injured by much exposure. We
have seen fields of corn still exposed
after winter has set In and snow cor
ered the ground. In such cases the en
tire fodder Is blackened, the leaves
tender and of no nutritive value and
the stalks little if any better. Such
a condition of things to unnecessary
aadwastfaL It la the multitude of
I tmall leaks upon the farm that make
i farming unprofitable. After the crop
' has grown and reached the point ol
! cutting, there is no good reason why
it should not be all saved and prop
erly applied in use. as well as that of
the hay crop. Exchange.
Hour to Make Picket Gale.
Even carpenters and mechanics in
making nicely finished gates and
doors, nearly alwavs place the diago
nal strip from one corner to the other,
as shown by the dotted line in the
cut. It will invariably sway down it
the mud, besides spoiling its appear
ance. J'ia'-e the diagonal piece as
, shown, mortising it into the uppei
! strip about one foot from the end ol
! the gate, 'this prevents it from sag-
; ping because it acts as a brace.
Let in the Light.
The long nights and many dark dayt
in winter make the surroundings ol
the average stable quite gloomy. Add
to this the scantily ljghted stalls
which many horses are compelled to
stand in, and the average life ol
these animals will be found to be
dark and doleful. The eyesight ol
men when compelled to stay in dun
geons and mines is often injured.
Tne same rule will hold good with
! horses, and it is no wonder that many
weak-eyed horses are found in the
hands of careless farmers. If your
stables are not well lighted and well
ventilated, now is the time to look
after it before winter sets in. An
extra window or two in the side ol
the barn will cost but little and may
be worth quite a good deal. You
should look at this from a humane
standpoint, even if there is no money
in it for you. Mane the surroundings
of your horses as pleasant as possible
if you would get the most satisfaction
and money out of the horse business.
Stockman.
Keep Ciood towi.
The moment a man keeps one cow
to produce the same amountof buttei
two cows did before, he makes nearly
a clean protlt on the keep of one cow.
The gross amount of butter is not in
creased, but the gross profit is. This
is a consideration of economy that wc
have been struggling long to get our
readers to adopt "Less cows and
better ones" should be the motto ol
iiinMi . i .1 mKn niantu . i T i 'I I - II 1 1 f".
Hoard's Dairyman.
Hint to Houaekeeper.
Preserve tin foil to cover the corks
used in bottling catchup and Chili
I sauce.
j It is stated that cheese will not mold
if wrapped in a cloth wet with cider
vinegar.
Flint glass ground to a powder and
mixed with the whiteof an egg makes
a strong cement.
Cork that has been boiled may lie
pressed more tightly into a bottle
than when it is cold.
A good way to clean stovepipes is
to rub them well with linseed oil
while they are warm.
If the stovepipes are round to have
rusted during vacation, rub tho
thoroughly with lard.
To remove ink stains from linen,
soak the soiled parts in hot tallow,
then wash and boil as usual.
To keep black ants away, sprinkle
black pepper in their haunts, or draw
a chalk mark across their runways.
Mlsccllaneouit Reel peg. .
Cocoaxut Custard. To a pint
and a half of boiling milk add a small
cupful of. desiccated cocoanut. Uoil
ten rcinutes, and when cool add
three well beaten eggs and three
tablespoonftils of sugar. Pour into
an earthen dish, set in a shallow tin
of hot water, and bake until it sets.
Potato Balls. Beat three eggs
and one cup of lard in two cups of
well mashed potato, a little salt and
one cup of yeast This is the sponge ;
let it rise and then make up with
flour to a dough stiff enough to roll
out Let rise again, then make out
in the baking pan; let rise again and
bake in a quick oven.
Apple Fritters. A cupful ol
milk, one beaten egg, two teaspoon
fuls baking power, a pinch of salt,
and thicken with flour enough to pre
vent its sticking to the spoon. Slice
two or three sour apples very thin
and mix them in the batter. Drop
Into hot lard from the spoon, and fry
like doughnuts. They are nice with
syrup or cream and sugar.
A Breakfast Dish. Chop fine
remnants of any kind of cold roast or
steak, season with salt, pepper and a
little butter, and make Into small
cakes. Prepare an egg batter as for
nice griddle cakes. Lay a spoon
ful of the batter on the
hot griddle and on it the
chopped meat; cover with batter.
When browned on one side, turn as
you would a griddle cake and brown
the other side. These cakes should
be eaten as soon as done.
Stewed Hare or Rabbit. This Is
probably the very best way to cook a
V. V 1 . I 1 1 .
muuib ur iiare, anu gooa aiso ior any
other game: Joint up the rabbit
cutting the back through the middle
and crosswise Into neat portions.
Brown in a little very hot butter In a
frying pan; put Into the kettle and
fry a chopped onion and, If liked,
pint of 1 mixed carrots an J parsnip
cut In dice. Putallinthe pot witl
a pint of boiling water; cover closel
and . simmer until tender. Seasoi
highly and thicken the sauce with
little roux.-
EW STORIES POE.
Th. ErratJe Port Had
Commercial Honor.
To have loaned Edgar Allen l'oe
50 cents is a distinction; to have put
into type the poet's own correction of
one of his poems is an hou; r. It is
questionable, however, that the man
who entered into such transaction
with the poet back in the forties
thought he was particularly favored.
Col. Jacob Child, ex-Minister to Siam
and prominent citizen of Kay County,
eloquent, irrepressible, pulchritmli
nous, knew the author of "'lhe
IJaven" intimately, inoeeu, ne
bo well acquainted with the Virginian
cenius that he let him have SO cents
one occasion wherewith to buy the
nr. thnf. rheers and at the same time
intoxicates.
"I knew Poe very well," the Col
on! K:iid vesterdav. "He was a tan
.,,ii irM.kiiiff much vounger
than he really was. His hair made ted, inch s of conrxmnd armor, in
him look like a poet It was long and addition to a number of four ami six
he 'combed it under' in the style of ; inch guns. These floating fortresses
of the time. His piercing black eyes 1 carry i , ti -( l ions of coil, and on
were another feature of his unusual I steam nominallv H,!i0 knots, in which
niwramf. When the least bit un- resii ct they far surpass any oilier
dcr the influence of alcohol l'oe was a
man long to be remembered. those
sparkling orbits fairly blazed. lie
came into the office of t he Richmond
Whig not long before he died and
asked me to let him have 50 cents for
a short time. In those days a poo
printer boy in the South thought a
good deal of a half-dollar and 1 re
member that 1 reflected twice before
letting the poet have the money. A
few days later he brought in a proof
of "Lenore," which had appeared in
the Southern Literary Messenger, full
of errors. Leaning over one of the
big makeup stones, Poe made a num
ber of changes in the original poem
and asked me to set it up for the
Kichmond Whig. I did so and the
next week 'Lenore' appeared in cor
rect form."
According to Col. Child, Poe sold
his "Annabel Lee" twice once in
liutTalo and again in Kichmond If
this story has ever appeared it has
been kept out of books on l'oe and
his work, for the reason that it casis
a shadow over the glamor that en-
velops the character of the poet
John il Thompson was editor of tho
Southern Literary Messenger at the
time that "Annabel Lee" was writ
ten. Poe brought the manuscript to
him and sold it for a good sum.
Thompson announced to his friends
the next number of the Messenger
would contain Poe's masterpiece. He
refused, however, to say anything
about the style of the poem. After
OA. Child had put the verses in type
In the Richmond Whig office, where
the Messenger was printed each week,
Thompson took the proofs away in
his pocket, so as to be sure that the
poem would not appear before his
magazine came out with ft One day
when Thompson, Child, and Dick
Heath, a sub-editor, were lounging in
the ollice of the Whig, the latter
said:
"I've got a new thing by Poe here
in my pocket. I clipped it from a
Buffalo paper and I'll bet it beats
that thing you are hiding."
"Read it!" chorused Thompson and
Child. Then Heath began:
It was ninny an many a year ago
In a kingdom by the ia
Tbat a maiden there livfd
"Great Scott!"
claimed.
Thompson ex-
"The samething,"murinured Child.
"And he's got the money for it,"
Thompson went on.
"I spent a day setting it," groaned
Child.
"What in the world is the matter?"
Ileath finally asked.
"Matter!" Thompson almost
shrieked it "Why, the matter is
that d fellow has sold a poem to
the Messenger that he had already
disposed of up north. I'll sue him
for damages if it's the last thing 1
ever do!" Kansas City Times.
Hig l'reviuuif liurden.
The wind was blowing a gale, the
muddy expanse of water was heaving
like an angry sea says the Sioux City
Tribune. Spectators on the elevated
braced themselves against the breeze
and offered up silent prayers for the
heroic men risking their lives in the
rescue. "Look! look! look!" rose the
excited Cry. A thousand eyes Were
focused on a struggling figure in the
flood. The water was up to his waist
Cedar blocks danced round him like
corks, and huge piles of drift passed
dangerously near him as he strugaled
in the current He was a strong
man, but he was weighted down with
two precious burdens. The wind
whirled away his hat and blew his
thick, black hair about his eyes in
sheer deviltry. It blinded him, and
be dipped his head in the flood to
weigh it down. He staggered on.
holding all that was dear to him safe
and dry above the whirling deluge.
His strength is failing now. His
grasp seems readv to loosen. A thou
sand hearts stop beating as he disap
pears for a moment, falling from
weakness. He rises, holding aloft
what he risked his life to save from
the waves. Strong arm and brave
heart! A boat shoots around a
corner, The boatmen see him. He
is saved! In one hand he grasps an
empty valise; In the other a copper
bottomed kettle.
Henry IV.
On August 25, 1792, the eauestrlan
statue of Henry IV, on the Pont
iNeuf, Paris, was pulled down to make
cannon for the revolutionists. It was
replaced in 1818, under the Restora
tion, the bronze from a colossal statue
of Napoleon L having been used In
the casting. It is said that the
sculptor Lcmot, indignant at this In
sult to the memory of the Great Em
peror, Inclosed a statuette of Napoleon
in one of the legs of the horse.
French patriotism has found expres
sion In so many curious ways that
wen a story It not Incredible.
Italy
Italy ranks fourth among the naval
powers of the world, and in some re
spects she has no superior.
There are in her fleet twenty-one
armored vessels, fifty-one unarmored
vessels built and building, in addi
tion to 1j2 flrst-clas torpedo boats.
This is a formidable array, especially
as ne rly yll the ships are new and
embrace the latest Improvements in
naval science. Some description of
the most formidable of these vessels
will be interesting at this time, and
one of the most noticeable features
will be their deep draft, which is ex
plained by their being iniendcd to
operate in deep Europe n waters, no
idea having been entertained ""-
wing used ag.iinst the I n le States.
The largest vessels are the It lia ;uid
the Lcpnilo. monsters of 13,. 0 tons
displacement, each cirrying fo ;
Armstrong no ton oreacn-io unrig
puns in birlw ttes. protected by nine'
Italian ships but they draw thi.tv
iw feet of water, and would Una
lavigation near the Atlantic coast of
the I'nited States extremely danger
ous; yet they could lie olT shore for
miles and shell anv of our seacoast
cities with ease. Next to these come
the Dandolo and Imiiio, vessels of
over 1 1,000 tons cispl.iccment, with
latteries of four luo-ton guns and
six-inch rapid tire g ins
The-e vessels carry 1,000 tons of
coal and can steam but -'1.700 miles,
which wo:, Id practic illy render them
useless on this side the Atlantic un
less a coaling station was established.
Their twentv-seven feet . urangnt
would prcttv thoroughly k'ep th -m
out of the American harliors. Three
more formidable ships arc the Andre
Uoria, Francesco Moroslnl, and liug
giero di l.auria, vessels of 11,000 tons
displacement, each carrying four of
the loo-ton Armstrong guns with
numerous smaller guns. These ves
sels can steam 4,500 miles without
recoalmg, but as they draw nearly
j twenty-eight feet of water most
.American harbors would lie closed to
i tlM-m, as they would be alsi to the
j lieuinberto, a IH.i'fO-ton ve-wel, dr.iw
; ing twenty-eight fct six inches and
carrying four sixty-seven-ton guns,
i The Italians have gone in for heavy
guns and thick armor more extens
ively than any other nation, and in
the battle ships a:ove enumerated
they have mounted more 100-ton
guns than all the other nations com
bined. rolk-Lore of lhe Cat.
Puss has the reputation of being
weather-wise; good weather may be
exacted when she washes herself,
but bad when she licks herself
against the israin or sits with her tail
j to the fire. There isasui erstition in
Germany that if It rains when women
have alaige washing on hand, it is an
infallible sign that lhe cats have a
spite against them, owing to their
not having treated these animals well;
also that a rainy wedding-day results
from the bride's not teed ing her cat
and In the valleys of the Tyrol, girls
who are fond of cats are said always
to marry early. Once more, there
a i.erman ueiier that any
one who during his lifetime
may have male cats his
enemies Is certain to be accompanied
to the grave amidst a storm of wind
and rain. Formerly, in Scotland,
wnen a iamuy removed irom one
house to another, the cat was always
taken as a protection against disease
It is curious to find the opposite
practice kept up in Ireland, vlierc it
is considered highly unlucky for
family to take wi.h them a cat when
they are moving, more esjiecially,
too, when they have to cross a river.
There is a popular notion that a Mav
cat a cat born in I he month of May
is or no use for catching nils and
1 mice, but exerts an injurious in
j fluence on the house through bring-
I ing into it disagreeable reptiles at
various kinds, lilack cats are s. ;
' posed to bring not only good lucl , but
I also lovers an illustration of which
j we may quote a well-known rhyme
' on the subject:
I " Wbrnewr the cat o' the home Is Mack
' ,be u"86' O'lov8r" hv
1 11 18 consi(lerc(l unlucky to dream o;
i a cat' a r,iece of fokloro prevalent
I i(1 (i(;rniany. where if one dreams ol
! a bla':k cat at Christmas it is an
i ,)men of 80,11(5 alarming illness during
the following year. Equally unfor
tunate, too, is it for a cat to sneeze,
this act being supposed to indicate
that the family will have colds.
"fueling."
fine of the most trying phases ol
selfishness is not recognized undei
this name at all. What is c tiled sen
sitiveness, however, is very often
nothing but selfishness pure and sim
plea morbid, miserable form, too
making the person herself and every
one around her uncomfortable. A
frank, gencorous, unselfish nature it
not forever on the lookout for slight?
and unkindnesses on the part oi
others. What can be more trying
than a person who is continually h
ing her fceiings hurt, who magniflc.
every hasty, unintentional word into
a grievance, brooding thereon until It
assumes exaggerated proportions?
Nothing can be more selfish and self
seeking than such a disposition. Pco
pie of that temperament seldom II
ever properly diagnose their troubles,
but if they are honest they must ac
knowledge that they are continually
thinking of themselves and of the re
lations of others to them. They art
generally well meaning, not realizing
that they are not living for others but
only for themselves by thus Indulging
their "feelings" and hypersensitive
ness. MKHwho hate women bate sun
shine, .
The history of "Don Qulaou
jot wait for the tardy fame offt 1
ages; it was universally read in
mired as soon as It was pqu?
The most eminent painters, en.!
ind sculptors vied with one
in representing the story of tlie t.
Jl urn i'ltiuvusB,
The author, however, bad
leresb cuuuku w uutain em
itut friendless and indigent
i antes was, ne retained hii
parable humor to the end of
Many anecaotes are told
uistrate tne power oi nis worn
book to amuse people of all cl,
M. de liouiay, wno attended
h rencnamriassaior w Spain a
Cervantes' lire, said that the i
sador complimented the au'Jii
jay on tne reputation ne Dad ai
by his "Don Quixote."
"Ah." whispered Cervantes inl
ply, coming close to the amuassJ
car, "had it not been for the Jrml
tion, I should have made my
mucn more entertaining:"
cervantes once gave a proof i
nis generosity was iuny equal to
genius, in tne early part of his
he was tor some time a il
Algiers, and there he devised J
to neu iiiuifteu aim tnirteeo nf
. i i.i i i . i r
fellow sufferers.
win; ,i wii-uj kittiwiuuaiv r(iTff
'.he design; and thev were all bmJ
.wfore the Dey of Algiers whoiJ
iscd them their lives on coaditrtnii1
. V ... . ...... 1 .,,1 4L. . . 1
luuj ii-KAiui i,uc tuuiriver of if
plot 1
'I was that person," at once
Cervantes: "save my companlomJ
let me perish alone!"
lhe Dey, struck by his intrepid!
sparea nis lire, allowed him to
ransomed, and permitted blin k
home: louth's Companion,
IMarnvcring IMamond by Kleetrletlr.
An interesting addition has
made to the Mineral Cabinet of
vard College in the diamond-beam
meteorite latel y discovered In AriaJ
It will be remembered thatthesej
nionds were first found by a profei
in a cavity of iron which he wait
Jcctlng to examination, Flndl
that his cutting tool was arrested!
a naiu BuixjLdllcc, ijk llivesifnlf
n K n .H b. w n I i . I
further and met with several m
diamonds and one white one. In
der to see whether other DortioM
the meteorite contained diamondd
piece was suspended, in u platlrd
cage and immersed in acid contali
In a platinum bowl. The cum
from a voltaic battery was then u
through the bath from the cap
the bowl and the Iron dissolved an
leaving a black slime, which on bdf
washed showed blacf and wi
particles. The black were art
phous carbon, the white partlyquail
partly diamond. The quartz
dissolved by digesting It over a steal
hath with strong hydrofluoric ac
The diamonds were found to cuti.las
and scratch topac or sapphire. Dul
nionds are found to occur 'in old wl
cunic vents, such as the klmbcnc
mines of South Africa, which a
filled with decomposed intrusive m
tcrial thrown up from great depth
Prof. (). W. Huntington recently e
pressed the opinion t,hat since tl
earth Is apparently a mass of met
tcs covered with a crust, there oi
to be abundance of diamonds at d
ileptlis.
An AlK-olote of lioaorltl.
Anecdotes of Itossetti arc Just nil
"in the air," says the Pall Mall BafT
get. He went one day with a fries
for a stroll through the poorer m
tcrs of the town, and was greatly 4
tracted by the shops in Seven D
Outside one he saw In a raxc a eta.
ous round ball of spikes.
, "What Is the price of that?"
"Half a crown."
"Could you get me some wore
them?"
"Certainly."
"ell, let me have twenty ti
row evening.
The retail dealer, whose stock
sistcd of a few linnets, a chaftin
two, and four or five sU
larks, looked aghast Said hlsfi
on the way home:
What on earth did you want
all those hedgehogs?"
I'll put them In my garden
Rossetti. "and when fellows coi
see my pictures they'll pasi th
the garccn. 'Lcok at this little
ball.' one of them will say: 'whj,
alive. And here's another! and
a third! Whv. the garden Is M
them.' And then they'll be In j
good spirits at the discovery
they'll buy my pictures."
The Spectator Were DellfbM J
At a bullfight held atFC
fMcxico, last Sunday, the perforw
.was pleasantly varied for the ae
tion of the spectators by matt
nnc nun against two Mexit
The entertainment proved sdiJ 21
cru, aim iuuy z.uijv ywjm;
to witness the sport ine
game and as soon as the Hens
I hp arena hn rhinwl them
and rsuirht nnn nf them 01 Aty
While ho was busy 'T.
however, the other mh
throat and hung on till " '
eihausted to the ground. I
lllero then entered tn
KITO VUO UUII CDSW"!! m
nranir nnnn him and
nM .a 4 f atJlllf
him. The lion wt -hot, Jgf. I
gled bull put out of n TT j
the crowd declared JZA
never seen such royal r I
Orleans Picarune
b,fe.S!
jowrxT, let wuiio
dledy-wlnke nod yoa
telle board. Ton
"Yes. TU
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