FEAT OF A SHIPS CAT. LEFT BEHIND WHEN THE SHIP SAILED AWAY. B*» I'##* Wait Wit Itearardad—Truo Mary of tha Heuiurkubla loatloct of Thta Volina Mothar Found liar Clill drao Sofa nnd Hound. An Instance of remarkable sagacity displayed by a cat, In connection with the oil tank Bteamer Bayonne, now loading at Point Breeze, Is Just now the pruVaJHng topic of conversation among officials of the custom house and the employes of the Atlantic Refining com pany, says the Philadelphia Times. It Is a true story and Is vouched for by the crew of the Bayonne, the boarding officers and all others having to do with the vessol. When tho Bayonne came to Philadelphia, ubout seven weeks ago, she had a pet, an ordinary black and white pussy, whose birth place was far off beyond the Italian Alps. The cat was a present to Capt,. Von Hugo and bad accompanied him on several voyages. It Is, moreover, no ordinary tabby, as It is the proud possessor of a pedigree and an appear ance equally remarkable. Italy Is not blessed with many cats—in fact, they are almost a rarity. Therefore to the great cat show held last year at Flor ence there were vast crowds attracted. The mascot of the Bayonne was pres ent nnd carried off a big gold medal, which Capt. Von Hugo personally ex hibits to visitors—a tribute to the fin est Bpedmen of feline aristocracy rep resented at the exhibition. While the big oil tanker was loading lier cargo at l’olnt Breeze on the visit mentioned, to the horror of the cap tain and the consternation of the steward, who was charged with Its keeping, the animal disappeared the day after presenting to the ship four beautiful kittens. Well-organized par ties searched the tanker from stem to stern and thoroughly explored the Btreets and wharves around the oil works, but all to no avail. Pussy was gone, and with much regret Capt. Von Hugo was obliged to make sail without his old companion. Two days after the Bayonne left the prodigal returned. Kuunlng down on the wharf it cast anxious glances at the big hark Stern beck. which now occupied the pier for merly held by the Bayonne. Visiting In succession every ship In the vicinity, the Instinct of the cat forbade its boarding any of them, and finally giv ing up In despair it cast Its lot In the "f vatchhnx of Watchman Manly, seem ngly reconciled to the fact that It must await the appearance of the absent oil ship. During the six weeks In which the Bayonne was on her voyage to Savonla, Italy, twenty other steam ers came in and each was carefully In spected in turn by the abandoned tab by. Strange to say, a survey from a distance seemed to satisfy the cat. it was obvious that Its former home was not recognized. At last the Bayonne returned and then was manifested An unparalleled exhibition of animal instinct. When the oil ship was still far down the stream pussy took her position on the end of the wharf, showing by a thou sand antics that the oncoming craft was the one so anxiously awaited for so many weeks. Unnecessary to say, perhaps, that the recognition was mu tual, from Capt. Von Hugo on the bridge to the big black dog barking on the poop deck, and there was no need to decry the absence of an enthusias tic welcome. To cap the climax, when the Bayonne was yet twelve feet from the pier tho cat’s impatience reu< hed the limit. With one flying leap it cleared the intervening space and to the surprise of the cheering crew ran directly to the place where her kittens were formerly domiciled. The latter were still on board and in a few mo ments the happy family were again united. Capt. Von Hugo will now have a picture painted of his celebrated pet, which will ornament bis private cabin, and on his return home will have the strangest of tales to relate to his fam ily and friends concerning the phenom enal Instinct of pussy, which has al ready become well known at the home port. Value of flood Iloade. The office of the road inquiry of the tgrlcultural depart incut has Just Is sued a email booklet compiled by the 1/CBgue of American Wheelmen, enti tled “Must the Farmer Pay for Oood Roads?” It contains much food for thought to those who travel the coun try roads and haul loads of produce over them. It is well illustrated with photographic reproductions showing the conditions of some of our own roads and some French and other for eign roads, over which enormous loads are hauled, notwithstanding the clum sy vehicles used. The league of Am erican Wheelmen la a powerful organ isation, consisting of over s hundred thousand members, who are ail of course enthusiastic on the subject >f good roade. As the demand for good roads becomes stronger, the opinion Is becoming more widely held that the farmer should not be compelled to hear the burden of taiatlou for their Im provement. As roads are for the pub lie use. the use of all rtt'sens, whether countryman or loan i <•- a >i s bear tbe tost of their maintenance, aud the tales should t» equally dlstrlh uted •latln'i t’> ••»•'• • • At the i .*ntury Spain Md ' S*H>.m prt«*A M ‘ moss a and WOPO nuns Castile alone had an an »h*t would equal •- < eventeeath (burehea. Ps. TO.UOO • cl*'’*? «f »l lucwuie HE WON SOLELY ON HIS NERVE Bockat-Shop Man Wont the Limit of Impatience. "Nerve Is ibe thing that wins," said the Board of Trade man to hin com* panlons at the club. "A man may have money, friends and Influence, but if he lacks that sublime quality he Is shy the biggest card in the deck. Ix>ok at the case of that man who went out of here just now. There Is no one In town who lives better than be does and his investments furnish him the coin to pay'for all ho wants without ever drawing on the principal. A few years ago he was worse thnn broke, lie didn’t have a dollar or a friend—In fact, his sole capital consisted of his nerve and a bad reputation, and on the strength of that ho started a bucket shop. In a building clos ■ to the Board of Trade ho found Hn olllce furnished for the business where another Bhop had failed, and he put up u stiff front and leased it until the 1st of May. It was then the middle of the month, so he got it rent free for the first two weeks, lie ordered a ticker put In and hired a boy to mark the blackboard, as he did not have to pay for either service until the end of the week, and then he opened for business. People began coming In to look at the quota tions, and nfter a while one man came up to the desk with $10 and bought 1,000 wheat. The market went right up and after there was a cent a bushel profit in the deal the customer came to the window to cash his ticket. This might seem like an awkward situation, but his beautiful nerve never failed. He sized up his customer, and Instead of springing any four flush about a partner who had gone to the bank or anything of that kind be Just said quietly: ’Here is the Um you put up. Now 1 haven’t another dollar in the house, but If you will just go aud Hit | down and look wise and happy like a man who has beat the game, why as soon as anybody else takes a whirl at It I'll give you your other ten out of what he putB up, but if you start roar ing about being robbed no one else will go Hgalnst the game and I don’t see how you will get your ten.’ Well, the customer was staggered, but he saw It was worth $10 for him to keep still, and so lie waited. Pretty soon another sucker tried to beat the stock market and backed his judgment with $20. The first man didn’t wait long to get ills coin and then he stayed there the rest of the day to see how the thing came out. The market broke and nearly everyone who made a trade was on the wrong side, so the shop quit a little to the good that night, and It was a steady winner from that time on until the grand Jury be gan to make things hot. Then he closed the place and has done nothing since but live on his income, and it is a big one too.” A Beautiful In a large alcove of the drawing room of the Hull Home social settle ment of Chicago 1h a little circulating loan exhibit of choice pictures, which have gladdened the eyes of many weary Bufferers in barren homes. It might well be called tho children’s bedside exhibit, for such, in fact, it is. Only one picture Is placed In a sick room at one time; but thp visiting res ident is careful to keep these superb photographic reproductions of fine paintings in brisk circulation, so that the recovery of the small neighbor must be rapid or a large portion of the collection will find Its way to his bedside. Forrest Crlssey In Woman’s Home Companion. Electric Trent incut from Ilnnitletmr*. The cyclist can now take a course of electric treatment on his machine, says Invention. A new handlebar has been brought out which has metallic grips connected with a small geuerator mounted on one of the wheels. In j another form of the same device shoes are provided with contact plates. If the force of the current depends upon the speed the wheels are rotating, this may be a satisfactory device to dis courage scorching. Activity of llahy Crocodiles. The moment a young crocodile breaks its shell It Is to all intents and purposes as active as it Is at any time during its life. It will make straight for the water, even If It be out of sight and a good distance off. aud It will pur sue its prey with eagerness and agility during the first hour of its free exist ence. Hum# «»f the Hmiaine. Nearly 8,000 (logs dwell In the Ger man city of Frankfort. Ten yearn ago there were only 3.701. The dog tax last year yielded 8102,000. The pug in go ing out of atyle, the spit* comlug in. The moat valuable dog* in the city are two Bt. Hernarda rated at $.100 each. WHY/ Why is experience unable to teach fool*? Why are no many titled marriage* rank failure*? Why doesn't a grunt atone aharpen thing* to a turn? Why doe# a hog nev*r give anything away when It aqueal*? W hy dr** the charity that begin* at hum* mi often end there? Why ehouldn't the trunk line* carry iiuue l*gga«* than miter line*? Why doe* the man with a pie appe tite •aldom have a pie etont^ih? W hy i»o t the man w ho s* In n * fe ry (or kb money a preferred creditor? Why I* the woman «# |nm sincere who teita another woman that eke u pretty ?-• Irnily New* IP you »t*h to be good, dret believe that you are had.- klplrfema. DRESSING FINE FURS. THBY ARE QRE/8BD WITH BEST CREAMERY BUTTER. Powdered with Wood Duet — United fttetee U«dl Toiler In the faring and Tanning of Contly Hkliia Persian Lamb and Meal the Esceptlon. From the animal’* back to the lady’* shoulders there i* much skillful bund ling of high-priced turn, Kay* the St. Lout* Globe-Democrat. A*lde from the trapping and *elllUB aud the making Into modlah wrap*, uu Intermediate step occurs, and upon thla depend* more truly the ultimate value of the akin than It* depth of tone, purity of color or even rare breed to which It wa* a*«igned by the creator. In eon aequeuce ordinary skunk *kln» have been made beautiful marten* at the dreaaer'u Hhop, while the rareat of sa ble haa been rendered UH«le*». Ah a trade thla Intermediate handling haa been little affected by the advance of mechanical Ingenuity. It Htlll remain* primitive—a trade of hum! work and foot work and man'* labor, No me chanical device ha* ever been made to equal In delicacy and result this con tact with the human flesh. Machine* there are for the curing aud tunning of skin* *kln* of the lower grade—rab bit and opotiHum and the heavier pelt* are put through a machinery proce**. Hut the high grade fur*—the costly skin*—cable, ermine, mink and chin chilla, Htlll arc manipulated almost en tirely by hand, and this, together with the Increasing demand and decreasing and supple. Only n few sklna—ten to a dozen- -arc trodden at one time. When the butter dance stop# the skins are removed to a drying room and apread over the floor. At the right point of dryness they are gathered to gether and tnken to the sawdust room. Thin sawdust la. In truth, pulverized wood, aa fine In quality an cornatarch. Sometimes It la of mahogany, some times of rosewood. The latter, how ever, contain* so mueh aorldlty that It la used more sparingly. For the differ ent sorts of fura different dusts are lined—wood dust for the durker coats and flour arid marble dust for ermine. This wood dust 1m expensive and the supply limited. In the curing Ncason It becomes a serious Item In the dress er’s trndo. As only 10 per cent of the butter Is actually absorbed by the pelt, the rent dinging to the fur, the dust Is worked very thoroughly Into the greased fur and cleanses It of the but ter and renders the fur soft and silky. The first mechanical labor Is here In troduced, when the skins, with a co pious nupply of dust, are thrown Into a big revolving tub which Imitates close ly the rotation of treading, and by passing over rolls of steam pipes get warmth similar lo the heat of the treader'a body. The furs and dust are revolved rapidly until sufficient dust has been taken up, when they are dumped out, picked up separately and given a deft shake, and the hand labor Is again called Into use. The skins are spread to air, beaten, turned fur out and given to the comber. He finishes the silky coats; evens up skins to a point of symmetry. For with the Indlun trapper a hind leg comes very handy for his chief or to EXCITINO CAMEL TRAININO. Tilt Animal or tho tfaa Mora Vico* Than a Mule. An officer who tout been residing some time In Kgypt, where camel-rid ing baa been obligatory, aenda the fol lowing graphic deacrlptlon of hie ex periences with the amiable and use ful animal, aaya the Road: "You can well Imagine that thero'a a circus around here while tho uaual riding In struction to going on. When the un tamed camels first arrived at our camp 1 heard a tremendous growling In front of the door and, on going out, I saw one of these amiable beasts being led by his keeper, but walking along with every expression of disgust both In hla countenance and voice. The man stop ped (ditto camel) and attempted to tie tho beast's forelegs together, when It reared and, striking out with Uet fore feet, landed on the keeper’s stomach and head, sending him flying through space as If shot out of a cannon. The man picked himself out of the ditch with a hand on each bruised part, and the enme), which hud never ceased roaring, was taken In charge by two other and more robust natives and led to the tents, or rather Induced to go by energetic assistance of a very sharp iron rod applied In a most vigorous and miscellaneous manner. Hlmllar exhibitions are being conduoted hero dally and we are now ready to lead the recently broken camols. Within three or four days they become tract able. "I first formed my opinion of a camel some years ago, when I rode across the Arablun deserts, and see no reason to alter It In uny way, Tbo creature Ims so mnny talents and eo fit. John’H Eplscopul church, on the outskirts of Tuckahoe, in one of the oldest edifice* of its denomination In Westchester county, New York, it was 100 years old the other day, and, de npite the many years the structure has withstood the storms and is stilt In good condition. 8t. John's church is on historical ground. Previous to the battle of White Plains, It is said, nine patriots j were slaughtered by the enemy nearby. The high-back pews, the steep stair way leading to the orgun loft and the old tower are still In existence. supply, adds to tho llnal cost. The work of the dresser is Interesting and In stages hjghly picturesque. The skins are turned over to him by the firm which buys Its season's supply iu the raw state. The trapper has liter ally skinned his game—turned the out side or fur side In, leaving the entire pelt exposed—hence the old nursery Joke of 'skinning the rabbit.'' The skins are greased to preserve them from vermin and soon turn stiff. This constitutes the raw state. In curing the pelt Is first put through a softening process— a chemical solu tion—and the skins are then rubbed. Here they remain in the salt and water or similar wash as required over night, possibly twelve hours louger. The skins are wrung out of this bath and practically dried, then turned over to the tlesher. This Is another depart ment of the trade and require* skilled hands to scrap* these skins properly. This Is done on upright knives set slightly oblique at the end of a narrow bench on which the hesher sits astrad dle. From the (testier the skins go through a greasing process, where fine creamery butter Is liberally slapped over the pelt, the sklu all this while remaining pelt nut, of course, i he nest departure leads one to the pic turesque details of the dres-ur's shop. Along either side of the room are ranged large barrels of three-quarters height. Iu this the men stand waist deep, white sacking forms ths cover from the edge of the barrel to the man's body. This keepa in the heat, which In time becomes ea.esstve, and In thee* barrels the hMf-naket men tread and tr*ad dav after day, and took as though they were practicing th* comhe-eowche dance. With their naked feet they work the butter Into the pelt and fur and the heat which emanates from their lg>dy forms a id.>si important Item la the curing of the shins A shuffle t*mrd fastened obliquely acmes the front Inner side of the barret side them In rotating the •htae, which lb time aconite a high dear** of heat, very surprising to the | novice. This beat render* the fur eofl work luto his tribal robes, and many a four-legged animal arrive* with a three-legged bkln at the dresser’* shop. Then half of the hind leg Is deftly sewed to the trunk and the skin Is dressed. With the above process faithfully worked out. the fur Is never fulled or cottony. This system and the honesty of the trade has won for the American dresser a front rank in the curing of skins. Except for broad-tall or unborn Persian lamb and the treating of the Persian lamb Itself, which Is excelled only in Lelpsle, and the London dyeing of seal, which our climate and chemi cal conditions of the water make Im possible, the Pnlteil States of America leads today In the curing and tanning and dressing of furs, a* Its women do In creating the greatest demands and the most appreciative fur market. llurittMX Marriage Kilns. Of all the tUMrrlage riles of which one ever heard, those of Ilurinah hear away the palm for conciseness and sweet simplicity. Here It Is upon the dusky lady that the pleasing duty of courtship devolves. Hhe sees a youth whom she deems calculated to make her happy and forthwith offers him a stick of candy. If he accepts her pro posal he promptly eats the token of affection and they are thereby made man and wife There Is no further ceremony and no witness®# are neces sary. In the art of eating alone this , most primitive marriage rite constat#. Hut If. on the contrary, the youth I# not willing, he assures her that that particular kind of randy la nut to hi# la#te, and the maiden must #e#k else where for one tu«re appreciative of her raudy end her affecttoue. I Nst*«4 t »•••» Product, the revival of which In Kng I land was announced not long ago, I# I said to tie tusking alarming etrldv*. I and In plai1*# to threaten the uttr i etgnty «*f golf. They have made a new game of It—three Hines a# difficult an | j sctcntlgr a# ihr old, #ud the him is t on many way* of exhibiting them. And. | to begin with, It cun kick harder, higher, swifter and oftener than a mule and can use all four feet at oue time In a kicking match. Then It can bite worse than a vlcloua horae and buck In a way to make a broncho blush with 1 absolute shame. No rider ever lived who can stay on that perch seven feet from the ground during a camel’s ex hibition of gymnastics. Then he can run away when he feel* like It and l« often seized with a desire to slope. ! Upon an occasion of this kind bis rider experiences a sensation between being I blown up with dynamite aud struggling against the throes of an earthquake uutll all his Joints arc dislocated and he drops a limp. Inert niasa to the ground. Then this sweet creature has a way of evincing his displeasure that Is at least effectual aud convincing. He twlsta his snake like neck Into a circle, and. poking hla ugly nose Into the face of the rider, opens hla cavernous mouth and lets out a roar of disgust In such a fetid breath that the ele vated human victim Is fairly blown Into the middle of the coming mouth (a week beiug too short a distance!. And yet, with all thewe high recom mendations, which some people might consider objectionable, these are the dear animals 1 am constantly brought In contact with and for which 1 am even beglnnlug In form an affection.'* KnalaeU a Mow The extremes of outdoor tempera ture In Knglaud vary more thau lid degree* The greatest heat probably | on record eras registered la the valley of the Medway on July 33, IMS, when i . the thermometer at Toabrtdae stood . In the shade iOOtg degrees Fahrenheit Kieven years later, lu Itecember, Ufg, .’»a degrees of fund were recorded at Hlackadder, in Merwbkahtre, |, jj degrees below aero Fahrenheit More remarkable, however, then the heat In 1 summer were the hot winters of |fta | and lv-1, and the warm Januarys of I l»Tt, l*»l aud lift Notes and Uu*r I lea. t General John \V. Foster, who nerved an Id Hung Chang's adviser during the Japanese-Chineee i>eace legotlatlons, hat received a letter from the Oriental statesman, In which" he nay* that “all recent change* in China are for the better." Among the papers of President Mc ley’s mother was found the oLber day a copy of her answer to a letter which asked "how she brought up hor child ren.” "I had six of them," was hef answer, "and 1 bad my own work to do, but I did simply the best I could." The Dookman has heard of a Hootch professor who had been advocating the advantagen of athletic exercise. "The Roman youths," he cried, “used to swim three times across the Tiber before breakfast.” The H<*>tch profes sor exclaimed, "Mr. McAllister, why do you smile? Wc shall he glud to share your amusement." The canny Hcot replied, “I wus Just thinking, sir, that the Roman youths must, have left their clothes on the wrong side at the end of their swim." There is m Class of People Who are Injured by the use of coffee. Recently there has been placed In all the grocery stores a new preparation called tJRAIN-O, made uf pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. The mult delicate stomach receives It without distress, and but few can tell It from coffee. It does not cost over one-fourth as much. Children may drink It with great benefit. 15 cents and 26 cents per package. Try it. Ask for QRAIN-O. Nothing omits a worse odor than a tainted reputation. Mm. Winiiowi Ro ccuU* hot if#. Why lent It whipped cream when the cat gets through licking It? Poe's Cuii(Ti rill In a in U rht eluent ami hen. it. win iir< ak up icuid quicker than suychlng else. Hit alw»jr» r< liable. ’Iryll. Women, os a rule, are better than men and sotno of them seem to re gret the fact. There 1* more raiarrh In thle section of the tountry than all ether dUraaea put together, rind until the lent few year* wue auppoeed to tie noureble. For a great many yean oixilora pro aounced it a localdlceaec. und prencrlbed local raiurdlea. and by niiiMuiitly falling to cure with local treatment, pronounced H Incurable. Selene# baa proven catarrh to be acouatltu Ilona) (lltcmae, and therefore irijulrea i oumI tutlonal treatment. Hall » Catarrh Cure, man & featured by K, J rheney & do., Toledo, Ohio, i the only constitutional cure on the market. It la taken Internally In doeea from lOdrope to a teanpoonfiil. It aeta directly upon tbo blood tnd tnucona aurfacen of rheeyideui. They offer Kn hundred dollara for any aeeolt fall* Uioure. nd for circularaand tcMlmnnlule. 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