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A though wealthy and really! pretty
Mis Genevieve Hoadley Marvin cares
not for social success among hoi fel
low HWtait beings. It is true that! she
lias (ieiilged in a more or less mad
scia nbli)(o get into society, but It is
the idclety ot the birds and beetles
and fin at I animals that haunt the
ven intj Woods around the picturesque
huh cottage, near Whlppany. N. J.,
vshe tuiao and her niotl
whli nabl Is "at home."
It eeiHh impossible th
ne :,imi ana ner momer live, to
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that votir ser-
van aotld bring in n card marked
A teccoon." but that Is almost what
tak iTplaje In the Marvin household
nii.v Biiniier day.
' l leat-o; ma'am says Miss Marvin's
niul i"i raccoon Is at the front door
mill wotiia like to see ou. lie says
he' turnery.
A gcramblo follows and Miss Mar-
mii Hnieulatcly descends to the lower
Iloo J if. 'Where her stranue visitor Ik
cliui ningly entertained with steak.and
pot. toes. I
I.' to I'or all thlnRS, preat and small,
I t e only credential that will admit
ion to animal society, says Miss Mar
tin, ud no one is better qualified to
s. k in this connection, for her home
Is ii 'Juan ?-oo and nearly 200 ctea-
iiit i iinfivhn unnrhv flnlrin nn.l f...u
rnjf r'hl'E: hospitality. '
oi inoioiuuii uiut mihh itiuruil
den; mst rated her friendliness for ani
mal Iby Innumerable acts of thought
ful Ibldai8 that squirrels for a mllo
aroiM ioiow her and will come from
the jlfcUiUets at her call, while rac-
rooV' seiu mice, weazeis, wood
ibiilwi and even many of tho birds
follJw ter as she takes her morning
jth rough the woodland.
has not been accompllshetl
Itlftat much labor. For many months
Mis
nMurvIn battled against the nat-
K
sf
i population ot nina.
Bitch has been said of the "teem
illlioBs" of China thut the official
Inn
eeuw 'recently published by the 1m-
iicrlfcl'tteafcury denartment of China Is
of nWlllUe intercHt, since it furnishes
thud' of determining just how
jiiunrj'Uetinilng millions" there are.
It uepeura that the celestial empire
rouiklns 426,000,000 InhablUnts, and
thatJChiBR proper tho eighteen pro-
noes-t contains 407.000,000. The
nuiifVarjof Inhabitants per square kilo
meter varies irom .'in in iionau o
:t2 lo Ransu and Is on the average
10:1
n toe eighteen provinces. In
Moi
ll,the number is .7, in Man
iWfla Tibet C, and In Turke
i For comparison It may bo
ohii
.Mill
-eeifllc bat OerEnyha lOJJnhab
tantiPe'r square kilometer Belgium'
" f$l f" Unlted K,"K(,om 130'
IfifThe Wild Ottrlch.
Tarer are just four regions In
vliltfUhe wild African ostrich la now
fnuitH?; lie lives In considerable num-
her
Arabia, where he has been
llttl
tinted. In Africa his most
nor'
i babitat is the Soudan and
the
tho
oce
them part of the Sahara, from
Sea almost to the Atlantic
'lle does not live in the execs-
elve
JJiottt regions or central Airica,
uhe drier countries between the
uCiair end the Nile he la found
ldfrable numbers. His fourth
but
judi
in i
boa
diut
?lti Africa la In the great dry
is ei uernian west Airica, rrom
the
wa;
tUtitlc ocean more than half
icagkt iixo continent.
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ural and inho nt timidity ot the
"pcoplo of thi' wild." and day after
day she threw bread crumbs to the
birds and left tempting bones and
bits of meat in her front yard for the
larger animals j sho coaxed and beg
ged and wheedled, and made it a rule
always to went the samo bright red
outing jacket when sho went forth to
win the confidence of her tiny friends.
The wearing oljthls particular jacket,
sho explains, was to impress upon tho
animals her dliilnctlon from the con
fusion of farm hands and other per
sons living in the neighborhood.
Kven to this diy she wears the red
Jacket while out In the woods, nnd she
confessos with tjvldent regret that she
is afraid many of her pets would not
know her if she mere to appear in any
other color. j
Tho proverbial "happy families" of
the big ?oos and circuses cannot be
compared to the amazing collection of
animals all iwA ono root In the
Marvlnt cottuge fiX room Jutting out
into the Bhadci'jjrlack yard, with one
aldo well grown'WlUt plant life. Is tho
summer recreation spot and district
hospital of lull d liferent creatures of
various kinds, ralglng from the or
dinary pinching lig to the bullfrog.
You are dimly conscious of an inces
sant hopping, twitting and jumping
when you step lito this stationary
ark. A largo cuie, closed in with
wire, takes up the left corner of the
room, and in thit cheerfully abldo
some thirty-five specimens of the bird
families of New Jersey.
It Is by no means a part of Miss
Marvin's scheme to Imprison these
songsters for n lifetime. Indeed,
none of them has been kept longer
than eight months in the cage. Thor
oughly conversant with the many dlf
foront' nests and their broods, she
takes the best specimens just before
Human Ball Between Locomotives.
While crossing the Pennsylvania
railway tracks at York, Pa., Saturday
night, IS-year-old' Harry Amig was
struck by (he train he had not seen
and tossed in front of tho engine he
was seeking to avoid. This one prompt
ly pitched hlra back, with the, regula
tion curves, but engine number one
played hot ball In leturn and for the
third time the boy was sent wliizlng
through the air. Fortunately he landed
between the tracks this lime, where
ho was quickly surrounded by n group
of horrified spectators. The surprise
of the crowd and the Joy of the young
ster when It was discovered thut ho
had not oven a scratch to show for his
dangerous experience is better left to
the Imagination thau otherwise. , The
experiment, however, will not boar re
petition. What Could She Do.
"I am glad," said tho wealthy mer
chant, "that the baby Is a girl."
"Wouldn't you rather have a boy
that you could train to succeed you in
business?"
"No, indeed," replied the wealthy
merchant, "A boy would go to col
lege, learn to play baseball and prob
ably' become a member ot one of the
profpssloal league Ho would be of
no business advantage to me what
ever. But a girl"
"What can a girl do7"
"Why, ahe can marry the confiden
tial clerk who Is gradually stealing
everything I've got, and so keep the
money In the family."
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ink Te&s
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Dird Select
they nri
endy to- lly and glves them u
ten, If not the equal f the
wondoi fully ndnptcd. never-
home, JP
woocis,
thelesrUo their wants ami pociillnrl
ties, .Mkoon as a specimen has been
studlciffyWefully both In habit anil
song uflM markings. It l permitted t
go, wlijjjln Miss Marvin's books an
other Mbtchils made and another
blown
cnmnletcd.
"YotiX
otild naturally suppose," mild
Miss
birds
fvln to n lsltor. "that me
o freed would never again
Ln Dm nrtiririnl life I have
wish l
rt'for them, but this Is not al-
propni
WIl.VR I
jeasc. Not long n. ' "l
illber.ited ii llaltlinoie oriole
titmice
utter 1
.'bad ciown ui and 1 had Jin-
Ishotl f
Jiving him Knrly In the follow
Ing mifrt'lng niy maid heaid a terrllle
Iapplnjf wings on the window pane
In the (licit room, and she called to
mo thiitjjLwo blids were tryliiK K'1
In. Clifl'ur these visitors proved to
bo mvMftd oriole and he had biought
back (lii him a mute. Although at
first oWioUhly ill at euro, this new
ncquniffiinco to m lauhs soon ad
Justed nB'n-Bolf to her new surround
ings, rfib old oriole feels his mi-
thorltyitjjelng' perlmtm the 'oldest In-
hnblta
while
I mid his Impertinent conduct
morning parade Is most
amuslii
Tho
rgq cage Is like nn ever
kaleidoscope of color. The
chnngl
brown
nl ril nf the KilllllS 1111(1 the
nashlnkblueblnlH' wings mingle with
the ni'fPR sober hues of the tecwlt, the
flyenteprr and I he meudow lurk, mill
cnnhplfujius thiough all Is the restless
Kcnrlccitinolu, a living spot r lire
"AnwVicre cer any misunderstand
ings llpvceii yinir animals that uii
are enWjl upon to nettle.'" Mfrs Mar
vin wuV.pkcd.
"Ohits." she replied with a smile
"I aniMKcn compelled to don the cap
and elMK nnd arbitrate m their quar
rels, M'en the mullest animals, if
pation ;lj trained, win be made to
loam ne lesson of obedience to man
kind, jjor an entire year, my tlrst In
New Jeoy, Med the birds out of
that c.pi window every morning. Now
I can't Ijcop (hem away. Promptly at
half nli- sis we vav eaily risers, you
see the! clatter begins beneath tho
window Myj appearance upon tho
scene Ui'the.sUaiul for u noisy morn
ing grpJ (ug.vJp they come in swurms
not evefj watting for me to throw the
food oithe ground for them. Some
times ft ore 'jiirc as ninny as twenty
birds, 11 nolty. all hungry. In a. feath
ery ball around the bread nan.
"I Ijjft'o'k&oun stingKlms who had
not r9l)ycd their portion to lly
agalnsjfilhe window after It had been
closediranj attempt to tell me that
tncy nrnit neon lorgouen, wiuie in tiie
summ
i wnqn nie winnow is lert
Jey will come six nnd seven
open,
at a
table
"It
that
ie to1 line themselves on the
)1 pick up lemunuts.
Interesting to see the hlgnals
i exchanged between the free
and t
I captive birds. On pleasant
days 1
H bacdt the glass toof ho that
mis' may get the warm miii
tho a
and uj
'and It Is not uncommon for
its that I have fed to dv down
free b
Into t.hjj room and with fluttering
wlngsry opt discordant challenge
to tlnilirtsoijcrs.
"Onj(Scvery week on tho samo day
I K'V'M, lltfl Informal 'pink tea,' as
It wcflion.my front lawn. There is
upreadTi suitable feast, uud I hnve
knownajiqulrrols nnd even the shy
wopdijulck t come unhidden from the
stone Since 'nnd partake gingerly of
my boi.ty, graving the danger or tho
open Jgad and my pet dachshund
Creo, ao entertains. I imagine, feel
ings ofi) great jculousy." New York
PrcssM
Argument Had Effect.
Kevfl Saaford Olmsted, the new
EplscaUianl Bishop of Colorado. Is
noted JrHtho skill with which la
can ' om ectfimoney for chnrltv. St.
AsaplSl church, at Mala, Pa., was
Blsho iMmHted's last churne. and this
churc under his pastorate, aetuull
had n h money thun It could spend.
Hei a an Instanco of Blslioji Olm-
bted's Idreas as a collector.
He JlledVon a man one duy who
was p i& tin, but somevvhut close.
Ho as i for money for a worthy char
ity, ai !the pian bald:
"I'd Ve, something gladly, but the
fact Ii ve'only 300 by mo in cash
1300 t JL'yo put aside for my fun
eral." 1
"Yo Uritfit, 0id with your soul,"
said gallon Olmsted, "but you're
afraid ' trust Him with your funeral,
eh?" J ,,.
Thl ''9,?.,?,,,nt Rained the bishop a
gener V contribution.
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L fin''! Forel8n Languages.
On rtkHsmost Interesting features
of the tctat Hfo of Antwerp Ik tho
poiyg jcihbs ior the mutual teaching
of fe
llah A
njl.n languages, especially Kng
K MW and Spniilsh. , Members
meet
pryftjeck. ami all tbe proceed-
logs
lV' reading, and con versa
mdc!ed in languages other
nllKor Flemish. Mlstukes ot
atlwi arn corrected by those
in 'nost friendly manner.
lIMVllUVe civpn n vral utlr.
tlon
than
pronu
prcse
Then
Plus
IIMnn,... u... ...
., - r..v m...
'u;i'iiii-nu'iii
n-nt of foreign
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langi
BUIUIUD 20.000 YKAJRS
PREHISTORIC MOMSTCR UN
EARTHED IN SIUERA.
Expedition Sent Out by St. Peters
burg Academy of Sciences Returns
With Skeleton of the Only Mam
moth Ever Found,
Willing In the New Yoik Piess,
:)llo Her, lender ol the Kiihslnn mam
moth expedition, hiivs:
The expedition si nt out by the I in
perlal Aendeiuy ol Sciences In St.
Petersburg to ill;; out and carry home
the fioeu cadaver ol a prehistoric
miimttiiilli dl.eneiiil on the nhores
of the little HcicMiwkii river. In
Noltht nsturn Siberia iiiuiiaged to ie
cure the remains In excellent cnnill
t ion. The mammoth has now been
set up lu the voologlcal uiummiui ol
the society, rcconsti ucted exaell.v. us
was made possible b the large
.uiioiint of material.
The proscn nt Ion ol the tvmnln !
nest shown l the fart that the Uln
saved b us weighed son pounds alone
Only it p.irt of the skin over the ba k
ol' the skull uud the trunk wen- miss
lug. These had been dcit roved uiil
ly b.v wild iinliniils The skin over
the skull vsas e.isy to lepioilui't ,is
we knew exactly what It had been
like. Hut the trunk has not been ie
constiuetcd entirely, because we are
atlll in the dark as to the true up
pearaneo of Its extremity.
As there was a great deal of hair
left on the pints of the mlghtv body,
we have been able to mount the IicmhI
so as to show how heavily this !
pliant was furred. It was easy to tin
dorstand how the erentuio managed
to survive even extieino cold weather
and to bear It in eomfoit.
This mammoth, which has been 1
ing rroen In the earth for 20.WM)
years, according to the estimate of
our geologists, has been stuffed In tho
exact position lu which we found It
in the place of its death. 1'ven the
surroundings have been leprodueed
T?5TurrH)Miirz)m!ii posmarr
X,1C7iysui rf una tvjsatf 3J&ECM
minutely, so that the beholder can seo
just how tho excavations were made
to bring the creature to the light of
day. The expedition carried back
with it large quantities of earth, in
order to mnko the whole exhibit an
exact picture.
Tho skeleton bus been mounted
separately and In a standing posture.
Only a few ribs ami the right tusk nro
missing. The tall proves to be de
cidedly shorter than thnt of the ele
phant of to-day. It has only twenty
two vertebrae, whereas the ele
phant's tali contains thiity mid more.
Tho hair of tho tail was well pre
served by the Ice and almost twenty
inches lonir. very bushy and coal-
black in color. M
Tho appearance of the body led
us to conclude that the beast had been
killed suddenly through a fall from
the heights above Its grave, a number
of fractures in tho bones pointing
to tho same conclusion. Whatever It
was that happened, the colossus cer
tainly made one Inst effort to arise.
Its left forefoot still was bont mid
raised, evidently reaching for higher
ground, while the right one was
braced against the earth. The hind
legs wero bent under tho body.
Karth evidently hurtled down from
above tho dying beast, and probably
burled it almost completely. The
dead body must have frozen Imme
diately, for a great part of the meat
was preserved perfectly. It had a
dark,, red, blood color, but the ex
po sure caused It to send out such an
odor that none of us had the nerve
to taste It.
Tho fat was well preserved and
easy to cut. It felt spongy to the
touch and was as thick as three
inches in places, proving thnt tho
mammoth Intel plenty of food in its
cold liome
The stomach was complete and con
tained a great mass of food that ro
mnlned undigested. This food has not
been examined selentlilcally us yet,
toMeea&w wrt melonsue
but It Is determined that the mam
moth fed only on grasses and similar
mutter. Remnants of pine needles
wero found lu the stomach. The
tongue was lu equally flue condition
nnd has been preserved In alcohol,
That tho mammoth died almost at
once after fulling Is shown by tho
fact that between the tongue and tho
left grinder we found food vhleli the
aiilmal hnd been chewing Kv blent l
it died before It could swallow this
last inoiillifiil.
The greatest amount of h.Ur was
found on the left forefoot It Is
shoit, e.xtrenielj thick woolly huh- un
ileriieatli.nuil u nt 111 upper coat of
.vellowlsh brown hair uhoui seven
Inches long, a fur coal such us few
other a n t iuii Ih entry
In the territory wheie llic mam
moth was loiiuil mighty masses ol
eaith topple Into the rivers each
spring, and It was tbroue,li such u
lamlsl'de that the Unit sign of the
burled monster appealed. It was u
tusk which a wandering l.umute
found while searching toi fossil
Ivniy of which there Is enough In
this tegiou to make u piulitulilo bus
iness lor the Mouiads ol Siberia
He sold the tusk in tile ne.uesl
town anil (old ol the mammoth whose
hodv he had seen protruding from
the froon i.nth Tho pollrt lu
I 1 ivk
'Ptc tArnerfjSi'iejn
Srdi.i- Kolyinuk sent n message to the
governoi of Irkutzk, and be untitled
the Miclctv
When ve reached the spot it was
winter uud everything was fioen so
liiird that It was quite Impossible to
do nn.vthing in the open nlr So we
built a hut over the body uud kept it
heated day uud night. Thus we suc
ceeded In cutting It up.
As ouch piece was cut off It vvus
wrapped In grass, bandaged and then
stitched Into hide.i.
As we had to make our wu.v for
many hundreds of miles thiough
trackless tuudias to get back lo a
sett lenient ol nn.v kind, we could not
think of transput ting pieces gieater
in weight than 2(0 pounds or so,
and even as it was wo had Immense
lilflleulty In carrvlng tbe Invaluable
hud s.ifily over tho thouiinnds of
mil's ol waste to Russian territory
We had to go by water uud land,
on font v. lih horses uud with leln
deer lu vai Ions stages of the Journey
mid it was with a vast relief that we
finally delivered the remnants Intact
to the elvllled world.
CHURCH MANY CENTURIES OLD.
One of Few Ancient Edifices Remain
ing In England.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Is one of the four round churches still
leinalnlng in Knglnnd, the others be
ing the Teniplo Church, London; the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Cam
bridge; and the Chinch of St. John
of Jerusalem, Little Maplestead. The
earliest portions of tho present build-
Ing were probably built about 1100
by St. Simon do St. LI., Karl of North
ampton. No extensive change was
made lu the chinch for a century,
but between 1375 and HDu great
vvoiks were undertaken. The upper
portion of the Round was taken down
and re-erected as it now appeals. Tho
massive tower and spire wre built
at tho west or the Round, and are of
fine proportions The south aisle, the
old east end, and the south Mrch
were erected at the same period
From tho Reformation until IS51 the
church gievv moie and more dilapi
dated, until It became a disgrace to
tho town. In that year, however, a
strong committee was formed, funds
were collected and tho work of resto
ration was begun in 18M. Another
bay wns ndded to the nave, a nwcond
aisle on the north, a new choir with
a chapel on each side, vestry and apse
at the east end.
Angry Bees Clear a Street.
A swarm of bees collided with an
electile cur at Fort Wayne. Intl.. a
few days ago and became panic
stricken and scattered, The windows
of the niotoniian's apartment were
open and the bees flow Into the car,
causing consternation ajuong the
passengers, several of whom were
stung. Tho beos took possession of
the htieet. and when hlcjcle riders
and wagon drivers suddenly found
themselves stung by angry bees,
thoro weie many strenuous flights lo
safety.
Labor on Persian Rugs.
The best rugs of Persia topresent
patience, taste and prolonged labor.
On e-ach square foot of surfaceifi'
weaver works about twenty-three
days. A rug 12x12 feet wojiild there
fore require tho labor of one man for
3,312 duys, or nvor ten years, not
counting Sunday.
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THE REAL EAKE'' fitirtNS.
Writer In Bor.ton Pnpcr Telle Hey
They Should Do Cooked.
Without Iti-itTic the great Mmhei f .-
eU of MiiIim unlit ceitnltily vtt
hnve Icon cut und t m dovn the -tv-er.
to the mills ;is a witter in Die
Motion Journal. Kvi ry ono known
thut. of coui'M And the first Hum:
Hint was utt ndiiJ to nt the clt ot
a in w en m p. eiilu r for tltoppci1 ir
ililveis. was Him Ik mi hole Of eour
u great iniiu.v mwIh II'umI one lie.vn
hole io well thut tin j ie ed to euriy
It with tin in untii4 it wns all full el'
other holes iuiiI wotn out. Oci nslon
ally. now. nv.a up In tho Mnlrm
woods, while the wllherlleks nmiii
a id liyht tin sldi hill Ie lingers. v ir
will Hud old bct.ii holes tattered nod
loin ami tbiown tislde.
Oci aslonullj num- New Yi rk sport
mail In these dayr will patch up on'
ot those idil holes and iifo It In Hu
woods Hut II they have u Miliixf
guide along he will mnko u, brand
new hole Jiiot off nt one Hide of tho
camp
lie will dig it about two feet b i
and big enough to bold u bushel bni
Let. If be wnnieii to put u basket
theie. Then on the bottom he will
Idle di.v limbs t.uil pine cones, hh
pile lashlou, and will set lire to them.
And for an hour or more he will f ed
that lire, tlnowlue In mnro fuel and
occasloiuilb loSHlnr a round toi k
down Into the hob Ami at last, well
Into (he edge of tin- evening, the bolo
will be pictty will filled with ruddy
einbeis uud glowlm. sloucs.
Then lu the Iron cmup kettle no
will puck the soaked beans that br.vo
been piirhollliiK m the fresh liit-o
water With them there'll be pink
nnd tniisturil unit mi onion, and (mii
he'll dig a lotind bole down Into
those embers mm sit Hint seetloi;
kettle there. He will tell tbe giir.K
sportsmen to stand buck and tlxu
he'll take the uiuls nil over the U'P
of Hie kettle and tramp down aioii)
It the glutting front n, nnd over all bo
will heap the dirt mid tho sods
That's nil till morning'
Then the guide will Hcrnpu awfty
the diit and stick u hooked polo u
tier that kettle bail nnd boost It out
of Hint hole And he'll run 'with
wabbling legs, lugging it to the ui
table and he'll dump tho conKrili;
Into a big pan mid those sportsmen
but say, whin's the use of going on
and harrowing up all tho flnor fill
ings of the Huston Dcuii Patriot who
Is fully 20(1 miles from n Maine Ix.in
hole ami has km hiu vacation thin,
season? Mnl
Antarctic Eccentricities. V"W
Some of the senmi n returmd Ut
New Zealand tnun tho Dlsrovory, who
have had experlemo nf both the Arc
tie and Antarctic my that the cold
lu the latter Is leu- severe nnd tho
atmosphere driei A curious phe
nomenon they did not expect, kmI
cannot explain, is tin lact thnt Uio
cold vvlndfs in tin Antarctic v,
usually north, while this comparative
ly warm winds were southerly. Tiey
saw Icebergs of the most faiilii'.H"
shapeH. resemblii.g houses, church
nnd steaiiji-rf. Tho sledge do.s
struck work repeatedly, mid the men
had to do cpiito as much pulling
tho nnlmnlf. In tbe western fdedpo
Journey un ice-slide was dosccr.eletJ
in one minute tni seconds. It took
tlneo duys to ascend the samo slldo
on tho return Journey, tho slcdgec lUs
ing hauled up by block nnd pulley.
A Rich Diet.
" 'TIs a fact," said tils Jersey ino-
epiect,
"That you soon become like what you
eat.
Now I make it my pride
To alight on the hide
Of only the very elite."
A Natural Curiosity.
A Briiuswickf Me., man displays
curious growth found by him on a treti
In that town which, thus far, no onu
has been able to ilnnslfy. It consictn
of a hollow, egg-shaped piece of wooif
about the size of a footbnll and of
wood one-fourth of nn inch thick, itf
formation on a tree In such n peculiar
hape is a mutter of much coiiinunt'
by all who hnve M;on'lt.
Women Barred for Centurlet.
No woman has entered tho conve'irt
of St. Cnlherlne, on Mt. Slnnl, for
1,400 years.
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