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IN OCEAN DEPTHS.
PECULIAR AND WONDIRFUL ANI.
MALS FOUND THERI ! .
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Unknown Fern 9 of Life Drouoht to
Light Dy clcntlot-Have :
Their H:1lJlt : tlono en the
VCi'1 Ded of the Sea.
-Among the few myslerlcfI remainIng
on earth for the explornt1Ht or mau ,
Ilorhnpll no no In moro Intemstlng than
lho Iccrot or the deep ! Jea.
Few'Jeoplo [ have corn'ct 4dCl1s nR
to the correct doptha of the grcnt
oceans , which \'ary from u few fnth.
ems to five mlleR and lUorc , mernal
darlneslJ nnd RI/ence / reIgn In these
rrent ahysses , nnu the most torrlfic
terms of the son have not th ol1ght.
.cst effect In the placeR whcro Iount.
Jiverest , Acnncngua and ether moun.
tnln Hlants would dloappenr below the
lIurfacc. The Cact. Is thnt the corn.
moton ! at storm wnw'S does not c '
tend lower than 600 feol. 'rhls dellth
Is also the extreme limIt ot light ,
whllo the mout onslUvo photographIc
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plate fall to show light effects e\'en
nt. a depth at 200 foet.
The dragnet at the scIentists ha'oI I
brought to light numerous unknown
fJJecltnens [ of anImals fr01l1 dUpU1B of
12,000 to 16,000 feet , nome of whIch
show the most IJocullar and wonder.
, ful torms. Among the most remark.
able of these are some Ush. Soverlll
oC these hava o'c nnd their battle"
nro covered with selr-lllumlnl1t1ng
phosphorencent r.pots , natural Ian.
terns whIch servo to IISht. up the 1m.
medlato sUrl'oundlngs of these In.
habitants at eternal darkness. Oth.
elS nre blind , but Ilossess , In 1I0u of
solf-IIIumlnatlng power , pecullnr feol.
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Melanocctuc Johnsohnl Caught. at the ,
Depth of 13,000 Feet.
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ers- width take the pll1co of o'cs. Ono
ppecles 11na n. regular finger above Its
'mouth.
'I'wo of lho. most IntoresUllg opeol.
mens of fish have heen brought up
trom extreme depths-tho poculll1rlY
j I1l1llped Nacrurus AURtralls from 16-
, 000 teet and the still marc wonderrul
Molanocotu Johnsohnl trom 1:1,000 :
, . toot. Attached to the tremendous
mouth of the latter Ush 10 a great
\ bag , larger than the rest. of the body ,
which Is delJtlned as n. temporary re-
ceptaelo for Cood.
: Many of the lower anImal rorms
how bcauUCul coloring In tints ' . 01
red , grc.en , orange : nnd vIolet. '
. Among the remarkable dlscoverlc
wblch 111\0 been made durIng the deef
f3ea cxplOl'aUons were bowldOl'S roun
" at a dlstnnco of more than 700 mllm
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tram the coast. or I urope. These
I [ bowlders are smoothly polished I1n
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NacruruD Australis Caught at the
t . bepth of 15,000 Feet.
t'rooved In such mnrlted nhapc as h
exclude the e1Toct. or currents as I
J1osslblo" cause of 1t.
The probability 11'1 ' that these bowl
deI'sJavo , In ) Jrehlstorlc times , heel
.transported to theIr ) Jlaco of findln !
by Icebergs from the slaclors of Eu
Ifope. With the meiling ot the borg :
.tho boWlders were dO\lolJlled \ at tIll
.ocean bottom , from whore , "flo
, thousands of ) 'oars , they have heCi
. . . - 'brought up to light again , mute wl1
} ' 110SS0S of the wonderful Ice porlod 0
: the glebe , and , at. the same tlmo , 0
. . t I the proud achl voUlonts of motIor :
I 1 I3clenco.
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Treed by 3 Der.
11 ! For tbreo hours II. J. Wells , a Carmr.
livIng near 1\Ialung , squthellRt. of S
/ II Paul , \vas held up on It sllrn lJallllng
is few ynrds Itway rrom hIs house by
\ big hlnck boar.
, " Wells had gone through Isma
' woods In'Hearch at oomo cattle whlc
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had strayed , and as ho went along III
tratl was confronted hy It hear whle
rose upon his hauncheo as If to ntlne
I him. Wells , bolng unarmed , thre
hlB hat at the bear , and whllo the al1
mal wOI-rled It. . the farmed cllmlJed
tree.
tree.Tho
The bear fqund the tr(1o , too smll
( or It to climb , and nftor SIJQndlr
three hours gnuwlng at the roots WI
finally drIven v.way by a sl11all do
whIch hl\.d been attracted by011
crIes tor holp.
, . Letting by PIn and C lndle.
The old custom of 10lUng [ lrel11ls
by the aid of a cnndle antI Illn has bo ,
observed nt Padwol'th , a vl11ago 1
tween ReadIng IUld Newbury. ' 1'
candle was lIghted and a 1)ln stucl ,
I to It. ' 1'hen bIds were called ror UII
t 'tho phi , owing to the hoat. o ! the CI
dIe , drollod out. J. ' 1' . Strange :
cured the lemmc ) ' wHh nn ofter
fOvon I1oundn.-I.oI1l1on Evonlu& , Stl
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LIFT FROM THE IRON AGE , .
Ixpllnntlon For Presence of Hugo
Dowlder In Vermont.
Among the nalural curl03lUe of
Vermont. florlHlJiI [ none Is more won
dcrful thnn the hugo bowlder or sop \ "
p ntlne rock altuated on a barren hm
sldo pasture near the farmhouse of
Leonard Parle In Grafton.
Just how and " " "en thIs Immcnst1
rocl" 20 feet 111' .tnt , 20 feet In dl.
ameter and WQllhlng prohably 300
tons , cnmo to Ill ! present rosUng pl lco
111 a prolilem whIch hall puzzled many
persons. .
As no Glmllar tleposll ot serpontlno
roele Is Imown In that [ Iart. of the
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countr ) ' the most reasonable theory
111 thnt thl9 bowlder : lIHI a smaller
rork Ittg ! near it. were brought from
Lllbrador , where the stano 19 found
In abundance , b ' a rIver of Ice , and
as the glacier Gradually moIled It was .
left In Its present. posItion.
It Is supposed that the rock Is a i
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speclmon oC the noble or preclou ! !
serpentine , whIch Is a rare metal , dnrk
grL'n In color , and suscepUblo ot fine
polish.
PIKE HAD WOUND WATCH.
Timepiece Long In FIsh's Stomach
W:1S Stili RunnIng.
That truth Is stranger than fiction ,
and a great. deal stronger , Is ovldenced
by the experIence that. berell a Iller. !
chant oC Goodrich , says n correspond.
ent. or the DetroIt Journal. Last
spring the mOl'chant sJent [ a { ow days
at. a small "alce south at horo. and
whllo fishln1 ! ho lost his gold watch.
The water was of great. depth anu be
gave It. up for lost. DurIng the sum.
mer , with a party of frIends , all men
of excellent reputation , he mtldo an.
other fishIng oxcurslon to the lake and
pulled In a fine eIght-pound pIke. The
astonIshment. of th" party can be 1m.
.aglned when they found a gold watch
lodged In the gullet. of the tlSll , and
UpOI1 being extracteu It wall found that
tllo watch was the ono the merchant
had lost , and 1t was running and had
lost b\lt. three mInutes In that time.
'rhe watch berng a stem wlnder and
the atem projecting downward Into the
throat , the plauslblo SUPlJosltlon Is that
In masticating Its food the fish wound
up the watch dally.
DISPLAY MADE BY NATURE.
Thunder Storm Stirred Thlnge Up In
Electrical Establishment.
An occurrence that has just. taken
place at Amfens shows that whorJ
there oxlsts im elecli'lcal establish.
ment. of any size nothing more tlmn
a good , robust. thunder storm Is need.
cd tor provIdIng a tllsplay of natural
firoworls all II. acnlo thl1t loaves noth.
Ing to be doslred 'In the way of large.
ness. Arou ed by ullusual noIse In the
ractory durIng a storm the othm' nIght ,
the mnnuger or the olect1'lcal worls
nt the stntlon was mot. by a wonder.
ful spectncle on entel'lng the place.
'o nrtlflclal dlsllay [ ever prqsellted n
ncene so falr 'llke.
'l'remendous showers of sparlcs WC ( J
bolng Hlven oft from every machIne 111
Ute place , whllo the1'o was a deafenIng
c1'aclcllug us fl'ol11 a hundred sJutter. (
Ing rlres , a machlno mlln 'hnd seen hh
! oed burned to 0. cInder all ho sat tc
el1t It , all the electrIc bOnR were sound
Ing and the telephoneR had beet :
wrenched from the walls.
'fhe currcnt had to bo shut. oft be
fore order was restored. Nctt da
e\'er .thlns worled as smoothly as I
there had been no dIsturbance.
AFRICAN SEDAN CHAIR.
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11 PrImItive seuan clmlrs used In A
h rIca arc nmdo by suspl'ntllng a uurro'
10 Reat. { rom a heavy pole.
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: k Klttcnc In Court.
\V Aldp.nnun Donohue , of WllIwsbarr
II. Pa. , In ol'lhr to settle ( \ case whle
1would tl't : the judgment IJr l1 Solomo :
'ho oUlI'r tlay ordered the dlsJlutants I
111 111111 . .tra..s and Ia\'o the decision I
II ; the , , 'ilnllc'r. 'ro go back to the begl
16 nlng , . . . .Is . Mlnnlo CustCIownR a Cll
g , It fretlllCI1Uy "hilled the next d04
la'nOIhbol' ( , Miss li'annlo toore. n
cenU ) ' dllrlnr. ono of thelio visits
remaIned several days and Ft\VC ; blr :
to tllI'CO Itlttons , When It went hon .
es MIss Custer locled It UII. MlslI 1\100
on CumlJlalllot1 to the II1\1nl1no soclo
JC. that MIss Custor was Iteelllllg the c
he { rom the l"ttons , l1nt1 un.o 1cor so
In. to hlvo thuto founa that 1\IIs8 Ioo
Ul clr med the ltlttens , whl10 l\11ts Gust
111' said they were llQrS , 'I'he caqoVO
so. Into Donohue's court. 110 confe.'lli
of ho was \IIllIhlo to decltle Il/1tl mlldo l'
111' two lJull straws. Miss Custer 'TC
i got the l\lltcnJ. :
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LOOKS AFTER BANKS
DUTIES OF THE COMPTROLLE
OF THE CURRENCY.
William Dlrrct RIdgely Has OnerOUD
Dullec In Hie SupervisIon of the
Flnlnelal Institutions of
the Country.
A doctor for banls that are sick ,
a policeman for banls that. are well ,
I\nd an executioner for banks that
nead the ax. Such , strIpped of tbo
flummery of his title , Is the compo
troller of the currency of the United
S ( tes. \
A dIsgraceful number at bankers
are In jail. 'fhere are 13 In the Ohio
lIenltentlnry , Others llI1ve gonu away
In stealth nnd vanlshC\ ! among the un-
Identlfietl. Some are In the graves at
the solf.murdered , And there would
be more In prIson , more In bIdIng and
more' In perdItion but for the govern.
mental doctor , pollceman nnd execu.
tloner , ' . 'rltes James D. Morrow In the
CIncInnati l nQuIrer.
SInce 1901 the name at tbat officer
has been WllIlnm Bnrret RIdgely. Ho
Is a buman treasure hOllse for hoard.
Ctl romances nnd tragedIes In money
-tho father confessor , IlS well as the
rod of wrath , the detector and phy.
slclan of contrite , 0\11 and ailing
cashlcrs and presldonts. Consequont.
I ) " , he was a good mnn to IntervIew.
More < > ) 'er , ho comprehends hIs busl.
ness , was born Into It , and nurtured
by It. IIls grand CaUter was dIscount
clerk In St. LouIs for the old United
States bank , or whIch Nicholas DId.
'dle , the famous financIer , was presl.
dent. The Rldgelys have been mon
of wealth and power at Springfield , In
I111nols , for 72 years , ono genoratlon
foUowlng another In banks , gas , street
'rlllroaus , coal , Iron anu steel. WilHam
, Barret Is 48 years old , a 'clvll engineer
rron the Rensselaer Polytechnic In-
stltuto , a coal miner , a manuraoturer
and' an export accountant and money
lender.
At one of 1\11' . Hanna's unique brealc.
{ asts at corned beet hash and varIous
trImmings , conversation turneu to the
state or the national treasury. "Well , "
J. PIerpont Morgnn asked , "If the gov.
ernment needs more gold certificates
why doesn't It print thom ? " The
greatest. banker In Amorlca Instnntly
llerceived hIs contusion. But the
words were out and vexation could
not recall them. How.ever , a Populist
wou1l1 not have blushod. And therein
was all the dtrrerence.
Why do banks shut their doors I ,
while doposltors wrIng tholr bands
and tear their hearts In the street
How can thetr security bo made
greater ? Who gets the money that Is
Btolen , and who are blamed tor It ! :
thert 1
"Thore Is a domInant. man In near
ly ovel'Y banlt In this country , " say !
Mr. Hldgely. "When he Is honest ane
a genius no ono suffgrs. Even so , hc
necds supervIsIon , and havIng com
mon sense and Integrity he does nol
object. to It. Sometimes the domlnanl
, man Is a director , vlth many a11lel
nnd hazardous Interests , AgaIn , h (
may bo the presIdent. wllh factorIes 01
I real estate on hIs mlml and hands
. Possibly ho Is the caslllor , who think !
he sees a short cut to wealth throug } :
. a brolwr's o 1ce. No matter what. h (
Is , whether ho has visIons In dream !
or revelations by word ot mouth , h (
would be almost lanrmless It hIs dl
I rectors checlwtl him UlJ In person nnl' '
I IJut truth and \'Igllanco on bls tracks
I And the supreme court at the Unltet
. States makes the tUrectors of III
banks responslblo for 'the acts at thel :
officers , "
"What would Increase the seC\l\'It
I of state banks , Including trust. com
I llanles' ! " I
; . "A system of dIrect supevlslon anI
examination by fearless nnd hones
pUblic lclals. 'rhe dread of Inspoc
tlon Is a wholesome lJower for good
I fancy the examlnors of nation 11
I hanks accomplish moro by the sllen
Influence of theIr presence thl1n II
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any ether way. "
"Is the ba't11 ( officer who expects t
'put It bacl , ' any lcss a crlmlnnl tha :
the man who taltos It willI a darl , lal
tern and d'llIullllo ? "
' ' 'Ho Is the greater criminal and b
all mlds the more dangerous. The pc
llce know the robbers who carry jln
, nlos , Unrortunatoly , thoru Is ti' ) d
rectory of the other Cellows. "
Pac's Popularity.
Secretary Bonaparte at a dInner I
Washington descrlbetl with a smile
letter that hnd como to him In 0 :
[ Ilanatlon of the exclusIon of aallora I
unlfol'ln from dance 11II1Is.
" ' 1'hls letter , " said the secretaI' :
"Informed mo that thq jackles WOl
r- lwpt. out of these halls because the
IV were too attractlve , , bo auso the ' cn
I tured all the ladles and the cl\'lIIal
wel'O 10ft. In the cold.
" 'rhat reason WIlS amusIng. strl'
0 , lng , fiatterlng , but somehow It WIlS 1\1
: h ( . luUe aatlsractor ' .
n , "It sug ested to mo the remal
to tbat a slage drlvor matlo to a frler
lo of niln , '
n. " 1\1) ' friend , a h'ememlous admIrer I
It. Iidgllr AlIan Poe , hoarded tIlO stage .
: > r drh'o to Fordham , where In a SIllU
e. cottll e ) oe wrote 'lIerenlco , ' ' 141g (
It and other Im1l10l'tal tall's.
th "Tho stugo ( lrl\'er was of an I
.10 tlnlsltl\'o turn. lIe ! laltl to m ' frlelll
ro Ii. 'Wh ) ' are ) 'ou so anxious to go
ty Fordhn1l1 , sir' ! '
at " 'HOCIHlIIO Pot 11\01' there , ' sa
nt my friend ,
rfJ " 'rho drl\01- grunted ,
er " 'Poe wouldn't ba' bCC'1 { lllUI
nt thought of It ho'd ( 'III ) ' Ihed : 'ut. FOI
oIl ha1l1 , ' he aald. 'It wasn't on that I
110 count ho'l3 fame a : It wlla on I\CCOU
IU , 1 of thom there ponlOS nnd tales. ' ' .
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WEAiHeR : PROPHETS AT WORK ,
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Predictions Reach Washington From
All Over the Country , !
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The of1icl:1ls of Uncle Sam's wcatb r
bureau. recelvo many copies of dire I
ful predIctions made by long.rango
weather forecasters , as they art
termed. The long-rangers hn'o : 1'0' '
cently been bobbIng up In all section !
or the country. There are tour 01
thorn known to be In PennsYlvania
two In OhIo , se..erl\l In New York
New England , and quite a number It
the DomInion at Canada. It Is thE
opInIon of some of Ule weather of
ficlals that most of the long.rango pre
dIctions are based upon the olU.tlmt
sIgns , omens and suporstltlons thai
rollcs1seu before the Introduction 01
the scIence of meteorologr to .Coretel
the coming of storms , rain , sunshlnt
nnd snow.
The Uylng ot crows , wllu ducks ane.
ether blrdo toward the south told 01
U10 e < > mlng at a storm : pigs carr'lnE
straws to theIr st.s meant tbo ap
proacb of a cold wave. There ar'
ether long.tlmeahead weather proph
ets who prolllcate their forecasts 0 :
dIsaster on tbo recent. earthquakes ,
hurricanes and the 1IIe , and take 11
for granted that otbor similar dls.
asters w111 follow In the continuation
at the freale weather In ovldence
throughout the year 1906.
Ono of the latest and most. terrlty.
Ing at the long-range forecasts thai
were made the other day pretends to
foretell that. Ule winter w111 bo the
most severe on record. "At best , '
saId Prot. Edward B. Garriott , at Prof
WIlUs L. 1\Iooro's official staff of fore-
.castol's , "the so.called long-rangt
forecasts are the merest guessworlt
If the men who make them could real
Iy foretell weather conditions correct
ly as far ahead as they profess the )
can , theIr names , tames and fortunel
would be Ilssured III a mIghty shor :
sptce of time. I
SHOW GRATITUDE OF NATION.
"
Fine Monument : ; to Men Who
Helped Cause of Liberty.
Tbo'love at thb people of tbe Unltec
States for : MarquIs LaFayette , thl
Frenchman , who In time of our great
est need gave his purse and person t (
the servlco at this country , has can
lInued throughout all the years thaI
ha vo Imssed slnco those dark days
When. 30 years after he had rent1eret
such valuable and distinguished liel [
to this country , LaFayottte decIded t (
rovlslt. It. ( In 1824) ) , congress resolve (
that. "Whonevor the presldont shall bl
Informed at the time when the mar
, quls may bo ready to embark , a nation
al shIp with suitable accommodations
be employed to brIng him to the Unit
Otl States. " But LaFayette's modest )
torbade this and he toole passage In E
. prlvato vessol. When It. became
known that ho was to revisit. ArneI'
lea , every citizen prepareu to give hln
n hearty welcome , and before his ar
. rival people were wearing LaFayett4
ribbons , LaFayette waIstcoats , LaFny
cUe feathers , hats , caps , gloves , etc.
and c.vell the gi ger caltes wer4
stamped with his name. He was glv
J ell II. continuous ovation in the 2'
states nnd later congress erected I
magnificent stat\1O to hIm , In honor 0
the man and of "tho servIces he ren
dered to America , to the world , and te
liberty. "
The stntue standn In LaFayettl
square , the most. boautlrul ot 1111 t1l4
- many eharmlng parlts In which thl
city at WashIngton abqunds.
Another statue In na } < 'ayette parI
, 's that of Count. Hochambeau , whl
commanded 6,000 'French soldiers Ben
to aId the Americans In 1789. Th ,
stat\1o was presented to the Unltel
States by Pranco.
LABORERS ARE IN DEMAND.
Work on Public Improvements Cor
slderably Delayed.
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Owing to the scarelty of Illbor the
o lclals of the engineer department c
the distrIct. say the vant. alUount. at In
IJrOVen1ent. work on atreets and road .
scheduled for this wlntol' wlll bo COI
slderably dolayed. There arc at pre :
ent. about GOO men emJlo [ 'ed on th
district Improvment wprk , but Engh
eel' of lll'ghwnys .Bunt , under whos
sUJorvlsl [ n thlt ! clagn of worle come :
wants nbout 200 more , and he has rl
sortcd to advorllslng fOl' the worlcmol
but. even after thIs he Is not sangulll
or nny successful results , as the ord
nal' ) ' laborers can get better pay an
hours and lighter work Cram the vaT
ous conttactOl's , and by worldn ! ; r (
the latter , ho sa's , the mon will g (
[ lnld ever - weel" whereas in the dl
trlct the nre [ Jald only once ever ) ' t\V
r , weel.a , which methOtI Is not acceptabl
'e to the a\'erago laborer , eSleclally [ t11
iY colored men.
D" Mr. Hunt. stated that thIs Is 11l
IS second , tlmo In 16 ) 'ears that the dl
trlct go\'ernment has been forced 1
k. I\dverUso ror labor. As a genornl rul
Jt he says. there are moro men 100ldl1
ror l'tnprovement' work thnn the tll
'k trlct cnn emJloy. [ Mr. Hunt Is lIlt
Id Ing this class of wOl'lmen two dollal
a day , and It uecessnry to avert a 1
of bor famine It Is posslblo he wlll rail
to th ? wage as an attraction.
Lll
)1' Wealth Found In Sand.
According to a hulletln Issued 1
n. the Unlled Stat geologIcal surv (
: I : the total production of sand antI grate
to el In 1905 was 2:1,17.1,967 : short tall
valued at. $11,199,6 Hi , nn a\'erll1e vnll
It ! [ lor ton ot 48 cents , IIlthough the val ,
\'arled trom sly. 1\11(1 eIght cents tea
a ton , according to the use to whll
eh the snml wns put ,
'd. The total output of crude borax
IC' 1905 was 4GIH7 short. tons , valued
nt $698,810 , In 190t , an Increase of G
tons In QuuatJty and $ : :20,33,1 : In vnlt
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PLANNED TO MURDER
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DOG DEL.IBERATELY ATTEMPTS
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TO ASSASSINATE RI AL :
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AnImal Proved Itself Capable of Subtle -
tle Plotting and Much Boldnese of
Executlon-5imllar Calia-
Recorded.
Of premeditated cases of brute ns.
sasslnatlon there are sovernl remark.
able Instances on record. They ml.I1l.
fest. the facility of contrivance , at mo.
tlve , and of Inductively assimilating
cause and effect , which , It not notu.
ally human reasonIng , comes perilous.
Iy near to It.
I have maI'o than one rccord of , that
character , says 11. wrIter In the Pall
Mall Gazette , thIs Instance for exam.
pIe : A few years ago I was on a vI nit
to a Westmoreland .clergyman and
was accompanied by a favorite Scotch
torrler. It. mnde Itselt asreeablo to
every member of the family but one-
a largo Nowroundland rotrlever l'g ,
who showed subdued sIgns at jeal-
ousy. Ono day both dogs dIsappeared
and were absent tram the house maI'o
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than two hours , when ho large one
ret.urned home alone.
I was anxious about. my own and
wont In search of It , and passing
through the vlllago I met. a gamekeop.
er whom I knew well , carryIng In hIs
arms the poor brute , soakIng wet. and
In an exhausted state. He revealed
the causo. While altung on a bank of
a rIver nbout a mile trom the parson.
ago he saw the two dogs , apparently
out for a frIendly ramble , approach
to the watersIde on the other sldo :
they lay down close together , and In
a few mInutes he was astonIshed to
see the bIg dog sUddenly grIp t.he terrIer -
rIer by the baek of the neck and leap
Into the water wHh It. 'fhero In about
two feet at water It deUberately stood
and held the terrier under the surraco.
My frIend saw that there was noth.
Ing but death for my dog , but as he
could not cross the river without. goIng -
Ing around by a brIdge nearly a quar-
tOI' of a mile away , he tlred a shot
close to the head of the would.bo CIL'
nine assassIn. Tha.t startled It. and ,
letting the terrier loose , It sprang to
the bank and bolted for home , My
frIend then ran uroung by the brldgo ,
and when ho got. up to the scene of
the medHated murder tound my dog
lying on the bank In an exhausted
state , just. havIng trength to crawl
out. 'Ve have here , maUve , ' conul.
va.nce to reaUze the maUve , and skll.
ful deliberation In the operl1t1on , and
It that. Is not reas'Jnlng I should bo
'glad of a definition of "rel19onlng"
whIch would exclule such a perform.
ance , _
I have recorc1s or a similar nature-
In an cases the outC'ome or jealousy ,
and maInly manifested among the
mammaUa of primary gregarIous bab.
.its , especIally tbo ram 11) ' Canidae.
'That arIses tram the enrly fierce
struggle tor lite , 0101'0 especIally the
.struggle bver prey. As a matter of
'tact , although the dog was the first
wild animal domesticated by man , It.
still dIsplays severnl or Its far off pre.
hIstorIc traits of wild lite , and tQls Is
ono of them ; rounding and worrying
sheep Is anotber.
Jealousy over food or partial tavor.
Itlsm to others Is rare among the cat
trIbe. and their leIsurely consumption
of food Is another strIking trait of
their ancient habit or solitary hunUng ,
The habIt of domestic cats becoming
Inveterate poachers Is another evl.
dence of the "old Adam" sUIl survlv.
Ing.
Unhappy Love Aff"lrs.
A clergyman dl:3cusslng unhappy
love affairs sa1tl :
"Many 11 love tragedy Is caused by
a husband's pI' mlso to a dying wife
that. he will not marry agaIn. He
\ . thinks when ho mul\Cs tbls promIse
that. It. will be easy to keep. Whether
It. Is easy or hard to keep It Is a pr01l1-
Ise rarely. if ever , broken.
"TIme and agaIn wIdowers have
sought me out for advice on thIs sub.
'joct. 'I'hey arc In love , but they promIsed -
Ised theil' dead wIves not to marry
agaIn , Shnll they crealc or keep thIs
Ilromlse ? I can only advlso them to
do as their consclenco dIctates ,
"At the same tlml1 1 think It. Is sel.
fish for d'lng wl\'es to extract. such
promIses from their broken.hearted
husbands. Such lJromlses. : by the way ,
are rarely extracted by dyIng hus.
bands from brolten.hearted wIves. But
then when the dead husband's will Is
read It Is usually found that It the
wIdow mal'l'les ugaln the money Is all
taken from her. So It comes to the
same thIng In the und , doesn't It. ' ! "
Col. Church's Christian.
When Col. Church nm e hIs final ex
pedltlon tor the CalJture of Port Hoyal
and had arrIved at ? tit. Desert Harbors
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ho was visited by so\'ernl members 01
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the IndIan trIbes or that nelghbOl'hooti
Among them was one old man wh (
asked to' be permitted to partake 01
the l'erresbments , whIch were about t (
be served ,
'I'ho colon.el told h11n he must be
ChrlHtt n first. Ho roplled that he
was ono already , and rolling UJ hI !
eyes , solemnly uttel'ed these wOl'ds :
"Adam - Eve - Noah - Jeremlal
- eelzebub - Solomon. "
" 'Vhnt. do YOll menn ? " 1191ced thl
colonol.
Looltlng hard at. the junk botUo , 01
the table , tbo old man answered :
" 1 menn rum , rum aplenty. "
All Details Arranged ,
"Dcar , " whlspored the oloplng lover
"what sllall we do wIth the rope lad
der ? We shouldn't leave It hanghlJ .
In thore. "
at I "Oh , that's all rl ht , " replied thl
coy damsel , "IJIL saId he'd pull It. \1J
10 amln so we couldn't. Iot back. "
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PECULIAR IDEAS OF BUSINEGe : '
Maine Shoemaker Sees. FInancIal Mat.
ters In Pecull 1' Light ,
A shoemaker on the coast of Maine
having been asked by a summer cottager -
tager for the amount oC his bill tor a
certmn cobbling job , replied :
"It shall be 7 cents If you pny cash ,
nnd fiO It I put it 011 U10 books. "
The patron- unable to see the WIs.
dam of such a s'stem , asked . Cor an
explanation.
"You see , " anlc1 the sl1oom ker , wIth
a smile , "It ydu pay me Ule 7 cento
down I male a good profit , ' and If I
put. It on the booles for 50 I don't lose
so much If youuevar pay me/ '
The ahoye tluanclal lJolnt. or view
may be matched anI ) ' by n somewhat
shullar ono which ! s held b ) ' a Nan.
tucket. storelteeper. One of hIs cus.
tamers hnvlng found that whIch ho
considered an unusually good cIgar for
five cents , thought ho would economIze -
mIze by purchasIng n number as a dIs-
count.
"How much do you ask for these by
the hundred ? " ho : lI ked ,
"SIx dollars , " roplled the store.
Ieoper.
"What ! " asked U1C patron In blank
'astonIshment. "Do you mean to toll
mo that you ask more Cor them by J
the hundred than singly ? "
"I do , " said the storekeeper , who. ,
notIcing the puzzled nil' of the other ,
continued : "You see , I lay In a couple
of boxes at the begInnIng of Ule sea.
son and they usunlly pull me through
the summer nll rIght Ir I sell them
one or two at a time. Now , If I should
sell them all for $ 'Li.iO a hundred , I'd
cut. my prom down , for some ml11lon.
alres would como along and buy boUI
boxes at once and then I'd have to
send to Boston for more , and while
they were a.comIng there wouldn't bo
anythIng Cor anybody to smoke , and
there would be trouble all round. I
tell you llve cents apleco for the cigars -
gars Is all rIght , and wIlen a man has
o 'much money that. he can afford to
buy II. box at a time he ought to be
willIng to pay at. the rate at sIx cents
apleco t r the luxury. I tell you , I
ain't. been a-runnln' thIs here state Cor
nlgb onto 27 years wIthout. learnln'
nothln'Harper'sVeekly. .
Gull a Match for Eagle.
"What an enormous gull ! "
"A Skua gull , madam , " saW the
boatswain. "TIH t. gull could kill an
eagle. "
"The great bird was brown. It flow
beautifully on Its b-oad brown pInions.
"As soon IlS one or the smaller whit ! !
gulls sccured a titbit the Skull with.
out any difficulty overtook It and
seized the prIze.
"The people at Foula In tbe Shet.
land Islands , madam , raIse nnd train
SIma gulls , " the boatswnln went on.
"They use them as 11 protection
against eagles.
"The lofty rad Randstonc cUffs of
Fouln are haunted by eagles that prey
on the fiocks. Every day the eagles
swoop down and steal a chicken , a
lamb or a young calf , They have been
getting so numerous Intely .that Hle -
people , knowing the Skua gnns eould
lick them , started a gull hatcllery.
"The gulls , whIch do no harm to .
the farms , love to fight. the eagles and
by degrees are reducIng the number
at the denIzens at the red cliffs ,
"They have a lon fight before them
though. Not. tor 80me years wl11 tha
marauding eagles tlnally dIsappear. "
Too Truthful.
Norman lIapgood , the journalist. and
essayIst , was dl3cusslng AmerIcan
newspapers , "It Is not enough that .
our papers shall tell the truth , " h9 1
saId. "Truth te111nl ; In ItselC Is not
particularly wlso 1101' praiseworthy.
Indeetl , It Is sometimes the reverse.
"Thus a yonng man called on
young lady ono spring mornIng very i
early. He had Ills bIg automob11o I
along. . lie wanted to glvo the ; } 'oung
lady a morning spIn through the coun.
try. - I
"A' little gIrl , the yonng lady's niece , '
answered the bcll ,
" 'Is your auntie In ? " saId the young
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" 'Yes , sir , ' saId the lItl1e gIrl. ,
" ' 'I'hat's good.'horo Is sh01' 116 I
went 011. I
" 'She's upstaIrs , ' said the IIttlo gIrl ,
'In her nlghty lool\lng over the balus.
trado.Short StorIes.
Every Little a Help.
Anybody who has vIsIted CornIsh ,
; \Ie" has heard or "Unclo } < 'reeman"
Hatch , as he was clilled b ) ' all , vIm
I ! tnew him , as genlnl and jovIal an old
I genUenmn as ever was "squlro" or a . . . . .
I prosperous country town.
t He had a good.naturc , ready wit ,
and was very qulcl , with hIs answers ,
He operated a sawmill In the vl11age ,
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and In. hIs employ was a mau named
.
"Shu" Parltor , , whose wages wore ai-
, ways overdrawn. He was a drawling ,
ohUlIess sort ot a man , In dIrect con.
trast. to "Uncle Freeman. "
A Saturday night came and "Sltn , "
rully realizing the ract. that hIs wllgel\
were overdrawn , yel mIghtily In need
) ot cash , approached "Uncle I"reeman : '
and In a hesItating Bert or way sad ,
"Unclo I're man-could ' '
you 01'-01'-
lot mo ha\'e a little money to-nIght' ! "
QuIck as a lIash came the r IJl-
"Yes , Slm , just as IIttlo as you wal1t. "
Bawls Himself.
"I should think ' "
'ou would cry ,
saId the school chum , "when your
1 husband comes home Intoxicated. "
"It's no use , " sIghed the weary wIfe
with a faInt smllo , "lIo heats mete
to It. "
Quite the Contrary.
"Docs ; } 'our husband [ llny ravorltcs
when ho goes to the races ? " \
"No , " answered young Mrs , Torklns , )
"at least , from the wa ) ' ho talks after
the race , 1 shouldn't say the ) ' wera
favol'lles. "
