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1. I MONUMENT GEN. POOR.
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In Hackensack , N. J.
A statue to the memory of Brigadier
General Enoch Poor , who was regarded -
ed as one of the bravest and best sol-
cllers of the Revolution , was unveiled
in Hacensac ] ] , N. J. , Oct. 7. It has
been erected on "the triangular green
between the old First Reformed
, , + , church burying ground and the Bergen
county courthouse. It Is within one
hundred and fifty feet of Gen. Poor's
grave in n corner of the historic bury-
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The Poor Monument.
Showing the unusual position which the
statue wlll occupy 011 its pedestal.
Ing ground of the church. The manu-
meat was designed and erected by
John L. and William Passmore Meeker ] -
er , of Newark , N. J. It is a marked
departure from the conventional.
There Is a bronze figure of about
seven feet six inches in height , on a
granite pedestal about fifteen feet In
( ' height. On the front of the pedestal ,
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River of Natural Ink.
There Is such a rIver In Agerla. ] It
Is caused by the junction of two
streams-one of which drains
a re-
gion strongly Impregnated with iron ,
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ti and holds a large quantity of callic
. acid In solution. Thus the union of
the two streams causes the Iron and
the callic acid to combine , this action
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producing natural ] Ink.
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i California Crane.
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ciety novels. If the bird did not have
1 such length of leg It wouldn't be one
which Is so Imposing. It looks wise ,
hut Its wisdom Is
superficial , to say
, the least. No one ever heard of a
r , crane reaching the eminence of the
o' owl ] , nor even that 0' the parrot. This
crane Is a California bird and Is an
r excellent example of Its kind. Look
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CAN NOT LIVE IN CAPTIVITY.
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Gorillas Pine and Die When Placed
Behind Bars.
Chloe Is gone , and Venus Is dead.
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The zoological gardens Is bereft of go- I
rillas. The gorilla at llresluu has
the distinction once again of being
the only animal of its species living In
Europe. Chloe arrived about a month
ago / with Vonus. At first there was r.
trifling difference oC opinion between
thorn on the food question , but when
Venus had made It abundantly plain
that she was to bo mistress , the pair
grew very fond of each other. The
way in which Chloe strove to interest
her companion was a lesson ] In he-
roism. All day she performed feats
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Chloe.
on the trapeze or step dances , but
Venus was not amuscd. Chloe was
terribly affected when her compan-
ion died. She was placed with two
chimpanzees , Jack and Jimmy , but she ,
scorned them , and never ceased to
grieve for Venus. Thus ends the
"zoo's" third attempt to keep gorillas.
Venus and Chloe cost a large sum of
money. The one was five , the other
two years old. It seems to have been
proved that gorillas cannot exist at
the zoological gardens. The Breslau
gorma , however , has been seven years
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1n confinement.-London Teegraph. ]
Would Not Teach Girls.
A ruling for a New Haven school ]
made In 1684 reads : "And all girls
be excluded as improper and Incon-
sl.stent with such a grammar school
as ye law enjoins , and Is the deslgne
of this settlement. " One Benjamin
Mudge , a New England ] schoolmaster
of many years' service , has left the
following Interesting memorandum :
"In all my school ] days , whIch ended
In 1891 , I never saw but three females
in pUblic schools In my life and they
were only In the afternoon to learn
to write. " Mudgo neglects ] to sad
however , that the girls ] were admitted
not only to the writing lessons , but
they were also privileged to attend the
general ] annual catechlslng.
American Medusa.
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In the traditional history or the Iroquois -
quois confederacy appears a masculine
Medusa of snaky ] tresses. He was an
Onondaga chief , Atatarho , who was
the first president or the FIve Na-
tions. lIe was represented as living
alone In It swamp and using dishes
made out of the skulls of his enemies.
Robin Escaped Hawk.
A robin closely pursued by It hawk ]
recently crashed through a window In
the home ot 1\Irs. C. F. Roper at Holland ] -
land and fell exhausted upon the floor
of the sitting-room. The bird appeared
to be uninjured , and after being taken .
en to the OVOI1 air soon flew away.
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VOICE HAD WONDERFUL RANGE.
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Italian Singer of Long Ago Has Remained -
malned Unrlv lcd.
When Leopold lIIomrt ; 1\1111 his fa
moos son , Wolfgang , mndo their fIrst
voyage to Italy , In 1860-1771 , they
made the acquaintance of the fatuous
singer , Signora Agujarl , at Pnrmn
'fhls woman possessed a most phenomenal -
nomenal voice , In fuct , ' no singer be-
fore or since her time cOllld approach
hor. She Invited the two Mozarts to
dinner and consented to sing for them.
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In n letter recounting Signora Agu-
jurI's singing , LOOIWld Mozart said
that the upper notes were not so
strong as the lower ones , but soft and
charming , like the sounds oC an or-
gan. Ho also Inclosed a sketch of
the singer's exploits of which the ac
companying 18 a copy , showing her
wonderful range.
It seems almost incredible ] that a
singer could encompass such a great
range of tone , for In the accompanying
drawing It wm bo noted that the
voice goes from lower C to the sans
note three octaves higher , a feat not
approached by Ellen Yaw , Edith Helena -
lena or any of the singers of today famous -
mous for their high voices.
The Barbers of Tunis.
The barbers of Tunis have some
queer ways In worllng. There one
fir.ds the barber on the sidewalk ] , instead -
stEad of In a shop. Should one desire -
sire a shave he Is not Invited with a
bland welcome to recline at ease In
11. plush upholstered chair , or are his
senses soothed with perfumes and
skIves. On the contrary , the barber
takes one over his knee , as If to draw
and quarter him. He squats against
a wall where all Tunis may watch
him as It might a puhlic executioner.
He squirts some water Into one's
beard from a dirty goatskin ] , rubs the
hair the wrong way a few moments ,
and then begins to scrape. The steel
of his razor Is sharp , but his way of
wielding It 18 relentless. Should a
cut he so deep that one complains , his
simple explanation Is :
"Ony ] the blood of a coward I'uns. "
At the South Pole :
Within the next decade It Is though.
some hardy adventurer will bo SIlC-
cessful In at last reaching the south
pole-that place ] surrounded by '
mystery -
tery and at whose barriers death has
stood guard for long , long Years. The
accompanying chart shows the distances -
tances already traversed and time unexplored -
explored regions about the pole , the
nature of which Is fairly ] well conjectured -
jectured , based upon observations
made by various explorers. There
Is a theory that the land about the '
pole may be fertile and Inhabited : hilt
this Is more : lIwlr to bo It dream than
the actual truth. However , the truth
may Boon bo ] mown.-New York Her-
ald.
Proves Value of Rubber Suit.
With his rubber life-preserving suit ,
Joseph Probst of Geneva has remained
In the water a month at a time , sub-
sisting on food carried In the suit.
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DROV ( ACTORS FROM .STAOE.
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Automatic Sprinklers Set to Work at
Inopportune Moment.
A curious incident occurred during
the Pl'rfOl'manco of 1'110 Earl ] and the
G h'l" mho other evening at the Lyric
theater , London , says an English )10- )
I'Jodlcnl. This Is one of the houses
01' ontortnlnnwnt whore , In uddltlon to
the ordinary fireproof curtain , auto-
mntlc sprinklers ha\'o been provided ,
so that In case of emergency the stugo.
can bo almost Instantly deluged with
wator. In time course of the first act ,
Limo newlY-fixed slrlntlers ) ] , without an : ; ,
warning , commenced to work ] , drenchIng -
lug time performers and orchestra , nor
could they bo stopped until the sup
ply was turned off at the main. Time
at-dden flight of the artists and In-
sirulllontulists occasioned considerable
tllOI'I'lment among the audience , who
remained In the bust of hUll10rs untll
the piece } was resumod. How the
sprinklers ) came Into } play at this aw- ] -
ward moment , whether by accident or
as the result of n practical joe ] , could
not he ascertained , hut If they can be
rolled upon to always ] discharge their
work so effectively In the event of an
alarm this new aid to fire prevention
ought to bo 11 success
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On Matrimony.
Having seriously ] made up your
mind , place nil your available assets
on the bed. Thoro's generally enough
I'oom.
Then consider whether the girl ] Is
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of trousers you possess } : than calclI-
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late the least amount yoU can got the
engagement ring for. From thence ,
your thoughts wlllnatural1y '
naturally wander to
the amount one has to spend on trot- 'I (
ting the little girl about per month. If I
you can scrape through this preliminary -
ary little canter , " you must then thlll ] )
ot the wedding rIng and the honeymoon .
moon expenses-don't on any account
worry about the fees at the church.
You can always IJl'umise to settle with L I
the best man afterwards , and when
once married yoU will bo aU right.
Dash It , no decent father-In-law wOllld , I
see his daughter starve. .
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Banana Grown In New Hampshire.
Six years ago J. Lasello of Mancttes
tel' , N. II. , obtained a banana bulb ,
which he planted In a tuh. The plant
now stands Hi feet high. Last fall
It began to show evidence of hearing
I'rult. . The other day Mr. Lasello/gath
Bred the harvest and distrIbuted It
among hIs rlendR.
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School for Parrots.
A school ] for parrots has been I )
opened In Philadelphia ] It Is adamo's
school ] , the professor being i
a lady I
and the birds are taught to speak ] by
a phonograph repeating the same
words and phrases for hours till they ,
pick them up.