\
\
Tme Poll fen c.iw.
"Silent Smith , " said a broker , * Va
fc good , kind man , but a busy one ; a fop
to bores and time vmsters.
"He used to fish occasionally at Sbaw-
aee , and a Shawnoc farmer , on a junket
"to tbe city , once made bold to visit bim
fln bis New York office.
"Wall , Josh , how'd Silent Smith use
ye ? ' they asked tbe farmer at the general
etore on bis return.
" 'Fellers , ' said the old man -warmly ,
'Silent Smith is Ihe pcrlitcst cuss I ever
sec. I hadn't been settin' chattin' with
him more'n i quarter of an hour 'fore he
had told me six times , be gosbt 'Imighty ,
to como in an' sec him ag'in. ' " Xevf
York Tribune.
'
> " ' . t
To eonvinoo any
woman that Fur-
tine Antiseptic will
Improve her health
ana do all wo claim
for It. We will
send her absolutely free A large trial
box ol Paxtino with book of Instruc
tion and gertulne testimonials. Send
year name ami address on a postal card ,
53 cleanses
and heals
mucous
m e m -
_ _ brane af-
. „ . . .is , aucn as nasal catarrh , pelvic
< catarrh and inflammation caused by femi
nine ills ; sere eyes , sere throat and
month , by direct local treatment. Its cur
ative power over these troubles Is extra
ordinary and gives immediate relief.
Thousands of women are using and rec
ommending it every dav. GO cents at
druggists or by mail. Eemember , however ,
IT COSTS YOU NOTHING TO TRY IT.
TUB ) B. PAXTON CO. , Boiton , Mess.
ZCiievir Not the Difference.
It happened when I was gufdin' s.
party of New York sports , and one of
Tein a young feller , was crazy to kill
a panther , so we thought we'd fix
things up an' give him some fun. A
coupJu of the boys got the rig planned
* m' when night came we were all ready ,
'With two candles set out in the woods
-and tbe blood of a deer makin' a good
trail beyond where they-stood. N
After supper everybody < vas sittiu'
around the fire talkin' panther and the
.young feller was pretty keen about get-
tin' his oar in. All of a sudden , just
'behind the camp , soniethin' let out a
Toariif , spittin' scream that made ev-
jcry mini jump clean off tbe ground.
IThen somebody hollered , "Git a gun !
JGit a sun' " and another one yelled :
"Look at his eyes ! I kin see his
feyes. "
Well , sir , then the dogs started up
an' the sport let blaze at the candles.
Of course they went out , because a
mail was all ready and pulled the
string when he fired. Things were pret
ty well stirred up , I kin tell you.
i ! "Let them dogs loose ! Let them
dogs loose ! " tbe young feller kept roar-
* ln' , an' when we did an' they found
'the trail you ought to have seen them
Ei * - sports. They had it bad an' wanted to
,50 right after the panther that minute.
Here Rube tittered and gave a con-
eluding cough.
lie never knew tbe difference , an'
I I'll bet be thinks he wounded that
panther ter this day. He , be ! Forest
and Stream.
'
SVot So Grasping : as Tiiat. ,
"
"Elderly Uncle Like all other young ]
thaps just out of college , you'll be wanth |
ing to marry , of course , some of these ,
< days. I "
2scnhcw Harold ( with a bright blush ) ;
Not "some of these Days , " uncle. Only | Rene
one of 'ein Muriel , the youngest. i U
Throughout the world , about 3 per cent
of people gain their living directly from ,
( t
the sea. >
1 t ' oJfc
SOASED IN COFFEE fc
Until Too Stiff to Dcnd Over. ' Bi
"When I drank coffee I often had Bi.Pl
ick headaches , nervousness and bil .Pl
iousness much of the time , but when I
went to visit a friend I got in the habIt -
It of drinking Posturn.
"I gave up coffee entirely and the ' E
result has been that I have been en ci
tirely relieved of all my stomach and
nervous trouble. 11
"My mother was just the same way.
We all drink Postum now and , with
out coffee in the house for two years ,
Qi
we are all well. Qia
"A neighbor of mine , a great coffee -
drinker , was troubled with pains in her jo- i
Bide for years and was an invalid. She
was not able to do her work and could
not eren nieud clothes or do anything tlci
-at all where she would have to bend ciB
ciC
forward. If she tried to do a little
C !
hard work she would get such pains vi
that she would have to' lie down for
tc
the rest of the day.
it :
"At last I persuaded her to stop itei
ei
drinking coffee and try Postum Food eiPi
Pi
Coffee and she did so and has used Piei
Postum ever since ; the result fias been eig
eiw
that she can now do her work , can sit w
for a whole day and mend and can
h <
sew on the machine , and she never
feels the least bit of pain In her side ; et
etr '
In fact , she has got well , and it shows r
nJ
coffee was the cause of the whole trou
ble. tlei
ble."I ei
"I could also tell you about several eic
c *
other neighbors who have been cured
w
by quitting coffee and using Postum In
its placer. " "There's a Reason/ ' Look tcb
b !
4n package for the famous little book ,
ID
The Road to
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OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
ETC WORTHLESS LASFD.
T is rather late in the day for the German
opponents of the colonial policy to raise the
cry that the Imperial colonies are worthless.
There is no such thing as worthless' land.
Neither history nor science gives us any war
rant for declaring that the human race shall
not some day turn every acre of tlie land
surface to good account. The new agricultural science of
dry farming is to-day supplementing irrigation in the
reclamation of tens of thousands of acres in the "Great
American Desert" of the old maps. At the German set
tlements on Victoria Nyanza , under the equatorial sun ,
they have found a way to raise every month In tbe year
practically all tbe vegethables o Europe in the highest
perfection. The French have found that a well yielding
a thousand quarts of water a minute assures the irri
gation of five thousand date palms. They are tapping un
derground sources in tbe Sahara. Of the wells they
drilled in 1905 , only one failed to bring water , more than
one-third are yielding from 1,000 to 3,500 quarts a min
ute , tbe others are yielding substantial quantities , and
thej are creating nevr and fruitful oases in the desert.
Twenty years 050 tbe first explorer of Mashonaland wrote
that he could see nothing there to attract European en
terprise. To-day railways cross tbe country , hundreds of
white farmers and miners are thriving , schools liav.e been
opened for young hopefuls of British parentage , and apple
and grain harvests are garnered every year. We may
trust our race , in tlie long run , to find a use for every
neglected corner of the world. When these regions are
needed In the scheme of human progress , human skill
and perseverance will turn the waste places Into utilities.
New York Sun.
CORPORATIONS AND THE PUBLIC.
| ITHIN recent years , almost within recent
months , the attitude of some of the great
corporations toward tbe public has changed.
Tbe men in charge who came In contact
with tbe people used to give the impression
that they did not caixi what any one thought
of the way their business was dene. In
effect they said , "Tbe money is ours , the property is ours ,
nnd we can do what we wish with it. "
It is needless to remind ourselves that this is a mis
taken view , not only for managers , of corporations , but
for men who have only their wages and families to man
age. Every man and every corporation , -which is but an
aggregation of men , bave obligations to the community.
Tbe man must respect the rights of his neighbors. If be
does not be is punished in some way.
Many of tbe cprporatious bave acted as if those with
whom they dealt bad no rights which they were bound
to respect Brents are making it clear to them that they
are part of tbe complex social organization , and amenable
to the laws that demand fair play.
This is a wholesome change. It is needless to speculate
how much of it is due to the decisions of tbe courts that
an officer of a corporation may not refuse to disclose
WAS A REAL HERO.
But San Francisco's Mayor Plun
dered City lie Had Aided.
Eugene F. Sclimitz , Mayor of San
Francisco , in prison for blackmailing
dives In the city of which be was tbe
,
ciiosen ruler ana
with other indict
ments hanging over
his head , which
may keep him in
Jail the better part
of his life , was a
real hero In the
fearful period fol
lowing the earth
quake and confla
gration of April IS ,
190C. M e n w h o
bad exe-crated
Schmitz for the
vile rottenness into
rowans SCIIMITZ. ment Of the city
tad been allowed to sink under
tls corrupt rule were tempted to
orgive him because of his un-
elfish , tireless , efficient and wonderful
abors In the days following the dread-
ul catastrophe. More to him than any-
ne else was given the credit , even b
Js enemies , of infusing into the people
f the prostrated city the determination
o build out of the ruins a finer and
reater San Francisco than the one de-
troyed.
In that period of stress Sclimitz dis-
layed qualities of mind and heart
rbich converted enemies into friends ,
'or a time it looked as if Schmitz had
eformed genuinely and for all time.
Ie seemingly cut loose from tbe vi-
ious ring of associates which bad made
Uc old San Francisco a stench in the
ostrils of tbe respectable residents ,
n that period of hope the best men'
f San Francisco , who had long avold-
d Sclimitz , became bis associates and
dvisers. lie was even tendered a ban-
uet as a mark of tbe new esteem , in
'hich he was held.
But tbe reform of Sclimitz proved
ransitory. 6ut of the ruins of the
ity emerged the ' 'Municipal Crib. "
kjfore the earthquake the "Municipal
rib" was one of the ulcers of the
ice-infested city. It was the most no-
> rious den and the most profitable of
s kind in the town. It yielded a rev-
nue estimated at $800 a day. It was
ractically a corporation the stockhold-
rs being tbe men who controlled th ?
ovcHiment of San Francisco. Sclimitz
as said to be a considerable stock-
older , being represented in the wretch-
Li undertaking by his brother.
It was the reappearance of tbe "Mu-
icipal Crib" and the general suspicion
tiat Schniitz was one of tbe chief ben-
ficiaries of tbe vile institution that
aused his new friends to run from him
rith horror and institute a campaign
3 purge tbe city of its Mayor and all
Is associates in tbe wid orgy of mar-
ating vtoe and crime.
Schmitz was not worth a dollar wnen
corporation methods on tbe witness stand and how much
to an awakened sense of public responsibility. It Is also
useless to wonder whether tbe old "insolence of corpora
tions" was merely the insolence of subordinates clothed
with a little brief authority , who felt themselves respon
sible to their employers and not to the public.
That which is of importance is the growth of a proper
and wholesome respect for the people at large and the
dawning of a realization that every institution in tbe
country is bound with indissoluble bonds to every otlier
institution. Youth's Companion.
RISE OF THE TROLLEY.
AST year about 0,000,000,000 passengers trav
eled by trolley in the United States , which
is four or five times as many as used steam
cars. Aif average of 17,000,000 trolley fares
are collected daily in the country , and a
j third of a million employes are connected
with electric transportation. Tbe business
is comparatively new , and is an illustration of the swift
ness with which fresh adjustments of American industry
can rise. Though 2GO miles of horse car lines and 240
miles of cable lines are still operated , they are looked
upon as curiosities that have been belated , and will
disappear RS soon as the traffic is put in the best shape.
The trolley is developing in traction lines as well as
in city and suburban traffic , and this is one of its most
important phases. It makes its way quietly , but even
tually combines its sections , and may be said to have a
future as broad as any State or region , or the continent
itself. A line recently admitted by St. Louis keeps ex
tending jtself over Illinois , and is an object of interest in
adjacent States. When it is seen that billionsT are now
accommodated by tbe trolley , its utility in the daily busi
ness of the mas'ses can be realized. Forces at work in
the railroad situation are modifying and familiarizing it
more than rate or any other form of legislation. S't
Louis Globe-Democrat.
THE HANDICAP OF DRINK.
ANY railroad companies and other large cor
porations refuse to take men Into their ser
vice who drink Intoxicating liquors. They
cannot afford , they say , to have their busi
ness depending on men who are unreliable ,
and men who habitually or occasionally
drink too much are properly regarded as un
reliable. The only safe way is to employ men who are
sober all the time , and to discharge them when they cease
to be so , and this is the basis upon which the world's
important business is now being conducted. The man
who has the alcohol habit may keep sober for weeks or
perhaps months , but his employer never knows , and
usually he never knows himself , what day he may fail
to show up at tbe shop or office on account of being in
an unfit condition to appear there. Tbe victim of such
habits is deserving of pity or sympathy , perhaps , but he
is an unsatisfactory employe and few business concerns
nowadays will tolerate him. Kansas City Journal.
he entered local politics in 1901 and
won out as Mayor. To-day he is rated
as a millionaire. . So also is his right
bower , Abe Ruef. The money-making
activities of the two men are said to
have included more forms of graft than
ever before disgraced an American city.
It was not until the expiration of
his first term and he had been reelected
ed that the public began to suspect that
Schmitz was a beneficiary of the huge
grafting machines which spread over
the city and controlled every depart
ment of the municipal government
There were investigations from tune to
time , but tbe investigators , like those
being investigated , were members of
the Schmitz club and no damaging find
ings ever resulted.
The license to practice every variety
of crime and vice was practically auc-
ABE KUEF.
tioned to the highest bidder. A deter
mined effort was made to beat Schmitz
in the election of November , 1905 , but
the poorer of the Schmitz machine , di
rected by Abe Reuf , won the day , and
then the riot of license and graft broke
out with renewed frenzy. The condi
tion of tbe c-ity was rotten to the core
when tbe earthquake and fire came on
April IS , 1900. and all but wiped San
Francisco out of existence.
Two of a Kind.
"Well , Perkins , " said the eminent
personage , who was now an invalid ,
wlro is it wishes to see me now , my
biographer ? "
"No , sir. " replied the butler , "your
physician. "
"Ah ! Perkins , almost the same thing.
lie's at work upon my life , too. " Phil
adelphia Press.
"Thought you said you were a mind
reader ? " said the caller.
"So I am , " replied the professor.
"Well , why do you hesitate ? Why
don't you rend my mind ? "
"Tm searching fort rt" lumbers
Statesman-
StriMvJicrry'.s
. .
AVhere Eperies , the picturesque Hun
garian town , is now surrounded by
beautiful gardens and f mi ted fields ,
there was at the time of King Bela II
nothing but thick wilderness. Once this
blind and unhappy sovereign was trav
eling in bis realm. It was a warm ,
hot , sultry summer day , and while
searching for a shady spot in wliich
to rest he became lost Deadly tired
in consequence of his long wandering , o
he asked his attendants for a drink of C
water. They seated him on the soft , a
green grass in the cool shade of big
1
old trees , and then the cavaliers sepa 1b 1e
rated to hunt for a refreshing spring. b
Meanwhile , the king wanted to find ii
out more about his resting place , and iis iiI
began to grope about him with his I
hands. Thus he discovered strawber d
ries growing all about him , says the P
New York Herald. He ate them ; so , ti
partly quenching his thirst , he waited tiI tiS
quietly for his gentlemen. After a I
short time they returned , some with tl
empty cups , some with pearly spring tla tlb
water. a
The king then said to his attendants : d
tl
"Have the trees cut down around this "
placa where my hands found the refreshing
o
freshing strawberries. Here shall arise s
a town whose name shall be Eperies n
( strawberry ) in remembrance of this no
day , for all time. " n
As the king commanded , so it was. tl
The wilderness was cleared , and in its tlf
f
(
place is a town whose arms carry the
strawberry even to-day. tltl
tle
A Nerv Order of Tilings. e :
Shortly after tlie railway companies aifl
abolished the pass privilege a certain
United States Senator , who had held oi
his ofiice many years , and had carried a oial
pass all that time , boarded a train for alPI (
Washington. He had forgotten to provide PI
PIKI
vide himself with the necessary ticket KIdi
Presently tJie conductor came along. dire
He was one of the oldest men on the rew
w ;
line , and the Senator , who bad' made
many a trip with him before , cordially T
extended his hand. m
"How are you , Gregory ? " he said.
"First-rate , Senator , " answered the ill
conductor. "Glad to see you looking so dihi
well. " > hi
"Thank you , Greg. But why are you fc
;
offering me your left hand ? " ,
;
"Because I dent want my left hand fi ;
to know what my right hand is doing ? " ai
"Wliat is your right hand doing ? " si
siw
"It's reaching for your fare , Sena w
tor , " said the conductor , extending it
with a grim smile. Si
ct
Unusual.
. ai
"I understand she possesses a mar aim
velous memory. "
"She certainly does. She can re
member wbat trumps are every time. "
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Literal.
"Well , what do you think of our fo :
rogues' gallery exhibit ? " few
"I call it a 'bran1 show. " Baltimore w
American.
KOREA BOWS TO JAPAN.
Complete Control of tb
Empire I * Shojtvn.
What is regarded as virtually a dec
laration of Japan's policy In regard t <
Korea has been given out by Viscount
Hayashi , the Japanese minister of for
eign affairs. The Viscount's statement
amounted to a declaration to the world
that Japan had taken complete control
of Korea and had assumed the role of
protector aa well , and that the Japa
nese army and n * y would defend the
Mikado's rights in the empire- Jap-
nnees statesmen will control Its des
tiny.
tiny.The
The agreement wh'ch ' was signed be
tween Japan and Korea , Viscount Ha
yashi said , contained Japan's whole
program in Korea.
"The provisions of the new agree
ment were anticipated in the protec
torate agreement of 1003 , " he said ,
"and complete our obligations , with
tbe accompanying responsibility to pro
tect. "
The foreign minister asserted that
matters now devolve upon Marquis Ito ,
who was more than a premier and
whose responsibilities had more than
doubled , adding that Japan's responsi
bilities in Korea were now enormous.
Touching upon the American ques
tion , Viscount Hayashi said : "It is a
fact that the Japanese people have for
gotten the American question in the
Korean crisis , which has shown the lit
tle importance attached by the publ !
to the former. The leaders .in the agi
tation in Japan are men who have gone
astray in their judgment of public
questions.
"If the fate of Korea may he regard
ed by China as a lesson , it should be a
warning to that country to put he *
house in order ere some strong nation ,
which ever one might be moved so to
do , imitated events in Seoul. "
The new agreement between Japan
and Korea is as follows : |
" The governments of Japan and Ko
rea , In view of the early attainment
of prosperity and strength in Kdrea
and the speedy promotion of the wel
fare of the Korean people , have agreed
upon and concluded the following stip
ulations :
"Article 1. The government of Korea
shall follow the direction of the resi
dent general in connection with the re
form of the administration.
"Art 2. Korea shall not enact any
law or ordinance or carry out any 'ad
ministrative measure unless it has the
previous approval of the resident gen
eral.
eral."Art.
"Art. 3. Judicial affairs of Korea
shall be kept distinct from ordinary
administrative affairs.
"Art 4. No appointment or dismiss
al of Korean officials of high gradfl
shall be made without the consent oi
the resident general.
"Art 5. Korea shall appoint to offi
cial positions such Japanese as are rec
ommended by the resident general.
"Art. G. Korea shall not engage anj
foreigner without the1 consent of thf
resident general. "
MANY NEW YORK FIRES.
Twenty Killed and Much Property
Destroyed in Twenty-four Hours.
Loss of human lives and destruction
of property valued at more than $1,000 ,
000 were caused by fires in New Tori
and its immediate vicinity in the twenty-
four hours ending at S a. m. Monday , .
Twenty persons are dead and fifteen sufr
fering from injuries as a result of thj
burning of a sis-story double tenement
in Christie street , and financial loss re
sulted from the destruction of the Lonj
Beach hotel at Long Bvach , L. I : , Mon
day and the Steeplechase park and othei
property at Coney Island Sunday.
In addition , the steamship Hamilton ol
the Old Dominion line came into porl
Sunday with part of her hold ablaze. Th <
Hamilton was at her dock before any ol
the passengers knew there was a fire OB
board. The flames were extinguished 1
after about $15,000 damage had beer
done. The explosion of a bomb placed tii
the police believed , by agents of th < iio
"Black Hand" in an Italian grocery ston iif
on Christie street , started the fire whici f
swept through the teeming Italian tene
ment and destroyed the lives of a scon
of people and injured fifteen others. The
noise of the explosion caused a panic in v
the densely populated district. The police tl
ay that many perished in the flames ,
fearing to escape to the streets , when
they believed death awaited them from S
Lhe dreaded "Black Hand. " A second n
no
explosion from a kerosene tank followed o
md the whole lower floor was a mass ol t
Elames : from blazing oil.
Tbe fire shot up the stairways , cuttinj to
ff all escape from those in the bedroom !
ibove. Many rushed to the fire escapes *
vhich became clogged with frightened
people. Tlie house was filled with densl tln
rmoko and the flames , rushing upstairs , n
irove the half-crazed people toward the
oof. The flames killed many as thej w
vere about to be rescued from the roof ; wn
vliile others wore overcome by smoka n
Fhore were many heroic rescues by fire-
nen.
nen.The bodies of the dead were found it
manner of places. Four women wer
liscover d dead in a closet , where thej la
lad rushed to hide from the flames , whici w
ound them out. The body of a womai ai
vas found lying over a child , as thougi w
he had tried to protect it from th < t
lames. Five bodies were found crowded
iround one doorway on the top floor ,
showing that they had been struck dowt
vhile trying to escape. )
The fire wave first struck Coney Island
Sunday and before it subsided Steeple- of )
hase park , a score of hotels and manj el
onusement attractions were in ruins and to
nany persons were homeless. dc
ot
otdt
Brief News Items. dt
Teachers at Los Angeles approve sin * dtki
jlifkd spelling. ki
Colorado physician tests new remedj he
or asthma and dies. ai
GBhe county of London covexs 73,44 $ be
toes , bet Che Dcmd < m police are * 6s "
LSI eeres.
TELEPHONES ON CABS.
tTsefnl In Train Dispatching Con * ,
necllonji Qnlel lT 3In ! c.
; There are three methods followed In
the application of the telephone to elec
tric railway dispatching : (1) ( ) Fixed tel
ephone substations In booths placed at
suitable points along the line. (2)- (
Jack boxes at poles to which portable
telephones carried in the cars may be
liun- and connected for .temporary
uso. ( p ) Portable telephone sets hung
upon the front of the car , the vestibule
platform of which serves as a booth ,
and attachment made by flexible wires
to jacks at numerous poles along the
line.
line.On some railway lines , says Techni
cal Literature , the method of connect
ing a telephone on the car with the
line is not by mteins of a jack at the
side of one of the poles , but by a long
slender rod carrying tbe wires , which
may be hooked upon the main lines any
'
place.
The telephones used on electric raiK
road systems must give transmission
which is clear and loud , and must be of ,
types not liable to be placed out ofNser-
vice by the jar of continuous transpor
tation on a car. .
Application of the telephone to train
dispatching on electric railways has re
sulted in a marked economy of both
plant and operation nnd that the abil
ity of the superintendent to be in
formed as to the position of the various
cars ajid to communicate with thein
operators gives a greater service efli-1' '
clency to the road. j
Tbe telephone Is of great service In
severe snowstorms by reason of the
facility which It nfforyis for infonna- '
. .
" " " * * _
< - Kf V - i. > * -
tlon to be given the train dispatcher
as to the condition of tbe road. In cases
of mishap the telephone affords means
for quick clearance of the track by the
facilities of obtaining wrecking cars or
repair hands. In cases of accident not
only can medical help be summoned
for the Injured but means can be taken
to procure information relative to de
tails of the occurrence which may be of
great importance in ascertaining the
liability of the company.
A GOOD LAWN.
Tlie Best "Way to Prepare tlie Ground
and Smv the Seed.
A good lawn may be made either by
laying sod or growing seed. If turf
is used , the lawn is sometimes ready
for use In less time than when seed Is
used , but practically thG difference is
very slight Fewer lawns are made
from turf every year. Tlie turf or soil
is nearly always obtained from a near
by field. It abounds in course grasses
and pernicious weeds. Tlie former
may be got rid of after considerable
trouble , but the latter rarely ever. So < I
laid lawns are nearly always uneven ,
seamy and varied in color and texture.
Their cost , too , is much in excess of
Feeding the lawn down.
A lawn produced from a mixture of
good , new , recleaiied seeds of the finer
grasses and clovers is superior in qual
ity and texture to tbe best sod obtain
able. To obtain the best results from ,
sowing , the ground should be carefully
dug over not too deep , six or eight
inches will be enough and nicely luv-
elod . off ; then sow on broadcast a good
fertilizer , 600 pounds to the acre , or.
about ten pounds to every 15 by lu
square feet Rake this In and roll it
or flatten it with the back of a spade ;
then sow seventy pounds of some good
lawn seed to the acre , or one pound
to every 15 by 15 feet Sow half this-
quantity walking one way and half
walking at right angles to it , so as to
get even distribution. Do not sow in
windy weather , and be sure to rake
tbe seed In , and after sowing roll it
well or beat it flat with the spade.
Those seeds that are deeply buried
will not germinate , and those that are
exposed will be scorched by the sun ,
blown or washed away or taken by
the birds Whenever
necessary to sow
in summer it Is better to mix with rye
or oats to protect the tender shoots
from the hot sun. Suburban Life.
Found Its TVay Home.
The story of a pet seal , captured
when a pup by a lighthouse-keeper on
the coast of England , Is given in ' 'Rem
iniscences of a Sportsman. " The young ;
seal ! was fed , and allowed to have the
range of the kitchen , and the members
of the household became
greatly at
tached : to it
It would make its way daily down
the water , and pass many hours
swimming about. It secured more or
less food in that "
way , but always" re
turned to its place in the kitchen at
night
Blindness finally came to the seal
ivith old age , but it continue. ! its jour-
icys to the sea , and returned home as
regularly as before.
'
As old age increased
, it caused an-
aoyanee by its peculiar cry for food
md its lessened ability to get about. At
ast the family decided they must part
vith it , and not wishing to kill it , they
irranged with a fisherman to carry it
veil off some twenty miles and drop
Into the sea. They expected that it
vould come to a natural death in that
Jlement But on the
second day it ap-
eared again at its accustomed place.
Another effort was made to get rid
it by anasging with a sailing ves-
to take it several hundred miles out
sea and then drop it In. This was
lone , and some time passed away with-
ut any sign of the seal. But seven
lays after its departure the kitchen
naid , who slept near the door of the-
itchen , fancied during the night she
lad heard the plaintive cry of the seal ;
md the next morning its emaciatei
tody was found on the threshold.
All imt singing that is gurgled.