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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1902)
THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , OCTOBER 17,1002 , mI I CUPID IN A THUNDERBOLT ; ! ; The Colorado sun was beating un mercifully upon her aristocratic oval face , yet she still clung to the farthest rock on the little neck of land and tin- bllnklngly watched her floater , which never once bobbed. She was not there because she loved the sport. Even the frisky mountain trout knew that and flirted their tails audaciously as they Bwam under and around her hook. No ; It was simply because she would not Join the laughing group on thu bank , where Randolph Foster , with kindling ey < H , was recounting IIH ! ad ventures on a hunting trip with Iluf- falo Kill In the hitter's big tract of wild land In the Hlg Horn country. To Join a mountain party In Colora do for the express purpose of escaping the presence and the memory of a cer tain Individual and then to have that individual drop unexpectedly and un invited from some unheard of region was more than Inice ! Allen's soul could bear. A fresh burst of laughter floated neroHS the tiny Inlet , and she whipped the stream sharply with her line. Then very cautiously she skipped from stone to stone until she stood al most midway In the shallow river be yond the reach of the merry voices. She stood there thinking not of the speckled Huh which she could not catch , but of a most desirable social flsh that had once come her way and then had whisked off again , and all because well , It was hlM fault. She would maintain that to the bitter end. She suddenly realized that she was wretchedly tired.VeUrlly she folded her rod , swung It over her shoulder nnd retraced her steps to the point A great silence had fallen on the scene. The catnptlre was out , and the clrclo of horses on the edge of the picnic grounds had vanished. They had gonel And she was alone , miles and miles from Wagon Wheel Gap hotel. There were mountain lions In these forest fastnesses , and three days before she had seen with her own eyes a great she bear , with her round , awkward cub , trailing up the mountain side. She gasped and clung weakly to the near est tree. Then suddenly she stood up very straight nnd tall. A masculine arm thrust aside the undergrowth some six feet ahead of her. A strong , tanned face followed the arm , and then Ran- .dolph Foster stood before her. "I hope you haven't boon frightened , Grace , " ho said as calmly as if ho HKll HAMD WAS AS COLD AS ICU AND hadn't been delightedly watching her face through the maze of undergrowth nnd trees. "You were so interested in your llshlug that you didn't hear Bas- corn's call , and the girls were in a hur ry. There's a hop tonight , you know , nnd they wanted to get home early , and ns 1 don't cnro for hops I told them I'd wait till you were ready. " "Very self sacrificing , Mr. Foster , but really I'd prefer having been here to go with the crowd. " Foster bit his lip. "I've nothing but a cart , yet perhaps that's better than walking. " He held out his hand for her fishing traps , but she Ignored the courtesy and plunged after him through the undergrowth to the little clearing where stood his cart ami horse. A mountain cart , not unlike n trot ting sulky In Its build , is not the most dignified vehicle in which to ride , es pecially with a man from whom one would like to keep at n comfortable distance. In vain Grace tried to lean toward her own side of the cart The very ruts and stones in the road seemed in league against her. On one side rose the mountain , with Its mass of quivering aspen , brilliant yellow and purple flowers and tinkling streams , while on the other fell a ehcer precipice straight to the winding river bed. On and on they rode In si lence as unbroken as that of the vroods nrouud them. He meant to say many things , but he was waiting for an op. portune moment , and it came with un expected suddenness. As they rounded a bend in the road n portentous dark ness fell upon them. The leaves rus tled ominously , and a rock loosened by ' the pony's hoofs rolled o\er the preci pice and struck crag after crag with startling dlNllnetneHM. ( Inice shivered. "Oh , It's diic of those awful moun tain storms , and I'm HO afraid. " Foster whipped up the horse. He did not dare let her Nee. how alarmed he really was. "We've got a few minutes' grace , and If I remember rightly there's a hunt' t'f'a cabin Just beyond the next curve. " Grace clung to Foster's arm , and even IIH tlio cart swayed dangerously he was happily conscious of her dependence upon him. They rounded the curve , and there In the dim shadows of the lowering skies stood the haven of refuge. Foster broke his knife and the lock simulta neously and thrust Grace Indoors , then turned to tether hlH horne to the near est tree. Ho found Grace cowering on an upturned soapbox. With a Hhrlek of maniacal rage the storm burst about them. Forest giants quivered and bent ; the lightning swept down the moun tain side In continuous volleys. The room was one glare of yellowish blue light , and Foster , who was standing close to Grace's Hide , felt her hand creep Into IIH. ! It was cold as Ice and trembling. Instantly he was on the box beshio her , drawing her with pro tecting artiiH to hlH heart. "Oh , Randolph , nro we In great dan ger ? " "I'm afraid we are , dear , " he nn- HWered , with conviction , "and we're not going to let this miserable misunder standing come between us at micli n time. " It was his elmnce , nnd he took it. "But you know , Ran , you were In the wrong. If you'd Just admit that , I'd bo" Again that awful glare of blue light. Fnr above them sounded something like the rending of the earth itself , then an awful crunching , grinding sound , the building shook , and above the roar of the storm rose the fright ened neigh of their horse , followed by n mighty rumble , and silence. "Randolph , what was It what \yns it ? " Hhe sobbed. Foster , white now to his very lips , Hlmply held her closer. lie had spoken in Jest , but surely some awful danger seemed to have passed by them. "Never mind , Ran , whose fault it was. I love you , I have always loved you , and we're going to dlo together. " Ho kissed her gently and for a mo ment felt us if It mattered little what came next. But nothing did come. Gradually the storm abated , the black ness lifted , and Randolph , disengaging himself from Grace's convulsive clasp , threw open the door/ The sunshine cnmo down gloriously upon the spar- kllng groundrocks and trees. The birds twittered cheerily , and the flowers lifted their heads proudly. A few rods beyond the cabin lay a huge bowlder nearly as large as their place of refuge , nnd in Its track lay the remains of the cart The horse had fled. Loosened by the bolt of lightning , the bowlder had plunged down the mountain side within n few yards of the tiny cnbln. Randolph showed Grace the wreck age and said cheerfully : "It's a long walk to the hotel , Grace , but we ought to be thankful that we nre nllve to make It" With n trembling hand Grace touched the great rock. "I don't mind the walk Randolph with you. " And Foster , looking back at the cabin amid the sparkling branches ttnd the twittering birds said gently : "I think we'll buy that cabin , Grace , and visit It ns a sort of shrine Cupid's shrine every year. " A I.lvliiKHIectrle Ilattcry. One of the most wonderful fish that frequent American waters is the tor pedo ray , order rnlhu , formerly torpe- dlnldnj , a denizen of the deep , often found on our eastern coast , especially along that portion of It extending from South Carolina to Key West The elec tric apparatua or battery of the torpe do is his sole defense , and those who have come In contact with It when in good working order say that it Is all sufficient Naturalists compare the elec tric organs of the torpedo to the artifi cial voltaic pile. They consist of two series of Iny.ers , each composed of a multitude of hexagonal cells , the space which intervenes being filled with a jcllyllko substance , so that the cells may properly be compared to a Leydcu jar. jar.Each Each full grown flsh carries 480 of these electric battcrioa , the combined force of which la equal to the power stored In fifteen Leyden Jars. In other words , there are about 3,000 square inches of the creature's body charged with electricity to the very highest degree. The upper side of this animat ed battery Is positive and the lower negative , the power to use the battery being in full control of the flsh. nnd Mnciironl. "Many persons believe noodles orlg inated in Germany , " says a New York Italian arm of the law , "but such Is not the case , for noodles , macaroni , spaghetti and vermicelli arc the same , only of different shapes nud sizes. Noodles dles is n handmade preparation of the mountains , and nearly every Italian and German family in America makes It by hand. Italians never bake maca roni or paste In any form. The only way to eat it is boiled. In Italy the cooking of this dish Is left to the head of the family , whether he be rich or poor , if he has the time. The paste is dropped into boiling water and when done is drained in a colander. A pot roast gravy la made , with lima beans , tomatoes and mushrooms added. Then n Inyer of macaroni is put in a platter nnd covered with the sauce , some Ital ian pepper and grated pnrmcsan cheese , then another layer and inoro sauce , pepper and cheese until the dish is filled. That makes an artistic dish. Careless people simply dump the mac aroni into n deep dish , pour on nil the sauce , pepper nnd cheese nnd stir ev erything together. " A Mrnn TlirUNt. "Ten thousand dollars for n dn l" he exclaimed as he looked up from his newspaper. "Do you believe nny one ever paid any Midi price , MurlaV" "I'm sure I don't know , James , " she returmd-without stopping her needle work even for a moment. "Does the paper HIIJ * that much wan paid ? " "Yes. There'H an article on vuluablo dogs , and It's speaking of one t'.mt was sold for $10.000. 1 don't believe It. " "It may be true , James , " she said quietly. "Some of those high bred nn- Imals bring fancy prices , nnd there's no particular reason why the paper should He about It. " "I know that , Maria , but just think of It , Just try to grasp the magnitude of that sum In your weak feminine mind. You don't seem to realize it $10,000 for a dogl Why , hang It , Maria , that's more than I'm worth 1" "I know that , James , but some nro worth more than others. " 'She went on calmly with her sewing while he fumed nnd spluttered for n moment nnd then dropped the subject , qspeclally the weak feminine part of it The Indian Crentlnii The earliest Bource for the religion of India Is the hymns of the Rig Veda , the date of which is now fixed nt about 1000 B. C. In ono of these hymns wo encounter as the creator Purushn , who Is simply a "magnified man. " A pan theistic turn , however , Is given to this conception under the Influence of which Purusha becomes the "all In nil" nnd Is Identified with the universe , with what linn been nnd what shall be. All gods , animals and castes are parts of him. The moon Is his mind , the sun his eye , from his mouth sprang Indra and Agnl and from his breath Vnyu , space from his navel , heaven from his head and the earth from his feet. This emanation theory when freed from its primitive elements becomes pantheism pure and simple. In accord with this view the source of creative activity Is carried back in other hymns to "do- Hire. " We read In Vcdlc literature that "desire Is the seed of the mind. " Mor ris Justrow , Jr. , in Harper's Magazine. A Kiilr K Clerical Customer ( arousing himself from nap in barber's chair ) Finished , eh ? Barber Yes , sir ; quite some time ngo. ngo.Clerical Clerical Customer Indeed ! Then 1 must have been indulging In n quiet nap. nap.Barber Barber You surely have , sir. Clerical Customer It was certnlnly very kind of you not to awaken me. The rest has done me good , nnd I nm very thnnkful to you for what was really n very refreshing sleep. Barber Don't mention it , sir. It's only n- fair return. I attended your church Inst Sunday. \Vhnt They "Were At nn exhibition of paintings in Lon don in one of the galleries hung the notable picture "Hawking In the Olden Times. " An elderly farmer nnd his wife paused before this picture , view ing It with evident satisfaction. "John , " said the old lady , "what's that ? " John then turned over the leaves of the catalogue he carried. "They en' it 'Hawking I' th' Owden Time , ' " said he. "Hawking ! Why , what are they hawking ? " she Inquired. "I dunne , " he replied , "but I spect they're trying to sell them birds. " MISTOOK HIS MAN. A Cnntlonn American Tourlnt nnd. HI * Traveling Companion. A cautious American traveling from Paris to Nice some years ngo found n strnnger In the compartment in which ho had secured a berth. "Are you Mr. ? " said the stran ger. ger.The The American in surprise answered affirmatively. "Ha ! " said the strnnger. "I inquired at the booking office who wns to bo my traveling companion. " The American realized that this was no ordinary man and soon found him self almost hypnotized by the stran ger's commanding eye. When the man proposed cards , the American suspected that ho was a pro fessional gambler. He made many ex- cuscs , finally saying that bo cared for none of the games which his compan ion suggested. "All right , " was the discomforting reply ; "we'll play anything you like. " When the American mentioned an obscure French game , which ho hoped the other would not know , nnd found his suggestion taken up eagerly , he was more than ever suspicious. "But , " asked the American , "do you know how to play it ? " "No , " was the reply , "but you can teach me. " The American now had little doubt that the man was n card expert , look ing for a victim , but , as no suggestion of high stakes was made , he concluded to venture and after some hours' playIng - Ing had seen nothing on the part of his fellow passenger that looked like cheating. But when next morning his compan ion suggested that they play again to while nwny the time the American grew suspicious again and pleaded a headache. When they entered the station nt Nice , the man handed the American his card. It bore the name of Lord Russel of Klllowcn , lord chief justice of England. Youth's Companion. Italian Dee . Italian bees arc more hardy than the native and more profitable. They are more energetic and will gather honey In partial droughts when natives wll do nothing. They will gather honey from blossoms that natives will not touch. They are stronger on the wing will fly more directly and swiftly nnt are not so irritable. A NEWSPAPER SCOOP HOW IT WAS OBTAINED WITHOUT ANY DEPARTMENT LEAK. Sotirrr * of Information ofVlilcH tin- Alert ninl Quick Wilted Corrc- Mlinndcnt In Alun > - 11 riuly In Take "Every once In awhile one reads In , the newspapers of the determination 1 of some one of the high government , officials to discover the source of 'the 1 leak' of a piece of news which It was not desired should be given out at that lartlcular time , " remarked an old Washington correspondent , "and with- out. , giving the solution to the secret escapes of public Information , as they vary , I will tell you of one Instance which nerves to show how news ap pears In print In what Is considered by ill concerned to bo a very mysterious nanncr. Like all mysteries , when un raveled It IH wondered that It was not thought of before. My story Is en- Jrcly a part of the secret sources of nformatlon which nil correspondents linve more or less nt their disposal nnd which often comes from the out side and not from the inside of the departments. "Some time ago the precise time Is not essential to the story n very Im portant public matter wns up for de termination by the president All of [ .he larger metropolitan dallies were particularly Interested , ns It did not linvc to do especially with Washing ton , and the entire correspondents' world nt the capital was on the qul vivo to 'get It , ' Including myself. All channels which were usually tapped by the Initiated were found to bo ns barren as n desert stream In midsum mer. Telegrams from the home offices poured Into our various bureaus here couched In Imperative language that the news 'must' be obtained , evidently In the belief that all correspondents have to do Is to go out , ask officials for the desired information nnd re ceive It , coupled with a good cigar and n bottle of wine. As n matter of fact , when officials wish to keep secret n piece of Information , all possible loop- liolea of escape are securely padlocked , nnd It Is the exception that It gets out. "I had about given up hope of securing - . ing a 'beat * in this particular Instance , though I was , of course , as vigilant us ever. The time for the maturing of the project was close at hand , and any day It might by official announcement be come public property. One night as I was sitting idly in the lobby of an up town hotel , half dozing In my chair , waiting for the appearance of a senator with whom I had an appointment on nn inconsequential matter , I overheard ono of two gentlemen who were sitting be hind me drop the words 'the president. ' The high backs of our chairs nearly touched , and by Instinct my drowsy senses became clear and I woke up. " 'The president , ' remarked one of the gentlemen , 'said that it was his Inten tion to adopt that course Irrespective of the consequences cither to himself or the party. ' " 'But you pointed out to him what If meant to us that he was clearly In er ror ? ' replied the other gentleman. " 'Elaborately , ' responded the flrst speaker , 'but the president said that ho was convinced that accruing results would prove that we , and not he , were in error. ' " 'Then we may as well go back tu New York tomorrow , ' was the answer , and both gentlemen arose and walkeu toward the cafe , apparently in a very despondent frame of mind. "I was nn involuntary listener to this scrap of conversation , in which , it will be observed , not n single word was dropped as to the subject matter there of. I at once jumped to the conclusion that the government , through the presi dent's action , intended to take the af firmative of the proposition , the news side of which the correspondents had so long and earnestly endeavored to ascertain. With n straight tip ns to the course of the government the corre spondent could do the rest , while with the wrong tip he could not only make his paper ridiculous , but would in all probability lose his position ; hence the care in making a scare head , page wide story. "In the furtherance of my conclusion had the ' ' of the my paper 'beat' season the following morning , as I stated the fncts ns though they came from official sources , as , indeed , such I considered them. To my mind , ns a correspondent , it was as clear as If the president himself - self had given me the information. Two days after n member of the cabinet gave out officially what I hnd wired over nnd with it the nnnouncemcnt that the 'leak' had occasioned much 'annoy ance , nnd Its source would be invest- ! gnted thoroughly. ' It is hero given cor rectly for the flrst time. " Washington Star. SCRAPS OF SCIENCE. A scientist who has made n study of the plnnct dcclnrcs that thcro Is snow on the moon. There arc 23 pounds of blood In the body of nn nvernge grown up person , nnd nt each pulsation the heart moves 10 pounds. While cyclones nnd tornndocs nro dif ferent phenomena , the former appear to give rise to the latter. Tornadoes almost always break out , If nt nil , on the southeasterly outskirts of a cyclone , A period of 5 seconds between n flash of lightning nnd thunder means that the flash Is a mile distant from the ob server. Thunder has never been heard over 15 miles from the flash , though artillery has been heard 120 miles. Sir Robert Ball asserted that every 100 years the sun loses 5 miles of Its diameter. To allay anxiety , however , he mentioned that the diameter of the sun Is 800,000 miles and that 40,000 years hence the diameter would still be 8"S,000 miles. An Idol IVIlli Diamond It Is n curious fnct nnd ono scarcely known outside of Himslii , nnd there hardly ever mentioned , that the fa-1 mous Orloir diamond was once the right eye of the great Idol Serrlngham In the temple of Mrahma. Tlil.s proj j clotiH gem was stolen at about the lie- ginning of the eighteenth centvry by n French soldier who had made a pro- tciihe of being converted to the Hindoo religion i In order to gain the confidence of i the prlestH and admission to the temple. t The Frenchman first sold the diamond for 2,000. On the next turn It was bought by a banker of Constan tinople for 12,000. The banker kept it until 1774 and then sold It to the Rus sian empress for 00,000 and a life pen- nlon. The gem has been In the Russian royal family ever since. As it Is now set In the Imperial scepter of Russia it ) presents n flattened , rose cut surface nnd weighs exactly 104V6 carats. Vanity Tickled. During the early excesses of the French revolution n rabble of men nnd women were rioting In the streets of Paris. Lafayette appeared and ordered n young artillery ofllcer to open fire upon them with two cannon. The of ficer begged the general to let him try flrst to persuade them to withdraw. "It la useless to appeal to their rea son , " said the general. "Certainly , " answered the officer , "and it is not to their reason , but to their vanity , I would appeal. " The ofllcer rode up to the front of the mob , doffed his cocked hat , pointed to the guns nnd said : "Gentlemen will have the kindness to retire , for I nm ordered to shoot down the rabble. " The street was cleared nt once , for none could brook the iden of being classed with the scum of the city. Why lie AVnnn't Impressed. The following story is told of n gar rulous victim of the Johnstown flood of 1880 , who when ho reached paradise ascended a cloud that served within the pearly gates as n rostrum nnd un dertook to thrill his new made ac quaintances among the shades with an account of the disaster through which he had passed. lie was interrupted by a gray bearded old man in the group. "A mere bucketful a mere buckefnl ! " the old fellow piped. "Don't waste so much time talking of n small affair like that ! " The Johnstown man resented this nnd hunted up St Peter , of whom ho nskcd , "Who is that old codger who seems to think our flood such n trifling mnttcr ? " "That ? " said St Peter. "Why , that's Noah I" SCIENCE BIFTINGS. Saturn's largest moon is 2,092 miles in diameter , slightly smaller than our own. Jupiter is one nnd n half times larger than all the rest of the planets put to gether. In size the sun equals 1,300,000 earths , but owing to its smaller density Its. weight equals only 300,000 earths. Careful scientific investigations show that the average speed of the transmis sion of earthquake shocks is nearly 10- 000 feet per second. Zinc expands up to the melting point , A bar of hammered zinc six Inches long will expand 1.100 of an inch in rais ing the temperature 100 degrees K The sun gives GOO.OOO times as much lljtht as the full moon , 7,000,000,000 tin Its as much as the brightest star in the sky and 30,000.000 times as much as all the combined stars of the Leav ens. ens.The The latest theory in connection with drowning is that no water enters the lungs and that heat properly applied , with artificial respiration , will resuscl tate persons who have been under wa ter for an hour. This feat has been ac complished by the doctor who advances the theory. Theolosry n He Understood It. Passengers in an uptown car one aft ernoon last week were very much en tertaincd and amused by a discussion of things spiritual by two colored pas sengers. As the debate waxed warmer the voices of the debaters grew louder until what was said was plainly audi ble to all in the car. After each had made a confession of faith nnd given bis views of the means whereby mortal man could gain salvation one of the pair blurted out in a tone that Implied that all his hope for the next world wns embodied in the words : "Well. snh. I b'lleve dat what's gwine to be is sho'ly gwlne to be. " "Huh , " grunted his companion con temptuously , "den yo' b'lleves in pre- meditashun. " Baltimore Sun. 1)1 lint. "I'm too practical to do as heroes do In books. Miss Slight , so I'll just ask you blunib. will you be my wife ? " "No , than' ' you , Mr. Terse. I myself don't believe in those silly bookish no tlons , nnd ns the silly heroines always say yes , why , I'll tell you bluntly , no , sir , I won't ! " Jn t Cried. "What makes the baby cry ? " nskcd the little visitor. "Oh , " explained Ethel , "our baby doesn't have to have anything to make It cry. " Chicago Post Kulr Warning. Ho ( nervousl- ) Who Is that tramp ing around overhead ? She That's papa. Do always gets restless toward morning. Town nnd Country. Affect * One' * Imagination. "When n man gits good nn' mnd , " said Uncle Ebcn , "he's H'ble to 'maglno he's n volcano when he nln' uuttlti but n firecracker. " Wnsblngton Stnr. The hide of the hippopotamus in some parts Is fully two Inches thick. HOW THE INDIANS VOTE. Thry Are Very Deliberate nnil Then- Have n Simple Method. The Chlckasaw Indians cast their vote differently from the way the white man does It. They meet the day bolero the election , and none but Chlcknamws by blood Is allowed to vote. No white man or Intermarried citizens have the right of suffrage. They go oft to themselves and have a powwow. They decide for whom they will vote after considering the matter for twenty-four hours. The polling place in quite unlike that of the white man. There Is n great sheet of paper , white , yellow or brown as the case may be , about three feet square. Upon this sheet of paper are a vast number of cross lines , regularly ruled off with a pencil. Then down one side of the sheet of paper are placed the names of all candidates for office , beginning with the candidates for governor and running on down to precinct officers. At the top of the sheet are the number of blank spaces that will be required for the names of the voters. The judges of election sit by and pass on those entitled to vote , and there Is a certainty that no illegal votes are cast. The Indian Is thoroughly deliberate , lie takes his time when It comes to voting. He proceeds to the polling place , looks carefully over the poll sheet , and If he is ready to cast Ills ballot he calls out his name , and the clerk records It on the sheet Then the clerk reads off the names of the can didates for governor. The voter delib erates awhile , calls out the name of the candidate for whom he desires to vote , his vote Is recorded , and the names of the candidates for the next office are called out , nnd so on through the list , till all the offices represented are voted for. Thus It Is that every voter knows exactly how every other voter has cast his ballot , and there are no remarks , no suggestions and no quarrels over differences of opinion. POSTAL STATISTICS. The number of pieces of matter of all kinds mailed Increased from 500,000 in 1700 to 7,424,300,329 In 1901. The flrst year's Issue of postal cards , 1873. numbered 31,094,000 , while in 1901 059,014,800 were Issued. In 18G5 money orders to the amount of $1,300,122 were issued , while in 1901 the total amounted to $274,540,007. In 1853 , the year in which stamped envelopes were flrst Issued , 5,000,000 were used , while in 1901 the total was 772,839.000. The registry system was started in 1855 , and in that year the registered pieces numbered 029,322. In 1901 they numbered 20,814,501. From June 30 , 1847 , to June 30 , 1851 , 4,003,200 postage stamps were issued , while in the single year 1901 4,329- 273,090 stamps were used by the people ple of the United States. In 1789 there were only seventy-flva postofllces established , the length of the post routes being 2,275 miles nnd the gross revenue oi the department being only $7,510. The expenditures were $7,500. There were In 1001 70,594 postoflicca In operation , 511,808 miles of post routes , 400,110,059 miles of mall serv ice performed. The gross revenues of the depaitmcnt were $111,031,193 , the expenditures $115,039,007. Toad Stones. Most readers have no doubt heard of the precious Jewels which the toad car ries in his brain box , and so called toadstonos , which were in reality the teeth of fossil fish , were formerly worn in .finger . rings as a protection against poison. It was thought that the best stones were those voluntarily ejected by the living toads ; but , as the latter were not addicted to freely giving up their treas ures In that way , it was necessary to procure the coveted articles by other means , nnd the recognized method waste to decapitate the hapless batrachlaa nt the Instant he swallows his breath. The feat naturally demanded consider able celerity , such as could only be ac quired by constant practice , and it is not reasonable , therefore , to assume that although the endeavors to gain possession of the Jewels were perhaps numerous , they must have Invariably been unsatisfactory , especially to the toads. Dressing n Hop. It is told of the late P. D. Armour that on ono occasion he made a present of n suit of clothes to each of his em ployees In a certain department. Each man wns told that he might order his own suit and send the bill to Mr. Ar mour , no restrictions being made as to price. In order to avail himself fully of this liberality ono young man or dered evening clothes costing $ SO. When the bill was sent in , Mr. Armour sent for the clerk to vouch for Its ac curacy and , finding it right , assured the man it would be paid. As the clerk was leaving , however , Mr. Armour said to him : "I wish to say to you that I have- packed a great many hogs in my time , but 1 never dressed one before ! " New York Times. ArUtoorntlo AiitH. The slaveholdlng ants are of several kinds and differ greatly In the manner In which they treat their vassals. Some make them do nil the work under the direction of overseers ; others share their labors , while still others have fallen Into such habits of luxury as to be unable or unwilling to wait upon or even to feed themselves nnd nre car ried about and provided with food by their body servants. In many cases this sybaritism Is the mere ostentatious * love of being served. The Incapacity IB not physical , but moral , and arises from nn nrlstocratlc aversion to any kind of menial labor.