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were going on normally and uninter- like. They knew they must let people
ruptedly. When, however, the cat was of rank see me, and were afraid for
irritated, it maybe by the sight of a . themselves." - Here I aaid' that the min
dogl'these' pulsations "-instantly ceased. isters'were afraid -that if .-they4eft him
Asl'Brvifl Osa friA OAllfa g9 vavafiAn waa Sn TCntvIa! lm ntAiiM aMMiiwi AuhZaa .
.??2 iL.tT"" thepuiringof the animal ' the throne of France and wage another
showed a contented frame of mind, the war against Ecgland. "Bah, bah !"
Kipling's New Animal Stories.
'The beginning of the Armadillos' in
the May Ladies' Home Journal - Of
course, Mr. Kipling brings to bear an
irreeistably funny, but withal a highly
ingenious, philosophy in describing 4he
peculiarities of the armadillo. He evi
dently found enjoyment in writing these
stories he oalls't hem "Just So" stories
for he has interwoven more inimitable
humor into his account of the way by
which the armadillos came into being,
and the others of the series, than in any
thing else that has come frost his versa
tile pen.
stomach resumed its rhythmical move,
tnents. The 'dependence of the diges
tive apparatus on the state of the nerv
ous system was thus clearly shown.
The female cat was much more tractable
under 4baa experiments than the male.
Prom "Recent Developments with the
X RayB, by Professor John Trowbridge,
in Appleton's Popular Science Monthly
for April.
said he,, ''the times are changed; the
time for that is over. I am old, and be
sides, fifty years must elapse before
France will be able to face England
again. No, do; I know all that well; I
know that that is all goner-vanished."
Mr. W. K. Moody, who has in his
possession all of his father's papers sd
is preparing a very complete Hfe of the
great preacher, has consented to write
Napoleon on Suicide.
In April Century Napoleon gives his
views of suicide.
"They perhaps think that I will put
an sod to myself. No; there is greater
courage in supporting it A gamstnr or
.:ii . - -- - - :.
.iu., wr - -"-"' barlDtmiyflnlBhthefflse1vee.but it
Post a series of anecdotel papers pn his y not aman of character.
True, I could'do it in an instant beyond
father's life and work, profusely illus
trated with hitherto unpublished photographs.
The Same Effect.
"It is very odd," remarked Mr. Hub.
bub, "that in Africa there is a tribe
which cannot wear clothes at all. Clothes
make them sick. Isn't it strange, my
dear?"
"Not at all," replied Mrs. Hubbub.
The same thing happens in this coun
try aJso."
'.'On, surely not. I never heard of
such, a thing in civilized counties."
"Well, Mr. Hubbub, I can tell you
that even in this great and glorious
The people who want to know about
the latest place for "getting rich quick,"
should read Professor Angelo Heilprin's
article. Jn the April .number of Apple
ton's Popuiar Science Monthly. ' if
'gives an account of the" Cape Nome dis
trict ia Alaska, which, according to
Professor Heilprin, who is a scientist of
high standing and whose statements
maybe depended on, is an extremely
promising, it not the meet promising of
all the Alaskan gold fields. A number
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of the text, and give one an idea of the
physical characteristics of the Cape
3?osae region.
your help. They seize upon me with ,an0- tne same phenomena is by no
violence, and forcibly transport me here, means unknown. When I see Mrs.
and want me to pay fourteen or fifteen Poindexter coming out every nronth or
thousand sounds yearly for livine in BO w'tn a fino new outfit from head to
such a place as this."
"They tell the governor to let me
spend asnnrchmBnsy.asl -like of my
own. It is true, I believe, I am above
want, but I do not know how much
money I have, and I do not choose to
let them know where it is, as probably
they wouid seize upon it as they did
before. I did not settle my affairs after
the battle of Waterloo; I- had not the
time, and before it I had other things to
do. Besides, I never was a man who oc
cupied himself with money affairs. I
never knew what I had. I thought that
I would go either to London or America,
, - . .. ,'- jmd I had bills for whatever sums I
waicninguigesnonwiinmeArtay cnoge to take upon AmericaV I have
foot, her clothes make me sick make
me sick, I say, Mr. Hubbub when I
reflect that you are just as able to buy
me new clothes as c Mr. Poindexter is to
buy them for his wife, and don't."
And Mrs. Hubbub dissolved in tears.
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