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Animal Attachments.

"Funny, isn't it," said the keeper OF
the Baltimore Zoo to Herald reporter,
chow different kinds of animals and
birds will become attached to each other
when Gagged up together or confined in
adjoining com partments! Now, there's
that ring tailed monkey, for instance,
he has been making love to the BOBBY
owl. The latter sits blinking in the
next cage, and the poll rarrot and the
tomcat in that cage over there are as intl-
mate as two burglars planning to crack
safe.
1.-The funniest thing in the whole lot,
however, is the way that snake in the
cage over here crawls through the wire
and twists itself around the white
monkeys tail. Talk about a monkey
and parrot time, the antics of that
monkey and snake lay all over anything
in that line. They play the mischief
sometimes, too. The other day while
performing one of their double-trapeze
acts the snake must have bitten the
monkey. for the latter got mad and
swung himself around with the rapidity
of roulette ball and dashed through
into the next cage. He kept whirling
the snake about, knocked down three
doves in the pigeon loft, broke the glass
out of the east window, bursted through
the wire netting and started on dead
run for Woodbury.. Before they got to
the edge of the woods the monkey dart
ed up tree. The monkey is up the
tree yet, but he is minus his tail. The
snake didn't want to follow the animal
up the tree and twisted itself around the
base of the tree, while the monkey made
a desperate plunge and parted with his
caudal appendage.
"The snake then crawled back to the
Zoo and entered its cage and hung the
monkeys tail up on the imitation tree
stump and went to sleep" -~''
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A Conyict's Eden.

A paper was read by the Rev. P. S.
Lea, at the Geographical Society, Lon
don, on the island of Fernando do No
ronha. This island is the Brazilian con.
yict settlement and is about two hundred
and ninety miles northeast of Pernam.
buco. Mr.. Lea was one of a party of
three, aud was engaged in collecting
snccimcns for the British museum.
Three. quarters of the insects taken were
new to science; of plants there was $50
species, of which about thirty were pc
culiar to the island. Crabs of great alac-
rity ran about on the rocks, and leaped
from one stone to another, while cray
fish and cuttleish abounded. Fish of
the most gorgeous colors-gold, green,
violet and scarlet-abounded. There
were no fresh water fish. About fourteen
hundred convicts were on the island,
and besides them 100 soldiers and 400
women and children. The convicts met
with were neither degraded nor rufianly,
and discipline was maintained without
difficulty. London Star.
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South American Mosquitoes.

Some ludicrous stories are told about
adventures with the mosquitoes. have
been solemnly assured that very often
when they have attacked boat and
driven its Captain and crew below. they
have broken the windows Of the cabin
by plunging in swarms against them, and
have attempted to burst in the doors.
Although this may be something of an
exaggeration, it is nevertheless true that
frequently horses and cattle, after the
most frightful sufferings, have died from
mosquito bites on board the vessels.
Not long ago a herd of valuable cattle
were being taken from the United States
to ranch upon the Magdalena River,
and became so desperate under the at
tacks of the mosquitoes, that they broke
from their stalls, jumped into the water
and all were drowned. Passengers in
tending to make the voyage usually pro-
vide themselves with protection in the
shape of mosquito bars, head-nets and
thick gloves, and when on deck are
compelled to tie their sleeves around
their wrists, and their pantaloons around
their ankles. american Magazine.
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Wintergreen, casting diamond ring at
the feet of Ethelbert Flitterbat, "take
the jewel you gave me. I shall marry
Mr.. smithereen, who owns the horrid dog
from which you ran yesterday, leaving
me without protection from that dread
full beast. You are coward, Mr.. Fit
terbat. If Mr.. Smithereen had not
kindly saved me-" sobbed the charming
girl, hysterically 81 should not have
been rescued. Please go, Mr.. Flitterbat,
and forever"
Amelia" moaned that wretched
young Man, shear me. Know that my
right eye was once rabbits. 1t was
with my right eye that saw Smith
Green's cur approaching us. l knew he
was great labi,it dog, Amelia, and so |
ran. l am the victim of science, but I
am no coward.'
elbow romanticm exclaimed that
glorious girl. "Forgive me, Ethelbert.'
Chicago NeUs.
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Lameness In Horses.

Horses often suffer from lameness
through some foreign substance working
its way into the frog and imbedding
itself there, causing intiammatory ulcera.
ton and sometimes lock-iaw. Some
twenty years ago or more, when Captain
Moore's horse Privateer was two-year-
old, his owner had just given him a
splendid galop over the Graz Orchard
(ky.) track when he suddenly went lame
and for weeks all treatment failed to cure
him. Finally, Captain Moore, at the
suggestion of friend, took Privateer to
a veterinarian, who was told to cut into
the frog of the ailing foot. The veterin-
arian examined the foot and demurred,
saying there was nothing there. "Never
you mind, but cut away where l tell
you," said Moore, in the emphatic style
for which he was noted. The "vet."
cut in and stream of "pus" flowed
forth, and on further examination a
Aece of walnut hull was found imbedded
he frog, which was the cause OF. the
Atrouble. Privateer mended rapidly
and his career is matter Of
1St. Louis Sayings.
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Metallic Sap.

Curious incidents occur in this land,
and one of them is sufficiently so to ex-
cite interest Mrs. Andrews, who lives
five or six miles from town, brought re-
Gently to the drug store Of Mr.. Porter
quantity of certain metul resembling
What is known rs "babbitt' or pewter,
but which, on being struck with piece
of steel, gave forth a clear ringing
sound, as Of silver. Mrs. Andrews &C:
count of the metal is as follows; One OF
her sons, duriug the cold snap, had cut
down a tree and put parts of it on the
fire for fuel. Presently, when the fire
had we'll burned, this metal began to
pour from an opening in the stick OF
wood, falling on the hearth in front OF
the fire. This metal was gathered up in
the shape it had taken on the hearth,
while among the ashes particles OF the
same metal were found. The quantity
was supposed to be several pounds, and
oil pronounce it of queer origin.
Greensboro IN C.) Workman.
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TOmmY's PRAYER.

Tommy having got his feet wet, his
mother punished him. A few days later
he fell into puddle and drenched him
self from head to foot. When he re.
turned home, which was not Immediately,
his mother was naturally inquisitive how
her offspring had fallen into such plight.
The tale was soon told. "But why didn' t
you come right home9" 81 went up on
the hill and took off my boots and poured
the water out of them, and then I got
down on my knees and prayed that God
would dry me just as quick as He could"
Tommy's mother was pleased to lind her
little son was prayerfully inclined, but
she suggested the next time anything of
the kind happened he'd better come home
and do his praying after he had changed
his clothing.-BostoM Transcript.
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Enough Said.

Brave Stranger -"What is the rent OF
that handsome residence"
Honest Agent-"It is for rent for a
song to any one who will take it. The
house is haunted"
"Pooh! I'm not afraid of spooks."
"No tenant has stayed there over one
night since a murder was committed in
it. They say the racket raised by the
spirits is fearful; howls fill the air. chains
rattle, dreadful spectres fit about"
"They can't scare me-"
"But tenants complain that the furni-
ture is knocked and broken
'I'll risk it"
"And the piano is played by unseen
hands"
"Whose hands2"
"The hands of the woman who was
killed. They recognize her by the fact
that the tunes were her favorite show
D eces - tMaiden's Prayer 'Silvery
Waves and 'Boulanger March"
"Show me some other house. ~
Omaha World.
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An Improvement in Dentistry.

A we'll known Pittsburg dentist has
lately received q patent upon an electrical
appliance that has certainly solved one
Of the many difficulties attending the
proper handling of the human teeth.
heretofore whole gold tooth has been
made by the old. fashioned swedglng pro-
cess, at once clumsy and hardly effect
i've. The gold cones are technically
called galvano-p plastic tooth crowns, and
the process of making them Is very
simple. A soft metallic model OF the
tooth is made, this being done perfectly
by first taking an impression OF the tooth.
TIE metallic model is then placed in q
dynamo electric bath, and deposit OF
pure gold is thus formed all over the
model. When this gold his attained a
suitable thickness the soft metal is easily
melted out without injuring the cone,
leaving perfect, smooth gold tooth
crown. This process is far easier than
the old way, and has received marked at
tention from the scientific dental organs
in the East.-Pitts5ury Dispatch.
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Deadly Dynamite.

The following from the Indian Enqi-
neer, published at Calcutta, gives the in
formation which many are seeking to
know. Dynamite consists of some porous
absorbent mineral saturated with nitro
glycerine. Several substances have been
tried as absorbents of the glycerine, but
the most satisfactory is the kieselguhr,
an infusorial earth, composed of the sill
icious shells of extremely small vegeta-
BILE organisms, and it is of this that No
bells dynamite is made. It absorbs about
three times its weight of the glycerine,
and resembles putty in appearance.
Thus, given quantity will contain sew
enty-fve per cent. of the real explosive,
and its blasting power, compared with
pure nitro-glycerine, is, of course, rep
resented by the same ratio. In order to
explode it, it is necessary to obtain the
temperature of $50 degrees Fahrenheit.
1t freezes in the same way as glycerine,
and when in this state must be carefully
handled. Nitro-glycerine has an expan-
sive force ten times that of an equal
weight of powder. It is highly danger
Gus to place dynamite on or near fire
stoves, steam pipes, or any highly-heated
metal. Dynamite must never be put
into warm water to thaw it, as
the water would free the nitro
glycerlne, when it is most dangerous.
1t ought always to be put into wa: er-
tight vessel, and then have the vessel
put into warm water. 1t should never
be exposed to the direct rays of tropi-
cal sun. When leading it, a wooden 1od
or squeezer should be used to push home
the cartridge, never a metal one, and the
ch arge should gently and firmly be
pushed down, and not rammed or pound
ed. If dynamite has to be loaded into
tins, avoid smelling it, as it gives sick
,ly, nervous headache for. several days.
Never squeeze the primer containing the
detonator, but lower or push it gently
till it rests on the charge. In the event
of misfre never attempt to draw the
tamping. If water-tamping has been
used. put fresh primer and detonator
on top of the charge. If other than
water-tamping has heen used, bore a
fresh hole. The detonator must be very
carefully handled. If one exploded in
the haud, the hand would be shattered.
When putting in the fuse cut off the end
of it square, and put it in firmly but
gently. Dynamite can be burnt with
Safety, end simply fzzes up harmlessly.
It exercises its force in the direction of
most resistance. A single cartridge at
tached to rail will break it; four
oun ch cartridge will break 35-pound
rail in two. The charge varies from a
few cartrid ges to as much as may be
necessary.
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The Jews OF the World.

Mr.. F. d. Mocatta, in his recent inter-
esting lecture on Judaism, estimated the
total number of Jews throughout the
world as between 5000, 900 and 10, 000,-
900. In the United Kingdom there are
about 100, 900, of whom seven tenths are
in London, the great part Of the remain
der in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and
Birmingham. Scotland reckons only
1900, Ireland only 1000. In the British
Colonies there are something less than
10000. In France there are about
10000, of whom 40, 900 are in Paris.
About 40, 900 were transferred upon the
annexation of the provinces to the Ger.
man Empire, among whose SO, 600, 600 OF
inhabitants 10000 belong to this re-
markahle race. Jews are found In large
numbers along the northern coasts OF
Africa, as we'll as in Abyssinia. In
America there are 800, 900, and Jews are
dwelling in Mexico and in almost every
state of South America. There are sup
posed to be from 100000 to 30, 600 In.
Persia, 10, 900 to Is, 900 in the Khanates,
and like number in India. Switzerland,
Belgium and Holland have also consid.
cradle Jewish population. The influx OF
Jews into Palestine from other parts OF
the Turkish dominions and also from
Poland, Russia and Central Europe,
which has been going on from the early
part of the present century, IS note
worthy fact. The Turkish Government
is described as showing an entire tolera'
ton, but it is not now favorable TO az
immigration into Palestine, circuni3
stance attributed to fear Of the inroad OF
European ideas. The state Of the Jews
in the Holy Land is, according to this
authority, not happy one: There is but
little outlet for their energies. A large
number give themselves entirely up to
Hebrew studies, while the bulk OF them !,
exc out a miserable livelihood by small
industries, apparently aided butin reality
intensified in pauperism by the pernl-
cious system of''Halukah" for distribu-
tion of aims sent from various countries.
which are doled out among thu jewish
population in small sums. -London Ne''s'
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POPULAR SCIENCE.


A constant and disagreeable sweet
taste has been reported in one case as 9
result of the substitution Of saccharin
for sugar.
Two French physicists, Wolfe and
Vautier, have established beyond doubt
that the velocity of sound diminishes
with its intensity, but is unaffected by
its pitch.
The claim is made that Colonel Goss,
of Topeka, Kan, during trip to the
coast of the Gull Of California, discovered
two birds heretofore unknown to natur-
alists. They are said to be s'species OF
the gannet or BOBBY" ,,.;s ;; i.
Vienna is to have an electrical labora-
tory at which the public, for certain
fixed fees, may have tested the power
and efficiency of dynamos, the candle
power and economical working of arc
and lncandescent lamps.
Only two per cent. of the sea is in-
cluded inside a; depth of 500 fathoms,
while seventy seven per cent. lies be:
tween 500 and 3GQ fathoms. If the land
were filed into the bolloWs, the sea
would roll over tho >slfth's crust to anni-.
form depth of two miles.
The teeth of whales furnish one of the
remarkable features indicative of the
origin of that animal. They form a,
complete but rudimentary set, charac.
teristic of more perfectly developed
land mammal, but disappear shortly after
birth, performing no functions whatever.
A magnificent engineering work Of the
fifth century, which had been partially
destroyed, has been restored in Ceylon.
It is an irrigating reservoir covering an
area of 4425 acres, or about seven SQUARE
miles, from which. water is taken to
smaller distributing tanks more than
fifty miles away. ~
A German professor mas discovered 8
new opiate, which he calls s.sulfonal.
1t belongs to the group of so-called dl-
sulphates. 1t has the property OF pro-
ducing sleep in invalids, particularly in
nervous people and those affected with
heart disease. but notin healthy subjects.
It is declared to be harmless and cer-.
tain means of causing slumber.
1t has long been known that an attack
of erysipelas exerts a remarkable In
huence upon other diseases, and the at
tempt has been made to cure mofeiseri-,
Gus maladies by deliberately inoculating
the patient with the virus of erysipelas..
In recent case in Norway, the growth
of cancer was greatly retarded by this
means, and life was probably prolonged
a few weeks or even months, though no
cure was effected.
The oleander is found indigenous in
those parts of Asia Minor that are COM
paratively free from frost. A traveller
has recently noted that it is quite album
dant on the plains between the Taurus
and the Mediterranean. Wherever he.
could get view from some elevation he
could trace the snake-like course OF the
streams by the rosy purple shade caused
by the flowers of the oleander along the
banks, as, along our dry plains, the cot
tonwood marks the lines Of the streams.
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HOPE.

Hope is as the April showers
That freshens the thirsting flowers,
Gives life to the budding leaves
Ger hill and plain;
Makes the feeble heart that grieves
Grow strong again.
Hope is as the bubbling spring,
Bliss to the pilgrims heart doth bring
In the arid desert land,
Weary and long;
Makes the grip of the nerveless hand
Grow bold and strong.
Hope is as the guiding star
That shines from the throne afar
Ger waters of trackless waves;
Beacon of light
To him who the ocean braves
In gloom of night.
Hope is golden-haired boy
Beaming with sunlight and joy;
Helping each weary one up
Who falt'ring slips;
Soothing with draughts from life's cup
The parched lips.
james Larallil, in Chicago Herald
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Back and Head.

'Brown is like necessity-he knows no
law" used to be said of huge, pompous
member of the bar of Western New
York.
One morning the village street which
separated the court house from the vii
lage tavern was ankle-deep with water,
owing to q heavy rainfall during the
night.
Brown stood looking at the water from
the tavern piazza, and so did White,
another member of the bar, who, though
physically a dwarf, was brilliant and
powerful lawyer. . .
"White, my dear fellow, what will
you do2' said Brown, with patronizing
air. "You can never get across the
street; you will drown. shall have to
take you across on my back"
IF you should, )" retorted White, "you
would have more law on your back than
you ever had in your head. " Youths
Companion.
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Land Values in Ireland.

The ruinous prices of land in Ireland
was illustrated last week ut the auction
mart in most striking manner. The
estate in the Island of Achiil owned by
the late Lord Cavan, which was referred
to the other day, was sold by order of
his trustees, consisting of 2O5S acres of
freehold land-in fact the whole island
with houses and entrance lodges, both
furnished. The auctionecr described the
property as one of the finest sporting
estates in Ireland, though he admitted
that the tenants were three years in
arrear with their rent. The property
was sold practically without reserve, and
after very slight competition was pur-
chased by lady at the modest figure of
$3.50, or about SIX shillings an acre.
Lcndon Figaro. :;
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The Early Supreme Coult Judges

Scarlet and ermine were the robes they
wore in the primitive court, with clean
shaven faces and hair drawn back into
queue tied with black ribbon. Velvet
suits, rules, knee breeches and buckles
were the only wear. The lawyers were
re ,uired to dress in similar fashion,
and barrister in any other color than
black and without profusion Of rutfies
stood chance of being fined for con-
tempt of court. By the time Marshall
arrived on the bench the scarletrobe had
given way to the black silk robe, still
dear to the heart of the judges. "The
lean and slippered pantaloon" made slow
progress of that hi igh tribunal for many
years, even after pantaloons were in com.
mon vogue on the streets. The great
Pickney, Attorney General for Madison,
was famous dandy as we'll as being the
ablest lawyer of his time. He was dar-
ing enough to appear in court, and set a
fashion in colors for lawyers. His dress
was a blue coat with brass buttons, buff
waistcoat buckskin breeches and top
boots. He wore the Brummel cravat,
which required high art to put on tie.
His hair was short and unpowdered.
But the bar generally stuck to black,
even after pantaloons came fully into
fashion. The bench, however, wore
small clothes until the advent of Taney.
With the great Marylauder another de-
parture from precedent is to be noted.
He was absolutely the first of Chief JUS
tices to preside at that august tribunal
and deliver judgment in trousers, to the
horror and dismay of many barrister
and gentleman of the old school. What
sans culotteism was to be expected next2
Pigtalls had already departed, and what
kind of law was TO be expected from men
in pantaloons, and without powder and
pigtails. - Chicago Herald. -. ..
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His Majesty Excepted.

The celebrated court preacher, Kober,
once preached very powerful sermon
against intemperance. The Grand Duke
OF Saxony, whose nose looked like a Chi
nese lantern, happened to be present, and
he naturally regarded the remarks as re-
ferring to himself; consequently he
looked very severely at the eloquent
court preacher, who, catching the Grand
Ducal eye, modified his remarks by say
ing:
drunkenness is undoubtedly great
and heinous sin, against which every
true Chri titan should be warned, except
ing, of course, our beloved Grand Duke,
whom God preserve to US many years
vel. -FieaenAe B!aetter.
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An ApOIOSy.

Scene: The supreme court room, six
Judges being seated on the bench.
MIR. X. to Judge P. (contemptuously)
-''I thought l was addressing gentle
man."
Judge P. (severely)-"What do you
mean, sir2"
The Chief-Justice (sternly)-'sMr. K,
you must retract what you have said ;
you must apologize"
Mr.. K. (bIandly)-'I will retract, your
honor, if have said anything wrong;
but what I said was, that thought I
was addressing gentleman, and l still
think so."-C Commercial Adcertissr.
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OF a Financial Nature.

Bobby (thoughtfully)-"Pa, do men
in business worry about money mat
tersI"
Father -"Sometimes, Bobby. For
instance, when man whose credit is not
first class owes me money. I worry more
or less until get it. DO you under
stand."
Bobby-"Yes, pa, and when you owe
money to other people I s'pose they
worry until they getit2"-Ep0:h.
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just About.

elbow much cider did you make this
year2" inquired one farmer of another
who had offered specimen for trial.
"Fifteen barrels" was the answer.
Another sip.
"Well, if you had another apple you
might have made another barrel. "-Leis-
ure Hours.
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Eynerimentino.

Mr.. Somborn-"I'm very glad You con-
cluded to come again this season, Miss
Elson."
Miss Elson-"Is there any special rea-
son for your JOY after your experience of
last year2"
1Ir. Somborn-"Yes, I've Joined an
amateur dramatic society, and I want
you to help me rehearse that refusal
scene of ours again. I'm going 30 play
a crushed lover. ."-Judge.
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ADoubtfuI Compliment.

First Young Lady-"Fred is getting
positively spoony; he called me q flower
Just before I came upstairs"
Rival Belle with much sweetness)-
"You had been sitting against the. wall
for long time, but it wasn't nice of him
to allude to it. t."-Procidence Journal.