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GATHERS PETS.
A Green Parrot That AstOnishcd
and Terrified the CAT.

Gautier's parrot, which apparently was an
Amazon, perplrxed at its Few lodgings. had
climbed to the high st point of its stand and
remained til, re, rolling its steey eyes and
working its nietita;ing membrane. Mime.
Theophile, the cat, VINO had never seen
parrot before, regarded the slrange creature
with astoniS hment. ImmOvahle as a MUM
mied Egyptian cat, she looked. lost in
thought, at the bird, recalling all the ideas
on natural history which she had gathered
in the garden and the roof trees. Her shift
ing eyes alone conveyed her thoughts, and
these thoughts were, Then here is green
chicken" Having arrived at this cuncEl-
sion, the cat leaped from the able to corner
of the room, where she lay in an attitude
like that of Gerome's black panther watch
Ing the gaZelles. The parrot followed the
cats movements with feyerlsh eagerness.
He ruffled his feathers, he ratified his chain,
he lifted one IF his hands and examined It's
nails attentively, aud he Scrabbled his beak
on the edge of his food can. Instinct babe
him beware of an enemy on hi, track.
The cats eyes were fixed on the bird with
a deadly charm, and these eyes said, in a
language which was probably lnteiliglble
to the parrot, This fowl Is green, but all
the same it must be good to eat" Gautier,
noting all this, watched the animal comedy,
ready to intervene if Intervention were
needed. The cat drew nearer and nearer
to the parrots stand; her pink nose palpi-'
tated, her eyes half closed, her claws, like
the feet imm0rtalized by Sucking, went in
and out
Suddenly she arched her back, and with
feline bound leaped to the foot of the par
rOt's stand. The parrot met the danger half
way. and received the cat with a phrasede-
livered in pompOus bass voice, "As-tu
dejeune, JacQuot?" This phrase filled the
cat with an indescribable terror. and caused
it to leap backward. A flourish of trum-
pets, an earthquake of broken crockery, a
pistol discharged by-its ear, cound not have
caused the cat a more headlong alarm. All
the creatures ideas on ornithology were
completely upset.
The parrot continued its triumphant speech
with the words '.Et de quoi? De rGti du
roil' Then the cats face said as plainly as
possible "1his is no bird. This is gem
tleman. Listen to his conversation" Then
the parrot, pursuing his advantage. burst at.
the top of his voice in the refrain of drink-
ing song. On this the cat cast one desperate
look of interrogation upon Gautier and fed
in DESPAIR uDdeEthe bed, where it remained
for the rest of the day.-Longman'S Maya
zine.
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a nation of cannibals is, so Ear as know, an
experience absolutely unique for viii
man. You really must give an account of
yonr reign"
suffice. And you will greatly oblige me by
letting the subject DROP
My father made no answer, but thence
forth addressed himself exclusively TO me,
and showed his sense of Georges rudeneSS
by going away the moment dinner was over.
Then, as our habit was when we we're
alone, George and L went into the library,
where he behaved so strangely that l was
both bewlldered and frightened. After pac-
ing to and fro for several minutes he threw
himself in chair and buried his hands i'll
his face.
Are you i'll, George, dear?" said, feel
ing that | must say something, though l
knew not what.
As l spoke a Skye terrier. greatly cher
ished by both of US. dumped on his lap. Ut
tering a fierce exclamation in a language
which l did not understand he caught the
poor brute up and with once movement of
his strong hands wrung its neck, then flung
its body on the floor.
My blood seemed to freeze iu my veins. /
screamed with terror.
'Oh, my God; what have l done?" ex-
claimed George. picking up the dog and look
ing pitifully into its lack-lustre eyes. my
poor, poor Fido; what have l done? For
give me, Myra My darling, how | must
nave iriSlIeheu you. bllt knew not what
L dld. An evll spirit possessed me. IL was
your rather unhappy mention OF me hlousas;
was LYME !, 70 ioIeet. 1 gu qon Know, 1
cahh4t te!i you the hoTroT Oh tnat tlule' ana
tne lataI llInuenceIi thoushU hau over
c9tlle ~ was ssfngglihg then-l am strug
gL GIN now anu WIN your help, uarling'
WV overcome h IN e, ~ ,,
head, and | put my arms round his neck,
Weeplng, ana ASKED MN what II was i1at ne
was struggling against ana how could help
MN TO overcome IL. put could OBTAIN
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BACK TO AFRICA.
WILLIAM wESA AUTHOR OF TIE PRAN
rom CITY" NIGEL foR7EscUE" Factory"
CHAPTER l.

r MAKE the following statement-or
( confession. for it partakeS of the ma
y \ ture of both-with great reluctance,
! being impeled thereto solely by a
sense of duty and desire to throw
blight on a terrible mystery, mystery
which has not alone batiied the police, but
of which neither the trained detectives Of
Scotland Yard nor the amateur detectives
of the press have suggested solution that
meets the facts.
1t may be asked why the same sense OF
duty did not eonstrain me to make the reve-
lation sooner, and while the facts were still
fresh in the public recollection. The ques-
ton is easily answered. L am only recover
ing from a condition of nervous prostration
so protracted and severe that for nearly
two years was unable either to write Co
herent sentence or recall the past. Even
yet, though | live in lonely Alpine valley,
far from the haunts of men, | fear to cross
the threshold of my cottage, and the echo of
a strange footstep fills me with a nameless
dread.
But to my story, which, with one eXcep-
ton, shall be told without reserve. For
reasons that will be obvious to the reader
am compelled to hide my identity under an
assumed name.
NV father was London physician, a man
of high scientific attainments and II we'll
known writer. His pet science, If | may so
term il, was ethnOlOgy-that which treats
of the varieties of the human race-and as
to which he was continually on the look out
for fresh facts and in correspondence with
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the Museum not later than o'clock. Then
he gave me some medicine, and shortly az
terward fell asleep. When l awoke sec
ond time it was past noon, and felt so
much better that after drinking cup OF tea
and eating some dry toast, 1 went down
stairs, and seating myself in an easy chair by
the fireSide. took up morning paper, the
second edition of which had just arrived.
Good heavens! What is this? Dreadful
murder in Crozier street-a woman with her
throat cut-hat with scarlet feather-yel
low bodice-foul deed must have been done
three OF four minutes before midnight.
The paper swimS before my eyes. and
though the Precipitation is falling down my
face like rain feel as if l we're freezing to
death. Then, taking courage from very
desperation l read again slowly and deliber-
ately. dwelling on every word and studying
every sentence.
No. l am not mistaken Would to God
that | We're. My husband murdered that
woman. all but saw him do it, He went
into the dark passage with her. He came
out without her, AS the clock went twelve
and ten-minutes later his victims body was
found lying IT heap al the further end of
the passage. And then L remember with an
unspeakable sense of horror and dread, that
each Of the other murders were committed
at the very time when George was taking
one OF his nocturnal walks-and the death
of Door Fido-and that p0rtentous saving of
his, killing is nothing when you get used
to it!'
He is used to 1t NV husband is used to
killing helpless women. My God! what
shall l do? l must go-go-gol Not an
other night will | spend under this accursed
roof. The paper swims again. Courage,
courage! With a desperate effort / rise
from my chair, go to the chiffOnier, take out
the brandy, and drink off half a tumblerful
at a draught.
This steadies my nerves and gives me
strength l ring the bell and tell the ser
want to send for hausom. Then l run up
stairs and put on my things, and as | get
into the cab tell the driver to take me to Har-
ley street.
NV father is at home. and without preface
or circumlocution | tell him all that has
happened and what / have discovered
You are mad. Myra," lie says, cor
suffering from hvsteria. George Herbert is
no murderer. This is pure hallucination. Sit
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WHO WAS NAPOLEON II?
A Question Often Asked, But Sci.
dom, If Ever, Answered.
"Who was Napoleon II?"

w NJ WAC 4NdpOiCOu IL
A question often asked and, strange to say,
seldom, If ever, answered. Napoleon, the
Great; the Second, the Little That is the
order. The second Napoleon was Duke of
Reichstadt, son of Napoleon / and a daugh-
ter of Hapsburg. Losing all hope of ever leav-
ing son and heir by mis- beautiful Josephine,
he turned to the French Senate and secured a
divorce. What was said by him and Eugene
to Josephine is only partially known. The
gentle woman, true as women always are,
yielded to his schemes. Josephine silenced,
and the decree granted, Napoleon turned to
Russia, to that mixture of madness, terror
and cruelty, the Romanoffs. He would we'd
a daughter Of that house, which, his pro-
phetic mind had prophesied, would one day
rule Europe. Refused by child of the
Greek Church, he turns to one like himself,
a recreant from the Roman Catholic. The
splendid bauble of the Bourbon crown, in
alliance with the COrsicaD, was too much,
even for Metternich.
Marie Louise was willing, She, the de-
scendant of long line of kings, of Europe's
oldest royal house, was to minge her
blood with that of a Corsican adventurer.
The offspring of the marriage was Napoleon
ii, King of Rome and Duke of Reichstadt.
In its cradle kings and rulers paid it homage.
Why not? In its fathers dreams it was
world governor, mighty emperor, greater
than Alexander or Caesar. Once more East
and West as under Charlemagne, were to be
under the one crown, swayed by one scepter
the Corsican's magic wand.
Not only the wide long West from beyond
the Pyrenees to the Zuyder Zee, from Jura
to the ocean, but lands lying to the east, by
The Tigris, the Heilespont, the Gauges and
Orontes, the Nile and Euphrates. Where
Cesar went and Alexander he would go.
Only few years and there was no con-
queror. no king. only an exile-a poor, bit
ter-minded, broken prisoner; and Rome's
King, Reichstadt's Duke. had neither dia-
dem. or scepter, only disease - death.
Whether he was automatically done away
with or died of disease not unnaturally con-
tracted no one will ever know. He, the
hero. who in ''The Benny Bunch of Roses"
promises so many big things, lived to accom-
plish nothing. Napoleon III got his title,
the Third, for the Second never reigned, by
a composition miStaking the exclamation
points! !!-for the Roman numerals, Ill.
Napoleon LII seems to have inherited much
more of the Hapsburg facial characteristics
than those of the ROnanartas
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THE LOCO WEED.
1t Is the Rnttlesnake of the Vegetable
Kingdom and Produces Insanity.

1t Is the Rnttlesnake of the Vegetable
Kingdom and Produces Insanity.
The loco weed Of the Western plains is to
vegetation what the rattlesnake is to animal
life. The name comes from the Spanish
and signifies insanity. 1t is dusky green
and grows in small punches or handfuls, and
scatters itself in sparse and meager way
about the country. 1t is sort of vegeta-
BILE nomad and travels about not a lit
tie. Localities where it this season -four
ishes in abundance may not see any of it
next year, nor indeed for a number of years
to come. The prime property of the loco Is
to induce insanity in men or animals who
partake of it. Animals-mules, horses. sheep
and cattle-avoid it naturally, and under or
binary circumstances never touch 1t. But
in the winter when an inch or two of sn ow
has covered the grass these green punches
of loco standing clear and above the snow
are tempting bats to animals who are going
about half-starved at the best. Even then
it is not common for them to eat it. Still,
some do and it at once creates an appetite in
the victim similar to its intense force to the
alcohol habit in mankind. Once started on
the downward path OF loco, a mule will
abandon all other forms OF food and look
for IT, In a short time its effects become
perfectly apparent. \ GU will see q locoed
mule standing out in the shadowleSS plains
with not living moving thing in his vicin-
ity. His head l. drO0, ing anu his eyes half
closed. On the instant he will kick ana
thrash out his heels in the most warlike
way Under the influence of loco he sees
himself surrounded by multitudes of threat
ening ghosts and Is repelling them. The
mind Of the animal is completely gone. He
cannot be driven or worked because of his
utter lack of reason. He will go right or
left or turn around in the harness in spite
Of bits or whip, or will fail to start or stop,
and all in a vacant idiotic way devoid of
cally and mentally, and after retrograding
four or five months at last dies, the most
complete wreck on record. Many gruesome
tales, says the Kansas City Siar, are fur
nished of cruel Spanish and Mexican ladies
who, in a jealous fit, have locoed their
American admirers through the medium of
loco tea, Two or three cases in kind are re-
ported in the Texas lunatic asylum.
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A singular phenomenon is described in a
Scotch journal. A particular species of
willow tree was in flower, and attached to
these blossoms, which resembled an old
fashioned bottle brush. were large num-
Der of the "big black humble bee," with
which every school-boy is familiar. They
juice and then dropped helplessly Io the
ground, hardly able to move, and next
morning were almost dead from exposure.
One was observed to climb verticle board
of few inches, and when near the top to
throw out his legs and fall backward, after
the manner of the ordinary inebriate.
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with early morning bathers and deyout
worshipers, who face the sun and humble
Febrnarv come vending their way from the
most distant cities of India a pro-
cession of weary pilgrims numbering
as many as $4,000. Without waiting
for any special movement of the waters,
but only for the time of full moon,
they have dip in the sanctifying Bagn!ail.
Hitber, too, the dead and dying are hurried,
and laid where their feet will be washed by
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CHAPTER II.

The next mail brought not only more
news of our traveller, but letters under his
own hama, written, however, several months
previously. Several of them were commu-
nicatOns for the learned society with which
he was connected. The newspapers pub
lished them in full, and they were, doubt
less, very interesting Just then, however,
] wa more curious about the man, than
his discoveries, and | read with the closest
attention his private letters to my
father in the hope of finding in them
something that would throw fur
ther light on his friends character
and answer the questions which, in spite of
myself, were beginning TO haunt my mind
and disturb my peace. Was he the sort of
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After restless night. due to fatigue and
over excitement, waken with so violent a
headache that am unable to rise.
GU VIII have to go to the British
Museum alone" 1--WE had agreed to 90 TO.
gether), | tell George. Il shall perhaps be
able to join you later In the day.
No, You must stay where you are" be
says kindly, and will give you Something
that will do you good. You want sleen
It is all my fault for keeping you up SO late
But it shall not happen again. For the
duture l small take my walks by daylight,
Kiss me-" NA''
He laid his cool hand on nv head and
kissed me, and said he would be back from
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An old-fashioned dry-goods merchant do
ing business in one of the interior towns for
many years failed the other day, and when
an agent tor one of the creditors reached
the place it was to find the proprietor work.
ing hard to figure it all out.
LANDS but 1 can't see why l should
fall" he kept on saying "Mebbe, though,
l didn't collect sharp enough"
''You have heap of old goods here" said
the agent, as he looked around.
Eyes, more or less"
"When did you take your last inventory"
"Inventory? Take everything DOWN."
YES
"And make out ist?"
"Yes"
And put down the cost?"
Eyes"
And dust off the shelves and mop the
floor?"
"That's it,
And clean the windows and paint the
front of the store?"
yes"
81 never went into that. I was going to
one day about fifteen years ago, but they
had wrestling match in town and let the
inventory go. Mercy on me, but | can't
understand why should fail!'-N. Y. Sun,
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respite was not for long.
CHAPTER w.

hardly been separated for an hour. AS [
have already mentioned, we worked in the
library during the day, and whenever we
went out, whether to a friends house, the
meeting ota learned society or elsewhere,
we alwaysWe together. Even on my rare
shopping expeditions George bore me COM
papy. Hence, when late one evening, about
month after the death of poor Fido, he
said abruptly that he was going to take
walk, naturally felt surprised
"a walk at this time of night ft was past
9o'clock)," l answered. "Shall l 60 with
you?"
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regarded me as a dangerous rival accepted
the honor and became supreme ruler of
Mousaland, much against my will, for my
subjects, though in most things obedient and
submissive, would rather have killed me
than let me 90. and kept so close watch on
my movements that only got away at last
by stratagem and stealth, and even then
with great difficulty"
THAT explains why you were so much
longer away than you expected" observed
my father.
yes; also my long silence. 1 could not
even get letter conveyed to the coast. 1t
was strange. horrible experience"
why 1t was horrible experience he did
not say. though my aunt limited a strong
desire to know; and then DR.. Herbert grew
pensive and distract, which being ascribed
by my father to fatigue. he recommended
him TO retire. and shrtly afterward we all
seDarated for the night.
! listened to Herbert's story as Desde-
mona listened to the strange, eventful story
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James, was very sorry to see you come
thought you told me you would not touch
another glass" can so / did not, num-"
why. James, Jamesp "Sure, mum, 1t
wasn't glass at ali; it were wan O. thin
'riginal packages. num-" - Harper's
Weekly.
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A HINDOO SHRINE.
A Stream Where the Feet of the
Dead and Dying Are Washed.

At Nepaul, an independent territory in the
Himalaya ranges. there are several cele-
brated shrines. The most sacred of them
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E. Berry Wall is daily rider at Saratoga.
His wife always accompanies him.
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.copyri0ht 1890. By the Auasors' alliance. Al
rights reserved
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-10-23
Read Better than Pension on page 7.
To Prove that tho Earth Turns.

German educational journal published in
Frankfort gives the following directions for
proving that the earth does move": Take
g0od-sizcd bowl, fil 10 nearly full of water
aud place it npon the floor Of room which is
not exposed TO shaking or Earring from the
street. Sprinkle over the surface OF the water
a coating of lycopodium powder-a white
substance which is sometimes used for the
purposes of tho toilet, and which can be OBJ.
tanned at almost any apothecary's. Then upon
the surface of this coating of powder make,
with powdered charcoal, IA straight black line,
say an inch or two in length. Having made
this little black mark with the charcoal pow.
der on the surface of tho contents of the bowl
lay down upon the floor, close TO the bowl IA
stick or some other straight object, SO that it
will be exactly parallel with the mark If the
line happens To bo parallel with crack in the
floor, or with any stationary object in the room,
this will serve as we'll. Leave the bowl undis-
turbed for few hours, and then observe the
posi- ton of the black mark with reference
TO the object that il was parallel with. 1t will
be found to have moved from east to west
that is TO say, in the direction opposite to that
of the movement of the earth on its axis. The
earth in simply revolving has carried the
water and everything else In tile bowl around
with il, but the powder on the surface has been
left behind little The line will always be
found TO have moved east to west, which is
perfectly good proof that everything else has
moved the other way.
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Montana, Oregon, and Washington.

The Northern Pacific Railroad passing through
Minnesota, Dakota, Montana, Idaho Oregon, and
Washington was the first line To bring the region
occupied by these states into communication with
the East Its main line aud branches penetrate all
sections o.: these States, reaching nine-teuths Of
the chief cities II IS the short line Helena and
Butte Mont, Spokane Fails. Tacoma. and Seattle
Wash. aud Portland, Ore, and the only line run
ming through train service from the East through
the states of Montana aud Washington. Pullman
Seepers aud furnished Tourist Sleeping Cars are
run via the Wisconsin Central aud Northern Pa
cilc aud Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars via Chica-
go, Milwaukee and ~. Paul aud Northern Pacific
from Chicago through to the Pacific Coast without
change. This is the Dining Car and Yellowstone
Park route.
The large travel on the Northern Pacific line ne
cessitated the Inauguration, In June 1890 of sec
ond through train To the Pacific Coast thus enabling
this road to offer the public the advantage of two
through trains daily To Montana and points in the
Pacific Northwest, carrying complete service of
Sleeping Cars, Dining Cars, and regular Day
Coaches. The train leaving 81. Paul in the morn
ing runs via the recently completed Air Line Of the
Northern Pacific through Butte. Mont making
this the shortest line To the latter point by niles
Colonists for Washington Oregon, and British
Columbia points should take other line than the
Northern Pacific. by this line only can all por-
tons of the State of Washington be seen. Stop
overs allowed on seeond-class tickets al Spo-
kane Falls and all points west, enabling settlers to
inspect the country without extra expense.
For Maps, Time Tables. ana Illustrated Pam
phlets, any special Information desired, address
your nearest ticket agent or CuAS. :. FEE, Genl
Pass and Ticket Agent, st. Paul, Mimi.