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CHAPTER IL

THE Sacred Flower was the name given
me by Aor, and which no one thought Of
disputing. 1 felt profoundly that my ma
hout had saved me from degradation, and I
grew the prouder of him for this thought,
snd the more independent of all others. I
resolved never to act except upon his ad-
vice, and by common agreement We re-
moved from US any one who failed to treat
US with profound respect. The people of
the tribe had offered me as companions the
finest and most carefully trained of their
elephants, but absolutely refused to ad-
nit them near me. Alone with Aor
never grew weary.
81 was about Is years old, and my size
already far surpassed that of the adult
elephants Of India, when our deputies re-
turned, announcing that the Rajah of the
Burmans had made the most advantageous
offers, and that the sale was completed.
They had acted prudently. They had not
applied to any of the sovereigns of the
Kingdom of Siam for the reason that they
might have claimed me as having been
born on their soil and would not have been
willing to pay for possessing me.
az was, therefore, adjudged to the King
of Pagham, and was led mysteriously by
night along the coasts Of Tenasserim as far
as Martaban, whence, after crossing the
mountains, we gained the banks Of the
beautiful river Irawady.
sit had cost me dear to leave nv country
and my forests. 1 would never have con-
sented to do SO had Aor not told me on his
flute that glory and. happiness awaited me
on other shores. During the journey 1 was
not willing TO leave him single instant. 1
scarcely permitted him to descend from my
neck, and during the hours of sleep he
rested between my legs, to preserve me
from poignant anxiety. I was Jealous and |
was unwilling that he should take other |
food than that which / set before him. I |
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selected the choicest fruits for him, and I
offered him with nv proboscis the vase
which had filled with the purest water. I
famed him with large leaves. In passing
through the forests and jungles without
pausing threw aside the thorny shrubs
which might have caught him and torn him.
I Gid in short, but better than any other all
the things which well-trained elephants do,
and did 1t out OF my own pleasure in no
commonplace manner, but for my one friend
alone.
las soon as we reached the Burman
frontier the sovereign came to meet me.
The ceremonies which attended NV arrival
disgusted me. I saw them give cold and
presents to the Malay hunters who had ac-
companied me, and 1 saw them dismissed.
Would they separate me from Aor? ex-
hibited trightful agitation, and threatened
the lofty personages who approached me
with respect. Aor understood me and ex-
planned my fears for them. He told them
that without him I would never consent to
follow them. Then one of the ministers
charged with my reception, who had not
before left his tent, took off bis sandals and
came and knelt before me, presenting a
letter from the King Of. f.Burmah, written in
blue on long, gilded palm leaf He was
preparing to read il aloud to me. When I
took it from his hands and and passed it to
nv mahout, that he might make its contents
known to me. He, however, belonging to
an inferior caste, had no right to touch this
sacred leaf He begged me to give it back
to His Majesty's Prime Minister, which 1
did at once, as a mark of my Difference and
friendship for Aor The minister received
The letter. a golden umbrella was unfurled
over it, and he read as follows:
"'Most mighty, well-beloved, and highly
venerated elephant, of the name of the
Sacred Flower, deign to come and dwell in
the capital of NV empire, where q palace
worthy OF you is already prepared. By the
present royal letter, 1, the King of Burmah,
set apart for you hef which shall belong
to you in person, minister to obey you,
of 200 persons, following Of 90
as many horses and cattle as your
service shall require, six golden umbrellas,
a band of musicians, and al the honors
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PickIn. Up street swsepinss.

Many cities, from New York downward,
which have not yet solved the problem Of
cleaning their streets well and cheaply,
would profit greatly by an examination into
the working of q machine that has been in
troduced in Germany for picking up street
sweepings. This machine, which is drawn
by horses, takes up in its forward motion
the moist street debris or mud, which has
been deposited in streaks by the preceding
sweeper. The frame of the machine carries,
suspended from the rear axle, an iron
trough Of half cylindrical shape, about four
feet IN length and nearly three feet wide.
At the inside of tho rear wheel an open
paddle wheel is attached, which takes up
the sweepings and drops them into
the trough. A small plow at
the front serves to narrow the strip Of
sweepings, which may possibly have been
scattered somewhat by the hoofs of the
horses drawing the machine When the
trough is filed, it can be instantly dumped
at any required spot by means OF crank
and chain arrangement It is stated that
this machine, which is easily drawn by two
horses and managed by one man, can re-
move from four to six miles Of double rows
Of sweepings in day.
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form Of the sheep as whole, we find che
annal shaped singularly like wedge. From
the pointed thin face it increases steadily in
size to the heavy hindquarters. (Figs. Q
and ~ In Fig. note how the leading
sections are indicated by the changing
slants Of the dotted line. See how in this
position the general upper line of the body,
neck and head slants down from the high
hips.
The sleeps tail is peculiar. 1t Is short
and carried close to the body, hardly af-
fecting the outlines at all in the side view.
It shows SO little that the hindquarters, the
largest section of the body, seems to end
very abruptly. In Fig. 8, which gives the
back view in direct foreshortening, note the
marking of legs, hips, and tail, and how the
rib section projects beyond the hips. The
head taken alone has strong marks of char
acter. In the plan Of the front view (Fie.
81 note the length Of the whole head COM
pared with Its width at top and bottom.
Note the high position and slant OF the.eyes,
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This winter heavy fall of in Belgium the Bugomas
thought
OF
transform the Brussels
will lent their talent
soft after hardened and
anything. They stuck in bits Of Or
had
mied
Civ % hospi
:. -. ~
Eywhere
the park benches The dsghted
sleeping
a u There were many beautiful serious
When evening the whole park
a sspoled the show
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also the ruff.like setting
which the edge of the
longer wool makes for
the face. This long
wool on the head, grow
ing down between the
eyes and to the ears,
often looks like q cap
or bonnet, especially as
it also comes around
the cheeks and down
under the chin. OBJ
serve carefully the size
Of the head and ears. 9
Note the height Of the
shouldera ond of the
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Figs. II and 12 show positions of the sheep
In grazing. Figs 13 and IA give positions
when reclining. The usual differences be-
tween the young and old Of animals will be
observed between the lamb and the sheep.
The lambs head is larger in proportion to
width between the eyes and the suddenly
contracting section of the nose and mouth.
The long wool is drawn about the smooth
face in about the same manner as IN the
sheep. The lines of the nose, beginning
at the lower end, seem to widen out to the
cheeks, instead of defining the nasal section
up to the eyes. The fullness at the side
above the eye is noticeable.
Throughout the body the frame, where
ever indicated, is delicate and baby-like.
The three-quarters reclining view Gig 16)
shows the contraction of the nasal section at
corner of mouth, the full cheek line, and
the tuIlpess above the eye between it and
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A Simple Test for Diamonds,

1t is now shown that not only do some
diamonds phosphoresce in the dark after ex.
posure to the sunlight or an arc light, but
also that all diamonds emit light when they
are rubbed on wood, cloth or metal. This
property is likely to prove of value In dis
tinguishing between the diamond and other
hard stones as well as paste, none of which
exhibit this phenomenon.
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Folding Steamship Berths.

Among the novelties in steamship fittings
is patent turn-up or folding berth. These
berths have reversible lee rails, and can be
made with head or foot rail if required.
They are selflocking, and can be raised or
lowered with perfect ease. When not in
use they can be turned up with the bedding,
and they lock automatically. The comfort
and convenience of such an arrangement in
q cabin where space is limited will commend
1t strongly to ocean travelera
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alps from the ground, compared with the
length Of the body. Note that the line Of
the back rises slightly over the hip section.
Tho sheep is noticeably broad from side to
side, as shown in Fig. q Mark the form
Of the head in their back view, and how the
upper line of the ears continues the outlines
Of the top of the head. If we consider the
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An Electric Life-Saver.

An electrical invention for connecting the
shore with ship in case of shipwreck has
been patented in England. 1t consists of a
pointed float Of sheet iron, with electric
motor and propeller ballasted with sand,
which is discharged when the float strikes
the ship. The float then rises to the surface
allowing connection by cables to be made.
Light is supplied, when needed, by an
incandescent lamp, which is fitted to the
appliance.
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Evil of Breeding for Prizes.

Mr.. Tegetmeier, who is regarded as one
Of the greatest living authorities on poultry,
has denounced in the strongest terms the
evils resulting from breeding for prizes He
insists that no one breed Of fowls has been
taken up and developed by the fancier that
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and that the greatest width is at ttst point
See how the face tapers to the small nose
and long upper lip. See how the woolly
cap crowns the head, connecting tho ears
and curving down in the middle Of the fore
head.
For the details of their front view, with
the woolly setting of the neck, see Fig. 2.
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Ink for wiring on GLASS,

An ink for writing on glass or porcelain
can be made by dissolving ten parts Of
bleached shellac and FIVE parts Of venetisn
turpentine in Is parts of oil Of turpentine.
When these are thoroughly Incorporated.
stir in carefully fys parts of'lampbtack.
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Facts About Poisoned Arrows.

Readers Of Mr.. Stanley's latest volumes
on Central Africa will remember his graph
tc description Of the manner in which the
little pigmies assailed his followers
with poisoned arrows, so that should
any member of his train intrude on
the haunts of the dwarfs, or even
expose himself casually, he was more than
likely to die in q very few hours from the
puncture of one Of the tiny shafts Since
the appearance of those chapters in which
Mr.. Stanley tells how he did not rescue
Emin, the subject Of poisoned arrows has
received some little attention. 1t appears
that the natives of New Hebrides use q
poison which gives rise to tetanus, and the
arrow heads, which are made from human
bone, are first smeared with tree gum and
then with q swamp mud, which contains
largo numbers Of Nicolaier's tetauus ba-
cillus.
This is modern preparation for use in
the gentle art of killing enemies" but,
strangely enough, something similar was
known to the negro natives of the Cape
Verde coast 300 years ago, and white men
then pierced with their envenomed arrows
died very quickly. The victims clenched
their jaws SO tightly that it was necessary
to put sticks between their teeth to Keep
the mouth open. It is late day to begin
the investigation of this subject, but the
colonizing nations of the earth that are
constantly coming In contact with the
aborigines, or who fret along their frontier,
have found it worth their while to inquire
into the nature of these poisons and their
remedies. A French navy surgeon has been
studying up the subject, and is now prepar-
ing to publish his results.
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Mechanical improvements and E.rnsnxa

Mechanical improvements and Esrn3nga.
The manner in which tho mechanical i'm
provements and inventions of the age add to
material comfort in clearly perceived by all,
but it is rather difficult to reduce the gain
to specie figures Such statistics, how
ever, have been made, and, if accurate, are
certainly interesting. The average preduc-
tion of man, woman and child in the United
States increased, in the 80 years between
1850 and 1880, from about 25 cents per day
to 40 cents per day, an increase Of
over go per cent. That this gain
is due to mechanical assistance is perhaps
shown by the fact that in Italy, country
which still makes little use OF elaborate
machinery, no such increase is shown. In
that country 98 per cent of the families
average less than $500 income, and less than
2 per cent receive incomes of 81 600 and up
ward. In Great Britain, however, a coun-
try which is still abreast of ourselves in the
utilization Of steam and water power, 70 per
cent Of the population averaged $3.50 per
annum for each family, while incomes of
81, 900 and upward were earned by each
family of 80 per cent OF the population In
France, where the use Of machinery is not
quite SO marked as in England, but where
habits OF saving add to the national wealth,
"a per cent of the families enjoyed incomes
OF 81 800 per annum.
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seem related, probably because Of the form
of their face, and their general size; but at
tho same time they are very unlike. Not
only are the curves of the sheep in strong
contrast to the angles of the goat, but the
sheep is also distinguished BY its heavy
fleece or covering of wool This thick, soft
covering practically hides the form Of the
bony framework Of the sheep. The goat
shows all his angles and curves; his whole
framework is visible.
In Fig. we have the side view of the
sheep with S the Leading Lines .s OF eoistruo
the bony framework. Notice that on the
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HOUSEHOLD goods packed for shipment
HAueH b KEENAN,, 33 Water 1T
Wsu
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Fig. gives the plan of the sleeps head
in side view. The heavy outline is broken
into sections with each change of direction,
that the different planes may be distinct
The long wool Of the CAP increases the
height over the eyes and ears and en-
phasizes the drop from the forehead to the
long face or nose line. Note the short dip
at the end en-; Of Of the nose to the overlapping
under lip. and the line of the mouth. OBJ
serve the directions of the line indicating
growth of long wool along the smooth cheek.
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the ear. This view shows how the forelegs
are bent when lying down. As shown In
Fig. II, the legs of the lamb are more woolly
than in the adult animal. This makes them
seem rather large and clumsy for tho. body,
which is short and round. The tail is longer
and more prominent than in the mature
sheep. This figure gives characteristic
pose of the lamb.
CAROLINE HUNT RIMMER
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ELECTRIC SLAUGHTER.
The Abattoir at Aberdeen, Scotland,
Will Try Electrocution.
TANNING BY USEOF THE CURRENT.
Statistics Showing Machinery Increases
Individual Earnings
NOVEL APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE
rwRITTEx ron TIE pIsrArcH.]

lWhITTEN 1O8 THE DlSIATCH.1
One Of the indirect results Of the adoption
OF electricity for the execution OF criminals
Is the consideration of It's suitability for
superseding the poleaxe for the killing of
cattle. After the last electrical execution
the surgeon who was appointed by the
State to make the postmortem was asked
what was the cause of death according to
the symptoms exhibited. His reply was
that 1t was impossible to state what the
criminal died Of a. there were no symp-
toms apparent. All the organs were In
their normal condition and not the slightest
disintegration Of the animal fiber could be
detected under the microscope.
This important fact has led to the sug-
gestion that humanity can be as well served
by the'use of electricity in public slaughter
houses as in prisons, and the question is
shortly to be set at rest in Scotland. The
abattoir at Aberdeen. is about. to be lighted
by electricity, and as soon as the alternating
plant which will be employed is installed 9
trial will be made Of the capabilities Of the
electric current for dispatching oxen. If it
is proved that the current has no detrimental
effect on the quality of the meat, it is an
ticipated that this new application will soon
become general
Grossly exaggerated accounts Of the effect
of electricity in the tanning Of leather have
been circulated during the last few months,
but there is no doubt that the new industry
Is now on a sound basis Even Leather, one
of the most conservative of English tech
nical journals, admits in its last issue that
"before long the English trade, SO reluctant
to embrace any new system, will have to
interest themselves in it." French and
ing plants, and most favorable reports have
been given on the rapidity of the process,
the economy effected and the quality Of
leather produced.
At tannery in Belgium 40 OK and COW
hides, weighing. without the horns, 1880
kilogrammes, were experimented upon. The
40 butts derived from these hides were hung
up in watts on October II, 1891, and taken
out On November 16. They were subjected
to the action of electricity during four
weeks, OF "a days, from six to seven hours
each day. The weight yielded, when fin
ished and dry, was 379 kIogrammes The
offals, bellies, throats and heads,
hung up in the vat on November 16 were
therefore subjected to the action Of electric
ity during three weeks, or IS days, from six
to seven hours per day, and the weight
yielded when finished and dried was 344
The 40 hides, therefore, with
q given weight of ], $50 kilogrammes, gave
total weight of finished leather of 723 kilo-
yrammes, or 50 40 per cent The tanning
employed to swell, color and
tan the 40 hides were oak bark, mimosa
bark and oak extract, and their total cost |
was S65.
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rows of log houses struggling disjointedly
along either side of broad road. The
houses are unpainted log cabins, ordinarily
matched with straw, but occasionally with
roof of tin painted red, green or blue.
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has not been seriously deprecated as
S ys,;y Of poultry Brssdsr. n. nsia. sa
plumage and markings, and care little for
the quality of the meat or the laying
eapacit0 of the bird. Where the evil works
the most injury is cases in which the owners
of large poultry yards pay fancy prices for
prize birds in order to improve their own
stock, and thus the undesirable qualities are
perpetuated. This is quite apparent at any
large dog show, while some of the prize
birds at pigeon shows are little short Of
monstrositieS
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Tri-State Breyities.

A NEW distillery is projected at McKees-
port
A NEW electric line, connecting Conway,
Freedom, Rochester and Beaver, is to be
built.
WILLIAM CRAMER, a prominent citizen OF
UDper Tyrone township, was k1lleo
Wednesday at Redstone junction.
FRIENDS OF Major j. NJ. Laird, of Green's
burg are urging his appointment as the late
Adjutant General McClelland's successor.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad is building an
extension to the colliery district about
Minersville to compete with the Reading.
THE friends of Thomas Brown, who made
his homo with J. II. Hamilton, near Murrays-
vile, Westmoreland county, whose barn was
burned about ten days ago, are convinced
now that he perished in the flames Being
an ipveterate smoker, it is thought he set nre
to the Darn and was burned to death, as he
has not been seen or heard of since.
MARION RoUNEvANs, a Hungarian miner,
WAS brought to Steubenville from Long Run
Coal Mines yesterday by township officers.
He was taken sick with grip last Friday,and
has been steadily growing worse, and it is
believed he will die. He was boarder in a
shanty with u dozen Hungarians, who gave
him no attention. and from Saturday noon
till Monday morning they kept up drunken
orgies in spite of the protests OF the mine
boss. When the Hungarians were asked to
give money to pay for medicine the man
was needing, they said: Let him die"
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THE PERIL OF PARKER
Has Not Been Exaggerated by the
Reports Of the Big Ice Gorge.
TIE BUSINESS PART AN ISLAND,
In Case the Mass Breaks Up and Floods
the Allegheny Valley.
NEWSY NOTES FROM NEARBY TOWNS
rErrr1Ar. lei EGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,

-sprrrAr TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcHl
PARKER, Feb. 1S.-Various reports have
appeared as TO the ice gorge situation here.
None have overdrawn the situation. A
solid mass of ice, packed to the bottom for
Zen or more miles in an unbroken stretch,
in many places 20 or more feet thick, is
something unknown to our oldest inhabit-
ant Along River avenues entire length
the ice is gorged from the bottom of the
river to the top of the bank, and even to
the foundations of many buildings. 1t is,
therefore, apparent to experienced river
men what an additional amount of rise
will be necessary to move it. No current
is here to assist the removal by blasting
with explosives
The extreme north end of what is known
as ''rhe Flats is lower than in the main
or central part, and even somewhat lower
at the base of the hill, so in flood the
business section is an island. No way has
been provided to prevent the overfows
from surrounding this central higher ground.
AS in the entire history of Parker she has
been the target of both fire and flood,
many now tear the completion OF this his
tory by the total destruction OF what Is
known as The Flats"
At this writing gorges are forming in the
Clarion river, which empties into the Allie
yhenv one mile above here. As the Clarion
river is narrow and deep stream it gener-
ally breaks up first. This is where our first
and greatest danger lies. The bridge at this
place is SEQ feet long and for five miles
below the average width of the river is
about the same The whole distance is
gorged from bottom to top.
At the water works the pumps are entirely
submerged, but are still running. If no
break occurs they can be kept in motion
until the water reaches the fires, but they
are nearing this point now. The river fell
about feet to-day. There is no change in
the gorge. 1t will take two days good rain
TO start it. The weather is foggy, with indi-
cations n rain