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of cholera on board and after number
of their passengers had died of it. Six
thousand died out of population of
IS 000"
The epidemic also spread from Buffalo,
reaching New York City June %. Between
that date and Oct the deaths in the city
numbered g. 400. Albany suffered heavily.
Just as the scourge was leaving New York
it broke out In Philadelphia and 1000 died.
The victims in Baltimore and Washington
numbered about the same. Cincinnati was
in the power of the plague until the middle
of the next year. In the Southern States
the slave population suffered terribly. st.
Louis was one of the worst afflicted cities.
The New England States escaped with but
a few cases.
When the United States Suffered.
The epidemic that began in Bengal in
1s41 and reached the United States by way
of Havre and New Orleans at the end OF
1S4S was a bitter one for this country. The
ship Swanton, which brought it, had thir-
teen deaths board during the voyage
and sent six cases on shore at New Orleans.
DR.. Fenner says that after the disease had
once commenced in New Orleans almost
every vessel or steamer leaving the city
had twenty thirty cases aboard. Thus
persons having cholera and dying with it
were carried to all the landing towns and
cities of the Mississippi and OHIO Rivers as
high as Cincinnati From ST. Louis it was
Francisco. More than 200 emigrants died
on the trail. and many Indians who lott
cred along from curiosity or for the pur-
pose Of begging paid a terrible penalty.
It reached New York in May, 1S49, and
spread violently. The deaths from cholera
in one week in July in the city alone were
zoe. Boston had apout 600 fatal cases
during the summer. 1t was most terrible
in Cincinnati and ST. Louis, the deaths in
each of those cities numbering about 5000
The third day of August was, in view of
the terrible scourge thus stalking nightly
over the broad land, appointed by the
President of the United States as day Of
fasting and of prayer, that God would
"avert the pestilence that walketh in dark
ness and the destruction that wasteth at
MONDAY"
In 1858 and 1866 were other visitations of
the cholera upon America. The latter was
the worst It had arrived in New York in
November, 1865, by the steamer Atlanta.
but had been successfully quarantined In
April, 1866, an emigrant ship came in with
thirty-one cholera dead. The goth of the
same month the emigrant ship England ar
rived with $50 passengers. She had started
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burc 1t proceeded due west to Mini Nov
rorod and Moscow. From Astrakhan 1T adj
vanced step by step up the Nol2a toward
the same places until the stream which
had flowed through Central Asia to Vest
ern Russia and Orenburg formed junction
with that which had entered Southern Rus
sia from the northern provinces of Persia.
From Moscow the disease was distributed
all over Northern and western RUSSIA,
especially at Riga. on the Baltic. from
which sixty or seventy English coal yes
sels fled in haste. carrying the scourge TO
Sund etland and Newcastle in England. AT
this time the great Polish revolution OF
tS3G-H was going on. and Russian troops
cnrried the disease to Warsaw, whence II
was conveyed due west to Posen anG Der
lin. and from there to Hamburg ana over
~ london. This attack of the cholera
reached tho United States, where its course
will be traced later.
One That Reached This Country.
The next great twelvc-yearly epidem mic
commenced in Lower Bengal in ls4L 1t
advanced over India to tue north west
provinces, was supplemented by a Huro-
war endemic in 1S43, and was found IN Al
rbanistau in 1914, in Persia and Meshed in
7sss advancing west in 1876 to Teheran.
mi mn between the Black aud Caspian
COOS toward Southern Russia, reaching
Astrakhan July 30. 1877.
Rut especially it was deHected west 10
Trebizond and Poti. on the southern ana
as+arn coasts of the Black Sea. and from
there carried over to Constantinorle ana
odessa aud up the Danube to Germany;
,.hance it was carried to Holland and
Enrlnnd. Toward the close of the year
tsIs numbers of German emigrants arrived
i ua,ra and they brou rht cholera to this
'',,ntrv by way of New Orleans
The Austrian. Hungarian. and Russian
;as contending in Hungary in the spring
., summer OF 1919 became the principal
center and focus OF the disease, whence el ~
snread with terrible virulence into foianu
- Garmany.
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Spreading the Pestilence.

From New York it was distributed in
every direction over the United States by
railroads and mboats, even as far west
as the Smoky Fork River in Kansas, to
Forts Riley and Harker, and to the new
town of Ellsworth. then only six weeks
old. because soldiers, railroad laborers,
and others from infected districts brought
the disease to the new line Of railroad then
building.
On the sth or 10th Of July. 1892, the
steamer Sheldon Thompson arrived at
Chicago from Buffalo. having on board
Gen. Scott, his staff, and four companies
of troops With them came the Asatic
pest The sojourners in the port fled in
haste and terror. The residents of the
village, AS far as possible. also went away,
some going to Crosse Point and others to
Laughton's or Wentworth's. BY the 18th
the village, was virtually depopulated. and
was given over to the sick, dead and dy-
ing, and those whom duty compelled or
humanity urged to remain to minister to
them.
July is another steamer arrived with
another detachment of cholera stricken
soldiers. The flight of the inhabitants
confined the ravages of the pest to the
soldiers, officers and their families. During
the ten days succeeding Gen. Scouts ar
rival hundred dead soldiers were carried
out from the gates Of the garrison and laid
to rest In a common grave. without coffin
or shroud. They were buried at point
where is now the mort Invest corner or Lake
street and Wabash avenue This attack
was ended about the Goth Of July.
America Must BE Prepared.
America dare not hope that no cases of
cholera will reach the shores of this con-
tinent from the frightful epidemic that is
raging in the East. The only question is
as TO the ability of our health officers to
keep the cases auarantined and So eXter-
inmate the disease.
There is always cholera in India. 1t be-
gan there before history. and has become
very part of the land and civilization. Its
seeds are in the earth and its breath is in
the air Its sway is undsputed by the
swarming people, VINO lie down at its COM
their fate The hot and the humid.
reyerish atmosphere have much to do with
its unchecked presence and occasional vio-
lent outbreaks, but the civilization of the
land does more. Superstition and unciean-
extent. The cities and towns OF the In
dian hills are undrained, unwatered and
filthy. The people live in state of degra-
dalton which appeals more strongly to the
nose than to the eyes Under such condi-
tions the plague thrives and fattens upon
unnumbered victims
The epidemic which reached US in 1856
received its impulse from the Hurdwar
festival, and at the same festival began
the present epidemic. Notwithstanding the
attempts of the authorities. grown wiser
after centuries, to check the growth and
spread OF the pestilence which inevitably
accompanied it.
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that short time. One regiment lost more
than 200 men in a week 1t was generally
believed that the infection was contra cted
by the soldiers on the steamboats,. which
had been previously engaged in transport
ing emigrants westward from Montreal and
Quebec. The army surgeons agreed in as :
sorting that previous to the arrival of these
steamboats, not a case had been observed in
Chicago. 1t was distributed to all the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-09-22

The next great twelfth yearly epidemic
commenced in India in April. 1865. By
means of railroads and steamboats, it
reached Mecca on the Red Sea By May 2.
In Alexandria June 2 cases were frequent.
From there it was carried by steamships to
Smyrna, Constantinople, and up the Black
Sea, to Malta. to Ancona in Italy, to Mar
settles, Gibralter Barcelona, Algiers, Tunis,
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contrary winds and monsoons. although
the speed of it's progress was accelerated
by favoring Winds which forced along YES
sells containing the disease. This epidemic
ana that of 1871 were distinctly Jugger-
naut pilgrim choleras, and for years after
there was a repetition of the old story,
"Cholera In Calcutta; the Pilgrims at Jug
gernaut Suffering Severcly.n
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national forts and posts in the West, in
luding Fort Dearborn, Fort Crawford, near
Prairie du CHEN. and Fort Armstrong, at
Rock Island
From there the pestilence was carried
down the Mississippi to New Orleans, by
October. 1882. Surgeon General Lawson
says: zone fact is certain. No case of
cholera occurred in New Orleans until
after the arrival of steamboats, with cases
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festival from Central Asia, Persia, and
Afghanistan to CabOol
Then the disease advanced over the great
Northwest Central Asiatic caravan route
to Balkh Bokhara, and Khiva. and to
Oren burg in Russia. Also from Cabool by
the North Persian route due west to Herat,
Meshed, Teheran, and Reshd at the foot of
the Caspian Sea, and from there up to
Astrakhan In Russia. both by sea and land.
Cholera reached Orenburg Aug. 20. 1879,
and Astrakhan in September. From Oren-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-09-22
More Pilgrimage Cholera.

In 1896 the first indications of another
pestilence appeared in the north of India.
Epidemic cholera broke out at Hurdwar,
the great place Of pilgrimage at the source
of the Ganges where it first issues from the
foot of the Iiimalaya Mountains. A few
hundred thousand pilgrims go to Hurdwar
every year. more every third year, still
more every sixth and ninth years, and fully
5000, 900 assemble every twelfth year, and
a vastcr number every siXtieth year From
Hurdwar cholera was carried back by the
huge caravans which came down to the
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by tho seas and neighboring coun-
the u" $50 so,caIIcd Persian Gulf route
shrinaSo Day presidency are ninety
e ead wv which large pilgrimayes are
shq ~ th oh Which the disease is
en- N ne, sea coast In India the
the nIarrh spread in every direction
It's aud tor armies. pilgrims, mer-
eie.s, often in the face Of
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FELL DESTROYER.
RAVAGES OF CHOLERA IN
EUROPE AND AM ERICA.

Nv of the Great Recurring Epidemic
|siatic Cholera - From It's Home in
HIeat of India to Our Own Doors
Present Outbreak and Its Course.
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The match trust is in undisputed
control: and it is the consumer who
is in box.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-09-22

with 100, but on the way over go had
died of cholera.
Ten days after the arrival Of the England
the first case broke out in New York. Be-
fore July 81 there had been 81 fatal cases
in New York and 112 in Brooklyn. On that
day the disease broke out in full fury, So
new cases were reported, and of these 81
died almost at once. In the next ten days
there were more than 500 deaths in New
York ana Brooklyn. The epidemic lasted
through september, and in New York and
Brooklyn there we're 900 deaths.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-09-22

A FLY is best off when he lights Oh
sticky paper. -Glens Falls Repub-
lican.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-17

CIIAS. L. pUGH, G. II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-17
STEAMERS.
VYTAsHINGToN STEAMBOAT COM
w PANY {LIM1TED)
r-rDDy SGITEDTTT L


SLeave Alexandria. foot of King street, u w,
= 30. g 80. 9 80. 10 30, and II 30, a. m,
12 80. 1 30, = 80, 3 30 80, 30, and 80
n. m. Leavc Washington, foot of 1th
street, 6 80, Z 80, s 80, 8 80, 10 80 and n
ii 80 a. m. - so, 80, > 80, 80, 80,
5 80 and 6 so p. N. n. B. Same schedule
Sundays, commencing 9 80 a. m.
POTOMAC RIVER LANDlNGS-SIEA M NJ
Err WAKEFIELD.-Leav Washington W
a. M, and Alexandria S 90 a. H., Mondays,
Thursdays and Saturdays for river landings,
as far rs Nomini, Va. Returning Tuesdays,
Fridays and Sundays (3to 5p. n.y.. STEAM
Err T. V. ARROWSMITH.-Leaves Washing
ton 3 90 p. H., and Alcsandria 4 p. NJ, on
Mondays, and Wednesdays for Colonial Beach,
Coltoas Lconardtown, Pincy Point, st.
Georges Island. Nomini Creek, Eeocomico
and Coan rivers and Smiths Greek; return.
ing, leaves Piney Point landing in Nomini
Creek, Leonardtown, st. Clements Bay, Col
toms and Colonial Beach, arriving at wash
ington Wednesdays and Fridays about q:
m. On SATURDAYS, leaves Washington .
D. IN. and Alexandria so p. m. for Colonial
Beach, -COlton's, Pincy Point. st. George Is
land, Smiths creek, Coan and Yeocomlco rly-
ers; returning, leaves Pincy Point for Cotton S
and Colonial Beach, arriving ut Washington
10 80 D. m Steamers of this line touch at all
watering places and summer resorts. and al
ford most delightful trip.
c. w. RIDLEY. General Manager.
JOHN B. PADGETT, Agent.
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Additional Local Train No. Is leaves
Charlottesville daily 6:30 a. M, arrives
Lynchburg $50 a. NJ. leaves Lynchburs S:35
a. m. and arrives Danvillc HOO a. M. No.
is leaves Danville daily 4:15 p. II. and ar
rives Lynchburg 6:45 p. m.
Washington and Southwestern Nestibuled
Limited, operated daily between Washington
and Atlanta Leave Washington, No 81,
&c AZ p. H.; Charlottesville 30 a.ri.; Lynch
burg 40 n. III; arriving Danvi!le $50 a. m;
Atlanta 4 50 p. m.
Returning leave Atlanta,No: IS, 10 As pm.
Danvillo II 10 a. M; arrive Lynchburs
1 80 a. Ia; Charlottesville 3 333 a. NJ; Wash
ington 10 a. NJ This train il composed en-
tircly of Pullman cars, on which no crtrd fare
is charged over and above regular Pullman
charges. Through Pullman Sleeping Car New
York to New Orleans. and New York to Au-
gusta also between Washington ard Memphis
via Atlanta ana Birmingham. Connects at
Atlanta with Pullman Sleeper to Shreveport,
La, via Meridian ard Yicksburs, and also
also connects in Union station. Atlanta, with
through Pullman Sleeper via Macon " G. > {;
+. Z. T. for Jacksonville.
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nov15 I'd
nov15 I'd
COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUND,
4 -


COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUND,
RICHMOND, November Is, 1892.
4 T A MEETING OF THE COMMISSION
"A Frs OF TIE SINKING FUND held
this day present all the members it was or
dcrcd that an advertisement be published in
such newspapers as the president may select
that the Bondholders Committee having SUR
rendered to the State the old obligations held
by them, the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund are now ready to receive on deposit for
vcrifcation. classification, and exchange,
under the terms of the act for the settlement
of the public debt of Virginia approved Feb
ruary 20, 1892, such obligations of the State
rs may be presented to them.
The rate Of exchange cannot be stated, nor
the now bonds issued for the old obligations,
which may be surrendered until the rate of
distribution of the new bonds issued TO the
Bondholdcrs' Committee, is adjusted by the
commission appointed for that purpose.
All obligations must be presented at the
Office of the Second Auditor, Richmond, Va,
either in person or by some responsible agent
not connected with any of the departments OF
the State.
No bonds can be received after December
81, 1892.
JOSIAH RYLAND, jr,
nov19 1aw4w President Of Board.
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a1esandgia 0azstte.
SATURDAY EVENING FEC II 1892.

SUCCESSFULLY SHOOTS N1AoAEA.-Whi.c
the members OF Dclission Brothers The
Westerner' company were stopping at the
hotel at Atlantique, Niagara Falls, they went
out ON an observation tour, and while enjoy
ing the view of the Falls from Luna Island a
large black Newfoundland dog jumped out OF
the bushes aud began tapping the water. He
pushed his nose ont in the swift current aud
slipped of the rock into the whirlins rapids
In twinkling he was swept over the Ameri-
can Falls. Out of curiousity the thcatrc5!
people went TO the edge to look over tbc
precipice TO the wonder OF ali. the dos was
seen to drag himself upon some rocks beside
the Cave ,f the Winds. Miss Willard, tae
leading lady of the company, star;ci rescue
party. and three OF the men volunteered.
The four descended the spiral staircase and
found the dog bleeding from severe cuts IN
his tlanks. The men carried the dog up the
stairs and secured doctor who sewed up the
cash, and in few hours the dog was iinping
around and wagging his tail. The dog was
owned by John Flemmer, one Of the police
force of Niagara Falls. Ont.
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MEETINGS..
NvOTICE no STOCKHOLpEEs.

The annual meeting of the Stockholders of
the WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA
TURNPIKE COMPANY is called for MON
DAY, January >, 1893, at II o'clock a NJ,
at the office of the Washington Southern Rail
way Company, corner Cameron and Fayette
streets, Alexandria, Va. Election for five Di-
rectors, and Clerk and Treasurer same day
and place. ALBERT HEWSON,
dec1O 1aw4w Clerk.
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Guaranteed Cure.

We authorize our advertised druggist TO sell
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, upon this condition: If
you are afflicted with a Cough, Cold or any
Lung, Throat or Chest trouble, and will use
this remedy as directed giving it fair trial.
and experience no benefit, you may return
the bottle and have your money refunded.
We could not make this did we not know
that DR.. Kings New Discovery could be re-
lied on. 1t never disappoints. Trial bottles
free at C. G. lemons Drug Store, GOA King
street. Large size SOC and 81
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TIME VIRGINIA MIDLAND r. W. co.

4 GENERAL OFFICE, AlcXandra, Va.
November 10th. 1S92.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders of
the VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY COM
PANY will be held at the Office Of the COM
pany in Alexandria, Va, Oh WEDNESDAY,
the twcnty-firSt (21st) day of December, A.
ID. 1892, at twelve o'clock noon, for the trans
action of all business of general and special
nature that may be submitted TO the meeting.
The transfer books 10 be closed at :; o'clock on
the 9th of December and reoicncd on the
morning of December the 22d next.
W. II. MARBURY.
onv1 = IN Secretary
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CITIzENs' NATIONAL BANK,
~ Alexandria, Va, Dec. 10, 1892.
The annual election for Directors of this
Bank will be held at the banking house OH
TUESDAY, January 10TH 1898, between
the hours of II and u o'clock.
WIN II. LAMBERT,
dec1O David Cashier.
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RAILROADS.
MO UNIT VERNON
(ToMB OF wAsHTNGToN)
WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA & MOUNT
VERNON ELECTRIC RAILWAY
COMPANY

Picturesque and beautiful route, new and and
magnificent cars now running daily iron, IRON
Alexandria direct to the gate Of the MANSON Mon
Opportunity to visit Christ Church, mar mar.
.,,aIl House Braddock House and other places
of historic interest in Alexandria. ...oro,s
Passengers from Washington take s.ea,nsls
foot of Seventh street Special excursion
ticket, SOC round trip; connecting aiIV ,e wrA
trains of Pennsylvania Railroad at AieA''N-
dria Take cars at Sixth street depot. ~,
In Difference to the wishes OF the La s1lS
Mount Vernon Association cars stop on IN, oC -;
DAY at Little Hunting Creek, one miie TINS TINS
side of Mount Vernon, the grounds Doing
Tickets now on sale at the Office ofthc COM
pany, JOG Fairfax street, Alexandra,
City division, including Alexandra anu
New Alexandria, 6 tickets for 2oc IN.
Mount Vernon division . tickets !or oo' :,
Round trip tickets from Alexandria 10
Mount Vernon 20c.
sep27 F.A. REED, Superintendent.
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dec1O 2awtd
0TocKHOLpERs MEETING.

A general meeting of the Stockholders of
the POTOMAC MINING AND REDUCTION
COMPANY will be held at Room %, Pacific
Building, No. 622 + street, Washington, d. C.,
on WEDNESDAY, January IL, 1893, at IL
o'clock a. m, for the transaction of such bust
ness as may be brought before the meeting.
A. Is. MEEKER,
dcc1O vtd President
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dcc1O wtd

A GENERAL MEETING of the stock
n holders of the SAVINGS lNVESTMENT
COMPANY will be held at the Office OF the
company 12S south Fairfax street, Alexan-
dria, Va, MONDAY, January 9th 1898, at
T:30 p. III.
By order of the Board of Directors.
w F. LAMBERT,
dcc7 I'd Secretary and Treasurer.
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coal AND WOOD.

CoAL! coA-l COAL
We invite the attention of dealers and con-
sumcrs TO our large stock of carefully pre-
pared Coal of the following varieties:
LYKEN'S VALLEY. LOEBERRY
and SHAMOKIN RED ASH
WHITE ASH (frec-buruing and hardl OF
steamer, broken. egg, stove and nut sizes.
Also GEORGES CREEK, CUMBERLAND
and KANAWHA SPLiNT, from West Va.
Making Coal Il specially, we aim to keep
only the HIGHEST GRADES.
Yards floored, and all Coal sent on. WE'LL
SCREENED and FREE FROM IMPURITIES.
J. L. ZIMMERMAN,
Wharf ard Yards foot Of Queen street
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dcc7 I'd Secretary and Treasure

A THE REQUEST of the tockholders in
"A the NORTHWESTERN INVESTMENT
COMPANY, holding one-tenih of the capital
stock of the said company, a general meeting
of the stock holders OF the said company will
be held at the Braddock House city of Alex
andria, Virginia on the 9TH DAY OF DE-
GENDER, 1892, at 1:30 o'clock, for the cleo
ton of directors for the ensuing year and for
the transaction OF such other business rs may
be brought before the meeting.
c. II. BURGESS, President.
GEO. c. NIDErrO. SECRETARY. nov23 ID
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-04-06

One rainy morning in October sat
quietly reading my paper, when there
Suddenly came to me the realization
that was not alone. In the midst of
my perusal Of the stock market quota
tions, experienced the peculiar and in
describable Psychic phenomena which
indicate the presence Of another living
being. As am somewhat nearsighted,
q ii Is my custom to hold the paper rather
=. close to my face when reading; and yet.
with ii in this position ON the morning
in question, was positive there was
some one standing directly in front Of
me and looking at me intently. In fact
il seemed to me as though, through the
four intervening thicknesses Of my
newspaper, pair Of eyes were burning
into my very soul.
Suddenly / lowered my paper and
looked up. Then, just as suddenly, I
raised thspaper again and went on read
Ing. My worst fears were realizedi The
being who stood before me was q wom-
an, and there was not an unoccupied
seat in the whole car.-Life.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-04-06
How nm Elephant Eats.

An elephants digestive functions are
very rapid, and the animal therefore
requires daily large amount Of fodder
900 pounds at least. In its wild state
the elephant feeds heartily, but waste
fully. It is careful in selecting the few
forest trees which it likes for their bark
or foliage. But it will tear down
branches and leave half Of them un-
touched. It will strip off the bark from
other trees and throw away a large por-
ton.
As it is a nocturnal animal, it selects
its trees by the senses of touch and
smell. Its sense of smell is 30 delicate
that wild elephant can scent an enemy
at distance of 1000 yards, and the
nerves of its trunk are 30 sensitive
that the smallest substance can be dis
covered and picked up by its tiny pro-
boscis.
An elephants palate is very delicate,
and the animal is whimsical in selecting
or rejecting morsels of food. Youths
Companion.