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cunning little four-handers can be dis
covered in daytime. Where the tickets
are not dense enough to insure their
safety they hide i'll hollow trees. but do
not content themselves with Stutfing a
whisp of hay into the first knot hole
hteY come across, but eXcavate lateral
tunnel in the shell of hollow trunk,
so that haSty investigator might aUan-
, don the search after poking stick to
the bottom of the cavity. In the higuera
| trees of Western Africa the top branches
at distance OF perhaps 200 feet from
| the ground arc often completely
interlaced with Il network OF mistletoe
tWigs, forming q screen impenetraDle
to the rays of the MONDAY sun. In that
airy labyrinth the galago lemur rears
its brood, and keeps SO still in daytime
that the occasional slight movements of
its nest branches could be ascrbed to
the wind or the sudden rising of a hid
den bird. Among the rocks of the
Chants range III Southern HindO0Stan
species of small lemurS passes the day
in cleftS, and will permit itself to be
smoked to death rather than leave its
hiding place before night
But an hour after sunset the 1.-THE
mo0nshinerS emerge from their dens
and their top and leap down with an
impetus that makes the leaves whirl;
then through the underbrush to play
ground or an open meadow, or to a
bivouac, where sumbering hunter
starts from his couch to ascertain the
cause OF his dogs alarm.
The owl eyes of the lemur CLEAN
strangely in the dusk Of the forest. and
his ape-grin, under the impulse of fear,
adds to the WelrdnesS of his appearance.
but, like his neighbor, the hooting owl,
the night ape is better than his reputa-
ton. and some of the large African var-
eties make most interesting pets.
''ln daytime" says Prof. Bartlett of
the London Zoo, "a lemur is as drowsy
as bat, but if any one is afflicted with
sleepIessneSS and desires a domestic pet
that would enliven the dreary midnight
hours, then forthwith let them pur-
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In like fashion will be shown the fin
est mounted specimen of the manatee
ever exhibited. This huge marine
mammal is first known to have been re-
marked by Christopher Columbus. 1t
attajns length of thirteen feet and a
weight of 1000 pounds. Though now
nearly extinct, the specles was once
plentiful along the gulf coast, and as
far up the Atlantic shore as South
Carolina. 1t is gentle and harmless,
living on aquatic vegetation. One of
these "sea COWS" in London Geological
Gardens ate 100 pounds of lettuce
daily. The diet was expensive, but it
would not taste anything else after it
had tried the lettuce, though previously
ii had been content with water crosses.
In South America the beast is common
ly caught by means of nets stretched
across the streams which it freQuents.
Thus it is entangled and easily capt
Nred. A complete skeleton is worth
100, and the hide as much more. so that
there is plenty of inducement for
slaughtering the animal, which is being
rapidly eXterminated, as was the Arctic
SEA COW, q kindred species that weighed
5000 pounds.
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vacations before they could discover
the nest of the nocturnal chicken-thief,
says the San Francisco Chronicle.
Flying squirrels have q similar talent
for nest hiding, and in forests where
every tree and every bush seems to
swarm with lemurs after dark, not a
trace of the activity during the short
twilight cannot be rivaled by any other
creature of the forest. With wide
leaps they move from branch to branch,
scurrying up tall sapling. The
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never let falconry die out altogether.
and besides the aforementioned hunt
ing lodge of Kis- Martony, there are
training establishments in the Bakorny
hills and on the shore of the Platten
lake.
But thebest falcon trainers of modern
times come from Valkenswaerd, near
Herzogenbusch C'BoiS la Duc'') some
twenty miles southeast of Utrecht. in
Holland. Nearly all the male inhabit-
ants of that village follow as by-trade
the training of peregrne falcons, which
they catch in large numbers during
their yearly migrations from Northern
to Southern Europe. and sell them all
over the Netherlands and Great Britain.
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SOME NOVEL ANIMALS AND BIRDS,
J.lecn1ens Of Animals Which Are Nearly Extinct
and Of Living Things Which Are Rarely
Met in Their Haunts.
\ REVIVAL OF THE oLD-TIME FALCoNR9
\ Land Tortoise Known to Be at Least 1925 Years
Old-EGort to Acemate the Moose in
Warmer Countries

country is the Rocky mountain ante
lOpe. This was the famous "wooiy
horse" which figured in the political
songs of the Fremont campaign. 1t is
not particularly rare, nor near eXtinc-
tion. but it is one OF the least known of
American mammals, because the re-
gions which it lnhabils are almost
Nevertheless, it is not
very alert, and is easily shot
when it can be got at. 1t will be
represented by group. as will also the
woodland caribou, which is the reindeer
of Newfoundland. The latter has been
nearly eXterminated. Another group
will show the barren-gruund caribou OF
Alaska. Both of these are regarded as
varieties Of the same species as the
reindeer. which have been
newly imported by the government
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preserved example Of that curious beast
il. existence. For thirty years the gov
rrnm"ut has been trying to secure
perfect in, aid to that end thou
-iluS nt\G been examined Yalnly.
The d lficulty is that the Alaskan
natives not 0nly diStort the hides in
t,n.ling them for market, but. in
hc i;rEce 10 an odd superstition, they
bic off the nose of each beast before
iiay:ng it. Thus it happens that no
MUSEUM in the world has good speci-
;::em. The one shown by the National
r.uscum at the Centennial Exposition
Possessed neither nose nor feet, being
atcIed Up with papier mache. Recent
-. however. the complete and unin-
jGIed skin of 4 male adult sea otter was
obtained through the Alaska CONNER
e al company. 1t will be stuffed and
Muunlpd on rock covered with
r,aNced, 50 as to look as life
like as possible. Tie fur of
jhis animal is the most valu-
able known. A good pelt, with the
usual imprrfectiOnS. is worth $780, while
ii exceptionally fine one will fetch
U.0,0. 1t has been suggested that the
president could preserve this precious
reaturG by setting aside the islands of
Saanach and ChernolOurS in the North
a"itic as reservation where they
might be protected, just as he reserved
.'" island Of Afognak for salmon by
proclamation the other day. Otherwise
.e species cannot long survive. Hunt
rs are shooting the few survivors now
with explosive bullets.
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and generally knocked them out of
time at the first plunge with the same
unerring instinct in striking vital part
that enables panther to Kill deer at
the first spring.
The hawks chosen for that sport
spread about four feet from tip to tip of
their outstretched wings and are less
easy to manage than the ger-falcons,
but the Tartars OF Western China go
even farther and contrive to train eagles
that help them to capture the largest
antelopes of their tablelands. The
Saigai buck, creature nearly as large
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TURTLE OVER A CENTURY OLD.

over to and taken in charge by the
royal artillery were two huge land tor
toises. The survivor is still alive, and
has been a denizen of artillery place
and the barracks in Port Louis ever
since, having survived many accidents
and cruel experiments. Its shell is nine
feet three inches in circumference, and
it stands two feet six inches high. 1t is
a matter of record that this tortoise was
alive 126 years ago.
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himself could not have rivaled certain
night creatures. A Kentucky farmer of
my acquaintance once set his boy to
work III grove behind his garden
where apredatory owl had established
his headquarters, and it took four of
them an entire month of their su inner
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perforce to choose the night for his
foragng expedition in order to avoid
the competition of daylight animals.
''Bashful Billy" (chirimundi billy, the
Bengalese call the little sIuggard. which
even in moonlight never accelerateS its
pace beyond a waddling trot, and often
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READ
Or Get Left,

500 Line will change time Of their
Boston and New York Express Train.
beginning Feb. 26, to leave ST. Paul at
6:25 p. M, Minneapolis at 7:05 p. m.
daily, forty minutes earlier than at
present.
The local train for points on the Wis
-consin Division will continue to leave
Minneapolis 500 a. ID.
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sPECTER APES OF AFRICA.
They Haunt the Forests Of the
Tropics.

Tropics.
The dragon myths of antiquity have
been traced to the flying sea monsters of
the lore-world, and the belief in spect-
ers may have good deal to do with the
weird appearance of the night monkeys
that glide through the foliage of the
tropical forests and peep with their owl
eyes into the cabins of the superstitious
natives.
The lemurs, or "ghost Monkeys"
bear the same relation TO our Darw1nian
cousins which the owls bear to the
eagles and hawks. A few of the Asiatic
species are not strictly nocturnal, and
their agility enables them to compete
with their daylight relatives in pilfering
the orchards of the Hindoo peasants,
but by far the largest number OF
their African and South Ameri-
can kinsmen subsist on insects.
which their night eyes help them
to capture in the leaf-tangle
of the moonlit woods. In the selection
of inscrutable hiding places Capt. Kidd
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poor sinner who leaps and rushes
about in frantic endeavor to escape
the demons avenging his guilt. In Bor
neo, where the carDvorOIs appetite OF
the savage highlanderS extends to dogs
aud serp ants. theIndri lemur Is spared,
owing his immunity to the belief that
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the departed souls of children roam the
woods in such shapes.
A similar belief prevails in Hindo-
stan, where even the frequent deDreda-
tions of night apes cannot reconcile the
natives to the idea of protecting their or
chards with powder and lead. The same
country. however. gives birth to the
most harmless of monkey-like Great
ures-the Slow Loris. or dwarf lemur
an owl-eyed plgmy SO abSurdly slug
gish in his movements that he has
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from Siberia for the benefit of the Alas
kan natives. For them it is expected
to supply the place OF the Walrus, mas
much as it is the most useful animal in
existence. Its skin serves for clothes, bed
ding, harness, ropes and fish lines. Its
sinews dried and pounded into thread
make wonderfully strong nets. Its bones
are soaked in seal oil and burned for
fuel. From its horns are manufactured
weapons. sleds and various household
implements. The flesh is excellent meat.
and a reindeer will draw sled $50
miles day over snow and ice.
With Natural Surroundings.
In mounting these specimens and
groups much effort has been directed to
securing the effect OF the original sur
roundings Of the animals in nature.
For example, the barren ground caribou
stand III the midst of a piece of actual
Alaskan scenery, moss, lichens and
other small plants having been brought
all the way from Alaska to help oIt the
setting The rocks on when the
walrus is placed are copied from samples
which Mir. Palmer brought home with
him from Walrus island. The counter
felt rocks are made in a very odd fash
ion. First, a piece of board Of any de-
sired shape and size is taken tor the
base of the rock, and around the edges
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Alaskan Moose Calf.

San Francisco Examiner
The first living moose ever landed in
San Francisco is now an occupant of the
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Huge and Aged.

London Graphic
When the island of Mauritius came
into the possession of the British in
1910, among the ordnance stores handed
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Yet another nearly extinct aquatic
mammal to be exhibited is the sea ele-
phant. 1t was formerly found in large
numbers on the coast of California. A
fuli-grOwn male attained length of
twenty-five feet, yielding 210 gallons of
oil. Neither the females nor young
ones possess the proboscis from which
the creature gets its name, this append
aye belonging only to the adutmae.
These animals are entirely helpless, and
sailors used toproyision their ships with
fresh meat by driving herds of them
away from the water and slaughtering
them at leisure.
The ''WOoiy Horse >,
Among the interesting beasts to be
Ihown by the National museum in its
.xhibit of the animals native to this
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FEATURE of the
National museums
exhibit It t h e
worlds fair will be
a series of stuffed
and mounted speci-
mems of species
which appear to be
on the verge of eX-
yinction. Most re-
markable among
them will be a sea
otter believed to
I've the only perfect
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-09
TRIED TO BREAK JAIL.

a Hole Partly Dug Through tho Wall OF
the County Bastllc-Whati Is the Matter?
1t is rapidly becoming a question
whether the new county Jail is fit place
to imprison people who do not want to
stay there, or whether the people in
charge exercise due vigilance,
Something is u~ndeniably wrong. In
the short history OF the costly new Jail
there have been as many attempts at
escape as in any three years oil the eX-
istence Of the old stone pile on Eott
street.
The question is, Where does the
blame lieP
The latest attempt has been going on
for a week. From the top OF the cells
the prisoners cut a hole through tho
south wall. All but one r. OF
bricks were removed. For several days
the sheriff has been watching the pro-
gress OF operations, but yesterday he
concluded it was best to stop them. 1t
was supposed that when they got
through they would be aided by out
siders. This could scarcely be donein
daytime, however, and how it could
happen at night, when the prisoners
are locked in their cells, is not easily
seen.
1t is reported that tho turnkey is a
colored man in for felony-scarcely a
safe person to trust with such grave
duties. Statements have been made
that prisoners can got out OF their cells
alter being locked in, but to n who
has seen the locks used, this seems in
credible. A turnkey who wished to
could probably turn the locks when the
doors were not entirely shut, however,
and lock them open instead Of shut.
Whatever may be the cause OF the so
far frequent narrow escapes from Jail
delivery, 1t does not look as if the
prison is safe as it now is, and the fault,
wherever it may lie, should beremedicd.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-09

Two large counters full of "W" brand
lockstitch Muslin Underwear; all mark
cd down in plain figures.
Gro. NJ. Shook & Co,
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we're Ohio River railroad officials who
were here yesterday on business con.
nected with the road, They registered
at the Mcclure.
Capt. L. S. Delaplaine has gone to
Washington City again to look after
that little consular appointment. lie
professes TO feel cheeifui over his pros
poets,
Col, Robert McEldowney, OF the Wet
eel Democrat, New Martinsville, passed
through for Washington City yesterday
He had his carpet bag, but what Office
he expects to bag was not ascertained.
Col. II. Comstock, OF the firm Of II,
Comstock & Co., OF Fulton n. Y, is
stopping at the Stamm house, Col.
Comstock Is the personal friend of Prof,
John NJ, Birch, the colonel having for
merly been the agent OF the Remington
Fire Arms Company in Japan, when
Prof. Birch assumed the duties OF United
States consul at Nagasaki.
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ABOUT PEOPLE.
Strangers in the city and Wheeling Folks
Abroad.

Strangers In the City and Wheeling Folks
Abroad.
r. G. Caldwell, Of, sistersville, is a
Behler guest.
Dr.. 7. B. Camden, OF Parkersburg, i:
a Stamu arrival.
4, Z. Jacobs. Of Now Martinsville,
was here yesterday afternoon.
DR.. ]. II. Pipes Is visiting his wife's
relatives, at Philllpsburg, Pa.
Captain b. b. Dovener will leave to.
day for C%larksburg on legal business.
Miss Nettie Britt is the guest Of her
sister, Miss Robinson, up at Brilliant.
Misses Emma Trussell and Stella
Chidister are registered at the Stamm.
Mrs. Louis schwalb and children have
gone to Columbus to visit her parents.
In. Carvalho, the we'll known Phil.
adelphia cigar manufacturer, Is at the
Mcclure.
Squire W. w. Rogers is homo from
an extended business trip through
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. silas @. stathers returns to Nor.
gantown to-day to resume his studies at
tho state university.
Dr.. W. Il. Stathers has returned to
Now York to complete his post gradu.
ato course ut the hospital.
Miss Lindsay loft for her homo In
Steubenville last evening after u pleas.
mt visit to friends In this city.
MIR. Louis Schwalb, OF New Brighton,
Conn, Is the guest Of Dr. A. i. Gasmire,
at his homo on South ChNplino atrcet.
Miss Bertha Carl, daughter Of Mr..
George Carl, Of tho Eighth ward, will
spend several mouths in Europe this
summer.
Miss Bessie Donaldson, Of tho Island,
returned yesterday from q visit To her
friend, Miss Mamie Wiley, at Wash
ington, PA.
Mrs. j. II. Downs and daughter, OF
Wheeling, have returned home altar q
short visit with relatives here.-Sicu.
bcntiM Star.
i. W. Bartlett, Of Warrington, L.
Whitman, Of C%larksburg, and D. j.
Bnrttug, Of Burton, were among the
West Virginians at tho Bchler.
Henry Myers, formerly connected
with VIII Twins South Side drug store
bat now located IN Oakland, Md, 10 III
the city shaking hands with old friends
General Manager G. Clinton Garden,
General Passenger Agent w ]. Robin,
son, Assistant superintendent u l.
Williams, and Chief Clerk ]. u, Dorsey
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The first meeting Of the general com.
mittee on the Columbian Fourth OF
July celebration will DO held this even
ing in the chamber OF commerce rooms,
beginning at s o'clock.
President Quarter, OF the chamber,
has endeavored to get word to all the
members Of the committee personally,
but il any whose names were printed as
members OF the committee do not re-
ceive personal notice they should BIZ
present anyhow, as ail are wanted.
By some oversight several names were
omitted from the printed lists OF the
committee as they appeared yesterday,
In addition to those named yesterday
the following are members Of the com
mittee: Messrs. j. NJ. Hammond, W.
II. Anderson, A.. NJ, Stevenson, James
Nell. Jones, Dr.. q. A. Asehmann and
D. H.. Bayha,
II is hoped that there will DO a large
attendance this evening, and that work
can go right along.
An INLELLIGENCER man asked City SUI
perintendent OF Schools Anderson yes
terday what he thought Of the project
TO celebrate the Fourth. He said:
~ have always been in favor OF such
celebrations as object lessons in patriot
ism. There is too much politics and too
little patriotism in this country. You
may put me down for the celebration,
and l will do all l can to help it toward
success"
"Do you suppose it would be possible
to get the school children together to
take part in the parade and afterwards
in the chorus?"
Eyes; there will be no trouble about
that. The schools close the week before
the Fourth, so that II will'only DO n few
days until the celebration The pupils
could rchearse the patriotic songs nthe
meantime, ii desirable"
Everybody Seems to become more
and more enthusiastic over the project
the more it is talked about, and it is
still the leading topic OF conversation
about the city. Following arc some ad-
ditional expressions:
Mr.. John G.. Hoffman said: ~ want
to see such a Fourth OF July as Wheel
ing ought to have. We ought to cele-
brate this national holiday every year,
and especially this year, when we are
commemorating q great event, and all
the world Is coming to see US. The les
son Of patriotism cannot be too often
nor too deeply impressed on the foreign
born citizen. ! am heartily in favor OF
tho movement"
Mr.. Will McMechen said-"It is a
good thing, and l am heartily in favor
Of it. l think everybody ought to do
all they can to assist to its success.
Wheeling docs not show what she can
do often enough"
Michael Friesmuth-"The INTELLI.
GENcER has started a great scheme. We
stay-at-homes ought TO have something
to amuse us on the Fourth OF July, and
you can count me in on doing anything
l can to help it along"
General Manager A. NJ. jolly, OF the
electric railway, was enthusiastic for
the proposed Columbian Fourth page.
ant. "When the committee gets ready
to receive contributions tell them to
come and see me-"
Judge John j. Jacob thinks tho cele.
bration will DO a success. lie thought
the country people would come in in
large numbers.
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Hhctling Sunday Nous.

Hhchin0 sunday Nous.
When the citizens Of Wheeling put
their shoulders to the wheel they gem
orally accomplish something. The big
Columbian demonstration last fall was
a fair sample OF their capacities in this
line, and the celebration which will BIO
had on tho July 4th next will be and
ought to be even bigger in every respect.
There is ample time to prepare a pro-
gramme for observance OF the glorious
Fourth that will be worthy Of the city
and at the same time Of such character
as to attract visitors from a distance.
All that is needed is united and ener-
getic effort, and now that the ball has
been started rolling, that ought to be
nqaured
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Damages awarded ponwood People.

Claims against the Terminal Railway
Company for damages on account OF the
location OF the Benwood extension have
been settled as follows: Mrs. Elizabeth
Koehnline was offered $500 by the
company; the commissioners awarded
her $4,000.
August schad was offered $500, and
awarded $1,000.
Mrs. Whitman wal offered $3.50. which
she accepted.
w. p. Hubbard represented the COM
pany and Dovener 4 Conift the property
owners in the proceedings.
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nela for Court in $500.

Newton Morton, charged with feloni.
ously and maliciously stabbing Louis
D%elbrugge, some days ago at the La.
Belle mill, was tried yesterday after
noon by Squire Gillespy. Prosecuting
Attorney Howard appeared for the
state. Tho testimony was exceedingly
interesting and showed o bad state OF
affairs at the place where the stabbing
occurred. Morton was placed under
$500 bond for his appearance at the
criminal court, which was furnished.
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Enworth ExcnrsIon.

At the regular meeting Of the Ep-
worth League of the Fourth Street NJ.
L. church, last night, in addition to the
regular though interesting routine bust
ness transacted, it was decided to have
n steamboat excursion, on Thursday
evening, May %, A committee was ap.
pointed to secure a steamer for the &C.
Casion.
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BuRDocK BLooD BIrrERs taken after
eating will relieve any feeling Of weight
or o%ver-fulness Of the stomach. Sold
everywhere.
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ALI * F' Al w,
lily Main Street,
#JNDERTEkER H

Am prepared to conduct hurlal' In n most sai.
%lHinctOry manner nit modern nndcrtas Ing no.
plinnces ana iluO black mud white liu0ral OardL
Competent management guaranteed
COuliiS, Ciskois aud o ttll llhe VI burial goDdL
ain TO be prompt, confederate aud reliable.
Calls by telephone.
Mesdclge, ALEX ThBw-No AZ
bi0Fo-NO, ~
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To THE many ladies who arc waiting:
Tho new black broCaded India Silks
have arrived. No advance in price.
GEO. NJ. Shook & Co.