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THE TERRIBLE TARANTUlA.
The Largest and Fierccst Inses
known to Scientists.

The Largest and Fierccst Insect
known to Scientists.
The tarantula belongs to the spider
family, and the variety found in the
Southern States Is classified as hunt
ing or wolf spider. The tarantula is
the most combative and aggressive of
all insects. The American tarantula
belongs to q different family from that
of Southern Europe. 1t is larger and
it's bite more painful than that of the
European insect 1t can be relied upon
to make any man dance.
The tarantula is frequent visitor to
Nv York, says the World Of that city,
although not a native of these regions
1t usually travels with a cargo of fruit
from the Southern States, Central or
South America or the West Indies. 1t
shows a marked partiality for bananas.
If you enter into conversation with
any of the men engaged in unloading
fruit on the east or west side you will
hear stories Of tarantulas and possibly
have an opportunity to see one.
The tarantula is a giant spider, some
1t is fawn-colored above, with white
sides, marked with whitish lines. 1t
has four pairs of well-developed legs,
In addition to the mandibles or jaws,
which contain the poison apparatus.
These are grooved. and the poisonous
secretion, which Is similar in compo-
sition to the venom of snakes, is con-
tanned I'm a gland at the base of the
mandibles and is forced through the
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NO. 2.-rRANsMITTER.

duced his elementary type from ten to
eight, and it startles one to realize that
every word in the English language lies
buried in these eight little marks.
The type are attached to arms four
inches long, arranged radially, and car
rying armatures, which are operated by
an equal number of electro-magnets. Plate
No. 1 shows the position and arrange
ment of the type arms, also the face of
the type magnifed.
For fifteen years Mr.. Rogers expert
mcnted and searched to find some method
for controlling or keeping rapid synchron-
GUS motion, which. he had faith, existed.
He connected duplicate wheels fourteen
inches In diameter through an artificial
line 200 miles long. and sought to run
them spontaneously at a speed Of one
thousand revolutions per minute. After
years Of failure he varied the monotony OF
his researches by experiments in the pho
tophone line, or seeing long distance by
electricity. One day he succeeded in
transmitting an image from one revolving
wheel which cast a shadow on the other,
sometimes the shadow stood on Its head
on the lower periphery of the receiving
wheel and moved to the upper edge. BY
slight pressure of the thumb on the
wheel, he found he could hold the shadow
at a given point. This instantly suggested
visual synchronism, and offered at last
a certain means for controlling two mo-
tors. In The plxce ofthe shadow Mr.. Rog-
ersssubstitute5 an electric spark, and the
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ward the United States Postal Printing
Telegraph Company, and this company
has completed and put into practical op-
Grafton his first line between Washington
and Baltimore. 1t will in due time, 1t Is
thought, practically do away with the
sending of letters by mail.
Mr.. N. s. Amstutz, one of the best
known inventors of the country, has an
invention which rivals that of Mr.. Rog-
ers, and which may soon be combined
with ii. The object of the invention is to
transmit copies Of photographs to any dis
tance, and reproduce the same at the
other end Of the wire, in line engraving,
ready for press printing. The following
description Is from the Scientific Ameri-
can, from which the illustration is also
taken:
Al will be seen by the workings de-
scribed, it might appropriately be termed
q marriage of the phonograph and tele-
phone, as the features of these two inven-
lions are allied in this, called by Mr.. Am
stutz electro-artograph. The undulatory
or wave current Is used, as in the tele-
phone, while the reproduction is made
upon q synchronously revolving, waxed
cylinder, as in the phonograph. There Is
required for this end both a transmitting
and receiving instrument, views of each
of which are shown in our illustrations,
from sketches made from the instruments
in use by Mr.. Amstutz. The principle
by which this work is accomplished is
quite simple, and will readily be under
stood by reference to the diagrams shown.
fg. representing the transmitter and fig.
the receiver.
An ordinary Photographic negative Is
made of the subject to be transmitted; /;
an exposure is made under this negative
of film of gelatine, sensitized with BIZ
chromate of potash, and by which the
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Ing hook or scythe. Forests are clear
ed with them, and they are about the
only tool in butcher shop. Nowhere
else In Spanish America Is the machete
so generally used. Nearly the whole
Of Cuba Is devoted to the cultivation
of cane and tobacco. and every stalk
of these crops Is harvested with the
machete. Great skill in handling them
Is the result.
An army Of the most skillful fencing
masters in New York or Paris could
not stand up before an equal number
of Cuban cane-cutters. In one OF the
engagements not long ago, when de.
tachment of Spanish cavalry charged
upon the Cubans In the open, as the
onslaught was made, the Cubans are
reported to have caught the Spanish
sabres In .0rquetillas or forked sticks,
and then cut men Off their horses, as
IL they were nothing more than stalks
Of grass.
Every male Cuban wears a machete.
1t Is his most highly valued piece of
property, and he will do almost any
thing to secure good machete. In
the mountains Of Southeastern Cuba
he is ut home with his machete. He
would not give it for the best Ameri-
can rifle or revolver. The underground
is too dense, for anything but the pas
sage Of the machete through the brush.
He trims his footpath and wants to
spring upon Spaniard and behead
him. And there is nothing that Span
lard breads so much in Cuba as the
work Of these knives. Their stroke is
the stroke of death in nearly every in
etonna
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grooves when the spider Is angry and
grasps its victim. The body and legs
are thickly covered with hair. Although
the bite of the tarantula can hardly be
Chased as deadly, 1t is always extreme
ly painful, and has probably in some
cases caused death.
The tarantula is remarkable both for
its fierceness and its extraordinary
swiftness. BY the use of long and Wig
orQus legs. II flashes over the ground,
and as, these legs are sharp and pre-
hensile, n can run up a perpendicular
surface with great ease. The tarantula
catches small birds. mice and insects.
1t Is able to use its poison with greater
relative effect on these than on man
and other large animals.
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Liquor Drinking in Two Countries

Liquor Drinking in Two Countries.
1t has generally been supposed that
"hard times" lead to hard drinking,
but the British statistics do not bear
out that supposition very logincally.
Thus, In 1890, the amount expended for
consumption Of liquors per capita was
about $3.50, while in 1894 the sum per
capita had fallen to $17.75. On the
other hand, the figures for the decade
show that while drinking has decreas-
ed to some extent since the flush" year
Of 1890, the general tendency through
the past ten years has been to spend
more for liquor; as in 1885 the per
capita expenditures was but $16.25; so
that in spite of the hard times the
drinking Is greater than 1t was ten
years ago. In the United States, while
in the hard times the consumption Of
some kinds of liquors, such rs distilled
spirits from fruit, decreased, the gen.
eral tendency was in the direction of
increased drinking, so that not only do
the figures for 1893 show largely in
creased consumption over the figures
for 1884, but the per capita consump-
tion is also larger than it was in 1892.
Boston Advertiser.
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Fond Of Dog Meat.

In Pittsburg there Is Swiss laborer
who was pulled up the other day for
stealing, killing and eating the seven
months-old bull pup belonging to his
neighbor, says the Post Of that city.
He admitted at the trial, while denying
the particular charge, that he and his
wife were very fond Of dog meat, and
that they had killed and eaten eighteen
dogs. Their particular weakness was
bull pup outlet Dreaded, though New
foundland puppies are much better
than pork. One Of the witnesses
against the defendant was his own
brother, who said that he had been
continually annoyed by people who mis-.
took him for "the man who eats dogs"
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Kitchen Girls Revenge.

An elderly gentleman, who had a hor-
ror OF the north wind. never went out
of doors so long as 1t lasted. He had
weathercock erected in his garden
In order to tell him which way the
wind blew. In due course the north
wind set In, and he at once shut him
self up. Every morning he looked out
at the weathercock, but no change had
occurred This state Of things went on
for a month. At length he began to
supcct that something was wrong, and
calling his man-servant, the two re-
solved 10 examine the weathercock.
Judge OF their. surprise when they
found 1t firmly fixed pointing to the
north. The fact was easily explained;
discharged housemaid had done 1t
to revenge herself for her dismissal.
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face measuring the number Of tappets n
contact with the terminals.
One terminal Of Z battery. N. n 'Ground-
ed, and the other ID connected to the full
crum, ID. Of tho tappets. II, and the cur
rent passes through the tappets r, term
IipaIs, II and resietance, III. % the main
line wire, and thence on to tho distant
solenoid, l. Mt the receiving end, aud to
the ground. When all Of the tappets touch
the terminals, all the reoistuncos are In
parallel and the total resistance II least
and the current greatest; and vice versa,
resistance greatest and current least a.
the number Of tappets' contact are brok-
en-. By this arrangement of the resist
ances, there are hills and valleys In the
current corresponding to those on the
films surface. This variable current, cir
culating around the solenoid, /, produces
a varying pull on the core attached to the
end Of the lever, ]. This lever il full
crumed at X. A diamond or V-shaped
cutter, l., Is attached to the lever, be-
meath which IL a plain gelatine or wax
film attached to the cylinder, Nj.
With this arrangement In mind, II will
readily be seen that with one revolution
of the cylinder, A, as the tracer follows
the elevations and depressions upon the
film, the free. end of the lever C, Is made
to contact with the ends of one Or more
of the tappets, permitting more or less of
a current to pass through the resistance,
and exerting thereby more or less of
downward pull on the end of the lever, ].
We have selected two examples of the
work done by these machines in their
present form, which will convey a faint
idea of the artistic capabilities 1t can be
made to display when its future perfec-
ton of detail is accomplished. Both the
portrait of the inventor and the view of
the boy and dog were engraved uponrthese
machines in the private laboratory of Mr..
Amstutz, the time required in engraving
the latter being but three minutes.
1t Is not difficult to believe that in the
future events which may take place in
London or Paris may be sent from photos
taken in Europe, and the reproduction of
the same in an artistic picture. appear
in the next mornings New York or Chi
cago papers; and this without disturbing
the existing conditions of telegraphic COM
munication further than supplying the
two Offices each with machines for trans
mitting and receiving.
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with the interiors; the number Of
rooms must be limited, and they must
be Of small or, at most, OF only mod
crate size; there can be no plumbing to
speak of, no hardwood floors or finish,
no high ceilings. no large cellars. But
skillful architects have ameliorated
some OF these conditions. A well-de-
signed cottage now has every inch Of
space utilized.
a description of the cottage which is
illustrated In this article follows: Size
Of structure-Width lover all, q feet;
depth, 80 feet. Materials for exterior
walls: Foundations, stone or brick;
first story, clapboards: second story,
shingles; roof, shingles. Height Of
stories: Cellar. q feet inches; first
story, s feet u inches; second story, 8
feet. Sizes Of rooms: Shown by the
floor plans; there Is a cellar under hall
and parlor.
Special features: This small cottage
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design is not intended to be striking"
it would be in bad taste to make it pre-
tentious. But it has architectural fea-
lures, such as graceful proportions, a
long, sloping roof. mullion windows,
and n front projecting gable supported
by cantilevers, that save it from being
commonplace, il has the merit Of dis
playing no cheap and tawdry trim
mings-nothing like sawed" work.
Everything is substantial, but no ex-
pensive materials are required and the
work can be well done by mechanics
of ordinary skill.
But the real merit Of the design Is
found in the interior; here are six
rooms, averaging n fair size, each open
ing ona passage, all but one adjoining
the central chimney stack, with stair
way and ample closets inclosed within
walls that cover an area Of only 74O
square feet. The amateur designer will
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The Deadly Wcspou Used By the In
surgents Of cuba.
The machete Is tue weapon Of the
Cubans. There are three Glasses OF
these knives. The first Is nothing more
nor less than sword. twenty-eight
inches In length, made OF the very best
American spring steel and encased In
q leather scabbard. 1t looks like an
ordinary sword. but Ii much heavier.
1t IL worn by Cuban officers and gentle
men. The next Is an overseer's ma
chete, very flexible. and with slight
stroke 1t will sever mans head from
the body.
But the broad. heavy. 16-inch knife
IL Cuba's peculiar weapon Of offense
and defense, and her principal agricul-
tural and domestic implement. Ii is
used for nearly every service. forwhIch
we use knife, an AK. a cleaver, a prun-
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Her Romance Ended

"Yes, l gave him up" sighed the
young woman in the pink wrapper.
did he prove unworthy of your af-
fection?s inquired the sympathetic
young woman in the pale-green gown.
"He--he became spelling reform
err" rejoined the other with shudder,
''and signed his name lori 1t took
all the poetry and romance out of the
name. 1t was more than l could en-
dure."
And as the hoarse night winds moan
ed and shrieked outside, and the lone
some and despairing cat In the back
alley lifted up its voice and howlcd in
agony of soul the two friends sat and
gazed dreamily into the fire
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A NEW INk-WElC

Which Seems to Have Many Advan-
tages Over Old-Sty1e Patterns.
The accompanying cut is taken from
the Scientific American. 1t represents
an ink-well recently patented by man
in New Zealand. The principal advan-
tages claimed for this device are that
1t will not easily tip over; that 1t pre-
vents the dipping of the pen too deeply
into the ink, and that the ink Is always
kept clean and fresh.
The main reservoir has a raised bot
tom,a In the front side of which is a
tapering depression adapted to receive
a removable well. This well has per-
foratiOns near its bottom, through
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find 1t an interesting study TO rear
range the rooms and add single inch
Simple and effective ventilation is Sc
cured by raising a scuttle which is
placed in the ceiling over the second
floor passage, thereby creating an air
current which passes into the attic and
out through the small Louvre windows
in the gables. Whenever the rooms on
either floor are ''stIffy" it will be found
that raising the scuttle will clear the
atmosphere in few minutes. The
cost Of building this cottage is about
$1,000.
Copyright.
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Still another novelty In cycledom--
the chimney sweeps tricycle.. Resi-
dents In Brixton, suburb of London,
have been somewhat startled by the
spectacle Of an individual of sable and
somber appearance careering around on
a tricycle.. to which his brushes and
other apparatus are attached, and ut
tering the wcll-known sweeps cry.
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Between Two Mlillstones.

81 am about to have gas put into my
house." said the citizen. "Is IL neces-
sary to get permit?"
"Yes, SIR" replied the City Hall Of
fell. at will cost you So"
Ten dollarsl What's that for?"
"The streets paved, isn't it?'
'Yes."
"well, the $40 is for tearing up the
pavement"
"But the men that are working for
the company do all the tearing up"
Certainly. The $40 Is to guarantee
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SMALL bat Well DceIgned Home That
Can BE Built for ~ 900.
The greatest majority must dwell in
small houses; limited means determines
that question. But art can give beauty
and unity Of design to cottages, and
nature does not refuse to ornament
them with vines and surround them
with flowers and foliage. SO far as
exterior appearances are concerned,
small cottages Of good design, with
well kept surroundings, may he very
pleasing indeed, often vying in attrac-
tiveness with their larger and more
pretentfons neighbors. There are more
valid reasons for being dissatisfied
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spark on the receiving wheel registers
each measured revolution Of the sending
wheel. With the wheels running syn-
chronously, BY local motors, the types
print one letter at each revolutionser q
thousand letters per minute. equivalent
to 200 words Of average length. The high
est speed Mr.. Rogers has been able to
synchronously maintain IL $500 revolu-
tions, or 500 words, per minute.
This wonderful system has brought for
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had g.atuitously tutored Morse, instruct
ing him in the use of the electromagnetic
on examining Rogers elementary type,
placed his hand over the model and said
MY young friend, this is more ingenious
and original than anything Morse ever
didT
Prof. Henry was cognizant of Rogers
aims, and encouraged him to persevere
After ten years experimenting, he re,
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Beat Dumas ON sRemun neration.

Alexander Dumas was much addict
ed to boasting Of the high fees he re-
ceived for his articles. "That is apret-
ty fair, no doubt" once said stranger
to him at a party. "How much was
the highest fee you ever got?'
Ten francs line" replied Dumas.
bah! that Is nothing" said the other
gentleman. II get about half million
francs line?"
"I,eallyr rejoined Dumas, with an
incredulous smile at the apparently
outrageous piece Of brag. "Fray, what
are your"
"A railway contractor. The Out
look.
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Mrs. Bordroom-That boarder with
the musical tastes is nuisance. We
used to make him wake up In the morn
ing by dropping coal scuttles down
stairs. Star Boarder-And now? Mrs.
Bordroom-And now he's taken to at
tending Wagner opera and we can't
wake him up at all.-Chicago Record.
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A Mount Washington school teacher
told her pupils to write a sentence con-
tanning the word toward. This is
what one small boy produced. after a
great deal of mental excrtion: Il tored
my pants yesterday. Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
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piece by piece, the letters in Roman. or
full-faced, style.
After several years he succeeded In
printing all the letters Of the alphabet
with ten characters, and at this stage
consulted freely with that Nestor Of
modern scientists, Prof. Henry, and that
great man-who, as all the world knows,
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A man near Doniphan, Mo-, chopped
down a tree to get at a coon. Then he
found the hole he was watching was
made, not by the coon, but by a can
non bah, fired during the civil war.
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of the cylinder, A, and an elevation in the
film forcing the lever, G, upward, all Of
the tappets contact with the terminals,
except one, is broken. The heilht of the
hill and depth of valley Of the films sur
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Having announced to man that she
will never forgive him. n woman's next
worry is that he will not ask her to be
forgiven.
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Touts and Tipsters.

The lack Of knowledge of horsetesh
on the part of hackers rs body is no
less surprising than true. and it rem
ders them an easy prey to blatant touts.
who know little or nothing, but pro-
fess much. Some of the advertising
tipsters go under several names, and
send different probable winners under
their various cognomens whenever a
race has an open appearance. Thus
there Is every probability that, under
one or other of the aliases, a winner
or two will be predicted pretty fire.
quently.
One tipster, at least, trades under 10
fewer than five different names and
addresses, and always claims to have
given winners under one or other Of
his names. His manner of working is
simplicity itself. He sends his adver-
tisement to the newspaper which he
favors with his patronage. leaving Il
blank space after such words as "Gave
yesterday" (such and such horses), and
I'm the evening, at the close of the days
racing, he telegraphs as an addition
to his advertisement the names Of two
or more winners which he claims to
have given.-The Westminster Review.
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HUMOR OF TIE WEEK
STORIES TOLD ev FUNNY MEN
or THE PRESS.

Odd, Curious and Laughabie Phases
Of Human Nature Graphically Por-
trsyed BY Eminent Word Artists OF
Our Own Day-A Budget Of Fun.
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hich the ink flows freely from the res

which the ink flows freely from the res
ervoir.
On the outside Of the removable well
Is a vertical groove, which admits air
to the reservoir and by regulating the
thickness Of the top fiange Of the well,
the height to which the ink rises in it
may be determined.
1t is apparent that the removable well
is kept fully supplied as long as any ink
remains in the reservoir, and the point
Of the pen Is protected from sediment
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simple House Furnishing.

Nothing can be simpler and
more delightful than housekeeping
as 1t is understood in Japan.
With the help of native servant 1
furnished my apartments in ten min
utes. Here are some Of the princi-
pal items: Two foutangs or thin mat
tresses, between which one lies at
night, and a makura, wooden pill
low, or rather an instrument of tor
ture for the first few nights, fur
nished my bedroom; aehibachi or
brass brazier, with chop sticks to SUR
the fire with, and water-kettlc.
made the hall cosy; and little
lacquer table, foot square and about
six inches high, with a couple Of tiny
little plates and bowl. made the din
ing room quite complete, and replete
with every comfort. Two silk cusIi-
ions were placed in the sitting-room
for distinguished guest to sit on.
must confess that at first my room
seemed very scantily furnished; but
it is astonishing with how little one
can do IL one tries, and how much
better penury is than profusion.
When a couple Of days had elapsed,
1 almost began to feel that had fur
nished my house too richly! 1 could
certainly have done with deal less.
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