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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-03
The Unicycle.


The long looked-for unicycle has at last
made It's appearance. Ii is the produc-
ton OF the fertile brain of f.. n.
Higiey, Of Boston. The wheel is built
of aluminium, IS seven feet three inches
high and weighs but fifty-four pounds.
There have been may unsuccessful at
tempts 10 perfect a single wheel, but up
TO the present these attempts have proved
very unsatisfactory. The new wheel was
recently tried before an interested crowd
of cyclists in the Back Bay district. Bos-
ton. and was easily steered. controlled
and driven In foTty-foot circle. The
trouble heretofore has been the inability
TO propel a machine of this kind in a
circle.
The unicycle consists OF an outside rim
which Is provided with a huge pnuema tic
tire In the center Is a smaller wheel.
sufficiently large for man TO crawl
through: strong steel spokes connect
these two parallel wheels. In the CEN
ter of the inside wheel are the handle
bars and saddle. A double gearing op-
crates the machine. both rims Of which
revolve about the rider. The power ia
applied by friction. The saddle and all
bearings are ball bearings, and the whole
machine is moved easily. The wheel Is
sfeeref by changing the center Of grav-
Ity of the riders body, When ne wishes
to turn a corner he inclines his body to-
ward the corner and the wheels turn
readily being very sensitive
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The Portland Races.

Por'iand. July Owing 70 a mistake
~ me pari OF the fiagmau Ia the I'VE
sasreng dash the horses. except carrie
Ntoeks, We're compelled to run over the
e'afse twice TIE narman, thinking that
ae starter had given the word dropped
e@ Tag ana an the horses got away ex-
~ Carrie Crooks. whose rider waited
- ne starter 20 give the word Tam
@ahY passed ihe wire first. but when the
ssFter Informed tbe judges that he had
- started the horses. there was loud
..snplaint from the holders 81 TammanN
= Aess TIE judges compelled the horses
~ Fetern % the post and on tho second
-. Carrie Croaks. who ala not get OF
y ne false start. Won easily.
tae @.io pace. unfinished from ycster-
Wy vas Won hy Pathmont. Glen Arthur
's.ehd, Carrio $ third. Best time. si9ss,
- pace, orre Ayrcs won. Davis koy
'snenf- Encourtcr third. Time. z,ls's.
A2hn'nE. thr-e furlcngs. selling WALTZ
- non. or. Norris second. Black
',7ce 'h,rf Tme. .2A
I've farlonss. selling Carrie Crooks
f'ns. loaa
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The rrnmotion of Copninger.

san Antonio special, Apru -.
There vas never a more astonished
group of army officers since the oegin-
ming OF time thaa those who compose the
stan az the headquarters of the depart
nent Of Texas and the garrison at Fora
sam Houston when they opened their pa
pers this morning and found that Col.
John ]. Copplnger had been appointed a
bvigadfer general There was "A decidedly
personal flavor IL the news. for Cop
pingsr was only recently removed from
the comma nd OF his post and Col. Wade.
his successor. was a much more promt-
nent candidate for thu appointment than
he. Cen. Guy Y Henry. who is also sta
TONED here although not himself an ap-
pIicant. was supposed by tho knowing
ones a. Washington city 10 be certain OF
the honor. and II IS undoubtedly true that
ha WAS recommended ny Col. Lamont. or.
az least that the secretary Of war in
tended 10 recommend his selection few
DAVIS ago.
col CoppinEer. Who received the star,
IS the son-in-Iaw OF the late Secretary
blaine. having married his daughter
Alice. and IL was due 70 the refusal OF
President Harrison 20 give him the same
appointment that the Blaine family fell
cat with The administration. Mr.. Blaine
himself did not care much for CoppinEsr
and took very little Interest IN thss mat
ter Of his promotion. bat Mrs. Blaine was
very much In earnest about It, When
Secre AIRY EIklns told Mr. Blaine that ne
sid not think the president could prop
erly pro mote Coppingev. because he hsd
- particular ability as a soldier. bad
13eVer done anything - distinguish him
self and was away down near the foot
Of the list % coioneis Mr.. Blaine dropped
tae subject and never naent3oned = gain.
bat Mrs Blaine vent straight 30 the pres
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and not exceeding 81 feet, corrected meas
urement. using shifting ballast.
.Class II. or 30-foot class, standing bal
jast-Au yachts OF AL rigs not exceeding
Is feet. corrected measurement. with
standing ballast.
Glass c, or &-foot class-All yachts OF
all rigs not exceeding . feet. corrected
measurement
yachts Of smaller class may be al
lowed TO sail in a larger class by submit
ting 10 the average.
THE measurement for yachts shall he
their load water line, with one-half of all
overhang, fore and aft. added. and the
time allowance for each class shall he
three seconds for each foot of correct FL
measurement per nautical mile, the for
mula being: Length over all, water line
length. sailing measurement.
AT least three yachts must start IN each
class
."There shall be no restriction as to sails.
the manner OF setting or working them.
First class yachts contending for prizes
shall be allowed one man for every five
feet or fraction thereof. exclusive OF
heimsman, corrected length. and yachts
of second. third and fourth class shall he
allowed one man for every four feet or
fraction thereof exclusive of helmsmar.
corrected length.
"a yacht running aground by fouling
a buoy vessel or other obstacle, may use
her own anchors. boats. warps. etc. 20 get
off but may not receive any assistance
except from the crew OF the vessel foulef.
IAN yachts not racing shall keep 10 lee
ward and ont of the way Of racing yachts.
Every yacht must go fairly around the
course and must not touch any mark. but
shall not be disqualified If wrongfuly
con1pelied TO do so by another"
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ident's study and asked her son-in-ia~'s
promotion as a personal and family IA
vor II is understood that she was very
insiStent about 1t and expressed her dis
pleasure at Gen. Harrison's refusal: at
least the break between the two families
occurred then and has never been re-
paired Now President Cleveland gives
Coppinger what Harrison refused even to
the son-in-law of his secretary of state.
and there never was a greater sensation
in the army Everybody is wondering
how Ii came about and there Is only one
explanation offered. Copringer Is a ma
tive of ireland. belonged TO the body
guard OF Pope Plus TX. and came TO this
country as a soldier OF fortune at the
outbreak Of the late war. He was an ar
dent Catholic, and II was through his In
fiuence that Mr.. Biaine's daughter Alice
left the Presbyterian church and joined
the Catholic before their marriage. The
officers here all believe that it is a relig-
fous appointment, and that II was made
after a still hunt through the influence
of the Catholic hierarchy. Hence the SEN
sation. If a hundred officers had been
asked to express an opinion yesterday as
TO the probable appotntee not one OF them
would have suggested Coppinger.
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THE STARRING WAS LIGHT.
Testimony Favorable 10 Fitzsimmons
Riordan Had Apoplexy.

Syracuse. n. Y. July 2.-In the trial OF
rtzsimmons. counsel for the defense ask
I'd Judge Ross 10 dismiss on the ground
that the people have not proved a case.
Judge Ross denied the motion but said he
nay charge the jury as to whether or not
the contest was legal, and II so what
constitutes assault in the third degree.
attorney McLennon. in presenting the
case for the defense, stated that he
could prove by police commissioner and
Captain Of Police ouigiey that this was
no infractioB Of the law The defense
would also prove that Riordan had suf-
Tered stroke OF apoplexy and was told
That II he did not stop violent exercise
he would die. Riordan never Informed
Fltzssmmons of this.
Capt Quigley testified that the sparring
was light He saw Riordan stagger and
then assume an upright position and put
% his fists as though 10 strike "A blow.
pr. u. III. Brown characterized the spar
mig as very light. and when Riordan fell
he heard distinctly the report OF his head
striking the floor
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The Baseball Game on the Fourth

Yesterday the s. A. G. men got SPLEEN
did practice TOR the team. and
today will put on the finishing
touches for the great game Thurs
day. Two games will he played with
the Tacoma Athletic Club. one having
been arranged for the 5th. The Tacoma
hovs are working hard. as was announced
by their manager to members of the >.
a c. last evening.
He said If they lost it would he only
against a hard struggle. The home team
will very likely take positions as fol-
lows. Green. p: Bird. c; Camp 3ell, To-;
Jackson. h: Swanson. Oh: F0wles. s..
Cummings. r T.; Ballard. c. Z: Calhoun.
l. Z
They are al tried men, and the home
management has doubtless selected good
material % compete for the champion
ship aurels.
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SPORTING NOTES.

A, the Minneapolis races Tuesday the
winners were: Free for all, pace. purse
e go Robert J. three straight heats, zas
Dos mace purse S10ea. Red Strath. 2:lTit
s.as class. trottlng, purse $i,"o. Genie i.
e.iqt.. $50 class, trotting. Electrophel,
9.5E.
AZ the Detroit races Tuesday the win
nerz we're SIX furlongs. Babe MURPHY
I.g9i.. eight furlougs. Booze. l:t: fye f0r-
lcnrs the Stroh Brewing Company
stakes. 81 SO 20 the winner. Scfnper Ego.
1.of. four and a half furiougs Amelia.
.55is: eight and Il half furlongs Leo Lake.
1.l8M.
st the San Francisco races Tuesday the
svy5nners were: Five and a half furiongs.
selling. Dolly NJ. l:loia. five and haii
fnrioncs. selling. city Girl. 100; six and
a half furiongs. selling, Centurion, LIZ.
s8ght furlonEs, selling McF att3he' rs :
about six furlongs. selling. The Drum
mer f:iSl2-
Al the CinrinuaH races Tuesday the
winners were: Five fnriouss. Aarsiaa
/ .s7G. six furiongs. oConnell. LIZ.
seven furlougs. Santa lsarto, =. IN"
Gapnhire stakes. for tWo-s ear -oids, Nallba
IN winner. g. 900. four and half furiongs,
countess irula, 81. eight furiohgs- hSoaft
and jos, Mack. dead heat l-tS
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N Yesterday, and after the third
vaes II was announced that Jockey Over
son has been suspended and recommend
a to the Jockey Club for revocation Of
~ license.
The Long Island handicap was the best
rpe Of the meeting. They got the flag
,xeiher In fine shape. with Peacemaker
and Redskin as pacemakers, and the
ethers punched close behind. Thus rhey
ran 10 the stretch, when Doggett took
Sir Walter through on the outside, and
Grim saw an opening through the rail-
and managed 10 get through. The two
few past Peacemaker and soon had two
tngths the best OF II, and Griffin and
poggett rode like demons throughout the
last eighth. SIR Walters nose was just
behlnd Rampos, and thus they hung to-
gesher. neither being able TO gain an inch
ana In a glorious finish the dark blue won.
nat was not all. for three lengths back
Lazzarone and Peacemaker were fighting
for the third place and they shot by the
Judges Ike team. though Peacemaker
lad slight advantage.
Five furIongs. Emotional. Loo As: nine
and i1aS furlongs. Daily America, 2:0e;
vernal stakes. FIVE furfongs, Axiom.
idc Is: eight furlongs. Hazleton. 1.f3 Is;
Long Island handicap. nine furlongs,
Ramapo, l.55: six furlongs. on turf. Lustre,
IN as.
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BASEBALL.
National League Games.

Brooklyn, July 2.-Brooklyn. II: base
hits. II; errors, 2. New York. II; base hits.
il. errors, 5. Batteries-Kennedy, Daub
and Grim; German. w. II. Clarke and Will
son.
philadelphia July 2.-Philadelphia, IL;
base hits, IL errors. T. Boston. II; base
hits. II; errors. 3. Batter!es-1aylor.
Grady and Clements: Dolan. Sexton and
Ryan.
Louisville. July 2-Louisville, 5: base
hits. 10; errors. 3. Cincinnati. 6: base hits.
q; errors, s. Batteries-Cunnngha Spies
and Warner: Dwyer. Vaughn and Murphy
Cleveland, July 2--cieveiand, i: base
hits. 5; errors, I. Pittsburg. IL; base hits.
Is: errors. :.
Batteries-wallace Kneli. O'Connor and
thinner: Hawley and Sugden.
Baltimore, July baltimore, IL: hase
hits, IS. errors, I; Washington, 8. base
hits. IL: errors, e..
Ratteries-Clarkson and Robinson.
Sto-kdaIe, Anderson, Malarkey and Nc
CURE.
Chicago, July Chicago. .; base hits,
II: errors, 4: st. Louis, Is; base hits, II;
errors. 3.
Batteries-Stratton. Hutchinson and
Moran Ehret, Kisslngen and Peitz.
Following is the standing OF the Ma
tionai League clubs:
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Concrete ~ Substitute for stone.
NeNr York sun.


An achievement I'm its particular inc
~ engineering Is the concrete bridge.
bavln.. a clear span OF isi feet and TWEEN
fy-six feet wide lately constructed over
tne Danube at MundeTkingen. in Aus
,r,a where. as u appears. stone IS scare"
and costly. while good Portland cement
q produced IN large quantities tnder
these circumstances the plan pursued
vas 10 cover the centering with oiled pa
per and on this the con-re'e was iaid
consisting Of one part cement two ans
onc-half parts sand and five OF hr''s. ei'
Some All Of these being Thoroughly
ynixea together Blocks OF this con
ere,e are said to have shown resist
aneo OF some 81 tons per square foot IN
.e,cn davs. se5 tons in twenty NJ DAYS
and zN tons IN Eve moDthS. In the case
~ this bridge the method adoHiei was
- ans.iv the concrete in layers 81 Twelve
fu,heS thickness. starting at TIE ah'f-
p,ents aud working toward the GRO" n,
where n has thickness % three aIs1
ope-gslarter feet. while midway 70 tAe
Gown il presents thickness 81 Tour
ana ona-haif feet The time Spent IN lay
iog The con-rete was bat nineteen DAYS
af4er the centers were struck. ana the
detection proved less than four and one
half inches.
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81 Joseph. No. July 2-Over 100 Tseo-
pie attended the Inauguration OF the mid
summer meeting OF the St Joe Fair Asso-
elauon. A high wind prevented fast
TIME The track. however, was In per
Iect condition and fast A grand parade
OF specify animals. headed by Aiix. and
including among those who followed John
x. Gentry. Joe Patchen. Rysand T. Hal
Pointer, Directly and other celebrities
with future. inaugurated the meet.
Summary:
zrS class. trotiing. purse sl,0oo-Red
Nutting won. 2;zsA.
20 pacing. purse si.oo-w. W. p.
2:i0iz.
S.p pace--Don McCabe and Tom Lee
each won two heats POSTPONED until to-
morrow on account of darkness Best
time. PISA.
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TlIE TO BE TESTED.
r;fher Oxford or Cambridge
viii Be Ready in September.
..sApo WINS A BIG RACE
worid's Trotting Record Broken
How Bob Fitzsimmons Killed
Con Eiordan.

,.naar. July 1.-The reply Of the attn
- vale TO the challenge Of oxford
w rar,hyfdge has been caoied by the
q. 1900 Press and is praised by the
s.e.ss of the tao last named univer-
- a. being a sportsna document
esther university will make a re-
- statement on the subject till the
E,srs and Cambridge committees con-
- The oxford and Cambridge teams
= both training for their inter-univers-
- SPORTS. The members OF both teams
:. .srs greatly pleased with fale's chai-
hu, express surprise that both
ksss should be challenged. Their talk
sssa.,ss that the winner of the Oxford
,l.Asrsrs6ge games will accept The chal-
s..-s II the games can be arranged fer
c..feusber.
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Weights for the Er,e,,o. D

- FORK. July z-The following are the
go Tor The Brighton handicap. -ngle
- - o'.sr-sIxteenth. and the Pegasus han5f-
cas snoft steeplechase course. TO De run
sseuruay at Brighton Beach:
brighton handicap. mile and o-a-s,x
nenfh-Domsno 49,. clirort ~ r.az-s-n1a
-. DoHan 3D. Hugh Penny IN. He,4r,
slenols no. PatTician Jos. Ajax roE rn~
'acN -. Sir Francis. Santiago. The Pen
pef' Ked Skin, Matt Byrues and I.ovsal
-, Monaco ioz. Bathampton. Lucky poy
gu c"iet 100. Song and Dance ss Agt;a-
eos ana Captain 7. 81. King Arthur q
sasas handicap, short steeplechasa
course-St- Anthony ia Juds,e No..
ls. The Peer fs5. st. Michael ia uIau,aSs.
80, King John IA. 81, Luke las. Lizzie 1;s
dwight no, Daily and Bona Venture liz.
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-sSNfnafket, England July s--The New
49, mrs Jaiy meeting ofenesi mere to-
- asier iaNoraase auspiccs. The Prince
NAieS, ihe Duke ~ Cambridge. Mr.. and
Foker. ~. g. ityvYcr and many other
- 1SaseS Nerr rrfsout- la the trial Plate
a. - soycreEns taF G-xear~o}fs and over.
s.sse.aaa won. Saunteuse second. Nsraso
- IAere we're seven Runners. inf3u3-
- 1NFer's Don AioBEo. with Simms I'D.
- ~ American entry Was mot plas-ed.
80 panhu-1 nGe. poa Alouzo vas
- es center sr3 ger ~ first. smo HaaHe
~ Ianaing followed as ottoman, Ski+l,
-sea ARD SAu2tetasa. The horses ran IN
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Today,
Tomorrow
And the
Next Day

Your adv. in the POST-N-
TELLIGENCER will talk to
the buyers. Tell them what
YOU have to sell. Your adv.
will be read. Persistency
will win the day. The best
advertisers keep at it con-
tinuOusly.
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Won. Lost
The Dixon.P,immer Match

Dallas. Texas, July AT the Corhett-
Fitzsimmons headquarters there lis a con-
hdent feeling that the Piimmer-Dixon
featherweight fight will occur some three
or four days before tho big battle. Dan
Stuart says the 1850 will be posted by
the club as soon as the bantams assure
him that they mean business.
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Yacht Racing on the Clyde Today

Glasgow. July 2-There was no racing
of importance on the Clyde today, but the
Nalkyrie III, Britannia and Ailsa are en-
tered for the regatta of the Mudhood
Yacht Club tomorrow, and an interesting
contest is anticipated as all expert yachts
men are anxious to witness the real ability
OF the cup challengcrs.
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Newton. Mass. July 1.-The Neighbor-
hood Tennis Clubs invitation tournament
rs ended. DIR. PIN won the last match
by defeating Mahoney three sets TO TWO
yesterday afternoon The summaries are
as follows:
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v-Sare. r. 70 sne corner q the plantation.
.a.,. Don Aionzo was beaten. slstar-,s,
se-,s.A Up 1ne running and Eron nv -hree
fbir5 ss oniy head divided second AM
NoFses Don AIonzo vas <ou~fr
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lanes r. Garfield. son OF the late Pres
ident Garfield. has been nominated for
state senator by reclamation by the Re-
nnhlfcan convention at Warren, ohio.
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Travel IS luxury n TIE paia'isi cars
- -. Nor d " e. ern lire. Il "a the
- rsor,tar lire between 81. Paul aa4
-, Tn. superb trains ccanc'ct1aE
- al trxauScontiuental lines oonsiss Of
- dining. par8cy. buffet and The
s'..,s,s,s COMPARTMENT cars. heated ~
s's-,Tn and liEhted py f1ntSoa gas. All
.~snneetiux Zine ncke' aseAts seq ucNe.s
-. - r,s.srvagions. or ell Oh or al
a. " Parker FuSeS Send Agent.
~, Froue ssrc%ss. Seattle
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At sHEEPsHEAD BAY.

vsmspc Wins the Handicap in a Hot
Finish With Sir Walter.
xsw York, July 2.--The card which had
-. provfded for today's racing sen.
80 crowd to Sheepshead bay. and some
sssresting contests were seen. There
- much interest in the decision of the
~.rards over the Weinberg race
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Balloon ascension Madison park tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock.
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Take Madison street car as far as Rea
,oD .,ll -or sham hattie Friday
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,,..,,,3f,,l display Of fireworks toniorvos
nist,s a. Madison pAsA-
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WHY ARE YOU WEAK?

why suffer from nervous deDi
sexual organs. losses, drains, 2
orv. sleepless nights. lame or y
nervous trembling or palplta II
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The favorite, Oracle Felitz. has been
here for the past ten days. and will he
among the entries. Capt. Towle. her for
mer owner has again purchased an inter-
est. and viii probably sail her. He mas
been I'm command and won so many times
that II Is safe TO say he will get more
sneed ont OF her than any one else, and
warers have already been made that she
crosses the line first, OF course barring the
Mn If trhafrnrn
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The HnirY Armndillo.

VILLA HAYES, Paraguay, May I'm
all tho history of mammalian there is
not IL so c%uriously cunning as the hairy
armadillo. 1t is found all over the val
ley of La Plata, in South America. BE
cause OF It's peculiarly interesting meth
cd of obtaining food it is probably the
o interesting animal that naturalists
seek for, but it is very seldom that an
opportunity offers to watch the armadil-
10 killing its prey.
Recently MIR. w. II. Hudson, G. NJ.
u. s, was favored with such an exam
pie, and 1t was of such a curious nature
that 1t deserves to be rctold. One day,
while hunting up specimens close to Ba-
hia-Blanca, near Cape Corrientes, in the
Argentine Republic, his attention was
drawn to q peculiar dnet Of Kissing and
grunting, as if a big snake and a hog
were III encounter. But it was not so,
A small black snake, probably three feet
long, was coiled up on a stone n short
distance away. Suddenly a hairy arma.
dlllo appeared on the scene and trotted
directly toward the snake.
1t was then the kissing and snorting
began. But the snake, IN apparent tor
ror, at once began to glide away. In
stantly the mmadillo rushed toward it
and squatted upon the snakes body, the
sharp shell-like body covering holding
the reptile tightly while the process of
killing it went on
IL happened i'll this way: The arma-
dlllo at once set to work to kill or be-
numb his victim. He swayed his body
backward and forward and sideways
with a regular saving motion" thus
lacerating the snake at every movement
with the keen edges of his bony cover
ing. The little snake struggled to be
Tree and bit savagely ut its agsressor,
but the bites made no impression, and
very soon tho poor reptile gave up the
unequal contest, and when the arma-
dllio ceased his secsaw motion the snake
wa dead and very much m"nglel."
The armadillo at once began to feed
upon his dead victim. He took the tail
III his mouth and slowly progressed to.
ward the head; but, finding that about
one-third of the snake suficed his anne
tite, he left the remainder and trotted
away. The popularity of this perform
ance was that a afterward the
naturalsts could find no trace of the
arnadlIio. A, r. MCCRILIIs.