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SOME SCHOOLBOY BLENDERS.


Many schoolmasters must have "reminiscences OF
amusing plumbers which have come under their no
tice Some OF these reserved for the examiner
decctation, and the following specimens have peen
GIVEN up TO the present writer In that capacity
during the last twelve months III candidates. men
or bows knew what relief these little eccentrici,
Ties are TO an overworkcd examiner. they would
certainly commit more OF them In spite OF the TACT
that stern necessity compels him TO deduct marks
for the delinquency. or Scriptural plumbers there
is no md but they hardly subject for ainuse-
ment and history affords almost as wide Held
II is interesting to learn that Julius Caesar won
tho battle OF Hastings" and that the Romans
we're the first people who could speak,. Southsea
readers might give us information on the South.
eea Hubble" The roll OF naval heroes IL still
Increasng for we learn that shakespeare
hecame n French, and Milton Dutch admiral
given 10 French soldiers" does suffrage mean
connected with thirst There Is something solemn In
Tho statement that "Becket-his grave was made
pilgrim" and false etymology possibly suggested
tine" and that Doomsday Book was SO called BE,
cause IL was 10 last TIL the Crack OF DOOM. And
lastly. here are the two most recent contributions
n our National history: Nelson lived In the reign
OF Victoria and defeated the French under Blueher
ri Waterloo" and again. the battle OF Trafalgar
was fought at Waterloo. when Napoleon command
ed the Prusslans. and Nelson shot for going
on deck" In geography also the answers are some
pears that DERBY 10 noted for races. shefneld for
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JOURNALISTIC SPTDERS

From The LONDON lDsrdfH
In Russia the correspondents OF oar English dairy
papers sometimes have a hard time OF II. Not very
long ago the police made discovery OF some
Nihilisc plot In an Out-of- the-way corner OF ~.
Petersburg and the special correspondent OF the
'Standard' came to hear OF II. on he went At
once In search OF the house. He found II without
much difficulty, and police officer was In pos,
session. can / come in?' he asked. certainly.
said the officer. And the correspondent entered.
Having taker good view Of the surroundings, he
turned 10 CO. but the officer barred the way You
cannot pass air." he said. But you yourself said
! might come in" quite So responded the police
man grim.y Anybody who likes can come in but
they are Immediately arrested" In vain the Jour
nalist explained that he had important engage,
mcnts else where. There he was and there he had
to stop. Then he went TO the window ana looked
out with a malicious CLEAN In his eye Presently
he sa " a sight which filled him with JOY. Strolling
down the street Mr. Dobson the correspondent
OF the Times" The Imprisoned one hailed him.
"Hullo. Who're you going?' he shouted Try.
ing to find the Nihst place Oh this Is H.,
come IN" And Mr. Dobson came. He took n crit
zeal survey Of the room. made his notes. and then
turning his friend. he suggested that they should
CO. Failing to get an answer. and somewhat pc
Wildcred ne made for the door and there the ponce
officer enligr tened him. The two correspondents
spent the afternoon inviting other hes into the
Jcr'o uveh
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brought up among them from her earliest YOUTH
and In the second place. she may certainly be sau
to have found In them far more satisfactory friends
than among the members OF her own family or
among her former subjects. but few of whom have
remained loyal TO the fallen King and Queen. or
even condescend TO remember their existence All
have turned their faces toward the new SHINING
In the person OF King Humoert WhiIe IL ~
seldom that devotion TO horses and fondness Tor
Yachting are united this rare combination exists
in the case OF Queen Marie. who In summer Is oiten
to be seem accompanied by a lady-n-waltlng and
a single. weather beaten old SALT handling with
the skill OF a sailing master her little open soop
In the middle OF the English Channel She Is IN
deed much at home on the sea as she ~ III the
saddle
After their deposition ani exile from Italy. the
royal couple made their headquarters at Paris, Nv
ing in modes, APARTMENTS on the 9th floor OF
comparatively unknown hotel. and refusing 10 settle
down. firmly convinced that II was only matter
Of time when they would be recalled to the throne
OF Naples. Although 1, has been often stated mat
no child was born to King Francis and queen Ma
RE In lss5 the queen gave birth to i;tle girl
who died in early infancy. and while the royil
mother appeared TO resume her old-time lshtnes'
OF heart she has never ceased 10 grieve In secret
over IA. '1ss Of her little one.
II Is especially In connection with the siege OF
Gaeia that Queen Mare's name is celebrated
bride Of four months date when Garbild and his
Insurgents deprived her husband OF his Kingdom
~ Naples she encouraged the King and those OF
nis aihcrcnts who had remained fdl:nful 10 MIN
10 make last stand FOR hss throne In the fortress
q Gacia. AMI for i've long months thr toyai VouPl.
sustained there Siege which excited the Interest
~ the entire civilized world. The principal credit
Tor that heroic defence belongs 10 Queen Marie
who was DAY and night on the ramparts rhcour-
aging the troops and even assuming active com
mard OF the operations while Of the courage wnlch
rhe displayed II need merely be SAID tnat wnen,
on one occasion a bomb burst In III" room III Swhich
sh. Ne. sitting and her hair covereF with
plaster from the falling ceiling. she coohy walked
had
without n ;rcfnOr 10 her voice remarked that she
thoueht powder well suited 20 her style Of beauty.
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RJOOpHOUNDS IN AMERICA.
GENTLE DOG OF RECENT IMPORTATION

.o,.,,,,.r>. ,oxcprI.s nor TRUE BLOOD
...,.,,s eoon uo,.sE DOGS FOLLOWING
7HAII-rHE ENGLISH BLoopHoOND ILL"
TIE English bloodhound IS III "'a''s ,., nv
mos; attractive dog that is preu' anu RECONNAISSANCE
inc the race in doc culture an" VIC i"ee NV
nars Ear ANYTHING phenomenal IN clil.he mes" vi
.,,ber hone or foreign ors''' 'e "'o0"O", WIN
.,.,nn f,c,al characteristics and NOBILITY OF
MS "sp"'"e ni,ainess Of disposition. preserves
Vnai"'' - .r,,nence and stands unrivaled on
MS P,.i ~ canine greatness as the finest exam
'.e 49, log breeders art. Unlike most other
pie OF "a" We is a peculiar and dgnifed grandeur
Naie .so,y sage severity in the phenomenal head
anu .,as ~ the autocratc bloodhound. His calm
p,,,v and majestic. thoughtful air bespeak his
u.s., breeding and ordly associations. His deeply
,r,,od brow. his weary. mournful gaze suggest
,,,~ IN meditation, calling back long-forgotten
-. Though very much has been written abou;
-. history of this interesting dog his origin has
M. been clearly traced. Probably he Is the product
- a cross between the st. Hubert hound. animal
Unmarried into England by the Normans who came
win William the Corqueror. and the talbot, a
hunting dog used by the Saxon mobiles before their
overihrow. This theory is strengthened by the re-
semblance which exists even now between the ST.
uuher. AMI the English bloodhound.
In the days when the armies of the world used
hons and arrows this dog was most valuable IN
r.arfare later he also used to track fusitives
nd criminals This later use was continued ti
it, In the last century, and to some extent even
,,n ,h,. In England. but the telegraph and the
..o,, engine took his detective occupation away
So. ,hen he has been bred chiefly as companion,
VA the type would have persisted entirely had 1t
an. bsen that In some noble families kindly sen'i-
non, preserved the dogs and saved them from
.x,,nc,on Within the last haf-century. and es-
oecaly since the inauguration in England OF bench
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Sheffield ponies. and Bolton for It's Abbey" Homo
luln Is "a palace In the capital OF Spain. and Hell
velyn "a large volcano in Scotland a crater is
"a straight line which IL very hot. and the chief
Possibly few people know what dykes are; 1t is
this way: When a country is below the sea. dykes
TO know, on one authority. that the Albert Ny
ANA Is so called because IL was discovered by
frince Albert" but II suggests painful thoughts
TO be Informed that Livingstone went on exploring
til his boots were quite worn out. There IT, how
ever a certain element of truth In the statement
that Panama is noted for yellow mud, which
Sticks 20 the fingers OF those who make It," The
English language itself Is fertile source OF error.
such spellings ''bearhcaded" are not uncommon.
Inc masculine OF goose Is duck and the feminine Of
morse Is cow. The plural of lady h gentleman. and
the masculine Of vixen Is brute. Abstract nouns
are things you cannot see such as gas and thun-
ger, or-as one boy put II with a delicate vein of
lrony-a thing you cannot feel namely, con-
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THE ADVENTURES OF 4 BOTTLE.

From me Chicago Record
In June. 1893. Lieutenan; II. T. Mayo OF me
United States Navy In charge or the hydrosrapnic
office at Port Townsend, Wash. gave the captain
OF the Northern Pacific steamer victoria Do,tle
which he asked him to drop into the sea when MS
ship was about halfway across the PACING on It's
voyage to China, so as to test the currents Inc
bottle was securely corked ana sealed ana con-
tanned request printed In seven dinerent IAN
guages, including Russian. Chinese ana japanese.
that whoever found 1t should send II to the nearest
custom house In the United states. with the date
and the location when and where II was frst seen:
on July T. 1893 when the vessel was In latitude 10
degrees 80 minutes north and longitude 10 degrees
and ~ minutes west. Second officer Dobson OF the
Victoria took the bottle, and with a swing OF his
long arm cast IL into the water. one morning
few weeks ago when Lieutenant Mayo came down
TO his Office he found on his desk package wrapped
in an ancient and much soiled German newspaper,
which, to his surprise was found to contain the
very bottle he sent on that queer errand about
package had been left there by two rough-looking
sailors Upon drawing the cork the lieutenant found
q rude Inscription upon the back or his carefully
printed instructions which read:
date, In such and such latitude and longtude). The
next time you cast bottle adrift please put some
thing else In Il besides . piece OF paper"
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Toms Cabin In that play the so-caled hood
hounds. which. by-the-way. were not actually intro
duced In the book at all. have always been very
important members of the dramatis personae. For
the stage In this play 1t seems to have been agreed
that dogs were required Of hideous and ferocious
appearance and therefore neither the hound that
Is used in the South the English bloodhound
would at all the purpose. The acts OF
these mongres off the stage have contributed to
the m!sspprehension of the nature Of the blood
hound and 50 the disrepu:e has grown until the
dog had the kind OF bad name. In
deed the dbsrcpute succeeded n receiving several
years ago statutory recognition for the Legs-
lature OF Massachusetts, prohibited the keeping
0. bloodhounds within the Commonwealth. The
m,ving cause Of this prohbitory legislation was the
attack Of an Uncle Toms Cabin monsrei on
sons children As matter OF fact there had never
beta a genuine bloodhound in the State uni, four
years after this law had been enacted. When the
legislature was put in possession OF the facts the
law repealed.
a GOOD-NATURED DOG.
The purely bred bloodhound Is as good-natured
as }; IL possible for a dog TO be- Here Is an IN
stance that occurred several years ago at MT
"'nche."s house. His son. then ak years old was
In the s.ttlng-room alone with Bloodhound that
was lying en- a rug in frcn. Of an open FIRE. The
boy playing with the dog sat down on II ana then
TOOK II into his head that the hounds ears NEEDED
trimming pair OF SCISSORS were conveniently
near ne seiztd them and began surgical opera
Ton on the dogs ear. The dog appeared TO realize
that " he shook the boy off the child might be
thrown into the fire, he remained quiet and
set vp pi,eous howl OF pain. which soon brought
one OF the family 10 his rescue. Here was some
mag very Ike human intelligence and human
ia.thfuness. and as different from savageness as
poss.be
Under dneren, crcumsts nces. however. the b.ood-
hound viii resent injuries. and there is nothing
mat orends him more than any assault upon his
u'shlty. Some time ago man was painting a
renee dog In curious mood went up to the fence
ara put his nose through the pickets. The work.
man jabbed the pa!nt-brush on to the hounds nose,
covering II with the sticky paint The dog re-
Sen;ed this with anger and would have attacked the
man IL he could have got the fence The work.
man laughed at the futile efforts OF the hound to
set through o. the fence. and at last the dog
retired to clean himself. Now. this dog was a
most gentle and anccuonatc animal. but he could
never be made to forget and forgive the insult to
ms dignity. and the succeeding ridlcu.e Of the
VINO had insuted him. Whenever this man APP
psared the brst.ec the dogs back and he
pesan to grow. Though months passed and the
u'ah Tried In numerous ways TO apologize. the dog
seeIhed impacabie. At last II vas deemed wiser
."o SAFER that the man should find other employ
,'eht II is toerably wel-known fact that all
s'ss OF spirit resent rdicue. caress dog and he
your fr'tri. laugh at him when ne 10 uncomforta-
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1t may be OF interest to explain why these vaiues
were given TO the various features OF tnd pnEln
are estimated at very high rate because u ~
peculiar and valuable feature OF the DIeeu III VIC
male II should be large In all dimensions eNsep' VI
width, In which there should be remarka9'e "a
nciency TIE upper surface should be domed cnu-
in9 In a blunt point at the occiput; put the D.ain
case should no. be developed to the same extent 81
the nosrlls. The muzzle should be deep ana squar,e
the brows moderately prominent, and the wh ,ne
head grand and majestic. The skin covering i ,d
forehead and cheeks should be very much wrhss.eu
and In manner unlike that OF any DINER ovs,
These points not nearly so well developed III Iine
bitch but still they demanded IN a proper ion
long enough to overlap one ahother rhs
when drawn together in front OF the nose e, Inc
leather OF them should be very slim ana penduouS,
and should hang far forward and close 10 me cnssx
without the slightest tendency to prick Iney
should be covered with soft SILKY hair Inc eyes %
b.oodhounds generally hazel In color. ana snIud
shaped lids, showing the thrd, eyed. or 'haw
which is Of a deep red color. The fews should De
Md eng e 1a snse Of the mouth The
to drop i"f his nose ,e" The g ground without bis
s sts de%laS The chest should rather wide
and deep but IN all cases there should be good
girth; The shoulders should be slopng and Inuscu,
deep the size o. the dog necesstating great power
In this page. The hips and couples should be wide.
ankles Of full Size. The feet should be round and
catlIke In color the bloodhound should be black
and tan or tar only. This. II may be remarked, u
the case with all black and tan breeds The black
should extend TO the back the sides and neck and
TO the top OF the head. This black, however Is sell
dom pure black but % or more or Or less
found The coat should be short and hard on
sSe Sd H s hs
gentle curve. but II should not be raised beyond
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hard pavements of the streets. where multitudes
were continuously passing they were soon at fauit.
OF these dogs, Rosemary with all her senses awe.
and in her early youth did better than any OF her
companions. Now were to see her on the rough
Vermont hills. without eyes and without ears. and
with only her to guide her In following tran
over rough places through water, over fences ana
walls, through forest and swamp and thicket IL
seemed incredible that she could do II. When the
men had we-ngh completed the course the blind
bitch was turned loose. These men whom she was
expected to follow had come from the kennels.
and of course. from the place where Rose
mary was unleashed there was tran each
WAY was curious to IL she would not take
the back track. But only for moment did she
hesitate and then carefully she went off on the
trail OF the men. her close TO the ground Al
the first fence she hestated a second ana then
climbed over. and to the very end was not at fault
for a moment. This unquestionably very
hard test Of the seeming power for there were
many difficulties In the trail. and she was Obliged
to overcome all impedments by the use OF her nose
alone. When she almost at the finish Belhus
was let loose lie al fau., for a few minutes
at the first fence. each side of which there was
water: after that at terrific pace he followed the
trail without bunder. When Beihus had disap-
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enjoys the distinction OF
being the only lady who
is a member OF the Rus
sian order OF st. George.
which Is only conferred
for acts of very conspic-
uous gallantry and cour-
age on the battlefield. a
sister OF the Empress OF
Austria. like the latter.
she Is an enthusiast
upon the subject Of
horseflesh. her racing
stable comprising many
fine thoroughbreds with
which. under the name
OF Count Isolla." she
has won some OF the
principal events OF the
French turf. IL Is easy
to understand h e
Queens passionate love
for horses; for In the
first place she had been
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shows for dogs. careful attention has been given 10
revivng the interest in this wonderfully sagacious
family 1t may be that some OF these dogs were
brought this country in the colonial days and 1t
may be also that in the mongrels which are called
b,oodhounds in the Southern States there may be
traces OF this blood. but there records TO
confirm such a supposition. So far attainable
records show there were mportations of the
purely bred English bloodhound until 1882 when
Edwin Brough of Scarborough. England. brought
over several pairs and exhibited them at the West
minister Kennel Club show in Madison Square Gar
den. These dogs were left with j. L. Winchell,
now president Of the English Bloodhound Club. and
from them and several more recent importations
made by him and by DR.. Longest. of Boston, have
sprung all OF the genuine bloodhounds in the West
ern world There has grown 10 be great de-
mand for these dogs. and unprncipled dealers have
not scrupled to palm off any mongrel dog OF the
hound type upon anxious purchasers. dog with a
slight proportion of the bloodhound blood In II Is
sure TO be worthless and disappointing. and is apt
to be dangerous also. Such dogs. thought by their
owners 10 be bloodhounds. tend to confirm the dis
repute under which these animals already rest and
which they in the least deserved.
This dsrepute, 1t may be remarked, was the
outgrowth Of Misrepresentation and misstatement.
together with a sentiment that to hunt men with
dogs was cruel and barbarous. This sentiment was
created In the days when the cruelties OF negro
slavery were much talked about and was intensified
by the dramatic renderings Of Mrs. Stoves Uncle
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HUNTING MEN.
Mr.. Winchel frequently entertairs visitors with
man hunts. This he does to show the sagacity and
wonderful trailing capacities OF the dogs and also to
expose the fallacy OF the idea that these dogs
savage and ferocious when they come up with their
quarry. One of these visitors furnishes this de-
scrpton of what he such hunt. together
with some other observations. He says:
with us we had three dogs. Rosemary. Belhus-
both imported from England-and Victor. a fifteen
months old puppy. born at Mr.. Winchelrs place.
Rosemary Is both blind and deaf, but she Is noted
trailer. When the perpetrator OF the Whltechapel
murders successfully baflcd the London police.
Mr. Edward Brough. the breeder of Rosemary. at
the invitation Of the Chief of the London Police.
Sir Charles Warren. took her and several OF her ken
mel companions to London to experiment in follow
ing the trail OF men. This experiment made in
Hyde Park. and so long the trail In the Park
the dogs followed it without difficulty; but on the
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TILE HEROINE OF GAETA

Inc ex-Queen OF Naples. who since becoming
widow has determined to establish her residence in
permanence at Paris. where she can give free play
to her equestrenne without let hindrance.
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peared in the woods. Victor. the Americar-b born
puppy. let loose. lie waS even faster than
Belhus. but the fence and water bothered him. lie
lost the trail and clrcled around to find e. and then
came gallopng toward In the back trail. This
disappointng but Victor II very young yet. AMI
had only been out few times For him, then. an
much accuracy and caught the men before they
could go any considerable distance
II was curious TO exactly what the dogs would
do when the game was found. There wds GER
talnly nothing savage In their demeanOr. There
was only risky Manifestation OF satisfaction
that the chase had been successful. Even Ho"e-
mary. who in losing her sight and hearing also
parted with some Of her amiability. showed no
desire 10 bite or take hold OF the men. she merely
stayed by them and waited for Mr. Winchell 10
come up. Two mscOnc lived notions viii have 20
be abandoned The bloodhound IL not savage or
treacherOus. and he VIII not harm MA game when
ne catches IL. II would be strange for him
10 DO so as it would be for pointer. after finding
a bird. to jump upon 1t"
4 CLUB ORGANIZED
In justice to Victor 1t should be said that now he
is most accomplished trailer and follows a scent
with great accuracy and most marvellous swift
ness At the bench shows he Mas Invariably carried
off first honors in his class and IN several IN
stances the judges have declared him to be the
hes, dog OF every kind in the show. These bench
shows by-tne-way. are encouraging the breeding
OF the English bloodhounds. and while Mr. Win
chell was for time alone in the business he now
has several competitors. The breeders and owners
OF these dogs have organized club 10 encourage
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IN DISGRACE

their breeding and TO set M standard by wncn
in bench contests they shall be judged rms is
the standard. with the points adopted by the ciup'
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HUNTING MEN.

be and 1t will be long before he will again have
confidence in you.