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UnIGIN OF THE DOG.
Some Interesting Information About Mans
Faithful Canine Friend.


There seems to be strong leaning among
naturalists to the theory that our numer-
Gus varieties of domesticated dogs are de-
scended not from single species, but from
several kinds of wild animals--as, for in
stance tho wolf and the jackal
There are recorded examples of tanned
wolves which in gentleness, love for their
masters and intelligence showed a truly
doglike capacity. With regard to tanned
iackals, Darwsn has pointed out that,
when caressed, they jump abSut for joy,
wag their tails, lower their ears, lick their
masters hands, crouch down, and even
throw themselves on tho ground, feet up.
ward. When Heightened, they carry their
tails between their legs.
On the other hand, it is understood
that, whatever animal we may consider
his progGnitor, the domestication of the
dog began at an epoch exceedingly remote.
The fossil remains of large dog have been
found in tertiary deposits, and there is no
doubt that the dog existed in u domesti
Gated state during prehistoric times. His
bones are discovered in the shell heaps of
Denmark and in the lake dwellings of
Switzerland
The dog meets us in the dawn of his
tory, for such varieties as the hound, grey
hound and watchdog are depicted on Egyp
tian monuments 5000 years old 1t is well
known that in Egypt the dog was wor
SHIPPED under the title of Anubis, and dog
mummies have been found. There is a
mastiff figured on an Assyrian sculpture
belonging to GAO b. @.
The fact is often overlooked that dogs
were used by the Greeks and Romans not
only in the chase and hunting down es.
capped prisoners, but for war, being armed
for that purpose not only with spiked col
lars, but with coat of mail. 1t is said that
Corinth was on one occasion saved by 80
war dogs, which foiled night attack of
the enemy fighting until all were killed
but one, which succeeded in arousing the
garrison.
1t is worth noting that, according to
some naturalists, the Newfoundland and
St. Bernard dogs form group by them,
selves derived neither from wolves nol
jackals, but from a distinct species of pro.
genitors. 1t is disputed question wheth,
er the Newfoundland dog is indigenous to
North America or was introduced either
by the Norwegians in the year 1000 or by
Cabot in 1897 Bearing on this question
is the interesting fact that the Norwegians
have dogs closely resembling the New.
foundland breed. The Dingo dog of Aus.
tralia does certainly seem to constitute q
distinct indigenous species, since it is now
found in both wild and a domesticatet
state in that country, and its fossil re
mains are associated with those Of extinct
mammals.-Philadelph Times.
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1t Is Half Plant and Is Found In New

Lealanu.
The aweto, as the Maoris or natives OF
New Zealand call it, or Hipialis virescens,
as naturalists term it, is found in New
Zealand and is a vegetable caterpillar OF
from 3 to inches in length, and so fan
science has not been able to say whether il
is vegetable or an insect. 1t is always
found at the foot of large myrtle trees
that have beautiful red flowers on theil
stems, and a beautiful creeping clematis
as white as the snow. The Maoris call
this tree by the name of rata. The aWetC
buries itself among the roots of the rata, a
few inches below the ground, and there
lives until it is full grown, when it under
goes most wonderful change. The sport
of vegetable fungus, termed by natural
lists SophOcria robertsii, fastens itself t.
the neck of the caterpillar, just beaween
the head and the first ring, and then grows
upward to the height of from to inches.
Many people assert that there is never more
than one stem, but such is not the case,
for some have been found with two stems,
although very rarely.
The stem shoots up out of the ground,
above where the caterpillar is living,
about 2 or 3 inches. Below the earth il
SlpNS lhbO VIZ dMtUO uhIll IL HIS up bNbll
possible space within the outer skin with.
out changing the form of the insect in the
slightest way whatsoever, but simply sub.
stituting vegetable matter for animal
matter. AS soon as this takes place both the
plant and caterpillar become dry and hare
and die, but retain exactly the same form
as when alive. The whole has a brown
color, and the insect appears wooden cat.
erpillar with a huge horn standing W
from the back Of its neck. How the cater.
pillar manages to propagate its species nc
one can tell. Usually the caterpillar be
comes a chrysalis, the chrysalis changes
into a moth the moth lays eggs and these
eggs again become catcrpillars, and so on
without stopping. Many reasons are givcr
why the plant shoots up from the back OF
the neck of the aweto. One is that the
aweto has n Shiny substance oozing out
from its neck, which, while the aweto is
boring at the foot of the rata tree for its
only food, catches the seeds of the fungus
and holds it fast there till, the latter be
gins to grow. When it has sucked all the
vegetable life out of the aweto. it must
naturally die, for it finds no further nour
ishment. The awetO is often found in
large numbers. Transcript
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RILEY TO DEBs.
The Sweet Singer Contributes to the Labor
Leaders Paper.

The Sweet Singer Contributes to the Labor
Leaders Paper.
A special edition of Eugene Debs' organ,
The Railway Times, was issued for Labor
day, and 100, 900 copies were distributed
all over the country. The list of contri.
buttons includes the following poem by
James Whitcomb Riley, who is very
friendly with Mr.. Debs:
THEM FLOWERS.
ITO My Good Friend, Eugene V. Debsi
Take a Teller that's sick and laid up on the SHELF
All shaky and ganted and pore,
And all so knocked out he cunt handle hisself
With stiff upper lip any more;
Shet him up all alone in the gloom o. a room
As dark as the tomb and as grim,
And then take and send him some roses in
bloom,
And you kin have fun out O. himl
You've seed him, fore now, when his liver
was sound
And his appetite notchod like a saw,
A.chaffin you, mebby, for rom lnon round
With big pOsy bunch in your paw
But you ketch HIM, say, when his health is
away
And he's fiat on his back in distress,
And then you can trot out your little bokay
And not be insulted, guessl
You see, it's like this what his weakness is:
Them flowers makes him think o. the days
O. his innocent youth and that mother O. his,
And the roses that she uSt to raise.
So here all alone with the roses you send,
Ben sick and all trimbly and faint,
My eyes is-my eyes is-my eyes ls-Old friend,
Is a-lealiin-Im blamed Of they anti
james Whltcomb Riley.
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A NEW CHURCH.
1t Is In Sioux Falls and Favors a Liberal
Religion.

1t Is In Sioux Falls and Favors Liberal
Religion.
A new church has just been founded
in Sioux Falls, S. ID. 1t is called the
Peoples church, and its founder is the
Rev. J. L. Andrew, who for two years has
been pastor of the Unitarian church in
that city.
Mr.. Andrew proposes to gather into the
fold of his new church those persons who
have grown disconnected with orthodox
churches those who favor religion, but
Liberal religion" and those who "Dever
go to church. mainly, he thinks, because
of lack of cordial fellowship there. These he
will gather in his new church to listen on
Sundays to interpretations of nature, life
and the Bible" He thinks there are
enough people in Sioux Falls of his way
of thinking to make a good sized congre-
cation.
As every one knows, Sioux Falls has
some queer folks among it's population,
who believe in a change in all sorts of
things especially in marriage relations,
and doubtless Mr. Andrew knows his field
and its possibilities York Sun.
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DON'T KILL THE DOG.
Good Advice to Persons Who Have Beer
Bitten aud Fear Hydrophobia-


Bitten aud Fear HydrOphobia
eff you are bitten by dog, don't kill
the beast, but take every precaution to lei
him live for few days at least"
Professor Logoria, chief Of the Pastcm
institute in Chicago, made this statement
to reporter, and he is supposed to be al
authority.
ut is a great mistake people make" he
said, 'tO start in at once to kill dog that
has bitten them, or have it killed. 1t ha:
been proved scientifically, and is admitted
now by all physicians who are posted, thai
hydrophobia is not spontaneous disease
and cannot be given to IA person by dog
bite unless the dog be mad when it cause.
the wound. The dogs condition. if it be
mad, will be manifested within two days,
or two weeks at the latest. BY permit
ting it to live, therefore, the physicians
can tell definitely whether the person bit
ten is Liable to have hydrOphobia If the
dog goes mad within that time they know
the person bitten may be inOCulatCd with
the Same dread disease, and may have the
same fate. If the dog docs not 90 mad
then there is no fear of hydrophobia, and
the wound can be treated rs any other
wound would be. BY killing the dog you
destroy the chance of certainty as to the
fate of the person bitten and leave the i'm
agination full rein to fear the worst re
suits, when it might have been possible tc
know in advance that hydrophobia wai
impossible.
"Of course" continued the doctor,
"thcrc are exceptions to this rule that will
suggest themselves to persons. When Il
dog is so vicious that to leave it alive is to
endanger other people, then the first duty
would be to destroy it unless it could bu
carefully secluded where the possibility OF
harm would be removed. But even in
such cases where the dog is killed it should
be done by aphysician, who should keep Il
portion of the brain, by which can be de-
termined whether the dog had rabies OF
not. "-Chicago Tribune.
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An Elemental Tiff.

Said Boreas to Pop Neptune:
"Old salt, which yacht will winP
I'm blowed If can tell what way
I'd better bet my tin.
I've come a thousand miles and more
To take this yacht race in.
Old fellow, you are rather deep.
What say you-which will wur
Said Neptune to wild Boreas:
"You said that l am deep.
You're right, and, may also add,
My secrets / can keep.
I've noticed that you put on airs,
And that you blow heap
Suppose you follow up the yachts
Ana let me so tc sleep"
Said Boreas to old Neptune:
I've ruffled you, l see,
Poor chap you've had your ups and downs,
While I've been vita and tree.
don t believe you know at al
Which will the winner be.
How can you wheL you lie in bed2
I've my own ocean sebt'
You're bowling now, but you'll calm
DOWN."
Cried Neptune. "You've no sand.
As zephyr a chap could have boat sense
Who's half the time on land!
Don't whistle till you're out the woods;
Your airs are far too grand.
The yacht will win that first gets in
By Yank OF Briton Manned"
Then Boreas howled, and off he few,
So mad he had to roar,
While Neptune sobbed and threw himself
On jerseys sandy shore.
But when the big race is at hand
They'll be good friends once more,
And each win help, with all his heart,
The best yacht to the fore.
~ A. Jennings in New York World.
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BIG MASONIC PLANS.
A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY PLANNED
by THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.

An Endowment of S5O,OOO,OOO To BE
Controlled by and For Mssous-Iudns.
trial School Included-site on the Ohio
River Near the West virginia Line.
In their pursuit of methods for putting
into practical effect the principles of their
order-fraternity fidelity, charity-some
of the prominent members of the knights
Templars are developing project which,
if realized according to the ideas of its
originators, will prove to be one of the
grandest and most commendablc out
growths Of the closing years in this CEN
fury.
They are planning the establishment Of
a great national university for both sexes,
to be controlled by and in the interest Of
all Masons, with permanent endowment
of not less than $50, 600, 600, at which tho
children of all Master Masons, whatever
their means, can secure a complete educa-
tion, from the age of 10 years and upward,
along any line of instruction which they
may desire.
The scheme contemplates the erection
of a sufficient number of fireproof univer-
slty buildings to accommodate 10, 900 stu
dents, specially designed for the purpose
and equipped with every facility and ap-
pllance known to be necessary or desira-
bic for the pleasure exercise or education
Of the same, including its own electric
plant, waterwOrks, etc; the establish
ment and maintenance under the most
competent instructors to be secured Of n
preparatory or academic department and
departments of liberal arts, law, medicine,
science, theology and technology, also an
industrial school, thus being a true uni
versity, in which the student can secure an
education and training along any line
which &c may desire to pursue. While
the g. i'd of no living or dead Master Ma
So" 81 &c refused admission to the insti-
IT, .. ..., account of lack of means, it will
be 1. g.. gcnsc home or charitable insti-
TUT 1T is expected to be self support
ing L.. Tho first construction from tut
ton fees, ;..n products of the industrial
workshop and other revenues.
The plan contemplatos, further, uni
forming of all students, the boarding and
rooming of them within the university
grounds and the leasing of grounds for a
nominal sum for the erection of homes to
such parents as are not willing to be sep
arated from their children during the term
of their education, such houses to be trans
ferred to other parents when no longer
needed.
The location agreed upon for the insti-
tuition is a beautiful tract of elevated land
on the Ohio river near the West Virginia
line facing the river for three miles.
The projectors anticipate no difficulty
in securing the necessary endowment. In
fact they assert that the idea has met
with such an enthusiastic reception from
all Knights who have been consulted that
four times the amount necessary could be
secured. -Philadelphia Ledger.
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Reason On This.

You would call man fool to try TO
run an engine with crooked pist"n-rod.
Yet you are attempting that when you
live with your system in a disordered
condition. Whatever you may be men
tally, you are physically a machine. No
thing interests you more than keeping it
in order If your digestion is out of con.
dition, or your kidneys are disOrdered,
edy, a medicine prepared by a famous
physician, and endorsed by thousands
of persons. 64t2
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THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Two Men Have an Exciting Time In q
ClOudburst.

Cloudburst.
A recent clOudburst on the river 10 miles
above Louisville destroyed house. swept
away 10 acres of tobacco and caused two
men to have thrilling experience in os-
Gaping with their lives.
The house belonged to John Dix, a
farmer on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
With him lived Horace Bruner, n nephew.
Mrs Dix and daughters were out visiting
at 8 o'clock, when the cloudburst startled
Dix and his nephew. They thought light
ming had struck near, but before they
could get to the door food of water burst
in upon them. 1t was soon up to their
necks, and they barely succeeded in break
ing out one Of the windows, through which
they swan. The torrent carried them
among the trees and dragged them so
swiftly among the branches that they could
not catch hold.
Finally they landed on a little rise in
the ground and lay there bleeding and OK
hausted. The nephew would have gone
under once but his uncle grabbed him by
the arm and helped him along. When they
went back to where the house had been,
there was nothing left.-Cincinnati Com
merCial Gazette.
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A lighter load of snail shells from Mr.
Curtis OF Eustis was received recently by
the Jacksonville city engineer and will be
used to pave a portion of Main street. on
top of the AlachUa rock pavement rs an
experiment. The shells We're presented to
the city by Mr.. Curtis. If this thing keeps
on, the entire Alachua rock pavement will
soon be covered with different samples Of
paving material at no cost to the city. The
shells from Eustis are snail shells, and are
said to make an excellent driveway
Florida Times. Union.
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Society of L. MS.

An organization has been formed by
come of the young ladies Of Poughkeepslc.
1t is called by the girls the 81. NJ. S, " in
terprctcd, Lonely Maidcns." The sole
qualification for membership is that the
candidate must be without lover II a
member gets a sweetheart, she is expelled,
The L. Ms had a picnic at Chestnut grove
recently, and though no gentlemen were
invited male friends of the members who
went there We're made welcome. Tho So
ciety is made up of the brightest and prat.
tiest girls in the city.-New York World.
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Erie has been in financial hot water
since its first rail was laid, vel nigh half
a century ago. With its reorganization, the
first which really competent hands have
ever been found to attempt, it is to be
hoped that it will bo placed on II sound
ard satisfactory basis. 1t is one of the
great railway properties of the world and
there is no reason why under proper man
agement it should not have a long career
of prosperity York Tribune.
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What We Are Reading,

Reports from the public libraries of 2S
leading cities for the past month show
that the book most frequently called for
was Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush, " fol-
lowed by 1.-THE Adventures of Captain
Horn, 1.-The Manxman" and THE Pris-
oner of Zenda" Singularly enough,
'Trilby' does not figure in any of these
lists st. Louis Globe Democrat.
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A Natural FinancIer.

A group was talking n few evenings ago
about Soma remarkable exhibitions of
nerve" when one said:
Il think / saw about as merry dis
play of impudence as ever heard of in a
cigar store in this city few days ago. A
young man came in and asked for two 10
cent cigars, throwing half dollar on the
counter. The clerk gave him the goods
and rendered him in change 30 cents-a
nickel and Canadian 20 cent piece. The
customer objected to taking a Canadian
coin, when the clerk said: Well, sir l am
perfectly willing to give you American
money, If you prefer it, but suppose you
first give me an American half dollar for
this Canadian 90 cent piece you gave
me. Utica Observer.
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Buzzards on a Temple of Justice.

The local buzzards who are not quite as
numerous as poultry in Vicksburg, though
almost as tame, no longer have the priv
ilege of resting on the cupola of the court
house The spectacle of such fowls perch
ing above the temple of justice was neithcp
attractive nor suggestive of pleasant
things, so they have been shut out by an
ingenious arrangement of wire netting
from entering the space beneath the cupo-
la, while at other favorite perching places
sharp tin projections prevent them from
alighting. -N icksburg Commercial Her
aid
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Women Win Out.

In the Montana Methodist conference
the question Of admitting women to the
general conference on the same footing as
men was decided in favor Of the women
by vote of 81 to 4.--Chicago Times. Her
Aid.
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hN&N

Mo DISEASE has ever presented so many
~ peculiarities as LaGrippe. No disease
leaves its victims so debilitated, useless,
sleepless, nerveless, as LaGrippe.
Mr.. D. W, Hilton, state agent OF the Nut
ual Life Insurance Co., OF Kentucky, says:
I'm 1889 and 80 l had two severe attacks
OF LaGrppe, the last one attacking my ner-
vous system with such severity that my life
was despaired OF. l had not slept for more
than two months except by the use Of mar
cotics that stupefed me, but gave me no
rest Twas only conscious OF intense mental
weakness agonizing bodily pain and the
fact that was hourly growing weaker.
When in this condition, commenced using
DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine. In two days
began to improve and in one months time
was cured, much to the surprise Of all who
knew of my condition. have been in ex-
cellent health since and have recommended
your remedies to many Of my friends"
Louisville, Jan. %, 1895. D. W. HILTON.
DR.. Miles NGrVine Restores Health.
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A Very Good Motto.

"Short campaigns and long crops" is a
good motto this year.-Dubuque Herald.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria. /
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
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Better Than For Three Years.

81 have taken three bottles of Hoods
Sarsaprrilla and some of Hoods Pills,
and think that Hoods SaIsaparlla is
one of the best blood medicines in the
world. | was very sick when began to
take it and was troubled with weak
lungs apd was all run down. Hoods
Sarsaparilla has given me an appetite
and | have not felt so well for three
years. Mrs. Chas. Hosmer, Stowe, VT.
Hoods Pills cure sick headache, bill.
innSnnSS
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Ayers Sarsaparilla has rescued many
from chronic blood diseases. Try few
bottles.
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To THE CITIZENS OF BENNINGTON
AND VICNITY-I am prepared TO furnish any
thing wanted in the line of cemetery work at at
least 10 per cent less than you can buy The same
quality of stock or work of any agent or outside
party, as that is the agents commission, or it.
will cost party from away if they come them
selves to sell and set the work at least 20 per
cent more than it will me- as l live here and sell
and set my own work, and receive my granite in
the rough state direct from the Quarries in car
load lots at low rates. have force Of compe-
tent workmen to cut. polish and letter the work
here in my shop; have had four car loads Of
rougi. granite in the past two months; am fur
nishng 10 monuments and number Of markers
and tablets from Landgon's best dark Barre
granite which are to be set before Decoration
Day Call and my stock and how do my
work, and if YOU have work to buy give me a
chance to figure on it l have nearly fifteen hun
bred dollars worth of marble monuments and
tablets on hand, and will sell you any of these at
a very low figure, as want the room for granite
work. The above are facts which | will prove to
you if you will call and see me
Soliciting your patronage, am very respect
fully yours
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An Endowment of S5O,OOO,OOO To BE
Controlled by and For Mssous-Iudns-
trial School Included--s on the Ohio