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became domesticated, was essentially q social animal; so, also, was and is the elephant. The ant, the bee and the wasp are social animals; so, also, are some of the birds; and it is in these animals that we find evidence of con crete ethics. Concrete ethics concerns the individual veal alone of the ami mals in which it is to be noticed; it .subserves the purpose of preserving the species, of continuing the race, and is strictly material; hence it should not be confounded with abstract ethics or morals.
 To put it plainly, the ethics of the lower animals is simply social law. Aestheticism, however, is confined to no particular family. We find evil dence of it throughout the entire ami nal kingdom. Nature has implanted the love of beauty (ornament1 in the receptive ganglia of almost every liv- ing creature, however dimly it may be felt. 1t is intimately associated with sexual passion-that strongest of all animal desires-and though latent in most of the lower animals in some it is most powerfully developed. There is no truer law in the whole system. of evolution than the law of selection, and this law is based on an aesthetic emotion, the love of beauty and sexual desire. No matter how low we de- scend in the scale of animal life, where ever we find mating of animals we find development of color or of sub sidiary adjuncts, such as hair, feathers -excresences whose functions are purely ornamental. These ornamental adjuncts are commonly found in the male, though in some instances mot ably the insects) the female possesses them, instead of the male. When mat ing, these natural ornaments are al- ways displayed to the best advantage.
 On the 16th of last August, while walking in my garden, two butterflies alighted on the wall in front of me- The female remained quiet and observ- want gently waving her wings up and down, and keeping her antennae in continuous vibratory motion. The male circled around her, walking in ram pant manner, with his wings out stretched to their fullest extent. Then he approached the female, waving his wings slowly and gracefully, and walk ing in stately and affected style. When he came within an inch or two of her he relaxed his proboscis, erected his antennae, and quivered his wings with astonishing rapidity After sev- eral moments passed in dallianees like these the female accepted him as her
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man said he would follow her to Europe, and begging her to send him another letter informing him where he could meet her there. The next week he announced in the boarding house that he was in need of rest and that in two weeks he would leave for Europe, where he expected to remain two or three months.
 The news instead of invoking sym pathy, spurred the girls on to further efforts One had relative in Ham, burg, another a married sister in Ge- neva, the third had some one in Paris in whom she could confde, while in London the fourth had a friend whom she would let into the secret. So five letters were written at once, four of them to go abroad and tell the friends how to act, the fifth being sent to "the prude," telling him where Blanche was to stop in London and how long; how she would go to Paris and where she could be found, and the same data concerning Hamburg and Geneva
 All the girls were on hand to see ''the prude" depart, and he was very happy over what he thought was the secret locked up in his breast.
 From letters received from the friends abroad he appeared at the ad- dress given in London, only to be told that Miss Willoughby had been there and had looked anxiously each day for friend whom she expected. Much dejected at his non-arrival, she had de- parted for Paris earlier than she ex- pected, leaving word that should young man call for her he should be asked to follow her at once.
 In this way he was sent to the four cities named and then losing all track of his phantom sweetheart, he trav- eled around on his own accord, hoping to find her. But, of course, he didn't, and when, three months later, he re- turned to this country and to his boarding house he was a heart broken man. The next morning when he ap- peared at the breakfast table there was a letter on his plate which made his eyes twinkle with joy He took it to his room, and this was what he read
 "PooR OLD SIMpLEToN: It is not very strange that you did not meet me in Europe, for was never there l had intended to take slight jaunt through South America, so you might have the fun of following 8 wlll-o- the wisp but when I saw how foolish you were my heart softened I am not Blanche Will lougnby, and never was, but tcek this means of punishing you for your contemptible con- duct to | friend of mine When you get this will be another mans wife Don't forget
 "BI.ANCHEn
 s'Now, concluded the story teller, eff you don't believe this will intro duce you to my wife, who was Blanche Wiloughby. a-N. '. Herald.
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l always remember the last time saw him, but very short time before his death. lie was lying on the sofa, in the room so well known to us all; his goddaughter, little girl of some seven years, who had brought him a pair of warm gloves to wear, standing beside him.
 He was very weary and very tired of life, and the contrast was striking be- tween the child on the threshold of life, with toys, it's pleasures, and it's feebleness, still unfolded, standing be- side the aged philosopher, whose dim eye and shrunk form told of life struggle, weariness, and unsatisfed longings-who had drunk the cup of life to its dregs; who had won fame, renown; who had left name that would live in all time; who vet longed for death with passionate longing.
 It was one of the most dramatic pie lures one had ever seen, and one that could never pass from the memory of those who saw it.-Lady Jeune, in Realm.
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the scheme which sent the prude' to Europe on a wild goose chase.
 The conspirators, the narrator con- tinued, had friend who was the post mistress in small nearby town, and they enlisted her aid she being only too willing, after she knew the circum- stances. Soon .'the prude" received nicely scented letter, in a woman's hand, and the girls had the pleasure of seeing it on his plate at the breakfast table, and of noticing the pleased ex- presslon as he read it. They knew that the letter purported to be from lady who had seen him, but had never met him, but was extremely desirous of knowing him-so much so that she suggested to make an appointment to meet her. She signed herself Blanche Willoughby," and said she lived in Brooklyn, and requested him to send his reply to the Brooklyn post office, where she would get it by calling for it.
 Whether he felt fattered or what it was that actuated the man who so detested flirting, he answered the let ter, which, by prearrangement, was forwarded from the Brooklyn post office to the out-of-town postmistress, and from her hands it went direct to the fair plotters, who had all manner of fun with 1t. Then ensued an ani- mated correspondence between "the prude" and Blanche, and it ticl1led the girls immensely to note his flush of pleasure when on going to the break fast table he would find the daintiest notes from his supposed fair inamorata. Never did he read them at the table; they were too sacred for that; he gem tly put them in his pocket, waiting till he got to the seelusion of his room be- fore breaking open the envelope.
 But the young fellow was becoming impatient to meet her, so Blanche told him to be ct Trinity church the next Sunday morning and to wear a large red rose as a boutonnier He was on hand, and so were the four conspira- tors. As luck would have it. young woman tainted and was carried from the church, placed in carriage by her relatives and was driven away Blanehes next letter expressed the deepest regret that the writer had been overcome by the heat and had to be helped from the church. She was still i'll, she added, her doctors had ordered her to go to Europe, and she was to depart the following Saturday, She was sorry to go without having had the pleasure of meeting him, but after her return she would make it point to find him.
 Of course the young women thought this would end the whole matter, for they were becoming tired of the joke. But what was their amazement when another letter was received by Blanche, in which the smitten young
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icIs7l is found in many families Of the animal kingdom; while ethics, con- crete, it is true, yet, nevertheless, pure and well defined, has reached a remark ably high degree of development. do not claim for the lower animals con- science such as man possesses, but do claim that some of them have acquired a psychic element which di1nly fore shadows knowledge of the difference between good and evil in their com crete meaning. We find the evidence of this concrete ethical element in all animals which have memory, and which gre at all social in their habits. The dog in its primitive condition. before it
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A Rabbit on IIis Ilnn.,s

0'Neal Patton, who at last accounts was cattle rancher in Deaf, Smith county, Tex, has one of the oldest birthmarks that has ever been re- ported in the medical journals. Pat tons mark, which has given him the nickname of ''Rab, is a perfect figure of rabbit on his left hand. The mark is slightly raised and is a perfect image of rabbit, even to the eyes, ears. nose. mouth, feet, body and tail. In ls89 MT. Patton visited Chicago with several carloads of stock from his ranch, and while there the museum men offered him salary of ss,5oo per year to ex- hioit the hand bearing the curious park. The offer was courteously but firmly declined.
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pany more than she does mine. She is Miss Blank, of No. = West = street, and will leave her in your care, hop ing you will see her safely to her home.
 Before he had concluded the aston ished girl had discovered that the young man to whom she had bowed was a stranger, but she had not
 time to make any explanation to the prude, for as he finished he strode rap idly away. She dismissed the stran- gers, bought railroad ticket and re- turned home, where she reeited the mortifying story to her friends. And it was then and there that, after put ting their heads together, they matched
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lover. The whole scene showed deter imitation and intelligence. The male evidently called attention to all his points of beauty during his courtship and fairly bewitched the female with his elegance. The beauty of his form and vestment completely overpowered her virgin coyness.
 The dragon fly is another graceful wooer, and shows all his points of beauty and ornament when eourting the female. He will alight near her on twig or on the ground, and rapidly vlbrate his wings; his abdomen plays up and down in unison with his wings, and he often performs short but
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stately march in front of the oh.
 his affection. Like those of 9gJect Of terfy, the love scenes of dragoa lo o out. commonly occur in midair tbe on aes has been my good fortune to 1ough t the scene just described on senoss @itness casicms. efai co,
 At or about the time the oue.. i, feels the first promptings of reen Ioa bee before she takes her flight fror' e' and hive in search of a lover. tba osu a the may be seen any bright day conas cor ufones ed about the entrance of tba fStegat making short and purposeIess ainle @.Se' ot the vicinity. They remind ons gus n forcibly of the youths one sees a Ia;. vefY about church doors or the entraasi1g a-'e'i1g theaters, awaiting the outeom;a.s ,,'es Of their sweethearts. The dronaas much handsomer than the wor,. l's their markings are differen+ O'aersi U colors are more vivid and their taHf s,tf are more graceful. I have renoats se9ss noticed them on the foothoarsI'9 hives walking slowly and sedatelr and down or making queer little ss., aP ing movements, vibrating their V, a.'| in a rapid and agitated manner ". wWalgs the queen flies forth she is immoa,.|ea HAea ly surrounded by a bevy of drone lorss'
 Her choice of lover may be the 70 suit of an accident, but do not baI;. this is the case on all occasions. Aens and drone once fell at my feet 'sr,p sna upon examination, I found tbat " queen was using her sting yirorons,s .l' and effectively. The drone soon ais; whereupon the queen abandoned l,s and accepted another lover bosas. she disappeared from my sink This seems to me to indiS.. that the queen exercises on oceasio.. the right of choice. Many insects gis. unmistakable evidences that 9,. @ knowingly show their points of beant, E when seeking to mate. There must k. some appreciation of beauty in animal, K for whose benefit these exhibitions made, otherwise they would be purpos. less displays, a condition of affairs m, nature does not permit.
 Birds are sl1illful and accompissa wooers, and the males of all speea show themselves off to the best of tb5 abilities when seeking to mate. son E of them are grotesque and bizarre asi Z perform clownish and absurd aDts during courtship, while others are s5 ceedingly graceful in their gentle q deavors to gain mates The bluebr3, eourtship is an idyl of the spra,
 The male will take his place close
 the female and commence his os song. His soft, exigeant warble l.
 very embodiment of passionate loFs Over and over again he sings his lqa song. but the demure little coqueth
 his side will not yield. He then tats
 his place in front of her, eleYating n
 quiyering his wings in very ecsa
 of passionate pleading. He holds bs self erect and puffs out his breastias
 CTS and stamps with his feet. Hsa
 becomes bolder; his warble sudda
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cARLYLE's PECULIAR WAYS.
He Was Terrible in His Old Age If Crossed,
 But Enjoyed Fun.

But Enjoyed Fun.
 The injunctions left by Mr. Froude in his will respecting the destruction of all the papers in his possession relating to Mir. and Mrs. Carlyle revive many memories respecting the Sage of Chel- sea. During the Russian-Turlish war Mir. CarlyIes synpathies were, as was well known, sternly Russian, and any mention of the unspealIable Turk reused his wrath to a terrible extent. It was my fortune to see good deal of him in those days, and one night we met at the dinner table of a very great common friend. when he was specially wrathful at some incident which had occurred in connection with the conflict then going on.
 To contradict him or argue with him was useless, as it would only fan the flames; so we all sat in silence listening to the torrent of vehement, angry abuse of the unfortunate Turks, who were then performing prodigies of valor against overwhelming odds He ha- rangued us for some time and received no response. The growHngs of the thun- der became lower and lower and at last ceased with loud laugh and chuckle at the conspiracy of silence, of which no one enjoyed the fun more than him. self. He exclaimed: 'WelI, welll l see am going to have the jaw all to myself" and quickly changed the sub ject, choosing another, on which we could all join in more or less modified agreement.
 If not contradicted (and at his age very few cared to irritate the old man), he soon relinquished his solloquy and fell into the conversation around him, pufing great clouds of smoke from his pipe, and growing remarks of approval or of dissent
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| DID NOT UNDERSTAND.

Because did not understand Her little ways, let life's best slip from my hand h the old days: did not understand. Her subtleties of thought and speech, Her finer sense, Her maiden-lght reserves, seemed each Cause of offense; did not understand. Some answer to her wistful gaze When she was sad, A tender word, little praise, Had made her glad, But did not understand. failed to read the shy regard That lay below Her timid eyes, and so was hard; l did not know; did Tot understand. But when I saw the wonder rise Of love that grew And deepened in her dying eyes, Oh, then I knew; Too late understand The elusive, eager soul below That look sedate. The passionate tenderness, know Too late, too late; Oh, now understand
 Boston Transcript
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IooPYR1GHr, 18a5t ''Oh, Mary Mulqueen, Now what do you mean, Now what do you mean, arooa3
 Why don'tye smile?
 Ye trate me vile!s sez Mary Mulqueen: "Ye ain't me style I'm in love wid bou1d dragoon. I'm in love wid bould dragoon, me lad, No infantryman for me; An married we'll be whin the moon, me lad, Is fuller than e'er ye be,
 Oh, Cassidy,
 My Cassidy;
 He buRles for Troop B. Whin Cassidy rides wid his squadron He is the man for mel"
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changes it's character and become8 and confident; he turns and calls tention to the beautiful blue d coat; to the vivid scarlet of his vest his graceful and well-formed b The female is overpowered by this rent of eloquent pleading and fll I yields, accepting him as her lover
 The peafowl is clownish and bDI in his eourtship, and captivates th' male by indulging in the most a0 and grotesque antics. Several na will form a Stamping ground ing down and removing all the VI and grass in a space ten or fifteen square. When this queer dancing has been fixed to suit their taste E call the females about them n that they may witness the aolilg gracefulness (?leof their would-@ ors. The males will then enta arena, holding their heads far oa'A tween their trailing wings, and " ing their tails to the fullest exles holding their legs perfectly s.u jump awkwardly about the rllS folding their wings and tals z, stretching out their necks as possible, will run at full speed a the improvised ballroom; or s19 in the center of the square, ms' elevate their tails, lower then and beat the ground with snsu l... Every now and then they VIII s'' most discordant shrieks anu doubtless very pleasing to Ps ears, but unmistakably disagreS' our own. .,r,
 The rufed grouse goes thFSas % analogous performance, Oua ..sor a dance is by no means as grop r that of the peafowl One usl M,y fishing in Huerfanos river Nsa tg I heard a queer drumming an0 sss ing some little distance away sg!.,ore quietly toward the spot, dis'3' issj, covey of grouse engaged ln sls lss far courtship. The , fenlpp bn,bs perched in the surrounding ..s us 4 stood about on the outskng lll rts dancing floor. Three mais ms,,+inf the center of the circle ezesrdil za.smsnil seemed to be waltzing moVerd o,nds making oueer drumming souD K fore I had time to make fulss lss rapl ations, one of my comraos, 3iaa ybIa and frightened the birds persed instanter. no red.hs
 The courtship ot the, the andp full from beginning to ena, lSs brs monly takes place among I.orv er trs of some giant oak s.an or AisaS'55 ssaIg 55.', late in the afternoon. me ers,sg not allowed to forget the aoe sipl her persistent wooer for obi ortsbip stant sta ti during the entire cOnr,ss1 eI rgs1
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MATING or BUTTERFLIES
How Bees and Dragon Flies Woo
 and Win Their Swe ethearts.
Sentiment Among Insects Period of Courtship Among Lower Animals One of Display of Fine Clothes and
 Passionate Headings.
ICoPYRIGnT, 1895 ]

AA A TUX l AL1SIS " h o h Q V e studied the hab- it's of the lower animals h a V disco vered in them a psychic- al development t o tally unex- pected. A de- gree of esthet-
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 side of the water, only to learn on re- turning that the whole thing was a practical joke, planned to secure re- venge for an exhibition of i'll temper which had deeply grieved and mortified a young woman.
 "It was in a fashionable boarding house." said the instrument man, fin an uptown street, that four young ladies lived. With youth they com bined good looks, cheerful dispositions and the oman's proverbial proneness for desire for the admiration of the sterner sex. But all their blandish- ments were lost on handsome young fellow who boarded in the house, and who, while not exactly a cynic or a misanthrope, seemed to frown down any exhibit ons of youthful frivo1ity. ''He frequently chatted with the girls after dinner, and when, one even ing. the conv ersation turned upon flirting, he expressed himself very forcibly on the subject, saying no lady could descend to such an action, while a man of true honor would only de- spise her if she did. This, of course, coming from a young, good-looking fellow, was surprise to the girls, who at first thought he was joking, but as he repeated his views on several other occasions, and as his conduct, which was carefully looked into, seemed to justify his views, they came to the be- lief he was in earnest. Thereafter he was known as the prude.'
 He surprised the girls, one summer afternoon, by inviting the most modest looking of their number to accompany him to Manhattan Beach. She aceep- ted and they left. Not to go minutely into details, they had a nice dinner and were listening to the music when two young men passed. One of them looked rather intently at the girl and smiled. She was some what near-sight- ed, and, telling of the matter after ward, she said she thought the young man was a friend, whereupon she smiled and bowed. The prude' saw it all, and taking her by the arm he led her to the young men, and addressing him who had bowed to the girl, he sad:
 '''I don't know your name, sir, but this lady seems to desire your com
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A PHANTOM LOVE.
Why Young Man Made a Wild
 Goose Chase Abroad.
Four Girls Get Revenge-He Had Offend cd One Of Them, Hut Blanche Will Ioughby Made Matters
 Even for Her.

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 the land on the other
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