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UNKS as JETS.
Mr.. Maynard. VIII Has Tried II, Says 1t
LIS Easy to DomestIcate Them.

From The Boston Ercning TRANSCRIPT.
At the meeting Of the Boston Scientific Society
last evening CD. Maynard OF NewtOnville spoke
quite Mt length on the much. maligned American
animal. the skunk, givIn the results OF some five
months observations OF one which no has
ticated. Mephie, for that Is her name, WAS cap
tured while quite Young and being OF aifcctionate
disposition. has become greatly attached to her
caplOrs. and during the last half year has had
free range of Mr.. Maynard's hOuse and grounds,
has made a trip Ia cars and stage to his summer
home on Cape Cod, and has been handled and
stroked by hundreds of persons. including
many ladies'. She Is kind. timid, good -ualurcd.
playful. During tins time she has afforded
opportunity for constant study, and MIR. May
American product than any other living per-
son. he Is able To correct many statements
heretofore made that are not true: he finds that
IL VIII escape II there IL n possibility Of 10
doing, and defends itself only when cornered,
and that before It's attack IL gives u number OF
warning, signals quite us pronounced in ChArac-
ter az those OF the rat eSnake or the cotton
mouthtu hOccasin, so that one who sees the
signals may escape the dtLUurment by remain
Ing absolutely motionless. The creature viii
then SINK away. for 1t defends Itself only with
yard, Mr.. Maynard thinks that much Of this
KIND OF damage 10 due TO other animals, for so
well as he can Judge the animal Is afraid of tho
young chickens.
In c0nnecLlon with his first paper. Edward T..
norton, president OF the society. spoke OF the
SKUNK IN lis commercial aspect. II being AN eX-
~clusiyely American animal which furnishes
about u million skins annually for nlanufactur.
ing purposes. The quality Of these IL dependent
on u strict Imaginary line. including Massa0hu-
sslts' New York and OHIO. aud 30 closely does
mo ouallty conform TO these limits and so much
does IL vary outside OF them that an expert can
tell tho place of capture within forty or fifty
miles merely BY an inspection OF the fur.
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ton. and John Weber was appointed to mako
public the condition of this storehouse of city
records and demand that 1t be torn down and q
new building erected. This was the original
agitation in favor of a new building for the
records. and because OF their enthusiasm tho
committeeman got themselves into a heap Of
trouble with Boss Tweed and his followers. Mr..
Lockman was arrested for his part in pushing
the reform. but backed as he was by the bar Of
the State he escaped serious consequences.
Since that time at regular intervals lawyers
in this city have stirred up the matter again,
but tho Indifference OF the city officials and the
lack Of support from brokers. real estate peo-
Pile. lawyers. and others who should have been
the very first to interest themselves in any
move tending to make safer the mortgages.
deeds. and other county papers. have weakened
the movement each time. This present move
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pno1oGnApHED BY NATURE.
A Forest Landscape Pictured In Colors on
n Chestnut slab.


HARTFORD. Nov. 2S.-That nature is a rare
BILE effect, every one knows: but few persons are
aware probably that occasionally she also tries
her cunning hand at photography. Frank y.
Peabody OF Pawcatuck, ut the extreme south
eastern end of the Nutmeg State, has a won
derfully precise ana curious specimen OF her
handiwork in this way. 1t is n natural land
scape photograph on a chestnut slab.
A day or two ago. while wandering about tho
Lodging Woods, a vast and indescribable dreary
wilderness OF tangled forest, morAsses, and
ferns. IN the northern part OF the hill town OF
Eorlh StoninGton. MIR. Peabody came into a
clearing in the heart Of the jungle that was
bestrewn with tho PROSTATE trunks OF, many
forest, trees felled by. the woodsman's axe.
fire and h~rusnwond. many pieces OF which were
matted with patches OF moss and lichens, form
terms. no finally espied IA short chestnut plank
on whose wide face was imprinted Il vivid.
clearly, defined picture OF the woodland scene
'"The slab. said Mr.. Peabody, had been
lying for nearly a year in n muck or swamp
disintegratIng ettiuyia from the ground. reck-
ing with moisture. had wrought n phenomenal
chemical change in its smooth face. developing
therein u Photographic fitness to receive and
perpetuato Impressions. A any rate n per-
ing the Chestnut slab camera. set up
there by nature, had been taken by II
and faithfully and sharply fixed thereon;
accurate to a dot. with every tree. its crown and
trunk, intcrlacing branches and boughs. even
minute twigs. swamp shrubbery and spindling
stadders and shoats. clearly defined in tine plank
likeness. The slab. since IL was in a nearly re-
cumbcnL posture. OF course. photographed only
theltrees and brush that were directly In front
and above IL, but the likeness Ia an unmistak-
able one. Furthermore. IL is n color photograph,
for the outlines OF the objects traced on tho
plank plate are OF a deep yellow; like ochre."
.h Mr.; rs ,nSnn di'Piha s his odd treasure s l. the
and scores of people have examined It.
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The best known lawyers in the city have de-
clared that the records now stored away in the
vaults and pigeon holes of the Registers Office
are too valuable to be exposed to the danger Of
fire or collapse. and that q new and larger place
must be found for them. Until steps TO that
end are taken they mean to agitate the subject
in every possible way. They have formed an
association to secure a new Hall of Records. and
II they have the good fortune in the next few
weeks that they have had in the past few days
their aim will be realized soon.
Probably no other building in the city. which
has been used for public purposes. has created
SO much discussion rs the present Registers
office. Away back in 1879 the lawyers OF the
city investigated the condition OF the building.
and threw up their hands in horror when they
saw the results. Then and there 1t was declared
to be an unsafe structure. and acommittee COM
posed OF John T. Lockman, George Wadding-
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ONE OF TIE DOCUMHNT NOUMs.
nent. however. is almost sure to lead to salts
factory results. II IS too widespread to die out;
everybody who has any interest in preserving
tho county papers is in sympathy with it. So
the organization of the new body known as
the Association to Procure the Immediate Erec-
ton OF a New Hall Of Records gives promise
that within a reasonable length OF time the his
toric structure will be either torn down to make
way for a new Registers onlce or will be left
standing idle.
II, when the Board of Estimate and Appor-
tionment Is able to appropriate money for the
new building. 1t concludes 10 place It on tho
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SMITH COLLEGE Events.
Mrs. Burnetts "Fair BarbariAu" Present.
ed by tho Students or Wallace House.

co Dy u % wallace House.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Nov. 27.-Three tim es
q year a play is given by ono Of the camnus
houses at Smith College. The houses take turns
In giving these presentations, and each house
gives a play every two years. Two years ago
the girls OF the Wallace House gave u fine in
depreciation Of "She Scoops to Conquer and
much interest was felt in the ramat per-
formance this year. The name of the play Is
always kept a secret from the rest OF the col
leKe until the evening OF itR pre- senta ion. On
tLis occasion It wa. MrV. Frances Hodgson
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10 no room 70 arrange them. and 90 they are
placed about anywhere. and q months search
would be required to fnd many papors which the
lawyers think they ought to be able TO lay their
hands on At n moments notice. Every day. too,
the records become more Incomplete. Register
Sohmer. forbidden by the authorities to put any
moro libere on the. upper floor, cannot receive
are without n place, too. so that altogether tho
office Is in a pretty bad way. Mr.. Menken and
bis colleAguos point at the halls of records in
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PERFECT CUT. BRIGHT, SNAPPY
STONES ONLY, SECURELY SET IN
BEsT HAND oLI GOLD MOUNT
INGS.
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PART III.

1t must have been about six weeks OF
two months after all this that l was
seated one day in my office when the
door was flung violently open ana in
rushed Fox and Robbins in a state of ex-
citement that can only be described as
tumultuous,
Fox had o telegram which he attempt
ed to read, but Robbins, being appar-
emily very anxious to snatch it away
from him and read it himself, he was
not able to convey it's contents very
clearly. Finally, at my urgent request,
they stopped their scuffiing and became
little bit rational.
Barnes is dead" said Fox, sinking
into a chair.
Dead as Hamlet" echoed Robbins,
"and he's left us $4,000 apiece"
But only on condition that neither of
us marries his daughter" they con-
tinued together with the expression of
deeply injured and defrauded men.
This was information of such a start
ling nature that it was several moments
before was able to thoroughly digest
it.
"Fox," said !, finally, what made
him put that in?"
"How do know" said Fox, "unless 1t
was that he got disgusted at the way
Robbins used to hang about the girl
when everybody could see that he was
not wanted. Maybe it was only nat
ural, but it's confounded unfair to me-"
'Well, 1 never saw such a conceited
ass as you are" put in Robbins. "Why,
you hung around there yourself until
everybody was sick of the sight of you.
Why should they care anything for you,
anyhow? l saved the mans life. All
you did was to beat him with stick un-
til he was black and blue, and they
didn't have bit Of use for you, either
one of them"
"You talk like lunatic," said Fox.
"You let the man lay around in the wa,
ter until he was practically as dead as
Hector, and then lugged him ashore and
sat down and watched me bring him to
life. Maria Barnes never would have
married you, and you needn't think it,"
"Well, now, see here" said I, "if this
will wasn't in existence all the mans
property would go to his daughter, and
whoever married her would get the BEN
eft of the whole business"
"That's very true" said Fox and Rob-
bins, "but the will is in existence"
perhaps it can be broken" saidI.
"Why, that's a fact" said they, and
the more they thought about it the more
enthusiastic they got. I suggested to
them that it might be we'll to take their
$50, 900 and let well enough alone, but
they wouldn't have it. Fox said that,
Of course, it would be pretty hard on
Robbins, who wouldn't get anything at
all, but he wasn't going to lose fine
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PRESERVING FRUIT.
A New Method Tried with Great Success
In the West Indies,


Details of a new process for keeping
fruit in a fresh condition have recently
been received from France. ~ scientist
noted that pears and apples kept for sew
eral months in an atmosphere saturated
with vapors of waterand alcohol, and he
resolved to carry the experiment fur
ther with a view to learning the posi-
bility of reducing the scheme TO tho
requirements of everyday needs and
methods. With this object in view, the
operator placed q variety of fruit, in
Guiding grapes, together with bottle
containing 81 cubic inches of alcohol at
96 degrees in brick receptacle from
which the light and air were excluded
by common wooden door. In two SIM
liar receptacles, the door of one being
left open and that of the other closed,
but the alcohol being absent from both,
other fruit was placed, and they were
placed in deep cellar, the atmosphere
of which registered about so degrees.
Twenty days later the contents of the
two last naAed chambers were found to
be absolutely worthless, but the recep-
tacle in which the bottle of alcohol had
also been place presented very differ
ent spectacle. Not only were the grapes
firm, full and entirely free from mold,
but the bloom upon them was found to
be as fresh as though the bunch had just
been taken from the vine. The chamber
was closed for another month, and at
the end of that period everything was.
still as fresh as formerly, and the fresh
ness was evident equally as much in the
taste as in the appearance. These ex-
periments have certainly added to our
methods of fruit preserving a process
which is not only Inexpensive, but ex-
ceedingly Observation-Disclosures (W. ~
| Home Builder.
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MExico's EXECUTIVE MANSION.
A Republican Ruler Who Dwells in q
Kingly Palace.


Kingly Palace.
When the meal has finally closed, the
ladies retire to the salon de fumar to
enjoy tiny cigarette or two, if so
given, while the gentlemen linger over
their cigarros. After dinner the WIS.,
itors will be escorted, if theyrequest 1t,
through the high walls of the Castle,
and the host and hostess will soon
prove the most interesting of guides,
rs the way leads through salon after
salon and great suites of apartments.
-hapultepec is equipped in a truly
palatial manner, but with quiet ele-
gance, and with none of the uncul-
tured ostentation too often in evidence
in the surroundings of foreign aristoc-
racy,
The walls of the rooms of state in
Chapultepec are hung in woven elk,
bearing the coat of arms of the repuh.
lie of Mexico, heavily hand inworked
with the same material, and all the
other tapestries are of the finest
quality, the same costly rule applying
TO the general furnishings of both resi-
dences of the president. At Chapulte-
pee many of the pieces of furniture in
use have come down from more than
three centuries ago, while each sue
ceeding administration during that
time has added some touch or other to
the palace home of the Mexican ruler.
There are priceless paintings from the
royal galleries of Spain and Europe;
furniture with its pearl mosaics and
gold and copper inlaying, costing fab
ulous sums; rugs from the orient,
brought over in the early days of regal
Splendor, and many tons of the finest
of Italian and native sculpture In stat
uary and massive urns of finely
grained marble and alabaster. Yet the
general arrangement of it all Is most
skillful, and the furnishings exceed
lngly well stributed.-Edward Cas-
ton Page, in Ladies' Home Companion.
According to MulhaI, there are in
the United States seo. 100 miles Of pub.
Ec highway.
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\ highly original observation upon
the behavior of fish in deep water, SO
remarkable as to deserve special no
tice, is attributed to o long-experi-
spced captain of steam-ishing
smack. The fishing boats belonging to
the southern portions of the North sea
found in their catch lately a dispro-
portionately small quantity of cod
fish. The captain maintained that he
had foreseen this for eight days, be-
cause most of the fish caught had sand
IN their stomachs. He claims to have
observed that, just before the fish LETT
the shallow water of the southern
banks, they took sand into their stom-
achs, and soon after fish caught In
deeper northern waters showed the
same popularity. Then, when the time
for migrating from the deep waters
comes again, the fish dispose of the
sand. The theory has been advanced
that the sand Is taken in as ballast, and
Is rejected when shallow water is to be
returned to. The sand often differs
In color and grain from that of the bot
tom where the fish are found. 1t is
claimed that this sand may supply a
Euide for the fshermen.-N. Y. Ledger.
France has S2O,OOO miles of high
way.
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Up to SnuR.

Golucky-As I'm the special summer
correspondent of the New York Daily
Blowhard, suppose your terms to me-
will be somewhat different from your
terms to regular guests.
Summer Hotel Clerk (briskly)-Yes,,
sir-yes, sir; of course. Our terms to
you will be cash in advance. - N. Y.
Weekly.
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little efforts to show his gratitude tnat
they became mere bundles of unmiti-
gated conceit. At the imminent risk OF
losing their situation and forfeiting
their only earthly means of support,
they prolonged their vacation two
weeks beyond it's proper limit, Fox tel
egraphing to the grocery and the hard
ware store that Robbins was afflicted
with a high fever, and thathe was nurs-
ing him, and that he would bring him
home at the earliest possible moment;
a condition of things that did not CO.
incide well with the healthy glow and
plump appearance of Robbins when he
returned to his desk one month after
leaving it.
"As a matter of fact, Perkins, said
Fox to me one evening shortly after
their return, "it was a mighty RISKY
thing to do, but simply couldn't tear
myself away. I don't mind telling you,
in confidence, that it's pretty much
settled thing between Miss Barnes and
me, and, of course, under the circum-
stances, I just had to stay"
Now this rather surprised me, as
hardly though there had been time for
anything so serious as that; but Fox
explained that he was no slouch when
it came to love making, and that it was
all Just as he said, but that | must not
say anything about it yet, particularly
to Robbins, because" said he, robbins
has got fool idea that the girl is stuck
on him, which is all nonsense"
This prophecy about Robbins proved
to be entirely correct. I came across
him that same evening gazing in medi-
tative way at the ground and poking
holes in it with his walking cane.
Robbins" said /, "you lock as though
you had something on your mind.
What's the matter?"
"Why, the truth is," said he, II have
got something on my mind, and if you'll
promise to keep it quiet I'll tell you
about it,
81 won't say word to anybody" sflio
I. "if you don't want me to. What is
it?"
Robbins looked carefully up and
down the street and then toward the
sky, as if he thought there might be
some one eevaesdropping in balloons ,and
then said:
4 am thinking about getting mar
ried."
"Ho!" said I, sis that so? Whom are
you going to marry?"
"Why, a girl I met at Bar Harbor
Miss Barnes, you know. By George.
Perkins, she's a girl among a thousand
OF course, we haven't got the day fixed
or anything like that, but it's all right y
"You haven't got any rivals, have
you?" said 1.
Not one" SAID Robbins. "Fox has
an idea that he has q chance with her
himself, but he's n conceited idiot
Don't you think we might go and take q
ball?"
These disclosures possessed certain
amount of interest. Barnes being :
millionaire, his daughter was rather q
valuable prize, aside from her charms OF
person, which Robbins had been in.
clined to dilate upon. However, it was
no affair of mine, SO left Fox and Rob
bins to their own devices, which ] un
derstood consisted largely in frustrat
ing the detective efforts of shipping
clerk in the hardware house who had
been deprived of his vacation entirely
by the long absence of Robbins, and
who displayed dangerous inclination
to probe the whole thing to the bot
tom.
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A Roland for an Oliver.

eff were so unfortunate" said the
man who had no use for the clergy, "as
to have a. stupid son, I'd prepare him
for the ministry"
''In that respect" replied a mild mans
nered divine, you think very different-
ly from your father" - Washington
Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-10-09
In the Light of Experience.

The Newly Married Man ION his first
night off. sadly)-I wonder what my
wife will say when I get home?
The Other-When you've been mar
ried as long as have, old man, you'll
know beforehand.-Truth.
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Its Location.

"Ah, for a lame back, presume?"
inquired the druggist, suavely.
"No," replied the eallow poet, who
had asked for a porous plaster, "for
writer's cramp."
Pardon me, but how can you apply
it to your wrist?"
"It isn't in my wrist-it's in my
stomach. .'-Truth,
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Mrs. Cook (who prides herself upon
her rich cake)-Have a piece of this
cake, Mrs. Nareve; you needn't be-
afraid of it; it's not at all rich.
Mrs. Nareve (eating)-There, that's
just the kind of cake that suits me.
Just give me piece of common cheap
stuff; it's good enough for me!-Bos-
ton Transoript
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She told him her age was twenty-five,
But he
Had looked the family Bible through
You see,
And knew her to be fully thir-
Ty-three.
1t grieved him thus to see the maid
Grossly prevaricate,
And that's the reason why, tits said,
He didn't marry Kate.
Chicago Tribune.
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/ |.

They hadn't been gone more than
week when l received letter, of which
Robbins had written one-half and Fox
the other, in which they said that Bar
uarbor was bang up place, full OF elite
people like themselves, and, although
they had at the date Of writing been
there only day and half. they had al
ready been social lions at reception,
bathed with a man worth $1S,000,000,
and rescued bank president from
drowning.
This last item had a ring of heroism
about it which conflicted with my pre-
conceived notions of Fox and Robbins.
1t subsequently proved. however, that
they had saved a man, and the presi-
dent of the Surplus national bank at
that. That this old gentleman, whose
name was Barnes, William Barnes, had
in some way got out of his depth, and
was going down in the conventional
way for the third and last time, when
Robbins, who is first cousin to the
Washington monument, and can wade
around where an ordinary man would
be completely under, rushed up to him
and dragged him to the beach. There
Fox, who had been reading a book
called "How to Resuscitate the PARTIAL
ly Drowned" blew down his throat,
jerked dis legs and arms, punched him
in the stomach, ,and smaeked him ailover
with a shingle. until the man. in sheer
desperation under these indignities, re-
covered. He was very grateful, as was
only natural, and told Fox and Robbins
that he could see it would be an insult
to offer them money (for which keen
perception they privately cursed him) F.,
but he gave them each a diamond ring,
and strongly hinted that he would re-
member them further at some. other
time.
lie invited them to his house, intro
duced them to his family, which was not
extensive. as it consisted of one daugh-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-10-09
Not Weak-Kneed.
Recorder

"I am afraid that man who aspires to
your hand is too week-kneed to make
you good husband" said her father.'
''Oh, papa, he's not that! He's held
me on them for hours at q time!"-
Illustrated Bits,
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Now He's All Right.

New Boarder-Madam, is this q san
itarium or a boarding house?
Proprietress-What do you mean,
sir?
New BoaIder-I am not in training
for o bicycle race; I'm not trying to
take off flesh, and the doctor says my
digestion is perfect.
Proprietress-I think I understand
you. 1t was very considerate to men
ton the matter privately. Just eat at
the second table with me.-Detroit Free
Press.
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His Excuse.

Mrs Farmer-Why do you walk the
roads In this aimless manner year In
and year out?
Weary Watkins-Because 1 amt got
no bicycle.-Indianapo Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-10-09
NeighborIy Comment.

II see the Jacksons have put screenG
all around their piazza"
ayes, and have my opinion of people
who are SO stingy they won't even let
flies sit on their porch. Chicago Rec
ord,
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A Knowing Doctor.

Mrs. Neighborleigh-Your physicianI
seems toknow his business thoroughly.i
Mrs. Constant Teazer - Indeed he
does. He's ordered me to Europe for
my health and says both the children
must have bicycles.-Town Topics.
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Why She Doubted.

"Do you think the hard times arr
really over?"
"I suppose so. Why do you ask"
blanche Coldcash has just had q
proposal ."-Brooklyn Life.