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SHARP ANIMALS.

8oms Creatures Which Feign Death 20
save Themselves.
There are many of the lower animals
that feign death when it serves their
purpose to do so. Creatures as low in
the scale as microscopic animalcules
will. when surprised by an enemy. pre-
tend that they are dead.
There Ks q fresh-water worm which,
when approached by giant water
beetle makes use of this stratagem: 1t
will be swimming along when sudden
ly it will hang limp and threadlike, the
sport of the currents and waves. The
reason for this peculiar action is the ap-
proach of one of the beetles. After the
beetle disappears the worm comes to
life
Grubs and caterpillars feign death.
4 naturalist watched a caterpillar one
day which accidentally fell into a little
sandy pit. Every time it attempted to
climb up the side of the pit it fell back.
dragging with it q quantity of sand.
1t tried all sides and finally when al
most up dislodged corn cob. which
fell into the pit, dragging the caterpil-
lar. The caterpillar thought the cob
was an enemy and curled up in tight
ball, lay dead" some minutes and final
" cautiously came to life and success
fully crawled away.
The black viper and tree moccasfn
snakes have the habit of feigning death.
4 wonderful piece of acting was wit
messed by man who was teasing
black viper. The snake suddenly rose.
bent over. bit itself in the back, shud-
iered and stretched out for dead. The
man sat down and watched it. In
about Is minutes it woke up and sour
ried away. This snake is called the sui
eide snake by farmers, who insist that
it poisons itself.
Ants play dead" and the opossum's
tricks in this direction are very well
knoWp.-ChicaRO News.
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A Dogs Passport In China.

From Foochow Owney sailed to Hong
Kong. where he was unfortunately de-
layed and prevented from making o
speed record around the world. He
visited the consulate, made q round OF
visits to the rich tea and silk merchants,
and received many curious pieces Of
Chinese money, which were strung to
his collar. From the emperor of China
Owney received passport bearing the
royal crest and dragon, permitting him
to travel in the country. But Owney
did not go beyond the city, and so much
red tape was employed on his depar
ture by the pcninsular and oriental
steamer that Capt Panton. Of the Vic
toria, finally decioed to take the dog
traveller back to Kobi, Japan, from
which port he finally sailed to New
York as the guest of Capt. Grant, of the
steamer Port Phillip.-Charles Fred
erick Holder, in st. Nicholas. ---.----
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10 B. W. Wellington, A. H. Rahm and
Nelson F. Kimball, your heirs. devisee.
and assigns:
You are hereby notified that the under
ngned has expended 500. in the year 1885
III labor and improvements upon the
MEXICAN
lode mining claim in Warm Springs Greek
or Boulder, mining district, Blaine county
idaho in order TO hold said premises un.
yer the provisions of section 1924, Revised
statutes of the United States, being the
amount required to hold the same during
ana Tor said calendar year 1895. and IT.
within ninety days after the expiration OF
sae publication of this notice, which will bt
published for ninety days, you fail or re
, ,use 70 contribute your respective proper.
uons OF such expenditure as co-Owners.
sccorcing To your respective interests in
ssa claim viz: B. w. Watlington, one
tt1teenth, t6.25; A. II. Rahm. one-six-
sSehtn. $e.z5. and Nelson F. kinlball, one
S,SHea, @ $3.50. your interests in said claim
VII DC forfeited to and become the prop
S 9f the undersigned, under and by vir-
'1s VI SAID section Z3N.
EDWARD BRIeBIN.
FIRST publication, Feb. Is. 1885.
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Vanity Of 6ovnge0.

Among the Arecunas, another tribe,
both men and women encourage person
al vanity to an extraordinary degree.
and pass the greater part of the day
decorating their naked bodies with all
the colors they can obtain. These they
prepare from different fruits, that ef
the cusarapeu producing bright scar-
let, and the bark Of the cuare . deep
black. Around the wrists, forearms
and ankles the women wear bracelets
made from the teeth of wild animals,
and they paint the legs, breasts, and.
last but not least, the faces. The de-
signs are often artistic, and enable
them to conceal their ages more sue-
cessfully than all the modern lotiona,
powders and blooms of youth.
Nephew King, in Century.
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PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs. Blank-"IIow do you like your
new girl?' Mrs. Dash-"She's . per
feet treasure. Broke eight dishes yes.
terday, and not one Of them was cut
glass. Cleveland Leader.
-"She doesn't seem to have many
friends" ''No, but it is her own fault
Every time she sees friend in pretty
hal, wrap or gown she gets one just
like Chicago Record.
-Yeast-"I heard that Bealey said
he would trust me with his pocket.
book. What do you think of that?'
Crimsonbeak -"I don't think there's
anything in it."-Yonkers Statesman.
Emily (playing 'lsouse' e')-"Now,
I'll be mamma. and you'll be papa, and
little Ben and Bessie will be our babies. .
Willy latter a moment, anxiously)-
"Ain't it about time to whip the chill
dren ?''-Tit-Bits.
Mrs. Brown-"I have been 20 an
noyed at my husband. He has been at
the club every night for a week." Mrs.
Jones-"Why. 30 has my husband, and
he said he hadn't seen anything Of your
husband for a week."-Brooklyn Life.
Old Lady-"Poor fellow! I sup
pose your blindness 10 incurabae. Have
you ever been treated?" Blind Man
"Yes, mum, but not often. Tain't many
as likes to be seen going into . bar
room with blind beggar.
Times.
-Tcacher-"Suppose, Johnnie. your
mother cuts a pound Of meat into eight
parts, what will each part be7'' John
ME ChafA-"One-eighth Of . pound.
Correct. Now. suppose she cuts each
eighth In two, what will each part be
then?" "One-sixteenth Of . pound. -
"Just so. Now, soppose she cuts each
sixteenth in six pieces, what will each
piece be 2" 'Hash.
What is that fellow raving 10 for? p
asked the tourist. "Missed the mid
night train last night" explained Rub
berneck Bill. "Well. we'll! have seen
men swear and eavort for Ave minutes
or so over missing = train. but he is
the first I ever knew to be At IL ten
hours after the train is gone" "He has
mighty good reason. my friend. They
was more'n $65, 900 in bullion and dust
on that tharvcry train. indianapolis
Journal.
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Nolice Of Forfeiture.

40 MRS. MARIos BYBEE, her heirs or as
signs:
-, lou are hereby notified that l have ex-
E.noed the sum Of one hundred (lOO) dol
'''' IN labor and improvements upon the
WELLINGTON
,Sae sSnn. mining claim, situated on Hear gulch,
IN nv; We tn5ee miles northeasterly of Galena.
coun. 70 WOOD River mining district. Blaine
RSu9tys Rsv;!y Idaho. as required by section 2324.
;ns ;'.led zee Statutes of the United States, be-
for tIs tbe amount required to hold the same
tho 'ne year ending Decembsr 81, 1895;
Ss;n, Ss your proportion of the same is $50,
tom tSe SSee,haif; .1s and il within ninety dsys
nlnety von days after this notice by publication
;Ort,n iOr lall or refuse to contribute your pro-
inclnS;nooi ,'SG o. such expenditure a. co.owner,
yom, legal costs of this publication,
So yrSnal.te interest in said claim will become the
prpILity proyIs;cy OF the undersigned. under the
=. N''Siohs OF said section 1924
'fPH;am. P; ldahe, January ;f 1886.
~ 'fs' publication, Jan. y 1895.
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APommeranian Lew.

A unique law is still in force at Star
gard, in Prussian Pommerania- A par
agraph of the police regulation of 1870.
which is still being enacted, says:
Smoking in the streets or promenades
of this town is positively prohibited.
violators of this law being punished by
a fine, or eventually by number OF
lashes with switch equivalent to the
number of marks the fine amounts to"
Upon the strength of this law some
reactionary friends of the blue laws
have recently hauled number OF re-
spectacle citizens before the courts.
The magistrate, having no choice. had
to fine every one of the accused par
ties, because they all freely admitted
OF having smoked in the stseets.-N. I.
Times. - -.E- 81
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LABOR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

It Il Dear Because white lGso Do0snd
Black Beipers for All work.
The English carpenter has . ''boy''
to carry his tools for him; the English
bricklayer has native holman to hand
the bricks to him, which he proceeds
to set Work requiring skill IL very
often done by whites, because they do
it much better. but white labor leans
on and uses black labor. So on the rail-
ways the stationmasters and guards are
white. but the heavy jobs which need
little skill fall to the blacks: 70 field
hands and those who actually herd the
cattle are natives, though there are
usually whites over them In . position
Of authority.
In all new countries skilled labor 10
dear, but In South Africa Il II exception
ally dear, because the skilled white man
insists on having blacks beneath him,
and black labor, though II II cheap, II
measured by the price paid for It, 10
really dear If measured by what It ac-
complishes;, for II il unskilled and un-
certain. the hative, except in . few Of
the older parts Of the country, not yet
having acquired that habit of steady
and patient industry which makes labor
effective. It IL Of course in the newest
districts. where the natives are still
raw and scarcely removed from savage
stnte, that this uncertainty il most felt
In the gold fields Of the Transvaal and
Mashonalsnd the supply of native work
people often falls short, although ut
Johannesburg q native can earn three
pounds (s15) q month besides his fool
and such lodging a. he needs. The de-
velepment of the mines il Of course to
some extent retarded by this difficulty
of obtaining q permanent supply Of
labor.-James Bryce, n. r., in Century.
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rain often takes the form OF sleet and
snow. On a line running around the
world from four to eight or nine de-
grees there are patches over which rain
seldom ceases to flow. This is called the
'zone Of constant precipitation" hutat
the same time there are several 1oeali-
ties along it with very little rainfall
Thus, for instance, while the town OF
Panama has six months dry season
and very fine wet one, Colon, On tho
other side Of the isthmus, about 81
miles away, is deluged with rain during
the wet season.-N. Y. Times.
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PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

-Boggs-''They have rather good
time" May-"WhoT' Boggs-"The
babies at the orphan asylum" Prince
ton Tiger.
Mr.. Swift-"You told me that this
horse was without fault, but I notice
that one Of his eyes il blind" Dealer
''Sure, that's not his fault, sor, it's his
misfortune."-Vanity.
Tommy (surprised)- )-"Why, papa,
thought that one spoonful of sugar
was always enough for my coffee?''
Tommy's Papa-''This is restaurant,
my son; take all the sugar you want
Tit-Bits.
-Yeast-"Didyo you ever notice how busy
the bees are end how indOlent the wasps
appear to be?' Crimsonbeak-'Well
can't say that ever noticed it. but /
have often heard Of the busy bee and
of the 'wasp-like waste '"-Yonkcrs
Statesman.
-"Restus, you internal nigger, you
told me that mule was perfectly safe,
and when l went into the stable he
nearly kicked the top of my head of. !"
"Yes, sab; sayed de mewl wuz safe,
sab. But ef yo' kin recollec', didn't
say muffin about wcdder it was safe in
his vicinity. Dat mewl is able enough
to be safe Observation-Disclosures Star.
-Diogenes stopped to trim his wick
Hello" called an irreverent passer-by,
what ye doing out here in broad day
with that lantern?" Diogenes regarded
his question calmly: II was looking"
he explained. "for store that didn't
have the agency for the only leading
bicycle in the world" But for his inno-
cence the irreverent passer-by only
laughed him to scorn.-N. Y. World.
ITS . great relief" remarked
Wandering Mike, ''ter t'ink dat dere
amt no call fur Us ter worry bout de
financial policy er dis country" "Still
ye can't help kinder t'inkin' bout 'em,"
replied Flooding Pete. specially when
everybody else 10 givin' 'emselves up ter
it. Right down in yer heart, Mike, what
metal do yer honestly favor. gold or
silver?'' "Neider," was the prompt re-
sponse. "Ez long ez beer is five cents a
glass don't see no use er havin' any
ting but nickel."-Was Star.
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yet been accepted, though they are said
to be similar to those found in the ex-
ploration of Phonicia. DR.. Maracano
of Paris, after careful study Of the
skulls found in IN old Indian burial
ground of the upper Orinoco, says that
they are similar to those discovered In
the Egyptian tombs, from which is de-
duced the theory of Phenician origin,
and confirmation Of the existence, in
former times, of the Atlantis archi-
pelago, by which one could cross from
the African coast TO South America in
small boats.--W. Nephew King. in Cen
tury.
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A Blue Jay rhs. Lighted Matches

4 Blue Jay That Lighted Matches.
g A dangerous requirement Of . pet
blue jay il told about in the American
Naturalist by James Newton Basket,
Of Mexico, Mo. The blue jay referred to
somehow learned that parlor, or pop
ping, matches would make a delightful
sputter and flame If properly manipu-
lated. The bird was in the habit OF
beating much of its food against some
hard substance, perhaps for the purpose
of breaking or softening it. 1t prob
ably treated one of the parlor matches
in this way one day. and 40 learned that
they made q noise. When match was
given it it would hop on q chair round
and strike the illuminate against the
wood. end on, repeating 1t rapidly till
the head was ignited; then it would
throw it away and watch the fame.-
Detroit Free Press.
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The KEYsroxx is the sole representative
of the Great Upper Wood River. 0awtogsA
and Smoky mining regions. and, 6cats4
as it ia in the very heart OF the most1eem
ising mining country on The FACE .c6 the
earth. aad leaving nothing undone e pre-
sent its readers a complete aynopsis OF sA
mining news and developments, - wsA A,as
matters of local Importance in and sbsu<
Ketchum, it is aninyalaable guide for esp
ital and informant to the settler of eve4y
craft and position. 6ubscribe for Il, seea
it. and let your friends read IT,
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tive Of the Great Upper Wood River Mining Reg
= !. ! KRTcHUM IDAHO SATURDAY AUGUST 22 1896

horses that draw the hearse have loug
black cioaks on. with places cut out for
them to see through. Any man who
NETS q funeral procession invariably
lifts his hat until it has passed. The
graveyards are very different from the
American cemeteries. Instead of plac-
ing the dead in private lots, as here, they
are buried according to the year in
which they died. Thus, in going to the
graves of departed friends, the visitor
must remember the year Of the deaths
and search along the rows until the de-
sired mound is found.-Chicago News.
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The very first living thing to appear
upon the surface of our globe, in other
words, the earliest distinctly organized
animal whose fossiled remains are found
in the rocks which go to make up the
earth's crust was a three-lobed worm
called tribolite. According to tha
geolo9ists it was the first created being
tion.-Detroit Free Press
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vAsTMEss OF ST. PETERS.

It Produces Al0ost the Eject Of Terror
oa the 1Gind.
The building Il SO far beyond any
familiar proportions that at first sight
nll details are lost upon its broad front.
The mind and Judgment are dazed and
staggered. The earth should not be
able to bear such weight upon its crust
without cracking and bending like an
overloaded table. On each side the col
onnades run curving out like giant
arms, always open to receive the ma
tions that go up there 10 worship. Tho
dome broods over all, like q giants head
motionless in meditation.
The vastness of the structure takes
hold of . man as he issues from the
street by which he has come from SAINT
Angelo. In the open space in the square
and In the ellipse between the colon
nades and on the steps, 100000 men
could be drawn up In rank and file,
horse and foot and gums. Excepting 1t
be on some especial occasion, there are
rarely more than 200 or 800 persons in
sight. The paved emptiness makes one
draw . breath Of surprise. and human
eyes seem too small to take In all the
flatness below. all the breadth before.
and all the height above
Taken together, the picture Is too big
for convenient sight. The impression
itself msves unwieldily in the cramped
brain. A building almost 500 feet high
produces . monstrous effect upon the
mind. Set down in words, description
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THE BICYCLE INDUSTRY.
AW ono Of Money Invested In the
WhDel Business


The enormous popularity of the wheel
has made bicycle manufacturing one OF
the greatest industries. The figures
given as to the amount of money in
vested in wheels and wheel plants and
the persons who receive employment
in various bicycle departments are truly
astonishing. OF course these are mere
ly estimates, but they are probably as
near the real facts a. estimates can be.
These figures % given by the Chicago
Tribune, which has made q thorough
canvass Of the bicycle business, are as
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ENGLISH BISHOPS ARE SLEEK


sssA to Enjoy Them.
The sleekest thing that have ever
seen is bishop of the Anglican church
A temporal peer carries the world on
his shoulders with wonderful grace and
nonchalance, yet he IL clumsy beside
my lord the bishop. Bishops are ap-
propriately selected for their general
beauty. I am sure that bow-legged
clergyman. did he possess the intellect
of Leo KILL. could never sit in the house
Of lords. Bow legs in black knicker-
bockers are too repellant- The bishops
are almost invariably large men with
little tufts of hair in front of their ears
and beautiful white shaven chins. They
wear q huge high hat with little ro-
sette In front. AS it is becoming only
to . man with large head and large
features, the bishops have large heads
and large features. All have a pro-
foundly vacant stare, set of, in some in
stances, by . uaonocle. They cannot
be overxorked or else they could not
look 90 healthy and robust. Bishops of
20 years Of age are without line OF
care on their faces. It is rs much a re-
quirement for . bishop to be robust
and handsome a. for curate to be lean
and Insignificant and cadaverous.
When the bishops in their white
gowns sit ON the red cushions of the
house Of lords they make beautiful
picture-the finest specimens of phys
ical manhood in England, set in o suit
able background. The temporal peers
look quite Insignificant beside them.
They are a. ely - learned, and when it
comes to neat political maneuvers they
put Lord Salisbury in the shade. It
seldom happens that more than four
or five are present At once, but the other
day no less than IL were ranged on
the crimson cushions. more than were
present at the reading OF the queens
speech. Their smiles were innocent
and benign. Lord Grimthorpe said that
they had come purposely to oppose his
amendment to prevent the churches
and chapels of the Church Of England
from being used for the solemnization
of the marriage Of any person who had
beendivorced on the ground Of adultery.
The archbishop Of Canterbury arose
and in dignified sweetness and surprise
said that they had held meeting N
the afternoon and all had come to the
lords afterward by accident, without
the slightest premeditation. The bill
a. introduced revoked all marriages
contracted In English churches by per-
sons who had been divorced for
adultery. thus making the children re-
sulting from such marriages illegiti-
mate. The amendment to invalidate
this feature was carried In spite of the
protests Of the bishops. II the bishops
could have had their way they would
soon have England in pretty meas.
Lord Salisbury tells them just how far
they may 60, and as they can get noth-
ing from the liberals they have to sup
port Lord Salisbury. This position
does not seem to disagree with their ap-
petites, no matter how much It may
provoke them. - London Cor. N. 7.
press.
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Woisey's seal ring il preserved in the
Tower of London. It is set with . Pc
culiar stone, the nature Of which 70
unknown. but which was believed by
his enemies to possess magical proper.
ties.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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1OlfOWv: se9h.a .a2e~
bicycle riders a,ooo. .ooo @
S'sssIs eiesS!s. siss :!
Sspis:i i 5.stofsss :..::: :::::::: .so.ooc.o@os &c
Capital in tire factories ........... 100000
Manufacturers Of sundries ....... 500
Capital In sundries factories. 900
Capital in retail establishments.. "a .ooo. .ooo
Total capital invested In cycling &40O, ,00O. .0lv
Employed In bicycle factories.... 1900
EMPLOYED In making sundries... 5000
Employed in tire factories. .. 5000
Retail dealers and repair men,. 1900
Output of wheels for this year,. 100000
Output Of tires for this year,. 100000
Such enormous totals are surprising,
even to those who have watched the
bicycle during the last few years, and
they explain the effect the bicycle has
had upon certain other lines of business,
including jewelry and watches, liveries.
street railways, etc. The money now
spent for wheels is diverted from other
channels, into which it formerly flowed.
The most important question is whether
this influence Ks to be permanent or only
temporary, and this involves the query
whether the popularity of the bicycle is
the result Of q public fad. whichwili soon
die out. or IL it has come to stay. There
il much difference Of opinion regarding
this, and one prediction is as good as au-
other. The bicycle IL certainly not
toy. 1t possesses much utility, and for
that very reason there seems to be lit
tie likelihood Of total collapse of the
boom. But on the other hand, there is
good reason to believe that in time
many persons who are now devoted to
the wheea will seek some other and new
form of amusement. It is human nature
to be fckle, and especially in regard to
The business men who are feeling the
effects of the boom must exercise as
much philosophy as is possible under
the circumstances. 1t is not in the ma
ture of things that people should stop
buying watches or taking carriage
drives for any great length of time
Much money has been made so far in the
manufacture and sale o1wheele, and il
will continue to be made But the mine
is by no means inexhaustible. This is
shown by the fact that some bicycle
firms have recently gone to tlse wall.
Undoubtedly other failures will follow,
and there will be general wedding out.
The people who have engaged in the
business merely for the purpose of max
ing wheels for the least possible money
and selling them at the greatest possible
price cannothope to survive, unless they
quickly change their methods. But
those concerns which have ende0voretl
to construct bicycles as good as can be
made will continue to enjoy prosperity.
Prices may 60 down; in fact, it II diff
cult to see how they can be kept up,
notwithstanding the efforts to main
tain them, but the business of the reli-
pro6table.-Troy Times. s..-,,,,.s....
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Science ct 0ooafy.

oelonee 0f 0oo0ey.
what! Do you practice physics and
chemistry here at homer
Nonsense! That IL my wife's toilet
table!"-FlieRende Blaettef.