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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08

FOR n pain In the chest n piece of
annncl ilampcned with ChnmbcrlniD'a
pain Balm and bound over the seat Of
the pain, and another on the back be-
tween the Ehoul16r5' Will AFFORD prompt
rGllcf. TntR il especially valuable in
cnsns where the pain Is caused by cold
and there is tendency toward pnen-
manin. c. Il. Goethe. w, W. Irwin, c,
schnepf. c. Mcnkcmcllcr, John klnrl,
", IL. Hague. II, c, Stewart. u. j.,
Iiurl. i. Coleman, 4. Il. Scheale,. Will
lam Nrnkcmcllcr, j. q. Ehole, Wheel
ing; Bowie 81 Co. bridgeport; u, +,
peabody a. Son. Benw0od.
49,, t,.t.> t,uit4
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08
TRANSyAAL AFFAIR
4 Connected Story of the Raid OF
DR.. JanSson's Party.
THE BOERS ouTwlTTED HIN.

Two Statement. as to the Causes which
Led to f,c outbreals-.The pe,uand, OF
The uiiiAndsr.-Thcy Set Up ProvI,-
tonOl Government At JOhAnnsssnrg, bu,
Were Pasined by President Kruger.
Jameson Expected 10 he JOINED by 5000
OF Them. hut They Failed IIim-Aner u
Hard Fight with tho t,oer, lie was CONF
PEELED to Surrender.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08

firm: No. 2 white Western &c; receipts
.,Zzj bufhrls. Rye iuli. 10 &c, Hay
firm; choise timothy $40 90 asked. But
ter and nggg stendy and unchanged.
Cheese firm and unchanged.
Wheat active and higher:
No. 2 cash hnd january G7Ssg65 &c: May
CgKc. Corn du!i md firm; No. . mixed
&c nominal: May e9lsc. oats quiet;
No. : mixed igc; No. white 9Oc. Rye
dull; No. 2 cash 374c. Cloverseed nc
tive and steady; prime cash and jan
mnarX q 40
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08

NEW YoRK-An increased number
OF buyers put In an appearance and
though considerable inquiry was made
for staple. colored and fancy eottons,
the new business that succeeded was
very disproportionate and the market
as n whole was very dull. Printing
cloths dull at 3 cents.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08
MhrrIlng I.l,e 49,. ,InrLet.

Cattie-Extra. 1000 to 1000 lbs, 3.S568
4c; good. 500 to l. 900 ms. 3I4G3Hc; good.
500 TO 900 ms, 3ha3isc; fair. 100 TO 500
Tts., aA0ac; common. Goo to 700 lbs,
2ISG2A.c: bulls 2a3Hc; cows ll4G53c.
Hogs-Extra SKATE; good 3tsI3Sc;
common 3A93iac. 49,.
Shccp-ETtra 2d3c; good lisQ"c:
common iGlNc; iambs 2iE@34c.
Fresh cows-E2O OOa3O 90; calves
th nffLf On
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MEpfoA1
Epilepsy ~ Years.,
red by Dr.. Miles Eervine.

AicW years ago, Mt. L, ", GaElaher, was
"a extensive, sueeentul expert mann-
atinrGr Of lumber products. Attacked with
|biicpsy, no was Obliged to give up his busI-
elsi. Tho attacks camo upon him most In
|pportunely. Ono time falling from carri-
h. nc another down stairs. and often In tho
|.rcet. oneo no fell down n shaft In tho
hi. his injuries nearly proving fatal. Me-.
0 allaher writes from milwaukee,, Feb. 10, %
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08
MIR. wIl.on,. private secretary.

Epeclal Dispatch to tho Intelllgoncor.
MARTINSBURG, ". Va. Jan. t.
Postmaster General Wilson has ten
dercd the appointment OF private sec
rotary to Mr.. Newton d. Baker. Jr.. n
son OF DR.. Baker. Of this city. Mr. Ba-
kar Is n lawyer. and comparatively
young man. He viii accept the POSI-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08

OIL CITY-credit balances, tPenn-
sylvanIa OILY. opened at 81 90; closed at
81 80. Certificates. February delivery.
opened OF 81 %; highest, lowest and
closed at 81 40: nom!nally bid; no sales;
no clearances; shipments 52,s76 barrels;
T1ins 1886 barrels.
NEW YoRK-Petroleum strong at
81 20 bid,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08

NEW YoRK-Pig iron quiet and
weak southern $l2 OOalt %: northern
$l2 0OIl4 co. Copper weak, Lend weak;
brokers s. 90; exchange 50 05d3 07h. Tin
steady: straits Sl90O6l3 10; plates
weak. spclter dull; domestic So 6S NOM
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08
WheeIlnd BrIlae 8 TERMINAL ~
G. o. BRE~STER' Receiver

Time Table No. Is. TO take onCet 1901
a. m, sunday. November ~ nv"
I.cuvc Whrclng-'s:OO, f9AS. snaQ II. me-
t2:21 'l:iS, ;i.Sg. $3.50 y. m.
Leave pcuinuula-iS.tJ, 1881. tl:1S u
m. tg:2B. 'S;E,, fi;S6 500 p, m, .,,..
Leave Martins Forty ISLE, i9;bi, bn;64
n. M, t2:Ss. sS;2i. iI:i2. Sg:l2 D. N. -.
Arrive Terminal IWReNeH-'S;H, ilu;VN'
Sii.5S a. M. '2:5S. 's.Ss. tiIG sg.lS r, IN.
Leave Terminal Junction -'i::2, lg:N q.
m, 'tg;l0 IL m, sSsts St.0j, ti;li, tSib y, M,
Leave Martins perry-ti:h, 1881, a, M
'lg;i6, ii.0S, ti;iO, ti.lQ SA? " NJ
Leave Peninsula. Eg:ti, q. M. sl2:bl,
HIl. E!ii t5:2i 's:S y. m,
Arrive WhcCllng-fi:i $3.50. d. M.
'l2:iT, iI;l1. ti2S. 1854. 1906 r. m.
daily, tpai1y except Sunday. ssun'
days only
All trains will run on Eastern Time
}. y, rApSSid. Superintendent.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08

"Thcrc aro none more miserable than cpl
leptIes. For 30 years suffered with opllep-
&c dts. having Us high as avo in ono night,
tried any number of physicians, paying to
pne alone. fec OF s5ooOo aud have done
little for years but search for something TO
help me, and have. taken all tho leading
remedies. but received no benefit. Agar ago
by son, ohaS. S. Gallahor, druggist ut 1911
Reed St, Milwaukee, gave me Dr.. Niles
Restorative Seryins. aud tried It with
gratifying results. Have had but two dts
slnce I began takIngIt. lam hotter now in
eycry way than Ihavc been In % years"
DR.. Miles Remedies arc sold by druggists
b o positive guarantee That tho ilFSt bottle
pill benefit or price refunded. Book on the
Heart aud Nerves, free. Address,
Or. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind.
d. NilpS' Remedies Restore Health.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08

tAoroto predictions Of tight money and
lluuidntion OF investment railroad
bonds fer local and foreign account,
wore all taken into account. but II
WINS soon apparent 80 experienced OBJ
servers TINT strong hnnds were under
the market. No loan certificates were
applied. for Is my of the New YORK
banks, Rnnd money on call Mt the ntock
exchange did not exceed the legal rate,
md eventually was offered freely at
per cent, closing offered at per cent.
IsDnd prices siumped sharply again
to-day, with Kansas and Texas issues
consplcnouRly weak. The sales amount-
cd to Sl,3l7, 900. In state securities
slight decline occurred in Virginia Cen
turtles on dealings OF 5000
The total sales OF stocks to-day were
2G9. $40 shares.
Government bonds firm and higher.
state bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds weak
The Evening Posts London financial
cable:
The stock markets here were nat to-
day on continued serious news rom
the Trunsvaai, unconilrmed reports OF
the resignation Of the German ehhh-
cellor. together with the widest ru-
mOrS, all more Ut ItSs uhaN
Trnnsvaal position was regarded uur-
Inl, the day MS very grave. Unless the
noers soon yield 10 the Just claims OF
the UitInndcrs, British Intervention Is
considered almost certain. Consols have
been 1854, but closed better on pHr-
chnses said to come from Germany.
Americans have been especially nat
on the gloomy anticipation OF the
breakdown Of the syndicate operation.
hut they closed better. All orders Tor
Eold for America which undoubtedly
existed appear to be counternanaed,
tho metal being freely offered IN the
opeu market, There was u sharp fall In
KafIirB. 49,. :.
Late tonight the general outlook 10
most unsettled. The Losses entaiied are
becoming heavy and serious.
The Paris and Berlin markets were
fiat to-day. but the inter closed better.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08
~, eCunsylvanla stations.
[VIERHnSylVaRid LINES.
WI Trains Run b. Central T1ruo.
ecnnsylvanla stntlolle
RnUTNNElT NIBrtN-" ~

rfrIEr OyyIcHs At .PTNNsILNGEfI SnrfoS o,
wkTEH Fl, feoT oF EhFyEET@ RI, WHHbSiaa,
At MGLuRE HoUAn, WHRLINn, AND AT ruS
pKEHfTLNASiA HrATtDS DEInuuPoRT
GotrrHUEur STsrFy-"PAN UISrTE RouTE
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08
WHEELING wNotEsatR MAnKErs.

DHICN OF INC iNLtiiIhtHEVf1
Wheeling. Tuegday. Jan. 4.

IS Is usual in january business II
rather duh In wholesale lines. No
changes OF Importance are recorded.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08

7:?O a. III, FROM Cleveland 70 uhtiGhSyllle ~
~ M from UhrlchSviilc TO Cleveland runs daily.
fhtauEh connections and through tlckeh "
all points Call on our agents OF address
II. q. GABRIEL General Passenger Asent.
Wheeling & Elm Grove Railroad
ouAnd after Saturday, February, lS'h ttalah
Will fan ~ follows, city uuic
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08

From Pittsburgh, 1910 a m: and 10 ?; m,
datiy Ir90 .. N, dntty except SATURDAY. los99 g.
N. except Sunday. aud RS a m. SUNDAY only:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08
wuEEIINd 1 PITTSBURGH DIVISION.
ARRIVE

For Pts,sburzh, as aud 7:lo q M, and 50 p
m. daily; and B:!S .. m. daily, oxcept sunday,
For Pittsburgh and the east, I'D q m. and w
?, m, daily.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08

All pain DanlShOd by DR.. Mics Pain p''iS'
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-03
DIRECTIONS.
c. III. CAMPBELL, TREAS

Apply a particle or the
Balm directly into The
noSfrils. Drdto strong
bredthS through the
nose. Use three times
a dag, dJ1e1' meals pre-
.IeTT'ed, and BEFORE re-
tiriag.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-03
EVER A soys sONEwHERE.

TA<ys is ever a sonr somewhere, NY iear,
There fs ever a something sinEs Away;
Tssres the song OF the lark when tns
skies are clear,
And the song of ne thrush when the
skies are gray.
Tie sunshine showers across the gran
The swallows are tEittering ceassl@ss-y.
TAsre Is ever a song somewhere. my dear,
Be the skies above dark or fair;
There Ia ever a song that our hearts may
hear
Tlsrs rs ever a song somewhere. my dear
There T. ever a song somewhere,
There Il ever a song somewhere. my dear.
In the midnight black or the midday
blue:
The robin pipes when the sun Is here.
And the cricket chirrups the whole
night through.
Ths buds may blow aad the fruit may
And the autumn leaves drop crisp and
sere:
Bu, whsther the sun. or the rain. or the
snow.
There is ever a song somewhere, ny
dear.
There Is ever a song somewhere, my dear,
Be the skies above dark or fari
There Is ever a song that our hearts may
hear
ThArs Is ever a song somewhere, my dear,
There Is ever a song somewhere,
James Whitconb Rley.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-03
frifudshIp Among Animals.

II Is generally supposed that when
wild animals OF different kinds meet il
is a natural instinct for them to rush at
each other and fight till one OF them
has fallen. But there are a great many
cases where Platonic friendships exist
between the fiercest beasts. They often
do fayors for one another in the most
friendly spirit.
The most picturesque Of animal
friendships exists between the buralo
and the famlngo. This curious pair
have often been seen walking about to-
ge.her, the famingo usually perched
comfortably on the bu1alo's back. The
great test OF any friendship is the ex-
tent one viii go TO perform a service
for a friend. The good friendship sx-
isSng between buffalo and famingo
bears such test very well. AS the
pair move about the iiamingo carefully
cleans the buffalo's back and matted
hair, picking from its pores the tiny
insects that annoy and pain 1t. Some
times the bird unintentionaily bites its
companion, but the buffalo never re-
septs the accident.
There is a curious breed Of birds in
the Island of Java which regularly
pick the teeth OF alligators. The teeth
Of an alligator are made TO tear flesh,
and ii often happens that their inter-
stices become clOgged up, annoying the
saur!an. and making 1t uncomfortab BILE
for him in many ways, ind frequently
p.eYenting him in a measure from
catching his prey or properly masticat-
Ing his food. So he lies in the sun,
opens wide his great jaws, while the
birds dc the rest They act also as SEN
t.ncls. heralding the approach of a foe
by pecking vigorously at the animals
tongue, upon which the alligator closes
MS mouth and makes for the water
not inirequently killing few OF his
tiny friends In his haste.-London
World.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-03
COMBINE AGAINST GRANGER RRoNE
Fight to be made Against His Reflection as
Worthy Master.

A combinotion Of prominent grang-
ers has been formed to oppose the re-
election of Leonard Rhone, worthy
master Of the State Grange, at the
State Convention next December.
Colonel X. II. Thomas Of Mechanics
burg is one Of the leading spirits in
the combine. He was defeated for
secretary, position he had filed for
twenty-five consecutive years, at the
State convention in Harrisburg, De-
cember, 1894. A stiff fight was made
a. the same time against Rhone, and
Thomas friends charge the worthy
master with throwing down the secre-
tary to save himself
Rhone's opponents will select either
w. t. Hill Of Crawford county, worthy
lecturer, or James G.. McSparran Of
Lancaster, member Of the iegisla-
tive committee, as their candidate for
worthy master. They expected to fix
up their slate during the Grangers'
picnic last week at Williams Grove.
A warning was sent out from Har-
r'sburg recently to the Grangers
through the state that the oleomzr-
garine dealers have formed a combine
to secure the repeal by the next legis-
lature Of the oleo law. Rhone's op-
ponents claim the sale of oleo has
been stopped in this state. and that
the warning was only a trick to have
the State convention of the Grange
direct the legislative committe to keep
guard during the session. This would
enable the members, if they were so
disposed, to run up large bills for ex-
penses and lobby for legislation in
which they may have a personal
interest.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-03
A well-Paeked Trunk.


The marvel of packing, packing OF
clothes, mean, is that It is so simple,
when you see for the first time pro-
fessional French packer put up your
best gowns you feel sure you will come
TO your journeys end without rag to
wear. He puts three times as many
things In the same space as you would.
OF course, any one can pack well
enough IL she has the room-a separ-
ate box for every waist, tray for ey-
cry skirt. Then, too, some goods wrin-
kle so badly that no care can avert
catastrophe; they come TO grief even
in the hands OF a French maid at home.
Test everything you buy from point OF
view. With material not given over to
evil you can learn to pack so that your
clothes won't tell the tale OF their
prison house.
The cardinal point is to wrap up ev-
err delicate garment separately; Of
course 1t should be folded smoothly,
and 20 teach how to fold clothes in
print is not easy. ANY good dressmak-
er, however, can give you points on
that, and the wrapping is the more i'm
portant thing; pin towels or sheets of
tissue paper about your garment, but
you should fold between each layer OF
pretty things In the trunk. Nothing
else is so good; it is so unyielding that
wrinkles and protuberances cannot
make themselves felt through 1t to
mark the fabrics beneath them any
more than IL you had used sheet iron.
1t is useless TO try to arrange heavy
things at the bottom, light on top; the
baggage smashers know no top and no
bottom; just concentrate yourself on
keeping a smooth, even surface for
each successive layer. Bows and
sleeves can be stuffed out with news
papers better than anything else. Be
sure that your wrappings are pinned
firmly so that there will be no coming
undone; they are your bulwarks.
In packing breakable articles IL is
astonishing how many people will Jam
them down In corners and sides where
they get the full force OF every con-
cussion against the unyielding walls.
Tie on your corks well with bits OF rag
and twine and put your bottles near
the middle of compartment, and you
may carry ink and shoe dressing in
safety around the world.
In packing such things as delicate
hats, bonnets and fancy waists Of such
a frou-frou nature that no pressure
can be allowed on them 1t is still better
TO I'LL up the empty spaces Of the boxes
allotted them with lightly twisted
sheets Of tissue paper than TO give
them a chance to move, and with all
due respect TO the best packing in the
world it is still well to unpack as soon
as you can.-Kansas City Star.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-03
A MIGHTY BIG TREE.
one That Turned Out Enough Lumber TO
Build California Town.

"Yes sir; they have the greatest
timber on earth up in Humbolt coun-
tyr exclaimed Sam McConaghy, of
the United States Mint to a Post
man. "The trees up there are 50
big-well, I'm not going to tell you
how big they are because you would
not believe it Don't know as l
would believe it myself, though 1 do
believe whole lot l tell But just
to give you an idea, now, they cut
down one tree up there that made
enough lumber, pickets and shingles
to build whole town and fence it.
and they've still got logs enough left
to put up building as big as Palace
Hotel.
"The butt of the tree was hollow,
too, for about fifty feet, and as it fell
right square across deep gulch they
used it for bridge. Four horse
teams drive through it. By little
hewing out they can make foot-path
on each side Of the wagon road
through it. That tree was so tall
that when they commenced cutting it
up they had to make two camps-one
at each end-for it was too far for the
men working on the top to walk back
at right. l don't know what they
would have done if several hundred
feet hadn't been broken off at the top
by the elements centuries ago."
But that was a small tree com
pared to the one"
McConaghy is telling himself about
that other tree.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-03

Nellie f. here to receive your con-
fession and forgiveness"
| dried my tears and looked up. but
saw no one but the tall, handsome
young man, who was looking at me
very earnestly.
Where is she?" I asked. ready to
cry again.
"HereF' he said. holding out his
hand.
Instinctively | put mine into II and
Il closed oysr II firmly.
Il also have a confession to make. I"
he said earnestly. Il thought you
we're another young fellow like my
self. and wishing to relieve the tedium
OF these long, uonotonous days, struck
I'D a Irritation. In short" he added,
abruptly, Il an Nellie Merton, and
you are Harry Clayborn. Come, dry
your eyes, Harry; your Nellie Is not
heartbroken at the turn Of affairs"
You are a contemplate fellow" I
cried.
He did not reply, but stood looking
down at me from his superior height.
L, was very mean OF you, because
your object was a woman I will new
er forgive you, IL live to be hun
dred," cried.
is not that rather paradoxical, con-
sidering the fact that you thought D
was a woman, and you were enacting
the role OF the sterner sex?" he asked.
You might have known" answer
ed severely.
But / did not" he said
Here is my train" replied short
II. Goodbye" he said, assisting me
on 20 the train, despite my independ-
ence. and lifting his hat as the train
steamed out. One morning about a
year later | was arranging and copy
ing some night messages when long
shadow fell across my paper. A
glance upward told me who 1t was.
Standing with hat in hand and with
out preface Of apy kind he said:
over a year ago you asked me TO
! marry you and I consented. / have
come to-day to ask will you come or
shall enter an action for breach OF
promise?"
"wha, could / say or do."-Forget-
Me-Not
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-03

Weary travellers will welcome the
new fashioned sleeping car. 1t has
regular staterooms like ship, and
these can be locked. The passenger
can stand up to undress and dress.
The berths are all on one side of a
corridor, instead of being on both
sides. All this has been accomplished
by an ingenious sliding arrangement
OF partitions, which seems simple now
that somebody has thought OF il.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-03
EI.Y'S
CREAM BALM

opens and cleanSe5
the Nasal Passages,
Allays Pain and In
flammatlon, Reals the
Sores, Protects the
Membrane from Colds,
Restores the Senses
M Tai STE and Smell 4
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-03

sorbed and gives relief at once. Price so cents
az Druggists or by mail. Samples, iOc. by mail
ELY BROTllHRS, " Warren Street, New York,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-07

1t is announced by the French Acad-
envy Of Sciences that 1t is possible TO
photograph through so-called opaque
bodies with ordinary lights. A kero-
sene lamp will do 1t. M. Lebon asserts
that he has taken photographs In this
manner for several years. He proceeds
as follows: Inside q box with rather
thin sides, he places sensitized plate
Behind the negative in front OF the box
he places an iron plate, and on the
other side Of the plate a lamp. After
three hours exposure an image ia
found. On development this image is
indistinet, but II sheet of lead be
placed behind the box and rolled over
to touch the iron plate 80 as to form
a metallic shell, the reproduction of
the negative for the same length Of ex-
posure is quite distinct. This expert
ment cannot be accounted for on exist
ing theories" M. Lebon has ascer-
tanned that the image is not due to any
phosphorescent light which might have
been stored up In the negative. The
experiment will not succeed II heat
rays only are used.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-07

bly, walked in Central Park and swan
across the Hudson river.
Remains Of the herbivorous dinosaur
have been found in various parts Of
North America. The Bad Lands Of
Dakota have been especially prolific in
rewarding the efforts Of searchers for
such fossils.
Mr.. Warehouse Hawkins, formerly
Of this city, restored the skeleton of a
hadrosaurus found in this vicinity, and
when the work was finished it meas
ured twenty-six feet in length. Stand
ing on Its hinder extremities and tail,
the animal stood thirteen feet three
inches high.
Professor March, Of Yale college, dis
covered the remains Of one herbivorous
dinosaur in the Laramie beds of Wyom-
ing. The skeleton was thirty feet in
length and stood nearly fifteen feet
high.
The brain Of this creature was very
small in proportion to Its skull, but 1t
had enormous eyes, and scientists who
have examined the skeleton have con-
cluded that Its sense Of smell was very
keen. The whole backbone was found
complete, with the exception Of few
little vertebrae from the end Of the tail.
There were about ninety vertebrae in
the backbone Of this powerful creature.
A remarkable feature Of this skeleton
of the extinct monster was that 1t in
cluded ossified tendons, by means Of
which the vertebrate were held together.
The hind limbs were enormous and
were covered with fairly broad hoofs.
The fore limbs were so small that
they could be of little or no apparent
use in the water or on land, but 1t is
believed they were used to dig nests for
the eggs Of the monster. One Of these
great animals could come up to a tree
and eat leaves and small limbs thirty
feet above the ground. In such work
the fore feet would be useful in grasp
ing the limbs.
These animals were practically land
whales, but they had the advantage
over the whale of being equally at home
on land or in water. The enormous
tails with which their fossil remains
show them to have been provided made
them powerful swimmers, and it is be-
lieved they could dive and dash
through the sea with great rapidity.
Perhaps the most horrible in appear
ance Of all these prehistoric monsters
was the anomodont. This creature was
a huge reptile, with large scales like