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The indicator., 1897-03-06
QUEEN viCToRIA'S PETS.
She Has Named Every Animal on Her
Estate.

She Has Named Every Animal on Her
Estate.
Much has been written and told from
time to time of the queens pet dogs
but little do we learn of her other pets,
says the Lady's Pictorial. The queen
is regular animal lover and takes al
most as much interest in horses as in
dogs; and l may tell that, unlike most
householders, she has so kindly feel
ing for cats that when the court fits
from place to place the cats and kit
tens are not left behind in the bleak
world alone while the family enjoys
itself. but are conveyed with the pet
dogs to the home for which her ma
jesty is bound. OF her horses the
queens favortes are two venerable
gray carriage horses, Alma and Flora,
given by the late Victor Emmanuel of
Italy. These are relegated to the quiet
ude of farm life and enjoy an honored
old age together.
In shed near the old grays resides
the superb chestnut charger once be-
longing to the Emperor Frederick of
Germany and given in his lifetime to
Prince Christian Ia very excellent
Judge, by the way. of horsefiesh). For
some time the charger was happy in
the youthful companionship of a little
white donkey, the property of one OF
the princesses of Connaught, and
brought by her majesty as surprise
gift for her granddaughter from Grasse.
Nothing could be more amusing than
to see the dignified charger and impu-
dent donkey at play together, and
when at length Ninette had to be re-
moved great was the grief In that shed.
Space fails me to tell of all the
queens pets; of Jack, an enormous
bison, which was bought in exchange
for another by the queen at the Zoo
logical gardens; of darling little pony
called Sanger. the gift of the circus
proprietor; Zulu COW, such fine
looking animal, presented to the queen
by Lord Wolseley, and which had once
been the property, l learn, of Cetewa-
yo's brother: and of the little Jersey
cows and superb Spanish red cattle.
The queen has herself named each ami
NAL upon her estate and when she
drives through the private road lead
ing from Windsor to her farm she will
stop and call her favorites to the rail-
ings and have word with each. Tho
queen no more forgets her anin.ts
than she does her frieudA
The indicator., 1897-03-06
LIoNEss LOOSE,
Lights Went Out and . Panic Was Pro-
ducod.

duced.
An exciting incident occurred at
Bingley hall, Birmingham. on Monday
night. after the close of public per-
formance which was being given there,
says the London Times. The enter
tainment is called the Worlds Fair"
and consists of collection of shows,
Including a circus and menagerie.
At the conclusion Of the entertainment
on Monday. shortly after II p. M, the
lion tanner. Orlando Mocomo thought
IL necessary to remove a lioness lately
added to the menageries from the small
ueh In which she was placed on arrival
INTO one where she would have the
cohipanionship of other animals OF her
own breed already trained. While the
change was being effected the electric
light was suddenly cut off, and the men
who were holding up the cage to the
ieVel OF the van containing the trained
mons became panic stricken and
dropped 1t. Unfortunately. the door
had Just been opened to allow the lion
ess to pass through, and as the den
iell to the ground she escaped and
made her way into the center of he
Dulldihg. scene of wild confusion
ensued, the attendants fearing every
moment that the lioness would spring
upon them. Happily she made across
the nall to the side on which the cir
Gus horses and mules were tethered.
lhere she turned her attention ap-
parehtly to rough coated horse,
which had that morning been through
The first stages of training for the cir
Gus. NO one saw the lioness attack
her prey. but 1t was afterward found
that she had sprung upon the horses
neck digging her claws into his shoul-
uer. The animal shrieked with pain
ana terror was so general among the
others tethered near that two mules
broke loose and went careering round
the nail. When the lights were again
turned on the escaped lioness was seen
clihSlhg to the neck of the horse
whose flesh was partly eaten away
lhe hon tanner at once went forward
with loaded gun, which. after three
futile attempts, he discharged full in
the lace of the savage beast. killing her
upon the spot, the lioness and the horse
iaiiing dead upon the ground together
In the darkness and confusion one of
the attendants had his hand mangled
by lion, having incautiously grasped
the bar of the den. One of the ele-
phants in his fright broke down his
house and rushed trumpeting into the
middle of the arena, but was secured
before any mischief had been done.
The extinguishing of the electric light
appears to have been due to misun-
derstanding of the managers order,
which was intended to apply only to
the public portion of the hall.
The indicator., 1897-03-06
A Curious Wooden Watch.

The most curious timekeeper, per-
haps. that has ever been made in this
country was the work of one Victor
Doriot, who lived at Bristol, Tenn,
about twenty years ago. This oddity
was nothing more or less than a
wooden watch. The case was made of
briar root and the inside works, ex-
cept three of the main wheels and the
springs (Which were of metaD were
made from a piece of an old lockwood
rule. The face which was polished until
1t looked like slab of finest ivory, was
made from the shoulder blade of an old
COW that had been killed by the cars.
"Doriot's queer watch" as 1t was
called was an open-faced affair, with n
glass crystal and was pronounced fine
piece of work by all the watchmakcrs
in East Tennessee.
The indicator., 1897-03-06
About Glass.

Most people know that glass is a
mixture of silica, potash, or soda, and
lime or oxide of lead. changed by the
application of intense heat into a trans
parent mass, brittle and insoluble in
water or acids. The secrets of manu-
facture lie only in the use of tools. and
the long heredity of skill which is said
to hover over the factories. Neverthe-
less the industry is surrounded by an
infinite number of jealous precautions
and permission to visit glass factory
is very difficult to gain. In France
there are about two hundred and fifty
glass factories, employing more than
fifty thousand workmen and annually
distributing over 100000 in wages.
The indicator., 1897-03-06
An Intrr.s ing Mnmnn.


A woman past so. who has had her share
OF youthful good looks, may. II she keeps
her health. retain the essential part of her
attractiveness, which consists In character
and expression. Such is the case with Hetty
Green. Time has touched her gently withai.
Her hair is not yet quite gray, nor her face
wrinklcd. She has keen bluc,gray eyes, n
clear complexion and strongly marked fea-
lures that indicate truly the force and deter
mination behind them. In repose, her cx-
preston becomes more softencd, and she
looks like the humc-loying and domestic
woman that she Is at heart Mrs. Green has
the reputation. not altogether undeserved,
or being bad dresser. This appears to he
rather an aifcctatlon. perhaps with pur-
pose, on her part, rather than deficiency
OF feminine taste. Her ordinary street at
tire, OF rich but plain black. With n violet
trimmed bonnet. has nothing uutrc about 1t.
Her manner, In talking about her battles
with courts and fnnncierS. Is full of ng-
gressivc animation, and gives the Impression
that hghtlng suits her temperament pc
culiar plcturesquencss is Impaired to her
speech by the traces of New England quak-
erism that cling to 1t. In moments OF self
forgetfulncss she says ''yaas" almost as
broadly as the characters In Yankee dla-
lect story.-Lesllc's Weekly.
The indicator., 1897-03-06

Bourbon, to which they belong, being
renowned for its dynastic vices. These
however, were successfully kept in
check by their mother the late Duchess
OF Madrid, one of the most sanity and
kind-hearted women that it is possible
to conceive. Shamefully neglected by
her husband, whose moral Shortcomings
have caused his name to become very
byword in the various capitals of Eu-
rope-where people are nevertheless so
extremely indulgent in the case Of
flightiness on the part OF the Anolnlel
of the Lord-she devoted her entire
time and att ntion to the education Of
her four daughters. The only occasion
on which she was absent from them
was when she accompanied her hus-
band to Spain during the last Carlist
war. Don Carlos himself left among
his countrymen south of the Pyreuees
a reputation for cruelty and for the
same kind of savaGery in warfare as
that enjoyed by General Weyler In
Cuba. But his Duchess more than
atoned for this by her bouudless charity
and kindness and by her touching care
of the wounded, no matter whether
friend or foe After the battles we're
over and her husband was drinking
with his officers, pelting the hungry
sentries at the doors of his quarters
with trufles, while his men starved, the
Duchess was performing the work of a
The indicator., 1897-03-06
Consumption That Does Not Consume.

Many physicians insist that consump-
tiyes seldom are killed by the disease
alone, usually they are frightened to
death, Two notable and historic cases
that formed exceptions to the rule were
President Andrew Jackson and the
Duke of Wellington, each of whom was
a cousumptiye youth yet afterward be-
came great soldier, the most promin-
ent statesman of his time and country
and lived to a ripe old age. A still more
wonderful case is that of New York
lawyer, millionaire and man OF affairs,
who sixty years ago was given up to
die of consumption, but VINO as we
write is ninety-six years of age and
apparently recovering from combin-
ed attack of pneumonia and heart fail
ure. From the character of the men al
luded to, the prolongiug of life may be
attributed to mind cure" of the kind
that has no nonsense in it: on the
other hand. resistance as a faculty. is
but another name for obstinacy, of
which any human being can find plen-
ty in himself If he chooses to look for
it,
The indicator., 1897-03-06

IGod is all alike and so highly seasoned
that if it were different no one could
tell it.. says an exchange, No one who
has ever eaten at the table Of Presiden,
Diaz can make this complaint, for while
the cuisine is distinctly Mexican the
dinner is so well selected that the most
discriminating taste can find nothing
to which to object Soup comes on.
not clear, but with a thickeniug OF
roasted pea lluur and accompanied by
larded-toasted bread in place of crack
ers. This is followed by the cver-pTes-
ent eggs and their accompaniment OF
fried bananas One OF the dishes
served If the dinner is typically MeNl-
can is bound to be the far famed mole
de suajelote which has come an tho
way down from the days Of the Monte
zumas II is roast turkey oyerspread
with heavy dressing of peppery chile
and rich seeds Tho turilla. a small
thin pancake. is popular among the
rich and poor alike, and 1t viii appear
probably rolled deitly and containing
finely hashed meat strongly Favored
with garlic and chile There are ac-
compartments OF freshly sliced toma-
toes, spiced lettuce. radishes and other
relishes. and from time to time appear
more substantial viands, such rs the
ever-present friiole beans, delicately
Drowned in lard prepared as only a
Mexican can prepare them; stuffed
artichokes, and mutton chops, small
whitetish and scalloped oysters, the
latter two being served as a mid-din-
ner course. For desert they have ices.
prepared almonds, preserved fruits.
marmalades, nuts, raisins and a great
variety of rich, fancily frosted and
jellied cakes called pasteles Home
prepared extract of coffee is poured in
to the cup of each person to finish the
meal and two or three spoonfuls of this
thick. sirupy and lye-stronE concoc-
tion are drowned with hot milk, really
making cup of coffee of delicate aro-
ma and delicious taste.
The indicator., 1897-03-06
CHINESE PAoopA.
Ono of tho Most Striking buildings In
the "Flowery Kingdom"


The most striking buildings in China
are the taperlng towers known as pa
godas. These are of brick, covered
with marble. or most generally with
glazed tiles; and are built in stories,
one over the other from three. four,
or Ave. to as many as nine In number.
Each story is reduced in width, and
has a gallery round 1t. The roofs are
hollow or sagging and project great
deal, the corners being turned vp
sharply. On these light bells are sus-
pended which make a constant ring
ing when the wind blows. The roofs
are covered with glazed tiles of various
colors, and the summit ornamented
with species Of spire and final. TIE
most celebrated of these buildings WIS
that known as the porcelain tower uf
Nanking. 1t had nine stories, and w.s
about two hundred feet high, exclusi o
of the iron spire. At each angle was
bell, making seventy-two in all; ard
there were eight chains hanging fro N
the top of the final to the angles of tie
spire, and carrying nine bells each, or
seventy-two more. This celebrate d
building was destroyed by the Taepines
when in rebellion in 1853. Almo /
every town in China possesses one G.
more of these structures, all alike in 90
The indicator., 1897-03-06
velopment

"corkscrews. In fact, they are thick
ly scattered through deposits which ex-
tend over at least 500 square miles.
chiefly in Sioux county. and over all
that region they may be seen project
ing from the sides of cliffs and in 9th
er places where the rocky formations
have been worn away by water and
wind.
These freaks are commonly known as
fossil twisters." They are of enor-
nous size, sometimes as much as forty
rect long: but the most remarkable
thing about them is the symmetry of
thelr structure. which is absolutely
mathematical. As weathered out from
the cliffs. they are always perpendicu-
lar, and often they seem to be sup
porting roofs of superposed strata, as
IL relics of bygone style of architec-
ture The spirals are wonders of per-
lection and elegance; sometimes they
are wound about an axis, while in 9TH
er cases the axis is imaginary. as it
were, the spirals being free, 1t is diff
cult TO realize that these objects are in
reality works of nature and not of art,
especially because no animal or plant
capable of producing anything like
them exists in the present day.
The corkscrews occur in astonishing
numbers in the region referred to-.
One frequently sees hillsides more than
lOV feet high studded from bottom to
top with the great spirals. but more
particularly with the so-called roots
which project out from them. Some of
the roots are as big round as hogs
heads. and they were formerly imag-
ined to be fossil logs, until their rela-
ton to the screws were established
by digging the things out bodily and
entire. The corkscrews look striking
ly like the instruments employed for
opening bottles, turned with quite as
mathematical precision. though on a
scale so enormously magnitied. Cork
screws, however, always turn in one
direction. while the fossil twister is
right-handed or left-handed indscrim-
inately
Professor Barbour has established
the fact pretty satisfactorily that they
are fossil plants, and that they grew
in water. There was time, couple
OF millions OF years ago, when Nebras-
ka and all. the great basins east of the
Rocky mountains were covered by an
Immense lake-an inland sea of fresh
water. In this lake the strange plants,
wholly different from any now surviv-
ing. grew and flourished. There were
sub-aqueous forests of them-thickly
crowded forests of vast extent Each
screw. with its accompanying root, did
not represent single plant. but prob
ably colony composed of many
plants. The plants were related very
likely to modern seaweeds. 1t may be
imagined that they grew at depth
of several hundred feet while among
their weird looking stems swan fishes
of types now long extinct
The waters of the mighty lake re.
ceived great quantities of sediment
brought to 1t by streams and this was
deposited on the bottom at a very
rapid rate-so rapid, indeed, that it Is
difficult to see how plants of any sort
could have subsisted under such condi.
tions. The steady deposit of sediment
gradually raised the level of the bot
tom, burying the giant lake weeds. Ir
the course of time the waters dried up
and the accumulated sediment contain.
ing the corkscrewshaped plants be-
came hardened into sandstone of very
The indicator., 1897-03-06
POPULAR SCIENCE.

In so dry region as central Australia
frogs are found in fair numbers, creeks
and clay pans 'swarming" with them.
AS the waters dry up the frogs disap-
pear in their burrows. remaining till
the rains come again. Certain species
of them" says Spencer. gorge them
selves with water before they go into
their retreats, and in times of drought
the natives dig them out and. obtain
enough water from their bodies to
satisfy their thirst.
Recent statistics show that the sup
ply Of natural gas in the United States
fell off one-half from 1883 to 1895 The
decline has been less in Ohio and In
diana than in Pennsylvania, the prod
uct in the last-named state being worth
more than nineteen million dollars in
1888 and less than six million dollars
in 1895. Owing to the adoption of less
wasteful methods the falling off has
not been so rapid since 1891, but 1t
still amounts to an average decline of
five per cent every year.
A peculiar effect of barometrlc
change ia seen in the breathing
ground" of limestone districts If a
well in this kind of soil is covered over
so that only a small hole is left in the
top, and lighted candle is held near
this hole, quite strong current of air
can sometimes be noticed. The
"breathings" are irregular. and accom-
pany barometric changes. for the rea-
son that when the pressure on either
side of the opening is heavier than that
on the other side. a flow sets In from
the heavier to the lighter.
Extensive deposits of ancient vol
canic ash in southwestern Nebraska
have lately been turned to useful ac-
count as source of pulverized pumice,
which has become an important article
of commerce. Prof. Salisbury of the
University of Chicago, after examining
the localities where the ash is found
concludes that 1t was deposited in
water at time when that region of
country was covered by lake which
is supposed to have existed late in the
tertiary period. and the ash is believed
to have been borne thither by winds.
Long ago it was discovered that bub-
bles of air rising through water do not
move with great speed. This, except
ing for great depths, is not more than
a foot second. II, therefore. bubble
of air is caught in a stream of water
which flows downward, and the rate
of speed of the stream is more
than foot second, the bubble will be
imprisoned and will be carried down
with the stream. This phenomenon
may be observed in all waterfalls,
where the whiteness of the water is
due to the air which is carried down in
H.
The indicator., 1897-03-06

The Wonderful Kava-Kava Shrub.
A Now Botanical Discovery.-Of
Special Interest to Sufferers from
Diseases OF the Kidneys or Blad-
dor, rheumatism, oto.-A Blessing
to Humanity.
A Free Gift Of Great Value to You.
Our readers will be glad to know that
the new botanical discovery, Alkavis,
from the wonderful Kava-Kava shrub
has proved an assured cure for all dis
The indicator., 1897-03-06

a story OF Huei
manly devotion n
than the " humble
romance " revealed
by the following
letter from Mr..
-. Ira.tr.tI Aoa~.a
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QuARRYING coRKscREws.

fine and even-grained quality. Mean
while the plants themselves decayed
and disappeared. the place of each veg
etable particle being take by particle
of silica deposited from water. Thus
the forms of the big weeds were per-
fectly reversed, even to the cell struct-
ure, and in this way 1t comes about
that the corckscrews have been kept
over to excite the wonder of a new age.
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Against Them.
,he native Young person siebsd

The native young person sighed.
ut is indeed difficult" she rejoined
ito maintain a real society in the trop-
les. 1t is well nigh impossible for us
to give anything like the cold shoulder
don't you know. and after all that is
the main thing, | fancy. All, yes. Our
latitude is certainly against us."-De-
troit Journal.
The indicator., 1897-03-06
THAT SPLENDID COFFEE.

Mr.. Goodman. Williams County, H.,
writes US: From one package Salzer's
German Coffee Berry grew 800
pounds OF better coffee than can buy
In stores at 80 cents a pound"
A package OF this and big seed cata-
logue Is sen. you by John A. Salzer
Seed Co.. La Crosse. Wis. upon receipt
OF Is cents stamps and this notice. w.n.
The indicator., 1897-03-06
ItlnClx Animals.

Beware of black animals" Is con-
sidered sound advice by magazine
writer who devotes six pages and nu-
merous illustrations to warnings
against and awful examples of black
animals. leopards. cats. ravens. beetles
and undertakers' horses.
The indicator., 1897-03-06
Don't give WY to Dlspair

Although you have suffered for long time
from malaria. dyspepsia, kidney trouble.
letters Stomach Biiters has cured worse
cases than yours, and Is potent to help you
as 1t has helped hosts of others, l'ut always
remember that tritc saying. Delays are
dangerous. Mole hills grow to he noun
talns In consequence of disrcgnr1ing 1t.
Check disease at the outset with this incom-
parable defensive medicine.
The indicator., 1897-03-06
Rose to the Occasion,

Willieboy-That doosid Jones girl
tried to be sawcastic at my expense.
but / think l made her feel that l was
wespected. don't you know.
Hargreaves-Yes; she told me about
it. She said you were positively queen
ly in your indighation.-India
Journal.
The indicator., 1897-03-06
An Electric Farm.

In Germany, near Mecklenburg. is a
farm which is run by electricity. re-
eeiving its motive power from small
brook which drives an eighteen horse
power turbine by means of a dam. This.
in its turn. drives an electric dynamo.
by which the farm machinery is ope-
rated and the barns lighted.
The indicator., 1897-03-06

Miss Marie, Grand Rapids. Wis According to data
furnished the sign Cancer viii II the Moon rules
rising at your birth, therefore hu Moon your Ing
planet seuihcator Venus is co-ruler You
medium height, plump hgure, clear compexionl
dum to dark hair and eyes If you born a few
minutes earlier the very dark with peculiar
sparkle, and sharp sight You quite cheerful.
1oval, kind and ohltgtngi you very much dislike
storm and bust sbou' anything you change
very fond OF smuscments parties, dances, etc Also
art And art work. You are very inioiiee and nAtur
study to learn them. You very popular with tbs
sssslemen
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Fully Qualified,

Teacher-"l despair of making any
thing of your daughter. She cannot
spell the simplest words" Father
Cant you make a typewriter of
her?"-Yonkers Statesman.
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Nj. uanotau,. Frances Foreign Minister

NJ. Hanotaux. Frances Foreign Minister
NJ. Honotaux, the French foreign
minister, less than dozen years ago
was lecturing on history at salary
of $50 a month to small class of
four or five in the Sorbonne Paris.
The task over, he generally took his
way to the office of the Republigue
Franchise. which printed some of his
literary and historical contributions.
Here 1t was he met one evening Spuller
md Jules Ferry. who gave him helm
Ing hand. for he had already begun to
climb the official ladder being en-
ployed in the department of archives
at the foreign office. The rapidity OF
his promotion was marvellous. Before
The end of 1885 he had been appointed
counsellor to the embassy at Constan-
tlnople. Next year he secured seat
In the chamber, and at this moment his
position is unique.
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A Modern Habit

Renshaw-'That was sad accident that
happened to Mrs. Higgins"
Flagg-"What was itF'
Renshaw-"Why, she fell out of the win
dow"
Flagg-"You don't say sop
Renshaw-'Yes, There was family NOV
ing in next door, and She was trying to see
what kind Of furniture they had. to
Duta
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Al the F.ult OF scienc..

The Good Man-"Ny friend I'm sorry to
see you In this shocking condition. Look
at me. sir. | never drank o drop OF any
liquid but water In all my life"
The lrreverent iuebrlntr-"Bnh! You're
full OF microbes l'-Clcye Plaindealer