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Painting Animals Eyes.

One of the most difficult things which
the artists and taxidermists of the gov
ernment studio have to do is the paint
ing and preparation of glass eyes for
the animals, birds and reptiles mount
ed at that institution for exhibition In
the National museum or at the ST.
Louis exposition.
These "eyes" are made Of glass, hol'
low within and from the rear. so that
the inner surface may be painted any
color desired. AS no two animals eyes
are alike, and as the colors are often
complicated and unusual. it requires
great deal Of skill, study and practice
before one is competent to undertake
the work.
Mr.. Turner, the mammal taxidermist
of the Smithsonian, has just finished
the work of painting pair of eyes for
q large lion, which he has mounted
for exhibit at the st. Louis exposition.
The lion has peculiar eye. The pupil
is large and browniSh-black, while the
iris is chrome yellow. but clouded. mot
tied. vermiculated and strsaked in such
peculiar fashion that one must make
long study of the eye Of tile animal be.
fore it is possible to initiate the color
and markings Of the organ to peFfec-
ton. Soon Mr.. Turner will prepare
two eyes for the big giraffe lie is now
mounting. and which will be still
more difficult operation. as that animal
has a brownish-black eye with a pecu'
liar purplish sheen, exceedingly diff
cult to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Post
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Metal Ties Removed.

Metal c1oss-ties Oh bridges on the
line Of railway from Ismid to Angora,
ia Asia Minor, are now being replaced
by oak ties, says Engineering News.
The all-metal construction proved so
rigid that the pounding of the traffic
affected the connections of the bridge
members. The metal ties. Of an in
verted V-shape, were riveted directly
to short bearing plates, which in turn
were riveted to the tops Of the string.
ers; on curves the bearing plate under
the outer end of the tie was heightened
to form rived chair giving the proper
amount of superelevation. After some
ten years of service many of the ties
have partially failed where the rail
rests upon them. The substitution OF
wooden ties gives an easy riding track
and is expected to greatly reduce the
annual repair cost. 1t may be noted
that the natives In that region have
gradually learned to respect the rail-
way so that stealing Of the wooden
ties wood is very scarce In that region
is a much smaller source Of loss than
it would have been during the first
years of the railway.
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many steel traps. On days when the
water is muddy after hard rain the
clans are feeding and they bite
freely.
The "clammer" starts out in the
morning and rows up to the bed that
he desires to work, keeping close 10 the
shore and out Of the current as much
as possible. When he arrives at de-
sirable spot he rows out into the mid
die of the stream and drops one Of the
"drags" to which the hooks are at
tached, and makes it fast to the boat
by means of a long strong rope. He
then places the "mule" in the water
in such a position that 1t will catch
the force of the current and pull the
boat down the river. The clammer
waits until he thinks he has enough
clans on his hooks. and then. taking
the mule" from the water. be lifts
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color that is most sought after and Is
the most valuable is the pure white OF
the dewdrop transparency.
A pearl is built In layers the same
as the shell. 1t is this fact which
gives rise to the popular idea that Its
formation is caused by some foreign
substance getting into the clam and
thereby causing it to coat the offensive
particle with mother of pearl. These
coatlngs may be peeled off. and very
often Il dead surface conceak q splen.
did surface underneath. Several men
in the river towns make business Of
"peeling pearls" and do q thriving
business at it, as nearly every one who
finds a pearl believes or hopes that the
poor part is all on the surface.
Very often the question is asked:
"How much is the largest fresh water
pearl worth, and what is its size?"
The largest one ever found was about
three-quarters Of an inch in diameter,
and perfectly round and weighed 126
grains. A spot on one side was its
only lmperfection. 1t was found by q
man named Ferguson and sold by him
the same day for S175O. Later it was
sold by the buyer for $4,000. The
finest pearl, ever found was one of sew
enty grains and brought the finder
$780, 1t is now held by jewelry firm
for S20,O0O Finds Of this character
are rare, however, and men have fished
for years and never found a really fine
pearl. Others that have worked in the
same manner and the same place have
met with astounding success. A Ger
tain Charles Reed, Of Prairie du Chen.
has clammed for several years. He
never found anything that brought him
more than $400, yet, instead Of being
the poor man of few years ago, he is
now Independently rich.
A great deal depends on the shrewd-
ness Of the finder in getting what his
pearl Is worth. All finds are usually
disposed Of on the spot within few
hours from the time that they are
taken from the river. Pearl buyers
are constantly plying the river in their
launches. and the minute that pearl
is found Il buyer is on hand. Often.
with a little iudicious lying, they are
able to get fine pearls for a fraction
of their value. One case is recorded
where one of these Shyloclls bought
pearl for So. having convinced the
clammer that il was Of no value. In
a few days rhe buyer had disposed CT
the same pearl for $12O0.-New York
Tribune.
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SuualIoD's Legacy.

It had always been young Squal'
lop's understanding that he would in
herit something handsome when his
uncle, a studious and somewhat schol'
arly man. passed off the stage Of ac'
ton. The uncle died and the VII! was
opened.
Young Squallop was indeed remem-
bered. The bulk of his relatives
means was found to have been sunk
in annuities, but the size Of the pack
age bequeathed to the young man sur
prised him. He opened it, examined
the contents, then locked it away from
prying eyes.
Il hear your uncle left you some
thing" said an acquaintanc" week
or two afterward. meeting him on the
street.
Yes" he replied. "My uncle left
me ten thousand
Il congratulate you! With 100000
young man may be considered to
have at least a fair start in life"
II didn't say pounds. He left me
10000 chess problems"
1t was even so. For many years the
old gentleman had been making a col
lection Of such problems. clipping them
from the chess columns Of various
weekly papers. and as his most cher
ished possession he left it entire to his
favorite nephew. youth who did not
know a pawn from q bishop.-Tit-Bits.
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are so thoroughly cooked that the meat
will drop out of the she'll. Contrary
to the general belief. this does not in
jure the pearl, for the reason that 1t
is protected by the shell Of the clam
and is not exposed to the direct heat.
The cooking requires an hour or two.
and when it is finished the CLAIMS are
shoyeled OH to sorting table. where
the search for pearls is made, and the
shells graded and placed in bins. This
work is extremely disagreeable, and If
It were not for the fact that there IS a
possibility of finding something valu-
able it would be great drudgery.
There are some fifty varieties of
shells, most of which are valuable.
The largest shells. or "washboards,'
are too brittle to be worth anything
for commercial purposes. The smaller
shells are all good for pearl buttons
and bring the clammer $15 to $40 a
ton. The shell buyers come with
barges and take the shells at the
camps. Very often steamboat is sail
ing down the river, pushing several
barges, each of which contains in the
neighborhood of five hundred tons Of
clam shells. These shells are made
into pearl buttons at factories at vari-
GUS river towns. The buttons are
sawed out Of the shell, and in this
rough form are sent East to be fin
ished. There are some fifty factories
Oh the Mississippi. each employing
from ten to sixty hands the year round
The clammer's life is not one Of
pleasure. He must rise with the sun,
be as busy as beaver all day. in all
kinds Of weather, doing dirty. wet and
hard work. His hands are continually
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At DUSK,

I follow, through the garden dim, q
The winding way that Lydia passed.
I follow, led by trusty guides,
Confident of success at last -
o be rewarded for my quest
When Lydia's lips to mine are pressed!
The blades of grass they help my search4
: A leaf upon the garden walk, ~.u, ,s."
The imprint of little heel, -
Are all endowed with power to talk.
They tell me, soft, a secret sweet: :,
'This way-and this-went Lydia's feet!"
The stars leaned down to watch her pass,
The boughs they kissed her as she went,
(They caught their white bloom from hep
gown,
And all these messengers are lent
To guide my heart, by whispering low,
''This way-and this-did Lydia go"
-Harper's Bazar.
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No Statnes For Scorchcrs.

We are being treated to a good deal
OF rubbish about the valuable service
to society which these racing, DEATH
and-destruction-dealing automobiles
are rendering by Improving the breed"
of automobiles. The fact is that they.
are indulging in foolhardy amuse-
ment-reckless and impudent disre-
gard of the rights Of others.
We do need q cheap, safe. workable
smell-less automoblle-the city man
needs it and so does the country NAH
And we are going to get it, but not be-
cause q few lunatics want to race at
the rate of fifty or sixty miles an hour
on the public highways. There is a.
universal demand, and a hundred in
dustrious inventors ate toiling to sup
ply it.
The auto-racer deserves not statue.
but a statute.-Philadelph Saturday
Evening Post.
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The Prison Newspaper.

There are over 70,000,000 persons IN
the United States-mostly writer's.
Even Sing Sing Prison, says Every
body's Magazine. issues a bi-weekly
magazine, the Star Of Hope, we'll
Icinted, luxurious folio. brimming with
human interest. Roland 3. Molineux,
who spent his days in the death-house,
transcriblng what he saw and felt In
his grewsome quarters, was not the
only scribbIer within the prison walls.
There are potential Journalists ID
Sing Sing. No. 1900 is editor-in-chief,
and prisoners write, make up and print
the whole publication, which, has g
circulation inside and outside the
prison of more than 5000. Women, too,
are contributors. No. 1876. Auburn, is
local editor. The periodical is q serious
attempt at prison organ, and in this
guise is naturally welcome to what
Star of Hope note would probably
call "the residents of our community"
Outsiders find in it's humor its recon-
mendation to moments study.
Recently, for example, it contained
this paragraph: "The former gentle
man who walked or ran out into the
free world some weeks ago without
the proper permission is again our
guest" It's verse also Is far from
the mere doggerel one might expect.
Not long ago it published the follow
ing:
But where the Hudson with majestic sweep
Rolls on it's course to mingle with the deep,
There stands frowning Pile of brick and
stone,
Whose massive walls were built for
strength alone
Whose grim watch towers and portals
strongly barred
Make freedoms way to many long and
hard!
\ ct in that tomb Of buried hopes for'orn
Three blessed years ago our Star of Hope
was born.
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TWO-LECCED HORSE.
Animal Which Promises to Get Along
Without Its Forele8s.

La Nature, an exceedingly trust
worthy French publication, has the fol-
lowing in a recent issue: Last month
there was born at Havre horse which
presents the singular condition Of be-
ing deprived Of its eore legs. The
shoulders are clearly apparent under
the skin. but the remainder of the legs
are wanting. This foal was born with
the physical characteristics of kan
garoo, but with less to console it, since
the latter has legs in front, which,
while small and short, are better than
none at all, which represents the con-
ditiOn OF the foal.
The foal Is very healthy and obtains
its food from q goat, there apparently
being no reason to believe that it shall
not live and learn to do entirely with
out the members Of which it is lacking.
We once saw q small dog, whose hind
legs were missing. but this did not pre-
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Basil Meat For Mosquitoes.

Another hope has been destroyed. A
few weeks ago Captain barrymore. Of
the British army. residing in northern
Nigeria, described how the plant
known as the ''holy BASIL was death
to mosquitoes and how the presence
of one of these plants in room would
keep the obnoxious insects out. Then
Sir George Birdwood described how.
when constructing the Victoria Gar.
dens and Albert Museum in Bombay,
malaria and mosquitoes were banished
by planting basil around the works.
The matter was referred to DR.. Prout
principal medical officer Of Sierra
Leone. DR.. Prout has reported that
mosquitoes thrive on basil; at least
they thrive in its immediate vicinity.
and that it has no deleterious effects
whatever on their welfare. Something
else must have kept the mosquitoes
away in the cases quoted.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
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II dreamed that met girl. a beaI-
tiful girl, and to tell the truth. fell
in love with her. Love at first sight,
they call it. Foolish. wasn't I? The
only trouble was that she didn't love
ME, and just as this conclusion was
thrust upon me. just as was realizing
it most strongly. l woke up and real
lied what bliss I had been in. Say,
Mill. do dreams always go by contra
ries:"
Ted" said the girl, quietly. II
know what you're going to say. You
wish this one would. Teddy. take my
advice. If you love a girl. tell her so. ~
For moment the young man was
baffied
DO you care?" he cried. "Have I
been meeting you every day, break
fasting. lunching and dining with you
and you have not known that loved
you. Why need 1 hold off longer? L
love you. love you. love you. and have
loved you ever since that day when L
kissed you by mistake. l say. Mill
tlred. will you promise toto let me
do it again?"
And Mildred, unresisting, promised.
In the fall of the next year Ted
Scott and Mildred Hastings were
united in the little church by the riv-
er. and a happy couple they were.
When the minister's voice ceased, and
Theodore put back Mildred's veil and
kissed his wife, both thought of the
time they first met. Then the music
broke out from the little old organ and
the young lieutenant led his young
bride down the aisle out into the mar.
row path of life.-Boston Home Jour-
nal.
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Jerseyman frantic, and filed frequent
ly with the miasma which breeds
malaria.
Having thus cared for the domestic
or social side of life. the pearl fisher
equips himself for business. If he has
fished for pearls before he knows that
he cannot depend alone on these found
lings Of fortune for livelihood. The
only practical way for him is to dig
up clans and sell their shells. and as
he sorts over the bivalves he can keep
his eye out for an elusive pearl. He
may go through whole season and
only discover few dead ones" which
are practically worthless, or Of sud
den lie may stare at a brilliant turtle
back" as large as marble and worth
$4,000.
The work is done from a scow-
shaped boat which drifts with the
current. dragging over the bottom a
large number Of hooks, on which the
clans "bite." The hooks are on short
strings, or chains and are attached
side by side on long bar or gas pipe.
There are two of these bars. which are
kept on stanchions ON either side Of
the boat. BY means of a mule"
which consists of frame covered
with canvas, placed vertically into the
water, and which acts as IN under
water sail. the clammer obtains enough
motive power to propel his boat and
drag the hooks over the bottom. The
clans lie with their mouths toward the
current, so that they may catch food
particles that come floating toward
them. When the hooks enter their
mouths the clans Immediately shut
down on them and hang on like so
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again. and while he is taking the clans
from the first drag the second IS
filling up. In this way he goes as far
down the stream as he desires, provld-
ed he does not catch snag.
The pearl seeker usually works on
the river in the morning and spends
the afternoon in camp boiling out
This is the process by which the pearls
are found, the. shells cleaned and made
ready for market. A tank constructed
Of planks with 4 metal bottom is used
for this purpose, and the clans are
placed in it with about enough water
to cover the bottom. Then the whole
is covered with boards or a blanket.
a fire is built underneath the tank. and
the clans steamed or boiled until they
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FIMA MAG


"Was she happily married?. Very!
Why, her trousseau alone cost over
six thousand dollars. Judge: .....
81 dislike that Miss Jones. She
seems double-faced." Impossible, or
she'd be wearing the other one
Chaparral. ,...
SteIla-"Did he get down on his
knees when he proposed?" Bella
"Yes; but papa won't set him on his
feet Puck.
Mrs. Sharp-"What is a great, stout,
healthy man like you begging forp"
Bulky Butters-"Only two cents
um."-Chicago News.
"I-fell-into-the-sw -swimming-hole,"
The mother gan to scoff,
Glow did you keep your clothes SO dry?@
"Why, ma, took them off,"
Chicago Record-Herald.
Edith-"I dreamed last night that
was going to be married" Kitty
Funny, what absurd things come to
us in dreams, isn't it, dear?-Boston-
Transcript
She-"There goes General Chutney
with his daughter" He-"So I see
and they say that the daughter has
been through more engagements than
her father" "-Tit-Bits. ......
Wife Gn her latest dress from Paris)
Harry, what's the difference be-
tween a gown and a 'creation'?"
Harry-"I can't give the exact figures,
but it's q small fortune Punch.
She wears the smile that won't come off.
All, me, it is perfection.
I only wish that could say -.
As much for her complexion. .-.
Philadelphia Record.
Mrs. Newrocks- Yes, Tessie, your
uncle made his money before you were,
born" Her Niece-"Did he? Well, it's
a good things to have somebody in the
family who was born rich, isn't it,
auntie?-Puck. ,..,,,1 ..
Kutten-"You'll excuse me, old chap.
for not introducing my wife. The fact
is, you know, she's-she's so internally
particular" Dryde-"In everything
but her choice Of a husband, perhaps.
/ see."-Chicago Tribune. .'.
Daughter (pleadingly)-"I am sure
you will like George. He is the most
conscientious young man ever knew"
Father Ia business man)-"Then don't
you dare to marry him! You'll starve
to deathw-New York Weekly.
Towne-"He seems to think he's
quite t.l orator" Browne-"Huhs
Why, whenever he attempts to make
a speech he really makes a monkey OF
himself" TowneA"Sort Of harangue-
outang, .eh." h."-Philadelphia Press.
Johnnle-"Mother, say, that is all
nonsense with the life insurance,
isn't it," Mother-"My, what an idea,
Johnnie. What makes you think SOP?
Johnnie-"Well, didn't Mr.. Brown tell
you the other day that he had his life
insured, and now he is dead all the
same.-Brooklyn Life.
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sore and chapDrd from the dirty wa
ter, and his back acquires n crook that
it takes months to get rid Of. His
food is cooked over an open fire, and
often. when it rains. is not cooked at
ALL He is forced to hatlle in the muddy
river water, and sometimes must even
drink it. Rowing a heavy boat against
current of four miles an hour taxes
the endurance Of the best: lifting out
heavy drag loaded with clam shells
all day is not easy; pulling. sweating
and trying to pull the drag off from a
snag' is not conducive of good morals.
The hardships are real and the returns
uncertain. and every one who tries it
for a season is apt to wonder IF the
game Is worth the candle"
In the early days Of clam fishing the
perfect pearl was the only one market.
able. while now all sizes and shapes
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WHAT CAN YOU Oo2

That's what the world Is asking you.
! Not who you are.
Not what you are;
But this one thing the world demands:
What can you do with brain or hands?
What can YOU do? That is the test
The world requires; as for The rest.
1t matters not,
Or who or what
You may have been. or high or low.
The word cares MOI onc whit to know
What can YOU do? What can you do:
That's what the world keeps asking you
i With trumpet tone.
And that alone!
Ah, soul, if YOU would win. then you
Must show the world what yon car do!
Our Young Folks.
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are made use Of. When the formation
is round. or partly round, it goes by
the name of pearl. One which is per
feet on one side. the other being fiat.
is termed q button pearl. Buttons are
divided into 'haystacks' and turtle
backs according to the height Of the
projection above the fat surface. BY
far the greater number of pearls are OF
this variety. There are also numerous
imperfections that are distinguished
by various names, as ''birdseyes," re-
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New Source of Rubber supply.

A Liverpool firm, which does large
trade with West and Southwest Africa,
recently received species of plant
hitherto unknown, that produces rub
Der. The plant grows under ground,
and will probably be found in English
West Africa. The rubber is directly
beneath the bark and is of unsurpassed
quality. Ordinarily the roots, when
about one month old. contain from six
to six and one half per cent. Of rubber.
If the bark is removed the percentage
is higher.
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ferring to a little projection on the best
surface of the pearl that seems to be
the finishing off place that the clam has
left unsmoothed. Ring arounds" are
those with a dark or discolored ring
appearing on the surface. STRAW
berries" are pearls that have large
number Of minute projections on the
surface. and when Of high lustre are
exceedingly pretty. These names are
supplemented By great number OF
others that vary in the different local
tiles.
A perfect pearl is, Of course, round.
but even then it must be Of fair size
and good color to be Of any value.
One the size Of an ordinary pea Is
worth nearly, if not quite, 5000. The
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A RoyaI Gift to ireland.

King Edward has expressed the wish
that the Celtic gold ornaments declared
by the judgment Of the Court OF Chan
Gerry to be treasure troye, and there
fore the property of the Crown, should
be presented rs free gift to the treas
urer Of the Irish Academy. The orna-
ments will therefore De taken from the
British Museum and sent to Ireland.
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vent it from walking and running on
its front legs. eleyating the rear por-
tion of the body in the air. This ami
NAL ran easily and lightly, even de-
scending and ascending flights of stairs
without difficulty. We may thus be-
lieye that the Havre foal will adapt
itself b its situation and that it will
quickly learn to be 5iped. Recently
the Jardin des Plantes contained a
goat which possessed no front limbs,
Jut it succeeded in accommodating it
self to it's defects.