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little Enclosure, containing about dozen
trees from 80 to so feet in heighs. In
the warm weather the animals are adj
mitted into the grove, which is so stu
ated that visitors can easily see them.
OF the % animal ranges in the park it
is hardly necessary to add that they
have been laid out with great skill and
taste. The largest, of course, is that
given over to the buffaloes. Each range
is surrounded by high fence of hard
steel wire, SO strong that no animal
could break through it, and yet so light
as to be at little distance actually in
visible, thus preventing the disfgure-
ment of the garden. Each boasts of
shelter house for its occupants, and also
of one or more macadamized yards,
called "corrals," into which the herds
are driven whenever the ground in the
ranges is SO soft from excessive rains that
the turf is liable to be seriously damaged
by their hoofs. Starting at the north
western entrance we have first the mule
deer range, opposite to which is the axis
deer Enclosure. The axis is the hand
soonest of all the tropical deer There
are also ranges for Virginia deer, red
deer, caribou deer, fallow deer, elk and
antelopes. The wild sheep and goats
must feel very much at home on their
| spacious hills, which are 500 feet long,
100 feet wide, and 25 feet high.
| Space forbids a detailed description
| of the small aviaries, ponds and pools,
| scattered about the grounds and ar
ranged with much artistic taste and
skill. AT the time Of writing, fine an
telope house with % outside yards had
just been completed. Several buildings
are in course of completion, including
an ostrich and cassowary house, small
mammals house, a large bird house, deer
house and llama house. One of the first
buildings to be finished in this up to-date
Zoo was the reptile house. 1t is said
| to contain the finest and largest collec-
ton of snakes and other creeping things
seen in the whole Of America 1t is LAG
| feet long and 100 feet in width Over
| $4,000 fas been spent upon the building
alone. There are 700 specimens OF
snakes in this one building. Among the
larger is a python q feet in length, an
anaconda 16 feet in length, and king
cobra IL feet long.
This giant of Zoos is entirely managed
by the New York Geological society, and
the able manner in which it has planned
and built up the garden reflects the
greatest credit upon its principals. They
have now spent over $5,l50, eco upon the
enterprise; and, remembering what has
money has undoubtedly been well and
economically used. The ground is the
property of the New York city authori.
ties, and is meintained by them.
HAROLD j. SRIPSTONR.
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STORY OF TWO SWALLOWS.
They Built a Nest in a Gentleman's
Bedroom and Made Them
selves at Homo.

One morning two swallows flew into
the bedroom of Mr.. Chapman, of Fro
cester court, Gloucester, and, after sew
eral other visits, at last built a rest
in the room. In due course four eggs
were laid. While the mother was sit
ting the maid was never allowed to
attend to the room, but whenever she
If a stranger or any other member of
the household entered he room she
flew away at once. Mr.. Chapman, how
ever, was especially favored, just as if
they knew that he was the landlord
and might press them for rent. He
place her back, or handle the eggs, and
they never said word. The eggs
having been Matched, Mr.. Chapman no.
ticcd that the father always fed the
same two youngsters, and the hen al
ways the other two. He tried to puz-
zle them by mixing UP the babies, but
the parents never mistooil one pair for
the other. When the fledglings were
able to fly, the whole family went out
| for the day, returning at night. One
morning, however, they did not go out,
| but, instead, all perched on the rail at
| the head of the bed and kept up a
ceaseless twitter for fully an hour.
Then they took their leave for the
year. Mr.. Chapman kindly took means
to prevent the window from ever being
| closed
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ital. fashioned no,,,s
who used to come here ten or dozea
years ago.
Even as late as the early ninetie.
Washington was in tone a southern
town. The old-fashioned bulldogs,
the dirty, but hospitable hotels, the al,
! of village quiet that prevailed ana
the general sow-going ways of the it,
habitants were quite out of keepi9s
with northern notions; and The citizes
of New York, or Boston, or Chicago
who ventured down mere saw himself
transported to a nciahborhood whers
Dixie" was the most popular song
and where statesmen had a pleasant
habit of sitting out under the trees cR
the sidewalk of summer evening ana
swapping yarns.
Now all that is changed There is a
flash and brilliancy everywhere, which
Is the sure reflection of wealth, or, a.
sny rate, of people who are careles
about spending money. The new hotels
are centers for dinner parties and
balls; and women gayly caparsoned
lend a tone of distinction, which is al
together new, and which would be MOI g
fitting for the giddy life of metropolis
than for the staid habits of political
capital. LOUIS A. cooLDGR
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NAL he was chasing, but at too great a
distance to take a shot at it, 1t was
near enough, however, for him to SEQ
that it was no fox the dog was follow
ing. 1t looked formidable enough, too.
to make the hunter think it would be-
we'll for him to fix himself with ammu-
milton different from that which he
used to shoot foxes.
He went to where he had left his
horse, drove to the hotel, got satisfao-
tory ammunition, and was half way
out to the hills again when he met the
dog, limping home.
Despite his lameness, Sport appa.-
emily was quite willing to go back
again, and piloted Mr.. Swan to whers
he, only a short time before. had had q
very strenuous and interesting time.
There was dead wildcat in the
middle of plot Of ground 20 feas
square. All around the space were evs-
dences that there had been Something
doing" The light brush was broaeps
and, scattered about indiscriminatefy,
was lot of hair and numerous blood
stains. That was all. Sport could not
| tell how things happened to be that
way, but he seemed to be pretty we'll
satisfied with his own part in the mix
up, and the way he had come out of it..
| He had been bitten in the right fore
leg at the first joint, and his nose and
ears were scratched somewhat, but
there We're no very serious injuries.
| The wildcats back had been broken.
and one Of it's shoulders was lacerated.
1t weighed 20 pounds, and certainly
looked as if it might have been able to
put up fight.
killing domestic cats is mere pas
time for this dog Sport, and perhaps,
in his experience in this line, he picked
up few points that We're of use to
him in his fight with the wild one.
Except temporary lameness, he su--
fered noiill effects from the encounter,
and Mr.. Swan is afraid that he is like
ly to get "swelled head and worry
i the pet cats in the neighborhoo more
than ever.-Boston Globe.
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SAT DOWN BESIDE THE KING.

this park, my good woman he an
swered.
The woman squinted at her neighbor.
81 s'pose you are soldier" she said,
finally.
Eyes, am" replied the king.
81 thought so. Then you might be a
sergeant"
Have been, ma'am,' said the king,
smiling.
II don't think you can be captain?"
"Oh, have been, have been"
Now the woman looked at the king
very suspiciously.
you'll not tell me you are colonel?"
"Have been," the king said, once
more.
Then the woman, folding her hands
and rolling up her eyes, sighed and said:
Dear me, dear me! have seen such
things before. You have lost your posi-
ton, guess and / know the reason. 1t
is always whisky. Don't taste it any
more. Poor man, pity you'll"
So she walked along toward the castle.
The king went another way, and as the
woman stopped at the gate, being at a
loss where to go, the white-haired man
from the wood stood, smiling, before her
again.
You are stronger than L. You can
take my basket, said the woman.
The king did not object, so they both
stepped up the stair to the kitchen de-
partment The cooks, OF course, stared
as they saw the king with the egg bas-
ket. One of them, having more presence
of mind than his fellows, ran toward
| him, Selling the basket
"Your majesty" he stammered.
Eyes" the woman said, "the eggs are
| for the king. Is he at home? AS am
here now, | should like to see him"
Look at me, then" laughed King
| Christian. 81 am the king"
The old woman drew back
"You are the king" she said "But
| then you ought to wear nice uniform
so that your people could recognize you
Please don't put me in Jail. You car
take the eggs. | don't want any
money"
But King Christian laughed aloud, or.
dered the chef To pay her we'll for the
eggs, and left her, very much amazed
old woman.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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pines bill. 1t was une Of those points
which attract comparatively little at
tention and are settled as a matter of
course by a straight party vote. When
the speaker put the question a mere
handful on the republican side voted
aye" A great volume of noes" pro-
ceeded from the democratic side. The
speaker looked quizzically over the
house. THE ayes seem to have it, !"
he said, slowly, repeating the usual
| formula, although the other side
made the most noise" And sure
enough, the ayes" did have it, for no.
body cared to take the chance of chal-
longing the correctness of the speak
er's announcement
| He makes no bones of consulting
Asher Kinds at the speakers desk con-
spicuously whenever a knotty point of
parliamentary law is to be decided and
he doesn't hesitate to let the whole
house know that he follows that eff
cient clerks advice.
One day recently when he was long
er than usual in arriving at decision,
members of the democratic side began
to grow impatient and clamored loud
ly for ruling. The speaker was en-
gagged in earnest conversation with
Kinds. AS they shouted out "Rule!
Rule!" he looked up with a smile
'sThe chair is trying to find out how
he ought to rule" he remarked, bland
ly; and the whole house broke out in
applause.
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liam i. Hornaday-the director Of the
park-took a journey to Europe and in
spected the lion houses in the various
well-known Zoos.
This interesting animal house has
been built at a cost of s1500O0. Over all
it is 240 feet in length and ITO feet wide,
at the center.
The building boasts of very good
representative collection of the larger
cats, including lions, tigers, panthers.
jaguars and cheetahs The latest ar
rival is fine specimen of the snow Loop
ard purchased from Mr.. Hagenbeck.
Chief among the lions is Hannibal, a fine
male Barbary lion with magnificent
name. He was given to the Zoo as pres
ent from Mr.. Carnegie's little daughter.
Next in Importance among the big
buildings comes the monkey house,
which is said to be absolutely odorless.
The sides, top and bottom of all the
cages are built of non-absorbent ligno-
litn, fire-proof material akin to as
phalt, but warm to the touch like wood.
The temperature can be controlled auto
matically and the heat can be kept at
any desired grade, no matter whether
the windows are opened or closed. 1t is
an attractive and artistic building, 1852
feet in length, "a feet in width and erect
ed at cost of SIS 900.
There are 40 interior cages, capable Of
accommodating about $50 specimens,
and II exterior cages, two of the latter
being of great size. Mention must also
be made of the monkey grove, pretty
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An Agricultural De- hookl1eeper in a
pafeihen' etA' business hous e,
and yet in his quiet way, while work
ing steadily along the line of his pre-
scribed duties, he has found out some
ching which will make all future gen
erations his debtors.
If what is expected of his discoveries
!, materializes typhoid fever will soon be
"a thing of the past, and it is intimated
that cholera may also yield to the in
sidious attack which he is making.
BY preparation Of copper Mr.. Moore
can now cleanse any body of water OF
the dreaded bacteria at an expense
which brings the method within the
reach of everybody. Water supply
plants which have cost millions to
build and which were about to be
abandoned on account of their unsani-
tary condition yield to his treatment
at cost OF few hundred dollars;
while every householder with a well
on his premises can insure it's health
fulness with but trifle expense.
That is one of the many ways In
which the agricultural department Is
proving Its usefulness to the gov
eminent. There is a body of scientists
under Secretary Wilson who are con-
Quoting researches without any blare
of trumpets, the Importance of which
cannot be overestimated.
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THE CUNNING MOUSE.

A tiny mouse on pleasure bent,
OR human wiles all innocent,
Away from home exploring went.
AMured by Biddy's tempting bait,
Designed it's greed to stimulate,
1t started to investigate.
"What's this 1 see?" Miss Mousey cried,
AS soon as she the trap espied.
"a cunning house with cheese inside!
81 think I'll take little bite;
But watt" she said, with sudden fright;
I'm not quite sure that it 8 all right.
cit may be like those horrid traps
That mother warned me of, perhaps.
And when you nibble, it quickly snaps.
$50 first of all, I'll climb on top
And pull the catch to make 1t drop,
And when that's safe then down I'll hop.
And this was how the httle bandit
Secured her prize, contrived to land it
And Biddy couldn't understand it
MORAL.
IN counting danger it were fit
That we employ both care and wit.
Lest we should prove the bitter bit.
Hector Rosenfeld, in ST. Nicholas.
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pardQlS6 LOT tne preservation
of all kinds Of animal life. Some idea
OF its immense size may be gagged from
the fact that it occupies no less than 26l
acres of ground. 1t is eight times as
large as the garden at Regents park,
London, and four times as big as the
famous Berlin zoo.
This new giant of geological enter
prises owes it's inception TO the efforts
of the New York Geological society,
which sprang into existence in 1895. 1t
was not until July, 1888, that the society
took over large tract of ground on the
outskirts of the city and decided to con-
vert it into vast geological park. The
strides made have been simply phenom-
email. Fifteen large animal houses have
been erected, as we'll as some Is dens
and aviaries. Twenty-Five ranges for
the larger animals have been laid out,
miles of wire fencing have been built,
as we'll as long stretches of roads and
walks. To-day the Zoo boasts of 1900
animals, representing over 500 species,
or almost as many animals as can be
seen in the London garden. All these
animals have been purchased and col
lected within the last four years.
TheZoo is nearly a mile long and three
fifths of mile in width. One-third of
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Old Enough to Reti:

Old Enough to Retire. ;n+.restino 81.
ments which the committee extracted,
came from Secretary Moody, who had
something to say about the way in
which the departments are loaded I'D
with clerks who are accounted inef1i-
Gent, either from approximation or
from other causes. Secretary Moody
believes it is his duty to follow out the
provisions of the law requiring that
those who for any reason cease to be
OF service to the government should be
discharged. 1T is a difficult thing TO
do, an ungracious thing to do" he told
the committee, "but l do not think /
have a right to crafty my own feel
ings at the expense of the treasury. II
might be commendable if | continued
to pay the salary of a clerk who was
inefficient out of my own pocket, but I
| cannot reason that am entitled to any
credit as a charitable person, if pay
an inefficient clerk out of the public
| treasury. So it has been that that pro-
vision has been enforced in the navy
department. Since 'Lay l, 1902, which
is tie date OF Iuy waxing Office, there
! have been 60 discharges on account of
| incapacity."
There was one case of which he told
the committee which had happened that
very morning. A clerk had been re-
duced from $1,000 to $720. He was z
veteran; his house was mortgaged;
that was all he had in the world in thu
way of property, and he had wife to
support; he had become almost totally
a blind, but the blindness was not such
as to give him pensionable status; he
had been so years in the department,
his service had been efficient and hon.
orable during that time, and he HAD
steadily gone down as his disabilit;
grew upon him from 81 600 to $72O His
chief clerk, in reporting on him, said:
at is frankly admitted that his use.
fulness as a clerk has practically
! ceased, but in view of his record O.
service to the government, civil ant
military, ! think it would not only bt
uncharitable, but heartless, and littl,
short OF criminal to now cast him awaj
: helpless and hopeless"
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ine Passing OF Sen the beginning Of
aeo' stewart the Nevada sena-
tors political activities in Washing
ton. He was first elected to the United
States senate in 1864, and took his seat
IN February 1, 1865. OF men who were
n the senate at that time not one is
now in public life except Stewart.
With two other exceptions, John B.
Henderson. of Missouri, and William
Sprague. Of Rhode Island, all of them
are dead. Among his colleagues then
were Henry B. Anthony, Zachariah
Chandler, Collamer and Foot, of YER
mont; John P. Hale, of New Hamp-
shire; Thomas Hendricks, of Indiana;
Sumner and Wilson, of Massachusetts,;
Ben Wade and John Sherman, Of
Ohio; Lyman Trumbull, of Illinois. He
has seen Oliver p. Morton, James G..
Blaine, Roscoe Conkling, Bayard, Buck
.ingham, Thurman, Carpenter, ingalls,,
Plumb, and many other historic char
-acters, come and go in the north wing
of the capitol. William B. Allison is
the only man in congress who was
here when Stewart arrived, and Allison
was then a young member of the
house, serving his first term as a rep
resentative. Stewart stayed here for
ten years, and then retired in 1875, to
emerge again as a senator in 1887, SO
THAT his second term of service by it
self would entitle him to place among
the venerable men in the senate.
During his career here Stewart has
run the line of all parties without en-
dangering his hold on his seat He be-
gan as republican, then he developed
into a populist and silver republican,
came to be classed for little while
as democrat, and finally was re-
stored to full standing in the party
I with which he entered upon his public
career. In all that time he has been
loyal to one faith-the cause of free
coinage of silver.
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lie life at the end
of his pres e n t
term, which eX-
pires on the Sd of
next March.
His retirement
will bring to an
end one of the
most picturesque
political careers OF
thisgeneration. In
deed. one has to
so back to a for
mer generation be-
fore he runs across
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has been looking
into the question
of q revision of the
civil service laws,
and has brought
before his commit
tee the heads of
the various depart
ments in Washing
ton. SO as to find
out just how the
civil service law is
being worked at
present.
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pudding months OF
spring. A S an
Easter outing a
trip to the capital
is taking the place
of visits to At
lantic City and
the Hot Springs
The building Of
modern slly-scrap-
i II g hotels h as
given to the city 3
metropolitan aspect
which would masks
it. almost unrecog>
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department a mod
est young fellow
sits every day who
has discovered a
means Of exter-
,ninating the ty-
phoid fever bac-
terra in drinking
water. George t
Moore is the head
of one of the divi'
sions Of the de
partment who il
drawing now /;
salary about equa
to that of a goot
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cnpied the speak
er's chair within
t h e memory OF
man. There is nc
solemnity Of the
house which will
S t a II d Pro o t
against his all Per
vading C o m m O II
sense. He has a
great knack for
reaching the end
for which he starts
out by short cute
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The Oldest Bell in America.

The first bell TO ring in this hemis-
phere, at Isabella, San Domingo, 1893,
Is of bronze. eight inches high and sig
and half inches Wide.
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,Sonsflfs win AsNei if necessary with
out regard to the
'dme-honored precedents and tradi-
tons
The other day question came UP
he discussion Of the Philip
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The Government Clerks.

Chairman Giilett, of the house COM
mittee on reform in the civil service,
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Agricultural Scientists.

Down in little back room of one
of the out.buildings of the agricultural
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Cannon's Rulings.

Speaker Cannon is by far the most
informal presiding officer who has oc-
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WASH|NGT ON LETTER
GOSSIP OF MEN AND EVENTS AT
TIE CAPITOL.
STEWART SOON TO RETIRE
Has Had a Picturesque Political Ca
reer-A Civil Service Problem
Modern Washington Nee
ca for Tourists.

ashington.-Senator Stewart, of
Nevada. is going to retire from pub
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The Mecca Of Tourists.
Washington is becoming more and
more a resort for pilgrims during the
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THIN a short time New
York will possess the finest
geological garden in the
world. 1t is at once the
largest and most up-to-date
zoo ever built, a veritable
naradise for the nresarva+ion