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A A Ranchman's Thrilling Adronlure on the a
f WoEtsrn Plains. ^
“It tvjiK will In x wim employed on Elio
<■— cuttle rmicll, In I III! Mute of Kan
sas, Hint the following exciting In
cident Imppcnod,” writes H.W. Steven
son In the Pittsburg Dispatch. “Be
ing u young umn, scarcely 18, I wiih
naturally opposed to working nil the
time, so hnd taken u well-earned boll-
(lay and find gone over to Fort Lamed
to pay u visit to friends who were then
In the service of tko government.
Doing mounted on u good horse and
necompanlod by my favorite dog, Tim,
I did not feel lonesome, nml It was
just getting dusk when I set out on
my return journey. Tim thought he
would venture on a little banting ex
pedition of IiIh own, so, leaving me to
follow at my leisure, spurted on abend
In Bonrcb of game.
“I had not ridden very fnr before
1 became aware of an unusual amount
of noise mid barking koiiiu distanco
In front, and apparently In line of
where 1 Was beading for. 1 bad not
beard any sound for over half an hour
thus would imllentu where my dog
was, so when this yelping suddenly
smote my enr 1 surmise!) tlmt lie bad
cornered or captured somo sort of
game. .
"Carefully examining my revolvers,
of which 1 mostnlways carried a couplo
111 my belt when out on tliuHO ex
cursions by niyHclf, 1 rode hurriedly
forward to Investigate tbo trouble. In
another moment 1 was In the midst
of the eon lllct, mul then It was for
the llrat time I became fully aware of
what was transpiring.
"It wasn’t dogs at nil, ns I nt first
1 bought, that were killing my hound,
but wolves—prairie wolves—nml as
soon iih I took In tlie situation I knew
that not only the life of my favorite
dog was In danger, hut I, lnyaelf, was
In a tight place and must net, mul
that.quickly, If I ever expected to
reach my friends alive. The moon had
by tlila time lifted her lllumliinted
face above the eastern sky lino, and
her mellow light enabled mo to faintly
distinguish this struggling muss of
wolves, lighting over the remains of
my poor dog. Ho was past nil'help
■on my part, hut .had (lied game and
lighting to the Inst, ns wits evidenced
by n number of dead nml dying wolves
.scattered round the eilgo of tlielr sur
viving comrndcs.
“A feeling of revenge took posses
sion of me nt the sight of my (lead
hound, and utterly regardless of my
own surety I determined to get oven
with these four-legged cannibals for
the loss of my dog. My horse wns
allying mul prqnclng so that my aim
was poor, mid ns soon us X began tir
ing It wns all that X could do to keep
him from running off. But I was de
termined to have revenge, mid con
tinued firing Into tlie crowd of wolves’
until I liad emptied both my revolvers,
My aim must have been hnd, for after
1 had censed firing tlioro Boomed,to he
as ninny wolves still surviving as
there were when I began, hut 1 must
have put several of them out of the
game, nt least. Maddened by the
taste of blood, and almost devouring
one another In their eagerness to
satisfy their ravenous hunger, they,
nil lit ouco, turned their attention to
whore 1 mid my now thoroughly
frightened horse were standing.
•“Twiib then I fully realised my
perilous position. Unarmed ns I was,
having exhausted nil my ammunition,
I wns In no innnnor n match for these
savage animals, who were maddened
to fronxy by the tnste of blood. My
only safety lay In flight, and without
a moment's hesitation X dug the spurs
Into my Iioi-rc and ho responded to tie
unkind treatment on my part by giv
ing a leap that almost threw me out
of tlm Bnddle, and was olt like the
wind.
“I headed him ns host I could 111
the dlreetlou of where 1 thought our
camp lay, mul glancing hack over my
shoulder saw tlmt the wolves had de
serted tlielr recent prey anil were now
following close In my wake. I knew
I would become an easy victim It
once they enuglit up with mo, nml I
became thoroughly alarmed nt tlio
thought of falling Into tlielr clutches
mid sharing the fate of my poor
hound.
"Giving my horse full rein, regard
less of consequences, and urging him
forward, with my spurs, lie bounded
over the prairie, leaping holes like a
stag, with me clluglng to the saddle
for dear life. He. too, realized the
peril wo were In, mid, good, sensible
beast ns he wns, tried Ills utmost to
get me out of my predicament.
“But we were having a harder, time
of It than we wished. The ground
was so rough It was difficult travel
ing, and more than once my horse
stumbled mid I came near going over
his head, and that would have end d
my Journey. I realized that my foes
were gaining mpldly on me, and my!
how I strained my eyes to catch n
gllmiise of the friendly light of our
cmnp fire, wlicli would menu safety
for me and my now almost exhausted
horse. But none appeared, and with
a sinking heart 1 prepared to sell ray
life dearly and. If necessary, mierl-
fleo my home to do so, by leaving him
to tlm mercy of the Wolves and make
my escape aa best I could. But tlie
thought of leaving him to he devoured
by these ferocious animals gave me
fresh energy, ami I urged him on atlll
faster. IIo was doing Ids utmost,
poor fellow, nml I thought It we ever
csoitpodl nothing would he too good
for him the remainder of Ilia life. Ilia
strength wiih fast going away mid Ills
breathing grew foster and fuator, un
til I almost Imagined I wns riding
some uutoiimtlc animal driven by
steam. I leaned forward nvery now
and then mid patted Ids neck, thus en
couraging him that I appreciated Ids
efforts, nt the same time glancing
hack to see how near my enemies
were.
"He must have underatooil my enr-
csh, for he again, hounded forward,
hut not a moment too soon. The fore
most of (Ids Mud of wolves, an Im
mense follow, wns close behind me
And gaining rapidly. I could hear Ida
labored breathing irot over 10 feet
away, muM began to.tldnk my chances
for escape were every moment
growing less, ami I knew I wouldn't
last long under those sharp teeth. Oh,
for the sight of our camp! Would
that welcome sight ever appear? Anil
I laid almost given up hope and was
preparing for the forthcoming .strug
gle when, on reaching n alight rise In
the prairie, I beheld tlie most welcome
sight I had ever seen.
“Approaching mo was a small hand
of horsemen, clearly outlined against
the western sky, nml, ns soon ns I snw
them, I gave a yell, that was an
swered by my friends, whom they
proved to he, and they spurred for
ward to meet me. I fell, rather
than Jumped, from my horse, mid
he, now that help had ar
rived, gave a whinny and
dropped over, thoroughly exhausted
by Ida exciting.ride.’ My friends took
In tlio situation at a gimme and began
firing Into the pack of wolves, who,
now tlmt the tallies were turned, scoot
ed away 111 an oppoBlto direction and
wore soon out of sight. They left
over half or tlielr number on the field,
however, thunks to my friends' good
aim, hut not even the wliolo puck, ly
ing (lend nt my feet, could have re
compensed me for the loss of my
hound. But I wns thankful to get off
with my own life, ami It was with a
prayerful spirit that I related my re
cent experleilem to my companions,
ns we Journeyed hack to camp. They,
It seems, had become anxious to my
long absence, mul decided to ride out
and meet me, it lining such a fine
night, mid I've been thankful over
since for that Full moon, to whose wel
come light I owe my life."—New York
News.
TWO WOMEN’S HUSBANDS.
Why Ono Wiu Duello nml tlio Other Wns
ltebnlllou*.
Airs. Ii'uller and Mrs. Doming are
neighbors and visit each other quite
frequently, mul Mrs. Fuller lies no
ticed with surprise tlmt. Mrs. Coming's
husband never scolds when ho comes
home mul finds no suxiper ready. She
asked Mrs. D. uliout It, mul was told
It was as easy ns rolling off n log.
"You have only to use a little tact,”
she Ridil. "Why, nay mnn, can he man
aged liy a tactful wll'e."
Just then Doming came In looking
rather tired mid cross, hut Ills wife
took Ills hat, whispered souielhlng In
Ids our,-nml asked him If he was very
hungry.
I-Ie said ho didn’t mind waiting, and
nt her suggestion ho took Ills paper
and went Into tlie other room.
“Tlioro!” whispered Mrs. D. to her
neighbor, ‘“didn't X tell you It only re
quired a Uttlo tact?” and she went
shout getting supper while Mrs. Ii'uller
went home to try liow tact would work
cu her husband.
Blie found him with a thunder-cloud
brow, and nt once began tlie new treat
ment.
"Bienne go Into tlio parlor and read
tlio paper while I hurry the supper.”
“Well, you have nerve! Do you s’posc
I' can satisfy my apiietito with news
from Chinn? I like tlmt. A mnn might
ns well he a bachelor and dono with It
ns have a wife who Is forever gndillng
to the neighbors!"
"I wns over to Mrs. Demlng's a few
minutes mul he wasn't a hit cress,
and her supper Is late too."
"Of course It Is. Gossiping round
and hindering cncli other, X wonder
you ever get anything done."
Mrs. Ii’uller had tried tact, hut It
didn't seem to work. Her foollugs
were hurt mul her temper was rising.
She concluded to take lierolc measures
mul see what would happen. She took
off the white apron she lmd lfimied on,
nml turned ns only a worm can.
George Augustus Ii'uller, If you want
any supxicr tonight you enn get It for
I yourself. I'm going home to eat and
will stay there until you know how
to trent me. You should have married
n cook.”
“Marin,” piped Fuller feebly, “don't
go.”
“Then will you he more reasonable?”
“Why, of course. I wns only bluff
ing."
They made It up, and got supper to
gether like two turtle doves. Mrs Ful
ler thinks It takes different klmls of
taet for different tneu, hut she doesn’t
know yet wlmt It was that Mrs. Dom
ing whispered so sweetly to her hus
band. It was this.
"If you say one cross word while
she Is hero I’ll tell you how much
money you l ist on that Inst deal la
wheat!"—Chicago Tlmes-Hernld.
THE MOON IS NOT COLO.
Sclfntliti Sow Say I ho Katollte la So Hot
Wo Could Not 1.1 Vo on It.
Astronomers mul scientists now tell
iih that the old popular Idea of the
moon being n frigid body Is a mis
take. On the contrary they deoluro
that the earth’s satellite Is an Intense
ly hot holly; so hot, In fact, tliut llfo
iih It Is known on the earth could not
exist there. "The moon Is so hot,"
snya mi ollleiul of the United States
Naval "Observatory, “that no Creature
known to us could endure contact with
her surface nml llfo. Nor Is tills fact
difficult to realize when we linvo re.
fleeted « little while. For Instance, wo
know- tlmt the surface of the moon
la exposed (luring the long lunar (lay,
a fortnight of our torrestlal time, to
the rays of a sun fully ns hot ns that
which gives us our dally beat. With
no atmosphere to temper the action of
those ruyB—not by Impeding tlielr pas
sage. hut by hearing aloft the cloud-
veil which tlie huh raises from our
occanB to form a protecting eunoxiy for
UB—tlie surface of tlio moon must
necessarily become Intensely hot even
before the middle of the luimr duy.
“It Is true that thu absence of mi at
mosphere must cause the moon's heat
to he rapidly radiated away Into space.
It Is our atmosphere which retains our
beat nml acts 111 regulating our tem-
pai'iiture. Thus, nt the summits of
lofty mountains, wh.wo the atm spli re
Ih rare, notwithstanding the Intense
lleat of midday, so rapidly does
tills heat pass away that snow
forever crowns the mountain
heights. Yet, although tho
moon’s heat must pnss away even more
rapidly, this does not prevent the heat
ing of tho nctunl surface of tlmt satel
lite any more than tho rarity of the
ulr prevents the Alpine traveler from
feeling the notion of the sun's direct
heat even when thu ulr In shadow Is
Icily cold.
“Sir John Ilerscliel long since point
ed out that the moon’s surface must he
heated nt luimr midday—or, rather, at
tin. time "* **»!'"** - ' ’ ' "nt. correspond
ing to about 2 o’clock In our after-
i..,o.. io .. .. „... aoiy surpassing
thu bent of boiling water.
Not nlono does tlie moon itself pos
sess this extreme heat, hut It reflects
n certain amount thereof upon the
earth. And tills Is not nil; the mooli
gives out heat by which it lias Itself
been warmed. Nor must those two
effects of reflected nml radiated heat
ho confounded. The distinction be
tween them limy he Illustrated In the
following milliner: If on u bright sum
mer (lay wo tnkc ii piece of smooth,
hut not too well polished lhetnl, and by
means of It rollout the sun’s light upon
the face, a sensation of heat will he ex
perienced which Is reflected sun beat;
hut If wo wait, while still holding tho
metal ns described, until It lms become
quite hot under tlie solar rays, wo feel
a sensation of bent from the lucre
proximity of tlie plate to tho face, even
when It Is held so ns not to collect sun
lient. There enn bo produced by tills
experiment, first reflected heat alone,
before the metal lms grown hot; next
tlio lient which tho metal gives out of
Itself when warmed liy the sun's rays;
nml lastly, the two kinds of heat to
gether, when tlio metal Is caused, to
reflect sun heat and also (being held
near tlio ftieo) to give out a pereeiitlble
quantity of Its own warmth. It Is the
last stage of tlie experiment which pro
duces the same effect ns tjie reflected,
mid radiated bent of the moon upon
the enrtli’s surface.
But we must not think tlmt tlie
moon adds {materially to the bent of the
present weather. The actual In
crease of temperature derived
from tlio silvery orb can bo easily
realized, when we consider that If the
moon were exactly ns lint ns boiling
water we should receive from It just
ns much lient as would be derived from
a snmll globe ns hot ns boiling water,
so placed ns to preserve the same ra
tion of size mid distance ns the moon
docsto theenrtli."—^Washington Times.
Threat's Bluff. ^
Everybody lms seen a eat hump Its
hack mul hiss and spit nt a dog. Even
tho youngest kitten Instinctively rec
ognizes mi enemy mid makes n show
ing of defiance at Its approach. Tills
bluff at Intimidation Is general nmong
tho species. It Is « curious nml rc-
nmrknblo fact that many different
kinds of creatures which have tlielr j
homes in shallow holes have a similar
habit of spitting when an enemy ap
proaches. li'urthermore, it is prolmlile
that the exiircsslon of a eat at bay Is
pnrt of tho same Instinctive stratagem.
Wo know how general Is tho horror of
tho seriiont tribe throughout all na
ture, and lienee It seems likely that
tlio serpentine aspect of the head of an
enraged ent, together with Its threat
ening hisB, might disconcert an enemy
sufficiently to give an advantage to the
cat Curiously enough, eats of all
species have tlielr tolls marked trans
versely In a way which resembles the
markings of serpents, mid several na
turalists have remarked how similar
are the sinuous, waving movements of
the tall of an angry cat to the move
ments of the tail as a snake In a state
of excltcmpht. The true tabby cat,
when It Is curled up asleep, has a cu
rious resemblance te a colled serpent,
and the same Is true of many wild cats
of different varieties and coming from
different parts of the world. If tills
really Is mi Instance of protective
mimicry It Is possible that the chief foe
guarded against wns the engle. Eagles
are very fond of cat's flesh, and it lias
been remarked .by naturalists in va
rious pnrts of the world that these for
midable birds habitually! make war
upon the smaller creatures of .this kind.
—Chicago Chronicle.
'A DIARY OF STARVATION
KEPT BY WEYHRICH UNTIL TWO
DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH.
1'lve Ilnya T-nter Foo.l XV1.1 Obtnlnflil l.v
Ills Surviving Companion—A Story of
III,, Torrlliln Sllffrrlug Gslnely Endured
by (luldieekers In the llrltlel. Northwest
Henry Wcyhrlch, a motormnn, who
left thu service of tho I.os Angeles
(Cnl.) llnllrond company In the winter
of 181)8 to seek Ills fortune In the
Klondike, has starved to death. His
comrade, A. L. Domlny, who narrowly
escaped the same fate, returned in
safety to liLs home lit Adams nnd
Hoover streets In Los Angeles, says
the Times, bringing the news of Woyli-
rlch's death. Mr. Donflny was with
Wcyhrlch when lie died, and brought
hack to a brave little mother mul sis
ter, who live out on Ninth street, Just
beyond Park View avenue; a 100 lov
ing messages mid a dlnry In which the
young prospector told of Ills little
dolly adventures and at.last how lie
wns dying, by Inches of hunger. It Ib
a piteous hook, tlmt dlnry; for lie
writes heroically, trying to bco hope
where there was no hope.
Weybrlcli wns one ot the Sunny
South party which left Los Angeles
for the Klondike two nml one-half
years ago. They took tke Edmonton
route,- which parried them along Ponce
river, by Fort Grnliaui nnd along Syl
vester Post. The other members nil
turned hack before long, but Wcyhrlch
nnd Domlny kept on Into the Interior
of Northwest Territory. They had
hail luck. They found n little gold,
hut It wns too fine and not In paying
quantities. They liad come so fnr for
It tlmt they could not hour to turn
about empty-hnnded, nnd stayed on
mid on In the threat of the coming
winter.
At Inst It enuglit them, mid un
able to travel further or go hack, they
liullt a eubln nt the lower end of the
McPherson lake on thu Ycssezoo river,
about BOO mlli'B from Dawson nnd 240
miles from Fort Liard, where were
probably tlio nearest human beings.
They knew they had not provisions
enough to lust the winter through, hut
rested cnHy in the hope In getting
plenty of game.
Mr. Weylirleh writes merrily In Ills
dlnry of tlielr search for a good plaeo
for the cabin home mul Inter tells
how they built It. Tlielr nxes got very
dull nnd nicked, mul It was fearfully
cold, the thermometer sometimes going
down to 40 mul even 05 degrees be
low zero. Still they seemed to bo
having n not unpleasant experience.
Small gninc like pine martin mul
squirrel appeared to ho plenty enough.
But us winter settled down the game
became very scarce mul tho provisions
liegnn to run low. The men kept liv
ing In the hope of getting a moose.
Sometimes they found tmckH; some
times saw tlie game, hut when the
moose came It was too late for poor
Weylirleh. Last New Year's day the
two snow-soiged prospectors hnil a
pathotlc little celebration lit tlielr
cabin. They knew by tlmt time that
there wns sinnll chance of cither ono
seeing nnotlicr New Year’s day. Wcyh.
rich told of It In U1b diary. He made
this entry;
"Jan, 1, 1000. Camp Winter Quar
ters.
"Cold mul clear.
“We hnd two good menls today.
Domlny linked pancakes, using tlio
last of our critic acid. He greased tlie
spider with n hit of sterlc acid caudle.
1 cooked dried apples, which we ate
with the pancakes and flour gravy.
For dinner we hnd vegetables, flour
nuisli mul a spoonful of pcamenl oer
Inst—mul dried apples for supper.
"I remained In camp mul cut up a
big log of firewood. Mr. Domlny
went moose hunting—Snw fresh signs,
but could not get to them—They were
traveling. He enuglit ouo martin and
one weasel m n trap.”
The wood lmd to he gntbered In en
ormous quantities. Sometimes they
burned ns much ns a cord ill a night
te keep from freezing. Weykricli had
run out of writing paper mul the rec
ord of the doings of that lust fate
ful winter was written across the
pages of a little Spanish-Engllsh Bible,
which lmd tlie snered words printed
In parallel columns In tlie two lan-
gunges. It seemed ns though hope
lmd left them tlmt New Year’s day,
tor there Is not a gleam of anyth'.!!,;
lint despair 111 tlie record of the days
thereafter—only a cool, manly resig
nation. On January U Weylirleh
writes:
“Too weak to go hunting. Cooked
spoonful of rice, one of flour, one of
vegetable, one log of squirrel.”
“Jan. 7—Very cold. I chopped
wood. Mr. Domlny rested so ns to
sure his strength for moose tomor
row.
“I feel that tlie Lord has snved our
souls, though our bodies perish by
starvation or freezing. Our situation
is very desperate. Llvlug on two
meals of thin soup.
"Jan. 8—Mr. Domlny went moose
hunting three miles up to the left.
Snw moose on opposite mountain, but
as it was getting dark and his strength
was falling, he could not get at it.
“We are eating buds of willow to
stay gnawing pangs of hunger. Ate
one little white weasel for breakfast.
Our soup keeps getting thinner every
day.
“We arc getting weaker fast nnd
can't hold out mnny more days.
“If relief In some shape does not
come soon we must perish.
“Jan. 0—Starving to death.
“One spoonful of evaporated vege
table and one of rice anil one of flour
per mnn per ilny, nnd doing hard
work on thnt.
“Mr. Domlny goes moose hunting
every duy from ono to four miles,
breaking new trails with snowshoea
without getting sight of liny moose ex
cept one at dusk lmlf way up the
mountain.
“Weather Is cold, about 30 to 40 be
low zero; nud fine Show, with wind
from tlio north dally, which cuts
through a person.
"Wo can lmrdly keep warm on the
wood I can cut (luring the daytime."
“Jnn. 10—Very cold. Snowed dur
ing the night nml nil (lay. Fine now.
“Bice all gone. No living thing mov
ing. The spulrrels have crawled Into
.their holes and the few remaining
pine martins have done the same.
“Mr. Domlny nml 1 both went mooso
hunting up to Tarmorgtm bench, three
miles up the river to the left. Saw uo
signs of any living thing.
"We both expect to die If we don't
get outside relief within one week, ns
the 8iioiv Is getting so deep nnd our
strength Is fulling fast.
"It all depends on our getting a
moose, and they lire not to lie hnd.
“We nre prepared to meet our Lord
nml Saviour In heaven, where care
ami sin nml sorrow are no more. I
will meet dear beloved mother nml
sister there with relatives nml friends.
"Jan. 11—Very cold, snow continu
ing. Almost Impossible to move
mound camp without snowshoes.
Snow Is four feet deep on n level.
“Flour nil gone. No sign of mooso
or nny other game. Not oven n bird.
We are living on one spoonful of vege
tables nnd the tips of willows.”
For live days following this entry
Weylirleh was too weak to write, evi
dently. Each dny he merely entered
the date nml tlie name of the camp,
“Winter Quarters.”
Tlie sail record closes Tuesday, .Tail.
Id. It seems ns though Weylirleh
knew It wus to be tlie lust entry. He
wrote:
“Tuesilny, Jan. 10, 1000. Winter
Quarters.
“Henry A. Weylirleh of Los Angeles,
Cal. A. L. Domlny.
“Cold. Very cold. About throe Inch-'
es of snow fell Inst nlglit.
“I am a skeleton.”
By one of those weird circumstan
ces which nre ho often encouraged
By one of those weired circum
stances which nre so often en
countered where Billies play a part
Weyhrleh’s dying message wns written
across the following verses In Acts;
"And now behold 1 go bound 111 the
Spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing
the things thnt shall befall me there.
“Save that tlie Holy Ghost witness-
eth 111 every city Baying tlmt bonds
nml directions abide Me.
“But none of these things move me,
neither count I my life dear unto my
self, so thnt I might finish my course
with joy nml- the ministry which I
have received of the Lord Jesus to
testify the Gospel of the grace ol
Uoil."
Two ilnys after, Wcyhrlch went to
his ilenth with the utmost pluck and
cheerfulness. He nml Domlny Bang
songs all the morning until tlie end
came.
Domlny hurled his friend nnd lived
four mouths nlotie In the camp. Two
dnys after Weylirleh died he managed
to shoot n squirrel nml live (lays after
Weyhrleh’s dentil the lougeil for
moose wns slain. Tills saved Domlny's
life.
When he regained Ills strength by
food, he made a terrible Journey across
the snow to civilization and finally
got safely home, carrying Weylirlch's
dlnry nml papers through nil his
hardships.
Weylirleh had ninny friends In this
city. He wns n native of Pekin, Ill.,
mid came to Los Angeles In 1887.
Education In Chinn.
Education of a certain type Is very
general, but still there nre vust num
bers of countrymen In Chinn who enu
neither rend nor write. There Is n
special literary class who alone know
the literature of their country, to the
study of which they devote their lives.
There are hoarding schools, dny
schools, and colleges. Examinations
mainly confined to moral philosophy
and literature are held In the perfeeto-
rial cities of each province twice hi
three years for the lower degree acc
essory ns n passport to tlie public ser
vice, mid of the six or seven thousand
candidates who lmve come forward,
not more than 00 can be admitted to
the degree of Literary Chancellor.
For the higher degrees, other examin
ations nre necessary. There Is a "Col
lege - of Foreign Knowledge" nt Pekin,
where European languages, mathe
matics, sciences, etc., nre taught by
European, Japanese, nud American
professors. There nre besides many
Christian mission schools, where the
English language nnd lower branches
of western sciences are tnuglit. Tho
government also maintains naval and
mllltnry colleges and torpedo schools
nt the various arsenals to tench the
young Chinese modern methods of war
fare.
How to Make Birds* Nett Soup.
Here Is the Chinese recipe for mak
ing real birds’ nest soap, which mny
Intcrcst Indy renders. Take clean
white bird's nest shreds, or birds’
nests themselves, and soak thoroughly.
Take out all feathers. Boll In soup or
water until tender nnd nil Is the color
of Jnde stone. Place pigeon eggs be
low, nnd add some shreds of ham on
top. Boll In clean water once more,
add sugar candy, then eat If you’re
n Chlnnmnn; If you are not—throw It
out of the window.
During the last three years more
than UOO.OOO Russian farmers have
settled in Siberia.
FEARLS OF THOUGHT.
Tlie man who pardons easily courts
Injury.
To see what Is right and not to ilo
It, Is want of courage.
Affliction tenches a wicked man to
pray; prosperity. never.
The superior man has illgnlflod case
without prlilc; the menu man lms
pride without dignified case.
See wlmt n limn does, murk his mo
tive, examine in wlmt ho rests; how
can u mnn conceal his character?
When you know a thing, to hold
tlmt you know It, and when you ilo
no know a thing, to allow Hint you do
not know It—tills Is knowledge.
What Is the good of being ready
with the tongue? They who meet
men with smartness of speech for the
most pnrt procure themselves lmtrod.
Tench more self-denial nud make Its
practice pleasurable, and you create
for the world n destiny more sublime
than ever Issued from, the brain of
the wildest dreamer.
A moral young man’s characteris
tics nre honesty of speech, respectabi
lity of carriage, Industry of mind nnd
consideration for others. With these
a young mnn Is ns "model’' as It is
given for an earthly being to he.
The most vindictive people are those
who have brought upon themselves the
Injury of which they complain. A
drunkard who lms exhausted the
patience of Ills relatives during long
years of Indulgence, Instead of re
membering tlielr Innumerable kind
nesses, turns upon them when they
put him uuder restraint.
CATS IN COLD STORAGE.
Six Months In n Low Tomperntnro Mmlo
a Chance In Tholr Appearance.
The effect of cold upon tho capillary
properties of certain nnlmnls wns
strikingly Illustrated In New York
some time ngo. A warehouse mail on
Juno street was annoyed by the rav
ages of hordes of mice. He lmd little
trouble In the main pnrt of Ills build
ing where n couple of well-tralneil
cats kept the pluce tolerably free from
the pests, but 111 the cold-storage por
tion the mice held full sway. They
nibbled Into packages nnd boxes, nnd
destroyed such qunntltlcs of fruits
that heroic measures were necessnry.
It seemed rather n cruel experiment,
but the nuisance became so unbear
able that he decided nt Inst to Install
a cat In the cold-storage wureliouse.
Provision to a certain extent was
made for her comfort, nnd she was
left to her own devices mul the mice.
Pussy seemed to flourish, notwith
standing the cold, nnd In the course of
about a week became the mother of
a flue litter of six kittens. After a
time throe of tho latter were removed,
hut the old cat. nnd her remnlning
progeny were left In their arctic
quarters. When allowed out It was
noticed thnt she grew weak nml list
less. She tottered about In an aim
less way, ns though nil energy and in
terest In life were lost As soon, how
ever, ns she wns returned to her
cold quarters, she recovered her vigor
anil became ns bright nnd active as
usual.
A curious feature wns soon observed
In the kittens. They grew to an Im
mense size, tlielr coats became long
nml shaggy, and the fur much
coarser than thnt of an ordinary cat;
It lmd also a peculiar tendency to
curl. The feelers, or whiskers, too,
grew to nearly double length, so that
when they were placed .beside the
members of tholr own Immediate
family the difference wns sp marked
tlmt they might have easily passed
for nn entirely different breed.
The change took place within three
months, giving n curious example of
how suddenly nud completely nature
will adapt Itself to the exigencies of
climate with the young.—Washington
Star.
A Four-foot ml Policeman.
Joe belonged to a firm In Leith; but
he resolved to bo a policeman. He wns
sent hack several times to his owners,
hut returned soperslstcn’tlytotheforce
tlmt finally he was allowed to join
them. Ho lmd no ambition to rise In
his profession. The sergeants treated
him well, but he took little notice of
them. He ordained to go on duty with
constables only, nnd Ills particular bent
wns the east end of Princes street with
nn occasional Inspection of Rose street.
He walked nt a measured dignified
pace, or ensconced himself at the base
of nn island lamppost opposite the Reg
ister House, watching nnd observant.
Like Spot at Waverley, bustle nnd
noise pleased him. His tall was run
over by a lorry once, and when any or
his bjuecoated friends Inquired about
it he rose to show them the Injured
point. People In civilian dress he did
not encourage to speak to him. Tram
way Inspectors or postmen he per
mitted to commend him, but the con- j
stables alone were allowed to pat him.
He never shirked his self-imposed
work, for It wns not only when the
sun shone he acted as official watch
dog.
In foul or fair weather Joe was on
duty superintending the regulation of,
traffic or parading ills heat. He fared
sumptuously, for the nelghliorlug lio- !
tels kept tlielr scraps for him. He was
given a collar and a coat, and for six
years he was In the force; but walking
along Princes streets In August, 1897,
he fell dead at the heels of Ills biped
comraile-guanllan of the peace. He is
buried near to the scene of his con
stant though unpaid labor In St. An
drew Square Gardens. Joe, having
placed himself under the eye of the
law, could nfforil to wink nt the tax
collector.—Chambers’s Journal.