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I if nt ii i i! 11 1 m In : IS "FOR REMEMBRANCE." Pile lived for Inn—I ho -traitor yenr Took wind t-lin fivnl In IIml — I think In dyltiK she Inis fnllml llnulli hli-inlfiist mill moiu kind. | Fight for Life f * $ With Wolves. { 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.