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fcro Wo Parr;
Sortie Jay; when I am lying cold and sens*.
less,
My friends will gather round mo, saying
low;
'•This heart, now stilled how bravo it wis
and tender,
And strong and true; and O, we loved her
so!”
While on my ley trow, which fcannot feel
them,
Will kisses fall more loving than I know,
And o’er my unresponsive face he raining
The scalding tear-drops of their bitter woe.
My faults (so many!) will be hid forever
And covered with the certainty that I
Endeavored, always, to be true and faithful
And all life’s burdens bear without a sigh.
Cut knowing, caring naught, I shall not au-
swer,
I shall not even feel your sympathy;
Too late will come love’s full, complete ex¬
pression,
To satisfy life’s wishing it might be.
Ah, now, today, is none too soon to speak
them,
Those words so freely offered by and by;
Today the heart of loving should be given
Which bleeds so readily if I should die.
My soul is aching, longing to be sure, friend,
Of all the love you bear me in your heart;
O, do not Ut me wait until too late, dear,
0 , make we know and feel it, ere we part.
—[Helen M. Winslow in The Housewife.
THE WIFE’S PERIL.
A guide’s story.
“Yes, we have a largo variety of
people here in the woods during the
year. Some come to hunt and fish,
others to look over the timber andiron
lands, and others in pursuit of health.
I have hardly known a sca-on when
we did not have one or two gold hunt¬
ers.”
The speaker was one of the veteran
guides of the northern Adirondack
region, who made his headquarters in
St. Lawrence county.
“The best marksman I ever saw in
St. Lawrence county,” the guide said,
“was a Buffalo man named Birgin,
who come here a few years ago with
his wife, who was nil invalid. She
was threatened with consumption, and
the docters had advised her to try the
air of the mountains. Birgin lmd a
neat log cabin built about two miles in
from here early in the spring, and
When lie had furnished it handsomely
he moved in witli his wife and two
servants. He seemed to have plenty
of money, and didn’t have anything to
do but take care of his wife and sketch
and write a little, and practice shoot¬
ing with a revolver. He didn’t seem
to care much for hunting, anil I don’t
(link 1 ever saw him use a rifle.
“I never could see why lie practised
so much, for lie ecu Id hit everything
within range that he could sec. I have
known a good many crack shots and
seen a deal of close shoot ng in my
time, but this city man beat them all.
lie didn’t use any of tl.csc new-fangled
pistols, but always practiced with a
rather old-fashioned looking Colt’s re¬
volver. He always said he hated to
kill anything, lie shot to kill befjre
he left the woods, though.
“One day I asked liiin how he came
to be so expert. Ho said that when lie
was a very young Jad he bud a fancy
for pistol practice. When Captain
Travis opened a pistol gallery in Bnf-
fab lie took lessons of him. The cap¬
tain became a good deal interested in
him and took pains to instruct him.
When he went away he made him a
present of the revolver lie still used,
and advised him to practise with noth¬
ing else. It was one Travis had had
made on purpose for sharpshooting.
“When Birgin told me about Travis
ho showed me a shot I would not be¬
lieve could be made if I hadn’t seen
him make it three times in succession.
8oinc hard wood boards bad been left
where the floor of the cabin bad been
laid. Birgin took 011 c of these boards
and laid it on tlie ground, and leveled
it up carefully with a little spirit level.
Ten paces from the plank lie put a
mark about as big as a silver half dol¬
lar on a tree. Then lie got back ten
paces from the plank and leveled his
pistol and fired at the centre of the
plank. The bullet glanced from the
hard wood and struck the mark on 1 lie
tree. This tie did three times in suc¬
cession. Ho said that was one of the
shots Travis had taught him, and he
had always kept, it in practice. He
said that some time his practice might
be of use to him. And he was right
about that.
“I was not very busy in the spring
and early summer, and I went around
with Birgin a good deal. Like every
stranger he was afraid of the woods
and tie paid well for anything that
looked like work.
“After a couple of months Mrs. Bir-
gin’s health was so much better ttat she
was able to join us in short strolls into
the timber, anil she enjoyed them very
much. She would sit on sonic cush¬
ions with one of the girls an hour or
two at a time, while Birgin would
ramble around and sketch and exam¬
ine the recks. AVlien I had nothing
particular to do I used to stroll oyer to
THE ENTERPRISE.
Birgiti'j cabin along in the foronbon,
when flic weather was lino. Thch, as
his wife continued to improve, I would
take them further and further into
Hid Woods; ftaclt time ill a ii6w direc¬
tion. On these ttips I always carried
my double-bartelled tnurr.le-loaditig
shotgiiii, and it’s worth three bf any
breech loaders I over hand led. in 1 lie
left barrel I always had a heavy charge
of powder and buckshot, and in the
other barrel a charge of line bird shot,.
Deer wore out of season, and all we
eared for was a few birds for Mrs.
Birgin.
“One afternoon my boy, who was
then a lad of 15, had been out with my
shotgun, lie came home at night a
good deal excited. lie had met some
of the boys, and they had told him
about a panther that lmd been seen
and heard in the neighborhood. He
talked so much about the panther that
he forget to tell mo he had fired the
charge of buckshot, and left both
barrels loaded with bird shot.
‘•I didn’t take any stock in the story
about the panther, and thought the
boys had been trying to scare the lad.
I had never seen a live panther, and
never expected to see one, at least
about here. I thought so little about
it that I didn’t mention the matter to
the Birgin people. I didn’t want to
alarm them for nothing and spoil their
pleasant strolls in the woods, when
they were doing Mrs. Bi -gin s<^ much
good.
“Tho next morning I took my shot¬
gun and wont over to the cabin, I
only looked to see that it was loaded
and supposed the load of buckshot
was in the left barrel, as usual, as the
boy had never interfered wi h it be¬
fore. My carelessness, for that’s
what it was, came very near being
disastrous.
“Mrs. Birgin was feeling stronger
than usual that morning, and we
walked a long way from the cabin.
Ono of the servants went with us and
carried a big basket of provisions.
We camped for lunch in a pretty little
ravine over near Littlo River. After
lunch Birgin and myself crossed the
little ravine, and left the women sit¬
ting on the bank. Birgin had his re¬
volver in his belt as usual and began
hammering on a rock looking for
specimens, and I sat looking on, with
my gun over my knees.
“Suddenly I heard a stir in (he un¬
derbrush on the other side of the
navine. I turned my head, and you
can imagine how I felt when I saw a
full-grown male panther only a few
feet back of where the women sat. It
had probably been attracted by tho
smell of the provisions and was mak¬
ing observations.
“I confess I lost my head a little, as
I was not hunting for panthers. But
then, did you ever happen to meet a
full-grown panther in the woods? Y'ou
had a touch of ‘buck fever’ when you
were up here last fall and fired at your
first deer. A panther is a great big
cat, and when one is interfered with it
is apt to make tilings lively unless it is
disabled with the first shot. Other¬
wise it is betier let alone.
“My first thought was to give the
panther a dose of buckshot, and I took
quick aim and let go my left barrel,
over the heads of the women. I knew
by the light recoil that something was
the matter, but I could not understand
it. I sent the other charge instinct¬
ively. The panther was less than 100
feet away.
“You can imagine tho effect of the
birdshot in the faco of a robust and
hungry panther. It simply maddened
iiim. The beast prepared to spring
upon the women, but I could do noth¬
ing, with only an empty shotgun. At
my first shot Mrs. Birgin had turned
and caught sight of the panther just
above her, and fell in a dead faint.
“The huge beast made the spring,
but went wide of iiis mark and rolled
down the bank to the bottom of the
little ravine. Birgin liad been equal
to the emergency. lie sprang up in¬
stantly when I shot, and drawing his
Colt’s revolver sent a 38-caIibrc slug
into the panther’s right eye. A second
slug caught him in 1 I 10 centre of the
forehead just as lie sprang clear of
the*ground. He just grazed the form
of Mrs. Birgin, and was dead before
he had rolled down to the bottom of
the glen.
“Birgin hurried up the bank to at¬
tend to his wife, who soon recovered,
and I went to look over tiie panther.
Its face and neck were peppered with
the little bird shot, hut the empty
socket aud the hole between the eyes
told the story. While I was overhaul¬
ing the panther Birgin came down and
looked on. ‘Now lknow what I have
been practising all this time for, was
all he said. He told me afterward that
he did not fairly wait to get the sights;
but his long practise made it impossi¬
ble to miss .his aitn.
“Birgin and the girl helped Mrt.
Birgin back tQ the cabin, bait carry-
CARNESVILLE, AUGUST la. 181)0.
ing her most of tho way. 1 skinned
Ihe Jianthpr; leaving o:i tl o head and
claws, liirgiu took the skin witli him
to Buffalo when his wife's health was
fully restored lit the fall.
"Pot' a while the boys lmd a good
deal td say about gunning for panther
with bird shot; but they won't soon
forget the two shots with which Bir¬
gin brought do wit tho only panther
ever killed in these woods with a pis¬
tol.— [Rochester (N. Y.) Democrat.’*
Dangcr From Coal Oil in Summer.
A frightful succession of coal oi>
calamities again compels attention to
tho fact that in hot weather the prod¬
ucts of petroleum become increasingly
dangerous. As the temperature rises
all these products, from the heaviest
crude oil to the most volatile naphtha,
expand rapidly, and givo off gas that,
mixed with the air,becomes explosive.
When cold these fluids do not evapor¬
ate, and dealers in kerosene illustrate
the safoty of their high test illuminat¬
ing oils by throwing a lighted match
into a vessel filled with tho article they
especially recommend. That can bo
done as long as a low temperature is
carefully maintained, but the instant
(lie temperature reaches the point
where evaporation begins then dan¬
ger threatens.
Gas is generated, and, as it spreads
abroad, fills the vicinity with an ex¬
plosive compound which, coming in
contact with fire, communicates in
flashing combustion with the body of
the fluid, and an outburst of flame
follows which it is almost impossible
for any human agency to deal with.
This was undoubtedly the cause of tho
calamity to the tank steamer Ilans and
Kurts, as it was of the similar catas¬
trophe resulting in the destruction of
the steam schooner Louis Bucki at sea.
The gasoline accident at Almond and
Adams streets was of the same char¬
acter, and was attributable, as were
the others mentioned, to the effjet of
the hot weather on petroleum prod¬
ucts.
The accidents to oil tanks by light¬
ning are due to the same agency, elec¬
tricity exploding the gas generated
from the oil, and the flash setting the
tank on fire. It is difficult to imagine
liow tiiese dangers can be provided
against when the products of petro¬
leum are of necessity stored in large
quantities; but it is at least a plain
requisite that the dangers should be
recognized and understood, to the end
that extraordinary care may be exer¬
cised during the summer season.—
[Philadelphia Telegraph.
(Jucer Phases of Spanish Life.
I 11 one of the casetas, writes a
traveler from Madrid, Spain, to the
New York Tribune, a lady with envi¬
ably luxuriant side-whiskers and mus¬
tache was entertaining her guests most
graciously. Such facial ornaments arc
not unusual here, and a slight mus¬
tache on a woman’s lip is not thought
disfiguring. In another ca=eta the en¬
tire family had fallen asleep—in full
view of the passers. There was an
off-hand, picnic air about the wholo
festival. Even in the elegant Labra*
dorcs tent the beau mo:ide was dancing
to the music of a liand-organ. Near
the Labradorcs tent I stopped before
an especially brilliant cascla, where a
lady and gentleman were dancing the
Sevillana. The lady becoming ti.cd,
her maid was called in to take her
place and continue the dance with the
gentleman. They form a queer class
—these Synnish servants.
One must not ask for references be¬
fore engaging them ; and, in the case
of the servantmaids, one must not in¬
quire into their character either before
engaging them or after. The waiter
at your table will jog your elbow to
call attention to a dish being passed,
and will laugh heartily at any joke
that is made. I have heard a woman
of tills class state that she could not
take service in a family of good stand¬
ing because she “had not enough jew¬
elry to make herself look respectable.”
The same person (I must add this be¬
cause the circumstance lias such a
savor of the Old World) was actually
employed as confidential letter-writer
for various Scvillanas, i. e., she wrote
love-letters for those ladies whose
hearts were warm but whose hands
were unused to the pen.
A Giant in France is Rare.
It is a curious fact that the popula¬
tion of France lias rarely produced a
giant; Great Britain, Germany, Ro¬
land, and Switzerland carry off' the
palm; and this may, perhaps, be at¬
tributed to the prevalence iu France of
a vegetarian diet, which does not tend
to develop to so great an extent tho
growth of muscle as does the stronger
diet of meat. The eighteenth centu¬
ry, to judge jy contemporary letters
and newspapers, seems to have been
more than usually prolific in giants
and giantesses.—[Yankee Blade,
A MENAGERIE LOOSE.
The Deed of a Scoundrel fn
South Africa.
Ho Unbars the Cages, and the
Animals Kill Five Persons.
A recent issue of (lie Advertiser,
published at Diamond Fields, .South
Africa, says:
A general stampede of all the ani¬
mals comprising Filiis’s menagerie
took place recently. This appalling
occurrence is attributed to a miscreant
who, possessed of a grudge against
Mr. Fillis or members of his company,
thought to pay it out by climbing on
the fence of llio enclosure in which
the animals are kept, and, at imminent
risk to his own life and limbs, releas¬
ing from their cages and chains tho
whole of the wild animals. This fiend
in human shape is evidently one well
acquainted with the show', for not only
lias lie exhibited a famil aritv with the
locks and bars of the cages, but ho
selected the day and hour when the
supervision of the animals was most
relaxed. Ho appears to have made
good his escape before tho animals
realized their freedom from restraint,
and as the four employes, who slept
on the premises, have all fallen victims
to the ferocity of tho wild beasts, it is
impossible to say at present if liis
identity is known.
From what wc can gather, the four
male lions, Pasha, Abdul, Caliph and
Mustapha, upon discovering the door
of their cage open, immediately pro¬
ceeded to tho stables, where ttic large
lion, Pijslia, leaped on to the back of
Murat, the jumping horse, and fast¬
ened his teeth in his neck and withers.
It is reported that he has always borne
this horse a most unaccountable
grudge, an 1 invariably gave signs of
displeasure and dislike when within
sight of him. The horse's screams
roused the four attendants—a Scotch¬
man named Patterson anil three Kaffir
boys—and, hastily arming themselves
with stable forks, they rushed to the
scene of tho disturbance, evidently ig¬
norant of the numerical strength of
the foe they had to contend with.
These four gallant fellows met a fear¬
ful death. From the few words of
one of the Kaffir hoys to Mr. Fillis, it
appears that lie and his mates, when
endeavoring to beat back the lion
Pasha, were attacked from the rear by
the three other lions and one of tho
cheetahs.
They were then literally torn limb
fivm limb by the ferocious brutes,
anil tho scene of their death is one of
indescribable horror. Having tasted
blood, the lions (male and female),
the cheetahs, the wo vos and the leap*
ards seemed to regain all the ferocity
of their class, and Mr. Fillis’ four
litingaiian horses. Sang d’Or, Kremis,
Lcnore and Etolle, and tho perform¬
ing horses Beatify and Black Bess,
fell victims to their lust for blood.
The elephant, frightened at the noise,
in his endeavor to escape burst
through the heavy iron gale and
rushed into Curry street, followed by
nearly the whole of the wild animals,
wno appear to have been startled by
something while engaged in their work
of carnage in die stables.
A cabman named Nelson, residing
at Beaconsficld, had a narrow escape.
Hearing the noise, he drove down
from Main street to sec the animals
rush out. He likens the score to the
exit from Noah's ark. An elephant
came out first, and a few seconds after¬
ward tumbled out a confused mob of
lions, wolves, hyenas, baboons, leop¬
ards, cheetahs, and jackals. The
wolves, with the instinct of their race,
immediately rushed upon Nelson’s
horses, and two of the lions attacked
them also. .Strange to say, they left
the man himself unmolested, and lie
managed to climb up a post at Glover’s
Athletic Bar and secure iiis safety in
one of the rooms. When last he saw
his horses they were galloping madly
down the Dutoitspan road, snorting
anil screaming with fear and pain,
followed by the wolves anil two of the
lions. Tho remainder of the animals,
Nelson says, dispersed in ail direc¬
tions.
A little son of Mr. Grindioy, pro¬
duce dealer, happened to bo in the
back yard of his father's premises.
He noticed a cheetah which had taken
refuge there, and, with the fearless¬
ness of childhood, walked up to it.
Ilis mother, from her bedroom win¬
dow, saw the brute lay her darling
prostrate with one blow of its paw,
and then mangle him beyond all recog¬
nition.
Four lions, two lionesses, two ti-
gers, three bears, t\go wolves, one hy¬
ena, two cheetahs, four jackals, one
elephant, one camel, a ml seventeen
baboons are at larger Only two of
these animals have as yet been ac¬
counted for, Air. Murchison, rcsid-
ing in Dutoitspan road, having been
awakemlhy the noise, was looking <jut
of his bedroom window, and, seeing a
jackal run across the yard, shot It dead
with his revolver.
Mr. Goodchild was aroused by the
shrieks of his parrot and, getting out
of Ills bed to see the cause, observed
to his horror an enormous lion crouch¬
ing under the (rees in the front gar¬
den. With great presence of mind he
took down his Martini-Henry rifle,
and, firing through the window, shut
it dead.
The whole of tho police, armed to
the teeth, are scouring (lie surrounding
district and tho town itself.
Rats K illed by a Horse.
Roscoe Franklin, Brockton, Mass.,
owns a hay horse, known by the name
of Shiloh, that is possessed of a pecu¬
liar accomplishment. Mr. Franklin’s
stable, a rather old building, is infest¬
ed by rats that give the horses much
trouble, stealing their food and mak¬
ing themselves pests generally. It be¬
gan to be observed, says a dispatch to
the Philadelphia Times, a short time
since that in Shiloh’s stall there was to
be found every morning one or more
of (lie rodents dead, tho crushed bod¬
ies of which indicated that they had
died violent deaths, but what that
deatli was remained a mystery until
one of the stablemen discovered tlint
the big bay was himself their execu¬
tioner.
He was then watched at the work,
and the strategy and cunning of the
animal is said to be remarkable. He
will stand over a rat-hole for any
length of time without stirring, his
ears alert anil eyes fixed on tho hole.
Then as the rat breaks cover abruptly
and hurriedly, as they always do, Shi¬
loh brings down the sharp hoof of his
uplifted foot upon iiis little but har¬
assing foe, crushing the life out of
him, and if he fails to strike the wily
creature will overtake him with out¬
stretched neck, and seizing him in iiis
powerful teetli throw him against the
side of tho stall, this breaking his
back.
It is but seldom that this curious
ratter fails to kill bis prey. The horse
actually' seems to enjoy the sport, for
lie will repeat the trick again anil
again, anil if any one stands and
watches him at it he will, without
ceasing to be on the quivive for the
rat for an instant, occasionally turn
Iiis intelligent eye on the spectator, as
if to say, “I’ll get him yet.”
The People of Iceland.
To tiic average reader Iceland is as
little known as the interior of Africa.
Yet Iceland is a famous country, fa¬
mous for the achievements of its
heroes, for the poetry and prose it lias
given to (lie world, and above all for
the education that pervad-s all classes.
The love of learning is almost a
mania in Iceland, and it is the rarest
thing ill the world to meet a native
Who cannot read and write.
Another admirable trait is the re¬
markable honesty which prevails in
Iceland. Crime is almost unknown;
the people never lock their doors, and
biit two cases of thieving arc known to
lmVc taken place in many years. One
Was an Icelander, Who had broken tils
arm, and Whose family in the winter
were suffering for food, lie stolo
several sheep and was finally detected,
He was at once put under medical cafe
for his injury, provisions were fur¬
nished for his family, aud in timo lie
was given work. This was his punish¬
ment.
Tho other case was a German w-lio
stolo seventeen sheep. He was in
comf >rtal>lc circumstances, and the
theft was inaiicious. His punishment
was to soli all iiis property, restore
the value of his theft, and leave the
country or be executed, He left at
once, well knowing the result if he
lingered.— [Sabbath Visitor.
The Terror the Uzar Inspires.
It is related of tlie Czar of Russia
that when he was staying at Gatchina
a man working in the grounds of the
castle, every time lie saw the Emperor
approaching, ran away and bid him¬
self; this occurred so often that the
man was taken to task and asked the
reason why he did this. He replied)
“I am so afraid that the Czar, if lie
sees me, will take a great dislike to
me, when perhaps 1 should be sent off
to Siberia; so I hide myself to keep
out of danger.” This ingenuous an¬
swer shows how the great father, as
he is sometimes styled, is regarded by
Iiis sub lets.—[Times-Democrat.
Perfume Etymologically Considered.
Perfume means simply “from
smoke” (Latin, per fumum), the first
perfume having been obtained by a
combustion of aromatic woods and
gums. Their original use was in sac-
r fices, to counteract the offensive
odors of tho burning flesh,—[Dry
Goods Chronicle,
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
POM.Y'h NSW SHOES.
You'll know by the way she goes creaking
about,
Peering down from all possible views
At the two little feet thrust complacently
out.
That Polly has on her new shoes. V
They are neat, they aro gay, they are bub
toned lip high,
Amt they’re lined in a brilliant blue tint,
They’re bright as the stars twinkling up ill
the sky,
Or a penny just out of the mint.
lint it isn’t for that she's so happy and
proud
That she's almost unable to speak,
It’s because they give out such a charmingly
loud,
Such a perfectly beautiful squeak.
Emma A. Upper.
can't TKl.l. THEIR AUK.
Fish, fowl and gift horses are nol
to bo looked in the mouth, nor, says
Commissioner McDonald, can you tell
tho age of a fish liy its size. Like
Shanghai chickens and cucumbers,
fish, if they have an abundance ol
food, will grow big in a few days, but
tbey can’t get fat on what little air
soaks through the water into their gill
pumps. Some rather enjoy a diet ol
worms, while others must have epi¬
curean tidbits, but many telescope 1 lie
small fry and arc pleased with the
orocoss. In the words of Massillon ot
ionic other writer,
All the little fish
Have bigger lish to liitc ’em,
Amt these In turn have bigger fish
Anti so 011 ail infinitum.
— [Washington Star.
now CHICKENS GET OUT OF SIIKI.I.S.
An observer says: “Take ail egg out
of the nest on which a lien lias iiad
her full time, carefully holding it tc
tliecar; turning it around, you will
find the exact spot which the little fel¬
low is p’cking on the inside of tin
shell; this ho will do until the inside
shell is perforated, and thou (he shell
is forced outward as a small scale,
leaving a hole.
Now, if you will take one of the
eggs in this condition from under the
lien, remove it to tho house or other
suitable place, put it in a box or nest,
keeping it warm or moist, as near the
temperature of the lion as possible
(which may be done by laying it be¬
tween two bottles of warm water
upon some cotton or wool,) and lay a
glass over the box or nest, then you
can sit or stand, as is most convenient,
and witness the true modus operandi.
Now watch the littl) fellow work his
way ii.to the world and you will bo
amused and instructed.
After he has got bis opening, he
commences a nibbling motion with the
point of the upper bill on the outside
of the shell, always working to the
right (if you have flic large end of the
egg from you and the hole upward),
until he lias worked Iiis way almost
around, say within one-half of an inch
in a perfect circle; he then forces the
cap or butt end of the shell off, anil
then has a chance to straighten iiis
neck, thereby loosening his legs some¬
what, and so, by their help, forcing
the body from the shell.
friendship.
Some time ago, I used often to stay
ivitli a friend in Wiltshire,whose park
is separatctl from the bouse by a lake
which is about 150 yards broad at the
narrowest part, Being extremely
fond of animals, I soon became inti¬
mate with two delightful dogs belong¬
ing to my hostess, a large collie called
Jasper, anil a rough Syko terrier, Fan.
die. The pair were devoted friends,
if possible always together. One af¬
ternoon I called them as usual to go
for a walk, and making my way to tho
lake. I determined to row across and
wander about In the deer-park.
Jasper at once jumped into the water
and gayly followed the boat. Half
way across lie and l were both startled
by despairing howls, and stopping to
look hack saw poor little Sandie run¬
ning up and down the bank and bit¬
terly bewailing tlio cruelty of Iiis two
so-called friends in leaving him be¬
hind. Hardening my heart I sat still
in silence and simply watched. Jas¬
per was clearly distressed. He swam
around the boat, and looking up into
my face said unmistakably with his
wise brown eyes: “Why don’t you
go to the rescue?”
Seeing, however, that I showed no
signs of intelligence, lie made up iiis
minil to settle the difficulty himself,
so turned and swam back to forlorn
little Sandie. There was a moment’s
pause, 1 suppose for explanations, and
then, to my surprise and amusement,
Jasper stood still, half out and half in
the water, and Sandie scrambled on
Iiis back, his fore-paws resting on Jas¬
per’s neck, who swam across the lake
and landed him safely in the deer park,
i need not describe the evident pride
of the one, or the gratitude of t be
other.— [Tho Spectator.
A learned judge—the literary critlo.
NO. 32.
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.
A device 1ms been invented for
lighting the bottom of the sea.
No worm or insect is ever found
upon tho eucalyptus tree, or in tho
earth whero the roots penetrate.
Experiments recorded by the medi¬
cal press indicate that most microbes
succumb soon after their victims have
died.
The butterfly pumps nectar into it¬
self through a tube, and bees and flics
suck up their food with their long
tongue or proboscis.
Photography is to bo taught in most
of tho best schools in Japan, notably
in the arclueological, the forestry and
the military institutes.
An Australian musician has invent¬
ed a trombone that is played by steam.
Its “God Save the Queen” can bo heard
a distance of four miles.
When mines arc lighted by incan¬
descent light it is claimed that, dan¬
gers from tire damp and explosive
gases will bo minimized.
The agricultural college professors
Uavo figured it out that two little spar¬
rows in ten years will produce an un-
cestry of 275,716,983,G98 birds.
It has long been known to physi¬
cians that pulmonary tuberculosis or
consumption may be communicated to
healthy persons through the milk or
fiesh of tuberculous animals.
Broken glass may become as useful
as it is bothersome. The British Ware¬
houseman announces that a process is
now known which will work glass into
cloth, of any color or thickness, and
incombustible.
A scries of observations for a hun¬
dred consecutive days have been made
at the top of the Eifibl tower, in Paris,
on the velocity of the wind. Speak¬
ing generally, the velocity at that clo-
vation was three times greater in the
average than nearer the ground.
Thero is talk in Franco of utilizing
water courses as a railway motive
power. It is proposed that tho track
shall be laid on uii embankment in tho
middle of the current, and that the
locomotives shall have two p tdiUc-
wbccls dipping into the water and re¬
volved by it.
About a fifth of the globe’s land
surfaco, according to Professor
Loomis, has an annual rainfall of less
than ten inches, and considerably
larger part lias too little water for ag¬
ricultural purposes, except in the lim¬
ited districts whore irrigation is prac¬
ticable. In North America an almost
rainless region exists in southern Cali¬
fornia and Arizona, and a large area
about .Salve Lake has only ten inches
of rain yearly.
Brazilian Currency.
Hotels arc. now ill-conducted in Bra¬
zilian coast towns, but there are excel¬
lent French and German restaurants
in Bahia and Pernambuco. When one
has the bill to settle ho finds that the
score runs into the thousands. The
basis of currency is an imaginary unit,
the rcis, 1000 of which make a rnilreis,
worth, apart from exchange, about 50
cents. The lowest nickel coin is 100
rcis, worth about 5 cents. Below these
arc copper coins, 20 rcis being equiva¬
lent to 1 cent. If one dines with a
friend at a restaurant the score will
amount to 7500 rcis—a result startling
to the uninitiated. When real estate
transactions are conducted Hie figures
rise into the millions, and when trade
statistics are computed, billions and
trillions aro brought in. Reversing
the process, one pays 2000 reis to a
boatman to go ashore from a steamer,
1000 reis or a rnilreis for a bottle of
beer and some cheese, 500 reis to a
guide for a pilotago through a public
building, 200 rcis for a ride on a street
car, 100 reis for a turn on the lift
from tho upper to the lower floor, and
another 100 rcis for having his boots
blacked.— [Picayune.
Stamping a Counterfeit Bill.
I happened to be in the United
States Sub-Treasury, on Wall street,
tho other day, and was rather amused
at a little incident I witnessed. A
gentleman entered, and, approaching
one of the clerks, handed him a
twenty dollar bill, and asked if it were
counterfeit, The clerk took it, went
away, and in a few minutes returned
and handed out the bill without a
word, Cut across its faco with a die
was the word “Counterfeit.” The
rage of the owner knew 110 bounds.
“Confound you!” he shouted, “I
didn’t ask you to destroy the bill. 1
simply asked you to tell me if it were
counterfeit. It’s worthless now.”
“It never was of any value,” mildly
responded tho clerk, “and the rule ol
the Department is that all bills offered
in this way must be defaced when
counterfeits before returning them to
the party presenting them.”—New
York Star-