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Show SKUNKS AS PETS. RUBBER TEETH HiyuarJ, Who lias Tried It. I.;i It ) Esy to liuiuvNiiritie llirm. At the meeting of the Buxton ScienC. J. Maynard tific society last of NetouvilIc spoke quit- at length Ani 'iivan anion the inm mal. the skunk, giving the tisulta of acme live mouths' observations of one Mephlo, whi.di he has duou j1 n raptured for that is her name. while finite young ami la ing of affectionate disposition, lias beconi1 greatly attaeheil to her raptor'. and during the lam half year has hail free range of Mr. Maynard's house and grounds, has mado a trip In cars and stage to his summer botim on Cape Cod, and has been handled and blrul.cd by hundreds of persons, including many ladies. She is kind, timid, playful. During this time she haa afforded opportunity for constant study, and Mr. Maynard knows more about this peculiar American product than any other living person, lie Is able to correct many statement heretofore made that are not true; he finds that It will escape If there la a possibility of doing so. and defends itself only when cornered, and that before its attack It gives a number of warning Ignala quite as pronounced In character as those of the rattlesnake or the so that moccasin, one who sees the signals may escape the denouement by remaining absolutely motionless. The creature will then slink away, for It defends Itself only with great reluctance. As to attack! on the barnyard, Mr. Maynard thinks that much of thla kind of damage la due to other animals, for so well aa he can Judge the animal la afraid of the hen, and If at all destructive could catch only young chickens. In connection with his first paper, Edvard E. Norton, president of the soc spoke of the skunk In its com-maspect, It being an exclusively A me which n animal furnishes mani during purposes. The quality of thse Is dependent on a strict Imaginary line, Including Massachusetts, New York and Ohio, and so closely does the quality coform to these limits and so much does It vary outaide of them that an expert can tell the place of capture within forty or fifty miles merely by an Inspection of the far. Boston Transcript. Mv. ew-uln- - good-nature- cotton-mouth- d, ed er BniIj of the Creolo Women. "As you see his face, writes Ruth McEnery Stuart In an article on the Creoles. "A People Who Live Amid Romance, in the December Ladies' Home Journal, "you will know that he (the Creole husband or father) realizes that no flower upon the altar Is half so fair or so fit for the temples perfect adorning as his blooming wife and budding daughters, who sit in line beside him. If he docs not think these things be la or, maybe, only Fcrhapa his mother was an Amerlcah, or Scotch. And then T Perhaps ho would not think them because they might not be true. There would be other things, other things just as fine and good, no doubt-th- ey might even have rare lieaiuy of a different type but the Creole woman is a flower. Sbs Is a magnolia or a jasmine occasionally a camellia nr, especially, when there la a good warm drop of Spanish blood in her veins, she Is a red. red rose- -a rose too sweet to pass untouched but for her perfect dignity and a piquant hauteur that Is as protective as any thorn upon a rose's stem. Properly speakhig, or rather, narrowly speaking, the Creole la an American, born of French or Spanish parents, or of both, and, strictly, both parents should themselves be foreign born, but the Creole la often only the of a Creole, and some of thejr families of purest blood could not reach the mother country without going back through three or four American-bor- n generations. A Whul II NOW, The author of Thoughts for the I ple tells a suggestive anecdote llaa Invent ad Ntw York Dentist Did. Peo- of a New Imcrti. man who scandalized an entire comAn entirely new thing In teeth haa munity by spending most of his time been in vented which places artificial indoors, engaging In rending and study. masti..ii tors within the jeaib of the This waste of golden hours gave peculmusics, uys (he Ntw York World. iar p i!n to an erergetlc farmer. Hays Ihe iuvnuor and manufacturer is a the Yoiths Companion, who finally well-knowho asked tin? new New York deuti-t- , neighbor why he did not wiii enable work for a that his new pio-Trlike other men. The living him tu make rriiiip!,ti Mis of excelidler n plied, in Yankee fashapparent lent tciih fur 21. ail or $2 a ml sail reap by a question about a plow he had a satixfitelory protit. The invrmlou is ion, seen In the farmer's barn. a dip.iiLuiti fi'um any ihing htretuinre It's the best plow ever made, Introduced in modern (lent buy. It the farmer. "It docs twice the ronsists of a complete artificial set of an of work plow. But I teeth made entirely of rubber, ihe base v. hat that's see don't got to do with or plate and the teeth being formed uf the your question your livcorning Integrally. In their manufacture an ing. which method is enfpluyed Ingenious I Invented that plow, said the not s ed ed only Insures a correct formation whereby they are made to closely resemble nature's product, but also simplifies the process of what Is called setting the teeth up. A hollow, flexible metallic matrix, which both Internally and externally reproduces the formation of the natural teeth, la made, which when filled with rubber and vulcanized produces a perfectly formed set of teeth. One of the greatest obstacles to be overcome was the shading of the rubber teeth, but thla the Inventor baa accomg plished by means of a process. Another but leas satisfactory process of shading la by the admixture of different colored rubbers. Ffom a sanitary standpoint the rubber teeth are perfect, there being no joints, aa In all other forma of artificial dentures In which the secretions of the mouth may find lodgment. A more expensive form of the new teeth is that In which the masticating surfaces are capped with a continuous metallic facing, which rendera the denture practically indestructible and unbreakable. Gold, silver, platinum and aluminum have been used for making crowns. One of the greatest advantages of the rubber teeth, aside from their cheapness, Is their extreme lightness. They weigh less than half as much ss any other form of denture. of the artificial masticators, chemical-bleachin- A REPUTATION 1Y other calmly. It la seldom possible to fix the exact value of another man's achievements. It la never safe to estimate big work by the noise he makes. A prisoner in the treadmill la one of the moat active men on earth, but what does hla Industry profit? Great works grow slowly and In alienee, and the man who promises least may some day command the most potent forces. Hard tm BmUm aee me In the prade? Mr. Dolan to hi wile. Oi did. "Wasn't Ol folne sight, thin?" Yes wor, Indade. Ol had ty look twolce ty rellse that the mon that stepped along so loively an alsy by the music wor me own husband warn't able ty walk aroun the corner ty '.he grocery lasht noight because av .he rheumatism. Washington Star, i Did ye He who receives a favor must retain a recollection of it for all time to come but he who confers should at once forget it, If he is not to show a sordid and ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred on him, and to talk of It, Is little different from a reproach. Demosthenes. Bobby Ma, you said I wasnt to eat that piece of cake in the pantry bemuse it would make me Blck. Mother FOR ONIONS. Moron Ilulb 1 Exported to England by Egypt. English imports of onions have Increased from Egypt and it is acknowledged that this country is at present Yes, Bobby. Bobby (convlnvlngly) But, ma. It hasnt made me alek.--Answ- lapwftd Sarrrj. A famous French surgeon, Dr. ers. r, . the most active and aggressive comzras able the other day, with tl:- - ; petitor in the onion trade, says a writif a photograph, to save :h er in Chambers' Journal. Egypt has life ofRoetngen a child which had swallowed been regarded by some people as the upper coin. The radiograph shower! land of the pyramids and mummies onhe exact location of the coin in tb ly, but It has from time Immemorial sod the doctor forced ii had a reputation for onions. Ancient ssauhagy. till he could get at It by ip jmwmrw Egyptians swore by the onion and refch ad garded the plant aa sacred. The Inscription on the pyramid of Cheops Fseservlng tells us thnt the workmen had onions One of the greatest palm fanciers in given to them and from the blble we learn that th Hebre'vs, when slaves London Is said to have discovered that under Pharaoh, enjoyed these bulbs, the leaves should he washed, not with and thnt when far away they remempuie water, but milk and water, which bered the leeks and the onions and has a wonderful effect of preserving the garlic. The trade with Egypt for thi m and preventing the appearance onions is now' so important that four of the brown spots which are eo dislines of steamers are engaged in the figuring. traffic, bringing rnnrlgninenfs from Alexandria to Llverpu:-!Hull and Ixn-doA nroari Invitation. The Egyptian onion is a handare "Where you going, my pretty some and useful e,;e:ald, ami Iy maid? selecting the best strains of seed the Going to Canton, dr, she said. quality tends year by year to improve. May I go wUh you, my pretty maldF The Egyptians know two varieties Well, everything's free, kind sir, aha the baali" and the "mbkaoui but said. supplies of the latter kind are seldom Cleveland Plain Dealer. sent abroad, as they absorb so much moisture from the frequently irrigated beer It la a wise habBefore ground In which they are grown that it to eatdrinking small a piece of bread, ao they do nut stand a sea voyage well. of Germany, Professor Gaffky, lays The baali onion Is the more popular who has followed this habit from youth onion is and grown in yellow Egyptian Is the personification of health. soil, which is sparingly watered while ind the bulbs are maturing, in order that the onions may stand a lenfthy sea Jk Hamm vnnrga. voyage with little risk of sprouting. So excellent In quality are these onions It Is reported that the deputy suthat efforts are. It is said, being mads perintendent of a poor farm at NorAncient ItonlUtrj. in other countries to raise onions from wich. N. Y., tried the other day to bury In ancient Egypt ihe art and practice an idiot boy alive because the boy had seed. Egyptian of medicine and surgery was confined angered him. The grave was dug and to the priesthood. Each priest adopted the boy thrown into It, but he mad a specialty. Evidence of ancient dena desperate struggle and got away. tistry revealed In the opening of tombs Indicates that a high proficiency had He W A Dor's (ilMi Ejrr. Ilccrtvrrt. been gained In at least one branch of see that Sklnlcigh Is suI John an Spencer Wiramer, Indianapolis optithe dental art. Philadelphia Press. cian, owns a ing I.uckton for obtaining a lot of valpug dog, ken-uuable stock from him under false prebred. '9 years old, fat and asthCopper Coins for Rtuuila. matic, with a pedigree dating back tenses. The Itirmiughum mint has just re- to the past century, which he Ferguson How did it happen? claims ceived a huge order from the Russian to be the Spencer Sklnleigh sold It to him only dog in the countty weargovernment for copper coins. The total ing a glass rye. Twelve months ago under the impression that It was abnumber of coins required Is over his eye was torn out by another dog, solutely worthless. The coins, which consist of and nttpr the wound had healed Wim-u:three, two. one. half and quarter kopeck adjusted a glass eye to the cavity. plere. are already being struck off. Moth eyes are now of the same shade Good DIralM and expression. The dog, known as Did Goreou you recognize your wife rtpev, suffers the rye to lie taken out Inst the at night for Ilorsa Flash Consumption In I'aiin. masquerade ball? purposes, but he la never Parts has 200 shops where hore meat content cl until it Is replaced and he larsnn No; she was made up to reprs-- si nt Amiability. VriHhinUv in sold. Time. The residents of the French raid's Id Ned IT there Is an attempt metropolis last year consumed orer o deprive hint of it, even for one night, 10,000 horses. 'prx has a number of accomplishments, among which is that of smoking a II rr Kind. pil e. When given a pipe he assumes s'x different attitudes, representing a Clerk Would you like to look Woflilng. Pat." said Tommy to the gardener, young smoker beginning in n high state through some of our blanket!, madam? I v.ant some Cusiomer-N- o. what Is nothing? "There aint any md ending In utter dejection and a uch thing as nothin', replied Pat. broken pipe. yny can't look thcoii.:a. beea'sc whin ye find nothin' and com to look at It, there ain't nothin' therov Harper's Round Table. Dlfferrntlatsd. A Slow ltunlnMn. Ostriches swallow rocks to help Whipple "Well, old fellow, how's grind their food. Itmuly for War. business ? Raines Slow, very slow. "Yes and poor downtrodden man Trance haa kept 200,000 tons of eon! Whipple "By the way, what business own stored at Toulon since 1898 to be his rood, and given the ire you in now? "Raines Driving ready grinds In ease war should break out rocks to hla landlady. l hearse." Boston Courier. lily-cover- ed half-Creol- yc ftvmrt V e. , full-blood- ed n. el rr -- Cousin Anita's Surprise. Dona Sofia Laura Micaela Silva de Peralta de la Cordoba de Sanchez e Ybarra de Escobeda had never seen snow before. In the sunny land where she was born, the roses bloomed their sweetest in midwinter, and the nearest approach to a snow bank had bee n the hedge of gieat white cnllas In the Then-forewhen she saw backyard. Makes fluttering of downy myriads from the sky in the ntw. strange land which she now railed home, her wonder and delight knew no bounds. she cried, running to Oh, mania the window, I want to get some!" But her mama only shook her head and said it was too cold tw go out doors. The little girl stood contentedly a long, long time watching the fairyShe did not notice winged things. when her mams left the room; but, at last, turning to speak to her, found herself alone. Presently a thought struck her. There was no one in sight. Seizing her pail, which she had bo often filled with Band on the shores of the Pacific, ahe opened the door and ran out. Scurrying across the yard to where a drift gleamed white and cold In the morning sun, she scooped up a bucketful of the shining crystals and hurried back into the house. The journey was repeated and again. again Her dolls had all been dressed and redressed, and the box of pretty bits of ribbons and laces, which grandma had given her for the numerous family, had been looked over and over again, Her but atlll she was not happy. throat felt queer and her heart, too, when she thought of how she had disobeyed her mama her good, kind mama! Oh, why had she not waited? After dinner, she crept softly upstairs. Her mama stood in the south room, motionless, her looks betok'ng the utmost amazement. On the pretty light carpet, all around, were stains as af a recent flood, and from some limp, dejected-lookin- g pasteboard boxes on Hie dresser drops of grayish water , far-aw- were oozing. The little girl stood breathless for a moment; then she ran across the room to a trunk which stood in the corner. It was empty. Mania, mama." she cried in dismay, the tears starling to her eyes as she gazed from the empty trunk to the scene of desolation about her. It was to be a lovely birthday surprise for Cousin Anita and now it's all gone. And little Dona Sofia Laura Micaela Silva de Peralta de la Cordoba de Sanches e Ybarra de Escobeda sobbed afresh. Eleanor Root In St. Nicholas. Some weeks ago we published in this department three short articles, The Old Oaken Bucket, The End of the Chesapeake, "A Bad Place to Be Born In, and A 'Perfect Identification. These were reprinted from "Harpers Round Table, published by Harper ft Brothers of New York, and should We regret the have been credited. amission and In justice to the firm nentioned apologize for the oversight A most ini 'rest. lng and valuable rlit'i-iinis that of Miss Dora Iturstnil. of the Omaha public library. This ynuiig lady, who presides over the reading rooms and takes care or the lipwsi'iii hies, became possess'd of the idea that there was a great loss of information when every month these files were destroyed, and she began to clip from them systematically. Enthusiastic and faithful in her work. It steadily grew, until now, with the assistance of the head librarian, who recognized its value, it has become a comprehensive bureau of information. In neat rows on long lines of shelves scrap-hoo- k t are ranged the big cardboard envel- opes, book shaped, that In alphabetical LIFE SAVED BY A DOG. Attracted the U Barked Until of the Altru-tlu- n 1ulh-r- . . n little wandering, dog, dodging everyone it met on the street lest a blow should lie aimed and at it. used to nothing but curses from the great animal railed man. Ins at las,: shown Sis worth iu a way that will assure it hereafter u permanent inline aiming friends, says the Courier-JournaLouis Imuisville Carr, a painter, was palming the rear of a vacant liotwe l lunging to L. Store, In Clay street, between Green and Jefferson streets, one day recently. I In was far up the ladder, Just under the rour. and painting vigorously to finish up by noon. Rather than go all the way down to move the ladder to another place he was reaching far out and painting. Suddenly he discovered that the ladder was slipping, and, having no time to descend, he caught the eaves of thp house with his hands. The ladder slipped from under hla feet and fell to the ground, leaving him feet helpless, hanging about thirty-fiv- e In mid-aiHe called loudly for help time and again, but no one heard the cries, and being at the rear of the house could not be seen. The little dog heard him, however, and aneaked around the house to see what was up. He saw there was a great deal up and began to back loudly. As he would elt beneath Carr hie barks would ring out sharply for a moment and then end with a long, passionate howl. He would then run around the house toward the Clay street police station, which Is directly across the street, give a few sharp barks there and run again to his old position under the dangling man, where he would send out hie plaintive appeal more desperately than before. Thla a e attention of the police, and, alt not understanding dog , they easily guessed there was son. thing wrong. Accordingly several of : ,em ran uver to the house, and Patrolman Frank Haffner opened the bock gate. They took in the situation, and the ladder was soon under the man's feet, so he descended with safety. Carr said that he had been hanging from the eaves for about ten minutes, and had not help arrived when It did he would surely have fallen from sheer exhaustion. lie declares he will keep and raise the dog with care and tenderness and hereafter if anyone wants a good fight on his hands all be will have to do will be to hit Carrs dog. huim-lecs- A (oiu-mo- kb-k- l. r. at-tr- lan-gu- aj Tlic lt.ili.ir Elrplmnt. imitation of a baby elephant can easily be got up by two or three of the company, who are willing tu spend a little time and trouble in making the necessary preparations. In the first place a large gray shawl or rug must he found, as closely resembling the color of an elephant as possible. On this a couple of flaps of the itiutviuU Li uijs tit auitil sent the ears, and two pieces of marked paper for the eyes. No difficulty will be found in finding tusks, which may consist of cardboard or stiff white paper, rolled up tightly, while the trunk mav i:e made of a piece of grav flannel. also rolled up. ine txxiy of the creature is then constructed by means of two performers, who stand one behind the other, each with his body bent down, so as to make the backs of both one long surface, the one In front holding the trunk, while the one behind holds the one in each hand. The shawl is then thrown over them both, when the result will be a figure very much resembling a little elephant. The services of a third performer to take the part of keeper to the elephant are required. If the persons chosen for this capacity have good inventive faculties the description of the elephant given by him may be made to add greatly to the amusement of the scene. A very good tu.-.k- s order contain clippings from the best known newspapers of every large city, Blowing dm lhB innate. omprising a wide and varied range of No end of topicB. One department of thla unique merriment has frequentl ''jliciiiou is devoted to biography, and been created by this simple, innoecr in this the clippings are mounted, and ffarac. it i8 to ol when porriblc the sketch is headed by People and toequally interesting i for little children, a portrait. These are well ease those who have pride an' patronized liv toe local newspaper people, who themselves on the accuracy of their ea wiiiit wi have i tits made. Each clipping culating powers and the clearness has marked upon It the paper from their menial vision have found then wiii' h it was taken and the date of Its selves defeated in it. A light utterly ed candle must he app'i. ranee. plat ed on a sina For the benefit or the puullc school table at one end of tin room, wit . there is a department containplenty of left dear ing descriptions of the Yule tide, the front of it. walking space (in,. (.f n,(. rijuip.'-.nis it! u:. i. oral holidays and every kind of fesvlted to blow out the Maine blind fob tivity, with upproj.-riaiselections in Should any one volunteer in- is place ami proM-l',uy Times. exactly in front or the eaiidb. whil the b;i:I;i:re is lido;; fastcn-on hi ami tdd to i.,; t: eyes, bad An Opprrnlfe Alternative. turn round tlrvr then nke litre "And didn't you like it up ihere? tie licit The deposed angel elevated her steps forward and !; i No direct ions ...md mare id.n brows suggestively. The opinion t; ... is nn!i Well, she rejoined, they gave me flc. In it :t lug often a perfectly swell crown and Uin ep then said Id have to take it off If there was any- those who Ii.U' II. .Cl- ecu tile thill 'n.'inv however, at body sitting behind me, and I Just told ante to manage i: - the rc;i:-owhy the usher he could go ahead and eject you young people will soon find oul me if he wanted to." Detroit Tribune. If you decide to give the g.t'tte a fal . c iiil-ire- 1 - . . cn-;- ! 1,.-- ; , s -'d trial. Aralita'x T.;iin;hlng Plant. The laughing plant of Arabia small beau-lik- e seeds, small doses of which, when dried and powdered, Intoxicate like laughing gas. ' Ihe per.- -. ijin ihe drug ... dances, lau, v ,it3 like a mad man for about an hour, when he become exhausted and falls into a deathlike sleep, which often lasts several hours. pro-duc- es i A lirnnrjinie ci h liiat.-ithe 7it anniversary of his birth yesterday, it must have been a happy goal fur him to attain. Upper Why so for him any ntoro than any other man? Chipper-W- hy, he's teen a borrower all his Ilf and now he has reached that point where he can live on borrowed time. Richmond Dispatch. Chipper-Spon- ger l |