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Show TO LANQUAQE OP AAONKEYS $ Prof, darner Confident He Will Yet Teach a Chimpanzee to Talk. J The Ldverpool paper rejiort an interesting lecture given In that city recently by Prof. Garner, the f am ova student of the monkey language. It was his first public utterance since he returned from his last sojourn in the desert and the jungle. Behind him on the stage was the rusty steel-wircage In which he is wont to take refuge from the lion and the gorilla. He began the study In 1881. Watching some monkeys in the Chicago zoological gardens, it struck him that they were unmistakably conveying ideas to each other by sounds. For three or four years I studied unsuccessfully, he said. Then I placed a phonograph by an unusually loquacious monkey in and succeeded in getting Chicago, some records. Then I took the cylinders tt) a New York monkey. Directly I turned on the phonograph he showed plainly that he understood, and he began to hunt for the other monkey In the phonograph. I recorded his replies in another phonograph, and by the frequency with which the reply was made to the same remark it was clear that the New York monkey could un derstand what the Chicagoan was say- RULES LAID DOWN FOR PROLONGATION OF LIFE. Ten Commandments Which, if Followed, Are Guaranteed to Produce Desired Results Some Remarkable Examples of Longevity. made several thousand experiments with the phonograph and visited every monkey in America. Then i determined to experiment on the Here are tbe ten commandments gorilla and chimpanzee. There were which S. Marcus Rothschild of Chinone available in captivity, so I went cago lays down in his book, just isto their native jungle, and in April, sued on the subject, How to Pro1S93. set up my cage on tie south long Life One Hundred Years on side of Lake Kkaml. For fun months Earth. I waited and watched for gorillas, but 1. Thou shalt not eat more than though It was in three times in the twenty-fou- r hours. only saw twenty-two- , the heart of the gorilla country. They Commence with fruits, nuts, wholewere shy and pacific, and would not wheat bread, vegetables. 2. Thou shalt drink distilled water. speak. During the four months we were alone in the jungle I differentiat3. Thou shalt walk and run out of ed and interpreted about ten of the doors four hours of the twenty-fousounds which Moses,' my chimpanzee, 4. Thou shalt bathe daily In cold The professor said that in .water. made. a few months he would return to Aft 5. Thou shalt wear rica and work till his task was clothing only, but a trifle heavier when achieved. He would not rest till he the weather la cold. could come on the platform leading a 6. Thou shalt sleep near an open chimpanzee by the hand, which would .window and lie not longer In bed than give unmistakable proof of its speaknine hours at one time. ing ability. 7. Thou shalt let the sun shine on thy dwelling place. He dances well to whom fortune 8. Thou must do all thy work and pipes. attend to all thy pleasures with regularity. 9. Thou must keep thy body in regulation weight and lire a natural life. 10. Thou shalt be cheerful and companionable. To encourage his readers to live up of to these commandments, Mr. Rothschild writes of many centenarians, of whom are the most remarkable examples: Mrs. Angelina Gokey, who is living I do not know the scientific reason his hearing was good, and the least for the thing, said the traveling man, noise made by a shift of his food bas- at Rudolph, Wood county, Wia., is 104 who has recently made a trip in the ket would cause him to prick up his years old, a native of Montreal, own mining regions of the west, "but on ears in a jiffy. His sense of hearing French descent. She does her my last trip to some of the mining was marvelous In many respects, and housework. Noah Raby, who lives at the Pickard towns in Oklahoma Territory particu- I guess it was due to the fact that the New Jersey, was a seaman poorhouse, I In loss of Bight had strengthened all found that the miners are larly, the habit of drinking tea almost ex- the other senses of the animal. But until 83 years of age, then worked on twenty-eigh- t clusively while toiling under the coming back to the subject of tea a farm. He has been is well and In his home; years present I in while asked earth. the miners why it was, the mine was practiengaged and the only explanation they gave cally a new thing, but had become hearty and has a strong voice. He was that water and coffee made them very extensive in a short space of laughs as heartily as he did a century ago. sick at the stomach. Iced tea, they time. The Rev. George McGall, Athens, It has been a great boon to the said, was the best drink they had been died at the age of 127. Ga., able to find, and the use of this drink miners to find a liquid which would Louisa Truxo, a negress, at Cordova, left them without any sort of bad appease the throat without nauseateffect I made the trip down into one ing them, and strengthening them at Tucaman, South America, died at the of the mines at South McAllister, an the same time in no small degree. age of 175 years, a slave. Her age experience by no means without inter- Some of the more thoughtful miners has been proven by the city officials est to a person not familiar with the told me that the use of tea In the and her succeeding masters. John de la Sumir t of Virginia died lives the subterranean toiler is forced mines had proven of great benefit to He was a to lead. Incidentally I may remark the men In many ways, for prior to its at the age of 130ilari. that 1 found a mule in the mine which introduction there was much suffer- great smoker of tobacco. had not seen the light of day for more ing. If the men drank water it made MIquel Solisof Ro parts, San Salvathan six years, and the animal, be- them sick, if they did not drink it dor, la at least 180 years old. He is a His skin is like parchcause of the operation of the principle they would almost perish. Someof disuse, was as blind as a bat So thing was needed badly, and tea is the ment His hair is as white as snow far as I could Judge he had com- best thing they have been able to and covers his head like a turban. John Wright, Jacksonville, Fla., died But find." pletely lost the sense of sight. Feb. 15, 1896, aged 128 yean. His eyesight had failed him, but his mental faculties were good. Christian Conradt, Dubuque, Is., died March 5, 1896, aged 116. He was a .soldier in the war of 1812. Owen Duffy was 122 years old July 29, 1854, and was then living in Moack-han- , Rooords Made by Indians Which Date Back Ireland. Having lost his second wife when he was 116 years old, he Many Centuries married a young woman and a son and daughter were born to them. At The oldest maps in America are to The walls of the canyon, which are this time hla youngest aon waa two be found In Arizona and Texas. How perpendicular and smooth, are embel- yean old, while his eldest was 90 old they are may not be said, but they lished with lines carved in the rock, years. date back many centuries. The Indian and then traced over with paint of a has left behind him many records. In vermilion hue, so permanent as to Evictions in Ireland. his rude implements of peace and war- have lost' but little of its luster during A return has been Issued showing fare his knives, arrows, axes, spears, the centuries it has ornamented the of evictions that have the number can canvas. rock we vessels, mortars, quoits, etc., The first discoverers of those mark- taken place in Ireland since the 1st the history of prehistoric read races, their habits and customs, their ings were unable to decipher them or of May, 1879, and how the farms have estates The since been occupied. social life, their tribal relations, their guess their Import, but subsequently in seventeen dealt with an number, and From who visited and their prospectors plainsmen pastimes. occupations , picture writings we gain additional in the canyon discovered in these lines and include the Clanricarde, Ponson-byand Masserene of of with accurate Lansdowne, the these primiinto the maps country, ways sight properties. The important fact tive people. It now appears that some the trails, mountain passes and water of these early dwellerB in the. land holes indicated thereon. The makers disclosed Is that out of a total numof no mean ability. of these maps showed a thorough ber of 1448 evicted farms referred to In were The traditions of some of the tribes of knowledge of the country and accur- the return, only 18 were lying derelict Arizona, Texas and Mexico held inti- acy as to relative distances and points on the 1st of February laist. On the mate relations with each other, and of the compass. It is now known Clanricarde estate, where the total their inhabitants traveled back and that some of these are maps of sec- number of evicted farms was 252, 16 f of forth from country to country for cen- tions of the country, with trails, vil- are still lying derelict s turies. lages. water wells, etc.. Indicated upon the evicted farms on Lord to new been have let In Tenaja canyon, Tex., are unmisthem. It 1b somewhat remarkable that property to old takable evidences of this. The lay of among the animals pictured on these tenants, and 96 have been re-lthe land is such as to make this can- rocks are camels so lifelike as to ad- tenants. Out of the total 1448 farms yon the natural pass for a large area mit of no doubt as to their Identity. enumerated in the returns, 675 have to old tenants, while 333 of country north and south of ' that There can be no little question but been point. The travel which has passed that the makers of those pictures had have been let to new tenants, and 323 through this canyon has worn the solid knowledge or Egypt or Arabia, or that have been purchased by old tenants. rock of the trail to a depth of not less the camel was once Indigenous to this than three feet. Even though the re- country. Colored Man's Remarkable Memory. gion about were densely populated, it At a little dinner the other night the si to to to learn read centuries It takes must have taken three, statement was made that the colored wear through this adamantine path. God's book of Providence. race had longer memories than white folk. Mark Twain, who was present, As yet their efforts have not been UNCLE SAM R ISES SPONGES. with the remark, and to prove rewarded with any great degree of agreed It told the following: Experiments Intended to Foster and success. The sponges which they plant Some years ago. when South, I met refuse for some reason to grow, but an old colored Develop Industry. man who claimed to The United States Is engaged in ex- the scientists In the government's em- have known George Washington. I periments Intended to foster and de- ploy will not give up. The United asked him if he was in the boat when Industry in States fish commission ship Fish Gen. Washington crossed the Delavelop the sponge-raisinHawk is still cruising about Florida this country. ware, and lie instantly replied, 'Lor', The only siiongc stale in America Is waters, and the sponge scientists are Massa, I steered dat boat. Florida, off the coast of which lie the keeping right on planting sponges. 'Well,' sahl I. 'do you remember great sponge banks. Of late they havp Iiy experiments which they, are how when George took the hack at the not been yielding the quantity desired, conducting they intend to demonstrate tree? so the United States fish commission at what depth u sponge can grow, and rherry looked worried for a minute, He to has set out to plant sponges in Florida they expeet explode the old theory and with a beaming smile, said: then, that fifty feet is the limit. Keys. 'Why sauli. M.issa, dun drove dat hack nmhself. " New York Times. ing. I e J J r. light-weigh- Iced Tea a Beverage Inestimable Value to Tollers in Mines half-bree- ANCIENT to-da- AMERICAN MAPS y OIp-he- rt map-make- One-hal- Clanrl-carde'- et re-l- life-tim- s sssss FEEDING LIVE A CENTURY et e g 1 - ssss A VOLCANO J Curious Superstition of Inhabitants of a Small South American State. &ses About thirty iniies from the port of Acajulla. in Central America, there is a generally in a state of eruption huge volcano called 1alco. At night uhen lying in the harbor of Aeajutla. you may see him every twenty or thirty minutes cover his Bummit witn a mantle of glowing lava. So far, well. That is exactly what the people of the state keep a careful watch over, and they go to sleep witn a sense of security as long as hfr is In eruption. But if he stops fur a few hours then they are alarmed, as from centuries of traditional experience they look for a tremendous explosion soon, and they put It down to this reason: In the mountain, they say, lives one big devil with a very large family, fur which lie finds it difficult to provide, and over whom be has much trouble in exercising control. As a consequence there are times when the big devil's larder is empty, tbe kitchen fire goes out, or some one In the 8 are fiery household has stomach disorder with no medicine to band. So reasoning in this way they take food, chickens and bananas, some medicine, and cautiously approach as near tl mountain as tbey dare venture. Then they light a fire, place the fold beside it, and hasten away to a safe distance to watch and see what will happen. If Izalco again commences to eject lava they are relieved and cry: "Ah, ha! The devil is happy again. And See, be is getting his supper." then they go to a cock fight or Btart a revolution in perfect contentment. lint if Izalco does not begin to smoke and get his supper, then they take flight away out of reach of his vengeance until his angry humor has passed over: and really their way of predicting a catastropae seems to bt as good as any other. Tbe possession of great mean often produces great meanness. B Gen. Lees Idea as to the f B Destruction of the Maine ?iiiiUiuiiuuiiiiuiiiiimuiuuiiiiuuiiuimiiiuiuiuuiuiuituN Gen. Fitzhugh Lee recently gave hla theory regarding the destruction of the battleship Maine. After relating the circumstances of the explosion and describing the scene of lire and carnage he witnessed on visiting the locality a few minutes after tbe event, he said: My theory is that it was done by young officers who had been attached to Weyler. After tbe catastrophe they Young officers of tbe disappeared. (Spanish) army did not take the trouble to hide their pleasure over the horrible affair. Many of them dropped their usual potations of red wine and opened bottles of champagne in the cafes. The government of Cuba immediately tried to forestall European opinion by sending a dispatch which stated that the explosion had been caused by the carelessness of the Americana themselves. As to that I want to aay that the keys to the magr azine of every American are and to are brought the captain hung on hooka at the head of his bed so that he can know where they are all the time. When the divers went to work on the Maine Capt. Sigsbee aald to them: Go Into my cabin and ace if the keys to the magazine are hanging where Tbe divers came they ought to be. man-of-wa- up with the keys. They bad found them hanging by tne side of the captain's bed. Furthermore, the investigation brought out that the plates of the fore part of the ship were bent upward, showing clearly that the force of the explosion had been directed from the bottom. The court of inquiry heard plenty of testimony which showed that there had been two explosions, one when the torpedo went off and tore its way to the ships magazine and the other when the magazine exploded with a roar." The real cause of the destruction of the Maine Is still a mystery, though there is strong reason for accepting Gen. Lee'a view. The report of the United States court of naval inquiry sustained the theory of an outside explosion, but said the court has been unable to obtain any evidence fixing the responsibility for the destruction of the Maine upon any person or persons. The solution of such mysteries comes in time, aaya tbe Indianapolis Journal, and probably this one will be solved when those who are in possession of the secret think the right time has come. i i truly great name was never; bought at the price of a good one. A VOWS OF JILTED Humorous LOVERS Acts of R.eeentment Pieced on Record Unfortunate Swains by having in his youth been Jilted by the deceased, swore that If he could not wed he would at all events bury her. And he kept his word; for the lady, having fallen upon evil days, die! in the direst poverty, and but for her old lovers strange oath would have been interred In a paupers grave. Though her locks were red, the daughter of a south country doctor, like the heroine of Wilkie Collins novel "Armadale, was a very handsome woman, who played fast and loose with men's hearts, and among them with that of a Manchester merchant, who, when his hopes were at their zenith, found himself thrown over in favor of a rival. His resent-- , ment assumed a curious form, for, from that hour not only would he not suffer aught approaching in color to the pronounced auburn of the false one's tresses to remain within hi house, but be swore that he would disinherit his two sisters, whose hair wa perilously near the proscribed hue, un-- ! In one of the largest cemeteries at less they should adapt their appear-anc- e to the exigencies of hia whimj Vienna stands a handsome monument erected to the memory of the lady They did so, and by calling art, In! whose eulogy it bears. It was plared the form of a rerta'in dye. to their there by an eccentric, bachelor, who, aid, happily averted the catastrophe, i Jilted twenty years since on the eve of his marriage, a Huddersfield gentleman vowed that he would never again so long as he lived speak to a woman. To the day of his death, which occurred two years back, he kept hlB word, exception not being made even In the case of his sisters. Nor did his resentment cease with life, for when his will was read it was found that only to his male relatives did any benefit accrue, says London On his marriage morn a Mr. A received a callous note from bis fiancee breaking off the match. So affected was he by tbls abrupt Intimation that he swore that be would never again open a letter. Despite every argument he stuck to his determination so that all messages had to be delivered by word of mouth, or, should they come from a distance, by telegram a form of communication which, somewhat inconsistently, was not included under the ban. Tit-Bit- s. l THREW AWAY HIS TROUSERS Station Agent'a Accurate Shot Left Him in a Dilemma, lie had been a brakeman on the N d railway, hut. owing to in in thej service, had received juries been given a less hazardous position bb station agent at a small place on the line of the road, llis entire ward robe consisted or one suit of clotheB, and he was patiently awaiting the next payday to get the wherewithal to purchase another. The fast mail and express, whicn was duo at midnight, was reported four hours late. ho he thought he could get In a pretty fair night's rest by setting Ills alarm dock about an hour ahead of the time when the train was likelv to conn, US In: needed little time to perform the only duty required of him, viz., to see that the sack ofl mall was properly hooked to the crane; ho that the extending arm of the fast mail car would surely catch it as the train went by. The alann clock, of course, upon this occasion, failed to work, and he was awakened by the shrieking of the whistle of the engine as it warned the station of the coming of the train. He jumped for the sack and his trousers, grabbed both, rushed out on the platform, made an neonate throw, and whiz! uway sped the train. He turned to pick up his trousers. when he found lie had thrown them upon the crane, and they had gone in plaee of the mail. As to w hether or not ho dressed In the mall sack But enough said. The Drawer. Magazlnq for June. - Mari-er'- s |