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Show TRUTH. WATER' 8HIELDS THE BUILDING. Itself Sufficient Air to Last an Hour. experiment has recently been s -- Se in Paris with an ingenious appa-rttuInventeyd by Mr. Guglielminetti means of which it and M. Draeger, by without fear of ia possible to remainwould otheasphyxia In places where it to breathe. The rwise be Impossible apparatus is automatic; that is, it has air outside. no connection with the It is composed of a tube containing sufficient to last a provision of oxygen more a man for breathing purposes for alumi-nuthan an hour, and a helmet of fitting the head exactly by means of a pneumatic pad. The oxygen is supplied automatically to tho mans month and the air exhaled is received Contains Within - Curtain Affords Ample Protection Against Fiercest Fire. The adoption by tills city of an auxiliary system of mains which will carry salt water for fighting flreB has interested merchants and owners of warehouses and other large buildings in a scheme for checking the spread of fire from one building to another, by means of a curtain of water, which, in an emergency, can be turned on. completely covering the Bides of a m a compressible bag. It passes through a regenerator with abgranulated caustic potash, which in carbonic acid. A fire this apparatus went with nan provided dowif into a cellar in which piles of aldamp straw had been lighted, and though there was suffocating smoke from this he remained in it for nearly of an hour without being at all inconvenienced by it. Eng. Ilih Worlds Work. sorbs all the three-quarte- rs 8ocial Life in Malay Peninsula. The Malay is allowed four wives, but he is too wise to take the limit simultaneously or to be on with the new before he is off with the old; and though he may divorce and replace without very much difficulty, the women also have privileges, which, in the better classes, mean settlements, division of property and the children provided for by law. Families are small. The girls marry young, and marriage in the Peninsula apparently is a success, for little is heard of drunken husbands or mischie- women. It is true that the Malay is sometimes a law unto himself, that when he wants a thing it is difficult for him, in the jungle, to recognize other tenets than the one Is ALL OLDTIME SKILL. Geronimo, Apache Chief, Roped Steer In Short Order. The monotony of tho quiet life which Geronimo, the Apache chief, has been leading was varied yesterday with a tinge of the strenuous life of his youth. He participated in a Wild West show. Geronimo was tho guest of the proprietor, and put iu his appearanco dressed in the full regalia of the days of his former greatness. The old man was given a good horse and lasso, and a steer was turned loose in the arena, and Geronimo was told to rope and tie it Starting his horse at full gallop, the chase began. After circling himself around, the old chieftain whirled the lasso and made tho throw. The rope settled around the steer's neck at the first attempt. In an instant the roper was off his horse, and with all the cunning of his youth proceeded to tie the animal fast and sound, accomplishing the feat in a very short time. The exhibition clearly demonstrated the fact that in spile of his 75 years he still possesses (he strength and agility of youth. St. Louis ART IN MOUNTING FISH. Nipigon Indians Have Secret a Preserving Original Colors. The chief interest of this mammoth trout does not1 lie in its size, although it measures inches from nose to in but the manner in wonderful tail, which it is preserved. Tho fish is mounted on birch bark, and all its original colorings, pinks, greens and grays, show just as clearly and brilliantly us when swimming in the Nipigon river. This specimen, which is the first of its kind ever scut to the United Mounted Trout Show Original Colors. States, will last forever, the delicate 126 ! Poodle Traveled as Infant. A Camden, N. J.,woman wanted to take her pet poodle visiting with her recently, but as dogs are not allowed On Tick. f-making SHOWED 11 that might makes right; yet he amenable at the last. Outing. in the Pullmans she was much worried about how she could keep it from The Water Curtain. building with a force sufficient to pre- the clutches of the baggage man. Finally she dressed the brute up in baby vent any flames from penetrating it.. ' A building in London has recently clothes, put a heavy veil over its head, been equipped with such a protective and the dog traveled as an infant unsystem, and, as a result of tests the beknown to the conductor. value of the appliance has been so recognized that a substantial reduction has been made in the fire insurance premium demanded by the company carrying the risk. On every side of the building separate water pipes, perforated on the un der side, are attached to the roof a few feet, from the walls. f These pipes are connected by valves with a central one, in which a water pressure of eighty pounds to tho square inch is maintained. If a fire in a nearby building threatens to spread the opening of a single cock, accessible from the street, will throw from the pipe on the roof thousands of jets of water so close togeth er that they form a perfect water curtain between the flame and the threatened side of the building. The force with which the streams are thrown from the pipe makes It impossible for the water to be evaporated by nearby flames from passing through it. New York Sun. o A Nazarene. shadings retaining their clearness even longer than an oil painting, which the work greatly resembles. The Nipigon Indians hold the secret of this remarkable method of preserving and mountiug rare specimens of fish among themselves and are the only people who can successfully do the work. They will not reveal their method, but this much is known: The slime of the fish is used as the preserving clement. Although the. fish glistens as though basking in sunshine, no varnish is used on its scales. . White Geese Out for Airing. The unusual spectacle of a couple of perfectly white geese out for an airing with their owner is frequently seen about Medford. The birds waddle along, at the mans heels; seemingly interested in all that goes on around them, but' never swerving an inch to one side or the other. Frisking around this queer lot Is a little terrier; but the geese do not seem in the least afraid of him. First he bounds ahead of the group to investigate something which has aroused his curiosity, Then, as if he had just recalled an imposed duty, he trots back and takes up his position in- the trail of the birds. Boston Carrier Pigeon Remembers Its Home. I have known of pigeons impoited from Belgium and kept prisoners for years which, when liberated, struck out for home; only to be drowned In the Atlantic or picked up by some ship at sea. This proves that no distance appalls them. the During the French caught a homing pigeon which was being sent to transmit information out of the.besi.eged city of Paris. The bird was made a prisoner of war and kept in confinement for ten years. When given Ttnitreiiy'ir at once re- Globe.-turned to its old home.,, .sbftvlhg' that Scotland claims to have the oldest to not sufficient was drive of the Sevilian ten years living twins in the world. They are Theti,4'NaJjarehbs home.r-Country mind the memory of Thomas A. and George Hill Melville of processions belong to the various re from its America. in Life Fife, and are in their 95th year. ligious brotherhoods of the city. Franco-Prussian'w- ar - . - IV . |