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Show mortality fell from 111 per 10,000 to 7 when a pure supply of water was secured by artesian wells. At Rennes the inhabitants formerly drank from contaminated wells, with the result that typhoid fover was always endemic. The introduction of pure water reduced the deaths from typhoid among the military population from 43 er 10,000 to 2. Pure Water. At Vienna the typhoid mortality was 200 per 100,000 while the inhabitants drank surface, hence often polluted, water, but this mortality fell to 10 per 100,000 on a thoroughly good supply being obtained. At Amiens, among the military population, tho typhoid THE MODEST MAID. 4'Ee told me," said the modest maid, "I was the pearl of pearls; ily charms displayed would oversbade ' Ten thousand other girls. Be vowed I was his cherished prize, ' His goddess, bis delight; Be praised my eyes more blue than skies. : Their glance than gems more bright. He swore gold glittered in my hair, No words could tell my worth ; He called me fuir beyond compare ' With anything on earth." "And trust you," asked the matron, wise. ' "In what he says to you!" From the maid's eyes shone sweet surprise: 'Of course! I know it's true." A HANDFUL OF DUST. IT IS ALL THAT REMAINS OF A PREHISTORIC KING. A Valuable Archaeological Find In Arizona Jivlrfently the Tomb anil Itematnt of a 3Ionarrh of an I'n known Age. Among the most valuable discoveries ever made on the American continent, from an archaeological standpoint, is the tomb of a prehistoric race recently unearthed at the village of Crittenden, Arizona. The workmen had penetrat-ed at some eight feet below the surface of the ground what they took to bo stone of a soft, friable nature, but which was evidently masonry of very superior workmanship when they reached the tomb itself. This was com-posed of large square blocks of stone, which was identified as red or rose granite, and cemented together with such skill as to at first cause the whole, measuring 12 by 15 feet, to appear as a solid mass. Tho opening of this, while very difficult, as the use of powder was prohibited by Mr. Henrick-so- n, who, as a learned urcluoologist, was placed in chargo of the exhuma-tion by the authorities, was accom-plished by night, when tho interest and furiosity of tho party was so great that tho work was continued by lump-lig-till dawn. The torn) when opened was found to contain a gigantic image of a man lying at full length and made of clay mixed with a sort of preparation which gives it a bright blue color und a slight elasticity, tho whole uppearing to have been subjected, to great heat. The imago represents the naked figure, ex-cept for a very tight girdle about tho waist, a pair of close-fittin- g sundals ;ind a crown on tho head shaped very much like a bishop's mitre, but topped with tho head of a hawk or eagle. Tho features are roughly moulded, nut of an imperious cast, and of a man in middle ago, with a prominent noso and a very wide mouth, but with cheek-bones so low as to preclude all idea that tho original could have been an Indian. The hands, which are as small as a woman's, and bear on tho bucks the head of tho bird, as on tho crown, are crossed on tho breast and hold an imago about threo inches long of a squatting figure, probably that of a god. Tho feet nro also crossed, the right presenting the peculiarity of pos-sessing a sixth toe, which the sandal is cut to bring into prominence, as if tho owner had prided himself on it. The hair of tho image is dressed in thick curls on both sides of the head, reach-ing to tho shoulders, and brought down to the brow of the forehead. Careful examination of this clay figure revealed that it was merely tAo elaborate collln of the real body and could be opened from the back. This was done with all possible care so as not to disturb tho remains within, but & few handfuls of dust, dark brown and almost impalpable powder was all that was left of the body. The crown, how-ever, together with tho girdle, the im-ago of the god, and a largo battlo-ax- e with a blade of sharp glass or obsidian, and a handful of petrified wood were found in tho coffin. The crown is of thick red gold, carved with minute but well-execut- draw-ings, representing buttle scenos, tri-umphal marches and other pictures tho meaning of which is somewhat misty, but in all tho principle figure is that of a man with six toes on his right foot. . The workmanship of the whole crown is very fine, and tho bird's head on top is a masterpiece worthy of Cellini. It holds in its mouth a magnificent Chal-chuite- s, or green diamond, valued by the Aztecs, which shows some attempts at lapidifieation. Tho girdle found is composed of plates of gold arranged like scales and very thin, so as to givo with every movement of tho wearer's body. On each of those plates, which is in shape & half ellipse, is engraved a figure or hieroglyphics, conveying, however, no hint of their meaning in their form. Tho imago of what is, presumably, a god is mado of clay combined with the preparation spoken of before, and also burnt till thoroughly hardened. It represents a male being seated on a pedestal in a squatting posture, its eyes squinting and grinning in hideous mirth, while both hands are placed over tho ears, as if to shut out sound. A peculiar thing about this imnge is that its hair is represented as hanging down its bock in one long plait like a Chinaman's. The figure is hollow, but contained only a half a dozen small black pebbles, highly polished, and a somewhat larger stone of a dull gray hue. The coffin and these relics are to bo donated to tho Stato Mu-seum of History and Archieology at Tucson. No duo of nny value as to what race tho remains are to be as-cribed can bo found, but it is probable that it was one antedating tho Aztlan and even the mound-builder- s, and su-perior to both in knowledge of mason-ry, sculpture und tho working of metal. The secretary in his report statett ' that while the pay of a second lieuten-ant is $116 a month, a first sergeant receives only $22 a month. The com-mittee in a report express the opinion that a good first sergeant is quite as necessary to a company as a second lieutenant and that his duties are much more onerous. The committee also believes that tho beneficial effects of the proposed measure would at once be felt throughout the army and would result in an abatement of dis-content and listlessness, and a new esprit do corps" would take posses-sion of the officers of the army which would permeate the rank and file. Socrctary Proctor, in endorsing the bill, says there can be no more important step taken for the improvement of the army than to make the position of the higher non-commissioned officers better worth seeking, thus attracting a better class of young men intothe enlisted service. Array and Navy Register. (ond for the Yerinnnters. R. R. George, Co. 1), ."th Vt., having seen an article which said that the Sixth Corps was not the first to break the rebel lines near Petersburg, April 2, 1805, says on the night of April 1, which was as dark as pitch, the order came to full in and march over the breastworks toward the picket-lin- o. After reaching tho picket they formed in lino of battle and tho Vermont Bri-gade was ordered to lio down. About 4 o'clock on tho morning of April 2 a signal-gu- n was fired which bade them form for the first dance, the music to bo furnished by tho partici-pants. They were ordered to pay no attention to tho rebel picket, and not a gun was fired until they got to tho abatis. Tho rebel picket did not see them until they got within 20 feet, it be-ing so dark. While getting through the abatis the rebel main lino opened THE CAMP FIRE. REV1T1.NG SOME OF THE SCENES OF THE LATE UEBELUOX. The Itattlet or the Future One of the Uueer Chaitre Inrreate of 1'ajr Incidents. In the battles of the future the air will be full of noise sharp, crisp, rattling, bellowing detonations, com-ing from mauy quarters, deceiving the judgment, shaking the nerves Of the timid, and possibly interfering with the condition necessary to catch quickly and clearly tho words of com-mand. Smoke volumes break and shut up sound, and in their absence there will bo need of greater calm-ness, the strain on the mind will be more severe, the disci-pline, required will have to be more rigid, the attention will have to be more concentrated, lest the should attract and disturb. All this will come with training, of which there will have to be a considerable amoftnt, involving much waste of powder before our troops will be fit to tight with an enemy using smokolcss gunpowder. Indeed, it will be for some time necessary to train the soldier to engage in the old as well as tho new baitle, with an enemy making a great smoke, as well as with an enemy making nono at all. Accordingly, the new powder will not bo all gain, and it will impose a good deal of extra work and anxiety. It is by no means clour what the issue would bo if two bodies of soldiers, equal in other respects, were using different forms of gunpowder. Tho advantages of quick firing and clear sight might not long be with tho smokeless weapons, and in the thick of a melee, troops trained in tho smokeless system might bo somewhat bewildered. On the other hand, es-pecially with artillery, massed or in detachment, and of fairly long range, the use of smokeless powder wouldun-doubtedl- y be an advantage, not only as regards rapid and accurate firing, but as offering less aim to an enemy, obscured by his own smoke and with nothing but sound to guido him. With armies using smokeless powder, it may be that ono of its early effects will be to affect tho color of tho soldier's dress, subduing it in tone, and so de-priving the battle-fiel- d of another of its picturesque elements. Judging distances by colors will become a most important feature in military training, and more attention will be needed to perfect sight at such ranges as the dif-ferent arms in use will carry. How this may affect a people afflicted with short sight will become a very grave question indeed, not wholly to be settled by tho employment of artificial aid. Maneuvers will take place over larger areas before actual fighting be-gins, and something of an Indian's craft and natural keenness will be needed on the part of staff officers Army and Navy Journal. on them with telling effect, und the solid flame from their breastworks lit up the country around so they could see where they wero going. They charged und took tho works, and the writer does not think there was any regiment ahead of his in that charge. The writer was slightly wounded in tho breast and came near being bayoneted by the rebel, but a member of his company brought his gun-barr- el down on tho rebel's head, and the writer can hear tho sound of that gun-blo-until this day. The fight did not last long at such close quarters, for some of tho rebels threw up their hands, while others ran liXe race-horses. The brigade moved on until they reached tho South Side Railroad, where thoy tore up the truck. It wr.s a glorious victory, and the Vermont-er-s got there for certain. Thrlllatt b jMtialr. The cry was "On to Richmond!" in the early spring of 18G2, und the Army of the Potomac separated, says the New York Press. Some wero sent to Fort Monroe and other points south. The German division wont down through the Shenandoah, Sumner in command at first, then Fremont and afterwards Sigol. I was with the lat. One of the Queer (fiances. ter, and many and many a long and Every once in a while somo war vet-eran, under proper circumstances and conditions, will tell you how he es-caped death at such a place and such a time by the "queerest chance in the world." One of these "queerest chances in tho world" fell to the lot of an old timer who lives in German-tow- n, and, in truth, it is ono of the very queerest. Ho was about to leave for the seat of war in 1863, and tho girl to whom he was engaged, among numerous other things, gave him a chest protector made by her own fair hands and wet by her tears. It was meant to bo practical and was of immense thick-ness that is, it was padded to the depth of an inch or two. During a long and tedious campaign in chilly weather, the soldier found it invalu-able as a safeguard against colds, and wore it almost constantly. He had it on ono morning when plunged into tho heat of a hand-to-han- d skirmish. Tho affair developed into quite a little battle, and soon the straggling fire on both sides had become rattling vol-leys. When it was ovor the soldier retired to his tent and removed his coat and shirt in order to stanch the flow of blood from a small flesh wound in his back. In removing the pro-tector ho felt a sharp pain shoot through his chest, and then he noticed that the protector was cut all up by the passage of a bullet. An Investigation developed an awfully "queer chance." His sweetheart had accidentally left a ncedlo sticking in tho pad which he had never noticed before. This ran right through the cloth and a bullet hud struck it on tho point. Tho needle had been forced back clear through a thick button on his woolen undershirt and thence hud gone a little distance into the skin. Tho resistance of tho button had forced the soft lend of the bullet clenr round the needle so that the bullet was fairly impaled on the slender wire. Thus was the life of the sol-dier saved, and through tho caroless-Des- s of his beloved in leaving the needle in the protector. Pa. Grit. Increase of Pay. An important bill affecting the eff-iciency of the army has been favor-ably reported to the llouso from tho committee on military affairs. The bill is one designed to carry out in part the suggestions so cocently made by the secretary of war in relation to the pay of officers of the infantry, cavalry and artillery branches of the army. The bill pro-vides practically a system of selection of sergeant-majo- rs and regimental quartermaster sergeants of tho non-commissioned staff and the first ser-geants of tho companies of tho line of the service, who are to receive the same pay as sergeants of engineers, which is about $32 a month, with the usual increase for length of service. wearisome march we had. F'inally one day we came to a branch of the Shenandoah. There was no pontoons, and wo waded across, the water up to our shoulders. We kept marching along, our wet clothing catching and retaining the dust. We were just about getting dry when we struck the same river and waded it again, to our excoeding discomfort. Later on the same day wo were sickened with the sight of another turn of the river. The Thirty-nint- h regiment, New York volunteers, were in advance when the order was given to wade across. They kicked and re-fused, and the rear coming up, a block ensued. A musician of the Thirty-nint- h, an E flat cornot player, which was one of tho jollicst men I ever knew, made a rush for the river, waded up until the water reached nearly to his armpits, and began playing an exquisite waltz. The sight of that fellow playing under such circumstances was so com-ical that tho soldiors, forgetting all discomforts, cheered him, and when he had finished followed him with a rush, and tho division camped on the other sido for tho night. A Story nf t'sar Nicholas. Bismarck's latest story concern Nicholas I. of Russia. The czar suf-fered from a disease that his physi-cians told him could be relieved only by a rubbing of the spine. Nicholas was anxious enough to try the prescript-ion, for ho was in great pain, but in all his court ho had no one whom he would trust to give him tho treatment. So eventually ho sont a courier all the way to Rei'lin with a written request that Frederick William II. should send him five officers of tho Guards to rub his back. The officers were sent, rubbed the czar's back for a few weeks and were then dismissed to Berlin with presents of $1,500 each. In speaking of the matter to the Prussian king subse-quently, tho czar said: "I trust my Russians as long as I can look thorn in the eye; but to let them go to work at my own back that is more than I caro to risk." ;ront,the American. Every student of comparative history and biography should keep in mind how much the making of a man on the time in which he lives, says the Banner of Light. To compare Grant with Alexander, Hannibal, C:esar, Napoleon, or Wol. lington seems to bo folly, for he was not similar to any one of them, nny more than tho period of time in which they existed resembles ours. Each epoch creates its own agents, and Gen. Grant more nearly impersonated the American character of 1861-- 65 than any other living man. Therefore he will stand as the typical hero of the great Civil War in America of the nineteenth century. '1 was trembling as violently as the horses, and for a moment was unable to answer him. His face, when I had explained, turned ghastly white in the moonlight. Thoroughly sober, he sat silent for awhile, his lips moving con-vulsively as tho1 in prayer. " You're all right now,' said I after awhile, giving him tho reins, but be careful, my boy, of tho next crossing.' For answer he wrung my hand, saying never a word. I understood, of course, all that was in his heart, and so I stood, all unmindful of the cold, till long after tho wagon hud crossed the bridge and the sound of the wheels had very nearly died in the distance. 'It was a month or more after that, when one day a J'tving man stepped up to the sentry-bo- x and cordially grsaped my hand. " 'You don't remember me,' he said a little bashfully, 'the young man whose life you saved almost on this very spot?' " 'Why, bless rac!' I returned heartily, and then we, of cause, fell to talking the thing over. " Mr. Owens,' said ho earnestly, when about to leave, 'I feel as though I can never repiiy you for your noble deed that night, but,' passing me a shining silver quarter of a dollar which by courtesy, sir, I felt 1 shouldn't refuse it would afford me great pleasure if you would some time drink to our further acquaintance.' " 'I can never do that, sir,' I answer-ed, shaking my head. I never in-dulge in spirits. I wouldn't always be fit for duty, young man. if I did.' " 'That's so,' said he, tho muscles about his chin quivering, ''if you had been in bed and us tipsy as I was that, night, why ' but No. 20 was due, I could only say good-b- y and leave him. "About a year after that," ho resum-ed after a slight pause, "an old gentle-man, standing hero idly one duy, en-gaged mo in conversation. Something in his face und speech seemed familiar, tantalizingly familiar. Presently I asked his name Morrow, John Mor-row, of . I knew then who stood defore me. Ho was the father of the young man I have been telling you about. Naturally enough I spoke of his son's peril that night. Tho old gentleman looked dumbfounded. " 'That accounts for the sudden change in my boy,' exclaimed he, when, at his request, I had told him nil. 'That accounts for the change in Ned about that time.' And then ho told mo of tho sorrow and trouble tho boy's love of liquor had given tho mother und him, and how unreliable he was generally in all matters of busi-ness tho father, you see, sir, being a well-to-d- o lumber merchant of . Suddenly, in one day it seemed, a change hnd came over their son. a 'serious' change as the old man called it. Tho sight and smell of liquor turned him pale; his boon companions had no charm for him; he took to busi-ness, 'and,' said the old man, proudly, when about to depart; 'and y, Mr. Owens, there's not in the whole state of Ohio a steadier, better young man than Ned Morrow, my son, the boy you saved.' " OFFICIAL TRACEDIES. They Have Marked Many Administrations of the I'at. The tragedies in the official family of President Harrison, great though they are, says the New York Sun, are matched by those in the cabinet of President Tyler, 50 years ago. That administration began with a tragedy, for the death of tho aged Gen. Harri. son, though occurring from natural causes, cannot ho counted, in view of all the circumstances, as aught but tragic. In December of the next year, 1842, occurred the tragedy of the United States ship Somen tho mutiny, the trial by court-martia- l, and the ex-ecution of three sailors, ono of whom was tho son of tho actual secretary of war. In June, 1813, tho president, with some of his cabinet, journeyed to Boston to attend tho ceremonies of the dedication of Bunker Hill monument; and there Hugh Legare, secretary of state, was stricken with a mortal disease and died. But the tragedies of the administration hud not reached their climax. On February 28, 1844, at tho invitation of Commodore Stock-ton, the president, with his fiancee. Miss Gardiner, her father, and with the members of his cabinet and nearly 100 other persons of high official rank, embarked on Capt. Ericsson's screw steamer Princeton, belonging to the navy, to inspect the new machinery and to watch the firing of tho two great guns which the vessel mounted. On the trip down tho guns were fired twice. On tho homeward trip, above Mount Vernon, preparations were made to fire a third shot. Around the gun stood nearly all tho principal men who carried on tho government of the United States. Tho gun was fired, and burst, killing eight persons, wounding nearly a score. Tho president had been culled aside tho Instant the gun was fired, but Secretary of State Upshur and Thomas Gilmer, secretary of the navy, were killed, as well as Mr. Gardiner, Commodore Kennon, Mr. Virgil Maxey, two sailors, and the president's servant. Mr. Gilmer hud been secretary of tho navy for only 10 days, and had taken tho post much against his own inclinations. Thomas II. Benton was one of tho party whose gayety was so terribly stilled; but though the president's servant, who stood at his left, was killed, ho him-self was unhurt, except for tho break-ing of his left ear drum. A Lost Friend, Estranged And for a. cause so slight ! Oh, g won! estranged I An eye be lost its wonted light, The aspect of a face baa cJiaaged.. The winter days go darkly by, A pleasaut dream comes to au end, Ami life has lost its zest, for I Have lost a friend. Like sbips that on tho ocean wide Together come nnd smoothly sail, By fair winds waited, side by side Till parted by an adverse gale, , Bo unexpectedly wo met And friendship soon knit heart to heart. But now like sbips by storms beset, We drift apart. Is mnn the sport of circumstance, Or is he fettered to bis fate! Does wiso design, or simple chance His various actions regulate! Is be a slave, or free! but why The time in idlo questions spend) What matters it to mo since I Uavo lost my friend) THE FLAGMAN'S STORY. "In the line of duty? Well, yes, though that duty had nothing of the heroic in it, sir; nothing at all. You see," thrusting out the insensible bit of wood and leather which did duty for Ins once sturdy limb, you see, sir. I was. not so long ago, a freight-handl-on the Little Miami, and able to handle the heaviest with tho best of 'em, but," reflectively, "it was with me in time .as with other strong men who daily take their lives in their hands, not al-ways to go down to the sea in ships, but to face every day the iron monsters between whoso wheels and tho glisten-ing track lurks oftentimes something far worse than death" tho speaker's eyes following, as ho spoke, a flock of crows returning from the "bottoms," their "caw. caw," sounding weirdly clear upon the summer air. "Well," ho resumed after a pause, "I wus unfortunate enough ono day to lull a victim to one of tho black monsters a slip, a wild cat.lung at Bomething which gave way, an express thundering by, a fall, and well, you can imagine tho sound of crushing bones, the groan of agony, the clung of the rurhing ambulance, the hospital, and all the rest," with a glance neither gloomy nor morose at his poor maimed limb. "A mercy 'twas only my leg? Well, yes, cur.siderin' I hud four motherless girls to bring up and educate. Yes; but. sir. if tho company hadn't bad a berth like this at Langdou's Crossing for a cripple like me. where would the mercy have come in, I'd like to know?" The listener thought of the great reduction in the man's wages, tho many mouths to feed upon $25 per month, of his happy philosophy, his cheery man-ner and smile, and wondered in his heart (if hearts if honest Tom Owens "Was not entitled to tho name "hero." "Yes," thoughtfully, "it was in the line of duty that I got tho Lord's per-mission to go about on ono good leg, but you see, sir, if I had never met With that accident nnd been assigned to this very crossing, a soul one night, unprepared might have been hurried into eternity!" There wus a simple earnestness in the speaker's words and manner which attracted the regard of his listener, impressing him with tho belief that in the flagman's soul lived a consciousness of having done something far nobler end higher than his mere simple duty. "You'd like to hear the story?" after a paue. "Well, just take my stool here in the sentry box and I'll bo pleased to tell it, sir, and in as few words as possible. ' 'It is something nigh onto two years row," he began, "when one pretty cold right in December I sat dozing by the fire in my little house over yonder. I eat there half asleep and half awake, Jtot disturbed by tho children's chatter around me till nigh onto 9 o'clock. I had about concluded to go to bed then, but as I still sat there, tho heavy rum-bling of a team as it noarod the crossing here struck my ear. It was no unus-ual thing for teams to be returning from Cincinnati at that hour, of course, but I listened as I had got in tho habit of loing even in my sleep, I sometimes think, sir for the muffled thunder of the horses' hoofs its they passed through the Duck creek bridge over yonder, to the pike beyond. "Something within tho room at that moment attracted my attention, so that it was full five minutes before I thought of the team again. " Did you hear that wagon go through the bridge?' I asked of my eldest daughter, dimly conscious some-how that I had not. " 'Y'es.' she answered carelessly. 'I think I did!' "Another five minutes passed. I looked at the clock. In ten minutes or less the Chicago express would thun-der by. Restless and uneasy, some-how, 1 went to the door and opened it. The moon was at its full, bathing every object in its pure white light. "I glanced down tho track! A dark object threw its black shadow directly across the spot it wus my daily duty to guard. " 'The team!' I gasped reaching for my hut. 'My God!' and the next mo-ment, as well as my halting step would permit, I wus making for the crossing. That shrill whistle in tho distance-co- uld it already bo the express? i "In less time than it takes to tell it, eir, I had clambered into tho wagon, upon tho floor of which, with white, upturned face, lay a young man, dead if you will permit me to say it, sir dead drunk! "Tho train was between Lin wood and Russell's. Even now its fiery eye gleamed bnnefully over tho track. Tho horses trembled; renred and wouldn't obey the reins. PrnyP Aye sir, that instant of peril taught me the difference' between form and earnest prayer. Good Lord, deliver us,' meant some-thing more than an idle petition spoken with a smile on the lip. I needed help, superhuman help! A second later the express, shrieking like a demon, flashed by, nnd on the crossing luy no writhing horses, no torn and bleeding men, no --wrecked and useless wagon. . . "The young man, arousod by tho :noise. had by now struggled to his feet. What is it?' he asked doggedly, j et half comprehending. How Slgnor Blitz Sold a lien. In the first quarter of this century, a party of travelers was journeying down the Missouri on a flat-boa- t. Tho river was covered with floating ice, and provisions scarce. One of them, a school-teache- r, nnd a Frenchman whose occupation nobody could discover, went ashore to buy pro-visions at a farm house. The teacher offered fifty cents to the farmer's wife for a motherly old hen that was scratching about the yard. She re-fused, with a torrent of abuse. His comrade, who was lounging over tho gate, whispered, "Offer another bit." "Five bits!" said the teacher. Tho woman hesitated, when, to her amazement, the hen squealed out, "I'm not worth it!" The teacher started back in dismay. Tho farmer's wifo, regaining her cour-age, chased the hen, and caught it up in her arms. "Take two bits; it's nil I'm worth!" it said, flapping in her arms. She ran, pule with terror, to tho Frenchman, and put it into his hands, screaming out: "Take it away! It's bewitched!" Tho young mnn threw back' tho money to her and carried off the hen. Many years afterward, among the crowd in tho East room of the White house which attended one of the re-ceptions of President Filmore was the kindly Signor Blitz, well known to all the children of the Eastern states as a ventriloquist. When he was intro-duced to tho president, the two men looked at each other a moment, and then burst into a laugh. "You never thought to see me here," said Mr. Fil-more. "Now for tho first time I under-stand tho mystery of the old hen." Youth's Companion. Itoga for Advertising Furpomee. "I am in tho dog business," writes a dog dealer, "nnd have all sorts of de-mands for all sorts of dogs. Rut the funniest demand is that of a certain class of men who want dogs for adver-tising. Dogs on which can bo painted tho articles which are to be advertised. It isn't every dog, of course, that has his day in this sort of thing. Tho hair of some dogs is easier shed than others. The hair of others won't ad-mit of lettering. Somo dogs are too valuable to mark in this way. Tho light grnyhound is tho best dog for the purposes I have mentioned. One rea-son is that he sheds his hair less fre-quently than others and a grayhound doesn't scratch himself like other dogs. The advertiser, you understand, doesn't buy the dogs for this purpose, Ho conies to me and says: "I have a cer-tain advertisement. I want it on so many dogs. How much circulation can you givo me?' Now, this is not such an cuny matter as you may think. I must have dogs in different parts of tho city. It wouldn't do to advertise on.a dozen dogs within a few blocks. And to have dogs in different parts of the town I must keep on tho alert. Somo dog owners rent out their dogs at high figures, and some don't care what they get. 1 found a man on Sedgwick street who had a dog which he said I might have if I would take him away. I accepted the gift without thinking. When I brought the dog homo I had to tie him in the barn to keep him from running away, so that he was no good to mo for advertising purposes. Dog advertising is getting to bo quite a fad." HubbitM' Wool for Market. To look at the rabbit as a wpol-bear-in- g animal und source of annuul profit, is u point of view that certainly will be novel to most people, but a student of tho subject declares that a rabbit is val-uable when thus regarded. Ho yields a wool, it is said, softer and finer than that of sheep, and, besides its beauty, it is believed to have tho valuable at-tribute of benefitting or curing rheuma-tism. Small as the rabbit is his growth is various and it is estimated that tho amount of wool produced by a rabbit in a year, as he can bo combed several times and Iho wool grows again, is worth about five francs, which is as much as the wool of a lamb would j fetch. A Fociillur Introduction. "There is a young country boy stay-ing at our boarding-house,- " writes a correspondent," who is a perfect little gentleman in his wny. The other day he brought his sister in to dinner and gave her a general introduction some-what ns follows: 'Ladies and gentle-men, this is my sister.' Then he elec-trified the gathering by continuing: My sister, these are ladies and gentle-men. 1 Whereat the ladies and gentle-men present were highly delighted at such an indorsement." ' Tara'a Hall. Tradition has it that tho last assem-blage in tho hall of Tara took place in tho year A. I). 51 1. The great trien-nial council of the Irish nation was held there for several centuries previ-ously, but because a criminal who hud fled for safety to the monastery of St. Ruan hud been dragged to the hall and executed, the holy abbot und the monks cried aloud against the sacrilege and pronounced a curse upon its walls. "From that day," says an old chroni-cler, "no kings ever again sat at Tara." Uood Advlee, "It costs tho government $250,000 a year to print tho Congressional Record." Tho government should economize by using a patent inside nnd boiler plate matter for the outside. NorristowD Herald. |