Show FOR the withborne With bone hero Is an interesting suggestion when tho turkey has boon duly served and nothing is left but a pile of bones pick out tho wishbone tho bone which is shaped like tho one shown in tho stretch across the bono a double string and twist tha string around a piece of stick which just reaches to the top of tho bone on this point place a bit of soft pitch or any very sticky substance strong enough to grip tho end of the stick then place the on the table and when the twisted string has overcome the resistance of the pitch the bone will jump high into the air on this principle jumping frogs aro made the Ilo otter hero chick checkl called harry opening abo gate of his poultry van he had just traded off a small cr my of rabbits for halt a dozen fowl d he was very proud of them for they were beautiful birds especially naro s sus the handsome rooster ho really shone in the sunlight as he came hopping out with his set riet comb green tall and navy blue wings and breast but I 1 think his pretty bead must hold a very small brain As soon as harry let him out to exercise he stalked straight to the ollar o window and gave it a savage pock then ho stopped to crow and then rushed at it again fiercer than ever yon see ho thought that bis own re in the glass was another bird and be wanted to fight with it and so he could not take a ekroll in the green grass nor scratch in the flower nor oven peck at the grasshoppers and beetles that the hens made such a fuss about he only fought his own shadow till it was time for him to be shut up aaen I 1 think his brain must be very small indeed youths companion clipping their alawi one of the hardest tasks that the keep era in museums and zoological gardens are ever called upon to perform is to trim the alawa of certain wild animals this is necessary because if it were not done once in awhile the claws would be apt to turn into the flesh from lack of exercise in the wild state the animals use their claws so much in climbing etc that it keeps them sharp and wears them down to the right length in captivity of course they cannot do this and their keepers have to resort to all kinds of tricks to accomplish it even our pet cats find it necessary to sharpen and shorten their claws occasionally and can often be seen scratching on the bark of trees for that purpose attle bentli looked on little ruth cleveland made her first public appearance in washington recently when she went with her mother and her governess to soo the amateur performance at Alb augha theater in which secretary carlislee grandchildren danced the affair was given by mrs carlisle with tho assistance of a number of young society people the money to bo applied to the repair of the hermitage the homo of andrew jackson the twinkling stars the twinkling eters with neel peep from darkling dark ning ediee the dalsy bides her lowly bead anil dewdrops a light tho way to bed 0 jesus from thy throne of atch oer aby attle one tonight forgive tho tins that I 1 have done since first the golden enn and melce my clean and white uke moonbeam shining pure and bright 0 jesue from thy throne of light forgive aby attio one I 1 thee on my bonded for those dear ones thon me but with my bead on mother breast oh let me ever love thee bletl 0 jesus from thy throne of light watch over those I 1 love christian work pats explanation A car driver in county clare ireland asked by his faro the namo of berries in the hedge said oh blackberries your honor but these are not black they are pink objected the passenger oh yea your honor returned pat but blackberries are always pink when they are green london truth the angry or sensitive tree the agry tree is a woody plant which grows from 10 to 25 feet high this peculiar tree it it be disturbed ihoda every sign of vexation even to ruffling up its leaves like tho hair on angry cat and giving forth an unpleasant odor st louis republic A 5 year old richmond mise on returning from church ono sunday was repeat the text whereupon she gravely quoted therell be a candy abial in abo vestry dext wednesday af 7 v |