SOMEWHAT STRANGE. ma —— ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF EVERYDAY LINE, Queer tures Which Show That Struager Than Fletlon. Facts anid Thrilling Adven- Truth is Tue only golden eagle ever soen in this part of the country, says a dispatch from Toledo, Ohio, is captive at the residence of Joseph Maynes, in this city. Mr. Maynes and Peter Barquin went fishing in the marshes along Ottawa River, Maynes got after a monster frog in the edge of the marsh, along a bluff which is densely wooded. He was about to get his frog when a monstrous eagle swooped down upon him. It seized him between the shoulder blades, its talons piercing through his overcoat, an undercoat, and cutting into the flesh. The bird beat its wings and lifted Maynes from his feet. Maynes weighs 151 pounds, and is 2 years old. He says he was terribly fright. ened, and more so when the bird lifted him from his feet a second time. While attempting the third time to get Maynes into the air he struck the eagle on the head with his frog spear. He then got one arm around the bird's neck and pounded it on the head with his olub. He got the bird to the bank and lay across it while Barquin kicked it into in. and the bird was tied to a tree. The eagle seen this afternvon by newspaper men, the wings, weighs thirty-five pounds, and stands three feet two inches high. feathers around the neck and west say that the bird is a young moun- tain eagle of the golden variety. plumage is of a dark russet color, almost seal brown. The eagle has a monstrous head, with a beak four and a half inches long. open, is five inches across. It swallowed fifteen sparrows for supper, taking each one down whole. Ohio, who has somewhat staggered his The lad has never attended school, nor has he ever learned to read. Still, he can name and point out on the map all the countries and states, giving their capitols, their situation, the principal cities in each section. railroads, rivers, straits, lakes, mountains and other reo- graphical points. In fact, he world’s atlas firmly impressed on his wonderful mind. His knowledge is thorough, as he gives the population of the cities, the source and course of each river, the termini of the railroads, and the cities through which they pass, There is absolutely nothing in the geo graphical way that he does not know or understand ia the fullest degree. The boy wonder is the son of W. H. Boyles, a well known citizen of Cadiz. It is probable that the lad has one of those pre often met with in mental freaks, parents of the little fellow do not courage the talent he displays, fearing for the banelul physical defect it may have upon him, J. H. Faaxxg, of Ligonier. Penn , has in his possession a queer horseshoe which he found on the banks of the Loyal- hanna Creek. There are three holes for nails on each side of the shoe, the metal having been extended outward to receive the holes. The bottom of shoe is hollowed cut from end to end. the hollow being three-quarters of an inch wide and half an inch deep. In was cold, and held there by a few taps with the hammer on the soft iron. The rope is now as hard as bone, and was apparently dipped in wax to harden it. The object seems to have been to afford a sure fooling for the horse on the stony mountain roads, or to make his footstep noiseless, a desirable quality in the days when Indians were numerous, Im pressed in the iron is the inscription, “Patented May 24, 1783.” As this date is prior to the first American patent law, it must have been patented in En; land. A Few days ago a young farmer named Edwards, while plowing gear Southerland Springs, Cal., struck an iron pot whose top projected a half-inch above the surface. It was apparently filled with earth, but the grest weight fed to an investigation. Under an inch of dirt were many doubloons of gold, The leather in which they were wrapped was rotten, but save for = mould the coins were uninjured, wards loaded his treasure in a wagon, drove to Ban Antonio and deposited it in a bank, saying nothing of the find until his return. The amount is $17,000. There has long been a tradition Southerland Springs neighborhood that Santa Anos buried treasure there on his retreat after his defeat at the battle of San Jacinto in the war of independence, and various searchers have hunted for it The pot was originally sunk deep, but the rains of more than half a century had dewuded it of its covering. A most extraordinary incident recent- ly occurred in the house of a well-known member of Parliament in London. His son went into the dining-room in the middle of the afternoon, aod saw on the floor something dark, which he took in the hall light—the blinds being drawn— to be a footstool. He kicked it, where- upon, to his intense amazement and horror, a large snake uncoiled itself, reared up, aod hissed at him. He sprang upon a table to escape from it, and called loudly for help. The servants y came to his assistance, and killed the reptile, which showed the most sctive fight. The snake was eventually ex- amined by an authority, who pronounced it to be of a very deadly species, How it got in*o the house and where it came from rem wu a mystery, Arrrioation has been made to the Secretary of the Treasury for a life saver's medal for J. Luke Hunter, sn editor of Fannin County, Texas. A short time 0, as Mr. Hunter was walking along street of the village where he dwells, bis attation For Stttucted i 8 oman, who was weeping and gazing down a He Stopped to ask ber what and she said that her two- - » year old child had fallen down the well, Ho immediately got into the well slipped down the rope,and though the water was deep and very cold, he managed to get hold of the child in one arm, and sup porting himself with the other, and told the woman to go for assistance, which she did, and in the course of two hours he and the baby were safely pulled out of theiricy bath. His friends think that he deserves a life-saving medal, if any- body does. A Baprist deacon in Maine thinks thinks that he owns the most knowing horse in the world. It is quite a young animal, He tells that one day not long ago he drove with his wife out to his farm in the country, and tying the horse to a hitching post, walked with her to look at the condition of the fields. The horse stood quietly for a while, but fin. ally growing restive, he broke the hiteh- ing strap and started for home, He had not gone very far, however, when he concluded that it would not be fair to leave the deacon and his wife to walk home, so he turned around, retraced his steps, asthe buggy tracks plainly showed, and quickly followed them into the field, Joming up beside his mistress, he looked at her and then at the buggy with a going my way, you had better get in.” This story, of course, cannot be doubted, as a deacon told it. years old. The Planyu impressed with his knowledge, The precocious boy was able to write a thesis The “wonder child” excites great interest in the Flow ery Kingdom, snd his Confucius, the Chinese journals say, is very great, knowledge Di. Alfonso Curpentieri, one of the most famous physicians in Italy, became suddenly insane at Naples the other day bottle of cognac, and ate fifteen sand- wiches and a dozen eggs. He imagined he was dying starvation, ‘“‘Eggs! eggs!” he howled, climbing upon a table when the proprietor refused to serve any- thing else from starving.” f ai When he began powered and taken to an asylum, Ir 8 man commits a murder in Tun gora none of the natives will defile their hands or weapons by killing him. He is supposed to be haunted by the spirit of his victim until he goes mad kills himself, but as a matter of the priests capture and strangle him known to the rest the community. The thongs with which the wreteh's life is squeezed out are then burat before the ashes crammed by this and fact un of of his body dead man’s purifying into the means £ iT pee, A BEMARKALLE meteor exploded near Pompton, N. J., one day recently. In leseribing the phenomenon, a witness came in sight, There was no waveriog in its course, and, as it came more nearly overhead, it seemed to go faster. Suddenly it burst, went flying in every direction ‘he glow, which mingled with the dawn, lasted for a moment longer. But it was pot until the light faded away that the report came, thirty seconds, Tur vitality of the small horsefly alter decapitation is as remarkable as that of the snake that has undergone the same pre OREN, as not to injure him otherwise, but walks about, stopping now and then for a “dry rubbing bis legs together and cleaning his wings. f touched he will slide off. If blown upon he will cling tightly to avoid being carried AWAY, This performance he will continue for a quarter of an hour or more Tur following unique advertisement Presse,” of Vienna “A young man (Socialist) wishes to marry a girl of simi. lar convictions. She must be kind hearted, a serious thinker, of a manly character, The most important condi. literature, The marriage must be pre- Reply to ‘Wedded Battlers for Liberty,’ at the office of the ‘Neue Freie Presse.’ IT is impossible for a frog to breathe with its mouth open. Its breathing ap paratus is so arranged that when its rop his jaws so that they cannot shut, who wants to do it, anyway! Cr ——— HOUSE, AROUND THE Con tell good beef chiefly by its color; it should be a reddish brown and show no clots of blood. Young, well-nourished beeves have a white rather than yellow fat which belongs to old, lean animals. Avoid beef of a pale-pink color, which indicates disease, or of a dark purple tint, which shows that the animal has not been slaughtered, but has died with the blood in the body. A test to get the odor of meat: Dip a knife in hot water and pass it through the flesh, then try the odor of the knife. Gobd beef should have little or no smell, Wasnixo Rag Canrers, —A contribu. tor to the Housewife's Clab in Voice writes: “This is how | washed the car. pet that covered my diving room floor all last winter and spring. [I took it up, dusted it thoroughly and then ri the breaths apart, breadth is five yards Jong. I filled the wash-boiler half full of soft water and put in half a cup- ful of gold dust washing powder, Then I put is » breadth of carpet and boiled it half an heur, after which the carpet and water were emptied into a tab and the on run the ringers, rinsed tw and h on the line. Each breadth was t in the same and plenty of clean water. It is now I used on the again and looks like a now 1 . - he Bh. 200 SOUSA, THE FAIR SEX. FEMININE HOBIERY. Shot effects have been introduced in hosiery as well as into all fubries for fominine attire, and may be found to mautoh or contrast harmoniously with the gowns of many colors now popular. The prettiest evening stockings have Ince insertion over the top of the foot and the instep. Some have pieces of colored baby ribbon to match the dress run in and out of the lace, but the rettiest, as well as the most costly, fous medallions or insertions of real lace {New York Advertiser, FoR MES. CLEVELAND'S BOUDOIR, Speaking of the recent improvements and refurnishing which has been going on in the White House, a correspondent says: “*One particular improvement upstairs is the arrangement of Mes, Cleveland's boudoir. She has selected the front corner room and has had it fitted up in her own charming taste, The walls are hung in light blue and all the hangings, carpets and furniture are in this and other dainty shades. Across the hall, the Harrison last year, has been fitted up for a nursery, and here Baby Ruth will hold forth.” THE PAPER WEDDING, The paper wedding, which may be ob- served on the second anniversary of one's At one not long ago the bride flowers paper, the house decorated with marvelous paper flowers, and the plates and napkins were of paper. wearer jueste without will it otherwise f iful things can be fash! ing fete, Was to come gifts, une med out a little crope paper that it is no grevious Lamp shades, or the dressing table and table Choice photo beau one's friends les f Mis nre pretty gifts, graphs, etchings, books and a ibserip. on 81 tion for a magazine would give a more enduring pleasure at no very out Philadelphia Times. great lay INFLAMMABLE DRESS MATERIAL. A certain dress material manufactured in France under the name of pilow, or American flannel, made of cotton, soft and ns wool is nygienic but pliable said journais to be on account of bly inflammable nature the chemicals used in its M. Alber cites the instance of a he dined She made of pilou. In the act of vuclette with rum, to re with a match, a drop jut was spi an instant as if The Indy had the irow herself on the the manufacture. lady at Wore a whose house led on b RZe it had been Was » x . ¥ { the fire with i * fire had put t had changed sively i was gone irned sible that een soft rom every spot that has een b hie welt was intact, ces, lack the part of dress might have ben Post-Dis aid and self possession on the vietim, the ed entirely patch. { bur: Nt. Louis ARTFUL HAIRDRESSERS, 1 There is in Washington a professional hairdresser who makes a comfortable living while Congress is in session. [It is Aan easy matter to get the of the A note is sent to his to show 8 1m Arranging her Bome comprehensive hint is ve with a mild marked “personal.” a Answer js snd in eight out of ten at- ts the hairdresser gets an answer to Oddly enough, it is the husband Who urges her claim. He wants his wife to look like other women. At home she «= all ng ht, but in cosm spoiitan life she is something of a fright, although r the thought, he In an time a new face on the not use an inch of name politician, & permission Ww ay asking her re be ol oming compliment. The letier verbal rea tested, tend Cail and, he is ashamed of her. the Woman, despises himeself { nour's hairdresser She puts Miny in a way that takes years of farm life from her appearance. The troubled, shy old face is not made ridiculous: instead of curls, the iron-gray hair is cleaned, to ripple and look three times its own then it is dressed in shell pins are used, and the coils are so lightly caught that the wondering wife reckons it will not be long before they Women who refuse to have their hair cut into a bang are pro- vided with a false front, but in every instance, the transformation is admira- ble. The bill is sent to the © Ores man and it is cheerfully paid — {New York Commercial Advertiser. NEW PIELD POR WOMEN'S CLUBS, An experiment is being tried which will be watched with unusual by those who are conversant with it, A year and a half ago a club was organized among the women living on the east side of New York City, The genesis of this club was due to the fact, borne with tremendous force into the mind of an observer, of the heavy monotony of the lives of the women in that region. With limited means it was impossible for them to have any diversion that cost money. Their rooms were so small and crowded that there was opportunity for no social life, even in the immediate family. It is no uncommon thing to find a woman who for weeks at a tine does not go down to the street level, her nights and days being spent within the walls of the rooms that she calls home, Others are found who never own bonnets, be- cause the extent of their migrations is to the front door step. Is it any wonder that some grow dull or stupid or irritable under these conditions? Women's olubs, it has been sald over and Svar again, have been means of edu- cation and development to those who sovial opportunity, and who have educational opportunities a) well. It was deemed wise to try the experiment of a woman's club for such have ev. a8 had neither, and so one was organ ized. The dues were placed at ten cents per week, This paid for the eake and coffee, that were nlways pars of the en- tertainment, and left a margin besides, At first no attempt was made beyond the purely social end for which the club was established. Quite frankly it was said: “This lab is organized to try to get you out of your home once a week, because we believe that to break in on the mouoiony of your lives, to meet different people, to have this little diver- mothers." half, but certain it is that the results have justified the belief that a woman's club of a social character, established make happier homes, FASHION NOTES, The very newest form of skirt trim. ming consists of frills below the waist, gloves for afternoon wear is said threatened, to favorite combination in Paris at present moment. There is a oolor, which is made up over a contrast. ing milk. In black it looks remarkably well over vieux-rose or pure white, | black net or gauze. Nothing looks more ladylike white serge, and the girls one sees wear- ing it give one the impression that they | feel the heat less than other folks, A | charming costume of this material was | made in the plain skirt and coat fashion of i and worn with a crossover waistcost white silk, White duck dresses made simply with plain skirts and open jackets look de { lightfully and They cany., usually worn with colored silk skirts, coul Heavy armure silks are much and styles have full collars of garniture | the shoulders and sround meKets Some of the i” Wraps, new Ince and front, BO¥ in over the slevves { amount of lace A much admired hat for garden pa ! wear is made of very wide lace stiffer This is plaited to a center, and is trimmed with loops of ribbon and field flowers, Wires is said is that crape, for wii go quite out of fashion, Veiling, grenadine and the like, supersede it. excent IWR ion are to A stylish Judis silk has nine ruffles of satin rivbon around the skirt, The ruffles are in groups of four, three and two, 3 The combination of black and cream Just now exceedingly popular, and deservedly so. It is quiet and lady- Hke, becoming also, and by no means devoid of a certain air of refined elegance Lf when the prevailing tendency is towards excess of COIOT in that is restful and chars ing COIOr looks net of two make of net, which something like the Russian Or three seasons ARO, i8 In for t You A coarse vogue again It on manties, gown lately made was draped In this case the net was white, so the effect was rather striking. of imming wen and a tea with it Though stripes lace insertion or foolish little frills are both fashionable adoraments, many perfectiy plain skirts | are being made first rate modistes | Fashion doesn't ail her WAY, i BS he GIG once upon a time, by get it own It's a wonder that aipuca doesn’t be come fashionable for dresses If women knew what was good for them they would certainly wear it more than they do at present "There are few stuffs that hold less dust. outdoor Large sprays of flowers for the front of the bodice are the thing at smart teas ™~ thix season English modistes are making skirts narrower every day. They are scarcely the beginning of the season, and the best dressmakers are no longer using stiff materials for lining Most of the bonnets are mere airy nothings of lace and flowers incapa- bie of affording any protection against sun or wind, Were it not a matter of custom, one might dispease with summer tiress { least inconvenienced by their absence, The new orepoas are mostly shot and { showered with silken spots to match one jor the other of the component tints Some of the shot canvas fabrics are very beautiful, and satin canvas quite a noveity-~has a fancy shot scattered over with arabesque designs. | These are trimmed with girdle, and collar of “mirror” velvet, A Relie of "76. S—— | recently presented to him, | prizes highly. It is a copper token or souvenir, just the size of a silver dollar, issued by authority of the first Congress, and bearing the date “1776.” | On one side is the familiar relief of | the Goddess of Liberty, beneath her the date, and over her head a group of thir. teen stars with spreading rays beneath them. Around these is the inscription containing the first of the self-evident truths of the Déclaration of Indepen. dence, viz., “These united colonies are and of right ought to be free and inde. pendent States,” the inverse side isso worn that all the lettering cannot be read. Around the margin are the words: *‘By authority of the Congress of the United States.” Inside of this is a wreath forming a full circle, in the lower part of which appear the words “Ameri. can Independence.” Above these words the surface is worn and only the letters “ion” can be made out, suggesting the whole inscription: “la commemoration of Amerioan Independence.” The miss. ing words could doubtless be supplied from the records of Congress, or by some expert humismatist, e pocket piece was Daptula Bulisus by E. N. had carried it in his NOTES AND COMMENTS, Tax export of agricultural implements to European countries is steadily on the increase. To Great Britain and Germany there is an increase of about 20 per cent, withie ®io yews, To the Argentive Hepablic the exports have quadrupled, Our reapers and welf-binders ure lighter of draft, neater, and about 25 per cent, cheaper than tke English article. In plows, the English makers do not properly chill the points, and this ren ders their iron brittle. It is said that Americans could extend their trade in plows if they would adopt the iron. seamed style so much used abroad. Wagons and buggies caonot be sold abroad, unless they have an “undercut,” otherwise we make the correct article, Oxx of the big fortunes affected by the present financial trouble at St. Paul is that left by Lyman Dayton, He wass pioneer, and built a house in Minnesota's capital when the place was a village on the hills, and what is now the business Ope day Davton and two friends saton a bluff taking und guzing at the ‘‘mud hole.” It was suggested that if the town grew the low land might become valuable. Boon after the three separated, and early next morn. ing one of them saddled his horse snd started for the land office at Stillwater, eighteen miles away, iotending to preempt the swamp, He had gone but # short distance when be saw a com- panion of the day before ahead of him, also on horseback snd with the same purpose ia view. I'he two raced to Still- water, and finished even in front of the land office. At the door stood Lyman Dayton smoking his pipe, “Your too street with funeral slowness may not be on the wrong side of the market, He may be walking that way to keep his col- ju from wilting.” Last year 283,495 persons visited the Victoria Niagara Falls Park, (on the Ca. nadian side, ) which was nearly 40,000 less than in 1891. The falling off was in the carriage travel, the sumber of foot passengers having increased nearly one-quarter. The new electric railway is likely to cut down the hackmen’s re- eeipts even more this season. Of the 8,559 vessels using the Suez Canal in 1802, 2,681 were British, France fell from second to third place in the list, with 174, Germany follows Eng- land, and only 292 ships of that nation passed through the canal. Two Ameri- can vessels used it, TO RECALL A MAILED LETTER, An Iutricate Process Required to Get It Out of the Post Office Again, To recall a letter onee mailed is almost as difficult task as to take back an assertion once uttered, The sender must appear st the post office and is banded a blank to fill out. In this he must state when and where he mailed the letter, how it was addressed, must de- seribe the envelope, state the amount of postage prepaid, snd testify *‘that the above mentioned letter was written by me or by my anthority, snd 1 desire to recall it for the following reason” —and then state the reason, which is usually “mulled by mistake.” He must them sign his name. so that the handwriting may be compared with lute, boys,” he said; night.” In the “mud hole” made aire, COuIse dimm a years the of multi-million June 122 000 ET United States for the year ending 30, 1843, shows a dacresss of ofl is seen in the every This falling for 1802. a hither movement save Italy, been a considerable increase in the num ber of Italians. In 1892 they came to number of 60,944. In 1893 were 72,408 of them. The total gration from all in 1802 was 611 497.988 to the industrial and commercial depres. sion in the United States. In seading its people to shores, t United Kingdom pretty nearly holds its own, with 108,000 for 1¥94, against 117.000 in 1892; but the falling off is very heavy in Austro- Hungary, Germany and Russia, Sweden and Norway are large sources of population, and they sent a large contribution 54.000 57.000 in 1802 from country, the 36 ytd In IR93 it was 0 our be our of all the immigration comes throu New York A Frrxcu scientist microscope recently om the bank and na tional notes of the finds that they are numbers of little organisms, says, may be dangerous to health, and he counsels the fortunate possessor of the paper money against placing it in the mouth under any circumstances, On some of the notes bacteria and ba cilil in considerable numbers. The pro fessor declares that the bills are a dan gersus mediom for the spread of conta glous disenses, and highly praises systemn of destroying returned adopted by the Bank of Eogland—al. though for another purpose. This the homes of Were the bills bills these days. duces an effect, although the spasmodic sanouscement may have a force peculiar to iteell, writes a well-known expert. A boy sees his father every day, and is naturally influenced by the exampe which is perpetually before him: be goes to the theatre but occasionally ; the effect be proportionately more effective. Many people protest that it is unne essary to continue the advertising of well-known articles. They cannot understand why it is continued ; they declare it does not fluence them, but the know better. The man who denies that he is influenced by advertising constant. iy before hin deceives himself and his very protest is proof of it. Maxy Italians are leaving Philadel. phia for New York and also for western points, where they expect to secure em- ployment. An inquiry by the North American into the cause of this migra tion reveals the fact that all over Phila the Italians are rapidly being discharged, substituted, und the statement is made that ** there arc plenty of men in Phila- delphia to-day, and good workmen, too, out of employment, and many of them bave been thus provided for during the past few days.” Ix a single century the United States has attained to the proud eminence that the leading nations of Europe have reached through slow advances sod many vicissitudes during the space of a thou. sand to fifteen hundred yours. There are no brighter or more interesting chapters in the history of the great nations than those which reoord the remarkable ad- vanoe that thir Great Republic has made in area, population, foreign snd internal commerce, and pearly ail lines of indus. try during the one hundred years from 1790 to 1890 inclusive, learn that it would require five years fou the mints of the United States Govern ment to coin 167,000,000 silver dollars, but the time is not wo surprising when one has done a little figuriog. The mints have scarcely 300 full working days in the year, or less than 500, working minutes in five years. ~ To coin 167,000,000 in that time, therefore, it would be necessary to turn out more than 260 dollar pieces per minute, A Puicapriruia journal declares that ‘‘the occasion always produces the man,” simply because Henry C. Langrehr has a six-mile Padge between San Francisco and Oakland, whioh is to cost $60,000,000. But the occasion does i 0G that on the if i the nd iress « aunol be shown to be in his | hand writing, | he must dese | the envelope saffici 10 do 4 the postings I Ana is satisl ’ intentions i letter, BiZn a receipt 5 or is printed or typewritten, inrities of f If Menlily iL eller is 1¢- ws the peco {he is unable | fused, unless applicant, good asks for a sta nn neerning satistied, he his lement cond g the con tents, and the applicant is i read portions of it u obliged { ie Jeller Ane ostiuaster's presence to prove that e 0 ‘as ne he descr etter | heen sent away f recalling it is still more . . K sank has to be filled A I out, and aminute d« scription telegraphed al the sender's expense to the po ; ut { covered | ime the miiar simaster the office of If dis inter. its ti des fn, eit ler & then to the department ag asinter of the case nie waul to recall cepted and sent Washington with Why ¢hould any ietier so much as to take this troubl W el was one lot ai | office recently where a valuable deed was mailed and the sender reccived Informa a Lent , there case at the this bg that the another case an | important contract was sent, and infor- nediately after made be revoked, | i bole i on that satisfied him sae should not be made Ia Sammering. Many cures have been recommended one 80 simple little 15 lost by of this » & room where here is should it fail If you Ving malady, go Jou wili be quiet book that will r stammering; 4% oven are a victim int and alone, interest Dut not excite | you and sit down and read two hours i aloud to yourself, Keeping your teeth to gether. Do this every two or three days, OF once a week if very tiresome, always taking care to read slowly and distinctly, | moving the lips but not the teeth, Then, when conversing with others try | speak as slowly and distinctly as pos- | ible, “I tried this remedy,” said a sufferer, { “‘not baving mach faith it, 1 must i confess, but willing to do almost anything to cure myself of such an annoying dif- ficusty. 1 read for two hoursaloud with my teeth togetler. The first result was { to make my tongue and jaws sche-—that { is, while | was reading —and the next to make me feel as if something had | loosened my talking apparatus, for I | could speak with less difficulty immedi ately. The change was "so great that | every one who koew me remarked it. | repeated this remedy every five or six | days for a mouth, and then at longer in- tervals until cured. rel sone ire to in | Queer Uses of OIL | The National Museum's collection of { oils i* very remarkable. There is oil from the pose of the pilot whale, which | will not freeze at zero Farenheit, and oil { from the forelegs of the alligator which : The latter | is a particularly fine leather dressing. | Oil from the fat that lies beneath the turtie's upper shell is recommended for rheumatism, while the oils tried out from the entrails of the eel is said to be good for deafness, The satives of Equador take an oil from the fat of a bird called the “gus cher,” which they consider equal to oil for table use. In Cental America the people obtain a golden oil that is un- equaled for water proofing purposes, from an insect that is about the size of a rose bug, which yields about two-thirds of its own weight in this peculiar grease, The insect foeds on the sap of a resinous plant, to which it clings by its long beak, giving it the appearance of being driven full of queer looking tacks. When the bugs are thickest they are scraped off and boiled. —| New York Dispatch, | will freeze where ice melts HRSA AMY A Clever Feat. S—————— A runaway horse was brought to a sudden stop in New York in a novel manner. Policeman George Reed, of the West Thirtieth Street station, threw his hilly” at it with such accurate aim that the olub struck the horse between the eyes and the animal fell down. The horse was drawing a tol wagon, and driven down Pifth Avenue by
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