ARTESIAN WELL FISHING. Curious Srecimens Hook in Caught Indiana, Mon after the ma They nave Rep 1011 —————————— — STEAMBOAT IN SECTIONS. Naval Craft of the French Army in Madagascar. The capital of Madagascar. Tan- anarivo, is situated among the moun- tains of the interior, and inac- cessible, except by footpaths, the government having always prohibit ed the construction of roads by which artillery could brought against the city. French armies are, however, not deterred by such trifling difficul. ties, and a campaign against Tan- anarivo has been carefully plan ned, As there are no roads, a river, the Ikonpa, which extends from the sea to the foot of the mountains, just below Tananarivo, is to be used as a road. This river is very shallow and obstructed by sand bars, is ve ble of navigating it boats, o: rather Each of these eight boats divided longitudinally into compartments, each being watertight and independent, so that it can float alone, while, in case of need, any number of them can be bolted together, side by side. These goparate compartments, or shells, are of galvanized steel and very light, 80 that they can be easily transported overland, thrown into the water, and bolted together as they float. When in place, a deck is put over them, on eompound deck, and is connected directly to a which for : nner deck, hous wheel, Anu pilot plates for rilien serves 1ision. 3 § 3 he <hields stec] of covers the wh All the ) from The and teen inches urima- Wr Dassing r a ing ful turbine pump ry front of the ves- + WiC Can np is run out, Works. Te Be in Good Society Lirse How- y and re adeno i rank. A Physician's Last Pescrt, Lew i i know that him 15 a Ker ani my bothered was writing preseript until terday. He never mentioned it, and I always asked him all sorts of ques. tions while he was writing them out Yesterday he examined me and sat down to write something. I kept talking. Suddenly he looked up and said : How has your svstem bean? Hold out your tongue.” 1 put out that member and he began to write. He wrote and I held out my tongue, and when he got through he said That will do.” ‘But,’ said I, ‘you haven't looked at it ‘No,' said he, ‘1 didn’t care to. 1 only wanted to | keep it still while I wrote the pre | eription.” "’ i eto ston lad when he talisin ons VYos. Bees in a Railway Car, A singular and exciting incident took place at Stone Railway station, Swaflordshire, England, recently. It] appears that two hivesof bees had | been consigned toa station beyond Stafford. The porter, in placing the two hives in the guard's van, ac~ cidentally knocked the tin bottom from the hive. The bees filled the guard's van, making the guard best a hasty retreat, while the porters and others who were in the immediate vicinity also took to their heels and ran. Several people were stung, particularly one gentleman who had journeyed across from the opposite side of the platform to get a better The train was delayed, und HORSES DAINTY AT DINNER, Discard All Foreign Substances in Their Oats or Hay. watch a horse ly ost sieht It Did you ever ing ? If vou never di he prett ar lovers, he ml en menl hay utting burying manger had been n reve iat to Lhe wis a \ wins the same man who mn Fooled the Amear. It seems that young Mr. Curzon, ’ 5 who mnarr ed Miss Aiter 18 not OK, when Afghanistan, he de- BIirous « max 0, “i imple 3 on the Ameer that he rig cup in the regimental of a general. The 1 to a charm. and the ng the glittering and im- uni supposed that the man was a distinguished war. e result was that Mr. Curzon received the most marked homage which he graciously accepted, for. tunately getting out of the country before the imposition was discovered. above a he was in 3! form, A Blind Catfish. Ernie Russell, aged 13, caught a The fish had been on a hook years ago, and half the lower jawbone and all the upper one is gone. But the strange thing about the fish is that it is to. tally blind in both eyes. The eye. balls have run out, and little holes exist where the eyes were. The fish, though presumably blind for years, was fat and in good condition Ocean Telephone. Practical experiments have now satisfied some of our best electricians that telephony from the new to the old world is practical with mass wires for service, to separate cities at one and the same time. Wires adjusted to this purpose have already been tested, and are being drawn for 30,000 miles of service, MODEL SUBURBAN HOME Responsible for Cheap Building. ht 1590 by the Co-opeératiy 32,000 or sum is sufliel expended, un be Veranda 4 i & Wide gy dation first and second materinis—Four brick gables and roofs, shingles, Two coat pi trim and stairs. + painted colors to wr finish aster i flooring woodwork owner Colors—-Body, all and brush painted white ped and painted bronze green; | yeilow:; veranda and porch floors oiled. coated Root shingles brush co red blinds, Colon- mted Sashes Bead R. 1076" 12’ Se cand Floor The principal rooms ana their sizes, closets, ete., are shown by the floor plans. Cellar under parlor and hall. Loft floored for storage. Open fireplace in dining room. Double folding doors connect parlor with Another ) par- FR ‘ hall and dining chimney may be i The : may be partition ar. s Sermabpbwy Anna, ar lered where 4 ~anta Ww n jut one day Anna He came not and the next Anna The other crows stood over and Satani in their eyes we con had wore Murrey and ated us exul 1d see t murdered Santa Anna On the third day after disappearar ce. howeve rr Wi lighted by lis coming There he was pe about on one leg and standing in on the sugar and : Tom ft was trees and g look of green * HAS our pet's were de- sudden back. gging the dried currants as of yore and I were tickled to 1 as if a stone had been rolled from our hearts. What grow to be wonderful. was the appetite Santa Anng had brought with him. He ate from morning until niglht He was at it all thetime. Murrey is superstitious, and I knew that a crow that ate lant : death i ‘1 concluded to catch Santa Anna I'd got to be careful, for another peculiarity which Santa Anna had developed during his three days’ vacation wa as profound shy- ness. It pained Murrey to the heart, after all he had done for him. I approached Santa Anna with great caution and suddenly reached for him. I missed him, but in his hurry dodging away, Santa Anna stuck out a second leg, which he'd earried hid away in his bosom feathers. At this the other crows, which were sitting in the trees watching, screamed radely and flew away. The secret wasout. They had killed the real Santa Anna, and now, one by one, they would hide a leg in their feath- ors. and hop into camp and work me and Tom.’ THANK THE LOVELLS! To Them More Than to Others Fair Play Accorded to Wheelmen Is Due the From the beginning NRaKerE NAY § bieny hr — Decay Kept at Bay. iiwars Dehind Every Mother Should Always Have bottle of § 1 oie J Hy nnd s aflkster M No woman should ever w a man who hadn't the o her, ry over the | erage to as ask 1 It aficted with sore eyes ase Dr, Isaac Thom Elan ———————— After a thing 'n goes slower tha is started, it alvars was expected, Always Tired Describes a dangerous condition, because it means that the vitality is becoming exhaust i (rive od by reason of impoverished bloo new life to the vital fluid and the nerves and Hood's Barsa~ makes muscles will grow stronger, parilia gives strength, because it pure, rich blood. Remember Hood's Sarsaparilla 1s the only true blood purifier prominently in the public eye today. #1; six for 83. 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