iMrnfs :
Company Manners.
When we have company to tea,
I am as good as 1 can be.
I never 'zaetly understood
Just why 1 am so very good.
I think it's mostly mother's sake,
But partly plums and citron cake.
—Christian Register.
Watching tlio Wasp».
Among my favorite insects, writes
Charles B. Bennett in St. Nicholas,
are the common social wasps, especial
ly those that do not make any cover
ings over their nests. One reason is
because I like to study insects in their
wild state, and tne social wasps are
almost the only active insects that can
be kept, and yet remain entirely free.
By carefully bringing a nest, with all
the wasps on it, to a good place for ob
servation, as just outside of a window
which is seldom opened, the habits cf
the wasps can be easily watched with
out confining these insects at all. And
there we may watch them without any
danger of getting stung. The wasps
that do not make any covering over
their nests are preferable to those that
do, because then we can see so much
more of their habits; then, in fact, all
of their domestic habits can be easily
seen, which is not the case with most
Insects.
W'asps also have the advantage of
not being rare, so that generally it is
not hard to procure a nest of some
kind; and if it should not happen to
be just the kind spoken of here, it will
be all the more interesting for differ
ent ones to tell about the history of
the different wasps when it comes to
next autumn.
And if anyone should fall in love
with these bold and truly very inter
esting little neighbors of ours, it may
be a satisfaction for him to know that
these little insects are our helpers,
even if they do like to taste fruits, for
every year the different kinds of wasps
make deadly war on the troublesome
flies and on the destructive caterpil
lars, besides on many other insects
that annoy the farmers, and gardeners,
and us.
How Monkey. Hunt for T.and Crabs.
"Most monkeys have a liking for
land crabs, and the beasts when in
their natural element in the jungle
will often travel for miles to some
marshy region in search of a crus
tacean meal," said a dealer in all sorts
of wild animals to a Washington Star
writer. "Some years ago, when I was
In Singapore trading with the natives
for monekeys, I was one day greatly
amused to see the artful methods
practiced by jocko to trap crabs. The
monkey, having located the where
abouts of the crabs, lies flat down on
his stomach, feigning death. Presently
from the countless passages piercing
the mud In every direction thousands
of little red and yellow crabs make
their appearance, and after suspicious
ly eyeing for a few minutes the brown
fur of the monkey they slowly and
cautiously slide up to him in great
glee at the prospect of a big feed off
the bones of Master Jocko.
"The latter now peeps through his
half-closed eyelids and fixes upon the
biggest of the assembled multitude.
When the crab comes within reach, out
dashes the monkey's arms, and off he
scampers into the jungle with a cry of
delight, to discuss at leisure his
clevely earned dinner.
"Rarely did the monkeys seem to
miss their prey. I saw, however, an
old fellow do so. and it was ludicrous
in the extreme to see the rage it put
him in. Jumping for fully a minute up
anil down on all fours at tlir» mouth of
the hole into which the crab bad es
caped, be positively howled with vex
ation. Then he set to work poking
the mud about with bis fingers at the
entrance to the passage, fruitlessly
trying now and again to peep into it."
Tlie l>iu)c«i of tin* I upwing 4 *
The naturalists tell us of many pe
culiar habits that some birds have,
among tliein that of dancing. The
movement to which they apply that
term is not an irregular darting to
and fro, to which tne observer must
lend the influence of his imagination
to make it appear as dancing, but Is a
well-ordered. deliberate and graceful
act, In which sometimes a few and
sometimes many til rib take part.
Opinions differ as to why they
dance. Some writers think that it Is,
so to speak, merely an interchange of
compliments and courtesies between
the sexes, particularly at the niutliu
season: others tliut It is wholly play
ful, originating In bright and cheerful
spirits.
Be that as it may, the dance of the
spurwlnged lapwing Is certainly an act
of play, for the birds indulge In It all
the year round and at frequent Inter
v 'ls dur'ng the day, and also on moon
light nights.
The lapwings live In pairs and any
one who watches them will presently
see one bird of a neighboring pair rise
and tly to them It |s always welcomed
with many signs of plea lire, just a
we greet a guest whom we are glad to
See Advancing to the visitor, they
l>lur« themselves behind It and then
all three, keeping step, begin u inurch,
utierlng loud drumming notes in time
with their movements
lu a little while the march Is uver
aud then tlin leader, elevating his
wings aud uttering loud cries, standi*
eritei aud motionless, while the other
two, with puffed out pluiuugu and
standing exactly abreast, stoop for
ward aud downward until the tips of
their beaks touch the ground. They
remain for some time in this posture,
giving utterance all the while to a
low, rhythmical murmur. This ends
the dance and the visitor goes back
to his home, to receive there a visitor
in turn.
This dance of the lapwings is unique
among bird habits, and, though :t may
be considered as purely a play, no one
has yet suggested a resonable explana
tion of its remarsable resemblance to
an act of human beings.—Chicago
Record.
Uucle Sain'B Helpful Little Books.
Uncle Sam has a large, growing fam
ily to look after—Bo,ooo,ooo or 90,000,-
000 people of all colors, spread over
half of the world —and some of the
ways he has of looking after its best
interests are most practical and help
ful. For one thing, he firmly believes
in study and investigation, for he
keeps some dozens of our calculating
friends, vne scientists, at work or him
all the time —botanists, geologists,
statisticians, weather experts, chem
ists, pomologists, entomologists, an
thropologists and others with exceed
ingly hard names, who are continually
busy with the hard problems that rise
every year in his family economy.
When one of them succeeds in solving
a knotty question or finds a new way
in which the great household can be
improved he writes a little book about
it and Uncle Sam prints it for free dis
tribution. These books are issued by
the agricultural department and are
called "farmers' bulletins," but they
really cover many subjects that are of
interest to people who do not live on
farms. Breadmaking, ways of reduc
ing swarms of house flies, new methods
of cooking, insects that attack shade
trees—these are matters of interest to
thousands of folk who live in cities,
and Uncle Sam knows it and sends
them free to all who apply.
One of the most recent of the book
lets gives a list of weeds that are good
for food —weeds thai very few people
would ever think of eating. Charlock
is one of them, a weed of the mustard
variety i.hat grows in wheatflelds and
is very troublesome until pulled up,
putin the pot and boiled. Then it be
comes savory and nutritious. Black
mustard, a sort of wheatfield brothei
to charlock, is another common weed
that cooks up into delicious greens
Pigweed, pokeweed, dock, purslane
marsh marigold, kale, chicory and a
weed called orach, hailing from the
steppes of Asia, are some of the field
pests which Uncle Sam's botanist has
put upon the list of new foods. The
little book contains illustrations ol
these candidates for table honors, tells
how to identify them from poisonous
varieties and urges everybody to give
them a trial.
TCabieft Who Live In tlie Sky.
A very strange family lived up in
the sky—Mother Cloud and her Rain
drop babies.
One day she called them all about
her and told them of a wonderful
journey which they must take, away
from her. At first they cried (foi
babies do not like to leave theii
mother), but soon they began to smile
when she said that some day they
would come back when they had fin
ished their work.
She told them that she was going tc
put them on a train in care of Conduc
tor Wind, who would help them of!
with care at the stations where they
wished to go. This made them verj
happy, for all children love the "choo
choo cars."
So saying. Mother Cloud bade hei
Raindrop babies goodby, and the train
started, whistling and bustling through
the air.
Very soon Conductor Wind came
along and shouted: "All passengers
off for Brook ville!" Several of the
Raindrop children got off at this sta
tion. Mother had told them to do
whatever work at hand they found to
do, and to do it well. At Brookville
they found some very thirsty cows whe
wanted a drink and some poor little
flowers just parched with the heat, sc
they were kept very busy giving them
refreshment.
The train rolled on, and whistled
louder than ever. The next station
was Riverdale. Here a large numbei
of Raindrops were helped off by the
conductor. Very near tne station was
a mill, whose wheels were turning very
slowly, as the water was low, so the
little helpers set to work to turn the
great mill wheel which sawed the logs
into boards. Oh, how hard they had
to work!
The train moved onto the last rta
tlon, Oc. There wore only twe
little passengers left to get off here
and they were met by a great many
little ltalndrop cousins. The mothei
had told all the children when thelt
work was finished togo to Oceans!d<
and wait there.
Mother ('loud felt very lonely on«
day for her little children, so she wen!
to see her fri ml Mr. Sunshine, and
told him how she longed to see hei
babies, lie was a very genial, kind
hearted man, HO he said: "All right
I'll take my golden chariot ant]
go for thorn." So he started off in lilii
beautiful couch, drawn iiy tlery steeds,
with the rainbow for harness, aud all
the ltalndrop children clapped theli
hands with joy when they saw him
coming for they kii"w they were going
home in Mother Cloud. —New York
Tribune.
(Hid I'llvilrgfi.
Koine of the privileges of members of
foreign legislative bottle* are unique
Danish M I' s fan have a free seat lu
Die Itoyul i heal re ut Copenhagen when
ever ihey tike. The lawmakers of Nor
way reeelvu free medical attention aud
mil.-lug If they fall 111 during the ses
sion The M I' 's have extended (hell
, privilege to luclude courses of gyutuas*
lies, murage, baths, drawing aud
1 topping it tih—nil gratis!—LoinUiu
i k'XpltrsS.
Fanny Economics.
Some of the economics of well-to-do
women are very funny. Take twine,
for instance. In the minds of many
opulent housewives It Is n sign of
wicked -waste to cut the string of a
parcel, and they will carefully and la
boriously untie every knot of a pack
age, however Intricate, and then, at
the cost of much time and patience,
they will do It up In neat little rolls,
which are ca-efully put away, as If
they were valuable possessions. Every
time that string is needed in the house
hold they produce one of these prec
ious rolls from their hoard, with n
glow of satisfaction over their thrift.
Now, a large ball of twine costs about
six cents, and contains enough cord
to do up all the packages of the house
for a year at least, and yet not one
housekeeper in a hundred. It is safe to
say, will ever buy a ball of twine.
Rubber bands, too, are felt to be In
valuable, and are put by religiously,
for the Idea of buying a comfortable
box of assorted bands ready for use
would never be thought of. although
the cost would be infinitesimal. Yet
these very women will squanders hun
dreds of dollars in useless fineries and
overlook wastes in their kitchens that
would, if stopped, reduce their butch
ers' and grocers' books considerably.—
New York Tribune.
A Charitable M!6er.
There died recently at an English
watering place Mr. Robert Arthington,
of Leeds. During the latter portion of
his life he lived alone in a big house,
and was locally known as a miser.
Nobody was allowed to enter the
house, in one room of which he lived
and slept. Some idea of his penurious
habits may be gathered from a descrip
tion of this room. On the table were
the bits of candle which he carefully
saved as well as the spent matches.
In the centre, alongside his last pur
l chase of a pound of candles, was a bag
of Hour. His fuel he kept beneath
his wash-stand basin, and in the rock
ing chair he slept at nights wrapped
up in an old coat. The lioor was un
carpeted except by a layer of dirt an
inch and a half thick, while the piano
was also thickly encrusted with dust.
But curiously enough, while miserly
to a degree in regard to his own per
son, he was an eminently charitable
man, giving away many thousands of
dollars to deserving institutions,
though always under a fictitious name.
During the last few months he gave
away $250,000 to local charities, which
it Is expected will benefit still further
when his will comes to be known. He
is supposed to have been worth $5,-
000,000.
Electrifying London.
In a few years, if all goes well, visi
tors will no longer have to complain
of the difficulty in securing transpor
tation about Loudon. The London
IClectrical Engineer publishes a short
table of electric lines which have been
authorized and which are now butld-
I Ing, representing a total of thirty-one
j miles. In addition to these there are
| 'new projects and extensions of raii
! ways already authorized," amounting
to an additional 100 miles. The great
I iefect appears to be that the several
lines have been laid out without re
jard to each other, or the demands of
traffic. There are no term common
termini!, which would make It very
Inconvenient to get from one line to
mother, or from one portion of thi
:ity to another not on tne same line.
In one day recently sixty prairie
schooners, making a string about a
jiile long passed Guthrie, Okla., on
.heir way to the Kiowa and Comanche
country. They were mostly from Kau
nas and Missouri
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