Bui!s In the Graveyard.
The Uii'Uyimi v.'iis Cull, ami i\ brniui
uew cemetery was laid out. Sandy Me-
Tnvlslt, looking over it witb Andrew
Bruce, protected that It was "too cou
tiueutal" in style. "I'd rather dee than
be buried In sic a spot." lie declared.
~Andrew was lews difficult to please.;
"Wee!, it's the verra reverse wi' me," !
lie said, "for I'll be burled naewliore
else if I'm spared."—Glasgow Times, j
Elementary Arithmetic.
Judge—What age are yon? Pat— |
l.'ight r.nd fourscore my lord. Judge— |
.•lid wliy not fourscore and eight?)
l'at—Because, my lord, I was eight |
before 1 u i.-j fourscore. I.oilduii An
Bwers.
The Bird Enjoys the Sport and la
Landec Uninjured.
With the birds settling by the dozen j
It is easy enough to capture specimens
t'i•.- examination without causing in-i
j \or pain. Any sharyly barbed hook
is aitogi- her superfluous. 'i he alba
1/ .«es alisohitely enjoy the excite- :
ii.> .ii, and the sport obtained is not
(■. ~hout a novel interest.
V small metal name should be made
In the shape of a hollow triangle at
i:"-hed to MO yards of stout ime audi
kept afloat by a good sized piece of
»• The sides of the metal frame
u:v then covered with l>its of fat pork,
t..- hard skin of which is securely
I .ml thereto. The !.>ait is thrown,
astern, and the line is slowly paid out. i
I r< ei.lly a gr» at albatross swoops,
t':rough the air, impi.llod by curiosity. |
t investigate the uatnre of the tloat
inu pork, it sitilcs before the dainty
i.. of food; numbers of birds fol
low suit, ea< !i one made bold by com
petition. and then the sport begins.
At this moment additional line must
be given In order to compensate for
the progressing of the ship, thus en- j
ii l .' :g a bird to sei '.e the desired food.
V, :ih a sudden rush the supreme ef
fn'.'t is made. Once or twice the at
tempt proves ineffectual; but, rendered j
1 by greediness, a final grab finds
tl: lined bill securely wedged inside i
Ii:-' apex of the triangle, as the fierce.
tiiL-s on the line qtiicklv Indicate.
Steadily the haul is made, hand over j
hand, until a helpless albatross is bodl- j
ly Kited onto the poop in an absolute '
l\ uiiinjure I condition. A slackened;
lii: • enables the bird to escape, and if :
Scattered wits permitted such an ef- 1
t ; t sudden flight would obtain release !
The other birds invariably commence j
In Hack a wounded comrade, a steady j
pu : being required, even if the line;
cut your hands, to save It from;
its friends. Once safely on deck the!
n.ci illbles are tied together, for oth-!
erui.e the bird throws up an oily
fluid, a ii:-agreeable habit possessed by j
all the tribe.
Sr.bjecl to this precaution it may
\ r gravely around to survey the
new hoi i;. n< 112 life The large eyes i
gai-.e with a Iruly pathetic contidence |
e.-.pressive of anything but fear.
It is a fti inge spectacle to witness j
the inquisitive bird sulemnly waddle I
to aild fro atnoli.:- the equally Inqulsi |
live human lieings around. True, ilj
objects slightly TO the process of!
measurement, pecking sharply by way |
of protest, but a gentle box on the ear j
soon induces submission as the dimen-|
sioii; are rapidly noted, the albatross
meanwhile reposing affectionately in
tile arms of the second officer.
The specimen happens to lie a small
<me. but the wing expansion from tip !
to tip is less Hum ten l'eet, the extreme 1
length of body is three feet six inches j
otul the formidable bill measures up
ward of four inches. Cornhill Maga
zine.
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DR. S. D. BLAND £ '
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u3j ttattior froui medic il v.orkn, and ul»u t-ontmltt'd H|
with auHinhoroftlib bent phyriclitna, but found
Hg nothing tbat <<«>»• tha relief obtained tram
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