Unhapplne,
Two little brown bird porohed In a tiw,
Ami one win blithe a bird could be;
H j iarollnd and fluttered with shoor dnllght,
Pluming himself In the sunshine bright
"Oh. swnntheart mine," ho chlrpd nt last,
'What n beautiful day !" "It's not yet passed,'
Buld.thcothKr bird, with a hunch, "Oh, no!
There.' n cloud out there i 'twill ruin or blow.
li'ar m what a world of mlsnry!"
Ortitnblcd one brown bird In the tiw.
"Hut ruin doesn't Inst forever i this trnn
Is thl.-k with lenv"i as the tree enn be.
Ho If It should storm, we're fe." "Huppnsn
Th' tree blows down with us In't, who
k rows?"
'('omo, cheer up, denrest, the nummer'n here,
We shall he enred for, never fenr."
"But winter will come, iind mnv be we'll
freeze
Kro we got aw Ay, say whnt you please
Heir me, 't i n world of misery !"
Frtteil one brown bird In the tree.
"Ks 'li ilny brings one enough of rnr;
Pray, why try to-morrow's to hear!
I.t' down to the meadows nnd fent nt will:
We can drink at yonder crystal rill
Thnl itleams like silver." "I've often heard
That wiiter as bright drowned mnny a bird,
Wlrit n world this Is of misery!"
Crumbled one brown bird In th-i tree.
I Boston Transcript.
AN UNWELCOME GUEST.
"I imro inssoil a linlf-honr in .Tosso
James' company," sniil a Kt. Louisnn
to b corri'HponiVnt of the Philadel
phia Times, "when I coulrl hnvc killed
him rs easily as drawing a breath, lint
somehow I was not looking for such
fame ns would havo accrued from the
deed.
"It wns in Missouri about three
yoRt'4 lie fore tho noted desperado met
his dentil lit Hob Ford's hands, and I
was visiting a relative who had a farm
in the southern jmrt of tho Htate. We
hud had dinner, and were seated around
tho fire, wc men smoking and my
cousin nnd her dnughters sewing or
reading, when there rode up to the
gate n large, well-built man of a grim,
determined sort of appearance, with n
low, black felt hut draw n rather down
on his brow. His eyes were as keen
and ns quick as an animal's, seeming to
take in the smallest item about the
house nnd its occupants. Ho walked
up on the porch, and, without stop
ping to knock or to indulge in any cer
emony whatever, came directly into tho
room. WcroHeatoneo mid my cous
in's husband looked in surprise at the
intruder.
" 'What is your pleasure, sir?' ho
nsked, preparing to resent tho action.
" 'I want some, dinner,' replied tho
num.
'"But wo havo had dinner,' struck
in the ladies.
" 'I cannot help that, I must havo
some,' returned the stranger, and we
noticed that he wore a leathern belt
that held half u dozen pistols. Again
my cousin said that wo had finished
the meal, and that sho had nothing to
give tho visitor.
" 'But, madam, I must hnvo some,
I tell you. It is a matter of necessity
with me.'
" 'Who are you?' asked tho owuer
of the place. Tho man turned and
faced iih very doliborutely.
"'Sir, I am Jesse James. And I
tell you that I have had nothing to eat
for 21 hours. Fleaue got me some
thing at once.'
"Tho women rose promptly very
and repaired to the kitchen while wo
sat struck as dumb as if we had boon
informed that his Kutauio Majesty had
honored us with a call. James then
.calmly walked across the room and,
taking a chair, turned it down before
tho Are after the manner of oue mak
ing a rongh-aud-ready pillow, then ad
.dressing us ho said quietly :
" 'I am very muoU fatigued, having
ridden 50 miles sinco dawu, aud I
must havo some sleep before dinner is
.ready. Now, yon two men ait there
until I got up again. Don't move if
you vulue your lives. I should very
much hate to make a disturbance here,
but I must bo certuin thnt you keep
your Beats till I give you leave to rise.'
"Ho then removed his rovolver8
from bis belt, and putting them dowu
besido him lay down with the inverted
chair uudor hia head, and seemed to
.or did compose himself to sleep as
quietly bh it he were a tired infant.
But wo hud no tompntiou to get up,
.for who could say but that an we made
4he move those black eyes would fly
open and those sinewy hands clutch
those formidable pistols, the uiuzzlo
of each of which seomud an utteutiveeye
fixed upon us, when my cousin's nice
ly carpeted floor would Lave, that
upon it she had hardly cared to see.
No, wo sat there as still as statues,
watching the outlaw sleep.
"Ho actually Boomed to snore, but
we wore not to be taken in that way.
A fly sottled an M 'g nose, but he
let it roost. Ho was not even raising
a hand to iuduua it to exVmd its trav
els. I wanted to sneese but I choked
an d gagged it down and didn't,
. though I nearly swallowed . my own
throat At last, after we had begun
to feel that we had never in all our
lives done anything but sit there
watching Jesse James slumber thei
door opened and my cousin came in to
announce that the bandit's dinner wan
ready, and an her hand touched the
door-knob James was on his feet, his
quick eyes as w ide-awako as if sleep
was a stranger to them.
"Ho walked out, ate the meal with
those same pistols lying beside his
plate, then, rising, handed my cousin
$". 8ho shook her head and said that,
as tho house was not a hostelry, sho
could not accept money for a meal.
" 'Nor, madam, can I accept the
meal nor your service without paviug
for it.'
"And with tho air of a princo the
robber laid tho bill on tho table, and
bow ing to ns all left the room and
house. Ho was joined at the gate by
two men dressed in his stylo and
whom we rightly concluded wero of
his bnnd. They rodo off, the two
men in front of Jesse, obeying his in
variable rnlo to allow no man, not
even his most trusted, to rido behind
him or at his side. Ho bail been gone
for something over an hour when the
sheriff and a posso of 50 men rode up
to the house and inquired if wo had
seen a man nnswering the description
of James, though no names wero men
tioned. " 'Oh, you mean Jesse James,' said
my cousin. 'He ato dinner hero and
took a nap.'
"Tho officer looked incredulous and
said: 'I think you must mistake, Mrs.
M . James would not for his life
havo slept off guard like this.'
" 'But ho told mo his name was
James,' persisted the lady, 'and ho
most cortainly slept here for three
quarters of an hour right in the pres
ence of the gentlemen. '
"The officer nnd his men gazed nt
us for a few mometits and then, taking
in tho fact that wo had spoken only
the truth, tho former snid:
" 'Good grncious gentlemen, how
could you have missed such a chance?
Had either of you killed him as he
slept a reward of 820,001) would have
been yours.'
"I looked nt 51 nnd he looked
back nt mo, and each read in letters a
foot high on the other's countenance:
" 'I wouldn't havo made a move
toward Jessie James, even asleep, for
10,000 times $20,000. No, sirect
Bob!'"
An Indian's Early HnriUliips.
Ono of tho earliest recollections of
my adventurous childhood, says Dr.
Kastman, tho educated Sioux Indian, in
St. Nicholas, is the rido I had on a pony's
sido. It seems strange to think of rid
ing in this manner; nevertheless, the
Indian mode of lifo made it possible. I
was passivo in tho whole matter. A lit
tle girl cousin of mine was j.ut in a bag
and suspended from the horn of an In
dian saddle ; but her weight must be bal.
niiced, or tho saddle, would not remain
on tho animal's back. Therefore, I
also was put iuto a sack, and made to
keep both tho saddle and tho girl in
their proper position ! I scarcely ob
jected to tho manner of tho rido, fori
had a very pleasant game of peek-a-boo
with the little girl, until we came to a
big snow drift, where the poor beast
was stuck fast and began to lie down.
Then it was not so uioe !
This was tho convenient and primi
tive way in which some mothers
packed their children for winter jour
neys. However oold tho weather might
be, tho inmnto of the fur-lined sack
was usually very comfortable at least
I used to think so. I believe I was
treated to all the precarious Indian
conveyances, and, as a boy, I enjoyed
the dog-travois ride as much as any.
Those travois consisted of a set of
rawhtdo strips securely lashed to the
tent-poles, which wero harnessed to
tho sides of tho animal as if ho stood
botween shafts, while the free ends
were allowed to drag on tho ground.
Both ponies and a large kiud of dogs
were used as boasts of burden, and
they carried in this way the smaller
children as well as the baggage.
This mode of traveling for children
was possible only during tho summer ;
and as the dogs were sometimes unre
liable, the little ones were exposed to
a certain amount of danger. For in
stance, whenever a train of dogs had
been traveling for a long time, almost
perishing with the heat aud their
heavy louds, a glimpse of water would
cause them to forget everything else
for it. Borne of them, in spite of the
screams of the women, would swim
with their burdens into the cooling
stream, and I was thus not infre
quently compelled to partake of an
unwilling bath.
No Deception.
She : You (old me at the seaside that
you were in business for yourself, aud
I find you a clerk in a store.
, H : I was in business for myself last
summer.' I peddled suspenders.
Saved From a Saw-Fish.
" Did you ever notice tho peculiarity
of a saw-fish's weapons," asked Natur
alist Woodman, "or see him strike his
prey? No? Well, it is very inter
eating.
"It camo my way once to save a Ind's
lifo from a sawfish, and in doing that
I got an insight into tho latter's modus
operandi which was very valuable to
mo.
"It was dow n in Texas, on the Oulf,
where, you probably know, tho saw
fish is plentiful. Yon observed, did
you not, that the teeth of the saw rnko
backward, and the point of it is very
dull, so dull, indeed, that if tho fish
ran at his prey, so to speak, like his
cousin, tho swordfish, he would do him
little or no harm.
"Well, the tide was out, it has a rise
and fall of not more than two feet
there, and it left a number of shallow
pools about four or five feet deep.
"Into ono of theso pools jumped
tho youngster in Nature's bathing suit,
while I wandered along the margin of
the pool, stick in hand. I use tho
word stick advisedly, for it was a
young tree of a variety rather rare,
which I had dug up, in order to make
a cano of it. Tho wood has a high
value for this purpose, owing to its
hardness.
"Suddenly I perceived a saw-fish
lying by tho edge of the pool, and
evidently in a state of excitement.
Was he meditating an attack on the
lad, I wondered, and if so, could I
head him off? Ho was, indeed, and be
fore I could make the little chap under
stand his danger, the rascal was after
him. My only chance was to intercept
him, which I tried to do by plunging
the heavy sapling down ahead of him.
"Whether ho regarded it as his legi
timate prey, a morsel more delectable
than boy, or whether he took it for an
enemy, I don't know. But he made
directly for it and past it, the teeth of
his saw rattling against the wood till
it was nearly torn from my hand.
"When I looked at it I found that it
had been sawn half through at least.
I have it yet, as well as tho nice testi
monial I received from the boy's
father. Small chance would the little
chap's legs or arms hnvo had in an en
counter with that sort of weapon."
New York News.
Bank of France Notes.
The life of a Bank of France note is
about two years, it being issued so
long as it is usable. In the matter of
destroying their notes set apart for
cancellation a new departure lins been
made by tho Bank of France. The
practice is to have twenty cancella
tions of notes each year at uncertain
times and as the needs of tho service
determine.
A holo is punched iu each of tho
notes, which are also stamped as fol
lows : "Canceled the by the branch
at or the head oftioo of the Bank
of France." The notes are thou
marked off in tho registers of bank
notes issued according to their num.
be. iind descriptions. A committee
of tho bank directors aro present at
their destruction. Tho canceled notes
are no longer burned, but are now re
duced into pulp by means of chemical
agents.
Each destruction of notes average
about 600,000 of all kinds, and about
12,000,000 notes are annually de
stroyed. The Bank of Franco has
little trouble of late with forgeries.
Tho greatest forger it ever had was
reported to Cayenne, and in attempt
ing to escape got stuck in a swamp
and was eaten to death by crabs.
Chambers' Journal.
An Accumulated Dividend.
The late lamented Samuel W. Van
Culiu of Philadelphia was fond of re
lating the following incident of his
boyhood experience :
His mother placed him with a family
of friends on a farm in Dolawaro. At
dinner, the day after his arrival, he
declined turnips, whereupon the good
ludy of tho household, thinking that
he was anticipating the dessert, said,
with a nod towards the centre of the
table :
"If thee doesn't eat turnips thee
can't have pie. "
But Samuel's averson was genuine,
and he held out from day to day till,
on the seventh day, the just woman
said, "Samuel, I see thee can't eat
turnips; here is thy pie," as she took
from the cupboard the seven pieces of
pie he had forfeited during the week.
Harper's Bazar.
He Heard Pa Tell Ma.
"Your hair isn't wet," said little
Tommy to Mr. Flyer, who was calling.
"No, of course not. What mado
yon think my hair was wet?" he asked,
very much surprised.
"I heard a tell ma that you couldn't
keep your bead above water. London
Tid-Bita.
FOB FARM AXD GARDES.
SHYINn AT PAPRR.
The habit of shying at a bit of pa
per blowing about, or at hearing it
rustle, is almost one of tho worst that
a horse can havo, as such scattered pa
per is to ho found on city streets and
country lanes alike, and few places aro
exempt from them.
Bicycles and electric cars are so com
mon now that no horse shies from
them, but the little piece of paper
blown out of the edgerow, and seen
by tho horse before it is seen by the
driver, is responsible for mnny an up
set or runaway. Every one who is
training a colt should train him to
know that blowing pnper is harmless.
It is not a difficult matter to train a
colt to become used to the sight and
sound of paper. Like every other
kind of training it requires gentleness
nnd firmness combined. New Y'ork
World.
WOOD ASHKS VERSfS BARNYARD MANt RK.
"That wood nshes are of much value
to tho grower of plants and trees has
long been known, and only that it has
been difficult to get largo supplies at
reasonable rates, it would have been
much moro used than it has been,"
writes an experienced gardener to the
Southern Agriculturist.
"At the present time .there is more
call for it than usual, owing to its
being used to a large extent by florists.
For fruit it is as good a thing as can
be applied. Its application to the
fruit trees tends to establish healthy
foliago to a remarkable degree.
"There is not a rank growth result
ing, such as barnynrd manure creates,
but a sturdy one, with plenty of
healthy foliage. In green houses the
same offects arc observed. The plants
treated do not run to weed to tho dis
advantage of flowers, but mnko a
growth w hoso appearances of loaf and
stem indicate the highest typo of
healthy vigor.
"The youngest boy on a farm knows
that the biggest of tho big plants is
sure to grow where last year's bonfiro
was made. The application of wood
ashes to grass on lawns is shown to havo
dono good. Tho vivid green of tho
herbage and strong growth tell the
story of its value."
WINTER CfTTINHS.
In tho winter time euttiugs from
shrubs and small fruits should bo made
for early spring planting. In this
way trees and shrubs can bo greatly
increased in numbers, and new, largo
orchards can bo given an early start
without any expense other than tbo
abor required to mike tho cutting) nnd
plant them.
Tho various methods adopted by
florists to increase the number of their
shrubs aud treos are all simple, such
as tho soft-woodcuttings in the green
house in tho winter aud layering in
tho summer. But tho hardwood prop-
agation in fall or spring is tho method
that should be considered at this time
of tho year. If tho cuttings aro to bo
planted out in the spring they may be
mnde any timo this winter, Whoro
winters arc severo the plnnting should
uever take place until spring, but
where tho weather is not very cold it
does not matter much whether the
plantings are made in the fall, winter
or spring. The cuttings that are
gathered in the winter should bo tied
in loose bundles, and he set iu damp
sand in a frost-proof cellar whero they
will keep until needed in tho spring.
As soon as the soil dries out iu the
spring thoy should be planted.
The young shoots of last season
should be selected for theso cut
tings, and they should be cloft from
the main bushes so that they will bo
about ono foot ?jug. These are nearly
all buried iu the spring iu deep, rich
soil, leaving only four inches of the
tips above tho ground. The soil must
be trampled down firmly around them.
They will begin to start almost im
mediately, und a young orchard of
trees or Bbrnbs will soon provo a great
blessiug. Not only fruit-bearing trees
will sucoeed in this way, but nearly all
shade trees. It is probubly the easiest
way of starting young treos that can
be devised.
Quiuce orchards should be started
every few years if a good crop is ex
pected annually, and there is no easier,
quicker and surer way than selecting
the cuttings in the winter months,
when there is plenty of time,
aud then starting out early iu the
spring. Meauwhile, the land on which
they have been started can be planted
the same as usual for a season or fjwo
afterward. American Cultivator.
TUB FCBITY OF HEEDS.
The purity of seeds, esteciallv of
tLe very small gras seeds, is a natter
of great importance to farmers. And
as tho time is near at hand for purchas
ing tho supply for spring use, some
thought should bo given to this sub.
ject. A good deal of study has been
given to the examination of seeds by
tho German experiment stations, the
resnlt of which has been published in
the reports. The amount of impurity
discovered is amai-.ing. Professor F.
Nobbo of the Saxony station reports
that of grass seeds, the botanical ex
amination showed that only thirty pet
cent, of the samples corresponded with
what tho labels on tho packages called
for.
it is a common experience among
farmers thnt tho results of tho grant
seedings do not come nearly up to cx
pectntions, and tho disappointments are
such as to lead farmers directly away
from their actual causes. Tho want ol
fertility of tho soil is generally sup.
posed to account sufficiently for the
fnilures, but in so many cnses.there are
failures under tho very best manage
ment that something else seems to be
responsible for tho defects in the
growth of tho grass, clover included,
but not to tho same extent. Not one
farmer in ten thousand makes any ef
fective examination of the seeds he
pnrchnses, but cows them without
question or suspicion. The bare
patches and tho frequent weeds in
timo tell tho story, but it is told to un
appreciative ears or eyes. Somo other
cause is accepted without any inquiry,
and so the thing continues year after
year.
A very simple method of examina
tion is described in tho report referred
to. It consists of a double tube of
tin, ono sliding within the other, each
having openings corresponding with
each other in the two tubes. The in
ner tube turns by a handle, and as the
tube is pushed to the bottom of a bag
of seed, tho inner ono is turned until
the holes in it correspond with those
in tho outer. Then tho different di
visions iu tho inner tnbo are filled
with seed from tho different parts of
the bag, and by turning the handlo
tho openings are closed and tho sam
ples are drawn out. By laying the
tubo on n tnblo and opening tho holes
tho seeds aro turned out iu separate
heaps, ready for examination by the
magnifying glass. If it is not desirod
to get separate samples, the tube niBy
be open through its whole length.
For grains, the tubo is provided with
larger holes, and should be an inch in
diameter or more. New York Times.
FARM ANI HARDEN FOTKS,
Boots are a cheap winter feed for
Hwino.
Middlings is oue of tho best single
foods for hogs.
If you wish to succeed as a breedei
never sell your best fillies. Keep
them for brood mares.
Thero is money in fruit if tho
grower will bund his energies to pro
duce a first class quality.
An excllent way to make a moro val
uable farm is tho establishment of a
good and thrifty orchard. .
For butter breed a cow from stock
noted for butter production. For
milk breed from a stock noted for
much milk giving.
Don't allow tho strong, robust
weanings to rob tho weaker ones.
They aro pretty suro to do so when
allowed to run together.
In his experiments Sir J. B. Lawes
found that the pig utilized n far
greater per cent, of its food than
cither the ox or tho sheep.
Always let your horso faco tho ob
ject of his fear ; aud, when frightened,
remember, tho moro slowly you move
him tho more control you havo over
him.
Trees may now bo transplanted un
til the buds have swollen and stinted
to grow iu tho spring. So long as the
lifo of tho tree is dormant, transplant
ing cau be dono with impuuity.
In pruning, all saw cuts should bo
made just so closo to the trunk or to a
side branch as to leave no dead pro
jection, but not so closo as to causo a
stoppago of tho ascending sap through
drying of the wood laid bare by the
cut.
By a thorough system the profit
from an orchard can bo doubled. Ot
course, this means a good deal of ad
ditional care and attention, and tho
ouly. question to bo considered is
whothor or not the inoreased revenue
will pay for tho extra trouble. Id
most cases it generally does. Why
should it not iu yours?
In order to bo wholly successful a
farmer should make his plans a long
timo in advance of the day when thoy
must bo put into operation. Tho best
way is to mature a plan of operation
that will require some years for fully
oarrying out This brings better re
sults than the changeable way thai
some have of trying one way this
year aud another the noxt.
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS.
LOST SPEECH RESTORED.
A WOMAN WHO RAD ROT SPOKIN fOR TEAM
M(IAIlllt VOICI WHII.R PRAVIRI.
Wti.t.iAttsroRT. A remsrkable recovery
of the speech accurred hors last Saturday
night. Mr j, J. D. Fyser, si a result of
grip lost her voles completely three years
ago last September, and she was nnsble to
ipeak above a whisper, A revival has been
In progress in the Methodist church near
Mrs. Pyter's home and she has beeo a con
itant attendant. Fri lay night the joined
the penitents and while at the penitents'
tent Saturday night suddenly regained her
voice and was upon her feet singing a mo
ment Inter. She has been congratulated by
cores of her friends.
BOARD Of AOSTI I I.TI SS.
The atste board of agriculture snd farm
ers' Institute convened at Harritburg. Gov.
Tattlson presiding. The morning session
was devoted to routine business and the
rending of reports of officers. Secretary
Edge's report showed the expenditures for
the past year were 10,592 77, leaving a bal
ance of 13,407 23 of the annual appropria
tion. Olllceri were elected as follows: Vice
Presidents. N. B. Critchtleld, Dr. J. P. Edge,
James Mct'racken; executive committee,
Gov. Paulson, ex-oflkto. Thomas J. Edge,
secretary, ex-olBcIo; Calvin Cooper, O,
Heister B. B. McClure. V. C. Sloan, Oeorgs
Hopwood, John McDowell, Joel A. Herr.
In the evening the members of the board
were tendered a reception at the executive
mansion by Uov. snd Mrs. Paulson.
A COUNTY SH0RTAW.
Altoona The treasury of Blair county Is
jn the verge of bankruptcy. Through an
issue of bonds 1.3,000 has been borrowed to
neet Immediate current expenses. There are
tnpaid accounts for taxes aggregating more
hail 1 100,000 and collectors claim It Is
mpossible to make collections. II
is believed the county will be compellsil
;o issue more bonds to meet pressing liar
bilities.
roa DAIRY INSrilTIOR.
Harrisbcrij The state board of health.
iss issued a pamphlet on thesubject of dairy
hygiene for geaeral distribution. It recom
mends that herds be inspected by compe
tent veterinarians at Intervals of two or
hree months in order that dairy products
may be of tbe highest excellence and that
ill premises, utensils and m ethods should
be regularly inspected.
ILARION COUNTY IS WIT.
Clarion. The Judge has handed down
leclsions in the license court and every II
ense asked for Is granted. The onlv con
test was made by the borough of Rimers
burg, but the "wets" won.
A tRFD of assignment of George H. Rutli
i.tr.. inula ncaroio, ... k'juncj ivviiiivy
was Hied at Philadelphia. The Arm con
sisted of George H. Iluth and Edward P.
Albreclit. u ui'i a large ousiness. out the
-. - 1 it.npM.lnti f. ir ..... I an lnnnofc
Tbe liabilities are estimated at MO. WO.
CoNKOi.tn-TtoN of the Boroughs of Mans
field and I'harllers, to make a city of from
10.000 to 12,000 will on February 20 be sub
mitted to a vote of the people. There is
verv little opposition to the movement and
iotibtles It will carry. The consolidated
town will be christened "Carnegie."
An.iiT.tNT General ORrrt.ANDbas Issued a
reneral order to llie National Guard of
Pennsylvania fixing February, March and
April lor the usual spring inspections, with
special reference to the armories and Stats
properties by the brigade Iii9peotors.
An Intern-tins nubile road reform con
vention was held at Unlontown Saturday
ml un organization formed to push legisla
tion In the direction of better roads. The
sentiment of the convention favored per
manent road building and state aid.
At Slunioklu Miss Marv Purcell swal
lowed a needle. She had put It In her
month while sewing. Her recovery is
doubtful, the needle having caused severe
hemorrhages, wnicn ttie uociors nave been
unable to stop.
At New Castle, while digging parsnips in
his nsrden James Wallers came across one
of startling dimensions. It wss with dilll
culty removed and measured 10 inches in
diameter ai ins top sua two ieet two incass
in length.
In a riot of Hungarians near Brownsville.
Monday night several of the participants
were injured and an unknown man stabbed
in tbe bsck.
Tnc medal at the Carlisle Indian school
oratorical contest was awarded to Edward
Scbanaodore, an Oneida,
fiim Barrack a well known contractor.
wss found dead Iu bed at Huntingdon. He
died of apoplexy.
William Klinr of near Lisbon was killed
bv being caught by the fall ot a tree he was
cutting down.
TVtfr Pai.i.na. a miner, was killed os
the Panhandle Railroad near McDonald.
Tpwin I.fisf.r. seed 14 vears. of Allen-
town accidentally shot himself fatally.
TlieTYow as a Scavenger a Fraud.
A curious result ot tliu religious
riots in Homliay has been the expos
ure of tho hollowness of tbo plea
that has been put forth for the crow as
a scavenger. Lazy governments in the
East have been wont to excuse their
sanitary short?omlns on tbe ground
tint "the crow, tbe pariah dog, and
the kite", may l o relied upon to clear
away the offal In tho streets, but the
smells of Constantinople and Smyrna
havo not l.en observed to be much
the less because tho dogs eat of tbo
offal thrown from tbe houses, nor
has Jerusalem or Cairo been found to
be any sweeter from the presence of
the mongrels who destroy tbe repose
of visitors.
In like manner the Bombay crow
has failed to Justify his undent repu
tation. During tbo Bombay riots,
when tbe operations of the city scav-
enuers were brought to a standstill.
dead vannln and offal accumulated
in extraordinary quantities In the
bazaars and slums of tbe natlvo quar
ters, till the city became a "paradise
for the crows;" but the Bombay crows
entlroly neglected this opportunity,
and tbus havo come to be denounced
as "sham aanitariana" London
Dally Telegraph.
JUDOB "You era rlxnrlw millf
prisoner. Ten dollars or ten day.1
Prisoner "I'll take the ten days. H'a
the softest snap I've had jrek A doU
lar a dar la big mvIb' for ma.- '