Michigan cast fonr million lmvroln of fluur on the waters of traffic Inst year. Alphonso mil 11 (it be blamed if h nets ilown nil allusions to "linjipy childhood days" as rank nonsense. Yellow fever in a Hputiish warrior, Imt Yankee skill will conquer hint just ns Yankee valor conquer Spanish fleets anil battalions. American sci ence will do for tho pestilence precise" ly what Americnn nunnery did for the enemy ' chips at Manila and Santiago, A young woman in Eliznheth, N. .T., recently liroko off an engagement which had beeu in force for eight yearn, and the disconsolate lover brought unit for $25,000. Well, why shouldn't he be reimbursed for the ice cream and soda water expendi tures ? The postofflee department of the Dominion of Canada is rejoicing in a surplus of not less than 91,000,000 for the year ended June 30 last. This is a new experience for the Dominion, there having been previously n defi ciency annually since 1803 amounting in five years to some 80,000,000. "Within twenty years," says Charles Denby, Jr., formerly secreta ry of the American legation at Pckiug, China, "there will be twenty thousand milts of railroad in operation in China. The internal development of the Orient has just begun. America's footing in Oriental trade will be broadened, and our prestige in the affairs of the Far East greutly in creased.' . Universities on the European model re to be established in China under the direct initiative of the Emperor. The old exclnsiveness of the Middle Kingdom appears to be giving way at all points under pressure of the cou viction that ouly in that way enn the national life and welfare be preserved. The imported methods of scholarship re to be introduced in a land of scholars, where learning flourished not only before snch comparatively modern schools as those of England, France, Germany and Italy were founded, but before art and letters were taught in Bagdad or Allepo, or for that matter, in Alexandria or Athens. The Western graft of cul ture on the ancient Eastern stock ought to produce a particularly valua ble fruituge, and that is what it prom ises to do, thinks the New York Tri bnne. The vegetarians are making a great do over the alleged triumph of their theory in the long-distance text of walking endurance, seventy miles, in Germany recently. The twenty-two starters included eight vegetarians. The distance had to be covered within eighteen hours. The first six to ar rive were vegetarians. The first fin ishing in fourteen and one-fourth hours, the second in fourteen and one half hours, the third in fifteen and one-half, the fourth in sixteen, the fifth in sixteen and one-half, and the sixth in seventeen and one-half. The two last vegetarians missed their way and walked five miles more. All reached the goal in splendid condi tion. Not until one hour after the last vegetarian did the first meat-eater appear, completely exhausted. He was the ouly one. Others dropjiod off after thirty-five miles. Congress at its last session passed bill enlisting army cooks which will be welcomed by the troops every where. The measure has been advo cated for years, bnt the actual pres. ence of war seems to have been need ed for its enactment, thinks the New York .Sun. Comiumisary General Egan, in urging the bill, pointed out that during the civil war the com plaints made against the rations arose largely from the fact that in each-corn-pany one or two men were detailed to cook tbem, and that these men might be very imperfectly suited to the busi ness. Under existing regulations, he aid, food supplies are issued for ten days at time, and through inexperi ence or nnskillfuluess in cooking, these supplies are sometimes used np by the seventh or eight day, and then complaints are made that the govern ment does not furnish food enough, ''whereas what is supplied constitutes ration that is more ample than auy other in the world, and fully sufficient, if properly oared for and cooked, to meet oil the needs for nourishment." The new bill authorizes the enlist ment for each company, battery ot troop, regular or voluuteer, of "a competent person" at cook, who should have the rank and pay of a corporal, and should instruct other men who way be detailed to assist him.. This step must have good ef fect on the health, comfort, and ea iortaiameut of the troops iu the Hold. COLDENROD. Spring Is the morning of the year, Anil Rummrr Is tho noontide bright i The Autumn Is thn evening clear Thnt comet before the Winter's night. Ami In the evening, everywhere Along the roadside, up nmt down, I see the golden torches flora Like lighted struet-lnmps In tho town. OCHE. THE The eolouel was iu command, and it was our business to obey orders. His month was straight nnd firm, nnd his small, gray eyes were set unusually close together. His chin was elenn shaven, and on either cheek he wore thin and formal whisker, Perhaps it was to this severe exterior thnt Colonel Hniley owed his appointment as deputy sheriff of Guthrie district; but be this as it may, everybody knew him to be capable and fearless, and so when nu elusive young Chickasaw bandit was seen in tho vicinity of Le high it was the colonel who was chosen to run him down. Colonel Hniley selected me as one of his associntcs. For the other he picked out an unsociable fellow, known in the community as "Frozen Fete." I suspect that he hnd no great confidence in our ability to catch the thief. For when we reached Le high and found the outlaw under lock nnd key, he seemed very well satisfied. It merely remained for us to bring the prisoner safely to Guthrie and lodge him in the county juil. After a short delay, we started on our return journey, and so it happened that one breezy autumn evening we four encamped in a hollow of the Washita Hills, Okla homa, with more than half our ride behind us. Our prisoner's name was Oche a Chickasaw word meaning "all right." Never was name less appropriate. Ex cept in his youth, his vigor and the marvellous quickness of his motions, Oche was anything but "all right." Though he stood five feet ten iu his moccasins, his extraordinary leanness left his weight scarcely a hundred pounds. He spoke little English and was wholly without education, but his high reputation for cunning had been thoroughly earned. A pair of frayed buckskin trousersqnd a dingy blanket made up his simple costume. He looked typical Indian outlaw, but his face was kind, nnd there were men who said his gratitude for a favor was keen and lasting. As a professional horse-thief Oche had small claim upon the kindness of honest men, and he must have ex pected the severest justice at official hands. lint at the outset the Indian had reason to be surprised, for con trary to his appearance Colonel Hailey was generous to a fault, nnd his kiuil consideration for a prisoner was in variable. Frozen Peto an.l I followed his example. We had no wish to be discourteous, and it seemed only nat ural and right to otl'erOche such'littlo attentions us were within our power to bestow. I remember in particular that last night when the Indian was shivering beneath his scanty blanket how the colonel drew off his heavy weather-coat and spread it cnrefully over him. Oche merely raised his head and stared hard iuto the rugged face of the sheriff. The hollow in which we hnd hnltod was a natural basin, situated on the west batik of a branch of the Washita liver. Eastward betweon us and the stream a very narrow wall of shnly earth rose precipitously to the height of full 30 feet. To the north nnd west the low hills w ere almost perpen dicular. Thus on three sides tho basin was entirely shut in by cliffs. On the fourth alone to tho southwest the view was open, nnd through tho gap we could see stretches of the il limitable prairie. The tall prairie grass grew abun dantly on the floor of our ramping grouud, nnd here and there along the hard, dry walls clung un occasional patch of stubbly buffalo grass or a sickly cluster of yellow cacti. Cer tainly it was not a pretty spot, but the tall banks were a rampart against the chill breezes of the northwest, and the basin hud long since beeu a favor ite hnlting-ground for travelers, On this night, however, tho wind had veered round until it swept unre sisted through the month of our three walled flat. All night long its vio lence steadily increased, and when the colonel w akened us by loud shouts of "Bouse! House!" it was blowing a gule. I started up and began to draw on my heavy boots. The eolouel was al ready making coffee over a glowing heap of brush rticks. By chance mv eyes wandered to the opposite side of the basin, where we hud picketed our four broncos. They were gone. In blank amazement I pointed to the spot. The colonel followed the direction of my gaze and understood. Then by common impulse we ran to where his overcoat lay. He snatched it from the ground, lieueath were a blanket, a piece of heavy rope aud pair of locked handcuffs. Oche had gone, too. Had the blow been less severe, the colonel might have given expressive vent to his feelings, but as it was, he merely dropped upon the blanket and began to examine the discarded man acles. "There are times," he muttered, weakly, "when a mau who culls him self a mau insists upon beiug a mule, This is one of the times, and I'm the mau." "How was it done?" I asked, kneel ing opposite him on Oche's blanket "Pone," he replied; "there wasn't anything to bo dona about it. All he I think thn butterfly am! ben, From illetniit nieiiilows coming back, Are, quite contented when they see These lamps along the homeward track. But those who stay too late pot lost For when thn darkness fulls about, Down every lighted street thn Frost Will go nnd put the torches out I Frnnk Dempster Shormnn. 1 CHICKASAW. hod to do was to get up and walk. You ktiow how slim he was? Well, he's tm ned out to be one of those fel lows whose hands nren't a particle broader than their wrists. What do you suppose they pare about things like these?" he added, rnttling the handcuffs viciously. "While we were sleeping here, like the gentle lambs we are, he slipped his hands out, un tied the rope from his ankles and left, taking the broncos along as mementos of a plensnut trip with fools." "Then let's follow him!"Iexclaitned, lenping np; but the sheriff gripped me by the trousers. "I'm thankful," he snid, earnestly, "that I'm not the only idiot in this camp. Why, yon dummy, can't yon comprehend the difference be tween people on horses and people on foot, and don't " Fro .en Fete had been quietly but iBp:dly pulling on his boots, button ing his jacket aud tightening his belt. His manner was generally so deliber ate that now we both stared nt him in surprise. My view ombrnced the mouth of our camping-ground, and between the black walls I saw, with horror, a long, unbroken line of leap ing fiuino. Extending tho entire width of the bottom, its dancing yel low crest was just visible as it rose over a long knoll lying in its path. How the tire started I do not know to this day. Perhaps campers on the prairie had sot it going accidentally. It could not have been burning long, for else we should have noticed the glare iu the night sky. Complete ly hidden by our walls until withiu the last few moments, the terrible danger hnd crept upon us unobserved. The fire was already within 300 yards of us, anil the rough wind was sweepiug it nearer with frightful ra pidity. There was no time to start a counter fire. The sheer wnlls on three sides of us blocked our letreat. A death of torture was rushing straight nt us. Fete and I stared at Colonel Hailev, while in that awful moment the sheriff stood, with bent head, thinking how to save us. "This way, boys," he cried, sudden ly, nnd ran straight across the canon toward the creek. We followed and quickly reached the narrow bin IV op posite. The sheriff glanced rnpidlv along its bnse. He had seen such formations before and hoped to find a hole through the wall. I was by his side when we reached a spot where the tall grass hud been worn down. He stopped, dropped on one knee nnd then pulled me bodily to tho grouud. To my astonishment I found myself looking into a wolf burrow, perhaps 18 inches iu diam eter. At its other end, scarcely 15 feet away, I could eo light. Some enterprising coyote had dug a passage through the narrow wall to the creek beyond. "See if it's wido enough for yon, boy," cried tho colonel; "maybe we can get through, maybe not. 'if we can't " I lost the rest of the sentence as with both arms extended in front of me I thrust my head and shoulders into the oponing, aud digging my tors violently into the grouud I shoved myself forward almost my length. There I stuck fust. With no room to bend my arms or use my knees, I was helpless. Writhe and squirm ns I would, I could innko no progress. In despair I struggled buck into the basin. "I foured it," snid tho sheriff.hnsk ily. "If we could use our elbows we could muke it, but as it is, God hell) ws." 1 For some seconds wo stood mot ion loss. The fire hud advuueed full 50 yards, and the infernal roar was buzz ing iu iny ears w hen Foto suddenly thrust out his hand toward the west. Opposite us, on the verg of the bluff, was the rascally bandit, Oche. We could see him distinctly iu tho in ci -easing light. There he sat astride the colonel's pony, stolidly watching ns and apparently finding a forocious joy iu our approaching destruction. We hud hnrdly time for thought, however, before Oche dropped to the ground. Holding the lariut coiled iu his hand, he cut it from the bronco's neck aud spraug to the edge of the bluff at a point where the wall , was slightly less steep. Instantly he squatted down, lurched his weight for ward and slid down the bank iuto the basin below. The descent was almost as rapid as a full, but Oche reached the bottom unharmed, and springiug to his feet he came bounding toward ns, his lank, wiry body shooting far through the air at every leap. . The aet of the bandit iu dropping from safety to apparent death utterlv bewildered ns. In the nature of things it would not be to attack ns. The roaring of the flames grew louder, we could hear the crackling of tho tall, crisp grass, yet we could only stand and stare. The Iudian presently reached ns. "Throw away guns huts I" he oried. "Do it, boys," commanded the colonel, aud us Frozen Fete threw down his belt, pistol aud sombrero Oohe pushed him prostrate to the earth. Fete full just iu front of the burrow, and Oche sliding past bin., strung the Jut-so on the grass. Fate understood and grasped the rope near its centre, while Oche, dropping full lengtti npon the ground, wriggled his naked body into the burrow. Thanks to his extreme slenderness nnd to his Indian blood ho crawled through the tunnel with nit the dexterity of nn animal. Holding one end of the lariat at his back he drew the slack rapidly after him, and in less thnn a minute he stood on the narrow strip beside the creek. Fete crawled into the tunnel ns fnr as his own exertions would permit, nnd now the Indinn, drawing the rope taut, pulled him along with nil the strength of his lithe body. Twisting and tin ning, the cowboy scrnped snfuly throu h. The colonel grabbed the end of the rope which hnd almost disappeared in the burrow, and miming back with it 15 feet he ordered me to go before him. The llro was within 50 yards of us. The wind drove sparks nnd smoke against our faces. It was no time for chivalrous deference. Propping to the earth I grasped the lariat as Fete had done aud was trying to compress my bulk just a little when I felt myself jerked forward with a vigor which told me thnt Oche nnd Fete were hauling together at the rope. In half a minute I was by their side, and our united strength dragged Colonel liuilcy rapidly through the tunnel. Hut just ns the sheriff's head emerged from under the blnff Oche sprang from us nnd running along the bank of the stream stopped some five rods awny. It was hardly strange that neither Fete nor I thought of him ns a prisoner. Colonel Uniley got on his feet and took a step toward Oche. The out law stood motionless. The sheriff made another step. The Indian shook - his head, then turned and walked , slowly awny, conscious of his perfect I security. He hnd seen us throw down I our holster pistols on tho other side of the hole, nnd nn nu Indian he did : not fenr our pursuit on foot. ! The sheriff watched Oche until he I lins passed a bend in the ridire. then turned and walked toward us iu si lence. Halting nt the wolf-burrow he bent down and peeped through it. As he did so his trousers were drawn tight across his hips, and I perceived the outline of a hard objejt in hjs rear pocket. It was the butt of a derringer pistol; but I am not the man to criti cise the colonel. Til Tilford, in Youth's Companion. QUAINT AND CURIOUS. A map of Jerusalem in Mosaic, over 1500 years old, bus beeu found iu Pal estine. A night-blooming leguminous plant of Trinidad is pollinated by the ageiicy of bats. There are houses still standing in Nuremberg, Duvuriii, thnt were built in 1080. A pen carrying a small electrio lamp to prevent shadows when writing has been patented in Germany. Prisoners wheu arrested in Morocco are required to pay the policeman for his trouble iu taking them to jail. The lioniau brido, when being dressed for the we Iding, invariably had her hair parted with the point of a spear. A pedestrian succeeded the other duy iu setting foot, iu the course of five hours and forty minutes, iu seven Germnn stntes. Simla, India, is built on the side of a steep hill, and the roof of one house is often on a lovel with the founda tion of one in tho next tier. Grasshoppers attain their greatest size iu South America, where they grow to a length of five inches, anil their wings spread out ten inches. The Japanese are curiously nlike physically. liecent measurements taken of nu infantry regiment showed no variation except two inches iu height or 20 pounds in weight. A n early Anglo-Saxon custom, strictly followed by newly married couples, wns thnt of drinking diluted honey for thirty days after marriage. From t.his custom comes the word honey moon, or houeymouth. Pnrety for Miners. A recently iuvoutid device for miners will no doubt result iu lessen ing the loss of life. It is designed to render the minors immune from the deadly effects of carbonic oxide in the after dump which follows gns ex plosions in mines. It is a helmet which will onnble the wearer to live for at least half an hour nfter such an explosion takes place. It is worn over the head and face, aud is constructed of a special asbestos tunned leather, or cloth, rendering it proof against fire, heat, steam, boiling wuter and all poisonous fluids. It comes down close over the shoulders, and is held firmly in place by means of two straps pass iug under the aims. At the back of the helmet is a metal reservoir, from which the wearer is supplied with fresh air at the natural air pressure aud twenty degrees cooler than the outside atmosphere. The tank has a capacity of 100 pounds' pressure ol compressed air, aud is always ready for service, the same pressure of pure air beiug retained for mouths. The amount of air iu store can be seen on the gauge attached to the reservoir, which can be quickly changed by an air pump. A lever on the top of the reservoir forces the air through the supply tubes to n point iuside and di recty in front of the mouth and nos trils. The supply can be adjusted to the comfort of the wearur. The neck gear has an outlet for the foul air,and the two lookouts arc constructed of double plates ot clear mica, with re volving cleaners and protected by four cross wires. Tho side or eur plates' have special diaphragms, or sounding discs, which give perfectly distinct hearing. Philadelphia Heeord. PAYING OFF THE TROOPS THE COMPLICATED TASK WHICH PAY WASTERS HAVE TO PERFORM. One of thn 1'lenanntnst Ventures of Army Life Is Ills Arrlinl With a (Irln'aek Full of Money How the Soldier (let Their 1'ny The Volunteer rnrninater. One of tho plousnntest features of army lifo is the coming of the paymas ter with his gripsack full of money. Since the declaration of war with Hpain the war department has added seventy paymasters and twice as many clerks, nnder the Emergency net pro viding for an increase. The work re quired is almost wholly that of ex pert accountants. Especially is this true of the department of the east, in New York city, where, in addition to keeping the accounts of the volunteers iu this vicinity, the paymasters are obliged to take care of the accounts of regulars nnd retired officers nnd sol diers. There is no mercy shown to a green paymaster. Whether he under stands the work or not, he has to do the same amount ns is given to a pay master who has been iu the service twenty years. In fact, there is a growing suspicion thnt the volunteer paymoster gets the worst of it all round. The retired list which new paymas ters are required to wrestle with in the paymaster's office in this city comprises the accounts of 400 offioens aud men who have been retired from the service, bnt who are drawing three-quarters pay. These payments are made nnce each month uuder nn intricate system of bookkeeping. It is so complicated that no business mnn of today would think of applying it to his own business. The retired officers and men are pahl on the first duy of ench month. Those residing in New York receive their pay in currency nt the paymas ter's office, while those residing out side the city are paid by check. The New' York pay department is under the control of Lieut. -Col. Wilson, who ranks next to Paymaster-General Stanton. Under him at the present time are two regular array paymasters and three emergency or volunteer paymasters, all ranking as majors. As iu the army proper, there in noth ing done in the pay department with out orders, and the soldier who be comes impatient at not receiving his pay at the anticipated time should not blame the paymaster. It may be that he has not received his orders. The First New York Volunteers were paid off recently by Major Fow ler at Fort Hamilton, and the method of procedure will serve to illustrate all payments in the field. On the rolls furnished by the company com manders au estimate due each man, less fines, was made by the paymaster, and the latter, with his clerk, went to the camp with sufficient currency to pay off. At Fort Hamilton the place selected for paying the troops was the hall of the locul lodge of Good Tem plars. Each company wns lined up, one at a time, in front of the paymas ter's desk, and as his name wns called out ench man stepped forward and re ceived his money. First comes the raptuin, who ro oeives 8150; then the first lieutenant, who takes $125. The second lieuten ant walks oil with 8110.(17, and then follow the non-commissioned officers, beginning with the first sergeant, whose compensation is $30 a month. After the non-commissioned officers come the privates, who receive $15. 00 month instead of 813 a month, as formerly. In fact, in all the fuluries of non-commissioned officers aud pii vntes there has beeu a uniform in crease of '20 per cent. Wheu an entire regiment is paid off it is done from what is known as the roll of the field, staff and band, con taining the names of the brigade or regimental field officers. Those offi cers are paid by the paymaster in the same innnnor that othor payments nre mudo, but the amounts nre much larger, the brigadier-general receiving 8158.83 a month; colonel, $291.(57; lieutenant-colonel, 8-50, aud mnjor, $21)8.3!'. ltegiineutnl qunrtermnster and regimental adjutants recoive $150, while the regimental chaplain's pay is 8125 a month. Commissioned officers may draw their salaries from any paymaster, aud it is not infrequent that uconunts are duplicated, In such cases there is trouble in store for the officer. Pay masters, although they handle large sums of money, nre only under 810, 000 bonds. They nre responsible for the accuracy of their accounts, and the overpayment of money to soldiers is a loss to the paymaster. The pos sibility of error is a constant worry to the volunteer paymasters, who are unfamiliar with the work, and who are largely depeudeut npon their clerks. For this responsibility their com pensation is $208 month. Were it not for the gold shonlder straps and the rank of major which goes with the office, there are few paymasters in the volunteer service who would accept the place. There are among the vol unteer paymasters some whose in comes from their private business ex ceeded that of their salary, but whose age disqualified thein for army service, who have joined the pay department that they might acquire a military title. Kuch of these paymasters as have been assigned to the department of the east are fust realizing that they are paying dear for their titles. New York Hun. Stern Untile Facts. "What is a battle like?" she asked. "Well," returned the veteran thoughtfully, "you've seeu pictures of them, haven't you?" "Of course," she answered. "Ibeu, all you have to do," he ex plained, "is to imagine something that is entirely differ;?!." Chicago Fost. UNCLE SAM'S LIVESTOCK. Ho Itns Invested 3,000,00 In Mule unit Horse Flesh. Since the beginning of the war there have been purchased for army pur poses by the government 15,000 mules and 4000 horses. The total number of these animals now in use by the troops in the field and at the several army camps is not far from 17,000 mules and 7000 horses. With the further equipment of volunteers under the second cull purchases continne tot be made, and it is quite probable that withiu a few weeks this four-footed army will number 80,000. These will cost in round numbers $:),000,000. Assistant Quartorniaster Charles P Miller, who is in charge of this de partment, has agents in several sec tions of the conntry looking for young horses and mules that are fit for army duty. "The nttempts to corner the mule market," said Lioutenant-Colonel Miller, "have all been ineffectual. Dealers around Ht. Louis have tried it several times, bnt as soon as this is done we have ceased to purchase in that market and transferred our opera tions to other cities. The resnlt has been that mules could eventually be bought in that market for less than the original prices." The mules are rendezvoused general ly in the vicinity of some of the army camps, and are trained there for ser vice in dragging the heavy transpor tation wagons. During the civil war each wagon wns given six mules, but it is found preferable by the quarter master's department now to drive many of them in teams of four. The price paid for the animals depeuds np on the position they nre fit for in the tonni. Tho wheel mules, which must be larger and stronger thnn theothers, cost the government about 8118. The "swings" or second span n a tenm of six, cost from 898 to 8105, the lenders being lighter nnd not necessarily so strong, about $87 a head. The principal centres that the gov ernment depeuds npoii for its mules are Ht. Louis, Kansas City.and north ern Texas. Home have been purchased in Chicago and some in Atlauta. In fitting out those heavy teams, the government has taken a new de parture in carts, which is thought to be an improvement over the carts of the civil war. Then wheels with nar row tires, hardly more than two in ches, were used. These narrow tires cut the roads np badly, aud the pass ing of a long army train was sufficient to badly demolish any ordinnry country highway. For the service in Cuba and the South Lieutenant-Colonel Miller hns some wagons mounted on mammoth trucks of wood. They are made in sections from oak aud bonud together by an iron tire twelve inches broad. Then the rear trucks are. placed on nxles thnt prevent their "tracking" the forward trucks. This arrangement is regarded as especially adapted for the soft roads iu Cubit, where the rain sometimes makes the thoroughfares well nigh impassable. Army wagons mounted on these trucks will have the effect of packing the soil down harder rather than cutting it np. Teams of four mules nre driven there instead of tenuis of six. An Anelent Agricultural Implement. An agricultural relio of considerable interest was unearthed recently on the farm of Amos Buckman.in Spring Held township, Delaware comity. Huckman's farm is known as the "Levis Homestead" and is said to be the oldest place in the comity, the title dating back to Willium Peun's time. The furmhouse, a solid stone structure, about 250 years old, has be gun to show signs of age, and recent ly steps were taken to put it iu re pair. Preparations were made to re shingle the roof, but before this could be doue it was necessary to tear down and rebuild the large chimney. The men engaged at t is work had razed the chimney to tho level of the roof when they came to a large, tint piece of iron which had been put iu to brace the chimney against the stone wall. This was torn out nnd thrown to the ground, when one of the workmen no ticed its odd shnpe. After the mortar .al been cleaned off it wns examined nnd proved to be nn old-fashioned "sod cutter." A name was sunk on it, of which only the three lust let ters (sis) could be made out, but the date, 1758, is fnirly legible. At that time the plows were very primitive, yet thev had in a crude form the cut ters still frequently nsed on modem plows to open the way for the share. Owing to the mortar the cutter is well preserved, but the worn edges at test that it had turned many a furrow in its palmy days before it was built iuto the chimney. Philadelphia lleo ord. An Invisible Monkey. There are many animals, especially birds and insects, which mimic in their colors and shapes the natural objects amid which they dwell, and thus frequently escape the eyes of their enemies, but, as Dr. Lydekker says iu Knowledge, "Until quite re cently no case was known where a monkey, for the sake of protection,, resembled in form or coloration either some other animal or an inanimate object." Such monkeys were discov ered by Dr. J. W. Gregory during hi recent joueney iu East Africa. Near relatives of the monkeys seeu by him have long been known to uaturalist and have excited surprise by the bril liant contrast of the black fur cover ing their body and limbs with the snow-white mantle of long, silky hair hanging from their shoulders aud tho equally white plumes on their tuils. The contrast, Dr. Gregory found, serves to render the animals pructi cully invisible, for the trees which they inhabit have black stems aud are draped with pendant masses of gray white lichen, amid which theuioukeyt cau hardly bo distinguished..
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