A GIANT OCTOPUS.
The War Thirty Foot Monster
Mine la lie raptured. '
One of the most Interesting objects
In the Natural History museum In
Troiidhjem, Norway, Is n large octo
pus. K. H. Kennedy, tlio author of
"Thirty Seasons In Scandinavia," not
only saw tlio octopus, but n little Inter
heard the story of the enitre of It, ns
rolnteil hotli by the ihdierman whoso
bont It attacked ntnl nlso by two In
dependent witnesses. Tlio fisherman
was leisurely rowing on n enlin dny
close to tlio rock hound shore of one of
tho fiords situated some fifty mile
north of Trondhjem. Suddenly n long
nnd glistening nnn swept over tho
stern of tho boat nnd remained there.'
Tho fisherman, astonished nt this un
wonted nppnritlon. dropped his oar
nnd sprang to his feet. Like ninglo
nnother hideous looking nnn shot over
the gunwale. The "out canted. J ho
man. realizing Hint he was nttackod
hy some monster ngnlnst which his
ni l flch Unlfe wns 11m onlv nvnilnblo
welii ion. seized his oars nnd labored
with might nnd main to net his bont
Into a crevice of the rocks, nil tho time
yelling for Ids mates, who were not
fnr off. ITe had to Mrnln every nerve
to (litis '" hideous cargo nfter him,
(it the suckers never relaxed. When,
nlf exhausted, lie pot the bow of Ills
rnft wUhln rench of willing hands, It
took the three men to linnl It up n
slight Incline, for tho monster still
hung on, even over the bare rocks.
Then they belabored Its head with
onrs nnd clubs. Hnvlng safely secur
ed It, they sent off to the nenrest sta
tion nnd telogrnphod concerning their
prize. It wns nt once purchased by
the museum nnd carried there nfter It
hnd been photographed. They stretch
ed Its nrms out before preparing It.
The longest were ench five nlen, or ten
feet four Inches. In length. Over nil,
together with the prent enrpet bag
body, the monster measured thirty
feet across.
BATH BRIEFS.
Never bathe when overheated.
Never bathe when . exhausted Rnd
feeling 111.
Do not prolong the bnth beyond a
reasonable time.
Walt more thnn two hours nfter a
raenl before bathing.
In cold wenther one should not go
out for some time nfter a hot bath.
Delicate peoplo had better not bathe
until severnl hours nfter breakfnst. .
The temperature of wnter for a cold
bath should range from 32 to Go de
grees. If you are chilly and a cold bnth
makes you shiver It is not the best sort
for you to take.
Dry tho body quickly, nslng a dry
bath brush or n Turkish towel to stim
ulate circulation.
Opinions differ ns to tho relative
merits of a cold or a hot bnth. Nei
ther kind will do for nil. The individ
ual constitution must bo consulted.
SCOTLAND'S CROWN."""
She Previous ltellt mill Kept la the
Rustle of Kdlnburah.
A once previous diadem, which Is
now only a historic relic of much In
terest, Is the ancient crown of the
Scotch kings kept In the cnstlo of Kdln
burgh. It Is supposed to have been
nindo for Robert "Hruce nnd Is formed
of two circles of gold, the upper and
narrowest circle being siirmonit(d by
n row of crosses nnd gem Inmisted
imitation flowers. The lower rln, the
hondbnnd proper. Is ndorned from end,
) end of the golden hand with Inrgo
precious stones of different kinds,
mostly In their rough, unpolished Htnte.
Above rise two nrihes 01' gold, which
unite nnd are surmounted with il e his
toric "cross nnd ball." F.ven when the
Stuarts became kings of F.ngliunl they
went to tho trouble of going to Scot
hind to sent themselves for n few mo
ments upon the celebrated "stone of
scone" and to have King Hruce' s dia
dem pressed upon their royal heads.
Charles I. declared his Intention of
removing Scotland's famous relic to
London so that such ceremonies could
be cnrrled out at home, but tlio sturdy
Scots soon convinced him that such n
proceeding would bo an Infringement
upon their rights, so the king had to
go to Kdinbtirgli. as others had done
before. The wifo of a preacher of tho
nnine of Granger once stole the Scotch
crown nnd the other royal Insignia, this
In Klo2 or 1053. At the time of the
restoration they were transferred to
Chnrles II. They were returned to
Kdinburgh cnstlo In 170".
WILD DOGS OF ASIA.
Pierre Animals That I'nrsne and Kill
Rear and Tlaera.
The quality of courago possessed by
hunting dogs of Asia appears in n
mnrked difference of habit from that
noticeublo In all other carnivorous
beasts. As a rule, ench ferocious anl
mul hns its natural mid favorite prey,
which may vnry in different localities,
but Is In each case the easiest and
most profitable victim. Tigers, for In
stance, are cattle slayers or door kill
ers Just as cattle or deer happen to
be most abundant In their district.
Leopards prey on goats, sheep1 and,
when they can get them, on tame dogs;
wolves on sheep nnd cattle, stoats or
rabbits nnd bares, and weasels on rats
and mice. Hut, though the Jungles
which they visit abound In defenseless
animals, the wild dog does not limit his
attacks to these. The pneks deliberate
ly pursue and destroy both the black
nnd Illmalaynn hears nnd the tigers,
nffording perhaps the only instance In
which one carnivorous tspecles deliber
ately sets Itself to hunt down aud de
stroy nnother. From their rarity, tho
uninhabited nature of the jungles which
they haunt and their habit of hunting
at night which a probable suggestion
makes the basis of the early legends
of the demon hunter and "holleuuln" at
a time when the "reel uogs still re
mained in Europe observations of
their lmblts are rare. London Spec-tutor.
I'nanlmoes.
The prisoner is led from his coll into
the presence of his seven wives, for
having which number he is about to
nnswer to tho law.
John," cries wife No. 1, "sen where
your folly has led you."
In a dazed manner he looked nt tho
array of women.
"How dared you?" demands No. 2.
"Wretch!" shout No. 3 and No. 4.
' "Villain!" excliilm No. 5 and No. 0.
Nervously be -clutches the arm of his
guard.
"Ilnvo yon no excuse, perfidious
man?" demands No. 7.
Wiping his beaded brow with" trem
bling fingers, he at length stammers:
"I I I must have been crazy." '
"You certainly were!" ngrco the sev
en wives, each looking meaningly at
the other six. Chicago Tribune.
Magical Effects of the Sapphire.
To the sapphire has been ascribed
the following magical properties: That
It prevents wicked thoughts; that It la
such an enemy to poison that if put in
a glass with a spider or venomous rep
tile it will kill it St Jerome in his
exposition of the nineteenth chapter of
Isaiah says that the sapphire procures
favor with princes, pacifies enemies,
frees from enchnutment nnd obtains
release from captivity. This gem was
sacred to Apollo and was worn when
Inquiring of the orucle at his shrine.
It war. esteemed as a remedy against
feverj.
Sleeping In m Cannon.
The Interior of a cannon is perhaps
the last place in the world one would
associate with a siesta, and yet India
possesses a gun which is capacious
enough to form a chamber where of
ficers rotlre for a siesta during the
beat of the day. This cannon, which
is beyond Question the largest in the
iworld, is probubly also one of the old
est. It was cast nearly 400 years ago
by a famous chief of Ahmednugger,
and came Into English possession
when India was conquered. London
Standard.
Dr. Bale's Secret.
A young man greatly impressed with
the great amount of work accredited to
Dr. Edward Everett Hale uskod the
doctor one day how he did it "Since
you are so much interested," said Dr.
dale, "I will tell you, provided you
keep It a secret." "I promise," said
the Inquirer, with on air of one about
to receive a remarkable revelation.
4'Woll, to tell you tho truth," said the
doctor, with a wink, "I don't do It"
The Despised Left llnnd.
The despised left hand makes good
Its claims in ninny cases to bo tho
defter of tho two. The lingers that
touch and adjust with such nicety the
strings of tho violin are surely an cun
ning as those that more tho bow. Tho
hand that guides the reins unit steers
with exactness the horse through tho
crowded streets Is quite as cunning us,
one might say much more than, the
band that wields tho whip. Hut great
is fashion; unanswerable is theory.
It would appeur that as life becomes
more aud more complex we uie bo
coming more and more specialized, and
tho difference between our limits Is
encouraged rather than hindered by
every screw made In Itirmlugham and
every slap administered to the offend
ing fingers that would dare to shake
hands incorrectly. Chambers' Journal.
1 The Soul of Honor.
"She's exceedingly honorable," said
the first woman.
"Indeed?" queried the other.
"Oh, to the point of eccentricity.
Why, she wouldn't even steal another
woman's cook.' Exchange,
Betrothals In Germany.
When a maiden Is betrothed In Ger
many sho is called "bride" by her
sweetheart, who addresses bcr thus un
til It becomes time to call her "wife."
Immediately upon betrothal tho lovers
exchange rings, which, if the course
of true love runs smooth, are to be
worn ever afterward until death pnrts
them. The woman wears her betrothal
ring on tho third finger of her left
baud until she Is married, and then it
is transferred to the third finger'of her
right bund. The husband continues to
wear the ring Just as the wife wore
hers when she was a "brldo," so that
one can tell easily at a glance if a man
be or be not mortgaged as to bis affections.
The Snow Leopard, -
In the highlands of central Asia Uvea
the snow leopard; which nover de
sconds below the snow line of the
mountains. Its color is a gray, inclin
lng to buff. A few lurge durk spots
Vbow about the lower parts and a num
her of smaller ones congregate about
the head and the neck. The back and
the sides are inurked with faded look
ing brown rings or rosettes. The com
paratively enormous tuil of the animal
ia fully as long as its body.
A Kls-ht Mare.
"Look here, you old fruud, that maro
you sold mo is blind as a bat"
"Well, well! Aiu't It funny I never
found that out? Ye see I alius used
to drive her after dark, an' then she
could see as good as any other boss."
Oraana Lost h Dlaaae.
11 li a suggestive fact not always
lumVletitl considered Hint "as soon as
any organ or faculty falls Into disuse
It degenerates nnd Is flunlly lost alto
gether." Through all the ages that
man has had the power of speech this
power hns not been fixed In us In any
degree whatever by heredity. It Is re
garded ns definitely proved thnt if a
child of civilized parents were brought
up lu a desert place and allowed no
communication whatever Willi man It
would never make any attempt at
speech.
Up to tho last century It wns not uu?
common to find persons living In a
wild stale In the woods nnd forests of
England, France, Uermany and IJus
sla who were utterly lncnpnblo of
speech, though they could make sounds
In imitation of the cries of wild anl- !
mals. Certain parasitic Insects have ,
so completely degenerated that they !
possess neither eyes, legs, heads, 1
mouths, stomachs nor Intestines. Lei- '
sure Hour.
Heuned.
Mrs. Ntuitcb-l think I'll tuke this
watch. You're sure it's made of refined
gold.. Jeweler Certainly. Mrs. Nu
.rltch Hociiuho I do detest anything
that ain't refined. Philadelphia Lodger,
A Queer Death Superstition.
A curious relic of the superstitious
ideas of the middle' nges still exists in
many parts of F.ngland the notion
that when the death of n person Is Im
minent tho fastenings of tho door of
the denth chamber or of tho other
rooms of the house hinder tho depar
ture of the soul from the body, thus
making finnl dissolution doubly pain
ful. A gentleman writing about balf a
century ngo for a collection of anti
quarian papers states thnt when ha
was curator nt Exeter he had a call
to the deathbed of one of bis parish
ioners. I'pon arriving there the wife
of the patient told tho minister thnt
she hnd expected her husband to die
diiulng the previous night and on thnt
account hud left the doors all open or
unlocked. I'pon asking for reasons for
this odd proceeding he wus told of the
neighborhood superstition.
A DOG'S TESTIMONY.
t Vfm la Ills Own Defense and Was
Irrealatlble,
In one of the Fragile district courts
recently a foreman named Dnstych
sued n manufacturer named Welti
wert, alleging the hitter's dog hnd bit
ten him, thereby rendering hlin for
some time unfit for work. The dog
wns produced In court nnd the services
of a veterlnnry surgeon were requisi
tioned ns export evidence. II err Ue
sensy, In the presence of the Judge, did
Ills utmost to Irritate the dog, nnd
even struck It, but nil to no purpose.
The dog remained cnlm, nnd finally,
finding the proceeding monotonous,
crept under n stool. "Quiet ns n lamb!"
wns the finding of the veterlnnry sur
geon; but "Oil, no," said the foreman,
"the dog behnves Itself because Its
muster Is present." So the dog wns
taken out Into the corridor, mining the
public, this time unmuzzled, nnd the
veterlnnry again tried his best to Irri
tate the niilmnl. Doggy wngged his
tall, offered first one pnw and then the
other, nnd, Its ndvnnees being rudely
repelled by the unfeeling veterlnnry,
rnn bnek into court, sat upon Its hind
legs before the Judge, nnd bogged! Not
even the hard heart of n Judge could
resist this appeal, and the animal left
the court without n stnln upon Its
character.
FISH FED BY HAND.
The Heart of Ilnliert Ilraee.
When Itobert Hruce, king of Scot
land, lay upon his deathbed In the
year 13-J1 ho remembered thnt he had
registered a vow to help wrest the
Holy Land from the heathen Turks.
It was clear that the time for fulfilling
this vow hnd passed, but n new thought
presented.' Why not have his henrt re
moved and sent to Jerusalem for
burial? To make tho story short, this
wns decided upon, nnd Sir James Doug
Ins was commissioned to carry It In a
silver urn "to a place as near as possi
ble to where the Saviour was cruel
fled" nnd there bury It. Arriving In
Spain, Sir James, with the precious
relic strung to his neck by a chain,
wns killed in a bnttle with the Moors.
Sir Simeon I.ocnrd returned with the
heart to Scotland and deposited it un
der tho altar of Mclroso abbey, where
It now Is.
Our Debt to Asia.
It Is noteworthy that out of Asia
came our alphabet nnd our Arabic nu
merals. The compass wo owe to tho
Chinese, who knew tho magnetic nee
dle as early ns the second century A.
D. Gunpowder originally came out of
Asia, nnd so did the tirt of printing nnd
tho manufacture of paper. The Chi
nese Invented movablo types In the mid
dle of the eleventh century, 3."0 yenrs
before Gutenberg. They also mnde
silks long before Europe nnd porcelain
thnt has never been equaled by Eu
rope. Truly, Asia Is tho crndlo of tho
race. On the orlglnnl lilens of the Fer
slnns, Arabians, tho Hindoos nnd the
Chinese our modern society hns been
built. Portland Orogonlan.
The Win of a Illrrt.
Tho typical vertebrate limb, various
ly modified in tho arm of a man or tho
fore limb of a cat or frog or bird, hns
one bone In tho upper arm, which gives
support to two In tho forenrm, which
similarly yield to four at tho wrist,
nnd from these five digits can Just
comfortably bo extended. Tho bird,
however, decided to fly rather than
grasp with Its hand, so that three and
a half fingers are all it bns retained of
tho five which Its reptlllnn ancestors
bequeathed to It
All Obscurities Removed.
Tho Rev. Dr. Fourthly For twenty
seven yenrs I bnve been trying to
preach, but I confess I have never
quite grasped the meaning of fit. Faul
In this particular passage. The Hev.
K. Mowntt Lnlghtly Why. doctor, I
cleared thnt nil up In the first sermon
I ever prenched. I'll let you read It if
you like. Chicago Tribune.
Carlyle and Taint.
When Cnrlyle wcut to sit to Sir John
Mlllais for his portrait in Mlllals' grand
new bouse he turned on the stairway
to ask, "Has paint done all this, Mll
lals?" and, jetting a smiling answer In
the affirmative, remarked, "Ah, well,
it shows what a number of fools there
are in the world."
A Flahr Itomaae.
Mabel So Juck Miller didn't marry
Miss Herring after allT Judith No.
She rejected him. Mabel How did
Jack take it? Judltb-Oh, be said there
was as good fish in the sea as were
ever caught out of it, and went after
Miss Salmon.
In this world it Is not what wt take
up, but whut we give up, that mates
I us rich. Heecher.
How, Indeed f
Aunt Ilattle You shouldn't clean
your nails in company. Tommy. Tom
my Huh I If nobody sees me clean
'em, how is anybody to know tbey are
ever cleaned? Boston Transcript .
Verr Hard.
"Of course a horseshoe always means
luck."
"Oh, yes, and if the borso pusses it
tip to you behind your back It means
hard luck." Excbungo.
Manr Specimens of the r'lnnr Tribe
Are Easily Tamed.
Experiments made In a large aqun
rlum bnve- proved that fish may be
easily tamed nnd trained. This Is par
ticularly true of blue perch. They
soon consent to tnklng their food
ulvn, n green, lettucelike weed from
tho band, and do not nt nil object to
being handled. A lingo kelp cod, a
splendid specimen of rich blue and
green hues, thnt wns kept In the sumo
tank with tho perch, readily learned
to feed from tho band, nnd seemed to
enjoy being scratched and rubbed.
Sen slugs, too singular, shell-less
things possessing the faculty of secret
ing a purplo fluid which they throw
out In self defense took their regular
meal of seaweed from their feeder's
angers without the slightest fenr.
Sticklebacks, perch, bnss and catfish
are among the most enslly tamed fish,
nnd tho story Is told of an old fislier
mnn who day nfter day fed a large
borso mnckerel in the open sea with
pieces of the flsh he cleaned. It grad
ually got Into the habit of coming
nearer nnd nearer to where the bont
wns tethered until, Onnlly convinced
thnt It would not bo bnrmed. It con
sented to tnke its dully meal directly
from the fisherman's hand.
YOUGHIOGHENY.
The Proper War of Pronouncing Thla
Indlnn Name.
Ferhnps the most dlltleult geograph
Icol namo In tho United States Is
Youghlogheny, or geuy, as It Is some
times spelled, the namo of a creek in
western Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Few besides natives of the region pro
nounce It with the chief uccent on the
penultimate nnd who so essays It with
the accent elsewhere finds his mouth
tilled with a meaningless confusion of
vowels aud consonants. Tho first syt
la bio Is "Yough," pronounced "Yo,"
with a short "o." The second Is "1"
short the "q" following la almost If
not quite unheard In the mouth of the
native, while the last two syllables are
those made familiar in " Alleghany,"
though there Is even here n question of
"a" long or "o" short.
The pronunciation of Youghlogheny
Is, however, a simple matter -with tho
modern spelling compared to whut It
must have seemed to the stranger who
met It with the old spelling. On an
ancient map of the region tho name is
spelled "Yoghyyoyghgnnlii." Doubtless
this spelling enmo nearer (ban that
now in use to Indicating aptly the In
dtun pronunciation of tho name.
Tarrlnaj and Feathering.
The practice of tarring uud feather
lng, which wo regard as essentially
American, belongs to Great Itrltaln.
To us tho honor of Inventing or adopt
lng that very disagreeable mode of
punishment belongs. Among the laws
for the preservation of order when
King Ulchard sailed on his crusade
was one that any soldier convicted of
theft should havo bis head shaved, be
stripped of bis clothes, have melted
pitch poured nil over him, after this be
covered with feathers and so set ashore
at the first hind that was touched-
London Queen.
Smoklnsr In Korea.
All men and women In Korea, what
ever their ago or stutlon, smoko tobac
co Incessantly. The bowls of their
pipes are so small that they only bold
a pinch or two of tobacco, and the
Stems are so long that the smoker Is
unable to apply a match to bis own
pipe. The cooly carries bis pipe thrust
down bis neck between his coat and
bis buck; the Korean gentleman carries
bis in bis sleeve.
One Consolation.
Fat lent (feebly i Doctor, do you think
I shall survive the operation? Proud
Fhyslelnu Well, sir, if you don't you
have the satisfaction of knowing that
it cost nearly twice as much as any
similar olio performed In tho city.
Smart Set.
Echoes In lurge rooms may some
times be prevented by banging bun A
tapestry on ths walls.
' The precise Moment.
' Bessie And when does a young man
begin to think about marriage? Tom
- About two months after mar Huge, as
. a rule. Fuck.
I Wail Prepared.
1 Minister (to widow) I hope the dear
I departed was nrenurod to die? Widow
i Oh. yes; be wus Insured' In throe
good companies.'
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