THE COOKY MOON.
Ik cooky moon hangs in the evening
akv.
'All eugary, round and aweetj
I suppose it waa hung way up so high
80 no one would art it to nt;
But (till there's a wny to Ret a bite
For good little girla and boys
If only they go to leep at night
Without any fusa or noiae.
Bo close one peeper and shut one eye.
60 that we II reach it Boon.
'All the babies from Hyloby,
All the darling of Drowsveye,
From Nnp-on a-Lnn and fcilpepy-aieli,
On pilluwa of clouda piled liinh, ao high,
xv i-uiiie io me cook.v moon.
RUNAWAY SLAVE: A TALE
OF ANCIENT ROME
Dy ROBERT EUOCNE McALPINEv
ill
The full moon shone brightly upon
the streets of Home; the cool breeze
Invited many to leave their close
apartments and come out for a breath
of fresh air. The streets and broad
plazas were gay with the multitudes,
.whose varied costumes, speech and
complexion showed that they came
from every land.
Presently a youth In SyrlatI cos
tume turned the corner of an alley
and began to drift aimlessly with
the crowds. Though strong of limb
and supple In body, yet the dejected
look on his handsome face showed
that health of body does not always
give quiet of mind. The elation of
youth was lacking; he seemed to
feel himself on the losing side In the
battle of life.
Among the bable of sounds, lust
then his ear caught words In his own
tongue. A middle-aged man and
woman passed him, the man telling
her something most earnestly; a mo
ment more and he began to sing
gently. To the surprise of the now
eagerly listening youth, the song
proved to be a Christian hymn which
he remembered having heard. In
stantly the scenes of his past life
Cashed over his mind and he seemed
to gain fresh strength and hope from
the recall. Following these new
friends till convinced that they were
Christians, he ventured to address
them In their own tongue:
"Pardon me, friends, but would
you be kind enough to help a fellow
countryman? I have but lately come
to Rome, and though I have sought
rrnestly for work, there seems to be
110 place for me. My money is near
ly all gone, and it I do not soon find
Mne honest way to live, my case will
be desperate.''
"Ah, who are you and where do
you come from?"
"That Is a long story, but I am
from the Taurus Mountains In Cappa
docla, the same region from which
you evidently come, and I am an
honest man In search of work. '
"Poor boy," said the woman. "You
are very young to be so far from
home and so' adrift In the world.
Where Is your mother?"
"Dead, madam, and my father also.
They were murdered by a band of
mountain robbers," and the boy had
a struggle to repress a sob.
"'Ah. well, we must, not keep you
standing here. Wo are on our way
to a Christian service; would you
mind going with us?"
"I should be. most happy to go
with you."
t "Are you a Christian ?'
' "No, I know very little about the
ect, but I threw away a good oppor
tunity to learn it, which I now re
gret, for what I then saw makes me
believe It more than mere supersti
tion, and iu my present friendless
state, I think it might tend to give
me strength and courage."
Such frank questioning and reply
drew them, together and by the time
the place of meeting was reached,
they seemed like old friends. Sit
ting dewn among the waiting people,
the quiet calm of the place seemed
to bring peace to his spirit. And
when the aged preacher stood up,
the tones of his voice thrilled the
youth like noble nusic. Though his
stature was small and his silvery
locks and bronzed face revealed much
hardship, yet the clear light in his
eye and the warm glow of his mes
sage, made the hearers forget all
thought of weakness of his body.
The Syrian youth seemed to drink in
the words of the Gospel with eager
ears; so deeply was he impressed
. that he asked for more instruction
at the end of the service. His new
friends introduced him to several,
and presently to the great preacher
himself; they told of his desire for
the truth, and also of his life-story
as far as they knew it.
The aged man listened kindly,
asked a few questions, and then lay
ing a gentle hand on the youth, said,
!"I think it is the wish of our Master
that you come and abide with me for
the present. My friend, Luke, the
beloved physician, has been taking
care of me, but of late he is so occu
pied with the Gospel message that
I should not take his time for my
bodily wants. If you will make
your home with me, you can assist
my waning strength much, and I will
gladly tell you of our blessed Lord
and the salvation through Him." So
It came about that young Onesimus
for that was his name was taken
Into the home of the great apostle
to the Gentiles, and was specially
charged with caring for his bodily
needs. Willingly did he perform even
the most menial service; for he
loved and revered his master. And
that master in turn took the hand
some, gentle youth.to his very heart.
giving him a love next to that toward
Timothy, the more than son.
This very love between them tend
ed to melt awsy all harriers of re
And wlirn it la gone, why the Moon man
takca
And makes ua another one;
And it 'a alwara bright on the daya he bakes,
For he cooka it in the aim.
And then, when it'a augnry, ahiny bright,
The Rood little children come,
And they cat the cooky man bite by bite
And every etnr ia a erunib.
Bo close one peeper and ahut one eye
Ho that we II reach it soon.
All the babies from Hy lo by,
All the ilarlinga of Drowsy-eye,
From Nnp-ona-Lnn and fciloepy-siir li,
Un pillows of clouda piled Inuli, ao high,
jo come 10 me cooay moon.
Edmund Vance Cooke, in the Woman'e Home 'Companion.
serve. One day after a long conver
sation concerning the things of the
Kingdom of Heaven, the master,
looking earneat'y at the youth, snld:
"Tell me more fully your life
story, Onesimus; your up-brlnglng
was not pleblnn; that is quite clear."
"No, master It was not. The most
of my life has been spent In comfort.
My father was the wealthiest man in
the village where we lived; our home
was luxurious for that region, and
my education was the best that could
be obtained."
"Yes, your speech shows that, and
your hands are not yet hardened by
toll. But how did you drift so far
from that happy home?"
"Assuredly it was not of my own
choslng, but as you perhaps have
learned, that home was broken up
and destroyed by a roving band of
robbers. When they attacked the
town, my father led the villagers,
who tried to resist them, but he and
most of his company were slain.. Tie
invaders swept down upon us and
came straight to our " home. My
mother was ruthlessly cut down as
she sought to protect my only sis
ter; the home was robbed of every
thing valuable, then burned; my sla
ter and I were bound and carried off
to be sold as slaves, and since that
awful day I haVe never seen her. The
robbers carried me blindfolded to
their mountain stronghold where I
suffered great bodily hardship and
Intense anguish of spirit. After
many months, one day I was hastily
summoned, blindfolded and present
ly handed over to a passing caravan
of merchants to whom I had been
Why No Farmer is Ever Thrown Out of His Job.
Our farmers have heard so much about the down-trodden
farmer, until many of them have about concluded that they
were worse off than any other class. But there Is one glorious
thing about farming, one Is not called from his vineyard,
until he receives the summons to come up to the vineyard ol''
the Lord. No farmer is ever thrown out of his job fires,
panics, storms, drouths may and will come; but the earth still
yields her increase and always furnishes something to do for
all of her agricultural children. And as long as time lasts
there will be work for the farmer and food for the sower.
There are other remunerations besides dollars and cents.
There are no great fortunes in farming great fortunes can
only be made where great opportunities are offered by an ag
gregation of money, men or many smaller influences. The
farmer Is too isolated for such combinations. We -do not
want such combinations, for here the many must Berve the
few, but for independence, for the glorious privilege of work
ing out one's "own salvation with fear and trembllne." and
for stamping one's individuality upon his home land and com
munity there is nothing like the country.
L.
an e
sold as a slave. These men took me
to the city of Colossae and exposed
me there for sale in the slave market.
Very soon I was purchased and taken
to the home of a wealthy man named
Philemon."
"Ah! Where was he from? Was
he a Christian?"
"He had not lived long in Co
lossae, and I think he came from
Ephesus, but am not certain. Yes,
he was a good man, and his kind
treatment of me was the first thing
that impressed me with the idea that
his religion was good."
"The very same! Did he have a
grown Bon? And was his wife
named Apphla?"
"You seem to know his family.
He has a grown son named Archip
pus, who is also, like the parents, an
active Christian worker."
"Most assuredly I know that fam
ily, seeing I baptized both the par
ents and the Infant son, but I have
not seen them tor years. The pas
tor of that church, Epaphras. is my
tellow-prisoner here at Rome and he
has told me many things about the
church there which Philomen helped
him to found. The young man, Ar-
chippus, is now acting-pastor during
the absence of Epaphras. And so
you were in the home of my friend,
Philemon? But tell me, how did you
come here it you were his servant?
I fear you took matters into your
own hands and fled?"
"Yes, that is exactly the case, but
surely you do not think I did wrong
In escaping from slavery, do you?
True, my master was a kind man,
and now as I look back upon it all,
it may be that be was planning to in
struct me in the Gospel; for he al
ways tried to have me in to the ser
vices with the other servants. But
my heart was bitter over the terrible
fate which had befallen our entire
family. I saw no reason why I
should tamely submit to slavery who
had tho rather been accustomed to
have slaves of my own. So fierce
was my spirit that all the kindness
of lay master was lost on me, and
I determined to escape. This was
the easier to accomplish because ot
the gentle control in that household.
There is only one thing that I re
gret, and that is that I stole some
gold from my master to help me in
making my way to other lands. By
this means I was enabled to come to
this city. And was not the hand of
God in It so that I was led to you?"
"Yes, truly it was the goodness of
God which led you to us; but, mj
son, your own heart tells you that
the taking of that gold was wrong
It was, in fact, a theft. And as to
the question of your bondage; true,
God is our Father, and He would
have all men to be brethren; if the
Spirit of Jesus ruled In the hearts
of men, all slavery and oppression
wuld disappear. This la our hope
and prayer, but to accomplish it, we
must employ peaceful means; In
meekness and humility, we must in
struct men, and until they become
willing of themselves to act out the
mind of the Master,- we His servants
must carefully obey the laws. By
no means must we use violence in
order to cause violence to cease
among others, for thereby we our
selves should become breakers of the
law. We muBt be subject to rulers,
and servants must obey their masters
in the flesh, working heartily as unto
th,e Lord and not unto men. Pie that
doeth wrong, whether servant or mas
ter, shall receive again for the wrong
he hath done, for there is no respect
of persons with God. My son, 1
know it is hard, but you must re
turn." "What! Leavj you! Leave my
newly obtained freedom of body and
spirit, and return to slavery? And
what about the gold?"
'It is hard for me also, for as you
know, I have learned to love you as
my own child; and, too, I need your
help. But your Juty is clear; you
must return to your master and serve
him till the Lord gives you honorable
permission to have your liberty."
"As for the gold, I will assume
that debt myself. Just at this time
I am engaged In writing a letter to
the church at Colossae which Tychl
cus Is to bear to them. You shall go
with him, and by you I will send a
special letter to my old friend, your
master, and I am well assured he
will gladly receive you in my stead
and do for you more than I shall
ask of him. Yes, my dear son, I
grieve to part with you, but it must
be done."
And so It came to pass that not
many days thereafter the messengers
received the precious letters, said a
touching farewell to the revered
teacher with whom another meeting
in the flesh was most doubtful, and
set their faces to the rising sun. Of
their feception by the church at Co
lossae and of the subsequent treat
ment which Onesimus received at the
hands of his former master, the re
cord does not speak; but we may
imagine with almost a certainty what
did happen The klnaiy Philemon
gave the youth a cordial welcome, for
his own sake, for from the begin
ning he had planned generous things
for the poor captive. But when he
heard his ctory and read the letter
sent by his hand from the great
teacher who had led him to Jesus,
all hesitation vanished; his plans
ripened at once and on the spot he
told Onesimus he was free.
Not only was he free, but taking
him by the hand and leading him to
an inner apartment, he called a
young girl and presented her to One
simus. With astonishment the two
gazed a moment at each other, and
then with joy unutterable they sprang
to embrace; for the girl was the sis
ter Onesimus had counted lost. But
good Philemon having found her also
in the slave market and learned her
story, had purchased her liberty.
Henceforth they both were adopted
as children in this home of wealth,
where there reigned the Spirit of
Jesus. Christian Union-Herald.
Spoiling the Tip.
A certain Kentucky Justice of th3
Peace was called upon to marry a
runaway couple who drove up to his
house. When the final words were
said the bridegroom fumbled in his
pockets T.Ed Anally fished out a silver
dollar.
"Jedge," said he, "this here's all
the cash I've got in the world. If
you wants it, you kin have it; but 1
don't mind tellin' you that I set it
aside for the honeymoon expenses."
Woman's Home Companion.
The Citizen and the Press.
"The papers are afraid to say any
thing," sneered the first citizen. '
"Some people don't feel that way
about it," replied the other. "Evei
run for office?"
"No; but I wrote a letter roasting
some follows that needed roasting
and the paper didn't print a line."
"Did you sign your name?"
"Certainly not. D'ye think I'm a
chump?" Philadelphia Ledger.
Statistics show that, though fair
haired people are, as a rule, lest
strong than those who have dark
hair, yet the former live longer than
;the latter.
GARDEN. FARM and CROPS
SUGGESTIONS
FOR THE
UP-TO-DATE
53f AGRICULTURIST P3f
- Kindness to Cows.
The old cow will get up without be
ing kicked. You wouldnt think of
arousing the children from warm beds
with the vigorous blow from the boot.
Kindness Is always as effective, or
more bo, with the cows than with chil
dren. If a farmer hug a kind heart In
him the cow will 1lnd It out In num
erous ways. Fanners' Home Journal.
Start of Alfalfa.
Alfalfa was first brought to Kansas
by the late Harrison Parkmnn, of
Emporia. Mr. Parkinan first snw alfal
fa growing In Chile. He brought the
seed to America and In the late seven
ties he went to Emporia to live. He
sowed alfalfa In a farm which he
bought and the plant prospered. It
was slow in gaining popularity In Kan
sas, but is now one of the state's most
Important forage crops.
The Leaf Hoppers.
The small insects known as leaf hop
pers may do greater damage than sup
posed. They are very abundant on
low growing herbage and have been
shown by Professor Osborn to bring
about a very extensive although prob
ably unnoticed injury to forage plants
Iu large grazing runges In the wst as
well as in pristine lauds in the east.
He shows that on an acre of pnsture
land there frequent ly exist a million
leaf hoppers and that they eat as
much If "not more grass than a cow.
One of the species Is responsible for the
stories of "weeping trees," which are
seen In the newspapers. These In
sects In all Binges of growth eject a
fluid Fpray, when disturbed and when
occurring abundantly on trees, If the
trees are shaken, what seems almost
like a shower of rain will fall. One
of these weeping tree mysteries so
called, in Texas, soma years ago,
caused much newspaper speculation
with various ridiculous explanations.
It took a brave newspaper reporter to
solve the mystery, by climbing the tree
to investigate. Indiana Farmer.
Trees for Posts and Lumber.
On every farm there should be from
three to live acres of trees planted and
cultivated for posts and lumber. On
western farms the planting should be
done in the draws where the soil is
rich and water nearest the surface. It
will be well enough if the grove is
planted In the pasture. The trees of
course while young should bo fenced
and protected from the stock. When
the trees are beyond damage from the
stock the grove can be thrown open
and used for shade in summer and
wind break in winter.
For posts, common hedge will prob
ably do best In the drier sections. Plant
far enough apart that the trees can
be cultivated. The trees should be
kept trimmed. Good posts will grow
before the farmer realizes It. Russian
mulberry will do well also. For lum
ber cottonwood will be the easiest
grown and as good as the farmer can
obtain for dimension stuff in erecting
farm buildings. Large quantities of
cotton" wood lumber are now being
used in building. From the Farmers'
Home Journal.
Where the Farmer Wins.
The cheapest eggs, like the cheapest
butter and cheese, are made by the
man with plenty of land. The farm
er who will pay due attention to care
of his poultry and to marketing the
product need not fear the competition
of the village lot and the city backyard.
The farmer lays out no money for
fancy buildings or fences. His birds
forage part of their own living and
improve in vigor. They find for them
selves what the town poultry keeper
has to buy at much expense, only to
find his flock surely losing vitality af
ter a year or two in close quarters. Yet
Eome farmers continue to throw away
their advantage by treating their pens
as if farm land sold at about $1 a
foot. Thus on one farm the seventy
ftve pure bred hens brought In over
300, or just about the same as the
seven cows on the farm, yet the farm
er grudged the hens the small half acre
they received out of the sixty. With
two acres set with fruit trees the hens
would have done still better and the
cows scarcely have known the differ
ence. American Cultivator.
Controlling Nature.
Everybody knows that of late years
natural forces have been wonderfully
subjected to man's need. We are daz
zled by the spectacular achievements
In steam and electricity, but are like
ly to forget the less noisy but no less
marvelous conquest of animal and
plant life.
For example, our parents knew noth
ing of the tomato except as a curious
ornament In the garden. Sweet corn
was hardly better than the commonest
field sorts. All oranges had seeds.
Celery was little known and poor in
quality. In the flower bed the mag
nificent pansy has replaced the inslg
nlflcent heart's ease, from which it
was developed, and the sweet pea in all
Its dainty splendor traces its origin to
the common garden vegetable.
This progress has been made In spite
of the great tendency manifested In alt
plants and animals to go back to the
original type. It Is Indeed a battle to
keep strains pure and up to the stand
ard they have already attained.
alone any improvement. The practi
cal results are accomplished by man
operating largely for love of the work,
like Luther Burbank, in California,
and Eckford in England, as well as by
thep great seed merchants, who are not
only eternally vigilant to hold what
ground has been gained, hut have a
corps ot trained specialists backed by
ample means to conduct new experi
ments. Indiana Farmer.
Horse Prices.
The attribute of quality has been a
potential factor in the advance ot
prices for horses the last decade. In
1899 there were reported 13,605,307
horses in the United States valued at
$511,074,813, or an average of $37.39
per head. In 1908 the live stock statis
tics enumerate 19,992,000 horses, ap
praised at $1,807,030,000, or an average
of $107.76 per head, in ten years
horses have lncfeased0,320,393 head and
gained in average value $70.37. It
would take the average price of three
horses a decade ago to purchase an av
erage equine today, says Drovers'
Journal.
Two elements have largely contrib
uted to higher prlcesfor horses; one,
Improvement In qtmllty and the other
tho more prosperous condition of the
country. Horses are now bred for par
ticular purposes heavy class for draft
use and harness breeds for pleasure
driving'. An era of record prosperity
and increase of national wealth have
contributed the ability to pay higher
prices for horses. Horses are bred
moro for specific use than a quarter
of a century ago and the higher qual
ity of Individual members of any breed
governs the marnet value of the ani
mals. Breeders are now raising horses not
from sentiment but as a commercial
proposition. Horses are produced for
industrial use and the more they ap
proximate a high standard of excel
lence the greater their commercial
value to consumers.
How I Sell Live Stock.
I was a good deal interested in the
article on the third page of the In
diana Farmer last week on "How to
Sell Live Stock," by Prof. Humphrey
of the Wisconsin Agricultural college,
and I want to give you my experience.
I have been advertising more or less
in three agricultural weekly papers,
but as I found nearly all my sales were
made by my advertising in the Indi
ana Farmer, I cut the other two out,
and now use yours, and occasionally
one in Illinois and Ohio. In both
hogs and sheep I generally book
enough orders to take all I lyive in the
course of a few weeks' advertising.
But I don't stop my advertising then.
I would prefer to write customers that
all have been booked for sale, and en
close them my circulars, for the next
time I have. any for sale I am always
sure to get the ofders of these disap
pointed customers very early after I
begin my new advertising and I find
that this plan of going on for months
pays me well.
I think I found the philosophy of
this matter a few years ago while
spending a few days at one of the
summering lake hotels. I was there
about the first of September and it was
still hot and the fishing was good. The
hotel was full of people enjoying them
selves, and one morning at breakfast
the landlord announced that all must
get ready to leave the bouse, and that
dinner would be the last meal for tho
season. Everybody complained and
protested, but all nad to go that day.
I asked the proprietor why he closed
his house with It full of well satis
fied guests, and he replied:' "That is
the way to gat them all back with
others next summer, and that if he
waited till they had all they wanted
they would not be sure to come back."
I believe that it is the good things
we can't get when we want them that
make people hanker more for them.
Anyhow, people who want my pigs and
lambs for breeders and can't get them
because they write too late, are sure
to send me an order earlier the next
season. And so I keep on advertis
ing and answering them that they send
orders too late as all for sale was
booked. Subscriber in the Indiana
Farmer.
Alligator Pear Here.
' One of the novelties with which the
dealers in fruits are tempting palate.s
these days is the alligator pear, or
avocado, an import from South Ameri
ca. The first thing that occurs to a
person seeing this fruit for the firs:
time is to wonder why It Is called an
"alligator pear," or a "pear" at all,
for that matter. In general appear
ance it resembles far more closely a
giant green fig, its skin sprinkled
thickly with tiny black spots, to which
the qualifying bait of its name may,
perhaps, be due.
When divided the resemblance to a
pear avnlshes altogether. From the
centre Is taken a black pit, as large
as an agg leaving the fruit much like
a muskmelon cut in half. The meat
is a light pink in color, and possesses
a delicate flavor suggestive of pea
nut butter, but totaftXree from oil!
ness. The Halves are srved as they
are cut, to be peppered Vnd salted to
taste, with the addition of olive oil to
lerycomplete the salad. 'S'ew York Sun.
"Gluten" Bread and
Cracker Frauds
By CHARLES CHRISTADORO. j
When starch must be eliminated
from a sick man's diet, white bread
Is the first thing tabooed, and then
follow potatoes and other over
charged starchy cereals. It is a ser
ious matter for the patient to he de
nied bread, and so the pathway is
smoothed out and the doctor "Pre
scribes "gluten" bread, because
gluten Is not a carbohydrate, and
"gluten" bread is supposed to be free
from starch. ,
What is gluten? Well, spend ten
minutes and find out not all about
it, but something about it. Obtain a
heaping tablespoonful of white flour.
Add a little water to It, in a saucer,
and dough It into a compact ball.
Turn on the tap in the sink, and let
the water drip upon youf hands as
you roll the ball between your palms.
The hall will grow less and less, and
the water will be white with starch
cells held In suspension. In ten min
utes, more or less, the water will
run clean and clear, and you appear
to have a nodule ot yellow, firm,
vegetable gum, which you are tempt
ed to call "pure" gluteri. Become a
gum chewer for once, and keep a
chewlng for a couple of hours. At
the end of this time the quantity of
gluten is less than when you took it
from the hydrant. What has hap
pened? You have simply mechani
cally crushed and broken" the gummy
mass, exposing the lnflnlteslmally fine
starch fells to the moisture of the
mouth, and the washings out of the
raw Insoluble starch has continued,
just an extension ot the sink-washing
process, with greater mechanical
elaboration to expose the entangled
starch cell. Now take the piece ot
gluten to an analytic chemist. When
his report comes In, you read starch
fifteen or eighteen, or maybe twenty
per cent.; gluten, eighty-five, eighty
two or eighty per cent., and begin to
appreciate for the first time what real
gluten Is. 1
Where a cas9 is a desperate one,
and starch or no starch will turn the
balance of life, it Is very easy to pro
cure and analyze a sample of the
flour or cracker of "gluten" the pa
tient Is to use. Such a course would
save a physician many a perpleilng
hour, and maybe an esteemed patient
now and then.
Gluten Is a word to conjure with.
There Is for sale in London and Paris
a gluten bread that Is much like
baked horn or glue, but It is a step
toward gluten, although It may con
tain twenty to twenty-five per cent,
of starch.
The fact Is, nothing short ot an In
tricate Installation will produce pure
gluten, and that at a price which Is
quite prohibitive. Some of the glu
ten breads on the market may have
a portion of their starch eliminated,
while others have little claim to any
use 01 tne name. scieatinc Ameri
can. Buck Fever.
The saying, "A fool for luck," was
never more clearly illustrated than in
a little anecdote told by Colonel Ev
ans in his book on California. The
author speaks of "buck fevef " as be
ing one of the most, violent diseases
which ever attacked the human sys
tem. It has been the undoing of
many an experienced hunter, but in
the case cited by Colonel Evans it
proved to be the" making of a reputa
tion. A farmer in Illinois named
Wheeler had never fired a gun. One
winter, however, he heard so much
talk about the sport of hunting that
his ambition became excited, and bor
rowing a gun he started out. When
he came back he brought a mag
nificent buck, shot by himself square
in the middle of the forehead. He
said little about his achievement, but
got the credit ot being a crack shot,
a reputation which, although he went
hunting no more, he held for several
years. Then one day he told his story
and lost his name as a sportsman. He
had seen a doe drinking out of a
creek at the foot of a bluff about
twenty feet high. With wild excite
ment he got his gun to his shoulder,
shut his eyes, set his teeth and pulled
the trigger. To bis astonishment he
saw the doe bound away unhurt,
while at the sam9 time a glorious
buck pitched headlong from the bluff
into the creek, stone dead.
The buck had been looking down
at the doe, and Wheeler had not seen
him at all, but his shaking gun sent
its shot on a fatal although unintend
ed errand. Youth's Companion.
Galls and Clams.
The discussion continues between
those who think that all the acts of
the lower animals are satisfactorily
explained by the hypothesis ot in
herited instinct, and those who hold
that there Is an element of intelli
gence, if not of reasoning in these
things. Mr. W. L. Flnley, in a re
cent work on American birds, men
tions an observation of his which
may, perhaps, be explained either
way, but which in any case Is inter
esting. A gull seized upon a clam,
and rising to a height ot about fif
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ground. The clam kept its mouth
shut Again the gull rose with it to
the same height and dropped it once
more, with the same result. This
operation was repeated fifteen times,
when at last the shock had the de
sired effect, the shell was opened, and
the gull enjoyed its dainty. Youyj's
Companion. 1 v
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Mis Yearning
"1 hope," said the young"orator.
luai 111 gpccViUs ujbb viv 3 T-tJ u
for better things." "They do." an
swered the relentless critic. "They
nakb mi ytfra to be at home asleep."