NEW YORK'S MENAGERIE MORE WILD BEASTS IN HER WOODS THAN IS USUALLY THOUGHT. aioosr, Wapiti and Buffalo Within mo toric Times—Sateen Carnivorous Ani mals Thought to Exist 432510 in ; Bounties Earned by One Man. A curious popular misapprehension •seems to exist concerning ihe scarcity of the wilder animals in New York ■' State, writes the Albany correspond ent of the New York Sun. To judge from the scant space given them in guide books and other literature rela tive to the natural history of the State one might fancy that aside from an occasional deer or bear the largest and fiercest wild mammal still existing was a fox. This is by no means the case, and a brief summary of our fauna may be of general interest. 1 Four species of hoofed mammals ltave probably existed in this State within historic times. Of these four ■ the Virginia deer is the only survivor, •and is still fairlv common in parts of the State. The moose, once common a throughout the State, was extermiunt f cd at a still earlier date, no trast wortthy records existing of live ani mals being seen since the early part of •the last century. Concerning the fourth member of tile order, the American bison, tile evidence is almost entirely conjectur t al. Dr. William P. Ilornady thinks it certain that the bison formerly vis ited the salt lakes in the vicinity of Syracuse. Whatever their original range may have been they seem never to have reached the Atlantic coast, and •never to have been seen in this State since its first settlement by white men. The list of carnivorous animals Is much longer and, curiously enough, it is not certain that a single species I has been entirely driven out of the I State, though several are, of course, " extremely rare. Sixteen species of flesh-eaters occur within the boundar ies of New i'ork State. Beginning with the largest, these are: The puma •or American pauther, lynx, wildcat, gray and red foxes, timber wolf, black bear, otter, skunk, wolverine, mink, two species of weasels, marten, fisher or black cat, and raccoon. Of this list, both species of weasels are still common throughout the State. The skunk seents to be increasing in numbers, as the forests are becoming cleared, being an animal of vtvy dom estic habits. It is still very common in the southeastern counties. A few years ago, when the new buildings for New York University were being erect ed near Fordham Heights, well within the present city limits of New York, several specimens were killed by Hie workmen. The species is hunted steadily, its skin furnishing many of | the furs worn, under other names, of course. The mink, which is also trapped ex tensively, is common enough still. In the highlands, within fifty miles of the city, the bank of almost every stream | or pond will show tracks of the mink. The otter is becoming scarce, though a pair has been seen within the past live years iu a small lake about fifty miles north of New York City. The raccoon is still a common in habitant of our wooded districts, es f pecially in swampy regions. The red fox is well known throughout the State and seems to have decreased but little in numbers in recent years. The gray fox is confined almost entirely to the southeastern counties. Iu Orange County and the adjoining areas it seems to be more common than the red species. The marten, much hunted for its fur, is now practically confined to the wilder parts of the Adirondacks, though Mearus says that only a few . years ago it was said to be an iuliabi ' taut of tile Catskills. A much larger and more powerful carnivore, the fish er or black cat, is still quite common in certain parts of the Adirondacks, though practically exterminated else where throughout the State. An animal concerning whose cun ning and ferocity many marvelous tales have been told is the wolverine or glutton. The last certain records we have concerning tiie occurrence of this species in the State tells of the killing of a specimen in Rensse laer County by the naturalist, Bach • man, about the year 1811, and of an other in Jefferson County In 1827. After rejecting the fabulous portions of the accounts given of this animal's habits the substantial residum is still of high interest. Possessed of great strength, though without great activi ty, it is a particular foe to the trapper I and explorer. Hardly an expedition I to the North but has given us a record I of the depredations committed by this I* animal. Its propensity to steal and hide what it cannot devour on the spot makes it ? particularly a nuisance. Caches of A stores and provisions are torn open, W rifled and their contents secreted: the fur hunters line of traps Is followed; | any animal found in the traps is eat en, and the traps themselves dragged off and cunningly hidden. The black bear, once common throughout the State, still occurs In the Adirondack and Catsklll moun tains and in the counties near the eastern end of the Pennsylvania-New York boundary line. Considering its comparative slowness and clumsiness. It is surprising that the species has not been entirely exterminated in the State. Two species often confounded are the Canada lynx and the wildcat. The former is much the larger and has tufts of fur on its ears which at once distinguish it from its smaller and • commoner relative. The lynx is still comparatively abundant in the "Adi rondacks and also occurs, though • much more rarely, in the less settled portions of the Catskills. It is said to be exterminated in the highlands of the Hudson, but several animals, killed a year or so ago In the moun tains just northwest of Stony Point, have been described in such a manner as to make ij appear probable that they were lynxes. The wildcat, of course, occurs in the Adirondacks and Catskills, and is occasionally killed In the highlands of Orange County. From IS7I down to within a few years the State paid a bounty of S3O for wolves, and we have therefore an almost complete record of the speci mens killed in that time. In the years 1871 to 1597, Inclusive, ninety-eight were killed, the greatest number in any one year being twenty-one, in 1882. All save one of these animals were killed in the Adirondack coun- | ties. The exceptional individual was from Broome County. It is noteworthy j that no fewer than thirty-nine of the i ninety-eight were killed by one man, | George Muir. For panthers—pumas, more proper- | l.v speaking—we have the same exact data, as a twenty-dollar bounty was paid for tills species. In the same sev- j enteen years bounties were paid on 11)7 pumas, tiie last recorded having been killed in 1890, in Saratoga Conn- j ty. The maximum number killed in ! any one year was twenty-one, in ISS3. All those killed were in the Aairon- j daek counties, St. Lawrence heading ] the list, with forty-four, while the | second county, Lewis, is credited with j twenty-three. The same George Muir j who had such remarkable luck in the matter of killing wolves had still more ; extraordinary fortune as a hunter of panthers, having killed sixty-seven out of tiie entire 107. His total receipts | from the State, as bounties on wolves and panthers killed, amounted to $2510, most of which was obtained in a few years in the early 'Bos. It seems probable that the puma, though undoubtedly now very rare, can still be found in the wilder por tions of tiie Adirondacks. The wolf is known to occur, though hardly a com- j mon inhabitant. Our only marsupial, the opossum, is a widely distributed though hardly I well-known mammal. It seems to j have extended its range to the north j in comparatively recent times, and is now found pretty well throughout the State, though still most common in Orange and Rockland counties and on Long Islnnd. Deaths of Presidents. A remarkable parallel, hitherto un remarked, exists between the deaths j of Benjamine Harrison and George Washington. The first and the twenty-third Tresi-' dents of the Republic died at exactly ] the same age—sixty-seven—and of the j same disease—pneumonia. In both cases the fatal illness was a short one, and in .all essential particulars ti-c j parallel is close. If there Is any astrological or other! significance in the age and manner of ] death, there is doubtless an indissol- j able link between the departed spirits of the Father of his Country and of the soldier statesman from indianu. I Four Presidents hav > died of debil ity, three of paralysis, ouly one of i consumption, three from bilious dis- j eases, two fl Mil dysentery, two were assassinated, while asthmatic ca-1 tarrb, IMP amation of stom-eh, rheu matic gout, cancer and Brlgbt's dis ease have account d for one each. Wolves Abundant In Northern Canada. Wolves are rapidly increasing in many of the forest lands of Northern Canada. At St. Agathe, only sixty- ] five miles from Montreal, Mr. Bramble, | a deer-liunter, declares that he has ! been kept awake at night in camp by Hie bowling of the beasts. Their ap pearance in such large numbers of late is undoubtedly due to the large in crease iu the herds of deer throughout' the country. Wolves have also made their appearance in the valley of the j St. Maurice, causing great destruction 1 among the red deer. They are also ex-j cocdingly numerous in the woods north of Ottawa and on the Ontario side of I the Ottawa River. Hunters say that each wolf kills on an average thirty deer in the course of a year; conse-1 quently there is a demand for the pay ment by the Government of a bounty upon the heads of the brutes. New York Evening Post. Clot a Lock of His Hair. About a dozen recruits for the army in the Philippines were standing in ] the depot talking to friends when Al i Hnnthorne, who calls trains, came by i and announced that their train was j ready to leave. "I must go," said a tall soldier to a ' young woman to whom he was talk- j ing. He removed his hat as be stillly j bowed to her. As he leaned forward she caught a lock of his hair and I reaching down in the pocket of her j dress pulled out a small pair of shears and cut off the lock of hair. Thoso standing by laughed and the young I soldier, with tears iu his eyes, turned and walked out on the depot platform to ills train. The youug woman care fully placed the lock of hair in a §mnll valise she carried and then she left the depot, going uptown.—Kansas City Star. Klondike Has an Equable Climate. An Illusion in the minds of the all informed is that the climate of t).t Klondike is such as to make life un endurable. The fact is that the win ter from November to March is no harder than in the northern part of New York, Minnesota or Wisconsin, and better than the blizzard stricken Mates further West, on account of the small snowfall. While it is true that the thermometer will go as low as forty degrees below zero for fo"r or five days during the winter, the weath er is uniformly comfortable enougli to allow outdoor mining operations dur ing the entire winter season. The spring, summer and fall are distinct, with an ideal climate.- -New York Herald. RED, WHITE AND BLUE. Brides must on their wedding day Have for luck, the old folks say, Something old and something new, Something borrowed, something blue. So. wlien fair Marguerite was led Down the rose-strewn aisle to wed, She had followed to the end The rule that luek should her attend. Borrowed blushes on her face, That, the hue of love should grace. Bridal trousseau very new, The groolu was old and she was blue. —Baltimore World. HUMOROUS. "I see this magazine runs a column called 'Half-minute Talks.' " "Any thing unusual?" "Yes; it Is edited by a woman." Nell—l saved a man's life today. Belle —How so? Nell —He said he was dying to meet me, and 1 con sented to an introduction. She —You say girls are always in a hurry to get married. He—Yes; that's precisely what I say. "And yet you claim they are always late when it comes to the wedding." Billson —Now, in India, Groat Brit ain maintains a corps of war elephants which are trained to march in single file. Bilkins —That would be sort of a trunk line, wouldn't it? A gentleman was giving a boy some peanuts the other day. The mother said, "Now, what are you go ing to say to the gentleman?" The lit tle fellow looked up. and replied "More!" "Say, I dropped a quarter here somewhere," said the customer. "Very well," replied the salesman, "I'll fiud it and keep it for you." "All right; and if you don't find it you can keep it for yourself." "Mrs. Ladd used to worry terribly when her husband was away on his trips, but she's got over it." "Con quered her nervousness, I suppose?" "Oh, no succeeded in making him have his life insured." Stranger—Whose place is that over there? Native—That's the new man sion of one of our sugar refiners. Stranger—Ah, another "house built upon the sand." Native —Say, rather, on the rocks that he made out of sand. "What kind of oil, Pat, do you sup pose they use to produce that color?" asked the citizen as a freight train went by showing a green lantern. "Shure, I should say some of the Im merald Isle, sir," was Pat's quick re ply. "Little boy," said the kindhearted old gentleman, "you must not cry. You know it Is a waste of time to cry." And the little boy, who is from Boston, dried his tears long enough to remark: "And it is also a waste of time to tell any body it is a waste of time to cry." Mamma —I wish I knew whether Ma bel really cares for that young man down there. Papa—All right. I'll step out to the front door for a minute and peep into the parlor on my way. Mamma —Nonsense! What could you possibly find out? Papa—The gas, if she cares for him. It was at a fashionable boarding house, and they had calves' brains for lunch. She spoke to the gentleman next to her: "And do you like calves' brains, Mr. Domo?" "I always try to feel content with what I have madam." There is a time to laugh, even in fashionable boarding houses. Crows hi I'ekln. A feature of Pekin is the vast num ber of crows that are to be seen. Liter ally there are millions of them. They are everywhere. They are almost tame. They hop along the ground near your feet. They seem to have no fear. About G o'clock every after noon they start a flight to the Forbid den city and the air is black with them. Before dark all tho crows in Pekin are in the Forbidden city and the buildings there are covered with them. Those that are open are filled with them. The various thrones are roosting places no less than the roofs and the trees. The obvious rea son for their nightly flight to the For bidden city is that they are never dis turbed. A superstitious Chinaman was asked by the stranger: "Why do all the crows go to the Forbidden city at night?" "To see the Son of Heav en," he said. "Ah. it is a great thing to see the Son of Heaven (the emper or). We cannot see him in this life. No one not an official can go into the Forbidden city, which is the most beautiful and most magnificent place in tho world, but If we are good in this life we can go in when we die and we can see the Son of Heaven." "But what has that got to do with crows?" demanded the stranger. "Everything in the world." said tho superstitious Chinaman. "When a Chinaman dies, if he has been good his spirit may enter a crow and then he can go in and out of tho Forbidden city when ever he wants to. He may see the Son of Heaven every day and may feast his eyes on the splendor of the heaven-sent royalty forever." — New York Sun. Gmnn Crown Prince In I.ove. It is rumored on the continent that the crown prince of Germany, whose soldierly bearing called forth much favorable comment during his short stay in England, has actually fallen ip love with one of the youngest grand daughters of the late Queen Victoria. The girl in question Is only 14 years old, so that no wedding festivities are anticipated for some time to come, but the story goes that the young couple have been formally betrothed to one another with the consent and approval of both the king and the German emperor. Tho princess is an attractive little maid, and is the daughter of one of the most popular ladies in England. When Matches Wero Introduced. The Atlas, a London newspaper, published on January 10, 1830, the fol lowing paragraph under the head of "Instantaneous Light;" "Amongst the different methods invented for obtain ing a light instantaneously ought cer tainly to be recorded that of Mr. Walker, chemist, Stockton-on-Tees. He supplies the purchaser with prepared matches wh.ch are put into tin boxes, . but are not liable to change in the atmosphere, and also with a piece of fine glass paper folded in two. Even a strong blow will not inflame the matches which are put into tin boxes, 1 the wood underneath, nor dees rub- i bing upon wood or any common sub stance produce any effect except that of spoiling the match; but when one is -plucked between the folds of the glass paper and suddenly drawn out it is instantly inflamed. Mr. Walker does not make them for extensive sale, | but only to supply the small demand In his own neighborhood."—Newcastle j (England) Chronicle. Kansas is to revolutionize her treat ment of the iusane. Instead of crowd ing the patients together into one im- ; mense building they will be placed in cottages similar to private homes. Newport, Ky., has passed an ordinance requiring sufiiciont lire escapes ou ail houses over two stories high. It is plain that Garfield Hcadacho Fowdtyrs aro well liked ; before they wero universally used they had been prescribed successfully for many years by a prominent physician ; 1 they are now within the reach of all. Send for samples. Garfield Tea Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. The world's stock of paper money is now $900,000,000, equal to the existing stock of cold coin. Mrs. Window's .Soothing Syrup for children teething, soften the gums, reduces inflamma tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25cabottl) In 1862 a "dogs' home" was founded in London for homeless and ownerless dogs. Tiso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible ! medicine for coughs and colds.—N.W. SAMUEL, OoMdQKirove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900. .Lignum vitae is the toughest wood j kuown. It cannot be worked by splitting, j J. O. Simpson, Marquess, W. Ya., says: " Hall's Catarrh Curo cured me of a very bad case of catarrh." Druggists soil it, 75c. England spends about $600,000 a year in the purchase of canary birds. Drugs have their use, but don't store them In your stomach. JJeeman's Fepsiu Gum uids nature to perform its functions. The first exportation of American silk was in 1734, when eight pounds wsre sent from America to England. CAMP JEWETT. If you are coming to the rnn-American Ex position, the following will interest you: I Wo believe that hotel accommodations will bo limited. We are constructing a lino Camp ' situated near the Exposition in a most beuu-! tiful | art of the city. Toe I'an-AraericaD Grounds can be reaciied in a walk of fifteen minutes, or in five minutes by trolley line ; positing the Camp. The beautiful Delaware Park an I the Zoo are immediately adjoining, j The Camp will be comp sad of 175 12x14 i feet wall tents with fly, floored, elootric lights and furnished the some as a first-class hotel! bedroom. We shall have all conveniences, j such as baggage room, postofllco, telephone, toilet rooms, etc., board walks to all points,' and laundry. Our rate will be $1 per day foi eaoh tent containing two double beds, oi $1.50 per day for tent witli one double lied. This will make the expense much cheaper than hotel prices. A large lining hall will be provided, in which meals will be furnished at reasonable prices. Parties ariiving in Buffalo by boat or at the r.iilway depots, take Main Street, Buffalo and Lockpoit, Jefferson Street, or Buffalo, Tona wamia and Kenmore ears; if at the Exposi tion Grounds, take any down-town car at the Amherst Street EAST gate. Entrance to Camp, corner Parkside Avenue and OakwooJ Place. DAVIS & STEVENS, Camp Jowett. Highland Park, Buffalo, N. Y. U derences: Citizen's Bank, Dunning d Btevoi.s, Buffalo, N. Y. •'The Snurc tlnf made Went Point fiunoni," WcILHENMY'S TABASCO. DROPSY tZXSSKOSSiSiSs <:•■ u..k of testimonial* and lOdava* treatment Fro®. Dr. H. H. OKEEM'B aOHB, BOX B. Atlanta, Q. 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