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About an hour passed in fruitless watching the moon was now high enough to throw her light •directly into the ravine, and suddenly, although no sound had been heard, Ned perceived a dull gray mass, that looked like a large poi'tion of the rock, moving slowly forward from an angle in the gorge. The mass suddenly halted, when, in the distance, a sound rang through the still night air like tit -i shrill note of a trumpet. A low and deep growl, like the rumbling of distant thunder, seemed to shake the rock upon which Ned lay concealed. Suddenly a tremendous trumpet sounded from the gorge where the dull gray mass had halted, and, growling deeply, the bull elephant advanced, unconscious of impending danger, along the bottom of the ravine. Another and another elephant followed until the leader passed directly beneath the spot where Ned and Tim were concealed the entire alley was crowded with the heard of enormous animals as they followed their leader in single file toward the lake.

Ned's heart beat loudly with excitement as one by one the elephants passed below him but he reserved liis fire until eight or ten had made their exit from the gorge, as he rightly conjunctured that, in the alarm of the first shot, those who 2iad already passed out would endeavor to return whence they came: •this would create great confusion in tfche narrow pass, during which he •would have an opportunity of selecting the linest animals.

As the elephants slowly filed below, Ned whispered to Tim to hand Jhim the spare gun as quickly as possible when he should require it, and aiming behind the ear of a large bull "that was not more than five paces distant, he fired. The huge animal fell dead to the shot. For some minutes the herd of elephants remained stationary as though suddenly turned to stone the flash of the gun and the unknown report had completely astonished them, and "they waited in uncertainty of the position and nature of the danger. Daring this time Ned reloaded his •iErun, and aiming at the temple of a large elephant that stood exactly before him, he again fired. To his delight the animal fell likewise but flow an indescribable scene of contusion arose. At the last flash of the gun those elephants that had already passed from the gorge turned quickly round, and charged desperately in their retreat up the narrow pass, •which was blocked, not only by the bodies of the two dead elephants, but by the dense mass of animals which, seized by the panic, now wedged closely together in their frantic endeavors to escape.

There was no necessity for concealment, and Ned quickly stood upon the edge of the rocks, just out of reach of the elephant's trunks, aud •steadily selected his shots, aiming generally behind the ear as the most fatal spot. Six elephants fell dead 'to his gun before they could extricate •themselves from their helpless position then, having regained their formation in single file, they disappeared at an extraordinary pace in If loom of the ravine.

CAST UP BY the SEA.

,^CBY SIR SAMCEIi W. BAKER.

"CHAPTFR XVI—CONTINUED. Upon arrival at the mouth of the goi'ffe, which formed an alley or narrow street through the hill-side, Ned climbed up the steep ascent and took his position beneath a small tree that grew among the clefts of the rocks exactly on the edge of the ravine thus he commanded the pass, as he could drop a pebble upon any animal that passed below. This curious pathway was of great length, as it was by no means precipitous, but descended at a gradual inclination with many windings from the tabid land on the summit of the hills.

The wind blew toward the lake, thus it was favorable for the watchers.

The moon was nearly full, and not a cloud dimmed the face of the heavens thus it would be almost as easy to shoot correctly as in daylight, especially as Ned had taken the precaution to fasten a piece of white paper, cut into a sharp point, as a sight at the muzzle of the guns. At length, as daylight entirely faded, the moon seemed doubly bright, and the night set in with that brilliancy that can only be seen "within the tropics. There was not a sound to be heard except the occasional splashing and loud sonorous snort of the hippopotami among the reeds by the margin of the lake, and the hum of mosquitoes that tormented Ned without ceasing.

This was a good beginning. Tim [had handed the gun quickly, and had •reloaded as fast as Ned had fired, and their six prizes now blocked the passage of the narrow gorge. But more remained to be done, as the •night was young and the moon bright: therefore Ned proposed that they should follow the edge of the ravine for a considerable distance where it had been undisturbed there they might pass another hour in watching before they returned to t'.:eir party.

They picked their way among loose rocks until they arrived at the summit of the high ground, they then discovered what they had supposed ^to be a hill from the level of the lake was merely a cliff, or precipitous slope descending from a beautiful expanse of table-land, that was a combination of forests and plains. From this elevated land the torrents descended to the lake by deep gorges that had been worn through the hill side, and Ned once more took up his position behind a large tamarind tree that overhung

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the ravine which the elephants had recently quitted. The whitd sand.at the bottom of the gorge was trodden deeoly by the feet of the numerous herd that had now retreated to the" jungles, in which they could be distinctly heard trumpeting and roar^ing in the distance.

More than an hour passed away without the appearance of any animal, and Ned was thinking of his rewhen he suddenly heard the eratter or stones as some hard-footed beast was descending the ravine. In a fe\y, moments he observed several spectre like forms advancing along the bottom.their heads being sometimes on a level with the rocks that overhung the edge they were giraffes who were thus descending to drink at the lake.

As they passed within a few feet of Ned, he fired at the head of one that nearly touched him this fell to the shot, and, as the herd dashed round and rushed off with amazing speed, Ned fired his remaining barrel at the shoulder of another animal, but apparently without success, as iz retreated with the rest. This was great luck Ned had killed six elephants and a giraffe, and he resolved to return to the spot where his party had bivouadked, as he had done sufficient work for the night. The easiest path was by the ravine through which the elephants had arrived. Ned, therefore, clambered down the rock, followed by Tim until he gained the sandy bottom of the gorge, by which gradual descent they arrived at the dead elephants. In passing these Tim cut off their tail's, as he had also done with the giraffe, and with these trophies they continued on their way. After passing through a strip of forest they observed the light of the fires around which the natives were sitting in anxious expectation of their return, ana they had distinctly heard the shots and the loud trumpeting of the "elephants. Tim, in great triumph, exhibited the tails, and recounted the story of the night, to the astonishment of the natives, who had now obtained as large a supply of meet in one night as they were accustomed to collect in a fortnight's hunting they determined to visit the spot before daybreak, to prepare the flesh and secure it from putrefaction.

At about 4 a. m., they sallied forth with knives, axes and sacks, to cut up the game this they performed with great dexterity by dividing the flesh in long but thin slips, which were at once hung upon the trees in festoons to dry, while fires were lighted beneath to preserve it»from flies. While they were thus engaged, Ned, with the dog, strolled up the ravine to the body of the giraffe which had already been attacked by hyenas, whose tracks were visible in the sand. Knowing that he had wounded a second giraffe, he now continued along the ravine, and presently he discovered tracks of blood upon the stones upon the right hand side of the gully, which proved that the animal was wounded. He now carefully followed upon the marks until he emerged from the ravine among some roughly broken ground near the summit of the table-land: this was in some places covered with thick bush, but Ned remarked that in one spot the white sand was reddened with blood, and trampled in all directions by the tracks of lions mingled with the widespreading hoofs of giraffes. It was evident that some great struggle had taken place, as the sand was marked in one direction by a weight that appeared to have been dragged across it, as though the giraffe had been carried off by the lions. As he followed upon the track along" which the heavy body had been dragged Nero bristled up his back, and cautiously approached a dense covert of thorns with a small hollow among the rocks. The dog halted, and appeared to wind something within the thick jungle, as he advanced a few steps nearer and then barked in great excitement. Ned felt sure that either one or moi*e lions had dragged the body of the giraffe within the den of thorns accordingly when within twenty paces of the spot, he threw several large stones into the middle of the buch. With a load roar, a magnificent lion rushed out from his lair and crouched before the bush, eveiug Ned fiercely, and growling deeply as though prepared to spring. The lion moved his tail rapidly from side to side, striking the ground with the tuft of black hair at the extremity with a force that made the sand fly like puffs of smoke. This was a sign of extreme fury, and Ned momentarily expected an attack that would have been difficult to avoid. For several minutes they faced each other determinedly. Ned all the while keeping his eye fixed unflinchingly upon those of the lion. At length, as the dog continued to spring around him, barking without ceasing the lion rose from the ground and stalked proudly back ward and forward before the covert as though to guard the entrance. This was a grand opportunity for a side shot at the shoulder, and never did Ned aim with greater coolness and accuracy, as he knew that his life depended upon the shot trusting to break the shoulder-bone, and thus disable him, he fired. With a terrific roar the lion charged with one bound into the smoke of the gun at the same time that he descended he struck a random blow with with his right paw that would have felled a buffalo. Fortunately for Ned, at the moment of firing he had sprung upon one side, and thus avoided a crushing blow. The lion now rolled

over almost at his feet, and. recovering himself immediately, he rushed upon Ned, receiving at the same instant the contents of the second barrel in hisroouth. With great activity Ned had again avoided him in the^ thick smoke at the moment of firing,' •and Nero rushing in had seized the lion between the hind legs, where he hung on with a furious tenacity that no efforts of the animal could relax. Ned had Jem Stevens' pistols in his belt, one of which he liad uickly drawn but the struggles of the lion With the dog were so great and extremely rapid tfyat he. had no chance of taking a correct aim, The blood was pouring from the lion's mouth, as well as from a wxund through the. shoulder) and presently,- amidst his tremendous efforts to turn and attack the dog, he' reared to his.full height upon his hind legs, and with a savage roar he fell upon his back, with the staunch dog beneath him. As quick as lightning, to, save Nero, Ned rushed in and fired.his pistol within a few inches of the lion's head scattering his brains upon the faithful dog. The lion never moved a muscle. Ned. pale with the excitement of the fight, now caressed the dog, who fiercely shook the dead lion's throat after,which he wiped the perspiration from his forehead, and looking up to the clear heavens he devoutly thanked G-od for protection in the strife. He was surveying the carcass of the lion with a hunter's pride when Tim suddenly appeared, accompanied by several of the natives, who had heard the shots and hurried to discover the calise. They could hardly believe their eyes when they saw the lion lying dead and, upon entering the jungle, they found the remains of the giraffe, which had been partially devoured. They now took possession of the prize and, having skinned the lion and cut liis flesh from the bones, they severed his head from the body, together with the skin, and returned to their party, who were busily engaged in taking the meat of the elephants.

The whole day was occupied by the natives in cutting up the elephants and transporting them to the place of bivouac. In the mean time, Ned, who had no taste for that branch of the expedition, took possession of one of the canoes with the assistance of Tim, and determined, if possible, to procure some fresh fish for dinner. Many drift bamboos were lying upon the beach, from which he selected one about sixteen feet long and tapered he then lashed a thong of elephants hide to the point, so as to form a stiff loop in the place of a ring, through which he passed a strong line made of aloe fiber to this he attached a large hook and piece of light wood as a float. With a coil of about a hundred yards of line wound upon two pegs a foot asunder, that he drove into the but end of his rod in the place of a reel, Ned was ready for a day's fishing, with the exception of the bait. Tim quickly secured the latter necessary article by forming a line with half a dozen single hairs of the giraffe's tail, to which lie attached a small hook baited with a minute piece of elephant's fat. The small fish of half a pound weight bit greedily, and, having caught five or six, Tim kept them alive in a large gourd-shell of water, and Ned pushed the canoe from the shore. The small fish were bright and silvery, but they had tough skin like that of an eel instead of scales: Through this just beneath the back fin, Ned inserted the large hook, and throwing his lively and alluring bait into deep water within a few yards of a bank of tall reeds, he patiently waited the result.

About half au hour had passed in perfect silence when Ned was startled by a tremendous snort, accompanied by a splash in the water close to the canoe in another instant he felt a severe shock as the head of a hippopotamus struck the bottom and lifted the canoe several inches above the surface, As though proud of his performance, the angry old bull now raised his head above the water and snorted loudly. Tim snatched up his gun, and, taking good aim, he fired into the middle of his head in a line from between the eyes. With a splash the animal disappeared. Several other hippopotami cow showed their heads, but at a more respectful distance, as they were alarmed at the report of the gun. "Dat's what I call a ugly feller," remarked Tim, "he got a pair of lips same Jike de nigger, got a flat nose like de nigger he's de reg'lar waterniger—dat's a fact 'xactly."

Having expressed this opinion upon the natural history of the hippopotamus, Tim reloaded his gun, and Ned was about to make some remark when his float darted off, and the rod was nearly jerked out of his hand fortunately he held a loose coil that was not wound round the pegs, and allowing this to fall upon the ground he grasped the line with one hand and struck hard to fasten the fish. It was impossible to check his rush, and for the moment Ned feared that a crocodile had seized his bait, and that he should loose his tackle, but he was presently undeceived, as an immense fish sprang high out of the water' at about eighty yards distance, firmly hooked.

For about twenty minutes the struggle continued between Ned and the fish, which constantly leapt from the water, and shaking his head violently, endeavoring to free himself from the hook. At length, as Ned had kept a severe strain upon the line, the fish showed signs of exhaustion, and Tim paddled the canoe toward a sandbank for the purpose of landing their prize in shallow water. Jumping out of the canoe, Ned ran backward upon the bank, and, keeping a tight line, he presently succeeded in leading the fish into the shallows, where it struggled

helplessly upon its side Tim got behind it, and falling upon it he grasped the gills with both hands, and dragged it to the shore. The scales were as bright as silver, except upon the back, where' they were a dark slatv blue it was a species of perch that weighed about eighty pounds, and both Ned and Tim rejoiced in their beautiful prize. To preserve it-fresh Ned fastened a piece of strong line around the tail, and then placed it in deep water secured to a peg upon the bank thus it quickly recovered from it's fatigue.

In about an hour Ned had another run,.and captured a fish of the same species that weighed nearly forty pounds, which,., he landed upon the sandbank in a.similar manner to the first. They had again pushed off in the canoe,

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thing like the back of a large turtle above the surface of the water, and, upon quickly paddling toward it, lie discovered that it was the flank of the hippopotomus at which he had fired, which now floated. This animal always sinks to the bottom when first killed, but in about an hour and a half, when the gas has distended the body, it rises to the surface. Here was an additional supply of food and returning to the shore, Ned procured a rope, which they made fast to one of the hind legs, and towed the carcass to the bank, where it awaited the arrival of the natives. (TO 3E CONTINUED.)

SHE DIDN'T WANT A MILLION.

How Jones Recovered from a Night at the Club,

The latch-key joke is as old as, well, say drink, says the New York Tribue..' But here is a true latch-key story.

Mr. Jones, when he has a very bad headache in the morning, and when there is a buzzing in his ears, always attempts to be cheerful and witty at breakfast. He also makes a pretence of eating heartily, and praises everything on the table. It is a way he has to show that important and exciting meetings at the club on the night before have no effect on his nerves.

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meeting at the club last evening. The minority had a hard fight, but we gained our point. "I'm so glad," said "my dear," smiling sweetly. "Yes." said Mr. Jones, reaching eagerly for his glass of water, and then drawing back his hand hastily, "we won them over completely. How delicious this chop is "Do you like it, my dear? Let me give you another," said "my dear" in a tender voice. "Er—thank you, my love," said Mr. Jones ruefully. "I'm so glad you like them," said "my love" softly, gazing at the two whole chops on his plate. "You have not seemed to be well lately. It's a good sign to have your appetite return." "Eh," answered Mr. Jones, trying to be lively. "I am feeling better than I have been in a long time. I don't know when I felt so well," and he gazed longingly at Iris glass of water, but with Spartan heroism would not touch it. "That is so good," replied "my love," beaming radiantly, and then she sipped her water, while his lips shriveled up. "And you know how absent-mind-ed I am, pet," said Mr. Jones, cough ing slightly. "I have mislaid my latchkey. I remember distinctly taking it fron: my pocket upstairs and placing it somewhere, but I can't recall where I put it. Did you notice it anywhere in the room?" he added anxiously. "I haven't looked in the room," said "pet" very sweetly. "If you could—er—now let me have yours, darling, I could call in on a locksmith on my way to the office and have a duplicate made. I'll have him send yours back to you and the duplicate to my office. Of course, the other key will, be found in the room, but it will be just as well to have an extra one in the house.' "Certainly," answered "darling,"' and her tones were like honey. "I'll go and get it now, dear."

When she had left the room Mr, Jones seized his glass and drained it in a famished way. He filled it rapidly and replaced it where it had stood before. He was pretending to eat a chop when she returned. "Here it is," she said very sweetly and graciously. "Thank you very much, dear," answered Mr! Jones, looking greatly relieved, and he was brimming over with affection during the rest of the meal. When he was starting for his office he kissed her tenderly. "I'll tell the locksmith to be sure to send the key back this forenoon," he said. "Oh, \rou need not go to him," she said softly. "This is your key." "Er—you found it in the room, did you?" asked Mr. Jones, getting scarlet. "No, dear," she said, more softly and sweetly than ever. "You gave it to me iu the lower hallway at 0 o'clock this morning, and said I could have a million of 'em if I wanted 'em, or two million. But I don't want them. One is enough for me. Goodbye, dear." And now Mr. Jones goes home early every night, aud when he unlocks the front doo.rs lie knows where he puts his latchkey. t,

A Bangor somnambulist, while walking in his sleep, hooked a five pound black bass in Jjake Chemo, and awoke to fiud himself struggling in the water.

DETROIT MIRACLE.

A GREAT TRIUMPH FOR CANADIAN MEDICAL SCIENCE.

Particulars of One of the Most Remarkable Care* on Record Described by the Detroit News—A Story Worth a Carelul

Persusal.

[Detroit News.]

The following paragraph, which appeared in the News a short time ago, furnished the basis of this information —a case that was so wonderfully re-

them fully. It was so important then that it attracted considerable attention

at the time. The following is the paragraph in question: "G. B. Northrop, for twenty-eight years one of the best known merchants on Woodward avenue, who was supposed to be dying last spring of locomotor ataxia, or creeping paralysis, has secured a new lease of life and returned to work at his store. The disease has

always been supposed to be incurable,

time strength. It has been hinted to the writer of this article, who was acquainted with Mr. Northrop, that this miraculous change had been wrought by a very simple remedy called Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. When asked about it, Mr. Northrop fully verified the statement, and not only so but he had taken pains to inform anyone who was suffering in a similar manner when he heard of any such case. Mr. Northrop was enthusiastic at the result in his own case of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. It was a remedy that he had heard of after ho had tried everything he could hope to give him relief. He had been in the care of the best physicians, who did all they could to alleviate this terrible malady, but without any avail. He had given up hope, when a friend in Lockport, N. Y., wrote him of the case of a person there who had been cured in similar circumstances by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. The person cured at Lockport had obtained his information respecting Dr. Williams' Pink Pills from an article published in the Hamilton, Ont., Times. The case was called "The Hamilton Miracle," and told the story of a man in that city who, after almost incrediblo suffering, was pronounced by the most eminent physicians to be incurable and permanently disabled. He had spent hundred of dollars in all sorts of treatment and appliances only to be told in the end that there was no hope for him, and that cure was impossible. The person alluded to (Mr. John Marshall, of 25 Little William street, Hamilton, Ont.,) was a member of the Royal Templars of Temperance, and alter having been pronounced permanently disabled and incurable by the physioians, was paid the $1,000 disability insurance provided by the order i'or its members in such cases. For years Mr. Marshall had been utterly helpless, and was barely able to drag himself around his house with the aid of crutches. His agonies were almost unbearable and life was a burden to him, when at last relief came. Some months after he had been paid the disability claim he heard of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and was induced to try them. The result was miraculous almost from the outset an improvement was noticed, and in a few months the man that medical experts had said was incurable, was going auout the city healthier and stronger than before. Mr. Marshall was so well known in Hamilton that all the city newspapers wrote up his wonderful recovery in detail, and it was thus, as before stated, that Mr. Northrop came into possession of the information that led to his equally marvelous recovery. One could scarcely conceive a case more hopeless than that of Mr. Northrop. His injury came about in this way: One day, nearly four years ago, he stumbled and fell the complete length of a steep flight of stairs which were at the rear of his store. His head and spine wero severely injured. He was picked up and taken to his home. Creeping paralysis very soon developed itself, and in spite of the most strenuous efforts of friends and physicians the terrible affliction fastened itself upon him. For nearly two years he was perfectly helpless. He could do nothing to support his strength in the least effort. He had t.) be wheeled about in an invalid's chair. He was weak, pale, and fast sinking when this timely information eame that veritably snatched his life from the jaws of death. Those, who at that time saw a feeble old man wheeled into his store on an invalid's chair, would not recognize the man now, so great is the change that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have wrought. When Mr. Northrop learned of the remedy that had cured Mr.. Marshall in Hamilton, and the person in Lockport, he procured a supply of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills through Messrs. Bassett & L'Hommedieu, 9o Woodward-avenue, and from the outset found improvement. He faithfully adhered to the use of the remedy until now he is completely restored. Mr. Northrop declares that there can be no doubt as to Pink Pills being the cause of his restoration to health, as all other remedies and medical treatment left him in a condition rapidly going from bad to worse, until at last it was declared there was no hope for him and he was pronounced incurable. He was in this terrible condition when he began to use Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and they havo restored him to health.

Mr. Northrop was asked what was claimed for this wonderful remedy, and replied that he understood the proprietors claim it to be a blood builder and nervo restorer supplying in a condensed form all the elements necessary to enrich the blood, restore shattered nerves and drive out disease. It is claimed by the proprietors that Pink Pills will oure paralysis, rheumatism, sciatica, palpitation of the hewt, headache! and all dis­

markable that it demanded further ex- placed for general sale." Mr. Northplanation. It is of sufficient importance declares^ to the News* readers to report it to £ills

but Mr. Northrop's condition is greatly and not a thousand miles away, it can improved, and it looks now as if the be easily verified. Mr. Northrop is ,,, •*. very well known to the people oi Degrave would be cheated of its prey.

eases peculiar to females, loss oi #pp®*i tite, dizziness, sleeplessness, loss of memory, and all diseases arising from overwork, mental worry,» loss of vital force, eto. "I want to say," said Mr. Northrop, "that I don't have much faith in patent medicines, but I cannot say too much in praise of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. The proprietors, however, claim that they are not a patent medicine in the sense in which that term is used, but a highly y,iscientific preparation, the result of years of careful study and experiment on the part of the proprietors, and, the pills were successfully used in privatespractice for years before being

as a cure for nerve

diseases. On

pills as a inquiry the writer found that these pills were manufactured by Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y., and

Brockville, Ont., and the pills are sold in boxes (never in bulk by the hundred), at 50 cents a box, and may be had of all druggists or direct by mail from Dr. j? Williams Medicine Co., from either above addresses. The price at which these pills are sold makes a course of treatment with them comparatively inex-

pensive as edies or medical treatment. This case is one of the most remarkable on record,

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Since that time Mr. Northrop has testify of the marvelous good wrought steadily improved not only in looks but in his case. He says he considers it his in condition, till he has regained his old- duty to help all who are similarly af- -%s flicted by any word be can say in behalf of the wonderful efficacy of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills.

Nathaniel Hawthorne was a kindhearted man as well as a great novelist. While he was consul at Liverpoel a young Yankee walked into his office. The boy had left home to seek his forttune, but evidently hadn't found it yet, although he had crossed the sea in his search. Homesick, friendless, nearly penniless, he wanted a passage home. The clerk said Mr. Hawthorne could j? not be seen, and intimated that the boy was no American, but was trying to, steal a passage.

The boy stuck to his point, and the clerk at last went to the little room and said to Mr. Hawthorne: /r "Here's a boy insists upon seeing V' you. He says he's an American, but I know he isn't." »v

Hawthorne came out of the room andt j1 looked keenly at the eager, ruddy face. -, of the boy,

You want a passage to America?" "Yes, sir." "And you say you're an American?" "Yes, sir." "From what part of America?" "United States, sir." "What State?" "New Hampshire, sir." J' "Town?" "Exeter, sir."

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Hawthorne looked at him a minuter, before asking the next question. ,• "Who sold the best apples in your. town?" iisS "Skim-milk Folsom, sir," said the"boy with glistening eyes, as the old familiar byword brought up the dear old scenes of homo. If "It's all right," said Hawthorne to the clerk, "give him a passage." .,

Law Against Hypnotism.

Belgium is the first country to make

Tho Sea-Horse.

Only three or four inches in length, the sea-horse is more dignified than many large fishes, and, in addition to the distinction conferred upon it by its: graceful stateliness, possesses the unique power of looking two ways at once. It is a dainty, pretty creature, with head shaped much like a horse. In color it is pale gray, dotted with tiny, scarcely visible, spots of blue, and small silver spangles. Tho dorsii fins are bordered and fringed with gold, and the strong little prehensile tail, wound around some fixed object selected by the owner, supports him in an erect position in the most wonderful manner.

Some Signs of Rain.

'When flies sting sharply, and ants may be seen making haste with their tiny burdens when the donkeys bray unusually, and the cows cluster in corners of the fields before milking time when the pigs pick up straws and carry them about with lively interest, as it they had some business with them, or1 wished to learn if straws really do show the way the wind blows when the dog is heavy with sleep, and the cat seems possessed to wash her face when all or any of these signs are seen they are not in vain, for it is sure not to be a dry time and rain is on the way.

An Alloy That Does Not Tarnish.

A new alloy which olosely resembles gold is composed of one hundred parts of copper and six of antimony, which after being melted is fluxed with carbonate of lime in order to increase its density. The alloy can be rolled, forged and soldered in the same manner as .. gold, and when polished the gold color remains unchanged,i|even after long exposure to ammonia and acid vapors in tho atmosphere. The cost of tho alloy in the ingot form is stated to be about twenty-five cents per pound.

A Favored Word.

The most abused word these days is the word cyclono. Every one whose belief is father to the description sees in the simplest storm all the characteristics that are usually applied to rotary disturbances. Most people who havo had the experience feel insulted if they are told that it wasn't a cyclohe |p|| that struck them. They are endear^#f|| to the term and want to be undisturbec, in their rhetoric.

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hypnotizing an offense against the law of the land. The .law recently approved by the Parliament in Brussels is as fol-ga^^ lows: 1. Whoever exhibits an individual hypnotized by him or by another shall be punished by imprisonment for from two weeks to six months, and by a fine of $5 to $200. 2. Any person, not a physician, having hypnotized an individual under 21 years, or one not in full possession of his mental powers, shall be punished by 1 a fine of $5 to $200, even when the hypnotized individual has not been exhibited publicly. 3. With imprisonment shall be punished, moreover, every person who, with the intention of cheating, or otherwise injuring, causes a hypnotized individual to sign a paper containing a contract, disposition, obligation, release, or declaration or intention. The same punishment shall be inflicted, also, upon the person deriving benefit from such a paper.

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