Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 20, Number 18, Jasper, Dubois County, 10 May 1878 — Page 3
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ITEMS OF INTEREST. t'naM rjh! Mteraajr, George JKItot hw thus far profited :$00,000by "Daniel Deronda." William Gullan Bryant p radioes ydth dumb-bells before breakfast every morning. The Katienal Prohibitionist is the mum of a new temperance paper re.(ntly started in St. Louis. Viotor Hugo made more money out of "Lea Miserables" than frem any other of his works. Don Piat t looks so much like the late Charles Dickens that his pioture might be taken for that of the novelist. Elihu Burrit thinks the prayer, "N'nw I lav me down to slee." is oldor
than the English language. Edison, inventor of tho phonograph, contributes an historic and prophetio paper about it to the next North American Review.
Dm bun we h aeifcaU the mmuMLtk
ment of a "ferry oar" across the Mississippi river at that place, in wfikit yft. sengura and teams canbaoarrledaoMye. Clook-work has Imh aujW JW
un.ltu.l - i . . . . J
"I'l"1 mm R muior lO 0eWWg
"j mwuimmcian oi Vienna.
wound uiin a few minutes, and it wilt
ma i or general hours, its snaad mi
ravhinsti
2
ooatrol
meanwhile fully under the
ine operator.
iron is quoted at ite lowest figuree
i mo AnmwMi muKK. oince Janua
ry. ''p. the decline in prices has been as follows: On pig-iron 6D percent.; on
renneu bar 6.'J per cent. : on Bessemer
sieei rails OU per cent.; on beet iron rails M per cent.
A Los Angola paper states that the
tuiiuine ornvrna llir conimema ku Fuuti
introduced at Paseadana. fll.. wharo 5f
is almost perpetually in fruit. Last year
"""w" iium uune to danuarj, ana
aireeoy started fruiting and will probably ripen from May-day to Christmas. A new style of paddle-wheel has been invonted and placed on the steamer Massachusetts at Xcw York. It was tested and on the first trip the steamer made nearly 28 miles an hour, with loss
power man is usually applied. The
a r . ii 4 a. ii. i i
.7xWu? J ' U"B works by pressure instead of imof the 'Oittle women,'' was married re- pact. Tho blades are twice the size of cently, in London, to Mr. Ernest Nion- ordinarv lilmW imf ,i,i
kcr, of Baden.
The now Pope is a poet. A great many Latin and Italian poems from his pen are in existence, and they are about to be published. Yung Wing, the Chinese Commissioner of Education in this country, has translated into Chinese Professor Parsons'swork on The Law of Contracts." Longfellow is credited with saying that if ho responded to all the roquosts sent him for his autograph and likenuss ho would spend a third of his income in
photographs and postage stamps.
only half the usual number,
As showing the cost of labor in Europe, the rate of wages paid on certain railroad works of the same class, was: In Portugal, $1.45 a week: in Inland, 2.20; in France, $2.90, and in England, $5.30. Nevertheless, it was found that over the whole works the same amount of earth had been moved for the same amount of money. A Hartford (Conn.) company has recently finished a machine for minting tho ends of head of thread-spools. The machine is automatic, takinsr tin thn
-$fr. GktfcdfM Hardy, 4 Secretary C War ia tke British Cabinet, is to be made a peer. He Has selected the title
of Lord Oxford, presumably from hie having represented that oity in Parliament. Thtftitia has been extinct for
many jeers, antiougb it) was nret illustrious fa the family of De Vera, and
Jiooert lianey, Karl otOxtord in the last oentunr, was a frlfcet eolleatoraf
Moo. ana books.
MTliGlf-FAJtMIXC.
dtortnerly the oetrieh wae hunted by Mi on horseback; hat of late years the
nvMMtu jur vm wafers oi tnese birds ha elevated the breeding and raising of
uMriuMw io iw poemon Q4 one oi the
great lnduifarieaof Southern Africa. Ten
v tuiuuiw low. ine Haw i. uihs i I reskujur near (irahanAtnim in' patu about to nraMDl; fWn Vuf.rU t wi. I v v,v:. !B
the GoIh Rny. wLui, ; " "h V'"1 Vi 01
.fp to $400. The Wr4e are Ijaeked More they are a year eU, bat the age at whieh they eeaee to yield their periodical karreet of graeeial plumee has not apiMHWitly beea yet eV termined. There are oetriehes oa Mr. Douglaea's farm which have been robbed ot their feathers at proper intervale lee 16 years, and yet the quality of their plumaere does not deoreeittUi. Wk
years ago a gentleman named Douglass, plaeking time has come, the iieoeeearr
al display of mealies as maixe or Iadiaa.
ufUMNi in soau Ainca ibk a
lie ladies of royal, lineage wh have shown their devotion to the Holy Cbureh. The Qaeen is net a Oatbelic, but is supposed to have deeerved well of the church because she has made no ftuw
about setting up the Papal hierarchy in pu4t incubator,
foand that they would lay in confine
ment, he next set to work to devise some method of artificial hatching. For
three years he met with but little suc-
oess.but finally he invented the
since when he has
1
rds
corn is
one side of which is movable. The
wiu ko wunneriv aner mm m
and will run about their paddocks alter any one ther see. in the anMetAtiaa at
these dalicaetee. When tha nan ia fall.
the movable side is run ia, so that the birds are nreseed toawthar La.
proeeouted his schew in a minnsr tkftf i vond the nowar of inlMfc atwK
liU mull liim (.oia. I 'rkaT. nan .rv A
By means of the incubator the 1 1 hinfc
with which the experiment was first
tried nave been increased to 900, and these beinflr scattered throughout th
district.have made ostrich-farming nearly as popular among the residents of Cape
They can not an read their wWa. or
make the dart forward which ia oh.
tomary to them when about to kiok. Then men go in among them, and, taking up their wines, pluck or out tkair
feathers. Both proceseee are qom.
mon, but the former is most ao. ae be
ing more profitable. There is a heavier
Scotland.
Madame Rachel, who calls herelf " Arabian Perfumer to the Queen." and
who now and asrain swindles weak-head
ed members of the British aristocracy, male and female, by selling cosmetios at enormous suras, profeeein? thatbv
their application they are tohe made lyaspoi
"iieautiful iorever." has onlv recentlr Colonv as diamnnd.minino-
got out of prison; and there is every raising. The farm of Mr. Douglass is weight to sell when the feather is plaokchance of her going back again for situated a short distance from Grahams- d, and the qaiU begins to grow again
ii- i.h , . unucBMir uj wwn, ana occupies about acres of nce, wnereas.tne proceee is delayed
xuu6iiiuuim, lurnmriy oevofealO WOOI- """lUMtini w umuea upon lO eieot tM growing. The country around was, tin- Mp. Apparently the oetrich snfera til within a short period, used as sheen, but little when his feathers are draws.
walks, but a oertaia deterioration in the ) fo" takes scarcely any notice of tho
grasses renaereu it unprofitable for such operation. J. lie piuoking nas to be enpurposes. The quality is yet, howev- diiral by the victim twice a year: that
owinjnmi.ijf kwu w aKLwty ine os- tj5 primary wing ieata
biiua niuuuii ittss zaeuaious
Gail Hamilton owns a house, and spools one bv One. anil nrinHtur nr am.
runs her own. in the manufacturing vil- bossing the two heads simultaneouslv.
riAflr Sulam IVf oca I ftitlion u!tTi r .!l.n..4. i "
kireof Hamilton,
where she was raised, and where she be
gan her career as a country schoolteacher. -Khoda Brouphton lives in the beau
tiful Valley of Choyd, Trah
"aoout"
Hies : she is i
m, spiritnal in expression
either with or without ink. and drnn.
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inug luwiii mw a rocentacie, at the rate of 1C0 per minute. The same machine can be instantly adapted to spools from
two ana a half inches to half an inch
long, ine machine prints directly on the wood, obviating the necessity of
with a light, quick, impatient manner, printing, cutting and gumming labels, and a good firure. She is of about the nd attaching them to the spools.
average height. -Miss Francos E. Willard, the well hiw and Mishap, known temperance lecturer, and Mrs. TAt Catasauqua, Pa., a tight-rope Mary B. Willard, widow of the late Peormer fell from a rope a distance of Oliver A. Willard, editor of the Chicago f 0 ft t0 th0 ground and was fatally inPoi!, have assumed control of the paper Jured. as editor and publisher respectively. Albert Walker, aged 14, while playThe public may expect that a mini and ins: a eamo of base-ball at Cleveland, o .
upright paper, independent in politics stood too clow to the batter and received
a fatal blow on the temple.
Killed by lightning: Harry K. House, at Newburg, 0. John Chattle, near Newcomer siown. O Mrs. .Tana
I Blue, near Bunker Hill, Ind. A son of
vy ra. uonnors, aged 15, near Francesville, Ind. Colinda Croxell. ared 1C.
, Iowa. Mrs.
varnish.
Shooting
casualties: James
ami an advocate of all that is good, will be published by them. Seheelitnd Church. The German School Genetic states that there are in the German umpire, in round numbers, GO.000 primary schools
v.vw.vw ecaoiars. I near Drury's Landing,
i res uy 10 nanism lias become stronw MAeeio McConnall. at Kmrf Mint
enough in New Zealand to have a Gen- -At Maysville, Ky.', a 3-year-old S ,Th A8f mbljr f81 re" dWlintothefirean7dwaeimffiSecently at V eriington, and agreed to es- ly burned to death. -A 5-year-old dauchtabllsh a sustentation fund. l?he church tcr of J. B. Bickley, lMng near Bloomsupports a mission in the New Heb- ington, O., was burned LodeaTh byh?r
T, itn. , wiouioB uiKing nre irom a burning log i v V Brown,- of New- heap Mrs. 11 inkle was fatally burned who 5s knwn as the father at Botkin, 0., while engaged in boiling
, umjvj vjuugiugimunausui,
"vvuvumw as aearetary of theAmeri nun rniirv,.t:.i it!.. . 1
Dr,
cd
reackrs Snmntimna ntitnin (Imir I acriul Rwiui L-illiul lt. Ilia Uml.A .,
.'J . HIBll -B -I " 1"VM J UI3 UlUtil.ll WTO
wnincaief ny ways that are dark. In with a shot-gun. They didn't know it
me.tncy do not hesiutetopayfrom$50 G. Werner, a tobacconist, accidentally allll UpWadS for an arlvann. oaf shrkt nnl Vi11u1 ,l.lt. i Z
- """wu uuuawi rvnitB uirxot-
snooting witn a revolver. Thomas Daval, of Burliusrton. Iowa, fatallv shot.
himself while out gunning. At Daven
port, Iowa, Johnnie Dougherty shot
miusmu nirougn ine ioreneaa while Hunt
ing squirrels with a revolver, t Curiosities Of suicide. SidnerAn
drews, a well-to-do young farmer living final. Wilmtnot. A .1 i t rr
one of th ntrwitnn;. n,,!f., - 7i " t L,'. f"r. """7."
numW n tu. 7 uuuugii iw uMit wivk revolver, ne ?r?.r.0,Iw towns have done this, left a written statement. vh,irthf h.
Wtoyrr aow'ng women in committed the deed from no ill-will totSLnif068!'! Gi,,lne1lllMW,triei ward his wife or father, but from causes itiuffiT!i,,Jlf"?tIto,,.T,found known only to linielf. -Peyton Cliri. nSuth' iird8dvL,8RVl0' Aswomen ".Hfod 55, son-in-law ul .old Simon S ill inS-0' 85ht1t?,lchc?s' Kenton, of renown in Ohio's early his""fcui to make sood Directors also. uwv. omnmiiu miinSri- . s
w . - ---- I 1 -vw....niw. OUlilUO Ab 41 tn liwillis lit
mor-
lose
to think death
preferable to spending the balance oniis natural Ufa in rlaTlnuio Vr! I'l-..--
........... ...u ... uoinuviwi XJUIQUVU Bowen, aged 19 years, daughter of
a woll-to-do farmer livimr near
Upper Sandusky, Ohio, committed suicide by shooting herself with a shot-gun. iS'o reason given. A man aged about 50 leaped from the new suspension bridge at Niagara into the river. An envelope in the ptKjket of his coat was addressed to Edward M. Groat, Waterford, Ilaoihe County, Wis.
1 wen uresseu man. about fu
selling her a lotion called " Jordan Water."
Jeanne Donate is a littln nianW
only seven years old, who has lately performed before Qaeen Victoria. When at Buckingham Palace, the little lady wore a white artificial camellia. Who
gave you that?" asked the Queen. "Oh! that's my talisman, your Majesty: Mdlle. Albani gave it to me for good luck." HerMaiostv wont over to a car.
beillo, took out a red camellia, and
gave it to the child, saying: "Wear that beside it, mv dear, and mav both
bring you a two-fold share of good luck!" A novel discovery has been made in
monorary oi i,yons, France. It is a map of the entire system of tlie central plateau of Africa, which has of late years been explored by Grant, Baker, Livingstons, and Stanley. The system is traced upon a globe which was constructed in 1701, and contains in detail the sources of the Nile and Congo. The map was exeouted bv order of Fa
thers Placide de Saint Amour, nrinoi-
GraainrA
tnan a sheep.
lnere are at present on the farm
about aw birds, which are allowed to run in large inclosuree. One of these is 8,000 acres in size, and has within it a troop of 240 birds. Once a week they Mn .iri...i.j i . ... .
io ui Husueu up oy men on norsebacK, armed with large boughs of thorn to keep the birds off, as many are very savage, and their kick is dangerous. One man goes in front, with a. nanl-.
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nurse luaueu wna inaian corn, to lead them. The farm itself h divided into
uuuirua, nu, wim inose wiucu are breeding, one cock with two hens occu-
pies eaun paaaooK. ine young birds
lor they do not breed till they are 8
years old or those which are not pair-
ers, which are the only white oaee, are plucked, and also the seeosdarv
feathers, these being the black ones.
which are valuable, but not so much so
ae the others. When the harvest of plumes has been collected they are taken
into the feather-room and sorted into lots of various qualities. The whka
primary rim from under the bird's wine produces the best plumes. These are frequently sold for as high a price as
jpii'o per pound. It is said that the present demand for
ostrich plumes has made the busiaeesof producing them so profitable that it not
infrequently yields an advance ot 60 per cent, annuallv on the canital invaafc-
ed. Yet, on the other hand, large sums of money have been lost by persons who have tried it and been unsuccessful. Aa-
t ed. run in flnnVi rJ 5U1 nr Aft. auk ti I
, - . ' 1 I F " " " Vf JWltl, AilCV I
pai or ine monastery of the third order are subject to disease which, of course. POBJ TroUope, who visited Mr. Doagof St. I rancts, bv Crispurien of Toulon, repure attention, and are apt to dam- 18'8 itLTm in 1877 adduces the followand by the monks of Bonarenture and age themselves, sometimes breaking in rens which, as be says, renders Gregoire, both connected with the above their own Iotdm ami fk.mui.. the business of oetrioh-farminir a. nnuu.
estamisnment. The report does not
mention the names of the explorers.
The modern maps place the source of
nous one: "The birds are of such value, a fall-grown bird in perfect beekk being worth as much as 75, that there
gettinar
caught in the wire fences. Otherwise they are hardy creatures, which can
Sta.nri tniioh IiAaf anri nVM -l A
. . - f HHWM U U H V u WUn.. UBH I H I I f M
ine two rivers slightly to the northward long periods without water, require no I &rf o1 "s of great loss. And of that just discovered delicate feeding, and give, at existing- 1 ?oubt whether the industry has as yet John Iirisrkt's faVuu iuki tn bait. I nmnu l ' , 6 I txitAri Inner owuiali fyu
fiivvs, aBijiio inurus IUI LIMS care DC-1 . . fc J6 . wwo nuv bm-
stowea upon them.
John Bright's father seems to have
been an extremely kind-hearted mill-
owner. We are told that- on winter
nights he would stand at his mill-ratea.
lantern in hand, giving directions to men to look after the children (to whom be was especially kind) on their way home. His work neonle were
so well paid as to enable them, if care-
The first necessity in artif ohU natrfaa. !
hatching is to procure the eggs. For
tnis purpose the farmer provides
mmseif with an assortment of dum-
uiunn snu miBU nil a winu. BY bmim
of these ne is usually successful in &1-
to lay. The birds are
ploy it to know all its conditions. The two great things to do are to hatch tk
eggs and then to pluck the feathers, sort them, and send them to the market. I
think I may say that ostrioh-fannia-
without the use of an incubator can never produce great results. The birds in
jure their feathers by sitting, and si
every hatching lose two months. There
ilUmaUSfor an advanrv oat nt
aniination papers, and it was lately charged that certain officers connected with the preparation of those papers sometimes throw out hints to favorite candidates which were extremely valuable in time of trouble. , -The Des Moines (Iowa) Stple Beg.
i. , " r '" v umni L v Lite school election last Monday, elected a
ni.. ... 7i iT r'J' wuiiuHtwu suiciue anus nom
lmn n;e T , " VK'"11 "r e P'ne. Air. unnsman was about to
'ntu .ill t fin euni Al.t.frtl.xu. cam I I. : : ..I. . . . I . . .
pastors of
wuw ucaasu vuuibiraB iui
ir-b r.or from JrarcI, 1828 to March, nf v Mxy are: Ur- Leonard Bacon, 2 w T I!aven ; Ilev John A. Douglas, atW. Me.; Key. Dr. Jacob Ide mli f.'.! .Iway.Mass. ; Uev. Dr. Leon-
Val U,uunSton of Newbury, Mass.: & rastusMRltby, of Taunton, Mass. om," )!h Merrim. of llandolph Mr vnd llHr' JlM30b S' ClArk 0' JIr' bAni t.
we"."o puniioation of
r.",M tok by Annn
an itn
dl i .-i c,laKi(JS m System" unl V, 0 of ' The Science of Kduca2Ju 4'. 10 ,work of Hosenkranz was
t!a t . .
fiiot tiT ""t las auiuor oi
tahw 1 "nont finds that owing to bvSl-hysi7al.form' ifcis nppreciable & w of the teachers who most dSLl VdshQ hw oonscquenUy untim ihn4th0 "onslderable task of putoifi It ,,lt0 0nU,ro,w8wl form, withom losmg the significance of its teachHfllfHe RH.UnrffMiry. esihvfif'lt ?o1 clil' this season is 6mtcd at .'1,000,000 pounds. 6wil,plelon' Wls" is K5nir toowhtha mt-paper-mill in t& 0rthweet.
ful, to make a provision for old age, luring the hens
and for those overtaken by calamity a so large and the land is so open that too S1" uncertainty as to the pension was provided. He would never them i littfo ritffimiitv ; -.i.f.i.: ber of vountr birds whiAk wrill ho
. I ... I vj . . CTvn&JiK tUT7Ii l. - m . -w SnYA B, tlHIr nf nlll iinrtf S tn a man in Ale I I U..:- . I " I duUUl ri miinh HanA .1. A i
soon as they are in existence. As each egg is worth from 30 to $25, there will in course of time be naturally much temptation to theft. As yet, however, there is no market for the reoention of
tress, but give him an order for a new
pair. A reformed drunkard, who averred that alcohol had caused the roots of his hair te perish, once went to him for a subscription for awir. Mr. Bright
glanced over the list, and finding thai the contributors were poor people declined to contribute unless the money was returned. Then he gave him a handsomu'wig. Otitis and Km!. There are blossoms and blossoms. Those of the nose arc no sure sign of spring. Buffalo Express, No, they usually indicate an early fall. BuU letin. " I beg vour pardon, Mr," ho said- L . AHdcamM thu Rnswar blunt, " Ah 1 reely h the be ! liur So Ireely Is It grunt,"
While the blackbird shooting was going on at the San Antonio, Texas, fair, the othor day, a lady deprecated very much the cruelty of shootW the hinf
on the wing. Said she: "Why don't
duoed, and much danger as to the fate of the young birdg when hatched. Am ia.
cube tor seems to be a necessity for ostrich-farming." Yet, in spite of the difficulties to be
contended with, Mr. Douglass has been
- w a mvu J I g j . - mp the stolen goods, and to steal an ostrich nbId to make ostneh-farmiag in his
igwun no means lor hatching it would be a useless piece of dishonesty. The incubator is rather an awkward
pievB m pine iurnuure, some eight or
nine feet long, standing on four legs. At nl. LHU . Tl 1 , m..
vruh ,uu unie ric iwo drawers, xne
eggs are first covered with some arrangement of flannel, and are then laid in the drawers, the latter bet nr-
ed with a screwing apparatus, by means
ui which iney nre raisea or lowered to the extent of two or three inches. Above the drawers, and extending over the whole of the upper part of the machine, is a tank filled with hot water. Each drawer, which contains about fifteen eggs, when filled aad closed, is screwed up so as to bring the side of the egg in
contact with the tank. In this way the
they shoot the little birds on the ground ZZJZl It? PPllV ?Ttbe so they won't fall and hurttbenJLve?'' I ,B8K3.k,,ne.d ccn ot 11 P
are placed, which keep the temperature of the water up to the right degree. The incubating room is a large building so constructed as not to be affected by change of weather. Here several incubators are at work. The work of hatchlag the eggs is most complicated, and
about one of your ladyship's eyes which l,?. y fi? t capacity for is as difficult In art sA isWnatingi! 3SU' l8.."?
egg frequently, so that each
A lady with a fatal souint came
once to a fashionable artist for a portrait. He looked at her and ska Wik-1
at him, and both were embarrassed. He spoke first. "Would your ladyship permit me," lie said, "to take tk nnYtW
in profile? Tliere is a certain shyness
Soon thehlue.lilrda will be twiuerlnsr Upon the ludilliirtr! Soon the sumll xy will he foollM sith the festive tramble bra. Soon the cowslip and the daisy '.Mid the clover will appear; Soon 'the moanllKht jrnadfr V 111 bo walkliHf on hi ear. Soon , the maiden and her hivar Will rwb !KMe o'er the at A4l for flies the lodger skirmleh
m me jihw upon inn plate.
vnairs umi iitimi.ui,. t.a
ttTv' v v ,r uV"e if0?"11 n(il of Wheat to its
"U "D AVT" .t?rKJ nnu CRUB1 Ior Ploring the Lack of
a xiass oi lairer. xne ieer wm nirwi
may receive due attention. The ottrich
farmer must, therefore, tHrn his eggs. This he does about three tinwg ,Uv-
A certain amount of mAbatir r.
quired, as in nature moisture exiulM
from the sitting bird. The heat must be moderated aooordingtooircumstancas, or the volk beonme
young bird is chokl. Again, wlien the
before him, and, taking a small vial from his vest pocket, he quickly uncorked it and poured its contents into the beer, swallowing the draught. He died in 15 minutes. On the inside of his high silk hat was written, II. Harrison" the only scrap of writing found on Ids clothing. JTerelKH Xtes. Viscountess Klsgsland is one of the bsnsfibiark?of London charity to which Lord Beaounsfield has lately granted tftOO, from the ltoyal Bounty Fimd, to be applied for her benet. She is the widow of a needy Irish peer, whose title expired with hltu. v t
as an Ant, which had made ninety moment arrive at wiiiMrYw u.
to convey a Ker-, trich is ready to emerge from its shell
it is irequenuy necessary to assist in this difficult performance. After they are introduced into the world the young ostriches require the most tender care. Deprived of the attention of their natural guardian, it becomes necessary to replaee lier by a substitute, who is usua lit lllwtani. df., ... . At
down mtMrj rtv-fl ill. i i j J "h itoui nutong ine COOiieS liunu Stairs. elOCted llmillil mum lilm m .... At t iii ...... .
. . . ' . r ...., i bwu.twmu nitu ins in.riii. in mumi ivr
Uranary. was de.
TflrminaJ PaniliMa
and thinking seriously of Embarking its Capital in a more remunerative Enter
prise, its attention was attracted by an Insuranoe Agent, who secured a $50,000 Application on the Tontine Man from a
wan wim had previously Kicked him down stain, erected
l . , " "t''i aii twiuifVWU fl lill IH IRr Jl, TO WCil ltt
it.. n..L , "witvHRcau iirom sunrise to sunset goes about in
j -w "v aul Miriiii ui in naasw i saar ihiimik
for them, and Ending them gravel and Water. They become immensely attached to their nurse, and, as a general thing, he U devoteil to them: for each hint when hatched is mwsad to be worth not less than $60. When full grown the value of an oetriak
wa
atrucK uy this exatnnl- nf l.;.!,...
Uia Ant spat apon his Antenn;,,put his Proboseis to the Wheal, and at the next Attempt placed his grain in the KleVttor; rairGo 10 lh Inwraiioe Agent, Ukhj Ant. TJonsider his Ways md be Wise .-fswTr WkrM. ' Itm fit lH'
own particular case a comnlete socoees.
As said elsewhere, there are now at his establishment about 900 birds, which.
counting both young aad old, are worth about $150 apiece. These produce, on an average, feathers to a value of 975 per annum. The labor about the place is performed by coolies, except that which falls to the let of the owner aad. two or three young men who are with him, and are learning the work under his instruction. The coolies live each in his own hntwkh his wife and family. They receive a sum amounting to about $7 per month aad rations; these consist of two pounds of meat and two of mealies a day. He is also given permission to build his hat upon the plnca aad to burn his master's fuel. Cofea he may buy from his master's store, provided he desires the luxury. Aat Intelligence. Prof. Leidy has noted soma interesting evidences of sagacity in the little red ant which often infests dwellings. Haying discovered, in one of the secondstory rooms of his dwelling, a bit of bread swarming with these insects, ha
took the hint, and left a niece of
sweet cake in every room of the house.
At noon each piece was found to be covered with ants, and was then picked up with a pair of forceps, and the inseota shaken off into a cup of turpentine. For three successive days the process was repeated, Imt on the fourth day no ants were caught. It was supposed theyhail become exterminated, but a fewwere soon after discovered feasting on. flies, and Prof. Laidy inferred from this circumstance that they had become suspicious of the sweet cake. He therefore put pieces of bacon in its place, and the ants swarmed over them as before. After using the bacon several days the ants ceased to be caught by it. Dead grasshoppers were then substituted for. the bacon, and the insects were trapped anew this time with the result of their total extermination.
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