A BKiuGE CURIOSITY.
Odd
Structure la Mexico Batlt ef
Solid Mnbosrany.
As mahogany is among tlie most cost
ly vroo;!s in the world, it may well be
inferred that this tropical material is
r.oi very extensively employed in the
construction of buildings, etc. A bridge
constructed of solid mahogany . is cer
tainly a rarity, a curiosity. There is
one. claimed to be the only one in the
world, built of that material. This
structure ii located in tha department
of Pal;'uque, state of Chiapas, republic
of Mexico. T'ii'.- district lies in the es-tn-ino
southwestern part of Mexico,
near the bo:r.:d:iry line of Guatemala.
This muLrgnny bridge is constructed
entirely of that valuable wood except
so:ue iron rapports, braces and .pails
.th.-it are nei-oswry. The bridge spans
t!i: Rio Mich si. a::d its total length. In-'
cltit!Ir.;r .-'.pproar-bes. exceeds 150 feet,
while the width is fifteen foot. " It is
used by both lesms :in:l pedestrians,
nul, aitfaoug'j somewhat - rude and
primitive in construction, it is very
substantial.
None of the timbers of the flooring
were sawe-.I. f:r in taut region there
are no r.:J-.vn:ii;s, but were hewn and
split.
In that section of cTi Mexico there
are several very large rubber planta
tions, and i::ahcg:i!:y trees are quite
common, la clear ug away the tropical
forests for setting o.-.t the young rub
ber tree:! the mahogany growths are
also cut down and removed. As this
wood is quite abundant, some of it was
used in building the bridge. American
Inventor.
MEANINGS CF CALIBER.
Either 1h.e Di::.:otor f a Gno or Its
l.e:i;viEs Dividetl hy LUzxnieier.
There is surely no word in the no
me:ic!af.:re of ;:uus. biir and little,
which has cattsrd v.atl is earning so
rouc:i co:iriT!!ioi! in the lay mind as the
word caliber.
The confusion arises chiei'y from the
use ci' i':e term in an adjectival sense
to In.IU.T.te len.'vtii. as when we say a
GO caliber si:: inch gr.n.
Tie word caliber as applied to artil
lery si.'.TUi2es essentially and at all
times the diameter of the bot? of a
gun. A Kim. then, of six inch caliber
is a gun whose bore is just six inches.
For convenience and beearse the
power of a ;r;r.i when once its bore has
been decided upon depends so greatly
upon its length, artillerists are in the
bal.it of dctining the length of he gun
in terms of the caliber.
The six inch rapid lire gun, as mount
ed on the ships of the navy, is a trifle
'under twenty-five feet in length and
is therefore known as a CO caliber gun.
In the case of small arms the caliber
Is expressed in hundredths of an inch,
as when we say a 22 caliber or 32 cali
ber pistol, meaning that the bore is
.22 or .32 of an inch in diameter. Sci
entific American.
Badly Tangled.
The Census Taker Y'our name, mum?
"1 don't know."
"Beg pardon, mum."
"I've been divorced. At present my
name is Mrs. Jones in this state. In
several states it is Miss Smith, my
maiden name, and in three states it is
Mrs. Brown, my first husband's name."
"This your residence, mum?"
"I eat and sleep here, but I have a
trunk in a neighboring state, where I
am getting a divorce from my present
husband."
"Then you're married at present?"
"I'm married in Texas. New York
and Massachusetts, divorced in South
Dakota. Missouri, Alaska. Oklahoma
and California, a bigamist in three
other states and a single woman in
eight others." Chicago Tribune.
The Last Word.
"Having the last word," said a naval
officer, "reminds me of a story I heard
not long ago. A certain man died, and
a clergyman was engaged to offer a
eulogy. This worthy minister prepared
a sermon of exceeding length and
strength, but just before he entered the
parlor to deliver it he thought that it
might be advisable to learn what the
dead man's last words had been. So
he turned to one of the weeping young
er sous and asked:
" 'My boy. can you tell me your fa
ther's last words?
' 'He didn't have none, the boy re
plied. 'Ma was with him to the end.' "
Absentminded.
La Fontaine, the famous fable poet,
was a most absent minded man. Meet
ing one day in a saloon a young man,
he was so favorably impressed by his
conversation that he expressed his ad
miration for him in the most flattering
terms. "But he Is your own son!" ex
claimed a guest in astonishment "Is
it so?" replied the poet "Then I am
the more delighted to make his ac
quaintance." A Remedy.
"For some time past I've been buy
ing a dozen eggs every week at this
store, and I invariably find two bad
ones In every dozen. Something's got
to be done about It," said an irate
housekeeper.
"Well," said the new clerk naively
and with a quiet smile, "mebbe if you
only bought half a dozen you'd only
get one bad one." Grocer's Literary
Gazette.
It Last. '
When a man writes a proposal of
marriage to a woman be has written
eomething that will last forever. A
woman never destroys a letter that
contains an offer of marriage. Atchi
son Globe.
' To lire long It Is necessary to lire
lowly .Cicero.
i
THE" SHORT LIVED DOG.
UJs Kannal Lensrtli of Life tout Ola '
seventh TUat of Kan.
Surely it is by an unfortunate dis
pensation of iatufe that the dog, be
yond all question the chief friend of
man among the other animals, should
have a normal length of life which is
no more, on a fair computation, than
one-seventh of his own. There is no
other figure which expresses the rela
tive ages of man and his dog so well.
The puppy of one year is about at the
same canine age as the child of seven.
At two years he is probably a littta
more advanced than a fourteen-year-oid
boy, but the canine age of three is
Very nearly equivalent to the human
twenty-one. And so It continues
through all the ;years of canine and of ,
human prune respectively, the ratio
fairly well preserved. It has to be ad
mitted that the old age of the dog, thus
computed, outlasts the old age of the
man. One hears stories which seem -to
be fairly authentic of dogs living up
to eighteen, and if we do hear stories
of human beings living similarly up to
120, at least we do not believe them.
But such an age for a dog is quite the
extreme limit. The dog of ten years
approaches the equivalent of the three
score and ten which had been named
as the fair end of the human crea
ture's tether, and on the whole the
multiplication of canine years by seven
all through 'the stages of life gives the
corresponding age of man better than
any other figure gives it. Westminster j
Gazette. I
OLD LEATHER.
Uses to Which Discarded Boots and
Shoes Are Pnt.
Old boots and shoes of leather are
cut up into small pieces and then are
put for two days into chloride of sul
phur, the effect of ' which is to make
the leather very hard and brittle.
When this is fully effected the mate
rial Is withdrawn from the action of
the chloride of sulphur, washed with
water, dried and ground to powder.
It is then mixed with some substance
th:it will' cause it to adhere together,
such as shellac or other resinous mate
rial or even good glue, and a thick'
solution of strong gum.
It is afterward pressed into molds to
form combs, buttons and a variety of
other useful objects.
Prussiate of potash is also made out
of old leather. It is heated with pearl
ash and old iron hoops in a large pot
The nitrogen and carbon form cyano
gen and then unite with the iron and
potassium. The soluble portions are
dissolved out and the resulting salt.
added to one of each, produces the
well known Prussian blue, either for
dyeing purposes or as a pigment.
London Boot and Shoe Trades Jour
nal. A Doubtful Compliment,
' Although Mr. Hobbs was taken at
his face value by his son and heir,
there were times when the youthful
l William's admiring tributes embar-
, rassed his parent in the family group.
"I had quite an encounter as I came
hoar.! t.v;i!it." the valorous Mr. Hobbs
annoiivtfcd at the tea table. "Two men,
j slightly intoxicated, were having a
quarrel on the corner. As usual, there
i was no policeman in sight, and they
! were in a fair way to knock each oth
er's brains out when I stepped between
and separated them."
"Weren't you afraid, father?'' asked
Mrs. Hobbs in a quavering voice.
"No, indeed! Why should I be?" in
quired Mr. Hobbs, inflating his chest.
"I guess there isn't anybody could
knock any brains out of my father!"
said Willy proudly. Youth's Compan
ion. ' . .
Cock Crotvers An Extinct Trade.
"Cock crowers in the past got good
pay," said an antiquary, "but theirs is
an extinct business now. Cock crow
ers were employed by the rich in their
town houses to crow the hour. They
' crowed only the rising hour for the
!most part, but during Lent they crow
jed everything even the halves and
quarters all night long. It was a kind
I of penance. These men were, trained
from childhood to crow. Sometimes in
their childhood an operation was per
formed on then- throats to give them
a more ooeklike delivery. An ancestor
of mine on the maternal side was a
famous .cock crower in his day." Lon
don Graphic.
Inflneaoe.
No human being can come into the
world without increasing or diminish
ing the sum total of human happiness,
not only of the present but of every
subsequent age of humanity. No one
can detach himself from this connec
tion. There is no sequestered spot in
the universe, no dark niche along the
disk of nonexistence to which he can
retreat from his relations to others,
where he can withdraw the influence
of his existence upon the moral desti
ny of the world. Everywhere be will
have companions -vb will be better or
worse for bis influence.
Tne I'snal Way.
When a mother forbade her daugh
ter social gayety on the ground that
she "had seen the folly of such things,"
the daughter very reasonably answer
ed that she wanted to see the folly of
them too. That is the attitude of
youth toward the warnings of age.
London Lady.
She Did.
Mr. Misfit (savagely) Before I mar
ried you was there any doddering
Idiot gone on you? Mrs. Misfit There
was one. Mr. Misfit I wish to good
ness you'd married him! Mrs. Misfit
I did. Los Angeles News.
The vj ef life la never folly realised,
until the leasing ef freely giving and
freely wrtttsg MM
THE COUNTRY HOUSE.
A Boon Apart That Should Be
Known aa tne "OOlce."
The most privately conducted home
must communicate with increasing fre
quency with the world outside. The
coal man. the Ice man. the automobile
repair shop must be upbraided or ca
joled. Reports must be reviewed, ac
counts kept bills examined and the
senders occasionally treated with a
check. From a room removed from
the rest of the house one must speak
with the railway Btation. settle with
the expressman or deliberate with the
chauffeur or coachman, for none of
these tilings should disturb the tran
quillity of the home or the equanamity
of guests. . If the house Is to minister
to all the activities .of a home it Is
high time that space be devoted to this
mechanism of living.... For . want of a
better term a room devoted to such a
purpose may be called the "office" of
the house. Here the telephone stands
on a table that bears also the mis
cellaneous utensils and printed matter
that are always wanted in a house
when" they cannot be found. Here are
cookbooks, gardening books, diction
aries, time tables, while a few old
plates, a cast or two, bits of Dresden,
water colors and a few cherished pho-i
tographs relieve an otherwise humdrum-collection
of necessities. Here
arriving parcels are placed and the
daily mail opened. Mysterious cup
boards there are and , drawers with
locks that work. Indoors and Out
A CONTRAST.
French and Engrlish Women as They
Cross a Mnddy Street.
See a Parisienne cross a muddy
street She advances tiptoe to the
edge of the pavement, poises like a
bird ready for a flight, deftly raises
her dress more than enough to show
her embroidered skirt, the dainty hose
and elegant bottines, and without more
delay she trips across, toe and heel
barely touching and the mud refusing
to cling to the fairy feet that hardly
leave an impression on it. Landed on
the other side, she givrs her fine feath
ers a little shake into place and passes
on with shoes that look as if just put
on at that moment.
Watch an Englishwoman immediate
ly afterward. She roaches the curb
stone, comes to a dead standstill and
stolidly contemplates the muddy road.
Finally she selects a route. Then.
very cautiously, she lifts her dress,
making sure that tne tops of her
shoes are under cover; then, slowly
advancing, she puts ber right foot out.
Plump it goes, the water oozing oer
it, and then splash, splash, splash, un
til the other side is reached, when,
with soiled skirts and soaked -shoes;
she proceeds on her wet and muddy
way. '
Nothing could be more characteristic
of - their respective nationalities, and
nothing could be more amusing thai)
their mutual contempt for each oth
er's ways. Translated From- the
French For St Louis Republic.
Hen's Hilts and Women's Veils.
"I see here that a woman writer
wonders why a man always looks. In
his hat before he puts It on," said the
reflective man as he looked up from
his paper. "Here lw what she says:
'When a man puts on his hat he most
always looks inside ft first What he
expects to see remains a mystery, but
he looks for it all the same.' Thaf s
easy. He looks in his hat to see if the
knot holding the inside band together
will be at the back of his head when
he puts it on. Now, if she'll tell me
why a woman always pulls down her
veil and purses up her mouth before
she steps out of doors we'll call it
square." New York Press.
Ride Whiskers.
In her last novel, "The 'Dream and'
the Business," Mrs. Oraigie, I regret to
note, used the expression "side whisk
ers." The redundant "side" is to be
found also in Meredith, Dickens, the
greater Richardson,, Bronte, Caine,
Corelli, Sims and Shorter. As a matter
of fact unless otherwise stated, the
least' Intelligent reader would take it
for granted that the whiskers were
worn en the side of the face, as indeed
is the usual practice. The terms "lip
whisker" (mustache) and "chin whisk
er" (beardette) are Americanisms.
Pall Mali Gazette.
Jnst Like Him.
The Rev. Walter Col ton, author of
"Ship and Shore" and other books,
gave a most forcible Illustration of the
character ef an ctScer oj board the
ship te waich he was attached as cbap
laia. Tne officer was always meddling
with ether people's buataeaa aa4 was
seldom In his owa plaee. Consequently
he was most unpopular wits, the sail
ors. One of them, goaded to unusual
irritation, said one day, ! do believe
that . at the general resurrection the
lieutenant will be found gettiax vat of
somebody else's grave."
The Sett
"Johnny," said the stern parent "my
father used to whip, me .when I be
haved at the table as badly as you are
doing."
"Well," " rejoined the precocious
youngster, "I hope I'll never have to
make a confession like that to my little
boys." Chicago News.
Effect of Hlsrh UTiag.
Goodman Gonrong Wake up, parSl.
Wot ye groanin' about? Tuffold Knutit
(rubbing his eyes) Gaso but Tve had
a horrible dream 1 "I ' tftortafti Td got a
job o' work an' inn doiir" -the' mani
curin' fur a octopus.-r-Chicago .Tribune.
Supplicant I'm faint from lack of
food. Rich Lady (genexoosiy) How
dreastfia! Bere, smell my -vinaigrette.
A LOST RIDING HABIT.""
It Lost Eto the SnjKu Enseals the:
French Empire.
Even Emile de Girardin, whom Eu
genie welcomed ws "the gravedigger of
dynasties" ' because he had gone to
Louis Philippe on the eve of his flight .
In 1848 to warn him as be came to
warn her now. said to her very serious-
ly that night: . -
anouia your uisijrasiy appear urave-
" J , . . . . , , ,. i
ly on horseback in the midst of the i
people your majesty can still count on
people your majesty
their enthusiasm and devotion." ';
Eugenie resolved to show herself on
horseback. She ordered that the rid
ing habit ye chosen. . It- must be all
black, of the severest simplicity. And
she would just pin the red ribbon of
the Legion of Honor on her left breast.
Often the slightest causes bring
about the gravest results. The tragedy
of the empire's last chance.-therefore,
must be sought along with the black
riding skirt nnd corsage.
- By Incredible ill luck they could not
find It There had been one. but it ba.d
disappeared, "doubtless stolen." Oth
ers were at Compiegne and Foutaine
bleau. . They found. a ridiug habit of
dark green with heavy gold braid, the
costume of the imperial stag hunts.
"It will not do," Eugenie sobbed; "it
will not do!"
And so for lack of a black skirt and
corsage the empress of the French was
forced to flee her capital and lost an
empire. Sterling Heilig in Metropol
itan Magazine.
A FLY IN A WEB.
The Way a Tiny, SpifJer Imprisoned
His Bis Victim.
"One morning when busy in my
workshop." says a naturalist, "a large
fly. double the size of a bluebottle, was
caught in a spider's web in the win
dow close to where I was at work. It
was held by two of its legs only, and
for some time the spider, which was
about the size of the fly's bead, pro
ceeded to strengthen its hold by at
taching numerous extra linos to the
two captive limbs, carefully keeping
out of reach of the others, which were
letting out in all directions in frantic
efforts to escape.
"During a short respite in the cap
tive's struggles the spider cautiously
approached and with its bind legs got
several turns of its tiny rope round
one of the limbs that were free. These
tactics were carried on till all the legs
were firmly bound. It then injected
poison into one of the legs. This soon
showed itself, for its deadening effects
reduced the victim's struggles in a
marked degree. The poison paralyzes,
but does not kill.
,, ."Shortly after a second bite resist
ance ceased, and the . victor settled
down to suck the juices of its falien
prey.- , The struggles lasted quite an
hour. Next morning the fly was alive,
and the spider Was still sucking out its
llfeblood." Chicago News.
The Missl 115 Xote.
One of the leading tenors in Moscow
was Called upon to sing an opera in
which one note was much too high for
him, but he got a man in the orchestra
to come in just at the right time and
supply the note. In exchange the
tenor was to take him to supper. The
plan answered well, the applause was
loud, but the tenor forgot all about the
supper. Next time he sang the opera
he went to the front of the stage, put
his hand on his heart and opened his
mouth as wide as he could. His dis
comfiture was great when the expect
ant hush was broken by a voice from
the orchestra saying, "Where's my sup
per?" From Iskra.
Chinese Similes.
Some of the ordinary expressions of
the Chinese are pointedly sarcastic
enough. A blustering, harmless fellow
they call "a paper tiger." When a
man values himself overmuch they
compare him to "a rat falling into a
scale and weighing itself." Overdoing
a thing they call "a hunchback making
a bow." A spendthrift they compare
to "a rocket" which goes off at once.
These who expend their charity on re
mote objects, but neglect their fam
ilies, are said to "hang a lantern on a
pole, which is seen afar, but gives no
light Betow."
Vollowed Bis Pipe.
An old Hungarian countryman had
smoked the same pipe for more than
j nity years ana as a natural conse
) quence had grows to love It as a
j companion. One day, however, his ln
; fant grandson smashed the pipe be
: yond all hope of repair. The old man
was so broken hearted at his loss that
be hanged himself on a peg. In his
pocket was found a scrap of paper on
which was scribbled, "My pipe is done
for, and I must go too."
Presence of Mind.
; After the railway accident: "Did yer
(et compensation. Bill?"
"Yes; 5 me and 5 the missus."
- "Why, I didn't know she wor 'urt"
"She wasn't but I had the presence
Of mind to fetch 'er one on the 'cad
with me boot" London Tatler.
' $ - - ' In the Typewriter Shop,
i ! Polite Salesman We have here our
I new. model. No.. 23. You will notice it
; is equipped with the most approved
billing device and Pair Stenographer
.Have you any model that also has a
cooing device.? New York World.
Ber- Sad Fate.
tf"-1 Vmi m-wA thti nnlv crii-1 T hnva
ever loved. Geraldine-Must I suffer
alone? New York Press.
i
. Some people are so cantiooa that
they erea look before tbey creep.
AUgdea Keeak.
FIRE INSURANCE.-
F-bU Amonnt Hay Not Be Paid Even
When Loss Is Complete.
In a fire insurance policy the sum In
sured merely marks the maximum lia-
bllity accepted by the insurance com-
pany and determines the premium to
fce paid. It is not in anv wav admitted
by tne insurance office as a measure
, - ... .
of the value of the property Insured,
, . ...
If 1 haTe a Ufe ohc7 for W
1,000,
says a writer in the Nineteenth Cen
tury, my heirs can, on proof of my
death and their title, receive at least
3,000, possibly more if there are bo
nuses. If I have a ship and I insure
her with marine insurance companies
for 5,000, I can recover the full 5,000
at once sljould my ship be totally lost.
But -if I insure my house against
fire for 5,000 I cannot, recover 5,000
unless I can prove the house to be
worth "fully that sum. ' All that I am
entitled to demand is the actual value
of my house immediately before it was
burned, and I must give every assist
ance to the insurance company in or
der that the actual value may be justly
determined.
By statute the Insurance company
has the power to reinstate that house,
as far as the sum insured will go, in
stead of paying me anything. In prac
tice, compensation is usually agreed
and paid in cash without recourse on
either side to the right of reinstate
ment, but tx no case am I entitled to
more that- the actual . value of my
house as it' oxisted just before the fire.
PATENTS ON INVENTIONS.
ftust Be I ;i 1 Names of the Actual
Tho law proviCes for the granting of
patants only to the actual inventor of
the patented invention, and a patent
granted in the name of any one else
is invalid. For this reason it is essen
tial that the application for patent be
made in the name of the one whom
th3 law regards as the iriventor. In
some factories it is the custom to pat
ent every invention in the name of
the president of the company This
frequently happens because the com
pany has been built up on inventions
made by the president or other officer,
an.l as a matter of pride the president
wishes to ecs all patents- issued in his
name.
This is a dangerous thing to do in
the case of inventions which were con
scived by the employee independently
of the officer,' such as inventions wholly
worked out by employee without sug
gestion or assistance from the officer,
for if in a suit brought under such
patent it were shown that while the
patent was granted in the name of the
officer the invention was actually made
by an employee the patent would be
declared invalid, and usually a suit
would not have reached such a stage
until it was too late to go back and
patent the invention in the name of
the real inventor. Edwin J. Prindle
in Engineering Magazine.
Tlie Huguenots,
Here are two essays on the Hugue
nots by Chicago public school pupils:
"The Hugonots are people in France
that are followers of Victor Hugo.
Their leader is a man named Jean Val
jean that was a thief, but got con
verted and turned out well. The Hugo
nots are very good people. A lady
named Evangeline wrote a long poem
about thera, but It don't rhyme."
"The Huguenots is the name of a big
thing like a steam roller that the mo
gul used in India to run over people.
It squoshed them to death and wr.s
very Terrible. It had eyes painted on
it ii! a -dragon and snorted steam
when it was running. They are no
tii:gucnots enny more."
John lir : A': t end Lord Manners.
In one of his speeches in the house
of commons John Bright quoted in a
spirit of banter and ridicule the well
known lines written by Lord John
Manners in his callow youth:
Let wealth and commerce, laws and Iearn-
' Ing die, .
But leave us still our old nobility.
Lord John, who was present, imme
diately got up and pulverized the great
tribune by retorting, "I would rather
be the foolish young man who wrote
these lines than the malignant old man
who quoted them."
Komrt.
Muaart lived thirty-seven years.
His
first mass was composed when he was
less than ten years of age, and the
enormous quantity of his compositions
was the work of the succeeding twenty-seven
years. Mozart wrote forty
one symphonies, fifteen masses, over
thirty operas and dramatic composi
tions, forty-one sonatas, together with
an immense number of vocal and con
certed pieces in almost every line of
the art
Dnbions.
Stippler Did Miss KOtts admire
your paintings? Dobber I don't know.
Stippler What did she - say about
them? Dobber That she could feel
that I put a great deal of myself Into
my work. Stippler Well, that's praise.
Dobber Is it? The picture I showed
her was "Calves In a Meadow." -
Real Reform.
Dibbles There goes Rhymer and his
rich wif e. She married him nearly a
year ago to reform him. Scribbles"
Did she succeed? - Dibbles Sure. He.
hasn't written a poem since they faced
t' parS0D tSher.-Chicago New-.
Saase Old Veeline;.
- Gladys I feel sure be has never
lored Defer. Penelope Ob, I felt the
sasae way. eea 'w&eojte need to make
toce to
Ho Has Returned.
A few days ago there was con
siderable comment in the Eugene
papers about the prolonged ab
sence in the East of Coach Be-
dtk and it was even rumored in
athletic . circles there that the
young man did not intend to re
turn. Saturday's Guard, how
ever, says
Coach Hugo Bezdek arrived in
Eugene from his trip to Chicago
on this morning's early train and
is ready . to take up his duties
Hgain at the university as physi
cal director. He sayshehada
very good time back East and
woulo have, come back sooner
nut lor unavoidable delays.
Bezdek began work this alter
noon again with the, basketball
team. He thinks that ' there is
K'ood material that . will develop
very 'rapidly in the time at his
disposal. While East he also
made arrangements so that he
an get all of his sporting goods
r the university, that cannot be
obtained here, quickly and easily
irom San Francisco. Bezdek
will also coach the baseball team
this spring.
Arrangements are being made by the
order of Elks of this city to have a big
j ification. in which Albany Elks from
150 to 200, strong, will participate a
guests of honor. The time is to be the
25th. although eomething might possibly
arise to make a change of date necessary
It. is understood the affair will be quite
elaborate and great preparations are on
foot for the event.
A. C Tunnison lias come to the front
with the biggest wood etory of the season.
Mr. Tnnison cut a tree on hie place a few
days ago, ttat made I7 1-2 cords of wood
which, at the present rate of 35 per cord
means quite an item. The tree ws'a red
fir and erev on the farm f ormerlj i-wn
ed by Mrs. Agnes Thompson t f 'this city
Miss Florence Junkina of Poitland,
formerly of this city, is a guest at the
Hansell home.
THE MEXICAN OCELOT.
A Great Jumper Is This Strange L.1
tle Spotted Jungle Cntj
One of the most Interesting animals
of the new world and yet one of which
little seems to be written, even by
sportsmen who bare spent much time
in Mexico and the Central American
states, Is the ocelot, the strange little
spotted cat of the dense jungles of
tropical parts of the two Americas.
They are not nearly so heavy as the
average lynx of the eastern woods and
are infinitely lighter on their feet
They run with the greatest agility up
and down the almost perpendicular
trunks of trees and follow a crippled
birdout ou limbs too slender, it would
seem, to bear the weight of the par
rot, let alone the cat. Parrots are the
ocelot's principal f--iI ':":d their hunt-
Ling is done alni-.;:.i -ether by day.
though, like a!J ius- cat tribe, they are
thoroughly at Uome in the blackest
night.
The parrots which they hunt fre
quent the thickest of forests, coming
to the ground only in the rare open
spacis and along the banks of the
u-Uiiy small streams where they drink.
5u order to follow them it is necessary
that the ocelots be great jumpers, and
so they are. When I was following
the hounds through the southern Cali
fornia hills after wildcats and an oc
casional mountain lion I was wont to
say that the latter was the greatest
jumper on earth. The ocelot has any
mountain lion that ever walked 1 eaten
a block, length for length and weight
for weight Forest and Stream.
LUNCHEON VAS EXPENSIVE.
Instead of 15 Francs It Really Cost
4O.0OO Francs.
One day three friends in Paris were
taking a walk together
"I should like' to have an exquisite
lunch," said one of the three.
"I should be satisfied with a lunch,"
said the second, "which is a little short
of being exquisite."
"And I," remarked the third one,
"should be content with any kind of
lunch."
Unfortunately none of them was pos
sessed of the necessary money. Pres
ently one of the trio was struct: by ah
idea. He led his friends to a music
publisher and made him an offer:
"Buy from us a song. This gentle
man wrote the text; that one set it to
music, and I shall sing It as I am the
only one of us with a good voice."
"Well, sing It for a trial," replied the
publisher.
The young man complied, and the
publisher seemed to be satisfied. lie
paid 15 francs for the song, and the
friends hastened Joyfully to a restau
rant The author of the text was Alfred
de Musset the musician was.Monpur
and the singer Dupre. The song, which
was bought . and paid for , with 15
francs, "The Andalusian Girl." yield
ed the publisher 40,000 francs. Har
per's Weekly. -.
Tlie TVIse o?a.
"This popular fiction is all rot In
real life the girl's, father seldom ob
jects to the man of her choice."
"You're wrong there. He often ob
jects, bnt bo's usually too wise to say
any thing." Louisville Courier-Journal.
Any time la tne yaosec time for say
ing what k pmh iWs etemrit.
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