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SLEEPING CAES. THEY WERE F/VO&VED FROM A PRIMITIVE START. Wasncr ami T»ullmun Conceded the Same Idea Almost Colncldcntul- ly In 1857—FiirnisWiigs.ond Service—Prlvato Curs. T HE first sleepin g oar was con ceived, by Wobster \Wagner in 1857, when lie was a freight agon t o £ th o No w York & Hud- ion River, say s a write r in th o Indian apolis News. Ho too k a n ordinar y coach and pu t th o berth s i n tiers. Thero wcr o thre e tiers, th o uppo r berths bein g made o f slat3, an d durin g the day those slats, wit h the mattresses, were taken out an d pile d i n th o End of tho cars. I t cost abou t $12,00 0 to arrange thos o cars, an d in 1858 fou r of them wcr o i n use. Tho public at first fought sh y o f thu \new-fangled\ affairs, an d i t was two year s boforo the patronage was suflicicut to justify fur ther improvements . Th o berth s wer e finally change d s o the y wer e hun g from abovo wit h iro n rod s an d no t in frequently whoa th o train wa s turnin g sharp curve s wuro th o passengers throw n ou t o r ha d their elbow s and heads bruise d by th o swayin g o f tho cars. As th e year s advance d travelers bega n to ttiko n likin g to sleepin g cars and tho patronag e was s o groa t that various improvement s wove mad e until the palaces of to -da y wer e th o result. Wngue r was kille d a few year s ag o i n a collision. \When h o die d h e was a multi-millionaire . Th o samo year , and abou t tho sam e tim e that Wagner in vented his sleepin g car, Gcorgo M . Pullman waB takin g a tri p ove r th e Chicag o & Alton, and the ide a of a car on whic h passenger s coul d sleep struck him. H o got two passenger coache s an'l confitructc-d \.-leepnrs\ simila r to the one nui-lo bv Warner . On e o f tlies;- was thu '\I'IOIII'IT ,\ now retired fro m .-i -rvicc on it-, nouors . Fro m thoso btviuuiug s spran g th e two {.ac-nt palace ca r coinpanK'H, pro!> My the most powerfu l mon ipolics / i n tuo railroa d \wrl.l. The Wagne r ' oiK.rnti 'K 210 0 o.ir.i o n 17,000 mile s o f road and thirt y ruiiipimies. Tho Pull man operate s 2 i 10 cars on 100,000 nidus of lM '.lr .md. TI HTO wcro also two Mii 'iUcr coin\ mie s begun years ago, t'li\ Wuoilr n 1\ and the iliu m Th e former was nn r <. 1 into th e Pullman 11 - '1 iinl tlu Mnuu is almost So gruat has IK en instruction that effects. Tho courts i n several instances have decide d otherwise . Private car s are popularl y looked upo n as th o exclusive perquisite s of railway king s an d successful actors and actresses, who affect lavish, ex penditures. As a matter o f fact, pri- vato cars ar e generall y confine d to presidents, genera l managers an d gen eral superintendents . O n somo lines chief enginoors , genera l attorney s and, in rare instances , division superin tendents hav e privat e cars. The World' s Fair Postofflcc. Tho growth o f tho TJnitod States mail servic e ha s bee n ver y rapi d sinco tlicoarlier days o f tho Exposition , who n ono carrier from tho Chicago''Postoflic o was able to handl o the entir o business and 6till hav o tim o t o Bparo. At pres ent Jackso n Park an d tho Midway Plai- sanco are divide d int o ten froe-dolivor y districts. The \World's Fai r Station.\ as i t is designate d by tho postal au thorities, occupies tho southwes t cor ner of tho Governmen t Building, an d forms tho working exhibi t of that de partment. In appearance an d manage ment i t is simila r t o man y othe r first- class offices throughou t th o country, ovory facilit y fo r tho prompt and sys tematic handlin g o f mai l being rjro - rided. As an exhibit , i t i s an activo ono Thirty clerk s an d twenty-eigh t carrier s aro s o busy i n their efforts t o kee p abreast wit h the great volume of busi ness don e tha t i t has boo n necessar y to call for more assistance. Two wagons are require d fo r tho deliver y of second and third-class matter alone. A stand ard railwa y postal ear, equipped wit h all improvements , stands i n a sriaco back o f th o larg o working-room, an d on this aro mad e u p tho foreig n mails, which are very heavy ; also thoso for points outsid e .of Chicago . Tho men who wor k on this car are veteran s i n tho service, selected fro m various im portant routes , an d ar e changed to meet tho constantl y shiftin g require ments ; fo r instance, tho Now York mails are a t present tho heaviest , and for that reaso n i t has bee n necessary to brin g on a numbe r o f railwa y mail clerks familiar with Eastern offices an d lines. Over ono millio n pieces o f first-clas s and seven hundre d thousand o f second- cluss matt'.'i\ are despatche d monthly. The- mail receive d in.the sum o length of time amount s t o abou t nin e hundred thousand eac h o f ilrst and second-clas s matter A money-orde r business of 85 (1,0(10 is trans-icte.l, and more than ?U,ll'lU wort h o f stamps i s sold per month. The wor k o f the office i s in creasing at a vi r y rapid rate, audits caruin^s are inorc than thre e times us great its its expenses. I t is a sub-sta - tiuii of tin Chicag o l'ostoffico, with J . J. Hii-.tni ^M a s superintendent.—Har per's Weckl}. 0JSTEE FARMING. CUI/TIVATING THE T J ONC T ISLAND BIVAI J VE SOUND. Dlfllcnltlos That Attend tho Harvest ing of a Crop In Twcnty-flvo Feet of Wntor — Tho Oyster's Enomles. IT Insects That Devour Eac h Other . In a n assemblag e of many crickets kept for certai n observation s i n a roar ing drawe r o r box th e numbers diminishe d fro m day t o day; u t last only one—not a littl maincd by tho Ride o f the remains of j spawnin g timo fo r oyster s is from Jul y his forme r companions . oouipiiny out o f e \iM the a U i .i .ee m cur with all the gor ,-i oneness an d luxury I of the naliuv ear of to day the y cost I little mor e th. m the plain, crud e curb • of years ago . I t require d on e yea r t o ' bun.I thu l'loucr at a cost o f $18,000. K OM a ear is tunn d out in tw o month s at an expens e of abou t 310 ,000or $21, - 000. It was onl y a step from a sleepin g to a pi -rlor car, bu t it was year s befor o a hoti 1 or buil 'i t ea r was turne d out. Pullma n buil t th e first i n 1K7G. Al l the Pullma n sleepers are no w buffets and a few of the m are hotel cars, where fri shly cooked meats aro served. Th o dining ears supplante d the hote l cars. Observation an d combinatio n etirs are onl y a few ye .ir .s old . The furnish ings of an averag e sleeper, whic h has 'sixtcc u compartment s for thirty-tw o passengers, fo r an ordinar y run of a day and a muht nn 1 retur n are 100 sheets, 100 h.m d i o,els, 100 pillow slips, twelv e cal u •> of -• >:ip, six boxe s of matches, two brooms , si x whisk brooms , fou r combs and six brushes. The cars other equipments , a hammer , monkey - j v '^ rt 0 r t ] le country , , lD , l moro pnrtieu wn nch, hatch , t, saw and crowbars , | i, a .i v j n th0 |, ro ] ceu couutr v o f Unnda iron an d wooden buckets , feather j Oriental, I ha d occasion* to make a dusters, telegrap h blanks, an d on som e j, )Urucy f rom Kan Jos e t o Mercedes. Bibles an d othe r books . | At on e place , Las Piedras, a t which . Th o conductors average fro m S75 t o I t bo diligenc e stopped , I noticed great $100 a month , accordin g to abilit y and number s of locusts of th e species length o f service . Th e porter s are paid lVzotctti x vittiger, Pczoteix maculi- fro m $2.\) to $7 5 a mouth , bu t the y buy , ]Jt . uu is an d Pczotetti x arroguns , which their ow n uniform s and wear overcoats I covere d th o groun d and rocks . ?Iy attentio n was attracte d by th o fact of seein g aroun d ono locust a numbe r of othe r individual s o f th e same species , whic h wer e cnting it s P to withi n a ver y few years all tho oyster s caton woro > o f natura l growth, an d i t was i n thos o day s that Chesapeake Boy an d tributary water s supplied and controlle d the Now York market. But whe n th e demand fo r smaller oysters bega n to increas e i t was foun d neces sar y to cultivat e them , an d tho result of this ha s been th e establishment o f sixt y mile s of \oystor farms\ along th o Long Islan d Sound shore, tho in vestmen t of a n enormous capital, th o building up of a n importan t industry an d the transfe r of th o contro l o f tho Now York market fro m Chesapeake Bay t o Long Islan d Sound . Forc o o f circumstance s i s bringing tho Mar y lan d oystermcu int o th o business o f cultivation , a s th o natural growt h oyster s i n Maryland water s are steadily thinnin g out , an d oven to-da y an oyster would bo a n expensiv o luxur y bu t for th o timely beginning of oyste r farm in g i n Long Islan d Sound about five year s ago. Ther o i s everything i n a namo in th o clam and oyste r trade. Al l small darn s ar o known a s Littl e Necks. Ther e ar e x 'robabl y five millio n bush els cato n annually , but thoro are no t moro tha n five thousan d bushels du g fro m Littlo Nook Bay , fro m whic h tho nam e i s derived . The sam o applies t o Blu e Point an d Shrewsbur y oysters. Largo capita l is require d t o success fully engag e i n oyste r farming and groa t risks ar o taken, although per hap s n o greate r tha n the truc k farmer takes on land . The capital must bo locked up fo r thre e years after th e first plantin g beforo th e \farmer \ i s rewarde d by a harvest, bu t then, if all conditions ar o favorable , his dredge s bring up a smal l fortun e from an or dinar y sized bed . Tho Long Island farmer s ar o all gettin g the fover fo r submarin e farmin g sinc o they have ha d opportunity t o se e ho w muc h money i s i n th o business. Long, patien t an d expensive wor k i s necessar y to properly plan t an oybter bed. Afte r th e surve y is mado and th e buoys marking th o boundar y lines aro place d i n thei r prope r positions, th e bottom i s thoroughly dredged and nil refuse removed. I t often takes thre e months t o dredg e a bod o f 100 acres, an d th e averag e oxponso o f tho cre w an d dredgo is $:J0 a day. The n the bottom i s line d wit h clean, broke n ston e o r oyste r shells. I f shells are use d the averag e is 30 0 bushels t o tho acre. Thoy ar e purchase d at Balti- I more , an d ar o bought by bchooner i load s a t a cos t o f fro m six t o ten cents I a bushel. I t is o f the utmost iuiport- , auc e tha t thi s carpe t o f shells b e laid fattened—re - . «., u th e nick o f timo.\ Th e usual A Dor Hypnotized a t W i A hypnotized dog i s th e los t netr thing In\ animal curiosities . / This in terestin g quadrupe d belongs t o M. Dnrov, who was awarde d a (told medal by the Pari s Academy of Science for hi s origina l investigations^ an d dis coveries i n tho scienc e o.f hypnotism as applied to animals ond its effects upon | them. Several tests hav o beon mado i n th e prosonc o o f Dr. Afanasiev , of th e War Department , though i t i s not obvious wh y this gentlemen should havo beon chosen. Ono of tho tosts consiste d in placin g sovora l articles, as a poncil , ciga r case, handkerchiof , cuff button , etc. , on th o floor. Then th o dog , havin g beon thrown int o a hypnotic tranc e by him , M. Durov requested ono o f th o audi - onco, which consiste d of severa l othor physicians o f renow n an d somo news paper men , t o thin k abou t somothing and what tho dog was t o do with it, the n to writ e i t o n a piec o of pape r and show i t t o tho res t of th e audionco , excepting, o f course , himself. Thi s was dono, and th o dog, havin g been brought in, what was th e astonishmen t of tho whol e assemblag e t o see th o anima l go up t o tho ciga r case , pick i t up and brin g i t t o th e ono who ha d been indicate d in th e wish. . Another test consiste d i n layin g severa l cube s wit h figures on thorn i n a certai n orde r i n a close d box. At th o sam e time several piece s of pape r were put upo n tho floor bearing lik o numbers o n ouch. The dog wa s the n called i n and require d to plac e th o pieces o f paper i n th e sam o orde r as tho cubes wer e laid i n th e closed an d scale d box. Thi s h o did , t o th o as tonishmen t o f all assembled . M. Du rov declare s that h e knows no moro about wha t is bein g dono o r wishe d tha n does the dog , an d is , therefore , unable t o promp t him i n an y way. — Loudon Sunda y Times . —gar» Hithert o caniiib-ilism among th o crickets bu s bee n notice d only among ' captives, bu t I a m no w enabled to | Htate that uude r ccrfc.iu conditions 1 cannibalism is present among some ' orthoptorii i n th e free state, a t all 1 (vents, among the locusts, suy6 Car l Ber g in Nationa l Science. | In th o summe r o f 1H83, i n which Attraction ol the Abyss. Chevrcul' s well-know n experiment s with th e explorator y pendulum an d th e divining-ro d sho w that if wo repre - j jj scu t to ourselves a motion i n an y di-. : - rectiou th o han d will unconsciously | realiz o i t and communicat e i t t o th o pendulum. j When a child I was navigatin g a | plank on the river withou t a thought , tha t I migh t fall. Al l at once th e ide a i 2anic lik o a divergin g force , projectin g itsel f across the rectilinea r thought , which ha d alone previousl y directe d my action . I t was a s i f a n un arm seize d nie and dre w m e down I cried ou t an d continue d staggering ' over th e whirlm:; waters till hel p cam e to m e Thu nine though t of vertig o provoked it. The boar d lyin g o n tho ground sug gest s no though t o f n fall whe n you wal k ove r it, bu t whe n i t is ove r a pre cipice an d the eye s takes th e measur e of th e distance t o the bottom th e repre sentatio n o f a falling motion becomes intens e and the impuls e t o fall corre spondingly so. Eve n i f you are safo ther e ma y still be what is calle d th e at tractio n o f th e abybs. The \ lslon o f th o gulf as a fixed ide a havin g pro duced a n \inhibition\ on all your idea s o r forces nothin g i s left bu t th o figure of the great hole , wit h th e in toxicatio n ot the rapi d movement that begins in your brum an d tend s t o tur n th e scales o f th o menta l balance . Temptation , whic h i s continua l in chil dren beeauso everythin g i s ne w t o l them, is nothin g le.-s tha n th e forc e of DELATED CONVZBSION. By Bov. Thos. E. Bartlott Delayed conversion means lost opportuni ties. Along our path from childhood to ago thoro aro many occasions for heavenly deous. !rho hours requlro a soul loyal to God, in stantly ready to speak and net with Arm coar- , age, ablo to look slu Into shame. How often. | When called, havo wo been unprepared lor such holy achievements? Wocouldnot bo ho- rolo, for wo still woro captive's chains, and tho opportunities woro lost The victories of today woro propnred years ago. Tiie precious season ol preparation for f uturo power may bo wasted by dally dlsobo- dlenco to God's call. Somo cquipmont to God's sorvico can ho given boforo conversion. But this is difllcult arid only partial. Groat duties aro duties for which only maturod Christians aro ready. Uow many today In God's sorvico gavo themselves no Christian apprenticeship, so that they now hesitato bo foro ovory exactiugduty, hoingbut halt equip ped? They walk with children's step nlong manhood's path. If our childhood had boon given to untarnished uprightness wo should havo had in youth a degree of moral strongth and a clearness of vision which would havo carried us safely through many of youth's lomptations. Hnd our youth been unsullied |ind morally victorious, wo should havo drought to our maturity a stability of char acter and a nobleness of spirit which would have served us well in meeting tho soverost demand\; upon our moral strength. It Js clear that in sc-r-iilur lifo uegl ot of preparation in youth stands at ninny apnrtlngol ways In inter years, and forbids a man's choice, saying, \You ennnot take tho path up tbo heights. You must g& the lower road. Many a man ia such caso litis bowed to tho Inevitable, sor rowing in vain over his loss. But men dream that in tho spiritual lifo, under redemption, they may nseapo ill later years tho weakness resulting from youthful impi-nitenee. 'Wo fancy that pardon will repair every injury in dicted iiy an evil life. Fiu-dou arrests the con demnation of God. gives us divine help uud tho hope of recovery from ruin. \We aro saved in hope.\ Dut pnrdon never restores Jost character. Cliiuneter is a growth; it comes with woll doing, and strengthens by conflict- It cannot liko forgiveness, be gotten in an instant. Late conversions' ltepent- aueo when of age' What a slight injury wo imagined would be wrought by thedelay. As though sin could rob us of priceless years and then send us, even after contri tion, along tho path to heaven with Hop3 duly firm. Look at the specimens of tardy penitence whom you know. They have renounced sin ; are there no marks of the forsaken ovil upon them? They aro sen mg God, but how tho consequences of their former lifccliugtothemin theirbenven- ]v m:ir< h ' How tli' shadows of our sins dog nut- fo,.tstepc, obtrii'lc themselves in our best ndeavrs, and oppress us with their weiglit « we J.ni—1 bcloro God'—Gpspel from Tw Testaments. THE MILD POWER CURES. HUMPHREYS' That tho diseases of .Jomestic ant- \ mnls. HOUSES, CATTLE, SIJEEI\ BOOS, /lloos, and POULTRY, aro cured by , Humphreys' Votorluary Speci fics, is as tmo as that pcoplo rido on railroads, scud messages by telegraph, or BOW with sowing rnachtnes. It Is as Irrational to bottle, ball and bleed animals In order to euro thoni, as It Is to tako p0330 go-in a sloop from New York to Albany. 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When th e spawning ' begin s no time can b e lost i n spreadin g the \.hells o r stones. _ Au hour' s dela y niay cause tho loss o f j u n \iii u a ami the\ luotiv o impuls e that Coyote Scalp industry . The boar d of supervisor s o f Frcsu c County , California, have counted anc destroyed S.'iO coyot e scalp s fo r th e quarte r jus t ended an d havo paid out $2, ().*>u i n bounties. One hones t ma n ut , tu compiled wit h all th e oath-houn d re- isib-lo I qniremcnts o f the bounty act,—suc b as that th e scalps p.csente d wer e from coyotes killed i n th e count} within thre e months—ove r th e scalps of a shepher d duj; with tho-c of fou i otter s fo r puppies Another patriot, Frank Cronin , atked the board t o certif y t o th o scalp ! of grea-e r squirrels, whose whisker : ho ha d cu t oH In orde r to assist hi.' ••allidavj, \ bu t th e boar d declined They were compelle d to recogniz e olt back numbers O'I th e sides o f barns an d imported Koods fro m Arizona,etc, but s .ulrrels were too common to b< popular A member o f th e boar d who ha t heretofore favored th e bountr y no w fay s that i t Is a moa t uncou-clonabh j frau d and should b e ahoushed . I t would not b e amis s t o ferre t ou t thes e frau d ^ and touc h u p th e atlldavi t makers fo r perjury. THE GREKT KIN CUR K O K I Eczema, Salt Rheum, | | Ring Won, Scald Head, Old Sores. • % ALL SKIN DISEASES i • d_VZ> ITCI1IXO 1'ILliS I'USI- • J xivELY cvuua. X • • • • • Price, 25 cts. per Box • • At all Druggists or mallod on • • receipt of Price. • I THE PRIORMMCINE CO.,! i MIDDLETOV/N, N. Y • liililllHIilliiillill thousand s of dollars , and such losses , the excessiv o heat an d drought ha d j li, lV e been experienced i n a numbe r o f . j brough t about the nearl y entire dis - cases this year , as the unexpecte d ho t have , in iv edition t o their | nl , ])cnrnriC e o f the vegetatio n i n a Rood j leather i n Jul y cause d the oysters t o fspiiwn before the farmers were read y wit h th o shells, whic h wore on tho wa y fro m Baltimore an d were of no uso o r value whe n thoy arrived . in about si x week s the oyster begin s to tako form an d the n look s like a tiny bug. Tho shell bejms to grow , and, if guarded from thei r natural onemies, i n two yearB the young oysters cove r th o bottom severa l inche s thick. Thoy are the n transplante d t o another be d i n a moro protecte d spo t t o mature, whic h require s two year s more. The successfu l farme r uses threo hods, ono accompanie s it.— Cincinnat i Commer cia l Gazette. furnished by th e company. The con ducto r i s recpiin' d to giv o a bond of §\>00 ; the porte r is no t require d t o givo any. O n a ru n exceedin g wha t is know n as a short or twelve-hou r tri p either the conductor o r porter mus t b e awake and got out a t ever y regula r stop, ready t o receiv e passengers. O n short runs neither is allowe d t o sleop. Por ters in privat e aars ge t $7 5 a month. Private car s carr y thre e men—cook , pantryma n an d waiter. A sleeper usu ally carries two, bu t o n short runs there is a porter in each car, while a conducto r i s i n charg e of two o r more oars i n th e tram . Tho dinin g cars carry A first, secon d and thir d coo k at $75, fou r t o six waiters at Sof) a mont h soft part s eve n while i t was yet ahvo | f or plantin g an d tw o for maturing, and protestin g vigorously . 1 sa w j an( i thu s when once unde r way ho har- diflerent attacks, i n whic h th o con- t ves ts a crop eac h year. and a conductor at $100 a month , who j tent t o which also acts as cashier i earned . querors, two o r thr'co a t a time, got hold o f th o weaker members of thei r own kind , throwin g the m over and openin g th o abdome n i n order to de vou r th o entrails, those being th o softer and more savor}- portions, sinc e they still containe d some of th o vegetabl e food . Cannibalis m hero ap peared i n its lowest development, an d tho numerou s remains o f those which had boon eaten bor e witness to tho cx- tho proces s had beon Tlmro i s much rivalr y an d a t the same tim e much difference i n the se lection o f porter s in regar d t o runs. All o f the m lik e tho throug h trains to fashionable summe r resorts. Th e tip to a parlo r ca r man wh o brushe s you r clothin g at the end o f the shor t trip is usually 23 ci'iit s and h e count s upo n $20 or S2 o a month extra. The sleep- In th e fac o o f facts o f thi s character , An ide a of th e profit in this metho d I may b e obtained from tho oxperieuc e i o f a farme r who has already amassed a | larg e fortune in th e business. Thre o j year s ago h e plante d 40,000 bushols on a fifty aer o bed . Thi s year h o ha s transferre d 70,00 0 bushels to a matur in g bed, which wil l b e double their presen t siz e when mature, makin g 1-10,000 bushels . Ho left at least 25, - 000 bushel s on th o old bed, which will a,lso double, making nearly o r quit e 200,00 0 bushel s t o harvost next year , at a n averag o pric e o f $1.10 pe r it seems certain that nothin g is-sacre d bushel . If ther e is a fifty aero farm in nature, whe n the prolongation o f j n b ov0 wate r that eve r yielde d $200,00 0 life, fo r th e soko o f tho preservation of the species , is concerned . Heigh t of Different Nations . An articl o i n tho Bulleti n do Tin in g car ti p 'averages To'cents\\hnt'it \is j btitut International often muc h moiv, particularl y i f ' — ™ «\* rps \ lt ° the porter is requeste d to look after in valids o r women and childre n placed in his eharrc . Th e sleepin g car porter cou'it« o n f'W a uio'ith extra. iJining err ;n. ii in i.ie abou t $1 5 a mout h in addition t o tlvr wrvioon. It is no', trti'\ us is generall y supi do Statistiqu o gives, as th e result o f carefu l inquiry, the averag e height o f differen t Na tions. Tho following are some of th e conclusion s arrived at . Tho English professional classes, wh o hea d the list as tho tallest o f adult males, attai n th o hig h averag e of iivo feet nine and a , quarter inches . Nex t o n th e lis t come I the male s of classes of th o United Domesti c Snakes a s Ra t Catchers . Rat s havo lueroase d at suc h a ter rible rate in lirazil that th o natives have engago d in trainin g a certai n specie s o f snake in huntin g them down. Tho domesti c biiake o f Brazi l is th o Giboia, diminutiv e kin d o f boa , abou t one an d a half feet long an d as thic k as a man' s arm. Thi s reptil e can bo bought fo r $1 t o $1 0 0 i n th e market s of Kio Janeiro an d Bahia . I t is a harmless , laz y animal, which sleep s all da y at tho foot o f th o door, coile d up in the sun. With th o coming o f night i t awakes fro m its slumber s an d begins t o display grea t activit y I t creep s rapidly about , as i f imbued wit h very different impulse s from wha t i t ha s manifested durin g th e day . Up in th o garrets an d underneat h th o floor s i t prowl s about , lies i n wait fo r its prey and give s evidence of u crafti nes s usually foun d onl y i n th e highe r clas s of animals. As boon as a rat ap proaches it leaps o n tho rodent' s nec k and strangles it. As serpent s seldo m dovour their prey , th e Giboia doe s not kill because i t is hungry, but fo r th e pleasure this occupation yields . I t is n ver y serviceabl e doracqjtic animal, and as such is highl y esteeme d by tho people o f Brazil.—St . Louis Post-Dis - imtch . /vncicnt Mijincfr.nit, A fragment of bas-relief di s ovcre 1 In Egypt has show n how th e obeli-k = an d other large monoliths weio transporte d from th e quarr y t o thei r site. Tho stone is depict d upn'i;lit on a great galley o r vessel, which i s bein g towed b y a number of small boats alongside . This method of de taching a monolit h fro m th e mother rock Is als o explaine d b y a semi-de tached bloc k in on e of the quarrie s of Syeue . 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Th e nr runqi-nu-ntb botuoen tho railroad and pa '.aci.' car companie s is ordinaril y m tl u form of it contrac t whereb y the palncc car company agrees t o furnish tho cupit'tl an d the ears, whil e th e roads ngroc t o html thorn free, receiv in g tlicrutor onl y the regula r fare paid by th i passengers. Th e palac o car is . no t a p.iyinc; investment fo r the rail roa d except tlmt i t is nn attractive feature o f th e line. I n som e instances th e r iiii.i\ 1 (••\\.ipany is obh.^e.l tup-iy thopiihieo ca r compan y :i certiu.i \. J - a mile fo r the privilege of hiiuliu',' Us | havo been lnudo n certai n number cars. Xcitlie r arc thu dinin g enrs op - • pound s to th e thousand for many year s , by tho railroad coin-1 and ar e still reckone d i n tha t yyay n — i-- ^ 1 i\(\r\ them como the Englis h of all classe s Henc e wo ma y conclud e that , take n right through , tho Englis h imd Ameri can race s ar e approximately of th o same height . Mos t European Nation s averago fo r tho adult mal e five fee t six inches ; but, tho Austriaus, Spaniard s and Portugues e just fall short of this btaudard. • U-U* How ft Tr.nlc Name Originated . The origin of the terms \six-penny \ten-penny \ etc., as applie d to nnils, tho::gii not coin'iio iiy known, i s in - vuiviiil iii uu ava l i'V v, hiitevcr. Xr .:i5 oi crated, us a rule. panics. The cars are owne d b y tho palnco ca r company, a caterer has n contrac t to operait them , and the rail roa d which hauls them free agrees that the receipt s shall he n sufficient amount each month an d must mak e up any de ficiency. The Vaguer an d Pullman companie s both call thei r omploycs servants an d no t agents, an d say that the y nr o not tho custodian s nor re sponsibl e for tho passengers' personal m England , a ten-penny being 100 0 nails to te n pounds , a six-penn y 1000 to six pounds , a twenty-penn y -weighing twent y pounds t o tho thousand; and , in ordering , buyer s call fo r the thre e pound , si x poun d or te n pound yariety , etc, until , by tho Englishman' s abbre viatio n of \pun\ fo r \pound in fou r year s i t i s no t o n record But i t i s not al l clear sailing an d simpl y waitin g after the spawn catches until th e oy6te r i s mature. Th e oyste r an d th o oysto r forme r have four grea t enemies—storm s sufficiently violent to shift th e bottom, star fish, \drills \ an d thieves . Agains t th o first, of course , both are helpless, bu t against th o othe r thre e the \farmer \ is con stantl y on guard . The storms o f 1S02 did immense damag e t o Long Island Sound oyster bods. Tho greates t pest—th o potato bug of oyste r farming—i s the star fish, or sea star, a s th e oysterme n call them . The se a sta r clasp s its five arms about th o oyster , force s th e shell ope n an d drink s th o liquor , whic h is tho oyster's sustenance , the n lets i t fall bac k t o die. The wa r against tho sea star i s constantl y waged an d is costly. Hun dred s o f bushel s o f se a star are cap ture d by dredges , an d they aro use d as fertilizers . The \drill\ i s anothe r great pest. I t is no large r tha n one' s littlo finger, but i t bores straigh t throug h tho shell an d kill s th o oyster . And then thoro is th e bipod pest , tho \oyste r -pirate.\ Ther a ar e a grout man y thousan d dollai s now investe d i n new oyste r farm s in Long Islan d Sound . A grea t deal of thi s capita l come s from Now York . City , an d several prominen t State officials hav o more than a passing intoros t in th e crops o f 1895 and there of tor.—Now'York Advertiser. Hen and Kittens. I t ma y interest your reader s who si&a £$ME S UPPLIES, The only daughte r o f Princ o Xerna - tojoff, a wealthy^nobloma n of Moscow, recentl y eloped wit h ho r father's coachman, takin g $50,000_ with ; hor.- car e abou t this sor t of subjec t t o hear I of th o singular inciden t a t ou r farm [ two year s ag o o f a he n takin g charg o of threo kittens. Tho mother ca t must have taken the m hersel f an hou r or two after their 'tirtl i an d place d them unde r tho hen, whic h ha d mnd o a nest for herself two or thre e yard s ofl\ uude r tho mange r i n a cowshed . I Biiir th o cat aud he r progeny lying on th e strnw directl y after thei r birth , aud notice d tl u he n on he r ueit . Ko- turniu g an hou r o r two late r th o cow man showe d m e the kitten s unde r tho hen , wonderin g how the y ha d got there , as nobody else ha d bee n i n tho shed au d he,had no t touched the m Til l tho kittens grew too big tho hen neve r loft them, th e ca t use d t o go awa y foragin g an d come down ever y now an d then, throw hersel f down alongsid e tho he n au d nurs e he r young ones , sometime s lying wit h he r hea d under and her paw s almos t round tho hen's neck. As th e kitten s t^ot olde r i t was droll to seo thei r fosti'rNnollier following the m about an d trying to cover them wit h her wings For\somo six weeks it was ijuite ih e sigh t oy tho neighborhood. I suppos e incident s o f th o sort ar e ho t infrequent , thoingh rar e t o one's persona l knowledge ^ Spectator . . ^CR> A \World's Fair Dinlognc . \I d o want t o seo th o gondolas'\ sai d (i-young lad y as she trixiped down, th o steps t o the lagoon . 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