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t coast of Florida, at an Indian. River
1%} winter resort found a number of seeds

squealed a half-contented, inquisitive,

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I FOUR- LEGGED TR‘A’DERS

Mice that Replace With Other Articles
, All the Things They Steal.
,9 There is a mouse in Florida locally
known as the trading mouse. It is
commonly awoods mouse, but it quick-
ly adapts itself to human habitation. A
colony of such mice carried two bush‘
els of shelled beans thirty feet during
six nights recently and replaced the
beans with seed pods of a weed. J ew-
elry, too, has been taken by these
little traders. One woman on the east

instead of a pair of earrings that she
h!1d left on the bureau. A search in
the place whe1e the seeds had been
kept disclosed the eariings.

A man who had a box of poker chips
in his room in an open~topped box was
surprised to find in their stead a string
of prayer beads, a small crucifix, and
a number of shells.
vestigation immediately. A priest who
"had 1oomed near by was equally puz-
zled by finding the colored pokei chips
in his room.

It is generally believed that the trad-
ing mouse learns its curious ways by
robbing squirrels or bluejays of nuts
laid by for future use—New York
Sun.

 

The Speedy Razorback.

A wild boar hunt was the exciting
Sport a number of the young men of'
South Jacksonville had looked for-
ward to last week with. a great deal
of pleasure. The wild boar was a
razorback hog. He was installed in a
pen and fed with red pepper, gun-
powder and dynamite, and became as
ierce as his reputed cousin of the
Black Forest.

0n the day of the hunt a cavalcade
assembled at the meeting place armed
with javel'ms and spears made of
bamboo, with hunting knives tied to
the end.

The wild boar was liberated and
trotted away into the woods. He

1vhere’s-nhe-rest-of-my-family sort of
squeal, with no thought of the pursu-
21s, who spurred and whipped their
norses into furious pursuit.

The wild boar trotted along—just
simply and coolly trotted. He didn’t
look as if he were going, but the gait
soon distanced his pursuers, and they
were robbed of the pleasure of “jab-
bung” him full of holes—Florida
l‘imes— Union. , . .

Mm
Testing Diamonds by“ the X-Rays.

It seems that by their aid one can
readily determine whether diamonds
are real or false, for the rays pass
quite through real diamonds, leaving
them transparent, and not at all
through false ones. A real parure,
when photographed, would show only
the mounting, but in a false one all

He started an in-.

A Story of the French Revolution.

‘At the time of the French Revolu.
tion, Houdon. the celebrated French
sculptor (whose statue of Voltaire we
have all admired in the foyer of the
Theatre Francaise), was thrown into
prison. Mme. Houdon, in' despair,
went to Barras, and with streaming
eyes implored his assistance. Barras
shook his head; he feared he could
do nothing. Houdon was a man of ge-
nius, and, therefore, as David was one
of the condemning judges, he feared
there was little chance for his salva-

this opinion as final and using all the
arts and beguilements of which an as-
tute French lady is capable, Barras at
last condescended to ask her if her
husband had any statue for sale at
that time in his studio. Madame re-
pliedthlat the only finished statue at
present in his atelier was a figure of
Saint Scholastice, holding a scroll of
MS. in her hand.

0n hearing this the wily Barras rang
the bell and said to his answering sec-
retary: “M. Houdon has just com-
pleted a splendid statue of ‘Philos0<
phy Meditating on the Revo-lution.’
Hasten and 'purchase this sublime
work of art, and have it placed in the
Assembly.” Barras’s orders were car-
ried out, with the result that not only
was the sculptor’s life spared, but he
received more commissions for statues
than he was able to execute. On such
small issues did the lives of men hang
in those tremendous times—From The
Gentlewoman. '

 

An Egyptian 13131112.

At the marriage in Egypt of Princess
Minet Hanen, sister of the khedive, the
bride came in preceded by a. woman
musician all dressed in white satin.
She was supported by two brides-
maids. Her gown was of white satin,
but one could scarcely see the material
because of the heavy embroidery. Her
neck and arms were simply covered
with diamonds, and 011 her head she
wore a high crown of precious stones,
to which was attached her veil of
silk and gold. On either side of her
head were ornaments of gold and jew-
els. with threads of gold reaching to
the ground. of such weight that the
bridesmaids had to carry them. She
was one of the most beautiful women
ever seen, and when she was seated
on the throne it was a picture. She
and her surroundings were beautiful
beyond description. then she retired
the kiledive stood on the throne and
threw newly coined money among the
ladies for luck.

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Heartless.
“Miss Gush admits that she is close
to thirty."
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An Island Colony of Foxes Whose Skins
\Vill Bring Good Prices.

There is an island off the coast of
Maine, six miles outside of Boothbay
harbor, where the rarest of one species
of fur-bearing animals are found in
numbers. They are black and silver
foxes, and it may be said in beginning
that they did not get on the island by
themselves. .,

A few years ago a gentleman who
who was summering at Boothbay har-
bor, conceived the idea‘of stocking one
of the numerous islands in that vicin-
ity with black and silver foxes, that
are now almost extinct in the wild
state. He looked around for a suitable
island and finally hit upon Outer Hero
on as possessing all the conditions nec~
essary to the success of such a colony
as. he desired to plant. 0

An order was sent to a fur company
engaged in breeding black foxes on an
island in Alaska, for a consignment of
the animals, and thirty good speci-
mens were started east. The journey
took many months, being made by ves-
sel and steamer to San Francisco, and
thence overland, and when the consign-
ment arrived at B-oothbay harbor,
only seven of the foxes were alive.

 

They were put on Outer Heron and:

have thrived and multiplied, from all
indications. A silver fox is by no
means a cheap animal—the pelt of a
good one is worth from $75 to $100—-
but the black fox is much m01e valu-
able, the pelts being worth as high as
$400 each.

The climate on Outer He1on is said to
be very much like that on the Alaskan
island from which the founders of the
'fur colony were imported. The ani-
mals have found good places in fissures
of the rocky shores in which to build
their homes, and from what can be
seen of them they appea1 fat and well
conditioned. —Boston Daily Globe

1t Meant Business.

Here is a Jew story, and, oddly
enough, it comes from a certain hand-
some clerk in the State Department,
who is himself one of the Chosen Peo—
ple. A Jewish merchant here in town
took his young son not long ago to see
“Julius Caesar” played. S. P. Q. R. ap-
peared on fasces or columns in every
scene. .

“TVhat does S. P. Q. R. stand for,
pa?” asked the boy. The father wasn't
to be put out of countenance because
of a trifling ignorance of Latin.

“It stands for small profits, quick re-
turns, my son,” he made answer.—
Washington Post.

Somewhat. .[r1 itating.

When a man's wife. comes in
sees him. razor in hand, and his
all lather. and asks him, “Are
shaving?" it is a human nature. but
provoking for him to reply. “No. l‘m
olacking the stove.”——Roxbury Gazette.

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SHOE EVELETS

One of the Very Few 'l‘l11n.s that are Sold
by the Million.

There are many things that are sold
by the gross, and. not a few that are
sold by the thousand, but there are not.
many that are sold by the milliOn.
Among the things that are so sold.
hOwever, are shbe eyelets. '

Slice eyelets are made of brass b3
machines whose operation is almost
entirely automatic. Three of' four ma-
chines are required to produce the eye-

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let in the form in which it is sold, the ,

brass being fed into the first machine
in thin, flat strips. As sold to the
shoe 111anufacturer, the eyelet is turned
down at one end only. The eyelets
100k as much as anything like so many
little hats with narrow b1ims and with-
out any tops in the crowns.

Ey elets are made of various sizes
in diameter and of va1ious lengths of
shank or cylinder, according to the
thickness of the material with which
they are used; and after they come
from the machines they are finished
in great variety. Some are finished.
white—these are silver plated; some
are gilt finished and some are cop-
pcred. Eyelets are japanned in blacll
or in various shades of russet: they
are, in fact, made in any size and 01
any color that may be desired. Sooner
or later the japanning wears off, ext
posing the brass. There are now made
shoe eyelets that are covered with cell
luloid, which keep their color, but
these are much more expensive than
the kinds commonly used.

Shoe eyelets are packed in boxes,

containing 1,000, 10,000, 100,000, 250,.

000 and 500,000 each. Eyelets ol
the kinds most commonly used
are sold, according to sizes and

styles, at prices ranging from $00 to
$135 a million. Some of the celluloid.
covcicd eyelets‘sell for as much as
$500 a million.

By elets are made for a wide va1iety
of‘ uses, up to the great e3e1ets that
are sewed into the corners of sails,
through which the sail is lashed to the
end of the boom or yard. Taking
them all together the number is enor-
mous; of shoe eyelets alone there are
sold in this country some thousands of
millions annually—New York Sun.

A DOG IN A NEW ROLE.

He Seemingly Takes the Smne View 0!
Affairs as His Blaster.

A well-known English actor is pas-
sionately fond of dogs. and delights in
making them his constant companions,
Seldom is be seen unless accompanied
by.one or more of his pets. A manage1
about to produce a new piece required
the services of this actOr for a special
part, and therefore despatched his act-
ing-manager to make the engagement.
In due course the latter arrived at the
histrion’s house, which is in the coun‘
try, and found him resting, after a
long walk, in a large comfortable arm-
chair. After a few civilities, the act‘
ingmanager proceeded to business.
lVas the actor at liberty? He was.
Could he accept a part of such and
such a nature? He could. And now
about the salary. Well, the acting:
manager thought they could give so
and-so. “What,” roared the impulsive
actor, starting to his feet—“what?” Al
the same moment from, under a chail
a huge bulldog thrustits head between
its master’s legs, and growled and
showed its teeth in the most ferocious
manner. The startled visitor made f01
the door, exclaiming as he did so,
“All right; name your own terms!“
In the end the engagement was con
cluded. Some time after anothe1
manager asked the acting-manager f01
the actor‘s address. The acting—man-
ager gave it.
asked. “Yes," said the manager.
“Then. for goodness’ sake” was the re-
ply, “be sure to offer him enough, fol
he has a dog in the house that knows
his terms!" -

And the Bill \Vas'Pald.

As the gas bill of a portable theatre
showing in a provincial town for :1
month had not been paid at the week’s
end (when it became due), a man ap-
peared on the Monday night follow
ing to cut off the supply, if the bill
were not paid on the spot.

The doorkeeper remonstrated with
him, pointing out that the manage
was on the boards at the time, and
could not possibly leave the stage f01
an hour—the. gas man might call then

"No,“ said the gas-man, obdurately,
“I'm going to cut it off, now.”

“Hold hard,” said the doorkeeper; “1
will go and tell the manager.”

Disguising himself in a huge red
cloak and a great felt hat with a
drooping feather, and with a sword at
his side, he walked on to the stage
W1th the words: “Behold, my lord, the
man stands at the castle gate wait

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ing to be remunerated for the glim .

me1s, and if not seen instantly, darke

ness tlneatens us.‘
The Manager (taking in the situa-
tion): “Go; I follow thee.”—Tid-Bits.

Exceedingly Easy to Acquire.
In 'the studio of one of our leading

R, A.’s, who was showing his pictures .

for the Academy, stood a lady of fash-
ion. “Oh! what a lovely picture‘-
How I wish I could paint like that?
You ought to let me intotthe sc‘crel
now to do it.”

“Nothing can be more simple, madam
you have only to choose the proper col-
ors and stick them on in the
places, and the thing is done.”

“A thousand thanks! I :will go home
and start at once!” '

 

A Unique Order.

An Englishman, with more monej
than education. recently sent the fol
lowing order to a book seller: “3
have sixty feet of‘sllclving. l wan:
ten feet of poetry, ten feet of history.
ten feet of science, ten feet of ,relig
Lon,.the' same of novels. and fill 11;-
1est with any kind of books."

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