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THIS AND THAT1 + i

The worlds prodiiotidrt of copperin 1900 is tstimated at 411000 tons

The populntion of tile British em ¬

pire is 20 per 100 of Iho populationof the world

There is plenty of dust in Califor ¬

nia and orange when picked are usttally so dirty that they have to lieloantd before they are peeked

By the new apportionment Cookbounty Ill which nchulci Chicagoyill have two years heftce li7 of the

158 nwnibtrs of the hOUse of rcprei Jitativs of IllinoisSnyl1erICal UJ Pac Kep 170J it was heldplat a person has no pxoperty in hisown dead body so as tQ iLO able to dis-

pose of it by will but thitf the next ofkin are entitled to the right hf burial

A lloboken couple niiVc enteredinto a strange antenuptial contractThe man contributes ftvupjlars week-ly

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an ten dollars When th6 sum of

1500 is in the pool they are to bemarried

The state of New York has at thepresent time in round numbers 22000 insane patients under care whichimplies an original outlay of 20000000 for hospitals and their equip-

ments and an annual expenditure of

5000000 for the care and treatmentof the inmates

The town OflChton about 15 milesfrom St Louis enjoys the distinctionof being the only incorporated townin the United States that is not gov ¬

erned by some kind of town officers

It was incorporated half a centuryago It was thin supposed that Fenton would be one of the largo townssurrounding St Louis but it failed togrow the people became disappointedand did not think it worth the troubleto elect officers

A VENERABLE ANTEDILUVIAN

It Is a Giant to Us But Small AmongIts Own Kin

An antediluvian animal millions ofyears old > nobody knows how old hasbeen restored skeletonwise in the Peabody museum of Yale university bythe authorities of the museum Itwill be a feature of the scientific ex ¬

hibit for the bicentennial celebrationof the university next October

The scientific name of the mon-

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reptile is Clnosaurus AmiwtensMarsh It was dug up in Conversecounty Wyo several years ago bya party of investigator headed by JB Fletcher of the Peabody museumworking under the direction of ProfOthniel C Marsh the late eminentauthority onvertebrateanjmals Theskeleton has been Jai the museum eversince Two years ago its restorationWHS begun by McIIugh Gibb assist ¬

ant to Prof CJiarles R Beecher cu¬

rator of the museum who supervisedthe work

Some idea oithe dimensions of theanimal tray be secured from the fol¬

lowing details The animal is 29 feet3 inches in length The height ofthehead above the btyse is 13 feet 2 inchesThe height of shoulders above thebase is 10 feet 2 inches Length oftail 13 feet 7 inches and length ofhind limbsfl feet 5 inches

Prof Beecher said of the animal

herbivorousreptile ¬

of the prima The order is whollyextinct not in descendant of the or-

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being loft alive anywhere Thedinosaur wandered allover this country over Europe Africa in IndiaNew Zealand and Australia It wasas harmless ass toad despite Its great I

size The one we have mounted wasa comparatively small specimen We

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largelintin restoring and mounting it Nor I

would we have the room to exhibit itThis specimen mounted to show

tho animal in rapid motion Thereis nothing doad about its attitude

It is interesting to note that theform is birdlike That will strike youat a glance The feet are really chick-en feet having the same number ofjoints und toes The forefeet were

prehepsilo ¬

ingOrThethe mouth not in front That indi-cates

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that they woro used to grindnot bite food

With the animal woro found agreat number of bony scales such uanlligritors ¬

parrioHy restored no that wo havebeen able to see what was the naturofthe covering or hide of the an-imalN y Herald

A Thing Many People Forget I

Wages isnt the only item jn v0Jrk < l-

ing os tt farm hand things taste cQotf>

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TO A DEAD MINSTRELBqalde the maples mosey root

rite hermit hni h Ices dyadAmong the while anemonlee c

tnjer rlund Its bdha downy breu t of dappled grayJIll runift wlngn ore ntlllIts velvet tli run i will nevermore

With heavenly music thrillAt evenings golden Afterglow

What h iln+M wee mineTo hoar trtlf ut the unrrehair

flint 9berwAlfb divide1

tisoundSeeinedriiB while ihaiagmiehl dtelogyFilled all Wit nlr

Sweet inlnntrol flT41i + twilight hour

crefIThroIJlfh aislesAnd lowers Close In aiecii

U there no luiid ljond liis tarsWhere we thrill Hrtr ugaln

Thy hymn of tci qnd JoyWhan life is lroecrulIl pain

ShAll we A lone with lortllU livesMlaspenl and prono n sin

Of all Oodi children fie thh fewEternal life towln

Each dny you iljd the Fathers willAnd praised Him with n ilPtiltn

Whose peace fell on the troubled heartLike GIleadH heHlInt Imlm

And cannot HI who made the runs tAnd liefII the sparrows toll

Provide n home oo fair and largeThat It will shelter all

Henry J Sawl In Chicago Evening Post

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11ON TILE TRAIL OfTILE TOTEM BEAR

By Wllllnm Murray Graydon

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prlmitiveTAlaskan settlement whose tats nncabins clustered round nn indentationof Cooks iulet A short distance outin the harbor the cargo steamer Yu¬

kon lay at anchorWell what are you going to do

about it said Markham an elderlyand experienced trader who was thecompanys agent at Nuchuk Youmust decide quickly for there aintmuch time Better stop over for thenext boat Its a rare chance for youare sure to fetch back a totem bearperhaps a couple of cm

And the 1lsIof Indians Thetribes on the headwaters of the Copperriver have a hal name

They wont molest us Mnrkhnmreplied hurriedly Come what doyou say he added The Yukon sailswithin the hour

Let her sail exclaimed Quin withsudden decision Jl dont go with her

Ive chosen for the totem bearTwo days later Quln and Markham

with ten hired coast Indians were trav ¬

eling north A journey of 120 milesthrough an unexplored region attend-ed with numerous difficulties nnd hnrll

them to a goodsituitere e

they a wasspent in constructing from felledtrees by the aid of what tools they hocbeen able to transport a long our ¬

row barge with a tiny cabin in the mid ¬

die This was completed one eveningnmlthe next morning the Indians weremissing to a man

The two voyagers embarked the fol ¬

lowing morning and three days latertowards the close of the afternoonthey were drifting OH the deep rapidtide of the Copper river

When are we going to tie up V asked

QuinOhany time you like We had bet ¬

ter slip ou a tulle or two thoughA sM arklutm spoke hiM face brightenedand this perplexed expression vanishedHe stood in a liBteninguttltude gazingat n toll plnmicle or rock that hod sod ¬

denly baun revealed by a curve of tILtchannel From far down the riverhosted a tl lK roaringnoise

There are rapids yonder hesidded Well lay up here for the nightwin run them In the morning

He bent to the oar and within liveminutes the trout was alongside therighthand shore whealt was madefust to the stump rIltrtt It lay it I

leap vwtft vatjrotY tliij ondof apromoutory tliqt Hed u dozen o 1cPi

into tine river gtltlijllalelybelow vn Fthe mouth of a

IUy heavens luuk yonder CX ¬

MnrUhnnvGlaBuing In line with his Ktompnii

lons + stretched urns Quln liehcld nhuge animal standing SO f ct4iwayntthu odgo of thoU timber lie had noneefl to ask what it was Ile knew thatJie was in the presence of a totem beat

the first he had sownfcor n brief instant swinging Its

jnnsufcre head the brute surveyed thegruIitthe fjpjstbwst have that hear cried Quill

1ti pit to shoot hits but T canttal6liSiii olivejWVathey had gone nearly n mile

jugUie valley the big footprintsa r to suddenly disappear Theypained ir for100 yards then stopped

1 wnaolp e at hand and the forestwun turn ne twilight1V0vG the brute jcJuJmed

4julbr >VfYes <theapath salOaarkhuin Well go n lit

Ito further

lfurtdlatnnecand emerged qti n small clu ringThey Haw befor them Iitunlllo dark-ly

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against till purple twilight a low-

ltlJRre structure of logs It resembleda hiU had neither door norwliiIow anti on the top of It squatteda btigecftlrvefl Imagea totem bear

The Jnlu8t be a village near bywhisper Quin This looks like theburial place of an Jndtnn ohltf

t w tw tla I1Jefa graveM hlId

topof the structure Come downDont desecrate the dead

replyTheresAs he spoke his weight caused the

grave to suddenly collapse and withu crash logs and totem fell in a sprawl ¬

ing ruin a quick leap saving Markhamfrom Injury

He landed on hie foot and uttered asharp cry of alarm A great Jijranimal erect on Its hind legs was huf-

Slitjf toward the two much It was thebear they had tracked

Mnrkliami rifle flew to his shoulderhut with marvelous rapidity with n Jrnflptrljy growl ofIIlIw beat strucktin weapon n blow that snapped it litwo Markhnm sprang back and tinncrxt instant the loud report nf Qninsrifle WAI hoard Ult In a vital part-the hioimlroits boar came heavily to

strugglerrandYouve rinse Itsoul Markham

and there will bo the devil to paynow Llstan

Indians exclaimed QuillYes youve stirred up the village

Its just over yondnr leaven hip usItwc arc caught

We must cut and run for IUYes Ilut wait one moment

With that Markham plunged info theruins of the grave piled the logs thisway and that and quickly emergedwith a heavy canvas bag n foot curd ahalf long in his two hands

Gold I gold he cried breathlesslyIll explain laterBy good luck they struck the path

and bywhat little light was left theywere able to follow It It was a racefor life and the odds were with thepursuers The Indians gained steadily

Olvethem H shot if you con gaspedMarkham

Qnin turned and fired aiming nt tidark object A yell of agony echoedthrough the forest

From close In the rear they heardthe crashing undergrowth a blood ¬

curdling snarl and then the quickmuffled potter of heavy feet

Its another bear the mote to the

I MUST 11AVL1 THAT BBAK CRIEDQlINN

dead one Iexclllimed MarkhamShoot It I

But us Quin turned with that inten ¬

tion ho tripped over the bolo of u treeund the rifle flew out of his hands liegroped niter it vainly for a few seeonllshe dewed nut pause longer andthen he ruse and overtook his t ompauion to whom 1m related his loss Thebear was in hut pursuit growling withfury

Drop the gold you IliioU shoutedQuin

Never Ill save it or dieBut they were nearer to the river

than they supposed and a momentlater they burst out of the forest andran to the end of the spit of land Sideby side they leaped shooed the huntMarkham dropping the hog of goldwith a crash while Quill Instant sev-

ered the niooilng rope with a stroke ofhis knife

lint the hear was at their heels andwithout hesitation just ns the croftswung oil the shore the angry nniuiasprang in at time stern Ha 111I 7

rush for the two man who Vmtniv iintime escaped to the cabin And vjjjand barred the door

Were lust oiled Ali rkham Uehave no firearms and its sure deathto try to get to the sweep The Inlllare just below the worst in all Alaska

and theyll snuushs to bitsYou seem to know n lot about it

said Quin hoarsely Man you have +

deceived me101 l1QVIt admitted the wretched

trader Hut J meant it for the best 1 wwas up here four years ago after goldand when the Indian got after us we >

hid the stuff in that grave My twocomrades were killed nnd I had tinrrow squeak of it myself Thatrbaclttoreoorerthebag

JOuboforeOf what happened next Quin retained a

afterward only a blurred recollectioncnQinhI iyand finally Hosted ashore in n greatlyexhausted state several miles belowthe scene of tint disaster The goldat the bottom of the river and bothttbeendrownedtlietteusvifurstarted on font toward thc I rst juputBledjourneyandtfuehuk °little till worse for his terrthie experieme1 Boston Globe

Inluful ItevrlutlonDella saia Mrs Wanterby who

bad sonic nice people to dinner andwas trying to make an Impression Itpoems to me the coffee looks a triflewale

It nlnt the coffees fault maawreplied Delia Tls too much crawo