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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1901-8-1, Page 4THE EXETER TI E The .£:$ AIt'l'ERIG) Paid up Capital 1te,aerve Fiend Head Office, h;o'rreal. ? which gives some rough idea, as to JAMES TLLIOT, Este,hew England stands. The tdgures are GENERAL MA:NW:4 t these for the most important classes: Memel, advanced to good farmers en their Battleships. Built. Building. Memel, own note +a -i b one or more eedorserr e.t 7 tor England 50 16 Bank ENGLAND FIRST IN BATTLESHIPS. LSO}�a i ,1. $ " " a i 4� ' $_ •ranee, However, x.eads in Torpedo Craft Y PADLIAMENT.lete.-nzetisb eubmasines. ,-.i(etl.oiH1 A return of the fleets ot the great -- 2•415°,eau : naval powers has just been issued, e®rt.tper CORIUM Prance ,.. .- , • 28 5 ' Exeter nrance Russia. 15 10 Oren every lawful day front W a, m. to 3 P. to Germany 19 10 SAT RIDAYS, Ea. In. to I p, nl. Italy ... ... ,,15 f> torrent rates of in erect allowed on de oats. United States 7 11 DXCE 0 $ CA18L1:s0, N.It.11 1lit\, Jal?an 6 1 soz.tcrrees. Wee:AGEE Armored eruisers built aged build - neuter. Dec, 87th,'ee jng.England Calendar for August, 1901. France III le ee l:u Bio, J ,. 19 ., , lit ,navy .., ,. . 11 2 9 10 23 30 Protected cruisers built and buil 3 10 17 24 3I Inn:England 107 Prance 40 Russia ..... 1:r Germany Italy 16 Japan 10 Torpedo craft. Built and huitding. Euglazzd 217 France 316 lttassia 223 Germany 169 Italy 169 1 Baa:ed States 49 .3'a a:a . p2 29 44 12 „ 6 34 let :7 Italy ,- G 7 14 el tee Japan S lv" 'L- :3 tatted States Tillelite1 A . AUGUST 1sT, l::tai ITEMS OF INTEREST. Of tie cities Tnavin g over 100,900 pep- Uhattiou eels- le hada pests ace in isoi; T1,~e first lectures ever given by a wo- men were delivered ley renew Wright22Frenee Suam ria s. 1S2S. United' States S The, Sye-a ta !i7aE eCt6istS et seems Tia' English strength is, however, Members, ezwl t :Bora draws $2,4011 stronen by rarest• irigs which ata any der stataug;. 4Q1'ls;r: nary would be considered century ago farmers reaped their w ortc re ee nail obsol,t -. For example, CeAe - g £ et oer bettleshipe ten are, armed Wada ;zaiit With sitl:ie$. two acres beitlg ti ant iquatF tl z..^aseen] t guns, fit gt; 4 day's wink. only for the iteistene Five; of these It is stated that there are SO,fe00 bate : shies are !Limy seere or more old. Meld* int England, ti*e•aose Lours are though i:i tie rn ley every Sbip is recn- Oe 14 daily ter a wee;,? of 10 s1iMinga mad c t•:e.'lete wheelshe i:, more then v per week:. twelve, fe years o.d. ffauy Iu;ntl'ners fn s C that their t11L Tl't' r:t^:rn glees n+?t, of vouree, in- . _•, , „e, :latae ties yearn ten mg, proposals. er,tite Lai i.nlpro. a+l t>ince e t t. der- or suets: Lara the Ernie!), submarines ?ifiaa' applied to soma', of the under• that the Admiralty Lae decided upon Wend eallwoys. Itis believed to f en- !ra'te ezt'ne. leseer:soneen's (outrage. „The area." by S:la ala the. res, eat Qf > , t r .� c i� >< one tale of wraeuly • tUe ,.e,pulal,e. tae. L.ug of S.wt den, the em'" an:i 1',e'3 n+:e of mind- tt«t tslaale alai ether di taagulsized vlsitQ3$ fe mn t , t s fes,Lei 11,11s-, cad L r 3 Isere in the habit cd meetly; the Pe arks Itaileeafee ray a^ <^.ci'�:ai;a. lattlQ Ss'a- eanibitCoa tree been 1=telel for $iiia. • Leg village is a cleft of the 'Yorkshire Sartl via Is celebrated ter the tombe c.c.s", end last reeuth the Ilelnersvo- .. zvllie:a leave that pra'i:36tor;:a8ag it was men ree'aer-- .. , ...E s-...., metal they were iniaabit•r l by great geese's Beeellt1y vend-. great .eat sti at% earn© age, sea 1 1eM .Il_v tombs� have leenn touted d wiieb that t tI Nettle tlnt were. all ceetela skelete rel ke.ee arae feet loug. ©tit at see, t.t.Oble to Yntlliae the shine; indeed s :.ry were be:ateu back The sine:lark els; t Shelley has humor- • t�• ILP 1'+' waves. s. Haat tinuntlereti can t.3lzei nese 1101, it 1,'1EtU' . time Eng' the 1'; ;ell. t fortune.tely all the IISL bird it has elweys been Fut-,Posed crew • of the raeboat from the cox - to be. 11; ilius leen discovered that the scalenec.ctv.'n, 'rre•re out with the fc.G 3b blithe creature 31a geestion was heard int* boats. so that it seemed that all In the lanes of Le a he^rn. must 'eerie): if the lifeboat were not got out in Fame way or other. The women toot. t1ae smatter in their own STAGE GLINTS. • hands, got, a ecratels crew of old men sand boys from the village, and them- 1'lorence Saha will be leading won* selves, wading out into the terrible an with James K. Hackett neat sea- ;, rolling surf, launched the boat from son. its carriage. Drenched to the skin, There is an organization of chorus they remained on shore till every man was safely landed. and after this girls in New York called the White ,, .splendid bit of work, marched off. Mice. THE WATER PEOPLE. who teeth u' *Pre i the farutless whisper, The rumor afloat tit the tide, The need that speaks in tine heart, The craving that will not bide': e For the word eviction shape is abroad, FRANK WITH HIM. The vernal potent of aanee• t And. from winter Seea eel, e•ttn,ts to -morrow, 13th Mee Horde -neatest Little Knew ' The tan -talk a ..i r.,.ele'r ::_.� l i.gt_ 'w hat Was Cour€ng, .. . "Mr. 1larilenpbast," said the clerk 'rhe trltecs of the water leetede, Scarlet Mad `1 t pw :ani 1,17se. with the high brow, "I have come to Aa++RTte•, fvr t�lr (411-ac;t•ie;egie, ask your advice on a matter that CAD- , re is on teem to rove. .. ew. corns me very -e1 may say -dearly. Do i They +sit; rE,lc .n [Y:.• ceer.t : e e•rdaere. you consider .,A a week a large enough and feed ata the w;lrtnt taus t.th ens salar;r for vile oeeu ying sueh a. pose- fly intra where .tae sails err resting,t Um as I hold litre?les renes ierere' the Rahe loci ; glezrans. "Well," the old gentleman replied, "I • will be frau!: with you. I think It is, ' The fleet end shining thoueatuls . m Se if .you ;are warning on with the hope Ot STthefolk the traekese least bidding that r: a s tit them' of getting a raise you may ns well give The yid tetacastrat arced. it up. The salary you are drawing is a Siill they rmistrnsr or titre r, very respectable one -a very respect able one, my dear sir, I would bare Qcestinns or turn or veer* beech nlightr lad when I wasyour awe \rift they put on their 1 es t of color, g a of the gaudy heel apiece to Lave been able to get $X5 a week." ' "Rut it is hardly enough for a man :- Eager. unwanted, nini. untt.l, ' to -to -well, sir, to be frank. to get ; Tb'ey g•' an"I tiles go. 7' a'v 1►r.a�'.aa*.3r1 Tht lift et lite faint, s.a;. n sur tea :�, anarrietl on." Tee lure of the watery word. "Not enough to get marri-en on? : -hales Cereten. , we are told, to their red tiled cot- Yf. play founded uleon tbe lifo of Tom taxes on the eiit:. on their husband; Moore,. the Irish poet, will be used by arms. ;Andrew Mack neat season. "Ben -Heir" will remain In Boston for ',' Pully Explained to John. the remainder of the season, as its hit ° "John," size said, as she toyed bas been something remarkable. with one of his coat buttons, "this Laurence Irving expects to be in is leap year, is it not?" New York In the all to see Lis plays "'Yes, Mamie," be answered as he which Mr. Sothern is to produce, looked fondly down on her golden There will probably be five versions head that was pilluwid on his manly bosom. "" „ ut n iesca .Nano- of the french novel .This is the year when the propos seen on tbe American stage nest sea fug is done by the young ladies?" son. + 'Yes." The story first publisbed some months ; "I hope you don't expect me to ago to the effeet that WMlam Gillette propose to you?" ;was to play Hamlet seems more than "Why, Mamie, dear, I never gave likely to be true. the matter a thought. I-er-to tell the truth, I've only known you for Mr. and .Mrs, Seymour Hicks (Ella -that is to sati-" line Terriss), according to a London . .•I'm glad you didn't expect me to announcement, will appear in "Alice In ' propose. Fns not that kind, I hope. Wonderland" in New York In The au- No, John, dearer . I couldn't be so tumn. r immodest. I'm going to let you do Joe Murphy, the well known Irish the proposing yourself, in the old - comedian, bas closed his tour to go , fashioned way. The old-fashioned tarpon fishing. Mr. Murphy Is a mil- ; way is good enough for me." And Bonaire and appears on the stage forbeathe gang l e smile,maici and the young ave her lover his own amusement. ! rejoiced that he had found such a Miss Marie Bates, the well known treasure of modesty. -London Tit - character actress, sv111 support Mr. Da- Bits. i'id Warfield next season in "The Only Levi" She is to have the role of an Method of Curing Jungle Fever. eccentric old Irish woman. •I got over any attack, but it was Miss Minnie Ashley, who made a i a marvel that I did. One rdorning bit in "San Toy," will be unable to re- ' my doctor bled me till there was turn. to .the stage this season. The scarcely a drop of blood left in my _glare 'et the limelight has so affected body. He then gave me 40 grains of her eyes that she must remain In a calomel, and in the evening, as the darkened room for a long time to come foyer was still raging, he ordered me or run the risk of losing her sight alto- to be taken out to the yard of my gether. quarters, laid on a bare rattan couch and buckets of cold water thrown over me for about 20 min - APHORISMS. utes! I was then put back to bed That s the trouble with you young sheet of today. You want to start la right at the top. Certaialy It's enough to get married. on. I wasn't getting an®re than bait' that muett when I got married. Any girl that's worth Laving will be able to In;ahe your herso a regular little para lyse with $:0 a wee',:. Deal you get the foolish. action la ,our head that you've got to i1:1ve lets of money In order to be happy yourself er to ul a l:e the girl happy. 1 tall you money isn't all -there's a. mighty lot besides it that's more important. I" --- "Thank you, but perhaps I ought to have raid that your dau ;liter -- that Mies Ophella and I"^- There el ails the d. rs. baud that Is ;fro• duced by a falcine body. Five minutes later the great suer - client's enn,elo •ee troll succeeded let liringiag line cut of his fainting fit, but Le attrihuted it to overworiz mud taliwetl of talk Lis family to Europe for a ling rest, lentemirrrawnwpwreo. roma A llelieatQ roaatiog. "It was very eelleirratsing." rakd Mr. St•-•rmingtea 1.:iraes--"very emba pass. i:aaicctl. 1 tar the lady tisouahit sant: rude, but rattier than be suspected of egotism 1kept silence." "Whah bas l:a,•peue4?' "Chir 1oetee3 asi:+gal arae w310 is the S1 eat et ,a t7ea: Dew could 1 avoki misluferslming Ler without ap- pearing to ivaulge In coif plats'.:"- { Smiling Made Harmless. I A. surgeon general in the German army communicates to the Berlin Mill- I tar Zeitung an aecount of a process by Which It Is asserted that smoking may be rendered a harmless amusement. By the -method described, which con - sista in the treatment of the tobacco , leaves with tan'utth and a decoction of Origanum vulg t .o °before they are zeade up into cigars. the nicotine they con- • tutu becomes so transformed as to ! render it harmless to the human sys tem. According to file account given, experiments have been evade with the prepared tobacco upon patients who bad the greatest aversion to tobacco in any form and invariably suffered from nausea Immediately they began to 1 smote. These. however, smoked In succession each threw cigars made of the prepared leaves, not only without experiencing any inconvenience, but without any alteration in their pulse, breathing or temperature, Not the slightest symptom, in fact, of nleotithe . poisoning was to be detected, although..' most exact and careful observations were Made as the smokers puffed their way through the three cigars. -St. Jatues' Gazette. } o1LBERT PARKER. M.P. • Ills Breadth of View i isinputs '•.. Britain. It was a relief when .lear..- nunciet ism of I:nee. nab ee a t•ai. tote (ldb -I••t• Parker e :tt`':,e t the e', - .•.lser'e eye. Hit 1aw: eke rise , .r: it •r fair elrava :nal has used les seec•i,I';us y of Ane of the et ars e;3 ihh• V.: „ltty hint-. ply to task cite +t Woes, i' eat hag Lis liar.:, intellectual. baarrisoite, face, listening intently to setae answering Minister. one wondered wihethi'r tint- ; idit_y hien flint frein tatting part in debate. The quest.ton is set t led. It was not timidity. Mr. Parker lacks neither sOteposseaaen. nor VOle'. nf.1r lamination. motion. !t little i e:esh height be added to Ids st.-I.'. but that will come with practice. lie made a. Cheery holding speech, hthat owtiz f? n fir of e` peralituxe stupiy nnerant increase 01 Enh>nire', ilenying thiel we were los- ins; in the race for trade, anti point - lug out, as a Vanaadinn with evtperi- enee. of Australia. the importance of our colones. There was something 1In the .eciclres- thee the House was net t•43116ioitsa::6i to -a l:iepeie lug' -s and brentiali let viers eloquent ot Greater Britain. -fall s1;19I ¢„t^_a'ate. Proverbs the Czar. -theca C Tb+' Emperor of ineteeia conagnlertr,l his ;brei !leer line ,T,, a k, and though .�1`.• lie alas now reignedreigned years his i eliaarati ter retnlaen'l as great an enig- �'aslningtpn Star. : ma an ever. In England scarcely ails prc►vi•rks ileac with the position or perect1 altt;; r4 the sovereign, but that n son. ' c.-• the Grateful Ayi reef # pis rept . 0 3n Ru..•,ut. There most Agent -Sir. tan I sell you osis statue ii is;Tactr,atit, Peasant. tet, v:lla'n discussing his of a Green god? Itis opo 01 the most i rhtlt'r, will sententiously exclaim: artlstle adoruuleuts for the home to be 1 "Tile Czar has a long arms. but it found and- do:s not reach up to heaven),” "Even Mr. GotrIeh-Young feller, her y' got 4 the land et the Czar has but live euvy statoos o' pigs? I think a tiro size tin e: T•," "The Caar'a bull has only statuo o' a pig In bronze would be great two horns," '"Tien Czar is powerful, t? set 1n th' hal{, don't you 1' see, I but he is not the All-powerful," "Tho Czar is Cod's cousin, but not las made most o' my mutiny iu ploy, -Co- brother," "Even the C'zar's vinegar Iambus (0,) State Journal. does not sweeten," and. most signal.. cant of all, "The Czar's ukase signi- Anxions to Please. fins nothing unless Gad says "Wito was tbat woman?" asked the : otnite t • " Sorrow's best antidote is employ- ment. -Young. mployment.-Young. All cruelty springs from hard heart- edness and weakness. -Seneca. Delicacy is to the mind what fra- grance is to the fruit.-Foincelot Contempt is the only way to triumph over eaimmety.-Mme. de Maintenon. The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity. -John- SOD. Consideration is the soil in which wisdom may be expected to grow and strength be given to every upspringing plant of duty. -Emerson. All the while that thou Direst i11 thou and fortunately fell asleep for sev- eral hours. After some weeks on the sick list, I was able to return to my post at Kornegalle: "Fifty Years in Ceylon." editor. "Tho president of the Woman's Rights club," replled Lis assistant. "She was making a kick because we referred to her as a. "strong minded per- son." "All right. Ile careful to tall her e 'weak minded Verson' in the future. - Philadelphia Press. Long Supported Federation. Hon. R. E. O'Connor, Vice -Presi- dent • of the Executive Council of the Australian Government, has been one of the most ardent supporters of Federation for the past ten years. He was nominated for the Legislative Council of New South Wales in 1887, and accepted the office of Minister of Justice, a post he held until 1894. He was a delegate to the Federal Convention en 1897, and since has been an acknowledged leader of the bast the trouble, distraction and in- movement with Mr. Barton and Mr. conven'1ences of life, but not the sweet Deakin. He is an eloquent speaker and true use of it. -Fuller. Enjoy the blessings of the day if Cod sends them and the evils bear pa-' tiently and sweetly, for this da only y Is ours; we are dead to yesterday and not born tomorrow. -Jeremy Taylor. and possesses much of the wit and charm of the typical Irishman. sane in Canada, Ontario having �;-- ss� ati;There are 18 asylums for the in- Asylums in C,nada. ,.,.�.< Some Light ou the Subject. "I have never seen that old question satisfactorily answered -what becomes of all the pins?" "Don't you know?" "Haven't the sligbtest idea" "Well, you pull the back off some old sofa that has been in possession of a family of girls for a few years, and you will find out." -Chicago Tribune. Troubles of Her Orvn, "The storm did a great deal of dam- age in our neighborhood. Blimber's house was struck by lightning and set on fire, and Jim Hole's barn was burn- ed, with two valuable horses." "Yes, and we bad two quarts of fresh milk soured by the thunder." -Cleve- land Plain Dealer. Advantages of Excess In Promises. "Aren't you promising more than you can pay?" "Yes," answered the Chinaman. "It struck me that this fact might on occa- 'sion be offered as an excuse for not paying it." -Washington Star. ' On the other hand, innumerable Russian proverbs deal with the Em- peror front quite another point of view: elle Car's 'voice echoes even where there is no mountain," "A tear In they Czar's eye uaakes us all weep,,'• "When the Czar *quints, his Minis- ters are one eyed, and his peasants blind." "When the Czar tabes a pinch of snuff the whole nation must sneeze," Czar Tl hen the C par has a cold, all ltussia, gets influenza." -- Our Land ill Friend. New Baric Lnutern For Warship". The British battleship Magniecent and the cruisers Ar:ogant. Niobe and Pelorus are to be tatted with a speeial type of stera ligiut before they rejoin the squadron. The new light will be so arranged by tbe ;til# of a shade and refieetors a• ,` to east .a reflection immediately iu the wake of tine ship anti perceptible only to a vessel following immediately astern, and by menus of elevating gear the reflection may be east itnnac- dlately nutlet the ]Iglit Itself or at vari- ous ranges to meet the requirements of a squadron steaming ahead. With this llgltt it will now be possi ble to conceal all the other lights In a. squadron and then to perform in safe- ty a series of tactics which otherwise it would be dangerous to attempt, Iiipling's Latest. Itudyard Kipling who is pending the winter in South Africa, sends to The Times a poem with the title of "Bridge Guard in the Karroo," which rs.aliees finely the sense of 'de- tachment from the world which over- comes the small stationary post guarding the railway from Cape Town to Kimberley through the vast untenunt ed Karroo desert. The fol- lowing verses picture their feelings once nightly as they await. the pass- ing of "The wonderful north bound train:" Few, forgotten and lonely, where the white ear windows seine, No, not combatants; only details guarding the line. Quick, ere the gift escape us, out of the darkness we reach For a handful of week-old papers and a mouthful of human speech, And a monstrous heaven rejoices, and the earth allows again, Meetings, greetings and voices of women talking with men. The Woman of It. "Does your wife, when she's away, always add a postscript to her letters? "Oh, yes. She always says, 'P. S.- e Please send me some money.' "-Phil- adelphia Bulletin. Olt, These Terrible Children: seven„ Quebec five, Nova Scotia one, New Brunswick one, Manitoba two, British Columbia one, and princece Haying no 0PportanifYt0 do:vtoag Edward Island one, There were doesn't .make you -better than those who, sere every cllanee.--.�tcbison Globe. over eleven thousand initiates ac- cording to the last statistical year book. Visitor What sweet children, and so g 0. reps their mother 6 tr'•tching them their first Juts' is obi Clste--I ou, too, papa. Secondkliattcl Clotbllag Sisn•. "'Secovdlssnd Clotlting'.e ie cue;weY of putting it, cuda cazauton way," geld O. 'Men aceusttuied to Teasing algae. You sea It 16. that form oftener tlisan in any Saler. Aet.l�,l'a.d t he e s ou come to o h e rather high. ' 'Singalga which word See - awed a11to' ated, the .,At11tnbc-: fig bora described as `cast of.' But'arhik i , r Y t a db.Ilt e from See Il 3 e u arta • rF is 'a step that , Il 8 1! them is a certaiu Larlihmes9 about asst Aft that leaves oven that with something to, be desi%cct. "The eotnething, it seems to me, is at tainetl In a sign I have just seen, which reads. 'Fine Discarded Glotiming Bought and Sold.' "Now, there's a taiga than, it seems to 1 ere, shows thought and senso and. shrewd - cess; -New York Suntm, A GOOD, STOUT Walking Shoe Solid comfort, weal,. shoe beauty and satis- faction is what you get in a pair of 'Sovereign" walking boots. Goodyear welted, ex- tension double soles, the latest style in cut and finish. Rubber heels, leather lined, waterproof— handsome, durable and comfortable, No better shoe at any price, $q..00 per pair. Made in boys' and youths' sizes, $2.5o and $3.00 per pair, "SOVEREIGN SHOE How London Could Bo Defended. If the Dutch ever sail up the Thames again or a Norman force land, London will be not unprepared. In tate archives of Pall Mall repose musty schemes for the defence of the metropolis which it was thought would 1:e .undisturbed until the war. 'department coltmtenced to inose into its new Palace. But there are busy men about' and as a result new schemes will lie forthcoming for the defence of London. Sontetiiing like sixty batteries of artillery will be al- lotted for the defence, including guns of heavy calibre, 4.7 and 6 inches, which will be mounted in command- ing positions, covering a wide sarcep- ing arc. The mobile force for 'defence will include nearly 100 15-poulicler field guns, and an army corps .$f three divisions of regular infantry and 100,000 volunteers. -London Ex- press. 1.wi;aete. eideaehe. welling of the feet and ankiee, miffing under eyes. frequent thirot, scanty. cloudy. thiel:, highly Qcol red urine. Frequent urination, burxnug min:dime Any of the above symptoms lend to Bright's ditea'e. dropsy, diabetes, etc. Dames Kidney riles are a sure cure for all kidney di'eaes. Athletes, Bicyclists and others should al. svay:a keep llagyard is Yellow Oil on hand. Nothing like it for stitl'ne -s and soreness of the muscles, spt.rans, bruises, eats, etc. A deanpreparation, will not stain lathing. Price `See. If you take a 7.a:ca-LIver Pill to -night before retiring. it will work while you sleep with- out a gripe or pain, curing biliousness, cans*. Indent, dyspepsia and sick headache, and make you feel better in the morning, His Regular Job. "What in the name of mighty Jove is all that clatter'?" domandecl the mermaid, testily. ''Why," • c 1 a ions a'vhy, replied her on P n , "that is Neptune out in the front yard: cutting the sea -grass with a lawn -molder." • "re,1:y, I must be a. lobster," mus- ed the mermaid, in self -accusing tones, "not to have recognized this eloquent harbinger of spring." -Ma- rine Jpursly.l•, - &ALTIIY1 A man with a thin head of hair i s a marked man. But the big bald spot is not the kind of a mark most men like. Too many men in their twenties are bald. This is absurd and all unnecessary. Healthy hair shows man's Strenpgth. To build up the nair from the roots., to prevent and to cure bald- ness, u s e— It always restores color to faded or gray hair. Notice that word, "always." And it cures dandruff. $t.00 a bottle. Ali druggists. "My business calls me out among strangers a great deal. 'I would actually feel ashamed every tune I would take oil my hat, my hair was .so thin And the bald .spots showed so plainly. I began the .use of your Hair dei•'or less than three months ago. Today I find I imso as fine a head of hair as 1 ever had. I tell everybody what I used, and they say 'it must be a wonderful remedy.'" GY o. Ynetn, •ea I7 4 393 Cht I Dec. i 1 , , Bro We have a hook on The Bair and Scalp which Ivo will send free upon i, I request. If you 8o not obtain,.nll the benefits you expected from the use or 1 ' rho Vigor, write tato Doctor about ,y it. Address, ' i Da. J.'CT..AYEB. `'i , Lowell Mass. S 1 FOR SALE BY IL SWEET, EXETER. TURTLES FEED i 15trcrins leav14("%'.Int. i,'. Semi HOW BIG SEA .A ; the rc�n9t was that �1o : P eeeed le round ofd Take iris Balls of Gra:+s Out to Sea l werme ieh lived r.�. It. Iron, I;.iltnauao tint. stud Eat White Sesiut>•ulute. 'With any gastrunuraie taste I natural - 8 rant co nil: little girl. two anti a teal; Fears ly was vers curious to lauow just what , tiuti of terrapin are caught Iu these G waters, for the dish la one snueia „ sought after by es/leen-le and fermi 1� part tit the menu far every first elass hotel on the coast. I was told that Ilene Is caught about here, but was Invited to a. sea turtle hunt. Let the reader Imagine a turtle weigbiug all the way from 12fail to 1,13(14 pounds, Aago over ., riot long Alae Seas turned on the beach Bear 'Miami that 'weighed more than 1,600 pounds. Of course I fax the largest weight, Ar amgivingthe , ,� S average weight of those caught along the coast Is about 01i pounds. After they are caught the turtles are kept for a long time. their captors teediug them on cabbage, lettuce. turnips, carrots and sea grasses. The study of this monster shellfish is a most luteresting one. In order to get rill of the parasites that cling to their shells they often enter fresh streams to enjoy a bath, but tbey aro extremely timid and take fright at the least noise. TIhe hunter knows, however, that the turtle feeds in brackish streams where the tide falls rather low anti where the turtle grass grows in greatest profusion. The turtles cut great quantities of this grass and then roll Itinto a ball. cementing It as They roll It with the clay in which the grass grows, and In this was'. when they have managed to amass a goodly sup- ply of provislons, they wait for high tide and float away seaward, feeding as they float. The professional hunters are quick to detect these balls, and just the mo- ment they do so they set theIr seineg and send their peggers, as the men are called, in search of the feeding shoals. Men are not the only enemies the tur- tles have, however, for bears, raccoons and other animals native to Florida destroy great numbers of them.-J'aek- sonville (Fla.) Cor. Baltimore Ameri- can. UNDER AN UMBRELLA. An Expensive Adventure of mous Parisian wit. Romieu, the famous Parisian wit, was one day caught in a shower and forced to seek refuge in a doorway of the Opera House. It was 6 o'clock al- ready, and be had an engagement in the Cafe de Paris for tbat very hour. The rain fell in torrents. There was no carriage to be bad. He bad no um- brella. What was to be done? . While he was lamenting his bad luck a gen. tieman with a large umbrella passed by. Romieu was seized with a sudden inspiration. He rushed out and grasp- ed the stranger by the arm and gravely installed himself under the protecting umbrella. "I am overjoyed to see you," he im- mediately began. "I have been looking for you for two weeks. I wanted to tell you about Clementine." Without giving the stranger time to express his surprise Romieu rattied away with gossip and anecdote until he had led the unknown compnniou to the door of the Cafe de Paris. 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