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The Exeter Times, 1893-8-17, Page 3'rie d Wishes to speak through the Register of the beneficial results he has received from a regular use of Ayer's pills. He says : " I was feeling sick and tired and my stomach seemed all out of order, I tr,Ted a number of remedies, but, none seemed to give me relief until 1 was induced to try the old reliable Ayer's Pills. I have taken only one box, but I feel like a new man. I think they are the most pleasant and easy to take of anything 1 ever used, being so finely sugar-coated that even a child will take them. I urge upon all who are N ed of a laxative to fry Ayer's Pills."— l3oothbay (Me.) Register, "Between the ages of fiveand fifteen, 1 was troubled with a kind of salt -rheum, or eruption, chiefly confined to the legs, arid esr-aciaily to the bend of the knee abs.' the calf. Here, running sores fornh"d which would scab over, but would break immediately on moving the leg. My mother tried everything she could think of, but all was without avail. Although a child, Lread in the papers about the beneficial effects of Ayer's Pills, as ;ad persuaded my mother to let me try them. With no great faith in the result, she procured Ayer's Pi i Is and I began to use them, and soon noticed an irlprovemeut. Encouraged by this, I kept on till I took two boxes, when, the sores disappeared and have Clever troubled me since.'".-- l -I, Chipman, Real Estate Agent, Roanoke, Va. "I suffered for years from stomach and kidney troubles, causing very severe pains in various parts of the body. None of the remedies I tried afforded me any relief until I began taking Ayer's Pills, and was cured.'"..—Win. Goddard, Notary Public, Five Lakes, Micli, Prepared by. Dr. 1,, C. Ayer & Co., Lowell. Masa Sold by ail Druggists Everywhere. Every Dose Effective THEEXETER TIMES, Ispnblisnetlevery Thursday mornu;, a: TI MES STEAM PRJNTINU HOUSE ltairastreetalearlyopposite Pitton'a Jewelory /Store ,Exeter, unt„by John Whitest Sona, Pro. Arietors . rinks 0p envnnTrsr:10 lrstinsertion, poritno 10 Dents schh subsequeatiesertion ,per line 3cocti. nTo ambo notiator tnlian Wednesday tmornipg Dthe la g scan eat eG quipped inn the Comity Dfunron,tll work entrusted to us will re3sive Dor promptattentuen! Decsious # Regarding Neve. pavers. hlAypersonwho takes a paperregularlyfro'n thepost-oRlco, whether directed in lila naive or Another's, or whether lie has dubiorlbc3 or no5. larespponslble for payment. 11 a person orders his paper diaaontinuod he must pay all arrears or the publisher may nil than collect it whole til the payment is s paper fs taken from the °Rice or not. 3 in suits for bscriptlons, the suit may be n+natituted in tho ace where the paper is pub !shod, atthou` l ho subscriber may reside hundreds of miles away. 4 The courts have decided that refusing to aknewspapers orporiodioals from the post. talc, or removing and leaning them un.callod seprima facie evidence of intentional fraud NEW E NERVE DEAPlti aro a noir um - revery that cure the worst • cases of BEANSNervous Debility Lost Vigor and lY we eii of boody'or rmninod caueehde by over•werk, or ttto errors Or OZ. 1 masters. Man and brute cannot dwell to - THE FARM. Our Farm Yard. My pets all gathered abont inc As 1 came through the farm yard jnat now. There wasNubbin. a beautiful Holstein, And Oherry; the little rod cow, There was Daisy, youugeat among them,. • And old Molly, the best of ties tot. With Star. and Blucher, and Bridget, While Jersey must not be forgot. The pigs for their supper are squealing, And born comes the red and white calf, Frisking about in the sunshine; T At Bess, the one coltbanlaugh. other Old Sails—a fine, handime pair— Came cantering gracefullyt'ward me, With Beauty, the big fiery maro. The old sheep, Tibble and Topsy, Are eager to share in the store Of yellow corn in my basket, While the chinks are feasting galore. All chattering. cackling about me; Their voices I seem well to know, From Jim, the saucy black rooster, To old Brahma, as white as the snow, There's Spot theblaok and white kitten, And Il.ip, the tortoise-sholl cat, And Job, and Gipsy, and Ginger, All waiting a word and a pat, Del love then? Of coarse! What a question! See how their loving oyes shine! Pdnot lose, for the wealth of the kingdom, The love of those dumb friends otminc! --.•1Claral 1. Howard. Fear Essential to Subjeotion. Much has been written of late years on the power of kindness in restraining and controlling domestic animals. Runtime societies, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, have been, organized and conducted with zeal and ability. A Bergh and an Angell have enforced with moving eloquence the duty of man to treat with kindness those dumb servants of his which contribute so much towards making thisearth a home, a happy dwelling plane for plan. Writers for the stock departments of agricultural journals have 'iterated and reiterated the Idea for kindness in treat- ment of domeatie animals and especially in breaking and training them for the services of man. Wo are taught that the time to break or train a colt is from the time he is foaled. That the time to break a heifer for milking 18 in her calf -hood, That we must teach them from the start not to fear man, but always to regard him as their friend. Now to a certain extent, we endorse all these fine sayings, We believe it is the duty of elan to Meet ell and especially those living sentient beings, over which he has dominion, with kindness, also with justice, whether they are human beings or domestic animals. But, while conceding all this, we question on whether d omesti Ga niMal3 Can be trained to be perfectly subservient to man's will without appealing to the element fear in their natures. Some of the worst nuis• emcee we knew about .a farm were cosset lam b.r bio ll 11t : g up to play with ahildren, never .knowing what fear or wholesome restraint Was, and finally becoming such pests that they had to be taken off to die - taut fields and consigned to the flock. We have known pet heifers, always treat. ed with kindness, handled all over and their toate pulled long before they contained any milk, become among the most unrestrainable of cows, when filially in the way to give milk, because they bad no fear of the milker but would start and go where they pleased while being milked and, when coufined, would kick over the pail without hesitation. We have known steers yoked with calves and driven everywhere, become wholly unmanageable when large enough for service 1Y o have known pet colts, harnessed when nurslings, ridden before they were strong enough to carry a boy on their backs without injury to themselves, that never beclrme docile, tractable horses, because never taught to know their master, never taught to fear man. And here is whore the trouble lies, colts, steers, heifers, lambs brought up as pets and playthings of the family, never taught to know their place, soon obtain *mastery over their human playfellows and have their own way, instead of being governed by the wills of those who should be tlhei youth, This Remedy ab - Wady cures the most obstinate cases when all other raseTniNTa bavefailed even to relieve. Sold bydrug. is at $1 per package, or sic for g15, or sentbp' mail on oceiptof price byadd rulingTISEJAMESMEDICI= '' •, Toronto, Ont. �1-'rite for pamphlet Sold in— Sold at Browning's Drug Store, Exeter. ,.......-. a.a,r .� a .... READ -MAKER'S 1ilYER FAILS 101221 SATi5FAllltws \i2D gF0P RALE AY 1L. 1)1.01 allra set. ILL E T PURE, POWDERED PUREST;*RONCEST, S® Reaor aersygecidgSoap, fttetingWtDlinitnganahundred other 'pes. 4. can equals 20pounds rias Soda. k Sold by 411 Grocers and Druggists. SW W. 43,=3CIXABT,1'r ',IC'sarcsatou 7 t. 'BEaiHNhl 't IBS? 21 NTId SECOND MONTH ;165 0ABSOLUTELY Cures Lou Power, Nervous , Debility, .Night Losses, 1)i. senses caused by Abuse Over Work, Indiscretion, Tobacco, Opium or Stimulants, Lack of Energy, Lost Memory, Head- ache and Wakeithlness. Young, middle-aged or old leen suffering from the effects of follies and escessee, restored to perfect health, manhood and vigor. :x1ELIEP TOTHOU5ANDSBY Tins MAnvEL.OUS REMEDY. gether, on this planet, on terms of perfect equality. If the most intelligent does not assort his authority the ono with the strongest will, will bo master. Even those pets of the household, the dog and the cab, meet be kept under proper restraint, must be subjected to wholesome discipline or they soon become insufferable nuisances. No ; it will not do to so treat those that are inferiors as to remove, entirely, the element of fear of those in authority. While taught, if possible, to expect noth- ing but kindness so long as obedient, they should be made to feel, that they must sub•' mit to their superiors, aud if they can be taught this in no other waythe musb list be taught it byt Y the lash. We a would rather attempt to subdue and render useful to man, a wild colt from the plains, never before haltered or corralled, than to under- take to bring under proper discipline one that had always been the pet of the chil- dren and became their master. Careful Handling of Colts. Every man who has the caro of horses will tell you that there is a great diference in their dispositions- Allowing something for inherited tendencies, there is still more to be charged to the kind of treatinent the horse has received at the hands of those having the caro of it since it was born. With an inherited disposition of nervous- ness and irritability, the colt may be made a great deal better or a great worse than rurally is, its usually inherit much of their al disposition from the dam ; hence olt reared upon the farm of its owner have its disposition pretty clearly judg- °forehand. the hands of a 000l, even-tempered who thoroughly understands the colt andles it carefully, it is possible to so veracities an inherited tendency toward usness that it will come to be a trusty liable horse ; or it will be the easiest in the world, by harshness and ill - gement, to masse him a treacherous, is brute that nobody wants to handle. tenths of the vicious horses are made Ile young simply by mismanagement. s so easy to give way to temper when oung horse. does not yield at once to. fishes of the trainer, so easy to strike. anything goes wrong, and one has the to do so..Yet it very seldom us that a colt is benefited by a blow. y sure that he understands what you him to do before striking him, and. my when it is the last resort. Not the difference n hieh so plainly 11- les mismanagement among' horses in groomed. g One horse is cross while in progress. That horse, you may d on it, was not properly groomed a colt, and so has learned to dread preach of the currycomb and brush. unitive skin has been hurt by the teeth, and a punishment probablyfol- iar his restlessness in attempting to em, "Be very careful with the cur- ls not to irritate the colt or young In after years he will be very likely it nit Co genet v anyc may ed b In man, and h far o vicio and re thing mama .vicio ,Nine iso wh It i the y the w1 when power happe Be ver wish then o No lustre being this is depen when the ap His se sharp lowed avoid th rycom horse. ASs Crn . IS Guaranteed o everyone using this Remedyaccording to direct ions, or Money cheerfully and conseientiouslyrefunded. slt^-'an. PRiCE. $1.00, 6 PACKAGES $1.00. Sent by inail,to anypoint in U.S. or Canada, secure) seared iree-lrom d,htyor inspection. y t1/vifeor''our .Beek "`STARTLING FACTS" for men only. Tells you hIns to gat well and stay well. !lddrecs or call on QUEEN fall i. Y41RI .!rM NC1.�2 d LIFE BUILDING, Montreal. , Montkoal. � .Call, to expeot to be hart in these= wag wheal.er he is or not, The writer owns a horse that at the time he bought her would lay back her ears, bite the manger and lift her hind feet in a very suggestive manner when any one went into the stall beside her. Indeed it was oonsid• ered rather unsafe to harness her. But by treating her with uuvarying kindness she was soon. made to understand that she was'. to be fn no way hurt, and by persisting in this treatment she gradually ceased to be. have in such a way. Now no more quiet horse need be asked for than she is. We afterward learned that, she hadbeen teased in the stable by boys. Teasing aud tinkling, and all manner of plaguing horses, should be strictly forbidden.. A. young horse of mine was once driven up toward a threshing elgine. She showed but little sign of fear, but was closely watching, with every nerve strained to highest tension, to see what would come next, when a man thoughtlessly threw a large canvas out of a wagon, directly in front of her. It frightened her so badly that she has never fully recovered from its effects, and I think never will. Horses are our most faithful servants, giving their toil for our benefit. Should we not give them .the best of care and kindest of treatment in return for their services, which are so necessary to our comfort and. well -doing ? I certainly am a strong advocate of the plan to keep the old horses that we have become attached to, and when they are no longer able to work for us, if we donut feel able to keep them until they die, let awell- aimed bullet mercifully end their lives rather than for the few dollars which they would bring sell them to be misused and overworked as many an old borse is, that has worked well and faithfully uutil old age robbed him of his strength. Butter•Making in Summer. "In multitude of counsel there is wis- dom,” and in multitude of experience there is as much, writes Nannie Cabell. I like what Ella Rockwood says about straining the milk through cheese cloth for still great- er cleanliness, after straining through a fine gauze strainer. I know though by experi- ence that ice is not an essential for nice butter.making in the summer, for we have no ire house and don't miss or feel need of ice except for ice cream as we are blessed with an almost ice cold spring, and I use cold water freely. In very warm weathers do not let the milk be churned rapidly but with a moderately fast regular stroke. As soon as I notice that the butter bas begun to come in Iittle grains, and if it has a mel- ty,oilylook, putintwo or three half phat cups of cold water, dashing it over the sur- face and gather the butter some, then churn again for awhile, repeat this operation of dashing in cold water and then gathering, andt 1 will not be long before the butter has eome good, as they say. After taking up the butter I wash it through three successive cold waters if in extremely warm weather. I let it stand in it all night and early in the morning pour this water off, salt it and put it in my jar, lay s cold cloth closely over ;and on the butter, pressing it down all around the edges. Over the mouth of the jar I put a strong cloth, tying it on securely, then X put the jar down in the water in my spring box, into which the water runs from my spring through a wooden trough. This spring box has a tophinged on anti fixed so it can be looked. he butter being immers- ed in the water keeps fresh and cool and does not soften so quickly when taken out of the water, as it does when taken off the ice. I have no cellar in which to keep my milk, nor dairy, but by churning a day's milk the next day, I find my butter is al. ways sweet and nice, and buttermilk good, too. I churn all the milk, don't skim off the cream, as I only keep a few cows, and it is just as easy when all ohurned as only the create, and skimming would only be additional labor. Then there are those living near who will gladly churn fora part of the buttermilk. The night before I send it to market, I pack it all in the bucket or pot in which 1 send it, and set it back in the spring box so it will be solidly cool, then send it to depot in the early morning. My market is only an hour and a half off by railway, so when it reaches its destination it is still firm. I had rather sell as I make it than attempt to future use, put ituP for s , for if I happen to be short and have to buy, I will have sold more than enough to pay for it, and then what I have is fresh. I have never tasted any potted butter that was as good as fresh. The best way I ever tried is to make it in blocks or squares, wrap each piece in a piece of white muslin, tie it around and lay it in strong brine; but this must be after it is cold weather. I sometimes save up some butter along in the latter part of November and December, if I find my cows are going dry. It's been my experience, though, that instead of trying to save up, it's better to sell fresh and buy fresh The Legend of Evil. This is the sorrowful story Told when the twilight fails And the monkeys walk together' Holding each other's tails Our fathers lived in the forest, Foolish people were they ; They vent down to the cotnland To ach the farmers to play. "Our fathers frisked in tho millet, Our fathera skipped in the wheat, Our fathers hung in the branches. Our fathers danced in the street. "Then came tiro teirhble farmers, Nothing of play they knew; Only they caught our Is hors And set them to 1 abor, toot "Set them to work in the cornland, With ploughs and sickles and flails, Put them in Inad-walled prisons, And cut oft their beautiful tails! "Now we can watch our fathers, Sullen and bowed. and old, Stooping over the millet, Stirring the silly mold. " Driving a foolish furrow, Mending a muddy yoke, Sleeping in .mud -walled prisons, Steeping their food in smoke. " We may not speak to our fathers, For Il the farmers knew They would come up to the forest And set us to labor, too." This is the horrible story Told as the twilight fails, As the monkeys walk together Holding each other's tails. [Rudyard .Kipling. A man is like a grain of corn—bury hire and he molds; yet his heart lives and springs out in the breath of life (the soul) to make him as he was again. Prince Bismarck was waited upon at I'nedri Friday rrtday by a deputation from Brunswick.; ' The Prince made a long political speech, in which heointed out perils which were threat « p Pn" e in of. the' Empire, p the integrity Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoriai HEALTH. Food in Disease, 1. Nourishing food is a great desidera. tum. 2. Digestibility le also a great desidera- tum. 3. Concentrated foods should be allowed in quantity- not much in excess of the re- quirements of the system. 4. Foods possessiug high nutritive power should be aasooiated with foods of very low nutritive power, the latter to be the bulk of the diet. 5. Concentrated' foods cause constipation and irregular action of the excretive fusee. tions. 6. Bulky foods, of low nutritive power exert a marked salubrious tendency toward keeping the bowels regular and enhancing the health of the patient. Fruits and vegetables, asa rule, are ac- ceptable to most patients. They are not very nourishing (comparatively), since they contain so much water and fibre; still they are very useful in the "make up" of a regimen for the invalid. What portion of them that is digestible is digested, and the remainder (with some few exceptions) passes on, without irritating, to swell the volume of excreta, thereby giving the testines some- thing material to work upon, and forcing a passage, It is not the quantity retained in the lower intestinal tract, but the length of time it remains there, which favore the putrefactive changes taking plea() in the feces of the constipated. This process of ultimate decomposition renders the con- dition constipation, so inimical to the pa. tient's health, or progress toward health. Some fruits or vegetables are agreeable to one patient and the reverse to another, Find the one that suits and eliminate the other. Personally I believe that a well baked apple at each meal, or even two, if the patient's appetite pernhits, is aboub the proper thing, suitable, as it is, to the great majority. Don't forever be dosing your poor patient with physic; rather, choose some food which will answer the purpose. The ideal diet, then, in my estimation, is a variety, containing a small portion of highly nutritious food and a larger propor- tion of food possessing easy digestibility but low nutritive power. --[Lir. Frank S. Hough. Palpitation of the Heart• 13y palpitation of the heart is meant sensation either of irregularity in he action or rapidity of been beats. The p son who experiences it is usually alarm by the symptom, and calls in the doctor. But in most cases of this sort whish brought to his attention, the physician fin nothing out of the way with the heart, a hence of danger to the individual. The ca of the Sensation is elsewhere. In the maj £ty of instances she real trouble is indig tion. In almost all cases of actual heart disea no intimation of it is transmitted to t patient by any irregularity or like eensati of heart rhythm. As a symptom, palpitation is valuable the physician, in that it directs the attentio of the patient to the heart. An unusu sensation in this region usually leads one t consult his physician at once. Symptom felt in other parts of the body usually wet for " the more convenient season." Doctor Austin Flint was once summone to attend a young lady dying of heart dis ease. The family informed him that hi presence was wanted merely to satisfy th lady's friends, since they all understood th fatal nature of her malady. Tho patient lay in a room from whf not only light, but everything that migh lead to the slightest nervous excitement wa excluded. It was suggested to the docto that an examination of the chest be omitted and that all communication with the patien should take place through a friend, lest th exertion should result in immediate dissolu. tion. To this the doctor objected. When ad- mitted to her presence, he found that site answered his questions in whispered mono- tones, Examination of the chest showed that there was no disease, and consequently no danger. The story was told to illustrate the importance of thorough examination before deciding on an opinion. Palpitation does, however, undoubtedly occur in cases of real disease, and whenever it occurs its cease should be found out and remedied. Among the common causes of palpitation are to be numbered the excessive use of tobacco, tea,coffee, alcohol, of h or of certain rt in drugs, hysteria, to excessive g , yesertion hunger, privation, fatigue, fright or loss of sleep, and excesses of any kind. How to Get Sleep. Sleep rules have an addition. It is to place the right hand on the forehead and the left at the back of the neck, while counting forty-nine. The rationale of this process is thus explained by Dr. Salisbury. The palm of the right hand and the fore part of the body are both plus (or positive) magnetic poles. The left palm and the back part of the body are minus (or nega- tive) poles. Like poles repel, and by 'thus placing the palms of the hands over the various centres of plexuses, a vital current is directed back into the body, its normal circuit is thus re-establis'ied, and its ener- gies are guided and evenly distributed among the organs situated along its course. The physical and mental systems will become passive, contented and comfortable, all parts working together for the common good. The result will be composure and recuperation. All distracting, harassing, melancholy imaginings and gloomy forebod- ings will have passed away; the stomach and bowels and all their glandular append- ages will renew their healthy functions, while digestion and assimilation, previous- ly at a standstill will go on normally. Over work and improper food are at the bottom of our sleeplessness, the art Br- ed are ds nd Ilse or- es - se he on to n al 0 a wet • d s e e cb t s r e A .NEW WAR VESSEL. Which Witl Fill the Gap Caused by the Tams of the Victoria. A London, special says :—A new vessel which will fill the gap created in the navy by the loss of the Victoria, has just bee completed on the Tyne, and has arrived at Portsmouth to go on service. This is the new first-class line of battleship Resolution.. She was launched on the 28th May last year, so that the time taken to complete her has been only a Iittle over thirteen months. The builders are the PalmerShip. building and Iron Company (Limited). The Resolution 15 one of the largest battle- ships afloat, comprising one of .the eight built under the Naval Defence Act of 1889 She' is 40 feet longer, 5 feet, broader, and 3,680. tons more disblacement thathe ill-fated Victoria. When used as.a flagship the Resolution will have a complement of over 700 of5. cers and men. VENSIMIRTANNONVIBBEZMagamilianiONM for Infants and Children. "Cast15481l t so well adapted to ehildrent1stt Irecommend itaasuperiorto any prescription known to me." H. A. Alumna, 11.1),., 111 So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. T, "The use of ' Castoria' is so universal and its meritsso well known that it seems a work of supererogation to endorse it. Few arethe intelligent families who do not keep Castoria within easyreach." •Ceattos MARTIN. A.D., wLate Pastor Bloomingdale ReformedkChhurch. Cantona cures Colic, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrbtea, Eruetation, Falls �W Oninjurious gives sleep, and promotes di Without injurious medication, " For several years I have recommended your Castel -la, and shall always continue. to ddoso asp Chas invariably produced beneficial results, EDWIN F. PMIDRir. M. D., "ThoWlntbrop,"iSStla Street and 7tbAve., lien -York City.. Tris Csrr.tua Coalrpx'r, 77 TdiraBar STasBT, NEW Twat. On'tY ear its til° The praise of Scot 's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil and H a isYp ph.osphifes of Lime and Soda sounded everywhere. ares It makes the weak strong, it cures a chronic cough and it checks the progress of ` wasting disease. Booth's Emulsion cures Coughs, Colds, Consumption, Scrofula, and all Anaemic e mho and W Diseases. Prevents wasting In chiidren. Almost as palatable as milk. Get only the genuine. Prepared b AOOtt Y &B owl); woe B osis , villa Soldby all Druggists, 50 cents and $1.00.. Scott's avulsion It°Vie, "a ha ,bG� ei 4 ��� { o •�.�`v4 mei eG'�, , , .,,, ,4,,. Fs:`r," o �,?- si. 0 5 i'.., $C4 t,0 • cg.. '.‘16C • si`fr. SlyRa �° ,e,a ^ci�ltGvti�1� { c0,9" 40°st ,gi`04oe ��' 5 K° ,00a. G`� e s a. 4ck � 44) a of G,,a �raget 0 y'0 0)$* ya : Ago Get.° p as. X0..9, Ivo ©GO,pt, `{���`tya't�oQ1t, oar,• 9 9� ASP Ga -g, eta �`4 xe $ga0 eaoSG�a��9�°ti���•�'�G°t°0' Le byy y .4,04 �a Cjf :4> G kL 1F � Manufactured only by Thomas Holloway, 78, Now Oxford Street, into 588, Oxford Street, London. 63T Purchasers should look to the Label on the Boxes and Pott If the address is not 533, Oxford Street, London, they are spurious' • MISSILES FROM THE HEAVENS. Billions of Them Fall. But Comparatly ly Few Reach the Earth, Only the other day an account was give of a meteorite which fell near Beave Creek, Washington. It was reported as bursting with several sharp reports in quick succession, cession the first s explosion , 1 lou pbeing the loud 'a est. The meets was heard twenty. tw nty- five miles away and was mistaken for than der or a blast of dynamite. Following the reports was a buzzing sound. Several fragments of the missile from the sky were picked up. "" It is a mistake to suppose that meteorites burst, in the proper sense of the word," says a scientist. "" But it often happens that they are broken to pieces on striking the atmosphere of the earth. This may seem surprising, but let me call your attent?on to an analogy. Strike the sur- face of water with your fist, and, though a fluid, the resistance it opposes to the blow seems almost as strong as if it were solid. Now, the meteorite is moving at a tre- mendous rate of speed. If small, it is set on fire in an instant by the friction of the air, and after glowing for a moment bright- ly, is consumed. "" On any night this summer you will see ' shooting stars' now and then. They are meteorites, which, on coining into contact with the earth's atmosphere, are set afire. This is not surprising, inasmuch as they approach the planet on which we live at a speed which often attains forty-four miles a second. By causing the destruction of meteorites the atmosphere serves as a pro- tection for people on the globe, who would otherwise be pelted by such missiles to a dangerous extent. It is estimated that not less than 10,000,000 of them, big enough to be visible to the naked eye, strike the earth every twenty-four hours. "By contact with thisplanet the meteor. ites are raised to.a temperature which reaches from 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 degrees —high enough' to consume the hardest known substance almost instantly. Thus only those of large size reach the earth before being entirety burnt up. The greatest number of such bodies can be seen just before daybreak, because by that time we are on the front side of the. globe as it moves through space. The elevation at whish most, of thein are visiblehas been found to be between forty-five and eighty Whiles, very few being seen at a greater height than 100 miles. `" It is believed by most astronomers that some very large meteors have entered our atmosphere and have passed out into spade agian, their great monlentunibeing sufficient to take them away from the earth's attrac- tion. What these flying bodies are is a question that has been much, disputed, but it is considered most likely that they are the debris of brokereup comets. In one recent instance the correctness of thus theory has found striking proof. That wax e- the th .case of the comet o m f Biela. It was die, covered in 1827, and was again observed in n 1832, 1845, and 1852. In 1845 it had split r into two parts, and in 1872 it failed to appear when and where it should have done. Evidently it had been smashed up and prediction was made that thorn would � t l be a great meteoric shower composed of the the remains of the lost comet. This predic. tion was fulfilled. "Certain groups of meteors move in ellip- tical orbits around the sun. Occasionally, the earth passes through their clusters producing what are known as meteoric showers. S'leh showers occur annually from the 9th to the 12th of August, and there is a similar display in November once every thirty-three years. The stream of the August meteors is estimated to be from 5,- 000,000 to 10,000,000 miles thick. The earth, though traveling with a velocity of 2,000,000 miles a day, is immersed in it fol several days. " The fall of meteorites to the earth is sometimes accompanied by a great display of light, occasionally illuminating an area of many thonsand square miles. When such an event occurs at night, and by loud detonations,so great in some instances as to shake houses and frighten men and animals, the explosions are caused by the break- ing up of the meteor. Ordinarily you will find that sach meteoric bodies aro coated on the outside with a black substance, which is the effect merely of tusion of the superficial material by great heat. A piece of Biela's comet was actually picked up in Mexico in 1872 at the time of the shower of its remains. Naturally it is' considered interesting. "Such great interest is taken in meteor. ites that all of those collected have been carefully catalogued. They are mostly composed of iron,with usually a percentage of niokel and cobalt, and sometimes copper and tin. It is customary to saw them into slices, which is a laborious process, for sale or exchange among museums. Some- times the slices are prettily polished, or the out surfaces are etohed with acid so as to expose the crystalline structure. This structure is is no two such bodies exactly the same, and the differences are thought well worth studying. Attempts have been made to counterfeit meteorites, because they are so valuable, but without success." It won't be long until the coal dealer's victims find him lying in weight for them once more. A. Russian physician has been makin somet curious experiments to find' o I: far animals cana hove ..Dunt. Re declares that the crow can count up to tell and is hereby superior in arithmetic to certain Polynerite tribes of meo, who cannot get beyond fire or six.