— a ———— Gl ‘ i -_ = is —. ef a ae hm — a wT re oy ee = 7 iar i 4 et - oe i a es “a =. . rh - sa - chen Tallin — a | <r; es as pe ee ee 1.5 Ss) ee a LaLa = Fa Se 2 — . oly Pa, Sy Tad A ee a ed” he i mL a a | hae * ae _ wre i. ag ~ ote cS Rear aden ek es Z ‘ : "s | ae (oy SE 5 89s lies Sb ee ae See Saget Sen se ss a al ‘ oe os as 2 Vi oe - hs. # sil * k. . - 4 i. = a 7 + i - i “: 5 = i ” di h # oa LT * A LESEON IN. ECONOMY’ AUNT LUCINDA GIVES A FEW HINTS TO HER NUECES, ——=— Her Mother Was a Careful Manager, and Adhered Unfailingly to Her Moilo, “Never Waste.” Aunt, Lucinda, happy with a lot «f yeung nieces silling around her, had turned fron: them for a moment, to un- do a little parcel thot had» just been sent in to her; and when she had get Ihe string’ off she slopped to wind thal around her fingers and tie it in a lrim*lilttia bunth, which she laid down eff-at one corner of the table, “Aro you going lo save the string?" asked one of the girls, *T always do that,” said. Aunt Lu- cindo. “That is something that I learn- 1d fo do when | was a girl and the habit has always clung to me.” And then she sat back and talked a litle, taking this opportunity to give her youny nicces a litile lesson in economy. “Why,” she snid, “I don't believe any of you girls. could comprehend the meaning of the word economy as we undersiood it in our family when |! wis young, (houch it would be a good things for vou all if you could, “Thanks lo economy woe were enabled lo live comfortably, in a pleasant end very comfortable home on very small pay, all this being due to the unfail- Ing watchful care of our mother, whose motlo was ‘Never waste.’ It seems to mm. that everybody is wasteful in the present day. “].con remember when my falher earned $50 a month, and when he came to earn $100 WE THOUGHT WE WERE RICH, end we certainly were better off than sime Of our neighbors, nice people us lhey were, but slill what we had and enjoyed we were enabled to have only Ey lhe practice «of the mast rigid eco- nomy, in which my molher never foiled. “She was a proud woman, who wanl- wl to have her children look well and who wanted her house to be at least 45 well furnished and well looking as that of anybody she knew, and it was. (Tiere never wos a day or an hour when you couldn't go. through it from liy to bottom and find it spick and span, wilh whole carpets and “sound Turnilure and everylhing in order. Yes, 'T know things cost less in those days, only half as much as they do now, bul the things we did were accomp- lished nevertheless only by ny mother’s rigid adherence to her motto of "Never svaste, whith you, my dear girls, auld apply to just as great advant- Age Thow, “We used to havea dressmaker come in when we had a best dress to. make, bul all our olher dresses and every- thing elsé we used to make ourselves. ond all the rags and scraps were saved Tdilhfully, We used to have two rag bags, one for colored rags and one for white rags, and we saved every scrap and sold them to the ragman. We got something for them, and THAT WAS, SO MUCH GAIN. And if we had any old iron, old hoops cf tubs or pails or broken flat-irons or anything like that. we saved them all Ul we had enough and then sold them: and, of course, we saved and sold old newspapers in just lhe same way, and bettles, everylhing: we wasted nothing, and these things all brought in some- hiingr. “tl never knew my mother to cut and Slash the string on bundles and then throw the string away. When a bun- dk. came in she would untie the cord earefully and wind il up around her fingers in a lillle bunch and save it, as vou saw me do with this string just mow. So we always had plenty <«! hy twine and cord for whatever use. we height need them; we never had to buy roe any. And of course she saved all wrap- + ping peper, so that we always had 4 wrapping paper in the house, " “so in these litlle simple things of paper and twine alone we Saved cents “ and five cents and dimes—prohbably 4 oollar or two in the course of a year. Noto mueh? No, but-enourgh to buy a pair of shoes that We might not other- wise have had, >We cconomized in @aling, of course, We always had enmigh, to eat, but usually simple food, and never any waste, Our mother knew just what we had to do, if we were going to gel aiong as we wanted to, and she had lhe courage to do il, AND SHE NEVER WASTED. “With that nol close but still strict and wakelul #gonony everywhere we wiwiys had money enough for every- thing we needed.and our house was fiways furnished and in order, and we had one of the best pews in church, and really we were somebody in our circle, 05 good as the best, and we al! felt thal way; and all this was made possible by our mother’s management, by her adhering unfailingly to her met- fo of never waste, > Ae the saying «is, we ‘had things. and we always had a little reserve. We were nol pinched in case of emergency; w didnt have {o borrow—debl i areod{ul hing—we were really indepen- deri. “And you know (that we girls all mar- ried. well. Our family’s thrift. didn't (leler young men from coming to see us. And Tel you, my -denrs, {hat muny a young man of limiled income is kepl from proposing by fear of ex- travacance and -wnstefulness on the port of the girl he would like fo mar. ry. J] telh you, girls, that no man ever thought less*of a girl bewause sha was arelu) and economical, but you may pe sure thal for . these. qualities would love her ajl the mere.” And then Aunt Lucinda proceeded i finish wnwrapping the — parcels, Theré was condy In the box, bul still pie boped that ber hinls on the sub- ject of economy would not -be wholly }ost, 1S ike é cc | Give Tiollownav’s Corn Cure a. trial. It removed tén corns. from one pair of feet without any palin, What.it. has cone once tk will da again, “Well old man, I havent seed you for aneoege,” said a man to a friend whe ml become a Benedick. “low do you nd motrinoany suit you?" “H's an ex- (pensive thing.” was’ the-reply. “If J had only Known what I had to pay in liiners’. bills ™—"You would have med single, eh?” “No—l would e morried 6 milliner!" icly all infants are more or Jess ' eel io diarrhoea and such com- pisints wih'le teething gnd as this per wi Of théte. esis the most crilical, mothers should tot be wilhoul a bol- We of De. Jo DD. Kellogg’s Dysentery —— i} il ne Cordio!, <Shis. medicine is ‘a ’specific. tor ee, sueh complaints and is highly spoken 5 of-by (hose owha linve used il, The es; proprigiurs claim dt will cure anv case of cholera ar *)-samer complaint. MILLIONAIRE TOREADOR a fi WAS ADOPTED THE PROFESSION OF A BULL FIGHTER, —s \ Mexican Named Vincente Segura, ao Mere Youth, Owner of a Big Ranch. There are some toreadors who become nillionaires in pesos if not in dollars. but in the bull-ring’s history there is only one millionaire who has become a lnreador. This nullion@ire is young, bul 72. Hé is a Mexicun, born in Pachucha tnd named, Vincente Segura, wriles a Vadeid, Spain, correspondent, eince &@ boy in his teens, Segura’s one imoiton wis lo become a famous torea- dec. Afler five years’ continual hard work he bas achieved the distinction and is fo~dlay holed as a master in the very lirst flight of famous bull-fighters of the word, Segura achieved this distinction in this. cily. when he. was publicly srowned in the Madrid arena the other day by the celebrated Fuentes. On his- native heath in Mexico, cura. os a boy, equipped himself wilh ihe bull-fighter’s regalia, and his father having- constructed a ring for him, focght calves. . He soon graduated to cows and then to young bulls, At Inst, on his eighteenth birthday, er his father allowed the young Vincente lo fight lis first full-grown and savage Dbuli.. It was a [ete dav on the slate. Amid loud aclaim from the tenants and villagers, Segura skillfully despatched his animal. Shortly after this Antonio Montes, the famous prima espada_ of Spain, journeyed to Mexico and South America there to give exhibitions of his skill, He was invited to pay a visit to (he Pachucha ranch and young Segura received many valuable lessons al his hends. ‘The masler also alluwed the young man to join his (troupe al some of-the nearby fights, and in a few neonths Segura was the most skilled of oli Mexican toreadors, AFTER HIS FATHER’S DEATH Serra engaged a cuadrilla or troupe of lighters and started on a lour of Mexico and South America, The audiences al all the places visited gave long and loud applause to" the young millionaire for | one on the Western continent to give Segura the official investitute, the alter- nalive which-a young matador must re- ceive in a public exhibition frorn a mas- tir before becoming. an acknowledged Icreador. ‘This alternativa is the sort of receplion given in the days of old to suuires who enteréd the charmed circles o? chivalry as knights on having won their spurs. So Segura set off for Spoin. He was pct heralded in advance in Madrid. He arrived a few weeks ago quietly, and snpunning ithe luxurious hotels, put up Mexican, They gave him the difficult roles, the dangerous posts. ‘The public soon came to know him, He was nick- nimed El Mejicano (The Mexican). ‘Then eome the lime when the masters Segura could fi¢ht his first bull in’ pub- lie, Heyhad qualified in their eyes and f t loreadars, So Sepura told for the first time that he weallhy and had no real need to 4 career, yel would rather earn the gold prepared himself and he SE life on his Mexican millions, The news- papers took up the tule of the ambitious milwmnare. And so when the day came f.was not an ordinary mid-week bull- light as far as allendance went, bul one of the most gala affairs of the vear. The arena was crowded to the very giles. The e@ntiré Mé@éxican colony al nilional colors and sion, The King and a brilliant staff si inv tthe royal” box. 2 the Mexican millionaire in his glory. followed a hush as every eve sought the cate opposile tne royal box. \ SUDDEN FANFARE OF TRUMPETS, me pale opened and Vincente Semura sprung into the arena, He was dazzling- iy dressed in oa splendid apple-green and gold costume and wore huge diamond carrings. He marched in procession around the ring aml wild applause and was in- troduced to the King and the public by lie three famous old fighters. Segura hen «divested himself of some of Trilts. and stood alone in the centre of (ioring., Fuentes slowly advanced and oresented him the mulela rubia {red cap) and sword. This was the solenm moment. Fuentes saluted on bath cheeks, Mombila and Machaquito also advanced and followed suit. Next came the test, The ring was cleared nnd single-handed Segura had to combal Iwa wild and vicijus bulls. ' He was ee@ual to the task and in a very few min- had. baited and stahhed both ani- The attendants drew the. car- eeses, oul of the arena as Segura was hailed as a masier, The new knight of the ring then made fhe tour of the arena with bis sword. red wilh gore, and Ins crimson cape in his hands. .de was'btreheaded, but bowed right and Hft.. The exploit of (he mil- li¢noire avoused extradrdinary enthusi- asm... The crowd applauded with frenzy. shawers af flowers and jewellery fell nraund him, the woman especially wax- ina-frantic over: him. The young millionaire is sill taoiadest despile his fopors, He cam he found any evening sedated amidst his new com- rades, thet famous toreadears, drinking coffee on. tie lerrace afethe iUhtle care frequented by thent aod dressed:ns they are in.the short black coat and flat hat of the master bullfighter. He is at home, his ] wi sO mura tes niwls. ih iL ON THE SAFE SIDE. Counsell (addressing the magistrate, afier he has got his client, a thief, ac- quilled im the face of strong adverse evidence}—“Your -honor, I would. be olliged if you would order that this man be no} released from custody until G-MOToOw 8 Magistiale—“Certainly. ycur reason?" CounseL—“Well, you a Bul what is see, the road neir my home is rather lonely, and as my client knows quite well that I shall have monty on me, he might possibly Ins splendid prowess. Bul there was 10} jt was the sign: of a_ predestined al ihe inns frequented by the torreadors | shid | was fo @enler the exclusive ranks of the | Was | of the bullfighter than dawdle through | Spain was present, with gay scarfs of | howers in profu- | ,{ | through the Everyone wanted to | ‘Tremendous -applause grecled the [a-| wious velerans, Fuentes, Bombita and | ne — : Pi Fay hk tet: iy r i cr J * Machaquito as they followed the pro-| if 1b were Inspir d by Divine wisdom f matadors into the ring. TI Probably it had its foundation in a cession adors inlo the ring. f =e ata erirer Hiri . : = to heredilary dislike for the lierv-haired AREYOU ASUNDAY BABY? WHY AND WHEREFORE OF STRANGE, SUPERSTITIONS. THE Lucky to be Born on Sunday—Babies and Kittens Cannot Thrive in Same House, There are few corners of modern life into which a trace of superstition does net penetrate. Most people accept a few relics of it playfully. On some of im? more simple it still’ has a living in- livence. In the remole, out-of-the-way purts of the country itis almost as pow- erful @ force as it was in the medieval Mavs, savs London Answers. Ol course, each place has its distine- live forms of superstition, but a few ure: common everywhere. They cover the “hour ages’ of man. It is generally thought Jueky to be born on a Sunday. Every day of the week has its special measure Of good or ill, but itis regard- a1 as inevitable that “Thursday's child” should turn oul a thief, Cals are supposed ta be the hered.- lary enemics of children, Some pea- “ant women helieve that they inhale the Lreath of children ond so cause- them In die; olhers ihat they possesse the évil #ye—and the evil eye is still be- heved in in other places than Ireland. may be put down to the old belief that wilches were accustomed to lake feline form. On. the olher hand, dogs were regarded as the guardians of mankind against supernatural evils, Many in- stances are relaled by Northern {farm- of hew watchdogs have shown signs of great distress in growling and whimpering immediately before their utster’s death, as if they delected some presence that was INVISIBLE TO: HUMAN EYES. Long before palmistry had become a pseudoscienec, old women believed that ers ro", the hands and by little specks on| li is the business of the kidneys to ithe finger-naile, A hand with a lten-} remove from the blood all poisonous | ldcney to Giose was supposed to be the} materinls. They must be active all the | index of a grasping nature. When the first two fing’rs were the same length, pick- | pocket. Even now many mothers shrink | from cutting their. child's nails lest ishould bring bad luck. | ‘There are few bovs who do not hold that they ean split their master’s cane by inserting a small Uair in it before a thrashing, Another way of working s1 some parts of Northumberland the sickn¢es of catlle is put down to ils! malign influcnce, ) The origin of ihis- dislike for cats a child's future could be told by marks | it | KIDNEY TROUBLE Months. sre ba an an fe a Ssteteree alae ere! R. GC. BEB. FIZER, Mt. Sterling, Ky., wriles: “l have suffered with kidney and other troubie for ten years past. “Last March I commenced using Peruna and continued for three monihs. have mot used ib since, nor have 1 icit i pain. “I believe that | am swell and [| there- fore give my highest commendation to tme curalive qualities of Peruna, Pe-ru-na For Kidney Yrouble. Mrs. Goo. H. Simser, Grant, Ontario, Can., writes: “lI had not been well for about four }vears. IT had kidney trouble, and, in i fact, fell badly nearly 2H the time. | “This summet [| got-soa very bad i thought I would try Peruna, so I wrote io you and began at once lo-take Peruni and. Manalin, | “I took only twa bottles and one of Manalin, and now I feel betier than I have for some time. “T feel that Peruna and Manalin cured me and made a different woman of me Lallogether. 1] bless the day I picked up fihe «(Jiltk book and read of your PiTiuna:” I * of Peruna time, «lea the system suffers, There are tines when they need a. lillle assistance. Peruna is exaclly this sort of a rem- edy. dt-has saved many people [rom disaster by rendering the kidneys ser- vice al nue when they were not able io bear. their Own burdens. WO ¥ =r WIRELESS BY DAYLIGHT, —— | the miracte 1s “to sprinkle Mie Hands of. Fessenden Announces the Discov- Iwith a thin Javer of resin. It is to be | [oar ad that there is no evidence to sup- ery of a New Impulse, |} port the ¢flicacy of lhese expedients.| Jn gq recent communicalion to the | They ore probably superstitions that) pisetrician of London, Prof, R. A, Fes- have ben handed down: througn gener- atinn cb bles Fp ae Supersiition-also comes hand } ay i eéupposcd to bear lhe name af HER FUTURE HUSBAND. Friday is looked upon as. the luckiest day for a wedding in Scotland, but in \Evugland il is. Wednesday that is re- carded as mast auspicious, In the aecepance of cervain physical (roils as imiices of character it is hard la distinguish belween the accretions cf superstition and sclenlfic observation, some parts of England heavy eye- itrows that meet together are umm das a sign of fortune. generally they are supposed to denote a fcunning nature. There scems, however, ka be liltle stitians about me Qne on the throat sienifies luck, and on the left forehead the reverse, On the chin, the ear, and fie neck they foreshadow great wealth lov their possessor, The common antipathy to fo have been handed centuries, A ‘rian is generally regarded with a cer- i ‘in pe Od les, ES | red hair down SCeCES in han looked | but j division among {he super- | red-haired | ;senden staies {hat he has developed a w method of sending wireless eraphic messages during the daylime by WE fut = sured, The new impulses. are less efficient dtring nightlime than the old ones, but ts which are equally good they give resu A comparisan he- by night and by. day. — distance beme from Brant Rock to} Washington, D. C.: | When the old impulse produces an efiect equivalent to 1,200 \belween heurs of 10 and 12 at night the same tm- 2 belween 12 andSc.30: at thirty. The new impulse under the same conditions will preduce an effect at the receiving station of about eighly tween 10 and 12-al night and of seventy- six between 12 and 12.30 at noon, The fact that the newer signals are weaker in. daylime than the old is lhought to be of no consequence, it be- ing much more important that there should be no marked difference hetween the transmission during the daytime and fain amount of disirust, and a few chng la the proverb, “Never trust a red- = | Dunes who ravaged the English coast, a 4 PRESENCE OF MIND. Mrs. Smilhson had a lerrible temper, and her husband was much in awe al her. One day, in his own den, he was discoursing to a few choice friends con- e-rning some of her peculiarities. “T have thought for. some time,” he caid, “that my wile was utterly devoid ol taste, but the other day she put cn a new dress in which she out-Heroded lerod it was so awful, and as. she went out. I leant not-of the window lo have another look al her, and——" Al this moment his wifé entered sud- dently. —: of the Smithson with- And the funniest -part whole thing,” went on aut turning a hair, “was. that they found the cow ¢leven days after on the third platiarm of the Eiffel Tower.” Mrs. Sniuithson never unders'ood whut there was in this silly slatement to make them all laugh so much. —_——4.— ——_—_ SUSPENSE. A mon, returned lnte to his room in om-hatel, and kicked off one shoe, which New with a clatler to the other end of ;at might, Rough measurements over a | _— 1 Tete : r he i hatred Uh man or 4 chestnul horse, lS | long cistance Ps | &f @iTl oO show ihat the new type of impulse does fall off some- whul when transmilting 1500 miles or more, bul thal the rate of falling off does no! compare wilh that of the old type of impulse, so thal the signals received are much slronger. There is another pressing -wircless problem awailing solution, says _— the Electrical Review, and that is the devel- opment of commercially practicable sélectivily. Until-a@ number of stations can work. side by side wilhoul. affecting cne another the fiew for the new system is certainly limited. One cable across the Allantic will nol begin to handle the messages which are now transmitted daily, and iwntil the wireless syslem can handle something ik the same number of messages the cable system has nathing to fear, Given n s¢lective transmission, an equally gcoil transmission will become practie- able; but until both of these problems have been satisfactorily solved, lhe wire- ess system must be content with a very subordinate position. ata It is a Liver Pill.—Many of the ail- ments thal man has to contend with hove their origin in a-diserdered liver, which is a delicale organ, peculiarly suscephible to the distirbances thal come from irregular habils or lack ef cadre in eating and drinking. This ac- ecqunts*for the great many liver: regu- lators now pressed on the atlention <! the room. Then, remembering that the nian in the nex! poom was a nervous fllow ind a very light Sleeper, he di- veslicd himself of the rest of his clothes es quielly as possible and got into bed, Three lbours later he was awakened uy na voice ot his door, “For goodness sake,” said the voice, Which he recognized ns that of his nervous neighbor, when are you going lo kiels off the- other shoe? 1 have been Iving awake for three hours wait- uot mma sufferers. Of these there is none su- perior fo Parmeleeh Vegelable Pills, Their operation though gentle is effee- live, and (he most delicat can use lhem, OLD AIRS, Miss Wagner—I just dole on nrusic, don't you? Miss Shrude—Not a bit of it, Miss Wagner—Don’'t you like the old airs? ing for_il.” _ pale children is magical. by little folk. lay in wait for me.” Forroeoosoooossooosooosoeg The effect of Scott's Emulsio It makes them plump, rosy, active, happy. it contains Cod Liver Oil, Hypophosphites and Glycerine, to make fat, blood and -bone, ~ and so put together that it is easily digested \ ALL DRUGGISTS;: 50c. AND $1.00, O9FSSGSSS 0000900005000 Miss Shrude—Old millionaires, yes, 72 on thin, Suffered Two Years—Relieved In Three Iween the effectiveness of transmission | oblained through their use and the use of the older type is aboul as follows, the 1c LE pulse would give a strength of signal | : ar = PH noon of only | he-| ' i }Tnent was readily ~ Nurses’ and Mothers’ Treasure —safest regulator for baby: Prevents colic and vomiting—gives healthful rest —cures diarrhoea without the harmful effects of medicines containing opium or other injurious drugs, 42 Cu res J5c,—at drug-stores. National Drug & Chem- Diar r heea™, CA., See ae & p Montreal. IT’S ELEGTRIG SLEEP NOW SCIENCE'S LATEST CONTRIBUTION TO MEDICINE. el Much Less Dangerous Than Morphine or Ether, and to Have no Un- pleasant Effects. Stephane Leduc, the eminent profes- SGr of the Selwol of Medicina at. Nan- les, France, has discovered a method ai causing electric sleep, which, il is declared, will. replace chloroform and ather anesthelics in all surgical opera- licns, This discovery proceeded from Sludy of the elfec's of-intermitlent cur- skull and -brain offer anee to the currents. but liltle resist- ror a fuman. be- ipucd infermiltently in its full strength j ior minute fractions of a second. Twa |} €vectrodes are applied ta the skull in a Spceial manner, the points of appli- cation being first carefully shaven. MADE MANY. EXPERIMENTS. Professor Leduc made many Scores self, All were successful. The appli- cation of the current is not dangerous, (ond no ill-effects are found, even when the experiment lasts for hours, The arguments for the electric sleep ave said to be numerous, Anesthesia, (by chioreform, morphine or ether, is \iisigreeable, always dangerous, and } lias offen proved fatal, while the awak- }euing is painful. During the electric saiep the patient is perfectly quiet, and ihe awakening occurs when the electro- des are withdrawn PLEASANT. SENSATIONS. The scnsations after the operation are quile agreeable, The mind appears. to | work more clearly and more rapidly, land there is a sense of Increased phy- Sical vigér,. This last circumstance led Professor Leduc to use his brain electrization for cases. of nervous exhaustion and #ven pardinary fatigue and moral depression ‘with wonderful results. Incidentally the sctenlist asserts that oe me 2 at tut application in a certain manner tof his special current will. electrocute n subject in an absolutely painless manner, gentic sleep being followed by | gradual. but certain death, i en wa MYSTERIOUS OKAPI. THE | Lieut. Alexander Tells Mow He Caught One of the Shyest of Animals. ' Lieut, La Boyd Alexander told the Royal Gi apical sociely in Londen recent- iv how he captured an okapi in Africa year ago, The okapi is a variely- of cri at Seville and Cordova, the two chief! with Cupid. The young girl of to-day| cans of a diferent type of electrical strongholds of bullfighting. Here the) j= often found threwing the peel of 8n} jyyulse from that which he had pre- slalwart and modest young man made) apple over her shoulder—as did her) viously emploved. -_This impulse —has the acquaintance of Spain's prominent) pratolype two centuries ago—to Hind | made it possil lé to cut down the ab- fichiers, He volunteered on the statt ofl. ul the initials of her lover, To see his |: 2, rbing power of daylight to a smiali inem all, and his skill was quickly real-| face they still peer into lhe glass Yee ntian of its prey ious amount. izel. The masters knew not that the) iallowe'en, In olden days, to find One The system has been tried from Brant | young man was a millionaire. They; his neme..a girl. generally wrote the] 2.1. toss io the West Indies: the dis- knew him but as an aspirant for fame. | numes of ' penance BOON Dek ACKHALNT + inde being approximately the same as SEGURA WAS GIVEN HARD Work. |@"oS on NUP of snow and dropping | 2*t from be pee a roe ae ae Se A go ey ik de rieeeeres tte HE iphis, and irem togethe r a a tub ot pees ‘a Senior, boli ue =: that transatlantic wir . ihe Spanish loreadors did not spare this| paper that rose to the top first was) |... iclegraphy during d@ayught Js. as- lg a current of thirty-five volts is ap- | : denly and without warith vf experiments on dogs and on cae pO . ‘prompt use of this medicine MVATECS .é 0 se 0 s “ine { r renis and from the knowledge that the | hme. of ‘the a aS ee at | the antelope and is among the shyest of crealures—so shy thal few African na- Ltives have ever scen-it and. no while] ; bunter had heard of it up to the time a specimen was discovered by Sir Harry Jcbnston some years ago, | The okapi taken by Lieut, Alexander | anu Lhat /Was so limid and could not thrive in the presence cf nan, and then the difficulties of travel i ferbade ils transportation. Its skin is now being mounted for the Natural listory Museum of London, Alexander said that. at Angu, the Welle-Makua, he first heard. of the okapl im that region, soent three weeks in the effort ta ob- | lain o Specimen, | ‘They found that its haunts are small ‘streams running through swampy | ground, where grows a plant somé six ifeel high whose young shoots, bunch- ling at the top, are an essential part o! | the animal’s food. Here it roams about, singly or in pairs, and the nalives said that somelimés three are found fo- ecther, The nalives added that they had very selkiom seen the animal, and this state- believed, for Capt, Gosling, though he had certain €vi- dence on three occasions that he was near the animal, did not catch a glimpse ai it, for it was perfectly concealed umong the leaves, But three wecks of siudy revealed ws habits well. In the night the okapi wanders along i the mud and water in search of ils fcad, Capt. Gosling found it feeding as late at 8.a.m., but aller this hour the |. Lieot. animal retires to the seclusion of lhe forest, where it remains unlil night- fall. Owing to its restless nalure ond keen hearing, the thick foliage of lhe plant on which it feeds and the perfect se- | clus of. its forest retreats the natives say they are never able to kill the oka- ji with their weapons; it is almost im- pessible to track it and the few specl- mens they have killed were trapped in pits, Jose Lopez, a Portuguese collector in the employ of Liceul. Aleander, follow- e' y Solitary animal for three succes- sive mornings in the neighborhood of aistream. He observed that on leav- iw the water the okapi always look the same course” belween. two. large trees about 100 yards from the stream. With the help of the nalives he dug 4 pil four anda halfteet deep between lhe lrees and carefully concealed it with branches and Jeaves, Early the next morning he again approached the siream and heard the noise of the oka- pias it rushed away, An inslant ‘at- or there was crash and the little ani- mal was struggling in. the pit. The nuilive assistants, lying in wail, al once secured il, The natives say they know no other animal -so mysterious as the okapi, In their opinion it is always on the move and never lies down. lo Sieep. Lopez's observalions stem to bear out this asserlion.. On every occision when he heard it. feeding ib simply paused to take a leaf here and there and then moved on again, Dr. Ray Lankester is now examining ail ihe skins and skulls of the okapi that have thus far been brought to Europe— about twenty. Nearly every specimen differs greatly from every other. speci men. 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