r Lurk Auolhur lliuu.

louth must erer b»ve ah «lm. If at laat aoocnw you'd claim. Firm In hand aad h.art au J mind.

Ir. a little time, belns dealroua of ktmiaId< myself with my kite and eojoy at "the same tlmj^lhe pleasure of swim* mins. I returned, and. loosing from the stake the string with the little suck which was fastened to It, went again Into the-water, where I found that, lyinx on my back and holding the stick In my hands. 1 was drawn along the surface of the water In a very agreeable manner. Having then engaged another boy to carry my clothes around the pond to a place which I pointed out to him on the other aide.

1 began to cross the pond with, kite, which carried me quite o

Falluoi ooeo *h< Thu should all

That ahouid Naught ao'fli

lould b« a spur ibllloh stir;

the tru outh,. •j;:

wake you to the truth,

WhU you will to youra todo; e begun, thes put It through:

—Go!

ildea Daja.

The Squirrels and Cftieetuut Uur. Four little gray squirrels saw a chestnut bur growing on u chestnut tree. They were very anxious to gel the chestnut in the bur. Squirrels dearly love all kinds of nuts, and it

out the least fatigue and with

greal

only obliged occasionally to hsdt a

pleasure Imaginable. I waa

lowing too quickly I lowered the kite too much, by doing which occaalonally

l made It rise again.

The other boys of the neighborhood soon copied Franklln'i invention, and It was not long before whole fleets of young fellows were cruising about the pond. However. Franklin excelled them all. lor he so manipulated nU kite as to get the full force of whatever wind there was. much to the chagrin and astonishment of bis playmates. who could not see why they never wot. the Impromptu races which

took place almost dally.

It Is not recorded what the nelgh-

titir nest full of nuu.

squirrels were afraid to approach turs because' -they arc full of sharp points. Just thej Tf HfllTfc -squirrel came along. "I will tell you what yo.u must do.' said he; "wall uatll the bur opens and t&e chestnuts fall uuL The

bur always opens when I

comes." So they waited and got the

chestnuts,

agt

tdy for us. Th* I'ngratefnl Hy*i Africa, about the staries that the natives teJl around their campfires, says that this about the hyena never fails to bring out many grunts of satisfaction. Long ago there lived a man named Nemi. who was very kind to all the animals. All through the winter, when lood was scarce, he feasted them from bis well filled barns. The sound of the

grei

the signal for the gathering of animals of almost every species. The ele-

they will fill [ bora thought of this odd flotilla, but

The littlOL UnJ bai

littlA fbtJ must have looked very queei

■oach the' deed; an odd combination of boy, bird

and Osh. It can hardly bo recommended us a popular sport, but boys of those days did not have nearly so many aids 'll) playtime as our readers of today.—

Chicago Record-Herald.

1-hant came with the buffalo, the Hon

and the actelo

rabbit—all for the time laying aside their mutual hatred of one another and Joining In honoring Neml with chorus of praise as they partook of his bounty. On day Nemi said to bis wife: *T ahouid like to put the affection of these animals to the test. I often wonder whether there Is any real gratitude In their hearts for all my kindness. and whether, after my death, they will any longer hold me hi honor. Let it be given out that Nemi Is dead: then I will He upon my mat. In front

of my house, simulating a corpse read) for burial, and will see whether thej will come to mourn over me." So it was reported that Nemi was dead, and toaa from an directions alt the animals came fa mourn over their benefactor. Among them came me hyena, who. when he saw the corpse of Nemi. was seized with an overmastering desire to devour 1L So after the other animals had all taken uielr departure he returned to the courtyard, and. with a growl of satisfaction, ran to the body, and was Just about to commence his horrid feast, when Nemi sprang U> his feet, and. seizing a heavy wooden pestle, bit the hyena such a blow on the back that It was almoa*. bent double. Tbe hyena never fully recovered from the effects of the blow, and the deformity which bears record to his Ingratitude and greed has been transmitted to all bis children.—New York Tribune. Baa Franklin'* Swimming Klla. When Benjamin Franklin was a boy he, like other boys, took to water ns naturally as a Newfoundland dog. Benjamin Franklin, you remember, was one of the greatest Journalists, statesmen and philosophers in our country at the time of the revolution. Ben was an expert swimmer, and ho was, too. very strong and clever In sailing aid rowing a boat. He lived In Boston, upon one side of which Is a fine river an if) upon another side the sea; so it happened that water to Ben was easy of access. Even as a boy he was always patching up some Invention. Irving all t-e time to Improve upon and make things more handy. This habit lasted him all bis life. But as a .boy swimmer ho devised two methods of Increasing swimming speed which are of Interest to boys of today. When he came to be an old man he told ,about hU de-vices-In tbeffollcwlng words; -I made /wo oval pallsta," Franklin said, • each) about 10 Inrhss long and six broad, oith a hole for the thumb. In order/to retain It fast In the palm my/nand. They much reeembiedpallet In swimming I

of my/n a palate

r with thetr tat surfaces as I drew them back. I rememtmr I swam faster by means of these

mtas of ay f* t I waa not ■

pallets. b« they I also fitted to U kind of sandals;

fled with them, that the stroke Is partly givea hr the l aside of the feet aad aakfaa, aad not entirely with the eolee of the fvef TVe other device Fraaklls toM of la this faahloa: “I am Med myaM uae day la flying a paper kite. aad. gp< the haafl ad a p^d wMeh Vie nearly a mUe hsemd. I Ued the

»»d the kite m-

MODEKN OYSTEK FARMS.

-e giving n tn elusions

Alice's Clsb.

"Father, father, please wait for me: 1 ' called _AUce Mead, all out of breath with running to meet her father. Father beard and stopped Just at he

reached the piazza steps. "Good afternoon. UtOt *lady!

didn't you make father hear before, so we might have walked up the

street together?"

"I did try very hard.” said Alice. Then she took his outstretched hand, and they climbed the steps and sat

down beside mother.

THE SCIENCE OF RAISING BIVALVES

STILL IN ITS INFANCY.

Tba l-roblsua or the drowses Is Mainly ■ • frovkls Msaas of saroty ler iba Young Mollusks M bo Aro Trellis to Ooi a Mart lu LUo — Thair Kaoiulaa. Farming beneath the water Is a sub|ect to which government scientists

ueb attention. One of the they have drawn from

ihelr Investigation Is that many thousands of square miles of the bottoms sf estuaries and tidal rivera in this

country can be made to shape of oyaters aa mui

obtainable In wheat or garden truck tram tbe best land. Nearly one-third of Long island Sound la already occupied

:t of which

of seed

ami regularly harvested,

Chesapeake Is an oyster-growing area of about 1000 square miles, which, with proper cultivation. would be worth au average of $100 au acre an-

nually

Experts of Ike United States fish commission have made a special study of the conditions under which oystera grow, and to Illustrate tbe adaptability of the molusks. they have got together a very curious collection of objects. Oysters aiv seen growing upon a great variety of things, such a* old boots, rubber shoes, beer glasses and even a lantern. There Is a, broken bottle. Intide of which, as well as on the outle. oysti oddest of all. there la false teeth oyster It firmly attached,

y of

n vl»*lcl In the reC * pUclM * r< ' pul “ man >' 3

.. u “ “ *■“ ■*»«"

by oyster beds, the product

Is derived from the sowing of se

while In t

this last is Interest-

saying.

Why

The hlst<

Ing. About four years ago it was raked

of Chesapeake Bay

i the

false teeth, to which It was firmly fixed and teeth and oyster were acquired by

a hotel-keeper at Cowart,

wife forwarded them to the Sml

ory of four yi

out of the waters of Chesapeake B. by a dredging boat.-together with t

l *Va. U '

the S

hlugion. lote In

lose ilth-

e time:' i have you been?" Inquired

"Down to Bertha Kobbe's. Our club ; first meeting there today, and j

time, mother.”

father.

held the first meeUi

we had a lovely time, mol swered the little girl, with a smile. "Your club? My dear Uttle girl, oo you mean to tell me you belong to a clebr- exclaimed father, with the mer-

that

matter obtaining some note In the newspapers, a man named Webster, residing in Bedford. la., claimed the teeth, saying that he had. while seasick. lost them from a steamer bound

for Norfolk.

The Smithsonian people were undecided at first as to whether they should surrender the teeth or not. the object being so great a curiosity (hat they were anxious to bold on to It. But not many days later a Philadelphia woman Claimed them, asserting that they were hers; and actually a third party, visiting the Institution, demanded

his eyes that Ajice lovi

ry look in

ly. >es, father,

body did." Mother

laughed as Alice continued: "You do,

and mother has two or three

you mother?"

"Yes, dear, fuUy as many as thst.' answered mother, and she smiled as she thought of the many societies of

which she was a member.

a good many persons have lost their false teeth overboard In the Chesapeake. the waters of which are liable to be pretty rough at times. Anyway.

haven't i l ^ e * overnm ® nt 1 * c ' enl (* t8 ‘*•<1 not cllre

8 - n I to decide -file dispute and concluded

! to retain the specimen,

i The main point Illustrated by the | collection Is that oyaters wlU live and I grow under any sort of conditions If

•T thought you did; then Rob be- ° n| F «h*ycan get a safe hold above the 1 m ti j uiu men non oe j leVi;1 of , he Any MlM obJect w j;i

longs to 3 baseball club, and sister Is going to join a ping-pong club.

'i‘ j™ 'j’ 0 '*" a cliib. too. One aay 1 tola uachcraa, ! ^a claewhere * the tropic the W»ad ahe said Jorou-Tiai'. tbe roc 'al-C atccb Uiea»elTC to tic areb-

Sfa.! a. .Ill hare a Gaft Uaaa.c

... i shore, waere they are exposed at low

tide in great bunches, literally grow-

j Ing on trees.

Accbrdingly the problem of oyster

Father was listening hard now. "A Good Manners club! \7hat Is that?"

■Don’t you know, father

ther,

girls and boys in our school forget to say thank you and please when we ought. And sometimes we Just say plain what. Instead of what, father." Yes.” little maid, I have noticed

farming Is mainly to provide means of safety for the young mollusks try-

: in life. In Long Island

ound, wo ere 80.000 acres of beJs

that,” answered father; “and it is the

same way with yea and no." ** " »aid the young club member.

ing to get a start

; Sound, wnere 80,000 acres of beJs ore ; under cultivation, some of them eight i miles from shore, and at a depth of ' more than 70 feet, great quantities of shells or broken stone are. throw* upon the bottom at the season wbea ] tbe oysters are beginning to spawn, i Baby oystera. newly hatched and float-

: “ th-iThTm i lng by m >' riad8 ln 4510 wa, er. attach ir, i. ' themselves to the shells and soon are

*1>1. 1» take caro ot tbcnaelro.. After a few months the fanner

"Yes/

adding, as sbe remembered her club, "Yes. father. I mean. Miss Knox is always telling us about those things,

and the boys about Hftil and about being polite

and. oh. over so many things! So she said we could have a club." , .

•To whip you with when you were ?£?***. ° P th ' oyfct * r8 ' wh ‘ ch by ,h8t

time perhaps are somewhat bigger than Us thumb nail, and sells them as

e dqae." u an sui

qui

"No. father." laughed Alice, ' you know I didn't mean that I mean a real, truly club, with members, like yours and mother's; only all we have to do to join ours is to sign a little pledge like this: T promise to try to be polite.' And once a,^

tell bOF we have “Of course you

you?" inquired mother. “No. mother, we don't!” sighed the

little girl.

"How do you know about the others?" was the next question. "111 tell you how It is, father. Mias Knox told us that everyone who had failed once or twice, or even a great many times, through the week, could briac a penny to the next meeting If hi wanted to. The pennies are to help buy something more for our Christmas box. And what do you s'pose? Today every boy and girl there brought one! And Henry Paget—yon know him

don't you father?"

“Ob. yet. I know Henry. What happened to him? Did he forget his pea-

ay?"

Oh. no. he brought his penny, but he asked Miss Knox what It means to be poUU. and said he couldn * be. becsom he didn't know what It moans. What did Mias Knox tell him.

"She said the knew is the oM I It for yon? ' True po Him sea Is 1 The kiadoet thing

htaed her ae he saM. 1 er eiah le hrttar th|e sms «f

» mj la the

"seed" to somebody who wants to plant them for future use elsewhere. It takes about five years for an oyster to grow to marketable size, though tV period varies somewhat with conditions of temperature

and food supply.

baby oyaters to grow upon, but the

the purpose are the filmilia, which arc gathered nse quantities every year

In the

best of all t

sy "Jingle” shell

In Aumense

planting in the manner described. Jingle shells are very fragile, and as the young oysters develop the jingles go to pieces, the precious bivalves being thus separated from each other and getting a chance to increase in size without Interfering with earn other— % great advantage. Inasmuch.at some hundreds ot Infant oysters might staunch themselves to one old oyster shell and seriously Incommode one an-

cther as they grew.

In' the Chesapeake oyster faming wordt mentioning is done. Notwithstanding tbe fact that the bivalves In that region are becoming steadily more scarce owing (o over flthlng. so that the species there la actually threatened with extermination, the ftoherman who depend upon the Industry for their livelihood have steadfastly op-

posed the movement la f fldal propagation, they

Ue belief that If each mettede wen encouraged the oyster groAda. which are now free to all, would fall late the heads at great enpltaHs.'s. Very likely

r at artii firm la

that then he Meed.

The method of oyster faming adopted in Long Island Sound are as yet primitive, and are destined before long to be replaced by more scientific and satisfactory processes. Wonderful results have been obtained recently by experts of the fish commission through the employment of "rearing cases/' as they are called. These cases sn- large, flat hexes six feet long. four feet wide and 6 Inches deep, with top and bottom of stout wire gauze. They are placed on tbe >>ottom in shallow water, being upheld out of the mud by four corner posts, and arranged side by side In rows. Into each of these

young oysle one con-

taining perhaps 26.000.

In this way the young oysters are

not only kept out of the mud. but protected from onemlAw and they grow 'rapidly. Every two weeks the biggest of them are picked out and transferred to fresh cases, thus making room for those which remain, and this process

Ic continued until the last of thi are ready for market. Such manufactured wholesale, cost

$1.50 apiece, to which must be added 60 cents a year for repairs. They render available for oyster culture Immense trear. which otherwise could not be utilized for the purpoze. and it Is only s question of tiqie when they

will be employed.cn a large acalc. The numerous enemies' oL.the oys-

ter cause enormous loss to the farmers In Long Island Sound, where tbe starfish alone destroys something like $1,000.000 worth of the bivalves cacM year. Almost as bad Is a small wheLc. which bores through the oyster's shell while the large couches, known as "wlnklee/' kill immense numbers of the valuable mollusks by; crushing

their shells, eating their flesh after

ward.

Then, there are the sting rays, which travel In schools, and are capable of

acres of oyster beds In s thing the oysters In their

xfth

boxes. about

Thomas H. Taylor, the popular boot tnd shoemaker at No. 418 Washington street, docs all repairing neatly thoroughtly and at reasonable price*. He has been

Or broken evclets or hooks replaced.

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oyat

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Agrlcotlvral Dvpai Thru-. From thin

Victor H. Lowe, the entomologist

the State agricultural experiment station. Genera. N. Y.. has recelveJ fifty •I>ecimens of the Asiatic lady bird beetl». (Chlllcorus slmills), an enemy of the San Jose scale, for experimental purposes. The first specimens of the scale’s enemy were Imported from China a few months ago by the Department of Agriculture at Washington. The specimens now In this city were

sent here by the government.

That radical measures were neces- I sary to combat the San Jose scale be- t came evident to entomologists and horticnltnrmHsts several years ago. It was thought that it the original home 0/ the scale could be discovered a predacious 1 erect would be found there that fed upon It. Tbe Investigation which was subsequently carried on made It appear probable than the place sought for was in North China. Accordingly C. L. Marlatt. assistant entomologist to the department, was sent to China to find the desiredTfiug. He became convinced that the Chlllcorus

cimills waa what he wanted.

This beetle is smaller than the Amerean species, more commonly known as “the lady bug.” The Asiatic species resemble more closely than anything else one-half of a globe with the flat side down. It has a bright red spot on

per part of the body,

proved conclusively

that the Insects'fed -t**on the San Jcse scale, some were brought, at coneldermble expense to this -country. They were taken to Washington and delivered to tbe entomological division of the department of agriculture for exp<rlmental purposes. The Insect readily adapted itself to the Americas climate. The female brings forth two broods each year. She leys her eggs on the leeres of trees, to which she attaches them-by means of a glutinous substance. In the latitude of Washington toe eggs are hatch ed In about ten day*. The larvae, which are covered with spines, are unusually active. When ready to form

h themseives

In about

. — ^ sect appe It wa^ decided by the department of agriculture at Washington that experiments should be made over a wide area md und -r different circumstances to determine to what extent the Asiatic lady bng feeds upon the San Jose scale To that end specimens of those reared In Waahlngton from the original lo: •re to be distributed to agricultural experiment stations tn those parts of the United States which are Infested with the 01 chard pest Those received at the Genera station have been placed on two infested trees which are enclosed In a closely woven wire cage, where their behavior win be closely watched. If It to found that they feed as readily on the San Jose •cals aa H to hoped, and multiply at rapidly as expected, quantities of the young wiu be seat to hortlcnhnriaU in various porta of the stats for wee Is orchards. It to mntU ** tor the experiment stat that th* scale will he m ed hy th* Imparted law

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