Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1895, Page 17

SSS EE - , THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. THE UNCANNY BAT Some Facts of Interest About This Curious Animal. WITH POWER OF SUSTAINED FLIGHT In Spite of Its Hideous Appearance It is Entirely Harmless. IN THIS VICINITY ‘itten Exclusively for The Evening Star. OTWITHSTANDING the fact that bats, or at least all that in- habic North America, are perfectly harni- less little animals, the presence of one excites almost as much alarm as does a snake. There is something so silent and mysterious, not to say uncanny, about them that pop- ular prejudice cannot y overcome. They suggest at once , damp, unwholesome caverns and @ general tendency to the superstitious, for many a ghost has turned out to be a bat. And when one is killed, and as a matter of mistaken principle a bat is al- most always killed on sight, the examina- tion is not likely to be reassuring, for its appearances are rather against it. Were it not for the fact that it is so small as to be obviously harmless, it would seem to be @ very formidable animal, for it has a hideous face and a mouth filled with sharp teeth.» If a bat could be multiplied in size a few times, we should have an animal by the side of which the fabled dragon oy Wing of Bat. ‘would pale into comparative insignificance! Indeed, some of the bats inhabiting the tropics are of considerable size, but they are also comparatively harmless. While bats are not likely to be selected as pets, there are nevertheless many things of interest about them. In the first place, they are the only mammals in the world adapted for a sustained-flight. The flying squirrel, flying lemur, &c., can fly, or rather suil, from tree to tree, but they cannot continue in the air, in fact, can only sail from a higher to a lower point. Bats, however, can continue. on the wing for hours, and are so perfectly adapted for this sort of existence that their appear- ance on the ground is awkward in the extreme. By Pliny and the earlier natur- alists the bat, although known to suckle its young, was placed among the birds, and the harpies of Virgil are generally un- derstood to have been bats. ‘ The name of flying mouse given them by our early English ancestors was much more appropriate, for they have quite the Head of Red Bat. appearance of a mouse. In certain parts of Britain they are still called flitter mice. But different as bats may seem from ordi- nary mammals, their adaptation for flight has been accomplished by nature in a very simple manner, as may be seen by compar- ing the skeleton with that of a mammal or a bird. The essential fact has been brought #bout by greatly lengthening the bones of the fingers as a point of attachment for the thin membranous wing, or as Goldsmith happily puts it,“the fingers serve like masts that keep the canvas of a sail spread and regulate its motions.” The wing mem- branes are continuous from the last finger and thumb to the sides of the body, reach- ‘ing below the knee, and from this point to the ankle or even to the foot (see fig. 1). | When the bat fs at rest the fingers are folded by a movement at the root of the hand which brings them together in a com- pact bundle like the ribs of a closed um- | brella. During the daytime or while in re- pose the body is supported in one of two ways, either it is hung by the claws of the hind feet, with the head downward, or it is | prone, that is, with the front of the body |} downward on the plane of support. The | usual manner is to see them suspended by the hind feet. It need hafdly be said that bats are noc- turnal, and never seen during the sunlight, unless startled from some dark corner. They spend the day in hollow trees, caverns and dark recesses of buildings. They are Head of Erown Bat. said to be especially abundant in the Yel- lowstone National Park, where they con- gregate in immense numbers during the day in the caverns and little pockets in the rocks near the hot springs. They seem to appreciate the warmth, and hundreds may be startled from evety cranny. In cold countries the bats hibernate during the winger, or when it is too cold for them to capture their insect food. A few specles probably migrate much as do the birds, thus following the food supply. The focd of American Lats is almost ex- clusively insects, and of these they destroy great numbers. They are especially fond of flies, and are often seen in houses in early évening industricusly plying their vecation. In South America at least one species, the vampire, sucks the blood of other mammals, and mary very extraordi- nary stories have been told of its blood- thirstiness. It is said to be especially per- sistent in attacking sleeping natives, often drawing so much blood as to actually weaken the man before detection. But prebably the stories have been exaggerated. ‘The fruit-eating bats are confined to the warmer regions of Asia and Africa, and among them are the largest kinds known. The Kalong bat of Ja’ measures five feet sen the tips of its wings. ‘The eyes of bats are small and seemingly of comparatively little use, but the other The Silvery Bat. organs of sense, especially hearing, smell- ing and the sense of touch, are exceedingly acute. The large external ears of many species bear evidence of their hay- ing been constructed to catch the slightest sound, and the sense of touch is so exceed- ingly ‘delicate, particularly in the wings, that a bat deprived of sight, and as nearly nd smelling, is able as possible of hearing to fly across a room across which strings have been stretched with the greatest ease. It rever strikes obstructions of any kind, nO matter how small. It is also said that bets in confinement may not give the least attention to shrill sounds, and yet will give evidence of being affected by the slightest movement of the cage. It appears that two young are brought tcrth at a time, but only one Is ordinarily aised to maturity. The process of selec- on of the one raised is not known, but it ts probably a natural selection, or the sur- Ra of the stronger one. The young cling ghtly to the breast of the mother, and sre carried about with her as she files, un- tl they are so large as to hinder her flight, @r are able to care for themselves. It 1s rercrted on good authority that the male bat in certain species shares in raising the yetng; that is, has well-developed milk glands, which appareatly supply nourish- ment for the sustenance of thé young. Many interesting stories are told of the devotion of the mother to her young. One of these, given by Peale, the great artist and naturalist, may be quoted: “In June, 1823, the son of Mr. Gillespie, the keeper of the City Square (Philadelphia), caught a young red bat, which he took home with him. Three hours afterward, in the even- ing, he was conveying it to the museum in his hand. While passing near the place where it was caught the mother made her appearance and followed the boy for two squares, flying around him, and finally alighted on his breast, such was her anxi- The Long-Eared California Bat. ety to succor her offspring. Both were brought to the museum, the young one finally adhering to its mother’s breast. This faithful creature lived two days in the museum, and then died of injuries received from her capter. The young one being but half grown, was still too young to care for itself, and died shortly afte: The hair of bats is very peculiar, and can be distinguished instantly from that of any other animal when placed under a micro- scope. There are two kinds, corresponding to the two groups into which bats are di- vided by naturalists. The hairs are not smooth, but have numerous minute spin- ules or points arranged either in circles, producing a structure much like the stem of the scouring rush, or in a spiral, running from end to end of the hair. They slip easily through the fingers in one direction, but feel rough when pulled the other way. The kinds of bats known to naturalists are very numerous, for not less than four hundred have been described from all parts of the globe. They have their main distri- bution in the warmer parts of the world, but many are found in cool and even cold climates. About thirty different kinds are known in North America, and six or seven kinds are found in the District of Colum- bia. The North American bats have just been made the subject of a valuable me- moir by Dr. Harrison Allen of Philadelphia, a well-known surgeon and naturalist. This book is published as a bulletin of the United States National Museim, in which institution most of the specimens are to be found. It is well worth a trip to the mu- seum to see some of these remarkable ani- mals. The large fruit-eating bats are well represented in the collection, and the small American species have been mounted by the taxidermist on plates of glass so that the wings are spread out as though ready to fly. In the department of anatomy the skeletons may be seen, and the wonderful adaptation of the hand to sustaining the wing membrane can be observed. One of the commonest and _ best-known bats, especially in this city and vicinity, is the little red bat. It has short ears and very soft, luxuriant fur. The hair of the body is black at the base, with a broad band of light buff or yellow in the middle, and russet red or brown on the tips or outside. It is found throughout the en- tire continent, being most abundant in the United States in the Mississippi valley and the Atlantic slope. Perhaps the cies in the brown bat. It is somewhat like red species, only larger, and has dark brown or nearly black hair. It is common in the open country, as well as the towns and is theebat usually seen in abundant country Is most spe- whole the the Bat From*Southern Florida. dwellings. When at rest it is not usually found hanging by its feet or thumbs, but rests with the wings folded flat upon a rough wall or inside of a hollow tree with the head directed downward. The silvery bat is another species found over the whole country. It is also a small bat with beautiful silvery fur. It is said that when a wounded one falls into the water it swims powerfully and swiftly against a strong current to the shore, a performance quite unusual. One of the most remarkable forms is the long-eared California bat. It is ashy gray or almost white in color, and has huge ears twice the length of the head, and a curious projection on the top of the nose. It is found in California and adjacent Mex- re Almost nothing is known of its hab- ts. A very formidable-looking bat ts found only in the extreme southern part of Flor- ida. It has the ears longer than the head, an enlarged or leaflike nose, and sharp teeth. Its habits are unknown, except that it flies very high in the air at night and rests during the day attached to the leaves of trees. The big-eared bat of the southern states is another species with these curiously elongated ears, wrinkled within, and a turned-up nos: In Oregon, California, New Mexico and Arizona the pale bat, so called, is a com- mon species. It has long ears and a pecu- liar naked muzzle that is a livid hue in life that makes the animal very repulsive and forbidding. It infests the houses and greatly annoys the inmates by scrambling about the recesses in the walls and cop- ings. The color of its fur is fawn and yellowish brown. Undoubtedly the most remarkable of all the bats mentioned has but recently been described and has a long scientific name, Promops perotis Californicus, which quite saccords with the length of its ears. These enormous ears project forward, making a kind of ear trumpet, and the nostrils are far above and beyond the mouth, in what looks like a chopped off proboscis. It is found in California. F. H. KNOWLTON. ae HOSPITAL FOR DOLL BABIES. A Washington Institution In Which Injured Dolls Are Treated. Up a rickety flight of stairs, over a shop in this city, is a hospital for dolls. The physician in charge is a small man, with red whiskers and a kindly eyé. There is nothing, a Star writer was told, that has to do with the anatomy -of dolls which he does not understand. What in medical par- lance is termed a compound comminuted fracture is a trifle to his science. A lost leg he quickly replaces; internal disorders are “pie” to him, while at a pinch he will put a new head in place of an old one. Thus, every year hundreds of dolls are brought to him and placed in his charge for treatment. It must be a very bad case that he pro- nounces hopeless. Yet there are injuries that occur to dolls which are past mending. For example, a melted face cannot be re- stored, and it is difficult to supply a new eye that will fit an empty socket. But a broken head—why, bless you! the doctor thinks nothing of patching it up with ce- ment so that it is just as strong as ever. A most difficult job is to restore-a jointed doll that has become unstrung. Dolls of this kind are apt to suffer from a sort of loco- motor ataxia—at all events, the symptoms are similar. They are strung together with rubber strings, and to reorganize the con- stitution of a manikin of this description is a tedious task, requiring no little skill. To most fclks, especially grown-up people, one doll is pretty much like another. If the manikin is broken the easiest thing is to get another in its place. But to their child owners dolls have a very distinct individ- uality. The loss of one that has been long beloved is a positive bereavement. Thus, it is a fortunate thing that the services of a physician shoula be obtainable. His fee is variable, running all the way from fifty cents up to five dollars for treating an ex- pensive French doll. Most of the patients have parted with a leg or an arm. An- other frequent form of injury is rupture, part of the internal sawdust escaping. This is not difficult to remedy. Sawdust is con- sidered the best stuffing for dolls, though raw cotton and tow are used to some ex- tent. The doll doctor does not have enough business of this Kind to make a living, and so he supplements It by mounting all sorts of dead pets. ————— Stranded. From, the Cinclonat! Tribune. “Just my blame luck,” sadly soliloquizes Noah, looking out over the vast waste of mud that spread as far as the eye could reach. ‘Here I've gone and got together the greatest animal show on earth and there isn't a soul left to come and gee it.” JOE SAYERS’ STORY The Well-Known Texas Statesman Tells War Reminiscences. HOW HE DODGED GENERAL BUTLER His Joy to Find He Was Really Wounded. SAVED BY AN EXPLOSION See Written’ Exclusively for The Evening Star. EN BUTLER ANDI met in the rotunda of the Capitol,” re- marked Mr. Sayers, chairman of the ap- propriations commit- tee of the last House, to a Star writer one day, “the last time I saw him. It was not long before the old. general’s death, and the occasion, if I re- member correctly, was some appearance he had to make before the Supreme Court in the case of the Chicago anarchists. As I shook the old man’s hand my memory trav- eled back to a time when Butler’s name was the one I liked the least, and Butler’s hands the last into which I cared to fall. “I was rather young,a mere boy in Texas, when the war broke like a storm. Natural- ly, with my geography, I went with the confederacy. I was in the artillery. One day we captured a battery of six brass guns. It was given to me to command, and the day I got that battery was the proud- est of my life. Even as I look back it still seems to me that those six brass field guns were the most beautiful things I have ever seen. “Of course I was full of ardor; I burned to do scmething with my battery. Such was my anxiety to get into trouble with those guns that I dragged a couple over to the banks of the Mississippi—we were in Louisi- ana at the time—and pulled on a fight with a stray gunboat belonging to the Yankees which I found prowling around. We had a ‘sharp, spit-fire time of it for a few mo- ments, when a lucky shot from one of my guns tore a hole in her in such fashion, that it let the river in, and she filled and sank. I was excessively proud of the achievement. Branded as a Wholesale Murderer. “Butler had New Orleans at the time, and, among other things, was running the papers. Later I read an account of my brush with the gunboat in one of Butler's journals. It could not be called an un- biased statement. It reviled me as a most abandoned and blood thirsty character and declared that even after the gunboat sur- rendered I kept on pouring shot into her, as if my one purpose in life was wholesale murder. Of course this was not so. I wouldn't have fired on anybody after he had hauled his flag down, and besides that I didn’t have the ammunition to waste. “After I rejoined the rest.of my battery following the, exploit of the gunboat I hunted trouble with the Yankees more zealously than ever. One day I was fully gratified. We were still in Louisiana. The sun came up one morning and found some 10,000 of us facing a largely superior force of Yankees. We couldn't have crawled out of a fight even were we so disposed, but no one suggested any retreat. he fact was we felt quite cockey, and were full of a belief that we could whip the invader. The fight began, and I soon had my heart’s wish; I was in a peck of trouble with the Yankees, I and my battery. I had suc- ceeded in attracting the attention and get- ting a hearing, as it were, from three Yankee batteries all at once. They were a reasonably brisk outfit, and it didn’t take them a minute to get my range. Then it began to rain sorrow ard hail despair for my battery. “To show you how hot those Yankees made it one only need to say that they wounded or killed forty of my sixty-six men and dismounted two of my brass beau- ties in thirty minutes. You might have planted corn where my battery stood when they got through, it was so plowed and harrowed by the Yankee fire. Men Mowed Down. “It was in the thick of the battle. I was standing near the No. 1 gun. A man by the name of Thompson was stepping for- ward with a shot in his hands to load. Without a word or cry he suddenly fell forward on the gun and then slipped to the ground, limp as a wet towel. A can- non ball had torn through his chest. I erdered a man to his piace. Before he was there a moment a fragment of shell from out of the sky struck him on top of his head and he fell dead by the side of Thompson. It was such a whirl of smoke and roar that I couldn’t tell what was going on at the other guns, much less in other parts of the field. I had been ordered to hold my position, and had made up my mind to hold it while a gun and a man of my battery held together. I ordered an- other to take the place of the second lying dead under the gun. This man got there just in time to receive a rifle bullet in his mouth. It came out under his ear. This man, however, didn’t die. I met him years after the war. “Three men were all that were available for this especial duty. They were dead and wounded and gone; and I took the post myself. I don’t know -how long it was— whether one minute or ten—when, without the slightest feeling of pain or warning, I was hurt, my legs gave way and I’sank to the ground. At the same instant an ex- plosion, like forty batteries all uniting in one grand discharge, broke loose just to the rear of me. A column of fire and smdke shot toward the sky, as if a volcano had been loosed by the general jar and din of battle. It was my ammunition wagon. I had 2,000 rounds of ammunition in a big army wagon. It had been placed about fifty yards to the rear of my battery. When we opened the fight I had made up my mind to stay, and I'd brought up all of my ammunition, resolved to win or lose right there. A shot from the Yankees had exploded it; that was the volcano. “As I look back I'm not sure but the chance explosion of my ammunition wagon saved what was left of me and my battery. ‘The smoke swept down and covered us up like a fog. The Yankees ceased firing on us. They probably thought we were wiped off the face of the earth in the explosion. As the smoke drifted on, while it became clear about the battery, it hung like a blanket between us and the enemy, and acted the part of a shield. The Yankees could see us, so they didn’t shoot. Trying to Find a Wound. “Two of my men came along and dragged me to the rear, out of the way of immedi- ate harm. “‘*Are you hurt, captain?’ asked one. “I told him I couldn’t tell. I had fallen and couldn’t get up; that was the extent of my information. “He tore open my coat and vest. My shirt was white, and save for powder stains and the general grime of battle, it was white stilt Not a drop of blood reddened it. I held up my left foot. ‘Pull off that boot,’ I said. ‘The boot, a high cavalry sort, came off. Not a twinge of pain; not a color of blood. “At this point I broke into a perspiration. A fear seized me, the like of which has never overcome me since. Had I fainted away in the midst of battle and in the View of two armies? I felt no wound, was torn by no pain. It came over me like some dream of horror that I was unhurt and had fainted, and that in the sequel of the story I would be branded a coward from one end of the war to the other, wherever soldiers built a campfire. “J held up the right boot to be removed. ‘A cupful of blood ran out. I was never so giad to see anything in my life. I would not have taken gold for a single drop of it, such was the relief it brought. I had been pierced through the ankle by a rifle ball. “When night fell, while we still held our lines, we were whipped. It had begun to rain, with a sad, hopeless drizzle that took the heart out of a man. I was lying on seme blankets in one corner of a negro cabin. Over in another corner, under a blanket, lay my dearest friend, dead. All ebout were wounded men; the doctors had turned the place inte a hospital. At last a doctor whom I knew came in. Escap' From Butler, “Joe,” he said, ‘we've got to take off your leg.” ror. “ ‘Never while I'm alive,’ I replied. ‘I’m too young to talk about going through life on one leg.’ ‘“Then he told me the army would have to retreat that night; that he had no am- bulances; no means of transportation. The wounded, includifig myself, would have to be left behind. they, “would be prisoners to the Yankees. 22 “All at once, like a landslide, I thought of Butler and that newspaper account of my firing on the gunbcat after it had sur- rendered. I made stre Butler would hang me like a dog, once he got hands on me. It was at this juncture when I determined he shouldn't get me. I was as strenuously against hanging as against amputation. “We were on an old sugar plantation. Before the fight I'd seen some rough two- wheel sugar carts. I made them hustle about and get me a mule, a negro and a sugar cart. They bandaged my leg and put me in. The last thing the doctor did was to give me a two-ounce bottle of mor- phine and show me how to take it. Then he said ‘good-bye,’ and I could see that he thought it was forever. He probably fig- ured that if the Yankees didn’t-kill me the morphine would. “All that night, all the next day, all the next night, that rough cart jolted on through the rain. For a whole thirty-six hours 1 lived on morphine. At last we got to Shreveport. When I was lifted out of the cart my ankle was swollen to ele- phantine size. But I escaped Butler, and I had not fainted away in battle, and these two reliefs almost made the rest easy. I got back into Texas, and at last was well again. As soon as I could sit in a saddle I was back with my battery again in time to take part in a campaign against Gen. Canby—who was afterward killed by the Modoc, Capt. Jack—in New Mexico. We left Texas with over 3,200 men, and on our return eight months later mustered fewer than 1,000.” : —__ SICK AND TIRED. Razois Get Out of Sorts Just the Same as Human Beings. The customer moved uneasily in the chair. “Give that razor a turn or two on the strop,” he said. “It hurts my face.” The barber closed the razor and took an- other. “I didn't know it was tired,” he remarked as he proceeded to freshen the lather. “Tired?” ejaculated the customer. “Yes, sir, tired, or sick,” responded the barber. “A razor gets so, sometimes, that you can’t do anything with it. Then some berbers say it is tired, while others say it is sick. The weather seems to affect them just like it does folks. In damp, chilly Weather razors are liable to become good for nothing anytime. You may hone and strop them all you please, but they won't take a‘decent cutting edge. When they get that way you've got to lay them away for awhile. You see, thé edge of a razor, when lcoked at under a microscope, appears to be a fine saw. Well, the weather acts on these teeth, and when it’s damp and chilly they get scratchy, and then we say the r is tired. Sometimes nearly every razor in a shop will be affected, and then we barbers get cussed by pretty near every customer we shave.’ ee THE CLIFFS OF DOVER. In Danger From the Encroachments ai of the Sea. From the Chicago Interior. The lofty chalk cliffs of Dover, to which, as seen from the shores of France, Eng- land owes its poetieal name Albion, it seems, from reports in the English papers, are in danger from encroachments of the sea. Shakespeare's cliff, situated a short aistance from the town, and recalling King Lear, was perforated half a century ago by a double tunnel cut through the solid chalk by the fatlrogd trom London to Canterbury, the Dover station forming the terminus of England fer connection with all Europe. In May, 1817, a huge mass of this cliff, 254 feet in Height and fifteen feet thick, fell to the base, and not long after another mass about one-fourth as large fell. Not only is the cliff perforated by a railway, but fortifications extend to it from the hoary Dover castle, built by Julius Caesar and made almost impregnable in anticipation of Napoleon’s invasion. In the subterranean passages of Dover castle an army of men can be placed. This part of the coast is therefore not only historically interesting, but is of immense strategical value, and vast sums of money have at various tines deen spent in building sea walls and otherwise protecting the cliffs and keeping the harbor. clear. Some eigh- teen or twenty acts of parliament have been passed in the last 350 years in re- gard to Dover and its cliffs and harbor and now another great sea wall of concrete is thought to be necessary to protect the cliffs from the ravages of the sea. The advo- cates of this scheme will ask the govern- ment to grant the labor of 500 convicts in building the sea wall. The stretch of cliffs between Dover castle and St. Margaret's bay affords a panoramic display of the shipping of all nations unequaled any- where else in the world. Land reclaimed from the sea here would be of immense value for residence purposes, once perma- nently free of danger from the cliffs or the sea. In point of prospect, however, nothing in England will ever rival the view from the noble cliffs of Dover, whence on clear days the coast of France lies in a shimmer of white beyond the straits. — Col. Ingersoll’s Persecution. From the New Orleans Picayune. Here is another remarkable specimen of the intimate acquaintance that many Eng- lishmen have of American affairs: Speak- ing of Col. Ingersoll’s recent trouble with the ministers of New Jersey, the Poulter- er’s Herald of Manchester, England, says: “ix-Senator Ingersoll of Kansas, who, it will be remembered, ran against Mr. Blaine for President in 1884 and derisively be- stowed upon him the title of ‘Plumed Knight,’ has recently been experiencing great difficulty in delivering his lecture on the Bible. Mr. Ingersoll is known as an authority on theological matters, but owing to the fact that he would take no part in the world’s fair festivities at Chicago, upon the ground that the entire affair had an immoral tendency, the American people have turned against him, and now no op- portunity to persecute him is neglected.” ———_—_+e+ An It Impresned Uncle Zeke. From the Chicago Times-Herald. “What's that box o’ things fur?” induired Uncle Zeke, looking down into the show case. “That's a manicure set,’ answered the shopgirl. “A what?” “Manicure set. It’s, for the nails, you know.” > “Nails? Is ther’:g hammer goes with it?” “No, no. It's for thé finger nails.” “Finger nails?* A A “Yes. Trimmirg then, and cleaning them, and keeping them in’ Shape.” “Is that what'all thém tools is fur?” “Yes. ‘ 3 ‘What might ‘the outfit be wuth?’” Three dollars and seventy-five cents.” “Ever sell any of ’em “Often.” ! “Ain’t used fat nothin’ else?” “An’ you git §8.75 fur "em?” “Yes, “Gosh!” exclaimed Uncle Zeke, strolling on to the next’ aisle in the department store, ‘what d’ gome folks do fur a livin’ if it wasn’t fur’the blamed fools?” oon His New Deal. From the Chicago Tribune. “Look at that brown stone mansion across the way! moodily exclaimed the man with the shaggy hair. “It’s owned, likely as not, by some darned plutocrat that never did a day’s work in his life. He got it by speculating in real estate or gam- bling in grain, or it came to him from some rich father, If he didn’t get it that way he cheated somebody out of it. Every- body is out for boodle these days, anyway! There isn’t any chance for an honest man, and if a fellow’s poor he'd better be dead. ‘There ought to be a new deal all round. By George, the burdens of society ain’t equally distributed! Some of us has had more than our share of them, and we've put up with it just about as long as we're going to. Some of thes? days you'll see—” “Jasper,” broke in his wife, “I wish you'd carry the baby a little while. I’m tired out! 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Many of the old horse cars, retired from active service by reason of the lines on which they were operated having been equipped with electrical apparatus, were sold by~ the railroad company, and have been put to seme very novel uses by their purchasers. Ordinarily, they have been turned into summer houses, small conserva- tories, children’s playhouses, and one or two have been utilized as fruit stands; but probably the most unique plan is that originated by J. McNeil, who is a large owner of arks at Belvedere. McNeil bought four cars at the rate of $15 apiece, loaded on a pontoon at the wa- ter front here. The pontoon is a large, substantial flatboat or scow, which was built some time ago, and has been in cer- vice as a lighter for discharging carg>es from vessels, Its deck dimensions are 36x54 feet over all. On this hull the four street cars, minus their runhing gear, are firm- ly fastened so as to become a part of ithe boat. They are so joined and partitioned that they make two large and airy rooms, 18x24 feet, with one small room for a bath and closet, and a kitchen. In each of the large rooms four double bunks are placed, and in the bath room a cot is kept for the use of the servant. Each of these sleeping places is nicely curtained off by a canopy descending from the ceiling. These rooms are thoroughly furnished and supplied with every convenience.. The cars are roomy, and, as the ventilators have not been removed, are thoroughly airy. The windows are brightly curtained, and brilliant colors look surpassingly well from any point of view. ——see. April Weather. From the Atlanta Constitution. Sfhg a song of April weathe Many a violet } Strives to pull itself together— Weary in the wet! ‘Sing a song of April weather: Look out, viotet! Sing a song of April weather! Many a budding rose Now 1s greatly doubting whether Winter had aR oe s , Sing @ song of April weather: Look out little rose! —e0- The Only Qualification From the Atlanta Constitution. “Where is the old man?” “Gone to school.” “What! at his age?” “Yes. You see, they’re a-goin’ to run him fer office, an’ he wants to larn how to count.” SWISS WATCH SCHOOLS. ‘The Method of Instruction Pursued in These Unique Institutions. From the Scientific American. The famous Swiss watch schools are said to be the most exacting industrial in- stitutions in the world. Their methods, which are doubtless the secret of their success, will be found very curious and in- teresting. In one of the most celebrated of these institutions in Geneva, for ex- ample, a boy must first of all be at least fourteen years of age in order t@ enter. After being admitted, the student is first introduced to- a wood-turning lathe, and put to work at turning tool handles. This exercise lasts for several weeks, according to the beginner’s aptitude. This is follow- ed by exercises in filing and shaping screw- drivers and small tools. In this way he learns to make for him- self a fairly complete set of tools. He next undertakes to make a large wocden pattern of a watch frame perhaps a foot in diameter, and after learning how thi frame is to be shaped, he is given a ready- cut one of brass of the ordinary size, in which he is taught to drill holes for the wheels and screws. Throughout this in- struction the master stands over the pupil directing him with the greatest care. The pupil is next taught to finish the frame, so that it will be ready to receive the wheels. He is then instructed to make fine tools and to become expert in handling them. This completes the instruction in the first room, and the young watch maker next passes to the department where he is taught to fit the stem-winding parts and to do fine cutting and filing by hand. Later on he learns to make the more complex watches which will strike the hour, minute, ete., and the other delicate mechanisms for which the Swiss are famous. oe. A Treasure. From Puck. Mrs. Johnson—*May Brown has grown up to be a fine girl.’ Johnson—"Yes, indeed! comfort to her fathe Mrs. Johnson—“Is she?” Johnson—“Yes; she and her mother often disagree about what they want him to do, and Brown thoroughly enjoys the dead- tock.” She's a great Just Like Prize Fighters. From the Indianapolis Journal. “Say, don’t you think it a Ittle rough to say that the legislature acted like a band of prize fighters?” “Why, no. They jawed sixty days before they got together in the ring, didn’t they?” YOULL KNOW HIM WHEN YOU SEE HIM. FOR HES THE INCOME TAX , COLLECTOR. SODAS SEDO DOCE OER COCHOTOSO gEvery Sort of a ¢lraveling ; 3 Ari Requisite see —all those little needs that 3 eee banish the discomforts of tray- ¢ @ 222% cling and make it as pleasant sees as can be. 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Electrictt hes the cooles Penge erat BG fe sorts Pesan em | Stable power, eo, practical | application of | Electrig otors én large scale af New ery, If you want enven Ave lighting er power telephone us, UNITED STATES ELECTRIC LIGHTING Of, ‘Del, No. 77. 213 1th aw “Bort