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~- Gd 'tfii ”V THE AMERICAN BISON. Mala nub." do not d" ll nu- mnz mm met than «00mm. 0:- prudou. such :- “countie- bath.” “Incredible lamina." “tomb; may» kill.” “the wotld one robe." etc. l have endouond to [at ut I non u- actidenotthdtnumbeu. mmlmmwwmobnt- fun was about 8.000.000 nun must Otthhthoopenpmmmumbm. manhunt-supplied no buxalo Ind to (livid. thou- man with numerous had: of mustang. m- ulopo and wnpitl. 0n the other hand. 3 buflnlo could and h living when a unto mum“ would turn. muny of tho richest bottom und- on now tenc- ed‘ In, and we have token no account of the 0.000.000 Iheep. Themtoro we i}. we m'pucm inc 40,000,000 bumJo formerly living on the plun- tree. . 000th. entire large, but it was vastly more fertileâ€" lndeetl. the stockmen reckon one prel- rle acre equal to tour acres on the plains. Douhtleu. More. the pub flee sustained mm.“ 'm‘ny head I: the plains.‘ We may safely not their populluon at 30,000,000. The forest region was the lowest in' the rate or populadon. For its 1.000.000 square miles we shoulil not allow more than 5.000.000 buffalo. These figures would make the prlmltlve number of buffalo 76,000,000. . Many other calculatlona based on duel-exit data slve similar or‘ siightiy lower totals. From these facts .it will appear very safe to put the primitive Mono fiopulation at 50,000,000 to 00,- At Boxted. in Essex, England. there II a beer house with the statue sign of the Whig and Fidget. Inquiry elicit-y ed the fact thnt the house was built many years ago by a man who, was a Whig in his politicnl opinions. Hi- neighbore duo recorded him u e “iidgety” man: hence when eghe house was opened the people of the purl-h. having regard to its owner's peculiar- ities. named it the Whig and Fidget. otherwise the Fidgety Whig. The Art of laying Tit-n Touynthlnctoenipurpoielt ximat be uttered wlth that childlike aenae or I suddenly discovered trou- ure, which (despite the fact that Adam and Eve may have understood all about It) hoodwlnka the listener into the belle! that he I: belng told nome- thlnz new-Indy Phyllls ln Bntander: tumble!” “She got ox thong cu: _th_e Hm ”fin?! a policeman {bought the VII 3 m In dunnerâ€"Puck. . “it, wife was trusted yesterday.” "You mun me. WM: 17:. tho A Wm-tcl IIIMCIOI- tot-[o tookphoo 11:0!!!me olhhlo hmooboot'ovoy- why-mm :Ipthofl am- A! mum lAIhnhyflochdtomo whortooooo tho-”mum who: 'thom ”In cwwodto bondhol- . Oooxoouuun. however. notonlyboordodhorm toouchtont Ww whomhot (mound Infiocobln. Mthitoflowtnsonmu motion“ "ru- ln lit. NM. 1 promo!" “YO. III.” “Doyounmmflewtukwuh on. boat? “We shall try to not but. at." “Eu. you my objection to my to- mm with your - "It you will: to tote your chance- with u. ulr. l have no objection.” “What II the taro? After l moment's Mutation Fulton replied, “81x Comm." And when that mount wu ma In bl. hand he and at It u long mm; and two bl; un- ,ronod down his cheeks. Tuning to the "rULtron'e FIRBT mus. pauenger. he aald: v “Excuae me. air, but this ia the oral pecuniary reward l have received for all my action in adapting ateam to navigation. 1 would gladly commemo- rate the occaaion with a little dinner. but I am too poor now even for that, If we meet again I trust it will not be As hum relates, the voyage tenni- nated uneconfully. Four .yeau later Fulton win sitting In the cabin of the Clot-moat. then called the North River. glanced at him and then sprang up and gladly shodk his hand. It was his first passenger, and over a pleasant little dinner . Fulton entertained his guest with the history of his success and ended with saying that the first actual recognition of his usefulness to his tel- low men was the $6 paid to him by his first passenger. -_ . Letter Clnlen’ Scan. “Show me a letter carrier.” add a postal oflclal; “and I’ll show you somewhere or other on the man the tear of a dog’s teeth. Lettrr' carriers hate (108', and with good '. m". for the} an; 'eontxnuany jetting nipped. It is ”at houses with front garden- that they no troublgq most. Don runloosetntheaegardens,anditll their‘delight to bite letter carriers. I myself have two wars on my hand and two on my leg. Take a census 3; Inner: trade, find '1'“ guarantee that the letter carriers will lead an in their percentage of dog scars." Bhnkeapeare?’ “The public takes too much interest In Shannan." answered Mr. Storm. mgton Barnes. , “The“dimculty in that 3257 than in the audience is thinking of how much better he could do it if h- tricd."-Wuhington Star. A III lmnlto. . Mosquitoes grow to great. use In Burma. A young Scotchwomnn who was making her Ant mm: to that connM try had heard trigelm' tales of tho In- - AA_ A..- sect pout ad was prepared for the worst. When she saw an elephant for tho Ill-It Hm. In. slid, “Will you b. warn and n mustache?" “What, u the reason the public mn’t take a greater Interest in humans... 0:11:00me yuanulournrlghvf mmmhnlcvuhlflb Wonk.“ Iv ltuvithlntbopowcrotovmm hoover provide tho tum: .vma pure gnu-um; water at the ox- motbntllowcenhnyurud the mulled aunt of “tendon on" In France the purifying of water in thin way in carried on to a coneidera~ hie extent and with elaborate and ex- pensive machinery. But with no me; chlnery at all the housewife can pro- dnce practically the aame molt. Take any vane! you may chance to have handy. I have found a atone pot. which you can buy any place for 10 oenta. one that alopea down the aldea to a mall base at the bottom. about the heat of anything. Be sure that your venue! in clean. Fill it nearly toll ‘ ‘ with water from the faucet. The rule for mixing the preclpltatinc purifier which you are about to use is 1 to 6.000. lt la more than likely that you will have no way to ascertain th-e exact proportions, but do not. let that discourage yon. A little experi- ence ia worth a good deal in this world. whether the work he done is comp“. eated or simple. A few days of trial In aging the WWW-tow“ you all right. .. . . ".A AL For n states-say thlt to a pitcher holding a quart of water you taken mull amount of pulverized alum. about what would go on" the rounded point of the blade of a pocketkuite. toss it into the water and inix it thor- oughly. This you can do with a spoon. on egg heater or a whip cmeam churn. The only thing in to see that the alum in thoroughly mixed with the wnter, and ittukee consideijuble nth-ring to do this. ‘ V i It you notice little moss islands in the water. which some little islands do ‘ not seem to want to go to the bottom with their companions, you will know that you have not properly mixed the' alum with the water. An water costs nothing and the slum but the merest , trifle. you can throw the water away iund “set" some more. ’But you need i not do this. All you have to do is to , stir it all up good again. When the work is properly done the water in crystal clear and lies a live taste. One thing that makes distilled water I0 unpalatable is the absolutely dead taste it has. Another great advantage of water thus prepared In that It is not subject to auto-Infection or self contamination. which I: such a great enemy to most altered waters. This water will remain pure even though exposed to the ah- In open vesicle tor thirty-ll: hours. ‘I.-_ .‘ - Although no Imall'nn amount of alum would not hurt you If you were to drlnk every particle of It. be not alarmed. You do not get ‘nny of the alum when 'you drlnk, for tho water upon analysis ll found to be chemlcnlly tree from tlum. The alum has settled to the bottom In In Insoluble com- pound with the filth and Impurities It bu carried with It. In halt‘un hour or In. you will no [cinnamonthoudumdbotmd PURE WATER. ripe the Jelly burdens Into the bud white enhance to which we ere ee- Luck is over waiting for something to turn up: labor, with teen eyes sud strong MIL-*wiil turn up something. Luck lies in bed and wishes the post- msn would bring him the news or s legacy: labor turns out at 6 o’clock md mth‘buy mot ringing hammr lays the foundgtion of a' competence. Luck whines: labor whistles. Luck renal on chanceflabpr. on character.â€"Oobden. mullklnthmurwuthg 1- Exception. "My oldest boy, If I do say It my- }: declared Bklnner proudly. “flu a thoroughly honest and truthful young man.” “Well, well!” exclaimed Knox. "And yet some people insist that heredity , largely in the development of a chuncter.”â€"-Phlladelphla Ledger. Rather than make an effort to reach the top some men prefer to remaln at the bottom for the purpose of helping pull 051m down.â€"Mexlcan Herald. Gnu Stunt-Alcohol or molasses. Blood swamâ€"Bonk in cold mpeudn to ‘ which e little kerosene has been Frail) Pointâ€"Try kergeeue, vaeelino or machine, oil; then wuh with map and cold water. , Ink Shimâ€"Dip into boiling water; apnea over a basin, rub well with ult- ot not-rel; than time thoroughly. Wine Stains.â€"8prinkle thickly with mt while still wot. u dried wet with boiling tutu“, rub thoroughly with «it end pour boiling water through. Bustâ€"Wet in’coid witer. opt-ad on the men; then apply to eech spot ordl. nery table salt wet with lemon juice. As taut u it dries 'renew the applica- tion. At noon on the stain is reinovod time thoroughly. Indoliblo Ink â€"80nk in n solution of common out; than wuh With diluted mmonn. Rina well. Javeiio 1am and I Iolntion of oxalic ocid will lino move Indoliblo Ink. niacin; nut follow Inna-dutch nnd thoroulhb. STMN REMOVERS.