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ADMIRAL SIS JOHI FISHER WOULD COMMAND BRITAIN'S NAVY IN CASE OF WAR. Greatest Post in Empire Held by the Son of a Singhalese Woman. Ask any mrai in the British Navy who will be England's next Nelson if she has to engage to-morrow in a war with some Continental Power and he will unhesitatingly reply: "Why, Jacky Fisher, of course." Everybody in the British Navy knows Fisher--Admiral Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher, K.C.B.,--and believes that he is the strongest and I ablest in the service. The officers of the foreign navies respect him for his strategical skill and technical ability in handling a fleet. But the world at large hardly knows his Very few of his fellow subjects «<ruld say offhand who is Britain's chief Admiral, and yet he holds the greatest post in the British Empire to which a subject can aspire. His Work is more responsible than that of the Prime Minister, because he is the first man in the fighting fleets "whereon," as the articles of war cay, "under tte good providence of *3od the wealth, peace and safety of ■4he country doth chiefly depend." The strangest thing about this ^man who bears upon his shoulders Jthe weight of the British Empire is Jthat he is not an Englishman at all, 8n the strict sense of the word. His father was a captain in the Seventy-eighth Highlanders, who settled an Ceylon, and his mother was a jSinghalese woman of high rank. |Thus he has a strain of Oriental rjlood in his veins. It shows very ■Slightly in his face; only persons who have lived in the East are able fio detect it. In countenance Admiral Fisher shows the characteristics of a bull-dog, and simple, bluff, hearty is associated with the TYPICAL JOHN BULL. Sometimes his subordinates and foreign diplomatists with whom he has to do are deceived by this manner into thinking him an innocent, guileless sailorman with plenty of pluck, but no brains. They discover too late that a touch of Oriental subtlety is grafted on Anglo-Saxon directness and iron will and that Fisher has been playing them | As such, he is commander-in-chief of with Asiatic craft. i the British Navy, issuing his "Jacky," as he is always called , mands to the Admirals of all remarked, in a solemn, prayerful "Lord, stiffen the English! Carry on there, men!" Fisher, usually the sternest of disciplinarians, laughed and walked on. He is never happier than when he has a new story to tell against himself. Stern toward men, he is pleasant to women. He never goes into port, if he can help it, without giving a ball. He was a great favorite with Queen Victoria, and was deeply attached to her. When the French Admiral Gervais visited Portsmouth some years ago, with his fleet, Fisher was told off by the Admirality to do the honors to him. The Queen called him to Osborne and said: "Sir John, we have sent for you especially to ask you to be very nice to Admiral Gervais, as he was t*« kind to us when we were recently "Madam," replied Jacky, gallantly, "I will even kiss him, if your Majesty wishes it." Sir John Fisher is honored by his political superiors and the permanent heads of the Admirality, because he is tho one man in the British Navy who always HOLDS HIS TONGUE. In a career of over forty years he has never spoken or written a word for publication; he has never been guilty of the slightest indiscretion. In these days of garrulous Generals and argumentative Admirals that is a record worth having. This strong, silent man has a horror of notoriety. This trait in his character made it impossible for him to get along amicably with Lord Charles Beresford when the latter was his second in the Medi a couple of years ago. Lord Charles is a fine sailor, but Fisher regarded him as a leaky vessel, incurably fond of talking when he ought to hold his tongue. has that I As one of his fellow officers has -- 'marked, England's unknown Nelson has "risen by dint of sheer brain power, continuity of purpose, clearsightedness and conspicuous ability to the position he now holds." The son of an obscure man, tained the highest rank counts for much. After he retired from the command of England's most important fleet, the Mediterranean, he became Sen-Naval Lord of the Admirality. LOYE AFFAIRS OF A QUEEN Historians Differ as to Whether She Had Any Romance in Her Life. Was Queen Elizabeth ever really in love and was ahe ever really loved for herself alone are questions the historians are still seeking to solve. Some say ahe was both loved and loving, like any woman, and Some say she was not. At any rate, the love affairs of this peculiar woman farm the most interesting part of her history. It is easily understood that Elizabeth would naturally desire the attentions of suitors, if only to appease her insatiable appetite for flattery, but it is incradible that this, and this only, should have been the desired end of a series of flirtations and proposed marriages lasting from the time the queen was 16 years old until she was past 50, and there is no doubt that Elizabeth took a great delight in this questionable pastime. SEYMOUR LOST HIS HEAD. The first an'cf perhaps the most serious of all Elizabeth's ,ntrigues, because it cast such lasting reflections On her good name, wa affair with Seymour, which, placo while she was residing .he Queen Dowager Catherine Parr, _. who had married Lord Admiral Sey- result of va mour a few weoks after the death of Elizabeth se her former husband, Henry VIII. j accountably towards Essex, there is nothing tc bear out ' the suggestion. Impul-sive, headstrong, and exceedingly vain, Essex seems to have been unable to place any restraint upon himself in his conduct towards the queen, to whom in one of his letters his "soul is poured out with most earnest, faithful, and more than affectionate wishes." SUITOR UGLY AND DWARFED. Another important suitor w Henry, Duke of Atajou, with whom] letters were exchanged, and marriage agreements drawn up. In fact, Elizabeth's matrimonial affairs seemed to have once more assumed a serious shape, but in the end the affection of Anjou's religion became the stumbling block. Then it was that Anjou's brother, the Duke D'Aloncon, a misshapen, pockmarked yooth of 17 summers, was substituted for his brother on the plea that he was of the "new religion." The whole country revolted at bhe idea of Elizabeth's marriage with the Catholic Anjou, arid at the present juncture Elizabeth could not afford to break off the negotiations altogether, so that as a temporary refuge Alencon was accepted in his brother's stead. After sending a ring and a great deal of amorous correspondence, to which the queen replied in a correspondingly passionate ___| D'Alencon surprised Elizabeth took i offering to marry her th j terms, s old e mg-ii i present says greater impret assembled dip of Great Br at The Hague One who was body made a an he upon the of the great He holds the opinion that humane warfare is both foolish and cruel, and he advanced that opinion at the conference with consummate skill. . tV.ii ; quickly. don't give? the chicken intervals for r-efres-hment and recuperation. It should be the same with warfare." Fisher does not hesitate to say that any war he may have to make will be hell. He has a bitter hatred of submarine vessels and their crews, and frequently declares that if he catches the latter in time of war he Will string them up to the yardarm, even if he has to face a court-mar-tian afterward. He showed the sternness of his nature after the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882. As Captain ol the Inflexible, he had the task of organizing a police force and repressing disorder and looting after tho oapture of the city. Ho shot the guilty on sight and restored order in a few hours. Somo of 1 mate friends, even officers Own ship, were caught with looted goods. They begged in vain mercy. He had all of them co martialed and severely punished. Admiral Fisher's subordinates spect him, but do not love him. works them too hard for'that, ^tS too quick to detect their far He toils from 5 o'clock in the m< ing until 9 at night, and expect! to c • his Men b apt tioned. Fisher knows th) takes a sardonic pleasure in 'it. Ho is fond of telling the STORY OF AN OLD BOATSWAIN, who served under him in several Bhips. The boatswain eventually retired on pension, -and Fisher paid him a visit at his count ry ~Ur>V. V"," in Devonshire. Ho noticed a tan-servant about the place, who seemed to have nothing to do, and ask- ed his host: "What i earth do 'clock and say, I i i the other side of the bed and reply,'Tell the Admiral to go to the devil.' Then I go to sleep again, feeling good. This happens half a dozen times a day, and I feel better every tiioe. I've been waiting for it for twenty years." Fisher has a fine fund of serf stories, and tells them capitally. When he commanded the British North American and West Indian squadron he had a gun captain on the Re-Mown who was a Dutchman by de- A favorite oath in the British navy when anything goes wrong, is "Lord, stiffen the Dutch!" It dates back to the days when Van Tromp hoisted a broom to the masthead of his flagship as a sign that he meant to drive the English from the seas. One day tho Dutchman was exercising his gun crew at drill. Fisher passed by and noticed a mistake. "Lord, stiffen the Dutchl" he exclaimed. "Can't you see your eights are incorrect?" The Dutchman called the crew to *tt*»Uon, Mktfned the Admiral, and fleets. If war broke out he would probably take command of the Channel squadron, if time permitted. In any case, the responsibility for planning and directing the campaign would rest with him. Ho is incessantly preparing for it, whether the political horizon looks dark or clear-. The Von Moltke of the British Navy, his ships will be found as ready for war when the storm breaks as tho German General's soldiers were in 1870. He sits in his office in London and knows, without needing to/ refer to documents t or cablegram^, exactly wl-.ero every ship of his navy is today and where it will be to-morrow. He knows whether the commander is a good officer, whether he drinks, whether he is a fop, whether ho is liked by his crew--in fact everything about him. "Confound him," said an officer, who served under him in tho West Indies, "I believe he could tell you the exact number of cocktails I drink every time I go ashore." To this encyclopaedic knowledge is joined the faculty of prompt action UTTER FEARLESSNESS. He proved his courage over and over again in the Crimean War, the China war of 1859-60, and the bombardment of Alexandria. "His will is iron," said one of his Mediterranean officers, "and his nerves are Harveyized Krupp steel." Several years ago he was at Lisbon with a squadron. Relations were strained between Germany and England. Just before the English ships left, a German fleet of twice the strength entered the harbor, with the idea of impressing the Portuguese, and drew up in double line off the town. Fisher exchanged sa- | lutes, and then led his vessels of the harbor at full speed the two German lines, w twenty or thirty yards Elizabeth's father, was described as "fierce in courage, courtly in fashion, in personage stately, in voice magnificent, but quite empty of matter." Many auspicious happenings occurred during this period, according to the testimony of Mrs. Ashley, Elizabeth's governess. After his wife's death, Seymour endeavored to persuade Elizabeth to marry him, but his presumption cost him his life, and for this and other am- , bitious schemes he was beheaded,, i ney> Which brougnt tears to rwiza-If Elizabeth felt any remorse at his beth's eyes, though, to her aredit be death, it was never shown, for her it said, she did not punish Sidney only remark, one extremely charac- | for this outspokenness. The ter'istic of her, was: 'This day wretched farce dragged on for no died a man with iniuch wit and little l-.'ss than thirteen years, i England to Whether it was the or of passion, to have fallen un-o.ve with the dwarf, d from the first she called him her "gronouille" (frog), while for eight days he hardly left her side. After he left England his letters were "ardent enough to set fire to water," amid he swore that he would remain the most faithful and affectionate slave that could exist on earth. "As such," he said, "on the brink of this troublesome sea, I kiss your feet." The match called forth a letter of remonstrance from the noble Sid- It was not until her succession that the great contest for her hand began. The difficulties in the way were overwhelming. Elizabeth itil Alen-died the CURIOUS' PETS ON SHIPS. At the review berore the Kir Malta t'ha pet donkey of the chante, we are told, marcht remt of the men. A donkey ■ather bulky sort of pet, but bably no more troublesome than the pet deer of the Terrible. The pri vilege of keeping pets is very much appreciated by bfuejackets, who lavish thair spare time and so spare cash on strange The Centfurion once ha that used to eat v from a plate and drink napkin while. The! had _a_pej: goose sojbie ti ts and dogs, of course, i FCria' +what i ^™3p "Starceau " had a°banti .f^l"? _cm | cock slamed Boulanger as pet, widen crowed whenever the guns fired. Thej German Prinz Wilhelm had a grey | stork, and the United States Chicago had a pig. Doves, said PiSean-s' blackbirds, and peacocks aded" the is- ' sue with characteristic tact. By this time the Archduke Charles of Austria had boon proposed, and an ambassador arrived to press the suit I jn some parts of New Mexico there of Prince Eric of Sweden. The! grows a grass which prodi Swedish envoy came loaded with j somniferous effect on the animal! presents, and large aums of money , that graze upon it. Horses after were lavishly spent on the court- eating Ihe grass in nearly all iers. I Bioep standing, while cows DUDLEY LONG A FAVORITE. (sheep almost invariably lie do Meanwhile, however, Lord Robert! has occasionally happened that tra-Hudley's star was rising and was tshirie all others. His : t0 re soon strengthened by ?ro' ' th of his wife. : the ill fated Amy Robsart. "She broke her neck--she must have fal- riage, for Mary Stu ried to the heir to the French , throne, and her right to the throne , of En-gland was stronger, legally, ; than Elizabeth's own. A Spanish i marriage was out of tho question, ! for this would alienate the adherents to the new Protestant religion, | who were Elizabeth's mainstay. Un- j der such circumstances it was na-! tural that the great nobles of the! court should begin to hope that the j .prize would eventually fall to one of their number. But Philip of Spain, hearing of the numerous English . suitors for jfic from- his ambassador ones and all," determined mce the Catholic cause, of which ?as the self-constituted cham-, by winning the prize for him-Elizabeth never really i popular with Italia SOPORIFIC GRASS. hat ght 1 It v ,nly e i wrecked a dozen of i successful- But he had trained his squad-cell. Not a single vessel swerv-yard from the wake of his flag-"AiiraJMuJ-^at his daring the Germans cheered as~"iti3L_.oasse< their ships. ^ John Fisher is one ( hardest working men in King s of Her lis typical days at sea-, as it by his Flag Lieutenant. -Rises. Writes hard until Then walks around the . M.-- Breakfasts with chief of the staff, Flag Captain, Flag Lieutenant, secretary and guests, the latter usually including a couple of miAshipmen, to whom the meal is an awful ordeal. 9 A. M.--Office work, including much correspondence with the Ad-ality, Ambassadors, Consuls, ernors of colonies and authori-of foreign countries. ) A. M. to 1 P. M--Directs fleet manoeuvres. 1 P. M.--Luncheon. 2 P. M.--More manoeuvres, lasting through the afternoon. 5 P. M.--More correspondence. 7.30 P. It.--Dinner. 9 to 10 P. M.--More correspond-ice, then bed. Ashore, Sir John Fisher works harder, if that be possible. He has pleasures, except an occasional dance. His entire life is devoted to keeping the British Navy in perfect readiness to fight an enemy in any part of the world at a moment's queen. The Archduke Charles having been shelved, and the Prince of Sweden sent about his business, Dudley practically had things all his own way. In addition to this, the Spanish ambassadors, probably hav- doing all in their power to advance his suit. Elizabeth once went so far as to say that "she had quite made up her mind to marry nobody whom she had not seen or known, and consequently she might be obliged to marry in England, in which case the thought she could find no person more fitting than Loid Rob- jlers have stopped to allow horses > feed in places where the grass pretty thickly, ant " lis have had time to e siderable quantity before manifested themtselves. cases horses have gone tc the road, and it is hard The effect of the g Is effects [n such off in ai ■ u l ■ - ) bad He was created Earl Leicester awd Baron Denbeigh, and Elizabeth herself helped to decorate the new earl Sir James Melvil, in describing tho event, says that Leicester w ting on his tiw? fccforo her with great gravity. But she could not refrain from putting her hand in his neck, smilingly tickling him, the French ambassador and I standing by." So far it would seem that if the queen was destined to marry, Leicester would be the man to gain the coveted honor, but no hopes were ever btiilt upon anything more uncertain than Elizabeth's constancy. In fact, she seemed to bo the personification of fickleness. ROBERT OF ESSEX TOO BOLD. Soon after Leicester's death in 1588 Robert Deveroux, the young Earl af Essex, succeeded him as Elizabeth's favorite. It would seem that Elizabeth never cared for Essex in the manner that she cared for Leicester, otherwise she would never have signed the warrant for his execution in 1601. Essex, by his contempt for the queen's authority When at the head of his unsuccessful expedition to Ireland, and by his senseless rebellion in arms against the queen, had brought about his own punishment, and though it has been suggested that the queen's death was hastened by She felt for her conduct POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Conceit often gets a small man into a large hole. Many a man's popularity is due to what he doesn't say. A man has a funny look on his face when the laugh is on him. Political whitewash brushes cover a multitude of rotten fences. A man's wealth brings him a lot of unhappiness--after he loses it. When a woman begins to assert her rights she magnifies her wrongs. Etvery man thinks he is one in a thousand, and he is-^one of the ciph- | Language is tho vehicle of thought, , it is up to some thoughts to e a ride on the water wagon, [any a man who undertakes to ry out his idead discovers when s too late that he is a victim of iplaced confidence in himself. CAUSES OF COLORED RAIN. In various parts of the world the urious phenomenon of colored rain ometimes occurs, and in many in-tances it is due to simple causes, n some cases the coloring matter is found to be nothing but the pollen-dust shaken out of the flowers on certain trees at such times as a strong wind happened to be blowing over them. Fir trees and cypress trees, when grouped together in largo forests, at certain seasons of the year give off enormous quantities of pollen, and this vegetable dust is often carried many miles through the atmosphere by the wind, and frequently falls to earth during a shower of rain. The microscope clearly reveals tho origin of such colored rain, which has on more than one occasion puzzled and mystified the inexperienced. I ROYAL WEED WORSHIPPERS. Emperors, Kings and Princes Are Pond of Smoking. The opinions of the ropean Emperors, Kings, Queens and Princes as regards smoking are very interesting. The German Etmperor once told Lord Lonsdale that of all his habits smoking had the greatest hold over him. "When I am not asleep I am smoking; and when I am asleep I often dream of the 'subtle P The Sultan of Turkey once sent the German Emperor a present of a hundred boxes of choice Turkish cigarettes. "There aro tho boxes," said His Majesty, pointing to a row of delicately got-up tins, "but the cigarettes are not in them. Peace to their ashes!" The Prince of Wales is, as everybody knows, a great cigarette smoker. He once said to the Cfear of Russia: "A short time ago I had an idea that cigarettes were bad for me, so I determinad to limit myself to five smokes a day. The filrst day! I managed to exist upon the number I had determined upon smoking. The second day I smoked all five before lunch, and felt very miserable during the rest of the day. The third day I smoked the five judiciously, but still felt a great 'yearning.' The fourth day I oouldn't stand it any longer, and so smoked fifteen cigarettes to make up for my self-denial during the other days." The beautiful, clever, and popular Queen of Portugal, once said to our King (then Prince of Wales)' "I can overlook many faults in a man and make many allowances for his short-| comings. One fault, however, I cannot overlook, and that is--his not smoking. When my husband, th< King, is annoyed I give him his pipe; when he is g^od-tempered 1 give him a cigarette; when I wanl him to do something very particular for me I give him a cigar. W*U a pipe I can console him; with a cigarette I can delight him; but wit! a cigar I can lead him anyhow and anywhere." The venerable Duke of Cambridge, on being asked by a fair lady whether he approved of smoking, answered wittily: "Madam, two things I shall never part withHmy honor and my tobacco pouch!" During some recent internal disturbances in Turkey the Sultan was very much upset, and one day remarked sadly to his leading physician: "Ah! what troubles I have to endure! Life would be intolerable if it were not for my cigarettes and my t His Majesty King Edward VII. has always enjoyed his smoke. "Many years ago," said our popular monarch, to the Emperor of Austria, "I commenced smoking. I have smoked ever since, and I expect I shall keep on smoking persistently." A short time ago the Queen-Regent of Spain was telling her son how very poor his country<--'Spain-was becoming, and what need there I would bq of reform and economy in^r, many respects. "Mother " s SOME GOLDEN fflMIGg/ HOW THEY ARE CELEBRATED! IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES. Unique Contest int France--German Executioners Attend a Banquet. t-A golden wedding is n«>t such a frequent occurrence that it can b« allowed to pass unobserved, and one of the most remarkable celebrations has just taken place outside Paris.; Every year a contest in which only those couples who have celebrated their golden weddings during the preceding twelve months can compete is held, and takes the form of aj each grey-headed competitor, having to carry his wife on his back;. fewer than nine couples arrived to endeavor to carry off the ize of a hogshead of wine and a uple of hams which is given to tho inner. The course is 450 yds. long„ id Jean Demorel, who passed the winning-post first, covered the dis-' 3 min. 17 sec, not bad idering that his burden turned the scale at 21D lbs. probable that a more unique celebration, as regards those who took part in it at any rate, will be witnessed than that held at Magdeburg, in December, 1897. Herr. William Reidl' is the leading executioner in Germany, and on the same day as he attained the golden anniversary of his bridal day his only Frederick notched his silver wedding. Accordingly all the execution-of the German principalities were invited to ATTEND A BANQUET, a fewer than 230 arrived, form* ing tho most remarkable assembly of guests on record. At Grindewald, in August, 1897, 10 unsusual sight was witnessed of n Alpine guide, Christian Aimer by, ame, toiling up one of the highest peaks with his wife on his back. Curiously enough, despite Aimer's fame as a climber, his wife had never previously ascended a mountain of any kind, so to celebrate tneir golden wedding he accomplished the prodigious task of carrying her to an attitude of 3.000 ft. in the presence of a large gathering of specta- In La Sante Prison at Paris a couple spent their golden wedding anniversary a few years back, after having travelled half round tho worlu for the express purpose of do-undergoing Dorman, i this pi-is the his bride wi den wedding they propi -elled horn he ultimately mar-i release, whereupon he his native land taking l him. When their gol-anniversary drew near >ed that they should his prison, and having managed xid the!" b (aged foui thoughtfully, "I have quite made up my mind that we must all give up something for the sake of my country--some luxury. I, for my part, have determined to give up smok ing!"--London Tit-Bits. FIGURES THAT FASCINATE. Some Interesting Examples of Figure Juggling. 123,450,789 times 9 plus 10 equal! 1,111,111,111. 123,456.789 times 18 plus 20 equals 2,2s22,.222,222. 123,456,789 times equals 3,333,333,333. 123,4:56,7 plus 63 plus 72 plus equals 4,444,444,44,4. 1123,456,789 times equals 5,555,555,555. 123,456,789 times equals 6,6-66,666„666. 123,456,789 times equals 7,777,777,777. 123,456,789 times equals 8,888,888,888 123,456,789 times equals 9,9.99,999,999. This table is still more interesting when it is noticed that each mu"' plier is divisible by 9 and th when the figures of each answer added together and the'added mi ber subtracted, the answer is 0. For example, the sum is 10, which minus 987,654,321 time 987,654,321 777,7.77,778. 987,654,321 666,666,667. 987,654,321 555,555,556. 987,654,321 444,444,445. 987,654,321 t 3313,333,334 987,654,321 t 222,2-2,2,223. 987,654,321 t 1,112. of 1,111,111,111 10 is 0. s 9 equals 8,888, ;s 18 equals 17, 3S 27 equals 26, s 36 equals 35, s 45 equals 411,-; 54 equals 53,-s 63 equals 62,-s 72 equals 71,- 7,654,321 times 81 equals 000,000,001. In this table it will also be n( ed that each multiplier is divisible by 9, and that if the figures in each ver are added together they will form a total which, if added togeth-vill equaU9. For example, take the second answer, 17,777,777,778. These figures, added together, equal 72, and 7 plus 2 is 9. NEW WAY TO DO TIME. Dr. Lillinksjold, of Butte, Mon-tna, is credited with having adapted hypnotism to a novel purpose. The doctor, having been placed under arrest, tried, fined, and sentenced to jail for twenty days for o small infraction of the law, deliberately hypnotized himself, saying he would awaken from his trance at the expiration of twenty days. All efforts to awaken him were unsuccessful till the end of that per- iod. As t of "doing" hiliing away long intervals, Dr. Lillinksfold's plan i» probablv unique. bring themselves within the grip of the law for some trifling offence. But J not the facts of the case hoeu alod tWr ,vi»h would llot- iv^wu- i gratified, for they were sentenced to imprisonement in DIFFERENT PENITENT ARIES, but the authorities, struck by the novelty of the" request, granted it. To prove that advancing years had not taxed his strength William Can-tie, a Yorkshire farmer, on celebrating his golden wedding, offered ta wrestle with and throw a youth fo* each year he had been married, two minutes' breathing space only being allowed between each bout. Each competitor was compelled to stak« half a crown, to become the property of the winner; but after throwing no fewer than nineteen of the strong^ est youths the neighborhood could produce Cantle slipped and broke his, collar-bone, thus ending the contest* Richardson, the veteran tight-ropt walker, distinguished himself in a very novel fashion three years aga in order'to mark the occasion of His golden wedding. He announced that he would wheel his wife, in a barrow, along tho edge of the railway bridge which spans the canal at Springfield, Illinois. The track was only 11 in. wide, and all went well until two-thirds of the journey was accomplished, when the strong wind caused him to lose his balance, and it was only with the greatest difficulty that he saved his wife from following the barrow into the canal, 180 ft. below. SLEEPLESS CREATURES There are several species of fish, reptiles and insects which never sleep during the whole of their existence. Among fish it is positively known that pike, salmon, and goldfish never sleep a* all ; also species of flies which in slumber, and from species of serpents A UNIQUE PET. The wife of the Governor of North Borneo has a pet that few people 11 envy her. The Governor's house near a jungle, and out of this ere strayed one morning a baby, Captured as a curiosity he t Sixteen fuses to return to the v quarts of milk a day is what this pet requires, and on it he thrives and grows fat. He does not looto much like the full-grown rhinoceros, ight be misthken for a le horn. S>He is devoted listress and follows her about like her dog. ,ung Shortun -- "Sir, I--er-- i to marry your daughter." Old Gotlots -- "Young man my daugh-will continue to abide beneath the parental roof I" Young ShortJuu --"Oh, thank you, sir. I was afrajji j we would baye to owupy a Sat.'*