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THE OOLOGIST 



The^e, of course, I left, and on return- 

 ing cm the- 16th of June, found no more 

 eggs &o I concluded that it was a full 

 set. 



The ■ eggs are either elliptical or 

 glcbular in form, and are about the 

 color of those of the Blue-birds, and 

 sometimes covered with a yellowish- 

 brown stain. 



The song of this bird, though not 

 considered beautiful; to me in the 

 early morning hours, while starting on 

 a collecting trip, is one of charm and 

 fascination. Two sets which I meas- 

 ured are as follows: Set No. 1, two 

 eggs, 1.02x8» and .95x.79. Set No. 2, 

 three eggs, l.'0'5x.77; 1.03x.74 and 1.01 

 X.76. 



The birds leave for the south the 

 last week in Septem^ber. 



P. G. HOWES, 



Stamford, Conn. 



The Distance V/e Dance. 



Dancing is a streuuoua exercise. Cal- 

 eulations show the distances negotiat- 

 ed in a night by fair enthusiasts and 

 their partners to be worthy the per- 

 formance of athletes. Thus the aver- 

 age waltz turn will require a dancer to 

 travel over 1,300 yards. Other round 

 dances in their accomplishment in- 

 volve: The mazurka, 1,050 yards; the 

 polka, a trifle under the thousand; the 

 pas de quatre, barely 900 yards. Quad- 

 rilles, however, hold the record, since 

 danciuj; of one entails on each of the 

 eight persons in the set the achieve- 

 ment all unwittingly of a constitution- 

 al a mile and a quarter long, while 

 dancing the full card, inclusive of the 

 cotillon, at a ball beginning, say, at 10 

 o'clock at night and winding up at 5 

 o'clock the following morning necessi- 

 tates the taking of 28,000 steps, or a to- 

 tal distance covered of over eleven 

 miles.— Harper's Weekly. 



Pewter Co;orca orao=>. 



A. pewterlike appearance may be Im- 

 parted to brass by boiling the castinga 

 in a cream of tartar solution contain- 

 ing a small amount of chloride of tin. 



ADAM AND EVE. 



HEN Adam was created 

 He dwelt in Eden's shade. 



As Moses has related. 

 And soon a bride was madei. 



He had no conversation, 



But 'seemed to be alone 

 Till to his admiration 



He found he'd lost a bone. 



Great was his exultation 

 When first he saw his bride; 



Great was his elevation 

 To see her bj' liis side. 



He spoke as in a rapture, 

 "I know from whence slie came; 



From my left side extracted, 

 And woman is her name." 



The Vi^oman slie was taken 



Prom under Adam's arm, 

 'So she mi'.st be protected 



Frt'-^ injury and harm. 



The A) -Oman she was taken 

 Proi 1 near to Adam's heart, 



By which we are directed 

 That they must never part. 



Likewise that he should love her 

 And treat her as a friend; 



Prize nothing else above her 

 Till life shall have an end. 



The wonian was not taken ■ 



From Adam's head, we see. 

 So she is not to rule iiim, 

 The meaning seems to be. 



—Anonymous. 

 A IVIathematical Puzzle. 

 Most people are fond of good puz- 

 zles, and many are not entirely happy 

 until they have solved them, but the 

 man w ho resolves not to go to bed un- 

 til he has found a divisor without a 

 remainder (other than 1 and itself) for 

 1,111,111,111,111,111,111 will be able to 

 earn a good living afterward as a sleep- 

 less wonder. For nobody in the world 

 yet knows whether that number has a 

 divisor or not. 



Traveling Toothbrush Case. 

 A traveling case for a toothbrush is 

 within the powers of unskilled fingers. 

 In making this use a piece of rubber 

 cloth two inches wide and more than 

 double the brush length. Form it into 

 a long, narrow bag to be slipped into 

 a second bag fashioned from silk or 

 ribbon. The mouth of the second or 

 outer bag is finished neatly, and there 

 Is a drawstring of narrow cord. 



