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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 20 March 1907, Page 4

Japan s Emperor. Though Japan be the latest country to enter the circle of world powers, her Emperor suri all sovereigns in the length of his pediaccording to the London " Chronicle." e is the 122 d member in direct, unbroken descent of his family who has sat on the throne of Japan. The founder of his house was in Japanese legend, a goddess of the sun, and contemporary with Nebuchadnezzar, CGli years before the Christian era. On the other hand, the Bomanoffs have been royal only since 1601, when they succeeded to the sovereignty of the then extinct house of Kuril;. As tor other European rulers, King Edward can go back to Cedriclt, 4!)J A. D., the Hapsburgs to 952 A. D., and the Hohcnzollorns to the eight century, but as kings only to 1701. Wild Dogs. Seventeen species of wild dogs are known. A dog is fully grown at the end of his year. The dog is mentioned thirty-thn in the Bible. Irish and Danish hounds are the largest dogs in Europe. The rnasliilis believed to be indigenous to Thibet. The greyhound appearson the oldest Egyptian monuments. The parish curs of India are direct dantsof wi!ddog3. The famous Cuban bloodhounds are descendants of the mastiff. The fossil remains of four different types of I dogs have been found. Only domesticated dogs bark; in the wild state they howl or whine. In Siberia the Russian greyhound is used for tracking fugitives. There are 20,000 hounds in Great Britian used for hunting purposes. All Arctic dogs are provided with a thick mat of wool under their hair. There are over 600 proverbs in the English language which relate to dogs. The Snake's Eyes. Snakes may almost be said to have glass uch as their eyes never close, rithout lids, and each is covered, ith a transparent scale,much resembling 1 . When the reptile casts its outer skin, le off with the n transparent envelope out of whi slips. His glassy eyo scale is s it effectually protects the true eye fr, twigs, sharp grass, and other obstructions which the snake encounters in its travels.yet it is transparent enough to allow the most perfect vision. Thus, if the snake has not a Smuggler's Devices. One of the latest devices of the smuggler is to bring in rings, watches and other compact articles of value concoaled in books. A thick, innocent-looking volume is selected for ti tmrnose and a hole hollowed out in f weight offers no clc valuables, even if th it in his hand, and a be to pass muster even w customs agenl World's Fair e

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