A Gigantic Sea-worm

The Duke of Sutherland lias wisely nstituted at Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, í. B., a muséum, to which his tenants end anything rare or remarkable disovered on the property. During the past week his secretary, Mr. Wright, has kindly inf ormed me of most marvelously interesting addiion to the aquaria of the museum, namely, a very rare specimen of a gi'rtiitic sea-worm caught aniong some ea wrack by some of the Duke's deep ea-line men, off Golspie. This remaikable worm, when fullized, is sakl to attain the length of 'iom eighty to ninety feet; he is caparte of shiinking himself up to a very much smaller length. He is as flat as a ribbon, and only üve or six lines in width, of a brown violet color and mooth and shiuing like varnished eather. Very little if anything is known of -the habits of this monster worm, exceptthat it lurks under stones and the hollow of rocks, where hecoils limself up into a heap of knots, wbich ie is incessantly loosening and tightening. He has, however, tlie power of undoing his knots and extending himself in a straight line. In this way he swims or rather glides through the waer, propelling himself by meuns of fine cilise. When he has found anewdiuicile suited to his purpose he coils himelf up again into knots. His lone, iark-coloied, ribbon-like body is terminated by a head wbich is of asomewhat snake-like appearance, only there s no forked tongue nor teeth, poisonous or otherwiae. The Duke's specimen is apparently a small one between four and ñve feet ong, but perhaps the creature has not uncoiled himself his wholelength. His ■icientiflc name is the "Lineus Mariuus." There is a beautif ul figure of him n the proceedings of the Eay Society, 1873. The discovery of this gigantic seaworm makes us all f eel more than ever ïow little we really know of the inïabitants of the mysterious depths of he vast ocean. Since the exportation of apples on an extensive scale cotninenced.the erop of the country has largely grown in value. This year's erop is decidedly he largest and most remunerative ever grown. It is estimated that it will aggregate 200,000,000 barrels, and worth, with its producís- apple-butter, whisky, vinegar and eider- not less than $65,000,000. Although in certain sections the erop was a failure, over a greater portion of the country the trees were loaded with fruit. Wooden posts have been brought to rp,mature decay by painting them before their moisture had evaporated.