St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-22
STORIES OF THE WILD WOOD.
Fish, Flesh and Fowl and What the
Newspapers Fell of Them.

peTA ell Oh nems
Hawkinsville (Ga.) News.
Whilst old Uncle George McCOok and
several other gentlemen were muddying
pond for fish they discovered spider going
up tree backward, carrying with it a red
eye fish. The spider was a large one and
had the fish, which was about one inch
wide. by its mouth. The tree was standing
in the water, and it is supposed that as it
rose to the surface of the muddy water the
spider caught it.
TROUT BY THE TUBFUL.
[ not only found many good anglers in
Washington county, but a number of gen
tlemen who are not easily set back on fish
stories. Il was coming down Grand lake
stream in canoe in 1885," said one of
them. II noticed that the stream was
black with trout. The fish were so nu
merous that we had hard work to paddle
our canoe along. [ sung to the man with
me to dip the canoe. Dipping the side of
the boat under the fish, we filled it with
fine trout and didn't get ten-quart pail of
water in the boat. Lewiston Mo- Jour
nal
FRIEND REWARD IN WINDSOR FOREST.
a keeper at Windsor Forest assured us.
that one day a! noon he came upon a
fox lying asleep among the shrubs, sur
rounded by pheasants. A fire of clay and
faggots which keeps smouldering all night
sometimes suffices to keep Master Reynard
on the scent but he is willy animal, and,
Notwithstanding the fire lighting and pitch
daubing of the keepers, kills sometimes
couple of score or so in the seaSon.-LOn
don Daily News.
PAINTERS AS GENTLE AS PUsSY-CATs.
A man who has been looking up the
ri %
the big woods, has been unable to find a
single instance where panther. the terror
of the woods, has attacked a man. while
almost every deer-hunter who has hunted
much in the woods can tell of serious en-
counters with deer, which are considered
the most timid of all the denizens Of the
forest. Ogdensburg IN. " Journal.
THE AMMAN AND THE TENDERFEET.
A party of spOrtSmen from Saginaw,
Mich, went deer hunting on Sugar river.
After four days of tramping through the
forest their supplies gave Out. AS they had
killed no deer, they had nothing to eat.
They met lumberman and asked for aid.
Their new friend chased large buck into
the river, killed it with pikepole and gave
the city sportsmen half the carcass
Chicago Times.
DID ORPHEJS TELL FISH STORIES?
A new and simple method OF catching
fish has been devised by an Italian savant
He discovered that musical note, especially
when produced by the human voice. at
tracts fish. and acting upon this discovery
sings in fine deep voice national song on
the water. The fish gather around the little
boat and are Immediately scooped up by the
nets of the musical fisherman.
Journal.
SPARROws VERY TooTHSoME IN A PIE.
Nor must the fact be forgotten that spar
row pie is excellent. either hot or cold
Many competent judges. indeed, are not
ashamed to own that they prefer a sparrow
pudding with beefsteak at the bottom of
it. to any beefsteak and lark pudding that
was ever served.-BuffalO Commensurate
vcrtiSer.
ROAST DUCK FOR BEACON STREET.
Artificially grown ducks are said to be
the best fattebed and plumpest birds in the
Boston market. The largest duck pond in
America is at South Easton, Mass, where
1000 have been Matched this season.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
he LIKED CANARY ON TOAST.
A snake entered the house of Burt G.
Smith at KiSsimmee, entered the birdcage
through the wires, and, after swallowing
the canary bird coiled up in the bottom of
the cage to take ap.-Jacksonyille Fla
Times Union.