davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

GREsSvlLLE, MioH, Jan. yesterday
afternoon Hans Peterson, who lives III
the township Of Sidney, about six miller
from this city, shot his wife through the
head and then himself. Peterson hal
shown symptoms OF arrangement be,
fore and had a watch put on his move
mOnts, but he In some way eluded hil
watchers.
1t is supposed the murderer called hil
vile from the house, shot her and then
went to his workshop and killed himself
When found, life was extinct in botf
bodies. Hans was a farmer, 90 years ol
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06
PEOPLE STARVING
IN SOME PORTIONS OF IRELAND.
Great Distress AmSpE the PoOr-hsa,ursl
for Rsllst-PrOgrsSS Of NJ. PaStsul's
Treatment = England and Turkey to
Work Together in Egyptian Matters.

LONDON, Jan. ga telegram from Mr.,
Frederick Busy, the cable news RELIEF
commissioner for the west coast OF Ireland,
states that all efforts to reach the Island ol
Iunisboiliu, yesterday, failed. Several boats
manned with willing crews were launched,
but the storm which ragged with undated
fury all day along the coast, drove one
alter the other back to the shore, until
the brave fellows were compelled to Aban.
don the attempt. Another effort to reach
the islanders will be made to-day, when 1t
Is hoped landing will be affected and
the famine stricken fishermen relieved.
Inquiries at the little town OF Cleggan
and other points on the main land oppo.
site Innisbollin prove that the distress on
the island is intense. The potato crop has
failed, and the seasons catch OF fish was
so Insignificant as TO amount to little more
than sufficient for daily wants. The local
shopkeepers, seeing no prospect OF future
payment for their wares, have suspended
all creditors, refusing TO trust even those
before considered Well-to-do. Nearly 500
OF the islanders are at present subsisting
onBea weed, what Is left Of the seed pota.
toes and q sCanty supply OF fish. Prompt
assistance can alone prevent starvation.
This fact, coupled with the interest which
has been awakened by the hope Of speedy
relief, has filled the people on the main.
land with enthusiasm, and to-days al.
tempt to force passage to InniSboltin
can hardly fall,
DvBLtN, Jan. Sat a meeting OF the
National League held in this city to-day,
tho terrible distress among the people ol
the west coast OF Ireland was considered.
Several members made addresses deploy-
the condition Of aEalrs and attributing 1t !
mainly to eyicNons,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

WARRINGTON, Jan. GA resolution Of
fered by MI. Hoar In the Senate to-day.
WAS, al his request, referred to the Com
mtttee on Foreign Relations, requesting
the President TO take measures for fevis
ing and extending our e1ttAdltlon treaties
Id as TO cover cases Of embgzSletnent and
other breaches Of trust. In Offering bill
resolution Mr. Hoar made special feler
ence 10 the number Of deiaultlng bank OIL
GERS who tried 10 escape puntshment By
flipht 10 Canada.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

IS responte to the patriotic indignation
OiSenaton Vest and Butler over the be
haviOr Of Dakota, 1t is recalled that in two
cases Democratic Congress sanctioned
Just such proceedings. In 1887 q CONVEX
tIOn was held, a constitution formed and
the State Of Florida organized. With this
organization and this constitution Con.
sreSs by Act, March 8, lS46, admitted
Florida into the Union.
Thessme act provldedior tho RdmiSsit Il
oil Iowa when her people SHOULD adopt q
constitution. The boundaries set by Con.
gress for Iowa we're rejected, the people
set thor own limits, and Iowa came into
the Union. The people Of Dakota have
formed a constitution, made their bounda.
rIes within the Territory and ask to ! G
l.ti in. There is nothing disloyal in thit
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

IN order 10 cut down the postal defci'
ency, the PoHmater-General has beGu
tocnt of iAr.weltern pogtodices. Itpa,
be doubted whether this is what Congress
intended when 1t reduced letter postag'
from three 10 two cents and made a DEE
cheney inevitable.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

TpE Iloulo committees have not ye
come out Of the patent incubator. Thh
is why some Congressman do not know
yet whether they are great men. Ever!
Congressman thinks the eyes Of the whoH
codntryare on him when committee places
are being distributed. In fact the country
10 looking for its daily bread.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

GALVESTON, TE1., Jan. 5,-A special 10
the NtW, from Mushall, Tex, Says This
morning John otoWdtesAnd j. Don Adair,
two prominent young men between whom
a iedd existed, met In 4 saloon. Both
drew feVolver8 and began fi1lng Crowd
res vas shot through the head and died
Instantly. Adalt was arrested and 10.
leaaed on bail.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

wnES the Mahdfs men pop 1t to thc
British in a lively way they are called
fanatics. On those rare occasions wheD
the British gain some advantage over The
militant soulanele, they are called. .rebelF'
When the Mahdi's followers see this the!
will know how to conduct themselves.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06
H1a.tarn Itnlnn.. ILlrhl.

ST. Louis, Jan. S.-tn the case Of the
city Of East 81, Louis against the Western
Union Telegraph Company, on the charge
that the compSny's poles and wires we're
a nuisance In violation Of q city ordinance,
Justice Shea gave 0 judgment for the city
Of 800 and costs. An appeal was at once
taken. The case will probably DO Catrled
10 the Supreme Court and the question
definitely settled whether the company
has right 10 maintain the poles In the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

ABOUT 10000 immigrant passengers
from German pOrls landed in New York
I,,t year Fully $4,000 Of them went into
tbo Southwest, most OF them going 10
Texas. OIlOOOO scandlnavlns and Danes
who came over nearly all went to the
N..ILusst
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

BEattS, Jan. 5.--Empetor William has
issued q tesctipt respecting the twenty.
9th anniversary Of his accession TO the
ptuBsian throne. In II he says! "What
touches me most 10 the unshsken conh.
denCe Of my people In me and their faith.
iul and unaltetable Affection" Hid
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

41tcIdI Dllpdlch % Wt I4tWVenotr,
RAyENswooD, w. Va, Jan. 5.-The
steamer Harry D. Knox, en- route from
Rsvenswood to Parkersburg, collided to-
LAY with the Ateamer Minnie Bay at
Walkers landing. The accident hap.
pened as the Minnie Bay rounded out to
make a shore landing. While backing
she struck the Knox In the stern tearing
out six stanChions and four state rooms.
The Minnie Bays lower bulkhead was
badly damaged. Only one man on the
Knox Was injured.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The bill intro.
duced by Senator Blair to provide for the
erection Of monuments in this city to
President Lincoln and General Grant, pro.
yides that they shall be similar to the
Washington monument, and cost 81 ,000,.
900 each. None but American citizens
are 10 employed on this work.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06
MAsnINnruN uossIp.

Examination ef IUtSrnal ReVonIe Bureau
WeIt Virginia Notes and Personals.
special CortrO'IaIAes Of Ire EEiel!i0aeT.
WAsulEGToN, D. O., Jan. 4,-The com
mittee appointed by the Secretary OF tn,
Treasury TO make an inventory OF the
stamps in the vaults of the Commissioner
ofInterna! Revenue, Hon. Joseph s. Miller
nave madO a report which is not only
nighly satisfactory to the Department, buI
IS also exceedingly complimentary to the
management Of the Bureau.
The count Il the stamps vas commenced
December 20 with force Of iorly,one ex'
Dert counters, selected from the different
jfIlees end bureaus II the Department,
and tbewcrk vas Auishpd about 10 O'Clock
a. n. on the 3lst prox.
The balance iGund by actual count Of
,heet stamps, and ny veliHration Of tht
looks OF a'anrs by count and tx4mina.
ion VI serial numbers agreed in every re.
psCt with The balance reported by the
vault keeper and by the balance called fol
II tho Division u Loans aud Currency
rhe last committee reported that tht
balances cf stamps in the Commissioners
vault segregated in value SAL ,4O2,Ol6 50.
INTERNAL REVENUE srATIsrIcs.
Since that date he has received from The
BureSu Of Engraving and Printing $l25,.
s25, ,42s 90, sni.,eturned by his colleCto 1
s57O.BsS 90, and lie has delivered in the
aggregate $l29,77G.llb 10. He therefore
iad q balalcs Of $il ,U22 bl7 GG fer which
l. : -. =, ,l,n.,,nol,I., na IoIinu,n.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

Tnr Panhandle railroad has instituted a
conductors school for the purpose oi
bnilarialng this class Of its employee
Nth tho different forms and the varloul
tiDds sol tickets used by the company.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

TuE North Chicago Rolling Mil Co.
which has recently purchased large coal
prop,,.y near Connellsville, purposes to
make and ship over the Baltimore & Ohio
Vi, Wheeling 600 tons Of coke per day,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

MoNTREAL, Jan. 5.-NoWs has been re.
celved here Of the drowning Of a
man named Anmet, together with
his only son and hls two bfothefsin.lAW,
all Of Heviefe Dee Pfalfies while crossing
the Ice on a hmall lake,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

pirrsBuAon,lpAs Jan pension Agent
Etfett, yesterday Issued to Alex, Gllchtist,
Of Indiana, Pennsylvania, the largest
pension ever paid 10 Q private colder.
The back pay Aggregated Sl2, ,16i, and the
money went 10 q blind, deCfepl. old man
Who has been an inmate Of the poor house
for twelve yeafA, M
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06
THE BIG FORGERIES
on TnE oAMDRN on LooMpANY
And Hon. ", A. Cooper, Of Parkss,Su,E,
Dr. Crooks, the Accused Slau, Promises
sssassmsnt Of IatsrSst- -Pa,ksl'burs
Republicans Nominate = Ticket.
sOeelal DiIpaicA . Ms IalsIIigmer.

Special Dip6ieh 70 ne lRielligtEeeF
PARERRssURa, Jan. 5,-'Nne myatery sur.
rounding the recent heavy iorgsries on
Hon. W, A, Cooper and the Camden Con-
solidated Oil Company will probably be
solved in a few days. DR.. E. W. Crooks,
who negotiated the drafts and acceptances,
to-day wired Mr., Ralph Covert, a promi.
nsnt merchant and . warm friend, to
withhold judgment for the present and to
await the written statement, which he had
mailed from lSRnta Barbara, Gal, From
this it would appear that there are cir
cumstances surrounding the case which
have not yet been made public, and which
may be doubly interesting,
A notice OF protest on one Of the notes,
amounting 70 S2l 900, was received to-day
from the Fist National Bank Of Santa
Barbara, Cal., by Mr., Coopsr's PArkers-
burg agent, Mr., Cooper, who is in Ill
health, Is spending the winter iu Jaekson-
vile, Fla, From this It will be seen that
the bank will hold him responsible for the
aotsS, which he declares are base forger-
les, This CcmpliGAtes the mysterious
transaction still more and the final expla-
nation will be looked for with the greatest
inte.Gst by tho public here.
Dr. L. W. Crooks, towards whom sus.
piclon points, was formerly resident Of
He is q gentleman Of re-.
dnement and culture, and q physician OF
skill and ability. He was very popular
lere and had many warm friends. lie is
the nephew Of Hon. w, A, Cooper, and
hna nnmpPnna Pclativaa In this spCHnn
Mrs. Crooks, who was Miss Pierpoint
before marrlsge, is an accomplished lady,
ind was q fRvorite in social circles here.
Their many friends arc unwilling to be-
ieve the financial honor Of Or, Crooks is
in this transaction and
,agerly await his written explanation.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

Syy.ron YooRuEgs tells the President
hrDy stories and makes him laugh. The
"srt move in this plan of campaign will
Is 10 tickle the President into giving
lsli.na .nmn civil service reform.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

IOLhl %
The above statement shove that the
immense stamp account Of the revenue
otfice balances to cent.
The COMMITTEES, 10 its report, says 1t can
speak OF the management of that part Of
the office OF the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue that came under It's observation
IN terms Of high Commendatlon. The
stamp division aud vaults are 10 Q salts
factory condition, the accounts being 80.
curately kept aud the system In use safe
and simple.
Chief Clerk +. B. Youmans, Of the
treasury Department, in letter 10 Com
missioner Miller, Gays; "The Secretary
directs me TO say that he has approved
the report that II Is pleasure TO know
chat the count and examination revealed
that the amount for which you we're
chargeable was found by the committee;
that Il reports that your accounts are ac-
cutate and that the system you employ
Tor the receipt andiSsue Of stamps 10 safe
and simple" /.
TuRcoANissioNER's CAUTION.
Commissioner MILLER, in speaking TO
your correspondent, remarked that, con.
siderins all the circumstances, the bust.
ness Of bis bureau hes moved along in the
smootbes. mauner-in fact, in a more salts.
factory way than ono would naturally e1.
peCt during tho tlrst months OF a new ad.
ninistration, He says he attributes this
to the caution which has been used in the
matter Of making changes in his office
force, The splendid showing Of the office
and The perfect snoOthness with which
the machinery lsrun 10, lie thinks, strong
testimonial Of the wisdom OF the policy Of
lhe administration In going slow about the
work Of changing the clerical force Of the
depaftments, The retention oi the ex-
pefienCed men who have charge Of the
various branches Of the revenue bureAu
has been demonstrated 70 be Q wise and
iudicious course. A quick and sweeping
change would have demorAllEed and Con'
fused the work 10 great extent Changes
must be made gradually. A new clerk,
be he ever 30 competent business man,
could not iamiliariEe himself with the. de.
tails Of The intricate and peculiar work ol
ths bureau In 4 day. II was necessary 10
retain The old, experienced men for 9
time, III order that the great work might
10 on uninterrupted and without Contu.
sion. nOne who has never investigated
the matter" said he, "hAs but faint idea
OF the immense work Of this Bureau, or ol
the amount Of experienced labor Required
10 keep the business running smoothly"
The truth Of what the Commissioner. says
must be apparent, when II ID considered
that the business Of the Internal Revenue
office amounts 10 more than hall million
dollars per day,
rhS WORK or coSohGaS,
The members and Senators who went
home 10 spend the holidays are returning
and when Congress conveneS tomorrow
there will 10 4 full attendance, Ever
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

oHARLEsros, W, VA, Jan. 5.-rho pris-
oners who knocked down the guard at
the jail Sunday night and escaped were
arrested by detectives yesterday evening
and Jailed this morning,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06
A iil,nnt.,ln. " ilnn,iniLlAa.

WARRINGTON, D. O., Jan. 5,-The secro-
tsry Of the Treasury has appointed a
committee consisting Of Roswell A, Fish,
Assistant Register E, D, Elliott, Govern.
insns Actuaryj o. L. osrOn, Of the Loan
and Currency Division, and NJ. L, Muhle-
man, Of the Treasury office, 70 prepare
detailed history Of all expenditures iof In.
tefest, premiums, discounts and expenses
incurred In convention with each national
loan from 1885 10 1885.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

Tus Parkersburg Journal appeals 10 the
,,I,,ps Of that place to rai4e funds t(
.,,rt A monument over the grave of ex'
rioyernOr William E. Stevenson, whose
nanny ia worthy Of that tribute.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

ssy.roa BIck is billed to give the adj
,,ini,,r,tion another bRCk.hsndsr. The
s.",lor /, bound to pour his shot Scotch"
in,otbs great heads until somebody has to
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

Majesty returns thanks for the very
numerous expressions Of attachment and
Veneraton for him, not only from all
parts Of Germany, hpt from placeB far
beyond the German fFontlera wherever
the German language 10 spoken.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

Macy ASDgRsoS politely requesb that
,hs newspapers shall quit marrying her to
~ ~ many persons. The request Is reason
sLs Mary is no Mormon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06
rATAI RAILROAp WREck. .

HARRlsBURa, Pa, Jan, 5.-Ths railroad
wreck at DunCannon, caused by the col
lapse Of pier Of the bridge over sher
mans Greek on account of the flood, was
visited to-day by thousands Of people, AL
Of those known to have been on The train
at the time 1t went down have been aC'
counted for except o, McCann, the fire.
man, and 4. 8. Baldwin, the con-
ductor, who were drowned, Engineer Neil
whose death was reported last night was
rescued alive, having hoated on railroad
tie to O point about u milo below the
wreck. Tho water in lhe river at this
point rose on an average OF six inches an
hour all day. 1t registered eighteen feet
three inches and il rising al the rkte Of
three inches per hour. The creek ia the
lower section Of the city has oYeiaowed
it's banks and people have been compelled
10 90 to their houses in boats,
The river here after reaching PA feet
began to fall slowly. Reports from up the
stream announce rapid isll at all points.
In this city the water backed up to the
market square and reached within q few
feet OF the court house, The damage 10
vely heavy, but no reasonable estimate
can yet be given.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

Tu,stcck Of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh
p.iI,o,d has been gradually Creaping up
afI,te until it has reached lag,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

The factory oil the Beck, Btasiofd and
ItskdAhl Furniture Company, at Union
City, Tenn, burned yesterday morning,
throwing 200 men out Of employment,
lces $4,000; insurance SlO,6c0,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

sixty hours, Portions Of Allegheny City
and the South Side are inundated, and the
water iS still rising At the rate Of four
inches an hour, No serious damage 10 Rp.
pretended, however, as II will take seven
Rect more 10 reach the thlckly settled por.
tlons Of the cities, The TiYeIn are full Of
lumber, trees, fences and debris Of various
kinds, showing plainly thattheup country
has been touched by lseshets.
Reports received at the United stssss
Sigual Service office show that the tribu-
tarles, such ~ the Mahoning, Redbank
and Clarion rivers filed their banks so
rapidly that the inhabitants we're unpre.
pared for 1t, At Kittanning, on the Allie
gheny river, over $40, 600 worth Of lumber
was swept away, at Dubois . large part
Of the town is under water and all the
trains have been delayed. The damage
cannot be estimated until the water re-
cedes.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

prpoRrs from the window glass manu-
,,,tn,e. state that the trade is in good
condition.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

WpEs Wheeling brings herself TO vary
ID, industries she will be better of.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

555s5 So., % aud ~ FoaEtseRlh street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06


RoNDour. N. Y, Jan. 5.--The rainfall
this morning was the heaviest known here
for years. The hnow on the CatSkill
mountains, together with the rain, caused
q flood In Esopub creek, which rose rap.
idly, iinpriBonlng q number Of families on
the Hats near Kingston. The current wa
90 strong that rowboats Ia attempting Ia
reach the houses were swamped. One
man, Owen Madden, was drowned, The
water was as high As the windows of the
frat stories In number oil dwellings.
Poar DRrostT, M Jan. 5.-The recent
heavy ralus have caused q rapid rise 10
the SusquohAhna river and the water ID
now feet above the high water mark and
gaining steadily, Large quantities Of Log
and drift wood have been going down oil
day. Reports from up the river tonight
indicate general flood, but the fuBh o.
water will not reach this point before 10
morrow. Considerable apprehension Il
felt by tue Pennsylvania railroad officials
and men are on the watch at all points
Many lumber yards are submerged undei
six feet oil water, and II ID estimated 6veI
q million feet Of valuable logs went AiloA
to-day from about Williamspott, Pa.
SITUATION AT PirrsBURaH,
pi4rIBuROH, Jan. b.--Ths Monongaheli
and Allegheny rivers have been great!
swollen BY the steady. rains Of the pas
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-06

The members and Senators who went
homo 10 spend the holidays are returning,
and when Congress convenes tomorrow
there will bs 4 fail attendance. Every
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-05-21
Eating Ants for Pickles.

1t is curious, says a writer in the
American Rural Home, what an appe-
tite for something sour some men have
who eat a great deal Of fat food. Gener-
ally in the numbering region large
quantity Of raspberries or blueberriess
are picked and put down in tubs to sour
for winter use. But that year had been
poor berry years scarcely any had
been gathered. ''Picklesl pickles!' was
the cry, morning, noon and night.
There were twenty-six choppers of the
camp, all calling for pickles '.An'
eff yer can't git US roz-briz Git antsl' So
the cook sent AL Churchill and 1.-The
youngest two members i'm the camp-off
into the woods after great ants for
pickles. 1t may seem rather odd, to say
the least, that anybody could have the
stomach to eat so ugly an insect as a
big, black ant But it is not infrequent-
" done in the numbering camps of
northern Maine and Canada. [ did
muster courage to chew one up once. 1t
had fine, acid flavor, by no means un-
pleasant, If one could keep his eyes shut
Rough fellows. like the lumberInen, are
not very fastidious. The cook gave Us a
six-quart tin pail and cover to get the
ants in. Al took an old gun which was
kept at the camp to shoot partridges
and other game, and took an AK to cut
open the old logs and stumps with. We
set off for tract where the fire had run
years before, and where old pine trunks
Law scattered in decay on the ground as
they fell. Many of these had colonies
of large ants living in tunnels and gal
leries which they had cut inside. In
September it Is easy to find out which
stumps or logs have the nests of ants, for
By rapping smartly on the side an army
Of black fellows win pour out Of their
holes; and if you present your hand
they win attack it with remarkable
fierceness. But SO late as December the
ants are too torpid from the cold to sally
forth. But we were guided by the holes
which they had cut for gates, and the
heaps Of fresh chips. like sawdust, which
they had thrown out. A few strokes Of
the Ak sufFiced to split or knock to pieces
the old stumps, and expose the long
tunnels and network Of cross-passages
inside. Many Of these we found packed
with dormant ants. and had only to
scoop them into our pail. In one log
remember that we scraped out not less
than quart, and quart of ants mus
contain at least ten thousand, even 81
these large ones.