Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-04-18

~ coon DIV the scent alOne
rs accurately and as trulyas a fox-hound.
She can also track coon III the snow.
When the animal trees raccoon she
never leaves the tree, but will neigh and
nav around the tree. She will wheel
round and kick the trunk of the tree,
and will keep up her neighing, kicking
and paving until Mr.. Yocumb arrives
to capture the coon. She has learned
to locate a coon tree. When going
through the woods the mare will stop
and smell the trees. If there be coon S
den in the tree she will begin her neigh
ing, and never leaves the tree until as
sistance comes TO capture the coon. Mr..
YocuInb often rides over ON his : coon
mare" and never fails to return with
two or three new 'coons strapped across
the back of his saddle The mare seems
TO delight in hunting the coon, and will
start for the woods in a steady canter
when the master gets into the saddle
with his gun ON his shoulder and an ak
strapped to his belt. When she strikes
q trail she viii drop her nose down to
the ground and start off at dog trot.
Mr.. Yocumb simply drops the rein and
allows the mare to keep on her unerring
trail. When approaching the game she
pricks up her ears and shows by her
frisking that she scents a coon. Mr..
Yocumb would not part with the mare
ut any price.
An extraordinary scene was witnessed
in the Catholic church of st. Peter and
st. Paul at Clonmel, Ireland, recently
The Catholic soldiers of the gar
rison attend mass there every Sunday
morning, and while the officiating priest.
Father Byrne, was reading the Bishops
Lenten pastoral, in which he strongly
condemned the action of the government
toward Ireland, and adjured the people
to pray for their country in this time of
trouble, Lieut.. Geohegan, who was in
charge OF the troops, rose in his seat
and ordered the men to leave the build
ing. As they did not Immediately obey.
he repeated the order twice. Father
Byrne, addressing the men from the
altar, commanded them to remain in
their seats, and all the soldiers, except
two sergeants, who had followed Lieut..
Geohegan out of the church, obeyed the
priest, and stayed where they were until
mass was over. On leaving the chapel
Lieut. Geohegan was hooted and hustled
by crowd OF people, and when the
soldiers marched for their barrack they
were accompanied by a crowd, who
cheered them heartily for the course
they had adopted Before the officer
left the chapel the priest publicly re-
buked him and told him that he should
report him to his superior officers. The !
town remained quiet, but the streets |
were patrolled by police.
DIR. S. L. Boris, Of the Wayt Dental 7
Company, of Louisville, Ky, has a white /
knocking bird, a species remarkable for |
Its rarity. On recent afternoon the I
Doctor had been feeding his pet and /
left the cage ON the floor with the door /
open. The bird was in the cage peck I
ing at some seeds when largerat enter t
ed, evidently intending to make a sup
per of its occupant. The bird could have 4
easily escaped through the open door,
butt was evidently not averse to battle
and flew straight at the rat, A spirited /
combat, witnessed by DR. Wayt and
friend, ensued. The bird bounced upsn 4
the rat and pecked at its eyes. The rat
bit at the bird, but the latter was so act
ave that the rat succeeded only in nip
ping the ends of its feathers. The birds
point of attack was always the ewes of
the rat, and it soon had the rodents face
covered with blood. The rat finally en-
deayored to escape from the cage, but
was so blinded that he ran against the
wire work several times befose he found
the door. But having reached the outside,
he was too much weakened to dash of.
and was followed by the bird, which soon
pecked both eyes out, and did not cease
ats warfare until the rat ttlm bled over
dead.
DIR. JOHN P. MUNN has for five wears
been doctoring Jay Gould, and has
practically given mp all general practice
TO devote himself wholly to the pro-
iongation of Jay Gould's life. He was
with Gould all last summer, when the
millionaire was so dangerously attacked
by nervous prostration, and slept in the
next room to him every night at Irving
ton, Saratoga, New York, and while off
ON yachting cruise. His salary is not
known, but physician we'll acquainted
with him says that it is not less than
SIC, 900 year, and that Mum has lately
been inclined to give up even that
in favor of a return to gen
eral practice. He feels that his present
Job, although remunerative, would leave ;
him at Gould's death to begin his pro-
fessional career over again, therefore it
is reasonable to conclude that a moder-
ate enrichment of DIR. Mum has been
determined upon by Gould in order to
retain him exclusively as medical at
tendant
THERE is an epidemic of suicide in
the Austrian army. The latest and most
was that of Lieut. Mango
sius, at Klausenburg. He seemed de-
pressed, and, leaving his colnrades. went j
into room where number of rifles ,
were kept. Taking one of these, he ]
called a soldier and ordered him to show ,
if he could aim properly. "Point at my
left eye" said the lieutenant. and the
soldier, without any idea that the gun
was loaded, did 50. The lieutenant gave
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