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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
The Wolves Of Russia.

It is officially estimated that no
fewer than 10, 900 wolves are roaming
at large in Russia, and that the inhab-
itants of the Vologda last year killed
no fewer than 1000. and of the Casan
district $1,000. In the Canadian
Northwest there are also wolves. but
these are not. like the European ones,
of very dangerous character. The
coyotes are. however. at times very
troublesome on the plains, especially to
f1ocks of sheep. Some time ago Sir
John Lister-Kaye imported a number
of Belgian and French wolfhounds and
Scotch deerhounds for the purpose of
hunting down these coyotes, while
other breeds of dogs have also been
tried with fair success. By means of
these the number of coyotes has been
much reduced. as many as seventeen
having been brought down in single
day on tho Cochrane ranch. The
hounds are. however, scarcely fast
enough. and with a view to- giving
them greater turn of speed Dan
Gordon. the veterinary surgeon OF OF
tawa. Canada. has just imported two
of the fastest and best-bred greyhounds
ever shipped from Overwhelmingly,
Justinian, by Cut Bono, out of Stylish
Lady. and Jestsam. by Royal Stag. cut
of CastaWay.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
Natural Gas.

Natural gas was discovered in pay
ing quantities, and its "boom' began
in 1885. At the end of three years it's
annual displacement of coal was 49,
906. 600 tons estimated in value at 800
600, 600, which is believed to be only
about half the rate of the present dis
placement. There are now more than
nine thousand miles of mains, exclusive
of smaller conveying pipes. The
cheapness Of the gas and the enterprise
of strongly competing companies have
been the principal stimulants in its
introduction. These competitions
have resulted in the rapid requirement
and development of territory, and in
very many cases gas is furnished free
to consumers. Not counting the hun
dreds and thousands of companies that
have organized to prospect. bore wells.
strike water and quit the business. tn.
total capitalization in the name o.
natural gas in this country exceedss1OO.
600. 600. Recent ~ has been the grea
uses Of natural 60, it has beer
known for many years. For ex
ample. Fredenia. N. T.. has been usin.
it for half century. General Georg.
Washington, the father Of our country.
was the first wsll-known owner OF
natural gas stock. he having, while en-
engaged in salt we'll enterprise. pur-
chased the burning springs. in the
kanawha Valley of Virginia.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN,
Difference In the Names Applied to the
Same Articles.

A donkey in England is called q
moke; in America a moke is a negro.
That which is kno~n to Americans
as a pitcher is called jug in England.
The American locomotive becomes
engine and the conductor is a guard in
England.
What Americans call sick the En-
glishman calls i'll sickness in England
implies nausea and vomiting.
That which Americans call bowl is
known as basin in England. In En-
gland you ask for basin Of bread and
milk.
American wheat is called corn and
American corn is called maize, or some.
times Indian corn. Pigs feet arc
called trotters.
The American druggist is called q
chemist in England. many of the older
practitioners retaining the old spelling
-"chymist.
What is known as a hash in England
Americans call a stew. and what
Americans call hash is known as mince
in England.
That material known to Americans
rs canton flannel is in England called
swans down, and American muslin h
known in England as calico.
What Americans call stewing (cul.
linary term) the British call SIM
mering. The American lunch is a
luncheon in England and baggage be-
comes luggage.
A 'chill' is called ''rigor." and the
eruption commonly known among
Americans as "hives" is in England
known as ''nettle RASH" Candy is
variously known as Sweets" sweet
meats" and 'lolly."
What Americans call a telegram is
in England called telegraph. The
American postal card is post card ir
England; cuffs become wrists.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
The Beasts All Knew Him.

When Martin. the celebrated animal
tanner. who died lately, had retired to
private life, one day he took a notion
that he would visit his former large me-
nagerie. which he had not seen for five
years. 1t was in Brussels, and he started
to that city from his country seat near
Rotterdam.
At 4 o'clock. the time for feeding, he
entered the menanerie. Being winter
time Martin was wrapped in 4 cloak.
He mingled with the crowd. and watt
ed until the animals would receive
their food. for which they were waiting
with wild Impotence. While they
were eating he began to cough. Sud-
denly the animals paused in their treat
and listened, then broke into wild bowls
of Joy, and tore at the iron bars, so
that many of the timid visitors fed
from the menagerie. The parrots.
kangaroos. pelicans and monkeys be-
gan to .creech ard scream. the hyena
and the wolves howled, in short, it was
Q perfect bedlam.
Then Martin stepped forward. With
movement of his hand and with his
powerful voice he commanded silence,
and suddenly everything was quiet. He
swung himself over the bar which sepa-
rated the visitors from the animals
put his hand in the cages to fondle the
animals. A mighty tigress showed
more joy than any of the others. When
Martins hand glided over her mag
nificent fur her limbs trembled
nervously; she uttered weak tender
grunts, and through the iron bars, with
her rough tongue, she licked the face
Of her former master. When he went
away she Icy down without eating any
moro food.
There WAS lion named Nero who
had once bitten Martin in the hip and
lad been severely punished by him for
it. The lion had on unreconcilable
hatred for the animal tanner. Nero
made no other motion ut Martins APP
proach than lift his head and eye him
tntently. He remained in his place,
lying still in the back of bis cage, when
Martin came near. Martin spoke to
him. He did not answer aud viewed
Martin with apparent indifference.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
FEEDING A BIG SNAKE.
An Appetizlng Meal Of Rabbits that . Boa
Constructor Delights In.

Three corpulent rabbits of Belgian
breed were Gagged in a soap-box Quietly
awaiting their fate. They were the
meal for which the snake was ANXIOUS
ly awaiting, says writer in the Chicago
Inter- Ocean. He had not tasted meat
in four months and his voracious nav
yawned like bottomless pit for the
unfortunate trio in the soap-box.
Manager Bell appeared and drew
forth one of the rabbits. After strok-
ing bunny" on the back for mo-
ment he opened the door to the snakes
den and thrust him in. The huge boa
had coiled himself up in corner, but
at once reused himself for action. He
was fully twelve feet long. and having
recently shed his Winter coat, his skin
glistened and shone like satin. He
raised his head a foot or so from the
floor and viewed the first course Of his
quadri-annual meal. The rabbit
showed no signs of fear, but rather
seemed to enjoy his new quarters. The
snake slowly lowered his head and
cautiously began to stretch himself
along the side of the den. He never
once took his eyes off the rabbit, which
was still unconscious of his danger.
Suddenly the rabbit began to act
strangely and to cut all sorts of ridicu-
lous capers. He would leap back and
forth over the snake and then rub up
against it, and appeared to be fasci-
mated. Slowly and stealthily the
snake turned his head about until it
was within foot of the rabbits
launches. Then, quick as flash, he
darted forward, seized the rabbit in
his mouth and in another instant there
was nothing to be seen of the little
animal save the tips of his ears, which
protruded from between the folds of
the snake.
The huge serpent then raised his
head full two feet from the floor,
darted out his forked tongue and
Kissed horribly at the motley group
watching him. If there was any
struggle on the part Of tho rabbit It
was not visible. The snake had him
in his awful coils. Then the coils
slowly, but with strength which was
terrible to look 1t, began to tighten
till every bone in the poor rabbits body
must have been broken, This done
the coils relaxed. and the limp. lifeless
body OF the sportive rabbit Of a few
moments before lay ready to be swal-
lowed. First the serpent nosed his
victim all over. The eyeballs of the
dead rabbit were protruding from
their sockets. and by way of beginning
the boa licked them with his tongue.
Once more he coiled about his victim,
leaving its head and shoulders free.
Then he opened his monstrous jaws
and. taking "bunny's" head therein,
began to swallow. Soon the head and
shoulders were out of sight and in
less than fifteen minutes the hind legs
followed.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
PARALYZED BY A SCRATCH.
Peculiar Experiences of q Maine Man Oh
the Field of Battle.

Il have read of men being paralyzed
by wound and unable to move" said
wellknown prominent Maine Office
holder to a reporter of the Lewiston
Journal, and l believe it. know that
there have been many cases of the kind,
and one of them in particular has such
! personal twist that have good rea-
son to remember.
1T was at the battle Of Chantilly, in
the early part of the fight. We had
approached low, rambling fence-a
Virginia fence. ashley were called, and
had my gun through it and was do
ing what service could. l saw the
splinter fly from piece OF that fence
under the impulse of a ball from the
enemy. In the lightning flash of the
flying wood l seemed to find time to
dodge, and then there was quick pain
like the soaring of a hot iron and the
splinter was through my hat-band and
along my scalp penetrating it, but not
injuring the skull.
The blow was severe and stunned
me. and remember as well my last
look at the scene-the fighting troops,
the smoke. the battle and the trampline
men. fell back. my legs half doubled
up beneath me- and in moment my
strength was gone and l was power.
less. saw everything. Men fell upon
me. Men trampled upon me. Horses
reared around ME. The battle was on
all sides.
MY wits were clear, my brain un-
clouded. but there was /, dying q,
death momentarily, alive, yet dead, and
suffering more tortures than thought
life could have. 1 lay there perhaps
half an hour-every moment year OF
agony-when felt some ones hand on
my collar, and was dragged out and
turned on my face, where l lay for g.
moment as some one rihed my cart.
ridge box. The motion saved me. My
pulse seemed to stir. my heart beat, my
will to re-exert itself, and in few mo-
ments was myself. The wound was
so small that stanched it with nv
handkerchief and in half an hour I
was as we'll as ever.
If the hand had not found nv coat
collar should have been bleaching my
bones on Chantilly at this moment in
stead of being here talking to you, and
it would have beer tough to have passed
in on such u scratch"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
Lightning Strokes Statistics.

The statistics of lightning strokes in
Germany during the past twentv-s;~
years have been investigated by Herr
Aastner, who shows that the annual
number OF cases has more than donbled
10 that time. Last year there were no
lswer than 1.145 strokes. They ara
most 1requent in the hottest months of
me year, June and July. and Ia the
hottest hours of tho day or those fri.
loving them (from to 4p. MI =
appears that the thunder-storms rr,.
ceea from the hills. and the parts ~
tneir course most liable to be strrcL
are woodless and flat places, valleys 81
.lsels' and low meadows, near lakes
wniie wooded and hilly districts zen,
srasiy escape. This last deduction I.
naroiy 10 accordance with our ponn,.,
ideas on the subject tor1'a4
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
ing and holding the dust ana the dirt,
which dry brush would generally re.

Ing and holding tho dust ana the dirt,
which dry brush would generally re-
move.
Promiscuous washing and frequent
wetting of the hair is very detrimental,
especially sea bathing. unless the salt
water should be carefully washed out
of the hair with fresh, soft water. and
the hair carefully dried. Keeping the
hair damp has an especially Injurious
effect, not only rendering it brittle and
rough. but causing disagreeable odor.
which is annoying to every one. and
which can be easily prevented. When
the head is to be washed, warm soft
water with CASTLE soap should be used.
The hair should be Immediately dried,
An occasional shampoo, with vigor-
GUS rubbing of the scalp with the finger
ends. not only removes dirt and dan
druff. but assists the circulation and
promotes a healthy condition. As soon
as the hair has been dried it should be
carefully inspected. The broken ends
should be clipped to promote the
growth, and this can generally be as
well attended to at home as at the
hands Of professional hair-dresser.-
Good Housekeeping.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
Lucky Jim.

Jim was my friend. till one unhappy day
The usual cause-a pretty girl came in ou1
way,
From that day on we seemed to drift arart,
For each aspired to win her maiden heart.
And though tried each art and winning vile,
Twas not to me she gave her sweetest smile.
Each day saw my chances grow more dim,
Untu-to my despair-one dayshe married Jim.
Ah lucky Jim!
How cnvicd himl
Three years passed on long years they
seemed to me-
And then Jim died, and once more :'she' was
free,
Before me rose the fond hopes of tho past,
wOOed, sued, and married her at last,
I've got my way; and now she is my wife,
l know just what there is in married life:
And when I think of Jim, though under
ground,
Enjoying peace and quiet most profound
All, lucky jim!
How / envy him!
-Terer Haute ExnTesa
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
Preservation OF tho Hair.

The first and most important condi-
tion Of preserving the health and at
Effectiveness of tho hair is that it shall
be kept scrupulously clean. yet in many
cases this is not by any means an easy
task. There is nothing for which dust
has a greater affinity than o thick head
Of hair. especially when slightly damp
or oily. The flying particles lodge in
discriminatory among the most attrac-
tive tresses or the unkempt shock of
the careless laborer. and once lodged
they cling with greatest persistence
Especially when travelling. the ex-
posure to dust necessitates constant
care in keeping the head and scalp
clean. The face would tell its own
story after week or so of exposure.
but the scalp is covered and the hair is
. partner in untidiness. Usually, hair
which is brushed for a few minutes
night and morning will require COM
parativcly little extra care to preserve
1t in beauty and cleanliness. The
brush is very much more efficient than
the comb. but of course q time comes
when neither will meet the require
nents; and at reasonable intervals,
depending upon circumstances, q care.
full washing Of the hair and scalp is
necessary. This will be greatly assist
Cd If little ammonia or borax is added
to the water. which should b merely
warm. neithor hot nor cold. Another
very excellent application in this con-
nection is an egg thoroughly beaten
and we'll rubbed into the roots of the
hair, which, of course. must be inn
mediately and carefully rinsed. else
the last condition will be worse than
the first. 1t is mistake to suppose
that any hair-dressing. pomade. or
ether application of that sort will
cleanse the scalp They merely add
smother element II vexatiop. attract
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
Their First News.

A member of the Stanley expedition
was asked what was the first news they
had from Europe after their wander
ing in the wilderness" 1T was con-
tanned" he replied. '.in . letter from
the English consul at Zanzibar. and |
well remember his words. The en-
peror William of Germany he wrote.
is dead; his son Frederick, who sue
ceeded him, is dead; his grandson.
William. is now on the throne. But,
thank God. Queen Victoria still lives
and is well. and reigns over dear old
England"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
Where this is used on darker hair tho,

Where this is used on darker hair tho
same becomes golden brown or
auburn. In making the dark dyes
some preparation of silver. or oxide or
nitrate. is commonly used. The sui
phate of iron, salt, wine and nutgalls
make up another dark dye. A dense
black is obtained by using the follow
ing materials: First the sulphuret OF
potassium in water. After moistening
the hair with that and allowing it to
Try on. there should then be applied a
solution of nitrate of silver and water.
After few hours exposure to the
light. hair SO treated becomes very
0lack.-GO0d HOMsskeent1z0
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
CURIOSITY DID II.
The Book Agent Reaches tho Farmer nv
q New Method.

''No. we don't want nothin'! Git. or
I'll call the dorgr' These are the
words that will not down the book
agents nightmare. Bad dreams!
Here, as he losses on his uncomforta.
BILE couch he sees Bridget of the auburn
locks, staring from the half-open
portal as she holds. "a kettle of boiling
water in a threatening attitude. He
turns over in his bed to flee, but there
a man and savage dog confront him.
The man hurls club against the
agents tender shins and urges on the
dog. The book vender staggers
toward an inviting fence and Just as he
crawls up to q place of safety he feels
the hot breath of the dog as the brute
prepares to sink his teeth into the
agents neck; but they never sink. The
agent opens his eyes, stares around the
coy room. and exclaims, 'Only 9
dream!"
In the agents long list of expert.
ences, the Bridget, man, club and dog
are real. and it has been the business
OF the agents profession to learn the
habits. peculiarities and disposition of
these antagonistic subjects. and, if
possible. educate them to appreciate
the book agents industry.
Book agents follow the motto, when
everything else fails, try curiosity"
and it usually wins. An old farmer
south OF this city, who had thrown
book agents over the fence, allowed his
curiosity to lead him down to the gate
to see a bicycle go by. Just as the
young gentleman came up to the gate
something went wrong with the wheel.
and be stopped to fix it. The old
farmer kindly offered his aid. and the
willy agent slipped book into the
victims hand to hold till the wheel was
fixed. The conversation turned from
bicycle to the book, and the former
was repaired about the time the old
farmer was ready to subscribe for two
of the latter. When the name was
we'll inscribed and the blcyclist out of
hearing, the old farmer scratched his
head in rather dazed way and said:
"rll be dirged if that amt a book
agent. "-Iadianapotis NcaUs.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17

But, when Martin was going awav, the
lion. with . mighty spring, entirely
unexpected. threw himself against the
grating. pushed Ills paws through the
iron bars. and with his claws tore off 4
part of Martins cloak. By Quick
movement Martin escaped another i'm
Jury from this animal.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17

The synod of the reformed Presby-
terrain church has forbidden the use of
!iq uors and tobacco by church men,
bers. No one will be admitted to men,
bership who uses either.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17

The largest suyar-been farm in the
world is the Moro Colo ranch. near
Castroville. CAL. where 1900 acres are
devoted to their culture.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-02-08
HUMOROUS.

OF interest-A pawn ticket.
Without culture-Wild flowers.
Food for the blind-Sea biscuit.
'Ive had great many trials in m,
time," remarked the veteran criminal
sadly.
The average college oarsman is no
chicken; no, not when he il in hi,
shell.
Table luxuries are those things which
the moro they so up the less they 20
down.
Crusty-Bc careful, waiter, your
thumb is in the soup. Waiter-I don't
mind it, sir, I'm used to it.
Il will toss coppers with you" re.
marked one steer to another as they
made for a couple of policemen.
He Gondling her hand)-Your littIs
hand is never chapped, is It'll She
(coyly)-No; I wish it might be. And
then he popped.
'Don't wash in that pail" said the
hotel proprietor. ''That is drinking
water" "Well," answered the guest
"if it is drinking water, I guess it d
clean enough for me to wash in. lam
not very particular"
The Toronto Globe tells of a man who
has cooked his own breakfast for fifteen
years. Apparently he has no regard for.
Shakcspeare's famous receipt: IF It
were done when tits done, then 'twess
we'll it were done quickly"
my lad" remarked Judge Spencer
to the little boy who had just taken the
witness stand, do you understand the
nature of an oath2" "Yes, sir; was in
pap's Office yesterday when his coal bin
was presented" "Mr. Clark, eurol
the witness.
Car crowded. All fat people, very
fat. Car stops, very thin man gets in.
Has great difficulty in squeezing himself
into bit of a seat. He gets angry and
says, People ought to pay fares ac-
cording to weight" Fat neighbor
answers, eff they did, the car wouldn't
stop for you"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-02-08
Why We are Right.Hahded.

Primitive man, beipg By nature
fighting ANNA, Tough. for the most
part at first with his canine teeth, his
nails and his fists, till, in process of
time, ne added to those early and
natural weapons the further persuasions
of club or shiilaiah. He also fought,
as Darwin has conclusively shown, in
the main for the possession of the ladies'
of his kind against other members of
his own sex aad species. And if you
fight, you soon learn to protec: the
most exposed and vul nerable portion of
your body. Or, if you don't, natural
selection manages it for you by killing
you off as an immediate consequence.
To the boxer, wrestler, hand to- hand
combatant, the most vulnerable portion
is undoubtedly the heart. A hard
blow, we'll delivered on the left breast,
will easily kill, or at any rate stun,
even a strong man. Hence from an
early period men have used the right
hand TO fight with, and have employed
the left arm chiefly to cover the heart and
to parry a blow aimed at that specially
vulnerable region. And when weapons
of offense and defense supcrsede nero
fists and teeth, it is the right hand that
grasps the spear or sword, while the
left holds over the heart, for defense,
the shield or buckler.
From this simple origin, then, the
whole vast difference of right and left
in civilized life takes its beginning. At
first, no doubt, the superiority of the
right hand was only felt in the manner
% fighting. Eut that alone gave it
dhinc: pull, and paved the wa at last
for the supremacy erc.-JOurna!
Of Health.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-02-08

Great enterprises are crowding one
upon another SO rapidly in the South
that, according to the Manufacturers
Record, no one can take general view
of the whole situation without being
amazed at the magnitude of the revolu-
ton that is in progress. One of the
most striking features is the heavy in
vestm ents of Eastern and especially New
England capital, which is pouring into
the South as it formerly did into the
West
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-02-08

A German scientist proposes to deter
mine by means of photography if the
moon is inhabited, and it is said that the
King of Wurtemburg has decided, in
order if possible to solve this interesting
problem, to photograph the moon, then
enlarge the negative 100000 times.
This proposition has been mooted for
many years. Perhaps the improvement
in terrestrial telescopes will yet solve this
question.