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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-20
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
A Struggle With a Gigantic Wolf In The
Snow.
TORN CLOTHES AND DEEP WOUNDS
Tho Brute mt Last Overcome and Choked to
Death by His Powerful Boy
Antagonist.

did you ever see q WOLFF asks a friend OF
n,ne. Yes. more times than once. The first
/ time was in this wise. We were boys together.
Johnson and myself. born in the Same neigh
borLood. strapped with the same piece Of
leather in tho red school-house that topped
the bill, behind which was 8 pond in which
wa bathed and swan together; gathered
beechnuts into tho same basket. shOt part
ridges IN the same woods. snd last. but not
least, trapped wolves and other game. hon
estly dividing the proceeds between US.
IL was winter. the snow two feet deep IN our
settlement, which was in the province OF New
Brunswick. Wolves were plenty. and john
son and myself were doing Il good business
trapping them. On each was a bounty OF $40.
and each skin was worth - more.
On Sunday morning. after johnson had
made himself ready tor church. he thought
he would examine one of has traps set III the
edge OF the woods near his fathers held.
Putting on his heavy boots. and without gun
OF axe. he strOlled across the field. When
near the spot the rafting OF the chains by
which the trap was fastened quickened his
pace. and. behold, a large volt was III the
trap.
johnson saw at a glance that he wasslightly
caught by the end or his paw. Now, be
solloluizcd IF / 30 back for the gun be may
succeed IN getting rec before nay return"
FOR the brute was making frantic efforts to
free himself. The bounty 40, skin 90, 1t would
not 90 10 miss him. Being a fine athlete,
Johnson made 81 bound for tho wolf. catching
him by the throat. In the meantime the wolf
had cleared himself from the trap. Then
came the tug-of-war in that two feet Of snow.
The struggle was short and furious.
Johnson held his death grip. sometimes on
top and again underneath the brute, both so
covered with snow il was difficult % distin-
guish wolf from man. The wolf at last was
overcome. kicked and chOked 10 death by his
powerful antagonist. johnson did not attend
church that day. for his Sunday clothes hung
in t%atters: besides there were some ugly
scratches from the sharp claws OF the now
dead game.
If VIII never try that again, Mack" he
said to me. Il thought myself a match for
almost any wild animal OF these woods, but
This fellow was a bigger job than ] reckoned
on.'-New York Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-20
I Tnrkish Kitchen.

A stone-fagged floor, one OF two tables and
rush-seated stools. a marble fountain aud
basin at one side and across the whole emo or
the room a caverncus arch. gathering up the
smoke II a half-dozen tiny charcoa. fires
these are what one sees IN a Turkish Kitchen.
Tho GREAT arch and the stone bench or
ledge under Il. with its minute freplaces
heating each its kettle or stew-pan. forms the
ojak or range and IS equipped at one end with
a copper caldron and AZ the other with a
brick oven. Around The walls hang al I'M
posing array Oh shining copper saucepans and
sometimes there stands in the corner q huge
terra Gotta amphora OF antique pattern to
serve as a water cooler when the ciStern is slow
or the aQueduet runs dry, writes 4. ID. +.
Hamlin in the New England Magazine.
In this primitive a%telIer. the turbaned chief
tanning the microscopic fire places with n
turkeys tail. or damping them with ashes TO
keep the stew at a gentle simmer. concocts
his savory chorbas, his toothsome pilafs and
well-seasoned dolmas, with results which 10
epicure ventures u desplse.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-20
A yfsifiny E1rfe.

Even when half tanned and provided with
food the sea eagle does not lose its predatory
habits Atuil grown young bird, which had
met with some injury. was kept for sOme
weeks and Jed by the gardener at an old castle
IN the West which has been the home of the
chiefs Of a Highland elan for perhaps as long
as the cliff of which 1t forms almost q part
has Deen the eyre Of the sea eagles. When
cured and released it returned TO be led and
in time grew 50 familiar as 10 enter the house.
The dining-rOOm, a. in many ancient Scotch
houses. was al the top OF the castle. with sew
eTal windows looking out over the Atlaetic.
Breakfast was laid and many Of the guests
were N the room. when an open window was
suddenly darkened as the eagle few in from
tie sea. and. folding its wings. alighted on
the sill. IL then tapped onto the table, and
alter looking a. tie guests standing in the
room II made its way down the table and
swallowed the butter which was set tor use at
intervals down the board. For two wears the
eagle lived about the castle: but its visits to
the farm-yards were not less frequent. and
though indemnify for these outrages was
freely paid. IL is be feared that the eagles dis
appearance Was due 10 a reprisal from On In
jured hOCk-owneT.-London Spectator.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-20
I!tefarN Notes.

Jean Field" is the title Of Mary T.. vii
kin's first novel. OF course 1t reminds one
OF " Jane Eyre and Of course II need not 90
so. II is a story of New England. 'Harpers
Magazine" is its destined place, and Its ap-
pesrance IS not far distant.
The late Lord Lytton Owen Meredith is
called by Punch picturesque son Of bril-
liant sire" and 1t adds:
1t wanted but the touch OF FIRE
Prometheus only knows 20 bring
The fame divine in him 70 wake
Who moved our plud1ts when he spake,
But stirred no passion when he'd sins.
Lord Lytton never completed the biography
Of his father. SO disguised was be with the
controversy provoked by his handling of the
quarrel between his father and mother. lie
had III contemplation at the time OF his death
O new edition of his poem.
Mr.. Robert Louis Stevenson is hard at work
upOn a memoir OF his father and grandfather.
In his forthcoming Atlantic" paper on
Lowell Mr.. Henry James has given special at
tentiOn TO the poets career IL London.
"A Fourth-Class Apportionment' is the
title OF the story which Mrs. Deland has in
the forthcoming Harper.
The author business" is looking up"-in
the phrase of those amiable gentlemen who
don't see much that is practical" about the
literary foller.' Writers of note have 10
difficulty in placing their work. General
Lew Wallace. for example. is said To be posi-
lively besieged by publishers longing to bring
out his new book at a prodielous royalty.
The Queen Of Roumania has completed a
new novel which is 10 be published serially
in an English magazine. The title Of the
story is The Home Secretary
Mr.. Thomas Bailey Aidrich has lately writ
ten IA group OF charming poems. which are to
make their first appearance il the January
Century"
Some hitherto unpublished poems by Hart
ley Coleridge and Dorothy Wordsworth are
to appear during the present year.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-20
sInIihy Song.
When I am half a-dreaming.

When I am half a-dreaming.
And only half asleep;
When daylight gayest cleaning
Gins through the blinds 70 peep.
Oh then i hear ihe dlngIng
OF the smltny hammers ringing.
Ching ching, ching ching,
Ching ching, ching ching.
At eve when I'm returning
From lahOrs OF the day,
Their FORCES yet are burning,
And still their hammers play.
And Oft the smiths are ainging
To tina, measured, merry ringing.
Calns ching, ching ching.
Ching ching. ching ching.
Often with rythmic bending
OF bodies 90 and fro
They ton ID couples, sending
The sparks Out. blow on blow:
one hammer always swinging
The while The Others ringing,
Ching ching. ching ching.
Ching ching. ching ching.
Q merry snvils sounding
AL day uIl set OF sum
Il j by sturdy pounding
That nOble5t tasks are done:
~ steady blows and swinging
That keep the world a-ringIng,
CHING ching. ching ching.
Ching ching. ching ching.
George Horton IN the Century
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-20

George Meredith's Modern Love" a SON
net sequence which was pubiishedin England
many years ago, is to he reprinted III this
country by +. Is. Mosher. OF Portland. Me.
1t will be p%refaced by an analytic study Of the
poem prepared by Elizabeth Cavazza. a lady
who is known not only rs a charming writer on
Italian literature, but also AS a poet and tie
author of a notable parody on Atlanta IN
CalydOn."
Nr. Mosher's edition Of Modern Love" is
to be limited to $50 small uncut paper copies
on Y an Gelder's handmade paper forty large
paper uncut copies on Van Gelder's hand
made paper; and ten large paper copies
uncut on Japan vellum. All are 10 be num-
bered and the type will be distributed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-20

| Public Library. n copy for the Denver. Col.
Public Library. and two copies ordered WYNN
a few DAYS by Otto Herasswltz, IDo)hseIel,
Ieipzie. Germany. As the work was not
stcreotyped. and theirs is no probaDlnty knat
it will be reprinted, persons Wishing for sorles
will do well TO order them at their earliest
convenience.
Anton Won Rubinstein's book on Music
and Musicians is now on the press of q pup
fishing house in Leipzig. he Introduces
the work with a preface N which he repre-
sents himself az conducting "a visitor aoou'
his study and explaining to him Its treasures.
Among these treasures are tho ousts OF tho
Ave musicians whom no yene ates above al
others-Bach. Beethoven, schubert. CHOPIN
and Glinka. Mozart's is not among the mum
Der. a fact which will seem strange to many
OF Rubenstein's admirers.
Count Leo Tolstoi has written q letter TO
Baroness Bertha Won Suttner. OF Vienna. con
graduating her upon the appearance OF ner
book. Away With Implements OF Wal: /
am Just about TO read your noyei. Away
With implements IF War; writes tAe count,
(which the translator. NJ. Buyiakon, sent me-
/ believe the publication OF your novel "a pro-
pitious sign. The abolition OF slavery was pre-
coded by the famous book Of q woman. tha.
OF Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. God grant
lHfl your JUN ulaf bAtNRNV 49,
war. do not believe that arbitration
is an effective method of preventing war. l
have lust about finished T. Work upon THIS
subject. in which | speak of the only means,
according 10 my opinion. which can make
war impossible. However. all efforts IN
splred bv true love OF humanity viii bear
fruit. and / am convinced that the congress
ut Rome. rs that last year in London. VIII be
effective in showing the people the fragrant
contradiction between the military con0ltlOn
of the nations and the Christ.a an and humani-
tartan principles which they profess
Il Is said that fully one-ffth Of Pepys'
Diary remains unpublished. A large part Of
this will appear III Mr.. Wheatley's forthcoming
new edition. The cd diarlsts domestic trou-
blos will figure IN these additions. MI Wheat
ley gives d specimen OF these quarrels. Il
was very angry" says Pepys. and began 20
find fault with my wife for not COMMANDING
her servants ~ she ought. Ihereupon. she
giving me some cross answer. ] did strike her
over her left eye such q bow as the poor
wretch did cry out. and was IN great pam. but
yet her spirit was such as % endeayOr 10
bite and scratch me-. But ! crying wlth her
made Der leave crying and search Tor butter
and parsley, and friends presently talked
with one another: and ! up, yeXed at my
heart 10 Think what / had done. for she was
forced 80 lay a poaltice or something 70 her
eve Gil day, and is black, and The people Of
the house observed it," Doubtless Master
Pepys was more disputed by the TACT re-
corded in the last words II ms last sentence
than by the consciousness Of his lack Of pa
thence.
George Meredith's Modern Love" a SON
net sequence which was pubiishedin England
many years ago, is TO he reprinted III this
..r,4~.. l.. ~ T. Nacbnr pf DArffprH Ma
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-20
Dickens and Hans Christian Andersen.

As might be expected. the Dickens cores
pondence proves to be among the most inter-
estlng portions of the volume of Fans Chris
tan AudeIsen's letters. OF which q transla-
tion 10y Mr.. Frederick Crawford is published
by Messrs. Dean ~ Co. 1t relates 70 the
Danish noyelist's second visit 70 England in
1857, after an absence OF twelve years. The
"trip had Its origin in a spontaneous invitation
from Dickens, which found his correspondent,
as he said, in an old manor house a few miles
from Dresden belonging 10 some friends.
Andersen Joyfully accepts. with compliments
about Little Dorrlt.' then appearing: and
Dickens, writing again, promised his Northern
grad did man a pleasant room with a
charming view in his house at Gadshill, where,
as he says, You shall live as quietly and as
whoiesolnely as IN Copenhagen ITSELF He
seems TO have arrived in the early days Of
june, and T. have spent "a delightful time in
the Dickens household. whence he sent home
g his friends. Miss Henrietta Wulf, the
Grand Duke OF Welmer and queen Caroline
Amelia OF Denmark, full accounts Of the anna
teur performances for the benefit Of the Jer-
rod luud. and of his visits with his friend b
thetheatres and ether places. Dickens him
self, " he writes, lis like the best character in
his b~ook-lolly, lively. happy and cordial. |
understand him best as regards the Ian
guage." Arm IN arm" he elsewhere says.
.Dickens ana | walked through the streets Of
London We met many, all knew me, and
wv 10y ~ CApitroiOu, AuutIsDu. laLlbr OF
all children So you see | have an immense
family. london News.
Margaret Deland. the author OF John
Ward. Preacher" is q pretty woman OF a fine
physique. a long way TINS side OF thirty. with
wonderful command of language in CONVEX
satlon. and a manner indicative IF the highest
culture. che lives in Boston, and is one OF
the Jew writers who has phenomenal success
III tle sale Of her books. ten DAYS after tire
Puohcation OF her The Old Garden and Other
rooms the FIRST edition was exhausted. the
second edition brought III advanced price.
ana three other editions have appeared since.
wthin one week the first edition of John
Ward, Preacher" was sold and seyersl otbars
have since followed.
AZ an eyidedce how general has been tho
S1Icuaa'ion OF the Annotated Catalogue Of the
BATHS Collection Of American Poetry. the
compiler, Dr. j. G. stockbridee, of Prov.
esnce, informs us that his moro recent. orders
ave been for . copy for the Belfast, Nc.
New-York tribune., 1891-02-21
STILL UORMNG FOR REORGANIzAT1ON
POsTPONEMENT OF THE APPLICATION FOR A
RECEIVER qF THE AMERICAN LOAN
lND TRT'ST.

Judge Ingraham, in the supreme Court, Cham-
bcrs yesterday postponed the hearing OF the appica'
ton by the Attorney General for the appointment OF
reccyG for the Anhrcan Loan and Trust COM
pany until Tuesday. This was, OF course, expected
and the movement for REORGANIZATION OF tie company
continued yesterday wthmt delay. There was meet
Ing If the stockholders directors who are pushing
the movement for organzation, but nothing dehnlte
was dey elopcd. There vas a general disposition
shown according to Russeg sage and exJudge Gran
vile p. Hswcs, counsel fO the company, to 60 on
with tho work OF reorganization. plan favoraby
considered 10 reduce the capital onehalfi making
II 100000.
ON Tuesday the Offices Of the company VIII nave
prepared r Mr.. sage list Of securities and accounts
II wa, learned that the company will probably keep
the securities OF the Decatur, Chesapeake and New
Orleans Railroad. believing that the road will In time
become good paying property.
superintendent Preston returned To Albany yester'
day. Jane, ~ Blair. who La, been mentioned as
Acly t. become resident OF the company II reoTcan'
i1cd said that he knew nothing IN connection with
TIE presidency Of tie company.
The recent runlOgs connecting W. Y. McCracken &
CO. with tie Decatur, Chesapeake and New Orlean,
Eailruad are Incorrect The hrm has had DO dealings
with the company has any indy idua member ever
lad any interest IN t. Ii IS as1 untrue that Nell
Macdonald concerned In any way with the failure
last November Of Dee ker, Howell d 60. None OF tho
members nor the fam of McCracken S Co owed money
I, any Of the nrms which suspended in tho November
New-York tribune., 1891-02-21
4 DOUBTFUL BUSINESS OUTLOOK

The business failures in the last seven days, as re-
ported 20 X. G. Dun E CO.. number 243 for the United
states and 40 for Canada total Of 295, compared wt
207 in the previous week and 271 for the corresponding
week year ago. The weekly review says: "ThcTc
is still much uncertainty about The future Of trade
Monetary legislation s no longer expected though the
effects Of three months Of uncertainty remain. Tho
volume OF business is larger in values than year
but the advance In prices has been still gicacr showing
decrease in quantities moved EaslbOund hpments
from Chicago for half of February have been 1iG.037
tons against 2O52S3 last year, loss of - per cent.
This is mainly due to the shOrtncss Of crops but tho
0utpnt and movement of iron are also much smaller
than year ago. and the foreign trade here is fall NJ
below last years both in imports and exports On the
other hand wool manufacture is hJuishEg, though
sales Of wool do not show quito the increase they did In
January the cotton manufacture = good shape
shipments of boots and shoes steadily exceed last
years though but per cent !n quantity. and me prs
pect In the building trades is considered bright. The
failure Of the American Loan and Trust Company mas
caused disturbance here and al Boston and few
other points bat is restoration i expected, and the
event has no widespread Influence"
New-York tribune., 1891-02-21
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS MEET.

Commissioner Gilroy repair the old armO:y In Elm
st. the cost not o exceed 10000. Controller Myers
was authorized 10 his discretion about reducing the
rents OF SHAREHOLDERS in the new West Washington
Market Who.c holdings had been affected by tic recent
Hrc Tie Controller reported that the lessorS ol Tho
Harlem Hospital property. In East one hundrcd-and-
twentieth St.. demanded Increase OF rent itOm
80 800 90 S5 OOO a year. The demand accedcd Ia
until other arrangements can he made The Aqucinct
Commissioners submitted report. saying that 100
acre, OF waste land the line Of the Aqucuct might
lie sold for the benefit OF the city The Union
Forty Company applied for renewal OF us tcnNtar
lease. with new clause allowing an Increase 90 :
cents icurgc at al hours at south and Hamilton
ferries. These matters were lad over.
New-York tribune., 1891-02-21
STUDENTS CELEBRATE HIS BrRTHDAr.

The student, OF De La sale Institute - the num-
bcr II 32O celebrated Yesterday the anniversary Of
WaShingon's birthday in the large hall Of the Insi-
tue, at Fifty ninthst and siXthaye In the prcseLco
Of large audience. Tho hall was handsomely deco
rated with flags, and the Rev. Brother James, tho
superior of the institute, supernteIded all the ar
rangcmcnts. The first recitation, Tie Vow If Wash
ingt1n,' delivered by Edward Hamilton DAILY !;
william \. Montague rccted The Grcnadicrs story "
Edward j, Farley "The owl Critic ant David Nc
CuTe saving It. Mclacls," While the singing Of a
solo each 10y Henry L. Haggerty and Henry DE lievva
was received with applause. Next scenes were pre-
scHtc from shakes pcaIc's Julius Caesar AMI Mid
summer Nights Dream alter which there
reci'1tOnS. THIS Was the Reception Committee
Felix Charles St"hc, Vincent Paul IInvers Martin
Lalor CrimmiHs john Joseph Phelan Charles Dempsey
DOnahue. Joseph Aloys!u- Mcchan, Miguel RendOn.
George Henry leiec, Edward Hamilton Daly Charles
MCvtague Early. John William McColgan Francis
Charles -chaeer. John Doherty Roche and Frederick
James SchOcuenbcTecr.
New-York tribune., 1891-02-21
THE DIVINE SARAH
IOP 4 NEW ROAD IN CENTRAL PARK.
REPORT OF CALVERT vAUX. LANDSCAPE AhOli
TF,r AND SUPERB NTENDENT PARSONS.

REPORT OF CALVERT VAUX. LANDSCAPE AhOHl
TFy,T. AND SUPERB NTENDENT PARSONS
The leport Of Calvert Vaux. landscape architect az"
superintendent samuel Parsons in relation 10 '"V
proposed driveway connect the East Drive oi Ne''
Park vita one -hund; ed andtenth-s ana fE'" We
Ia, been referred by the Park Commissioners 10 I-
eineer Kellogg for his views and suggestions Inc
report was prepared in accordance WIN liie i"'"
Boards directions of January q. 1t says:
A close ANALYSIS OF all the circumstances at ",
time makes II clear TO Us that the conhccuhs pu pom
with the main driVe-opca 10 ieSt nJ,ncn In
One-hundred ana tentiSt and We a'sO imh tii'' @
general line branch drive wOuld 40 lt'at 'ai
and run in a curvilinear direction IfoA te POM "uU
described to the quarter circle on the llLd ic9cNc
park entrance az the intc scctloh "a i'ld '
One-hundred and tcnthst. ,,..,
With lie growth OF the city in nortcFly Director
sixth ana Seventh aves. have naturally become ~,
normal lines OF inlet and outlet Tor '%rFase r, tnv
Fiuh-ave. being blocked oil by Mount MOTIFS square
at one hundred ana tvcntcil-st
Under these ci' cumsan c, il seems cvdeut T. u III "
il would be mistake In design 10 Jay Odt cilIi'.
entrance at the corner Of FlldaVe. ana ohe nrai
character OF Fifthave above the park at one huqicd
and twcnticth-st. width of thlTyIyc leet Is lcit
fore suggested for the new branch drive shown OH
drawing .42. and the emphasis OF lts connect oh WIKI
the main drive Is adjusted a. 10 prevent !hstoh
The general lines Of the existing walk system would
remain unchanged IN the new design, the grades oi u,
branch drive being 50 planned mat tue 3i'hWa>
would be Constructed where the walas Wodd oui.f
wise cross grade The space t. he taHcn up py
the new drive is AT present occupied by grccnsNarl
and plantations that 10 visitors Oh foot would OF
course be much more attractive ana para hhe thdh a
formal cTaveily stretch 0i drive would uc.
The present water surface al summer level of Ill 'h
Mere as shown on drawing 40. 3il amounts u tNcN,
acres and the cncroat hmcuts indicated drawing 80
243 show that the reduction Of the cNlS,inE "dici
surface by the design would amount 10 AdlI
an acre II should be observed. however, ian thi7 con
ncctlOn that narrowing 10 The extent Of about one
quarter OF the whole width must be conc 'ntat at
central point on tic shOrc-at which the laud-, ipe
value OF the existing width is maniestly great.
The position and spread o. all the Lar g trees that
would require to be Cut down W removed i, $40"
on drawing 40. 24l. They constitute u large ana
valuable grove of Norway and sycamore maple,
Lombardy poplars, oaks, elms, brchcs, horse chest
nuts Southern cypress and black walnut trces.