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would overshoot the game, or shoot by it to
the right or left. The squirrel was the
smaller craft and could out-tack him easily.
On moro leap and the squirrel WAS up q
t.so, and the dog was overwhelmed with
confusion and disgust.
He could not believe his senses. "Not
catch a squirrel in such a field as that?
Go to, / will have him yetn' and he bounds
| m the tree as high as one's head, and then
bites tho bark of it in his anger and cha
grin.
The boy says his dog has never Dragged
since about catching red squirrels 'if only
the trees were out of reach.'
When any of the winged creatures are en-
gagged in q life and death race in that way,
or in any other race, the tactics of the
squirrel do not work; the pursuer never
overshoots nor shoots by his mark. Tho
flight of the two is timed as if they were
parts of one whole. A hawk will pursue Il
sparrow or Il robin through a zlg-zag course
and not loose a stroke or half a stroke of
the wing by reason of any darting to tho
right or left. Th clew is held with fatal
precision. No matter how quickly or how
often the sparrow or the finch changes its
course, it's enemy changes simultaneously.
AS If every move was known to it from The
first.
The same thing may be noticed among
the birds in their love chasings; the pnr.
sugar seems to know perfectly the mind of
the pursued. This concert of action among
birds ia very curious. When they are on
the alert a flock Of sparrows, or pigeons, or
cedar birds, or snow buntings, or black
birds, will all take flight rs il there was but
one bird, instead OF d hundred. Thu same
impulse seizes every individual bird Mt the
instant, as if they were sprung by cleo
tricity.
Or when a flock of birds is in flight, it ID
still one body. one will; it will rise, or cir
Gle, or awoop, with a unity that is truly as
tonishing. A flock of snow buntings will
perform their aerial evolutions with n pre-
cision that the best trained soldiery cannot
equal. Have the birds n extra sense
which we have not? A brood of young
cartridges in the woods will start up like
an explosion, every brown particle and
fragment hurled into the air ut the same
instant. Without word or signal, how is il
done? JOHN BURROUGHS.
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than the animals in this respect is the czar
of Russia. He would not even dare gather
nuts as openly as my squirrel. A blacker
and more terrific cat than Mig would be
lying in wait for him. and would make a
meal of him, The early settlers in
enced something Of this dread of apprehen-
sion from the Indians. Many African
tribes now live in the Same state of con-
stant fear of the slave catohers or of other
hostile tribes. Our ancestors, back in pre-
historic times, or back of that in geologic
times. must have known fear as a constant
feeling. Hence the prominence of fear in
infants and children when compared with
the youth or the grown person.. Babies arc
nearly always afraid of strangers.
In the domestic animals also fear is much
more active IN the young than in the old.
Nearly every farm boy has seen a calf but q
day or two old which its mother has Sc
GREETED in the woods or in a remote field,
charge upon him furioualy with a wild bleat
when first discovered. After this first ebul-
lition of fear it usually settles down into
the tame hundrum of its bovine elders.
Eternal vigilance is the price of life with
most of the wild creatures. There il only
one among them whose wildness l can not
understand and that is the common water
turtle! Why is this creature 80 fearful?
What are its enemies? I know OF nothing
that Ereys upon it. Yet sec how watchful
aAu suspicious t1Gse lnftle3 are as they sun
themEelves upon Il log or a rock. Before
you arc fairly in gun-shot OF them they
slide down into the wator and arc gone,
The land turtle. or tcrrapin, on the other
hand. shows scafcely a trace of fear. He
Will lndesd pause in his walk when YOU
are very near hi,n, hut he will not retraat
into his shell till you have poked him with
your foot or your cane. IIs APPEARS to
have no enemies; but the little spotted
water turtle is rs shy "a if no was the deli
cate tld-bit that every creature was search
ing for. ! did once find one which a fox
had dug out of the mud III winter and car
RED a few rods and dropped on the snow,
as II he had found he had no use for it.
One can understand the feariessness OF
the skunk. Nearly every creature but ths
farm dog yields him the right of way. Al
dread his terrible weapon. II you meet one
IN yonr walk in the twilight fields, the
chancea are that you will turn out for him
not he for you. He may even pursue you
Just for the fun of seeing you run. HI
comes waltzing toward you, apparently il
the most hilarious Spirits.
The coon IS probably the most courapeonl
creature among our familiar wild animals
VINO ever saw n coon show tho whit,
teather2 He will face any odds with per
fect composure. | have seen u coon uDo,
tins ground, beset by four men and tw,
dogs, and never for Il moment lose hi
presence OF mind, or show q sign OF fear
We were trying to capture him alive, an,
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after much maneuverlng succeeded 1
seized him by the tail while he was occu-
pied with the dogs in his front and carried
him to a barrel which had been got ready.
The raccoon ID clear grit.
The fox is a very wild and suspicious
creature, but ouriously enough, when you
suddenly come face to face with him, when
he he is held by a trap, or driven by. the
hound, his expression is not that OF fear,
but of shame and guilt. He seeD-S to di-
minish in size and to be overwhelmed with
humiliation. Does he know himself to be
an old thief. and is that the reason or his
embarrassment? The fox has no enemies
but man, and when he is fairly outwltted
he looks the shame he evidently feels.
In the heart Of the rabbit fear constantly
abides. How her eyes protude. She can
see back and front and on all sides equal to
Il bird. The fox is alter her, the owls are
after her, the gunners are after her, and
she has no defense but her speed. She al
ways keeps we'll TO cover. The northern
hare keeps in the thickest brush. II the
hare or rabbit crosses q broad open expo
sure it does SO hurriedly, like q mouse when
it crosses the road. The mouse is liable to
be bounced upon by a hawk, and the hare
or rabbit by the snowy owl, Or else the great
horned owl.
A friend of mine was following one
morning a fresh rabbit track through an
opel field. Suddenly the track came to an
end, as if the creature had taken wings
as it had after an unpleasant fashion.
There, on either side OF its last foot i'm
print, were several parallel ines in the
snow. made by the wings of the great owl
that had swooped down and carried it off.
What a little tragedy was seen written
there upon the white even surface of the
field!
The rabbit has not much wit. | once,
whom a boy, saw one that had been re-
Gently caught, liberated in an open field in
the presence OF a dog that was being held
a few yards away. But this poor thing lost
all presence of mind, and was quickly
caught by the clumsy dog.
saw the same experiment. tried with u
red Squirrel with quite opposite results.
The boy who had caught the squirrel in
his wire trap had a very bright nimble
dog about the size Of a fox that seemed to
be very sure he could catch a red squirrel
under any circumstances if only the trees
were out of the way. So the boy went
to the middle Of an open field with his
Gagged squirrel, the dog, who seemed to
know what was up, dancing and jumping
about him. 1t was in mid-winter; the snow
had q firm crust that held boy and dog
alike. yhs dog was drawn back u few
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yards and the squirrel liberated. Then be-
gan one Of the most exciting races | have
witnessed Tor a long time. 1t was impos-
aible for the IookerB-on not to bs ron v,t..a
w1th laughter, though neither dog nor
squirrel scanned to regard the matter IA
much Of a joke. The squirrel had ali his
wits about him and kept them ready for
instant use. lie did not show the slightest
confusion. He was no match for the dog
IN falr running and he discovered
this fact in less than three saennas. Ia
must win. il at all, by stratepy. No. a
straight course for the nearest tree. but a
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L. G. Johns n, 80 Richard Jockey
James Sullivan.
Interest allowed on time deposits. Exchange
issued on principal cities of the United States.
Canada and Europe. 1ransfars of money made
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City, county and state securities bought and sold
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LIVE LIKE THE CAR.
Animals in Which Ages of Perseeu-
ton Have Instilled the In
stinct Of Fear.
Preoaution Against Surprise Taken
by an Industrious Squirrel
While Foraging.
Eternal Vigilance the Price of Liberty
With Most of the Wild Creatures
The Brave Coon.
Written for THE HELENA 1SpEpEsDnvr.1

ELENA INDEPENDENT. neg
S 7 SAT- LOOKING
from my window the
other morning upon a
red squirrel gathering
hickory nuts from a
small hickory a \ d
storing them up in his
den in the bank. was
forcibly reminded of
tho cto+o ~ oo~oAo-L
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zigzag course; yea, adouble or treble zig
gag course. Every instant the dog was SUI Q
the squirrel was his and every instant he
was disappointed. It was incredible and
~bewildering to him. The squirrel lodged
this way and that. The dog looked aston
ished and vexad. Then the squirrel issued
from between his hind legs and made three
jumps towards the woods before he was dis
covered. Our sides ached with laughter,
cruel as it may seem.
It was evident the squirrel would win.
The dog seemed to redouble his efforts. He
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Good Looks.

Good looks arc moro than skin doep, de-
pending upon n healthy condition of all the
vital organs. II tho liver be inactive, you
have a bilious look; if your stomach BIO dis
ordered you have a dyspeptic look, and if
your kidneys DO affected you have a pinched
look. Secure good health and you will
have good looks. Electric bitters is the
great Alternative and tonic; acts directly III
boils and gives a good complexion. Sold ut
II. $. Halo Il Co.'s drug store; 5Oc. per bot
tle. -+
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Mig. as black as ebony, knows we'll the
taste of his flesh. I have known him to be
caught by the blacksnake aud successfully
swallowed. The snake. no doubt, lay in
ambush for him.
This fear. this ever present source of
danger Of the wild creatures, we know
little about. Probably the only person in
the civilized countries who is no better off
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IA0 btdtc "a CtuSGdnb
fear and apprehension in which the wild
creatures live, and I tried to picture to my
self what life would be to me. or to any of
US, hedgod about by 10 many dangers, real
or imaginary.
The squirrel would shoot up the tree,
making only a brown streak from the bot
tom to the top; would seize his nut and
ruah down again in the most precipitato
manner. Half way to his den, which was
not over three rod distant, he would rush
up the trunk OF another tree for a few
yards TO make an observation. No danger
being near, hs would dive into his den and
reappear again in a twinklinR.
Returning for another nut, he would
mount the second tree again for another
observation. Satisfied tina the coast was
clear, he would spin along the top OF the
ground to the trss that bore the nuts.
shoot up it as before, seizs the fruit, and
then back again to his retreat.
Never did he fail during tbs half hour or
more that 1 watched him to take an obsery-
alton on hls way both to and from his nest,
1t WAS Snatch and I'M with him. Some
thing seemed to say to him all the time:
Look out look oat.' 9Th cat " slha
hawk!n 'ths OWL" ''the boy with the
gun!n
1t was a bleak December morning: tbe
first fine fakes of cold, driving snowstornl
were just beginning to sift down, and the
squirrel was eager to finish harvesting his
nuts in time. 1t was quite touching to acc
how hurried and anxious he was. feIt
like going out and lending a hand. The
nuts were small, poor pig nuts, and | thought
of all the gnawlng he would have to do tc
get at the soanty meat they hold. NV little
boy took pity on q squirrel that lived in the
wall near the gate and cracked the nuts fol
him and put them upon a small board shell
in the tres where he could sit and eat then
at his ease.
The red squirrel is not 10 provident a.
the chipmunk. He scorns to lay up store:
%irregularly, by fits and starts; he never haI
enough put up to carry him over the win.
ter; hence he is more or less active all tn,
season. Long befora the December snow
the %chipmunk has for DAYS been maxim.
hourly trips to his den with full pockets o
nuts or corn er buckwheattill his bin hold
enough to carry him through to April. II,
need not, and | believe does not, set hi
foot out of doors during the whole winter
But the red squirrel trusts moro to luck.
As alert and watchful as the red squire
u be il frequently caught by the cat. hi.
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Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-28
The Blood Circuiates Rapidly.

Medical workers have made many GU
rious experiments, but none more won
derful than that by which they ascer-
tanned the exact time required for the
blood to make one entire trip through
the system, which all students of physi-
ology know means complete clrcula-
ton through the lungs, veins, arteries
and general capillary arrangements.
Professors Dalton, Herring, Poissenille,
Matteucci and Blake have been the chief
investigators in this line, the first named
having become more eminent in this
particular branch of research from
having the experience of the others to
fortify himself with. All the old school
anatomists believed that considerable
time elapsed, say from three to nine
minutes, from the time when the blood
left the right side of the heart, traversed
the whole system and then again re-
turned to the starting point; Dalton has
shown that the time is much shorter
than was formerly generally supposed.
He says: Dozens Of carefully tabu-
lated tests of this somewhat extraordi-
nary subject shows that the blood Of
man makes complete circulation once
every fifteen to twenty-five seconds, ac-
cording to the physical conditions of the
subject experimental upon."-St Louis
Republic
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-28
PHILADELPHIA Pretzels.

Philadelphia pretzels are thing by
themselves; that is, the genuine Phila-
delphia pretzel is, but INSCRIPTIONS
manufacturers have been making imi-
tations with machinery which have
served to lessen the high standard raised
pretzel. The pretzel came over with
the Dutch, and it is still found in its
original purity in Lancaster and Berks
counties, the Inhabitants Of which have
been SO many generations in this coun-
try that they are unable to speak their
mother tongue. They have not been
here long enough to learn English, SO
they make their pretzels as they were
taught, and talk the language which
they have manufactured. York
Sum
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-28
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE,


IRA. w. PHELPS, PLAINTIFF, ys. MARY =.
4 Johnston and W. " Johnston, her husband,
defendants
sheriff's sale, No. Ii, 1875.
Order of sale and decree of foreclosure and
sale. eS..4s aN 4.
Under and by virtue of an order of sale and
decree of foreclosure and sale, issued out of the
Superior Court of the county of Los Angeles, Of
July A. D. 1892. in the above entitled ac-
ton, wherein Ira w. Phelps, the above
named plaintiff obtained a Judgment
and decree OF foreclosure and sale against
Mary E. Johnston ct al, defendants, on the 11th
day of July, A. D. 1892, for the sum of nine
hundred thirty-four and 5.1OO dollars, gold
coin, which said decree was, on the 18th
day Of bo0a 6ps M D. 1ss1 &c R pd
commanded to sell all those certain lots, pieces
or parcels of land situate, lying and being In the
said county of Los Angeles, state of California
and bounded and described as follows: i,
Lots numbered eleven III and twelve (l2),
block number two (2) of the New Main Street
and Wilmington Avenue tract, according to a
map Of said tract recorded in the office of the
county recorder of said Los Angeles county,
California on page 16 of book Is, miscella.
neous records of said county
Together with all and singular the tene-
ments, editamentsa and appurtenances there-
unto belonging or in anyWise appertaining
Public notice is hereby given, that on Fri
day, the 5th day of August A. ID. 1892, at IL
o'clock m. of that day, in front of the court
house door of the county of Los Angeles, Broad
way entrance, / WILL in obedience to said order
of sale and decree of foreclosure and sale, sell
the above described property, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy said
highest and best bidder for cash. gold coin.
Dated this 18th day OF July, 1892;
Sheriff of Los Angeles County.
By f. G. HANNoN, Deputy Sheriff.
Pepper l. Lindenfeld. attorneys for plaintiff.
FLA thu 4t
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-28
Two EDitapbs.

Remarkable are two epitaphs, the first
Of which is said 10 be upon tombstone
in the city of Sacramento: Here is laid
Daniel Borrow, who was born in Sorrow,
and Borrowed little from Nature except
his name and his love to mankind and
hatred to redskins; who was neverthe-
less gentleman and dead shot; who,
through long life, never killed his
man except in self defense or by acci-
dent, and who, when he at last went
under, beneath the bullets of his cow
ardly enemies in the saloon of JEFF Nor
ris, did so in the sure and certain hope
of a glorious and everlasting Morrow"
The other, which belongs to Nevada
burying place, is noteworthy achieve
ment in this line. Sacred to the
Memory of Hank Monk-the Whitest,
Biggest-hearted, and Best-known Stage
driver of the West; who was kind to ALI
and Thought Ill of None. He Lived in
Strange Era, and was Hero, and the
Wheels of his Coach are now Ringing on
Golden Streets. "-Chambers' Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-28
Don't Take to Postal Cards.

The postoffice department is nothing
If not gallant to the women. 1t has
been SO kind as to get out cute little
postal card 31S inches wide and inches
long, especially but not exclusively for
feminine use. When they were first put
on sale it was thought there would be a
great rush for them and billet doux 31%
inches wide by four inches long would
crowd the mail sacks. But the women
did not rush and the little cards are not
in the push. They are attractively
printed in blue ink with q picture of
General Grant in the corner and a little
blue shield at the top near the center.
But neither The photograph of General
Grant nor the more fanciful decorations
of the cards have been successful in
creating yearning in the feminine heart
for them.
The superintendent of the stamp de-
partment in the Kansas City postoffice
said the other day: "They sell very poor
ly in comparison with the larger sizes.
Occasionally lady asks for a nickels
worth, just to try them, but there is
nothing like demand for them. Very
few ladies use postal cards at all. Those
who do are mostly business women, and
the business woman wants to be just as
big and bold as a man and will have nc
insipid, effeminate trifing in the way of
miniature postal cards. The large size,
A by inches, is the most popular selling
card. The small card was intended as a
convenience for the ladies,but they don't
seem to appreciate it."-Kansas City
Star
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-28
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE.

DICHARD HILLYER, PLAINTIFF, vs..
III J. r. G. Johnson, adDinistrator OF the
estate of Edward Anderson. deceased, defend
sherlf7s sale No. II, ,S39. Order of sale and
decree of foreclosure and sale.
Under and by virtue OF an order of sale and
decree of foreclosure and sale, issued out of the
superior court OF the county OF Los Angeles, OF
the state of California, on the 10th day of July,
A. D. 1892, in the aboye entitled action, whore
in Richard Hillyer, the above named plsint-
if, obtained Judgment and decree of foreclos-
ure and sale against J. F: G. Johnson, admin
tstrator OF the estate OF Edward Anderson, de
ceased, defendant, on the 14th day of ,uly,
A. d. 1892 for the sum of four hundred five aud
61.1 100 ($405 6l) dollars, gold coin of the q. S.,
which said decree was, on the 18th day of July:
A. d. 1892, recorded in judgment book 35 OF
said court, at page97, am commanded to sell
all that certain lot, piece, or parcel of land
Pedro, county OF Los Angeles State OF Cali.
fornia, and bounded and described as follows.
B ling all that certain lot piece o. parcel Of
the east by the property of Ann Joughin, on
the north by an alley running east and west,
on the west by the property Of. J. N Miller, on
age OF forty (4O) feet on said Fifth street, and
depth OF one hundred and twenty Il 20) feet
northerly from the northerly line OF said Fifth
Htller's subdivision of block forty-two (42), az
more fully appears by the map thereof recorded
In the recorders office of Los Angeles county.
Together with all aud singular the tenements,
Embellishments and appurtenances thereunto
belonging, or in any wise appertaining.
Public notice is hereby given that on
Friday, the 18th day of August, A. D. 1892,
at IL o'clock m. of that day, in front of the
court house door of the county of Los Angeles,
Broadway entrance, will, in obedience to
said order of sale and decree of foreclosure
and sale, sell the above described property, or
SO much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy
said judgment, with interest and costs, etc.,
to the highest and best bidder, for cash. gold
coin of the U. 8.
Dated this 10th day of July. 1892.
r. D. GIBsON,
- Sheriff of Los Angeles County.
By G. HANNoN, Deputy Sheriff.
w. II. Savage, attorney for plaintiff.
7-2l thurs At