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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-13
Huntinu Wolves With HoundA

A correspondent OF the Toronto (Cin'
ada Globe, writing OF the ranching coun-
try of the Northwest Territory, says'
There is a certain annual los, OF calves
and colts from wolves. There are two
kinds of these cattle lfters, the timber
wolf and the coyote, of different habits
but of precisely similar gastronomic
tastes. TIE coyote usually hunts singly;
the timber wolf, larger and more FORM
liable animal, is fond of society. They
hang about the vicinity OF cattle and at
tack calves or colts that have strayed a
LITTLE distance or have been lett behind
bv the band. There is no virtue In thsm
while alive. Dead wolves are OF value,
as we'll for their skins as for the satisfac-
ton and encouragement which they
afford the rancher. They are therefore
much hunted, and various breeds OF dogs
have been imported for their benefit.
But they are fast, cunning, AL stay
we'll. and, having killed an anlmal and,
with their friends, dined on him, they
do not return to sup on him, bat look
elsewhere. 1t is not therefore, so easy
to find them. They post themselves on
con vepient eminences and leave for parts
unknown directly they observe cowboy
and dogs, no matter how far oil he may
be. They have no use for mau.
The timber wolves arc very powerful
animals, aud when run by Scotch deer
hound, either get into some small brush
or seek a convenient place to turn at bay
The Scotch deer-holnd then declines to
hold closer converse with stranger to
whom he has not been INTRODUCED. /. Tne
boar-hund, on the contrary, at once
seeks to thoroughly investigate his new
acouaintance, but he is a SLOW animal,
for whose arrival the vol can only be
induced to wait by pressing attention on
the part of the other dogs. Rancher'
are now crossing several breeds Of hounds
10 obtain speed coupled with power.
They have even tried crossing with
wolves. The new animal cbeeriully hunts
his vulpine kindred, but Is not last
enough. Packs of hounls, more or less
Of foxhound relationship, for dogs
nareptage is not always accurately de-
termined, have been tried in Alberta
but it is found that when tirel OF run
ming the wolf lays dowI, onen' his
mouth aud invites some one to come on.
This invitation is only accepted when
the VOLTS attention can be en- gasei by a
man. or other wise, in one direction, so
that the hounds can run in on hun in
the rear. Then no room is lett for com
plaiot. A great many are killed IN one
way or another, bat tho cowboys say they
are increasing in number.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-13
WINTER WOODS.

In winter woods
roam, meath tracery OF trees
Swayed by the bre,z "a
OF biting winds, and dead and dull
The hstiess leaves half rouse. half lul.
Tue phaDtons that my fancy sees
In winter woods.
The hutton balls
Stand out in faithful silhouettes
That nature sets
Against the blue to prophesy
Ofdsys to follow by and by
M me, in spring one quite regrets
The luton balls.
The tulip cups,
With brave intsnt DEFY the din
OF storms to win
The guerion Of a summer day
In some far-of, slow-coming May
My heart, there's many lesson in
The tulip cups
Now here, now there,
The birches rear their wan white arms
Mid woody calms
OF wasting winters solitude,
And weave some spell, some ghostly mooj,
And steep the mind in special charms
Now here. now there.
Mid venished bloom
The mimic stream purls softly by
While day is nigh,
Then closer held in lev thralI
1t rests awhile beneath the pail
or night, and sleeps with scarce a sigh
Mid vanished bloom.
Ia winter woods
Through corridors Of past decay
l tread the way
To coming hfe-snd dea an duh
The bsniShsl lsavss now rouse. now iul
The Lopes and fears that hold their sway
In wintry woods.
Marion A. T. Farley, in Observer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-13

Gray (stll standing with one foot on
the steps, and hicking the other boot
with his CROP Yes; l just rode over
from Woodlands.
Miss Waring (stll very busy with her
work. Dear me. that's quite a ride, is
it nOtl
Gray-A matter of ten miles OF 50.
Miss Waring And how did you come
to ride in this directionl
Gray (gallantlD-You live sin this
direction"
Miss Warog-True; but live here
always.
Gray-And l ride in it as often as l.
dare. Miss Waring is very much oc-
cupied in threading her neeile) May
sit down.
Miss Waring OF course! (Gray seats
himself on steps.) l do not believd that
you can guess what have been doing
this morning.
Gray-Let me see. (Gaze3 about, and
catches sight Of the Leshorn hat) Let
me see-you arose with the lark-that
is the way girls used to do in Old.
fashioned books, you know; and you
impress ne as being distinctly old
fashloned-you arose with the lark,
then. (SIiss Waring shakes heI head. }
No2 Well, that is lmmaterial-yOu didn't
arise with the lark; but, after toy
ing playfully with light aud delicate
breakfast-whatl "No" againl Why,
this will never dOl--after a heavy meal
you put on your sunbonnet aud gaunt-
lets, hung big fiat basket over your
arm, aud sailed forth into the garden
to pluck aowers-the prettiest flower OF
them all.
Miss Wariug dgnoritg the compli-
menO-No; nothing half so romantic.
Gray-My I'm ,giuatiOn is limited.
Don't make me guess again.
Miss Waring-I went down into the
kitchen and made a pudding, which is
being boiled this very minute.
Gray-1 don't believe it.
Miss Waring-I assure you
Gray-You may assure me for a
week, and won't believe it.
Miss Warins-Aow can | prove it,
theni
Gray-Prove (then with a happy
thought.) Why, "the proof of pud-
ding. is in the eatingl'
Miss Waring-D)es that meau you ex.
pect an invitation to diueg
GraY-Yes.
Miss Waring-VeIl, never heard Of
such shameless way Of begging an in-
vitatioul
Gray-Does that mean that L have
got iti
Miss waring-Most certainly not.
Mother has gone to New lor%, and will
not be back until after dinne..
Gray-Does that make any difere1csl
Miss Wariug--Why, Of course it
makes a difereucel We could not dine
here together alone.
Gray-But--
Miss Waring--I will not have any dis
eussion oa the subject
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-13
A Begpar's Organ.

Paris is to have a new terror. A daily
newspaper in the interest Of professional
beggars is to be published. twill give
its readers a complete list of the bs2-
tisms, weddings, aud funerals to take
place the same day, which may be as
suned to afford good opportunity for
the use of begging letter writers. There
is special department giving she ar.
rivals and departures NJ persons Of
kpoxa charitable ,tzdesciea.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-13
CAVALRY WIPED OUT.

Egyptians Stray From Their Outposts
and the Dervishes Annfhiiate Them.
Details Of the recent fighting between
dervishes and Egyptian troops near Am
bukol have just been recsive'. The Egyptian
troops numbered 10, incluiing body OF
sbaggiyea irregu ars The deryishes were
surprised by the troops at daylight and
retreated to the hills keeping up an incessant
firing. A squat OF tue troops which io.-
lowed them soon foun itse.f cut OH from
the main body By am pushed dervisn cavalry.
supported oy spearmen.
A haud-to-hand fiyht ensued. Ia which ths
z gyptiaus made gallant detencs outp
successfully as they we're greatly QUO
bered. A similar fate befeli
detachment OF the troops ths
lowed the dervishes. The fghti'
t,nusi until Captain Payae snau
tive officer fell. The Egyptians THU -
treated. Besi les the losses meutionsd
twenty-eight OF the Eyyptisas AMI eight
Shagg,yehs were silled. AMI teen woua I
ed. TIE few who were left msnased to r.
turn north. G.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-13

RAY with one foot
on the steps leading
to the verandab)-
Good morning, Mss
Waringi
Mss WARM g(with
out rising, or look
ing up from her
work)-Good morn -
ing, Mr.. Grayl Have
you been ridiug'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-13
The Proof Of the Pudding
is in the Eating.
BY WILLIAM B. M'vIcKAR.

Jane Waring Ia spinster Of twenty-seven
years.
John Gray "a bachelor Of thirty OLD.
Scens-An old ashOnel cottage veran-
dab, with towering hon9ysuczls vines
trained over a trellis. ami hiZlto, stspS u
the ground. Miss Warlng, in liglt sum-
mer muslin frocs, disc )vsrat "msndin :"
with a large basket o. worS stan ing on a
small wicker table by her 81 's. A LsghOrn
shade hat hangs on psy .s-ioa her. To
her enters John Gray, clal n riding coat
breeches and boots.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-13

The man who runs from trouble will
never find time to stop and rect.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-13

A snow white deer was killed recently
at Bakers Run, in Clinton County, Penn,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-13

Natives Of the Gilbert Islands wear ar
ticles made Of human hsir.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-13

People who are always giving a lvics
seldom like to take it.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-18
TO FLY OVER HOUSES.

Being taxidermist, with a wonderful
eye for nature, he has scores of hawks in
his cabin poised in all the positions as
sumed for flying. Some of these attitudes
to layman's eye appear extremely awk-
ward, but the scientists explanations are
plausible and his proofs convincing. For
instance, he has gone so far into the science
of the hawk flying that he has dissected
the muscles of a score, made drafts of each
particular set and noted on the drawing
their peculiar uses when the bird is flying.
He has also closely estimated the strength
exerted by each muscle or set of muscles,
and applying them to the whole declares
positively that man possesses each muscle
necessary, and besides that has tenfold the
requisite strength.
His machine is made to be worn like an
ordinary suit, but when donned it unfolds
marvellous possibilities. 1t fits like glove
and is manipulated instinctively as a part
of the body, each muscle of arm and leg
and body exerting itself at the proper
time. The wearer is expected to rise
against the wind like kite Unfortu.
nately the correspondent who relates all
this does not tell us whether Mr.. Cress-
Ter really has flew or flown or SCARED, and
SO this is still a painful doubt.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-18

When Frank Gray went east last spring TO
become business manager Of The New York
Mail and Express he naturally felt tlmid lest
his hearty western manners should Shock his
new associates and stand in the way of his
success in that new field One day his EN-
plover, Co. Elliott F Shepard, invited him
to lunch at Demonico's, and superb lunch
it was, too involving numerous courses ana
a vast amount of display After this snowy
affair Col Shepard drew Gray aside and
said very seriously to hun My young
friend, should grieve TO wound your teel,
ines, bat there is one thing which | THINK
ought to tell vou-one bit of advice which
NAV come with proprety from me. an older
and more experienced man, to you VINO are
lust starting upon business career.
"Whv. certainly" said Gray, eagerly
"You have a right, Col Shepard-au uh
doubted right to advise me in matters when
r,ertain to our mutual affairs, nay. 1t is your
duty. for, as You say, am young ana unSo-
phisticated, while, on the other hand you
are older and widely experienced, So there
fore. | beg that you viii feel no hesltalcy
about confidng to me this counsel OF which
Won speak, and which, | suspect, VIII greatly
facilitate my success in New York journal
ism
"But fear" replied Col. Shepard that
shall wound your feelings
"have no fears on that score" crled uray
sit i'll behooves either of us TO finch III the
face of duty"
"Well, then" said Col Shepard impress
sively, what | wanted to tell you Is ms
Always eat ice cream with fork--ih tact'
never eat with spoon when a fork can DC
used instead Eugene Field III chicago
NaXs
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-18
The Eilers of the East.

The ancents rode without saddle or stir
rups, on a blanket or pad or bare back,
and in spite of this fact, or perhaps by rea
son of it, rode extremely we'll. 1t is won
derful what feats of military horsemanship
the bareback rider could perform in the
age of what we might call gymnastic eques-
trianism. Nothing but the knowledge of
our oldtime Indian enables us TO credit the
historical accounts of his agility and skill
When, centuries later, saddles came into
USE there grew up two schools of riding
that of the mailed warrior, whose iron
armor well chimed in with his 'tongs on a
wall" seat in his peaked saddle, and that
of the oriental, whose nose and knees all
but touched. Why the eastern rider clings
to his extremely short feathers it is hard to
say, unless it be to place him the higher
above his horse, and therefore make him
the more imposing when he stands up in
his stirrups TO brandish scin*tar or match
lock. Yet he is II wonderful rider, this
same oriental, as indeed is every man who
from youth up is the companion of the
horse.-Colonel I. A. Dodge in Harper's.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-18

A number of errors crept into the story on
the first page of last weeks issue, writes A.
W. Bellew, in The Yankee Blade, the prin-
ter being intoxicated and the editor being
of, that is to say, off on a hunting expedi-
ton:
For 'she fell into a river read .sreverie.n
For ''he wore red headed hair" read she
was an hereditary heir"
For Sin front Of the mansion he had the
bull pup" read ''to pull up"
read natal"
For Il never was so awfully hungry in my
life" read ANGRY"
For you say she ate me with a smile,"
read "satiate."
For '.she did not for moment cease her
violent trombone" read trembling"
For ''he gently threw her played out shawl
around her," read plaid"
For stsome said it was the spinags menin-
gifts" read spinal
For Herbert, l know you rascal etc.
read "risk all"
For ''she saw bis lip grip ale," read 4grow
pale"
For sis it possiblel And me owe for board,
with nothing to sustain me-" read .'over-
board"
For ''he threw both arms around her an
Gent maiden aunt etc. period after .her"
For ''but my age must be REMEMBERED"
read remembered"
For ''her heart was filed with ct ceteras,p
read "ecstasies.r
For "you are my last darling" read ''lost
For ~ am thin, ! am wholly thin," read
"thinen
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-18

There Is well known bachelor of mid
die age and prepossessing appearance In
this town who resembles Thomas De Quin-
cey in every particular trait of his char
acter he always maintains four or five
different lodging places, and rotates from
one to another at his own sweet will. His
income is sufficient to permit him to live
as he pleases, but he shows extravaganza
In no other way except in the number OF
these lodging places and the purchase OF
canes, which he has deposited in large lots
and varieties in his several habitiitions
Once week he usually dimes at the
Clarendon with four or five bosom cronies,
and he may often be seen in the lunch room
of that gilded hostelry; but none of his
most intimate friends ever knows Just
where to find him at home. Nor does any
OF his landladies know when to anticipate
the sound of his latchkey. His rooms are
kept ready for his coming at all times. He
has not figured yet as an eccentric man in
any novel or dramatic representation, nor
does he pose for any way eccentric among
business men; but it is certain he has
figured in good many rsmances of the
heart, and is still searching for fair part
ner who will bring his odd existence to
fitting climax in marriage.
Not having married he has tried to sup
ply the lack of an establishment of his own
by substituting fragments of expensive
lodging houses Instead of constantly
moving his belongings every time he finds
the house noisy or crowded with uncon-
genial persons he merely walks away when
night comes to another of his abodes and
tries that for variety. In the course of
month or so perhaps he will get around to
the first one he left and find it improved
This has been his way of living during
many years. Among other lodgings he
keeps one, summer and winter, away of in
the locality of atchogue.-Brooklyn Citi
zen.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-18

The Turks esteem the beard as the most
noble ornament of the male sex, and con
slider it more infamous for any one to have
his beard cut off than to be publicly
whipped, pilloried or branded with red
hot iron. Almost any orthodox Turk
would prefer being put to death rather
than have his beard removed from his face.
In that country to pull or irreverently han
die the beard is an insult which can only
be avenged by taking the life of the person
who is rash enough to commit such a
crime, or for the Turk to lose his own in
making the attempt to call the offender to
account. Turkish wives kiss their hus-
bands boards, and children their fathers,
as often as they come for the customary
salute.-St. Louis Republic.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-18

There was one great difference between
this garden of mine and the gardens of my
neighbors-an enormous difference, |
might say-for, while they had onions in
their gardens, my garden was on an onion.
In fact, the onion was my garden, and in
some respects this was an advantage to
me- had no soil to prepare, no seed to
SOW. | had merely to keep my onion
little moist and the crops appeared of
themselves.
The first to come was a sage green down,
appearing near the neck of the onion, just
where the clear, shining scales close round
the stalk. If the onion were put into the
earth, this stalk would shoot straight up
and bear crown of flowers, followed by a
crop of onion seed. 1t makes efforts to
sprout even in dark cellar. 1t pushes
the scales apart, and the last remnant of
life leaves them-of their own life, | mean,
for, no sooner are they dead, than a host of
tiny spores find life food in their remains.
These spores had been falling on my onion
scales for months, but, so long as the scales
were unbroken, could gain no roothold.
Now thousands of them had pushed out
little threads, which, branching and inter
lacing with each other, at last formed a
film that the eye could see. Then quickly
followed the sage colored, velvety spots,
and knew that my first crop was ready
for examination
What was it?
The housekeeper called it mold. She
said that my onion had begun to get
moldy" Mold is one of her deadly
enemies She recognizes it as a sign of rot
or decay, and wisely from her point of
view, she gets rid of it as quickly as POS
sible. called it mold also--a mold. For
knew that before long there would
appear other crops unlike this one, yet like
enough to bear the name of mold also
Katharine b. Claypole in Popular Science
MONTHLY
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-18


A woman asked Chicago Herald repre-
sentative few days ago to come to her
house and observe the cunning device OF
her cat in its war against the rata The
cat, big tom, was found in the back yard,
standing on box under tree The boards
around the fence had been cut, and through
this aperture the rats were in the habit of
emerging. The woman took bacon bone
and threw 1t into the yard. Immediately
Tom got up. jumped of the box, and tax
ing the bone, carried it near the hole and
began rolling ON it and rubbing himself
with it industriously. After be had CREASED
himself well he left the bone near the hole,
lay down in front Of it and appeared TO 60
to sleep.
SNOW" said the woman, ahe will etay
there through the night, and in the morn
ing there will be half dozen rats laid ont
around him. You see, the rats smell him
II he remains In his natural condition and
won't come out, but the grease Of the bacon
bone deceives them, and when they come
out he catches them. When he can get q
venison bone his catch is enormous, some
times as many as twelve rats being found
dead in the morning As soon as any Of us
get up in the morning he will scratch at
the door to be let in, and will, by his new
ing, induce US to go out to see the result Of
his scheme
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-18
How He secured . Pass.

When Agnes Booth was here as Mrs
Schoeffel her husband was on the door up
stairs at McVicker's one night when a young
man presented himself and asked that the
privileges of the house be extended by reason
of the young mans position as correspondent
of some eastern newspaper. Mr.. Schoeffel
said he could not recognize the young man to
that extent.
81 desire to know who you ara, SIR" said
the correspondent "I'n attend to you in my
paper"
my name is Schoeffel, sir; John B.
SchoeffeL You can have my name and be
- to you, SIR
Il didn't hear the name Alright" said tho
young man.
''Schoeffel, sir; John, John Schoeffel."
"Write it for me; want to get it right"
thundered the correspondent
Mr.. Schoeffel wrote the name on a card
and almost flung it in the correspondents
face.
That night when the "count up" was going
on Mr.. Schoeffel found his autograph among
the tickets, and over it was written pass
two" The correspondent had utilized the
autograph at the box office. Mr.. Schoeffel is
now the partner Of Henry Abbey. Chicago
Times
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-18
MARK TwAlN's coua1stnp.
farce Proposals. Before the Hunnorist Got
'ye-'' FOR an Answer.

afr Tor an Answers.
Mark Twain. ii ne is IN the mood. viii tell
the story of mis- own courtship In manner
worthy Of the greatest Of living humorjsts.
When hs first met the lady who afterward
became his wife he was not 80 distinguished
- now, his origin was humble. and for some
years OF bis life he had been pilot on the
Mississippi river The future Mrs. Clemens
was woman Of position and fortune her
father was judge and doubtless expected
family and social Importance in his son-in-
law. Clemens, however became Interested
In his daughter and after awhile proposed.
but was rejected
well" he said to the lady, ii didn't much
believe you'd have me, but | thought I'd
try"
After awhile he ''triedr again, with the
same result, and then remarked with his cee-
bra ed drawl: Il think great deal more Of
you than II you'd said Yes but its hard
70 bear" A third time ne met with better
fortune, and then came to the most difficult
part OF his task, to address the old man.
Judge" be said to the dignified million
are, nave you seen anything going on be-
tween Miss Lizzie and meg
What Whatr exclaimed the Judge.
rather sharply, apparently not understand
AIS WIG saluasioh, YET doubtless getting a
glimpse OF it from the inquiry.
Have you seen anything going on between
Miss Lizzie and mep
No, no, indeedT replied the magnate,
sternly. "No, sir, have not"
WE'LL Look sharp and you will. said the
author Of "lnnocents Abroad and that's
the way he asked the judicial luminary for
his daughters hand
Mark has child who inherits some Of her
fathers brightness. She kept IA diary at one
time, in which she noted the occurrences in
the family, and, among other things, the say
ings of her parents. On one page she wrote
that father sometimes used stronger words
when mother wasn't by and he thought ..we'
didn't hear. Mrs Clemens found the diary
and showed it to her husband, probably
thinking the particular page worth his
notice After this Clemens did and said sew
eral things that were intended to attract the
child's attention, and found them duly noted
afterward But one day the following entry
occurred
Il don't think I'll put down anything more
about father, for think he does things to
have me notice him, and | believe he reads
this diary" She was Marks own child
Philadelphia Press.