The sun., 1893-08-15
SUNBEAMS.

There was . discussion about dogs in an uptown
hotel corridor the other DAY, and westerner
tolling his pointer. when Kentucky man asked for
the floor to tell about the late Senator Beck prize dog
which he mentioned as good sample OF tho Kentucky
article One day SO the Senator used to relate he
walking along the streets OF Louisville with his pointer
Tho dog began to point At man looking in q store
window The animal woudn'. bulge. and the Sen Ator,
being curious to know what was fascinating the dog
asked tho man his name. Partridge" was the reply,
Old travellers look back with regret at tho brevtty
OF some of the best friendships they ever knew They
best know the opuence OF good fellowship that 10 dis
covered on trains and seamerS and the deetng char
actsr OF It. They fnd men who are mpanionabe and
entertaining they take dinner with them and share
bottle in tho dining car they play euchrs and poker
the smoker. they like thom almost we'll enough to ask
them to their houses for summer but these friends
drop OF a. stations on the way and they know
their histories. circumstances. and calngs perhaps
not their nameG
"A vermont clergyman WAS appealed to by three Of
his townsmcn to "Ro and work witch hazel over .
spot on Ludlow Mountain. near Rutland. where 1t
asserted. In tradition that spaniards had buried
treasure before the Revolution They informed him
that clergyman could, by virtue of his profession.
work" tho hazel wand better than any elsa The
wand supposed to point TO hidden gold when carried
lightly In the hand. Tho clergyman gave them leo
turs on tho folly OF their wish and they loft him
the mountain over alone II they have met with lucs
thsy have not told him OF It,
When Emperor william tasted the food OF his saiors
on board bis yacht at Cowes he did only what Is pre-
scrbed IN the United States navy and probably every
navy in the world when the Italian man.otwar. the
Giovanni Bausan. lay nj the Brooklyn Navy Yard tie
young gentleman acting oficer OF the deck
tain day excused himself visitor and turned aside
TO taste with duo soemniiy portion OF the sailoTs'
monday msal. held up TO him on dock The sans
thing occurs at early morning when coffee Is served.
ana ~ night when the sailors have supper The ofctr
or the deck 10 tho representative OF the commander.
ana when the former tastes tho sailors food he does II
ricariousy for tEe latter. Emperor william merely
did for himself what tho Urted States naval crII'
mander does through tha oflicer OF tho deck.
Mr.. Campbell. tho big rancher OF TsSaI whose
scheme for exterminalng coyotes by inoculaling Them
with the mRugs was mentioned In rHg srN not ton;
A.o. reports that the plan promises success Ills Plan
Is to catch wolves or cUyoes in trap sud put them IN
corral with dog badly affected with the mango AMI
after they have become turn ihrm loose TO
spread the disease IlssId the disease IS lncurAns
Mr.. Campbell has infected and turned loose about
twenty coyotes and wolves in this way in three
or four months. lie has not yet found any dead
wolves. but he has trapped several that Lad the ds"as
In an advanced stag from witch be conclude %
Is spreading lie EIyS nothing hGt chruIror".s
animal will take the dsenS". ani oonseILenly ir"re .
no danger to stock IN sarradingt Woiycs and COY
have greatly Increased IN recent ysarS In spite 81 al
attempts TO clean thrm out And St0eLmen are wash
Ing Nj. Campbclrs scls .ns with great interest,"