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HAD NO RIGHTS.
Why the Bush = Street
Rails Were Torn Up.
Claimed That the Franchise Had
LapSed Through Non-Perform.
anCe of Obligations.

City and County Attorney Creswell filed with
the County Clerk yesterday the expected an.
swer OF Mayor Ellert and Superintendent Of
Streets Ackerson to the action brought against
them by the Sutter street Railway Company.
The answer mainly consists of specific de-
malls TO the several allegations contained In the
complaint. 1t is denied that on August A. 1888,
the Board OF Supervisors granted the Bush
street franchise to Abuer Doble, William Gen.
ter and William Hanson, and that the privi-
leges were assigned to the plaintiff company.
To the history OF the case as contained Ia the
complaint, including the progress of construc-
tion of the road up to November IL last when
the defendants are alleged TO have forcibly in
terfered with the work and torn up the rails, is
also given an emphatic denial.
For a separate answer 10 the allegations con-
tanned in the complaint it is charged that the
grantees OF the franchise did not expeDd the
sum OF $50, 900 or any otner sum on the con-
structlon of the road within one year after the
passage of tie ordinance. The Bush-street
Railway Company was incorporated In NOvem-
Der, 1885, for the purpose OF laying down the
aforementioned road, but the defendants in
the action alleged that the work OF so con-
structing the road was not begun within one
year after the fling OF the articles OF incor-
p0raiion.
Also, 1t is now coutended that although the
Bush street Railway Company assigned its
rights and Interest In the SAID franchise TO the
Sutter-street Railway Company In December,
1885. yet the latter company did not com lete
the construction OF the road within three years
from that date. Thereby section 502 OF the Civil
code of California is violated. BY reason OF
such failure to perform the work within the
specified time, the right OF way and franchise
granted by tho said order ceased and became
forfeited. Besides, it is claimed that the fran
chise was in September, 1888, abandoned by
consent and a resolution 10 that effect adopted
by the Board of Supervisors. This resolution,
1t is claimed, was never submitted TO nor acted
upon by the Mayor of San Francisco, and by
reason thereof no part of the right of way along
the streets described ip the order was ever
abandoned by the plaintiff company.
On these grounds Mayor Ellert and Superin-
tendent of Streets AckersoD maintain that they
were perfectly justified In acting as they did
and removing lhe Ohnoxi Ions Tracks.
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RUNNING RACES.
Five FaVorites Go Down
in Succession.
THE TALENT BADLY HIT.
Imported Stromboli Wins in Inn
pressive Style.
TWO JOCKEYS ARE PUNISHED.
Lottie d, Oakland, Castro and Muriel
Comprise the Winners of the
Remaining Events.
TWO JOCKEYS ARE PUNISHED.

There was nothing sensational in the
afternoons racing at the Bay District
track yesterday, though the quality of the
sport afforded was distinctly good. The
winners gained their victories in each case
easily enough, but there were four close
and exciting finishes for the honors Of
second position in four of the five events.
The victory of q hlgh-class horse like
imported Stromboli is a welcome item to
chronicle. There must always be feeling
Of satisfaction in noting the success of
horse whose breeding is irreproachable
and whose record is good. The grand
looking son of Chester and Rtna won
with impressive ease yesterday in a mod
crate field, no doubt, but in such fashion
as to show that his dickey legs cannot be
SO very bad.
There has been considerable talk recently
about the heavily sanded track being re-
sponsibe for the lameness Of sever al
horses now quartered al the Bay District.
That the track should be absolved from
most of this responsibility is fairly we'll
shown in the one single fact that horse
like Stromboli, whose legs are under sus-
pcioD, has been bic to stand his prepara-
tion In the going. The track yesterday
was fast in some places, slow in others, in
fact there may be said to have been prac-
tically two tracks in one. The association
has had ordered for some time the neces-
sary contrlvance, If so it can be called,
something like what is used in grading
streets, for skimmlng over the track and
lessening the depth of the top dressing
but Superintendent Fieldwick has not yet
received il and so worked at a disadvan-
tage, but he had done his best to remove
any cause for complaint and must be ac-
credited with success in his attempt
The talent could not do right yesterday,
and the defeat of five favorites in success
Bion sent them hOmein a very impecunious
condition.
In the first race, q fve-furlong selling
event, Tim Murphy was made a very
strong favorite at II to and to l. al
which price he went to the post. Lottie
d was we'll supported, but threes could
have been had about her at the close
while Bill Howard, opening at fours,
closed at the same price after seeing fives
and skies.
LottIe d was just suited by the going,
and after getting of badly raced to the
front round the far turn and won as she
pleased by two lengths from Tim Murphy,
who had all he could do to beat Bill How
ard for the place.
The winner, who was entered to be sold
for $500, was bid up to $500, at which
price she was retained by her owner, r.
Stpe.
The second event was a seven-furlong
race for nOn-wiDners, for which the i'm
ported Australian mare, Candid, belong
ing to r. E. de B. Lopez. was made a very
consistent favorite at threes, very natur-
ally after her successful running with
Stromboli, another Australian, at half a
point longer odds. Alexis stood at the
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Society Notes,

The wedding of Miss Hilda Strassman and
papy Will take place at / O'clock this afternoon
at 141S LaTkin street.
The Western Addition Literary and Social
Club will give Its regular monthly entertain
ment and dance this evening at Odd Fellows
Hall.
The Frogs will give their second hop of the
third season this evening at California Hall.
The four schools OF the Pacific Kindergarten
Association Will hold their Christmas enter
tainment at 2 O'clock this afternoon at Golden
Gate Hall. An Interesting programme has
been prepared and large attendance Is ex-
pected.
The Nos Ostros Club will give a party this
evening at Maple Hall, Palace Hotel.
The class OF '94 of st. Vnceurs school Will
give an enterl ainment at O'Clock this AFTER
noon at ST. VIncent's Hall.
A Christmas tree party will be given this
evening by the pupils OF Irvine's dancing acad-
emy, 1927 Mission street.
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Forging Grocery Orders.

Mrs. Elizabeth Ward. 122 Eighth street, Sc
cured a warrant from Police Court yesterday
for the arrest OF III. Anderson on a charge OF
forgery. She accuses Anderson OF forging
orders In her name for groceries upon Louis
Lehman, corner of Second and Tehama streets.
One OF the orders has been retained aud will be
put In as evidence.
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His Pocket Picked.

q. A. Miller, a jeweer, who lives at 5541a
Valencia street, boarded a ear bound for his
home early Monday night, and dismouDted
when near his dwelling he rode on the rear
platform, and soon after alightng found that
his gold watch and chain had been stolen. He
did not know the number OF the car and had no
idea as to the identity Of the man who stole his
property.
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The New York Insurance Company had an
attachment levied yesterday against the firm of
be due as money loaned. Schloss & Co. is a New
York clothing firm, with an agency N this city.
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SAY, GIRLS. If you want to fool that best fellow
Just ask him to give you his package OF Whites
Yucatan Gum. when he asks you to be excused for
O moment between acts see?
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MORNING CALL PAn9 RAcISG FoRM
1ol urOn rureso lo2l4
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The Entries.

The entries for to-day's races are as fol-
lows:
First race, five-eighths OF mile (sellingl-
Queen Bee 96. Vlyace 80, Jennie d 90, Lee
Stanley 81, Little Tough So. Ida Glenn 1O5
Little Frank log. Silver Bow 106, North 1O3
Stoneman Ill. Tom Nimbus III, Shamrock
109, Kathleen 101, Sheridan 116, Mount Carlos
Ill, DR.. Ross 80 Iron Heart 1O1. Sir Reginal
1O6 Red Light 119. ThorDhil 103. Orrin 96.
Namoose 101, Ann Moore 10S. Pasha 1OS.
Second race, seven eighths of mile (selling)-
Little Tough 80. Harry Lewis 73. Sir Peter
1O9 Victress 90, De Bracey 81, Sympa-
thetie's Last 81, Lady Gwenn 105. Patricia I09,
Clacquer 103, hatrinka So, Conde 1O7. Red
Cloud ITO.
Third race. three quarters of mile, handi-
csp-Racine 125, Bill Howard 100. Abb ia,
Peril 9S. Pescador 113. Motto 10Y. Redroot
104, Romulus 80. Monowal 1o2. ServItor III,
Romair 100.
Fourth race, one mile, selling-Boston Boy
11O, Tlgress 80. Bridal Ven 80, ZObair 1O4
Revolver 100. Duke Stevens 80.
Fifth race, five-eighths or me selling-J
Payne 96, Morven 81, Bordeaux 105, BERTHE w
colt SO, B4nlO III. Last Chance 11S, VAL
paraiso los. Premium Fnly 80, Normandie
105. Trix los, Clara White Ill, Silver Plate 93.
Centurion 10, Carmel 1o2, Joe Frank 1O5.
Red Bird III.
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o durp
arew
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EOR SALE-A GOOD PAYING HOTEL CEN
i tralIy located; 81 furnished rooms. barroorn
restaurant, horse and bus; all in frst-class order
Inquire WICHMAN, LUTGEN Co. 3lS Clay
street. del9 7Ls
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C1od o oil fed
three
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IA ANTED-PARTNER WITH S4OO CASH N
w profitable am usement enterprise: company
all ready to take the road. Apply BET. 10 and u
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same price, Gussie and Pennyroyal reced-
ing from fours and SKIES TO elghts. Strom-
boil never gave his hackers much nneasi-
ness, as getting off to good start. he at
once assumed the lead, and. making all his
own running, won with ease by two
lengths from Pennyroyal. who was the
same distance in front of Alexis.
Gascon was picked as the good thing in
the third race of fifteen-sixteenths of
mile. and heavily played at and z to 5.
Glee Boy, ON his Eastern running. in spite
OF this being his first appearance, also car
ried lot of money at threes aud fours,
but Oakland, on his performance of last
Thursday, was not allowed 10 run un-
backed at threes and fours, at which price
he must have made another good stake for
his stable and its connections. Gladi0la
went back from SKIES TO eights. The last
named and Glee Boy made the whole OF
the running like team to within a hun
dred yards Of the wire, when they were
both eollared and passed by Oakland and
GascoD, who in drive finished in that Or
der length apart, GIadola head in front
of Glee Boy.
Zaragoza's withdrawal in the seven
furlong race made il look as If the clever
people connected with him were sweet on
his chances for the fourth event, mile sell
Ing race. and he was played by the public
accordingly, opening up at TO 2 and clos
ing at twos. Castro was next in demand
DO luuccQ bc UuSuJ W nave Uctu Ou HIS Ic-
cent consistent performances. Happy Band
and Alliance were the extreme outsiders
of the field at thirties. Castro had the
best of the sendoff by good three lengths
and, never afterward approached, won by
four lengths from Happy Band. on whom
Alliance was Tapped. ClacQuer ran promi-
nently for five furlongs.
The last race Of the day was run wnen
1t was getting quite dark, and it is again
in order to suggest that the management
arrange TO start at l 80 P. NJ. instead of al
2 o'clock.
Whiiestone was made pronounced
favOrite at the close at z 10 ., having
opened with The Lark at twos, the latter
going TO the post at 8 to 2. Sallie NJ was
we'll backed at threes and to 2, but
strange to say, Miss Fletcher, in spite of
her good performance last Saturday, when
she ran third to Leo and Gordias carrying
ten pounds more than she did yesterday,
receded to 10 to l after opening up a
eights. Muriel was not much played at
two points better. but she did not leave the
result of the race long in doubt, as after
The Lark had momentarily held the lead
Tor htty yards she went 20 the front and
won at her ease by three lengths from the
Lone stable geldiDg, who. having dropped
back around the far turn, came fast after
entering the stretch, and just beat Sallie
NJ for the place by head.
Starter Ferguson had two boys on his
black list to-day for dlsobedience at the
post. Johnny Weber was fined 500 and
Spence set down for the balance of the
meeting.
McAuliffe had two winning mounts on
Castro and Muriel and acquitted himself
IN good style Both mounts came to him
owing to the previous engagements OF
the Jockeys who had previously ridden the
two horses.
Flambeau is still at the Bay District and
was at work yesterday morning.
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DOR SALE NICE COUNTRY BAKERY
II boarding ana lodging house private Gus
toners. Address owner, box 115 Cali Branch. 3tr
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TOR SALE-GROCERY AND SALOON: 3 ITV-
Z fng-rooms connected. l65 Silver ST deIq ~
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ADY WANTS LADY PARTNER TAKE HALF
j. interest in paying business; well established
Address G. M. box 142 Gail Branch. de2O tf
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ID ESTAURANT AND BARBER-SHOP FOR
II sale; best bargain in city. 3l71a Third 20 A.
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CANDY-STORE AND ICEUREAM PARLORS.
" 264 Third ST. dele At
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OIoS STATIONERY, NOTIONS, CANDIES.
GpIOO. cigars. living rooms; Showcases
counters and shelving bargain. 152O@4 Howard o.
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WERE NOT SUPERSTITIoUS, BUT WE BE
W lieve in signs. So do you So see G. SMITH
of CHICAGO SIGN Co. 1908 Market st. del7 I'm
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SOUU. nving-rocms, near Midwinter lair
grounds Golden cate PARK; cheap rent. Inquire
in liquor-suOre 29 StXthst.: no agents delq
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ARGAIN: COFFEE AND LUNCH BUSINESS:
block from Baldwin; clears over $500
month"; AppIy A. NJ SPECK 20 Montgomery % gs
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TOR SALE-THE EXCELSIOR ~ Isa-
Il room: well fitted up and rooms furnished or
nnfurnished: cheap; make offer 53z Howard 81. .
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DESTA URANT AND COFFEE SALOON: q IOu
IL business. Apply 649 Mission st. del9 3ts
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pARTNER IN SALOON BUSINESS; GOOD
l earnest man with $3.50 wanted as partner
537 >econd st, de2o It's
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m0-O GROCERY AND BAR AT THE MIS-
SZOU, SION. rent $40: years ease; suit
able for hay and feed and coalyard; call to-day
ApplY w. f HEALY. 129 Eddy So. QelS 3t%
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SITUATIONS wAsTED-MALE.


A TTENTION-HOTEL, RESTAURANT KEEP
n ers get your help from C. r. HANSEN & CO.,
ITO Geary ST.; telephone sS5. de12 cod
EXPERIENCED. MIDDLE AGED. STEADY,
II sober man. with good recommen dations. wants
a place TO work about saloon; can attend bar.
Address W.. box 19. this Office desc lots
ELDERLY MAN. SOBER AND RELIABLE.
u wants to take care of a poultry ranch on
p. box lis. Call Branch Office de20 St~
VoUNG MAN. GERMAN, WOULD LIKE A
Il situation In kitchen: would like TO learn cook
ing; steady man. Address H. p, 46312 Tehama
street. do2U 3t<
NfIDDLE-AGED MAN AMERICAN. WITH
VI references. wants situation about gentleman's
place; horses, carriages and garden; handy with
tools Address C.. box 26. this ONCE. de20 3t'
UTCHERs-wANTED. BY EXP ERIENCED
enees. FRED MILLER, 1O1ll8 Green st.de2O 3t|
RoY OF 10 WISHES SITUATION OF ANY
~ kind with reliable wages. Apply Bond st.
on Mission, bet. Twelfth and Thirteenth. de2O 3tF
CITUATION WANTED bY AYoUNG COLORED
- man just from the East. who has held posi-
tion Of trust, to do butter work or as coachman;
can bring hrst-cIass reference. Address c. w.
street. de2O 2t*
YOUNG EXPERIENCED SWEDE WISHES
situation in grocery or hardware-store and At
tend evening school Address 92l Mission St
VoUNG MAN, CAREFUL DRIVER AND UN-
derstands care OF horses and COWS. wants posi-
tion IN city or country Address j. c., box ! 10,
Call Branch Once.
STEADY. RELIABLE MAN. WITH LONG EX-
= perience in the restaurant and oyster business,
desires a positions; steward head waiter OF cash
Ter. Address S, box Us. Call Branch ONCE.
DAKERS-SITUATIoN WANTED BY GOOD
~ ali-round man: town or country. n. b., box
z. this Office. del9 3t~
CTEADY MAN wANTssITUATION AS PAN
~ tryman or tend lunch counter; has expert
ence. Address c. ROSS, 22S Stevenson st. 19 3ts
VoUNG MAN WITH GOOD REFERENCES
l. wants work of any kind around private
place in city or country. Address c. s., box ll5,
Call Branch Once del9 3tF
CHICKEN AND FRUIT RANCH WANTED
~ Salary or shares; by man who thoroughly
understands the business of raising poultry by
incubators and broods; also experienced in fruit
and stock raising; very best references Address
JONES, room 9, 22O Sansome st. dele 3t*
Y oUTH OF 10. INTELLIGENT LIVING AT
L home with his parents, wishes situation in
store or wholesale house: has had years expert
enee. Address 1857 Ellis st. de1S 3t~
pARBER. GOOD WORKMAN, WANTS A
- steady JOB; Spanish. Address S. L.. box III,
Call Branch ONCE delS 3t*
DO.GERMAN COOKS CLUB FURNISHES COM
petent cooks in all branches 1928 Market 3m
LII KINDS OF HELP SUPPLIED AT BAR
n kER'S 6l9 Sacram 81. Japanese help
speciality; call or write del7 It's
CITUATION WANTED BY MAN AND WIFE
~ to take charge of lodging g-house have had
experience; salary no object Inquire at grocery
store, 1872 Seventh ST. del7 Its
INEXPERIENCED MAN. STEADY AND SOBER,
house, day night clerk, position
watchman, janitor collectors: best OF refer
ences furnished. Address T. A. B.. box &c. this
Office deg l5t
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he sand verater
hownp
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CALOON; GOOD LOCATION AND BUSINESS.
- living-rooms. $40 Mission st. del9 3tt
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ARE YOU IN TROUBLE AND NEED AD-
"A vice II so consult Mrs. BELMONT; she
will tell you what your trouble is without asking
YOU a question, and will advise you what TO 90
and now to do: she will tell of your partner ln
business: love or marriage is true or false; VIII
read your life from the cradle TO the grave Wltn-
out mistake; perfect satisfaction or no cnaTge.
lOS Mason st. de1I u
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LoDGING-HOUsEs roR sALE.

WEEKS NEWS FOR 5 CENTS - THE
- WEEKLY CALL. in wrapper, for mailing
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o.rOOO PARTNER wANTED-SAFE AND
U tUUU. very profitable investment; CON-
petitors on the coast; unlimited demand; invest
gate Address i. W. box l42, can Branch. ~ BE
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PERSONALS.

A RTlSTIC HAIRDRESSING, 25c; HAIR
N waved beautifully; mancuring: will call at
residence: apprentices to trade l04 Powell. 20 3m
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pRANCH BAKERY: CHEAP ON ACCOUNT OF
ID sickness $50 Bryant ST. de16 7t*
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CHICKEN AND FRUIT RANCH WANTED
" Salary or shares; by who thoroughly
understands the business of raising poultry by
incubators and broods; also experienced in fruit
and stock raising; very best references Address
JONES' room 9, 220 Sansome st. dele 3t*
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-21
HE SAVED HIS LIFE.
But He Had to Knock Him Out of Tim
to Do So.

But He Had to Knock Him Out of Time
to Do So.
Uncle" Attaway johnson, of Early
county, Georgia, relates his experience
in life saving as follows:
The road hands were ordered to
work the road from the Jordan ford
on Dry creek to the Blakely court
house. Among them was great
brawny, muscular man by the name
of Cap Barefield, who was addicted
to drink. Cap came up to town in
the morning and got drunk-so drunk,
In fact, that he thought himself a per-
feet Hercules. He staggered about
among the other hands until the mid
die OF the forenoon, when a large oak
tree standing by the roadside in the
neighborhood of Katie Perrvman's
present home was ordered to be cut
down. Cap swore he'd catch the tree
when 1t fell and stood in position to
do so with outstretched arms, while
the axe men made the chips fly cut
ting it down.
''His friends tried to pursuade him
out of the foolish notion of holding
up in his arms falling tree two feet
thick. All to no purpose. There he
stood Presently the tree began to
creak and fall, and Cap moving
directly under it, without the tremor
of muscle, braced himself to support
1t. Uncle Attaway, seeing that GER
tam death awaited him, sprang for
ward and with his fist let Cap have
10 darter' in the bur of his ear.
This landed him out of danger, but
the tree scraped Uncle Ats heel as it
foil
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-21
How Air Resists a Locomotive.

Experiments made by the scientists
appointed for thatpurpose by the French
government show that the resistance of
the atmosphere to the motion of a high
speed train often amounts to half the to-
tai resistance which the locomotive must
overcome. Two engines, of which the
resistance was measured repeatedly and
found to be 10 pounds per ton at 81 miles
per hour, We're coupleds together and
again tried. In the second trial the re-
sistance fell to IA pounds per ton, the
second engine being shielded from at
mospheric resistance by the first. 1t
strikes me that there is an idea for some
inventor half unmasked in this item.-
st. Louis Republic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-21
SEN SIBLE HORSES.
They Head OF a Runaway and Bring a
Pony to His Senses.

Pony to His Senses.
Mr.. William White, writing from
the Ruskin museum, Sheffield, Eng
land, records an instance of saracity
IN horses Bordering the park is a
strip of land, doomed to be built upon
but meanwhile lying waste and used
for common pasturage, on which the
horses under notice were leisurely
grazing. a pony in a cart, having
been unw;sely left by the owner for a
time unattended on the grass, sud
denly started off, galloping over the
uneven ground at the risk of over
turning the cart The two horses,
upon seeing this, Immediately Joined
in pursuit with evident zest.
My first superstition, that they were
merely joining in the escapade in a
frolicsome spirit, was at once dis
proved by the methodical and bust
ness-like manner of their procedure.
They soon reached the runaway, bv
this time on the road, one on one side
of the cart and one on the other; then.
by regulating their pace, they cleverly
contrived to intercept his progress by
gradually coming together in advance
OF him, thus stopping him inmedi-
ately in the triangular corner thew
formed Until the men came up to
the pony's head they remained stand
ing thus together, quite still; then the
two horses, evidently satisfied that all
was now right, without fuss trotted
back again together to their grass
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-21
The Inst English Enbbit.

The game of the world is decreasing.
and as new lands are opened to civiliza-
ton SO it VIII get less and less. In the
struggle for existence. there will he no
room for the sportsman. His require
ments Will grow more modest as time
advances, but they viii not be satisfied.
The last British wolf was killed in Suth-
erlandsh;re about the year 1900 by a man
named Poison. Who will be handed
down to posterity as the slayer of the last
British rabbit: What a pathetic picture
might be drawn of the last cock pleas
ant! Perhaps some Macaulav of the far
distant future may astonish his readers
by his account of what went on in the
rural districts of Great Britain in the
nineteenth century.
He would relate how, owing to the
scantiness of the population, men used to
shoot cartridges and pheasants by the
thousand on ground then and for gener-
atiOns past the sites of immense towns;
telling how the great garden of England.
then mapped out into small tenements.
each laboriously and infinitely cult
waited. with no waste of wood or hedge
row, used in those far away years to he
furiously ridden over by hundreds of
horsemen in pursuit of an animal long
since extinct III the land and only known
to the curious in old books of natural
history. Magazine.