New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-05
PERSONAL.

The monument that was recently placed over the
grave Of Or. y. f.. Stephenson, the founder of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. in Rosehill Cemetery.
near Petersburg IL. is OF granite. and Is nue. n
10 De unveiled some time this autumn and the event
VIII be- made national analr
on every Christmas Lord Rothschild gives to
each policeman Of London a brerwood and an
ounce OF tobacco
The Connecticut State Dental Society is 10 place
a bronze tablet on the granite structure in Hart
ford occupying the site OF the office Of pr Horace
Wells. who discovered Laughing gas IN lstf
The Amer Of Afgnanistan has had electric
light station erected at CabuI. 1t was built by
Salter Pyne an engineer In the employ OF the Ind
Ian Government The Ameer has also had built
a saw and planning mill. a mint, d cartridge rae
tory. an arsenal. gunpowder mills. boot factory
and soap FACTORY.
Dr. NJ ~ q. Dana, who has been pastor OF lead
ing Congregational churches in Norwich, Conn.,
ST. Paul. Mimi. and Lowell. Mass. now has under
consideration a call TO the chair OF Sociology In
the University OF Syracuse. DR.. Dana was vice.
president OF the Minnesota State Board OF Correc-
OF the recent Prisons Congress. Is friend OF Or.
Wines and has long been student OF problems
IN crlininOogy
Count des Carrots. a grandnephew OF Lafayette
is hunting in the Rockies. IN The san Francisco
Chronicle" the other day he told something about
his fayorite sport OF woI hunting. FOR which he has
become famous In Russia Wolf hunting he said.
''is probably the most dang '.oIs sport there Is
With "A servant and "A couple OF last horses az
tached TO Il sleigh, have gone out ana DATED the
ground for the orutes Numerous occasions A
fat hog tied 10 zee never failed 10 coiect d
pack The trouble was thai 1t drew too many. The
wolves would gather Ia M number Of 20 or SD
and devour the pig Then w. would dash upon the
scen. and the fun would commerce They are as
fleet as IA deer 70 say that they are as Meet as
wolves would be like II. They can outrun the
horses every time. AMI IL they are not picked on
as fast as thea come up !Or mil ut az well give up
rho fight and permit yourself to be devoured. I'M
agine yourself making running fight with a
band OF 30 hungry. lidenei wolves. and with the
knowledge that II one % tie feet little brutes
reaches your horses you a-e dead man, and you
can possibly imagine what a L.rvy sport 1t Is IL
requires "A cool head and Goo1 eye II you Mss
your mark you're gone. Your oniy chance OF safety
il in keeping your horses up. X H. generally long
fight You look back arl see ne carcasses Oh She
animals dottng the n)w 81 nile or TWO III your
Slowly the pack tans OFT. Iany nave dfoppsu
bleeding 10 the ground Otftrs Stop 10 ueVoui inc
carcasses The more "a: al he more tllnld the
rest become When you finally out-distance the pack
Won have been throuyh most trying ordeal that
the most ardent sportsman coult WISH Yes CON
slider wolf hunting the most dangerous sport thers
IL. Tiger hunting in lndii II tame pesiue ~ ~
Won 20 into the iungles of India To shoot tiger
YOU are accompanied b. a long retnue fou shoot
your prey from the how'l'p Of an elephant II you
miss your victim there are twenty bullets ready TOT
tiger hunting In IA menasrrie The only unsats-
fnctorv mart of the sport which wolves anoru Is
that after YOU are all through you haven't any
thing to show FOR your 2norts. but F" Is great