The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-11-28

Marco Polo,' by Noah Brooks, in St.
Nicholas
For Bicycle Riders.
There are several we'll known rules
ir bicycling to-day which have estab-
lished themselves by custom, and yet
many of which, perhaps, will not be
found in any book. They are, none
the less, rules to be followed, because
they are founded on experience Rid
ing in the city is very different from
riding; in the country, and there are
certain differences in riding in small
towns from either the country or the
city. In the country there is no r.sa-
son why one should not ride on side
paths Or sidewalks if the road is bet
ter there. There is much less traffic,
not so many pedestrians, and no one
has any. objection to this side-path
riding there.
1t is very different in towns, how
ever. There, whether the law forbids
sidewalk riding or not, no bicyclist
should leave the street. In towns and
in cities bicycles become in every way
subject to the. laws of carriages; a
Whee1man should keep always on the.
right-hand side of the road on principle.
When a horse and carriage or another
wheel is apprOa ching. he should turn
to the right. although both the driver
of the horse and carriage and the rider
of the wheel must give him room to.
pass on the right. In overtaking and
passing either carriages or bicycles,
you should pass to the left turning, in
other words, from the right-hand side
of the road in towards the center: In
turning a corner, there are several
rules to be observed, and in practice
they ought all to be observed invari-
ably. If you are turning into street
to the. left a wide circle should be
made, keeping well to the right, leay-
ing room always at the corner for any
vehicle, whether bicycle or carriage,
to easily pass.-Harper' Round Table.
He Keeps the House Free of Mice
1t. is a fact of natural philosophy
that rats and mice do not .nfest. a.
hOuseat the same tn1ies Jerking Upon
this hint as to the ature of rodents,
n. K. Laureson, of Vicksburg, has
adopted a scheme by which he keeps
himself rid Of both pests. Tlis he ac-
complishes by capturing a young rat
and training him to catch mice This
singular :lnouSer, whose name, by the
way, is Car, is doubtless the most sue
cessful one on record. He has been
taught to pounce upon a mouse on
short order, without fear and without
favor, and he shows no mercy. Of
course he can follow the mice into
close quarters and never has been
known to lose his quarry. Strange
to relate, large rats have given the
1,ne hx-o leo no.
stand that the house belongs to Gar,
and that there must be no encroach-
ment upon his prerogative.
Laureson is very fond of his queer.
pet, and has taught him many interest
ing tricks. Among others he has train
ed him to handle a bow, and with a
miniature violin CZar manages to
scrape the strings in way not unmu-
steal. OF course it has been impossible
to teach him really to play a piece,
but sitting up on his hind legs, with
his fiddle grasped in his tiny claws,
Czar produces a sort of half-screcching-
sound that is altogether weird and
fantastic. Laureson is himself a vio-
linist of no mean order, and Gar likes
nothing better than to sit on his mas
ter's knee and listen to his playing.
Pet Squirrels
To teach a squirrel to become ac-
customed to handling, however, re-
quires some patience. Every time lie
is fed it is we'll to make a little cluck-
ing sound, or something he will recog-
nize as a friendly call meaning feed
time. After having tanned him SO that
he will eat while you are watching
him, which he will sometimes do in
one or two days, get him accustomed
to having your hand around the cage
Then lasso or moose him around his
body with a small cord, and take him
out of the cage without lifting him
by the cord. Take care, for he will
bite and sink his little teeth almost
through the bone Of your finger if he
has the chance.
Now !: take a glove that has been
stuffed full of cotton, and stroke him
gently with it., If he attempts to bite,
which he is almost certain to do, give
him a little tweak. l.ereat this as
often as he tries to bite, and he will
soon. learn that if he sits still he is all
right. Now feed him from the thick
glove. In a. surprisingly short time
he will give up the idea Of biting, and
you can stroke him or pick him up
with your hand, and carry him about
in your pocket. He will grow wonder
fully attached to you; and when once
tanned thoroughly he will never run
away; although he may pay short Wis
it's to his mates, he will return to you.
But pray remember this, that his dead
ly enemy is the cat. H.. .-. ~ ..
A Rule That Didn't Work Both
'.ss[s5 Ways. g.. ,zs 1--z
whats your name?' said the new
school teacher, addressing the first boy
on the bench. 5g y. ss
"Jule Simpson" replied the lad.
Not Jule-J Julius, . said the teacher.
And addressing the next one, "What is
your name q
Bilious Simpson, I guess
order. ,s#.