The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-19
WOLVES IN NORWAY.

WOLVES IN NORWAY.
Eavenous !Ann,als That Make Raids Up
! on The Outlying Settlements.
During the last two or three years
wolves have without doubt increased
con>;dera in Norway. Not only
! have they committed good deal of
! damage among domestic animals, bat
in some cases the elk have been so per-
secuted Ivy them as to be obliged
to take refuge among the haunts
OF men. Last winter, in the Selbo
district, near Trondhjem the re-
muius Of several clls were found in the
forest with The tracks of the blood
thirsty brutes showing plcntifully in
the Snow all around, while many more
Of the big deer must undoubtedly have
fallen victims to their ravenous appe
tiles. Two men driving Il sleigh with
sleepers for the railway came across q
big elk i'll sore plight: three of tie
pack which had attac ied him lay
around dead or dying, pierced with his
great antlers, while lie himself could
barely stand Needless to say, the
worthy peasants made the most of the
occasion: they killed the unhappy bull
and they claimed and received the gov
eminent reward Tor each of the wolves.
| Only, however. when they are in
droves will wolves attack the larger
animals. At first they try to stalk
their intended victim, and then, spring
ing upon it with long bounds. they en-.
deavor to pull it down; failing in this,
they proceed to hunt it in the most
:nethodical manner, two or three fol-
lowing the quarry closely, the others
enaeavoring to cut Off its retreat by
lying in wait and bounding at its
throat. In spring and summer wolves
are rare y seen, as they keep for the
most part at the solitude of the wood.
lands. but in severe cold and stormy
weather they collect together in packs
and descend to the more open and in
habited tracts Of the country.
While herding his reindeer during
the long winter in the far north the
Laplander must be on his guard
against naraudng wolves. Frequent
ly for weeks together there is no sign
Of the common enemy; then, without
warning, the cry of the watcher rings
out over the SNOW: The wolves are
afoot.' And, however binding the
snow, however dark the night, all the
inha bitants Of the camp rash forth to
defend the animals, which to them rep
resent wealth, clothing, food, existence
Itself. In such a melee the small, wirY
dogs, Of which the Laps always keep a
number, perform an important part,
barking and napping at their big OPP:
pcnents in the most plucky way, and
distracting their attention generally
until the arrival Of their owners upon
the scene.-pall Mall Gazette.
Couldn't rnoi Him.
lie was standing in front Of a thea
ter and surveying the building with
seeming interest when Il pedestrian
halted to inquire if he was looking Tor
the box Office.
"Neli, dunno" was the reply
"Nha1 s going on i'll thcre?''
"lts the regular drama :
"Anything like a circus??' ~
"Oh 10. You've been to the Tighter,
haven't you?' -
'Mehbe. I've been around heap"
! 'Well, then, you know what it is"
"Any bareback riding
NO" T..
"Anyboay jump through hoops Of
FREQ
no"
"G!te" anybody $40 to ride bucking
m,l|u:'
Il think not. You'd better go in
and see. There Il matinee this after
nOon."
whats that-side show or muse
um?'
The other laughed and made no
reply, and the stranger bristled up and
exclaimed:
I'm on to you, old fellow, bigger'n
a horse! You're buncc-stcerer. and
You thought you'd run up agin hay
seed, but You just walk on or I'll lay
you out colder'n q barn-deor hinge in
January!'-Detroit Free Press.
Socialism.
The socialism Of the world saws:
What is yours is NINE The social
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