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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-18
B. so. S-W. RY
TIME TABLE.

Trains leave Marietta as follows
For Cincinnati, F10:40 q IN, tl1.e5 y In.
For St. Louis tl0:40 a IN sll:26 p m.
For Louisville. *10:40 a m, 1895 D IN.
For Parkersburg, fl0:40 a IN, rs AS a m. ~. IS
p m, 700 p m, sl1:25 m.
Tor Belpre, b45, lo:4oa m, 1850, t:5b, II rs p nj
For Chtilicothe, f10:4O IN, f1l:2t p m t5 45
m, t1.50 p m.
For New York, ASS p m, sll:i5 pm
tDaily. Except Sunday.
For detail information regarding rates
time on connecting lines, sleeping, parlor cars
etc. address
g. N. PAYNE, Ticket Agent, b. s. o. s. "
Ry., Marietta, O., or
Q. B. WARFEI, Assistant General Passense,
Agent. Cincinnati. Ohio
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-18
Nor,ce OF Appnlntmenr.

Estate OF Frederick d. Whitfield, deceased.
The undersigned has been appointed and
qualified rs administrator of tina estate OF
Frederick ID. Whitfield, late of Washington
county, Ohio, deceased. g.
Dated this 18th DAY of December A d. 1896.
WIN. III LEEPER.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-18
Death of Count Cassell.

LONDON, Jan. 1G.-A dispatch from
Rome says that Count Cassell, the
popes private chamberlain, died on
Sunday last.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-18

BROOKLYN, Jan. 1G G-Ground was
broken Friday for the Arbuckle sugar
refinery in this city on the plot adioin-
ing the Arbuckle coffee plant 1t is
the intention of the Arbuckles to push
the erection of the building with all
nocSi b1a cpaa6
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-18
SOUTH BOUND,

Trains Ifains run daily except Sunday. Close cor
heS1ions G., t Ior al points north and west
FOR iarther Information call on or adsress 4,
M eito f11YNE' Tickn Agent, Union Depot, Mar,
L. d. DALE. Receiver, - "a
W. Nj. MORSE, superintendent.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-18
Lieut.. GOV. T:.rkpatricI1's Condition I'm
proved.

LONDON, Jan. 16. THE condition of
Hon, George a. kirkpatrick, lieuten-
ant governor of Ontario, who under
went an operation in the South street
hospital few days ago, is rapidly i'm
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-18
DO YOU EAT sREApa

jacob Pfaff's is unexcelled, as are
also his Cakes and Ices. Finest
Neapolitan Ice Cream that can be
made. Particular and personal at.
tention given to serving partiss-
receptions. weddings or public din.
ners' JACOB PFAFF,
Putnam st.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-18
SATURDAY.. February 2oth, 1857


at o'clock i. M, of said day, the following
described real estate towit situate IN Wash
ington County, state of Ohio, Township of
Marietta, towit: One and 55-l0O acres more or
less, being ali the real estate conveyed to the
said Joseph e. NcCarty, Elizabeth A. HcCarty
McCarty bearing date January 20. 1870, and
filed for record in the Recorders Office of said
county March 20, 1894, the same being situate
in los acre lot No - in Range No. s, Town
snip No. ), ana Section No "a, IN the Ohio
Companys purchase. and bounded on the
northeast by the Rolling Mill lands, on the
northwest and southwest by the Baltimore. s.
Ohio Soath Western Railroad, on the south
land conveyed to William G.. McCarty in deed
recorded i'll Vol a at pages 202-203, and on
pages 2U3, POI and 205 and in Vol. IS on pages
BIS and $40 of records of deeds of said county:
10 all OF which above mentioned deeds refer
ence is here made for greater certainty: eX-
cepting, however. the following described por-
tion of said premises heretofore sold to the
Producers Refining Company, towit: Bound
ed and described as follows: On the northwest
corner by the public road crossing the Il. q o.
=, ". Railroad track, said road now separat-
ing the LANDS Of the grantors herein from The
Rolling Mil Lott thence in a uthwesterly
direction along the railroad track three hun
dred and hfty feet aud having frontage on
said railroad of three hundred and fifty feet:
thence southeast to the ONO river: thence
northeast to said public road: aud thence
northwest to the point of beginning, said
parcel OF land so excepted containing one and
one quarter acres more or less, granting and
coneyvinE however. by said deed, all ana sing
machinery, and apparatus upon said premises
not included in said excepted portion.
Appraised at OGl 6j Terms Cash.
JOHN :. NC ALLISTER,
sheriff, Washington county, Ohio.
Nye & Follett, Attorneys.
Jan. lS lS07-5w.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-18
GAINESVILLE g. OHIO RIVE
TIME GARD IN NFRECr DEC y

AAn AAn trains Daily except Sunday.
NOS. 70 and " make close connections i.
nanesvllle i.'a with the b. q o. and Pan Handl,
trans Is i0r Columbus, Chicago and the West
T. HOPE SUTOR, Receiver.
I. q. HARRISON. General FassengerAs,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-18

Full line of Miss Scott's Skin and
Scalp Treatment at Richards Phar-
macy.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-18
Emphatic Bargains
In Dress Goods.

five could describe in the faintest
manner the varieties of colorings, the
fancy Of the weaves, the brilliancy ofthe
finish, and the richness Of the appear
ance of our offerings of Dress Goods,
and the beggarly prices we offer them
at. there would not be any to show III
two days, as such feast OF bargains are
TOO tempting to last long. COME AND
SEE THEM.
Novelties at lnc. l2l5c, l5c, 25c, 35c, and
45c a yd. The greatest values 3l o. c
yd-well worth 70 10 81 90 va. won
derful bargains in fine goods
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-18
OHIO RIVER RA,l.ROAD.

w d EoBISsoNs g. L. a.. ....... ParkersUu
j, For rateo, information, etc, call on OF s5
uiesh' WILL SCHLAUBAcd.
l84 Front Strnn
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-18
Chenille PortieTeS and
Lace Curtains Cheap.

Three pieces double width Tapestry
Damasl, at IS @ a yd-regular price Hl.
White Quilts at 50 c, Csc, 75c, S9c ana
gS c-BIG BARGAINS
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-18
Sherif's Sale.
ph c. McCarty ct al, Defendant

BY virtue of an alias order of sale, duly issuet
by the Court of Common Pleas. of " ashing
ton County, hio. iu the above entitled action
and to me directed. | will offer for sale "a
public auction, at the door of the Court Hous
Ill the City Of Marietta. on
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-18

tStop on Signal.
K. W. PAGE, T C'TAy,
w e O L. "A. Supt. Tran
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
The INDIANS ARE ARMING,
5aerokecs Will Rcsist Attempt 10
Abolish Tribal Government
With Arms.

Wort Smith, Ark, Oct. 25.-The full
;lcod Cherokees have for the last two
weeks been laying In supplies OF ammu-
alton and supplying themselves with
arms. They are preparing to forcibly
'cs!st any attempt to abolish their
tribal government. The feeling is
strongest amcng the poor and most ig-
lorant, They live in the remote parts
OF the mountains. They are unerrlng
shots and will be masters OF all the
mountainous country if trouble begins.
Thu more intelligent Indians are not
80 bitter, but the feeling against the
treaty Is so strong that the Cherokee
eommissi n Cancelled its meeting with
the Dawes commission. Full blood
cherokees recently sent an attorney to
Washington TO enjoin the Dawes COM
mission. il possible. from making up cit
zenSnip rolls. Since his return work OF
arinirg has been greatly increased. All
fun hloods lave always owned some
.;ind of firearms. bat the late purchases
are nearly all repeating rifles.
Tn refusal of the Creek council TO ap-
prove the treaty made with the Dawes
commission has greatly encouraged the
Cherckscs, ana they will make a frmer
stand against any negotiations with the
Dawes commission. No danger Is feared
Of an Immediate outbreak. The result
Of H." councils action IL awaited with
a great dsal of anxiety all over the
Cherokee nation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
The Toothrink fndnstry,

Philadelphia Record The toothpIck
Industry In this country Is quite an ex-
fensiye one, despite the somewhat UNI
certain social standing OF these little
articles, and is conducted almost entire
~ in the state OF Maine. although there
are a few factories In Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts and New York. Frank
lin county. Maine, is the chief center
primarily on account of it's forests OF
white birch. the standard wood for the
manufacture of toothpicks. maple and
poplar being the only other woods en-
ployed for their manufacture in h.s
country. The method OF manufacture,
after the logs reach the factories, is to
strip off the bark and feed the logs into
automatic machines by which they are
cut UP into yeneers or strips about as
thick as blotting paper. The veneers are
then fed into a machine composed of
peculiarly shaped and rapidly revolving
knives. which turns out the finished
product, s~harpened at both ends, at the
rate Of tens OF thousands per hour.
These factories, i'm the course OF "A month
or two. u out "A supply sufficient to
meet the demand Of a whole year, after
which they are shut down.
The best toothpicks made anywhere
in the world come from Portugal. They
are whitfield by hand from orange wood
splints by peasant girls. the only tool
used being an ordinary j~ackknife. These
picks are smooth as ivory and VIII not
break into splinters. and some of the
higher priced ones are ornamentcd with
hand carving. These are imported for
use at formal nque and like occa-
sions, 1t IL said that the girls who make
them only earn 10 cents a day. Fine
t~oothpicks are also imported from
Japan, and these, too, are made 10y
hand, but from reeds.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
CATTLE SHIPPED FROM HILLS
The Ranges Are Now Practically
Deserted.

Rapid City, oct. 9?.-lt is estimated
thai 10000 head OF cattle have already
been shipped from the Black Hills
winter will be practically deserted,
which will give the grass a much need
ed nance TO pick up. Iearlings Il
scrubs have been shipped in the same
car with . and 3-year-olds and have all
found a ready market at the top price.
This close shipping Of cattle has already
affected the dairy business Of the Hills.
II il impossible e ind enough mich /,
sSSnrmNss ,S%as S"sas,sns asan.s.,,S.
! situated at Piedmont. Which sends MIX
Zach morning to Lead IN the Fort Pierre
road, has had to cut down it's customers
and 1t is expected the price Will go up
to 10 cents a quart before long. The
same price will prevail in all Of the
Hills towns II is feared. Butter is also
very scarce and starts early with a
high price.
a few evenings ago some parties on
Box Elder divide saw a falling star.
They marked the spot where it fell near
by and afterwards picked up a stone Of
peculiar shape and brought 1t to this
city and had it examined at the school
of mines. 1t was found to have no quail
tiles of a meteor, but instead assayed 81
a ton, gold. Investigations are now in
order and it is expected that more orc
Will be unearthed. 1t is in a new field
for gold discoveries.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
PENSIONS AND POSTMASTERS.
Numerous Citizens Of Three states
Are Remembered and Made
Happy.

Washington. Oct. 2l.-The following pen
sions were granted yesterday:
Iowa-Original: William ]. Wood dead
Cedar Rapids: Alonzo Twiggs. Davenport
Timothy Carroll, Greenfield; Martin
Foote. Belle PLANE; Edwin A. Wood,
Avoca. Additional: Daniel Bloxham, ca
rion; J. NJ. Wright, Creston. Supplement.
tai: Sylvester Culver. Pomeroy. Increase:
William Brady. Keokuk; w. IL. Tont,
Charlton; w. NJ. Burk, East Peru. Refs.
sue: Charles ii. Campbell, Sciota; Seth
lsmus, Mount Ayr: ]. +. Shelton. Des
Moines. Widow: Mary j. Whitson, Mar.
shalltown.
tin. Lead. Increase: Anderson H.. Ander.
son. Lodi.
Nebraska-Original: Conrad Roberts.
Edgar; III. w. Miller, %Smithfcld: w. G..
Chapman. York; w. J: wagers. shickley,
Rake dead, BAIL Mills. Increase: q. +.
Marsh: Grafton. Widow: Clara w. Rake,
BAIL Mills.
Postmasters were appointed yesterday
as follows:
lowa-Cuba. Hancock county. w. Ern.
est Patrick, vice c.. Koeniguer. resigned.
Freeman, Cerro Gordo county, Max j.
TletJens, vice III. e. Freeman, resigned.
south Dakota: Aurora, Bookings coun.
~, Homer X. Exford. vice Fred l.. Baker
removed; Goodwill, Roberts county. Mar.
tina A. McAdams, vice John Stavely. re.
signed; Vanderbilt. Campbell county. /.
J. Holmes. vice Jonathan Pratt, resigned
Vienna, Clark county. Hans G. Eggen.
vice J: M. Heber: removed; viborg. Tur
Larson, removed; White Rock. Robert.
county. 8. T.. Oscarson, vice j. A. Ander.
son. removed: Zell. Faulk county ~ X
ApDott, vice Henry Brann. resigned.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
TERRIBLE CONDITIONS IN CUBA
Out or Twenty-Five Hundred Con.
centrados There Are but Five
Remaining Alive.

New York, Oct. GA dispatch to
the Herald from Havana SAYS: A To-.
cal newspaper publishes and YOU hes
for the following: "At Chassahaba in
the district of Sanjulian there were
concentrated twenty-five hundred per.
sons. These We're the only inhabi,a ats
of the place. Now there are only five
survivors, the rest having died of
hunger and fever. In Havana city il is
no unusual sight to see ten or a dozen
dead on one plaza early in the morn
ing. The authorities employ regular
roundsmen TO remove the bodies from
the parks" There is no abatement
in the activity of the rebels in the
western provinces. a Spanish regi-
ment on the way to Rubi Hills in Pi-
mar Del Rio stumbled across a dyr
mite bomb and lost ten men killed and
forty-one wounded. Near Artemisa,
Tavana province a band of insurgents
under Acea attacked and macheied a
Spanish guerilla force on the Neptune
estate.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
REV. WILLIAM UTLEY
SAYS IT WAS MILD
But Admits That it Was a Trifie Off
For a Man Of His
Cloth
SHOOTING TOURNEY At CANTON
Attendance Is Large and the Tonr.
n8men Is Very Much Il sue
cess-Evangclist WILL
Jams ut Huron.

Sioux Falls, Oct. ? .-Rey. William II
ley, late Of Mitchell, about whom there
has been so much talk at Mitchell dur
ing the week. was in the city yesterday,
enrOute 10 Mitchell, where he purposes
10 nave a settlement in the matter OF
the charges which have been published
concerning him since his departure To
a correspondent ne related the clIcum-
stances leading up To his dismissal from
his charge At Mitchell. He stated that
he had met and become intimate with
another Mitchell minister. and that in
company with a Sioux City travelling
man the W. ministers had one evening
started out for an evening. They called
at the LOckhardt restaurant upon two
young women living there and ordered
beer, cheese and sandwiches. The Sioux
CITY man became intoxicated and the
conduct Of all concerned was hardly
that Of gentlemen. 70 say nothing of the
cloth. said Rev. Nj. Ctley. From this
place the party wen 10 Webber's res
tauraHl, where mere bsel was ordered,
and then the Sioux City man suggested
going t. a public resort OF III reput",
which suggestion, however. Was not fsl-
lowed out.
Shortly after the evenings occur
Tenccs." said Rev. Nj. Itiey. tine
who was with me took occasion
10 tell certain members of my congregl-
ticn of the most unfortunate affair. His
purpose seems - have been 10 injule
n IL has most successfully ac-
complished his end. Further work I'm
Mitchell is out Of the question for me. !
not deny that ! did wrong. The Who'll"
affairs the outcome of a beer drink at
The Lockhardt restaurant. where | WAS
the guest OF a fellow divine. The whole
has been magniilei many times.
and as far as | am concerned know
that my usefulness as a minister is at
an end. If am not a nit person to be a
public teacher, neither is the reverend
gentleman whom | aCc0mpanio1"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
THE CATTLE ARE DISEASED.
tuberculosis Found in Herd OF Kan
sas State Agricultural College
on Official Tests.

Manhattan Kan. oct. 23.-Tuberculosis
in an advanced stage has been found tc
exist in a herd of cattle owned by the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
Official tests were made at the college
grounds here under the supervision of
experts from Cornell university. Dr. t.. A.
Geddis, from the bureau of animal indus
try AT Washington, and Professors Fisher
and Cottrell Of the agricultural college.
Eight animals were killed for the pur-
pose. and in each the disease was found TO
exist.
The disease, IL is said. is known 10 have
been in the herd for years. and the old
management Of the college has been con-
demned for not taking action. The pies
ent board of regents have not decided as
10 what means shall be taken to prevent
the spread of the disease. Other tests will
be made.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
FANNY DkVENPORT'S NEW PLAY
Joan of Arc in Drama Wen Re.
ceivcd al the Boston
Ihpatcr.

Boston Oct. @5.-Fanny Davenport
appeared in her new play at the Boston
theater last night and the presenta-
ton OF the five acts took five hours.
The piece, whose title was kept secret
until the hour Of presentation. is styled
a Soldier If France" ana the central
figure throughout is Joan Of Are. His
tory has not been followed with absolute
hdeiity, yet the events of the career of
that remarkable parsonage are we'll out
med. The opening act finds Joan AT her
nome, the second shows a French cafe,
The third Joan visited by the king on the
we of the battle Of Orleans, the fourth
her captivity at the prison If Rouen and
me fifth the meeting OF mother and
laughter and the leading OF Joan ~ suf-
Ter a martyrs fate at the stake.
Miss Davenport played the piece with
great earnestness and enthusiasm, and
Il was well received. Her principal sup
Tort was by Melbourne MacDowelI. Ma
re d. Sholwell, Charles Barron and
Mary +. Sherwood.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
THEY WILL ARREST The BANKERS
sensational Developments Expected
In Connection With Lansing
Failures,

Lansing, Mich, Oct. 25.-Between
April, 1898 and June, 1896, three Lam
sing banks, with aggregated deposits
exceeding 81, 1000, 900 failed. The Cen
trail Michigan bank has paid 81 per
cent and the Peoples bank II per cent.
The ingham county bank has yet 10
pay a dividend.
In view of this condition of affair
the thousand Or more depositors are
in a very ugly frame of mind, and have
been demanding that IN example be
made of some of the bank officials
whom they believe to be response BILE
for the failures. Experts recently
completed an examination of the
books of the Peoples bank and sub
mitted a report which led To the Off
cial announcement that some
of the officers will be arrested within
a week on charges of embezzlement
and misrepresentation of funds.
Prosecuting Attorney Cummins init
mated that he has already commenced
work on the complaints. but would not
divulge the Inn of the persons to be
arrested.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
Miss Coultcrs. a Brown University
student, Shot by an Tn
Man.

Providence. Il. t.. Oct. -. Miss
Daisy Coulter. Il pretty Brown univers-
ity student, p years old. was mystic
riously shot late last night while seat.
ed at the front window of her fathers
home in Auburn. a suburb of this city.
The would be murderer stood close to
the window and fired Il shotgun. which
was loaded with slugs and birdshot.
The charge entered Miss Coulters'
right breast and but for the DETECTION
caused BY her corset stays would have
caused instant death. As il is she is in
a precarious condition since the sur
geons diSlodged the bullets. which
took three hours.
Miss Coulters has few male acquaint-
ances and her parents know of nobody
who through jealousy or a grievance
would have been prompted To Kill her.
The barn Of her fathc', John X. Coul.
tiers. was burned 10y an !ncendiary q
few weeks ago NJ the police hold the
theory that somebody bears a grud2o
against the family.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
CANTON SHOOTING TOURNEY.
Fourth Annual Contest Between
Amateur Marksmen.

Canton. oct. 2j.-The fourth anna
teur shooting tournament OF the Can
ton Gun club now in progress is II
grand success. The weather j. fine
and the outside attendance is all that
! could he expected. The events 50 far
arc given below with winners. The
purses are diriicd into three moneys.
%, 30 and 80 per cent:
FIRST event. 10 singles. known am
giles, purse SO First. Butts of Can
tom; second. BIuum>,rand. Sceiy. stein
er Of Canton aud Mass Of BercSfori:
third, Brenncr and Jones of Canton,
Drey of BereSford.
Second event. l. singles. known an
giles, purse Slj-FirSt. Sccly OF Canton:
second, Butts and Bloomstrand OF Cam
ton. Drey of Brresford: third. Jones
and Steiner OF Canton.
Third event. - singles. unknown an
yles. purse Si2.jG First, Seely of Cam
on; ssonS h,ooMssrand 'nH Mold Of
roVr,h .~e,,t. NJ ~snuls~. N<no~~u AVE-
giles, purse $l3.1j-Ffrst. Hutchinson
Of Sioux Falls. second, BlomStrand
and Mold of Canton. JoSt of I|ereSford:
third. Brennrr of Canton. Drcy OF
BcreSford. De Good Of Sioux Falls.
Fifth event, } singles, ; pairs, Lulse
Sl2-first, Jones OF Canton; second,
Butts of Canton. Hutchinson and De-
Good of SiouN Falls, Drcy Of Beres-
ford; third, BlomStrand and Secly of
Canton.
Sixth event, - singles. known an
giles. purse $ls-First, Scely of Canton,
Hutchinson of Sioux Falls: second
Mold of Canton: third, WaSs Of Beres
ford, Steiner of Canton.
The event. - singles, known angles.
purse Slo-First, BlomStrand of Cam
ton: second. Butts and Steiner of Cam
ton; third, Seely and Mold Of Canton.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
STOCK ON RANGES
SUFFERING FOR WATER
Forced to Keep Cattle Along the
Rivers and They are Fast
Drying Up.
THE CONDITIONS ARE SERIOUS
SO Many Cattle Have Been Soiu
From the Ranges That They
VIII scarcely Meet the
Future Demand.

Chamberlain. oct. 22.-Thc severe
drouth that has prevailed almost stead
lily for the last two months is beginning
70 cause the stockmen on the ceded
Sioux lands much Inconvenience. Near
~ all the water holes on the side creeks
have dried up and the cattle are forced
TO remain along the rivers, which are
also rapidly drying mp. BAD river, eX-
cept for an occasional water hole, is dry
its entire length. and White river, above
the junction Of Little White river. is in
the Same condition. IN Bad river there
are hundreds of beaver, which have in-
creased largely in numbers during the
past three years under the protection Il
the state law that prohibits trapping or
killing them. The legislators that passed
the bin believed that the beaver dams
would hold water throughout the year,,
ana therefore prove Of great benefit TO
stock. But this fall many of the reser-
Noirs have become mere beds OF mud
and the entrances TO their caches. which
are usually underneath several feet Of
water, are now fully exposed. Every
summer these Industrious little animals
cut doWn cords upon cords Of green cot
touwood Il store Ii away for winter
use. They usually select small saplings.
from one 20 eight inches in diameter,
but when this class Of timber has been
killed by prairie fires. or for some other
reason cannot b. obtained, they cut
down trees OF any size. il being no un-
common thing to see the stumps OF trees
from one to three feet through that nave
been gnawed of by the plucky lit:l'
creatures. When the large trees arc
fallen. the beavers trim off and carry
away the branches, leaving the trunk
lying upon the ground. When saplings
are cut down the beavers first trim OF
the branches as neatly as II done 10y Il
skilled wood chopper. then gnaw OFF th@
main stick into lengths OF about two or
three feet. ana carry ii all into their
caches. During the winter they subs.st
upon the bark and tender twigs, ana
carry the peeled sticks out into the
ponds to be washed away by the spring
freshets. But this summer many or
the beaver made a rad misc9lculation
and have had 10 abandon their caches.
with their cords Of cottonwood proven
der. to seek new homes IN the deepest
ponds in the river bed.