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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

AS Joe had left for camp. Peter, Tom
Cooper and took up the blood-stained
trail and found the monsters carcass
before we had gone "A mile.
"Ha haw Jublantly shouted Pete,
my brave old father won the fight, af-
ter all and he's killed the biggest Gin
namon ever seen in these mountains,
I'm bet"
The dead bear, a male, lay in a clump
of aspen scrub All three of rs had
leaned our rifles against a rock about
twenty feet away, and, STOPPING down,
were beginning TO remove the pelt.
when suddenly. with open mouth, blaz-
Ing eyes and a hoarse shrek OF rage a
huge she cinnamon crashed through the
surrounding brush. and before we could
draw our reyolvers. sent Cooper and
myself spinning. heels over head, to the
ground. where for few seconds we
lay. stunned and helpless.
Fortunately. the furious beast, seem
ing at the moment intent only upon eX-
amining the body Of her mate. had
merely whirled us aside by her own
momentum without striking at US at
all and neither of us was seriously
hurt. Bur the instant she found that
her consort was really dead, and while
we still lay dazed she tur&2d upon us
for vengeance.
So great had been the force Of the
creatures first rush against and be
tween us that we were hurled fully fif-
teen feet away but, luckily, within five
feet of the stacked arms. Yet this fact
would not have saved us from being
slain as we lay had not Peter, who
never under any circumstances, got
ratified. bounded forward at the first
glimpse of the bear and secured his gun
and not the fraction of second too
soon.
Too confused and dizzy to even recol-
lect that we had revolyers, we were
yainly trying to rise. The old she,
frothing at the mouth with fury, was
within three feet of our temporarily
naralyzed bodies. Next moment those
terrible paws would have crushed our
skulls like egg shells, or those cleaning
teeth have been buried in our throats-
but something happened! In order,
,-~-A to more effectually exert her
prodigous strength, the maddened
beast reared partially up; Peter, now
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

No more than any other citizen Will
the American forest owner or lumber
man "sin against light" in the conduct
of his business when it has been fairly
brought home to his convictions that
the methods he has heretofore pursued
are not only detrimental TO the broad
est interests of the country, but are
certain, If continued. to place his call
ing on the list Of things that were. He
needs but to be satisfied on these
points, and to have better methods eX-
hibited as both practicable and profit
able, TO induce the general adoption Of
such methods Through newspaper
articles. pamphlets and lectures he has
already become fairly conversant with
the evils of prevailing methods in
using, or rather misuslng, our forests.
What is now needed Is the spread of
minute and correct information as to
the practical application Of scientific
forestry. 1t is A wise step, therefore,
that Just taken by the national forestry
bureau, in Offering to send free OF
charge to all owners Of timber lands
and wood lots a book of instructions
as TO the best methods of harvesting a
forest crop. Further than this, 1t will,
so far as the funds of the department
will permit, furnish to every owner or
standing timber or wood lots, working
plans for the harvesting of his partlcu-
lar tract or tracts. Owners OF small
tracts will receive assistance without
cost. Owners Of large tracts, involving
dif1cuIt problems Of working will
share in the expense Of the solution or
these problems. A government agent
IS sent on application TO look over the
tract of woods or timber. He examines
the tract, shows how the merchantable
timber NAV best be handled or presery-
ed and how the cut-over portions can
hest be refOrested. A person wishing
+o teke advantage of this offer by the
Government can do so by applying to
clifford Pinchot, forester, Department
of Agriculture, Washington, ID. o.
There can be little doubt that the de-
mand for the intelligent guidance thus
offered will be large. And 1t is signlh-
cant that the advance of forestry to the
nosItion of a scientific calling Is draw
ing "back to the SOIL as it were, no
small proportion of the intellectual
vouth of the country, whose opportuni-
tics have heretofore been largely con-
strued as limited TO the professions or
law. medicine and divinity. Clifford
pinchot. who has succeeded Prof. Fer
now as forester in the Department Of
Agriculture, is a graduate of Yale, and
many other graduates OF that and 9th
or universities are enthusiastically
crossing into the openings afforded
by the awakening of the nation to the
importance Of forestry.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

The officers of foreign missionary so
cieties look for new opportunities Of
religious work as one result of the re-
cent war. Through lack of mutual un-
Outstanding. 1t has sometimes happen
ed that one missionary organization has
entered n field already occupied by an
other. Such a proceeding involves a
waste Of energy, and sometimes leads
to unpleasant differences. To avoid
anything of this kind, conference was
recently held of the secretaries of for
eign missionary societies Of Protestant
denominations to consider the wisest
distribution of work in Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippine and Caroline
Islands. The purpose of the conference
was to enable each society to assume re-
sponsiblity for certain parts of the ter
ritory, and to arrange for certain
measure of cooperation. For instance,
1t is intended that there shall be a kind
Of bureau Of information. to study the
conditions which exist and TO cOmmu-
nicate TO each society the facts which it
needs to know for the most effective
work in its chosen field 1t was found
that seven mission boards are ready to
engage In work in Cuba. three in Porto
Rico. three In the Philippine Islands
and one, the American Board, wishes to
resume its work in the Caroline Islands
ut the earliest opportunity, The Pres
byterans, Baptists and Methodists--
North and South; the Congregational
lists, United Brethren. EpiscOpalians
and Friends are represented in this
movement. 1t is assumed that what
ever form Of government may be estab-
lished in the islands hitherto under the
sovereignty Of Spain, religious liberty
will be guaranteed and it is intended
that the preaching of the Gospel Of
peace shall follow as quickly and as
widely as possible the distressing raw
ages Of war.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

standing behind us with his great buf-l
falo rifle leyeled. was coolly waiting for
this foreSeen move The bears mouth
was wide open, and he fred into II
poiutblank The one and half ounce
pointed bullet driven by six drachms
eff powder, tore It's way through neck
and spinal cord, coming ont N the back
of the creatures head. and she dropped
dead as suddenly as If struck by
lightning bolt
In few minutes Tom and I were all
right again. and by noon both bears
were properly skinned. but the hides
were SO heavy that It was no easy task
to carry them back TO where the wagon
still waited.
on arriving in camp with our trophies
old Joe went nearly wild with joy. and
! rather think that he and his gallant
boy found this the most profitable trip
they had ever undertaken,-New York
Ledger.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

tHed once or rwice has a great liking
for the person who thus influences her
and Will readily do his bidding unless
he suggests something 70 which her in
stincts or education objects He also
thinks that In case the patient has a
dislike to person THAT dislike may be
cultivated by the eXperimenter until
she is willing. Tor instance, to write a
will or even to commit murder at his
dictation. In this opinion Or. Korner
also comedies In view of these dec
larations and The possibilities they
open up the subject Of hypnotism will
probably soon demand the attention Of
lawmakers, especially in France.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

The obvious purpose of the Episcopal
Church is to discourage divorce IN the
hope that greater discretion will he
shown in choosing husbands and wives
and in the belief that married people
will be the more faithful TO their mar
rage vows If the remedy of divorce IS
surrounded by severe restrictions and
the opportunity to remarry is stringent
ly limited. Right-minded people VIII
agree that these are worthy objects,
while the subject plainly presents many
serious difficulties in the way of prac-
teal settlement. The sentiment In IA
vor Of the adoption of vigorous provls-
ions on this subject is steadily growing
in the church, and 1t is to be hoped that
this growth is indicative of similarly
increasing sentiment outside OF the ue-
nOminational lines.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

Congressman Lowering recently. in
speaking of the unsatisfactory decl"
sions a Congressman is often forced TO
make in giving his vote upon Congress
sional acts, very positively and truly
said. THE fact Is that there is much
of law-making that is II compromise. l
do not like TO use the WORD, because
my meaning may be mistaken or mis-
represented. 1t is not necessarily a
compromise between what is absolute
ly right and what is absolutely wrong
There can never be bur one way to vote
in such q case-Yes for the right and
No! for the wrong"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

Hypnotism is still the subject or sci
entlllc experiment in France, especlaHy
in the Salpetriere and Nancy SCHOOLS
DR.. Rene Potelet in recent interVle"
holds that 1t Is impossible to hypnoIze
an unwilling subject, and that women
are much more easily Influenced oy
hypnotic suggestion that men because
a majority of them suffer either from
hysteria or neurasthenia, While among
men three in ten are hysterical' IT.
Potelet's experiments are Interesting
as study in what may be called tne
morals of hypnotism. Among oUher
facts he has demonstrated that as
Rule a patient after having been hypno-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24
How PATHS Talent Was Discovered.

TWAS in New York, curiOusly enough,
that Arditi first met Patti, then "a little
dark-eyed. roguish maiden, with red
purSed-up lips and quick, ripping
laughter" He says In his memoirs:
The first time | ever set eyes on AIDE
lima was in New York, when she and
her mother visited the hotel Mt which
| lived in order TO eat macarOni, which
was always eXcellently prepared by an
Italian chef of reuown, and her deter
mined little airs and manners then al
ready showed plainly that she was des-
tined to become n ruler Of men.
Mime. Salvador Patti, veuVe Barili,
Adelina's mother, was anxious that |
should hear the child sing, and SO she
brought her little daughter TO my rooms
one day, Bottesini and | were highly
amused to see the air OF Importance
with which the tiny songstress first Sc
lccted n comfortable seat for her doll
In such proximity that she was able to
see her while singing, and then, having
said: There, my little dear, now sit still
and listen while mamma sings you
something prettyr she demurely placed
her music on the piano and asked me
quietly if | would accompany her In the
rondo of Sonnambula.
How am ! to give an adequate de-
scription of the effect which that child's
miraculous notes produced upon our
enchanted sensesY Perhaps If l say
that both Botteslnl and ! wept genuine
tears of emotion--tears which were the
outcome OF the original and neVer-to-be-
forgotten impression her voice made
when 1t first stirred our innermost feel
ings, that may, in some slight measure,
convince my readers Of the eXtraordin-
airy vocal power and beauty of which
the little Adellna was, at that tender
age, possessed. We were simply alnaZ-
ed, nay. more, we were fairly electrl-
fed, at the well-nigh perfect manner IN
which she delivered some OF the most
difficult and varied arias apparently
without the slightest effort or self-con-
seriousness. Saturday Evening Post.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

\ September,
1870. a small
party of us went
up from George
town. Colo, to
e II Joy a f e W
weeks hunting
and fishing in
Middle Park.
A $ c o o X $
c a m p % keepers
and general util
ity men we had
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

Admiral Dewey says contempt
rary in n neighboring city, does not
have the fighting blue eye He has
the fighting black eye" Oh, no. When
Dewey is in the case, it's always the
other follow that gets the black eye.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

The Prince of Wales has, II Is said,
sanctioned the public use Of toothpicks.
This will make no difference whatever
to two classes Of people-those without
refinement and those with 1t.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24
roreteIIing the Weather.

A curious barometer is used In Ger
many and Switzerland. 1t Is Jar OF
water. with frog and little step-lad-
der in It. When the frog comes out or
the water and sits on the steps, rain
storm will soon occur.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

An Italian count has been imprisoned
for killing d man in a duel. Serves
him right. Mistakes will happen, OF
course but that dago evidently didn't
understand the first principles Of the
game.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

Now the insurgents in Cuba want all
the offices. They won't work, and when
not eating they chew the cud OF disap-
nointment.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

The magazine war correspondents
continue to write of the alleged unfav-
orable position Of our troops ut Santi-
ago. However. they don't 90 so far
as to claim that the Spanish forces re-
clined on beds of roses.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

singleton-Now that you have been
married to the heiress for several
roonths. want TO ask you: Is marriage
= pa,lnre? Benedick-Well, my wife
has suspended payment.-Brooklyn
Life.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

Those who are trying to make head
way In life can draw the moral from
football that it often takes a lot Of
kicking to reach the goal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

Every now and then somebody writes
about the passing of the horse" But
they can't all come in first, don't you
know?
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

A prominent physician recommends
cycling as cure for lunacy. Possibly
this explains the behavior of some of
the bicyclists.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

"The great problem Of the future,
according TO the Baltimore Herald, lis
how to save the oyster" Tut. The
managers of church fairs solved that
long ago.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

The time has now come in the history
of the Nicaragua Canal when it ought
20 begin to make history.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

BY an ingenious arrangement clock
in Brussels winds Itself up by wind.
There are many statesmen in this coun-
try who are fashioned after that clock.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

And now Il Canadian comes forward
and asserts that he can make millions
out of sawdust. Say nothing and saw
wood, brothers.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

That there is plenty of room st the
top may be true, but the man at the
bottom finds that quite another story.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24
Entertaining an Angel Unowares

Entertaining an Angel Unawares.
A neWsboy took The Sixth avenue Gle
waited ut Park place at noon says the
New York World, and, sliding into one
of the cross seats. fell asleep. At Grand
street two Young women got on and
took the sears opposite the lad. His
feet were bare and his hat had fallen
off. Presently the younger girl leaned
over and placed her muf1 uuder the lit
tie fellows dirty cheek. An Old gentle
man in the next scat smiled at the act,
and without saying anything held out
uuarter with nod toward the boy.
The Girl hcsitated a moment and then
reached for 1t. The next man just as ST.
lpntly offered a dime, woman across
the aisle held out some pennies and be-
fore she knew it the girl with flaming
cheeks had taken money from every
Messenger In that end Of The car. She
quietly slid the amount into the sleep
ing lads pocket, removed her mum gem
tJy from under his head without rous-
ing him. and rot off at Twenty-third
street, including all the passengers In
a pretty little inclination of the head
that seemed full Of thanks and the pos
session Of a common secret
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

1t Is useless now to ask General Mer
rftt's views on annexation.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

1t Is unfortunate that such sensible
ACCOMPLISHMENTS as bread making,
sewing. ETC., are not given the pub
llcity in society that Is given dancing
and piano playing.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

Progress in its time has got hints
from the Chinese. This civilized prop
osition that they cut their hair is trying
to take the queue from them in another
way.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

What has become OF the old-fash-
toned woman who Drowned her own
coffee?
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Spain has traded real estate for ex-
perience.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

We should hate terribly to marry
,,ydow who is also a spir1tualisk
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24

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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24
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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-14
HARTFoRD's OLD TREES.

A Button-Ball in Which the Bees
Stored Many Pounds Of Honey.
Reader writes to the Hartford
Times, The Times lately mentioned
the fall of the largest tree in the park,
the great elm, near the Daniels mill.
Since then, the great button-ball tree
in front of the old Barnard house, Re-
treat avenue, north side, two doors
from Washington street, has been cut
down and is still lying there. Many
pounds of honey were taken from the
hollow trunk, from which swarm of
bees issued and attacked those telling
the tree. 1t was stated to be nine feet
in diameter and rough measurement
shows 1t to have been at least twenty
three or twenty-four feet in circumfer-
ence, and from the following notice
copied from the city directory of 1888,
its age may have been three hundred
years: ~The oldest tree now alive in
this city is a few rods south and near
the foot of Ferry street. 1t is assumed
to be over 300 years old-a Button-ball
or Sycamore, twenty-four feet in cir
conference at base and like the Char
ter Oak is hollow and been submitted
to a like fiery ordeal"
This tree has lately disappeared,
though still in foliage some years later
than 1888. 1t was said that the Bar
nard house on Retreat avenue, near
Hudson street, to be pulled down June
Is, which several artists have lately
sketched and of which a sketch with it's
history since the colonial period APP
peared in The Times, which also in an
other article, I think, stated that the
willow tree adjoining the house was
grated from the willow shading the
tomb of NAPOLEON at St Helena
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-14

there was to be a consolidation and a
capital stock of $7,00O,00O. For his
share in the proceeding Persch was to
receive, after paying $1,O0o,0oo in cash.
$1,000,000 in bonds of the consolidated
company, $1,500,00O in preferred stock,
and 100000 in common stock.
The contract shows that Kelsey
bound himself to secure an exclusive
privilege to supply gas to Newark at
$1.40 thousand feet. Persch alleges
that Kelsey did secure the franchise,
but did not keep his agreement. 1t
was alleged that Kelsey said he could
not secure the stock and consolidation
and then few days afterward merged
the companies together.
In the case of the Plume & Atwood
company and Scoville Manufacturing
company of Waterbury, against Lewis
S., Isaac p, Eli and Walter S. Bald
win, and Charles e. Welmot, executors
of the estate of Lemuel II. Baldwin,
the demurrer that the bill be dismissed
because the executors We're described
as of New York, when they belong
elsewhere, was overrued.
In the case of the Western Union
Telegraph company against the Bos-
ton Safe Deposit and Trust company,
the court decides that the plaintiff can
collect rents on use of wires and poles
of the old Rapid Telegraph company,
which went into the hands of a receiver
in 1885.
The case of the United States VS..
Theodore Davenport of Stamford came
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-14
OBLIGATORY EXERCISES
At the Home for Incurable Children at
Newington.

hl LlC lAOillG Ipl ctllluIGIl dJ
Newington.
In the work of caring for her depend
now, lacked one provision, and that a
home for her incurables. The law
dependent children a place Of shelter
and security, until they are received
into private families to grow up, has
had no place for this most unfortunate
class of children.
The Connecticut Children's Aid soci-
ETY. has at last, by the help Of generous,
large-hearted people, been enabled to
purchase property atNewington, Conn,
for this purpose, and will on Wednes-
day, June Is, 1898, dedicate it to this
use.
1t is hoped that many interested in
this work for children will be moved to
attend these dedicatory exercises, and
inform themselves of the plans of work
and be melted to contribute money and
other gifts to the institution.
Information regarding the work can
be obtained from the president of the
society, Rev. John Huntington, or the
secretary, Mrs. V, t. Smith, No. 10
Goodwin building, Hartford.
In the invitations which have been
issued for the dedication the provision
is made that in the event of Wednes-
day being stormy the exercises will be
deferred until the day succeeding. The
exercises will be at o'clock. The cleo
trio cars pass within five minutes walk
of the home, AS many New Britain
people are interested in the work Of the
society there will be a number from
that city in attendance