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fishing with haif-a dozen Of his friends
--thls A. NOT going 10 be- hsh story,
but real. 1.-Two tiger story, the nshy
part coming Ia only Incidentally. They
chose a small river some couple OF nun
dred yards IN Width one bank OF the
river was Nat and open, but the other
was somewhat undulaiing ana shrupby
In fact. Il was adjacent 90 jungle
The nshora sat in row about ten
PAGES apart on The former bank each
had d loaded gun by his side as a pre-
caution AGAINST uuwelcome inFudefs.
Now our friend heard "a swish. and
turning round. beheld hla rod scudding
along the surface of the water like a
racing yacht. Such r. catch was worth
uttlo c2ortion. s0 hc plunged into
the water and struck out for the rod.
Ho came mp with % almost at the Other
eide of the river. bot a. that instant a
terrific runr was heard. q tiger leapt
on the swimmer from the noirhborlng
brush. and was On with him before his
startled companions could raise a anger
on hls behalf
The shikeri was little stunned by
the tigers onslaught. be recovered
oonaclouanoss, however. in few mo-
monia. when he found himself lying
on the tigers back. and Ia full sail
towards the heart OF the jungle. For
tuna,cly he was not seriously hurt.
~ the tiger had gripped him by the
arm just above the elbow, There he lay
quite helpless what was he 20 do?
ANY movement on his part might have
made bis condition iar worse. 70 he
lay perfectly quiet. and shut his eyes
~ n he we're dead. Soon. however. the
TIGER arrived az his den which was no
moro than hollow scooped In the
sand at the foot ~ a large tree. There
the tiger deposited him and covered
him over loosely with some sand
Luckily for him, hls face waa upper.
most when he fell otherwise he would
have had no other alternative between
death hy Wnocation and death from
the tiger II he had dared TO move. a.
u was. he could manage to breathe
gently aud even 10 have nn occasional
glimpse under his oyelldB. After thli
operation OF partial burial. the tlgel
ran ahead few yards but returned IN
ttanily ms N he had some mlagiyingl
IN bis mind. Seeing however. all safe
he bounded forth. but again returne,
10 make assurance doubly sure. III
kept up this method Of elf-pcrsuaslol
for few times. tll feeling quite Ger
tain about the matter he finally wen
The Eddy current., 1898-04-16

One OF the incidents aud expenses OF
on a large scale not like
ly 10 be thought OF by the casual OBJ
server Is the constant warfare which u
Is necessary TO wage on the rabbits so
likely to work great destruction 10
Young apple trees. This is illustrated
by the operations OF Wellhouse 4 Son,
of Topeka, Kan, who are recognized as
the Apple Kings. as reported by secre-
tary r. ID. Coburn OF the State Board OF
Agriculture. For their orchard IN
Usage county they used a carload OF
lumper in the construction Of LOO rab-
bit traps; for their three orchards In
Ieayenworth county they have l,tvv
traps. and Ia Miami county orchard
400 traps. These consist OF a box zz
inches long, made OF ordinary 5-ineh
lumber. I inch thick. closed at one end.
and with an lnward-swlnging wire gate
IN the other end, which Is shut by con-
tact OF the rabbit with a trigger after
ne has fairly entered. About four feet
OF lumber aud four feet OF No. ~ gal
yanlzed iron wire are consumed in the
making OF each trap. which costs. COM
plete. from 1874 to i5 cents. This trap.
as now constructed, Is considered we'll
nigh perfect. cost and efficiency consid-
cred, and ls the result OF twenty years
OF experimentation In making traps,
and studying the nature aud habits o.
the rabbits In this connection the
word rabbit applies only TO the ordin-
AIRY cotton-tail and not 10 the larger
jack-rahbit. which the Messrs. Well
mouse say ia not especially troublesomo
10 the apple trees.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-16

Miss Helen Gould Is said 10 have
Joined the latest society cult, crystal
gazers." and 10 have just paid si5.000
for what Is regarded as the most poF-
feet mystic globe In existence. II comes
from Japan. where three illuminau
spent their lives In polishing the giant
rough crystal into the perfect sphere
Il now "a.
Il Is as clear AZ the air ITSELF yet the
Initiated claim to be able to sce within
rs depths the events OF the past preB-
ent and future, and even the inmate
rial entities who inhabit space or the
unknown spirit land.
Tho crystal globe Itself. which is
eight Inches IN diameter. Is said TO
have cost upward Of 5000 and Miss
Gould has had Il mounted IN a gold
and crystal setting worth $1,000 more.
A pavilion 10 cost $4,000 viii be
built az the Paris exposition for q re-
ceptlon hall 10 be az the service Of the
Emperor and Empress OF Russia dur
ing their visit IN 1900. The coming
Paris show will be the greatest OF the
European international exhibitions
The Eddy current., 1898-04-16
PLAN TO STEAL MILLIONS.
nrriin Had scare Recently Regarding
~ Huge War chest.


~ Iiuge War chest.
When Berliner wishes to describe
anything as particularly secure he
says. As safe as the war treasure IN
the Julius tower at Spandau." says the
PAN Mall Gazette There behind
triple barred doors. lies deposited un-
der the siric;est military guard the
fiS,000.OOO that was weighed out from
the French indemnity and put aside as
war chest for the next campaign.
And yet this treasure thief has
planned TO steal. lie 81 no ordinary
thief, for he has already succeeded In
breaking through the strong guard
that watches over the Hohenzollern
museum and carrying on several OBJ
iects OF value. This expert burglar.
Katz by name, WAS caught stealing
some OF the museums treasures, aud
was charged before the courts. found
guilty and sentenced on an appeal
doubts were raised as 10 bis sanity.
and ultimately katz was sent 10 lun-
attic asylum.
During the proceedings ON appeal the
prisoner, 10 prove his sanity, laid before
the Judges an elaborate plan he had
formed for breaking into the Julius
tower at Spandau. The president OF
the tribunal retorted THAT is idiot
ic!" but Katz argued the point and
proved that he understood what ho
was talking about This dangerous IN.
diyldual is now In an asylum, but as
he Is very calm and collected he prob
ably will not be detained long. and
what will happen then to the war
chest of elS.00O. 600?
The Eddy current., 1898-04-16
TcrraclnE I.and-A suEEsstlon.

Prof. G. NJ. Connor Of Clemson Ag-
rlcultural College, S. c., writing In
Colman's Rural World, says: AZ one
travels through that section Of the
country east Of the Blue Ridge noun
tains, known as the Piedmont section.
he sees hillsldes protected from wash
ing by terraces. The terrace prevents
the water from collecting In large bod
'es and washing dltohes, The water Is
down the hill more slowly. and a
~ss. per cent soaks into the soil. The
effect OF this method Is readily seen
during the dry season, the crops do not
suffer 10 badly as they do on hillsides
not terraced. II seems TO me that this
method might be Of some vaiue to the
western farmer who keeps a large part
OF hls farm In grass. because thu
ground would hold moisture better
during the dry season; and during the
heavy showers the water would not
iow of 30 rapldly-more Of II would
no held for the use OF the plants In
fact. Il might increase the corn crop In
the same way, but Il would require a
change in the system Of farming TO do
this. The rows OF corn and cotton are
run with the terrace. and as the tor
races are Of unequal width II necessi-
tates large number OF point" rows.
These point rows are easily cultivated
with the one-horse plows used In that
section, but where two-horse eultiva-
tors are used the point rows would be
objectionable. This method also ne
cessltates planting the crops In drills
which, as every one knows. requires
more or less hoolng
The Eddy current., 1898-04-16

The French have produced the most
remarkable kloptomanlc on record
This h an old woman named Bide.
whose passion for smoking has impell-
GA her 10 pllfer pipes from Partisan
shops with such industry that no few
or than 1900 were found In her lodg-
lnga An we're meerschuums and
thirty nine were well oolored.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-16

Victim want 10 prefer charge
against this man, but hardly know the
proper one 20 make. Ohcer What dld
he dog Victim Struck me ON the head
with a chunk OF ice. omcer Well,
why not charge him with carrying con-
gealed weaponHq
The Eddy current., 1898-04-16

lie See here. wife. hairpin In the
aoupl
She Now I know at last where our
things so TO. there Is bootjack miss
ing too.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-16

Ya5sloy-You know that blind beg
gar gave the dime this mornlngg
Well. found him ten minutes after In
a saloon. buying a drink. wiekwlre-
what did he say9 Yabsley lie grlnned
and ssid. Here's looking At you"
The Eddy current., 1898-04-16

I.ohalers cannot be persuaded 20 grow
up together peaceably. II a dozen new
~ haiehod specimens are put into az
aquarium. within a few days there viii
be only one-6 lares iat and pfomiaina
YOunsgtag.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-16

dltions are sueh u cannot properly de--
velop fruit buds. In the seasons We
have had IN the past IN the month Of
May we have sometimes had storm
from the Northwest OF forty-eight
hours duration when the temperature
was very low and the leaves on that
side OF the tree. which we're young and
tender. we're whipped about by the
breezes undi the foliage waa 70 bruised
Il either dropped from the tree or be-
came diseased. and there would not be
any fruit upon that side Of the tree the
next season. The storm had the same
effect ~ hack Of cultivation. II you
have your fruit trees we'll cultivated,
you will be almost certain 10 have a
crop Of fruit every season and not every
other year.
One of the essential things for an
orchard. particularly one In bearing, IL
10 have the ground we'll fertilized. II
yla have good SOIL good cultivation
and then add 10 II the necessary fertili-
zation 10 keep up plant growth you viii
have a crop Of fruit every year unless
the spring frosts are too severe upon
the buds.
There Ia no reason why an orchard
cannot bear every year with good care
ful cultivation. Last year IN my own
orchard ! had very little fruit and
attributed Il 10 the fact that my orch
ard, being sown 10 clover the year be-
fore, received no cultivation, and the
season being unusually dry, Il did not
perfect the fruit buds sufficiently, but
during the two seasons before. when
the orchard had received thorough cul-
tivation. | had good crops Of fruit. 1
know froin the reports OF the hortlcul-
tural society that orchards which have
received good cultivation have yielded
a good crop q fruit every year.-H. NJ.
Dunlap.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-16
TIGER ADVENTURES.

KNEW an old shi-
kari " h o h a 4
fought many a bat
lie vita tho royal
Bengal tiger. and
had had many n
halrbreadth escape
from the latter's
Jaws one hne AZ
tcrnoon. hayin x
nothing better 10
do, he went out
The Eddy current., 1898-04-16

away on his mission. After waiting n
few minutes 10 SEQ that the tiger had
really gone. our shikHrl sprang up and
climbed the tree just over the den and
hid himself we'll among the leaves Ho
had not long 20 wait for the drnouc
mont. for the tiger soon returned ac-
eompanlod by O tlFrcfs aud a couple Of
cubs uike a generous and exemplary
husband aud father. tho tiger evidently
scornod TO eat ON the Hlyl They came
along with many a Joyful cat-like gam
Dol in anticipation of the great feast,
aud found the den empty Such a la
mentation over the lost dinner then
arose as was never heard before Ia the
whole animal Kingdom. ln fact tho
tigers persisted go long ln their pltCuus
cries that our shiknri began 90 have
f1me doubts as 90 the righteousness 90
dofraudlng the poor creatures OF their
hard earned wages bui he was pre-
vented from offering himself % them
IN a moment oi misguided magnanim-
ity by the thought uf his own wife and
children. whose claim upon him was
obviously higher Al any rate. he stuck
in the tree an night. as q was too risky
90 venture out iu the ensuing dark
ness. thon next morning when the
coast was clear. be- fed home TO tell
me these undouhted facts.
shall sud this chronicle with the
narration OF en- event which might
have cost the lifo on O. valuable ofticor
IN her malcafya forces in India AZ
the time Of this episode Capt Me
~ the - Bsngal Lancers was on a
visit 10 q civilian friend Ia a certain
iown In Ralpuiana on the day follow
lng his arrival he happened 20 gu
FOR a quiet walk IN the nolghborlna
country. about a couple of hours be.
fore sunset. The place was hilly and
perclpitoua After b. had gone some
four or ave milo De- found himself
in o. narrow pathway by che side of ,
steep hin n was mo- more than
ledge cut in the hill and about foul
feet wide. on one side was "a deel
ehnsm. and on the other a sheer wal
Of solid rock Alung this path then hl
vas walking. when on turning a corne
be suddenly came face 10 face with
huge tigreas She had evidently besl
ssleep. and was a. that moment aroua
ing herself with a gentle Yawn. Il va
TOO lats 20 withdraw from the lady
chamber without obssrvatioui 90 th
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-08-18
IN SUMNER TIMES GONE eY.

Pitifu ar our excuses when our stecs
from old paths stray
1T was best, so led ambition" we are
always prone to say.
But at last. when worn and weary. and we
slaCken in OuI pace
We are prone to turn US Eastward, each
with Wlstful, yearnng face.
For ham"iess pdthoS hovers o'cr the ra-
son of No More
AS the short St. Martins summer hangs
sbou, d lonely shore.
No exception to the yearning, to The past
my fancies fly
When my love ard I We're sweethearts in
the summer times gone by.
In the homely little paror what to us was
cause for fears,
Since we lived each for the other-as we
thought, in these dear years?
All the world to us was bounded by the
wooded hills that far
Reached their pCmpadoured heads upward
as to kiss some tender star.
Then no serpent came to tempt us, and no
thought OF flaming sword
That would guard us from our garden and
the ways that we adoreG;
A0i constant joy was in us in the hopes
that flashed up high,
When my love and ] We're sweethearts in
the summer times gone by.
Main ambition, seeing treasur where some
mystic rainbow bends
Irampes roses as the thistles growing
where his footsteps tends.
When we'd journey back we notice years
that, standing grim and gray,
Keep guard for aye and ever on the gates
Of yesterday;
But in thought at least we pass them, and
] wrong TO heart. I know.
II but now ard then | dream of one knew
50 long ago
Trusting that to-day her bosom is as free
from sob ard sigh
As when She and were gWeethearts in the
summer times gone by.
Will T. Hale, in Cincinnati ENQUIRER
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Jack Tar nt n CllriStenju..

\ sailor went UP 20 the font to have
his baby baptized. Sailors as a class
claim little stock in babies. and. nat.
urally enough. this one presented the
infan, feet foremost. "The ether way.'
said the minister, and accordingly Jack
turned the infant upside down. "i,x-
cuse me- said the clergyman, Il mean
the other way SO back came the en-
bryo foretopman to the first position.
to the discouraGement of every body
Wind it. .Iach.' said the nautical as
sis,aat, and with an AYE. aye, >ir.''
Jack promptly turned the baby erG for
end and it was duly christencd head
first. -"OE-a- Aian-ot- War"
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More than 80 years ago I.achian Me-
Donald left his home in S,rathspey,
Scotland, aud went to the shores of
Lake Winnipeg. lie did not neglect to
carry with him his beloved bagpipr,
and many an evening it spoke to him
CT the old home beyond the seas. Even
i'll the daytime, when he was busy in he
woods Telling trees. he would have it
by his side. and on one occasion he had
reason to he "!::d that ii was so near.
He was merriiy sWin~in" his AK. when
he Was suddenly surrounded by a unrtv
of Indians. who looked very forn!id-
able as they drew nearer, "esticu:.t-
ing i'll particularly threatening MAN.
ncT. Things began to seem om,nous.
when happy thought came to the
''cotchman. Selling his bagpipt he
blew blast so loud and long and Shrili
that the startled red men looked! upon
him fer Il moment in c0nstcrnati0n. and
then took to heir heels never stopp;ro
till the thick shadows of the forest lid
them from the man who could Give
vent to such an nntarthly scream.
They did not forget that prolonged cry; !;
from that time The Scotchnan WAS
known among them as the great
scc'eamer OF the pale faces .'-Iuuth' :
Companion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-08-18

IN American tourist was shown to
a room in Il hotel in brussels. where
l.e found 20 candles stuck in a chan
Gclicr. rs it was dark. the attendant
lighted them all: but The r,les. had
been in European hotels before. and
made him put them out immediately
This was of no avail, however, In the
bin next day lie found them charged
--"TwentN candles. ten francs" ttwo
dollarsl. He went back to he rocm
wrapped each one in Il bit of PAPER
and slipped them into his ov,rroat
pocket. When he was about to leave
the house he found the servants drawn
upin two lines in the hall ten meE serr.
ants on one side, ten maid servants OF,
the other, all smiling and ready for the
expected tip. Then he drew out his
package and distributed the candies
one to each. ALLOW me. inonsier, >" he
said, with bow; permit me. m,Gam
They are very superior candles, | can
assure you. paid ten cents apiece for
them Then he s1aIllcd out and left
them all staring at the candles like a
set OF wooden imagcs.-Go!den DAYS
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BENTON. LOUISIANA THURSDAY, AUGUST Is, 1885,

SwiEger did not detect the coquetry
CT her speech. lie thought only of his
bad manners and his natural ability for
doing the unfortunate thing on every
occasion.
well. I'd ratL"r-sce YOU than JIM"
he said. aud thcn be realized that this
was an impertinent declaration instead
of L graceful excuse. Fortunately she
was rot Offended.
''Wcll, that's nice of YOU to say that.
You ought to like me better than YOU
90 Jim, for he used to say the most
dreadful things about you. He said
you hated girls and never went out any
where, and Wouldn't dance, and all that.
l know it wasn't so; or at least it isn t
so now. is ."
'Wtll, the fact is that | hadn't t-Nou
| know, there WAS a long time there
didn't 90 around at all until met YOU
Or anyway until you invited me out
here that time"
"Oh. don't believe it. Just WON
Gered when | received those flowers
this morning if the others were as
| beautiful as minc.'
| WHAT others:'
"Oh. innocent:'
"Oh, Miss Hadley, for a fact. | haven't
sent flowers to any girl in years, ard
that was lie stopped suddenly, for
his earnestness had carried him beyond
| bounds again. Put the adorable crea-
ture was as forbearinG as she was in
rocent. 1t seemed TO him that she put
an added pressure on his arm as <he
said:
We'll, whether that's true or not, Ike
ones you sent me were the most bean,
;ful things | ever saw in my life, and
| cant tell you how much prize them.
| And If | were sure that You had Ecver
sent such flowers to any ether eir., I'd
think"
! Size locked up at him, and Swinger
again lost the power Of speech anil all
the stars that We're out seemed to whirI
like pnwheelS.
They walked homeward again ana
talked of many things not at all i'm
portart. Swingcr had made 4 Ci2coy-
cry. Do rot be surprised to hear Of it.
He knew that he was in lovc.-Chica.o o
| Record.
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We Are Great t'GEnC yxers

More coffee is used III the United
States than ally other country. TIE an
nual CONSUMPTION being not far from
100000, 600 pounds, ior which t:n yicaE
importers pay aEuu. "j.UuU, ,Veg l., the
growers.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-25

natural thing for nation to send It's
vesseis 10 the ports Of ffissdiy povaf.
ard Ir. De Lone win declare that his
EoEefrnsnt II delighted Hut we shall
soon hear from Cen. Wsy3er'g slsborsls-
mates I'm Cuba and frofa Spain. that In,
II the cannon of the Maine do not bring
to tho spanish minds the conviction that
prudence r. the better part of vuior''
Senor Alberiiui says the sending of tho
Maine viii Justify Itself with future
events. with his acquaintance with
Spanish methods. he says there Is greater
reason for apprehension than has set been
shown. and he declares ihas "a soon as
Spain 'inas that Cuba IS lozr, carnival
Of slaughter will be lnaugurafed. with shs
sans II Moro castle ard cabanaa fortress
trained on the city OF HassnA.
The administration voms ssrne ago carne
70 the conclusion that IL would take steps
70 restore the old orsisr If things. and
ALLOW cur warshipz 70 erplse freely and
touch Cuhan ports p seor as the change
could % n aae wishoa, leading % snsxeon-
a'raefi1n. ans without being ffseryre ted
aS a war measure. when. as q masssr of
fact nothing sas further from thc lntea-
tlons 81 she president.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-25
SAN FRANCISCO JUBILEE.
An Enormous Crowd to Witness the
Parade, i'm Which Japanese
and Chinese Appeared

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. a4-with the
rising of the sun this morning the ceiebra-
tien OF the fiftieth anniversary Of the dis
eovery OF geld In California. known as the
Golden jubilee. was heralded by the boom
ing os guns at the various forts which line
the shores OF. the bay at the entrance to
the Golden Gate The weather was bright
and braciug. and az the day progressed 1t
became much warmer.
A, 1870 o'clock one of the most interest
ing parades ever seen In this state march
ed through the streets, which were gaiiy
decorated with flags and bunting and
thronged with people from every part Of
the state. At least 5000 strangers
poured into the city last night and this
morning and half as many more from
towns across the bay swell the crowds
from the city along the line of march
In the afternoon literary exercises were
held in Woodward's pavilion. at which
appropriate addresses Were made. The
celebration will continue week
Two Of the most notable features OF to-
days procession were the participation Of
Chinese and Japanese. The former had
striking float. attended by gorgeously at
tired men on foot. carriages and a band
which rendered truly Oriental music in
ear-piercng style. The japanese contin-
gent discharged day fireworks at intervals,
filling the air with ghost-iike forms of
monster animals and birds. Soon after the
dismissal of the grand rarade. rain began
to fan and promises to continue. TO the det-
riment OF the open-air entertainments
scheduled for the remainder of the week.
Mckinley VIII Toueh the Button.
WASHINGTON, Jan. A-Senator Per-
kins and Mcguire OF California today for
maily invited the president TO touch the
button next Saturday which will open the
Golden Jubilee mining fair of that state
The president replied to the telegram OF
the mayor of San Francisco and accepted
the invitation 10 set the machinery Of the
fair in motion.