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II came from friend or foe. AZ s.ill further
consequence 1t would be wiae thing to
protect itself until 1t could hnd out.
ward Paas o1 r.P d s s1s :sR 2, ss ss sGI
its tail toward the hunter. This took only
Francis then could ses only . half-ineh
OF one Of its hips and its horn tips. He
waited for the buck to make q move and
the buck waited In me meanwhile, exploring
ell OF the woods In it's front with its eyes.
OF course. 1t could see nothing harmful.
IL could nos scent the hunter and had no
idea that h5 was anywhere about. 1t might
finally have moved o6 and afforded Francis
the chance he wanted, but 1t did not
One meyer knows how these things will
end. Tbe man may have drawn q deeper
breath than usual, or a twig under him
may have cracked slightly, or some wave
OF warning may have passed from him TO
the deer At any rate, the buck suddenly
leat,ed outward and tore away at top speed.
Al it went II got slightly out Of line with
The protecting tree and about half OF its
body was exposed. Francis drew as near
to bead as he could and fired, but the buck
did not stop. Probably the bullet went q
foot wide OF the mark.
The Incident showed not only that tho
deer will stop because Of q sudden noise.
but also that it's caution is sometimes
excessive. These animals differ greatly
in this respect, some OF them apparently
courting death in the foolishness with which
they will stand and face a man who Ia
shooting at them In plain view. while others
appear to be all eyes, ears. legs and ttmidity
The sun., 1902-12-28
wolves IN THE NORTHWEST.
They Threaten the Deer This winter and
Also Human Beings.

In the upper wooded parts of Michigan,
Wisconsin and Minnesota timber wolves
are showing an activity thus early In the
| season which presages a hard winter for
deer.
Such snow as Ii now on the ground Is to
the advantage OF the deer, because it ia
not packed so closely and is not 30 deep as
| to interfere with their obtaining food, and
In this way their strength and speed are
kept at nearly the standard OF month ago.
but later on they will begin to lose vitality
through lack OF food In this condition they
will be much more easily run down and
overpowered.
inches deep and soft, wolves are badly
hamp,red. At each leap they sink more
than belly deep. a short chase eShausts
them and the deer runs out Of sight and
scent easily enough.
Later the snow freezes over, getting q
crust Of from quarter to a half inch thick.
II is then two feet deep in undrifted places
and Is great hindrance to the deer. The
crust bears up the wolves, but the deer
breaks through at ca Oh step, sinking nearly
to the shoulders.
so IL founders on. leaving a plain trail
marked with blood for the broken crust
cuts its legs cruelty and the smell OF the
blood serves to make the wolves more ga W
| age, more relentless and swifter. II is
easier to find in the woods one Of these
graphic records Of a tragedy.
The mating season Of the wolves Ii just
beginning and at this time the males are
especially savage and active. Some Of the
older ones then apnear to kin largely for
the pleasure of killing. as deer are often
found with their throats gnawed, but little
Of the bodies eaten
There have been as yet no reports OF loss
of human life from wolves In the north
western woods. or even Of human beings
attacked by them, but such reports are
inevitable. These things happen with each
recurring winter. and there were many
such Instances last winter.
Wolves then were so bad that there was
talk OF organizing great hunts from Ashland
Wis, and other towns In the wolf terri.
tory. but nothing was done.
One OF the most sensational incidents
was reported from lacrosse A farmer
living twelve miles from that town, which
holds $4,000 per sons. hearing a noise in his
hogpen at night, went out to see about il.
| half dozen timber wolves attacked him
and pulled him down.
Though he manag ged to make his way
back TO the house, he was bitten in twentv v
places and only the fact that he was wrapp,
from head TO foot In a heavy buffalo-skin
overcoat saved his life. Lacrosse is away
below the north woods and these wolves
were 100 miles out Of their proper range.
1t Is probable that the people in the
counties just below Lake Superior will
take some concerted action against the
destroyers during the cold months. From
Jan. until the middle OF March wolves
are at their worst and are q constant and
serious menace to the isolated farmers and
small communities In the northern forest.
The sun., 1902-12-28
KILLED THE WHOLE COVEY.
Feat Of virginia Gunner VINO Had Only
Two Cartridges Left.

BCRKEvILiE, Va. Dec. 77-To kill six
quail, the total number in the covev. at one
rise, with thirty-inoh double bsrrelled
shotgun, is q performance, that for this
part of the country Is likely to stand as
record for some time to come. II was
done In the presence Of two witnesses the
Other day by r. NJ. Taylor Of Amelia county.
With two friends and three pointers. one
Of them an inexperienced puppy. Taylor
and il was not until after sundown and
with only two shells left in the outfit that
the remarkable shot was made. The men
were returning to the Village with their
game bags comfortably well-filled when one
Of the older dogs stood flock OF birda that
had conveyed for the night In a small slump
Of dense pine scr,ibs standing on a alight
eminence in the middle OF q big field Of
broom grass
As TAYLOR had the two remaining shells
the chance fell TO him, and he had approached
to within thirty yards Of the outer edge Of
the, pines when the puppy. broke his stand.
and running over his field partners D lint,
flushed the birds. The covey came up
out OF the little clump in compact ball
| like toy balloon.
There was no opportunity to nick bird
and Taylor fired his right barrel point blank
| into the MAS. Every quail but one fell
and this ono was grassed at a distance Of
| fifty yards with the left barrel. The entire
family was annihilated In less than two
seconds.
The shells were loaded with three drains
| Of dense powder and An ounce and quarter
gun was plain cylinder and the left full
choke.
The sun., 1902-12-28
THE SLAtGHTER or DEER
Between Thirty and Forty thousand Killed
In Three States Last Month.

From the single small station OF Fifield,
on the Wisconsin Central Railway, during
the last twenty days Of November. 100 deer
were shipped out by the hunters. Fifield
Is only one Of twenty deer-shipping points
on that road and the road itself only one Of
four or five piercing the deer territory.
From Phillips, wi. ch is a larger town a
few miles below. many more were sent
out and at Prentice. which u a junction of
two roads, the number sent ran way into
the hundreds.
1t il impossible to obtain Trustworthy
statistics as to the number Of deer slain
In Wisconsin during the season. Those
shipped through the express companies
are the only ones accounted for
Hundreds were killed and eaten by hunt
ers In camp, hundreds were killed and di-
vided among farmers and the families Of
guides, and hundreds we're killed and left
TO lie where they were, or were buried
The Law permits the killing Of only two
deer by each licensed gunner and there
were many men who slew double and triple
this number.
While a great majority Of the deer slain
were buck, a good many does found their
way to death. Often a man shooting hur-
riedly in the woods cannot tell whether
his target Is buck or doe and good many
men do not care.
II In roughly estimated that In Wisconsin
alone not less than 5000 deer we're shipped
and this would mean that at least 5000
were killed as in many instances the resident
hunters did not ship at all. While the
slaughter OF the animals was not 40 heavy
In Minnesota or Michigan it was great and Il
would be within bounds to say that in the
three States between IS, 900 and 10000 deer
were slain In November.
In Wisconsin there il movement 10
change the time for shooting deer. The
open season now runs from Nov TO- 10
Nov. 30. Hunters would like to run from
Oct. 20 to Nov. 10, or therea bouts. Their
reason is that while the woods are thicker
In October and the deer harder to find and
kill, the animals are In better condition and
make much better venison, OF all which
Is true. BY moving the open season back
twenty days fewer deer would be killed and
they would be better deer.
The sun., 1902-12-28
BUCK STOPPED by A WHOOP
An Illustration In the Forest Of the
Deef's Caution.

NcA long ago, In the north woods Of Wis.
consin, d. X. Francis, a tobacco man from
the Dayton part Of Ohio, made test Of the
deer's proneness to senp when 1t hears
any sudden sound which 1t does not
understand.
One afternoon he was on a runway,
The hour was late. but the hight still held
Suddenly he saw. loping between the tree
boles at half speed. a handsome buck. The
deer was evidently unaware Of his presence.
1t was not alarmed by anything and was
making good time. merely because 1t wanted
10 reach some point before dark, not be-
cause 1t feared that there was wolf or hunter
on it's trail
II was coming quartering toward him
and would. II unchecked, pass within thirty
yards. Francis determined TO wait until
It reached that point.
Swinging along easily the buck leaped q
log and slowed to a trot, having it's head
well up. There was no wind and the brat
Of Its small hoofs on the leaves was dis
tinct
Just before 1t reached the desired point
Francis who was crouched behind fallen
treetop, whooped. He did This not vio-
lently, but in half-voice, sounding single
note clearly and sharply.
The buck stopped instantly and stood for
half second as II carved from dun stone.
its antlers, body and limbs clearly outlined
No man could ask for a fairer shot.
Then the inherited caution Of the animal
came to its RESCUE and In the next quarter Of
q seoond II did some rapid thinking and de-
ducing. IL had heard the sound and
stopped. but 1t did not know what II was
and consequently did not know whether
The sun., 1902-12-28
ANXIOUS ABOUT THE MUSKIES
Anglers Think These Fresh water Game
Fish Need Protection.

Angler Think These Fresh wafer Seme
Fish Need Protection.
While it would seem to be impossible
ever TO fish out the vast extent Of lakes
and rivers in the Northwest. it Is q fact
that very serious inroads have been made
upon the muskallonge. This Is one Of
the gamest and most valuable fishes In
the world. but no effort has been made
to protect it.
The States protect pike. pickerel. trout
and bass, but the musky Is left 70 take
care OF itself. There ia no restriction
upon the size at which it may be taken
and but little restriction on tlye time.
The effect Of the long war oH the muskal-
longe is seen in the rapidly decreasing
weights OF those taken. In Wisconsin,
for instance. muskahonRe OF rs to
20 pounds were common enough ten
years ago; in fact. much bigger fish
were taken frequently. but they are now
very uncommon. Probably the average
weight Of musksllsnge taken in Wisconsin
last season did not nun above pounds:
certainly 10 pounds would be liberal
estimate.
Now and then one hears Of the capture
Of Some old warrior which had Success
fully evaded the lures Of generations Of
trollers, an ancient buccaneer Of the Wild
rice stems and lily-pads, weighing g.,
a. 90 or even q pounds. .Si, but such ,na
pounds was taken last summer from Toma-
hawk Lake In the nets Of the hsh-hatchery
people, stripped and put back, but Il
had never been hooked and never will
be. When a muskallonge gets old enough
TO be SO big IL knows too much to strike
at spoon, whirl IL never so fancily, and
probably Ia too lazy, ANYHOW.
IT il believed by Western anglers who
have watched with alarm the deteriora-
ton. numerical and physical, OF this fish
that II proper laws were, passed II would
regain its former ascendency and efforts
will be made To induce the Legislatures Of
the States interested TO throw legal safe
guards about the musky.
While the trouble lies partly with the
lack OF restrictions. II is also due in part
TO the numbers Of dams which have been
built at the outlets Of lakes and across
streams which connect the lakes with the
Mississippi River. Those dams have been
built by the great numbering companies
and have for object the control Of the water
| 80 that food may be assured for the spring
drives Of logs
The muskallonge is a powerful and active
| fish. but cannot surmount many OF these
dams. which are sometimes from eight to
| ten feet higher than the water below them.
In consequence. Ash which wish to ascend
to the broader waters Of the big lakes in
the woods. are kept below and those which
go out Of the lakes canrot get back.
The anglers doubtless will be able to
obtain legislation putting some check upon
the taking Of all sizes Of mtiskallonge,
but they will not effect the removal. or
lowering, OF any dam. The lumber COM
panies regard hardwood as Of more value
than fishes and the Legislators lean to their
way Of thinking.
The sun., 1902-12-28
A TEXAS BASS STREAM.
ideal Fishing In Winter to he Had IN q
PARKWAY Canon.

The east fork Of the Nueces River in
western Texas makes its way past Bull
head Mountain down through tho Nuecea
canon to the main stream and thence TO the
Gulf. In its upper part II IL bold and
rocky stream. often fifty yards wide, and
ideal bass water The Northerner. who
loves the sport and hates the time when
the ice locks up the lakes and rivers Of his
home can go down there with the certainty
Of getting plenty Of Ash and communion
with primeval nature together.
No tourists visit the east fork Of the
Nueces. 1t is fifty miles above the line
OF the Southern Pacific Railroad and reach
ing it is a matter OF labor
To traverse its cafion wagons must be
taken from the little town Of Uvalde and
while there the anglers will be dwellers in
tents. They will find ample and excellent
camping grounds, however, and air that
il like strong drink
The best Of the fishing Ia In the caf,on,
which lies like an open barrel with It's ends
pointing north and south. and through
1t the winter winds whistle In half galee.
Tents must be strongly guyed and pegged
down to the last notch, and even then the
sleepers will find canvas on top Of them
many times.
As for the number Of fish a man NAV
take that, will depend almost wholly upon
how many he wants. Literally he will be
busy from the time Of his first cast In early
morning until no drags his stiffened body
to camp at night.
The stream alternates in bright shadows,
semi-rapids. from SO TO 500 yards long.
and deep still pools which no man may cast
across, which contain the fsh. Though
the water Is "a clear IA crystal in the sun
shine. these pools are nearly jet black In
hue and the big bass may not be seen nosing
about the bottom.
They are all green or large-mouthed
bass but wonderfully game for their kind.
The element In which they live is of an
icy coldness for the most part they fight a
swift current through much Of their lives
and get their muscles trained and they
give plenty OF work to wrist and forearm
Like other Southern bass, which feed
steadily all OF the year, they far surpass
their Northern brethren In size. A fish
Of four pounds To- not worth mentioning;
those OF five pounds are common, ak
Founders are plentiful and from this weight
they run on up to seven, eight, nine and
even ten pounds.
The big ones seem to be as frislxy and
vicious as the little ones. Beginning with
the cool nights and mornings Of October
through the winter months, slackeninR only
after the spring freshets. In December
there are parts OF the Nueces River wherein
the bass will strike at red leaf when II hits
the water. ~
With fiah 10 such humor IL makes little
dinerence what hu~ In used. Spoons.
phantom minnows. rubber frogs, spinnsrs,
The sun., 1902-12-28
Diamonds That Explode.
London Ausrers

II has long been known that diamonds
especially the class known as rose dia monds. :
ara likely to explode ifAsubjected only to
what would seem . very ordinary degree Of
heat. II 10 now believed that the explosions
are the result Of the rapid expansion OF certain
volatile LIQUIDS inclosed In cavities near the
centre or theee precious stones. A grea
and worn as, gems OF perfection. Re still in
an an unfinished condition; that ., the. liquid
has not as yet deposited all OF Its pure crys.
tails OF carbon. These movable drops may
occasionaily be seen with the naked eye
when THIS u the case u strong microscope
will give the drop the appearance OF a bubbis
II The mud IN Q Carpentsr's level, II 10 also
toned these ca may coStain 's Hsses under Ids
great tension. This being the case, one NAV
readily compre8nd how a very small mount
OF heat would cause the liquid and the gas to
expand TO such a degree that the diamond
won'h Wv" wnv 18th ~ eyn,osio.
The sun., 1902-12-28
OUR CHESS CORNER.

PROBLEM NO. iios-sY TIE LATE .. .. scHvArx,
LONDON. IkoLAHD.
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go-devils. bats which wiggle. bats which
skip, bats which sink and bats which float,
are all ono to them. Anything which
simulates q little fish they want between
their Jaws.
Like many other West Texas rivers. the
Nueoes has q habit Of disappearing under
ground. The stream ends, apparently for
good. and miles OF dry bed are below the
terminus; then II reappears and flows on
ward merrily. and for some reason the
hsh gather most thickly near the points
Of temperance. Probably that Is be-
cause they make the underground passage
and hang about the place where they first
see the welcome light again.
The sun., 1902-12-28

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Championship touruameut, now about concluded Al
the NAnAottsn Chess Club.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-07
IN PENNsALy yANIA.
The Heaviest snowstorm of the
 Season ParaIyxe- Traffic

Pitt~burg. Pa March 6.-The heav- iest snow storm - the winter sci n about midnight. and al noon. Wednes- dat. T was still showing. Several inches had fallen and ,he indications were for continued snow. Street car tra1flc is almost at a standstiu Tn both Pif1sburg and Allegheny. while the cars 10 and from the suburbs are making but few trips. The rail roads suffer to some extent and trains are all delayed. The local tele- phone wires are in bad shape. very few of the city lines being in use
 The storm following the flood has created heavv demand on the Alle- ehenX department of charities. and the officials had great difficulty in supplying 1he sufferers with coal and provisions.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-07
HINTS TO HoUSEKEEPERS.
Variety of Information from Which Something Useful May
 Be Cleaned

Peppermint drops are quite differ ent from peppermint creams. To make them, boil together for five minutes one eupful of granulated sugar and one-fourth cupful of water Do not stir this while it cooks. At the end of the five minutes remove from the fire, and one-half teaspoonful of pep permint extract and stir rapidly. As soon as it begins to whiten. drop very quickly from spoon on but tered papers. Rapid action is neces- sary here. else the mixture will hard en while still in the saucepan, says the Boston Budget
 When pepper k used it should al- ways be white pepper, especially in white sauces and soups.
 Never salt vegetables until they are nearly cooked; it hardens them.
 The water vegetables are noiled in may be utilized in making sauces and soups: the best of the vegetables goes into it.
 strong marking ink. or black dye. which will resist much exposure to the weather. is made as follows: Take gum arabic. ten pounds: log wood liquor Specific gravity l-371. - fluid ounces; bichromate of potash. 2ls ounces. with water sufficient to dissolve the bichremate Dissolve the gum in one gallon of water. strain. add the haywood liquor. mix. and let the mixture stand for 24 hours: then stir in rapidly the bichromate selu- tion and add a little nitrate of iron and fustic acid. If too thick. thin with iukewarm water.
 By putting lace handkerchiefs in warm water in which are a few drops Of ammonia and uSlag Castile soap they are easily washed. and made d beautiful clear white. Then do not iron. out spread the handkerchief out smoothly on marble CT glass. gently pulling out or shaping the lace Just before II is entirely dry fold evenly and smoothly. and place under a heavy weight of some kind. Treated in this way handkerchiefs will last thrice as long.
 Hairbrushes may be thoroughly and quickly dried after washing and that. too. without injuring the bris- tles-by being briskly brushed with a stiff whi>k broom. \ similar im- plement may also be adYantageoaslv used in drying the hair. the method being to hold up few strands at q time and fan them with the broom simultaneously drawing the latter through the strands like q comb. Os course, 1t is highly important that the broom should be immediately clean. and that t should not be used so vigorously as to break or split the hair.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-07
TIiI- RSDAY. March s. Grain nnd Provisions.

S. Louis x Flour - Patents g -51Ie -1: other grades S Seylv e5 Nnes.t-%o red, $gs51ze Coru-Nu- mixed ole Oats No. iSfEi5'se Hay Timothy Sll ) i. l4 Qt. prairie. Sll seQ sst. e]9ter. g. 5e.s l-' Eut7+r Creamery -zuz,c :. oa--y. Isf-lc Eggs Fresh 1.= Lard-t 'hoIee steam. s.Iac Pork-S w mess. Sl4 -s1 F .@' Bacon Clear rils $. 5is Cs@sc Wool-ruh-was 1s814c. M.@- spuri and Illinois medium combluz lss l. lsc, other grades l2Gl1C.
 ago-Closiug Quotations. Wh-at- March. S l-' Ma $sziz J-3E 8. .t>a-. tember. totse CoTu-Mareh. ste. Ma g ace July 6lls 0clAsc- se.teTu a,r. - .,s. Dect nheE fSi.c Dats-Ma~af 4-.. ri .}. ". July, S5.e September SEec Pork NarO9, sli so. May. Slslg. July. Sl5 Pr lsr,.-- March. Sl-iz May ss -1ts Jcl- Ss x; September. Ss 5t short rias-Mav.H 3, IT <; May. & Z.i4 July. & i9; September. $ --is.
 Indianapolis Wheat Ne reG Sic, No ; red Ne Corn-No. white, G2e i: No yellow. 6sS.c. Oats-%o white, its4 46c. Hay-TimOthy. Sl0p.1t.. 5e
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-07
A CITY FATHER AND HIS GUN.
"snake" Kinney. Member of the st Louis House of Delegates. In-
 duIges In Pistol Practice

St. Louis. March 6.-Hon. Snake" Kinney. representing, or otherwise. the Fourth ward iii tue house af del,.- gates. is in trouble tie and his brother had been seeing th;nvs around town and entered the Union Market restaurant ;,5 a m. We,lne.- day. for a late supper or r@rlt brva k fast. when he encountered Dan shea. cook by profession. and ,a as.o- eiate of some of Snakes" puliticeI enemies. EN Way of accentu1ting his displea>ure at Shea's presence he iu- dulged in little pistol practice. put ting a ballet through shea jaw. which, ranging downward. passed out through his neck Shea was sent to the hospital. where bis condition was pro nounced dangerous. while snake. made himself scarce and. mp to last accounts, had not been found by .he officers detailed To invite him To a soJourn at the police station.