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The number Of men employed 40
teachers in the public schools Of this
country Is slowly but steadily decreas-
ing. According = William T. Harris,
United States commissioner Of eduea-
tion, the percentage Of male teachers
in the public schools IN 1870 was Al per
cent. In 1900 the percentage was only
.. The reasons for this decrease are
easily found. The work does not offel
as great Inducements to men as Il once
did. Teachers IN secondary schools are
noW required 70 be specialists, and the
salaries are not enough TO attract men
to make q life career in this field
Women in increasing numbers have
gradually taken their places. In point
Of truining they are as vel fitted for
the work, and IN point OF tempera-
ment better adapted to handle chlI
dren.
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Battered at TIE POi offie, At chl-sgo
NJ a. Sssons-eIas Msiisf.
OouId Do Better.

Harold had received his FIRST 1--WE
dollar bin. He was told that il was
60 be deposited in the bank, and the
details were explained TO him. Harold
accompanied his mother 20 the bank.
and when ready the book was handed
60 him. He looked at Il a moment,
and then throwing the book across the
room exclaimed:
''Such a small book for i've dOllarsi
Why, can get a bigger one than
that for five cents."-N. Y. Times.
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GLIHRERIE5S OF WA.

Bad blood may be shown, but It d
= crime 20 spin T.
Men who stop to count the cost
are slow to propose.
II il better TO be handsome in deed
than in photograph.
Much optimistic talk is used as Z
cover for Perplexity.
Every man Is an idiot who PurSue1
his own way in spite Of rs.
Il seems impossible 20 train the
young idea without using = stick.
The advantage Of the smile cult
vailed BY women e that 4 does not
interfere with OgestiOn.-sioux cIsy
Journal
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BOOKER + WASHINGTON FAV0RS THE DSFRAy-
CHSEMEHT OF THE NEBRO IN THE SOUTH

I erty he must not concern himself In
relation TO his civil or Political rights
that he must submit to being deprived
OF his citizenship or the ballot which
Is the most powerful weapon Of de-
fence Ia the world and without Il In .
free country men are simply slaves OF
serfs; that until all the Negroes come
into the possession Of dollars or prop
erty. they must without enc word OF
protest on their part permit men TO
rule or govern them whom they have
TO voice whatever in a. listing to Sc
Iect. In the discussion Of the disfran-
chising Of the Negro. Prof. Washing
ton, loses sight Of this one undisput-
able fact that from the President Of
the United States on down to the low
est officer OF any state. have no time
tn waste nor faTors to bestOw on no
one or on a collective number Of In
dIviduals who have no voice in the
Affairs Of the national or the various
state governments.
Why should Prof. washington favor
the Acknowledgement Of the Negro
and remain silent as TO the prOpriety
OF permitting ignorant white men to
exercise the right Of suffrage; is IL
his desire to base the right TO vote
on the color OF the skin? Is he OF the
opinion that Il is much better in the
long run to permit ignorant white
men who enjoy this priceless
privilege and deprive the Negro from
enjoying IL, simply because his skin
happens to be black? does he not
see that his Philosophy is based on
false premises that no grave question
has or can ever be settled In this coun-
try until Il is settled right that by
adopting his theory Of DISTINGUISHING
the Negro is only a temporary make
shift which will not permanently settle
anything, and II the Negro is to be
made to feel that he is an alien in a
strange land with No civil nor political
rights guaranteed t. him by the Con-
stitutiOn OF the United States nor by |
the states wherein he resides, he will |
soon cease to think that he Is an Amer |
lean citizen and like the Indian he viii |
become an uncertain factor. No flag |
to serve, no home to call his own. No |
interest to protect, no country to shed |
his blood for and manifest his loyalty
and undying devotion. The result must
inevitably be that he will be drawn
into the ranks Of the anarchists, to
seek revenge for the insults or wrongs
which have been shOWered upon him
for the past two hundred and fifty
years.
Verify do we honestly believe deep
down In the bottom Of our heart that
Prof. Booker T. Washington Is en-
gagged in subOrdinating the best inter
est Of the Negro for the purpose Of en-
ablIng him to successfully collect
money with which to run his school
that IL the Negro tamely permits him
self to be disfranchised and Is com
PEELED to pay-taxes, and assist to fight
The battles OF this government which
10 a great extent treats him as an
cut-east and a criminal; in less than
ten years II he possesses the least
iesire to walk abroad or any ambition
10 be known as an American citizen,
be will be forced to stand up and eH-
the language Of the immortal
Patrick Henry, Give me Liberty or
live me DEATH"
The broad ax., 1903-05-02

In this age Of eommerclalIsm when
II Is possible to place a mult-mIll.
ionaire at one end Of the plank, and
an honest hard-WorkIng man or woman
who can scarcely earn enough money
to keep the wolf from the door at the
other end: when, people converse
about biIliOnaire trusts; monopolies or
huge combinations of wealth. which
are constantly robbing and plundering
them by Increasing the prices on all
the necessaries Of Life, with as much
ease as an ordinary individual would
take 4 drink OF water, when Il has be-
come possible or a common thing for
extremely rich or arrogant men to
muzzle OF subsidize the small weekly
newspapers as well as the daily Press;
II Is considered the height Of pre-
sumption on the part Of any Afro
American who b unwilling to look
upon Prof. Booker n. Washington as
a god or as the infallible Leader OF
ten million people; in all things pre-
tanning to their material welfare and
their final destiny.
Booker 7. Washington's advocates
and shouters contends that no one
has the moral right TO erltfeise him
nor his acts or his theory OF the So
luton Of the Race Problem" unless
they have accomplished as much as he
has in the way Of establishing and
maintaining an Industrial school. No
fair minded person will ever attempt
to under estimate the great work per
formed by Booker T. Washington, in
behalf Of Industrial education for the
Negro; but when it comes to jeOpar-
diEing the civil and the political rights
Of the Negro in order to carry out his
pet theory respecting the settlement
Of this mOmentous or Ear reaching
question that is an entirely different or
distinct proposition.
IL uOE6 HECAA AAAAA II EAOA- " GnAAAE-
ton holds in his hands the golden
keys which will unlock the Race
1t would be so apparent to
all men that he would not be driven to
the necessity OF Waging a hurrah cam
paign all the time in order to keep his
theory before the public; for the pur-
pose Of maintaining or increasing his
with the whites Of the south
and with the mOnied class Of the North
at the expense Of the Negro, Prof.
recently declared that
Every revised constitution through
out the Southern States has put a pre-
MUM upon intelligence, ownership Of
property thrift and character; those
are most truly free who have passed
the greatest discipline" In
this wonderful fight Of elOquence on
the part Of Booker Washington, It I
plainly indicates that he Is In favor OF
the Acknowledgement Of the Negro in /
me 04uluS AoI NAooc EGhAoS4 NOu1NAlu- I
tons which he refers to we're revised |
by the Southern People with the sole /
object Of curtailing and abridging the !
.iVil and the POLITICAL rights Of the |
Negro.
Thus It will be seen that Prof. Wash
Ington is so full Of the spirit OF COM
that he believes. in placing
The dollar beyond and above the man;
hat dollars or property owned by the
Negro will eat away all the injustice
which Is at the present time heaped
Ipon him; that while he is endeayor-
ng to accumulate dollars and prop
The broad ax., 1903-05-02

81 didn't know until last night,
said Mrs. Gayman, ''that you were
so thoughtful and considerate OF
dumb animals
THAT so?" said Gayman, cautious
" mindful of his condition upon re-
turning home from the club.
YES" continued his wife, with q
twinkle in her eye, "this morning in
your sleep you continually cried:
Don't forget the kitty "-Philadel
phia Press.
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Miss Clara Winterbloom-Mamm,
this is Mr.. Tutter. want to introdpes
him to you. Do you know that he wa,
under the Impression that 1 was ,bs
only daughter, and have Just been
telling him that ] have two sisters
Mrs. WinterblOOm-Oh, yes. Yo.
must meet Maud and Estelle, Mr.. Tot.
ter. They are both Of them older than
Clara there.
Young Tutter tWishing to say n,
right thiDg)-I didn't suppose It posi-.
bic, Mrs. WinterblOom, that you could
have any daughters older than Mis-,
Clara.-Tit-Bits.
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she Get the Money.

Harry" she said, Il want $780,"
"Rut, my dear" he protested, "that's
nearly all the cash have on hand at
the present moment, and had planned
to use il to take up a note"
"Oh, well" she returned, earelessly,
IF you think the man who holds the
note can make things any hotter for
Tou than I can, why, 60 ahead"
Thus II happened that she got the
nOney.-Chicago Post.
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PhrenOlogist-Madam, I think ]
can assure you that this boy is not
born to be hung.
Fond Parent (grinning)-Indade,
sor.
PhrenOlOgist-NO, I do not think he
win ever be hung. In view of the fact
that he lives in this state, think IL
probable that he WIN be eleeSTOcuted.
Brooklyn Life.
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In senrrh of Knoufedre.

Father-HallOa! where did you get
all those toys?
Son-I bought 'em with the money
you gave me.
"But I gave you that money to teach
you how to save"
"Yes. pa; kept it for three weeks
until learned all about saving, and
now I'm learning how to shOp."-Tit-
Bits.
The broad ax., 1903-05-02

Mrs. Peeksly Ito church usher)-
Give me seat in pew number 90,
please.
Mrs. PeekSly Ito herseID-Mrs. Cor
gus sits in number 50, and want to be
back Of her so shall not have TO look
around TO see her hat.-Brooklyn
Life
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n IL nuIC Car.

DOlly-GraciOusi Why does Mrs. de
Styles always refer 20 Mr.. de Styles as
her slate husband" when everyone
knows her husband is alive?
POlly-The reason she calls him her
late husband is because Of the late
hours he wanders home in the morn
ing.-Baltimore Herald.
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There Is a cheerful liar that every man
should love;
me good he does no tongue or pen can
tell,
For when you're feeling rOekisr than usual
he meets
And Erssts you with. ''oid man. you're
looking weir
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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A VisISn Of hhss.

Rastus-Ah dreamed OBJ heaben las
night.
Zeke-Am dat sO2 An Whut did Il
look Hkel
"A mOnst'us big chicken rOOst in Dc
middle oba watermilliOn Patch!"-San
Francisco Bulletin.
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Rnmemhrnnee.

did he leave you anything when
he went awAy?" they asked Of the
landlady's grief-stricken daughter, TO
whom the youth had been most de-
voted.
Yes she sighed; "he left q board
bill. "-ChicagO Post.
The broad ax., 1903-05-02

Mrs. Slimdiet-NO: I don't believe
in French cooking. Ny idea is to have
every dish suggest its chief ingredient.
New BOarder-Yes; I notice this
gelatine tastes like glue.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The broad ax., 1903-05-02

"And what did that hOwwid tough
say to you, Reggie, after he had taken
youah watch and money away % asked
WillybOy.
"He added insult to wObbery," splut-
tered Reggie. "He said his motto was:
DO it now and was the only Il he
SaW."-Cincinnati Commercial Trib-
me
The broad ax., 1903-05-02

ayes, Jones has been awarded the
contract for weighing and registering
the weight of all the elephants for the
new circus"
HIN! He must Be doing business
on q large scale. "-Baltimore News.
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Visitor at SehOol-WhahaI rapt hook
that dear little fellow wears!
Dear Little Fellow (OVerhearing)-
Teacher just hit me over the knuckles
with . ruler, ma'am.-Princeto
Tiger.
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Passing Belief.

Maj. BurbOn-I really don't know,
sub, how old this whisky is; had it in
nah eellah for 20 yeahs, but
Col Kaintuek-Mah land, majah,
how did that happen, sub; did yO'
mislay t?-Phiadelphia Press.
The broad ax., 1903-05-02
Clean Gene.

He-That love AFFAIR has affected his
head.
She-Can ii be possible?
'Oh, yes; he never used to comb his
hair at all before be met her, and see
how carefully it's brushed now
--Yonkers Statesman.
The broad ax., 1903-05-02

The Minister'S wife-Tm afraid Mr..
Skinhint does not realize that the
Lord loves q cheerful giVer.
The Minister-Oh, don't know.
The less he gives the more cheer
fully he gives it.-Town and Country.
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Hia choiee.

Nothsr-only good little boys 90 to
Heaven.
Bobby-Then I guess IN be bad and
90 with the rest Of the family
Brooklyn Life.
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A gIneenFe.

BOwe Heaux-Td like to live in 9
place where there was no such thing
as work. Wouldn't you?
Hoe Beaux-Yes, and I'd ike 20
have the job of director Of public
wOrks.-Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.
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why keep me in susPense2 Why
not give me an answer nOw?"
"Oh, dear, not You propose so beau
tifully that I want to give you Gchanee
to do It all over again.-N. 7. Jour
nal
The broad ax., 1903-05-02

eft must be a great comfort to you
to own such splendid furniture"
''COmfOrt7 There isn't but one COM
Portable chair in the whole lot, and
my wife invariably wants TO sit in
thai. "-Tit-Bits
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InelerfnnI.

~He's q wonderful mathematician"
Yes" answered Mr.. CumrOx; "but
what's the use? He can think up a
string Of figures as long as your arm.
but he can't put a dollar mark in front
Of fhem.n-Washington Star.
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Il eosts almost twice as much tosend
boxed goodn from New York 20 San
Francisco b. ran direct e. Il does via
London, the snez canal Hong-Konr
end Yokahama h steamer.
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"You know he married Miss Nil
lions"
And they do not get alOng?"
mo. They can't agree about what
portion Of the wife's income the hus-
band ought to haVe."-Puek.
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Flubdubbe-Wheu Dashitall called
upon his fianeee tie other evening he
discovered her kissing another fellow.
Pinhedde-What did he do?
Flubdubbe-Apologized for being
late.-N. Y. Herald.
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The HaneIy M AdvantaEs.

NNE HN-IENW HIT AWWWNNNIEs
"Why is It that most Of the worlds
great men were hOmely?"
The other men wouldn't have
turned in and made them great If
they had been handsome enough to
cause jealOusy."-ChieagO Record
Herald
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you say your playing created .
great deal Of talk?'' said the friend.
yes" answered the pianist, shut.
unfortunately, Il was mostly durin; q
my performance. "-Washington Star.
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Edith wish knew how to I'm
prove the shape OF this gown.
EtheESuPpose you let me wear e
aWhile.-Cineinnati Enquirer.
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The idea Of his accusing ne Of
making a lie out Of the whole cloth"
"Ridiculousi You're too economical
Tor that."-Philadelphia Press.
The broad ax., 1903-05-02

Dame Nature ought TO follow nov
The scientific train,
And not omit, before Il falls,
To sterillEe the rain.
Puck
The broad ax., 1903-05-02

Forty thousand birds, mostly and.
piDers, are reported . have been
killed recently On Che Norfh CaroIina
coast for millinery purp0ssE
The broad ax., 1903-05-02

There once was a freshman named Green.
ing.
Who fell down four flights without mean.
ing:
The janitOr sWors as he struck the ground
floor:
twill take all the afternoon cleanlrRys
Columbia Jester.
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Il let him hold my hand last even
ing" she told her dearest friend.
"WeU?"
'Well," she said, with a regretful
sigh, @he was satisfied with that
Chicago Post.
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Tight shoes" remarked the Or
server Of Events and Things, have
sd Daly . WoR q y 49,
8aa1Ga 4l1sEA -
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when sou came south for your
health, Why didn't your zifeeOne with
Jour
-Ohi we'll yOu see my doctor adj
yiHed complete rest and quiet.s-
Louisville Courier-JournaL
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14
THANKSGIVING n
Feasting Has Been q Sign OF Joy and
Happiness Since the worlds
beginning.

breaking bread from house 70
house they did eat their meat with
gladness and singleness OF heart
praising God and having favor with
all the people" Thus did the early
disciples. Feasting has always been
a eoncomitant Of Joy, A humorous
touch appears in Nansen's story Of his
fearful journey across the ice. When
anything favorable occurred they
would take a chocolate caramel out OF
their little store and celebrate the
event. When friends long parted meet
they feast. At every wedding that we
know anything about, since time be-
gan, there was q marriage supper. The
table is spread with the snowiest linen
and heaped with the choicest from the
hive, orchard, field, garden and stan.
Not the things that are eaten give the
joy-the bachelor can have as good in
his attic and sulk over It. It is an ex-
preston that has come down to US
from time immemoriaL The Morse
Greek and all the other mythologiea
ascribe the ioy-festival to their gods.
This traces it far back Of history, to E
misty and somber period which is PEN
etratsd by few rays Of light.
The Thanksgiving feast is the per.
feet towering Of aeons Of growth. It
is 3 feast of love that takes in God.
II is a family reunion. The lowering
mother once more gathers her brood
under her wings. They come ike doves
from every point in the sky. The old
home Is restored again. The nee oc-
cupants Of the now vacant chairs are
tenderly remembered. Greetings 90
TO the far away and greetings from
them are read By warm and thankful
hearts. As to the bounty Of God, there
it is in over-abundance heaped upon
the table, with inexhaustible reserves
in cellar and pantry, in closet and
store. It is not thoughtlessness-it
may be forgetfulness in the midst oe
~engroasing labors Of love and antici-
pations.-Chicago Interior.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14

HstAAmhte = the Latest Addition e
the Less Lat OF Powerful
DeaOnaters.

The most powerful explosive known
b "HathamitA," a recently discovered
substance, which showed remarkable
qualities under recent tests, reports
the New York World.
Besides having the maximum Of ex-
PlOsivs power. this strange material,
which ia the discovery Of G. NJ. Hath
away, Of WellsbOrO, Pa, Is the most
difficult 10 explode.
To test 1t on this point the following
seemingly dangerous experiments were
tried without effect;
Lighted matches were thrown into
Il.
It was pounded to powder on e
sledge.
Shells were exploded near it.
Rife balls were fired into It.
Light percussion caps were dis
charged in It.
To explode the material a heavy per-
cussion cap must be used, but then It
dstonates with terrific force.
Some Of the tests Of its explosive
force were:
A small charge Of the mixture was
exploded upon q sheet OF quarterback
bo~iler-plate. It cut a hole in the steel
&c cleanly as : machine could do 1t,
A small charge was exploded be
tween two cakes Of ice, each weighing
over $50 pounds. All that remained
was q small pile Of actual snow-not
finely crushed ice.
In the second test on quarter1nch
steel in the open air the plate was
placed on q collar Of steel. The steel
was cut clean over the collar. The coli
lar, Of the toughest steel and three
inches deep-was broken into several
pieces.
About an ounce Of Hethamite was
exploded in q regulation United States
government one-pound steel she'll and
very thorough augmentation Of the
shelI occurred.
A similar result followed the sx-
plosion Of two six-Pound shells in 9
heavy steel chamber, there being en-
pIoysd in this instance three and one
eighth ounces Of he explosive. Inthis
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14
Vigorous Old Age

Paine's Celery Compound makes the old
feel young, and cures their ills. Il has added
years Of health and enjoyment to many q life.
Use this great medicine regularly, and its invig-
Grating powers viii 6l your declining years
with health, strength, and happiness. Read
what George F. Morse, o. years old, wites;-
WELLS & RICHARDSON Co.,
GeaaSzSH Just q word in favor Of
Paine's Celery Compound, hoping il may catch
the eye OF some afflicted person, and they
may receive the same satisfactory benefit.
Some IS years ago / had a combination Of
malaria, chills and fever, and grip, which con-
tinued for q year or more; meantime ! lost in
weight about 90 pounds, trying different medi-
cines and doctors with unsatisfactory results.
Paine's Celery Compound was recommended,
and, after using a little ! began to improve,
gaining about a pound q week. In q year I
had Tegained so pounds of the lost weight and
good health, and have been a well man ever
since. Yours truly, GEORGE F. MORSE.
LEoMNsTER, Mass, Oct. ~, 1907.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14

the cover of the box. Then she
softly took one of his hands, bent her
face to the bed, and he slept on, and
his sleep was dreamless.
IF it is so, 1 will kill her!" NUT
tered old Castro, as he at last drew
near the ranch, and with native cum
ming he cautiously turned out his
horse and sneaked into the house
without word or alarm. His wife was
not in her room. He sought her in
two or three others, and then, with
eyes blazing with fury, he opened the
door of the officers room and made
her out as she knelt beside the bd.
Drawing his long, keen knife, chuck
ling in his throat with satisfaction.
he began stealing across the room.
He had covered two-thirds of the dis
lance and was reaching out his left
hand to grasp the woman by the hair
when he suddenly leaped back and
uttered a shrek. It was followed by
another and another, and amid
screams he dashed among the tents
OF bhe BOldlers 70 1al down and
writhe and SILVER and die.
~Come on" said the sergeant to
his men, az he lighted q torch and ad-
vanced toward the house.
They followed him through the
open door and acrOss the public room
TO that OF the officer. The glare Of
the torch showed four tarantulaa
crawling about on the floor. Il
showed a dead woman knesling by
the bedside. Il showed q dead man
lying on his back with eyes half
open and q look Of terror on his
face.
II told him she was q she-devill"
muttered the sergeant, "5ut he has
found it out too late."-Sunny South,
Atlanta.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14
SQUIRREL OUTwITs A CAT.
~ the Exercise OF Clever strsaegy
the Nutcraeker Escaped from
Tabby's Claws.

Squirrels evidently understand the
cats limitations and take advantage
of the knowledge for their own protec-
ton and sometimes, apparently, for
their amusement. An exhibition in
Central park lately leads 70 this con-
clusion, says the New York Herald.
Grimalkin, with lowered body, was
creeping along on the park wall near
SiXty-seventh street, when she saw 3
squirrel sitting on his launches, en-
joying a peanut, the gift Of a park visi-
tor. The cat slid into the grass, and
hiding as far as possible by hattening
herself against the ground she planned
an attack on her unsuspecting desired
prey.
Mr.. Squirrel was not long unsuspect-
ing, for he soon discovered his stealth
fly approaching natural enemy, and
darted up the neare tree, but only
far enough for a position Of advantages,
and then viewed the situation.
When the cat found that she was dis
covered she also made a rush, and the
squirrel, with quite evident close cal
culatiOn, waited until she had gained
good momentum and was at the very
root Of the tree, when he darted hori-
zontally around half Of its circumfer-
ence. The cat scrambled over the very
spot where he had been and then came
in the limitations, for she was not able
to run around the tree. This the SOUR
rel evidently knew and held its posi-
ton of vantage.
Down went the cat and from the
ground circled the tree, but she was
able to catch only glimpses OF the cum
ming squirrel as it travelled around the
bark, keeping the tree between them.
Several times she made a rush, but
when she had reached the squirrels
level the diameter Of the tree was be-
tween them. AS she could not follow
t. and finally tired Of the leaping, the
attack was abandoned and the game
Of tag that had evidently been enjoyed
By the squirrel came to an end by the
cat starting in search Of less cunning
prey.