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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05
Points in Paragraphs.

A paper denied Government weather
reports may jump 10 the conclusion that
f. is "a cold day
one Idaho Senator says Mormonism is
an issue in his State The other says
there is no such issue. The conclusion
is that some worthy gentleman is mis-
taken.
Another woman has started "a theater
panic by shouting FIRE. Six months in
au asylum, Next idiot,
Senator Stone of Missouri viii MOI
make much noise in arriving. The fan
o.. a gum shoe in new snow is like the
clamor made by "a lambs tail in "a fur
cap.
Many Congressman are looking about
sadly and murmuring, "lJs my last
time ou earth.
Even q paper barred from glancing al
official weather reports knows what sort
of "a day yesterday was
The bankers who gave money to Mrs.
Chadwick not only fail To- get il back
buJ have been arrested for their
charity
While "a Christian Scientist was adj
dressing a congregation in New York
sunday. a wicked person walked of
with her 1900 coat. Such are the trials
Of faith
The Chicago man who has applied for
uu Injunction AGAINST his NIfr's habit
of talking mas a rare and beautiful faith
DOB Iue potency of courts.
Yellow jourualism's night on gas in
New York is NOT attempted suicide.
A New Haven man laughed so loud al
a funny story THAT he paralyzed his
optic nerve. lie cannot see the joke
now
"HuckIeberry Finn" has been barred
from the public library of Dies Moines.
Awful good people out that way. but
they make "a mistake iu trying % rear
boys on skinned milk
Tolstoy is said TO frowu on the ZEN
svo move. The old philosopher smiles
witH difficulty
John d. Rockefeller. DR.. is getting 80
tired that he viii drop his Sunday school
class for a while. This will AFFORD him
self and others needed rest
The Kaiser recently shot $40 pheasant
I'm "a day. Evidently the birds had sen
trained 10 ry 20 fiy into the royal
gun
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VENEZUELAN ARBITRATION
IN 1903" Is PUBLISHED

The State Department has just issued
II document entitled Venezuelan Arbi-
tratiou OF 1893
bv Jackson IA. Ralst0n OF this city. who
was umpire OF the lIaian-N Venezuelan
Commission. and in lis preparation lac
was assisted by ". r. Sherman DOYLE,
who was assistant agent of the ulted
States Ou the American commission.
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Miss BluEaenthars Wedding.

Invitations are out for The marriage
OF Miss Mabel BlumeuJhal, Of this city.
90 Nathan Ksufmaa. of New York. al
kauscher's. December T. Many 0ut-of-
town guests are expected for the we'd
ding. among them being the groom S
brother from Switzerland
Mrs. and Miss ThaIheimeT Of Rich
moud, Va. ou their way home from the
F0rse SHOW in New York. stopped in
this city hlI few days
Mr. William w WAY. OF 2ZZ + Street
northwest will bee al home this after
noon from 3 until O'Clock. us wen as
Monday, -he l2th instant
Dr and Mrs. Ralph Walsh and Miss
Walsh ere established in their new
home ls24 "a Street
Mrs Morris Clark. formerly of this
city. b1IJ now residing iu New York, is
here the guest OF her aunt, Mrs. /. l.
EluuI.
Mrs. Julia Luchs. Of $ Street. has as
her CHESTS her parents Mr.. dId Mrs.
Levy. of Philadelphia.
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PHlLADELPRlAN FIGHTS
THE SMOKE NUISANCE

NEWPORT r. T.. Dec. 5.-Col. How
an Stevenson, a wealthy Philadelpnian,
made formal complaint 10 the police de-
partmeut that quarrymen were making
"a smoke nuisance, which had forced him
70 close his house mere.
He said be believes they are annoying
him SO that be viii buy the quarry al a
large sum.
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Sale at Rauscher's.

There VIII be Il Christmas sale aud
tea al Rauscher's December 20. from 3
to 6 o'clock, when the board OF mama
gers of the House or the Good Shep-
herd, embracing all the prominent Cath
Ole women OF Washington viii officiate.
In addition 60 tie usual useful and
useless wares offered AT the sales OF this
season there viii be- a display of the
work OF the inmates Of the home, in
Guiding infants l8yettes, beautiful
handmade underwear, and a splendid
assortment ol dressed dolls.
Among the ladies iu charge viii be-
Mime. AzplrOZ, the Baroness Won Hen
geimulleT, the Baroness Mayor des
! lauChes Mime. Jus~eTaud. Mrs Edward
Douglas White. AIRS Mckeuua Mrs.
Sheridan. Miss Sherman. ana diss Jane
Riggs, with "a large corps OF assistants
from the ranks Of the younger bellies.
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Japanese took Nausbsn and the outlying
forts at Port arthur. the desperate re-
sistance they met NHh when they came
10 face the German general behind tns
essential defenses Of the town. prove
that kuropatan was right
Stoesseps Appearance.
stoesseI lacks most Of the ordinary
physical and mental attribuJra 81 ne
successful soldier. POdgy, undistin-
guished, with sleepy eyes and trim
bearded, somewhat commonplace face
ne is the autithesis Of tie dashing ana
somewhat vain Muscovite warrior
In ST. Petersburg il used to be said
I that ''stoessel rose rapidly through hts
solemn manners and his dingy uniform"
/ There was probably some frutb in fhe
sneer "Anatole Mikhailoyitch" had the
style and manners of The Swiss militia
soldier and the YiVaciOus and immacu-
I late Russian stam could not help Sis
pecting depth beneath the studioUs 0ffi-
[ GERS undaZZling exterior.
Those who dislike StOessel-and they
. are many'-declare that he has no feel
ings. Certainty he never shows any
StOlid taciturm and absolutely devoid OF
humor. Stoessel IS typical Teutou. to-
/ tally out Of touch with the somewhat
hysterlcal senumentalty Of his adopted
nation.
Strict Diseiplinarian.
His discipline Is as tough as his for
uneations and as sharp as his bayoneJs.
"The man is rem0rseless," wrote a
Russian officer shortly after the Japan
csc landing al PitseWO who had seen A
nineteen-year-Ol soldier shot and cast
into disnonOred grave for breach
Of duty i'm which there was more stu
pidity than neglect
Garry out the sentence. IL saves
tort 90 any cOurt-martial that sends IA
recommendation Of mercy.
And the drunkard the sleeping sentry
the culpFlt In some trivial act or insub-
ordination, is logged. or shot or even
hanged without mercy because. with
his TeutOnic arithmetic and cOld-blOOd-
ed reasoning Port AFthur's defender
has worked IL out thar shooting one
man for a breach OF duty may some
way Indirectly 'saye the lives Of
whole battalion ia the day Of battle.
Stoesseps Popularity.
That such a man could be popular"
in the usual sense Of that misused word
is not TO be expected Popularity among
"a populace is Won by "panem ct cir
censes. and not with the whip and the
scamold
Before the fighting stoessers officers
dreaded his rigid injustice watch spared
4tAtf+it- tAiAA- -lA1 ilafA-s AlA= 4ll AE4t
ence of his proves as fighter. and
knowing only that by origin ne belong
ed 10 the hated 'Niemtsi' (Germans),
regarded him without enthusiasm
Things have changed since then The
few messages that have come through
from the beleaguered fort speak al
most gushinglV OF the alteration which
the garrison feel for their commander
Both have come 20 know Jne another
on the field Of battle. and the Russians
have realized once more that IL Is an
"alien who has again kept their flag
from dishOnOr in face of the most tre-
mendous tragedy in their history.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05
WASHINGTON GIRL
WEEDS BRITISHER

A. ST. Baruaba's Church, Tarrytown-
on-the-F udsOn. Saturday noon. Edmund
NJ Sawteue. Of London, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles a. SawteIle, OF Washing
ton, was married 90 Miss Julia Worth
ingt1u. formerly OF this city.
Miss Elizabeth SawteIle was maid Of
honor. and Max ReI Curyeu. of London,
was best man. Mr. SaWt-llr Will short
ly sail for England with his bride, and
they viii make their future home there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05
ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO
BLOW UP COAL MINES

ST LOUIS. Dee. Thirty-hve sticks
of dynamite. with half-burned fuses.
were found just over the pipe line which
connects Ziegler with the pumping sta
zion Had an explosion taken place the
mines and town would have been wiped
out of existence.
Firing began early last night a re-
forth
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05

compaEs profits that are alleged 10 have
been made with Jhe company 5 money.
This involves more than 81 .000, 900 The
other suit is FOR a general accounting by
Addlcks Of his stewardship while in
charge OF Bay State Gas affairs. and in
wolves 100000
Ii is known that Addicks has property
other than that which Will be necessary
10 satisfy the claim in the suit just set
tied. He has still 10 reckon with the
receiver in these two other matters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05
LITERARY WARNING.

An author went 20 iiades.
And 10 the devil said,
Spare me. kind friend Spare me. and
burn
Ny manuscripts instead
''You should have burnt them ou the
earth.
The devil said-quite clever
Humanity had risen then
And called you blest forever
Atlanta Constitution.
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Mrs. TOwnsend's Luncheon.

mrs. Richard Townsend entertained "a
party of friends al luncheon yesterday
complimentary 40 Mr.. and MRS Robert
Goelet. of New York, who are guests al
the White House
Mrs. Goelet Was. before her marriage
last June. Miss Elsie Whel,m. of Phiia-
delphia, particular friend Of Miss
Alice Roosevelt, who. il win be remem-
bered. was bridesmaid al the GoeIet
wedding.
Mrs. John r. Mclean viii give ro-,-
steal on Thursday afternoon an which
ar. Armant Of New Orleans. will slug-
accompanied by the Symphony Orches-
ira, AIR. de Koyen directing.
-dia, AlIred r. Bates has invited few
friends 10 her house tomorrow after-
noon, also. 20 hear Mr.. Armaut
Colonel and Mrs. symons. Of % I.afav-
stte square; gave q dinner Saturday
evening in honor of Colonel and Mrs.
Leach. Colonel Leach recently came
here 10 take charge OF the engineering
work ia the har0or. and of the dltra-
ton work.
Max WeyI, the weil-known landscape
artlst, has just returned from New
ork, where ne spent week attending
an art exhibit
Miss Helen Sanger has been in New
York for the past TWO weeks.
Mrs, Schultz, of Baltimore d. "a guest
OF Mrs Blum. Southeast Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry May a1d family
have returned 10 town ana opened their
Street homo for the winter.
Mrs. Pierce Crosby has issued cards
Cor tea on january Is al her lon@
On Connecticut Avenue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05
SUNDAY GAY DAY
FOR SMART SET
Dinners, Teas, and Concert
Occupy the Time.
MRS. SHAW GOES TO IOWA
Interesting Gossip of the Day and Per
sOnal Comment on NumeT-
Gus Topics.

Sunday entertaining in Washington is
now am assured fact, and yesterday held
many attractions for the smart set Rep
rescntative ard Mrs. Thomas Can are
amons the prominent people who have
turned TO the Sunday evening sym
phOuy concerts for the entertainment
Of themselves and guests, and last even
ing had TWO boxes at Chase's, when
Secretary and Mrs. Morton and other
friends We're entertained by them. 4
supper at the New Willard followed the
concert.
Mrs. Can can be looked To for numer-
Gus interesting Innovations in the way oil
entertainment Tor the social season,
though she is never al az -nsational
i'm anything she does A bail 10 intro
duce her daughter. Miss Zaidee Gan
viii he an exceedingly agreeable depart
ure from the numerous teas of the sea
son, upon witch other debutates sail
into society.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05
FOR TOGA
AFFECTS ADDICKS
Induces Settlement of Bio
Gas Litigation
MUST PAY A LARGE AMOUNT
Receiver Pepper, of Bay State Com
pany, Brings About the
Arrangement.

WILM INGTON, Del. Dec. Am
bitlon 10 land the United States Sena-
torship from Delaware. al the meeting
of the Legislature next month Is The
cause 10 which is attributed j. Edward
Addick's settlement b. a part of The
hay State Gas Company affairs long
"a litigation in the courts OF the Dia-
mond State
Surrender Of 100000 shares Of Della
ware Bay State Gas Company's stock
par value more than SJ0.OJJ.G00 ana pay
heht OF SiAo1O "a casn were m. terms OF
settlement obtained by the receiver FOR
lay state Gas, George Wharton Pepper
I OF Philadelphia, who demanded an ac-
counting for S75,000.000 stock issue 10 can
eel $4,000 debt of the Beason Con
strucuon Company.
Tlil-tdSed security was demanded and
20 luAlIi the requirements AddiCks. who
sousht 70 avoid court trial. gave a
mortgage upon "CarrcrOft" the country
/ place owned by him and his wife. near
Ilaymohl, Del, "Carrcroft' contains 3ls
aGfts. Inc mortgage I'm -nt-d "a
/ $3.50, and Addicks gave q one-day
! Judgement note Tor the rem iqder OF the
money judgment pTObabi, viii be en-
tered immediately, but Addicks viii re-
celNe a time allowance 90 obtain the
money
Friends Avoid Liability.
Although Senator AIe,. James G.
Shaw. Newell Ball. and Daniel J. Lay
! ton, jr., Bay State Gas directors, We're
co-defendants in the suit. settlement will
be with Addicks II is the theory that
the other defendants compelled Addlcks
TO get them out of a hole" and the
settlement is taken as further evidence
that Addicks was the Bay State Gas
Company.
As 10 the first part of tae settlement,
there Is turned I'm 90 the receiver app
prOXlmdtelE 10000 OF the 500. 600 shares
Issued In the So. 900 900 transaction This
il an but A0.0JJ shares. and for these,
which cannot be returned. the S4S 900 Is
paid. The return OF this stock reduces
/ the par value OF the capital stock OF the
/ company from $50. OJ0. 600 10 somewhat
less than 500 O00O0O
This settlement is regarded as OBJ
tanning for the receiver an for which ne
cOntended. There was u0 market price
. for the stock which had been disposed
OF. and which therefore, could not be
turned In. In the seItIeme IT. therefore,
virtually that amount Is aid which. it
Is believed was received for the $50 900
shares of stock.
The settlement of the suit does not
conclude the litigation against Addicks.
/ There are two others pending, which
viii be- pressed, and which involve a
much greater amount of actual money.
There Is. first. the suit growing out OF
the Buffalo gas deal, iH which the re-
ceiver seeks 90 have returned 10 the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05

Earlier in the afternoon the Secretary
OF the Navy and Mrs Morton were in
troduced 10 a small party of Mrs. Oliver
Cromwells friends at an informal tea
Countess Cassini and a number OF the
younger diplomats called, as well as
society people generally.
Mrs, Shaw. wife of the Secretary Of
the Treasury, and Miss Shaw, left the
city yesterday morning for Iowa. where
they viii be the guests of DR.. and Mrs.
Coffee, and other friends until Decem-
Der Is. an which time they Will re-
turn 90 Washington. Miss Shaw arriving
IA time 20 assist at the tea I'm the home
OF Secretary aId Mrs Morton when
their daughter. Miss Pauline Morton.
viii be presented To society
Mrs. l. 4. Letter SIN tarries with her
children ln Chicago and her plans wiz
not be fully settled for some days yet
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05
Stern Fighter; No Tactician.

StOesseI is essentially an engineer
'StOesseI is bad soldier. said his
own commander, Kuropatkin. Put
him with equal forces against a Gourko
Oh "a Skobeleff, and youIl find Tim trick
and and cut 90 pieces in tBenty-fOur
hours.
But stick him behind one Of his own
earthWorks, where there's 40 question
OF maneuVTing. and al The forces OF
him.
So when the war broke out. and the
Cars cOunselOrs tried 10 appoint the
clever soldier LinieVitch 70 command
Port Arthur. kurOpatkin stood firm that
StOessel was the man, and gained his
point. Since then StOessel's career is q
matter Of history.
II confirms what the best Russian au-
thorities anticipated-that he was a
stern fighter and q firsL-rate engineer
bur an Indifferent general in the field
The comparative case with which the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05

reports may jump 10 the conclusion that
+ is "a cold day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05

John d. Rockefeller. Dr.. Is getting -
tired that he VIII drop his Sunday school
class FOR a while. This will AFFORD him
self and others a needed rest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05

Grammar Teacher Thomas. give me
a sentence containing the word "Ie-
hats"
Thomas went ashin' en- Jimmy
Ryan sWiped de bait.
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StOeSSeL:: Born Fighter;
An indifferent Leader
Chosen for These Very Qualities by KurO-
patkin to Defend Port Arthur-German
General Has Won Love OF Garrison.

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. SIT is the
bad luck of the Russians that during
the three great military crises which
they have had TO face during the last
half century they have had TO rely on
men of foreign name ana foreign blood
10 pun them through with credit.
IL was Todleben. "a man of German or
igin. who held the southern Port Arthur
Savastopol. against four nations for "a
year of unparalleled horrer. Ii was the
same German, Todleben, who ringeo
round PleVin with an irrefragabla circle
OF stone and steel, after even the human
WhirlWua, SkObelen, had failed 10 breal
Ia And "a Is man Of The same race
the German Stoessel. who has held
Port Arthur throughout the awful agony
of all these months
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05

Another woman has started a Uheater
panic by shouting FIRE" Six months in
au asylum! Next idiot,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05

Tolsroy is said 10 frowu on the ZEN
stvo move. The old philosopher smiles
vita dinculty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05

The Kaiser recently shot $40 pheasant .
I'm "a day Evidently the birds had sen
trained 10 Try 20 hy into the royal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05
Bound to Russia.

Yet Anatole Mikhall0viteh StoesseI
though the bearer Of a German name
has probably assimilated as much OF
the Slav as it is possible for q German
TO do.
his family traditions are inseparabIy
bound up with Russia and Russia s
army His grandfather Gen. Ivan
Stoessel, Fought against Napoleon and
governed TsarskOe Selo, his father
Mikhail StOessel joined the Orthodox
Church and served in the Emperor
Uhl9n Guards
lie himself. was born fifty years ago,
and served not without distinction In
the RussO-Turksh war
Yet as late as 1900 SUOessel was known
only as commander OF - Siberian rife
regiment; and his chance Gid not come
until the Boxer rising. when he was
the first commander TO enter Tientsiu,
and rose 10 the rank OF major general
for dash displayed in the attack on the
Chinese capital
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05

one Idaho Senator says MoTmonism is
an issue ia his State. The other says
there is no such issue. The conclusion
is that some worthy gentleman is mis-
taken.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05

'Huckleberry Finn has been barred
from the public library of Dies Moiues.
Awful good people out that way, but
they make mistake in trying % rear
boys on skinned milk.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05

Senator Stone of Missouri viii u1l
make much noise in arriving. The fan
o.. a gum shoe in new snow is like the
clamor made by lambs tail in a fur
cop.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05

Many Congressman are looking about
sadly and murmuriug, us my last
time on earth"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05

The Chicago man who has applied for
au injunction against his wifes habit
/ of talking mas rare and beautiful faith
. lu tue potency of courts
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05

Even paper barred from glancing al
official weather reports knows what sort
of "a day yesterday was.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-05

New Haven man laughed so loud al
funny story THAT he paTalyZed his
optic nerve. lie cannot see the joke
now.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-29
RRow INDICATES LOCATION OF Doc.

war as TO peace. outstanding that
it is saiG to have charms to sooth the
savage breast. Its di fferent eject
upor. different people is illustrated by
All incident that occurred In a fJesvs
York trolley car recently. boy
started in to whistle "BedeIia. and az
passenger told him to I'd y lp b iss;s In
fernal racket. A second passenger
intcrfered in behalf Of the siffleur, and
after the men had argued for several
minutes they changed the me thod sof
disputation to fists They Tough all
over the car, trampled over other peo-;
pies feet and smashed hall dozen:
windows A policeman arrested the
belligerents, but the motorn1an noundSS
ed the riot signal and quad of re-ai
serves came hurrytng TO the scene.
Order was restored without 7 he usesofs
anything more formidable than he
officers sticks, and the ma gistrates
sentenced the second #passengersto TO pay
a fine on the grounds that the first
man was clearly wi thin his rig hts M
trying to stop what he designated ASH
of a noise.
This affair demonstrates hat here
is no general agreement on Wfa on;
stitutes music. The boy nriatlesti lon
ably thought that he was emit lining
everybody IN the car instead prossss
voking a riot. The incident caches
us the danger Of adding contentious
over alleged or actual music to- ne ne
causes that already exist tos lead men
and nations in to the throes of despsrs
ate confict.-The Wooden In ian, ms
Pittsburg Times.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-29
Clean Hands.

On the subject of unclean hnnds y
physician says that cases Of Infection
that could be accounted for in 80 othe:
way have been explained by the fin
gers as Il vehicle. In handling rnoaey.
especially paper. door knobs. benisSer..
car straps and hundred thinG:a tia.
every one must frequently toelcil. there
are chances innumerabla Of pickin.: np
gems OF typhoid. scariatinn. dlph.
liberia, smallpox. etc. Wherefore TO
avoid any dangerous results the Pee;
ventive is simply to wash the hanas
imm ediateiy and scrup,Ilotssly before
eating or touching that which is to be
eaten.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-29
5ls:. 4 !; CO o & aELS.

s. 4. iii Ia g. "a sIuvc eos
IS,.sI,..ss 10, 20 Il 8.
7, Us. cen Wet sad
IS ere sees here in Som
4 or cas NeI..e England towns are All. IN
::..ics.tion of :, higher civilization. It's
scersainly5a pleasure to see these grace.
FIJI creatures running across trolley
tracks or over lawns unnolested. a
stranger would have 4 Very high eSti-i
mate of the people OF 4 city that could
draw TO it these Say animals, Ike
many rodents. however. gray squirrels
will eat meat on occasions. They will
even rob birds nests. y friend on
whom can rely told me of two or
taree instances in Arlington. Mass:
where gray squirrels had robbed rob
ms nests. having been caEs,ht in tho.
very act.
One winter day, in going along wild
mountain stream. was attracted by
fresh gray squirrel track. and on FOL
lowing it found where the squirrel bad
killed and eaten 4 mouse. he had CYL
de.:1ly dug out the mouse. for J SAW
whore he had dug snow and leaves
away from the roots of some biac.:
aldc-s to some depth. Then. t;l.s;;.l:>
the mouse in his teeth. he he'd run /:
few feet to n knoll. the mouse's tail
having left its print in the SNOW be
tween the tracks OF the squirrel and
eaten it. leaving blood. hair and pieces
OF bone to tell of the feast.
One time gave young woodchuc!:
to an old Irishwouan. who fed the
chuck on ham. Now. If q wo2dc,lrt,!,
would cat ham. why not a gray SOUR
rel cat mice or young birds? We li2rc
abundant proof that many flesh caters
viii. on occasions. cat vegetable fuot
as we'll rs rodents eating flesh. Lovers
OF both squirrels and birds may find /
possible TO protect in some way TIC
nests of thr,lshcs. warblers. etc.--Jo!II'
Burroughs in Outing.