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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05

Uncle Sam has counted his goats.
The funny persons Of the United
states had been paying attention tu
them long before Uncle sam did but
they did not spread quite the same
facts about them. According 90 them
the goat Is really only a humorous oh.
iect, living mostly ON ash heaps and
eating loose property. such as shirts
hung out Co dry.
But Uncle Sam finds that BIS goats
are extremely valuable possessions oi
the United States. Ills census mon
collected the figures from all the
states and found io their amazcmcnt
that there are almost two millions
OF goats In this country.
There are more than 1871 .00l on
farms only More than 100000 oc
them are the beautiful Angora goats.
hut the rest. which are just the plain
ordinary, common goat. are not 10 be-
dcspiscd Tho value of al the goats
on the farms Is estimated an being .
little more than three and 4 quarter
millions OF dollars.
Yet with all these goats in the cuun
Try the United States sim imports al
of its goat skins from other lands.
This Is not due 10 the fact that tho
business isn't worth having for last
year the imports OF goat skins amount.
ed to twenty-five millions of dollars
but the fact appears to be thar the
goat hcrdcrs and the goat skin makers
OF other countries demand so liuld
money and live So poorly that there is
nothing iu 10 for the American farm.
or and ne prefers 10 raise his goats ton
their hair as IN The ease OF Angnrgs.
while be uses the common goat 90
furnish milk and meat
The twenty-five million dollars
worth of goat skils that are imported
by Uncle Sam each year gives work
To many strange races. aud draws ON
goat herds from Uruguay and Aus
rralasIa 90 the White Sea In Russia
ard Labrador in far northern Canada.
Ga the oceanic peaks of the Azores.
Ia the beautiful Madeira Islands.
where the days are all as dreams.
giar IN the wild country around the
Black Sea. high among the clouds af
the Swiss Alps the herds are feeding
today To furnish skins for tho shoes
aud gloves and other wearing material
OF the boys and girls OF the United
States.
The soft. v,lvrty skin that forms
your gloves to-day may have PASSED
through adventures before IL reached
YOU that would make a story in the
most thrilling of story books seem
pale. The goat that bore u may have
sc1mperod over the barren plains Of
Russia with wolves az her heels. 4
Suryian mountainecr may have driven
her over the black mountain dcnlos OF
his native land to save her from the
Turks An Arab may have driven her
through the pastures of the Holy Land.
Even the Himalayas distant though
they be- from civilization. fed and smell
tered goats 10 furnish American cloth
Ing. The fierce mca ~ Tripoll escort
I'd long caravans across the burning
African lands to bring the goat skins
safe 90 port that they might be ship
ped in New York aud Boston ON some
rusty battered tramp steamer that has
Ioked her ugly and prOsaic nose into
ali the lands of romance.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05
Habit. Of Nonan.narians.

IN the study of the liyss of seventy
three persons more than ninety Year,
old living I'm the city of Dresden. Sax
ony. II has been discovered that all
sleep in closed rooms al nlght and alb
hor bathing. and all sleep cigat or nine
hours daily. They vary In some Of
their habits. hut these three-plenfy
OF sleep. and avoidance OF draughts ut
night and bathing-arc common to all.
The conclusion o. the government I'm.
yostifation points 10 these as es cntial
clements of the secret of old axe
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05

King Peter Of Seryia. according ~
report. j. prepared % voluntarily
reuuunce the throne and allow tie
powers 10 nominate his successor.
friend OF Dom Paur' Kruger
states that the health OF the former
president OF the Transvaal Is not only
Indifferent hut that he shows signs of
4 progressive decline.
Long Island sound was compact
lee Held from shore 90 shore aud from
He'll Gate Ia New Haven. Conn.
Thursday. Only the largest steamers
went through during the night.
4 gift of Si.OOO.OOO from Andrew
Carnegie may not Ice accepted 10y the
American Society OF Civil Engineers.
u is Intended for union building IN
New York for this and other engineer.
INK societies \ letter ballot will de-
eide as TO the acceptance
Elijah" Dowie's plans 20 sail from
san Francisco To Australia were la.
tcrfcrcd with by Hugh Craig. eN-prcsi-
dent ~ the Frisco chamber Of com.
merce. who appealed To the courts 90
recover SDti2 balance due from DOwie
ON n loan made II years ago.
Information has been furnished
Representative Curtis. ~ Kansas. who
introduced the hill FOR n government
anti-tOxln laboratory. to show there Is
NO trust. that the manufacturers will
have agents present Co make bitter
light on the government laboratory
proposition.
street ears lost IN snow drifts Is the
peculiar situation ON the intcrurhnu
line between Racine. Kcnoshu and
Milwaukee,, There wac alarm FOR the
passengers. and volunteers were called
for % accompany snow ploWs aud
shovel ont snow drifts ~ an effort o.
reach ihp uassru-css AID takc theM
tp The nearest city.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05
Smiles and Tcsrs.

Through her tears my dsrilnga sm ms
And the world is hright again.
A.. when sadlenosi hearts heguilln
Breaks tho sunlight through the IA
10 her iashrs Etiu are ciinn.rg
rrvrlnh. c"lVerl.g with ner Flgh
Golden darts nt suasnlnc uln1lng
FROM the rainbow 81 hor eyes.
AT thr DAYS ranuct o. raiuiess-
skies cuun1t hr HiNFNa clrtf
usrling's ilfe cannot Dr. ulIrlHff-
Surfuw'a lurking sCmcwherg rear.
Hut since tnHr. must como 90 end1ou
Bringing with them bitter sIvhs.
Nay fhc smiles that follow gladden.
In the rainbow ~ hcf eyes
Wow York Herald
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05
AHrrsrMrNrs ~ nErnnIr

Week Ending January 30
DTrHot1 saturday Matinee a. .. Evenings al
s-"Thr Isle 20 Spice 90
T.YrFrN-- Matinee Wcd AMI Sut So. Evenings
~ o. 20. 80 ."iloity Tolty.
WHITNEY MATINEE iH. IS. ana go; Evenings
l1 daud slc For Her Children sake
TEMPLE THENrEU AND WoNpEW.NNp After
uuons 2.la DOE to 20. Evenings -.i' luc Co 30
AVINUE THEATEH-- Matinee, at 3.iai Even
ln.-. ID y .AAul-N-ILc-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05
Town DESTROYED.

II j. feared the entire population OF
ihr little town 81 Moundyillc. In Tus-
aloosa county. Ala. was aunlhllntcd
In tornado which swept that part OF
the state 40 = o'clock Friday morning.
Mouudyillc H. a town OF about 800 pco-
pie ON the line between Hale and
Tuscaloosa counties. Every wire 90 the
place j. down rs the result Of the
storm
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05
LIVE STO, X.

pctroit-C Choice stcrrS. 50 scat 70:
good Co. choice butcher steers. 1000 -
...op poun D.. atmt 25i Hight 90 good
butcher steers ana hcIfers. 200 10 800
,unds 81 5Gmg. miNra butchers ftt
cows f-fia 90. Gamers. 81 boH2, COM
mon bulls 9 - e. % good shippers
buils. 50 2tHa 90. common feeders 81
Ha 500 good wen Rrol feeders. 50 ,oE
So 5flt 90 common. $500 90 milch
Horr tie6t 60 COOL butchers 81 ~
20 %. pigs. 50 -; lisht y"rkcrs. 50 80
on
sheep rost lambs. So 75T5 90. fair
to good Hmbs. - 500 20, light Co
common lambs. 50 5ru5 IS. fair u
good butcher sheep. So 50ui 30, oula
and common. - zoos.
Chicago Good tu prime steers 20 90
'i5 SO, poor Co medium. 81 25u4 So
stockcr- ana feeders. Sent. COWS
81 50It; hrifors. 81 1904 90. Gamers.
~ toP2 90; bulls. S-hi. ''lVcs. sac
Iiors- MIXED and butchers. 81 $50
3 10. good to choice heavy. &5H5 10:
rough IcaNy s. Nlti5. light 81 500
4 a5. TUX 81 sHlcs. 81 N5I5.
sheen GOOD Go choice. wcthcrs. so
{ 90. fair To- vhotrp mixed. So 9sf, .;
native lambs. 81 SonG.
Fast Bunolo-Best export steers.
- oNfi@ 4p' two cars "Ntru prime a.
port steers. average Loo lbs. brought
s. 90: best 1900 10. 10 1880 10. ship
plng steers. - t0Tl so. good 1850
tr loo 10. butcher steers. s. 1ffiI OU'
poo Co 900 DO dp. s. S0f.3 -. this
class cattle almost unreliable bcst ftt
COWS. s. 5Off3 IS. fair TO- good. s. 90 "
90. common COWS. e. oOH2 90: trim
mcrs 81 50. best ut hcifcrs 50 oOsp
IS. medium hcifcrs 81 b0ffg Is:
HEht lat hcifcrs 81 O0Ug 25. rpmninE
1ud stock hcifers 81 tGT3 90. best
feeding steers. 81 SOFA r. best Year
lirra. s. 00I3 IS. cor'mon stockers,
s. 50ft3 90. e., port bulls, 81 55N4 90.
Eund butchers bulls. s. 00ff3 90:
holounns. s. 75m3 90. best fresh cows
SIS 90 e. $1,000. good 20 medium.
.eS 90 Ia SIS 90 common. SIS 90 TO.
So 90; best springcrs. $40 90 TO t45 90;
cNtra. $50 90
Iings-Mixcd md medium. So 90 %
r 20. heavy 81 i0m6 20. workers
81 l5M5 10: pigs 81 O5. few all white
s. TO- closed steady, some late arrivals
uns1ld
shncp-3cst we stern lambs. So 0en
10 nntlvcs. 50 i5a6 20. fair Co good.
g. gCfft 30. culls and commons. So 90
sr5 IS. mixed sh"cp 81 coat %. fntE
g. good 81 1iMi 90. Gull bucks. 81 50.
ft2 IS. wcthcrs and yeurlings. 81 500
90 ewes. 81 00Nf 20.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05

Nineteen farmers round about Lake
Odessa report an average OF $50 per
acre FOR their sugar beet crop
Nina Bcnhcld. an ii-ycnr-old Dover
girl. has trained calves that were edu-
Gated 10y herself and which she drives
about the country. double ana single,
for miles.
\ committee composed of one mem
her from each of the twelve churches
IN Holland has decided 90 establish a
hospital there. particularly FOR care
Of INDECENT cases.
Tho Owosso common council has
finally passed nn ordinance granting
the lunia & Owo,so Electric Railway
60 franchise through the city.
There are strings 90 the franchise.
however. and u Is thought the COM
puny will not accept 10.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05
EaIn Conrc-se-.

lIolhrook T. Estill. who was brought
back from san Francisco to Kalama-
200, has made a complete confession
of q career OF forgery AMI h'gamy
which. though u has covered only the
brief period OF year and a half. has
been most spectacular lie Is a young
man. Keen AMI forccful In personality.
and. now that he sees the game h up.
frank enough us 10 his cnreer lie SAYS
that he II the son Of j. llolhrDok Estlll,
of Savannah. who was candidate for
governor of Georgia last year. Young
Estill. up to the summer OF 1872, was
u respectable travelling salesman.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05
BiddleCOmb'S
Art Studio / ! I
MsIsei Block. PORT HURON

Having had years Of experiences In
he Photographic art. We are prepared
20 do your work right aud at reason
able prices. Ask any of our patrons
what kind Of work we turn cut; ask
EN- N We don't save them money.
They can tell "a much n We can.
yhe've tried Nv and arr our permanent
ustomsrs. YOU'D be too u Iouu asa
m,
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05
Weak
Hearts

Are due 10 indigestion. Nine,Y-nlne oie~ery
one hundred people who have heart trouble
can remember when II was simple indiges-
ton. II Is a scientific fact that all cages %
heart disease, not organic, are not only
haceable to. but arc the direct result Of !ndi-
ges,ion. All food taken into the stomach
which fails Of perfec, digestion iermen,s and
svels the stomach. putting II up against tho
heart. This interferss with the aciicn %
tho heart. and In the course OF tmo that
delicate but vital organ becomes diseased.
Mr.. .. Ksuble. q Nevada O.. says. had stomach
trouble and vas IN bad state - had heart trouble
Ulth u. took kodol Dyspepsia Cure fog shout tou
monihs and u cured ms.
Kodoi Digests What You Eat
and relieves the stomach OF all nerves.
strain and the heart Of all pressure,
Bottles only. S.oo Sire holding AZ ilnlss tho szia
sire. which sells for soc.
Prepared BY q. o. DswirT q CO.. CHICAGO.
rn1N1 I0lIAN
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05

ltia ist-il~l - are your
blood purifiers. hey III
tor cut ,hc waste or
impur.,les In the blood.
II they arc sick on out
q order. they fail TO 90
their work.
Pains. achesandrheu.
maisn come from ex-
cess e uric acid In the
blood, due 10 neglected
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05
TAKEN GOAT CENSUS
UNCLE SAN RECENTLY couNTs
a eOU7cE or WEALTH.

From the Proud Angora 70 tho LowlS
Common Varieties Which Lord e
Over Vacant City Lets. Az Have
Been Enumerated.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05
Over work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kldn IS Make Impure Blood.

hll The bleed On your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05
ID APlD
X RAILWAY
Il y SYSTEM
THE GREAT PANORAMIC ROUTE
BETWEEN ..-
Port Huron and Detroit
LOW RATES PARLOR CARS
FREQUENT SERVICE

tGaTs ram on sun Tlmcl
Cars leave Port Huron iw.htiug room Tor ~
Clair Marine CITY. Nj Clemens. Detroit aud All
mtrtturda tr points 40 80 10. 90 .. 30 o., M, 90
A. ut and ~ alternate throughout the uNN, cars
leaving 10 81 minutes after the odd hours run
uiug wa New snort Line, aud ears leaving al
minutes alter me even hours running over the
old route VIA Algouac, Prtl Reach, etc. Last
.ar for Detroit leaves Port Huron 30 90 %. 90.
Thirty minutes time saved between De-
trult and Port Huron over NcN short
Line via Marine City and ArCh"rtilln.
Direct connections nrc made i0 Port lIn-
ron with Pere Marquette trains 90 and
from the north Bad Axe. ana an way
stations. Also stations ou the Port ltu-
ron. Saginaw and BAY CITY Division.
FARE. Port Huron Co Detroit. one way,
10c You can buy round trip ticket "a
waiting room iu Port Huron o. Detroit
and return for $50
For folders time tables ETC. address Geo. ".
Parker. q. T.. 4 P.A..t ~ MupiWlrd Avenue. De
trolt. Mich. HARRY BUlIEN. Genl Supt..
Port Huron. Mtch.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05
GRIN. Etc.

Detroit heat-No. white. 9t'Lc:
80 rod. titc. Nay. 600 bu at % SC.
& 600 hu nt axe. 5000 but NJ 9tisc.
20 600 80 ~ - sc. closing 9jc asked.
July e00n hu "a 81 &c. = 900 bu AZ SEC
& 200 hu AZ SGtsc 900 bu nt SGA, e.
closing SIC. No red. 93i9c, mixed
white. ! ear nt e2c per bu.
Corn-No . miysd. f3iEc; No. yell
low. 10 cars at fCt4c. No. 4 do. cars
NJ ave. by sample 3 cars az Zee
ears ut tic. cars ~ f2c and ear at
sac per hu.
Onts-Nu. 2 white spot. car az t2ikc:
rejected. I car lt g. &C per bu.
Rye No. spot. I car "a G2c per hu.
Belns-Gpot aud January. 81 20. Fcb-
ruary. 81 q. March. 81 - pet bu. all
nominal
chicago -whcat-No. 2; so11S5c. 80.
2 red. 92GtSc.
Ccrn-No. 2, leH,. No. yellow. isc.
oats. No. 2 $40 3sisc; No. , white.
.sn4thc.
rye No. :. soc
Rariey-Good feeding. 40c; fair 10
choice mailing. ga 5Sc.
Nearly two months OF work and
S5OO.OOO expenditure for repairs will
be- required under the new thoater
building ordinance. for the opening
OF the Chicago playhouscs.
II has developed that Gust. Adams.
Of Meuomlnec who was murdered,
had been warned OF impending danger
10y his mother. who had n PRESENT.
ment that harm would befnll her son.
n. a. IAthrop. farmer. committed
suicide IN Reed city Tuesday. Ito
was n highly respected resident. Laih-
rop was about ~ years old ana
leaves a wife aud one son. No cause
for his act Is known.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05
Go5-E-x 5-zESr7zx.


F.6A. M.
NxBRoCkwAY LODGE. NO. 3ie.
~ x krriI'ut communication for 1854 will
=" \ hr held uu the following Thursday eve
uIngs of each month 70 o'clock Too Mason c Hail.
Main street. Yale Jan. .s. Feb 1l Mar 20
April 2d. MAY 20. June -, 20. July -. Aug -
Visiting brethren Viii received trHtorual vel.
como ". \ tHNaunrh ". VI
Henry pcircH. See II T.. Beard. Treas.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05
q. STEVENS,
Dennis p. Sullivan,
Patent ATTORNEY.

Patent Attorney.
Anyone sending sketch aud Descrip-
ton may quickly ascertain whethera an
invention Is proDably patentable.
Communications strictly confidential
STEWART BLocK. POM IIURoN, MICH.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05

kldney UolDle.
Kidney trouble causes quick OF. unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had hear troubla. because the heart is
3ycr-working In pumping thick kidney
poisoned blood through veins and articles.
Il u-cd 90 be considered that only urinary
troubles were 10 be traced 10 the kidneys,
butr5w modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming iu kidney trouble.
II y3u al- -ies sou can make no mistake
by first doc,1riug your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect q Or. Kilners
Swamp-isoct, the great kidney remedy {.
soon realized. ]: stands the highest Tor lis
wonderful cures o. the most distressing cases
and Is sold On its merits f-FN(
b. an druggists in f.i,y- --,iy-.lH 49,
cent and oac-doliar siz- & lr iit 2, n.
es. You may have ~. - = - ?
sample bottle BY mail Home Of ewamr- Io.,
free, also pamphlet telling you how 10 find
out II you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Or. Kilmer
Z Co., Binghamion. N. 7.
Don't make any mistake. but remember the
name, swlmp-kOot Dr kllmers SCAMP Root.
and the address, Binghampton. \. Y, on every
bottle.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05
AARON WINDSOR

yale. Mich.
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

seconds to make up his mind whether
10 take OF his hat or not. If he gets
on at the first floor and decides to keep
on his hat. IL is 10 TO l shot that when
second man gets on a floor or so up
and takes OF his as soon as he enters.
the first man will pull his OF. too. or
II he pulls 1t OF as he comes in and
sees three or four men with theirs on,
he viii put it back again.
The mirror is the greatest game OF
all, though I'd stand I'm an elevator
all day long where there was mirror
and give 10 to ] that every person
VINO enters man. woman, or child. will
take look at himself or herself twice
while in the car. Some OF them lake
eight or ten peeps at their personal
beauty while the car is travelling two
stories OF course, there are a few who
are too busy to think about il. but. as
sav. man could give 10 to l on every
passenger and be a big winner at the
end of the day"
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

to listen. What was his surprise TO
hear from Jacks cage: stop that; stop
that" Come on. jack" then, well.
well. we'll" in an exact imitation OF
Mr.. Woods tone OF voice. As soon as
the assistant entered the room where
Jack was. the talking ceased.
After listening TO him few times, Mr..
Wood tried 60 get Jack to talk for him,
but failed. After repeated failures Wood
came 10 the conclusion that Jacks ef-
forts at conversation were due 20 his
being lonesome, for whenever his mas
ter puts on his hat TO leave the building
Jack grows very restless. and as soon
as Mr.. Wood leaves the room he begins
70 talk One day a stranger came into
the room, and 20 the surprise OF every
one Jack yelled out. Hello. you fool"
Asked to talk by one OF the assistants
who generally succeeds where Mr.. Wood
fails, Jack called out. Hello. Jack. I
don't want 10 now" and then lapsed
into silence from which no amount of
coaxing could draw him.
While Jack will not talk very readily
for Mr.. Wood. he viii allow him 10 take
more liberties with him than anyone
else. Mr.. Wood can put his hands on
Jack without fear Ct being bitten, and
II he puts his mouth close 10 the cage
and talks to Jack in a low. caressing
tone, the crow Will lift his wings. fiut-
tering them gently. and put HIS bill into
his masters mustache or beard and rub
II against his cheek with every appear.
ance OF Intelligent affection.
Jack is very playful and loves TO have
things put In his cage so he can tear
them 20 pieces. Mr.. Wood frequently
nils an envelope with wood chips or
anything else he has at hand seals Il
up and throws II into the cage. Jack
makes short shrift OF the envelope and
soon has its contents scattered all over
the cage. He can sit on his perch and
catch things thrown at him. and when
his basin is filled with water nothing
suits him better than to ss,lash about
and throw water as far as be can. He
r. very careful OF his food though. and
II IL Is put in his cup he does not waste
t. II. however. II is thrown on the
floor of the cage. Jack will waste 1t with
great glee.
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

piece of brush would be found in the
sprung trap. and the Salt wouI9 be gone
He was finally caught by leaving dead
branches handy for him TO use and
hiding traps near them. It is interesting
to note the actions OF an otter when ns
finds the tracks OF a man near his home.
He stops. his hair bristles up. and re
casts a furtive look around. as II he had
been caught stealing chickens Little
by little he edges away. and II ne has
wife and babies sneaks OF to them
and hustles them out and away from the
place. He knows the dangers OF civiH-
cation
The wildcat ounce. and mountain
lion. after one experience with a trap
become very wise. and correspondingIy
hard to entrap. but a strange thing
about most animals who are wise in
avoiding steel traps is that they seem
to know that when a trap is sprung it
is no longer dangerous and will go de-
ltberately up and devour the bait.
so IL is with all the animals I havs
seen on the plains. Your horse ana
your dog Of civilization may be mighty
intelligent and smart. but those animals
that are compelled to live by their wits
are not far behind. IL at all
The Washington times., 1904-01-17


moreover viii gradually edge his way
back TO the place of beginning.
Two Sharp Coyotes.
"On the north side Of the Colorado
Canyon in northern Arizona are the
BuclSskin Mountains. Once while riding
along looking at the beautiful scenery
noticed that down below two coyotes
were hunting and they started up big
jackrabbit With bark and yelp
the chase began. II was worth Witness
ing from the point of vantage / occu-
pied and ] watched it from start to
finish. For the first few jumps both
coyotes rushed and yapped at the top
OF their lungs. Then one of them fell
back and lay down I'm the snow till he
blended with the landscape. The other
coyote forged on fearfuIly after the
jack rabbit, following as closely as
possible and keeping up his short bark
ing yelp. Little by little the rabbit
swerved toward the left until he had
finally made the circle and come back
near his starting point As he swung
in near the coyote that had stayed be-
hind the latter jumped toward him with
wild shrieks OF ferocity. and for the
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

next hundred yards or so that rabbit
broke all records in his efforts to ~et
away When the waiting coyote took
up the pursuit the one who had been
chasing the Jack dropped down and
rested. The next time the rabbit made
wider turn and took a longer time TO
get back, but back he did come at last.
and then the program was repeated all
over again. But the next time the rab-
bit returned to the starting point he was
too exhausted TO escape the rush OF
the rested coyote and fell a victim TO
his fOolishness in returning 10 point
he had been twice warned TO avoid.
Wisdom of the Otter.
Now compare such foonshness TO the
wisdom of the otter. who. seeing the
footprints Of man near his house. will
hide out FOR a month before returning
to that place
own cousin to the rabbit in foolish
ness is the skunk. Confidence of his aw-
ful weapoI OF defense a skunk is only
eQualed in reckless bravery by the poT-
cupine and both are too stupid 10 take
any warning. Around camps where the
cook cuts open canned food with a
hatchet it is not an uncommon thing