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The Florida agriculturist., 1906-05-30

cluded, as L found to my aStOnlShment
were screeching and yelling their
loudest
The dust rose i'm sitting clouds from
beneath the hurrying feet. The lion
scrambled up one side of the mill, and
galloped across the beams toward me-
Head him off! Head him off,
shrieked Jack.
1 let six bullets fly in the general
direction of the animal before one
could say 'scat" 1 didn't hit him but
the fountain of fire and noise caused
him to change his mind.
He stopped midway between us,
throwing quick glances first at one,
then the other He was a beautiful
shot as he stood there, but the last
shell had jammed in the gun, and
couldn't get it out to save me. As l
tugged at the ejector Jack began to
howl:
shoot, Shoot! You idiot, Why
don't you shoot?" he waved his revol-
yer over his head i'm a frenzy.
1 dropped my rifle and regarded him
calmly. ''Think a moment" said l.
''What's that in your right hand?"
He brought his hand down and rook
ed at it. Then, 1 am pleased to state,
he looked exceedingly foolish. 'Ohr'
said he, and pulled up to fire.
DnfA n foil
cat had jumped-One last beautiful
spring of at least forty feet, right
down into the open door of an ore
shute that seemed to present means
of escape.
He landed fairly in the opening.
There was a scratching and furry, and
then he slipped down to the floor be-
low.
With a whOOp of triumph Jack and 1
rushed to the chute. He was our cap
tive now, beyond peradventrIre. as 1. e
chute, a mere box of wood, about four
feet square, that led from the top
floor of the mill to the stamp floor be-
Meath us, was closed at its lower end
by hOpper-shaped spout with an
opening too small for anything larger
than a house cat to crawl through.
The upper part of the chute, that
portion above the door. was filled with
partially crushed ore, which had JAM
med instead of sliding down, as it
should have done. We were ready at
the doorway, in case the brute man.
aged to crawl up the nearly perpen-
dicular sides. Thus his escape was
cut off in every direction
We bent eagerly over the doorway.
and peered down through the dark
ness at our victim. There he was, his
eyes shining green in the candle-light,
growing and sputtering.
As, rifle in hand, leaned to get
better view, 1 lost my balance, and
nearly pitched head first down to that
of fury below. | struck
out vigorously to recover myself, and
in the furry managed to discharge the
rifle The bullet smashed into the ore
in the top of the chute. In an instant
the whole mass, released by the shock
of the bullet, slid down the chute with
a dull roar. Clouds of dust puffed out
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-05-30

| would be the part of wisdom to wait
for daylight, but he refused to listen
Jack was one of the best-hearted fel-
lows in the world, but he possessed
lack of caution which was very ir-
ritating to more intelligent people.
Willie returned only too soon with
the munitions of war, and we began
our preparations.
Are you going to get that candle
lighted?' asked Jack impatiently
L felt like answering, Not if l can
help myself" but | withstood the
temptation, and said instead:
ITS the funniest candle 1 ever saw.
| think it must be made of marble.
Match doesn't seem to have any affect
on it,
That's cause your hand jiggles sO,'
remarked Willie.
i bent a stern brow on the young
man. willie said 1, sis it possible
that you can make sport of the nervous
agitation brought on by the knowledge
of the danger through whoch you have
just passed?'
BEG your pardon" said Willie hum
bly,.
Then | heard a sound that cheered
my dropping soul. The mill door
which Willie had clOsed-save us,-sO
that the lion could not get out, was
through the echOing building with:
"Jack Stevens, come right out of
there. and Willie, and you, too Henry!
never heard of such foolishness!
Come out, 1 say!''
Look out, MOlIiei Shut the door.
quick! There he comest' yelled Jack,
in well-simulated fright
Slam. went the door, and a rapid
pattering of feet showed that my only
ally had deserted me- Then the hunt
began.
the man who is the least interested in
an occasion of this kind is always the |
one who finds the quarry This time
went by the rule-I discovered the |
mOuntain-liOn.
We had pOked around for about a |
quarter of an hour, with the candle |
shadows fitting strangely and un-
pleasantly about, and the foolish |
notion entered my brain that perhaps |
the lion was only a creat ton of the |
children'S Imagination; therefore | re-
laXed my vigilant guard of the rear |
and plunged carelessly ahead. AS l |
stopped to pass under one of the big |
braces of the mill, yell as of forty |
seven hundred Sious Indians assault |
ed my ear-drums, and / was knocked |
on the flat of my back in twinkling |
There he gOes!" yelled Jack "Are
you hurt, Henry?"
''Oh, nor 1 answered. cheerfully. |
Nothing but a fractured skull and a |
few dislOcated vertebrae / hope the
lion hasn't crippled himself 'Twould
be too bad to spoil the fun right at the
start
Come on! Come on!'' howled Jack.
Don't lie there talkingr' And with |
that he and Willie tore after the flee
ing beast.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-04
DOCTOR CURED OF ECZEMA.
Maryland Physician Cures Himself
DR.. Fisher Says: "Cuticuya Rem
edies Possess True Meritn

My face was afflicted with eczema
IN the year 1897. usrl the Cuticura
Remedies and was entirely cured.
am a practiciug physician, and very
often prescribe Cuticura ReSolvent and
Cuticura Soap in cases of eczema and
they have cured where other formulas
have failed. am not In the habit Of
endorsing patent medicines, but when
! find remedies possessing true merit.
such as the Cuticura Remedies do.
ana broadminded enough to proclaim
their virtues to the world. have been
practicing medicine for sixteen years.
and must say find your Remedies A
No. /. You are at liberty to publish
this letter. &. NJ Fisher, VI. D., Big
Pool. Nd. May "a 1909"
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Sheep for Mountain Meadows.

Thirty cars of sheep went up to the
top of Rollins pass on Tuesday, number
ing G000 head. These sheep have been
sent into this country by $. +. Burgess
of Oregon, who is trying an experiment
in ranging. The slopes of the pass are
IN government reserves, and the owner
pays cents a head for the privilege of
the range.
Mr.. Burgess has examined the hills
carefully aud decided that there is plen-
ty OF good grass ut the high attitudes.
especially for sheep, which browse close.
The cool nights will also he excellent Tor
them. and they should take on wool as
well as fat. One big saving that he fig
ures on might not occur II the layman.
and that is in the wool. Sheep ranging
among brush will lose hundreds Of
pounds of wool that is torn from them.
On the mountain slope they will be free
from that and the wool should also be
clean and free from dirt when shearing
time comes
An interesting feature was the way
that the sheep were unloaded on the
pass Tuesday night. There are no pens
and ruudoWns there, so the animals
were made 20 jump out of the cars into
the big snow banks and were then herd
ed and driven down to the proposed
ranges, Denver Republican.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-04
LamenrabIe Ignorance

1t was visiting day at the kindergarten,
and the young teacher was proud of her
little pupils as they went through their
drills and exercises, and beamed with
pleasure at the appreciation shown by
The visitors, who applauded generously.
Then came the lesson, and tie teacher
announced the subject
Children" she said, today we are
going TO learn about the cat, and | want
you to tell me what you know about it,
Tommy, how many legs has a cat?'
-Four replied Tommy, proudly CON
scious of rectitude.
Yes, and, Daisy, what else has the
cat?"
CLAWS an tail" murmured Daisy,
shyly.
Various other portions of feline anat-
omy were ascertained, and finally the
instructor turned to one of the latest
acquisitions of the kindergarten and said.
sweetly:
Now. Mary, can you tell NE whether
the cat has fur or feathers?"
With scorn and contempt, mingled with
vast surprise, Mary said:
Gee, teacher, amt you never seen a
cat?''
And the lesson came to an abrupt end.
Buffalo Evening News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-04
The beautiful Scale.

1t is about a hundred years ago that
Admiral Beaufort proposed the scale for
estimating wind force which remains in
use, although most people probably have
not much more than a hazy knowledge
of its meaning. There We're no anemome-
tiers in those days. We have plenty Of
thermometers now; but the relation be
tween the velocity they record and the
actual wind velocity is still much dis
puted. and that may be one of the
chief reasons why the Beaufort scale
has survived. Admiral Beaufort mum
hered calm zero, and a hurricane in
which no ship could risk any canvas
II; and he fixed the intermediate mum
hers for wind force by the amount Of
sail which a good ship of a special type
Of rigging could carry The rigging of
ships has undergone many changes. The
Beaufort scale meant something TO the
sailor, howevr. and was, with modfca-
tions, adopted even on land. The various
attempts made from time to time 10 as
sign definite wind velocity and force val
ues to the Beaufort numbers have not
met with universal acceptancc.-Enci.
AegriIg.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-04
Am an AitcheS.

Once in Banbury l dined with an Eng
fish farmer. We had ham for dinner
most delicious ham, baked. The
farmers son soon finished his portion
and passed his plate again.
More am, father" he said.
The farmer frowned. Don't say am,
son; say am"
Il did say am" the lad protested, in
an injured tone
You said am" cried the father.
iiiercely. AIMS what it should be
Am, not am
In the midst of the controversy the
farmers wife turned 10 me with a dep
recatory smile.
They both think they're saying am
she said.-Baltimore Sun.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-04
MAN DRESSMAKER Of PARIS.
His Method of Work-How He Gets an
Inspiration.

The dressmaker is slim young man
with a long nose and big. winsome eyes.
Wearing a gray frock coat and uatent
leather shoes-corseted and powdered
and perfumed-he is more than a man.
he is a dressmaker. He is saturated
with dandyism. 1t is not of an offensive
kind.
His manners are a strange mixture of
humility and insolence. for he is at once
a salesman and an artist. And he talks.
talks, talks-bending his slim body into
polite curves, gesticulating with his thin
white hands-rollng his eyes in their
painted orbits, the while he fumbles
silks and velvets and satins and lace and
wool.
The mere man who comes into n
dressmaker's shop of an afternoon-in
Paris no one goes to the dressmaker's
save only in the afternoon-begins bv
sneering at this fantastic creature. That
mood does not last long. Contempt gives
way TO admiration. There is something
marvellous in the way this lord of lace
and ribbon dominates the women-the
royal hshness as well as the spoilt
actress.
He is charming; he is frivolous. Then
of sudden his face darkens; he be-
comes serious; he stares at her roval
highness, studying her form from head
to foot; he smites his brow, and cries
despairingly: mol no. / cant see Won
in that gown-today. ! can't see You in
any gown-I will study-an inspiration
will come-you must wait" And ROYALTY
goes away fattered, she knows not why.
-Woman's Home Companion.
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buys so little that she has become an
object of suspicion.
The day before yesterday the crash
came with a vengeance. An assistant at
the next counter TO me missed a packet
OF handkerchiefss and he actually accused
my mother of stealing them. As mat
ter of fact, l spotted who the thief was,
and as she saw ME and knew there would
be ructions, she deXterously slipped the
parcel into my mothers pocket as the
only way to get rid of it, and disappeared
before | could collect myself.
"Of course. yoU can imagine the scene
and my mothers feelings when, on de-
handing to be searched. the missing
squares of cambria We're produced. When
was called upon to give evidence my
mother absolutely refused to let me
speak, saying that l was in the con-
spiracy, and that anything l might saw
would be likely to damage her cause. OF
course that scaled my lips, but old Lowell
is determined to prosecute. But you will
hear all about it presently. Yours as
ever, Gerald Forsyth"
"6Sl Oxford street. w.
Sir: | am in receipt of Your ridicu-
lous communications, which | should not
have answered but for the respect in
which I hold your son. If | am at pres
ent a mere Oxford street tradesman. |
have not forgotten the time when YOU
were my flag and how | used to land YOU
with cricket stumps at Eton. If you care
to approach me properly, the thing NAV
be settled, as your son is in position to
prove how the mistake arose. Otherwise
matters will be allowed to take their
course. Yours, etc, Richard Lowell"
Victoria Mansions, w.
MY Darling Nell-Just word to say
mother has requested me to write you
formally to dine here on Friday and be
introduced to our circle as Geralds prom
iseu wife. How fortunate that little af-
fair of the handkerchiefs was. and what
Il brick your father Isl He quite crum-
pied up the general, so Gerald says. But,
on the whole. you had better not let out
that you and have met before, as things
are simmering down so nicely. What a
dear, sweet little sister-in-law you will
be! Your loving friend,
Kate Forsyth"
Victoria Mansions, w.
Dear Sir:-If you have the draft of
my first will by you will you be good
enough to have it engrossed again for my
signature, and destroy the one | signed
last week? l will call ON you on Friday.
Yours faithfully,
George Forsyth (GeneraD."
Victoria Mansions, w.
Dear Jack-It's all right VIII call
and tell you everything tomorrow. Yours,
Gerald"
"At st. Peters, Eaton Square, on Tues
day last, Gerald, only son of Gen. Lord
George Forsyth, to Ellen, only daughter
of Richard Lowell, Esq, of Leighdoun,
Surrey."-The Times, 10th July 10.
Curtain.-Illustrated Bits.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-04
EVER TASTE CHIRSCHMUs?
1t Sounds Powerful Good Anybody Can
Make II

Last summer I ate genuine Swiss
chirschmus twenty years old, saws n
writer in the Ladies World 1t tasted
like a concentration OF all the richness
and sweetness Of the most perfect cher
RES. In appearance it was n purplish
black mass Age had not impaired it in
Upon inquiry l learned how this cherry
connection with its wonderful preserving
quailty Is made. The cherries used must
oe perfeGt-1very large, ripe juicy black
ones, aud, above all, very sweet.
he juice of them, pressed out and
strained through a bag, is prt in a large
preserving kettle. at the bottom of which
Is placed piece of smoked pork fastened
to block of wood. The wood serves as
weight TO keep the fat down and pre-
vent the juice from burning as it thick
ems.
The cherry juice is boiled for about
tWeuty-four hours, without sugar, but
stirring it from time TO time, until il be-
comes mass of sweetness SO firm and
thick that it would not fall if the kettle
Were inverted.
That is all, simple process. hut the
result is delicious. This chirSchmus is in
general use in Switzerland with the
'suesse Ankle" tsweet butter and bread.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-04
"Thirtv" Cars Thirteen Fares

Car No. 80 on the Glitch line was
coming downtown from the Gardens
about o'clock Saturday afternoon
when Conductor Sam Millhouse looked
at the register.
Look. there" he said TO a passenger.
Just thirteen fares, and no more in
sight. I'm not very superstitious, but
don't like to carry that number around
with me-"
''Oh, | guess Wen get downtown all
right replied the passenger.
The conductor smiled. oh, | guess
So he said.
At that instant a loud report was
heard coming from the front end of the
car. Before the conductor could get
to the forward end Motorman Charles
Rowland stuck his head inside. The
main fuse has blown out" he said Wen
have to get another car at the barn"
There you are.' said the conductor,
sorrowfully to the passenger. That
thirteen did It.
Well replied the passenger. this
car is No. 30. In telegraph language
80 means the end"
Its the end of this car for a while
all right" concluded the conductor
Denver Post.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-04
WISDOM OF AN EMPIRICIST.

A fellow feeling makes us wondrous
blind.
He'll hath no fury like woman
unadOrned.
Look cut for the hammer in the hand
of friend.
Many worthy things remain undone
from too much preparation.
Because a man has a million dollars
is no proof that he is worth it.
When burglar gets into fat, it is
a sign that he mistook it for house.
Suicides a-e illogical folk. They
usually kill themselves for fear they'll
die.
Lots of husbands look like they are
made by recipes from the women's jour
mails.
You can't drown trouble unless you
own the brewery.-St. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
A fool sheep hasn't got sense enough
to wear VOLTS clothing without trying
to growl.
l would cheerfully give my all to the
poor, but they have enough troubles of
their own.
The big things in life are accom-
plished by people who take pains with
the little ones.
Let those plutocrats who long for kind
words be consoled. There is the epitaph
to be written yet.
1t may "all be the same a hundred
years from now, but that doesn't pre-
vent the shoe from pinching today.
l find that wearing the hair long
causes one to be taken for an artist
much less often than for n corn-cure or
grease-eradicator specialist-St. Louis
GIobe-Democrat.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-04
NO ONE WANTED BOX "a
Austrlans' Superstitious Fear Of an I'm
lucky Number and Day.

In no other western European country
is superstition so prevalent as in Aus
tria- Hungary. Quite recently the Cham
berlaln office changed the number of
box ~ in the Imperial Opera house and
the imperial Court theater to Ia. be-
cause the public objected To sitting IN
box bearing this unlucky number None
of the rich subscribers who takes a box
for the year wanted No. Is, and for sin
gle performances it was just as hard
TO dispose Of.
This superstition reaches its height in
medicine Speaking at the health exhi-
hilton, DR. Heinrich Grun declared that
IN many instances superstition, and es-
peclaiiy local superstition. was an abso-
luie menace 10 public health.
In the Austrian hospitals one finds no
block or pavilion Is. no ward 13. no
staircase Is. Very few patients will
consent 10 be operated upon on the 18th
day of the month, and in this respect
Friday, too is considered just as un-
lucky. At Carlsbad, Marienhad, GaStein
and other famous Austrian cure resorts,
nobody wants to begin his cure on
triday.-Pall Mall Gazette
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-04
MAKING OVER A MOUNTAIN.
Helena Objects to Great Big Bald Hill
Will Make Park on II,

The strangest and most interesting
park projec; ever undertaken in this
country Is to he found at Helena. Mont
writes John ii. Kaftcry in the Technical
World Magazine for July. where the cit
liens are engaged in transforming the
bald slopes Of conical mountain which
towers nearly 400 feet above the city
into forest park
There is nc spring. well. brook or
pond upon the bare sides or rocky SUM
mits of this singular park; nor will it he
possible TO raise water from the valley
for the irrigation of trees. shrubs and
flowers; yet the expert torcsterS Of the
federal bureau who spent last summer
planning fCr the planting Of the park
are agreed that several varieties Of ever
green trees viii flourish there without
water or attendance
y spiral footpath has been graded
from the city to the summit of Mount
Helena. and there an ornate pavilion
has been erected upon the highest point
Of rock, 400 feet above the main street.
In the cliffs of the peak there are two
spacious natural caves, which will be
tenanted by specimens of the native
bears, lions and other carnivora Of these
mountains.
Parks enclosing herds of deer, ante
iope, moose. elk and buffalo will he
added as the present limits Of the tract
;sc extended upon the desert lands
which lie back OF the mountain.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-04
BIG FISH IN HOLLOW LOGS.
Great Catches of Catfish Made Right in
SaWmill.

At this time of year the men who are
working in the sawmills along the Missis-
sippi river are somewhat puzzled to de-
eide precisely what their occupation is.
Sometimes they think they are mill men
and sometimes they think they are fish
ermen.
Catfish seem to be the 'coons and pos
sums of the river world. They take TO
the hollow logs, which they find among
the RATS tied up near the sawmills.
In June the men who work the logs
up to the carriages which take them 10
the saws begin TO watch for hollow speci-
mems. When they find one of that sort
they are pretty sure of a big catfish hid
ing inside.
At Burlington n large number of fish
weighing from to 10 pounds each have
been taken in this way during the last
few weeks. One black catfish weighing
IS pounds was caught about two weeks
ago.
The prize was an immense blue cat
fish, 4 feet in length and weighing SIS
pounds. The sawmill fishermen were
not prepared for such a big fellow and
he jumped clear through their net. He
would have escaped to the water but for
a man with a canthook. who despatched
the prize The fish netted his captors 81
when he had been dressed and cut into
SteakS-New York SIM.
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CONFESSION.

che man you love. No stain
esi s ed by the world. no paragon
Tublelnis are impulse only, no eremite
sfored 10y ,eanances from dawn 10 dawn +;
lost in iohV ECKER after truth as scorns
But suce d custom, such an erring heart
The cant - ~ beauty's challenge-ay, ana
mournrs vanished; one who bears his
par Itrrerent tumult of the hour
IN the NUN we'll. best, one who knows
lniiatseIrrr Nv when adverse currents sap MS
power raen hemeward to assured re-
pose, feet, that you may bend above
Even to NVN, beod This is the
BIS 3 nam you love. .,.,,
nm a Wilson Dodd in The Atlantic.
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Trades and Their Diseases.

Every trade has its peculiar disease"
said Lecoq the detective. Thus Grim
mails malady viii often afford valuable
clue to his identity.
''Blacksmiths are liable to paralysis of
the right side, due to the shock Of ham
mering with the sledze. and they are also
liable to weak eyes. due TO the glare Of
the forge.
Carpenters are liable to varicose
veins. because they stand so much. and
continuous saving tends to injure the
artery that carries the blood from the
heart to the carpenters right arm.
Bakers and miners, tie one through
the white dust of -four and the other
through the black dGst Of coal, get weak
lungs. Miners get weak eyes, too, from
working always in the dark.
.Coopers get swollen knees from press
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-04
All Doubtful.

Dat was a great wedding, Sam
Deed it was
We'll. who was the lucky MANI"
Oats hahd to say. De groom
thought he was de lucky man till he
squinted ct de bride and foup' out she
had wrinkles lax a wedder map
Huh"
Den de best man thought he was de
lucky man till he foun' out de rabbit
foot de groom had gibben him was er
cats foot"
'Lan's Den de preacher mus hab
been de lucky man."
We'll. he kinder puffed up Diet way
till arter de ceremony. en- den he dis
cobehed dat de dollar de groom had
passed him es a fee was lead."-Chi-
cagO News
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-04

ing them against barrels. This. though.
is nothing like so bad a swelling as
housemaids develop from the kneeling
that scrubhing entails.
India rubber workers are to be pitied.
for they suffer from headaches and men
tai depression, due to the rubber fumes
Painters are the most unfortunate Of
all. They get lead poisoning, disease
that is often fatal."-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-04

1t is reported that more than 100
Jewish families move into Jerusalem ev-
cry week. Though most of them are
poor. Yet they find means to make scanty
living. Jerusalem is rapidly becoming
once more Jewish city