The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-05-20
Hare Hunting.

Hare Hunting.
Hare hunting is undoubtedly q more
antique sport than the chase Of the
fox. Xenophon pursued 1t with de-
light in ancient Greece, Md In Britain
the hare was for centuries looked upon
as a far more worthy quarry than the
fox, which, until the time of Queen
Elizabeth and even later, was regard
ed as mere vermin. Nicholas Cox, au-
thor of '"The Gentleman's Recreation"
a work on sport, published in 1877,
writes thus enthusiastically: "As OF
all chases the hare makes the greatest
pastime, so it is a great delight and
satisfaction to see the craft of this lit
tie poor beast in her own self preserva-
tion.' And it is to be admitted that
in those shifts and expedients which
afford to lovers Of hounds the true de-
lights Of hunting the timid hare is at
least as fertile as any known beast OF
chase in any part of the world.-Lon'
don Saturday Review.
Taking Rank as a Specialist.
A student in one of the colleges
found himself face to face with an
examination in Old Testament history,
a subject which he had entirely ig-
nored all term. Taking counsel with
some friends, he decided that all he
really needed to know was the long
list Of names Of the kings Of Israel
and their dates. So he crammed them
each and all into his bursting head.
But, sad to relate, all he was asked to
do was to criticise the acts Of Moses.
Not one act of Moses-good, bad or In
different-could the unfortunate youth
remember. so after much thought he
wrote as follows:
Ear be it for one as humble az I am
to criticise the acts Of the great Moses,
but If you would care to know the
names Of the kings Of Israel and their
dates you will find them written be.
low" He was passed.-Harper's Mag.
azine.
Tho Jar.
The white car tore very smoothly
along the straight road, between the
frozen fields. "And they say"-her red
lips curled in a disdainful smile-"they
say that the jar Of automobiling Is in.
furious to the nerves."
"Pooh," he sneered, ut Is only foot
passengers who say that" And he
steered with splendid skill straight at
q fat old man with a sack Of grain on
his back.-Argonaut.
Gamma TO tho Point.
After half an hour of silence Hiram
suddenly spoke.
"Sally, I've been a-payin' my re.
spects to you for five years come next
August, amt II"
Eyes, indeed, Hiram" was the trem'
ulous reply. "Why?"
"Well all I'm a-goin' to say is that
I'm burned sick Of the installment
plan"
"So'm II" said Sally.
The Puritans and Christmas.
Because Christmas is really a sur
vival of the heather festival called by
the Celts "Yule" and is by many moi
regarded as the actual birth date Of
Christ the Puritans Of the seventeenth
century not only did not observe thu
day. but made laws against its cele
bration. In 1914 parliament Of tina
date actually passed an act ordering
that Dec. % should be kept as u sol
emn fast and that all people SHOULD
spend the day lamenting the sins the!
had committed in past years whe,
they kept the day as a feast. Their
were fearful rows. Soldiers were sen
to houses where the Inhabitants wer
suspected Of the heinous offense o
eating mince pies and ordered t
search for such delicacies and carr
them away. Pitched battles wer,
fought in the streets between Christ
masites and anti-C hristmasites.-Ch
cago News.
Wild Cattle Pest In California.
Much has been written lately abou
wild horses infesting certain mountai
ranges of the west and menacing tn
interests of stockmen. Now comes
report from a district in the Shast
national forest Of California that vii
cattle have become a nuisance. Thes
animals are the descendants Of domel
tic cattle, but, having run without +,
straint for several generations, hav
become as wild as deer. Stockme
will not apply for ranges infested b
these cattle, since tame cattle 500
adopt the habits Of their wild rel.
tives and become equally unmanag
able. It is impossible to gather your
stock in the fall which have n
with these animals even for a seasol
The majority Of the stockmen desil
to shoot them, but certain mountai
jewellers claim them and shoot an O
= casional n for winter beef. The 70
est officers will, In conjunction VII
the stockmen interested, investiga'
the matter this summer and decit
upon some plan Of Kidding the rang,
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