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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05
rJNT pANTHERs WITH DOGS
Good Hound With Lots Of Pluck Neo-
esssry 70 Success In This
Sport.

Vancouver island harbors large
number OF panthers, but It Is neces-
sary to have good hound with lot
Of pluck in him to hunt them. so We
were very lucky to engage q mon With
a couple OF fine dogs. both yer" keen.
We got our first cougar without any
special Incident but not 80 our sec
ond.. Near Salmon river. which j.
south OF Alert bay. is one OF the best
places for panthers. and there Is a'sN
magnificent ducf shooting to be hal
there. Four of us had taken our 10
bore shotguns and gone CT after some
duck When we set out one OF the
hounds followed us and as he was n
great favorite we did rot send him
back We had some fair sport with
the duck. although we shot very bad
". and e'a~'ed hact with more than
enough TO carry Half way back to
camp Bellmsn, the hound, gave tongue
and went on at tremendous rate.
"By Jove. there may be some pan
'thers about" | said. aud the words
were hardly out Of my mouth when.
as we mounted the crest, we saw not
one but a couple OF panthers. Evil
IDENTIFY they thought there was safety
in numbers. for they crouched close to
the ground. about twenty yards apart.
waiting for BeIImRn, who was still fol-
lowing hfs nose, to come up with
them. In a minute he rounded small
rock and came from scent to view.
Meanwhile we were all four running
toward the panthers as hard as we
could go. forgetting that we only had
duck shot to defend ourselves with.
That dog was the pIuckiest animal
have ever seen. He went straight
for the nearest panther, which evil
IDENTITY completely unset all IT'S precon-
cefved ideas. for n turned tail and
fed.
But the second was made OF stern
er stuff. with houuf II was on the
hounds back and then the two be
came so tangled up that we could
hardly distinguish one from the other.
Bingham. who was one Of the duck
shooters. had outrun the rest OF us.
and when he came up to the two ant
mails. fighting for their lives he man.
aged to put the barrel Of his gun right
against the panther's head and pun
the trigger Poor Bellmau. however,
was mortally wounded and died few
minutes afterwards Wide World
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05
SOME AMAZING MARRIAGES
Among Insects the Bride First De.
YOURS a Certain Number Of
Her Suitors.

The marriage customs of insects
are dreadful, and, contrary to what
happens in every other world here 1t
is the female OF the couple who stands
for strength and intelligence. and also
for cruelty and tyranny, which appear
to be their inevitable consequence.
Almost every wedding ends in the vio-
lent and immediate death of the hus-
band. OFTEN the bride first eats a GER
tain number of suitors. The type of
these fantastic unions could be sup
Piled by the Languedocian scorpions.
who as we know, carry lobster claws
and a long tail supplied with a sting.
the prick of which is extremely dan
gerous They have prelude TO the
festival in the shape of a sentimental
stroll, claw in claw: then. motionless.
with fingers still g.ipped, they contem-
plate each other blissfully. intermin-
ably; and day and night pass over
their ecstasy, while they remain face
to face, petrihed with admiration.
Next, the foreheads come together and
touch; the mouths-if We can give the
name of mouth to the monstrous orif-
ice that opens between the claws-are
Joined in sort OF kiss; after which
the union is accomplished, the male is
transfixed with a mortal sting and the
terrible spouse crunches and gobbles
him down with relish.
But the Mantis, the ecstatic insect
with the arms always raised in an atti-
tude of supreme invocation, the hor-
hible Mantis regliosa, or praying in
ect. does better still; she eats her
husbands (for the Unsuitable creature
sometimes consumes seven or eight
running) while they press her passion
ately to their heart. Her inconceiv-
able kisses devour, not metaphorically,
but in an appallingly real fashion, the
lll.fated choice of her soul or her
stomach. She begins with the Head.
goes down to the thorax, and does not
stop till she comes to the hind legs,
which she deems too tough. She then
pushes away the unfortunate remains,
while a new lover, who was quietly
waiting the end of the monstrous
sanquet, heroically comes forward to
Undergo the same fate.-Maurice Mae
crlinck in the Forum.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05
FOR THE F0RGETFUL MAN
Memorandum Book With Cross Index
VIII Help Him to Remember
New Acquaintances.

III you're bad hand at remember
Ing names Of people" said the brisk
outside" man, Just buy a little vest
pocket memorandum book. and when
ever you meet some one new that you
feel you ought not to forget but prob
ably will. write his name down and
brief description OF him, his business
or some distinguishing trait. Cross
index this at the other end of the
book. You'll find you'll never forget.
81 have tried that system very sue.
cessfully From a man who knew
faces, I've grown so II isn't once a
week a name fails to come TO me.
These are some OF the identification
tabs my book contains:
James Clarke, red hair, paint
brush mustache, talks quickly, lum-
Der man
"'Cyrus Jones, always creased
trousers bushy black beard, statloner.'
Herbert Smith, very fast walker,
nervous. thin, long.legged, Wholesale
coal salesman
Back in the book cross-index this
way:
Red paintbrush mustache. quick
talker-James Clarke. lumber
Long.legged, nervous, thin-Her.
bert Clarke, coal
These mere writing down of these
names and details fixes these people
in your mind. You have them down
pat, and you don't have 10 refer to the
book at all But Just the same I open
the book and read a page or so here
and there whenever have spare
moment. You'd be surprised to see
how II strengthens your memory in
other ways"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05
SUCCESS TURNS MANY HEAD
Average Man Assumes an importance
to Which He Actually Is Not
Entitled.

II is rather a remarkable illustra-
.tion of the weakness OF our nature that
there should be so many persons
whose heads are completely turned by
attaining even the slightest degree Of
success Instead of realizing that the
achievement which won him fame Is a
thing of the past. and therefore buried
In oblivion, except to those nearest TO
him the average man imbibes good
ly portion of selfsatisfaction and
drinks to his own conceit. His one sue
cess looms very large upon his narrow
horizon, and the temporary adulation
of tickle public magnifies its proper
tions and appears to give him an Inn
portance not really his due. This self
importance is apt TO be reflected In all
his further efforts, If indeed II does
not forbid effort of any sort. and once
q man becomes obsessed with an exag-
gerated idea of his attainments there
is small chance of his ever duplicating
those attainments. II is just here.
however. that so many persons make
the mistake Of their lives by believing
that having once established record
for themselves there is no need to
live up to it. If they could only forget
their successes, or hide them away in
the dim places OF their own minds to
he peeped at only for inspiration, their
self-aggrandizement would give way to
correct valuation Of their ability,
which would go far toward helping
them TO new accomplishments A
mans most serious thoughts should be
OF what is to come, of what he is to do
in the future. not of what is passed or
of what he has already accomplished.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05
Oxford HospltalIty.

oxford, which Lord Curzon desires
to reform" has travelled very far
from the condition of things observed
BY German explorer toward the end
Of the eighteenth century. He had
arrived at the city at midnight and
was introduced by a Good Samaritan
to the Mitre. Here. 10 his intense as
tonishment. he saw several gentlemen
in academic dress seated round g
table, each with pot of beer In front
Of him. my health says the travel,
er. was drunk IN strong ale. At last
as morning drew near. one of the com
pany exclaimed rather emphatically
4 must read prayers this morning al
All Souls. .'"--I london Chronicle.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05
HARM DONE BY BARK BEETLE
Like Other Members of Their Family
They Always Attack Weakened
and Starved Trees.

In peach orchards from New York
southwark to Virginia and westward
TO Michigan the peach tree bark bee
tie has given occasional trouble since
about 1850. II is hard-shelled in
sect about u inch long, and when "
emerges from the tree leaves tiny
holes like small shot holes In the
bark, hence II ia sometimes called the
shot-hole borer. The full-grown beetles
appear in early spring burrow
through the bark to the sapwood.
and lay their eggs. The larvae soon
hatch and make little burrows OF their
owns in various directions. In about
one month they emerge and start n
second brood. The numerous burrows
eventually girdle and kill the trees
Like other members of their family.
they rarely attack healthy trees. but
promptly recognize weakened and
starved trees. which soon show the
gummy exudations at points Of at
tack. This popularity suggests that
orchard trees should be kept In the
hest possible vigor. and all that show
serious infestation should be prompt.
Ty cut out and burned at once, so as
70 destroy all the insects nnder the
bark Delay is sure to increase the
risk to other trees from increased
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05
Whlskbroom for Corn.

The shopper who knows Just what
she wants and insists upon having "
unearths many department store Sc
cret. A search for a whiskbroom or
unusually fine straw took one persist
ent buyer into the kitchen department
OF big store, where shs saw coun'
ter full of brooms labeled, "whisk'
brooms for silking corn" Inquiry
brought out the information that
many housekeepers whose fanoilies
are fond OF corn on the cob have dis
covered that fine whiskbroom if the
best thing known for brushing SIR
from the ears and that II pays to keep
supply of extra fine brooms ip the
regular kitchen department.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05
SHOCK OF BIG GUN FIRING
Deafness Is a Sure Result. and Nerves
and Senses are Terribly
Strained.

One of the penalties attendant on
firing of big guns is deafness. So sure
is this penalty TO be exacted that, IL is
asserted. no man can go through a
onR series of gunnery practise with.
out having his hearing affected. A
stranger on deck who hears a big gun
speak for the first time will not soon
orget the stunning report.
One gun is enough to startle a
tranger, but the shattering effect of
the whole armament when In action
together can hardly be conceived. The
strain upon nerves and senses when
he rending conclusion takes place is
errible.
There Is not a great difference be-
tween the effect OF the big guns and
hat Of the smaller pieces, strange as
il may seem. If the visitor places him
4elf beside one OF the smaller guns,
and then listens to the roar of the big
one. the sound will not appear much
ouder than that of the gun by his
-ide. The extra distance to the muzzle
Of the big piece discounts the sound.
The only apparent difference between
the two will be that the smaller piece
has a sharper. high-pitched tone.. and
hat the big guns speak with more
believing roar.
II one watches the firing of the gun
the crash has not such a startling ef
lect as when it comes Unexpectedly,
Loud as II is, nature has prepared the
watcher to resist the shock which hf
knows is impending,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05
Foiled.


In a certain small town there are
two young women whose favorite oc-
cupation has been to discuss the az
fairs OF their neighbors. Having met
for that purpose one afternoon they
found themselves blocked In the In
diligence OF their pastime by the
presence of the small daughter OF the
hostess. A slight indisposition OF some
sort prevented sending he child out
OF doors. so they were f0rced to put
up with her presence. doing their
best, however, to nullify II.
Something eatable was produced
and an absorbing new game invented
which she could play quite by her
self. SO they breathed freely and
began.
The talk at length reached a point
involving the latest scandal OF the
neighborhood. and the retailing OF
some inside information which must
not become public property A hur-
ried look at the child on the floor
found her apparently so occupied
with her game that 1t seemed quite
safe to go on II one observed de-
cent discretion. Voices were accord
ingly lowered, and direct alluslon
yelled, but when the matter had been
threshed out to their satisfaction, the
child raised her eyes and remarked
wlth dellberation and emphasis:
81 hear, | know, understand--and
I'll blab!"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05
showing Sense Of Elephant.

A naturalist tells an anecdote of an
Indian elephant. which is one Of the
best proofs OF the sense Of the animal
and Of it's power of communicating It's
thoughts. An elephant was ordered TO
drag a tree which proved too heavy
for its strength II was urged and
excited to continue its efforts till the
poor animal broke the chain by
which II was fastened and ran away.
All supposed 1t had escaped to the
Jungle. where It would mix with with
the Wild elephants and be seen no
more. But in an hour this faithful
and sensible servant OF man returned.
accompanied by two other elephants,
and by their united strength the tree
was easily removed. The other ele-
phants disappeared after the work
was done, and the wise tame elephant
remained.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05
No More Room.

The elevator slipped rapidly by one
floor after another, while many in.
mates OF a large office building rang,
the hell and demanded to be carried.
to the street. 1t was the noon hour
and every one at the elevator shaft
was anxious to get luncheon.
The elevator seemed to be only half
filled. Actually there were three girls
and man in 1t who had got on at the
fifteenth floor.
FILLED up" shouted the operator.
as he sped by the angry crowd at the
door.
Finally he reached a floor where
one of the officers Of the company had
his office, and the man was there and
wanted to go down He shouted to
him. Filled up and the man said
something positive.
Then the operator added:
Filled UP with hats"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05
The Wherefore.

"Your daughter practices on
riano faithfully. notice. Now
hates It,"
Mine does. too But she'd \
practice all day than help wit
housework
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05
A Hard World.

Barker is awfully disconte
Whats the matter with him
sarns enough to keep his fam
xsther. doesn't he?'
"Yes. but he wants to make 4
20 keep them apart"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05
KEEPING PESTS FROM TREES
haIvry by Rabbits and Mice May he
Avoided by Fastening Screen
Around Trunk.

To keepsrabbits and mioe'sway from
the trees. take length of plain wire
screen; form It around the trunk OF
the tree. fassten the ends together and
push 1t down an inch or,so into the
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05
Fishing Luck.

Did he have any luck on his Ash
ing trip,"
Enough TO keep him In converse
ton sor several weeks"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05

soil. A good way to fasten tho ends
OF the screen is to lap them over
about an inch and run a straight wire
down through the openings. like ma
king a seam with q needle In q piecs
Of cloth. TT can b. easily removed
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05
SCHOOL YARD
Mirror Of Public
Pride.
by A. 9. GRAHAM.

superintendent Agricultural Exteu-
bion,. o. 8. e., Columbus
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-18
j. j. 4 aozlSS EAa(N1sa
LN@ISSslAAMLS5IoN FIELDs:A

til about hundred years ago. Even
to-day ships bound hither sometimes
pass the islands without perceiving
them. Without compass and a chart,
a captain would almost run aground
on the shore before being aware that
he was In sight of land. At high tide
and in fair weather, Maiana is distin-
guished from a short distance by a
clump of cocoanut palms that seems
to rise directly out Of the ocean. A
semfcircular coral reef forms one
side of the island and half incloses a
lagoon that cannot be entered by large
ships, but forms an excellent harbor
for small craft. On the other sides,
the land is protected by wall of
coral formation.
The vessels of heavy tonnage that
stop at Maiana have to lie at anchor
so far out to sea that only the tops
of their masts are visible from the
strand.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-18
A RETRoTHAL IN EAST AFRICA.

In East Africa when it is decided
by the parents of young girl to &C.
cept a marriage for her, the parents
of the sutton are notified of the fact
They then sent Kikwamtema, or en-.
voy; to the home of the future bride
and this messenger is laden with
presents and the pledges of the mar
riage contract.
These pledges, or uka-imala, must
always include a hoe decorated with
white Other presents are sent later
from time to time, as the young man
by dint of economy, finds himself able
to offer them. Now, the gift is, per
haps, some other agricultural nipple
ment; again it is goat or few yards
of cloth.
After the acceptance of the first
presents the young people are consid
cred betrothed, but they are forbidden
to speak or even to appear to see
each other if they should chance tc
meet. If the future bride should per
ceive her affianced husband coming
toward her on the road, for instance
she must at once turn aside and take
another way to reach her destination
She must not even recognize her future
father-in-law, if she encounters him
In fact, after marriage, also, she mus
have nothing to say to her husband!
father. Often girl is sent away tt
another village until just before the
arrival of her wedding day.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-18
LAKE LEOPOLD IL, BELGIAN
CONGO.

Lake Leopold II is situated in the
heart of the territory of the Belgian
Congo, which is evangelical by the
Congregation of the Sacred Heart of
Mary, whose Mother House is at
Scheut, near Brussels, in Belgium.
The Vicar Apostolic, Right Rev.
Camillus Romsle, B. F. M, is assisted
by fifty missionaries. Every mission
station has chapel. In about twenty
of the important settlements, such as
Leopoldville, Mona, Matadi, ETC.,
there is church, mission, a house, a
school, an orphanage, hospital and a
dispensary.
There are ten thousand baptized
neophytes in the Vicariate and twenty
thousand catechumens. This is a
small proportion of the population of
a million souls, but it represents a
large number of converts from pagan
ism in the few years the mission has
been established, and considering the
gross superstition and barbarity that
still prevail among the natives.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-18
ALASKAN SoRCERERS.

Among the Alaskan Indians who
have not yet been evangelical the SUI
perstitious rites that have come down
to them from their ancestors, are led
by Shamans or sorcerers, who impose
on the people by deceit, and many
articles. A Shaman pretents to have
one or more of the dreaded evil
spirits under his control, and thus to
be able to call down misfortune upon
a native or drive it away, at pleasure.
When the Alaskan falls ill, there
fore, one of his household, taking a
number of pelts for a gift, repairs to
the cabin of a Shaman.
On being admitted to the hut, he
lays the pelts on the floor and with.
draws without having uttered a word
The Shaman understands, his good
offices are desired; the pelts are fee
paid in advance. He goes to the house
of the sick man, performs all sorts OF
mummeries around him and, at last
announces that he has driven away
the demon that brought the illness.
If the patient RECEIVERS, his cure is
ascribed to the power of the Shaman;
if he dies the sorcerer lays the blame
upon some one else.
The Shaman's interest is to keeI
the poor natives plunged in the dark
ness of superstition. He is, accord
ingly, the chief foe of Christianity
among them, and seldom can he be
brought to acknowledge the light.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-18
The Madame was asleep.

The Madame was asleep.
There was strange light in the
room when the Madame became con-
scious again. AS her eyes opened she
was aroused by knocking at the
door, and involuntarily she looked at
the clock hanging on the wall 1t
was few minutes after twelve. Sure
ly no one had come to call upon her at
this unearthly hour, she thought; but
with no hesitation she rose from the
couch and hurriedly unlocked the door
to admit the midnight visitor.
you! Miss Caldwell?" she ex.
claimed, doubling her own eyes. And
at this hour. You are white Is
there anything wrong?"
Why do you ask me that question p
said the girl Il have come to see
her."
"Who?"
Madame Castelli; Madame who
was murdered
Murdered" exclaimed the woman
wondering If Miss Caldwell were out
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-18
CATHOLIC PROGRESS IN CHINA
AND JAPAN.

At a time when much religious
apathy has manifest itself in Catholic
Spain, in Italy, and in the land which
bears the honored title of s'the eldest
daughter of the Church." it is consol-
ing to think on countries far away,
where the work of evangelization is
going on, and where heroic mission
aries are making up by conversions
for the loss of faith in Europe The
particulars furnished by a missionary
who has just returned from China, aft
er having passed twenty-five years at
Shanghai engaged in the work of saw
ing souls, and of an interesting charac-
ter. More than hundred Jesuits are
engaged on this mission; their work
is seconded by forty native Chinese
priests, who, in the opinion of the
missionary, are of incalculable value
inasmuch as the natives are much
more inclined to listen to their own
native preachers than to foreigners. In
China at present there is not that rab-
i'd religious intolerance which once had
the effect of giving many men and
women the martyrs crown; yet there
is much still to be derived in the mat
ter of fair play. Although the Cath
olics total only 100000 in a popula-
ton of 40O,0OO,OOO, the number fur
nishes an index of the progress made
since anything like freedom has been
given for Chinese action To these
are to be added fifty thousand who
are receiving instruction for baptism.
On an average for the last five years
there have been ten thousand CONVEX.
sions each year. Nor are the Chinese
people generally adverse to the Catho-
lie religion as some assert 1t is an
undeniable fact that Chinese ira
ditions and Chinese mentality and
patience, facilitate the spreading of the
Gospel amongst them. The japanese
| If not as ready to adopt Christianity
as the Chinese owing to their ABSORB.
ton in the works of material prog.
ress, nevertheless hold out great hopes
to the energetic missionary 1t must
be remembered that Japan was once in
fair way of becoming entirely Cath.
Ole, when the cruel insinuations OF
Dutch Calvinists brought on perse
cution which almost extinguished all
semblence of the Catholic Church in
that land. The fact that families have
been found in outlying districts, who
have kept their faith pure and unde
filed, after many centuries without
priestly aid, shows the tenacity with
which the Japanese adhere to Ca
tholicity when once embraced On the
whole, then, and despite the hostile
evil influence of some Protestant sects
everything promises a bright future
for the work of evangelizing the ma
tives of China and Japan.