The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-03-07
VOL YES IN RUSSIA
Daring Brutes That Attack Trav-
eIers on the Steppes.
EXCITING BATTLE AT NIGHT.

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$3.50 -. Z. -. 49,. i.
VS. s's'.sSs $50
raek g. kne rsroc'ous snu
Animals-A Timely Rescue.
m,,ar. - st;,, valves ~ tha steppes
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- nuss'a a'lu p1s.'y As.--.s 800, 80. -
tnat' as appea1s lloln ing s.o.s 800
70 swedish paper Dy one q its cor.'s-
spondents' VINO was travelang = WIZ.
Ter or two ago tnrougn tne wastes Y.
what was formerly knoWn % Alsuu7
anna
It was a prlgnt. Irosty winner Jay:
Tne snow was e1celienL ana tne laa.'
sleigh glided FORWARD at great speeu.
A froika with tnree Foies ~ y IolloW-
ca behind. reward sunset we elners
ed from the darK pine Woous upon Ing
steppe. which stretcnea away 10 Iront
Of us as 1ar as the eye couid ,reac 2,
Soon the STARS MADE tneir appear
ance. and the moon rose. II was Dl1-
terly cold. and the snow cracked pc
meath the runners Ine norses' preatn
rose IN the aiWnke InlcK smoke. Lne
songs and SHOUTS Of the Poies 0leu
away, ana proIouno silence reigneu.
Suddenly one OF the horses Wnlnnieu.
then another. ana a tniro smed VIC
lently, utterlng tnat terrible cry "
which the horse is capable only Wnen
ID extreme rear. ! couia see Dy tne
light OF the moon the snaooW OF an
animal about the size OF dog nltting
over the frozen SURFACE OF marsh
pool which lay some twenty PAGES
from US on one si0e Of tne ROAD
NO animal can travel more siiehtly
than wolf Wnen N search OF prey.
ana none can aItack 80 suuueniy anu
unexpectedly. was Slowly rais.ns
my gun Wnen secohu WI Iose -.
mediateiy IN front oI tne HORSES VIII
crest erect anu green esI'no1eseeu =
eyes. AT Tue same l.ne polnss -
ngnt appeareu 81 over ene lneI 3. any
ens noWlins - tns psa'lD lans -.
s,lot was n.s n ,esoavoa = :. 81 ~
Les.eA' one = s = ous' SUI. 49, - $50. -
u !, sea. :. .1e = o s.a...S 49,,
- La $3.50 e.. 80 :. Il =, hovr,
20 - 80 s.' $50 = 80 eeoas
Z. ...as 800 - -. assa;,
~. wo :, :. -. .a,,, , - +ta .no : -
I'M. M pe,as tor+ sr;nc fr,osIv
:. - -, go - 4,,a s,a,,,as ,vs
S,saet,d 1890 or. s,aioh nroI,.
M ha,a,,sa = ras Az ~ ~ do,,hIa
~, ,,s ~. - ,,,rsos rur drivar had
~ NO o+har uaanor than his loaded whin
h,,+ VII, 4 he dealt tremendous blows
The horses STRUGGLED mafllv and tried
v,;ts, 8, t,,a;r stror0tl = hraak fba
harness r. each shot from nv gun
the wolves scattered. only to collect
sro,,, ;n,,nodiatolr ana ranaw +ha;r ar
tact IN the horses suddenly there
arose ! wild van behind rs
ma thraa poles were rolling N the
sro, ~ +bs s,da ~ tbair overturned
sIa;gh rascal,s bad,v driven horses
baa form themsa,ves loose from the
tro,ra q tha,r terror and wara career
mo wild,v over tle snow covered
stenna ,nnrsned bv some az the wolves
Thav ,wora soon 'nmlled down and I'm
The s+il,nass ~ tba nicht their daath
sscrsar,s yvoro +arr,b,a Tha poles vel
lowad ahout q Ana snow ahoutinp
,ya \. &, ana ,amantino Nv 4urna
Their sitratfon was ;ndead sufsa-
c,ort,1 sor,ous far onlv rosce.r had
had cnough nrasanca "a mind N hide
h,p,sa,f hanaath tha sla;gh ana the.
r,ail driver ana surroundad ~
wo e, could o,va them no bo,n
,oorea mon them 90 doomed and satt
s,,ro +hst NC sho,,,d cr;c,ylv sbaro tlesr
sats " 's
s,,aaor,v an n,,rs,,ars a,sa r,ea ,.od 4
ana al+honob hlasd,ng badlv tha
ho,sa. 1900 - .s1s,,a- mhs o,.s,,,r