OCR Text |
Show HE HAD TOO MUCH COON. A KENTUCKY MAN WHO WANTS NO MORE HUNTING. Wn IiwiIM kr Army of Them fnMMf bo Wu Zm IniM Boforo Got Treated M ' All vo ui Tkmt I'om-HuI- Batlsfiad HIb. m ni Oat McKinney and four of hia beat dog Kit Howard, a but halo old farmer of Kentucky, atarted aa uaual coon hunting. Howard and hla companion proceeded up the bottom about a mile from Howard'a to the corn-fiel- d near the edge of the wood. (Scattered about over the clearing' atood sov-ertall dead tree, on which the young moon caat a wan and feeble light They heard 'and aaw nothing that betokened the appearance of rar-minuntil they reached the far end of the corn patch, where a ahort e from an old, tumble-dowunoccupied log cabin, atood three tree on the swaying limb of one of which the sharp eyea of the darkey dlacovered a big iat coon. The doga, too, sniffed hia counship and act up a provoking whine, aaya the Cincinnati Enquirer. The colored man, accustomed to the a port doffed hia ahoea in a trice, and waa soon going up the tree toward the animal, while Howard remained below. A few strong atrokea aent the varmint to the ground; but recovering from it fall, it made a dash for the log cabin near, and, before the doga could aeise it passed safely through an opening under the closet into the cabin. Battled of their prey, the doga aet up a vociferous howL Without a moment's delay Howard commanded his companion to stand at the door, while he himself, with a club and lighted match, climbed into an open window at the end of the hut to drive the coon from his dark retreat But in getting into the window the match went out and before the adventurous hunter could light another he felt teeth and claws trying at his legs. At once he began to use hi club, at the same time lighting a match, so as to aee hi situation better and determine the whereabouts gray-whiskere- d, al ta die-tanc- n, per-aimm-on assailant the flickering light, to his amazement he beheld the whole end of the cabin full of coona, which, now maddenod by the flame, began to close around him with glaring eyes and grinning teeth, ready to spring upon him. He hallooed to the darkey to come to hia rescue, endeavoring at the aame time to fight off the emboldened varmints with hia club But hia blows only seemed to make them fiercer, and their peculiar bark added to hia terror a well as to the excitement of the dogs, now howling and scratching on the outside. The colored man, informed of the jeopardy of Howard by the struggle within, procured a fence rail and proceeded to batter in the door. Yet his blows were nothing in number to those of Howard, who, in the nesa of the room, fought with desperation to keep the furious animal from his body. At length the door was forced but the doga would not enter. Howard, with true heroism, waa still wielding hi club, when hia companion came to hia rescue. With both men the fight now became desperate and furious. To them it waa deliverance or death. The fury of the coona abated not. The eyes of the two men were now fixed on the door, which afforded to them their And still only hope of escape. pounding their fierce assailants, they slowly fought their way backward to where the friendly moonlight was shimmering through the door. The doga still kept up their torri-fi- o yells, but did nothing to assist the almost exhausted hunters. But once in the doorway Howard and his sharp-toothe- d By companion were safe. They leaped out, followed by the hungry varlets, who, now desperate from the encounters, were no more afraid of dogs than men. But the outside struggle continued for only a few minutes. The dogs, thirsting for their quarry, and fresh as compared with their muster, played swift havoc with the coons, seizing and tearing several of them to pieces while the remainder were getting away. After the battle Howard was barely recognizable. His clothes were torn almost entirely away, while his lacerated body and limbs showed how desperate the struggle had been. McKinney, his dusky companion, also looked a little the worse for wear, while both men were so utterly used up that they with some difficulty reached STRAPPING FAMILY. In N EVERY home. When visited the next morning the cabin presented a scene which even an Indian hunter could not have looked on without a thrill of professional envy. There waa blood about the door and hair and hide and the mutilated carcasses of thirteen coona Inside the cabin the bodies of nineteen of the pesky animals lay scattered about, where they had fallen beneath the blows of the two stalwart hunter. Howard has had the whole batch skinned and will keep their hides as a souvenir of his victory and his deliverance He says there must have been loi) of them and if he had been alone he would hare undoubtedly been gnawed into giblets by the voracious varlets. He will keep his he faithful dogs, but him. with the of a is past thing says, coon-huntin- g, apre-henelo- n. more digestible and wholesome. We recommend the Royal Baking Powder as superior to all others." United Cooks and Pastry Cooks' Associ- ation of the United States. pi er-lu- ten-pen- oe Mad-derma- n. well-inform- Son-In-La- rs, e. Call-bogu- llinkins went out hunting this Yes, didnt Ail alone?' morning. even take a dog." '8poso hell kill anything? "No. Not unless he gets melanouoly and commire suicide." Re- - for baking powder use the Royal. It will make the food lighter, sweeter, of finer flavor, Clog-Dance- r's One night Utelj, accompanied by a young oolored man named John of his GRANDFATHER'S TABLE. country stor with a salted and dried codfish slyly hung alongside and conThe Morris chi rumlly Big Kaoagh stituting a free lunch, to be stripped te Da Creels te Tholr Coaster. SOME OP THE DISHES OUR off and eaten, and thus to tempt As a specimen of what Kentucky fl I ANCESTORS ENJOYED. through thirst, the purchase of ancan do in the way of producing stalother draught of black strap, wart sons and daughters, said a Wes The Their Dial That Impression proud native of the Blue Grass counPLEASURE DENIED HIM. sad roar Corrected try, to a New York Sun writer, 1 Restricted Details Whose Mantes Will The Sail rJoymant or tho BkUirol might mention the old Joe Morrison Make Yoar Month Wale Art. family of Bourbon county. Anybody of the present generation who ever I should consider myself," said a In her book entitled Customs end citizen to a New York Sun man, lived in Kentucky will remember old a Joe Morrison's family. The family Fashions in Old New England" Alice man of fairly good I enjoy life, I feel at home consisted of Joe and his wife and six Morse Earle gives some good inforsons and three daughter Joe stood mation about what our anoestora ate wherever I go, I like all sorts of six feet four in his stockings and and drank, from which the following food, and I find enjoyment in all aorta of entertainment; but then appears weighed afli pounds. His wife was ia taken: the same height exactly, but she There is a current impression that to be one form of entertainment the weighed 866 pound The oldest son. the diet of our New England fore- enjoyment of which is denied m Tom. was also six feet four, and he fathers wan, for the most part, re- and that ia clog dancing. I don't stricted to corn meal, pork and beans know how many times 1 have seen weighed 286 pound Jim As n matter of clog dancing on the stage, and if ihe and pumpkin pie his brother Tom two inches in topped height but he wasnt as heavy by seventy fact. In 1684, n French refugee bore dancing la good it seems always to Their sister Sarah was a witness that beef and mutton, as well ppoduce upon the audience substanpound as pork, were but twopence a pound tially tiie same effect slim girl, weighing only 155 pound When the but she could look over the heads ol In Boston, and Josselyn, writing In dancing begins there may be in the both Tom and Jim, for she stood six 1671, recorded that he had bought in auditorium the usual slight rustle Boston, a dozen pigeon all dressed, that might be heard about any confeet six and one half inches. Johnson, In his siderable audlenc and which In no But John was the big boy of the for three penc Wonder Working Provldonee," says way indicates inattention or indifferfamily. He only lackod an inch of being seven feet in height, and he that New Englanders then had ap-- ence ; but even this subsides as the pear and quince tart instead of dancer prooeod and by the time he weighed 800 pound Sister Mary was a midgot of six feet two, and the former pumpkin pies has reached the rear center of the They had also apple mos apple tag preparatory to execute the only weighed 14k pound Elijah wasn't very tall, either, being the lump, buttered apple pies and apple many difficult steps that' will bring same height ar his sister Mary, but erowdy. Josselyn syas that the him on a straight line down to the he was of pretty fair heft, tipping quince cherries and damsons set footllght the audience is perfectly Marmalade and still. the scales at 218. Matthew was six the dames As he comes that stlllnes feet two, als If and weighed 220, preserved damsons are to be met while Eli, standing six foot four, with In every house." such a thing were possible seems to The New England women had not become deeper. Evidently the dano-e- r weighed less than 2001 The youngest in their ia viewed with absorbing interest girl, Martha, was six feet three and forgot tho lessons learned They made not only As he approaches still nearer this 160 pound in weight. She would English home conserve marmalades interest does hot shrink, but it seems undoubtedly have been the giant of preserves and but also hypocras to become compressed and intensified the family, for that was her height and qulddonio and weight at the ago of 14, a few and household wine usquebarbe and and ao It continues until he is fairly They candied fruits and within the glare of the footlights weeks before she died. When these cordial and near the finish. Then it bracks measurements were taken, a few made sirup They preserved everything that into an involuntary murmur of apyears ago, the family was all together, would bear preserving, including, proval, which swells almost instantbut sinoe then old Joe and his wife have died, and the boys and girls besides the things mentioned, plum ly into a rapture of applause with were married and scattered about peache orange lemon artichoke the dancer's triumphant and final flourish. the state. I dont know what their green walnuts, elecampane root One and barberries. This is the pleasure that appears progeny have done to keep up the finds root receipts for conserves of rose to be denied to m I fully respect reputation of the family as to size, of violet roseof borage flower the dancer for the strength, the enbut I'll bet on em to keep up the mary, mint, lavender and marjoram; durance and the perseveranoe that be record." rules for making poppy water.cherry must have to acquire the step 1 adMiRdrliiffs water, thyme water, angelica water, mire hla ingenuity, skill and grace, A city girl writes: It is a fond etc. and I enjoy the dancing; and yet I dream of mine to become a farmers The pagea of Judge Se wall's diary find that it does not evoke in my wife and meander with him down gave many items of his daily ' far life's flowery pathway." Ah, yes, lie speaks not only of boiled pork, heart theinsensation that it soems to that is a nice thing to dream about, boiled bacon and pork and bean but produce other but when you have lived on the farm of boiled pigeon boiled venison, A sharp Critic. and followed this meandering busi- roast beef, roast lamb, roast fowl of a Village I instructed Mayor ness for a month or so, you will dis- roast turkey, fricassee of fowl joll to euuerlntend the dramatlo percover a wide chasm between the of salmon, oyster fish and oil, you which this traveling comformances dream and the reality. You will pastry, bread and butter, mince pi boon giving here this has pany think of this about the time your apple pie, gingerbread, sugared al- week. Have you done so? husband meanders out ani leaves mond glazed almond honey, curds Clerk Yes sir, and thore'a Village without wood, and you have to and cream, sage cheese, you green something wrong. I watched closemeander up and down the lane pull- chees fig chocolate, barley, every evening and yet I never ing splinters off the fence with which oranges and shaddocks, besides the ly the leader of the orchestra to cook dinner. And when you mou- fruits and berries grown In New once saw play a single note on his instrument nter around in the wet cluver in England. Mayor Ha! Is that so? Youre search of the cows you will have a An English traveler named Bensure? Then we really must sot quite dim perception that fond dreams, do nett, who visited Boston in 1740, about a strict investigation at once! not always pan out a hundred cents was enthusiastic about the market on the dollar, and that there are He says: Their noultry of all sorts RARE REMNANTS. several meanderings in farm lifo that Is as fine as can be desired, and they are not listed in the dreaming cate- have plenty of fine fish of various Rapid growth of the finger nails is kind all of which are very cheap. considered to indicate good health. gory. The meandorlng business on the Take the butchers meat altogether. The principal mosque of Damascus farm is not what its cracked up to In every season of the year, I believe has been causburned to the be. Texas Sifting it ia about two pence per pound ster- ing a loss of 83,500,0001 ground, ling. At the present rate of increase there Proilacts of Wool. As good n be bought will be 100,000,000 people in the Wool, Wooler, Woolman, Tarrler, for about twoturkey may shillings sterling as Sucker, Staple Carder, we can buy In London for six or United States in fifty year Stapler, A minister in his Sunday sermon Comber, Iiuner, Towzer and Toxer, seven, and as fine a goose for the local sheriff for failing attacked Weber, Weaver, Webster, Spindler, as would cost three shillings saloon Beaching his Lister, Taintor, Dyer, Wooder, and six pence or four shillings in to elose the Tucker, Fuller, Walker, London. They sell a fine fresh cod climax anent the sherilTs neglect, the minister cried: Is he blind? Is he Beater, Hater and Bates, Sherman, Hist will weigh a dozen pounds or Draper, Spinner, Whiter, Bleaker, more just taken out of the se for blind? Is he blind?" A man in the audience could answer the Blaker and Bluckster are all names about twopence sterling. The sheriff Is derived from various operations coninterrogation. too, which triple blind They have smelt in one eye, he explained nected with the manufacture of wool only they sell as cheap as sprats are in to the astonished preacher. into cloth. London. A unionist member of parliament The salmon, which they sell for PLEASANTRIES. has been to Montenegro tells a who about a shilling apiece, will weigh Before hia departure he waa Traveler Now, what ought little fourteen or fifteen pound They story. entertained by the prince to a fareaa sell fine will a haunch of to venison when a boys say gentleman gives them a penny for carrying his bag? for half a crown aa would cost full well banquet, which in its way waa a stately affair. The prince prides Small Boy 'Taiu't 'nough. thirty shillings in England. Bread very himself on his intimate knowledge of much than is in Now England, cheaper Illeighson My poor darling. Englishmen and affair and in the that we are penniless what joy is but not nearly so good. Butter la oourse of the banquet he remarked fin and than I ever cheaper there in life for you? Mr Illelghsou very one great reproach to adA lot of it. I can shop, cant I? bought any in London; the best is that he had The member to Mr. Glads ton dress . summer sold for nil n tbreeponce lhotographer Now, my dear ladr, hia ear anticipating some up pricked put on a oleasant expression. Lady's pound. Ye For many years the colonists dined deliverance on home nil in the rear Oh, I the prince, Mr. Gladstone wouldn't miss that sight for the exactly at noon, and on farms half proceeded an hour earlier. On Saturday all has been long in office and he has world. dons aothing to discover Jack the Judge Why didn't you call a po- ate fish for dinner. Judge Sewall liceman when the man assaulted you often speaks of his Saturday dinner Ripper!" Movkig stones are located in Long with a club? Citizen Call a police- of fish. Fish day had been preOn the easterly side Main Pond, scribed tho in in king by England, man! Good heavens! Your honor; order that the fisheries might not of the 'pond is a cove which extends wasn't I thumped enough aa it was? 100 yards further east than the Dues that mule kick? asked a man fail of support, owing to the in- nearly course of the shore. The botincreased meat in general consumption who was standing on the curb. On the and very shoal. tom il reformation duced tho in clay by religion. the proprietor of the Nop" replied New Englandort obeyed the man- bottira are atones of various size Wid some mules hit might animal. but ate codfish on Saturdays whicty It is evident from various cirbe called kickin, but when he lets gc dat because the Papists ate fish on Fri- cumstance have an annual motion hits er explosion. As regards the method of toward the shore. The proof of this Maud And, pa, what did Professor day a meal in colonial time all is thdmark or track left behind them, Crotchet say of my piano playing? serving is that the hasty pudding and me bodies of clay driven up beknow we Pa He was quite extravagant in his came first, for the purpos perhaps, fore them. Some of these stones are He said you possessed an praise. of breaking the force of the boya' two dr three tons in weight, and have was in execution that origina.ity left s trode o'f several rod having at truly remarkable. He said he hsd appetite in an account ol a Sunday dinner least a cartload of clay before them. heard some of your pieces fer' armed at the house of The ihore of this cove is lined with and given by tome of the greatest ma-toas late as 1817, the these stone which it would serin Adam John not one of them played tl.jm as you first course was a pudding of Indian havejerawied out of the water. did. , molasses and butter; the with A idly couple from Virginia, visitcorn, A man went into a drug store and second course consisted of veal, ba- ing me Columbian brought asked for something to cure a beail-ach- con, neck of mutton and exhibit of Jewelry in the the a) vegetable up The druggist held a bottle of There is, however, some reason to French section. The husband had his hartshorn to his nos and he wa believe that New England tabloa interest taken by a magnificent its pungency. were leas lavishly sot forth In the nearly overpowered by He looked at of diamond As soon aa he recovered he began to first of this century than in it intensely for a few minute and quarter But didn't it rail at the druggist tho good old colony time when thcnT turning to his wife, said: '.Veil, belp your headache?" asked the apoth- we lived under the king." old lirl, how would you like that?" headache? ecary. Help my gasped A terrible drink is said to have His (rife, who is pretty and young. 1 man. the haven't any headache. been popular in Salem: at least the was not ther But real old girl' It's my wife that lias the headache." name was terribl for it was callod was there where his wife had just statHouse of Put whlstlo-bollthat the y Lady vongeance. It consisted His wife was around the uette of Apollo on the other side of of sour household beer simmered in at something else. The the room. Bridget Bridget taking a kettle, sweetened with molasses looked at him indignantly girl up the marble Faith, mem, and who filled with brown bread crumb and started to tell him what she in the indaecut spalpeen? Ladv was drank piping hot of his impertinenje, when ght BridWhy, Bridget, he was a Greek. Stonewall was a most intoxicathis look of surprise and aught s, get Ph wat's that his name i mem? ing mixture of cider and rum. Her eruatiun. indignation f or bogus.' was cold rum and Lady Apollo. Bridget Bad cem U to a smile, as he asked her Iged mem. Phwat's the raurtherin beer unsweetened. Black strap' 'm, ani she said: I don't mind Urak wid no clothes on his back, was a mixture of rum and molasae that I would like It very you doin' wid a good Uiriah name like Casks of it used to stand in every O' Polio? A - Reclaiming Naw Jersey Meadow Laada. from Holland recently, tbs Upon bis stale geologist of New Jersey presented the report of bis fnvmtlgatlons in tbnt country to the ottlelala of tbe New Jersey Buts Geological Harvey. Ills visit abroad was uinde solely fur tbn purpose of detarnilulug the possibility of reclaiming muuh of tbe HUU.000 acre of Now Jersey meadow land. Tbln antlre area The little of of land Is practically lying Idl It that Is In use 11m In the upper end of the Ul far from the coast. Of the total acres of It lies along tbn const of age Delaware Bay, and 100,000 acres occupies the from Bsrnegat to Cape May. K (Torts territory bsvs been mods with IndlBoiwnt results tn reclaim part of the llnckensnek meadow hot the practical failure of the result has led Hlata Geologist Smock to compare tba neglected meadow lands with tba forma ha found la tba Nether lauds. He Is confident that New Jrrsey may attain much flue farming laud by adopting ths Holland aystem of and dykes. The stale geologist has presented detailed deecrlpllona of the Important dykes of tbe Netherlands and ths mutt modem mesas employed for tba drainage of tbe lauds enclosed by them. nun nine-tenth- Utrmss Hall A German newspaper man, evidently Jeal-ou- a of tba Irishman's reputation aa a maker of bull took the trouble soma yean ago to look up I be German record in this line. Among other be found in tba published works of certain Teutonic writers the following eurloue examples: Among tba liauil-rants was an old blind womau, who eauia to S merlca ones more before she died to sea her After the door waa closed a soft only too." female foot slipped luto the room, and a Ilk her own hand extinguished tba taper." Both doctors were unable to restore the deceased once more to llfa andheallb." "Tba Lad lea Benefit Association has distributed twenty pairs ol shoes among the poor, which 1 was at the tawill dry up many a tear. ble enjoying a cup ol coffee, when u gentle volee upped me on tbe shoulder. I looked around and saw my old friend onua more." Lundun Figaro. Tba Chicago eoupla that were married la a baiuoin cab probably took each other for wheel or who Pchllhnaan's Ashma Care Instantly relieves the most violent attack, facilitates fracexpecioramei and insures real to those elite raise uusis lo Slewp eseepi la a chair, ae a eiugle trial will prove send for a free trial package lo Ur, a. hehllfmuu Ht. Paul, Mum., hut nek your uruggiel Urak When a real r stale merchant begins to go down hill he loses ground very fast. A Coi'ou, Culu ua Buns Thmuat should not be neglected. Brown's Bronchial Touches are a simple remedy, and give relief. ho 85 a els prompt Merchant are like yschtuiea lu ona respect they like big rain. If ts, Itsty Is IbUlaf Teeth, Be sore aad ess that eld end W remedy. Mm. weU-trle- issue's Soetsiea drew ter Chlldria Teethlag. A small soul bsa plenty of altiow room In a narrow-minde- man. d earn Nhtlwh'e . .... hauld aa a guerautn-law. Ua the Ims . S t'eis .uruM lue wlsnt ISmsum. a aunt Give imna men mpa enough and they will start a junk (hop. You ean't raise a window by simply plant, Ing a pan nf glass. "HuThompion,8 MARRIAGE MffcR UUKXEU MUtlHLf, n FA zm. J VBbM Eyt Wittr. IUUUO, OUIO. .PJiiilIU?,!'? ua ri fcjf.Mmmi.iiaa rwj.y.w4(uukwiirfpffYMf fifcfc ItoMtAPf Mfl mWr M fRWRiii At 4 Price IMM'AUO MALI OOas 1Mmi UL UICH FIVK OR EUCHRE PARTIES II atmuM anul at not to Jmn Hwahtiaii, O. T.A. TKti C'KNTX, In MnmiM, Cah.UKK.iL pprawrirl for tb ultrtuitf criU)routwriUiuflfo'L Flue i u will rwwlvt fiw by 8Kmym ton pwfc. Ia Termeat. Barely If there are unhappy anffervre on earth upon whom tbs angels look down lu pity It Is peoTlu-- y sis In torple sgunlsed with rheumatism. ment ths year rusud with little or no respite. New, tliere hi no evidence lo which publicity bea been given la behalf of llovtetter's e tumuli Hittbaa that la ters moiw coarurmit and couvlm-lubehalf of Its efficacy la Incipient rheaiustfem. and simple And since rheumatism and gout ore among ths most obstinate cow pistols lo which this admirable remedy la adapted, sad since they all bare s fsinl tendency to attack Ihe vtlal organs, the adviesIHIlty nf an early use of the Hitters, when they msnlficl themselves, most he apparent. Mlracimis. and most signally so, are the Bitten, Phi. In material diseases, kidney end bladder iiuu tivily. cowrlpslioii, dyspepsia, liver complaint and nervous ailments. Introduce our BOOKS Pare, illustrated farmEight and ps we we l vs away literary 40 Rook postage paid, lo all newanl.- srrlber Sample copy ond i .lst of hooka Free Write this week llomc-.tea, Ul to. Mill lit, Neh. ll. 0 per yar. To Afl Ely: Cream BalmPS Cleanses Ihe Nasal lassesrea, Allays rain nnd leHainniatlon, Nensa of KmelL So re aoslrll. Apple Halm Inlosach ALT llKIMM W siren KL.K.Y. Restores t h Taste and Heals the ,yr? 'Whan a reformed saloonlst turned his samat Head Whale, MM pricas. ple room Into a Bunder school room, bs said ws and will for tba youth. it would be a good IWbtsa- nuuiiIss awl oar Ms how to paiOT. CMKSII T.PKR Sr PKK Tba Panic Halve OI.L UOI.B PAPER Ha Pt.K MOL and disease no has local puzzled Abll I P. Fapsr banasm should bare oar Perhaps ba filed the medical profession more than amide buck. HENRY LEHMANN, nasal catarrh. White not Immediately fatal, 1 Nab. Duatlaa M., Wushu, It te among tba moat nauseous and disgusting records show flesh Is heir to, and the Ilia the of cure cases of radical or no few very chronic catarrh by any of tba many modes of treatment antll tba Introduction of Elys The sower baa no Cream Halm a few years sgo. Tbe sucoem of second rhanna. If been moat and has this preparation gratifying you would at flrat surprising. bo sure and start with' Wall Papers, 5 sun-'coe- A Everything te adulterated nosaday Francisco man liougki a cork leg mad afterwards ascertained that It was mads of paper. A baby always helps to make home happy particularly when the baby Is asleep. Baa Sick Hsadacu lassitude, weakness and lorn of appetite caused by malaria can he ImFill lieecham'a mediately cured by FERRYS SEEDS. rtev tvs ISM Aaa eon tains tbs an in aud suhstanoo , of Uia lalost farming know!- - i .adg should Every have it. plantar Kent free. B.K. Terry fccL Dftrett, . Good manners require that all letters that are not positively discourteous should ba FOR SORENESS OR STIFFNESS FROM CObD, USE ST. JACOBS OIL IT RELAXES, SOOTHES, HEALS. CURES. |