MOVE TOWARD
ARBITRATION
Tralnra Accept Oder cl Can
a:lan Labor Bureau.
GOVERNMENT TO NIKE BOM
Railroad Officials Say They Will Also
Accept If Experts Are Chosen Con
ductor and Srakeman Attacked b;
Mob at Belleville and Probably P.
tally Eeatsn.
Montreal, July 23. Vice President
'ilurdoeh 01' the Order of Railway
Trainmen has wired' to the department
of labor at Ottawa accepting Minister
King's suggestion for arbitration by a
board to be named by the government.
The railroad officials have sinaied
their willingness to accept ii expert
are chosen.
The difficulties besettng the formu
lation of arbitration proposals satis
factory both to the Grand Trunk rail
way officials and the leaders of the
striking conductors and trainmen oc
cupied the government officials again.
The railroad officials continued their
endeavors to set in motion the wheels
of their freight system, while the
strikers apparently were confident as
ever of winning their case.
A new feature of interest in the sit
uation was the possibility of action
by United States customs officials to
effect forwarding of bonded freight
from the United States, now tied up at
numerous points on the Grand Trunk
lines.
As the result of an outbreak at
Belleville, Ont., on the arrival of a
Grand Trunk train from Toronto, John
McMann, its acting conductor, and M.
Donovan, brakeman, are in a hospital
In a critical condition. As the men
left their train they were set upon
by 100 or more persons and severely
beaten. The injured men were car
ried into a hotel, which was shortly
after bombarded with stones and con
siderably damaged.
JOHN D. AND FRANK MAKE UP
" '
Breach Between Rockefellers Is Re
ported to Have Been Healed.
Cleveland, July 23. The breach
which developed many years ago be
tween John D. Rockefeller and his
brother, Frank, is reported' to have
been healed. It is said to be not un
likely that the renewed friendship of
the brothers will be cemented by hav
ing the bodies of Frank Rockefeller's
children taken up and laid to rest
around the "oil king's" monolith in
Lakeview cemetery.
The cemetery officials have heard
that the bodies of the descendants of
the men may be reunited in one burial
plot
FUNERAL READY FOR HIM
Farmer Escapes Death by Water, tut 13
Killed by Fall From Barn.
Bloomington, III., July 23. Oscar
Nydegger, a young farmer of Farmer
City, died in a local hospital from in
juries received in a fall from a barn.
Two weeks ago a body was found
floating in the Chicago river and sent
to Farmer City after being Identified
by his brother as that of Oscar Ny
degger. Alter an expense of $140 had been
Incurred in charges by the undertaker
the supposed dpad man came home
and was greeted as a ghost.
CONGRESSMAN 13 CONVICTED
Massachusetts Representative Found
Guilty of Violating Election Law.
Boston, July 23. Representative Jo
'seph O'Conncll of the Tenth Massa
chusetts congressional district was
convicted In the Dorchester co:rt of
violation of the election laws of the
state. It Is claimed that O'Connell
distributed cards at one of the polling
stations in Dorchester during the city
election last January, contrary to law.
Judge Churchill imposed a fine of $20.
The congressman appealed the a..e.
ENAMELED WARE TRUST
S:xt:en Concerns Face Prosecution by
Federal Government.
Washington, July 23 SU""n con
tents manufacturing enamoled iron
ware and their officers, located in nine
Htates, were proceeded against by t.,e
department of jus: Ice under the Slur
man anti-trust law.
Patten's Partner Gives Eo;.
New York, July 23. Colons! Kobe."
W. Thompson, who was abrov.d u:.
June 17 lust, when t',:e federal gran
jury Indicted him together villi Janis
A. Tatten and five others fr conspir
acy in restraint of trade, In ronii 'ct irji;
with the operation of an alleged cotton
pool, siirren-1-o bh'S-lf to TVt"d
States C(ir,::)t::;.tifT"r SV.rlds. Ho fur
nlshed a hail bond o:' Ofm and was
released.
Farmers Pay pices of Priacr.en.
Georgetown, Ky., Jv.ly 23. A novel
method to sav.' th? wheat crop o
Scott county wi:. re: o: ted to when a
number of fanners appeared' before
the countv jy'.-'o prd.piH the fines of
ten n:lsoprs In the' Jn II in order tn
get hciii tn harvest, the crop. In sev
eral i.is.iinces tlif lines ran as high
i'- ' ! o." tho piisnners ent
w'lllnvly.
SAYS FEE IS FOR OFFICE ONLY
I Slate Legal Depa-tmert Gwes Position
Upon Frirrary Sjit.
j LLico'.u, July 23. Attorney Gentral
Thompson will rcjteseut secretary of
i State Juiikiu in V..4 suit brought by
(Victor Rosen ator, Rvpiuiieau national
; committeeman, to pre. en: placing the
i names of candidates ou more than one
j ballot when oniy oae Clinj fee has
i been paid.
The l 'ial department will nrue that
the foe charged for fM'& refers only
to the oClce ai. 1 not to the ballots.
For instance, s the attorney geueral
says, the law U that a candidate for
United States senator shall pay a fil
ing fee of $50.' According to him it
makes no difference on how many bal
lots the candidate's name appears,
just so he has pail the one $30.
In the office of the governor the
holding is that the county treasurer
has no right to ask what ofllce the can
didate intends to file for. If he ten
ders his $10 to file for governor It is
the duty of the treasurer to give him
a receipt for $10 and the ballot on
which he runs need not be designated.
Then the candidate may present that
receipt to the secretary of state and
have his name placed on as many bal
lots as he chooses.
Mr. Thompson does not expect to file
hl3 answer until next Wednesday.
MERCHANDISE VALUES
RISING IN NEBRASKA
Increase in Assessment Will Be
Close to Half Mion.
Lincoln, July 23. With six counties
out, the assessed value of merchan
dise, a3 returned' to the state board of
assessment and equalization, is $9,
317.S18. These same counties last
year were assessed at a total valua
tion of $8,8t8,0-iS. The Increase in
these counties Is $449,770, of which
Douglas county contributed $106,391,
the remaining $343,379 being distrib
uted among the other counties. Lan
caster comes to the front with a de
crease. Its assessment on merchan
dise last year was $356,190, and this
year $911,940. Scott's Bluff county
showed an increase of over 100 per
cent over last year.
BLL'EFIELDS IS OPEN PORT
State Department Says Norway Is Mis
informed as to Conditions.
Washington, July 23. Crossing dip
lomatic swords with Norway, the state
department replying to protests from
New Orleans commercial interests
against Norwegian recognition of the
Cluefields (Nicaragua) blockade, de
clared Blueflelds to be an open port.
Norway, It was said, was misinformed
of conditions there.
Norway's "misunderstanding" was
laid' by the state department to Mich
ael J. Clancy, consular representative
of Norway to Bluefields and vice con
sul of the United States at the same
port. Acting Secretary of State Wil
son announced Jhat Clancy's resigna
tion ns vice consul had been accepted.
In connection with the statement
that Norway was mistaken about Blue
fields being blockaded, the department
replied to the effect that Madrlz was
to be prevented by force of arms from
interfering with legitimate American
trade entering Blueflelds.
ABERNATHY BOYS AT OMAHA
Two Youthful Oklahoma Travelers on
Way Home.
Omaha, July 23. The Abernathy
boys, made famous by their ride from
their home in Oklahoma to New York
to see President Roosevelt, and who
are adding another laurel wreath to
the honors they have gained by their
pluck and endurance, by their automo
bile trip back west, arrived' in Omaha
last night and left for the southwest at
$ o'clock this morning.
They are accompanied by Fred M.
Hall of New York City, but the boys
travel In pn auto by themselves, Louis,
the elder, aged nine, driving, and hav
ing his six-year-old brother, Temple, as
his sole passenger.
As the boys sat in the cafe of the
Henshaw hotel, they were the cyno
sure of the eyes of the other diners.
Louis answered the queries of all with
the conciseness of the trained businecs
man, while Temple sat back In his
:halr with the bored air of the man of
.ho world who has become blaso
throt:-rh a surfeit of the good things of
'Ha.
TAFT VACATION STRENUOUS
Double Round of Coif Followed by
Speech, Coach Trip and Dinner.
Bar Hrrbor, Me., July 2.1. President
Toft's vacathn cruise is becoming
strenuous. He did not get back
aboard the Mayflower until well past
midnight, but was ashore again at 8
a. m. playing a double round of the
nine-hole golf course.
After the morning of golf came the
apealjng at noon to the townspoeple,
followed by a ten-mile coach ride to
Mrs. Mark Uanna's home at Seal Har
bor for luncheon. The dinner engage
ment for the Taft party was with Mrs.
Charlemagne Tower, two miles from
Seal Harbor.
Bonds Stolen From Chinese Bank.
New York, July 23. The discovery
was made that $70,000 wftrth of bonds
had been stolen from the Chinese
bank on Pine street In this city.
E. H HTZHUSH.
Vies president
Of Grand Trunk
And Map of Road.
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TARGET FIRING ENDS
Morn M
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IP,;
asiiif
Fort Monroe, Va., J.ily 23. Although
death lum siietueu one gun and eleven
men were kilieu Ly the terrible explo
sion ia Hit De Kussey snore battery
here during the target Ilruig on the
Imaginary itostile fleet which was
pr.s.ng up Hampton Roads to attack
Wiisiiingicu, the battle continued until
the enemy was sunk. The practice,
which was the most extensive ever at
tempted, was completed with natter
ing success to the coast artillery corps.
Within three minutes alter the first
gun had b.-en fired the two cheese
cloth targets, 3i)xtl0 feet, representing
the Uals oi' battleships and towed
ti.uOO yards away, were a sorry sight.
One was not worth shooting at, while
the other was badly rld.'.led. Firing
was then id an end.
The fatal result of the first attempt
to discharge No. 1 gun of the Do Rus
sey buttery of 124lnch g:tns wr.s not
known to the other batteries, scattered
for nearly a mile a:n,j the shore, un
til alter the roiirh'sici! ot th3 firing.
T!:e nun at the other tvo f;ui:s of the
De r. Ui'.-ty b:tt"iy dil x,n kt.;w that
an atc.'i'crf had oirj.r?'.. but they
kept on :ir.r, at the l;.in?;;;ary enemy.
- Oihcis wo vtUie:so ! ti:e test say
the prartic demons; ated that a fleet
attempting to pass the frt could not
have lived five minutes In such a fire
ns was poured Into the towed targets.
Fulton, Ky., Stays "Dry."
Louisville, .!'!! 23. A co-tiit of ths
votes cast In the io al opi!.n election
shows that the cit;- o:' i".;!t on, Ky.,
w i:t dry by sn.'rt?-:n v'Jt'j. Fulton
had been dry for t'r.ree years. Carroll
tin, Ky., went "vet" by eighty-four
votes.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS ,
National League.
At St. Louis; It. U.K.
St. Louis 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 04 7 0
New York 00000 0 00 00 5 0
Lush-Bresnahan; Craiulail-Myei s.
At Pittsburg: H.I I.E.
Pittsburg OGlllOSO 14 15 2
Brooklyn 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3
Philllppi Gibson; Millcr-LVwin.
At Cincinnati: R.H.E.
Cincinnati 0 2030001 6 10 2
Philadelphia ...1 0 0 0 1 00 2 04 6 2
Beebe-McLean; Moren-Booln.
American League.
At Philadelphia First game: R.H.E.
Philadelphia ...0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 06 10 3
Cleveland 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 17 5 3
Morgan-Thomas; Berger Betnis.
Second game: R.H.R.
Philadelphia 000 100 000 009 0001 12 0
Cleveland' .. .000 010-000 000 000 1 7 2
Bender-Lapp; Fa'.kenburg Bemis.
At New York: R.H.E.
New York 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 5 11 14 5
Detroit 0 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 8 13 2
Warhop Mitchell; Mul.in S( Iiuil.lt.
At Washington First genu: R.H.E.
Washington . . ..() 0 0 0 1 o 0 01 6 0
Chlrngo 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15 13 1
Gray-Po: ! ei.t'or ; V, 1,1. e Payne.
Washington 2 0 0 ) o , o 2 G 0
Chicago ' !;!) ; o n 4
Groom -".e !;..':;; ;! ; Q ! ...1 Layne
At Ho: ton; R.II.H.
Boston 0 0 3 0 1 11 0 9 1
St. Louis 2 5 0 ) 'i 10 03 8 3
Smith t.'i.r;:r;-i: I.: !. f.; ;il:ens.
'.''extern Lejjue.
At Omaha: R.H.E.
Omnhn 0 0 : 8 0 0 0 0 8 8 3
Sioux City 1 0 0 2 H 0 0 0 14 8 3
Rhodes Goiu'ln:; O'Toole .Miller.
At Lincoln: R.H.E.
Lincoln 30121101 9 15 2
Dos Moines. .. .0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 04 74
McGrnth-Clark; Mason Clemmons.
At Denver: R ILE.
Denver 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 6 11 3
Topnka 0 000000 0 00 5 2
Adams McMurray; Fugate Boles.
At Wichita: R.H.E.
Wichita 2 0010030 06 8 4
St. Joseph 0 100 0 4 0 0 08 10 2
EhanerShaw; Johnson Franibes.
BEHRENS HEAD
0FSAEN6ERBUND
0:0 Rehlinj Net a Gar.diJats
fcr R3-Elsction.
R.C, STBEKLOWALSO DECLINES
St. Paul Gets 1912 Saengerfest Ger
man Editors Go On Record Against
County Option and Prohibition New
Officers Are Elected Adolph Peter,
son of Davenport Chosen President
Omaha, July 23. St. Paul won the
next saengerfest by acclamation.
Former President Theodore Behreus
of Chicago was chosen president by
acclamation for the ensuing two years.
Otto Rohland. R. C. Strehlow and
Peter Laux, all placed in nomination,
declined to be considered as candi
dates. Peter Ijuix, vice president; George
Kieck, secretary; 11 O. Kney, treasur
er; John Wunder, librarian, and Theo
dore Kelbe, musical director, wero re
elected. Preceding the election, retiring
President Rohland congratulated the
delegates of the Saengerbund, of
whom between 400 and 500 attended
the meeting at the German home, on
the success of the saengerfest Just
closed In Omaha.
The German-American Pres3 associ
ation adopted resolutions urging tho
Nebraska branch of the Gennnn-Amer
Icun National alliance to work against
the adoption of any form of prohi
bition, Including county option. They
also urged tho newly formed alliance
to work against any Interference with
home rule In cities.
The following officers were elected:
President, Adolph Peterson of Daven
port, la.; first vice president, Valen
tine Peter of Omaha; second vice
president, Peter Klein of Aurora, 111.;
secretary, Henry Heinz of Muscatine,
la.; treasurer, August Hllmer of New
Hampton, Ia.
INSURANCE AGENTS MEET
Will Convene In Omaha Monday for
Annual Session.
Omaha, July 23. Fire Insurance
men troiu all over Nebraska will meet
In Omaha Monday for the annual
niuttiug of the Nebraska Association
of Local Fire Insurance Agents. Aside
from routine business the most im
portant matter to be considered Is a
movement started among fire Insur
ance agents against the proposed ac
tion ot the large insurance companies
to reduce their expenses by reducing
commissions of agents. They will, If
they follow out their present plans,
considerably decrease the commissions
of their agents without changing pre
mium rates, throwing the entiie loss
upon the agents. All organizations of
ngents which would he affected in the
event ot such action are expected to
make a strong fight against it.
N0RR1SEWOWN FOR CHAIRMAN
Executive Committee Selects Senator
to Sound Keynote of Convention.
Omaha, July 23. Senator Norrls
Brown will preside over tho Republic
an state conversion at Lincoln next
Tuesday, and will deliver the keynote
speech nt the opening ot the meeting.
S'T.ntor Brown was chosen for chair
man by the executive committee of the
st :it n committee hist week, but an
nouncement wits ilef-'ired awaiting his
return to the ftate r.nd Indication of
his acceptance. Senator Brown sent
word from Kearney to Acting Chair
man Learned that he ,o l.i be glad to
accept t'ie :nvi:it 'en.
TWISTER AT BEAVER CITY
Ncrr Tornado Stv.kea Up Small Build
inca in We:. Part of Town.
B, 'aver City, Neb., J.iiy 23. Preced
ing an eicctrie storm a siiir.ll tornado
formed over the wot pint of town and
did considerable damage to small
buildings. A large tree was struck by
lightning and Utterly twisted to pieces,
leaving nothing but a stump. A wind
mill tower of G. W. Shaffer was struck
and another bolt killed a horse for him.
Saloon Men Discharged.
Beatrice, Neb., July 23. The cases
of the seven saloonkeepers of this city,
charged with working in their places
of business on Sunday, were called be
fore Judge Ellis. City Attorney Sabln
entered nolles, setting forth that there
was not sufficient evidence to prose
fjto. The court promptly dismissed
the cases against the defendants, who
said they were willing to pay the
costs, although tho court did not maka
a ruling to that effed.
Bellboy Takes A;ld.
Omaha, July 23. Despondent over
tho apparent unfaithfulness of his
girl, William Klrchner, who stated
that he bad been acting as bellboy at
the Rome hotel, attempted to commit
suicide by swallowing carbolic ncld.
A police Burgeon was able to save his
life.
Washington, .luty 23. To determine
the extent to which the Indians on the
Umatilla reservation In Oregon are
capable of bearing the personal re
sponslldllties of citizenship, the Inte
rior do.inrtmeiit has appointed n com
potency commission, which will exam
hie the threp tribes on tho reservation.
OLD TIME PUNISHMENT.
Agony of a Day In tha Stocks For a
Fit of Bad Tamper.
A recorl on tile lu the library of con
gress contains an account of the ad-L
ventures or a cerium nuibara. wjio
was sentenced in Boston to the stocks
for having Indulged In an uuwarraut
able tit of III temper, says Harper's
Weekly. When he bud taken bis seat
for the day there came aloug a drove
of s wine, which seemed to cast upon
him those leering looks that only a fat
pig can bestow. A dog followed, sniff
ing at the prisoner's feet and making
feiuts unpleasantly approaching real
ity of blllng him. Then a cock, mount
ing to the very ton of tho stocks,
crowed his derision upon the victim
below, and presently a rough fellow,
after Indulging In ugly (aunts, threw
at blm fetid toadstools and a dead
snake.
Then au Indian appeared, who In a
drunken rage, stimulated by some fan
cied Injury, rushed nt Hubbard with
a tomahawk, probably Intending noth
ing worse, however, than to give hint
a severe fright, which he certainly suc
ceeded In doing.
Help enme from nn unexpected quar
ter, for at that moment nn old bull
came tearing down the road. Ills at
tention was attracted by the stocks,
and with a roar be prepared for a
charge.
Alarmed In bis turn, the savage
dashed off. The bull made n dash at
the stocks and carried away the cor
ner post, but without even grazing the
object of his apparent wrath. Whether
he was disgusted by the little be bad
accomplished or bis animosity was
thus satisfied, he started off. bellowing
and shaking bis bend, much to the re
lief of the said Hubbard.
And then the unfortunate man wns
left In comparative pence to bis own
meditations and the cutting sleet of a
November day.
A COURSE OF DINNERS.
It Includes Roasted Peas as a Substi
tute For Coffee.
Inn little book called "The Econom
ical Housekeeper," published about the
year 1810, there Is given on one page
"A Course of Dinners For a Week."
At the time of Its publication the little
book was must popular, as is proved
by the author's preface to the second
revised edition. She says:
"Encouraged by the very favorable
reception that our bumble labors have
met In the rapid sale of tho first edi
tion of l.GOO copies In about fifteen
weeks, and the demand still continu
ing, we have Improved the time by en
deavoring to make the present edition
more worthy of patronage, If possible,
than the first."
Therefore It Is probable that tho
"course of dinners" which follows was
considered admirable nt that time:
"Monday Ten. coffee or cocoa, with
mincemeat, bread aud butter lu win
ter, bread aud milk In summer.
"Tuesday Boiled dlsh,witb apple
dumplings.
"Wednesday Roasted or baked meat,
with bread pudding.
"Thursday-Broiled steak or fresh
fish, with baked rice pudding.
"Friday linked beans, with baked
Indian pudding.
"Saturday-Salt codfish boiled, with
apple pie.
"Sunday Morning, hashed fish and
coffee; noon, bread and butter, cheese,
pie. doughnuts."
It Is a suggestive paragraph which
appears on the same page:
"Peas, roasted and ground, ore nn
excellent substitute for coffee, aud you
would hardly know which N best."
Youth's Companion.
Value of the Kangaroo's Tail.
So Important is the kangaroo's tall
In his rapid progress that experienced
hunters with guns are accustomed to
fire at the point where this appendage
Joins the body, when, tho tail being
disabled for lis olllce of balancing, the
nulmal Is as effectually stopped ns if
hamstrung. lilt elsewhere, except
with a rille bullet or at point blank
range, the kangaroo Is pretty likely to
get off. One peculiarity of the kanga
roo is that, after being started up, he
very rarely swerves, from his course,
through which peculiarity he Is easily
"potted" by hunters, who conceal
themselves while a man on horseback
drives the herd toward them.
Insect Wonders.
Nothing can exceed the perfection of
tho minutest parts of the Insect or
ganization In geueral. The finest
strand lu n spider's web, which can
scarcely be seen, is said to be com
posed of no less than 4,000 threads.
On n single wing of a butterfly have
been found 100,000 scales and 011 that
of a silkworm moth 4M.0OO, each of
these mlnuto scales being a marvel of
beauty and completeness In Itself. So
thin are the wings of mnny Insects
that BO.OOO placed over each other
would only bo a quarter of an Inch
thick, and yet. thin ns they are, each
Is double.
Puzzled Tommy.
"Pa." said Tommy, "my Sunday
school teacher says if I'm good I'll go
to heaven."
"Well, what nbout It?" said his pa.
"Well, you said If I was good I'd go
to (he circus. Now, I want to know
who's fibbing, you or her." Llppln
cott's. The Similarity.
"Lucky nt cards, unlucky nt love,"
quoted the wise guy.
"Well, either Is simply n case of
holding bauds." said the simple mug.
-Philadelphia Kecord.
To encourage talent Is to create It.
Lesslng.
A DEADLYREPTILE
The Fer-de-lance the Most Ven
o.t.ous of All Serpents.
ITS STING A DEATH WARRANT
Little Chance For a Victim of the
Fangs of Thia Terror of the Island
of Martinique Tha Cat and the Mon
goose Ita Most Formidable Enemies.
Every tine Is perfectly well awant
that there exists a large number of
venomous serpents we have many of
them right here lu the United States;
1 he rattler, for example but probably
no other spot in the knowu world has
such a death dealing reptile as has tha
French Island of Martinique, nestling
In the limpid blue waters of the Carib
bean sen. It Is the fer-de-lance. scl
entlrlcally known us Trlgoncephalua
lancelatus, that can beyond the shad
ow oi a doubt lay claim to being tho
most deadly serpent of the earth. It
sting means almost certain death.
There are eight distinct varieties,
the most common being a dark gray
and black speckled, which coloring
enables It to conceal Itself easily
among roots and stumps of trees. An
other variety Is a clear, bright yellow,
and when bidden lu the freshly cut
cane It can hardly bo distinguished
from the stalks. It may also be a dark
yellow or coal Mack with a yellow
belly.
It Is not n large snake, rarely ex
ceeding the feet lu length and In cir
cumference approximately the size of
n child's arm. To repeat, the sting
means almost certain death, and
should not the service of a physician,
or "pnnseur," ns the natives call him,
be obtained within a very short time
the venom does Its deadly work the
flesh grows cold, softens, become
pulpy, changes In color, quickly be
gins to spot, and 11 great chilliness
creeps through the blood. This lasU
only n few minutes possibly halt aoj
hour then death.
If the victim Is fortunate enough to.
get a physician upon the scene post
has'e and no artery or vein has been,
pierced there Is hope just a faint
hope but even if life is saved the dan
ger Is not entirely removed, for la
many cases necrosis of tho tissues fol
lows. The flesh corrupts and falls from
the bones, aud the body molders as
does n tree.
There Is, however, a heroic method
of treatment often brought into US
by the Martlnlquans. It Is the Im
mediate amputation of the leg or arm
If the sting happens to be In either.
Even this has to be done at once and
before the venom circulates through
the system. There nre to be seen,
today upon the island many natives,
with limbs missing, and In the ma
jority of cases It Is the result of hav
ing the machete, or enne knife, ap
plied after an experience with a fer-de-lam
e.
The fer-de-lance Is 11 fighter nnd no
mlsinke about li-aggresslve and pug
nacious, and domestic animals, with
the cat ns the one exception, stand a
ery poor show In a battle. Pussy, la
a I. .nt nine aes out of ten. will come
out of the scrap with colors Hying Im-
-n use of the fact thai It U iippiiivnMy
i:ne ns quick in movement and at luo
ame lime uses what iliay be termed
ring generalship.
There Is but one animal other than
the cut that successfully wnges war
upon the fer-de-hiuce. It Is the mon
goose (Ichneumon), Imported from In
dia a number of years ngo for the
sole purpose of getting rid of the
snakes.
Of the weasel family nnd looking
very much like it, this little nulmal In
absolutely fearless so far ns snnkea
nre concerned nnd will Just ns readily
tackle one five feet In length ns one
a foot long. From the mongoose the
fer de-lunce will flee, but If cornered
will put up n great fight, using ev
ery trick at Its command a uselesa
sort of contest, however, for wlthla
n short time It will be stretched out
lifeless.
A battle between these two natural
enemies Is well worth witnessing. It
Is never a . "limited" fight, but to a
finish always, and probably the snake
by this time have come to understand
that when they enter such a combat
It Is with the odds greatly ngalust
them.
The mongoose Is quite ns clever a
ring general ns the cat nnd uses that
jtlft to udviintnge. Strategy more thaa
strength Is lis nsset.
When they meet, nnd If the snake
i4ees no avenue of escnpe. it prepare
for battle, ns dues the mongoose, but
in n more leisurely manner. It take
nbout one minute for them to get fully
prepared. There Is no shaking hand.i,
so to speak, as by prizefighters.
The mongoose circles about the rep
tile, always at a safe distance and
"drawing fire." Inviting It by moving
closer and closer to dart out Its head
nnd then quickly jumping out of
hurm's wny. It torments In every
possible milliner, causing the snake to
change position time nnd t lire again,
tiring it by forcing n strike again aud
again without ever rencblpg the ob
jective point. At last, seeing Its op
ponent at some particular disadvan
tage, the mongoose springs forward
quick ns n bolt of lightning, catches
It firmly with the teeth behind the
triangular bead n shake, possibly two,
no more nnd In less time thnn It takes
to tell It the fer-de-lance Is dead. Its
vertebrae severed. New York Times.
The gods have nt Inched almost as
many misfortunes to liberty ns to ser
vitude. - Montesquieu.
