ii.
1IEMINGF011D HERALD.
TltOS. J. OUtKKFFJE, rutilUher.
HEMINGFORD, : NEDRA8KA.
Nothing will wear out a man faster
than to have a chronic grlorance.
.
The Monon b Riven aa Imitation
f a real railroad by getting a receiver.
The poet saya that "caro will kill a
eat," hut a bootjack will stop Its song
quicker.
It has, In brief, been a summer to
teako tho whiskers of the oldest In
habitant curl with envy.
From tho number ot sea serpents
ran this summer It would appear that
tho present output or tho distilleries If
peculiarly effective.
Tho census ot Kansas, Just comploted
fcy tho stato board of agriculture,
hows a population of 1,330,G59 an in
crcaso over last ycoT of 1,925.
Tho London TlmcB thinks Spain
ought to soil Cuba. Tho insurgents
havo thought so for many years and
havo been offering their blood for it
Autumn is hero and thousands of
straw hats are not lialf worn out Well
does Mr. Nordau Bay that human
progress Is a constant Btrugglo againBt
nature.
It has been snowing again on Mars,
And politicians suspect that tho inhab
itants of tho llttlo planet havo had nn
election and tho Usual treatment is be
ing accorded to tho defeated candidate
Tho string of pearls which General
Harrison presented to hla brldo at tht
wedding was a Buporb gift A dupll
cato string is shown by tho Jowelct
from which It waB bought and Is valued
at 17,000.
Thomas Lavender was arrested at a
Chicago theater becauso ho insisted on
his right to wear his hat so long na
tho lady In front of him retained her
floral and feathery cart-wheel. In his
gloomy prison cell Thomas may consjlo
hlmeolf with the thought that a ryra
pathlzlng, enthusiastic public yearns to
clasp him by tho hand and call him
brother.
A New York Justico awarded Mrs.
Henry E. Abbey alimony amounting to
one-third of her husband's income
ponding that lady's dlvorco from tho
opera manager. If the court Is going
to put such n damper a3 this on the
theatrical and musical world's efforts
toward separation it is feared that pco
plo of thbso professions will lose all
their opportunities for ndvortlsoment.
A student of raco track ethics writes
that there aro fewer women who visit
race trackB nowadays than formerly,
but that they bet much more. Ho
claims, further, that young clerks and
others earning small salario3, who for
merly endangered their positions by
going to tho races themselves, now
stay at home and send their monoy to
tho track in charge ot Borao femlnlno
friend, who places it for them.
Oklahoma bandlto whllo holding up
-a stago coach tho other day shot a
woman. All the men of tho party
promptly handed over their valuables,
but the lady in question attemptod to
live up to the truo standard of femin
ine bravery and defied tho robbers. As
a consequence tho men escaped with
tho loss ot only their watches and looso
change, whllo their valiant companion
sacrificed her llfo in her Btanch deter
mination to preservo tho crodit of her
sex.
Tho ofilclalB of tho Lake county, In
diana, 'fair aro using bloodhounds to
track the -small boys who clamber over
tho fence to ego tho fat pig and th
freshly scrubbed lamb with a blue rib
ton foiling In Its eyes. Still little fear
Js entertained by tho precocious Hoos
ier urchins, since only two dogs make
up 'tho canlno 1101100 force. What are
two dogs to a score of barefooted,
freCklo-noscd youngsters who have vis
ions of pink lemonade, deep pumpkin
pies and tho mulo races on tho other
aide of a ten-foot board wall?
The llttlo "band of American crusua
s for theosophy that recently left
New York is receiving considerable at
tention In the columns of the English
newspapers, and has given the, Irish
press an .entirely new theme for dis
cussion. Shortly after landing they
uttered a prophecy that Ireland was
soon to become tho ruler of Europe,
and that the ancient glories of that
mystic Island 'would be restored. The
Irish newspapers aro evidently fleased
with the idea, and some of the prin
cipal papers of Dublin and elsewhere
have thrown open their columns for Its
dlscueslon. The Americana have made
coma distinguished converts and will
soon visit the principal cities of
Europe.
Runaway horses are unknown In
Russia. No one drives there without
having a thin cord with a running
noose around the neck of the animal.
When an animal bolts the cord is pull
ed, and the horso stops as soon as It
feels the pressure on tho windpipe.
When Arctic Explorer Nansen reach
ed his farthest point north, 86 degrees
15 minutes, north latitude, he was' with
in three and three-quarters degrees or
the north pole. Tho point reached was
225 geographical or 247 statute miles
from the object sought.
CATCHING A GRIZZLY.
XcrriNa experience of a
PARTY OF 9PORT3MEN.
r.vantalneen Tried to any Them Hut
the City Fellow (Stood Tlirlr (irntutd.
Hound the Farlout IleaM. wnd IIaul.it
tllm Into Cump,
O CATCH a real
livo bear out In tho
mountain wilds 13
something which
falls to tho lot of
but fow Bportsraon.
Tho funny part of
tho subjoined bear
story, which Is a
harratlvo of actual
experience In Kern
county, California,
"-'"Uggsa,
this mirnmor, is that thero really was
no lntastlon or expectation on the part
of any ono that a roal livo boar hunt
was to occur.
A party of business men and report
era from San FranciBco decided to go
hunting In tho Sierras, and whon tho
natlveo learned that they woro about to
arrlvo they determined to "havo somo
fun" vlUi tho party and send them on
a fool'o errand to an old bear trap
that wen situated twenty miles from
-nywhoro, ca tho ossuranco that they
ould Csd a fcoar.
Tho momboro of tho party weren't
.11 tenderfoot, and tho trick was sus
yocted. However, as tho mountaineers
'iad actually sent Bomo one to bait tho
DEVIL
HIT
If
Tho illustration 1b from a doacrlp- Bpectaclo was witnessed by the crow ot in tho death ot the whale. Tho battle
tlon ot a duel to death between a dovll a British brlgantlne onroute from Coy- botween tho moustcrs of the deep las
fish and a whale. Tho interesting Ion to Australia. Tho struggle ended ted three hours.
trap, tho trip was finally undertaken,
and to tho surprlso of all a big grizzly
bear woo found In tho trap!
At flret somo of the party were for
shooting the boar thon and there, ns
had been dono with ono of the trlbo
that dressed COO pounds and which had
been caught In a similar trap a dozen
miles away a few days previously.
Others, however, suggested that an ef
fort be made to take him alive, and,
xfter dlscurslng ways and raeanB, It was
U lost determined to undertake the ap
parently ridiculous, not to say impos
sible, task of getting him to camp with
out shooting him. So a detail was sent
back to hoadquarters for tho necessary
ropes, chains and straps.
When the detail had returned with
tho various articles needed for the cap
ture the fun began. One man climbed
on top ot tho log cage and let tho nooso
ot a stout rawhide lariat down through
a crevice, whllo others from each side
look tree limbs and tried to Blip tho
noose over bruln'B head. The first uu-
pearance of the rope set his boaranfp
wild. Ho began to growl and snap nt
It, and plunged about the narrow cpII
In a way that would havo been any
thing but assuring had tho log walls
not been ot the most solid and sub
stantial character, Finally, after long
maneuvering, there was a lucky rasa,
the noose was slipped over the long,
hog-like snout and back over tho ears,
and, In reply to a quick order, it was
tightened like a flash and drawn taut
by two men, who exerted all their
strength in tho maneuver. After much
effort his forelegs were lassoed and se
cured In llko manner and pulled
through tho cracks In tho roof of tho
log trap. The men facetiously shook
tho bear's paw and made merry over
Its Innocuousncss, tho while measuring
it and feeling of tho sharp claws that
were attached thereto. The paw meas
ured about eight inches across and was
a very nice thing to see when tied bo
that It could inflict no damage.
And now tho bear was mad. All hla
struggled beretoforo bad been aB child's
play. He bit and chewed and clawed
at tho ropes. He threw himself from
side to side and struggled In vain 40
free himself. Ho swung his great body
free from the ground and depended his
full weight from tho ropes to which he
was tied head and foot And now the
bear was caught, co far as pertained
to his bow end. Ail that remained uns
tho stern, so to npeak, which w&s Mill
free very much bo, in fact. The man
ner in which ho now struck out 'wild
ly and blindly with thoso same hind
legs, with their sharp claws, for his
head was tied Up bo closc'y to the roof
of tho cago that ho could coo nothing
behind him, was certainly anything
but inviting to any ono who should
como within range of them.
It was considered safo now to open
tho door of tho cage, tho bear'o head
and forcpaws being fastened to the logs
at tho opposlto end from tho opening.
So tho slide was raised, and after much
effort his hind legs were caught as his
forelegs had been. And now tho brute
was secure. Ho was llverally spread
caglod. Tho ropes to his hind legs
wcro eclzod by half a dozen men and
tho body drawn as far out through tho
door as could ho. Then each slip nooso
was wired or tied so that It could not
become unfastened, nnd then all hands
stood by to drag tho animal from tho
trap. Tho ropes attached to forearms
and neck wcro slowly slacked up, und
when nil was ready there was a quick
and powerful movement, and before the
bear could rcalizo what was up ho was
dragged out of tho trap and Into tho
open air.
Then thero was a circus. All that
had gono beforo was insignificant by
comparison. Dy this time tho bear was
furious. The gorgo was narrow nnd
rocky, and tho men holding tho ropes
disposed themselves about and along
Its rugged banks as best they could.
Thero was scant foothold and the strug
gles of tho infuriated bear gave every
FISH AND WHALE FIGHT TO DEATH.
man all he could do to keep his posi
tion. Tho fierce beast Jumped first at
one group nnd then at another. Foiled
in hia efforts, he rolled over and over,
bit at the ropes that held him, gnashed
his great Jaws till the blood ran from
his mouth, and growled and bellowed
as If the bulls of Bashan had been
turned looso at once. Tho five ropes (
fastened to tho animal were held by
ono or two stout men to each, yet tho
beast slung hia captors around almost
at his own sweet will, and every minuto
or two made wild dashes at those who
wero not quick enough In keeping out
of his way.
Several hours were consumed In
dragging, guiding and driving the bear
to tho top ot the hill, and in being
dragged, guided nnd driven by him in
turn, and when he got thero he was so
nearly tagged out that there was llttlo
difficulty in wrapping him about with
robes, loading him into a wagon und
hauling him through tho forest to
camp. There he was securely chained
10 a tree, the ropes removed from neck
and limbs, and ho was allowed to re- (
cover from his exertions, nis captora '
were likewise in almost the same stato 1
of collapse. But all tho efforts of the
party of bear catchers went tor naught. !
The animal was chained to a tree,
nights, bitterly bemoaning his fate,
while his free companions on the
mountain side answered him from time
to tlmo and apparently encouraged Mm
in his desperate efforts to escape. Then
he gavo up tho Job in dlssust and com
mitted suicide! He climbed up the tree
on ono side of a limb and started down
on tho other side. The chain was not
long enough and the result was that
tho bear strangled to death.
Mia Went Up.
Now Qlrl Just going on the stage)
"Is It true that It I go Into the chorus I
can never rise! They eay I'll never be
able to get out or It." Old Stager
"Dou't you believe It. I got out the
first week, easy." New Girl "Oh,- how
did you do It?" Old Stager "I was
fired." Judge.
Thero are somo bright lad3 in New
Jersey, A schoolboy in Nark waa
asked to name five of the great canalo
lu tho world, and he promptly an
nounced, ns first on the list, "the ali
mentary canal."
cure for snake poison.
KxporlmotiU Blinrrlng That Antlrentn
1 nn tDfitlltlila Remedy.
Somo romarltablo discoveries havu
Just been mudo in England and Franco
in regard to tho best method, of treat
ing persons who have been bitten by
serpents and whoso blood hus been
poisoned theroby. Franco suffers a
good deal from noxious vipers, and the
government is doing Us best to got
rid of them. During the past year 150,
000 full-grown serpento havo been cap
tured In three departments, and th
number is supposed to bo correspond
lngly great In other parts of the coun
try. Mr. T. Frascr, an English special
ist, seems to have been tho first to
solve tho problem ot Immunising hu
man bcinga and other animals against
tho pokson or serpents. The scrum
which ho uses is known as nntlvcncno
and is obtained from large animals
which havo been Immunized by becom
ing slowly and gradually accustomed
to tho poison. Tho horso Is, par ex
cellence, the best laboratory for tho
preparation of this remedy. What is
remarkable about this discovery la the
almost mathematical precision with
which the antidote can bo used. In
order to ncutrallzo tho action of a
small but deadly do3e of poison (the
quantity of poison necessary to kill
varies greatly In different cases) a very
small quantity of antlvcnene is suffici
ent, duo regard being had to tho slzo
and strength ot the animal bitten, but
each subsequent doso of antlvenono
must bo steadily increased. For this
reason Mr. Frascr concludes that lm-
munlzation Is rather a chemical than
a physiological phenomenon. After a
certain time has elapsed between tho
inoculation of the poison and hat of
tho remedy Bay thirty minutes tho
amount of antlvcnene necessary to pro
vent death Is much more considerable.
Mr. Fraser calculates that not less
than the enormous dose ot 330 cublo
centimetres would be necessary to pro
tect a man against the bite of the tcr
rlble cobra-capello In India.
Something Lacking.
"There is ono thing that is badly
needed In our post office," remarked
Wheeler, as he opened another dun
ning letter.
"What's that?" timidly Inquired his
typewriter.
"A 'Post No Bills' sign." Truth.
WHAT WOMEN TALK ABOUT.
Regular redlngotes are being Import
ed for autumn wear.
Fresh lime in tho cellar at this tea-
son is said to prevent malarial trouble.
To clean straw matting wlpo It off
with a cloth dampened In warm salt
water.
Soft tullo, over a scarf or colored silk
or satin, is employed as a new dinner
table decoration.
Don't dress the little folks up in
tussy fashion If you want them to en
Joy their summer outing.
On English afternoon tea ktbleu are
seen Iced asparagus and white win? la
lieu ot the conventional tea and muf
fins. Desplto all the attention that L'oa
been paid to woman's athletic educa
tion there is hardly one in ten tha.'.
can run gracefully.
To be Bure of wearing your clothes
well you must possess at least three
different kinds ot corsets to suit
different cuts of cloth.
Tho small sleevo shirred to tho
shoulder and augmented by a little
puff, is not bad, but the coat sleeve,
unadorned and severe, Is a trial to the
artistic eyo.
The black skirt and shirt waist
combination Is all very nice, unlcda
the skirt Is a heavy one, when It be
comes as uncomfortable an arrange
ment as you could Imagine.
THE FIRST ON EECORD
"ME FIRST PERSON TO RECOV
ER FROM HYDROPHOBIA.
IlnMnn Don't Know Whnt to Make of
UmUmB, h( Krcovery Win Considered
Jmpoxllde L'uued by the Ulie of a
Unit Cat.
MAN has had hya
rophobla, that aw
ful disease which
doctors say Is abso
lutely Incurable,
and lives to tell
about It tho first
Instance ever
known.
He is Abraham
Schlescngor, a well-
known buslnoss
man of St. Louis, who was attacked
by tho malady while on a visit to his
brother and Bister at Lock Arbor, N. J.
Mr. SchlcEcnger, who is a tall.well
built man ot forty-six, was bitten ono
night last October by a sick cat. Tho
wound healed quickly and nothing was
thought of It further. Mr. Schlesenger
continued in good health until about
three weeks ago, when ho complained
ot a headache and a nausea about tho
stomach. The next day he felt no bet
ter, but declared ho was not sick
enough to need a physician, and bo
ncno was called.
By tho afternoon of the following
dny ho began to feel a shooting pain
from tho tip of his right forefinger up
blB arm and Into his head. In debating
on his strange symptoms hlB Bister,
Louise, thoughtfully remarked:
"If It wasn't that that cat bit you in
tho left forefinger, Abe, I would be in
clined to think"
Mm did not complete the sentence
aloud, but It continued in her thoughts
00 sho suddenly recnlled that the cat
had not bitten him in the left forefinger
but in the right. Sho was fearful of
calling his attention to tho fact. At
tho same time it Impressed her so
stror-jly that sho sent for Dr. A. B.
Kohns, the nearest physician. Dr.
Kohns did notvthinki,t Could bo hydro
phobia after such a long lapso of time.
He could not diagnoso tho Illness
blood poisoning, aB the outward symp
toms were not apparent. Nor did tho
complaint of Mr. Schlesenger suggest
such a diagnosis. He concluded by glv
the invalid trontment for his stomach
and nerves, as tho athletic patient ridi
culed the suggestion that anything elso
might be tho cause of the trouble. Tho
remedies had no effect further than to
ctlmulato Mr. Schlcsenger's nerves,
and he was able to come to the supper
table that night. Ho evinced no appe
tite, however, only remarking that he
would like a glass of fresh well water.
His sister Louise arcse and procured
it for him. When the glass had set a
moment beside his plate, he leisurely
raised It toward his lips. Then sud
denly set It down without tasting It.
At the same tlmo It was noticed tnat
he shivered and contracted his throat,
trying to swallow nn imaginary mouth
ful. "I guess I don't want a drink," ho
simply said.
An hour afterward Mr. Schlesenger
Grew worse. Shooting pains com
menced to croso his head with Increas
ing activity. His brother and slater,
seeing these ominous signs, could no
longer refrain from comment, but their
suggestions of hydrophobia only anger
ed him. He declared it was neuralgia.
He was forced to retire to his bed, how
ever, and the doctor waa again called.
At 10 o'clock Mr. Schlescngei'a frame
suddenly grow rigid. His features con
tracted and his eyes stared wildly,
bulging from their sockets, ills arms
arid shoulders bent backward and his
che3t was considerably raised above
normal. His veins and powerful mus
cles werfl Bfrangly outlined on hla skin.
There could no longor be a doubt of
the nature of the disease and the doc
tor declared it to be hydrophobia.
He did not tell tho patient his real
thoughts, however. Schlesenger was
told that It was a severe case of neu
ralgia and that It would cease at a cer
tain hjiur that night. After that the
patient grew easier. At the appointed
hour he had grown entirely well. Tho
cure Is entirely attributed to will
power.
The Ketort Dltcoarteoun.
"if there Is anything that I covot,"
fold Mr. Splcklea wife, "it is a good
voice. I know that It is very wrong
to bo envious but I can't help it when
I bear another woman singing."
And as Mr. Splcklea Is a notoriously
moan man nojody was surprised to
hear him reply:
"That ie perfectly natural. If you
could sing you'd bo sitting up there
with tho choir, whero you could see
what every woman In church bad ,on
without turning you head." Wash
ington Star.
Kind.
Cholly Really, do you think Ade
laide cares tor me? Mildred Yes, she
says she prefers your company to that
of any gentleman she knows, becauso
It requires Buoh a email montal effort
to hold converoatlon with you. Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
tier Kiy Joh.
"Aunt Elviry Hobbs never got up
from that roomatlz spell ylL"
"Naw; somo folks won't never git
auten bed along other folks keep a
fetchln' Ico cream to 'em." Exchange.
Till. U'rntlii-r.
Country Barber (affably to total
granger) Very tryln' weather this,
sir. Makes you feel as If you'd like
your body in a pond an' your 'cad la a
public 'ousel From Punch.
WILD STEERS WRSCK m D1CYCLE.
Itnneh Cattle OIti n Wyoming Dnrtur
i T.'vely Ititra.
Men who aro posted In the ways ot
wcotern rnngo cattlo, and esprHally
thoso of tho ToxaB breed, know It '.a.
extremely hazardous to approach them
on foot or In any unusual manner.
Mounted cowboys rido through and
around herds without troublo bwrauBe
tho animals, are accustomed to rcolng
mon on horseback, but the appearance
within close range ot any strange ob
ject arouses their curiosity and Ire.
Pedestrians nro a rarity on fUllo?
ranches; llkcwlso bicycles.
Dr. A. B. Hamilton of Laramie, Wyo...
should havo known better than to try
to cross tho range near a big bunsh of
Btecrs on his bicycle, but It oeoms
ho didn't, and now the doctor is laid
up with a broken shoulder blade, his
hair Is blanched by fright and his now
$100 wheel is ruined beyond repair.
The doctor had occasion to visit a pa
tient on the Little Laramie river nnd
was within four miles of La.am!c town
on his way homo when he ran Into n
herd of Texano. It was probably tho
first wheelman tho cattlo had over seen,
for they pawed the ground and snorted
viciously for a moment and then made
a concerted charge for the doctor, who,,
realizing his danger, pednlcd away at
tho' top of his speed In nn effort to es
cape. There are few living things except a
race horso of high class that can out
run a Texas range Bteer when onco in.
full motion." Dr. Hamilton mnde a brave
race, but the cattlo gained on him at
every Jump and ho could feel tho hot
breath of tho leaders almost at his sldo
before ho had covered half a mile. Just,
na he thought ono particularly vicious
looking beast was about to pick him off
with his horns tho wheel struck a hum
mock and tho doctor took n header
which landed him safe In a buffalo wal
low, where ho lay quiet whllo tho cattlo'
Jumped over him. The steers were un
der such headway they couldn't stop,
nnd besides It Isn't the nature of west
ern steers to stop when they have once
started on a stampede until they drop
rrom exhaustion.
Tho blcyclo did not escape. It lay
directly In the path of the maddened!
animals and wa3 crushed Into a worth
lcs3, wreck.
I.ii'onrli-r- nn TuTiillnn.
Henry Labouchcro Is always Interest
ing If not original. Here Is his Idea.
of a sound system of taxnlion:
Every ono ought to bo allowed to
accumulate during ht3 lifetime what
ho pleases, but when ho dlc3 ihcre
ought to bo n maximum that ho mny
leave to relations or friends, all in ex
cess of this maximum going to the
state. Tako, for Instance, Mr. Astor.
It is said that he possesses about fifty
million pounds sterling. Evidently he
cannot spend tho Interest of this
amount. In a Given number of years
therefore, if this money from genera
tion to generation remains in the
hands of dno single individual, it will
become 500 million pounds sterling.
Neither the individual nor the commu
nity will benefit by this. Therefore. I
would meet It by handing into the pub
lic treasury most of Mr. Astor's fifty
million pounds sterling on his death.
How would this hnrm him? Ho would'
have ceased to exist. If tho state took.
99 per cent of his money on hla death,
he would still havo one-half million,
pounds sterling to dlspote of and on.
this sum his heirs or heir might rub
on very comfortably.
Cycling mid Huiutrnkr.
Cyclers seem to poscesa in a large
rneasuro immunity from sunstroke.
There was- ono prostration Saturday
in tho big cyclera' parade in Cincin
nati, but it Is an exception that ocrvc3
enly to provo the rule. And the rea
sons for Buch Immunity are not hard,
to find. Habitual wheollng toiM up
the system, brings out tho perora
tion, produces what Is equivalent to a.
constant breezo, and as exction under
such conditions results in intreucd
evaporation from tho surfaco ef tho
biker's body, ho eheds tho hot raya ot
the eun as the oiled f&athera of water
fowl turn aside tho pattoring choto of
rain. Louisville Times.
NOTES OF DAY.
It has beon fouud that nearly all tho
river3 in wcat Africa, within 1,000 railea
east and west of Ashantoe, yield pold.
A doctor says that half the denfnesa.
prevalent at tho present time Is proba
bly the result of children having their
ears boxed.
Platinum wires havo been drawn so
fino that two of them twisted together
could be inserted in tho hollow of a
human hair.
At the beginning of tho century the
population of London increased yearly
20 per cent. It increased only 10 per
cent from 1881 to 1S91, and now the in
crease Is still lees.
Tho mo3t curiously mado soap in use
is that supplied to the stations of tho
London and Northwestern Railway
Company, which is made from the fat
nu- grease washed out of lh.ejr .meat .
cloths.
At one of the university unions an
orator declared that tho British lIon
whether it "is roaming the deserts ot
India or climbing the forests of Cana
da will not draw in Its horn3 or retire
into its shell."
In a coroner's Jury emptneled In
London tho other day there wero 12.
Smiths, one Jones and ono Brown. To
complete the cyele It Is only neiesiary
to mention that tho deceased's namo
was Robinson.
It Is a cur.lous and teivi.dcring cir
cumstance that in a wor'.d s:U in on.
cce where projrress is one of iho laws,
of exiotentJe the violin fhoulJ be today
as to form and SUiSensl deialls ex
actly what la .aj S3ie S.j years aga.
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