OUR COUNTY ...
Correspondents j
.iMr.hHun v News.
JltS. 1 InllllH, till! CUpttuliHt Ot'l'lll-
I'lit. was ut the county sent Monday
on iiusiiitiHs.
.1. li. Davis, ol Child Hill, un up
holsterer, Iiuh inoviid to .hiukson
viilo, where lie will work ut his
trade.
John liiovniiuu, who wiih hurt hy
a log rolling over him, in vory imicii
improved and in ublu to hu about
tho house.
J.. I), Wix, o( ICIk crook, wits at
tho county Boat on business Mon
day. Ho says thu hay crop 1b un
usually good in hiu section,
-Mrs, L. M. Judd, of Fort Jones,
Calif , a daughter of John 8. Mlllor,
C aoae over on Monday's train for a
visit with hor father and brother
who live on Applegato. -
John and Otto Fulling, Walter
Oglosby and Frank Plymalo, left
for east of tbe mountains last week
to work during hay harvest. If
good situations, are scoured thoy will
remain there indefinitely. -
Frank EihiIh, ot San Franolsoo,
for many ytiars a resident of Jack
eon County, and former superin
tendent o( the (-Hurling mine, in
sojourning in Jiirksonvillo to escape
the heated months In thu gulden
state.
Mr. and Mrs. Melville Stine, of
Yreka, who bavo been visiting rela
tive and friuntls In Jacksonville,
the guosts of Miss Kate l'lymalo,
left for tholr home on Saturday
morning's train, accompanied by
Bennie l'lymalo. .
Judge Prim married his first
oouple Monday. Thev wont to his
houso and surprlsoU him. The
judge thinks ho fixed them up all
right, but says ho folt as shaky
alxjtit tho knees as Uolshazzar did
when ho saw the handwriting on
tho wall.
John Huff or has closed his Hhop
(or a while and is now learning tho
art of candy making under Mr.
Ixiarned, ot the Doss candy store.
Mr. learned is doing a large and
increasing business and has em
ployed Miss Maggie Kuton as sales
woman, to assist him.
A largo crowd of young men left
for oaBt of the mountains Wednes
day morning to work during hay
harvest. They wont over tho
Koguo river route. It looks now
as though Home trouble might bo
experienced by farmers to get
hands enough to handle tho present
crop.
Lyman CJoodoll, 70 years of age,
was examined before Judge Prim
by Dr. J. M. Ilrowcr, at Ashland,
Monday, and adjudged insane Ho
is not so insane as he is afllictcd
with dementia from softening ot tho
brain. Ho wis taken bolow Wednes
day evening by Sheriff Orme and
K. A. CarU-r.
Tho now county board, with
Judge Prim presiding, hold its first
session Thursday, July 5th. Noth
ing but the usual routino business
was done nxoept the approval of a
few oflioial bonds. 1 hos. Riley
seemed to fit into the business all
right and showed he would make a
good, tt'tivo and painstaking com
missioner. About ftvo hundrod people from
Jacksonville attended the celebra
tion at Medford on the Fourth. All
the business houses except a fen
saloons wore oloeed, and did not
open all day. The streots were en
tirely deserted and resembled the
desolate appearanoe so graphically
described In Goldsmith's "Deserted
Village." A dog fight, which is
considered to be a star attraotion
in a town, would not have drawn
more than a half dozen persons.
The business part of town was liter
ally deserted.
Mrs. G. Karewski met with a
painful aooidont Sunday evening
in front of ono of hor residences in
Jacksonville. She bad broughv
Adam Sohmidt, the house decorator,
down from his home in a oart to
look at tbe bouse, with a viow to
having some finishing work done on
the inside. On reaching the place,
Mr. Sohmidt got out and while Mrs.
Karewski was in the aot of gotting
out, 'the horse backed over her and
stepping on her broke her' collar
bone in two places. Dr. Robinson
was called at once and adjusted
Is BabyThin
this summer? Then add a
little
soorrs emulsion
to his milk three times a day.
It is astonishing how fast
he will improve. If he nurses,
let the mother take the
Emulsion. oa&r,aballaataHl.
the fracture, but up to Monday
morning she suffered Intense pain.
Win, M. Holraos, of Central
Point, was at tho county seat
Wodnosday upon business.
Miss Sylvia Hazel and Mrs
Mattio Sowdon, of Medford, camo
up on their wheels Wednesday.
J. 0. Whli.n and M. M. Taylor
will go to Kafem Sunday evening
iti ropri'senliitlvoH to the grand
1" !e, A. ). U. W., which convenes
t.n.o luosday, July 17th.
N. Ilosiner, C. T. Anderson, F.
M. Lance. 0. W. Mathews and A.
W. Sanders, of Foots crock, and L.
L. Dufllold, of Gold 111)1, came up
to Jacksonville Wodnosday to at
tend a meeting of the Masonic
lodge.
Ks(iuiro KmiUon, of Thompson
creek, an earlv nioneer of tho
county, came over from his home
Wednesday to attend a meeting of
tho Masonic lodge, of which he has
boon a member for many years.
Mr. Knutzen has been justico of
tho peace In Applegato prooinot as
far back as the oldest inhabitant
can remember.
Mrs. R. C. Plimoll. wife of Dr. T,
J. Plimoll, of Honley, Calif., who
bus been on u visit to hor sister,
Mrs. Dock, near Eagle Point, for
some time, died at hor sister's homo
Monday evening, July Oth, of
dropsy, agod 00 years. Mrs. Pli
moll was a Bovonth Day Adventist,
a good, amiable and benevolent
woman, and a consistent and con
sciontious Christian. The Dr. came
over and was with her during her
laBt illnoss. Tho funeral took place
Tuesday at 2 p. m., under tho aus-
picos of tho cnurch of which she
was a member, Hev. (J. J. Uole oln
elating. Interment was made in
tho Jacksonville cemetery.
Harry Helms, Chas. Nunan, Sam
DeRoboam, Harry Luy, Wm. Cook
and several others, loft for Cinnabar
Saturday, followed by Hyde Kiokey,
Irving Ray and Russell O'Neil on
Monday. This is coming to be a
great place of resort during the
boated term. The only drawback
to its boing the one distinctive re'
treat for pleasure seekers during the
hot summer months Is the dread of
tho trail. It is not a bad trail, as
trails are understood by stockmen
and mountaineers, but it is not an
enticing one for the plobeiun tender
foot. The great difficulty is in get
ting supplies in. Everything must
be packed from the Phil Cleave
place, on Little. Applcgate, a die
tance of 26 miles over a series of
brokors and ohopped up mountains,
then down an immense mountain
6 miles, and so steep that many
persons forget their early teachings
before they got hall way down it.
It is not a pionlo to get there, but
once on tbe ground, it is a lovely
place to spend the summer: good
shade, fine springs, ice oold water,
trout by the million aud game every
where. Don't get excited and go
before making auttablo preparations
Browusboro Items.
nv KEMCCCA.
I). F. Kdsal, of Big Dutte, was
trading in town Monday.
f rank Monroe, ot l'orlland, was
in town upon business Monday.
Several parties of campers have
gone to tho soda springs wilbin the
last few days.
Miss nolle Williams, accompanied
by hor father, paid a visit to hor
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F,
Fredenburg, one day last week.
In a beautiful grove near town
our. people met for the oelebration
A stage had been ereoted and was
prettily decorated with flags, flow
ers and clotures. The principal
feature of the exeroises during the
forenoon was tbe following program:
Song, "All Hail to This Glad Morn
ing," by a chorus consisting of
Misses Mabel and Donna Bell, Eva
Conley, Edna Charley, Sophia
Ratrie, Messrs. Geo. Brown, John
Tyrrell, Orlin Bell, John Moomaw;
prayer, by Mrs. O. Bell: reading
Doolaration of Independence, by
Aina Mollis TV...,. ........ !T? 1 .
Aumo A un lie, DUIIg, 1'IVHUUUI
Forever," followed by a Fourth of
July talk, by Miss Mabel Bell. The
youthful speaker handled her sub
ject admirably, touohing along the
line of the landing of the Pilgrim
Fathers, the signing of tbe Declara
tion of Independence, the homage
of a grateful people to the memory
of Washington, not forgetting our
late achievements, and expressing
the hope that the government may
ever be run with justice and honor,
that the Stars and Stripes may
float forever, and that we may have
many more celebrations. This was
followed by a sons, "Freedom's
Banner," and the following program
by pupils from MissTowne's school:
Kootlntlon, "Oar National nnner,"..
.... lluze-l Charloy
KoolUillon, "Tho Fourth of July,". ..
, Colin Randloa
Dialogue, "llolldiiy Oonvontlon," ....
...... .. .......... . .... .KWLItUoCUrUi
Soim. "Hurrah for tho KIhr,"...
Kaolliitlnn, 'MoHlnri Tea Parly, ",. Buna Oharloy
Koultntlon, "Our PhiR," iva Wright
Kooitiitlon, "Tho aiortoiis Fourth,"
, ..... Kvereti Culuortson
Rooitatlon, "Tho Amcrluan KIiik." ....
, , , Minn flaphla Ratrla
Itaallntloii, "A Flog on Every Sohool limine"
Anion Tyrrell
The exorcises were good and every
part was highly applauded. Con
siderable interest was manifested
In the afternoon races, and at nlgbt
there was a good display of fire
works. The parly was thoroughly
enjoyed by all In attendance, We
highly appreciate the hearty co
operation of tho friends from South
But to and Lako Creek, and we bone
they may again meet with us in
Brownsboro.
Central Point Items,
Frank A. Hawk is having a siege
with the measles this week.
Thomas Pankey left for Oold Hill
Tuesday to work on the dredger.
Miss Mamie-Nicholson, of Med
ford, visited relatives here last week.
Prof. L. A. Stocking is spending
a few weeks with relatives in Ta
coma, Dr. Mlnkle has a fine driving
horse and a new buggy for sale,
cheap.
Elder Buohanan and wife, of
Roseburg, are visiting friends in
this oily.
Mrs. Warren- Mee and children,
of Grants Pass, are visiting relatives
in Central Point.
Mrs. J. H. Davis is at Ashland
caring for her sister, Mrs. Etta
Kenny, who is very ill with typhoid
fever.
Misses Ketella and Elizabeth
Slidham, who are teaching sohool
at Glendale, spent the Fourth at
home.
Frank Mee, one of Josephine
County's prominent lumbermen,
spent last Sunday with bis sister,
Miss Mary Mee.
Wm. Holmes' brother and family
arrived here Sunday from Chester,
Illinois, and will make this place
their future home.
Mrs. W. T. Leever, who has been
very ill with Blight's disease for
several months, is not expected to
survive many days.
Diok Besse, who has been in Gold
Hill for the past two months, is
now employed in driving livery
teams for I. F. Williams.
Joseph Hoagland and family left
for the Dead Indian springs Mou
day for a month's camping out.
They were accompanied by Misses
Jonule Crippen and Mildred Elliott.
L. F. Palo died at the borne of
his son-in-law, Mark Welch, on
July 3d, after a long illness with
dropsy. He leaves a family of
grown ahildren, who bavo the eyro
pathy of all in this sad bereave
ment.
Table Bock items.
Mrs. Frierson is Bpending a week
with Mr. and Mrs. Gunn, near
Central Point.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kellogg were
here with friends Friday and Satur
day, leturning to Gold Hill Satur
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Stacy, of Moonville,
made a visit to Medford Monday,
Mr. S. is doing quite a nice business
SIM
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hand fiif
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fingers through it?
Does it seem dry and
lifeless f
Give your hair
'a
chance. Feed
The roots are not
in I
dead ; they are weak R
because they are ft
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If you don't want
your hair to die use
Ayer's Hair Vigor
once a day. It males
the hair grow, stops
falling, ana cures dan
druff. It always restores
color to gray or faded
hair : it never fails.
tl .00 bottle AN druggist.
One bottle of Avar's Hair Vigor
1 !
nnnod mv hair from fnllinir out.
(uiu aurwu nva grow ngnin mcoiy.-
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Marah 38, 1899.
canoya, B. Dale
"Ayer's Hair Vlpor eomplotoly
enrotf ma from dandruff, with whlah
Iwnnirruntlynniloted. Thogrowthof
my halrslnoo ltn uso as boon somo
tulugwoHuorful." I.rhaO. Omt s,
April 13, 1800. NowVojk.N.Y.
If von do not obtain All tho bnnont.
you oxpontoit from tho una of the Ibur
vigor, wnw ino uooior Ruout .
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iSiJUstas ail
D o e s
your hair ll
split at fc!
the end? m.
Can you fi
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in the mercantile line.
Myron and Grace Jennings spent
Saturday in Medford and witnessed
the balloon ascension which they
considered very successful and in
teresting. Rov. Gregory, of Central Point,
preached a very interesting sermon
at our school house Sunday- p. rn,
Tho people here should give him
good houses and some good Bolid
support.
Will NicholB returned to the
mountsins Monday, whore he has
J. W. Merritt's sheep, taking with
him a lot of supplies. Will says
range is good and his flock doing
nicely.
These aro busy days for farmers,
with finishing up haying, and tak
ing care of tho new grain crop.
Hands have been hard to get, but
as yet no ono has been seriously
discommoded. The crop is not up
to the estimates made a month ago.
Prof. Buck reports fishing icood
in Rogue river now, and to prove
his assertion showed eight spotted
beauties that would stir the heart
of any Knight of the Rod. We can
sincerely vouch for the good quali
ties of the fish, for Prof, is one of
the kind who thinks it "more
blessed to give than to receive,"
J.C. P.
CITY'S DEAD ANIMALS.
Much Profit In Removing Them
from the Street. .
CSBtmelor Hlda t,.r the Jofc mi On
Dollar V.r Honor Btaa
In Rendvrlno; rfca
Cnrcoaooo,
The uperUitrnilrnt ot itrMte and
alleys re port that 32.MO doad animal
were removed from tbe city during tbe
laat .war. That I naarljr 100 for
each day of tbe Mi daye In the year.
Tliey were all kind of animal that
ore Been In the city honea, mulra,
cowe, goata,' dog and eat. The super
intendent add that these removal
have been made without expanse to tbe
city.
At an early day, when the town waa
mull, it was the custom (o appoint
a Keuvenegcr wbose duty it was to re
move dead nnimnla and all noisome ob
jects and matter out of the street
and into the country. First the scav
eager was paid by tbe duy, ney by a
fee of so much per head, but iviien the
city had grentlv increased it area and
population the job was let out to the
lowest bidder. After awhile it fell into
the bunds of a contractor, who was
paid a lump sum to do the work. He
did it to the satisfaction of the au
thorities, and no he held the job for
many years.
In tbe earliest days nothing was done
with tbe dead animals, except to cart
them out into the country and there
throw a little dirt over them. As the
country more and more filled up with
people it wan required that the dead
animals be buried. Hut when the con
tractor got 'control of the business he
soon found out how. best to dispose
of the flcBh and hone product of his
seavengering. He erected a rendering
plant out in the country and by mean
of it converted dead horses, mules, etc.,
Into phosphates and several other val
uable by-products. He made a good
deal of money in the sale of these va
rious products and at the same time
received a large sum from the city. The
office of scavenger of Chicago is one
that few persons would like to fill and
for that reason only a very few persons
know that it is worth a considerable
lira, This ignorauce served to protect
the contractor tn the position for a long
iime, uuring which it never occurred
to anyone to inquire if he was getting
rich out of seavengering. The work of
removing dead animals increased enor
mously and his rendering business in
creased in proportion. Better than
that for him, the amount of money the
city was paying him increased too.
Finally he was paid on a contract with
the city $37,000 a year. His business
had grown up naturally, but now it
waa so large that naturally It attract
ed the notice of other men who could
see, or. smell, a good thing.
It la a good thing to be scavenger
of Chicago, even without pay from
the city. Two years ago John McDon
ald astonished the contractor, who was
getting $37,500 from the city, by put
ting m a nve years' bid of one dollar
a year and offering to guarantee that
the work would be well and thoroughly
done. Of course he got the contract
and then, with his two sons, he com
menced business. He introduced at the
start some Improvements In the teatua
and wagons used in the city and in the
cars for conveying the dead animals
out Into the country. Formerly the
wagons were not well adapted to their
purpose, and when loaded were a
nuisance wherever they passed. Now
they are specially constructed and are
hardly noticed as they pass. The oars
formerly used were nothing better
man om-insnioned box cars for cattle.
Now refrigerator cars are used for the
purpose and no offense is given to the
people of the suburbs through which
they come and go half a dozen times a
day. Chicago Chronicle.
Unique Plan to Bxelmle Chinese.
Either the queue or the Chinaman
will have to leave the mines in Brit
ish Columbia. The parliament lias un
der consideration a peculiar Chineso
exclusion not. The province hesitates
to pass a direct act against the sub
jects of a friendly power,, so this will
ho "an act to regulate the length of
hnir worn by employes in mines.",
N. Y. Bun. -
44 Put Money
In Thy Purse,
Nobody suffering from brln-fg, lack
of energy, or "that tired feeling" ever
puis money in Ills purse. Lassitude and
liStlessness come from impure, sluggish
blood that simply oozes through the veins.
Hood's Sarsaparilla makes the Hood pure
and gives II life, vigor and vim,
HONEY IN A CAVERN.
Unknown Riches Found on a Re
markable Game Preserve.
NiiTrltr WIIBln a Sovllr In tfce
Oaark Moaatalaa la Jrlla
aoorl Sis Poet ol Solid
HaBriK.li.
A natural cave of honey is the latest
addition to the riches of Col. Moses C.
Wetmore, of Ht. Louis. This- cavern of
honey has just been discovered on Col.
Wetmore's 7,00u-acre game prese.-ve
in tbe wilds of Taney county, SO miles
south of Springfield, Mo. It is a large
cave hidden from view in one of the
most isolated spots of the Ozark moun
tain region.
The bees have probably bad undis
puted possession of tbe cave for many
years, for it appears to be literally
lilled with honey, just like a hive in a
well-kept apiary. How far into the
side of the mountain this cave ex
tends is an unsettled question. The
mouth of tbe cave is about six feet in
diameter and it presents a front of
solid honeycomb. While the bees ap
pear to be of the common species,
they are unusually hostile.
There are few wilder spots on earth
than the Ozark mountains in. Taney
county. But few men have had the
bravery to approach the place. The
discovery waa made by William Hunt,
who is in charge of Col. Wetmore's
game preserve as keeper. As soon as
Hunt found the hidden treasure he
communicated with Maj. George H.
McCann, of Springfield, who is asso
ciated with Col. Wetmore in the own
ership and management of the pre
serve. Maj. McCann made a trip to
Taney county- to see the novel bee
hive, taking with him a party of
Springfield friends. Maj. McCann
made as thorough an inspection as
the hostility of the bee would permit,
and he is now devising plans for har
vesting the honey. If this cave is like
the average Ozark mountain cavern,
it Is nil the way from one to two miles
in length, and if the honey is built
solidly from end to end, there are tons
of it. The bees may have only woven
a web of honey ut tbe front, or thev
may huve filled the entire space. This
is a question that will toon be deter
mined.' for Maj. MeCaun expects to
employ experienced beekeepers and
have a thorough explorationmade.
This remurkable beehive is a novel
ty within a novelty, for Col. Wet
more's preserve is well worth a thou
sand miles of travel to see. The colonel-and
his associates have stocked
7,000 acres with game. They have
animals, fish mid birds of almost
every species, but they have made no
arrangements for bees. Now that- na
ture has supplied that omission 'the
game preserve is a menagerie such as
cannot be found elsewhere. A barbed
wire fence of 17 strands surrounds the
place, and White river, a most roman
tio stream, navigable for small boats,
flows through it. On a river bluff a
thousand feet above the water stands
"The Lodge," which shelters Col. Wet
more and the distinguished visitors
who frequently accompany him to his
hunting precincts. '
Col. "VrVtmore is the owner of the
only bathtub in Taney county. It is
located in "Thr, Lodge." The finest
herd of elk in the United States, it Is
claimed, roams through the woods of
this preserve. There lire deer by the
hundreds-. Wild turkeys are so nu
1 merous they cannot be counted. The
rivers are alive with fish. About the
only thing lacking is buffalo, and Col.
Wetmore and Maj. McCann are now
negotiating for a herd. This preserve
is 35 miles from the nearest railway
station, and it is reached over as
rough a wagon road as can be found
anywhere in America. But here In
this wild spot "The Lodge" is carpet
ed with the softest of velvet, the win
dows are draped with the costliest of
curtains, there is a gTand piano, a
mahogany sideboard, with a fortune
In. silverware, and many other furnish
ings that are not to bo found else
where in this region. Chicago Rec
ord. Another Slurring' Allusion "Over Sn
Spain they are talking of shooting all
the generals." "Well, they'd havo to
hire some marksmen to do the job."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Boy (reading) "Pa, listent' Th
sugar magnate took the senator apart'
what did he take him apart for?" Pa
"To see what he could get out of him,
my son." Town Topics.
"That's a wise saying: 'Let me-make
ttiA nrmrrn of a nntinn and T cava notwlio
makpn 1ta Inwfet' " "V... nna pan atiuIa I
the laws, but one can't get away from
tho songs." Chicago Dnily Record1,
Teacher "You have named all do
mestic animals save one. It has bristly
hair, hates a bath, and is fond of mud.
Well, Tom?" Tom (shumefacedly)
"That's me." Pittsburgh Bulletin,
"What I A man with a nose the color
of yours expects me to believe that he
has lived on water for three months?"
said the lady at the door.-."yes'm," said
the tramp; "you see. I'm a sailor just
ashore." Yonkers Statesman, ,
BULLSTIGHT JAGUAR
Stirring Encounter on a Texas
Cattle Ranch.
Tfca J.taar Whip Two Holla, Dot I
I'ol lo Haul hr m Third an
rioallr l.oaoel br Klva
Cowhnra.
"I wns riding over tbe plain West of
Han Uautista in the I'elos country a
few day ago trying to look up a
strayed horse," writes A. O. Gillespie,
a Texas ranchman, to his brother iu
this city. "There are olwnyi plenty of
en I tie on the plain, especially in the,
winter when the stock drifts south be
fore the norther. They were all thera
to-day, but instead of being scattered
over the prairie as usual most of tbeia .
were bunched together near the'jnld
dle of the plain and nil the others in
sight were running to join them. The
herd was a good two miles away, but
I had the curiosity to ride over to se
what was happening. I expected to sea
a fight between two bulls, but when I
got to w here I eould look over the heada
of the cattle I saw that a jaguar had
come out on the plain and knocked over
a yearling heifer. The cows and steers
had gathered and formed a half circle
sliout him, and they were bellowing!
and pawing the ground at a great rate,
but they stayed at. a safe distance from
fha f.f,,,u. u-Vin 'i u ,,,,. .ha 1- a i
er's throat, now and then lifting hi
head to snarl at the cattle.
"Bo far it was a game of blulf on both
sides. The arrival of a two-year-old
half-grade Texas bull changed the situ
ation. He paksed to tbe front of the
herd and advanced alone toward the
jaguar. At this tbe jaguar left off tear
ing at tbe heifer and leaping over her
body faced the bull. He was a hand
tome, fierce looking fellow, with his
aieva. bhii ui uiim-h niiu jcuvw, b no
crouched to the ground with his white'
teeth showing and the- tip of his tail
curving in and out like a snake. The
bull came on, roaring, slopped to paw
the ground and shake bis head at four
or five yard away, then lowered his
head as he charged upon the jaguar.
Just at the horns seemed about to touch,
him the jaguar rose, curving, from the
ground, overleaped head and horns and
landed square upon the bull's shoul
ders. In an in&tuut he had shifted po
sition aud, clinging to tbe bull's side
and shoulders witb his claws, was bit
ing savagely into the back of his neck.
The bull bellowed and book himself,
but eould nut huke the. jaguar off, and
at laM ran, circling back to. the herd.
.Iin-t before be got among the 'other
cait'c the jaguar lenjied to the ground'
and crept back to the heifer where he
stopped again, facing the herd.
"The young bull bad got more than
enough of righting, and lie took up his
MMtiou among the non-cotubutants in
the rear of the herd, but a new cham
pion appeared in the form of a polled
angus bull, a big one, as black as mid
night. He ran .straight for thejaguar-,
,v, it.., .uuiiuciivr, imcii, a. uc
lowered bis hornless bead to butt, tbe
jaguar following the nme tactics as be
fore, rose above it with an eas-y leap,
landed at- tbe bull's shoulders, and in a
second more wos biting at his neck.
The polled angus thrashed around and
made a longer struggle than the two-year-old
had, but tbe jaguar bung on.
and the big bull at Iat ran back to the
herd w hile 'the jagular dropped off and
went back to the heifer as before.,.
"He scarcely bad taken his position
behind the carcass when he was called
mice more to defend it and this time I
r-aw that it meant serious business for
him. The newcomer was an old Texas
bull of the w ild cattle variety, w ith long:
horns pointing forward; he had arrived
late, but was full of fight. As he came
on the jaguar, who perhaps was tired
of lighting, did not attempt (o spring;
upon him, but at the last moment
jumped away. The bull followed him
up, darting at him with his horns and
showing an agility astonishing in so
heavy un animal. For a minute or so
the jaguar dodged his rushes, then
turned and broke on tbe jump for the
wooden bank of Alamosa creek, a mile
away. The bull chased him a' short dis
tance, stopped to bellow and gaze'after
him, then turned back to the herd and
promptly tried to start a fight with the
polled angus and with the young bull,
but neither wanted anything tq do wlthj
him. 4
"Once safe away from the bull the jag
uar slowed his pace and trotted along
toward the timber, making good time
with his long, smooth, cat-footed jstride.
He bad got half way there when out
from the creek bottom directly in front
of him five cowboys rode up over the
Dank upon the plain. At once they
spread out and rode to head him off
from the timber. The Jaguar made a
few bounds in the effort to get pans
them, then a they surrounded him
stopped on his defense. There was not
a firearm' in thr party and:it'Was- not
easy for them to force their horses near
enough the jnjruar to use their lassos.
At last one of them, a . Mexican named
Juan Ribera, letting the loop of his laa
o lie on the ground, caught the.
nooM and setting spurs, to his horse
rolled the beast upon his hack and
dragged him. Other lassos-' quickly
caught the jaquar's neck and one hind
leg, and then with the three ropes
pulled taut the animal lay helplessThe
question was debated of trying topre
serve him alive, but was settled by
one of the cowboys killing him with a
...:.. i , .. . . .
nunc, x uieasureu tne jaguar ana-tie'
was just eight feet long. Wheu I rodo
away the cowboys were skinning him."--N.
Y. Sun. - . . ...
An Irish Prerogative. - -
Cassldy (reading) Th' divIK
Rooshia, Franco; , Qarminy, ' Austria,
and Italy are going to pitch in and lick
Knglnndl -,
Costigan They hod better atttnd to
their own dom business and let tho
Oirisb attlnd to thelrsl Puck. ,