Tillamook headlight., September 26, 1901, Image 4

THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. SEPTEMBER 26, 1901
ELEPHANT GREAT IN CRIME.
The Animal’« Intellectual Power» Are
Moat Apparent In Illa Schemes
for Revenue.
Few more impressive confidences
can be imparted than one in which a
Hindoo describes how be knows hi*
elephant ii.lends to destroy him. It
is all so seemingly trivial, and yet in
reality of »uch deadly significance. His
story is »o full of details that prove
the man’s profound understanding of
what be i* talking about that one re­
mains equally amazed at the brute’s
power to dissemble and its intended
victim’s insight into the would-be mur­
derer’» character. And yet. from the
psychological standpoint, an elephant
never gives any other such indication
of mental power as is exhibited in Its
revenge. That patient, watchful, im­
placable hatred, often provoked sim­
ply beeniue a man is in attendance
upon another animal (for it is the rule
with tuskers to detest their next
neighbor?), speaks more conclusively
of a high intellectual guide than all
etories. true or false, that have been
tr.ld of their ability. Such concentra­
tion and fixedness of purpose, such
careful, unrelaxed vigilance, such per­
fect and consistent pretense, and
when the time cornea, such desperate,
unhesitating energy as homicidal an­
imals exhibit, are impossible without
a very considerable, although in this
instance, very irregular, development,
says Outing.
No one ran deny that if this creature
is great at all its greatness shows it­
self in its crimes. These have caused
it to be worshiped in the east, where
men venerate nothing but merciless,
irresponsible force, and where an ex­
hibition of those qualities and traits
described full) account for the formu­
la: “My lord, the elephant.’*
NOT A COWARD.
The Strange Effect of Nervoua Strain
on a llravc Little Soldier
In Cuba.
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PIG WITH A BROKEN LEG.
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An Indiana Woman's Effort to Hnv*
Her Queer Pet's Injured
•<»*n> 1st Cecil Rhodes* Rule
In South Africa.
British South Africa is sadly in need
of wives, according *o late accounts
from that In nd of diamond mines and
millionaires. The chartered company
of which Cecil Rhodes is the head has
for years frowned on the idea of mar­
riage among its mounted police, civil
servants und other employes. Thia ob­
jection bus rmounted to practical pro­
hibition. and is well known to have been
the result of Rhodes’ misogynist views,
he living n confirmed woman hater. In
the past year or two a number of his
best men have left the company’s serv­
ice rather than aubscribe to Sir Cecil’s
peculiar notions to the extent of re­
maining single for life. Tht' result has
been thai other Ivnd’ng members of the
chartered company have taken the mat­
ter up. Tlv'.v pointed out that unless
a reversal »f |«ollcy were manifested
things w’ould soon assume a serious as­
pect. ns Important affairs would be left
in the hands of the least reliable of th«j
company’s r *rvnnts. Sir Cecil gave the
matter du«' consideration, and. finding
that th«' protest had most substantial
grounds. Ims surrendered. According­
ly nn edict l as gone forth among the
chartered company’s officials promis­
ing that preference in promotion will
b«' given to married men. and advising
all those who can do so to enter forth­
with into th«' bonds of matrimony.
Tl»r Snltan'a Throneroom.
The throneroom of the sultan, nt
Constantinople, is a gorgeous sight.
Th«' gilding is unrqualed by anv other
building In Europe, and from the ceil­
ing hangs n superb Venetian chande­
lier. th«* 200 lights of which make a
gleam ’Ik * that of a veritable sun. At
each of th«* four corners of the room
tall candelabra In baccarat glass are
placed, and the throne is a huge seat
covere<l with red velvet, and having
arm* and l ack of pure gold.
of Ten tonu»*«
Have
an
Ux i ll.
Member Set.
The physicians nt th? city dlspensarj
have all sorts of putients, but a new
record was made the other day
says the Indianapolis News, when I
woman brought a pig there to have it;
leg set. She drove up in a carriage
and exhibited a five-wecks-old pig. will
a broken leg. and entered into negotia
lions to have the injured imrnber re
paired. While she was talking sh<
paused ever and anon to bold a milk
bottle to the little sufferer’s mouth, tc
9top its pitiful cries.
Dr. Kennedy informed her that it was
not in their regular line to practice ot
pigs, but the case might be taken—for t
consideration. Dr. Pink asked herwhj
she did not go to a veterinary surgeon
and site said he would charge too miict
for the work. Dr. Pink offered to sei
the limb for 50 cents.
“Oh. you’re awful high.” the womar
almost screamed. “1 studied medicine
myself, and have an idea of what you
oughv to charge. 1’11 give you a quar­
ter.”
But Dr. Pink would not come down
and the woman finally consented to pay
the price. The doctor was about to be­
gin the operation, and had given the
pig’s leg a preliminary pull, which
riNiile the bottle again necessary, when
the woman was struck with an idea.
“1 supposej’ou guarantee your work.”
she said. “I think so much of 1 hr little
fellow, and I want to know that his leg
won’t be crooked when he gets well.’’
Dr. Pink would not agree to guaran-
tee the job without additional pay. lie
informed the woman that it would cost
in additional dollar to guarantee it.
This almost caused the woman to faint,
and as soon as she could recover from
the shock, she grabbed the reins and
drove away.
EMANCIPATED WOMAN.
Blie la Found In ltal> ■■ Well an In the
United States — H uh She
Work« There.
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Necessity Compels ItelnvHtlon of Ml-
Family
Annual Income of $200
Nervous excitement is responsible
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for much that might pass for cow­
Though in Italy the 60-called “eman­
ardice. The author of “A Cuban Expe­
dition’’ speaks of one dreadful day. cipation” of women is by no means sc
when he und his comrades sat in a wet far advanced as in Englund or the
ditch and waited, concealed, while the United States, there are few countries
Spaniards were so near that escape in Europe where the political influence
seemed almost impossible.
of women is greater than in Italy. The
The discomfort of our predicament influence, though great, is not. how-
—lip to the middle in mud and water, evei, always apparent, for it is chiefl.v
with the rain pouring dowu on us— exercised imlirectlx and privately b\
was at the moment unfelt, in our ex­ the women of the upper classes. In­
citement and eagerness in watching stead of forming 1 hemselves into asso­
the enemy. Little Joe Storey, who was ciations und leaguesand international
next to me, was trembling all over. unions and organizations and romprt
Suddenly he grasped my arm and whis­ ing with political orators, the Italiai
pered :
women interested in political work
“Oh, what shall I do? I must scream quietly, and certainly not less effica­
or fire off m3’ rifle! I can’t help it!’’
I cious^* than their more “emancipated”
I, too, felt that he would do either sisters.
the one or the other, and I whispered
As a rule, Italian women work by
buck the first thing that occurred to means of the old French expedient, the
me.
salon. In Rome alone there are no
“Storey,’* I said, “if you make the fewer than a dozen salons devoted al­
least noise. I’ll stab you to death!*
most entirely to the discussion of po­
Then I told him to keep his eyes litical topics. Each salon has it own
closed, and try to think of something political “color,’’ which is generail)
else, until he heard the first shot fired.
that of the husband or father or friends
After that he might shout as loudly as af the mistress of the house; but while
he liked. I put one arm about his neck the thread and webcf the politics car­
and drew him close to me. There, ried on in a salon is spun and woven b\
trembling, he rested like a quiet child. the men who frequent it. the personal
Presently his excitement wore off, and influence of the mistress of th* house
he became used to the situation; then lets on each one of her guests, modify
he was heartily ashamed of his break­
ng views, and softening, or it muy be
down.
Accentuating, the roughness of ambi­
But Storey was not a coward. He tion. As long as they remain in their
was a gallant little soul in action, and salon Italian political women are in
only hi* tortured nerves were reapoli­ every way admirable.
ft ible for this temporary revolt.
WIVES NEEDED.
THESE INDIANS ARE RICH.
BEES IN HIS HUNTING COAT.
Pockets Full of Honey for a Soldier
When He Cam? Home from
th« War.
Asa Witham, a farmer of Blanchard.
Me., has been a member of the Dover
company, Maine volunteer militia, for
two years, and is counted one of the
beat marksmen in his regiment. Last
May when he «as waiting for the gov
eminent to «-all the troops to Augusta
he went out one afternoon and shot six
rabbits. On his return a messenger
met him in the doorway and told him
he must take the next train for th»
Mate capital. As his canvas hunting
coat was wet with the blood of the rab­
bits he hung it up on the limb of an
npple tree, remarking that it would be
well washed by the time he returned
from the war.
Witham was mastered In and went to
Chickumnuga. where he was on duty
every day until a month ago. "hen his
regiment wns ordered back to Augusta
He " hs sent home on a month’s fur­
lough. Being »omen hat exhausted
from a continuous diet of hardtack and
bacon, he thought he would try his
luck at partridge shooting In 'ore set­
ting down to farmwork. The canvas
coat was hanging from the limb in the
orchard, but when Witham went to put
it on he found that it was already oc
eupied by a swarm <>f bees, which had
taken possession of the garment during
his absence. With th«' aid of a sulphur
smudge tire he expelled the insects, and
secuied 22 pounds of w hite comb honey.
A (Jnerr Verdict.
Upon the Isle of Man. where sheep­
stealing 1* evidently a serious offense.
John Dixon was recently sentenced to
three years’imprisonment for it. The
exact words of the jury were: “Not
‘laving satisfactorily accounted to the
minds of the jury for the possession
of the sheep, we find the prisoner
guilty.” What puzzles the lawyers Is
this: Can a man be legally jailed on
«uch a verdict?
Ilnra Are Lun» l.lve«].
Otter la a Speedy Swimmer.
The vine attains a great age, con­
The otter it the fastest swimming
tinuing fruitful for at least 400 years.
It la anppos«d to be equal to the oak quadruped known. In the water it
exhibits an astonishing agility, swim­
aa regard* longevity
ming in a nearly horizontal pom Jon
Murilrrril Ruler« of Ru««1*.
with the greatest ease, diving and
Of the 11 oinperora and empress?« of
darting along beneath the surface
Ruaaia between Peter I. and Alexander
with a speed equal, if not superior,
IL four have l«een aaaaaainated.
to that of many fishes.
The Osage Indians, according to Gen
Pollock’s annual report, own over 800
acres of land for each man. woman and
child, each receiving an unnuity oi over
$200. As an illustration, if au Indian
and his wife have eight children, the an­
nual cuali income of the family isover
$2.000.
Indian Agent Stephens, of the Crow
Creeks, reports that a serious nuisance
and detriment to progress is interti ibal
visiting, demoralizing to the Indians.
(’apt. Cornish, of the Uintah and
Ouray agency in Utah, complains in his
report that there never has been any
settlement of the claim of the Uncom-
pahgre. While River and Southern Utes
on account of the cession of about
H.OCO.OOO acres of land to the United
Slates under a treoty of 1880 in consid­
eration of certain bt nefits. The treat)
required that the land should be sub­
ject to chsh entry only and that the pro­
ceeds after reimbursement to the
United States for sums appropriated
and set aside in the Ute act and f aying
for lands which might be ceded to the
Utes by the United States, outside of
their reservation at $1.25 per acre,
should be deposited to their credit in
the treasury, th? interest payable to tlu*
Utes annually with the rest of their an­
nuity money. This claim is still un­
settled.
Special Hier,
Instance Which
That
Goen
Animal Instinct
Not Infoilible.
to
HOME
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STUPIDITY OF A WASP.
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FOR A FEW WEEKS
Show
Is
Ii is .generally supposed that in
stinct unerringly teaches birds and in
sects the best way in v.Lieh to bni.'<
their homes or nests, and also to pre
vide for their offspring. The follov
ng incident, receni y under personal
observation, will show that instinct i-
not always infallible, says the Scien­
tific American:
A friend placed thre<? small empt)
vials in an open box. on a shelf, in a*,
upright position, in close cot.tact, and
they were uncorked. A short tiini
afterward it was a matter of smrpr.s»*
to find that these had been appro­
priated by a female mud wa^p Sni
had placed a goodly number of spiders
n the center vinl. doubtless intended
to serve as food for hi r future brood,
then proceeded to deposit her egg- in
ihose on either side. She next closed
tightly the mouths of all three recep­
tacles with a hard lime cement Hnv
f-’shed her work, she then doubt­
less went on her wav. satisfied all bad
b’ en d me for her offspring that a
thoughtful mother could do.
But just think of tlm sens-ntions of
those little was; s when ihev conn* in o
N'isferc”. for. while starvin'* in then
scab d cages, thev can plainly sec
h rough the impenetrable glass walls,
the bountiful supply of food which was
orovided for their use.
ANIMAL BENEVOLENCE.
An Instance \\ lilcli Show a That 1)unit
limata Can Be aa Kind
in Men.
A herd of wild Asian buffaloes wh.
charge any foe, even a tiger, to save
he lite of one of their uuuiuer who hi».-
icen wounded.
Elej hunts, baboons and other ani
»ala will do the same thing in a wik.
date.
On the other hand, monkeys hav<
>eeM known to fall upon one of then
lumber who is ill and drow n him. posm
My as an act of mercy. Similarlj
»volves destroy one of the pack which
becomes helpless.
If an otter is trapped his brother ot
tors will run around him all mgnt
»bowing the utmost concern.
A writer in the London Spectator
it^trs that he has seen sparrows ir
»roups discussing and lamenting wher
me of their number had fallen into :
rap. Next day when a robin wa
•aught the sparrows paid no attentior
He adds that he had seen a big ph
‘ry to help a smaller one through :
mle in the fence paling by pulling a*
t« head.
St. John tells of a Highland shepher«.
whose cat brought him some edibit
nrd nearly every day in the year.
FISH IIAUNT SUNKEN SHIPS.
•Swerplna for Y\ recks** la nn Inter,
ratina l’rocraa Practiced by
New York liny Angler«.
Reefs, mussel beds and old sunken
wrecks are always frequented by fish
ind the anglers search for them with
great patience. “Sweeping” for wrecks
s an interesting operation. When tin
men have an idea of just about where a
wreck is located they start off t<
“sweep.” When they believe that the)
lave reached the neighborhood of th
wreck they shorten sail, if the wind i*
stiff, and lower little drags or grapnels
sometimes formed of big squids lashed
together With the shortened sail tht
boat is made to waltz about gently tin
til the drags catch the wreck. Then
she is “shaken out” and “killed.” A’l
hands except the skipper commence tc
fish on the bottom with small hook«
and convincing tvidence that the boai
is over the wreck is produced by th<
hooking of a blackfish. Range* or land
marks are then taken and the wreck h
captured.
In among the old rotting
timbers sheepshead and big b!ackfl«t
love to lurk, and in the eddiofformed bj
the old hulk all sorts of game fish ar»
apt to loiter It is believed that then
are many old wrecks, which, if located
would delight the hearts of the anglers
Nhaotln* Throvch Gia««.
A musket bull may be fired through
a pone of gltiM. making a hole the site
of the ball. without cracking the glass
If the gins. lie suspended by a threae
it will make no difference, and th.
thread will not even vibrate.
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