ITS LEGAI ASPECT. Necessity knows no law. B\.< her rulings no man fan budga Decit.'ons nir often raw When Necessity acts as judge. But. I lwever aggrieved you feel. Juct pay up your costs aud trudge; Vou bet there is no appeal When Necessity acts us judge. —'Chicago Record. I The Wolves | I The Baraboos. I » BY FRANKLIN WELLES CALKINS. • One of the most stirring encounters with wolves related in central Wis consis is that of the two Barb'ours— father and son—and '"Llph" Jones. It took place among the b'g woods of the Baraboo Bluffs. The Barbours had a cabin in the woods at that time, and were making logs of the great white oak timber. Heavy snows fell in February and about the first of March of that year, and when there was no crust the chop pers had often had to wade to their knees to and from the bjnff. Anxious to get a lot of logs down to the river In time to make a raft for the spring overflow, the choppers cleared a wide roadway, or rather railway, down the bluff. They began at the top at a point where a great many of the logs al ready cut could be "drifted" down with "handspikes" until they should be at the brink of the descent, which pitched off rather suddenly. From this point the logs plunged and slid and rolled some 300 yards or more down a swift incline, lodging in a bayou-like depression, a sort of elbow from the river, at the foot of the bluff. The stumps in the railway were cut so close to the ground that they inter fered only when the snow was light— barking and sometimes splintering a log. A week's rolling would clean off a moderately heavy snow, and when the stumps showed too bumptiously, the rollers would quit that part of the work, and wait for a fresh snowfall. One evening at sunset, when the men had just finished skidding the last log up on the pyramid at the brink of the bluff, Perry Barbour, a youth of 17 years, suddenly rushed for the flint lock musket which leaned against a tree. The others saw that Perry meant to shoot a yearling fawn, which was plunging In the snow not 20 yards distant. It sank above its knees at every jump, and was nearly worn out with running. The boy's shot killed it. "Good for you. Perry!" 'Llph Jones shouted for they needed fresh meat. The words were hardly out of his mouth when there was a sudden burst >f yip-yip-yi-yl-ylng, and the astonished loggers saw, coming over the rise of the bluff, one. two, three, a dozen, a countless pack of big gray wolves run ning laboriously, tongues lolling and breath steaming. They were hot upon the trail of the deer. Perry stared at the lunging brutes an Instant, and then, dropping his gun. ran to the fawn and siezed it by the I l>ind legs. "I'm going to have this deer!" he I •shouted. "Shoo! shoo! Ili-yi-ylp!" and 1 be hurried backward, dragging the car- j cass after him. But the *>ig brutes, emboldened by their numbers aiul maddened by a i long, fruitless chase, came on at full jump, yelping viciously. Three oC the foremost actually pounced upon tiie head and fore parts ! >f the deer, aud had nearly jerked the | animal out of Perry's grasp b?fore his i father and 'Lipli came up and beat \ them off with their spikes. The boy pluckily heid to his game ; and dragged it back to the log-pile, while the two older men followed, holding back with their spikes the snapping pack, which increased in numbers every instant. Four wolves were knocked sprawling, and yet when the three men had reached the log-pile with the deer, the whole savage crowd was pressing upon three sides, snap ping. yelping, bounding over one anoth er, and back and forth as blows were aimed at them. It began to look to the men as if it would be a fight for life. The biggest and boldest of the pack did not hesitate to leap directly at the loggers, with vicious snaps of the te.eth that sounded like the clicking of s> many pairs of shears, and yet the brutes were care ful to keep beyond the swing of the 1 clubs. Perry, however, while the I jtliers were lighting, succeeded in drag- I ging his venison to the top of the pyra- j mid. 'Lipli and Perry's father then sprang 1 upon the logs, and climbed to the lop of the pile where tiie boy now stood. 1 One hardy wolf Immediately followed | with a jump, alighting on the lower j logs; but a downward sweep of 'Lipli's I handspike knocked him heels over 1 bead, and sent him limping aud howl ing away with a broken leg. This had the effect of intimidating the pack from making any Immediate attempt to rush upon the loggers. The wolves—'Llph counted 38 or ihem—squatted about, licked their jawk anxiously. j>r shifted back and forth os If tempted to make a leap upon the iogs. Tiie besieged stamped about upon the (op of their pyramid, shouted and waved their clubs to scare the beasts. But the gaunt horde, desperate with pressed about the log-heap on all sides with snapping Jaws and eyes that, even in the deepening twUight. gleamed ferociously. Aside from Immediate danger at th ■ Jaws of the brutes, the situation of the men soon became most uncomfort able, for the night was coining on with a cutting wind from the north, and their outer coats were all hanging upon the stump of the first big log they had rolled down to the heap a£- ter tliimer. Exposed as the.v were on lite brow of a bluff facing the north, the cold wind pierced to their bones the more Quickly because hi tugging at the logs, they had been sweating. "Something's got to be done!" shout ed Sir. Harbour to "Lipli, who was still making demonstrations at the wolves. "Something's got to b? done or I'll freeze plumb to death, let alone being eat up by these vermin!" 'Lipli turned about. "Tell ye what," said he, "let's fling that fawn down the bluff, and while they're chawing it up we'll run for home." Kven Perry, who had been so fool hardily anxious to save his game, saw llie wisdom of this plan, and seized the hind legs of the fawn to assist 'Llph. Together they swung the deer to and fro. once, twice, three times, and as it weighed not more than 00 or TO pounds, they llung it several yards down over the brink before it struck the smooth, steep surface, where it slid rapidly for some distance. The whole surrounding pnek of wolves had been jumping back aud forth with expectancy as they watched 'Lipli and Perry heaving the swaying body of the deer: and now the horde rushed all together pell-mell down the bluff in the wake of the carcass, orer hauling it. pouncing upon it.and piling upon and over each other iu their des perate eagerness, a confused and scrambling mass of jaws, legsand tails. As the loggers, immensely relieved at the sight, craned their necks to look down at the turmoil, an inspiration came to 'Llph. "They're square below us!" he cried. "Lei's give 'em a log. It'll smash th • whole crowd!" With the backwoodsman's quick in stinct for action, the three sprang to gether back of the top log. a 20 foot cut nearly three feet in diameter. The elder Barbour and 'Lipli thrust their handspikes into the crevice and got a "bite" against the lower log, and Perry in his eagerness heaved with his shoul der for want of a spike. A steady pres sure upon flie ends of their levers raised the big log above the level of Its opposite and lower neighbor, aud an extra heave tilted it over. From the top of the log-pile the great trunk plunged.' going over the brink of the bluff straight down upon the struggling pack, as if discharged from a catapult. The clamor and struggle of the piled-up mob of wolves prevent ed them from seeing or hearing, until tiie huge missile bounced directly among them. Then the destruction, the howls, tiie bounds of the survivors'. 'Lipli said it was "like striking your fist into a tin plate full of parched corn." Those animals which had es caped crushing leaped and scrambled in every direction, frightened out of their wits, some of them darting off over tlie brush and debris into the woods on either hand, and others plung ing with tremendous springs directly down the roll-way. the log bumping and booming close upon their heels, with a noise and rush that might well haw scared the boldest of auitnals. To the hindmost of these wolves a curious thing happened. He was over taken. and the log rolled over him and left him kicking. Then he scram- < bled to his feet and tied howling along the side-hill. lie had been overtaken ; just above a hollow that contained considerable snow, and into this lie had been pressed deeply. The triumphant logmen gazed long enough to discover that seven dead wolves lay scattered about the carcass j of the deer, and that an eighth, severe- j ly hurt, was dragging itself toward a brush-pile. Then they set to and ! hen red over log after log, until six had gone booming and crashing down j the bluff. Then, fearing that the pack, j which was still very numerous, might ! return when their logs were exhaust- j etl, they picked up their coats and the 1 gun and hurried across the bluff, 1 making a slight circuit to keep high, ; clear ground in getting to their camp. ! They saw no more wolves that night, 1 however. They did not return to the scene of their exploit until the next morning, when they found the pack had re turned some time in the night, and cleaned the bones of the fawn. Seven dead bodies of big. gray wilves lay close about untouched, and the wound ed one was also found dead under a brush-pile.—Youth's Companion. Tim Diamond'* Origin. The dispute among geologists as tft j the origin of the diamond seems to [ have been settled by Professor Bonney ! in a paper r. ad recently befo:e the l!o,-- al society. In the localities from which the previous supply had been drawn, both iu India and in Brazil, the gem occurred, Ike a pebbl \ in c. rtain gravel, ly materials, but had not been traced back to any rock that gave an indica tion of its genesis. But soon after the discovery of diamonds In river sands on the Orange and Waal rivers, iu South Africa, they were found In a peculiar material, not of a superficial character. At first, extremely incohe rent and of a brownish buff color, it assumed, as the miners (lug deeper, a dull dark greenish or bluish tint, and became harder. 1 u this stuff which they called "yellow ground" and b!ue ground." according to its color. lay the diamonds, together with several other minerals, such as garnet, various iron ores, olivine, angite, and its allies. Dig ging was begun nearly .'U> years ago. at first uusystematlcally; but from I these early efforts the great diamond- j mining industry has been developed, and the excavations have been carried near Klmlieiley to a depth of more thmi 1400 feet. Here the rook bus become so much more aolld that It is at first about as hard as c r diuary limestone.—Loudou Standard. THS H©[©T& Of= PASHtGN. New York City.—Shallow square yokes make the feature of the latest imported gowns. The chic May Mail ton bodice illustrated shows its use to WOMAN'S FANCY WAIST. T ad vantage, and also the smart effect obtained by bands of narrow black velvet. The design, which is suitable alike to costumes and odd waists, is taken from a model of white taffeta with Arabe lace, but would be effect ive In any of the pastel silks or in veil ing and similar wool materials. The foundation is a perfectly fitted lining. Including the usual pieces. The yolk portion is faced onto the back, but made separate in the front, where it is seamed to the right shoulder and neck and hooked over Into place. The waist proper is gathered at the front, beneath the collar and again at the waist, but it is plain across the shoul ders at the back and drawn down at the waist. The shaped collar is laid HISSES' FIVE-GORED BSXRT. over the seam and closes Invisibly at the left side: the full waist closes at the centre front, as does the lining, but the edges are concealed by the folds. < The high stock ls fitted with a dart and curves into the throat. The . sleeves are In one piece, the outer seam reaching only to the elbow, and the lace Is faced 011 to elbow depth. To cut this waist for a woman of medium size four and one-quarter yards of material twenty-one Inches wide, or two and three-eights yards forty-four Inches wide, will be re quired. Two Popular Skirt*. The five-gored skirt holds a perma nent place. It suits many materials as no other does, and is always relia ble. The May Manton model, shown in the large engraving, fits snugly over the hips, and can be arranged in in verted pleats or gathered at the back as preferred. It can include the cir cular flounce, or be left plain, but the design, as shown, is an excellent one. All heavy washable stuffs, such as duck pique and linen, are suitable, as well as cheviots and all the range : of early fall materials. To cut this skirt for a miss of four teen years of age, three yards of ma terial fifty inches wide, five and one half thirty-two inches wide, or six and three-quarters twenty-one inches wide will be required. The other pretty skirt shown in the large cut is of dotted swiss and is daintily trimmed with a straight gath ered frill of the material, edged with Valenciennes lace and Insertion that gives the fluffy effect now so fashion able. The frill is attached to the skirt by a band of the insertion, machine stitched on each edge, a second row being applied at an evenly spaced distance above. The material may be cut from underneath if a lacey effect Is desired. The skirt comprises four gores. lu the medium size the skirt meas ures nearly two and three-quarter yards at the lower edge, anil will re quire two and one-quarter yards of material thirty-two Inches wide, or one and one-quarter yards fifty Inches wide. If made without the ruffle. From one-half to three-quarters of a yard extra must be allowed for the ruffle. I which Is cut four and one-half inches ; wide. If trlnuned as Illustrated niue I yards of insertion and four and a half 1 yards of lace eri„lng will be required for the medium size. The Chtflon Neck Heart. The neck scarf of filmy chiffon, 01 soft silk, which was introduced so sue cessfully last winter for evening wear, lias become more and more favored, and now fashionable women have tliem for almost every thin gown. They are charming adjuncts to any evening gown, and of real utility in addition. The scarf costs a good deal when bought at the modish establish ments that alone have had them, but it may be made at home for a compar ative trifle. Three yards of chiffon, chiffonette, mousseline de sole or Lib erty satin, edged entirely with a knife pleated ruffle of the same, with or without lace, is all that is required. The Persian or floral designs in silk gauze are especially chic. Trimming or Orlentxl Clotli. Squares of Oriental cloth make s!yl« ish and inexpensive trimming for cloth gowns, if artistically used in combina tion with gold buttons, buckles or braid. These squares of Oriental em broidery, on coarse ecru cloth, can be bought for two or three dollars apiece, and hare until now been used only for house decoration, but this fall they will figure in vests, waistcoats, hats, revers and all the color touches of a dark costume. The Chatelaine Hun. The barbaric chatelaine, with Its score of jingling attachments, has been superseded entirely by the chate laine bag of metal or fancy leather, which holds the handkerchief, purse and trifling matters of that kind. They come in gold, silver, gun metal and imitations of all. Light Wrap For a Child. Without a light wrap that can be slipped 011 at ease 110 child's wardrobe is complete. The hottest days mean cool evenings, and changes in tem perature must be expected and find OIHL'S FOUn-OOKED SKIKT. one prepared. The very charming lit tle May Manton reefer illustrated, is made of heavy pique in a pretty shade of tan.and is trimmed with needlework. For all ordinary weather it supplies Just the necessary warmth, and can be laundered at need; but the same model is adapted to broadcloth, cheviot and all wool goods, and can be relied upon as up-to-date for fall wear. The loose double-breasted fronts are seamed directly to tlie back, so ensur ing a graceful tit. The sleeves are two-seamed and in coat style, with turned-up cuffs. The big collar, which is a feature in the pique, is cut on the sailor model at the back, but fits the throat at the front. The closing Is effected with big. handsome pearl buttons and button-holes. If desired, the sailor collar can be omitted, however, and the simple turn over one, shown in the outline, used. To make the reefer as represented, witli sailor collar, two and one-eighth yards of material thirty-two incites wide, or one nnd one-eighth fifty inches wide, will be required in the medium size. Witfiout sailor collar, one and five-eighths yards of thirty-two inch CHILD'S REHFRR. Inch material, with two and one-half yards of insertion and three and one half yards of embroidery, for trim ming, will be required. The Care of Film. When furs are left off they thoula be well beaten with a .smiill cane, then wrapped up in linen and brown paper with some camphor In small lumps, find put into boxes well closed. Warning for Housewives. Mildew siiouid be carefully watched for during the hot. huuiid weather. It is the most obstinate ot' all defile ments to get rid of. Prevention is far better than a cure. Do not allow gar ments to remain in a damp or wet con dition over night. To remove mildew mix equal parts of powdered borax and starch, and half as much salt, moisten the whole with lemon juice. Spread the mixture on the spot, and place the garment in the sun on the grass. Renew the mixture every morning until the stain is gone. To Remove Uult from Steel. Rust upon knives or other stee'i goods is difficult to remove. If very badly disfigured, rub with a fine file or sand-paper to take off the worst ot the roughness. Rub thoroughly with olive oil, and let the article stand 4S hours. At the end of this time rub again with oil and then with finely powdered, unslacked lime. This will prove effectual unless the article Ls very badly eaten: then there is noth ing that will restore the brightness. When one has nice steel knives, not in constant use, it is a good plan, before putting them away, to have them thoroughly dried, and then wipe the blades with an oiled cloth. Flower I>ecoratioim. It Is often possible to transform a commonplace little hall or landing window into an attractive nook by ju diciously contrived floral decorations. A dainty arrangement is made by throwing a length of Chinese em broidery over a bamboo roil fixed ac ross the window. The embroidery might lie in dull blue and gold tones, draped in a single big festoon at tlx' top of the casement, letting the rest of the stuff hang down one side of the window in graceful folds nearly to the floor. In front of this drapery is then placed a stand of carved Indian black wood, which supports a big Japanese bronze bowl, holding tall reeds and yellow iris. A long, narrow corridor may be greatly improved by fixing across it, near the ceiling, an imitation lance, and draping over it a length of soft velveteen, linen-plush or frieze velvet in a rich shade of golden brown. Im mediately in front of this should be, on an oaken stool, a tall brown stone pitcher, filled with small branches of trees, reeds, grasses and sprays of foliage. These should be grouped as effectively as possible. Winter table decorations are some times hard to arrange, as the variety is apt to be limited. Violets mixed with ivy leaves and some mo'ss covercd twigs in green Venetian glass bowls 011 a mat of pale mauve bro cade made a beautiful winter table decoration, especially if a few white chrysanthemums in taller vases of the same glass are Interspersed among them. i/fC(fS£ATc Roiled Salmon a la Moris—Wrap a two-pound steak of salmon i'i clean cloth and boil in water to cover, ad ding a slice of onion, a clove, eight peppercorns, six springs of parsley and two tablespoonfuls of vinegar. Roll 10 minutes and drain. Strain the liquor, thicken with a teaspoonful of cornstarch, add a tablespoonful of strained tomato and one of butter and half a teaspoonful of pepper, Ponr over fish and garnish with cress. Filbert Cup Pudding—Rutter well and dust Inside with sugar five or six small cups: till three-quarters full with the following mixture: Four tablespoon fuls of breadcrumbs, soaked in one cup of hot milk, two tablespoonfuls of ground rice, ditto of sugar, same amount of blanched and grated filberts and two eggs well beat en. Mix all thoroughly, set the cups in a pan of water and bake in a brisk oven for 30 minutes. Serve hot with custard or lemon sauce. Pickled Rlackberries—.Vine pounds of fruit, three and one-half pounds of sugar, one pint of cloves and cinna mon. Put the spices in a bag and boil them with the vinegar and sugar until a syrup is formed; then add the berries and cook 10 minutes. When done, skim the berries into a jar and boll the syrup down until there is just left to cover the fruit, then pour it over. When cold, tie a double fold of cloMi and a thick paper over the jar, or con while hot. Corn Cake—Sift together two ctip fuls of flour, one scant teaspoonful of sugar and two tablespoonfuls of bak ing powder. Scald one pint of corn meal with just enough boiling water to moisten, cover and let stand until cooled. Add three well-beaten eggs, two tablespoonfuls of butter, melted, the dry mixture and sufficient sweet milk to mix to a drop batter. Pour in to shallow well-greased pans so that the finished cakes will not be more than two inches thick and bake in a oven. Cheap and Unique flat Adornment. Mrs. Cash of Athol, Mass.. was at Brookside park lately when a l)ig bufit butterfly alighted on lier hat, took a fancy to It, and decided it would maki a nice spot for a butterfly home. Tho insect took possesion and began laying eggs, and has remained there ever since. Mrs. Cash wears the hat on the street and other public places an.l the butterfly with its neat attracts everyone's attention. Amelia K. llarr. xSmelia E. Barr. who has been the mother of fourteen children, has writ ten thirty-two books, prepared a pro fessor for Princeton college, and at three score years of age is a euper i picture of vitality—as fresh and sweet of heart as a young girl. Gold Medal Awarded Walter littlter & Co. PAKIS, Aug. 20—The Judges at the Paris Exposition* have just awarded a Hold medal to Walter Baker & Co., Ltd., Dorchester, Mass., U. S. A., for their preparations of cocoa and chocolate. This famous company, now the largest manufacturers of cocoa and chocolate in the world, have received the highest awards from the qreat international aud other exposi tions in Europe aud America. This is the third award from a Paris Expo sition. Cats and DOER in China. Blnek dogs and cats are the favor ites In China in the line of food, be cause when eaten in midsummer they are believed to insure health and strength. A French physician. Dr. Hervieux, lias made investigations that indicate flies spread smallpox. You will never find our Doc tor out. He is here to give advice without charge to those who need him —to those who don't, sometimes. He doesn't always recommend the Ayer medicines, because the Ayer medicines are not cure-alls." Perhaps if we tear a leaf fro in his correspondence it will show you what we mean. Here is a letter which came last March. " DE.VR DR. AYER : I want your advice for my little bey. He is getting very thin. He has no appe tite. He is fifteen years old. When he was four years old he had long fever, but his health was good until two years ago. Since then he is failing fast. The doctors here say he has the bronchitis. He spiu all the nme awful bad. The spits are big, thick, and white. Yours truly, Mrs. MARGARET MURPHY, March 30, 1900. Ktnbrae, Minn." And this is the way the Doc tor answered Mrs. Murphy: "DEAR MADAM: "We enclose our book on The Throat and Lungs, in which we trust you will find just the information you desire. "You should begin at once the use of this Cherry Pectoral for your son, giving it in moderate doses. Then procure some good preparation of cod-liver oil, as Scott's Emulsion, and give him that, as well. Pay particular attention to his diet, giving him such nourishing foods as rare steak, lamb chops, good milk, eggs, etc. Above all, keep him out of doors all that the weather permits. There is nothing that will do him more good than plenty of fresh air. Let him live out of doors all that is possible. By carrying out these general suggestions we shall hope to hear soon that your son is improving in every way. Very truly yours, April 5, 1900. J. C. AYER." You see, it wasn't only the Ayer medicines that we recom mended. The first idea of the Doctor was to cure that boy. The result is told in this letter: "DEAR DR. AYER: "My little boy has improved so much since I received your advice that I want to write and tell you how thankful I am. "When I first wrote you, on March 30, he only weighed 50 pounds, but now he weighs 82 pounds; and all this gain since the Bth of April, when J first began to follow your directions. " Please let me thank you again for what you have done for my boy. July 17, 1900. MARGARET MURPHY. Perhaps it was the cod liver oil; perhaps it was the Cherry Pectoral. Probably it was both. But, more than either, it was the good, sound advice the Doctor gave in the first place. We are here to serve you in just the same way, and we will tell you the medi cine for your case or tell you what medicines to avoid. Five out of ten of our cor respondents need a doctor rather than a prepared medi cine, and we tell them so. If the doctors only knew it, we are working with them every day. J. C. AYER COMPANY, Practical Chemists, Lowell, Mu>. Ayer'a Saraaparilla Ayer'a Hair Vigor Ayer'l Pillt Ayer'a Cherry Pector.il Ayer'a Agse Cure Ayer'a Comatone i Th»ap»tii'» EftWattr
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