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; 1,.z l‘ __â€"_â€"â€"_â€"â€"._ ‘WRECKEB l! TEE RIPlllS. â€"â€"â€"- further Particulars of the Steamboat Ao- cident on the St. Lawrence. The Colombian, With Two Hundred Amer- ican Tourists on Board. Becomes l’n- maaageahle While Shooting Cedar Bap- Ms, and Is Dast an annuity Islandâ€"- Passengers Bwapecn a Brldze of‘l‘rcea -~'flse Vessel Probablya Total Loss. Therpassengers of the Richelieu and On- tario avigation Company’s new steamer Columbian, which recently ran aground in the Cedar Rat-ids, relate a thrilling story of their experience. The Columbian, which was on her way from Kingston to Montreal, had about two hundred tourists on board. Everything went well until the steamer struck Cedar Rapids. When about half way through the rapids the chains connecting with the steam steering gear suddenly broke. Pilot Ouel- lette at once connected the hand-steering ear, but to his consternation thisalso broke. ' he boat was darting down the rapids at the rate of between fifteen and twenty miles an hour, but Ouellette ordered all steam on. This was done to keep the steamer from go- ing broadside on the current and rolling over. Under the impetus the Columbian made with the rapidity of a railroad train straight toward a little island in the rapids known as Crane Island. Not a passenger on board knew what had occurred. None realized how closely they were to eternity. Indeed, most of them thought that it was part of the programme to take them so close to the island, and that before reaching it the steersman would sheer the boat ofi‘ and she would continue on her way down THE BOILING RAPIDS. Suddenly a crunching sound was heard as the keel of the steamer grated along the rocks. The Colombian had gone ashore in the centre of the dangerous Cedar Rapids. As soon as the fact became known there was general alarm on board, but no panic occurred. Perhaps the easiness with which the Columblan struck had something to do with- this. There was no sudden shock; the steamer was simply forced upon the shelving, though rocky bottom, raising the hull several feet out of the water. Investi- gation showed that the Columbian had not sprung a leak. The terrific current, runnin like a mill sluice, caught the stern an swung the vessel broad side to the island. If she had not been hard aground the cur- rent would have carried her off the island and swept her helplessly down the rapids. When the passengers realized the situa- tion great anxiety was expressed to reach the land, as it was feared that the steamer might at any moment he carried down by the current. A rope bridge to the island was at first suggested, but finally a tem- porary bridge was made by cutting down two trees. Hawscrs were thrown out to file shore and the Columbian was held safe in ' mm PERILOUS rosrrrox. About one-half the passengers went ashore by the bridge. There were three islands to be crossed before they could reach the main land. Between two of the islands the native boatmen transferred the passengers, and the trip was an experience that few of them will ever forget. \Vhen the main land was; reached the party was made as comfortable for the night as possible under the circumstances, and next day the Navigation Company sent up the steamer Bohemian to take them to Mon- treal. Among the passengers of the Colum- bian were: James K. Cam ion and Thomas R. Myres of New York, ‘amuel E. Cavin and A. Mooney of Philadelphia, J. M. Sea- vitt and wife and A. 1’. B. Bates of Brooklyn. Mr. Cuvin, one of the passengers, told the following story : “ We had all been reading graphic escriptions of how in shooting the rapids the best would seem to be going ashore as on an island, and then b skilful steering would vcer into the channe . then we noticed the steamer bearing directly u n the island upon which we wore wreck- e it seemed as though the printed descrip- tions were perfectly true, but it. an instant the sound of the bottom crunching upon the rocks, the sight of ' the bowsprit in among the treetops on the shore, and the sudden stoppage of the vessel at once pro- duced a general alarm among the passengers. Fortunately it was only momentary, as the nearncss of the shore had a reassuring effect. Before the excitement had subsided a French Canadian, a perfect giant in build, and a companion standing on the shore were waiting to catch the line thrown from the la mer, and make A ROPE BR] DG 3 n on which the gun ways were thrown out. The crew immediate y ran for the shore with their axes and cut a passage through the forest to the shore, where small boats could reach and carry us 06' in safety. They then felled two large pine trees, about eighty feet long, which were stripped of their branches and thrown across the stream, from the shore to the steamer, upon which a permanent bridge was erected. In the midst of all the excitement the big French Canadian, by his strength and activ- ity, elicited many expressions of admira- tion. If our experience had ended there nothing but praise could be said of him and his companions, who came throngiug to the island in their small boats, shooting the turbulent waters with inimitable skill. But it became necessary for us to cross two channels. about half a mile wide, before we rifle in 9, filthy condition." could reach the mainland. Notwithstand- ing, that the officers of the boat has assured the boatmsn that every charge would be settled by the company they took us to the most dangerous places, and then, when out of reach of authority, demanded compensa- tion at the rate of $1 per head. They re- fused to land us until we paid, and threaten- ed even rsonal violence. On one occasion, when a t load of thirty people was strug~ filing in the stream, these men jumped from sir boat into the swift current, flowing up to their waists, and, holding the boat, de~ manded t each passenger pay $1 before the wou d put them ashore.” i ’. Dissauer of New York, another of the rangers, was loud in. his praises of uve, the leader of the French Canadian rescuers. He said that this man proved in until that time. himself last night to be a marvel of muscu- lar strength and practical engineerin skill. only it used to be my mother who did the ,1 “Under his leadershi " said DeEsauer, kicking." one' “the other men built c bridge from the boat to the shore as well as any trained bod of military men could have done it. In act I think they didit butter, for 1 cup- pose they were all Canadian voyagenrs ac. l costumed to constructing rafts and binding ‘ HOUSEHOLD. IfI Were Pair- . If I were fair! If I had little hands and slender feet, If to my checks the color rich and sweet Game at sword and faded at a frown: If I had clinging curls of burnish'd brown: If I had dreamy eyes aglow with smiles. And girlish limba and pretty girlish wilesâ€" lf 1 Were fair, Love would not turn aside, Life's pram, so narrow. would be broad and w; c, all kinds of timber together. At all events they served us well, and the story of ex- tortion circulated against them in most on- just. They asked a dollar apiece from the passengers, and I think it waalittle enough, for they worked to their waists in water for hours. The Colombian, which was a new steam- cr, commenced runninu a few weeks ago. She was built in New York and cost $200.- 000. She went from New York to New- In were mix-z foundland With relief for the fire victims, If I were fair, Perhaps like other maidens 1 might hold A true heart‘s store of tried and tested gold Love mite on Beauty, though sweet Love 0 )‘s The mystic witchery of her shy ways. If I were f.:lr my years would seem so few: Life would unfold sweet pictures toniy view, r If I were fair! and then came on to Montreal and was put on the upper St. Lawrence route. It is feared that she will be a total loss as it will he extremely difiicult to get her off the rocks at the island owiu to the difficulty of working in the swift current. Tugs with wrecking apparatus have been sent to the scene and efforts will at once he made to If I were fair, Perhaps the baby, with a scream ofjoy. To clas my nook would throw away its toy. And hi 6 its dimples in my shinin hair. Bewilder'd by the maze of glory t ere! But nowâ€"O! shadow of a young girl's face: Uncolor'd lips that Puln'a cold fingers trace : You wlill not blame the child whose w.‘e hands c one, Not on the blighted bud. but on the rose So rich and fair. float the steamer. BITS OF NATURAL HISTORY. Bovusboro, Md, has a pink cup cactus containing 198 flowers in. full bloom. A tree in China yields a substance like tallow, and candles are made from it. . If I were four. PNfessor Stirling. English naturalist, l O l justalittle fair, with some soft touch has found fifty species of electric fish. About my face to glorify it much! . If no one shunn'd my presence or my kiss. TWO little “hands: 231mm” and Pelllbau My heart would almost brcuk beneath its bliss. furnish four-fifths of the cloves consumed 'Tis said each pilgrim shall attain his goal, by the world. And perfect light shall flood each blindcdsoul, , , When day's flush merges in snnsot’a bars. Insects are destroying whole forests In And night is here. And then beyond the stars Virginia, and among other trees the fa- Ishall be fair! mous Pope’s pine. EnrrnRU'rrnn. Field mice are invading Great Britain to "" "T such an extent that farmers have asked Presemnz- G°Vemment Pmtealom Preserving with sugar, pound for pound, Liqueurs are simply pure alcohol flavored is not ex:cnsively practiced now, most with aromatic and other principles derived ! people preferring the simpler and more from plants and flowers. healthful mode of canning with a small A an“ deposit, extending over an area quantity of sugar; still. there are 'some of 1,000 acres, is said to have been recently things that are better for the followmg of f0“ din E t 1-0 -1 th f C ‘ . this mode. I think there is no frut more n gyp ’ 3 ml es 50“ 0 am delicious than the strawberry, either fresh or preserved ; yet there is none about which 'the housekeeper feels more uncertain. It is something that cannot be preserved with- A dog shut in a schoolhouse neur Sham- oken,Pa., devoured an $18 map and de- stroyed half the furniture in his hungry "ge' . out plenty of sugar. The "131.98 tree» .1?th grows 1“ Phe deg?“ If one'wishes to preserve the pineapple of Australia, provrdes the inhabitants wrth l by cooking, care must, be taken that it is water. They draw motsture from the roofs. not exposed to a, high temperature for any The laughing jackass, when warning his length of time, as cooking burdens and feathered mates that daybreak is at hand, - darkens the fruit. utters a cry resembling a group of boys, Slice or shred and put in an eathern dish. shouting, whooping and laughing in a wild Use one-fourth to three-fourthsofa poundof chorus. Sugar to each pound of fruit. Let it stand A resident of Indiana caught a Young all night, for what spoils the.strawberry crane in the woods near Hall’s creek on’m‘l’mv‘” the Pulmpl’le' Tum mm 9‘ P'e‘ Monday. The crane was prevented from - servmg kettle and heat slowly ; their skim. by a live mussel shell, which was ; Cook but two minutes, then seal in Jars. fnstened to its foot. ' All fruits are prepared for preserving in Princeton has two l trees which were I sugar the same as for canning. , Then a rich {syrup is madeâ€"four pounds of sugar to s. planted prevmus to the declaration of in- pint of water_and the fruit is simmered in dependence‘ The sycamores in the den 5 . it until tender and clear. Such fruitas yard were Planted m 1767’ by Order Of the ' quinces and hard pears should be cooked tiusgcbes, to cqhmmemoratc the rcsxstance to until tender before being put in the syrup 8‘ amp 8“: I . . . I Some kinds of fruit are better for having ’lomadoes originate "1 the "09mg: and ' the sugar added to them when partially . . . . I , ar°?h1eflyf°“nd 1“ five lmfihtlesfâ€"the “refit ‘ cooked, while others should always have it Indies, Bengal bay and the Chinese 003v“: I added the moment they are placed on the north of the equator, and In the South In- ' fire, Again, one kind is better for “and. dim 0“an OE Madagascar, 311d “1 the ' ing for hours in the sugar, while others smith P3431110, he" Samoan should not have the sugar touch them until A curious spot has been noticed as the , they are ready to g0 01131116 fire- There are - selection of a pair of wagtails for the ; a few fruits winch are far better without [propagation ‘of their species. This is on i sugar than with it. .This is the case with the railway near Stanton, Eng, .where a the prune, With Which..8ugar should never : nest is to be found in the hollow of a be put; 1009:. Slow C0058}! serving to de- . sleeper on the main track, over which some- velop a fine rich flavor. _ [thing like a dozen or more trains pass in a PRUNES AND CRANBERRIES are more day. often badly cooked than any other fruit. Those who always use French prunes will find the California prune has as good flavor Another Serious Outbreak- if cooked properly. \Vash one pound of . prunes and put into one quart of water; a we": brake out the “Change editor’ add no sugar - cook slowly three hours it ' . , s a“ M once' perhaps you can ten the differ Cranberry sauce is seldom found half ' - st ' . ence’ 81" b ween a tunnel and a lame 0f made either at finely-kept houses, hotels or absence that has ex ired.” . . . . u The one is a bogey retorted the finam ' rests urants. You Will find it either purple cial editor, in a tone of loud defiance, “ and and tong!" “mum sour or halfsugar' Cm“- the other gives you a tired feeling, The berries Should have ”' Pim-I °f sugar to 9‘ band will now play ‘ Annie Lauâ€"J ” I quart of berries. Put a scant pint of water “ Shucks ! You’re not within a. thousand ' in the saucepan, then one quart of cran- milcs of it. I knew you couldn’t guess it. I flying berries, put the pint of sugar on top, When The difference is_n the berries begin to boil skim, then crush “ Hold on i” snorted the financial editor. them against the side of the dish. _ Cook in A mm that can't guessa cheap little cow rapidly about ten minutes. No other undrum like thatâ€"” method will give as good satisfaction. “ How do you know it’s a cheap conun- These last two suggestions do not come drum 1," exclaimed me exchange can”, ex_ under preserving, butlnsethem to illustrate citcdly. the fact that the treatment that makes one . , . . . K . ' h . Iqi‘liild? tkyou “,5.” to give It “my JuSt uow' digifdbfafiie:allelellmnbllolieelpreserved for r c 0 now . . . . t f hl - - t “ 1MP“ ’ 3”“ 8”" WWW“ my "Ymg- 312$ filibfifigfidei’uifi.difffiié 3351?. 0 1y flavored. " The difference,” mused the financial THE Sscns'rs or JELLY MAKING.â€"-In no editor, “between a tunnel and aâ€"and a _ what '2" department of preservmg does the house- " A leave of absence that has expired," keeper feel less sure of the results than in " Well, now, I put it to you. if that isn’t jelly_msking. so much depends upon the about the stupidestâ€"hold o‘n ! I’ve not it. condition 0f the imit- Th" 15_ more pf‘O' One is out at the endings and the other is nounced in the case of small fruit than With the end of the outingsâ€"’ the larger kinds. M Na“, p, ejaculated the exchange edltor' . “’heu currants are over-ripe or have been supremely disgusted. “ The one is an ex. picked after aram, the result of using them cavation and the other is an cur-vacation 2” Will be uncermin- , Perh3P3.W° DOtice it It was a warm day and the financial edi. more with this fruit than With any other tor fainted dead away. because it is so generally used for jelly. An __ understanding of the properties of fruit Soon Discovered mm which forms the basis of jellies may help _ the housekeepers to a better knowledge of Ate. musketry can? in Scotland a arty the conditions and methods essential to of recruits were para ing for firing. Vhen success. the officer was inspectin the ranks, he told Pectin, which forms the basis of vegetable a corporal to examine t e rifles of the rear jellies, isasubstauce which, in its composi- rank. tion, resembles starch and gum. It gives The corporal did so and found a man to the juices of fruits the property of gels- with avery dirty rifle. He would listen to tinizing. A housekeeper knows that the no excuse, but brought the man up before longer starch is boiled the thinner it grows the officer, saying, “ Sir, this man has his as in the case of cornstarch used for thick- ening or for moulds. Pectin is in its best The officer examined the rifle himself, when the fruit is just ripe ; better a little and asked the man if he was not ashamed of under-ripe than over-ripe. When boiled himself, and was about to give him an extra for a loa time it looms its gelatinous prop- pnrade when the man said, “ I was in a erty and was of a gummy nature. urry this morning,’sir, and I fetched out These facts show the importance of using the wrong 0n¢-" fruit that is but just ripe and freshly picked, “ Oh, indeed," said the officer. “ Find aswell as the need of care not to overcook out who owns this rifl-, corporal, and the juice. fetch him up." To make current jelly pick the fruit free Imagine the discomfiturc of the corpora] from stems; put it intoa preserving kettle when he had to acknowledge that the rifle without water, crush with a wooden vegeo was his own. table masher ; stir until hot when the juices ---â€"-- will come readily from the fruit. Pour into The Kim: on}! He’d chanted. a cheese cloth and drain without pressing “ . _ or put into a flannel ba . For every pint _ M!“- G“?“ 3 °,“" lull!“ in“? churned of juice allow apint 0 sugar. Heat the ""09 '0 W?“ ’P‘V’“ i “‘0” Y0“ ,MV" sugar in a pan inthe Oven, stir often not left. mo nuul midngght. now you don t set allowing it to brown. Put the juice in the kettle and when it ins to boil stir in the sugar, let it just boi u and the jelly is Have some tumb or: heated by roll- ing them in hot water ; wipe them on the . . d . ‘ Mr. Balfour, M. P.. when addressixég filly?“ in a pan of warm water, turn public meetings, spooks it the “to 0! 1 Put a paper on the jelly and over that tie words per minute. 1mm barring Mr. Gray-â€"-" My hours arejust the same, One form of preserves which is most useful, convenient and whole some should be more generally adopted than it is ; namely, the caun ng of fruit juice for creams, ices, drinks, etc. Certainly, every housekeeper ought to preserve enough of the juices of the strawberry, raspberry, peach, apricot, grape, etc, for her own use. They can be preserved with or without sugar, but I thoul always advocate sugar. Poultry in Summer.“ The hot weather of July and August affects the poultry as much as human beings or the farm animals, and unless they have appropriate quarters andfeed they will f re- quently contract diseases, or go moping around as if all ambition was lost. It 13 a poor practice to be levied: with the grain in summer. It is too heating, and the birds willsufi'er more from the heat than if fed more generally on green vegetables, fruits and grass. The blood becomes so heated on such a diet that the fowls are daily subjected to a strain upon their systems that is injurious. It is a bad time to fatten fowls for the markets, for attempts to do this often result in their death. Corn especially should be fed scantily, wheats and oats being better for a general diet. If they have plenty of range on the farm, it is only necessary to feed them grain once or twice a day. Fruit and vegetables fed to them the first thing in the morning are very beneficial, and they wrll soon pick up enough worms and bugs to supply their bodies with all the food essential. At ni ht just before sundown throw the grain own for them, and let them eat before retiring. A constant supply of cool, fresh water is essential in hot weather as appropriate food. Our fowls suffer more from the lack of this than anything. We fill up the pans or drinking troughs once a day,and make them last for 24 hours. But the water gets hot and dirty before night, and the chickens will not drink it. unless forcef to from sheer thirst. If a running brook is not at hand for them, replenish the drinking bowls sev~ eral times a day, morning, .ncon and night. Drinking (voter soon becomes contaminated, and it soils the pan so that it will need washing out frequently with water and a few drops of carbolic acid. If there are any stagnant pools or ponds of water from the manure heap they should be fenced in so that the birds cannot get at them: These often brecd disease in hot weather that it is difficult to cmtrol. Then we have in hot weather the thou- sand and one bugs and lice that make the lives of the chickens miserable. They live upon the blood of the birds, and gradually suck out their life blood unless they are controlled. The mites and lice make life as miserable for the chickens as so many mosquitoes and green flies would for man, if he were shut up in a room with them, and no means of destroying them. They irritate the chickens in hot weather and cause a decided depression in/their ener- gies. Yet they can easily be controlled and the chickens protected. A little fresh, strong insect powder dusted over the feath- ers Will quickly dispose of the lice, and the mites can be controlled with a little kero- sene sprayed on the roots. Repeat this operation two or three times during the hot weather, and it will make a vast difference with the health of the fowls. When hot weather has passed the young chickens will be fattened for the 'Fall markets, and it is very essential that they should be in good health at the beginningâ€"[Annie 0. Web- ster. ' V A Clever Trick.“ A very good story is told of a Lancashire collier whose name was Jack o’ Bills. Jack had very drunken habits. He earned good wages, but spent most of them at the Bull- dog Inn. As a consequence of this his wife and family had to suffer from want of food. One night, after a drunken spree with his mates, he went home. Pulling out of his pockets to. pound of beefsteak, a pound of onions, and a twopenny muffin, he com. mended his wife to cook them for his supper and throwinghimsclfdown in his chair he fell asleep. Whilst his wife was cooking these dainties, the children (who had been sent to bed supperless), hearing the sweet music of the frying pan. and also smelling a sweet savour, came creeping down stairs, and ask- ed if “ feyfher had brought ought to lieyt.” The mother’s was touched at the a pear- ance of her children. Suddenly a right idea struck her. Turning to her also ing husband, she said, “ I’ll sarve thee sic a trick to-nest as tho. were never sarved i’ thi life before.” She then divided amongst her children the whole of the steak, onions and muflin. and sent them to bed. Then she dipped her fingers in the gravy which was left, rubbed her husbands lips with it, and placed the empty plate and knife and fork by his side on the table. After a little little while he awoke, and, turning to his wife, he said : “ Where's my supper?" “ Thi supper 1” said his wife in a voice of affected surprise. “ Thi supper ! Con't'na expect thi supper twice o’er? Lick thi lips, mon." Jack, after having licked his lips and no- ticed the empty plate, said, in a tone of satisfaction, “ Eh, I'd forgeta’n ut- I’d had it.” Which is The Largest Island in The World ? Apart from Australia (with its area of nearly three million square miles) which, although an island, is now classed by all geographers as a continent, New Guinea is the largest island in the world. New Guin- ea is an irregularly shaped island separat- ed from Australia by the shallow island- studded Torres Strait, eighty to ninety miles in width in its narrowest part. It is disposed in the direction from north-west to south-east, just south of the equator, and its greatest length is about 1,500 miles, and its greatest width 480 miles, giving a totalarea estimated at 318,000s uare miles. New Guinea is divided between t rec Europ- ean countries ; the area of the Dutch section being 158,000 square miles, with an esti- mated popnlatiou of 200,000 : that of the British section 90,000 square miles, with an estimated population of 135,000 ; and that of the German section 70,000 square miles. with an estimated pulstion of 100,030. The next largest ' ands are Borneo, with an area of 286,000souare miles : Madagascar, with 230,000 square miles, and Sumatra, with 130,000 square miles. Seven counties in Western Texas have refused to issue a marriage certificate to a boy fifteen years of age and a widow forty years old with thirteen children. .m use m was massr. The Observations eta Canadian mare:- Whlle Tending Ills Traps. Fnsnsmcmx, N. B., Aug. 20,â€"lhrry Braithwaite, a famous trapper, and his partner, Peter Pringlc, came out of the woods last week with $1,200 worth of furs, the product of their work in ~the winter and spring months. They killed 16 boars, ‘24 foxes, ‘24 otters, 4-} minks, 98 marteus (or sable), 2‘2 lynx, 18 beavers, 1‘20 mtiskrats, S moose, and 12 caribou. The line of traps was seventy miles in length. Probabl no man In eastern Canada has made a c our study of forest life than Braithwaite. “ Speaking of bears," he said, “It has al- ways been a royal to me why they do nor increase in nurn rs in our Canadian woods. They breed ra idly, live to a very old age, are unmolested‘ by other animals and seldom molested by man, at the bear population is on the decline. ‘wo winters a o I hitupon an explanation that astonish- me greatl and taught me how little I knew about a. I found that old bears, especially she bears, when food is scarce, frequently devour their young. I had often seen she bears in the spring that had ap- parently lost their cubs, but I never knew‘ how or why. During the past two cars, however, I have closely investigate the subject, examined the stomachs of old bears, &c., and in a number of cases have discovered undoubted evidence that the cube have been eaten. I believe that such cases among carnivorous birds and animals are more common than heretofore supposed. For instance, this winter I saw a large Arctic owl tearing away at its prey on the edge ofa thicket. I went to t 0 spot and found that the meal consisted of the remains of another owl that had been slain in com- bat. - “It used to be my opinion that a bear would not tackle a man unless wounded or badly cornered, but they are very danger- ous if surprised. A year or two ago, while cruising for lumber, 1 almost stopped upon a she been; before I’saw her. She rose on her bind feet and tried to grapple with me. I had no weapon, not even a knife.’ I look- ed her steadily in the eyes and backed away slowly. She followed me about ten minutes, growling and sun ping her teeth in a most vicious manner am trying to get behind me, but when I would make a move toward her cubs she would rush toward them and give me a brief breathing at ell. At last I reach- ed the edge of a litt e clearing, and she wheeled and made off through the woods. I did not feel much afraid while the beer was after me, but when she left I sat down and it was half an hour before I had strength enough to walk. Since then I have not had the confi dence I used to have in scrimmage: with bears. “I t is believed by many that two varie- ties of the black bear are to be found in the Canadian and New England forests, one naunt and long and the other stout and lost active. I am convinced that this is a mis' take. Bears (lifler in their habits and dis position, but they belong to the same spe- cies. Some are like hogs in their habits, subsisting mainly on roots, grass, and her- ries, While otheisare fond of game. A beat will occasionally vary his diet with a menu of fresh fish. I have known them to fre- quent the outlets of lakes. where trout and suckers congregate in very warm weath~ er to cool themselves, and scoop the fish out with their paws. The hide of the black bear is sometimes eightfeet in length. The largest in our pile this spring measured seven feet six inches. The best way to catch bears is with a steel trap . it takes a good deal of time to construct a deadfall proper- ly, undif the bear is very large he is pretty sure to escape. I have caught them fre- quently with the marks of the dendfall u n them. They are the most valuable ur- bearing animals we have except the silver gray fox, wnich is very rare. A bear has much more sense than he is generally cre ited with. \Vhen he has committed any depredation he seems instinctively to know that some sort of a trap will be pre- pared for him. If he has killed a sheep he never approaches it again without reconnai- tering the spot, walking around it and get- ting squarely to leeward, so as to detect the presence of man. “I am unable to say why the black cat is called a fisher. I have never known him to do an fishing; and, in fact, he belongs un- mists. ably to the marten family. Otters have every keen sense of smell. I was travo elling up the Miramichi River last winter when I saw one acting very strangely a lit- tle way ahead. He mounted a. mound of snow, shoved his nose in the air and sniffed about as though suspecting danger. Ho re- eated that action several times. On the sat occasion he made a race for the water and disappeared under the ice. There was an air hole some rods below where he went down, and I thought it likely that he would show himself there. He did so, and I shot him. " I then kept on up stream and about half a mile above met In partner, Pringie, coming down. The win was blowing down stream, so it is evident that the otter must have scented Prirgle fully a mile away. “ Foxes are gifted with miraculous powers of scent. They will locate and dig u a small piece of frozen meat covered vnth our feet of snow. I have known them to catch the scent or buried bait a quarter of a mile off and to wheel in their tracks and make directly for it. Last fall Pringlc caught a beaver in one of his traps, but the trap was not properly fastened, and the beaver made off with it. In the following March Pringlo noticed thata fox had dug a hole six feet deep through a snowhank near where the beaver was lost. the snow was frozen hard, and the fox had been unable to get down any deeper. Pringle dug out the hole and found his beaver with V the trap attached and no worse for its long imprisonment. “There are, I believe, no wolves now in New Brunswick. though the deer are coming in so fast from Maine and the Canadas that they may be expected to follow them. It is many years since the catamount, or Indian devil, has been seen in this province. Moose and caribou are increasing in numbers. The best time for shooting them is the last weeks of Sep' tember and first weeks of October, during therutting moon. The immense antlers which grow on the moose in the summer season and drop off in November are a great impediment to the animal lll travelling our forests. The duign of nature seems to be to protect the cow moose from two ardent attentions. The now moose can penetrate thickets where the male is unable to follow.’ Only one couple in 11,500 live to celebrsta their golden wedding. At the bottom of the holo‘ s AAA_M.A“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A .AA - 2. - _ A'AHA‘ A -