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The Seaforth News, 1931-01-01, Page 7Dinosaurs Were Great Travellers Footprints Found in Far North Five Distinct Species' Identified by Tracks •Measuring from Six to 25 Inches in Length Discovered by Dominion Explorer in-B.C.—Mounds for National Museum Ottawa. -Far up the Peace, River, in British Columbia, among the foothills of the Rocky Mountains C;_ M:SStern- berg; Canadian Government palaeon- tologist, has discovered the footprints of dinosaurs, huge reptiles that,roan- ed`,Over parts of the North American eentinent millions of years ago,: It .is the most northerly point in the .world where dinosaurs are known to; have. existed and their discovery throws. considerable' new light on the life habits of these prehistoric animals. Over 400 ,tracks were found in the rooks, made .by at least live distinct species of.dinosaurs. They rangefrom. aix.inches in length to 25 in0ltes. The largest tracks were, made by an animal at least 35 feet long and thesmallest by a -creature about 12 feet long. Mr. Sternberg -prepared .moulds of,some of $lie tracks and these show the, largest to be practically two feet square and stink into the rock' about seveu: inches. Although the whole district was hunted thoroughiy,'no -dlposaur eggs were discovered, Ouch as Roy Chap- man Andrews unearthed in Mongolia some time ago, . - The, spot where the discovery .was - ,made was close to. the Hudson• Hope on the Peace River, about 475 miles north of the international boundary The greatest deposit of 'dinosaur bones and skeletons. in Canada is near the Red Deer River in Alberta. Strangely enough, although there are plenty of hones there only one track has been discovered. Mr. Sternberg removed -the rock con- taining some of the'. more perfect tracks for preservation in the Nation- al Museum. in Ottawa. Iron Theory To Be King and Queen Probed by Province Differ Over 'Phone To Ascertain Value of De- posits on Bank of Matta - gam i River, Known for the Last 25 Years Toronto. •- Immediate commence- ment of "diamond-drilliag ;operations at Grand Rapids, on the Mattagami River. 60 miles north of Cochrane to !prove or• d1s rove the' value of the iron indications at that point, was an. Rouneed here on Dee. 12th by Hon. Charles McCrea, 'Minister of Mines. .Thomas F. Sutherland, Acting Dep- ,' Minister to the department, will Leave ,,r the.lorth shortly to super- vise, persbnaily, the beginning of the drifting. Occurrence of iron ore at Grand 'Rapids has been known for the past 25 years, and while reports on it have been made to the department•'at def deretit times. since 1904, It remained Mr Dr: M. E. Hurst of the Provincial -Geologists' staff, through the informs - Von he collected in a survey .of "the , !deposit last summer, to advise the "proving" operations about to be launched. The iron outcrops al Grand Rapids :'how onlyin-the bed• of the river and along the banks. The surrounding country Is covered by glaoial drift to s depth of 50 feet or more and the only way in which the value of the -`r'epe'ats.-San be asce talnodis by drill - ung. , The ora,•isa siderite with some limonite, of exodptionally good grade, .and especially suitable for the mak- dng,of sponge iron. A shipment of 300 pounds, taken out by Dr. Hurst, and forwarded to the Ontario Re- search Foundation, gave 48 per cent. iron, The department plans to put down a series of shallow holes, vertically at "distances of 75 feet . apart and about ,100 feet back from the Matte. igaml' River. The drill, to dothe • rwork, will : be 'moved from. the Goy- "+,iernment's lignite fields,which are ty mtles downstream, Dr turst, wito 1_,Ihe in charge of !the •• 'roving" work, is Vim, ly of the opinla,that the iron will be* f great eeonctie importance if any r gid- !erab1 body is proved up. Atipai is Sent to Ontario • T Eat More Maritime Fish Hdfax—A message to R. W, E, Buriby, Maritime Trade Commas. gime at Toronto, requesting the good +office of his department in helping to teat° an immediate improvement 'lin to demand for fresh fish was for- rrand, recently by Dr. Richard Ham-- er,,ecretary of the Rutted Maritime S'I4•Irmen, "It seems to use that ipos,bly you could assist in some way '!in .ducatingthe consuming public i�oQf Prtario and Quebec to ask not only •dor,nore fish, but also for the fresh• esti'fleh that can bo -caught," the imesage stated. "Anything you'. can do s relieve thepresent depression lin 4 ur Canadian inarketa for fresh- dshat present would help to improve toddtioas.for the winter in the ones of several thousand. Maritime laiih r n e ! en.°, --rte Wooden Drainboard How to keep a wooden drainboard glean and nice looking ia, a .problem for nearly every woman who has nae M her kitche ere is the way one Doman' soly ost successfully.' The drat ,,. ,., of pine wood, was Qrst made' VI tidy' -white and clean lay rubbing' •' ith steel wool and a bcouring powder. When absolutely airy, it was polished with a little 'boil - Ott linseed o11, and after this had soak- ild in well, was dried with a clean kloth. , Next, four coats of heavy, fluratile varnish were applied, each leoat'being allowed to become, ,entire- iy drY,befgre the; next was put on. The:., result was, a truly beautiful •$trainboard. Its hard surface, looltc Mg almost:like glass, was impervlous, to hot water, and hot kettles could; be (let on. it without the slightest injury, aft required no 'cleaning other than a 1utck 'washing oft. He—"Would it be very wrong to, kiss pops` hand?' She-"I•tpiak It would be eery out of place.' Latter Insists on Old ' Style Receiver, but Former Has French Type in Office London.—New telephones of the French "all -in -one" type have just been installed in the study andprivate apartments of King George at Buck- Ingham Palace. The phonis'are con- nected ,with the general switchboard of then alace ' The new telephones have revealed a vee diivergence of opinion in the royal family. Despite the King's choice, Queen Mary still has the old, type of telephone in herapartments—and what is more, an official of the palace stated, she does not want the new ones under any circumstances. "King George dislikes the tele- phone," the official said, "but he car- ries on much state and personal b'm- ness by phone and frequently calfs people omede the palace. "On the other hand, the Queendis- likes using the telephone and only does so once in a while to communi- cate with other parts of the palace," Although the apartments of the King and Quee are connected with the outside world by telephone, Only a handful of persona can "ring up" Britain's rulers. How they get their calls past the giant switchboard of Buckingham Palace is one of the most closely eguarded of alI royal secrets. The new telephones which have been installed in the King's apartments and other parts of the palace are noted for their clearness. 'They are said to have a sixteen-m'le "range advantage" over other types; which makes thein p i ticu:arly suitable for long-distance calls. The palace telephone system, how- ever, is less' modern than that of most office buildings and hotels in that there is no house. telephone. Every call, internal as: well as external, must go through thegeneral switchboard, Firemen Mend Toys During Idle Hours Boise, Ida.—Toys—mended toys -- hundreds of oys-hundreds:of them, spread out on the floor the length of a bare gynasium. The place is the central. fire station,, and hero is the story. In the summer the proprietor of a e department inquired the a ,g d p nt store anon i d of o firemen if they 'would care to mend the broken toys from his store and give theta to children • having few play- things. The firemen accepted the of- fer. The toys arrived in two enormous boxes, a motley mass of detached. parts. They were placed on four long tables in the gymnasium with an over- flow of two smtili piles on the floor. Then, like working out thepuzzle of a dissected map, the' firemen, during their spare hours, segregated the broken toys and -joined their parts 'to- gether,. sometimes ogether,.sometimes using two to make one, and by Christmas they had 'changed the contusion into an orderly assortment' oftoys rready for service. The firemen Procured the names of poor children and filled boxes for each family, and at Christina's time de- livered' thein personally. WIllie: "Mamma, which' would you rather have for a Christmas gift, aa automobile or: a sealskin sack?" Mamma: "A sealskin sack, dear." Willie: "Well, I've "got 7 cents. I'll shop around and see what I can do," Kind Old Gentleman—"Are you in pain, nay little man?" Boy—"No-o1 The park's In lne:'l A Merry Christmas To Ali Happy -New. Year' A. happy New Year to you all. . •Anotlter milestone passed; another' leaf turhed over In this book of Mel Fresh resolutions..made and deter- minations registered—how often in the past have we done theee things and declared that we would learn by the failures of former }'ears,: but with the fresh start many of tae set a pace wehave not Maintained. We Might have done so much bet- ter et ter had we not been so clumsy. Still, if we are 10.do..better, we must'svltch our attention from past mistakes, -end centreit upon the present,looking hopefully' ahead. It is, too, our happy privilege to he scorers much more frequently than we Imagine. We, are just starting. a fresh game in the :leaguC of our extst- ence. sire eau botg head ane kick goals if we so determine. Arany of us have not made geed because we. did not take sufficient pleasure in. our play. Let life be seribus, cer- tainly ; but it is 'always w-ell.to leaven it with humour. Living is a grand thing if you take it philosophically, always remembering that "the best Is yet to be." If, then, our resolutions this year are'to be imlirovemeuts upon prevtotis ones, we must remember that the world is big enough to hold us all and that every other man has a hutch riga'' to live as we have -Perhaps more so!. To put ft another way, we, must hellish the impression that we are a w,:ays right and the other fel- low wrong. It would be a fine thing to resolve that we willpractise this during the year. hag the year. Every year should be butter and better for us, and if 'we have not found the past year so, then we must look within OUT own lives; the explanation, of errors will be found there. This year, then, may you all be filled with a joy that will increase: this must inevitably be so if, you per- hnit the best in you to come to the top and crush down the ill -feelings of lif°- So let's forget the things behind and face the future with a smile, Let's live fn the sunshine of happy things. We canuot afford to neglect happi- ness; we meet possess it and pass it en. Determine, therefore, that petty irritations• and lblderable gossip and unfriendly living shall not be yours. Open your eyed and heart to the light' and go on and win. Very heartily I wish , for you that this year may be the best you have yet known.—By "Best Wishes." New London Well Pumps 2,200,000 Gals. In Day London, Out. — London's amazing, new water well on the -4th concession continues to far out -distance even the optimistic 1,600,000 gallons per day rapacity estimated by engineers .on Dec. 9th. On_ Dec. 10th, from 2 p.m. the wall was pumping more than 2,200,000 gallons'per day, or about 1;528 gallons Per- minute, with no sign of anydim- intttion iii the supply. High School Reporter • Gains ' Jackal Exceeds Exclusive "Scoop" From Einstein Fox in Cunning Hunters Aver New York.—Said the editor of the Newtown I-Iigh School X -Ray lo Wil- liam "Blimp" Friedman, his star re- porter: "Dash over and get an ex- clusive interview with Doc Einstein." And "Blimp" did. The German scien- •List autographed his notes. Friedman, who has beared nine celebrites aL,18,;sudenly appeared be- fore the savant of the liner Belgen- land and began to fire questions. Q.—"Itow mach mathematics is necessary to the high school student? A.=Mathemai lcs itself is. not as es - Interesting Tests Made With Crabs A recent government Blue Book de- scribes' some extraordinary experi- ments that have been carried out with. crabs.• Everyone knows that the crab has pincers, jut' most of us thinkof him as nipping rather than nippy. You wouldn't imagine, would you, that a creature that makes .9 habit or pro- needing sideways could indulgeiiivery long walks? • ',During recent •experimnnts.'crabs. were removed froth their original home to a place•.where,there was far' more food for then and where it was thought they would, settle down quite happily. But they did net. No sooner had they been turned oto' the sea than they all started for hones. And in a surprisingly 'short time the majority of them, had. walked, or sidled, the 78 miles back. again. Each of the walkers carried his own' identification'disc, for he was marked by means of a.label att'ached to his. higgest.claw.-From it -Bits. Pompeii •Yields Rich Treasure Pompeii, Italy.—A. rich store of gold and silver vessels from the days of 79 A D when an eruption of Mount Ve- suim; bus ad this city, was found re- cently by Government excavators who uncovered a large house. Archaeologists said the find would rival in quantity and artistic and his- toric value the famous treasure un- covered at Poscoreale in 1895. This Is now in the Louvre"Illusenni in Paris, Mrs. A.: "Do you ever give your husband Christmas hints?" Mrs. B.: "Of course Ido." Mrs. A.: "Do you! Why the least hint makes .m7 husband so mad." Mrs. B.1 "Poor dear, you don't know the combination, I tell my^' husband'I don't want what I want and then I get it." Sambo: "Didn't you tell me that 'procrastinate' means to 'put o2?'" Professor: "Dat am the significa- tion of the word—yes, sir!" Samba: "Den why did that street car conductor laugh. when I says: 'Procrastinate me at Twenty -First street?''—"Northern Messenger". Cora -"So Frank is engaged, is he? Arid •is Clara the bride -tape?" Dnlcie— "No; she is the tried -to -be." Resolved by One Homemaker This loiter came a bit late, but even resolutions are better late than never, so I pass 'them on, If the writer suc- ceeds in following: these resolutions through to December, 1931, she 'will undoubtedly be, a: better mother, man. ago a 'better ome, anis be healthier and happier. • For the new year of 1931 I resolve to: Have;a window cut in the west end of my kitchen (even if I have to do it myself) to•, give better; ventilation and .more light, Have my work tableraised three inches higher to forestall the round shoulders that are beeou)ing evident. Take more -time for reading and ,00mmuulty activities that 1 may be a better companion for my two girls. Remembering that overwork' re• quires double time to recuperate, I will plau for daily test and recreation,: for a disgruntled mother often makes s' disgruntled family. Dress attractively every day, even, in the morning, and be mistress of myself as well as my household, Plan the meals a week in advance, thus haling myself worry and provid- lug my family -With alinore balanced pi,1, llsy housework at least a week 3n acivauco to be able to>'accomplish more with less wbrk and worry. 'Keep a rehiinder pad handy to jot down heeded supplies and things to attend to, and.not 'tax my memory with these items. Put homelteeping ahead' of house- keeping. My family needs a cheerful s crit, guidance,' and interest more t an they need perfect cleatiiinees an'd f ncy cooking, 'I will take daily rest d recreation, and aomeht w find time a read, and keep up with tite world, NI0s, B's P:. relative bigness of the. world o mathematics iri which we live. Q. -What mesage has the professor to send to us as the future citizens of the world? A.—Although practical mathemat- ics builds the" world, its usefulness is bounded by the extent to which the spirit of mathematics stay let it travel: In conclusion, I wish to con- vey my best wishes to these students for a life of usefulness in this world of ,mathematics. • Then he smiled, shook the boy's sential as getting the spirit of the hand and the interview, was over. St mp Collection Newsprint Output On C.t,ttage Walls 67.6 P.C. of Capacity Paris,—The most freakish and one ' of the most_valuable stamp collections in France is pasted on the walls of the cottage of a priest in the Savoy Alps. Collectors who have "found the etamps'Itave bid fabulous prices for the right to steam the collection from the walls, but since church property belongs to the French Government, the stamps must,remain pasted up un• til they are spoiled by time. The collection was started half a century ago by a young priest who had no other distraction in the moun- tain village. The Community is an hour's walk and climb from the near- est road. But the priest received a great quantity of mail, and friends sent him stamps: to' add to itis, collec- tion. He .etarted pasting stamps on the bare' wane in place of wall paper. And then, as the collection grew, he pasted more on to . making T p Gee designs esi n g gs out of the issues of various countries. There are nearly 250,000 old postage stamps on the four walls of the salon, many of them now rare issues much sought' after by collectors. The French collection is particularly rich,.with copies even of the famous balloon stamps issued for air mail by ,gasbag, 'when Paris was being besieg- ed by the_Germans in the war of 1870. There is 0. rare triangular stamp from rite Cape of Good Hope, soma rare vatican'stamps et the first issue before Italy took over the pontificial territory, war stamps from 1870 from Alsace and,Lorraine, the first issues of Norway, the famous Greek mercury series, and countless others. Plan 1,850 Miles New Hydro Lin Additions to Serve 9,700 Rural Consumers and Cost $4,380,000 Toronto.—Plans have been made by the Ontario Hydro -Electric Commis -1 siou to build more than 1,550 miles of primary lines during 1931, in addition- to the 7,100 miles already constructed, I officials of the commission announced recently. It is estimated that these additional lines will serve more than 9,700 rural consumers and cost alt- proximately p proximately $4,380,000. Farmers of the province will benefit directly by the expansion, it is stated. During the month ending November. 30, 40 applications for rural service were received which will necessitate the construction of 149 miles of line. There are at present more than 149 miles of lice constructed, which will serve the demands of 40 additional consumers, and will cost approximate- ly $303,000. The following summary of lines shows the progress in different sec- tions of Ontario: Program Progress for for year 1931 to date Southwestern 1,051 109 Northern 292 20 Eastern 610 20 Totals 1.862 1.19 New Process Makes Cotton From Iron I New Orleans, La,—Carleton Ellis, of New York, told the annual convention of the. American Institute of Chemical Engineers here on Dec. 9th of a new German process for staking cotton from iron. Except for the color, which is blackish, he said it looks and keels like cotton and will burn about as easily as cottony Mr. `Ellis also told of the "German process for producing urea, made from a mixture of ammonia sad carbon dioxide gasses.' U. ea, he explained, not only is suitable for fertilizer but for manufacture of tmbt•eaka.ble china- ware. Motorists may Ion for further pi•ovement of gasol t. and lubricants from the 11 WI •�nena+ +! pror •ca ..wail week' E. Howe, edit, - ' lntlast> hal ttiiiti lluglil90i+ing,Ciienr c+' who'predicted it, Could': be macre t convert. crude Petroleum completely ,_ +e gasoline of high quality. Farmers Use Barley as Fuel Roland, Man,—Frunners in this 'dis- trict are using their barley for fuel instead of coal or wood. They con- sider the grain cheaper than either although - it will not -retain fire all night, it is found quite satisfactory for daytime, firing, . Ono bushel of barley will keep in a good fire all day in a small heater, Canadian Mills Produced 40,- 372 Tons in November Montreal.—roduction of newsprint in Canada during November, 1930, amounted to 201,703 tons and ship- ments to 213,673 tons, Production in United States was 82,337 tons, and shipments 98,631 tons, making a total United States and Canadian newsprint production of 294,000 tons and ship- ments of 907,804 tons. Daring Novem- ber 24,208 tons of newsprint were made in Newfoundland and 1,268 tons in Mexico, ao that the total North American production for the month. amounted to 319,516 tons, according to the. newsprint Service, New York. The Canadian mins produced .182,- 403 tons less in the first 11 months of 1930 than .in the first 11 months of 1929, which was a decrease•of 7 per cent. The Unite Statesoutput was d 91,557 .tons or 7 per cent. less'than for the first 11 months of 1929. Pro- duction " in Newfoundland was 29 X34 tons"or 12 per pent, more in the first 11 months of 1930 than in 1929, and in Mexico 4,483 tons less, making a total decrease of 249,212 tons or 6 per cent. During November . the _ Canadian mills operated- at 67.6 per cent. of rated capacity. ' United States mills at 68.0 per cent. and Newfoundland mills at 106.1 per cent. Stocks of newsprint paper at Canadian totalled 40,372 tons at the end of November, and at United States mills' 31,818 tons, malt- ing a combined total of 72,190 tons, which was equivalent to 4.2 days' aver- age production. Nevi- flnilnsl Bill To Be Passed In Holland Amsterdam, Holland.—The different organizations for the protection of ani- mals and the prevention cruelty to p on of ty animals in the Netherlands have re- cently given practical proof of their willingness to co-operate' in humani- tarian aims by appointing a mixed judicial committee from their number to draft a bill for the protection of animate. 'Thenames of several eminent law- yers and scholars appear on the com- mittee and the assistance of a large number of experts will, be available to consider the possibility of basing the new law on modern conditions, giving. definite rights to animals. These rights comprise that of pro- tection against ill-use and ill-treat- ment, at good treatment and care and working clay with reasonable animal the right of not more than a 10-hont holiday, Second Albino Otter Trapped in Canada Fredericton—The rareat of North American fur -bearing animals, an Albino otter, was trapped a few days ago on the northwest branch of the Oromooto River near Tracy, Sunbury County, and is in the possession of a Fredericton fur dealer. It will be mounted and sold to one of the rail- ways for exhibition purposes, So far as is known, the animal, which was taken by George A. Navin, 02 Tracy, is the second of its kind to be caught in Canada. The animal was •caught just 10 miles from where thefirst one reported in Canada was caught by Locke Phillips; of Tracy, four years ago. The first was bought by the same dealer, was mounted and sold to :theprovince of New Brunswick, and has beea exhibit- ed at sportsmen's shows, • Argentine -R ilroad Lines Face -Crisis Buenos Aires, Arg.—The railroads of Argentina are experiencing one of themost acute crises in their history, F. D. Guerrico, attorney for the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway, stated Dec. 4, in response to .recommeuda- tious by the Minister of Agriculture that the railroads lower freight rates on agricultural products. Reduction of. rates under the pres- ent circumstances, Mr. Guerrioo de stared, would be a grave economic error, affectitz the etabj!,ty -nf, tris railroads besides pr -3 iltin aevelop- .Inent of the communication lines and the zones served by them. Bug: "Why the knot?" Worm: "Christmas shopping list," South American. Inlet :labs cannot abase the fox, but in its substitute;'tho jackal, they find a far more, cunning anis wily quarry. The way.in which this little anima i has employed its craftiness has excited comments from most who have come in' contact with It, writes W. L. Speight, of Cape Town, South • Africa, in "The.Bostou Trans- cript."` On one occasion a greyheund spoor - ed a j 'Oral for more than two .daya without pause. The jackal was unable to shake off the dog. It was chased through bush and river, over mann- tains and swamps to 'an isolated cor- ner of Basutoland. When the jackal gave in here, both animals were spent They could but. Ile down and pant al each other. They were found thus by a party of Basutos, who immediately killed the jackal._ and sent the dog back to the club named on its collar. This is the most notable instance ofa dog in South Africa chasing a jac.lral relentlessly for more than 400 allies of rough country. The jackal employs many tricks to throw clogs off the Scent. Oecasioually it springs over gorges or streams, while• another ruse it often finds sac= cessful is to jump from rock torock in mountainous country, Dogs are much too clever to be beaten for long but respites so gained are often suint tient to enable the wary animal is complete' its escape, The jackal, it must be remembered, is the master of the fox in the art of eluding pursurers, • It prefers most often to leap into the first stream encountered. On emerging on the op- posite - pasito side it will career for a fav hundredi-d v s over the veldand then r double back to the water again. It may swim up. or down stream before crawling out on the side from which. it 'originally entered the stream. In most cases it escapes. Where a hun- ter is ur.-ter-'is aware of this ruse, however, ha is sometimes able to beet. the jackal by taking his dogs along the banks of the stream until' they locate the point at which the little aminal far•, sook the water. The wiles of the jackal are demon- strated remarkably when it is hunting. sheep- , Flocks all over the country have been ruined by its ,attacks: .Farmers recognize a means ofdeliver- ance in hunt clubs, but they laugh at sportsmen who will chose the beast over miles of country, often with it in sight, andnot-take a shot at it. They consider it too clever an animal to al- low any chances. South Africa. farm- ers always use the rifle' against this creature. Sheer farmers employ a wide range of dodges and devices to run the jackal to earth. Occasionally they trap it in rocky' boiioivs'Di—dis- tant mountains• It might be possible to send a little dog down the narrow . holes through which jackals crawl, but it would have no hope in a fight. A dog sufficiently large to deal with the pest cannot enter here. The fox occasionally may be tamed, but never a jackal. Ile is always sly and treacherous, however much he may seem to have .suecmnbed to the stronger will of his keeper- Even when they have been reared front rubs these traits cannot be eradicated. But' young jackals are difficult to rear. 1n most cases they die in captivity. AL'empts to breed out the strain have failed. The sly, wild character- istics remain. Continued breeding may minimize them, but the result is a poor -sort of animal, a mongrel of absolutely no use. A greyhound bitch and a jackal were once mated, The resulting animal had ' an attractive appearance. It had sleek lines and excellent pace, but it was akin to the wild, and had to be watched' withat much care as a pure-bred jackal would have demanded. It stole when not watched ar,d had the instincts of its forbears to seek difficulthiding places. No amoutt': of well planned' training could tante or correct its be- havior. Siiniliar experiments have had equallyunsatisfactory results. The jackal is an outcast with a price upon its head. To Bear it howling ire the night itseems thatit is aware of this. Squatting on his haunches, with snout pointing skywards the heavy silence of South Africas calm moon- light nights is shattered by that wail- • ing howl. A deep dread seems to run through g observer h it. One ob a s has re- marked marked 'that even the Canadian woif, declaiming its loneliness amid the eternal snows, cannot express so much torment andpathos. With open spaces and starry nights the jackal pours out in discordancy the mournfulness that apparently fills what he has of a mat.. The jackal is a brave fighter. It wilt not scorn to tackle animals it ' size and often wi`its greatest tr- " c'0 hunting, dogs X ' r combat. . It; has m^ enemyy. eleven tricks by which the - t1Aly.hniiter can be thrown off the Lent, .'but many ingenious devicea ust be tried before the dogs are de- feated, for' -'they are vigilant and per- sistent, eager and keen of 'scent. Jackals have fooled even them by get- ting among flocks of sheep, often but a .few hundred, yards frelff14hemp- stead. A jackal was oliaa traced intra a , where it 1•uy+quietly for gayes hoursloftand viiygn the e^_ diedeletr.'t ! made its escape.' Aitothcr 6fth2, too' shelter in a conveniently open oven,: but this animal was discovered acci- dentally and had to pay the penalty,. What can a baby .P as well at an artist?—Its breath...-. -.