Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1890 — One Man Against a Pack of Wolves [ARTICLE]

One Man Against a Pack of Wolves

Dills* News. Andrew Philipot, a 'farmer living near Salltsaw. I. T„ set out to visit a sick neighbor half, a mile distant last Friday night, and on his return home was attacked by a pack of wolves. He was unarmeJ, but seized a large slick and as the wolves came closer and closer he kept them at bay while he hallooed f r help. A big wolf sprung at him. but he beat it off, wounding it. "and made a break for a tr«e. The Wolves followed,snarling and snapping at his heels. Again Pnillipot drove them back and ran to another tree. In this way he suceeded in getting in eight of his house,and his cries brought assistance.* The rescue was timely, as Pbillipot fainted from exhaustion just as help reached him.

Some amazingly big pumpkins have been rained in Maine this fall, nod tbe contest for the honors is now on. 41 r. Guy "‘Mullen, of Newport, is pretty well to the front in this, having raised seven on one vine whose combined weight was 102 pounds.) The danger of poctle people grappling with the international conundrum ‘•ls life worth living?” was exemplified In France the other day. A beautiful and very rich widow concluded there was nothing in life for her but a final bath in the Seine and she jumped in, only to be pulled out by a poor fellow she has since married. The cold water bad a wonderful effect on, her opinion of life. So did the engineer who pull* ed her out Another man has discovered a system to beat roulette, faro, and all other gomes of chance. Of course it is an nrithraetical-progrosslou scheme and works to perfection in theory. just| as all the other so-hailed sure systems 1 do. Somehow or other systems Come and go. but tbe man with a percentage la his favor keeps right on getting the mathematical people’s money. 1