Running wild for two years, after being lost in the wilds of the Indian Creek Valley, Pa., by a Pittsburgh hunter, an Airedale dog attacked and injured James C. Munson, a well-known Connelsville man, who was hunting in that section of the country. It was with difficulty that Munson beat off the dog, which tore his clothing and flesh in several places. Only the whine of pups near by prevented Munson from killing the canine. Nine pups about six weeks old were taken by members of a posse which went into the mountains when the attack was reported by Munson. The mother dog was not seen, but hunters who have encountered the animal say she is as savage as any wolf they ever saw. WHY CAN'T WE SEE IN THE DARK? We cannot see in the dark because there is no light to see by. To understand this we must first understand that when we see a thing, as we generally say, we do not actually see the thing itself, but only the light coming from it. But we have become so used to saying that we see the thing itself that for all practical purposes we can accept that as true, although it is not scientifically exact. Scientifically speaking, we see that part of the sunlight or other light which is shining upon it which the object is able to reflect. If there were no air about us, we could not hear any sounds, no matter how much disturbance people or things created, because it requires air to cause the sound waves which produce sound, and air also to carry the sound waves to our ears. In the same way, if there is no light to produce light rays from any given object to our eyes, we can see nothing. It requires light waves to produce the reflections of objects to our eyes. Without light our eyes and their delicate organs are useless. You cannot see yourself in a mirror when the quicksilver which was once on the back of the glass has been removed, because there is then nothing to reflect the light. We can only see things when there is light enough about to reflect things to our eyes. When it is dark there is no light, and that is the reason we cannot see anything in the dark.--Book of Wonders. LAUGHS "I had an awful time with Amos last night." "Amos who?" "A mosquito." * * * * * "So you want to marry my daughter; what are your prospects?" "That is for you to say, sir; I am not a mind reader." * * * * * Sunday School Teacher--Is your papa a Christian, Bobby? Little Bobby--No'm. Not to-day. He's got a toothache. * * * * * Teacher--Now, Patsy, would it be proper to say, 'You can't learn me nothing?' Patsy--Yes'm. Teacher--Why? Patsy--'Cause yer can't. * * * * * "No, I can never be your wife." "What? Am I never to be known as the husband of the beautiful Mrs. Smith?" She succumbed. * * * * *