Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 10 April 1896 — Page 4

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A Counterfeiters' Den Discovered in St. Joseph River.

THE INMATES HAVE "FLOWN.

Money, Molds, Metal and Many Other Devices ISelungiug to Crooks Found in the Subterranean Cavern —Irpn Hall Suit.

An Old Soldier Missing—Runaway Accident—Other Indiana State News. BRISTOL, Ind., April 10.—Two deputy

United States marshals are taking turns at watching a lonely island in St. Joseph river in the northeastern part of Elkhart comity, on which a subterranean counterfeiters' den has beeu-discov-ered. The cave was accidentally to* covered a few days ago by two boys who, while boating on the river, had landed on the island. Ijhe subterranean ohamber is about 25 feet square and 18 feet high. It was welled stored with small saplings and plants. A doo? on either side opened into two smaller looms. Immediately under a hollow stomp was a sort of furnace, which got its draft through the entranceway, Double bunks for eight persons were against one side of the room, and on a table were dishes and cooking utensils.

Against the other side was a large work bench and underneath it in a chest were a complete set of counterfeiters' tools. a sort of cupboard were found piles of spurious gold and silver coins in all stages of preparation. Eagles and half eagles and silver dollars were the principal denominations manufactured.' The coins represented face value of a little more than $4,000. The agents of the government who havevisited the place say that the work shop was evidently that of men of genius. The process of manufacture was to cast the metal, then plate it with genuine silver or gold and afterward to run it through the dies and milling machines to give it the clear cot angle which marks good money. There was found in the cave a pocketbook of William Crumpacker, wealthy man, living near Bristol, who was murdered about a year ago. His murderers have never been discovered.

Among the other articles found was a package of papers, which have been identified by Aiuort Salisbury, ex-post-master of Bristol, and papers that were stolen from he post-office.

As soon as the discovery was made the representatives of the United States at Grand Rapids were notified also the secret service agents of the treasury department of Indianapolis. Two representatives of the Indianapolis otlice were sent here immediately to watch the cave day and in uht, but news of the discovery could not be kept and the members of the gang have not reappeared.

For the last IS mouths the agents of the treasury department in Indiatia and Michigan have been co-operating in an effort to discover where counterfeit money that was constantly being put in circulation in the southern part of Michigan and the northern part of Indiana was being made. They have missed several old time counterfeiters for a year or more, and they have no doubt now that they are the men who have been living in this underground home and making money undisturbed.

Another Iron Hall Suit.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 10. Receiver Failey of the Iron Hall yesterday evening filed suit to enjoin the collection of $8,52O.L):J taxes assessed upon $522,847.28 in bank to the credit of the re-. ceiver April 1, 1895. Receiver Failey denied the jurisdiction of the board of review of this county in making the assessment and based his suit on the proposition that the moneys taxed were simply funds coming to an officer of the court from other receiverships, for distribution to claimants whose claims were before tin- ccurt iv allowance and therefore not taxable.

Old .Soldier

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INDIANAPOLIS, April 10.—For a month the police have been trying to find J. W. Loucks, an ex-soldier of this city. Loucks left his home, 511 East Seventh street, on March 4, drew his pension and has not since been heard from. He was 48 years old and was crippled in his left hand. Loucks was of temperate habits, and his family think he met with foul play or is wandering in a demented condition about the country.

Killed by His Own Team.

HUNTINGTON, Ind., April 10.—Frederick Rohlfling an old German, residing about four miles •west of this city, was killed in a runaway accident last evening. His team becoming frightened at a freight train, dragged him about 40 Tods. His skull was crushed. He lived about five hours after the accident.

Mail Pouch Plundered.

ROCKPORT, Ind., April 10.—A mail pouch for the Rockport postoffice, which came in on a late train, was left at the Yeranda hotel, and yesterday morning "was found cut open and robbed the Amount of,the loss unknown. No clew.

Blooded Horses Cremated.

SULLIVAN, Ind., April 10.—Fire destroyed a barn owned by J. B. Mullane and leased by Bud Borders and K. HfibTble. Five head of blooded horses were cremated, with much other property. Total loss $5,000, with no insurance.

Runaway Accident.

GREENSBUKG, Ind., April 10.—Peter -Vincent and wife, while driving south ©f the city yesterday, were thrown out in a runaway and seriously injured. The horse scared at a water well drilling rig.

Punished For Hog Stealing.

VALPARAISO, Ind., April 10.—Charles Hamilton, a farmer, was sentenced to the penitentiary for three years yesterday for stealing a hog, valued at $15. Two the jury favored 14 years.

Torn by Machinery.

VEEDERSBURG, Ind., April 10.—William Bums, a prominent citizen of Waynetown, had his arm and hand fcadly torn yesterday in a sawmill. He will lose the arm.

li\iuded by an Explosion.

NEW ALBANY, Ind., April 10.—Mrs. August Stickel was burned yesterday Hy the explosiou of a gasoline stove,land will lose her eyesight.

CONSIDERED RESPECTABLE..

A Dressmal er and Her lover fottnd Dead In Burning Building. SALEM, Mass.,. April 10.—Miss Jo­

sephine Manning, a dressmaker and James Flynn, who had been keeping company with her, were both found dead in a burning house yesterday morning. Probably murder and suicide.

The police found that three shots had been fired, two of which penetrated the woman's head, while the third, directed against the skull of the man, pierced his brain. The revolver, a pack of cards and a pocketbook were found lying on the bed. Both had been considered respectable persons by their neighbors.

The,firp was in a folding bed. On the bed-.lay tjaedeadbody of Miss.Manning, white across its foot, James Flynn, was writhing, it* pain from a bullet wound and gasping for breath. He.died before a physiciaii could, reach the/place. The fire, which probably resulted from the flash of the pistol among the bed clothes was extinguished before any serious damage had been done.

Flynn was a widower, about 35 years old. The woman was 28. The occupants of the house do not know at what time Flynn called on the previous night but state that he had been in the habit of visiting Miss Manning very frequently. The lodgers in the house state that they heard the reports of a pistol shot about 4 o'clock in the morning, but did not investigate the matter. The evidence is thought by the police to confirm the theory that Flynn shot the womAn aud then killed himself.

ELOPING COUPLE SHOT.

The Pistol User Then Blows Himself to Atoms With Dynamite. HOUSTON, April 10.—At Millican, Tex.,

a few minutes after 2 o'clock this morning, John Brooks shot and killed his daughter, Miss Mollie Brooks, seriously wounded her sweetheart, A. C. Worrels. and then committed suicide.

Worrels and Miss Brooks were lovers, and had made up their minds to many in opposition to the wishes of the young lady's father. WhenJ the northbound Central train, due here at 2:02 a. m., stopped at the station, the young people were there ready to get aboard and run away. Worrels helped Miss Brooks upon the first step of the platform, and just as she got up her father, who stopped from the other side of the car, fir-xl upon her, shooting her through the right breast, the bullet passing through her body. She fell backward in the arms of her lover with the words: "Oh! Arthur, father has killed me," and immediately expired.

As Worrels bent down to lay her on the platform Brooks fired upon him under the car, the ball passing through his neck and making a serious and probably fatal wound.

After the shooting Brooks, who lias been employed at the rock quarry of Green & Olive, went to the quarry and tried to borrow a pistol, but could not get one. He went to the powder house, secured a box of dynamite, and going away about 100 yards, sat down upon it and applied a match. A terrific explosion followed which tore him to pieces, not enough fragments being gathered up to fill a cigar box.

TENNESSEE DERBY.

Here hi ir an Easy Winner, With Lady Inez Second and Hen Eder Third. MEMPHIS, April 10.—The Tennessee

derby was won yesterday by Dr. McLean's brown gelding Berclair. The day was an ideal one for racing and the crowd numbered about 9,000. The Hot Springs stables pair, Lady Inez and Ben Eder, were held as strong favorites, the prevailing odds being 4 to 5 on. Frontier and McLean's entry, Berclair and Rookwood, were next in demand at 7 to 2, while liberal odds were offered against Cotton King, Damion and Gretchen S, who composed the field.

The new starting machine was used in the first and second events with failsuccess, but the owners of the derby candidates requested Starter Caldwell to send them away with his flag in the old familiar style. The start was a good one. Berclair immediately jumped to the front, and, ridden in faultless style by Thorpe, remained there to the end, winning without whip or spur by a length and a half.

The time, 1:55 3-4, is the Tennessee derby record, the best previous performance being that of Fandango. 1:59 1-4 in last years' race.

ATTEMPTED MURDER.

A Michigan Man Shot at Five Times By Some Unknown Person. MUSKEGON, Mich., April 10.—Word

has just been received here from Pentwater of a bold attempt by some unknown man on the life of William B. Sands, president of the Sands and Maxwell Lumber company. Mr. Sands was on his way home about 9:80 last night when a man jumped from behind a corner of a street and commenced firing at 'aim with a gun.

Mr. Sands started in a run across the street to his home. The would-be assassin followed, still keeping up the fire. Mr. Sands ran into his yard and around his house and still the villian followed. Five shots were fired in all, three finding resting places in his right arm and one in the leg. The arm is badly shattered and will have to be amputated.

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Double Tragedy on the Streets. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., April 10.—

A double tragedy was enacted on one of the principal thoroughfares here yesterday afternoon. With a razor Bud Owens, a negro, cut the throat of Cora Boston, a negro girl 19 years of age, and when pursued by a crowd of people who had witnessed the tragedy, cut his own throat with the same weapon. Owens bled to death in a few minutes and the girl will die. Both were employed as servants at Fort Leavenworth. They were to have been married on April 2, but the girl had broken the engagement.

Dying Away From Home.

LIMA, O., April 10.—A telegram was received here summoning the family of Hon. Charles N. Lamison to his deathbed in Topeka, Kan. He had been suffering from stomach trouble. Mr. Lamison was one of the leading Democratic politicians of this section 10 or 15 years ago, and was elected to congress about a year ago. He was appointed to a position in the land department by President Cleveland.

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FLEEING FROM SPAIN

American Tourists Leaving the Country as Fast as Possible.

A CRISIS IS NEAR AT HAND.

It Is Thought That Trouble May Break Out at Any Moment Spanish Fleet Ready to Sail A Guard Is Still Maintained at the American Legation in Ma­

drid. MADRID, April 10.—Affairs looks so

serious again, that American tourists arehutrying away. The passage of the belligerency resolutions has caused exciited^alk.

A guard is still maintained at the American legation but -it has not been increased, ...

The feeling is prevalent that the crisis is near and that the trouble may break out at any moment.

The captain general of Ferroi reports that the fleet which is being organized there is all ready to go to sea. The ships composing it are the ironclads Pelayo, Infanta Maria, Terresa, Yizcaya and Oquendof, the torpedo destroyer Destructor and various torpedo boats. They will for the present be supplied with the* necessary war material and will probably start for the river Arosa on Friday week to go through a course of instruction until the government ..decides on their ultimate destination. The last three named ironclads are really second class cruisers.

The archbishop of Madrid has sent a very patriotic letter, to Senor Canovas, the. prime minister, offering the support of the Catholic Workingmen's society. I

The Correspondencia prints a picture of Uncle Sam looking for a new star in the American shield, while a Spanish soldier is trying to pull him away from the telescope.

A rumor is being circulated that Marshal Campos is to be sent back to Cuba, but no confirmation of the story can be obtained in official circles, and Marshal Campos declines to be interviewed on the subject. His position just now is a very delicate on. Contrary to general belief he came back from Cuba a poor man.

DISPATCHES FROM HAVANA.

Weyler's Censorship News Detailing Hecent Events in Cuba. HAVANA, April 10.—Captain General

Weyler has pardoned Jose Cabrera Rouque, the insurgent who was under sentence to be shot today.

Maximo Gomez is reported to be encamped at the village of Las Nuecas, proviuce of Santa Clara, and will, it is said, continue his march in the direction of Santi Spiritus.

The insurgents, commanded by Zayas, Monteagudo and Alvarez, recently entered the village of San Juan, in the Romedios district of the province of Santa Clara, during the night, plundered a number of stores and factories and burned 57 houses. The garrison defended the place as best they could and the insurgents left five killed and retired with their wounded. In retreating the enemy burned all the canefields of Paston plantation.

It is asserted that another filibustering expedition has landed at Bacanao, province of Santiago de Cuba.

The leader the Freire expedition is said to have passed Altos Escandel, in the cane district of Santiago de Cuba.

Insurgents have derailed a passenger train at Cassajoles, in Santa Clara province, as a result of which two persons were killed and several were wounded.

In an ambuscade engagement at the Garcia farm, near Aguacate, province of Havana, the insurgents left nine killed and retired with their wounded. One soldier was killed and five were wounded.

ALL DEPENDS UPON RUSSIA.

The Turkish Irade Against Missionaries May Not Be Enforced. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 10. The

steps taken in behalf of the missionaries in Asia Minor have had a beneficial effect. The Turkish government yesterday, replying to the renewed representation on the subject made by the British ambassador, Sir Philip Currie, and the United States charge d'affaires, Mr. John W. Riddle, assured the diplomats that the missionaries in Asia Minor would not be molested so long as they conform with the laws of the country."

This assurance does not carry with it the weight which it would in coming from any other government, it is claimed as there is no question but that the I Turkish officials have been trying to

prove that the missionaries are not "conforming with the laws of the country," and it was on this ground that the Sultan prepared and probably signed the irade providing for their expulsion from the Turkish dominions.

The puplicity given to the matter in the press dispatches have certainly caused a hesitation at the palace, and it is now thought likely that the irade will be withheld at least until Russia has been further consulted on the subject. If Russia says that the missionaries are not to be expelled the irade will not be made public. On the other hand, if Russia thinks herself strong enough to proceed with the work of Russianizing Asiatic Turkey, the irade may soon see the light of day.

Carpet Manufacturers Assign. NORRISTOWN, Pa., April 10.—Harri-

son Townsend & Company, carpet manufacturers have made an assignment, in consequence of the general trade depression. The liabilities are said to be about $40,000 assets $25,000. The firm employed 200 hands.

Miles For ^Lieutenant General. WASHINGTON, April 10.—Representa­

tive Hull reported to the house the joint resolution to revive the grade of lieutenant general of the army for the purpose of conferring that grade upon Major General Miles.

American Sabbath School 'Union President NEW YORK, April 10.—Morris K. Jes-

Bup of this city, has accepted the presidency of the American Sabbath school union to succeed the late ex-Justice Strong of Washington.

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HE BURIED HIMSELF.

THE UNIQUE SUICIDE OF A MEXICAN INDIAN IN CALIFORNIA.

Disheartened by an Accident Which Unfitted Him For Active IJfe, Jose Mendes Resolved to End His Existence Without

Causing His Friends Trouble.

Jose Mendez was a Mexican Indian who killed himself in 1862 in San Jose, Cal. At the time of his death Jose was 86 years of age. He had all his life been an exceedingly active %i.

Among the daring characters then residing in San Jose none could excel him as a rider of wild horses. He was also very ingenious and could not only make the finest kinds of lariats, but could also use tbem in many original ways.

One day the daring rider came to grief. By some means be was thrown from a wild mustang, and, being stunned and made helpless by the fall, he was dragged for some distance in the stirrups. .When finally rescued, he was in a condition that would have been sure and almost instant death to any but a man of wonderful nerve and tenacity of life.

Injured and helpless, he recovered sufficiently to realize that he could never engage in active pursuits again, and he became very moody and despondent. A life in which he was precluded from daring riding on untrained mustangs had no charms for him, and in the midst of his sufferings fi^om internal injuries he made frequent threats of suioide. Once, in speaking of the matter to an intimate friend, who tried to dissuade him from the idea, he said that when he killed himself it would be done in such a manner that no one would ever have any more trouble about him. It was thought at the time that he intended to drown himself in the sea, where his body would never be recovered.

Every morning for several weeks thereafter Jose crawled away from the adobe hut in which he and a number of others lived and came back quite late every evening. On these trips he took a pick and shovel and occasionally a piece of lumber, no one knew for what purpose. Some supposed that he was mining somewhere. By this time he had grown so despondent as to be entirely uncommunicative, and no explanation of his conduct could be obtained from him. One evening, as was expected, the invalid did not return to the adobe, and the next day a search was made in the direction in which he went.

Something like a mile from the adobe house the .searching party found a small clearing in the grass and weeds. To the surprise of every one of the party a rude board box about 3 feet wide and 6 feet long and about 18 inches in depth was found lying upside down in the middle of the open place. The box was immediately overturned, but nothing but a heap of loose earth was found under it. A closer examination revealed the fact that attached to the box were a number of pieces of lariat. The explanation of all this was a myatery, and at first it was not connected with the disappearance of the Mexican.

An intimate friend of the missing man then made an explanation which was pronounced entirely plausible and cleared the mystery. The man said that the Mexican, after sustaining his injury, had been entirely dependent upon strangers for his support and sustenance, and he was determined, if possible, after he was dead not to give them any more trouble. He therefore devised a scheme by which he could not only kill but also, at the same time, bury himself. How the thing was managed was easily enough determined by an inspection of the ground. The deceased had dug a grave, a rather shallow one, in which his skeleton was found some years later.

After the grave was dug, which required some time, owing to the feeble condition of the deceased, he placed the loose earth in a box that had been made for that purpose. This earth was packed in as solid as possible by being wet and then allowed to dry again, so that when the box was carefully stood on its side with the earth toward the ground none of it fell out. Several lariats were then stretched across from the upper side of the box as it lay across the grave to stakes on the other side.

The box was then carefully balanced, so that any object that might fall on the lariats would cause it to fall over the grave and empty the earth it contained on top of the body. In this manner tbe unfortunate man not only killed but also buried himself almost in tbe same instant of time.

So well satisfied were those who made the surprising discovery that their theory was correct: that they did not take tbe trouble to dig in order to ascertain that the body was underneath. The theory, however, was further strengthened by the finding of tbe pistol with which the shooting bad been done in some loose earth near the edge of the grave. It had evidently dropped there from the suicide's hand after he fired the fatal shot. This fact convinced the searchers, and they returned without making further investigations, so that the desire of the unfortunate that no one should be troubled with burying him was realized.

Some years later the skeleton of Jose Mendez was accidentally discovered and the theory of his friends fully corroborated.—Photographic Times. I

An Ray on a Great Name and Fame.

Professor—To what did Xenophon owe his reputation? Student—Principally to the fact that his name commenced with an and came in so handy for headlines in alphabetical copy books. —Pearson's Week-

What is called "rosin size," used in stiffening paper and improving its quality, is made by dissolving rosin soap is a solution of soda, this compound being beaten up with the pulp. '"f

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"BOCK" BEER.

Haw the Beverage Is Brewed and Prepared For the Trade.

"Bock" beer is the keynote of history of beer brewing as it is understood by the people of this day. It is generally supposed that beer is of distinctively German origin, whereas it is a fact that beer was brewed by tbe men of many nationalities in many parts of the world centuries before the Christian era. The Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans, made beer from corn and barley in those ancient times. The lager beer of the Germans was a Bavarian product and "bock" beer originated in Bavaria.

We have heard a number of stories as to the origin of the term "bock" beer, and while they all vary as to detail, they are as a rule correct. When beer was first brewed in Bavaria and for a long time afterward in that and all other parts of the world, ice formed no part in the manufacture, tbough it was very necessary that it should be fermented and stored in a cold temperature. As ice was not relied upon to make this cold air and as artificial refrigeration was not dreamed of, brewing was done only in cold-weather, and the beer was stored in chill vaults underground. Here it was left to age until some time in spring, say the latter part of April or the beginning of May, when the vaults were thrown open and the thirsty publio was regaled with a pure, wholesome draft of the. foamy beverage. And as the first issue from these vaults was stronger and liable to go to the head, the people were said to be "bocked hence the name. Another version of the story is that when tbe vaults were thrown open, a buck jumped out and that gave rise to tbe name and also to the widely advertised "William" goat who adorns the "bock" beer signs of the present day.

But "bock" beer season is a time of sentiment to the Germans, and other people have imbibed tbe sentiment with the dark and heavy drink. They want "bock" beer at the proper time and they will drink it then and enjoy it.— Wine and Spirit Journal.

JOSEPHINE'S EXTRAVAGANCE.

Even the Emperor Napoleon Was Bothered by Dressmakers' Bills.

Throughout the late summer and autumn ox 1807 the imperial court was more stately than ever before. The old nobility became assiduous in their attendance, and, as one of the empress' ladies in waiting is said to have remarked, the court "received good company." On his return Napoleon had found Josephine's extravagance to be as unbounded as ever, but he could not well complain, because, although for the most part frugal himself, he had this time encouraged lavishuess in his family. Still, it was not agreeable to have dressmakers' bills flung into his carriage when driving in state with his consort, and on one occasion he sent an unprincipled but clever milliner to the prison of Bicetre for having disobeyed his orders in furnishing her wares to the empress at exorbitant prices. The person was so indispensable to the court ladies, however, that they crowded her cell, and she was soon released.

At St. Cloud, Malmaison, the Tuileries and Foiitainebleau the social vices of courts began to appear, but they were sternly repressed, especially high play. By way of contrast, the city of Paris was at that very moment debauched by a profusion of gambling hells and houses of prostitution licensed at an enormous figure by Fouche and producing great revenues for the secret police. The gorgeous state uniforms of the marshals, the rich and elegant costumes of the ladies, the bespangled and begilt coats of the household, dancing, theatricals, concerts and excursions—all these elements should have combined to create brilliancy and gayety in the imperial circle, but they did not.—"Life of Napoleon," by Professor Sloane, in Century.

Difficulties of Carnation Culture.

Luck is not a reliable factor in tbe difficult problem of carnation culture. It demands exhaustive knowledge of the habits, requirements and diseases of the plant, unceasing watchfulness and unremitting labor the year through. Even when all is done that seems possible to merit success, the grower is liable to the exasperation of finding that particular varieties, upon which he may have based his most sanguine expectations, obstinately refuse to flourish under his care. Almost every carnation culturist knows varieties that he "simply cannot raise" and neither he, nor anybody else, can tell the reason why. Of course, there must be something lacking, in soil, water, air or treatment, which they require, but it seems as if they were capable of taking offense at him, or his surroundings, and preferring death, or at least unproductive life, to endurance of the association.—Scribner's.

Willing to Oblige.

Ex-Sonator Sawyer was quoted in Washington as saying: "When tbey ask me if I want to be a delegate, I tell them 'No, I don't care anything about it,' that I have been to a good many conventions that I am pretty near 80 years old, and (hat if any of the boys want to go in my place I am perfectly willing to have 'em. At the same time, if they want to make me a delegate I'll accept. I've got nothing else to do, but I'm too old to have any ambition, and hereafter will do anything that is wanted of me, but no more.

This is a very sensible and moderate observation. But it applies to all sorts of jobs, including United States senator. -—La Crosse (Wis.) Chronicle.

New Idea In Railway Tracks.

The annoyance of wheels slipping on tracks, especially in-up grades, and the tremendous resistance experienced have led to anew invention. The rail is provided with an edge or rim covered with cogs or teeth, and the wheel has similar cogs which engage with them. These cogs are set on diagonally, inclining downward, and are less likely to accumulate dust and dirt. New York Ledger. ,t A,

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BRUIN AND THE BOAT

THE DEER STORY. MAN SIGHED, BUT SAID NOT A WORD.

A Story of a Bear and a Hnnter In a Canoe With No Weapon Except His Wits. v.| It Was a Naval Battle Royal, and Brains 11

Won a Magnificent Victory.

They had been telling all sorts of hunting stories, some almost too mirac- 1 nlous to be believed, except by hunters who had had experiences and knew what strage things sometimes occur far away amid the forest wilds when there are no witnesses. The last man had told of deer hunting in the water, and a squat, heavy set man sitting in the corner seemed particularly interested in the tale. "That reminds me," he said, when he had a ohance to come in, "of an experience I once had up in the lake region of Canada. A party of us were in camp there, along in the fall, and were having great sport with the rod and gun, We had secured specimens of all the game and fish foe which the. section was noted exoept a bear, and of that tracks had been reported not far from camp, and we were to try for bruin as soon as we had xnade proper preparations. Tbe day before we were to start out on the bear hunt 1 had gone off np the shore of the lake in a light canoe we had to fish for a couple of hours and get a fry for supper. I had nothing with me in the canoe except my fishing outfit and no sort of a weapon unless the canoe paddle might be palled one. But a man. didn't, need a weapon to catch fish with, to gave no thought to it. I had found a nice oave up the cove about a mile from camp, and there I stopped the canoe about 50 feet from shore in deep water and threw out my line. Luck was good, and I had pulled in five or six fine fellows and was having more fun than anybody, except the fisherman, when I was startled by a splash from the thicket lining the shore, and the next minute a whopping big bear was making for me lickety split. To say that I was scared doesn't half express it. I was paralyzed. I didn't even have sense enough left to grab my paddle and try to get away. I simply caught it up and held it in my hand as I would a club and waited. But the bear didn't wait. He was very evidently hungry, or he never would have attacked me out there in the boat, and he was coming straight for me. I waited for him to get close enough to bat him one, and then I gave it to him with the canoe paddle square between the eyes. It dazed him a little, but it was far more disastrous to the paddle, and when I straightened up from delivering the blow I had only about two feet of the paddle left in my hand. The rest of it, splintered, was floating in the wake of the bear. He gave himself a shake after I hit him, and the next minute he had caught the side of the canoe with one of his big paws and was manifesting a violent desire to get aboard with me. As he weighed about 400 pounds and was as powerful as a horse it did not require a very strong haul to settle that part of the proceeding early, and instead of his coming aboard with me the canoe was upset, and I went into the water with him. "By this time a portion of my wits had returned, and I had sense enough, as the boat went toward the bear, to get off into the water with the boat between the bear and me. I was a good swimmer and had a faint idea if I got headed toward the shore could outswim my enemy and get away, so I turned, as soon as I got straightened out in the lake, and put back the other way. The bear in the meantime had started around the end of the boat, coming my way. I don't know what it was, whether inspiration or fear or bravery, but certainly it was something out of the ordinary, for as I went around one end of the boat and the bear was at the other or quite near it I was struck with an idea, and instead of trying speed with the bear for the shore I concluded to try wits with him right where we were. So I swung on to the end of the canoe, which was bottom side up, and as the bear came toward me, I tilted the other end up, and with a sudden jerk, dropped the inverted boat over the bear's head. The next minute I was on top of the boat with the bear under me. I guess he didn't know what had happened to him, for he didn't seem to do anything under there except to bump his head against (ho bottom and growl. I thought at first he might have sense enough to dive and come out on the other side but, like turkeys that walk into a pen through a hole heading from the outside into it, and, never once looking down for the hole to get out at, run around in a crazy kind of a way till they are caught, that bear staid under the boat with me on (op of it, bnmpiug his head and growling. By this time I was feeling a good deal like Napoleon crossing the Alps, or like some other great, hero, and felt still more like it as I noticed the bumping and (he growling growing less every minute until finally they ceased altogether. I didn't understand thpt quite and began to wonder if the bear wasn't catching on to himself and thinking of the easiest way to get at his dinner, when over in the clear water of the lake, a dozen feet or so from the boat, I saw something big and dark slowly going toward the bottom and drifting away. Another look convinced me it was my bear, and another minute found me swimming for the shore at 40 miles an hour, more or less. Half an1 hour later I was on the spot again with three men in a big canoe, and still half an hour later found us on shore with the body of the bear, which we had recovered from the water. It was a clear case of human intelligence against brute force, with the intelligence the victor, of course, but when any more contests like that are booked I desire it understood that I am not competing.'

The inau who had told the deer story--heaved a profound sigh and looked at the bear story teller with admiration.— .5 New York Sun.as

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