Plymouth Republican, Volume 45, Number 39, Plymouth, Marshall County, 15 August 1901 — Page 6

9 - (J I Angus Cörbly's. Captivity? ? s S , 2 V A Story of Early Indian Life and Adventure in theTerritoiy V !j Northwest of the Ohio River, c ; 2 5 c J BY A WRITER OF MARSHALL COUNTY. J

Chapter 8. THE HUNTING SEASON. (Continuation) On such an occasion Tullihas and two ot three with htm, among them Angus, found a large elm bearing the unmistakable scratches but there was no sapling near enough to reach the hole, which was about forty feet from the ground, except a tree that leaned tJie wrong way. Perceiving no means of getting this particular bear the hunters were about to leave him in peaco, but Angus formed a plan and ran eagerly to put it in motion. He found a long, slender pole; near its small cud he fastened 'a small forked branch so as to make a sort, of hook and at the end he tied a piece of dry, rotting wood which would smoulder like punk; and to his bell he attached a quantity of dry wood and some dry leaves. He then set the punk on fire, and climbed the sapling, passing his pole up ahead of him and hanging it to the limbs by the hook until he was high enough. Tying some of the wood a!out the punk with bark strips he kindled a blaze by. the aid of the leaves and quickly thrust it into the bear's hole where he scratched it off and left it in flames while he drcw the pole back and in like manner placed more dry wood in the hole, the Indians standing below admiring his ingenuity. Presently he heard the bear snuffing and scratching, which told him his work was done, so he regained the ground and awaited the developments. The Indians all agreed that he should have the first shot as a reward for his efforts. Mr. Pcar speedily made his appear ancc, with his eyes and nostrils full of smoke, and climbed awkwardly toward the ground with much sneezing and snorting. AVhen the animal was low Uil'Jugll lilt; iivjf iu'a. a iwi uuii, jn1. V. r.,.rA r.!.-. .-till led the trigger and the game dropped heavily to the ground, a bullet in its vitals. The chief patted Angus on the l ead and said he was a good hun ter and would becoru-2 a great warrior. Peing several days from the cabin and very hungry the Mohicans at once built a fire and, opening the bear took out the liver, wrapped some of the fat around it and stuck it on a wooden spit to roast. While the liver was cooking they skinned the carcass and put some chunks of flesh into the kettle to iKjil, upon which the savages gorged 'themselves until they could hardly move, but fell asleep instead. Angus was more easuv saiisnea ana a while they slept lie built a little shel ter of poles and bark against a large fallen tree, with its kick to the north west wind, and before it he piled a l.n.ii if ilrv Ivkl'rrllC find llAlviff WYiCifl wlikh he lighted, then shook the Indians and got t hem sufficiently aroused to lead them to the more comfortable place he had prepared. Lying with their feet to the 2re and their heads under the wind-break they all slept soundly until morning. One of the painful fasts of this winter was relieved in a remarkable manner. An Indian hunting alone popped upon an elk so suddenly that it is impossible to say which was the more surprised. The animal bounded away through the woods and the hunter fired so hastily that he missed his mark. He stretched out after the elk at full speed, not knowing what favorable - chance might occur, the chase Jeading to a frozen creek. This the elk crossed but in his fright he went upon a thin piece of ice at the margin, which broke beneath him and one of his heels was caught in the tangled roots of a tree standing at the water's edge and held him fast, ind at the same time he threw up his head and enmeshed his antlers in the branches above. The pursuing hunter ran swiftly up and despatched the buck with his knife before it could extricate itself. It did not take long to notify the camp of the stroke of fortune and shortly the dissevered carcass was borne to the cabin with great rejoicing and the usual feast ensued. ' This time there was sauce with the fat meaU for a little cranberry marsh had been discovered and the squaws and boys had picked and brought in a considerable quantity of the tart and juicy, fruit that was easily found in the tingled vines and moss under the snow. ClIAPTER.9. ON THE ST. MARY'S. A few miles from the winter lodge of Tullihas there was a small creek tiiat emptied into the St.Mary's and cn this creek the beavers had built a tZar.j and raised a little pond In the Istt ground. Our hunters had a few fceaversldns, having taken the anim!i in traps before the winter

set in, and they were now minded to get more, since larger game was becoming more difficult and perplexing and broiled beaver tail was very good eating. These diligent water creatures had two forms of winter lodginge, one being in excavations under the bank of the stream or pond and the other in large domed houses built so as to stand up out of the water, these being constructed of weeds, roots, grass and mud. In either case the smooth-coated inhabitants lived above the water level but to go in or out had to pass under the water through the opening at the base.

The subterranean domiciles were dif- ' ficult to find, there being no surface ! indications of their existence, but the rounded domes in the pond told their 'ownstorvand these the hunters attacked. j With heavy clubs the ice was broken in several places near the snuggeries, then sharp blows were struck 'upon the frozen dome. Alarmed at the unusual disturbance the beavers slid down into the water and out under the ice, but soon finding it necesi sarvtogetair thev resorted to the holes in the ice, where the waiting 'Indians grasped them by the hind ' legs, hauled them out and tomahawked them' or else" shot them in the water. In this manner the little beaver village was apparently depopulated, though the next season they were as numerous and as busy as ever. Among the Indians it was a received opinion that in the autumn the geese turn into beavers, resuming their original form in the spring. They said that in the fall the geese would come to the ponds from the north and after feeding awhile would suddenly disappear, while the beavers would immediately be more plentiful than before, even though thev might have been killed off during the previous winter, and that there could be no explanation of the phenomenon except that of the transformation named above. As proof of the theory they pointed to the resemblance between the feet of beavers and geese. Angus did not believe in this whimsical notion, but he did not argue the matter with his Mohican friend who told liim of it. He was greatly fascinated by the graceful movements of the animals in the water and inquired much as to their habits, from which he learned that they built their dams in order to raise the water above the entrances to their dens and sufficiently high on the ti links of the trees to enable them to get the bark w ithout exposing, themselves to wolves and other shore enemies. - Angus learned of another queer conceit that the Indians held as truth, which was that raccoons change to snakes in the spring and back again in the fall. This arose from the fact that in the early days of spring the raccoon traps would have snakes in them instead of the game for which they were set and after that there would be no more raccoons until fall, while the serpents would be plentiful until the begining of cold weather. j At the close of the winter the squaws made a little maple sugar, then the buds began to swell on the trees, the ice disappeared in the streams and the clouds commenced to shed spring rains instead of the heavy snow. It was comfng time to leave the cabin in the woods and go down to the trading post with the store of peltries. The furs and skins were unpacked, cleaned and sorted and rolled into packs again according to the kinds, and' in this work, the knowledge Angus had acquired at Philadelphia was of good service. Small logs were lashed together .with strong bark and made into rafts to be ready for the spring flood and when the water was sufficiently high the Indians loaded their plunder and voy aged with the current, now strong and rapid, down the winding St. Mary's to its union wiih the St. Jos eph's river, where the village of Kikeonga surrounded the fortified post on a level spot of ground where the two streams joined to form the Maumee, which flowed thence through a region that afterwards became historic to its mouth where Toledo now looks out upon Lake Erie. - The trip was not long nor was it eventful. Very pleasantly the rafts glided along under the young green of the arching trees, laboriously directed by long poles in the hands of the steers men, and when their destination was reached the baggage was hastily removed to the safer shore and some abandoned huts were made use of for shelter. .The band of Tullihas was the first to arrive for the spring trading and they found there, besides a few lliamls, only the French trader

and three or four of his compatriots who had wintered there, for the soldiers had not yet come from Detroit. The trader repaired without delay to the little camp to welcome the visitors and to discover what they would offer for sale, but he was too shrewd to exhibit any interest in the latter part of his errand and devoted his time to complimentary speeches and the liberal distribution of whisky among the Indians. The fire-water was eagerly accepted and copiously consumed and bucks and squaws alike were shortly under its baneful influence, just as the Frenchman desired that they should be. The next day the trader appeared again, bringing presents of brightcolored beads and other gaudy gewgaws, and he invited Tullihas and Iiis braves to a great feast to be given in their honor at the fort ' that evening and promised that on the following dav the furs should be examined and purchased at high prices. The thirst of the Indians was very great that day, but their sense of propriety forbade them to go to the post for liquor and as evening drew nigh they bedecked themselves as well as they could after so long a hunt and in grave and dignified procession entered the gate of the stockade and were greeted by a salvo of guns discharged by way of an honorable welcome for warriors so renowned. (TO BE CONTINUED. ) "SHARK!"

NAVAL OFFICER'S LEG BITTEN OFF WHILE. SWIMMING. The Question Now Arises Whether the Man is Entitled to a Pension, and Officials Differ in Opinions. Washington', D. C, Aug. 9.Admiral Kempff has forwarded to the Navy department an official report of the biting off of the leg of Quartermaster S. McKie, 3d class, of the gunboat Annapolis, by a shark or other sea monster. The Annapolis was stationed at Iloilo, and on June 24 a party was sent out for rifle practice. Commander Rohrer, in command of the Annapolis, states thdt per mission was given to several of the men to go swimming, while others were engaged in firing. . Two of the men had been in for some time, when McKie joined them and asked if they had been able to touch bottom. Being answered in the negative, he made a dive, and was gone for several seconds. One of the seamen says he heard a gurgling sound beneath the water. A mo ment later McKie appeared on the surface and shouted: "Shark! Shark!" The water was stained with blood. ' McKie started to swim,, and although crippled, reached the boat and was pulled in by his companions. His leg was bit ten off near the knee. He was taken aboard the Annapolis, where the surgeon found it necessary to amputate the limb between the knee and hip. The surgeon, in his report, states that while the accident was not in the line of duty, it was incident to the service. Admiral Kempff, however, holds that, as the quartermaster had received permission to go in bathing, the accident occurred in the line of duty. The crippled quartermaster probably will receive a pension. OCEANIC SINKS SHIP Eight of the Crew of Lost Vessel Supposed to Have Perished. Queenstown, Aug. 9. The big White Star steamship Oceanic, which sailed from Liverpool Wednesday for New York, collided off Tuskar Rock, Ireland, in a dense fog, with the steamship Kincorr, of the Waterford Steamship company, limited, which sank. Seven of the crew of the Kincora" were rescued. Eight of the Kincora crew are missing and are believed to have perished. A s the r esul t of an exam inationby divers the Oceanic left for New York. The only damage sustained by the vessel consisted in a few dents to the port plates. The collision occurred this side of Tuikar at about 1:30 in the morning. The fog was dense. The Kincora was struck amidships. All the passengers of the Oceanic were in bed at the time, and there was some commotion until tho captein assured them that there was not the least causa for alarm.

A NEW FLY TRAP

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OPENS CAMPAIGN 'AGAINST INSECTS Specifications of a Contrivance Guaranteed to Rid Houses of Pestiferous Flies if Properly Used. 1 " - V Washington, D. 0., Ang.jL Flies in houses will soon be a thing of the past if the advice of the Agricultural department is followed. With a view to making life more comfortable the department has made experiments which have resulted in the rec ommendation of a remedy. Advance sheets of the report on this subject were made public yesterday. The Kansas station has been experimenting with various mechanical devices for catching flies, and has devised what it believes to be a cheap and effective trap, which is described as follows: Take a flat strip of tin 21 inches wide and inches longer than the distance between the side rails of a window sash. Make a box, top side open, which is to fit on the bottom rail of the sash, close to the window pane. This box is to be tacked to each side of the sash. To make the box watertight solder the joints, or if solder is not handy use moistened plaster of paris. When properly made the box. fits snugly between the side rails of the' sash. This device is planned to capture tho flies which have entered the house, but it does not keep out these insects if the windows are opeu. It can be used with or without screens, but it is of no particular value if the windows are not screened unless they are closed during the day. "The method of usin these traps is, in brief, as follows: After the traps have been at tached some substance should be put into them that will either kill the insect falling into it or on account of its sticky nature will hold the insect so that it cannot escape. For the first kerosene, kerosene emulsion, soap suds, and Tpyrethruni are the best; and for the second, molasses, or a mixture of castor oil and resin. For general use strong suds, made from ordinary, common washing soap, filling the traps two-thirds full with the liquid, is recommended. Kerosene is most fatal to the flies, but it must be used with care or it will soil the sash. In using it fill the trap half full with water and add enough kerosene to form a film. There should be one trap for every pane of glass of at least one window in the house. For instance, when the sash contains two panes of glass there should be two traps, one at tho base of each pane. When the sash contains four panes there should be four traps, two on the bottom rail and two on the cross bars. It is not necessary to apply traps to all the windows.' Attach traps to one or two windows in the sunny part of the house and pull down the blinds of the remaining windows. The flies will seek the lighted rooms, and especially the windows. STRANGE ACCIDENT Granddaughter of Edward Eggleston Killed Near Cornell. Ithaca, N. Y., Aug. 9 With her. body hanging by the feet over the brink of Fall Creek gorge, just back of the Cornell campus, her face discolored and bruised, . Allegra Eggleston Seelye, granddaughter of the historian and author, Edward Eggleston, was found dead late yesterday afternoon by MissEllsworth, a student in -Sage Col lege. Miss Seelye was a graduate student of Cornel!, and had been entertaining a number of mem bers of her sorority, Kappa Gamma Gamma, at the Seelye home in University avenue, this city. Her father, mother and other members of the family are passing the summer at Lake George. Yesterday her guests left and in the afternoon she was seen by neighbors to leave the house alone. She went for a walk dlong a path leading along

Forest Lake and the gorge, where there is a heavy forest growth. A violent thunderstorm came up, and it is supposed she sought shelter beneath the large tree where her body was found. Some girls who were in a house near, after the storm had subsided, made a search of the svood, knowing that some damage had been done, and found her body behind a tree, burned and charred by a stroke of lightning.

" Murder Follows Abduction. .Wheeling, W. Va,, Aug. 8. John Cline and Clayton Rodgers were arrested here yesterday on charge of haying murdered May Yost, a seventeen-year-old girl. The warrant' was sworn out by her father', who charges that the two forcibly abducted the girl, ravished her and then murdered her and threw the body into the Ohio river to conceal the crime. The girl was taken from the company of her sweetheart, Walter Hammond on Sunday night at the point of a revolver. He positively identifies the two young men. The girl's body has not been found. CUMMINS HAD 'EM GOING IN IOWA CONVENTION. The Des Moines Candidate was Nominated on First Ballot Quite Handily. For Governor - A. B. CUMMINS, Des Moines. For Lieutenant Governor JOHN BERHIOTT, Stuatt. For Jm-ge of the Supreme Court S. M. WEAVER, Iowa Falls. for Railroad Commissioner E. C. BROWN, Sheldon. For Superintendent of Tubllc Instruction R. C. BARRETT. Osage. Cedar Rapids, la., Aug. 7. Cummins swept the board in the republican state convention yes terdav. He and his followers took everything they went for, and from the first tap of the gavel to putting out the lights there was no time when they did not have the situation well in hand. They had a hard right before the committee on credentials in the effort to save the delegations of Jackson and Carroll counties, and came from the committee room beaten men. They expected to have six out of the eleven members of the committee, but in the morning caucus they fell one short of that number, and tlie vote in the committee went against them in both cases by a vote of five to six. This defeat was of no particular consequence, however, as they had the strength on the floor of the convention to seat their men whenever the question came up: They won their flght on the first ballot taken in the convention, and from that time to the finish there never was the slightest doubt as to the ultimate result. MAY LOSE Winner ol First Number in Indian Land Drawing will Have a ContestFort Sill, Ok. T., Aug. 9. Attorney John I. Calve rtt of Guthrie. Ok. T., yesterday filed contest papers against the entry made by James R. "Woods, the winner of the first number in the Lawton district land lottery. Woods claimed 160 acres running the entire length of the town site. This shut out Miss Mattie Beals, the Wichita telephone girl. Five hundred Lawton busi ness-men have signed the con test papers, which recite that Woods violated both tho spirit and letter of the homestead act. Horace Speed, United States District Attorney. for Oklahoma, said: "Any good lawyer can defeat Woods if a contest is insti tuted. The law contemplates no such perversion of homestead rights." , Ten Hurt in Collision. Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 9. Ten persons were injured seriously in a collision between two sections of an Atlantic City excur sion train, on the Baltimore & Ohio road near Confluence, Pa., eighty-four miles east of here yesterday: Of these " Fireman Shannon will die. The nine others were passengers in a Pullman car. ...

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