The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-03-11
IN A BEARS CLUTCHES.
A Young WOman's Desperate Struggle Gt
the Mouth OF n Cave.

At7sA SOStluE uSI 0eI 1u0 IllaN she Will DTOD-
ably IN the future never resume her
masculine sport. just after the great
sleet storm which swept over the coun-
try, Lottie determined to go deer hunt
ing. Downing her snow shoes she started
to cross Orig Swamp, a dense mass {
scrub oaks and laurel When she had
reached the centre of the marsh she dis
covered the foot prints of very large
bear on the crust. She followed the
trial 8itt Of the swamp for about two
miles, when she discovered the den
which the animal inhabited. Entering
the cave she found two little cubs on
bed of leaves in one corner. The cubs
were about the size of kittens and were
easily captured.
Lottie was Just emerging from the
cave when she was met by an immense
she beat. The bear had heard the cubs
yell and was making all possible speed
to rescue them. Before L0ttie could
draw her rifle to her shoulder the animal
was upon her and grasping her in her
paws gave her such terrible squeeze
that she tainted, when the bear, thinking
her dead, released her grip. She for
tunately regained consciousness quickly,
and while the old bear was playing with
her cubs the plicky hunter drew her
rifle and shot her in the side. The bull
let did not strike the animals heart, and
as the brute dashed at her again Lottie
drew her hunting knife and with one
bold stroke nearly served the bears
head from the body.
Lottie was just congratulating herself
on her successful escape when the dead
bears mate made his appearance. Lot
ties rife was unloaded and she was
totally unpreparedfor asecond encounter,
but determined to eight it out" The
struggle was long one. Fortunately
the young lady was not encountered in
her motion by petticoats, for in all her
hunting expeditions she wears pantaloons
of doeskin, with long blouse. When,
finally, Lottie thought the bear was
dead she stopped over to cut his throat,
and the animal, with one stroke of his
monstrous paw, tore the clothing almost
completely ffota her body. During the
protracted struggle the beaf had reached
the edge of cliff fully hundred feet
high and sloping at an angle of more
than fortyzfive degrees down to the Wal
linpaupack Greek. As the animal grab
bed Lottie he commenced sliding on the
slippery crust down this almost per-
pendicular slope. Lottie was carried
with him, and every foot of distance ira
versed added to their velocity. When
they reached the foot of the slope they
struck against tree, completely killing
the bear and breaking two Of Lottie's
ribs, her left arm and one of her limbs.
She managed, however, to crawl about
mile to house, where she received
medical teatment. The first bear killed
weighed, when dressed, four hundred and
three pounds, and the male one, four
hundred and eighty-four pounds Lot
tie, who is improving slowly, has the
cubs in her possession, but she says it
will be some time before she viii lake
another expedition of this kind.
The Worship of Humanity.
The worship of humanity" has now
in London chapel, priest, and a ritual.
Its chapel is situated in dingy street,
and is small room capable of contain
ing hundred persons. It's sole decora-
lions are engravings, busts, notices, and
flowers; its pulpit small desk above
which is an engraving of the Dresden
Madonna mother and child having been
Comics highest type of humanity.
Compile, the founder of the Positivist, or
Humanity School, redivided the year
into thirteen months which he named
respectively Moses, Homer, Aristotle,
Archimedes, Caesar, st. Paul, Charlie
imagine, Dante, Gutenberg, Shakespeare,
Descartes, Frederick the Great, and
Bichat, representing ancient poetry,
philosophy, science and government;
Catholicism; and modern poetry,
philosophy, industry, science, govern
ment, etc. Busts Of these persons adorn
the room, together with engravings Of
Caesar, Archimedes, Scipio, Plato, Aristo-
tie, Pythagoras, Virgil, Homer, Con
fucius, Paul, st. Bernard, Aquinas,
Mohammed, Charlemagne, Shakespeare,
Dante, Milton, Louis XI., Columbus,
Hume, Bacon, Moliere, Mozart, and
many other worthless.
There are now about sixty worshipers
in London belonging to the religion of
: Humanity, but even that number is an
increase; for some years ago Professor
Jowett, visiting them, said he found
there ''three persons and no God" The
FESTIVAL of Holy Women" was celebrated
ON the day when Mr.. Conway, who
writes an interesting letter about it, was
present, and the discourse of the Priest,
DR.. Congreve, scholarly, white-haired
man, pertained to eminent and holy
women of the past-St Monica, Beatrice,
Heloise, Joan of Arc, and others. He
read George Eliot's famous Positivist
hymn, so, Might Join the Choir In
visible" and lessons from the 'Tmita-
ton of Christ" by Thomas a Kempis,
volume which, after her death, was
found by George Eliot's side. Prayers
are offered to the t'Great Power whom
we here acknowledge as the Highest
Humanity" There is also ritual, with
prayers, and q benediction as follows:
"The Faith of Humanity, The Hope of
Humanity, The Love of Humanity, bring
you comfort, and teach you sympathy,
give you peace in yourselves and peace
with others, now and forever, Amen"
DR.. Congreve, the priest, has distin-
guished himself for his sympathies in
behalf of all the popular movements, and
his opposition to slavery and all oppres-
sion; of the French under Napoleon III. ;
the wars of England against Afghans,
Zulus, Beers, and other weak and help
less people; and has just delivered and
published forcible discourse in favor of
granting Irish independence.
Many, if not most, of the disciples of
Comics philosophy, like John Stuart
Mill, George Henry Lewes, George