New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-01
OFFERS TOBOGGANING.
A LIVE MOUSE AS BAIT FOR TROUT
INTOXICATED CROWS

INTOAlCAIED CROWS.
Blakesley Penn. Nov. 3o-This is one Of the pes
game sections between the Delaware and eusquo
hanna valleys. Nearly every local householder hunt
more or less and many OF them occasionally o'
interesting stories Of their sporting experiences
the region On the north bank Of Trout Rum wv
miles from here, a steep knoll rises from the eue
of a deep pool The spot is great resort for 0e'or
IN winter ard Samuel Price, who has watcher tio"
on many bright moonlight night when the ieihPol
atire was several degrees below zero tells about NV
the furry fellows frolic there. If the pool happen
to be frozen over, the offers gnaw and dig hoi'
through the ice at the foot Of the knoll. Then oh'
after another they all plunge into the pool get 'no
fur full of water and skip up the hill. The wac
drips of on the way and freezes soon as IL s'rhc
the ground snow. and in little while, the pay "
offers have regular toboggan slide As slippery a.
ice on a steep hillside can be. When the sluc
completed each otter takes It's turn at sliding uo"n
The knoll "korplunk" into the pool, and they Keep VI
the sport until daylight, catching trout no" anu
then and eating It on the bank One night h,''
winter Mr.. Price trapped fullgrown otter az 'ao
slide He has It yet but he has not been able 10
1t very much.
In cooper shop here tho other evening, Ezra huo
bard whose home is at the base OF LeveIst KldBS To
latcd bis experience With bear this fall The hie
was so warm that they had TO leave the WINDOWS up,
and the moon shining brightly. Mr. HuDoa'u sou
IL
orchard and when he looked out he saw bear shaAs
apples from his best pound sweet tee The tree SUM
on a steep hillside, and the big apples pH'd down
against the fence as fast the bear shook them Oh
AS soon as the hear had shaken of all the nun a."
wanted he slid down the tree, waddled TO me UNI
and began TO devour the apples greedly. Then Nr
Hubbard pulled HIS trousers and boots, loahed I'D
rifle climbed out of the window and stole along 10 a
spot where he could get good shot at the thief lie
ala Il, Yr,nffy
apples before he fired and then lie blazed away ana
sent bullet into the bears head, just below his zen
ear The animal hounced and rimbed against ul'
fence FOR minute, but he soon kicked his last II.
weighed $50 pounds. The next morning. Mr.. Huooau
said he ascertained that the bear had climbed the
fence upper side Of tie orchard and passed seven
tons of winter apples get the pound sweet ire
Otis Goddard. OF East Hill, came into Blakesey
the other day to have his oxen shod. While waiting
in the blacksmith shop, the brawny young backwoods
man told this fish story declaring that Jack Hayner
who was with him when he caught the trout, "ouu
swear to every word OF his statement For months
Goddard had tried TO land willy old trout that iurKeo
in one Of the deep pools in Tobyhanna Creek lie
had angled he said with 1lies grasshoppers, worms
minnows and other kinds Of bait, but he coullh
get the big trout 10 notice any OF them lie hh cv
the cunning speckled fellow time and again ana ne
wanted him ever much. One day In july he caught
little deer mouse IN the pasture ana ne ' nec
and threw it into the pool. 1t was lively swimmer
but il hadn't swan siN feet before the trOui goOoe1
IL with a dash that sent his snOut ont Of the water
That was an unfortunate move for the trout. because
within five seconds Goddard had him Hopping on
dry land with his hat over the fighting beauty The
trout weighed two pounds and fourteen ounces
Goddard declared.
Howard Cable crossing Oak Hin day last
month, when he across big hollow birch
that looked though there might be nest Of coons
somewhere inside Of the trunk So he returned home
filled his Marlin rife with cartridges. packed some
charcoal and sulphur IN basket and went back to
the tree In the opening al the butt Of the tree
he built charcoal fire and then he sprinhlcd lot
of sulphur the glowing Goals. There was good
draught through the hollow trunk 10 a hole near
the crotch. and pretty fat coon crawlcd ont
of the top hole, sneeZed and chung 10 limb II
was followed by four others. and Gable said he shot
the whole five and lucged them home.
Delos Griffin lives on Laurel Rum three miles from
here. Crows dug mp his corn last spring until he
got very angry. He couldn't get the best Of the
black thieves. and finally he soaked pint Of corn
in a quart OF cheap whiskcy for forfy-eght hours
Then he sprinkled the corn in the field. and five
crows gObbled il up and hung around for moro until
they got so drunk thar they couldn't fly away. They
tipped mp on their tails, cawed hoaSely and umbcd
about. and Griffin got some cord he said and tied
them 10 the fence by their legs til they sobercd
up Thon they nuttered hard for freedom, ard Griffin
wruDg their nec6s.