Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-20

of 8 bear, and Monarch manifested dis approval of the arrangements, which he watched with vigilant interest
 Had the bear been in the large open space where the riata could be used, it would have been but few minutes work to lasso his paws and stretch him out upon the ground, but the narrow spaces between the bars gave man no chance to throw & rope.
 As soon as the first rope was put into the cage the grizzly put himself on guard and prepared for the row. He had been there before, and he did not propose to be roped. He threw the moose of as soon as it fell over bis head, and when it was about to drop oyer paw he threw it aside as cleverly as Corbett turns asidea boxers glove. A moose left upon the floor for him to step in was of no avail He would not step in it. Sometimes he leaped over it, and at other times he swept it out of his way or picked it up with his claws and threw it against the bars.
 NIT. Ohnimus then brought out two in- struments that he uses to ensnare iagusrs, tigers, lions and such small game when he wants to doctor them or trim their nails. The device consists of length of extraor- dinary heavy gaspipe, through which runs a.rope ending in . moose. When the moose is dropped over an animals head, men haul up on the other end, drawing the moose tight, and the gas-pipe prevents the animal from moving toward the men, This device works admirably on most animals,
 but Monarch promptly sized up the trick and knocked the pipes about in very live ly fashion. When he got hold of one end the man at the other end went up in air,
 and when the bear hit the pipe an impat- tent whack he bent it so that it had to be hammered straight again
 For nearly two hours they unanswered
 to get Monarch's paw into @ moose, but his skill in defense was equal to theirs. He knew they were after his paws, and he persisted in doubling them under his body | and lying down upon them. He never lost his head or got rattled, and it was impossible to catch him off his guard When he became warm and thirsty he
 went straight to his water trough in a front corner of the cage, swept the rods and ropes out of his way, and drank, keep ing his paws under him and defeating every effort to ensnare while he was drink | ing. He was not aggressive, ss @ rule, al- | though once or twice he lost his temper | and tried to get hold of the men whom he regarded as his wsnton tormentors. He | made a determined, intelligent, defensive | fight, and a royal good fight it was, win ming respect for his courage, and admira- ton for his intelligence, quickness, | strength and skill.
 Once, after very hot and lively bout with the ropes and rods, when the man | tried to confuse him and catch him of | guard, he stood up in a corner, exerted his | enormous strength against the iron roof | and then lifted up his voice in a long deep
 howl of despairing rage. The action was
 eloquently expressive. It plainly said:
 "f could only get out of this den for @
 moment and fair chance with these fel- | lows who are pestering mel"
 But he could not get out and sn accident | soon gave the men their opportunity. While Monarch and all hands were rest ing and and taking breath moose fell over | the bears arm. As soon as it was noticed | four men seized the rope and hauled it | taut
 | Monarch's disgust at being caught was | great, and for the next five minutes that cage seemed to be packed full of mad bears,
 while the men on the rope whipped about | like flies on a string.
 | In his struggles the bear rolled over upon
 his back and his paw was drawn up to the
 bars. One great claw was clipped of with
 blacksmith's pincers and the crossed claws | were untangled. Then it was seen that in
 the course of the fight Monarch had broken | of the curved points of seven claws, and | as the pincers proved to be not very efh- | eisns tSols- with zst.iOiG tO sEsnfcdre bear, | the claws being too tough to be cut readily
 further operations were abandoned fol
 fear that some of the nails might be torn
 out by the roots-
 | The moose was removed, and Monarch
 arose, panting and growing, and retired
 to a corner, where he gathered his paws
 beneath him and regarded the crowd
 with an air of mingled wonder and re
 proach.
 Half an hour later old Monarch was
 munching bread and licking the slight wounds he had received in the TOW.