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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-07-01
BEARS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
They Are More Plentiful Than They Were
Forty Years Ago.

They Are More Plentiful Than They Were
Forty Years Ago.
''It may sound strange and improba-
ble," said Phin Anderson, veteran
woodsman of northeastern Pennsylva-
MIA, to New York Sun man, ''but it is
fact, nevertheless, that bears are be-
coming more plentiful every year in the
lumber regions of Pennsylvania. Ihave
a theory to explain this which may
seem paradoXical, but believe it is cor
rect, all the same. There are more
bears to-day in Pike, Monroe, Clinton,
Potter and other backwoods counties in
Pennsylvania than there were forty
years ago, for the reason that the woods
have gradually disappeared. I have
been laughed at scores Of times for adj
vancing such theory, but no one in the
backwoods denies that bears are more
plentiful, and certainly no one can deny
that woods are much less in area than
forty years ago. It is very plain to me.
When the timber was thick the bears
| were compelled to slzirmish more for
food and had to depend to great ex-
tent on roots and bark and on the rather
scanty supplies which the sheepfolds
| and pigsties of the scattered settlers af-
| forded. The clearing away of the woods
has been followed by the appearance in
limitless areas of all kinds of berries,
which bears especially relish and on
which they thrive. While bringing
about such a condition, the cutting
away of the timber has in no way af-
fected the character of the dense
swamps, in the confines of which bears
find safe places for hiding and eluding
dogs and hunters, and for bringing forth
and rearing their young. The rocky
lodges, with their ravines and caverns,
still remain, and there the bears find
winter lairs as secure and comfortable
as they were when the forests grew
above them. Besides, the clearing up
of the forests makes room for a large
collection of sheep pastures and pig
sites, and thus adds to the field for for
age. You may set it down for a fact
that bears in Pennsylvania not
only in Pennsylvania, but in every east
ern state where bears are found-are
more numerous and bigger and fatter
than they were in our grandfathers'
days, and will keep on being that way
longer than anyone now on earth will
| 1iveo
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-07-01
A CANINE ROBBER.
The Four-Footed Assistant Of a
Mexican Bandit.
Held While His Master Relieved
Them OF Their
Kaluahlea.

For over year the people living
within a radius of twenty miles of this
place, says City Of Mexico correspond
ent of the st. Louis Globe-Democrat,
have been in state of semipanic over
the strange attacks which have been
made upon travellers who are compelled
to be out after nightfall. There ap-
peared to be some demon who took de-
light in mangling belated people and
robbing them. No deaths occurred, but
in each instance the party attacked was
suddenly grasped by the throat by some
apparently powerful animal, which was
so strong jawed that it shut off the air
at the first grasp and caused the victim
to faint. When consciousness returned,
in every instance the victim found him
self lying with a bleeding throat and
his pockets rifed of all their contents.
One man who had occasion to be out
after dark says that it appeared to be
some long animal when it came leap
ing upon him, and he had barely time
to notice this ere he was borne to the
ground and held with a grasp of the
| awful jaws. Manuel Penez, a wealthy
ranch owner, made himself an armor
to protect his throat from attack of
| whatever it was that caught the people.
Taking the heavy leather stirrup piece
from his saddle he cut collar and
| fitted it to his neck in such a manner
that it fully covered his whole throat
| Then, with a pistol in each hand, he
| rode through the dark roads toward the
city. He was in sight of the lights of
| the city and began to feel that he had
| safely passed the danger when he saw
| an animal leaping toward him. He
ho1 incl To no oil ,1,or,
it leaped at his throat and bore him
from his horse to the ground. His
armor served well, however, and the
animal could not get a grip on his
| throat.
| Pence had his revolver ready, and
| pressing it against the side of his assail-
| ant fired shot which rolled it over.
Then, just as he was rising, he was
! again attacked, but this time by man
who struck him with a club. The blow
was not severe enough to do much
harm, and in the hand-to-hand conflict
which followed Penez got the better of
his adversary and stunned him. He
bound the man and brought him to the
| city. An investigation showed that
the animal was a great Dane hound,
which had been trained to pull down
the people without killing them. His
master sent him after the victims, and
| when they were rendered unconscious
he would rob them with impunity, and
| then return to his home without fear of
detection. The prisoner appeared to
mourn the loss of his dog greatly, and
did not seem to care what became of
him since the animal was dead. An in
vestigation revealed the fact that the
man lived in the outskirts of the city,
and was evidently a tomale vender. In
his cabin were found the fruits of sew
eral recent robberies, and evidence suf-
| ficient to show that the prisoner made
robbery his regular nightly occupation.
An effort was made to get him to tell
1 something about himself and the dog,
| but he StubbornlY refused to talk
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-07-01
Electricity In the Vatican.

The pope has considered the use Of
electricity, and the installation of an
electric lighting system in the Vatican
is in progress. The Papal palace has
for some time had an elevator, also
complete telephone system of its
own, and connected with the central
station in Rome. His holiness has ap-
parently become convinced that the
s'world do move" and hence, perhaps,
his less bigoted attitude toward Amer
lean public schools.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-07-01
INV YORK MARKETS.
GRAIN MARKET.

GRAIN MARKET.
WheHt-No. 2. red winter. SO: June. 9ON
July, S7A.
Corn-No. 2. mixed. 81; June. 81; July
sc.
Oats-No. 9. mixed. 3s!<: June, 80: July, 81.
PRODUCE MARKET.
Creamery. State & Penn, extras. 21c.a2116c.
Creamery western. flrsts. ....... .191kc.a2Othc.
Creamery, western, seconds. ......1S Gale @.
State dairy, h. I. tubs, extras...... c.a2o c.
CHEEsE-
State factory. full cream. fancy. SAc.a @.
State factory, ful- cream. fine. SNc.a Sic.
State factory. common TO fair. ca O.
Zoos
State and Penn. new laid. choice 10 c.a161Sc.
Southern. new MD fair to good. c.R14 O.
Western, new laid. prime. .1bNca1o1bc.
Duck eggs, Maryland, per dozen. .1S ga q
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-07-01
Weather Report.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-For New England:
Fair; south westerly winds.
For Eastern New York, Eastern Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware:
Fair; southwesterly winds; cooler.
For Western New York and Western Penn
sylvania: Fair; southwesterly winds.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-07-01

When in need of pure ground spices re-
member the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea
Co. Their prices are very low.
Bonner, Preston & Co are headquarters
for Photographic supplies. For the bene-
fit of customers they have fitted ur a
clark" room, to be used free of charge.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-07-01
N,H. & 4. Railroad Time Table
June 3, 1892.
NAUGATUCK DIVISION.
Trains leave Waterbury for

NEW YoRK-eo5: 7:so, s:ae: 1880 a. m: les,
sol. 500; 1908 a. IL. 100, 400, c:os p. m
NEW HAVEN via Naugatuck Junction y:3O
sa6, a. M. 1:2s, 1925, 40, 5:53 n. n Re
turn-SGO, 12. 90 a. m, las p. m. Sunday 90
NEW LONDON and intermediate stations,
Through train) 4:40p. M.
BRIDGEPORT-6:O 7:3O, 1923, 1870, a. M, 1ss,
3:s5, $50 p. m. Sunday 4:15 ,. m. Return
-7:05. a:52 a.. NJ; 1910, 2:2S, $3.50, 747 p.
ANso 70 7:so, SIG. 1880, 8: NJ; Us ssH
Re et pilo s44 1923 a. m, 1a:41, a:Oi,
$40 $40 p. m. Sunday S.45 a. m.
7,Ot D. m. Saturday 9:15 p. m. Return
6:25, 7:55, 1920 a. M, $50. $40. $50,
p. m. Saturday 7s5 p M o.o e.,n ooo
p ~ Sunday 925 a. m. Return--7:0S, 7;s5.
1923, a. M, $3.50, 526 p. m. Sunday BAT
roRGR1 Nc 1117, a; m, as, $50. 200
nm Sunday 9:et. Return-e:f, 7:a1,
1000 q. ESQ, sos p M Sunday y.: sss o p M
~. Sunday 9:a5 a. m. Retnrn-6:3o, 7:1o,
9:45, a. m, 2:05, 4:42 pm Sunday % pm.
LUCIUS FUTILE, General Manager.
CT. HEMPsTEAD, General Pass Agent.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-07-01

NEERIDEN, WATERBURY & CONNECTICUT
M RIVER RAILROAD.
In EFFECT JANUARY 8, 1892.
FROM WATERBURY TO CROMWELL.
leave Waterbury Dublin street, t~5:OO, 1000
q. M; 500 p. m.
Leave Merider, 1870 am; 5:45 p. no.
FROM CROMWELL TO WATERBURY.
Leave Cromwell $50 a. M; 1918. p. m.
Leave Meriden, West Main street, 7:45 p. m.
1851, $50 p m.
.For Merideu and way stations only; arrive at
tDsiiv except Monday.
CHARLES NJ. CRAWFORD, sup,t
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-24
The Grand Jury Way.

At a session Of the superior court Lawyer
Samuel Hoar told neat little story Of his
father. Judge Ebenezer lockwood Hoar.
"One Of the jurors whom father had i'm
paneled," said the lawyer. once came to
him with the requ s*St that father excuse
him from serving"
why do you wish to be excusedf" he
WAS asked.
.'Because. your honor. ! am deaf in one
ear
That will not make the slightest differ
euce," replied the judge. THE grand jury
hears evfdeooe on only ono s3de q IL
cssc. n-BogGuu 8oUaA
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-24
Read His own Obituary.

Mr.. Albert Owens is prominent
Young farmer near Winnebago City,
MINI. He spent hundreds Of dollars in
endeavoring to recover from nervous
prostration, and year ago was so low
that a report of his death reached the
editor of the Winnebago Press News Il.
An obituary of Mr.. Owens appeared in
that paper. and was read by him. While
in this condition he began taking DR..
Miles Restorative Remedies, and in a
short time was a we'll man. Says he
never felt better than now.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-24

can recommend Ely's Cream Balm to
all sufferers from dry catarrh from per-
sonsl experience Michael Herr, Phar-
macist, Denver.
had catarrh of the head and throat for
five years. used Ely's Cream Balm, and
from the first application l was relieved.
The sense of smell. which hsd been lost.
WIS restored after using one bottle.
have found the Balm tie only satisfactory
remedy for cstarrh, and it has effected a
cure in my case.-H. L. Myer. Waverly,
N. Y.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-24
Hot Spr1nes skin Soap,

Prepared principally from the evap-
Grated waters Of the Hot Springs, Arkan-
sas Delightful for the toilet. The
healing powers of the Hot Springs of
Arkansas have long been known and rec
ognized by the medical profession all
over the country. The manufacturers
believe that in presenting to the public
their Hot Springs Skin Soap. they have
given a wonderful opportunity for pre-
venting all kinds of skin disorders. and
believe that their patrons will be we'll re-
paid by it's constant use. For sale by all
druggists. Hartz & Bahnsen wholesale
SCENTS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-24
INTERVIEWING 4 CHINESE DOCTOR.


Strangely enough, these doctors are I'M
known to the police, and on each occasion
they have TO rely upon information from
the Cinnamon in the streets or stores to
find one The reporter met equal difficult
ties in seeing one. After calling at half a
dozen stores in Chinatown and asking a
score of Chnarnen in Mott, Pell and Doyers
streets without result, he sought for w onS
Chin Foo, who directed him to Xiii Leon,
who runs Chinese drug store ut 10 Mott
street Xiii Leon, who is very big and
pompous, was measuring out opium sc
dantily that it was n pleasure to watch
him. Several assistants were busy doing
ND packages of strange looking roots Xiii
Leon is one of the tallest Cinnamon in New
York He has a round. smooth face, and
he wears IA dark silk costume, including a
black skull cap His pigtail is exceed
ingly long and his nails are long and vel
low He was very suspicious when spoken
to- thinking. apparently. that some trap
was being laid for him
Are you doctor?
What for you want to know
II want to learn something about the
way you practice
Il no can tell nothink. ] no talkee well.
VeIly busy. Got no time. Call again.
yesr'
He disappeared behind a screen, and all
efforts to bring him back proved futile.
4 Chinese missionary said: Chinese
doctors have no knowledge of the human
system and usually work by guess 1t is
against the Chinese ethics to dissect a
body. and the Chinaman has horror of
anybody who uses IA knife ON a corpse.
Nevertheless the Chinese doctors manage
to work IA great many cures"
1t is strange that Chinese doctors arc al
lowed to practice in New York, where the
law strictly prohibits any person from act
ing rs IA physician unless he has medical
certificate and a license from the county
clerk. but if the law were enforced it is
doubtful whether the Chinese would call
in our physicians.-NewY York Sun
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-24
Western Investments.

Orchard State bank. of Orchard, Ne
braska, makes investments in real estate
securities; per cent interest net to in
vestors. No loans made except upon
the personal inspection of the officers
E. W.Dart. PRESIDENT; J s. Dart. cashier
References-Mitchell s. Lynde. bank
ers; J. F. Robinson, cashier Rock leland
National bank; G. c. Carter, NJ. d.
Henry Darts Sons, wholesale grocers
Correspudence solicited.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-24
Miles, Nerve and Liver Pills.

Act on a new MISUNDERSTANDING the
liver, stomach and bowels through the
nerves. A new discovery. DR.. Miles
Pills speedily cure billiousness, bad taste,
torpid liver, piles, constipation. I'm
equalled for men, women, children
Smallest, mildest. surestl SO doses %
cents. Samples free at Hartz & Balm.
aan'c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-24

HOODS PILLS are a mild. gentle, painless.
safe and efficient athartic Always reliable
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-01-29
The World ysv,x

Rev DR.. Behrend of New York
city spoke last Sunday upon the drift
of religious thought, in the course of
which he said:
ga second marked characteristic of
our time is that mere authority is dis
counted, and men are demanding a
theology which is both Biblical and
rational. We are slow
ly learning to fix our eyes upon the
present life and upon this planet as
the sphere within which we are to
look for the fruits of the preaching
of the gospel, and this is making us
clamorous for a working theology, a
theology which shall show us how
most intelligently and successfully to
deal with practical problems, We
do not believe less in heaven and hell,
but we believe good deal more in
the earth than did our fathers. Ours
is great missionary age. Salvation
has large, practical meaning. 1t is
a present deiverance from the power
of sin and present reign of right
eousness. 1t concerns the individual, g,
the home, the city, the nation, the
world, capital and labor, art and sci
ence, work and play. We speak
more Of duty than of destiny, more
of the present than of the future.
The mission of the church is with this
present ungodly world, to subdue and
transfgure it, and the Scriptures are
our armory in conducting that cam
paign."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-01-29
The Mexican Army.

If late dispatches are true it is not to
be wondered that the rebels in Mexico
are not easily put down. The Mexican
law that sentences criminal puts him
at discretion into the penitentiary or
into the regular army, to serve out his
sentence with the military force. Thus
it comes about that large proportion of
the Mexican army is composed of con-
victed criminals. 1t is like that system
in vogue in some of our own states of
leasing out penitentiary convicts to labor
on public works. In the District of Co
lumbia city prisoners thus work on the
new streets of Washington.
The plan might prosper in the case of
public works, but it could be nothing
but failure in the case of soldiers The
fellow who has been convicted of peni-
tentiary offense has naturally not much
love for his country about that time.
During our own war BILLY Wilson's"
famous regiment of Zouaves was COM
posed chiefly of toughs and criminals
from New York, but they volunteered
of their own free will, presumably from
patriotism. As matter of fact, these
men, who might have been expected to
make desperate fighters, cut poor
figure They died from disease more
rapidly than members of regiments re-
cruited from respectable ranks. From
one cause or another the regiment
dwindled away rapidly, so that it was
not heard of after the early years of the
war. In Mexico the case is far worse
than this, the criminals there being
convicts under sentence, forced into the
ranks against their will. A country is
in serious position when its national
security and honor are in the keeping of
men who cannot help being towards,
sneaks and traitors.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-01-29

1t is reported that ex-President Cleve-
land will shortly withdraw from the
Presidential contest. One year ago it
was considered foregone conclusion
that he would receive the Democratic
nomination, and at that time he could
have had more Republican votes than
any man in his party. Today he is
almost without following Last fall
he crawled into the mire and filth of
Tammany Hall and aided that corrupt
organization in capturing the state by
the most foul means. This, Of course
lost him all Republican sympathy, even
many of his mugwump friends desert
ing him. And now Tammany is ready
to rend him, and will, without doubt
send a solid delegation to the national
convent N to oppose him.
Such is the workings of a short
stretch of time.
1t recalls the stereotyped phrase
about the mills of God.
They never fail to get there.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-01-29
TIT JONDONDERRy vT FRIDAY MORNING JANUARY 1892.
CHILL.

Where is it ; what are its people
what are its resources ? These arr
questions that will naturally occur t.
most every one. The SITTER briefl,
answers:
Chilli is one of the most isolated
coast countries in the world. 1t oc
cupies narrow strip in South Amer
lea west of the Andes, extending ii
length over 20 degrees of latitude anc
reaching down to Patagonia. Ii
width it covers about 2 degrees OF
longitude or about 120 miles. The
land gradually increases in height as
it recedes from the coast until it is
capped by the Andes which can only
be crossed in the summer and over
passes from u 900 to IA 900 feet in
elevation. The northern coast is ram
less while the southern portion is fire.
quently deluged.
Its inhabitants, numbering about
I3,000,000, were originally Spanish,
but to these have been added large
numbers from various European
countries. In enterprise they out
rank the other South American states.
The constitution is nominally republi-
can but, in practice, allows dicta-
tOrship. Its exports doesn't exceed
100, 200, 900, and its annual expenses
of government are about the same as
that of New York city, under Tam.
many. 1t possesses navy of consid-
cradle strength including three pow
erful ironclads, and one, the Captain
Pratt, now nearly completed at Tou-
Ion, France.
The chief difficulty with a war
waged by the United States upon
Chlh, which necessarily must be ag-
gressive, lies in the long distances
that must be covered and the cost and
inconvenience of coaling. Valparai-
so, its chief seaport city, is over 1000
miles from San Francisco, while to
reach it from New York a vessel
must sail over 1000 miles. Our near
est coaling station, until one was es-
tablished, by force of arms, on Chill
ian soil, or arrangements made with
the republic of Peru, which is not
improbable, would be San Diego,
CAL, a distance of nearly 1900 miles
from Valparaiso.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-01-29

temporaries to conclude that heaven had
sealed its approval of their work. In
the case of the two cardinals, however,
the coincidence is perfectly simple. Both
were old and rapidly declining in
strength; there came season of unusual
severity, and the rest was but natural.
The Duke of Clarence was young, it is
true, but in the popular phrase he chad
no constitution.
The winter of 1912 will long be re-
membered for the prevalence of the
grip and other forms of influenza, and
every neighborhood will have its local
traditions of old and delicate people who
succumbed, and this is the true explana-
ton of those "cycles of death" For
several seasons there is no opidenio; the
air is salubrious and the general condi-
tions of life easy. Hence there is, as it
were, an accumulation of the feeble
who have, in certain sense, lived be-
yond their time. Then comes season
of severe trial, and all the very feeble
die. 1t is interesting, to some extent
saddening, but not at all mysterious.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-01-29

The February number of Gro
NANCE" opens new volume of this
most attractive monthly magazine,
and is perhaps the most brilliant issue
which has yet appeared. Its 16O
pages contain fifteen complete stories
original and selected from the best
fiction of half-a- dozen nations.
Among them are specimens of the
most spirited and fascinating work of
Alexander Dumas, Edgar Allan Poe,
Georges Price, Carmen sylvia, and
Moritz, Jokai, the best of Hungarian
story tellers beside other tales, equal
ly good, by less known writers. One
Of the stories is put in the form of a
little play, from the clever pen of
Abraham Dreyfus, entitled "An Oak
in a Storm" the delicate plot OF
which is irresisiibly funny. The
most striking feature Of the number
is an original story of great power,
entitled "The Charcoal Burners,
by a new and promising writer-a
piece of work which challenges COM
parison with anything in recent mag
azlne literature. This periodical is
issued by ROMANCE PUBLISHING CON-
PANY, Clinton Hall, Astor Place,
New York. The price is % cents
per copy; $3.50 year.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-01-29
MEAT NlRkEI,

| have opened meat market in the
basement of the Peabody House, So.
Londonderry, Vt, where | shall be pre-
pared at all times to furnish nice quail
ty of Beef, Pork, Veal, Sausage, Tripe,
Hams, Shoulders, Lard, Poultry &c. l
am here for the express purpose of at
tending to the meat business, and | guar
antee to give the people here as good a
market as they will support, and courte-
treatment at all times.
l shall be pleased to deliver goods in
any part of the village at any time when
desired Orders left at either of the
stores will receive prompt attention.
-Four years experience in business con-
vinces me that I can satisfy any reasona-
BILE demand that may be made on me.
As l expect to pay cash for my goods
it will be necessary for me to sell for cash
or very short credits, See?
Very Respectfully yours
J. q IANPHFAR