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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10
An Indignant burglar.

"The most remarkable experience with a
burglar that l ever heard Of" said Col. CALI
per. was that OF Jason Frognip. q friend OF
mnc who once lived In Storkville Centre. Vt
Two OF Mr.. Frognip's children were quite sick
with diphtheris. and for a number OF nights
no and Mrs Frognip were up with them pretty
much all night At about quarter past 2 on
one OF these nights Mr.. Frognip went down
into the Kitchen for something. He carried no
light, for he was familiar with every nook and
corner OF his house. lie had on q pair Of felt
slippers. and as he stepped noiselessly across
side. working at the back door Mr. Frog
min felt very bad about his children, but it nj
most made him laugh to think OF how easily
near tho door and said to him. In an ordinary
my friend. wehave two cases Of diphtheria
"Whaty said the burglar. Then why In
thunder Sao SGnt you hang out yellsr flag to
""H9w could I know you were oomIner
"'What do care whether you knew I was
coming or notf said the burglar. Suppose I'd
ha' got into your darned old house and tax on
the diphtheria home TO my children!' And he
gsthered Up his tools and went away apparent
ly very indignant"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10

as hc aid 50 the gambrei slid along the pois.
thought. for Re let 20 81 the hog sat up on Ills
hind qua ,a and Eaxed up At TIE pole and
way for perhaps three or. four minntes, and
shoulder against its back. and pushed so hard
that the Eambrel slid In the, same direction
again, He continued to push until the hog
the bear put his paws around It and pulled il
back against tie other post. 'e''' '"S "''
h" This confused tho bear. but he was deter
mined to drag tho carcass down, and. after he
he stuck his claws in the inside Of the hog and
yanked It TO the centre OF the pole. where tho
G SnS "ns That Ss
around the shoulders and yanSed it toward
where the hoo Ct Snes ths besr
made up his mind that it WINS a waste OF time
to drag tho hog from one, end of the pole to the
belly. he stuck bis Claws in the hams. iounced
himself up. and down. and tried to break tho
He failed to. break IT., and pretty soon he
throat Tho bear wasn't satisfied with what
or two md started 70 Climb The post as though
he intended to crawl out on the pole and loosen
hs hs p% hs sas wns mole
raise one Of his hind feet to tho crotch. The
hog hook caught him under the chin rs he
went down. and the suddcnness Of his. fall
him hanging by the post l never heard a
bear make SO much noise as he did then He
from side to side. and the more no yanked the
worse it hurt him. His noise woke up every
body IN tho house. but didn't lot him roar
long. i was afraid that the hook or post might
break. and as had had all the fun wanted. 1
ran out and fired n bullet through the bears
siderably. but tho bears hide WINS worth a
good deal more than the damage the bear had
done TO the pork"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10

SCRANTON. April 0.-"The boldest thing
over saw boar do" said Pocono mountain
cor. was TO try to steal whole carcass Of
pork from a pole In my chipyard one winter
morning. We had butchered three hogs the
afternoon before. and tho biggest one We left
hanging from gambrel over night. 1t was a
4OO-pounder. and the pole was held up by two
crotched posts set in the ground. 1t was
bitter cold night. and before went to bed the
pork was frozen stiif. When We got through
scalding the hogs we hung tho handle of tho
hog hook on ono OF tho crotches. The hook
was strong enough for two men to pull 500
pound hog out OF the scalding tub. and the
handle was round iron. an inch In diameter
Tho first thing did In the morning after
had turned out of bed was to look out OF the
bedroom window before struck light Not
because I expected to see anything unusual.
but because had the habit OF taking look at
the weather tho first thing. The sky was
clear. the full moon was shining In tho west.
and when turned my eyes from the sky saw
bear passing around the head OF the dead
hog, knew he couldn't damage the pork
operate. took my rife from the peg and
watched him. Intending to raise the window
and fire at him when had seen him fool
around the pork spell
After the bear had gnawed at the hogs
pull il down. That didn't work. and pretty
soon he stood up on his hind feet. put his paws
around the middle Of the hog, Rugged It tight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10

GALEToN. March 3O-In the vicinity Of d.
guscahonda. In Elk county. Frank Woodin and
Henry DAWN. who were working In the woods.
saw two large bears on the edge OF an oak clear-
ing. They were out for forage. and they dis
appeared in tho woods when they saw the
men. who went home. got their guns. and re-
turned on n hunt for the bears. They went
nearly two miles up into the mountains. and
found both bears in tho fallen timber. One OF
the animals ran away and almost imme diately
disappeared in the tangle OF teetops and
trunks. The other boar stood its ground. and
as the mon advanced became furious with
rage. growing snvugely and making fierce
but short charges toward the men. hurry
ing back again to its first position Woodin.
being an experienced hunter. knew from tho
actions OF the bear that she had cub or cubs
fend to the last. Tho men advanced to within
100 feet of the bear. when she made. n grand
earnest and not turning back. When she was
almost upon tho hunters both men fired. and
tie bear fell dead at their feet The hunters
trayed their hiding place by their whining.
They were found snugIy slowed away In
were four Of them. the size Of Newfoundland
puppies The HUNTERS cnrriod them home.
thu fsy su nG rnr
as. she was, she weighed nearly 300 pounds
] u Ws GS.Iss hek,o ~ tSs ;Sa
day. Ho was on his way to hi work wood
chopner on Bald Hin. whcn he saw M old boar
and hree cubs entering an opening IN the
rocks He built fire IN the opening. and the
smoke soon brought the old bear out with a
rush, Rexford Killed It with his IKE after an
roughly used by the bear AS he did not want
to lose any more time from his work he
stopped up the open ng in the rocks by piing
stones in 1t. and went on his way. intending to
take the cubs homo with him when he re-
turned; He loft the dead bear lying whore it
had fallen. In the afternoon when Raxford
camo along to secure hs cubs. no was taken
all aback to find tho dead bear gone. the
stones rolled away from the opening.
and tho cubs missing. While Rexford was
wondering who could have robbed him OF
the proceeds of his uncxpected hunt. he saw
the open space where he was and quickly 90
crushing back in tho bush again when it dis.
covered ReNford. Rexford followed 1t and
soon came up with 1t among tho scrub oaks.
The bear turned on him. and he and his axe
engaged in 2 second ugly bear high, ana CON
bear he heard the whining Of cubs. and
he was surprised to stumble on the
dead body OF, another bear. which. from
it, wounds. he knew was the one, he
supposed that the first bear he had killed was
the mother Of the cubs, but he found that
1t was II male bear. knd tho second old bear
slain was the mother. 1t was plain to him that
her mate had taken charge of the cubs white
f an we I End
in the rocks. she had torn the stones away
taken them. with t6e load body of her mate a
to what she supposed was place OF safety.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10

Her Coming Sets Customers A.buzzing In .
Very FOreiga Cafe.


Very FOreiga Cafe.
In an east-side Viennese cafi Adolph has
gone and Gretchen has taken his place.
Adolph was q tall. pale German youth. with
colorless eyes and Just enough English to as
sure customers that he could not speak the
language. Gretchen Is no better OF than
Adolph in that respect. but she has smile
TINT needs no translation. and physical
charms that set tho cafe buzzing on the day OF
hor advent. The place is as foreign as any
thing In tho heart Of Vienna. Central Euro
pcans enjoy themselves there at all hours Of
tho day. They play cards or checkors at 3
i. NJ. and order cofreo and cheese cakes in ut
ter disregard of hygienic considerations.
Everybody Smokes nobody Guarrels. nobody
gets drunk. The naughticst newspapers from
Vienna and Buda Pesth are there
As for Gretchen. she looks MS IL she might
have passed. for tho bnrmaids in those wicked
comic wecklie:.. She has whit tho French call
advantages" dressed in that queer French
nm American woman Is immodest. She wears
blue figured gown cut rather low at the
neck. and her shoes. which are strong and not
small. have awkward high French heels. She
has aim nd shaped eyes. set straight In her
bend. plenty Of dark brown hair. banged In
front and resting in low. thick plat at the
back OF her neck. Her face Is In a perpetual
flush. and her smile comes at the slightest
proyocation When man gives an order no
smile. Gretchen takes the admir- with
unconccrn. because she comes from land
where ruddy barmaids arc the rule and no
the exec ptlOn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10

ing near tho spot whore he had found tho fat
deposit OF eggs. he turned up with every
large. and last spring the snmo extraordinary
yield appeared. That part Of his farm became
pecting the same. Interesting exhibit this
year. But this snake egg mine Is not half SO
interesting TO me ms Van Fleets snake rock;
and am due up there when that rock opens
up for business this spring."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10
How . Tams Rear Fought mad Nearly
Killed u sheep Stenler.

Killed u sheep stenier.
SCRANTON. April 9.-Owen Dix Of Gravel Run
owns big tame bear named Tom. The bear
has pen between the house and barn. and q
long chain fastened to his collar let's him play
all around the pen. On moonlight night last
month Mr.. Dix was awakened by the bear
Tom was growing and rafting his chain. and
Mr.. Dix. thinking that the bear had been dis
turbed by some ono prowling around the
premises, got up and looked out OF tho win
dow. He didn't sec anybody. and he was
about to raise tho window to tell the bear to
stop his racket and 60 in his pom. when Tom
yanked his chain in two with q savage snarl.
ran to the barnyard fence. and quickly climbed
over 1t. Mr.. Dix stuck his head out of tho
window and ordered Tom to como back. but
the bear didn't obey him. and. MS Tom had
mover been disobedient before. Mr.. Dix speed
lily pulled on his clothes and ran out to give
him licking.
Whom he renched tho barnyard he heard
Tom growing and swapping q short distance
out in the meadow on the opposite side. and
looking that way In the clear moonlight he
saw Tom trying to make wild bear drop
struggling. sheep that it had Just stolen. from
In IKE bea sa%a Sna To aso
around the thief. cufllng him. md doing, his
utmost to head him OIL, The wild bear lodged
~
from Tom. walking upright and huEgine the
sheep to his breast. suddenly he dropped on
all fours. seized the sheep by the neck with his
teeth. shut its wind Of. and started to drag 1t
along the ground. Tom sprang upon his back
at once and bit him In the neck: and the wild
gave battle to him They had q terrific fight
for two or three minutes. and Mr.. Dix. who
had run out with tho CAD that he had intended
to whip Tom with. left them at it. and ran to
the bnrn for q weapon.
He seized butchers cleaver and hurried
I'm a In tn
and was dragging the sheep toward the
woods. and Tom. the moment no saw Mr.. Dix
coming. pitched on the thief again and forced
him to fight They clawed and bit and rolled
and tumbled and growled. and then they
broke away. and Immediately clinched and
time that M. Dix had no chance to use the
cleaver on the wild bear. Ho saw that Tom
was more than n match for the bold sheep
killer. md he encouraged him and mad" him
fight oil the harder. Tom finally got the wild
hear BY the Jaw. twitohed him from side to
blood dew. The wild bear beloved with pain.
and Tom. yanked and shook him till he
broke his hold on the jaw. Then the. sheep
thief turned tail. and Tom instantly tackled
him again and drove him back. They broke
apart presently. and Mr. Dix ran up and drove
wild hears neck. telling Tom to keep back as
staggered for a moment and then fell on his
side He tried IN vain to rise again. and he
Tom was SO badly ripped and bitten that It
T him sad P0 get bonss Ip
broken. Tom would have killed the wild bear.
Mr.. Dix added. n he had not interfered. The
dead bear was male. weighing 300 pounds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10

Bostwick fell next and was nearly ehoked to
dsath with cigar stub. and HOWARD h had one
Pumpkins then ran believing behind the bar
as though he was blinded. knocked al! the
bottles down.. and then rushed out and tore
down cellar. Huntington was coming up with
a pitcher OF ale. and Pumpkins hurled him to
the bottom OF the stairs and trod on him In his
pitcher was smashed. and Huntington. who
was ,hurryinR up to see what was the cause OF
all tho noise. wns upset the second time by the
bear at tho foot OF the stairs. Huntington
limped up and closed tho door. and when
Pumpkins became quiet lie. went down and
kins wasn't hurt much. and he lived at the
tavern for several years afterward, but he
ton sued Chase for damages. and Chase set
tied with him before the suit was tried"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10
Three FrIend.--rhr Hare. tho Fox. sad the
Track Walker.

NAY ANG. Ia. April 0.-"The strangest and
most interesting animal companionship that
ever came under my observation" said an old
Delaware. Lackawnnna and Western track
walkor was that OF II fox and hare who made
their homo an tho mountain side back of nv
shanty several years ago The ilrst glimpse I
got OF either animal. the fox was chasing the
hare through tho low brush apparently q 8 fast
- he could run. and rs he was gaining on the
hare. and would soon pounce upon it, l
watched with eaEerness to see how he would
handle his prey when he caught 1t. didn't
have the satisfaction Of seeing tho fox kill tho
bare. however. as had anticipated. for In.
Stead Of sprlnglng upon the hare when he had
got near enough to do go. the fox Inn to the
right of tho hare. and the two animals raced
up and down the hillocks side by side. as
though they belonged to the same family.
Then thoy turned. and the hare chased the fox
siong the hillside TO where I had first seen
.Aem. when they got on even terms again. and
nan. neck and neck. until lost sight Of them
W the underground. In short time they re-
sppeared In tho open field. and for ten or
sT.gffVe minutes they romped and capered
IN one another like two young dogs. To see
tioS ana hare on the most Intimate terms
ss,vstched for the four footed play mates when
and Itsw twas early iali when first saw the fox
flew hs re- racing together. and before the snow
s Is hillside good many times. They were
Man nIs nnnr one another; they had many a
WV wv, s I In plain sight Of my .shanty. and
as the g. ths En- En- h nsslt t6 %
NY ossa stayed nss the sSssss Until S trail. rain
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-02-13
Military BalloOnfnp.

The French are evidently very much
in earnest in the matter of military
ballOOning. During the recent ma
neuvers general officer in command
of an army corps actually made an
ascent for the purpose of viewing the
evemy's position, and stopped up aloft
for some little time, sending down
orders and observations by telephone.
And now it is said that two French
engineer officers have attained. the
highest altitude known in military
balloonlng-namely, 10, 500 feet. As
cending from Grenoble they crossed
over the peaks of Luz, the Croix-
Haute and the Col de Veyenes, and
descended without a hitch near Ma
mosque, in the Department of the
Lower Alps. Truly notable achiev-
ment, such as would have stirred the
late Gen. Brine to envy, and such as
may we'll stimulate our own military
ballOOnists to enlarge upon their
present somewhat humdrum exploits.
For we are unquestionably behind
hand in this branch of military
science, despite the efforts of Gen.
and others to kindle some
real enthusiasm on this nationality
important subject.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-02-13
Too Much Kissing.

''Spinster of Fortv-f1ve" writes to
London Tid-Bits:
In my young days there was not
half so much kissing as there is now
adays. Young persons who were sup
posed to be ''courting," as it is called,
always met in the presence of their
elders, and expressed sentiments of
esteem with regard to one another in
well-chosen and appropriate language.
There was none of the ostentatious
kissing and embracing so prevalent at
present, nor was there allowed any of
the exaggerated language of affection
which is now thought necessary-in
fact, ''courtship' was regarded as a
serious prelude to the most solemn
momentOus undertaking in life, and
the contracting parties acted in &C
cOrdance with this notion.
lam vastly annoyed when I see bits
of boys and girls kissing one another
and vowlng never-ending love, while
they are as yet not able to understand
what sea of troubles they are en-
barking upon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-02-13

WHATEVER regret is felt for the
death of the heir presumptive to the
British throne must be that which it
is natural to feel when death removes
a man in his youth, and especially
when the time of his marriage is near.
There was nothing in the character of
the deceased to embitter his loss. He
had not shown those qualities which
would make him well fitted to rule or
that have endeared him to the Eng
lish people either as a man or as q
prince. His marriage was a mere
piece of statecraft, so that there is no
romantic element here to add to the
sadness OF his being taken away; and
while death, and especially the death
of one to whom life might be felt to
hold out prospects so brilliant, cannot
be other than shocking, this is case
where the afflictiOn which follows the
shock is not likely to be either deep
or lasting. There is no question that
England has gained by the exchange
OF the Prince for his brother George,
ill-Omened as that name has hitherto
been to the British throne.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-02-13
Ancient Glass Blowing.

'The glass-blowers of Thebes were
as great profcients in their art as,
possibly greater than, we are after
the lapse of centuries of progress and
retrogressiOn. They possessed the
art of staining glass and they pro-
produced the commodity in the ut
most profusion. Rosellini gives an il
lustration of piece of stained glass
of considerable taste of design and
beauty of color, in which the color is
struck through the whole vitrif1ed
structure, and there are Instances of
the design being equally struck
through pieces of glass half an inch
thick, perfectly Incorporated with the
structure and appearing the same on
both the diverse and the reverse side.
''The priests of P'tah at Memphis
were great glass-makers, and, says
one authority, mot only had factories
for common glass, but. profting by
their discovery of the property of
oxides of metals. which they got from
India, of vitrifying different colors,
conceived the project of initiating all
the precious stones which commerce
brought them from that country
'"They were favored by nature,
moreover, in having at hand an I'M
limited supply of pure sand and kale,
and their glass derived its good quail
ity as well from these substances as
from the further fact that in it's pre-
paration they utilized the action of
peculiar genus of kelp that grew in
abundance by the Lake Mareotis and
the Red Sea. They initiated anne
thysts and other precious stones with
wonderful dexterity, and besides the
art of staining glass they must have
been aware of the use of the diamond
in cutting it and engraving it, for in
the British museum there is piece
of exquisitely stained glass of the
time of Thothemes III. (ciaca 15OOB.
CO.. skillfully engraved with that
emblazonment by the hand
of master. chambers Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-02-13
Electric Proof Safes.

Some time ago, when safes were
being blown to pieces frequently, an
Indianapolis inventor devised a scheme
to as completely protect his safe as if
he had surrounded it with lake of
molten iron. He put in a large electric
battery and when everybody had left
the store but himself he turned the
electric current loose upon the safe.
He knew that the safe was thoroughly
charged from quick touch of it and
with a feeling of pride that he had
at last completely baffied the burglar
who should design to rob him he went
home. Being cautions, he did not
tell any Of his employees of the charge,
intending to get down early and shut
of the battery himself.
: At an unusually early hour by
chance next morning his bOok-keeper
came in, and not finding any one
down he prepared to fix for business.
Going to the safe, he seized the COM
binatiOn knob. Then he turned
sOmersaults before he let 20 of it.
Then he stepped back and studied.
Picking up poker he began to punch
the knob, and he was again
wrenched. Then the Office bow
came down and volunteered to
open the safe. A reinforcement
OF clerks then came, and armed
with all sorts of weapons they began
to assault the safe, but just at this
moment the proprietor came in and
shut off the battery.-New York
Telegram.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-02-13
August
Flower

I had been troubled Eve months
with Dyspepsia. had . fnllness
after eating, and a heavy load in the
pit of my stomach. Sometimes .
deathly sickness would overtake
me. I was working for Thomas
McHenry, Druggist, Allegheny City,
Pa, In whose employ ] had been for
seven years. fused August Flower
for two weeks. I was relieved ofal1
trouble. I can now eat things !
dared not touch before. I have
gained twenty pounds since my re-
covery. J. D. Cox, Allegheny, Pa. q
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-02-13
A wonderful Piece OF Machinery.

A great deal is said about the deli
cacy of machinery nowadays, but tn
most sensitive machine ever made l.
that which is used in the mint in
Philadelphia for determining the
weight of gold coins. The coins run
down into it through a spout; it bal
ances them for an instant; if light,
they are tossed out through one spout
into a receiver; if heavy, through an
other; if exactly right. as most of
them are, through third into sack
provided for them. The machine is
so wonderfully sensitive that on one
occasion when it rejected a large
number of coins as being too heavy,
an examination was made of the me-
chanism, and it was found that hair
was caught in the scales and made
overweight for every coin that passed
through.