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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-08
Bears In mn Argument,

SINNERS CREEK. Pa. May G-While Nathan
Goodrich OF this place was tramping along
tho west Of Arbutus Ridge. four miles west OF
here. ono day last week he heard mufIied
sound down in a hollow toward Racket Creek.
lio said the noise sounded like tho grunting
OF bear at first. and while he was listening
he thought he heard two bears growing as
though they were quarrelling over some food.
Goodrich crept through the brush to point
that overlooked the hollow. and what ho saw
caused him to stop and conceal himself
On big hcmlock stump stood bear. and
five or six feet from him four other bears sat
on their hind quarters on the ground and faced
him. Tho bear on the stump was growing
and grunting by turns. and every few seconds
no sat up on his launches and Gesticulated
violently at the other bears. The bears on the
ground listened to him with great attention.
and when he stopped for breath they shook
their heads slowly as though they disagreed
with him. Then tho bear on the stump
Grunted and Growled some more. and the four
on tho ground shook their heads again. He
md evidently failed to make them think as he
thing more they marched around the stump in
noses up at him. While they were doing this
the bear squared himself out fiat put his nose
between HyNe his paws and remained silent
the stump spell. they formed in row in
front OF the other bear, and one OF them took a
step forward and growled and shook his laws
at him for more than n minute. The bear on
tho stump eyed him closely. but made no re-
nly. continuing to lie ilat9n his stomach. Then
the bear hat lad been addressing him backed
to his place in the row. and another one
stepped toward tho stump. made the same
noise. and went through tho same notions
He was treated in the same way by the bear on
the stump. and then the third bear advanced "A
pace and made the hollow echo with his
Erowls. He didn't make any more impression
on tho bear on the stump than the others had
done. and the fourth one took his place He
Erowled louder than any OF the others. and he
made motions as though no was going to yank
not to have any fear. He lay perfectly still.
and pretty soon the foul bears formed in q
circle and appeared to be having a consultation
in whispers.
Whilethey had their heads together the bear
on the stump arose on his launches, sat on
the rim. and reached own to n hole in tho
centre of it: Ono Of tho hears caught him in
the act. and. giving loud growl, he sprang
toward the STUMP The others dashed after
on his stomach over the pole and showed his
teeth to the four noisy bears. They then
jumped up and tried to claw him from the
stump. and when he saw that they were in
dead earnest he motioned to them to keep
STILL and the next moment he reached down
into the hollow of the stump and pulled tho
carcass OF sheep out OF it. With the sheep
in his paws he jumped down on the ground.
and the other bears stood aside and remained
at short distance until he had torn the sheep
to pieces Then he gave each one a part. and
when Goodrich left his hiding place the five
bears were having q feast OF mutton within
two yards of the stump.
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The Two.hcnded Snake thnt Mnde Cold
ShIvers Kun Ip and Nown.

i've seen good many bad-lookinE snakes
and other reptiles in my time" said s. c. lose
of Galena. Ill., but the morcasin snake that
Capt. He'll OF our place killed last summer
made tho shivcrs run a little colder up and
down my spine than anything ever did before.
although it was dead when / saw it. Capt
He'll and some friends wore fishing two or
three miles below Galena. He had lust landed
big black bass and was preparing to make
another cast when. less than a rod below him.
he saw. as he supposed. two big moe
casins stretched out in tho sun. lying
close together. They lay in front of decaycd
stump. in the hollow OF which they evidently
and their proximity SO singular. that the Cap
tain stepped cautiously forward to get closer
view of them. When With three feet of them
time. From each mouth dash5d q fiery tongue.
and n loud hiss issued from both. 10 his utter
auazement the Captain then discovered that
most hideous thing with two heads. Capt.
Hell stepped back. and the serpent darted
",rho Captain is an old soldier and he had
faced many dangers during the war. but no
Iuailed before this friGhtful thing. The snake
that Cart Hell had his revolver and is n an I un
erring shot he would surely have fallen Il vic
tim to the venomous reptile. SO horribly
in rapd sueessson Eae shot o f was w ef
fective. and tho double headed monster
fell, writing mt Capt. Heils feet. both
The body. Inclusive Of tho two heads and
nccks. was ilvo feet two inches long. and the
circumference Of the thickest part of the body
INDEPENDENT Of each other, and forked like u
letter from tho body. Each was four inches
long the triangular, heads being two inches
Dead. it was most hidcous: alive aud enruged,
the Captain says. it was terror"
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THE SUN, SUNDAY. MAY 8, 1892.

that monsnt Reapeh Gregg . one 81 tho hunters
6e
arrived at the wall where Jacob had been
Goss hs having h asre the Sat
Jacobs voice back to him. and hurried over to
see what in tho, world had exploded. As he
ever heard came from the bushes. and when
he found jacob it took some timo to bring him
R 10 s,a4s Sm ct h s92pS 1 of
yell nn to ilnd out What y had become Of Farmer
fifteen feet from chestnut tree. They spoke
to him; but he didn't reply; They raised him
Reuben struck match and saw that one side
q, Of his face was swollen to twice its size. and
that his nose had been squirting blood. Farmer
came back to the last thing he recolleeted.
Reuben didn't talk to him. much. but took
him home. Then they found that besides his
ss a
were as black as his hat
Did yc take gun with yep asked Reuben
."..nThat was tho arthauake.' said Reuben.
Then Reuben ask ed for lantern. and
musket.. Be found the muskct in tho road
twenty ,, feet from whore Farmer Dunn sat
%sg? eSy Sna There g Sy sSPSn o T Ss
than stone; with hole IN is side he could
bear, next day they found nine buckshot in it's
heart and cGGnr n, dozen more
decs don't spect said Farmer Dunn sf.' wheS
he, learned that the chain OF circum stantial
evidence was strong enough to leave no doubt
heir WORK musk Is wori having BE BEEN
done o. at t. both ssnds-'but WHOM go out arter
But the old gentleman is still in bed. and
the three remaining bears are at large"
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induce him 10 MI, both fore paws on the chair.

Induce him e put both fore paws on the chair.
put rr his hind feet. i force him 70 do this by
10 avid THnlsTmen emf When no has sp once
SarpGa wat want bin t. 90 have little
head Ia the ions mouth"
On tho contrary. It is one OF the easiest and
nanis. and j can feel tho least attempt TO
!rulG ,ho Jaws together with my nngers;
ny give, mo a chance TO- withdraw my head bead
hrast pretty thoroughly before irving II. After
hnro once taught n lion trick Ito never Tor
before. Tho hardost trick is to drive n lion in
n chariot, have sometimes worked for Years
~ lS@ w }nS k ,sr qse "S Jump tHS tS the
chariot and trust TO Providence. The ion
dashcs away Ike the Wind, AMI mover Ttoln;Si
you. and must 10 repeated hundreds OF times
hclorH can ,ciy on tho steed to submit toa
Another hard trick is the scc-saw. Iworkcl
for a year before ! taught, iarneii 70 crawl
backyard ~ IT," plank and allow himscl to
rests in The centre ma low pedestal is nj rest.
one end touches the floor. | ilrst iorcfh thf
tapprd MIN on he nose and on the forc PAWS
Gni.l Ar inckcd away from me to escape ~
Lrt him To- ~ ur the plank without LEAVING IL
and running away required almost endless pa
tgnr,. " hrn he had backed as iaras the centre
Of The EmGk the board was OF course level and
backing. tho further end II tho board slowly
cnmc down 20 tho floor. and he found himself
going down nil. lic did'nt like this. Whom
hc reached tho end his part OF the work was
done Then | had to teach his mate to jmiup
IN on the raised end facing: Tarnell, This
brought the board to II level again. tccter-
tottrici them ~ aud down 10y having my
trained dog step from, one side to tho other Of
the centre of the plank.
How about tanning lion by looking into
his eyes,
You might as well tnmo him by FIXING your
eyes on his tau. | look into my lion eyes 10 |
where find the danger signni. II tho gi:nai
Etys e. ahrad then / can turn my rack on |
Nj. / ion and 90 ahead safely. never turn |!
NV back on him. however. within reach OF his |
paws outside If tho bars. Inside { hc cugc l |
am master. but il turn my back when am |
outside and am within reach court instant |
death. Female aud niao lions should not be |
|, together. The lions are more tractahlc |
when they arc nun" The average lion lives |
fourteen wears ~ captivity. hut performing.
lions sometimes die younger. Tigers IRE moro
than lions when Onco thoy arc
lraiGrd. hut they are hare cr to train and make
css spirited performers"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-08
Farmer Dunn and the Old Army Musket
Went Out After Bears.

HARRIsBURG. May Ga very exciting time
occurred on the farm Of Jehiel Dunn. UP along
the lounGwomanstown Creek. the other
night. Clinton county citizen said. Farm
er Dunn is an easy-goins sort of citizen. but
there are some things he objects to. and one
OF these is providing sheep for bears to lunch
on. For month or more past n bear. or may
be two or three bears. had lived high on his
sheep high. in fact. that the flock
had almost disappeared. The hunters
had heard Of tho ravaGcs Of bruin on the Dunn
farm. and had been hanging around there for
some timo on the watch for the sly maraudcr.
They had seen tho bear several times. they
said and had shot at him. but all the same he
went right Oh samulinG tho farmers mutton
almost every night one day last week tho
farmers hired man came in from visit to the
sheep fold. He didn't ny anything. for he had
been reporting damages so frequently Of late
that he had come to regard the depopulating
Of the pasture as II matter of course and not
worth wasting breath on. Hy and by. though
Farmer Dunn got impatient.
'Wull. jacob said he. any more Como?
Iiuh-huh.' gruntcd Jacob. unconcerncdy.
How many rNcaimer! the farmer.
Only three. replied Jicoh.
only three" yelled the farmer Great
st,ngin' bumblebec. How many did y 'spcct
otter ben goneY
'Woaldnt S'prlsed me ii they'd all ben
took" said Jacob.
Farmer Dunn. it is said. -woye little. al
though hr is deacon.
THAT makes nineteen -oGrH III, FIRST % tho
month" he exclaimed. 'AG t3r d ar hdint no
higher totchcd thin he VA wool. ago, Wcvo
G,'tio ketr't him :o-u!E!.t 80 =lrt I'D sheep
i"rin:h. m g";n irG rs NJ" bond At watch.
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va ~ yli" ~" sue II IN" j." tHr'r are liist
i ;H,n'ciii 81 inirE nhi"rhr'ir1 ii ,'W yards
,o,, H.. r W., , piece %; nav E,N' 'laH,
sig. ~" lhrmrr l"-'oI the hr"i any,
~, l"H r'lh llc|". dn"pt. "i!h fHfm"'
D'nih h"l lai,tl r"1 40 %HH'. 80 ynh,ir
i"'', I'll ~ f!'"' b"u /" - - ~ none,
iV'"E ~" ,'"h an to mead '"'a % ~ 'h"y Git
Il! ynn 40, 10 do is to hrca llr,". bar hon ted
On, ~ l" NFivn om over to IN e. sd" :" "a"
.bH-'neIe III r,int the Suual an m 80 tao |
Nlii; Apu t,pt tho sttu ~. 'i-r nd "' IL.
Jacobs : tho farmer -lar rj Tor Ms post |
on ''rI" " ...of hn lot, rnun'in; :" nm
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-08
One Way 10 Catch Trout.

Two young men who were anxious to bo-
come fly fishermen. but had had neither time
nor money to indulge in the pastime. and had
only given serious thought to the sport after
they had become family men. went. at the
opening Of the trout season. to Long Island
whcrc they had heard that the village ponds
and brooss running into mill ponds were not
closed to the public. Each chose different
route. One came homo with n few small
perch which he assured his wife werp deli
cious pan fish. and were almost as hard 10
catch as trout. and ware. considered by many
cpicnrcs to be the better fish. The other man
had dozen or more iino trout to show for his
days angling. His friends jealousy and AS
toniShlncnt found vent in inquiries.
l"ok here. Tom he said, this Ny fishing
IL as new to you as II is to mo. How do YOU
manage to have always the same result I've
i!shoh ~ the same br,oks and ponds. and
hrEEr" t nnyihing nut r.rGh
aud instinct, bnt, ,Jack determined TO irrrr,
rom in Hi ht from ,G ce' i s pa. "9y to- A f
train until IA" reached the ri;y, nn: tins ~ III.
S".n'' roy r"pDrt,
Of "n tho back nonI and du" about n pint Of
worms, aud then hrflo he went on tho pond.
Other side Of tho dam. Then he got u boat a:rd
Iwc'i ar pni the pom! awhile. kind - Look
I M!o ;mY r fsi%'T h. "GI'tEI M"I wh"n b"
worms. ana! then G"t cat book and began to
r"r,i; At'ra VIM" hc throw out nlnrn wWrIls.
and Kept on rcndiNE. and t.irn he threw spIur
hi'lieS. AMI ! ms. tn"rGIit he WAS stark. star
ing my i but by and b. NJ nu! away til" book.
al around rs boat AUD then. tell YOU h.
BEGAN to ash"
~ ;n tbniyr" interrupted his bearer.
rE|rr. II gOli nirtu tir new Advancement
city rhuI+ us". ycZHrr. and | hr, YOU ne lu.t
rul!r'! III til" III. n-smi'in.. all TIA" tim,,. and
lD"n huew what smart 'un he was. It's tna
best dodge set. bar yru may Just bet Im IA ;,
tdt now.
81 WAS the other man.
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sitting for hours on the fence watching the
peacocks strutting up and down the Iane.
stake for n long time one afternoon. and he
finally walked over to tho lane and asked
Nose what was on his mind. The crow dil ie
answer IIo was pcering down Mt the SNOWY
fowls. and presently one OF the gauuiest p ,h,
cocks hopred upon rail right under ,oeina .me
and shaking his feathers violently Nose sang
out: You're a mighty pretty bird. but, con- on.
found you. you can't fly ! and immediately
as though be was satisfied that lie had given
the peacock something to think about.
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Considerable Disturbance Caused by IL snap
ping Turtle.

SHUTDOWN. Pa. May G-Noah Cass. n woods
man living near Ricketts,. caught an eleven
pound swapping turtle while he was on his
way home from trout fishing last Saturday
He carried the turtle by tho tail ut arms
length. and in his hurry to reach homo he took
n short cut across Lewis Daytons farm. An
ugly bull belonging TO Dayton spied Cass and
the turtle, and tho sight of them filed him
with anger. He ran believing after Cass.
and before Cass had time to reach the
nearest fence tho bull overlook him.
Cass yelled. but the bull came laundering on.
and. seeing that tho bull was determined to
attack him. Cass threw the turtle at his head
and legged for the fence. The turtle struck
the bull face and stopped him. and soon after
1t had dropped to the ground the bull began
TO paw and scrape md below around it. by
mat timo Cass was on tho other side OF tho
fence and he was intending to go back and
get tho turtle us soon as the hun had gone
away. bnt lust then tho bull gavc atrcmendous
below threw s Up his head, and went to tearing
h4d the bull by the nose.
:, Fourteen COWS were in tho herd. and they
had started toward the bull soon after Il" had
begun, 70 paw and scrape but when they spird
the believing bull tearing toward them with
end Of his snouf they tnrncd tail in a Wink
ing; beloved with fright; and stanpedc,I for
the barn. tho IhG noisy pG bull gained ON them.
and instead Of entering tho barnyard they
dashed past the bars and started on u wild
circuit around tho pasture with their heads
and tails ~. Cass said he had never hoard
such u believing before and when tho cows
passed him the bull was only IA short distance
behind. He ran out with club and hit tho
turtle when tho bull camo along thinking 10
knock 1t loose. but the turtles teeth were set
IN tho bulls nose for good. and tho blow only
the harder.
At the back end OF the lot the cows lcapcd
over u brush fence and scattered through Il
piece OF woods, and the hull continued TO race
through the ile Id until. in his blind flight. he
ran his head plump against an elm trce 1t
Knocked him back on his launches and
stunned him. and Cass started for tho bull
with an open jackknite. intending to cut tho
turtle head on. The bull sprang UP before
and the turtle lay near the tree. There was II
chunk OF the bulls snout in the turtles set
Jaws. and Cass couldn't account for tho way
IN wlnch the bull had torn his nose loose.
Cass drove the cows hack. and then he went
on homo with the turtle.
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No sooner had they put their weight on tho
pole. however, than another snakes bead
Myron wigGled tho stone the snakes head ap-
peared again. The farmer nippcd it and
yanked It out. and then he decided to stay on
the stone and lot Myron teetcr 1t. The boy
kept the lever R-gong. anil inside of half an
hour Tator, pulled out twenty-five adult bnck;
the stone from its bed they found under it a
hollow as big az n bushcl basket. where tho
snakes had lain dormant during the winter
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SrNEr"A. Pa, May G.--Alyuh Tator. Jr,.
and bis son Myroa were prying n fiat sion,
out 81 Il meadow on Stnrrucca Creek last Nom
day and when they had looscned it II littI. II
snake ppkod its h,mi from under the ,tone
and Kissed n them. The pointed sucut. head.
like eyes. and bood-roa tongue OF the rcutile
excited Myron, and hcIstruck at IL with ~
stick. Tho snake idrews'bac aud fla. Lov,s
weapon hit The stone Very close to where its
head had been. No sooner had Tator md
Mrpn begun to bear down on tho lever than
They threw s'on IS ~ II. Int the snake was too
pTr" fox i,"m. and 1t continued to poke out
~ head ana llrs every timo thcy stirred ina
stone particle. until faior got out oil Patience
with II.
II II cUchrc that confoundcd snake before if
misses al us many more times. he said t. tho
lad, and thnn he told Myron to run Ia, H.
boy returned Iator took the nippers sIuati"i
down 90 tac stone. and held them close Ia tL .
"dS" wh"r" the snake had stuck its head ont
lh"n My'on sat on tho end of the lever an!
snuut out and Missed yi"iously Tator cnught
IL head with hn nlrprrs and pulled It's lon,
body from under the stone. twas six -fnnt
blacksnakc. and after Tator had crushed lis
head he found that it had fourteen l!tlc snakes
inside OF IT,
Wo won't be bothered with any moro
snakes 10. day" rator said Ia his son but tho
moment they started To bear down on tho
lever again anoihr. snake roked out its head
and hsrcd. Tntor IgickiS nippcd lis head
and srqtrhcd il ont. II was utrinr Undur six
llret IN length. and Tatur concluded that it was
,o Nell. MyrSn; we've captures, the whole
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-08
The Good HouseLecper Catche. the Fairy

Trow he ItUrfie fpUier'Journal
The warm wnqther will soon bs here m
course. NOBODY will buy rs paper now ~ kE
of the 1lc. that are about u hegln 10 rl''
families Prevention is rarely thought 4 u
connection with insects or vormin. The lr7t
flies, the first rogc hes and the first rats aSe az.
ways allowed to Increase We are natitu q
bad housekeepers. and are not improvtnx(
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-08

That there nre more wonders on the earth.
IN In" SEA beneath the Garth and in the sky
an Nn.t thnn rv"r lloralio imagined. isaw we'll
EY,w G.t which that worthy most ardent
y ,rrrs viii not attempt t. deny, Take Tor
.I Iu.taupo TIA" famous ncc"i' ana -thicni
tr.r' Imagine such Il Luxury and the delights
al going at 10 your lrrc and pIuckinS needle
threaded all ready Ior uho! ,ldh as II may
soon to u, there i, on the Mexican plains.
If.t such a forest growth. Tho tree may
nrt exactly hen TIE" IN tho true sense OF tho
w,rd. Iartnkins n !, does more Of the nature
and characteristics ii u gigantic species of
ueiiura.us II has large, thick. feshY
IGyr-. an IN a would remind one OF the oar-
Ia. -prcLlS 81 tn" one IopularIT known AS
'r.i,l.iy year Tao needle rs Of tho needle.
nni th,ead tree are set along the eiges Of
iii 49, thck. n"-ny l"aN"s In urier to OBTAIN
one ruily elulpped for sewing. it is only nee;
cs.iry to push the needle gently backward
into the leshy sheath this to loosen i from!
thn tough outside covering Of the Leaf. and
then pun it gently from the sucket ii this
operation DO properly carried out, 100 or more
fine lhrrs adhere to tine thorn like so many
SPIDER webs. BY twisting he "n"etir' dur.rs
the drawing OPERATION. the thrcHd rGn he
made Of any lrn@Ih desired. Tho action 81 tho
aISn tho llb:c, toughers them amazingly. u
thread from it not larger than common No. 40
being capable of sustaining u weight OF Ave
pounds; about three times tho tensile strength
Of common six cord" spool cotton.
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EVERYTHING was very plain then When he
stopped down to pick up the chips behipd the
use OF the opportunity to better ais chances
on II. 4'hc bogus number Was made. In exact
imitation If the "thers. on u piece OF paper
croupicr discovered the fraud while the game
was in prpgruss. hp did not dare to take notice
of il iOr fear the players would suspect tho
huus" Of doing something crooked and cir
rulHtr ih" story, Aftarward no pains wcrs
prirtnr hU. rnld it t. a numher OF his friends
AS an oApcHeiyn lo&" on, himsolf Mr.. c, never
returned to tho 'ciub.'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-15
PLUTOCR TIC.

Why should the congress and the leg
islatures of the states meet from year to
year and go through all the formal
work of passing laws which are intend
ed to mean one thing when the Judges
of our courts meet and decide that they
mean something else? Are the judges
of this couptrv to determine our laws,
and are they to become the governing
power of the country? This is becoming
a very serious custom. 1t has gotten to
a point where the honest intent of leg
stature or the congress is completely
overturned by the courts and it
has come 10 point where no
legislative body can in its wisdom enact
any law that can stand against the inter-
probation of some of the men who occu-
py the bench. While we do not claim
that our courts are corrupt, we maintain
that no man either on or off the bench
is granted the power under our consti-
tuition to destroy a legislative enact
ment en- some alleged constitutional
quibble and precedent. We are having
entirely too much of this thing and the
people will not much longer submit 20
these pIutocratic judicial decisions.