The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-03-11
POOR RR'ER BEAR.
Ludicrous Res, 1t of His First Meeting
with M ckerel Cask.

A party Of hunters on the Florida
coast came suddenly upon bear
prowling about beach and gravely
inspecting such articles as were
brought up by the waves, which were
richer than usual IN plumber from the
fact that there hao recently boon
severe storm. The author Of Wild
sports in the South" thus describes
Bruins treatment OF such wreCkage:
He would FIRST look at an article,
then smell il. touch it with his aw.
and finally after deliberately seating
himself with his hind legs projecting
in front turn his head on ono side
-. oe-l. l.io tsOr- uCq al 5lLlUIi
with his teeth. The Durlesque gray
lty o. his name" was indies riba BILE.
he threw away cOcoanut as being
too hard TO chew. ate an orange with
great satisfaction, and presently dis
overcd Il small cask which he en-
deavored 10 o. ca. b. dnt OF much
biting he enlarged tie bunChoe so
that he could insert a paw, then he
held tie CaslZ on one arm and kept the
other paw busy in rapid journeys
thence to his mouth.
But this method OF getting at the
contents did not satisfy him and pres
entity standing erect on his hird feet
he inserted his nose in the barrel, aud
then his head. Now. Il bears nose is
so sharp that it goes through small
place very easily, but owing to the
heavy fold of skin about the neck,
and the fact that tho hair and ears
/, y =, I
the Same facility for coming out
Bruin was fast. He began to pull
back, but as he pulled the barrel came
with him and as he rolled on his
back. paving Intellectually at its con-
veX sides, it merely revolvcd about
his head as if it were on pivot
Then a armed by the sound OF our
laughter he took fright and ran,
wearing the ca,k on his head like a
helmet.
[ p the hill he rushed. lost al sense
among Us. Picking himself up, he
reared and began growing and wav-
ing his paws but was speedily re-
leased by one of the negroes. who
broke the barrel with blow from his
cub and scattered the mackerel with
which it had been filled.
The bear rewarded him for this ser
vice with a blow OF the paw which
laid him on the sands and in another
minute was himself stretched there by
the discharge of two rifles.
our H-a;In, owes IS Generators of
Lsnt VII IS Heat.
A French chem st who has been
giving considerable attention to the
problem OF heating and lighting from
d single source. has devised a novel
stove which in appearance resembles
an ordinary netting stove 1t is SO
arranged internally that the waste
heat Is utlli ed for the generation of
electricity. This Is secured BY a
number OF rectangular boxes of sheet
iron, cOnta ming the necessary metal
lie elements for turn .shing the current
These elements are insulated by
asbe tos and the cooling is effected
partly by the shape ii which the me-
talllc Toys are cast and partly By a
circulation OF air.
The current obta ned S not great in
amount but the results Of this at
tempt seems to be favorable Accur1u-
lator5 are used for storing up the
electric ty and as the hea. ing is re-
quired FOR much longer period than
for lighting. the electrical energy.
which would be lost during the hours
OF daylight is saved \ point of
considerable moment is taat the heat
utilized in this way is waste heat so
that any portion that can be recovered
in the form OF electricity is sc much
gain -Phi.adelph;a Record.