Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-30

university and has killed and mounted
hundreds of wild animals. lie de-
clares that the bear is much maligned,
and says that bruin is as gentle as a
calf until ccrnered, when it will de-
fend its own life like any sensible
creature.
Mr.. Dyche has large collection of
animals in the Kansas state building
at the World Fair. Taken together
with the sheaves OF wheat and the
bunchts of corn and sunfiowers, this
exhibit compares fayorably with that
of any state on the grounds, not ex-
ceptiug Iowa with her fine decorations
in corn and grasses and state band
thrown in. The principal feature is
the collection of animals. and the Wis
itor catching glimpse of blue skies
and mountain ranges as he enters the
doors does not pause until he has his
hands on the rustic railing.
In front is towering cliff. Through
the agency of deceptive canvas and
bewildering lot Of blne, with white
clouds scattered over II, this pile OF
moss-covered rocks appears 10 be noun
tain-high. The artist has helped the
deception by painting lofty peaks that
carry the sight-seer beyond the bor-
ders of the Sunfower state and plant
him NJ the feet of the Rockies. This
imaginary fight Is made realistic by a
group Of mountain sheep perched upon
the ledge of rock The top ledge is
surmounted with a handsome buck,
his heavy horns held lightly aloft as
he eazes with glittering glass eye al
the Worlds Fair spectators. The pose
Is natural. The professor believes in
nature as he found ii in the Businesses,
and, having mounted his own animals,
has succeeded in putting as much &C
ton as possible into the paper pulp
bodies. One eve is in the act Of climb
ing up huge bowlder that stands al
an angle OF ~ degrees The knees are
bent aud the body pushed forward ID
the effort.
In ali the cases the pose is 50
natural that the Fastener is tempted
to clap his hands TO see the sheep
jump down and alight upon their
horns With this horn theory Prof.
Dyche is Disguised. He SAYS lie has
seen mountain sheepin all their native
simplicity, has given them every oD-
portunity in the world to perform and
they have signally failed. Then. too,
he has further exploded the theory by
consulting other well-known natural
lists, and they declare that the story is
al wrong.
PROT nyche did not stop at noun
tain sheep. When he made this collec-
ton he had the pelts of l47 wild ami
mails, most Of them gathered by
himself in the regions OF the United
States IL took him two years. and he
travelled from the sunny confines OF
Kansas to the snow-locked lakes OF
Manitoba. taking in the Rocky noun
iains on the way.
In the northern part of Wisconsin he
shot bull moose. This was a pr re.
for besides leading long chase, he is
the largest specimen ever mounted.
When killed he weighed !, 500 pounds.
His antiers tipped the beam az 100
pounds His hide weighed $50 pounds
and his heart Eve pounds. The moose
stands to the left OF the little cyclic
rama. Mr.. Dyche can stand straight
up and the top Of his head Just touches
the whiskers on the lower jaw Of the
animal A COW moose. riding down a
poplar tree, that her two calves may
browse off the leaves, stands in front
of ner liege lord
Next the railing is n group Of Nir-
ginia deer, sleek and fat and fit for the