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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-10-12
Gave Her Child Nightshade to Play with.

Mrs Pearsall, wife OF Howard Pearsall.
OF Sag Harbor. L. l., gave her 2-year-old
daughter Margaret stalk OF mig tshade
to play with. The child broke off one OF
the buds and swallowed it, and died from
the effects OF the poison
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-10-12
FARMERS CONGRESS.
NATIONAL MEETING OF TILL Frs
OF THE SOIL.
Big Crowd OF Agriculturists In Attendance
Interesting Papers and Debates on Inn
portant subjects-some of the Objects
and Purposes of the Organization.

The Farmers National Congress,
composed of de egates from every
State in the Union, appointed by the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-10-12

to farm p oduct3 with other industries
In all tariff legislation and that COM
mittee be appointed to confer with the
committee OF Congress to secure the
e4ual ad Iustment of such schedules.
A resol ton demanding pro ection to
WOO, cotton, hemp, and fax was laid
on the table by vote of 100 to 81, the
convention refusing to entertain pClit-
ical questions. The Committee on
Re5olut ons was instructed to report,
no resolutions that were not non-par-
tisan.
Object of the Congress.
b. f. Clayton. of Indianola, Iowa il
President OF the Farmers Congress.
President Clayton is practical and
extensive farmer, has served on the
Iowa State Board OF Agriculture, in
the legislature, AMI declined further
political honors. His opinions are said
to have more weight than those OF any
other agricultural writer The arm
ers congress is not political body. as
is shown by the fact that delegates are
appointed by both Democratic and Re-
publican governors. The congress
owes much OF its success to the eifo Is
OF Its President. AS Secretary of
the Farmers National Congress,
Hon. John M. Stahl, of uincy,
ILL.,, was one of the leaders OF
the recent annual meeting. Nj. tail
Is man Of prominence and influence.
He has he'd political office, and wien
appoin ed delegate t. the Farmers
Cong ess by Governor Altgeld, he was
chairman OF the Republican Central
Comm tie, of Quincy. The Farmers
\ ational Congress is strictly non
partisan, hut no other organi zation OF
farmers has so mucn i nuance with
Legislative bodies 1t is said that 10 it
alone is due the provi5i made BY
Congress for test of rural free mail
delivery. The Congress is composed
of one delegate from each Congress
.sional district two at large, appointed
from each Sta'e by the Governor. and
one from each State Boa d of -Agricul-
ture and agricultural collage. Its
principal OBJECT is to make rural life
more attractive.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-10-12
GROCERS CUT PRICES
WAR ON IN CHICAGO WHOLE
SALE CIRCLES.

Three Men Killed I'm tho Illinois Steel
Works-Terrible Explosion In Granada
Sat on His Coffin Facing Death-Vicious
Race Fight.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-10-12
Indiana Bank Robbed.

The Elliston (Ind. Bank was robbed on
Wednesday night of s., 000
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dropped word down TO York." as he told an
Essex friend, and next day the cat followed tho
word into the home of wealthy Gotham sports
man who had hunted with Bascom round Essex.
and little later sent Jake check. paying
q big price for the wildcat present.
II may not he known to city sportsmen and
daylight hunters as a rule. nevertheless, II Is a
fact. that the wildcat IL not the only wild AMI
nal indigenous to southern New England,
whose loving call to its mate or sweetheart very
or sobbing of teething child. In fact, its call
OF the raccOon 20 its mate. after niGhtfall, Is a
better limitation OF an infant, crying after It's
oftener heard. of course. in the heart of wide
woods. hut racCOons are so plentiful now IN the
Nutmeg State. and accordingly 10 bold, that one
need not go more than a mile away from the
centre of any rural village on any cool autumn
night to meet with an incident OF the kind.
Indeed, coons abound all about the eastern
end of the State, that II Is much easier to bag
coon than gray squirrel, for instance, in the
forests about the city OF Norwich.
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up with him and trying to hold him until the
hunters gould arrive upon the scene, but VIII.
dog ran the bear into an opening in the
rocks, on the face of a steep and high mountain
side: TO get to the spot Iecesstated DANCER
footing meant II tumble OF 100 feet more 70 the
foot Of the mountain. 4 narrow shell OF wall
the bear had sought refuge. Il was not more
than a yard wide, and upon i stood the dog
Notwlthstanding the difficulty and danger
that accompanied getting down 10 that spot, the
GeaE ~ his dog that he did not hesitate 70 take
the risk, in hope OF ayenging the dog by Staying
the bear; He sent Herman around down to the he
away AVA from ReS The old guide reached The
footins. and iA in e case the bear PUSHED AZ
and attacked him the chances were In
favor o. his being hurled S,,dm from the RAT RAT
Still he kept on and crept to the mouth Of the
crevice, and placing the muzzle OF his gun
q fatal shot in the hiding bear; Rea shot twice.
The second shot was followed by a yell OF pain
animal amin IL came rushing out. His ONSET was 50
sudden that Rea had no time to IRE again.
ps H was ana e
reached the end of this path, which termi:
mated against juttlng rock. before he could
room for him TO take aim. He had. therefore, TO
make chAnCe suot. IL was lucky one inc
bullet entered the bears shoulder. The moment
was critical. One blow from the great paw OF
the bear would send the hunter headlong from
the rock. At that instant the dog grabbed the
bear in the flank, and brun, hurt by the deep
tncisiOns of the dogs teeth. backed rapidly and
tried to turn and seize its worrying foe.
This gave Rea his opportunity, and before the
bear could again turn its attention to him he
put two bullets In its brain. The bear leaped
from the rock and rolled dead TO the foot of the
mountain, almost 10 the spot where Herman
was standing watching the mid-air duel. lt
was a splendid specimen of the cinnamon bear
and weighed nearly 700 pounds.
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as~ Eagles Catch sage Hsas.
Rom the Morning OreOonias

A gentleman who has lately been cruising
through the Powder River Valley tells an inter-
esting tale In regard 10 the manner in which the
eagles cOntriye to catch sage hens. These birds
like the grouse family, ny with great swiftness
with one OF them. In order that the eagle may
dine on sage hen some hard work Is necessary,
and this eagle has solved the problem.
AS the gentleman was driving along the side
OF q mountain he started coyey OF sage hens.
which flew away down toward the valley. Sud
denly an eagle, which had been sitting on the
low ground. rose up under the birds, which i'm
mediately rose high in the air. while the eagle
Topped up after them. When they had risen
high enough another eagle swoOped down from
above The terrified birds scattered In all diTec-
tiOns. but the eagle singled out one, and as an
he soon seized his bird and the pair flew on to =
nsighboring cli1 20 dine.
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THE SUN representative was there, and Bruin
had eleven loaves Of fine French bread dropped
between his bars which he munched In a CON
tented fashion. disdainlng, however, the crust
hard for his tender digestion. He Ia also fed
with carrots, beets, and other vegetables in
moderation. The keeper, who had ahut the
door Of his room, came around again, and the
At last, finding that the Sopen, Sesame" to his
door was not TO be found by angry demon
STATIONS, the huge brute lay on his back
like q giant baby. twisting his head around and
moving his paws along the door jamb in q per
suasive way, grooming aud putting the while
in a cable power house. When the door at last
was opened for him he rushed in to his dark
corner and growled contentedly as he ate.
The traps In which the animals are caught are
ineton Zoo" by L. G. Morgal. Last year was
the first time the traps were set out. Since
then they have captured three grizzlies,
three cinnamon, and four black bears, to say
nothing Of elk and porcupines In abundance.
The traps vary in size, but are almost ell Of the
mouse trap and heavy barred door which falls
and locks with spring. The trap the big
grizzly was caught In is about 10 feet long. D
feet high, and 30 feet wide, built OF steel plate,
bars at each end. But even with that size tho
bear had pretty close quarters for 3,000-mile
journey, and attested the fact by swapping at
the bars and laundering at the express people
when they came near.
At Yellowstone two soldiers are detailed by
Capt. Anderson to duty at each OF the important
parts OF the park. and II is their duty TO look out
/ for the traps. When an animal Is captured the
trap Is sent on with him as soon as possible. But
now n number of cages will be made to keep the
or value warrants an immediate shipment to
Washington.
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PERMANENT QUARTERS.

P0 up and Of wslfea on NJ IKE mann
trap %ss set f fO hum Ia day or S
came again, but this time no was disturbed
Tsy Rs ne hS Ss wsh Aa the
81 me naiI,ssSeh PIG and ON the third Day July
When IHE sUN representative went out TO
the Zoo few day. ago, i was raining hard. and
most OF the animals In the outside cages had a
very bedraggled appearance, The grizzlies. As
the monarchs OF the American forests, have
pesGiaI storm houses built on their cages as
OF them was tearing up and down, hyena fash
i3, Looking \, 50 feroc.ouS that THE SUE man
Highness was u his private apartment He Is
OF retiring disposition, and does not like the
opposed 10 the gaze OF the vulgar multitude.
Not for long time did he even consent 10 show
m hssa a. sS door e his house but a. lat by
nj more potent magnet In the shape OF two
l l@ Of bread Bruin was beguiled into view.
LIMA him by an assistant at the side.
-, ne men the bear got angry. lie threw his enor-
., ne man, opened his great mouth, roared with
and s st6rsnEth Of MS zig lungs and slapped at
s@t banH na Slsa the door IN ysin attempt 20
I,ArlRgs and blows were unavailing. with great
hsFb D. D. ven, over and dumped himself into his
AEtlust the keeper had been cooled he got out
"' ms tno and went ON eating his bread.
long az that OF a horse and almost twice ss
bbioaal standing about eight feet high on his
nitu ~, aud weighing something between
s,uJds hI"' but when il grows out he will seem
49, a. blg' He Is only about years old,
sntvn - very young for bears He has grown
paISeplib,y IA The time he has been here and
rs( 49, 20 ne few hlches taller. His great
mi - ,ttPpeq rach with ave claws about two
nsa1u5 Tor - clqmsiy built an animal As bear
stu' , 49, ne Jumped at the assistant. show ed
m sRll
tsIn , i"I nun the title % King Of the forest /"
spJJI .siA.I " 40 have shot in Indian jungles as
ven - Ailerh az forests cay that there is no foe
more worthy Of the spGstsman's metal than the
AZ ~ az sIt[ty OF the Rocky Mountains.
deSntry that Or. BAKER, superintendsnt 81 i6s
AZ. thlnSs hat he glll call him satAn" Or
,s sSiiitsl ne made lie hidsOus for his fellow
ltsfsiittis etEnza the country. The night he Ar
IltS1 Nc stsnt IA emitting his hOAFss Foars that
Ssea % heard half mile awAy. The nszt
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he didn't seem to mind them Mt all, and helped
himself from tho barrel as fearlessy as though
they were miles away.
Blackburn came up behind him and gave him
. kick, q which he set off across the clearing
for the woods. That night after they had gone
10 bed Bruin came back, opened the kitchen
door. found barrel ot lard, pulled 1t out and
smoared the contents all over tho ioor This
may have been his revenge upon Blackburn for
his outraged honor.
The proprietor OF the Fountain Hotel out
mere tells of three bears that visit his place
about meal times. small black, "a small Gin
namon, and big black bear delve in his slop
bucket. the big one fret, who plucks out the
danties, while the little sit discresty aside
until he Is satisfied. The proprietor says that
one OF the small bears Is so tame that he comes
out and helps the slop man 10 load his wagon.
This. however, may be n bear story.
But the grizzlies do not often come the
hotels. Sop barrels and kitchen refrsc are but
poor hunting for them. They come down on
tho sheep folds and pig pens during the early
evening, or frequent a place called the
Thumb" where the slaughter house Is
situated Last July the people there found that
raids had been made on their pig pen, and that
pigs had been carried OF bodily. They found
the tracks of n very large grizzly. The robberies
continued for some time, until one OF the EN-
ployees saw the boar. The grizzly vaulted into
the pen. seized pig weighing one hundred
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n. Pu-.Gl.'. Hear. Gsr sro~,.s.

A.P. Anderson. = graduate student in the de-
partment OF botany al the state University, has
Just completed some novel aud very interesting
inFestiE cations 70 thu growth Of plants. In
this series OF experiments Mr.. Anderson has
been studying the growth OF the pumpkin and
It's vine. making use Of his new electrical device
for measuring plant growth.
This work has bssn In progress for fully q
week and the interesting fact IS revealed that
the pumpkin itself does most OF It's growing az
Ter 7 O'Clock in the evening and dimintshes its
activity As the sun rises and begins 70 act upon
the leaves. From o O'Clock IN the morning IN
al 3 O'Clock In the afternoon the weight 81 the
fruit diminishes. owing 70 the evaporation OF
water frOm the leaves OF the plant. The general
results show that wheu the fTull grOEs mOst the
vine grows least, and Nlce versa
The course VI these experiments has hee1
watched with great interest b the botanical
department., - they cover IAzrt Of tie science
e yet very httle known
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-07
LUCIFER THE GRIZZLY.
4 yor4BLEADDITIo TO THE WASH
INGTON GEOLOGICAL GARDENS.

r.. Finest Bear Ever Captured II The Vel
tovatone Park-His Life at the Capital
audthe.Trnits that sssin I'd, Hlir, His Nsme.
WAsniNGToN, Oct. 6.-One of the largest
specmcns Of the grizzly bear kind ever taken
into captivity was recently trapped at the Vel
lowstone National Park and Ia now in the Zoo
logical Park OF this city His captor was Capt.
&C anderson, U. s. A., who commands troop
Of the sixth Cavalry at Fort Yellowstone.
The part of the country in which the park II
Il situated is full OF wild animals which were.
until few years ago, hunted by English sports
men and others until they were In a fair way
o. be entirely exterminated. But the
park is now Uncle Sans private game
preserves. guarded from poachers by company
of soldiers whose duty 1t Is, in addition, to set
traps occasionally for the capture Of some par
ticular animal for the Geological Park at
Washington. Owing to this protection from
sportsmen, the region is now overrun with
wild animals, representatives Of the zoology of
the United States. Thanks TO the Govern
the larger species peculiar to the far Western
plains and mountains which, short time ago,
seemed threatened with total destruction are
now in flourishing condition.
some OF the animals, particularly the black
bears, are very tame. w. II. Blackburn, keeper
Of the Zoological Park here, who has had many
years experience with animals, having been
with Barnum for eleven years, tells of little
black bear that appeared outside the door Of one
Of the lunch stations at Yellowstone. There
was wash pan on a barrel filled with slop, and,
although there were people In the lunch place,
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TIE Finest Bear Ever Captured 3. the Vel
Iowstone Park-Hts Life at the Capital
sadthe. Traits thst cats ed Hais. EHis n are.
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Of his cage. The bars Of seven eiehtns
steel have resisted ali his attempts. But long
splinters were torn out of the floor, which, al
hard for ordinary cages offered insufficient resist
ance to the fierce scraping of his immense claws.
Seeing that In a short while, II something were
not done, he would be through the bottom OF his
cage and hayinR meal of one Of his keepers,
Is larger than the other, and has a ix-inch
hardwood maple floor, with ceiling to match.
There are two men at work on II, and IL will be
finished In less than two weeks.
= "Lucifer" Is a vegetarian now, and has a very
dainty appetite Meal time came around while
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-27

The calling season Is fast approach ng
and then woman all ged mi>ert vii
be al It's heicht. | wonder why women
are so persistent i'm Their assertions that
iisy despisa t. make calls, when there
~ not one in existence VINO DO not love
to array herself in her fiery ana go
about striking envy 10 the hearts OF all
the women Of her acquaintance.
The pOsscSsOr Of the gown shown above
seemed more than cons loIs of it's power
as an inspirer Of jealousy. ana wei
she might be, for II was made OF the
very newest material imported namely,
black MORE poplin THIS material IS a
new phase Of the craze for MORE. Near
" all the possible changes have been
rung on MORE silk, ami was ntces-
sary 10 treat another material this way
i'm order 10 satisfy the longing for some
thing new. The new poplin bids fair to
be great fsN Orite, especially for dTessy
gowns. The dress pictured above has
a skirt Of this material which is trim
med with strips Of jetted lace Insertion
ending In chOuK Il few inches from the
bottom Of the skirt.
This ietted lace. 10y the way will he as
fashionable as ever. It Is mixed IN. IN
some way. with almost every thinning
there is. Fur and jet will be used To-
gether little later iu the season. There
is fancy trimming now on exhibition,
which consists Of "a strip Of jet tufted
with bits Of fur set half an Inch apart
and alternating on each side like the
petals Of "a fern.
other fur trimming had n band Of jet
running through the middle. This trim
ming ranges from $50 TO s. a yard and
is cheaper than fur trimming Of the
same width would be.
The jetted lace is very expensive. being
1875 and upwards But 10 continue the
description of my visitors gown. The
bodice was accordion plated SILK VIII
a band of Insertion across the front, ami
n plated nOunce hangs over each sleeve.
The bonnet was bit Of velvet with
plumes for trimming
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-27
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 81. 1894.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS THURSDAY

Acca Temple. n. VI. s.. Masonic Temple
Marshall Lodge, *. Of T.. Central Hall
Section 202, Endowment Rank, X OF r..
lis north Twentieth street.
Roane Lodge. l. q. o. r, Corcoran Hall
Aurora Lodge. l. o. O. F., Elletts Hall.
Henderson Lodge, /. o. o. T., Toney S
Hail.
Manteo Tribe. /. o. r. NJ. Kerse's Hall.
Pawnee Tribe. ]. o. Il. NJ. Odd-Fellows'
Hall.
Virginia Lodge, X OF H., Concordia Hall
Old Dominion Lodge Golden Chain,
Virginia Conclave. I. O. H.. Eagle Hall.
A. W, Glinn Council Jr. O. u. A. M,
Jr. O. L. a. NJ. Hall.
Davis Council, Jr. O. U. A. NJ, Eighth
and Hull streets
Virginia Council, r. A.. Lee Camp Han.
Belvidere Council, Il. A., Gatewood's
Hall.
Cynthus Grove, U. A. o. D.. Cersley's
Hall.
Liberal Grove. u. A. o. D.. Druids' Hall
Monroe Grove. L. A. O. D., Belyidere
Hall.
jefferson Lodge, l. o. G. r., Boze's Hall
Soldiers Home Lodge, !. o. G.. r., Sol
diers' Home.
st. Patrlcks Beneficial Society, Twenty
sixth and Grace streets.
Stuart Horse Guard, Snyder building.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT
STATE BANKS.

Norfolk, Va, Sept "a, 1894
Editor Times: l beg TO. ask you a few
questions suggested 10 me by your edj-
torial in Sundays Times, rejecting. 1
thought, quite strongly on the honesty
or intelligence of the Comptroller OF the
Currency in regard 10 his statement that
the present system of national banks
was the best that could be devised and
giving a vague outline of one that. in
your opinion, would be much better
First, you say that the officers of ma
uonal banks, in what you call the money
centres-by which l presume you mean
places large enough to support a national
bank-are ignorant or profess ignorance.
OF the value OF land or individual re-
sources outside of their immediate vi
cinity. Would not the men who occupy
the official positions in national banks
be the people. practically, who would oc-
cupy these positions under any other sys-
tenn? Secondly. you say that under this
different system banks would sprinnr nm
In places away from those moneyed con-
tres. Where would the capital come from
TO establish these banks IL nor from, their
own vicinity? And II there is canitaI
there looking for Investment. could il
not be borrowed on good security. landed
or otherwise, without the agency OF a
national bank or, indeed, of any hank
Finally, do you think IL would be advan.
tageous 10 the farmer generally sneok.
ing, to make IL easy for him TO borrow
money by mortgasing his farm?
ENQUIRER.
FIRST Our correspondent has not exactly
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-27
BILL FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK,

The nomination Of David Il. Hill fol
Governor of New York Is tribute TO hi!
ability and consistency as a Democrat
which envy and malice cannot diminish
Tho Democratic party in New York is
In dire need of all the help 1t can get.
There is no place now on its ticket for
hgureneads
1t needs the best men the Empire State
can give
After going over the whole list, Hin
has been chosen as the leader best able
10 rally the Scattered and disheartencd
ranks, and they have chosen wisely. His
record-barring his advocacy OF free raw
materials. which is undemocratic-has
been such as 10 furnish a standard of
Democratic principles.
His courageous, but unsuccessful. de-
fence of Democracy from the unjust and
unequal income tax will endear him to an
men who love even-handed justice. and
who believe in great principle. rather
than an indirect and unfair method of
rectfyng old wrongs.
David Il. Hill Is to-day the strongest
democrat In the country-Cleveand al
ways eXcepted-who, despite the many
disappointments to which he has sub
1ected his friends holds an mistaken
place In their confidence and respect.
II Hill Is elected Governor of New
YORK. as we devoutly hope he may be.
nothing but death can keep him from
being the Democratic nominee for the
next Presidency