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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01
HUMAN BONES REPLACED.
A Delicate Operation Recently Per-
formed by French Surgeon.

formed by French Surgeon.
At the French academic a very
delicate operation of prothesis was
recently performed, showing just
what could be accomplished in re-
placing a portion Of the skeleton by
means OF aseptic artificial pieces
The surgeons have proved tina.
artificial pieces made of vulcanite OF
metals that do not oxidize can be
buried in the tissues and left there
with lmpunity.
DR. Michaels performed the oper-
alton. The patient had had tuber'
culosis of the humerus aud shoulder
Joint, complicated with suppuration
and tistule. An operation was i'm
perative, but the removal OF the dis
eased tissues would have left such a
hole that the wound would never
have healed. and the functions OF
the limb would have been lost il an
artificial joint had not been inter
posed between the lower fragment OF
the humerus and the scapula.
DR. Michaels apparatus to supply
the deficient bone is described in
the Chicago Times as follows 1t is
composed Of three parts-frst. a
straight rcd, eight centimeters long,
destined to replace the piece of
humerus removed; second. another
straight piece, representing the neck
of the same bone; third, an irregular
sphere for the head the whole four
teen centimeters in length and made
of vulcanite. We have not space to
describe it in detail. but can only
say that the three pieces were fas-
tened in such way as to admit OF
all the movements of rotation and
clrcumduction of a natural joint. 1t
is a mechanical chef d'duvre. IL
was not enough, however. to make
it; ii had also to be put in place.
By means of fittingc of platinum
adapted to the upper and lower ends
OF the apparatus NJ. Michaels was
able to fasten the lower part to the
numerous by means OF screws going
through the b, e. The head he
fastened to the glenoid surface by
driving a platinum wire into the
neck Of the shoulder blade TO a
depth OF three eentimeters, and by
passing two other loops OF wire over
the top Of the bone, the wires being
naturally tightly fastened to the ar.
tificial head without hamperlng It's
movements in any way. In order TO
facilitate the grating OF the perios.
teum and muscles on to the artificial
humerus, NJ. Michaeis hal adapted
to it little ridges perforated with
holes for catgut sutures In tho
same way to fasten the capsular lig.
ament he had provided two platinum
rings TO keep it in its normal posi-
tion.
The apparatus once adapted the
wound was closed with the ordinary
precautions. The operation was
performed year ago and the pa
TENTS condition has since improved
in every way; in fact, his health
would be perfect but for some small
assesses that have had to be opened
On four occasions
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

Tho newspaper coap
grows. and 10 sprcadlal
aoout everything whisa
needs so that IL does ~
very Eighty imagina,lea 4
~ a timo whom ono nv
dress sell. enjoy al Of "
aud rCcreatious Of life ~
bills and finally arrangs
undertaken with no PC
than is required 70 elR'
and pass 10 ever 20 sas
the newspaper countial
New England journal
Kooley euro. or somethihs,
60 It. 60 lie patrons aoi'..
on presentation Of i've eo-f
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

Ne. finysaed NiassR 4
mp ny mind iar saud az y
city wrtsLhR school 70 Em
urttc.
Mira iiaysrsd lls SIRE
hand.
"Yos. Aiarlar, but BE- y
these ttmsa Tho eisys ~
learn things. siartat .
shat They write Hn
liehtniu there. WIZ VI
vas In thu city ! paw ani
two.pago iovo.lot,of .
seconds. BY thu wasch
regular city tullsf. tool
b. hia clothes Whr, ~
tho Girl that letter wht y
II. 10 took hor most aVt 7
read Il I timed her iae
love letter Tlrs 2
Way. share and hos g
you 500 a letter writes. -
"Oh. les al so Mare
Ia a thcator.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

sul, ON whom he had committed his
erst crime The brother does not
sueeumb TO his injuries aud Antonio
4 sent for the space OF sixteen years
10 the convict establishment 10
Incca Poor vlncencinal Poor ht.
lie Francesca! And poor Antonlo'
Ia the gaol. is the convict establish
ment the right place for him ana
snch as he-or the asylum And
what further dare one prOgnosticate
for the lad to whom this wierd rec
ord 81 a lost soul is dedicated by his
parent
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

samnY Mamma. whom wen, 20
500 Tom StapIoiord this morning. tho
girl came 10 tho door and said he
Wasn'l ~ hOmr. aud know 10 Has
What did she want 20 toll mo that
tor
His Mother rhcro MAJ have bcon
reasons Why Tommy could not &c
soon Sho told you that out o. po.
lltsnoss
sammy -fes. she acted y. IL she
was out % po.llsnasA
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

The marriage rate in England and
Wales during the last quarter OF last
year was lower than any previous
like period There were l2I,SlS
marriages. which was in the annual
proportion Of 1853 persons per !, 900
Of population. The mean rate for
the corresponding quarter in the pre-
ceding ten years was lz3. II is also
noted that the average OF the last
ten years is far below that Of any
preceding decennium.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

'Harold, " she murmured, as her
head pressed against his stalwart
bosom, Harold, do / not hear the
beating Of your fond heart?n
''Not exactly" said Harold, blush
ing slightly, 81 didn't mean to tell
you, but you see I'm temporarily
obliged to carry one of those So
watches. Chicago Record.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01
BY sIerest Change.
II was a narrow escape

Il was q narrow escape.
The strong man shuddered and
wiped the beads of perspiration from
his brow
Good heavens" he said; another
moment and then"
1t was several moments before he
recovered sufficiently to resume his
task.
For once again he had come with.
in an ace Of dipping the muciage
brush in the ink.-Truth.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01
LAST OF Powu.s'
COLE
a Remnant sim E.i.,, !.

= "naH. sun ksis,. / ! eestasn cole
iAalaha o iisrs s,,sssjesa. not Q
The Pamnnkey Inal,' e WIZ Il Is r
tlnetlon il Is TO b ~ 's,ssssa churc
tribe that has suryivess a@v either in
ment Of elyillzatlon atEsef ohurch
the interest OF the b1,.' I xleai0Aate, an
ogy. which has ls.ssl mxasory reason
describing them. nt ~. nu Mono
an Indian nation M seaspfls are
colonial days. oeeuplsa hSay #Asa some
OF territory In tho NJ. Me y 9pese ~ =.
ington. now coasls.s !, ass'p sh.,
individuals They s.. As9esa@ FL luz u.V.
rlonsly shaped neek \ ~ ~ P''
William county. Yirsl,i, 60,
is almost entirely M < s4 "a
water, and 10 this n. VIM 4. a's 81 ,bere
due the continued 49,. ss a',s yesi
Indians; very likely ~, H'ss sss.s 4 pos,
due 10 the proteesIss esf, prof,
For a century. says IL .xss la
Star. their number ~ szal laugl
be- about the same - @# gonng e
ing In 1881, estlma.oa #sasrb Mag
zion Of lndiantOwn atls
nearly seventy years Y, u,s,orie
~ the same figure u 'n,.
the tribe 10 OF fun ~ Z,
she eopper-eol0red 4 arc
straight, coarse hair \ s,s sxritin,
nal American show
some individuals. he. c. q ss.ney I
whose origin would "
by the ordinary obssr. ss4saj8 N sea
has been considerable y
OF white blood aad ~ # rst 81
that Of the Hsgra sANs
Of she tribe nos ssrlea, pr IN
rlage With pers0as 81 Az. x
The famunkeys hare ~ :"
Of race pride fhoagh H. a
edge tho whites - sea. Il
sller tho blacks e. a. W "a
social level Their y @ ~, N
tho negro 10 illas,rassa s ssssss ~ i
eeai Indignant Feiasal vessel
eog0red teacher. via a 'ss.s 10 b.
them 30 e0nduet ths 7sD tbs
which the state 81 Yliss IN lIt
for them Ttsy ars ysY fo ~
keep ghsiF blood ifss " 10
tninsllng uilh that 4 ai''''
and hos TO aeeompllsA
Is y serious pr0blsm q
mach ~ they reeogulm WI
81 300 irequan, marriage @sf W hl
paio 81 epasansalnliT Al MI alsts
mankpy Indiana agp sd w. othin
strong aud Fubast. p1shaa xassss y hat
freq aens marriages IA ery'u
siVe& They are iemssa ~ n any'i
ard peaceabiu. flsers i 49,
Ing boswaon the,n ass
nrtghbors- They are GAli
pFona u thuir linesss Z
tell hos bravo and tseaa
tOroiathors rvsistsa IA
meats 81 the shllsk
thoir liylng Tor she mass
aboriginal style. Ths.i MATE
pasl0ua arr hausiag ID
Prsmittye dug. ous eaaoa
Farming they do Or . ~
bat f0r mAhmai labor iag
a truly aboriginal dlsilh
hiring negroes 20 sttesi lfSH4E
tg0 sguck patches
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

Five war ships were sold out OF
the service by the British admiralty
recently, being unfit for further EN-.
ployment. One was a wooden bat.
tie ship built sixty years ago. Three
OF the others were also wooden
ships, and one was an iron troop
ship.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

Ragged Robert ms -. ~
comfortable enough piaN
Sunday. II we only had
ter read. Moldy Mike- !.
chance tor steal a sunass, I.
All hour ago ''Why -
Carrying IL was 700
work. Now York NceAy
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

The latest fad in mems
have the skirts 81 INC
coats lined with sllk W
In some instances fashlo9 III
are putting q certain N
torial between the sllh
cloth to supply the M,
the silk DOESN'T sutllcienP
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

wounds. and at his request, on his
way to town, sent Newton's mother
and the squire over to Magruder's
Both came posthaste and the young
people were married without delay.
Miss Magruder had recently fallen
heir to a considerable sum OF money
and is considered one of the richest
girls in the county.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01
rhoma. a Beekst,. cha.nbls.

The chasuble Of Thomas a Beckett
was nearly the cause OF a duel in
France recently. The circumstances
surrounding the affair are curious
enough in themselves. The mar
tyred archbishop is particularly re.
vered as q saint at Sens, his chasuble
being kept as a relic in the cathe-
dral. One Of the cathedral priests
cut of fragment to send to a neigh
boring shrine, and this desecration
brought down tremendous abuse on
the priest from the antl-Semitic
paper. Libre Parole. The insulted
priests brother, an officer in the
army rushed off to challenge the
writer and it was only by friendly
mediation that a serious duel was
prevented.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01
Gets the Chan 20.

The other day a young man gave
a reason for not dancing, the spirit
OF which might be made to apply
to a good many failures in
life. Il should like to dance" he
said, land j should dance, only the
music puts me out and the girl gets
in my way. Tit Bits.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01
Book.

Tho Anglo-Saxon word Doc sipni.
fes beech tree. Before paper
came into general use the wood Of
this tree. being close. grained, was
used to write upon. and from this
fact comes the word book.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

Little Charley Pap, v.
buy me a drum Fond In N,
but, my boy. you VIII ~.
yory much III do Chsrl' Y,
papa. won't drum cav
you're asleep. Truth
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

Aunt Il your sister improving ir
her muslc' small Nephew ruoas
50 Tho people mex door have do.
cidcd not TO move. food N0wA
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01
chIeago,s aIammoth Elnrn,nr.

Chicago has new grain elevator
which dwarfs its neighbors II cost
1928, 900 and has capacity Of l,5OO,-
90 bushels. II has It's own water.
light and fire extinguishing system.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

"Bo sure you don't s VI
Forris wheel 10 thas VI
Muddlcbead.
why notP" ...la
ut excttes his prols'''
Dusy.n
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01
a WEST VIRGINIA HERO
HIS ADVENTURE WITH A HUGE
PANTHER.

Pretty Wen banged Up, But Ho Killed
the Panther, Fell over PrecipIce and
Won a Wealthy Bride All on the Same
Day-A Dogs Sense.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

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Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09
Children I'm cities.

Nobody now denies that life in
modern cities, especially in work
ingclass quarters, is injurious to
vitality, and that the denizens of
our slums beget an enfeebled race.
Yet not the slightest effort is made
to check this continuous deteriora-
tion, or to endeavor To breed up a
more capable set of citizens for the
coming generation. Certain it is
that with all the nauseous cant
talked about the social question"
in church and conventicle, in pot
house and in parliament, no step
is taken to remove the children of
the people from the close air Of
the great cities, to secure them
good food, or to provide them with
fitting raiment. Time it is, indeed,
that the social-democratic demand
for free maintenance of the chill
dree under wholesome conditions
should ring in the ears of the
classes who rob us.-London JUS
tice.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

stood on my head at midnight,
With my feet through a mirror throwni
My neck was bent like the letter s,
An / hadn't the strength to groan.
Six inches OF skin had parted
From each OF my bruised shins;
Then I knew that retribution
Awaiteth human sins.
But seldom, oh. how seldom,
1t falls upon tho one
Who's guilty Of the shining
By whom the hurt is done.
For we'll / know my youngest,
Though, mayhap, unawares,
Had left that broken broomstick
Upon the hallway stairs.
Detroit Tribune.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

ural order Of events, independent
of taxation, the distribution that
is most conducive to social well
fare will assert itself when more
permanent conditions have been
reached. George X. Holmes.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09
Territorial Items.
The maximum attendance at the
Eddy schools is 327.


Eddy schools is 327.
Union county polled $50 votes
at the election held in that comfy
recently.
There were % real estate trans
fers recorded in Eddy county last
week.
Charles Evans, well and favora-
bly, known in this Territory, died
recently in chihuahua, Mexico.
The Deming Land and Water
Company have purchased Stu
debaker street sprinkler with a
capacity of 600 gallons.
A. ]. Cook, of Ration, has pur-
chased twenty acres of land west
of Roswell, from Nathan Jaffa;
consideration, $50 per acre.
Mr.. Momer, a Texan, has 1000
head of cattle pasturing along the
Pecos valley, and expects to have
several thousand more in a few
weeks.
Felipe Padilla and Leo Poldo
are under arrest at Socorro, accus-
ed of the murder of the mail car
rier, Jose Romero, the crime be-
ing committed some time ago.
Says the Optic: Marshall Nc
Clure, newspaper man of La
Junta, recently in this city, drew
two checks upon himself, and got
several Las Vegans to endorse
them. They have both come back
protested.
The New Mexican is of the opin-
ion that if some enterprising man
were to start a poultry farm here,
thousands of dollars that now go
abroad would be saved here to in
crease the circulating medium of
the community.
George Wilkinson, bridge fore
man, was struck on the head by
way car passing over bridge
near Glorieta and sustained slight
injuries which necessitated his
laying off for a few days. He is
now at his home in Ration.
w. M. Lane is drilling for wat
er for the Cleveland Faucet Com
pany in the east end of San Pedro
mountains in the Oroqua gulch.
He is down 800 feet but as the
well is caving he is putting in a
81 inch casing. For many reasons
it is hoped this enterprise will be
successful.
A goodly portion OF Deming
turned out last Sunday afternoon
to enjoy the rabbit hunt. Gov
ernor Thornton participated in
the sport and led the chase. The
hounds were in fine condition and
captured quite number of "jacks. .
The chase continued until dusk
and was the most successful ever
had in this vicinity.
For several days past some boys
have been cutting the tires on BIZ
cycles about the city, in many
cases rendering them utterly use
less. The cutting is always done
with a sharp pen knife, sometimes
in the shape of a slash along the
tire and in others by sticking the
knife through the rubber. THE
damage is always done after night
when bicycles are left standing
about the streets. A strong clue
has been obtained and the youth
full criminals will be summariiy
dealt with.-Deming Headlight.
A Mexican from Valyerde, circu-
lated the story Wednesday that
Ed Brown was taken from the
officers who arrested him here last
week, near Tularosa in Lincoln
county and lynched, but the re-
port is given no credence here.
Later: Word was received in
Socorro yesterday that after Ed
Brown had given bond in Lincoln
county and had started for home,
he was waylaid and hung, and au-
other report says that the Off
GERS had found the body of a
man suspended from a tree. San
Marcial Bee.
Toronto capitalists intend build
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

A young woman named Horace
Greeley Perry is the editor and
proprietor of the ST. Peter, Mimi,
journal. For a long time she and
her sister did all the work of tho
paper, and did it so successfully
that they finally received tho con-
tract for the coun ty printing.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

Why do those children over the
way get such a terrible thrashing
every morning2
Oh, a portrait painter lives there
whose specially is weeping chill
dren, SO every morning he whips
his models into shape.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

Toronto capitalists intend build
ing a steel bridge across the Mag
ara gorge near the old railway sus-
pension bridge.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

At Evergreen, Alabama, man
who sent a challenge to one who
had offended him has been SEN
fenced to two years imprison-
ment.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

Rosa Bonheur is still painting
in her quaint little study near
Fontainebleau. She is now an.
old woman, small, sunburned and
wrinkled as a peasant. The gray
hair is cut short and is still thick.
AS she wears blouse she dons
cloth cap.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

Three scientists are at present
engaged on the problem of flying
machines -Profs. Graham Bell,
Langley and Maxim.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

Mr.. Schwiglass Water, cine
glass peer. Vat music tonight?
Waiter--VagneE
Mr.. Schwiglass-Sisstk vaterI
make id schooner.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

Queen Victoria allows no check
rein to be used on her horses.
Fred-How do you come TO have
such red hair?
Timagin-Inhirited it from me
faather.
"But you have brown whiskers.
How's that?"
"Oi dunno. Oh inhirited it from
me mother, Oi guess"
"Where did you get your sense
of humor?"
"Inhirited from me step-muth-
en-"
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

Wife-The doctor says 1 need a
change of climate.
Husband Ca brute Well, the
sky looks as if we'd have it in
few hours.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

Eastern man (in the RockiesJ
This is a good, healthy country,
isn't it?
Western Vas, its healthy
enough. eff yeh don't put on too
many airs.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

By the force of wave at Bish-
ops Rock lighthouse, the bell was
torn from its fastenings, although
situated 100 feet above high water
mark. At INST. in the Shetland
islands, a door was burst in at a
height of 195 feet above the level
of the sea.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

Modiste-Haf you look ofer zee
new fashion plates 1 send yous
Lady-Yes, very carefully.
"And vat you decided"
81 have made a composite pho
tograph of them all, and 1 wish
you to make my dress look as
much unlike it as possible"
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

Teacher-Parse the sentence
"Yucatan is a peninsula"
Pupil, who never could under
stand grammar, anyhow-uYc Ycatan
is a proper noun, nom'tive case
second person, singular number
Teacher how do you make that
out?
Pupil-First person, Icatan, sec.
ond person, Yucatan, third person
Hecatan; plural, first person, We
catan, second person
Teacher-Go to your seat.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

His Honor-You were found
drunk and singing on the street
last night.
Prisoner know it, your hon
or. Let me off as cheap as you
can.
His Honor-What was he sing
ing, officerP
Oficer-"A Hundred Fathoms
Deep"
His Honor-HumphI I'll make
it ten cents a fathom, and it isn't
bargain day in this court, either.
just hand the $40 to the clerk.
Next!
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

The family with the longest
known pedigree is that of Confu-
cius which forms the aristocracy
of China. Confucius lived 500
years before Christ
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

Lady-Have you any turkisir
towels?
New Boy-Turkish towels?
"Yes. Have you never heard
of Turkish towels?"
"rve read a good deal about
Turks, nam, but I never knew
they used towels"
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

This government pays fifteen
cents a $1,000 for the shipment Of
currency by express
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-09

Palace Car Porter, out west
Don't CUB me no fee, sab, till we
gifts to de end OBJ de trip.
Passenger-Very well, Just as
you prefer.
Porter-Yes, sab. You see,
desc train robbers always goes fer
me fust, an if 1 amt got muffin,
dey say de passengers amt got
muffin, and goes off.
Pedestrian-You should be in
better business than begging. A
great strong fellow like you ought
to look for work.
Beggar-What! Throw up a
sure thing for an uncertainty?
First Villager, returning after a
long absence-What has become
of old Mr.. Simpson?
Second Villager, solemnly-He
is in heaven.
First Villager- oh, dear, I am
sorry to hearghatl
The Republican., 1894-08-23
POLAR BEAR PARADISE.
Spot Where the Animals Luxnriate in
summer Weather.

The favorite food of the polar bear is
the flesh Of seals. Sea-lionS, WalruseS.
fish and dead whales. OF all seal
hunters. he is the most successful. In
stead of being obliged to stalk his
game on the ice, in plain sight, he can
hunt like a crocodile. He takes to the
water. swims slowly up with only his
nostrilS and eyes at the surface, and
before the seal, watching landward. is
aware of his danger, his clumsy body
is fairly within the hungry jaws OF
the tiger of the ice," as DR.. Kane
called him.
But, strange as it may appear, the
polar bear does not live by flesh alone.
In their Alaskan travels. Mr.. Henry w.
Elliott and Lieut.. Maynard once
CHANGED to visit st. Matthew Island.
lonely bit of land in Bering sea, about
half way between the strait and the
Aleutian archipelago. There they
found between two hundred and fifty
and three hundred polar bears. basll-
ing in the warm lap of summer, she'd
ding their winter coats, lazily eating
and sleeping, and growing fat on the
roots of the small towering plants and
MOSES that abounded. As the ex-
plorers' boat approached the shore. a
score of bears We're in sight at one
time. The bears literally possessed
the island, grazing and root ing about
like hogs in comm0n." In spite of
their numbers they could not be in
duced to fight. but always ran when
approached either in "a swift, sham
bling gallop, or trotting off like ele-
phants." They were fond of sleeping
in the sun on sheltered hillsides
''soundly, but fitfullv.' says Mr..
Elliott, rolling their heavy arms and
legs about as they dozed" After
shooting half dozen specimens in the
tamest manner. the two explorers de-
cided to kill no more: for, by reason of
shedding, their furry coats were worth
less. One that was shot by Lieut..
Maynard measured exactly eight feet
in length of head and body together
and its weight was estimated at be
tween 1,O00 and 1900 pounds.-W z.
Hornaday. in st. Nicholas.