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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05
POOR CROP PROSPECTS
But the Fine Weather is Greatly Improving
Tobacco.

A letter from the southern part of
Wake county to the News and Observer
says: THE cotton crop is believed to
have lost half on account of the rains
many fields are being abandoned. The
corn crop is also badly damaged, but to-
bacco is now improving very rapidly"
Congressman Pou, who was in the city
yesterday says he never saw crops in
Johnston county SO sorry at this time
of the year as they now are. He thinks
not mere than 10 per cent of a corn crop
and 60 per cent of a cotton crop will be
made.
DR.. Morphew of Mcdowell county, says
the rains AMI floods have practically
ruined crops in his section, doing the
greatest damage to corn and wheat. His
estimate is that not more than one-fourtt
of a corn crop will be raised in Mcdowell
Burke and Mitchell. All of these coun-
ties usually grow large crops of grain.
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A special from ST. Petersburg to the
Baltimore Sun has this paragraph
about a successful North Carolinian
that will interest many readers. We
quote:
"St. Petersburg, July 1.-THE yacht
Margaret, owned by Mr.. Isaac E. EN-
erscn, of Baltimore sailed today for
Stockholm. .s, g g.
while, here the Margaret anchored
in midstream inethe Neva just below
the Nicholas bridge. She was an object
of much curiosity on the part of Rus
slams, principally because of her great
sparS.
On board the vessel were her owner,
Mr.. Emerson, Miss Margaret Emerson,
Miss Martha Lee Jenkins. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerard Stuyvesant and Mr.. p. E. Kirk
land. The whole party from the Mar
garet left Saturday for Moscow and
passed Sunday there. They returned
Sunday evening.
THE MargG ret will go from Stock
holm to Bergen, Troudhjem, the North
Cape, Leith, Ostend and CoweS. After
ward Mr.. Emerson expects to sail on a
trip around the world
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Monument to Capt Burns.

To the Editor: Wednesday. July "a
1901, we will unVeil monument erected
to the memory Of Captain Otway Burns
at his grave in the Beaufort cemetery,
Beaufort, N. G. You and your friends
are invited to attend the ceremonies
which promise to be of much interest
to all North Carolinians and especially
to the people Of Onslow, Carteret and
Craven counties, where Capt Burns
and the Privateer Snap Dragon are still
remembered by the very old residents
and the traditions of the brave old
sailors of the war of 1912, and the meri-
torious services of the good ship Snap
Dragon and her valiant crew are known
of all men. On this occasion Justice
Walter Clark, OF the North Carolina Su-
preme Court. will deliver an address.
1t will doubtless be the most complete
sketch of the commander of the Snap
Dragon made since the late Governor
David l.. Swain devoted his time and
remarkable talents to perpetuating the
memory of Otway Burns and his ser
vices to his country in an address de-
livered prior to the war between the
States. This monument has been
erected by the sons Of Captain Owen
Burns, of the United States Navy, they
being grandsons of Captain Otway
Burns.
We request your presence at the ex-
ercises Wednesday, July oath.
Yours very truly,
ROMULUS A. MUM,
Chairman of Committee.
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PREACHER AND EDITOR WANTED.
The People of Fuquay Springs Would Like
Sermon and Write Up.

Quite number of people are at Flu
quay Springs this summer to get adj
vantage of the water, which is said to
be very fine. Among them are Ex.
Congressman Stroud and wife. OF
Chatham; Mr.. John H. Boner. of Wash
ington City; Mr.. Barham, of Northamp.
ton county; Messrs. Best and Pearsall
of Harnett county; Mr.. Mcdowell, OF
Washington, and Mrs. NJ. A. Williams
of Henderson. A number of lots have
recently been sold at Fuquay to people
who want to build summer homes
there. A correspondent, writing from
Fuquay, says:
Strange to say. with all the people
coming and going here, we have not
had a preacher nor an editor | sup
pose they are at more fashionable re-
sorts. We want preacher to pass this
way that we may hear sermon and
an editor to write us up We will feed
both free
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and the Supreme Lodge, nor is 1t known
what will be done by the heirs of Mr.. c..
w Lambeth. except that in both cases
there is a determination expressed to
have full reckoning with Treasurer Nc
Donald.
TIE question as to Mr. Lambeth's in
surance is apt to go to the courts. If the
local collector is the agent of the local
lodge then the Lambeth heirs lose. 1T
he is the agent of the Supreme Lodge
that is responsible. In the case of Nc
Graw VS.. the knights of Pythias and
Ladies of Honor, from Beaufort county,
the North Carolina Supreme Court has
decided that the local collecting agent is
the representative of the supreme lodge
or home office and il this decision covers
this case then the Supreme Lodge will
have to pay the Lambeth state the ST.
600 insurance.
Being questioned yesterday morning as
to the reason for the suspension of the
lodge Treasurer Mcdonald said that some
of the members had been backward about
the payment of dues, and the remittances
did not arrive at the home office in time,
so that the lodge was suspended He did
not state how long the lodge had been
suspended or when the last remittance
was made to the home office. 1t is fig
ured out by the officers that the suspen-
sion was made on June 10th, 1900 and
that since that time Mr.. Mcdonald has
been in possession of the cash which he
collected monthly from the members.
Mr.. C. C. Mcdonald, who has this I'M
pleasant shortage to face and explain was
until the last election member of the
board of aldermen of the city and has
taken prominent part in the politics OF
the city. He is in the insurance and
brokerage business and his offices are in
the Tucker building. He is man OF
family and has a wife and six or seven
children The news of his conduct of his
office in the knights of Honor was a
shock to the community.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05
THEY BREAK EVEN.
Norfolk Takes the First Game and Tarboro the
Second
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Norfolk, Va. July Although Norfolk
took the first game from Tarboro here
today, she was unable to defeat her
in the second Tarboro indeed coming out
of this with flying colors.
In the morning contest Norfolk's feaf of
piling up six runs before the close of the
first inning was enough to knock all the
fighting spirit out of the most enthusiastic
opponent, and it is small wonder that
Tarboro never overcame such a lead.
The second game was won by Tarboro's
six runs in the eighth inning.
(Morning Camel r. II. e.
Norfolk. :. IS . a o FL Il )
Tarboro. J.. ..0010010 o. 5 3
Batteries: Dannehower and Lehman;
Ashenback and Foster.
afternoon Cameo R. II. E..
Norfolk. >. ......2 0 90 5000 o. 4
Tarboro.. =. .....1 00060-7 ii 0
Batteries: Morrissey and Lehman;
Boush and Foster.
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THEY SWAP GAMES.
Charlotte Wins in the Morning Contest and
Richmond in the Afternoon

Especial to News and Observer
Richmond, Va, July 4.-Charlotte won
the first of the two games played here
today, and Richmond took the second. A
good beginning in both cases was follow
Cd contrary to the rule, by good ending.
Score: 1AAAH
(Morning Game.l r. H. b..
Richmond. :. ....1OO0OOO1O-2 Z 8
Charlotte. :. ....2 0 002 Il / 0-6 IL z
Batteries: Bishop and Manners; Muir
ray and Gates.
AFTERNOON Cameo r. II. E..
Richmond. :. % 8 0 1 *-12 10 4
Charlotte. :. 20 2 100 s II 4
Batteries: Hooker and Manners; Col
liflower, Murray and Gates.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05
RAGING. ROARING FLOOD.

Washed down a telegraph line which
Chas. c. Ellis, of Lisbon, Ia, had to re-
pair Standing waist deep in icy water
he writes, gave me a terrible cold and
cough. It grew worse daily. Finally the
best doctors in Oakland Neb., Sioux City
and Omaha said ] had consumption and
could not live. Then l began using Dr.
Kings New Discovery and was wholly
cured by six bottles" Positively guaran-
teed for coughs, colds and all throat and
lung troubles. Sold by all druggists
Price so cents
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05
WILMINGTON.

len and Tnackera
Summary-Home rum Stocksdale; three
base hits, Smith and ATT; two base hits,
Sorber, LeGrande, Allen and Devlin; LETT
on bases Raleigh 3, Wilmington 8; passed
balls, Thackera l; bases on balls, Person
2, Allen / struck out, by Person 4, by
Allen 2. Time of game ITO. Umpire,
Mr.. Staley.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05

Dyspeptics cannot be long lived because
to live requires nourishment. Food is not
nourishing until it is digestcd A disor-
dercd stomach cannot digest food. it must
have assistance. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
digests all kinds of food without aid from
the stomach, allowing it to rest and re-
gain its natural functions. It's elements
are exactly the same as the natural di-
gestIve fluids and it simply can't help
but do you good w. II. King Drug Co..
Bobbitt Wynne Drug Co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05

LOST-ON THE STREET CAR YES
terday afternoon a silver handled
umbrella, with the initials, o. Nj. p.
on the handle. Reward for it's return
to J. B. Pearce.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05

BRETSCH'S MOTHER BREAD is ABB
solutely pure. Fresh rolls, buns, pies,
&c, always on hand. c. NJ. Bretsch,
Raleigh, N c. The French Baker.
6-15-e d f
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05

WANTED. = POSITION BY A DRUG
clerk of three years experience. Best
of references given. Address Clerk,
care News and Observer.
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The National League.

tBy the Associated Press.J
Chicago. Ills, July 4.-Chicago won the
morning game by batting Kitson all over
the field in the third, fourth and fifth in
nings. Attendance 1910 Score: R. H. L.
Chicago. :. .....00311OO0 SIS 16 2
Brooklyn. ....10000 200O-S 1
Batteries: Taylor and Kahoe; Kitscn
and Farrell. Time 1:50. Umpire, Nash.
AFTERNOON Game) R. H. f.
Both teams played amateur ball and
inexcusable errors figuring largely in the
run getting. Attendance $500. Score
r. H. e.
Chicago. 80 II A
Brooklyn. 80. 2 001222 d II G
Batteries: Hughes, Waddill and Ka-
hoe; Donovan and MCGUIRE. Time 2:15.
Umpire, Nash.
ST. Louis, Mo-. July 4.-St. Louis won
the morning game when the intolerable
heat began to tell on Dugglcsby Attend
ance 10000 Score: R. H. E.
st. Louis. . 40 OIL OIL 04 0 SIS IS
Philadelphia =. 10000
Batteries: Harper and Ryan; Dug
glesby and Mcfarland. Time 40. UNI
pre- ODay.
afternoon Cameo r. H. e.
Orth won pitchers battle for Philadel-
| phia from Jack Powell and gave the local
| team it's first shut out of the season. At
| tendance 10000. Score: r. H. E.
| st. Louis. :. 40 0 0 5000 CO 5
| Philadelphia =. 10 0000001-1
Batteries: Powell and Ryan: Ortiz
and Jacklitsch. Time ZAP. Umpire
O'Day.
Cincinnati, Ohio, July 4.-There was
scoring in only one inning of the morning
game between Cincinnati and Boston. At
tendance $1,000 Score: r. H. E
| Boston. . .00 00000 90 4
Cincinnati :. ...0O0O0O20 -
Batteries: Willis and Moran; Phillips
and Bergen. Time :35. Umpire, Cum
ningham.
(Afternoon Cameo r. H. e
Murphy saved the game for Boston in
the ninth inning by one of the most re-
markable catches ever seen on a bal
field With Magoon on first. Peitz sent
| sharp liner to left center, which looked
| good for a home run. Murphy, when he
saw that he could not reach the ball or
the run, deliberately slid fully ten fee
over the ground and caught the bal
while lying on his stomach. He ther
doubled Magoon up at second. Attend
ance $500 Score: r. II. E
| Cincinnati . - 0000000-4
! Boston. 5. .......1 o. ) 90 0-6 II
Batteries: Scott, Newton and Bergen
| Nichols and Kittredge. Time 2:05. I'm.
pire, Cunningham.
Pittsburg, Pa. July 4.-The morning
game between Pittsburg and New Yorl
was grand twelve inning battle replet'
with fine fielding and pitching. Attend
ance 5000 Score: r. H. E
New York. @ 2 0 90 5000 3-5 II
Pittsburg ....1 0O0001-3 10
Batteries: Mathewson, Warner ant
| Bowerman; Chesbro, Tannehill and Zim
rner. Time 2:30. Umpire, Colgan.
afternoon Cameo R. Fl. K
Taylor was knocked out of the box il
the second inning after seven hits an
seven runs had been made Pittsburi
\ played fast and brilliant game. At
tendance 1905. Score: r. H. e
Pittsburg. :. II 5 l. 01 0%-12 II
New York. :. 20 100000
Batteries: Lever and thinner
Doheny, Taylor and Warner. Time 1858
Umpire, Colgan.
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One Gent a Word,

NO ADVERTISEMENTS TAKEN FOR
LESS THAN 25 CENTS AN INSERTION.
CASH MUST ACCOMPANY ORDER. SPE-
CIAL DISCOUNTS ON LONG CON-
TRACTS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05

Heaven probably has open plumbing,
or else a lot of the women would come
back.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05

Some men are unable to present an
idea after it has presented itself.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05

DR.. Sledd, of Wake Forest College,
was here yesterday on his way to Wake
Forest from the University where he
delivered a course of lectures before
the University Summer School. The,
first lecture was general review Of
poetry in the South, the second on
Timrod and the third on Poe.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05

Yesterday the various officials in the
Capitol and State buildings were closed
Legal holiday, Fourth of July, beinS
observed. From one flag pole on the
Capitol floated the United States flag
and from the others the North Caro-
lima flag.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05

Today General Toon, superintendent
of Public Instructions delivers an ad-
dress at Trap Hill, Wilkes county.
Yesterday he spoke at an educational
rally and Confederate reunion at
Whitehead, Allegheny county, and last
night at Sparta.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05

The general delivery and stamp win
dows of the postoffice were closed yester-
day, it being legal holiday Sunday
hours were observed in the delivery and
collection of mail
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05

Mr. Ganny Wall, whose farm is near
Shotwell Wake county, sends to the
News and Observer q cotton bloom
which opened on July End. Mr.. w. c..
Allen, superintendent of the county
home, sends two that opened on July 2.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05

The directors of the Mechanics Dime
Savings Bank had their semi-annual
meeting on July End and declared the
usual per cent semi dividend
payable to stockholders of record July
1st. 1t is a matter of congra tulation
to the friends of this thriving institu-
ton that it has steadily gone forward
since it first opened it's doors, each six
months proving better than the six
months previous.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05

LeesVille High School in this county
opens August u, 1901. The prospects
for the next session are now very en-
cCuraging. A large boarding patronage
is looked for. Those who expect to en-
ter first class academy will do we'll
to write to Prof. j. e. Dowd Flint n. c.,
for catalogue or any information which
may be desired.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-05

No excursions reached Raleigh yester
day as expected and announced. Their
were a number of visitors to the city fror
near by towns to take in the ball game
and bazaar There were no excursions 70
On a special occasion when the railroa
companies grant reduced rates no eXcur
sions can be run by individuals
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reached. A beautiful little valley it is when at last it comes in sight, the smiling green fields and the sparkling waters of Cataract Creek forming a delightful pict- ure. Here is the fastness of the "Supais, as they are popularly called, and here they spend the spring and summer months, cul- tivating the soil and raising ex- cellent corn, beans, melons, figs and peaches in season. The au tumn and winter months find most of the tribe out on the pla- teau, where they manage to eke out a living by means of the chase and the food offered by pinyOn nuts.
 The wick-i-ups of these Indians are scattered down the creek for more than a mile, and just below the settlement is found the charming rapid known as Navajo Falls. A short distance beyond the water drops over precipice of no feet, forming the Bridal Veil Falls. The rapidity of the
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descent above and the height and breadth of the fall serve to dash into spray the greater DOT tion of the water, which here di- vides into numberless rivulets, the dazzling white foam, the green vegetation and the deep red of the cliff, making up a scene of exquisite beauty. Still two miles beyond the Bridal Veil Falls is the Mooney Fall, something over 200 feet high. Here, through petrification. the creek has been crowded over against the further wall of the canyon, and pours a solid stream of brilliant white water into the pool at the foot of the fall, where the water takes on the most delicate, translucent blue tinge imaginable.
 But while these are, perhaps, the finest attractions about Flag staff, they are by no means the only ones.
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Cataract Canyon.

Westward some forty-tive miles from the Bright Angel trail, lies Cataract Canyon, which opens in- to the Grand canyon; and on the floor of this great cleft in the earth lives the entire tribe of the Yava-Supai Indians, comprising a population of some 25O persons in all. Aside from the Grand Canyon itself, this is undoubtedly the finest piece of natural seen cry in the entire southwest. The journey from the Bright Angel trail can be made in two days,
 and a stop may be made en route
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to be opened and things unutter- able to be unveiled before the eye; while as never before is borne in upon the soul the conviction that this mighty Canyon is indeed one of Gods great thoughts-one of the things mot possible to be uttered" and is not, and cannot, be transferable into terms of hu- man thought or speech.
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of it's prison. Standing here and watching this mighty river, one wonders anew at the courage and determination of Major Powell and his companions who braved the unknown dangers of this ter rible stream back in '69, and first made the Canyon known to the general public.
 Most striking of all it's phases, however, is the Canyon when shrouded in the veil of the storm god. One moment the cloudy pillows roll up to ones very feet as he perches upon jutting cliff, and he seems to stand at the out ermOst confines of ordered space looking forth upon a writhing mass of chaotic matter still wait ing the creative fiat. Another, the veil is lifted and he behOlds far away, through an enchanted, golden mist, the wondrous walls and turrets of the Eternal City itself, and see! through it's streets winds, like shining gold, the Riv- erOf Life! while myriad rainbows deck with added radiance the glory of the vision. Transported with the sight, the heavens seem
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a visit. The drive to the trim" is readily made in from four to five hours, but from here into the Canyon the trip must be made on foot or horseback, and the camp outfit must be carried by pack. The view from the head of the trail is beautiful in the ex- treme. Across the canyon the huge limestone cliffs rear their splendid heights, showing 1,8OO feet of perpendicular wall, crown ed with tall, stately pines and spruces; below for the same dis
 tance drops the almost perpen- dicular wall of the Canyon down which one must find his way. At the bottom is a tangle of trees and shrubbery with the crystal waters of Oak Creek glancing in and out among them, while the log house and surrounding fences and the brilliant alfalfa fields, look like toys or as a beautiful painting, so tiny do they appear
 Once safely at the bottom of this Canyon, the tourist may find
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that it is seven miles to the river; it is quite another to prove. the truth of the statement by tramp ing or even riding a mule over the distance. Then, too, hitherto unexpected attractions develop on the trip. What appeared from the rim a tangle of underbrush, proves, in fact, to be re- spectacle grove of fine cotton wood trees. Towering cliffs, en- tirely unseen or unnoticed from the rim are discovered on the way. Here the trail winds along the edge of precipice 1000 feet, with the wall on the other hand rising perpendicularly a thou sand feet or more above, The fine pines which so impressed you while on the rim, appear as toy trees before you are halfway down. So on down through the different strata until the dark, massive granite is reached, beau tifully veined in places and fan tastically carved and shaped by the power of erosion. An almost
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to view the Grand Canyon from the various points surrounding Bass trail, which afford splen- did, and in some respects, en- tirely new aspects of the great gorge.
 Arrived at the head of the trail into the Cataract Canyon, there is no intimation in the scenery of anything specially remarkable. For the first halfmile the path winds downward over rather steep hillside not specially unlike a dozen others already passed on the way, when suddenly the earth seems to drop away, and there, yawning at ones very feet, is a great chasm with towering wall and rugged escarpment, second only to the Grand Canyon itself. From this point the trail becomes so steep and rugged, and winds around such dizzy heights that even the stOutest nerves are lla- ble to be disturbed at times. Fi- nally the first level is reached, but there is yet some ten or twelve miles of rough and some times dangerous trail to cover, before the home of the tribe is
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Oak Creek Canyon.

Oak Creek Canyon, famous for its trout fishing and for the beauty of it's scenery, lies eighteen miles southwesterly, and we'll repays
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twilight g loom
 pervades the at mosphere. The silence grows op- pressive and one is fain to speak in a whisper. Hark A sullen booming breaks upon the ear, growing louder at every step, until at last the raging, roaring flood is reached. No silvery, placid strip of simmer ing water this, as it appears from the rim. but a turbid, chocolate brown torrent, surging and dash ing in fury against the gloomy walls
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splendid trout fishing, if he is so minded, and he is in season; and if he prefers to board instead of camping, he can secure tirst-class accommodation at the home of Mir. Thomas For a place of quiet restfulnesS, Oak Creek is unSur-
 passed, while the visitor can have all the sport and exercise he may desire. The fish ing is excellent and the quality of the trout, when cooked, cannot be surpassed any where; while if
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Cliff and Cave Dwellings.


 East and northeast from the town lie Cliff and Cave Dwellings, quaint remains of "a race long since forgotten, in various states of preservation. The best known group of Cliff Dwellings is found in Walnut Canyon, some nine miles easterly. On either side of the Canyon under it's shelter ing cliffs are perched these hu- man eyries; and while they have suffered somewhat from vandal- ism, there are still enough of them in condition to give an idea of their form and construction. A few miles north and little east are two groups of Cave Dwellings. The first of these group lies at the summit of a lava hill, just off the main road to Tuba City; the dwellings"
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one is ambitious for more vigor- ous and dangerous pastime than trout fishing, he has but to jour
 ney ten or fifteen miles up the west fork of the creek toward its head, to obtain a brush at first
 hand with Master Bruin himself.