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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15
Local and Personal Notes.

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Bowen. ac-
companied by their daughter. Miss
Christine, returned to their country
home last Saturday.
Mr. Robert Stickley. after a brief
visit to his uncle. Capt. Houston,
returned to his home in Memphis,
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Parchman. the
attractive guests of Mrs. w. W,
Spragins. left Monday for Dora Ala.
Cecil Scales, Of Mobile, spent
Thursday in Aberdeen.
The Poppy Populars' were de-
/ lightfully entertained by Miss Dor
othy Hatch last Saturday afternoon.
Unique games gave much JOY to the
/ following members: Misses Lois
Reynolds, Florence Smith, Myriam
Lake, Elma Johnson, India Sykes
Houston. Sara Wolf. Mary Dudley
Walker, Mildred Lake. Mary Paine
Wendell and Gertrude Bumpass.
Delicious Charlotte Russo and fruit
cake and candies were served Mt the
close OF a deilshtIui evening
Miss Anne Dowd Gilleylen was a
guest Of Mrs. Barney Chandler in
II
" est folnt' u'S'lay
Nf7' y - "''' '''''" anu u ~
Elise MeN''iah are me "''''e''''
guests OF me "aS"9' 'i"'ei IN mem
pms 'hls week
~ l. i'os''' i''"'NT !" .'','' 1t '"'',
ln''i'' young H'"ST' e" "" :"
Cl'S' FT'uf''F" 10 'i''' '"'''' i'"'N -"
N1l'''aS
" i'SeS F@Ie"''o' = N'',''"'' ''','
tckfofd ana Anne UliIrS l'' ATTEND
ed the piano fecita' OF Madame
bioomhel'- AriSer at 'i'f C"i'tse "u"-
''"rl""' - N"''i'i'''u" i'7' '"''''''''
h'gtlI'
MFs. Adam NaFl'7if enter ID ne"
Chautauqua headihg Oluo ueIi8"'-
fnliy on MONDAY afternoon.
Mes8rs' lIson ana i'aNIS' 81
Shreveport La were visitors mere
sunday guests OF Mf. hoihaS NC /
Milan.
Frank CrItz, OF W est foiht' mace
flying business trip here Friday. /
Mrs. Ben 6liIespie' accom- panied
by Miss sue Houston lett tuesday,
Tor Memphis to he the guests OF
Mrs. Howard Ward.
Mrs. Paul 3. Bhrrnger' OF At
lanta' was the charming guest "'
Houston ,. Gllleylen last week.
Miss Bessie Washington an at
tfactlVe " est Folht oeOueah'e' spent
'he week emu WIN " iSs i4a''i i 1-uSN
On Saturday afternoon last Mrs
II. v Maier gave 4 lovely ofidge
PAL = AZ i''i -i . 4
OF Evansville lndlana' ne recep-
uon hail. dining room ana paF'orS
were beautifully decorated WIN
PAINS ana terms A''e' d lloS' e->
citihg game MS A." li'S'oi' houston
won the hgheS' score over loi'y
ana was presented WIN
a handsome picture Mf8' hol*f'
PANE "endei cut the coIlSolaton'
Il "e I'D i'''''' - ''' '-'0
guest OF hohor' MIS- o'iaru' "ds
gwen ? git offlaineh'e" ciock' q
delicious SaIa" course WIN ''e7 was
served after q most eh!oyahie even
ing. +
Mrs. Kate Maynard has returned
from month 3 visit to her daugb- /
for Mr.. Clifton Fowler n Runkie
Louisiana
Mrs. Baxter Mcfarland was a
..;.;.uo ..~r,.a Oal.a >, pro;.;o 60
Nl9i'oI II nc o"A7' TAN '' STA
ton, on Tuesday.
IL Al. p,b,J -o,,,.ra1 e,o,,,
several weeks etay in Memphis. Wig
;tine, friends and relatives Last Fri
~ - 1A'eN ~ ''i eIi'0i ''''i'e'' 1t I
on uesday. ne guests were
Mrs. DR.. Broyles, Miss Rosa Lee
Nj. NJ l. Nf.4-,ll g N |
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

DR.. L. G.. Nesbit shipped W.
b. Redus, Shannon. Miss, a regis
tered Jersey male on Wednesday.
DR.. Nesbit is proprietor of Oaklawn
farm and is a raiser Of fine Wyan-
dotte chickens and Jersey cattle.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

Hon. D. a. Beeks has been in
Jackson during the week. delegate
To the State convention of the
Farmers Union.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

Bud Bailey. the slayer of the
negro George James, who escaped
from the Monroe county Jail not
long since. was captured Mt Birm-
ingham, last week, and is now
safely lodged in Jail.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

Mr. Emmett Williams, formerly
of Gattman, has purchased the Me
Candlass farm in the Gladneyvile
neigh horhood, and il domicied in
bis new home.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

Hon. H. F Broylcs was in the
city Saturday.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

For health and happiness-DeWi ;
Little Early Risers- small, gentle,
easy, pleasant little liver pills, the
best made. Sold by all druggists.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

Mr. NJ. Laskey has bought the
Holmes lot on the Saml. j. Gholson
property and will erect a hadsome
dwelling at an early day.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

Largest line of cereals. breakfast
foods, etc. ever shown here. F. D.
Carter Il Co., phone 10.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

The city is setting shade trees,
where those set last year died out,
along the residence streets. Abcr-
deem will be a city of sylvan beauty
in twenty wears.
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LOST.

Male Fox Terrier named Tigs. white,
face and ears black. 50 so if returned
to F. ID. CARTER.
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New Train Service on Frisco TO
ST. Louis.

Leave Aberdeen at 3:35 p.m. Ar
rive Memphis sos pm. Leave Mem
phis $40 pm. Arrive St. Louis 7:35
a M. This train makes good time and
is equipped with coaches, electric
lights and electric fans Pullman
sleepers. For further information call
on j. r. YOUNG, Agent.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

The Messls. Andersons export
more than 1900 pounds Of honey
from their apiary every year.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

Three nice cottages are in pro
gress of erection. or soon will be on
the beautiful Whitfield Park addi-
tiOn.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

The man who pays his subscrip-
ton as promptly as he does his
taxes. il the man who will wear
the crown for punctilious dealing
in the great hereafter.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

Mr.. w. r. Smith, E. Howell
and H. L. Pickle were visitors to
this office Saturday.
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HELP IS OFFERED

TO WORTHY YOUNG PEOPLE
We earnestly request all young persons no matter
how limited their means education, who wish to
obtain thorough business training and good posi-
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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

Capt. Robert f. Houston was a
pleasant visitor at the Weekly office,
Tuesday. His friends will he graft
fed to learn that he is 50 improved
in health that ne walked from his
home to our Office and was as jolly
az boy of sixteen.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

Learn to feed your lands by rota-
ton in crops and they in turn viii
feed you.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

Chickens at p cents, hens at 81
cents. and eggs at 30 cents a dozen,
with scarcity of all in this market,
would make poultry raising a good
business in this section.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

ITCH cured in 80 minutes by Wool
fOrd's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails
Sold by J. A. GAY, Druggist. ol6-6m
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When shown positive and reliable proof that certain
remedy had cured of female Ills wouldn't
sensible conclude that the same remedy would
also benefit her If suffering with the same trouble?
Here two letters which prove the efficiency of Lydia
+. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
inadequate to express
Lydia i'inkhamS Vegetable Compound
a nbrOid and to
think there help Lydia T. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound made well all other had
failed NV friends all asking helped
and gladly recommend Lydia L. PinkIam's Vegetable
pOu
Hampstead Maryland. Before taking +.
Vegetable Compound and not
al but r.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound
the doctors hope valuable medicine
the hands of suffering women" Joseph ii.
We will pay handsome reward to any person who will
prove that these letters genuine and truthful
that either of these paid way
their testimonials that the letters published without
their permission that the original letter from each did
not entirely unsolicited.
What more proof any one ask
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Address Pinkhan, Lynn. Mass T96G -FFKS914
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II soOthes pain, it is cooling and
healing. Good for cuts, burns, bruises
and scratches, but especially recon-
mended for piles-DeWitt's CARROLL
lized Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by all
druggists.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

Chancery Court convenes here,
Monday.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

The song service and sermon
were listened to by a large congre-
CATION, at the Baptist church, sun
day night.
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Three alarms cf fire were turned
in between p. M. Saturday and
p. m, Sunday No confagration
in either case.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-21

ham, more than $500 years ago.
1t is in one of the richest va
of the world. The Barada river
through this valley and two of
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-21

Emma Fisk, 24O1 Ward street, Berke-
Ambrose Macdonald, 81 Montecito
avenue, Oakland.
Francis Patrick Coughlin, 1908 En-
cinal avenue. Alameda.
Paul McEvoy, 1913 South Thirteenth
avenue.
Charlotte r. Latin, SIS Ashbury
street. San Francisco.
Walter Farnbacher, 1864 Fulton
street. San Francisco.
Elsie Worden, $40 Frederick street,
San Francisco.
Melvin Locke, San Leandro.
George A. Meagher. Selby.
Elinor Burt, Mill Valley.
John L. Jacobs, 201S Webster street,
San Francisco.
Lucille Granicher. 20s7 Market street,
San Francisco.
Virginia Whitehin 1926 Fairview
street. South Berkeley.
John NJ. Flynn, 2712 Bryant street,
San Francisco.
Adolph 9. Ritter. 75e Webster street,
Willie l. Kenyon, ss5 Thirty eighth
street, Oakland.
Harriet Smith, 11SS McAHister street,
San Francisco.
Katie Hartmann. SIC Capp street, San
Francisco.
Leon II. woolsey, 4 Boulevard place.
Oakland
Neils Carlson. 112 Market street, San
Francisco
Alice Walsh. 1899 Minna street, San
Francisco.
Rose Donohue. Kentfeld.
Dorothy Hamilton, 571 Thirty-ninth
Grace McAlAster. 7a9. Ohio street.
Vallejo.
kathryn Holland. Sonora.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-21

Angela Murphy, 7e4 Clayton street.
San Francisco.
Edna FRANKIE. 1903 South Sixteenth
avenue. San Francisco.
Elwyn w. jenkins, All Juniper street,
Pacific Grove.
Bernice lie Moine Lodi.
Gordon Woods, 1886 Leroy avenue,
Berkeley
Eleanor Thomas, l411 Guerrero street.
San Francisco,
Gilman Harlan, First street, Wood
land.
Lawrence Boekenoogen, % North
Branciforte avenue, Santa Cruz.
Fred Dean, 2S West street. Petaluma.
Oviedo Forni. Placerville.
Lawrence Maxwell, Woodland.
Rose Cappes. box 219 Burlingame.
Alma de Rosa 13231a York street.
Clair n Harris, 3o26 Clay street, San
Ruth Otto, 242 Waller street. San
: Harold Crane, 1886 Howard street.
Mabel Hoag, ess Thirty-fourth street,
Virgil chatterton. 1860 Michigan ave-
Richard Martens, NJ. T. NJ. A. San Ra-
Horace Bachelor, 1919 Canning street,
Edna Geary, 1928 Carlton street
William Broder, s1s Capp street. San
Phil Blanchard. MenIo Park
Walton Pendleton, 2139 Stuart street,
Berkeley.
Harold A. Morse. Fruitvale
Elsie Harrie. 70 Pearl street, Santa
Lolita Eicher. Pacheco.
Chester Beck, 2o15 Mission street.
San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-21
By WILLIAM F. FILE
THE DAMsoN PLUM

1T would be interesting reading if we
could know the history of all of our
common fruits
If we could go back far enough in
the times past when the great red or
yellow apple that graces our tables and
satisfies our tastes as nothing but the
king of fruits can 90 we should see
but a knotty, sour, scrawny seeding,
little different from the rose in flower
and not much larger than the red bowl
containing the rose seeds; for all our
apples are brothers to the roses. If
you will look it up you will find the
apple and the pear classed in this
family.
Then the peach. so delicious to the
taste and so full of beauty to the eye.
was once a scrawny almond in it's wild
state in eastern Asia, its old home, and
where it first received cultivation. The
Chinese have grown the peach from
remote ages and there We're wizards
of the Burbank order in that ancient
time who developed this fruit and sent
it to the western confines of Asia and
to Europe by way of Persia. 1t dwelt
long enough in Persia to get its name,
for the Greeks called 1t persikou. When
you see a peach hereafter you will
think of that country that has so long
played its part in human history
l have chosen a very small fruit
for the subject of this article, the
Damson plum, believing it's history will
prove very Interesting to the readers
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-21
THE WAYS OF THE ALAkAN BEAR

1SOldltQ HdTDOf-
No sooner was the anchor down than
a boat was lowered containing four
enthusiastic sportsmen, eager for fame
as mighty bear hunters The bears
blinked at the boat until it was not
over so yards away, when. evidently
lacking confidence in the situation all
but the father trotted off, Fire was at
once opened, at the fleeing ones first,
one of the cubs dropping dead. That
was the signal for Mr.. Bear Sr. to seek
flight. A. shot dropped him, hut he
quickly got up and reached shelter
without being again hit. The party
landed and soon got the mother and
the other cub, but the wounded male
made good his escape.
That evening we had bear steaks and
bear chops for dinner. The cubs made
delicate eating, but the flavor was not
good, being very fishy, the grown bear s
flesh being quite strong. 1t has not the
flavor of the meat of bears which make
honey and berries leading features of
their diet. Still, properly cooked the
fshy taste may be to a large extent
overcome by compensating seasoning,
yet such seasoning is apt likewise to
kill the pleasant gamy flavor charac-
teristic of bear meat.
Alaskan bears live to a great extent
on fish, with which the streams abound,
their capture being easy when bruin
sweeps them up off u rifle with his
huge paw. / once saw a bear in this
very operation, at one of the Alaskan
harbors, / do not now remember which,
He was standing on the brink of a
stream, in which the splashing of the
salmon could easily be seen with the
aid OF the field glasses. The bear made
swoops of remarkable swiftness at the
fish, one after the other, until he had
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-21

Clifford NJ Hyde. 60 West Fifth
street, Jacksonville.
Lewellyn Boswell, SoIedad.
Francis Bradley, 24S North Fourth
street, San Jose.
Wendell Lindgren. 547lL Twenty-sec-
ond street, Oakland.
Hugh Schil1ing. 2316 lie Conte ave-
nue., Berkeley.
Joe Regan. San Juan.
frankie Silva, r. F. d. 4, Petaluma-
Hilda Lehrke, Az Lyon street, San
Francisco.
Phyllis Hilder, III First avenue, San
Francisco.
Annie Fay Nutting, San Juan.
Dolores Alcantaro, Olema.
Jennie MartineIli, Olema.
Margaret Smith, S4S Capp street, san
francisco.
Beatrice Hall, Oiema.
Norma Nelson. Olema--
Ruth MaXey Huffman, 227 Kentucky
Dora Romaine, 1850 shafter avenue.
Oakland.
Roy Isaacs, 26s5 Twenty-second
street, San Francisco.
Myrtle Lans, IA second avenue. San
Teresa Mulbach, Mill Valley.
Gertrude Ooley. Salinas.
Alice E SaIter, 1891 Twenty third
street, San Francisco.
Fern Cuthbert. $50 Fifty fifth street,
Oakland.
Peter Gomez. Sausalito.
Carroll Cambron, Mil Valley.
Willie Won Hacht. 1893 Thirteenth
avenue, East Oakland.
Josie Won Hacht. 1903 Thirteenth ave
nue., East Oakland
L. l.. Miller. Hanford.
George Louis Kennedy. Lemoore
]. Everett Owen, 1855 Valencia street.
san Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-21

Anna Batseh, st. Helena.
Hattie Mitchell, 1921 Page street, San
Francisco.
Ernest j. Tweedie. 2o25 San Jose ave-
nue., alameda.
Evalyn McMahon. $40 Hermann
street San Francisco.
Hubert Farrell, 1905 Mission street,
Mabel Farrell, 1905 Mission street,
Miriam Mouat. 1910 Hawthorne
street, Berkeley.
Hazel Lavender Livermore
Donald Foster, 1882 Noe street, San
Francisco.
Harry Davey, route 6. box IS, San
Jose.
George z. Thunberg, suisun.
Eidridge Hopkins, s17 1 street,
Alice Rae, 2s11 Folsom street. San
Francisco.
Howard Busse. SIS Fourteenth street,
John Butler, 1888 Fair Oaks avenue,
Lydia Henry. 1850 Filbert street, San
Francisco.
Gertrude whipple, Latham street.
San Rafael
Clarence Knaus. s7741a Mission
street, San Francisco.
Lyman c. Atwood, / Sadie street,
Santa Cruz.
Grace Doyle Ross Valley
Margaret Crawhall, 322 Duncan
street San Francisco.
Harold Lambert. 662 Twenty-fourth
street Oakland.
Leland spaulding, 1887 Vallejo street.
San Francisco.
Mildred Hult, Mountain View
James NJ. Crawford, Antioch.
Orphelia GlasScock, lone.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-21
Interesting Little Stories Direct From Nature Written for The Junior

The gardens and methods of this val
ley are noted the world over for their
great productiveness and for the ex-
ceilence of their cultivation. 1t was in
this valley that the Damsop plums were
raised and marketed in the city when
Europe was as new as America was at
the time of the landing of the pilgrims
The Damson plum has a history coin
cident with western civilization. for as
westward the course of empire took its
way so did the little blue plum from the
plains of Damascus.
The caravans that went out from Da-
mascus carrying to western Asia and
the new colonies of Europe the fine
damasks of the city which gave them
name and the blades that were famous
the world over. and the jewels and
precious stones and wares of commerce,
carried also supplies for the journeys
and among these supplies were the
Damson plums. Stopping at the inns
on the way for rest and shelter the
seeds were dropped and from them
ly but surely the tree worked its way
along the shores of the Mediterranean
sea to Greece, Italy, France. Spain and
Portugal; across to England and finally
to America.
1t has not changed in color and does
not vary much in size from the original
plums of the plains of the Barada as
they are seen today in the market of
Damascus.
The Damson is common plum in
California and may be seen at the fruit
stands any day for a month or more yet.
think we shah feel particular in
terest in this fruit that has journeyed
with the race for nearly 1000 years and
still continues its faithful service.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-21
By ARTHUR H. DUTTON

OWHERE nave 1 seen bears in
IN such abundance, with or without
hunting for them, as I have in
the islands of southeastern Alaska,
about Chatham strait, Frederick sound
and vicinity. They do not wait in
that region for you to seek them out
in their forest Businesses. They come
down to meet you at the waters edge,
greeting your arrival at the beach.
Baranoff. Kuiu, Coronation and other
islands are well supplied with both the
brown and black bears, the latter more
plentiful than the former and by no
means as cowardly as their fellows
residing farther south, although by no
means as feroeious as the brown bears
alongside of which they live in seem
ing amity.
Ny first introduction to the Alaskan
bear, face to face and at close quar-
ters, was in Egg harbor on Coronation
island, near the spot where the i'll
fated shipaStar of Bengal came to dis
aster in September 1908. / was en-
coast and geodetic survey. and we had
sought Egg harbor as an anchorage
from which to conduct some surveying
In the neighborhood.
Our little vessel steamed in quietly
under "one bell'' and dropped anchor
close to the shelving beach. There,
right in front of us, was family of
black bears-father. mother and two
cubs. Instead of scampering away he'll
ter SHELTER into the thick forest of tall
pines surrounding the harbor the bear
family stood looking at us in a puzzled
fashion, as il wondering, for it had
probably been many years since any
thing but the small boat of an Indian
or a stray prospector had entered that
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-21
LAZY KATE, A Paylet by Augusta Stevenson

Bed-Good morning. teacher. Here is
lazy Kate.
Teacher-Ha, ha. hai
Bed-Good morning, boys. Here is
lazy Kate.
Boys-Ha. ha. hal
Bed-Good morning. girls. Here is
lazy Kate.
Girls-Ha, ha, ha,
Kate-Take me home. bed, Please
take me homei
Bed-will you get up early?
Kate-Oh. yes. yes. yes!
Bed-Every morning?
Kate-Every morning, bedl Every
morning!
Bed-Then I will take you home.
Goodby, teacher.
Teacher-Ha. ha hal
Bed-Goodby. children.
Children-Ha, ha. ha,
(The bed goes with Kate, who still tries
to hide under the covers)
SCENE III-Two minutes later
(Kate is asleep. Her mother comes)
Mother-Kate. Katei You are asleep
againl Get up and go to SCHOOL,
Kate-I have been to school.
Mother-What Is this?
Kate-I have been to school. The bed
took me.
Mother-You have been dreaming.
child.
Kate-No, mo- The bed took me to
school. The children laughed at me.
Mother-It was a dream, my dear.
Kate-Well. 1 promised the bed to
get up early. I know that was not a
dream.
(She jumps out of bed.)
Mother-Oh, that was fine!
Kate-I must not be late TO school.
promised the bed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-21

quite a number, probably dozen, quiv-
ering on the shore. When he thought
he had enough he proceeded in leis-
urely manner with his meal, and then
walked slowly back into the timber.
On one occasion one of our whale
boats pulled around a bend at the
entrance of Port Armstrong, at the
southeastern end of Baranoff island,
on Chatham strait Right in front was
a great picture for animal lovers. At
one end of a small beach was pair
of big brown bears, at the other a
family-male, female and two cubs-of
black bears, the latter frisking around
right merrily. as If at play. The
approach of the boat had been masked
by the point and its sound muffled by
the roar of a cataract Immediately
upon it's sudden appearance the black
bears fed precipitately, with the fear
of man characteristic of their Kind,
but the brown bears stood their ground
in a menacing manner, the male, big,
fine fellow, rearing himself up on his
hind legs as if inviting attack. In
fortunately, no one in the boat was
armed, so this splendid opportunity to
secure meat and rugs was missed, but
as a result the practice was adopted
of never permitting boat. to leave the
surveying vessel without at least one
rifle in 1t.
The brown bears continued on the
beach until the boat passed out of
sight. They were. evidently quite
ready for combat, and the Alaskan
an ugly customer, especially at close
brown bear has the reputation of being
quarters when wounded.
In Patterson bay bears are often
seen. but they are not so common as
in the ports farther south. where civil
lied man is seldom seen. Bear tracks
are omnipresent all through the region.
and the traveller or hunter should al
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-21


The Junior Call is very proud of
the bright boys and girls who are
each week winning prizes in its
contests, and you see again on this
page today the portraits Of num-
Der of the fortunate winners. Now
it is the desire of The Junior Call
to publish the pictures of all the
juniors who have won watches, and
ii you have been awarded a watch
and have not yet sent your picture,
please do so as soon as possible,
and state whether or not y0n wish
it returned to you. Write your
name and address plainly on the
back of the picture.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-21

ways carry a rifle with him when in
that locality.
hunt. with plenty of game, that is the
region for him to visit. He can have
the comfort of travelling by water close
to his quarry and may return to his
boat every night. if he wishes. Even
If he does not have the good fortune
to find bear awaiting him on the
beach. he is pretty sure to find one or
more within few hours walk.