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Biography of "Old Moses"
Age , 45 YC < 1rs.
Weight , 1,000 pounds.
Killed : 4 men , 800 head of cattle ,
horses , colts , etc.
Shot over a hundred times.
Reward offered for him for thirty
YC:1rs.
Cost of his depredations , $30,000.
Identified by toe missing on right
hind foot.
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"Old 1\1080 , " the most dreadful griz
zly bear In the United States , met
death befitting his long life of murder
and outrage on a recent Saturday
ovonlng. Ills last shulIl was made In
a qunltlng asp draw wIthIn the con .
fines of hIs home among the broken
rocks at the northwest corner of
Black mountnln. no dIed befitting hIs
rank and lay down In his last sleep
with imposing grundeur.
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Shot through and through times
without number , baited with every
device and cunnIng known to the trapper .
per ; chased hr demon posses ) of cowboys .
boys and ranchers bent upon ) hIs ex-
termination-In hll thIs ho has met
thom with superior generalship cunning .
nlng unexcelled , and knowledge supreme .
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)11'01110 thh'ty.fiyo 'ears hy \
record the cattlemen ! of the middle
southern Coorado counl1-r. His taking .
Ing away Is duo solely to years or
traIning of a pack of incomparable
bear dogs , who know theIr quarry , hIs
habits , mode oC attack , and retreat uS :
well as thIs magnIficent anImal him-
Eelt.
self.The
The talk of the dogs brought the old
monarch 10 standstill with wonder
and ama7.oment. lie did not even
strike at them , but sat still , and seem-
ed to ponder and try to unravel their
unknown and untried qual1ty. So ho
sat and looked and looked wIthout a
growl or even a passing of the murderous .
dorous IlnWS. J.V. . Anthony knew
the language of his pack with wonderment .
dermont , thIs hunter wIth over forty
bear pelts to his credit , and hIs amaze-
ment grew as ho watched the unusual
. action of the monstrous grlzzl
, iNow i ' hat in
, \ thunder Is that old
fellow figuring on ? Never In my life
did I see such an attitude of utter indifference .
difference by any bear toward my
dogs , " muttered Anthon ' ,
Bang wont the carbine , carrying a
soft Dosed 30.40. Old Moso Ignored
the shot , although It wont through his i
jowl and cut a quaking asp on the
other side , 'roo low-darn that dog
that was In the wn ' . "
The bleeding wound dId not even
Interest the massive , anImal , and ho
dIll not as much as look toward the
man wIlh the gun. HIs Interest was
centered upon the four dogs ; snapping
around hIs Immense Imllt Ll1toly ho
saId to hImself , "You are not the first
that has put bullets In mo. I'll attend
10 you lator-at present I must in-
vestIgato these funny acting little
dogs. " !
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The second shot went into the left
shoulder rind passed clearly through ,
anti still ho stood speculating upon
the little fighters-moroh' glancing at
the man who was firing the death
dealing mIssIles Into his hody.
The thIrd shot brought the seemIng
Inanlmato ! body Into lIghtnlug acl1vlt . .
The bullet struck a quaking asp and
threw splinters In hIs face. A sweep
of hIs mighty paw directed 'at one of
the dogs cost hIm a claw , and , missing .
Ing the logs , ho uprooted an aspen
that wall six inches } In dIameter. But
never a snarl nor a growl from thIs
Idlig of all gl'lzzlle3 In 0. leisurely
manner , without even condescendIng
to notice the dogs , he started at a
slow walk toward Anthon
. The hunter fired hIs fourth shot ,
whIch went a bIt hIgh through the
shoulders , and Old 1\1ose turned and
went back to the poInt where the dogs
had stopped hIm and sat up for 1\
moment , apparently surveying the
country , and acted I\S though there
was neither man nor logs within a
thousand mIles. The fIfth and sIxth
shots were hurled into the carcass ,
both taking effect through the shaul-
tIcrs-nnd never n howl , growl or
snarl dIll he malte.
Ho took hIs medicine In the same
I manner ns ho had admInIstered hIs
power for thirty-five 'ears-nelther
gIvIng nor asking quarter. The sixth
shot dId not bring forth the expected ,
the awful death cry of the hear , nor
did he lIy sIgn or symptom show cowardice .
ardlco or anger.
Looking steadfastly at the man refilling .
filllllg the magazine of hIs rifle for a
few short seconds , he at last made up
his mInd that It would be policy to
first kill hIm and then pursue hIs UnInterrupted .
Interrupted analysis of these strange
dogs that had the courage to snap at
him and tear bunches of fur from his
Incomparable cant. Slowly he started
toward the hunter , never leavIng the
n , slow walk of his species.
His eyes burned as with tire and
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hIs coming was terrorizing to any but
the seasoned bear ltiller. When sixty
feet away ho lowered his head wIth an
unsounded challenge , and , DR hIs head
was bonded low , the hunter drew bead
at the point between the cars , and ,
takIng n long breath , gently pressed
the trIggCl'
Slowly , as the mountaIn pine begIns
to fall under the woodmnn's ax , Old
Mose , the terror of all , man and boast
alike , began to settle down. Slowly ,
slowly , wIth neIther sound nor quIver ,
the massive king gave up hIs life as
ho had lived It , In blood and viol en co.
He met hIs death wIth honor , wlllng !
to the last to measure hIs great
strength anti cunning In mortal corn-
hat with that of the hunter who dared
to stand before him and dispute hIlt
reign.
Jalm nntc1lfCo , an old time bent
hunter , camped on hIs traIl for years
and 'ears. In 1886 , wIth a party of
hunters , ho got on Old Moso's traIl.
For ten days they followed fresh sIgns
all the time. Up In a rough gulch on
Tallahassee natcl1ffe found his den ,
and whIle peerIng down into the box
gulch fell. In a second Old Mose
came out of the rocks , twentY-five feet
away ; , and charged the Intrudor.
Hatcl1ffe 'fired hIs Old Henry. lie
was unable to load ] and fire again.
The bear took one foIl swoop of his.
Iron arm and paw and natclIffo fell
to the ground , hIs scalp torn completely -
h' from hIs head and five gashes down
hIs back , strIppIng the flesh from the
honos. Ho fell faInting and Old 1\10130
walked awa ' .
When he revived ho began to can
and hIs companIon heard hIm , hut , unfortunately .
fortunately , so dId the bear , and wIth
another rush ho was upon hIs vIctim
and began hIs murder. Ratcl1ffe was
cuffed and bit untIl he was 0. mass of
broken bones and mutilated flesh
Old 1\1oso hIt the traIl , antI when the
hunters found their friend they gave
up all thought of the bear. The last
words ho uttered were : "Do -s , don't
hunt that bear "
On Cameron mountain a skeleton
was found wIth a rusty rifle besIde it
and Old 110130Va3 credIted wIth the
deatIl. Last summer 0. skeleton was
found on Thlrty-Nlne-1\I1lo MountaIn ,
that of n cowboy , the hoots and spurs
were beside the hones , and 116 thIs was
the stampIng ground of this mammoth
he was duly credited wIth the murder.
Carried Away Their Dinners.
John BI11'l'ymoro was mIssIng when
the "half.hour cal1" was given I1t aNew
Now York theater the other evenIng.
As time drew on for the rise of the
curtaIn , the stage manager grew nervous -
ous , for In "The DIctator" 1\11' narr ' -
more Is first on the stage. When ho
dId appear ] , carrying 11 parcel done up
In n napkin , he told how It happened.
"E.lhel and I went to So-and.so's for
dinner , " ho saId. "The tblclt.headecl
Dutchman that waited on us was
slow , and just ns wo were leavIng In
he came wIth the steal I gave Ethel
half , and brought the rest wIth me. "
And , openIng his parcel , he showed
half a sIrloIn steak and a couple cf
baked potatoes , whIch he proceeded
to cat while ho was dressIng. MIss
Barr 'more nt another city theater Is
supposed to have eaten her dInner In
the same unconventional fashion.
No Air Starvation In Japan.
"Thoro Is no air starvation In Japan .
pan , " says W. I. Hancock , In his last
book on the Japnnese. The wIndows
In Japanese houses are open day and
nIght and they are not made of glass ,
but of oIled laper.
Every Japanese Is a deep breather.
" 'hon a Japanese woman Is doIng her
housework she goes every lIttle while
to the dam or wIndow and draws In
several long breaths.
For thIs reason there is very lIttle
consumption In Japan. Even In the
winter few of them are troubled wIth
coughs or colds. They do not believe
In warm houses. If they are cold they
do not make a bIg fire ; they put aD
morn clothln
India's Cotton Crop.
Indla.'s cotton crop last year was
2.874Rb3 bales ot 400 pounds cache
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Beside the stream.
"Jim ! "
" , TIM ! "
Chorns-"Jlm ! JIm ! Jim ! You've
got a bite ! "
Jim's older brother-"Jlm , you
darned little cuss , can't you see nuth-
In' ? You'vo got n bite ! "
'Aw . , 'g'wnn , taln' nuthln' but th'
wi ld ! " -
"Tis too. You never saw th' winO
mal\O-1.ooltee ! 1.oolteo ! See 'er
jerk ! "
"Shot up ! " from Jim , cautiously
kneeling In the wet sand beside the
pole setting In a crotched stIck.
"I tell yott It aIn't nuthln' but th'
wlnd-'er maybe n minnie ! " dogged =
ly I , from James , putting hIs hand cautiously .
tIously on the pole to connect , with
the bIte current ! SustaIning no shock
he gently pulls the strIng an Inch or
two to "feol" of the bIte !
Chorus-"Don't ! Aw don't ! " ,
Jim's brothor-"Wlmje'rwant t' ' - i
care 1m away fer anyway 'I" ! angrily
throwing a stone at the sand bank !
"Gosh darn It , don't you suppose I
know how to fish fer- '
Splash !
There Is a vIolent bending of the
pole , a leap Into the air by something
gleamIng pearl and goltl-and the line
sags from a waving rod !
With mighty sweep JIm throws the
Sinker over hIs head !
Too late ! The hook Is bare ! The
mclter has escaped !
"Darn you ( sob , sob ) fellers ( sob , r
sob ) anyhow ! Can't you et ( sob )
010 alone ( sob ) when I'm ( sob ) a
soIn' t' ketch a fish ! Boo hoe hoe ! "
Ah , the tragedy of boy life !
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Take ocr your taIlored suits , and \ .
Ion the aIry gown. Remove the parent . :
rent boot , put on low shoes of brown. :
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THE SUMMER OInL.
Ron up your slce\'e3-so high ! The
un will give Its tan. A saIlor hat I'd
guy , and don't forget It fan ! Incloso
roar ankles slim In screen-door socks
if pem'l- Then , you , rIght in Clio
swim , will lJo n. summer girl
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Sucker T I me , , ' J.\ " .
rhe ships that pass at night , ;
Are stalwart ships I know , I'
But those that pass hy day : : : .
Bear hope within theIr bow I l' ' "
1 small and anxious lad f .
Rowed by another bo- t _ f , " . '
.nd loudly \ do they shout : # " . . - '
"Say Jimmie ship ahoy ! "
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end out across the deep
In shrill , beseeching terms , \
lucre falls upon the car : 1
"lIas 'OuSO got any worms ? "
A physician says most people drink
too much water and become water' . '
: oggCd. That physician must have
seen : living In a prohibitIon district. :
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An IndIana justice of the peace has :
marrIed 2,000 couples. But he Is now
89 rears old and feeble , and must . . j
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