ATIA DAILY 1JE113 : SATURDAY , ! MAttCJII 27 , 1807.
HOW WE DEFEATED THE LAW.
A Race for the Border Between a Sheriff and the Engineer
of a Steam Thresher , v < . . * ,
It was Iw the fall of 1893 that the western
wheat crop was * o unusually abundant , es
pecially 10 In eastern Kansas and western
Missouri , and along the fertile river val-
Jeya of this region , where perhaps the
drouth of that summer was the least felt
of anywhere In that tcctlon. whllo still fur
ther cast , a far almost as Indiana , the
wheat crop was almost a failure In comparl *
on.
The Incident which I am about to relate
happened early In October of that fall. Jus
after tny twenty-flirt birthday. Clayton
Klak , a young man about , my own age , and
myself , had resolved to start weal with
the Intention of Investing our little savings
In the wheat business In some way that
would pay us a good Interest on our Invest
ment.Vo were full of pluck and tnthusl-
asm , determined to venture our last dollar
lar In our enterprise. Kanras was just about
this time developing some Immense wheat
sections along Its border , and It was in
this direction we took our course.e Had
a ItlUc over JSOO between us , and after more
or Ics8 careful consideration of the inntlcr
ind the outlook ahead , we concluded to purchase
threshing machine
chase a traction engine and
chine , and with this oufH strike off di
rectly westward through the wheat regions.
AVe went by rail to Jefferson City , where
wo stopped over and went to look at the
threshing equipments manufactured there ,
risk had no knowleJgo whatever of engin
eering In fact , I do not believe he knew
the steam chest from the cccentrlc-but
] had had a little experience and
understood ttio points fairly well
confident that wo
nnd felt quite
would have no trouble as far as operating
the outfit waa concerned. I remember the
peculiar thrill of pleastiru 1 felt n we looked
over the big black silent masses of Iron at
JnffeiFon City , and thought that bsloro long
oiio of throe Iron monsters would be pulsing
nnd throbbing under my hand. After some
mil- uncertainty nnd a great deal of advice ,
we finally selected a thirty horse-power engine
oa. one In every way altogether the best
ndapted for our purpose , but upon asking
the price of the machine In view we were
Informed that we might have It at a bargain
only $1,200 for the whole outfit , consisting
of the engine , thresher and * qulpmcntfc.
The price wna considerably more than we
had calculated upon paying , and for a moment
wo were feeling rather discouraged , for with
only a cnplinl of about $ SOO between us , the
price waa beyond us , and we stood there
talking It over , and considering whether to
buy a cheaper outfit or give the enterprise
dressed and appearing
up , a young man well
stepped up to us and said :
"I accidentally overheard some of your con
versation , from which I understand you lack
$400 of the price of the outfit you want. Now ,
I have just about that amount with me , and 1
am out , of work , and1 If you will take me as
a third partner wo will buy the outfit and
utart out. I am willing to risk what little
I've got , for I think we can make n good
thing out of It. Of course , " lie went on ,
"I am a stranger to you , and you are the
same to me , but I'll risk It If you will. "
He did not seem like a bad sort of a fellow
at all , and we wanted that particular
thresher pretty badly , BO after Clayton and I
had talked the matter over between us we
decided to accept the stranger's offer at once.
After breakfast the next morning we went
back down to the works again and closed
the bargain , and we became the owners of
the -"Gonlc , " as wo concluded to call her.
After carefully Inspecting and oiling the
machine , I began firing the engine , which
was an Immense concern , the huge alx-feet
drlvo wheels being two feet broad In order to
prevent thorn sinking Into the soft soil of
the pralrlo wheat fields.
Clayton and Qleason ( our new partner ) were
busy about the thresher , leaving me to my
special clurge of the engine. At last'about
' 9 o'clock , we were all ready to start ; the ten
der was full of coal and the thresher was
coup'led on behind , aiU the "Gonlc" was
making eteam rapidly. , Already the Indicator
cater began to creep up JO , CO , CO pounds. I
waited until the needle began to tremble-
clphty pounds , then seizing the lever , I
pulled the throttle slowly open. The mon
ster shivered as the steam rushed Into the
cylinders ; then , is the great drive wheels'
began tq slowly revolve , I blew1 the whistle ,
and with _ FlEh and Glcason feeding the fire ,
and looking after the thresher , we were off
out along the country roads and across the
prairie.
I'.robably no .mechanic feels the peculiar
love for his machine as the engineer does as
ho works over It , watching and tending It
as carefully as a mother does her child ,
noting the willingness and quickness , and ,
< wo might almost say , the Intelligence with
which It responds to every desire of Its mas
ter , a feeling grows In his heart akin to the
love one person hears foi another
I began to experience this feeling aa we
were rumbling along over the rough country
"I THOUGHT I IIBAUD A SLIGHT IIUS-
TLB IN THE STItAW. "
roada and out across the rolling pralrlo as
fast as a man could run , our great Iron steed
answering Its lovers as steadily and as easily
us a woll-brokcrf liorad would his reins , and
hauling the heavy thresher behind.Vo took
a southwesterly course , nnd after crossing
the Osage river , struck some extensive wheat
fields Just beyond. Hero the wheat Is bound
nnd piled in great Hacks and the thresher Is
run UloiiKsltlo tlioin. and as faat an ono stack
ia threshed the maclilnfc moves to the 'next.
Wo had good luck , and In about u month's
tlmo wo came to tlu Kansas line , which we
struck nearly parallel with Kort Scott , and
about 150 miles scouthvest from Jefferson
City. Wo could hnvo worked much longer
In MIrsourl , but we wora anxious to take
only auch Jolw an lay In our direct course
across to Kansas. After crossing the Kansas
line wo settled down to business , and as the
wheat crop wna unusually heavy this year ,
biifcliui-ifi was plentiful , ami thu'hlgh power
of our machlno enabled us to run the wheat
through with surprising rapidity , and wo
began to notice with pleasure that our hith
erto deplorably Hat pocltftbooks were begin
ning to iwcll out to quite a respectable size.
Votgcpjt Is situated about twelve miles
from- the border line between Kansas and
Missouri , and Whllo wo were threshing | n the
vicinity of/tuat place Clayton and I begun to
jiotlto thai , our third partner , Gli-Mon , ap- '
pearcil tq'act rather strangely , and -that T > 9 '
was over to Kort Scott almout every night'
returning In the small hours of the morn-
Ing.
Ing."Where
"Where does he goT1' asked Klsk , one
evening after Gteaton had as usual started
off. leaving UB to look after everything alone.
"Ho sneaks off every night Juat this way.
amlTdon'l like It. "
"O , well , " I answered. "As long a he
uses ux square It's none of our buslnefti
where liu goes. "
"Thal'B Just It , " Flak exclaimed. "How < lo
r.'u know that ho Is not up to t > emu game or
other ? " ' tbei sinking bin vulce a little lower ,
be continued : "We dou't buow anything
about this chap , although he seems n good
fellow enough. Ho never says much about
himself to us , nnd I think we had better
keep our eyes open a little anyway. "
"How can he do us any harm ? " I asked ,
"Ho has nn Interest In the thing. "
"That Is more than I can toll , " he replied
thoughtfully , "yet I think he will bear
watching all right. "
"All right , " I repeated , starting up. "I'll
go and fix the fire for the night , and we'll
pull out of this the first thing In the morn-
Ing. " We had Just finished a large stack
that day , nnd all the hands had gone off ex
cept Flsk nnd myself , and one of us gen
erally sta > cd with the machine night and
day. Just as 1 had finished banking the fire
In the fire-box forthe night , 1 thought I
heard a slight rustic In the straw , like a
step I thought , at the other end of the en
gine , but It was too dark for me to see any
thing , and as I did not hear It again
I concluded that It was only a field
mouse nmong the straw. Glcason did not
show up that night. In the morning by sun
rise 1 had a roaring fire In the furnace , and
the steam had begun to make a little , when
1 noticed It escaping In small white clouds
from the cylinder heads. This surprised mo
n little , for 1 know that they were all light
when we shut down the night before , and
I stepped around to Inves'tlgnlc , nnd upon
a close examination I found that the cyl
inder hcnd had been unbolted nnd the packIng -
Ing removed. The throttle had also been
tampered with , and It would not close
tightly , thus letting the steam escape Into
the cylinder , and showing us the lass be
fore we otherwise would have noticed It.
1 hastened to the tender where the spare
packing was kept , but It was gone. I was
by this time somewhat excited , and calling
Flsk , together we made a more careful ex
amination of the entire machine , but found
nothing else disturbed , It was only too
evident that some person or persons had
removed tli9 rubber packing from the
cylinder heads for' the purpose of disabling
us. Who could It bnve been , nnd what was
their object was more than we could un
derstand , , ns there was no rival machine-
the vicinity. While we were talking the
matter over nnd wishing that Glcason would
come , a man In a light buggy drove rapidly
up and asked : "In this the Glcason and
Flsk outfit ? "
Flsk quietly Informed him that It was.
"Your [ ojhcr parEner , Gleason , " the man
' ' ' ' '
In'lfie b'ug'gy be'gartf "has'been Investing
rather heavily , In stocks or something of
that kind' , on security or property owned
by the company , and ns the investment has
turned put badiy. and Glcason can't pay ,
I've been instructed by the proper authori
ties'to nsk'you to settle" the matter nt once. "
"What have we got to do with his In
vestments ? " asked Flsk , with a scowl.
"Ono member of a firm binds the rest In
Kansas , " suavely remarked the stranger.
"And If we refuse to settle ? " I asked
Inquiringly.
"Then , I.'lt have to serve nn attachment
on the oulllf'tnaff3' , " said the man.
"Let us/J = ep your papers , " said Flsk , step
ping up to tha side of , the buggy. The man
imbuttonifiriJBls 'coat and began to fumble
in hls..pocltets. .As he did so I noticed a
Bhcrlff'a''yiileld pinned on hla vest front.
"Confound the luck , " ho exclaimed an
grily. "I've left them back at 'Fort Scott ,
jut never mind ; It's all straight enough ,
anyway. I don't think you will doubt my
authority , " and he exposed his shield to us.
"Well , " cried Flsk , wrathfully , "I don't
think you will attach anything hero with
out the p ai > ers perhaps not then. "
"Forewarned forearmed , " laughed the
sheriff as ho glanced nt the steam hlfslng
from the ; 'crack around the cylinder head ,
'I don't think that you will bo apt to run
awiy with the property before I can servo
ho papers , " and then ho drove quickly away
n the direction of Fort Scott.
"Say. sheriff ! " I called after him. He
stopped his horse and looked back. "Is this
bill of Gleason'e all straight , or Is It a game
of his to fleece UH ? ' '
The sheriff laughed a little at this , and
hen ho said : "Well , 'to tell the truth , his
waya. are , a little dark. I know him ; he
Ikes to catch a tenderfoot occasionally , but
ic's got the advantage of you fellows alt
right , because he's got the low on his side. "
Flsk was about to make some sharp reply.
nit I shook my head warnlngly nt him , and' '
he sheriff went on.
"U won't do to make him mad,1 I said.
'Wo are In a bad fix , and It will only make
natters still worse to get the officials down
on us. " "Hut. " groaned Flsk , "to think
vhat n precious pair of fools wo are. " "Yes.
t's pretty tough , old man , " I remarked
sadly. "All our money and all our pros-
iectn gone at one sweep , nnd all owing to
ho rascality of that Glenson and our green-
lets. "
"Clayton , " I exclaimed a moment later ,
prlnglng up electrified with an Idea , "bring
no your rubber boots , and step quick , too. "
Ho brought them wonderlngly , and I
quickly slit open the. legs , and then dre > v
several circles upon the rubber , and began
cutting them out'with my knife.
" 1 guess this will work all right for a llt-
lo while. " "If U does , " I cried , "wo may
give them the slip yet. " Hrcak up that old
ar barrel nod stick It Into the firebox. . If
can get the cylinder to bold Us eteara , I'll
iet five to four that we van out-travel that
apology of a' horse- the sheriff bad. "
Not a breath of air . -was stirring , and the
dense black smoke from the burning tar bar
rel rose from our funnel perpendicularly In
ho clear morning" sunshine , giving our pur-
ucrs an Inkling of our Intentions before they
could have otherwise Imagined It possible
or us to escape. The smoke could bo plainly
ecu at Fort Scott , which was about three
nlles away. I , soon had the packing rings
ut out and the cylinder scads bolted back
nto place again , and all we could do now was
o wait for the steam to rise before could
tart , ami It seemed as If the Indicator never
noved so slowly before , If we could only
; et back over the line Into Missouri , the
awa there would protect us , and wo would
ave the Oonlc. Only twelve miles Isy be-
ween us and the border line could we
each It before they overtook us ?
The gang ? showed ICO piunds pressure ,
ran yjc governorjbelt oft soi that wo could
ravel to the fun capacity of our power with
out being aulotitntlcally checked , then I
pulled operf-llifialiiyUlc , and the next moment
vo were roUIHjtfvj across the open prairie
oward-llsB ! ii'llln-a"-race ! with the stake
' '
of J1.200. *
The Gonlc did nobly. WltU a roar llko
mnall thunder she belched up huge clouds
of black Biuoko and steam , and fairly quiver-
ng with the full pressure upon her , ns she
oiled along. Now and tlisti wu ran afoul n
Int ) cf b&rbed wire fence , but we tore through
t like a network of ( wine.
I looked back Jutt alter we had gut well
lartcd , and saw on a knoll about a mile-
back the pursuing party three of them the
hrrlff and two men withllm : la hU buggy ,
nd their horn : at a run , and then I opened
thu throttle a lltle wider , U was now all
a question of ipeed-lt they overtook ui bo-
* * - - . . .
fore we reached the ctatc line thy might
take us nnd our machine , too ; If , however ,
wo crowed first we would be beyond thrlr
jurisdiction , nnd they could not servo ths
Attachment. One , two , tour mllra were pctmd
over , our engine at full speed , with an aver
age of ninety pounds of steam on , and wo
could plainly eee that we were still holding
our own against them , Eight Wiles we hft'd
traveled now , and I was beginning to feel
pretty highly clntrd over the success of our
scheme , when I heard Flsk utter a cry of
dismay.
"The coal'fl nil gone , " he cxclhlmed.
It was true , for In the excitement I had
not noticed Its rapid depletion , until now ,
and not more than four or five shovelfuls
remained. This new calamity almost stunned'
us both for a moment perhaps wo might
he able to make It hold out but I doubted
It greatly. Ten mllro the coal was all
gone now , and I emptied ono of the oil cans
Into thu fire box to keep up the st'am , nnd
then we began to break up the woodwork
about the tender.
Eleven miles only one mile more now
and we would save tli Gonlc , hut the last
Etlck of fuel was gone even to the last splin
ter , and I could fee that the speed was al
ready beginning to slacken down.
The sheriff seemed to nolle- ? that we were
beginning to slacken up n little , for he now
Inughed fliieorlngly and rc o to hU feet and
stood upright In the buggy and began to
urge hla nlmo.it exhausted horse on with
shouts and free use of the whip. The light
vehicle swayed and plunged about from side
to ride as the horse broke Into a headlong
gallop , whllo the two men hung desperately
on as the horse plunged frantically forward ,
still urged by the whip and furious shouts
of the sheriff. They were rapidly overtaking
us now , and the "Gonlc" was lost unless we
could manage In soms way to keep
up the steam a few moments
longer. I looked back again and
FI\\- that the sheriff waa still
coming nnd was now within 100 yards of us
and still gaining on us nt the rate we were
moving. He saw me as I glanced back at
htm , and he began to shout something at
me , but the engine made so much noise
that I was unable to understand what It was
that ho said , but I could guess almost , for I
could see the look of exultant satisfaction In
hla face , and hear his mocking laugh as we
began to slack down and almost stand still
the fire in the furnart * having died down
to n few smoldering embers.- They were now
almost within speaking distance , nnd still
coming nearer at each moment. I could
plainly hear the labored breathing of the
sheriff's exhausted horse , nnd I knew that
ho could not go on much further at Ilia
speed , and then I heard the sheriff ehou
"THEY WEUE NOW ALMOST WITHIN SPEAKING DISTANCE. "
tauntingly : "Hold on you can't get away
now. We've got you all right. "
This was almost too much especially with
neutral ground not -a" nille 'al'c'ad ' , hud then
'
with a grim determination 'that I would
make another effort to save the -'Conic" In
spite of them all , I pulled off , , my heavy
woolen coat and , pouring what oil there was
left in the can on it and saturating II
thoroughly , I opened the firebox and shoved
It quickly < lnto the furnace among the smold
ering coals.
In another moment It blazed furiously up
and wo began to Increase our fast diminish
ing speed a trifle. The sheriff was now
near enough to plainly see .what I was doing
and as we began to gain headway a little
he began to curse and swing the whip more
furiously than ever upon his plunging horse.
In a moment the coat was consumed , Inn
wo had held our wn wnlle It lasted , ant
feeling somewhat encouraged by'our momen
tary success I threw in my cap , while Flsk
went me ono better , by following suit with
his coat and overalls. This we did not a
moment too soon , however , "for as the fire
had -died down the sheriff nail 'begun to gain
again , but as soon as the fire blazed up > we
began to make steam rapidly once more ant
the sheriff barely held his own with us
now.
now.The
The coat and overalls did not last long and
I saw- that something more must go to keep
up the fire , for -we were apaln beginning to
lose ground with Missouri half a mile away-
straight ahead. I took another quick look
back at our pursuers ; they were still coming
at a headlong gnllnp. I opened the flro box
and looked in the fire was almost gone out
now not a handful of embers remained.
Then , without a moment's b/sltatlon , I sllppej
off my overalls , shoved them Into the furnace
and shut the door. Iy these heroic means
wo managed to keep Just enough steam to
keep in motion a little Just out of the sher
iff's reach until we at last crawled slowly
over the line Into Missouri , the sheriff nnd
his party within 1GO yards of us , us we slipped
out of Kansas into 'Missouri and came to a
dead stop Just beyond the border lino. Wo
never saw anything more of our third part
ner Gleason nnd all that autumn wo con
tinued to thresh In Missouri , ancl being quite
satisfied with our Investment.we gave up the
idea of going further westward , and ran the
Gonlc successfully for several seasons before
wo finally sold out. GKOUOE F. LYON.
AI'TMCTISIl WITH AIIXOH.MAI , SHJI1T
\nt ATKIIH tvldi Ills Miiny lOj'i-M Coulil
l < : < | iml 'I'III ft .Mini.
Frederick Ilaufield of Portland , Ore. , who
suffered an Injury to one of hls eyes three
years ago , Inflicted , by a flying splinter In
the East Sldo Southern Pacific shops , Is just
back from Vienna , after a course of treat
ment. Whllo there ho was for two months
totally blind. His sight after It was restored
to him proved remarkably abnormal In fact ,
the most scientific authorities on diseases ! of
the eye say that there in no similar case on
record. Daufiold's right eye became hy-
peroplo and tbo left myopic ; In other words ,
ho could see nothing close by with his right
optic , but at a long range lie was enabled to
discern the smallest object. Then , at a dis
tance of twenty feet , the largest object was
"
blurred to the left "eye , but within six Inches
of It the itost Infinitesimal atom- was magni
fied to as gieat proportions as though It were
beneath the most powerful microscope.
Uaufleld Is somewhat sensitive on this
subject , as most abnormally aflllcted people
are , yet a few days ago he practically demon
strated to n few Intimate friends the un
heard-of degree to which ho was suffering
from hyperopla and myopia. On ono of the
recent clear afternoons he read the print In
a newspaper at a distance of 200 feet , while
his left eye was blindfolded , but when the
paper was placed Immediately before him he
was unable to decipher a letter. In addition
ho described the color of nl very small piece
of cloth one of his friends had projecting
from a thumb nail SOO feet distant.
_ To test his myopic vision a strong micro
scope was employed. Two tests were made ,
the right eye being closed , A drop of water
and a small piece of a house fly's wing were
thu objects. In both Instances Daufleld de
scribed with the UEQ of hla naked eye what
the other saw only with the aid of a power
ful Instrument ,
J'rrMeiit Wlieii Lincoln AViiMotlllcil. .
Mrs. Frank Lord of Washington Is one of
the few living persons who were present at
tbo notification to Mr. Lincoln of his &ccoud
nonrlnatlon for president. With two other
ladles , who chanced to be In the white house
at the time , slid concealed hertelf behind a
stairway In the ball when the committee enter -
ter tl the east room , AH tbo president came
down the stairs the ladles In biding revealed
themselves and , greeting ( be president , con
gratulated tlui.
PLAYING 'POSSUM ' WITH BEAU
Tragio Death of n Man Who Sought to Fee
Old Bruin ,
SAD TATE OF A SIIEEPHERDEF
Dentil IlcMtllx lit Ill-hit
Fiiliillj Mtttlliilcil l > > the
iif n ( 'iillfiirnlit
Thetextbook story of tlie bear that wai
hoo.lwlnkcd by ithe hardy traveler , wilt
feigned death \vhbn suddenly surprised tc
escape being masticated , which has awct
and delighted tliai-ymiths of many genera
tions , has been ( bowled over as n huge work
of fiction by the latent onslaught of old bruin ,
The tlmc-lionorad .tale may bo authentic BC
far ns It iclnten to old bruin's abhorrence
of the dead , hut n recent thrilling test ol
this old theory resulted In the horrible and
tragic death of n Portuguese oheop-hcrdci
named Dnmlngoiln the wilds at the mouth
of the YoseniltOf.valley. Old bruin wee only
too brutally nllve to the attempted decep
tion , for he mangled his victim In n horrl-
blu manner.
The herder was employed by Hlratn Sim
mons , a well-to-do ehcepman and stock-
raiser of Portcrvllle , who visited Son Fran
cisco recently and made known to the Ex-
ntnlner the fact of the thrilling encounter ,
In which Mr. Simmons himself played no
small pnrt.
Mr. Slmmnns sends large bands of sheep
out on thu langc every season , and the one
under the care of Domingo was grazing
along ono of the tributaries to the Merced
river , near Yosemlto valley , when Mr. Sim
mons made his regular visit of Inspection.
Domingo complained that marauding beam
had made such frequent onslaughts upon
the herd that at times ho was In fear of
Ills own life , He had had several visits
from them during the ieneon , cnch executed
In the-same manner. A huge bear would
suddenly appear upon the scene , nnd , rearIng -
Ing upoiv his hind legs , swoop down upon
the fiook , nnd with u few mighty blows with
his forcpawfl lay low two or three .sheep ,
Upon which he feasted at hU leisure , for
these attacks Invariably caused a stampede
of both flock and herder and left the beast
to his prey.
prey.ItlDDLED
ItlDDLED THE TENT.
On one occasion an old grizzly descended
Uion | his camp while Domingo was dozing
In hla tent , putting the startled Portuguese
to Instant and undignified flight , after which
he proceeded to demolish the entire camp.
With n single sweep of his huge paw the
glnnt smashed the cooking utensils to
pieces and the .work of tearing thu tent Into
frngments nnd the fragments Into shreds
he accomplished with remarkable speed and
fiendish relish , while the frightened shep
herd looked on In bewilderment from the
sheltering branchco of a nearby tree , to
which he had riwhed for refuge. The work
of demolition complete , the old grizzly
moved on , apparently well satisfied with the
thoroughness of the wreck , and It was some
minutes before Domingo ventured to leave
bis retreat.
Though the flock tender protested that he
could not face the dangerous task any longer
Mr. Simmons was Inclined to look upon
the stories told him as very highly colored ,
and lie argued with bamlngo that It was
not as dangerous as he supposed. But as
neither man was armed the unnatural noises
of the wilds during the night , suggestive of
nocturnal prowlers , were not pleasant to the
ear.
During breakfast on the following mornIng -
Ing Domingo was retelling the story of the
unexpected and disastrous visit of the old
grizzly In fuller and more graphic detail ,
When the pound of a loud rifle shot close at
hand caused both1 men to spring .In startled
surprise to their feeU The shot bad sounded
'from a ravine inear by-and both" " men at-
once turned their gaze * in that direction.
A FATAL MOVE.
The move was fatal , for the. next moment
a dep crackling sound behind them caused
them to turn 111 alarm to behold a sight to
terrify even "stouter hearts. Bounding
down the hill -directly toward them was a
huge cinnamon.-bear , wild with rage from
pain , for the ball .had reached Its mark.
Mr. Slmmonsi speedily scrambled up the
nearest tree to'safety. Domingo hadn t time
to move but cried out to Ills employer.
"Don't move. Don't run ; he'll get us sure.
Lie down and play 'possum. " And suiting
action to word , ) he prostrated himself upon
the ground. Domingo , in common with
herdsmen generally , b-.lleved tbo long-
cherished story that old bruin Is easily de
ceived by the rappcarance of death , but the
unlucky shepherd's faith In the oft-told talc
must have been badly shaken when the In
furlated cinnamon stopped over his prostrate
body and began sniffing over him with many
an angry growl.
U must have been an awful moment foi
the unfortunate man , but Domingo never re
gained consciousness long enough to tell of
the terror of his horrifying situation , for tht
wounded beaat opened his savage mouth ,
and , gripping him around the loins , began to
mangle the body In a frightful manner , rais
ing the struggling and screaming Domingo
helpless in his Iron jaws.
UESCUED TOO LATE.
Mr. Simmons , safely ensconced In the tree ,
wntchcd the approach of the bear In agoniz
ing suspense , and his worst fears were
realized when ho beheld tha sickening sight
of the savage attack. The deadly posltlor
of his herder nerved him to the quick , and
dropping from the tree with more speed than
ho had scrambled Into it , ho rushed to the
of cordwood for
rescue with a heavy stick
a weaprfn.
Mr. Simmons , who la six feet tall , Is n
giant In strength , nnd. wielding bis Im
provised club with terrible fury , crushed in
the skull of the wounded bear , but too late
to save Domingo.
Bear nnd man fell In a heap at Simmons
feet , both bathed In blood , and It was a sad
sight for Mr. Simmons and the hunter who
had flred the shot that had first startled
them , and who came upon the scene Just as
the bear was laid lowto gaze upon. An
examination showed that Domingo had been
bitten twice , so severely that the lower part
of bis body was completely paralyzed. He
lay unconscious upon his face , reeking with
blood , and It required many minutes to
show the horrified pair that he was not dead.
They dressed his wounds as best they
could , and , placing him In n wagon , hurried
him to Coultervlllo , forty miles away , for
medical aid , but the huge brute , which waa
found to weigh nearly 400 pounds , had done
his savage work all too well. Domingo
could not survive his terrible Injuries , and
died In Coultervlllo , though , ns ho had al
ways been strong and rugged , ho lingered
In a semi-unconscious condition for three
days.
A HIT ! ' IIISTOHV.
Why Comer < .SInne of < li < > Olil Nnlloniil
Cup I to I Hi-nrH No IiiHvrliitliin.
A correspondent asks the New York Sun to
print the Inscription which was on the old
capltol at Washington. We cannot do It ,
replies the Sun , because the building never
: iad an Inscription , It Is a fact , however ,
.hat after the restoration of the structure ,
which had been nearly destroyed In the war
of 1812 , on Inscription for the edifice was
under consideration by the administration of
hladlson , Among those consulted on the sub-
eel was Jefferson , wlio gave bis views to
Monroe , then Eeeretary of state , as follows :
"If It bo proposed to place an Inscription on
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the capltol , the lapidary etjrla requires thai
essential facts only olioulil bo stated , nni
these with a brevity admitting no super
fluous word. The essential facts In the twc
Inscriptions proposed ore these :
"Founded 1791 Hurnt by a Hrltlsh Armj
1814 Restored by Congress 1817 ,
"The reasons for this brevity arc that th <
letters must bo of extraordinary niaKnttu < l <
to bo read from below ; that little space h
allowed them , being usually put Into a pi ll
incut cr In a frieze , or on a mnnll tablet on
the wall ; and , In our case , a third may be
added , that no pafslon can bo Imputed tc
this Inscription , every word being Justifiable
from the most classical examples.
"Ilul a question of tnorc Importance Is
whether there should bo ono at all. The
barbarism of the conflagration will Immor-
tall/o that ot the nation. U will place them
forever In degraded comparison with the cxe-
orated Monaparto , who. In possession of al
most every capital In Europe , Injured nc
one. Of this history will tnko care , wblcli
all will read , while our Inscription will be
seen by few. Great Ilrltaln , In her pride am !
ascendancy , has certainly hated and despised
us beyond every earthly object. Her hatred
may remain , but the liour of her contempt Is
passed and Is succeeded by dread ; not a
present , but a distant and deep one. "
Srcoiiil-IlniKt nornlx Colne Olirnpor.
Uy the old Saxon law , a maiden and n
widow were of d I [ Tor-cut value. The latter
could bo bought for one-half the sum which
the guardian of the maid was entitled to
demand. A man therefore , who could not
afford to buy a maiden might , perhaps , bo
liblo to purchase a widow.
Not everyone can go South
for March , but almost every
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two for Scott's Emulsion of
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