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albanv Weekly herald: Saturday, April 16, 1892.
TREED BY A BEAR,
lerfool and a Silver Tip Thai Held
a Remarkable Conference.
“i have hoard and read many
tales of adventure in the
said an old timer the other
. but I have never heard or road
that equaled on experience of my
way back in the sixties. I was
tenderfoot or the thing would never
ave happened: at least not Justin
le way it did.
"It was in the summer of 18U3, and
If and two other fellows, well
all over the state today, were
j, and were camped in the
near the head of one of the trib-
of Alder Oulch. Grub was
ity dear in those days, and wo
nded to a great extent on the
10 we killed for our meat I was
best shot in the outfit and did
of the hunting.
"tine day I wbb out looking for
when I saw a whopping big nil-
tip way up on the side of amoun-
tnat was sparsely covered with
her. It was the first bear I hod
seen, and l at once determined
kill him. So I crept cautiously up
mountain, keeping out of sight
the bear as much as possible. I
within 100 yards of him, and
careful aim just back of tho
', I let drive. The bear fell
the cmck of the gun, but ho was
his feet again' in an instant, and
thout stopping to take any aim at
became tearing down themoun-
ln a bee line jtor whero I stood,
rifle was m muzzle .loader, and I
no time to reload it In fact, I
1’t believe I would have had time
to reload a Winchester just then. I
not half so anxious to kill the
‘ to save my own bacon.
"A ['trite rftbod below me, and with
out stopping to meqauj'e.ita size or to
\ Adaptability as u place of
. I sprang to it and went like a
Chased by a pack of hounds. I
reached the lower branches,
about ten feet from the ground, and
" not yet thought of looking down,
on I heard, the bear scratching at
foot of the tree and imagined be
was coming up after me.
"Woll, he didn’t come, and when 1
" climbed about ns hlglr os I could
1 straddled a limb to await de-
lopmeuts. Bruin stood on his hind
legs and scratched about a peck of
bark off the tree, growling and snarl
ing all the time. Then be got down
on all fours, and after walking two
threo times around tho tree he
finally lay down, resting his head on
bis paws like a big dog.
"I liegan to feel eusy now and con
gratulated myself on my fortunate
escape. I thought the bear would
et tired of keeping watch and
get up,and go away. He did
nothing of the kind, however, and
hour after hour 1 sat there in that
watching the bear. I imagined
oould see him move occasionally,
id eaoh timet thought, ‘Now he is
going to get up.‘ But he lay still,
and flnallyl began to break branches
and throw them down on him, and
yelled at him until I was hoarse. It
was all in vain. There he lay, end
he seemed determined to remain
until he starved me out My
began to grow desperate,
it was approaching, and already
so stiff from my cramped pod-
that I could scarcely move.
_ must bedone, and it must
lufokly. There Was but ono
to ad, and that was to get out
tree-
rifle lay on the upper side,
bear was below the tree. 1
i bod down to the lower branches,
breaking off a few of the small
er limbs I threw them down at the
bear. He did not move. Ho must
1 be asleep, I thought, and now was
.my time. Carefully and noiselessly
I shinned it down the tree until I
was within six feet of the ground,
when I sprang off on the upper side,
grabbed my gun and ran like i
scared wolf to Borne rocks fifty yards
away. When safely behind the
rocks I peeped out The beiarhad
not moved. Then 1 loaded my gun,
and drawing a careful bead with a
dead rest over a rook, I shot the
- brute square between the eyes. Still
he did not move.' .Again I loaded
my rifle, cocked ‘it and walked cau
tiously toward the bear. When
dose enough I picked up a stone and
; struck him with it He did not seem
to mind it any.
“Then I mustered up courage to
approach dose enough to poke him
with my gun. He was as Btiff asa
poker and had been dead for hours.
I had been in the tree all day, treed
by a dead bear 1 As I said before, I
was a tenderfoot then. "-New York
Sun.
Oneneuie'i ttlffhteou* Judge.
The town of Hueneme boosts, or
did boost until recently, of a justice
of the peace who once bud a case be
fore bim which involved the owner
ship of a hen. The fowl was only
worth two or three bits, but the re
spective claimants were in dead ear
nest and fought the case with as
much vigor os if several thousand
dollars were involved. Many times
the value of tho hen waaexpended in
legal anil attorneys' fees, and a vast
array of witnesses were called to
testify as to the proper ownership of
poor little biddy.
The evidence was so contradictory
that the justice was unable to decide,
but suddenly u bright thought struck
him. "Court’s adjourned. Gimme
that hen,” be said, and the fowl,
which had been brought into court
as an exhibit, was turned over to
him. Followed by the wondering
plaintiff and defendant, counsel, wit
sen ami spectators, he went
straight to the locality where the
rival claimants resided, paced oil the
distance betweon the two houses,
halted exactly midway and then let
the chicken go. The fowl did nof
hesitate for a second, but with a glad
squawk half ran half flew to one of
the houses, and the judge immedi
ately pronounced the occupant there
of the rightful owner of tho bird and
gave judgment accordingly. - The
righteousness of the. decision. was
never qaenttonoil.—San Francisco
Chronicle.
thorot
Oil* bf Aaolatlo. the Body.
■ Butter is noticed by Pliny as used
by the negro and lower classes of
Arabs for anointing the bodies. The
natives of India prefer strong per
fumes for this-purpose, and use oil
of santol and oil of patchouli. Sav
ages also grease their bodies, but
jbebly with the idea of being en
abled to escape more easily from the
grip of .an enemy.—Knowledge.
Hr. Bant*' Backus.
Mr. .Warren Harris, of Buchanan,
Mo., formerly of Mailiacm county, is
reported to be the possessor of the
silver knee buckles that anoe be
longed to Daniel Boone. Now let
some fellow hop up .and say Daniel
sver worq silver knee buckles while
3 was slipping around through the
us and dodging the red man.
aond (Ky.) Register.
CHADTADQDA ASSEMBLY.
THE SEASON OF 1892.
CALENDAR.
JULY i —Opening of the Season.
JULY s—Opening of Special Classes, School of Music and
Physical Culture.
JULY 6—Opening of the College, Pedagogical Department and
School of Sacred Literature.
AUGUST 2—Nineteenth Assembly Reunion.
AUGUST 17—Recognition Day. Class 1892.
AUGUST 23-26—Meeting of the American Economic Association.
AUGUST 26—Closing Exercises.
job:
American topics will be treated in lecture courses by recognized
authorities; in single addresses by distinguished public meu and women,
and in magnificent tableaux, illustrated entertainments and National
concerts, Dr. Edward Eggleston will give a course on "American
Colonial Life.” Mr. H. W. Raymond, of the Navy Department, will
describe, with stereopticon views, "The Navy—Old and New.” Mr.
W. E. Curtis, of the State Department, will lecture on "The Existing
Conditions of South American Republics," etc.
QTHEF* LECTURES.
A Gnnttiiilgn of RImIok*
In the Missouri campaign of 1881)'
two of the most .fascinating. men to
the state were pitted against m
otl»er, T- T-. Crittenden and 0,
Dyer. Mr. .Crittenden started
campaign aggressi vely by kissing the
ladies filially.. fraternally ,or pater
nally, as the cnee might've.
Dyer followed suit and the cpntest
of gnu* and abandonees clearly a
tie. Then Mr. Crittenden st;61e a
morel) on bis unsuspecting opponent;
be began on the babiee. No baby of
any qnaliflcd voter of . .the state es
caped the pressuie of Mr. Critten
den's lips, or a delicate tribute to. its
fine features und symmetrical body.
The effect of this movement was
tremendous. Mr. Dyer woe cam
paigning in the back districts, and
did not bear of his adversary’s bril
liant stratagem for nearly two weeks.
He hastily adopted the same lino of
attack, hut it was too late, for the
idea was os good as patented. Mr.
Crittenden went right along kissing
babies up to within an hour of the
closing of the polls, and when he de
sisted he was elected to the govern
orship by tho largest majority ever
cast in the state—M.034 votes.—Kan
sas City Star.
•Thero will be the usual variety of lectures, and addresses on many
different topics-of interest by speakers'of National reputation. Among
those already secured may be mentioned Prof. H. H. Boyeseri, Dr. F.
W. Gunsaulds; Dri J.'M. Buckley,'Mr. Melvill Dewey. Dramatic read
ings by Jedding'inteijireters, and authors’ readings by popular Ameri-
.can writerd, .Wfij cof
l continue'! 6be features: of the programme.
MUSIC.
■ i • i Rogers’ Baud and Orchestra will be doubled in size. A Chautau
qua Banjo Club will be organized, a college glee club will be present
in July,-and soloists of high rank Will be secured to appear in frequent
concerts. Mr.'W.H: Sherwood, Dr. H. I. Palmer, Mr. I. V. Flagler
•and Mr. L. S- Leason wiU continue to take an active part in the music.
Mol Ho Poor After All.
A Washington capitalist who has
recently returned from the Interior
of Florida tells this story of his trip:
Having obtained the title to a tract
of land by what "Colonel Carter of
Cartoraville" calls "some very ungen-
tlemanly foreclosure proceedings,"
he set out to view his possessions. In
tho midst of a Swampy waste he
found a very dilapidated cabin. In
the doorway hung a Worn gray blan
ket and over the top of this blanket a
grizzled "cracker" looked out at his
visitor. The tenant surveyed his
landlord and the landlord his tenant
for a'moment, until the latter broke
the embarrassing silence. "Stranger,"
he said, "I ain’t so poor as yon think
I be. I don't own thi* hereabouts."
—Washington'Pokt
The Little On*'* Veralen.
"In my Bunday sohool class," said
a bright young woman, “is the sweet
est little cherub you ever saw. She
is much y conger than the other mem
bers, but she insists on remaining in
my doss. Some days ago I instruct
ed each of the little ones to memorize
a verse or sentence from the Bible.
Knowing that the infant brain could
not retain a long sentence the mother
of my youngest pupil gave the child
the shortest in the good book—'Jesus
wept' The following Sunday I called
upon tho clasa to fulfill my instruc
tions. Finally 1 came to Margaret
'What is yours, my dearl’ I asked.
‘Jesus k’ied,' she lisped.”—Kansas
City Times.
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,
Yhe management is arranging for special lectures and talks on
helpful subjects to young people; for a model United States Congress,
uuder.the direction of Prof. W. K. Wicks, of Sjracuse, N. Y., in which
the boys will be taught parliamentary rules and Congressional methods.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
All the other departments will be efficiently equipped, and will
continue to do thorough work. Details will be announced early in 1892.
For circulars, railway rates, cottages, hotel rates, etc., address
W. A. DUNCAN, Secretary,
Syracuse, N. Y.
THE ALBANY
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Arriving Daily.
MANUFACTURERS OF
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Repressed Brick for Finisiiing.
Duly Cijuilj if Tud 90,1100 Brick.
J®-Correspoudence Solicited.
A Wonderful Cable.
Probably the longest stogie span
or wire rope in the world is that now
in use in the construction of the great
Austin dam, at - Austin. The main
cable is 1,350 feet long and Hi inches
in diameter, ,and the hoisting is done
with (-inch steel rope. The plant is
used to carry away the material, ex
cavated and to place the stone used
in constructing the dam. The hoist
ing apparatus, will .lift a weight of
seven tons and carry it the.entire
length of the span ip about a minute
and a half. —Manufacturer.
Everybody, Almost, Asked for rrsseats.
When George H. reigned in Eng
land alohouses were marked by
checkers on, the doorpost. To this
day tiie checkers is a common tavern
sign. Bakers had,a lattice at their
doors. All tradesmen—not servant*
only, but master tradesmen—asked
for Christmas boxes.—Writer Beeant
in Haroer'a.
What a Lover I*.
A lover to a deluded victim pos
sessed of an insane desire" to provide
for another maria ‘daughter und per
haps add to the comforts of heme by
acquiring a mother-in-law.—Phila
delphia Music and Drama.
BOARD OF DIRECTOR".
B. HOBBS, ; JNO. A. DAVIS,
S. B. IIHOWN, W. S. BELL,
: B. L. WIGHT.
B. HOBBS, President,
Wm, LOCKETT, Secretary,
COMMERCIAL BARK,
ALBANY, GA.
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Paid Up-Capital, ' $100,000.
T. M. Carter,
Preside it
• T. Mi Ticknor,
Cashier
NEW GOODS
To keep Stock Complete in
Every Department.
Everything at rock-bottom Cash
Prices. Our
PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT
In every essential is the most com
plete in the State, and only first-
class Pharmacists dispense goods,
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We have a good list oi real es
tate, in city and county, for sale,
and invite those seeking invest
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We give special attention to
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INSURANCE.
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Albany, Ga., Nov. 21, 1891.
J- D- HOPE & BRQ.
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Albany, on the A. F. & N.
road, and are now pre
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builders, and guarantee satisfaction. '
Write us at Oakfield, or orders left
with S.B. Brown in Albany will reach
us promptly. '
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