SLIZili) LY A LIONESS.
Bt Louis Showman's Fearful
Strugalo for Llfo.
William Ilooprr, While Fording Hn(j
Llonrtu, It t'niiRht by tlm Ilrnte
and linn III Arm Muuglcd
Mont Horribly.
"Denth from the l)lte of n lioness"
Inay be tho Htylc of a verdict Coroner
Frank, of St. Louis, miiy be called upon
to render within tho next few days.
William Hooper, an employe of Hall's
how, is hovering between life niul
death from blood-poisoning brought
on by the bites he received from on en
raged lioness. Hooper was feeding
tho niiiiniils at tho time tho af
fair happened. Tho beast, who
bears a very unsavory record for
treachery, caught his right arm, and
succeeded in chewing h!s hand and
wrist into a mass of broken bones and
chopped meat before help came and
Hooper Vvas saved. A pitchfork wield
ed by one of tho colored attaches of
the show had to bo brought into requi
sition ar.d used very forcibly before
the vicious lioness would give up her
determination to a dinner of i;::m.
After tho incident Hooper wan
taken to a drug store for repairs, and
the apothecary, with the assistance of
neighboring doctor, patched up the
lacerated member as best they could.
They failed to thoroughly cleanse tho
wounds, however, and a dozen hours
after being bitten Hooper's arm
welled up to a frightful sizes from
the infection of tho poison in
the lioness' saliva. Tho other
afternoon Hooper was brought to
tho city hospital. Dr. Marks opened
tho swollen member in several places
and let out a largo amount of pus. Af
ter this operation Hooper's condition
was considerably improved, but he be
came worse again. A second opening
was made, but did not seem to better tho
patient's condition. In all probability
Hooper's entire arm will have to bo
amputated in order to save his life.
Even this may not be suflieient if the
gangrene has got too much headway.
"Ita.ll happened last Tuesday," raid
Hooper, as he lay on a cot at
tho City hospital. "I was employed
at Hall's show. My business was to
feed tho beasts. Hall just bought two
lions in Cincinnati. One of them is a cub
eighteen months old and the other is a
grown female, and n bad one, too, I
MI
HOOPER IN THE LION B CLUTCHES.
tell yon. The old lioness was the one
that did it. I heard after I wns bit
that rho has done the same thing to
several other unlucky fellows who got
careless while near her. She bit me
at one o'clock i:i the afternoon when I
was giving her meat. I put my hand
through tho bar:; and she grabbed it.
She then began to leisurely pull my
arm through the bars, crunching away
on my hand us she did so. I ho w-lad
for help. Luckily a colored man was
standing rear with a pitchfork, ond
he came to lay assistance, jabbing tho
old girl in the face with tho tines.
For a time it looked as though she was
going to cat my arm off before letting
go, but tho tabs proved too much for
her and she let go, taking, as sho did
so, several good chunks of my hand
in her teeth. I got tho hand fixed up
at a drug store, but the next day it got
so bud that I hud to come hero. It
seems to be getting worso arid worse
now. 1 got only 8-0 a month for work
ing at that show. Elephant Red, the
lion tamer, gets S0O a month for tho
work he does. His job is a good deal
more dangerous than mine. Ho has to
go into the cages two or three times a
day.
"This lioaess has been tho terror of
the tent ever since shecame.and I heard
lots of people say 'I told you so' when
I was bitten. I ain only thankful that
she didn't take my whole arm. I tell
you what, when thoso old teeth camo
down on my hand and wrist, and thoso
wicked eyes of hers glared up at me
through the yellow fur, I thought my
time had come. I'vo been bitten by
dogs, but none of them had such teeth
as hers. They're sharper end longer
than those of any big dog I ever saw,
and seem built to hold on to what they
catch."
A Fox Tnrrinr's Fast Itnn.
Albert (ileason, of Woburn, Mass.,
owns a little fox terrier of which ho
has always, thought a good deal, but
which lie now values still more highly
because of an exhibition of his faith
fulness and pluck which the little ani
mal recently gave. Mr. Glcason is tho
station agent at Woburn Highlands,
and tho other duy ho boarded tho train
herb to go to lioston. He entered tho
'ar t car, and when the train arrived at
C'roc-n street ho was surprised on look
ing back to see thut the dog was fol
lowing It and was only a shortdistancc
behind. As the train moved on the dog
jontintied to follow at a ino:,t astonish
ing spend, and at Winchester ho was
only about two hundred feetbehiml it.
Tho distance between tho two towns i i
one and throu-rjunrtcrs ni:loi, and thy'
littlo dog lud covered it ia less than
four niiiH't.;:!. ;
I;ik:'.i of in Acini Scj;r's,
"Aunt E'.lsa" T.-tnr. '. iM:gris at
Atelili.o.i, tU oldoc vonnn U Knnsan.
is dead. .She wua Uta A.i- ut 10, tfvi,
in Keutucky.
Why Hho Wept.
During tho wedding ceremony at a
fashionable church in Harlem, illrdlo
McUiiinis, one of the bridesmaids,
wept bitterly. After the ceremony
Dudely ConesucUer, who was present,
said to Ilirdic:
"What were you crying about, Mim
T.Irdie? You were not. thn brl.l.i."
"I know it," replied Wrdio with a
lump m her throat. "That's what
broko mo all up." Texas Sittings.
Too Kniurt n Itoy for Tlint.
Missjon Sunday School Teacher
Ilenjamln, I was shocked to seo you
picking up a half-smoked cigarette on
tho street as I came down this morn
ing. Von ought not to smoko tho vile
things. They are poisonous, filthy and
tiungerous to everybody around vou.
Indignant Waif I don't smoke nc
cig'rottcs; I gits iifteen cents a quart
fur do stumps at do fact'ryl Chicago
.tribune.
Mm lliirfl It.
The pnrnntiirivl vnnni tnnt, A -.n
shapely head with Its golden hair
t .., . . , , .
tiiwe, uiose io nis nearu
"Do you hear It throb, darling?" ho
HMICU.
"V-ves. Harold."
"What does it seem to say?" ho whis
pered.
The dear girl listened a moment, and
answered softly:
"It says 'tick, tick, tick, tick, tick,'
TT 1 1 , . ...
uurum. nicago .Tribune.
Tho Had Hoy,
"Tommy," said tho visitor, "have
ji-un'iiiijw oooks in your fcunday
school library?"
"Some of them." ho replied, rather
uouuiiuny,
"Can you tell ino what happened to
the boy who went fishing on Sunday?"
"Yes. Ho caught three catfish and
one eel."
"How do you know that?"
" Cos I was him." Washington Star.
A Mnn of Affair.
Mrs. Lookhigh Mr. Shortpurso is
building a new house, and it's ever so
much nicer than this old thing of ours.
Mr. Lookhigh All right, my dear;
we'll watch our chanco and sell this.
"And build a new one?"
"Xo, indeed. We'll buy Mr. Short
purse's, at about half what it cost,
when ho gets sold out." N. Y. Weekly.
A matter or Tunte.
Saidso Chumpley'8 gallery of ances
tors is the bluest of the blue.
Herdso One would never surmise he
had blue blood in his veins.
Saidso Ho hasn't; but ho knows a
good ancestral portrait when ho sees
one. I'uck.
A (iixxl aian to Know.
Dashaway I just heard a disgrace
ful thing about Corkerly. He recently
became engaged, und hang me if ho
hasn't borrowed tho monev to Imv tlm
rinsr.
Travers (eagerly) Who did he get it
from? Judge.
1'rciHcd to ulvo In.
Maud Y ou don't moan t,n sni trini
you surrendered to .Tack, and let him
kiss you, lust because ho comnlimentod
you on your waist? ,
Marie I should not have Riirrpn-
dered, dear, but I was surrounded.
Urooklyn Life.
UNSATISFACTORY.
PS
WSIB
iif
Boggs See here, I don't want any
duns coming to my house.
Dun Then why don't you call und
pay me?
Hoggs Do you suppose I am going
to call on a grocer! Harper's Weekly.
Kcttnr L'liHalil.
Paterfamilias (to unexpected guest)
Why didn't you send us word you
were coming? Pot luck, you know, my
boy! Hope you havo managed to make
out a dinner.
Unexpected Guest (politely) Moss
you, old man! I hope I may never have
woro one. Life,
DIRECTORS' DAY.
The directors of Columbia county
met in High School Huilding, Thurs
day morninff at h.ilf n.ist n n'rlork.
j D , .j .
The meeting was called to order by
piesiueni k. k. iittie, i.sq., wno gave
a lew time v remarks. I. K. Mitten.
bender, ex secretary was called upon,
ana reaa minutes or last meeting,
when the minute hnoW wns h.irwbv! tn
the new secretary G. Y. Mourey, of
Montour township. I he president
called upon county superintendent
Johnston, who addressed the ronven.
tion. He said that this was oiw of
the most important features of the In
stitute, and he was glad to see such a
large attendance. The schools are in
neitcr condition than ever bclore.
More books are used, and better care
taken of them, lie found all approv
ed of the free text books. The direc
tors should give more attention to the
condition of buildings and grounds.
He would like to see more directors
take the School Journal. The teach
ers generally throughout the county
are meeting witn success with the pos
sible exception of one, but he thought
the exceptional one would also move
a good selection. Teachers holding
cettificates averaging below z should
not be given a school. If directors
would consult with him he could aid
them in the selections. n he
could tell them who would be best
suited for the erade to be taught. Pi
rectors in every district should have
monthly meetings, at which time all
teachers in the district should meet to
receive their pay and report on the
work done ; if sucti meetings were
held, he (countv sutt.. would endeav
or to meet at least once with each
board and confer upon the work.
The president called .attention to
the matter of calling roll, when ob
jection was made to calling townships
and recording names, as it consumed
too much time, but rather that each
write their name on a slin and hand
to secretary a vote was taken and it
was decided to call the roll, the vote
stood 30 to 27. The roll was called
and the names recorded
President Little announced that he
was ready to proceed with the subjects
for discussion. Since no one had been
assigned anv special tonii-. if there was
no objections the convention would
consider all subjects at once, and an
nounced subjects as follows :
1. Care oi free text books.
2. Country school houses.
3. Dutyofdirectors to visit schools.
Pr. L. B. Kline of Catawissa. was
the first to open the subject of care
ior text books. He said his district
had adopted rules reauirinjr that e.nrh
pupil be charged with the book they
receivea Dy number and name. In
their district books have rovers. He
spoke also ot the matter of interchang-
: 1 t . . . o
ing dooks, ana trie danger of spread
of contacious disease. He ihnnrrht
that books used in a family where
iney nave any contagion should be
disinfected before again brought into
the school. This could be done by
the use ot sulphur burned in a c'osed
room with the books lying open. Pr.
Rcdeker of Scott, renlied th.it he
could not understand how books could
be disinfected, that if germs ofdisea.se
should Iall between the leaves no dis
infectant could reach , them, and it
would be better to burn the books.
The Sllbiect of whether nunils should
have the privilege of taking books
nome at night was decided m the affirmative.
The followins was annointed a com.
mittee to prepare resolutions : Pr.
L. B. Kline, Catawissa ; J. R. Town
send, Bloomsburg ; pr. A. B. McCrea,
Berwick ; P A. Shultz, Madison, and
w. 1. vance, Alt. Pleasant.
W. T. Creasv. of Catawi ssa town.
ship, took the subject of country school
I 1 r. ..... .
nouses, ana saia Dut little improve
ment had been made in the huildines
so far as concerned the general health.
Huntings should be erected with a
view to heat, lieht and ventilntirm.
with proper reception rooms or hat
anci coat rooms. Cellar heaters would
Another Kind.
Old Mr. Tenucres Call them cows!
I never see no cows that looked liko
them.
Cambot.h (who painted them, irrita
bly) Well, I don't suppose you'vo
seen all tho cows in tho world. ISos
'.on Globe.
l'orplrxinit.
He I do not well see how you can be
a sister to me.
She And why not, pray?
He llecauso I can't remember ever
having been spanked on your account,
and you never told uny lies for mo.
Voguo.
And It Would Iiemnin IIS.
"What timo hnvo you?" inquired tho
oily pickpocket, uppronching tho stout
man with tho heavy watc,h chain.
"My own," said the stout man, and
without taking his watch out. Chicago
lie cord.
Did Illm Injustice.
Old Lady I heard you swearing just
now. You havo 11 bud heart.
Tramp You do me injm.tlcc,' mum.
It isn't a bad heart; it's u bad tooth.
N. Y. We'ckly. ' ; ,
r A It:iHi!t. '
Leeds (ut an aseenslon I .lirnlrl
think it would require ti great deal ut i
cuurago 10 go up 111 a balloon.
Miini.l'cld Yes, It Is necessary to '
havo comdderablo sand. Truth.
" Working Girls,
"Are your cheeks pale?
"Your eyes dull, and step
heavy ?
"Does your back and side
ache sometimes terribly?
"Are you at times faint and
dizzy, with pain in the lower
part of your stomach ?
" Do you watch the clock, and
wish the day would end, as you
feel ill, and so
tired. I f s o,
listen ! Stand
ing all day,
week in and
week out, you
have slowly
drifted into
woman's great
enemv. d i s -
placement of the womb.
" That or some other derange
mcnt of the organ, causing ir
regularity and other troubles.
"Take warning in time!
Lydia E. Pinkhants Vegetable
Compound is the surest, and
safest remedy in the world for
you." Miss ' Sallie Palmer,
Juniata St., Nicetown, Pa. .
All drujfiilst! ell It. Addreit In cnnfMenwu
Lydia J-.. 1'iNHiiAM Mku. Co.. I.vnn, Mai.,
Mrs. Plakkum'a Liver Pills, US oeuta.
OOT HOT.
Wc have jnst received a ear
load of ?UT II A V.
For eoiiveiiienee ami economy
I Ei is hay is cut and out up in
hales oti'ahuut IOO pounds each.
The Hay is Choice No, 1 Tim
othy, and is cut better than
could cut it yourself.
Trv one hale of CUT HAY
and you will immediately sell or
ive away your.ild cutting box.
ID. W. lOTCMEN,
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ami Straw.
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be an improvement over the common
stove.
The time having been nearly con
sumed the president state! that there
was some special business to be con
sidered, and he would close the sub
jects for discussion and call upon
some member of the Bloomsburg
School District to present the matter
to be considered at this time. J. R.
Townsend arose, proceeded to the
front, and in a concise and most im
partial manner introduced the subject.
He said that reports touching upon
the character of the county superin
tendent had been circulated, and were
first made public in the columns of
the Daily, published at Bloomsburg,
and that subsequently a petition sign
ed by a number of the teachers of the
Bloomsburg schools, had been pre
sented to the Board, asking that by
reason of the reports circulated, and
no answer being made M the county
superintendent, that their presence be
not expected at the institute. The
Bloomsburg board had forwarded a
copy of the petition together with a
resolution to the county superinten
dent, but the matter not having been
settled, they now presented it to the
directors of the county, and wished to
be free from the responsibility, , and
hoped that the directors in session
would dispose of it to the entire satis
faction of all.
Immediately upon Mr. Townsend I
taking his seat, C. C. Evans, Esq., of ;
Berwick, arose and asked for the ,
names and number of teachers who
signed the petition and the number
of teachers employed by the B'ooms
burg School Board. Mr. Townsend
then arose and read a lengthy reply of
county superintendent Johnston that
had been received by the Bloomsburg
School Board. As soon as this was
completed Mr. Evans again arose and
after a short speech moved that the
matter be dismissed, which was
promptly seconded. J. C. Brown, of
Bloomsburg opposed the idea of
smothering it, and said that for the
good of county superintendent Johns
ton, he hoped that the directors would
not be hasty and would amend the
resolution by the appointment of a
committee of five to investigate the
matter. Mr. Evans again spoke
against the amendment, followed by
Dr. Kline, of Catawissa, who after
seconding the amendment, said that
he considered it for the good of Mr.
Johnston as well as the schools that
such a committee be appointed. Mr.
McCollum and Dr. Redeker of Espy,
and J. V. Kurtz of Berwick, all made
vigorous speeches against the appoint
ing of a committee. Some speaking
two and three times. Chairman Lit
tle said that as this body of directors
had elected Mr. Johnston they like
wise had a right to have this matter
cleared up. He was a friend of Mr.
Johnston, but he was also a friend of
the schools. A vote was then taken
upon the resolutions resulting in 32 to j
26 in favor of the amendment. There j
was a call for division, but since the 1
vote was taken by a standing vote the ,
division was already ascertained and 1
hence the chair decided the amend
ment carried. A motion wjis then
made that the committee consist of
one from each township, but as the
amend. neivt providud for,a-coinmittee
of five,-oe chair would not entertain
any other motion. It was then asked
whether some one who voted in ihe
atlirmativs would not move for recon
sideration, but no one seemed so in
clined. The chair then announced
that he would refer the matter to the
same committee he had appointed as
committee on resolutions. After some
sharp words by reason of referring it to
the same committee, the chair called
for the election of officers for the next
meeting which was as follows : Presi
dent F. W. Redeker, of Scott ; Vice
President, J. W. Evans, of Berwick ;
Secretary G. Y. Mourey, of Mon
tour. Meeting adjourned until 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting was again called to
order at 2 p. m.
The committee on resolutions made
the following report :
Heioleed, That our County Insti
tute should be held before the open
ing of the school term.
Resolved, That we disapprove of
the law enacted at the last session of
the Legislature allowing the children
of soldiers the privilege of attending
school outside of their own districts.
Jiesoleed, That we believe that the
rural districts should build school
houses with reference to the health
and comfort of the pupils and that the
State should make a special appro
priation for them, erecting new build
ings upon condition that they build
upon certain specified plans.
L. B. Klink,
J. R. Townsend,
A. B. McCrea, Committee
D. A. Shultz, I
W. T. Vance J
Resolutions adopted unanimously.
The question was asked when and
how the investigating committee should
report. The chair responded that it
was entirely in the hands of the com
mittee. Motion was made that the
report be made at the next annual
meeting. No one seconded the mo
tion. After oome discussion it was de
cided that the meeting adjourn to
meet Saturday, December 16, at 1
o'clock in the afternoon in the High
School Building, Bloomsburg. The
investigating committee will meet at
the Exchange Hotel, Saturday, Nov
ember 24th, at 1 o'clock in the after
noon. Mr. G. Y. Mourey, secretary
was instructed to notify the secretary
of each board of the adjourned meet
ing to be held on the 16th of December.
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