THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. SIGNS OF THANKSGIVING. Tba mn tisar Thankselren' oomln''wlth th Joillnit kind o' muuid: Ton can hear thn turkey holler for a mil or two around; For h s news that he If la It, i( he hue bean in the past, An' think, that ever? minute 1 J"' sure to be his last; Too ean hear ThanVsvrlron comln' with a rush an' with a roar, AB'thaknlvfaan'torksa-liiinimlir as we pasa the plate for more! Oh, tt'a.l'llvvory minute, In the North an' In the smith. Porthr- turkv gobbler's In It, an' wo're watorhv at tlio mouthl Atlanta Constitution. A THANKSGIVING BEAR. OTHINQ at pres ent existing la the great central States of the West recalls the condi tions of a few years ago. Then the howling of the wolves was heard at night, the deer still roamed the for ests, the bear, panther and cata mountwere frequently encountered, and away from the growing towns tho people still led the primitive life of the settler. The Balrds were a happy and pros perous family, that lived near the Little Red, a swift stream that flowed through a region but little opened as yet to civilisation. The father was a type of the hardy men who opened up the Great West a skillful hunter, a woodsman and a farmer by turn, cul tivating the soil In the spring and summer, and hunting and trapping during the fall and winter. His two boys, Robert and Philip, had been brought up to be expert shots, so that the family table was always luxur iously Supplied with meat, generally game from the forest. Wild turkey, prairie chicken, pheasant, and venison were quite as common to this remote Western family as beef or pork are to the table of an Eastern farmer. "Well, boys, what shall we have for our Thanksgiving dinner this year?' asked Mr. Balrd, one day at supper, as the November days were drawing to a close. The two half-grown boys to whom the question was addressed, opened their eyes expectantly. They knew It did not mean wild turkey or prairie chicken or pheasant, for these were a dally dish, almost. It could hardly mean venison, for the neighbors were generous, and several deer had been recently shot by hunting parties. "What Is It, father?" finally asked Robert, the elder son. "What do you say to bear?" asked the father, smiling. "What!" shouted Phil; "Old Eph rmim? And can we go along?" The elder Balrd smiled. He had long thought of taking the boys on their first bear hunt, and "Old Eph ralm," a well-known black depreda tor of the bear species, had just re turned to his usual autumn haunts among the wooded hills some miles away, that formed the source of the Little Red. The boys were enthusias tic and excited over the proposed bear hunt Alas, for human expectations! Three days before the expected hunt, Mr. Balrd, while In the wood felling trees, severely cut his foot, and the long tramp up the Little Red after "Old Hphralm" became an Impossibility. The boys mourned as only boys can mourn over deprivation of such a glorious chance for sport. But Rob and Phil were adventurous young hunters. They had rivalled their father more than once In shoot ing at the mark, and plenty of small game had fallen before their rifles. The Boys Were Both Struggling In the Water, Why should they not have a hunt all by themselves? It was Phil who pro posed this plan to his older brother. After discussing the matter for a whole day, they decided to ask their father for permission to indulge In a "fire hunt" on the Little Red. The permission was given, as the father had confidence In his sturdy boys, and believed them to be equal to securing a deer, now that the bear hunt was Impossible. "But I hope we will meet Old Eph ralm," whispered Phil to Rob. The latter only smiled In a significant way. The idea had also entered his mind. It was a calm, moonlight night when the boys started to paddle up the Little Red. The torch had been placed in the stern of the canoe. Only two or three rapids were to be passed, and these the young hunters sur mounted by hard poling, and then they dragged the canon around the big fall. Now they had reached a point some four or flv miles from home, where the stream flowed smoothly for several hundred yards, and was shad owed on each niae by trees. Slowly itey proceeded, Rob Bitting in the bow - al ' I of the boat with the rifle while Phil handled the paddle. All at once the paddles In Phil's hands rested, as Rob bent forward with an eager movement. On the light, where the tall trees shut out the stars, gleamed a pair of fiery eyes, closo together and near the ground. "It Is not a deer," whispered Rob. "I hope it is Old Ephralm." "Don't miss hlml" responded Phil, In hushed tone?. Slowly and deliberately Rob raised the rllle and glanced along the barrel. The crack of the weapon awoke the. echoes along both shores. "You have missed him," shouted Phil, In an agony of disappointment, as silence succeeded the shot. But in an Instant there was splashing In the water, and Phil ex citedly urged the. canoe toward the spot. As they neared it, they were momentarily unable to detect any thing In the deep shadows. While they were discussing the matter, a huge form appeared In the circle ol light that surrounded the boat, and both could see the head and shoulders of a large bear making directly for the boat. "Back off!" shouted Rob. For a moment Phil's arms were paralyzed. Before he could recover, the great paws, looking doubly formid able In the unsteady light of the torch, were upon the guawale of the canos and a moment after the boys were both struggling In the water. All this happened In a second, as It seemed, and It was well that the boys were both good swimmers. At first, they struck away from the canoe, bul soon observing that it remained afloat near the rocky shore, with the torch burning, they halted In their flight. "Ha! ha! ha!" laughed Rob. "1 guess Old Ephralm scared us off." "But where Is the bear?" asked Thll, brenthlessly. "Safe In the woods by this time, probably," replied Rob. "I guess I missed him." The boys quickly swam to the canoe and clambered Into It. Everything was safe; even the rifles lay securely In the bottom, but were rendered use less by the water In the canoe. "Well," laughed Phil, "this canoe was never upset; we jumped out" "Oh. that was all right," responded Rob; "but " He had no time to complete his re mark, for in an instant the great paws were on the gunwale of the canoe again. The boys did not got into a panic this time, but Rob seized his rifle and brought the stock down Old Ephralm Vaa Vnceremonlomly Tumbled 'Out of the W.igun. with all his might upon the huge head. Old Ephralm merely blinked, and lunged forward with an effort that threatened to upset the canoe. "Here, Rob, my knife," exclaimed Phil, who handed forward the hunt ing knife he had brought with him. Rob seized It, and turned to survey the enemy. Instead of striking at the throat, which was exposed, he drove the keen blade into one of the feet near the root of the claws, and drew it toward him. The bear growled savagely, but , Rob boldly faced the beast, and severed the other foot also. The bear now dropped off, and the excited boys watched it slowly strug ble to the shore. Then they held a consultation. Rob's rifle was Injur- . ed, but Phil's was In good condition. ' The wet charge was drawn, and the rifle carefully reloaded, the powder in the horns being dry. The boys slowly rowed toward the shore, and, when they approached bo near that the torch clearly revealed things, they saw the huge bulk of Old Ephralm extended along the shore. i "We have got him!" yelled Rob. ! To make sure he sent a second bul let into his body, and, after a time, as he did not stir, they paddled ashore. Sure enough, the great beast was dead. The first shot had entered his breast near the heart, and his at tempts to enter the canoe had been in the nature of the dying effort for re venge that actuates savage beasts when fatally wounded. Excited and exultant at their tri umph, the boys paddled down stream till near the great falls, and then struck across through the woods till they came to the house of a neighbor. Here they stayed all night, and In the morning, having obtained a mule and wagon, they returned and secured the body of Old Ephralm after much toll, and returned home in triumph. "My! What will your father say!" was all that good Mrs. Balrd oould utter, as Old Ephralm was uncere moniously tumbled out of the wagon at the door. What the old hunter and farmer said was all In praise of his plucky boys. He was too old and wise a woodsman to condemn the courage and skill that had enabled them to provide alone the Thanksgiving din ner his accident had prevented his seeking in their company. A Thankful Ona. Ain't I Blad that this la my first ankaelvlnir!" i Thanksgiving! a,vv;m.vva.x DR. E. GREWER, The Philadelphia. Specialist, And his Bssorlntod stnlT of KnffllHh ntirtOprmnn Physicians, are now permanently located ul OLD POST-OFFICE BLDX, Scranton, Pa. ThfiHoctorls a graduate of tho t'nlversltj of I'etniH.vlviinin, formerly demonstrator of physiology and surgery at the iMeUlco-Chlrurg-lull ('IIil'c, of I'hlliiilelnliln. mn specialties are chronic Nervous, Kkln Heart, womb and lilood diseases. DISEASES OK TUB XKKVOUS SYSTEM. The symptoms of which are dizziness, lnck of conlidcnce, hcmiiU weakness In men nnd women. hull rlulmrln II .1 . ....... . i. 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