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Show EOISON AND THE BEAR. How tho Great Inwntor Iteeelred an Co-tupcetcd Co-tupcetcd Mult. Thomas A. Edboa'a father, on ono of his vlilts to Mcnlo park, bremght with him a turprlso to hh con, a tame boar that ho had captured with his own hands, nays tho Now York World. It was very lato when ho' arrived, nnd, finding that his son was on ono'of his usual midnight experimental "aprecs," ho determined not to bother him, nnd went to bed after first oare-fully oare-fully I .- e nt i col!- Tho oipcwmtuu on which tho "wizard "wiz-ard ' wan at work wcra the final ones in tho invention of tho phonograph. Mr. Edison was kneeling on tho floor Batoning to tho reproduction of an old song, and his assistants were bunched behind him, with cvory nerve strained to catch the far-off, curious Sourult. So intent were thoy that tho shambling of heavy footsteps up tho stairs and the opening of the laboratory door wore unnoticed, and It was only when a heavy "woof" drowned the Imitation song that tho little group beoamo aware that a stranger was among them. Tho next instant the laboratory shelves bore, instead of bottles, half a dozon of tha worst-soared scientists in history. Seeing tho lack of disposition to show him tho hospitalities of tho place, tbo bear started on a tour of Inspection In-spection of his own. Ilo used his paws as the fanner from "Waybaek" uses his umbrella in art galleries, and soon had the well-arranged workshop in compound disorder. The shelved scientists were wishing every mlnuU that bo would seize a high-voltage circuit cir-cuit which would give hlro a temporary tem-porary trance. But ho was too wise for that, nnd it began to look at if the greatest problem Edison would have to solvo that night was how to essape tho clutches of n bear. The benst wns having a veritable picnic in tlio electrical sanctum when Mr. Edison, Sr., stalked Into the room. Explanations were soon made, the bear was led downstairs and the electricians elec-tricians descended from their perches. |