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Show ESKIMO FIGHTS BEAR l n Xx Vrv by Albeit Edward Ullman XL n POUR BARE-HANDE- D SHOT MISSES FIRE AND MAN SAVED BY COMRADE BATTLE. , AFTER IS PawHon, Alunka, The story of a ten rifle fight between an Eskimo and a polar bear Is brought from the arctlo slope by JuJlro Wada, the Japanese inusher, In die middle of December a native named Ntgakuae was In his snow-houswhen, on looking out through the peculiar little place of exit, be saw a polar bear. The man seized hla rllle and wbnt out to give battle to the great white animal. Thinking It best to let the bear get within close range and then to plug him, the o let the bear advance to within a few paces. Mgakiise raised his rllle, took steady aim, and fired. The next moment he was horrified to realize that the rifle had failed m maw . , e, v -t !: . j ?. , -- lly .u. (h2 HERB may be special months seasons Es-klm- i tZ ; or I x' ' ' ' j.,1 1 fa- vored by brides to be la different climes for the ringing ut wedding bells but any old time From good time. g if i 1 1 earth Is rpetually smiling with of the jes. Thluk be-- i jjseaus that are prepared, from the orl-:- i j silk veil of the to the white tulle the Occident; of the i that are being glv-o- f Hv the whole a 1 vAii .1' Y A rs i 1 i ( -- strange that are of the and feas tings! In It Is a wonderful :e; and a time when should be happy. In general, we V :AwKVw' y vk: f the odd, emouies ur &'. ; to America and Iceland to Patago-- a tB L r Ye 1 H-K&- J Vs f-- Ajf t 4ZW- -- z R Grecian Pfl$flNrBWF aVT i) suppose that all Jes are happy, but Is the land of the joss little o Used the Knlf .M .r30 - forward to the Ten's with anything like k of her aerlcan sister. It Is time of wailing and renting with her. She looked upon from her Spina ftmurW birth if. Jery Indeed, borsaa te la not smothered as .TiJ I babe as something A esplcable. girl baby ads no favor In the ies of the gods of the lower; all kingdom; mor goes to the male :ild over there. Hence jm ten the 7 girl baby I on ap there Is small ronder that she Is d of lightly to some iU who, instead of oking upon her aa a ife, vlewa her aa a aer-u- t, and a profltable too, inasmuch as doesnt have to pay for anything her enthusiasm ' di Ark a 1 cf?e or a mouse trap and left that way dubtlesa to all scheming widows b8 tttIU trl lthall ady "t00k,, and U "0t t0 la on the womana be seen by a reference to the rtwl)b' 11 8 a wnsnlBcent. affair, but It while - douh c.unil)ei 80me nni unwieldy and, V,B cnsldered quite a luxury, the c the bride has to wear U night m j of a week would make it a decided- Qrway the crown 'ft A v him ferociously. The wily Eskimo did not sumblt supinely, but writhed and ducked and used the knife which he had drawn to good advantage. The bear seized his arm, but tha Eskimo succeeded In pulling It out of the animals jaws badly mutilated. The native then dodged and stepped away from the bear. Another native, attracted by the noise of battle, emerged from the snowhouse and shot the animal. Nlgakuse was repaired with the crude process of surgery available and lived to sink his teeth In the forearm of the bear and to devour his heart, his brains, and underloin, and to sleep in peace on the hide oj the brute which had dared to walk and to fight like a man. 'v V: o - ; .V v - v t . . C : CHOKES MAD DOQ IN CHURCH. 1 mmwmooN in mNCHUGROO1 anc his i2 to wait a long time before purchasing a bride, because the C0Bt la too great. What Widows, however, are cheap! does the wily father of the rapidly aging daughter do, In order to make her read-ily marriageable? ' He marries her to a bouquet of flowers and then throws the flowers In a well! This makes her technically a widow and aa such, very cheap, on the market After that, the process of wedlock Is easy. A wife is a decidedly handy thing to have around the premises. She can work equally as well aa the man and. In time of debt, she Is accepted by the creditor as so much cash. We are apt to gather from the Rubayat of Omar Khayyam and from other Persian poets that the Persian la a very poetical man, yet bere Is the burden of one of his wedding songs: "Ah, Lalla, Lalla, you have made roast meat of my heart! But to tell all the customs of all the tribes of the universe In regard to weddings, betrothals, and married life would fill a big book; Indeed, It has been written about extensively enough to fill two volumes. The thing that U of most Interest to American women, naturally enough, Is the American How proposal and the American marriage. many of our love songs have been written around this enduring topic? How many of the very greatest love poems have breathed this sentiment? Under a moonlit sky, by the ocean side, on the western plains, on the European-bounsteamers, in the silence of the parlor with the gas turned low (as In our picture) every conceivable place has marked the setting of a love affair and a proposal. "Faint heart neer won fair lady; and the brave-hearte- d have not balked to propose even in a motor car going at the rate of 60 miles an hour! Such la America. Then, after the proposal, cornea the solemnization of the new life before the two young people the wedding ceremony Itself. More and more in the United States Is this function becoming a "home affair, as Is 'shown In the picture. Then folthe wedding lows the period of congratulation supper or breakfast, with smiling friends and happy face around the festive board. And last of all, the sweet, silent moment when the bride and groom are clasped In each other' amis, the moment of highest consummation. Alone at Inst! The Dauphlne maiden Is past mistress In the art of encouraging or discouraging a lovers attentions besides saying in so many words that he la welcome or had better be gone. When a swain's visits are pleasing to her, she makes his soup thick with grated cheese; If the contrary, he will find a handful of oats In bis pocket. Should be persist she will turn 5 t: - unpopular custom In this country. Th methods of the suitor are unique, aa la the case in almost every foreign country. If a man and a maid happen to eat off of the same piece of bread It is taken for granted that they are sure to fall In love, then, after the marriage, the bride runs away the next day and bides. She is sought out by the whole village and, when found, Is brought back, set up hi her new home, and made to dispense liquor to the villagers. A week is generally given over to the bridal festivities. la always a prominent inThe "match-make- r stitution among foreign' brides and bridegrooms; he (or she, as the case may be) la a a middleman, who sorts sort of out a likely husband for an anxious wife, and vice versa. Generally It la the other way; generally the wife has to be sought, and sought with care. The matter of the dowry has has to be arranged, and the match-make- r to be paid by the, wife's parents. In the United States we frequently hear, among the Ghetto tribes, of the "shaetchen," which is the "match-maker.- " same thing as the old world India, practically all Persia, Greece, Palestine, the eastern countries have this sort of traffic; make a very and these wily good living, Indeed. practically arIn Greece the "match-makerthe lower among the all marriage range used, blossoms are too, orange rlasses. There, one of the few countries besides our own In which this flower has some especial significance. There also the best man has a rathere delicate Job which probably would not be popu-Thgroom presents bis lar In this country, of bride with a pair of shoes and It la part to ceremony, the during man's duties, tlm best ly bride-merchan- t, s torrounH.,i s' r i i !. t Id ( - 11 h . v ( And this is hown In the mar-;a- e service; for at the of the rites Is received by the itiesT ere groom as . he upon a high stool, Heating bln superior-- . d Co. nd is made to prostrate herself at his rtsii' The women of the east. It must be Wr. are far more and dependent abject Sps the women of the west. tsl in Japan, the dear little Island of cherry wms, the woman Is treated with respect; smutb as this modern country Is rapidly ugon the customs and manners of Europe, ir treatment of the fair sex la considerably wrer," and this la shown In many ways. The girl is given the jopiairtunlty of refus- j: wrsultorlf she doesn't want him, a privl- that Is frequently denied the Chinese In Nippon the wooer comes and places sPrig of shrubbery on the house of the maid would like to marry; If this Bhrub la neg-It shows him that he is rejected. If " taken Into the house and placed upon 11. It means the young lady has no ob '0M" Then Bhe, to show him that she re-- 1 his affectionate regard, blackens her After they are married she plucks out 25'ebrows, and then the husband and wife Mowed to talk together; for, you must tfl ?' young men are not often allowed to 4 to the girls over In the mikados realm. Kores close at hand, men of all ages take ? benedict's life. It frequently happens j loung boyg, scarce 12 years old, are mar-- ( to girls of the same age. The price of a J? f bullock, and, needless to say, s good of Ik " more rear(le over there as a thlflg valuo than a mere woman. The 'graph shows a bridegroom on his way 7 Adding; it is taken at Seoul, in the r part of the Island, where the sun la d a servant is seen protecting the speed-- ; rorn from the rays of the Bun with a A curious custom In connec-ort'a- n weddings Is that concerning room s mlr- - Hf fore his marriage It i ltf. i 0I1K had hi aided down hla tack; but t 7 11 colled on top of his head, much ...American woman colls up her hair, and ? AVillS) inclusion i. ' i dls-ose- Of its service, and that with the clogged barrel be was at the mercy of the monster. With angry snarl the beast fell on the fleeing man and hugged Chinese maid about to be mar doesn't seem to Is In a splendan woman has arrayed herBelf did costume and Is standing In mock simplicity while a part of the' (the usual Grecian custom) Is this ceremony is being performed. It affectation of hers which has given "as affected as a rise to the Greek saying, bride." young of getting In India there is a curious way in that said be it may it women." rid of the bachelor U apt a young There brutal phrase. d to Good Advantage, the blackened ends of the firebrands towards him, a sign there is no mistaking. The peasant girl admits a favored lover to a parlement which corresponds to a consent to "keep company," as we say in this country. The swain Ib now allowed to danc6 with and call upon her, and to make himself useful In a thousand litlle ways. Should no better suitor come forward, the two will probably become man and wife. But with the better classes In France there Is little opportunity for courtship. In Paris young unmarried girls go out occasionally Into society; in the provinces this Is not allowed. When a young man resolves on matrimony, and hears of a young lady whose family and circumstances are in every way suitable, he makes Informal inquiries, through a priest or some lady of her circle, about the girl's domestic qualities and amount of dowry. This last particular Is of the highest Importance. It la rare for a dowerless girl to marry in France, though the portions which wives, even of the comfortable middle-class- , bring their liushands only consist of a sum of three or four flgutes. On receiving satisfactory Information the suitor who wishes to do the thing In a decorous manner commits the affair to some elderly woman, perhaps his mother or aunt. This good lady hastens to acquaint the girls family with the offer, aud In her turn Informs them of the suitor's unimpeachable character and good circumstances. Marriage is more difficult of accomplishment In England front the fact that there Is so much red tape attached to it. Most of our customs have come from England, tbougi born of earlier times. The best man dates back to the days of marriage by capture, as he helped the bridegroom to catch hlB bride. Nor is tbls the only relic of the most ancient of human Institutions; for what was the oon? It was not merely a pleasure trip as cow, but a rapid and hurried flight of bride and bridegroom, rendered necessary by the anger of an outraged father. Presents to the bridesmaids ' form another Interesting link with primeval days. They were originally a form of toll which the couple were glad to pay In order to be alone. By the act of uniformity only one method of mar rlage can he used, but the state allows certain Indulgences to the wealthy, who may be married privately by a special license; or by license, given upon the oath of the man that be knows no legal obstruction to his union; or by the publication of bunns used among the poorer classes. As In other countries, so In England, there Is much joyous feasting on the occasion of a wedding. This Is clearly shown by the very word "bridal," which Is simply another form of "bride-ale,- " or bride-feastOriginally It meant only the carousal, or drinking In honor of the bride. honey-m- Nervy Sexton Prevents Panic Among Hundreds of Worshipers. Wilmington, Dtd. The several hundred persons who filled St. Paul's Catholic church at the six o'clock mass did not know that a dog supposed to be mad was running at large through the edifice, and it was due to the bravery of Sexton Bartlett Crogan that a panic was avoided. ' He caught the dog, choked It and threw It from a window. The dog was noticed when It began to make a peculiar noise as Rev. Edward Higgins ascended the altar to celebrate mass. No one paid any attention to the animal, as it was In the rear of the church, but when It began to run up and down the aisles, frothing at the mouth, snapping at the benches and continuing its strange sounds the worshipers were much frightened. Crogan started after the animal and chased It through the gallery ant? organ loft, finally capturing it In the vestlbule. The dog tried to bite him, but he had It by the throat with both hands and did not release It until life was almost extinct He then threw the dog, which was a big shepherd, through a window, and the fall broke Its neck. It Is believed to have been suffering with the rabies. Sleepy Man Drops Off Tnln. ' Trenton, N. J. George Parlow, proprietor of a hotel In this city, was returning home on the Pennsylvania railroad the other night and fell asleep soon after the train left Broad street station. The grinding of the brakes as the train drew Into the Torresd.ile station partly aroused him, and, thinking he had reached he Trenton, walked to the platform of the car and stepped off. lie landed heavily on the stone ballasting and the train sped on. A few minutes later men at the station heard Bui low's cites for help and went to his assistance and carried him to the station. It wan found that his Injuries were quite painful, but not seiious. Side Stepping as an Art. What did the eminent virtuoso say when he was asked to play?" "Suld he hadnt brought his music along." "Did you provide him with music?" "Yes; and then he said he could't play, after all." What was his excuse?" "Said lie hadn't bi ought his piano along. |