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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09
DROWNING "A BUFFALO.
A Texan Cowboys Most brilliant mnd
Dimcult Feat of RopinH
a wild bull.

A group of cattlemen at the live
stock convention at FL Reno were talk
ing about the skill OF the Oklahoma
cowboys in throwing the lariat. when.
r. E. Word, ST., whose home is at Hig-
gins, Tex, but whose cattle are mostly
in Oklahoma, according to an Okla4
homa correspondence of the Kansas
City Star, said: Il had an experience
roping when was a young man which
put me through lively gait. As =
Texan who had followed the range sn
his life, l felt that there was not a
bronco on top of the ground that could
throw me, and nothing ON four legs
that l couldn't rope and tie. In the
summer of 1871 was on the Little Ar
kansas river, about five miles south OF
Wichita, Kan. had splendid horse.
trained for the range and almost as
intelligent as a man. One afternoon
came suddenly upon five big buffalo
bulls that had wandered away from
the main herd. pulled my pistol,
killed one of them, and not having time
to reload decided to rope one. Shortly
afterward l found myself with q big
job on my hands.
"At the first throw my rope dropped
around the old bulls horns. Now,
when a buffalo makes up. his mind TO
go anywhere in rush he travels in .
straight line. You may be able to turn
him a little, but in the main he will
keep his course. That was what this
bull did. He headed toward the Little
Arkansas, with the evident intention
of crossing it. My horse, always fear
less when handling cattle, was timid
when in close quarters with a buffalo,
and was unable to check the bull, VINO
soon had me going south at lively
clip. / was becoming Of the opinion
that the only way out OF my trouble
was to cut my rope and let the bull
carry it off.
1.-THE Little Arkansas is narrow IN
places, while at no great distance away
will be found pools four and five feet
deep and from 25 to 40 feet wide. Inc
bull rushed headlong into one OF these
pools. The opposite bank was perpen-
dicular and about foot and half
above the water. Taking in the situa-
ton quickly, saw that could run out
my rope far enough to enable my horse
to cross at narrow, shallow place. He
Jumped across in fact ahead Of the bull,
which had to wade. My horse had 70
keep going, and jerked the rope taut
lust as the bull started to climb the
bank. The jerk pulled the bulls moss
into the water and his shaggy head
against the perpendicular bank. He
made great uproar, but my horse held
him there as in wise. Strange as i
may seem, succeeded in keeping that
bulls nose under water until he
drowned. 1 always regarded this as my
most brilliant feat in roping."
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09
A NATIVE OF ALASKA.

Her guardians, the missionaries, were
prepared to see the cub give her bad
scratch, but it was soon evident that
she was quite equal to caring for her
self.
Each evening little Olga saved her
dessert of fruit and cake, and fed it to
the cub. Although Juneau ate the
peace offering greedily, she still threat
ened her admirer with her claws. But
Olga had plan.
One day she cut an apple into tiny
bits, and deliberately seated herself on
the deck within the circle allowed to
the cub. The very presumption OF
the act caused Miss Bruin to stand and
stare while Olga took the bits Of apple
and dropped them in q line, starting
as near the cub as she could reach
and leading to her feet. Then she
continued the apple line to her knee,
and spreading out her skirt, dotted
II here and there with the pieces. Sew
eral eood-sized slices were saved for
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09
her arms and shoulder, and last, to
top off, she placed the core on top of her

her arms and shoulder, and last, to
top off, she placed the core on top of her
head.
All this was done slowly and delib-
erately, and when it was finished Olga
sat as still as statue. Blinking and
shifting, the willy Juneau stole softly
toward the apple line. The apple was
juicy, and the bear put aside all fear
and malice, and nibbled contentedly
up to the two blunt little feet which
were set up so sturdily before her.
There the cub paused to study the
silent figure, but finding that it did
not move or offer to be friendly, she
continued her feast.
Slowly and carefully she searched
over the dress, not missing morsel,
and finally shifted at the little girls
shoulder. Stepping gingerly into the
soft lap, Juneau rose on her hind feet,
rested her forepaws on Olga's chest,
and hastily gulped down the remain
ing bits of apple until none was left
but the tempting core on the child's
head
Then the bear, clinging with her
sharp claws to the cloth jacket, climbed
upon Olga's shoulder, clasped her
round the neck for a balance, and nib
bled the core.
l wondered if any of the grown-up
white people on that ship could have
sat so still. Our little passengers
courage never failed her. There was
not the culver of an eyelash to show
that she was alive, and the wary cub
with grunt of satisfaction, went back
to her box to sleep. Not until then did
the child move from her cramped posi-
ton. Jumping up, she ran away full
of glee to tell her friends.
Next day there was large audience
which stood at a respectful distance
to watch the novel performance. The
experiment of the day before was re-
peated with even greater success, for
Juneau ended it that time by cuddling
down in the soft, warm lap and going
to sleep.
OF course these two little natives OF
Alaska became great friends, and when
we locked at San Francisco the captain
unclaimed the pretty cub, and put hel
into the arms of the only person who
had had wit enough to tame her,
Stella Walthall Belcher, in Youths
COMPANION.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09
Thi. LittIe PIG Came Homo.

A New Jersey farmer tells this re-
markable story to the Evangelist, and
vouches for it's truth: 81 had more
pigs than l wanted to keep, SO l sold
one to q man living in the neighbor-
ing village. The little pig had been
living in the pen with his brothers and
sisters, and had never been outside of
it until the man who bought him put
him in a basket, tied down the cover,
and put it in his wagon to carry to
the new home. Late in the afternoon
the farmer who sold it saw something
coming across the swampy meadow be-
low his home. He watched it strug-
Cling through the wet places, climbing
the knobs, until he could see that it
was his little pig, all covered with mud
and very tired. He went straight to-
ward the barn, against which was the
only home he recognized. The money
was returned to the man who had
bought it, and the little pig stayed at
home"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09
Funeral Of a Pet Canary.

The pet canary of a New York family
succumbed to an attack of grip the
other day. The five small Smiths-and
even the neighbor children-mourned
uproariously. The funeral services
were thus described in letter by Will
fred, aged ten: "We buried Chirp I'M
der the dead tree in the yard. dug the
grave and Sylvia gave the coffin. Mont
morency and me sang a hymn. We
pretended it was a hymn, but it
was a song Mrs. Wilson suggested
about sparrows falling and God watch
ing over; maybe you have heard it.
Montmorency knew it before. Then I
preached a sermon over the tomb.
Rose danced a skirt dance and we all
vent"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09
Sale of Timber Land.

George 7. Houston & Co., of Chicago,
have completed the purchase from the
Illinois Central and Yazoo & Missis-
sippi Valley Railroad Companies OF
1856, $50 acres of hardwood timber lands
in the counties of Sharkey and Wash
ington, this State. The tract is the
largest virgin forest still standing in
the South. 1t is located in the famous
Yazoo delta and contains chiefly white
oak. The price paid was more than
one million dollars. This is the most
important land sale that has been made
in Mississippi for years.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09
TANNING A BEAR CUB.
How an Alaska Indian Girl Accom-
pIished a Feat which Her Ed
ers wouldn't Undertake.

On the return trip of the steamer
Pomona from the Alaska gold fields
a brief stop was made at Juneau, where
polar bear cub was presented to the
captain of the ship. He at once named
it after the village whence it had come,
and chained it on the after deck for
the amusement of the passengers.
Every one took great interest in the
roly-poly stranger. as sundry scratched
hands and legs soon bore testimony;
but Juneau refused to be cultivated
by the human family. She was vi
cious little savage, snarling and snap
ping at every offer of peace and good
will, until finally the passengers were
glad to give her wide berth.
We had a bright little Indian girl
on board, however, who persisted in
thrusting her friendship on Juneau.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09

A call has been made to the Sunday
school workers throughout the State to
meet in jackson, June 20, 81 and 30
Upon the programme are such Sunday
school people as Gov. Longino, Prof.
Hamill, A. D. Mason, Hon. A. H. George,
R. V. Pollard, L. P. Brown, s. N. Shell
ton, Prof. Dobyns, G. w. Willis, Mrs.
H. NJ. Hamill, Judge Carthell and 9TH
ers. All Sunday-schools are invited to
send delegates, and pastors and super
intendents are urged to be present. The
railroads will give rate of one apd a
third for round trip, certificate plan.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09

The Mississippi Baptist State Conven'
ton will hold it's next annual session in
Jackson July to Q. The attendance
promises to be unusually large, but the
hospitable people of the capital city
will take good care of all who come.
On occasions of this kind the several
denominations in Jackson dwell to-
gether in unity"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09

The Mississippi Daughters of the Con
federacy have raised $1,000, conditioned
upon their getting the legislative ap
preparation of $1,000, for the erection Of
a Confederate annex to the Vicksburg
hospital. 1t will be built during this
summer
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09

The Southern Presbyterian General
Assembly having decided to raise mil
lion dollar century fund for educational
purposes, from thirteen synods, MIR. G
H. Alexander of jackson and DIR. McF
Alexander of New Orleans have been
appointed to represent the synod OF
Mississippi on the committee.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09
D,ANS.NA@A0A3A
Ifederato Reunion Notes.

Reunion Notes.
his writer's very great pleas
fticipate in the tenth annual
a the United Confederate Vet
louisville. 1t was perhaps the
md the best reunion that has
place. Conservative estimates
|hilroads and city press place
humber of veterans and visit
city last week at 10000. Mis-
vas very much in evidence.
headquarters were thronged.
81 600 Mississippi Confederates
'stered, in alphabetical order.
neral W. d. Cameron, COM
the Mississippi Division, Brig
leral Sam Pryor, commanding
Brigade, and Brigadier-General
lite, commanding the second
with their stats, sponsors and
honor, and the more than 900
Formed a conspicuous feature
pnion. This writer, and sew
i Mississippians, were honored
fal Stephen d. Lee, command
|rmy of Tennessee department,
lions on his staff.
kercises were held in reunion
immense building, specially
Jed for the occasion. The con-
was called to order at noon
by. Chaplain-in-chief Rev. J..
Jones, offered prayer, after
|nited in singing the long-meter
/. Addresses of welcome fol-
\ Mayor Chas. P. Weaver; Col.
/. Bullitt for board of trade;
rter Helm Jones for the COM
club; Hon. Attilla Cox for
|ommittee; Chief Justice James
rigg for the Kentucky Divisions;
tion of the building TO the
ding general by Col. Bennett
pg, chairman of the reunion
pc; response to all these ad-
by Gen. John B. Gordon. The
ate glee club sang my Old
v Home" and "Auld Lang
All this occupied until 2 o'clock,
". DR.. B. NJ. Palmer was intro
the orator of the day. If this
lad the arranging of the pro-
!. Palmer would have been the
speak. Just before he arose
s left the hall, and thousands
ave retired had it been any
IN than DIR. Palmer. When he
reduced he received an enthu-
nd affectionate ovation, for the
audience rose to salute. He
Or more than an hour, and his
as as strong and clear at the
On as when he begun. Here
a few sentences from that
IS defense of those who wore
thirty-five years since the Con-
war closed, and about thirty
RS since it was begun, and it is
es asked why we should stir
s of that ancient feud-why we
not bury the past in it's own
To this question, comrades,
n the answer with a voice loud
| thunders-because it is his
it is our history, and the
IT our dead heroes, who shall
their fame. As long as
e men who wear the gray they
her the charred embers of their
'-fres and in the blaze of these
} tell the story of the martyrs
! in defense of country and Of
'w-citizens, the application Of
curse is left to silence and te
at which hath been is now; and
hich is to be hath already
Invective and reproach will CON
q the sacred name of history,
d upon those who deserved only
lause. The faithful witnesses
ruth will go in cloud and sorrow
, will do it in the certain faith
surrection. As for their owr
hey can afford to wait. Etern'
ng and tits their lifetime. UP0F
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09

The Brandon News notes that Prof
Eager, of Mississippi College, is prepar
ing a volume on Southern literature, in
which he will tell something of South
erp writers and their work. He is well
qualified for the undertaking.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09

The Mississippi National Guard will
hold its annual encampment ut Green
Vile August 9 to IS, at Camp LopRino,
General Henry looks for . very large
Attendance.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09

Moscow has the largest hospital in
Europe. with 1000 beds. There are sc
physicians and 200 nurses, and about
$4,000 patients are taken care Of every
wear.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09

Rev. DIR. C. E. Cunningham. of Yazoo
City, was elected by the Presbyterian
General Assembly at Atlanta as one OF
its temporary clerks. Rev. DIR. w. A.
Alexander, former pastor of the same
church, is the stated clerk of the assem-
bly,.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-09

The contract for the new additions
to the State Insane Hospital, at jack
son, for colored patients, was awarded
to H. NJ. Taylor for $29,S7O, plumbing
not included, which will be about $4,000
more. The two new buildings will be
four stories each and will accommodate
40 patients.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-07
At l6 a girl declares she will marry
only for love, and at 26 she proceeds to
fail in love with rich man.
You have heard Of swanson's

You have heard Of Swanson's 8
DROPS Rheumatic Cure, still you are
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Fer further particulars write Swanson
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Chicago.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-07

sergt Wilson, of the Howitzer Bat
terry, writes from Modder river to his
parents at Northampton: I'VE battle
now every day and wash our OWL
clothes. Like the poor ledger Dickens
wrote about, We go half naked while
we swiil our shirts. This would be 3
paradise for Washerwomen with the
sun shining and wind blowing nearly
every day. Our things are dry to put
on a few Cs3nutes after they are
washed. That is the one remarkable
thing about the climate. You may gel
soaked to the skin and go to sleep
in the open air all night, but in the
morning you wake up as fresh as q
daisy
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-07
Automobiles Used for rowing

The haulage of boats by automobiles
along the canal between Brussels and
Charleroi has demonstrated, after a
long trial, that the new method Of tow
ing Is three times quicker than horse
traction. The automobile derives its
energy from railway composed of six
lines, thres of high tension $4,000
volts), and three of low tension, on
which the trolleys run. The electricity
is furnished by three dynamos, each Of
120 horse power.-Philadelphi Record.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-07
Velocity of Sound.

A full human voice, speaking in the
open air, when it is calm, can be heard
at distance of ago feet; powerful
human voice, speaking in an observ-
able breeze with the wind, is audible
at distance of Is, $40 feet; the report
of musket, $1,000 feet; a strong brass
band, 1880 feet; drum 10,560 feet;
very heavy canonading ninety miles.
Conversation has been maintained
over water distance of $685. feet in
the arctic regions. The velocity CT
sound in gases increases with the tenn
perature; in air this increase is about
two feet per second for each degree
centigrade. The velocity Of sound IL
fresh water at temperature Of fifteen
degrees, centigrade, is AHA feet pei
second, as determined by experiments
made in the Lake of Geneva in 1872?
In air it moves at the rate of about
1,C90 feet per second.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-07
Some Curious Facts.

It is a curious fact, brought out n
Prof McKim's new book on heredity,
that 268 people to the thousand are
morbidly afraid of cows. There was
an English dog fancier who had a set
ter. which set" a passing ship. In
vestigation showed that the captain OF
the merchantmen had shot a brace OF
ducks as he sailed into the harbor.
The setter smelled those ducks across
a mile Of water and through wall Of
oak. But we can beat that record.
We can produce an example of smell
ing "errancy" across 700 miles of land
where there is none McKim says there
are 203 people to the thousand who
are morbidly afraid Of ghosts. We
will drop line to the professor, and
tell him in his next edition to make it
204.-The Interior.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-07
Il the Potato overdoner

One eminent authority on cooking,
who has issued several books upon
the subject. calls for a crusade against
the potato. It is, she holds, an over
estimated vegetable. Certainly there
is something odd in the place It has
taken In the domestic economy. There
are other vegetables quite as cheap
and quite as palatable, that might at
least occasionally be offered in its
place. But still the potato triumphs.
It has become sort Of superstition.
How many times have children who
did not like potatoes been made to
eat them? And they are not par
ticular1y valuable article Of food
either
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-07

No man is better known in the State
of Nebraska than Mr.. Carl 7. Roberts,
contractor and mason. A typical
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business sagacity. He is not only a
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In q recent letter to DR.. Hartman ne
writes, among other things, as follows:
Our boy James had the membran-
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was subject to repeated attacks Of lung
fever. Our boy Charlie was also sub
iect to attacks of pneumonia and pleu-
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together for my whole family we have
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have thus saved $500 in doctors bills.
7 am a contractor and mason by trade,
and am known all over Nebraska. 1
have had a stomach trouble which has
been greatly relieved by your remedy,
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-07

writes: ''It is with pleasure that re.
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It is a fact OF ever-increasing aston
ishment that so many otherwise sem
sible and proyident people will, for the
neglect of so simple precaution as to
have bottle Of Peruna at hand, bring
upon themselves the needless suffering
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day.
AS soon as the value OF Peruna is
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A complete work on chronic catarrh,
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runa Medicine Company, Columbus.
Ohio.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-07
Good Gunnery.

Some extraordinary shooting by the
British gunners is recorded. The con-
ditions of firing were that each guns
crew should score what it could in
three minutes, beginning at 2,2OO
yards, diminishing to 1000 yards and
then increasing to 1900 yards again
It is asserted that the Blake fired 14S
shots from ten guns, hitting the tar
get no times. The best crew fired
eighteen shots and made fifteen hits.
The Royal Arthur's best gun crew hit
the target fourteen times out OF eight
cen shots.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-07

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