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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-23

within easy rif1e-shot of herd, and then.
from behind some ridge or other natural
..bind," shooting down as many OF the I'M
suspecting animals as possible In drop
ping his victims one by one, the gunner
took great care not to alarm the rest of the
bunch. If any particular animal appeared
to be a leader that one was shot down first
of all The rest would stare at their fallen
companion, and presently, perhaps, one OF
them would grow rather uneasy and start
to lead the others away.
characteristics Of the Animals.
The still-hunter would now drop this one
promptly, and those remaining. deprived Of
a leader for the moment, would stop and
stare in wonder at the latest victim The
plan was not to FIRE too rapidly, but to kill
at once any animal which showed DISPOSE
ton either to lead the rest away or to SO
alarm them that they would gallop OF out
Of range, One shot minute was con-
sidered a moderate speed, though II things
were happening quickly. any sort OF
mArksman could send bullets home at the
rate of two minute. Comparatively liLtie
skin was required. since the rifles were very
accurate and were fired from rest, at
huge mark usually stationary or nearly 50.
With such conditions, and with game UNI
suspicious almost to the point of stupidity.
there Is little wonder that the slaughter was
tremendous. With reasonable luck man
could kill from fifty to a hundred bu1aio
In an hour or two, and Col. Dodge once
counted 112 carcassee OF bunalo inside OF
a semicircIe of 200 yards radius all OF
which were killed by one man from the
game spot and in less than thres-Quarters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-23

Of an hour. More than one ex-stfii -hunter
yet living boasts of having slaughtered ten
Thousand buffaloes with his own hand Is
there any wonder that with armies of gum
ners In the field, the great herds went
down like grass before the scythe?
Destroying the Herds.
At first the wastefulness of the hunters
was appalling. Everyone wanted to slaugh-
ter buffaloes, but few wished to do the
drudgery incidental to skinning and curing.
Even the few who did undertake this part
of the work knew little of the proper meth
DDS to employ. Consequently every hide sent
to the market in 1871 represented four or
Ave dead bufraloes. During the next year
the condition of affairs was somewhat bet
ter. 80 that each hide which found mar
ket In 1872 represented perhaps three or
four dead buffaloes In 1873 probably not
more than half the buffaloes killed were en-
tirely wasted, but as this hars represented
more than three hundred and nifty thou
sand animals. the improvement was little TO
boast Of.
In 1874 the hunters for the first time be-
gan to realize that there was limit to even
the great southern buffalo herd. and taking
alarm at the constantly increasing scarcity
of victims gave a great deal more atten-
ton to utilizing those they were able 10 get.
BY this time the skinners had had naore
practice and having fewer animals to leSk
after were able to do their work far better.
and the buffaloes killed and wasted repre-
scented only about one-fifth Of the number
slain. But even much greater economy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-23

which she had undertaken, however heed
iessly In the beginning.
So she sat with clenched hands. hearing
the clock tick away her inch of freedom
The ticking was 70 loud that 1t masked the
sound Of approaching footsteps until they
halted outside the door. Suddenly the door
was flung open and two men came through
it-Marchand, who gathered her close to
him, and Burton. who stood q little way
back, and turned away his eyes.
Marchand were beyeId words You are to
take him-the answer to prayer. little girl. .
he said. ''Of course. followed you. and
overheard-thank God. / did. 1t was q
tough fight. but somehow l saved myself
from--from my own selfish desire" Then
lightly, $50 toddle in and get married. my
children. You have my blessing
And you have ours always and al
ways" Elsa and Marchand said, both in the
same breath.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-06-28
HINTS FOR YOUNG cARDEsERs


For the purpose OF assisting amateur
gardeners. and especially boys and
girls who, at this season begin 10 feel
an interest In plants and flowers, the
trustees Of the Boston Public Library
have printed little book for free dis
tribution. Ii Is called % A Brief List
OF Books About Gardening" Its con-
tents are classified under the heads OF
The Making and Care OF q Garden"
magazines uhatare to beseenin the Ii
brary which aredeyoted especially TO
gardens: collection OF books containing
descriptions by famous writer's such
as Homer's Greek Garden" from
THE Odyssey" Pliny's "Tusculan
Garden" Sir Francis Bacoa's Eng
lIsh and French Gardens" Haw-
thorne's american Gardens. and
Thoreau's walden" There Is also
list OF books which give information
about school gardens. outdoor art,
agriculture for beginner, mature
study and publications Of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Most OF the publications Of the depart
ment can be had free upon application
20 Secretary Wilson al Washington.
and several OF the school garden series
are very Interesting and attractive
little documents.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-06-28
Washington No Place To Die.

While In Washington on her last
visit Sarah Bernhardt commented up
on the tendency TO run the nations
capital IN the puritan blue law fash
ion that has gone out Of style nearly
everywhere else. She said that In
many respects Washington Is more
beautiful than Paris. But" said
Sarah. why do you make OF your
beautiful capital country yiliageE
You have no amusements here-Do
gardens, no places where the working
men can 90 on Sunday or in the
evenings. At midnight everything Ii
closed. II is then tina. Paris wakes
l would rather not die in Washington
1t is not place for even so hilarious
an event"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-06-28
ORDERED BY GOVERNMENT.

Little Italy has two mysteries
cleared 40. and breathes more freely.
One In why Angelina Pascalini worked
90 hard and spent SO little. and the
other Is why Angelina Pascanni al
ways insisted ON seeing the papers
that are printed In English. which lam
suage everybody knew Angelina could
not read Angelina 10 now married.
ana the Two mysteries deal with this
marriage.
In order that II may be known who
Angelina IL. let IL be stated that he
hailed from Genoa. in Big ltaly-from
Genoa where the sun shines brightly
and the sky is tinted blue and red:
where men work slowly and live easily.
the money is very scarce. In the
course OF the eighteen years which had
rolled over AnEellno's head before a
far.seeing padrone packed him into
the steerage OF a very uncertain ship
and sent him sailing over the hilly
water 10 America, Il may be doubted
II Angelina had seen altogether OF his
own an much money as the equivalent
OF iye dollars. Nevertheless. he had
been happy Ia Genoa until he met
Nina-Nina. whose mother came from
spain.
After he met Nina. by his own ac-
count. Angelina was no longer happy.
He realized then how very poor he
Was. and how far away was marriage
with Nina. He worked as hard as he
could. and ate even more sparingiy
than was the wont Of his countrymen
o. the black bread and garlic. and
drank less OF the bitter red wine.
Nevertheless. his hoard increased
but slowly. and Angelina grew desper-
ate. He sought Nina. and told Ter Of
the padrone. He would go 10 America.
she looked al him wonderingly with
her big black eyes. and promised %
walt
Angelina. having made his adieus
aud stuck one last candle under the
portrait Of his patron sain., went
away 20 America
His welcome In this country dis
pleased AnEellEl He liked Ice and
Snow little. but the 1eers u the people
be liked even less. True. the land
Was discovered BY one OF his country
men. named Columbus. four hundred
years before. But Angelina did not
know this. and II would not have made
much difference II he had. Those Who
had profited b. Columbus discovery
dizliksd Coiunbus countrymen. and
Angelina Vas made 20 suffer their dis
like.
However. he work on railroads.
and In other way 4. uutil his debt 20
The nadrone Was paid. and then be
began 20 work for himself Despite his
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-06-28

II "a computed that the amount or
~st.r wsxted In New York amounts
= saoooOoo gallons day. HN
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-06-28

Tbere are 407 mountain peaks 10
Colorado Of an altitude OF ipore Una"
10000 feet
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-06-28
YHg GLORY OF TEXAS.
CELEB21I10N or HER SEVEN,
11ETH AANIFERSARY %
UNDERGRADUATES.

livery Defender Of the Alamo wa
in--Charaeteristic Message OF
Old General Houston te Ms xtean
General Santa Ana
me State OF Texas. born some SIXTY
years too late 20 assist Ia the regolu-
fi0nary events OF 20. has It's own In
dependence day Ia addition 10 the IA Z.
rionai Fourth OF July. which Il shares,
however. with It's sister states This
patriotic state celebration occurred on
April n. the seventeen anniversary Of
the light al the San Jaeinto. where 500
Texans gave double their number OF
siexleans one u the completest drub-
blngs ia military history
Every scfo0lb0y knows the story OF
san Jaeinfo as told Ia the books. But
there IL Ia the Southwest a fire-side
tale about II which deserves 10 be bet
ter known Il Is that the night before
the hattie. the Mexican general. Santa
Ana. sent flag Of truce 10 the Texan
camp with a summons 10 surrender
and an olfrr Of pardon. Grim Old Sam
Houston. the father OF Texas, heard
the message and said 10 one OF his
aids.
TEL him 10 go 70 hell! Put that
into spanish" And the aid. trans.
laflng the answer into the language OF
spanish military diplomacy. made or
alton AZ Il appears Ia the books:
General Houston prays that you
viii have the kindness 70 present his
compliments II General santa Ana.
INFORM him that General Houston n
erefs 10 be constrained 10 reply that II
General SANTA Ana desires our eom.
pany h viii b. necessary Tor him 10
condescend 10 give himself the trouble
~ coming ard getting "a"
The biggest ceiebrafion Of san la
cinl0 day was ~ San Antonio. for
there IN The Alamo. and there vas The
nfhg which came before San Jaclnto
aud turned tie blood o. eyery Texan
engage n fre aud his nerves 10 cold
steel
The delendess q the Alamo. though
houald - 40 law like fhose 81 Tbrr-
m0pylAe. disdalned 70 surrender They
knew TOO well. from The fate o. Nolan
and his hunfess generation before
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-06-28

ma a scorr OF latcr butchcries OF
priaonerx. the character Of thrir foes
Tor twelve days they bed thrif post
sruinsf yhirtY times their number ana
then they died. sfili nEhtlng.
How fhey died-how Travis fell n
croma tho cannon -how Davie Croc-
hrff Law In the courtyard IN rims or
foeM--how the intrepid Bowie, tbe In
scussr Of the terrible bowie knife.
fos,xhf 10 thr end on the bod from
~hlrb h. could not risr--how not one
man. By The testimony ~ their enemies.
even fried 20 cscnpe-how the nai'
dozcn that were ovcrpo~ersd ana as
nrsn~t were then cut down--lH tar
with which the world stu rings ano
-s!l r.ng 80 long 90 dauntios~ courage
u admired
II was a deed from which no man
among ifa Texan dorrs came 70 tell the
tale. II u a tale wbosr truth "a as
surcd by the fact that Il could be- told
only BY the victors whose shame u
was. and not By the sanquisbed whose
glory X waa II ranks above Ihcr-
nopylae IN the annals Of manly for'i-
tude. Az has bern we'd said: Tier
mopyiae had itH messenger Of defeat
the Alamo had nonrf
Texas Il indeed fortunate that her
hls,ory. an an the world knows Y and
ns n lives IN the hearts Of her own and
mi the American people. began with
Inc Alamo. "A a battle. the Alamo
vas = defeat. "A an inspiration TO
brave deed and patriotic achievement
for rrnn-ationa Of Americans yet I'M
horn. h ls the pplendor and the glory
OF Texas.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-06-28
Rond Memories.

A hard.headed old Pittsburgh manu-
fncturcr who made his fortune. as he
Expresses II. with his coat OF" was
induced by bis daughters TO accompany
them TO a Wagner concert. the first
he had ever attended. The next day
he happened TO meet an acquaintance
who had seen him the night before.
who asked:
II suppose you, enjoyed the concert
last night. Mr.. BfownT
"Yes: Il took me back to the DAYS OF
my youth" the old man said. with a
reminiscent sigh.
"Ah. summer days IN the country,
girl In a lawn dress. birds singing and
all that7"
"No. the days when worked in a
boiler shop In Scranton. "-Success.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-06-28

Few persons. who. on VISITS !" ue
Houso Of representatives. see MIS-,
Henry N. Couden. wife OF the piino
chaplain. fall to be imprcsseu Ds ~
confidence and dignity. With unfail-
Inc fidelity abe accompanies hg hus.
hand 10 the door Of the House, ana
after rcsirnlng him into the hands o.
! page abe waits in the lobby un'l'
the end OF his prayer. Then sne nc
companies him home. MT oc'9 n,a
seldom fingers IN the House attc' n's
PRAYER IL finished. but few OF tne
Legislators. from the speaker nown W
the youngest recruit, fal 20 s'iuse n'a'
r.scmblca n Dresden figure In her
lowered silk and old.fashioned bonps..
ahr cares not for changing styles eut
wear after year she wears = s.apis
gown OF silk. with black bonnet tIca
under her chin with lowered r'ooon7'
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-06-28

A portrait OF the son and heir Of the
Gar OF Russia recently made public
seems 20 belle the statements issued
from abroad that the infant Czarevitcb
Is deaf mute and an IDIOT The baby
prince Is unusually bright and has
never had a days illness In his p
months OF existence. though many
papers have often reported him as be-
ing in an extremely critical condition.
CrarevItch Alexis, as he is officially
known. was born OF August ~. 1904,
az the very darkest moment OF the
fortunes OF Russia during the war
with Japan. notwithstanding the
trouble sometimes through which the
Russian government has passed. the
infant who will some day succeed to
the throne OF the Russian government
has thriven in adversely. The ac-
companying portrait was taken at the
Russian Palace at the express wish OF
the Empress.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-06-28

sTbey say Mrs. Krankley makes reg
ular dolls OF her daughters"
well. it's true She fairly stIffs
them with breakfast food.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-06-28

n only myself could talk 20 myself
IA / knew him a year ago,
coulu tell him lot
That would save him lot
--Kipling.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-06-28

The Bear and Thesis. ships used in
the Greedy polar relief expedition, are
stilI In the service OF the United States
as revenue cutters
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
A WHAtER'S PROTEST.
Thinks That Laws Governing, Captains
Powers Should Be Strong.

New Bedford, Mass. Dec. Flown
ers and agents OF vessels engaged in
the Arctic whaling industry are inte:-
eSted in Il move IL obtain from Wash
ington officials of the department of
cOmmcrc" and labor. IN Indication Of
the policy To be pursued in the futur",
in view Of the recent trial OF Capt.
BOlfish Of New Bedford, commander
of the whaling Vessel William EayiieS
and the cutting short of the cruise of
the VeSSei by reason OF the captains
detention for four months on ii charge
of having caused the Geath of one Of
his sailors Edgar r. Lewis of this
city. agent of the William Iiaylies, b"-
licycS with Capt. BolfiSn. that the lat
ter arrest WAS duc To spite on the
part of some of the crew. Capt. Bod
fish is now on his way east to this
city ana will accompany Mr.. Lewis to
Washington to lay certain facts be-
fore the Lew secretary of commerce
and labor. Mr.. Strauss.
What | desire to find out" said Mr..
Lewis, lis how We can continue our
business within the limits Of the law.
The owners and agents Of the vessels
| mean to obey the law and the captains
are employed to carry on Il legitimate
business. We think the owners of Tie
William Baylies and Capt BOdfish
have Il grievance because the cruise
was cut short. What we want to try
| to prevent Is the taking of masters out
Of ships on charges trumpcd up by the
| creWS-chargcS that cannot be sub
Stimulated in Il fair trial. Many
charges have been brought agains
masters of whaling vessels ir
the last few years and l d'
not recall that anybody ha!
ever been convicted. What people
ashore do not understand they reat
Of tho alleged horrible treatment tina
1.-The SealerS claim to have been sub
maintained on board and that the mel
the captains have to deal with are
=. deperate class. a good part of tn
time in the Arctic is spent in idlencs
and the men become restless and bree
mischief.
| THE owners Of vessels are not anX
ious to go to the expense of fitting GU
ships for an Arctic cruise if they ar
not to be allowed to stay in the Arc
tic throughout tho season. But W
have no protection if the district a,
ii tOrney is to take the word of one {
Il two foremost hands and not only III
rest the captain Of the ship but pr,
e vent him from continuing the cruis
II for which he WAS engaged"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
NOT WITHOUT HONOR.
Men of 10th o. Regiment Mustered Out
for Fear of Further Damaee.

Columbus. o., Dec. 21.-SurvivorS of
the 18th ohio. stirred up by the refer
rnce of the President to its muster out
under charges. today sent u number of
kilograms to the office of the adiutant
general asking 70" the facts as shown
by tn" records.
The records show that while the
regiment in 1862 was in Camp Douglas.
some of the troops became riotouS and
a lot of lumbcr was burned 4 board
of survey WAS appointed to fix the re
SpOnSibility for the outbreak and To
estimate the value of the property de
stroycI. This board fixed the value Of
the lumber at $2l69 ana held 46.5 men
coming from IL organizations and five
states. guilty of the offence. This re-
port. however. was filed - days after
the regiment had been discharged A
Letter from Coy. Todd to Edwin Nj.
stanton, then secretary of war; urging
that the men be discharged, is on rec
ord. Todd suggested. among other
things, that 1T is difficult to control
idle men," The men We're not dis
charged without honor. however, and
according to the record, it looks Il:
though they We're mustered out for feai
that they. with the other troops al
Camp Douglas. Nigh do other damage
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
CAPITAL JOTTlNGS.

Government receipts Friday: From in
ternal revenue, sGs3.13l: customs. $50. ,
miscellaneous, S43,736. Expenditures. S.
OJO,0Ga
Baron Hangelmuller, Austrian am
bassador TO America, arrived Friday
at New York on the steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm ii from Europe.
Unless present plans are disarrang-
ed, President Roosevelt will spend a
portion of the Christmas holidays at
Pine Knot, Va, Mrs. Roosevelt's coun-
try home.
Captain Mark Of the navy, who headed
the board which has been conducting
tests ut Norfolk and off the Capes of the
Chesapeake with the device intended to
coal naval vessels at sea, returned to
Washington Friday and reported verbal
~ that the experiments had resulted il
failure.
Reports having been received at
Washington from cOnsuls. and other
officials of the state department that
the condition of the famine sufferers
in China is worse than at first sup
posed. the mater, at the instance Of the
brought to the attention Of the cabinet
Friday. Il is probable that an appea
Twill be issued for supplies and steps
taken to assign one or more army
transports 10 the work of Transporting
| them.
The Kings message proroguing the
| British Parliament was delivered ii
the House of Lords Friday before tht
| members of both houses. 1t was {
| cOlorless recitation. detailing the prin.
cipal international agreements Il
which Great Britain had subscribed
Turing the past two months. Dealing
with the Legislative enactment of thu
| House of Commons. the message ex
| pressed regret at the unsettled diff
| culties surrounding the education
question. After the reading of tn
Kings message the members of boil
houses of Parliament separated unit
| Feb >
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
THE STEAM TURBINE.
Adm. Rae Considers II Most Important
Engineering Problem of the Day.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The most inn
portant engineering problem of the
present day affecting marine propul-
sion. in the opinion Of Rear Admiral G.
w. Rae. chief of the bureau of steam
engineering. whose annual report was
made public today, is that of the steam
turbine. Involving as it does such a
radical change, Admiral Rae says the
bureau has, pursued a conservative
course with regard to il. preferring to
wait before adopting it extensively I'M
til il had been demonstrated as unques-
bly, the best system of propulsion
for naval purposes. AT the same time,
he says, tests and experiments have
been made whenever the opportunity
Offered, and extensive Investigations of
the question have been carried on
1t is expected that when the three
scout cruisers now building, two with
turbines and one with reciprocating en-
gines, are completed and their trials
have been held, comparative data Of
the utmost value will be obtained. All
officer Of the bureau is now abroad
making a thorough investigation o!
marine turbine installations already in
operation and in contemplation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
THE CHURCH AND STATE.
Animated Debate Friday in the French
Chamber Of Deputies.

Paris. Dec. 21--The galleries and
We're crowded today when the govern
ment's bill amending the church AMI
state separation law of 1905 was called
up. All the members of the cabinet
We're present. Some nervousness pre-
vailed on account Of the attitude of the
followers of Ex-Premier Combes. AS IL
result of the incident in the Chamber
last night when NJ Pelletan. Radical
Socialist, demanded the right to dis
cuss the new bill! which drew forth Il
sharp reply from Premier Clemenceau
regarding friends and pretended
friends"
Many persons believed that the
Combes party was secretly ready if
the opportunity offered. to precipitate
Il ministerial crisis. The Nationalists
and RoyaliSts groups. having decided
in advance not to take part in the &c.
bate, merely deposited Il formal pro-
test. to which 81 signatures We're at
tached. expressing the opinion that the
restoration Of religious peace in France
could only be brought about by the
re-cstablishment Of the union of
church and state.
The opposition speakers We're the
first to address the Chamber, Nm.
Lasies and Railberti arguing that the
least which the government could tc-
cord the ClericalS was the inclusion
in the new law Of a distinct provision
that only priests having ecclesiastical
authorization should be allowed to con-
duct public. worship in the churches
W hita Ey- Pcan1iaY. Rihnt
rlause from the right severely CRITICS.
| ed the governments 'precipitate
change Of position after promising 10
leave the churches open for public
| worship and to allow years grace for
the final devOlution Of church prop
| erty."
Minister of Public Worship BRAND
| declared that the government has long
foreseen the necessity for the present
step and added:
Nevertheless, we are not alarmed.
The country is calm and public opin-
ior SUPPORTS a policy OF moderation.
Bishops and even archbishops are sun
plicating us to eXpel them in order
that the Holy See may not suspect
| them of reaching All understanding
with the government
| This statement called forth a protest
from NJ. Denys Cochin, at whose resi-
dence Cardinal Richard. the archbish-
OPP Of Paris, sought refuge after the
prelate's expulsion from the Episcopal
palace, for which the deputy was call
ed to order by the President of the
Chamber.
| Continuing the minister remarked:
We know that the Vatican will re-
fuse to abide by the law Of 1915. but we
| will force it TO keep within the law