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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-20

ton, and killed the little beast with a
shot from the saddle when 1t had
come to bay, turning and going
straight at him. Two of the peccaries
got off; the remaining one. a rather
large boar, was followed by the two
dogs, and as soon as | I'D killed the
SOW I leaped again on my horse and
made after them, guided by the yelp-
ing and baying. In less than q quar-
ter of a mile they were on his
launches, and he wheeled and stood
under a bush. charging at them when
they came rear him, and once catch
ing one, inficting an ugly cut. All the
while his teeth kept going like casta-
nets. with a rapid champing sound l
ran close up and killed him by a shot
through the backbone where 1t Joined
the neck. His tusks were fine.
The few minutes chase on horse
back was great fun, and there was a
certain excitement in seeing the fierce
little creatures come to bay; b the
true way to kill these peccaries would
be with the spear. They could often
be speared on horseback, and where
this was impossible, by using dogs to
bring them to bay they could readily
be killed on foot; though, as they are
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-20

ever, although deer were quite plenti-
full.
Having satisfied myself that there
were no javalinas left on the Frio
ranch, and being nearly at the end of
my holiday. | was about to abandon
the effort to get any,. when a passing
owman happened to mention the fact
that some were still to be found on
the Nueces River thirty miles or there
abouts to the southwark. Thither
determined to go, and next morning
Moore and l started in a buggy drawn
by a redoubtable horse, named Jim
Swinger. which we were allowed to
use because he bucked SO under the
saddle that nobody on the ranch could
ride him. We drove six or seven hours
across the dry, waterless plains.
In the valley of the Nueces itself
the brush grew thick. There were
great groves of pecan trees. and ever
green live-oaks stood In many places.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-20

EEan peccary Is only found In
fX1 the southernmost corner
@@ of Texas. In April. 1892.
ud@TMVNl l made a flying visit to
ISx0NGSI the ranch countr< Of this
region, starting ncm the
town of Uvalde with a Texan friend,
MI. John Moore. My tip being very
hurried, | had but a cot.ple of days to
devote to hunting.
Our first halting-place was at a
ranch on the Frio; a low. wooden
galleries between them, and verandas
round about. The country was in
some respects like. in others strange
ly unlike, the northern plains with
which l was so well acquainted. Ii
was for the most part covered with q
scattered growth of tough, stunted
mesquite trees, not dense enough to
be called a forest, and yet sufficiently
close to cut off the view. 1t was very
dry, eve as compared with the north.
ern plains. The bed of the Frio was
filed with coarse gravel, and for the
most part dry as a bone on the sur
face. the water seeping through un-
d%erneath, and only appearing in occa.
sional deep holes. These deep holes OF
ponds never fail, eve after a years
drouth; they were filled with fish. One
lay quite near the ranch house. under
a bold rocky bluff; at its edge grew
giant cypress trees.
There had been many p~eccaries. or,
ms the Mexicans and cowpunchers of
the border usually call them, javalinas,
round this ranch a few years before
the date of my visit. Until 1886. or
whereabouts. these little wild hogs
were not much molested, and abound
ed in the dense %chaparral around the
lower Rio Grande. In that year. how
ever, 1t was suddenly discovered that
their hides had a market value, being
worth four bits--that Is, half a dollar
apiece: and many Mexicans and not a
few shiftless Texans went into the
business of hunting them as a means
of livelihood. They were more easily
killed than deer, and, as a result, they
were speedily exterminated in many
localities where they had formerly
been numerous, and even where they
were left were to be found only in
greatly diminished numbers. On this
paftfc618r rrfU- ranrf~ rru FIST nree
band had been killed nearly u year be-
fore. There were three of them. a
boar and two sows, and a couple of
the cowboys stumbled OF them early
one morning while out with a dog
After half a miles chase the three
~peccaries ran into a hollow pecan tree,
and one of the cowboys, d~ismounting.
improvised a lance by tying his knife
to the end of a pole. and killed them
all.
Many anecdotes were related to me
of what they had done in the old
days when they were plentiful on the
ranch.
/ spent two days hunting round this
ranch. but saw no peccary sign what
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-20

opp net ueUu 1DtLb " SnOL III Lle
spine.
very active, absolutely fearless, and
infiict a most formidable bite, it would
usually be safest to have two men go
at one together. Peccaries are not diff
ficult beasts to kill. because their short
wind and their ~pugnacity make them
come to bay before hounds so quickly.
Two or three good dogs can bring to
a halt a herd of considerable size.
They her all stand in a bunch, or
else with their sterns against a bank,
chattering their teeth at their antag-
onfsts. When angry and ut bay, they'
get their legs close together. their
shoulders high. and their bristles all
rufiled and look the very incarnation
of anger, and they fight with reckless
Indifference to the very last. Hunters
usually treat them with a certain
amount of caution; but. as a matter of
fact, l know of but one case where a
man was hurt by them. He had shot
at and wounded one, was charged
both by it and by its two companions,
and started to climb a tree; but as he
drew himself from the ground. one
sprang at him and bit him through the
calf, inflicting Il very severe wound.
| have known of several cases of
horses being cut. however. and dogs
are very commonly killed. Indeed, a
dog new to the business is almost GER
tain to get very badly SCARED, and no
dog that hunts steadily can escape
without some injury. If it run in
right at the heads of the animals, the
probabilities are that 1t will get killed:
and, as a rule, even two good-siZed
hounds cannot kill a peccary, though
it is no larger than either of them.
However, a wary, r%esolute, hard-biting
dog of good size speedily gets accus-
toned to the chase, and can kill Il
peccary single-handed, Selling it from
behind and worrying it to death. or
watching its chance and grabbing it by
the back of the neck where it joins the
head.
Peccaries have delicately moulded
short legs, and their feet are small.
the tracks looking peculiarly dainty in
consequence. Hence, they do not swim
well. though they take to the water If
necessary. They feed on roots. prick
ly pears, nuts, insects. lizards. etc.
They usually keep entirely separate
from the droves of half-wild swine
that are so often found in the same
neighborhoods; but in one case. OF this
very ranch where l was staying, a pee
cary deliberately joined a party of
nine pigs and associated with them.
When the owner of the pigs came up
to them n day the peccary mani
tested great suspicion at his presence.
and finally sided close up and threat
ened to attack him, so that he had to
shoot it.
The ranchman's sol told me that
he had never but once had a pee
cary assail him ~unprovoked. and even
in this case it was his dog that was the
object of attack, the peccary rushing
out as it followed him home one even
ing through the chaparral. Eve.
around this ranch the p~ecearies haG
very greatly decreased in numbers, and
the survivors were learning some eau
ton. In the old days it had been NO
uncommon thing for a big band to az
tack entirely of their own accord. and
keep a hunter up a tree for hours al
q time.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-20
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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-20

' the United States the
peccary Is only found in
the southernmost corner
of Texas. In April. 1892.
l made a flying visit to
the ranch countr~of this
region, starting i'm the
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-20
jimmy

Tom-Im going to ask your father
tonight for your hand. Tess-But you
don't seem to be a bit nervous Tom
No. I've been both a life insurance
agent and a book canvasser.-Pick-Me-
Up.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-20
Jimmy's THANKSGIVING
By OLIVE HARPER.

"wIMMY" WEBSTER, more prop
erly Geraldine, had determined
to leave her country home to
study art in New York. Il
know l am an artist; perhaps am a
genius" she said. Her mother said
nothing against the project. but new
lines formed around her mouth. Some
thing had gone out of her fathers eyes
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-20
AMONG THE CHURCHES


SUNDAYS SERVICES AT THE
CHURCHES, ALL OF WHICH
EXTEND A HEARTY WELL
COME TO VISITORS.
HOLLYWOOD M. e. CHURCH
Corner Roberts and Pacific Avenues
Rev. r. S. Carlisle, Pastor.
Preaching by the pastor at 1920.
Sunday-school, 2.30.
Sunday evening service It T.3O
O'Clock, preceded by a song service.
Prayer Meeting Wed. Ev'g, 7.30.
Seats free. ALI are welcome.
ANGLESEA M. f.. CHURCH
Rev. r. S. Carlisle, pastor
Preaching every Sunday afternoon
at three O'Clock.
Sunday school at two O'Clock.
All are welcome.
WILDWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH
0OAhCl I1dDtC dnu L dtlilc avenues
Morning, 1890 a. M, Sunday school
2.3O p. M, Song service, Ills p. m.
Evening, 7.30 p. m. Prayer meeting
Thursday evening, 7.3O. A Hearty
welcome extended to visitors. Sup
ported by voluntary contributions.
" " "
RA pTIcT CuuDCu
Rev. Levanus Myers, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday evening al
500
Sunday school at $50 p. m.
Prayer meetings Wednesday even.
ings at 100.
ST. JAMES FIRST BAPTIST MISSION
Corner Lincoln and Arctic
Holly Beach, N. J.
Rev. James II. Foreman, Pastor
Services every Sunday at l 80 a. M
and eight p. M. Young peoples meet.
ing n hour before Sunday evening
service. Sunday-school at 2.3O. Al
welcome. Seats free.
ST. sIMEoN's-BY-THE-sEA PROTESTANT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Corner Pacific and Maple venue
Wildwood, N. j.
Service as follows: Holy commun.
ion at 7.30 a. M. Morning service and
sermon at 1920. Evening service and
sermon at 7.30. Sunday school, $50.
Weekday service as announced. Rev.
Samuel Ward, b. D., rector, residence,
121 Maple enu
MM "
ST. AIMS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
ST. AIMS Roman Catholic Church on
the corner of Garfield and Pacific
Aves., Holly Beach, N. J.. Mass on
Sundays at 8 o'clock a. M. After June
LIST, 6 and 10 o'clock. Sunday school
at 2 o'clock. Rev. Father Maroney.
Rector.
HOLLY BEACH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Corner Pacific and Burke avenue
Holly Beach.
Services every Sunday preaching by
the pastor, at 1920. Sunday-School at
$50. Preaching by the pastor SOC
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening, at 500 O'Clock.
Rev. S. A. Harker, A. NJ, Pastor.
r r y
LUTHERAN OF THE HOLY
TRINITY
Holy Trinity Chapel, cor Atlantic
and Poplar avenues.
Morning Service, 10.45.
Vesper service 7.30 p. M.
Sunday-school 2.30 p. m.
Visitors Welcome
Il 81
COSMOPOLITAN CHURCH
Holly Beach ave., corner Young
Rev. j. s. Cooper, pastor
Service on the Lords Day:
Preaching 1890 am. and 500 pm.
Children's Service, $50 pm.
Christian ~endeavor, 7.30 p. m.
+
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/ WINTE]
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-11-20
HUNTING
THE
pECCARY
BY
ROOSEVELT

copyright, 1893, by G. p. Putnam's o
Published under arrangement with G. p.
Putnam's Sons, New York and London.1
Blue-grass blade., 1908-06-21


of governmental espionage over the doings of
corporations and the doctrine of publicity
has become engrafted upon political platforms.
No matter what course may be pursued by
either of the parties it is self-evident fact
that corporate power will continue to exist
but it is a wise maxim that would bring
poratiOns under governmental control than to
have the corporations control the government
Now why could not the same doctrine apply to
the church. Chu,c are but aggregatons
combinations of individual units and il is
palpabe that commercial corpora lions have
wrought less evils upon the masses than have
the churches. Once church membership con-
ceives the notion that it would be adventa-
geous to their institution for certain special
legislation TO be enacted, they at combine
in an effort to secure it. Lawmakers are sought
after and specious arguments offered These
lawmakers invariably seek to play to the ma
jority. or the seeming majority, and being nat.
urally anxious to curry favor with any con-
siderable element of the people the church
views acquiesed in and the legislation
follows
The suggestion is made, and let il be
known that it comes from preacher. that
churches should be subjected to government
inspection, especially concerning the acquis-
ton and expenditure of money and so the
Rev. j. b. Swoyer, pastor of Point Breeze
church. in Philadelphia. announces his inten-
ton of preparing and presenting a bill be-
fore the next Pennsylvania General Assembly
making il obligatory upon all churches to re-
port to the state, showing how much money
has been received by each during the year,
and the purposes and direction in which it
has been spent.
1t is also extremely gratifying to know that
this same preacher is in favor of imposing a
tax upon church property, and he is quoted
as saying II know of no other class of prop
trty better able to pay taxes. dont see why
a single member of parish should want for
the necessaries of life while his church is
worth thousands, perhaps hundreds of thous-
ands."
That is well said and it looks If he really
meant II. If every other preacher in the
country would but to his way of think
ing and speaking it would not be long before
the unjust burdens imposed upon the cottage Of
labor would be partially removed and taxation
more equalized. AS for church funds being in
spected by the government, that is another
and different matter. If the churcr is n
private institution organized for private good
gain it is doubtful if the government
has a right to interfere to require them to
make any report There is such a thing as
carrying government too far. On the other
hand it may be true that church funds are
in many instances handled I'm loose manner
and that even the majority of its membership
does not know just how the money is spent.
Greater publicity in churcn affairs might lead
to a speedy undong.
The fact that Thomas Paine should be made
the subject for a church sermon indicates
re- dical departure from the church customs
Blue-grass blade., 1908-06-21
: Current Comment on Public Events

Of a few years ago. To use Paine as a SUBJ
ject and to commend his work from a pulpit
is indication of church liberalization and If
followed up Will soon bring the name of that
INDUSTRIOUS patriot more truthfully before the
people.
From a clipping sent to the Blade we learn
that Rev. William Thurston brown, a Unfair
ian preacher of some western city, recently
lauded Paine for his labors both i'm America
and France in behalf of human liberty. 1t
has long been the sacred duty of the clergy
to couple the name of Paine with terms OF
hatred and reproach. and it is but few
months back since the President of this
mighty republic made sneering reference to
Paine by calling him IA filthy little Atheist"
Enough criticism has been made of Roose-
welt for his malicious and untruthful attack
without entering further upon such course
at this time, the principal point desired to be
emphasized is that with constantly increas-
ing humanity there is greater feeling of
charity and love in every human heart which
BODIES well for the future.
The crimes of preachers stll keep apace
with the times. With all the civilizng in
huence of education it seems impossible to
make men. that is real men, of some preach-
ers. 1t is bad enough when preacher out.
RACES womanhood but when passion spends
its force upon mere child the brute nature
becomes supreme. From Groesbeck Texas,
comes the report that Rev. w. [. Hart,
preacher of that place, is now in Jail
exceeding serious charge that of a criminal
assault upon a young child of the tender age
of ~ years, who, the report states, has be-
come a mother. When arrested by the
stable upon warrant charging him with tho
offense named, this preacher filling
appointment to preach at some nearby place,
and had, doubtless. called upon the faithful
to continue in the service of his dear Lord
and chip i'm literally TO support the church.
While pouring forth his crude and barbarous
doctrine the child-victim of his rapacity
agonizing with pain and suffering he scarcely
giving her a single thought No wonder the
community is said to be shocked and his crime
is being made the subject of much criticism and
comment. No wonder the church is so incap-
the race. No wonder that PREACHERS are
coming more and moe into contempt. What
makes the crime even worse than one would
suppose by a mere cursory glance at the re-
port is the fact that the child had been an
inmate of the State orphan at Corsicana from
which institution Hart had taken her to his
home. Under the guise of giving her a home
and covered by the cloack of religious hypocri-
sy this man of God outraged the child he had
morally pledged himself to protect. While we
10 not approve of the methods of the court
IF Judge Lynch, nor sanction mob violence
yet this is a case. If the report be true where
one preacher less in the land would be a
splendid thing.
one of the unsolved problems that appears
% confront the Christian church in America
IF all denominations, is the scarcity of stu
Blue-grass blade., 1908-06-21

dents for the ministry. These facts are grow
ing more patent every day The passing of
The Andover theological seminary for lack or
capable students to take the prescribed course
for ministerial purposes. For some years
past the Episcopal churches have complained
of this lack of desire upon the part of young
men to enter tn e ministry and the result to-
day is that this church presents but an in
ferior class of preachers when compared with
some of the other denominations. The Method.
lists have been and still in the diem-
ma. Now comes the Presbyterians who find
similar cause for complaint In the recen,
general assembly held at Kansas City, Rev.
S. w. Sneed, of Pittsburg. plainly told his
confreres that in all the land, at all the coll
leges now being maintained for the training
of preachers for this form of faith. only III stu
dents could be found Many of the members
laid the blame for this upon the state colleges
and universities of the country for turning the
thoughts of students from religious to COM
mercial currents. They probably forget that
personal desire cuts some figure for with the
abundance of training establishments for all
faiths young strive to avoid them and
prefer an education in other and different
lines The only solution that offered
came from Rev. Joseph w. cochran, of New
York who declared that it would be necessary
for the Presbyterian church to either import
more ministers. draw upon other denomina,
uOnS or use unframed men in the pulpit.
From such facts these are justified in
drawing the inference that the entire Christian
church is in condition of neglect from which
it must ultimately sink into osuse. 1t is not
so many years ago that young men eagerly
sought the ministry because of he importance
they could derive from the position. Today
young men dodge the pulpit and these
healthy signs of retrogressive movement
far as the orthodox religion is concerned.
The benehcent influences of religion espec-
tally the Christian brand are further demon
st.ated through crime. Genevieve Coome,
wife of Leon Colome cook employed i'm n
San Francisco hotel while under the deleter-
ious influences of "A religious mania. shot ana
killed her husband in the large dining room
filled with guests.
According to the published reports there
was no special motive for the crime. 1t was
committed deliberately Concealing the weapon
beneath the folds of her dress, she called her
husband from the kitchen and Immediately
shot him. Not word passed between
them. The husband stated that his wife was
insane on the subject of religion and this is
the sole excuse given. Can you call that
ligion divine? Can there be anything that
is divine about "A religion that exert such
"A murderous influence upon the mind of a man
or woman? Inspired adultery and murder
the browning characteristics of the Christian
religion and wonder need be expressed at
the demoralizing influences it is cap
able of exertng. In its mildest form re Don
is bad enough, but in such extreme it
affords unanswerable argument agains;
Itself
Blue-grass blade., 1908-06-21

That people who go to church regularly each
Sunday do so more from habit than from prin-
ciple, 1t Is fact now admitted by some of the
church authorities. Church attendance Is a
habit which priests and preachers assidously
cultivate. Beginning with the child, who is
sent to Sunday School, and gradually drawn
into the church, the habit becomes almost
second nature and it is difficult to overcome
Blue-grass blade., 1908-06-21

one of the unsoved problems that appears
to confront the Christian church in America
Of all denominations, is the scarcity of stu,
Blue-grass blade., 1908-06-21

The fact that Thomas Paine should be made
the subject for "A church sermon indicates n
radical departure from the church customs
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-08
Matte Cooper of Louisville
Was Out For View Of the
World, She SAID.

The second catch of a girl dressed
In mems clothes in a month was made
by Patrolmen Rousch and Bryant. and
Patillo Kirk. of the Illinois Central
force. at the Union station. when they
arrested Matte Cooper, II years old.
of Louisville. The girl with Frank
Williams and Charles snitz, two
young boys. was riding on top of a
coach of train No. 1913, from Louis
vile to Memphis. They were taken
TO the police station and the girl gave
she name of Thelma Smith. but later
she confessed that her real name was
Matte Cooper. and that she left her
home on the Fourth OF July. Mes
sages have been sent to the Louis
Vile department notifying them OF tn,
catch
The girl tells conflicting stories of
her trip. but says she stayed away
from nome too long. and was afraid
to return. She went TO the home OF
friend and stayed until last night,
when she caught freight train al
Twelfth street and rode TO- West
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-08
Refugees From Birmingham,
Marshall County, Ask For
$4,000 Damages.
Seventy.0ne Defendants Are
Named in the Pleadings.
EXHAUSTED THE BLANK SUPPLY

Two suits have been filed In the
federal court amounting to $4,000
by Browning & Hazellp, attorneys for
negroes who we're driven out of Blrm
ingham by night riders. The number
of defendants Is 70 and includes citi-
zens of Lyon county as well as al
legged night riders IN Marshall county.
The suits required SO many summons
that the supply OF blanks was ex-
hausted and a printing house received
hurry order to print them.
As soon as the summons are COM
pleted Elwood Neel, deputy United
states marshal. VIII start out to serve
the papers. The plaintiffs are resi-
dents of Illinois and were run out of
Birmingham by the two raids in
which John Scruggs, an aged negro,
was killed. 1t is said that practically
the same evidence will be used in the
trials that was offered in the night
rider trials at Benton, as Otis Blick,
the confessed night rider and star
witness for the commonwealth in the
trials, was in Paducah last week to
give evidence.
II Is said that some of the defend
ants In the suit are men OF means.