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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-04

cer," which most people are familiar
with, as it is the well known picture
by Detaille, the war correspondent;
the wild West" "Mohammedan
Scouts" "Girl With Apples" "In
Holland" THE Pilots" Hans"
"The Fruit Girl" Love Letters" and
the "Christy Girl New York Times.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-04
BLESSINGS.

She was the daughter of the village
physician, sunny curled darling of
six, whose big blue eyes rested ON the
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-04

Where Mother Is Supreme.
An interesting survival of the mat
niarchate has been discovered in In
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
PATE De FOIE GRsS.
Fearful Cruelty That Makes This
Dainty a Possibility.

o the ordinary man and woman no
conception of the torture to which the
poor, unfortunate goose is put could
possibly be formed
The geese when about nine months
old are taken from the pastures and
placed in an underground cellar, where
broad, slanting stone slabs stand in
rows, and are boT4l fast to the ta-
bles. They are literally crucified.
Feet. wings and bodies are spread
out and bound by bands. so that only
the neck is left free. As may be mag
ined, the animal struggles with all its
might against this stretching till, after
days of vain endeavor to free itself
from the bands and its position. its
powers of resistance are overcome, and
dull resignation, broken only by its
low cries, takes possession of it, Two
months must pass away before death
brings relief
The animals are meanwhile crammed
with dumplings made of dough Of
buckwheat, chestnuts and stewed
maize Every two hours, six times a
day, they receive from three to five
dumping pills, which in time become
SO sweet to the tortured creatures that
they stretch their necks to be cram
med
The most difficult task is to deter
mine the right moment for death.
Those who die of their own accord are
lost to the liver factory; therefore
kind of study is needed to see when
the cup of agony is trimming full and
the liver is ripe for taking. The bod
les of such ripe ones are like pump
kins Where ordinarily fingers are
buried in flesh and fat nothing but
skin and bone are found. The liverS
have absorbed all the strength and
Juices
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09

very unamtable bedst, who behaves
with brutal ferocfty to the weak, and
shows abject terror of the strong.
According to his powers, he is guilty
of rape, robbery. and even murder.
never felt the least compunction at
shooting bull. but hate to shoot
Row, even when forced by necessity.
During the rut the bulls are very
noisy; and their notes of amorous
challenge are called '1whistling" by
the frontfersmen,- inappropriate
". They begin to whistle about ten
Lays before they begin to run; and
they have In addition an odd kind of
bark, which is only heard occasion
ally.
Heard at q little distance, and in its
proper place. the call Of the wapiti is
one of the grandest and most beauti-
full sounds In nature. Especially is
this the case when several rivals are
answering one another, on some frosty
moonlight night in the mountains.
Once, while in the mountains, listen
ed to peculiarly grand chorus of
this kind We were travelling with
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
WHY WE SLEEP.
Darkness and Our Eyes the Answer,
Says a Scientist.

If it were always daylight we should
never sleep. So says a scientist.
There is no particular reason why we
or any other animals should rest on
an average eight or nine hours a day.
The period of rest has been deter
mined by the fact that eight hours is
the average time when there is lack
of sufficient light to enable us to move
about in comfort
This most fundamental distinction
between day and night is wholly rela-
tive to the sense of sight. 1t only af-
fects those types of life which have
developed eyes.
Plants, being dependent for their
growth upon the action Of rays Of
sunlight which fall upon their leaves,
have a wide distinction between day
and night functions. They eat and
digest in the light and grow during
the hours of darkness.
The lowest forms of animal life
the sightless denizens of ocean depths
do not rest at regular intervals. They
prowl around necessarily, seeking
prey by the sense Of touch alone
When they rest it is at irregular pc
RODS In other words. they have no
distinct periodicity of their own.
But as soon as eyes are developed.
and in proportion of this development.
animals begin to divide their time into
two main portions-a waking and a
sleeping time While there Is light
they perform all motive functions.
When darkness comes they retire to
nest or lair to rest.-Cleveiand Plain
Dealer
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
Chinese Athletics.

The Chinese have always had athlet-
ic exercises of sort in which they
have rather ptided themselves. though
none ever seem to have taken such a
hold on the nation as ours have on Us
during the last century or so. they
have plenty of stories Of strong men
capable of welding extraordinary
weapons. of bending wondrous bows or
CT lifting heavy weights, etc.
Even within the last few years feats
of archery We're done before an officer
could get his commission in the army.
and In almost any village there is a
bamboo with a pierced stone at either
end to test the strength of the rising
generation in lifting. But there was
nothing of regular athletic training, ex-
cept for few wrestlers perhaps, be-
fore foreigners came.-Shanghai Mer-
curry.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
HUNTING
THE
WAPITI
BY
THEODORE ROOSEVELT

spruces, the raveling being easy.
Then we came to the edge Of a deep
valley, a couple of miles across. Into
this we scrambled, down a steep slide,
where the forest had grown up
among the immense boulder masses.
Finally, In the afternoon, we left the
valley and began to climb steep
gorge, down which mountain tor
rent reared and foamed in a success
sion of cataracts.
Three hours hard climbing brought
US to another valley, but Of an entirely
different character. 1t was several
miles long, but less than a mile broad.
Save at the mouth, it was walled In
completely by chains Of high rock
peaks. their SUBMITS snow-capped:
the forest extended short distance
up their sides. Hardly had we enter
ed this valley before we caught a
glimpse Of yearling elk walking rap
idly along a game path some distance
ahead We followed as quickly as we
could without making a noise, but
after the first glimpse never saw It
again: for 1t Is astonishing how fast
an elk travels, with Its ground-cover-
ing walk.
By the time the sun set we were
sure the elk were towards the head
Of the valley. We utilized the short
twilight In arranging our sleeping
place for the night, choosing thick
grove of spruce beside small noun
tain tarn- at the foot OF a great cliff.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09

AS the first faint streak of dawn ap-
psared In the dark sky my companion
touched me lightly on the arm. The
fire was nearly out; we felt numbed
by the chill air. At once we sprang
up, stretched our arms, shook our.
SELVES, examined our rifles. swallowed
a mouthful or two of bread, and
walked off through the gloomy forest
At first we could scarcely see our
way, but It grew rapidly lighter.
Then, as we trod noiselessly overthe
dense moss, and on the pine needles
under the scattered trees, we heard q
sharp clang and clatter up the valley
ahead Of us. In little glade, hun.
died and twenty-five yards from US
two bull elk were engaged In deadly
combat, while two others were looking
on It was a splendid sight The great
beasts faced each other with lowered
horns, the names that covered their
thick necks, and the hair on their shout
ders, bristiing and erect. Then they
charged furiously. the crash Of the
meeting antlers resounding through the
vaIley. The shock threw them both
on their launches; with locked, horns
and giaring eyes they strove against
each other, getting their hind legs well
pn1er them. straining every muscle in
t1ah huge bodies, and squealing saw
Age1y. They were evenly matched in
weight strength, and courage; and
push as they might, neither got the
npp0 hand, first one yielding a few
inches. then the other, while they
DwaSed to and fro in their struggles.
smashtng the bushes and ploughing
up TIE soil
Finally they separated and stood
pome little distance apart, under the
great pines; their sides heaving, and
coAamns Of steams rising from their
DoEtr1h through the frosty air Of the
Frightening morning. Again they
rushed together with crash. and each
stfupe nightly to overthrow the other.
or get past his guard; but the branch
ing antlers caught every vicious lunce
and thrust. This set-to was stopped
rather curiously. One of the Unlocking
elk was a yearlingi the other, though
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
Written by Himself

Most interesting stories of outdoor life written
Each story will be published complete
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09

pack ponies at the time, and our tent
was pitched in a grove of yellow pine,
by a brook in the bottom of a valley.
On either hand rose the mountains,
covered with spruce forest. 1t was in
September, and the first snow had
just fallen.
The day before we had walked long
and hard: and during the night slept
the heavy sleep of the weary. Early
In the morning, just as the east began
to grow gray, / walked; and as | did
so, the sounds that smote ON my ear.
caused me to sit up and throw off the
warm blankets. Bull elk were chal-
longing among the mountains on both
sides of the valley, little way from
us, their notes echoing like the calling
Of silver bugles. Cropping about in the
dark. / drew on my trousers, an extra
pair of thick socks, and my mecca
sins, donned a warm jacket. found my
fur cap and gloves, and stole out OF
the tent with my rife. Two herds
We're approaching one another from
opposite sides of the valley, a short
distance above our camp: and the mas
ter bulls were roaring defiance as they
mustered their harems.
/ walked steaithily up the valley.
until | felt that l was nearly between
the two herds; and then stood motion
less under tall pine. made up my
mind, from the sound of the challeng-
ing, now very near me. that one bull
on my right was advancing towards
rival on my left who was answering
every call. Soon the former approach
ed so near that could hear him crack
the branches, and beat the bushes
with his horns; and | slipped quietly
from tree to tree. so as TO meet him
when he came out into the more open
woodland Day broke. and crimson
CLEANS played across the snow-clad
mountains beyond.
At last, Just as the sun famed red
above the hill-tops, heard the roar of
the wapiti's challenge not fifty yards
away; and cooked and half raised
my rifle, and stood motionbess. In a
moment more. the belt of spruces in
front of me swayed and opened, and
the lordly bull stepped out He bore
his massive antlers aloft; the snow lay
thick on his name; he snuffed the air
and stamped ON the ground as he
walked. AS l drew a bead, the mo-
ton caught his eye; and instantly his
bearing Of naughty and warlike self
confidence changed to one Of alarm.
My bullet smote through his shoulder
blades, and he plunged wildly for
ward. and fell full length on the blood
stained snow.
Nothing can be finer than wapih
bulls carriage when excited or alarm
ed; he then seems the embodiment Of
strength and stately grace. But at
ordinary times his looks are less at
tractive, as he walks with his neck
level with his body and hts head out
stretched hts horns lying almost on
his shoulders. The favorfte gait OF
the waptu Is the trot, which Is very
fast, and which they can keep up FOR
countless miles; when suddenly and
greatly alarmed. they break into an
awkward gallop. which b faster, but
which speedily tires them
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09

Root range. Then, as we had no meat,
we determined to try for elk.
We were camped with wagon. as
high among the foothills as wheels
could 60, but several hours walk
from the range Of the game; for 1t
was still early in the season, and they
had not yet come down Tom the up
per slopes. Accordingly we made a
practice of leaving the wagon for two
or three days at a time to hunt; re-
turning to get a nights rest in the
tent, preparatory to fresh start On
these trips we carried neither blankets
nor packs, as the walking was diff
cult and we had much ground to COW
er. Each merely put on his Jacket
with a loaf of fryfngpan bread and q
paper of salt stuffed into the pockets.
We were numbered with nothing save
our rifles and cartridges.
On the morning In question we left
camp at sunrise For two or three
hours we walked uphill through
rather open growth Of email pines and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
a Stronq Hint.

They had met for the first time since
their schoodays and were telling each
other of their professional careers.
And how did you come to leave the
Htage?" asked one.
81 had hint that | was not suited
for It."
81 see. The little birds told you,
ehY'
"Well, no; not exactly. But they
might have been birds had they been
allowed to hatch.'
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
A Lesson.

The Lady - Look here! You said
that If I'd give you your dinner you'd
NOW the lawn for me. The Hobo
I'd like to do 1t. ma'am, but / gotter
teach yer a lesson. Never trust tn
word Of total stranger.-Cleveland
Leader.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
His Niqht Work.

Wifey-What makes you stay at the
Office so late at night? Do you gain
anything by it?
Hubby - No. But I have several
times come-er-within an ace Of gain
ing something.-Philadel Record.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
The EXCLAMATION.

| Him Tin the SUBTITLE water Is get
ting cold. / wonder why.
Her-That tall girl who just came in
Is from Boston.-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
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copyright, 1893 by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Published under arrangement with G. p.
fPutnam's Sons, New York and London
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09

Wealth Is not his that has It, but his
that enjoys it.-Franklin.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09

nee, while on a hunt
with John Willis, /
spent a week in a vain
effort to kill moose
among the outlying
mountains at the south
ern end of the Bitter
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-08

be found superior to the German
millet as it natures about two
weeks earlier. Kaffir corn, maize
and sorghum will always he very
important crops because OF their
great drouth resisting qualities.
Sorghum seems to have been the
most successful Of the three in
this section.
From the experience OF the
past year, cotton seems to com
pare very favorably with any OF
the other crops in it's drouth re-
sisting power, and will probably
prove one OF our most important
crops.
Indian corn has given fine re-
suits in the past, and because oi
the high price it brings is to be
classed among our profitable crops.
The farmers should experimen,
widely with all kinds of vegetables
The garden has proven very sue.
cessiul here
The yields Of all Of these crops
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-08

the city and the development Of
the county.
The News man this week inter-
viewed large number of our bus
mess men, and practically all of
then' are in favor OF such an or
ganization.
J. A. Street says: I'VE need a
commercial club, and | am in favor
of organizing one at once. "
]. II. Daughtry says: Il think a
commercial club would be good
thing"
Davidson says; 1--WE have got
to make it go. 1t is high time tc
organize a Commercial | club and
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-08
BUSINESS MEMS LEAGUE.
Tucumcari Needs a Live Civic Or
sanization to Develop the
Town and County.
BUSINESS MEN ARE ALL IN FAVOR
OF THE PROPOSED OR
GANIZATlON.

The citizens Of Tumumcari have
issued a call for a meeting to be
held at the court house Sunday
afternoon, Feb. 9th, for the pur-
pose OF organizing a civic league.
This movement was set on foot by
Il number of our best business
men and is generally endorsed.
Tucumcari is getting to be quite
a little city and our resources and
prospects make it imperative that
the commercial interests of the
town organize for the promotion
and development of industries in
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-08

will probably be materially in
creased in the future by careful at
tention in the selection OF seed, a
matter that is being very much
neglected at the present time. The
farmer should make it point to
go through his field when the
crops are maturing and select the
seed oil the most vigorous and sat
isiactory plants to be used in seed
ing the next near's crop, and
careful selection each year will re-
suit in a great Improvement in the
crop. You should not plant seed
that has been grown in heavy rain
fall districts, or on irrigated land.
This is a very important matter. "
The third article in this series
will appear in the News next week.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-08

elected to it. 1t means a good
deal of hard work with no pay for
it, but | think we should all he
willing to work for the town. |
think this club ought to be organ
ized and incorporated and made a
permanent institution. There is a
wide field of activity for such a
league here and it could do a great
good for the town. | hope the
business men will take an interest
in it,"
Moore is a man of a good, clean
business record. He has been
engaged in the practice of law in
this city for the past year and has
built up good practice and is
we'll and favorably known among
the business men.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-08
we have got to make it CO."

we have got to make it CO."
Goldenberg, Chapman, Mechem,
Campbell, Buchanan and a large
number OF other leading citizens
have expressed themselves in favor
of this project.
Attorney V. w. Moore has
been suggested by a number OF
citizens for president of this or
ganization. Every one of the
business men speak highly of him
and endorse him as a good, clean,
progressive business man.
The News interviewed Moore in
regard to the club, and when asked
if he would accept the Office il ten
dered him, he stated: Il have
been asked by several of the bust.
ness men if would accept the
Office OF president. am heartily
in favor OF the club and will do
anything ! can to further the in
terests of Tucumcari; | am here to
stay. However, believe there
are other men better suited to fill
this position than | am. believe
it would be any business mans
duty to accept this position if
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-08
DRY FARMING in
QUAY COUNTY.
Time Of Seeding and What to
Plant.
Second Article of the Interview
With Prof. Tinsley.

In regard to the time oil seeding
and what to plant, Prof. Tinsley
says:
The time of seeding will de-
pend largely on the moisture con-
ditions of the soil. AS rule the
time of planting is determined by
the question OF whether or not
there is sufficient moisture to
germinate seed and start the crop
growing.
"The rule in seeding should be
to use about one-half, or a little
less, Of the amount OF seed that is
generally used Tor an acre in heavy
rainfall countries, the reason be-
ing that it is better to have moist
ure enough to mature smaller
number of stalks than TO divide
that moisture among a greater
number and not get them FULLY
matured.
The best seed should be
selected and it is better to get
seed produced in the semi-arid
sections OF the country.
"With small grain it is probable
that winter varieties sown late in
August or early in September will
be better than spring varieties.
'Where possible seed should
he planted with a drill instead oi
broad cast. because when sown
broad cast part is covered toe
deeply, SO that it cannot come
through, and a part is scattered in
the dust mulch which is SO dry
that it cannot Sprout, so that a
much better stand with less seed is
assured by careful drilling.
Turkey Red is probably the
best variety of winter wheat, and
should he sown at the rate OF sc
lbs. per acre, the last OF Angus,
or early in September. For spring
planting, Macaroni or Duran
wheat is the best variety. This
should he sown at about the same
rate, between February and April.
EMERSON oats, Texas Red and
Rust Proof are good varieties OF
oats for planting here.
"Beardless barley IS a quick
maturing crop and has not re.
ceived the attention it deserves Al
the hards OF the farmers in this
section. 1t can be sown early in
July and will probably mature be-
fore frost, and if it does not ma.
ture will at least furnish valuable
hay crop. Rye is also worth try
ing. Russian millet will probably
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-08
UNKNOWN SCHOONER
LOST, FIVE DROWNED.

Norfolk. Va, Jan. S.--A broker mes
sage received here over the U. s, sea-
coast telegraph wires from Cape Hat
teras on the north Carolina coast re-
ports the stranding and loss on the
treacherous Diamond shoals yesterday
OF an unknown schooner out of whose
crew of seven men, five persisted and
two were saved The message which
fails to give the name of the lost vessel,
reports her as bound from Long Point,
Me. TO Charleston. y. c.. laden with fish
scrap.
The captain OF the vessel was among
those who were lost.
The two men who escaped are report
ed 10 he foreigners who heard those
aboard say that the vessel was ~ years
old.
The schooner. according TO the dis
patch. went to pieces within 30 minutes
after she struck on the shoals during
the fierce gale which swept the coast,
registering wind velocity off Hatteras
OF rs miles an hour
II Is declared TO have been the worst
storm In eastern Carolina since 1859
The wires to Cape Hatteras are not
working and fuller information concern
ing the wreck Is unobtainable for the
present
The storm has today completely
passed.
The launch from the quarantine ship
jamestown, supposed TO have been lost
in Hampton Roads during yesterdays
storm with the coxswain and engineer
aboard, was picked up by passing
vessel. the steamship Belyingroye. and
this two men were landed safely
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-08
JAPAN HAS NO
DESIRE FOR WAR
So Absorbed With Maintaining
Her Position in Asia Has No
Time for Anything Else.
ANXIOUS OVER MANCHURlA.
situation There Full OF Complications
Country Looking To Far East
And Not TO America.

Paris, Jan. s.-The Echo dc Paris
today prints an interview emanating
II says from an authorized Japanese
source with the object OF showing that
Japan Is so absorbed with the main
tenance of Asia that war with America
is impossible
The entire attention of Japan" says
the interview. rs taken with China
and Korean developments. China has
just dismissed a number OF Japanese
instructors who have been replaced
with Germans. The Manchurian sit
uation Is full of complications
China demands the immediate in
tegral application of the treaty of
Portsmouth. which would deprive the
japanese of the possibility of exercis-
ing an efficacious influence in Man.
churia."
Japan opposes the extension of the
Pekin railroad TO Foukoumer by way
of Hsinmintan on the ground that the
I'ekin agreement OF 1906 stipulated
that China should. not construct a par
allel line injurious TO Japanese inter
estH. The japanese occupation of
Korea also Is meeting with much op-
position and for this and other rea-
sons Japan IL actively pushing the
work of increasing her armament.
The message of the emperor of ia
pan clearly indicStes that the country
is looking to the far east and not in
the direction of America.