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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17

heed them and continued to TetTace steps. The
dogs refused to follow u.s. and after had gone a
little way Balser whistled for them. They we'll
trained animals, and usually responded instantly to
their masters call; but this occasion they paid
no attention to it, and could hear their voices
hill which was now quite distance behind u.s. Bal
ser whisled again and again Still the dogs barked :
but they did not in response to the call
If l have to go back for those crazy dogs Ill
take a switch and lay it till they will remember
said Balser He waited for little time and said
Hold my gun, Tom Andy Bill. Ill cut a switch
and teach those fellows lesson of obedience. He
broke switch from bush and started back fetch
the dogs.
After he left me l began wonder if by any
chance we could be wrong and the dogs right. | had
the guns; so l hurriedly followed Balser, and
turned the base of the hill together.
The dogs were still barking at the covered
hillside. Nothing but the smooth snow visible.
Baser with his switch lifted ready to strike, al
most up to the dogs, when Tige-I believe he was
furiousv in the snow. Then Prince, who also
sensible dog, though always playing second fiddle to
Tige, began to make the fly.
The dogs howed and whined in their effort to
tell something that was on their minds; but we
did not have enough to know what they were
saying. We sometimes get angry at dumb brutes
because they do not understand what we say to
them: but don't appreciate our own dumbness
in failing to understand what they say to They
understand us much better than understand
them, and but cruel man will beat them be-
cause of an ignorance which is less than his own
But the dogs said much and said it plainly that
we began to understand them.
BY Jove! Tom Andy Bill this is not hillside
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This one probably had been disturbed in its dreams
W/E lost time in eating breakfast YOU may
w be sure, and when had finished we looked
carefully to guns, bullets. and powder horns gave
our knives keen edge the MILESTONE and started
the trail of the bear. Tige and Prince were de-
lighted. and danced about in great glee. They
seemed to know that something besides mink and
nluskrat in the wind When took up the
not strong, and told him stay at home to
watch the cabin and stretch lot of pelts that
had left uncared for night We easily followed
the tracks over route that wound in all directions
through the woods. but we did easily
take the bear.
BY hungry and pretty tired: for
il is hard work walking through which
thin crust of ice has been frozen We had taken
our dinner with us, and shortly after we rested
eat. although they danced about and begged
eagerly for just little mouthfu They gave us
to understand distinctly that they very
hungry, and, with water streaming from their
mouths, they watched every bite we took 1t
cruel not to feed them, for we had given them
breakfast; but if we satisfied their hunger they
would not only become lazy, but their of
smell would become less keen and they would be
of no help to us in spooring.
If we should find the bear should give up try
ing to find it, Tige and Prince would get their sup
meat; but if failed in that would kill rabbit
for them. Frequently the dogs tempted to
chase rabbit and secure their dinner but
they knew that if they even much as barked at a
rabbit they would receive terrible threshlng;
the faithful friends went hungry for sake, and
that than should have done for them.
Copyright. by Charles Major
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
w. A Bear Fight in Snowdrift

was apparently nothing but
smooth, snow covered hillside, ten
or twelve feet high.
We stood watching the dogs for
a time. and Balser said, Tige, you're
fool but Tige seemed to answer
back. I'm not fool!
The dogs continued to bark
furiously. Their hair rose angrily.
and they faced the snow covered
hillside SO persistently that we
thought surely they had gone crazy
from hunger.
But it often happens that when
we don't understand other men
and dogs-we call them crazy.
Everything great that has been ac-
complished has been done by crazy
men. if the ignorant people who
have lived about them are to be
believed. Men said Calico was crazy
because he declared the earth was
round and revolved around the SUM-
All the world thought Columbus
was crazy when he declared he could
sail westward and reach the land of
the east. Even the English Par
liament thought Stevenson was
crazy when he said that the steam
loo omotive and the railroad could
acc >mplish all he claimed Morse
was crazy, many persons said, when
he announced that he could send a
message thousand miles in a few
sec onds. The truth is, fool thinks
every man but himself insane. Balser
and | were fools to think that our
dogs were crazy. We were so vain,
we could not believe that they knew
better than we what they were
about. | soon grew disguised watch
ing the apparently foolish dogs bark
ing at the white hillside, and said:
GONE, Balser, let US start home.
- Thes, fool dogs will keep us here
for week if we listen to them. The
sun will be down in half an hour, and
in an hour it will be dark I'm cold
and hungry, and I'm going home.
All right, Pm with you an
swered Balser; 50 we fastened the
straps to our guns, slung them over
our shoulders, and started for home
When the dogs saw us going they
loudly protested. They said as
plainly as if they were speaking
English, Don't go. YOU fools, don't
co.
OF course. it was very insolent in
our dogs to call us fools; but after
all they were right. We did not
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y
Balser and | had our fight
with the three bears. and this was
how it came about:
We rose early one morning. and
| went out to feed and water Solo
mon When | took him to the
creek where we had cut a hole in
the ice for him to drink, l noticed
bear tracks in the snow on the bank
near the water hole, from which
bear evidently had been drinking.
When l had taken Solomon back
to the stable, | went to the cabin
and asked Wyandotte to go with
me to the water hole and give me
his opinion about the age of the bear
tracks, although l was sure they had
not been there the night before. The
Indian went with me, and after
closely examining the tracks. he
said:
Ugh! Big bear! Heap big bear
Wounded-lame in one leg-hlnd
leg
How the Indian obtained al
his information from the half blurred
tracks, | don't know: but he seemed
sure of what he said, and | unhesi-
tatingly believed him If we could
kill this bear, it would be a stroke
of great good luck for us. It's skin
would be worth ten shillings, and
its meat would not only furnish us
food for the dogs, but would surely
bring us FIVE dollars at the town
of Blue River.
We had seen but one bear since
the cold weather began. These curl
Gus animals eat ravenously in the
summer and fall, and grow fat.
When very cold weather comes on.
they seem to be aware of its APP
proach; so they seek cave or a
hollow tree and go to sleep till pleas
ant weather returns. Frequently,
when they cannot find cave or
a hollow tree, they go to sleep un-
der a cliff, where the snow is apt
to drift, and there they hibernate
for a time beneath the snow. In
very cold countries, bears some
times sleep for four months; but
our winters are comparatively short.
and two months is long alternating
period in this climate. While this
sleep lasts, the bear lives on its fat,
accumulated during the feeding
season. We had not expected to
find bear prowling about, and the
tracks were a most welcome surprise.
This one probably had been disturbe,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-09
PROHIBITION
CONVENTION
CALLED
TEMPERANCE FORCES TO
GATHER AT COLUMBUS
Call CoogratuIateS People on
Growth of Sentiment Against
Liquor Traffic National
Ticket to Be Nominated,
Isy Morning Journal specal Leased wire,I

IBy Morning journal specia Leased Wire !
Columbus. Onto, Feb S-Ftftocr
hundred and twelve delegates and as
many alternates are provided for in
the official call for the national pro-
hlbiuon convertiCn n which VIII meet i0
Columbus July 15.-The call was san-
out today by Charles A. Jones, chair
man. and w G. Calderwood, secretary
Of the prohibition national committee.
1t is expected that fully five thousand
persons will attend.
The call opens with congratulations
to the people over the progress os
Temperance legislation and reciles the
accession of oklahoma, Georgia and
Alabama to the ranks of prohibition
StItes
The convention is called TO nomi-
nate candidates for president and vice
president and for the transaction of
any other business that may come be-
fore he convention" Basis Of reIre-
sentation is fixed as follows.
Each state and territory to have
four delegates at large; each state en-
titled to an additional delegate for
every two hundred votes or fraction
thereof cast for Dr. Silas c. Swallow
for president in 1904; the District Of
Columbia to have two delegates"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-09
IMMENSE PACKING PLANT
PROPOSED FOR P0RTL AND

Portland Ore, Feb. S.-rhc Even
ing Telegram today says that L. IF.
Swift and a party of officials from his
Chicago packing plant arrived in this
city today to complete final plans for
the erection in Portland of an i'm
meuse packing plant to cost in excess
of $3,500,0OO and which when com
pleted win make Portland the packing
house center Of the Pacific coast GOV
ering the entire rans-Eocky Mountain
territory, British Columbia and Alas
ka. The required railroad transporta-
ton facilities will involve an addition
al expenditure Of about &2,O0O,OOO on
the part of the transportation eop-
panies.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-09
ROOSEVELT LIKES TO
HEAR EN- HOWL
New York Preacher Repeats
Characteristic Story Of Inter
view With the President,
tBy Morning Journal Special Leased wireI


New York Feb 8.--Rev. j. West
ern Hill, pastor of the Metropolitan
Methodist Temple in a speech eulo-
gizing President Roosevelt tonigh; at
banquet Of the Delaware Valley so-
ciety at the Manhattan hotel, related
the incidents Of a personal visit to the
president in Washington yesterday
which occasioned much applause front
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-09
SITUATION IN BALKANS
ATTRACTS WORLD COMMENT

Rome. Feb. S.-The situation in thH
Balkans, which suddenly has attract
ed attention here through the re-
ported recall Of Prince Ourosoit' RuS-
sian AMBASSADOR to Austria Hungary
seems to be grayer than official state
ments make it appear.
Austria and Germany charge that
Russia is trying TO obtain revenge tor
her failure in the far east by turning
her attention to the near east ana IS
resuming her ancient traditional poi
icy Of aiming at Constantinople. II
is further asserted by officials OF THESE
governments that she is helped in TINS
above board by France and secretel5
by Great Britain, the latter thuS op-
posing Germany.
Russia has emphaticalIy declared
that It would be impossible to tolerate
the carrying out of the proposed plan
for the construction of railways in the
Balkans as announced by Baron Won
Aeherenthal, the Austria-Hungarla
foreign minister, as this would mean
under the guise of commercial inter
est practical Austrian supremacy
throughout the Balkans. Indeed IL
would mean Austrias reaching salon
ika and Russia considers this Woulo
he equivalent to having Germany at
Salonika.
However. it is believed here that
if conflict breaks out it will not
he between Russia and Austria, but
between Russia and Turkey, the latter
being accused of favoring the Austrian
plans under German influence.
The PoDolo Romano goes so far as
to chronicle the rumor that Russo
Turkish war is likely to occur in the
spring. Turkey has been making
preparations, for she now has neal
the frontier 100. 600 of her best troops
oficered to great extent by Ger
mans
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-09
MISS STONE WANTS THE
TURKS TO REFUND RANSOM
Missionary Captured 10y Bandits
Would Have Sultan Foot the Bills.

Washington, D. G., Feb. S.--Ellen
NJ. stone the American missionary
who was captured by Bulgarian brig
auds near the town of Diumbala In
the autumn of 1901 aud subsequently
rausomed called upon Secretary Root
at the state department today and
urged him to make a dcmaud upon
the lurkisn government of $4,000,
the amount Of the ransom paid in her
case, She wanted that amount return
ed to the persons in this country who
had contributed by popular subscrip-
tions,
Secretary Root promised to examine
the record in this case. which was dis
posed of before he assumed his pres
ent office
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-09
WOMAN'S BODY DUG
FROM SEWER
GrueSonne Find of Workmen in.
Oakland, Cali Police Scent
Murder Mystery


By Morning JhuFHdi pp'''f'' '''''
oakland. Cal Feb. S,-Working-
,non making an excavation for sewer
At the corner Of Gibson and kimball
avenues. in Elmhurst, late this after
noon, discovered the dead BODY OF
woman i'm a sack buried about three
feet under the ground. a quantity OF
ouicklime was also in the sack and
tha remains we're so badly decom-
nosed as to be unrecogniza The
bodv was found not far from the home
of A. wilkins, who is now in the Ala-
media county jail charged with the
murder of Mrs. Verna Carmen fof-
merry Of Kansas City with whom he
lived and whose body was dug up in
side = shed back of their residence.
wilkins admits that ne buried inns
woman. but asserts that she commit
ted suicid6. The coroner has begun
an investigation which may lead to the
Identification of the other body found
today in the same vicinity
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-09
RUSSIA READY.
FORWARW|TH
7 j R K { !
SIXTY THOUSAND MEN
TO MOVE ON FRONTIER
Douma, in Burst Of Patriotic
Enthusiasm Approves Gov
ernrnent'S Plan to Preserve
Nations Prestige,

IBy Morning journal Special Lsnsed wire.l
St Petersburg, Feb, S.-The Russo
Turkish relations have entered upon
a menacing phase. Alarmed at the
unchecked Turkish penetration Of Per-
sia and mobilization in Armenia, the
Russian government will reply on the
Turko-Persan frontier, dispatching
there a compact expedition Of $4,000
select troops from central Russia with
full war equipment, and it is acting
with uncommon rapidity with view
to overawing the Turks by decisive
exhibition of force.
The war office has drawn up plans
Of the expedition and submitted them
hurrtedly for executive enactment to
the douma Friday. The committee
on national defense assembled in Vir-
tually a closed session.
A representative of the war office
briefly and impressively outlined the
Turkish preparations on which Rus
sia is fully informed, and asked for an
open credit for the maintenance of an
army of $4,000 men. He met the
possible argument of economy by say
ing that Russia had expended blood
and treasure IN Manchuria in vain oW-
ing to the initial backwardness inI
armament. The empires prestige inI
the middle east. he said, is now also
in the balance and Russia must be /
prepared to defend it,
NJ. GuchkoG, leader of the Octob-
erists in a speech said that the ma
iority in the douma were Russian
patiots and willing to part with their
last shirt to defend the fathorland |
The committee in high pitch of pat
riotism passed the appropriation un-
animously.
At the same time the war office
obtained sanction for a further ap-
preparation of 10000 roubes to create /
floating batterie along the Baltic
coast which owing to the weakness OF
the navy is at the mercy of Germany
Advices received here from Con-
stantinople indicate that the sublime
porle is backward in aCceding to Aus
trials project for constructing d rail-
way connecting the Austrian line IN
Bosnia with the Turkish line in Sa-
lnika through the district Of Now
bazar. which is opposed by Russia
The grand vzier has declared that
Turkey takes an enlightened interest
in railways as the promoter OF prog
ress but prefers to build the NoVi-
bazaI line herself, dispensing with the
offer of Austrian capital
If is surnigpd here that the project
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-09
CONGRESSMAN
SCORES FOES
OF LIQUOR
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
METHODS CRITICISED
temperance Advocates are
Charged With Urging Pass
age of Laws Regardless of
COnStitutio0aIity of Measures

IBy Morning journal Speciai Leased Wire. I
Washington. D. c., Feb. 8.--The fea-
lure Of the hearing of the anti-saloon
representatives. today before the house
judiciary committee was the remarks
Of Judge John j. jenkins chairman
of the committee to Rev. S E. Mich
olson who spoke for the American
Anti-saloon league. Mr., Nicholson had
urged the adoption of the Littlefeld
or some similar bill prohibiting the
shipping of liquor into prohibition
territory. Chairman Jenkins said that
80 per cent of the bills of the kind
under discussion brought before his
committee were aimed at the very
throat of the government Men fun
Of sentiment would appear there, he
declared, and urge the committee to
report a bill and ask congress to pass
a law to be tested before the supreme
court.
your argument" said Mr.. jenkins,
lis to put it up to the supreme court.
We are not here to report bills that
appear to us to be unconstitutional 1t
is our duty to prevent, if possible the
passage of laws that are unconstitu-
tional l do not think that we should
listen to you sentimental gentlemen
when you attempt to Overpersuade us.
We are trying to save this govern
ment and do not want to be continual
ly reporting out bills for the sake of
or anything else that will
be turned down by the courts. | have
been in prohibition territory and seen
how the laws are evaded. There II
saw the men with prayerbook in one
hand and a knife for an enemy in the
other"
Mr. Nicholson explained that it was
not his intention to ask the committee
to do awning wrong
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-09
SOUTHERN PACIFIC'S
ASSESSMENT RAISED
Kentucky Tax Gatherers See Chance
For Some Easy Money

Louisville, Ky, Feb S-The JEFF
ferson county board of tax supervisors
today raised the assessment Of the
Southern Pacific company from $780,
600 to $1O,0OO,0OO The Southern Pa
cifc company. which is incorporated
in kentucky, has an office at Beech
mont, a suburb Of Louisville.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-09
.BRIGHT'S DISEASE KILLS
NOTED SPECIAL AGENT 7

Portland. ore. Feb S.-Frauk M.
Meyendorf special agent Of the de
partment of the interior, died in this
city today Of Brghts disease. Meyen-
dorff who was Of noble Polish birth,
achieved reputation for his work in
connection with the Investigation of
coal lond frauds In Utah, Wyoming
and Colorado in 1906 and it was his
knowledge Of the situation that en-
abed the interstate commerce com
mission to bring the offenders to JUS
tice Meyendorf was SO years of age.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-09
Endnrscmcnt for Tan.

West Plains, MO- Fob. 8---The
fourteenth congressional district rep
reseutation convention here today en-
dorsed Secretary of War Taft for the
presidential nomination. Two dele
gates to the national convention Al
Chicago were chosen and were in
structed for Taft
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-09
Danish Bank Closes Doors.

Copenhagen Feb. S.--The banking
firm of Hermann, Meyer 4 co. sus-
pended business today. The stock
exchange here is inclined to be pan
icky. and all quotations fen today The
biggest drop Was in the shares of the
Deta| Handler bank, Which lost 81
per cent. The minister Of finance is
to attend meeting OF bankers to-
morrow to devise mears Of reassurirg
The nubhc.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-09
JURY ACQU|Ts MAN
WHO SLEW MONEY
Dr., Kirby on Trial for Killing.
Nephew of United States
Senator is Found Not Guilty,
tBy MornlnE Journal Special Lsased wIreI

Greenwood, Miss, Feb 8.---The jury
before whom Dr.. Grover Kirby has
been on trial for the past two days,
charged with the killing Of James D.
Money Jr.. returned a verdict late to-
night adtudgIng Dr. Kirby not guilty,
Money was shot and killed on the
porch Of his fathers home, which ad-
Joined the office of DR. Kirby in
September of last year, aud the trag-
edy was a sequel to the killing Of a
relative Of Kirby by Money, the lat
ter's trial resulting I'm a verdict Of ac-
quittaL
prominent families Of this state,
Money being a relative Of United
States Senator II D. Money.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-09

Chicago. Feb. 8-An Involuntary
petition in bankruptcy against Heath
a. Miuigan, one OF the oldest and
largest paint manufacturing firms in
this state was filed here today, fol
lowing conference Of creditors of the
concern The petition is Of a formal
nature and contained no specific
claims. The receivers bonds were
dxed at 100000,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-09

Liverpool. Feb. Sc. w. Morse, the
New York banker and promoter, who
arrived here this morning from New
York on the Campania. decided to re-
turn at once to New York and he left
here this afternoon on the steamer
Etruria
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-09

Wilmington, N. C.. Feb. S,-The
plant of the Cape Fear Lumber com
pany was destroyed by fire today Loss
100000,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1908-02-28
CANNON BALLS


CLOTHING Collars Neckes Shirts Underwear that will make their visit
Store for the 30 Our Mems Clothing Department be absolutely closed out ana
before this 10000 Hkeref select from; better get dozen
FEBRUARY 18th
March midnight The doors will wide Join the great procession we bid you
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1908-02-28
X THE WIRE AT A FEAR


the right left this
merchandise Thousands pairs sox and hose at
that Quantities 40
eoy nd%Pen
cdoeuT The waxesw warma on thego
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1908-02-28

hereat
cntn O
fMm
of
fthewho
Bed Spreads and Curtains that would make the high Sheriff
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1908-02-28
THE GREATEST ATTRACTION
THE PANAMA CANAL

will make the old Mississippi great water way yet,
but the way Barbour-Herbert Co.'s will sell goods for
the next 80 days beats them ALL
High Patent Flour $540 bbl Meal 1896 bbl.
Coffee 10c h. Arm Hammer Soda, 6packaesg for 25c,
Each purchase of $1,000 entities you to buy fancy
SUGAR Is LBS. FOR $1.OO
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-09-16
THE CRITICS.
These Observers We're Wholly Per.
sonai In Their judgments.

These Observers Wore Wholly Per.
sonal In Their Judgments.
'"The critical faculty Is rare" said
an editor and critic ut Philadelphia
art club. sit must be impersonal. But
most Of us incline to be wholly per-
sonal in our criticism. The fact was
brought home to me at one of the exhi-
billions at the Academy Of Fine Arts.
Passing from picture to picture, I
overheard many criticisms. Thus a
lady in rich gown said:
"'What a superb portrait of young
girl! 1t should certainly win the Car
negie prize. 1t is easy to see that the
gown was made by Paquin.'
"A fat, red nosed man in fur lined
overcoat halted before picture enti-
tied The Luncheon
This still life,' he exclaimed, is
the most admira BILE I have ever seen.
Terrapin, canvasback, champagne, lob
ster, es~g perigord pie-ah, what q
genius
I'm this historical painting I heard
an anhauary say, the costumes are ac-
curate in every detail. The painter is a
second Raphael
"That horse there said a young
polo player, is exactly like my Poda-
solzus. It's the best picture in the ex-
hibIion.'
IAN athlete uttered a cry Of delight
before daub called The Gladiator
"'What shoulders! What arms! be
said. I bet anything the jury gives
this painting the highest award
"And half the throng, departing said:
The picture In the last room is the
best No, we didn't see 1t-couldn't get
to it, in fact-but 1t draws far and
away the biggest crowd"