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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-28
TO END LEOP0LD'S
RULE IN THE CONG0
Belgian Deputies Adopt the Annexa-
tion Treaty.
REFORMS ARE NOW ASSURED
Action of Belgian Chamber of Dep
uties Nearly Causes . Collapse of
the Cabinet Contradiction Between
the Treaty and Colonial Bill as
Voted.
WHAT IT MEANS.

The end of atrocities and mall
administration in the Congo.
The abolition of forced labor.
King Leopold agrees to aban-
don the crown domain to Bel
GUM.
Belgium assumes all the Con-
go obligations amounting to $21,-
100000, but continues the Kings
interest in the revenues.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-11
SECRETARY TAFT
WILL Be THE NOMINEE
OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY FOR
THE PRESIDENCY-E
VOTES NOW TO INSURE
HIS NOMINATION.
Platform Now In CHICAGO
Attorney General Ellis of Ohio Arrived
In Chicago Today With Platform
on Which Taft Will Run.
New York Would Fur
nish Second Man.

Special to the Herald
Chicago, June 1.-THE South Caro-.
lima, Tennessee and Texas contests
are being heard by the republican ma,
tional committee today. 1t is ex-
peefed the committee will finish its
duties this evening. The talk of
Taft's nomination by reclamation has
been revived. The plan as discussed
is to permit the various states to pre-
sent their favorite sons and then
change the vote to Taft before the
vote is announced.
The vice presidency is now the all
absorbing topic. 1t is clear now that
the Taft men want New Yorker on
the ticket, and it is understood that
New York has been assured that if a
satisfactory man is offered he will be
given the place.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-11
More Taft Delegates.
Special to the Herald.

Speclal 10 the Herald
Chicago, June 1.-THE Taft dele
gates in the first and fifth South Car
olipa districts have been seated. This
gives Taft 941 votes, just enough to
insure nomination. In the Tennessee
contests each side have been given
two hours in which to present their
case.
Mcknight of New York ar
b laay and is eanvassing the
Dlsc.stisn respecting a New I0rker for
vice president. 1t is announced to
day that Hughes will not withdraw
from the contest, and it is claimed
also that he cannot command the
solid vote of New York.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-11
Labor Will Fiuht.

Special to the Herald.
Washington, D. c., June 11.-Sam
uel Gompers left this afternoon for
Chicago, to conduct the fight labor
will make to have an anti-injunction
plank inserted in the republican plat
form. The American Federation of
Labor executive committee meets
here Saturday to plan a campaign
along this line.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-11
Has the Platform.
Special to the Herald.

Chicago, June 11.-Attorney Gen.
eral Ellis of Ohio has arrived with the
platform on which Taft will make the
race for the presidency. He refuses
to discuss the document. He will
serve on the resolutions committee.
Roosevelt boomers are flooding the
contestants who were rejected with
literature urging the presidents re-
nomination.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-11
TRUCK CROP IS HEAVY
Government Report Says Crop Is the
Heaviest In Many Years-A
Large Part Marketed.


Washington, D. c., June 1.-THE
agricultural department bulletin, just
issued, says there will be more APP
pies, peaches, berries, melons, cab
bage, onions, etc, this year than have
been grown for many years. 1t is
also estimated that seventy-three per
cent of the crop has already been
harvested.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-11
New York Protests.
Special to the Herald.

New York, June 11.-Anthony Com
stock has issued an edict against the
new sheath gown, and declares the
anti-vice society will not allow any
woman, whether a Fifth Avenue So
ciety leader or a chorus girl, to wear
one of the indecent dresses on the
streets of New York.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-11
Sherman Boom On.
Special to the Herald.

Washington, D. c., June ia
boom has been started for Lieutenant
Governor Sherman of Illinois for vice
president. His friends are urging him
on the administration as a powerful
orator and campaigner.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-28

of the firemen, it was soon under
control and just a little later the
fire was completely out.
The damage to the goods Of
Mr.. Tyson was almost complete
and what the flames did not con-
sumo was greatly damaged by
water. The stock on hand was
estimated at about Sill. 900 OF
$l2, 900 with insurance for S.
900.
The cause of the fire is a mys-
terry. The store was closed at
ten o'clock Saturday night and
the proprietor and clerks were
on their way home when the
alarm was sounded. When the
store was entered it was seen
that the stove pipe had fallen,
but whether this was the cause
of the fire could not be stated.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-28

ball men know a large pitcher
has the. advantage of arousirg
more respect in the eyes Of bat
tiers.
The second proposed change is
that when a man is on third base,
and the batter hits = long fly, SO
that the runner on third gets
home before thrown out, the bat
ter is given credit for a sacrifice
hit. This will tend to increase a
play er's batting average, and
when he scores runner from
third on long fly he is credited
with a sacrifice hit, while, as in
past years. the batter has been
charged with a time at the bat.
The last rule, if adopted, will
bring-forth a greater average in
batting among colleges that now
employ coaches, and where what
is commonly known as "team
play is used. The idea with all
a Il :
true college athletes heretofore
has been to advance the runner
ecross the rubber regardless Of
his own batting average. This
has been the case with q majority
of teams played here, aud has
always, been the policy of the
Trinity team. We are safe in
saying that this rule viii advance
The batting average ofthe Trinity
team from FIVE to twenty-five
points Of each man in the event
that it is adopted.
In speaking TO Director Card
concerning these changes he was
enthusiastic in his approval OF
them. With a ruling BY the
Rules Committee regulating that
pitchers boxes shall be on level
with the home plate all teams can
be coached to these conditions,
and the hardships accorded by
them formerly will be removed.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-28
Law and Order League.

Last Sunday quite a number Of
citizens met at the court house
for the purpose of ssorganizing a
law and order league. Speeches
were made by Messrs. j. H.
Southgate and ]. C. Kilgo, and
organization was perfected by
electing ], H. Seuthgate chair
man and the following as an
executive committee:
Messrs. w. A. Erwin, H. N.
Snow, G. w. Watts, ]. Fl. South
gate, R. l.. Flowers, A. L.
Phipps, ]. c.. Markham, R. O.
Everett, w. J. Brogden and ].
E. Owens.
In the course of his remarked
DR.. Kilgo is reported as saying
that the cause of the town having
such a miserable reputation in
other places is traceable to the
fact that newspapers publish on
ly such matters and neglect to
give prominence to progress and
spiritual welfare of the city.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-28
Cheaper Radium.

Three grammes of radium
(about forty,sixgrains J the largest
quantity yet produced at one time,
has been extracted by the Iinpe-
rial Academy of Sciences Of vi.
emma, from ten tons of uranium
and pitchblende given them by
the government from its mines in
Bohemia, and although the crude
material cost nothing, the extrac-
rion alone amounted to $4,000.
This, however, cheapens the cost
Of radium considerably, for the
three grammes, approximately,
above mentioned, were obtained
at one third the cost Of previous
products which. il has been esti.
mated would be worth not less
than 100000 an ounce. A
small fraction Of the yield has
been presented to Sir William
Ramsay, the English scientist,
for experimental purposes A
part will be used by other re
searchers to test Prot. Ramsay:
| theory regarding the breaking NJ
of radium into other elements. -
| Exchange.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-28
Chance In Schedule.

Important change in Seaboard
schedule effective January 18th,
| 1908.
With the change Of schedule
January 5th, the Seaboard will
inagurate the Florida Limited
between New York and St.
Augustine, Fla, on January 9th,
1908. Trains will leave Durham
as follows:
No. 238. -10.05 A. M. connect
ling at Henderson with No. ~
which will arrive at Portsmouth,
| Norfolk at $50 p. NJ, resuming
connection at Weldon with A. g.
III. for Eastern Carolina points
and at Observation-Disclosures with
Steamship lines for Washington,
Baltimore, Cape Charles. New
| York and Boston which was
broken last Spring. This will
prove of great convenience to
| Durham travel. Also connects
with No. &C for Richmond, Wash
ihgton and New York.
No. PAL will hereafter arrive
| in Durham at 6 P. Nj.
No. 22l will arrive in Durham
at go P. M.
No. 222 will leave Durham at
$50 P. M.
The Durham & Southern train
No. Al leaving Durham at 4.45
P. NJ. and arriving at Apex at
COOP. M. connects with Sea-
board No. Al and 43 for Char
lotte, Atlanta and points West,
and Columbia, Savannah, Jack
sonville. and all Florida points.
For Timetables, rates and any
information desired apply to +.
w. Woodward, Union Ticket
Agent, or r. L. Montgomery
Agent, Phone No. IL, or write
to,
c. III. GATTIs,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
Raleigh. N. c.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-28
Stock Of Goods Destroyed.

Saturday night about 1890
o'clock the fire alarm sounded
and the firemen were soon at
work fighting the flames in the
store of W. H: Tyson, on Main
street, just under The Recorder
Office. For some time it looked
as if the building would be to.
tally destroyed by the fire that
was raging when discovered.
However. by the heroic efforts
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-28
OBJECT OF CHANGE TO Aid BATTING.
Proposed BY National League Of New
York Recently.
(From The Trinity chroniclel

FROM Inc Trinity lnroniclel
At meeting in New York re-
Gently of the executive committee
CT the National Baseball League
two very important changes were
recommended in the rules The
object Of these changes is to aid
batting, and especially to raise
the official average.
The first recommendation is
that the box be made level with
the diamond; and in the even,
that this recommendation is
adopted il will certainly cause
more batting. or a batter can get
his eye on the ball sooner by hay.
ing it start lower or more on Z
level with his eye. With a raised
box the batter has a tendency tc
hit under the ball, which cause,
the ball to pop up, and giving th'
catcher a put-out. Aud too, il
viii make the. pitcher appeal
larger to the batter. As all base
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-28
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.

J. NJ. and Bascom Fields,
charged with robbing the United
States mails of money, will be
given a hearing in the Federal
court in Raleigh next week.
John Gibson was arrested
Monday charged with striking
his wife with a chair. The re-
suit of the assault was that a ply.
stefan had to be summoned to
dress the wounds.
Postmaster 0'Blien recon-
mends to people living on rural
routes that they proyike them
selves with stamps for use on
packages they want to mail. BY
doing this they save much trouble
and delay to their carriers.
Frank Day was hurt while at
work at the rock crusller Mon
day. The axle of the fly wheel
gave way and the wheel struck
him while he was near by. A
physician was summoned and his
wounds are not expected to prove
serious.
Miss Anna Howard was united
in marriage to Virgil Rigsbee at
the home of the brides parents
last Wednesday, Rev. Madison
Yates officiating. The young
couple have many friends in the
vicinity of their home, in White
Oak Township, Wake county. =
A. Richardson, who lives on
McMannen street. suffered much
pain last Saturday by falling and
dislocating his shoulder. Physi-
clans were summoned and rem
dered such aid that soon he was
resting as well as could be ex-
pected under the circumstances.
Railroad employees in this city
are circulating petition to be
presented to the Legislature ask
ing it to pass a law that will al
low railroads to charge the old
rate for carrying passengers. In
other places the case is the same
and the petition viii reach the
law makers before they act on
the proposed new law.
Congressman Kitchin was
here last week and expressed his
opinion freely of his chances in
the coming campaign and his
chances for the nomination fol
governor. He is not of the same
opinion of the Raleigh newspaper
correspondent about the Crail
stock, which is claimed is abov,
that OF any other candidate We
in the field.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-28

'what other qualifications have you
Cor the placer asked the merchant.
'well." replied the applicant. Il have
a contented disposition. and''-
.you won't do" replied the mer
chant. I'VE want a man with a dis
contented dIsposition-one that VIII
hustle" -CatholIc Standard and Times
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-28

at have come. Mr.. Editor. 20 CON-
plain about your report Of my daugh-
ter's wedding" ~.
"what was the matter with lit"
swell. her name Is Gratla. and you
printed IL Gratis"
That's not so bad. She was given
away. wasn't sheY' "
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-10

overhauled the three legged deer,
which turned short off and over the
side of the hill fanlling the valley.
Instead of running right up OH it
foolishly dismounted and began firing;
after the first shot-a INSIST got be-
hind q boulder hitherto unseen, and
thence over the crest The pony
meanwhile had slipped its hind leg
into the rein; when, after some time,
l got it out and galloped up to the
ridge, the most careful scrutiny of
which my practised eyes We're capa-
bic failed to discover Il track on the
dry ground, hard as granite. 4 day
or two aftcrward the place where the
carcass lay was made known by the
vultures, gathered together from all
parts to feed upon it.
When fired at from Il place of hid
ing, deer which have not been accus-
toned to the report of gun will often
appear confused and uncertain what to
do. On one occasion, while hunting
i'll the mountains, | saw an old buck
with remarkably large horns, of curl
GUS and beautiful shape, more sym
metrical than in most Instances where
the normal form is departed from.
The deer was feeding in WIDE gently
sloping valley containing no cover
from behind which to approach him.
We We're in no need of meat, but the
antlers were so fine that ] felt they
justified the death of their bearer.
4 flor IittIn nutippt yyoitinS a b,11I-
walked out of the valley, and over
the ridge on the other side, moving up
wind; | raced after him, and crept up
behind thick growth of stunted ce
dars, which had started up from
among some bouldcrs. The deer was
about hundred yards off, down i'll
the valley. Out of breath, and over
confident, l fired hastily, overshooting
him. The wind blew the smoke back
away from the ridge, so that he saw
nothingi while the echo prevented his
placing the sound. He took Il couple
of jumps nearer, when he stood still
and was again oyershot Again he
took few jumps, and the third shot
went below him; and the fourth just
behind him. This was too much, and
away he went. In despair l knelt
down 0 had been firing offhand),
took a steady aim well-forward on his
body, and fired, bringing him down,
but with small credit to the shot, for
the bullet had gone into his hip, para
lying his headquarters. The antlers
are the finest pair | ever got. and form
Il magnificent ornament for the hall;
but the shooting is hardly to be re-
called with pleasure. Still, though
certainly very bad, it was not quite as
discredtable as the mere target shot
would think. l have seen many n
crack marksman at the target do quite
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-10

range was due purely to carelessnes!
and bad judgment.
Neither of my shots had so far dont
me much credit; but at any rate | haC
learned where the error lay, and this
is going a long way toward correcting
it. | kept wishing that | could get an
other chance to see if / had not prof
fted by my lessons; and before WI
reached home my wish was gratified
We were Looping down grassy valley
dotted with clumps of brush. the vino
blowing strong in our faces, and dead
ening the noise made by the hoofs or
the grass. AS we passed by piece OF
broken ground Il yearling black-tai
buck jumped into view and cantereG
away. | was off Manitou's back in an
instant. The buck was moving slowly
and was evidently soon going to stor
and look round, so l dropped on one
knee, with my rifle half raised, and
waited. When about sixty yards off
he halted and turned sideways to me
Offering a beautiful broadside shot.
aimed at the spot just behind the shoul
der and felt | had him. At the report
he went off, but with short, weak
bounds, and | knew he would not &c
far; nor did he, but stopped short
swayed unsteadily about. and Went
over on his side, dead, the bullet clear
through his body.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-10

URING the morning |
came III sight of several
small bands or pairs of
antelope. Most of them
saw me as soon as or be-
fore | saw them, and
after watching me with
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-10

required conditions. 1t wound it's way
through a valley of rich bottom land
cottonwood trees of no great height
or size growing in thick groves along
its banks, while its bed contained
many deep pools of water. some of il
fresh and good. | rode into q great
bend, with a grove of trees on it's right
and containing excellent feed. Mani.
tOu was looSed, with the lariat round
his neck, to feed where he wished
until | went to bed, when he was to
be taken to n place where the grass
was thick and succulent, and tethered
out for the night. There was any
amount of wood with which Il fire
was started for cheerfulness, and some
of the Goals were soon raked off apart
to cook over. The horse blanket was
spread on the ground with the oil.
skin over it rs Il bed. underneath n
spreading cottonwood tree while the
regular blanket served as covering
The metal cup was soon filled with
water and simmering over the Goals to
make tea, while an antelope steak was
roasting on n fOrked stick.
Breaking camp is Il simple operation
for one man; and but Il few minutes
after breakfast Manitou and / were
off. ! headed the horse towards the
more rolling country where the prairies
begin to break off into the edges OF
the Bad Lands. Several bands of an.
telope were seen, and | tried one un.
successful stalk, not being able to
1,,,E 10, IL
evening, when only about mile from
q wooded creek on whose banks / in.
tended to sleep, I came across n soil.
tary buck, just as | was topping the
ridge of the last divide.
AS / was keeping sharp lookout al
the time, / reined in the horse the in
stant the head of the antelope came in
sight, and jumping off crept up till /
could see his whole body, when I drop
ped on my knee and took steady aim
He was long way off three hundred
yards by actual pacing), and not hav.
ing made out exactly what we were
he stood still, looking intently in our
direction and broadside to us. I held
we'll over his shoulder, and at the re.
port he dropped like q shot. the ball
having broken his neck 1t was
very good shot; the best I ever made
at antelope, of which game, as already
said, / have killed but very few in.
dividuals Taking the hams and sad.
die / rode on down to the creek and
again went into camp among timber
Thus on this trip l was never sue.
cessful in outwitting, antelope on the
several occasions when / pitted my
craft and skill against their wariness
and keen senses, always either failing
to get within range or else missing
them; but nevertheless I got two by
taking advantage of the stupidity
and curiosity which they occasionally
show.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-10

- c. -''9 URING the morning
4 b VI came in sight of several
81 N small bands or pairs of
<---zurrz-zz..k antelope Most of them
n He;s4f551lkS saw me as soon as or be-
kWSS2S1SE fore | saw them, and
after watching me with
intense curiosity as long as | was in
sight and at n distance made off at
once as soon as | went into hollow
or appeared to be approaching too near.
Twice. in scanning the country narrow
ly with the glasses, from behind shell
tering divide, bands of prong-horn
were seen that had not discovered me.
In each case the horse was at once left
TO Craze. while | started off after the
game, nearly mile distant. For the
first half mile | could walk upright or
go along half STOPPING: then, as the
distance grew closer, had to crawl on
all fours and keep behind any little
broken bank, or take advantage of a
small, dry watercourse; and toward
the end work my way fiat on my face,
wriggling like a serpent, using every
stunted sagebrush or patch of cactus
as a cover, bareheaded under the blaz-
ing sun. In each case, after nearly an
hours irksome, thirsty work, the stalk
failed. One band simply ran off with
out a seconds warning, alarmed at
some awkward movement on my part
and without giving chance for a shot
In the other instance, while still at
very long and uncertain range l heard
the sharp barking alarm-note of one
of the prong-horn; the whole band in
stantly raising their heads and gazing
intently at their would-be destroyer.
They were a very long way off; but.
seeing it was hopeless to try to get
nearer l rested my rifle over n little
mound of earth and fired. The dust
came up in 4 puff to one side of the
nearest antelope; the whole band took
few jumps and turned again; the
second shot struck at their feet, and
they went off like so many race-horses,
being missed again as they ran. | sat
up by a sagebrush thinking they
would of course not come back, when
to my surprise 1 saw them wheel
round with the precision of q cavalry
squadron, all in line and fronting me,
he white and brown markings on their
heads and throats showing like the
facings on soldiers uniforms; and then
back they came charging up till again
within long range, when they wheeled
their line as if on n pivot and once
more made off, this time for good. not
needing an Intellectual fusillade from
the Winchester.
Antelope often go through a series
of regular evolutions, like so many
trained horsemen, wheeling, turning,
halting, and running as if under com
mand; and their coming back to again