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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14

'92 I found It necessary to travel from
my ranch to the Black Hills, some two
hundred miles south. The ranch wag-
on went with me, driven by an all
round plainsman, a man Of iron nerves
and varied past, the sheriff Of our
county. He was an old friend OF
mine; at one time l had served as
deputy-sheriff for the northern end Of
the county. In the wagon we carried
our food and camp kit, and our three
rolls OF bedding, each wrapped in a
thick, nearly waterproof canvas sheet:
we had tent, but we never needed It,
The load being light, the wagon was
drawn by but span of horses, pair
Of wild runaways, tough, and good
travellers. Ny foreman and | rode
beside the wagon on our wiry, un-
kempt, unshod cattle-ponies. They car
ried us all day at a rack, pace, single
foot or slow lope, varied by rapid gal
looping when we made long circles aft
er game; the trot, the favorite gait
with eastern park riders, is disliked by
all peoples who have to do much Of
their life-work in the saddle.
The first days ride was not attrac-
tive. The heat was intense and the
dust stifllng, as we had to drive some
loose horses for the first few miles.
and afterwards to ride up and down
the sandy river bed, where the cattle
had gathered, to look over some young
steers we had put on the range the
preceding spring. When we did camp
1t was by a pool Of stagnant water, In
creek bottom, and the mosquitoes
were q torment Nevertheless, as
evening fell. 1t was pleasant to climb
little knoll nearby and gaze at the
rows OF strangely colored buttes, grass
clad, or of bare earth and scoria, their
soft reds and purples showing as
through haze, and their irregular out
lines gradually losing their sharpness
In the fading twilight.
My foreman and I usually rode far
off to one side of the wagon, looking
out for antelope. OF these we at arst
saw few, but they grew more plentiful
as we Journeyed onward, approaching
big. scantily wooded creek, where I
had found the prong-horn abundant In
previous seasons. They were very
wary and watchful whether going sin
gly or In small parties, and the lay Of
the land made 1t exceedingly difficult
to get within range. The last time I
had hunted In this neighborhood was
In the fall. ut the height Of the rutting
season. Prong-bucks, even more than
other game. seem fairly maddened by
erotic excitement. At the time Of my
former hunt they were in ceaseless
motion; each master buck being inces-
sanity occupied in herdlng his harem,
and fighting would-be rivals, while sin
gle bucks chased single does as gray
hounds chase hares, or else, II no does
were In sight, from sheer excitement
ran TO and fro as II crazy, racing at
full speed In one direction, then halt
ing, wheeling, and tearing back again
just as hard as they could go.
At this time, however, the rut was
still some weeks Off, and all the bucks
had TO do was to feed and keep look
out for enemies. Try my best, | could
not get within less than four or five
hundred yards, and though | took n
number Of shots at these, or even
longer distances, | missed. If man
Is out merely for days hunt, and has
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14

When fresh meat Is urgently needed,
and when time Is too short, the hunter
who is after antelope In an open fat
tish country must risk many long
shots. In no other kind of hunting is
there so much long-distance shooting.
Throwing the buck into the wagon
we continued our journey across the
prairie, no longer following any road,
and before sunset jolted down towards
the big creek for which we had been
heading. There were many water
holes therein, and timber OF considera-
bic size; box alder and ash grew here
and there in clumps and fringes, be-
side the serpentine curves of the near
ly dry torrent bed. the growth being
thickest under the shelter of the occa-
sional low bluffs We drove down to
a heavily grassed bottom, near a deep,
narrow pool. with. at one end, that
rarest OF luxuries in the plains coun-
try, II bubbling spring Of pure, cold
water. With plenty OF wood, delicious
water. ample feed for the horses, and
fresh meat we had every comfort and
luxury incident to camp life in good
weather. The bedding was tossed out
on a smooth spot beside the wagon; /;
the horses were watered and tethered
to picket pins where the feed was
best: water was fetched from the
spring; deep hole was dug for the
fire, and the grass roundabout care
fully burned off and In a few mo-
ments the bread was baking In the
Dutch oven, the potatoes were boiling.
antelope steaks were sizzling In the
frying-pan. and the kettle was ready
for the tea. After supper, eaten with
the relish known well to every hard
working and successful hunter, we sat
for half an hour or so round the fire,
and then turned In under the blankets
and listened to the wailing of the
coyotes until we fell sound asleep.
We determined TO stay in this camp
all day, so as to try and kill another
prong buck. as we would soon be past
the good hunting grounds. | did not
have 10 go far for my game next morn
Ing. for soon after breakfast. while
sitting on my canvas bag cleaning my
rifle, the sheriff suddenly called to me
that bunch OF antelope were coming
towards us. Sure enough there they
were four In number, rather over half
a mile on. on the first bench OF the
prairie, two or three hundred yards
back OF the creek. lelsurely feeding in
our direction. In a minute or two
they were out OF sight, and instantly
ran along the creek towards them for
quarter Of mile and then crawled
up a short shallow coulie, close to the
head OF which they seemed likely to
pass. When nearly at the end l eau
tiously raised my hstless head. peered
through some struggling weeds. and
NJ once saw the horns OF the buck.
He was a big fellow, about a hundred
and twenty yards of; the others. a doe
and two kids, were in front As lift.
ell myself on my elbows he halted and
fH-nei bis r'sa' head .1u.-rs m..
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14

ple. vigorous body with its markings
of sharply contrasted brown ana
white. pulled trigger. and away
he went; but could see that his race
was nearly run, and he fell after going
a few hundred yards.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14

all the time he wishes, he will not
scare the game and waste cartridges
by shooting at such long ranges pre-
terring To spend half day or more in
patient waiting and careful stalking:
but IL he Is travelling and is therefore
crlmped Tor time, he must take his
chances, even at the cost OF burning
"a good deal of powder
I was dua,.y helped 20 success by %
characteristics fva.t .t tae -owc 3 v.s
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14

fCopyrlght 1893. by G. p. Putnam's sons.
Published under arrangement with q. z.
Putnams Sons. New York and London.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14

! the wide plains where
the prong buck dwells
the hunter must some
times face thirst. as well
as fire and frost. The
only time | ever really
suffered from thirst was
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
Coal Output.

Over one-third of the anthracite
coal mined in the United States
was produced in Luzerne county
last year, according to the reports
of mine inspectors. There was also
an increase of IA per cent. in ton
mage over the previous year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
The 1908 Baseball Guide.

John J. McGraw's official base
ball guide for 1908 just published is
one of the most complete books of
the kind ever issued. 1t contains
everything that is of interest to the
enthusiasts, and special feature is
a chapter on the famous spit ball,
with illustrations showing how that
wonderful curve can be mastered.
The guide has many full page illus
trations and contains instructions
how to play every position on a
nine, and feature is made of the
art of pitching a curved ball. 1t
has all the official rules for the post
season championship games, sched-
ule of the seasons games, averages
and standing of all the leagues. 1t
is No. I8 of Fox's Athletic Library
and will be sent to any address for
10 cents with q cents extra to pay
postage. Address, Richard X. Fox
Franklin Square, New York City.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
ALL FOR KNOX.

WASHINGTON, April az, (Special)
That Senator Knox will have the
6S votes OF Pennsylvania solid in
the Chicago convention was shown
beyond any question when the re-
turns were in from the primaries
held on April II. Sixty-four of
these delegates were selected in the
districts on that date and every one
OF them is strong Knox supporter.
Wherever an anti-Knox candidate
was running for delegate he was
beaten by big majority.
The Pennsylvania Republican
state convention will be held at
Harrisburg OH April 90, when a
resolution will be adopted pledging
the support of the state to Knox
and instructing the delegates-at-
large to vote for him. Gov. Stuart
James Elverson, publisher of the
Philadelphia Inquirer. and Col.
Charles A. Rook, publisher of the
Pittsburg Dispatch, will be three of
the big -Four" from this state.
The fourth man has not yet been
decided upon These men will all
be enthusiastic Knox boomers who
will stand by him to the end.
The report that Congressman
John Da'zell had been defeated for
national delegate from the Thirtieth
distri t was found, upon a count of
the ballots to be incorrect. Instead
of being defeated, Mr.. Dalzell led
the ticket in that district. Re says
the entire delegation from Pennsyl-
vania will go to Chicago with
determination to secure the nomina-
ton of Knox and that there will
not be single vote missing. Some
weeks ago Mr.. Dalzell made some
complimentary remarks at Yale
banquet i'll this city, concerning
Secretary Taft, which were twisted
into an endorsement of Taft. Mr..
Dalzell emphatically denied the
statements attributed to him, but
the report has been spread by the
TAFT supporters. Mr.. Dalzell will
be one of the most prominent Knox
boomers at Chicago and doubtless
will be the Pennsylvania member
OF the committee OIL resolutions.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
No Selt-Seeking.
Gr0Oer C2e5eland 10 General Bragg.
Mayeh, 1892.

GroOer CHeveiand 10 GeneyaI Bragp.
Mareh, 1892.
cannot refrain from declaring
to you that my experience in the
great Office of President of the
United States has so impressed me
with the solemnity of the trust and
its awful responsibilities that l can
not bring myself to regard caudi-
dacy for the place as something to
be won by personal strife and active
selt-assertion. / have also an idea
that the Presidency is pre-eminent-
ly the peoples Office, and I have
been sincere in my constant advo-
cacy of the effective participation
in politica affairs on the part of all
our citizens. Consequently, l be-
lieve the people should be heard in
the choice of their party candidates
and that they themselves should
make nominations as directly as is
consistent with open, fair and full
party organizations and methods l
speak of these things solely for the
purpose of advising you that my
conception of the nature of the
Presidential Office, and my convic-
ton that the voters of our party
should be free in their selection of
their candidates, preclude the pos
sibility of my leading and pushing
self-seeking canvass for the Pres
idential nomination, even if l had
desire to be again candidate.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
Better Pay for R. F. D. Men.

Congressman John M. Reynolds,
of the Nineteenth Pennsylvania
district, has introduced in the House
a bill increasing the salaries of ru-
raj mail carriers to 81 200 per year
as the maximum.
THE rural carriers are not given
enough money for the work they
PERFORM" said Mr.. Reynolds, in
discussing the merits of the bill.
They are compelled to work at all
seasons of the year, in summer, in
winter, in rain, snow and under all
conditions. The government takes
no excuse from them. In addition
to this they are compelled to fur
nish their own horse and wagon
and keep both in proper repair
The amount allowed them by the
government, therefore, hardly en-
ables them to make both ends meet
II think 81 200 a year is little
enough when one takes into consid'
Grafton the duties performed by
these servants of Uncle Sam. I an
going to do everything in my pow
er to have my bill favorably acted
upon by this Congress-"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
THE CAPITOL GRAFTERS.

There is a constantly growing
impression in the public mind to
the effect that the convicted capitol
grafterS will never be sentenced.
The other day hundred or r,ore
reasons were filed for new trials
and it is said that arguments on
this point will not be begun for a
month or more. No doubt these
arguments when they do come will
be prolonged as much as possible
and by the time the questions in
dispute are disposed of the people
will have forgotten the graft and
the prisoners will be allowed to dis
appear into oblivion. There is a
good deal of foundation for this
gossip.
We own to considerable surprise
at the conviction of the grafters. 1t
was never intended by the party
managers that they should be con-
victed. Public sentiment forced
that result, however, and it couldn't
be checked in time. If the election
of last fall had come six months
sooner and with the same result,
the plan of procedure would have
been changed. The election of
Sheath inspired the machine mana
gers with courage and courage is
inventive. Some scheme would
have been discovered to secure i'm
munity for the grafters if the man.
ayers had had courage to think.
Burd Cassell, whose trial is sched-
uled for next month, is a member
of Congress but though the session
is nearly over, he has not qualified.
1t is said that he is afraid to take
the oath of Office because some Dem
ocrats have threatened to raise the
question of his competency and
thus prejudice his case. 1t may be
assumed, however, that the real de-
terrent influence is the desire to
have the incident forgotten. Least
said is soonest mended and those
yet to be tried as we'll as those al
ready convicted may escape through
oblivion which is the only hope.
-Wdkthman
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
Always Take a Receipt.

There are occasions when the
taking or giving of a receipt for a
sum of money paid may seem to be
unnecessary, yet it is wise to do SO
in every case. With the most hon
est and best meaning of people
there is possibility of a failure to
make proper credit for an amount
paid, and unless memory serves
there is likely to be ground for a
serious misunderstanding. AS soon
as one receives a receipt or ac-
acknowledgement he should file it
away in place of safe keeping,
where it can be found should oc-
casion require. The saving of all
receipts may mean the saving of
good many dollars in period of
years.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23

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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
THURSDAY. APRIL %, 1908.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

Democratic State Committee Rooms
Harrisburg, Pa, April I, 1908.
AS directed by the Democratic
State Central Committee at a spec
ial meeting held in the Board of
Trade rooms, in this city on We'd
nesday, February 26th, 1908, no.
tice is hereby given that the Demo-
cratic State Convention will convene
in the Orpheum Theatre, at Har-
risburg,
WEDNESDAY. MAY 20th, 1908,
at II o'clock a. M The business
for which the convention will meet
will be.
TO nominate one candidate for
perior Couit Judge:
fwo candidates for Presidential
.ectors-at-Large,
To elect in the manner provided
- the rules of the party: four Del
esates and four Alternates-at-L Large
to the National Democratic Con.
vention;
To certify the nomination of
thirty-two Presidential Electors, as
named by the delegates from the
respective Congressional Districts
of the State,
And to act upon and determine
such other matters, relating to the
welfare and success Of the parry
within the State, as may be brought
before it.
P. GRAY MEEK, Secretary.
GEORGE M. DIMELING, Chairman.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23

Carbondale has Rod and Gun
Club of 100 members, who think it
worth while to restock the lakes of
Wayne, Lackawanna and Susque-
hanna counties with the varieties
of fish that Nature stocked them
with originally. The club has al
ready secured 100 cans of fish from
the State, mostly from the hatchery
at Pleasant Mount. More than
$1,000 fish, including bass. perch,
blue gills and cat fish, have been
secured. The streams and ponds
throughout this entire region, in
Guiding Wayne and Susquehanna
counties, will be stocked and pa
trolled by the club.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
The Rashness of Taft's Boomers.
(From Leslie's Weekly.)

Let Mr.. Taft's boomers remem-
Der that fate has a feud with the
Republican favorite of the moment
who fails to carry off the candidacy
on the first ballot. Seward in 1860,
Blaine in 1876, Grant in 1880, and
Sherman in 1888 had long leads at
the outset in the conventions in
those years, but in each case the
nomination went to somebody else.
Lincoln won the candidacy in 1860,
Hayes in 1876, Garfield in 1880,
and Harrison in 1888. Harrison
and Hayes were far down in the
voting on the opening ballots in
those conventions, while Garfield
was not thought of by anybody in
connection with the candidacy un-
til after a long contest between
Grant, Blaine, SHERMAN, Edmunds,
and other aspirants. Blaine, in
1884, was the only Republican fa-
vorite who, failing to carry the
convention on the first ballot, won
on a subsequent division. He led
from the start, and got the nomi-
nation OIL the fourth ballot, and was
beaten at the polls. All the omens,
therefore, are against Mr.. Taft
He is hardly so much of a popular
idol as Blaine was, and Blaine's S
fate when he reached the people
was not one that any Presidential
aspirant should anticipate with sat-
isfaction
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
Newspapers as Business Ventures.

Considered as a manufacturing
business, newspaper making is
enormously hazardous and absurd
ly unremunerative. With other
manufacturing concerns, the rule is
that if they don't make profits they
quit, but that is not the rule with
newspapers. They always have
moral and political reasons for
clinging to life long, long after
there has ceased to be any pecuni-
airy warrant for it. A newspaper
in these days is about as likely to
declare dividend as a church is.
Competition between papers is in
tense, the price Of nearly all of
them is too low, the cost of white
paper and manufacture too high,
and they give great deal too much
for the one meager cent that most
Of them now sell for.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
zimmerman Endorsed by Three Parties

At the recent primary election
Montour county registered unmis-
taxable endorsement for local option
when Hon. R. Scott zimmerman,
capitol prober, Democratic and To-
cal option candidate for the Legis-
lature, was not only chosen by his
own party, but got majority of
the Republican votes over Charles
w. Cook, beside being selected as
the Prohibition candidate. The
organized liquor forces in the coun-
ty had selected George Maiers,
former sheriff, as the Democratic
candidate for nomination. They
took with them the entire Demo.
cratic machine and all the party
workers, so that zimmerman die
not have even a watcher at any oi
the polls except in the First ward
where he remained himself. The
Republican candidate for the Leg.
islature, Charles w. Cook, had de
clared against local option, so tha
the Republican local optionist:
nominated zimmerman on theil
ticket with stickers. He defeated
Maiers by IoI and Cook by IT.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
National Guard Encampment.

Gettysburg has been sele :ted as
the site of the next division en-
campment of the National Guard
by committee of the high officers
of the guard who spent a day at
the battlefield. The site will be OH
the scene of the third days battle
on the historic field, the infantry
occupying the same sites as in
1904. The date will be selected
later, but it is certain that the en-
campment will be held the latter
part of July.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
Sports

Clean, crisp, accurate and relia-
BILE is the verdict of the majority,
who read the news of sports pub.
lished from day to day in The Paii-
adeLpAia Press.
If you desire to keep reliably in
formed regarding the sport you are
most interested in today, tomorrow,
every day. THE Press' sporting
page delivers the goods. For sale
by newsdealers. carriers and boys
nearly everywhere.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
Must Read English.

The attorney generals depart
ment has given opinions to the fac
tory inspection department that
children of aliens are required to be
able to read and write English be-
fore being allowed to go to work
when under the age of fourteen.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23

The National Publicity Bill soci-
ETY. has petitioned congress to pass
a law for publicity both before and
after election of campaign contribu-
tions made to national committees
to be used in influencing the ap-
preaching election of November 8,
1908.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-23
ROYAL Composers.

The Princess Friedrich Luitpold, sis
ter of the kaiserin, one of whose COM
positions was recently performed at a
sacred concert at Dresden, is the
latest recruit to the ranks of royal
composers who have challenged pub
lie criticism. The duchess of Orleans,
eldest daughter of the Arch
duke Joseph of Austria has
won golden opinions by her
charming songs, many of them set
to Hungarian words; the Archduchess
Marie Valerie of Austria has also
composed a number of pretty songs;
the Princess Fedora of Reuss Ga prin-
cess of Saxe-Meiningen) is credited
with considerable talent and originality
in composition; and the Grand Ouch
ess Cyril of Russia, also possesses con-
siderable gifts as composer. The
male royalties whose musical talent
has taken the same direction are quite
numerous, ranging from the German
emperor and the Grand Duke Michael
Michaelovitch of Russia, who made
his debut some years ago with the In
fiuenza March," composed while sui.
fering from that uninspiring ailment,
to the blind Landgraf of Hesse-Cassel,
incomparably the most talented of all
royal musicians, whose many compost.
tons, chiefly produced at Paris, are
very highly esteemed by experts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-23
GoRED TO DEATH BY BULL.
Young Hall Killed in Giving Friends a
Chance to Escape.

Philadelphia.-Se to save two
of his friends whom he had taken into
pen to look over prize bull, Ed
ward A. Hall, a farmers son, of Cres-
centville was attacked by the vicious
animal and, after engaging its atten-
ton so as to allow his friends to es-
cape, was finally caught as he was at
tempting to scale the wall and gored
to death. The fatality occurred on
Fishers farm, of which Halls father is
manager.
James Robinson and William
Brooks, two friends of the unfortu-
nate young man, visited him, and
while showing them the live stock he
took them to the pen in which the
hull was quartered. The bull, although
a bad-tempered beast, had never made
any hostile demonstration against
Hall, and when he entered the pen he
led his two friends fearlessly to where
the animal was standing.
The presence of the visitors en-
ragged the bull and, lowering his head,
he made dash for them. Hall told his
friends to escape, which he did, while
he led the bull chase to the other
end of the Enclosure. Hall intended
to vault the high wall, but when he
failed in this the bull drove one of his
horns through his neck. When he fell
to the ground the bull gored the body
in a frightful manner.