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The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-22
following us In our marches acre
the country.
The Cubs and "Foruet,"


But all good things come to an end,
and so did the cubs. One day we
were resting in the shade. of for
est, avoiding the heat Of noon and
most of the natives were asleep. It
happened that the cubs were put in
charge Of the most useless native In
the camp as his sole care. On account
of this natives unhappy faculty of for
getting, I christened him Forget"
Well, Forget" had fed the cubs since
the day they were captured and they
followed him as though he were their
mother This day there was the ST.
lence of fatigue over the resting cara
van.
Suddenly a howl of pain rent the
stiffness and We rushed with ready
rifles to the spot whence 1t came.
what sight met our eyes! There was
Forget" holding on to a bush with
both his hands while one of the young
lions had hold of his foot pulling as
hard as he could in the opposite direc-
ton. Although blood was streaming
from the lions jaws, all of us laughed.
Things went from bad to worse, when
a particular friend of "Forget's" got
hold of the lions tail and helped
things by pulling it. Up to this time
the young lion was only eating For
gets" foot in friendly way and
seemed to enjoy the fact that we all
stood around and looked on, as we
had often done at feeding time.
AS soon as the lions tail was
tugged it turned on it's tormentor with
a roar and struck him down with its
paw. Forget" jumped up, drew his
knife, and thrust it into the animals
side, killing it instantly. The poor ma
tive's foot was indeed badly chewed.
"'Forget,'" said, after his foot had
been dressed, you were friend OF
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-22
The Giraffe - Awkward and
Harmless.

II is peculiar that such savage
brutes as leopards and cheetahs are
marked much like the giraffe, the
most awkward and harmless animal
In Africa. At one time the giraffe
was common down as far as Cape
Town, but now it is found no farther
south than the Transvaal. Gradually
it is being driven into the interior.
The giraffe makes its home in the
desert country, being able to go for
long periods without drinking. There
are large herds on the Kalahari des-
ert, where they are practically safe
from the hunters rifle. Giraffes are
also very common in the country to
which Mr.. Roosevelt is going. They
are easy hunting. Before the passage
of the game protection laws I have
seen one party bring down 20 giraffes
in day.
1t is easy to form an idea of the
giraffe's awkwardness when you take
into consideration that the animal is
from IS to 20 feet high, measuring
from the ground to its head, and it Is
mostly legs and neck, the legs being
longer than the neck When a giraffe
drinks it must spread it's legs out an
an angle of about 80 degrees to lower
its body sufficiently to reach the wa.
ter, ,-,,~ r..
The favorite method of the Beers in
hunting the giraffe is to ride it down
on horseback. This affords great sport
and a good horse will overtake one of
these animals after long chase. The
giraffe presents a peculiar spectacle
when it is running. The body seems
to gain on the head, which waves to
and fro and is jerked into position at
every second step. Mr.. Roosevelt will
have to depend solely on shooting for
his giraffe sport, as the country he
will visit in is not favorable to horse
hunting.
A source of amusement to the aver
age European sportsman who visits
East Africa is hunting the wart hog
Although the Africander does not care
| about hunting this animal, the Euro
pean seems to delight in it. perhaps
| on account of the animals ferocious
and ugly appearance. 1t is armed with
| a pair of formidable tusks which II
can use with great effect on either
| horse or man when it is cornered.
have seen a native gored so badly by
one that he died in an hour.
Each African colony has game laws
based on the prevalence or scarcity OF
certain species of animals. Where
Mr.. Roosevelt is going to hunt 1t costs
/ $3.50 for huntsman's license. This
license under the British East Afri
can game laws gives the following
privileges:
Each white man-rifie hunter-tha
hunts in East Africa, is allowed to xii
two of each of the following animals
Elephants (tusks weighing not les.
than 60 pounds, rhinoceri, hippopot
ami, zebra, oryx, callotis oryx bestia
koodoo, topi, Neumann's hartebeest
colobus and other fur monkeys, aard
varks, cheetahs, aardwolf, marabout
and egret. One of each of the fol
lowing: Buffalo, eland, sable, antelope
roam antelope and bongo. Ten Of
/ each of the following: Topi, Grants
gazelle, Thompson's gazelle, Jackson's
hartebeest, impala, reedbuck, duiker
klipsprirger, steinbuck, waterbuck
wildebeest, Coke's hartebeest, bush
buck, paa, lesser koodoo, and the
gerenuk.
Copyright. 1909. by Benz. B. Hampton.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-22

the young lions. Why did you kill
it" ..'.
"Baas," he answered, ut is too
much to expect me to continue the
friendship by feeding the lion with
my own foot"
] found out later that Forget" liv-
ing up to his reputation, had forgot
ten to feed the cubs, and, one getting
very hungry, and no doubt thinking it
made no difference, started to eat its
foster fathers foot while he was
asleep. The other cub got very quar-
relsome after 1t lost its brother. sold
1t to an agent Of the Antwerp Zoolog-
ical Gardens, where 1t is believe to
this day.
The Leopard, Craftiest Beast in
the Jungle.
From the lion the thoughts of the
hunter turn naturally to the most
crafty of African animals, the leopard
the tiger of the Beers.
It is the least hunted animal in
Africa, not because 1t is not sought,
but because it is hard to get at, its
home being in the woody, mountain
Gus country. Then, too, it has as q
protective feature its peculiarly
marked skin, the spots of which re-
semble the light and shade in the
leaves, making the beast very diff
cult to see. Many hunters would face
anything sooner than leopard, on ac-
count Of its intelligent ferocity. Some
men are of the opinion that 1t is the
most dangerous of African game, and
those who know say it is fiercer than
the South American jaguar.
The leopard Is the brainiest Of the
carnivora. The stories told by the
natives and hunters of It's cleverness
would fill volumes. One thing Is GER
tain, 1t gets its food easier than any
other animal. The methods are sim
pie In the extreme. It ascends . tree
beside q waterhole and waits for it's
victim to come to drink, and then.
flying like thunderbolt from the
treetop, strikes down its prey with q
blow, at the same time sinking its
teeth into vital spot.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-22
Soft Fellow.

Miss Jenks-Have you really broken
OF your engagement to him?
Miss Flytie-Oh, yes. just had to.
He was getting to Observation-Disclosures
to talk to me about matrimony.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-22

szine. There was a wound in the
cheetah's breast. The animal had been
wounded at close quarters evidently,
ana lad sprung on its aggressor be-
fore he could get in another shot.
Poor van Reenan was frightfully
chewed. The cheetah had died in the
act of killing him, one of the many dou-
bic tragedies that illustrate the dan
gers of hunting on the Dark Contin-
cHt
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-22
A Grand Siqht at a WaterhoIe.

1t was long wait and I was almost
asleep, half dreaming, when the gen.
tie touch of the shikaree brought me
back to business. He. pointed across
the vlei. There was slight noise. A
second or two later the broad horns of
a buffalo bull showed through the
leaves, and then came cow with
calf. They came to the water and
drank. I did not shoot, as l wanted
one Of the smaller antelopes. A little
later, as though by signal, eland, wa
terbuck, koodoo, duiker, wildebeest,
blue wildebeest, reedbuck, impala,
blesbok, oribi, giraffe, and dozens Of
other animals too numerous to men,
ton came down to the vlei.
1t was a grand scene; all these
graceful animals, as beautiful as
though they had stepped out Of book
of fairy tales, mingling in perfect
friendship. There was not quarrel
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-22

On one occasion had the good for
tune to witness scene, in which
leopard was the chief actor, that left
an indelible picture in the gallery OK
my memory.
I was hunting one day, with shika-
rec, for food. We were unsuccessful
in getting a shot on the weld and so
decided to wait at vlei (waterhole)
till the game came to drink. 1t was
a beautifully calm day, with not the
slightest movement in the air. We
made a bed of leaves in a sheltering
nook and prepared for action. The
smoothness of the deep blue water be-
fore us was broken only by the wa
ter lizards as they leaped after the
silver dragon flies. Big, heavy-winged,
brilliant-hued butterflies flew cratic
ally about, and long-legged crane
opposite us arranged it's plumage as
it admired it's graceful lines in the re-
flecting pool.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-22
The,
Capture of
Leopards
and Smaller
Game
By Capt. Fritz Duqvesne

JST as one can tell
when a rhinoceros
is near by observing
the little rhinoceros
birds that follow it
to feed on it's lice,
so it is easy to tell
the vicinity of large
carnivora by the
yultures that hover
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-14
The Natural Effect.

In wall street many a man is a
bear when he feels bully.-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-14
THE DEBATERS.

The splendid victory won by the
high school debaters last night makes
the Pendleton team the champion Of
the eastern Oregon and Willamette
valley districts. There is now but one
rival left, the successful team from
southern oregon, and this team will
shortly be met by the local young
men in a rebate to be held at the state
university.
For the record they are making
Messrs Warner, Engdahl and Rowland
are entitled to credit. So are the
high school instructors. 1t is very
creditable to the school and to the
city to have a winning debating team.
There is more honor in a winning de-
batting team than in championship
football team, though the latter ap-
peals with more force to the average
student. Go on and win the state
championship.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-14
BETTER SERVICE NEEDED.

Several years ago there was
night man on duty at the local post
office and mail was distributed i'm
mediately after its arrival Why can
not such service be secured now?
There is general complaint because
of slow delivery of the morning mail.
Mail which arrives here on trains No.
5 and No. 6; the latter arriving at
1855, is not distributed until after I
o'clock. This often causes inconveni-
ence because most of the business
houses open at seven. According to
the reports of the local office the bus
mess has been gradually increasing
and each month the government, re-
ceives a very substantial sum from the
Pendleton office. 1t wound be very
pleasing to many If the government
would use some of this money to en-
ploy a night man at the office so that
the patrons may be given a more
prompt service than they now re-
ceive.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-14
RErARDING IRRIGATION.

The Hartman system is now
charged by the reclamation service
with holding back the development of
irrigation in eastern Oregon through
delay in constructing lines into the
Interior While in Portland few
days ago Director Newell, chief of the
reclamation service, was asked re-
garding the relations between the
railroad company and the service, He
is quoted as setting forth his views
in the following forcible manner:
1--WE are anxious to see a railroad
into central oregon, because until
there is such a road the cost of our
building any reclamation projects in
the interior of Oregon is almost pro-
hibitive. Oregon has the most oppor-
tunities for irrigation work of any
state in the union. and her riches in
that respect have lain dormant the
longest. The absence of any rail trans
portation into the great areas OF
central and eastern oregon makes ii
impossible for us to take up projects
there. have had 90 or 80 under
consideration while on my present
trip but hesitate to recommend any
of them because of this lack of rail-
road to get material and people into
the country"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-14
WHERE MUCH BLAME LIES.

In connection with the ship subsidy
issue there is one point that is SEEM
ingly being overlooked completely. 1t
is of especial Importance because it in
wolves another question upon which
the people of the inland cities feel
more keenly than they do regarding
the ship subsidy question. The point
in view is the relation between the
present terminal rate system and the
status of the merchant marine.
1t is one of the stock arguments of
those who advocate ship subsidy
law that our present merchant marine
is so inadequate that it would not be
sufficient to answer the need in case
the country should be Involved in
war. Ship subsidy men delight to
point to the fact that foreign colliers
accompanied the big battleship fleet
on its trip around the world.
But is it surprising that the mer-
chant marine is lacking in view of the
terminal rates the government has
allowed the railroads to give certain
coast cities? Under the terminal rate
system the railroads have given speci-
a. rates on freight to coast cities in
order to meet water competition. They
have carried freight to terminal points
without profit, or at loss, in order
tn knock out the shipping business.
To offset the loss incurred they charge
more for handling freight to inland
points The system is doubly Unjust
because it makes ship lines subject to
unfair competition and works rank
injustice on the inland cities.
OF course in answer to this the ship
subsidy advocates will say that the
AuleIlCdu COdoLN4St SAAAP ihiOS 90 =
alright now; that it is the foreign SER
vice that is lacking. They point out
that the United States loses South
American trade because of the lack
Of shipping. But If it were not for the
terminal rate system the shipping
business between the Atlantic and the
Pacific would be more profitable.
More American ships would be plying
between the Atlantic and the Pacific,
around South America. These ship
lines would furnish a commercial tie
between the United States and the re-
publics Of South America and so strong
tie that no subsidized foreign lines
could break 1t. Had 1t not been for
the terminal rate system there would
have been more American ships avail
able when Fighting Bob started
forth with the battleship fleet and 1t
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-14
Mems Shop
Max baer
NOT HIS BUSINESS

"Pow'ful fertile country daoun theh
in Texas" said the colonel. Eyes, sch!
Why, sch, I know spots daoun theh
where the trees grow so close to
getheh that you-all couldn't shove
youh hand between theh trunks. And
game, sch! Why, sch, I've seen Feb
ginyuh deeah in those same forests
with antlets eight feet spread Yes
seh!"
At this point same meddlesome IDIOT
asked the colonel how such deer ever
managed to get their antlers between
such tree trunks.
"Thet, seh," said the colonel, draw
ing himself up with squelching dig
nifty, "is theh business! s!"-Everybodys IS
Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-14
THE OLD SCHOOL EXHIBITION.

Just as the warmer season comes
He pulls himself together
The boy, he mounts "the burning
deck"
And never minds the weather.
On piney platforms, high and low
We see him rise and shine;
He tells us Of the colder brave
From Bingen on the Rhine"
And the little girl in calico,
With cheeks like roses bright,
Informs us of the curfew
That "shall not ring tonight"
And as we sit and listen,
The tides Of memory flow;
Perhaps you were that boy-that girl
Some forty years agol
Frank L. Stanton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-14

Many new concrete walks are being
laid in the residence districts this
spring. There should be an ordinance
forbidding the construction of any
thing but a concrete walk IN the bet
ter sections of the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-14

Roosevelt is the mighty one. While
he is bagging lions in the jungle his
previously prepared editorials are be-
ing published by his magazine. 1t is
fine work, but it may be easily over'
done.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-14

What if some resident OF Washing
ten should ask the Portland business
men about the oregon normal schools
which were killed largely because
Portland influences were against the
schools?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-14

might not have been necessary for
the government to engage foreign
boats to escort the fleet on the trip
around the Horn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-14

THE GUIDING STAR.


. Do the right and fear no
. thought
. That another may express;
. Who your conscience has not .
. taught
And your life may never
bless.
. Do what conscience says is .
. right,
Then lifes safest rule is yours .
And you follow in the light
. That forever more endures.
. Men will differ and may change, .
. And if, them, you seek to .
. please,
. You may often think it strange .
That you find no path Of q
ease
. For no matter what you do,
. Some will think it is not right; .
. So to your own souls be true, Q
Then you'll follow Gods own .
. light .
& Selected .
q esss 0 Q
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-25
Iowa
Howe Gets Place
on Parole Board
Is a Democrat, but Has Taken No
Part in Politics in the
Past.
lFrom a Sod correspondentl

AfEOH a SlaIi NDIItspOnQenlsN
DIES MONIES, Ia, Sept, 24-CSpeclal Tel
egram )-Governor Carroll today appointed
John E. Howe, a physician OF Greenfield,
Ia, to fill the vacancy on the State Board
Of Parole made by the death Of Or. Em-
inert Of Atlantic, la. Howe viii take his
place at once. He is a democrat as re-
quired by law, but has never taken any
part In politics.
Walter Dewey of Charlton, in company
with Senator J. II. Jamison and Joe Long
Of Osceola, called on Governor Carroll to-
day and following the call Dewey opened
a campaign for the position on the State
Board of Control.
Mrs. Nettie Taylor Of Ottumwa charged
with numbering her newborn infant by
dropping it in a vault in Union park, will
be tried for insanity before the commission
tomorrow on charges brought by her al
torney, J. NJ. Parsons. Two alienists ex-
amined her today and pronounced her in
sane. They also declare she is in a pre-
~carious condition from blood poisoning and
may not live.
All the commissioned officers in the city
at the military tournament paid a call on
Congressman J. A. T. Hull tonight at s
o'clock at his home on Forest drive. Huh
is chairman Of the military affairs com
mittee of the house.
The supreme court today denied the an
plication Of D.. T.. Blodgett for a rehearing
Of his case and he will be taken to the
penitentlary at once to serve a term Of
five years for forgery. He claimed he had
been acquitted of the same charge i'm
Boone county previous to his conviction in
this county. Blodgett was once candidate
for the republican nomination for con-
gress in the Seventh district and filed a
! suit for 5000 against the supreme court
judges just after they had affirmed his
conviction on the grounds that they had
damaged him. Judge Weaver, who had
dissented, was not sued. He also asked for
a restraining order against their acting in
his case. A few days ago he got his WIFI.
to go to the supreme court to serve some
kind of a paper on Judge Evans of the SUI
preme court. Evans took her by the arm
and walked her out of the room and closed
the door, and Blodgett then tried. without
success, to get a justice Of the peace to
swear out an information charging Evans
with assault.
The petition for rehearing of McPursley.
convicted on a life sentence for assault,
was also overruled.
The Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern
railroad today filed articles increasing its
capital stock from 81, 200, 900 to 50, $50, 900, and
paid to Secretary or State Hayward a fee
Of $l,O50. The money will be used for ex-
tensions and betterments.
There are no cases of anthrax in Ply
mouth county at this time said State
Veterinarian Paul o. Koto today. He has
Just returned from that district and at
tended the Sioux City fair to inspect the
stock.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-25

L. A.. Swartzel, said to be a shoe sales
man whose home was in Woodbine, Ia,
where unit recently he was connected
with a department store, was found dead
in bed last night at the Goodrich hotel
Death was evidently due to heart failure
as there was nothing TO indicate other
wise. On orders from Coroner Treynor the
body was removed to the undertaking
rooms Of Baird. Longeneoker & B3land.
swartzeT was 81 years old and has a son
living In DeadWoOd. 5. ID, Letters found
In a trunk belonging to the deceased show
that he had brothers and sisters living in
Anamosa. la. Among his papers was al
Insurance policy In the sum Of S2,CO ~
favor Of the sOn. SwartEel registered At the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-25
STANDARDIZATION PAPERS voID
Court ReVerses Action of Bluffs
Superior Court.

Court ReVerses Action of Bluffs
Superior Court.
Judge smith Mcpherson yesterday or
dered the cancellation of the naturalization
papers issued to John Hartje, a German,
by the judge of the superior court of this
city. The application for the cancellation
was filed by District Attorney Temple, 1t
being alleged OH behalf of the government
that the papers had been secured by mis-
representation on the part Of Hartje. 1t
was claimed that Hartie testified to hav-
ing lived in this country five years pre-
vtous to his application to become a citizen
of the United states, which 1t was claimed
by IN government was not true.
Tile federal grand jury made its final
report yesterday and adjourned. Indict-
ments on the charge OF Bookkeeping were
leturned against Walter Griffith of
Villisca and Reuben Neff of Shenandoah.
The case against the Atlantic Sanitary
Dairy company Of Omaha, charged with
violating the federal pure food laws by,
as II was alleged, importing milk under
the required standard from another state
into Iowa, was ignored by the grand
jury. The grand jury also ignored the
charges OF bootlegging against j. l..
Fugate, John Booten and Henry Book.
Judge Mcpherson heard arguments in the
action brought by the Davenport locomo-
tive works to enJoIn the members of the
International Boiler Makers Of America
and other unions from interfering with the
plaintiff OF its employees, The action re-
suited from a recent strike of the union
men employed by the plaintiff company.
The court took It's decision under advise
ment. announcing that he would render II
not later than Monday next. The court
intimated to counsel for the plaintiff COM
injunction he would reserve to the com
Iany the right to reopen the case in the
event of any disturbance occurring at the
plant
The petit jury was excused unit next
Monday, as counsel in the case Of n. s.
Sage against Catharina Koepke, assigned
for today, reached an agreement to try II
to the court.
e. +. Scott Of Omaha, one Of the attor-
news for the G. b. Nash company in It's
suit against the city OF Council Bluffs,
involving the validity OF the proposed issut
OF 500, 600 water works bonds, was before
the court yesterday seeking TO arrange q
time for a hearing in the case. Judge
Mcpherson stated he thought the case
ought TO be heard II possible and disposed
OF at this term, but that the uncertainty
Of the jury cases pending made it impcssi
BILE at this time to set a date for tn,
hearing.