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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-18

A Most Valuable Agent.

The glycerine employed In DIR. Piercss
medicines greatly enhances the medicinal
properties which IL extracts from native
medicinal roots and holds In solution
much better than alcohol would. II also
possesses medicinal properties Of It's own,
being valuable dcmulcent, nutritye,
antiseptic and antiiormcnt. IL adds
greatly TO thc efficacy Of the Black Cherry
bark BloodrOot, Golden Seal root, Stone
root and Queens root, contained In
"Golden Medical Discovery '" in subduinR
chronic, or lingering coughs, bronchial,
throat and lung affections, for oil Of which
these agents are recommended by stand.
ard medical authorities.
In all cases whore there IL a wastine
away OF flesh, loss Of apre;itc, with weak
stomach, as In the early stages OF con-
sumdtibn. there can be no doubt that gly.
cerine Iacts as q valuable nutritive and
aids Ne Golden Seal root, Stone root
Quee6,s robt and Black Cherrybark In
prom0Nng digestion and building up the
fesh aiMlsircngth. controlling the couCn
and brlnktng about q healthy condition
OF the whtie system. OF course. IT, must
not be eJikotcd to work miracles. itwill
not cure Presumption except In It's earlier
stages. II will curc-XerX- SeYeres-QhSil
nate. hang III, I, ehLonlc -c1n<lSsAAL4.nchLll
and f1fyhgeaI trQuhles and -cl rQlllc-A.re
tEruO- Ih-hQarseneSs. In acute couR hs
IL Is not so elective. ICis In the lingering
hang-on coughs, or those OF long standing,
even when accompanied by bleeding from
lungs, that IT. has performed It's most
marvellous cures.
Prof. Finley Ellingwood, NJ. D., Of BEN
nett Med. Csllege, Chicago, says OF gly'
cerine:
rIn dyspopaiH II serves an excellent purpose
Holding fixed quantity OF the peroxide oi
hydrogen In solution. it Is one OF the best
manufactured products OF the present timo N
its action upon cnfeeblod. dlsOrdcred stota'
! schs, especially IL there Is liberation OF ca,
tarrhal gastritis catarrhal inflammation ol
| stomacll, Il Is most efficient preparation
6lycerins Wall relieve many cases OF ryrusf'
| heartburnl and excessive gastric stomach
| scldlty,"
wGoiden Medical Discovers" enriches au'
purines the blOod curing blDtchos. pimples
eruptlons. scrofulous swellings and old sores
or ulcers. - a,
| Send 20 Dr. r. v. Pierce, OF Buffalo. N. Y.
! for free booklet telling all about tho natly
J medicinal roots composing this wonderf'
| medicina There Is no alcohol In II
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-18

DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pi'ia
PIN are tie tcst Fills made fo-
backache. weak back. urinary dis
g. ccrs. etc. Sold by all druggist
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-18
Baby Hands

VIII get into mischief-often II
means a burn or cut or scald. Apply
Billiards. Snow Liniment Just as soon
as the accident happens. and the pain
will be relieved. while the wound
will heal quickly and nicely. A sure
cure for sprains. rheumatism and all
rains.
Price 25c. so and 800 a bottle
Sold by all dealers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-18

However, that New York man who
married Il mind reader may not have
furnished her with very much read
ing matter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-18
ROUTINE WORK IN
THE LEGISLATURE
Third Reading of Bills.

S. b. 80. judiciary COMMITTEES
substitute prohibits games in cigar
stores by minors. Passed.
S. b. 1876, Marion delegation, fix-
ing salary sheriff and deputies.
Passed.
S. b. 26. relating to proper care of
milk and cream, and creating rs
sistant dairy and food inspectors
Failed to pass, 26 ayes.
S. b. 151. Miller or Linn and Ma
rion, conservation commission, car
ries $1,000. Passed.
S. b. 1O9, for fish hatchery on the
Columbia Passed.
S. b. 55, Multi, relating to estrays,
by which owner may claim within
two months. Laid on table.
S. b. No. Q, Schoheld, to amend
code, relating to ditching, dykes and
dams. Passed.
s. b. 140, to shorten hours of ia
bor for women in telephone and tele-
graph offices to 10 hours per day,
and not over so hours per week.
Passed.
s. B. 119, salary circuit court Sth
district raised to $4,000 Passed.
s. b. 81. Cole, requiring a physi-
clans certificate before marriage.
Passed.
House Resolutions.
That newspapers furnished legis-
lature be charged for at regular sub
scription rates.
That secretary of state furnish &c
the state printer copies of legis'a'
tive proceedings of all bills enact q
by the legislature or the people.
II. ]. r. No. 90, Carter, for STATE
to purchase Condor collection OF geo
logical specimens.
That state pay Geo. II. Hines fpI
expense connected with celebration
O; the 5Oth anniversary OF admission
Of oregon.
That capitol building commission
use $4,000 of general fund for I'm
p,ovements on capitol.
That charges of corruption agaius
A. B. Manley be Investigated by com
mittee OF three.
That state printer print 24O
copies proceedings OF Admission Day
Referred TO resolutions committed
Sennte-Afternoon
The senate was called to order d
gp. m. Much time was taken to rea
large number OF committee report
The first and second reading OF blu
also took considerable time.
Third Reading Of Bills.
II. B. 207, Macarthur. relating
regents OF University Of oregoi
Passed.
. II. b. 344, Mariner, TO provide u
;, political conventions TO suggest non
| inees. Failed to pass by vote OF
to IT.
II. B. 325, Smith. to amend pI
T. mary law. Passed.
d II. b. 312. Brattain, providing q
IS appointment OF deputy prosecute
s. attorney for second district. Passo
+ II. d. 2Ss. committee on educ
l. tlon, relating to uses OF scho
houses. Referred.
II. u. 296, Rusk, TO hx salary
} 81 perintendent OF Wallowa count
Re-referred.
II. y. 265, Clemmens, to provi
n for printing OF session laws. Passe
II Adjourned at 4:S0.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-18

You're going 10 attend-or that
ballot course. then you want your
personal appearance TO bc perfect.
Your appearance will indeed b.
far from perfect II wearing some un'
laundered llnen--send us your shirts
and you will be beyond the criticism
OF the most exactlng.
A superb equipment, combined
with excellent operators and tho
best soaps, starohes, etc, guarantee
you excellent work.
Salem Laundry Co.
Telephone rs. I30-I00 \. Liberty ~
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-18

Can be obtained from our prime
tender and juicy beef. mutton or
pork. All our meats are selected
from the choicest. and prepared for
the table to suit the demands OF the
fastidious. Our prices are lower for
quality than you can hnd at any
place 10 Salem.
k. <. GRO ss. {
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-18

According 10 the Los Angeles
Tines. "the ezar OF Russia sleeps at
nigh; In brilliantly lighted room f"
Well, that's all right. The man may
al times want 10 know what Is bitlaG
him.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-18
SOUTHERN PACIFIC co.
Time Card No. 5i--Effective Sunday,
August 10, 1909.

Toward Portland--Passenger.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-18

&c Wltts C-ltolizsf witch Hszs
s'lye. the original, h good for any
tfing when a salve is needed. an1 %
especially good for piles. Sold by all
irugglsts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-18

II the Chicago man VINO tore up
his money isn't sent to the insane
asylum, the Judge who turns him
free ought to have his thinkery ex'
amined.
The Delta independent., 1909-06-11

ton. In such instances It mas usu..
been found either that the anim
had been previously wounded by SOL.
other hunter. or had been clawed b.
lion; In either case its natural!
morose temper having been rende dered
yet more dangerous.
No hunter ought to attempt to tackle
q buTalo with rife of lighter calibre
tnan a SIT double express.
Once plentiful all over Southern At
RIGA wherever water was to be found.
the buffalo has now to be sought far
in the interior. There is one singular
exception to this statement. Many
years ago the Cape government
passed an act protecting under Sc
we're penalties the buffalo-as well as
the elephant-in Cape colony. In the
forest and densely bushed regions
bordering the coast line. some strong
troops of buffaloes are still to be
found between Mossel bay and the
Kowie river. A few years ago, dur
ing a great drought, some of these
fine beasts were to be seen drinking
in the river within few miles of the
town of Uitenhage. These animals
can only be shot in Cape colony by
special permit from the governor, and
on payment of the sum Of ten pounds
for each specimen obtained. Beyond
Cape colony the sportsman has to
travel nowadays several hundred
miles before he can hope to find buff
falo. Perhaps the best country exist
ing at the present time is the low and
unhealthy region lying in Portuguese
territory between the Sabi and Fam
besi. Upon the Bust and Pungue
rivers and their tributaries, and about
the tributaries of the Zambesi, on
its easterly course, large herds of
buffalo are still to be found. This
country, however, is only accessible
during the African winter-April to
October-unless the risk Of deadly
fever be taken. There are still buffa-
10 to be found, to, about the Chobe
river. in the far-off swamps and
marshes of the Upper Okavango. In
these regions the tsetse fly is certain
to be found In the buffaloes' haunt.
and the hunter must perforce do all
his work on foot.
AS the African buffalo is one of the
The Delta independent., 1909-06-11
.ou will find, too, tha, the nativ,

Iou will find. too. tina, the native
spoorer. who trotted in front of you
readily enough ON the blood spoor of
elephant and even lion. will now
greatly prefer to follow in your rear.
and leave you to take up your own
person the first and dangerous risk
in the dark and shadowy tnickets into
which you are advancing. He knows
none better-the dark, evil fury
and the lurking, noiseiess ways of the
beast of which you are in search.
The buffalo, SO soon as ne is wounded,
seems, indeed. to think Of little else
than a bloody revenge. Mike most
other game, which. when wounded,
will almost invariably f-take Item
selves in fight as far from the pur-
suer as possible. he usually retreats
some distance into the dcnsest bush,
and then either hides up in some
dark corner where the shadows are
deep and dense, or. t. rning upon his
line, takes parallel path back, and
so waits for his foe. or he will eJen
follow back upon his own spoor and
conceal himself Sometimes he will
stand lurking AMID the dark thickets;
at another time. If badly wounded,
he will lie down: in eitf er case pre-
pared and determined to inflict a
bloody revenge for the n,rts under
which he is smarting. Year after
year fatal accidents happen in South
African buffalo hunting. year after
year men, If not killed outright, are
terribly mauled; and. until the buffalo
is completely exterminated. he will
be found as savage and as dangerous
as the lion himself. and. withal. far
more revengeful.
The Delta independent., 1909-06-11
Natives of India Take No Harm in
Walking ssrefooted Over Glow
ing Goals.

On the anniveI Sary of the twentieth
day after the death of Imam Hussain,
which fell recently. the usual cere-
mony of walking over the fire. which
is held annually at Mushirabad, a sub.
urb of Hyderabad. took place in pres
ence of a crowd which was greater
than in past years. walking over the
rire' is a wonderful sight. Two or
three carloads of firewood are gathered
in an open space in front of the
"Ashoorkhana," and at midnight the
wood is set on fire. This takes about
two hours to burn, and the heat is so
great that no one can stand within a
distance of at least dozen yards
from the fire. After the fire has burnt
out. the live charcoal is spread out
evenly on the ground in the form of a
circle. When everything is ready. two
men jump barefooted into the fire and
walk across the fiery carpet, not once,
but at least a dozen times. The heat
from the glowing embers is fiercer
than when the wood was burning. The
example of the two men is followed
by several hundreds. The strangest
feature of the ceremony is that not a
single man receives any injury. Even
children of all ages jump into the
fire and run across it without the
least hesitation. and all seem TO be at
home. The only effects after passing
through the ordeal seem TO be that
one perspires profusely.
The Delta independent., 1909-06-11

horses behind him. ferrie. across the
river. ard spent the next two days in
hunting. He had with MIN his own
hottentot servant. good and reliable
hunter. and fair shot. and he had
as well several natives of the district
who were anxious for meat. and ready
TO show him the game.
on the first day the Dutchman came
across some fifty buffaloes grazing
In fairly open veldt. Getting behind
some good and convenient covert. and
with the wind IN the right dire ion.
he had little difficulty in shooting two
fat cows and a young. fresh bull. The
cows were pretty easily secured: but
the young bull, although shot through
the lungs. jumped on his legs from
some long grass and bush. then
walked up. charged fiercoly at the
spooring party, and was only killed
within a few feet of the hunter. The
rest of the day was spent in skinning
and cutting up the game. Part of the
natives were sent back to the Boer
camp. laden with as much meat as
they could carry-the Beers requiring
not only fresh meat for immediate
"biltong" (salted sundried flesh); the
remainder OF the flesh was bestowed
upon the native villagers who -""re
With the expedition.
Large numbers of buffaloes we-e
still reported little further ahead.
among the lagoons and marshes OF
this region. and the Dutch hunter.
therefore camped for the night, ate a
hearty supper by the roaring hre. and
slept soundly till early dawn. Before
sun-up the party were again stirring.
In less than two hours time the ma
tives had led the way to broad.
marshy lagoon. or "vlei." as the Beers
call 1t, surrounded by drier ground.
upon which grew bush. acacia trees.
and few tall palms. Part OF this
lagoon was shallow open water, the
remainder consists of dense bed of
tall reeds. which led to further
swamps and lagoons beyond. The
sight that met the Dutchman's eyes.
as he and the natives crept cautiously
towards the edge OF the ''vlei." and sur.
yeyed the scene from behind screen
of bush. was n wonderful one. In and
sbout the 'vlei." stood troop OF not
less than two hundred buffaloes. some
rolling In the shallow. some drinking.
The Delta independent., 1909-06-11

,iEiyCn about and shot pretty r-nch At
will. They seem fer the time to be-
1ome Clustered. lose their heads. try
to make short cuts past t." mounted
men. and so fall victims. In former
DAYS these magnificent beasts ran in
immense numbers in all the open
country from the Orange river to the
Zambesi. They are still to be found
in large troops in the Ngamiland coun-
try, in remoter parts of Mashonaland,
and in still .rger numbers east and
northeast of Mashonaland. toward
the coast. Beyond the Zambesi they
are widely distributed in Africa, be-
coming exceedingly plentiful again
upon the great plains between the
east coast and Uganda. South of the
Orange river they seem seldom, If
ever. to have ranged. Burchell's ze-
bra is not to be COMPOUNDED with
the more asinine black ind white
mountain zebra (E Zebra), which is
perfectly striped all over. The B rch-
ellis zebra is best :nown to the Brit
ish public of all this handsome group.
good examples being alway- on view
in the Geological society's gardens
AS a general rule this zebra is not
perfectly banded down the legs-as is
it's mountain cousin-but a variety,
sometimes called by scientists"Chap-
mans zebra" is to be found in the
interior, with the white J gs pretty
generally banded as far down as the
fetlocks. The average European
sportsman. having shot few OF these
beautiful creatures as specimens, will
usually stay his hand and spare them.
unless meat for his followers is abso-
lutely needed. The Boer and native
hunter, on the contrary. shoot them
whenever they get the chance, merely
for the price of the skin-a matter OF
few shillings up country. And so
the species Lecomes exterminated. 1t
is a thousand pities, OF all sights
in the fair veldt-and there are many
to charm the eye-I know of few no.
bier than a good troop of Burchell's
zebras, creatures which seem tn have
been created for on other purpose
than to adorn the wilderness.
Whether feeding quietly among the
herbage: or resting in the heat OF
midday: or feeting across the plain.
their striped coats. as clean and shin
ing as a well-groomed race horse.
cleaning in the sunlight: brisk, beau
tifully proportioned. and full OF life
and spirits: these Zebras represent
the highest perfection of feral life.
True children of the sun-drenched
plains. long may they yet flourish to
decorate the frican veldt!
BY permission of Longmans. Green &
Co.. New York.
Copyright, 1899. by BENZ. B. Hampton)
The Delta independent., 1909-06-11
Report of Carnegie Hero Fund.

The trustees of the Carnegie hero
fund in Great Britain in their first re-
port. covering a little over three
months, refer to the difficulty in max
ing awards and enumerate large
number of cases of bravery which We're
reported to them, but which they felt
compelled to set aside as falling short
of what is required for recognition by
the fund. Presence OF mind, alert
ness and promptness of action may re-
suit in the saving of life" they say.
but heroism is something more. The
action must be voluntary. and not one
that is performed under the compul-
sion of duty" They add that actions
which do nothing more than meet the
ordinary claims of humanity can
scarcely be ranked as heroic.
The Delta independent., 1909-06-11
us. of Cow" Ivory.

certain convenient diameter. known as
COW" ivory. Bull tusks run from IL
to 80 pounds in weight and bring $3.50
a pound. Piano-key manufacturers use
only the larger bull tusks, of a weight
which cows never attain. say 40 pounds
and over. Ten years ago 20 pounds
was fair average for shipment.
while to-day so pounds is considered
good. The heaviest pair of tusks with
in the memory OF American experts
are 234 and 2ss pounds. respectively
They were bought at Zanzibar in 1900
by a New York house for E1.000.-
McClure's Magazine
The Delta independent., 1909-06-11

toughest and most difficult of all game
animals to bring to bag, so that hand
some creature Burchells zebra
(Equus BurchellD. the zebra of the
plains. is by far the most easily de
stroyed. single $50 ExI or Mar
t,ni-Henry bullet will at once turn
this fleet and handsome animal of the
troop, an easy victim (if not / eadv
killed outrighO 10 the hunters next
shot. With broken leg the zebra
is instantly helpless; with r broken
limb. and shot through the body to
boot, one of the larger African an
telopes, such as a hartebeest or brin
died gnu, will often run for miles, and
finally escape the hunter altogether.
AS an almost invariable rule Burch.
ellis zebras are hunted on horseback:
they are fleet and enduring, and even
a first-class South African hunting
pony must be in very good form. and
upon hard even ground. to carry his
rider within hal. of them. Most usu-
ally these animals are to be met with
feeding on open grassy plains, or in
open bush. where large glades and
clearings are to he found, In a TALON
end chase across flats. with fair
start, they can usually gallop clean
away from the mounted man. II 1t
were not for a habit of curiosity. they
would. indeed. be "kittle cattle" to
come up with on the great plains.
But their curiosity is often their un
doing. I have many times gallopeG
steadily behind a troop OF these xe-
bras, and then halted for moment
The zebras would then wheel quickly
rouna in line and stand for minute
10 have good look at the pursuer
This was the time to put in steady
shot. Sometimes. even when the hun
ter is galloping. they will turn round
and stand for moment. apparently
out of sheer curiosity.
The Delta independent., 1909-06-11

in following it through such co-ert-
But the Dutchman had hitherto al
ways had great luck with buffalo.
and was determined to finish of his
task. AS sooy as the reeds were
reached. the blood spoor was easily
to be followed The heavy bullet had
evidently raked the lungs. the bull
was bleeding freely, and large patches
of crimson marked its path. The reeds
were very tall-twelve or fourteen
feet-and thick. and the spooring
seemed so dangerous an operation
that the Hottentot. who was carrying
a second gun-a Martini Henry-fell
behind. leaving his master to take the
first risk with his heavy eight-bore.
At every step-they were wading
knee deep T.. water-the hunters
stopped to listen. They had not pen
etrated fifty yards through the avenue
of broken reeds afforded by the pass
age of the bull. when in an instant,
and without warning, the beast was
upon them. The Boer was knocked
fiat upon his back by the charge; the
bull had miscalculated his distance,
had no doubt. charged for the sound.
and had struck his nemy with his
nose, which was held high, as is the
habit of these brutes when charging.
Galloping over the PROSTATE Boer. the
Buffalo went straight for the Hotten-
tot few PAGES behind. This unfor-
tunate the brute struck with his horn
and tossed on one side some yards
into the reeds. Then. continuing its
career. the bull passed on out of the
"vlei" and took shelter in some thin
bush. where It was afterward found
dead. The Boer. all the wind knocked
out of him. and severely bruised.
picked himself up, retrieved his rife.
which was flung yards away. and then
sought the Hottentot. The unfortunate
servant lay among the reeds and
water. a terrible wound gaping just
below his chest, to the left-breathing
his last. He lived only short time,
and died pathetic and unwilling OBJ
ject lesson in the risks and dangers
OF following wounded buffalo into
thick covert.
Some PeriIs Of Buffalo Hunting.
Occasionally hunters have been at
tackled by a solitary buffalo which has
charged them before a shot has b-en
fred. and without apparent provoca-
The Delta independent., 1909-06-11
Hunting
the
Dangerous
African
Buffalo
BY H. A. Bryd d e n

II. A. Dryden. the co-duthor mith
Percy .Selous of 'Travei and Big
Game" is man who wds born to
the chase. From his youth ii has
teen his ruling passion and he has
gone wih his rife.aH orer the worid.
In euery continent his fame as a
Nimrod is known. and he has a mod
est direct style of presenting has
ddUentures. tinged NTH little touch
of poetic sentiment here and there,
which is rery pleasing indeed. II any
fault at all could be found with him
IL wouid be that he wds ouermodest
and inclined to boast for others in
stead of telling his own story.
The Delta independent., 1909-06-11
Stalking a Buffalo Herd.

cannot better illustrate the char
scter of these determined and plucky
animals than by an adventure mar
rated to me not long since in the hunt
ing veldt by Boer hunter from the
Transyaal. He had been tracking
with some other compatriots far to
the northwest OF Lake Ngami. Flesh
was badly wanted in camp. and as
tsetse fly was prevalent In the
marshy country. north of the Okanan-
go river. on which they were out
spanned. and the natives reported
large herds of bufaloes. he left LIS