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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-22

z the TransYaai Beers, whose tilibusterlng
raids across the border were getting
worse and worse.
70 cut my story short, however and
get down to IA fast series of single
handed Leopard Kills, after following
the Dragoons up as far as Mafeking
y To no purpose, | returned to Kimber-
II ley and the Orange river. lgconceived
the idea OF co astructing a raft and
4 effects, camping on the banks as in
clination led inc, n, as fancied the
locality favored sport. had had too
much experience among floating logs
whist numbering in America not to
feel ut home ut this kind of work;
and all in all, though | did not travel
far, spent one of the most exciting
trips ever had. All along either
side of this fine river is a wide belt
of "wait-a.bit' thorrs and bush tim
Der, on which lovely green beetles
played in great proihsion. caught
numbers. every one III which brought
me in Sd in Cape Town, for jewelry
purposes. ! had seen beetles set tip
in a similar fashion in Rio de Janeiro
and so had an eye TO possible bust.
ness; as also. we used TO get alligators
teeth down in Alabama and Florida,
but these creatures have got so scarce
now that it hardly pays. to hunt them.
Having got everything fixed on my
raft, and as the river hcreabouts was
familiar to me, I had no difficulty in
making a landing, us had proposed
some 20 miles further down. passing
the ford to Hope Town on my way.
Among other things I had with me a
hammock and a poncho which had
used out in the Banda Orientale, both
of which, besides being Of the greatest
use, went into very small compass.
After taking a cupHof coffee without
milk and snack or two of spring.bok,
i literally turned in, with my carbine
beside me and my dog c,Erled up at.
my feet, to be lulled to sleep by sounds
as familiar as those heard on sum
3mer day at home.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-22

proving animals, which / found ont
were leopards. was eSasperated by
the loss Of my best dog, and made
up my mind, if possible, to get fine
skin and avenge his death at one and
the same time; SO naking hurried
breakfast, and leaving my two KafIir
boys in charge of the skerm, / set
out with the only dos l now had left
The spoor, which was plain enough
in the sand. led right away towards
the river, which on either side is bor-
dered for a quarter Of annie or so
with ''wait-a-bit" tlorns and under
brush. After going mile or more my
dog showed special eagerness, and
pulled up at a tree, the bark OF which
was all scored by the claws of leop.
ards and was evidently used by them
continually for stretching their talons.
A lot OF porcupine quilts also lay
around, showing that the leopard had
recently made meal, of which Iwas
glad, for thought should be more
likely to find him lazy and lying up,
and hence easier to manage. a little
further on came to a ltloof or ragine,
which had to descend and ascend.
Attacked by the Savage Beast.
Before | reached the top, the dog
began barking and | hurried on, as
well as | could, over the loose stones,
for | did not want 10 lose my only
remaining dog. He, however, came
yelping back, Just us gained the top
of the bank, and at the same time
caught sight of the leopard, which was
making across the open for patch
of thorns couple of hundred yards
distant, was somewhat out OF
breath from scrambling over the I'M
even ground, but, taking as careful
aim as could, fired. knew had
hit him all right. even if he had not
stopped and bitten at the wound, but
the shot was too far back as well as
too low. At the same instant he
caught sight of me, whilst /, not relish
ing his looks, hastily pushed in an
other cartridge. had not my trusty
."Winchester" then, or the leopard
would not have served me as he did
The weapon was using was con
verified Enfield carbine, which, though
a splendid shooter, only took one shell
and required Gaping. lcould not get
the cap on before he was upon me,
and over we both went in a hcap--I
undermost. He got my left arm be-
tween his teeth. and | could feel his
fangs crunchinS. butl seized my long
hunting knife, and managed to get it
under his chin and gave Il frantic
cash which almost cut his head off.
In the meantime my dog had re-
gained his composure; since. he had
seen two of his comrades natteged
ont by leopards he had often turned.
tail, but he was very useful in track
ing them. | had rolled the skin up
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-22

marks, and quite fresh ones. too,
where he had gone down TO drink.
This tine the heavy rains had Tbt
awaY, ana my dog was able to pick
ii UP easily, Seeing that my caiI,lne
was all right and everything in its
place to my hand. I followed Snap
with some difficulty, for did not
want him to come TO an untimely end.
which might not be improbable If T
was unable to keep him back some
where within bounds
Following the Leopard's Spoor.
The spoor led along the bank for
some distance close to the river, at
which the leopard had occasionally
halted, either to drink, or to watch
for Il stray fish; for these latter they
will scoop out with the lcX1erity of
a raccoon, as / myself once saw. In.
fact, they will eat almost anything
that moyes-young birds, and for the
matter of that old ones. too, when
they eau surprise them. A cat which
has run wild at home is a fair exam
pie of what the leopard Is on a very
much larger scale.
The dog now came to a point at the
foot of a tree, and after some search,
for the foliage was very luXnriant, 1
could distinguish the leopard lying full
length along branch, his head be.
tween his paws, his eyes being just
ldiscernible, and that was all. | could
not get good shot at him, the angle
was too acute to fire with safety at
his. head, and unless got directly!
under him could not see him at all,
whilst the limb he was stretched out
upon practically protected him at all
vital points. Now and again he would
just crane over a little and then draw
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-22
Blinded by a Sand Storm.

AS the sun rose it speedily dissi-
pated the river mist, and a little way
out on the veldt and beyond the tim
Der, it was as sultry as ever. could
SPY some small specks away to the
southwark, and as fresh bit of yeni-5
son would be an agreeable change,
II started after what knew would 4
furnish me Herewith, If could man
age to circumvent them. This was not
particularly difficult, for could keep
myself covered by enc ant-hll or an.
other, and got my buck all right,
sending the rest bounding away with
tremendous jumps. The ominous
darkening Of the horizon had not es-
capped my notice. but almost before I
was aware of it the hot sand came
singing like so much small shot
against my face. In such cases, the
only thing to be done is to throw
yourself fiat on your chest and hold
your breath till the hot blast has
blown over. The sand storm did not
last many minutes, but the thunder
storm Immediately burst in such a
way as ii only does in South Africa,
and speak from experience both of
this, as well as other parts OF the
world. 1t was over almost as soon as
it came, and for a short space the
sandy yeldt looked like sheet of.
Water, which, however, was sucked up
s i'll no time, the sun bursting forth
i'll all its splcndor and driving me-.
drenched as / was, before could get
INV h,,cIyE hoclt IN caOlp 6ei-
After sllinning my buck and making
the hind portions into ham. and got
ting meal of fresh meat, set out
along the bank of tho river 10 see il
IScould hit upon any leopard spoor
mad not gone far before came to the
remnants Of 4 porcupine. E-eopards
appear 10 have 4 great partially for
the iesl, OF these animals. and as
they are cou,lnon enough along the
Orange river. 1t doubtless accounts
for the presence of their prosecutors.
hunted for the rest Of the day With
out finding any more signs, although
Il felt satisfied that there were some
leopards in the ueighborhood, so
could only postpone my search until
lie morrow Ill the morning ! got
anoat once more, and dropped about.
foHr miles down to the place / had
turned back from the day before.
This did not occupy long. and ! was
soon fast again in a kind OF back
water, with M traps once more on
dr. land. | was eager TO follow up
the leopard, which was confident
had gone down, not up, the river: in
deed. | had hardly proceeded a quar-
Ter OF u rnile before ! fonnd pug
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! bend in the river. ] was beginning to
feet a bit MINDED, and was not sorry
when further angry yelps and growl.
Ing showed that the cub had again
been brought to hay. Getting up as
quickly as possible, found that the
dog had been having a rough time of
it. Fic was scored badly down the
Side, and instead oil being a white
terrier was q glastly red one, though
for the time being itdid not appear.
to Inconvenience him much. lie was
vigorously barking ana jumping
around a lot or loose boulders, among
which the leopard had evidently taken
refuge. i could net, however, induce
him TO go in, and although / have
had several good terriers for this kind
of shooting none OF them cared to go
TO ground after such game. began
3 TO fear should have to give him up,
but got together a lot of the driest.
heritage could find, and making a
couple of squibs by extracting the
powder from two cartridges, l went
to work to try and make him bolt,
as his cover was not very large. Cut
ting as long a stick as | could find,
] took q page out OF my pocket diary
and rolled the squibs in it, binding
them to the thin end Of the stick,
which l bandnged thickly round with
dry grass and leaves for a yard or
more, and then pushed it in where the
leopard had entered and ignited it
we'll all around, also lieaping more
dry stuff about the opening SO as to
make as much smother as possible.
The smoke soon began to escape from
the crevices, though the leopard did not
appear to take any notice of it; but
as soon as the fuses began to fizz and
sputter, it was more than he could
stand, and out he dashed, almost up
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oNlE years ago, /
fon3n d III rs 9 II
stranded in Bech-
,lanaland, where !
had followed a force
81 irregular cavalry,
raised BY Col. Me-
tiiuen, for operat-
ing, should the ext
onnf.v arise apainEt
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back before could get proper
sight, making all the time snarling,
5purring noise. Under tho circum-
stances it would have been risky to
have attempted a shot, so was com
PEELED to wait until he gave me some
sort of a chance. TO have had him
come tumblins down wounded was not
a bit to my fancy. In the meantime
/ locked about TO see if there We're
another tree near by which / could
climb, and / actually did ascend one,
but had to give up the idea. for could
not get a sight of him at all. SO re-
ftlrn ed 10 the nrnliul.
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First Shot Brings Him Down.

Once or twice raised my weapon,
only to lower it, feeling 1t was safer
to wait On a sudden he raised his
head as If some sound at distance
had arrested his attention, for he
gazed right away into space. This was
my opportunity not a very fine one
certainly, for there was quite net
work of small branches Intervening
but ! got a pretty fair sight and let
him have it. Down he came almost
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-12
WOMEN'S COURSE OPEN,
Over Fifty Farmers Wives Listening to
Lectures on Homemaking at
University.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 9.-[Special.l
About fifty women, most of them
from points outside of Madison, were
present at the opening of the women's
course in home making at Agricultural
hall this morning. This number will be
largely increased.
Prof. E. J. Hastings spoke on the care
of milk and DR.. NJ. c. Ravenel on the
farm water supply and sewage disposal.
Mrs Nellie X. Jones of Kalamazoo,
Mich, lectured on food for the family,
while Miss Mae Eye of Kalamazoo
spoke on practical nursing and the max
ing and care of the patients bed. Miss
1. Adella Safer, a farmers institute lee
turer, conducted cooking illustration.
A large attendance marked the open
ing of the special dairy course at the
university, thirty being present. This
is a large number considering that it IS
the first time that the course has been
given. The exhibit in connection with
the course is very interesting as indica-
tive of this fact may be mentioned a
refrigerator which makes bread.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-12
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
MILWAUKEE,, Feb.
EGG AND DAIRY MARKETS.

MILWAUKEE-BUTT steady;
Elgin price of extra creamery is 3Oc; local
price, extra creamery, is 30c; prints, 31ci
frsts, 2o@26c; seconds, 2O022c; process, 20
@21c; dairy, fancy, 21@23c; lines 10000;
packing stock, 16@17c
CHEESE-Stea0y: American full cream.
new make twins, 140141ac: Young Amer
icas, 151a@15Ac; daisies, 1512c; longhorns,
151aQ16c; limburger, new make, 141Ac;
fancy brick, 141ac; low grades, 9@101zc;
imported Swiss, 25c new block, 14@1412c;
round Swiss, 15@1519c.
EGGS-Firm; receipts of fresh gathered
are light. The produce boards official mar,
ket for strictly fresh laid as received. cases
returned, 29Q30c; fresh recandled, 32c:
fresh seconds and dirties, 22023c; April
storage, 26c; recandled, storage, 28c. Re
ceipts, 270 cases; yesterday, 22O cases ~
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 9.,-Butter-Firm.
creameries, 23029c: dairies. 21025c
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. .-Eggs-Strong: al
mark, cases included, 3OQ33c: frsts, 33c
prime frsts, 34c
Cheese-Strong; daisies, 151ac; twins. 141l
@12Ac; Young Americas, 16c: long horns
NEW YORK, Feb. e.-Butter = Steady.
unchanged receipts, 13,S48. Cheese-Firm,
unchanged: receipts 1892. Eggs-FirmA re,
ceipts, 1914 state, Pennsylvania and near
by fancy, selected white, 3904V; do fair to
choice, 37@3S: brown and mixed fancy
&c. do fair to choice 35@36c; western
tirsts, Soc; seconds. 34@341ac.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-12
TO SETTLE FINE POINT.
Special Examiner Mccormack Finishes
Taking Testimony in Green
Bay Case.

GREEN BAY, Wis, Feb. 9.--[Spe-
cial Especial Examiner Mccormack of
the interstate commerce commission fin
shed taking testimony in the complaint
for reparation brought by the Roper
Cedar and Lumber company of Menomi-
ace, Mich, against the Chicago & North
Western and other roads yesterday aft
arnoon. The point involved in the COM
plant is the protection of the pole and
lumber concentrated rates. The ruling
will establish a precedent in this par
ticular matter. Tariffs published by the
roads allow the shipment Of timber into
mills at a specified rate, the same al
lowing shipment of the finished product
to a designated point. According to
the tariffs the destiny of the finished
product must be stipulated at the time
the raw material is loaded, but in this
case, it appears, this was not done
The roads claim that they were not
obliged to allow the Roper company's
claim because of this.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-12
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition Of the mu-
eous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is iniamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when 1t Is
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
tion. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
eases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by Catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-12
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH

Flour quotations in CARROTS are: Hard
sfraights, in wood 5.35Q555; export pat
ents in sacks, 4.55@4.9o; first clear, in
sacks. 4.2004 so: rye, in wood, 4OO04 10;
country 365@3.70: sacks, Kansas in wood,
5.1005.20.
Miiistuffs are quoted in CARROTS at
% % for bran, 1925 for standard fine mid
dlings in 100-lb sacks; red dog, 27.25: -four
middlings, $500; rye feed, 21.5O, delivered
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 9.-Close-Wheat-
Easier; No. / northern, on track, 11460
l. 49,: No northern, on track, 1.11G1. 1912.
Corn-Higher; No on track, 611aQ61$4c c.
Oats-Steady; standard, 52Q53c; No. 3
white ON track. 510521ac. Barley-Dull
NEW YORK, Feb 9.-Close- Wheat
May. 1141a; July, LOTS. Corn-May, 11a4c;
July, Tie.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-12
WAITED TO KILL MAN.
New York Woman Remains Under Via
duct for Several Hours to Murder
Alleged Betrayer.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Concealing a
revolver in her muff, Martha Erichsen
waited for several hours under the New
York Central railroad viaduct at Park
avenue and 12Sth street today and as
Ernest Schwanen, a grocer, was cross
ing the street, fired three shots at him,
INJECTING dangerous and perhaps fatal
wounds. The police say Miss Erickson
told them Schwanen had taken her
away from her home and had refused to
marry her when she was left without
family or friends, and that she hoped
she had killed him. On her way to the
police station Miss Erickson swallowed
poison which had been concealed in her
clothing and was taken to the hospital,
it was believed, in a dying condition.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-12
SHEEP

CUDAHY, Wis, Feb. 9.-Hog receipts,
5000 head; market slow. Mixed packing,
5.9O@6.25; poor to good heavy packing 500
0635; medium and butchers, 6.25@6.30; Sc
lect packing and shipping, 6.20@6.45; poor
to good light, 5.75@63O; pigs and rough
3.0O05.75. Representative sales were fol-
lowing: 81 hogs, average POI pounds, at
610; IS hogs, average 217 pounds, at $40;
45 hogs, average 219 pounds at 6;15; 81
average 219 pounds, at $50; 81 hogs, aver
age 241 pounds, at 6.35; 73 hogs, average
2S4 pounds, at 6.45; 81 hogs, average 1853
pounds, at $50; rs hogs, average 164
pounds, at $40; 81 hogs, average 176
pounds, at 6.1o; ~ hogs, average 100
pounds, at SIS
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 9.-Cattle-Receipts,
estimated at 5000; market strong; beeves,
42007. 90; Texas steers, 4.25@5. 10; western
steers, 4O0@5.60; stockers and feeders, 800
@55O; cows and heifers, 1.S5@5. 60; calves,
600; market steady; light, 5.S5@630; mixed,
615; good to choice heavy, 6.15@6.4 AS: pigs,
475@5.75; bulk of sales, 6.15@6.35. Sheep
receipts, estimated at 1900; market weak;
native, 325@5.60; western, 3.25@5.6O; year
lings, 59007.0O; lambs native, 5.5O@7 90;
western, 5.50lD7 60.
ST LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 9. - Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1000; natives, strong; Texans steady
beef steers, 3.50@7. 10; stockers and feed
ers 35O05.OO; cows and heifers, 3.2506 25
Texas steers, 3.OOG6. 10; cows and heifers
1864. %; calves in carloads. 40 q 500
er; packers. 6.10Q6.40; butchers and best
heavy, 6.150625. Sheep : Receipts, 5000;
steady; natives, 5.75Q5,90; lambs, 4.Oo@
Z TX
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-12

ing movement, the wings spread out and
alternately elevated and depressed 1t
is fascinating sight when INDUCED in
by a large flock. The South Africans
have the following theory of the signiti-
chased by a beast of prey, the ostrich,
starting to run, jerks so quickly from
side to side that no beast would be like
ly to have time to set himself for a
spring in one direction before the bird
had changed his course. The South
is useful in perfecting the bird in the
art Of suddenly twisting and turning
New York World.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-12
TRAINS IN COLLISION.
Mistake in Orders Causes Mad Smash
up on Wisconsin Central Near
Cylon

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Feb. O.
Especial = Two Wisconsin Central
freight trains met in head-on collision
at O'Clock this morning between Jewett
and Cylon. The engineers and fremen
Jumped before the collision and no one
was injured The engines and many cars
were badly smashed up. Failure to give
proper orders to the conductors where
to meet is said to have been the cause
of the accident.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-12
FREEZE TIGHT SHOPPERS.
It Causes Contraction from Neck of Bot
tie and Makes Removal Easy.

tie and Makes Removal Easy.
Reagent bottles holding caustic aka
lies, alkaline carbonates, etc, very fire..
quently become fixed and the usual
method has been to tap the stopper with
a wooden block or the application of heat
to the neck, or a combination of both.
Results are poor in certain cases and
often result in the fracture of the neck.
The inverse process may be used to
advantage. In other words freeze the
stopper, thus causing a contraction Of
the stopper from the neck The bottles
which | used for experiment had failed
to open under the heating and tapping,
and were bad cases of fixed shoppers.
The bottles held sodium carbonate that
Rad formed sodium silicate, an excel
Tent cement, and so were firmly fixed.
They were inverted in a mixture of
crushed ice and calcium chloride, taking
care that the freezing solution did not
touch the lips of the bottles.
After standing twenty minutes each
stopper was removed without the slight
est exertion. This is the neatest and
safest way to remove shoppers from
bromine bottles and other corrosive
MISUNDERSTANDING American.
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HOPKINS LEADS AGAIN.
Has Few More Votes Than Stringer in
Senatorial Contest, but Deadlock
Is Still Unbroken

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 9.-One
ballot was taken today in the joint SEES
sion Of the House and Senate for the
election of a United States senator and
Il developed little change from the bal
lots of last week.
The total vote in the joint session
was:
Hopkins 10; Foss ,1S; Stringer Ga;
Shurtleff IA; Mason 4; Mckinley /;
sherman 2; Lowden /; Calhoun /; Z.
". Gallagher 1; Frank McDersott /;
NJ. l.. Mckinley 8; E. j. Rainey l;
Iohn J. Mitchell L.
Constitutional majority of joint SEES
sion 1913 Majority of members present
and voting SO.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-12
Mark Twain on Books.

A young girl asked Mark Twain if
he liked books for Christmas gifts.
We'll that depends" drawled the
great humorist. IF book has a leather
cover it is really valuable as razor
strop. If it is a brief, concise work
such as the French write, it is useful to
put under the short leg of a wabbly
table. An old fashioned book, with a
clasp, can't be beat as a missile to hurl
at a dog, and a large book, like a
geography, is as good as piece OF tin
TO nail over broken pane Of glass. -
Minneapolis Journal.
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planning MILL BURNED.
Foster-Latimer Company's Plant at Mel
len Destroyed-Loss Is Esti-
mated at $4,000.

MELLEN, Wis, Feb. 9.-[SpeciaLl-
Fire which started at $3.50 o'clock this
morning totally destroyed the planning
mill of the Foster-Latimer company in
this city The mill was burned to the
ground before help arrived. The mill
had recently been equipped with a new
dynamo and new engines. The loss is
estimated at $4,000, fully covered by
insurance. The officers of the company
stated this morning that the mill would
be rebuilt at once.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-12

read of Doan's Kidney Pills and be-
gan using them. One box made me
stronger and freer from pain. L kept
on using them, and in three months
was able to get out on crutches, and
the kidneys were acting better. l i'm
proved rapidly, discarded the crutches
and to the wonder of my friends was
soon completely cured"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.