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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-22
BACK FROM THE FAIR.

William Kennedy of the county
treasurer's office is hack from Seattle.
where he attended the exposition. Mr..
Kennedy liked Seattle and the fair and
had a general good time, but. just the
same, is glad to be back in Missoula.
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SHEEP ARE POISONED.

The officials of district No / of
yesterday telling of the poisoning of
400 head Of sheep on the Helena ma
tional forest No details were con-
veyed and the repor, viii be investi
gated at once.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-22
BUYS FINE HOME.

H. Trip, formerly Of Helena and
now a resident of Missoula, where he
has charge of the cement works Of the
Miracle Trip company, has closed a
deal for the Kimmerle home on South
Sixth street west. This is one of the
beautiful residences of the south side
and was sold through the E. p. Moi
fit real estate agency. 1t is announced
that the consideration was $4,000.
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The DAYS Record.

Spokane, July 2l.-Land registration
Ia developing into routine matter
lacking the excitement Of the opening
days. AL Spokane today 1000 appli-
cations we're filed; at Occur d'Alene
5000; at Missoula, 1854. and at Kali
ispcll something over 1000. The bust
ness men of Spokane are now planning
entertainment for the thousands of
daily visitors, and will probably or
ganize excursions into the surround
ing country.
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Personals.

James Carter OF Chicago is the guest
of Mrs. Peter Roman
Frank Woody left yesterday morning
Mrs. E. c. Van Asmus and daughter
Katherine of Denver are the guests
of DR.. and Mrs. T. A, Fitzgerald
Grant Higgins left last night for
Seattle, where he viii be the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Conley for sew
eral weeks.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-22
HELD FOR BozEM MAN.

i w. s. Moore was arrested by Chief
Of Police Nealey yesterday afternoon
on Geographic description from Boze-
man. 1t Is understood that he is WANT
ed on charge of forgery.
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LOCAL SOCIETY
Entertain at Luncheon.

Mrs. Ben Waller Field entertained
at luncheon yesterday, covers being
laid for seven. Sweet peas We're used
as decorations. 4
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-22
New pininq Room.

In future The Missoula hotel dining
room viii. be open from 6 a. m. to
p. m. The management has spared
no expense TO make it one of the neat.
est and hest places in the city.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-22
BOARD AND ROOMS.

F'irst-class board aud rooms, also
table board. Six o'clock dinners. Per-
manent guests preferred. Newly fur,
nished throughout 61o South Third
west. e..
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Notice.

The assessment rolls of Missou.a
county for the year 1909 are now in
my office. open for inspection.
+. w. KUPA-A1.- County Clerk
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Complimentary Card Party.

Mrs. Evan M. johnson Of Fort Mis-
soula gave a pretty card party yester-
day afternoon in honor of the Misses
Jenkins and Richmond, who are guests
of Mrs. Field
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wanted by members of the slime
family and will be greatly appreciated
if 1t can be obtained soon.
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Charles H. Hall had brief but pleas
ant visit yesterday afternoon when the
first section of No. 8
GREETING came through He had
EN- ROUTE received n telegram
from an old padcah
.schoolmate. Harry n. Hank, asking
him to meet the train. Mr.. Hall was
there and In the crowd was able to
locate the friend whom he had not
seen In many years. For Il few min
kind Of. a visit and both were sorry
when the train pulled out for the
west. With Mr. Hank were his sis
ter and cousin and the party is bound
for the fair 5f
Contractor Kirkeby met two OF his
old schoolmates yesterday in the
crowd of registrants.
klRkEBY They We're from the old
SEES TWO home in the east and
they hunted up their
old friend as soon as they could after
getting to town j. II. Zimmerman of
Chicago, speaking for the two, sand
last night: I'VE have the fever and
ton. We thought we wanted it pretty
badly when we left home but since we
have seen your country we want 1t
more earnestly than ever, You nave
such a fine city here and your pros
poets are all so good that we want to
get out here and have some homes of
our own"
1t took the Flathead opening and the
registration to bring A. r. Rhone up
from Plains, where he
RHoNE has stayed away from
COMES his old home for many
years that he was not
recognized BY all of his former as
sociates in the printing business when
he showed up yesterday afternoon II
have been away good while, ne
said, .land / was prepared for q good
.many changes but my expectations did
not begin to equal the real thing, You
have grown here wonderfully and
your paper is keeping UP with the
procession. 1t is great. We are max
ing progress in Sanders county. Par
adse has helped a great deal and
Plains is growing substantially. The
whole county is developing and It's
resources warrant even faster
growth than we are having. =
Where is Harry Slime? Harry w.
Thompson has received letter asking
for information that is
HARRY sadly needed regarding
slime his whereabouts and If
there is anybody who
knows anything about the man, Mr.
Thompson would be glad to receive
the information. There We're two or
three men at The Muscular office
last night who We're confident that
Mr. Slime had been. in town within
day or two but they did not know
where he had gone The information
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! Charles n. Dorn1an was rfgfteousl.
angry last night over the statement
In report Of the case
EMPHATIC of Grace Howard which
PROTEST was published i'm the
Miasomla Herald. in
which 1t was stated that he was one
II of the bondsmen of the woman. Grace
Howard is a denizen of the bad lands
and she Is charged with theft; her
bonds are for appearance in the dis
frict court and are in the sum Of
$1,000. Naturally Mr.. Dorman objects
to having his name mixed up in such
Il case as this. II wish you would
say for me-" said Mr. Dorman that
never knew anything about this
case or this woman until my attention
was called tonight to the statement
that / was one of her bondsmen in
the affair. Please contradict this as
emphatically as you can. 1t is abso-
lutely untrue"
Amongst the registration visitors in
town are Captain Hume and Lienten-
ant Fischer of the Sc
FROM FAR attle fire department.
SEATTLE Captain Ben II. Hume
lis one of the we'll
knaWn fire fighters of the coast and liz
I'm command Of Chemical company No.
/: he has been long in the service and
his life has been filled with thrilling
experiences. His companion is young
er, but has been long enough in the
service to win a high position; he Is
attached to Engine company No. l.
The two have been visiting with Chief
May of the local department and
Lieutenant Fischer was with him in
his buggy when the alarm rang last
night for the fire east Of town. THAT
was the first time in good many
years that / have sat and held the
reins while somebody else did the
work. said the lieutenant when the
pressed themselves pleasantly regard
ing Missoula and what they had seen
here. As the veteran Of the pair, Cap
tain Hume said. You have a fine city
and it is going to be a great city but
you are neglecting your fire depart
ment You should give Mr.. May at
once a couple of new engines and
about 80 more men; he should have
an automobile chemical engine; they
are the best things in the service and
would be specially good for you
here
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game, selecting the correct rife,
loading with the proper ammunition,
pointing out the place to shoot at
and handing the hunter the weapon.
The hunter merely pulls the trigger.
after seeing that there are a number
of shikarees (native hunters) In
readiness to protect him should
he miss his mark and the game
charge. As often as not he misses.
shikaree shoots the game. and
his employer gets the credit. 1t
is the dangerous side only OF African
hunting that has any attractions for
the man with any sporting instincts
in him, and 1t Is only that side OF
the hunt that is Of interest to the
laity.
According to present intentions, Mr..
Cunninghame will take the Roosevelt
marty over the route I have covered
twice. the last time very recently.
What I have passed through Roose-
Welt must face. He will be lucky II
he comes out alive.
Like most Beers. have been hunt.
ing. ON and OF, and associating with
hunters since I was ten years old.
Danger and hairbreadth escapes have
happened 80 frequently to me that
most of my hunting experiences ap-
near almost too commonplace 10
record. Yet some Of them stand out
vividly from the rest, especially those
~ recent occurrence. It would be
imnossibls to hunt any length Of time
IN Africa without having some adven.
tures worth relating; Adventures In
which 4 steady eye. nerves Of steel,
and 4 brain a. quick - lightning are
iiSe-aayins essentials to . big game
hunter.
Most game drops At the nrst shot
from the ride Of an experienced huns
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whose hunting experiences has been
prihg MIN down. The hunter must
put the shot into the animals head or
heart, or he must face a charge that
Will probably end in his destruct,on
fii'es OF various caliber are carried
ior economy. 1t is cheaper to ,Be n
smal six five-tenths milllmeter rife
on small game. nine millImeter on
medium game. and 600 express on
Dig game. than to carry one weapon
Tor aliround work. which would have
10 De big enough at least for the
largest game. Nothing smaller than
400 express would do for that, and
IL would be distinctly uneconomical.
not to say foolish, TO shoot small
antelope. the size OF n goat. with n
6OO express. 1t would be like using
pile driver to kill a mosquito. Again.
cartridges become very costly by the
time they reach the interior OF Africa
A cartridge for 600 express rifle, for
instance, costing siXpence l2 Cents)
In London, reaches an enormous price
by the time 1t gets into the hunting
grounds of Africa. | have seen them
bring 1--WE shillings tsl.25) each, and
very scarce at that. Nor is this such
an extravaSant price when one takes
into consideration that every ounce
has to be carried by porters who plod
FOR months through swamps. across
rivers. over mountains, traversing the
parched weld and penetrating the dis
NAL forest, often fighting their way
foot by foot before they reach their
destination. II is easy to see that
weight is an important factor In cart
ridge economies. Four six five.tenths
millimeter cartridges are equal in
weight to one 600 express. That is. 1t
is four deaths against one. for the
same weight.
These are the things President
Roosevelt must learn before he can
consider himself up on the ways of
safari.' II the president hunts like
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in all my life. 1 recommend Lydia E.
Pinkham' 8 Vegetable Compound to all
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Columbia Avenue, Rockland, Me.
Backache is symptom Of female
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The great volume of unsolicited
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sands of women.
Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health free Of
charge.
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an Africander and not like the av'
erage European that visits the dark
continent, he will certainly ma
danger; danger that tries n hunter
confined to bird shooting with shot
guns, or small game, with. say, a 81
caliber rife. may understand the
meaning of these figures, let me state
that the ordinary 32-caliber rife has
a recoil of perhaps ten to t"e'Ve
pounds. The double-barreled shot
gun. which to the ordinary hunter
seems to have all the kicking Gu
pacity any weapon needs. has re-
soil of from 25 to 30 pounds.
The 900 caliber cordite express Is
the most deadly hand arm made.
Notwithstanding the terrific force
of this 600 express bullet 1t must be
placed in the correct part Of an ele'
plants or rhinoceros' anatomy 10
nerve, that requires an alert intein'
gence and a quick eye to pass through
It and live.
Mr.. Cunninghame. who is organiz'
ing the Roosevelt expedition, Is one
of the most experienced and clever Oh
African hunters. He will have COM
plete charge of everything from the
largest to the smallest detail. win
him at the head Of things the presi'
dent can depend on having success.
ful hunt. That Is, II he is going for
snort and not merely as q scribe look
Ing for local atmosphere for his book.
MANY great African hunters have
Killed all their game in the narro"
and dark confines Of an ink bottle. a.,
Africa 10 menaseris l1.oo0,oOv
miles in area. with the greatest com. com
binstion Of lakes, rivers, mountslns
ana weld imaginable. = veritanle PAL
dise for wild animals. Notwitnstsno.
inr the destruction Of big game. tnsFs
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Capt. FritZ DuqueSne

hDi. Frii; DuqueSne was born of
\ parents in South Africa, edu-
y in Europe (phere he IRON con-
tlble distinction as a swords-
N, and has been a professional
tr of big game most Of has life.
h. agc Of II he wds a reteran OF
fRaGr mGrS. He serucd in The
! rar and also in the Congo. In
recent ercntS of South Africa's $
ioscopic history capt. Duquesne
d conspicuous part. He act
D many capacities during the
ilitiss bctween the BOcr and the
i, being in turn spy. military
Fiire. engineer. censor. Dispatch
U and propagandist. He was
Eded twicc in the fighting
hd ColsnsO. When the British
Fsisi in cutting cable communi-
n Jsircen the Boer republic
he rest Of the world. Duquesne
I'D the news of the Boer uicto-
over the Mozambique border.
from there he wrotc dispatches
Z Petit Bieu, the official Euro
organ Of the Boer government.
fas once captured by the Por-
t,s and hrown into prison at
h;o Marquis. Later he Was Ia
es prisoner 10 Europe at the
ff Of the British gouornment.
the ship that conveyed him
bis guard touched at Naples he
suffering from a ferer and in
qu>nce wls placed in an italian
tal. On his recovery he wds al
10 go free. He went to Brus-
cnd was sent back TO the front
p. Leyds, NTH plans for the
Of Cape Town by the Boer
naRders then mobili-ed in Cape
b. Ererything was ready for
ftIng Of The city when, a traitor
p revealed The plot, Duquesne
number Of others were cap
N Cape Town inside the Brit
stenSes, This was the Gilman
'dt has come 10 be known as the
Town Plot." Some of the
ners were sentenced to death
ta'er had their sentence changed
Imprisonment. Capt. Duquesne
among the latter. Ten months
he escaped from the Bermuda
rs. got aboard the american
Margaret Of New York while
as coaltng at tho dock, and was
'ysd TO Baltimore. Back to Eu-
ne went again. as uar corre-
pent and military writer on the
Sssu; thence to Africa, where
os a commission on the Congo.
ot Africa he hunted big game
port and profit. and finally he
10 New York to do newspaper
magazine work.
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, on account of the thickness Of the
underground. 1t meant a long. pa
tient crawl to a good shooting posi-.
ton, for to shoot at anything but
close quarters in such country meant
that the bullet would be DETECTED by
the bush. put n solid nickel ball In
the right barrel of my 600 caliber ex-
press for head shot. and soft nose
split in the left barrel for body shot.
With the shikaree at my side and the
gun bearer at my back, we crept
silently. inch by inch, foot by foot,
through the huge tufts Of grass till q
good view OF the game presented It.
self.
took OF my coat and hat, hung
them on a low limb and crawled a
few yards farther on. AS could not
get vital shot at any Of the ele-
plants in their lying position. gave
a sharp whistle. In an instant they
we're upon their feet thrusting their
trunks up In the air to get scent Of
their enemies and holding out their
enormous ears to catch the slightest
sound. At last an old bull worked
into the right position. I aimed at
his weakest point, between the eye
and ear, and gave him the solid shot.
My aim was bad: piece Of his tusk
few into the air. With . roar he
charged down ON me like an ava
lanche.
leveled my express for a second
shot and the natives stood ready.
Down he came. the grass waving be-
fore him in billows. I waited 80. 40.
80, 20 yards, another seconds sus.
pense and-bang! gave him the soft
bullet full in the chest. It failed to
stop him. A screeching roar Of pain
burst from the charging monster and
blood Sushed from his trunk. !
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er. "The game that makes the story
Is the game that's missed" as the
Swahili teast coast natives) say, and
there is nothing truer than that say
Ing, as far as my experiences go, for
bad shot nearly ended my trek a
little while ago in the Lake country.
! was treking between Lake Albert
Edward N'Yanza and Lake Kivu, the
greatest stretch of hunting ground in
the world, with caravan of hun
dred men. We had marched steadily
through the early part of the day and,
now that the merciless white-hot sun
was directly overhead, | called halt.
Each member of the caravan threw
himself down In the shade excepting
my shikaree Nick. n boy" from the
other side of the continent, n native
of Senegal. He never rested. and as
he got a percentage of the ivory we
secured. he never let the soles of his
feet grow soft for want of exercise.
About an hour passed before Nick
same swinging into camp with his
white teeth cleaning like new swords.
knew by his smile that there was
something afoot. He walked straight
to my elephant guns and beckoned
me. I knew he had struck a fresh
spoor ttraiD. Selling my arms.
signaled my gun bearer and struck
out. Nick leading.
II there are any elephants about at
midday. the hunter Is pretty sure to
make a good bag, for at that time
they rest out OF the direct rays OF
the sun. doing the hot hours away.
and are easily approached.
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snatched my Masser and Jumped
aside as he passed. My hat and ceat.
which were few yards behind, At.
tracted his attention. With Q snort
Of satisfaction he crushed them down.
I gave him all my Mauser sho1 In
the rear. With extraordinary sudden
ness he turned. He sighted me and
charged. his tusks level with his body.
My magazine was empty. l threw my
rife down and ran, the elephant gain
Ing on me at each step. i saw Nick
ahead of me with leveled rife.
To keep running meant that I
would soon be overtaken. Instructive.
ly l threw myself on the ground and
Nick fired. With thud that made
the earth tremble the elephant
dropped. The huge trunk twisted like
wounded snake for a moment, and
then the gigantic body relaxed In
death. 1t all took about two minutes
to happen and was a pretty close
shave. but II was worth the trouble,
for the tusks we got were big, weigh.
Ing close to a hundred pounds.
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Interrupted the Wedding.

The other day. at the Shawnee
county Court House, Probate Judge
Schoch was about to marry a young
couple. He pronounced the prelim-
mary words and told them to join
hands. and started on the ceremony.
Hey. there! Hold up n minute!
Wait, say" This series OF startling
exclamations came from the door.
The groom was horrified-the bride
badly scared.
Just a minute. I want to give you
each an apple before you are married."
said the man who had made the noise.
And in he calmly walked and handed
each Of them a Grimes Golden.
It was one mans idea OF joke
Kansas City Journal.
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u.r., y =, something to be played at;
s Y IN Africa is a trade, almost a
oa. = y. In America one merely
,'ne and goes out to shoot. In
s,,. W nant a la mode, one takes
im. y. arms. usually three and
's n. Sou, iour, high power rifles Of
s.,, w ealiber. ranging from a six
e.ehths millimeter to a 600
,eapress. The cartridges for
u,,D, aes are charged with vari.
lons ns'', solid nickel, steel, soft
As' sort nose short and split.
n.e. 81 these bullets was designed
Az AZ -, lor a special use, and on
,ney are used depends the
VI ones shot. Often the use
Unsuitable bullet ends in the
Am aeath. On small game the
.Oer !. arm. sig flve-tenths MILL.
s. used. and on large and dam
n ss.ne me the nine millimetsr Mau.
4. wv wv calibsr cordits express
,,, osat results. The last.named
nss ons the enormous blow OF
sns la. and has . recoii Of close
o weight. That the man
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Sees Final Victory Over tuberculosis.

Sees Final Victory Over TubereuIosIs.
DIR. William Osler says: Whether
tuberculosis will be finally eradicated
Is an open question. 1t is a foe that
Is very deeply intrenched in the hu.
man race. Very hard 1t will be to
eradicate completely. but when We
think OF what has been done In ono
generation. how the mortality in
many places has been reduced mora
than so per cent.-indeed. in some
places 100 per cent.-it Is battle Of
hope. and SO long as we are fighting
with hope. the victory L. In sight"
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A Terrible Battle with Elephants

After half an hours walk through
grass that was at least 20 feet high.
We came across herd OF about
twenty elephants. among which there
were some fine bull tuskers. AS ex-
pected. they were all resting out OF
the sun. They were difficult to get at
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ASK FATHER.

Clergyman-What would your IA
ther say If he saw you digging for
worms on Sunday?
Willie-I don't know: but | know
what he'd say II did not dig for them.
That's him fishing over there"
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way. l doctored
until / was dis
couraged, an d
thought I should
never get well. I
read a testimonial
about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
thought 1 would
try 1t. After TAX
ing three bottles 1
was cured, and
neypr falt ca vvaIl
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YOUR
BACKACHE
WnLYIELD
To Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Rockland, Maine.-"I was troubled
for a long time with pains in my back
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HE experience Presl-
dent Roosevelt has
gained h unit 1 n 8
game on the North
American continent
Will be Of little use
to him on his expe-
dition into the wilds
of East Africa.
Inr&t- T. Ai
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Owned BY the British Public.
The value Of pictures In the Bridsh
National Gallery 10 about $S.96o.000