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At last several fat COWS, for which
he had been waiting came, together
with tremendous old bull. within
Boer aimed behind the point of the
shoulder. and brought her down. She
fell instantly to the shot. struggled a
little further, and soon lay dead. The
Boer had hoped and expected to bring
down another COW. His intentions
were frustrated, however, by the bull,
which charged upon the instant direct
ly towards the rifle smoke. Within
ten yards, the Dutchman, who was
kneeling, fired again, hitting the grim
beast in front of the chest, and turn
ing it. Meanwhile, at the -ound of
the firing the whole immense herd
fioundered out of the "vlei," and went
of crashing through an angle of the
reed beds, and thence far into the
bush. AS they fed the Bonr showed
in another cartridge, took aim at
retreating COW eighty yards OF, and
by lucky shot, broke her back. She
fell believing. and was quickly dis
patched. Leaving the natives to skin
and cut up these carcasses, the
Dutchman now took up the pursuit Of
the wounded bull. which he had
marked in his fight through dense
patch of reeds to the light of the la
COON. The beast had turn "a of aione,
and the greatest care had to be taken
in following 1t through such covert.
But the Dutchman had hitherto al
ways had great luck with buffalo.
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Stalking a Buffalo Herd.

cannot better illustrrte the char.
acter 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
Transvaal. 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 buffaloes, he left his
horses behind him. ferriel across the
river. and spent the next two days in
hunting. He had with him 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 direo ton,
he had little difficulty in shooting two
fat cows and 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 fiercely at the
spooring party, and was only killed
within a few feet of the hunter The
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had missed him from his &C.
customed stations and on his re-
appearance he was generally ban
daged uD and one leg was IN
splints. 1t appears that one late after
noon when the shadows in the brush
were growing to the point of almost
complete darkness though the sun
still Illuminated the tops of the trees.
he was returning to camp alone save
for Senegambian gun bearer noted
for his bravery. Both were mounted
on native ponies. wiry and keen Of
senses. Suddenly Williams pony be-
gan to shuttle and snort and both
stood stock still refusing to advance
into the darkness Of the foliage
arched trail. Williams quickly un-
slung double barrelled ten gauge
Parker with which he had been after
fowl He meant to clip in a buck shot
cartridge, but before he more than
had his gun across his pommel. with
a granting below the huge form of
an old bull buffalo rushed out of the
darkness ahead and charged the two
with all ferocity.
It was impossible to turn out Of his
way and. all that Williams could do
was to lean forward and pull both
barrels point blank. The massive
horns and frontal bones must have
shielded the beast from any injury.
save enough to infuriate 1t more than
ever. The next instant Williams
pony was disemboweled with side
swipe of the bulls horns and the
rider was pitched into the brush with
q broken leg. On over the dying
pony rushed the buffalo and his
charge drove the second pony end
rider. The two rifles he carried flew
into the brush and one fell near Will
iams. 1t was the Winchester forty
four. Williams dragged himself over
to 1t and found 1t uninjursd. but
tragedy was TRANSPORTING meanwhile.
Giving the p.or gun bearer no chance
for his life. the bull swept first one
tip of his mighty horns and then the
other into the tumble OF hors, and
man and in his blind fury knelt on
them aud stamped on them. This
happened in the fraction of a minute
of course. and was terminated only
when Williams. mastering all his
strength, rose to his knees and began
pumping soft-nosed pellets into the
bulls flank. raking him forward into
vital parts. The murderous creature
fell on top of his victims and when
searchers attracted by Williams
cries. found them. horse, bull and
Ssnegambian lay dead In one heap.
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place of power. We know little about
him except that he is a man of broader
and more liberal tendencies than his
elder brother. We believe that he will
come to remedy the mistakes that
Abdul Hamid made. that he will be a
repairer and not a destroyer. and that
all of his attention will be given to
placing Turkey in the place she de-
serves among the nations of Europe"
Acting Consul-General Reouf Ahmed
would have 1t understood that once
and for all time the American news
papers and all others in the English
language should get the title of the
new sultan straight. Reschad-Efendi
should be started right in that regard
at least.
He will take the title of Mohammad
", said the consul-general. His real
name is Mehemmed, which means
glorious. Mohammad. the title which
has been held in the line of the 9th
mans four times before, is translated
glorified. or the man who is praised
There is considerable difference be-
tween a man glorious and glorified, as
Reouf Ahmed sees it. and the new
sultan of Turkey is one glorified.
Mohammad v. is the thirty-fifth in
male descent of the house of Gilman.
the founder of the Turkish empire in
1899. and he is the twenty-ninth to
rule since Constantinople fell. By the
Turkish law of succession obeyed in
the royal family. the headship over the
state is inherited according to senior
ity by the male descendants of 9th
man sprung from the imperial harem.
The deposed sultan. Abdul Hamid,
would be succeeded by his eldest son,
Mehemmed-Selim.w were it not that
Mehemmed-Resc the ex-sultan's
Oldest brother. is living. and by the
Turkish law of succession in line for
the occupancy of the high seat of
power.
Mohammad v. is the third brother
to take the throne in the Yildiz Kiosk.
Murad ", eldest son of Sultan Abdul
Hamid. was deposed because of in.
sanity on August 81. 1876. Then ABB
dull Hamid succeeded. A sister.
Djemile Sultana, was the next in age
to Abdul Hamid, but because of her
sex she is passed over in the selection
of a successor to the one who SO long
held the position of the sick man of
Europe. and Mehemmed Reschad. the
next elder son of Sultan Abdul Medjid.
has the unenviable throne.
The present sultan was born Novem-
Der 3. 1874. The next in succession to
the Turkish throne is not one who
bulks large in the public eye over
there. Inevitably his brother, or uncle,
as the case may be. sees to 1t that the
people know nothing more about a
possible successor than that he exists.
Abdul Hamid was no exception to
this general rule. He gave his younger
brother place in detached pavilion
of the Yildiz Kiosk. a retinue, guards.
and that was all. Reouf Ahmed, who
is something of Young Turk himself.
believes that most of the retinue and
all of the guards were spies.
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hunter has no great difficulty in shoot
ing as many as he requires. In fairly
open country. where scattered covert
exists, and where they can be readily
approximation they are by no means
keen-sighted creatures-a man may.
he begins to think. shoot buffaloes as
easily as he can shoot oxen. But,
directly buffalo is wounded and his
blood-spoor has to be taken up. and
the hunter has to follow him into the
dense coverts to which he retreats.
the business is entirely changed. Then
you may prepare to lo-k out for your
self, to take up your heaviest and
most reliable weapon. and to follow
the track of your game with every
sense alert. and your rifle handy for
an instant and most deadly Charge.
You will find, too, that 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 thickets into
which you are advancing. He knows
none better-the dark. evil fury
and the lurking. noiseless ways of the
beast of which you are in search.
The buffalo, SO soon as he is wounded.
seems. indeed. to think of little else
than a bloody revenge. Mike most
other game, which, when wounded.
will almost invariably t-take item
selves in flight 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, ttrning upon his
line. takes a parallel path. back. and
SO waits for his foe: or he will even
follow back upon his own spoor and
conceal himself. Sometimes he will
stcnd lurking amid the dark thIckets;
at another time. II badly wounded.
he will lie down; in either case pre-
pared and determined to infiict a
bloody revenge for the hurts under
which he is smarting. Year after
year fatal accidents happen in South
African buffalo hunting. year after
year men. II not killed outright, are
terribly mauled; and. until the buffalo
is completely exterminated. he will
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ton. In such instances 1t has usually
been found either that the animal
had been previously wounded by some
other hunter, or had been clawed by
lion; in either case its naturally
yet more dangerous.
No hunter ought to attempt to tackle
buffalo with rifle of lighter calibre
than SIT double express.
Once plentiful all over Southern Az
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 pushed 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
best. Upon the Bust and Pungue
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and was determined to finish on his
task. AS soon 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 II 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
fat 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 1t was afterward found
dead. The Boer, all the wind knocked
out of him, and severely bruised,
picked himself up, retrieved his rifle.
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 a short time.
and died pathetic and unwilling OBJ
ject lesson In the risks and dangers
of following a wounded buffalo into
thick covert.
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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 1t without the
least hesitation, and all seem to be at
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Most Dangerous Game in Africa.

1t Is agreed upon all hands by ex-
perienced hunters in Africa that the
buffalo Is one of the three most dan
gerous four-footed foes that man can
attack. Most men class this animal
with elephants and lions. as game that
requires the highest attributes of skill
courage and caution to bring to bag.
AS matter of fact. 1t may be laid
down that more deaths and dangerous
accidents happen annually in Africa
in hunting the buffalo than in the
chase of any other species Of heavy
game In regions where large num-
bers of these splendid beasts still wan
der, in troops of three hundred. four
hundred and even more, and where
they have been little disturbed. the
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with my SOM" repeated a handsome
matron the other day to a friend who
wondered why she was not an inmate
of the pretty home she visited fire.
quently~ mot l." with emphasis.
There Is the deepest affection be-
tween us. which I take precious care
to preserve by this sensible arrange
ment- l am an important parsonage
now. but il was located In the best
chamber of that house I would be-
come a nuisance. I have seen some
thing of the world. and l want to end
my days in peace and comfort"
The Lamar register., 1909-05-19
Special Round Trip Homeseekers'
Rates to New Mexico and Texas.

On the first and third Tuesdays of
each month. during the entire year.
the Colorado & Southern Railway will
sell round trip Homeseekers' tickets
to a great many points in New Mexico
and Texas at one fare plus $500 for
the round trip. Final limit twenty-five
days, allowing liberal stop-over privil-
eyes. For detailed information. rates.
ETC.. call on the Colorado & Southern
agent. or address T. E. Fisher, General
Passenger Agent, Denver. Colorado.
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Worldly Wisdom.

AS there is a worldly happiness
which God perceives to be no more
than disguised misery; as there are
worldly honors which in his estima-
ton are reproach. SO there is a world
ly wisdom which in his sight is fool.
ishness. OF this worldly wisdom the
characters are given in the Scriptures,
and placed In contrast with those of
the wisdom which is from above. The
one is the wisdom of the crafty, the
other that Of the upright; the one
terminates in selfishness, the other in
charity: the one is full of strife and
bitter envyings. the other of mercy
and of good fruits.-Blair.
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Immune From Fires Effect

than in past years. Walking over the
fire" 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
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Wise Idea of Matron.

The spirit Of independence is driving
men and women into apartments.
where they can live as they please
and be under obligations to nobody.
Favors are returned. and SO are
Sights, and degree of harmony pre-
walls. Such people are welcome
guests in many places. for they have
the good sense to limit visits. Live
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A Conscientious Sentry.

An officer at state camp. decided
to see for himself how his sentries
were doing their duty. He was some.
what surprised at overhearing the fol.
lowing:
Halt! Who goes there% ..,
"Friend-with a bottle"
Pass. friend. Halt, ottle."-Every.
body's Magazine,
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Eggs.
Eggs. case count. case. s6.1o.
Eggs. candled. case, $3.50,


The Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, Speaker
of the House of Representatives" Uncle
Joe" himself, will discuss in the June
Century "The Position of the Speaker
is He an Autocrat or Servant" Mr..
Cannon holds that "the Speaker is the
servant of the House," and his rea,
sons for his stand form part of an arti.
Gle which will be widely read.
The Lamar register., 1909-05-19

The Marquis De Y, who is best
known as the strongest supporter of
the royalist cause in Paris, wishing
to please certain pretty actress,
sent her present. Only the present
was accompanied by a note to the eff
feet that he regretted that the ex-
pense of living at the present day pre-
cluded him from making the present
OF greater value" Imagine his surprise
when the next morning his baker
brought him six extra rolls in a neat
little basket, to which was pinned a
billet bearing. above, the actress sig.
nature, these words: so that the
Marquis De X, shall not starve!"
The Lamar register., 1909-05-19
Natives Of India Take No Harm IL
Walking earefooted Over Glow
ing Goals.

On the anniversary of the twentieth
aay 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 SUD-
orb of Hyderabad. took place in pres
unce of q crowd which was greater
The Lamar register., 1909-05-19

$500. Rye. Colorado. bulk. per 100 lbs.
$40. Oats. bulk. Idaho No. 2, willie,
$40; same in sacks. s2.2o: Nebraska
oats. sacked. S210. Corn. in bulk, s1.45:
in sacks. &1.52: corn chop sacked. SI53
Bran. Colorado. per 100 lbs, 1850
Rolled oats. cwt.. $17S. Flaked barley,
The Lamar register., 1909-05-19
Some PeriIs of Buffalo, Hunting.

Occasionally hunters have been at
tackled by solitary buffalo which has
charged them before a shot has been
fired, and without apparent provoca-
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' incident highly in
dicative of the ex-
traordinarily danger
GUS character of the
African buffalo is re-
lated by Mr.. Ainsley
Williams. the gentle
man scout Of the IA
nous Niger water.
shed exploring party.
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IIa ",

Upland. per ton s17.oo@1soo; second
bottom. sIs.5o9 14;5o: timothy. $4,000
3I;ooas,oo; South Park wire grass.
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home. The only effects after passing
through the ordeal seem to be that
one perspires profusely.
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Seek to Abolish Hat Tipping.
A mems league has been formed at
Darmstadt with the object of abolish.
ing the custom of raising the hat.
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be found as savage and as dangerous
as the lion himself. and. withal. far
more revengeful.
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Attacked by an Enraged Buffalo.

till the troop moved and fair shot
offered
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Sheen.
Grafn.

Clipped sheep and lambs. soc to $500
per cwt. less than wooded stun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-11
Mrs. ". N. Hunter Dead.

Died of pneumonia on June 9th
1909 at her home in Petersburg.
Ind. Mrs Falitta Hunter, wife of
Or. Hunter, aged about SO years.
Mrs Hunter was born in Pike
Co. Indiana, her mother died
when she was an infant, and
she was raised by an aunt in
Knox Co Indiana where she and
DR.. Hunter were married in 1874.
After their marriage they first
located at Portersville, Dubois
County, where the doctor began
the practise of medicine, and re-
sided there for several years, re-
moving from there to Petersburg
about 1891 where they continued
to reside until until the time of
her death.
She was buried in the beautiful
Walnut Hill cemetery at Pet RS
burg, followed to her last resting
place by relatives and a large
concourse of friends.
Mrs. Hunter was widely known
and university loved and respect
pected for her kind and loving
disposition, and her chris tan
character she having been a con-
slstent member of the church
from early girlhood.
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Died.

Mrs. Maria f. Crooks died at
the home of her granddaughter,
Mrs. w. s. Farnum IN Clarkes-
burg. West Virginia. Saturday.
aged 78 years, s months and %
days The remains were ship
ped to Rockport, Ind where the
funeral took place Monday after
noon, the services being conduct
ed in the Methodist church by
Rev. j. w. Duncan, of Evans
vile, and interment was in the
RockpOrt cemetery
The deceased had a number OF
acquaintance in Jasper as she
had lived here at one time and
had visited here at different
times. The only direct relatives
left are our grandchildren;
Arch Doane, Of Jasper, Clement
E. Doane, of Huntingburg,
Scion Crooks, Of San Antonio,
Texas, and Mrs. Ida Farnum, of
Clarkesburg, West Virginia
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-11
POMpt Settlement.

Birdseye, Ind, June Sth, 1909
To Whom 1t may Concern
In December, 1905, nv hus-
band John William Chanley
b ught two policies of the State
Life Insurance Company. each
in the sum of 10000 one thous-
and dollars, paying for the poll
cies since their issues only 1921 :
90.
Mr.. Chanley died May 9th.
1909. and proofs of death were
received by the State Life In
surance Company June 7th, 1919
| have this dav received OF
George r. Wilson, State Man
ager, and VI. G Donahue, local
representative, check No. 92572
in the sum of (2mu) two thous-
and dollars, in full settlement of
said policies.
For promptness in the settle
ments of its losses. | certainly
can recommend the State Life
Insurance Company to all my
friends who think of buying life
insurance
Respectfully.
Nervia Jane Chanley,
Widow
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-11
The Resemblance.

A promising young merchant re
Gently presented his better half
with a handsome piano lamp as a
birthday gift lie was much flat
tered when she told him to give If
his name until he asked her rea-
sons for so peculiar proceeding.
"Well," said she, "you know,
dear, it has good deal of brass
about it, it is handsome to look at,
requires a good deal of attention, is
remarkably brilliant, is sometimes
unsteady on its legs, liable to ex-
plode when only half full, flares up
occasionally, is always out at bed.
time and is bound to smoke. -
London TitBits.
Mr.. Meanly-It's something dreadful
Ny wife Is always asking me for non
ey. It's money. money. money al. the
time.
Mr.. Why. whatever does she
do with all this money?
NJ. Neanly-Eh? Oh, ' don't know.
| haven't given her any yet