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The Lamar register., 1909-05-26
Tracking on. High Ground.

The spoor led away towards some
higher ground. intertwined with tan
gled growth of creepers. and which
looked Just like the kind of harbor my
game would be likely to take refuge
in. l even thought could discern
some moving objects there. Anyway
followed the spoor right to where
had calculated 1 should find recent
traces Of the lions II they had not left
the vicinity. and suddenly in the sun.
at full length among the rocky boul-
ders. came across one. AS ap-
preached. he lazily raised his head and
looked at me. at the same time utter
ing low growl. as II annoyed at my
intrusion. AS he did not seem in
clined to move further. and must have
descended and climbed the side Of the
The Lamar register., 1909-05-26

of a previous encounter In which had
been knocked senseless by lion In
death charge fitted through my brain.
II had only had a dog l should not
have thought anything of 1t, but my
doubts were speedily dismissed and
stepped briskly forward A lion dies
a lot easier than a grizzly bear or
jaguar. as l had proved. and even a
deer with a bullet through its heart
will go farther before it succumbs. OF
the tiger l cannot speak. but the
leopard and the jaguar. as also the
puma. or mountain lion. partake more
Of the cat" tenacity of life than does
the lion of South Africa
The Lamar register., 1909-05-26

times In my life. was fishing from
a boat anchored at the tail of the
strong broken water Of the weir. and
rose and hooked what I saw was a
trout Of about half a pound.
Presently. as 1 was playing him. his
motions seemed to become most err
ratio: he would pull heavily down and
then instantly there would be slack.
or q movement downstream would be-
come q movement up with q sudden
The Lamar register., 1909-05-26
GOT FOUR FISH ON ONE CAST

It Is something after all to be the
hero OF a record. even II It does not
mean muchs and perhaps the success
full landing OF four fish on one cast is
not unworthy of being rescued from
oblivion. says a writer In the Field.
1t happened with me here on the
Shannon some few years ago. in the
last or very nearly the last Of my sea
sons with the wet ny. and IL the more
rsuaskahls a. have not Ashed with
four flies ON my cast half dozen
The Lamar register., 1909-05-26
Getting a Lioness with Her Cubs.

don't think she meant charging.
however: one can tell intuitively pref
ty correctly when this is going to hap
pen. and I believe she would have
gone quietly away and taken her cubs
with her. II l had not interfered. The
tenets ventilated by a certain ex-
plorer of prominence. who evidently
considers 1t a heinous crime to kill
lions and similar gentle. useful crea-
lures. had not then come to my knowl
edge. not that they would have infiu.
enced me a bit, II such had been the
The Lamar register., 1909-05-26

scarcely a possible chance to get all
four into the boat safely, SO. hauling
up the stone and rope which held me.
quietly started padding for the
shore, 100 yards on, with alternate
strokes of the oars. Strange to say.
l reached the low. shelving shore with
out single fish escaping. and. slip
ping out of the boat, drew the whole
string ashore in triumph.
The Lamar register., 1909-05-26

of her Stepping steadily back-she
lay directly from mel drew another
bead between her ears at the base of
her skull. and let fly. This time there
could be no doubt as to its being eff
fective. for. as l stood. could see
where the bullet bored right into her
brain. The lioness never SO much as
moved. SO l stepped up and examined
her. My first bullet had struck her too
low beneath the eyes to reach her
brain. It had torn through the cartil-
age of the nose and down her throat,
momentarily stunning and SO Supply
ing her that her last rush was ram
dom one: but she was dead. to all In
tents and purposes, and doubtless was
not in need OF my second ball. Her
skin was simply of no value. and could
only have been an eyesore. SO l did
not bother to take 1t on, only keeping
her skull, and returned to the wagon
Awakened by the Roar of a Lion.
My theory was that lioness would
probably not be altogether solitary. as
is sometimes the case with animals of
the male sex. Acting on this hypoth-
esis, / determined to cast around and
see IL / could not make out further
signs of lions. / did not need meat
There was plenty for some time, and
the additional excitement attached to
such game as l was after had
a great fascination. 1t was no use my
talking to Bob. and the other boy
would probably have fed at the frst
The Lamar register., 1909-05-26

= HAD had very little sleep
all night. owing to the
providing around and roar
ing OF lions. attracted by
the offal of . giraffe
which I had shot the pre-
vious afternoon. and had
had dragged bodily up to
the wagon. The night was.
however. SO dark that l
could not get a view. and.
although I once thought I
The Lamar register., 1909-05-26
denominations.

She-You have now more than
dozen shirts. and when we were mar
ried you had only one solitary one!
He-Yes. but that one didn't need
mendingi
The Lamar register., 1909-05-26

he question OF sa-
luting the flag has
been and is now be-
ing agitated extern
sively. with the laud-
able object of in
shilling into every
youthful heart that
patriotism without
which no country
can live. Saluting
the flag may be new
to some. but it is
old to this writer.
Away back in the
The Lamar register., 1909-05-26

Roosevelt and Taft are the only
presidents elected from the same
towns in which they were born.
The Lamar register., 1909-05-26

aGH 81 kIT
sweet if5AS1 JSg@aESS E 8a 1Ah-e'AFn|%
To lay eaf5Song ysffd9ns Mays
sAsAMesfsss aosSeES of tabled ,Aiden-
"a s1 ss1N 5SsTSzsEf Sc SIC SAD sS aaantly.
535 snS s ssSs s|sf RaSS6 5sss saint
For afS sAe Sd a. ~:
The" red2E3or glory And rggney%ns 81 I E&e;>
The Wifi f9F th9pghtk as earth5as Closes
WhiegssTh@E cheek thekpink did play.
<ggEoAAs. fofR5her heart TIE blood-eane leapng.
His 2Glasbeth the maidens soft hand sought
.@yTheMhile they stoodShalf glad half weeping
He scattering flowers he had brought
Above the hero in death sleeping
"'Twas nice you should remember him"
He said, by such loving token
"A hero" she replied eyes dn1a=--A~>
$50 all the neighbors oft have spoken"
They slowly. sadly turned away. y ~
And soon the two were horneward walking
Sweet Molie Dean brave Harold Gray
Of things not IN their thoughts just talking
When suddenly I've lost my hearth
Her voice leaped upward like rocket,
And back she made a sudden start
My heart!-rny little golden locketT
They backward went and on the grave
Young Harold found it where twas lying,
And said, I'LL Keep it" the sly knave-
To Keep back tears was Molie trying
% no. dear Harold, not this heart"
She said, through tears so family smiling.
The other. then?" he said, Loves art
The maiden's beating heart beguiling.
RaSxSaa.RSs@ zs g. .
The Lamar register., 1909-05-26

could make out the form OF q
honess In the gloom. l concluded 1t
was not best to IRE. as. in the event of
my only wounding her. she would have
had much In her favor should she have
attacked US In such darkness.
All we had left of the giraffe was
represented by few splinters of bones
which the hyenas had polished after
the lion had gorged himself. For some
distance along the river bank the
country was pretty well wooded.
whilst away to the north stretched the
Kalahari. dotted here and there with
scant timber clumps. but otherwise n
vast sea of sand. / did not take my
horse. as he was a bit stiff from the
tumble of the day before; he had also
somewhat renewed his lameness. which
WAS scarcely to be wondered at. consid-
ering the country l had ben galoping
him over.
On the Track Of a lioness.
The brush was 30 thick that 1t was
next to impossible to get through It.
and therefore. az 1t was clear around.
and there was no fear OF making q con-
Migration, set fire to 1t as the best
apparent means Of ousting our game.
Telling Bob. my Kahr driver. to keep
close behind me, l went q little fur
Their round the cover and was Just in
time to see a lioness break away, but
so far OF that did not IRE. preferring
to let her go. In hopes of getting a
more favorable chance for a shot. BY
this time the blaze had got SO powerful
that we. too, were glad to get away
from It.
other bit of brush. whittier we went
after her. and. though the thorns were
quite thick enough. decided to follow
her In. My boy did not relish accom-.
panying me. nor could l exactly blame
him; for. though fair hunter and q
brave enough lad in ordinary, he did
not like lions. his father having been
killed and his brother badly mauled by
one. It was rather dificult keeping
her spoor but after some trouble and
considerable wear and tear, 1 espied
her lying on a bare spot. watching me
fntently. Her head was resting be
tween her paws and. as quickly as pos
sible, / fired between her eyes, and
could have sworn planted the bullet
there. for she was not above thirty
PAGES from me. Turning to take my
spare carbine from Bob. found that
he had vanished. But the lioness never
stirred. and 1 was hurrisdly reloadins
when she suddenly jumped up and
dashed further into the thicket.
Unparliamentary language relieves
the feelings. II nothing more: SO, after
having mathematical poor Bob. once
more plunged after the lioness, won
dering how our next meeting would
come on. there was plenty of blood
Just where her head had lain. and also
enough to guide me easily on the
tracks she had taken. Indeed. before
I was aware of IT 1 was almost on tor
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
Right Way to Stack Wheat.

" To stack @Wheat or other bundle
grain SO the stack will not take water
commence the stack OR rick any way
desired, but when the stack is built
to a height Of five or six feet just re-
verse the usual way Of stacking and
work from the center to the outside
instead. Of from the outside to the
center.
When beginning at the center to
work out lay down two or three bum
dies SO as to keep the center the high
est with a good slant to the outer
edge.
too high, stop before getting there
and go back to the center and come
out again.
Keep the center high and the outer
edge low. This is about the same as
n shock on top Of another, only a
little more slant to the bundles.
There is no slip nor slide. It is an
easy and fast way to stack and will
sure keep the stack dry. 1t is not
quite as good as a barn, but it is right
next to it. It does not require an
expert. Almost any 1~4-year-oid boy
can stack this way.
It is-Aet so Easy to make a mistake
as in the usual way but if stacking
in the usual way and the stack should
omm enc to slip or slide, just go to
the center and work out and see now
quickly it can be stopped. OR fill the
up to the top and see how easy it is
to keep the middle solid.
Mix up the stacking a little and
work from the center part Of the
time and you will soon find out the
best way to stack.-W. H. U.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
Telling Age OF Poultry.

English authorities hold that there
is no certain test of age for poultry.
but they. admit and indorse the ex-
p%erience Of the writer that in general
the spurs both of hens and cocks will
distinguish a 2-year-old bird, but there
are exceptions in which really young
birds develop ~old-looking spurs, while
really second-year birds preserve the
short, rounded spurs of a cOckereI.
The texture of the legs is a guide to
some extent, and SO is the delicacy and
of the skin Of the face and
comb, but still an occasional hen viii
preserve her youthful appearance t.
a startling degree.
The skin Of the body is> a better
test, becoming coarser n drier look
ing with age.
Formerly the wing feathers were
considered an absolute test as be-
tween a pullet and a hen. even after
the long practice Of early breeding
had made the melting of early pulleus
quite common.
To a certain extent the absence of
pu1let ouills still is regarded as evil
dence of greater age, but for some
time these feathers also have been
becoming more and more uncertain
as to the actual fact. unnaturally early
Matching have upset all the old rules.
1t is more difficult to judge the age
of water fowls than of other poultry,
partly from the absence Of spurs,
partly from greater longevity, and
partly because the water keeps less
soft and fresh.
Ducks waddle more heavily as they
grow older, and after two or three
years acquire a depression down the
breast.
An abdominal pouch Of great size
great age in geese.
Turkeys up to a year old are said
to have black feet. which grow pink
up to three years Of age. when they
gradually turn gray and dull.
Age in pigeons is often told by the
color of the reast. In squads the
flesh looks whitish if sen through
the skin, but becomes more and more
purplish as the bird grows older
M. K. Boyer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
their experience.
COncluSic:.


And now after two years of service
as your State President, and in ac-
cordance with our constitution, i lay
down the gavel to be taken by nay sue
cessor. How we'll I nave served you
I leave for you to determine. l have
tried, as best. I knew, to create all
over the State the greatest respect and
confidence in our organization. /
have tried with your State Lecturer
and Secretary to cement the fellow
ship Of our brotherhood, and now as
I take my place in the ranks as a
private member desire to thank you
for the honor o have conferred on
me and the confidence you have re-
posed in me. 4shall remember each
of you with the kindest recollection
and still try to be faithful to the prin-
ciples Of the Alliance, which when
understood and observed, makes its
membership good citizens.
I bespeak for the one who shall be
chosen in my place the cordial and
hearty support your have given me at
all times.
With a heart full Of tenderness and
good wishes for you individually and
collectively; for your highest develop
ment and progress, and the hope that
Heavens richest benedictions may be
.veuchsafed to you, I am,
Yours fraterna1ly,
J. E.. PETERSON,
Pres. N. G. State Farmers Alliance.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
What Was Done on a North Carolina
harm

"A clear profit of $4,000 a year on
the farm in the South is as good as a
$4,000 salary in New York City, and
far more easily made" is a state
ment Of an agricultural writer. Not
only has the South a monopoly of cot
ton and Of many types of tobacco, but
he farmer here can get so much
higher prices for all kinds of live stock
and dairy products, hay and corn,
that a Buckeye farmer who recently
visited North Carolina (and will prob
ably move here later) spoke Of the
matter with some amazement. The
average size of the farms in this State
is more thar 100 acres, but a Catawba
county farmer cultivating only SO
acres made $1,000 clear profit last
year raising hogs. He had three en-
losur Of five acres each for soiling
crops-one in another in
corn. and another in wheat and clover:
on 50 acres more he grew mature
corn for feeding in the ear. The hogs
are as soon as they weigh
$50 pounds, and, Of course. only i'm
proved, understanding breeds are
used"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
Cotton Mill Exhaustion.

Government inspectors shot a herd
of 126 cattle on the Dold stock farm
at LaSalle y. Y, a few months ago.
DR. G. H. Taylor discovered that sew
eral head OF cattle in the herd were
aft with the foot and mouth dis
ease and reported it to the proper Of
fcials. They dug a trench 10 feet
wide. 3 feet deep and IT'S feet long
and drove the cattle close to it's edge
and shot them, their bodies usually
topping over into the ditch.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
BUSINESS FOR THE BOY.


n best business Of all for a boy
with small capital is the poultry bust
ness. for or most farms the poultry
business is not developed to it's full
capacity and parents will generally
gladly give ver the care and profits
to the boys.
Purchase about six good hens all Of
one breed and then buy a fine rooster
of the same breed, and then build
them a house and yard and go into
the business.
For a house a piano box will do
very we'll the first year and can be
made to accommodate six hens and a
rooster very comfortably after the
cold winter weather is over.
After you get your poultry plant
established, keep close watch of your
hens. Find which ones lay the most
eggs and from those hens ave the
eggs for setting purposes. Then if
none Of the hens are broody buy one
and move her in the night to some
nest in a box or a. barrel. and after
n has become quieted down place the
eggs Under her n get her started
to setting.
In selecting the eggs to place under
her discard all those that are not
nicely shaped and all that are more
than a week old Or that may have be-
come chilled.
When you set a hen it is best to fix
the box or barrel so that h a
leave the nest only when you let her
out to eat. She should be let out once
a day and be Flowed to lust herself,
pick up a little grit and gravel and
have a good feeding of heat-produc-
ing Feed the settlers a little
corn when they come off h nest
When they begin Matching you will
need some little coops, and it will be
very pleasant work to build these. I
like tight coops for the hens and
chickent to prevent rats, weasels and
skunk from getting in and killing the
little chickens.
Leave a little hole at the bottom
tor the air to come in and one at the
top for the impure air to pass out. A
hole an inch square is large enough
and over this tack a piece of wire
screening to keep out any animal that
might kill the chickens.
In the fall, when the chickens are
buy another piano box from the mon
your surplus stock and remove the
side Of e one you are using at pres
ent and fasten them together.
Use the removed sides to build a
shed. Put some windows in the house
After the wood work is all completed
cover the whole house with some
good tar paper n you AVE a very
cheap house that will accommodate
the stock that you want to carry ovA
er for breeders another year, say six
teen hens and a rooster.
The cost of the building will be as
follows: Two piano boxes, $500;
nails, 25 cents; roofing, $2.75; win
dows and hinges, $2.00; total. $500.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
You Can't Afford to Buy a PIANO OR ORGAN

About which nobody 20 anything except h sener-nor. an strumen
tina has nothn to commend it ut a wv price DOn lei = IW PHe
hide tn truth If b matter. Try o think out problem o. time: ia, taaena;
tnese facts Will tell you n % ZOO instru ment car b. sole for next 10 notnme.
h ony safe courses is to go % a reputable Piano O. organ dealer, pa q
reasonable price get a lab ran O u a. lnsuu-
ment way from hon there's nobody to complain to. If things g % wrong.
h greatness of his store, the thing n which, chiefly prices. lseI, rs us
long record of square n upright deanng--it is a recordo II se.nng ~ nap 4bEe
vast country Ofthe undreG of people b I'VE bought instruments or
u.s.. not n can say hat W e have not alway been audou s1dera
attentive nd fair. Come in n see how easy we can mak terms tha
will nabe you to u a good Piano or Organ right here at home, zoe q
aran that means scmethipg
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17

No matter how long a woman has
been married to a man she can keep
on expecting that It's going to turn out
better.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
GIVES THE FARMERS
SPLENDID ADVICE
Pres. Peterson's Speech
to Alliance
HOG AND HOM|NY DOCTRINE.

Retiring President Says the State Al
lance Has Gained Strength and In
fuence During n Year-NeN
Officers EIected-Dr. X. III. Speight,
the New President.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-29
THE MARKETS

San Francisco, June 25.-Wheat-
No. / California club, GENITAL, $2.1O@
2.15; California white milling, $2.15
a 2.20; northern bluestem, $2.271h
@2.32 " off grades wheat, $1,000
200; reds, $2.1002.2O.
Barley - Feed, $1.4Om1.42k
common to fair, $1.37 n @1.3S% /;
brewing at San Francisco, nominal;
Chevalier, nominal
Eggs-Per dozen. California fresh,
including cases, extras, 25hc; firsts.
"a 1ac; seconds, 21 nc; thirds, 21c.
Butter-Per pound. California
fresh, extras, 20 &c; firsts, Csc; sec
onds, 24c.
New cheese-Pound, California
flats, fancy, 13 1ac; firsts, ~ Nc; sec
onds, 12c; California Young America
fancy, ice; firsts, 4lbc; Eastern Or
egon, 15c; do Young America, 1 8 Y c.
Potatoes-Per GENITAL, River Whites
fancy, $3.50 1.65; Oregon Burbanks
$3.50 q 1.55 new potatoes, per CEN
tai, S1.25 a 1.75 for choice and $2.OO
for fancy.
Onions-Red, per sack, 400 6Oc;
yellow, 75c0S1 per GENITAL.
Oranges-Per box, navels, sizes so
to 1875, S1.75 @2.25; sizes $50 to
PIG, S2.25W3; Valencias. $2@2.75.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-29
SEEMING
DESTROYS
SALMON
IN. TAFFE POINTS
To SEUFERT BROS
SEEMING
GROUNDS
limited i'ress Leased Wire! !

Portland. June 29.-That the sal.
mon industry OF the Columbia river
viii be a thing of the past at the end
of five years, or ten years at the
most, unless seining on the spawning
bars Is Immediately prohibited, is the
opinion OF /. II. Taffe, OF Cellolo, Or,
one OF the oldest and best informed
fishermen on the river.
The salmon will be- exterminated
JUST as sturgeon are today" he de-
clared, unless the seining practice
Is stopped. Those who are not ia
miliar with the situation are of the
opinion that fish traps, gill-netters
and other contrivances for catching
Iish are responsible. That Is a mis-
taken idea. Perhaps the best spawn
ing bar on the river is the sandy
stretch Of beach between Cello and
The Dalles. From this bar alone |
have seen seines drag I'm tons OF sal
mon eggs, which were taken ashore
and destroyed.
Taffe, who is now in Portland. de-
clares ne will try to interest Gov,
ernor Benson and the fish commits
sion In the matter
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-29
THE BABY SHOW CONTEST
AT DREAMLAND THEATER

Voting begins Saturday, July g.
Enter your baby Saturday, II pos
sible, getting the benefit of the first
voting.
List of prizes to be given is as fol-
lows:
First prize-Collapsa go-cart,
by the Imperial Furniture Company.
Second prize-A baby coat, by j.
L. Stockton's department store.
Third prize-A silver cup, by
Hinges jewelry store.
Fourth prize--An infants toilet
set, by Brewer Drug Co.
To the baby winning the first prize
will be given one dozen cabinet size
photos by Tom Cronise.
Baby winning second prize the
Needlecraft Shop will give a dainty
carriage robe and strap.
You must recollect that It isn't
always the handsomest, but the one
that gets the most votes that wins
with babies the cunning ways. GOO
goo eyes and disposition cuts lot of
ice.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-29
DALLAS INVITES
SALEM TO VISIT HER

The following communication has
been received by Mayor Rodgers:
June 26, 1909.
Hon. Mayor of the City OF Salem,
Ore:
Dallas will hold a pioneer reunion
on the I'd, and a celebration on the
Sd Of July.
We are making extensive prepara-
tions for these two days and I wish,
through you, to extend q, cordial in
vitation to the citizens Of the city OF
Salem to meet with US and help us
celebrate. Very truly yours,
II. @. EAKIN,
Mayor OF Dallas.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-29
SEVENTY
BABIES
KILLED

Washington, June 29-Seventy ba-
bies have died in Washington within
the last six days as the result of heat
and poverty, according to an an
nouncement made today by the court
of inquiry. No relief from the hot
weather is indicated today and the
death list will probably be greatly
increased by tomorrow.
Charity workers are trying to allie
viate the suffering of the poor and
their efforts have probably saved
many lives.
The death list is so appalling that
many more benevolent persons took
up the charity work today and dis
tributed ice among the poor mothers
whose babies were threatened with
death.