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CAPTURING WIIJU HORHKH. II urn! ?JP divds of Ik'uutiful Animals dm Wild in CiUiforuitt. (Los Angeles Times.) A well-proportioned, well groomed race horse ls a thing of beauty. The iinely arched neck, the glossy coat and slender, symmetrical legs form a picture pleasing to the eye, and when In action he never falls to create the most Intense Inthuslasm. Possessing all the beauty and speed of the pro fessional thoroughbred, and far sur passing him In their powers of en du raj) co i are the wild borun? which roam tho plains of Arizona and N'.JV Mexico or the rugged hills of Neva |B Their life ls one of freedom, KTilRect only to the will of nature, which may surround them with plen teous forage, or, In a mood of dis pleasure, cast their lot amid drled up springs or barren pasturage. And these creatures know how to value their freedom. Possessed of the ut most keenness, both of sight and scent, they take flight at the first suspicion of dnnger, and with a fleet ness and Burefootedness .which are the result of their nomadic life they paBs swiftly out of the danger zone. These untamed horses roam about In bands, led by a big stallion who acts as their leader, directing their movements in time of flight and watching over them during their quieter periods. They choobe thobo sections of tho county which are ir regular and broken, yet are accessi ble to the water holes and meadows. The agility with which they ascend tvJ^ML most precipitous slopes is aston? (suing. B\ery faculty which they possess is trained lo act quickly and surely. They can scent danger at a long distance and their sight is per fect. The hoofs wliich know not the i feel of iron shoes carry them safely j over the most treacherous ground, '. and they are as difficult to approach as the czar of Russia. In our own State of CalifornIn wei have bands of these wild hoi o, as I Instanced by a recent round-up of j them on the Modoc National Korest j by the forest rangers lu co-opera- j lion with local stockmen. It is esti- j mated that there are more thau 4 00 wild boises in this forest, and in or-j der to get rid of them a rodeo was j organized and plans were made io i capture as many as possible. The ? result of a four days' hunt was the j capture of more than fifty head, of | which about half proved to be brand ed stock which had grown wild, those remaining being horses who had never known the ownership of mau. The horses which bore brands were turned over to their owners, and the others were sold to pay the cost of the rodeo. One of tlie favorite plans for cap turing wild horses at water holes ls to almost surround the place by a barricade so prepared as to look as natural as possible. An opening ls left for the animals to enter, and when thus corraled, the opening is closed before they can escape. To successfully carry out this scheme requires the most careful prepara tion and skill and a variety of pre cautions must be observed to war rant success. Under no circum stances should the animals fed that a trap has been laid for them, and the natural appearance ol' the scene must bo preserved as much as pos sible. Of course, the human ele ment enters this scheme in the per son of tlie man who must close the opening of tlie corral after the horses have entered, and this requires not only skill in its performance, but what IK more important, some plan must he devised for destroying his scent, which would act as a warning to the animals, if the spring is the only source of water supply around 0there, recourse ls had to nature, and ihe hunters patiently walt until thirst has overcome the scruples of the horses and they enter in spite of their fears. If nature cannot be re lied upon to assist, craft is pitted against suspicion and the' where abouts of the watchers is dlsgui"jd hy some such device as this: A pit is dug near the entrance large enough to hide two men and then covered up with earth and boughs to give lt a natural appearance. With in this pit tlie watchers take their position to await tho coming of the horses. This device prevents the ex act whereabouts of the men being scented by tlie animals, and has of ten resulted in allaying their sus picions, and they will enter tho In closure when they would have re fused had the men been concealed above ground. One of the most frequent methods of catching wild horses, and the one pursued on the Modoc forest ls to have sufficient riders scattered along the rou to of the fleeing horses, and by running them at breakneck speed, with frequent relays, wear out the wild horses and thus easily secure their capture. When the band ls sighted, one rider will show him self at a point designed to cause the fleeing animait; to take a particular course, and by his actions nnd cries ORDERED SON TO KILL MAN. Youth Procured Shotgun and Took Idle of Hrothcr-iu-Luw. Bristol, Tenn., Dec. 31.-Arthur llowurd, 27 years old, and a former special officer, was shot to death by his brother-in-law, Rupert Caloton, In the presence of the latter's father late Wednesday afternoon. The tragedy grew out of the trou ble between Howard and his mother in-law, who Is the mother of Rupert Caleton. It seems that Howard went to the home of his father-in-law. The latter met and told him not to come inside thc yard. He did not heed this warning, but started In, when tho elder Caleton ls said to have shouted to lita son, who Is only lb', to kill Howard. The son ran into the house and came out with a double-barrel shotgun.' He promptly emptied both barrels into Howard's head, killing him Instantly. The latter's father appeared on the scene about this time and was shot at several times by the Caletons, but escaped unhurt. About a month ago Howard was undei criminal prosecu tion by the Caletons for abuse of Mrs. Caleton, and the tragedy Is thought to have grown out of this trouble. Simple Remedy for La Grippe. La grippe coughs are dangerous, as they frequently develop into pneu monia. Foley's Honey and Tar not only stops the cough, but heals and strengthens the lungs so that no-seri ous results need be feared. The gen uine Foley's Honey and Tar contains no harmful drugs and Is in a yellow package. J. W. Dell. Dr. Jameson Refuses to Leave Mercer Atlanta, Dec. 30.-In a letter re ceived by Dr. John B. White, presi dent of the Baptist State Hoard ol Education, Dr." S. Y. Jameson, presi dent of Mercer University, refused to accept Hie position of secretary of the board. Dr. Jameson based bli refusal upon the ground that he could not leave Mercer at the pres ent time. Dr. Jameson was unani mously elected to this office at a cent meeting of the board held In At lanta, and lt was thought at that time that he would accept. It seems that after careful consideration he came to the conclusion that his duty lay at Mercer, and hence this recent decision. ' cause them to be thoroughly fright ened, when the horse on which the first rider starts begins to feel the terrible pace at. which the race is maintained, another rider relieves him, from a point Where lie has been in hiding, and so the chase ls con tinued u?til the wild horses are ei ther captured or manage to escape, through native cleverness. This method is resorted lo more frequent ly during the winter months, when thc ground is hard and the horses hoofs are easily worn down, render ing them tender. Another method for capturing these horses ls to walk them down. This is done by starting in pursuit of a band on a horse capable of great endurance. At the first sight of the horseman Hie band will take flight, and, instead of giving rapid chase, the bunter follows them at a fast walk, keeping always In the direc tion of the fleeing horses. Hy this steady progress lt will not be long before lie sights them again and hy pursuing them constantly, and by causing them to exhaust themselves by rapid lights, allowing but little time for food and rest, they will, In Hie course of several days, be worn out and easily captured. A clever method of capture is to use a bunch of gentle horses ns a decoy. These horses are driven to Hie locality frequented by Hie wild ones and are allowed to graze quiet ly, watched over by several of the men, who are in hiding. Other mem bers of the party are sent out to scout for the animals, and, when found, to cause them to run toward the tame ones. Hy hedging the band of wild mustangs and gradually forc ing them nearer and nearer to the grazing horses, they are eventually merged with the latter and can thus be driven off to a corral. Occasionally they are captured by being lassoed, but the success of this pinn depends entirely upon the speed of the pursuing horse and tho skill of the rider, if he can outrun his qur ry, or can approach near enough to use lils rope, well and good; other wise he will have his ride for noth ing. Tho disadvantage of this plan Hes in the fact that only one horse can thus bo captured at a time. Even if the rider succeeds in roping tho animal lt. will often seriously Injure Itself in , the fall. In fact, a. large | proportion of wild horsos captured are lost through serious Injury, for many animals will fatally maim themselves in their efforts to escape, rather than submit to capture. To feel strong, have good appe tite and digestion, sleep soundly and en'oy life, use Burdock Blood Bit ters, tho great system tonic and builder. ' TRUTH TRIUMPHS. Walhalla Citizens Testify for the Public Ueneflt; A truthful statement of a Wal halla citizen, given in his own words, should convince the most skeptical about tho merits of Doan's Kidney Fills. If you suffer from backache, nervousness, sleeplessness, urinary disorders or any form of kldpey ills, the cure is at hand. Read this: Mrs. It. A. McLee8, W. Main street, Walha''a, S. C., says: "To say that Doan's Kidney Pills have given me great relief ls expressing my opinion of them very ?nHdiv. For p.otne time 11 suffered from dull headaches and I had pains across my kidneys which often made me feel miserable. 1 at, length procured a box of Doan'B Kid. ney Pills at Dr. J. W. Bell's drug store, and I am very glad to say that they helped me in every way. My kidneys are now much stronger aud my geueral health has im proved." For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents. Foster-MIlburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Dean's aud take no other. GOES H I,h OHIO HIGHER COURT. Accused Head of Phenix Insurance Company Dies. Greenwich, Conn., Dec. 25.-Geo. P. Sheldon, the deposed president of the Phenix (Fire) Insurance Com pany, of Brooklyn, under Indictment for grand larceny in connection with financial irregularities in the com pany recently exposed by the State In surance department of New York, died at bis home here to-day. Mr. Sheldon died ignorant of the fact that detectives were waiting with extradition papers, ready to take him to New York for trial in the event of his recovery. At the time the affairs of the company were arraigned in a statement by the New York insurance department Sheldon lay critically ill of ptomaine poisoning, and in view of his condition, details of the investiga tion and nows of his indictment were withheld from bim. He never rallied, however, and his death occurred to day. Sheldon had been president of the Phenix Insurance Company for 21 years prior to his removal. The re port of the S ate insurance commis sioner to the attorney general declar ed that the company bad for years evaded an official investigation nt the dictation of Sheldon, and that by consent, of the directors be had pledg ed the securities of the company for loans. Sums aggregating $250,000 had been loaned, it was charged, to former officers of the State insurance department. Sheldon, it was fur ther alleged, had overdrawn bis own salary, and had used the company's funds in speculation. Sheldon was born in New York 02 years ago. i Inquiry Will Go On. New York, Dec. 27.-George P. Sheldon's death may cause a hitch in the proceeidngs which have been in stituted to recover money that he is alleged to have overdrawn on his sal ary account as president of the Phe nix Fire Insurance Company. The Inquiry into the affairs of the com pany will continue, however. The books of tho Atlanta and Chicago offices are yet to be examined. Pneumonia Follows a Cold, but never follows the use of Foley's Honey and Tar, which stops the cough, heals the lungs, and expels the cold from your system. J. W. Bell. MIX FR KILLS THREE AND SFLF. Tragedy Took Place at Pittsburg, a Kentucky Mining Village. London, Ky., Dec. 23.-A triple murder and suicide occurred at Pitts burg, a mining village in this county, late yesterday, when William Mur ray, a miner, 35 years old, shot and killed Elbert Cole, Mrs. Murray, wife of the slayer, and Mrs. Murray's mo ther, and then turned the weapon upon himself, inflicting a wound which resulted in death. Family es trangement, said to have been due to Murray's objections to the alleged attentions of Cole toward Mrs. Mur ray, ls given as the cause of Mur ray's act. ?j? ?|? >|? ? j.. ?j. ?|? .j. .j. ?j? .j. ?|? ?|? ?!. IN MEMORIAM. ??? ?I? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?j? *I* *I* ^I* *I* .!* *I* *I* Mrs. J. W. Harrison. Our hearts are warm ns we recall, Dear friend of other days. How thou dld'st enter into all That led us to give praise; How quick and keen thy sympathy In all that gave us pain; How often and how readily Thy loss was made our gain. And though as Christmas comes once more, Afresh a sense of loss Pierces the hearts already sore By reason of their cross, Yet we are glad for t li y releat-e, And rich In memory, And look In heaven's fadeless peace Again thy face to see. - A Friend. .. Christmas, 1909. Advice to the Aged. Age brings infirmities, such as slug ?l?h bowels, weak kidneys and blad? er and TORPID LIVER. Ms Pills have a specific effect on these organs, stimulating the bowels,causing them to perform their natural functions as lo youth and IMPARTING VIGOR_--? to the kidneys, bladder und LIVBR. They arc adapted to old and young. NEW I J Y - DI SCO VE H EI ) GAS, Mashing Aurora lloren Hs Caused hy (Jus Styled "Neon." Neon, a newly-diseovered gas, ls the cause of the aurora borealis, ac cording to a statement made by Dr. W. L. Dudley, head of the department of chemistry at Vanderbilt University at Nashville, Tenn., before the divis ion of physical und inorganic chem ists in session in Doston Inst week. Dr. Dudley showed what he claimed to be the only sample of neon in this country, lt requires over 100 tons of air to get a pint of neon. Dr. Dud ley has discovered that the friction of neon against mercury in a Crookc's tube produces a yellow light, and When held near a wireless coll, hert zian waves illuminate the gas. Dr. Dudley's conclusions are that at the magnetic poles of the earth, neon, under high pressure because ot the, cold, is acted upon by magnetic currents, thus producing the aurora borealis, a phenomenon that has al ways puzzled scientists. Important Farmers' Meeting. Dr. S. A. Knapp, head of the far 1 mers' co-operative farm demonstra tion work, lins called meetings in sev eral Southern States to discuss prob lems of tile farm. The meeting In this State will be held in Greenville on January 12th. Dr. Knapp is mak ing every effort to secure a large at tendance, and ls trying to have a meeting at the same time of the State agents of farm demonstration work and all act've workers in South Car olina. There will be addresses on farm conditions, problems and needs and advancement of ideas for the farm for the improvement of agriculture generally. Calhoun Presentation January io. Governor Ansel will shortly issue invitations for South Carolinians to attend the presentation of the Cal houn statue to the United States government, which will take plaee In Washington on January 10. Gov ernor Ansel will be in Washington at the time in attendance upon the conference of Governors. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CAS TOR I A Kills Sweetheatr and Self. Birmingham, Air*., Dec. 30.-Pate Smith, aged 20, this afternoon shot and killed his sweetheart, Miss Alice Rhodes, aged 10, and turned the weapon on himself, blowing out his brains, at the girl's home, three miles below Calera, Ala. The cause of the deed is not known. Inoculate Pigs with Pellagra. Durham, N. C., Dec. 31.-Thor ough inoculation of guinea pigs,which in turn infected oilier pigs, the pel lagra germ that scientists are trying to combat, lias been isolated by two local physicians, it is claimed. Madison S(]uare Garden Sold. Madison Square Garden, New York, erected at a cost of $3,000,000, has been sold to a real estate syndicate of that city and will be torn down and replaced by a modern office building. The property lias been on the market for some time at $3,000, 000. Demolition of the Madison Square Garden would mean a seri ous loss to the National Horse Show, where the event is held annually. Emile O'Rolth, for years Barnum's india rubber man, lias been sent up for eight years in France. Emile was a clever clown, bareback rider and acrobat, but lately has turned his talents to climbing walls and picking complicated locks. --m+m The smallest inhabited island in tho world is Gie rock on which stands the Eddystone lighthouse. lt is a dangerous thing to take a cough medicine containing opiates that merely stifle your cough instead of curing lt. Foley's Honey and Tar loosens and cures the cough and expels the poisonous germs, thus pre venting pneumonia and consumption. Refuse substitutes and take only thc genuine Foley's Honey and Tar In the yellow package. J. W. Dell. ?lot His Wife While Hunting. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 2 8.-Mts. Gus Clarke was fatally shot by her husband at their home six miles west of Hnncovllle, Ala., yesterday after noon. The shooting was accidental. Clarke was hunting and when nt'a distance of 300 yards from home he fired his rifle. The bullet entered the home and struck Mrs. Clarke Just br ow the heart. She has been placed n a hospital in Birmingham, but ls not expected to live. There Cheers for West Union 1 Three cheers for the Woman's lm* provement Association of West Un ion, which won the first prize of one hundred dollars, offered by the State. R. O. H Tho Kind You Have Always I tn use for over SO years, ] and h sonali Allow ?Mi Counterfeits, imitations IBzperiments that trille wiri Intents and Children--Exp? What is C ?astoria Is a harmless subis '?Mfe mm and ?bo*hlng contains neither Opium, M< anus tance. %tn ngo in its gui And allays Feverishness. It Colic* It relieves Teething 1 and Flatulency. It asslmlh Stomach and Bowels, giving ho Children's Panacea-Tb GENUINE CASI Bears the The Kind You Ha' in Use For Q TW? OtNt^yW COMPAQ?. Tf \ rr\ mm Sixty Lives Were Lost* St. Johns, New Foundland, Dec. 30. -Sixty lives were lost in the terrific storm that recently swept over the northern coast. Eleven ships went down, according to reports received, and the general damage was great. Reports from the Interior are de layed as all wires are down. The storm lasted with intense fury for nearly a week. The thies were unu sually high and several places were Hooded. Stat<> Penitentiary Fuyn. Columbia, Dec. 27.-The State penitentiary produced over $50.000 worth of cotton this year, and in ad dition, $30,000 worth of corn and oats. Counting these as money crops, the management will present a state ment showing a net surplus of $80, 000 to be turned Into the State trea su ry. Uta'* than Ai The mere materials to o sis requires knowledge, of a fertilizer source from plant food is Each ing Royster good with a view o the plant froi until harvest, is not overf time and sti other. T w < years experien every bag. TRADE -fl RF.GI.VI Sold by reliable dc the Sc F. S. 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Old and Useless, So He Took His Idfe. Mineral Bluff, Ga., Dec. 31.-J. N. Balley, 87 years old, committed sui cide Tuesday night by tying his feet together and rolling off a railroad, bridge' into tho river, half a nillo south of Mineral Bluff. His body was recovered the following day. Balley claimed he was old and use less, and was only walting for a tide In the river. mlyses mixing of btain analy no special The value lies in the which the obtained, redient i n s is selected f supplying n sprouting The plant ed at one irved at an e n t y-f i ve ice goes with MARK TERED , j . i . ? t ? > ? i c noni ' ' ;alers throughout Hitit. r Guano Co, J?, VA. Ll