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THE VICIOUS PECCARY A Fierce Cr..,L. 2 Is the South American Wild Boar. HE IS SMALL. BUT FEARLESS Will Attack Man or Any Animal In Ex istence on the Slightest Provocation and Will Fight to the Death—A Bat tle With a Jaguar. Durluu one of Ills journeya into Mex ico Edward W. Walton, a mining ex pert. bad a close call front being sliced to sltnxls by the fierce little South Atnerii an pigs known as |H'< earles. lie told lhe story of his escape to a Den ver I'ost reporter. "I wished to secure some plumes from a number of the beautifully plum- agixl birds.“ said Mr Walton. "I went into the jungle and came to a small opening in will h there were dry leates. probably a foot In depth, cov ering the ground, and hundreds of beautifully colored tropical bints In the air and in the trees. 1 fired at one of the birds tn flight, when It seemed to me the whole area of these dead leaves arose in fr nt of and all around nte. Being a stranger, naturally I was much frightened, especially when I saw the animals which raised up the leaves apparently ready for alt attack. The older animals opentxl and eloeed their mouths, showing their big. sharp tusks, formed much like a dirk knife, and some of them started toward me. Impulsively I commenced firing nty gun In the air and turned around, which seemed to stop most of them momentarily, and as I had lots of car tridges I kept up the shooting, and they turned and ran away. I found afterward thnt I bad saved my life by so doing and l>y not shooting any of the animals. “These animals proved to tx* pecca ries. They are most fero.-i.uis and will attack any animal In existence on the slightest provocation. When I got back to headquarters and told my com panions my experience 1 was informed that had I shot one of the animals and made him squeal the whole bunch would have been on me and would have tom me to pieces quickly. They have been known to kill bears, jaguars, cattle, horses and any number of dogs. Although iti tbe fight scores of their number might be killed, they seem to have no fear when once aroused. “1 was told tbe peccaries burrow un der the dry leaves to protect them selves from mosquitoes and other winged pests of that hot country. My friends bad many exciting experiences to tell in regard to these ferocious lit tle animals. One of this party, while traveling with a companion in a wag on. stopped for lunch under some trees and turned their horses out to graze. While at lunch a large bunch of pec caries appeared, and they thought it would be nice to sboot among them and get one or two for meat, so they fired into them, wounding several, which commenced to squeal. Then tbe whole bunch made an attack. The men climbed quickly into the wagon and kept on shooting so long as tbe am munition which they bad in their pockets lasted. As they were opening their bags to get out more ammunition tbe peccaries climbed up tbe tongue of the wagon and jumped into it. and tbe men saved themselves only by jumping on to tbe seat and then on to limbs of tbe trees, tbe peccaries taking possession of tbe wagon and tearing things to pieces. They remained in possession for hours, tbe men watching them from safety in the trees.” Tbe peccary, or South American wild boar, is tbe smallest of bis species, av eraging about three feet long, nor is the animal possessed of any unusual degree of strength. To make up for the natural individual deficiencies in combat with tbe more powerful ani mals of tbe jungle tbe peccaries al ways travel in large herds. When once attacked by a herd of peccaries the outcome is ueariy always death to their enemy. Tbe little pigs are armed with short sharp tusks, and no matter bow great tbe slaughter of their own num ber during tbe melee the herd stay on the job until tbe work is finished. Travelers in tropical and South American countries tell of tierce en counters between tbe peccaries and tbe jaguar, tbe tnouster cat which is lord of tbe forest. The jaguar has a fond ness for a dinner of pork, but a whole some respect for tbe power of a herd of wild pigs. When he wants to sat isfy his cravings for a pork diet be drops from a limb of a tree on to tbe back of a straggler in the peccary herd. Tbe jaguar slays bis victim and then retreats hastily to his tree be fore tbe herd can get at him. When the herd grows tired of waiting for him to come down and moves along tbe jaguar dewends and enjoys bis meal at leisure. Frederick Selous in kis romance of tbe animal world has an interesting account of a fight be tween a jaguar and a herd of pec caries. Tbe peccaries had the jaguar treed on the limb of a tree from which the bark had rotted away. He was only a few feet above them and by harassing and jumping at their enemy finally succeeded in bringing the con flict to the ground. After the fight was over there were eleven killed and wounded peccaries, but the jaguar was literally torn to pieces. Same Thing Now. “You know woman was once the head of tbe family.” sbe said. “No need to speak of that in the past tense.” replied her husband meek ly.—Philadelphia I.edger. The most sublime act Is to set an other before you.—William Blake. RAILWAY CONDUCTORS. Th* Many and Variad Duties They Have to Pti form. As a conductor lie will probably be- giu in the freight service. His calxx'se writ be a traveling office. and. more than that. It will carry all the gossip of tile division up and down the line. It may be a homely little ear. but It is just as sure to lie a homelike place. From Its elevated outhx>k he may com mand a grxxl view of the train away ahead to the engine, and he will lx* sup|iose«i to kuow all the while that the brakemen are attending to their duties, that the train is in good enter, particularly that there art* uo hot boxes smoking away and In Imminent danger of setting fire to the train, and the valuable content». Then* is a deal of bookkeeping to lx- aeeomplisixxt in that traveling ott)<-v. The conductor will receive the waybills of the ears of his train and their contents, and he is held res|xmsible for their safe de liveries to their destination or tbe Junc tion points where they art* to lx* de livered to other lines. When he comes to the passenger service there will lx* still more book- keeping to confront him. and tie will have to lx* a man of good mental at tainments to handle all the many, many varieties of local and through tickets, mileage txx*ks. pass s and oth er forms of transportation contracts that come to him. tv» detect tbe good from the bad. to throw out the coun terfeits that art* constantly be.ng offer ed to bint. He will have to entry quite a money account for cash affa rs, and he knows the mistakes will time to be paid for out of his own pocket. All that is only a phase of his busi ness. lie is responsible for the can* and safe conduct of bls train, equally responsible in the last respect with the engineer, lie also receives and signs for the train orders, and he Is required to keep tn mind every detail of the train's progress over the line. He will have his own assortment of questions to answer at every stage of the jour ney. and he w'll lx* expected to main tain tbe discipline of the railroad upon its trains. That may mean tn the one instance the ejectment of a passenger who refuses to pay his fare—and still be must not involve the road In any big damage suit—or in another the sub jugation of some gang of drunken loaf ers. The real wonder of It is that so many conductors rone as near as they do to the Chesterfieldian standard».— Edward Hungerford in Outing Maga zine. Waiting Fcr the Children. An old woman bobbled up to the con ductor of the train and said excitedly: “Vondt you to pleece boldt on yet. Meester Gonduckitor. vile my two grandtkinder conies by the drain? 1 runs off mldouit dem undt dey is gom- ing so vast dey can. yes.” The conductor looked impatiently at his watch, then at tbe woman's pa thetic face. Theu lie consented to wait a little, as the train was on time. Five minutes later two blue eyed, chubby cheeked children came on tIn run. rushed up to their grand mot her, kissed her. helped her on tbe train with her birdcage and basket and theu hurried away. What tbe conductor thought is none of a refined person's business.—Chica go News. Selling Baked Potatoes. The baked potato merchant is a com paratively modern institution in the London streets, the first potato can having made its appearance, according to Henry Mayhew, about tbe year 1846. Fifteen years later, when May hew published his “London Labor and the London Poor,” be estimated that there wore 200 hot potato venders In London, each selling on an average 300 halfpenny potatoes a day. “In cold weather.” adds Mavbew. “the potatoes frequently are tiought to warm the bands. Indeed, an eminent divine classed them In a public speech among the best of modern improvements as forming an excellent medium for dif fusing warmth into the system by be ing held in the gloved hand.—London Chronicle. Giving Him Her Trade. There was a new clerk at tbe corner drug store. “Will you please let me have a stamp?” smiled tbe woman. The clerk laid one on tbe counter and took the money. “I wish.” said sbe, “that you would weigh this letter. Maybe It takes more than 2 cents.” He weighed it. “Only 2 cents, madam.” he said. Then, taking the stamp up from the counter where she had left It lying, he added politely. “Allow me to put It on for you.” and be did. “You are so nice.” said she. “that I'm going to t»egin to buy my postcards here too.”—New York Press. Ths Flying Idea. The first man who got the theory of the flying machine right was no less a person than the painter Leonardo da Vinci. He pictured it as heavier than air, provided with wings and uplifted, in spite of Its weight, by tbe rapid revolutions of a propeller. I-eonardo bad an Idea that the propeller might be turned by clockwork or by setting a number of laboring men to turn a handle, but In that respect he was mis taken.—Pall Mall Gazette. Logical. “A disease should be attacked at Its source." “Then if a man's disease is heredi tary 1 suppose you'd doctor his father for It. eh?”—Exchange. As the births of living creatures at first are III shapen. so are all innova tions. which are the births of time.— Bacon. < Hoss-1:x ED JI sTIl'E WEAK. WEARY WOMEN These two Items appeared in the utnie column of a local newspaper: “I.Hile Sutton of Ocean Springs. Miss., an orphan, who bad the can* of an Invalid brother, pas arrested for -tealing five eggs and half a pound of butter, und was sent to prison for a term of seven years." ' William Kevelwich of Baltimore, a chauffeur, who ran down and klll<"l Vlliert Piles, a little boy. In Buffalo last July, pleaded guilty to the charge of manslaughter in the secund degree, and was placed on probation for ten days upon th«* condition that he w on Id within that time pay to the boy's father 11,000.” New York Tribune. Mutterings of » Mere Man. When a woman says sweet thing' about you she Is giving her candled opinion. When women get their rights most of us will get left. Beware of the woman who is so stingy that she won t even tell a joi «• at her own expense. Ti e bravest of tiler sometimes >.ct frights on their wedding day. The girl who is a good listener is the one who hears the most proposals. Smart Set. ake a <»I h t mm i: For Col Is or La Grippe most peo ple prof ■r he mild vegetable laxative in "We k Break-l'p-A-Cpld Tab- lets" to li Calotnel laxative In other cold rt ai .les. Sold by Underwood's pharmacy. l.enru the CaiiM* of Daily U oe* and End riicm. When the back itches unxt throbs. When housework Is tortur«>. When night brings n«> rest or sleep. When urinary dlsurdi-rs set In. Women's lot Is a wear) one. Th«'r«> is u wnv to escupe tlicse w«i.'< Itoan's Kldtic) I’llls « ur«* such Have cured thousands. Ilead tl i - woman') tcstliuon' Mrs. J. II. Baussutu, Twelfth (’ streets, Medford, Orc., says: suffered so severely from kidney t hie that 1 wtut unable to do my house- work. My kldn<<is were very weak mid caused tn<> much anuoyunce. back ulso paliietl mo si'verely, when stooping or lifting, sharp twinges darted through my Hons. I run down In health and was feeling miserable w’«*n Doan's Klduey 1*111» were finally brought to my attention. Through their use 1 was helptxl from th>‘ first, nnd I continued taking Hu* leiuedy until I was entirely cured. I buv«‘ often r)'c«inii'jeii)l«'>l I loan’s Kid ney Bills to other aufferers.” For sal«* by all d«*alers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn C«i., Buffalo, N> " York, sole agents for th<‘ Unit«'I States. Remember the name Doan's and tuk«* no oilier. it V complete thrvshltir FOR SALE \i r<x.itili.; volivi vi. outfit, consisting of one 20 li.-p. Alt man-Taylor One day Dorothy came running into the room where her mother was reading. “Oh, mamma!” she cried excitedh, "come and look at my kitten, She'd walking all around the room with her stem sticking straight up into the air.”— Delineator. engine «quipped for :• 4 Dependable Hardware $ 4 * Heating Stoves, Household Utensils, Guns T» f * and Ammunition, Cutlery—in * * ;hing in Good Hardware—No 4 * shelf-worn goods.. 4 4* + Agents celebrated Ell wood Fences— and everything the farmer needs F» st i 4 b + b Hardware Man + b * 4* 4* 4» 4* 4* 4* 4» 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4» 4» 4» 4 * 4* X burning oil; one 36-6 1 Aultman-Tay *F» lor separator with Parson feeder, sep arator is rebuilt about same ns lluf- fulo Pitts with Jen«» attachment; ha* been run one S' ason. Hard oil cu >s nil over. <)n«> Daniel II t cleaner that chans the grain before It enters the sack F. C. White, who has been making One Derrick table, derrick and a survey under the allotting agent of wagon iu good shape. the Klamath reservation, was in th« One side elevator, new last year; city from Klamath Agi ncy Tuesdin ¡■Iso new draper last year. Two water wagons, oil drums, ro tar> pump, tv o low-down water THERMOMETERS. pumps. For particulars writ«* Texting Procenu it the Nations! W. H. JONES. Weather Bureau Nelson, Butte County, (’al. Each day at the weather bureau it 2t Washington th«' thermometer.* re> ci' is: from various manufacturers tbruuijh out the country are put through Hi« test of standardizing them The various process«*« through which the bulbs pass before they are lab«,lc)| "accurate” aro easy. Inasmuch as there is practically little scientific work at In >>ur store. Ami When a thermotn tncbe<] to the test if you don't eter is first handed to 'be man In think that testing room It 1« dipped Into a < ompllmetnry filled with a compound far below freezing point It is thrust in at flic best girl, just point where It bappetis to be at come in ami time nnd worked tip and down until our heat rings. the «legrec of tbe cotn|H>nnd is reached ( Wr’rv k|x-aklng Having then recorded th«» lowest tem of qualit).) perature tiie pr^- of testing f ir the highest is begun This is just ns sim When we s|wak of prl ccx you will ple as testing for the low tem|x-r:itur« realize «wc arc not attempting I.) The bulb Is dipped into a vat of water, wring your purse with our rings, Imt Goodrich's Cash store will bo open first at IX) degrees Then It Is worked gradually until 130 degrws Is renctied iati assure you that your in*|M-etion evenings until further notice. I If tbe mercury In tho bulb will indi will satisfy the most exacting demand, of your cate 130 degre«>s further testing is un should you care to make one AAA A A A. A A A A A A A A A A A AAA AAA AAA necessary because that Is u tolerably Christmas presents a ring. warm temperature nnd one seldom If GENTS’ HINGS ever reached by natural heat. All kiiol* A thermometer the bulb of which contains mercury will not register settings to lower than 28 degrees below zero—thnt nil siz.es of .Xmas is. mercury will freeze at that point purses7 at Ilei*- Iu this country very little use is kenipcr's. fcir.-. ■""'"'J found for thermometers showing more than 28 degrees below zero, but in the FOI XTAIN far north they are of course necessary. PKNB We have the largest Such instruments, however, contain Heltkcmper atul most complete line oi spirits in the bulbs instead of mer Jr. lias < liriMma* cury. l)Ut «t en Hus fluid becomes slug- of high grade Christmas gifts that pleas -, pl'ii w lien 40 or f«O la-low zero is re- CEO. R. HORN, the City Meat Market MEISS & ARMAND PROPRIETORS ALL K/NDS OF FRESH. SALT HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT corded and it will seldom show iX) be low- Hsrf>«r’s Weekly. * FOBS Of all kinds, *n endless variety. licitkcm|H-r's for tin- pretti)'*! and choicest .Xmas fiiftM. Pleased to allow Goods whether you buy or not. Shampoo, A tnld-eigbteentb century traveler, who is tile hrst fx-rson known to have made English of the word “shampoo," wrote that "shampooing Is an opera tion not known in Europe and is pe culiar to the Chinese, which I had once the curiosity to go through, and for which I paid but a trifle However, had I not seen several Chinese mer chants shampooed liefore me I should have been apprehensive of danger, even at the sight of all the different Instruments." The original "sham poo,” aa-~tlils traveler's detailed ac count nnd other allusions for long FOR THF after his time show, was very much TABLE ¡ what we call “massage” now It was HOME from India that the word really came, And nt the and it represents the Imperative of a verb moaning to knead s a m «• time make mother The Measuring Ro«i. liappy with a Whatshiename Bitkins ..................... 11,000 .Xmas Jame« C. Bllklns ................................... 10,000 IIHcful Hon James C Bilklna ................... loo. we gift. Our public spirited benefactor, James C. Bitkins .............................. 200.1») bl'l B IktM l.'MO.OOO That old leather t< »ited hog Bu kins-.......................... 5,000,000 -Puck. Taking No Risks. Dentist You should have taken gas. AS I suggested, sir. You would have felt no pain Victim Mo take gas! Mo. with £20 in my pocket! No fear. Get it over Loudon Tit Kits. presents that has ever been brought to this city, and we arc better pre- parcel io attend to your holiday wants than ever before. I <1 KARNAK BltANH EDISON Phonographs, and Records, MUSICAL Instruments, POST CARDS AND POSTCARD ALBUMS SOUVENIR GOODS and other articles too num erous to mention. Th«- prettiest < > scleqtlon ever shown in the Fulls at WINTERS JEWELRY STORE G. HEITKEMPER, JR. I I if CUT GLASS, Hand-Painted CHINA. ( H and lie convinced; n > trouble to show you The Big Store Ix-ioling Watchmaker and Jeweler. All Goods Engraved Free. Opposite the American Hotel Oregon for the County of Klnmath. Sull in Equity for Decree of Di vorce. Arthur Newby, plaintiff, va. Minnie Newby, Defendant. To Minnie Newby, the above-named defendant: In the name of the State of iro- gon, you arc hereby requlrcd to :ip- pear and answer the coinplalnt llhxl against you In the above entitle)! suit, on or before the 20th duy *jf 1910, that being the day ..ml tho l.:xt day witnln which you aro inquired to answer, as fixed by tho t<l r of publication of this summons, 11 .'‘in full to appear and nnswer, tho plaintiff will apply to the court for Hie relief demanded In nnld com plaint. Stild suit I h brought to secure dissolution of the bonds of matri mony existing between yourself ami plaintiff. This summons is publiahed In th« Klnmath Falls ‘ Republican,'' a week ly newspaper printed and published nt Klamath Falls, Oregon, by ordor of Honorable George Noland, Judgo of said Court, and dated December 6th, 1909; the first publication to bo made on lb« 9th day of Decetnbor, 1909, and tlm last publication thereof on the 20th day of January, 1910. 12-9 1-20 HENSON ft. STONE, Attorneys for Plaintiff. A FFW BARGAINS. Five lots, Sign.ly location. »1500 Can loan |750 cn the deal. A nice cottage with bath, large lot, 11700. A good buy. A largo residence, fire lot. $3S00. Three cottages on three lots. Room )■ incug'n for another cottage; »2250. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«««»♦«♦♦♦♦««♦♦♦♦a ♦♦ « In the Circuit Court of th« State of January, HTEKLING AND PLATE A NICE BACK COMB St MMOXS of the 1«)t publication of sunimons, DIAMONDS, WATHCES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVERWARE. (IFF LINKS variety, Big anti blind en graved fr«x> of charge n( ll)itk«'in|Hr's AND SMOKED MEATS MASON » Sl.OlJGH.