davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15
WILD BEASTS SKINS.
SOME KINDS WHICH CONSTITUTE AN
IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN COMMERCE..

From The Spectator.
The advent Of the skin hunter takes place
at particular period of development In recent
settlements. He is never among the early
pioneers, but is a kind Of parasite in half
pied territories often intensely disiked by the
resident squatters, as he destroys the game on
which they partly depend, though he sometimes
succeeds In converting these to his own eVii
ways. In South Africa, for instance, the early
Boer settlers, like the early pioneers OF North
America, killed the antelopcs for meat, ana
used their skins for clothing. The Beers ate the
leather "shamoyed," not tanned-supple. SOFT
and comfortable garments, well suited for the
life on the veldt. The number OF animals killed
was limited by the Beers personal reeds and
those of their families About 1880 the Beers
learned that the myrads Of antelope, quagga
and zebra which wandered over the plains had
a marketable value other than as food or sup
plying leather hunting shirts. The skin hunters
taught them that. though the bodies OF the
creatures might be left to rot on the vedt, the
hides not tanned or dressed. but merely stripped
from the body, were marketable, to supply the
European demand for leather.
The country was just sufficiently opened up
to have arrived at the stage at which the busi-
ness OF the skin hunter paid. Freight was hlgh.
but not too high. and though hides of countless
cattle and sheep were to be had FOR little enough
In the settled districts, the skins Of the wild
animals cost nothing at all. except the value OF
powder and shot Even this was economical In
South Africa. '"rhe Beers OF the pastoral Re
public became perfect adepts at skin hunting.
writes Mr. Dryden They put In just sufficient
powder to drive the missile home. and carefully
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15

cut out their bullets for use on future OCCASIONS
so lately as 1876. when first wandered In cape
Colony | well remember the wagon coming
down from the Free state and TransVaal loaded
ND with nothing but the skins OF h"SDok, Wide
becst and springbok This miserable system or
skin hunting has been. and still Is where any
game remains pursued In all native states or
South Africa Between 1850 and 1879 IL Is GER
tain that some millions OF these animals must
have been destroyed In the Transvaal and
Orange Free state. -
variety Of viii animals so great In these wild
regions Of South Africa that the result made
sensible difference In the leather Industry or
k.uropc The markets were nlled with skins
which when tanned gave leather Of a quality
and excellence never before known. but tne
origin Of which "a the material was sun so'a
under old names purchasers never suspected:
Hides Of zebra and quagea arrived IN tens OF
tbousands: and good horsehide IL Tor the
uppcrs Of first class boots. these were even bet
tor Smart Englshmcn for years wore boots
H. ,,rncrs OF which were made OF zebra ana
auarra skin OF from the hides Of Glands. onyx
and cnmsbok disguised under the names or
calf or patent feathers.
SOUTH AFRICAN SKINS.
These South African game skins became "a
commercial article, relied upon for many years
as part Of the regular supply ~ - n,eh 20
70 note that quagga- skins are sun quoted sS
n,rt of this. the fact being that the last OF inc
nuaggas was killed years ago to MI me SKIN
hurtcrs pocket In Mash3i'ii'm , nir nIy no
onro., of the Beers follow ii. ana they nave 10
trek north Of the Iimpopo The NOES OF .hc
larger bucks such as the sable antelope, .he
| - ontclopc the hartebecst, or or any vi wv
Io a ara worth eight shillings and nine shll-
unCs each and there ~ now SoH-c'h'"E ~ pe
mnSe by selling heads and horns as curioslties'
na,har made from the skins of these big ailtc
| ,N" 10 otiu in common use in hgh-class boot
| EaaLiny No one knows exactly what ANNA,
| NAV not have supplied the uppers or so'. 80 ",
his footgear. ana tne poSS'o'e"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15

grade OF colonel and brevet brigadicr- general
He became a captain in the regular service III
1866. lieutenant colonel in 1879 and coohei Oh
the 9th Cavalry In 1881 HIS coinfhis''o" A'
brigadier- general came ten years ia'er'
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05
President
Broke Down.
Professor Barna6y, the head Of Ha,tso1He College,
tells hoaO the ad0ice of meOlder 0 tie faculty saaed
him aoken he tzthont hope. Il lesson /oy 7goyker

AT length, one day, Professor Bowman,
our instructor in natural science, came to
me and advised me to try DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. They had cured
him Of an illness similar to my own.
resolved to take his advice.
"The first box of pills did me good.
The second box gave great relief, such as
had never experienced from the treatment
of any physician.
Six boxes Of the pills cured me. feel
better and stronger than for years. ! Ger
tainly recommend the medicine
To strengthen his testimony In the eyes
Of strangers the professor made affidavit to
its truth before Lyman J. Scudder, local
Notary Public.
The cure Of Professor Barnaby was ef-
feeted by restoring tone to the nervous sys-
tenn, the weakness Of which caused bis In
digestion, and was the reason for MS break
: down. The pure, powerful vegetable IN
gradients Of the pills supply the Elements
necessary to build the wasted nerve cells, and
by purifying the blood, assist in the cleans
ing and upbulding Of the entire system.
The almost miraculous power of the
pills has been exhibited in thousands Of
cases like that Of Professor Barnaby, prov
ing them to be natures specific for the ner-
vous breakdown 50 common among hard
workers.
All druggists sell DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale PeoplA and count them
among the most valuable medicines that
scientific research has ever revealed.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05

him they would impress him into
service
The entire eight batteries If artillery,
besides the z4th Infantry and four com
panies Of the nh Cavalry. broke camp,
Friday. under orders - al once proceed
TO Tampa, Pa Men, guns, horses,
caissons, ammunition and camp para
phernalia were loaded on cars waiting
for them al Battlefield station. and
started on their Journey south
sir Henry Arthur Blake, governor Of
Jamaica, received this dispatch from
kamsdeu, consul at Santiago de Cuba
"Send English warships. Ny life is in
DAGGER" In thirty minutes the Pallas
was under way The English consulate
had been attacked by the spaniards.
who were incensed at the protection
given Americans by the English.
The navy department received, early
Friday morning, news Of the sailing
from St. Vincent, Cape Verde. of the
Spanish fleet and when the additional
information came that Portugal at last
had proclaimed neutrality, there were
many expressions of satisfaction among
the officials. Two of the transports
were obliged to return with three
Spanish torpedo boats, disabled, the
Spaniards claim, by collision.
Cable messages received from Brazil,
announce the arrival of the battleship
Oregon at Rio, Saturday, and that the
gunboat Marietta was expected there
the next day. There is no doubt that,
in accordance with navy regulations,
Capt. Clark, commanding the battleship.
and the senior officer Of the vessels, has
also reported the fact Of his arrival at
the Brazilian seaport, To the navy de-
partment.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05

Professor Alvin P. Barnaby, President Of
|u,,,sville College, at Huntsville, Ind, has
,.,rosd the method by which professional
mxn OF business men, or anyone whose
|It,es are too much for their strength, may
| .sc,ir their shattered health.
Graduates Of the college in all parts Of
Is, world will rejoice to learn that President
|S,,oaby has fully recovered from the break
Iou,o that threatened to end his useful career.
He is a new man, mentally and physi-
|,,tly energetic, enterprising, full Of vitality.
He tells his own story.
ITO begin at the beginning" he said, II
a,d;ed too hard while at school.
AFTER completing the theological course
,ceeoted the charge of United Brethren
Church at small town In Kent Co., Mich.
aD;1gsnt work and stddy finished the
Lrsakdown Of my constitution, which be-
m at school.
aNy chief trouble was indigestion this
nth other affections, caused nervousness.
ANY physician sent me away for rest and
.b,nqe Of scene and improved somewhat.
aSoon afterward came to the college as
,,ofessor in physics and chemistry. My
sxVoos trouble returned.
II suffered complete prostration.
aAnother long course Of medicines and
Ddysicians, and managed to get back to my
work. Twas elected president Of the college
nd the ;ne-,ased work soon told on me.
6aThen followed total collapse. Icalled
xyeral doctors bot none could cure me.
any health seemed to be permanently
Impaired.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05
Congressional Action.

The House Friday passed the war rev.
enue bill with every one of the amend
ments agreed upon by the Republican
members of the ways and means com.
mittee added. In order to accomplish
this a parliamentary manoeuvre was
necessary as the whole time for amend
ments was exhausted by the minority in
trying to amend bond feature of the
bill. Mr.. Dingley offered as substitute
an entirely new bill containing these
amendments after the bill had been
reported to the House. This was an old
parliamentary movement frequently re-
sorted to years ago. The vote on final
passage was Isl to 1871
The conferees of the two houses
reached an agreement on the naval
appropriation bill before adjourning
Friday. All the Senate increases in the
way of monitors and torpedo boats were
adopted. The increases include four
monitors at 81 ,250,0 900 and lG instead of
II torpedo boat destroyeTs. All the
other important additions made by the
Senate are retained This conference
bill was presented and agreed to in the
Senate.
The House committee on military af-
fairs agreed Friday To report favorably
an amendment to the volunteer bill
providing for an increase of 1900 men
with special qualifications to the volun-
teer force, instead of the 1000 provided
in the volunteer bill as enacted. This
increase will allow 5000 for the cowboy
organizations and the remainder will
furnish a chance to arm battalions of
engineers and enlistment of immunes.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05
The Living Age.

The sketches by Paul Bourget which
have attracted attention a. presented in
translation in The Living Age, will be
followed by one or two delightful groups
of sketches by that other master Of
style, Pierre Lott. These are especially
interesting Just now because they relate
10 Spanish life aud character.
In its issue for MAY y, The Living
Age will begin the publication of the
most striking English serial of the year,
John Splendid" by Neil Munro. now
in course OF publication in Blaekwood's
Magazine. The Living Age has bought
the right To print this story from owners
of the American copyright, and will
continue its publication in weekly instal-
ment, until il i completed.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05

Somerset Pomona Grange will hold its
next meeting with st. Albaus grange.
Tuesday, May 10, at l0a m. Program
Opening ceremonies, song by choir,
business, address of welcome by Weston
Webb, music, reply to address of wei
come by f. F. johnson, paper by Sister
NJ. Merrill, song by Sister Ada Southland,
lecture by Walter Hilton, paper hv
Sister F. l.. Brown, music, recess. 100
p. M, music, comforting the 9Th degree,
discussion of the Cuban question by S,
II. Goodwin, c. II. Jones and others,
recitation by Ada Southland. essay by
Sister X. II. Marble, remarks for the
good of the order, closing exercises.
{. II. ALLEN, Lecturer.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05
was highly appreciated by the audience.
They could hardly seem to get enough
Of this stirring martial music.

was highly appreciated by the audience.
They could hardly seem to get enough
Of this stirring martial music.
Tuesday evening, the 10Th ult., Madi-
son citizens gave a public reception to
their members of Co. e." 2s in number,
with banquet to these members and
their family friends.
G. o. Small, Esq, presided. r. 9.
Henderson, John Renter, Rev. T. &.
Mitchell, DIR. Morrill,, DR.. b. +. Lancas.
ter, Rev. Mr. Fuller and X. Z. Gray
addressed the meeting. DR.. J L. Pep.
per read an original poem. There was
singing by Mrs. j. L. Pepper and a
quartette, and resolutions were passed
approaching the action of these mem
bers of the Company in enlisting,
pledging the citizens to care and sup
port of their families and calling upon
the Governor to convene the legislature
for the purpose of providing State aid to
families of those who go to war ia de-
Tense of liberty.
The citizens of Norridgewock also
held mass meeting, Saturday evening
in honor of the members of Co. e.
from that town with appropriate
exercises.
The Madison and Norridgewock con-
tingents of the company arrived here
Monday by electric cars. Early dinner
was provided for them in the armory,
and the Company left for Augusta on
the Ito p. m. train.
Stores and other places of business
were closed from Il o'clock until the
hour the train left and there was a
boys God-speed on their departure to
the front Cheer upon cheer greeted
them upon their arrival at the station
and enthusiastic demonstrations, ap
preciative of the brave boys in blue
were manifest upon every hand as they
embarked upon the train and as it rolled
out of the station.
The High school under the lead o.
Principal harrington, and the grammar
and other schools of the town under the
lead of Supt. Badger and the teachers
formed procession on the Island ant
to the tap of the drum, with numerous
flags waving, marched to the station Il
receive the Company. They responded
to the cheering of the citizens by wav
ing the multitude of flags making a yer.
impressive feature of the demonstration
Many people were here from Madison
Norridgewock, Canaan and Gornvill,
and the crowd at the depot and ON Rail
road square WAS one of the largest eve
assembled there. Altogether the oc
casion was one creditable to the tow
and complimentary to the Somerse
soldier boys.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05
Take Care of Yourself.

Three Of the speakers at the meeting
10 honor of Company "E" at Coburn
hall, Saturday evening, were veterans of
the war of 1S6l-5, and they concurred in
advising the soldier boys of today to use
every precantion in taking care of their
health. This was sound advice. There
is no need of advising Maine soldiers to
be brave, to fight valiantly for the f4g
they carry, and to obey orders Of their
leaders. This course is assured but the
advice to officers to look closely after
the physical comfort and condition of
their men and TO soldiers to take care of
themselves is especially important, as
none so we'll know as those who have
had actual experience in active cam
paigning.
The man in the army, whether private
or officer, should bear in mind that he is
Uncle Sans man, that his services be-
long and are valuable to the government,
that he can best serve the country by
keeping himself in condition to properly
do so. The moment he loses his health
he becomes hiDdrance rather than a
help, and the hospital is a very irksome
and dreary place for the true soldier.
There are many ways to get on the
sick list among which are over eating of
improper food, excessive drinking of
water when heated, sitting or sleeping
on damp ground, protracted exposure to
fierce heat of the sun, etc. OF course
exposure cannot be avoided. The SOL
dier must take his share of it, but he
should make it rule to mitigate it as
much as possible and make himself as
comfortable at all times as circumstances
will allow.
Sometimes, in actual campaigning, an
hours work before making down for the
night, may prevent hours of discomfort
and secure good nights rest The eX-
perienced soldier when he enters camp
for a short or long time will secure for
himself everything possible to add to
his comfort and consequent happiness.
The happiness of the soldier has more
to do with his health and efficiency than
is generally supposed. A plucky, cheer
full, energetic, sanguine man, who makes
the best of his surroundings, as rule,
is the healthy one and the good soldier,
while the dilatory, sluggish, Respondent
man is the one who first gets on the sick
list and makes the Indifferent or worth
less soldier. The health and safety of a
man in the service are not wholly in his
own hands but they are to an extent not
usually realized, and there are contin-
gences and risks enough in army life
when all possible safeguards are OBJ
served
The officers may do their duties by
their men in every particular, but unless
each man in the ranks looks out for him.
self, the efforts of officers for their bene-
fit are in a great measure neutralized
Therefore, by one who has been there,
the advice is repeated to each individual
soldier of our noble Company "E, y
Take care of yourself"
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05

II is certainly gratifying to the public
to know of one concern in the land who
are not afraid to be generous to the
needy and the sutferil :. The proprie-
tors of Dr. Kings New Discovery for
consumption, coughs and colds have
given away over ten million trial bottles
of this great medicine and have the sat
isfaction of knowing il has absolutely
cured thousands Of hopeless cases.
Asthama, bronchitis. hoarseness and all
diseases of the throat, chest and lungs
are surely cured by il all on
and get trial bottle free Regular
size soc and 81. Every bottle guaran-
teed or price refunded
Patterns Drug store, c. w Folsom,
Proprietor.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05
A Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
CITY HALL, AUGUSTA,


Tuesday. june 20, 1898, at II O'Clock A. M,
for the purpose of nominating q candidate for
Governor to be supported at the Septemb Der
election. and transacting any other business
that may properly come before it.
The voters Of Maine. without regard to past
political difference who are in favor OF sus-
tanning President Mckinley and his admins
trstion in the conduct OF the war with Spain
who are in favor of sustaining the present
wise and economical ad m Inistration OF our
State affairs, are cordially invited to join with
the Republicans In choosing delegates to this
convention.
The basis OF representation will be as fol-
lows: Each city, town and plantation will be
entitled to one delegate and for each 7b votes
cast for the Republican cano idate for Govern
or in 1895, an additional delegate, and for q
fraction OF 40 votes in excess OF rs votes, a
further additional delegate. Vacancies In the
delegation of any citv, town or plantation can
only be filed by q resident OF the county in
which the vacancy exists.
The State committee will be in session in
the city council rooms of City hall, at O'Clock
on the morning Of the convention. for the
purpose OF receiving the credentials of dele
gates. Delegates, in order to be eligible TO
participate in the convention, must be elected
subsequent to the date OF the call for this con-
vention.
Per order, Republican State Committee
J. q. MANLEY, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta, Me, April rs, 1898. swls
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05
company.

The head gear worn by Uncle Sans
boys now is much superior to that worn
in the war of 81. 1t consists of a sensible
light brown felt hat which affords shade
from the heat of the sun and shelter
from rain. The old army fatigue cap
afforded next to none of either. In
every way the arms, equipments, cloth
ing, ETC., are very much superior TO
those used by our army generation
ago.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05

Certain men who deserted the navy in
time of peace, now, when the prospect
of active work is bright. want TO return
to the service and proposition is under
consideration 10 consider them strag-
glers. NOT deserterS. Desertion to the
enemy in time of war is the most seri-
Gus otlrnse n soldier or seaman can com
nit aud merits the extreme penalty. but
desertion in time of peace, is quite II
different thing. The element of
cowardice does not enter into the act.
The contrary is proven by his desire 10
return to service when fighting is in
prospect. instances of this kind were
seen in the volunteer regiments in the
war of 1SGl.5. As long as the lighting
was on. the desertions in Maine regi-
ments were few and far between, bur
when Lees surrender at AppomattoX
brought fighting 10 an end, he Maine
soldier boys were impatient to get home.
War was PLAYED OUT. they said, and
the regiments that remained in the ser
vice during the summer and autumn of
1865 lost many men by desertion. Brave
soldiers whose valor had been shown in
Il score of battles, who were serving a
second enlistment as veterans and who
had installments of bounty due them
amounting to hundreds of dollars,
abandoned all and left the irksome
camp life of inactivity to go home. As
a rule, men who enlist to fight are not
happy and contented unless they have
an opportunity to fight or one in pros
pect.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05
Fast Day Observance.

Fast day was observed in our town
Thursday evening, by very interesting,
able and timely address delivered by
Rev. DIR. Nathaniel Butler, president of
Colby University, (College) in the Uni
versalist church. The church was
completely filled by an attentive audi
ence. One feature of the audience was
the presence of large number of young
men and women and masters and misses
of our schools, not a usual feature of
Fast day audiences, just the people who
should be greatly benefited by such an
address upon higher education, the topic
of the address, by an educator of the
ability and prominence of DR.. Butler.
The service was union one and the
pastors of the other churches were
present and assisted in the Incidental
devotional exercises Music was fur
nished by the quartet of the Uniyersalist
church, consisting of NJ. 7. Pooler, A.
X. Smiley, Mrs. NJ. T. Pooler and Mrs.
f. b. Dunton, Mrs. j. r. Frost, organist.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05

The makeup of Maine regiment of
volunteers is explained by Gen. Richards
as follows: 1t will consist of one colo
mel, one lieutenant colonel, two majors,
one adjutant, one quartermaster, one
surgeon, two assistant surgeons. one
chaplain, one sergeant major, one quar-
termaster sergeant, one chief musician,
two principal musicians, and three hos
pital stewards in its staff. The compa-
MES will consist of one captain, one first
lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one
first sergeant, one quartermaster ser
geaDt, four sergeants, II corporals, two
artificers, one waggoner and maximum
of 80 privates, making a total of 81 to a
company.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05

| Is our aim to draw The best glass Of
soda in town. Try il aud see if you
dou't think >o-Nampson', corner drug
store.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05

For lame back or side try Or. Edwin's
quick relief plaster, loo, two for 25e, at
SIMPSONS the Corner Druggist.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-11-26
a Clever Trick.

It certainly looks like it. but there is
really no trick about it. Anybody can
try it who has Lame Back and Weak
Kidneys. Malaria or nervous troubles
We mean he can cure himself right
away by taking Electric Buffers. This
medicine tones up the whole system,
acts as a stfmulant to Liver and Kid
neys. is blood purifier and nerve ton
ic. 1t cures Constipation, Headache,
Painting Spells, Sleeplessuess ana Mel
anchoiy. 1t is purely vegetable, mild
laxative, and restores the system to its
natural vigor Try Electric Bitters and
be convinced that they are miracle
worker. Every bottle guaranteed.
Only soc. bottle at Matthaei's Phar-
macy.