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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-12
Gunpoyvder In Hunting.

A curious feature about this evoiu.
ton in methods of hunting was the
hesitation with which gunpowder was
taken up by the great mobiles. Not only
did it take quite a century to familiar
ize hunters with it, but the evidence
that has come down to us shows that
the humble classes were the first to use
it for shooting game. Macmillan, ar
dent sportsman that he was, tells us
himself that he could shoot farther and
with greater accuracy with his cross
bow than his keeper could with the fire
tube.
To prove this he tells US the we'll
known story of Ger tain channels stand
ing at a distance of 200 fathoms, which
after being pronounced as too far off by
his henchman, who was armed with
one of the first sporting firearms men,
toned in print, comes tumbling down,
pierced at the first attempt, by the en-
peror's bolt From other sources we
learn of strict measures being adopted
to prevent poachers and wood loafers"
using firearms and this at a period
when princes still used the cum brous
crossbow and spear. 1t was only in the
last quarter of the sixteenth century
that firearms had ousted other weapons
for certain forms of the chase, the deer
battue being among the latter. Pail
Mall Magazine
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-12
WHAT Do THE CHILDREN DRINK j?

Don't give them tea coffee. Have you tried
the new food drink called GRAIN-Os 1t Is de-
licious and uourishing and takes the place of
coffee. Tn, more Grain o you give the child
ren the more health you distribute through
their systems. Graiu-O is made Of pure grains
and when properly prepared ,sstes like the
choice grades Of coffee but costs about :
much. All Rroeers sell IL. lae and IS.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-12

Trinidad is perhaps the principal
breeding place for sea birds in the south
Atlantic, The deposit of guano is DON,
seQuently great. There are traces OF
.h-ndant extinct vegetation.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-12

Figures have been collected IN "A
suburb Of Berlin showing that A per
cent OF all the children work two To
three hours ut home before school hours
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-12

BY the bowls emanating from it, we
judge that the baby is not cutting teeth,
but that the teeth are cutting the baby.
-PhiladelphiA Times.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-12

Here is a story illustrative of the
ignorance of the colonies that once pre-
vailed in the colonial office and is not
yet entirely banished from Downing
street. AS we all know, the late Lord
Carnarvon, when colonial secretary,
officially recorded his opinion of Sir
Gorge Grey as "a dangerous man." Sir
Charles Gavan Duffy, on one of his
visits from Victoria, called upon Lord
Carnarvon in Downing street. and in
conversation CHANGED to introduce a
reference to Sir George Grey.
"A very strange and comprehensive
character" said Lord Carnarvon, with
shake of the head. 81 hear he has
now withdrawn to an island off the
coast of New Zealand and surrounded
himself with number of wallabes."
"Oh, yes think that is not at all
improbable, " replied Sir Charles.
"You surprise me-" rejoined Lord
Carnarvon. what must be the state of
morality in country where you make
light of such a proceedings"
why, my lord, what do you sup
pose a wallaby to be?'
"a half caste female, of course. Is
that not sop
"Certainly not, wallaby is simply
a small kangaroo. London Chronicle.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-12
EVERY MAN
SEXINE PILLS

who is physically perfect possesses an ahun.
dance of vital force and Is usually successful al
in business and happy IN home-
SE%INE PILLS
build men up 10 this condition. make the
nerves tingle and the skin glow with psricct
health s. 90. Epek free. PEAL MEDlNlNt
Co.. Cleveland, o.
Sold by Geo. K. sampson, Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-12
A Bundle of Nerves.

Volumes-in disconnected essays, ser
monettes and club papers-have been
written on the average American WON
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-12
DR.. Humphreys

Specifics act directly upon the disease,
without exciting disorder in other parts
of the system. They Cure the Sick.
no. CURES. PRICES.
1-Fevers. Congestions, Infammations. rs
2-Worms. Worm Fever, Worm Collie. as
3-Teething. Collie, Cry ing wakefulness as
4-Diarrhea, of Children or Adults. rs
7-Coughs. Colds, Bronchitis ............. as
S-Neurslgia, Toothache, Faceache..... as
9-Heada che. Sick Headache. Vertigo. rs
10-Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak Stomach. 25
11-suppressed or Painful Periods. as
12-Whites. Too Profuse Periods. as
13-Croup. Laryngitis. Hoarseness...... .25
14-sait Rhcum Eryspelas, Eruptions.. rs
1B-Rheumatism. Rheumatic Palms.. as
16-MalarIa. Chflls, Fever and Ague zee. .25
19-Catarrh. Influenza, Cold in the Head rs
20-WhOopIng- Cough .................... .23
25-kidney Diseases OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 20
2S-Nervous Debility. ...................1.OO
3O-UrInary Weakness. wetting Bed. rs
77-Grip. Hay Fever OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. %
Dr. Humphreys Manual OF all Diseases at your
Druggists or Mailed Free.
Sold by druggists, or sent on receipt OF price.
Humphreys Med. Co., Cor. William & John Sts.,
New York,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-12

Henry NJ. Stanley, in describing his
Journey though the forests of Africa,
says that the most formidable foes he
encountered, those that caused the
greatest loss of life to his caravan and
came nearest to defeating his expedi-
ton, were the Wambutti dwarfs
These diminutive men had only bows
and arrows for weapons so small that
they looked like children's playthings,
but upon the tip Of each tiny arrow was
a drop of poison which would kill an
elephant or man as surely and quickly
as a rifle. Their defense was by means
of poison and traps.
They would steal through the dense
forest, and waiting i'll ambush let fly
their arrows before they could be dis
covered They dug bitches and carefully
covered them over with sticks and
leaves They fixed spikes III the ground
and tipped them with poison Into these
bitches and on these spikes man and
beast would fall or step TO their death
One Of the strangest things about 1t was
that their poison was mixed with honey
Shorthorns For the General Farmer.
| do not assert that the Shorthorns
are the only breed that have place in
this country, but | do affirm that they
have place that cannot be filled by
any other breed BY the general farmer
we do not mean the gardener or dairy
man living near "A large city, neither do
we refer to the ranchman, but the man
with 100 acres of land, situated several
miles from market. He does not make
a speciality of any one thing, hut feeds
his lands by rotation of crops. He
keeps just such stock as will consume
his own productions of hay, fodder and
grain. &C. c.. Shaw in National Stock
man.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-12
WAN ED.

A good live man as GEN. AGENT
for a first class Life Insurance Co. in
Somerset and Franklin Counties. A
liberal contract awaits the right man.
Apply to J o SMITH Somerset Repor-
ter office Skowhegan Me. 2moI
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-18
MRS. STANFORD LETTING GO.
She Has Sold All Her Southern Pa
ciAc stock for Over Eleven
Million Dollars.

San Francisco, Nov. ia dispatch
to the Call, from New York, states
that Mrs. Jane Stanford has sold all
of her stock in the Southern Pacific
to the Huntington-Speyer syndicate.
Her holding amounted to 2s5,oOO
shares, for which she received about
$40 per share, or $11, 100000 for the
whole. The stock is said to have been
purchased in the interest of c. P. Hun
tington. All the railroad property
she now owns, in common with Mr..
Huntington, is her interest in the Pa
cific Improvement Co., which may NOT
exceed $1,O0O,O0O.
II is understood that the money OBJ
tained by Mrs. Stanford for her South.
ern Pacific stock will at once be made
available for the use of the Stanford
university, which is now one of tho
wealthiest institutions of learning in
the world.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-18
The State Election.

The Secretary of State has received
the official returns from the election
commissioners of thirty counties. Tho
vote from these counties, tabulated,
give rather reliable line on the way
things have gone in the whole State, as
tie returns are from all the different
sections, and may therefore be pre-
snmed to be average. Of the counties
that have been heard from, only five
Yazoo, Lincoln, Rankin, Tunica and
Warren-gave a majority of the vot,
cast on the amendment against the
measure. In some of the counties the
vote was almost tie. In Copiah there
were 3S1 votes cast for the amendment
and $40 against; in Rankin there were
240 cast for it and $50 against. In the
thirty counties that have been heard
from the total vote for governor was
1s,9+9. The total vote cast on the
amendment fell short Of the total vote
cast for governor by 6,335S votes, being
only 1851. Of this s.716 ballots were
polled in favor of the change and ;,Sl;
against it.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-18

Appeal to the Fraternal Orders In Mlssis-
sippi and the Public Generally.
The board of managers of the Natchez
Protestant orphan asylum have decided,
for the second time in its history of
more than four score years, not only to
ssk to be remembered in the offerings
on Thanksgiving Day, but will, during
this and next month, through accred-
tied representatives, call personally
upon the people in the principal rail-
road towns for contributions, SO that
they may be able to continue the good
work of caring for the fatherless.
The ladies who are to be thus COM
missioned will call on many who may be
contributing to other orphanages, but
the noble record of this asylum, and
the fact that it has no other income
than the generous sympathy of the
public, entities its representatives to q
kind and cordial reception. "For ye
have the poor with ye always, and
whatsoever ye will ye may do them
good"
The Natchez Protestant orphan asy-
lum was established in 1918. Except
during the war period, when the Fed
erals used its buildings for hospital
purposes, the asylum has always been
open to the reception of orphans from
all parts of the State. The managers
have usually from forty to fifty chill
dren under their care. As they are
passed out to such suitable homes as
may be offered, others are admitted.
They attend the public schools of the
city. Any help given the asylum will
be most worthily bestowed and applied.
Contributions, by mail or express,
should be sent to Mrs. Mary R. Elem.
ing, treasurer. General correspond.
ence with the asylum should be ad.
dressed to Mrs. X. S. Minor, secretary.
J, L. POWER.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-18
DUEL AT BAKERSFIELD, MO.
Mrs. w. NJ. Sharp Calmly Watched
Her Husband and Lover Fight
With Kniyes--Shnrp VIII Die.

West Plains. Mo-, Nov. l5.-At Ba-
kersfeld,25 miles south of this place, on
the interstate stage line, Tuesday ev-
,eling, Luke Seels mortally wounded
Postmaster W. NJ. Sharp with knife
,Sharpis still alive, but is not expected
to live. It appears improper relations
were charged between Seels and Mrs.
Sharp. Rumors had reached Sharp,
who had accosted Seels twice before
demo nding satisfaction. Tuesday,
when Seels entered the office the
quarrel was renewed. Seels was
charged with accompanying Mrs. Sharp
to basket supper two night previous.
A challenge to fight, with knives us
weapons, was accepted, and the princi-
pals repaired to the cellar where the
duel was fought, resulting in fatal
wounds to Sharp and slight injury to
Seels. Mrs. Sharp, it is said, sat on
the stairway calmly witnessing the
death struggle between her husband
and her lover. Seels was arrested and
I gave bond. 49,.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-18
ERE GETTING AWAY RAPIDLY,
Eight Transports Sr:icGu:eh to
Leave san Fran"i~cD. With
Troops. Within Il Week..

San Francisco. Nov. 1j.-l.ioht trans
ports are expected to leave this port
for the Philippines within a week. The
orders are for the SenntOr and Ben
Nohr to sail on Wednesday. and carry
the Forty-tf1h regiment of infantry.
On Saturday the St. Paul and the City
troops have not yet been assigned to
them. The Ohio and the Indiana are
scheduled to sail on Monday. and the
Hancock and the Duke of Fife will
probably get away on Tuesday. Whel
vessels will remain in the harbor.
They will be the Dalnystock. Flint
shire, Warren and Wyefield.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-18
CLERICAL APPOINTMENTS.
Appoint ments Announced by Pros-
pcctivc Speaker Henderson OF
the Next COngresx.

Dubuque, Ia. Nov. 15.-Congress-
man Henderson, next speaker Of the
house, announces the appointment of
Jules {. Richards. of Waterloo, Ia, az
private secretary to succeed Amos L.
Allen, who was Speaker Reeds secrc-
tary, and who has just been elected,
to congress. Also. that Asher c. Kinds
will continue as clerk at the speakers
table, and that Leroy Neeler. for some
years Congressman Henderson's pri-
vate secretary, will be the speakers
clerk.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-18
WHITEMAN IS BADLY WANTED.
AyH hDritieS of Several Cities Want
the Alleged Swindlrr. "hite-
man. Arrested in New York.

New York, Nov. i'.-Capt. Nc
Clu>key. of the dctert'e bureau. has
received several requests from the DO
lice III different cities to hold AlDnzu
J. Whitrman. who WAS arrested hare.
Monday night. with three other men.
on suspicion of being engaged in big
sNinCln" game.
Chief cf Police O'Nnra of Pittsburgh
wired: Hold Knox. VIII sent rrquisi-
tiCr. paper, next mail
Chief Inspector Watts Of Boston tel
e",'aphed: "lirlh .Alonlu }. Whirrman
OF indictments.
Chief Detective Colleran Of Chicago
also stnt a dispatch saying: "l'old
Whi,rman. Otf1cer will ,ruv' for him
Tomorrow.
Another dispatch from Wood>~rIl't.
Il. I..;,>irh that i:dmunG, and Thomu-
son bt held.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-18
ECHO 0F TH[ YACHT RAGE.
The Case of the Steam Yacht Va
moose, Arrested by Com
mander Fremont.
WAS CHARTERED FOR PRESS SERVICE.
Charges Were Preferred Against
Capt. HcilbrOn, Master of the Va
moose. of Interference, But the
Local Inspectors Dismissed the
Case on the Evidence.

New York, Nov. 15.-During the
progress of the recent yacht races, the
steam yacht Namoose, under charter
and in service as press dispatch boat,
was arrested by Lieutenant-C
der j. {. Fremont who was in charge
of the totilla of torpedo boats, under
the ultimate command of Capt. Rob-
ley d. Evans. The arrest of the Va
moose was made despite the fact that
she was sailing astern of the yacht
Columbia, which was making the
course alone, because the Shamrock
had carried away her topmast, and af-
ter the Eamoose had received permiS-
sion to approach the committee boat
to get the official time at the turning
mark. The NammOse was taken by
commander Fremont to the Manning,
Capt. Evans flagship. and in the face
OF protest and explanation that per-
mission had been given the press as
sociation was deprived of the use of
its swiftest dispatch boat. the YAM
oose being sent to the city in CON-
mand of the revenue officer.
Charges We're Preferred.
She was released Immediately after
she reached the city by the authorities
here. but charges We're preferred
against Capt. Theodore Heilbron. mas
ter of the \amoosr. and hearing was
had on November I, before the local
board Of the steam vessel inspection
service. Lieut. 7. y. GiIliS, of the tol-
pedo boat l'orte-, who gave the Nun,-
Dose permission to 90 aStern of the
committee boat. testified that he gave
the permission, and subsequently 50
advised Commander Fremont, and thas
in his Judgment nothing. therefore,
could be done As against the Namoose.
Commander Fremont was present as
witness against Capt. Eleilhron,
The Case Dismissed.
Inspectors pet1ie and Barrett caro-
fully considered the case after the
hearing and have now notified Capt.
Heilbrun that OH the evidence they
have dismissed the case.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-18
Christian Church Convention.

The sixteenth annual State conven-
tion of the Christian church in Missis-
sippi met at West Point last week.
John A. Stevens, State evangelist,
gave an interesting report of what had
been accomplished under his admins
tration. He reported fortyfve churches
organized and thirty-two buildings
erected at cost of $4,000. He re-
ported also an increase of about 5000
members. He further reported about
100 per cent. increase in mem bership
and church property in nine years.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-18
States Tobacco Crop q Failure.

Warden Parchman Of the State pcni.
tentiary is of the opinion that the ex.
pertinent in tobacco culture made by
the board of control this year is rather
a failure as far as the present crop is
concerned. He states that between sin
and seven Thousand pounds have been
gathered and cured, and it seems to be
of very inferior quality. He has not
kept any itemized account Of the time,
Dor and pecuniary expense connected
with the experiment, but he is conf.
dent it is n more expensive product
than that which the board Of control
has beep accustomed to purchasing.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-18
A Big Gold Find.

One lucky young man in Jackson did
not find it necessary to go to the Klon.
dixie to find gold. In some way he got
q clue to pot of the precious metal
containing about forty thousand dol
lars. Some of the gold pieces that he
has been freely distributing indicate
that they were deposited in the earth
for many years, and none are Of date
subsequent to 1870.
Some years ago several strangers, &C.
companied by an immense dog, spent
several weeks excavating just west Of
town, and also in the fields between
capitol ridge and Pearl river. The city
papers made mention of the circum.
stance at the time.
The young man who has stumbled on
good fortune is named Hunter johnson,
a son of Rev. Christopher johnson, a
Baptist minister and prominent Mason,
who died in Jackson in 1885,
The Yazoo City Herald makes pleas.
ant mention of large order for print,
ing-letter heads, envelopes, ETC.
which it recently executed for bust.
ness firm in Yazoo City. Newspapers
that do as much Us the Herald and Sen.
tinel to build up town are entitled
not only to the good will Of its mer.
chants, but to all the business they can
possibly give them. The "Yazoo PLAN
-, 4, ,Dv,n,% or,
The remains of Major General Ea,I
Van Dorm have been removed from
Mobile county, Alabama, to the Gem,
etery at Port Gibson.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-18
AE WILL FACE 1R[ MUSIC.
Sergt. Dittmeier, United States Ma
rines, Returns to St. Louis to
Face Murder Charge.
KILLED EuGERE sEEeRADER IN 1899.
He Claims that He Killed His Victim
In Self-Defense. Han Away and
Enlisted In the Marine Corps,
Serving ON Board the Brooklyn-
Was Mt Santiago,

st. Louis. Nov. 15.-Anthony Joseph
Dittmeier, hero of the naval engage
mcnt at Santiago on July 3, 1893, went
to the four courts Wednesday morning
and gave himself up ON the charge Of
killing man in St. Louis more than
Ave years ago.
Dittmeier was discharged last Satur-
day and his dischage papers show that
his record was excellent. When he
was discharged he. had obtained the
rank of first sergeant in the marine
corps.
Story of the Crime. j..
During the fall of 1894 Dittmeier,
then stalwart young man of 10 years
Of age, was working for painter
named Henkler On Elm street between
Fourth street and Broadway. Eugene
Seegraber was foreman for Henkler.
On September 1s, 1894, so the young
mans story runs, he went to work as
usual. Seegraber told Dittmeier that
he was too late to work and upbraided
him. Dittmeicr claimed that he was on
time and said it his work was not sat
isfactory be could discharge him. 81
A little later the men met again.
Seegraber made some movement as
though to strike him. Dittmeicr an
ticipated the movement, and doubling
up his fist let drive. lie landed on See
graber's mouth. The foreman was. a
powerful man, about Is years old. Ditt-
meier, only 10 years old, and as strong
as an OK, possessed power that he
was unaware of. The blow staggered
Seegraber. But before the encounter
was over Dittmeier had dealt two other
blows with his naked fist, and the fore
man sank to the ground. The young
man, fearing arrest, left the city, going
to Memphis, Tenn.
Learned Of His Victims Death.
One day he was Mortified to read
that Seegraber had died and that the
police were searching for him. He
learned from the newspaper that he
had been located in Memphis. At the
same time Dittmeier noticed that two
men were persistently dogging his
footsteps. lie knew instinctively that
they were detectives. He decided to
leave ats once. He did not have any
definite plans in view. He had not
written tc HIS parents since he left
home and he went east.
Enlisted In the Marine Corps.
On November a. 1894, he landed in
Philadelphia. re HA not have a dollar
on earth, SO he went to League island
and enlisted in the3gmarine' corps,
changing his name tdRDittmayer, re-
tanning bis initials a and sl.,. changing the
spelling Of his first name only slightly.
But his identity was completely lost.
He remained at League, island until
August rs, 1896, when he was trans
ferred to Newport, r. L., where he re-
nt.ined until December OF the same
year, when he was assigned to the
cruiser Brooklyn. 81"
He 1N,ained on the Brooklyn from
that date until last Saturday, when he
was honorably discharged, having at
tained the rank Of first sergeant for
bravery and efficiency.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-18
A Chip or the Old Block.

George B. Power leaves tomorrow for
Natchez, where he will hang out his
shingle for the practice Of his chosen
profession, the law. lie is the young.
est son Of Col. J. l.. Power secretary
Of State, and gives good promise of
following closely in the footsteps OF his
venerable father He is a graduate OF
Mllsaps college law school, and is fully
equipped for life of usefulness. Th,
best wishes of host of friends, at hi
old home, follow im.-Jackson special
to Vicksburg Herald, Sth.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-18
Earthauake Shock in Perm.

Lima, Peru, Nov. IS, via Galveston,
Tex.-There were no celestial phe.
nomena Tuesday night, but, at 1880
a. M, there was a strong earthquake
shock, accompanied by great rum
bling. The people Of Lima and Callao
were alarmed and rushed to the
streets, public squares and sea beach.