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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23

ton In such instances II has usually
been found either that the animal
had been previously wounded by some
other hunter. or had been clawed by
a lion; In either case its naturally
morose temper having been rendered
yet more dangerous.
No hunter ought to attempt 10 tackle
a buffalo with rife of lighter calibre
than ST. double express.
Once plentiful all over Southern Az
RIGA wherever water was TO be found.
the buffalo has now 10 be sought far
In the interior. There is one singular
exception TO this statement. Many
years ago the Cape government
passed an act protecting under Sc
we're penalties the buffalo-as well as
the elephant--in Cape colony. In the
forest and densely pushed regions
bordering the coast line, some strong
troops OF buffaloes are still to be
found between Mossel bay and the
Kow.e river. A few years ago. dur
ing a great drought, some of these
fine beasts were to be seen drinking
in the river within few miles OF the
town OF Uitenhage. These animals
can only be shot in Cape colony by
special permit from the governor. and
on payment Of the sum OF ten pounds
for each specimen obtained. Beyond
Cape colony the sportsman has TO
travel nowadays several hundred
miles before he can hope TO find buff
falo. Perhaps the best country exist
ing at the present time is the low and
unhealthy region lying in Portuguese
territory between the Sabi and Fam
best. Upon the Bust and Pungue
rivers and their tributaries. and about
the tributaries of the Zambesi. on
its easterly course. large herds or
buffalo are still 10 be found This
country. however. is only accessible
during the African winter-April to
October-unless the risk of deadly
fever be taken. There are still buna-
10 to be found. to. about the Chobe
river. In the far-off ssamps aud
marshes OF the Upper Okavango. In
these regions the tsetse fly is certain
TO be found In the buffaloes' haunt,
and the hunter must perforce do all
his work on foot.
AS the African buffalo is one OF the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23

driven about and shot pretty much at
will. They seem for the time TO be-
come Clustered. lose their heads, try
TO make short cuts past II" mounted
men, and so fall victims. In former
days these magnificent beasts ran In
immense numbers in all the open
country from the Orange river TO the
Zambesi. They are still 10 be found
in large troops in the Ngamilant coun-
try. In remoter parts OF Mashopaiani.
and In still irger numbers east and
northeast OF Mashonaiand. toward
the voast. Beyond the Zsmbesi they
are widely distributed In Africa. be-
coming exceedingly plentiful again
upon the great plains between the
east coast and Uganda. South OF the
Orange river they seem seldom, II
ever. TO have ranged. Burchelis ze-
bra Is not TO be confounded with
the more asinlne black and white
mountain zebra &c Zebral. which is
perfect, striped all over. The B rch-
ellis zebra is best ;nown 10 the Brit
ish public OF all this handsome group.
good examples being Away On view
in the geological society's gardens.
As general rule this zebra IL not
perfectly banded down the legs-as is
it's mountain cousin-but n variety.
sometimes called by scientists"Chap-
mans zebra" is 10 be found In the
interior. with the white ! SIS pretty
generally banded as far down as the
fetiocks. The average European
sportsman. having shot few of these
beautiful creatures az specimens, will
usually stay his hand and spare them.
unless meat for his followers Is abso-
lutely needed. The Boer and native
hunter, on the contrary. shoot them
whenever they get the chance. merely
for the price of the skin-a matter OF
a few shillings up country. And 40
the species becomes exterminated. IL
is a thousand pitiesl OF all sights
in the fair veldt-and there are many
TO charm the eye-i know OF few no
bier than a good troop OF Burchel's
zebras, creatures which seem to have
been created for on other purpose
than to adorn the wilderness.
Whether feeding quietly among the
heritage; or resting In the heat OF
midday: or feeting across the plain,
their striped coats. as clean and shin.
ing as well-groomed race horse.
cleaning In the sunlight: brisk, beat
tifully proportional. and full of life
and spirits: these zebras represent
the highest perfection Of feral life.
True children OF the sun-drenched
plains. long may they yet flourish to
decorate the African veldt,
BY permission OF Longmans, Green d
Co.. New York.
Copyright. 1909. by Benz. b. Hsmpton)
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23
Repor. Of carneqle Hero Fund.

The trustees OF the Carnegie hero
fund in Great Britain in their first re-
port. covering little over three
months. refer to the difficulty 10 max
ing awards and enumerate large
number Of cases OF bravery which were
reported to them. but which they felt
compelled to set aside as falling short
Of what is required for recognition by
the fund Presence Of mind. alert
ness and promptness Of action may re
salt in the saving OF lie" they say.
but heroisn is something more The
action must be voluntary. and not one
that is performed under the compul-
sion Of duty" They add that actions
which do nothing more than meet the
ordinary claims Of humanity can
scarcely be ranked as heroic.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23

horses Behind him, ferriel across the
river, and spent the next two days in
hunting. He had with him his own
Hottentot servant. a good and reliable
hunter. and a fair shot. and he had
as well several natives of the district
who were anxious for meat. and ready
to show him the game.
On the first day the Dutchman came
across some fifty buffaloes grazing
In fairly open veldt. Getting behind
some good and convenient covert. and
with the wind in the right direr lion,
be had little difficulty in shooting two
fat COWS and young. fresh bull. The
COWS were pretty easily secured; but
the young bull, although shot through
the lungs, jumped on his legs from
some long grass and bush, then
walked up. charged ierccly at the
spooring party. and was only killed
within a few feet of the hunter. The
rest OF the day was spent in skinlins
and cutting up the game. Part of the
natives were sent back TO the Boer
camp. laden with as much meat as
they could caTry-tbe Beers requiring
not only fresh mea. for immediate
use but enough to make a supply Of
'biltone- lsaited sun-dried flesh: the
remainder Of the flesh was bestowed
upon the native villagers who we're
With the expedition
LARGE numbers OF buHaloes were
still reported a little further ahead.
among the iagoons and marshes Of
this region. and the Dutch hunter.
therefore camped for the night. ate a
hearty supper BY the roaring hre. and
slept soundiy tn early dawn Before
sun-up the party were again stirring.
In less than two hours time the ma
tives had led the way 20 a broad.
marshy lagoon. OF -'viei - a. the Beers
call 70. surrounded BY dricT ground.
upon which grew bush. acacia trees.
and a few tall palms. Part Of this
lagoon Vas shallow open water. the
remainder consists Of dense bed ~
tai reeds. which led ~ further
suamps and IaEoons beyond. The
sieht that met the Dufchmans eyes.
a. he and the natives crepf cautiously
towards the edge n the -vici. AM svr-
veyed the scene from behind a screen
OF bush. was a wonderful one n and
srout fhe ~viei.~ stood a troop 81 not
less than two hundred buaaioes. some
rolling IN tSe shallow. some dr.nking.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23
Stalking a Buffalo Herd.

| cannot better illustrate the char
acter of these determined and plucky
animals than by an adventure mar
rated to me not long since in the hunt
ing veldt by Boer hunter from the
Transvaal He had been tracking
with some other compatriots far to
the northwest of Lake Ngami. Flesh
was badly wanted in camp, and as
tsetse fly was prevalent in the
marshy country, north of the Okanan-
go river, on which they were out
spanned. and the natives reported
large herds of buffaloes, he left MS
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23
IMMUNE FROM FIRES EFFECT
Natives Of India Take No Harm In
Walking Barefooted Over Glow
ing Goals.

On the anniversary OF the twentieth
day after the death OF Imam Hussain.
which fell recently. the usual cere-
mony OF walking over the FIRE. which
is held annually at Mushirabad. SUBJ
urb OF Hyderabad. took place In pres
ence of q crowd which was greater
than In past years. Walking over the
fire" is wonderful sight. Two or
three carloads OF firewood are gathered
in an open space In front OF the
"Ashoorkhana," and at midnight the
wood is set on flre. This takes about
two hours to burn. and the heat is 50
great that no one can stand within
distance OF at least dozen yards
from the fire. After the fire has burnt
out. the live charcoal Is spread out
evenly on the ground in the form OF a
circle. When everything Is ready. two
men Jump barefooted into the fire and
walk across the fiery carpet. not once,
but at least a dozen times. The heat
from the glowing embers is fercer
than when the wood was burning. The
example OF the two men Is followed
BY several hundreds. The strangest
feature OF the ceremony Is that not
single man receives any injury. Even
children of all ages jump into the
FIRE and run across 1t without the
least hesitation. and all seem to be at
home. The only effects after passing
through the ordeal seem to be that
one perspires profuseiy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23

Billiard belisars made from tusks of a
certain convenient; diameter. known 80
COW ivory. Bull fpsks run from ~
to 30 pounds in weight and bring q 80
a pound Pisnoksy manufacturers rse
only Tire larger bull tusks. % weight
which COWS never attain. say 80 pounds
and over. Ten years ago 20 pounds
was a fair average for shipment.
while to-day 80 pounds Is considered
COCO. The heaviest pair % :usks Nth
in The memory % American experts
arc ga and 30 ponds. respectively
They we're bought ~ ZANZIBAR IN 1900
By a New York house for GLOW
McClnre,s MAGAZINE.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23

You will find. too. that the native
spoorer, who trotted In front OF you
readily enough on the blood spoor OF
elephant. and even lion. will now
greatly prefer to follow in your rear.
and leave you to take up your own
person the first and dangerous risk
Ia the dark and shadowy thickets into
which you are advancing. He knows
none better-the dark. evil fury
and the lurking, noiseless ways OF the
beast of which you are In search.
The buffalo, so soon as he is wounded.
seems, indeed, to think OF little else
than a bloody revenge. Mike most
other game, which, when wounded.
will almost invariably f-take item
selves IN fight as far from the pur-
suer as possible. he usually retreats
some distance into the densest bush.
and then either hides up in some
dark corner. where the shadows are
deep and dense. or. trrning upon his
line. takes a parallel path back. and
so waits for his foe: or he will even
follow back upon his own spoor and
conceal himself Sometimes he will
stand lurking amid the dark thickets;
at another time. II badly wounded,
he will lie down; in either case pre-
pared and determined TO infiict a
bloody revenge for the hurts under
which he is smarting. Year after
year fatal accidents happen in South
African buffalo hunting, year after
year men. IL not killed outright. are
terribly mauled; and. until the buffalo
is completely exterminated. he will
be found as savage and as dangerous
as the lion himself, and. withal. far
more reyengefill
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23
Most Dangerous Game in Africa.

IL is agreed upon all hands by ex-
perienced hunters in Africa that the
buffalo Is one OF the three most dan
serous four-footed foes that man can
attack. Most men class this animal
with elephants and lions. as game that
requires the highest attributes OF skill
courage and caution TO bring TO bag
As a matter of fact. IL may be laid
down that more deaths and dangerous
accidents happen annually in Africa
IN hunting the buffalo than IN the
chase OF any other species Of heavy
game. In regions where large aum-
bers Of thcse splendid beasts still wan
der. in troops of three hundred. four
hundred and even more. and where
they have bcea little disturbed. the
hanter has no great dificuliy in shoot
ing as many a. he requires IN fairly
open country. where scattered covert
erssts. and ~here they can be readily
approsched-for they are BY no means
keen sighted Creatures man may.
he begins % think. shoot bufsioes a.
easily as he can shoot oxen. But.
directly q buffalo f. wounded and h.s
blood -spoor has 10 Be taken up. and
the hunter has 10 follow hir7 into the
dense coverts 10 which he retreats.
the business IL entirely changed. Then
you may prepare 20 io-k out for your.
self. To take ID your heaviest and
most reliable weapon. and q follow
the track Of your game WITH every
sense alert. aad your rife handy for
az Instant and most deadly csargs
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23
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/ had missed him from his ac-
customed stations and on his re-
appearance he was generally ban
daged I'D and one leg was IN
splints. It appears that one late after
noon when the shadows in the brush
were growing to the point OF almost
complete darkness though the sun
still Illuminated the tops of the trees,
he was returning to camp alone save
for a Senegambian gun bearer noted
for his bravery. Both were mounted
on native ponies. wiry and keen OF
senses. Suddenly Williams pony be-
gan to shuttle and snort and both
stood stock still refusing TO advance
into the darkness of the foliage
arched trail. Williams quickly I'M
slung a double barrelled ten gauge
Parker with which he had been after
fowl. He meant to slip in buck shot
cartridge, but before he more than
had his gun across his pommel. with
a grunting below the huge form OF
an old bull buffalo rushed out of the
darkness ahead and charged the two
with all ferocity.
1t was impossible to turn out of his
way and all that Williams could do
was to lean forward and paN both
barrels point blank. The massive
horns and frontal bones must have
shielded the beast from any injury.
save enough to infuriate 1t more than
ever The next instant Williams
pony was disemboweled with side
swipe OF the bulls horns and the
rider was pitched into the brush with
a broken leg. On over the dying
pony rushed the buffalo and his
charge drove the second pony end
over end on top of his Senegambian
rider. The two rifles he carried few
into the brush and one fell near Will
Jams. II was the Winchester forty
four Williams dragged himself over
to 1t and found 1t uninjursd, but a
tragedy was transporting meanwhile.
Giving the poor gun bearer no chance
for his life. the bull swept first one
tip of his mighty horns and then the
other into the tumble Of horse and
man and in his blind fury knelt on
them and stamped on them. This
happened In the fraction Of minute
OF course. and was terminated only
when Williams. mastering all his
strength, rose TO his knees and began
pumping soft-nosed pellets into the
bulls flank, raking him forward into
vital parts. The murderous creature
fell on top OF his victims and when
searchers attracted by Williams
cries. found them. horse. bull and
Senegambian lay dead in one heap
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23
Attacked by an Enraged Buffalo.

At last several fat cows. for which
he had been waiting came. together
with a tremendous old bull. within
80 yards Selecting the best COW. the
Boer aimed behind the point of the
shoulder, and brought her down. She
fell instantly TO the shot. struggled a
little further. and soon lay dead. The
Boer had hoped and expected to bring
down another COW. His intentions
we're frustrated, however. by the bull.
which charged upon the instant direct
" towards the rife smoke. Within
ten yards. the putchman, who was
kneeling. fired again. hitting the grim
beast in front of the chest. and turn
ing it. Meanwhile, at the -ound OF
the firing the whole immense herd
fioundered out of the "vlei." and went
of crashing through an angle OF the
reed beds, and thence far into the
bush. As they fed the Boar showed
IN another cartridge. took aim at
retreating COW eighty yards of. and
by lucky shot. broke her back. She
patched. Leaving the natives to skin
and cut up these carcasses, the
Dutchman now took up the pursuit CT
the wounded bull, which he had
marked In his fight through dense
patch of reeds to the light of the Ia
COON. The beast had turn 81 of alone,
and the greatest care had to be taken
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23

Hunting
the
Dangerous
African
Buffalo
By II. A. Bryd e n

II. A. Dryden, the co-duthor with.
Percy Selous of 'TrdUel and Big
Game" is man rho wds born to
the chase. From his youth 1t has
been his ruling passion and he has
gone NTH his rifle all orer the wor'd.
In every continent his fame as a
Nimrod is known, and he has a mod
est direct style of presenting his
adventures. tinged rith little touch
of poetic sentiment here and there,
which is rery pleasing indeed. II any
fault at all could be found ruth him
IL Would be that he waS orermodest
and inclined 10 boast for others in
stead of telling his own story.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23

toughest and most difficult OF all game
animals to bring to bag. so that hand
some creature. Burchell's zebra
(Equus BurchellD. the zebra of the
plains, is by far the most easily de-
stroyed A single 450 EXPRESS OF Mar
tini-Henry bullet will at once turn
this feet and handsome animal OF the
Troop. an easy victim Of not n eady
killed outright) to the hunters next
shot. With broken leg the zebra
is instantly helpless; with a broken
limb. and a shot through the body to
boot. one of the larger African an
telopes. such as a hartebeest or brin-
died gnu. will often run for miles. and
finally escape the hunter altogether.
As an almost invariable rule Burch-
ellis zebras are hunted on horseback:
they are feet and enduring, and even
a first-clsss South African hunting
pony must be in very good form. and
upon hard even ground. 20 carry MS
rider within hal. of them. Most usu-
ally these animals are to Re met with
feeding on open grassy plains. or IN
ORCl Uucl- EtdEtc anu
clcarings are 70 be found. In a talon
end chase across fats. with a fair
start. they can usually gallop clean
away from the mounted man. II IL
were not for a habit OF curiosity. they
would. indeed. be -kit;le cattle" 70
come ND with on the great plains.
But their curiosity is often their IN
doing. have many times Eslloped
steadily behind a troop Of these re-
bras. and then halted for a moment
The zcbras would then wheel quickly
round In line and stand for 3 minute
10 have a good look AZ the pursuer.
This was the time to put IN a steady
shot. Sometimes. even when the hun
ter Is zailoping. they vii turn round
and stand Tor a moment. apparently
out Of sheer curiosity.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23

In following it through such covert.
But the Dutchman had hitherto al
ways had great luck with buffalo.
| and was determined to finish of his
task AS soon as the reeds were
reached. the blood spoor was easily
to be followed. The heavy bullet had
evidently raked the lungs, the bull
was bleeding freely. and large patches
of crimson marked its path. The reeds
were very tall-twelve OF fourteen
feet-and thick, and the spooring
seemed so dangerous an operation
that the Hottentot. who was carrying
a second gun-a Martini Henry-fell
behind. leaving his master TO take the
first risk with his heavy eightbore.
At every step-they were wading
knee deep il water-the hunters
stopped to listen. They mad not pen
etrsted fifty yards through the avenue
OF broken reeds. afforded by the pass
age of the bull. when in an instant.
and without warning. the beast was
upon them. The Boer was knocked
fat apon his back by the charge: the
bull had miscalcuiated his distance.
had no doubt, charged for the sound.
and had struck his nemy with his
nose. which was held high. as is the
habit Of these brutes when charging.
CaIloping over the PROSTATE Boer. the
Buffalo went straight for the Hotten-
tot few paces behind This unfor-
tunste toe brute struck with his horn
and tossed on one side some yards
into the reeds. Then. continuing its
career. the boil passed on out Of the
Wei and toSk shelter in some thin
bush. where IL was aftervard found
dead. The Boer. all the vino knocked
out Of him. and severely bruised.
picked himself I'd. retrieved hissriHe.
which was flung yards away. and then
sought the Hottentot The unfortunate
servant Law among the reeds and
water. a terrible wound gaping Just
below his chest. % the lcft-breathing
his last He lived only short time.
and diea a pathetic and unwilling OBJ
ject lesson In the risks and dangers
Of following a wounded buffalo into
thick covert.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23

The duke Of SAKE. Who is also man.
sEer 81 the Court thester. lately H.
sued an order forhiddiag kissing on
TIE EfaEe
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23

\ incident highly in
dicative of the ex-
traordinarily danger
Gus character of the
African buffalo is re-
lated by Mr.. Ainsley
Williams. the gentle
man scout of the IA
nous Niger water
shed exploring party.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23
DISCRIMINATING the African Zebra.

In semi-bushy cocntry. where their
view is more circumscribed. these To-
bras are without much difhcuity shot.
IN Nashonaiand lrEe numbers %
those zebras have been ehot within
the last feT years BY the pioneers
and settlers. have found that ~
making lore q '0ur an ecftiag be-
tween them and the bush 70 rhich
they run for shelter. these animals
When feeding N the ope1 Ca be
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23

Roosevelt and Tar are tae only
presidents eiecfsd from the sane
tosns n which they usfs horn
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23
Some PeriIs Of Buffalo Hunting.

Occasionally hunters have been a.
lacked BY solitary bufaic which has
charged them before . shot has been
Cred. and without apparent proyoca-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-23

some standing belly.deep in water.
dark and motionless. The buffalo
birds ia species of starting Buphaya
Africana) those watchful allies OF
these animals and rhinoeeroses. were
flying hither and thither. many OF
them packing and feeding on the ticks
and parasites which infest the buff
falo. A number of small white herons.
too. were about the ''vlel," some of
which were also TO be seen actually
perching on the broad backs OF the
great game. In any case the stalk re-
quied caution. and. with these watch
ml "buftel-vogef about. extreme care
was, as the Boer saw, essential. Con.
cealed behind a thick mass OF bush.
to which he and the Hottentot had
crept. the Dutcbman waited patiently
till the troop moved and q fair shot
offered
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
The burden of the nation.

The burden of the nation.
For our food untaxed shall be,
And our trade shall still be free,
We will march to victory
For honest land taxation.
Tune of Bonnie Dundee"
To the lords and the Tories twas
Asquith who spoke,
Too long you have scorned the an
peals of honest folk,
But the reign of the brewers and
landlords is DER,
And we'll fight for the rights of
the humble and poor"