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The Lamar register., 1909-06-16
SEEMED APPROPRIATE TO HER
Wife Of Sick Man Thought She Had
Reason for Appealing to Loco
motive Works.

One day last winter a feeble Irish
woman called upon us for aid. The
case sounded urgent, so went with
her at once. Everything was Just as
she had stated. Her husband was
very i'll, she was too old and feeble
to work, their children were dead,
there was no fire and their only food
was bread which their neighbors. al
most as poor as they, had given them.
I asked her why she had not come to
us before and she replied that she
had appealed to the church and to
several individuals without success.
Thin" she went on. "Oi whit to tn
big place round the strate." The only
"big place" near was a plant for the
manufacture of steam engines, and
wondered.
But what made you go to the loco
motive works." l asked.
We'll. ma'am, shure an amt me
old man got locomotive s?"-New
York Telegram.
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16

game, selecting the correct rife,
loading with the proper ammunition.
pointing out the place to shoot at
and handing the hunter the weapon.
The hunter merely pulls the trigger.
after seeing that there are number
of shikarees NATIVE hunters) in
readiness to protect him should
he miss his mark and the game
charge As often as not he misses.
a shikaree shoots the game. and
his employer gets the credit. 1t
is the dangerous side only of African
hunting that has any attractions for
the man with any sporting instincts
in him, and 1t is only that side of
the hunt that is of interest to the
laity.
According to present intentions. Mr..
Cunninghame will take the Roosevelt
party over the route l have covered
twice, the last time very recently.
What l have passed through Roose-
welt must face. He will be lucky If
he comes out alive.
Like most Beers, I have been hunt
ing, on and of. and associating with
hunters since l was ten years old.
happened so frequently to me that
most of my hunting experiences ap-
pear almost too commonplace to
record. Yet some of them stand out
wildly from the rest. especially those
of recent occurrence. 1t would be
impossible to hunt any length Of time
in Africa without having some adven-
lures. worth relating; adventures in
which a steady eye. nerves of steel.
and a brain as quick as lightning are
life-saving essentials to a big game
hunter.
Most game drops at the first shot
from the rife of an experienced hunt
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16

Nebogatoff in the Russo-Japanese war,
were pardoned and released from the
fortress of St. Peter and st. Paul
month ago. These officers had been
sentenced to death for having sur
rendered their commands. but in view
of extenuating circumstances their
sentences were committed to ten
years imprisonment, which they be-
gan serving in 1907.
During their stay in the fortress
each prisoner had large. bright. well
warmed room. Before their windows
the fortress gardens stretch down to
the Neva. beyond which stands the
winter palace, once the winter home
of that other prisoner who spends
most of his time in Tsarkoe-Selo.
In each room were a field bed.
large and small table. few chairs,
a wardrobe and a washstand. The
windows are covered with iron lat
tice work. At eight o'clock in the
morning the prisoners were served
with tea and their newspapers were
taken in. The sailor takes four news
papers and is a keen follower of pol
itics. The soldier scarcely manages
to get through one Journal
At one o'clock luncheon of meat and
coup was served. The meal was not
varied much, but the food was eS-
cellent. After luncheon the Prison
ers generally walked in the gardens.
At six dinner was served. a light
meal. At nine tea was served for the
last time.
The prisoners read as late into the
night as they cared to. Twice a week
visitors were admitted. the first day
being confined to their wives. Twice
month the prisoners took a bath in
the fortress bath and on great holt
days they attended service in the
famous fortress cathedral under a
convoy of soldiers.
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16

Il remember one place in particular
where l saw one of these carrot
topped Irish-Mexicans who had such
a Hibernian face that felt sure at
once he must be an exile from Erin
who had gone broke in the land OF the
Montezumas. 1t was at a station
called Apizaco. on the Mexican railway
the line that leads from the capital
to Vera Cruz, a road that was built by
an lrishman who grew rich and be-
came a Mexican citizen. This man was
selling gaudily painted and carved
canes, for which this station Is famous
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whose hunting experiences has been
bring him down. The hunter must
put the shot into the animals head or
heart. or he must face a charge that
will probably end in his destruction.
Rifles of various caliber are carried
for economy. 1t is cheaper to use
small six five-tenths millimeter rife
on Small game, a nine millimeter on
medium game, and a 900 express on
big game. than to carry one weapon
for all-round work, which would have
to be big enough at least for the
largest game. Nothing smaller than
$50 express would do for that, and
it would be distinctly uneconomical
not to say foolish. to shoot a small
antelope. the size of goat. with a
600 express. 1t would be like using
pile driver to kill a mosquito. Again.
cartridges become very costly by the
time they reach the interior of Africa
A cartridge for GOO express rife. for
instance. costing sixpence 12 cents)
in London, reaches an enormous price
by the time II gets into the hunting
grounds of Africa. / have seen them
bring five shillings (s1.25) each. and
very scarce at that. Nor is this such
an extravagant price when one takes
into consideration that every ounce
has TO be carried by porters who plod
for months through swamps, across
rivers, over mountains, traversing the
parched weld and penetrating the dis
NAL forest, often fighting their way
foot by foot before they reach their
destination. 1t is easy to see that
weight is an important factor in cart
ridge economics. Four six five-tenths
nillimeter cartridges are equal in
weight to one 500 express. That is, 1t
is four deaths against one, for the
same weight.
These are the things President
Roosevelt must learn before he can
consider himself up on the ways of
safari.' II the president hunts like
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16

an Africander and not like the av-
erage European that visits the dark
continent, he will certainly find
danger; danger that tries hunters
confined to bird shooting with shot
guns. or small game. with. say. 49,
caliber rife. may understand the
meaning of these figures, let me state
that the ordinary 32-caliber rifle has
a recoil of perhaps ten to twelve
pounds. The double barreled shot
gun. which to the ordinary hunter
seems to have all the kicking ca
pacity any weapon needs. has a re-
soil of from % to 80 pounds.
The 600 caliber cordite express is
the most deadly hand arm made.
Notwithstanding the terrific force
of this 600 express bullet it must be
placed in the correct part of an ele-
plants or a rhinoceros' anatomy to
nerve, that requires al alert intelli-
gence and a quick eye to pass through
II and live.
Mr.. Cunninghame, who is organic
ing the Roosevelt expedition. is one
of the most experienced and clever of
African hunters. He will have COM
plete charge of everything from the
largest to the smallest detail. With
him at the head of things the presi-
dent can depend on having success
full hunt. That is. II he is going for
sport and not merely as scribe look
ing for local atmosphere for his book.
Many great African hunters have
killed all their game in the narrow
and dark confines of an ink bottle.
Africa is menagerie 11.500,000
miles in area, with the greatest com
bination of lakes. rivers. mountains
and weld imaginable. veritable para
disc for wild animals. Notwithstand-
ing the destruction of big game, there
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16

all over the country. He was dressed
in the usual two-piece suit-loose
blouse and trousers of white cotton.
ragged and dirty. His red head was
covered by tattered straw sombrero.
and his feet we're bare-like all the
other poems. When he came up to me
with his canes spoke to him In Eng
lish. He grinned at me and replied In
Spanish that he did not understand.
So went back at him in Mexican:
Aren't you Irishr What is your
name? l asked.
Isl. senor.' he replied in the formal
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16

is a sport. something to be played at;
hunting in Africa is trade. almost a
profession. In America one merely
takes rife and goes out to shoot. In
Africa, to hunt a la mode, one takes
battery of arms, usually three and
sometimes four. high power rifles of
different oaliber, ranging from six
and five-tenths millimeter to a 900
cordite express. The cartridges for
these rifles are charged with vari-
Gus bullets. solid nickel, steel, soft
nose long, soft nose short and split.
Each of these bullets was designed
by experts for a special use. and on
the way they are used depends the
success of ones shot. Often the use
of the unsuitable bullet ends in the
hunters death. On small game the
light caliber arm, six fve-tenths MILL
meter, is used. and on large and dan
gerous game the nine millimeter Maui
ser and 600 caliber cordite express
give the best results. The last-named
rifle strikes the enormous blow of
$500 pounds, and has a recoil of close
on a hundred weight. That the man
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16

on account of the thickness of the
underground. 1t meant long, pa
tient crawl to a good shooting posi-
ton, for to shoot at anything but
close quarters in such country meant
that the bullet would be DETECTED by
the bush. put solid nickel ball in
the right barrel of my GOO caliber ex-
press for head shot, and a soft nose
split in the left barrel for body shot.
With the shikaree at my side and the
gun bearer at my back, we crept
silently, inch by inch, foot by foot.
through the huge tufts of grass till a
good view of the game presented it
self.
l took of my coat and hat, hung
them on a low limb and crawled a
few yards farther on. AS l could not
get vital shot at any of the ele-
plants in their lying position, gave
sharp whistle. In an instant they
were upon their feet thrusting their
trunks up in the air to get a scent of
their enemies and holding out their
enormous ears to catch the slightest
sound. AT last an old bull worked
into the right position. l aimed at
his weakest point, between the eye
and ear, and gave him the solid shot.
My aim was bad; piece of his tusk
flew into the air. With a roar he
charged down on me like an ava
lanche.
leveled my express for second
shot and the natives stood ready.
Down he came. the grass waving be-
fore him in pillows. l waited so. 40.
80. 20 yards, another seconds sus-
pense and-bang! l gave him the soft
bullet full in the chest 1t failed to
stop him. screeching roar of pain
burst from the charging monster and
blood gushed from his trunk.
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16
PRESSED HARD
Coffee's Weight on Old Age.

When prominent men realize the in.
furious effects of coffee and the change
in health that Postum can bring. they
are glad to lend their testimony for
the benefit of others.
A superintendent of public schools
in one of the southern states saws:
My mother, since her early child
hood, was on inveterate coffee drinker,
had been troubled with her heart for a
number of years and complained of
that weak all over feeling and sick
stomach.
Some time ago was making an Off
cial visit to distant part of the coun-
try and took dinner with one of the
merchants of the place. noticed a
somewhat peculiar favour of the cof-
fee, and him concerning it. He
replied that 1t was Postum.
Il was so pleased with it, that after
the meal was over. bought package
to carry home with me. and had wife
prepare some for the next meal. The
whole family were SO well pleased
with 1t, that we discontinued coffee
and used Postum entirely.
Il had really been at times very
anxious concerning my mothers con-
oition, but we noticed that after using
Postum for short time, she felt SO
much better than she did prior to its
use. and had little trouble with her
heart and no sick stomach; that the
headaches were not so frequent, and
her general condition much improved.
Ihis continued until she was as well
and hearty as the rest of us.
4 know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members of the
family. but not in SO marked a de-
gree as in the case of my mother. as
she was a victim Of long standing"
Read. The Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above letterf 4 new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuines trues and full Of h11an
Interest.
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16
Women Pilot on Pacific Coast.

Mrs. Gertrude wiman of Portage.
Wash, enjoys the unique distinction
of being the only woman pilot of the
Pacific coast. From her earliest years
she has been associated with steam.
boat life. and married ship captain.
who taught her the art of navigation.
This had the somewhat unexpected
effect of creating a desire to put her
knowledge to practical account. She
presented herself, among many male
applicants, to the United States in.
spectors for examination and passed
with flying colors. receiving her pilots
papers. Indeed, save in the respect
OF physical strength she qualified as
well as any of the candidates, one of
the examining board testifying that
"she knows the sound as veil as anv
man."
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16
Four-Year-oId Bull. Which Is to Pace
Against Horses.

2:30 class in Pennsylvania this year
The bull is owned by DIR. James c.
CLANCY. an old horseman. and John
H. Ross of Waynesburg. These men
discovered the bull when a year old
in Maryland. At that time some boys
were breaking him to harness. and
several months later the animal was
purchased and his training was con.
tinued. He PAGES to a track sulky in
a two-minute harness, with bits and
hopples. such as any light horse would
have. He is docile as an old COW. ac.
cording to Mr.. Ross, and for pastime
he is ridden to saddle by the Nwne>k.
He is the idol of children, who fire..
quently ride astride his back. The
bull has done the half mile in 1:22
and his owners are cofident he can do
the mile in less than 2:3O. He has
wind as good as any horse. and DR..
CLANCY and Mr.. Ross are now making
arrangements to match the bull
against trotting horses as an exhibi.
ton $500.
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16

err. THE game that makes the story
is the game that's missed" as the
Swahili least coast natives) say, and
there is nothing truer than that say
ing, as far as my experiences go. for
a bad shot nearly ended my trek "a
little while ago in the Lake country.
l was treking between Lake Albert
Edward N'Yanza and Lake Kivu. the
greatest stretch of hunting ground In
the world, with a caravan OF hun
bred men. We had marched steadily
through the early part of the day and.
now that the merciless white-hot sun
was directly overhead, | called halt
Each member of the caravan threw
himself down in the shade excepting
my shikaree Nick, boy from the
other side of the continent, native
of Senegal. He never rested. and as
he got a percentage of the ivory we
secured, he never let the soles of his
feet grow soft for want of exercise.
About an hour passed before Nick
same swinging into camp with his
white teeth cleaning like new swords.
I knew by his smile that there was
something afoot. He walked straight
to my elephant guns and beckoned
me. l knew he had struck a fresh
spoor (traiD. SSizing my arms.
signaled my gun bearer and struck
out. Nick leading.
II there are any elephants about at
midday, the hunter is pretty sure to
make good bag, for at that time
they rest out OF the direct rays of
the sun, doing the hot hours away,
and are easily approached.
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16

Canada. Denmark, France, Ger
many. England, Russia, Sweden and
the United States WERE in 1908. repre-.
scented among the IL expeditions
which were struggling toward the
pole. Eight leaders were veterans
Peary and Cook of the United States,
Bernier of Canada. Erickson and Ras-
mussen of Denmark. Charcot of
France. Shackleton of England and
Geer of Sweden.
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16

A religious life is not a thing which
spends itself like bright bubble on
the rivers surface. 1t is rather like
the river itself, which widens continu-
ally and is never SO broad or deep A.
where 1t rolls into the ocean of Etsr-
nity.-Beecher.
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16

How are you going to keep COM
plants from arising among con-
sumers?"
Il don't know" answered Mr. Dustin
Stax. Consumers are mighty trouble
some. Sometimes l think they take
advantage of the fact that we can't
get along without 'em in our bust.
ness"
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16
IRISH BLOOD IN DIAZ LAND

Just returned from long trip through
Diaz's republic. The reason for this
isn't far to seek When the Mexican
railroads were built, twenty or thirty
years ago, it was an army OF Irish la
borers who dug the dirt. laid the ties
and spiked down the steel. They
mixed with the native population. ma
turally. and the red-headed hybrid with
a pug nose and perpetual grin is the
result
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16
Many Mexieans Found with Red Hair
and Real Hibernian ero9ue
and Names.

"The Mexicans are a dark-skinned
race, but in the crowds of idlers who
watch the passing train at every rail-
road station you will be sure to see
one or more faces Of truly Irish cast.
surmounted by shocks Of touseled
brtck-red hair" said a man who had
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16

Spanish phrases that even the Indians
there use, my name is Innocente Je-
sus O'Rourke.' And he said 1t. with
a brogue that, aside from his looks.
was his sole ancestral Inheritance"
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16

snatched my Mauser and Jumped
aside as he passed. My hat and coat.
which were a few yards behind, at
tracted his attention. With q snort
of satisfaction he crushed them down.
l gave him all my Mauser shots in
the rear. With extraordinary sudden
ness he turned. He sighted me and
charged, his tusks level with his body.
My magazine was empty. l threw riy
rife down and ran. the elephant gain
ing on me at each step. l saw Nick
ahead OF me with leveled rife.
To keep running meant that
would soon be overtaken. Instructive
ly 1 threw myself on the ground and
Nick fired. With thud that made
the earth tremble the elephant
dropped. The huge trunk twisted like
a wounded snake for a moment, and
then the gigantic body relaxed in
death. 1t all took about two minutes
to happen and was a pretty close
shave. but II was worth the trouble.
for the tusks we got were big. weigh
ing close to a hundred pounds.
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16
A Terrible Battle with Elephants.

After half an hours walk through
grass that was at least 20 feet high.
we came across herd of about
twenty elephants, among which there
were some fine bull tuskers. AS l ex-
pected. they were all resting out of
the sun. They were difficult to get at
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16

are still thousands of herds of every
thing Africa possesses for the hunter
roaming over the weld only a few
days travel afoot from the coast.
There are hundreds of rivers that
have rarely been visited by the white
man. On the banks of these streams
hippopotami. rhinoceroses. elephants.
leopards, lions, gorillas and dozens of
varieties of antelope. the names Of
which have never been heard by the
majority of Europeans or Americans,
gambol and fatten in gluttonous plen-
titude undisturbed by the crack of the
500 caliber express. 1t is only in
readable districts that the game is
killed to any great extent. The cost
and danger of hunting in most of the
country have protected it and will
protect It for many years to come.
FrightfuI Diseases of the Jungle.
Where game is most abundant the
frightful diseases that nature seems
to have placed as a barrier against
the white mans invasion are also
abundant In Africa's wild, beautiful.
mysterious forests, more 10 be feared
than all the lions and rhinos. Turk the
germs of the deadly blackwater fever.
malaria, acknowledging sleeping sick
ness and the unknown reason for the
weld sores that drain ones life out
in a few months. These. with the
EAST African term for an expedition of
any kind. especially a hunting expedition.
miasmal swamps. the noxious insects.
the Shiny. poisonous spears of the
natives, make hunting in Africa no
game for the chicken-hearted.
OF course. hunting as business is
one thing and hunting for pleasure is
another. 1t is possible to kill African
game to a limited extent without the
slightest hardship. One can go on
safari accompanied by natives who do
all the work, even to carrying the
sportsman in a hammock up to the
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he experience Presi-
dent Roosevelt has
gained h mt in g
game on the North
American continent
will be of little use
to him on his expe-
dition into the wilds
of East Africa.
Hunting in America
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16
WOMAN'S WORTH.

Wifey-I see by this paper that a
man in America sold his wife for a
shilling.
Hubby-Well. If she was a good
one she was worth it.
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16
BULL TO PACE HORSES.
The Animal Is a Four-Year-OId, Full.
6Iooded Jersey, and as DociIe
as an Old Cow.

Boston.-A four-year-old full-blooded
Jersey bull will pace to harness in the
The Lamar register., 1909-06-16

Owned by the British Public.
The value of pictures in the British
National Gallery is about $6.250.0 900.
Evening journal., 1909-04-30
CHURCH 0 ( AT
LOUISE WARMING

The choir and the official board Of
Union NJ. +. Church were entertained
at housewarming by Mr. and Mrs
g. W. Goodwin in their home, No. 507
West Eighteenth street, last night.
Many guests attended and an enjoy
able evening was spent. There was
singing by the choir and Miss Julia
Baynard. Miss Catherine Meelxins
played the piano. and Misses Mar
guerette Alexander and Julia Baynard
recited and were greeted warmly.
Among those present were the Rev.
DR.. w. +. CorlSran, pastor of the
church. and Mrs. Corkran, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. II. Mcdaniel, Mr.. and Mrs
John Bicking Mr.. and Mrs. William
Robb, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Church, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Biscoe. Mr.. and Mrs
Henry. Mr.. and Mrs. l. NJ Lenderman
Mrs. Wilson and Miss Ida Wilson, Mrs
Sallie Mccall. Mr. and Mrs. G.. w
Goodwin, Mrs. w. Mayne.
Misses Sadie Sullivan, Bessie John.
son, Ella Henple, Mary Crawl. Bertha
Crawl. Anna Bayes, Florence Barlow
Elsie Bicking, Julia Baynard. Mar.
guerette Alexander. Catherine MeelSins
of Cambridge. Nd; Alice Mccoy, O.
Middletown, and Stella Scott, Of Parks.
ely, Va.
Messrs. Paul Middleton. Frank Husk
Ernest Haincs. Howard Clark. of Phil
adelphia, c. w. Diggans. Edward A
Watson. S. w. Whitney. Frank Len
derman. r. T. Goodwin.
Evening journal., 1909-04-30
BED MEMS BIG TIME

A union meeting OF Red Men will be
held in the New Century Club tonight
in honor OF the great Incohonee Of the
United States, Joseph Farrar. of Phil
adelphia. The exercises viii begin al
S o'clock. Manitou Tribe. Of the High
lands, will open the session, and there
win be an eXemplifcation Of the war
rior's degree by Minqua Tribe. Other
exercises will be participated in by the
various tribes and councils of the city
Long and short talks" will be giver
by prominent Red Men. A parade OF
Red Men from Red Mems Han. Sixth
and Shipley streets. viii precede the
meeting In the New Century Club. Tn,
parade will be under Great Mischean-
waw William +. Schell. and win b,
headed by a band.