The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, July 23, 1909 Page: 6 of 8
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^^TAIROBL British, East At
iftfl rica.—I guess everybody in
the civilized world knows
IgM that ex-President Theo-
dore Roosevelt of the
Wjf.. United States is getting
two American dollars for
mj word of “copy** he writes for a
tain New York publication. There
• the business of bagging the gnus
this lonely spot on the world's
9 baa a double meaning.
feeQ it gnus or news—suit your-
f—they are pronounced alike. The
lr difference is that you get one
ih a rifle of heavy bore and the
ter by means of mental ingenuity.
Ir. Roosevelt, I hare discovered,
Scan bis own news. And he sells
rjsn news. Hence his declaration
it “because there are no Journal-
» with this expedition all appar-
9f authentic reports are barren
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A NEW “FEAT."
in the make-up of the semi-savage
blacks.
Eighty-four souls comprised the
small army which Mr. Roosevelt took
with him from Mombasa. Bwana
Tumbo dressed his aides up in Amer-
ican made loose shirts and khaki
trousers. Of their own choice were
queer little skull caps decorated with
feathers and tassels.
Wall tents, the
same
used
can
cers.
as those
by Ameri-
army offl
provided
are obtained by means ef bribing Ignorant ser-
id it stands to reason that for the sake of a bribe one
intentions is not above inventing falsehoods for the
obtaining the bribes.”
q* ft may, early in the month of August Mr. Roose-
some of his new's tor a. select gathering of East
at a banquet. You can’t keep reporters from a ban-
at the time of writing there is no reason to
the world will not get the former American execu-
in fall. *
Roosevelt will tell his hunting experiences, his views
politics and lots of other things which will astonish
British hosts and will set them to thinking,
world at large is getting little Roosevelt “stuff,” as
call it. The reason for it is said to be the hunter’s
o pursue the life of a nimrod undisturbed by eager news-
r men. They are on his trail
day, but they keep out of
the port of Mombasa,
Roosevelt and his big
t made an instantaneous hit.
strenuous. Britishers are
movement and thought;
tur-
American
r presidei
are deliberate. Not so with
i American hero. He thought
spoke quickly and said
J which made the inhabitants
i up and shout.
i talked about the great country
the British had built and al-
1 civilized in Africa. He made
points which tickled his hosts
to was solid with them from '
minute hejput foot on the gang-
Of the steamer which brought
i Naples, Italy. He told
African friends that he
to be treated like a regula-
citizen, not like a
lent of the United
This, the British seemed to think, was a
flaas invitation to treat him like a king,
they did.
WRh his entourage riding la the passenger
of a primitive Uganda railway
Mr. Roosevelt gave a real strenuosity ex-
by daring Acting Governor Jackson to
with him on the cowcatcher. He said there
breeze on .the front of the train any-
r. Mr. Jackson anc^Mr. Roosevelt then stopped
i outfit and took positions of vantage ahead of
"• fireman and engineer.
This tickled the Britishers. Nobody had ever
of riding on the front't>f an engine be-
ta East Africa. They had always done the
thing by seating themselves
• ^cushions." So, because he was different
their kind, they liked the American from
•tart.
The ride that day lasted 60 miles, when the en-
being a union engine, refused to work over
hours and gave out. The next day the ride
repeated and to-day half the British Hast
highbrows ride on the front of the en-
when they want to make an impression.
Once on Sir George MacMillan’s ranch the
•port of the expedition commenced.
MacMillan’s ranch is a notorious hangout for
ig lions. They roar around the much
l night and tear up things generally. Colorado
'■ ' ' lions were easily beneath the hunting
of Mr. Roosevelt and he proved that Af-
iions are also-rans alongside of the Ameri-
id by depleting the kingdom of Leo by
two days, thereby setting a new record for
len In this section of Africa,
big, hungry hippopotamus chased Mr.
elt one day. Formulating his plans a3 he
along through the jungle, the ex-president
enraged animal to the open and s*3t two
. bullets crashing between his eyes when the
ww^only 100 feet away. Kermit had a
experience with a rhinoceros and, display-
family traits of his father, stood hia
j and succeeded in dispatching Mr. Rhino
at 40 yards. The
beast was charging
him in dangerous
fashion.
Not long ago Mr.
Roosevelt captured
two baby antetlopes
and sent them to
his daughter, Mrs.
Nicholas Long-
worth, who by this
time doubtless has
received them. More
than 1,500 speci-
mens had been cap-
tured by the Roose-
velt party up to the
time of this writ-
ing and before the expedititon weighs anchor
for other shores probably 1,000 more will have
reached the taxidermists.
Lions, wildebeests, antelopes, giraffes, hippo-
potami, rhinoceri, tigers, monkeys and dozens of
other varieties are among the trophies of the
chase.
To Kermit Roosevelt the expedition has been
a source of wonderment and pleasure. Every-
thing was new to him. He had read about the
mysteriousness of darkest Africa but had never
been given an opportunity to even peer into the
confines of a real lion hunting camp.
At the present writing both Kermit and his
father are in the best of health, both wearing a
swarthy tan which is darker than the jungle
stained khaki suits in which most of the hunting
is done.
A short time ago Mr. Roosevelt visited the
American mission near here and he expressed
pleasure at the work which the organization is
doing for the African savage. The morning of
the day he visited the mission he spent in hunt-
ing Culubra. monkeys and succeeded in shooting
several, which were added to the list of speci-
mens.
Officials here have expressed the belief that
Mr. Roosevelt’s bagging of game is justifiable in
view of the fact that his specimens are being
secured for the purpose of stocking up the
Smithsonian institution at Washington.
Perhaps the biggest test of Rooseveltian stren-
uosity came when the party crossed the desert
west, of this city. In this Instance they were
compelled to go for moie than a week without
procuring water. All the liquid refreshment they
had was carried with them In great water skins,
suitable for this purpose.
Bwana Tumbo, which is an African expression
of revc*rence, was the nickname which Mr. Roose-
velt’s native servants soon attached to him, and
when I met the ex-president at Kapiti Plains
station, where he was obliged to stop during his
travels, he seemed pleased to be reminded of
the fact that he had t truck • responsive chord
the sx-presi-
dent’s sleeping
quarters and his
patriotism was
fully shown by
the fact that the
American stars
and stripes float-
ed from the flag
pole b efore
Roosevelt’s tent.
The colors were
dipped at sun-
rise and sunset
in accordance
with the United
States army cus-
tom.
The Roosevelt
camp presented
a unique scene
Situated in the
< enter was Mr. Roose-
velt’s adobe, which
also housed Kermit.
Before it floated the
American flag and
grouped around it
along miniature
“streets” were the
“pup tents” of the
porters, gunbearers,
bush beaters, cooks
and other servants
Kermit Roosevelt's
personal servant, lu-
ma by name, became
as devoted to hi*
young master as
though the latter
were of regal heri-
tage. He followed
him everywhere and
was at his side dur-
ing the rhinoceros in-
cident In which Ker-
mit’s life was per-
iled.
Juma’s gaudy
ban, khaki half-hose
and American-made
calfskin shoes, which
were a present from Kermit, marked him as a
man to be envied among his fellows. The ex-pres-
ident said that whenever he needed Kermit for any
matter whatsoever, it was onoly necessary to scan
the horizon for Juma’s gay headpiece.
During his hunting, travels and speaking
Bwana Tumbo never has lost sight of his writing.
He is writing a chapter here and there, whenever
he has the time or inclination to devote a few
hours to the hook of travels which he has hail
completed.
Mr. R. D. Cunlnghame, Mr. Roosevelt’s hunter,
is typical of the African sportsman and is declared
to know more about game in this section of the
world than any other game expert.
No more unique sight was ever presented to
the casual observer than that wMch met my eye
when I alighted from a Uganda railway coach at
Kapiti Plains, where Mr. Roosevelt and his army
were grouped. The station is on Bir Alfred Pease’s
ranch or estate, as it is known here.
“The Plains" consists of hardly more than the
signboard which tells its name. Mr. Roosevelt’s
“army” was drawn up about him, the ex-president
was conversing with Hunter Cunlnghame and the
former executive’s gunbearer, Abdallah bln Said,
was awaiting orderq from his chief. Of the army
Abdallah is most devoted to "his master and the
frequent lashings which the heads of the expedi-
tion are often compelled to administer to quell
Impending mutiny are never necessary with this
character. He is a unique type of African and be-
cause of his good qualities he commands better
pay than the rest of his fellows.
The man who aided Mr. Roosevelt In getting
his expedition ready cautioned him against asking
any of his servants to do duties for which any of
the others were hired.
The labor union instinct is second nature with
the attache of the African hunting expedition. Let
a gun bearer try to do the work of a porter or
bush beater and there is war in camp at once.
Neither may the game carriers beat the game into
sight. Perhaps this system is for the best after
all for the reason that every man specializes and
therefore is able to do his own allotted work to a
better advantage. a
It is said here that Mr. Roosevelt's entire expe-
dition will eost between J 15,000 and $20,000, which
to an American hunter may seem an enormous
price. But hunting wild game in Africa Is a heavy
undertaking and in order to go through with such
a task that amount of money is actually neces-
sary. But the party is getting results ami that is
what they figure is the proper viewpoint.
Having arrived in the Stoik district Kermit and
his father had plenty of game upon which to exhibit
their prowess. The younger Roosevelt Immediately
set about establishing a hunting record by bagging
the biggest lion which, up to that time, had found
its way to the taxidermist of the party. In the Stoik
district Mr. „Roosevelt Shot many buffaloes, their
skins being preserved for the Smithsonian insti-
tution.
“Mummy! Mummy! look, here’s
baby walking on his hind legs.”
TOLD TO USE CUTICURA.
After Specialist Failed to Cure Her In-
tense Itching Eczema—Had Been
Tortured and Disfigured But
Was Soon Cured of Dread Humor.
"I contracted eczema and suffered
Intensely for about ten months. At
times I thought I would scratch my-
self to pieces. My face and arms were
covered with large red patches, so
that I "was ashamed to go out. I was
advised to go to a doctor who was
a specialist in skin diseases, but I
received very little relief. I tried
every known remedy, with the same
results. I thought I would never get bet-
ter until a friend of mine told me to try
the Cuticura Remedies. So I tried them,
and after four or five applications of
Cuticura Ointment I was relieved of
my unbearable itching. I used two
sets of the Cuticura Remedies, and I
am completely cured. Miss Barbara
Krai, Highlandtown, Md., Jan. 9, ’08.”
Potter Drag & Cbem. CorpM Sole Prop*-, Boston.
Exchanging Solemn Thoughts.
“Ah, says the man with the parted
whiskers, “when one stands alone in
the night and contemplates the won-
ders of creation, how futile, how puny
man seems! How vain, how pueriK
his hopes and longings, when he is
surrounded by the eternal silence of
the universe! Has this ever occurred
to you?”
“You bet!” answers the man with
the big scarf pin. “He feels just as
punk as he does when he misses the
owl car and has to stand on the cor-
ner an hour for another one.”—Chi-
cago Post.
A Gentle Aspersion.
"Among the prisoners brought before
a Chicago police magistrate one Mon-
day morning was one, a beggar, whose
face was by no means an unfamiliar
one to the judge.
“I am informed that you have again
been found begging in the public
streets,” said his honor, sternly, “and
yet you carried in your pocket over
$10 in currency.”
"Yes, your honor,” proudly returned
the mendicant. “I may not be as in-
dustrious as some, but sir, I am no
spendthrift.”—Harper’s Weekly.
Shortcake.
The strawberry shortcake, I love it,
1 love it! I prize it more dearly than
tongue dare to tell! No sherbet or pud-
ding or pie is above it; there’s nothing
in pastry I like half so well. Just give
me a section as large as a platter,
with freshly crushed berries spread
over the lot, and I am contented and
happy,' no matter what, ailment or
trouble or sorrows I’ve got Ho, bring
on the shortcake, the strawberry
shortcake, and always and ever I’m
Jack-on-the-spot! —Los, Angeles Ex-
press.
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One Cause of Neck Boils.
Neck boils come with the sweaty
frwtson. Many people have large hair
pores on the back of the neck. The
sweaty, starched collar rim is good
culture soil for boil and carbuncle
germs, which get rubbed Into the
large hair follicles or sacks, producing
a painful, sometimes dangerous
spreading crop.
HOME TESTING
A Sure and Easy Test on Coffee*
______ i
To decide the all important ques-
tion of coffee, whether or not it is
really the hidden cause of physical
alls and approaching fixed diseases,
one should make a test of ten days by
leaving off coffee entirely and using
well-made Postum.
If relief follows you may know to
a certainty that coffee has been
your vicious enemy. Of course you
can take it back to your heart again,
if you like to keep sick.
A lady says: “I had suffered with
stomach trouble, nervousness and ter-
rible slok headaches ever since I was
a little child, for my people were al-
ways great coffee drinkers and let us
children have all we wanted. I got
so I thought I could not live without
coffee, but I would not acknowledge
that it caused my suffering.
“Then I read so many articles about
Postum that I decided to give it a fair
trial. I had not used it two weeks in
place of coffee until I began to feel
like a different person. The headache
and nervousness disappeared and
whereas I used to be sick two or three
days out of a week while drinking cof-
fee I am now well and strong and
sturdy seven days a week, thanks to
Postum.
“I had been, using Postum three
months and had never been sick a
day when I thought I would experi-
ment and see if it really was coffee
that caused the trouble, so I began
to drink coffee again and inside of a
week I had a sick spell. I was so ill
I was soon convinced that coffee was
the cause of all my misery and I went
back to Postum with the result that
I was soon well and strong again and
determined to stick to Postum and
leave coffee alone In the future.”
Read the little book, “The Road to
Wellville,” In pkgs, “There’s a Reason.”
Ev»r read the nbove letter? A new
oae appears from time to time. They
are Pennine, true, and full ef human
Interest.
Old and True.
“For fifteen years I have constantly
kept a supply of Hunt's Cure on hand
to use in all cases of itching skin trou-
ble. For Eczema, Ringworm and the
like It is peerless. I regard it as an
old friend and a true one.”
MRS. EULA PRESLAD,
50c per box. Greenfield, Term.
In Spain.
“I wonder if raising bull for fights
is profitable?”
“I guess it is a toss-up.”
For Headache Try Hicks* Capudlns*
Whether from Colds, Heat, Stomach or
Nervous troubles, the aches are speedily
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One trouble with the habitually
crooked man is that he never knows
which way he is turning.
Certainly not! The flavor won't
unless it’s real Wrigley’s
with a spear on every
Life has one great purpose, ths
growth of character.—Wesley.
AFTER
FOURYEARS
OF MISERY
Cured by Lydia E. Pink-
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ever being well
when 1 began to
take Lydia £. Fink,
ham’s Vegetable
Compound. Then
I felt as though
new life had been
given me, and I am recommending it.
to all my friends.”—Mrs. W. 8. Ford,
1988 Lansdowne St, Baltimore, Md.
The most successful remedy in this
country for the cure of all forms of
female complaints is Lydia E. Pink,
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Famous English Detective
Tries to Catch the French
Gentleman Criminal
An&ne Lupin is bold. He
beforehand in the papers what his next
move is going to be. His stony begins is
the August number of
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in their attempt to trap the wuy Lupin
and send to England for Herlock Shohnee.
Then follows a battle of wits. The clever
French rogue against the keen reasoning
English detective.
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Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore. The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, July 23, 1909, newspaper, July 23, 1909; Lancaster, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth542622/m1/6/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lancaster Genealogical Society.