Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1898 — Last of the Buffalo. [ARTICLE]

Last of the Buffalo.

A number of years ago, when It became apparent that the buffalo was to be exterminated in the Northwest, Fred .Durpee, an old ranchman living on Cheyenne River, about seventy miles northwest of Pierre, S. D., captured several calves from one of the small herds which were yet roaming In Dakota, and began breeding them for the purpose of keeping them in existence. Many times his efforts seemed a failure, but the little bunch finally began to Increase, and now consists of thirty head of full blood buffalo apd seventyfive halfbreeds. With the care and attention he has given them and the free life which they have led, there are among them what are pronounced to be the finest specimens of the buffalo In existence. He has just secured from the Indian Department permission to Inclose a large tract on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation tn which to

keep his herd and prevent their scattering. His efforts will assist in keeping in existence these animals, which, without the care of a few men, would now be known only in Metory. Remarkable Cigar Smoking Feat. The greatest cigar-smoking contest on record was decked on a Thames River boat when a well-known English turfman on a wager consumed eighty-six strong cigars in nine and one-half hours. The only refreshment taken by the winner was a chop and a small quantity of brandy and water. Sultan Doesn’t Want Electricity. The Sultan has prohibited the use of electricity in Turkey for any purpose, and patents for electrical Inventions are consequently refused. Despite these facts, the doings of the Turks have been shocking the civilized world for centuries. Manuel Garcia, Mallbran’s brother, who sang the part of Figaro at the flrat performance of “The Barber of Seville” tn New York seventy-three years ago, has entered upon bis ninety-fourth year and is atlll teaching singing In London,