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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02
On the River.

The @. Smith passed up to Riv-
erton Saturday to carry freight
through to Florence for the other
boats.
The City Of Sheffield will only
make one trip this week. She
went up Tuesday and down We'd
nesday.
The City of Savannah left st.
Louis Wednesday for Johnson
vile.
Some people along the river are
riding on the boats because the
rates are so cheap.
The Clyde crew went through
to Florence on the @. Smith and
took all the freight that had ac-
cumulated on the wharf-boat at
this place.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02
McEIree's Wine Of cardul

ins THEDFoRD's BLACK DRauGHT err
'or sal. by the following merchants il
Hardin County:
d. J. Hughes, Savannah,
e. E. B. Harbour, Cerro Gordo,
w. F. Hinkle & Co., Saltillc.
McKelvey & Paulk, Walnut Grove.
!. X. Barlow, Savannah.
McDougal Bros, 9
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

The many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. W. Crawford, regret ex-
ceedingly to hear of their misfor-
tune in losing their beautiful
home by fire, which burned last
Sunday morning at 6 o'clock, at
Birmingham, Ala. The family
were asleep in an upper chamber
and as the fire originated on the
roof they barely escaped with
their lives. Mrs. Crawford saved
her jewel casket which conWined
her diamonds, the neighbors saw
ed q few pieces of furniture from
the lower rooms and the dining.
room and kitchen furniture.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

The stallion, Mac Campbell,
owned by Will Primm and trained
by @. L. Van Meter, paced a mile
in 2-1O at our fair; the fastest time
ever made on this track.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02
Bucklen's Arnica Salye.

The Best Salve in the world fol
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Sal'
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tteter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, any
all Skin Eruptions, and positivel4
cures Piles, or no pay required.
is guaranteed to give perfect sad
sfaction, or money refunded
Price % cents a box. For sal
by j. X. Barlow. toIv15
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02
The Great Southern Rel.
edy.

People should not be deceived
into paying money for trashy mix
lures gotten up to sell. Botanic;
Blood Balm, (B. B. b. which has]
been made in Atlanta for the past
fifteen years, never fails to give
satisfaction as a superior buildi9d
up tonic and blood purifier. 1t
made from the prescription of AZ
eminent physician. The bottl2
large and the dose small.
their advertisements and buy
which is thoroughly endorsedO
thousands of grateful patio
whom it has cured. A trial bd
will test its merits.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

Plantation Chill Cure stops
chills, stops 'em quick, and they
never come back. If you don't
believe it, try it. fit don't stoI
'em ask, for your money back, you'll
get it. Price Scots. Sold by
McDougal Bros. Savannah, Tenn
Reed, Story & Co. :
J. X. Barlow,
Shelby Bros. f"
Harbor & Pitts, Cerro Gordo,
: w 7. Powers. "
Ricketts, s Lancaster, Clifton,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02
HALLOWEEN.

"Over the hills and through the valleys
That late were clothed in robes of green,
The work Of some magic hand, outlying
The skill of the masters old, is seen;
With cardinal, gold, with scarlet and crimson
The sumachs and naples are all ablaze;
In browns and russell the oaks are painted;
The far horizon purple haze"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

October's golden and russell
days have passed and left not on
ly a glowing landscape of field
and forest, but left our natures
softened and hypnotized by their
wierd and mystic charm. Through.
out the glorious October days, the
very sunbeams have been mellow
ed and the shimmering purple
haze of the atmosphere wrapt us
in it's irresistible meshes, until we
were in a state to enter heartily
into the celebration of Halloween
a fitting terminal to this most be
witching of months.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

On Saturday night Nov. IL, the
good people of Mt. Hcrmon will
give a supper at the church for
the purpose of raising money to
pay off a small debt owed by the
church. Everybody should at
tend.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02
For Over Fifty Years

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYR-
UP has been used for over fifty
years by millions of mothers for
their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t s00thes the
child, softens the gums, allays all
pain, cures wind collie, and is the
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

Use Seaman's superb Gala Lii
ly Flour for the complexion, rosy
cheeks and good health; 24lb sack
for only SOC. Guaranteed superb
or to any.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02
If you I feel weak
and all worn out take
BROWNS IRON BITTERS
Oak Sole Leather.

B. Bruce, besides doing his reg.
ular shoe and boot work, win sell
you oak sole leather at SOC a
pound.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

Elder Haddox passed through
here Wednesday for Mt. Zion
where he will deliver a lecture on
the Worlds Fair tonight.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

Reed, Story & Co., have sold
their drug business to Morris, Sc
vier & Hinkle. Hinkle was the
company in the old firm.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

John McCord and James Doran
left Monday for Jonesboro, Ark,
to see what there is in a new
country.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

Don't get left, don't lag behind,
join the procession quick and a.
vail Yourself of the great bargains
at Seaman's.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

Have you tried Plantation Lily
Pills for habitual constipatid
They are perfectly delightful d
a sure cure. Price 25cts. Sold u
McDougal Bros. Savannah, Tenl
Reed, Story & Co. I"
j. X. Barlow, ="
Shelby. Bros. I"
Harbor & Pitts, Cerro Gordo,
w. L. Powers, "
Ricketts, & Lancaster, Clifton, f"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

We are very glad that w. B.
Lowry was returned to this dis.
trict as presiding elder. He is an
able minister.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

Crillon Prince and wife have a
fine boy at their home arrived
Tuesday morning.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

Joe w. Cooper, of Clifton, came
up Tuesday to attend the Hughes.
Dixon wedding.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02
Stop and Think /?

Don't go blindly along say
to yourself "No danger" "Tma
afraid of fire." "I'm to care!
AS long as there is q match d
spark Of fire in the country, |
are in danger. A very small
mount of money will protect
Don't wait any longer, be ony
safe side. See James Willia
Agt.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

Miss Minnie Williams, of Lin
den, is visiting Miss Maud
Broyles.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

Rev. R. L. HSSvis will begin a
tent meeting at Adamsville next
Sunday.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

Mrs. w. L. Afford who has
been quite sick for three weeks,
is slowly improving.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

G. w. Shaw was badly hurt
Tuesday by heavy timber falling
on him while raising a barn.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

w. ]. Bridges and family of
Center Point, visited Mrs. Shelf
tie I'D, Ighter of Mr.. Bridges,
81 aturdhnd Sunday. -
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

I'D. Martin and daughter, Miss
Allie, who were visiting in Selmer
last week, arrived home Sunday.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

s. G. Holt, of Sibley, was in
town yesterday. He had just re-
turned from seeing the Worlds
Fair, and is the only colored man
who went from this county.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02
Stone Coal.

The Sivley will furnish you]
your coal at lac and deliver it thc\
next day after you order.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

Plantation Chill Cure is guaran-
teed. If it don't cure 60 and get
your money back. Ask your mer-
chant about it. Price 50cts.
Sold by
MannnnoI Dnon Savannah Tnnn
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

kd are selling at about
tyiel much as they did last
year.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

.e boy arrived at DR.,
Fgal's Wednesday.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02
CORRESPONDENCE.

Try sLAcK;DRAveAI tea for Dyspepsia.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

Benny Scotland used to have a
good amount of superstition piS1
up with her celebration Of
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

on MT Tuesday. ''''
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

.sILssE,s WINE OF eARUul for Weak Il
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02

A.hs Old Stand, up stairs over Bank 0fsavaHHaA,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-02
NIXON.

Prof, y, Ras0 Rwent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-06
Sailed Yesterday.
Schr r Bowers, Portland.

New York Nov 2-Arrived schrs Harry
Prescott Gilmore, Fernandina; Thomas A
Ward Lyman. Savannah; Percy and Lille
Miller. GEORGETOWN. Sailed, schr D X Ba-
ker Charleston.
baltimore. Nov 3-Arrived schr J s Hos
klns Bennett, Jacksonville. Cleared, schr
Mary J Russell Smith, Fernandina.
Brunswick, Nov S-Arrived, bark Mary
Reed. Peterson. SapelO.
Pensacola, Oct 2g-Arrived, bark Carnelio
Zinc lItall. Romano. Barbados. Nov +
Arrived, bark X edron LNOrl, Anderson. Bris-
toI; schrs 5 G Hart, Hart. Philadelphia
Ifnah c Kaminski, Anderson, Galveston
Cleared, bark SemIramis LNOrl, Nielsen. Rio
Port Tampa, Nov 2-Arrived steamer Mas
cote Hanlon. Havana. and sailed on return.
9d-Florida Hall, Mobile: Whitney. from
New Orleans for Havana; schr Geo c Green,
Mueller. st Jago.
New Orleans, Nov 3-Arrived steamers
John Wilson INorl, Hansen, and Gusse
Hardie. Bluehelds; Franklin gNorl. Ucker-
mann, BOcas del Toro; Ursa LBrI. Phippen,
Boston. Cleared, steamers Iran LBr], Havre;
Holsatia lGerl, Hamburg; Tyr DAM, and
Briefond [Norl BocaS del Toro; Gran Antilla
[SpI, Barcelona.
Port Eads, Nov 3-Sailed. steamer Ell Sol
New York; saltwater, Belize; Texan lBrl
Liverpool; Aransas Havana; FOXhall, Port
Simon.
Georgetown, Nov 4-Sailed, schrs John C
Gregory and Percy w Schall, for New York
Bremen, Nov ARRIVED steamer Glen
wood Brl. Michigan, Charleston.
Charleston Nov 5-Sailed, Schr Emma G
Middleton, Banks, Baltimore; tug Triton,
savannah.
Port Eads, La Nov 5-Arrived. steamships
Excelsior, Byrne, New York, Caroline LSpl,
Aldamiz Liverpool; Lord CharlemOnt I3r ,
Magill, Cardiff; Red Sea. Dustin, Havre
Sailed. steamships Briefond, Bocas del Toro
John Wilson, Bluehelds; Banklin, Truxillo
Grau Autilla, Barcelona; Ivan, Havre; Holsa-
tia Hamburg.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-06

Moyle, Morning News. E Mcqueen. NJ Ma
IMAM u \ Nichols, order notify Moore s J.
order notify First National Bank order notify
) Brown, y Paulsen, Palmer Hardware Co
Richard Peckman. j D Persse. L PutzeI. ]
Perlinsky, W F Reid, J Rosenheim s. Co
Solomons & CO, f A Sclwarz. $ F x w Ry.
SIhlth BROS. savannah Grocery Co. savannah
steam Bakery. savannah Con BOttling Co,
savannah Brewing Co. savannah Dredging
Co. Savannah c & w Co, II Solomon & Son.
) Shotter Co. Mrs c f Suits. J sullivan.
n Sulter ] 7 Shuptrine & Bro. B Springer,
Stubos & L, I stone, Southern Express Co,
j Ieeple & Co, Theus Bros. j y Thomas &
3ro, + Tuberdy + f Tortet, Miss NJ r
urner, ID n Thomson & Co. q W Tiedeman
\ Bro, Jung Wing. A NJ . W West a West
q Co. ID Weed & Co. Watson & P 1 Watt &
Is, Z Wakefield. Miss Pauline. T A Ward
lung MN wan; I L Wylly, Western Q Tel Co. p
" ullams x Co. steamer Katie. steamer
Alpha. steamer + G Barker. steamer Belle
Vue. Southern Express Co. South Bound Ry
Per steamship Gate City from Boston
G G Anderson, Leopold Adler. Aug Steamboat
Co, c Belts, j w Barnard. Baldwin Fert
20 Butler q ), FtI Bell, 81 adley & y, Butler
NJ, Byck & Co, Byck Bros H Bachelor,
chatham Furniture Co, L NJ Conner, Collat
Bros, r Campbell, NJ Dryfus, Eczman & V
A Ehrheh Bro, Chas Ellis, Flood & g,
Frank & Co, Fretwen & n, Fawcett Bros
NJ Ferst Sons & Co. Cell 81 Q. c NJ Gilbert &
Co. M Graw, 5 Guckenheimer & Sons, J =
Haines- 4 Hedden, II Hadley & Co. A b
Hull Co, NJ Jones. L Kelley Kingslard &
r. kavanaugh 4 b, J Lynch, Lowell & L.
John Lyons & Co, 5 X Levin. Lindsay & NJ
LETTER Son, E Lovel's Sons. Miss Muir
ray, d j Morrison, J McGrath s. Co. Myers &
X, Mutual Coop Assn. d p Myerson Mein-
hard Bros Co, y $ Nichols, order notify
NJ Ferst S Sons & Co, order notify J K Grady
4 Son, order notify I G Haas order notify
A B Hull Co, order notify Herman & X,
order notify Savannah Grocery Co, order no
tlfy Letter & son, Paulsen, Palmer
Hardware Co, 5 Ross, J Rosenheim & Co. r
A Smith, 5 f & w Ry Savannah Grocery Co.
savannah Steam Bakery, f A Schwarz
II solomon son, J A Thomas 4 Bro, p Tu-
berdy, The Miller Co, J d Weed s. Co, steamer
Alpha, steamer + q Barker, southern Elk
press Co, r s Bkg Co, ) + s w Ry, C& S
Rv
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-06
LIST OF VESSELS
Up, Cleared and Sailed for This Port.
STEAMSHIPS

Bendo (Brl Campbell, Cardiff. sid Oct 81
Bridesmaid [Brl, Newton, at Shields Oct 10
Dora Foster lBrl, Morgan, sid from Hamburg
Oct20 via New York
Eastry IBrl, Wartley Boston Nov g.
Gordon Castle LBrl, Rooney, Glasgow, sid Oct
Imperial Prince LBrI, Jameson, at Baltimore
Juan Forgas [Spl, Llorca, at Gibralta. Oct 8.
kingswen IBrl, Thompson, Rotterdam,
Langham, [Brl, --, Sunderland, sid Oct
Monarch IBrl. Brotherton, Shields, sid Oct IS.
IancarY1lle LFrI, Courcet, Harve, sid Oct 16
SHIPS.
America [Norl' Frantzen, Glasgow, sid Oct
Chapman INorl. Bugge. Bahia, sid Oct %.
Record [Brl, Getson, Fleetwood, sid Oct7.
BARKs.
Adele [Swl. Person. Liverpool. sid Oct 1s
Amaranth [Gerl, Moller, Rotterdam, sid Oct
Angela di Amore ItaII, Paroda, at Swansea
Artemis [NorI. Larson. Para, sid Sept t2.
Andrea [SwI, Stromberg, Rotterdam, sid Sept
Constance [NorI Bruun, Rotterdam, sid Aug
Christen Knudsen [Norl, Nielsen, Swansea,
FioTelIa LNorl Aanonsen, Liverpool, sid
Giale [ItalI, Fervola, Oporto, sid Oct %.
GrimaldO lItal], Schiafiino, Genoa. sid Sept s.
Hertha lNorl Nielsen, Table Bay, sid Oct 7.
Holmenkollen [NorI, Johanneson, sid Sligo,
Oct2
Hecla [Norl, Olsen. Hamburg, sid Sept g.
Passed Prawle Point oct Is.
Hos NOR, Thortern, Valencia, sid Sept %.
Law AUS JOrgensen, Plymouth, sid Aug 3.
Marbel [Itall, Carcace, Girgenu.
Mic Figlie Aust, Palcurich. Bordeaux.
MOrvlg LNor], Olsen, Barbados, sid Oct 70.
Martha LGerl Mss, Hamburg, sid Oct 80
Mark Twain LNorl Nielsen Saltport, sid
oct 49,
Platon LNorl, Andersen, Rotterdam, sid Aug
%.
sfogsfiord L[Norl, Moller, London, passed
Schweigaard [Norl, Simonsen, Avaumouth
sid Aug IA.
sirena [AusI, Martinolich, Liverpool, sid
Sondre [Norl Nielsen. Rotterdam. sid Oct ..
Sylphide LNorl, Andersen, Liverpool, sid oct
Stanley [Norl, Gjaestdahl Sharpness, sid
Oct 16.
Verdad, [Spl, SosyiIa Havana, sid Oct IS.
Nedova r lItall, Rasetto, Plymouth sid Oct
%
Wieland [Gerl, Mass, Sharpness, sid Sept IS.
BRIG.
H Wright, Lunt, at New York, Nov T.
SCHOONERs.
Annie Bliss, Berry, at Baltimore Nova
Charmer, Daboll, at New York Oct 49,
Ida Lawrence, Campbell at Baltimore Nov A.
Island City Voorhees,, at Baltimore Nov 4.
Susan b Ray, Graves, at Baltimore Nova.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-06

ner, though this is, perhaps, chiefly due
to the presents he has generously re-
ceived and the treatment he has had. His
military forces may possibly number
1900 fighting men A large proportion
of these are half-breeds, resulting from
intermarriage with captured Mashona
women. The flower Of his militia is I'M
doubtedly a great impi, which has Just
returned from Barotsiland about, 5000
strong and which has been smitten with
smallpox on its way back 10 Buluwayo,
and has been quarantined outside the
kings kraal The settlers I'm Mashona-
land, on the other hand will only be able
TO muster about 1000 combatants, but
these will be well armed, munitioned
mounted and provisoned. They will
probably be able to defend themselves
successfully.
Some attempts have been made by SEN
sational journals TO exaggerate the i'm
portance of the Matabele invasion, and
TO predict that the whites may discover
in Lobengula another CetywaYo, but this
impression is not well founded. His war
riors have neither the courage nor phys
ical stamina of the pure Zulu, nor
great Zulu chief. Some estimates
put his forces much higher than
1900, however, and as they are well
armed the impending war may be a
costly and prOtracted one. Fort Victoria
is forty miles from the border Of Mashona-
land. 1t would take ten days to get
troops from Cape Town. II is fairly
strong post, and the garrison Of 200 or 300
men has two Calling guns, but no heavy
artillery.
Up the present time the Matabele have
never been defeated in battle They pro
claim that one Matabele warrior can de-
feat four Englishmen When the tyrant
who rules them was told by a mis-
sionary that God Is greater than
youn the thunderous response, ''You
liel" was shouted back by the reg
iments around the king The Malta
belle are Of Zua origin. They are to-day
the most powerful native nation in South
Africa. and their only law Is the kings
will. Every young man Is called "a grip
until he has bathed his assegai in human
blood. Their forays, for manyyears, were
carried far north toward the Zambesi and
west through Bechuanaland, but the
most hopeless victims were the Mashonas
who, though once a powerful people and
spread over a large territory, have been
nearly eXterminated.
Three years ago Lobengula at last con-
scented to admit white colonists to Ma
shonaland The subsidy offered him was
tempting, and he swallowed the bait and
let the white men in. Before the day
that miners thronged into MashCnaland
in crowds, only favored hunter was now
and then admitted TO the kings domain,
and a handful Of missionaries, who had
knocked at the doors for
/ years, were the only permanent
white residents. The king had followed
the example Of his father. who said 10 the
envoy sent by the Transvaal republic TO
! ask that miners be admitted TO the coun-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-06

Per steamship Gate City from Boston
F Page, Mrs f r Leonard G w Smith, Mrs
Smith, Mrs c Watson, Mrs S f Rone, H w
Flagg, Mrs Flagg Miss NJ Houghton, Miss n
B Morse, Miss Wood, w J Dixon. Flanders,
Mrs Flanders, Mrs Haywood Mrs HOughton
w Feddis Mrs Fedds, Mrs : S Crocker,
Miss L J Gould, A b Fowle, Mrs Fowle. Mrs
n J Kicker Ms G w Kicker, f Supham, J 7
Jenniss, Annie B Hill, L B Hopknson, Miss
HOpkinson, Grace Barnard Else Barnard
Mr. Howell, Mrs Howell, 7 w Ellis, F S
Swain. o DOnnell Mary MOnnahan, Mar
tina MOnnahan, Susie Haeron, L Mallory, G L
ellis Emma Burten, Mrs c II Bussey En-
lily Bree, c F Mills, G W Condow, h H Carter
II w Morrill,, II G FOss A Il Dunn, j l. Har-
ris, J w Woodman, Mary Mosher, Maggie
Marks, Lenks lcoD, H Batchelder (coD, 7
Martin. Mary Doherty, Mary Cummings Miss
DOnnelly, II Griffin, w Bayder w Keller, f
Moulton, Dan Lehan, Dan Regain, Ross
Price Mary Dewey, and 20 steerage
uPer steamship Decatur H Miller from Balti-
more-E l. Buggy and wife, Mrs E $ Harold
j NJ Miller, G Lee, Mrs V L Stanton, Miss l.
Wilson, j Fluid Mrs NJ Stewart, Z II Ward
II w Hays, G Billups, E L Cox. Hubert
Richter, Paul Richter, NJ Franchiltalla, j
Isaac.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-06

try: load up your wagons with these
stones you say contain gold, and go but
don't you bring any Dutch women here,
or any cattle, sheep or goats. l wont
have you building houses in my country"
But 1000 Of the whites are there now,
and they are going TO stay; nor will they
allow the raiding and killing of the help
less mashonas to continue. This Loben-
gula and his warriors will find, TO their
sorrow, and at the end of the present
struggle there will doubtless be one
despot the less in Africa.
Mashonaland is the richest and fairest
portion OF the possessions of the Mata-
belle, and has long been justly regarded as
a hunters paradise. The game includes
buffalo, antelope in great variety, dense
herds Of giraffe, the most celebrated and
characteristic OF African quadrupeds,
while the ostrich is numerous in the open
country; there are no ends of monkeys,
and the wooded lands swarm with the
lion, leopard, elephant hyena and pam
Their. The greatest dangers which the
hunter encounters are venomous snakes
and the marsh fever The soil is fertile,
and there is an abundance of wild fruit,
including the mango. The land is well
watered, and in all the streams there is
a great abundance Of edible fish.
The most famous of Mashonaland hunt
ers is Frederick q. Selous, said to have
been Rider Haggard's original character
of Allan Quaterman. He has just pub
lished, in London, most interesting and
timely book dealing with his exploits in
Mashonaland.
Mr.. Selous tells many stories of adven-
lures with lions, one of which occurred
near the River Zweswi, in Mashonaland.
Two Of his men came in one morning and
reported having seen a lion on the other
side Of the river, and MIR Selous rode out
in pursuit After riding through the bush
for some time the hunter suddenly saw the
lion crouchinR and watching him about
forty yards off The horse would not stand
TO let his rider fire; so, after two at
tempts Mr. Selou3 dismounted but found
that fallen tree-trunk prevented him
from getting a good aim at the animals
head. There was no time to wait,'
writes Mr. Selous, land trying to aim so
that the bullet should just clear the fallen
log and catch him between the eyes, /
fired. With a loud roar he answered the
shot, and / instantly became aware that
he was coming straight at me, with
open mouth and flaming eyes
growing savagely. In an instant
the lion was close up to me. / had
never moved my feet since firing,
and whether it was my standing still fac
ing him that made him alter his mind, or
whether he heard the noise made by my
people, who, hearing my shot immedi-
ately followed by the loud growing Of
the lion, were all shouting and making a
noise to brighten the lion from coming
their way, cannot take upon making to
say; but he came straight on to within
about six feet OF me, looking, | must say,
most unpleasant, and then suddenly
swerved of, and, passing me, gan0Ped
away.n