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Chit Chat,

"a largo and select audience" seems TO
have been pet phrase with reporters for
all time. Faulkner's Journal, a Dublin pub
LEGATION. dated April 10. 1912. says OF the
rehearsal OF Handels Messiah In that city,
conducted by the composer himself that
It took place in the presence OF "a most
grand, polite and crowded audience
The journal furthermore states that
MANY ladies' and gentlemen who are we'll
wishers to this noble and grand charity
for which Mr.. Handels new and grand
oratorio was composed. request it as a
favor that ladies' who honor this perform
anco with their presence would be pleased
to come without hoops. as 1t would greatly
increase the charity by making room for
more company"
Gentlemen were also requested to come
without swords.
II nowadays the gentlemen who attend
the theater would take their swords aud
ruthlessly slay fey dozen feathers. aisr-
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THE SEEING SOUL.

the writer.
THE SEEING SOUL.
You larraras there on guard look to ,cur
arms
In a, the conquered doors they crowd I
am possessed
Ernbody all presences ou,lswed or suffer-
ing.
See myself in prison shsped Ike anotheF
Ana EEL the dull unin,erra!ttei pain.
For me the keepers Of oonylc;s shoulder
their earniuts and Keep watch
ItisIle, clt In tbe morning and barred at
night
No, g mgtineer walks hand,u1ei 70 'A!i'
bu, am haudcuned 20 him and walk
lam les The Jolly one there aai more the
silent one win sweat On my twi,,b-
ing ilrs
Not youars;er Is 'asea for larceny, bu;
go p roo and mn tried aaa seq
telcst
Mo- a cholera Gl. lies ar the last gasp.
tut al.- le ar ne lag gasp
Ny face "a a.h. ..io-ad uy sluc~s gnarl.
away frlm ire people retreat
Askcrs cunrlr iher1selyss ID roe and ar
embodied ln fhem.
prciet rv hat sir satme-tsc.a. and
hae
Wait w-siala Song O, Myself"
ca sfansay ,he opening o.: tho sore o.
IT, saane-as Aras tAa, loaz-lo7ke1-'o r
er1 .ls-.aao-e5 for esel,. occurr-l
.L1 s-a-t sa,s Nslriy al ,hc msIn-
i- ~ .t. --.-I-,+...- t.sa.l bv $40
q. -. -.
"'S'
result y -'r nr1s u-tt % toll and ihc
rooms e.-e rr1r4e1 urlar enc RECEIPT o.
t .. .- s-.-s. @ .... hottie,
80 -, m -. -.
'u' W. ~ '''''
consts1us r. MONEY. f1c1. faol aud fur
u.AuLEl. IN. collection Was generous ans
,l-..--. ,..-, ...s ,...ti .,..-l...f y..,b. ,.-,
"''' '-i'.'''- vas" s''
Sse' 90 -4l iie lis. steis have beer
i-trr n"4 900 3iAs i07 ihe fanatics
D. f 4-e % -e association to pro-
core -lt nls a. lol matrou anl
t-r 1e .. u-- l1. ally tnr)Ns
ol women loi
whom D. I- 4,.- l. "a refuge and
tu.l'er H-,a o,r- the Worl
4i.ur rlil l-- .-., 4la. 6r When iI,
Nufa - ny cola -a3 sierra - be Ease
a'tae
AZ lock- 'fufdicuau services Nert
led by G-. % l AYES rector af Cars
eAlFch. sad ty ur It4res. archle4Coa o.
tile parish. !n fh-.r fII url,s,iy robe
fu.y sad nra,rrs natstt. fre,f, non, :,
room, send .r and t,,,,- 3D.. - ,r
ladies' jo.uIas IN Ae r.sgons.a panslr.
10 the dining room. Mr.. sres Delivered
pleasant coneratalato-v talk followed ~
iYr Jennes IA the same sfr,ln mn h,.-
dicuon. saA hy Mt. A,es. COMPLETED ia
very beautiful dedicatoiy scrvlrrs
A table was set IN the dining room WIFI
flowers and fruits. while cakes. tea An
chocolate were served by the ladies' I
each guest present
The home is completely furnished VIII,
the exception Of two bedrooms. Which ar
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home With NJ, -
Miss Mis-. losis bu, Bun ss y: !
SWhr ere ,S.. | them lo ns N IN 4
tho ball ana sat.r d'ss,,s ~ a. Y
ALL RICH MEN N II. !
a ssss. S ofasl.l u.....
icle. " NJ ChIon
1t Is a subject q eoun.,, !.
ing Ms,t tn. ;. member q ii. s,s. a.'
s ms,or MCKINLEY s.A Ia. ,Ss. ~ ! .'
creme. ,ss,. I. for wealthy nss. \.
lat fault Is found with him . :, =
, Dus IT haa never bsio.. ~ Z
a ,ls' ,,o was a not poor man i 4
with n,..,s,. 0' Of the AcKiar
ares The exceptions =, ~,
anu a James Wilson 4 Low. \ |.
stood that Nj. o.s. i. ,
fortune but the extent : ~
not dsilnitel, known. NJ ~
puted to be worth .Sou. , o., ..'s
non dollars. His prcp,rt, ~.
OF Iowa real estate q. eos,ts Z
farms IN, , which VI return him /, y. ~
OF the state departmer, ' !. N
s co. o' and probably nues ~ y. 1
sherman has managed n y. "a
money money out out Of a salary 4 ,;Ss
s wnlch . has been his only sc NV ! |!
since he entered public IN ~
ago. His thrift demop,tns,.S "a
to be frugal. - u
General Alger Il wen o, /, ~. \
goods. His fortune \ estim.s..u !.
lion dollars. and be spend, n. ~ Y
orally, though not fooihhly. = -: !
he 10 running for president
Mr.. Gary Ia a wealthy m,,,,. !. q
land.
Mr.. Long Of Massschur,h I.
oric bank account and ID ven M !!
ing the society act.
john J. McCook Of New "a. !.
man, but It is not known hsy =.
lions he has at his commrnd ~ \
say he will cheerfully DO N, ~ i
making the administrator 4 brilluY,
success. =
Judge McKenna, like seu,tr =
has saved a little mooey ts , =,
and he will let some Of II 70 ~ \.
to Washington.
| The society people here N lssSul
Major McKinley's cabinet ssl,c.n
like to see men In the cabin, 4
maintain expensive establlshreu =
gorgeous entertainments Min ?
the cost. The salary Of 4 usrk Z
cabinet is barely sufficient % n
family, even In a modest way Nh
without a private fortune b NJ
attempt nothing at all in 4 sooer
sacrifice to society money vtii
expended in another direction z
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A Human Doeunes'
New York Tribune.

New York Tribuns'
A variation Of the usual pas''
ties was given by two ar'i'ue
suest was asked to send sssnl
advance. at least one youthful y
several would be preferred. IN -
found the walls decorated ns :
photographs o. childhood but -
lures representing the tastes .,. I,
lions Of later years. The 'aIi' y
not placed in connection win its. n
tity. Beneath a figure with .lin,, ~ q
and outstretched finger p s,ss,. yss
set, set Of pictures to the ' N. ssss
on this rumbered "
Each P hS humorous verses = 10, ~
, ten numbers abe contained hu sss',s b I
i iiaus H' The guests were y. ia' y o,
the tiSr pictures and tS o.. s,.ns 40
and then 10 to p p,ass he name = =, ~
VI " trace a likeness. a ~ a, ~, b
10 trace 10 cast OF early -!
furnish a clew' -. we're ~.
When hen s re,eesss' were called a. 4 !
Inc with the OCCASION a.. rssd. ~
names ,nS and number. we,s vsr &
n Mers checked ius and pri I.r.,.i ~,
those who had me ne, I,us priss
,npne properly enteSa ~. ~ s.rcorr
NAMED nalreS 'bonbonniers; VA J, = Hsn Z
a paper entitled .hs ey ths ~
which w wsre presented .,,,,tt WIN )
,nres. which were ~ nj % oa' y
good good natured spirit U.s. ~.
| Tended. .,.b an ertsIu ~
The success ss,,,. Of i on he t,st 80 =
, ptnss' Il IL is arranged. y.
The Ens'i, ,.m.s Gazette "a
From Tn. the ds,r II Of d.neias D'' !, \
coming e ,s,s. 's s.s 4. s'. :, =. =
o e@l me polite .oesu p. =. ~. :
0 ere .ut ssn,l,nah On J. Il 10y. I, |.
S SewsG IN learn the p. s'.sss ~ =, Z
even rSs' With the q ;siss "
nomic d. amy dres -
r rooms, With neasss
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The Post IL pleased TO receive all Items
OF n social nature II addressed TO Society
Editor" Houston Post Telephone +ol
Communications must be written urcn
one side Of the paper only, and signed by
the writer.
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New York Evening Sun.
III were asked to nans mn
mind is the most telling aitrAnf
acter," said the sagaclou M
should say-poise Really. | hWfu
ing more effective. either y ~ [
individual or those with whn \ =
in contact 1t appeals to pscpk nj
far more than almost any ~ 4
Beauty. cleverness, amlabiliy, ru
all these are very well In tAdf N; l
doubt II any Of them ever ptswNn|
ten as polse, the manifestatlu I 1
feet equilibrium Of mind and rL \
| pose it's largely because y fsv 4 VI
sess 1t. We always admire ~ M
doesn't belong to u, yoa knuw
Of temperament is, indeed, u tni y
particularly when It's Schaded ~
plined placidlty, not merely Z ecsah.
but a cool repose significant q -
serve strength and force 50 naa
desired is the quality. bovtytf' nu |
undiscerning persons are willing y J
the imitation for the real; II one
the 'cowlike calmt often passes ~ J
pose. That's why stupidity ~ ~
up with, even looked up TO fsT'
cling to the erroneous u long -
notion that still waters invifiiSI y
and think that because one AZ y
is because she has q great deal y
lent about. About the only lH y,
ceit has TO stard upon Is tiH y y
mistaken for poise. The untis.s J, !
sees the supreme self'satisnes
takes It for granted that tnm
something to DO satisfied aoou! y
cordingly respects and envlss ~ 4 .
Yes. poise is a quality th1 7
form or its counterfeit preseuln.'
that is appealing to the nsns \
are continually losing our baliis ,
yiduality. We long to ACQUIRE
are naturally drawn TO any ons j
appears to possess 1t. II y
aitractiye traits on record"
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MIR. and Mrs. Bertram Ruggles Herring,
and their mother Mrs. Jennie w. Nell,
are at home on Wednesday afternoons and
evenings. at SOC Gray avenue.
Mrs. !. r. Stuart and Mrs. George w
Heyer are at home together on the first
and third Wednesdays IN each month. at
the home OF Mrs Heyer on Capitol avenue.
Mrs. W. g. Wagley. 26li San Jaciuto.
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cites and steele ornaments, there might
be more charity felt among the spectators
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u ] |
-
,ributed In the audience. aud I'VE minutes
was given each who had question 10 nua
the owner of his answer. Then these ques-
lions and answers were read aloud, pro-
vogiug much merriment- millinery con-
test by young men followed. ana refresh
ments closed very pheasant evening.
A large attendance proved the attraction
which these affairs have for the people OF
the Baptist church.
II must be emphatically restated that
Communications intended Tor the society
editor must be written upon one SIDE o,
the paper only and signed by the writer
Tho Initials will not suffice for recognition.
II is no great effort 10 sign ones name III
full and indeed most people are very PROUD
OF doing so.
Communications must reach the oiliee o,
The Pos, by Saturday morning. and IL is
very desirable TO have them by THURSDAY
or Friday.
tn. North Side Social club met last
Thursday at the residence OF Mrs. j. II.
Grammar. A pleasant evening was spent
with a debate and music. The club meets
next week with Mrs. Friday.
According to the notice given in last Sun
days Post. the calling guide is republished
from January II. II has been carefully re-
yised. twenty-five new names being added
and three names withdrawn.
Il is hoped that the list. cut out and fold
ed away IN the card case. will prove its
Sor,h 20 those who have many call. TO make
This spring:
MONDAY
Mrs. l.. 7. Noyes.
TUESDAY,
Mrs. A t. Vans Mrs. G. w. Scheults.
brough Mrs. Z. F. McGowen.
Mrs. j. NJ. Cotton, Miss Hattie E.
Miss Halle S. Todd Jaynes,
latter 4 o'clock, Mrs. B. C. Cushman,
Mrs. A. f. Jones. Mrs Is. r. Warner,
Miss JAMIE Cushman. Misses Warner.
Mrs. L. L. Dennis. Mrs. u. d. Kelley
Mrs. J. b. Beatty Miss Dennis.
Mrs. William Henry Crank (the first ant
second in the month";.
WEDNESDAY
Mrs. II. +. Mac Mrs. j. r. Waties,
Gregor. Mrs. X. w. Knox,
Mrs. ]. NJ Dorrance, Mrs. J. NJ. Coleman
Mrs W. II. Neil Mrs Frank Carghl,
roy. MRS EDWIN fafher'
| Mrs. r. II. Fall. Mrs, j. NJ. Burton.
: Mrs. George w. Mrs George w.
| Norrell. Suef,
Mrs. r. $. Lovett. Mrs, j. /. Campbell
| Mrs. c. W. Bein. Mrs. E. II. SPOTS.
! Mrs Howard Smith, Mrs. f. f. Hacker,
Mrs. W. b. Crosse Mrs. NJ. w. Garnet
| close. Mrs. ]. j. Cannon.
Mrs. Alfred s. Dyer. Mrs. J. +. CARROT.
Mrs c. W. Robinson. Mrs. NJ. NJ. CARROT
Mrs. Harry y. John Mrs +. p Daviss,
son. Mrs. L. G. Roberts.
Mrs. Bennie Allen, Mrs T. @. Beard.
Mrs. W. G.. Van Mrs. II. W. Garrow,
Week. Mrs. Susan Hurley,
1Irs. W. NJ, Baugh. Mrs. w IL. Hurley,
Mrs. L. r. Richard Mrs. T.. II, Dumble,
son, Miss Richardson.
Mrs. c. w Bllow. Mrs. l.. c. Davis,
Mrs. Il. r. Turner.
Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Ruggles Herrin
and their mother. Mrs. Jennie w. Neil
are at home on Wednesday afternoons an
| evenings at SOC GRAY avenue
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sweet purple flowers. and IN the parlor
vase OF violet -coIored hyacinths
The luncheon was a most enjoyable enter
tainnent throughout.
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ylnNn y

- ~ ~ ~
Mrs. l.. 7. Eoyes.
tuesday,
Mrs. A. T. Vans
hroueh.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Cotton.
Miss Halle s. Todd
latter 1 o'clock.
Mrs. 4. r. Jones.
Miss JAMIE Cushman.
Mrs. L. L. Dennis.
Mrs. J b. Beatty,
| Mrs. William Hem
second in the month }
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
EMPTY MOUTHINGS.
Brynn's Efforts TO Keep Before the
Public.

When Mr.. Bryan made his first an
pearance in San Francisco James G..
Mcguire thus introduced him: II take
pleasure in presenting to you the next
president of the United States, William
j. Bryan" We are much inclined to
doubt this prophecy. A democratic
president may succeed Mr.. Mckinley.
That democratic president may be q
free silver man. But we very much
doubt whether it will be Mr.. Bryan.
Ever since his defeat last November
Mr.. Bryan has been keeping himself
in the public eye. He has been lee
turing; he has published book, and
now he is touring the country making
political speeches. He has, of course,
q perfect right to do this, but we ques-
ton its political wisdom. If Mr.. Bryan
had returned to his home at Lincoln,
Neb., had returned to the practice of
his profession, the law, if he is law
yer, or resumed writing editorials, II
he is an editor, we think he would have
acted more wisely. He made good
fight last fall, and he won the admira-
tion of many who did not believe in
the doctrines he advocated. But even
those who admired him then do not
admire him now. There is a time for
silence, and while the saying, speech
is silvern. silence is golden" might not
suit Mr.. Bryan, still silence would suit
him now. He cannot retain the public
car for the next four years, and that
is apparently what he is trying to do.
Four years is long time. Many things
will happen in four years. In four
years Mr.. Bryan may die. In four years
the silver question may die. Therefore,
1t would be well for Mr.. Bryan to say
nothing and saw wood for at least three
years, and then flash upon the country
meteor-like. But he cannot be meteor
for four years.
If Mr.. Bryan desires to be the next |
president we would urge him either to
go away or to be silent. It is difficult
for possible presidential candidate
to make no mistakes in four years. He
may make them even il he is silent, but
he is certain to make them il he talks
as much as Mr.. Bryan does.-San Fran
cisco Arponaut
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
DRIFT OF OPINION.

DMrs. Lease remarks in recent in
terview that free silver will not do for
an issue again." Free silver is done
for.-Chicago Times-Herald.
0The farmers of Kentucky, Indiana
and Ohio will receive S5,OOO,0OO more
for their wheat this year than in 1896.
Not many will be disposed to grumble
that the dollars are too valuable.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
DThe protection tide which is rising
In England may come In slowly, but
In the end 1t seems almost certain that
1t will sweep away all the fine theories
that have failed more often than they
have succceded.-Troy Times.
OIt is announced in Lincoln paper
that w. j. Bryan is open for all lee
ture engagements. BY all means let
the republican committee engage him
to make tour of Kansas, telling the
farmers that the dollars they ret for
wheat are twice over too valuable
Kansas City Journal.
DLuckily it Is not necessary for
prosperity to be here for Mr.. Bryan to
admit that 1t Is here. The country can
be very happy while Mr.. Bryan is very
melancholy. Indeed, as long as Mr..
Bryan Is in pursuit of the presidency Il
Is inevitable that he shall be melan-
choiy when the country is prosperous.
-Portapd Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
Another Trust

The renewal of price cutting in cof-
fee, as the fight between the coffee
trust and the sugar trust goes merri-
ly on, calls attention to the fact that
there has been a coffee trust as well
as sugar trust. Or at least the price
of coffee has been controlled" even
more absolutely than the price of sugar.
The interesting point is that coffee is
not touched by the tariff. We have,
therefore, combination of capital, or
combinations of capital, to control the
price of an article that is not "fostercd"
Icy the tariff. It Is favorite thing
with free trade papers to lay the sugar
trust to the tariff duty. AS matter
of fact duty is not necessary for the
formation of trust. AS Senator ALI
son said, simply because three-fifths of
the sugar is controlled by the trust is
no reason why the government should
abandon its protective policy. BY pro-
tecting American sugars we may hope
to develop our own sugar industry, and
we will do so. But the coffee trust ia
a complete answer to the charge that
the tariff Is responsible for trusts, for
the tariff does not touch coffee.-Iowa
State Register.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
HUMOROUS.

-She-"Are Mrs. Singer.
at a manageable agem Iausaia
now."-Puck. he-"Ss
Miss Highsee is a bea,,,,,
isn't she" very. That was !. Sasp
made her singing endurables ~ as
ington Times. way
-Waiter-"Gent at third ,.u
hot roll" Cook-"Hot ro,,o m watt
think we have money to burr nelss
cinnati Enquirer. -s|
When a tandem couple or.
Chicago they go into court ana
separate wheels and main,sn
New Orleans Picayune. 'nee
Getting around It.-.yor,
bought these cigars, didn't she On W.
how did you guess it?" "Tbsr.
such pretty box."-Jugepd 'Na
Not Coming Their Wav g.
York people were disguised ,-., sa|
earthquake" "Why?" 1T mov.a. y
east to west."-Chicago Record
~ don't believe Jagwav win
go on another yacht cruise" aw
not" He says he has lost Al, snq|
since he took the Keeleycure n-p'
lyn Life. 0's
Just the Thing.-Author-4 !,
a dialect story want to sell vou y =,
itor-'Tn what dialect is il p, An,,
Il don't know" Editor-"I'u ,,s.s,
Truth. A
-Bass-"Was that baby talk v,,
wife was talking as came in >" wv s'9
THAT was mother talk: M h,s
ever saw INDUCED in such gibbersn.
Boston Transcript.
How the dickens did You ham.
tospeak of the bottle ship Keptuclr,.
asked the unwelcome visitor a..
ration of ideas. I guess" said th.s
itor.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
SENATOR HANNA HITS BACK.
An object Lesson for Calamity How'll
ing Democrats.

ing Democrats.
Mark Hanna's rejoinder to his news
paper critics. who delight in picturing
him as bloated plutocrat and a friend
and organizer of trusts and oppressive
combinations, is sharp and defiant. 1t
is the answer of man of political cour-
age, who does not hesitate to impale
his detractors at the risk Of mourning
the unified opposition of all the ele-
ments of calamity and disorder in a
campaign the issue of which involves
his political future.
If Mark Hanna wanted to play the
role of a demagogue he would have
clamored vociferously in the senate for
some sort of antitrust legislation
which he knew could not be enforced.
II he had been anxious to win the plaud-
its of the unthinking assailants of the
prosperous and the well to do he would
have made a fiery and imprisoned
speech in the senate against the trusts
demanding the passage of an anti
trust bill, framed entirely for home
consumption in Ohio, which he knew
could not pass the senate.
II Senator Mark Hanna ever wanted
TO make grand stand play for the
favor of those who believe in confiisca-
ton and reputation as the only rene
dies for present industrial ills this was
the great opportunity Of his life. But
the price was too great. Mr.. Hanna
does not propose to fall into the preva.
lent craze for calling every business
trust and attacking it through the
statute books, even though it might Sc
cure a seat in the United States senate.
In replying to the attacks of the
calamity howlers Senator Hanna said:
II am not a defender of trusts In the
sense that ! want to perpetuate any
monopolies or uphold any oppression. But |
great deal OF this antitrust talk Is |
demagogism pure and simple. 1t comes |
from men who do not know what they are |
talking about. men who are full OF theory, |
but who would not know a business opera /
ton II they met 1t walking down the street |
These men who howl about trusts and |
make themselves believe they are friends |
OF the people and that they are winning
popularity by such a course simply bow to |
what they think is a popular prejudice and
make war on the business interests The
best lawyers in the senate say IL Is i'm
possible to frame a stronger antitrust law
than the Sherman act. II we go further
than that We simply prosecute business
and interfere with the rights of property"
This is an object lesson in political
honesty for the trimmers and the
straddlers to contemplate. Popular
is with the downtrodden and
the oppressed, but public sentiment is
against political duplicity and cow
Times-Herald.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
HUNTING FROM eLepHANn
a Recently Tanned Dea.t Thu, w.
Stand ANY Chara.

| Stnnd Amy Charge,
One of the first things the m,b,,,.
did after our arrival was to hand !,
each guest slip of paper on whicbv,,
written the name of the elepbup, /.
lotted to him for shooting puruos
which bore on its back the structr,
known as n "howdah.' to carry a,
shooter and his guns. As these i.
plants were necessarily large apd,s.
howdah is high, the oscillation Va,
much greater than if one were seated
upon a plain pad upon the elephant,
back, or on one of the smaller q.
plants. which have a smoother rsit
We usually, therefore. went 10 Ii,
cover, or jungle. upon one of the "bes.
ing or pad" elephants, which afte.
ward during the operations of the dar
were employed in long line to for.
the rhinoceroses and other animals OF,
OF the dense thickets in which thsy
live.
The howdah-elcphant which th
maharaja allotted to me was namA
"Sccunder." Three years previous,
1t was an uncaptured wild elephar
ranging at liberty the jungles of BE,
gal. 1t was q fine female, between Mn
and ten feet in height at the shoulde.,
with short but perfect "tushes" pro-
5ecting n few inches beyond The upper
lip. There are other elephants in The
maharaja's stud which have been tanned
more recently still. 1t was very gentle
and obedient, and perfectly fearless,
and, therefore, very valuable asa shoot.
ing elephant; rs, for example, on sev.
eral occasions during the following
three weeks 1t stood without finching
the charge Of wounded buffalo, tiger
and rhinoceros, thus enabling me I,
take n steady shot. Almost all ele
plants show great fear of the Indi
rhinoceros; there are few that will ra
turn tail when they scent their eneuy
and fewer still that will stand b
crash and short shorts that precedes
charge.
About breakfast time each morrig
the elephant told off for each guestvs
brought to the neighborbood Of BIZ
tent, and the howdah placed upoal
resting upon saddle composed oftTo
cushions Of strong sacking about "
feet by two, which rested in turn npcn
a large cloth covering the whole of tie
elephants back. The howdahs for
shooting are lightly built OF wood and
canework, and contain two seats, and
racks to hold six guns or rifles, threeon
each side. All this is dashed on By
ropes passing under the elephants
neck. belly and tail. The weight which
an elephant Is able to carry upon is
back exceeds ton; for short distances
they have been known to carry as much
rs 5000 pounds, but for long MARCHES
half a ton is considered the limit. Man!
OF the maharaja's elephants had hns
tusks, but most tusks are cut at regular
intervals to prevent them from inluf-
ng one another. One or two OF no
lighting elephants, however, had point
ed tusks.-H. w. Seton Karr, In Gen
Jury.