davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The National tribune., 1899-07-06


thing to beas it were grazed by mad tiger,
tvhile feeling tolerabiys secure. To scon-
Struct Sucl a platform, and screen one side
with boughs, requires little skill; but the
selection of its position needs an expert
enced judgment. One must know how the
| light will fall when night comes; whether
| intervening objects are likely to interfere
| with your getting sight; what relations
surrounding iungles bear towards that
small open spot where shooting must he
done.
Regular machan work also implies a
lure,-bait, in other words,-which must be
well chosen, or Stripes" will not respond.
He is enthusiastically distrustful, and
often very faStidiouS.- Buffalo calves IN
bad condition have occasioned the loss OF
many fine tiger. Furthermore, this bait
must be scientifically tied up-made to look
as if accidentally entangled; otherwise
there is no use in putting it there. But If
fortune favors, and murder is committed, If
q neatly eviscerated body, with its hind
quarters eaten away be found next day;
then, barring contingencies upon which
nobody can calculate, one may feel conf
dent that the tiger will return. Your
shikaries build a resting place accordingly
with those requirements previously referred
| to, and all is prepared. In doing so, any
trespass upon ground likely to be crossed
by the approaching game has been care
/ fully avoided; since that grim beast can
detect human footsteps when "a hours old, !,
and being at once extremely cautious and
desperately bold, ever on the look out for
snares, always ready to suspect strategems
from any change in known conditions, the
workmen need to exert considerable skin to
prevent their presence being detected.
Having secured themselves against this,
however, they return in buoyant spirits
for Stripes is not fayorite among ma
tives-and what remains to be done is
| thereafter in the sportsmans hands. He
4 h cI, ixe,rr -4v,,n fn
facts, but overlaid with fantastic Oriental
embroideries; learns which way the tiger
came, and what he did upon arriving;
is informed that the trail has to tell, and
afterwards makes whatever preparations
may be necessary. If accustomed TO these
night watches, certain things will never be
omitted.
No true hunter trusts his rifle and am
The National tribune., 1899-07-06

was called into consultation, and duly in
: formed of this projected enterprise JIM
mediately that bro1ze image expanded
with smiles. Those were good words, he
i said; worthy of such potentates as our
- selves If anything was possessed of the
devil it must be tiger. Had he not fought
- tigers since the beginning of things-hs
and his fathers?
~ "Wheat grains grow to wheat,
And the seed of a tare to tare"
- Thus it was ordained. These execrable
creatures produced progeny like themselves,
and all were accursed forever, both root and
=, branch. Nevertheless, if the Presence
granted permission, that dust of the earth
observation. We had not elephants
IS enough. Nossir (no, sir), not enough te
beat in open country. Eshsmitt Sahit
(Mr. SMITH, however, as Lord of the Ruk
4. Forest officer} possessed many: one especi
Z. ally OF great renown, and known to himself
> since the misfortune of being killed by q
tiger had come upon his father through
- the Grace 6f God. If our Highness asked
~ would it not be granted? Whyfore not
and now particularly, when Eshsmitt
s., Sahib was going upon leave.
BY giving security we got several fine
: animals, including Khudeck Bunwaree's
famous Shikar tusker, and having also
=. taken over most OF Smiths private stores
- our party advanced into wilderness
whose very localities are unnamed. Ar
"a, Indispensable game country, where by
day and night we saw or heard indications
ess of everything from a black partridge up te
natures most formidable and grandest
50 forms.
At one of those places which Anglo
Indians call "tigerish," camp similar Il
> that already described vas pitched. il
stood in the section Of broad valley di
Z s<vidsi- by longitudinal ridges; while its
vicinity, although well shaded, did not sup
port those-dense brakes that afford cover FOL
unwelcome visitors. A springfield pool lay
near, and northward, range upon range, The
. .Satpara peaks and buttresses lowered
aloft. Most of this region was overgrowr
= VITA scrub jungle or prineyal forests; the
latter dim and shadowy at midday, de
= spite that overwhelming flood of sunshine
without their precincts; full of ilusivt
appearances and real perils, theater fo
The National tribune., 1899-07-06
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY

munition to servants care. On such an
expedition as this he will put on loose, COM
Portable, neutraltinted clothes, provide
light blanket-useful in many ways-have
some provisions prepared, and lay aside his
pipe, as liable to lead him into temptation,
and taint the air. After dinner. eaten
lesurely, as befits veteran, an elephant Is
brought up, and everything put into the
howdah, where some trusty gun-bearer has
already ensconsed himself on its back seat.
Thus we went off, intent upon adventures
which certain authoritative persons profess
to despise, but other and more imaginative
people look upon as finer and of deeper
interest than any in which it is possible to
engage. Our big tusker rolled along
steadily, and it was amidst the solemn
gathering of shadows, yet light enough to
take a careful look around, that we arrived
and stepped off the elephants head into that
tree which. supported our machan. Why
take an attendant, some one may inquire,
The National tribune., 1899-07-06

AT that momeft the first shot was fired,
and it is scarcely an ,exaggeration to say
that before its aard faded, those horrible
jaws were clashilg iP the air just beneath
us AS tigers wall, llslt not a tigeress, thus
ing still long enough to give an opportunity
for another aim. ] He had been hit, and all
those devils GoRal Singh dreamed of pos
sessed him. Then IN an instant the brute
was off into anoisolated clump of brush
hard by; whence, with a roar that shook us
on our seats, he dashed forward towards the
jungle. This placegof refuge could not be
gained. The discharged barrel had been
reloaded, and both h1llets struck his flank,
ranging forwards Though the lungs and
heart. There vas fan uncertain-iooking
tossing heap for rnement or two; then the
tiger lay stretched ont dead.
ITO be cOntinued.)
The National tribune., 1899-07-06
A HUNTING TRIP
;. 5. :. ....... IS. in INDIA.
Machan Shooting in Primeval
Forests.
BY DR.. J. nAMppEN PORTER.

Upon REFINING our party we found its
= Injured members sound again, and every
body ready to welcome the proposed tiger
hunt. Deliberations naturally followed.
Ways, means, routes and appliances
were discussed After dinner Khudeck
The National tribune., 1899-07-06

Our readers know what vigilant lookout We
always keep for good things to offer them as
premiums with THE TRIBUNE. In times past
we have added something to our regular sub
scription price Of 81 a year, to pay part Of the
cost of the premium publication with which We
were clubbing, but this time we have made
such an advantageous arrangement that we can
offer you one of the best home papers, yes really
the most helpful and practical as well as most
interesting journal, for q whole year, entirely
free. The only condition is that You must send
us your renewal to THE TRIBUNE for another
year, or your dollar for years subscription if
you are not now taking THE TRIBUNE, on or
before July Is, because the publishers of The
HOME MAGAZINE will accept free subscriptions
through US only until July Is of this year. We
have this exclusive privilege, which has not been
and will not be granted to anyone else.
The Home Magazine is the most
attractive, interesting, and Esracti-
cally helpful journal for women.
There are two or three ladies' journals that
have colorcd covers, and therefore look prettier,
and cost you 81 a year, but none of them are of
SO much real, practical help and of so much in
terest to women of all classes in their everyday
home life.
The National tribune., 1899-07-06
Unyaried Diet.


An amusing story is told by the Youths
| Companion of an old time soldier who
| loved liquor better than food and was
| bound to have his diet according to his
| taste. IT was in the days when British
soldiers provided themselves with rations
out of their pay. To insure the proper
feeding of the men strict inspection of the
daily mess was instituted. 1t was found
that unless this was done many soldiers
would go without meat in order that they
might have money to bug grog.
Donald loved whisky, and could live
very well on oatmeal. Therefore he es-
chewed butchers meat But at the daily
mess it was essential that he should have
meat before him.
For long time Donald saved his money,
and yet, to all appearance, lived up to the
requirements. When the officer went his
round Donald had his mess before him.
1t was tripe, tripe, and tripe again fer a
change.
"Do you always eat tripe?" asked the
inspecting officer, becoming little sus-
piciouS.
always, your honor" replied Donald.
The officer stuck fork into the dish
before him.
well, Donald" he remarked, II never
before saw tripe with buttons on it."
The meat proved to be slice from pair
of leather breeches.
The National tribune., 1899-07-06
AMERICAN FIREWORKS GAINING.
Proeurable at Home in Ample Supply and Of Goo,
Quality.


Quality.
China sends the United States firecrack-
ers worth about $500, 900 a year, and in this
total are included such fireworks as are
manufactured in China. The importa-
tions of gunpowder and explosives into the
composition of which gunpowder enters
were worth $3.50, 900 in 1898, but their value
had decreased to 100000 III 1897, and it
has decreased more since in consequence
OF the fact that it is now possible to manu-
facture ordinary fireworks in the United
States under conditions quite satisfactory
as those which govern the market in China,
and, moreover, the Chinese methods and
devices have been much improved upon ,
and the risks incident to transportation
over several thousand miles done away
with.
The manufacture of fireworks is, indeed
by no means so complicated a matter as it
might appear Every one has seen blue
fire, for instance, the ingredients of which
are II parts of inter, four of sulphur, two
of sulphuret of antimony. and two of lamp
black. Green fire is made of AZ parts of
nitrate of barytes, eight Of sulphur, three of
chlorate OF potash, and one OF lampblack.
White fire is made of "a parts of inter,
seven of sulphur, two of red arsenic, and
one of lampblack. These formulas, of
course, are somewhat varied by the eXi-
gencies of manufacture, and elaborate set
pieces, as they are called, require the use of
other ingredients, besides considerable
skill in deviSing the figures and ScrupulouS
care in handling the explosives. The de-
mand for fireworks is not decreasing, but
fewer fireworks are set off by individuals
than was formerly the case.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-18
AN ODD BRIDGE.
The Noted Structure Is in Southern
bavaria and Has Il ~EcEiar!Ia-
BILE History.

y railway bridge recently built in
southern Bavaria practically carries a
creek across the railway instead of the
railway arross the creek. This bridge
has Il history. II WAS preceded by seN-
cral ton and iron structures OF the
ordinary kind. ali of which were swept
away by the spring freshets swelling
The ordinarily small tributary of the
lsar river to a stream of p~rodiTiOus
power. When the torrent came down
the narrow valley it carried destruction
il its path. Trees and rocks of enor-
mpUS dimensions were carried along.
ard no bridge could withstand such a
shock as that impaired by the onruSh
of water and debris after every storm
in the mountains.
The last bridge had been placed II
feet higher than the previous ones. and
Crr single span arru>> seemed 10 war-
rant its independence Of the periodic
floods. All went we'll for Il season. but
in ihc second year an unusually severe
storm caused another uphcaNal. rocks
were hurled a"aInS; one side of the cam
yon more than the o;hrr-at least n
size WAS undcrmincd-and down wen:
the fourth bridge built within i've
wears.
Then a young engineer offered to
build 4 bridge V hich would stand the
ravagr> Of the mountain torrent. The
railroad company examined the project
AID turned II over to their uvn en-
cireer. who pronounced the idca FEAST
bic. 1t meant nothin" les, than To ear
~ the water across The railroad. if the
railroad could not be carried across the
water. Now the bridge has had Il years
time to prove its sulidity. and through
some of the worst c~loudburStS eve" wit
messed in those mountains it has passed
Observation-Disclosures.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-18

But one night at 7 dance he was charni-
ing. He turned my hea:.. He mau-
love TO NE. Is ii love like that? lie
tried TO make me unfaithtul TO III,
lover. Oh. l wanted to be, | was not:
out | wrote to him once or twice. and
after his death my letters were found
ia 4 packet directed TO Egbert. Fool.
fool. worse than fool. | was 10 have writ
ten them. and to such a man a. Martin
Arthur" And she clun" 10 the kind
hands and >obbed piteously.
God helped Maria I;oupell through
the mex three minutes.
Then she ben over the miserable
child and said. softly: Thank you for
telling me all this. | will write a let
ter TO Egbert. and | think lie will listen
10 what | say. 1t will all come right. my
Dorinda. Now leave me and go home.
| will send the letter this evening.
Don't thank met is | who should
thank YOU" which remark will never
be explained in this life of Dorinda Car
son.
Mrs. E0upcll kept her promise. She
wrote to Egbert Trcyanion. simply and
quietly: she asked for forgiveness for
IAN old woman's interference" She
nut The case as the girl could never
have put it herself 10 her angry lover,
IN . sensible. straightforward manner.
maxim" no reference to anything rom
7 ectcd with herself until the end of the
letter was reached. when the flowing
pen paused and the writer drew a deep
breath before deliberately adding these
lines: Don't reject the goods the
Ard~ have given yea. They give so few.
! have been robbed of my whole world.
Take care that YOU do not voluntarily
east away your own.
That Mr.. T~revaniou paused. thought
:: over. rtlented Cbriug a sensible fell
!Cw) and married Dnrinda Carson in
March has nothing to do with this
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-18
PipE.D. and Cream.

One pound Of apples. pippins. L
Quart OF water. oTe pound of loaf sugar,
one lemon. two or three cloves. a little
cochineal and a little cream. wash the
apples and then soak them in the Wal
ter over night. The next day put them
with the same water into Il clean stew
pan. add half the sugar. the lemon. cut
in thin slices. add the cloves. simmer
gently till about half done. then add
the rest Of the sugar. and continue to
simmer till quite soft. They will take
from one and a half 10 two hours. Lift
them out, place when cold on Il glass
dish. color the sirup nicely with a drop
or two of cochineal and strain it over,
put a heap of whipped and favored
cream on the top. Ii for children's
meals it is Il good plan. after cooking,
10 rub them through Il wire sieve. so as
to remove all cores. as these are apt 10
get in their throats. Custard or thick
creamy rice milk are both excellent in
the place of cream.-Boston Globe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-18

special emergencies, were other gal
leys, each of which, as our plotting cap
live had discovered while clambering
innocently about the place. contained
oars: these might come into play. And
here it should be added that the eight
Americans engaged in the plot were all
familiar with boats and rowing.
All things having been carefully
considered, Beman awaited a favorable
occasion to undertake the perilous ad-
venture.
The chance did not come until one
rainy and dismal day late in October.
Fog rendered objects a few rods distant
quite invisible. The boat from head
quarters, delayed by the fog and an I'M
usually strong tide, was late in reach
ing the Whitby, and arrived just as the
guards were changing. The circum-
stances were favorable-a fact for
which Abel Beman had been inwardly
praying all day.
When the boat touched the ship the
officer sprang up the side, bearing writ
ten orders in his hand. Shouting back
to an oarsman to follow him with a
basket brought from the city, he hur-
ried to the cabin.
Just then the day guard was being
called away and the night guard told
off in their places. To add to the haste
and confusion of the scene the pris-
oners were purposely restless and
noisy, surging about the deck as if to
keep warm, and shouting in the most
boisterous manner.
Whispering to one of his seven COM
panions, a very tall man., to reach up
and get a pair of oars from a galley
overhead, Beman. with a boyish, good
natured smile and a remark to the re-
naming oarsman, sprang over the side
into the boat. Keeling as if about to
fall, he exclaimed, childishly: Here,
catch hold of my hand!"
The boatman, evidently plying him,
spraEg forward, seized his hand and
gently drew him toward a seat IL tie
stern. But this was a fatal mistake
for the oarsman, for like a flash the
little American captain grappled the
bulky Britisher, overturned MIN, head
downward, as if he had been a stick,
and plunged him into tie river.
At the, same second the guard posted
at the gangway came down head first
also, gun and all, hurled by the prs-
oners on deck into the water. Then,
gliding down like so many swift shad-
ows, came the seven grim followers Of
the daring dwarf, and all except those
who we're to wieid the oars souatted In
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-18
stood at each end of the ship, and a row

stood at each end of the ship. and a row
Of them lined the rail on either side.
Around the shores of the bay stretched
a Gordon of pickets, while several frig-
ates were moored in the river, and bris-
tied with shotted cannon ready TO bel
low away at any moment But for the
vast magnitude Of these difficulties he
would have liberated all the prisoners
on the Whitby. over a thousand in num-
Der. Indeed. ore magnificent attemp5
was made, but failed.
On a dark night the guards were
overcome ard confined below decks
without a shot OF ar cutlery; then the
anchors were lifted and the ship was al
lowed to drift, in the hope that she
would run ashore somewhere and at
ford an opportunity for the Americans
to escape But the rattliEg of a chail
in raising the anchors reached the ears
of the night officer or one of the frig-
ates. and before the Whi.by had fairly
begun to move a yawl filled with ma
rines came alongside. and the under
taking was frustrated.
But 50 enfeebled by rigid confine-
ment and low diet were most of the
prisoners that probably many of them
would have persisted even had they es-
capped. They had not endurance TO
march across the country to their
friends. Thus it was plain that any
attempt at a general escape would de-
feat itself.
Finally Beman decided to include a
few only of his harbor comrades, and
hoped by quietness and swiftness to
get off without awaking much oppo-
sition. To this end he selected the
seven of his companions best fitted for
the attempt, and, rehearsing his plans
to them, obtained their hearty support.
He had observed hat every evening
just before the change of guards a gal
ley came over from British headquar-
tiers in New York, bringing a lieutenant
with orders for the night and sometimes
letters or wines and delicacies for the
officers of the ship. This galley was
manned by only two oarsmen, who gen.
orally. while waiting for the lieuten-
ant, came on deck to chat with the
guards and prisoners, and left their
oars in the small boat.
Swung above mems heads over the
deck of the Whitby, and designed for
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-18
the bottom of the galley. Bemsn stood
in the stern as steersman to direct their

the bottom of the galley. Bemsn stood
in the stern as steersman to direct their
course
With the utmost force and order they
pulled away with the tide northward
into the dense fog. Just as they were
vanishing from sight IL of the guards
On deck discovered them. and with q
cry of Halt, there! Halt" discharged
his muaket at them. The next moment
several guards fired. but with such un-
certainty on Of the fog that the
fugitives were untouched, although
shots pierced their clothing.
Now they were concealed in the mist,
and all was uproar behind them. Every
guard was bawling: Rebels escaped
Rebels escaped" The officers were
rushing about, shouting hoarse com
mands to fire, to let down the Whitby's
boats and pursue, and to do any num-
Der of other absurd things. The two
men in the water were calling loudly
for help, with nobody to heed them.
Theprisonerswere cheering with might
and main. And as soon as word reached
the nearest frigate her guns began to
thunder as she swept with grapeshot
the surface of river and shore in the
direction in which the fugitives had
fled.
But the Americans were too shrewd
10 continue their flight in the track of
th>se deadly missiles. They knew well
that they would be not only fired upon,
but pursued as soon as the British
could man their boats. So. when the
fugitiyes were fully out of sight in the
fog. Beman steered the galley directly
across East river to its western shore;
and as it was night by this time they
turned their course in the opposite d.
rection from what their pursuers would
take, and silently skirting Manhattan
island southwark rowed completely
around the little city of New York.
This was an extremely hazardous
thing to do, for the course carried them
close along the front of the Battery
and under the very guns of several big
frigates. Now and Their they were
hailed by sentinels from land or ship.
but Beman, having prepared himself to
answer by questioning guards and Of
fcers on the Whitby, replied in such q
way as to avert all suspicion.
Whitman hour or so the galley struck
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-18
DEAD HOPES.

The snow falls lightly down DER hill and
vale,
And from her lofty resting place on high
The silver moon sheds forth a radiance
pale,
And glittering stars bedeck the azuro
sky.
No more shall We. who, in the olden time.
As lovers strayed along this well-wora
road,
Together hear the church bells evening
chime
But each must bear alone lfe's heavy
"A careless word. a promise unfulflIed.
4 willful heart, though breaking. 10th to
bend:
A bitter pain. which time has never
stilled-
And thus came swift TO loves young
dream the end.
} could I but one moment humbly kneel.
And sue for what was once so freely
mine.
That heart. which pure and tender learned
In every pulse d love almost divine.
A fair wild flower, nurtured by the sun:
. why was mine the cruel fate to blight
That happy life. and, when the prize was
Let JOY and hope be turned to darkest
night!
Ard nov. as cold and dead beneath the
snow:
The blossoms lie which once were our de-
light
So lie rly hopes, which, long, long years
ago,
In youths fair morning, bloomed so
fresh and bright.
Ella r. Powell, in Midland Monthly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-18

into North river, and here the tide was
running in their favor. for it set north
wardina mighty current. Before morn
ing they were beyond danger, ald
within a few days had arrived, some a:
Washington's headquarters and others
were searching the stretches of East
river and the shores Of the Sound for
them, these Yankee rebels were march
ing triumphantly onward TO enlis,
again in the struggle for liberty.-La-
mar Beaumont. in Youths Companion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-18

She-Sometimes YOU appear really
manly. and sometimes you are abso-
Iutely effeminate. How 90 you ccoCn
tor it?
He-I suppose it is hereditary. Half
NV ancestors were males and the olRC.
half females.-Tit-DitS.