Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-24

p.den.Powell declares ,na'
c''a' ',,i INK s the best game Of when Iv
rir''AlN'' "a me colonel has had ex-
npo''' -. nsh as a hunter Of both TWO
St'n,s ' ,,olsi animals to know ne Il
~ Written book called ,.S N,u down
y. .l'.',ne. rand IN it he clearly Jay > WV"
be Tu'.' ,' !, ten Commandments, ne
The nj. nleeE and self-reliance' aolli'y
a : ~. Al n, way in a strange eoun' =,
. ma u, \. ,yss and ears. lie must be
~, l . keep himself hidden, track l.d 'n ne
'Sle ~ - across country, take care OF
n'uy = "a his horse, and report his
49, 40, reliable assistance IN tihd-
lps -. saw Is the compass. but IN
- africa where there Is much IRON
IVY. IN me- ground a compass becomes
''-' .,.lable. The sun by day gives
'-' ,ss east in his rising, and west in
', citing and north or south at noon,
/ vow happen to be south or north OF
A equator. ...on,o,ssarca ~
w maintain. say, to the north
w ~ -, a viii serve as q guide.
S.,ic when you pass any conspicu-
\, ob,sct like a withered tree, broken
,'ssT A strangely shaped rock keep
4. ropr mind. on passing such land
~ ~, al moi omit 10 look back, and see
,1,,ther appearance is from the other
&c
EYES NEEDED ALL AROUND.
r. ,soold be a point Of honor with a
,..a, tbat nobody secs any object that
I. s,s NOT already seen for himslf.
S.nr sves must be never resting, con-
,,ssry glancIng around In every direc-
r- anj trained 70 see objects IN the
I, distance A scout must have eyes
lhe back Of his head,
A moving enemy is easy to see, but
~ Tbo stands sim, or who is the
w~s color as the ground around him,
/, rsy hard TO see for the unpracticed
nd Common sense and little reiiec-
IN viii often suggest 10 you the most
ksy points to look to find him.
Oros was having a match with
e,sh in Kashmir, as to which Of US
ssd sss iarthest
Ne pointed out on a hillside some
lginee IN and asked me II ] could see
IA many cattle there were grazing on
Il was only with difficulty that |
rtsse any cattle at all; but present
" capped him by asking him II he
nape the man In charge OF the cat
= Now could not actually see this
us.l but. knowing that there must
Itnan with the herd, and that be
MI probably De uphill above them,
:. IS there was a solitary tree above
i'n and Il was a hot. sunny day. |
atssi he would be under this tree.
itok through the glasses showed this
Einise 20 be right
Besides looking far afleld your eyes
Rlgd miss nothing close by that is
hsly to mean anything.
STUDY OF TRIPLES URGED.
Twas once acting as scout for a party
% desert country. where we were get
ING done up Tor want OF water. had
ris Two or three miles ahead, 10 where
thought the. ground seemed 10 slope
l'aig downward, but except a very
hiloE dry intercourse, there was no
go Of water As I was making my
iE slowly back again | noticed a
Filhlng IN the sand. evidently recent
y1aF BY auckland the sand thrown
y sN OF a darker color, therefore
ilhi' than that on the surface.
~ lnied and scooped up more with
~ iinds and found the under soil
i.f moist so water was evidently.
''i. and could be got by digging.
AZ mai moment two pigeons flew
Wy rom under a rock near by. Fun
y hope ! went TO the spot and found
pa. -ss a snail pool Of water, which
nslsa sufficient for the immediate re-
i,lfnenis Of the party.
~ must carefully study the ways
~ hsplls Of the enemy himself.
~ instance, you come across three
t,sl paths trodden In the grass on the
!, wa y, African yeldt. all running paral-
" each other, at a few yards dis.
:, 49,. by having studied the habits
! XVI enemy you Will know at once
49,, ~, ", means three companies have
,-'sso ma. mat way on the march. as gen.
s1.me y march in single file, each
-'-n5 following It's own leader. II