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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22

1 had missed him from his &C
customed stations and on his re-
appearance he was generally ban
daged up and one leg was in
splints. 1t appears that one late after
noon when the shadows in the brush
were growing to the point of almost
complete darkness though the sun
still Illuminated the tops of the trees,
he was returning to camp alone save
for a Senegambian gun bearer noted
for his bravery. Both were mounted
on native ponies, wiry and keen of
senses. Suddenly Williams pony be-
gan to shuttle and snort and both
stood stock still refusing to advance
into the darkness of the foliage
arched trail. Williams quickly I'M
slung a double barrelled ten gauge
Parker with which he had been after
fowl. He meant to slip in a buck shot
cartridge, but before he more than
had his gun across his pommel, with
a grunting below the huge form of
an old bull buffalo rushed out of the
darkness ahead and charged the two
with all ferocity.
1t was impossible to turn out of his
way and all that Williams could do
was to lean forward and pull both
barrels point blank. The massive
horns and frontal bones must have
shielded the beast from any injury,
save enough to infuriate it more than
ever. The next instant Williams
pony was disemboweled with a side
swipe of the bulls horns and the
rider was pitched into the brush with
a broken leg. On over the dying
pony rushed the buffalo and his
charge drove the second pony end
over end on top of his Senegambian
rider. The two rifles he carried flew
into the brush and one fell near Will
Jams. 1t was the Winchester forty
four. Williams dragged himself over
to it and found it uninjured, but
tragedy was transpiring meanwhile,
Giving the poor gun bearer no chance
for his life, the bull swept first one
tip of his mighty horns and then the
other into the tumble of horse and
man and in his blind fury knelt on
them and stamped on them. This
happened in the fraction of minute
of course, and was terminated only
when Williams, mastering all his
strength, rose to his knees and began
pumping soft-nosed pellets into the
bulls flank, raking him forward into
vital parts. The murderous creature
fell on top of his victims and when
searchers attracted by Williams
cries, found them, horse, bull and
Senegambian lay dead in one heap
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22
Stalking a Buffalo Herd.

I cannot better illustrate the char
acter of these determined and plucky
animals than by an adventure mar
rated to me not long since in the hunt
ing veldt by a. Boer hunter from the
Transvaal. He had been tracking
with some other coEpatriots far to
the northwest of Lake Ngami. Flesh
was badly wanted in camp. and as
tsetse fly was prevalent in the
marshy country, north of the Okanan-
go river, on which they were out
large herds of buffaloes, he left ms
horses behind him, ferriel across the
river, and spent the next two days in
hunting. He had with him his own
Hottentot servant, a good and reliable
hunter, and a fair shot, and he had
as well several natives of the district
who were anxious for meat, and ready
to show him the game.
On the first day the Dutchman came
across some fifty buffaloes grazing
in fairly open veldt. Getting behind
some good and convenient covert, and
with the wind in the right direc ton,
he had little difficulty in shooting two
fat COWS and a young, fresh bull The
cows were pretty easily secured; but
the young bull, although shot through
the lungs. jumped on his legs from
some long grass and bush, then
walked up, charged fiercely at the
spooring party, and was only killed
within a few feet of the hunter. The
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22

rest of the day was spent in SHINING
and cutting UP the game. Part of the
natives were sent back to the Boer
camp, laden with as much meat as
they could carry-the Beers requiring
not only fresh meat for immediate
use but enough to make supply of
"biltong" (salted sun-dried f1esh); the
remainder of the flesh was bestowed
upon the native villagers who we're
With the expedition
Large numbers of buffaloes were
still reported a little further ahead,
among the lagoons and marshes of
this region, and the Dutch hunter,
therefore camped for the night, ate
hearty supper by the roaring fire, and
slept soundly till early dawn. Before
sun-up the party were again stirring.
In less than two hours time the ma
tives had led the way to a broad,
marshy lagoon, or "vlei,' as the Beers
call it, surrounded by drier ground,
upon which grew bush, acacia trees,
and a few tall palms. Part of this
lagoon was shallow open water, the
remainder consists of a dense bed of
tall reeds, which led to further
swamps and lagoons beyond. The
sight that met the Dutchman's eyes,
as ne anu lH0 HALVES CT0pI Cautiously
towards the edge of the "'vlei,' and sur
veyed the scene from behind a screen
of bush, was a wonderful one. In and
about the "vlei,'' stood a troop of not
less than two hundred buffaloes, some
rolling in the shallow, some drinking,
some standing be1ly-deep in water,
dark and motionless. The buffalo
birds Ga species of starling-Buphaya
Africana) those watchful allies OF
these animals and rhinoceroses, were
flying hither and thither, many of
them packing and feeding on the ticks
and parasites which infest the buff
falo. A number of small white herons,
too, were about the ''vlei," some of
which were also to be seen actually
perching on the broad backs of the
great game. In any case the stalk re-
quied caution, and, with these watch
full ''buffel-vogeP' about, extreme care
was, as the Boer saw. essential. Con-
cealed behind a thick mass of bush,
to which he and the Hottentot had
crept, the Dutchman waited patiently
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22
Attacked by an Enraged Buffalo.

At last several fat COWS, for which
he had been waiting came, together
with a tremendous old bull, within
so yards Selecting the best COW, the
Boer aimed behind the point of the
shoulder, and brought her down She
fell instantly to the shot. struggled a
little further, and soon lay dead The
Boer had hoped and expected to bring
down another COW. His intentions
were frustrated, however, by the bull,
which charged upon the instant direct
ly towards the rifle smoke. Within
ten yards, the Dutchman, who was
kneeling, fired again, hitting the grim
beast in front of the chest, and turn
ing it Meanwhile, at the -ound of
the firing the whole immense herd
foundered out of the ''vlei," and went
on crashing through an angle of the
reed beds, and thence far into the
bush. AS they fed the Boer showed
in another cartridge, took aim at a
retreating COW eighty yards off, and
by a lucky shot, broke her back She
fell believing. and was quickly dis
patched Leaving the natives to skin
and cut up these scarcasses, the
Dutchman now took up the pursuit CT
the wounded bull. which he had
marked in his flight through dense
patch of reeds to the light of the la
goon- The beast had turn o of aione,
and the greatest care had to be taken
in following it through such co7ert
But the Dutchman had hitherto al
ways had great luck with buffalo,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22
Hunting
the
Dangerous
African
Buffalo
By H. A. Bryd e n

H. H. Dryden, the co-authOr with
Percy Selous of "TraUel and Big
Game" is man who wds born to
the chase. From his youth 1t has
tcen his ruling passion and he has
gone NTH his rifle all OUer the aUorld.
In eUery continent has fame as a
Nimrod is known, and he has a mod
est direct style of presenting has
adventures, tinged acith a little touch
of poetic sentiment here and there,
achich is Uery pleasing indeed. If any
fault at all could be found Uith him
1T 1Uould be that he Was 0Uernlodest
and inclined to boast for others in
stead Of telling his Own story.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22
Worldly Wisdom.

AS there is worldly happiness
which God percefves to be no more
than disguised misery; as there are
worldly honors which in his estima-
ton are reproach, so there is a world
ly wisdom which in his sight is fool
ishness- OF this worldly wisdom the
characters are given in the Scriptures,
and placed in contrast with those of
the wisdom which is from above The
one is the wisdom of the crafty, the
other that of the upright; the one
terminates in selfishpess, the other in
charity; the one is full of strife and
bitter envyings. the other of mercy
and of good fruits.=Blair
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22
Eyes Are Relieved By Murine

when Irritated by Chalk Dust and Eye
Strain, incident to the average School
Room. A recent Census of New York
City reveals the fact that in that City
alone 1928 School Children needed Eye
Care. Why not try Murine Eye Remedy
for Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes.
FORMULATION, Pink Eye and Eye StrainZ
Is Compounded by Experienced Physi-
clans; Contains no Injurious or prohibits
ed Drugs. Try Murine for Your Eye
Troubles; You VIII Like Murine. Try 1t
in Baby's Eyes for Scaly Eyelids- Drug
giStS Sell Murine at soc. The Murine Eye
Remedy Co, Chicago, Will Send You In
tereSting Eye Books Free.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22
ECZEMA COVERED HIM.
Itching Torture Was Beyond Words
Slept Only from Sheer Exhaustion
Relieved in "a Hours and
Cured by cuticura in Month.

81 am seventy-seven years old, and
some years ago 1 was taken with &C.
zema from head to foot. l was sick
for six months and what I suffered
tongue could not tell. 1 could not
sleep day or night because of that
dreadful itching; when 1 did sleep It
was from sheer exhaustion. / was
one mass of irritation; it was even in
my scalp. The doctors medicine
seemed to make me worse and 1 was
almost out of my mind. L got a
set of the Cuticura Soap, Ointment and
Reso1vent. 1 used them persistently
for twenty-four hours. That night 7
slept like an infant, the first solid
nights sleep I had had for six months.
In a month L was cured. w. Harrison
Smith, Mt. Kisco, N. Y, Feb. 8, 1905"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22
Most Dangerous Game in Africa.

1t is agreed upon all hands by ex-
perienced hunters in Africa that the
buffalo Is one of the three most dam
gerous four-footed foes that man can
attack Most men class this animal
with elephants and lions, as game that
requires the highest attributes of skill
courage and caution to bring to bag.
AS matter of fact, it may be laid
down that more deaths and dangerous
accidents happen annually in Africa
in hunting the buffalo tnan in the
chase of any other species of heavy
game. In regions where large num-
bers of these splendid beasts still wan
der, in troops of three hundred, four
hundred and even more, and where
they have been little disturbed. the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22
Locations of Promotion.

Elena. aged four, reveled in kinder
garten lore, and each day impaired to
her young mother the many interest
ing things that the sweet-faced teach
er had told them. Among the vicissi-
tudes of school life to be encountered
was that of vaccination, which was
new to the little one. After much ex-
planning and reassuring this difficulty
was safely passed. A few weeks later
she returned one day from kindergar-
ten in whirl of excitement, exclaim-
ing: Mother, mother, I'm going to be
promoted-mother, will be promoted
On my arm or leg?"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22
discriminating the African Zebra

IN Sem1-DuSny country, Wnere Jn0lr
view is more circumscribed, these re-
bras are without much difficulty shot.
In Mashonaland large numbers of
those zebras have been shot within
the last few years by the pioneers
and settlers. + have found that by
making a long d our and getting be-
tween them and the bush to which
they run for shelter, these animals
when feeding in the open can be
driven about and shot pretty much at
will. They seem for the time to be-
come Clustered, lose their heads, try
to make short cuts past tn" mounted
men, and SO fall victims. In former
days these magnificent beasts ran in
immense numbers in all the open
country from the Orange river to the
Zambesi. They are still to be found
in large troops in the Ngamiland coun-
try, in remoter parts of MashOnaland,
and in still l-rger numbers east and
northeast of .Mashonaland, toward
the coast. Beyond the Zambesi they
are widely distributed in Africa, be-
coming exceedingly plentiful again
upon the great plains between the
east coast and Uganda. South of the
Orange river they seem seldom, if
ever. to have ranged. Burchell's re-
bra is not to be confounded with
the more asinine black and white
mountain zebra &c Zebra), which is
perfectly striped all over. The B rch-
ellis zebra is best nown to the Brit
ish public of all this handsome group,
good examples being Away on view
in the Geological society's gardens.
AS a general rule this zebra is not
perfectly banded down the 1egs-as is
.4-s~ 49,
sometimes called by scientists Chap
mans ZEBRA is to be found in the
interior, with the white gs pretty
generally banded as far down as the
fetlocks. The average European
sportsman, having shot few of these
beautiful creatures as specimens, will
usually stay his hand and spare them,
unless meat for his followers is abso-
lutely needed. The Boer and native
hunter, on the contrary, shoot them
whenever they get the chance, merely
for the price of the skin-a matter of
a few shi1lings up country. And so
the species becomes exterminated. 1t
is a thousand pitiesi OF all sights
in the fair veldt-and there are many
to charm the eye-I know of few no.
bier than good troop of BurchelIs
zebras, creatures which seem to have
been created for on other purpose
than to adorn the wilderness.
Whether feeding quietly among the
heritage; or resting in the heat of
midday; or fieeting across the plain,
their striped coats. as clean and shin
ing as a well-groomed race horse,
cleaning in the sunlight; brisk, beau
tifully proportioned, and full of life
and spirits; these zebras represent
the highest perfection of feral life.
True children of the sun-drenched
plains. long may they yet flourish to
decorate the African veldtt
By permission of Longmans. Green &
Co., New York
Copyright, 1909, by Benz B. Hampton.c
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22
Mrs. Howe,s Opinion.

Mrs. Julia Ward Howe's sense Of
the ridiculous has always been a sa-
wing grace, leading her to avoid grand
iloquence- On one occasion a lady
at Newport, trying to get a fine sentt-
ment out of her, said, one moonh.
evening on a vine-hung veranda:
Mrs. Howe, do say something lovely
about my piazza," Whereupon every
one listened for the reply. In her
delicately cultivated voice Mrs. Howe
responded: 81 think it is bully
pfaz."-New York Herald
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22
Grievance of sufraaists.

The suffrage papers are still griev-
ing over their mistake as to, Sweden
having granted the ballot to women
The dispatch which caused the mis-
take read Ito all inhabitants of "a
years and over" The suffragists In
other countries are asking if Sweden
does not enumerate its women among
its inhabitants when taking its CEN
SuS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22
A Natural Conclusion

DO you think Bangs will succeed In
the work he has taken up?"
HE hasn't the ghost of a chance
why not?"
Because he hasn't the spirit
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22
Some PeriIs of BuffaIo-Huntinu

Occasionally hunters have been at
tackled by a solitary buffalo which has
charged them before a shot has been
fired, and without apparent provoca-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22

n incident highly in
dicative of the ex-
traordinarily danger
Gus character of the
African buffalo is re
lated by Mr.. Ainsley
Williams, the gentle
man scout of the ia
nous Niger water
shed exploring party.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22
Use Aliens Eoot-Esse.

1t is the only relief for Swollen Smart
Ing, Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot
Ease, powder to be shaken into the
shoes Cures while you walk At all Drug
gists and Shoe Stores, 25c- Don't accept
any substitute. Sample sent FREE ADJ
dress, Allen S. OIslsted, Leroy, N. 7.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22
A Natural Rise.

Goal is going up this year"
Are you sure?'
Perfectly So Doesn't it always 60
40 In smoker"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22
AM BILIOUS.

Employer-What, want another
raise? Why, you're getting SIS q
MONTH
Office Boy-Yessir; but I'm engaged
now, and my girl wants to be took
about
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22

be found as savage and as dangerous
as the lion himself, and, withal, far
more revengeful
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22

till the troop moved and a fair sh
offered
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-22

rivers and their tributaries, and about
the tributaries of the Zambesi, on
its easterly course, large herds of
buffalo are still to be found. This
country, however, is only accessible
during the African winter-April to
the risk of deadly
fever be taken. There are still buffa-
10 to be found, to, about the Chobe
river, in the far-off swamps and
marshes of the Upper Okavango. In
these regions the tsetse fly is certain
to be found in the buffaloes' haunt,
and the hunter must perforce do all
his work on foot
AS the African buffalo Is one OF the
toughest and most difficult of all game
animals to bring to bag, so that hand
some creature, Burchell'S zebra
(Equus Burchelli), the zebra of the
plains, is by far the most easily de-
stroyed- A single $50 EXPRESS or Mar
tini-Henry bullet will at once turn
this fleet and handsome animal of the
troop, an easy victim (if not a eady
killed outright) to the hunters next
shot With a broken leg the zebra
is instantly helpless; with a broken
limb, and shot through the body to
boot, ,one of the larger African an
telopes, such as a hartebeest or brin-
died gnu, will often run for miles, and
finally escape the hunter altogether.
AS an almost invariable rule Burch-
ellis zebras are hunted on horseback;
they are fleet and enduring, and even
a first-class South African hunting
pony must be in very good form, and
upon hard even ground, to carry his
rider within hail of them. Most usu-
ally these animals are to be met with
feeding on open grassy plains, or in
open bush, where large glades and
clearings are to he found. In a talon
end chase across flats, with a fair
start, they can usually gallop clean
away from the mounted man. If it
were not for a habit of curiosity, they
would, indeed, be "kitt1e cattle" to
come up with on the great plains.
But their curiosity is often their I'M
doing. 1 have many times galloped
steadily behind troop of these re
bras, and then halted for a moment
The zebras would then wheel quickly
round in line and stand for a minute
to have a good look at the pursuer.
This was the time to put in a steady
shot. Sometimes, even when the hun
ter is galloping, they will turn round
and stand for a moment, apparently
out of sheer curiosity.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-19
PLEADS SELF DEFENSE.
Although He Might Have Appealed to
the Unwritten Law.

Denver, Colo, March ia young
wife. misled by a second rate actor;
20 months old baby. as cute and sweet
as any innocent child in the world: a
wronged husband and father. are the
principals in the Bell murder case re-
Gently on trial in this city.
The circumstances surrounding the
shooting of c. c. Drury by Mr.. Bell
are most pathetic. Mrs. Bell, who is
still in her teens and the mother of a
20 months old baby, became ambitious
TO go on the stage. One day she noticed
an advertisement which seemed to be
an opening for her and she answered
1t The man who had advertised was
c. c. Drury, who was trying to get to-
gether a company for the road. She
met Drury and during the rehearsals
which followed the two became enam-
CURED of each other. and Mrs. Bell,
taking her child. deserted her hus-
band for the actor. Mr.. Bell was out
of the city at that time. but upon his
return sought out his wife and endeav-
ored to induce her to return to his
home. but she refused. The next day
he shadOwed her until he located her
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-19
New York Stock Market.

Wall St, New York, March 19.--STOCKS
Prices drifted sluggishly within a very
narrow range on light opening dealings in
stocks today. With the exception of a rise
of rs in st. Paul and q in Tennessee Cop
per, there was no change recorded as
great u.
The stock market showed momentary
strength result of active demand
for Rock Island and American Smelling.
Free offerings of the active stocks, par
ticularly Reading, caused the entire list
to react sharply. The local traction
stocks suffered from severe liquidation. At
IL o'clock the market was irregular, North
ern Pacific rising to a point over yester-
days closing and Reading making up its
loss.
The movement shaped more definitely
upward with the extension of Northern
Pacific's rise to 1B. There were scatetr-
ed declines of some minor stocks The
tone was heavy and dull at noon.
Bonds were irregular.
Some recessiOns from the best occurred
with the progress of the day. the traders
realizing moderately when there seemed
to be no immediate prospect of extending
the rise. s. 30
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-19
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago, March 19.-WHEAT-Weak ca
bles and increased receipts in the north
west impaired weak tone to the wheat
market at the opening today, initial quo
tations being 4c to 1zq5sc than the prev
ious close. Several prominent holders
part of the day and buying was chiefly
by shorts. May opened at $1.157s to SIG
sold up to S1163s and then dropped back
to $1157s. July, which opened at $1.O4 to
$1.04lA, sold off to s.. .037s.
Trade continued quiet throughout the
narrow range. The close was easy with
May off AQasc at S116 July was down
1z05sc at $LO37s01.04.
CORN-Wet weather in the corn belt
offset weakness of wheat and caused slight
firmness in the corn market Trading.
long was seller of May and this had a
tendency to make pit traders, who were
inclined to buy. to withhold such orders.
Prices at the start were 1sG14c lower to
1s6014c higher, May being at 663sc to 663sc.
After touching 6a4G667sc May eased off
again to 665sc
Prices slumped quite sharply in the last
half of the day on realizing, May declin-
ing to 6614c. The close was easy with May
a shade lower a. 661zc.
OATS-Oats were firm on moderate de-
mand by commission houses. Pit traders
were disposed to sell but offerings were
not large May opened 1sc to 14c higher
at 541ac to 545sc and for a time held within
the opening range.
PROVISIONS-An advance of &C in live
hogs prompted considerable buying of pro-
visions resulting in a firm market early
in the day. Prices at the start were
shade lower to 10c higher. --
BARLEY-Cash: 64Q10c.
TIMOTHY-March, $3.S5.
CLOVER-March $50.