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angry. SQo mad run into some long
grass, and had charged out towards
his men, when they were going up to
light it. He was very unwell with
fever at the time, and although he
had two or three shots, he was so
shaky he could not hit her, and at
last felt so i'll he had to give her up.
His shikari told me the lioness was
very much beat from being badgered
about in the sun and he was sure we
could find her. I owed her one for
frightening Hassan, so we started at
once, Hassan not coming, but sending
a relation of his on the same pony.
After short ride we got to the place
and found the tracks going into a
long strip of high feathery grass. We
cast all around and could find no
tracks coming out, so decided to burn
the patch. It was about 200 yards
long and perhaps so broad. I could
not command the whole of it, so I
told the men to light it at the top
and along one side, and Abdulla and
I took up our station halfway down
the other side, about 30 yards out
from the edge. At the bottom end
put the warrior on the pony to see
If the noness broke that way. AL
most directly the grass was lit a big
spotted hyena blundered out and came
within a few yards of us, but the
great part of the patch was burnt be-
fore there was any sign of the lioness.
Then I caught sight of her sinking
along through the thin grass at the
edge of the strip going towards the
bottom end. She did not see us, as
we were rather behind her and stand
ing quite still.
When I shot she seemed to stumble
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forward, but recovering herself
caught sight of the man on the pony,
and before l could shoot again she
was half way towards him, going like
a flash. He had not seen her when
I shot, as she was hidden by the
grass, and by the time he got his pony
turned around and started she was
close to him. He galloped straight
away from me, and dare not fire at
the lioness for fear of hitting him.
For nearly 200 yards it looked any
money on the lioness. She got right
under the pony's tail, but did not seem
to know how to strike, and at length.
to my great relief, the pony began
to gain on her. She at once pulled up.
and turned into bush where she lay
down stretched out at full length,
painting. Running up. I shot her be.
fore she could prepare for another ef-
fort. My first bullet had gone through
the muscles of the forearm just below
the shoulder, and being solid had only
drilled quite a small hole. The ma,
tives said that the reason she could
not catch the pony was because a lion
could not spring before a momentary
halt to crouch. II this 10 so, a pony
could always get away from a lion
galloping straight behind it, unless the
pony was such a bad one that the lion
could come alongside. On two OF
three occasions I have been chased
myself in the open grass plain, but
have always got a fair start, and my
pony has had no difficulty in keeping
out of the lions way. A pony boy OF
mine was very nearly caught one day
in the open.. He was, trying to round
up 4. lion, and got rather too close
to it on 2. tired pony. He only just
got away. This same lion afterwards
chased mo and two or three Of MY
men for quite q long time. Unless q
pony falls down., am sure there ID
nothing to be feared from q lion in
the open, If one gives him a pretty
wide berth, SO as to get start when
he charges. As rule the lion will
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21

had left it, in very bad way, but
Immediately proceeding to kill and cut
open the camels, he took the water out
of their stomachs and gave it to the
pony, which revived sufficiently to
struggle to the wells. After few
days rest it completely recovered.
Hassan added that he could very soon
get some more camels, and that he
would rather have cut the threats of
a hundred than have lost his pony
This story shows a great deal of re-
source in a native, but the life So
mali leads makes him wonderfully
quick at finding way out of a fix Of
this kind. It was very lucky the pony
was not killed by lions or hyenas
while Hassan was away.
Just before Hassan's pony was near
ly caught by the lioness We had a pony
killed by lions, the man on his back
escaping rather cleverly. At that time
we had two separate camps, six or
seven miles apart, each of them on the
edge of the Marar Prairie, on a ban
Va OpNA 81 400 pau 0S1Ay uAAACS III GA.
tent. This was the best place for
lions it has ever been my luck to come
across. Hardly a day passed that
lions were not seen by one or the other
of us, very often right out in the open,
miles from any bush. It was cool,
cloudy weather while we were there,
and the lions seemed to do most of
their hunting in the daytime. There
were so many, and they were SO bold,
that the Somalis were quite nervous
about walking through the bush in the
daytime. Between us We. shot "a
lions In this place IL a little over a
fortnight. Besides lions there was
more game than have ever seen any
where else. Large herds Of hart
beeste, oryx, and Sommering's gazelle
were to be seen feeding in every direc-
ton. Besides this, in the open there
were. q good many ostriches and a few
hunting cheetahs. III the bush at the
back of our camps were Walters ga
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
words to be repeated In afarmins a

words to be repeated In Affirming q
witness, which are as follows.
II do solemnly affirm: that I will
toll the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, under the pains
and penalties Of perjury"
Quinn repeated the words a. IL he
were an old hand at the business, but
he made q slight mistake on the last
word. This ID what he said:
II do solemnly aharm that win tell
the truth and nothing but the truth,
under the pains and penalties q pur:
v.%orvs ~. a. ~ = ia u Il -. - t.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
Shiloh Church to Be REBUILT.

Shiloh Church to Be Repu'tt.
An effort is being made to build .
suitable memorial church on the site
OF the original Shiloh church, on Sh1.
lob battlefield, now one of the most
attractive of military parks. It was
on this very spot the bloody battle Of
Shiloh was: begun on the morning Of
April 6, 1862. It is the purpose to
build memorial church to cost not
less than $4,000. The names Of ill
contributors viii be- recorded in .
permanent register and kept on e1-
hibition in the church, which will be
open to visitors and tourists.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
British. Naval Eetimatee.

British Naval Estimates. e..
The British naval estimates call for
an expenditure Of SITS. 713.50o during
tho next fiscal year. This ia almost
$40, 00O, 900 more than tho United
States will spend and very nearly
twice the sum that Germany will de-
vote to her establishment. Great
Britain had 479 ships complete for sea
(inc1uding 149 destruyers. 9S torpedo
boats and - subm1rines) in March,
1908, and the complement consisted Of
e4679s officers aud men and Il. s71 ma
si1ss.- York Sum. .-=.s. .*
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21

years ago q, severe
fall injured my kid
neys. From that time = I
was ..| bothered with, a
chronic lame back and
disordered action Of
the kidneys helped to
: make life: miserable
for me-. "A friend suk.
8 q 8 tie d. my using
Doan's Kidney Pills,
which I did,, with the
most. gratifying re-
S,llta nnado q v,,h.
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WAS ALL THE SAME TO HIM.

d.. Hubbard, a Mooresville Quaker.
was asked to take the witness stand
in q case being tried. and Clerk Quinn
was asked to swear him in as q wit
ness. Quinn began to rattle of: the
oath, when DR.. Hubbard stopped him.
saying he would affirm. Although IL
had never been asked to ahirm~ : Wit
ness before, Quinn was not. :, TO-, .bs
caught mapping. He had studied the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21

them, but they were much too quick
for him with his broken shoulder, and
were at him again directly he re-
treated to the bush. The little Mid
gan and one of my men were close
by, yelling with excitement. AS I
walked up to try to get a shot with
out hitting one of the pack, the lion
took no more notice of the dogs, but
kept his eyes fixed on me. I never
saw lion look nastier, but suppose
his broken shoulder had sickened him,
and shot him without difficulty. The
Midgan, after calling his dogs, had
run on after us, and had come on the
wounded lion. We skinned this beast,
and the little Midgan rather amused
US, as he got so very much annoyed
because his dogs would not eat some
great chunks of raw non-fesh he cut
of and offered them. We were on
our way to skin the other lion when
we met Hassan looking rather sorry
for himself. He said that the lioness
had trotted quite quietly at first, and
he had brought her round in a circle
towards the place where he had left
us, riding alongside of her, and shout.
ing to let us know where he was.
Unluckily she crossed the track of
the wounded lion, and after smelling
at the blood she became perfectly I'M
manageable, making of at a gallop
and charging him whenever he got
in front to try to turn her. At last
she had gone into the thick bush on
some hills, where he had lost her.
When we had skinned the other lion
We made cast to try to pick up the
fourth, but could make. nothing of
him-I never got this lion, although
he killed one Of our donkeys the next
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give up the chase after 100 yards or
so. This pony Of Hassan's was about
the best I ever saw in Somaliland.
He would not put price on It, be-
cause he said he could make quite a
respectable income by making looting
expeditions on it's back, as it was so
fast nobody could catch III; .,-..:.,:..
Killing CameIs to Save a Pony:
A year after this I met Hassan
again, and asked him how his pony
was. He said it was very we'll, but
that he had very nearly lost it a short
time before. He had been down In
the waterless plain on a looting ex-
petition with some other Eidegalla
warriors. After a successful raid they
split up to avoid pursuit. and Hassan
was on his way home driving some of
the looted camels in front Of him. It
was very dry year, and although it
was the rainy season, he had been
unable to find any water in pools to
give his pony. The result was that
having been ridden hard for two or
three days with little or no water to
drink, the pony got beat, and at last
lay down, about 20 miles from the
wells they were making for. No
amount of stick would get it on its
legs again, and Hassan was in de-
spair. He knew there were no VII
lagos at the wells where he could get
vessels in which to carry water back
to the pony, and it seemed as If moth.
ng could be done to save it. At last
he thought of plan. Driving the
camels at top speed to the wells, he
gave them as much water as they
could drink, and hurried them back
again. He found the pony where he
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
Chinese Women. Study Medicine.

The Womans Medical school at
Shanghai awarded diplomas tosHsi1
graduates lately: Tho = school WAS
founded q little more than three years
ago by funds furnished by Ii Ping
Shu, president of the Chinese town
council. The principal Of the school
u . Chinese woman who took an id.
vanced educational course In both
Canton and Hong Kong: Durinl thu
hst year there were 80, students. zach
:o6 the nix graduates Rad an essay,
twp 20 them 81, English. '*t.-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21

Artificial Silk Made in France. *.
France has five great mills and a
number of smaller ones at which, arti.
flcial silk is made. There are three
kinds Of It. ~---- ...
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
Witness Evidently Meant to Toll the
Truth and Was Not Afraid Of
tho Results.

Michael Quinn, the bright page In
superior court No. 2, who was recent
'ly elevated to the position of clerk Of
that court because he was competent,
Rad new duty to perform the other
day -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
RUDE SHOCK FOR THE GIRLS

vain, for the various garments which
we had used for the purpose lay scat
tered on the floor, and the opening was
occupied by a line of little heads, one
above the other, while ten cleaning
eyes were interestedly fixed upon us!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
O. ;s !

reinstatement at the time, recommend.
ing Doan's Kidney Pills, and am glad
to confirm that statement now '''--,
Sold by all dealers, 505cents a box.
FosterMAburn Co, Buffalo;N. r. +:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
Badgering an Angry lioness.

We had not been back In camp very
long when my companion came in, say
ing he had run across a lioness in
the hills, which he was sure was the
one we had seen, as she was very
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21

~ The Wy Hanflinis Wizard Oil 'soothes
spd alleys all aches. pains, soreness, swell:
mg and inflammation Is surprise and
to relieve ~aIl kinds of pain:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
VARIETY.

Hewitt-lve been pinched for mon.
ey lately.
Jewitt-Well, women have different
ways of getting it. My wife kisses
me when she wants any.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
Horses NAV "a insured.

6orses May 30 Insureo=
The Saxon government has sane
toned a horse insurance. ALL horses,
asses and their crossbreeds, over six
months old, may now BE insured. : !: =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
PUBLIC TATEME:NT
sy'a Public otielss county Treasure,
Of Granbury, Texas.

A. A. Perkins, County Treasurer oe
Qranbury, Hood Co, Texas, says:
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Z. T. A',Mutualsc pnvenlepcs. -, =.
"Sir, I want your daughters hand"
All right, my boy. That takes her
OF NINE"
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On the
Sp00r of
the King
of Beasts
Bv Lord DelQmere

D get good sport in
SOmaliland the first
thing is to get a
good shikari. There
are excellent men to
be found with care
and good luck, but a
great many who are
absolutely worthless.
In addition to 9th.
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At last l did get a bullet into his
flank. He at once turned, and, growl-
ing fiercely, came bounding a few
yards towards us, as IL trying to make
up his mind to charge. Whether he
would have done so or not do not
know, as my second barrel caught him
on the point of the shoulder, bringing
him on to his nose, and before he
could recover himself I put in another
bullet from my second rifle and fin
ished him.
It is more than likely he would not
have charged, as have several times
seen a lion make this kind of demon
stration when slightly hit, more,
think, to try to frighten his assailant
than anything else. A lion that really
means charging up comes quite silent
ly, galloping very fast along the
ground like dog.
A Wounded Lion at Bay.
While this was going on we could
hear Hassan shouting in the distance,
so now we ran of towards the sound.
When we started the shouts seemed
to be almost stationary, but as we ran
they got further and further of till
at last we could hear nothing. We
then turned to 60 back for the wound
ed lion. AS We got near the place
where we had left him, we could hear
a tremendous row going on, men
shouting, dogs barking, and the unmis.
taxable grunts of an angry lion. Run.
ming up, we found the lion, with his
shoulder broken, standing in a bush
surrounded at respectful distance
by the little dogs. They kept up an
incessaat yapping, and every now and
then the lion would make a drive at
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21

,..s.z- Women Brick Workero.
: Pr91aia's brick yards employ nearly
3o0eo women.
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SORE; EYES; weak, inAamed, red, watery
ana 9Wnllen eyes, use PETTITsE EYb
2s5AlLVE 6c. An 0ruae lists or Howard
Brcs., Buhl3o, Il. z. $780, - :,
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-31

How On~ Effirirns Teacher fnsrr~.ss
His Pupils In tho study Of Farm
Ing Operations.

4 letter from prof " nArhan
principal o, schools a, MArksvtlIr
"a. tells briefly and pla!niy hos az
~tcul'are cAa be auccexatally taught
n the public schools Professor
Barham writes.
Il arr teaching agricu,'ar" 20 my
seventh grade have Twelve boys
and nine Eirln in nv class They ar"
ext remedy Interested In the work
Their agcn range from aftoen 20 sew.
en'e~n. The parentn. IA a ~holr
rare he teaching Of agriculture 10
ne have succeeded In interesting
most of them by having the pupils
raise better crops than The parrntH.
On" 81 my patrons has Offered a n
,cen-doilar prize 20 The best all-rouud
Agricultural student
II have no set say % teaching this
subject We ice the textbook IN so
FAR as Il brarn on th~ subject In haad
We supplement u ~tth bulletins from
The L : Department % Agriculture.
fhe state Department anf the State
crop pest Commlnhlon also use
other books on th~ EroWth ~ plantA.
fhe habits - plants and animals. In
short. general nature study course
with tho help Of th~b" books and a
,..rlra uf experiments. ! make study
~ ,he soil. l'a power 20 lake ap molH.
'ure. It's composition. the different
soils. the adaptation Of certain plants
10 certain soils
Il make a study OF he different
klndH Of food used by the 81 rer"nt
plants. the composition OF fertilizers
and the kinds best suited FOR The dit
ferent plants Right along with this
/ cnphaalzc the beauty OF plant iif"
and growth
Il have both vegetable and
flower garden assign each pupil
bed I'm each and he or she ia 10 have
whatever Is made In the flower gar
den try 10 develop their sense OF
he beautiful In the vegetable gar
dem uhih includes all farm and gar
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-31
To Vote on Local Tax.

Messrs Editors. I am a constant
reader OF your valuable paper and
appreciate IL very much. regard Il
as being one Of the best farm papers
published and And it very helpful IN
school work. Your able discussion Of
rural school problems will help to
raise the standard OF our country
schools.
We want local taxation in Grenada
County. and all! submit the PROPOSE
ton 20 The qualified electors in an
election 20 be held during thu month
OF August Your Educational Special
should b" read by all our people. and
trust yop w!ll send few sample
copies OF this issue 20 the voters Of
ibis county ' r. JAMES.
County superintendent
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-31

siderable time and money. and Ala
Sama farmers like those OF other
Southern States are compelled TO op-
crate on small capital But the rota-
ton OF crops and the free use Of L.
gumes can De started at once bv anv
man. and the results are PROMPT and
certain. Professor Duncan gave much
reliable and practical advice on this
subject
Or. Cary never allowed things 70
'ag.--eyery minute was Allied in with
BE answering Of questions or he
making % talks such "a above out
H7et. and tho talks by the Doctor
himself on live stock subjects and
IN urging the growing Of more live
stock we're full 81 good practical com
mon sense He particularly urged
he growing Of more mules and show
80 ;ha; By using larger mares with
good heavy bodies and Jacks Of good
size and quality. especially IA regards
feet and legs. fret-cla mules could
10 grown IN Alabama. FOR from one
,h.rd 20 ono half uhat ihey ara aow
costing those wao have 70 huv them
No ioaters aud Il agreeable where
Or Cary ia - Tho Gaxe,tr Editor
Saa prcsHed into service 10 talk on
corn harvesting and The eradication
~ he cattle ticks.
We ret many reader o.. The Ca
Esstr and al had a good word for
no Only Agricultural paper printed
;ha. Just ats Alabama conditions.
We hope 40 reader 81 thla paper
at Ia. 70 attend tho institute held
r A!a section Such Institutes a.
Dr Cary IL holding IL Alabama caa
not FA!l 20 ho of great bcaca, 10 The
farmevH ahu attend
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den prOducts) look after the scien-
life and financial sides
I encourage observation work
from the very beginning We make
a study Of al insects and diseases
harmful 20 plant growth 4 great
many times We fail in the study OF
diseases. This, Or course. is d!scour-
aging 10 the pupils but a few sue
cessful studies redeem the failures. 3"
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-31

The achoolhouse usually repre-
senta the estimate the community
places on education Comfortable.
well-~quipped modern buildings arr
seldom found In backward localities
The aspiration and sacrifices typ fet
by good school building do not
apriax from inertia and sili,eracy
State Superintendent J r. Swear
lnxeu. Of South Carolina.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-31
Kay. pa. hat

AJAX your mother"
Honest. pa. this lsn't silly one
th!a satne
Alright ibis oncn. what In IT."
Well. II the end OF The world was
"a cone and tho earth De destroyed
sh!!o a man ~aa up in al airahip.
sher~ would be land when he came
dnwn~"