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The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-31
The Office Romance.

 Out through the office window all day
 long Ills gaze will wander to the passing
 throng, There eagerly each comer's face to scan As if each one might be the looked for
 man. Is 1t some loved one from the dear old
 home? Is 1t one dreamed of who will never come? Is 1t some comrade of his boyhOod days Or brother lost for whom he lifts that
 gaze? Perhaps 1t is-but, ah, sec him arise. A face outside he seems to recognize. He rushcs to his boss. and in his ear He whispers: "I must quickly disappear. That fellows coming after me-B!ll
 Brown. He's got dun. Please say I've left the
 town"
 Kansas City Times.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-31
FULL QUART MEASURE

Old Famous Cedar Brook Bourbon
 Bottled in Bond, well Aged in wood, from the Renowned McBraycr Dis t.llery. Full Quart $l.5O, at the Pack Train. U
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-31
GratifYinn Proof.

"They say his latest play is shame less"
 You bet it's shameless! He drew $7O0 in royalties the first week"- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-31
Girlus Amerieanus

IA toaSt.l Here's to the dearest Of all things on earth Dearest precisely And yet of full worth), One who lays siege to All weak. manly hearts (POcketbookS also That's one of her arts). Drink 10 her. toast her, Your banners unfurl! Here's to the priceless @ American girl, Walter Pulitzer in New York Times.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-31
Accounted For.

Barber rather slow - Beg pardon, sir, but your hair is turning a bit gray.
 Victlm-Shouldn't wonder. Look at the time I've been here.-Chicago News.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-31
lt Depends.

Gan two people live on a salary of SIS a week."
 Ut depends very largely on the tinan- cial condition of the girls father."- Chicago Record Herald.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-31
Marital Amenities.

"My dear when you look as amiable as all that you quite take my breath away"
 q couldn't do that, my dear; it's too strong"-BaltlmOr American.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-31
BOTTLED AND DRAuGHT BEER

D~inier Beer is the peer of all brews. At the Mascot, phone 67 and have a case sent to your home.
The bee., 1909-06-10

th6ts vas another leopard not far
frsm where shot th4 last; 30 turned
about after . couple Of miles and
worked back along the margin OF the
bush, near the veldt. carefully beat
ing any likely-loolring spots. Half way
or 20 back was a dense mass Of thorns
with q lot Of rock and boulderE, look
ing a very likely place 70 hold such
game. l went to the veldt side TO
reconnoitre, and there Immediately
found fresh pug-marks, not only Of
one, but Of three, leopards; evidently
those of an old one and her cubs.
This at once accounted for the de-
meanor Of the one I had got, and as
a leopard with young, or for the mat
ter of that any animal almost in such
circumstances, requires extra care in
tackling, ] called the dog to heel,
whilst l cogitated a bit what course
TO pursue. Examining the tracks, l
put the cubs down as half grown. !
also made q detour of the clump Of
bush and satisfied myself that the
game was at home. Returning to the
spot where had first marked them,
! followed them in slowly, Snap" be-
ing taken up with a piece Of string.
He soon commenced TO get very ex-
cited, and could myself smell the
faint which always hangs around the
lair of the carnivora, be they birds
or beasts. The spoor was easy enough
to keep, as the path had been used
many times, and the leopard, dragging
her prey along, had beaten It down.
had my carbine ready for rapid shot,
for felt sure we we're coming close
to. and had hard work to keep the
dog from breaking away. Luckily the
wind was in my favor, and all at once
I came right in sight Of the leopards,
the old one and two cubs, almost as
large a. she was, basking in the sun
in an open space in the glade. don't
think she saw me, as from where
stood was completely hidden in
dense foliage, but she stared hard in
my direction, half rising TO her feet,
the tip Of her tail twitching from side
to side, or, more correctly speaking,
beating the ground. II was as pretty
The bee., 1909-06-10
SOME OF THE MANY CURIOUS
Some Of the Many Curious Adventures
That Befall Travellers In Dark
Continent.

Curious adventures befall explorers
In southern Liberia, as one Of them
writes: when we entered this coun-
try in 1906 we fred q star shell to
try to communicate with the column
marching from Okla. This was seen
by the natives for miles around, and
its effect was extraordinary. The
Ahiaras, Onichas and their warlike
friends, who had spent years building
the most marvellous trenches and
stockades to guard every possible APP
proach to their country, told US after
ward that they had meant to give us
a very warm time, but that the star
shell was too much for them. Any
one who could do this must be super
natural, and they fed into the bush
and kept up a guerrilla warfare for
months, never daring to show them
selves.
I'm January, 1906, when small col
umn was operating in the ohonhon
country, northwest Of Bande, 1t had q
lot Of trouble with town called ONO
Oga Ngolori, the reason given being
that when the Long Ju1u Of Arochuku
was destroyed in 1902, IL was brought
to this place as being out Of reach OF
the government, and the Arc priests
tried to re-establish 1t here and carry
on their former customs. At any rate,
1t was reported to be a most power
full Juju, and meant certain death to
any one who entered its hiding place.
We made a visit to 1t.
"All round were sticks stuck in the
ground supporting skulls, eggs and
bones, while blood was splashed over
the walls; on the right Of the entrance
was a large basin of water about is
inches deep, hewn out OF the rock, in
which water trickled through from the
roof, and In which a few fish glided
about.
while examining this, one OF the
officers made some remark. Settins
up a series Of echoes. which resound.
ed from the alls Of the cave. lie GER
tainly was ost queer, and was al
together too pch for the few soldiers
and others who out of curiosity had
followed us in. for they dropped their
carbine sand ned out"
The bee., 1909-06-10

to Inconvenience him much. He was
vigorously barking and jumping
around q lot Of loose boulders, among
which the leopard had evidently taken
refuge. could not, however. induce
him to 60 in, and although I have
had several good terriers for this kind
Of shooting none Of them cared to go
70 ground after such game began
to fear should have 10 give him up.
but got together a lot OF the driest
heritage l could find, and making a
couple Of squibs by extracting the
powder from two cartridges, l went
to work to try and make him bolt,
as his cover was not very large. Cut
ting as long a stick as l could find,
! took a page out Of my pocket diary
and rolled the squibs in 1t, binding
them to the thin end of the stick,
which / bandaged thickly round with
dry grass and leaves for a yard or
more, and then pushed 1t in where the
leopard had entered and ignited II
well all around, also heaping more
dry stuff about the opening so as to
make as much smother as possible.
The smoke soon began to escape from
the crevices, though the leopard did not
appear to take any notice Of It; but
as soon as the fuses began to fizz and
sputter, 1t was more than he could
stand, and out he dashed, almost up
setting me in his rush had, how
ever, picked up my carbine and fired
at him, Just as he was disappearing
into the cover. distinctly heard the
pat of the bullet and was about to
follow, when saw that the poor dog
demanded my attention, 80 picked him
up. The scratches were ugly ones,
tend to them at once l might lose
him; l therefore carried him back to
camp and washed, stitched, and
dressed his wounds. returned after
wards, to try and follow the leopard,
but could not find any further trace
of him, except blood marks. there
fore went and skinned the other two,
and made up my mind to leave the
cub l had wounded until the morrow.
I tracked him up next day and found
him dead, about a quarter of q mile
The bee., 1909-06-10

chicago's Greatest Amusernent EATER
prise Completed At Cost
Of S5,0OO00o.

None Of Chicago's other marvellous
achievements equal the great amuse-
ment enterprise A has just launched,
RIVERVIEW IKpOSITION.
This exposition s0fpasses everything
of it's character since the original
Worlds Fair give million dollars was
expended to make II q browning gem In
ChicagO's corOnet Of beautiful parks.
Last season 100000 persons visited
the exposition. This year II Will ac-
commodate 10000, 600 trip to Chi
cago would be incomplete without
visit there
RIVERVIEW EXPOSITION sur
passes Caesars ancient Circus Maximus
where 5000 dancers entertained Rome.
Five thousand dancers could be lost In
any one of its courts, esplanades,
causeways or wooded groves. That
many show girls, trick riders, Indians
and cowboys are used in Its Frontier
Day Fetes" alone.
Twice as many are accommodated In
the amphitheater, where Mexican bun
fights occur Wild bulls and daring
Toreadors daily enact thrilling contests
for life and death. A Spanish band of
100 pieces dtscOurses national music.
Many military bands render open air
concerts. The Industrial exhibit includes
wireless telegraphy, flying machines,
dirigible balloons, aeroplanes and other
mechanical marvels.
The bee., 1909-06-10
Getting the Cubs.

But this time the two cubs had re-
covered from their surprise, and as
the old leopard appeared to be done
the chest. the other turning tail and
scampering on into the bush with
Snap" (who had got loose) at his
heels, whilst l stepped into the open
and let abe one had wounded have
another ball, catching him In the ORR
nee of the ear and killing him In
stantly. AS approached them the
old one rolled over. and l was about
TO IRE at her again, when ! noticed
that her eye was already glazed, and
II would only be wasting ammunition.
After q hasty glance OF admiration
left them as they lay and hurrBed after
the yelping terrier, who from the
sound appeared to have come to q
halt, though could hear no snarling.
Before, however. l could catch up. the
leopard must have made another start.
The scrub was thick jvst here, and the
everlasting ''wait-a-bit" thorns retare-
cd my progress considerably, besides
Furnishing me not a little. stin I
pushed on into the open veldt Just
in time TO see the two making across
for the timber on the other side Of the
bend in the river. was beginning to
feet a bit winded, and was not sorry
when further angry yelps and growl
ing showed that the cub had again
been brought TO bay. Getting up a.
quickly a. possible, ! found that tho
dog had been having . rough timS 81
n He was scored badly down the
aide. and instead OF being . white
ferries vas = CHASTITY red one. though
o. 1l,A TINA hams 4 IA not anReng
The bee., 1909-06-10

RIVERVIEW EXPOSITION'S match
less attraction is ''The Creation" This
stupendous scenic spectacle, animated
by Biblical characters Of the Garden Of
Eden, is destined to attract worldwide
attention. 1t Is the product of the
genius of r. w. Mcconnell builder OF
several worlds faira and his stan OF
a hundred artists.
The scene is the Valley Of the Eu-
pirates, where tradition locates Eden.
Awed spectators view as near to its re-
production as man may conceive. The
great religious drama closely follows
the Scripture
-There is first void, then darkness,
dawn and light; separation of the. sky,
the earth and the waters; the beginning
Of life in the air and the waters. birds
and fishes, creeping and crawling things,
celestial anthems Of unseen spirit bands;
the creation of Adam and Eve, their
temptation, tYansgressiOn and expulsion
by Angel Gabriel who drives them forth
with flaming sword"
A great 325,eOt pipe organ intones APP
proprfate music. Its deep tubes produce
thunder, and its fiute-like notes the
mimicry of forest small life. Flashes
Of lightning and angry storms are made
by electrical and water effects. Space
forbids an adequate description OF this
magnificent spectacle.
Another great novelty is THE Races"
an English panorama Fifty horses at
tached to chaises raise over the high
way to Coventry.
The bee., 1909-06-10

RIvERVIEW ExPOSITION'S Court
Of Honor" has never been equaled since
the Ancient Hanging Gardens Of Baby
Ion- Its center Is a lagoon of crystal
water through which fash myriads OF
SILVER and gold fish. The limpid edges
are fxinged with emerald lawn set in
BsHsr .of stately T4ornhar5y nnplars. Cas-
0ado fountains play prismatic sprays
kfgh overhead and cooling mists float
downward into the lagoon. Fantastic
aacades and white paviIions gieam
through the trees as a marble setting
GnF the beautiful landscape. W
NOVer Niagara Falls" reproduces On
q mammOth scale the famous water
4NEAR.
me inspiring strands Of great bands.
SoetnR tones of OrcheDtTna. SQUADS q
0eTFament from Joyous threngs. eunlte
Wn1aaD and forestry. gay show lacea,
NJ Wanirr Of aerial ears and dying ma
OllmeA whistles OF nsssbatnre rail-
V0omkkEa1bam Of the aI1lnAals Of -sClFc1e d
Xmmee,S chanting Indians. the faulnar
@ROme1nG~ enthusiagts IN the ba8ebaM
paDaG th0 silent onward moveusaf 81
~ FaVor that courses Through the SreEe
gnKk, ard MtlMone OF activities that I'm
Dagt pAoAgNr0, mystery and 4AkAH1nks
MeaAlA 11VKRVI8W 1kPO@6T10M q
YAaDs q mnGSo. tho Inc e9 Rt1ich Qae
UNIa4 ~ noVo1 seen.
The bee., 1909-06-10
ANp OWE va sorH WHIT IN a AEAP.

a sight as had ever seen, these beau
tiful cats, but l had not time for such
thoughts. One Of the cubs ATTEMPTED
TO play with the bobbing tall and
this seemed to irritate her. for abe
turned and gave the offending young
ster q tap with her paw that sent him
SPRAYING. In doing so she gave me
q nne broadside and fred, dropping
her at once, though she scrambled to
her fore feet in an intsant. ! could
see that her hind parts we're para
lyzed; she was shot through the spine;
and as she turned to gnaw the wound
I quickly got another cartridge in and
hit her through the neck.
The bee., 1909-06-10
Blinded by a Sand Storm.

Az the sun rose 1t speedily dissi-
pated the river mist, and little way
out on the veldt and beyond the tim
Der, Il was a. sultry "a ever. l could
spy some small specks away 10 the
southwark, and a. q fresh bit OF veni-
eon would be an agreeable change,
l started after what | knew would
eurninh me Herewith, II I could man
age 70 clreumVeAt them. This was not
particnlarly dimcult for could keep
mysen covered By one ant-hill or an
other, and got my buck all right,
sending the rest bounding away with
tremendous jumps. The ominous
darkening OF the horizon had not e.
CAPPED my notice, but almost before !
was aware Of II the hot sand came
ntinging like so much small shot
against my face. In such cases, the
only thing TO be done is to throw
yourself Fat on your chest and hold
your breath TIL the hot blast has
blown over. The sand storm did not
last many minutes, but the thunder
storm Immediately burst In such a
way as It only does in South Africa,
and speak from experience both Of
this. as well as other parts Of the
world. II was over almost as soon as
II came, and for a short space the
sandy veldt looked like a sheet OF
water, which. however, was sucked up
In no time, the sun bursting forth
IA all it's splendor and drying me.
drenched as / was, before could get
my buck back TO camp.
After skinning my buck and making
the hind portions into ham, and get
ting q meal Of fresh meat. ! set out
along the bank Of the river TO see II
1 could hit upon any leopard spoor. l
had not gone far before came to the
remnants OF a porcupine. Leopards
appear to have a great Partially for
the flesh OF these animals, and as
lhey are common enough along the
Orange river, It doubtless accounts
for the presence OF their prosecutors.
1 hunted for the rest Of the day with
out finding any more signs, although
I felt satisfied that there were some
leopards IN the neighborhood, 30
could only postpone my search until
the morrow In the morning l got
aneat once more, and dropped about
four miles down 10 the place l had
turned back from the day before.
This did not occupy long, and was
soon fast again in = kind OF back
water, with my traps once more on
dry land. was eager TO follow uD
the leopard, which was confident
haA gone down, not aP, the river; In
dosa, had hardly preceded q guar
~ OF q mile before ! found pug.
maskn, aad quite fresh ones. toe,
where Ne had gons tswn = driAk-
Thio. tine ne Asayx- Iaiaa had nsi
The bee., 1909-06-10
I(n(I POULTRY RAlSERS

Now is the time of year TO feed
your fowls a good tonic. R4-ll-44
cures Cholera, ROup, Gapes, Canker
and LImbeFneck. When fed as q
preventive 10 not only keeps them
healthy bat makes them lay.
Price 90 cents, no cure, no pay.
Guar anteed by your druggists, st.
Bernard Mining Co., Incorporated.
Darlington, and Gardiner & Bow
mer, Incorporated, Madisonville.
for booklet on diseases of poultry.
The bee., 1909-06-10
FOR YOUR HEALTH'S SAKE
FRESH AIR FOR THE SICK.

Nothing is more common than
fresh air. II ls all pervadlng and
provided by nature. II Is free to
all who will take u. We all need
It and all have to have II. The
sick need it more than the we'll,
and yet there are those who think
the windows In the siekroom
must Re kept closed. As a matter
Of fact, the one best thing we can
% fer the sick 10 to see to It that
rhey have an abundance Of fresh
air all the time.
The bee., 1909-06-10

washed an race Of spoor and sceDt
away. and hy dog was able to pick
II up easilyf Seeing that my carbinc
was all right and everything IN its
place 10 my hand, followed snap"
with some dif1cuIty, for did not
want him to come to an untimely end,
which might not be improbable n I
was unable to keep him back some
where within bounds.
Following the LeOpard's Spoor.
The spoor led along the bank for
some distance close to the river, at
which the leopard had occasionally
halted, either to drink, or TO watch
for a stray fish; for these latter they
will scoop out with the dexterity of
a raccoon, as I myself once saw. In
fact, they will eat almost anything
that moves-young birds. and for the
matter OF that old ones, too, when
they can surprise them. cat which
has run wild at home is a fair exam
pie Of what the leopard IL on a very
much larger scale
The dog now came to . point at the
foot Of a tree, and after some search,
for the foliage was very luxuriant,
could distinguish the leopard lying full
length along a branch, his head be-
tween his paws, his eyes being Just
discernible, and that was all. could
not get a good shot at him, the angle
was too acute to fire with safety at
his head, and unless l got directly
under him l could not see him at all,
whilst the limb he was stretched out
upon practically protected him at all
vital points. Now and again he would
Just crane over a little and then draw
back before could get a proper
sight, making all the time q snarling,
purring noise. Under the circum-
stances II would have been risky to
have attempted q shot so was COM
PEELED to wait until he gave me some
sort Of a chance. To have had him
come tumbling down wounded was not
q BIT to my fancy In the meantime
looked about to see II there were
another tree near by which could
climb, and actually did ascend one.
The bee., 1909-06-10

from where l had fired at him, my
lucky shot having gone through his
heart ~Gl 30 eS
This reminds me cof an escapade l
had with one Of these creatures some
time previously, further south. AS
is 30 frequently the case, had been
much disturbed during the night by
proving animals, which / found out
were leopards. l was exasperated by
the loss of my best dog, and made
up my mind, II possible, to get a fine
skin and avenge his death at one and
the same time; so making a hurried
breakfast, and leaving my two Kafir
boys in charge of the skerm, ! set
out with the only dog now had left.
The spoor, which was plain enough
in the sand, led right away towards
the river, which on either side is bor-
dered for quarter Of a mile or SO
with "wait-a-bit" thorns and under
brush. After going a mile or more my
dog showed special eagerness, and
pulled up at a tree, the bark Of which
was all scored by the claws OF leop-
ards and was evidently used by them
continually for stretching their talons.
A lot OF porcupine quilts also lay
around, showing that the leopard had
recently made q meal, Of which l was
glad, for thought l should be more
likely to md him lazy and lying up,
and hence easier to manage. A little
further ON came to a kloof or ravine.
which had to descend and ascend.
Attacked by the Savage Beast.
Before / reached the top. the dog
began barking and hurried on, as
well - ! could. over the loose stones,
for ] ala not want to lose my only
remaining dog. He. however, came
yslping back, Just a. gained the top
Of the baMk. ana At the same time I
caught sight OF the leopard, which was
making across the open for patch
Of thorns a couple Of hundred yards
distant. was somewhat out OF
breath from scramblinG over the un-
even ground. but. taking as careful
aim a. could. l fred. knew had
hit him all right. even II he had not
stopped and bitten at the wound, but
the shot was too far back 40 we'll A.
TOO lev. At the same Instant he
caught sight OF me- whilst !, not relish
ing his locks, hastily pushed IN an
other cartridge. had net ~ ruSO
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First Shot Brings Him Down.


turned 20 the ground.
First Shot Brings Him Down.
Once or twice / raised my weapon,
only 20 lower II, feeling II was safer
TO wait On a sudden he raised his
head, as II some sound at a distance
had arrested his attention, for he
gazed right away into space. This was
my opportunity-not very fine one
certainly, for there was quite a net
work of small branches Intervening
but got n pretty fair sight and let
him have 1t. Down he came almost
before l could jump to one side. with
a thump that would have stunned him,
one would imagine, even II the bullet
had not smashed his jaw and gone out
through the top of his head, bursting
an eye in its course. He was as dead
as a door nail, and a beautifully
marked full-grown young male, his
teeth being perfect. AS was only
about a mile from camp, got his skin
on at once, and taking the skull went
back and dressed the skin there and
then, before 1t should get covered
with fyblows.
l lost no time, however. in getting
back to the spot where had killed
him, for II struck me there might be
something more than knew about in
his having had his attention diverted
from myself and the dog. SO cast
about once more, still going along the
river, letting Snap" who was well up
to the work, do the hunting, whilst
now and again added a brilliant
beetle 70 my collecting box. Passing
two or three gullies without making
anything further out, began to think
that II must have been the whistle
Of an antelope that had attracted the
leopard's notice He showed, how
ever, the same intentness OF gaze as |
remembered in q jaguar once killed
under somewhat similar circum-
stances, and whose dying roar brought
a second one on my track In less than
no time, giving me a stifnsh scufie. II
is in cases such as these that the sci
ence OF woodcraft comes in handy.
careful notice Of surrounding signs
and actions usually enabling one 70
come 20 a correct conclusion. ! had
been keeping fairly close TO the river
bank. Tor ] held 70 nay theorx that