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Interesting Experience Of Rhmoeeos Hunter in Africa

walked up to within $50 yards of them
and L then went on alone, my friend
generously allowing me the shot, as
1 had been the first to see them.
When within about 20 yards of
the bull I fired. taking the neck shot.
The bullet thudded in, but alasi with
out touching the vertebrae. The COW
and calf Immediately made off up wind,
and as the bull started to follow I gave
him a second bullet. which must have
taken him well forward in the body or
front leg. He pecked heavily and al
most came down, but, recovering HIM
self, numbered on for about 200 yards
and then stopped. Creeping after him
and feeling for my cartridges to re-
load 1 found only one for my heavy
rife left.
! stood up and waved back 20 my gun
bearer for more, and ON looking around
found the bull, which WAS about 40 yards
away. about TO charge. His tail was
up. his ears pricked stiffiy forward.
and his neck extended. He had evi-
IDENTIFY seen me. yet even at that short
distance seemed to be uncertain, for on
my dropping gain into the long grass,
TO my relief his menacing aspect
changed and he trotted away. My
friend now came cantering up, having
mistaken my signal, and thought L
wished the rhino headed OF.
As soon as the bull saw him he
wheeled and charged. BY very pretty
bit of riding and turn almost at
right angles my friend escaped, but
for a few lengths it seemed that he
would be overhauled- The rhino then
galloped Nff in the direction taken by
the COW and calf, which were now out
of sight, and though I followed for
three hours or more and made a care
full search the next day | could not
come up with him again.
the charge of rhinoceros. Many aver
that he will charge. and If unsuccess-
full or turned by a shot, will pass on
and not return. I can only say that,
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oOIly's Embroidered SEppa

\ GREAT deal OF the pleasure in
a having dolly is in being able
To dress il up just like 2 real lit
tie girl. IN these days, when it is so
important that we should be in style,
every doll mother that her darling
child should be suitably clad. Under
clothes, dresses, wraps and even doll
millinery may be managed by the
parent. but shoes oh. dear; shoes are
such problem. II dolly's mamma has
plenty OF money she can 20 TO the
shops where dolls outfits are sold and
provide suitable footgear, but the
shopmen ask prices that make most
little girls look twice at their nickels
and dimes Being in the confidence Of
q number OF doll mothers this prob
lem one Gay was brought home to ne
with such force that l sat down TO
ponder it. IL was impossible not 10 be
sympathetic with four flushed faces
looking up into my own for consola-
fion and assistance knew exactly
what that man downtown charges for
pink dolls boots with gold buttons and
white kid slippers and buff toes. I
might have stepped down and grandly
ordered him 10 send hOpe the very
kind each anxious little mother was
longing for. but then that would not
have helped the hundreds OF other
little mothers elsewhere VINO might be
facing this same problem Of how 70
keep dolly genteelly shod on an in
come Of nothing a year. I wrinkled
nv forehead prodded Il and vainly
used all those devices which the owner
,pf 3 very sluggish brain adopts when
.Eoading IL 10 action. Finally 1 had q "A
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and early. before his parents were up
The circus mans trousers were still on
his mind.
AT five minutes to he plunged into
the dining room.
Say, mamma. | don't want any
breakfast: I'll just take piece OF
bread and butter in my hand.
II got some trousers. mamma; they
are pretty old. but 1 guess they'll be
better than nothing. The old shoe
maker down the street gave them to
me- I'VE been everywhere trying TO
get those trousers.
'-I'll get on my wheel and take them
down to the circus man. I'll be right
back I'll have plenty of time before
school if I ride. fast
Half past came and no Wilbur APP
peared; quarter to 8. o'clock; he
would be late for schooI-and still he
did not come.
Half past 9; mamma began to feel
very anxious What if some dreadful
thing had happened to him. Oh, why
did he not come?
At last she went to the telephone
and rang up the school; no, nothing had
been seen of him.
She went back to her work, but it
was no use; she could do nothing but
watch and wait What fears and anx-
ieties-What thoughts of accidents. of
acknowledgement horrors suggested
themselves to her mind, none but a
mother can imagine.
Ten o'clock-quarter past. She could
stand it no longer. but putting on her
things with trembling fingers. went out
to look for him.
But where should she look? Which
way should she go?
Just then the sound of music fell
upon, her ear. The circus parade was
coming up the street.
She stopped on the edge of the side
walk to let it pass by before she went
TO look for her little lost boy.
Bands. horses, wagons. camels. ele-
plants trailed by to the blare of trum-
pets and the rub dub dub of drums.
Why, who was that? There, high up
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gel me an Old pair ofAtroGSerS Some-
where, could you? I'm in a terrible
iiN. cleaned the spots off my
trousers and hung EN- up TO dry and
some villain stole 'em. l can't do my
work or go out with that parade to-
morrow unless I get some trousers.
some way.
I don't want to lose this ere job
seems as If j just couldn't lose it. l
been out of work long time. knock
ing around the country. and now I've
got this and it seems If 1 just
couldn't let it go.
'Taint myself aIone-I wouldn't care
so much if it was-but there's others
I've got TO think Of and the circus
man drew a dingy sleeve across his
eyes.
Won't you try, bubr See if you
can't get 'em some way or another. l
can't go out in that parade tomorrow
if / amt got any trousers, can l?
Well" laughed Wilbur, not very
well,
-Tll see what I can do. I'll be back
after awhile if l get them.
I may not be able to get back to-
night: If 1 don't I'll try to come in the
morning"
Mamma said Wilbur. after he had
eaten his cold supper and explained
why he had been so late, isn't there
an old pair of papa's trousers around
the house somewhere There's poor
man out at the circus who's had his
trousers stolen. He can't do his work
unless he gets some and he'n lose his
job-and he just can't lose his job.
II don't know; l haven't seen any
lately you can ask your father when
he comes home; perhaps he'll know of
some
No, son. / haven't any Old trousers
just now: L wear out all my old ones
over at the mill; you know. it's such
dirty place over there that 1 put on old
clothes TO work in"
So Wilbur went to bed sad at heart.
thinking of the poor man who just
couldn't lose his job?
In the morning he slipped out bright
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admitting he will soon give up an
actual chase il outpaced, two instances
which came under my personal notice
prove the fallacy of this assertion.
In the first case civil protectorate
officer not far from Nairobi wounded
a rhino and was charged and knocked
down. With great presence of mind
he turned over on his stomach and lay
still.
The rhino returned to him and made
several attempts to horn him in the
stomach, but being unable to do so.
deliberately kicked him with his fore
foot on the thigh, and with snort
of disgust trotted off. That kick famed
the man for life. In the second case
a German trader also wounded a rhino
and was charged and hunted around
an ant heap until a lucky shot from
his gun bearer diverted the rhno's at
tention and a second put him out of
action.
Serious loss and delay are often
caused by a rhiDo charging caravan.
Yet this action is nearly always forced
upon him and occurs through stupidity
rather than premeditated malice. The
head of caravan, say. of 500 porters,
extending over two or three miles of
country, passes to windward of a rhino
He gets the scent and moves up wind
and perhaps nears the center of the
caravan, when being thoroughly
alarmed he turns off little. only to
strike the tail end.
Being now puzzled. and seeing at
last. as he thinks, the original cause of
his annoyance, he charges straight
through, on his way horning load or
two hastily cast aside by the porters
on his approach. He then passes on
to Ieeward of the caravan, and being at
last delivered from the annoying scent
moves on into more peaceful territory.
\ ct a person who had not watched his
progress from the start would think
that he had come from mile or more
away with the deliberate intention of
exterminating the caravan.
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III T first sight the African rhinoc-
eros appears to be heavily
Handicapped by nature as re
CARDS his anatomy. His iabby
soutish body. short. stumpy legs. small,
nnblinhng. piglike eyes and prehen-
isiIe upper lip combine TO give him an
tnir OF stupid inactivity. Yet let him
once scent danger and how quickly is
fahis idea dissipated- il lying down az
the time he IS on his legs and facing
the cause OF dfstur rbance in Hash
II satisfied that the danger is real. he
turns fn a second and is galloping up
wind ~ = pace which compares favor
sbiv with fRat Of a good horse.
To avoid distractions he can turn
and wheel at full speed like polo
pouv. and is capable OF keeping up the
mace for miles In a straight race be-
tween 2 rhinoceros and a horse over
two miles Of the average country ~
z.hich the former IS met with, consist
ing. as IL usually does, Of black cotton
soil and ordinary veldt, frequently IN
1ersected by small khors, the rhiao
would be fully able 10 hole ms own,
Being very surefooted, obstacles,
cracks IN the. ground and small holes
zvbfch would cause horse 10 stumble
- not come TO grief altogether, have
no eject on him whatever, and he viii
gallon down one side of khor and u2
sbe other leaving loose stones and
Debris rafting. but without one fatse
step ..,., -s.x.,4
His great physical de1ect Is ms sign Z.
IL eyes being OF very little use 70
Eir, writes a correspondent OF the
rieI,, and the hunter may walk
s,rsfsrht ND TO him in open country iii
,rirbin 100 yards, and without exer<
cisinc very much care can by stalking
sbo,,id the ground be fairly favorable,
essiiv get within 20 yards before hi--
ing a4rsavs provided the approach IS
made from the. Ieeward side Any ad-
vantage he may lose owing 10 ms DSa
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may be proportioned according to the
sole. They should be longer by two
divisions-that is, a sole divided length
wise by 10 squares should be 81 squares
long for the upper. The proportions
for the height should he the same as in
the sketches, all the divisions repre-
sented being squares. BY following
this idea the size of the shoes may be
varied. The shoes may be made of any
shade if the light kid is stretched on a
board. tackled down and painted with
water celors solution made by dis
solving little ordinary household dye
in little water The kid may be
painted black with India ink.
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b. ELEANOR BRAINERD

M EILBUR crept expectantly along
NJ among the tents of the cir
W Gus that had just come to
town. The men had hardly
unpacked their things yet; the tents
were not All up; the animals were sim
confined in their travelling cages.
Wilbur could hear the animals growl-
ius and snarling at each other be-
hind The closed doors Of the wagons
and cars that had such a fascination
1or him.
fie wandered around a long time
without seeing anything Of interest.
The men were all busy and ordered the
children on All the other boys went
home 20 supper, but stin Wilbur lin
gered.
Dreams of being a circus man him
self, and taking care Of those wonder
ful animals and being part Of that
enchanting activity fioated through
his brain
"Well" he sighed at last. Il guess
III have 10 go home. Seems to be
nothing doing around here, for me"
He wandered along until he was al
most outside of the circus grounds. Not
soul was 10 be seen; il was very
quiet and lonesome and night was com
ing on.
What was that? His heart gave a
jump as he caught sight OF A face
peering out OF "A covered wagon Just
on the edge OF the field.
\ husky voice whispered: say. bub.
come here. / want 10 speak 10 you
You come here. yourself" answered
Wilbur. I'm not going over TO that
Wagon-nOt fOF me"
oh say. bub. amt a going TO hurt
you Come here minute"
Come here yourself" again an
severed Wilbur
i can't-sure. I oan't-I would if
. could.
say bub," he continued. as Wilbur
cautiously approached, you couldn't
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great respect for Miss Dottie-
Puggie is a good sailor. and when
Johnnie goes out on the river in his
canoe Mr. Pug is always on hand and is
the first one TO Chamber in. and he takes
his seat in the stern. where he sits
quietly during the trip down the river
and back again
There is big black bloodhound on
the place. and Pug admires him greatly
and makes the big dog mind When
Leo is let loose at night he always
comes into the house TO see the family
and to get petted. and little Pug stands
up on his hind legs and rubs his little
yellow head against Leo's big black
one
When it is time for Leo to go out to
guard the house for the night little
Pug takes the great dog by one ear.
and. hopping along by his side on his
hind legs. he shows Leo the door.
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All Kinds of HOrseshoes

Japanese horses wear sandals Of rice
straw. bundles of which are attached
to the saddle, to be renewed when
necessary. The Iceland peasant shoes
his pony with Sleeps horn. In the up
per Oxus valleys horseshoes made Of
the antlers of the mountain deer. fas-
tened with horn pins. are employed.
Horses in the Sudan go in their stock
ing fest-their socks are of camel skin
Ny little sister. years old. had
peach given her, which was the first
She had ever seen.
When l saw it I went up to her. and
taking the peach from her. took bite
out of it.
Immediately she began TO cry. and
asked what she was crying for.
L wanted TO keep that little wooden
apple was her reply.
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NJ EILBUR crept expectantly along
w among the tents of the cir
w Gus that had just come to
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-18
Ladies' P~etticoats.

Mercerized Petticoats and Silk Petticoast. We are going to
show You IN In plain words that you will find here an absolute
saving OF soc TO S225 on every one in this house 70 what yu have
been paying for them elsewhere. Our ST. specials are biggest
values you we're ever offered for $500 to $500, and the specials at
Sl9s are worth double. Then we have others; the 79c, Csc and
81 ~ that are worth soc to 75c more in gold, but we must get the
Cash quick.
To make matters worse, so long as we have q spool in the
house you buy 10 Spoos or The Best Machine Thread For Zoe
WITH Every Purchase Of 1000 Or Over or, II You Prefer.
1ou can Buy 10 Yards or The Best Calico For Zoe with every
purchase of $40. o or over throughout this big store
Remember we are not in a trust or combine against the com.
mon people and never will be. Wa are with the common people:
we always have been and always expect to be, and il you want
THEAD OR CALICO, III a certainty you will co me 10 us 10 buv
It.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-18
Watch for the
RED TICKETS
AS Long AS They Last

you viii buy 2PaPsrs Of pins Tor ! cent. Two cards
Hooks & Eyes, sent. One paper Neeses. ! cent. In
fact ? cents here in Notions viii do ss work Of y
cents elsewhere.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-18
SHOES.

We just want yOu to come in and foot the whole IA mily while
you have a chance 70 do il for what il would cost You 20 buy two
or three pairs a few weeks sgO. There is not a man. woman or
child in the whole city who can ahord 10 90 without a pair Of
either dress or work shoes at the prices we are quoting We
have a complete line OF sizes in all feathers. cut IN the newest
lasts, made Of the very best leather. hand sewed and double
stitched. Shoes that viii wear until you are tired Of them. We
have the size, we have the quality, they have the wear aud we
want you 70 have the shoes. That is why we are Offering them az
such ridpulouslv low Dricps Is the folowiru
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-18

II a factory in ireland had failed and given US the go 5. We
couldn't sell them cheaper. Buy your Linen Supplies now, for
you'll not be able 10 buy them so low again.
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HERE'S YOUR A

but you viii have to hurry, for we are not going 10 hold
\ for a little difference in price. They are all going way, way
En, and the prices are picking them up aud carrying them out
lhe'siore. Az the prices we are making on them, they will
.ey be the first to go, and the first week Of the Carnival is the
weeb, and the first day Of the week is the best day 10 get
hat you want. Just see what you can get good headgear for
ur Big Spring Opening Carnival.
ig Lot ESQ Mems 500, s. 80 and $500 Soft
and Sun Hats o9c
SO Include Longley, ThorouRhbred and Elk Brand $500 Hats
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-18

They Denote a Saving of IA to II on
Your Purchase.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-18
Topsy Hosiery

Topsy Hosiery
Hosiery So low that IL doesn't pay you TO darn, aud 30 good
{ they viii not need darning for a long time 70 come. Our en-
R stock during tins big Carnival will be on sale at such prices
these
loo Misses ribbed Hose Yc
l0c Ladies' black hose &c
21c Ladies black hose sec
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-30
Human e Lease.

a An American player who fulfilled
several London engagements under the
late Sir Henry Irving tells a story sof q
young man employed as the tragedian's
dresser when Irving was the lessee Of
thesLyceum theater The young fellow
had been recommended for the place
by Clarkson, the celebrated wigmak-
er. Irving was as eXactinS In matters
of makeup as he was in everything
else relating to stage equipment and
he succeeded in impressing Clarkson
with deep sense of responsibility.
Shortly after his entering upon his
new duties Clarkson called upon his
former employee. AS Clarkson had
noticed that he did not get as many
orders for wigs from Irving as he for
merly did, he had begun to suspect
that the dresser WAS accountable.
Are you making Sir IIcnry's wigs:"
Clarkson demanded without prelimi-
nary
sometimes"
do YOU call that wig?" sneered
the caller. pointing to an article on
the dressing table. do you mean to
tell me that you believe that thing
looks at all like a wig?"
mo. sir. l don't" hotly replied the
dresser, now considerably irritated,
"but do mean to say as how it looks
like the AIR of the 'uman 'eadv'-St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-30
Character Of the Montenearins.

Nowhere is love of country more in
tense than among the Montenegrins, to
whom exile is the greatest of punish
ments. When Mr.. w. ]. Stillman was
there in the seventies all the free men
were away fighting, and he observed
how, when messenger was wanted.
the official took a man out of the prison
and sent him off, with no fear that he
would not return. One such messenger
was sent to Cattaro, in Austrian terri
tory, with 5000 forms for the bank.
and duly came back. Another asked Il
Russian at Cattaro to intercede with
Prince Nicholas for his release from
prison. "But you are not in PRISON.
said the Russian. ooh" said the man.
II have only come down for a load Of
skins for So-and-so, but must go
into prison again when get back to
Cetinje." One guard watched all the
prisoners when they summed them
selves out Of doors, and if he were
called away a prisoner would take his
rife and do duty for the time.-London
Chronicle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-30
Heard at Breakfast.

II used to be weather prophet in
my home town." contided the new
boarder as he speared potato with
his fork.
"Sh!' commented the comedian
boarder laconically.
Eyes, and every time l look at that
steak it reminds me of winters
day"
"How so?" ....
"Cold and raw"
"Quite clever. How does the coffee
strike you?'
"That reminds me of November
day-cloudy and unsettled"
Good. And do you notice that the
landlady is watching us?"
"Yes. and she reminds me of March
day"
"Tell us why"
because she is cold and stormy"
And the look that the landlady passed
down to that end Of the table would
have CONCEALED redhot stove.-Chi-
eago News.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-30
An Income for Life.
$4,000 a Year from 10 Acres

$4,000 Year from 10 Acres.
Walnut lands in Sunny Oregon, Stu
ated in the beautiful Yamhill Valley, %
miles from Portland on the Southern
Pacific railroad. 1900 acres, full bloom
ing orchards of selected, 3 years old,
grated trees. divided into S and 10 acre
tracts. 600 acres left. We care for these
trees years without cost, when you will
have an 8 year old grove bearing you an
income that will increase 100 per cent
annually thereafter. This land will ire
BILE in value in the next three years. For
a limited time will offer 100 acres to
genuine inquirers from North Dakota at
$500. an acre, $50. down, So a month.
will personally select this land for you.
invite my friends to take advantage of
this exceptional opportunity. Price pos
itively advances to $500. an acre July LIST.
Write at once for descriptive booklet en-
planning our offer.
WALNUT GROVE COMPANY.
SIDNEY L. WARDWELL,
Sales Agent, 228 Stark Street,
Portland, Oregon.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-30
Lincoln. Speeches and WRITINGS.


Lincoln's great speeches are short
but how At in expression, how packed
with meaning! Take, for example, the
one delivered to his friends on the
eve of his departure for Washington
Like the second inaugural or the ad-
dress at Gettysburg it contains no
superfuous word. Every one fits into
place as perfectly as the carpenters
braces and timbers into the completed
building.
As writer, Mr.. Lincoln was most
painstaking. He sought always the
simplest, shortest and best word. He
knew that the simplest and shortest
word usually is the best. The real Sc
cret Of his greatness as speaker and
q writer. however, lay deeper. It was
the supreme greatness Of his soul
which shone through his words that
charmed and still charms the world
]. A. Edgerton.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-30
The Insanity Plea.

"Sir!" said the young woman, with
what seemed to be indignation.
The young man looked embarrassed
Eyes, I did kiss you," he admitted
''but was impulsively insane"
''That means that a man would be
q lunatic to kiss me?'
"Well, any man Of discretion would
be just crazy to kiss you.''
This seemed to ease the strain, and.
no jury being present to middle af-
fairs, satisfactory verdict was reach
ed.-Philadelphia Ledger. @ W.