Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-06-09

was. predestined to be a fighter pure
and simple, and 1t Is his chief business
to see that the designs of nature are
not thwarted.
Undoubtedly Mr.. Roosevelt and his
party would greatly pride themselves
Ii they could bring down a white
square jawed rhtnoceros, formerly
found quite frequently in some remote
sections Of Africa. but now practical
" extinct. Some authorities state that
the white rhino is the modern type Of
unicorn, though the unicorn as pic
tured was a comparatively small and
very agile creature. While he had a
horn on his head. he had almost moth
ing in common with the white rhino,
even If he ever existed outside of the
reaim of the heraldry experts.
The black rhinoceros is the species
invariably met in East Africa. and.
unlike the Asiatic relative, he has no
tusks to supplement his horns in an
attack. Hunters look for him as he
leaves his forest or jungle lair to eat
leisurely on his way down the trail he
has made tn his watering place.
Rhinos leave their hidden retreats
about A in the afternoon, a fashionable
hour for promenading with the jungle
ladies. Arriving at the drinking place
at about dark, they go to their favored
thorn feeding grounds. where they
stay until morning. Acacia and miro-
sa twigs are rhino ~delicaciss. They
| scrape the lower parts of these trees
| clean with their horns, the front horn
being kept pointed and with a knife
| like blade by sharpening it On hard
| substances. The horns are not bone.
but Of closely packed horny fbers
growing from the skin and connected
with massive muscles. They are not
fastened to the bone Of the head OF
| snout. but do not lack effectiveness
on that account.
The execution done with these horns
is impressive. The celebrated hunter
oswell was in a part-pf East Africa,
near tie Uganda boundary, which was
aNve with game. Els mount was Q ia
vor1te hunting horse. Seeing at some
| distance a large white rhinoceros with
an ~uncommonly long horn, he rode to
ward 1t. The animal noticed him wheI
he was about a hundred yards distant
and began at once to advance toward
him slowly, but t~hreateningly. Hi
horse stopped and stood as II petriaed
When within a few yards the rhinoce
ros made a dash forward, making {
Violent assault on rider and mount
Oswel regained consciousness on tn
back of a strange horse which wal
being led by one OF his native serv
ants. The rhinoceros had driven 1T
horn through his leg and through hi
horse's body and had so completed.
upset. both horse Inc rider that Oswel
himself had been knocked senseless b!
a blow from his falling stirrup iron
OsweIl's horse was killed. and tn
great hunter himself wassk kept pros
trata by his wounds fof severa
months. Even slight wounds are yer,
show to heal in the African climate.
Che natives prize the rhino's. horn
dearly. They make cups from then
which, they say, betray the presene
Of any poison In drinks. A well know
German writer says, eff poisoned win
is put into a rhinoceros horn cup. th
cup will instantly split wide open.
The horn shavings are sayed<by th
natives as an infallible for CONFUSION
and a dozen other diseases. They ED
the rhino's hump as a rare delicac,
Rhinos use these horns with appal
ing effect on the unprotected add
mems Of men and beasts alike. Ca