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the neck, killing 1t instantly. and saw
ing my horse the stiff gallop I had
anticipated. for these creatures are
as swift as any OF the genus. Throw
ing the carcass Just as 1t was. without
opening. across the saddle, l took II to
a spot which would give me a chance
of a telling shot, II a lion should
make its appearance. But although
watched the best part OF the night.
nothing came of my vigil. the jackals
reaping the benefit OF all my careful
preparations. The fact was. as I sub
sequently found out. that they were
lions in their prime and II is not
often that such can be decoyed by
carcass which they have not them
selves destroyed.
Next morning I was. of course. about
looking for signs: but could make
nothing out as to lions. On going
down toward the river some half mile
from camp. my attention was attract
ed by the unusual conduct of a leop-
ard. He was cutting all sorts Of
capers: at one time ploughIng along
the ground with his head: at another
rearing upright and tearing at his
throat with his fore paws. All this
was curious. 1t was also my opportun-
ity. and I lost no time in putting
couple Of bullets into him. the second
OF which laid him out nicely, without
giving me the trouble which usually
falls to my lot when tackIing these
great cats. On proceeding to invesu-
gate the reason for such a strange
performance. my wonder ceased.
Having tackled porcupine. with more
gusto than discretion. one Of the lat
ter's quills had got inserted under the
root of the leopard's tongue, and was
working deeper and deeper. The tor
ture the poor animal endured must
have been awful, and do not imagine
1t could have survived. No dead
"porky" appeared TO be around, SO.
thanking him in his absence, I took
the beautiful spotted skin. Next day
I was laid up with an attack Of fever
which kept me Idle for some time. Ny
two boys. however. attended assidu-
ously to my needs. and In due course
I got about again. The lions had. dur
ing my sickness. once more appeared
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-11

vantage OF this piece OF luck and r0-
turn at dusk and lie up. Now. my ex.
perience goes to show that It Is far
too easy a matter to miss with a bul.
let in uncertain light. and that at
short range buckshot is quite effective
enough with most game. I therefore
made several little paper shells to At
my ten-gauge gun. and. chambering
the buckshot nicely therein, filled up
the interstices with eland grease; no
lion can Withstand such a battery at
a fair range. and your aim is much
more likely to be accurate. OF course,
took the carbine with $50 grain ball,
and telling my boys to stay by the
wagon-for I could place no depend.
ence upon either of them on such ex-
peditions-evening found me duly
esconced among the boulders this side
the half eaten body. at a distance Of
about 20 PAGES and looking directly
towards the route taken by the lion
when I had previously disturbed.
For a couple of hours l had waited.
occasionally changing position to ease
the cramping of my limbs. Every
thing comes to him who waits" and at
last, over a rock beyond. appeared the
lion. gradually rising into full view.
In the dim light he appeared mon.
strous as he stood. chest full on; and
then, as he gave vent to a sonorous
roar. which echoed and re-echoed from
rock to rock. the effect was grand,
and beyond any power of expression.
It Is under such circumstances a.
these that one sees the lion at his
best Nighttime is his day. and in
the sunlight he is more or less at Q
disadvantage. He must have stood .
full minute like this: a sore tempta-
tion to me to fire. and I believe I
should have killed him stone dead had
I done So Having apparently satis-
ned himself that things were all right,
he walked leisurely down to his prey,
and, again uttering a roar. stood fac.
ing me. This time did not hesitate,
but pulling both barrels nearly stimuli.
taneously put both charges into his
chest. and the lion fell forward almost
without . sound.
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-11
Menaced by Lions in Camp.

One night I was awakened by the
dog barking and the uneasiness Of
the oxen. I grabbed my carbine hast
lily and endeayored to make out what
caused the disturbance. BY the
meager light difrused by the new moon
could Just distinguish the forms Of
three large animals on the ridge above
the camp. l could see that they were
lions. and shook up already awaken
ing Kaffirs to make up the fire. I
had half a mind to shoot. but thought
It safer not to do so. the distance
being too great: so I waited until
morning. and as the flames began to
shoot up and brighten the surround
ings the lions became less plain to
view. distinctly saw them. how
ever. move away over the ridge. The
remainder of the night I sat up in
case Of any emergency arising, for
the animals kept snorting and shift
ing restlessly, whilst every now and
again came that rumbling roar. once
heard au natural never to be forgotten.
| was conscious of some creature
prowling close around. The roar OF the
lions kept all the while sounding more
aAu iioiS uiStdht' anu as Uh"u uSbdh
to break It ceased altogether. As soon
rs 1t was light enough to soc to any
purpose. stepped out. and as I did
so. a large hyena jumped up from
some bones lying near by and made
on. fired at him and rolled him
over, and before he could recover or
the dogs get up. luckily got another
bullet into him, this time right into
the head.
On examining the ground. discov-
cred that the lions had not approached
any nearer than the ridge on which I
had seen them. After having break
tasted. l returned again with the dogs
and followed the spoor as far as the
sand lasted; but, when the ground be.
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more easily attempted than done, and
my surefooted horse was not able to
negotiate the villainous country.
therefore pulled up. lest we should
break both our necks. and as l did SO
had the satisfaction of seeing the
gemsbuck drop in its tracks and re-
main there; whilst its companions
only seemed to scamper the faster. On
coming up. found her. for it was a
ine COW, stone dead. The blood was
only beginning to trickle from the
wound. and l had not noticed a spot
anywhere on the ground she had gone
over. On examination l found that
the bullet had completely torn away
the apex Of the heart, and yet she had
galloped at least a hundred yards at
as great q speed as her companions.
practically without bleeding a drop
another instance of the extreme vital
ity of such creatures, which I have
found even still stronger in the Ger
vidae proper than In the antelopes.
She had a prettily marked head. with
a length OF horns of three feet eight
inches. 1t was out of the question
thinking of bagging any Of the rest OF
the herd. SO I threw the carcass across
my horse and started back to camp.
A few days afterwards. as I was
perched on the wagon box scraping
at the skull OF the gemsbuck. hardly
paid any attention to a pair Of secre-
tary birds which were sailing right
overhead. Their appearance. however.
suggested snakes. and sure enough.
there. rs looked around. among a
few odds and ends. impervious to the
irrepressible ants. was q large pun ad-
der. II had crept through the fence
Of thorns. and in evident excitement
was surveying its novel surroundings
with body half raised. did not like
the look OF this particular reptile a
bit: but ] did not intend that he
should escape and be In the vicinity.
though probably the secretary-birds
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-11

are not easy to manage. though
they are invaluable as material.
The boys had gone down to the
river to fetch water. and I. TAX
Ing . temporary rest. was scanning
the veldt with my glass. I could make
out some sprinsbuck. also q few
hartebeeste: but what riveted my at.
tsntion was a small bunch Of gems
buck In the far distance. We did not
need meat. and there did not appear to
be any bushmen Just then about to
warrant any sheer destruction of
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-11

in the neighborhood,. and seemed to
hang around indefinitely. but there be-
ing plenty OF game about they did not
molest us in any way.
Well. l said that got one Of these
lions after all. though he took quite
a lot of getting, escaping me alto
gether on one occasion. I was not
over strong bodily. but was pretty
much SO In purpose. and 1t annoyed
me to hear the roaring night after
night and not render an account of
1t; then again our animals were get
ting almost beyond control. from the
incessant tension on their nerves.
Strolling away towards the hills ono
morning I came suddenly on a lion
lying on a rock. His muzzle was
stretched straight towards me. be-
tween his huge paws: his body. posi-
tion and surroundings adapting them
selves SO admirably to each other
that I was almost up to him before
was aware Of his proximity.
Lion-Hunting as a Fine Art.
He was wide awake enough. how
ever. and the instant he knew I had
seen him he started up and bounded
away, giving me no time. In my nerv-
Gus condition. to get a good shot:
fired. but as soon as I touched the
trigger I knew I had missed him
perhaps 1t was all the better for me
that I did so-and the next moment
he was out Of sight among the rocks.
Walking on a little farther. I came
upon the half.consumed carcass of .
ha arf ahoosfo ovfdouflv kfIIod tho nf1ht
before. the trail by which the lion had
dragged 1t pointing towards the veldt
Here. then. was a chance too good to
be lost: better than laying out shot
game. though I confess. I would just
as soon the spot mad been q little
nearer to the wagon. which was. in
fact. more than mile away. But
made up my mind at once to take I'd.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-11
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would have seen to that; neither did
want to spoil his beautiful skin.
There was. however. not help for It:
could see no object around SUM-
ciently handy. SO was constrained to
put a charge Of small shot into him.
and felt more comfortable after he
had ceased wriggling.
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Senator Dixon, discussing a certain
tariff proposition. said:
1T is selfishness. pure selfshness.
It reminds me Of George Cartwright
Bf Missoula.
George Cartwright took sick and
spent a week abed. He carried on
dreadfully with his groans and com.
plants. His wife said to him one
night:
"'Well. George. I'd rather have the
whole family sick than you!'
Huh, 30 would L. George an
swered."
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that I would event
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and chills, and I
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nights. Ny mother
wrote to Mrs. Pink
ham for advice, and
I began to tako
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thread In the loom. and will find the
naw when he may have forgotten the
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-11

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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-11
A Lonely
Trek After
Ger1SbuCk
and Lions
BY Percy SelouS

2 had trekked some
dozen miles during
the cool night. and.
having outspanned
near the River Mo-
lopo, were busy
making a skerm-
. task always more
or less arduous. for
"wait-a-bit" thorns
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-11

II fond lovers were to talk their
eweet nothings into . phonograph.
how It would shock them to hear the
reproduction ground out . few years
hence!
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II you would criticise your boss get
fully mile away from everybody.
then whisper to yourself.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-11

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On Natural l1nea.

How does Miss Hilda get along
with her French conversation
classesT
''She IL making them . pronounced
ouccess."-Baltimore American.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-11
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WAS It an exclusive party?"
mot at all. Some Of her relatives
were there"
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came rocker, could no longer hold 1t,
and the sun getting higher, burnt up
all the scent. SO that the dogs could
make nothing Of 1t, and l therefore
reluctantly gave up further pursuit.
Away to the east some antelope we're
visible. nearly against the bush belt
lining the river. but as I had left my
glass in the wagon. could not make
out just what they were. I thought
l would try and get one. however, in
order to use it as a bait in a good
position. considerably nearer the
wagon. in hopes that the lion might
return and give me a chance of a shot
under more favorable conditions. So
l went back for my horse. and leaving
the dogs behind set out towards the
herd which had now made out to be
hartebeeste. The simmer OF the heat
on the veldt Is the most trying to the
sight and often misleads even the
experienced eye. Objects assume
quite different aspects and coloring.
1t is a fact well known to hunters, but
has no reference to mirage" For
instance. anyone would imagine that
SO brightly-marked an animal as the
LVoto ui"usb UC ulbCeTHlDlt vi
the sand: that the black stripes would
be obvious. Nothing Of the sort II
is at times almost impossible to dis
tinguish this animal at all. even
though you know for certain 1t is
there. SO cunningly does all merge It.
self into a whole.
A Lucky Shot.
Noting the exact location of the
game. Judged that by careful maneu.
vering I might keep out OF their limo
Of vision. especially az the wind was
in my favor. By threading In and out
the clumps Of thorns-not always an
easy matter on horseback event.
ually got to within a couple Of hun
dred yards. and by q lucky shot
bowled over one with bullet through
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The Detroit times., 1909-06-28
EIK's CIRCUS IN FULL SWING.
first Performance This Afternoon;
Parade This evening.

The Elks' circus, with ali the APP
purtenances OF the modern tent SNOW,
n now Ia full swing at the ID. a. u
grounds. IL arrived Ola the WABASH
Sunday afternoon, and within a very
few hours the athletic grounds had
been completely transformed, Inc
opening performance was gwen Mon
DAY afternoon and the circus Is 10
continue, with two performances dally'
untn July 5, inclusive. The proceeds
will be used 10 help defray the ex-
penses OF the Detroit delegation o.
Elks 10 the grand lodge meeting In Los
Angeles this year Detroit Is plugging
hard for the 1910 meeting, anu the
circus will help the good work along
The circus. known as Mackays, Is
under the direction of the drill team
of the local Elks. which viii, OF course,
be strong advertisement for DetIoll
at the Los Angeles meeting. The pro.
gram includes a number OF sensationai
acts, conspicuous among whicn are
the gravity-defying stunts or the Aoa'
dallah troupe, the gymnastic perform
ance OF the 10 Castrillons and the
equestrian feats OF the De Motifs. In
the manageries are two OF the largest
elephants in captivity. and animals
from every country and every CLINE.
Another feature Is the Wild West
show with It's Indian brass band.
An Illuminated parade will be given
Monday evening preceding the even
fng performance, which, accordingly,
viii not begin until 9 o'clock.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-28
READING MOVES
UP ONE POINT
Market After the First Few Minutes
Narrows Down 10 Transactions OF
Few Room Traders.

NEW YORK, June 2s,-The feature
of the opening was the strong tone OF
the Inter-Met issues. the common aud
preferred and i-2's scoring fractional
advances ON unusually heavy trading.
There was some weakness IN Western
Maryland and Amalgamaed but the
rest OF the list generally displayed a
fair amount OF strength. with modcr-
ate fractional advances in nearly ev-
erything traded in. but the demand
on these advances was not large and
after the orders IN hand az the open
ing were filed prices receded in some
cases below Saturdays close.
IL a. m.-The market after the
first few minutes narrowed down -
the transactions OF a few room trad.
ers who sold stocks on a small scale.
causing some fractional losses, except
IN the issues in which there was &C
emulation IN progress for some spe-
cial purpose. Wabash preferred and
Reading moved up about one point. Z.
& o. was stronger and the Hartman
stocks showed q net fractional gain.
Governments unchanged other bends
firm.
Noon-Reading moved up one poin:
and the Fries were also in fairly good
demand Trading in the rest OF the
list dragged slowly.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-28
Changes Are Up TO NaoeI.

Until Assessor Nagel decides as 10
what action he will take when the
board OF assessors meets July TO
make the appointments for the com
ing year, the employees Of the board
will be In suspense as TO their future
Nagels vote will decide whether John
Kohler will succeed A. Burdette Ev-
ans as assistant assessor. II Will also
decide whether Assessor Plass may or
may not make certain changes in the
Republican section of the force. Cos
sip about the Office has IL that William
Woods and Frank Z. Wilkinson are 20
be appointed as clerks. and that AL.
bert Smith and one OF two other
clerks are to go. Assessor Doran has
taken position in favor of making
no changes except for cause.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-28
Industrial
Peane. Vending stlre COMMITTEES.

a matter If privilege in peanit
vending stirred the council committee
on streets. Ionday morning. Syie
time ago Aid. Shapland secured Tor a
constituent. one James McConville. the
privilege Of selling the roasted goch-
ers on the Belle Isle bridge dock, but
the testimony adduced showed that
James had neglected his opportunity.
Aid Freiwald. who also has conGtitu'
ents and remembers their ambitions.
was ready at this meeting with Q re-
quest that a Fourteenth ward man be
given the privilege. The committee
will report Tuesday night in fayo. OF
resembling the permit TO McConville
AMI granting one TO Freiwald's adher.
pnt
The Detroit times., 1909-06-28
INVESTIGATION BALKED.
Coroner lncensed 10 Find Burned Babe
Had Been Buried.

Coroner Burgess received big sur
prise Monday morning when he Went
10 the residence OF Charles Greenless.
No. LAG Beech-st.. 10 investigate the
terrible death OF Mrs. Greenless' In.
FAINT child. and learned that the baby
had been buried earlier IN the morn
ing.
The baby died as the result OF a
carbolic acid bath. given II by mistake,
by the nurse who attended II at
birth. Death occurred at 5 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. but Coroner Bur
CESS was indignant when he tried %
start his investigation Monday morn
ing and found that the funeral hac
occurred
Coroners Bennett and Burgess I'm
tend 10 hold conference 10 decide
who is responsible for the defeat os
the investigation.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-28
Promotions In Engineers Office.

City Engineer Mccormick has made
his promotions consequent upon the
creation of a new $500 place az
grade separation engineer in his Of
nee. John Reid, who has been map
and record clerk. gets the new posi-
ton, while Leo Lochbiler takes Reds
old place. John T. Ladue takes Loeb
biler's place as assistant engineer at
Sl.4O0. while Jerome A. Utley former
University Of Michigan pitcher, moves
up TO Ladue's former place at 81 200
l. l.. Gilbert, new man in the Office.
10 promoted to assessment clerk at
100 per year, while J. Il. Henry Is
appointed a draughtsmen. taking the
place made vacant by the series OF
promotions.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-28
TO FACE MORE TROUBLE.
Man Serving Term Believed to Be
Suitcase Thief.

George Morehead. whom Dr. Robert
Armstrong pulled out OF his stolen
buggy In front OF Riverview park.
Friday night. and turned over to the
police, will have TO face new troubles
when he emerges from the workhouse.
after finishing his 80-day sentence. In
lieu OF q $50 fine imposed on him,
Saturday.
Detectives Kane and McCarty visited
the jail, Saturday, TO take a look at
Morehead. and they decided that ne
just answers the description Of the
neryy sneak thief who has recently
made a business OF stealing suitcases
from rooming houses.
They put II straight up TO More
head, who Is said TO have confessed
and to have given the officers informa'
ton which led TO the recovery CT
several stolen suitcases. where he had
disposed OF them.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-28
Llohts co Out; cIerks Hauo.,.d

Clerks In the assessors Office are
mourning over the fact that's their
Egnts went 'out Saturday night AMI
hcreby prevented them from making
a record In getting the taxes rolls
completed. The Office force had emo
down in the evening prepared for a
long stay. but at 8 o'clock sudden
tarkness enve.oped the office. Jho
clerks quit. perforcc, and tried 10 find
out where the difficulty was but could
20; do Sc. They expect TO finish tie
rolls Mondly. so that they can BE- turn.
ed over - the city treasurer stan
The Detroit times., 1909-06-28

BOSTON COPPER
PosroS COPPER LETTER.

FURNISHED Tor tn Times by Hayden,
Stone 81 Co. The Boston copper Shares
have entered the wrci. ia a very duh
and unlnterestinS manner But very
few issues have been traded in 50 FAR
There is no news at hand 10 affect
prices one way Or the other and they
viii doubtless move purely on tecNniral
conditions North Butte this morning
IL nalf a point lower and SO IS Utah
Cons Greene and the I : issues
are showing 4 little hrmuess. The gen
erai market rs featureIess bat better
Investment demand IS noted for some
~ the leading dividend payers, Ike Am
Tel Wooden preferred and Shoe Ma
chinery. common.