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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-06-26

the Beers, and so is the cheetah, just
as panther is called tiger in some
parts of the United States. The
striped animal which is Zoologically
known as a tiger (tigris rega1is) and
which is the animal referred to in
number of recent stores, does not
make it's habitat in Africa, as the
writer's seem to think. So when
traveller speaks of lions, leopards and
tigers Selling passengers from trains
he is generally writing at long range
with a misinformed imagination in
stead of facts. He makes a double
mistake if he speaks of tigers and
leopards" in referring to African fauna,
as in Africa they mean the same ami
NAL. 1 have never heard an English
man or a Boer when speaking English
call leopard a tiger.
The most dangerous hunting occurs
when one attempts to capture his ami
NAL alive. Many animals, harmless
and timid under ordinary circum-
stances, become demons when cap
Jared The understanding antelope
will put up fierce fight when once
over it's first fright; the ostrich will
kick man to pieces, raining its blows
with nghtning-like rapidity. I do not
called coward1y.
One has only to look at the formid-
able horns of all the African antelope
to see that they are built to fight with,
strong as iron and as sharp as a lance
1 have seen an antelope attack
leopard, and even a lion, when its
young is threatened. The gemsbok,
or oryx, with its two sword-like horns,
has dispatched many a lion 1t is not
uncommon to find a gemsbok and
lion dead beside each other. the mute
evidence of a terrific encounter The
most dangerous animal of all to cap
ture is the gorilla, as much on ac-
count of the country it inhabits as on
account of its enormous strength, as
the following incident will illustrate:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-06-26
and in all probability he will be one
of the Roosevelt party.
freed by a Rhino Birthday Party.

freed by a RhIno Birthday Party.
The next day We continued our
march We had not gone far when
native brought in news of fresh
rhino spoor. I at once set out in
search of the game. We were not
ten minutes on the hunt when
smelled the peculiar odor of the rhino,
which sometimes is very strong
was down the wind-that is, the wind
was blowing toward me from the
rhino-so L was sure of getting a
pretty good shot. A few minutes
later 1 saw a long horn sticking
through the high grass. 1t was mo-
tionless. The animal was waiting
for us 10 pass. 1 took a chance aim
and fired, hoping to hit a vital spot.
My calculation was bad and the rhino
scampered OF at a gallop. I stood
there cursing my luck when grunt
behind me nearly scared me out Of
my wits. I took no chances, but
turned and ran. 1 hadn't gone 20
yards when 1 bumped on something
in the grass and down 1 went. 1
grabbed my rifle and made for the
nearest tree a few yards away. When
could get my breath surveyed the
scene from my point of vantage.
could sec at least ten rhinos. The
thing fell over was a newborn baby
rhino and it must have been its
mother / shot at
1t is the habit of the pachydermata
of Africa to collect around female
that is about to give birth to young
This is to protect the newborn weak
ling against the attacks of it's enc
mics, and that is the sort of christen-
ing 1 ran into 1 hated to interrupt
the birthday party, but I couldn't let
sentiment interfere with business, so
I opened fire on the nearest rhino. He
got it right through the heart and
fell I fired at second and that
also went down. While I was reload
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-06-26
ing my express the rest took fright
and scampered off.
Narrow Escape from Crocodi!es.

The summer before last l was hunt
ing on the Kagera- We had eaten
antelope for some time and the camp
was anxious for change, SO l shot a
hippo for food. 1t was an easy thing
to do. 1 waited till it showed it's head,
and, bang, A squirt of blood and it
was all over. AS the water was deep,
but not running, I knew that in the
morning 1 ought to find my victim
floating. At daybreak 1 was down at
the river with a party of natives. As
] expected, the hippo's body was float
ing, but, unluckily for US, on the OPP
posite side of the river, which was
teeming with crocodiles. / tried to
persuaded some ofthe natives to go in
with a rope and attach it SO that we
could draw the hippo over. No amount
of persuasion would induce them to
even put their feet in the river. At
last, exasperated, 1 seized the end of
the rope and jumped into the river,
boots and all, and struck out for the
hippo. 1 had gone about a hundred
strokes when a cry from the bank
caused me to look around. A cold
toward me through the blue water,
shiver of horror ran through me, for
20 yards behind gliding silently
could distinguish the brown form of a
crocodile.
''Shott," 1 cried. Shoot as 1 put
every bit of energy into my stroke.
The crocodile must have been near
me, for the bullets that were being
fired from the bank commenced to
zip, zip, around my head. l was afraid
to look back, expecting every moment
to be seized and dragged to the bot
tom.
At last 1 reached the dead hippo
and managed to drag myself out OF
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-06-26
A Friendly Pointer.

what" asked Arizona AL, when the
new editor had taken charge of The
Daily Rattlesnake, sis goin' to be your
policy?"
MY policy, my friend, is going to
be to tell the truth according to my
lights, and let the chips fall where
they may"
Stranger, that's a good policy, but
be sure before you go to press that
you've got your lights adjusted to suit
all parties. This is a bad place for
people that gifts the wrong focus"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-06-26

way. / doctored
until I was dis
couraged, an d
thought / should
never get well. I
read a testimonial
about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
thought / would
try it. After TAX
ing three bottles /
was cured, and
never felt ca we'll
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-06-26
Many Seekers of the Pole.

Canada, Denmark, France, Ger
many, England, Russia, Sweden and
the United States were, in 1908, repre-
sented among the II expeditions
which were struggling toward the
pole. Eight leaders were veterans
Peary and Cook of the United States,
Bernier of Canada, Erickson and Ras-
mussen of Denmark, Charcot of
France, Shackleton of England and
Geer of Sweden.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-06-26
A Blood curdIing Gorilla Hunt.

/ was commissioned by a German
naturalist society to capture one of
each species of African quadrumana-
German professor accompanied me
on my expedition, which set forth in
direct line west from Oar es Salaam.
We succeeded in getting some of each
species, with the exception OF the go
ril1a- For weeks we wandered about
the country 1t was in the rainy sea-
son, and the weld. which under ordi-
nary circumstances afforded excellent
travelling, became a swamp. With our
long line of native porters we literally
waded our way over the country for
weeks, the black, oozy slush soaking
into our bones and the clay under
foot gripping like glue.
Such was the predicament we were
in; the spirit of revolt and desertion
had seized the caravan. 1 called the
men together and told them we were
going into the Congo forests where
there was no doubt about capturing a
gorilla A smile of satisfaction swept
over the natives faces. and at sunrise
we started for three months tramp
to the west of the Tanganyika
Arriving at a Belgian army post, a
pigmy prisoner told US where we
could find a gorilla, and an hours
travel from the post brought US to the
place where the animal made it's
home. 1t was an ideal retreat, rank
with rotting vegetation, the accumula-
lions of centuries, reaching up to our
knees. Snakes glided, Missing, out of
the way, and lizards, green, blue and
every color of the spectrum, bolted in
fear to the tree tops and blinked at
us with their little, glistening eyes
from safe perches among the limbs.
Monkeys looked in wonder and then
scampered in thousands through the
forest, screeching like wild fiends and
swinging from tree to tree for such
distances that they seemed to fly
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-06-26
ASK FATHER.

Clergyman-What would your ia.
Their say if he saw you digging for
worms on Sunday?
Willie-I don't know; but I know
what he'd say if did not dig for them.
That's him fishing over there
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-06-26

the water up on the slippery carcass.
The exertion made my head swim. In
a few minutes 1 was myself again. 1
apologized in silence to the black gen.
tlemen on the river bank for doubling
their courage 1 had none left I took
my knife and cut a foothold on the
carcass, and then rocked it so that
it would drift to the shore. The ma
tives told me that a well-directed bull
let had hit the crocodile in the head.
The Enormous Cost OF Hunting.
The cost of hunting big game in
Africa is enormous. One must spend
fortune before firing the first shot.
The various European colonies pro
tect" their game by charging so
pounds sterling (s250) year for a Ii
cense which allows the hunter to kill
two each of the pachydermata and
from two to ten of the various species
of antelopes. This does not protect
the game, but it fills the local treas
uries. Added to this is the price for
porters, shikarees, headmen, ETC., who
have to accompany the hunter. The
average expedition is made up of from
80 to 35 natives for each white
man. The cost of equipping and
maintaining an expedition is from
$500 to $500 a month for each white
hunter according to the district
hunted in One well-known concern
with headquarters at Nairobi, that
makes a business of hunting and ex-
petition managing, equips and main
tains an expedition on the field for
$500 a month, supplying everything
excepting arms and liquor.
No Tigers in Africa.
OF course when Mr.. Roosevelt
hunts, his expedition will hunt for
everything his licenses will allow him
to shoot 1t will be amateur sport.
not conducted from a financial point
of view: there his equipment will
probably be more costly than profes-
sional one, but no better than the av-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-06-26
Quite Sn

IAN actor who has forgotten his
lines is a pitiful thing
''If you're looking for real tragedy.
consider the pitcher who has forgot
ten his curves"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-06-26
YOUR
BACKACHE
YIELD
To Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Rockland, Maine-"I was troubled
for a long time with pains in my back
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-06-26
The Ugly
RhinOCerOS
and Smaller
Game
BY Capt.. Fritz DuqueSne

: the Genius of He'll
used up all his men
tai energy making
a devil for the ami
NAL kingdom he
could not have ere
ated a more uncer-
tain, malicious and
ugly brute than the
rhinoceroS. T b i s
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-31
ADJUSTMENTS
,. u u - II u u - u (. s: :: - :; :: ;: :; ,
oARRAcH REcITALs.

Mr.. Marshall Darrach. the great
Shakespeaream reCitcr. comes to Hu.
nolulu with the seal Of social approval
given him through the appreciation Of
the wife OF the President and the lead
ers of the diplomatic corps In Wash.
ington ana at his Waldorf Astoria 81.
ries in New York his patroncsses We're
of the higher social distinction
Mr.. barracks method OF presenting
Shakespeare plays is interesting as
It Is unusual. He rccites main parts
of each drama. and imperonates the
different characters by changes Of
voice. facial expression gestures, and
emotion. That this method has been
successful Is attestcd by the repeated
invitations which Mr.. DarraCh has re-.
ceived to appear before the faculty
and students Of Yale. Wellesly, Leland
Stanford. Universities Of Minnesota,
California, Missouri and Chicago the
leading preparatory and finishing
schools both East and West. SOrr0sis
the Mother of Woman's Clubs. Boston
Art Club. the Bohemian Club Of San
Francisco. the Lotus Club of New
York and other of equal standing have
recognized the high artistic quality OF
MIR. barracks work.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-31
A MUSICAL CONCERT.

Rev. Mr.. w X. POai has given sew.
eral concerts for his church with IN,
greatest success. Everyone who has
attended sing praises of the excellent
manner In which he arrangcs his pro.
gram. Now something entirely new
will be the feature In the next concert
to be given ut the Opera House this
coming Saturday evening. June :. Tn"
Kalihi Athletic Club OF fifteen young
boys go through some clever acrubatic
poses. accompanied in song by several
young ladies. This IL entirely new
as never before has anything been OF.
fered the concert loving people of this
community. Besides these, a snappy
quartet from Lahaina. consisting %.
the well known Mr.. KanenaOlc, bass
JnO. Hose. a lyric tenor: Mcssrs.
Smith and ID. K. White. Jr.. In songs
which made Lahaina famous for IT,
music and musicians. There are Il lot
of other numbers equally az good. such
as Boninos latest works, duet In la.
waiian by Rev. II. =. Judd and Miss
Emily Watson, tableaux and many 9th
ers. Seats are on sale at Bcrgstrom's
popular prices.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-31
ART THEATER.

This being declared a public holiday
the management of the Art have ar
ranged to give their patrons a rare
treat. Some Crack Riders of the Rus
sian Cavalry" Is the feature film Of the
very attractive program for this after
noon and evening. and who has not
heard Of wonderful hOrsemanship ol
the famous Cossack riders? The lit,
tie folks. who are all excused from
school attendance, have not been for,
gotten, and will find in An unexpected
Santa Claus" something that will ap
peal to the Juvenile mind. while foI
those who look for fun and laughablt
situations, the comedy films will be
just the thing to put them into good
humOr.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page IL
when the echoes of crashing guns
had died away and the trampled bat
tlefelds were once more covered with
verdure that now hides the scars of
conflict, a considerable number of
those who had marched and fought
under Grant and Sherman and Sheri-
dan, Lee and Longstreet and Stone
wall Jackson and the other great
leaders of the war, came to Hawaii
TO settle and to let the peace of these
islands cure their bruised hearts and
worn bodies. Some of these men
have fallen in the war of the years,
but there are a few left. II Is they
who were the center of the services
today, they who, with bowed heads,
scattered flowers over the graves of
those comrades who were taking
their long rest-and not over the
graves merely who lie buried in Uu,
uanu cemetery, but, in spirit at
least, over the graves of the thous-
Bnds Of known and unknown dead
who lie beneath the sod of widely
separated states across the sea.
lhere were only rev more than
score OF the veterans VINO assem-
bIed this morning and they did not
march TO the cemetery, Tor their
marching days are over The wounds
OF battle and Time have crippled
4 4. ~ 4. l..
lhem, ana they nave well earned the
rlght TO ride, while the younger
ana stronger generation marches
me members OF George W. DE Long
POST No. 40, u. A. IL. rode to the
cemetery In tallyho, ana ahead oil
them ana Dehind them marched their
guard OF honor. the soldiers OF the
united States ana those OF Hawaii.
Ihe procession moved from lts
starting point on beretania street
promptly at nine O'CLOCK marching
down Alekea street from Beretanla'
along King TO Fort up mat street to
school, then across to Nuuahu ana
up 10 the cemetery. Inc parade was
led by Hrahu Marshdl barry ana
squad OF mounted police. Theh
came the Marine corps brlsK' alert
LOOKING ready ior anything much az
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-31
Gurrey' s

taught them both to stand together
above the graves of their fallen COM
rades and to honor the dead Confed-
crate and the dead Union man equal.
ly
This fact was forcibly illustrated
when President J. W. Gilmore Of the
College OF Hawaii the orator of the
day. arose TO deliver his address and
preraced his speech by stating that
he is the son of a Confederate Vet
eran.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-31
THE PARK THEATRE.

Tonight Shakespeare reigns at the
Park. The Merchant Of Venice" in
its entirety will be shown. In add.
ton to the illustrated songs Mr.. Geo.
Milne will sing Your Dad Gave His
Life For His Country" which will be
appropriate for Memorial Day. The
"lmporsonator's Joke" will be com.
edy number to follow the Merchant,
The other pictures are quite as good
and must be seen. The Park is one OF
the most delightful places in the city
for an evening of enjoyment, and the
cost is so trivial that II Is not worth
mentioning.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-31

1856 editorial rooms-256 bust
ness office. These are the telephone
numbers Of the Bulletin office.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-31
oRPHEUM THEATRE.

a very interesting entertainment
will be given at the orpheum thcatr,
on Friday and Saturday evenings. II
will be an exhibition OF old.fashioned
japanese weaving in which for Il time
they had no rivals. The machines used
are over a hundred years old. A clev
or Japanese magician will also enter
tain. The show will continue all mex
week.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-31
THE EMPIRE.

Saturday night was a record night
at the Empire theatre, Every seat was
filled the entire evening. The music
was greatly enjoyed and the films were
the most interesting that Mr.. Oyerend
has put on.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-31
ALOHA PARK.

The cool little Park across from the
Empire took the overflow from the
other theatres Saturday night and the
heated pleasure seekers managed to
cool of with the chilly mountain
bl oezes that seem to strike this place.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-31

DRoUTH IN SOUTHWEST is
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. City. Okla.
May 20.-General rains are report
ed throughout the South Plains
country OF north Texas and north
west Oklahoma. One OF the most
serious drouths In recent years is
broken.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-13

these exercises by engaging in an occgpation which not only ben o.ito his muscular system but is 3t the same time or practical Use iu other ways. When Gov cYu3r IiadlGy wants exercise he goes to the basement O. his res jdence and saws wood vigorously This has been his iaVorite eXer- else for years and he finds it whOl
 Y satisfactory.
 Q. course only Governor Of state O. trust magnatc or a farmer can afford to buy wood to saw in these days, but the wood is a mere illustra tiOn The principles the thing Men and wo men are wasting a great deal of energy in these modern times in the effort to keep themselves in good phy condition. That is, they do a lot Of hard work with this purpose alone in view when like Governor Hadley they might be accomplishing some oth CT useful purpose at the same time. Men who have no wood pile might put the last load of coal into the cellar, or clean out the furnace or carry the daily SUD- ply Of coal upstairs, or shovel the snow off the walk, or clean up the alley or walk seventeen blocks to see why the washer woman failed to come or - oh there is no end of useful dOmes- tic occupations that the man of the house can engage in which will cause him to breathe deep ly and expand his lungs and thus get all the benefit that golf or horseback riding or the punching bag would afford him.
 As for women, she who sweeps the house may develop as much sound muscle as she who swings her golf-sticks or her tennis rac- ket. Work in the garden is quite as healthful as driving or auto mObiling while the waShtub is a match for the sawhOrse in it's a. bility to promote healthful cir culatiOn. 1t is true that these occupations are scOrned nOWa- days but once women engaged in them as a matter Of course and never had any occasion to wond- CT what they should do to keep well or why their muscles were weak and flabby. Governor Had ley has set a good example, but alas so difficult is it to estab- fish a useful fashion that the chances are few will follow it.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-13
INFLUENCE OVER BIRDS.

Eureka Springs, Feb. 13.-Mrs. Anna Eddy oi this city has a strange dominion over birds. The " id feathered scngsters ac- tualiy seem to know her voice and presence. Mrs Eddy in 70 years old and lives with her dau- ghter Mrs. Annie House When ever Mrs. Eddy steps out or doors all Of the birds in the vii cinity seem to notice it for they fly in her direction with wild chirpings and chattelings and some perch upon her shoulders and even upon her head. Mrs. Ed dy says that the only explana7 tion she has for her strange at traction for the birds is that she loves them and provides food for them.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-13
MORE DIAMOND COMPANIES

MurfreesborO, Feb. 12. Spec iaD-it is reported here that at least two and possibly more. new companies are to be formed in the near future to buy diamond mines in this vicinity There are now four mammoth companies in the field and they are pushing operations as fast as practicable and getting many diamonds dai- ". There are representatives Of the two proposed companies en route here now, from Mexico and from California each represent ing large capital it is said. The four companies now in the field are; The Arkansas Diamond Min ing Company, of Little Rock, the original company, capitalized at $1 100000, the ozark Diamond Mines Corporation, capitalized at S1 100000. The American Diam ond Mining Company, organized January 26, capitalized at one million dollars Chicago capital ists are operat ting another diam ond mine.
 The Arkansas diamonds, eN- perts say, are of better lustre than those from South Africa.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-13
REFORM lN HOT SPRINGS.

Hot Springs, Feb. 13.-One of the most famous harbOrs for tramps, petty crooks, and pover- ty-stricken invalid vagrants in the United States. the resort called "Kel'y town near Hot Springs is to undergo a general process of housekeeping i'll .pur- sUance of instructions from May or Judd Of this city Many un- des.rabies have not been satis- fled to remain there quietly and partake of the hot baths at Uncle Sam's free bathhouse here bat have considered it necessary to invade the downtown districts in drCycS and the cleaning up or
 der has resulted Kelly Town is a collection of miserable shacks which are rented as bachelors quarters for anywhere from 25 cents a week up to S1 %. It has several large lodging houses where guests are sheltered for 1Oc. night. Its denizens are chiefly sufferers from dreadful diseases who have been attract ed here by the reputation of the hot springs and they form a reg ular colony. This condition has been taken advantage of by professional crooks who have made Kelly Town a hiding place