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Major w G. Harris.

claiming. They drink. they drink, in
the Jow-waha," The council instantly
dissolved. Inspired by new ray of
hope. the hunters leaped again into
the saddle. and. carrying their rines
across their shoulders. made at full
speed for the river.
A gallop of three miles through a
dense covert, consisting of strong,
elastic wants. interlaced with prickly
weeds and coarse spear grass. left
the crowd far In the rear; and. ar
riying at the spot where the animals
had been viewed. yellow Horse"
With half a score OF his wild riders.
was alone present The deep holes
left by the feet OF the monstrous ami
mails in the wet sand at the waters
edge. were still bubbling from below:
and from the summit OF a tree. the
broad backs OF herd being presently
identified at some distance. by the
measured tapping Of their huge cars.
it was resolved that the native allies
should tarry where they were. while
two OF the party proceeded quietly to
the attack on foot before the COVER
nor. with his noisy retinue, should aT.
rive from the rear.
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while I stood, Luger in hand, waiting
his return. But my Nubian friend
was quite finished with his meal. or
his sixth sense warned him, for sud
denly. rising to his full height, he
shifted the air as a bear does and be-
gan TO move away. ] glanced over my
shoulder. No Abdul yet, and so /
chose the forward cast OF his right
shoulder on the next stride and plant
ed one OF the big thin n-jacketed bullets
there He gave a choking roar and a
bound into the dark and was gone.
Not thinking. save to prevent his es-
cape. ! plunged after him through the
hole he had made in the zareba and
came directly upon him between two
rocks outside. whore he had dropped
for the moment His eyes flashed fire
and he whirled With surprising quick
ness and power TO spring. but I got
two shots into the hulk of him before
he could do so and he merely pitched
forward and gave up the ghost.
THE NUelAN KINGS MATE.
If 1 thought the adventure ended
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SAVED BY MY PISTOL.

drew my LuGer from under water,
took a good firm stand on the bottom,
so as to dodge his rush and. as he
came on, ] thrust the pistol at the
yawning red cavity and in a twinklinG
pumped four shots into the rooI OF his
mouth. might as we'll have exploded
stick OF dynamite there. for he died
like a broken-necked rabbit, and sank.
/ did not have time TO turn before
the young bull was on me. and his
laws missed me twice before l
plunged so far TO one side that he
must turn his unwieldy bulk TO reach
me. Az he did so / gave him three
shots in the side OF the head. but the
first would have been enough. He
blundered on into shallow water and
Law flooding blood. The two other
shots | held ready for attack from
any of the others. but the remainder
of the herd was entirely sunk. New
black herds began TO appear and In
short time we were patching mp the
piroque with canvas and getting the
sunken cargo out of the bottom OF the
pool. There could have been no less
than twenty more of the big creatures
n the water. but every one OF them
Of away into the main stream unob-
,erved. leaving US the two l had pis-
tolcd
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copsewood, soon revealed a small
open area which had been trampled
completely bare, and in its center
beneath the scanty shade of vener-
able camel thorn. which had been
we'll polished by continual rubbing,
stood a gigantic bull. surrounded by
four OF his seraglio.
British credit was now completely
at stake. Creeping, therefore. to the
extreme verge OF the covert. In order
to render certainty more sure. a two
ounce ball. planted in the only small
fatal spot presented by the huge tar
get, laid low the mighty patriarch OF
the herd whose fall made the earth
TO trcmblc Ono OF the survivors.
rushing toward the ambush. received
a yolley Of hard bullets in her broad
forehead. which turned the attack.
and brought her also TO the ground.
after a flight with her companions Of
90 yards. She, however rose after
some minutes, and escaped into the
thick forest 10 die. attention being
meanwhile entirely engrossed by the
tusker. the nobler party. who, al
though PROSTATE on his side like a
fallen tower. manifested in his dying
moments. by sundry Dortentous noises
and uncouth struggles. an inclination
TO resume an erect position. His de-
struction was speedily completed: but
II was still impossible to leave the
spot from a conviction that the brag-
gart~ Amhars rabble would not fail
10 claim the honor and the credit OF
having slain the prize with their
rcvs-lc-s srerrs should any por
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the opposite quarter high above the
trees. were pronounced to indicate
tho tramp of a troop OF elephants; and
thither the hunters hurried
Resolved to prove that the Gyptzls
would not place others in a position
which they scrupled themselves TO oc-
cupy. the hunt was continued for some
hours with those OF the Amhara who
possessed sufficient courage to enter
the haunts.
Al length. about two in the after
noon. came a summons TO the pres.
ence OF the governor. who. being much
fatigued. was seated below a spread
ing tree. and about TO propose a return
to the tents. In long-studied speech
he set forth that his followers had
done their utmost also for that day.
and bad driven the elephants, which
were countless as the forest leaves
from place TO place. as though they
had been village kline. but that the
Europeans" here his harangue was
cut short by the appearance OF Gala
Fcout who g1i'Crct f--'onG'v rn e~-
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Tailor Was Not Signaling.

und two stamps iss two beers. und
yet on so long as you stamp"
The saloon keeper had not been
back in his bar room more than FIVE
minutes until he heard noise from
above. He tried to count the stamps.
but lost the count He just loaded q
dozen glasses of beer on the dumb
waiter and sent them up. Then he
went upstairs with four glasses more.
AS he entered the tailor's door he was
surprised TO find no one In the shop
but the tailor.
''Vot's der matter. Hermann" he
said. "Vot are you doing? Arc you
CLING n barty?"
''Vot you mean? For Wy iss oil dis
beer?" querIed the tailor.
For Wy iss all dose stamps If not for
beeF?"
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GA III E

pistol stopped | realized that IL was
empty and rolled over TO get out OF
the range OF the murderous blows the
dying heart was finGing about. Never
have seen an animal die harder. He
was riddled. yes, literally riddled. but
for at least three minutes he tore up
the place as If he were in a frlghtful
convulsion, then sprang into the air
and dropped dead. My shoulder had
three deep gashes in 1t and. leaving
him lying there, | hurried back TO
camp before l should get too weak
from loss of blood. AS is often the
case with wounds received in the des-
ert they healed like magic. Abdel
recovered the skin. but owing to the
terrific penetration OF the pistol (the
cats body had been entirely perfor-
ated by four OF the shots) the skin as
| have it today has IL holes in it
As II was my first black leopard, how
ever, and came very nearly being my
last. have kept 1t.
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Soothing Effect Of MusIc.

There IS nothing new In the theory
that music has a beneficial effect on
persons who are neryously affected.
but its application has not yet be-
come so general as the men who be-
lieye in its sedatiye powers wish. The
great Napoleon. who was not a mu.
sician: recognized the influence OF
harmonious sounds and by his order
bands made music under the hospital
windows" This order Is still In force
In the provinces. where the military
bands give concerts at stated times In
front of the hospltals.-Dr. Spodato.
in Medicina Italiana-
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4 GALL ELEPHANT HUNT

I their spears. did not venture to ap-
proach for a full hour after their ears
had been ealuted by the reports of the
rifles; and even the warrior who
yaunted himself the hereditary chief
tain OF all the braves OF the Amhara
nation" long clung pertinaclously 10
his secure seat among the topmost
branches.
As the fact OF the downfall OF the
noble beast became more widely cred.
tied. and the scattered forces gradu-
ally rallied around II, chief after chief
offered his hand in congratulation OF
the, in his eyes, daring exploit; ex-
pressing wonder and amazement that
a small rifle-ball had been able to ac-
complish the annihilatlon OF the build
and life OF 70 seasons. and extolling
the prowess OF the kings European Wis
itors in the encounter with 80 formida-
BILE monster whose colossal strength
could have carried him trampling
through a whole array OF their own
host, dealing death and destruction
wheresoeyer his will impelled him.
While dancing and bowling around the
carcass, amid the crimson toront
which deluged the ground. they az
hrmed the deed to be the work OF
genles. and OF supernatural beings.
and complImentcd the doors rs the
'bravcst OF the brave" under the II.
tlcs OF "Figa' and "Gobez," declaring
that the mold whereof the Gyptzis
were fashioned must be OF a rare quail
ity. and that IL all the subjects of
Shoa were but composed OF the same
material, the dominlons Of Sahela Sc
lassie would know no limit"
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MY 1910 lUGER PISTOL.

The particular pistol used was one
without which. or its mate. should
never again take tho field IT was a
specially constructed 1910 in call.
Der Luger magazine gun, carrying nine
shots in the magazine. long cartridges
and combination. thin-jacketed bullets,
she shock from which was tremen-
dous, as l decided after testing it out
shooting monkeys. / am not a more
than average pistol shot. yet, as with
all arms where the line of recoll Is
low In the hand grip. the accuracy is
great and / found l could secure the
best results not by bringing the gun
down as the American cowboy shoots.
or up In a line as with the target as
the French school of duellists shoot.
but with swing from the left hip TO
the firing point ] can kill antelope,
girafe and ostriches from horseback
with such a method of pistolinG, and
defy any man TO do such work with an
old-fashioned cylinder gun.
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Tries on New Shoes and Brings Vol
ley from the Bar
Room.

The tailor's shop is above saloon.
The tailor likes his German Joy. and
is such a steady customer that the
saloonkeeper decided to put In a dumb
waiter for the purpose OF shooting the
lager up TO the tailor without having
to carry II up to him or wait for the
tailor to run down.
We shall have signals. no7" sug-
gested the tailor. Ven I stamp my
foot on der floor vonce, dot iSs Won
beer. Ven l stamp two times. dot iSs
two beers. und so on
Dot iss IT," responded the saloon
keeper, with a smile that indicated
his approval. Won stamp iss Won beer
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chance find the carcass during the
absence OF the lawful proprictors-a
surmlsc which was fully confirmed by
the appropriation OF the tail as tro-
ply by the very first man who made
his appearance.
DEED CREATES SENSATION.
The death OF this lordly monster.
TO which so little Importance would
have been attached in those parts OF
the African continent where the event
is one OF diurnal occurrence. created In
the mind OF every beholder sensa-
ton OF astonishment and admiration
hardly 10 be described. The fame of
the exploit carried by express cou-
riors. spread from corner 10 corner
OF the empire: and although far from
universally credited. II produced even
more than the good effect anticipated.
Those who. when the storming party
first entered the covert, had sought
safety in trees. could with difficulty
be prevailed upon 10 descend, in order
TO approach the mountain OF flesh
from which life was said TO have de
parted: and finally mastering courage
to do so. in the frenzy OF excitement
launched their spears and discharged
their matchlocks. 10 the imminent
peril of the bystandcrs and of each
other. on the first intimation OF the
animals having. after two days dill
gent search, been actually discovered.
three-fourths OF the whole party bad
lncontinently disappeared The Gala
horscmcn. who had previously boast
ca tho destruction OF elephants wl'h
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bearer and eXhusai that there were
several in stony valley TO the north
about one hundred miles, around a
brackish lake. It was marvel that
black lcopards should be found there.
or within 200 miles OF the spot. but
the thing was due 10 one of those
freaks in the dispersion OF animals.
such as brought gorillas TO the Por-
tuguese mission regions. 500 miles
from the nearest point to which l
would so to find a gorilla.
| thought TO try out the story and
after making permanent camp by a
spring in the edge of the timber belt
| set out accompanied by Abdel my
Thcban.
1t Is the soundest of sayings that In
water and game country the number
Of men does not matter. but in bad
lands the fewer the better The third
afternoon we sighted the dispersion Of
the little lake and reached 1t Just at
dark. pitching camp In a protected
coulee
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CLOSE CALL FROM LloNsss.

A week later l had reached the
sandy plains and was on the lookout
for some of the peculiar varieties oi
renus box of that region. small. wary
fleet creatures. very hard 10 hit and
very hard to stop unless hit fairly. l
was alone and mounted on one oil
Haluba's feet and weli'uained Ara.
bian mares. She was tcthered behind
tho acaeias some hundred yards away
and was stalking four gemsbok graz,
lus about a spring when observed
them taking careful note OF some
thing on tho other side OF rock cairn'
Thcy seemed 20 ho constantly on tue
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AN EXCITING ADVENTURE IN
ZEREBA.

1t was not until the second year that
my pistol came again into distinct ser.
vice. though | used 1t often on run
ming and jumping shots for sport. and
to Its credit l listed Quaggas. giraffe.
'hyena, crocodile. jackals and even the
winginG of an insane Nasal who at
tackled me with broad spear one
night. / had been trced by a rhinoc-
eros the year before, when / would
have been delighted to have had It..
but my belt had been ripped off.
The night that this last story befeu.
our party, including I'VE white men.
were sleeping in zareba. when Abdel
came TO me and woke me saying that
one OF the donkeys had straycd
Donkeys were very precious. My Lu
ger hung at my hip. and as | walked
with him to the spot where the donkey
should have been we heard a crunch
Ing sound on the other side OF a pile
of packing cases. l peered around
them. The donkey had not strayed
nor would she ever stray. She had
been Killed in zareba and was now
being eaten by q magnificent old black
named lion, one OF the aristocrats OF
his race. So intent was the lion that
he had not heard our steps on tho
sand and the steady wind was with
us.
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I ly, on a little point OF land running
out into the water. crouching in
among the reeds. saw a dark shape
move and two fiery eyes cleaning at
me.
BEAST AT BAY.
stood where | had the beast, what
ever it was. at bay unless it took to
the water. drew the Luger and
stood hesitating. The chances that II
was lion was very. very small, and
yet there was chance and l felt
rather feebly armed for the contest
should this prove 70 be the case. II 1t
were black leopard had even great
er need for an accurate aim and one
that would produce a large wound
with heavy shock. Perhaps some one
who reads this VIII criticize me for
not being aware by this time of Just
what that 1910 would do ! was aware
of it. If / stopped TO think. but the
habit of a lifetime of hunting was
strong. and [ did not have time to
think There must be Spoor and
must have crossed it at some rocky
point, | retraced my steps, moving
sideways, with my eyes first on the
clump of reeds and then on the sand
and shale I did not get a chance to
sec the Spoor until later. for the ami
NAL in the reeds read attack in my
movements and came for me like a
great dark furry avalanche.
THE LEoPARO's TERRIFIC AT.
TACK,
Have you ever seen n cat dart
along the ground aud then spring on a
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was greatly mistaken. for as Abdci
came running up that instant, not only
with one rife. but two be pointed to
the ridge of rocks so yards from the
zareba. and there, plainly outlined
against the sky. was the Nubiau
kings mate coming TO see why he had
called her and what those strange e1.
plosions meant. l threw up the Ger.
man rife and fired at her shoulder.
Abdel cried out that she was down.
The whole camp was awake by this
time and by the light OF kindled fires
found her bloody trail along tho
ridge and at last came upon her.
curled Ike cat on big rock among
some short brush. licking a shattered
fore limb. She met us with defiance.
Hartwig was with me now and. telling
him TO cover with his heavy rife,
gave mine to Abdel and advanced on
her, waiting ill she attempted to
rise. AS she did so. I drove one aud
then another of the 4040s into her
throat, and both the lord OF the desert
and his mate were bagged by pistol.
Copyright. 1909. by Benz. B. Hampton)
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a DESPERATE ENCOUNTER WITH
HlPPOPOTAMI.

The first time l ever made serious
use OF my Luger was in the upper
Ruff country. / was coming down
proque one rainy day and the dug-out
was loaded with camp supplies and all
OF my good guns lay on the bottom,
tied fast, with the exception OF the
English elephant gun, which | kept at
hand anticipating an encounter with
hippopotamI We took the wrong side
of the stream at two little islands and
were compelled TO shoot a sharp rap
ids which cifectually drowned all
noise we we're making and slid us into
a pool around bend where there were
some twenty htppopotami Without
giving them warning OF allowing me
time TO act more than TO raise my ele-
phant gun and empty both barrels
into two splendid hearts, who endeav-
ored to sink alongside. the plroQue
sped on through the herd and rammed
a young bull who had not the depth in
which to sink. and he turned on the
piroque and crushed the side OF the
dugout as II IL were cardboard. empty
ing crew and contents into the water
Guns and all went out of sight: even
the Nasal dived to get out OF the mad
dened herd. All in all. 1t was very
lively scrimmaGe. / could not dive,
numbered as | was, and in three sec
onds found myself in water TO my
arnpits. facing two very dangerous
enemies, the young bull who had
crushed the boat and another who
bore an assegai Mapping in his back.
where one OF the Nasal had plunged
It before he dIyed. The assegaied ami
NAL was next TO me and made for me
openmouthed, his blood coloring the
water about, the pool being an eddy.
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p PlSTOLINC BIG

z | were TO advise Az
rican hunters to dis
card rifles for pistols
In big game hunting |
should be laughed at
and there may be some
who viii receive with
incredulIty the follow
ing accounts OF some
remarkable uses to
which / have put a pis-
tol in big game hunt.
ing. However. my II
seasons OF the use OF
the approved weapons
Will allow me the ex-
little idiosyncrasy of
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I LEAVE CAMP ALONE.

After we were settled smoked till
moonrise and Abdel was asleep.
heard nothing but small animals as
the moon came up, and that is the
time to take count by sounds AS the
Arabs say, 1T is very old lion that
Will not salute the rising moon and a
very young one that will mock the
thunder" which, If true. lays Milton
open to the charge of inaccuracy.
When the moon was fully up l
slipped On my boots and, very scantily
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RE the sun had risen,
the party were in the
wilderness where near
double the number Of
Gala had been assem-
bled by the chiefs Bo
roo and Abbo. TO
whom. before com
mencing the labors OF
day. suitable gifts
were presented. The
swamps OF the south
ern side OF the waste
having drawn unsuc-
cessfully, columns of
dust which arose from
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THE QUARRY FOUND.

After much opposition on the part
Of old Boroo. who vowed that the des-
pot would hold him responsible for
the accident which the rash measure
was certain TO entail. the arrangement
was finally carried. \ stealthy ad-
-77cc IN the wind. under cover or the
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bird? That is Just the way that black
leopard came at me. fred as he left
the ground and the bullet flung back
as If with blow from one OF his out
stretched paws. but the other caught
my shoulder and bore me backward
to the ground. l whlrled sideways as
l fell and poured the whole magazine
in one stream into the black body
within two feet of me. and when the
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And Herman. to his financial terror.
suddenly realized that he had been
stamping on the floor. He WAS trying
on new pair of shoes.
They didn't try to put the beer back
into the keg.
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clad. walked forth to see what sort of
sport there was about the lake brim.
] did not intend To SO far; had no idea
of encountering anything. and the fact
that 1 stuck my LUger in the front Of
my undershirt was purely precaution-
airy. I found several old and large
leopard spoor. and nothing else large
or fresh at all till had rambled fully
half mile from camp, when sudden
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THE HUNTREss HUNTED.

Both lions and I were moving side
by side toward the horse. they in the
underground, in the short grass, and
soon came to an open space about
twenty yards from the tethered anil
NAL. She saw me and whinnied.
lay very still, knowing that sooner OF
later the lions must cross the open
space to get near enough to spring.
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THE LIONS CHARGE ME.

| struck the lioness In the heavy
bones and bowled her. but she was
up and whirling around with terrific
roars. The young one had his right
foreshoulder crippled. but when the
lioness charged me he, too, came lum-
bering in her wake. / threw in two
cartridges. but the breach jammed as
closed IT,
A lonely situation. indeed. My pis-
toll hung in my saddle holster. How
got up and got 10 the mare | can
hardly remember. / do recall the way
in which the lioness struck at me as |
lodged her II her paw had reached
me this story would never hnve been
told. She was hard after me. The
young fellow stood ten yards away
roaring in an ecstasy of pain and the
sound seemed 10 infuriatc her. She
sprang entirely over the marc. and as
she turned began pumping the i0.40s
into her. and she dropped without get
ting crouched aud l stopped and fired
under the plunging mare at the other,
my FIRST shot shattcring his spine and
my next taking his heart The lioness
vas rolling over and over, clawing aud
biting the grass and shrubs. and fear
Ing she would reach the mare and In
jure her / watched my chance and
planted two more bullets in her chest
and finished her We'll. we'll" said
TO the Luger as | reGlled the maga-
zine. Next thing / know you will be
bringing down elephants Tor me"
MY HUNT FOR a BLACK JEOPARDY
II was quite some time before
used IL again in close work. and then
IL Was on the edge Of the desert.
had bccn wanting black leopard
among my trophies for some time and
had hoard from a NussorD1Ge vaErant