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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-10
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Ira Baird was south bound passen-
ger Tuesday.
Jens Mungaard went to Brayton
Monday to do come work.
]. M. Cole went to Extra Monday
to attend to some business.
Franc and Ruth Anderson went to
Extra Monday to visit friends.
A marriage license was issued to Jas.
Sorensen and Nellie Garroutte.
Mrs. John Kuhn and daug liter, Eth
ell visited in Des Moines last week.
A N. Saudburg of Wyoming, visit
ed his sister, Mrs. Hal Mantz last
week
DIR. Rathburn of South Dakota Wis
tied his mother, Mrs. john g. Davis
last week.
Bert Freeman and young lady
friend were south bound passengers
Monday.
Mrs. Davis returned home to Des
Moines Monday after holding meetings
out at Viola.
Mrs. Bowman returned to Extra after
visit here with her daughter, Mrs.
Charles Wilde.
Mre. Buck returned to Morris, Hi
inois after q long visit here with her
con, George Buck.
George Porter and wife and little
daughter went to Coon Rapids Tues
day to visit her parents.
Mrs. Ray Brenton OF Clarion, arriv.
ed here Tuesday to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hite.
Peter Branson returned to Atlantic
Monday after attending to some bust
ness and visiting relatives,
George Cosson returnedhom to Der
Moines Tuesday after visiting rela-
tives and old time friends.
Peter Nelson returned Monday from
Des Moines where he had been to visi
and attend to some business.
Mrs. j. r. Best and children return
ed home Saturday from Atlantic ate
visiting relatives and friends.
Alvin Roberts returned home Tues
day from Omaha where he had beel
to visit his sister, Mrs. Davis.
A. +. Drake, Robt. Ping and E.
Freeman went to Extra Monday t
play for the Republican Rally.
Mrs. B. Cunningham returned Mon
day from Des Moines where she ha,
been to visit relatives and friends.
John Rutherford Of Des Moines wa
In the city Thursday on business an
visiting among relatives and friends.
A young lady friend of Katherin
Foley's returned home to Atlanti
Monday, ter q visit here with friend
Mrs. F. S. Watts returned home fror
Des Moines where she has been to vii
it and attend the Mothers Club Con
vention.
Mrs. Will Mantz Of Canada, visite
ut the home of her parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. Chris Hahn and other relative
and friends.
Ray Green returned to his studi.
in Council Bluffs Tuesday after vi
It here with his parents, Mr.. and Mr.
w. r. Green.
Mrs, Sherm Wright and two chile
rem, returned home Tuesday from A
lantic where they had been visiting r
latives and friends.
George Carroll and wifehave retur
ed from Canada where they had spel
the summer on one of J. A. Musson
large farms. They are back here
spend the winter but will perhaps r
turn there in the spring.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-10
A Household Medicine

To be really valuable must show
equally good results from each member
of the family using it. Foley's Honey
and Tar does just this. Whether for
children or grown persons Foley's Hon.
ey and Tar is best and safest for all
coughsland colds. Sold by all druggists
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-26
A Greenhorn's Shot

Such combat was indefinitely post
poned by our work that day though
our approach gave me an easy shot for
the ear and temple OF the largest bull
| was Inexperienced enough TO try for
the shot behind the shoulder, and
crouched behind a tree instead of
standing, as a wiser hunter would
have done. | leaned my second gun
against the trunk. and taking careful
aim, | fred. To my great JOY. the huge
monster toppled like a falling house
had killed him outright All was
confusion in the herd. ! seized the
chance to Are at a young bull who was
nearer. and tried the same shot. but
| merely crippled his fore leg. where
upon he trumpcted in shrill rage and
whirling about, saw the white smoke
floating up. The second bull was at
some distance. but he came swinging
to the battle, his trunk In the air.
screaming defiance and making the
earth tremble.
The young bull on three legs and
the old one on four charged the trees
that hid US, and | admit | was too ter.
rified to run, but fortunately had the
sense TO shoot. ! fired my remaining
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-26
Running for Life

fred blindly, but the two ounce
ball did not stop him. and then | ran
for my life, taking to the open. How
fast [ ran one would hardly believe,
but he was close behind me for so
yards. when suddenly he collapsed and
fell dead | now returned. got the sec
ond gun which | had dropped and
which he had passed over In his flight,
and making my way to the helpless
young bull. dispatched him. II was
hours before could get the natives to
go TO the spot to recover the other
gun and to cut up the oarcasseS. When
told them that | had killed three
bulls single handed they thought
was lying, and said so with amazing
frankness. In relating this incident
TO an old ivory hunter in after years
he laughed and said: mo one but
greenhorn would have struck such
luck. Had been there | would have
been killed"
Never before had ! shot anything
alive, not even partridge or rabbit,
and | got the hunting fever badly
but could not bring myself wantonly
to destroy splendid animals.
Some time afterward while making
a journey with a mounted escort we
came to 4 village where the chiefs
brother had been killed by one Of two
black rhinoceroses the evening be-
lore. and l agreed to go hunting for
them before any more villagers met
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barrel OF the Blisset at the huge fell
lows heart, and struck him fairly. He
came to his knees and then tumbled
over on his head, like a great sack OF
flesh and bones. The natives had run
off TO the right and the young bull.
seeing them. stopped within 90 feet OF
me. holding up his wounded leg. watch
ing them. rage and murder showing in
his little oyes. Now the old bull was
getting up again, and as quickly as I
could reloaded. 1t was not quick
enough, for either the click OF metal or
some movement of mine caught the
rowing eyes Of the younger animal.
and tiinging his trunk In the air, he
came plunging toward me on three
legs. This time used the heavy elc.
phant gun and fred at his good fore
shoulder. Down he came in a mighty
fall. and got aside Just in time. The
other gun was now under him, and hIs
struggles TO rise were dreadful to
see. Again | reloaded keeping a
screen of bushes between me and the
old bull. who was reellng and stag.
gering about in the open. but ready to
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-26
By DR.. w. III. Robinson

AL last we sighted the elephants. A
herd OF 20 or moro reposing In a
grove and feeding leisurely. At that
time ] was so ignorant OF woodcraft
that / knew nothing OF coming up the
wind to them. but fortunately the wind
was favorable. or We should never
have got a shot. or else have been
charged without chance to do more
than flre hurriedly.
The herd was mixed In an unusual
fashion, as there were two old bulls
and TWO young ones among the cows
and calves This condition could not
last long for any great length OF time,
as sooner or later there must be a ter
rife combat for supremacy.
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Saved by the Gunbearer

I called loudly for my bearer, ano
was wondering II he were bravo
enough TO leave the tree. and II eithc-
or both Of the guns were still whole.
when the bull cndeayorcd to charge
up the bank, and l knew he must have
caught sight of the black man edvanc.
Ing to my help An instant later the
butt of the short heavy gun was thrust
down from above and l took IL, and
after glance at 1t to be sure OF its con.
dition. l took aim at the bull backing
away for another attempt to scale tho
Side of the gully. and this Ume got him
Just under the horns. The cow was
out OF sight in the gully, perhaps hunt
Ing way to get at the Mussorongo
and | reloaded quickly. AS stopped
out she came Looping up to the end
again. her head high. When she saw
me she lowered It and increased hcu
gait waited until she was In tho
clear, and shot for her spine forward
of the shoulders. and she reeled and
top of the dead bull. I now put an
end to the affair with a third bullet
in the same small spot In which tho
bull had received his coup. II my
bearer had been the ordinary native
l should not be writing this story, for
| verify believe that deyilish pair
would have kept me pinned In that
crevice for days II necessary. and they
would have killed me to q certainty.
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secured two good rifles. double bar
relied Blisset and a very heavy ele-
phant gun that carried two ounce
ball. and in this narrative | will set
down some OF the adventures | met
in defending our lives or the lives Of
some OF our people from wild beasts.
One morning the chiefs son came to
me 10 complain bitterly that herd OF
elephants had walked through the one
end OF the village during the night.
eating, crushing and tearing up the
nearby crops. marching over huts and
fowl coops and a sleeping child had
been crushed, got my guns in some
trepidation. for they were strange
things 10 me, and he and set out,
followed at 4 respectful distance by
half the village
He was inclined 70 nurse the double
barreled gun which / gave him to
carry. as IL 1t were a baby. and | did
not know what moment he would
finger the trigger when It was pointed
in my direction. | have always deemed
that morning one of my narrow es-
capes from untimely death.
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Charged by a Wounded Buck

Ny shot struck the COW in the neck
muscle and she went whirllng around.
not seriously hurt but believing furi.
ously. l swung to the right without
rising from my knees and fired at the
bull hoping to get him in that narrow
space just under his bony frontlet.
which Is the one avenue to his brain
that if bullet enters II will stop him.
| smashed the bones of his nose two
inches lower, but he never checked or
even tossed his head, Museorongo
had instantly pressed the single-bar-
relied gun into my hands. but | did
not have time to use II. The boy
lcaped into the forks OF the nearest
tree and | lodged behind the trunk
barely In time. l was not three inches
outside the line OF his left horn tip.
and the quickness with which he
turned gave ME no chance to recover
and fire or to climb a tree. Around
the tree / shot with the beast after
me- The situation was desperate. /
dropped the gun and sprang for a
dropping bough My enemy shot un"
der me. ] could not chin myself there
all day, and before he could swing
back | dropped and ran like hare
UP the tunnel-like gully which we had
descended That he would follow me
into that dark hole / did not dream.
but he did, and that so close that
could not scramble up the sides and
so plunged on to the narrowing end,
where ! wedged myself into a crevice
in the rock Into which l did not be-
lieve he could follow me. From his
perch could hear the bearer calling
to me to beware of the COW.
The antics Of that wounded bull were
almost incredible. He first charged
the crevice, and the breath that flew
from his nostrlls when he. stopped
wedged in within a foot OF me blew
my hat OF my head and covered my
face with little warm wet particles.
He struck at me with his forefeet'
he tried to crook his horns to get the
tip OF ono in at me; he dug and paved
at the rocks, tearing down fragments.
the fall of which seemed TO encourage
him IN the belief that he would get
me IL he kept nt It There was a
fierce below above and a slide OF
earth on my head and shoulders. The
old COW was up there doing her share,
and at last she came plunging down
into the gully. After perhaps a quar-
ter OF an hour Of fruitlees effort the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-26
Wonderful View of the Game

One morning we left camp on a
ridge and moving along 1t TO sort OF
pinnacle at the end looked down on a
precipice into valley 800 feet be-
low 1t was full OF open spaces
among the trees, and In these glades
the African bull loves to lead his
herd Fully five distinct herds lay
under our eyes in the two miles of
valley that we could survey, Marking
down our stalking choices by agree
menf, we separated, The other gentle
men took right and left after partlcu-
larly fine bulls and | detoured around
To the very base OF the precipice on
which wo stood when game was
sighted.
Carefully my boy and l moved
through the dense growth under inter
laced vines. where we had to crawl
until we came at last to dry gully
where the torrents OF the rainy sea
son rushing down tore out the growth
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oy the slaughter OF the foe. prompted
the dastardly outrage: and the treach-
crous assassin. who had imbued his
hands In the blood OF his dearest
friend. now placed the green trophy OF
valor triumphantly on his guilty head.
Where is thy brother7" was the ques.
tion that awaited his return TO the
camp; but. like Cain OF old. he denied
all knowledge Of what had befallen
the absentee. and II was not until
the mutilatcd body had been discov-
cred that suspicion fell heavily upon
q himself.
Mourning relatives threw them
selves in sackcloth at the imperial
lfootstool and cried aloud for the blood
OF the prisoner. Arrnigned before the
monarch. the investigation had been
patiently conducted during the beg.
gar's feast, and the "Fetha Negest,"
having been duly consulted. the SEN
tencc proceeded from the royal lips;
Take him hence, and deal with him
as you will"
The last sun that was TO shine upon
the malefactor was sinking fast toward
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The next instant he struck one OF tho
native horses and its rider. and hurled
both over his back. the horse falling
with n great cash In his ribs and a
broken neck. The man hung in an
overhead vine unhurt, but terribly
scared. as were all the other members
OF the party. Some followed, however.
and at the first glimpse | had OF the
fleeing monster | broke his shoulder.
and he turned once more, Before he
could attack I sent another two ounce
ball into him. this time in his head,
and he was easily dispatched with a
spear thrust
Copyright. 1873 by Bent. B, Hampton }
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African Buffalo Hunting
By Col. Etienne Bazin

at the side leaving tho bush overhead
to interlace and make the gully like
a funnel, to which the sunlight pepc-
trated only In spots. This we followed
down for 100 feet, when We came sud.
denly into sandy basin In which
rush grass was growing. A herd of
eight COWS and four calves was feed
Ing there. or lying down in the shade
on the north side. | had seen no
bull looking down from above. and
though knew there must be one near
. selected a noble COW and was pulling
the trigger of my double,barreled gun
when the Mussorongo gave warning
cry. and there was a crash to the
right where a hugo young bull had
been hiding In a thicket of wimplc
stalks and waiting his chosen moment
for attack
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a mad race indeed through the dense
thorns. but we kept pace, and at last
bringing my elephant gun TO bear on
the nearest one. put two ounce ball
other now. through poor eyesight. ran
so deep into a mass Of young trees
that he had TO turn TO e1tricate him.
self. and the way in which he snapped
boughs and small trunks was won
derful exhibition OF strength. We
now became the hunted He bore down
into the very thick OF us. | fired with
the Blisset and missed clean and clear
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with death or injury. This time We
were accompanied by very skillful ma
tive hunters, and | found | must do
my shooting from the saddle. All
morning we followed the trail from
the point where the unfortunate man
had been knocked down and ripped to
pieces by the long curved horns on
their noses. and close TO noon one OF
the trackers came back to whisper
that the pair were In a clump of bushes
close by a stagnant pool. So largo was
the party that some one OF the trackers
must have got up into their wind, for
even as we were planning to approach
them there was tremendous snort
ing. a cracking of the bush, and they
came side by side running into our
very ranks II there was 4 collision II
meant death and injury to some mon
or horses. so | waved my cap with Its
neck cloth at them. and they swerved
aside, whereupon we took up the pur.
suit
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the western horizon. when with haooS
bound behind his back, he was hur'
ried from the presence for instant exc
cution. Its rising rays had seen nlm
seated at tho door of the hut. while
his young wife adorned his locks with
the nowly plucked branch OF aspara'
gus, that was the record OF mis- In
fanny. but the meridian beam had wit
messed his arrest The relatives OF the
murdered man. and a band OF the king g
headsmen, all armed with shield and
broad-headed spear, now formed
close pbalanI round him as he pro-
cceded with the stoicism OF the savage
10 meet his well merited doom. and an
infuriated mob followed, to heap taunt
and ignominy upon mis- numbered mo
mcnts.
Impatient OF delay. the friends OF
the deceased were about to immediate
their victim on the meadow close TO
the encampment; but adjured by the
wife OF the monarch, they urged the
culprit over the rocky mound adjoin-
ing the Gala wall, which was already
crowded with a vast concourse Of spec
tators. burning for the consummatlon
OF the last sentence OF the law,
Scarcely had the unresisting criminal
passed the summit, than an eager
hand stripped the garment from his
shoulder. and 20 bright spears being
poised at the moment. he turned his
head to the one side. TO receive n deep
stab on the other While still recling,
a dozen sharp blades were sheathed In
his heart. and hundred transfixed the
PROSTATE body Swords flashed from
the crooked scabbards-the qulvering
corpse was mutllated in an instant,
and on the next the eXulting eXecu
tioners took their way from the gore.
stained ground.
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umphs OF the buffalo hunter. Even
Welilniormed persons In America and
europe are accustomed to think Of
the African buffalo In the same class
with the American buffalo or bison,
the British Indian buffalo and the Ma.
lay oaraboa. Beside him they are as
tame as f1edgling prlestlings beside a
Partisan Apache. He reminds me OF
your kip)ing's Fuzzy Wuzzy.
Hes duckio, he's daisy. he's a lamb
He's an india rubber ijit on spree
He's the only thing that doesn't give
damn
For n regiment of British lnfantree
This Is an African buffalo painted TO
my taste. He would charge ten regl-
meDts if he chose and very likely he
would choose
Animals and men all are brave ac-
cording to their heart action, which
is indicated by the size and openings
of their nostrils. The African buffalo
as he charges you has two great blacL
and pink spots TO the front that are
his tiaring nostrlls, and l once had
my hat blown from my head by a
rushing blast from pair Of them
-Four years ago | set out from Leo
poldyille with Col. Gerardc and Capt
Benedetu to do nothing but shoot
buffaloes unless severely tempted by
other fine game. Ny bearer was a
Mussorongo boy Of 10, with premature
ly gray hair-one of the bravest men
OF brave, daring and cunning race
Gerarde had an Azande. and Benedetti
a rather large Pigmy. who stood fire
and charging very well indeed con
siderIng his training in lighting from
cliffs and tree tops with poisoned ar
rows.
will first relate the incident | have
mentioned. though we were then leav-
ing the Mbogo country and coming
down broken country to the river on
our way back. and there were 20
heads in the care OF the porters.
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A Missionary's Cunning

charge me when he had located me.
Wishing TO make a sure shot, | worked
my way through the cover until with
In IS yards OF where | had last seen
him, and with rife raised stepped out
To my CONSERVATION he was leaning
against a huge tree not 10 feet from
me. and slightly behind me, and the
lpstant | appeared came for me with
something as near bound as ono can
eXpect from an elephant,
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bull backed OF, and tho COW and no
stood side by side glaring at me !
thought OF poor Laschct from Bona
treed for four DAYS and killed when
he tainted from weakness and fell TO
the ground Was that to be my fate7
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and I first went 10 our mission station
in the shadow OF Kilimapjaro at the
edge OF that wonderful Taveta forest
in a country TO be traversed erelong by
ex-Presidcnt Roosevelt White faces
are common enough there today, but
20 years ago we were the cause OF
great excitement. could have be-
come rich in ivory by exhibiting my
dear wifes wealth of golden hair. as
It was nothing unusual 10 be offered
81. 900 or $4,000 worth OF ivory by
some cbieftain for the privilege OF see
Ing her tresses unbound, II is
strong commentary on the savage
African heart ands on the dominancy
OF the white race to say that In 90
years and In the most savage perils
my wife was never threatened and was
never In any apparent danger from any
Of the tribesmen. not even tho most
blood thirsty Nasal chieftain. shall
never forget the first time she ever be-
held native blood flow. No moro
md though she saw thousands more
during our life there. this first was al.
ways the most distinct
A warrior had been convicted upon
undeniable evidence OF the foul mur-
der OF his comrade In arms. with whom
he had lived for years on terms Of
the closest intimacy. He had gone
With his companion into the woods,
and taking advantage OF the opportu-
nifty afforded by hostilides with the
Gala. had fclled the unsuspecting man
TO tho earth with blow OF his sword
Fame, such as Is only to be acquired
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The Dyinu Monarch OF the Herd

The other beloved and the bloody
froth blew, but he did not charge
He was wholly on the defensive and
stood with legs wide apart. paving
up the shale in heaps and switching
his tail flercely. The young bull
backed TO the rivor brink and dipped
his nose into the water like prize
fighter refreshing himself in his COT
ner. and then lowering his head ht
walked deliberately to his chosen dis
tance and then launched himself like
a cannon ball on the waiting old chief
tain. Back. back. back. the old fellow
went under the shock. and at last
when he was against the bush. uI
went his head. the strain was too great
for the mighty neck and twisting his
horn into the exposed throat the
young bull ripped 1t open and the
fight was over. Gerarde raised his
rife
Let us take COW each; that young
fighter deserves a chance to i've"
said I. and go We aimed for the nudi
ence missed. but we got the other
two. The remainder OF the herd iied.
save the victor in the fight He stood
his ground and was ready TO fight any
and all comers, until he saw that We
were not going to cross the stream
just then, but preferred to have break.
fast.
Copyright. 1900. by BENZ. B. HamptOn)
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After An Elephant Herd

The dangers from wild beasts were
great, however, and as sooD as could
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HERE is a certain
glory that hangs
over the head of
the lion hunter and
An eclat that goes
with the killing OF
the majestic ele-
phant which OBJ
scures In the popu-
lar mind the trf-