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The Jackson herald., 1910-07-21


Tor In the question: but trousers WERE and have bee
calmly appropriated for their use; It Is a
mans equal In freedom of movement and attire, a
least that the feminine half of the community ten
their herds, cut hay on the almost perpendicular hill
sides. and Chamber up and down the stony and tOl
tuous paths leading TO their mountain homes
If Americans are as yet In almost total ignoranc
OF this little spot successfully hidden for years
the extreme end of the lovely Val dIlliez It is b
no means undiscovered. and. owing to the recent
foreign invasion. these fair traitors to the con.
ventonal skirt have become as shy as the
proverbal chamois and one must seek them upon
their own heights during the summer season,
when the new electric tramway which has sup
planted the old-time diligence renders this vii
iage almost too accessible to the evergrowing
tourist army.
En- route from Italy, one leaves the Simplon
iine at Saint Maurice rides for a few minutes
In shuttle train OF doubtful comfort and, ar
rtving at Monthey, takes the tram. which imme-
'dtatey commences an ascent OF the fertile val.
ley Through vineyard and chestnut grove, over
roaring mountain streams and past various ham.
lets, the little train wends its way ever upward.
Leaving the heat OF the plain below one grad.
ually emerges into an atmosphere OF crystalline
coolness Champery, the end of the railway and
the last village in the valley lies $500 feet above
the sea. Except its bracing air, is unconscious
of the altitude. as all about tower the infinitely
greater heights of the Dents du Midi and the
Dents Blanches, their white teeth" so dazzling
in the sunlight that welcomes the almost ever.
present curtain of cloud which wells their bright.
ness. Some 300 feet below the village the rap.
i'd and noisy Vieze, home of that deectable fish,
the "ombre,' rushes down the bed OF the valley
from its source in the Col de Coux, another noun.
TAIN at whose summit lies the frontier of Savoy
and a customs-house. and from whence one may
continue ones walk in France TO Chamonix
The country abounds in walks and climbs to
suit the most exTert or inexperienced mountain
Ger First and foremost Of these Is the ascent
of the Dent Gu Midi, more than 10000 feet In
height OF its seven teeth, the Haute Cline is
most popular and least dangerous. Parties
ally leave Champery in the afternoon. sup at
The Jackson herald., 1910-07-21

yOurWOnuer1ulmeu-
icines have done for
me. The doctors said
/ hada tumor, and I
had an operation,
but was soon as bad
againasever.I r.Iwrote
toyouforadvice, and
began to take Lydia
+. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
as you told me to
do. j am glad to
naY that now / look
The Jackson herald., 1910-07-21
For the DOGS Sake.

Where are you going for your sum
mer vacation this year?" asked Mrs.
Gotrox.
20. dear. I've not made up my mind
yet" sighed Mrs. Rich wearily. II
want to find some quiet. restful spot.
where my dear little French poodle
can get plenty OF fresh air"
The Jackson herald., 1910-07-21

To put up with the world humbly is
better than to control IT, this is the
very acme Of virtue.-Lamartine.
The Jackson herald., 1910-07-21
TIJMOR OF
YEARS
GROWTH
Removed by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound

Holly Springs, Miss. -"Words are
Inadequate for me to express what
The Jackson herald., 1910-07-21
TIE PEN7eS Du MIDI

PROPOS of all the present talk
about woman suffrage, let us take
a glance at the inhabitants OF a
small village in Switzerland. or.
more accurately, the dwellers on
the mountain slopes about Cham.
perry, in the canton OF Nalais,
that sequestered and charming
hamlet which lies contentedly at
the feet of It's famous neighbor.
the Dent du Midi.
There the sturdy peasant won.
en- have solved the equal
rights" matter to their own salts.
faction. Votes were never a fac.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-28

under rather funny circumstances. It
was at Lake Naivasha. on the day I
killed the hippo which charged the boat
We were in the steam launch and I be-
gan TO feel badly, and knew I was in
for bout Of fever. Just then we sPied
the hippo and went after 1t in the row
boat was anxious to hold back the
attack until / got the hippo. as when
shaking with a chq 1t Is. Of course. very
difficult to take aira. just succeeded,
the excitement keeping me steady; and
as soon as the hippo was dead I curled
Up In the boat and had my chill in peace
and comfort.
There are differences Of opinion as 70
whether any spurious liquors should be
drunk in the tropics. Personally think
that the less one has TO do with them
the better. Not liking whisky took a
bottle OF brandy for emergencies. Very
early in the trip I decided that even
when feverish or exhausted by hard
days tramp. hot tea did me more good
than brandy. and handed the bottle
over 10 Cuninghame. At KhartOum he
produced It and asked what should he
do with II. and I told him to put It IN
the steamers stores. he did so. after
finding out the amount that had been
drunk. and informed me that I had taken
just six ounces IN eleven months.
LIST OF CANE SHOT WITH THE RIFLE
DURING TIE TRIP
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Knocked the fight out Of any animal less
plucky and savage than the leopard; but
not even in Africa is there a beast OF
more unhinehing courage than this spot
ted cat. The beaters were much excited
by the sight Of the charge and the way
in which It was stopped and they pressed
jubilantly forward. too heedlessly; one of
them. who was on McMlllan's side Of the
thicket. went too near il. and out came
the wounded leopard az him. Il was
badly crippled or IL would have got the
heater at once; as II was. 1t was slowly
Overtaking him as he ran through the
tall grass. when Mcmillan. standing on
an antheap. shot il again. Yet, in spite
Of having this third bullet in il. it ran
down the beaten and seized him. worry
ing him with teeth and claws but It was
weak because Of its wounds. and the Pow
erful savage wrcnched him self free,
while Mcmillan fired into the beast again;
and back II went through the long grass
into the thicket There was a pause. and
the wounded beaten was removed TO
place Of safety, while a messenger was
sent on 10 US 10 bring up the Boer dogs.
But. while they were waiting. the Loop
ard. OF its own initiative. brought mat
tiers 10 a crisis. for out II came again
straight az Kermit. and this time It
dropped dead 20 Kermit's bullet No ami
NAL could have shown a more fearless
and resolute temper II was an old fe-
male. but small. it's weight being a little
short OF seventy pounds. The smallest
female cougar I ever killed was heavier
than this. and one very big male cougar.
which I killed IN Colorado, was three
times the weight Yet have never
heard Of any cougar which displayed
anything Ike the spirit and ferocity OF
this little leopard. or which in any way
approached it as dangerous foe. II
was sent back 10 camp in company with
the wounded beater. after the wounds of
the latter had been dressed: they were
not serious. and he was speedily as well
as ever.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-28
Killing n Rhino.

The morning was a blank, but early
in the afternoon we saw the Gland herd
again. They were around a tree In an
open space, and we could not get near
them. But instead OF going straight
away they struck OF 20 the right and
described almost a semicircle, and, though
they were over 400 yards distant. they
were such big creatures and their gait
was so steady that / felt warranted in
shooting On the dry plain l could mark
where my bullets fell. and though !
could not get good chance at the bull
finally downed fine COW; and b pac-
ing found It to be a little over a quarter
of mile from where stood when shoot
ing.
II was about nine miles from camp.
and / dared not leave the clans alone,
so ! stationed one of the gun-bearers by
the great carcass and sent a messenger
In TO Heller. on whom we depended for
preserving the skins OF the big game.
Hardly had this been done when a Wa
kamba man came running up 20 tell us
that there was a rhinoceros on the hill
side three-Quarters Of mile away, and
that he had left a companion 20 watch
IL while he carried us the news. Slater
and l Immediately rode In the direction
given, following our Withholding guide;
the other gun-bearer trotting after US.
In five minutes we had reached the OPP
posite hill-crest, where the watcher stood,
and he at once pointed out the rhino
The huge beast was standing in entire
~ open country. although there were a
few scattered trees Of no great size at
some little distance from him. We left
our horses in the dip Of the ground and
began the approach; I cannot say that
we staIked him. for the apTeoach was
too easy The wind blew from him 10
Us, and rhino's eyesight is duh Thirty
yards from where he stood was a bush
four or five feet high. and though it was
so thin that we could distinctly see him
through the leaves, II shielded US from
the vision OF his small. pig-like eyes as
we advanced toward II. STOPPING and In
single file. l leading The big beast stood
like an uncouth statue, his hide black
in the sunlight; he seemed what he was,
monster surviving over from the
worlds past. from the DAYS when the
beasts OF the prime ran riot in their
strength, before man grew so cunning
of brain and hand as to master them.
SO little did he dream Of our presence
that when we were hundred yards of
he actually lay down.
Walking lightly and with every sense
keyed up. we at last reached the bush.
and pushed forward the safety Of the
double baTeied Holland rife which I
The Washington herald., 1910-08-28

Another day we beat for lions, but
without success. We rode TO a spot a
few miles off, where we were joined by
three Boer farmers. They were big. up
standing men, looking Just as Boer farm
ers ought TO look who had been through
a war and had ever since led the ad-
venturous life OF frontier farmers in wild
regions. They were accompanied by a
pack OF big, rough-looking dogs, but were
on foot, walking with long and easy
strides. The dogs looked a rough-a
ready lot, but on this particular morn
Ing showed themselves Of little use: at
any rate they put up nothing.
But Kermit had a bit OF deserved good
luck. While the main body of us went
down the river bed, he and Mcmillan,
with few natives beat up a side ravine.
down the middle OF which ran the usual
dry watercourse fringed with patches OF
brush. In one Of these they put up a
leopard and saw it sinking forward
ahead OF them through the bushes. Then
they lost sight Of IT, and came to the
conclusion that II was in a large thicket
So Kermit went on one side OF 1t and
Mcmillan on the other. and the beaters
approached to try and get the leopard
out. OF course. none OF the heaters had
guns; their function was merely to make
a disturbance and rouse the game. and
they were cautioned on no account to
get into danger. But the leopard did not
wait to be driven Without any warning.
out Re came and charged straight at
Kermit who stopped him when he was
but six yards on with bullet in the fore
part OF the body the leopard turned.
and. as he gslloped back, Kermit hit him
again. gripping him in the hips The
wounds were fatal, and they would have
The Washington herald., 1910-08-28

The following morning the headmen
asked that we get tie porters some meat;
Tarlton. Kermit. and sailed forth &C
cordingly. The country was very dry,
and the game in our immediate neighbor-
hood was not plentiful and was rather
shy killed three kcngoni out OF herd
at from go TO 800 PAGES: one topi at $50
PAGES. and a Roberts gazele al 20.
Meanwhile the other two had killed
kongoni and five OF the big gazelles;
wherever possible the game being hal
Jailed IN orthodox fashion by the Ma
hometans among our attendants. so as to
1T IL for use by their co-religionists
among the porters. Then we saw some
CRATES. and galiOped them TO see If
there was really a big bull in the lot.
They had a long start. but Kermit and
sTarlton overlook them after a couple OF
miles, while ! pounded along in the rear.
However. there was no really good bull.
Kermit and Tarlton pulled up, and we
logged along toward the 1oppies. where
two days before had shot the Iioness.
killed a big bustard. a very handsome.
striklng-Iooking bird larger than
turkey, by a rather good shot at go
yards.
II was now midday, and the heat waves
quivered above the brown plain. The
mirage hung in the middle distGce. and
beyond it the bold hills rose like noun
tains from a lake. In the midafter-
noon we stopped at a little pool. 20 give
the men and horses water; and here
Kermits horse suddenly went dead lame.
and we started it back 10 camp with a
couple Of men. while Kermit went for
ward with us on foot. as we rode round
the base Of the first koppies. After we
had gone a mile loud shouts called our
The Washington herald., 1910-08-28
The Ending of the rrlp.

Kermit's and my health throughout the
trip had been excellent He had been
laid UP for three days ali told, and for
five Kermit's three DAYS were due. two
70 tick fever on the Kapih Plains. one
probably to the sun Mine We're all due
to fever; but I think my fever had moth
ing to do with Africa az all. and was
simply a recurrence OF the fever caught
in the Santiago campaign, and which
ever since has come on at long and ir-
regular intervals for a day or two at a
time. The couple OF attacks ] had IN
Africa were very slight by no means as
severe as one ! had while bear hunting
early one spring in the Rocky Noun
tains. One of these attacks came on
The Washington herald., 1910-08-28


was now to use for the first time on big
game AS stepped to one side Of the
bush so as to get clear aim. with Stat
ter following. the rhinO saw me and
jumped TO hts feet with the agility of a
polo pony. AS he rose I put in the right
barrel. the bullet going through both
lungs At the same moment he wheeled,
the-bloOd spouting from his nosuils. and
gailoped full on us. Before ne could get
quite all the way round in his headlOng
rush to meet us, ! struck him with my
left-hand- barrel, the bullet entering be-
tween the neck and shoulder and pierre
ing his heart. At the same instant Capt.
Slater fired, his bullet entering the neck
vertebrae. Flowing up the ground with
horn and feet the great bull rhino. still
head toward us. dropped just thirteen
PAGES from where we stood.
This was a wicked charge. for the
rhino meant mischief and came on with
the utmost determination. It is not safe
70 generalize from few instances. Judg-
ing from what have since seen. am In
clined 10 believe that both lion and buf-
falo are more dangerous game than
rhino: yet the first two rhinos I met
both charged, whereas We killed our first
four lions and first four bufaIos without
any Of them charging. though two Of
each were stopped as they were on the
point OF charging. Moreover. our expert
ence with this bull rhino illustrates what
have already said as TO one animal
being more dangerous under certain con-
ditions. and another more dangerous I'M
der different conditions. II II had been
a hon instead OF a rhinO. my first bull
let would, I believe, have knocked
all the charge out OF il; but the
vitality Of the huge pachyderm was
so great. its mere bulk counted for
so much. that even such a hard-hitting
rifle as my double Holland-than which
I do not believe there exists a better
weapon for heavy game-could not stop
ii outright, although either OF the wounds
inflicted would have been fatal IN a few
seconds.
Leaving a couple Of men with the dead
rhino, to protect II from the Wakamba
by day and the lions by night. we rode
straight 10 camp. which we reached by
sunset Il was necessary to get 70 work
on the two dead beasts as soon as posi-
bic in order 10 be sure OF preserving
their skins. Heller was the man 10 be
counted on for this task. He it was who
The Washington herald., 1910-08-28

4 on wing
ION wing.
In addition we killed. with the Fox
shotgun, Egyptian geese. yeHow-billed
mallards. francolins. spurfowl, and sand
grouse for the pot, and certain other
birds for specimens.
Kermit and I kept about a dozen
trophies for ourselves; otherwise we shot
nothing that was not used either as a
museum specimen or for meat-usualy
for both purposes We were in hunting
grounds practically as good as any that
have ever existed; but we did not kin a
tenth nor a hundredth part Of what we
might have killed had We been willing.
The mere size Of the bag indicates little
as 10 mans prOwess as a hunter. and
almost nothing as 10 the interest CT
value Of his achievement
The Washington herald., 1910-08-28
Hunter-Naturalist Describes In
cidents in Trip; and Tells of
Wild Beasts Shot by
Himself and Kermit.

is worthy OF the most distinguished
American.
BY special permission and the courtesy
OF Charles Scribners Sons. The Wash
ington Herald is permitted to present the
following interesting extracts from Arr
can Game Trails" which illustrate well
the authors forcible style and the ro-
mantle and adventurous quality OF the
book
The Washington herald., 1910-08-28
Not So Hnrd-

From the Catholic standard and Tines
1t was rather hard 10 lose your daugh-
ter. err" remarked the guest at the
wedding
oh. no. replied the BRIDES father
1t did seem hard at one time. but Mary
finally landed this fellow just as We
were giving up all hope"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-28

Not One Of the safety Kind.
Jack (gloomiiy)-I pinned my faith on
Maud.
Tom-And got scratched by the pin. eh?
The Washington herald., 1910-08-28

African Gsme Trails Is copyrighted, and the 81.
tracts which appear ON this page are reprinted
with the permission Of the publishers. Charles
Scricncr's Sons
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1910-02-01

Sonoet. &c oisie @snber, iasoe ban,
iom Dor Lungs 6ierbene % tnbe I
6ieIobnIene. Or De life tufh0ngise
oe ieIpitrnbige? Ge eier fine Serb.
gobIer, fine arentirrer, % er fiilotiib
fine egre Serrer. De Itnrer 9nnSet
% ancrficnoer tngen icm Serrc %
DIETER. Der CT tnsen SberfInsie t
Gorge, fortiatte ban. Der er bel
5orifieI paa 6oIt Der iom andre
Steber. men rrun merfer bet iffe.
Ser er natIrIigc oa lieefrcmnle. De
omeaaes frit uoen at puffe pnn fin
Stang. SITE faa hos cs, mente ban.
Sbis en- hos os bar Ell euer aroen
Sorrane iom WtlitGr euer iom Gm.
bebsman6, maa ban optrG6e meo
bopen S~berIegenbeb operfor fine IN.
bergipne. San M Fielbe % fmeIoe,
forat SoIf ifaI ie bnao aar ban er.
Sg De i~tnoergioue saa fin SIDE ipnes,
of bette er iom oct bsr bore. Sbis
ban biIbe biie Dem noseniIags Spr.
troligbeb, btIoe De itrafs tGrfe: ga,
BON maa bore en- ganTfe ubetpoeIig
9eriou, eIlers piIoe ban life sipe fig
al meb os, Gaugsforifieuen er Dor
llIpffe, iaebe ban liot btttcrt, Rorge
err Ianet forio for os ! ltbptfIiugen.
Oct bIiner Ipnee, for bt naar bib.
ct ianot SolfeItpre er ganIfe btit
oen cibiliierte MenneIfebebs Itsrite
8tbeuIfab. men mnaife ogiaa ben iom
@ationerue iibit af ale til SilIofom.
menbeo bill lore; tbi bette Store for.
uoiPtter, of man life aIene bar er.
boerbet itg &etten iii at reeiere fig
ieIp. men at man pgiaa bar lprt
arniten. Sen 0ation iom bar naaet
l9ngit benimpo bette Waal, fam iiseS
at itaa bsieit | Civilization og Id.
pifIine. Wten bruger hi oenne Waa.
leitof, faa itaar intet Solf bsiere END
0orbmRn6ene. Siben be gieupaubt
FIN Seioit9ubigbeo ! 1914, bar be
meb fuIo alarbeo foritaaet fin Sp.
eane, ben at bepare Sreben ufor'
Ttprret for at firnne leoe | Sribeo; of
orbeioe for 2anoets inbre llopifling;
mgen pripiIigeret Sberflasie; fuIbt
Solfeitpre pua ale Smraaoer, en- Ge'
eieriug af Solicit % for Solicit.
Gette. fan Ri trpgt Iise, mao blioe
aQe Petitioners Itore Sremtiospro.
gram. Sor Norges @eOfommenbe
- benne biergfuIbe &pitItrimmel
Iangs oct norbIi9e atIanterbap -
er set aIlereoe praftif giennemfert.
9ette er mere emo goot giort. Oct
er fort!
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1910-02-01

December 1887 o. Tom flln fire aar
gammeI meo iine GorgISre til ZINE.
rita. bpor be | ncoen Sio boeoe |
gcIoit. Wis. Gfosbe bar bIanSt Sc
fsrIte settIere ! Emcgncn AZ gum.
brota, % bar ! mange aar paret t
Sorretning l oeune 9p. Z 1869
bIcp ban Gift nleo Iiis agnctbe 6.
Wsfte. oa Dc bapSe | lit sgeteFab tire
Born, az bpiIfet De 10 er osSc I en-
ling albcr. Orr. gnoerion par en-
foretagiom % meget beipttet Nalib
I @pcrlS oficnfltge gnIiageuoer. San
bar WeoIem af ben Sorelieoe airfes
Ieniabeb | 3umbrotn, og ioruben |
ODER 80 Gar at bare onret Renisbe-
bens aasicrer, iibretteoe ban | 2cbet
al Senne Sib meset for SenS Srem.
gang.
@earapcIIcn. fanbt StcS ben 17oe
Sanuor fra Mnoerior 9Iocf I Gum.
brota, bpor Baft. Srsiloro taIte baa.
Sc paa gngeIF 90 Iorif. gne Cor.
rctningsbuie I gpen Mfteoes unSer
gcarapeIien. Sereeeubstieneite bpIo.
tcs ogiaa | 9anbs Sirfe, % giirtteI-
len iunot Steo poo Sands Nenig.
beSs @raplunb; 8oitor SrsiIanS for.
retteoe pao beege SteOer,
Nr. Mnoerion, Der oItiao bIep 70
gar sammeI, efterIaocr lie $uitra
og Ssnnen Ioolf.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1910-02-01
IlbertiS StatuS.

IIbertt bar M al Gsiesior Sho,l
faaet uoIeperet en- Gfffrift al oct nsi.
asttge Spaisr uf bans S~ninolerier,
% boI6er poa at uoarbrioe gemcrf'
ninger til oct.
8 Ganmdrf bar aIberti iiben 1890
OF ialt tiIpenot fig benimoo 3
Wilioner aroner. gf bette geIsb er
ca. 100000 ar. meoeaaet til at oGffe
en- nllberboIance, ban hapbe | FIN
prioate &asie 1890, meoers 9pSie.
BERT SegIperf bar p9ret ben at bans
Sorretninger, Der bar fIuat met.
SesIperfet bar sipet ct l~lnbcrifiio
paa 1900, 900 Ser.
1 Miuion aroner bar Wlberti
frembcles moattet rife no meb |
Renter - Of De SbIigationer, ban
baobe tiIoeuot fla % ioIgt, og iont
altiaa life bar iiIltcbe, font ban be-
talte R~entepenge al benl
SI SpiI I @uIomiueoftier bar
aIberti brugt ca. z Riqioner aro.
uer. 8i8ic Eenge fom olbrig til
Ganmarf; ban ooerfIpttcSe Dem gan.
he iimpeIt fra Stocf.9 uufen til oct
pnasfeloenbe SpcfuIationSfirma.
Den treble I!cre Soue6polt / Spin6.
lerierne er Be fnlIfe afreaninaer
Smererportm. Ser tilinmmen dnbrd.
ger til 8 WiIioner &roner.
GrofuriIt Ssraerien. iom bar no.
nrbeioet Speriiatcn, fommer poo
bernie Raaoe til ct iamIet llnSerifilo
paa Is RiGicner 9roner, 90 ser er
life megen SanbiprIigbeo for, at
aIbertt fan roffe beroeb.
Get eeutroIe I llnoerisoelicn bar
bGret Ell @eltr9beUe for at mobile.
btie Glbertis Taoitono ON. at ban
finn fom tho paa fine SoiuoIcrter
oerteieruem, at ban betoItc McoIem.
mcrne al Smsrerportforcnirgcn for
mcaet for beres Smsr.
a~siesioren bar oo og'oa, ffriuer
"Risberbabn", tiIiuloe fonitateret,
at bernie gaoitan6 err uionS, iSet
alberti oIereoe I 1888 bar be1oaet
9eorngeri ooerfor DC Sdioloan.
GlcettoIfe Soretdgenber.
gsiesior Shou mente be6 SuIetiS
at babe finbet en- Ioit poa 100000
9r, Tom Der life bnr giort ReSe for.
aI6ertt bleo siort befierSt bermcS,
og ban ~uoioloeSe tor Soer for at
beoiie, at ban birfeIig bno6e brugt
bette geleb til Rerteperae. 90 oct
biIte iia iaa caiaa, at arreItanten
benne Sang bapSe babt Tet.