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a terrific blow at the dead lioness,
smashing her skull. The women
joined in the uproar with their shrill
tremulo-scream of "he-he-he-he-he-he"
ad inflnitum, only stopping when quite
out of breath. This was meant as a
sort of triumphal chant.
On my sixth journey-we had
pitched our tents at "Campiya-Simba"
l. e., the camp of lions"-we saw
four animals in the distance a mile or
two of. No one could make out what
they were. l came to the conclusion
they must be wart hogs, because
the body seemed unusually long
and legs comparatively short.
AS far as the hills and tree
less ground was covered will
short grass, only here and there
patch of grass three feet high would
dot the undulating surface. Accom-
panied by my gun-bearer, tried to
get as near as could before attempt
ing shot. The place was too open
to make stalking possible or practica.
BILE. Three of the animals trotted off
to the left, one went of to the right
in the direction of our camp This one
followed. felt more than ever con
WINGED it was wild boar, as 1t con-
stantly placed its head near the
ground and only occasionally raised
it to look at us as we followed it.
Our persistent pursuit seemed to an
noy it, and it went to hide in a patch
of high grass.
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Simba Attacks by Night

1t was a hot night, and most of the
porters slept in the open air, by their
camp fires: No one dreamt there could
be any danger; we all thought that
the man-eating lion had been left nine
miles behind us at Ngomeni. felt
unaccountably restless, and kept toss
ing on my bed. l could not sleep.
! sauntered out of my tent, saw that
the night Waterman was awake,
the glowing camp fires, and then
strolled into the silent darkness be-
yond the camp. 1t was providential
that was not seized by the man.
eater, for he was close at the very
moment. He had followed us from
Ngomeni, and had swum across the
Tsavo river. My dog had followed
me. He growled angrily at some bush,
so near that could see some of the
leaves stirring. This was my fourth
journey without ever meeting with
lion, and was at the moment so COM
pletely unconscious of any danger,
that I said to my dog: you silly! to
growl when the wind stirs few
leaves" Since this night never like
to venture outside the circle of camp
fires on a dark night, however safe
others may consider the surrounding
uninhabited country.
Leisurely returning to my tent, !
lay down on my campbell, when i
heard horrid growing sound like
"wooff" few yards from my tent
door. The next moment there were
shrieks and cries. In a second every
man was awake, and shouting "simba!
simba!" Qion, lion). Dashing out
with loaded revolver, l found that
the man-eater had carried off one of
my porters.
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Trying a Trap

There is something in this Robinson
Cfgsoe life which stimulates the most
uninventive intellect. 1t was an I'M
pleasant predicament that, unless
found some means, the cage would
very shortly be ready, and placed in
the ridiculous position of not knowing
how to make the trap work. Inspira-
tion came at last. Il had asked the ma
tive officers, the Soudanese soldiers,
the Swahili porters, my Arab servant,
and the Wanyroro onlookers, to find
out, If anyone could help me. They
calmly assured me that they had new
er built trap; in vain told them
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A Goat for Bait

/ advised the men to retire to their
huts, and to see that their doors were
firmly secured. AS regards my own
hut, this was easier said than done,
as the door was only reed screen
leaning against the aperture, which it
failed to close. But natives usually
take the precaution of fixing two vert
ical poles inside the hut, so that the
reed screen slides between them, and
is retained in position; the door is
then firmly closed by some faggots
placed transversely. Having dispersed
the crowd, / determined to put bait
for the man-eater, and to sit up and
watch for him.
We tied a young goat to tree
few feet from my door, The night was
very dark, and was obliged to kindle
a fire to enable me to see the fore
sight of my rife. Then the silent and
dreary watch began. AS the hours
crept on, the stiffness and the dark
ness told on me. l had had fatigu-
ing day. In the early morning l had
marched from Wakibara to Fajoa, af-
forwards l had attended to patients,
and then came the lively doings of the
evening. BY and by caught myself
nodding. If the man-eater had chosen
to pass my hut once more, it could
have had me, Notwithstanding the
loaded rife on my knees. At $3.50 a.
m. gave up the struggle to keep
awake, and resolving to set trap for
the lion, went to bed.
At s a. m. next morning / began
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The Man-Eater Appears Again

The general excitement was increas-
ing, when suddenly terrific screams of
pain arose from the Soudanese. vii
lage, followed by soldiers firing off
their rifles in every direction, under
the belief that they had seen the man
eater here, there and everywhere. The
brute certainly seemed ubiquitous. /
felt uncomfortable at the thought that
the bullets might knock some of us
over. With the help of the native OFF,
GERS, we put stop to this haphaZard
shooting, which was endangering our
lives more than the msn-eater's. On
hurrying to the scene Of the screams,
I found that the man-eater had Gu
tered hut, the door having >foolishly
been left open, and tried to carry on
one of our Soudanese soldiers. The
huts are crowded together, and have
a reed fence round each, and narrow
paths and winding entrances lead to
each separate enclosure. 1t was
therefore no easy matter, even for
lion, to carry off Its prey. Owing to
the general hubbub the lion had
dropped the man. AS in the Tsavo
case, / was fortunately at hand to
dress the wounds. There were ten
of them. A scratch, about two inches
long, had splintered the heel bone.
removed piece of the bone about
the size of shilling. This was one
of the minor wounds, tie worst were
in the thigh. The man ultimately
made good recovery, and so did the
woman who was injured earlier.
To alIay the excitement and to calm
the people, told them l would kill
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I'VE must now consider briefly
what $4,000 or 100000 cases Of
chills and fever in one year means.
For laboring men it means an i'm
mense loss of their time, together with
the doctors fees in many instances. II
members of their families other than
themselves are affected 1t may also
mean a loss of time, together with
the doctors fees. For the employer 1t
means the losg Of labor at time per-
haps when it would be of greatest
value. If ii dscs not mean the act
uai loss or labor to the employer 1t
win mean a loss in the efficiency OF
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showed II must be a lioness with her
cub. The tracks were so fresh that
1t was evident the beasts had been dis
turbed by my approach, and in this
immediate neighborhood, and it was
not pleasant to find myself unarmed
and in such proximity to them.
retraced my steps pretty sharp and
beat hurried retreat, thanking Prov
idence for bringing me safely back to
the station. told the men what had
seen, and inquired if they knew that
there we're lions so near to us. I
received the disturbing news that a
man-eatlng lion had harassed the
neighborhoring Wanyoro village for
the past month, and that it had car
ried OF four Of the villagers. The
inhabitants had deserted their homes
en- masse, and had fed for safety to
another village; but hitherto the man
eater had not visited the Soudanese
settlement.
Darkness sets in about p. m,
and though ventured by myself only
sixty yards from my hut, 1 found
next morning that for the second time
must have been pretty close to the
man-eater, as his track was but six
inches from mine. realized how the
merciful God had twice that day pre-
served me from death. Soon after
wards, news was brought me that the
man-eGter had just attempted to carry
of a woman at the nearest Wanyoro
village, but was driven off, presum-
ably with firebrands, by men who had
happened to sit near her. This alarm
ing news was shortly followed by my
cow stampeding. She was tied to a
peg, close to the Soudanese watch
fire. Tearing herself loose, she bolted
like mad. She never stopped until
she reached distant village, whence
she was returned to me next day.
The Soudanese on guard declared that
he saw the lion crouching and trying
to spring upon the COW, when forum
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The Victim Rescued

Everyman seized firebrand and we
rushed in pursuit. It surprises me
yet, that we rescued the man. About
two hundred yards from the camp we
found him lying ON the ground Sc
verely lacerated; the lion had dropped
him and fed. I carefully examined
the spot next morning. A strong, but
withered branch stretched out hori-
Eontally sharp pointed lions short
hairs. My belief is, that the lion,
bounding away with his prey, acct
dentally struck his side against this
sharp branch. Hesmay have taken it
for spear thrust from one Of us pur-
suing him with shouts and blazing
brands.
The wounded man was carried to
my tent. He had dreadful wounds in
the upper part Of the thigh, where
the lions jaws had seized him. AS
/ had every surgical requisite at hand,
he was soon bandaged up, and he re-
manned that night under my tent. No
one ventured to go to sleep, as we
fully expected the baffied man-eater
would make another attempt before
dawn. IKE injured man was in great
pain, and his means were distressing.
He told us remarkable story-that,
though the lion had seized him and
was carrying him off, he was still
asleep; that our shouts woke him up
and to his horror he found that he
himself was the one being carried
or by the lion, and then he clssped
his arms around the Hons neck and
screamed
We were all wondering why the lion
did not pay US another visit, but it
was explained next morning. A num-
Der of Wakamba natives on their way
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laria mosquito can be exterminated
both in tropical and semi-tropical
countries, and the enormous economic
loss of malaria can be prevented. The
progressive men of the south are be-
ginning to realize that the problem
which confronts them is serious and
of far reaching consequences, and it
will not be long before this obstacle
to southern progress is attacked with
all the weapons which modern science
has furnished. 1t will mean the be-
ginning OF new era in the growth
and expansion Of the south. and =
cannot come too soon :
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KEEP LAND IDLE

Yet rich as it is and great as are
its possibilities, the scourge Of ma
laria has kept much of it In its prim-
tive wild forest barred out imTt
grafton and forced the price of the
land down to a mere fraction of its
intrinsic value. Land hungry as the
average American has been for gen.
erations, and still is, yet he cannot
successfully face the peril of malaria,
with Its toll Of shortened life. lessened
efficiency and ultimate death. 1t is
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nor had l. But lift on the following
plan. constructed sort of picture
frame, the trap-door resting in the
forked ends of the two perpendicular
pieces. Attaching a rope to the middle
of the lower horizontal stick, even a
slight tug withdrew the supporting
framework, and caused the heavy
trap-door to fall down into the re-
quired position and thereby to shut
the cage most effectively. The rope
went to the farthest end of the cage,
and there, passing over a horizontal
pole and returning in the direction of
the door, had fits end securely tied to
a goat placed as bait inside the trap.
The Lieutenants's Bravery
The goat had previously had its
legs tied, so as to render it quite help
less. OF course the principle l went
upon was that the lion would not
stop to deVour its prey but would
seize it and try to carry it OF, ard
therefore would pull on the rope to
which the goat was tied, and thus
close the trap-door. AS the lion had
refused to accept the goat we had
placed for it as bait out in the open
air on the previous night, we built
a native hut over the trap, and the
lion trap was completed. Just before
dark we baited the trap and awaited
the result. Everybody in the village
was warned to be inside his hut be-
fore dusk and to see that his door was
securely fastened. Though a tiger
man-eater, having once tasted hui
man flesh is said ever after to pre-
fer it to all other flesh, do not know
if the lion man-eater resembles it in
this prediction; but it would seem it
does, for this particular lion refused
to take the goat twice offered him as
a bait on two successive nights.
The Soudanese lieutenant, Said Jab-
ara, was eating his evening meal the
next night at the door of his hut.
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matter of record that the thousands
of people who would hasten to aid in
making this region the most produc-
tive in America are kept away by
the malaria mosquito.
1t is the reason why thousands Of
acres Of the most fertile land on the
continent, easy of access and close to
good markets, are to-day the haunt of
deer and bear. 1t is an example of
the enormous toll the south pays to
malaria. No one other thing has
done 60 much to retard its progress
Prof Herrick, formerly OF the College
Of Agriculture OF Mississippi. says:
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his labor, To the farmers It may
mean the loss of their crops by want
of cultivation. 1t will always mean
the generalization or imperfect cul-
tivation of thousands of acres Of val
liable land. 1t means listIess acsiv-
ity In the worlds work that counts
nightly against the wealth producing
power of the people.
Finally it means from 2,oe9, 200 to
100000 or more days Of sickness, with
all its attendant distress, pain OF body
and mental depression to some unfor.
tunate individuals of those Ave states.
1t has been demonstrated that the ma.
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The richest soil In the United
states, excelled only by the produce
tivity Of the Nile valley. is in the
delta region in Mississippi. Some
day. says Prof. Glenn w. Herrick, it
win be the richest and most populous
region In the union. It lies along
the western part of the state. ex-
tending from the mouth OF the Yazoo
river north nearly to the Tennessee
line. aud outside Of Egypt It has no
agricultural rival in the whole world.
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certain localities where the SporIs'
man anxious to bag lion has bet
ter chance of finding one. AS gen
eral principle, lions follow the big
game, and wherever zebras, antelopesp
and gazelles abound, lions are not far
OF.
Some travellers never cross the game
stocked Athi plains without seeing
lions, the late Mr.. Dick once saw four
teen of them, and it is reported that
a score of lions have been seen to-
gether at one and the same time. l
have crossed the Athi plains six times
without seeing a i've lion; though
once l picked up the fine skull OF an
aged lion at the Stony Athi, hyaenas
having just devoured the king Oh
beasts. On another occasion, when
the grass was about three feet high,
! was stalking a waterbuck near the
Athi river, when my gun bearers de-
clared they had seen a lion switching
his tail and disappearing into the ad-
joining copse, and they persuaded me
to keep from the gloomy thorn copse
at a respectful distance.
On my fourth journey, was warned
by the missionaries at Kibwezi not to
camp at Ngomeni, because a man-eat-
ing lion was haunting the neighbor-
hood. i had at the time amongst my
porters a man who camped at Ngo-
meni few weeks before with another
caravan. According to his story, he
must have had a wonderful escape,
for the lion bounced on him and car
ried off his blanket and the tiny
tent under which he lay sheltered.
The porter, however, escaped unhurt.
From Kinani to Ngomeni is twelve
miles, but my caravan were in such
a dread of spending the night at Ngo-
meni, that they begged me to push on
to the next camp on the Tsavo river,
nine miles farther. We therefore
marched the 81 miles, crossed the
Tsavo river and camped.
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Narrow Escape When Unarmed

On my second visit to Fajoa, our
farthest military station towards the
north, another lion incident fell to my
lot. 1t was on the 25th of November
1897. had arrived In the early morn
ing, and having attended to my medi-
cal duties, went In the afternoon un.
armed for walk to a narrow rocky
gully which winds through the wood
Suddenly observed the fresh foot
prints of lion in the moist sandy
patches between the rocks. The foot
prints of young one by its side
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the lion next day. The natives were
not surprised that this came true, for
they are very superstitious, and with
them medicine man" and wizard are
synonymous terms. The native lieu
tenant reminded me of this fact You
told u.s." he said, "that you would kill
the lion next day, but then-you are 3
medicine MANN
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when the man-eater suddenly entered
his enclosure and bounded into the
adjoining hut. With great presence
of mind, the lieutenant at once flung
burning brands in front Of this hut
and thus promptly made prisoner of
the man-eater.
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The late General Gordon firmly be-
Iieved the Coco de Mer to be the for
hidden fruit. and the Seychelles IT,
lands to be the site OF the Garden Of
Eden. This idea was so firmly fixed
IN his mind thst he caused soundinrs
to be taken Of the surrounding sea.
for the purpose Of tracing the courses
OF the four rivers, and the results cor.
firned him In his belief.
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Power q The soul.

The soul can use q fine body mors
effectively than II can poor body.
but 1t can do wonders through a.
inadequate teay Charles W. Eliot
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Killing a Man Eating Lion
By DR.. w. J. Ansorge, M A., IL. D.. MR. C.S- LRC.P.

to Mobassa to barter their sheep and
goats for cloth, beads and brass wire,
had passed US. They camped for the
night about half an hour farther on.
The man-eater had visited them In
stead, and had carried OF native and
deVoured him. The others fed. The
road next day bore plain evidence of
their headlong fight, being Uttered
with beans, broken provision bags, and
some leather garments.
With early dawn we left Tsavo; the
injured porter we carried in ham
mock. We saw the footprints of the
lion along the dusty road apparently
following the Wakamba. Two of my
men declared that they saw the brute
about mid day, standing painting under
shady bush by the roadside, with the
tongue hanging out of his mouth. l
hurried up to them with loaded rifle,
but saw nothing except the footprints,
which here turned off the road. We
made a double march and reached
the camp at Ndi in safety, and saw
nothing further of the lion for the
rest of the journey. The wounded
man progressed favorably and on our
reaching Mombasa, he insisted on
walking in the procession, supporting
himself with a stick. He refused to
be carried or to be assisted by others.
The safe Homecoming of a caravan to
Mombasa is generally a day of re-
1OiCinQ with the nOrtarS
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Two Lions in the Grass

On my fifth journey-it was Lake
Nakuru-I had my first shot at lion.
was returning to camp, and within
sight of 1t, when l observed a jackal
sinking round the base of a hillock.
Intending to get shot at him, hur-
ried up the hillock. AS reached the
top, heard shouts of "Simba! simba!"
Cion, lion). / naturally turned round
to see who were shouting, and then l
heard some of my men call out that
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ately, she just tore herself loose in
time and escaped 1t was too dark
for him to aim, or he would have
fired his rife.
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iONS have occasion
ally been met with
and shot at Nom
hasa, and / shot a
lioness at Fajoa, a
thousand miles from
the coast. Between
these two extreme
points there are, as
might be expected,
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Piadosos acios
en- Bayamon.
allecio la joven senora
Manuela Llovio de Da-
villa.
Calma en- la policica.
De nuestro CORE ;ponsal.

Bavamon, noyiembre Con mo
two de ser hov el dia de todos los
santos, Sc VIC muy concurrldo el ce-
menterlo de esta ciulad. Numerosa
concurrence y en- Su lnmensa ma
yoria distinguida> lamas asl>tle-
ron i los actos rehg.osos e1eetuados
en- la mansion de los muertos. oran
do POI el alma de los que fueron: Les
panteones y nichos muy adornados
daban I'm conjunto a la par que i'm
ponente por ell trlste recuerdo que
slgnifican de serena belleza por e.
gusto con que habian sido adona-
dos Mas ala y detras de Ia capilla,
Sc vefan las olvidadas. sepalturas
donde Sc entierran a los lnfelices des
heredados de Ia fortuna solitarios,
sin una flor, sin una vela, Y alglmos,
sin tener slquiera una cruz
A las $50 de la tarde regreso la
parroquia, para la ciudad, y con
ella lOdOS los lleles que VlslJaDan el
cementerio penetrando todos en- la
iglesia y continuando ALI hasta las
$50 que terminaron los oficios rell-
giosos por el alma de los difuntos.
Ha fallecido las 5 de la tarde
de aver, la Sra. Manuela Llovio de
Davila que venia sufriendo cruel do
lencia. A su esposo don Victor Davi-
Ia como todos sus deudos lie damos
nuestro sentida condolencia. No
hace 6nsses CUE contralo ma til
monlo la joven finada.
Sc ha calmado IN POGO Ia agita-
cion poltica Y pareee que decade ell
entuslasnlo entire los grupos republ.-
canos cOntendlentes.
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Or. A. Santaella. - M6dico CRU
jano Telelono 296, calle de la
Rein; No. %. Consultas de l a 3
p. m. Ponce.
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DineIo y Ie|oj gratis,

Pida sin dinero, diez pesos
oro de Pastillas "Recuperador
de la Salud' el mejor PATENT.
zado para Ia sangre, ell este.
mago, el higado, y los rilones,
coloquelos entire sus vecinos
pues es aceptado donde quie.
Ia que Sc ofrece y al mandar.
nos el importe, obsequiaremos
con una comision en- dinero. Y
un reloj gratis. Escriba en-
seguida a la National Drug
Agency. Tetuan s., San
Juan. Pto. Rico.
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QUE HACER.

Cuando Sc tiene dolores de estoma.
&c, digestiones leatas, Incomplete, Re
nosas. emharazo gastrleo, inapetencla;
Sc debs toniiear. y regenerar Ia san
gre con hero y acudir sin tardanza a
a dnico ferrusinoso cuya reputation
sea universal, al verdalero HE RRO
BRAVAIS eI gotas concentradas, Ell
remedio por exeeiencia en- las oonva-
lecenc,as larsas y diticle. contra a
de5i.idad general J pyostracion de
tuerzas
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Sc VENDE

Tn triple efecto de 8 de diametro
con 81 com binaclon de llaves para
de>conectar en- case de sverias Y con
tinuar trabajando como dupe.
Seis detecadoras de do5.e iondo, &c
cobre, con una cavidad &c 1000 gal
cuda ma.
Los juegos De centrifugaS: Sei, cen.
tri.ngas cad 'uego de 50 diimetros
cen Us CORE, pondlente5 mezcladores
In mo ino de nuevc masas y varias
pleas de repue to.
Par, intormes diriurze j. NJ.
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De PRIS|0NES

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Llorens 6 Sanchez Montalvo.-
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