The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04


NIaa-ENElYBs.ooDoO
Miss Evelyn Goddy recently brought
suit IN New York to recover $4,000
from John Lawrence Bogart, wealthy
manufactured, for the alleged breach of
"a peculiar contrast" This contract
was TO the effect that Mr.. Bogart was
10 maintain her for the rest of her life
in ease and comfort and to make pro
in her recent suit that he bad continued
TO do this up TO two years ago, but
since then he had failed 10 keep his
contract and she sued for her support.
The jury called In the case decided
against her.
northward to Broken Hill, a district rich
in all kinds of minerals. and along this
section of the route natives turned out in
thousands to gaze ON this wonderful an
inal belonging to the white man that ran
on rails and fed on fire and took medi-
cine-that is, oil-to keep away the fever.
Lions and other beasts gave us a lot of
trouble there, too. There was a stand up
fight once between lion and lioness and
four native worllmen armed with crow
bars and pickaXes. Though all of them
were badly mauled, they mana ged to keep
the brutes AT bay until a party armed
with rifles arrived on the scene and shot
both lions
Lion Attacks Engine
''At another time, a construction train
was putting along with a heavy load of
ma terial. near Gwelo, when a full grown
lion was sighted stretched right across
the line and basking peacefully in the
sun In reply to the whistle of the Ell
gine the brute looked up laZily, but did
not attempt TO move. The efforts of the
driver and stoker TO drive him off the line
by peltine him with billets of wood were
no better rewarded.
THE train was the point of coming
to a standstin when the lion lost his
temper. He took a sudden spring at the
engine, seeking in vain for something ON
its smooth surface into which he could
drive his claws, and thus secure a foot
hold. Again and again the beast sprang,
falling clear of the engine every time.
The driver then realized that the best
thing to do was to go full steam ahead
hind him TO keep the train on its line
and clear the lion from it's path.
This was done, with the result that the
Iona magnificent specimen-was cut to
pieces by the engine wheels"
Quite a number of natives according to
Cooper, have lost their lives by being
carried off by lions while asleep in their
ca mps, and for this reason strong palis-
AIDES are built around them, and cattle
1-a,a it, Tod
A Night of Terror
"A Scotsman working on the line con-
tinred the engineer, was surprised one
day to receive a letter from his better
half in Scotland saying she had made up
her mind TO come out and join him, as
he must be very lonely living among the
blacks, and having no one to cook for
him. In due course she arrived
Unfortunately the house, which the
engineer had instructed TO be built. was
incomplete when the good lady came.
Blankets were accordingly placed over
the doorless entrance and over the win
dow opening, and the engineer and his
wife retired to rest. In the dead of night
they were awakened by the growls of
lions, and it was clear that the brutes
were prowling round the house in search
of prey. The two sat up in bed hy the
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loaded rife ready. and the woman sob
bng with fear. The man would have
gone out and driven lie beasts off but
ne had only two bullets Jeff and had per-
force to remain inactive.
But it was too much for the good ladys
nerves. and next morning she took train
down the line to Bulawayo and sought
cottage with strong doors and windows"
What about elephants?' the inter
viewer asked.
'''rhey have given us a lot of trouble.
replied Cooper. "by tearing up the road
bed. pulling down the telegraph wires and
upsetting the posts. Some little distance
north Of the Victoria Falls herd of ele-
plants regularly crossed the railway,
night and morning, 10 and from their
watering grounds.
This went On for months until one
day the herd were in the act OF making
the passage when express train came
along. Seeing the elephants in front Of
him the driver endeavored to frighten
them off by opening all his valves, max
ing as much noise as possible. IT failed
to have the desired effect. and after eye
ing the locomotive suspicously for a few
minutes the bull decided to charge it. He
came at full speed down the road, head
lowered. trumpetinE viciously, looking
the very picture of brute force.
Elephant Derailed Engine
THE driver at once reversed speed. but
the collision came. and the shock was
such that the engine was derailed, though
not overturned. and the elephant securely
pinned by one of its legs under the
weight of the engine. 1t was then quick
ly killed.
THE white ant Cooper added, has
heen one of our greatest banes Eliza
/ bethville station was a mass of their
hills, rising from 20 to 50 feet in height
| These have all been cleared away, and
a thriving Central African town has
sprnng up there. AS these insects de-
stroy everything except iron and steel
the cross ties for the roadbeds are of
special pattern and made OF hard steel .
Frances Drew the Line