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Evening star., 1923-06-03

Finally One-Ear saw a small black
hole in the rocks, and called a halt.
While Meadow-Sin made camp, the
older Indian disappeared among the
boulder shadows. No sooner had he
gone, however. than Piffies popped up,
as if from nowhere. Meadow-Sing was
delighted to see him, and as One Ear
was out of sight. he gave the little
dog and pig some food from his pack:
They had a good time eating together.
While eating, Piff1es confided to Snood
that he had escaped from Martinez's
ranch and had been tracking his
friends all day.
Suddenly they were rudely inter-
rupted. Without warning, One-Ear
rushed out of the cave, seized Mead
ow-Sing and dashed back into the
darkness, carrying the helpless boy.
Piffies and Snood were frightened,
but resolved to'follow.
1t was a dark and frightful pas
sage. Far away in the blackness a
light could be seen. BY creeping
cautiously, so as to make no noise,
they finally found themselves on a
ledge above shallow cavern dimly
Evening star., 1923-06-03
The Terror Of the African Rivers.

nERHAPS is it because the hippo
potamus is the ugliest Of animals
that he feels he must make UP for
his lack of beauty with a bad temper
and desire for revenge that he never
forgets.
He is the largest land animal next
to the elephant, but it is not on land
that he IS most feared. His huge
body, twelve to fifteen feet long and
ten feet around the middle, is barely
raised from the ground by his short
legs a foot and a half high, on which
he can only waddle very slowly. But
in the water he floats easily, or can
submerge himself completely and run
very fast along the river bed.
In spite of his broad. huge mouth
and his fine set of strong teeth and
sharp tusks. he is plant-eating an
imal. He requires great quantity
Of food. and when he goes out at
Evening star., 1923-06-03
SHORT STORIES :
r FOR 5OTS@AN4 GIRLS z
|EA g 2AAa4I
A Fishing Match.

serious. He really wanted to win.
Her cork bobbed and she pulled up
her line. "One to nothing" she called
out.
Shut up" Bob hissed at her. "T
had bite and now you scared it
away. Don't you know enough to
| keep atill?"
Flossie baited her hook and threw
| 1T back in the water. Immediately
| she caught another and then another,
but she said nothing. Bob pulled In
little one. When Flossie suggested
/ that it was almost too little to keep
he only glared at her. What was the
matter with him? 1t wasn't any fun
to beat when he wanted TO so badly.
She was as happy as Bob when he
pulled in a fine large one. We'll,
| you have the biggest one, any way"
! she encouraged.
Size don't count" Bob grunted.
remembering the little one he had
| insisted on keeping. I've got three
| now to your seven"
| ''Oh. shoot" Flossie groaned be-
| meath her breath as she pulled in
| still another. She quickly tossed her
| line back when Bob was not looking.
"Miraculously" as Bob liked to tell
afterward. the luck changed then.
Flossie never caught another fish,
while Bob pulled them in almost as
/ fast as he could bait his hook. We'll,
| we'll" he frightened up as he counted
his twelve to her eight. "Lucks
changed, hasn't it Who's champion
now?"
| "Oh, you always were the best
| fisher" Flossie smiled at him. We'll,
| guess we might as we'll go home.
| What time is it," Flossie giggled
softly as she pulled up her Undated
hook. but Bob did not notice. He
! was looking at his watch.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

collect large apes and other speci-
mems. went into the bush after his
prize. It was conveyed to his camp.
and at break of day, on the sixth of
January, he personally removed the
skin of the specimen and placed 1T in
a vessel containing a solution of salt
water and alum for shipment to
Washington.
THE entire skeleton was also skill
i fully preserved and sent along
with the skin. The skull is now in
the mounted animal, though usually,
in such rare specimens, 1t is kept out.
To take its place in the mount, a
plaster cast of it is used as reliable
substitute, which will, in our climate,
last quite as long. Gorilla skulls are
costly specimens, and, in good times,
bring very high prices. However. as
the real skull will last for all time
in any climate. and possesses other
advantages over a plaster-o paris
one, perhaps it was just as well that
it was used. Moreover. certain
amount of sentiment is attached to
the fact that in the finished mount of
this distinguished and powerful
simian all customary elements have
been used that were in him during
his lifetime The modelling Of the
head. the features, the ears and the
mouth of this gorilla is truly Won
derful; the pose is distinctly true to
nature. and. in fact, when the speci-
men comes to be placed In the man.
NAL hall of the museum, the visiting
public may be we'll assured that the
real gorilla is before it. precisely as
the animal appeared in the wilds of
its native AAfrica.
The present writer is deeply indebt-
ed to the museum for being permit
ted to make the series of photo
graphic negatives he has obtained,
showing the preparation of this spec
linen at it's various stages, the text
dermists at work upon it, and other
valuable results.
We have now quite an extensive
literature on the range, habitat and
life history of the gorilla; but 1t Is
by no means complete. and future ex-
plorers in the French Congo should
be encouraged to collect all they pos
sibly can along such lines. Not a
little is yet to be worked out on the
anatomy of this species, and that of
10th sexes and young at all stages of
their growth and development.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Gorilla Exhibit Is Fine
Example of Taxiderny

it's outstretched arms, and a height
of five feet three inches, with all
other measurements in proportion.
While in the Congo region, where
gorillas may still be found, Mr.. Ashe-
meier had with him a native boy
named Pambo. whom he had instruct
ed in the use of modern firearms.
The animal was discovered by Pam
bo in the scrub on the fifth of jan
uary, 1919. and the approach of the
powerful. infuriated and savage ape
must have shaken his nerve a bit,
for his first shot hit him in the right
arm, the next in the chest-which
did not check his advance-while a
third shot. fired in the nick of time,
struck the gorilla in the jaw and
passed up into his head, causing him
to roll over dead.
At $50 that evening Mr.. Ashe-
meier. who was in Africa under the
direction of the National Museum to
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Ship Alloy!

When you read sea stories, how
understand. Do you have any idea
what a fo'cas1s is or the definition
of topgallant sail?
The focas'le or forecastle of the
ship is that portion up forward, un-
sder decks. which usually serves as
quarters for the crew on a freighter
or small passenger boat. Cargo is
mated as the opposite term from the
rear castle" on the Spanish gal
Icons and caravels, which housed the
officers of the ship.
A topgallant is the name of one
of the sails used on the square
rugged ships of long ago. A stun
sail is another of these old-time sails
used on the square rigger.
When sailor wants to change
his position on his boat he never
| moves forward or backward, righ,
or left; he moves fore and aft. star.
board and port. He doesn't ask peo-
pie to get out Of his line of march
he merely shouts, "Gangway"
On the old sailing ships the sailors
did not speak of taking down the
sails or lessening their area. The
way they expressed IL was "to strike
the canvas and reef down."
The language they speak is al
most impossible for a "1andlubber'
to understand. When they lose their
position they are not "fired"; they
are obliged out" If everything is
going well, they speak of themselves
as running free an easy fore the
wind" 1t is a very complicated Ian
guage to learn, but, strangely. 1t is
easy to pick up.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

Iy important, the facial expressions
of the higher mammalia so essential
to the attainment of pleasing and
satisfactory results.
AS applied to all forms of life, the
finished piece-the achievement of
some skilled, scientific taxidermist
of the modern school-ceased to be
referred to by well informed people
as a stuffed specimen. but as a pre-
served, or, more often, as a mounted
one.
In time an up-to-date taxidermist
was obliged to command a far wider
knowledge than a sculptor, as not
only was the former obliged TO be
thoroughly informed in the habits
and appearance of all forms he tax
idermically prepared, but he was
called upon to possess a knowledge of
the chemistry of preservatives; the
use of water color and oil pigments;
I typographical anatomy of mammals
and other animals where the superb
cies are not masked by feathers or
an abundant pelage: the manufac-
ture of accessories as leaves, trees.
rockwork, and much else we see in
nature.
Taxidermists commanding all that
the profession calls for may possess
still other accomplishment. as the
making of glass or artificial eyes or
ears, and the modelling of other per-
ishable parts of all forms of life.
Hundreds of books. memoirs. trea-
tises and papers, with a wealth of
the finest class of illustrations, have
now been published; so the students
and representatives of the science
lack nothing that may conduce to
their success. or serve as a stimula-
tion to their endeavors.
livery refinement of what now
II constitutes modern taxidermy
has been applied to the mounting OF
the huge African gorilla recently
finished in the taxidermical room of
the United States National Museum.
It Is the combined work of the taxi
dermists of that institution, Messrs.
Marshall and Brown, and the African
explorer, Mr.. Aschemeier, all being
past masters in their profession. In
fact, it was Mr.. Aschemeier who Sc
cured this specimen at Ogouma, four
or more years ago, in the French
Congo of Africa. 1t is a big male.
having a reach of eight feet across
Evening star., 1923-06-03
A Jealous Canary.
Dicky was singing with aIee-
A Joyous young songster was he;
On praises he fed,

A Joyous young songster was he;
On praises he fed,
They quite turned his head
And made MIN as proud as could be.
nICKY BIRD was swinging on his
II little trapeze and singing at the
top of his voice. He was very happy.
The sun was nice and warm as 1t
streamed through the window, max
ing his feathers shine like FURNISHED
gold.
Listen, to him! Isn't he a peach? ?"
cried Billy. sticking his dirty finger
between the bars of Dicky Birds
cage as he passed. No one felt
it necessary to answer. Dicky Bird
knew that they all considered him a
peach
Il don't know what we would do
without you. Dicky Bird" grandma
declared as she came into the sunny
breakfast room. Dicky replied by
fairly splitting his little throat with
bubbling. liquid notes of happiness
The breakfast room rang with his
joyous notes.
I'VE don't really need one with
Dicky Bird, do we?" said mother
looking around at her family.
"Oh, here 1t Is now." cried Dad az
the door bell pealed forth. Dicky
Bird stopped singing in surprise as
the whole family jumped up, leaving
their half-eaten breakfast, and tore
to the door. Every one tried to helI
and succeeded only in getting in tn.
way as a man brought a large shiny
box into the house. Dicky Bird coulc
just see them through the open door
"Oh. isn't it lovely?" they cried.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

Hush, you naughty bird" cried
grandma, shaking her finger at him.
BILLY, take him out in the kitchen"
mother begged. Hes spelling the
phonograph music with all his noise"'
Whats the matter with Dicky
Bird?" they all asked as they came
down the next morning.
II believe he's Jealous" grandma
declared. HE hasn't sung at all since
we got the phonograph."
"Oh." thought Dicky Bird. Now
they're going to be sorry and take
back that hateful old box. They won't
be able to stand it If I don't sing"
"Oh, WELL" Dad grunted. "he doesn't
have to sing any more If he doesn't
want to. Billy. go put on that whis-
Ting record"
Evening star., 1923-06-03

night to feed he will destroy whole
fields of corn and clover. His tusks
he uses for fighting and for killing
crocodiles-his favorite pastime.
The mother hippo watches very
carefully over her baby, who Is rather
stupid and helpless. She puts 1t
across her back close to her neck
where it sleeps or rides around COM
fortably all day long. The mother
must be careful not to hold the baby
hippo under water too long until after
she has taught him how to hold his
breath and to swim about by himself.
When hunters travel down the
rivers they must go slowly and watch
carefully to avoid disturbing him.
This is difficult to do, for these ami
mails always go about in large groups
of twenty to forty-enough to block
the passage In q good sized river.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

floor of the cavern. AS he danced he
chanted this tale into the ears OF the
boy. Piff1es and Snood heard it and
shivered with fear.
Long time ago. your father was
chief of your tribe. He was rich
with gold and turquoises. He hid
all his treasures somewhere in this
cavern and made this image to guard
1t. I found your father here and 1
wanted his wealth, so 1 killed him.
/ made black magic with his map, but
image, he no tell! So l stole you
from your mother when you were a
baby My black magic says If you
die, get treasure!-So 1 will kill
you!"
Screaming this last, he jerked out
a long knife and leaped upon the
PROSTATE boy. But just then there
was a terrific roar of falling rocks
Snood and Piffies had pushed a rock
down. This one rock dislodged many
more. The cavern was filled with
rocks and dust
(What happened to Meadow-SIng
The final installment of this story. to
appear next week. will tell. Don't
miss it)
Evening star., 1923-06-03

THE STORY so FAR: Meadow
Sing, an indian boy, with his pet pig,
Snood, and an AiredaIe puppy, Plffles, Is
taken on a mysterious Journey by One
Ear, a terrible Indian with whom
Meadow Sing lives. They stop overnight
at the home of Martinez, Mexican
sheep herder, who purchases Piffes
from One-Ear. Sno7d, the pig, crawis
under the shack for the night. Looking
up through crack In the floor he sees
Martnez about to stab One-Ear in the
back. But when one-Ear pulls out
bag of gold and turquoise and unfolds
crude map, Martinez sheathes his knife.
NEXT morning One Ear had for
y gotten that. in his drunken sleep
the night before, he had talked of
lost caves and hidden treasure. And
the face of Martinez. the Mexican
, sheep herder, was no longer dark
with hatred. He smiled broadly as
he bade the party a hearty good-by.
All that day they rode on over the
desert. Afternoon found them well
up into the mountains They entered
a dark and dismal canyon where a
river rushed over huge rocks below.
Snood. perched between Meadow
Sings stomach and the horn of the
saddle, felt gloomy and nervous.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Games, Sports,
Play, Stunts

Some day when you're tired of play
ing base ball or marbles and a good
game is wanted try "bobbbem." This
is the game the boys of France all
play when they have tired of other
sports" says Mr. o. C. Rose. Armour
Square playground, Chicago, who has
just returned from teaching base ball
in Paris. It's new game straight
from abroad
This is a game for two players.
One sits on a curbstone with his
knees wide apart, hands placed open
and upright on top Of them. The
second player kneels in front of him
Evening star., 1923-06-03
No Wonder the Boys of France Like "Bobbem"
Real Fun for
Every One

otherwise, the slapper is the winner
1t is a good idea to have rule
that in case the bobber does succeed
in getting his head through his COM
panion's knees three times before
being slapped an equal number of
times the two are to trade places and
let the game go on.
Not only Is this a good game to
play, but 1t is a fine one to watch,
because many false passes will be
made when a bobber starts to duck
his head or barks and then changes
his mind. letting his partner close
his hands on empty air instead of
the bobber's head.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
When a-fishing FIossIe went,
Fish all seemed on capture bent;
They nearly took
Her line and hook;
They swallowed all the bait she ser


Fish all seemed on capture bent;
They nearly took
Her line and hook;
They swallowed all the bait she sent.
SOLIHEE-OO. Whee-oo" 1t was
w Bob's whistle. The kitchen
window few open and F1ossie's head
was thrust out. Waving q dripping
dish cloth in one sudsy hand, a wet
platter in the other, "Whatchu want?
Flossie demanded.
"Whatchu doin'?" Bob balanced a
spade on his shoulder and leaned over
the fence that separated the two
yards.
What does it look like, silly? Use
your eyes"
Don't be so smart" Bob shook
his spade at her. Don't you know
men don't like sarcastic girls?
They like 'em nice and sweet"
well, I dsn't see any men around"
Flossie looked around innocently.
'Oh. go wash your Dishes" Bob
laughed. land hurry up about it.
You're going fishing with me-"
"Oh. 1 am. am II" Three minutes
later she and Bob started down the
dusty lane towards the river, MUNICH
ing bites of fresh ginger cookies.
Lets have fishing match" Bob
said. Bet I can catch more than
you can" He started batting his
hook.
Bet you can't. 1 caught the most
last time and the time before and
"Aw, come on! How do you get
that way?" Bob interrupted impa-
tiently. Bob had always been a little
Jealous of Flossie's ability as a fisher
woman.
Flossie smiled to herself. Bob was
Evening star., 1923-06-03

The end of this wire is to be forced
into the end of the nut which forms
the head.
Fasten the 3-inch wire about two
! inches from the loop end of. the T.
inch wire by twisting. Find the mid
die of the 6-inch wire and wind
around the 7-inch piece close to the
nut to form arms. Bend the bottom
loops over so that they form feet.
Fill out the body by winding a l.
inch strip of crepe paper around many
times, pasting in place.
The Chinese boy has an almond
head with black crepe paper hair
braided into a queue. The wires
which form his body are wound with
tan paper. The story above tells
how to make the suit which is pasted
in place.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

Dicky Bird did not like to have so
He started to sing again to attract
attention. but 1t was no use. Dad
opened the box and put a large round
thing in the top of 1t. Then when he
closed 1t up the strangest thing hap
pened! The box started to whistle
and sing just like Dicky Bird. Every
one was delighted with it and Dicky
Bird became more and more jealous.
He sang louder and louder, trying
with all his might to drown out the
music coming from the box
Evening star., 1923-06-03


(This is the eighth of series of
stwelye nut dolls which you can
make Of nuts, millinery wire No. z,
and crepe paper. The features are
put on the nut faces with black and
red crayon.
To make the body of the doll cut
one piece of wire inches long, an
other 3 inches and another inches.
Bend one end of the 7-inch and also
of the 3-inch wire into a loop about
an inch long. Bend each end of the
6-inch wire into q loop "a inch long.
Cut long strip Of crepe paper u
inch wide. Cover the wires by moist
ening one loop end with paste. cover
ing ID. and then winding along the
wire. Leave about " inch unwound
ut the straight end of the 7-inch piece.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
By DIR. r.. w. sHUFELDT.

NTIL recent times the pres
ervation of animals as they
~ appear in nature. for exhibit
ton purposes, was every
where designated as the Fart of taxi
dermy" Even some comparatively
reent treatises on the subject so term
1t. AS time went on, however, and
irst-class comparative anatomists.
skilled in all departments of animal
preservation, came to take up tax
idermy as a profession, the advance
made In all particulars was quite re-
markable-indeed, 1t rapidly passed
from an art into the category of ex-
act science. A fine literature on the
subject came into being. The use of
the camera and motion-picturs ma
chine in the field. in geological gar
dens and elsewhere soon supplied the
required poses, measurements, pro-
portion of parts. and. what was high
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Try a Tournament.

The best way to play is to have
whole row of. bobbem players paired
off and playing at the same time.
Select a champion bobber and a
champion slapper by elimination and
let them work on one another. If
the bobber succeeds in duckfng his
head three times before being
slapped three times he is the winner;
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Dunbbells.

Some people are so dumb they
think that
Oliver Twist is dance.
Celluloid is Harold Lloyd's father.
Sing Sing is the Chinese national
anthem.
Sherlock Holmes is a new style of
bungalow.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
All of 1t.

Customer want to look at some
mirrors.
Clerk-Hand mirrors?
customer-No. One can see my
face in.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Society News From MIDTOWN

a received from Miss touring the
that she has Chinatown chopick
hasn't learned them
cunning Chinese boy she dressed
trimmed bands yellow
black
with ink
Next week going big which
Evening star., 1923-06-03

and tries to duck his head through
the open knees without being slapped
by the player on the curbstone. bark
ing like a dog as he ducks his head
Evening star., 1923-06-03

sens the pains and burdens.
Send ten cents 40 DIR. Pierce'S In
vaIids' Hotel, Buffalo. N. ", for trial
package of Favorite Prescription
Tablets.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Simple Enough.


Professor of Commercial Law-The
plaintiff is the one who brings the
case to court and the defendant is
the one being prosecuted. Now, If
/ bring a suit, what am 1?
Voice from rear-A delivery boy
Evening star., 1923-06-03
AS A SUPPORT for exhausted. nerv.

for exhausted neFv-
GUS over worked
women. nothing cam
do as much as DR..
Pierce's r av0 rite
Prescription. 1t reg
ulates and assi&t en-
all the natural RUnc-
{ 4 o N ., a n d lie
st re n y I hens and
builds up the fem
inine systefu in q
way of it's own.
Nursing mothers
and women gen
orally, viii and it
exactly fitted to
their needs. It les
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Short Circuit.

Len-Clark calls himself a human
dynamo.
Dun-Well why shouldn't he?
Everything he has on is charged?
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-07
Hundreds of Auto Loads of Booze
Pour Across Border Into n. Y

roaghly drawn triangle having its
intersections at LaPrarie in Quebec
and at Malone and Chascy in New
York, the country is gridironed by
scores of roads, many of which
cross the border half dozen times
in their course. Over these zigzag
whiskty trails the smugglers' motor
trucks plunge in the dead Of night,
easily effecting crossing at any one
of the many spots which federal
agents are unable to guard.
5000 Men Engaged
There are IS customs officers at
Rouses Point and there are at Ma
lone % prohibition officers, charged
with the duty of stemming the tide.
Engaged in jumping the border
with liquor there are perhaps 5000
men, connected in one way Or an
other with the source, the delivery
or the storing of liquor in the ter
ritory near the line. The number
varies from day to day, but there
are more than enough to overwhelm
the nanlIul Oh government agents.
In charge OF the United States Gus
toms headquarters at Rouses Point
is H. c. Ladd, deputy collector He
is not loquacious but he has this to
say about tie border running situa
ton:
:" I need five more men to take
care Of the regular work. y year
ago we seized perhaps % ears of
liquor a month. l know they are
going through now, but what can 70
men dolo --.
1t does not take one familiar with
conditiors to find that prevention q
the liquor traffic in this section is
more than problem. It is an I'M
possibility.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-07
Hunt Cabarets
for Gun Woman
With Wild Laugh

CHICAGO, June "A dozen or
more girl cabaret habitues and gun
women were trailed by police today
in the search for the midnight
flapper bandit who shot Richard
C. Tesmer, insurance adjuster, to
death during robbery Wednesday
night.
AS suspects were apprehended
they were taken one by one before
Mrs. Tesmer, who was with her hus-
band when he was shot down near
the Tesmer residence garage on the
"Gold coast
Mrs. Tesmer, prostrated, failed to
identity the first three girls picked
Da. Rassu ug her, elf on her pillow
sh, demanded that e3ch 'open your
eyes wide and laugh"
"iThat cold blooded, wanton
laugh of the girl who sot my hus-
band is something | can never for
get. 1t haunts me, - said Mrs. Tes-
mer. "I'n know without a trace of
dougt when they bring the right
one.'