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name stood out beyond his flattened ears, and
his eyes blazed with IRE. Never in dreams On
childish Nightmares have I beheld such Pho.
ture of fury. In the same split that
this hairy catapult registered itself on my
consciousness the gun was up and the shot
fired. No time to catch sights. No time 10
think of anything. No time for numbing fear
to enter the mind. That shot was instructive.
And the lion crumpled like a pole-axed OK.
one jump-some 20 feet-from where I worked
the bolt again with clicking speed to slam
another cartridge home.
He lay relaxed and limp. his legs beneath
his heavy body. I kept the rifle on that
twitchng torso while Arab, with frightened
eyes, watched nervously about for another hon
that he thought had seen. The brute was not
yet dead, and the swelling muscles of the back
heaved systematically. Remembering the old
Antaean fable OF strength renewed from the
ground, walked to the side where had O
clear shot for the heart and put bullet
behind the shoulder.
Arab, of course, then let go and staged 0
fantastic 0ne-man show.
"Ahsud Kebirl Wahush sari! Kebir kamei"
Never have seen a beast with such sup9hs
and perfect muscles. The weight and thick
ness Of q wild lion are much greater than those
of palld specimens seen in cages at the ZOO.
While Arab was on the way to camp for o
pack camel, checked the shots. The first
had merely grazed the chest. The second, the
one that so strangely moved him sidewise from
his course, had struck the center of the right
shoulder. It should have shattered the
shoulder blade and gone through that stout
heart. But had filed it too much Against
the solid muscle with the heavy bone behind.
it had mushroomed and flown to pieces The
shoulder blade had not been pierced or broken.
The third, the shot that knocked him down
the first time, had entered softer parts farther
back and had behaved as bullet should. The
fourth, the one that felled him, had caught
him in the center Of the chest, where the first
should have hit-and it evidently had been fled
very little, for 1t plunged through the heavy
chest muscles and ranged backward tlrouRf
the vital organs The fifth, the completeness.
entered just behind the second, or shoulder.
shot, and reached the heart
Old Pythagorus classic memory sacrificed
an OK upon the day he solved the forty-seventh
theorem or Euclid. had no OK to sacrifice
but doubt 1t not, found more Joy and relief
in the fortunate solution of that lion than II
lat OF Mr. Euclds most difficult annoyances
had fallen to the feeble bullets of nv brain.
II the hon had known exactly where I WAS
at first, and 80 not made the one slight erfor
and chosen the wrong bush in his furious rush,
he would have been in springing distance at the
moment Of the second shot And then-would
that second shot have reached the heart or
brain and stopped him instantly? think the
chances heavily against it.
Yes had / brought along a fatted OK.
would have thankfully sacrificed him on the
spot.
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to but per cent of all this few calculations
Will show you that the amount is abou: $780,.
600 O00 Think 1t over
% standardize dress patterns, wall paper and
fuel oils would present a problem to the
visitor from New Zealand or the man from
Mars. The standard dress pattern doesn't
mean sort Of universal kimono. It means
that dress patterns made by the dictatofs of
style shall be celebrated on a known system.
based upon certain measurements as to bust,
waist, hip, ETC., and the varying measurements
previously listed by the patternmakers have
been reduced In number to an unbelievable de-
gree Wall papers have been standardized as to
width, quality of paper, length of roll, fastneSS
of color, ETC., and the specifications laid DOTS
have been adopted by virtually all the manufac-
turers of wall paper and dress patterns in the
country.
So with Industrial and domestic fuel oils.
The great increase in the use of oil burners
in household heating plants during the last
few years has made it necessary to specify
exactly the type and quality of Oil which can
be used with safety and economy the proper
flash point, viscoS1ty pour point, etc. The
American Oil Burner Association assumed the
initiative In this matter and developed the
first specifications. The assistance of the
Bureau of Standards was requested in order to
bring these into broader use. with the result
that the certification plan adopted and
made effective on July is, 1929. Thus the
benefits long known to users of oil as fuel
In great industrial plants have been made
available to the small consumer.
There Is no single thing that has to do
with human endeavor but depends upon exact
measurement for its effectiveness Light and
heat, power and time, the carbohydrates of
our diets and the HYDROCARBONS of our motor
fuels, the wave lengths of our radio systems
and the reflective quality of the paint on our
houses-an these, to do the work for which they
are intended to the best advantage, must be
measured and made TO conform to certain
standards. 1t Is the business of the men who
work In the great laboratories out ON Con-
necticut avenue, In Washington, to set these
standards and TO apply the principles of their
operation so that we may eliminate waste and
thereby gain In efficiency and well-being.
Seventy-hve per cent Of the great manufa0.
turing organizations and their national societies
have come to know what all this means, and
they have sent selected men to the bureau
where they are working under the direction
Of and IN cooperation with the great experts
in individual fields Of research The knoWa-
edge thus obtained win ultimately be passed
on, get into the products which are marketed
by these far-seeing manufacturers and finally
help to make NJ know that standardzaticA
doesn't mean making everything uniformly
and durably neutral
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Ho7v the Bureau of Standards SaUes Millions for Ay1cu

pear to be economically sound to apply the
principles and methods of simplified practice.
The establishment of definite standards of
grade and quality for food products would
help to educate the public to buy according to
standard specifications and prevent exploitation
when inferior grades sold at prices COM
manded by superior grades
OF course, it is not the function Of the bu-
reau to determine the specifications for food
products, but In establishing standards of pack
age sizes, weights and measures and other
physical attributes in Government purchases,
it is also pointing the way whereby the average
shopper may demand that he, too, be supplied
with similarly authenticated goods.
Without the aid of amending statistics and
tiresome data it is almost impossible to visualize
what savings are made and just how they are
accomplished. Still, taking as an instance the
matter of containers for food products alone,
one may get some little idea Of the economies
introduced by the bureaus work and how,
eventually, they tend to make the housewives
necessary daily expenditures come more nearly
within the limits of reason and keep her further
away from the wiles of the INSCRIPTIONS dealer.
When this work of simpliication was begun
there were 49 sizes of milk bottles in current
use. Now there four. There were more
than 5000 different styles and sizes Of paper
bags, 35 sizes of salt packages and 48o differ
emit sizes and styles of paint and varnish
brushes. All these have been reduced in num-
Der from 80 to 20 per cent. Now, this means
great saving in time, materials, economy of
space and consequently greater production on
the part of the manufacturers. Eventually this
saving, through competitive prices, finds its
way to the consumer.
The bureau has under way the problems Of
simplifying and standardizing containers, such
as tin cans for fruit and vegetables, glass jars
for jellieS, preserves, ETC., and containers for
vegetable Shortcomings boxes, barrels, crates,
pals, tubs, bottles and jugs. Many food prod
ucts are put up in too many different sizes of
containers, and analysis of the quantities nor
mally used by the average family shows that
certain sizes might be eliminated with benefit
to manufacturer, wholesaler, jobber and retailer.
Standards Of size might well be adopted by
packers Of olives. pickles. corn, peas and the
great variety of foods that most Of us jewellers
in cities have to use.
When all this Standardization is finally effec-
tive vast percentage of the saving Of time,
waste, space and all the other elements of
manufacturing, transportation and storage
economy will be translated into terms Of saved
dollars to the household purchasing agent Last
year something approaching 500 900 900 900
was put into the pay envelopes of wage earners
in the United States. OF this vast sum about
500, 900, 00O, 900 was paid out by the women
who do the purchasing for the running Of the
homes. II, solely as o matter Of illustration,
tho saving by this simplif1ed practice amounted
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The acceptance of the standards laid down
by the bureau in cooperation with the Fed
eral Specifications Board and distributors is
not mandatory but so great has been the in
terest shown in the methods by which the con-
sumner can be sure that he is getting goods
put upon the market under recognized au-
thortty that quality labelling" plan has
been devised which is being rapidly adopted
BY merchants and manufacturers Of many
products.
The Federal Government has found that
some system of certifcation is necessary for
its own protection in the purchase of more
than $3.50 900 900 worth of merchandise yearly.
In these purchases the use OF specifications
is. naturally, mandatory in Government estab-
hshments. About 600 of these specifications
are in use. If a manufacturer is willing to
certify that his product meets in every par
ticllar the standard set by the simplified prac-
dce division, he is allowed to affx label
to his goods saying that he is willing to
certify to the purchaser, upon request, that
the material supplied complies with the re-
quirements and tests of the master speciflca-
tions and Is so guaranteed.
The reception given to this certihcation plan
by manufacturers has been very encouraging,
and the specifications being widely used
by purchasing agents not only for the Fed
eral Government, but for State, county and
municipal governments.
It Is expected that the benefits thus de-
rived by the large quantity purchasers from
the use of the Federal specifications viii be
recognized by the consumer of overtime
counter goods and that the retailer will de-
nand that his commodities carry this quality
label. The trade associations working in con-
junction with the board are willing TO do this
policing" Of Professionalism is in no sense
q compulsory compliance with a Federal law,
but simply the application Of some excellent
horse sense which the Government has found
effective In its own purchasing.
REFOEE bringing the self-identifying. quality
guaranteeing, willing -to-certify labelling
plan to any group of manufacturers, descrip-
tions Of the system and the proposal are sent
to all interested trade associations and techni-
cal societies for their comments and criticisms.
Should opposition develop, no attempt is made
to bring the plan to the attention of the in
dividual manufacturer, but the plan thus far
has met with such enthusiastic approval that
the success of the movement is a foregone
conclusion.
DR.. Burgess has pointed out that there are
some 10000 different brands of -four on the
market; more than $500 brands of canned
corn; more than 1000 each of peaches. salmon
and tea: 500 Of mustard and 800 of canned
pineapple.
Here" said DR. Burgess, us a question Of
commercial standards. Just as with styles, so
with grades, brands and qualities II would APP
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food products in themselves, with the exception
of sugar. The family sugar bowl is of interest.
There are three varieties of great Importance
as foods The first sucrose, is the ordinary
sugar of commerce produced from beets or
sugar cane, and the only one in common use
in the household. The second, deXtrose, was
first produced In crystallized form at the bu-
reau from corn, and commercial production
now reaches the total Of many millions OF
pounds annually, more than half of it going
into the making of bread. The third, levulose,
is made from the Jerusalem artichoke, tuber
that can be grown from Alaska to Panama.
Honey is largely levulose, which is the sweetest
and most easily dgested of the three sugars.
We have already shown how it can be crystal
lized and we are engaged in solving the many
and intricate problems on which its CONNER
cial production depends. The housewife VIII
eventually have three sugars instead OF one,
each having its special advantages in baking,
preserving and table use"
CTATISTICS show us that about IS per cent
of the goods sold at retail are purchased
by women Like the purchasing agents Of
great corporations, women want their moneys
worth They want quality and full count and
correct weight and measure. OverdiVersif1ca-
ton is, of course, a serious economic waste,
and the great diversity of qualities, brands,
package sizes and other essential matters
Standards to the advantage of the household
purchasing agent TO a degree undreamed OF by
the general shopper. This was one of the
problems considered by Mr.. Hoover when he
was Secretary of Commerce, and in 1921 the
'simplified practice" work was undertaken at
his suggestion. Producers and distributors, as
o result voluntarily reduced the number Of
sizes and varieties and limited production TO
those sizes and varieties which are most use
eul and economical.
When the work began there were 80 different
lengths Of hospital beds manufactured for
general use. There is now /. The varying
widths Of these beds have been reduced from
"a to 3, and heights from A to /. In
springs and mattresses there were 70 different
sizes. These have been reduced to 4, and
the sizes of bed blankets from 10 TO IL. There
were TOO varieties of hotel chinaware. There
are now only g. and by this enormous re-
duction the manufacturers were enabled TO
make discount Of about Is per cent in costs
to users. The savings reach staggering totals.
In the building and housing trades, mems
ready -nade clothing, boots and shoes and tex
tile manufacturing it was found that the pre-
venion of waste which may be made possible
by Standardization would range from % to "a
per cent-a total Of $4,000 100000 annually
IN these industries.
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The gun-bolt snapped back. The empty shell
new out, and another was showed home like
lightning The operation was entirely sabcon-
scious and as fast as my hands could make It,
But fast as that operation was, when sighted
q second time he was almost up to US, but.
strangely enough. about 30 feet to the right.
Then saw the error in his sudden judgment.
A larger patch Of brush stood 80 or 40 feet TO
our right and q little behind u.s. This had
caught and held his eye as the place where the
shot had come from.
His savage rush for the larger brush patch
brought him almost straight in our direction,
and he was now abreast of us and 80 feet to
the right. A second shot also failed to knock
him down. In a curious way, however, it moved
his body or feet sidewise, as If a great wind
had blown him OF his path.
At that moment he must have seen us, for
busy as 7 was, saw him swing his head our
way and make q move to turn. shot again.
That bullet knocked him down. But SO great
WAS his forward speed in spite Of the slight
check given by the second shot, that he rolled
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camp and his roar resounded through the trees.
The world stood stin, it seemed abashed and
fearful in his presence. No balloon barked, no
monkey chartered from his limb no shrinking
dweller in the bush dared to interrupt or raise
his voice in that most mOnstrous presence
My watch showed less than an hour before
dawn, and still Almighty Voice seemed to be in
no hurry to leave the water. lighted the Ian
tern, arose, and had breakfast
Then Is minutes before the light was strong
enough to show the sights clearly, handed a
lighter gun to Arab and took heavy gun
myself We hurried through the open trees,
Arab a pace or two behind. We walked per-
hapS quarter of mile, and now the light was
almost perfect. The sun had not yet risen, but
brush and trees stood out in sharp and clear
perspective
We hurried on-and then, as looked ahead,
here came Almighty Voice himself, just SO
yards away, strolling casually in our exact
direction. His head up but he was looking
to the right and had not seen 1 crouched
and whispered back to Arab:
"Ahsud! Lioni"
stunted brush some 20 feet ahead was
almost in a line between us and the lion. I
motioned guardedly, and Arab and l. keeping
that bush in line, eased forward swiftly stoop-
ing low, and crouched behind it. And then it
flashed across my mind that Arab was totally
unskilled in the lore of handling weapons un-
trained in bearing guns for white men He
"lguI ioSe MS nerve In the face of a sudden
charge and scatter for handy tree took
the lighter rifle from his hand cooked it and
laid it on the ground beside my foot so that
If Arab should take to cover the second gun
would still be with me-
WITH the most stately majestic tread. Al
mighty Voice still sauntered directly to-
ward u.s. entirely unconscious of our presence.
AS raised the gun and watched him marching
on so close, was utterly astonished by his
size. He must have weighed fully 500 pounds.
I thought that, should the first shot fail 10
break a heavy bone or knock him down, he
could be almost upon me by the time the second
cartridge was ready in the chamber. I was
shooting q bolt action, 425-caliber rife, good
and sufficient gun. But the cartridges were
hardpoints which had filed slightly across the
tips in the dum-dum fashion, to take the place
Of softpoints that had not arrived before left
Khartoum.
Sighting for the chest, fired. And it was
as if the bullet released spring of steel that
worked those sturdy legs. The big brute did
not fall or stand and look around bewildered
for a second. as you might expect. He sprang
forward instantly. And as he landed from that
spring his head was low and his round, glaring
eye burning like Goals famed by a high wind,
cleaned with savage eagerness. He came on
ut top speed, running low, almost hugging the
ground.
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over and over, into the edge of the brlsh-patch
behind us and trif1e to the right, and disap-
peared in tangled grass and bushes.
At this most critical moment, with wounded
lion in thick bush more than 40 feet away,
Arabi giving typical illustration OF the fine
headwork of the unframed native, jumped
wildly to his feet at my back and waving his
skinny arms he yelped, at the top of his lungs:
"Kollusi Kollus!" FINISHED! FiniShedO.
Shades of Nimrod! The show might be only
at its start, for all we knew. Was the lion
badly hurt? Was he alone, or had he been
travelling with others at his heels? With
yank pulled Arab down and snapped:
"Etnain" (AnotherD.
had seen no other, and dared not take
my eyes from that bush long enough to look
for one. But the idea being new to Arab,
would give him something besides celebrations
to think about.
THE brush parted, and with a roar so deep
and vibrant that it seemed actually to shake
the ground, the lion hurled himself straight for
u.s. His mouth was open vide; his shaggy
Plentywood herald., 1930-06-19
FRANKLIN

Miss Alice Marsh of lockwood, N.
D., is here for visit with her sister
Mrs. Joe Patterson.
Christ Willumsen and Paul Aul-
shaffer made trip to Williston on
Tuesday.
The family of Ed Berg visited Joe
Pattersons on Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Miss Irene and Doris Willumsen
visited Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. c. R. Brock.
Mrs. Martin Kolkgen is here for a
visit at Ole Ibsens.
Mrs. F. w. Sorenson returned home
last week from her visit at McCabe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Willumsen
drove to Gardena, N D., last Thurs
day returning on Friday accompan-
led by Mrs. Willumsen's father VIM.
Leutz and his daughter Miss Tillie
Ieutz and Craig Wells grandson
who will spend the summer at the
Willumsen home. Mr.. Leutz and
daughter formerly lived in this vicin-
ity and have many friends here who
will welcome them back.
Miss Vera Vance attended the
school picnic at Schmitz school ON
Friday
Harold Dodge spent Sunday with
his brother Merle at 0. N. Vances.
Mrs. Christina Olsen and son are
visiting her sister Mrs. Julius Beck
and family.
Brother M. Rhode of McCabe has
been helping in series of meetings
at Westby, the past week and made
several calls in this neighborhood as
we'll. He called at the homes of A.
Lipscomb, Martin Torgersen and G. R.
Brock.
The last day of school for Lincoln
will be observed on Monday June 9th,
with a basket dinner and program
and display of the work accomplish
ed, by the pupils this year. Miss
O'Brian has taught a very successful
term and has been retained by the
board for another year.
Mrs. Eliza Rongstad and children
visited on Thursday and Friday with
Mrs. Faye Brock.
Jack Vance treated his home to a
coat of paint this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hendricksen
and family spent Sunday in Medicine
Lake with Benny Benson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Glen entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lipscomb at
supper Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Melby and ia
mily spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Lipscomb and attended church
services.
Mrs. Melby is enjoying visit from
her father who lives in Missouri.
The Misses Damstrom visited with
Miss Irene Willumsen on Sunday af-
Plentywood herald., 1930-06-19
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR

| hereby announce my candidacy for
County Assessor on the Republican
ticket at the July Is primaries. In
coming before you on the Republican
ticket | am doing what l would have
preferred doing two years ago, but
at the request of joint Republican and
Democratic central committee | filed
for County Assessor on the Democrat
ic ticket. ! have been lifelong Re-
publican.
If nominated and elected I pledge
that ! will give the taxpayers an &C.
onomical administration and treat
rich and poor alike with absolute fair
ness and equity. l will give a full
days work and service for every
working day throughout the year.
Your vote will be appreciated.
GEORGE. f. BOLSTER,
Plentywood, Montana
Pol. Adv. Paid or by George f. Bolster
Plentywood herald., 1930-06-19
FOR CLERK & RECORDER

| hereby announce my candidacy for
denomination to the Office Of County
Clerk and Recorder, at the Republican
primaries to be held on July 18th,
1880.
! have served the people of Sheri-
dan County faithfully during the
terms l have been in office and have
reduced the expense Of the Office from
$4,000 in the year 1924 to
$4,000 in the year 1929, and If re-
nominated and elected, promise the
taxpayers of the County continued
economical, experienced and courteous
administration of the office Of Clerk
and Recorder.
NIELS MADSEN
Plentywood, Mont.
Pol. Adv. paid FOR by Niels Madsen.
June 5th, 1890.
Plentywood herald., 1930-06-19
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR

l wish to announce that have
filed as candidate for the office OF
County Assessor Of Sheridan County.
Montana, subject to the approval of
the voters at the Republican primaries
To be held July 18th, 1880.
AS Deputy Assessor | have assessed
all of the cities and towns in Sheridan
County for 1880. If elected | promise
a faithful performance of the duties
Of my Office.
Your vote and support at the pri-
mary will be greatly appreciated.
Alfred Jensen,
Dagmar, Mont.
June 1st, 1880.
Pol. Pd. by Alfred Jensen.