Strange Beasts RoamSouth African Wilds

Hunters Find New Animals to Killand NewDangers to Avoid in Unknown Country

1 game bags that come from there are\u25a0 little short of fabulous., One man writes, "The plains were

(airly black with game." Another en-thusiastic sportsman describes a huntIn whirl; lie started at 6:30 in themorning and by half past 9 the same. morning was back at headquarterswith four monstrous beasts, a zebra

; lull, a rhino and two wildebeest.There is apparently no limit to tho

length to which the returning travelermay stretch his imagination and hisstories, and almost any person giftedWith some inventive genius could bea nature faker of the first class if hewanted to write big game stories.

Wild beasts of every size and de-scription roam over the hills and aboutthe plains as thick as cattle on ourown western prairies, so the man whois not sure of hitting his mark thefirst shot might have an exciting timemaking his getaway, in case he lookedgood to a hungry lion or rhinoceros.

Many Varieties of GameHere is a list of the different mil-

A1.1. the lmys and sirls who roadthis paper tor themselves proba-bly know that lifter next March

there is to be a new president at the\u25a0\Vhit.' House in Washington. They(ill know, too, that President Koose-viIt Is a great hunter, and they haveBurely read about liis bear hunts andother trips into the wilder parts ofthis ( ountry.

Well, niter President Roosevelt is re-Ileved from liis administrative dutiesfor hla country he is planning to takeo greater trip than ever and hunt thebiggest of big game. The favoritehunting ground of Sfreat sportsmennow is to be found in Africa, in thatportion which is known as British Baal-Situ a. and it is to this far-off placethat the Roosevelt hunting party willjourney. The plains there are prac-tically a new territory tor hunters,nnd same of every sort is to be foundin abundance.

.Many hunting parties have alreadyvisited tliis country and the stories ofhair-breadth escaoes nnd wonderful

mala which one party saw while trav-eling across the country on a live-hour journey: Ostrich, gazelle, Grant'sgaselle, wildebeest, koiiKoni, steenbok,giraffe, lion, zebra, Thompson's gazelleand waterbuck.

A wealthy American has a farm of20,000 acres in the midst of this wildcountry, where ostriches, cattle, sheepand horses are raised. Four hundrednative*, most of them clad In skins,are servants on this great farm. Thehouse servants wear long white robes,more like a nightgown than anythingelse, and bright red fez enps.

It is at this farm, owned by Mr,Mi MilUm. that President Rooseveltwill make his headquarters. Thoproperty is about twenty-five milesfrom the equator. The temperaturebecomes very high during the day.but as soon as the sun goes down theair , ool* rapidly and It Is always com-,fortable in the shade.

This farm of Mr, McMillan's is quiteas -omfortable as any home or ranchJn Los Angi-les county. It has anenormous residence where the own-er's family reside, a bachelor's lodge.which Is quite as completely providedwith comforts as the most luxuriousclub house could be. It has an alec-uic plant which supplies not onlylight to the houses and grounds, batmanufactures the lee for the dally useas well.

There are two villages or natives onth<? farm and the entiro place is acenter of attraction not only to nilAmericans and Europeans who visitthat locality, hut to the natives aswell, who crowd about and regard theImprovements of the white man withamazement.

It seems a peculiar sort of farmingwhich has to contend with the raidsof lions from twelve groat dens. Thisproperty is all Inclosed with wire fene-

Lions Carry Off Cattle

boundaries, and the lions make a mealoft Hi" stock or the servants accordingto their own sweet will.

ig, but these dons arc within Its

There is also a horrible looking beastthere called the warthog, which is aslarge as a mastiff anil has tusks sev-enteen inches long. With theße tusksit rlpi its prey In a frightful manner.There are baboons and crocodiles and,beside that, many beasts unknown tous in this country, some of which arefit for food.

Suoh descriptions do not sound veryappealing to humanity in general, butto men and boys whose dream of hap-piness is always of "plenty of thinersto kill," such a farm would probablyseem like an actual realization of thatdream.

Shikarees Are MohammedansThe South African natives of this

territory aic many of them Mohamm-adans. and one of the great principlesof that religion Is to have no fear.Consequently they make daring and.courageous aids and guides for theforeign sportsman. Tire shikarees, asthey are called, are familiar with thehaunts and habits of these wild beastsof Africa and without their assistanceit would be impossible for white mento make any success of the huntingat all.

For Instance, the shikaree knowsthat lions must be hunted at nlg-ht,as they seldom venture from their densduring the daytime; he also knowsthat the' rhino charges on hia preythe minute he smells It, without wait-ing for even one sight, and as thlalast beast of prey must always behunted in thickets where It is im-

possible to see more than fifteen feetin nny direction, the danger in thissport is decidedly keen.If the constant presence of dnnger

to the hunter, as well as the chanceof making some wonderful •'kill" giveajoy to the hunter's heart, then he Isns-suiied of a pleasant sojourn In thewilds of this uncivilized country.

CUNNING MOTHER FOXTRIES TO TRICK HUNTERS

The Kennobec Journal tells a story ofa cunning old mother fox's efforts to

'save her young from capture. " Somehunters discovered the den of fuxuscontaining five little ones about aslarge as well grown eats. The motherfox escaped before th<> hunters reachedthe den, which was lined thickly withsoft (trusses und feathers. Instead ofrunning away sho kept within sightwhile the hunters worked with shovels.

She apparently understood what theyv.. iv doing, for she endeavored by ev-ery means to attract them away fromtheir work anil toward herself. Sheapproached quite near and acted as iflame and distressed. She would Hodown on her .side and writhe along theRroumi, uttering whines and moans.Then she would limp off, going slowlyand frequently.

The hunters were not to bo drawnaway from the work In hand by suchtactics, and finally, after much digging,came upon the den, where the five llttlofellows were shrinking. Maine hunterssay it Is unusual for mother foxes toleave all their young in one place. ItIs their cunning habit to scatter thefamily in widely separated retreats.

\u25a0» « »HEAVY WOODS

Thore .'ire 413 species of tree* fmmdwichin the limits of the United Btateiand its territories, \u25a0lAtrao of which,when perfectly Masoned, will sink inwater,

The heaviest of these la the blackiron wood (CoDdalla ferrefc) found chief-ly in southern Florida, which Is morethan 30 per cent heavier than water.Of the other fifteen the best knownare the lignum vitae and the man-grove.

Texas and New Mexioo lands, full ofqueer, creeping, crawling, walking andinanimate things, are the homes of aspecies of oak which ):- about one andone-fourth times as heavy as water,which when green Wl'l sink like a barof iron. It grows only in mountainregions and has been found westwardas far as the Colorado ilesert, whereit grows lit an elevation of 10,000 feet.

THE DOCTORS SUGAR PLUMSBY EMMA C. DOWD •

When Polly Doll vu sick In bodThe doctor came each day:

He gave her tablets white and red"What lovely candy!" Polly said.

And ate them rlulit away.

When Polly Doll grew well againShe cried to stay In bed;

"The iloctor'll brine: me candles then.Those pretty candles —free, five, ten!

I want some more!" she said.

A SONG OF SLEEPBY JEAN STANSBURY HOLIJBN

The rlvor I sail Is named Sleep,And Sleep la the name of my boat;

We have neither captain nor crewAs softly, softly we float.

Down to the sea of Sleep—Tho soft white feathery Sea

Which welcomes the -river, the boat.As now It welcomes—me.

THE TALE OF A BLACK CATins CI.IFTON JOHNSON )

Once th<>rt> was a little boy n.inii'dTommy and there's a T that stands forTommy

Not far away from Tommy's houi*llvnJ a little Kill rallied Sully; mdtime's an S that stands for Sally.

Tommy's lioubo was r.ot a very Bondone So he built a row waH on thisside of it

And th<>n he built a new «»«ll on thatk!'l" of it

You can wo now that he hud twonice rooms In hla house, though notvery large Next he put In windows tolook out of—ona In this room—and oneIn that room.

Then hi ma<lc a tall chimney on this(Me of his house

\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0.'- v:An<l Hurt he mirip i tall chimney on

that side of hit' housp\u25a0 • - . \u25a0\u25a0/ -\u0084»•

Atter that h» Martini some gra«s be-s-1.1«- Ills door like this

Wh»n these things were all finished,Tommy thought lie Would like to no andIt'll Sally what lie ,iad bfen doing-. Sohe erne out nt hln door and walkedalong this way our to »|ipr» she lived

Solly was triad to see him. and *>?went Into the kitchen and sat downand explain**! to tier how lib lud builttwo new walls to his house ami put Inwindows and mad* two mil chimneysand how he had started th» eras* Infront of hl( door

".Ami no*'. Sally." said he, "7 wa»tJuu to come over and see how well I'vettxerl Dili its " — ;

\u25a0Til put on my hornet and so rightbwk with you." said Sally; butw'.iennlie w»g ready Jo start slio said. "Weimight go down cellar first and set !dome apples to eat on the way " . j

So. ilir-v went down cellar, like this-

They got »orr.B apples, nnd then they

came up oniawiri by the hatchway nicethis

Now they suited for Tommy's housa,but the walking »ms bad. md they hadtmly poni> a few step* wh«u tlify turn-hied down like this

However, they were Qttlrkly up. Ilk*tills:

and th»jr walked Aitng tintlf*they w+r*nearly to Tommy* linusa, when thfjptumbled down ngiin like this;

I And they were no sooner u» on tb»lrfeet like this .

ltli«fl th*y tumbled down one» morn.Hk« this

But they iver» npafly to Tommy*house now. and they grot up and werepoint; Into the yard utrateht toward th«doer, like thl«- .

when Sally pointed toward the <loor-Map and cried out, "O-O-O-O-O-O-OISco that bl» B!ac!( Cat!"—From tl>»<;ood Houiekceplns Magazine. bjr tin-mlselon.

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