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Strange Beasts Roam South African Wilds Hunters Find New Animals to Kill and New Dangers 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 hunt In whirl; lie started at 6:30 in the morning and by half past 9 the same . morning was back at headquarters with four monstrous beasts, a zebra ; lull, a rhino and two wildebeest. There is apparently no limit to tho length to which the returning traveler may stretch his imagination and his stories, and almost any person gifted With some inventive genius could be a nature faker of the first class if he wanted to write big game stories. Wild beasts of every size and de- scription roam over the hills and about the plains as thick as cattle on our own western prairies, so the man who is not sure of hitting his mark the first shot might have an exciting time making his getaway, in case he looked good to a hungry lion or rhinoceros. Many Varieties of Game Here is a list of the different mil- A 1.1. the lmys and sirls who road this 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- vi It Is a great hunter, and they have Burely read about liis bear hunts and other trips into the wilder parts of this ( ountry. Well, niter President Roosevelt is re- Ileved from liis administrative duties for hla country he is planning to take o greater trip than ever and hunt the biggest of big game. The favorite hunting ground of Sfreat sportsmen now is to be found in Africa, in that portion which is known as British Baal -Situ a. and it is to this far-off place that the Roosevelt hunting party will journey. The plains there are prac- tically a new territory tor hunters, nnd same of every sort is to be found in abundance. .Many hunting parties have already visited tliis country and the stories of hair-breadth escaoes nnd wonderful mala which one party saw while trav- eling across the country on a live- hour journey: Ostrich, gazelle, Grant's gaselle, wildebeest, koiiKoni, steenbok, giraffe, lion, zebra, Thompson's gazelle and waterbuck. A wealthy American has a farm of 20,000 acres in the midst of this wild country, where ostriches, cattle, sheep and horses are raised. Four hundred native*, most of them clad In skins, are servants on this great farm. The house servants wear long white robes, more like a nightgown than anything else, and bright red fez enps. It is at this farm, owned by Mr, Mi MilUm. that President Roosevelt will make his headquarters. Tho property is about twenty-five miles from the equator. The temperature becomes very high during the day. but as soon as the sun goes down the air , ool* rapidly and It Is always com-, fortable in the shade. This farm of Mr, McMillan's is quite as -omfortable as any home or ranch Jn Los Angi-les county. It has an enormous residence where the own- er's family reside, a bachelor's lodge. which Is quite as completely provided with comforts as the most luxurious club house could be. It has an alec- uic plant which supplies not only light to the houses and grounds, bat manufactures the lee for the dally use a s well. There are two villages or natives on th<? farm and the entiro place is a center of attraction not only to nil Americans and Europeans who visit that locality, hut to the natives as well, who crowd about and regard the Improvements of the white man with amazement. It seems a peculiar sort of farming which has to contend with the raids of lions from twelve groat dens. This property is all Inclosed with wire fene- Lions Carry Off Cattle boundaries, and the lions make a meal oft Hi" stock or the servants according to their own sweet will. ig, but these dons arc within Its There is also a horrible looking beast there called the warthog, which is as large as a mastiff anil has tusks sev- enteen inches long. With theße tusks it rlpi its prey In a frightful manner. There are baboons and crocodiles and, beside that, many beasts unknown to us in this country, some of which are fit for food. Suoh descriptions do not sound very appealing to humanity in general, but to men and boys whose dream of hap- piness is always of "plenty of thiners to kill," such a farm would probably seem like an actual realization of that dream. Shikarees Are Mohammedans The South African natives of this territory aic many of them Mohamm- adans. and one of the great principles of that religion Is to have no fear. Consequently they make daring and. courageous aids and guides for the foreign sportsman. Tire shikarees, as they are called, are familiar with the haunts and habits of these wild beasts of Africa and without their assistance it would be impossible for white men to make any success of the hunting at all. For Instance, the shikaree knows that lions must be hunted at nlg-ht, as they seldom venture from their dens during the daytime; he also knows that the' rhino charges on hia prey the minute he smells It, without wait- ing for even one sight, and as thla last beast of prey must always be hunted in thickets where It is im- possible to see more than fifteen feet in nny direction, the danger in this sport is decidedly keen. If the constant presence of dnnger to the hunter, as well as the chance of making some wonderful •'kill" givea joy to the hunter's heart, then he Is ns-suiied of a pleasant sojourn In the wilds of this uncivilized country. CUNNING MOTHER FOX TRIES TO TRICK HUNTERS The Kennobec Journal tells a story of a cunning old mother fox's efforts to 'save her young from capture. " Some hunters discovered the den of fuxus containing five little ones about as large as well grown eats. The mother fox escaped before th<> hunters reached the den, which was lined thickly with soft (trusses und feathers. Instead of running away sho kept within sight while the hunters worked with shovels. She apparently understood what they v.. iv doing, for she endeavored by ev- ery means to attract them away from their work anil toward herself. She approached quite near and acted as if lame and distressed. She would Ho down on her .side and writhe along the Rroumi, uttering whines and moans. Then she would limp off, going slowly and frequently. The hunters were not to bo drawn away from the work In hand by such tactics, and finally, after much digging, came upon the den, where the five llttlo fellows were shrinking. Maine hunters say it Is unusual for mother foxes to leave all their young in one place. It Is their cunning habit to scatter the family in widely separated retreats. \u25a0» « » HEAVY WOODS Thore .'ire 413 species of tree* fmmd wichin the limits of the United Btatei and its territories, \u25a0lAtrao of which, when perfectly Masoned, will sink in water, The heaviest of these la the black iron wood (CoDdalla ferrefc) found chief- ly in southern Florida, which Is more than 30 per cent heavier than water. Of the other fifteen the best known are the lignum vitae and the man- grove. Texas and New Mexioo lands, full of queer, creeping, crawling, walking and inanimate things, are the homes of a species of oak which ):- about one and one-fourth times as heavy as water, which when green Wl'l sink like a bar of iron. It grows only in mountain regions and has been found westward as far as the Colorado ilesert, where it grows lit an elevation of 10,000 feet. THE DOCTORS SUGAR PLUMS BY EMMA C. DOWD • When Polly Doll vu sick In bod The 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 again She 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 SLEEP BY JEAN STANSBURY HOLIJBN The rlvor I sail Is named Sleep, And Sleep la the name of my boat; We have neither captain nor crew As 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 CAT ins CI.IFTON JOHNSON ) Once th<>rt> was a little boy n.inii'd Tommy and there's a T that stands for Tommy Not far away from Tommy's houi* llvnJ a little Kill rallied Sully; md time's an S that stands for Sally. Tommy's lioubo was r.ot a very Bond one So he built a row waH on this side of it And th<>n he built a new «»«ll on that k!'l" of it You can wo now that he hud two nice rooms In hla house, though not very large Next he put In windows to look out of—ona In this room—and one In 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 and It'll Sally what lie ,iad bfen doing-. So he erne out nt hln door and walked along this way our to »|ipr» she lived Solly was triad to see him. and *>? went Into the kitchen and sat down and explain**! to tier how lib lud built two new walls to his house ami put In windows and mad* two mil chimneys and how he had started th» eras* In front of hl( door ".Ami no*'. Sally." said he, "7 wa»t Juu to come over and see how well I've ttxerl Dili its " — ; \u25a0Til put on my hornet and so right bwk with you." said Sally; butw'.ien nlie w»g ready Jo start slio said. "Wei might 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 nice this Now they suited for Tommy's housa, but the walking »ms bad. md they had tmly 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 thfjp tumbled down ngiin like this; I And they were no sooner u» on tb»lr feet 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 were point; 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-OI Sco that bl» B!ac!( Cat!"— From tl>» <;ood Houiekceplns Magazine. bjr tin- mlselon. HERALD JUNIOR MAGAZINE. OCTOBER 11, 1908. 8 T 5 T w w V \p !\u25a1/ n n —^ M^—f I %\u25a0 r 5 in \.olfly \ « in (II 111 ¥ — f W —IN BOYS' SCHOOL SUITS M. &B. Special Wear Well Suits. Quality the best and prices the lowest. Prices $2.50 to $15. Seeing is believing. See for yourself. Mullen & Bluett Clothing Co. F""" *-* I Quality Cor. Spring and First I store 429 SO. BROADWAY J^^^^^L ANNOUNCEMENT ' mm/m The Juvenile company announce the opening of their shop &aKtSSSE/^' at 1 .\u25a0:' So. Broadway, on Monday, October 12, with a coin- jSjSgMSiEwr plete stock of clothing and wearing apparel for children «fffsfS|<ass|k • and young men. Here you will find the widest range— * tEj-)K 2isT in style, quality and price—with the added advantage of W^flwH finding everything needed under the same roof, thus »« *K^L avoiding the fatigue and worry incident to general ahoi>- Ra *A ping. HB hH , Our goods are direct from the eastern fashion "centers ' - ''vW''"" Wit^l " and our prices are always the lowest consistent with ULafefllfßr i.liable merchandise. /BVf|w: * AW Are Cordially Invited *^' %
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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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429 SO. BROADWAY J^^^^^LANNOUNCEMENT
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mm/mThe Juvenile company announce the opening of their shop &aKtSSSE/^'at 1 .\u25a0:' So. Broadway, on Monday, October 12, with a coin- jSjSgMSiEwrplete stock of clothing and wearing apparel for children «fffsfS|<ass|k •and young men. Here you will find the widest range— * tEj-)K 2isTin style, quality and price—with the added advantage of W^flwHfinding everything needed under the same roof, thus »« *K^Lavoiding the fatigue and worry incident to general ahoi>- Ra *Aping. HB hH
, Our goods are direct from the eastern fashion "centers ' -''vW''"" Wit^l "and our prices are always the lowest consistent with ULafefllfßri.liable merchandise. /BVf|w:*
AW Are Cordially Invited *^' %
