The North Platte semi-weekly tribune., February 23, 1909, Image 6

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many people?"
"Certainly about twenty publishers
that 1 know of."
CHILD HAD SIXTY BOILS,
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NO on the other side
of the world some
folkH nro overdue.
One of those In thai
restless Hptrlt who
means to step from
the White House
Into hunting togs
and to pursue In
Africa Iho big game
that abounds In Its
equatorial region.
TMr hunting of
lili! inline has u
faHclnatloii. There is the
tlouble
fnKclnntlou that
hunters confess
gor of It for one
all big
to the
thing, "ad
game
www''
HMO OF A CHf1PlHZE
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to
And Suffered Annually vIth a Red
Gcald-LIke Humor on Her Head.
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Troubles Cured by Cuticura.
"When my Uttlo Vivian was about
six monthu old her hpad broke out In
bolls. She had Rbout sixty In all and
I used Cutleura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment which cured her entirely.
Some timo lntpr a humor broke out ho
hind her cara and spread up on to
h'T head until It was nearly half cov
fn.d. The humor looked like a. scald,
rfry red with a sticky, clear fluid com
ing from It. This occurred every
spring. I always used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment which never failed to
heal It up. The last timo It broko
out It became so bad that I wan dis
couraged. Hut I continued tho use of
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Resol
vent until sho was well and has never
been troubled In tho last two years.
Mrs. M. A. Schworln, C74 Spring Welln
Ave., Detroit, Mich., Feb. 21, 1908."
otter Drus & Cticm- Cory., Sola l'roiis., lloston.
HE ALMOST REMEMBERED IT.
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from 10 to 18 pounds, with a bore
of .577 of an inch in diameter. While
it Ib not positively known that the
president and his party will ho
equipped with thoso rllles, yet It Is
more than likely that they will ho.
Hlnro nil of tho big gamo hunters
unnulmouiily agree that It Is tho most
dependable of all wuapona when at
closo quartera with big game, Hut
even this formldablo double-barreled
plcco is sometimes Inadequate to mdot
tho sudden exigencies of big gamo
hunting In Africa.
One of tho most indcfatlgnblo of all
the big game hunters, and who had
hunted Africa from one end to tho
other, recently gave It as hlu -opinion
that tho rhinoceros Is by far the most
' dangerous anlmnl that can be found in
tho dark continent. "In Hquatorial Afri
ca," he said, "you will find the rhi
noceros nlmosteverywhorc.ln tho high
PUKU, SflFE Iti IT J L A1FL.
SURPRISED
lo many Is lure ulone feme of these hardy own who llvo
on the ecltoinut that It nuppUeu have likened It to the taking
of t l.im or the Imbibing of strong watcru u habit that grows
until, as In tho enso of tho hunter, thoro 1.4 no animal too for-mldabl-
ur.d no Jungle too thick. That la one aide of tho fasci
nation tl at It holds. Tho other Is for tho stay at-homos and
who follow big t:aico hunting by reading about it.
TIicko may find some tiolnco in reading of tho preparations
which President Uoosevelt Is making for hlnmolf and his party,
cf the weapoiiH which will ha carried, of tho camp equipage
and of tho gamo that may ho encountered,
Tho tints thut aro being provided for Mr. Hoosovolt and his
party are of green waterproof silk a material no light In tex
ture that an entire tent with Its telescoping polo wulghs only
lit ounces. It Is ussuntlnl that Its color ho groeu, this bocauso
of the fact that a rhinoceros, reckoned by big gamo hunters
ps the most dangerous and vicious of all wild animals, will
charge a white tent tho moment ho sees it, no matter If the tent
were surroundod by u wholo caravan of attendants. One can
Imatluo tho lestless slumber of a hunter who goes to Bleep
with tho knowledge that ho might havo his life crushed out at
any moment by tho lnfurlatud chargo of one of thoso vicious
animals.
Hesldos bolng of a color which will not Invito tiuch attack,
It Is also cssouijn! that tho tent bo Insect proof. Africa Is
infested with many kinds of poisonous Insects, and while hunt
ers can guard against their biles by day, yet, without an ab
solutely Insect-proof tout to Bleep In o'nlghtB tho white man
who scoks big gamo In Africa Is liable to bo bitten by some
of theso numerous polBonoim Insects, Hut tho tents that are
being prepared for Mr. Hoosovolt aro said to bo proof against
llvo tiniest thing that crawls or (lies.
Tho polo that goos with tho tent Is made of blcyclo stool
tubing. U Is of ii telescopic pattom, wolglm only throo pounds
and can bo oxtouded to a height of eight feet. Knch tent will
accommodate four persons. Tho hunters will sloop on pneu
matic mattresses. These, whon donated, can bo rolled up In
a bundle no turgor than a blanket. Very light Hudson bay
blankets will bo furnished with each mattress.
A dcnlor Is furnishing tho arms and ammunition, but from
another source it wait learned that tho president ' and his
party will bo equipped with tho ,405 Winchester, n woapon of
oxtromoly high j.owor mid vory Hat trajectory. Homo idn of
tho extent of Its shocking power mny 'bo had from tho state
ment that tho Impact of its bullet is equivalent' to tho lifting
of 3.007 pounds ono foot. Tho bullets nro Boft pointed, which
means thut they will "mushroom" on hitting. This Is tho kind
of bullet thnt makos only a small hole whon entering tho side
of an anlmnl, but "mushrooming", on Impact, cuts on Its exit
a holo sometimes as largo as a cocoanut.
Uut tho chief reliance for Junglo work 1b likoly to bo tho
doublo-barrel Kngllsh express rlllo. This rlflo rungos In weight
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QUATRY fOR TH PREdlDEMT
A TWZLVL'-roOTFR
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land and tn
tho low land,
In tho open
country nu.l
In the brush.
You will tind
him w h o n
you locat ex
poet him.
a n d m o u t
iften w I) o n
fou do not want to sio him. Ho is
a vicious and heavily armored beast.
nlmoBt tho exact color of the earth
which you And out In that sunbaked
ronton, and when stnlktng through his
habitat, wholly unconscious of bis
premtuifc, you suddenly hear his 'chug,
chug!' then (lod help you If you are
not provided with a rlllo of large cali
ber and carrying steel bullets.
"You will want some steel In your
norvos, too, for tho brute usually
weighs about II.OOO pounds, and his
rush Is llko that of a locomotive. Now. your rifle may be of
tho blggcnt caliber and your bullets of tho hardest steel, hut no
matter how many you pump at him you could no more stop his
rush by this moans than a popgun would stop a battleship. The
heaviest of steel bullets could not reach a vital spot after going
through that groat bono anoilt. and It would requlro nn extra
heavy and extra hard ono to cut through It all. Your only chance
Is to do a swift sldo step, and even then you havo only three
shots that will count -the brain, the nick and tho henrt shot.
Whon ho Ib churglng head on It Is Impossible to reach any one."
The president's prosent plans contemplate a Journey to Alex
andria by tho North German Lloyd lino and thonco to Mombasa,
tho capital of HrltlBh Kast Africa, probably by ono of tho vessels
of tho German Unst African Hue. From Mombasa tho party will
travel by tho Uganda railway to Lnko Victoria Nyanza and, cross
Ing that stretch of water by stoamor, will seok the plateau of tho
Uganda, and where abounds mure game than can be found any
where elso in tho world,
Hut along tho railway route from Mombasa to tho lake plunty
of gamo Is to bo found. Ono who recently mado tho Journey,
thus doseribes it:
"Some throo or four tnivolitrB now leave tho train and mako
tholr wuy to tho dark bungalow, and by the look of their Im
pediments they are ovldontly sportsmen bent on big game Bhoot
lug, And thoy have chr.sen thulr stopping place well, for hero
commences tho vast Bwocp of country stretching up to tho for
ests of Klkuyu, than which, perhaps, there Is no place In tho
world moro calculated to delight tho heart of a oportsman, Thlx
.... iLRiinimiii 1 1 j in iiirrrriT i iinriri I. a n in i in n iiiinjmm
Boy at Least Had Combination Some
where Near Right.
Donald had returned from a visit
to tho country, and was full of rem
iniscences of pcrgons and things that
had Interested him. "I mot a boy,
mamma." ho said, "that had tho queer
est namo I over heard. Ho said his
folks found It In the Old Tostament.
It was It was let mo see yes, It
was Father William, or William Fa
ther; I've forgotten Just now which.
Hut It was ono or the other."
"Hut, Donald," satu" his mother,
there Is no such namo as Father Wil
liam or William Father in tho Old
Ttestament."
"Aro you sure, mamma?"
"I certainly am, dear. I have read
It through several times. William Is a
comparatively modern name. It isn't
anywhero In tho Hlble."
"Well, but oh, I remember now!"
exclaimed Donald. "It was Ulldad!"
Youth's Companion.
MnUndu district renkes an Ideal shooting country. Tho
jToiro In not perhaps so plentiful as on the Athl Plains,
which wo shall see by and by, but here wo have excellent
natural cover, which cnnblos one to practice to perfection
the ait of stalking, that most necessary of accomplish'
mcrtF for a successful hunter.
"Tho open bush, relieved by lofty trees, provides a
.uccc-Ion of surprises to tho hunter. Nov; a bush buck
will start up and bound away; now we catch sight
through the foliage of the graceful horns of tho statoly
water buck as ho crops tho hcrbago all unconscious of
impending danger. In the open glades wo shall probably
r,w a herd of masslvo eland, or, perhaps, tho oryx, with
their almost zebra-llko markings and tapering honiB.
"The dollcato laoklng mpala Is also sure to bo seen
bounding gracefully along, while tho chanco of coming
cm ihlnocoroa or lion will lend extra excitomont to our
u'rUk. In fact, our friends will bo poor shots Indeed if
the do not account for same of this selection.
"Wo wish them luck, and, taking our seats again as
we hrar tho whistle of tho train, wo throw nway books
and pnporn, as wo want to
see all we cnu for tho noxt
hundred miles or so through
the thick of tho gamo conn
try, and there Is no doubt
that we could seo tho llko
from the windows of no oth
or railway ca"i!ago In tho
world.
"Tho plains aro also tho
habitat of tho hugo African
rhlnocoros, who hunts his
enemy by scent, and Is ex
tromolv short-sighted, so
thnt on several occasions ho haB tried conclusions with tho
railway engine, much to his discomfiture Giraffes, wnrthogs,
Jackals, hyenas and a host of other four-footed boasts, craues
and bustards and other feathorod varieties all help to bwcII tho
population of the animal kingdom.
"The Hon, too, is still In evldenco, nB wo notlco by the llocka
of vultures soaring in tho air in the distance ready to pick tho
bones of his latest kill."
There is no closed season In Africa on Hoiib, leopards and
crocodllos, and of theso tho president and his party may shoo
as many as they llko. Hut, having declined tho offer of a spe
cial permit, oxtouded by tho British Colonial olllce, tho ordinary
license, which tho president will tako out on his urrlval at Mom
basa, will restrict him and each member of his party to tho fol
lowing; Two male elephants, two rhinoceroses, ton hippopotami, 21
antelope, Including two kudoa; ten wild pigs, ten smaller cats,
ten JaekalB, two gombok, and ono bongo; two zebras, two chee
tahs, two aard woIvob, two oryx, two serval, two earth hogB, two
oarth wolves, ton chovrotalns, two colobl or other fur monkeys,
two marabou storks, two ostriches, two egrets and ono chliu
pnnzee.
Ho will bo forbidden to shoot glrnftes, wild asses, eland, nioun
tain zebra, female or young elephants, vultures of any species,
saddle-billed storks, whaloheaded storks, crowned cranes, okapl,
female buffalo, femalo or young ostriches and Spoko'a traeta
phus female.
Not Included.
After the dry goods salesman had
completed his business with Cyrua
Craig, Ccntcrvlllc's storekeeper, ho
asked what was going on in the town.
"Had any entertainments this winter?"
ho Inquired.
"No," said Mr. Craig, "not ono. Sa
lomo Howe's pupils havo given two
concerts, piano and organ, and tho
principal of tho 'cadomy has lectured
twice, onco on 'Our National Forests'
and onco on 'Stones As I Know Them;'
but as far as entertainments aro con
corned, Ccntervllle hasn't got round to
'cm yet." Youth's Companion.
Criminality of Waste.
If I wanted to train a child to ho
thrifty I should teach him to abhor
waste. I do not mean waato of
money; that cures Itself, because very
soon there Is no money to waste but
waste of material, waste of something
that 13 useful but that you cannot rep
resent In money valuo to tho waster.
There Is wasto of water, wasto of gas
and things of thnt kind. If you would
wish your children to bo thrifty I
would beg to Impress upon them tho
criminality of waste. Lord Hosebery,
In au Edinburgh Address.
NO MEDICINE
But a Change of Food Gave Relief.
i
Many persons nro learning that
drugs nro not tho thing to rebuild
worn out nerves, but proper food 3
required.
There Is a certain cloment In tho
cereals, wheat, barley, etc., which la
grown there by nnturo for food to brain
and nervo tissue. This is the phos
phato of potash, of which Grape-Nuts
food contains a largo proportion.
In making this food all tho food ele
ments In tho two cereals, wheat and
barley, aro retained. That Is why so
many heretofore nervous and run down
people find In Grapo-Nut3 a true nervo
and brain food.
"I can say that Grape-Nuts food has
done much for mo as a nervo renew
er," writes a Wis. bride.
"A few years ago, beforo my mar
riage, I was a bookkeeper in a largo
firm. I became bo nervous toward tho
end of ench week that It seemed I
must glvo up my position, which I
could not afford to do.
"Mother purchased soino Grape-Nuts
and wo found it not only delicious but
I noticed from day to day that I was
Improving until I finally realized I was
not nervous nny more.
"I havo recommended it to friends
as a brnln nnd nervo food, never hav
ing found Us equal. I owe much to
Grape-Nuts na It saved mo from a
nervous coliapso, and enabled mo to
rotnln my position."
Name given by Postuni Co., Hattlo
Creek, Mich Road "Tho Road to Well-
vlllo," In pkgs. "Thero's a Reason " '
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