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The most uncomfortable hunting ad venture that I ever had was during an expedition in search of the mind* of Ophir. We did not discover them, by the way. It was many years after ward that Mr. Peters found them far ther south. We did very little hunting on that trip, except such as was necessary to provide food for the party. Conse quently we did not disturb the game around our camps during our stay at any place, and the wild life of the jungle went on freely around us. This made the scene at the water holes particularly interesting, and many times I saw herds of animals glide down to the water in the even ing. Sometimes we saw gnu and an telope come down, quietly as ghosts, though there were big herds of them. After them came a herd of zebras, gleaming spectrally with their white and black sides in the bright star light of the African night. They tossed their little heads and snorted jvildly at every whisper of the breeze, and though I was watching them closely, they were off and away so suddenly that I hardly realized that they were going before they had van ished. Spring bok and eland followed with hosts of smaller animals, many of which moved so furtively that I could ont distinguish them. But all at once all the beasts seemed to fade away like a scene in a dark ened theater. I stared in amazement. The next moment I became aware of an odor close to me that I could not juistake, for I had smelled it often. It was lion sure. Cautiously I turned my head in the way the wind was blowing, and there, within not more than 20 feet ol me, crouched a jgreat maned, tawny beast. He was watching the water hole in tently, and the only thing that saved ine was the fact that a smart breeze ivas blowing directly from him toward me, and thus preventing him from getting my scent. Now while I had been watching the harmless animals I had found it easy enough to sit perfectly still, and I had pot made a twig rustle enough to frighten even the shyest beast. But now, when my life depended on pbsolute silence, I felt an insane de sire to move. I wanted to sneeze. I wanted to cough, I wanted to stretch my arms, which began to develop pramps. My legs twitched and my neck itched. I was almost unable to control myself, and,the strain of sit ting still brought the perspiration to my forehead. How long this terrible situation last ed I do not know, but all at once the strain was relieved by a discovery that brought me up "all standing," as the sailors say, with the grave import of it. The wind was beginning to change. Slowly it veered. First it blew over my back. Then it began, slow ly, but steadily, to veer farther around so that at last it was blowing be hind the place where the lion still lay. At that rate it would be only a lew minutes before it blew directly over the beast and toward me. There was no prudence in sitting still any longer. I moved by impercep tible degrees toward my rifle. I do realty think that at no time did I Two good stories are told of a little English girl: She was riding with her aunt out side -one of the electric trams. As it was proceeding at a good pace down a steep declivity the aunt was obvi ously a little nervous. The child, ob serving this, looked up sweetly into her aunt's face and said: "Are you frightened auntie? Because, you can take hold of my hand if you are!" The Last No. "See here, Mr. Popper, I've told you 'no' for the last time," said the fair jmaid, severely. "Hurrah!" ejaculated the persistent .suitor. "What do .you mean by that?" 'Tns going to ask j-ou again, now!" —Cleveland Leader. A woman living In New York has provided her fox terrier with india rubber boots, as a protection against 4au* &ud rheumatism. Summer maiden. Full of fun. Summer fellow. Chapter One. Moonlight evening. Naught to do. Tender topics. Chapter Two.- Spaikling diamond. Love will be Ever cherished. Chapter Three. August passes. Girl no more. Ltkowise diamond. Chapter Four. Young man wakens. Heart to mend. Love next season? NO! The End. •—Judge. In Touch With a. Lion. One evening I decided to spend the night at the water hole to watch the strange doings at my d&se. I took along my heavy rifle, in case I should meet a lion or other cat animal, and before dusk I was comfortably hidden in a thicket right by the side of the hole where the spoor showed that the most animals entered to drink. They began to arrive almost as soon as the sun had Let. The first animals that came were small gnu, very pretty and graceful, despite the ugly hump on their shoulders. They stepped into the water as lightly as race horses, and, indeed, their hind quarters resembled those of dainty little ponies very much. About a Little English Girl. On another occasion this little stir more than a quarter of an inch la any one motion. My ears, strained to their utmost, could not detect that I made the least sound. Yet I had not moved more than half the dis tance toward my weapon before the lion arose and looked straight at me. I threw myself over and snatched at my rifle, but missed it. In the effort I lost my balance and fell flat on my back. Instantly I felt AS if all hope had gone, for I knew only too well how swift a lion's charge is. But even as I was regaining my bal ance and pulling my gun toward my self. there came a sound like thun* The Lion Rose and Looked Straight at Me. der and a mass of huge objects loomed black against the sky behind the beast. Before I actually realized what happened the mass crashed past me and I had only just time to roll behind a tree. Then I comprehended what had oc curred. A herd of buffalo, coming down to drink, had scented the lion, and as is the practice of these savage brutes, they had immediately charged up wind like mad. These African buf falo have been known to charge big caravans that same way. I stepped cautiously to where the lion had been. He was there yet— but he was stone dead, and not only stone dead, but so terribly mangled and trampled that there wasn't enough of him left to serve as a trophy. But at any rate I was glad enough to do without a*trophy in this particu lar case.—Boston Globe. What's the Use? "What did your mother whisper to you before she let you. come out on the veranda with me?" "To scream if you tried to kiss me." "Why, I wouldn't dream of such rudeness." "Let's go back in."—Cleveland Leader. Wise Norah. The Mistress—Norah, if you wish to keep your place you must not be come familiar with the policeman on the block. The Maid—All right, mem. I'll keep me place by makin' him kape his.— Chicago Tribune. Married Life. Mrs. Knicker—So she has settled down to prosaic realities? Mrs. Bocker—Yes she has found it is harder to get a jewel of a cook than a solitaire.—N. Y. Sun. No Escaping Them. "Did you find rest and recuperation at the sea shore?" "Yes. After' the first day on the board walk I had to rest and re cuperate."—Washington Star. girl's grandmother had the misforutne to have the leg of the sofa on which she was reclining give way, and al though it was repaired, it gave way a second time. Thereupon a chair suf ficiently firm to support the aged and rather infirm woman was bought, a fact which her grandchild remem bered in her prayers that evening, as follows: "I thank thee, good Lord, for having at least found a chair that my dear grannie can sit down upon." Concerning a Good Man. "You can't keep a good man down," quoted the moralizer. "That's right," replied the demoral izer. "A good man is like a wet sheet in a washtub—you no sooner push him down in one place than he bulges up in another."—Chicago News. He Stole It. Composer—They hissed my opera! Friend—Cheer up—none of the mu sic is j'-ours, you know.—Cleveland Leader. A 6UMMER ROMANCE. Her Name for Him. "Do you call your husband "Honey"?" "No, I call him 'Pickle.'" "Good gracious, don't that make Mm mad?" "No, he knows I detest honey, and every woman loves pickles."—Hous ton Post Class in English History. Teacher—Yes, Mary succeeded Ed ward the Sixth: now, Tillie Jones, can^you tell me who came after Mary? Tillie Jones—Her little Iamb!—Lit#. The Age of Lead. We are wont to speak of this era as the "age of iron," and there is no gainsaying that. Industrially speaking, iron is a "precious metal." Nevertheless, few people realize how useful, if not absolutely neces sary, to modern civilization, is that other metal, lead. Soft, yielding, pliable, it is not much like its sister metal, but those distinguishing quali ties are what give it such a prominent place in tho arts and industries. Modern plumbing, requiring many turnings and twistings, but withal tight joints, would be almost impos sible without lead pipe. The great est civilizing agent in the world—the printing art—is absolutely dependent on lead. Hand-set type, linotype "slugs," monotype type all are made of compositions of which lead is the chief component—to say noth ing of the bearings In the presses as well as all other kinds of machinery in which "babbitt" metal is used. Solder is another lead product— what a field of usefulness that one form opens up. Then there is the most important use of all to which lead is put—paint, that necessary material which keeps our houses looking pretty inside and out—and preserves them from decay. How many of us thank metallic lead for the comforts of paint? Yet the best house paint is nothing but me tallic lead corroded by acid to a white powder known as "white lead." Of course, there are many imitations of "white lead," some of which are sold as white lead and some which are offered by the name of ready-pre pared paint under the familiar pre tense that they are "just as good" as white lead. But all good paint is made of the metal, lead, corroded and ground to a fine white powder and mixed with linseed oil. White lead is also used in the coat ing of fine oil cloths and for many purposes besides paint. "Red lead" is another product of metallic lead and is what is known as an oxide of lead, being produced by burning the metal. Red lead is the best paint known to preserve iron, steel or tin, and is used largely in painting metal structures, such as skyscraper skeletons, mills and bridges. There are many other products of the metal lead, such as litharge, orange mineral, etc., which are es sential to many of the arts in which we never imagine that lead would be of .the least use. Verily, we live in an age of lead as well as of iron. Charged for Using French. For speaking French to him, a land lord of a Duesseldorf hotel recently charged a guest extra in his bill. Subject for Another Lecture. "Oh, dear," exclaimed Mrs. Slap dash, when they were finally seated in the carriage, "I've only got one of my earrings on. I left the other on my dressing table." "Huh!" grunted her husband, "just like my lectures on your carelessness —in one ear and out the other." Seeking Only Bare Justice. Creditor—So you've come around at last to pay me what you owe me, have you? Debtor—Not at all—just the con trary. You made a statement at the club last night that I owed you 600 marks. As a matter of fact the ac counts show I only owe you 560. I've come around to collect that balance of 40. War on Liquor and Tobacco. The Kansas Anti-Liquor Society has adopted a new plan to fight the liquor traffic. It is mailing free a recipe for the cure of the liquor habit. It can be given secretly in coffee or food. Also one for the tobacco habit that can be given se cretly. The only request they make is that you do not sell the recipes, but give free copies to friends. Their address is Room 19, Gray Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. Lincoln as a Lawyer. A leader of the Lincoln party told the other day in Philadelphia a story of the astuteness of Lincoln as a lawyer. "When Lincoln was practising law," he said, "he had a case involving a disputed will. The opposition claimed the will was genuine and for several hours adduced proof of this. For Lineoln, who had to prove the will a forgery, things looked black. "Lincoln, however, only called one witness, a retired paper manufactur er, renowned the country over for his wealth and probity. '"Mr. Dash,' Lincoln said to this witness, handing him the disputed will, 'please hold that paper up to the light and tell us what is the water mark on it.' 'The water mark of my own firm, Blank & Co.,' the witness answered. "'When did your firm begin to manufacture paper?' "Tn 1841.' "'And what's the date of the docu ment in your hands?' "'August 11, 1836.' 'That is enough. Gentlemen of the jury our caso is closed.'" nniiiinniiiiiininiiiiiimiiinmi'iiuiinitniiimiiiiiiininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniitiniimiiiii ^Vegetable Pre paralionforAs similating ihe Food and Regula ting itic Stomachs and Bowels of In a Promotes Digestion,Cheerful ness andRest.Contains neither Opium,Morphine nor Mineral. NOTNARCOTIC. M*api aradfrSMUELmVMR thmpkl* Smd" Alx.Smjm Aa+eUtUu MmSmd jSS9Ew£w5db* iM- A perfect Remedy for Constipa tion. Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea Worms .Convulsions .Feverish ness and Loss OF SLEEP. facsimile Signature of NEW YORK. At inoiVlhs old 5 Dos I S I MS EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. 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