A
Soldier's
Big
Game
Hunting
By Lleut.-Geiu R. S. S. Baden
Powell, F. R. G. S.
Through all Iho world the name
of Baden Powell, soldier and scien
tist, is celebrated and but few people
know that he has the ability to shine
by right of his pen and brush as
well. The hcropf Maf eking and a
dozen other campaigns filled in the
yaps between military engagements
with hunting and this "Sport in
War" contains some dramatic ad
ventures sprinkled with bits of rare
humor ana caustic comment. A most
unusual feature is the reckless way
in which he hunted with military
arms instead of the customary weap
ons for big game.
WT HAT kind of sport did you
VV hftvo out thoro?" Jb tlm
QuoBtlon with- which men
have, an a rule, grcotod ono on
roturn from tho campaign in Rhodo
sla; and ono 'could truthfully say,
"Wo had oxcollont sport." I am about
when tho nlno arose and yawned and
strolchcd tholr masslvo Jaws and
limbs, tho patrol, romomborlng tho
old maxim concerning tho relations
between discretion nnd valor,
changed tho course of tholr advanco
nnd took another line.
Ono tlmo, . when I was patrolling
tho bank of tho Shnnganl river with
throo men, tho masslvo form of a
Hon was soon slowly moving ovor tho
boulders of tho rlvor-bod. Tho cor
poral and I Jumped oft our horses In
a moment, nnd fired a volloy a deux,
at about 180 yards. Ono shot thudded
Into him, tho other striking tho
ground Just under his holly. Ho
sprang with a light bound over a
rock and disappeared from our vlow.
Posting ono man on a high point on
tho bank to watch tho rlvor-bod
nnd leaving tho other In chargo of
our horses, tho coipornl nnd I mado
our way down to whoro wo had last
Horn tho lion. Wo woro armed with
Loo-Motford carbines and wo turned
on our magazines in order to have a
good running flro nvallablo should our
quarry domand It
Meant into our mnln body, coming
along tho oppoalto hank of tho rivor,
had seen our maneuver, and an olll
cor and ono man had como dbwn into
tho rlvorbod from tholr sldo to help us,
Gradually and cautiously wo Bur
roundod tho spot whoro wo guosBCd
tho Hon to bo cautiously, at least,
as far aB thrco of us woro concerned;
tho fourth, tho man who had como
from tho main body, was moving In a
far freer and moro confident manner
than any of us could boast; ho clam
bored ovor tho rocks and sprang with
agility into tho most lllcoly corners
for finding a woundod Hon lying am
bushod, and his solo weapon was his
revolver for ho was a farrier. Such
Is Tommy Atkins;' whothor it la tho
outcome of sheor pluck, or of Ignor
anco, or of both combined, tho fact
remains that ho will sail gayly In
whoro danger llos, and as often as not
sail gayly out ugatn unharniod.
Howovcr, to contlnuo; nt last wo
THE LION T088ED UP HIS SHAGGY HEAD.
(as otherwise thoy would not bo oc-'
cupylng this hill).
'However, thoy could not seo any
thing of us, as It was then qulto dark.
Arid wo went farther on among tho
mountains. In tho early morning
light wo crossed tho deep river-bed
of tho Umchlngwo Itlver, and, in do
ing so, noticed tho fresh spoor of a
Hon In tho sand. Wo wont on nnd had
a good look at the enemy's stronghold;
and on our way back, as wo ap
proached this river-bed, agreed to go
qulotly, in enso tho lion should bo
moving about in it. On looking down
over tho bank, my heart Jumped Into
my mouth when I Baw a grand old
bruto Just walking in behind a bush.
JackBou did not seo him, but was off
his horso as quickly as I was, and
ready with his gun: too ready, indeed,
for tho momont that tho Hon appeared,
walking mnJostJcally out from bohlnd
tho bush thnt hnd hidden him, Jack-
Bon fired hurriedly, striking tho ground
under his foot, and, as wo afterwards
discovered, knocking oft ono of his
claws.
"Tho Hon tossed up his Bhnggy head
and looked at us In dignified surprise.
Then I fired and hit him with a londen
bullet from tho Loo-Motford. Ho
reolod, sprang round, nnd staggered
a fow pacoB, when Jackson, who was
using a Martlnl-Honry, let him havo
ono in tho shoulder. ThlB knocked
him ovor sldovvnys, and , ho turned
about, growling savngoly. '
"I could scarcely bollovo that wo
had got n Hon at last, but resolved
to mnko suro of It; bo, telling Jackson
not to flro unless it was necessary
(for fear of spoiling tho skin with tho
largor bullot of tho Martini), I wont
down closer to tho beast and fired a
shot nt tho back of his neck as ho
turnod his head momentarily away
from mo. Tho bullot wont through
his splno nnd camo out through tho
lower Jaw, killing him.
"Wo woro pretty delighted at our
bucccss, but our nlggor was mad with
happiness1, for a dead Hon provldod
ho 1b not a mnn-cntor has many In
valuablo gifts for a Kaffir, In tho shapo
of 'Ipvo-phlltres, charms against dis
ease or injury, and modlclnea that
produco bravery. It was Tjulto do
Hghtrul to shako handa with tho
mighty paws of tho dead Hon, to pUll
at his mngnlflcont tawny mnno, and
to look Into his great doop, yellow
oyes. Then wo sot to work to skin
hltn; two of us skinning while tho
othor kopt watch In caso of tho ouomy
snenklng up to catch us whllo wo wero
thus occupied. "Wo found that ho was
fat, and also that ho had been much
woundod by porcuplnos, portions of
whoso quills had plorcod tho skin, and
lodgod In his flesh In Bovornl placos.
Our nigger cut out tho oyoa, gall-bladder,
and various bits of tho lion's
nnntomy, ns fetich mcdlclno. I filled
my carblno-buckot with somo of tho
fat, ns I know my two 'boys, Diamond
and M'tlnl, would very greatly valuo
It. Then, nftcr hiding tho bond In n
neighboring bush whoro wo could find
It again, wo packed tho skin on to
ono of tho ponies and returned to
camp mightily plonsod with our-solves."
By permission of LonBmnna, Grcon &
Co., New York.
(Copyright, WW, by BenJ. U. Hampton.)
A
Nubian
Lipn
Hunt
By Baron Heinrich Albert
Baron Heinrich Albert, the Austrian-Swiss
adventurer, has hunted
game in every part of the world. He
has an estate which provides him
with an income of $C,000 per year,
and for the past IS years, that is
since his majority, he has traveled
over the globo facing dangerous ani
mals and laying them low. It is not
often that a man is found who has
hunted pu)na, grizzly,, moose, lion,
tiger, elephant, wolf, rhinoceros,
hippopotamus, leopard, occolol, etc.
In these especially written papers he
has narrated for this scries some of
his most stirring encounters in the
territory through which Ex-President
Roosevelt will hunt.
IT WOULD bo absurd after nego
tiating tho dangers of n passago
of tho Upper Nllo out of soason
and after traversing soveral hundrods
of miles of country In tho hands
of rebellious tribesmen, to como
which tho village had suffered ana
tho three muskets in his army wero of
no avail especially as nono of tho of
fleers In command could bo Induced
to get near enough to the bold beasts
to risk n shot
About the second hour of darkness
tho cnttlo In tho village becamo very
restless. Tho wind was from tho
south and as tho halt full moon was so
bright that any skulking animal near
tho vlllago would havo been noticed,
Drayton and I agrbed that tho Hon wnB
in a little coppo of rocks about n half
milo up tho wind.. Wo had not had
tlmo boforo dark to oxamlno any of
the old spoor ami knowing merely
that thoro was nt least a lioness with
cubs among tho lot, wo set out in
stead of waiting until thoy npproached
the stroam. Drayton carrlod a Bpeclal
50.50 Winchostor and I h Parker ton
gauge, which I had loaded with special
shells of dense powder and buckshot
set In wax.
When within 50 yards of tho koppo
a splendid antmnl form roso out of
tho rocks and stood facing us his foro
paws on a hugo boulder. Wo wero
hidden by the clumps of brush through
which wo hnd been working and ho
did not bco us. Slowly and majestic
ally ho survoyed tho llttlo plain then,
thrusting out his ponderous Jaw ut
tered a roar that wont thundering
down tho reaches of moonlit silence.
It was with difficulty that . could re
strain Drayton from risking a Bhot
from whoro wo stood. Tho Hon hold
his poso and ducking under cover of
tho brush nnd treading Boftly on tho
sand wo hurried forward to tho first
rldgo of rocks. To pass those, wo
must attract his notlco to n certainty,
so Drayton dropped on ono knoo whllo
with every nervo tingling nnd my eyes
nnd cars astraln to catch any 6lgn of
his mnto, who jnlght bo Just beyond
tho ridge for all wo know, I waited for
Drayton's shot. He choso tho chest
and tho crash of tho Wlncnestor went
echoing nmong tho rocks. The mng
nlflcont beast leaped ton feet In tho
air, then camo rolling, tumbling, claw
ing down our sldo of tho koppo di
rectly toward us. His wouTulod roar
was answered from other dlroctlons.
Thero wero two other HonB on tho
other sldo of tho koppo nnd ono in
tho rocks nnd brush not 20 yards from
us to tho right. But wo had not tlmo
to think of thorn. Tho wounded lion
got to his foot with Incrcdlblo energy
and quickness. As ho leaped, with
another roar I poured both barrels of
my Parker Into his body. That was
enough. Ho landed In convulsions
and It was fortunato that ho had
enough. Thoro was a crash in tho
DUSKY MONARCH "EASY MARK"
Wiles of Beautiful Captive Proved
Just tho Thing When Emer
gency Came.
Tho benutlful young captlvo retained
hur prcsenco of mind, howover, and
when it camo her turn to be taken
beforo tho cannibal king, sho marcclcd
hcr3otf vory carefully.
"Ain't I sweet, though!" sho ex
claimed, archly flirting her handker- ,
chief at tho monarch,
His majesty at onco foil into tho
trap.
"You'ro simply It 1 " ho replied cor
dially. "Well, Bweet things are terribly fat
toning."
"Ah I"
"O, terribly. And thoro'p nothing so
hopelessly out of It as to bo fat, these
days I"
Whoreupon tho king was greatly
Bhaken nnd commanded her instant re
lease. "People used to blamo mo bocauso
I know I was pretty, but nil tho tlmo I
felt sure tho knowledgo would como
handy some day!" commented tho
lovely creaturo, as she was led away.
Puck.
HER FRIENDS WONDER
to toll of facing lions with a small
caliber military rlllo, an ndvonturo to
thrill nnny uportBinan. x
In tho first placo, scouring played a
vory prominent purl in tho prollmlu
nrlos to major operations,
This scouting, to bo successful, ne
cessitated oiio's going with tho vory
Blondorost oscort froquontly with
ono man only, to look utter tho horsos,
and tor long distances nwny from our
muln body, Into tho districts occupied
by tho onemy and, by big gamo. Thus,
ono was thrown ontlroly on ono's own
rosoUrcos, with tho stimulating knowl
edgo that It ho did not maintain a suf
ficient ntortnesH of observation nnd
notion, ho Btood a vory good chanco,
Indeed, not only of falling to gain In
formation which you woro doslrod to
seek, but also of getting himself wlpod
out, and loft In stress on tho voldt.
"Spooring," or tracking, wbb our
main source of guldanco and Informa
tion and night tho cover undor which
wo woro nblo to mako our way about
tho enemy's country with Impunity.
The plonsurcs of tho pursuit of
gamo wero all tho moro onhnncod by
tho knowledgo thnt tho meat was
roally nocosaary to us. and especially
by tho fact that wo often carrlod out
our sport at tho risk of bolng our
solves tho quarry of soma sneaking
. . t.t ......f '
nana oi ruuui wumum.
Dangers of Camping in the Lion
Country.
Moroovor, to nil our fun a soanonlng
was added In tho shapo of Hons, whoso
nroBonco or propinquity was vory fro
quently impressed upon us at nights
by doop-toued grunis or gnoBiiy np
imrltlons within tho halo of our watch
fires. In doflnnco of tho rules of war
which forbid tho Uso of 'flroa by
nlaht. aa nu dins an onomy's night nt
tack wo had a ring of; bright ilrco
burning round our blvouno to acaro
uwny tho Hons.
By day wo saw thorn, too, Ono pa
trol, indeed, camo upon a group of
nlno lying dozing in tho bush; and
woro on tho spot, but no Hon was
thero an occasional splash of blood,
and horo and thero, whoro Band lay
botwecn tho rocks, tho Impress of a
mighty pnw showed that ho had moved
away after bolng hit. But Boon all
traces ceased, and though wo searched
for long wo could find no other sign
of him.
Outwitted by the Jungle King
Wo hnltod on tho rlvor-bank during
tho lutonso hent of tho day, and bo
foro resuming our mnrch In tho even
ing wo Bullied out onco moro to search
tho rlvor-bod and nn Islut grown with
bushos, whoro wo hopod ho might bo.
And while wo Bcarohod tho hussar,
who had been nsslgnod to mo to hold
my horso, and who was tho man who,
In tho morning, had boon posted to
wntoh tho rlvor-bod, asked: "How
ninny Hons nro thero supposed to bo
hero?" I told him "Only tho ono wo
flrod at this mornliig."
Whoroupon ho grimly said, "Oh, I
Baw him go nwny up tho river whon
you wont down It. Ho wnB a dragging
ins niiniquariors niior mm.
It appeared that tho man thought
ho had been posted to guard against
surprlBo by nn ouomy, and did not
realize that wo, bolng down nmong
tho rocks, could not boo tho Hon which
wnB bo vlslblo from his lookout placo,
And so wo lost thnt Hon.
But I had hotter luck another time.
It stands thus recorded In my diary:
"10th October. (To bo marked with
a rod mark whon I can get a red pon
oil.) Jackson and a native 'boy' ac
compauled mo scouting this morning;
wo thrco started off at 3 a. in. In
moving round tho hill that overlooks
our camp wo saw a match Btruck high
up near tho top of tho mountain
This ono llttlo Bpark told us a good
doal. It showed that tho onemy woro
thoro; that thoy worcawako and alert
(I eay 'thoy,' bocauso ono nigger
would not dnro to bo up thero by
hlmsolf iii tlio dark); and thoy woro
nwaro of our forco bolng nt Possolt's
TROUBLE OVER MERRY WIDOW
How Mrs. Kessler Was Rescued from
Almost Certain Death,
Fow havo lived through such trials
nnd suffering from kidney dlscaso as
wero ondurcd by
Mrs. Carolino Kes3;
lor of W. Main St.,
Paw Paw, Mich. Well
nnd strong again,
her caso is thought
a miracle by her
friends. What Mrs.
KoBBlor wont
throncrh makes n.
r ' long Btory back-
ncho, rheumatism, dizzy and fainting
spells, urinary disorders, dreadful
bloating of dropsy nnd flnnlly a com
pleto prostration that defied medical
skill and caused her to bo given up.
Through tho use of Doan's Kidney
Pills Mrs. Kessler la a well woman
and Is willing to tell about her caso
to anyono who cares to inquire.
Sold by all dealers. 50 eta. a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
0m
NATURE STUDIES.
The Hat So Named, of Course, Is
Meant, and the Tale Is a Dis
mal One, Indeed.
Thoro'8 a wooplng hrldo In Borough
Park and an angry bridegroom, too, I
nnd n frenzied hatter, which docs not
mnttor as much ns tho brldo's "boo
hool" writes tho poet roporter of tho
New York Trlbuno.
Whon Bubwny trains and rushlnc
crowds 6f men from every nation hnd
Jammed tho stairs, and platforms of
tho Twonty-thlrd Btroet station tho
ticket Boiler, Chnrllo Hott, whose tem
per seemed orrntlc, hold up a tlckot
buyer with a question most omphntlc.
Tho buyer, Israel Cohen, a mllllnora
errand boy, with n lint as big as ovor
booh, hnd caused tho clerk's annoy.
Tho hat was Just a linear yard across
from brim to brim, whllo half that dls-
tnuco up and down mado other hats
look Bllm. For tho hat a hrldo was
waiting and tho hour was getting late,
but tho subway, Hott Insisted, was not
built to enrry freight.
So Hott omorged from out his box
nnd mado a pass nt Cohon, whllo la
rnol Boomed Inclined to think 'twas
tlmo that ho waB goln'. But oro tho
luckless inessonger wns able to es
capo tho "Merry Widow" outfit had
assumed n wooful shapo. No longor
high nnd' lofty, but mashed so badly
that It looked moro llko a panniko
than n "Merry Widow" hat.
But whllo tho light was at Its height
a coppor camo around, nrrestod Hott
(hoaven help his lot) boforo- he'd
fought ono round. To tho nearest
Btatlon of police, In Twentieth stroot,
thoy toll, he took poor Hott, charged
with nsfmult, nnd locked him In n
coll.
Never Qe Afraid to Doubt.
Nover bo nfrald to doubt, It only
you liavo tlio disposition, to uouevo;
and doubt In order that you may end
In believing tlio trutn. uoigntcn.
I
5
f
The Phunnlbeak Bird Hello, who
aro you?
Tho Other Bird Don't, you know
mo? Why, I'm "The harp that onco
through Tnra's Halls."
Tho Phunnlbeak Bird (shortly) Oh,
tut; tut! You'ro n lyrol "That's what
you aro.
Force of Habit. ,
In spite of tho Impediment in his
Bpeoch tho fervent lover-bad nerved
himself up to the point of a proposal.
"Mum-Mum-Mnud," ho began. "I
mum-mum-mny call you Mum-Mum-Aland,
may I nun-nun-not?"
"Why, yes, If you wish to, Mr. Chat
'.erton Hurry."
"That's rah-rah-right. Call mo Ha-Ha-IIarry."
"Ha-ha-Harry!"
"Thank you, Mum-Mum-Mnud, thero
Is BUs-suB-somothlng vory nun-nun-near
my heart that concerns yuh-yuh-you.
Can you gug-gug-gucss what
it is?"
"Why, no, Harry."'
"Then I'll tut-tut-tcll you. My dud-dud-darling.
I lul-lul-lovo you. Wuh-wuh-wlll
you bub-bub-bub-bub-be my
wuh-wuh-wuh-.wuh-wlfo?"
"Oh, Harry! This Is so sudden!"
AN OLD TIMER
Has Had Experiences.
ROSE OUT OF THE ROCKS
to n mortal end undor tho paws
of a Nubian Hon. It would bo
tho Irony of tato, but that Is what
nearly happened to mo somo years
ago. With perils Innumornblo bohlnd
us tho two white men of tho party,
ono a gold-seeker tho other a puro
advonturor of tho typo of Tamor,
nearly came to an end.
Wo froquontly loft tho rivor nnd
nnvlgablo tributaries which wo wore
working out slowly, to explore tho ra
vines for high bars, nover taking with
us moro than four boarers, though at
times wo woro absont from tho mnln
party outtlt for a fortnight, knowing
It was ontlroly snfo In tho caro of ti
thin cross-eyed Arabian ox-chnBBour
who was a born voyngeur with a tlngo
of Napoleon and tho Dovll and Undo
Tom In him. Ho was truo as Bait
Arabian and tho blood brothor Sonegnl
negro aro two typos of dark skinned
mon with whom I would as soon faco
dangor and difficulty ns with any
whlto men that live.
Ono night wo woro about to mako
camp whon wo oncounterod a party of
women and girls bearing water JarB
and thoy told us of a vlllago a mile
furthor on. Boforo wo reached tho
vlllago wo woro met by tho chlof and
his lndunnns who begged us to mako
a stay with thorn aa thoy wero sort
ously troublod with Hons. Two of tho
chief's horses and two of his wives
had boon killed among tho losses
AND STOOD FACING US.
brush to tho right nnd bounding Into
tho moonlight giving terrlblo volco,
camo his mato. Sho stopped ns sho
caught sight of us. Never havo I
broken nnd loaded a gun mo: 3 quickly.
Drayton hnd pumped In another shell
and without pausing to moro than
swing on his knee and cover, ho let
drlvo and missed, baroly raking her
shoulder. Sho bit hastily at tho wound
and then camo for us lll:o a thunder
bolt. I meant to pull both barrols,
but gavo her tho right. Sho wavered
a trlllo, but was on us beforo I could
flro again. Sho knocked Drayton flat
and his head, striking n rock, ho lay
sonsoless, whllo her outstretched
tnlous toro his rifle from his hands
and tumbled It clattering among tho
bushes. Her momentum carried her
over him and hor body nioroly
brushed mo. I lenpod ono pace to tho
right and Bwlnglng my piece without
oven bringing It to houldor drovo tho
bucks Into hor throat. Sho was In
tho act of whirling to riiBh upon Dray
ton, but now dropped In her final
agony rolling ovor and ovor on him,
ono blind blow from her pawB toarlng
halt tho clothes from his body but
leaving him unhurt. I did not know
then but that alio had crushed his
skull ao Bho loaped, but i ragglr.3 him
nsldo I saw that ho was merely
Btunned and was now coming around.
By permission of toiicmatis, Ciroon &
Co., Now York. 1
(Copyright, UX9, by UenJ. B. Hampton.)
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