(..mi : -t , , , 's,f i "v aid old, Cut the l.-i
u i:i 'f iiini ;!r. 1 heard
r
Hgwjii mm m -
leehee " So,
t, in v ii uiiii r-
i rcvii j cf SaJaticn.
' i I ;c uii-; b-ist, .t Im,!, 'hau
ler '.i r d buck, , luidi lug, klip
prii g i", ad.'ax, m rt f i i, iiaker s
rout, sass..by, pooki o, hartbeest,
i ii ;n l:, en r.i . -;i 1,
to in v host 's dcligl.
jMk'Ii v. cut on, as lit showed Die
liL oil. i t ion uf big-game heads.
V, paused before a pair of
ivory tusks which stood nearly
eight, feet high, and weighed two
hundred and fifty-four pounds.
The sportsman said :
"Tite fellow that carried thone
gave me the fright of my life,
and incidentally, taught mc not
to he too hasty iu my judg
ments." "I encountered him in Bel
gian territory, on the higlilamU
wtit of the- Lunpula River.
"My Hofari of ninefy odd por
ter and. attendants, native, skin
ners, trackers, and ho on, was
made up at Victoria Falls, where
an Kngli.sk ar't had got them
together. ' lie d also engaged
for mo a white, hunter to
me the country, Rnd to help me !
in gathering ami preparing spe-j
...... j. t
' uiK-iis jor an .menrajt museum
of natural history.
.ii g:ue, r) t ii j mi .s iii alt
'uivi'tii ii'. Wejl'iiii he iid the
booming roar .f !ioii.s at night.
Thi' country h id hardly been
shot, over at all. s
"Here, to his ev!d''"t urpr!.se
and chagrin, I I ft my tweiity-
dollar-a-day white
1 ;k aft i " the c;iiiii),' wl
er.'.'k i I his lii'.o. 'i he huh;
th'.' Mir hi ll h.Milfd in r.
e I) I came on Willi
cf
credible p t
way up tie-
seized
SWUI.g
hunter to jft It my clothing loosen and te'ir,
while, with ani then i was iuny among the
I was but half
ai k w hi n I
ami lifted aloft, i was
in a dizzv gyration. I
in-! ,' 1
a If -1 ii
was I j
QUALU' COUNTS C
QUA11TY COt
ever, to find them made up
wholly of cows and t'lilvin, My
J'elgian permit allow .,1 mi; to
kill well-grown tuskc rs only.
"Then on our firt rainy day,
while I wa engaged in my tent,
the big bulls I was ai'ler came
almost into en inn. I had tak n
I my large caJiber, big-game rifle
apart and was cleaning it vvhen
my black skikarcs thruu'a broad
ly grinning- face into the open
j ing of my tent.
" 'Eluphiint, baas,' lie said.
'Ilig buck too.'
"I hu.rried out. Half the blacks
had left their grass -roofed slid-
4 . . A. . A .. A. 1
Urn hunter, 1'. Salamon by ! lo.h 1 'v ai -a iUW OI
Maine, I ,inl not. have a chanc tn I ". i
my uativo trackers and my gun i brush i f th h'.(!ier hLojie, sjrawl
boy, I foli wcd the spoor of ing, but unhurt,
rhiuorceros' a; id clepluuit. With- "Above me the foraged ele
iu a week I got a Rood bull pi;nit waved the khaki cloth
rhiiwieen w. Twice was led up' torn from by back. I heard t.
to herds of elephant, only, how-; Salamon 's shout, high and shrill:
difM
not.
f
i ni not. nave a ehanei to
nee until he overtook me at
TWrm Hill, jli,,,! ji. tenninus
of Uie :,!, to Cairo Kailway.
"In am:aranee the man inn
pointing. He was young,
more than thirtv. lUi in
inaiiTier, and. even in hunliig
drssv a fo; If. en-ird
n.'i ,!,.!: ..,;wk (.f uh;t, sill;
li.iriIi. ,. cIim-I's. an.l liis t ! t Imv
washed and ironed at every cui
venreM. step, that his ii, aster
mi-'ht put on fr.h clothes in the
nioni.i;:.
"A';:iiist. all I'!ni!ii i.r,..,.,l...,f
ft ry consiMcd f a liffit
sun llJ't I
repeating
tie ridge a quarter of a mile to
the west. . i
"There were not' less than a
hundred elephants in sight. Tow
ering high above the rest were
s"era monster bulls, ihose
ivory gleamed as they shuffled
forward. We were out of 'ir
short ring- of vision, and tlnv
"My word, miuil Lie still if
you're all right!"
"The bidl heard, a-; the hunt
er must have known that he
would As he made a quick
half-turn. I S. fir.il full in his
t'.-uH', and hit him near the eye,
Suck a roar as the beast gave
I have never heard.
"The animal's rage vented it
self on tlm tie:irest object, the
leaning tree ui front of him., lie
w ized it, tore it from the bank,
and shook it aloft so furiously as
to fling broken limbs, twigs and
dirt in showers all about him.
"Thus he advanced toward 1.
S.. who stood hU crouriil and
n -
waited for the chaiico of a shot,
that would reach the brain. Was'
the bull about to use that mighty!
tit e as a weapon against his
puny foe? Did he see the man ;
at all.' Why didn't I'. S. run:!
"Roused by my alarm, I leap-)
ed to my feet, ami shouted at j
the secmitiglv cr.'izv hunter. In-
t I . - H ' . f
... v i, ,, " J, : "-
' : v : ) ; -a
-f'-J.lt '. J
C LOMG,- Oil
shoes
BI tlUf If
C. E. Lundy
Clothing Store
Carrici the beat line of Clothing in Mount Airy
for men and boys. Largest stock from $3.00 a
suit to $25 for men. Same in Overcoats.
Boys'
Clothing
Largest stock of Hoys Clothing and
Overcoats. Suits in knickerbroker
pants. Prices from
98c to $8,501
Underwear
We have it in Men's fleece lined and ribbed.
Union Suits.
SHOES
Same in boy also.
,le. l!
hadn't i
aught ur wind as et. j eoininaniU
"My gun-bearer was at. hand.
I ran into tic lent, broii"ht out
my express-rifle and a light G'er-
li -eding my fran' it:
I saw Salamon
under that shak
roiind the bu!!'.
turn lite niu..le of his
Factory line of best flints for men and boys in fine and heavy shoes.
Come and see. Hoiiu1 made line, best on earth for price.
resi rve,
t p of
his I
leruiaii rifle aid a
ant i.;u itcd Am Hean
th !ge directly
ing tree. aii
siioulder,
rift l ui)uard, iuid fire four shots
with tin- speed of automatic ae
:i"ii. Tie'o !:, leaped asMe.
i
rifle.
" H 'e OV(,r
the e.'iintrv.
h' set uied to kne-v
ui. tiiiinir i u- i.oir ...:i . t .1
vu:,: was nsu.dlv terse and to i f ' 'ri "u
the " T(bed of a stream. Then- I de-
1 " f..-...TL.. 1 a. . . . . 1 .
;r; .... 1 1 , , . . , 1 i' i miJieti vt unereept Uie lu-rl.
and with all possiMe speed I
man rifle that I kept in
an 1 w( wer- off at th.
!ir Se d.
'Ihe herd was no;v dropping! "The tree slipped from
info a valley, when- the f 'iitlcr- i bull's gr:.p, his vast bodv sv
1 I 1 4
loppeii gra.s sUtxl uiiieii lnglier 'u tor a.'i instant en tottern g
tha.H a man's head. They were j h'gs, tin n tlropjM d like a land
fallowing an old game-path that ! slide into the mud. His flexible
I Everybody gets a fair deal here. Ask my custom : s. -Next
to First Nat. Bank C. E. 'LUMDY
1 i f 4
ay-' y.T"r'M
-v-.'.V.tliJluklllluia.
us,
TIH!el
I. II I asked him
' 'in lnw,.l :fl " .
iiisteii,! of the reirnlati.m
or lit- double-barreled gun, he
aid :
kj 1 . . r-rr .
' "its an and and a half
' ' IM'7 11" nr 1 1 . - I t CI t I : ,1 1
V ,l!?-!.;iril-'i' 1
... I IV ll'i .,
. i tfiVuTeir " an ii is altout
tne s.niM'.
i "One thinir pleased me; lang
uoro'N f!nl easy as he was when
things were going well, he was
all life, motion and alert atteti-j
tnoi m h. never we were in diffi-j
full I s in ford'uig streams, for;
example, and in
CRIDE-TO-EE
FIED
ai ti i.
, -W:..
rJ-il. AIM ;
'VIII" .1 n ITS 1 "1 nrrZia IjTTlillu. . i
t-ang
getting through
mazes of trails. I iv:iv
beginning to warm to him. when!
an inei jei.t. ece nrred that put him j
wholly in my had graet s. j
"e wrre jiassing through a1
fcteauuii!' .l!ti.i-le on a srame-n.-itf.
tliiiishcl, through the
grass ui pursuit.
"Lf 1 could reach the ford in
time, I knew that one or more
of th ose mammoth tuskers would
my certain
i i
urncu antli
was Yx'Mrcutmg, I did reach it
in advance ef the herd.
"The river channel, the banks
of whifh were thinly fringed
trees, was some, thirty jard.s in
width. In the rainy season prob
ably it held a eon.sidera.ble
stream, but now there was mere
ly a narrow ribbon of water
winding through its hard mud
flats.
"With mv gnu bev, I got be-
e lino me liiuo. j i is Jlcxil-Ie ERIDE-TO-EE IS DISSATIS-
iruiiK nuie,i aid ut i'i a snal e-i
like twist, then all was over. I !
loked about hastily to see if ' tvt, 't T iVn T v. rti,
Husband Secured Through
speed litnere were otlnr bulls to con
1 1 l! 1 11 - I . ..
(irencneii "i1" r our naving ULscovered t ie
object ol'their alarm,- the unhurt
elephants h;:d all fled.
"Whe
s ripped
i ti
i
I Agency. ' J
I K V""""il
Va.. ridavVZ-'.
ii :
as brc-nl as a nublie ro;nl ivln.ii I
we heard log beasts crashing;
and Mh.rting shrilly among the'
tanJrh; of vines anxl bush. " j
"I was in the lead with rnv:
gun hoy, iu d P. S.. as he rather;
iKe.! .,. ,. II, ;
ing, uhm a h
houneed into my
fronted us not
away 1 ,ui,kh
light rifle for a
. was follow
ig CH bull
path, ami con
thirty jvaid.s
i i
eliaiiged
bin.! t!ie top of a small tr-e that,;.
P irtly iiiKientKneil hy- lv:U wa
ter, ha ! b"en r eeiifly bluwn for
ward, and now leaned into the
ei'rinnel. I had not regained my
breath when the thumping, suck
ing sound ef hug' feet traveling
in stiff mud, announced the ap
proach of, the herd.
Quietly in Earnest.
Silence m.-rrks the working' of
the greatest ft re s of life. Xo
ear hears the sun draw up Into
the sky the countless tons if
wa.ter that, fall in rain. No man
hears the groaning of the oak's
fibers as it grows to its strength
and h- i'.dit. Xoi.se is usually an
after-effect, and does not often
i. e. in ,. ii "-le.i IliWi'l- . i 1 1 I .
Ill'
ire
young hujjhi oijj
swain is Vty-five
suitor. Tic
ghteen, ami the
rail i .
e. ine L'ir st
Suinethin'.
haps seme taint
in tli,' air, had stirred them.
Tl'.ev came lunging owr the bank.
and into the channel at a shnf
ln ! Vtt'tr fn.kf pPlin riiiii-u i-itli i 11 .
1 11.11 ill'l. 1 IM . .fill. vi"v.
leaw .CXlir.'ss. . : i n ..: :..
... . , . ' ' ui" waives 01 ail si.es. ueii; m
"mi" "'- Kun noy earned, ami
bra.-s and tinkling cyui!ia's;j
I ,ne uei. our n i xiwertui. o
' the will r .Mclcs its decision in
j silence and it does nit need
1 much shouting to .Know when a
; in it is in earnest. Love gn.ws
j without a sound. The mvat
Fisher of Men worked quietly, as',
iSMiiis usually io. as Jsaiah s:n)
ntt crying nor lifting
voice in the streets; vet
was aimini? low tin. ..l.vt ..p
the .snorting beast, when Sala
mon caught me by the .shoul
der, and said in my ear:
"Never shoot in the midst of
a herd of buffalo or elephant!"
"I knew that the advice was
good, but as had my first Cape
hull to kill. I turned to argue
the matter. To my surprise, my
hunter's face was as white as
iwiper. With his eyes narrowed
to staring points,"' he was gazing
straight past nie at the front of
that; threatening bull! Then, in
a twinkling, the bull turned tail,
and with- all his fellows, tore
away through the jungle.
"That settled it with me. 'My
agint was imposed on in some
Mil
the lead v the old ones followed
with lifted cars and trunks curl
ed upward to 'feel' the wind.
"These hail crossed the stream
when there appeared three mam-'
moth hulls, coming on mov leis- j
urely, although showing some un
easiness.' I let them come with
in thirty pact of me; then., with
breath suppressed and every
nerve tense with excitement, I
let the biggest hull have both
balls of my express-rifle,
the shouldcT.
"My shots, which were
up his
he was !
'j doing his Father's work everv j
i ,.,;,.,... ix'. i . . ,
umue. n " neeu lief, iieeome
anxious- when our sun-crest work
makes m great (noise nor has
any immediate effect. If we
are dead in earnest, let us do
what we can and keep still. Our
j great partner is a silent partner.
ine iieram ami i'restivter.
sw
here yeistirday, armed with a
picture ef Il-iinilton. If-- i"t
her at the train and they w nt
inf'v the shopping district, mak
ing seven! purchases. Hamilton'
footing the hills. Miss Adams f
went to a boarding1 hons(Iau.
ilton going to a barb -r she.p and
spruei.ng up for the marriage.
The girl an l the ni'in lee inie
icqu linh-d through a matrimonial
iireau.
In the afternoon the girl balk
ed and said she wantetvto go
htMii . The police gave her
quarters. Mr Hamilton, sahl
was a gentleman, that the ldy
could ketn the things he- had
oii'dit and that he would nay
her way lnnne. The police have
et-miiiu'r.vatt l with the girl's par
ents, and are awaiting directions
as to what they desire.
Chronic Grumbler.
"I"1'," I H 'j H-J TW r-.,HJJ Ml I IIIMHI H III I liu I . m
T -.ll ..
i ,
H M m ' w v. s c t w s A m T-n mm
i ut me j 'jr - m at maw . - , x x :H f m m i atm
ill rfv a
n)ir it
I-.. .' 0
Lightning Kills Few.
In 1906 lightning killed only 169
poj l in this whole country. One's
chance of death by lightning are less
than two In a million. Th rhani
behind of death from lltr, kidney. r Jtom
j ach trouble is vastly greater, but not
iinie lilf EIt('tric Bittora b .as Rob-
t,u. bi.Tl, tt,,, 1. iiurungioii, ia.,
, V ' ' V. ',,,vw- loctr8 gav him up
ed a tearlul eonimotion. Ihe after eight months of suffering from
wounded Inill gave an uneurthly ' virulent liver trouble and yeliow
s (ileal; the others trumpeted iii ' :'";1I" lie was then, conipkaely
alarm r,.,vs- I,.-'i I ,.u,,, M "leeme uuters. Tlieyw
lur
is
Or.
'
th.
v;
ten-
J-!:
b,,l
est:
an :
ir.: - '
-u i:t
Hi 1
pi.:.:'
dry k
" Th.
b if :' ,'e
I swiftly Collelllded. 'P S
arr.iiit coward!'
' ' 'd - ,.w iii't p.Tiii.in.M.J
fuiiong the fresh clenhant
kra Hills, l'iw
sea-level.
i.f en a si'' I f
i f th.
1 f e. t
i "i.i
h fw... j;
t . th.-
ao
two
Uoisy
, alxmt across the channel, press
; ctl forward to iroteet their
i young These, lifting their trunk
ml their great flapping cars,
joined in. a trumpet blast of de
fi .POe.
"I turned to my gun boy fe"V
' the 'iehter wennon. onlv to f:n1
I (lie b -.wt Ktoiiiacb. liver, nerve and
jki tey leinttly nial blood purifier on
ennlt duly 4)e at K. 11. Heimis
1 I'rug C o
Notice.
Havinr .uualificd as Adm.
n it ;ves
A 1
cm.! runlets that he had flung the rifb
"f i of
.. . iey uecij. ail jiersons noid
Kum-
f
1.
ii'
"e us was all
1 it - d l y
.ro-A buffaloes,
s of l,louke s
w us and im
os . was iiu otieii
i !II-
i
an
the
i
toie.t w.ili scattering'
.1., n Ht'iH and tail de-,
brvnii g in the late' mud
liiny-
.! tlownward. into the mm
wl'tr-' it was now Miekni" lr.ieli
', and that h himself Avas
i"ir v.n the bank w"th the ' i lerit v I this
"f a monkey, with -mv t-xor. ss;
irtri.lgts in his b; lt ! , - ; sons owing said
At tiiis instant tht-j wtc.iud d i make imiin-di'ite seftl-menf.
bull, getting sight "o wind of (This Ie(iiiber 1st, 1011.
me, came lUowinir IHi-oiitri the Vf. t. Jlvev
claims against said est ate
hereby notified to pr-.-ient
sane- (o th, nnd rs'g:n-d with
1"J months IV'. m ti-.h tli'e or
notice will lie lt'ea.hil m
bar of recovery A! all per-
estate wil' a-e
.;ior
tt elephant
tU-rv win-re ;
same
of mid-!
instant 1
and standing
it lid ! ed rifle.
in the
There
1 1 i: i 1. In the
saw '. Salamon
Open with level
was a sudden
Adm. of A. S. Key, deed.
Tho chronic grumbler is despis
ed by all. It Ls at the nest a
foolish habit. One can gain
nothing by this habit.
Kefu.se to notice life's trifles
and you remove at once many
of your petty annoyances. For
get tiie failures of the past, it
will do you no good to live over
the dlsagreeale scenes of life
again. Xo one can nor shout"
expect to be care free in the
world. Every one has , frien Is
and loved ones to think about.
Even if they have parsed away
their memory one- should revere.
Lift at the worst is worth liv-
! ing. And above all renter .ner
I that the faults of one's self are
j too often magnified iii one's hn
j agination. Wo grumble at little
'tt' ii t .i ll
1 1 1 1 i n i.rs, oi w nieii ii we snouiu
i take a clearer view we would b
j ash r isht d at our woeful dNp'ay
temper. We arc all prone to
. eXVOse lell'SelveS from lletlVe sT-
; vice in life by our ow n giuu b
: lie i imaiMtit ji. It is an iniiist'oc
; ti ourAilvis and injury to our j
; friends who nt--d our services, to!
tnake them us'-h ss . in this way.j
: Ami last, but not least, one miLst
bear iu mind that the grumbler Ls I
fed on fleeting faie-it s of ill' us- 'p
ag. wrongs-, and i'.lu.i-"ns.
us all by good spirits and byt.v
A beautiful skin not only imjiroves a woman's appearance
but helps to make her feel comfortable and happy. Ita the
same with a baby. Atteiwl to your fikin as closely as your
health, one is deendent on the other.
At. thus drug store you will find all the remedies that as
sist a heautiful skin and all the lotions and powders that
kep it right.
Peoples' Drug Company
Main Street Mount Airy, N. C.
i
Xo man ever fouihl true haj;
j'ine.ss by runniuir after ph'asurt
t-ny ioe e;isr in:s tiemat-.tl i-i so
fi ty in! i tl-strui ti n and ilive
for j!'.nit.i!-d not for sell".
l.-fTrm,-itori Pre5.
.
D LACK POWDER,-. ,
SHOTGUN SHELLSC
To get tooJ results in shotgun shooiin j,
it ia necessary to have a lead Uiat maVes an
' even pattern, gives good penetrations and is
reliable and uniform in every way. VVimihestcr,
Blade Powder Shotgun Shells are just such a load,
The next time you buy, insist upon having Uvrn.
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