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Show Tiger Shooting in India I gangers Faced by Sportsmen Who Hunt Man-Entois Sngaclty of the Elephants. t New York. Men who havo shot jtho "big cats of tho Indian Jungle," all emphasize tho dirferenco between nn "ordinary tiger" and a "man-eater." Ono varies from tho other as much ns a domestic pussy from n wildcat. Tho man-eater, when It catches sight of a hunter Is at onco all aflame with tho passion to devour him. It has tasted human flo3li and knows Its awectneaj. ! When tho Britisher In Indan gees tiger hunting, therefore, ho looks first of nil to his own saf ty. Having learned Hint a tiger rarely looks upward, up-ward, lio scoks n position nt somo distance dis-tance from tho ground, ns, for Instance, In-stance, tho howdah of nn elephant, or a machan, or leaf-covered box, perched In n tree. Tho tiger usually keeps Its eyes cn tho ground because It finds Its prey thcro and Its enemies nlso. Tho natural Inhabitants of tho trees, tho birds and tho monkeys. It holds In contempt. con-tempt. Hut on the ground, besides tho Bwcet-flrshcil mnn, II vim tho water buffalo .Its most formldnblo foe. In combat tho buffalo most tlmos kills tho tiger. Tho peculiar sagacity of tho elephant ele-phant Is of great nii-iatance to tho man who hunts tigers from the howdah. how-dah. At tho approach of tho big cat the -nchyderm trumpets nn alarm, and If properly tralnod. It will snatch Its master with Its trunk, should ho bo on tho ground, and lift him Into tho howdah how-dah on Its back. It then seeks the Miadow of somo tree nnd stands perfectly per-fectly still, ns If knowing that In this way It will steady tho hunter's aim. When ono shoots from tho machan, or treo ambush, ho usually picks a placo whero tho beast Is wont to retreat re-treat when alarmed. With a compan- Tllililt SllUOTtNO KltUM A HOWDAH, IN INDIA. Ion he hides himself In his nest. In his hand ho holds a magazine rlllf j loaded and cocked, while In his bol I bo cnrrles a halt dozen pistols for In Mant uso should tho gun fnll him 1 Then ho sends out n score or more o. natives ns beaters to drive tho bcas' toward him. Knclrcllng tho region tho beaters begin to rap on tho treci :ad to shout, nnd tbcpo noises, bccaitsi I of their strangeness .frighten tho animal. ani-mal. I |