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Show SKETCH OF DANIEL BOONE. Hie Phyilqus Combined Strength and Activity. In his book, "The Way to tha j West." Kmernon Hough g ves sketches of three famous pioneers. Of Daniel Boone ho says: "Bonne wss . neither a tall nor a thin man. i He wns not singular nor bony. Ilia 1 frame was covered not wllh cloying fat, hut with firm snd enMly playing , ' muaclea. and he carried none of the tA j' useless tissue of the man of civilization. civiliza-tion. Hla weight was 'about 171 pounds.' Auilulxtn, who met him lata In bla life, says: 'Ho approached ths I glr-antlr In stature. Hla chest wss t brosd snd prominent snd hla muacu- lar powers were vlalhle In every limb. t His countenance gave Indication of his great cournre. enterprise snd perseverance.' per-severance.' Yet In peracm Boone did I not quite reach tho six-foot msrk. r but wn Junt below Are feet snd tea j Inches In stature, some any five feet elpht Inches, being therefore of ei- ( actly that build which good Indues of t men eiteem to be moat denlrnbie for combined strength, activity and en- j durance. He was rather broid shnub j dered; that la to say, his shoulders nicely overhung his hips. All sgree I thst be was of 'robust and powerful j proportions." j |