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IN AFRICA 



he secured about two and one-half tons of ivory. 

 This great quantity of tusks, worth nearly five dol- 

 lars a pound, brought him over twenty thousand 

 dollars, after paying ten per cent, to the Congo 



The Elephant Hunter and His Bag 



government. The Belgians place no limit upon the 

 number of elephants one may shoot, just so they get 

 their rake-off. In British territory, however, sports- 

 men are limited to only two elephants a year to 

 those holding licenses to shoot. Our elephant 

 hunter friend was now on his way back to shoot 

 some more. 



