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. TIMES ENTERPRISE, THOMAS VH.LE.
f l MW him once beforo
A* he patn/'/l hr the door.
And Again
The pavem«ii»too« reeound
Aa he tottere o'er* the ground
With me cent.
Tlicy eajr thatin^hiepnme^
THE LAST LEAF.
(Apropos ol Dr. OfcW’* Joke.)
the pnmins-knife of time
Out him down, --
Not a btttvr man wax found
By thecrier os his round
Rut now h« walk, the streets.
And he look, at all he tneeta
Sad and min,
• Bad he .hake. hi. feeble head.
That it aeema aa if he Mid,
"They an gone."
The mom marbles rest
On the lips that ha has pnat
In their bloom.
And the names be loved to bear
Hart been carved for many a year
On the tomb.
J KlW“ t
Thai be "&d?Reman noee,^
And hit cheek waa like a rose
In the snow.
Rut now bit neat is thin,
Ami it roata upon his chin
Like a .tail,
And a crook ia in hia back,
And,n melancholy ones
leaf upon the tree
Lett^^Ww,
At the old fonaken bough
Where I "
\ WHO GOT the best of it? |
J ,»»*»** )
J By Boodie Smith. J
*
H RALLY, now Mona, thU ta
not like yon to object to my
going np to BurtonvlIW.
'Yon know a man's business
bits to be attended to, let
matters be they .may.
I'd like to let yon go to tbe Springs, but
I really must go to Burtonrille, and
you can get cousin Melissa to come tiny
with you while I am away." And Ur.
Lee looked half eagerly at tbe pretty
face of bte wife ai ibe boiled herself
with the ted pouring.
Mona Sayton bad been married to
Horace Loo for about three year*, and
be bad been quite a model husband;
but bare of late be bad made two or
three tripe off without asking ber to
accompany blm, a thing Mona did not
qnite understand, and sbe resolved she
would soo more Into it
“Why," aba said, looking up from the
bpt muffin sbe was buttering, T
thought you attended to tbat business
on the last trip you made up tbe Hud-
aon with Mr. Moulin.”
"Oh, yes”—his fair, handsome face
flushing crimson—"so I did go up to
attend to It; but there was a bitch
somewhere. Women don't understand
Imsinesi, and I don’t want yonr pretty
head filled op. with dry details, but
think about your music, your birds,
and go down to Btedart's and gat that
allk pattern you admired eo much.
There, won't tbat keep you from teas
ing? Run along and pack mo a change
or two of Uuen In my .valise, there la
n pretty girt,” he continued, as they
rqse from tbe breakfast table.
Mrs. Lee said nothing more, but as
aha busied bereelf In packing ber hus
band's vallee then was a resolute
gleam In ber pretty brown eyes tbat
spoke volumes, bad Mr. Lee not been
eo abeorbed In hie own affairs ss not to
notice It
, "H’mT be muttered. “Blm was 'eas
ier to mpnngo than I expected. I
t bought these would bo tbe lost bit of
a scene, but sbe took tt moro'quietly
than I thought. I reckon It Is some-
- what lonely hsae for ber when I am
gone. When I corns back I’ll taka ber
for a trip to ber uncle’s, out In the
country. I’ll show ber I am grateful
for ber acqulesoence In this matter.
‘‘Hurry up, my pet or III be too Isle
to catch tbe train,” glancing at tbe
little clock tbat stood on tbe mantel.
“It’s a quarter after seven now, and
I’ve barely time to' reach the itatlon.
There! Thanks; I’m ever so much
obliged. Shall I leave word for cousin
Melissa to aome np this morning or
this evening?” be inquired, as he was
about starting.
“Tbanka. You need not atop, aa you
wilt be pressed for time. I’ve bolt a
mind to take a good nap (ill this even
ing, when I'll call at aunt Minnies
and bring cousin Uosa back with me,”
sbe replied.
“Well, do so by all-meani. Take the
nap, for you wero up late last night at'
Mrs. Hart’s reception; but don’t for
get to call for Ltsoa. I’ll be back In
three or four days at furthest. Taka
care of yomreelf. By,, by!”
After he was gone pretty Mona Lee
oat down and indulged In a hearty
cry, aa almost any woman would In
like circumstances; but sbe soon dried
ber eyes and set about packing her
trunk with such basic tbat all prepara
tions were complete in a few hour*.
Taking out ber purse, sbe counted
over ber money with an anxious face.
“Two hundred—yes, two fifty. Sure
ly that Is as much as I'll need. But,
for fear of an accident. I’ll go to Hor
ace’s partner, Mr. Biye. and draw an
other hundred. I ran tell him I'm go
ing out of tbe city during Horace's ab
sence, wblch I am—and I don’t care
who know* I am going, so no one<
knows where I am going. Horace
. thinks be la deceiving me, bat we will
tee something about tbat.bnstnes which
is so bard to attend.to, end women
can't understand. Well, we will aee
what we will see."
■be rang ber bell, and wben tbe ter-
„ rant girl same In aho said:
“Patiy, you’ve been wishing to pay
your mother a visit. You ran go and
stay till next Friday. Here are your
wages. Be kind enough to request tbe
housekeeper to remain and take rare
of tlio bone* till next Friday. She ran
keep one or two of tbe servants. To
those she jSoes not need tbe ran give s
holiday, bat tell those who take holiday
to be here by next Friday morning.
You may go!”
“By, Jove! t(bat a superb form!
Who' Is Hint Indy, Nbrctoea, In the blue
walking salt, with tbe brown veil?”
“Mrs. McKenny, a widow—late ar
rival. She la a regular beauty, though,
Tbs late lamented was a fortunate
man.”
“So yon know ber, do yon? Introdnco
me, old boy, wbn’t;yon?" eagerly In
qnlred Mr. Horace Lee, as be and bla
friend, Harry Norcross, oat on tbe
veranda of one of tbe most noted hotels
at a fashionable watering place.
So tbe urgent business tbat was so
prtaalng tbat bs had refused to take
bla young wife to Hie Springs was here
at this hotel on the veranda, and It
sameed to be nothlog more nor leas
than tlmt bo had determined to take
a few dayif pleasure at tMs summer
resort wbll» bla wife remained at borne
■lone, or, at beat, her only company
bar old maid consln. Tbit wit tbe
Unatneea tbat women couldn't under
stand.
No doubt be thought be could best
snjoy himself minus bla itlfe's com,
pany, for here at tbe Springs bo did
not scrapie to pass ns an unmarried
man, and Many were the flirtations be
engaged in while on tbeeo tripe. Of
coarse, be meant no real barm, bnt he
should have thought liow he would
bave liked bis wife to have done like
wise.
Tliroe whole days passed before be
eonld succeed In gsttlng an Introduc
tion to Mrs. McKenny, for she was
very exclusive; bnt at last one evening,
jnet at dnsk, bo law her promenading
on tbe plaaxa in company with a lady
with whom be waa well enough 'ac
quainted- to oak the favor of an Intro
duction to her..friend, provided, of
course. "tbo lady wonld do him the
May tbe fiends aolsb the flarkncssl
I can’t-catch even tbe (lightest glimpse
of her features; bnt from what I've al
ready seen, ahd with that superb form,
Ob* anuiiot be aught else than beauti
ful. At any rate, I Intend to cultivate
bar dnqmUntanoo so assMnoueiy as to
mobetup for tbe lostthne. Jovot I’ve
got VA move fast, for'my time Is run
ning abort. Well, licroigoes for a day
or two'of fan.”
From putt night Mrs. McKenny was
besieged. Bouquets oi her -favorite
flowers, with tiny note* hidden In their
frsgnnt.deptha, found tfaolr way to her!
room constantly. He was her escort 1
on tbelr moonlight sails, rambles and
drives; but one singular thing that
struck blur was tbat he had never yet
succeeded in ftttlng a sight of her
face. Ha could never, meet ber in tho
daytime, it ova ^always night, nnd she-
Invariably wore a veil and a long,,
fleecy eoorf of snowy whiteness, which
■he wound turban-llko around ber
.throat and bond, and which 1m Inward
ly * natter matlsol.
“Why won’t yon remove .your veil
eomstlmai?” bo would say.. “I can
hcvorisaejyour fase. Will you not raise
It noerJ” bo pleaded, on tone of tbelr
prom tirade*.
"No,'no; not now,' ”abo'hastily rc-l
piled, 1u -a buaky voice. “I cannot:
come out in tho evening air without!
my ’searf.' I "have to wear It for pro-i
teetlon. I amtaubject to a weak throaty
and' I -really cannot do without tt.”
But you could raise It from your
verse of tender, loving poetry, and at
the bottom of it a request that If she
reciprocated tho lender ftellngs ex
pressed In the verse, would aho grant
his request to wear a bunch of "the
heliotrope In her batr tci UnPbomtag In
terview?
, . When tho appointed hour cf the meet-
"Mug cam* be repaired promptly to tbe
drawing room. In tbe semt-darkneos
be thought the room unoccupied, but as
bis eyes became accustomed to tbe
gloom be caw a familiar figure Sand
ing near tba mantel, with an arffl up-
rtlsed In tba act at turning on tba
light
Hearing hfs step aa be entered tbe
room, tbe lady slowly tamed ber face
toward blm, as at tbo same moment
sbe flooded tbe room with light
“Merciful heavens! Mona!” ,p
‘■ycs.-Horacc; It III."
Horace Lee bung bis bead- Whonhe
raised It sham* and remora* seemed
struggling for mastery. At loot bo
spoke:-
“Well, Mona, yon'vo got tbe beat of
It If you will forgive roc I’ll solemnly
swear I’ll never bo guilty df tiffs
again.”
“I'll forgive you, Horace, and-Til too-
bear to reproach you; but at* you roe fly
to go homo to-day r
- “Yes; but Mona“-«nd her* ha looked
iheeptab-"don‘t lot this get out Keep
up tba character, and just glue out tbat
you an going borne. Go off by your
self, and 1*11 overtake yon st tba next
station. Nobody will suspect*
Mrs. Lee was hurt bnt aba fett that
abo had so much tbo advantage that
she eonld afford to be generous, So she
packed up and left for homo. Ml. Lee
joined Mrs. Lee at the next station, and
as they Journeyed to New York be
promised faithfully, tbat b* would
never bo guilty of ouch an Indiscretion
again.
Mrs. Lee never exposed Mm to any
one, and Mr. Lee reformed from tbat
boui Mrs. Lee avers that be would
lmve gone on for yean, aad brought
her no end of trouble, had eh* not had
tbe courage to fellow'blm and play
her.little gam*. For, says she, (op
pose I had done, aa oo many wives do,
■at down hero at borne and cried all
my t(ood looks away, and wben would
wo have been? Separated, without a
doubt 8o let us rejoice that she wi
of true courage.—Now York Weekly.
■ Pub tta* Collections, ,
What earthly reason Is then why a
publisher should do business on a dif
ferent bests than any other huslnees
man? Why ebould a publisher allow
a slow-paying customer to go on; piling
up a debt? None, whatever. Tbe fault
Is all with the publisher, or should
say, all with the “Mbit?” So often
have we met with a publisher who
would not push a certain advertiser,
because he felt that he would hue the
business If he did. Well, what earthly
good 1* the patronage-of a man wbo la
either slow pay, or doe* not pay at
all? Take it borne to yonrself. If yen'
do not meet eolartee, bow long do your
men stay with you? If you do not
pay your paper bill, how long doe* tbo
paper maker stand by you? Do you
flare receive a bill from a creditor,
mouth after month, and n*W say a
word? Indeed, no. Yet.Tou bave cus
tomers on yonr books to-day, to whom
Iron hove sent bill after bill, and they
haven't paid as micb attention to thorn
as you pay to a-stray copy, of tbe oon-
greerioqat Record on a rainy afternoon.
It Isn’t good business, and you know
It Isn't. Then why ooutlnue ItV-Neare-
papordom.
Socialistic Menance Exaggerated.
Socialism la leas of a menace to the
United States than had bean feared.
Eugene V. Debs, tbe Social Democratic
candidate for President, boasted, short
ly after bis nomination, lost May, tbgt
bo- wonld get 1,000,000- votes In too*.
Immediately; after tbo election be sold
Ms poll bad readied 700,000. Tbe of
ficial figures show that.It wtfx a frac
tion abort of 400,000. Yat It will b*
well for tho American people to keep
Socialism ah a' political Tore* In mind.
Mr. Debs, wbo waa the candidate of hi*
party In 1000, aiao, received 8&000
votes In that,year. A-jump from 8R-
000 to 404000 vote* In'four years rep
resents a for larger gain than Was
made by pny of tba other minor par
ti ex. Tho Populist vote Increased from
50,000 In 1900 to 13&.000 In 190*; the
Prohibition poll advanced from 309,000
to 348,000, while the SoctllLnborvtrte,
which -was 40,000 In 1900,'was down to
34,0^0 In 1D04.—Leslie'* ’Weekly.
Hetol on Wheel*.
1 Old sleeping cars and parlor ears
facefjnxt one half minute, can you! bring good money In rental before they
not? Reflect that I never yet have aeen, , r e sent to the junk shop. They are
your -face.” .... .w.
Do*you really care to see my face—
and. If ao, why? I may disappoint}
you," xhe -replied. , 1
“No, no! I know that your face canj
be none'other than moat lovely. Bo4
member uny devotion, I pray you. ”
Myf
soul Is starving for a look into tblnoJ
eye*.” 1
“I warn you that you will be disap
pointed. You must take all tbe blame
upon yourself, and I assure you now
tbat you will regret It In two seconds
after it is done.”
“Regret It?- No, no. I shall be "
“There are too many observers now,
bnt If yon really desire to mtict me
face to face, meet me in the bade draw-
lug roam to-morrow evening tX half
past eight. Tbat room la uiuolly de
serted at tbat boor."
How can I ever thank you? But I
don’t think I can anrvlvc through all
tbe long hour* till eight to-morrow.
But I shall live by, anticipations of the
■weet triumphs ot'that hour.”
All through tbe hours of tbe next
day Horae* Lee lounged about the
hotel, whistling, smoking and trying to
while away the tedious minute*. At-
dusk be went out and bought a mag
nificent bouquet of freshly cut flowers
—camellias, heliotrope, tuberose and
geranium leaves—which he rent up to
Mrs. McKeuuy's room, with a written
chiefly wanted by showmen and trav
eling photographers, wbo run all over
tbo country with them during tbe sum
mer. Yon find them sidetracked at
All email towns. Borne are used by.
medicine men and agents of an kinds,
who travel In large group*. Scores
of these cars are In the Jiands of stroll
ing players wbo want to remain Idle
.'until next season.
The rental of these movable hotels
has developed Into a recognized Indus-
-try. A bond 1* required jtor the return
of the car to tbo potat-wbere It tint
hired. From ten to-twenty persons
can live comfortably on an ordinary
“show” car.—New York Press.
To Kara an Umbrella.
An nmbrella should not bo opened
out to dry, as the stretchers ora apt to
warp in tbs bent form, giving the on-
llgbtly appearance wben the umbrella
I* 'closed. Tbe silk should be left ti
drain with the handle downward, ant
gently wiped with an old ollk bandker-
thief.
A Oo*/ Urine Boom*
A delightful Idea for a country cot
tage living room la shown In one of
tbe art decorating shop*. Tbe scheme
la brown add yellow, with gleams of
green. The fornltur* Is browned oak
with cushions of browbed linen; the
draperies are lattice cloth of brown
and green. The lamp la of brawn pot
tery, with a Jap paper '(bade showing
yellow daffodil* and long green leave*.
On a shelf Is seen some dull green pot
tery and a bunch of yellow crocuses In
a brown rasa delights the eye an a
•nail table.
Cheerful philosophy.
Wben I, eonld not obtain large pleas
ures I put together as many small ones
as possible. Smell pleasures, depend
upon It, 11* about is thick as daisies
In summer, and for tbat very reason
are neglected, trodden under toot, in
stead of being worn In onr button
holes. We cannot afford to buy rosea
at Christmas, or camellias at any time,
and so we couple buttercup* with vul
garity, and things that grow in the
hedge elde we let wither where they
grow, for no other reason than that
the king’s Mghwsy is not a royal gar
den.—Woman's Ufa.
%.
How to Coro For tho Holt.
Mothers should teach their girls to
cars for tbelr hair as early as possi
ble. If s girl la coaxed into the habit
of giving her locks a hundred strokes
with s clean brash every morning and
every evening and braiding them loose
ly for bed, the foundation for a fu
ture beautiful head of batr will be
laid. Too many children are allowed
to go to bed with their hair In tausled
condition, only to have it jerked and
tangled hastily when school time comet
around. Such a practice to disastrous
to the nerves of s sensitive child and
ruinous to tbe hair. Never allow one
child to are the other’s hairbrush.—
Indianapolis News.
. (craps of lm
Scraps of lace, both new and old, and
especially those of- floral design, are
most useful to the ingenious and taste
ful woman for beautifying ber gown*
Sbe begin* by catting nut tbe leave*
and flowers from the net foundation
and applying them to tho allk or other
material which ah* desires to adorn.
Then she works over tbe design, cov
ering up tbe tace well with silk, and so
gaining a really good effect
The lace answers all tbe purpose of a
■tamped design, and Indeed It ly better,
for lt cause* tbe embroidery to stand
oat well without any padding, and. if
nicety arranged, la more pleasing and
far more original looking than any of
tbo patterns, sold at shops, which
every one may have wbo cares to pay
for them.—Newark Advertiser.
> Gin i
Hare yon ever happened to meet the
girl wbo Is always posing? There are
girls, and many of them, who are af
flicted with this habit and It is. Indeed,
bad one. Just give her a seat within
range of a mirror, or the visions of
some few persons, and sbe Is content;
give her a sympathetic listener, a pair
of admiring eye* and that is all she
asks.
Her one redeeming feature Is tho
fact that she had rather pose than
talk. Her alienee la to those near her.
reAlly golden. At home tbe mirror is
this girl’s moat constant companion,
and before It sbe • twite* herself In
every conceivable attitude, looking for-
her beet potato so tbat she may show
them. It sbe bas one really good feat
ure that Is brought into effect at all
times; It Is never allowed to go unob
served. Her companions and friends
are'never allowed to forget for one
moment tbat sbe possesses that feat
ure.
Tbe girl wbo poses never forgets
herself and her attitudes long enough
to do things forvrhleh she might be
loved. She Is generally not popular
with either sex, for she is too obviously
seeking effect. Then is nothing genu-
toe about her.
How | 0 Look Yuan*.
'A young old woman! Yes, there are
such women, but they hre also few and
far between. A limited number of the
female s^c bave really found the art-
of growing young even though Father
Times tries all In his power to dis
courage It, bnt it cannot be accom-’
pushed , by the beauty doctors, mas-
An Egyptian Hill of Pate,
“I bare sometimes wondered wlat
people bad to eat to ancient times be
fore breakfast foods were Invented,”
said Professor Robert W. Rogers, of
Drew Theological Seminary, and then
he went on to give a translation he had
mode of s piece of papyrus dug from - •_ . .
an Egyptian mound and which bore . **”* or pb, *^ c * 1 CTllture teacher*. As
tbo date of “A- D. L" which contained one “O 1 * 4 beM,, 3 r “»»• “*» *»,
a household Uat of things eaten on «ceompltohed by simply overloqktag
certain days. the approach of old age.” A woman
Among these was for one day a dish wbo wl ' ba * to'jretata youth cannot af-
of Uver; “two small loaves and a bL- f ord ,0 woc ^V ov fF ^2?“*
from the water and two snipe” for an- . **“ 0Ter •“*” , *“ temen j
other day. and on another “ten oyktire tt * r# *» oi> _?°“ ble
aad on* tottace.“-B*lUmore Bon. . i to B»J h» qo* yrtakle, may be attrib
uted to one wbo knows how matters
stand, and- perhaps if more women
wonld accept advice of this nature
there wonld be less old women. Tbe
grace of growing old Is the art of re
maining young If one did not worry
there would be less wrinkles to light,
fewer complexion doctors necessary
and greater happiness wonld exist
Girls entering school worry until they
graduate, then worry about getting a
husband, and after capturing one wor
ry for their children nntil they are
along Into years, and practically tho
same thing occurs over again. Tbe
mother worries her future son-in-law
sod daughter-ta-taw, and when all Is
accomplished she begins to realise her
advancing age, and steps are taken
Immediately to undo all that the past
years have done and It la one ol the
thing* that cannot be accomplished.
One must start from the beginning,
and It is well to teach the daughters
tbe value of self composure, of check
ing thelf nerves before It is too late,
tbe great art of looking at life pleas
antly, and not taking it too serlons a
matter. Life is short almost too short
bnt daring tbat time women cannot
afford to allow age to come upon .them
until It Is time. It Is tbelr duty to look
si well as possible at all times and not
for a moment mast It be considered
a burden.—Newark Advertiser.
Por LltUe Bays' Sails.
Little boy fashion to suit the little
boy's momma must unite a certain ele
gance and taste with small expense.
Just at present there are two general
styles from which all others are de
rived—one the plain blouse relieved
with straps, a large collar, reveres and
simitar trappings, and tbo other a
pleated or tacked blouse which -Is
adorned apd varied In like fashion..
Both ale long wslsted with long ef
fect .from the shoulder to the hem of
the blouse, and tbe wide belt Is drawn
down In tbe front to a moderate de
gree.
Modes far the little folks are less
rigid than formerly, and especially In
tha tittle boy’s wear, and Ms mamma
bss the privilege of reckoning with
Ms age, stature and else la general.
The patterns are growing simpler. One
will flnfl now that tbo tacked blouse
hs* quite taken the place of the
flounced and ruffled ones, which were
worn by bays several seasons ago.
Lightweight verge and cloth are used
extensively as tbo most popular ma
terials for tbe boy for bis spring at
tire, And such suite ore economical and
stylish. '
For boy* under six years of age there
U no stylo of dress more becoming
than the kilt made Highland fashion,
and a blouse. Mqreover, the kilt Is a
much more healthy dress than trousers,
as It gives perfect freedom, while pro
viding a sufficient amount of warmth
for .the moet vital parts of the body.
Tbe cMef thing In putting a child into
kilts is to be sure and have the skirt
kitted, and not side pleated, which
last named more often than not sticks
oat on all . rides with quite a ballet
skirt effect.
In a proper Highland kilt the sktrt
mast be po longer or shorter than to
Just cover tbe tip* of tbe knees, the
wstat edge being st the height of; tho
waist edge of the trousers, and finished
In the same way. It suspenders are to
Otherwise the skirt should be
sewn to a lining bodice. There U never
any marked change In tbe fashions for
small boys’ clotbes daring tbe hot days,
for the sailor and Russian blouse suits
seem to bo tbe best that can bfe de
signed, and, consequently, tbe fashion
remains In favor in all weathers.
Lighter patterns in silk braldjare tho
vogue.
Novelties in both color and 'design
prevail.
Hortaontal tucks for the bqttom Of
skirts are all very large.
The keynote of good stylo In <gn-
broldered trimmings is the brodcrie
angtatse.
Transverse tucks make a' very effec
tive trimming for tulle, Brussels net,
or cMffon.
Velvet bauds and bows will give
Just tbe right touch to the fssMonable
costume of fancy silk.
A very smart trimming for silk or
fine cloth is ■ combination of Venise
tace and broderlc nnglaise.
A three inch Hercules braid, em
broidered in silk in Persian colors, is
s recent idea in 'dress garnitures.
Laces will adorn everything this sea
son, and Valenciennes, the most ex
quisite of fine laces, Is in Mghest
vogue.
Little ribbon and silk bows, some
time* *o small they suggest tuftings,
are used to dot surfaces aud spaces
that otherwise would bo flat, trim
ming skirt flounces, bodice, yokes, etc.
THE LOUISVILLE *-NA«HVH.«.E
RAILROAD.
Best Line to Confederate - Veteran*
Reunion, Ixralsvffle, Ky- dune 14-
1S40, lPOO-Very Low Retee.
Stop ovess ritowed at Mammoth Caro,'
Amedeo's Great BUaref Wonder. Pare
ttaoMb «M BMoMBsM* Fields. Ratos
open to sIL IMMs sold Jane 10th, 11th,
UKi and IMk Arit tor HekeSl via L A X.
Pnl’tnfearaaGre fUntaliad on application
se J.fe. HOLLENBECK.
Agent,
Atlanta, G*.
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'TO UPLIFT AFRICA
Outline of Plana Proposed by a Native
Prince of tho Vels.
Knowing tbe deep Interest wblch the
great monarch* of Europe have taken
In our continent, tbe faithfulness of
some European officials, the sympathy
of lovers of humanity the world over,
the seal and energy of Christians for
tho uplifting of my people, I venture
to offer a plan for*their betterment
which may be suggested to some who
have the ability and Inclination to car
ry out some such idea.
Let a council of friends of Africa
bo called at some central point Lot
men of all oountries Interested to the
subjeot bo Invited to present papers,
on topics relating to tbe salvation of
Africa. Lot intelligent natives, mis
sionaries and travelers from different
parts of the “Dark Continent” present
papers relating to tbe dealings of Eu
ropeans with natives.
At such a council let a definite plan
be made for tbe protection of Africans
from tbe evils of civilisation. Lot
this petition be sent to tbe great gov
ernments on behalf of Africans. From
this same council let there be a so
ciety formed, the duty of wblch shall
be to see that taws made by these
governments for tbe protection of
natives be carried out; tbat complaints
from the native chiefs shall reach the
colonial or the home government; that
native women in particular shall bo
specially protected, and, when aban
doned by a European husband, that
such hnsband be made to aupport her
and her children.
Let such society have a journal
whoso correspondents shall be all over
Africa, so tbat fresh facta may be
directly known. Let there be a branch
of such society in every European col
ony In Africa.
If some such plan, or a wiser one,
be suggested to tbe friends of Africa,
might it not be the basis of a great
reformation and the Improvement of
Africa for the Africans?—From "Af
rica's Appeal to Christendom,’’ In tho
Century.
< Dog* of War.
Two hundred dogs, chiefly .sheep
dogs, are at present attached v the
German forces operating In Herrcro
Land under General von Troths. Ono
of them. Flock, has been sent homo
to Kiel Invalided. He waa wounded
by a bullet In the engagement of Op-
ajbo while scouting to front of the
skirmishing line. He displayed Cue
greatest fearlessness under Are, and
worked faultlessly until disabled.
Tbo Japanese are using a number of
dogs tor reconnoitring purposes; they
aru attached to long ropes and well
trained. Tbe Ruaatana are employing
dogs for sentry and messenger work.
Capt. Persldsky, of the late Count
Keller’s staff, writing from Odessa,
says: “In finding the wounded men
with whloh the millet fields are strewn,
nothing has suceeded like our seven
dogs; their Intelligence, especially tbo
English bred ones. Is extraordinary”
I have been asked several times to sup
ply dogs to the Russian army, and on
ly quite recently waa commissioned to
purchase sheep dogs In the Highlands
for the German ambulance dog train
ing establishment. Perhaps, Instead
of breeding and exporting dags tor for
eign armies, we may some day find
our dogs of service to their own coun
try.—Major It Hautonvllle Richardson,
In the Nineteenth Century.
Joy for Apple Growers..
There is joy In tho offices of the
horticultural commission. In this city
for the reason that a groat problem
of transcending Importance to applo
growers throughout the United States,
and particularly In California, has
been solved. Recently a codlln moth
parasite emerged from the 'darkness
In which It was hatched In a glass jar
In the Ferry building, and so the fact
was finally-and conclusively demon
strated that the parasite will multiply
Indefinitely In California, even under
such adverse circumstances as the en
vironment of a glass jar In a closed
room. In the open air the proposition
Is easier than tt has been In tbo hor
ticultural . commissioner’s domain.—
San Francisco Call, March 12.
A-Goin’ or A-Comln’.
Few people have ouch ' a peculiar
name as Miss-Nella L. Allen, a popular
school teacher ol Saco. Whether spel
led forward or backward the name
spells just the same, and It la a very
rare happening tha* such a combina
tion of letters Is found.—Kennebec
Journal.
Stranse Sight In 8ky.
According to a Woodford, Vt., cori
respondent a woman In that place
happened to look out of her window at
2 o'clock in the morning recently and
■aw In the cloudless sky something
that looked like a canoe, emblazoned
with gold. Other members of the fam
ily were summoned and also wit
nessed the strange spectacle, which
won vanished.
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There are nearly 22,00u,000 horses
to European Ujasla.