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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-07-12
RAILROAD TORN up


News was brought BY passengers on the
packet yesterday that large force Of rebels
had assembled near Monroe Station on the
Hannih4! and l. ST. la Railroad, and had
tern M the track, cnt the telegraph, burnt a
lot OF cars and several bridges, and cut oG a
detachment Of Union troops under Colonel
Smith.
H~as rumored that over 1900 rebels un
der Gen. Tenn Harris (not Benz had copcen-
tratai at q point about IL miles west or
northwes. Of PALMYRA. on Monday last. On
the same day, Col. Smith had concentrated
at PALMYRA 900 Illinois troops, and seven
companies Of Iowa troops, Of which three,
under commsnd Of Capt. Bob. Li,tler, we're
from St. 10, ard four, commanded by Capt.
Heron, were from the Third Regiment
These four were the companies ofCapt. Her.
ron, Capt. (now Lieut.. Col, Scott, Capt.
Warren ard Capt. irumbul. One hundred
picked men Of the Hannibal Home Guards
Also went up on Monday evening.
As near as We can learn, on Wednesday
morning, Col. Smith. with detachment Of
several companies, left the cars at Monroe
Station, and, marching into the country, fell
into sD ambush. The rebels fred one volley,
when Smith put them to fight and pursued
them six miles. His ammunition getting
short, he returned 10 Monroe Station to ind
i. invested by u large force of cavalry, who
bad burned 6 passenger and Is freight oars,
and torn UP the track far abort distancs
each side Of town. Col. Smith attack ed and
put them to fight, killing and wounding sew
efal, and taking several prisoners.
Subsequently, il is reported, about 200t
cavalry rallied and surrounded Col Smith
with Eve hundred OF hs men. Messenger.
we're sent TO Quincy for reinforcements.
boat was sent TO Canton for Col. Palmer,
regiment. COL. Grants regiment, at Nsples
and Capt. Burnap's nrsgoons, we'll armed
and equipped, have been dispatched to re.
lieve Col. Smith.
1t IL reported that the bridge over Sal
River IL burnt The telegraph l. cut.
bridge Ii miles west Of PALMYRA was de
stroyed. There are various other rumor
adoat, oil Of which isavs US 10 : tsate o.
painful anxiety.
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TINE FROM QUINCY TO

FARE A. Low ~ Nv ANN OTnER
ROUTE.
G1-Ask for Tickets By the Great wabash Valley
Route, and be sure yos get them.
~ New and Elegant Sleeping csrs arc run from
Quincy TO Lafayette zee mi,.s) that passsr gers
can gets good nights rest while rarsuing their
journey
<~ Baggage Checked from Qainey to ali impcr-
tans places East and south.
~. B...Tsckrts for safe 81 the corner of
Nan and Second streets, Kcokuk. Iowa. ard at the
Company Ticket Once, ~ Front ~, Quincy, Iii.
r. C. SMITH.
General Pre- gh; AID Ticket Agsat,
oaiDey, Illinois.
~. II. TEN.EYCk. As~ms.
Juij3dlm kEVkGK. IOWA.
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Republican County
Convention.

Liz Ley LEANS 81 e~~e+, ~ IN A+~~-
Convention, ut the Court House In Fort Madison,
on Saturday, tie Goth day Of July. II 10 O'Clock
NJ, for The purpose of choosing Delegates TO the
State Convention, under the call If the State Gen.
trail Committee, and also Of selecting . County
Central Committee for the coming year ART attend
Ing to fuch other business as rsy properly come
before thu Convention. II. SHAW,
Chairman Central Com.
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Juagc aatron ON Igens.n.

Judge Catron, OF the United States Cir
cult Court, now 10 tession 1T ST. Louis,
charged sLe Grand Jury very strongly against
treason, aud spoke Of the authority of the
federsi Government III terms famli,ur Ia MI
sections VI the eaaGtry fex years .go, but
neatly obsolete noa in ore half of tie United
States. lie held thus:
''As al arm Of the judiciary, the Grand
Jury should dig sntly inquire into ali If nces
brpn1ts ~ her saosie1ee, ard hring IL the
bar vi Tho IniteJ States N0nrt all who have
U1fh fuiitJ VI .bisniutiS nuiting against the
Government, and the lass u the lando
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A State Convention Of tn. Republicans Of lows
IL called to assemble by their delegates at the City
OF pes Moines, At 10 o'clock A. NJ. on Wednesday v,
July 9lst SOL for the nomination Of officers to be
elected at the general election in October Of this
year. Candidates TO ho selected for the Offices
of Governor, Licnte' ant taevernor, spd one Judge
of the supreme Court. The Convent Ion will take
such other action may, in its opinion,
10 the success Of the Republican party.
Evers organized ruunty will be emitted to one
delegate in the Convention, ard addtic nal del
egaie for each .nu votes and for any sdditinual
fraction of 100 votes cast at the iast Gen
eral Election for Hon. Abraham Lincoln as Presi-
dent IF the United States.
Republican County Central Committees are re-
In call their conventions their del
egates In the ratio above stated, and for efficient
organisation preparatory to the vsss.
Nm. HOXTE,
Chairman State Central Committee.
SaxrrLf MILLER. Lee County.
J. b. WKAvsR, Davis.
Go A. HAwLrr, Decatur
Laws SMITH, Kos<uth i"
w. II. FAIRyiELr. Floyd
III. &. HKNnsRsoN. Marshall
j. X. NKFpHAn Mahaska
". A. WAREvs, Jackson
". III. TprRiLL. Cedar
s. J. W. TABOR, buchanan
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4 .E1:Aa. NOTICE.

"a U
To Elizabeth caruthers and l.. NJ. Caruthers, her
band, Caroline Elliott ard Samuel Elicit, her
hul band, Harriet shroem and ----- shroem, her
husband, Sarah Todd and 49, TODD, her hus-
band Henrietta Havrvstick and ---- Hsver-
stick her husband, james Wilson j. II, tcpeiin
VIM. w. Copelin and Carrie b. ropeln, minor
heirs II Jane Nj ID. CopeIin, deceased.
NOU and each of you are hereby notified that
III thereis now on I'll in the tfcc OF the Clerk OF
the District Court Of Lee cunrty, Iowa, nj keo-
r-=s+s=z frrrrun N nat.
Lafon claiming the fort closure OF certain mort
gage txeruted by 4 i. Ackenny ard Geo. y. Will
son to John Stannus and Jubn Hamilton, and new
the property plaintiff, to secure certain prom
sory note ion which cote judgment In also elatmed)
which mortgage conveys the following property,
tn wit: Twenty feet Of the rear eEde Of lots seven
Cd and eight, Isl in block thirty-six 1897 In the
city Of Keokuk, Lee county, Iowa, m re particu-
larry deser in said petition 10 nhieh said real
estate, il 10 alleged that you have some interest,
as the hsirs at Law Of the aid Gee. b Htfftn, now
dcceas ed.
And unless you appear and answer taid reti-
tioE before Ut tho second day cf the next
term Of the said District Court, beng the Sep
temher term 1851, decree " i'll be rendered against
You in accordance with the prayer or said petition
and a II your intereet, claim and equity Of rcdemp-
ton in and 10 said rFcnifes will be cut Oh and for
ever barred and forehead.
MeeHAkf BHUc1,
July Il. Is6i-dlm pltfs' Attorneys.
NOTICE.
rINHE Commissioners for Auditing Claims upon
/ the War and Dcf ense Funa, would give mo-
lice that they will be in session at the D~ming
n rn.r firm thr 10Th tn ttH f3Tn ihgt., INCLUSIVE,
fur the purpose of examining ali such claims Nh
may tr brought tufors rhsD..
IN DEWEY,
3 X. IhGnAM,
r. p. WEST,
hcokuk, July 10, 1s6i-d3s
Journal cory
DEMING HOUSE, EOkxsk. IOWA.
flNuE undersigned would respectfully Announes
] to his friends and thu trayeiisg public ceLsr~
ally that 10 meet iha dtmands OF Lbs st4iHgsnt
TINES the price ~ board for transient tra ell will
be reduced II 81 81 per day. Day Loard reduced
10 81 pr week
Thankful for the liberal patronage bestowtd upon
the house, would ask n c9ntnuancc of the sgIo,
assuring patrols that tie honc will continue To- b.
kept ne = krst elias Hotel.
GEO. X. DEFINING, Proprietor.
iuIyJ-d6t
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOabCG.
BAnKIvo HousE or GRo. g. ANDERSON 4 Co..
Keokuk, July II, 1861, !
WE will purchase. for few days. Illinois and
w Wisconsin Discredited Bank Notes, and Bur-
lington ity Scrir. dEO. q. ANDERSON AGD.
fl.OUNI FIOUI1t
(sAsTLE MILLS NIX FLOUR; made from new
~ wheat, for sale low By
will RpBFkTeNN h BRO.
Hams.
100 EXTRA CANVASsED HAMS, for sale
fillf Tow by--------- titbH EFF e.fstts TTO.,
isll rs Main At.
>sW EuUNS
Box, 3 new fresh Lemons, In
/ ane order. ROBERTSON Il BIO.
jylid
nA1S WANTED, for which we will pay .AsD
IL AUSTIN CO..
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MlssoMrt traitors arrested NJ Cairo

Cairo, July 8.
Lieut.. A. Ho~nri, end Peter Herman,
orderly 4erg 'ert, both OF General Frost's IA
nous brig de, captured a. Camp Jackson,
near 81. Louis, were TO day arrested on
board tho steamer Chen y, bound for Mems
ph,s. Uniforms and i.litary equipments
were founi In their possession. They *
pres d willingness to take * lin the oath u
sllegiAnce. They will be put TO work on
the srenchea.~
A sixty four pound columbiad arrived
hero yesterday.
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- The editor Ut the dbarieeton Mercury
oons p!ains that bis water pipe has been cut.
Pity ii bad not been his wind pipe.
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keokuk, FL. Des Neiacs and nias
G17SgaI ;fE
RAILROAD.
Open to Eddyvillc, - Miles.
GnANGE ~ TvmE
Two Trains each way Daily.

AN and afia. MONDAY, MAY TGth. 1o81e
~ and until further notice, y d. tty tsatno
sill run each way tSundsys .ptst} ~ foll0uDs
NAIL TRAIN.
Wllileave KEoKi X a. gao p. M, arriv1Q0as
at EDpA WILLIE, nj 7:3O p. -. z
MIXED TRAIN.
Will leave KEpktK at TOO q. M, arriving
At EDuYyILLE nj 2:3o p. N.
MAIL TRAIN.
Will leave FDDYyiIi.E Rt roo a. m, aa1
arrive al Eoki ut f2:uO m.
MIXED TRAIN.
Will leave EDnNVTlLE nj 1900 M. !. and
arrive at kEOKUk ut 500 p. ma.
" Passengers taxing either train froR Kse-
kuk make sure connections with Stages foH
OskAloosa, Des Moinfs, &c.
THROlrGH vacKE Ts. nsIcw he
0vv~ : may be had at the Office far all pointe
In Middle, Western and Southern Iowa, kaussss
Nebraska, de-, dc.
TICKET OFFIGE-Atthe Depot, foot q
johnson street GEO. WILLIAMS, in.
Juno 10, 6ld1w Superintendent.
q. ~. IUGaEtsy Tacfscs
IT0R the Instruction. cxercise arsl ma rmuvrcs 04
l. the UNITED STATEs INFANTRY, including
Infantry of the Line. ~ As In en nGry
and HtfIemcn.
Prt pared under he direction " the War Depart
mens and authorized and adapted by the Secretary
VI War, May 1, 1861. For sale by
M. w. WESTC0TT,
Main St., End door from 9TH.
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mHIlTAMY 00OMA.
GC0TT'6 TACTICS, price 81 so
- Hardse's 80
u. =. Infantry adopted May LIST, 1861, Is
Cavalry Tactios, adopted by the War Dep'nt -
Weiss Hand Book for Active Service, %
Army Regulations for 1851, -
Hardec, in Uermen, 80
Hand Book for u. y. Service, -
Maps Of the Seat Of War. rs
For sale BY M. w. WESTC0TT,
je26-d Main ST., d door from 4th.
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forward to reinforce Seigel.
Col. Wolf vas not killed, - reported yes
terday.
Washington, July 10.
The proposed treaty between the q. 8. and
siieAioo, respecting WHOM negot,as,ons have
been pending for some weeks, has fallen
through for the present, ct least Postmaster
General Blair imposes stipulstions which
Mexico cannot conoeie. There 10 no imme-
date prospect Of direct mail facilities with
Mexico.
High authority asserts that Government
has refused Congressman May any commits
sion to 20 to Richmond. He VAS distinctly
informed that no compromise would be ten
deret and none entertained. II he visited
Richmond IL would be q. a private citizen.
An organization is on foot here under the
title OF Lane Guards, TO be composed OF ref
ugees from the desp9tam OF the rebels in
The Southern States, 10 perform special ia
ties, principally detecting rebel spies in our
midst.
Gen. Buckner, Of Ky, il here, endeavor-
ing 90 recommend the armed neutrality rol
10y. which. although proposed orrgInHtfy In
good faith by loyal ken,uckians, has been
used by tho rebels as u cloak for their ope.
ration-. II ~ we'll known that the State
Guards are entirely under receI influence.
and would unqucstonably make the prc.en.
ded neutrality advantageous 70 the rebels
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NOTICE.

July IL. Issi-dlm pltGs' Attorneys
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-04-18
Last Illness of Judge Mclean.

The Cincinnati Commercial of the 5tb,
in speaking of the death of Judge Mclean
ou Thursday the 4th, at his residence at
Clifton, three miles from Cincinnati, says
His last summons was sudden call
since he rode into the city the second day
before Tuesday,, and had been during a
portion Of the winter, and when he left for
Washington, in unusually good health
About six weeks since, however he took q
violent cold, and owing to the fact of the
distracting crowds in Washington, and the
comparative absence of home comforts,
with the added demands upon bis time, oc-
casioned by Office seekers and other visitors
be doubtless neglected his health to de-
gree with him unusual. He was, however,
able to be upon the bench, with the ex-
ception of a few days illness, during the
entire winter session of the Supreme Court.
He returned 10 Cincinnati on the 22d
ult, suffering from a severe cough, but went
about actively, and seemed in usuals spirits.
On the morning of Wednesday, Sd inst,
his physcia was sent for at an early hour,
as the Judge was suffering much from pull
monary irritation, and evidently falling
He rallied and grew better the same af-
ternoon, but sunk into stupor at night,
and continued with gradually increasing
debility until Thursday morning, when he
became unconcious, and passed away silent
ly and without pain, at the hour of nine.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-04-18

The ZoUAvEs OF THE SOUTHERN ARMY.
"A Zouave force is organized for Jeffer-
son Davis army. The Mobile advertiser
says of it.
TT will be recuited in Louisiana, and
many Louisianians of the best family have
enlisted. The battalion is to number five
hundred men, and is rapidly filling up un-
der Major Coppens, who is charged with
itr organization bad so far progressed that
two companies, Of one hundred men each,
turned out for trot round town. The bat
TALON will include quite number of the
veterans of the Crimean war, familiar
with the drill and practice of Napoleon's
Zouaves, and by their teaching and exam
pie the recruits will soon be made pro-
ficient. They will have uniforms and
equipments of the French Zouaves, and
the orders are given in French. The uni
forms and equipments have been contrac.
ted for, and It is expected that the battal.
ion will receive orders TO leave New Or.
leans very soon-probably for Pensacola"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-04-18
s.as-a MnLERsBURG COUNTY THURSDAY, APl

nine feet and two inches in girth; the third
was ninety feet. There are nearly three
times as many of the giant species in this
grove as in the Calaveras cluster. Divid-
ed into two groups, there are six hundred
and fifty of them within space of one
mile and three-quarters. Colonel Warren,
the faithful and selfsacrifcing friend of
agricultural interests in this State, propri-
etor and editor of the California Farmer,
measured the principal trees of one group
on this ridge, some three or four years ago,
and found one of one hundred and two
feet, two of one hundred, one of ninety
seven, one Of ninety-two, one of eighty
two, one of eighty, two of seventy seven,
three of seventy-six, and thus gradually
diminishing, till mure than hundred trees
were on his list that measured fifty feet
and upwards in circumference.
This crowd of majestic forms explains
the disappointment in first entering the
grove. The general scale is too immense.
Half dozen Of the largest trees spread half
mile apart, and properly set off by trees
Of six or eight feet in girth, would shake
the most volotile mind with awe.
Four days afterward, on the homeward
path by another trail, I struck off the track
with one of our party to see some "big
trees" that we're reported to US as a mile
from the path, near Cranes Flat. We
found them. The first one we approached
was the only one of the species in the
range of vision, and reared its snuff-color-
ed column among some ordinary frs. How
majestic it swelled and lowered! My COM
panion and l both exclaimed, "This is the
largest tree we have yet seen; this will
measure more than 100 feet" We gazed
a long time at its soaring stem, from which
hundred feet above the branches that
shot out bent suddenly upward, like pic
lures eff golden candlesticks in tie Hebrew
temple.
1t seemed profane to put measuring
tape upon such piece of organized sub
Unity. But we wanted to know how
much more than hundred feet could be
claimed for it, and l made the trial. 1t
was just fifty six feet in circuit, and little
more than half the size of the monarchs
in Mariposa, which it seemed to excel, so
much in majesty. There were hundred
trees in Mariposa grove larger than this,
and all of them together did not make
half the impression on me that this one
stamped into the brain at first sight.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-04-18
EA French officer in China thus d

RA French officer in China thus de-
scribes, in letter dated at Tein-tsin, with
his mode of life in that country AT six
o'clock a conrad comes to dine with me.
What feast we have! On a roasted
pheasant stuffed with trufies, and mince-
meat made with the flesh of hen-pheas.
ant! This is new idea, and not bad
one either The truffies it is true was
present. Have 1 told you of the resources
of this country in fish and poultry9 Ny
company of voltigeurs having resolved to
give themselves treat, bought twenty
eight hares for eleven francs; quails cost
six centimes each, ia little more than sou)
and pullets from five to six ten sous each.
Never was an army better, lodged or paid
than ours is! For four sous day our men
can live on poultry and pigs feet! 1 look
with wonder and delight on the Pantagrne-
lie repasts made by our soldiers every day.
Bs to military danger there is now none
whatever, as the Chinese adore us! Our
piastress, with which they see we are am
ply provided, are guaranty that they will
keep us from returning to France as long
as possible. Tien-tsin, too, is we'll fortified |;
and as our force amounts to 5000 French
and 1000 English, we are able to defend
ourselves. t
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-04-18
A California Scientific Lady
Farmer. 20

Among the transactions of the San Joa-
quin Valley Agricultural Society, We no.
lice the following description of Windsor
farm, which is owned and managed by .
lady, Mrs. Mary E, Rhodes. We doubt il
better showing could be made BY farm
er in the United States. The Committee
on farms, grains, ETC., say: ... ---.s..-
Windsor farm, five miles east of Stock
ton, contains $50 acres. Windsor cottage
is situated nearly in the center ofthe farm,
and is a pleasant residence with seven
rooms, cellar, storeroom, etc. There is .
good barn So by so feet; granary 20 By
SO feet, holding 5000 bushels in bulk; an
orchard of 500 fruit trees and few vines.
From 25 acres of "Volunteer" were cut so
tons of excellent hay, Seventy-five acres
"Summer Fallow" planted in Australian
wheat, soaked in sulphate copper and
rolled iu lime, produced 1884 bushels and
IS acres of volunteer wheat yielded 500
bushels, making = total of 1924 bushels, OF
excellent wheat. Thirty-seven acres volun-
teer barley Welded l,S40 bushels; an IN.
crease os $40 bushels on first crop. For.
ty-eight acres of barley, the narrowing in
Of which was completed on the 9th Of
February, yielded 1880 bushels. Eighty
one acres Of summer fallow" planted in
barley yielded 1854 bushels, making .
total of 6,994 bushels of barley raised On
this farm. Windsor farm is owned BY M3.
Mary Rhodes an accomplished lady, who is
fine illustration of the business capacity
of her sex. Mrs. Rhodes gives personal
supervision to the many interests Of her
beautiful farm. 49,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-04-18
Specimens of Secession School
Rocks.

Vanity Fair having discovered want
is resolvedto supply it. Our seceeding breth-
rem want food for the young mind free
from abolition virus,a and we have according.
ly prepared series of biographies spell
ling books, grammars, DC, in which every
idea is native of the Sunny South, and
therefore appropriate to Southern sonnies.
Our caveat is entered with excellent jeff:
FROM OUR soUTHEN GEOGRAPHY.
SOUTH CARoIINA.-A vast empire,
bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean,
east by Fort Sumpter, on the south by
the Tortugas, and on the west by the
Pacific Ocean. The population is illimita-
bic, the productions incalculable, its resour-
ces inexhaustable. The people are happy
because the Better Half of themselves are
slaves. Its chivalary awes the world by
valient deeds; its navy deies the battle
and the breeze.
PRoDUcr1oNs.-SouthC Carolina produ-
ces chattles of evrey shade to the suit taste
of the purchaser.
D1sEAsEs.-The prevailing disorders are
tlOlcub leotCucS duQ OiChStSSlOu. a LII.
Jackson once invented cure for these COM
plants
L1TERArUE.-The standard of Litera-
tufe is high. The Charleston Mercury,
the journal of the Western World is re-
nowned for the purity of its English and the
elevation of its morals. Its circulation is
enormous. 1t justly holds evry man a
traitor who does not steal from the Uni
ted States Government. ...-
OUR SECESSION GRAMMAR.
The popularity of this work is its proper
use of terms. For instance we say: "The
noun is the slave of the verb" "The verp
is the master of the accusative. ,,Great
stress laid on Passives and Supines. Obe-
dience is taught in every line.
COPIES FROM OUR SECESSION BOOKS.
"Poor whites are poor trash."
'If you'd spoil the niger spare the
lash," .........
"Littlo boys when you fog don't mind
a cash, &c. .g.4.. s,...
The copyright of these works have been
secured. -..l ..a...-. :.......
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-04-18
A Queer Race OF People.

Chambers Journal, discussing a recent
book of missionary travels in Africa, thus
alludes to one of the tribes which are found
in that terra incognita: 1900
But .he strangest of all the stories told
are of the Dokos, who live among the
moist, warm bamboo woods to the south
of Caffa and Susa. Only four feet high,
of dark olive color, savage and naked,
they have neither houses nor temples, nei-
ther fire nor human food. They live on
ants mice, and serpents, diversified by
few roots and fruits; they let their nails
grow long, like talons, the better to dig
for ants, and the more easily to tear in
pieces their favorite snakes.
They do not marry, but live indiscrimi-
native lives of animals, multiplying very
rapidly, with very little material instinct.
The mother nurses the children only
short time, accustoming it to eat ants and
serpents as soon as possible; and when it
can help itself, it wanders away where it
and the mother thinks no more about it.
The Dokos are invaluable as slaves, and
are taken in large numbers. The slave
hunters hold up bright colored clothes as
soon as they come to the moist, warm
bamboo woods where those humane mon
keys live, and the poor Dokos cannot re-
sist the attraction offered by such superior
people. They crowd around them and are
taken in thousands. -- ..--,s.
In slavery they are docile, attached,
obedient, with few wants and excellent
health. They have only one fault-a love
of ants and mice, and serpents, and hab-
it of speaking to Yer with their heads on
the ground, and their heels in the air. Yer
is their idea of superior power, to whom
they talk in this,,comical posture when they
are dispirited or angry, or tired of ants
and snakes, and longing for unknown food.
The Dokos seem to come nearest OF all
people yet discovered to that terrible cous-
in of humanity-the ape.