The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-06-19
A Queer People.

book of missionary travels in Africa,
thus alludes to one of the tribes which
are found in that terra dncognita -
But the strangest of all the stories
told of the Dokos, who live among the
moist, warm, bamboo woods to the
South Of Kaffa and Susa. Only four
feet high, of dark olive color, savage
and naked, they have neither house
nor temples neither fire nor ordinary
human food. They live only on ants,
mice, and serpants diversified by few
roots and fruits they let their nails
grow long, like talons tie better to
dig for ants, and the more easily to
tear to pieces their faVorite snakes.
They do not marry, but live the
indiscriminate lives of animals multi
plying very rapidly, and with very
little maternal instinct. The mother
nurses her child for 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
will, and its mother thinks no more
about it. The Dokos are Invaluable
as slaves, and are taken in large num-
bers. The slave hunters hold up
bright colored clothes as soon as they
come to the moist, warm, bamboo
wood where these human monkeys live
and the poor Dokos cannot resist the
attractions offered by such superior
people. They crowd round them, and
are taken in thousands. In slavery
they are docile, attached, obedient
with few wants and excellent health.
They have only one fault a love for
ants, mice, and serpents, and a habit
of speaking to Yer with their heads
on the ground, and their heels in the
air. Yer is their idea of q superior
power, to whom they talk in this com
zeal nature when they are dispirited or
angry, GA tired of ants and snakes, and
longing for unknown food. The
Dokos seem to GENE nearest of all
people yet discovered to that terrible
cousin of humanity-the ape.
A FEMALE RECRUITING OFFICER. -
Mrs Jane Cheney, the widow Of a
soldier of the war of 1912, has al
ready brought in three recruits to
Rochester, n. Y. Each time she has
taken her own horse from the plough
and drove in herself. Her brother
served also in the last war with Eng
land. She was born at that birth
place of patriots Saratoga, and her
father was a Revolutionary soldier,
named Hyatt; her mother was a nurse
in the army. She is upwards Of sixty
years of age, and declares that if ne
cessary she will herself shoulder mus
ket and pght for the Stars and Stripes.
During the war of 1915, she occupied
herself in taking care of the sick and
wounded This proves that it requires
but the circumstances and occasion to
bring ont the spirit of patriotism en-
bodied in every American heart.
'REMEMBER BUNA VISTA. THE
Indianapolis Journal thus describes q
"scene" which occurred on the eve of
the departure of company of volun-
teers for Evansville
Col. Wallace took the regimental
flag in his hand and said
Boys, will you ever desert the ban
ners TINT have been presented US to-
day? Loud shouts of "never," "nev-
err Then "Remember Buna VISTA"
and swear that you will never desert
the flag of your country or yonr regi-
mental colors. Get down on your
knees and swear
Here, the entire regiment kneeled,
and with uplifted right arms, swore
to stand by their cou ntry and its flag,
and to Remember Buna Vista. y
This was the most impressive scene,
and filled hundreds of manly eyes with
tears.
The editor of the Utica Herald says
he once knew wild widow who cut
out her own daughter in the good
graces of her lover, and married him
herseifl To obtain revenge for this
mean, unmotherly trick, the daughter
set her cap for the young mans rich
father, of whom he was the only heir,
and actually married him, and had
children, to the Infinite annoyance of
the other parties. This occurred in
Onondaga county.
Were fred--2,30l shot and $50
shells from the South Carolina bat
teries during the bombardment of
Sumter Ifthat many balls did not
kill one man, how many will il re-
quire to kill an army Of 100000
men.