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COLD TONGUE on TOAST Take cold
smoked tongue or ham; mince or crate
me, mix it with the beaten volks Of crr
ahd cream or milk, with a dash of cav
| enne pepper; prepare thin, small, square
pieces OF buttered toast; place on a heat
ed llattef, putting spoonful Of the meat
OH each piece; cover with dish cover. ana
SEND to the table hot: for breakfast or
lunch
9AGo JELLY Take a teacupful of sago
ana ooll Ill three plnts and a half of
water when cold add halt pint OF rasp-
perry syrup; pour the whole into a shape
winch has been rinsed in cold water and
let IT stand until sufficiently set to turn
out we'll When dished, pour little
cream around il # preferred
FIG PUDDING Halt pound of bread
crumbs, half pound figs, six ounces of
suet SIN ounces brown sugar; mince the
lgs ana suet nicely; little salt, two eggs
wen beaten, nutmeg to taste; boil in a
mould Iour hours Serve with wine sauce.
POTATO SUt =. Take six good-sizpd DO
tatoeS sllced thin, a quart and pint of
water a pint OF milk, lump of butter the
SIZE q an egg, pepper and salt to suit the
taste, and crackers if you prefer them.
PLANTS FOR HANGING BASKETS. We
are often surprised at the similarity in the
selection Of plants for hanging baskets.
and WISH to enter Il plea in favor Of some
common plants not generally used for this
purpose, not With 4 view, however, to
the exclusion of the half hardy ones now
used, but lis an encouragement to many
who have attained only partial success
With the usual selection We have more
lhan once enjoyed the wonder Of some Of
nul more celebrated florists over baskets
which, on more careful inspection, arr
found tu contain only very common plants.
one ot the more prominent Of these eases
Was with Il basket which contained one
planI 0I each trailing morning glory
(conHolVuluS mauitanicus). nasturtum
strawberry, conyolvUlus minor (WhiteD
partridge berry mirchclla rtpcns) and
common field cnque foil. Those who have
newer tried it can hardly imagine how
mucl the character of some Of the more
common vines uf trailing or climbing
growth may be changed by systematic
croWdng III hanging basket. when ii is
accompanied by proper plnchng back of
both mann and lateral shoots not only is
the hablt Of growth very much dWartcd.
nul The naturally scattered bloom OF such
runners as the nasturtium or comyOlvulus
IS concentrated upon a small amount of
vine, and the superficial observer is often
ed as to the identity of well known
specimens Even such notorious Strag-
glcrs as the conyolvuus major NAV he
tIft1I 4 l..
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The Old Dacatllr HOnse


The Washington correspondent Of the Boston
Herald ra,;7-as' so,,,o ,,p +ta r,.,... "a. -i, ~
l. ~
'"l h'"Se' III 'naI guy as Iol"WH-
This Is one OF the most famous OF the famous
houses that surround LAFAYETTE suuare AT the
height OF his fame. Stephen Decatur came home
to his wife, whom he wOrshipped aud SAID II
have gained sprig of laurels which / hasten to
lay al Your feet lie bought the lot at the corner
OF Sixteenth and Ii streets and employed La
trobe, the architect OF the Capitol to design a
commodious mansion. In this house Decatur be-
gan his home life with the most dazzling auguries
Its walls were hung with the trophies of his glory
the sword presented BY Congress for the burning
of the fhiadel pha; another from Congress tor the
attack III. IrIpOll medal from Congress- for the
capture OF the Macedonian Il box containing the
freedom of New York 4 medal Of the Order OF
Cincinnati swords from the States Of Pcnnsylva-
MA ana Virginia. and the city Of Philadelphia
services OF plate from tie cities Of Baltimore and
Philadelphia Mrs. Decatur was accomplished in
tellectual and devoted to her heroic husband.
No' vet = years Of age, he had scaled The very
s"ttn4t % iaii ms mornings we're gwen To the
Imminent OF IuNHutltS rs AdVa toninlSsioner. and
III .FiSHft NStN spent "ith the best IN me society
ol Washington made up ot the highest III the land,
i"F station 'htfarief ana Intelligence. The ,o'9,
oi ME- pecatltr was local point for ali that was
utHzii19 III the soclai me OF the capital There
dlc Gho7t sun llNihG VINO remember lhe brilliant
assembly gathered mere only the NIGHT before his
leatl N"nillo ou"ft p'ta1uT conscious q tIe pof
teh'iPu9 apPo'ut tuleii' "llch aWaited nun the com
lns morning. aodted not one Jot OF the Wontcd
chafLn o! ms iHdilei' StaElHS IN the parorH until
tl4t l""t 4uesl vas Rphr- ~ utWh the ncAt DAY
III. "io1'' .elt tne SltePl"g vic ana houSeH"id'
crossed I,t'al e'it Su'[e- walked TO beIl Tavern
HedI tut ai'i'"l, PreakiaN'eu proceeded - Bitd
enSporS "hefe 'ne auel was iought at o'clock.
Mo''"Ai! ""''I''e" ue was Drought hdck |" ms own
nome % "Hele he tlt" " hlSht 81 the same gay
1ie VI" 70 ",ou t4ie pugl' Say ing 20 NoInI"lor'
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Love in November

IN d terrace moment We liugcr-
The woodlands are hidden in mist.
And numbed is my ladv-love's finger:
Her lips are too iced to be kissed:
Scarce Love from that portal can futter,
hIeh sweetest is marked in his chart
ct though plants of the weather lips utte
Sweet eyes are as warm as sweet heart
S4i! she says. 20. my darling remember.
If drearl and chill appear,
told you | thought that November
was the very worst month in the yea
lis so, ah my own. vet It's not 50:
November with visions is rife
VI the summer We all have forgot So
~ spring that shall wake US TO life
Look back TO the thrush and the starting:
The rose-petals reddening the grass
Look on the yiOlets my darling
Soon Sweet'ning the lanes rs we pass
And kiss me--kiss close-and remember
My beauty my sweetheart my dove
That even in chilly November.
There's summer on lips that can love =
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An Operators Joke.


shortly after the Atlantic cable was
n 3i.i''"'lN0" d" H"'''92' "iI' d'i' ''H'
~ NY "'I "'2 ''' ""!TIH' 9 tVlV9ldl'll'0
"l"i '' i1oiI' el oloi t''"' one 'il'L
'Ii o,I,''''e', =" l'l ''te 4 l"Ng ~ 'LG
'I"''l' |' '"l''i"' 'ilV l'"'it "'V' "ii
"'ll9 l",l vi t"Ni u "t9' "ViG itPolI =
~ ~ wa 'I0 'ilil0 VI t'I' ""I "N'"ooli
it"l' "ii' i'''c "'r' 'i' No"l7 "i''i,
i"' !" 'iio io''o" 'iIS = "'LI "il''
y = '''' usual = w
''''''
70 ihe hnlper"f Napoleon ''AIdeh o. lne ui
crG f. th coSinn of It,' =" FraPrr PItase et
Bohemia alone. HuynkNoR GILrAN.
Or Any Other Man
He thought. OF course, that the opera
tor Of Omaha would understand that it
was a okc, would receive and read it
then teAr it up. But it didn't turn out in
that way. The Omaha office was Il very
busy one, and the operator had little time
to decide "letnef Il telegram Wllcll pass
Joke or not, and the man receiving it
niacpd if an the ChicaUo hool, and in dine
ti,,,o II v.,y f,,,,,.,rllad =, rbiaonn tl,a,,nn
'''i,t 90 ~ >'i'N 49, 'ii' '','
To New luIh, ana from tntle DN ttble 10
/ the French Emperor. CabegramS are
| rhraurr lax far NOW imam they were in
/ a. l., M .4 f ,,, .,.,,l 4,,,,,
tn"'' tn' ''N', ny N"2I ~. ~ W. - ''"i''
| Denver 10 HaflS was ~lS|.oO Hi gOlu
Nothing more was heard from the mes
s.,un until fine end of fine month thp time
r',. .,,'i.,,f,,,, ,o.o,,ts n,fnn I'm. Naod
i"l N,l""i "I3 az '"''''7 VIZ - l'''N ""'''
ward, the manager ol the Denver Once
received the following telegram from the
1 Trnauurn,. .,t Now Nol,
Come down "ith lhe dust
For thr life of him he did not Know
,,.},+ Il ,,,,o,.+ AMI t,lo,r,.,,,l,,l l,a,I, +,
W''''' - i'i''''i' '''i'' y" "f''0'' '''' -
| New J ofN, ASKING luf llliolllldtlol' re
| received the following reply:
Y.,l,. cab,. of th,. inst to rmuar,r Nam,
leon. Paris. France signed Governor 1ilrn Or inv
/ ntLrr may AMOUNT die sis5 10
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Household Matters.


-u..r. pt., ~u..r Taj,r. any bones OF
...-- n.,a. .. -brm un ciran meat
.,.U .,,,,.i t,,g Lrnai- tIun la small
.....h.i rar.flII, v.irnd. rirau is very GOOD
IA r. l,grnosrl P.t the Bone. and any
naHmmml uf eoldmrat mtoa soup kettle
RI s 'ar-' 7aac"pan- cover "rH WILD c"id
"NrI sci 'i "h WE p'rh 'l tNe sloNe'
cover i' rinStlN. W hrh IL HiHt hubpiNH,
s'h ~ "ri'. taftl \, alu Ie' S'uiI'ei
"'h 't NOUS III necessary 4" pre-
'la'' nara, a"t lui pid'' ",l u I.
Noi 0ai'N llie saucepan. ~ lhr eng oI
.'o- H'Ni7 'lh' '"' soup 4I"'' ilIt hit'
'H. 'u .li,' +IN .o. 'lr"a-'I i ! sIallltl 81
'"4Nlti INTO ~l7u"N pau. h' ooJ'iie
a.gu tDp -.rt-ire aal STRAIN the soup
.lnuu.h a ,.ath M h5ag before it is
,,.lItrI. 1,.- m on thr. stow. tu heat Al
0u lor three pml- of --och. 4 large
..nrp.rrnt trII af -pIlt 1pua-. which Should
, .oaLed If yety obt Pour off those
,,Irh r.~. to thc tup. 1ui 1he others ON
tI,. s,ol,. ta hol two or three hours. until
rb,, ar.. nrrfacth soft Then rub them
tN1ugh \ rolgud,r. .,nd when the stock
.- M,iIng. add Inc peas and small piece
N 'A'l''' ,"'" NPlr1 "''' H''t' '''H
''l' S -''''' ''l'' 'i""t '''i7' '','i'''' w
.I- N'ih tt"ll"'ui'"' i-N'V'IeIlt "'"'ll dll''
".t' "Li ''' HI,''' w. '"' vs. '''' '''" I""H'
"''' ' any N.""' ''''" 10y ''''"''' "'
'" .' 'N' l.' l'''
\Tv ll.fSF, Hll\t Nu<GN. In three
rinr~ nt 9ueeteued cream tor milk) pat
0n, Ounce If Russia isinglass and a little
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Belladonna.

mansions ever since the Revolution when New
port ceased to be a city as we call cities The
Snydams consisted Of Mr.. John Suvdam. retired
banker, and trace, his daughter TO be sure a
second cousin Of the latter Howard Tcubrock.
was 50 seldom anywhere else that people not in
umate with their domestic arrangements might
assume that he was one If the family but this
was not 50 nor likely to be. as it happened
Grace was d charming girl, slender, 1.-THE a
daughter Of the gods, diviney tall and as "di
Tlnely fair with manner aS winning as her breed
ing was gentle. She had will Of her own. tOr
which she was indebted quite as much to her faith
er as she was 10 her dead mother for her beauty.
1t had been understood that Is to say it had never
dawned upon the minds of her friends to think
otherwise that she was to marry her cousin How
ARD some time OF other-the some time that would
PROBABLY follow the event Of his choosing to ask
the m0menIous question He was q handsome
Fellow and iid little else but appear well-yery
little indeed his people had expected of him who
hat LETT hlm pIenty Of money to do nothing with
when they passed away with the setting sun he
d1d not disappoint their hopes. He was quiet al
belt when he talked he could talk we'll and he had
managed NJ graduate with dignity at college Pride
dld that probably. He read what others did. pre-
terred lennysou TO LongteloW. as he preferred
laAy haze on mountain to a fresh breeze. He
always rode his horse between a quick walk and Il
cdnter never trotted smiled calmly when Grace
fentnfed lmpetuosIty in short. he was one who
p not law. was evidently born tired They lived
npon fhpIr travels Mr. Snvda,n., tnd,n,.;as ,-ar,
:.t.sta~ratie nra.g. ! trjG, eTllnsirn Nd n,,nf
but nnt h.,iyFtr arI H., fn1-,l = t,,5 ra+i,, II
favored ali He hIIsin in tft ya to irnss ,
Ioo v,)i nr,.il. , h., ,,tj.arI ,s ,,S J I
Iann1 It'll sb aasil iant br.nlf fr' hai+r ~ l
hy fnfllnr f,rIt MIN Htsrd d,t rhiIl ia
isliiTni Iar ,nsin No. , t., t,. . ,',oi
3,~rino rnh.I H. - = + ~ ;+a- -
.t, II, him hInol-o t n i'at an ','o
mire .t,lnGth IN mem t@'i3 hn irsSei IN ne' w
+nrr fast. inst stnnnioy shnrt - danJ,.i,a aal
lr1rn tbgh II r1n,aIti'i ,,r ~ 'iu
ycin of common scnsa 1I,l 5,sistni ',,, ,r;,S
vstShine III f;,ra ana r,aaititr I,o ,.ills ~
1ras luatl,- ,sr,.efnl ,,a,}nra !, s+al-,s 1 .,,1
Nor, t,. hiS snh.rn tLn l,,,,,;,,r rl,,r ~ w.
Su,Jr,. ,l az nam, ''s ~ ',
,n,.,litirs tbat sh,. L1I Iot r,,,t .;,b,i, !, lI. ~
trayaIs - -
g. lrq Won I,,.,.r ,,,ir,, t ,,,.,I,in j.. I, ,I
ln, III. I,- ri,in,r tb, thr. ~ H.. .,Iit 1a.n
rorl- ,,nr. ,,I,rorn71s Hi, th., ,, ,,;+ ~ ~
tJ,n I.,,rt,, nr H. ,,attar,, 'i''',''> ~
.Is th,i. anvthin,S I,, h,in.. ,,, ~ ,,,,rno.o,
7rist,ul lnr.tanin,, L,
XVII hrIr'r S,,',r ,.,,,.;, +l,4
/ ri,,bt ha mT,,d nf WV, ii,,t Ny y,
H. ans,vnr. ,,.,s i ,,.,, t.;,. ''''"' ="
.,nr IT, lnn+",. :.
..ind s'n,Jo t1,,,t,. ,5 ID, ,,,,. f., ,1 ar +,
'''! 80 - go. " N'''Nt " tl''
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SIdItil0Jnef- ''Wudt occasion tnert Will
be for the boy to mend clocks Or turI
somersaults. To hear YOU talk, one would
think You had nothing to leave him but
your advice. and that is not 0f the most
encouraging nature.
"a young man should rely upon him
self, returned my grandfather. "RcheS
takes wings. I've managed to hold my
property together pretty we'll, but how
do | know he will do SO when you and
| are gone He'll marry Miss Miller
What sort OF wife will she make him
Smart with her heels, no doubt Nmble
with her fingers at the old organ, but
those won't serve to keep i family from
going headlong to destruction,
"Sally Miller is d very prudent and
useful girl replied my grandmother. If
don't see what YOU find amss in her"
Don't you :" he returned. Then he
relapsed into Silence, aud smoked and
looked into the fire.
ByanG-by he got up and walked out
of the room, and then my dear old grand
mother took my hand and held it in her
OVID, and told me not 10 fret, that she
would bring my grandfather t. think
better Of my sweetheart
| thanked her eyer so much, but [ had
little hope that she w0ul be successful
About this time my grandfather was
selling some property in the town where
| was reading law, and it became neces-
da .s and raaa;,,o fh ~ . I +i nin
A. 4, ra(,,,ast a,.l'1,,'ii',,'rl
- -'9 i''''rIu mn ~
,o.'. ~. 3,,i''la III -, = -, '''oi
| hb1nn Etnl1, thhnuanI lfflor.
+h' alp'', ''p,7'',,e 'It't''' D.
olv =, - ~ A. iti' l''ii't''''liei
'' '''' - ''' 'l' 'i ~: '' y
%anl rhC i'' 5 ,'''Al w o' o9'' 80 'i''
h",nn ' ,,d +,ilo,I ,,in.la,,+,, I,,,+ - '
aInn'r L'''' ''''' ''''N'' ' ''''0
CYL W- ,,;,,.1 ,,... r.u III ,.t,.,a., ;,,,.
+l,-t I'LL. ~, ,,''' -
S,if; ,I;,i t ,',,,..;il i
,r,,,If,thn iai '''' iitro I,.aar,ol ,hat
7'.l' lI
o,,.,,'L 49, W, '., .ii,,., ,I'',,,
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ha MI ' i; ~ ~ H. ',''''!' :"
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lio n.y., - ~ iil9 i''I' l''' ''SVllIr ''-
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n;I;n,l n;p; ~ ,,,o"n NJ 'lIt'
tnr lsI ra ''Iu T@S @ @ "i' "a t en "rG,J InlI 'TmI M
t;p " 90 I''i' ~ IN 'i"l'.D ~
f(t, - = ~ & 5I' Gli",5Il ~ }GtGeI, %l
a"n I%JtIVn "lo' m 'iip 'ton"7g oI I'' 'li"uS5 tI
Ito,l"'9 a. a., ~ 2.oui,o't ''oN 7 t. LIZ 'iie
,,U- , l'I :. 4,' a. ,i' W. t'n,' ii0
~ D,'IN ';I I.l ~ ,9' ,iio''iG' -,
t'tii1 i'',. ';oMo,' !, " ~, - I'Il
~ ;n n''ill(1 ..lt' n os''lu0e i"H ~ "SY ou
, Mlil Gl''rI u S''l,t liav u.Il 1 Hioan " -
aloHi ~ ''ut S"l,leI'"" " 0'liel ll'o dll
ill'ttSt'ilct i''fI thit toU'o ,IidNe ILe oe
gasloll I ! s40stfIe 5ny aiiilS' he[e was !
ldlSe Hdt s'1Ie oI tilt I"""S''e; l hd'
t'pt'e" q '"opll lilelP "iiot' Ih'' hile"
!Llcfe M"s " roil5IItI"oLe t1NIlH helle"th
~ Al instant l"Jel ''nu 'lle lou t.iou-
'''iSl o'oii'ts 'Il0 ''c G''o'' - ~ Ivy
~ lle S'i"I' gems iIr'1 up: Nt ~ OH oui
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His feet became chaled, rocks and thorn>
wounded them. and at Nova Falls or the thirty
fifth of the lower series, he became permanently
disabled from walking. being attacked with ulcers
i'll both feet The duty of leading the way over
the rapids and selecting the best and most feasible
paths for hauling boat and canoes overland de
volvcd on myself while his duty now was to su.
perintend the soldiers as they carried the goods
in the prosecution of my dangerous labor>
that had at times narrowly escaped death. Feel
ing almost sure hat if either O; rs was destined
to be lost il would be myself had prepared my
mind for that event and had drawn up mstruc
tons for Frank how TO proceed. At Mowa Falls.
as Frank. disabled by ulcers could neither hr
trusted to do duty supervising the passage of the
canoes. as he was altogether too bold. and nothing
but the utmost prudence could save life. Nor cnuld
placed the sick list along with twenty five sick
Wan-uaua, and obliged to wait until hammock
bearers could be- sent for um
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NUMBER p.
Stanley in Africa.

NHo mas Octu exploring lne continent Ot
Africa, in the employment of the New
J ork Herald, sends to that paper detail
ed accounts of his latest great achieve
ment, the exploration Of the Congo or
Lualaba, the greatest river Of that CONT
nent. He had previously not only found
the lost Livingstone, but had wrenched
from the heart Of Africa the secret of the
Niles source, which the great English
traveller had sacrificed his life in the vain
effort to discover His latest cOntribu-
ton to the geography OF Africa is the eX-
ploratiOn OF the Lualaba. He establishes
the fact that both the Nile and the Congo
take their rise in the lakes Of the interior,
the former flowing north to the Mediter-
ronean, and the latter westward to the
Atlantic, with a length and volume that
makes it, as he says, ''the Amazon of
Africa" The following extracts from
Stanley's letters will he found most in
teresting reading
80 ''''''l - '"e he'"I''
THE BASIN or TUE coNGu
rs have stated above, in rough numbers the
entire area drained by the river of Congo or the
k"ango, as il should be cal ed is about $50 900
$ uare mics 4'oooo miles OF which is almost en-
trely taken up by the great lasin living between
the lake and maritime regions Tile length Of The
sanTc - X,,e,, Tim ~ - ''i,'a io.'l @ '.i'
the Atlantic, nearly lSu0 miles
,N-Ni- AI pf.l
NJ experiences of the river date from the l,t OF
Nov. 1876, TO the llth Of Aug 1871 a period OF
over nine months liz highest lasted from the
9th TO tae "a ot May. and was caused by the
fh WasEa Wh;l th. i,' ~ AZ l'9. oiI' lI
"a +ha n,,.i,rati,,T, .,l,-, H. ,n+r f u Il ~
tne rnrinH yrhar" tI r;. sss -, ',I ',
hrpa1th il ,-astI. ircraty ~ ,.,l -. +
r,ct nn,.ans ~ ~, ,ahjd AN N"It w.
S,roiInn ,.,tr. ,,,t i1, tl -, Ii 80.
hal +hr,mrh M rtfl-. ~ -, ~ ~ NJ 10
,IantL IL ~, r; ,.n] t,t ;
nrrnt dispranortion If No Lroa+E nf + str, .,'
/ =, ri,.,.'it !, ,I,,,+ ;tt = - tt ~; va .} ~ M ''
4 f., ta,'+ - G7 t,. = ". !" luz i''io"s
inches nnr li,, hut ,hn, +h 49, rr - GO l
Mont AIN, 5no ,-arj yj Wh+ ~ "' @ a,,",
he made bv the explorer III future II the CONNER
claI development Of thl river no one need try to
ascent through any part 81 thr cataract region by
means oI any loatih@ veSSr' II might pc done,
Slice very ir" thillgS are lmPoSslnlltieS but the
ascent manly must pc overland. 1S nothing float
lh9 could cImb SIX, trl twenty and twenty five
to0t faIiS BESIDES even Wher" there are neither
laIis nor roaming rapids the rush OF water through
'He TockE 4iWroWS Is 50 great that u would he q
NlSEphch labor altogether.
mn, >,ty ,>.,, nun, ,.,>..
~,
ny III" ilNer ! tA' Amazon of Afrita lhe
greater length tle Congo could furnish water to
I II
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Let England arrange with Portugal at once to
proclaim sovereignty over the Congo River to pre-
vent the sensibities of the world being shocked
some day when least expected. have hinted to
You few strong reasons why the question ought
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feel convinced that til, Congo question viii
become political question IN time. As vet, how
ever nd European Power seems to have thy right
of control. Portugal claim, il because She dis
covered lis mouth: bat the great Powers Eng
laud America aud France refuse to recognize
her right, ana express their determination, in
Plnn terms 10 dispute her aN>nmin" possession OF
the river Ii it we're not that fear to damp any
Interest YOU may have in Africa or in this mag
niiitent river bv the length of my letters could
show YOU very strong reasons why il would be Il
polite deed to settle this Congo question mnd
atpfl
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But merely clstlgating these people is not
enough there should be vessels of war to prevent
such deeds as the destruction of European ships !;
and the question IS What Power shall be deputed
in the name Of humanity to protect the youth of
commerce in this little known world An eXplor
cr is seldom called upon for the expression Of his
views. nor would | venture on this ground or
meddle in the matter il , did not feel very
strong an interest III Africa. But | Will present
YOU with an example of what might come to pass
if the question be not settled. number of Eu-
ropean merchants interested IN African commerce
construct houses and stores and dcpotS on the
Congo, say on either bank, north or south The
natives, troubled with indigestion or bad dreams,
take It into their heads that it would be tine
| thing to rob the white people and burn their
dwellings and depots and murder them The
| thing is done pandemonium is re acted, the news
| papers and public opinion hear the news, and
| expressions of SHANE" on all the Powers inter
ested are very loud aud strong. British men-ot-
war hurry up and bombald everybody, or to use
an expressive though vulgar phrase they knock
| things into Il cooked hat" and perhaps the pun
| shmcut exceeds the offence, because the innocent
would be involved III the destructive fury. Or as
| the case might easily be, suppose the European
| merchants capable of defending themselves, and
| that by little strategy they capture the conspr
! aors and doom them one al, without mercy,
| to death by chaining them i'll gangs, young and
old and drown them off hand in the deep water
| of the Congo What would be said of this |
| do not say it las or has not been done | merely
state what might happen. ! put possible case
| before the enlightened reader. Woud you be
surprised to hear that it has been done! What
ought then to be planned to prevent Mussoongos
and natives, with bad dreams and deranged di
gestion, from strangling lawful, legitimate and
| human commerce! What ought to be done to
prevent pitiless, vengeful merchants from placing
| themselves under the ban of Christians.
\ HINT TO ENGLAND.
Let England arrange with Portugal at once to
irry,tt-
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.Iou will first send rescue canoe with short
ropes fastened to the sides. The crew wpll pick
their way carefully down river until mean tar falls
then lei TIE men judge for themselves whether
they are able to take the canoe further Above aIl
things stuck To the shore and don't play with the
river" ! bade goodbv to Frank, told hm would
send his breakfast to him immediately with ham
mock bearers shook hands and at once commenced
to climb the 3O0o feet mountain toward camp
Breakfast had been sent to Frank friendship and
introduction had been made with the kings oi
Xnga, and III the afternoon. about three O'Clock,
was seated on the rocks Of that place. field glass III
hand. looking up the terrible river, exceedingly
anxious for this was the first time had permit
ted any person but myself to lead the WAY down
it's wild water
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TO be settled. | could say very much more, but
space will not permit me and word to the wise


TO be settled | could say verv much more but
space will not permit me and "A word TO the wise
IS Sulhueul
THE DEATH or FRAxc1S pucpoK.
Fo- tho s,,,sf,ct;,, ,f ,1,.o t,, b,,-, l,o,,,,,
,,taresta6 4 rrn,ois Por, ,,',
zines and fdet to ~. b,r f,r'oG fbo "nb
;ect If many nara'rranb in nav, tor,ar Letters
character a. be annoared ID me rom o,,r Az NJ
ona;,,taTco ~, -, III da, f A.; dtb
T
COMING OUT OF lHE SHELL.
For the first six months of our companonship
he remained to me as an undevelopcd man. There
was no great demand on his active moral or men
tai powers. He was rather Shy and reserved. and
there was no call for whatever of usefulness lay
concealed in him He had simply to obey orders
and this he did without mcritns much praise. Hc
lahored under the disadvantage of not understand
Ing the language of the people over whom he was
sometimes r,nuirp1 tn ,.vpr.iSn sIlnnryi>iou and