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ing beer, which is stored i'll receptacles made
Of bark and holding thirty or forty gallons
Everybody is free to drink everybody else's
heer US long as it lasts, and in few days the
fruits OF mauy weeks of toll are consumed,
The beer does noo excite quarrcls, ms it il
chiefly somnolent
In October the land is spade1 for the next
crop The chief himself often goes to the
fields in his litter accompanied by his mu-
sicians. and watches the long files of his sub
jects at their labors. He inspires great fear
among his people, for his government is Sc
we're, although he does not employ torture as
means Of punishment. The death penalty
is inflicted for grave crimes but not for acts
Of sorcery, rs III most parts of savage Africa.
Here and there one sees groups of ten or
twelve men fastened together with an iron
chain while working in the fields. They mrs
thus punished for minGS, otfenses.
Unlike many important African rulers,
Moshde has no body Of counseIors but gov.
eras unaided, listens to all who come to him,
and, in the missionarys opinion his decisions
are usually just and good. Gases arc submit
ted to him wherever he may be, and at all
hours of the day. In transacting business
with his people he has around him mono of the
notables or sub-chefs Of his country, but only
his pages aud women, and he will not tolerate
the presence Of persons who attend simply to
listen to the proceedings. Unless they have
business with him he sends them quickly on
their way.
The calm and peace which reign i'll the
country, Mr.. Arnot says, are quite reniarka-
bic. 1t is only, however, because Moshides
people are far stronger than their neighbors,
who lead anything but a peaceful existence.
Moshide often sends out expeditions against
his neighbors for the sole purpose of plunder.
The men are killed, their women und chill
dren are dragged into captivity and their
ivory is seized.
Mrs Hore recently wrote from Lake Tan
ganyiki that the evils Of tho slave trade,
as the world sees them along the coasts, are
tri1ing compared with the miseries inflicted
upon scores of unfortunate tribes by the in
ternal slave trade. Moshides slave cara
vans are sent hundreds Of miles west to
Bihc. Arabs who have reached his country
also purchase many of his captives. AS all
his human spols are women and children,
the females Of Gnrenganze largely outnum-
ber the male population, and polyga1ny is
extensively practced.
Mr.. Arnotha high opinion Of the salubrity
of this country around the chief head sources
Of the Congo. He is apparently one of tho
exceptional white men who can live and
thrive in equatorial Africa Two mission
aries left the coast months ago to join him,
and before this it is probable, that the most
isolated among the white sojournersi in Africa
has had tho pleasure Of again greeting men
of his own race
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dering on the Saukurru is found to be infest-
ed by nomad hunters of pigmy stature not
pleasant to encounter at disadvantage The
race is known as the Batwa dwarfs. They
arc found scattered over districts extending
many hundred miles The explorer DR..
Wolf some time since made n study OF this
people in their dark and sunless haunts He
found them living in grass huts in clusters Of
eight or ten families, moving from place to
place in search Of game. They are Of coffee
brown color, and the adults are from feet
inches to 4 feet TX inches tail, the average
being about feet 5 inches. They arc COM
pact and well built, and skillfully WELD the
bow and the spear.
When hunting they lie in ambush for the
largest game, and pursue buffaloes and ele-
plants with relentless zeal. Their arrows
and spear heads are barbed, 50 that they re-
main imbedded in the flesh. As fighters the
Batwa nre reputed to be pugnacious and
ugly. Being slight, they steal noiselessly
upon the enemy, wounding lind killing with
their poisoned weapons. They are cannibals
and the natives Of other tribes are in fear of
them. Tho explorer Grenfell, who traversed
the Batwa country last year, was warned to
avoid the dwarfs, because they permit no one
to enter their country. The Batwa wear
loincloth but no other clothing, and are very
savage in their customs The geographer
Won Francois, writing OF his experiences in
this region, describes the bowling little de-
mons on the shores OF the Bussera, which
borders their land, showering arrows against
the steamer, clamberinG up rocky precipices
or swinging like monkeys from the limbs OF
trees to get q fair range Of the white mans
vessel 80 =
= In this connection tia following account OF
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BISHOP STANLEY. BISHOP CorTER.
st. Paul, MINI. The Rev. John Shaniey was
consecrated to become bishop of Jamestown,
n. D., the Rev. James McGolricll to become
bishop of Duluth, Mimi, the Rev Joseph
Cotter to become bishop of new see created
Mt Winonn, MINI.
Bishop Stanley was born at Albion, n Y,
in 1862. In 1857 he went with his parents to
St Paul He studied i'll Rome, and in 1874
was ordained priest in the Eternal City,
Then lie returned to st Paul and was sta
TONED at the cathedral a year Inter he was
made pastor, in which position he remained
till he was made bishop.
Bishop McCiolIick was born i'll Ireland
about a years ago and was educated at
All liallows college, Dublin. He came to
America i'll 1867, and was made assistant Mt
the cathedral iii st. Paul. After IL years
service he went To Minneapolis and soon after
erected u small frame church on the ground
where the immaculate Conception now
stands. 1t was the first Roman Catholic
church III Minneapolis. He has since been in
charge Of the church that took its place
Bishop Cptter was born i'll Liverpool iu
1874. Al ; years Of age he enigrated to
New York He went with his father 70 st.
Paul in lSt,3 The boy was educated at St.
Nncent's seminary, ST. Johns, Mimi. was
ordained in 1871, becoming pastor at Vino
ma. The bishop is a great worker i'll the te,n-
parance cause. @.. @ g..& M.3@a#m& m@
The ceremony Of three Friests being made
bishops at once naturally created a great deal
Of interest among Roman Catholics and
Protestllts, and the church where it was
perfornc! vas crowded. Archbishop Ire
land was installed on the throne. His assist
ants were the Most Rev Thomas +. Grace
NJ ~ n
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These literary societies in most colleges are
usually obsolete affairs, which have been re-
placed i'll spirit, if not in form, by the Greek
letter societies. In Princeton the literary
societies have been protected by the faculty
by keeping up constant warfare against
the Greek letter societies. There are no
chapters Of Greek letter societies in Prince
ton acknowledged, consequently, if they ex-
ist, they exist under u disadvantage
Away back in the last century there were
two literary societies in old Nassau hall, at
Princeton, tho Well Meaning and the Plain
Dealing societies. Out Of the Well Meaning
society came Clio hail i'll l7G1. From, the
Plain Dealing CAME Wing hall four years
Later The founders Of these halls were men
i'll middle life Ii decade later, and were among
those who founded the American republic
Judge William Paterson, the founder Of
Clio was delegate to the provincial con-
Grcss and was the author 0: the famous
Virginia Plan" for forming tho Union.
James Madison, who built up Wing hall, pre-
sented to the same convention the New
Jersey plan"
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A stream near Benton, Tenn, is said to be
full Of phantom fish, Standing on the rocks
and looking down into the water the eye can
sec hundreds of trout, some OF them remark
ably large, darting about the pools OF resting
with the gentle motion peculiar to their
tribe. The angler casts his line into one Of
these pools literally swarming with f)sh to
all appearances, and no matter how attract
Two the fly or how skillful the fisherman he
never gets bite. AS plentiful as they seem
to be no one has ever yet been able to catch
trout i'll that stream. Tho fish pay no at.
tention to the hook or line, and when tho
bait Is thrown Mt them, or an attempt is
made to spear them, the instrument has the
appearance OF passing through the fish, but
he is not caught; when the barb or spear Is
removed he Is still in the water.--Chicago
Times.
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Washington Irving wrote "Astoran as
the guest Of John Jacob Astor in that gem
tleman's country house, opposite Hellgate on
the East river. Tenement houses and fac
tories now cover tho site of the estate, which
then, though only about half way up Man
haitian island, was yet far out of town. r.
wing wrote in delight about its "pure air,
agreeable scenery, spacious house, profound
quiet and perfect command of my time and
self, The consequence is that have written
more since have been here than have ever
done i'll the same space of time.n He would
not be as well pleased with a visit to the dis
trct now, Charles Astor Brsted, who was
grandson of old l;ohn Jacob inherited this
estate. The future author Of "The Upper
Ten Thousand" then II boy of Il, was, with
his grandfather, tho only resident of the AS
tor manor when Diedrick K1lickerbocker
wrote there his immortal puff Of the old fur
trader and his nterprises.-Pittsburg Bull
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remember over twenty years ago n medi-
cal friend told me ho had written and would
publish within Il month work entitled,
How to Live Hundred Years" I said to
him: Don't bo fool enough to do it." But
he said: II have been to Europe to collect
material, have contracted with a publisher
to put it on the market, and already the
stereotype plates are made, and its sale will
be- immense Why not publish itl' "Be-
cause" said, "you can never live q century
yourself, and If you die at GO or 10 years, you
will be the laughing stock of future genera;
tions." The book never appeared and never
will Its author died comparatively young.
M. L. Holbrook in Herald of Health.
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MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY,
The building and site cost 1926, 900. Tho
funds were procured by tho issue of city
bonds for 100000, private contributions Of
500 and the remainder by appropriations.
Thirty thousand dollars have just been ex.
pended i'll new books.
The book collection now consists of valu-
able reference material, the property of the
Athennum, and consisting of long sets Of
serials and scientific publications, and de-
partment OF popular literature, to which ad-
ditions to the amount of 10000 have recently
been made
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TMn Grarnflicrera.

AT Biddeford, Me-, two men-one a small,
slender person, and the other Of proportions
in the neighborhood of 500 pounds-were en-
ployed by a woman to dig grave on her
family lot. They worked rapidly, and ere
they were aware tho excavation was
SO deep that the fat man was unable to
get out of the hole A machine was con-
structed, and after quite o struggle the big
ono was ONCE more on the top. In payment
for their services the woman short time
after gave each of the two men five quarts of
gray beans-enough to keep them out of the
ground Tor quite while, Il 1t came to ths
worst.-Exchange
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VI PNI Ut I-E TfI.NF'E.
but the ice king failed to make his customary
rounds, and the prospect Of getting building
nateiial was looked upon as dubious until
the weather bureau, anticipating the cold
snap. prophesicd zero weather. The directors,
made happy BY this, zealously turned to the
realization Of their architects plan.
The structure is to b.! in the form of Il cas-
tie, ana. will consist OF royal theatre 100 feet
i'll diameter, u royal banquet hall S0xSO feet.
Il tower li0 feet high, and Il vista connect
ing the theatre and banquet hail. composed
OF arches of ice twenty feet wide between
supports. The vista viii be nearly POO feet
long, Az earU end the eye viii rest upon
pctuTeS formed by statuary and landscape
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,...
p,.rbar,s ha,, ,.,,rt.r honor ,nd ,li,lli.
Uuon tby bosom or was nrn,t,Jv rannad
Within thy fragrant breath At my command
A thousand iancics, growing us they fly,
To naddenins sweetness, Tit my vision by,
ana ningle golden Tapors with the sand,
sn"t times my i"e he,ts. Senseiess Things
Noun, 'sp fr o'I,s p,es,'n a 10y sn' toatn
And to my ewes seem scare. If from, s,,
draw such rapture, who NAV say how much.
Vert tht,,t the theme OF my imaginiugs?
Iiut Mr. Rnl,,,'s main, ,yori, was i, ,li
p,otnacv, During the civil war hn was mn
f iuJefnti.eable WORKER in tba Union .ausa
bein,r oue If ,le= oroap,z,rs rf ,l,a Urion
Iearu. clull of phiInl.iuhio fnr tb,. in,,
,.,s. nf sto,diuy hv III. y6verp,na,+ IA,
sides his he l.v,toI lis uen ,o tin eryi,n ,t
the MON, When Grant became rrrsi,1ep,
he n,ati,. MIR Boxer minister to Tur.;., II,
soon showed great talent for the yor|, l..f,rs
him, and left Turkey viii, the a1rrcy.I Of
ll,c Unil4i States government and lI,c rood
Will of tho sultan From ti3is ,,iss,o,, l, lyo.
-ronote,l 10 St PcterSH,Ir=s
While minister. ID, Russia I'M, yir,i,,i,.. ,,f
fair occurred, ~ uuntau ml,r,i,,.. an Fl
United States shin had hean ,,,.rr,tr,in IL,
the officers of a Sn,nisI, vnssol 1rn.i,ont
Grant was very much ,,n,.oS4ri ia roine, IN
war with Spain. but tie rasc ,,trnitn1ed
either war or an ap,loss,. from the Sunui,,
raverun,eut
From Washington instructions were sent
to United States ministers abroad to endeay
or to gain the influence Of forapn GOVERN.
,nents l., the ca,1s, of The. Emitted states An
the efforts of those who followed thcs. in.
structio,is failed eScaD, in Mr.. Boker, case
The work rcauir4,) ,rl.nat ,laI;cacv nn,l III.
Snanisb minister n, Sr pe.arsbnrr .on,,i,t
t, ,b,v,rt ,b, A,,ari,,nso ofrort fI,,ra,.n.
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When you happen to read i'll II Pennsylvania
paper tho notice of the marriage of Lena
Observation-Disclosures and Heinrichs
koontzcheichter, by tho Rev. Klaas Holz-
hauzen, don't be too fresh and think you are
reading an account of Il German wedding.
The chances are that the contracting partie.
and witnesses speak better English than they
do in Boston, and that there wasn't soul at
the wedding who could speak or understand
word of German. These names are heir
looms in some parts Of Pennsylvania, and the
old families cling to them fondly long after
speech and accent have departed. They're
mighty good things for the babies to cut their
teeth on.-Burdette i'll Brooklyn Eagle.
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ABOUT CENTRAL AFRICA.
FORMATION REGARDING THE RE-
GION TRAvERsED BY STANLEY.

Tho Canoes of Tippoo Tib-A Ba-Yauzi
Hammock - Map of Stanley's Route
Across The Continent.
The great canoes of Tippoo Tbs flotila are
from GO to 100 feet i'll length In construc-
tion they are mere dugouts made from the
trunks of trees followed out by AK and fire.
They have strength enough to sustain the
stress of passing the rapids in the Congo, and
carry immense quantities Of goods stored
away underneath the awning of kanika cloth.
The hotilla of Tippoo Tib is commanded by
Arabs, but manned by native slaves. The
Arabs have navigated the Congo for many
years, .snd by friendly alliances with the
fisher tribes of natives have become in sense
the masters of navigation on the great water
way Of Central Africn.
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private fortune
" ent largely on
the turf, but he
keeps up Il semi
genteel estate mud
assumes to ilobuob
with the great Lib
erals, Gladstone in
particular. He had
enough hold OH the
H o me Rulers to
make himself Use
ful to Gladstone as
II go-between in
the exciting times
Of coercion, and
through his nego-
,.,..-
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The case is important from the fact that
the law, if it is declared to be constitutional,
will stand for future condemned persons, and
hanging will be no more known in New Yor.,
state. Several other prisoners who have
been sentenced TO death are interested, and
the fato Of many who shall commit crimes
in the future hangs upon the decision Of the
court. 1t is probable that in the end this
last obstacle will be removed and all mur-
derers In future will Gle by the lightning
formerly supposed to be evidence of the
anger of deity, now chained by the scient-
ist to give comfort and life to the innocent
and death to the guilty.
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the twelfth idiot" on the jury which tried
the alleged murtl1Eers Of DR.. Cronin. On
the last stood out for a compromise verdict
The result was that Beggs was acquitted,
kunze sentenced for three years and the
others for life. Nobody knows why Mr..
Culver insisted on such verdict-the Cul-
verian intellect is not to be understood by
Evanston is that he is fanntically opposed to
the death penalty aud suffers generally from
"a screw loose somewhere" Most people,
however, being unphilosophic, content them.
selves with calling him lexpletiye) sscrank."
Al any rate he is SO hopelessly shut out Of
Evanston sympathies that he is obliged to
1anva q
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HOW Will KEMMLER DIES?
HIS CASE GOES TO THE COURT OF
APPEALS OF NEW YORK STATE.

Some Points About the Apparatus Which
Has Been Set Up for tho Destruction of
Men Like limit Has Been Success
fully Tried on Animals.
The general term Of the supreme court Of
the state of New York having decided that
the law for electrical execution is constitu-
tional, kemmler, the first murderer whom it
is expected must die in the new way, has but
one slight chance. The case now goes to the
court of appeals. If it confirms the decision
of the lower court, after much preliminary
legal discussion, electricity will take the place
of hanging in New York state, and Kemm ,sx-
will lnnugurate the new process
The accumulated obloquy of centuries is
gathered about the gibbet 1t has never been
considered a reSrt.6t a hlta n1ethoa Of Son1iintr
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Sweet Girl hope you will call agan, Mr.
Coolhead.
Mr.. Cool!lead new uimirerl-Thank you, !
should be delighted to call very soon again, if
were sure of findfg you Mt home
'Oh, I'm nearly always at home; but-let
mo see-it won't do for you to call Tuesday
evening, for that is the night of the Home
mission meeting; and Wednesday night the
Emperors Daughters meet; and Thursday
the Blue Ribbons hnve q most important scs.
sion; and Friday is the monthly meeting Of
the Dorcas club, mud Saturday the Browning
club-really hardly know whit day to set:
butt
''Um-to you expect to belong to all those
societius always"
"Oh, yes, indeed: I'm a life membor of them
ALL"
"Er-l should like to call again soon, but
this is our busy season, and | shall be con.
fined very closely to tile office for several
months. Good evening. New York
Weekly
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THAT UNFORTUNATE JUROR,
The "obstinate Man" Of the Crouin Jur,
II NTasJa

oDot'AsAIo fAan OF the Cronin Jury
Is Made Unhappy.
Citizen John Culver, Of Evanston. Il chi.
cago suburb, is an unhappy man. Crowds
follow him in the street; in the methodist
church where be worships the congregation
1s notieeably increased by people who come
specially to see him; innocent children shy
on as he nears them on the street, and rude
fellows are heard to exclaim: "Therei That's
hlml That's the man!' while people with
more politeness extend the index finger be-
hind his back to call the attention Of their
friends-"monstrari digito istud,'' as we
used to say in Rome
dls residence (of which picture is an.
nexed is "for sale, F" and even this SINGLE
sign attracts crowds. He has found life in
Chicago simply insupportable aud is going
to move away. He is ostracized socially.
criticised personally, gazed at Extensively and
damned generally. All this because he was
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Apropos of art things, a young lady living
o. st. Charles avenue, who has more brains
Il ian money, has made for her mothers par
lor floor a wooden border, consisting Of
blocks OF tiles carved in n Horid and haring
design. A dado for the mantelpiece and tiles
for the fireplace finish up this room most
beautifully.-NeW Orleans Picayune
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HON. GEORGE H. BOXER.
Death in Philadelphia of :, NInn Fam.

Death in Philadelphia of 81 Man Famous
In Many Ways.
Mr.. George II. Boxer, whose death took
place recently at Philadelphia, combined two
rare gifts seldom found in one person. He
was both poet and diplomat. His verses were
Of sufficient merit to attract the attention Of
no less literary light than Leigh Hunt. and
as q diplomat he once succeeded i'll nverting
war between the United States and Spain
George Henry Boxer was born at Phiadel-
phia in 1898. His family, originally French,
removed to Holland, and thence to England.
There becoming identified with the "Quak-
ers,h they emigrated to America and settled
in the City of Brotherly love. Mr.. Boxer
was educated at Princeton college, where he
was graduated at 10. and soon after married
and went abroad He had written verses at
college, and while abroad wrote more, pub
fishing a volume in 164T, on Ills return In
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A hobby is a companion in loneliness, d re
source i'll dullness, meeting ground for
congenal spirit who also has hobby-per.
haps your own-over which to fraternize
and really, when begin to sing the praises of
this valuable possession, it is hard to know
where to stop. It is u good thing to becoma
possessed of hobby when you are young.
You can acquire an immense amount OF
knowledge which will be Of valuable service
to you in later life if you have some pet pur-
suit. You may be devoid of all taste for
music, und not be able to draw straight
stroke; but if these two great talents are de-
MED you, there are many others equally in
terest!ng.
Take any science-botany, for example. II
you study it steadily, how much greater will
be your interest in oil your walks and wher-
ever you 70. Get any cheap primer or book
on the subject, and learn about the formation
of flowers, and when you are out in the coun-
try gather some specimens and try and find
out their class, division, family and genus.
If you wish to form collection you will find
doing SO most interesting and valuable for
future reference. Until you study botany,
you can form no idea of the great varieties
there are among the wild flowers, and the
wonders and beauties Of these seem endless.
In interest, too, how much will you find In
geology, conchology, entomology, physiolo-
gy. Or. if sciences do not attract you, is
there no charm in needlework If you are
woman, carpentering if you are man,
or gardening, and many other things2 Anna
teur photography is takenup equally by both
sexes, and is often carried to great perfec
tion. The selection Of your special attraction
must depend upon yourself, and it no one
science or pursuit in particular seems to pos
sess charm for you, should make acquaint-
ance practically with one Or two, and you
may find the charm is there after ALL
(1nirar
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SOME COLLEGE IMPROVEMENTS.
Two New Halls at Princeton and One at

IF0 New HATS at PrlhcetOn and One at
Brown.
That there is al intimate connection be-
tween bone and muscle and mental develop
ment, is Illustrated by Princeton college. AT
any rate she illustrates that college growth
follows after the growth Of bone and mus
Gle, for having beaten the other colleges at
football she is tearing down the halls of her
two literary societies to build new ones.