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soul together, seemed the incarnation OF
desolate widowhood, to the widow. The
fear In her eyes gave place to a smile.
"There's Joep she cried. Il do believe
he rs comm here. lie must er seen me an
followed me. Yes, there he Is at the door,
waitin' for me. Good by, l must be goin'
right away"
And she was all in hutter of happiness
as she rose and went out to him.
The widow McClane followed her. She
carefully closed the screen door, again
fastened the hook and looked out at the
two as they nodded gaily over their should
ers at her and walked arm in arm around
the corner.
"He amt half good enough for her."
she said aloud. "IIe's knock-kneed an
pigeon-toed, an cross eyed In one eye, but
he's bettern nothin He'll kinder do for
a prop. He'll stand up for her agin' the
world that's such hard place for pore
wilder woman"
Beyond the porch little way two fat
hens houndered in a flower bed. Pre-oc-
cupied with her own thoughts she OBJ
served them without fully awakening to
the enormity of their misdemeanor.
Anything Is better than bein a wIdder,'
she reiterated, stIll harping on the same
old string, "anythlng!
She went back to her sewing, but instead
of finishing 1t her hands, the large bony
hands of the working woman, rested on
the cloth and she stared through the door
at the sunlight without. The clock licked
solemnly on the mantel. Presently with a
wheezy premonitory rattle, 1t struck the
half hour.
A fly sprawled and buzzed upon the
screen. The widow, leaning forward, looked
sharply at IL to be quite sure it was out
side. Then, taking up the seam. she began
once more to stitch.
IF he don't make her a halfway decent
husband" she said doggedly, as II to con
vince herself, ats dong sight better thar
bein' a poor wilder an slavln' for hel
kinfolks. A long sight better I've bin al
over that road myself an | know"
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pold of Belgium, there would have been
an unDroken line of English territory to-
day through the center OF Africa. from the
Mediterranean to the Cape of Good Hope.
The kongo Free state makes the single
break. Stanley found it, Belgium has es-
taohshed protectorate. Stiu the obsta-
Gle can be overcome. Leopold is working
IN entire accord with England's plans. He
mas established EngIands policy of tho
open door" in all trade matters. He will
place no obstruction to any plans that will
lead to development and civilization
The Development of Egypt.
The value of Egypt commercially lies In
the Nile river. The rising of the river and
the consequent fertilization of the land rem
ders two and sometimes three crops a year
possible. This gives an immense agricul-
tural output. The Sudan is immensely fer
tile and when once under control will play
an important part in the worlds wheat
supply.
South of the Sudan, extending in a
southeast direction to the coast. Is British
East Africa. 1t includes Uganda high. fer
tie land with a superb climate, the lakes
of the Upper Nile and the Islands of Fan
zibar and Pemba. The exports are the US
ual ones, ivory, gems, rubber, etc.
South of British East Africa lies the
Kongo Free state ana German East Afri-
ca. Below these comes British Central At
RIGA. This tract of land is situated along
the west shore of Lake Nyassa. The area
Is 100000 square miles in which the process
of development is just starting Roads have
been built farming has been carried on,
yet the great bulk of the territory is little
known.
In West Africa, England holds control of
the Lower Niger and four small provinces.
The total extent Of the domain is 600 GOO
square miles.Nigerta is run by the Royal
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wilderness without the need of coal Will
hasten the development of Africa a hun
dred per cent. 1t is suggested that even
the railroads may be able TO utilize this
power in the Interior.
This is Africa as it Is to-day. Her flu
ture win depend on the working out of
the various schemes which are being oper-
ated by the great nations now contending
for possession of her territories. In any
event she will go forward rapidly;
that is inevitable Doubtless the
direct influence of the two nations which
are trying 10 draw a Maltese cross over
the land will be foremost in the great
work. England's colouizing instinct will
cause her projects 10 spring forward and,
it must be admitted, win in the end be
better for the native. Frances self-cen-
tering policy will hardly permit the
development to go on at the
rate at which England will push the
work. England now seems to have clutch
ed the moat of the nut and her natural
acquisitiveuess will cause her to fight for
&c If necessary. With Mr. Cecil Rhodes
pushing his railways and telegraphs from
the south. Gen. Kitchener's pushing down
from the north and with the moral force
of Bntain's past achievements behind 1t
all, there seems little doubt as to how
the star of empire will be made to shine
over the Dark Continent.
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LIGHT IN DARK CONTINENT.
,,,,,1 AFRICA BECOME THE THIRD
GREAT ANGLo-sAXON POWER.

THE Present Possessions and Plans
- various African Powers-The
.dxnutage of Great Britain's PO-
.,,tou and the Superior Value o.
mr. HoldinGs-Frnnce Plays "A Los
- come-CeciI Rhodes Plans for
African Development.
london. Sept. 24-It seems only yester-
ao,, that public attention was centered on
c,,ha Then It shifted to China. Now it
:. eve5 on Africa. Gen. Kitchener has
wont all before him at Omdurman. Cor
a., is avenged With the mastery hand
- genius, Kitchener has moved persist
o,t,. forward. After Omdurman, he ad-
,,orcss without delay and challenges the
r1receb claims in the Lower Sudan. He
or5srs Narchand and Liotard to evacuate
17asboia. bringing the Anglo French dis
,,,,ts TO a crisis. In the south, Cecil
pboies makes the wonderful claim that
he will build a railroad from Cairo to Cane
Town. For the next fifty years nation
buljlne promises to center in Darkest
Africa
VIII the French give way? How will the
roropeans divide up the continent? What
vii the effect be on America? Can Cecil
rbodes carry out his gigantic plan? All
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these questions suggest interesting posi-
bilties.
Britain's Superior Possessions.
The story of Africa as she Is to-day is
the oft-repeated story of British brains
and British sand; the story of that great
est element in the Anglo-Saxon character,
Its colonizing faculty. The fight for terri
tory here is between England and France
and England wins as she always has
won. Look at the map of Africa. In act
ual area, France holds the most. Her
flag flies over 100000 square miles, while
highlands control covers only about
100000. But England makes up in quality
her lack in quantity. Roughly speaking,
the continent of Africa is divided into
three parts % A great low area in the
north; (2) an immense table-land, extend
Ing from the Sahara desert southwark
through the continent; 90 the mountainous
region along the coast; the passage way to
this table-land. The first, the desert Of
Sahara is for France; the second, the meat
OF the continent, Is for England; the third
"a sort of rind-beongs for the most part
TO Portugal and Germany.
The principal rivers, lakes and harbors
belong mostly to England. The only first
class harbor not under English control is
Delagoa bay, and on this the British lion
has fixed gaze which means that he will
not be denied. France has the Upper
Niger; Leopold of Belgium holds q part
OF the Kongo river; England holds the
rest of the navigable waterways. Eng
fish gunboats patrol the lakes. The Kon-
go Free State and Germany jointly hold
Lake Tanganyika. But Lake Nyassa, the
lakes of the zambese, the lakes of the Up>
per Nile and Lake Tohad are controlled
by the government at London.
England Holds the Profitable Terri
tory.
But England has the fertile valley of the
Nile, which, after frightful mismanage-
ment by the Egyptians and years of re-
cuperation by the English, is now holding
IT'S own. She has the rich country of the
Uganda and the surrounding provinces OF
British East Africa. She has Cape Colony,
win It's farming lands and it's ranches.
ana lastly, she has the richest part of that
Golcanda of the world, the diamond and
gold fields Of South Africa.
EnEIandss Great Mistake.
There is one more fact about England
territory and an important one because II
pears directly on the railroad of Cecil
hh0de imagination. The sweeping victory
OF Kitchener viii now warrant US in call-
ing the Sudan Egyptian, and therefore
british territory. glance at the map
WIZ snow straight line of England's ter
Iltory from Cairo to Cape Town, with but
one break. The waving of the Union Jack
thIouSA all those five thousand miles OF
territory Is prevented only by a narrow
"TRIP oil $40 miles. That land was taken by
an EnGhshman but most unfortunately
aCtlng under the Belgian flag Had England
slooo back of Stanley, had she listened "a
AIS pieadlngs and not driven him to Leo
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generally so very eager to get a mouthful
OF fresh air once again. A slight tap with
the hand Is given to the two side pieces,
which relieves the joints made by the
thread. The top or central piece Is then
lifted up ana pulled slightly downward, so
as to withdraw the quilts from the nose
as they come out with the mold. The
sides are then taken off. Probably some
of the hair may hold the mold, but with a
little eoaxing, or by the insertion of tho
scissors, it can soon be removed. Care
must be used to get the ears, but without
breaking either the subject or the mold.
The ears are only taken on the frone
sides, cotton wool being placed at the
back to prevent the plaster going around.
When removed the three pieces are put
together and plaster placed on the exterior
to hold and strengthen them.
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TAKING LIFE MASKS.
II Is n Tedious Operation, Especially
for the Subject.

TOT the SUBJECT
From the Strand Magazine.
One often observes when reading Of
the demise of a celebrity that a mask was
taken by Mr.. So-an-So. the celebrated
sculptor, soon after the death, but really
very few people know how this is carried
out They might have some idea that
plaster of paris is put over the dead man s
face, but there the idea ends.
A mask from life Is taken almost pre-
cisely in the same way as after DEATH
save that much greater care has to he
used, as the subjects life hangs on a very
thin thread, or, to be more precise, two
small quilts 1t requires a great deal Of
nerve and patience to undergo, the sensa-
ton being most disagreeable. When a
mask from life Is about 10 be secured. the
subject reclines on a long table, and tow
els are placed around his neck and fore
head to prevent the plaster going where
not intended. The face Is slightly creased
but not enough to fill the pores OF the
skin. Care has to be especially taken WIN
the eyelashes as otherwise, in the subsc-
duent operations, these are likely to be
pulled off, which would not be exactly
pleasant. A small quill is now inserted
in either nostril to allow the subject 70
breathe through and cotton wood lightly
pressed around the base to keep the liquid
Dlaster from intrudlng. A pair OF scissors
is always kept handy SO as to be able to
cut off the tops of the quilts, should by
any chance the plaster splash up and
cover them. All being ready few cheer
ing words are spoken to the unhappy VIC
tim, and the plaster is mixed. This Is
carefully poured or sprinkled over the fea-
lures. The plaster, through being mixed
with warm water, quickly hardens, and ia
the course of about FIVE minutes the mold
is strong enough to be taken Off. IL has
to be carefully done, as the subject is
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the speed is twelve miles an hour. The
prices are in three classes, the first be-
ing SS rupees, the second 10 and the third
rupees. annas A feature that may
appeal to Americans is the names of the
stations, Chaugamwe. Samburu, Mail
Chumoi What possibilities for the intel
ligent brakeman.
In Portuguese East Africa a line has
been built from Beira on the coast to
Umtah, and is In running order. This is
ultimately intended to connect at Sails
bury with the road from Cape Town
through Buluwayo.
Extension OF the Telegraph.
Before speaking of the railroads of Brit
ish South Africa, il may be well to say a
word about the telegraph lines. because
the railroads will follow in their track.
The telegraph is the scout of the rail-
road system in Africa, its advance agent.
Along with the iron rail from Cairo to
Cape Town runs Rhodes plan of a wire
line And it will be finished in a few
years. Last Christmas the line has been
carried from Buluwayo TO Jumbo on the
Zambezi river. The natives now telegraph
to each other in their own tongue. The
last reports place the terminus of the line
at Katakata on the western shore of
Lake Nyassa and the advance men are
half way up to Lake Tanganyika. Here
they reach the break in English territory.
But King Leopold realizes the immense
value of the line and has agreed to con-
tinue the work TO Wadelai on the Nile.
Here it will be ultimately met by the
wires of Kitchener and one of the most
important Industrial enterprises of recent
years will be accomplished.
Backbone of African Civilization.
The railroads of South Africa have been
in operation for a number of years From
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Cape Town. from Durham in Natal, and
from Delagoa bay, lines have been built
to meet the demands of the Transvaal
| industries. The end of 1897 marked the
first real step in Cecil Rhodes plan when
the railroad was extended northward as
far as Buluwayo. The financial success
Of this enterprise has so encouraged
Rhodes that he has petitioned the English
government to guarantee the interest on
the next section, the line from BuluWayo
to Lake Tanganyika. This line will pro-
coed northeasterly to Jumbo and passing
through the Sanga coal fields. Crossing
the ZambeZi on ferry, 1t will pass
through Northern Rhodesia, opening up
a new territory peculiarly filed by its at
titude for white colonization. Finally 1t
will strike the lower end of Lake Tan
ganyika. This new portion will cover a
distance of 800 miles, and the expense of
building 1t will be e., 10000. The guarantee
of the government would enable the com
pany to obtain the loan at per cent
instead OF per cent. AS the line to Bulu-
wayo was paying one from the start
there are good reasons to believe that the
government will not lose money by such a
guarantee.
Granting the building Of the Lake Tan
ganyika branch and the extension Of
Kitchener's line to Fashoda, both to be
accomplished within period of five years,
England will then have covered, measur-
ing in an air line, 700 miles southwark,
Cairo to Fashoda, and 1900 miles north
ward, Cape Town to Lake Tanganyika
This will leave unfinished only 400 miles,
as the crow flies, in Kongo Free State and
British East Africa. Leopold IS in favor
of developing Kongo and therefore he is
building the road through his territory.
The rich lands of British East Africa end
the necessities of joining the north and
the south would be ample reason for
building the link from Lake Victoria to
Fashoda, so that somewhere between 1915
and 1925 we may expect to see one trunk
line of railroads from Cairo to Cape Town,
branches tapping 1t at intervals and con-
Meeting 1t with all tho important cities
along the eastern coast. Ii will really
be a great backbone of civilization ex-
tending through the center of the Dark
Continent. and bringing all the wonderful
resources of the interior into intimate
touch with the world.
Field of Electricity.
One other great factor will shortly con-
tribute to the development Of Africa. This
is long distance transmission of electric
power. Already the waterfalls of the Nile
at Assuan have been harnessed and power
is being transmitted overland to various
points Alexandria Is being lighted by
transmitted electric power. Prof. George
Forbes, the English engineer, has return
ed lately from an extended visit to the
interior of the continent. He has decided
that Victoria Falls in the center of Africa
can be harnessed and made TO transmit
thousands of horse power over hundreds
of miles of undeveloped territory where
IL can be used at comparatively trifing
cost TO develop all the natural resources.
1t is estimated that this capacity TO de-
velop thous9nds of horse power in the
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Niger Co., whose power there is almost
sovereign The products are all tropical
In character and amounted to f6,000,0OO
in 1897. The west boundary line of this
province has been for six years a disputed
question between the English and the
French and was determined in August of
this year by arbitration. The result was a
compromise, but England got the better
of the bargain.
Wonderful South Africa.
South Africa will probably be developed
faster than other portions of the dark con-
tinent because 1t already has such a
splendid start. The district includes Cape
I Colony, Natal Bechanaland, Matabele
Hashomaland and other smaller provinces
Cape Colony has been known for centu-
ries. Originally settled by the Dutch and
afterwards occupied by the English, there
exists in the colony a strong element of
political friction which sometimes takes
the form of an outbreak The temporary
setback to Cecil Rhodes in the elections of
last month is but another example of the
pertinacity of the Dutch. Further North,
the English are pushing into the vast ter
ritory of Rhodesia.
Almost surrounded by the land of the
English and with nearly a half of their
populations composed of that nationality,
are two independent countries, the Trans
vaal and the Orange Free state. That they
win hold aloof from England's control for
a number of years is unquestiOned, but
that they viii be absorbed finally under a
protectorate seems inevitable.
This then Is the condition of the British
star of empire In South Africa. Situated
almost entirely in the temperate zone, rich
in farming and grazing lands, containing
almost fabulous mineral wealth waiting to
be developed it stands to-day England's
greatest African colony.
Africa Railway Lines.
What progress has Cecil Rhodes made
with his railroads and does that progress
warrant his claim of railroad from
Cairo to Cape TOWN.
In Egypt the railroad has followed the
British advance. In 1896 1t reached Wady
Halfa. a distance of 800 miles from Cairo.
In 1897 it was pushed forward to Berber
800 miles more. The capture of Omdur-
man means the immediate continuation Of
the railroad to that point. The necessi-
ties of a big army, the immediate need
of occupying in force the whole of the
district calls for rapid construction. The
present railroad In Egypt has been built
almost entirely for military purposes, and
its chief characteristics is military utility
After the war has closed the branches
of commercial value will be advanced on
the foundation already laid down by the
army.
In British East Africa a line has been
planned to run from Mombosa, on the
coast, to Lake Victoria. Already the first
hundred miles have been opened and trains
are running. The whole distance to be
built is CSC miles, and it is estimated that
less than five years will be necessary for
finishing the work. Some of the details
in the running of the trains are interest
ing. They start and return on alternate
days. The journey inland Is up grade and
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these questions suggest interesting posi-
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