The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-13
MISS LANDFEAR'S LECTURE
DELIVERED AT THE RAILROAD '.
 M. c. 4. LAST NIGHT.
Her Subject Was "The situation in South Africno und Was Very Interest- Ing and Instructive-Thinks the War With the Boers Vill be u Long One Their History and Habits.

Miss M. 10. Landfear, of this city, gave very interesting lecture on "The Situation in South Africa last evening in the Railroad Mems building, before a good-sized audience The lecture was held under the auspices of the Town Topics" club, and was to have been nothing more than meeting of the club, at which the members would sit around a table and discuss the situa- tion in Africa, but one of the members suggested that Miss Landfear be re- quested to deliver a lecture on the im- portant subject of the day She headi- ly accepted the invitation, and all who heard her were very glad she did, as the lecture was most interesting and in- structive one.
 Miss Landfear was for sixteen years a resident of Cape Colony, South Africa, and during most of that time she had taught school in that place, and is very familiar with the whole section of the country. She said it seemed so strange to her when she reads the newspapers to sec the names of such familiar places to her that are now the center of the fighting. Even remote railway stations where she has sat for hours waiting for a train are sometimes brought before her eyes, and she said it was so inter- esting to have a knowledge of the situ- ation at her fingers end.
 The speaker said that if people were better posted on the history and life of the Boers, there would not be so much sympathy for them on the part of the Americans The Boers, the speaker said, deserve some credit for the sturdy fight they are putting up. but when one thinks of their mode of living and their ideas about progression 1t seems hardly possible that nothing but a quick and decisive victory for the British can be hoped for.
 Miss Landfear gave brief history of the Boers since 1881, when they practi- cally obtained their independence. The speaker said they were perfectly content to let times go as they came, and that they made no effort to improve oppor- tunities and push themselves ahead.
 They seem to have don't-care dis position and want to crawl off in some CUIIeI Ol llS SlODG anu liiCiSiy SAiot. The lecturer said the present war was one between civilization and non-pro gression. Civilization is bound to reach the whole earth, and especially Christian civilization, and this war is only one step in that direction.
 Miss Landfear gave very interesting account of the Boer country and of their removal from Cape Town to the Transvaal and of the marvellous growth of it's leading city, Johannes burg.
 Miss Landfear was one of party to first locate where the present city of Johannesburg now stands. The party moved about from place fo place in long wagons, and at Johannesburg oth- CT parties were met and a better settle ment was made. Finally the settlement grew into town and the town into city of over 110,O00 people, all within thirteen years
 The speaker gave accounts of her meetings with Cecil Rhodes and Henry M. Stanley and said the former was destined to be the governor general of all the united colonies in Africa under the ban of the English.
 Their laws were also dwelt upon, and many interesting events in their history were related.
 At the conclusion Miss Landfear was presented with a handsome bunch of chrysanthemums.