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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19

thousand soft sounds seem to heighten rather
than to break the Stiffness OF the night.
Creeping along the side Of the nearest ant
heap comes a curious, uncanny insect with a
long neck and a longer body, misshapen like a
cricket bat. and very similar to II in color. TINS
is a "Hottentot god" so called because the
Hottentots supposed to worship it, The
little l8Oer boys often catch these funny insects
and set them on to fight one another, which
they are easily persuaded to do with an amount
of ferOcty which is almost alarming in such
little creatures.
From the distance comes the hOarse cry Of a
great paauY, or bustard, resembling that of a
peacock, but less shrl They are good shoot
ing, and even better eating, partaking Of the
character of the turkey, to which, indeed. they
nearly allied Another veldt bird which is
haan. also spelled koran. something between a
partridge and a wild duck. Its prefix "knorr'
is said TO be derived from the curious kind of
rafting purr which it makes when it thinks it
self in any danger.
The honeybrd is a we'll known denizen OF
many parts Of the Transvaal 1t has the unique
popularity that il does not fear men and women
tive low note, and. flying about their heads tries
or kopje The bird knows full well that under
certain rock lies store Of honey, concealed
by the cunning bees, and, rock honey being as
much esteemed by birds as by human beings
the clever little fellow tries 10 induce friendly
being with two strong hands TO push aside the
rock, so that it may get to the honey.
II il succeed in its object and the traveller
to and fro between himself and the rocks finds
the honey the bird changes its paintive tone 70
one of JOY and pleasure, much as to say,
Thank you very much"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19

civil authority would sustain the deposition pro-
rounced nv the ecclesiastical Some time was
consumed in litigation between DR. Colenso-or
rather his suppOrters-and the majority OF the
Anglican clergy. and the controversy as
"the Colcnso scandal'-culminated in the (to the
orthodox still greater scandal Of n decision by
the Privy Council ordering the arrears OF reve-
nue to be paid over to the deposed Bishop ana
his annual stipend Of g. 900 from the resources
Of the Colonial Church to be continued.
AS the Churchmen Of Natal regarded the
Rishop Of Natal as technically "contumaclous
hcrctic" who had been inhibited from preach-
ing in any pulpit of their Church, it was neces-
sarv to provide them with another bishop. This
was effected by the erection Of the See OF Mar
itzburg And So while the clerical office OF
bishop was discharged in that part Of the world
nv one prelate. another received its revenues
and enjoyed the state recognition attached to it,
At the same time, Or. Coenso could not CON
sistently with his natural character, be an idle
shepherd He not only continued his labors AT
the unfinished obnoxious book, but went about
doing good among his friends the Iuus.
one Of the last exertions Of his influence with
the home Government was when, three years pc
fore his death, he obtained specially kindly
treatment for that heroic barbarian foe OF Eng
land Cetcwavo King Of the Xuus. 1t was DR..
Colenso who persuaded the Colonial once 10
invite Cetewayo to visit the British capital. If
Cctewayo clothed in the extreme of London
fashion, IioniZed in London drawing rooms, and
supplied, at the imperial expense, with unllm-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19

tied magnums Of champagne, contracted tastes
which ultimately ruined both his health and his
influence, that was not DR.. Colenso's fault IT,
on the other hand, the Zulu Katirs are to-day
as friendly to the British az they are nveter-
ately hostile to the Beers, that contamination is
undeniably a result Of the heterodox bishops
lifelong work among them more than of the
prOwcss Of British troops or the wisdom Of Brit
ish official administrators. ColensO died at Dur
ban in lSS}. and it may safely be said that to
the crude mentality of the savagcs among whom
ne labored the only danger arising from his life
and ministrations is the danger of their adopt
ing a superstition Of COenso worship instead Of
the Christianity which, in his own way Colenso
always sought to instill into them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19

by the score, that must not be repulsed, though
few loose stones at the hands Of European
have travelled rapidly through the darkhs'
with unmistakabe effect on the holy ones
The streets without have not it must be cor
fessed much attraction, though there is NE
open square before the Koutbeia, highest an
least lovely mosque in Morocco, and the hoUe
Ali garden, lately occupied by the Russian EH
bassy is not without its beauties. II may hd'
be mentioned that there are no consuls or coz
sular agents in residence in Morocco city az
such officials exist indeed at Fee only on he y
press understanding that no foreign nag sHl-
float above their dwelling. The Moors OLE
hatred of a foreign flag is one Of the strons'''
articles of his unsophisticated political cree
and it is said that one OF the most insupera"'
objections to the institution OF proper quaTa'
tine stations along the coast is the necess"'
hosting Of the yellow quarantine flag beside "
red banner of the land The only other nag e'o
seen inland is the white square OF rag bose
on the mosques during the hour Of prayer
At one time Marakesh, they call IT. hover
unpleasing TO the eye at the present DAY nv
have presented an imposing appearance No
turtles ago, in the zenith OF its glory, tne "
spaces that are now merely rubbish heaps W.
have been densely inhabited quarters Oh y
town and it is quite conceivable that the
disappointing Koutbeia in an earlier state ="
pair may have pleased even the heathen 9
Nowadays however, fully two-thirds OF in' -
lies in ruins, and the simple conveyancihs
Of the country admit Of court grandees =,
low from time 70 time a couple Oh b'Ss
novels so as to have the site cleared FOR ~
Such constructive reform. however dlsasf'
for the unfortunate tenants. might unque'o
ably make for the betterment OF the '~'
from an artistic standpoint were II not "',
laborers employ half their working hou
singing fearful chant peculiar to the cra''
divide the remainder between smoA"e AL
emptying pltchy goatskins Of their WAYS
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IN AND AROUND MOROCCO
A sQUALID CITt. ALL PALMS wITHor,r
ALL RUINS WITHIN.
FEATURES OF EASTERN LIFE IN THE st,rr,v,
CAPITALIZE LEPER SETTLEMENT.

FEATURES OF EASTERN LIFE IN THE SULTAN,
CAPITALIZE LEPER SETTLEMENT.
Morocco city Is all palms and gardens withon,
all ruins within. The gardens in the suburb,
grandest Of all Agdal, which adjoin the Sultan,
Talace. sIacious and beautiful. but tho.s
within are necessarily small. At any rate. th,y
give an ineXhaustible supply OF splendid fresh
apricots, which should not, by the way. 10
eaten uncooked. an unceasng fountain A largs
bathing tank, and a small white house with
four rooms and some spare alcOves all looking
away from the street This precaution wa,
rather thrown away 80 far as foreign visitor,
are concerned being intended 10 hide the women
from the passing stranger and the passing
stranger from the women The only gain from
this social arrangement is that the merciless
sun had full access 10 all the apartments dur
ing tWo-thirds Of the day. Flies follow the SUE
in the East as surely as trade follows the flag 50
that life indoors would at times BE- scarcely
bearable II one did not know that out OF doors
il must be infinitely worse. Other tenants there
were in the garden-ants and centipcdes, frog
and toads and in the feathered Lire co0irg
turtle doves, prowng kites and kestrels shrek.
ing swfts. officous starngs and azure rollers
Item, from a neghboring sanctuary, lean cats
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19
ANCIENT MDIGo AND IT'S RIVAL.
rom The Birmingham Post.

From The Birmingham Post.
In the current issue Of "Feilden's Magazine
il is pointed out by a writer on indigo that
most Of the blue cloth and ribbons found on
Egyptian mummics five thousand years ago
had been dyed with indigo. and that the cele
brated blue garments Of Sidon, the sister town
Of Tyre, where the ancient purple mentioned in
the Bible came from, were also found TO be dyed
with indigo. However. il is only since the six
tecnth century. or from the time Of the discovery
OF the way To India via the Cape of Good Hope,
that il has become generally known in Europe.
There was used in Europe a blue cooring mat
ter derived from the wOad or pastel plant Osats
tnctOria), and the WOad cutiyators, with their
great vested interests, StrcnuOuSly resisted the
introduction OF indigo. and actually induced the
English, French and German Governments to
prOmugate enactmcnts against its use. From
ljGl the struggle Of the home grown woad
against its foreign rival commenced and con-
tnued for many years with the greatest bitter
ness. II is strange III these days Of healthy
competition to read that Henry " Of France
issued an edct Condcmnng 10 death any one
who used that perniCous drug called the devils
food" Indeed il is only since the year 1871
that the French dyers have had the right to
use indigo without restriction. In England the
use Of indigo IL stated to have been forbidden
during the reign Of Queen Elizabeth but this
is not exactly true as the edict had reference to
the woad plant, which was submitted TO fer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19
NETWORK TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.

mentatOn semi-putrefaction, and caused
nuisance by the vapors it evolved; in Germany,
at Nuremberg, they compelled the dyer to take
an oath not to use that corrosive and poisonous
color, handed over to mankind by the devil
himself" and capital punishment was lnilicted
on all who violated their oath In spite, how
ever Of all opposition, the struggle ended in
the utter defeat OF woad, which ls now
merely regarded as curiosity and has ceased
10 be an article OF commerce.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19
NIGHT on THE VBLDT.
QUEER ANIMALS THAT ARE ABROAD.
From The London Mail.

From The London Mail.
There IS absolutely nothing or earth more
beautiful and solemnly impressive than me
starit serenity Of South African nHsht'
The sky is coudless, the air is fresh ana COOL
the silence is full of busy cummings OF insects
and suggestions Of life on all sides Ana yet
there is the sense Of complete isolation, OF
certain alOOfnass from mundane things, Whlch
is aWesome and inspiring.
The veldt rolls out its great waves OF snort
stubble from horizon to horizon, broken here
and there by suyaroaf shaped antheaps ana
sparse vegetation Of Zuikerbosch or dwarf
mimosa The Southern Cross shines in the SKY
and the Milky Way seems to have trebled It's
myriads Of tiny scintating consultations.
Anon a ccada cheepS with shrill, hlgh
vibrating note. which is repeated with the
monotony OF a tightly strung tOmtom. couple
of nachtaapies, curious little beasts, part mon
KEY. part mouse and part bat drop from the
zuikerbosch and dart through the thornbush
A meerCat sits up in the starlight. It's "hltey
gray breast shining like silver It looks around
in an impudent way and takes stock or the
veldt and the human intruders. A springhaan
or locust heralds a passing swarm OF silent
ghcstly, violet winged spirits OK the departed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19
A CURRENCY REFLECTION.

From The Denver Post.
John QuarterdolIar and Nancy NIchol were
married at Providence. II. l.. the other day.
How IKE thirty cents they must feell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19
TWO POINTS OF VIEW,
, The Indianapolis Journal.

From The Indianapolis Journal
THE young man who gets cheated" said the
Cornfed Philosopher, thinks the other fellow
wonderfully smart, but the elderly person who
goes up against IL admits himself to be O rools
Evening star., 1899-12-01

From the Detroit Tribune.
r. Ruoff, who left the Transvaal last May
for tour of Europe and America, has
gone to Milwaukee to inspect the breweries
In regard to labor conditions in the Boer
country, he said recently:
"One of the miners in the copper coun-
try will turn out much work as five of
our men. We have to employ Kaftir labor.
kattirs are notoriously lazy, and they re-
quire constant supervision or they will quit
work altogether. With every five Kaffirs
one white man is employed One hole
drilled with a hand drill is considered a
days STINT for Kaff1r. Although our en-
ployes do not get as much pay individually
as the miners hereabouts, yet labor costs
us much more, because one of the copper
country miners will do as much work as
five Kaffirs.
IN Dom Paurs domain the natives are
restricted by stringent laws. When a ma
tive is employed in the Transvaal he is
given a pass upon his arrival, and he is
legally compelled to work for specified
length of time. If he deserts his employer
he is arrested. When native is seen on
the streets or highways any white man
has right to demand an inspection of his
pass. II he does not produce it, or there is
ground for believing that he has not OBJ
tanned permission from the employer to
leave his work, he is taken into custody"
Evening star., 1899-12-01
COWEN SAYS 1T Is A POOL.
President of the b. and o. Discusses
the Railroad Deal.

President John K. Cowen of the Baltimore
and Ohio, in an interview with the cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Press re-
garding the rumors of the absorption of
the Baltimore and Ohio by The Pennsyl-
vanta, said:
They were probably caused by the con-
summation of plans for the maintenance
and advance of rates which have been de-
veloping for the past six months. great
many of the advances have gone into effect,
and more will become operative January /.
Most Of the commodity rates have been put
in classified form, and the roads are
prepared to maintain them. This refers TO
all the trunk lines
They have at last come TO that the
old competition in rates is ruinous, and in
the future the various lines will hope
they wil-compete on the English system.
over there the rates are the same on all
roads, and to secure business becomes a
question of facilities. That is legitimate
competition. Every line in America is now
trying to improve its facilities. and the
road that has the best will make the most
money for Its stockholders.
Each line" continued Mr.. COwen. has
its own custom, which naturally goes over
its lines. Between certain points and for
certain freights they may fight for traffic
Some roads are better prepared to handle
certain traffic, and that freight will con-
tinue to be hauled by it,
Evening star., 1899-12-01
SLUGGISH INTELLECT
CAUSED BY COFFEE.

Careful inquiry in the school room developed
the fact that those children who are habitualIy
given coffee 10 drink have sallow complexion are
nervous, more Or less irritable and very sluggish
intellect, overwrought and abnormal imagina-
ti"n. results Of extreme nervousness. Ny own ex-
perjsnce with coffee drinking kept me afflicted for
some years with and constant headaches,
with extreme nervousness at times
l compelled to abandon coffee altogether
and was quickly relieved Of the heacbaches and
other troubles. 1 fortunate enough to secure
package or Postum Food Coffee, but my frat at
tempt al making It was failure. After another
tIial and following directions (which are very
easy. by the way. 1 secured delicious drink far
superior. In my mind, coffee / have continued to
use II from the start, and my improvement has
been steady, with no i'll effects ut all.
The above was written by school teacher Mis-.
E. Barnard OF Oxford kan
II Is m easy matter to lesYe of the ccrrse habit
II Postum CeSeal Food Coffee Is used IN its place
particularly when attention is given to its prousr
pFeparation The whole of the preparation
Is III allowing the Food Coffee to boil long enough
10 bring out the taste and food value
All arst-clsss groeers sell Postum
Evening star., 1899-12-01
THEN AND Now.

To say that man has Bright's
disease was once considered
equivalent to saying that he
stood In the valley of the shadow
of death. The end was only a
question of time, But that was
before Warmers Safe Cure had
spread its benefits over the land.
c. H. Lincoln, of Medford,
Mass, says /:
81 had typhoid fever, and
after it came kidney trouble,
and it was whispered around
that I had Bright's disease of
the kidneys. l knew what that
meant, SO I pitched the medi-
cine | had outdoors. / then
bought one bottle of Warmers
Safe Cure, and took it according
to directions. The first bottle
gave me relief and I bought a
second. Before that was gone I
had gained nearly ten pounds.
l continued taking Safe Cure,
and it cured me-"
II am fifty-nine years old,
and enjoy as good health as any
man of my age. If anyone has
kidney trouble and Warmers
Safe. Cure will not cure him,
nothing will l believe it the
best and only cure for kidney
disease on earth"
Nowhere does the proverb,
Delays are dangerous, apply
with such force as in kidney
arrangement. When Bright's
disease has set in the kidney
tissue is breaking down and
passing away every minute.
The strength of the body is
sapped steadily, surely.
i1nasmuch as Warmers Safe
Cure alone stops kidney degen-
GRAFTON, should it not be used
without an hours delay when
pain in the back and head, a
cold skin and bad digestion give
unmistakable warningi ~ ..s;
Evening star., 1899-12-01

tion. unless some law shall be passed per-
mtting the railroads to transact business
Is association.
The work of deciding what commodity
tariffs should be abolished was done by
committees of the interested railways, pure
ly as committees of the railroads and not
of any association. and all of the business
that Is now transacted goes on under the
guise of a ''gentlemen's agreement" with
out any apparently binding character so far
as outward rules are concerned.
And yet the agreements that are now
made by the heads of the different railroads
are more strictly maintained than they
have been for several years. The orders
are given out not from the headquarters
of an association, but from the presidents s
offices of the several railroads The ''bu-
reau," which is maintained at the trunk
line office, collects the data of what COM
pctitve business is done by each company,
just as has always been done, and there
its work ends.
How the Plan Operates.
The presidents of all the railroads get re-
ports, and they can tell at glance how far
ahead or behind they are, compared with
the percentages to which they are entitled.
There is no more wrangling, however. The
three or four financial men who control all
of these companies are easily able to
straighten out the differences since they
have interests at stake in all of them, and
a short conference in the office of any one
ferences that have been held at trunk line
headquarters.
There were reports yesterday that this
"gentlemen's agreement had really been
in operation for several weeks and that
the changes to be made on January 1 are
simply a perfecting Of the big scheme. 1t
was intimated that the percentages between
the roads Will be settled on a money basis,
where one road gets more than its share,
and that in the absence of an association
this could be done by the gentlemcnS
agreement without detection by government
officials
Mr.. Morgan, for example as the chief
factor in the Erie, makes no objection to
the Lehigh Valley or Reading securing their
share, since Mr.. Morgan controls the latter
companies. In the same manner Mr., Nor
gan gives his word to Mr., Vanderbilt and
Mr.. Cassatt that the Central and Pennsyl
vana shall secure their fair share of the
business That is all there is to it.
The new arrangement applies chiefly to
westbound business Eastbound traffic can
not be controlled easily, since the initial
lines are in the west, and they sometimes
make concessions to shippers. 1t is said,
he wever, that the scheme coutemplateS the
bringing OF all kinds of business, both east
bound and Westbound, passenger as well ds
freight, under the same strict control.
Evening star., 1899-12-01
THE KING BUCK DETHRONED.
Forced to Bow to Superior Strength
and skill.

and Skill.
From the Baltimorr Sun.
The king buck in the herd OF deer in
Druid Hill Park has been dethroned and
was recently ignominiously cast out of the
inclosure by his fellow bucks in the pres
ence of a numerous gathering of does.
The position of king of the herd is now
vacant, and although there are number
of aspiring young candidates, 1t is likely
trouble will result before another monarch
is established.
About three weeks ago began the mating
season among deer, and, as is usual, there
sprang up considerable rivalry among the
bucks in selecting their consorts. Two
weeks ago this rivalry eliminated In a
free and fair fight between two Of the larg-
est bucks in the herd. The battle was a
royal one, and the ground was torn up for
yards around by the hoofs and antlers of
the contestants. The victor became king of
the herd. The fallen buck skunk away with
large chips missing from his antlers and in
a much bruised and battered condition.
From that time until yesterday morning
the king buck lorded over the herd in the
most approved fashion. He strutted about,
brandtshed his sntlers, and wherever two
or three bucks or does were gathered to-
gether he would disperse the group and
chase the offenders through the woods.
But uneasy rests the head that wears
crown, as the monarch of the glen
learned yesterday TO his sorrow. During
the early morning he had amused himself
by chasing one Of the smaller bucks up and
down the ravine and across the hills. While
he not chasing the young buck the
king harassed the does. and altogether made
himself particularly unbearable. About 10
o'clock he gave the young buck a specially
long run from end of the fifteen acre
inclosure, finally forcing his way through
group of three other bucks to get at him,
and bringing up against the wire fencing.
Here the young buck showed fight. The
king was dumfounded at first, and then,
lowering his antlers charged on the cour-
ageous youngster. Succor came from an un-
expected quarter. The three other bucks
with one accord attacked the king.
Captain Cassell, who witnessed the fight,
said that the four bucks soon had the king
down and were wreaking furious vengeance
The king was fighting for his life and was
game enough, but numbers told and he was
thrown over the nne-foot wire fence His
antlers we're broken and his body bruised
He was put back in the inclosure but all
his royalty had departed. The does shifted
contemptuously and he was chased by the
other bucks. Yesterday afternoon he
rcamad through the woods alone. unnoticed
by the rest of the herd, a melancholy ex-
ample of imperialism carried TOO far.