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Ha.ehan Gnmes To-day.


NATIONAL LEAGUE AND AMERIoAN AssooIArIoH.
Cleveland at New York; brooklyn at Chicago; Pos
ton ~ Ptttsburgi Philadelphia at St Louis: BAlh-
more at Louisville; Washington Gt Cincinnati.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Hartford al Syracuse; Springfield At Rochester,
Worcester at Toronto; Providence at Montreal.
OTHER oAMxs.
Dover w.. MAnhattAnvlle, at Dover.
YAils buTg va. Irviugton. at YSilsburR.
Day Ridge A. Z. va. Montgomery A. o.. AZ Bay
oitani +. O. vs.. Enclewood f. C.. at HAcksnsAck.
Kuickerbocker A. q, VS.. Perth Amboy A. O., at Ber-
H5lly wood Hun vs.. New York A. c.. at Travsrs
.S'atcu Island c. c. vs. MontclAir A. c.. at Mont
clair.
prsAdnAught A. O. vs.. Norris wboelmen. at oro-
south Orange +. c. vs.. Prudential A. C.. At South
Orange.
Bo5nton A. A. vs.. st. AloyGius Young Mems soa.
ETY. of Newark, at Boonton.
Worthwhile +. c. VS.. Rdgewood A. O.. At RidGv-
wood
OrGuford A. q. We. BensonhurSt +. O.. at Gran
ford
A!erts W. Empires. At Empire grounds; 80,
IIa kott. Carhart Co.. Canal street store. vs..
Chambers street store. at Prospect Park
Fn.cIllAs vs.. st. MonicAs. at ClAremont Park;
AAueh chunk vs. Riverside +. C.. a. Maueh Chunk'
Pa.
creGosntS of Riverside vs. Amorgerones. at Green
Mount Vernon A. c. Va. Perth AmbOy A. G.. Al
Perth Amboy.
star Athletics W, Parkway A. G. At Newark.
Hudson A. G. OF Hohoksn W. Newton A. n ~ new
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At Detroit.

DETRoIT huG. 25.-Tho naGs at Highland
Park ran more nearly truN to form to-day and
four invOrltes we're put under the wire winners.
Tho defeat OF Can 500 LIN was a disappoint-
meut. Tomorrow is the last day Of racing at
Highland Park. Summaries:
First Race Ona milc-Maritan, 100 u. Wehsr),
to /. won cynthia IL, " tMcQuAds), 10 to /. SEQ
ond; Rotterdam, ll3 DuRan). 10 6, third. Time,
1;tlS.
Second Race-Four and one. halt longs-Alpaca,
lO3 Il RCsaN to 3. won: Daily Report, los ,Frost)
to 2. second; Talma lOl (Songer), 10 TO l, third.
Time, O:hbE.
Third RAce-Three quarters OF mile-Annie
LaurettR, ~ Furehani. to won; sallie j.. VI
DuEGn) IN Z. second Eleanor Holmes, W Harsh
berger. 8 10 B, third. Time. ll54,
Fourth NArc-F've and ono half furlongs-Lamp
Globe. 100 Landry. . 20 2,won: Dissoute, 40 Val
entinel, - Eecond; Advance Guard 10 tsongor)
u to z, thi a. limo, Laos.
Fifth RAc--One mile ami an eighth-WindwRrd,
% OandryJ. y to wen; lip Gallant, ~ DForehAndj
to |. second, Can Sec EN-. 100 AtcQuade). 9 to
!, third, Time, 1854.
Sixth RAoe-Three-luarterso OF m!ls-Loornm, ! 90
Furehand). ito e, won; Nkillman. lot tMoGuadsl,
2 to /, second; Jessie Jarboo. % landry to /,
third. limo. 1:l5.
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Football Notes.

The Bramhall +. O. OF Jersey City Is now
booking games. All teemS averaging 1875
pounds address james Nulqueen. pa Van
Horn street. Jersey CITY
The Wayeriy football team OF Williams bridge
would like 10 hear from all leans Averaging 10
pounds for Sundays and holidays. All dates
opsu. Address Philip bianehl. DIN avenue,
Bedford Park. Manhattan.
The Favorlte A. O. football team Of Newark
would like to hear from all teams averaging
125 TO l30 pounds. Out Of town teams Offering
a suitable guarantee for Sunday and holiday
grsisr,ed address !. Manager b. Farley. $50
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THE RECORD.


CLEVELAND. Aug. 25.-Kneppsr pitched
rilt-edgcd game to-day and the Clevelands
won easily. Only four hits were made by the
visitors and two OF them were scratches. Four
balls only they knocked out OF the diamond.
Dowd. Harley and Hemphl were the only
Cleyelanders who could hit Seymour. but they
found him often enough to score four runs
The New Yorks' four errors did not infiu-
ence the run getting. for suEden caught four
men attempting to steal second. In the at
tempt to steal second Tucker blocked Van
Hatren first and fight nearly ensued be-
tween Tucker and Jack Doyle. The other
players. however. separated them before blows
were exchanged. The score:
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BOSTON AND QUAKERS LOSE
BROOELYSy THEREBY INCRRh6E
THEIR LEAD TO So POINTG

Champions ont-Pointed at PittsburE and
PhilndeIphia Is Beatan Twice by st.
Lou,s-Nev Yorks succumb to the Cleve-
E iand Neutrality-suspicious. ews and Gossip.
Although the Brooklyns took q day of yes
terday, they increased their lead over the Bos-
tons to So points. The champions were beaten
at PittsburR and the Philadelphia not only
dropped two games to St. Louis but also sur
rendered third place to the Baltimores. who
are only Ave points behind the Hub nine. The
Cleveland tail enders won their nineteenth
game Of the season. their victims being the
Now Yorks The results
Cleveland. 4; New York. 2.
Rtttsburr, 7; Boston. 9.
St. Louis. 7; Philadelphia, 2 First gamsl
81. Louis. 0; Philadelphia, 1 Second gams).
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Another good list Of cricket matches Ia scheduled
for New York to day, although tho Hhssncs OF thS
KnickarbockUr A. q. IN Canada prevents any game
being played ny sither ot its sleysns The Montolar
A. @. Will VISIT Prospect PARA for game with the
MNnhAtAns. where also Brooklyn will play Nelson
Lodge Team 81 Paterson viii wind mp it's AssociE-
ton championship hsrles with team Is OF the HAme
club and viii probably go through the series withs
out suffering defeat KeA nv will entertain tho
Manhattan second eleven at koarny and Newark will
play Hinge County ct Newark.
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Considerable interest is aroused by Pierre
Lorillard's entry David Garrick. as the colors
have not been seen on a local track for several
seasons. The big son OF Hanover-PeR Voting
weight to 1874 pounds. and the task set him is
one Of the m ost form idable yet presented to
colt OF his age. Doublet also has weight IN as
a result OF his stake victory at Morris Park. hut
on the question Of pou nds. more or less. all the
candidates are fairly punched. with the possible
exception OF J. ]. Hyland's hay gedinR Brig
adler. by Rayon dor, who gets In re-
narkably light In view OF the promising form
The sunshine OF yesterday at Sheepshead
Bay brought comfort to many horsomen who
tenred that the condition OF tho track might
Affect tho running. The going improved
rapidly during tho afternoon and unless there
ia a further downpour thu indications are that
the track will DO good and safe although
possibly on the slow side The doubts
entertained on this Ioint and the posi-
billty OF a delay at the post add to tho
uncertainty % the ovtookh and until
The Fst ulers are Inrlinsd to sfl It even up
being left undons by Superintendent Clarke to
while the grounds have never Looked better.
the Canadian sportman who scored with Marti-
mas last year. Is not represented in the Flu
turity this time. hut many who pronted by the
success OF the Canadian colt q vnar ago are in
clned to follow his rider. Harry Lewis, who
to-day has the mount on plu"ky. The history
Of the race up to date may he briefly sum
,,nrizaI "a follows.
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M-The cup now called the Americas Gu,
was given by the Royal Yacht Squadron for a
the world II was won in 1881 by the schooner
Anne rioa and later was given TO the New York
Yacht Club to hold a. perpetual challenge
cup.
The DouGlaston Yacht Club will have speoia
races tomorrow for bohts OF the Lark class
A large fleet will compete for several valuable
r-lyni TIM, hrve h"s.! nffercd
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Yankee Jockeys arc Still Winning in EN-
land.

Special CdL'r n,spdloh 10 THE SUM-
LONDON. Aug. 25-At Hurst Park to-day the
Palace Welter Handicap Of 100 sovcregns for
three vcar-olds and upward. one mile was
won by Mr.. CovinGton's Charina ridden by L.
Rein, tho American jockey. Nr. T. Worton's
Johnny Sands NNs second and Capt. ]. Orr
ENing's Gollanlea bird. Eight horses ran.
The Hampton selling Plate Of 100 sovereigns
for three year olds and upward. one mile, was
won by Lord William BereSiords TaroIlnta
ridden by H. Martin. Mr. T. Worton's Orsay
was second and Mr.. A. Van Hoboken's Frtarliko
third. Five horses ran.
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NEWPORT Aug. 2l,-There was begun at the
Casino to-day the Junior tennis tournament.
the players being young members OF the Cot@
taGe Colony, and It Ia followed almost as closely
by society people as Ia the big tournament.
The results Of to-day's play we're az follows:
Preliminary Rounds. wAlsh beat 8. Colford, A.
O, "a; Il. sedRwick beat II. Vanderbilt By defHult1
II, Frotch boat l.. Little. So, 3-6, G-3 II. Scdg-
wick beat q. Gushing, ~, ID.
Frat Round-C Cleveland beat l.. Mahoney. 81
6--l X. !. willing heat =. FIST. Jr., DO, Ga; T.
Whipplo beat A. Gray. 60. "a. "a; T. Wyno
beat L. DafGrAst 10 7-5, 1913 H. Hcrson beAh
1. Potter. IL d. Il
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Knickerbooker A. c. wins in Canada.

TORONTO. Ont. Aug. 25.-The cricket team OF
the Knickerbocker A. c. accomplished quite q
feat here to-day. Continuing their match
against ALL Toronto. they gained creditable
victory by 25 runs. In this result the good
batting OF NJ. r. Cobb proved most i'm
portant factor. He played a splendid inning
for e. and Q. A. Citizens added 81. The other
Stiles and J. r. Duran. For the Canadian
team b. J. Tucker played in good form for so
A. g; Chambers added - while j. L.. COUNSEL
lively. The score: Knickerbocker A. c.. 154
and l57: All Toronto. l22 and 172.
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CRICKET.
Prince RaDiitsinhii May Visit Us with an
EsElish Team Next Month.


The cricket players OF Philadelphia were
thrown into an unusual state OF excitement on
Thursday by the receipt OF q cableGram from
Prince kumar Shire anjitsnhjl Of India. who
succeeded DR.. W. q. Grace as the foremost
cricketer In the world. stating that he would
make an effort to visit this country about the
middle OF September. The news came In the
following message which the Prince sent from
Brighton. Eng. to the Secretary OF the Asso-
ciated Cricket Clubs OF Philadelphia:
Abandoned my Indian tour: will try and
come Sept. 10. Will cable you def nitely within
aweek. Regret delay in replying.
"RANJITsrNHu"
or course this means that he will be accom-
panied by a team OF English amateurs. which
will undoubtedly be q strong one. Imme-
diately after the cableeram was received the
Associated Cricket Clubs OF Philadelphia met
and return message was sent to the Prince.
advising him that his expected visit would be
awecome one. Then preparations were made
to receive the Prince should his next cable
gram contain deflnite assurances that he
would make the trip
1t was decided that the first game with Staten
Island. which is scheduled for Sept Is. would
be played under any circumstances. but the
second match with All New York. in case the
Prince decides to visit this country, would
adjourned suitable dates for the games
with the Princes team were discussed. Az
ter due consideration the following dates
were agreed upon: Sept %. 20 and %. with
the Philadelphia colts; Sept 20. 80 and Oct 2.
with All Philadelphia; Oct. o, and q. with All
America. The first game will be played
at Elmwood and the remaining two games at
Germantown and Morton. although II was not
settled in what order they would be played
All these arrangements were made under the
supposttlon that Ranjitsinhji's visit was as
sured
The Indian Prince was first asked to visit
this country in 1897. but as he had already
arranged to 60 to Australia with Stoddard's
team he could not comply. Last year he re-
NAMED In India, but this season he returned
to England. While It 10 not known who will
accompany him on the trip. there is but little
doubt that he will bring the strongest aggre-
cation OF English amateurs possible.
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BOSTON.


Stolen base--McCarthy. Two-base hit-williams.
Three-hase hits-Tannehiu (2), Long Lowe. Home
out-By T.nnehill. 8: by Lewis. l.. First base on
halls-On Tannehil. 1. Umpires-Gafney and Lat
minutes
sT. LOUIS. z: PHILADELPHIA 2-F1Rsr GAME.
st. LOUIS. Aug. 25.-Phiadelphia dropped
two games to the Tebeauites this afternoon.
was due to good luck. Fifty seven hundred
persons paid admission to the ground. The
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LOUIS. 8; PHILADELPHIA. l-sEcoNp oAMn

Two.baas hit-sudhoff Three-base Mts-Chiles;
Plat Frat base on eslls balls sndhot i Of Piatt,
COST: Thomas and Dolan. Struck out-By Sudhof.
}: by Piatt, 2. Passed. bsll-McFarland. Stolen
hAse-Burkett. HIT by pitched ball--Chlds. CriEer.
Umpires Mcdonald and Emsle. Tme-l hour aud
% minutes.
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At ~, PAul-St, Paul. % Detroit q.
AZ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9: Indianapolis, 1.
A. Observation-Disclosures 81 Grand Rapids, 4.
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Eastern League.

At Rochsster-sp1ngheId, l; Rochester. II.
Az ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 7; Worcester, 7.
AZ Syracuse-SyrRcuse, 4; Hartford, o.
Al Providence Providence, 2; Montreal. o.
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AZ Hnahamton-BinRha am ton, II; Schen eotAdy, l.
A. UucG-UttcA, 8; Troy, &.
~ SortlAnd-Cortand. 4; Albany, Q.
A. Rome-Rome, o. oSwego, ..
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p1TTsBURa, 7: BOSTON. 6.

PIrTsBuRd, Aug. 25.-Tannehill. besides
pitching we'll after the fourth inning to-day.
two three baggers which yielded three runs.
Mccarthy scored the winning run on Longs
fun ble steal, Bergen's bad throw and Ely's
long fly. Manager Frank Selee OF the Boston
club denies that he has been engaged to man.
age the Pittsburg team next year. but says
he nleases Tho score:
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NNS SqIS1 R, A. ca 55a25S Ill s !
toer.
Al Atlantic city-Atantio City IL; Cuban Giants 8.
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Other Games.

~ Derby-Derby, ] o: New London, 1.
AtPridIeport Bridgeport, r; New Haven. 1.
A. Aeriden-Aeriden, I: Norwich, ..
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Ihe Curt.
COMFY ISLAND JOCKEY CLUB.
sHEEPsHRAD BAY AUTUMN MEETING. 1890.
TODAY sfh az ERAo4Hss,. Including
THE "FUTURITY"
$50. OOO.)

Fall Handicap and InH9E9ral StespIechaSe.
Concert by Lander.
TRAINS DIRECT TO TRACK Leave foot East
[parlor Car train o'clock, lilo, 40. 10. 2:tD
G:lO Boats leave foot whitehall st.. via ayTH ST..
BROOKLYN. FERRY II. ". I2;2o, 1910. !, Ii2o
80 =, 2;co 1900. Trains leave Eatbush av.. Bruo
Ign. 1910. H. l:Io, 1870. 2:lO, 2:+o, $40. Kings
County Elevated, Via brooklyn Bridge every SO
minutes. By Trolley lines Brooklyn Rapid Transit
take FAtbuhh Av. cars via brooklyn Bridge New
oATs from foot BrpAdway. williamsburg. direct 20
track All Nassau Electric Road. transfer direct to
track ADMIeenOh TO YIELD 30 GENTS.
Extra nocommo lHti"n r"turnin'' 'ronl YAH.
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e. Louis ,........".".o ! 1t
Philadelphia ............0 0 o o O o.
Home run-Chiles. Two base hit-Delehnnty,
Throe base hits-Donlin. Wallace (2>. Sacrifice hit
Goeckel. Prst base on balls-On Cuppy, !: otiIDon-
ohue. 2. Double plaC-schreckenRost tun assisted.)
Struck out-By Cuppy. Wild pltohes-Dononue,
and so minutes.
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At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., +; Manchester, T.
AT Portland Portland. I; Taunton. Q eleven in
ninRs.
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Aug. 25. Tho semi-flnals for

PrTTsF1ELp. Aug %. -The semi-nnals for
the Managers Cups was the golf programme
at the PIttsfeld Country Club to-day. The
women. contest was between Miss, JuliRna
Cutting and Mrs Louis Chauvcnet and Mrs Il
ting won from Mrs Chauvenet in stubborn
contest OF 10 holes; Winning by the score OF =
Eins up and q to play. Tho mcn'a round
was very Interesting. Ernest Thomson beat
D. Edward Burn. by up and 2to play. II.
W Allen bent John Bark r ! up and to pays
The nnals will be played TO. orrow.
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First base on errors-CleyeIand Z; New York, 2.
left on bases-Cleveland, 7; New York. T. Two-bAse
hits-Dowd. t2); Van Haitren. Double plays-Knep.
per ana Tucker: Seymour and Doyle; Gleason and
boyle. First base on halls-of Kuepper. q; of Sey.
muur 2. Struck out-by Knepper. 4; by Seymour. I.
Sacr ice hit-O Brien. Stolen bases-O Bnen Foster,
Harley t'mpires--Manassau and McGarr. Time
l hour minutes,
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JEFFERSON. Aug: 20 The Portland Golf
match with the Waumbek Golf Club here this
afternoon, A. NJ. Read led tho Waumhek team
and W. G. Emerson was captain Of the Portland
forces Waumbek won by SO to O.. The secret
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CAFE MAY, Aug. 25.-Mrs. Elliott Rodgers
won in tho special team contest at match play
this afternoon. Prizes were awarded tho
three m ak ing the best scores against their OPP
poncnts, in addition 10 the team prize. The
SCORES were:
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Busk defeated Miss Goddard by score Of Pup
and ! to play II was n tournament OF sur
prses, all tho best faneied players going down
before the younger set.
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The entries Tor Tho other racCB are:
First Rhce-FOr threc-y ear ollS and over; 81 900
added; penalties and allowances; seven furlonss on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-16

housekeeping in the new tenement offered to it..
and a ''sisa" enters instead. this dreadful bad
thing" being the surviving soul of person who
has not been properly buried. Now, if the witch
doctor does not get that "sisa' out in short
order. his days as a medical practitioner are
numbered. Such an accident would be grave
blow to his practice for people would not care
to call in a man who liable to have this
occur" 1t is a heathenish situation, beyond
question, but it does not shake Miss Kingsley s
belief in the West African. She compares him
with the Asiatic and the Engshman. saying:
He is a logical. practical man. with feelings
that credit to him. and are particularly
strong in the direction of property; he has a
way of thinking he has rights whether he likes
to use them or no. and will fight for them when
he Is driven to it. Fight you for a religious idea
the African will not. He is not the stuff you
make martyrs out of. does he desire to shake
off the shackes of the flesh and swoon into
Nirvana; and although he will sit under tree to
any extent provided he gets enough to eat and
little tobacco, he won't sit under trees on
iron spikes. or hold a leg up all the time or
fakirize in any fashion for the benefit of his
soul and yours. His make of mind is exceeding
ly like the make of mind Of thousands of Eng
lishmen Of the standn nonsense, English
man s. nOuSe-lS- MS castle type. 1et Wltnal,
law abiding man. loving live lord. holding
loudly that should be kept in their
place. yet often grievously henpecked by his
wives, and little better than a slave to his
mother. whom he loves with love he gives to
none other" This love of the native for his
mother is almost the chief trait among those
noticed by our author missionary whom she
quotes, the Rev. Leighton Wilson, declares that
in West Africa, if mans mother and his wife
are both on the point of being drowned, and he
can save only one OF them, "he must save his
mother, for the avowed reason that If the wife
Is lost he may marry another but he will never
find q second mother"
The environment in which these fairly amiable
blacks are set is about as obnoxious as it could
well be. The land Is fever-strcken. The natives
haven't the remotest conception Of what SANTA
ton means. From what Miss Kingsley says, we
should judge that there Is no place in the world
that can equal West Africa when it makes up
its mind to smell most awful vile" And the
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NEW YORK TRIBUNE Illustrated SUPPLEMENT.

hoard them both regardless of expense. ola
not understand them, because did not Rho"
his language: but they were fascinating thihsa.
and the human hand one had passage IN IL
which caused the singer to crawl on MS hanuS
and knees, round and round, stealthily iookihs
this side and that, giving the peculiar ieopaiu
auesting cough and making the leopard marx
on the earth with his doubled-up fist An tha'
was something like song! 1t would have reused
a rock to enthusiasm; n civilized audience would
have smothered its singer with bouquets. /
well. the headman with me had to interfere and
counsel moderation in heads of tobacco"
1t is to be expected that a people leaving It's
genius to the Interpretation Of hierophants ike
this lyrist Of Buana will cultivate other prac-
tees mysterious and sometimes sinister Dut
Miss Kingsley's keen understanding OF the
negroes Of the West Coast lends to her pages an
atmosphere that is not wholly discouraglng.
The natives are sunk in rank heathenlsm, but
they nevertheless have their good points The
witch doctors and village apothecaries whose
mnistrations are complicated by all sorts OF
fetch worship are not the cynical rascais that
one might easily take them for at hrst Diush.
The fact is that they effect good many cures
In the course of the year 1t behooves them TO
treat a case successfully Failure is sometimes
embarrassing. Suppose a witch doctor has MADE
I'D his mind that what is the matter with his
patient is the departure of his dream soul. one
of the four souls with which every West African
Is endowed. A cloth is clapped over the mouth
and nose of the sick man and held there until he
is nearly suffocated. Then the witch doctor
leans over and blows a fresh soul into him.
Friends and relatives stand round the invalid
and howl vigorously so as to keep the soul from
ASCENDING again. But occasionally in spite of
the witch doctors IabOrs and ncessant ear split
ting bowls, the fresh soul refuses to set up
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AN IDEAL TRAVELLER.
AFRICAN NOTES BY A WOMAN WITH A
GIFT. -

WEST AFRICAN STUDIES. BY Mary II. Kings
ley. With Illustrations and Maps. Octave, PIP.
xiv. $50. The Macmillan Company.
When a traveller contemplates an incursion
into dark, dirty and extremely uncivilized re-
gions such as for example. the West Coast Of
Africa he gets together all manner Of tools,
weapons medicines and impedmenta generally.
He should take a leaf out Of Miss Kingsley s
seems to say, "a temperament" Her investga-
tons have been vastly facilitated. no doubt. by
the expedients due to the OBJ siously practical
turn of her mind but the thing that has most
helped her, and that does most to make her rec
objections readable. Is a strong sense of humOr.
West Africa IL, to speak candidly. one Of the
dreariest places in the world. Miss Kingsley s
Joyous temperament has enabled her to see the
bright side of the region and to save II from
published her Travels in West Africa" an
anonymous. haphazard but entirely fascinating
book. about three years ago. we observed that,
in spite Of the repeIlent character Of her theme
the world would go on reading her so long as
she cared to write. This new volume proves
that confidence in her not misplaced
and we feel tOleraby sure of the public. No one
with a sympathy for pluck and high spirits
could remain Indifferent to this artless narrative.
Miss KingsIey's rule would appear to be
"light-hearted acquescence in everything that
healthy. self-respectng sort-and she throws
convention to the winds. At one time she was
living in a deserted house on the West Coast, "a