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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
Found Source of the Mighty Zambesi

depression at the base of steep, wood
ed undulations rising very abruptly
for the first thirty feet, and then with
decreasing steepness for another
twenty. The water 0oZes from black,
spongy bog, and quickly collects into
a definite stream of clear, cool water.
Tall trees, thickly interviewer with
an entanglement Of vinelike creepers
and underground, spring from, this
basin and inclose the bed for the first
few hundred yards of its course. Such
is the character Of the Zambesl source
and such is the character OF the
sources of nearly all, if not ALL the
streams having their origin in the dis
trict, though the basin from which
the main stream of the Zambesi
springs is sleeper, narrower and deep"
err than any other Of the many Wis
tied.
"As l lay that night beneath the
bivouac of branches the boys had put
together for me it was perhaps nat
ural that my mind should linger on
the many and varied scenes had wit
messed between the Doggy springs
below me and the mighty river with
it's four-mile wide bed up which we
steamed fifteen months before. The
expedition was then large one; 500
porters barely sufticed to move our
equipment overland. J. was now
worming my way over what was prob
ably the most remote region of the
continent and in very reduced circum'
stances-four boys and five donkeys."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
"Soiling Pools We'll Known 10
tho Monarchs of the Glens-
Themselves.

"There are certain spots known to
and recognized by the deer in most
forests called 'soiling pools,'" says an
English writer. ''They are usually
peaty pools to which the stays resort,
often at night, to walloW and have
good time generally. Here l have oc-
casionally seen them rolling on their
backs, though more often black bub'
bles bursting sluggishly on the sur
face of the water have told me that l
have come just in time to miss their
late occupants. was spying a distant
hillside one day last September when
some bright object flashing in the sun
caught my eye, and looking through
the glass I saw it was stag. He
was standing shaking himself by the
edge of one of these pools, the water
flying off him in all directions. 1t was
the sun flashing on this which had at
tracted my attention. The pools are
much used in the fall of the year, be-
ginning, approximately on Sept. 20,
known in Gaelic as the day Cf the
roaring,'. though, Of course, the exact
date varies very much according to
the season. I have heard stays roar
as early as Sept. 10, though this is
rather unusual. It is more of a bel
low than roar, and is quite awe-in-
spring at close quarters. more es-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07

TJI-PiIct has been sent you.
QDS-How does the land lie?
FTs-Must take n a 3I9 ballast: - ~.
taken as representing the letters of
the alphabet each stands for. This is
the alphabetical signal, and is en-
ployed when name or address is
about to be spelled out letter by let
ter. The code flag over and over
G Indicate, in one case the end of a
word or dot between initials, and in
the other that the alphabetical sig
nails are terminated.
Mineral signal-i- e., that the fol
lowing flags are to be taken as repre-
senting the figures assigned to each
of them in table found in the book
is made known by hosting the code
pennant over M. Over N indicates
the decimal point, and over 0 the end
of the numeral signal.
If the name or the number contain
more than four letters or four figures,
it must be given in more than one
hoist; for four is the maximum num-
Der of flags of which hoist must con-
sist. And if a letter or figure be du-
plicated, or contained more than once
in any name or number, such letter
or figure must, on it's second occur
renee, begin or be in a second hoist,
and on it's third occurrence, it must
begin or be in a third hoist
The Illustration of the distant and
semaphore signals is almost self-eX-
planatory.
It will be noticed that each letter Of
the alphabet is indicated, in the dis
lance, by hoist of three shapes-a
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
The Warning Peoples in the Caucasus

styled Tartars are of Turkish stock,
but very mixed physically.
In their own tongue the Armenians
call themselves "Haik' and, according
to their language, they are entitled to
rank as very old branch of the AIRY
an stock, in some respects intermed-
late between the Aryans of Europe
and the Aryan peoples of Greater
Asia. Physically they are of a prim-
tive type short and thickset, dark
skinned and of exaggerated brachy-
capitalism" or short-headedness. They
inhabited in early prehistoric times a
considerable portion Of Asia Minor
and have contributed to or borrowed
from Aryans of other types, Semites,
Caucasic peoples and Turks. They
are industrious and intelligent and
good business men. In many cities
of the east they are the principal mer-
chants and money lenders. Most of
them belong to the Armenian church.
Armenia at present is merely his
torical conception. The ancient land
is divided among the Turks, the. Rus
siaEs and the Persians and the Armen-
ian people have been scattered over
Asia Minor and much of Europe. The
revolutionary movement, inspired by
the Russian nihi1ist propa ganda, has
attained to formidable dimensions
since 1885. The news Of the butchery
of Armenians by the Kurds stirred
Europe and America in the years 1896
and 1896. Thousands of Armenians
were massa cred in Constantinople in
August. 1906,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07

ings of the CT npass run from A 3 c
to A S T. e.
Then there are the names of the
various coins of all countries, for eS-
ample, A u "a rupee, followed by
the weights and measures, B c X
90, and auxiliary phrases-i. e., con-
tanning the auxiliary verbs, such as
B H w, "They must not be-"
The general vocabulary is indicat-
ed by the flags C x Alto z! N P. "Pilot
has been sent to- you," T j I, and
Unjust take in more ballast" F T S,
may be given as illustrations.
The degrees of latitude and longi-
tude, divisions of time, height of the
barometer and thermometer, are sig
nailed by a hoist comprising two flags
under the code pennant; while figures
from cipher to five millions are de-
noted by two flags over the code pen
nant.
Geographical signals are shown by
four-fag hoists, such as: A u T
Callao; A e H V-London.
The code flag over one flag has va
rious signifcarces. : For example,
when it is over l., the hoist denotes
that cholera, plague, or yellow fever
is on board Over !, "Have not a
clean bill of health" Over e indi-
Gates that the flags which follow DO
not allude to the code, but must be
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
Ways of Stays in Scottish Highlands

pecially if the roarer is himself hid
den.
THE end of the season is always
the most exciting time for stalkers.
Stays then are all on the move, and
great fights take place. I have never
had the luck to witness a real big
pitched battle between two champions.
I doubt whether they often fight to
the death, but the number OF stays
are met with after the autumn season
is over show that pretty severe con-
tests do occur. Stays always nancu-
yer, when fighting, to get their opyo'
nent down hill. They have trcmen-
dous power in their hind quarters, and
in this position can use it to- the best
advantage. Deer do not fight only
with their horns, as both sexes Will
rise erect on their hind legs and strike
savagely with the fore feet, the sharp
edges of the latter making q very
nasty wound.
"A rather curious fact with regard
to the fights between red deer, Illus
trating the toughness and elasticity
of their skins, was told to me by
Dorsetshire agent. There was a big
park full of red deer on the estate, and
large number of stays had been
killed owing to fights. On skinning
the dead ones he found that, though
in many cases the lungs and nesl,
we're pierced through and though, the
skins themselves were comparatively
,,niniured,"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
Saw Real Chinese Life in Hon6kon&

the harbcr, and ran the two sanlrans.
She also acted as my foster mother
and sometimes took me in sanpan
to collect or deliver laundry, and |
found myself endorsing the establish
ment among the ships of my acquain-
lance Often my foster sisters" took
me in tow and we visited the neigh
bors or some theater, or took delight
full rambles into the country, climb
ing the terraced hillsides to get a
view Of the splendid harbor. I really
enjoyed being "Jacl1 in clover" for the
time, and acquired a great fondness
for the Chinese life as saw it. AS a
sailor l had let my hair grow long,
and I now braided it in pigtail, put
on the national costume, and with
tan and little tint applied by my
merry "relations' | passed we'll
enough for native to have a good
deal of sport and to perpetrate num-
Der of jokes, one Of which came near
landing me in a Chinese prison, if not
on the execution block.-Pearson's
Magazine.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
DECEIT WAS NOT ALL DECEIT.
Hiding Parson Really Had Attack of
"Scariet Fever"

Hiding Parson Really Had Attack of
"Scariet Fever.
In the days when DR.. Phillpotts was
Bishop of Exeter there was a certain
hunting parson in his diocese by
name Radcliffe. The Bishop came
one day to pay him an unexpected
visit.
Parson Radcliffe, in scarlet, was
just about to mount his horse and
gallop off to the meet when he heard
that the Bishop was in the village.
He had barely time to send away
his hunter, run upstairs, and jump,
red coat, boots, and all, into bed when
the Bishops carriage drew up at the
dooor.
"Tell his lordship I'm in bed and
can't see him." said the huntsman to
his houseKeeper on hearing the
wheels.
"Is Mr.. Radcliffe in?" asked Dr..
Phillpotts, Il moment later.
Very sorry, my lord; Mr.. Radcliffe
is confined to bed"
Dear me, I'm so sorry" said the
kindly old episcopal visitor; I'll go
up and see him, if I may"
The housekeeper ran upstairs in
great dismay and rushed into her
masters room. 1.-THE Bishop says
that he is coming up to see you; what
shall we do?"
ooh, that's all right" said Parson
Radcliffe; "tell his lordship I'm cruel
bad with an attack of scarlet fever
it's very aggravated and extremely
catching! "-London Answers.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
international Code Of Signals.

cone, a ball and a drum; and, in the
semaphore, by the inclination and
position with reference to the post)
Of three arms. - NJ" y
The cone with the point upward is
termed number 1, and corresponds
with the sema phore arm pointing up
ward. The ball is number 2, and is
equivalent to the horizontal arm OF
the other. The down-rointing cone
corresponds with the down-pointing
arm of the semaphore, and is num-
bered 8. All these positions OF the
arm are on the side Of the post Op-
posite to the indicator. Number 4 is
represented by a drum or by a hori-
'zontal arm on the same side as the in
d1catOr.
Owing to the fact that these dis.
ttant and semaphore signals take more,
time than the flag system, requiring
always two or more hoists, thirty-sev-
en- special urgent signals needing one
hoist only have been provided in the
code book; such as: 80. Short Of
Provisions. Starving. ..24. Want
water Immediately. - 312. Is war
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
One Bed Sufficed for All Present

Wal, l reckon kin stand it if you
kim So we unhitched, went in, and
found twas only a tW0-r0om shanty
and just swarmin' with children. He
had six from four to eleven years old,
and as there didn't seem to be but one
bed, me an Stony was wonderful what
in thunder would become of US.
"They gave us supper, good hog and
hominy, the best they had, and then
the old woman put the two youngest
kids to bed They went straight to
Sleep. Then she took those out, laid
them over in the corner, put the next
two to bed-and so on After all the
children were asleep on the floor the
old folks went in the other room and
told US could go to bed if we
wanted to, and, bein' powerful tired
out, we did.
'Well, sir, the next morning when
we woke up we we're lying over in
the corner with the kids, and the old
man and the old woman had the bed"
-Lippinc0tt's Magazine.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
Time to CO,

Some time ago there lived a gentle
man of indolent habits who spent his
time visiting among his friends. After
wearing out his welcome in his own
neighborhood. he thought he would
visit an old Quaker friend some TWEEN
.ty miles istant~~~Onsu-his-~ arrival. he
was cordially received by the Quaker,
who, thinking the visitor had taken
much pains to come so far to see him,
treated him with a great deal of atten.
zion and politeness for several days.
AS the visitor showed no signs OF
leaving, the Quaker became uneasy,
but bore it with patience until the
eighth day, when he said to him:
my friend, I am afraid thee will
never come again."
'Oh, yes SHALL said the visitor, II
have enjoyed my visit very much, and
shall certainly come again.
But" said the Quaker, IF thee will
never leave how can thee come
AGAIN."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
Hawaii the Birthplace of the maoris

story caused the widest excitement
among his people, who hailed TIE Kupe
as god, and preparations were at
once made to explore this magic coun-
try. y Seven large canoes were built
and stocked with provisions and water
and a party of islanders, directed by
TIE Kupe, set forth on their adyentur-
Gus journey. In time they reached the
place he had described and TIE Kupe's
canoe, the Aotea, was the first to
touch the shore. Hence the Maori
name ..Aotearoa" was given to New
Zealand. Just when this took place is
one of the points in the history OF
these people that is lost in the shad-
owy memories of the past, but it is
supposed to have been about eight
hun bred years ago. The Maoris Of
to-day always refer to Hawaii as the
fatherland, and there IS q native prov
erb, II kune mai i HaWaki te kune kai
te tangata. = "The seed Of our coming
is from Hawaiiki. .
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
Journey Down the Road to Yesterday

But, alas bring thee nothing from the
years but temples gray
And a dream that lies all broken on the
road to Yesterday.
And I plucked a radiant flower on the
rosy way of Youth,
Twas a blossom fair and fragrant from
the sprea ding bush of Truth:
it-sO rare
Was it's leaf and stem and 0dOr and its
beauty was so fair;
But the struggle grew so bitter, and so
denser grew the throng
That the heart where I enshrincd 1t
could not keep it, ovsr1onE:
wandered on our way
It's poor bruised and broken petals on the
road to Yesterday.
But, o Heart. if hopes lie shattered all
along the weary way ~.
road to Yesterday;
CleanSed of arrogance and evil, purged OF
all our foolish pride,
Chastened. humbled better fitted for
what fortune may betde.
If bring thee naught I promised, l will
offer thee instead
Nobler aims and sweeter dreamings-for
my little dreams are fed.
And the sweetness of Contentment leads
my cherished soul away
From the dreams that lie all broken OH
the road to Yesterday.
-Cleveland Leader.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07

three or four flags; but never more
than four
Should the second ship comprehend
the signal, she makes known the fact
by hosting the answering pennant
"close up" in which position it is re-
tanned till the signaling craft has
hauled down her flags. It is then low
cred to the "dip' again in readiness
for the continuation of the message.
Should the signal be not distin-
guishable, or appear not to be app1i-
cable to the situation, the ship spoken
to must intimate the fact by hosting
the proper flags for the purpose, keep
ing the answering pennant at the
"dip'' until the signal is thoroughly
comprehended, when it is ho1sted
"close UP" . @..l
. Two-flag signals, from A B to Y q
are urgent and of Importance and
take up ten pages Of the code book.
Want q pilot" P T; Machinery out
Of, order" r j, are examples OF the
nature Of these .hoists.
Three-aag signals occupy the great
q part Of the code book. The bear
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
Reasoning Power of animals.

Men apparently conceive ideas from
a ttclear sky but such genius could
not manifest itself were not the mind
already highly cultivated by much
conscious effort-reasoning- and ex-
pierience. On the other hand, ami
mails and smal1chi1dren become con-
scious of much knowledge by merely
witnessing the intelligent movements
of others, and in time, without
thought or effort an their part, they
suddenly dicover that they also are
competent to do the same thing, or,
in other words, they begin to initiate.
It is general impression among
psychologists that animals probably
do not reason; they have no ideas as
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
Sailor Owned Entire Household
for Few Weeks and Mixed
Among the Natives as One Of
Themselves.

Looking about in Hongkong, for
congenial household wherein to make
my home for few weeks, I fell in
with a most friendly Chinaman-an
elderly person whose family consisted
of himself, his wife, several children,
two sampans and certain wooden gods
of various sizes and degrees of pow
err. I acquired the whole for SIS and
was supposed to own everything, IN
GLIDING the gods, for period of three
months, with board in the bargain.
The food was good, too, well sea-
soned and palatable, though | did not
always know just what I was eating
| gained flesh and I really saw some
thing Of China during those three
months The old man found his chief
occupation in being head OF the house
hold and smoking opium, while his
wife did washing for the vessels IN
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07

The language of ship is language
Of signs. But Notwithstanding this
circumstance, all possible questions
may be asked and answered, and eV-
cry item of information given in the
fullest degree by it's medium, even
though the conversing crafts be miles
asunder.
The alphabet of this silent tongue is
usually flags of various shapes and
colors. But should the distance be-
tween the ships, or between the ship
and a signaling station, be too great
for colors to be distinguished, or
should the wind be blowing between
the two so that the flags are end on,
one Of two other methods must be
adopted. The first is to represent each
letter by combinations Of three shapes
"a cone, a ball and drum. : The Sec
ond is to make us of semaphore hav'
ing three arms, the positions OF which
with regard to one side or the other
of the post, and whether they are hor-
izontal, upturned or downturned, lndl-
cate the letter desired.
AS the ships which speak to each
other are frequently Of different ma
tionalities, it is necessary that the sig
nal should be international or COM
mon to all; and this is so. And an
other desirable thing is also provided.
It may occur to you that if mes"
sage, even one of brief length, were
to be spelt out letter by letter, the
operation would be exceedingly tire
some. and consume time that perha ps
could be i'll afforded. TO remove these
objections, a code has been made out
dealing with all matters marine, by
means of which a host Of flags from
two to four in number) indicate whole
sentences. For example, the flags @,
D and S ask the question, How does
the land lie?" F, o, Are you in dan
ger?" And SO on.
In the Illustration Of the flags here
given of this international code of
signals, the various colors are indi-
Gated thus: Yellow by dots, red by
vertical and blue by horizontal lines.
You will therefore have no difficulty
in picturing the true appearance Of
EACH
1t is only since Jan. !, 1902, that the
code as here illustrated has been in
exclusive use. The former code pos
sessed no flags to represent the VOW
els; x, Y and 2 have been added; ard
an alteration has been made in the de-
sign and colcrs of a couple of the 9TH
er flags, F and L.
You will notice that one Of the flags
"a pennant, or flag running to a
point, having two white vertical
stripes on a red grounds termed the
code signal and answering pennant
When in use as the first, it indicates
that the international code is being
employed. When used as the second
as the answering fag-its significance
is equivalent to II notice you are
wishful to communicate with me-"
When ship desires to. speak to
another, she opens the ball by hoist
ing her ensign with the code flag be-
meath it.
The ship spoken to Immediately re-
spends to the signal by hoisting the
answering pennant at the "dip'-that
is, two-thirds of the way up to, say,
the masthead or peak.
The first then makes the desired
signal. which may consist Of two,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
Imagine Themselves Of Much
Mere Importance Than They
= Really Are-Tirne Wasted in
Constant Rush. Il ...- 4.

Annie Payson Call, writing in the
American Illustrated Magazine, under
the caption Every Day Living,
points out very clearly how great
many people, business men especially,
work themselves into the idea that
they are fearfully busy and rushed,
when. as a matter of fact they would
accomplish lot more if they took
things leisurely. She says:
The average business man in this
country seems always to have an at
mosphere Of rush" about him; even
when he is sitting down you feel that
he wants, to take out his watch, if he
does not actually do SO; many men
have apparently lost the art of taking
a real vacation. remember an anec-
dote OF prominent man whose fam
ily begged him to go off for rest be-
cause Of his extreme fatigue, who as
serted over and over the impossibility
of leaving his business. especially at
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
He art of Mine. the Twilight Deep
ems to a Denser. Duller Gray:
Let Us Link Our Arms and
Wander Down the Road to
Yesterday

Heart of NINE the twilight deepens to a
denser, duller gray.
Let us link our arms and wander down
the road to Yesterday;
And, as sweethearts, stroll together down
a leafy way and long,
Let us gather blooms of memory and
weave them into song.
Heart Of mine, we may discover as we
wander on and woo..
All those little lanes and byways that our
eager childhood knew.
And perhaps Wen bear some sweetness
from journeying away.
AS we wander on together down the road
to Yesterday.
Here pledged thee fame and riches-ah,
we both of us were young,
And we heard no note of music but the
song of Promise. sung
By the voice Of Youth, grown merry IN
the carelessness of play.
And the sunshine was all mellow as we
passed along that way.
Heart Of NINE l pledged thee greatness
and I promised thee q crown
Fashioned by the hands of Effort from
the jewels Of renOWn.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
Are Not the Aborigines Of New
Zealand - Ancestors Settled
There Eight Hundred Years
ARo. iES~=E 8

The Maoris are not the aborigines
of New Zealand. This is the story OF
their coming, as told by a legend
handed down from chief to chief, from
generation to generation: TIE Kupe, a
priest, lived on an island called Ha'
Walk, supposed to be Hawaii. He in
Cured the displeasure Of his chief
and was compelled to fee for his life.
He secured a canoe, and stocking 1t
with provisions, padded out to sea,
leaving his home and his friends, as
he thought, forever. He was mour r1 ed.
as dead, but about a year later he re-
turned with a glowing story OF q
wonderful country he had discovered.
He gave graphic accounts Of its
mighty forests, its burning mountains,
stearning lakes and huge birds The
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-07
Begging Letters Amused Shah.

& During the recent sojourn Of the
shah of Persia in Paris one Of his
fayorite amusements is said to have
been having his secretary read to hin
the oldest of the begging letters. 0:
which vast numbers were sent to Elm
daily.