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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21
By MRS. L. S. FARLOW

land, Congo State three
years ago, among savages
who say, 1t is good to eat meat | (fVExszsEJ
that talks" Picture wild chaos of H. $3.50
giant trees and dense underground, llfSGSSssS
with the lofty crowns knit together $3.50
with gorgeous parasites that dropped
blooms like colored stars. Far in
the depths the elephant screamed
and trumpeted by day, and the lions
granting roar froze my blood at night. ii
There things that crawled,-
pythons twenty-five feet long,-and
things that f1ew,-huge bats that |
feared were vampires
And what shall say of our human lIN~
neighbors? Giants, some of them,
with four-inch ivory disks in their
lobes and big skewers of bone
through the nose. They were all but 1900 g.
entirely nude with shining bodies (SxMSzs&
reeking with palm oil and powdered
camwood and embossed with
raised in high patterns through the
use of white wood ash in open
wounds. Teeth filed to sharp points, armed with
monstrous knives and spears, and telegraph drums
of logs and monkey skns-they were dreadful to
look upon. Not word of their jargon could we
speak; not much hut awaited
But duty called hither. My husband was sur
veyor and engineer on the Rejaf Tanganyika, and
Great Lakes railroads. His daily life was killing
one and | determined to make him comfortable.
Angry rhnos would throw engines off the track;
the Lumbwa and Nandi tribes would steal the fish
plates and bolts from the line; and my husbands
workaday troubles terminated in a sad tragedy.
Another lion terrorized the plate layers at kimaa
station, and young Cogswell, Herberts colleague,
resolved to bag him. The two took up their quar-
tiers for the night in of the cars, leaving the
windows open and the doors unfastened, waiting
to hear the usual nightly Both tired men
dozed off, however, with express rifles on their
knees; and toward three in the morning the man
eater came along in uncanny silence laid hold of
Cogswell by the shoulder, and dragged him bodily
out through the window. His remains were afterward
recovered and his destroyer killed in due course.
Savages Laborers
FIRST we had to get house of some kind. There
i plenty of trees in the forest; but what about
labor? The savages were ugly at first; twice they
pulled tents down and threw them into the
swamp 1t different after had given little
magic lantern show-though this was nearly spoiled
by the binding tropic moonlight. No sooner had
they got their terror of the lantern and seen
the first few pictures the story of Robinson Crusoe),
than l heard everywhere the throb-throb of the
telegraph drums and little signal fires streaking
the night with ftful radiance My audience
little terrifying, but the experiment successful.
Next day Herbert and l had laborers galore. They
began to make us bricks from the curious earth of
the giant anthills, and meanwhile rugged up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

bread, or -four. | do not consider tough hippopota-
mus steaks meat at all. There is occasional goat
to be had; while the skinniest fowl will almost
and precious is it.
On fast days we have putty pudding of manioc
for breakfast and for dinner in the evening
fried hippo meat with wild bananas and more
putty. This diet is tempered only by few mis-
cradle pineapples, and occasionally bats and parrots,
smoked the wood fire. Our chief dessert is
sugar cane and a few nuts.
My servants do the washing with their feet in
stead of their hands, and have inherent objections
to work of any kind At home these boys and girls
the bark of certain tree they eat only manoc and
few small animals which they trap. 1 tempt them
to light labor with few gaudy handkerchiefs
scarfs; but get very little in return
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

~ HE wheezyold stern wheeler
Pioneer dumped us down
at Nyangwe, Manyema-
land, Congo State, three
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19
DIDN'T SEND THE SEATS.
Actor Not SO Gallant as the Fair Ones
Had Expected.

A well-known American actor, who
Is old enough not to consider himself
a matinee idol by any means was
somewhat surprised and pleased in
ST. Louis hotel short time ago, when
a pretty girl stopped him in the corri-
dor and presented him with rose,
without saying a word. He was more
surprised and less pleased to receive
note the following day reminding
him of the incident, and asking him to
send the giver of the flower two seats
at the theater in which he was play
ing "as memento of the occasion"
MY dear young lady" the actor re-
piled, waxing sarcastic as he realized
what had been the object of the atten-
ton he had been paid, Il would be
glad to send you the seats you ask
for, but, on consultation with the man
ager of the theater, have been in
formed that the seats are all fastened
down, and that he is opposed to hav
ing them sent away as souvenirs In
any event, SO that you will have to be
contented with an autograph for {
souvenir of your henevolence of yes
terday instead. Montreal Herald.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19
Mnmen and Smoke.

A young Chicago woman aspires to
be smoke inspector. She says the
smoke nuisance is serious, and she
does not see why women should not
be useful in checking it. The pay
does not attract her, but the oppor-
tunity to do good If she can pass
civil service examination, and there is
no reason to doubt her ability, there
will be no legal obstacle in the way OF
her appointment. The average WON.
an as smoke Inspector would put into
her work a degree of devotion and
zeal which a man Is incapable of, says
the Chicago Tribune. Where men dis
like smoke, women hate It, 1t dirties
their clothes 1t smuts their faces.
1t nullifies the labor of the washer
woman 1t is abhorrent to them in
a hundred different ways. An inspec-
tor of any kind who is not full OF en-
thnsiasm for his work, and who goes
on with 1t merely to draw his month.
~ pay, never accomplishes much. II
is because women have enthusiasm
that they make the best kind of in
spectors In certain fields of labor
They are able to see shortcomings TIC
which the average man is blind.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19
ele. trlcltx as . Deadener.


II would be a foolish man who !
should run on ahead of present devel- /
opment in electricity and plant
stake to mark the limit of Its growth.
Before he had swung his maui a score
o. times, progress would have passed
him and he would be erecting a sign.
post instead of barrier. Electricity
spurts in this neutrality-suspicious. way
because so many minds are interest
ed in it. The men of brains, whatever
their calling, recognize its potentiah-
ties and work toward them. It IS
used in commerce and manufactures
quite as much as in science. Domes-
tic life claims it as powerful and
willing slave, it aids the arts In many
ways, and medicine has found good
in 1t. DR.. Stephen Leduc, leading
physician OF Paris, has Whitfield down
the destructive properties OF electro
cution to beneficent powers. he mas
made the death-chair over into an
operating table for the surgeon. He
destroys sensibility all over the body
by sending a mild alternating current
of electricity through the brain IN
this way the patient loses conscious
ness but it is not the odd stupor O.
anestheties. There is no nausea, Ian
guor or weakness and absolutely M
effect on the heart The patient be
comes conscious the moment the cur
rent is shut off and with decided!
invigorated sensation. This will be al
great boon to the doctors as to tn
patient. says the Cleveland Leader
1t will, or at least should, do ava.
with the old apologize remark tina
the operation was success but tn
patient didn't rally" as II the mer
technical part of carving man u
with butcher-like skill was the end Q
the surgeons duty
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19
pail Parrot a. \ Game slrd.

While the parrot is bird OF beauti-
full plumage. as table delicacy it is
not recommended. as know from sad
experience. My first essay at eating
q parrot was attended with modified
success. The bird must have been
comparatively young, and after sew.
eral hours boiling became soft enough
to masticate and finally swallow, leav-
Ing behind it an impression that we
had lunched on the sole of a rubber
boot. Field and Stream.
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9
cable nd S forth by another cable.

and cargoes of Bibles. marvelously
printed in the quaintest and most bar
barous of tongues. will go on camels
or elephants crashing through the
iungles of Africa and Siam; on queer
little llamas over the great passes of
the Andes between Bolivia and Peru.
on the heads of cannihal coolies round
about the base of the Mountains of
the Moon. near the source OF old
Father Nile: on camel back across the
burning deserts OF Nubia and Arabia
the Stony, or in fiat-bottomed boats
towed by man with bamboo cables
through the deep gorges of the
Yangtse river.-The Circle.
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the baby The baby yells and awakens
the mother. The mother growls at
the man, who forthwith proceeds to
go to sleep and start the fun all over
again
Many girl has face like a
poem, says an exchange. Yes. I've
noticed that. Sometimes | can't nm
derstand 'em myself.
II your doctor allows YOU but one
drink day, employ four other physi-
clans of the same school.
Married men never put much mon
ey IN clothes. There are two reasons
One is they can't and the other Is it's
dangerous, with a wife who has a
habit OF making midnight explora.
tions
me Chicago broker who made So.
OV0,O0O on the recent trumped nm
panic in Wall street doesn't care
whether the panic was doped or q.
the square
man who can swear at the med,-
cine isn't dangerously i'll
A Kansas man fell into a barrel Of.
hard cider and broke his wrist That's
hard. .
There is but one thing to do to.
break boy of wanting TO piece. he.
tween meals. Put the meals closer 10.
gether. w
NO woman wants to be won easily
ahu yet no woman desires to be 90 in.
dlnerent about 1t as to be lost an.
tirely On
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19
THE EVER READY PUMP.
Mo Trick at All to Make Customer
What He Wanted.

William Barclay Parsons, the en-
gineer, is a foe to scamped work, and
at a recent dinner he said
THAT man is most unwise who tries
to get his work done cheaply. Cheap
work can always be secured, but the
quality of such work is on It's face
Mr.. Parsons, smiling, interrupted
himself to tell story.
There was a man" he said, who
entered dairy and asked how much
the milk was.
"'Ten cents a quart, sir, the young
woman behind the counter answered.
The man looked disappointed
Haven't you got any for six cents?
he asked.
NO said the young woman; but,
she added, we can soon make you
some"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19
Remember To-day That
Popular and wise men use a
dozen "yous' to one T."


Conscience to good man gone
wrong is what green apples are to the
small boy who has made clandes-
tine visit to Deacon Whites orchard
The best time for girl to become
engaged is just before she is married
No, dear, cannot see any particu-
lar objection to buying set of Lamb
bound in calf
Wedding bells always herald the
coming in of the tied.
Cast your bread upon the waters
and watch the curlews eat dough.
When woman finds the dearest
little hat in town, it is quite apt to
be the dearest in town.
A Kansas man snores so hard he
awakens the dog. The dog sits up,
bowls and awakens the man. The
man swears at the dog and awakens
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19

A dozen of more women's colleges,
including Barnard, Wellesley. Vassar
and Bryn Mawr, have formed an inter-
collegiate association of students
whose purpose II is to establish
student government instead of facul-
ty control In all the institutions repre-
scented. Barnard Is already practieing
this system and students have almost
everything under their own charge ex-
cept instruction. The plan Is said to
be a great success, the girls being
more observant of rules and regula-
tons made by the faculty. And yet
conservative folk will continue to feel
some preference for the old plan Of
putting experienced and mature per-
sons in authority over these young
women.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19
MAYOR as Bell RINGER.

The following story is told in Paris
of a village priest and mayor: In
village in the department of the Ain
the cure was his own church warden.
For want of money the church was
abandoned, and for m any days the vii
layers heard no Angelus when work
ing in the fields at daybreak, at noon
and In the evening. The mayor, re.
tired gendarme. an ardena radical
missed the cure and the chimes as
much as. any other 3illager, and when
the cure had been gbne week he be
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19

gan to ringIthe bells. One night re.
Gently the fillage was reused by the
notes of thf Angelus. 1t was no call
to mass. FIJI less a fire alarm; it
was a mi FAKE of the mayor. The
moon, breaking through the clouds
just before going down, had brought
him from IS bed thinking it was sun.
rise, AntInow he is awaiting a letter
from the Reject reproaching him, and
perhaps eYoking him for having
rnng the fhurch bells before sunrise.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19

Whales are considerably in evidence
Of late. A number have been caught
off the Long Island coast. and now
comes announcement of the finding OF
one, of the sperm variety. on the
sandy shore of Florida In the latter
case the cetacean has produced many
barrels of oil, and the ambergris con-
tanned in the carcass will bring a
small fortune to the finders. A few
more experiences like this may lead
TO marked revival in the whale hunt
ing industry.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19
rgEE|aE!E !.
Experienee.

Experience
- could i've again the aas
rhat lead through honeysueklsut
apd nrott BY the lessons taught
- - .,,,,. ia do more things ought;
I'm sure that / would be more Aiiio'
More philosophical of nina, ,a aw
49, 49, tibanIsfli1 through the livelong oay
-. linssnns all along the way.
n could live again from plrth'
would not covet all the eaFln' 49,.
,oro,v that ! would love Gods Things
win nnrer love-and still the stihss
~ venom / have shot at WI, h,u
H. those who spiked me, up the mn.
I'd try to smile more ana % leei
T,bat life has less of woe than Weai'
n could live again and hau
The choice of being good OF pau A
~, snre that / should know, az leas~
1hat goodness is a wholesome Iease
That badness is the poisoned mess
W. drink ~ drown our happlnesS
r,o s,tre mat should KNOW the truth
Ana should | profit not, forsooth9
The error we have MADE thToush 40
Turns back upon us as khils'
For every sin, we pay IN PAIN,
Var all excess we stand the strain,
n hearts we break, our own IS maoe
like flinty boulder in the trace.
No matter If we fail or win
We nav for all our worldly sin!
And now all SCARED and gashea we seaAa
TJpon the sunset borderlana!
We cannot live again the days
THAT lead through honeysuckled ways
But ere we go to sleep the Sleep
can we not one more harvest reap!
can we not SOW all golden grain
And reap without tear or PAIN!
can we not pass the word along
That life should be one gladsome sohst
rrbat God is good and man Is good,
And blessed of all is brotherhoodE
can we not teach the golden rule
| is meant for life and not for schools
Car we not live again and be
A race of freedmen, doubly free?
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hm have neither desire opportunity extend their term public
SERVICE those of the ordinary citizen often performed at
sacrifice their meager they auated alone by
accomplish Justice they assemble to-day perfomstelr public
service dsperse and disappear from the public
The trial by also is termed trial by the country for IN con-
temptation the represents the country In civil cases. the
parties having rights under the law the jury only passes
the evidence an must take the law the Judge states u IN ms
criminal the prosecution being for an al
against the country the the country itself may con-
stre the law and aequt contrary the instruction Of the
Judge the when becomes the duty OF the to Go So
Judges nabe their constructions OF the law breaches OF
technical trng and not deserving Of punishment;
misfortune frequently regarded crime and were not Tor TINS m
and wise doctrine of the law the law itself would assume the CHAR
ae monster ready do the bidding Of malicious
arrogant Judge
The efficacy jury system limiting the arbitrary exercise Of
often attempted by judges evidenced by many instances IN
both England and America
In 1870 William Penn subsequently the founder Of the
Pennsylvania tried upon the charge Of unawful preach
with forming unlawful assembly in the streets OF
lie Quaker and such obnoxious to the Church OF
England The presiding judge nd with religious prejudice and m
fated with Prescriptions judicial nfalbll viewed the
Quaker preacher awbreae treated him with
tempt his protests ordered him TO the Of the court
Contrary the instructions Of the court the jury returned
dict that guilty preaching but repeatedly and positively
refused guilty Of unIawful preaching Finally verdict Of
not guilty accepted but arrogant the court fined
each of the jurors Edward Bushel true to his Of
manhood ignored the and committed to prison lie was
Imprisonment by Chief Justice Vaughn writ Of abea
corpus Since then the independence Of jurors is recognized and liked
principle
On July 30 1885, Peter zenger editor Of the New YorE
Weekly Journal placed trial charged with being that notorious
despot and colonial governor William Crosby At
nary hearing the the presiding judge dsbarred Inges ator
ney called question the judges commission On the ta
admit testimony the truth OF the alleged libel ant
instructed the return verdict OF guilty The jury exercising II
right pass the evidence returned verde
of not guilty. only hailed with enthusiasm in New Yo
but electrified the people of the other
colonies; and has been well claimed II
was the initial and effective blows g1kO7. <S~%1
in favor of American independence u
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19

A Connecticut bank failed few
days ago, and the bank examiner has
just made the discovery that it did
business In an irregular manner. Per-
haps the examiner fancies that his re-
port will be comforting to the people
who would have taken their money
out If they could have been appraised
of the banks unsoundness before the
collapse came.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19
Japan's 9elare antorlg
4oorlo 9eo1ners
BY COUNT LEO ToLsToI.

Russia weak but because Japan
the world and land
First the Japanese through their pracb and the importance which
they attach to military matters have mastered all the scientific teehn
cal nerfns which the to the Christian
neopes over the peoples secondly the Japanese by nature
Drawer and more death than the Christian to-day
and thirdly war patriotism which not at all IN accordance win
Christianity hut which with difficulty by the Christian
ernmens into their nations still alive the Japanese IN all Its
nched power the had and have enormous
advantage not being Christians The Christian naos nave lot cen
Of invented device after another
ernate each employed these devices threaten each
other and to acquire all amid the unzed peoples
a. Africa and Asia of these uncvized peoples comes
clever and nterprisng and seeing the dangers
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19

The cause of the vic
tory of the Japanese is
not SO much in the bad
administration of Rus
STA or in the bad organi-
zation of the Russian
army as in the great
positive superiority Of
the Japanese in military
matters.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19

President Roosevelt, BY proclama.
tion just issued, has added 100000
acres of forest lands 70 the reserves
Of the United States. Thirty-two for
4.st reservations are created or in
lcreased in area by this proclamation.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19

Admiral Nebotgatoff should be
thankful that he has been sentenced
TO serve ten years In q fortress for
his failure to properly give battle to
the Japanese. He might have been
sentenced to serve as chief of police
in Moscow or Warsaw.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19
Oar er In Being Too Good.

Jimmyf Wat ails yer? Yer don,t
90 in fu4 no fun at all nowadays
Tomnf No; I'm bein' good ~
goin' to pave birthday soon m.
want tel get a present.
Jimmy be keerful an, ~ -
too good or mebbe they wont g;vs -. =
nothin but a Bible.-Phi1ada,nhfs
Press.
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Trtal By bury 4aa
5tnnh thr UfHt nj Ttmtr
BY JOHN r. GETTING.
Editor American Criminal Reports.

The trial by jury comes to us from remote an
tiquy 1t has withstood the reign OF tyrants, sur
yyed the overthrow Of dynases, refuted the crltl-
cisms of its enemies and remains one Of the best
expressions Of free government BY the people IN their
original and sovereign capacity.
Executive judicial and ministerial officers and
members Of legislative assemblies generally are to
some degree influenced by party preudices, ties OF
friendship public sentiment or ambition; but Jurors,
not self-nominated assume humber but more indie
pendent function Jurors are summoned from the
community at large; come together a. strangers TO
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19
Train Time

A Kansas editor, since the ruling on
the interstate commission cut off HE
pass, has dropped the time table f-a. 49,
ms paper and prints this line: Trains
are due when .ou see the smokeI.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19

threatening all the unchrstian nations It masters
with remarkable rapdity all that has given supremacy
- +he Christian nations and becomes stronger than
thew realizing the simple truth that if some one
strikes Won with big, strong stick, you must also
take such big stick, or perhaps still larger
and stronger stick and strike him that strikes you
The Japanese have quickly learned this wisdom, and
also the technique of warfare, and possessing be-
sides the advantage of religious despotsm and pa
trotism. they have demonstrated military power
which has proved stronger than the strongest of
military powers.
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No TELLING How Innn-

Visit How long are You n IA
my po man. i0f
Prifner-Dnnno, ma,am.
NiaRf-How can that be?
Pri9ner-Its life sentence.
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Romance of the Bible House.

From this huge building, in Aston
place, New York city, authority radi-
ates to the uttermost ends of the
earth. Let its directors say the word
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-04-19

Son but rapidly recovering
om diptheria.
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but electrified the people of the other
colonies; and, as has been well claimed,
was one of the initial and effective blows
in favor of American independence.