The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24
Kharu the New Capital Of the Sudan and Its Remarkable Gowt

tit falls to the feet. The upper garment.
is off half the time. The girl Is then
bare to the waist, and her plump bust
shows out In the bright sun. as she
raises her arms high to steady the load
on her head. Her skin shines like poll
ished ebony, and look as close as you
please you can see no sign OF a hair
on any part OF her except on her head.
These African natives, both men and
women, pull out all the hair on their
bodies. going over them once a month
for this purpose. This custom is COM
mon in many parts of the world. 1t Is
50 with some OF the Indians of the
Amazon, so with the Jewesses of Tunis;
who are shaved from head to foot just
before marriage. and 80 with the Moros
of our Philippine Islands. who carry
along with them little tweezers to pull
out any stray hair that appears.
Then he reflected little in silence.
"Sey," he mused on at last. "the ques-
ton Is, Are they Innocent? DO you
know begin to believe there Is no
such thing left as pri5tine Innocence
anywhere This Tyrolese count knows
the value of a pound as distinctly as
If lie hung out in Capel Court or Kim
berley."
Things dragged on in this way, in
conclusively, for week or two. We
bid down; the lawyers stuck to it. Sir
Charles grew half sick of the whole
silly business. For my own part, felt
sure IL the high. well-born count didn't
quicken his pace my respected ela'ive
would shortly have had enough Of the
Tyrol altogether, and be proof against
| the most lovely OF crag crowEing cas-
ties. But the count didn't see 1t. He
came toscall on us at our hotel-a rare
honor for stranger with these
naughty and exclusive Tyrolese
nobies-and even entered unannounced
in the most friendlylmnnner. I'ut when
| 1t came to pounds. shillings and pence
| he WAS absolute adamant. Not one
kreutxer would he abate from his origl-
nal proposal.
You misunderstood" he said, with
l;pride; I'VE Tyrolese gentlemen are not
shopkeepers ,r merchants. We 8dn not
| higgie. live say a thing We stick to
1t. Were yous IN Austrian I anould feel
insulted by your tll-adyised attempt to
| beat down my price. But as you belong
to great commercial natiDn-
1 lie broke off with a snort and
shrugged his shoulders compassionnte-
lily.
We saw him several times driving in
and out Of the schloss, and every time
! he waved his hand at us gracefully.
But when we tried to bargain, it waR
ALWAYS the same thing; he retired be.
!
bilfty. We might take 1t or leave it.
Twas still Schloss Lebenstein.
The lawyers We're as bad. We tried
all we knew, and got no "forrarder.."
AT lasv Charles gave up the attempt
in disg,ft He was firing. us en-
pected. TITS the prettiest place I ever
saw in my life" he said; "but, hang
lat ALL Sey, won't be imposed upon!"
So he made up his mind, 1t being now
December, to return to London. We
met the count next day, and stopped his
carringe and told him So Charles
thought this would have the Immediate
effect Of bringing the man to reason.
But he only lifted his hat. with the
blackcock's feather. and smiledEn7 bland
smile. "The Archduke Karl is inquir-
ing about It." he answered, aud drove
on without parley.
Charles used some strong words,
which I will not transcribe q am a
| family manas and returned to England.
lNor tho next two months we heard
little from Amelia save her regret that
1.-THE count wouldn't sell us Schloss I.el1-
enstein, It's pinnaeles had fairly
4 pierced her heart Strange to say, sho
was absolutely infatuated about the
castle. She rather wanted tho place
Iwhile she was there, and thought she
4 could get VI; now she thought she
couldn't, her soul or she has one) was
iwildly set upon 1t,
i.nhors ana Wages, @
The wages these women receive are
! pitlfully low Ten or215 cents day is
Ibig money for II woman, and u man can
Ebe hired for twenty cents or Less lGor
these wages the women unload the
.,stone boats on the Nile. wading out in-
to the river andScoming back up the
banks With two or three great rocks
piled high ,on the head. They carry