The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-02

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OF the East African Turf Club. and In
1.-THE Globe Trotter I see the story of a
big cricket match which was held last
Saturday between the government
clerks and the townspcop1e. AS to the
the most OF them come
from tho local merchants and some are
odd to an extreme.
One in the Globe Trotter to-day is
signed by a well-known American cir
Gus company, and states that7it wants
to buy a white rhinoceros, giant
hog, some wild dogs and white-taiied
mongoose and bongo. Another adver
tisement Is that OF the Homestead
Dairy. showing the improvements made
along farming lines. and others state
that certain merchants will outfit hunt
land seals advertised, and also ma
chinery, American wagons. and all
sorts of agricultural implements.
Another paper OF note Is The Star, OF
East Africa. This is owned by Mr..
Low, the brother Of A. Maurice Low,
the well-known washington corrcspon-
d, dent OF the Boston Globe and London
magazines. The Star Is very Ameri-
can In It's methods, and it delights In
sensations Last week 1t published a
supplement, consisting of q pamphlet
of sixty-four pages, on the outside OF
which was printed In large type the
words. What the British Government
Is Doing for British East Africa"
Upon opening the pamphlet the other
pages were found to be blank.
Hotels In Africn.
NaIrobi has three hotels-the Nor
folk, the Stanley and The Masonlc-and
the accommodations In them are com
| - XXI r ,fOr hoE ~ u
at the upper end of the town. It Is
q low, one-story building, with wide
|porch IN front, separated from the dirt
street by picket fence, and shaded
lily eucalyptus trees, through which the
wind seems to be ever signing and
moaning. The charges are $3.50 day,
! Including meals, but I have to have
my own servant to make my bed and
attend to my errands. / have n room
at the back, with fine view of the
stable. and a German sportsman next
door, who has little cub lion about
rs big as a Newfoundland dog tied in
n box outside his window. During a
| part of the day he lets the nby lion
out. and ties him by a rope to one Of
the pillars OF the porch. The animal
seems harmless. but his teeth are
sharp, and he is entirely too playful l
Ito suit me. Besides. The roars ut light,
The horses here are fairly good but
| the charges for them are high. When
/ ride out on horseback It costs me
s1.65 an hour, and the carriage rates
arc still more. The best way to get
about is In the jinriltishas, using ne
eroes as beas IS Of burden For q long
Tide over the plains horses are neces-
|snry.
American Trade. 3
#As to the heavy hauling OF this part
|of East Africa, 1t Is mostly done by the
\ sacred cattle Of India. mean the
4 clean-cut8 animals with great humps ;or,
s|theirs backs. They are hne-looking, and
|are apparently we'll bred. Some 5ot
these beasts are 8hitchedi to American
I Wagons brought out here from Wis
$Iconsin. i ss ss Is Il s s5 Ell 81
Il 5gsI saw such a team hauling a en-
q lucky ploW through the streets LOT
y Nairobi yesterday. Indeed, I find that
4 American goods are slowly making
\ their way into these wilds, Ameri-
Il can axes, sewing machines, and a ner'
Il lean Sewers and planters are - old g by
n the East Indians. The drug stores
n carry our patent medicines and every
4 market has more or ! less American cot
4 tons. The wood cutters are using
n American axes but they complain OF tht
"A flat or oval no IS mad for he handles le
II lIhcy said that n roun nd hole ,yo ultl ! q
4 better. as the nat ives WI DO the woo @