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The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

The announcement comes from Washington that the Panama canal will be finished within five years now. It may be hoped 1t will be- but there is apt to be many slip 'twixt the Atlan- tic and the Pacific,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

We are still awaiting that list of terbury, should be made governor of Connecticut instead of congressman at-large, Somebody must have them in his keeping Out with them.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21
orM CONTEMPORARIES.
On Ton Ace,p,

New Britain Herald) The result of the republican caucus last evening showed the most decisive victory ever won by the machine,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

The Powder Manufacturer--Fancy old Bil of all people going into the gunpowder shed with lighted candle. I should have thought that that would be tho last thing he'd do,
 The Workman-Which, properly speakln', it were, sir--The Sketch
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

For the last fourteen years brood of tomtits has been reared each spring in the letter box at Uttoxeter work house. Since the parent birds first took possession of the box they have hatch ed 200 eggs,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

Stubb--Among other things found in the stomach of a human ostrich was a coil of piano wire, Now, what do you suppose he swallowed that for?
 Penn-Why, to give his stomach a Chicago News
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

The newspaper was invented by Paris physician, who. finding his visits welcome whenever he brought any news or gossip, applied to Cardinal Richlieu for a patent to publish tho Paris Gazette in 1922.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

During the summer season the bor- ough of Richmond, New York city, dou- bles lis population on every pleasant Sunday, but only for that one day.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

Harker--I say, old man. what is the safest way to make dash for the north pole
 Barker-Why, take d map and find the north pole; then make a dash with lead penCll-Chicago News.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

Several German firms Gin Eibenstock and Zwickau) have purchased large forest sections in the vicinity of Chlo- tdni, Roumania, where they propose to erect sawmills and ship from there an nualy about 40, poo cubic meters of lumber to Italy, France and Germany
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

The lusty cuckoo came outside of tho old clock, md cuckooed twelve times,
 Do you know" remarked the young man who had been sitting on the par Tor sofa since twilight. that I have a great futures Why, tho papers say I am man of tho hour
 The beautiful girl yawned,
 Indeed" she said wearily What hour, tho breakfast hour''-chlcago News,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

There is an average of seven car col lsions a day on the steam, subway, elevated and surface railways of New York
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21
\ Paper of Influence.

tNorwlch Bulletinl The Journal-Courler should not trou- ble itself about the liars, Every pa per of influence in the state has a barking, lying faction Rt its heels gen erallV,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

Some of the screws made for the use of wgtchmakers are sos tiny 100000 could be placed in an ordinary thim- ble
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21
MIDSUMMER LISTS.

Air cut sirg"
 No; 1 want it done up in a bun and fastened with pink ribbon.-The Tat Ter,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

sparks-t wonder why 1t is d wom- an lets out everything you tell her?
 Parks-My dear boy, woman has only two views of a secret--either 1t is not worth keeping, or it Is too good to keep.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

Scott--Let's see In golf you address the ball, don't you?
 Mott--Yes; and frequently in lam guage unfit for publication.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

Turkey holds the record for the num- Der of aged persons in proportion to the population.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21
SAYINGS AND DOINGs.

The horses of Iceland are shod with sheep's horns.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

Gunner-Blg wedding down the way Guyer--Thats so' Name the lucky parties,
 Gunnor-Why, the well-known dent fat married the pretty mAnlcurist.
 Guyer--Indeeds Going through life by tooth and nall, eh?-Chlcago News,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-21

It is surprising that the republican machine in Connecticut does not real
 ze the danger of Mir Lilley's candi- dacy before it is too late. It Is as- founding that 1t should believe that the republicans of the state will sup
 port him on any known theory, even that of saving the state for the esti- mable candidate for president, only the great personal popularity and it- ness of Mr, Taft and the stupidity of the democrats will save Mr. Iilley should he be nominated. For the machine to deliberately ignore this fact not only she WIS its well entrench- ed power but it iustifles the unpleas- ant suspicion that the nomination and election of Mir. Lilley is only part of a prearranged program of leadership,
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are chiefly young: men from England or
South Africa. They dress in riding
clothes. big helmet hats and top boots
They dash about the country on ponies,
and are especially in evidence around the
bars Of the hotels. There are but few
eminent officials have their wives with
them, and now and then a titled lady
comes out to hunt with her friends. [
have met three women who have them
selves shot lions.
Nairobi has English doctors. dentists
and lawyers. 1t has one photogra pher
and two firms which advertise themselves
as Safari outfftters. These men supply
you with tents. provisions and other
things for shooting trips, and they Will
give you porters who will carry your stuff
and chase the lions out of the jungles so
that you may get a shot at Them
Nairobi Newspapers.
1t seems strange to have newspapers
away out here under the shadow of Mount
kenia, within a half days ride on horse
Nevertheless, Nairobf has three weekies.
They are all banking on the future of the
town and all claim to be prosperous. They
are good sized journals selling for from
two to three annas. or from four to six
cents each. They have regular kilograms
from the Reuter- agency. which gives them
the big news Of the world. and they fur
nish full reports of the local cricket, polo
tennis and golf matches. This week 5
Star reports the meeting of the East Afri-
can Turf Club and in the Globe Trotter I
see the story OF cricket match which
was held last Saturday between the gov
eminent clerks and the townspeoDla. AS
to the advertisements, the most of them
come from the local merchants and some
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are odd to an extreme One in the Globe
Trotter OF today is signed by well known
American circus company, and states that
it wants to buy white rhnoceros.
giant hog, some wild dogs and a white
tailed mongoose and bongo. Another ad-
vertisement is that of the Homestead
Dairy, showing the improvements made
along farming lines. and others state
that certain merchants will outfit hunters
for shooting. There are many land seals
advertised, and also machinery, Ameri-
can wagons and all sorts of agricultural
Implements
One of these newspapers of Nairobi is
edited by an American. 1t is known as
the Globe Trotter, and has good circu-
latlon. The editors name is David Gar
rick Longworth, but 1 am not sure that
he is relative of the Presidents son-in-
law. He Is certainly enterprising, and par
takes of our Presidents character in his
love for wild game He came out here
originally to buy Ions, giraffes and rhi-
noCeroses for Barnum and Bailey's circus,
and he still takes a whack at the wild
beasts during the intervals of his editorial
writings. Mr.. Longworth has done some
newspaper work in the United States. and
was editing a newspaper at Cairo. Egypt,
just before he came here.
Another paper of note is The Star of
Eas. Africa. This is owned by Mr.. Low.
the brother of 4. Maurice Low, the we'll
known Washington correspondent of the
Boston Globe and London magazines. The
Star is very American in its methods, and
it delights in sensations. Last week 1t pub
llshed q supplement consisting of a PAM
phlet 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.
Nairobi has three hotels, the Norfolk
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GOVERNMENT LAND OFFICE AT NAIR0bl

drawers of water. l see scores Of them
loaded with iron and brass jewelry of
various kinds. carrying baskets of dirt
on their heads. loads of wood on their
backs and pushing and pulling carts and
wagons through the streets. The most of
my trips from one place to another are
made in two-wheeled carts hauled by
natives so clad
The East Indian Traders.
I find the retail business of Nairobi
done by East Indians. This also the
case at Mombasa, and / am told it is so
in every settlement on this part of the
continent The Hindoos have made their
way along every travelled route. and their
little stores may be found in every large
African village. They have trading sta
lions upon Lakes Victoria and Tangan-
yika. They are very enterprsing. and as
they live upon almost nothing they can
undersell the whites. They handle cotton
Of bright colors and of the most gorgeous
patterns They sell wire for jewelry. and
all sorts of knickknacks that the African
wants They deal also in European goods,
and one can buy of them almost anything
from a needle to a sewing machine. Here
in Nairobi there is one long street which
is devoted to the Hindoo market. The
stores are all open at the front, and the
men squat in them with their gay goods
piled about them. These Indians dress
in a quaint costume not unlike that of the
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''Watches?" I asks
Hartley seemed to be too tired OF life
to want to answer. but his chum did 1t
for him.
No" says he. II believe it was pearl
studs on the showdown"
Well. this was crazy talk enough for
anybody. l didn't want to stir 'em up
none-l've always heard that you had to
be gentle with lunatics-so l went on, en-
couraging EN- like
Studs. hey?" says !.
Yes, says he. He was a British
beast. and Martin was all balled up in
the >street at the time-away from his
apartments good Zealand the b. B.
annexed everything in sight.
Go long, says l, for the sake of say
ing something.
Beg PARDON says he.
Nothing says l, and we stopped talk
ing.
They seemed to enjoy the sail first rate.
and acted as rational as could be, gen
orally speaking. They didn't know top
ping lift from a center-board so far as
boat went. but that want strange; I'd
seen plenty of boarders like that. But
never afore had l seen two that acted or
talked like them.
We got back to the wharf along about
dusk. and / walked with em piece on
their way to Mates | was keeping a
sort of old bach hall just outside the vii
lage and so it want much out of my
way. 1hey had me guessing and /
wanted more time to work on the riddle.
We cut across Sears meadow. and the
frogs was beginning to squeal and the
crickets to chirp. To me them early sum-
mer noises are as cheerful and restful as
teakettle singing or cat purring. But,
all at once Hartley. the sick one, stop
ped and hello up his hand.
Heavens. Nan,' he says. 1T sounds
like the ticker and he said 1T SO prayer
full and sad.
Van Brunt shook his head. Don't 1t?
says he. Il can see the tape running off
that tree. Green Apples. preferred, 100
bid and asked Is there no escape?"
he says.
l left EN- on the hill by the Baptist
burying ground ] watched 'em walking
down the road, big and straight and
handsome, and / pitied 'em from the
bottom of my heart.
Sol Pratt says / to myself. there s
lesson for you. You're old and homely
and your bank account is nothing minus
a good deal. divided by naught: but DON
you never complain again. Spose you
was good-looking and rich, but out of
your mead. like them two poor young
chaps. Dear! dear!"
And ! thought about 'em and piticd 'em
all that evening. while / was frying my
herr!ngs for supper. ] hope I'll get credit
somewheres for all that pity.
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English clergyman who wears long
black coat buttoned up to the throat. The
only difference is that the Hindoo's trou-
sers may be of bright-colored calico, cut
very tight; and his head may be covered
with a fiat skull cap OF velvet, embroi-
dered in god. Moreover. his feet are
usually bare.
The White Population.
This is a British city. notwithstanding
its African and Asiatic inhabitants: and
the ruling class are the English. They
are divided up into castles. almost as
much as are the East Indians. The gov
eminent officials rank at the head They
are the swels Of the town. They dress
we'll and spend a great deal Of time out of
office hours playing tennis and golf.
which, strange to say, have already been
introduced into this part of the black
continent. They also ride about on horse
back and In carriages, and upon very low
salaries manage to make a good show.
Allied to them are the sportsmen and the
noble visitors from abroad. We have
scattering element of dukes. lords and
second sons of noble families who have
come out here to invest or to hunt big
game They are usually men Of means.
for the prices of large tracts Of land are
high and 1t also costs considerable money
to At out game shooting expedition. In
addition there are land spectators, who
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say afore they was in the boat. Now.
generally speaking, there's some bar
gaining to be done afore you take folks
out for a three-dollar sail. You natural
ly expect 1t, you know-not so much
from boarders as from towners, but STILL
some. But not for these two-no, sir!
1t was this powerful suddenness of theirs
that hit me betwixt wind and water,
same as 1t had Nate. Made me feel sort
of like I'd missed the train. Stirred up
my suspicious again, too.
Twas a nice day: one OF them clear
blue and green days that you get early
in June. The water want rugged. but
just choppy enough to be pretty, and the
breeze was about no theaSt, SlVln us
fair run down the bay.
This is grand!' says the big fellow,
as the Dora Bassett begun to feel her
oats and lay down to her work.
Caesar! Van" said the other one;
why do you bring me down to earth like
that? Grand! Blocker next He hol-
Tered out this last part in a kind of
screechy sing-song. Then they both
laughed.
Hooked at 'em. There want nothing
to laugh at, so far as could see. and the
"Bleecker' business didn't appear to have
no sense i'm it, either. They made two or
three other speeches that sounded just as
| foolish. Thinks 1. II wonder if Scud-
der's right?' They didn't look like luna
tics. but you can't always tell. Old man
Ebenezer Doane went to church of d
Sunday morning just as sensible acting
as a Second Adventer could be; but when
he got home he fired the bean pot at his
wife chased his children out door with
clam hoe, and they found fim settin a
straddle of the henhouse, Singing 'Beu
lah Land to the chickens. These fellers
might be harmless looms that had been
farmed out, as you might say. by the
asylum folk There that man
that Nate said was coming He might
be their keeper.
IT understand you've got friend COM
ing" says 1, by way of ground bait.
"Friend?" says the big one. Friend?
/ don't understand.
"Scudder said you had another man
coming to his house, says l.
He smiled. "Oh. 1 see" Then he
smiled again. queer lazy kind of
smile, like as if he was amused at HIM
self or his thoughts.
II don't know that l should call him a
friend, Mr.-er-
Pratt" says I. Solomon Pratt
Thanks No, l wouldn't go so far as
to call him friend: and yet he's not an
enemy-not openly" lie smiled again.
and the other chap-whose name / found
out was Hartley - Martin Hartley
smiled too.
Hes the man Van here belongs to-"
explained the Hartley one. They both
smiled again.
/ kind of jumped. I guess. when he said
that. 1t began to look as If the asylum
idea was the right one. and this Teller
that was coming the keeper.
Hum says /, and nodded my head
Just as If the whole business was
plain as A B c. 'HDo you belong to any
body?" l says to Hartley.
Il did, says he. but he's doing
time
Doing time?" says l.
Yes says he. explaining kind of i'm
patient like. up the river, you know.
I chewed over this for a minute. and
all I could think of was that the Teller
must be in a clock factory or u watch
makers or something.
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maybe they stole the money. and l don't
know but they're crazy, run away from
an asylum or something. You've seen
more city folks than / have. being around
the hotel so. See what you think
Twas this way" he went on. Il got
a letter from the Teller in New York that
| sell cranberries to. He said couple
of friends of his wanted to come TO a
place in the country where twas quiet
Did | know of such a place round here?
Well, course I wrote back that twas nice
and quiet right at our house. There
want no lie in that, was there. Sol:
mo" saws. II shouldn't say
'twouldnt be shaving the truth too close
if you'd said there was more quietness
than anything else down on the Neck
road"
We'll" he goes on. not noticing the
sarcasm. II wrote and never got word
back. Me and Hubby had given up hear
ing And then. yesterday morning, they
come-both of 'em. Nice lookin' young
fellers as ever you see. they are; dressed
just like the chaps in the clothes adver-
tisements in the back of the magazines.
The biggest one-theyre both half as tall
as that mast. seems so-he took up his
hat and says, kind Of lazy and grand,
like Il steamboat captn:
MIR. Scudder?' he says.
""That's my name says l. | was kind
of suspicious; there's been so many sew
ing-machine agents and such round town
known he want no sewing machine
agent.
ALI he says. You've been expecting
us then. Has the luggage come?
What in time did l know about his
luggage. he called it?
NO says l. ''Taint.'
"'Oh. WELL never mind. he says just
as If ton or two of baggage didn't
count anyway. Can you give us two
sleeping rooms. two baths. setting room
and a room for my man?
1.-Two baths?' says j. Cant you take
bath by yourself? You seem to be
having lots of funny jokes with me.
Would you mind saying what your name
is and what you WANT
'He looked me over sort of odd. Beg
pardon he said. thought you were ex-
pecting us. Here's my card
Il looked at 1t, and there was the name
| Edward Van Brunt,' printed on it. Then
l begun to get my bearings, as you might
say.
"'Oh!' ! says. L see.
$50 glad I'm sure. he says. Now
can you give us the sleeping rooms, the
baths and the room for my man"
"'Humph" says l. lookin back at the
house behind me; IF me and Hubby
| bunked in the henhouse and the chore boy
| in the cellar maybe we could accommo-
date you. that is. all but the baths. You'd
have to take turns with the washtub for
them. | says.
HE laughed. He was so everlasting
cool about things that it sort of riled me
up.
Perhaps you'd like to hire the whole
shebang?' says /. sarcastic. pointing to
| the house.
"He looked at it. 1t looked sort of
cheerful, with the syrinSa over the door
| and the morning giories hiding where the
whitewash was off.
GOOD idea he says. Il would
well. that was too many for me. ]
went into the house and fetched out
/ Hubby Ann-shes my wife. There ain I
many women in this town can beat her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01
Fy JOSEPHC. LINCOLN,
Author of '|Cap'n Fri. !" Partners
of the Tide"
CHAPTER I.
The Masters.

I heard about the pair first from Eme-
line E.ldredge. "Emmie T" we always
call her She was first mate to the cook
at the Old Home House that summer.
She come down 10 the landing one morn
ing afore breakfast and hove alongside
of where | was setting in the stern of my
sloop the Dora Bassett. untangling fish
lines She had a tin pail in her fist, indi-
eating that her sailing orders was to go
after milk But she me and run
down in ballast to swap yarns.
My sakes, Mr.. Pratt says she, have
YOU heard about Nate Scudder?"
Yes I says Ever since | come TO
WeIlmouth.
II mean about what him and his wife
has lust done" says she. ITS the queer
est thing, You'll never guess 1t in the
world
Amt been giving his money 10 the
poor. has he?" says |. for. generally
speaking. ii takes strong man and
cold chisel to separate Nate Scudder from
cent.
..oh. amt you the funniest thing" she
soueals. NO. indeed. He's let his house
20 some city folks. and
"Ain't that the cook calling your
i
10 Emme T. ! likes 10 take her In small
doses-she agrees with me better that
way.
II was the cook. and Emelne kited Oft
after the milk only stopping long enough
TO yell back. Folks say they rec dread
full rich and stylish. III tell you next
time ] see you.
Well. | callated she wouldn mot If
saw her first-and didn't pay no more at
tention To the yarn. except to think that
June was pretty early for city folks 10 be
renting houses. There was only three or
four bcarders AT the Old Home 50 far.
and ! was TO take couple of en- over 10
Trumet in the sloop that very day.
But while We was On the way over. one
81 the cou3lc-sort of heightened edition
Of Emmie 4 she was-She turns To her
meSsmate another pullet from the same
coop. and says she, "Oh, say, she says
Have you heard about the two young
fellers from New York who've rented that
Scudder house on the-on the-what do
they call il? Oh. yes. the Neck road. ]
heard Netrie Brown say they were too
dear for anything. Let's drive past there
tomorrow; shall We?
So there il was again. and | begun TO
wonder what sort of critters Nate had
locked | Judged that they must be a
kind Of goldfish or Inc wouldn't have
halted for EN- Nate amt the man to be
satisfied with a mess OF scuiplns
I landed the boarders at Trumet and
they went llp to the village TO do some
sbopning. Then I headed across the har-
Eor TO shake hands with the Trumet ight
keeper. who is "A friend Of mine. His wife
told me he'd gone over TO town. TOO, so 1
come about and run back To the Landing
again. And I'm blessed If there want
Nate Scudder himself. setting on n mack
erel keg at the end of the wharf ana
looking worried.
hadn't hoisted the jib on the way