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The rivers of Liberia abound with
fish, and were 1t not for the series OF
fine falls or rapids, from fifteen to
twenty miles back from the sea, the
rivers might be navigable for hun.
dreds of miles. The woods abound
with game OF many varieties-the vi.
cious bush-cow. deer. leopards, ele'
plants, civet cats. golden cats. mon.
keys in almost endless varieties, ana
other game. In the far interior lions
and othe- big game abound.
About twenty tribes make their
home in Liberia. Tribal wars, which
depopulated certain districts, are be.
coming things of the past. Strange Sc
cret societies. which were at one time
a menace to all, are now losing their
power and hold upon the people as
education and commerce are going
forward. This also means lessening
of one of Africa's greatest curses
household slavery, or buying, selling,
loaning or giving wives-and will d.
minish the numbers held by one man.
am acquainted with one man who
has more than one hundred.
On. a recent trip to the hinterland,
where had been invited by King Mo
amah, son Of the powerful King Pom.
oporah, as we sailed up the river in
the little boat, with our serious friend,
Solomon Hill, the owner and captain,
clerical and solemn-looking little
man In frock coat SO long that 1t
reached to the tops Of his shoes. and
whose collar and garb stamp him as
a preacher, came to me and intro
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Could Spare Her.

Tommy's mother was an invalid. sc
his Aunt Layinia looked after him and
the house. And she never missed q
chance of pointing out a fault or ex
pounding precept. M
"Oh. dear" said Tommy one day
after auntie had lectured him for ten
minutes, II wish had wings!'
why. my pet?" asked mother
pleased at this angelic inspiration.
"Oh, I'd fly up in the air with Aunt
Lavinia, and I'd fly and fly till
couldn't get any higher"
Yes. dear" said mother proudly, as
the little chap paused impressively
what would you do them"
I'D drop Aunt Lavinia!" said Tom
my savagely.-Stray Stories.
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Skeleton In the Closet.

There is skeleton In the closet"
How often we hear this expression.
But do you know how 1t is supposed
to have originated?
There is an old story that soldier
once wrote to his mother. who COM
planned of her unhappiness, asking her
to get some sewing done by someone
who had no care or trouble. Coming
In her search to one who she thought
must be content and happy, this wom-
an took her to closet containing a
human skeleton.
Madam" said she, Il try to keep
my sorrows to myself. but know that
every night l am compelled by my
husband to kiss this skeleton of him
who was once his rival. Think you.
then. l can be happy" t
The answer is Just as obvious to-
day. The skeleton is still a depress-
Ing object.
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KNEW HIS WORLD OF FICTION
Hauptmsnn Wrote From Experiences
Which He Had Gathered In
His Own Life. "A

Iauptmann in one Of his many
phases may be regarded as the Murger
of Germany, said Andre Tridon In a
recent lecture on the German novelist
and playwright. No less than six of
Hauptmann's dramas have for their
subject the struggles of artists and
writer's before they arrive" or resign
themselves to obscurity. Lonely
Lives" The Sunken Bell" Michael
Kramer" 1.-THE Rats" Colleague
Champion" and Gabriel Schilling's s
Flight" present to us gallery of types
infinitely richer than those in La Vie
de Boheme." i..
Hauptmann knew the bohemian life
from experience; he had studied art
In Breslau. opened sculptor's studio
in Rome. spent many hours with the
young revolutionists who wrote for Die
Gesellschaft and received them in his
Ergner home. ~
He delighted in depicting those peo-
pie at war with their own environment.
finding no happiness in their art that
disappointed them, in their married
life nor in their extra-matrimonial ad-
ventures. Err
The stories are told without bitter
ness; in fact we find in them an un-
dercurrent Of humor and satire. Haupt.
mann knows how the world ought to
be, but he recognizes the tremendous
fact OF the world as 1t happens to be.
The memory of his own struggles does
not blind him to the ridiculous side OF
| the artist constantly hampered by his
| unpleasant affectations.
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duced himself as a presiding elder,
having large number of churches un.
der him.
He asks very cordially: What
might your name be?"
"My name is Norris"
"Where you be from?"
1.-THE United States" I answered.
II live at Louisiana"
Where is that?" l ask.
"On the st. Paul river" Just then
everybody jumped up at the report OF
gun and heavy splash was heard
as a large alligator, badly wounded,
Topped into the water.
Rev. Presiding Elder borrows my
fountain pen and begins to write Wig.
orously. But only for few moments,
when he gets into theological boxing
match with several men, who I learn
are "Revs." also. This title has a Pc
culiar fascination for many in Africa.
Everybody loves a title, and II one
who has Rev" to his name can raise
eight dollars and send to Texas or
some other place and get ID. D."
he adds six inches to his coat-tails,
hAu IauCC anu tSOllSm 6TO"
to the proportion Of foot to the inch.
In Revival Meeting.
Friends meet me at the headquar-
ters of the river, and an invitation Is
extended to attend revival meeting
in little church near by at night. A
serious young man was preaching
from the text. "Strive to enter in at
the strait gate." etc. We were late.
and missed part of his eloquent SER
mon. but we heard him say: What
TO you dun cum heah? Why yo'
gwine cum to dis meetin'? Is yo' po'
wanderin' feets in de way dat leads
to distraction? Is yo' feets on de
Rock OBJ Ages? Whar is yo' gwine
to lib fo'ebber? In de place whar de
Good Book say de saints am gwine?
Or is yo' gwine to be shut up in de
fire an de flames?
"Yo' must git all combusted toged-
der and seek de Lawd wifi all yo'se
hearts. an bring yo' piccan (children)
an yo' frens to de Lawd. Do 1t one
time (at once) befo' 1t am ebberlastin'
too late"
thought he was sound in the faith.
What do you think? IS.
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with some advantages in favor of AZ

with some advantages in favor Of Al
rica.
Life is simple. placid. calm, and not
SO complex. The work life is not
strenuous. The people do not rush
and drive as they do here at home.
II you try to hurry a man who is
working for you, he will calmly tell
you: "One day be not all de days,
daddy" And you stand rebuked. for
you know he is telling,you the truth.
Liberia Most Attractive.
Four and a half years ago the New
York Colonization society sent me to
the west coast OF Africa to study the
conditions Of life In Americas little
colored child over the sea, Liberia.
Morocco, Algiers, Senegal, Bathurst,
Konakry, Sierra Leone, Togoland,
Nigeria, Kamerun, East and South AZ
rica are beautiful and attractive, but
the little struggling republic of L.
IBERIA is to me the most attractive spot
in Africa.
Monrovia, the capital city Of the re-
public, Is picturesquely situated on
Cape Mesurado, and is a city with
abou. $4,000 inhabitants, many of
whom live in beautiful homes, some
very costly. The cape and river were
named by the Spaniards, who, in the
early days of the slave trade. landed
squad OF armed marines there,
searching for slaves. The natives at
tackled them. A furious conflict took
place, and the Spaniards were over
come by the bold and warlike Deys,
During the battle. the Spanish, who
were beaten. cried "Misericordia!
Misericordia." (mercy! mercyD. So
the cape came to be called Mesurado,
corruption of the Spanish Miseri-
cordia.
Liberia has number of fine settle
ments, peopled by either colored
Americans or their descendants, who
have done remarkable work in plant
ing farms, building homes and estab-
fishing civilized community and a
decent government on the west coast
Of Africa. They have been greatly
condemned by both Europeans and
some short-sighted Americans, whose
actual knowledge of Liberia could cas-
lily be printed on one single sheet Of
paper.
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carbonic acid in the air. while the
yield of tomatoes was doubled and
that of cucumbers increased 125 per
cent by carbonic acid treatment.
1t has generally been held that .03
per cent of carbonic dioxide in the
air is sufficient for plant growth, but
Mr.. Fischer thinks that more than
this can be utilized, provided there is
ample light. and that experiments in
this direction might have valuable re-
suits.
On the other hand, I. F. Kidd. an
English investigator. finds that an ex-
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Nothing poIn'.

Mamma" called four-year-old Har,
old from the nursery, please come
and sit by my bed until go to Sleep
"Iamma's busy now," was the re,
ply. Keep quiet and the angels will
be with you."
You said that before, mamma" re-
Joined harold, "and have kept quiet
ever so long. but not blamed angel
has showed up" aU-
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sion. 1t is believed that the
name is derived from the Latin
word "aprica'' tmeaning
sunny, or from the Greek word "aph-
rika" (without cold).
The nickname Dark Continent
has lost much of its Significance. The
Bible long ago called Africa "the Land
Shadowed with Wings" Mr. Henry
M. Stanley stamped it as the Dark
Continent. Another man called 1t the
Land of Binding Sunshine. AS have
traversed its jungles and pathways,
many times have called 1t the Land
of Winding Ways, writes James X.
Morris in the Christian Herald. When
the perspiration has flowed down over
my face and body until every thread
upon me has been drenched in the
warm, moist climate. have named
the country "the Land of Natural
Baths
Africa is a remarkably beautiful
country. Its coast lines are pictur-
esque, graceful. fascinating, alluring.
Its seaport towns and cities are usual
ly clean. pretty and reasonably
healthful. Equatorial Africa has. un-
til the last two decades. been called
the White Mans Graveyard, but clean
living, quinine, mosquito netting, So
briefly and sanitary improvements
have made Africa a place where one
cannot only exist, but live in as much
comfort, take 1t all In all during the
year, as In the>city of New York. and
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AT THE FIRST SIGNS
OF Failing Hair Get cutleura.
Works Wonders. Trial Free.

Touch spots of dandruff and itching
with Cuticura Ointment. and follow
next morning with hot shampoo Of
Cuticura Soap. This at once arrests
failing hair and promotes hair growth.
You may rely on these supercreamy
emollients for all skin troubles.
Sample each free by mall with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept. KY,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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Somewhat Different.

What is the price of that porch
chair?" asked the lady shopper.
Seventeen dollars. madam" replied
the clerk.
Seventeen dollars!" echoed the
would-be customer. Aren't you mis-
taken? 1t surely can't be worth that
much"
Pardon me, madam" rejoined the
conscientious salesman. at is prob
ably worth $1.50, but you asked the
price,"
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cess of carbon dioxide in the atmos-
phere retards or inhibits the germina-
tion of seeds, but without injuring
them. He suggests that the produc-
tion of carbon dioxide in nature by
the decay of vegetable matter may
play a part analogous to that noted
in his experiments.
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is vALUaBLE PLANT NUTRIENT
Carbonic Acid Gas One Of the Best,
According to Man Who Has
Experimental.

The value of carbonic acid gas as
a plant nutrient has been the subject
of considerable recent literature. in
cluding an interesting paper by II.
Fischer, describing experiments in
Germany. The author found that the
development of both foliage and flow
ers was stimulated by an excess OF
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ALIENS FOOT-EASE for tho TROOPS
over 900 packages of Aliens Foot-Ease, the
antiseptic powder to shake in to your shoes, arc
being used by the German and Allied troops at
the Front because Il rests the feet, gives In
slant relief 70 Corns and Bunions, hot, swollen.
aching, tender feet, md makes walking easy.
Sold every where, sc. Try It TODAY. posf
sesSlf asy sx6sfifkts. Adp.
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The Bio Idea.

"why do you want me to remain
engaged to him another year? By the
end of another year he won't have
enough money left to get married on"
That's what l was thinking"
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Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
white clothes. All good grocers. Adv.
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.Nokz1G1 G1NeE ceSs1kzD MI

About October 5
nest No. 2 suffered
q like fate. There
still remained nest
No. 3. which was
some distance away
fro m the others.
On October s only
three young had
emerged from this
nest; two or three
had died In the
shell. IL eggs were
a d d I Q d, and In
sects had attacked
others. and the
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YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL you
m Aurins Bye Remedy for Red, Weah. wstery
iust Eye comfort Write for Book of the Eys
6v mad Free Murine Rye Remedy Co.. Chicago
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3 How we do love an Idle person who
comes along and bothers US when we
are busy! ~
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To Remove lpdeIlbIe Ink.

TO Remove tpoeiioie INK.
Equal parts of ammonia and tur
pentine will remove the most obsti-
nate indelible ink. Saturate well and
rub hard.
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N that part OF the Ottawa
valley where l live only
two species OF chelonia
are found-the painted
turtle tChrysemys picta).
popularly known as the
mud turtle" and the
swapping turtle tChelydra
serpentina). Both are en-
tirely aquatic In their
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= HE very name Of Africa has
been subject of much discus
sion. 1t is believed that the
name is derived from the Latin
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-30
RUNNING THE PAPER.


Alsmosa Journal.
Everybody thinks Re con run
newspaper better than the benichted
souls who have been placed by Prov
idence in that unenviable position.
Maybe it's because the editors faults
are glaring one-out in the open IN
black and white-or, possibly It is
just a queer quirk of human nature
and the jobs so easy, anyway. Run
ming the paper is sort of side line
with lots of people. They offer ad-
vice in their spare moment with the
ochle. One would have the editor a
militant suffragist, another demands
that he rail against women voting.
The prohibitionists can't see how any
decent person can be for the regu-
lated saloons and accuse him of SELL
ing out to the liquor interests il he
takes that side, while the "wets' say
he is being inundated by the
churches and ruled by the "drys" if
he is opposed to the saloon. The
Democrats say the paper is "dirty
rag" # the editor is Republican in his
sympathies, and the Republicans stop
their subscriptions If he comes out
for a Democrat. II the editor is for
anything the ants condemn him and
vice versa. If he takes stand he is
trying to dictate to the community,
if he doesn't take stand nd is
mollycoddIe and a jellyfish. He is
crank, reformer, fanatic, four
flusher, a crook, a disturber of the
peace or just plain idiot, according
as he meets with the desires Of his
subscribers or goes against them
And there you are. The average man
thinks of the hours of toil-down-
right, soul-sweating toll, it takes to
get out paper. He never thinks OF
the worries, the trials, the tribula-
tons every editor must undergo
Some of them are so unappreciative
OF his efforts to boost their town and
make money for them, that they
won't even contribute the price Of Z
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-30
WAR NEWS OF ONE
YEAR AGO TODAY

French and British war office re-
port that the movement to flank the
German right was developing at the
northern end of the wetcrn front.
Berlin admitted that there had beer
heavy fighting but said that there had
been no decisive result.
Advancing Belgians reoccupy Ma
lines. Antwerp forts have been bonn
barded.
Russia reported repulsing desper-
ate attempts of four German army
corps to cross the River Nieman to
cut the Warsaw railroad.
Italy protested to Vienna against
sowing bombs in the Adriatie.
Austria lost great stores of wal
material in the recent defeat in Cali
cia.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-30
British System is
Not Practical Here

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept, 20
Replying to American opponents Of
the British system of giving cabinet
members seats in congress, Franklin
Lane, secretary of the interior depart
ment told the United Press that in his
estimation the scheme was neither
practicable nor adviable."
Speaking for myself" said Secre-
tary Lane, 81 would not have the time
to use my seat in congress if | had
one. Cabinet position in America are
purely administrative positions oppos-
ed to those in England, where the
supervision of the various departments
is mostly carried on by under sec
retaries.
"As the situation is now we cabinet
members have all the opportunity de-
sired to make clear our ideas and
wishes to congress. In the first place
the recommendations in our annual re-
ports state our positions to congress
as clearly and forcibly as we could
state them if we addressed the mem
bers from the floor of the chamber
In the second place, we have ample
opportunity to appear before congrs'
sional committees and speak on any
measure within our province.
"In addition to that all bills con
corning our respective departments
are submitted to us as soon as intro
duced for the purpose of getting oui
opinions on them. During the last
session of congress I wrote on 5000
bills thus submitted. You can realize
that l would hardly have time t.
make these three thousand speeches
for or against them.
Looking at the proposition form
the point of view of the congressman
and senators themselves. / do no
believe they would favor the plan
I belive that the distinction between
administration and legihlation, as nov
recognized, is what they would con
tinue to favor and insist upon"
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ian grounds to make halt in the
Armenian outrages.
JAPAN GETS OCEAN TRADE.

Japan has seized the opportunity
furnished by the falling off of Ameri-
can vessels in Pacific trade due to
the seaman's act to build up an in
dustry it has long desired. President
Asano, of the Japanese trans-Pacific
line, is credited in recent interview
with saying: Japan will continue to
develop her Pacific trade, recogniz-
ing that, internationally or not, the
Pacific trade is the gift of the United
States to Japan, through the passage
of your new seamen's bill"
In 1913 Japan had twenty ships
aggregating S4,725 tons in the Pacif-
ic commerce. In 1914 the number
was reduced to one ship. This year
records show that Japan has forty
ships with an aggregate tonnage of
145,17e.
1t appears the protest of the Ship
Owners association of the Pacific
coast is not against the whole La
Toilette bill but against certain por-
tions of it. For instance one section
provides a language test and requires
that certain percentage of the crew
must speak the tongue of the COM
mander. This works against the en-
ployment of foreign crews on Ameri-
can ships, it is pointed out A ship
manned by Japanese crew can be
operated Mt such low expense, the
owners declare, that American YES
sells cannot compete.
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united FreSS.
LONDON, Sept, 29.-The fiercest
infantry fighting is now in progress
just north of Arras
1t is a concerted Anglo French at
tempt to reach Douia.
They have captured hill dominat-
ing all others where the Germans
were strongly entrenched.
The French can now begin a long
distance bombardment of Douai.
Berlin has claimed that they have
recaptured from the British several
rows of trenches north of Loos.
Paris has announced that the total
German losses since yesterday was
over three army corps, one hundred
and twenty thousand men.
The French captured over twenty
three thousand men and seventy can
non.
There is furious fighting in the
Artois section.
In the Champagne districts the
fighting continues day and night.
President Poincare of France has
complimented General Joffre, com
mander-in-c chief of the allies.
Berlin's communique says: North
west of Souchez the constantly ad-
vancing waves of French troops were
moved down before our inflexible re
sistance."
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-30
HIGH COST OF LIV-
HITS THE FELINES

ST. LOUIS, Sept, 29.-The high
cost of living virtually has depopulat-
ed Hotel Kat, one of the most ex-
elusive batteries in the world. Hotel
Kat is local institution conducted
by Miss Lena B. Pattee. 1t is a two
story building equipped with indi-
vidual rooms for the occupants and n
concrete courtyard in which the tab
bies bask in the summer sun. Sur
rounding the court, to allay any sus-
pician of unduly wise cats that they
are prisoners, vines grow in dense
profusion and the wired walls and
wild birds Astounding in the leaves
are calculated to keep alive the prim-
tive element deemed essention in the
nature of even the most refined cats,
Each apartment is equipped with a
window and swinging door, and
white enamel on the wall adds to the
general appearance of serupulous
cleanliness.
The cost of meats fish and vege-
tables has forced the proprietress to
dispose of all but nine of her former
100 tenants.
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WOMEN CAN
FINANCE ENGLAND'S WAN

LONDON, Sept, 15.-(By Mai. -
Inc women of England by their e.
forts can finance this war and it would
be good if they band themselves to-
sether and sign an economy pldge.
This is one of the conclusions ar
fivd III by the parliamentary war saw
ings committee, which has solicited
neip of experts to advise the house
wife and the civil population the vital
needs of wartime thrift. Other gen
eral suggestions are:
No person should build a house to
reside in himself.
ANY presents given should be war
loan vouchers or bonds.
Entertaining at restaurants should
be entirely abandoned
Changes of fashions in clothes
should be ignored or entirely suppress
ed
Funerals should be conducted al
ways with rigid economy.
Every possible servant should be
given up.
No motor cars should be used ex-
cept for charitable or official purpos-
es.
Treating should be abandoned I'M
til we can toast a final and complete
victory"
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-30
EFFORTS
USELESS
Union Officials Unable
to Get Rockefeller
Arrested

United Press.
DENVER, Sept, 29.-The Miners
Union officials failed to get the state
authorities to arrest John d. Rookie
Teller in connection with the Ludlow
massacre.
A. M. Belcher, general consul of
the miners admitted this when he re-
turned from Trinidad after vainly
trying TO get the district attorney,
Jack Hendricks to act.
Hendricks was the miners last
hope.
Alleged evidence that Belcher's de-
tectives had gathered after weeks
work failed to move Hendricks.
Rockefeller is still confering with
the C. +. & I. officials in Denver.
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United Press.

ATHENS, Greece, Sept, 20
Minister of Finance Tonchff and
Minister of Commerce Blakoff have
resigned because Car Ferdinand re
fused to approve an immediate at
tack on Serbia, according to Sofia
dispatches.
There is an unconfirmed rumor that
Premier Radoslavoff has resigned
and NJ. Malitoff, opposed to the ag-
gressive policy has been asked to
form new cabinet
1t is reported that Bulgaria is
alarmed at the prompt mobilization
by Greece and the German failure
to attack Serbia and the imminent
Rumanian mobilization because of
success of the allies offensive.
The possibility of Bulgaria's i'm
mediate entrance into the war on the
side Of Germany has been removed
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In an east side school in New York
the teacher was hearing the class in
arithmetic.
81 went to the store" she said
"and paid SIS for a pair of shoes, 81
for a pair of gloves, $l.50 for a belt
and 10 cents for hairpins. | gave the
clerk ten dollar bill. Now, how
much change did | receive? Can you
tell me Ikey?"
key looked at her in astonishment
Ivy, teacher!" he exclaimed, "for
Wy didn't you count your change?