Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-29

icai regions, flowers are not nearly So
abundant. The animate curiosity Of
the Gold Coast is the driver-ant, which
also constitutes it's worst pest. The
driver-antS constitute the standing
army Of the insect world. They have
system of caste and rank, and the
naturalist gravely tells that the work.
ers are quarter of an inch long, the
soldiers about half an inch, while the
stately officers reach seven-eighths Of
an inch.
Results of the World War.
AS result of the World war, Great
Britain added to her Gold Coast col
ony an area of about 1880 square
miles which was formerly part OF
German Togoland. A portion twice az
large went to France. The new Brit
ish addition to the Gold Coast lies
along the eastern border and stretches
away in the shape of a lens far to
the north.
Germany annexed Togoland in 1884,
the year she launched. upon her
colonial expansion with the acquisi-
ton also of northeastern New Guinea
and the Bismarck archipelago. Togo
land was the first colony to dispense
with imperial subsidy.
Along the seacoast highlands soil
is rich and sandy, it's climate warm
and moist. The hinterland is higher.
wooded and drier, but seldom arid
Thus the land is adapted to wide
variety of products, among which the
growing of coconuts, corn, rice, to-
bacco and coffee already has been
highly successful. The exports in
clude considerable quantities of ivory.
kernels, copra, palm oil and rubber
This colony affords commentary
upon Germany's application of bureau
cratic methods to her possessions
Despite heavy German emigration to
the United States and South America,
and despite her effort to divert this
flow to her colonies, only about 800
Germans were to be found among the
million natives of Togoland in 1910
Most of the 300 were engaged in gov
eminent service, either in the coast
cities of LONE, a made-to-order town
which Germany planted on the site of
a fishing village, and little Popo, or
the inland government stations at
Misahohe or Bisinarckburg.
Togoland, too, was along the famous
Slave Coast of Africa.
Ahnu% %ha n,Laa~ua
The Dahomeys, natives of the south.
present q curious blend of shrewd-
ness, cruelty, and superstition. Small,
robust and athletic, they climb trees
like monkeys, easily become fluent
linguists, but cling to fetichism and
still practice cannibalism.
The king Of the Dahomeys Is a
tribal deity. He controls the lives and
property of his subjects. Formerly
he was regarded as more ethereal
quire neither food nor sleep. He
strengthened that impression by hav-
ing all food served to him in solitude.
and hearing petitions from behind a
screen. Consultation with his minis
tiers was carried on through h. wives,
who were state dignitai.ies. Genuine
Amazons formed his bodyguard, and
these warrior women were reputed &c
be as fearless and brave as those OF
Greek mythology, and much more
cruel.
Only the sons of the dada. or queen,
lx~I IL.
the Amazons the sovereign selected
other wives, but all except the favored
few were celibates The king was
considered the father OF all his sub
jects. Children were taken from
their mothers at an early age and
given to other families SO they might
form no ties which would conflict with
their allegiance to the king.