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77 vengeance of a black Hottentot
chiefs-vengeance for the loss of his
daughter to cause the wresting from
7 tSermaHfofherotnhwertfricaw-tvlonyj-
one end one-sixth times as large as the Father.
. , fandt V v-.' . ":y- :-'-;;.v.;V ; V '; -.
For sixteen ycarst'with intermissions of
franquillityj the determined revolt of Hotten-'
r fots and Hereros against white man's rule
j 'has continued, ", Defeated in one place, the
t; natives attack their foes in another.1 .
. Fery often the Germans have been de
; J feated, with heavy losses. Marching columns
' 'have been waylaid and nearly annihilated,
. farms have been raided and only bloodstains .
and ash heaps left to mark the sites of pioneer
'homes. , - . ' : ?. V :
To date, the war has cost Germany
''' $1 $0,000,000 in money and the lives of over
OO0 soldiers. "Is it worth the cost?" op
, i fonents of the colonization policy are asking '".
, at home. .''.'-v.:!
When, recently, a renewed demand for
y. money was made by the government, a ma- ,-
iority of the Reichstag revolted. Enraged
by this, and determined to prosecute the con-'
'flict to successful issue, as much for the pres
. .tige of German arms-as for anything else,
; Emperor William dissolved the Reichstag, so
. 'that a new election , might be 'held and his
u policy upheld. ', . - '"' V .' : r
; It 1 common remark heard In Ocr-
many tLitelatly among -offlctala aiyiiialnted. '
'with tha detail of the revolt when, every
now and then, new of a fresh Gorman disaster la battle
. or tnasaacr of settler comes from far-away Southwest'
Africa. ',,.' ,:, , , 1
Rpnken.in sngr bv some In sympathy by others.
But the nath of Wltbd lives, and siwms daily to srow
more powerful. It "Is a fearful lesson In the reckless
i.flM of a savage oncejieias set out to redress a real
" Of Imaslnaiy wrona c ' , " " '
The theatre of (Vila most relentless of African war ;
i wldA pluce' of coast land emhraclns; about t2t.Ha
nuane mtle south of Portuguese West Africa, west of
tho.l'ransvual ant north of Cape Colony. Walflnh Bay
licks the troubled shores, often so heated with revolt
..tbt the libation I needed.
- The country became Germany's In ISM. Colonisation
a erase In Europe then. Other countries were
aelxlng territory here and there "to find an outlet for
trade ar.d their Increasing population'' being the usual :
CXCltfta. t 'j ..... . -.
, Oermany didn't bother much about what tha native
.'A
GAMBLING
E IIAVE as much legal authority ,
'-. to - return - criminal indictment
against gociety women who play
bridge whist for money as we hare
to indict brokers for keeping bucket shops," Pros
ecutor Mahan, of Cleveland, Ohio, was quoted aa -
r1 rtmarking some time ago. "Bucketing and bridge ;
re both gambling institutions."1 .
A few days before a Georgia Judge had in-,
ftrncted a Grand Jury to indict devotees of so-,
t4ety gambling." - ' - -
Gaming among women in Gpial, diplomntio
iwd social circles in Wsshinffto-. has been in-
- (reighed against frequently by clergrmcr and
fcthers; but it is said that card playing for money -
-Still flourishes there, as in other cities. .
y At least one woman card sharp has been dis-
rovered plying her trade on big Atlantic liners.
,. Upon a yecent trip the passengers of a popular ?
. Iteametwere publicly warnedgainst her. - -
"H
AVIS you ever been requested to'follow the ex-.
ample Of ne Georgia , Judge and take action
against women who play cards for money T"
the Prosecutor of Cleveland was asked.
"N6, was the response; "polite . gambling Is winked
at by society nere. because you could neTer tell where
uch aft Investigation would end. I have positive knowl
'. edge of ministers who. play poker ..with their friends
with a CO-cent limit "
Mnny -stories of high playing- at bridge, poker and
' other game have been heard during the Washington
seasons of la'f ' year.' '
Last year" j Lenten season brought out quite a crop.
While the more pronounced forms of social diversion
the- fashionable dinners, dances and receptions were
dropped, a great many card club, were formed.
' One popular matron, whose gowns were the admira
tion of Waohlngton society, but whose means were
: generslly-regarded as somewhat limited, wts said to
have been able to keep up appearances chiefly through
her skill and, luck at cards."
If reports are trustworthy,, the .stakes often played
for sre considerably beyond the reach of women of
moderate means. It is ssld that checks In three figures
are not Infrequently demanded In settlement of account
Of the card table.
Moat of the women In official society prefer bridge,
but oW-faehlfned poker Is frequently . resorted to by
tbue who like quicker action and - more excitement .
Hi ever widespread card playing for money may be
anion fair deckers after excitement today, no such
fmou plunces as history tells of now and then have
been recordeil during recent yen re.
Tht-rc wss Mme. de .Montespan, for instance, who,'
while Kins- l-oula XIV of r'rnnce looked on, one nlht,
risked fj".''" on a single card. The King grumbled
when no one could he found to cover the bet -
Hut. it is recorded, lurk sometimes went against
Minima. On another night she lost slmostli.0u0.0u0
ll:tvtng local.
Hi.toiy (ells of many famous "women" cnmblers. '
Kraiwe has furnished the grester number, although not -a
f"' have been of Krallsh birth and training. - .
, I'd same Madame de Moostspan was a daring
THE 'OREGON SUNDAY
i
; tfembero of the German
Camel Cavalry- Corp. .:
might think of It, but she did take tha precaution of
having an understanding with Great Britain. . Then aha
declared that portion of Africa to be "under her pro
tection,' and followed this up? by subsidizing the head
men of the tribes the usual colonisation programme. ' '
tn numbers, tha natives. It would eemk are able to
take oare of themselves... Borne years ago the population
was estimated at (30.000 natives, against WOO whites,
exclusive of-the various garrison of soldiers, usually
kept at about 1M0& troops. . ., ., ' V .
T-Vrc are three distinct divisions, each occupied by
It particular tribe Hererolandr Hotteatotland and Da
maraland. Each tribe ioa lu own customs, jtnd lan
guage; but all are to acme degree bound by common
fealty to their fatherland.' .
Kvery one know about the unrelenting, warlike pro
clivities of the Hottentots when aroused. Just as belli
cose are the Hereros.' Both tribes dress in skin and
live chiefly on animal food., " TV ' .
Th-hle -difference 7 1 tht the- Hottentots live In .
villages, while the Hereros lead a nomadic existence,
driving their Herds "of cattle andat.tauea"iheep-tronT
Plnl"
to valley, from valley to nlaln.
When -German v established kec.. protectorate. ' aha.
slimed treaties with the chiefs granted continuation of
tribal rule, guaranteed to the tribes their land posses
sions, and assured them that no fresh taxes would be
fevled without cousent of all parties to the treaty.
So lone ss old Chief Wltbol thought that the German
had fulfilled their aareementn, he aided them loyally;
and, aa none was more powerful than be, hia irlendshlp.
was valuable.
-Jt was some six years after the occupation that Wlt-
bo: pronounced the oath of venaeance which ha borne
uch aanstilnary fruit since then. -
He had a daita-htor who, despite her black" skin, was
considered so bcautltul by some of the white-soldiers
' that they continually haunted her father's home. , Her
heart, however, wp.s won so the story goes by one of
the youn braves of her own race.
One day she disappeared. Whatever were his rea
sons for so believing, old Wltbol waa convinced that the
Germans had borne her away. He never beard from
: her again.
Thon was Germany to know the price of a black
prince with outraged heart Like In those border dnys
BY WOMEN-rlS
k Wbynotfiaid dridgefbrttea .
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. plunger, and won vast sum at basset, her favorite game.
The King was delighted, both with her nerve and success,
and was not averse to borrowing part of her winnings.
"he also lost heavily, and as the year went by her
play became more and more furious, until, In 1682,. Ixmls
abolished the same.. .
Mme, lu Iarry and Mm, de Fomradour' were" also
famous for UiHr gambling proclivities. ' ., The former
seems only t6 have engaged in play as a pattlme, but
Mme. de Pompadour played to win money. Bhe waa
successful, as a rule, and won great sums. . Nor- was she
at all particular from whom she won; In a sh-tgle night,
it Is recorded, she relieved the King' pocket, of 25,009
louls d or. .z'
During the time of Queen Marie Antoinette faro be
came the popular same, and plsy wss often for hlah
stakes. In fart, many a nobleman lost his entire estates
In a single nlsht.
, An inveterate gambler herself, the Queen ItkM 1
be aurround.wi by gambler. -After a time most of the
noblemen of the court refused to plav with her. and she
admitted to her table the common gamblers of the elty, .
JOURNAL. PpnTLANIX SUPiDAY' MOANING. JANUARY
GE
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The Costly
South African War,
that Divides the
Empi re's Statesmen.
A Gathering
Chief d
. in Scotland, when messenger bearing firebrand rod i
roughshod over the country with . s call to arms, so .
' the cry wa spread In this African country, v Tj- I.,- -Wltbol
in person ted the) first outbreak. The Ger
mans had tried to enforce gam regulation in hi ter
ritory, and this he accepted as a good cause for start-V
" tag hostilities Immediately. . ..;,':, ' ' " 1
He was terribly worsted, . however, in an angaga
' ment In the mountain near Windhoek, with the loss of,
J0 men. BtUl. he had plenty of troop, and the Ocr
mans were glad enough to arrange a truce with blm. '
The chief .concession made to Wltbol wma that some
cfTcers who were -unpopular with him should be re
called to Germany. He wa also permitted to keep his
' tribal sovereignty and was granted a salary of 11000 a
year. - .. . ; . ,4 .,
For a time thing went along peacefully.' But If the :'
. German thought they had pacified tha .old chief, they .;
-were to be disillusioned. - He wa nursing his vengence
for a more favorable time. . ' -
lt came, seemingly,-when-dissatisf action arose over
hut tax, coupled with more ugly eUirtes of the way
r German, officials treated the natives. " ,?
-SAirrTcr have tortured ' natives
. One of the charges ' made was that natives were
tortured because they would not confess to thefts; and
in one Instance it was said that a -man was bound to a'
nnat In thm hot arlare of. tha sun and left until ha waa
dead. . , '
Ail 4ne time tnat wunoi mna nis countrymen were .
-waltlns;the Germans had no Idea that they were trana-
. porting' guns and ammunition across the border Ger
man restrictions prevented them from owning firearms
and nut in a; them. In the mountains. These people can
keep secrets well.
Thousands - of them were actually living In whit
' settlements, apparently at peace with the Germans,
whlln they were preparing In secret to kill them.
When the word 'was given, scores of Germans were
cut down without warning In various parts . of the
' country. . - . - ;-.
r 1 "m mo lu 1 1 mo news ai a maificr waa wni w
Germany, and more troops were dlnpatched to Southwest
Africa. Although In the early part of the trouble there
THE HABIT TOO STRONG ?
Hzrfand&rne Gowns due to
SHill at Carai ' ' -
At times these were caught cheating, and one was
" arrested .for picking ; ihe ' pockets of , a member of the '
" company. ' So much scandal arose that the game waa -'
prohibited,' but wa afterward resumed more or less
'- openly. -r. - - - . . ;
Play for hljrh stakes became common In England .
- durlns the relan of Charles"! I. Perhaps the most In- -,
veterate woman gambler of --English history, was Nell
Gwynnn, the actress. . , .
her rival, the Duchess of Cleveland, won S25,OM from
Neil ftwvnne. and In one year the dashing actress lost
more than MP.unn, which Charles II pa'd.
in fact, aamlpg became a eras among the women.
, ' The Duchess of Maiurln, who wss a niece of the Car-
. dlnal, and who died In absolute want Is said to have
. squandered !i.O(,0OO at the card table.
Fifty years sgo was born, in Texas, Tnna Paqutta,
, destined to become the queen of American gamblers.
When she was 12 years old Qualetor, then the most
notorious rard sharp of the Southwest, taught her every,
trick known to the gambling profession.
Jin a few years she became so proficient that the -
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1 little doubt that the Germans underestimated the .
seriousness of the position, everything possible waa dou
at Berlin to end VL'-y : -r; w ,
Money flowed In streams to the seat' of conflict, until -the
taxpayer at home began to ask. "What are we te -profit
by this colonisation scheme, - since our taxes are .
Increased and our soldiers killed to maintain Itr
1 VLnd the Imperialist advocates answered, Wsit; sue-r
. cess will corns after awhile.'' f . ;v
Ba the troops were between the fires of bloodthirsty
fanatics In Africa and disgusted taxpayers In Oermany.
- The climax of the bloody drama came tn 1901. when .
the Hottentots rose In a ravolt which required the entire
military resources of the colony to combat ' Practically ;
every soldier was .sent to the southern part of the
country to quell the Hottentot revolt, leaving the north
ern part unprotected. ' . . " '
What of It? - The Hereros had been perfectly re
slxned for a long while.. .They iovsd ths Germans, it
was thought. But In believing this the Germans reck-
cned - withottt-ld - Chief- Wltbol. Ul secret emissaries
had done their work well. Back of that seeming realg- .
nation- o t . th--Hrre- w the- s;lrrr in - oos.1 "Of hs
. kept alive by remembrance of the fate of the old chiefs
gnuinur,
I4ke
an avalanche tha Hereroa sweot down -on the
farms and villasrea that had been left at their mercy. -
Within a fortnlKht they tore up parta of the railroad
tracks end destroyed the bridges for sixty miles between
- Okahandja and Karlblb. invaded the irrigated valleys on
or near the railroads, killed about 300 German peasants,
razed their buildings to the sround and destroyed every
' thing they could not carry off. - '
- No, not everything Onehougehold"" article "they -would
not touch a looking slass. This thing which
reiiected their countenances 'was surely an evil spirit
Weeks ensued before the troops could get back; It
was months before the 1000 recruit from Germany ar
rived. By this time the Hereros had bad enough of
oren killing; they Quietly fell back to the mountains
with exclamations In their native language which meant
"tt them follow If they care to;, we'll kill them off at
our leisure."
The" situation waa terrible to Germany. Some time
previously two shiploads of young women had been
sent out to become the wlvee of German farmers who ':
dzflontcspan Risked $ 200.000
on a 3rnse Card V t: h
most skilful players, while they laughed at her youthful
face and figure, found that they were no match for her.
Even her teacher acknowledged that she had become his "
superior. . '
Lnnna Paqulta grew into a beautiful woman, with -raven,
hair, luminous eyes, a voice as sweet and silvery
as a bell, but with nerves as stasdy as steel and a
henrt aa cold as an Iceberg.
He fore she was 20 years old she wss the 'acknowledged
leader of one ft the worst' gangs the Southwest has ever .
produced.
Her death waa as traglo as her life waa adventurous.,
After a eerie of lawless acts by tha gang she led, she '
wss captured.
, Seemlna only highly amused bv her arrest, she
propnsed that a game of cards be played to determine '
whether she should be freed or should kill herself. These
terms being accepted, the most skilful card sharp of.
the section waa pitted asiUnst her.
The woman lost Almost before the gang of men
about her had time to realise the termination of the
same, the women drew a dirk from her belt and stabbed .
herself -to the heart , . . .n
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ca Ific African Plains ' .
'-had sore on before te- settle the country. They expected
protection . and better living conditions than tbey . had.
experlenoe4 at home, -r ' , -
Now a third of the farmers, with their wives ana
children, had been killed, their homes burned, their herds
' driven oft or butchered; many of the people were beg.
' gar. Germany sent on provisions, but a small portion
.'In comparison with the losses, 7
I 1904 the property loss due to spoliation amounted
to tJ4.ltt.J7Q. Old Wltbol waa fulfilling his oath full
' well. V. : , ' ' :, '- ''''' -
''" Buch hatred aa the natives used in their fighting!
Nothing but deep-rooted desire for vengeance could ac-
- count for it.. Time and again did they hold up the
t white flag of truce while they approached German forti
fications, only to empty their guns, at short rang Into
the faces of the soldiers when they drew near. V
..They even learned the German language well enough!
to shout in the darkness, "We are Oermans; , don't .
shoot" as they stole tip to massacre the little force
- awnlttng thenu L ; ' " ' 1
And once the natives showed vividly that even tit
' their savagery, they were above such crimes as they
charged their enemies with at tha breaking out of hos
tilities. It so happened that twenty German women were
captured. They were fed well, were protected from the
elements and wore returned to the garrison with this
message: - -f - -. v -
1 W send back your women. They will tell yoa thai
no harm baa befallen them. Send them back to your
country at once. If you do not, this, courtesy will not
be repeated.' , '.'- . ' - " '.
The women went to Germany on the next steamer.
"Never was ran Infant" molested,- Few-women have
- been , killed in all the trouble, and "their deaths were
contrary to native custom. ' ' .
Three times in one month. In 1905, were the Germans
defeated by the Hottentots. In two of those InsUncea
Chief Wltbei himself led. the naUve soldiers.
In September, 1903, Wltbol and his band annihilate,
a German convoy consisting of about 409 men, captured
VOt wagons and many - rifles; and at the . same, time,,
Idaharero," another leadert broke an armistice wUh-tha-
Germans and looted many villages..
AFRICAN-FIGHTER NOT-A SAVAGI
This Is the aam Uaharero of whom Coloneltelmllnr,
former eommander-lnhlet In Southwest Africa said
recently In the Reichstag:. ';. . ' - -j - '
"He is not as many suppose, a savage with ring) ;
in tits nose and ears. He is as clearheaded and intelli
gent a, man ss I have met, wears French riding clothes,
and speak Dutch from having lived in Cape Colony.
He owns a large farm, and ts in a manner generous, foe
he gave a German whose farm he plundered I1M. with
which to return home in the first cabin." . ,
. - In Hay, IMS, General von Trotha.. commander of. the
forces in Southwest Africa, put a price on the .head of
Wltbol and other chiefs, following this vp with a proc
lamation that every male Herero was to be shot This
was taken in Germany as an admlsslqn by the general
that nut campaign had been a failure. . Prince J
Buelow, however, Intervened and ordered the repeal c
'--the general's proclamation.. '". .
' - Although Wltbol was killed while leading an- attack
on a German provision train on October 23, U0S, bis
oath was not forgotten. His son has proved as deter
' mined a fighter as he, and, with the aid of the intrepid
T Mftharero, 1 keeping revolution rife in all parts of tha
.. ..country. . . . . :.; - '
When, last month, a bill for 17.350,000 supplementary
credits to carry on the Southwest African war this year
' was presented In the German Parliament it was rejected
. ' by a vote of 17t to IsK Thereupon Emperor Wllhelm,
, who regards the continuation of this war to victory as
: Inevitable It German honor la 16 be preserved, dissolved
the Reichstag.
Thus has the little war begun in such a simple man
. . ner sixteen year ago divided the statesmen and people'
. of the German empire; caused a gap between the Kaiser
and hi Parliament; caused the population to be lined
up on opposing sides. 1
. Supporters of the Kaiser's, policy ask. "Shall the
. German people be smaller than other peoples Shall we
be weaker than Prance and England In their colonial
warsT" Their opponent ask, "Is it worth the price T"
Anyway, the fact seems apparent that the German
people will never willingly furnish the millions of marks
V that would be necessary to aubjugate their savage foes.
The French Athletic Girl
IIY ' Is It." asks a worried American ob
server, "that the French athletie girl
never seems untidy t Her hair la rarely
ruffled, ner costume Is always correct
her cheeks are not often overflushed and she is dainty
and attractive in appearance at all times." '
,"Well." responds a bear masculine, "she knows how
to dress and how to maintain the attracUvaness of
' ner dress.
This is going counter to a prevalent Idea that the
k renin ain aoesn t Know now to dress for outdoor
ney ao not aress as , Hngllsh or America
girls do for tennis, coif and other nutrfnoe .ihWf
ftlo
exercises, but the consensus of opinion le. that they
' rr wwii ana suuaDiy, -
A few years aKo It was a rare thing to. see a well-brought-up
French girl Joining in outdoor game, but '
now It I quit the fashion, and the Innate knowledce -of
dress, which is part and parcel of the Parlslenne, -enables
her to dress her daughters tn the most suit
able style on all occasions.
- Tak th tennis costume," for example. The dress '
f 'J k"""" the American girl Is "rather man
t4h, and, at least, very "workman-like." according ..
to an expert who -ha made a study of the subject
To a considerable extent the same authority con
tinues, the athletic dress of the French airl la "work-woman-Ilka,"
but not at all "mannish."
Her costume, it la said. Is exceedingly neat at :
all points; her wh. He aklrt fit to perfection! her ,
leather belt never llp out of place. Her hair never
get rtlmed. nor doss her face become unduly red.-
"I confeea," said the same observer, "that I have
never been able to discover why it is that a Frencn ,
woman or girl never look untidy, but It is. true,-'
absolutely true, so far as the Parlslennes are con
earned.
. "In Paris the winds are sleepless; night and day,
winter and summer., they are at their task. I have
myself walked down the Rue d Rlvoll with my hair
literally 'standing on end" and my hat tightly grasped
by both hands, and 1 have met Parlslennes-ln the
same street, subject to the same winds without a ;
hair out of place and very often without a velL -
-It la a mystery of mysteries, but every observanT?
woman who knows anything of Paris win indorse my
words. .-. ;
"The same agreeable goddess who spreads her
Wings over the Parlslenne on windy days looks sftir .
her daughters and younger sisters when they are en- '
gaged In outdoor sports. To the end they remain cool
and neat" . ! '.''' .
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