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. : THE OREGON : SUNDAY-. JOURNAR I PORTE 'AND,', SUNDAY ; MORNING. SEPTEMBER 15, 1907. '-.
THE
PAN-AMERICAN
BUREAU
New Bullae of inter- BEAUTIFUL SARATOGA ON .
national Bureau of Amer- "R KTT D fltt A DF Wfi'rrr
ican Republics Wijl Be Headquarters of rTwentyone'Different American NationaOregon Man Is Director. Not Inclined to Take This View
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.HB new building of the Interna
tional Bureau of American Re
I publlca will be unique, not only
M In Washington, but In all the
world. It will aerve aa tha Inter
1 national beadquartara or offloea
In one national capital of II different
American natlona. The nearest approach
to It will be the new Temple of Peace
now being erected at The Hague. Tha
. eoat of thla Pan-American atructure,
when It is fulljr completed and ready
for ocoupancy, will be nearly $1,000,000
of whlclf Mr. Andrew Carnegie gener
ously contributed 1760,000, and the dif
ferent American natlona approximately
1150.000.
The revised drawings of tha architects
here shown have Just been approved by
the United States secretary of state,
EHhu Root, chairman of the governing
board of tha bureau, and John Barrett,
the director and chief administrative of
ficer, after having been originally se
lected from the largest architectural
competition In the history of Washing
ton, in whlth 120 leading North Ameri
can architects entered. The winners In
this contest were Albert Kelner and
Paul P. Cret, associate architects, of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This Imposing International building
will stand on one of the moat attrac
tive and commanding sites of around In
the national capital, commonly known
as the Van Ness tract, which covers
five acres, or about two hectares, facing
the presidential grounds, or White lot.
on the east, and Potomac park on the
aouth, at the corner of Seventeenth and
B streets. This site Is only two blocks
beiow the Corcoran art gallery, next to
the new building of the Daughters of
the American Itevolutlon. nnT within a
ahort distance of the Washington monu
ment . Steel and Concrete.
The dimensions of the building will
be approximately 180x160 feet, or 62x52
meters. The main portion will stand
two stories above a high studded base
ment, and will, in turn, be surmounted
toy fflf ntried balluslrades. The rear por
tion, in order to cover the capacious as
sembly hall, will rise still higher. It
will ba constructed throughout of steel
and concrete, with the effect of a Span
ish stucco finish and with white marble
steps, foundations, and trimmings. The
roofs will be of colored Spanish tile
and the Interior exposed portions will be
decorated with polychrome terra cotta.
The general architecture will suggest
Latin American treatment out of re
spect to the fnct that 20 of the 21
American republics are of Latin origin,
but It will possess such monumental
characteristics as will make It harmon
ise with the general schema for the
Improvement of Washington. Its most
notable features of construction, aside
from numerous well-lighted rooms for
the regular work and elaff of the bu
reau, wfll be a capuclous, typical, Span
ish patio, over 60 feet square. In the
front section, covered by a glaas roof
that can bo opened In summer and
cloaed In winter, thus providing pro
tection against the weather for con
atantly running fountains and continu
ally growing tropical plants; a large
reading room 100x60 feet, where can be
seen all the South aa well aa North
American publications, and where books
can be consulted from the Columbus
Memorial library, which haa the best
collection In the United States of works
on the American republics; and a beau
tiful, dignified assembly chamber,
100x70 feet, that, for present purposes,
may be called the "Hall of Amerlesn
Ambassadors," which will provide the
only room of Its kind In the United
States specially designed for interna
tional conventions, receptions to dis
tinguished foreigners, and for diplo
matic and social events of kindred na
ture. Divisions of Space.
Other important divisions of space
will Include: a handsome room for the
s-overnlnc board of the bureau; four
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looked for In hla riding from now on.
The near-acandal referred to In h
EW YORK, Sept. 14.-The month took up the aheeTa In raca l wt.l. I.
of August was an evenirul one Ukenlte. one of Mr. Belmont a torix.
In metropolitan racing clrclea. ran a bad looking race with the t"',''
. . . , ,. . irmi. Jo key up. The only thing that P-
It developed two thlnga Empire proached agaeneatlon was whan a very
City race track and a reeling thai prominent layer waa found to hava ln
beautiful Saratoga Is on a retrograde agalnat Okenlte to the tuna of manr
. . . . . thousands. When called upon for ait
movement Inaofar as racing la con- expBnann nn ,d thal pVrt of tha
cerned. The huge crowds which money In fsct, 11,600 belonged to an
thronged the Yonkers course dally dur- "'her party who did not Ilka Okenlt a
in. the 18 day. It ws. open prove con- jSKiJj! ;&R?lr&if'
cluslvely tha New Yorkers aro as en- rlrtent was closed.
thuslastlc about the sport In August ns The air and water at Saratoga hava
In any other month. It la safe to say for years been famed for their wonder
that two thirds of those who Journeyed ful recuperative powers. Thla applied
to the track dally had never seen Sara- io horses hi well as human, beings. A.
togs, and would not have gone there great many owners who hava tio en
even had there been no racing at home. gamentn at the Spa take their horse
This Is almost proof conclusive that there In the month of August In Order
the game at Saratoga whs Injured only to glya them the air and water treat
to a slight extent. It was not Kmplro nieiu. This year, however, thla idea
City which made this year's season at M, received a bad blow, for in tha caa)
the Bpa away below the standard When of many horses the reverse haa hep
the powers that be allowed clubs owned p.-ned. Take the matter of Charlea Ed
and controlled by Saratogans to open wards. Chapultepec and Meellck, threw
up and kept Canflelds and other lux- horses whose forms at the Brighton
urious rooms conducted by outsiders Beach meeting was of high order. The)
cloned, a feeling of antagonism was the two latter are two-year-olds belonglnc
outgrowth. The rich people who for- to John Madden, and the former la
merly went to Saratoga to be nmusfd owned by "Billy" Dubola. the clubhouse)
remained away this year, after last commissioner. These three horaes war
year's experience, when not a card wiis taken to Saratoga and were expected tO
turned Saratoga racing officials claim get everything tuey went sfter. Whether
that they have now a sufficient cllen- lt waB ,ne ,lr and , wter which wera
tele at home and In the nearby cltl.a tnB caUB, or not w)1i never be known,
and towns to assure them good patron- but the poor showing each made la on
age. and that If opposition la perms- of ,h(, Ulrf my8terlee. Charles Edward
nent during August why they wll not .. rPr,orted to have lost considerable
puffer as much na many people believe flrlph ,he flr(,t wak ot hu a- mt tbJ
ihls i Is i certainly nrnuraglng. for It Spa m, racing waa disgraceful and no
would Indeed be a calamity to see a on wn mors Urpriaed than hla owner
lovely spot like Saratoga abandoned as a anfl trainer. Horses beat him he could
1-aclnn point. If Empire (ty racetrack , on hl urishton form. With tha
has come to stay, the only reasonable two-year-olds lt was the same. They)
thing to be done Is to g ve Saratoga ghowM up miserably, and even an aatuta
three open weeks n August and cut up hor,eman nk9 Mr. Madden cannot ex.
the dates of the other New York tracks- aln the my)ltfry. The running Of thesa
i... - u,ree horses, now tnst they are naca in).
so as to gl
chance to live. Km pi re City Is said to thP)r old ho,M j.,,, M watched wltti
have cleared llOO.mio at Ita meeting. ln,Preat aru, perHaps some deductions)
which ended yesterday, and Mr. Butler h j.
Is UOted as saying that If he Is al
lowed to conduct racing In the future
he will spend every cent of this Bum anl
more, too. on Improving the track. Mar-
ff kifa' - &m 111 Wn;mTygW8 L- - n
The visit to Empire City of Captain '
James Bees, who presided with ao much i
tact, dignity and firmness at moat of
thm r n Irani,. f a . . pi rt tS.
ing folk are very much Interested In the rPport that he wsa again to don tha
aftermath of the present controversy official harness and that he Is alated to.
preside at the New Orleans fair grounds,
TKis repurt Is absurd. Captain Baas la
out of the racing business for good. Ha
haa manv larva Intnraata whlrn raMlllra. .
court. The decision, one way or the aimoat eVery minute of his attention.
He is still fondly attained to racing.
The west Is CKpeclnllv anxious, and
when the appeal conies up for a hearing
In October the eyes of the entire Amer-
hiin racing contingent will be on that
oilier, means much to raring In this
con n I ry.
It was. Indeed, an interesting sight to
racegoers nt Kmplro t'lty during the
week to see the stalwart form of Ed
ward Corrlgan. the noted western owner.
however, and once or twice a year ha
takes a vacation and spends lt In at
tendance upon his favorite sport Ha
was at Saratoga for a week, and then
came down to isew )ork to iook ovea
(ieneral Manairer Matt Winn.
It Is a significant fact that two OB
breeder and track magnate, mingling the new plant and see his friend.
wun wie mmnK on ine lawn. mr. i or
rlxan's Inst appeerance on an eastern
racecourse was In 1'JOn, when Empire the members of the New York raclnja
City gave Its first anil only meeting up commission visited Mr. Butler'e tract;
On tho other New lork while racing was being conducted there.
Both expressed themselves aa belna verjt
Kiiti". DnijKni itiMiiii uy inn iiurun lu-Buriijcn pirHHfti wnii iiip plain ami inaj
dilent. un affnlr with which all race- iann(r In which the track waa man-
Mr. Yvadsworth Is said to hava
to that time
Inn ks Mr t orrlgun Is persona mm
Roers are familiar Mr. Corrlgan did aged.
not rare any horses at Vonkers. and It
Is still a disputed question whether he
would have been allowed to do bo had he
wanted. If the Issue ever came up be
made the statement, while talking to
friends In the clubhouse, that It was a
mistaken Idea If anyone believed that
the racing commission was antagonists
.. i i . ' i . . . . i. iirk., . u .
twe. n the Mnsttr of Hawthorne and to the Empire City track. What tha
the Empire track management, the commission was anxious to do waa to
facts were never made public. Mr. Cor- find out Just how lt stood under tha
rlnan said he came to New York simply law creating the commission. He and
to see some metropolitan racing a spec- his confreres desired to know Whetner
tator and not a participant. In the ah- or not they had the power to grant
xcence of anv other fartx, the raring llcennefl without the courts being re
public will have to let It go at thai, sorted to. Therefore the decision in the
.Mr. Corrlgan is still a power In western mandamus appeal case Is of the ut
t ii if affairs, and his magnificent Haw- most Importance to them. Many turf
thorne track, a few miles out from Chi- followers have similar views, and many
cngo, Is kept In first-class condition al- openly Bay that the decision means tha
ways, so that It can open Its gales on a llfp or death of tne present commission,
moment's notice. Many of the western a"u Incidentally the same result to met
turfmen nrn of the opinion that racing ropolltan rselng
will be resumed In Chicago In the very t ery few If any of the western
imrnpn wiucn raceu ai empire v-iiy wiii
near future
What promised to be a big scandal In
the Jockey Mountain affair dwindled
down to the same old result nothing.
be seen on the other New York tracks.
A great many of them have been
shipped to Montreal, some to Toronto,
The Upper Picture' is that of the Rear of the New Pan-American Republics' Building at Washington, D. C.
Front of the Structure.
Lower Illustration Shows the
., t hir,in t while the majority have returned west
New York racing season, started off n to reBt . up ,untlJ ,he e"on ,' western
promising caree? by landing Olorlfler t-'"?, J ".ft1,! " P wfX,IJ
.irmr in ih. r.ri.r humii,,,, vinj a fortnight from now. While tnere
,h . ,.Hden h.mn in hf' wnrir thi BO,?'e ? western horsea at Yon-
pa
CO
wa
tie chance here. The westerners cer
youngsters were deprlyed of many v c- t.,nXv hal, . .nft nf Wmni-,
Bt six weeks that race-goers were ", tZ' ,L. ' ' , ,' r " "i ,
mpelled to. sit up and takenotlce. It w'th. J ."S .A?
s really pitiful to see Mountains ef- IT-. -r-L. T. " V.r
MtninlttM rooms suited for diplomatic C,PI rooms will be decorated with rural tlon about their respective resources and and Independent organization, subordla, bureau Is Or. Francisco J. Yanes, an
committee rooms Buiieu y paintings, pictures, statuary, etc., sug- trade. It never, however, had the com- nate to no department of the United eminent Latin-American scholar. Since
una. mum i ii s-estlVM or Han-American h itnrv. rte- mete sunnort and interest or ine united .states rovprnmrnt and maintained DV tne new administration took charge or
us ariairs,
conferences; a at
torleB hv their hnnnllns' bv Mountain
, iVr .i,-uj.j .1 k city. iney naa naraiy a nair aoxen
The latter himself acknowledged that he eastern competitors. It Is well that
was often an Impediment to two-year- thev a-ethereS hav while the rolnV waki
olds, as he was sluggish in getting away ?orh1rr SuMe'r wffiS
from the post This confession on our . Empre city will be added to tho
Mountains part might be believed by r vw VnrU irit ...i.
At the main States, or of her sister nations, until the Joint contributions, based on popu-
the correspondence of the
krir. that will hold 250.000 volumes; veloDment and Drocress.
, . .i i. a,. jitnr an tha entrance of the structure will be two Hon. EHhu Root, secretary of state of latlon. of the 21 American governments, bureau has quadrupled while the de
targe """-" 'v' , heroic marble figures symbolising, re- the United States, made his memorable Its affairs are under the administration mand for its printed publications has
secretary of the bureau, witn tneir assis- Bpectively, North and 8outh America. visit In 1906 to South America. The of a chief officer, called director, who tripled. Its practical use Is demonstrated
tants, Including editors, statisticians. The Institution which will occupy this third Pan-American conference, as- Is elected by the governing board of the by the fact that during the last six
translators, librarians, accountants, building waj founded ' 17 years ago at sembled at Rio Janeiro, Brazil, In 1906, bureau, consisting of the diplomatic rep- months It has developed business that
clerks, and stenographers. Much of the the first Pan-American conference held which he attended, passing strong reso- reaentatlv.es In Vvashlngton of the Latin has added at least 115,000,000 to the
decorative finishings of the Interior will in Washington In the winter of 1889- lutions In favor of the reorganization of American governments, presided over by value of Pan-American foreign com
bo In rare woods from the South 1890, and presided over by James O. the bureau .and outlined a plan to make the secretary of state of the United merce. Its present object, In short. Is
American forests, contributed by the dlf- Blaine. The original object, as an- lt a world-recognized Institution for the States. The present director Is John not Only to advance commerco and trade,
ferent countries that support the bu- nounced, was that of making the Amerl- promotion of both commerce and com- Barrett, of Oregon, former United States but to strengthen comity and friendship
reau while the walls of the "Hall of can republics better acquainted with ity. minister to Colombia, Panama, Argen- among all the republics of the western
American Ambassadors" and other prln- each other and of exchanging Informa- The bureau Is strictly an International tlna, and Slam. The secretary of the hemisphere.
few. but the majority of turf followers .warnp the track, leaving very lit
blame he Jockey s poor work to some- tle for tne westerners. As with tha
thing else. In which the various beaches horses, so will lt be with the layer,
hereabouts and the white way played No Mets of any consequence made books
a prominent part Mountain b em- at Yonkers. despite the fact that money;
ployers must have believed likewise, for was plentiful and every layer a winner.
In the midst of the Saratoga Beason if Empire City becomes part of the reg.
and when good riding material was ular circuit, the same faces seen "on tha
very scarce, they told Mountain to go line" at Sheepshead. Qravesend, Bel
back to New York, brace up. get a good mont and Brighton will be seen at tha.
rest and return to the races at Sheeps- Empire. It is feared that tha "weet
hend Bay prepared to ride in his best ern Invasion" has Invaded for tha last
form. 1 he Jockev has obeyed his In- time. Many westerners said that tha
structions, sa a big improvement can be "gettlngs" was too good to last.
AMERICAN FORTUNE FOR ENGLISH
Two Brothers and Two Sisters to Divide Estate "
LONDON. I made a little ex
cursion up to Blackburn and
Bolton a day or so ago to see the
four humble relatives of William
Howson, who Is reported to
have died Intestate some time ago at
Eliaabcthtow'h, Ohio, leaving a fortune
of 1850.000. The bulk of thla money,
lt la believed, reverts to theseA-elatlves
two brothers and two sisters of the
dead man. Perhaps they are to be for
given If part of their work-filled days
are spent In conjuring out of their Im
agination roseate visions of future hap-
?lness and ease and freedom. Yet I
ound them continuing their routine of
life in much the same way as before
the news reached them through a New
York lawyer and the postmaster of
Blackburn that the:- were heirs to a
fortune in figures almost incomprehen
sible to them.
"It Is too good to believe" would per
haps best express the way they have
received the newjs. 1 encountered eld
ward Howson. one of tho brothers of
the dead man, at work on the coal
wharf at Harwood street, Blackburn,
hardly to be recognized through a thick
coating of coal dust. He is a .carter
employed by a cooperative company. He
seemed perfectly willing to talk about
the family "windfall," but not unduly
excited over lt.
Thought He Was Dead.
"My brother William waa rather a
rolling stone, but he seems to have gath
ered some moss on the way," he said.
"We all thought he was died more than
40 years ago, but lt seems that he has
been alive all these years. He went out
to India when he was 17 and stayed
there until he was 30. Then he came
back to Blackburn and lived for a while.
But he was restless' and finally went to
America without eaylng so much as
k goodbye to one or us.
J "He wrote that he had enlisted for
the war there and we never heard from
him aeain. We decided that he had
been killed in battle. A few months
ago a New York lawyer wrote to our
nos'tmaster asking for relatives of Wil
liam Howson". and lt wasn't very long
before we knew that 'our brother had
been taof busy making money to write
to us all these years."
"Walt till I ret It." was Edward How
son's exoresslVB answer to my question
aa to what u-- he would make of all
Jhe money " won't be found carting,
that's certain. He idded. with a smile.
Who Relatives Are.
The dead man had 10 brothers and
. sisters In all, but six of them hava died,
leaving' a number of children who may
share to some extent in tha fortune. Edward HowboQ, the Blackburn Laborer Who Is One of the Claimants
'ig'JinSXViESfit to the AnerlCM rorta
'
Bolton, but Is now superannuated. The
aisters are Mrs. Elizabeth Beardwood
and Miss Jane Howson, who live to
gether In Blackburn. When I called
pon them I found the latter sitting in
the doorway of the little house knitting
black shawl, and the former absent
on a mission to their lawyer to see if
there was any news from America."
All the facts about the relationship.
Miss Howson said, were true enoughi
but about the extent of the fortune she
had her 'Moots." "It's a terrible lot o'
money," she remarked, "an' Aw carn't
think It's true. It seems too much
We's neer yed o thad money."
"Couldn't you manage with ltT I
asked.
"Oh, Aw think we could." she replied,
with a laugh. "There'd be enough to
ro round." The prospect of the fortune
did not seem to seriously trouble the
old woman. "If it comes. It comes,"
was her philosophic attitude.
FOR SALE, THRONE AND 28 WIVES
Does Any Reader Want to Be a Real King?
For Sale A kingdom, a crown slight
ly soiled, a scepter and appurtenances
thereto; also about 3.800 subjects and
28 wives; owner desires to reside In
Paris; apply personally or by letter;
tax books show good profits; subjects
healthy and tolerably good-humored.
Yborshl. king of Agbosml.
shall lack nothing. He declares that a less, he has admitted, and let lt be
most loyai people win maae it easy ror known, that If only some ambitious and:
the head that wears the crown.
wealthy man from England cornea hi
way tnere win De no oostacie. And a
king's word Is law. So does any reader
want a throne? If so, hurry up hare
Is one going cheap today.
H
Queer Ceremonies.
The coronation ceremonies open with
a solemn dance encased in bv all tha
IS Royal Highness Yborshl did not young women of the kingdom, who for Kings Daily Life,
know English; consequently, al- three days previous to the ceremony The same grandeur characterise the
though his kingdom was "in tho naT been kePl 'n seclusion under the dally life of the king. He la nightly
market," he was unable to ad- charge of the old women, and prepared lulled to sleep by the slow muaio of
vertlse the fact. Now. however. r me ceremony, ine uoaies are paint- dirges on leather drums, beaten by hla
arrayed In full war
must not sleep Isolated!
remain In hla room all
She said she remembered her brother he has found a friend to translate his ed an1 striped In beautiful figures, and faithful guards
-yiiamhTPr WalL ? J. S, t " L1 1 1 " Imperial wishes, and the above curious nelr hair decorated with great gar- equipment. He'
Steady, but a very SPlrltflll lad, and . . , lamls of a scarlat nea-llka flnwar Than .
always punning to the front. advertisement la the result. lanus oin scarlet pea-iiae flower. These three men r
In Peril of Change,
From Pall Mall Gazette.
Woe to the land, a treble woe.
That palters to the crowd's behest
That takes the level of Its low
And lacks the lending of Its best;
Deserting sane and ober rules
To be the foolish sport of fools.
Truth Issues not from myriad throats
That cry as with the voice of one,
Nor as a strain of many notes.
Nor as a strident unison;
One here and there, the vanguard few.
Alone can voice the Good and True.
Inconstant as the winds that pass
From east to south, from north to
west
By everv fretful breeze depress'd
Unstable as the helmless bark
That staggers derelict ant dark:
Dupe of the voice that cries aloud
With eantlous plauBlve eloquence.
Slave of the ocean's froth, the crowd
Swnvs cumbersome in impotence.
Yet not In storm and fire outpoured.
But In the still voice came the Lord.
Should any reader of Ideas desire a
royal title, here Is a unique opportu
nity and it Is going a real bargain.
Indeed, so anxious Is King Yborsni to
abdicate and get away to I'arls that he
is determined to sell even at a sacri
fice. He Is downright tired of being
king, and the pleadings of the 28 wives
have availed nothing.
The kingdom Is one of the oldest In
Africa. It Is situated orr the rather In
definite borderland between the British
Kino uaiu-w ueiiiie wie mim, woo sua nieht In the mnrnlntr ha la 'nffinUllw
surrounded ov his retainers, on a stool nlgnl- ln lne morning ne la orriciailjn
of carved Ivory. awakened by the same unique band, and
i tie dancers have prepared a leavened for three hours listens to their musto.
Ten meals dally are provided, and
bread, around with tnelr teetb, and none
but virgins may help either ln the
dance or the grinding of the corn. This
flour la baked In small covered pans and
covered with an "Icing" made of honey
and pounded dates.
Later, there Is a marshaling of the
war forces ln grand review, and this
makes one of the most Impressive
sights to be seen ln Africa for the
and French protectorates on the (iulnea army of Agbosml consists of 700 young
Making "Stage" Money.
It Is a curious coincidence that most
of the "stage" money flashed by vil
lains In melodramas, and for which
there Is so much blood-letting and mur
der In sensational plays, Is made In
Washington almost within the shadow
of the bureau of engraving and print
ing. The demand for It has caused lt
to develop Into quite a little Industry.
It Is widely used as "property" for
regular dramatic production and also
for amateur theatricals. It Is engraved
on green paper like "greenbacks."
A recent issue of "stage" money con
tained the picture of Cassle Chadwlck.
whose frenzied financial manipulations
landed her in prison.
The struggle of the
Artists Ensrravers and
league with the National Association of
Employing Lithographers, which began
a year ago. has Just been ended as a re
cult st the abandonment of tha fight
fey tha union, '
coast, and Is under the nominal protec
tlon of J real Iilrtaln, althoug.i but a
part of the kingdom really Is contained
within the recognized borders of Togo
land. The Holta river flows through
King Yborshl s territory, which Is from
250 miles long- to 100 wide, and the
boundary ah. but that Is another story,
and any pushful purchaser would find
lt easv to stretch a few miles nere and
there." Easy, that Is, until he came up
against French or German boundary
lines.
There will be no Immediate necessity
for the new king to master the language
Bpokcn bv the Agbosmls. A fair knowl
edge of board school English will do to
be going on with, inasmuch as the trad
ers from the coast and Arabs from the
north all speak our language. Which
reminds me that the kln in this de
lightful land has to personally receive
all commercial travelers.
Just what H. It. H. Yborshl wants for
his kingdom Is not known, but he is
anxious to sell, and anyone who knows
anything about real estate knows that
la the time to buy. The land is rich In
ivory, runner, and there is gold and
copper. The wood concessions alone
ought to repay the Investment, leaving
the title clear profit.
And not the least attractive part of
the bargain otfered by Yborshl Is his
court, including 28 wives. The pur
chaser need not take the wives, but mav
return thara to their parents or sell
them at the prevailing market rate.
This does not exhaust the attractions
of this irreat bargain. After the pur-
men, all picked for strength and agility
led Dy the veterans whose bodies are
scarred In token of many fights.
At the closo of the first day's cere
monial, the entire tribe lines up before
the king, and the forest trembles under
the great roar of welcome and well
wishing. That night there Is feasting
everywhere, and the new king looks on.
occasionally picking from the throngs
some strong man to join his bodyguard,
or. If he chooses, some wife from
among the comely maidens.
On the following day the "medicine
men" and witch doctors hold incanta
tions and dances, seeking enemies of the
new king. Sometimes one is found, and
If he is. his goods and wives are for
feited and he is killed unless, per
chance, the Brltlwh are near.
On the third day all assemble before
the king who. standing before his ivory
XT chair, receives the great glorious tawny
lion skin, which is placed upon his
at
three only of them are his retinue of
wives permitted to be present. Every
subject has to make his majesty a week,
ly gift ln kind; and he may choose hla
new bride at will after every national
festival. .
The king of Agbosml Is absolute mon
arch of all he surveys. Tha purchaser
has no cause to fear pln-prloka by on
European power. It is the moat peace
ful throne of any colonial king- It la al
most the most profitable, whilst Ita
possibilities are unique, and a pushful
Englishman could make history and
commerce for the country when na had ;.
got used to that kingly sort of feeling
which la not ao very unweloome after
all.
A Summer Idyl. "t
She had a pair of lovely eyea, ,
A manner most entrancing,
That filled a fellow with surprise
And eet his heart to dancing. . ' ,
Forsooth, she seemed the sweetest thing
That ever practiced breathing,
Her face was like the face of Sprint
When sunny smiles arc wreathing-.
Oh, gentle were the words aha apoka,
T.tka lovelv music steal inc.
shoulders by the greatest of his follow- And gladly would ha wear tha yoke
Her suitor numwy aneeung, ,
ers, and from the fairest (which mean
blackest and Jettiest) of the dancing
girls he accepts the iron Dar, with its
handle of carved Ivory Inlaid with gold.
Then he stands erect, and cries aloud
the word "obey" and all prostrate
themselves and he is king.
Af er that, he gives a great feast, at Now dld they marry? Well, not mueM
which many animals are Wiled and Thla u-ht seashore lovemaking
eaten and much wine drunk. T k bmlr ftnJ teeth and such
Such Is the glory and form of the " . nature fsklna-!
ronatlon. Tt Is calculated to make a Birmingham Age-Hera U,
Just so the little game went on,
A wooing most romantic.
The man himself was ao far gone
Hla passion made bint frantic
coronat
new commoner's mouth water, and to
make him count up his bank a balance
Lithographic chase price has been paid the buyer will to see "if he has enough. But in spite
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his throne, his Majesty Europe nave nnsienau m wi - -- - - - "
In the entire history of tha oiir
it la a eurprtsine; i ract mat only t
t-aenatora, nave neen
fig president, ajinouga . auuiv 01 ina t,.
of distinguished members ; or th t:
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Iborshl I guarantaea that tha accession Joaty that ha must not eaU. Neverthe- for the oKlce,
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