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D Palatial Estate Created by a 3 pa. ... ' (vr a to ZEBRA BROKEN TO HARNESS AND SADDLE. (Copyright, 190!!, by Prank O. Carpenter.) AIKOBI, Feb. 23. (Special Corre- Nl upondence of The Hee.) Urltlsh I Kant Africa has an American IxiuIb, and, like his prototype of Ilngrlad, In the days of Haroun At R&tchld, lie has created a Krent estate In a nltfht. He has rubbed the golden lamp of hla fortune. and the genii who serve It have chopped down the Jungle and fenced In the wilds., A year ago all was a wllderneea. Now 20.AO0 acres are under hla pastoral tr agricultural con trol, and many miles of wire fences have CTone up about It. He has erected stables for hundreds of horses ar.d ponies, has a dairy supplied by over 100 cows, and a magnificent bungalow home with electrto . lights, Icemaklng machines and the other comforts which the nabobs of St. Louis must love. All this la In one of the wild est parts of the black continent, where an telope are as thick as sheep in Ohio, where there are more sebras than there ar cows In Kentucky, where the gnus Are more numerous than homes In Virginia, and where the lion still roars night after night and the leopard lies In wait for his prey. The estate Itself teems with wild animals; and It Is one of the great private game preserves of the world. Pike CoontyMllllnnalre. The man I refer to Is Mr. William N. MacMUlan of Missouri. I have caHod him a Pike county millionaire, although I am not sure that he comes from Tike. Like all MlRsourlans ha usually registers from Et. Louis. He Is about S3 years old) is dark complexloned, tall, straight and fine looking, and he weighs, I Judge, about 170 pounds. He Is a man of culture as well as a man of muscle and enterprise, and he Is also evidently a man of great wealth.. He has already spent a fortune on his African estate, and I am told that he Is now put ting out from 180,000 to 1100,000 a year 1n improvements. He Is supposed, by the cltl sens here to be worth some 10,000,000 and to have an income running into the hun dreds of thousands a year. As to these things, however, I know only from hearsay. Mr. MacMUlan la a modest man, and when I took tea with him at his city home here In Nairobi the other day I did not feel at liberty to ask him personal questions. Indeed, a large part of the In formation which I give In this letter con cerning his farm and his operations conies from other seurces, although considerable cropped out In our chat about farming, land holding and big game hunting on this great African plateau. The JnJa Hanrh. The name of Mr. MacMlllan'a big rancft Is the Juja farm. I see a posting notice concerning It In the Nairobi Globe Trotter of this week, stating that Us boundaries are unmlstable, that shooting Is absolutely prohibited and that trespnsxera will be prosecuted. The farm lies right In the heart of the big game country. It Is on tlie Athl plains, more than a mil.) above the sea, in a region which Is h.-M utnl healthy. The Juja ranch Is bount'.ei by three ilv re and Is now surrounded by a wire fm-e. Inside the fence are thousands f nntflpes, great droves of sebras ami a lurso number of gnus, or wllde beeste. which we u com bination between a horse nrd a cdw :inil are of the antelope species. There are hI.io rhinos. and hippos unnumbered. The hip popotamuses Infest the lands alont ha rivers and thuse streams nr.' also inhao Ited by' crocodiles. The other Co; Mrs. MacMlllan'a favorite terrier attempted to swim a creek not far from the house; and was gobbled up by a crocodile. A day or two before that a rhinoceros attacked on of the negroes who was hoeing the lttuce In the garden and damaged him consider ably, and every now and then a hippopota mus from the swamps of the Athl river breaks in end has a meal off the peanuts or sweet potatoes. The amount that these : animals eat Is not so great, hut they tramp over the garden, crushing the vegetables Into mush with their giant feet and they are apt to wallow In the flowers. A Palaee Im faT" WlldrrnrM. I don't suppose I ought to call Mr. T.laf. MUlan's country home a palace. It would not be one In London, Paris, Washington or Berlin, but It Is certainly palatial In this land, where, until within a dor. n years ago, there waa nothing but mud iui'.a thatched with straw, and where ti-.e im tlvea are still conspicuous by tl .'tr i,u lit. The home is a low bungalow, pn'iteil u cool green and white, with wli!e halls, spacious verandas and long, e:sy clialrs, all whispering comfort to the suddlc tired hunter who may have Just come In, rhnsd by a lion, or from a long hunt on the plains. The house Itself was Imported from England In sections, the material being brought thirty miles by oxen over flooded rivers through almost ImpassaJble swamps and through a country filled with wild beasts. This Is so also of the furniture, the wall papers and the beautiful engrav ings and books, and also of the modern farm implements of various kinds which are now used on the estate. The same la true of the machinery of the pumping station and electric light plant, which are down near the river and carry light and water to all the buildings on the homestead. The structures Include an en gine house and rooms for dynamos, storago tells and an ice chamber. Dalrr a4 It Haadrcsl Caw. In talking with mo Mr. MacMUlan said he had now 100 milch cows In his dairy. Etch gives only a gallon of milk a day, but th milk 1 almost pur cream, and far richer than that of our American cows. i v -"A ,r mA-VvS,"' It - f 1, Mr. MacMUlan tells me that he Is now making a, great deal of butter find that most of It finds a ready market In Nairobi. He speaks confidently of the future of British East Africa as a dulrylng country, saying that the grass Is rich in Its butter producing qualities, and prophesying that , this colony will some day export butter to India, South Africa and London. Mr. MacMlllan'a dairy on the Juja ranch Is a wonder to the people here. It Is equipped as well as any of the cow houses belonging to our millionaires of the United States. Its fittings are of white enamel; It has a boiler for sterilizing the utensils, a Bteam separator with white enamel fit tings and everything Is managed in the most sanitary way. On one Bide of the dairy Is a bacon room containing flitches and hams, and down on a marshy bend of the river nearby are piggeries in which are swine of all sizes, fattened on the refuse milk. Stables and Abyssinian Ponies, The Juja stables have quarters for 10.) horses and ponies with box stalls and all other conveniences. The floors are paved North Platte Masons Dedicate Beautiful Temple ASHINGTON'S birthday was one Of the great days In the his- w tory of North Platte. The oc- caalon was the dedication of ll Deautlful Masonic temple, largely attended, and yet of a private na mmLJ erected at a cost of more than ture, the Invitations being Issued only to 130,000, besides thousands more which have been or will yet be spent in furnishing It agreeably to the taste r.d needs of the several Masonlo organizations that have combined In Its erection. In addition to the usual patrlotlo nags many of the bus- Iness men appropriately deoorated their stores and windows In honor of the occa- ston. The exterior of the temple was brll- llantly and beautifully decorated with elec- trlcal designs. In attractiveness they have never been surpassed In this city. The square and compass, with the letter G, wer displayed the entire length of the Dewey street side of the building, while streamers were suspended In rows the full length of the temple on Fifth street. The Interior of the lodge and reception rooms, parlors, corridors and banquet hall of th t r:. I V BEAUTIFUL NEW 'HOMB OF THE MASONIC FRATERNITY AT NORTH PLATTE DEDICATED SATURDAY WITH AP PROPRIATE CEREMONY. temple were resplendent with beauty, a wagonload of bunting of national colors having been used In effecting the several artistic creations of the decora-:ng com- mlttee, with Lester W. Walker a chair- man- Early In the day the reception and en- tertalnmrnt committees, headed by Hon. H. M. Crimes, Judge of the district court; W. II. C. Woodward, receiver at the United State !arl office; E. F. Beeberger of the H' si National bank, Samuel Goozee of the MoPonnld State bank, and a number of the foremost business men, were busy meeting the Incoming trains from' the east and west, welcoming and providing for the convenience of the guests of the lodge, prandial speeches were given at the dlrec Th lodges at Sidney, Chappell, Ogallala. tlon tn tostmaster. Past Grand Master Gothenburg, C'osud. Iexlngton, Gandy, Elm Frank B. Billiard. Among the after-dinner Creek, Kearney, Gibbon, Shelton, Wood River and Grand Island, had been Invited as bodies, and all sent delegations, from six to thirty members being present from each place. The officers of the grand lodge of Nebraska Were present aa fol lows: Grand Master Ornnn W. King of Lincoln, Deputy Grand Master William A. De Bord of Omaha, Grand Senior Warden Michael Dowllng of Omaha, Grand Junior Warden Harry A.' Cheney of Crelghton. Grand Treasurer James B. Dlnsmore of Sutton, Grand Secretary Francis E. Whlto of Omaha, Grand Chaplain Very Rev. Gcorge Allen Beecher of Omaha, Grand Lecturer Robert E. French of Kearney, Grand Marshal Henry Gibbon of Kearney, Grand Ben lor Iucon John R. Cain of Falls City, Grand JuAlor Deacon Alpha Morgajt of Broken Bow, Grand Tiler Jacob King of South Omaha and peclal grand orator of th day, th Hon. Henry II. Wll- son of Lincoln, past grand master. Be- sldes thsse, ther wer present visiting THE OMAHA r : : i v-, ;:- A J,f m A ... r---A-? if'. ' - vi7 ' -.1 , J ; A--A:v A AV - ' 'A 4 A.- 'A -r -va? - tj A 7T:: ; f a i R - fx'X -v- ':''AA ;-VA. A v V., . V v 'if AAA ''1 'v 'H' ml h? r- -a-: ' fe ' x Pm j'-v '. --If V Mij . "V i. ril .. ry4 ' and drained and the loose boxes are netted against mosquitoes, which during the rainy season are death to horses In this part of the world. Outside the stables are chicken runs and not far from them are a large number of farm wagons lately Imported . from Wisconsin for use on the estate. .Among the animals used for draft are Hombay mules and East Indian oxen, both of which seem to thrive here. Mr. Mac MUlan has reoently brought In about 100 ponies and mules from Abyssinia. He has altogether 000 cattle, having Just begun to stock the ranch. His cattle have humps on their backs; they are descendants of the sacred bulls of India, but he Is now Im porting Hereford and Guernsey bulls to Im prove the breed. Question of Labor. In my talk with Mr. MacMUlan I asked him as to the African natives as an avail able labor supply. He says they do, well, and that the wages paid average about $1.33 a month per man. He has about ten white foremen and something like 700 hun dred Hindoos, Bomalls, Masai and other native Africans.' The Masai are a stock- brethren from Hastings, Fremont, Beatrice, Lincoln, Omaha and other cities, the total number of guests exceeding 160. The several services and ceremonies were Masons and their immediate families, Promptly at 2 o'clock Platte Valley Lodge No. 32 assembled at the ball, marched to the Pacific hotel and escorted the Grand lodge to the new temple, an orchestra meanwhile discoursing sweet strains of music for the entertainment of the ladles and brethcrn in waiting. The dedicatory exercises were conducted by Grand Master Ornan J. King, assisted by the officers and metjjjers of the grand lodge and a largo choir of Masons, their wives and daughters, They Included the Te Deum and several hymns and solos by North Platte's best vocalists, an oration by the Hon. Past Grand Master of Nebraska, Henry H. Wll- son of Lincoln, the grand honors and the 'patrlotlo hymn "My Country 'Tls of Thee" by Uj entire assembly. Following the ceremonies a social hour was most pleas- antly spent, during which light refreshments were served and every lady waa presented with a souvonlr by the executive com- mlttee. At 7 o'clock the great banquet hall was opened, the members and guests entering anl being seated with orchestral accom- panlment. The banquet, which was x;hi- slvely Masonic, none but Masons partlcl- Patlng, was a great social success. Covers were laid for 250. The dinner, served In a hlf dosen courses by the Order of the Eastern Star, and the menu of the very host. Following the serving came the flow of wit and humor, as the several post- speakers were Grand Master King, John Halllgan, esq., of North Platte, Deputy Grand Master De Bord, Grand Chaplain Beechcr and Rev. John F. Selbert of North Platte, For several years Platte Valley Lodge No. 3) has had under consideration th erection of a building more In keeping with the progressive spirit of the city. After due consideration, by a strong vote the lodge decided to erect a temple purely fo' Masonlo purposes, and plans were drawn and adopted. Tho unexpectedly Kreut demand for lueieused rooms for mer- can til pursuits caused by rapid expan- slon of tho city, together with the fact that th Masonic property was located on one of th most valuable business cor- ners, caused a reconsideration of the sub Jcct and the present handaomo building shown in th cut is the result. By order of th bodies participating th trustee of th several societies perfected an er- ganlcatioa called th Tempi craft with SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 23, 1903. St. Louis NATIVE8 WHO MAKE GOOD HERDSMEN. rearing people and they are valuable upon the ranches, as they know how to care for cattle. They will do nothing in the way of cultivation or other hard labor. The Waklkuyu, on the other hand, are fond of farming and can use hoe fairly well, Buch men as are working away from their own country have to be fed, but this costs only about 75 cents a month over their pay. Those who are employed from the tribes nearby and are allowed to go home every night feed themselves. Most of the farmers here us Afrtoan or Indian servants. The Bomalls are good boys and the Bwahllls are in great demand. The wages of a fairly good house boy are about 10 cents a day and his food. The better class cooks, however, sometimes get as much as $13 a month and such wages are rising. Domestication of the Zebra, There are great droves of cebras run ning about over the wilder parts of Mr. MacMlllan'a big farm. He permits no shooting upon It by strangers, and, as a ro sult, these animals are remarkably tame, considering their character and locality. all corporate powers, and this craft, whose members are: F. E. Billiard, president; W. H. McDonald, treasurer; George Qra- ham, secretary; F. W. Rlncker, E. F. Beeberger, Samuel Goozee, Arthur Mc- Namara, Albert Muldoon and Charles F. ladings, erected the building. The temple preparation room . -10x16 feet. Doors con Is probably the largest and most Imposing nect these with the lodge room 4Cx50 feet structure, with the-exception of the high and having eighteen-foot celling. These school building, erected In the city. A apartments will all be furnished In keep light brown Dressed brick and the best ma- lnr'wlLh. the. magnificence of the hulldlnir. terlal of every kind were used In the con- structlon. The extreme dimensions of the main building are 88 feet on Dewey street by 90 feet on Fifth street, two stories In height, to which Is added a wareroom, 20x 60, .and a boiler room, 13x30. The entire first floor, including the addition, Is occu- pled by the Wilcox department store, mak ing this the largest and finest storeroom in western Nebraska. From a hall at the Fifth street entrance by a flight of wide, easy stairs, the second story Is reached ana entrance maue into a cornaor seven foot in wldtU that extends th entire length t; of the building. From this corridor at the front Is another one to the north, flanked on either side by cloak rooms, 8x17 feet, leading to parlor, !Hx21, and double doors open from thiB into a splendid banquet room SSx50 feet, finished with maple floor and suf flclently spacious to adequately care for the large crowds present at the various S i- rial functions so frequently given by the craft Attached hereto Is a kitchen IHjcM feet, fitted with range, cupboards, tables and all necessary utensils. The large toilet rooms complete the arrangement on the north side. The south side Is used exclu- Biviy fur MwKiuiu puryukM. At Uiu IruiU - t. PIONEER STRUCTURE IN WHICH TUB FIRST MASONIC LODGE AT NORTH PLATTtt WAS CONSTITUTE J Nabob in '- - ' - - " - - - - After the farm Is In good running order, an attempt will be made to domesticate the zebra, and experiments in cross breed ing will be carried on. Indeed, this has already been attempted here and there throughout the country and especially at the government agricultural farm at Nal vasha lake, between here and Uganda, I have gone through Nalvasha and the wild ebra about there look fine and healthy. It la different with the tame ones on the government farm. The experiment was begun in 1904, when 100 head were brought in from the wilds. They fell off, on by one, being attacked by parasites and dis ease, and the experiment Is now considered a failure. The secretary of agriculture says that he has great hopes from the sebra oolts born in captivity, and thinks they may eventually be handled like don keys and horses. As to the wltd sebras, he says It Is Impossible to take them from the plains and use them for farm animals, and he advises the settlers that oxen and mules are better and chesper. A wild zebra never becomes docile and the natives can not possibly handle It. The colts, If treated kindly, seem to change their nature, is th reception room 20x40 feet, almost the Identical size of the old lodge room, fur- ntshed with elegant Brussels rugs and fur- nlture for club house purposes. From this entrance to the tiler's room 16x1:6 feet, fitted with a set of Individual lockers and the the designs of the several rooms and the esthetic Ideas of Masonry. Four Wilton velvet rugs of delicate design cover the body of the lodge room, while the elegant furnl- ture secured several years since is ro- tained. Over the tiler's and preparation room Is a room for storage purposes, 16x37 feet. Here Is mounted a dissolving lan tern purchased at a cost of $150, with nu merous slides to properly Illustrate and Illuminate the lessons of Masonry. Platte Valley lodge No. 23 has a history that can scarcely be excelled by any In the Jurisdiction. The first meeting of Masons that resulted In Its organization was held November la, 18C9, at Cotton wood Springs, twenty-two miles east of North Platte, then a strong government post, under the command of Colonel W. II. Emery. Fifth United States cavalry. The five Masons present were all officers in the army. They were: A. A. Reese, a Methodlst minister from Baltimore, post chaplain, who afterwards became first master of thei lodge; A. B. Taylor. W. II. Brown and Edward A. Lleb, captains, and Charles B. Brady, a lieutenant. Shortly afterward Charles McDonald, now of this city; Dr. F. N. Dick, deceased, and Eu gene A. Carr, who later became brigadier general and who was In command of the forces In the historical fight with Indians at Julesburg, were admitted. Mr. Mo Donald was a member of Capitol lodge No. 1 of Omaha and was a prime worker in the movement to establish Masonry at the post, but at the time of the first meet ing was at Washington, D. C, on business with the government. The second story of Iiis store building and ranch house, a rather primitive structure, was secured for the lodge hall. It was 24x24 feet In size and 60 was spent In Its furnishings. Following the first Installation of officers, what Is described as "a sumptuous social gather ing" was held at the McDonald home, the Fifth United States Cavalry band fur nishing the music. Eight petitions for membership were presented at the first meeting after the letters of dispensation had been granted by the grand master. The f,rst Lo1e of Emergency was called January lm- ,0 'telll tn8 funeral of Richard Ormsby of North Platte and was attended by eighteen brothers of the order, th8 number being Mr. McDonald, Dr- Dlck' MJr Woodhurst, James H. Babbitt, who, with the exception of Dr. uu lt are yet nenil,r of this lodge. To publish some of the proceedings of the lodge during the time of Its location at Fort McPherson would make decidedly spicy reading, but would hardly be ad- vlsable. Suffice It to say. the records of the lodge as well as th testimony of the iutuubeis of that period, rval wonderfully v.. the Wilds AFRICAN CATTLE RUN and I have seen sebras driven about hitched to carriages and spring wagons, and In some places even ridden by natives. How to Break the 7,ebraw I have before me the report made by the farmer In charge of the government ranch giving his conclusions as to xebra training. After saying that the animals need a wide range, he tells how he broke five zebra stallions, after they hnd been haltered and stabled for more than a year. He says that one of these was savage to ferocity and unsafe to approach In the stall or outside. The others he hitched up to an old military wagon, using a set of mule harness reversed, with the breeching acting as the breast collar, and with rope tugs. It took him one whole month before he could run a pair of these zebras together, and six weeks be fore a good team could bo depended upon. After that they went fairly well. He worked them for several weeks hauling brush and wood, and at the end they be came thin. They would eat only grass, and turned up their noses at bran and corn. They were good pullers and strong. strenuous and truly exciting times caused by the hostility to Masonry In general, and this lodge In particular, by the commanding officer. To attend the meetings was said to incur his displeasure and the several citations of the members of the committee of Investigation, two of whom are yet resident, seems forcibly to establish the claim. Because of this unfriendly attltudo and continuous opposition and the removal of some of the prominent members, a vote was taken to remove the lodge to North Platte. At the meeting authorizing the re moval, George 11. Thummel, now clerk of the federal court at Omaha, was present as worshipful master pro tempore. The erection of a building for tho lodge was at onco considered which resulted In the construction of the one that has Jutt been replaced by the new temple. The cost was $2,600 and the funds was secured by Issuing stock at $50 per share. This, bulld- Ing Is historic also because of the lowor story having been leased by Lincoln county for county offices preceding the erection of a oourt house. The letters from members now scattered all over the country testify to many of the delightful gatherings spent within this building during the passing years and' from the precincts of that hall have gone forth many Influences looking t j the Joy and happiness of its constituency. Platte Valley lodge, successful In the past, has never boen more prosperous than at the present time. The roster contains the names of 170 members In good slaiyl ing, presided over by John G. Mcllvain as worshipful master, than whom there a'e few better Informed men on Masonry any where, Frank L. Mooney, senior warden; John F. Belbert, Junior warden; Frank E. Billiard, secretary; Samuel Goozee, treas urer; Robert Armstrong, senior deacon; Dr. O. H. Cressler, Junior deacon, and Platte J. Oilman, tiler. Besides the blue lodge, North Platte hts th Chapter, the comma ndery and the Order of the Eastern Star. Euphrates chapter No. 16 waa organized in 1S76 and now numbers seventy member!". Its officers are; William 3. Stuart, nltfh priest; Fred W. Rlncker, king; James a. McDonald, scribe; Charles McDonald, treasurer, and Frank f.. Billiard, secre tary. The chapter has applications In suf ficient number to furnish work for some months. Palestine commandery No. 13 was organ ised in IM, und has also a membership of about seventy. Work Is being continu ously done, a number of applications being pending. The directory of the commundory is aa follows: Commander, Emil F. Bee berger; generalissimo, M. H. Douglas; cap tain general, John O. Mcllvain; recorder, James B. McDonald; senior warden, F. W. Rlncker; Junior warden, George M. Gra ham; prelate, Frank E. Bullard. The Order of the Eastern Star la likewise In a most flourishing condition. The mem bership Is over 150. The presiding officers are: Mrs. M. rl. Douglas, worthy matron; Robert Armstrong, worthy patron; Mrs. George W, Finn, secretary, and Mrs. F. II. Thompson, treasurer. Platte Valley lodg. and the allied organ- (Conlinued on Pag Four.) i. .V V i -n , ., !.-'..', .' of Africa LARGELY TO HORN 3 Shortly after turning them out on pasture, they picked up and grew fat onco more. One of the chief toubles of keeping th" zebras in captivity. Is that they boom Infected with worms and parasites of various kinds. Old settlers, who under stand th country, say that the zebra hns these same parasites when he runs II. 1 on the plans, but that ho knows certain plants and grasses which are antidotes for them and seeks them out and eats them. This keeps him In health, notwithstanding the parasites. When In captivity such wide ranging Is not possible, h can not find Ms medicine and as a result grows skk and dies. filar Forms In Africa. The farm of Mr. MacMUlan, which I have described. Is one of the big eststes which are springing up here on the high African plateau. There are a number of the kind, and the papers are filled with warnings to hunters that they must not shoot upon these largo properties. Thn division of the land Into big holdings, through favoritism or In other ways. Is creating a great deal of comment, unci It Is denounced by the smaller settlers. Among the big estates are those, of Iird (Rlndlip who has over 100,000 acres, the East African syndicate, which lias 600,000 square miles, or 320,000 acres, nml of Lord Delamare. who has lon.OOO ones and more. Lord Delnmare's estates It 7.(l feet above sea level, and the eqimtur runs through It. He has already l.() acres under cultivation, and has stocked his pastures with 8,000 native sheep and 600 Imported Merinos. Ha has also Im ported rams and BOO Ryland-crossed na tive lambs, He Is experimenting in cut tin rearing, and has a herd of 17,000 native head, including 800 oxen. He has fourteen Shorthorns and a number of Herefonls. He has also a medal dairy. Other farmer ar bringing European stock fur breed ins purposes. There is a settler not far from Nairobi who lias recently imported thirty Merino rams and 100 Merino ewes. This man Is also engaged In dairying, and has several fine Guernsey bulls. No Place' for Poor Americans. There Is one thing I should like to say about British East Africa. It Is no place for poor Americans and the po.ir English man who can do well here Is a wonder. The land Beems to be good und it can bo bought comparatively cheap, but every thing Is far from the markets and all im ports are high. Iabor Is exceedingly low. A native can often be employed for 6 or 10 cents a day and hundreds work for 3 cents a day. Bui. It Is difficult to control them and the conditions are impossible for the ordinary American farmer who has but little money and relies largely on his muscle and brains. The British East Af rican government advises no one tn cmi! to the country unless he has at least $1,W and It says he should have $5.0"0 to do well. The cost of land ranges from titi rests to $1.30 an acre, according to whether It Is near or far from the railroad. This Is for farm lands. Pastures can be bought for as low as 30 cents an acre and home steads of 160 acres, with the right of pre empting 4S0 acres more, can be purciias-d by Installments, spread over slxleen ycar-i. The right of pre-emption lapses at the (nl of three years If forty-eight acres out of the 160 have not been cultivated. A a general thing the government will not grant more than 5,000 acres to un' en-i man, although 10.0U) acres may be ac quired by speclul arrangement. It would take about S.OnO sheep to stork l.w of good grazlimland, and tho government estimates that the capital needed to nlarl with 600 sheep and twenty cows would be in the neighborhood of $3,000. Dissatisfied Settler. As It Is now the settlers who have taken up small holdings are dissatisfied with ti.a prospects. This country Is a world of un developed possibilities, and If it Wert thrown open, as was our great west, u"'i man being given 100 acres outright and aided as Canada Is now aiding Its settlers, the land would soon be tuken up and a considerable white population would result. As It is now most of the best tracts along the railroad are In the hands of Engl.' nabobs, and the hundreds of c imparattve v poor men who came here from South Af rica at the close of the Boer wr have !!' Many of those who remained sre living !u little galvanized iron shacks and are n-.t doing overly well. Nevertheless there Is no reason wh. t'.iU should not some day be a white man's country, settled by white men. Kvery where above 6.0TO feet the dlmst 1 healthy and atAOOO feet Ice Is usually seen In the early morning. A great pHrt of th highlands has a good ralnfHll and almost any kind of crop common to the tenirate zone will grow. Farther down near the const patches of cotton have been planted and are yielding 300 or too pounds of lint to the acre. I have already spoken of the coffee plantations about Nairobi. I am told there are also good coffe lands oil the slopes of Mount Kenla. Some tobacco " farms have been set out along. tho Ramlsl river and vegetables are now being raised hero for Mombasa and the ether ports fur ther down the roast. The po;,le hope to ittife Kuropian vegetables for S uth Africa aid It Is their Idea lh.-.t they will eventu ally r-m-t rent to that c-vintry The greatest' obstacles now In sight ar the In sect pests snd animal disease", but they will probably be conquered, and these vast plulns. which are now supporting thou sands upon thousands of antelopes, zebras, gnus and other wild animals, will eventu ally be .teeming with cattl and ahesp. FRANK O. CARPBNTBR