TITO OMATTA RUNT) AT BEE: JUNE 14, 1903.
Prosperity
(Cepyright, tt, by Frank O. Carpenter.)
AR TM IALUWSlrtl Cor-
D refpondeno of The Hee-
I Stand with ma under Mia
cuinui irees on ii.b biiui-s wi
tlila beautiful harbor anit tak
a look at Ilia chief city of tha
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kaisers colonial amplre. Germany ha
five times a much territory on this conti
nent as In Europe, anl Gorman East Af
rica la tha best of the whole. It la twic
as large Germany Itself and Par aa
Balaam la In capital. The town la by far
the most beautiful of rill those I hay yet
visited on the ahorea of tha Indian ocean.
It la aa bright aa a new pin and It ha
every elgn of prosperity and trade. Thera
are great warehouse along the wharves, a
German man-of-war Ilea in the harbor and
a huge dry dock sufficiently large to hold
any ship of t Ills part of the world la on
the edge of the ahorc. Thera are craft of
many kinds In the bay and one of tha la. (a
steamers of tha German East Africa Una
lias Just coma In on Us way down tba
coast.
vI)ar F.a Salaam.
Turning to the city Itself, one walk
through wide streets shaded by trees and
bordered with flowers. There ara great
government buildings of old-fashioned
German architecture, which have ..been
erected within the last few years, away
down here In the tropics. Tha government
house Is far superior to anything In Brltlsii
East Africa and the sr:t white poetofflc
with Its tiled floors makes ona feel as
though he were In Europe rathar than In
the wilds of the black continent. There
Is a large German club, a half dozen mod
ern churches and a flrst-clasa hotel, which
Is known as tha Kalserhof. There are
many stone villas, tha resldenoa of tha of
ficials, and thera ara soma fairly good
business blocks. Tha buildings ara all new,
clean and artlstlo. Most of them wera
built by tha Oerman government, after
plans by German architects, and tha re
sult is one of tha prettiest and most artls
tlo llttla towns of tha world. Indeed, I
know of no place which compare with this
except soma of the cities of Java, and they
are by no means so fine.
The German have laid out the town so
that It seems to be a part of ft botanlaal
garden. It la situated not far from the
equator and It vegetation I surpassingly
beautiful. The buildings rise out of Oocoe
nut palms and tha fan-like leave of other
palm tree whisper ft welcome ft we walk
through the street. There are many
aoaclaa and tree loaded with flower of
all kinds. The roads are well kept Every
blade of grass and weed is pullad out and
ft chain gang of native women own viol
pound hard the roadbed after each rain.
These women nav Iron chain about their
necks and there are ohalns which run from
collar to collar, holding the gang together.
They are bareheaded, brshouldsred and
barefooted and they move along taking tip
the whole width of the road and pounding
the ground firm with wooden stamps,
which they rise and M fait In unlaon,
Where the Nat tree Mr.
The native section of Par e Salaam 1
back from the harbor. Neither Hindoo
nor African are allowed to have house
in tha European settlement and their hut
are shoved off in the wood at the rear.
The town has altogether about 96.000
people., The most of them are native
of the different tribes which live along
the coast, and large number who have
come In a porter and servant
from tack in the interior. Many of
the native are Swahlll, noted a the
brightest of the East Africa negro; and
there are also large number of East
Indiana who have monopolised the retail
trade.
Thee people all dreas )m cotton and they
are more clad than those I saw l British
Quaint Features of Lift
rerlle of the Kerry Widow,
UCAl'SU the mirror in ur room
wa too smalt to permit full
view of Iwr large "Merry
Widow" hat, A mile 3tcrUot,
aired 2, of Manuyuuk, Pa., wa
lorccd to twUt her neck into
v. l: uorts of contortions to see the full
reflection of tho hot, and tho result wa
that she vtrninrd a muscle und could not
tret her neck into Ita original position.
With her head and hat at an angle of
.oity-fhe degrees to her body, Mla Sa
Uorluilt run to tho members of her family,
who, ci predating the tragedy." telo
1 honed for a doctor. He ma imaged and
ircuwd the disarranged muscles and
linnlly was rewarded hy teeing Miss
i:I.L'i holt's neck ajssumc Its proper posi
tion. The di.-tor nald th' comp'nlnt Is becr-m-Ins
common, and mostly from the "merry-go-rnu
ml" size of hats that women are
v.i ui inf. Tim twlstini; of the neck rauvea
the bl cd to fltnp and tho pla nls to wU,
thli.g a Leaning Tower of Fisa effect.
. . Do at C'Iudb- to the Bear.
Charles Dill, a shepherd of Keremeo.
1!. C, whllu herding cheep on a mountain
elope a, few days ago, ewountered a big
ln-iir. which intnied-atfly uiado for (!)
w:mds on seeing the man, who was accom
panied by a dog. belonging to Joseph Arm
strong. Tho dog gave chase, catching up with
bruin Just as she was beginning to climb
a. trtut. Gripping tho bear firmly by th
hsuiuh. the dog wa carrWd foot by foot
up the tree until he h'ng (Jangling aevsuty
five feel above the grouil. Anxious to
save the dog's life, which he valued highly,
lliil deHdc to taku a eVsperale chaaee
Tmkiiig careful aim tut placed a bullet where
It would injure itluut killing th br
After repeating the rxp'-i'lmcnt a few
times bruin commenced to dascend from
the elevaUid perch. As the big animal
reach tfc ground ft wl!picd shot 41
paiched it, whereupon the dog released
bis bold and coruouiBced IV pick bear put
of his teeth.
fau-kla Treat la r Orchard.
Gpi Warden TUvW.es Mu)l of Ya
kima county, stale of Washington, has
callod th sportsmen pf th district to
gether to devise some waya of protecting
the game flaa which are sow being
elaugtitered in thousand by being dumped
on the orchards end alfalfa field from
the Irrigation ditches.
There la now ao protection at the Intake
of the varloua ditches. The trout and aal
moq enter the- dltchta. aad the) turn off
Into ta laterals, futry ending their life
In the grass where the water be played
out and left thein. Attorney Ed Parker ft
fcr day ago caugbi lx-rxUAd rainbow
trout In hla pear orchard. Clinton Shannon
found aeveral trout Iq bl ftrcluwd ud
nutuerttu otW bavo reported ataiUar
finds.
uall boy eaUh long trWig af mall
trout by scooping them from th pool
with their hands. Cam Ward) Nulla
sajs that In aome sections of th valley
tk ranters who want fi aagl (or thee
In the Irrigation ditches In preference to
tVe street, U dtcbt tMdng mora aaxvee
stole aud th water atowar and therefor
beJUur.
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East African Vganda or around Lake
Victoria. Borne of the native women
re fine looking, but they ail mutilate their
ears and many sear their bodies ao that
the flesh Stands up In grsat welts. The
women comb their hay in such ft way that
they seem to wear hoods. They shave
partings at intervals of about one Inch all
around the head, plowing furrows as it were
over their scalps. Many wear enormous
ear plugs, which distend the lobes of the
ear so that ft stlvtr dollar can be easily
lipped In and out through them, and ft
few have noee rings. Their clothe are of
bright colored print mad In India and
hipped her from Bombay,
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Kaiser Bleak oldlers.
Among he most striking of the natives
re the soldier. The kaiser ha an army
of 1M0 black U keep hi million of East
Africft subjects In order, and far they
have done very well. These negro have
been selected far their site, and they re
mind one pf the famed guard of Frederick
tha Great, none of whom was under alx
feet They are blg-tramed and broad
shouldered, and their face aeem to me the
personification of ugliness and brutality.
They are dressed In khaki, with khaki
cap with apron at the back to protect
the neck, and their uniform are much
like those of the German army, save that
they r barefooted- These soldier are
armed with the best of modern gun and
they know bow to use them. Puring my
Stay her Z have er them at drill. They
go through ail the evolution common to
th Oerman ftrmy, Including the famou
''goose step" and other military gymnastic.
I am told they are proud of their profes
sion,. nd that they are loyal to th Oer
man, even whan warricg against their own
people.
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political organUfttlon Is the skel
eton formation f th army of
Voters, Just a th regular rray
1 the nucleus of the military
strength of the aatlor. When
war break out, volunteer rush to the
front, ready to do th bruot ft the fight
ing, but their enthusiasm dies with tnaciioa
nd it la left to the standing army o b
constantly on guard, protecting the spoil
pr repairing tb damage of the last fight
ftnd making conaient preparations for the
next conflict So, In politics, trie national
commute 1 composed pf the regulars.
Th voter volunteer for trie campaign,
but whan the victory hae pean won and
lvt gt tb polls they return to their regu
lar vocation. leavWg th national com
mittee to th duty of guarding the camp
and planning the next battle.
Tt- national commute la composed of
one member from each state sod territory
Who, between campaigns, la the official
representative of bis party for hi state.
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Puring my atey I have visited the bar
racks. Tha natives are allowed to have
their wive with them. They cook for
their husbands and their presence keep
th soldiers In a good humor. This sain
custom of allowing the women to go with
the army Is common In British East Africft
' and I'ganda, anv thgt there th native
eoldlere and police live In village of hut
Which ar put up for th purpose.
Talk wltk Gevemer General.
I met tha governor general shortly after
I landed here. He 1 the supreme ruler
of the 12,000,000 people who Inhabit this
great German colony, and he haa entire
control of German East Africa. He haa ft
great building devoted to hi offices and ft
beautiful villa in a great park some dis
tance away, My first talk with him was
t the government house and I met Mm
later In the evening at his home and had
a chat with him.
The governor of German Eeat Africa Is
Baron von Itechenberg. He was educated
at the University of Berlin and after grad
uation wa made oonsul general at anxl
bar. Later on ha held ft diplomatic posi
tion In. Russia and was then sent here to
be the ruler of the colony,
Genua Vmmt A fries.
Baron von Reohenberg excels ft lin
guist. He speaks seven language fluently
and he haa mastered some of the native
tongue here. He can talk with hi sub
jects in 9wahil and he understands th
African native about aa well a any man
In this part pf th world. He spends ft
great deal of his time traveling over the
colony. H had Just returned from ft long
safari about th slopes of Mount Kili
manjaro ba know tha coast lands thor
oughly, an4 be ha made many trip Into
the Interior. Our conversation wa held
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the delegates in the state conventions that
aelect delegations to the national conven
lon. Ia either event, their selection la
ratified by th national convention, usually
after th selection of the candidate for
president and vice president and th adop
tion of the platform. The reason for' thla
le obvious. The member of the national
coinmitte Is supposed. If Got required, to
be in harmony with th element of bis
party that ba controlled the convention
and named the candldatea. In ft few In
taneea In American politic, notably when
Mr. Blaine wa th republican nomine aad,
later, when Mr. Uryga waa th democrat!
nominee, national committeemen hav been
retained who were not la sympathy with
the convention choice of presidential can
didate, and the result haa alway beam
disastrous to th standard bearer.
PaTnaps the most strenuous and trying
duty of th national commute 1 that of
arranging b prellminartea for the hotd
iug of the natloual aoBvantloa, tb duty
which ha for th lat weak bea dsmaad
Ing tb attention of tb republican pfttionl
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In English and It covered ft variety of
subjects.
In talking of hi colony, th governor
general said!
'Tew people appreciate the estent and
possibilities of German East Africa. This
country i about twtee as big a Franca
nd It I far larger than any country in
Europe except Russia. It Is a thickly
populated a almost any part of Europe
nd th land la o rich that without much
work th people have enough and to spare.
We have a large territory here which will
raise cotton, sugar cane and coffee, Pur
ing my recent visit to Mount Kilimanjaro
I visited on coffee plantation which had
100,000 tree The farmer tell me that the
planta grow rapidly and that they yield
fruit at an earlier age than In most Other
coffee regions. Two or three pound to
the young tree la already common on that
plantation and some of th tree are yield
ing much more. As to sugar, w are hav
ing successful experiment pn the low
land nsar th coast nd w r planting
om cotton which produce excellent crop.
Bo far cur experiment have been about
the port of Badanl. W r using Egyptian
aecd an4 our yield compare favorably
with that f Egypt. W ere a Leo setting
out rubber tree a wtll ft plantation of
vanilla and hemp."
''Po you think you will ever be able te
raise enough cotton to affect our crop la
the world market ?" I asked.
"I doubt It," replied tha governor general,
"Tou American need not worry about
that now. nor for ft long time in the
future."
4twstloae P Iaker,
I her asked the governor general to
the ftfttiv labor supply. aying I under
stood th black mad poor workmen.
Bald he;
the Details for the
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committee In Chicago. It le the duty of the
committee to decloe eonteat that may have
arisen over the selection of delegate In tb
various state, tb (election of th tem
porary chairman, who is generally ex
pected to sound the keynote of the cam
paign In hla opening addreaa and to make
up the temporary roll oall of tha conven
tion. Thl. naturally, is the moat impor
tant of th tasks. In casas pf strong riv
alry between opposing candidates, th com
plexion of th convention and th choice
of ft candidate may be determined by the
temporary orgaojxatloa. Wblla the action
of In commltte In deciding such contest
is ajwgys subject to th ratificaton pf th
convention, the delegate seated by the
national committee are rarely disturbed.
Ia the hearing of correct before the re
public committee at Chicago, there ba
be; little room for argument or debate,
the committee having agreed unanimously
pan almoat every case, the evidence shew
ing that saoel of the cenUat Instituted
aglnat Mr. Taft were not wall grounded.
In ftddlUon to making up th temporary
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"Our people ar of many different tribe
nd tbey are quite a different In char
acter a the people or other continent.
W have aome who ar industrious sod
om who ar lasy. Bom tribes are In
telligent and ethers ara far down In th
pcala of barbarism. Some are good far
one thing and some for another. We have
many Mascal about Kilimanjaro. They ar
worth absolutely nothing as tillers of tha
oil, but they make excellent stockmen.
For a long time they were cattle thieve
and their chief bunlnese wa robbing their
neighbor. W have now put them on
reservation large enough to give them
abundant pasture for their flocks and they
are doing quite well. The Mascal make
fine herdsmen. They understand horse
and we use them to take care of pur
cavalry horses.
'There la another tribe about Kiliman
jaro that I almost purely agricultural,"
th governor continued. "The people live
In villages with little farms nearby, and
every one cultivate th soli. Farther In
the Interior we have other tribes, some
devoted to farming and oma to stock
rearing. W have other who make a busi
ness of transporting good ffoin place to
place on their heeds, and other who will
do almost any kind of work. Th t"t
of these natives live on the plateaus of th
Interior, and we ar now building rail
road which wtll reach their country and
enable them to be brought down to th
coast. That part of th colony Is thickly
populated, and if we can .get laborers
from there, It will be of gret advantage
to our plantation along th Indian ocean."
Ww Railroad,
Tha conversation her turned to th rail
road possibilities pf German East Africa.
This country already ha on line which
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roll call, tha committee has full charge of
th arrangement for th convention, the
apportionment of seat and ticket In the
convention hall, the appointment pf tem
porary clerks, sergeanta-at-arms and other
officers of the convention. This is largely
routine and -thankless work and I usually
left to those who have hud year of ex
perience In arranging such details.
When th convention has been held, the
candidates named and platform adopted
and th new committee chosen, the chair
man of the national committee become
the most Important personage in the cam
paign, tha presidential candidate only ex
cepted. He ia the general ia charge of
Ui battle. He I usually, almost invaria
bly, named by the presidential candidate,
and at once takes charge of the field forces.
Ha selects his lieutenants, vtio have charge
of th speakers, th literary bureau and
other form of ammunition used In a politi
cal battle, and there is no rest for him, day
or night, until his army of combined regu
lars and voluntavrs, achieve the victory or
Buffer the defeat on the first Tuesday etur
th first Monday to November.
Millions
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goo Inland from U port of Tanjra to the
Slope of Mount Kilimanjaro, where there
la ft blah and healthy country being et
tl by Oerman.
There I another road building from Par
as Balaam westward toward Lake Tangan
yika, and thla will probably also be con
nected by road leading southward to
Lake Nyaaaa. These roads will open up
rich coffee and cattle lands, and will give
an outet from the Interior to the coaot.
The road to Tanganyika will probably have
ft branch running northward to Mwanta,
on Lake Victoria, and It will form a great
trunk line, which will connect with the
Cape to Cairo aystem at Lake Tanganyika.
Bald the governor general:
'Th line will tjret be built from here to
Morgoro, ft distance of 130 miles. It I
now open a far K'nganl, about fifty
mile, and train hav been running over
pert Of It for some years. We need th
extension f tbt rd badly, and when
it I completed It will te of Incalculable
good to th colony."
"But will th ro4 pyf your excellency?"
I asked.
It might not do so ftt first," waa th
reply. ! think It would pay In year to
come, nd that vn pow It would be pro
fitable for the government to puaa It con
truetlon. Jn th developments of a great
country Ilk thl w hav to consider how
to Increase th wraith of th peopl and
bow to develop our resource. Thl road
would bring la outside capital, and It would
make th people so much better off that
we could levy more tages. We need means
of rapid communication with the most
valuable of our provinces whloh are lying
in the interior, and we ought not to be
compelled to nd ft Urge part of our ex
port and Import over the Uganda railway
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Puring the progress of the campaign the
members of the national eommlttee form
the advisory staff of the ehalrman-com-mander,
working usually in their respective
statea. They ar active on the subcom
mittees of the campaign, having charge of
tb collection and disbursement of funds,
the distribution of literature, the disposition
of speakings and like campaign duties.
They participate In the councils of the
leader, out of which come the final plana
and th general program of campaign
activity,
After each election the national commit
teemen of the victorious party have an
active part In reorganising the work In K
force of th new administration. In some
of th southern status, th member of the
republican national committee I the
referee in the distribution of patronage, a
work that la usually apportioned. In the
northern states, among member of th con
gress. With th national committeeman act
ing In an advisory capacity, where senators
and congressmen may fail to agree upon
the persons to ba urged for federal appointments.
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nta, ftnd to pT toll to th English there
after. When we have railroad connection
with Victoria Kyansa the trade of the
outhern half of that lake will com down
here to Par es Paiaam, Instead of going
Mombasa, aa it doea now."
Timber aad Mlaee.
X here called the governor general' at
tention to a conversation which I had had
with Mr. Well, ft rich South African, who
has been prospecting a to th timber re
sources of th northern part of this colony.
Mr. Well told me that ha was about te
take up a conceaslon of timber lands here
which would keep hi men busy cutting for
th next 100 years, II said he Intended
to order saw mills and other lhmber ma
chinery from the United States and that ft
large part of Ills market would be th
United Statea, where he expected to end)
ft certain furniture wood Which Is muck
Ilka black walnut. The governor general
replied that Mr. Well had not received the
concession aa yet, and that there le no
absolute surely that hla plan will be car
ried out. He continued:
"Aa to our forest, they are of great
extent, but so far they have not been ex
ploited. Some of the wood is fine and
they will ultimately have a fixed value In
the n-arket of Europe. We hav tree
which correspond to teak; some which ar
like black walnut, and others which ar
as soft aa cedar. All of these woods ara
valuable and there should be a market for
them In Europe nd also aloug thia coast,"
Itow the Colony la Goreraed. .
I asked the governor general to tell mo
omethJng aa to how th colony I man
aged. It haa a governor general appointed
by the kaiser and nine edmlnlstratore. one
for each district. Th administrator ar
appointed by the governor, and each la
aided by a council of three or five mem
bers, of which the administrator ta presi
dent. The member of thl council are
appointed by th governor and on of
them must represent native Interests. Jus
tice is administered by supreme courts and
district and native courts. The army con
lets of tha military and the police and In
It there ar about German and f,&00
natives.
Th government I establishing schools
here and there over the country, and It
ha both European and native teacher. ,
There are a large number of missionaries
at work, both Protestant and Catholic,
and they also hav their schools. Thera
re 8,000 pupil In the government schools,
ftnd these schools includ manual training
and schools for the government service.
Many wagon roads are being laid out
through different parta of German East
Africa, and there are caravan rout I
throughout th Interior.
So far the chief trading station has been
Bagamoya, which Ilea on the coast just
opposite Zansibar, whloh la on an Island
thirty-four rnjlaa across tha ohanpaL From,
time Immemorial tha porter have brouftht
ivory and other goods, on their heads,
from central Africa to that port, and have
hipped them to Zansibar. whar ftll th
steamer calk At the same time all good
sent to' the Interior hav been first brought
to Zanzibar and thence shipped inland via
Bagamoya, Since the railroad from Par
es Salaam haa been built th caravan
have been bringing their Ivory, rubber and
other product to It western terminus,
and they ar now shipped from Par es
Balaam to Europe. Thl diversion of trad
will probably Increase, and when to rail
road ha been completed to Tftborft almost
all the central transofrlean export and
Import will come thl way.
FRANK O, CARPENTER.
Carious Capen of Cupid
Weds First Man She Met.
ORK and reared in a colony of
women who believe that mar
riage 1 a sin, Miss Ada 11, Pratt
of Washington, P. C, was mar
ried last week to B. Franklin
Hoover of Philadelphia. He la
the first man she ever met.
Mrs. Hoover's mother left hrr husband
twenty-nine years ago to Join "The Wom
en's Commonwealth," founded by Mrs.
Martha MoWhlrter, In. Waco, Tex, Two
months later hsr daughter, Ada, wa
born. Ton year ago tha Commonwealth
moved to Washington.
Last summer Miss Pratt disobeyed th
rules of th colony, and while downtown
with ft girl friend permitted herself to be
Introduced to lioovpr, She says that after
that she could not get him out of her
mind.
He went to Chicago from Washington
and returned to Philadelphia, a few days
ago. Hearing by lcttv of hi coming, Mis
Pratt came to Philadelphia, and th wed
ding followed.
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Ta Bid Their Emblems,
Wf H. Alexander, ft democratic politician,
living near Mammoth Springe, Ark., and
Harry Palmer, a Missouri republican, hav
agreed en ft Joint wedding ceremony, to be
followed by ft honeymoon trip with the
bride pn th backs of mules and an ele
phant. Palmer intends to go through to Chicago
via St. Louis on the elephant, accompanied
by his bride. He hope to arrive In time to
attend the republican convention. Alex
ander and hta wife will rid mules all tha
way to Denver.
The novel plan was discussed In tb P'v
ence of their respective financee, both of
whom readily agreed to th trip as out
lined. No wager haa been made and the
beat feeling exist between the politicians,
It 1 explained.
Twin Sisters at the Altai.
To b th first bride at the altar of th
new Methodist church of Coshohockep, P,
waa tha honor which fell to JUchal,
daughter pf the pastor, the Rev. J. T.
Gray, who performed the ceremony, tha
bridegiwuiu being William P. Oray, ft law
yer cl Bangor.
Tb a bride has been ft teacher In th Phlhv.
de.lyr.la schools, having taught thre yeara
at th George B. McClellan school, Ken
sington, mnd lately at Falls of Sohuylklll.
gh is t graduate of the Academy of Fin
Art, th walls of her father's horn being
covered with some creditable picture in
oU, aa the product of her brush.
Her twin sister, Iona, who bear ft strik
ing resemblance to the bride, wa maid of
honor, and wa distinguished from her by
contrast in clothing, tha bride being at
tlred In white, with whit bridal rosea,
while her twin attendant wor ft colored
costume with pink roses.
Childhood Sweethearts Wad. '
While the irate father of his fiancee
fretted and fumed in the flood-bound rail
road station at MacAlester for two day
and two nights, H. a. young. ID year pld,
who had taken the glil from her home In
Nichersvllle, Ark., married her, escaped
the sheriff after a long chase and brought
his bride to the home of his grandmetbw
n Rhea, Okl.
Th young husband declare on hi re
turn from a business trip In Memphis and
persuaded her te elope.
They bad been weetheerta
boot,
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