Vere Jhe Armciens AIigaan Lies prisoner before King Lukengu. aiid glance at the scared face of "er rng t rejoici carnated." ¢ was great rejoicin| over the son that was dead and ha arisen. But old Lukengn died, and a young succeeded to the throne, and he 'and soldiers destroyed the mission and kil ied many of Zhe XomveHs. ne ish hi it 10 t im Bodie to the law of civilization, the i d west | TOm this the king was induced a , al ot the old customs and : was, in \ Fe fom information con- igmies, who were cerni : ois of he Boke Khese pigmies are, "even closer related to the re erp than are the Bakuba. A curious is that, while the Ba- atha men marry the pigmy women fre- , it is never permitted that a pigmy should wed a Bakuba woman. Tia Bakuba man chooses. to retro- rade-~in the of his tribe--by himself with a lower order, it privilege to do so; but to permit ) would cause retrogression in fees . f human sentiments are "that a pigmy man will sell ¢ and children for a few hand- iting the Batwa to be older than the declare . that hands the wild beast i - of the ™ that are considering their places of abode, are the in artizanship. Weaving, tapes- wy, beadwork, metallurgy, carving and architecture are all lines in which they excel. Cloth is made from the fibre of a palm eaf. Bamboo and rattan are used for weav- ing mats of exquisite design. This work is done for the very love of it, and a mah frequently spends a month on a sin- gle mat. - Caps, helmets, masks and fantastic jo are made from beads. In making nives, battleaxes and arrowheads from wrought iron they are particularly adept. From wood they carve tahle utensils in wonderful designs. No other African race approaches them in architecture. And why shouldn't they have made progress, since, as they claim, and as western savants may soon have to ac- knowledge, they antedate the garden of Eden? Forgotten Hotel Keys. Philadelphia Bulletin. "1 suppose," said a guest, "a good many forgetful people go off with your hotel keys?" 5 This will show you," said the clerk. And he took from a drawer the fol- lowi inted slipt TI manager of the lank Hotel acknowledges with thanks the return of key No. --, which M---- by oversight said a wg man ex- many keys, the yi X- plained, oie mailed back by forgetful guests that it had been deemed advis- able, as a time-saving device, to have a { key acknowledgment printed. q Ferryboat of lie "Olgest Kingdom ™ GOLD AND GREEN CUFFS. -- Eccentric Patron Stirs New York Hotels By His Oddities. Eccentricities of a patron of the Hotel Majestic have given one of its most expensive suites the appearance of a general store, and made the reason of the telephone girl, clerks and bellboys totter. The proprietor lost faith in hi patron's sanity and sent for detecti The intended prey seemed to feel his danger instinctivy for he had his little chin whisker shaved off, "for a dis- guise," he said, and drove in a cab to ten other hotels, engaging the best suite in each. Before visiting the hotels hé ordered Joseph H of No, 73 Amsterdam avenue, a cabman, to drive to a i Fifty-ninth street and Madison There he filled his pockets with twenty dollar gold pieces. What was left of $1,000 the eccentric hotel patron put in a suit case. Then he bégan a tour of the big hotels with the St. Regis and continuing down town. After engaging the most expensive suites available in each hotel visited the traveller went into the cafe and ordered a dozen sandwiches which he put in the suit case with the gold. He tasted one sandwich bought in the St. Regis as he was driving in Fifth avenue, but instant- ly called to the driver to pull down the curtains saying women were ogling him. The Majestic proprietor w sited by a neighboring laundry man, who said the eccentric man had taken his linen to the laundry yesterday and left it with in¥ ] structions that all the collars and cuffs were to be painted green. When the odd person returned to the Majestic he greeted Hayes, paid him $10, and, seeming to know the detectives were awaiting to arrest him, jumped into an electric hansom and disappeared. Not Quite Clear, The congregation had suffered much discomfort from a driught in church. |' The matter came up for discussion at the vestry meeting ,when various reme- dies were suggested. After much talk- ing, the minister spoke to an elderly parishioner, who had hitherto beén silent, and he replied: x "Well, sir, bein' as you've appealed to me, I can only say that agen you're "alf- way thro' t' sermon we begins to feel hike as tho' theer's a deal ©' waste wind ut." "Possibly my friend finds my dis- courses to be of a breezy character." "Dear, dear, no sir! My meanin's this. 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