Unconquered Ethiopia: A Nation Isolated Yet Powerful
National Geographic surveys Ethiopia Ras Taftari’s throne at Addis Ababa a vast plateau nation larger than France with feudal rule and slavery yet proud Christians. It notes diverse languages, Amharic as main tongue, Geez as liturgical, and wealth of mountains rivers and wildlife including the mountain pygala antelope. The piece compares Ethiopia to a living relic amid modern change, highlighting its monarchy, customs, and patriotism.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. G
Ethiopia
Africa
Dalai Lama
Lhasa
Egypt
Arabia
Solomon
Makeda
Sheba
Jerusalem
Shum
Jesus of Nazareth
Ras Taffari
Addis Ababa
Queen of Sheba
Mohimmedane
Mutiny Members Plot Wealthy Magnate Scheme
Mutiny members Albatross Floyd Unwin and Howard Bettington dine with college chum Alfred Gibbons and draft a pledge to aid each other in adversity. Unwin seeks funds to educate his children Bob and Mary. Gibbons doubts the pledge but offers a place for the daughter in his organization. Mary refuses to betray her employer and plans to go abroad as secretary. Bettington is abducted during a Maine coast painting trip, Gibbs flees then dies, and Bettington learns of Gibbs death while aboard Radway’s yacht. The Boss targets Radway for a 1,000,000 ransom.
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Floyd Unwin
Howard Bettington
Alfred Gibbons
Unwin
Bob
Mary
Gibbons
Mary Unwin
Bigar
Thadway
Bettington
Maine
Gibbs
Fugitlus
Justice
Radway
Boss
Sa Shown &N
Battington
Metager
Leary
Sam
Kangie
Graumann
Hamber
Metzger
Elisa
Mrs. Radway
Dea
Clements
Saratoga
Elaments
Rettington
Hallett
Bob Unwin
Hallate
Mr. Radway
Boss plots aboard the Albatross in a tense crew
Metzger and Leary hear of a masked boss who recruits Andrew Orme a Yale and San Quentin surgeon now aboard as ship's surgeon and forger. Bettington debates loyalty while Radway and Clements maneuver to control the crew and a hidden wireless room plan stirs danger as mutiny brews.
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Metzger
Albatross
West Street
Walton Street
Herman Metzger
Macau
Taok Bis
Leary
Bettington
Andrew Orme
Yale
San Quentin
Bar Harbor
New York
Hallett
Dag
Radway
Kenzla
Sam
Silvers
Cherry Hill
Clements
Orma
Clement
Reuben Beardsley
Sao Quentin
Beardsley
Quete
Albatross Sails On As Radway Dives Deeply Into Swim
Bettington awakens as the yacht resumes speed and encounters Elgar Radway briskly pacing on deck. Radway proclaims a vigorous swim, claiming it revives him after a deep dive, then invites Bettington to join in as they head to breakfast. Radway’s appetite contrasts Bettington’s sparing meal habit.
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Bettington
Elgar Radway
Radway
Bilingualism in Africa Amusing to Americans
An American visitor notes Africa’s bilingualism in South Africa with street signs menus and notices in English and Afrikaans. He observes Cape Town Adderley Street stamps Cape Town Kaapstad dining cars and railways bearing double language labels while locals debate the cost of dual-language notices.
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Africa
South Africa
Cape Town
Adderley Street
Poseel
Suldafrika
Kaapstad
Betsaloon
South African Railways
Sul Afrigannse Spoorweg
Hngtishman
Dog saves Browning romance with a lap dog
Dr Andreas Bard informed the Kansas City Browning Society that Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett did not elope alone. The tiny lap dog accompanied them to prevent a bark that might have spoiled everything. Barrett’s father opposed the match, fearing for Browning poetry and its future after marriage.
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Browning Robert Browning
Hilzabeth Barrett
Miss Barrett
Andreas Bard
Kansas City
Browning Society
Browning
Mer
Fragmentary Quaries Verse Fragments on Tongue and Restraint
A compact fragment resembling a quaryesque line warns against unbridled speech. It likens unspoken words to a sword sheathed yet ready, risking capture by another. The reflective verse contemplates restraint and the peril of loose tongue.
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Nyala
Trlky
Ly Haltett
Ans
Lancet
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