Journey Up the Mutinga to the Elephant Land
Roger Casement recalls the Casement expedition up the Mutinga river, trading for ivory near Baulu and Malinga, noting hostility from the Lufembi cannibals, villages built on piles, and fierce hunting of elephants. He describes encounters with Balolo traders, ordeals of shortage, and eventual return to Kinchasa with ivory after a perilous voyage and near encounters with tribes.
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Baulu
Mompono
Equator
Kinchasa
Stanley Pool
Florida
Alinga
Walter Dean
Mutinga
Baiolo
Lufemb
Roger Casement
Boating in the Himalayas by Primitive River Skins
A New York Herald correspondent describes Sutlej river ferries at Seonee using inflated buffalo skins as boats. The skins are inflated at the mouth, then paddled with hands and feet. five to six men can ride, with two skins used for larger loads. The river is about 100 yards wide with a strong current.
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Roaul
Equator
Glave
Msiinga
Lulunga
Florida
Tey
Molinga
The
New York Herald
Himalaya Mountains
Africa
Seonee
Seonce
Senora
United States
France
Fansie B. Wanp
Vanity and Conscience in Criminals, A London Review
London Saturday Review argues criminals are vain, with conscience often absent until caught. The piece notes society’s diminishing horror of murder, shifting to brutality that leaves victims alive, and examines the role of age, heredity, and punishment in shaping criminal behavior. It mentions Lipski case and contrasts capital punishment with life penal servitude. It notes Texas temptations and the harsh penalty for horse stealing as instant death.
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Lipski
Texas
A Famous Salt Mine and Rural Life in Colombia
A correspondent tours the famed salt mines near Zipaquirá, Colombia, describing salt production methods, village huts, and daily life. The piece covers mining techniques, a shrine carved in salt, panoramic views of the Bogotà plain, and a hospitable stay at Juratena with detailed meals and local customs.
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Tocota
Colombia
Zipaquira
Bogota
South America
Lot
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Ophelia
Juratena
Evening in Bethany At a Glimpse of Paradise
In a Bethany salon the guests enjoy orange and banana threshing and music as a bereaved Mary mourns Lazarus. Ariella and Baruch pass through sorrow toward a sheltering act for Zahara, a palace fugitive, while Martha and Mary confront loss and duty.
Star Core Deen Inn Offers Rooms From One Dollar
When visiting New York, stay at the Star Core Deen Inn, the most central option blending American and European plans. Rooms start at one dollar.
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New York
Starcore Deen Eee
Concluding Chapters by Phelps and Ward in Dispatch
The Dispatch presents the concluding chapters by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps and Reverend Herbert D. Ward. The contributors discuss themes from The Gates Ajar and related works, shaping a final installment with reflective commentary.
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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Waiting for the Master in Bethany Or Mary’s Quiet Grief
In this chapter fragment Jesus faces questions about his courage and timing as Lazarus lies dead. Mary withdraws from public sight while Mary and Martha contend with doubt and the arrival of Amelia, who offers a rare moment of comfort amid the mournful household. The scene probes faith, risk, and intimate friendship in a tense Bethany moment.
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Jesus of Nazareth
Bethany
Malachi
Jesus
Mary
Abraham
Jericho
Martha
Hichway
Amelia
Arieiia
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Casement
Amanon
Estable
Europe
Ley
Anar
Holando
Alrics
Surace
Signs OF Life Agatn
Bantu
Malinga
Pms
Baumfunu
Himalayas
Thelr
London Saturday Review
Santander
Mother Earth
Quinta
Bogota Plain
Nemacon
Sepo
Jerusalem
Brian
Simon the Leper
Ariella
Baruch
Paradise
Amos
Gethsemane
Nazarene
Enoch
Barach
Lazarus
Marths
Annas
Anella
Aniella
Lexzarus
Ethel Time F Grist
Herbert D. Ward
Dore
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