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!000000Q0000000000000000m00000000000000000m000000000OC4 TERRORS OF WE$T AFRICA.'
4 Connfbal. Macre S ieties, 000 of
Which Has Been Broken Utz.
For centuries the dreaded ;Leopard
Society, s secret murder organization,
has terrorized Sierra Leone, now ons
of Great Britain's richest possessions
on the west coast of Africa. Every
white roan who has set foot on those
hostile shores has lived in hourly:
dread of their infamous secret socie. +
ties, whose practices include canna•
I.P3ri-c e, - !R;ale balism and human sacrifices, but, at
last, mainly through the courage of
+" II f i14:I s Sir William Brantford, chief j most i of the Gold Coast, one of the t aI
3 powerful and mysterious of these so•
ofeties, the Leopards, has been brokers I
up and dispersed, One hundred of its
members were brought to trial, fA .of
them were hanged and the rem4der
sentenoed to long terms rf imprison•
$15 0 S k fJy
The Leopards gat their name from
00 toc 0 no*K err
oti,
Winghatti the fact that when they seized their
victims for sacrifice they covered
themselves with leopard skins. !mi.
tating the roar of a leopard, they
would spring- upon their victim and
&S
• plunge into eaoside of his thro -
IN
THE
three-pronged fork. Theneertsin pa
xis
of the body, such as a Ieg, a hand
and the heart, were taken for "julu," +i
or fetish purposes, and the rest of his
body was eaten.
While most of the victims were kill.'
1 ed to provide human flesh for the se•
cret rites of the society, any member
rthern r� a- p, of the society who wished to rid him,
self of an enemy lay in ambush for
e Nohim, and rushing upon him, clawed
him to death and then retired to the
bush, when he feasted upon the dead
body Then he would go to the dead
man's town and walk off with his
„ women and children and other posi
sessions, and no one would dare mo+
• lest him for fear of 'being likewise
clawed to death and eaten t
Stock must be slau tere in, t One of the many peculiar customs o!
�Vo�t o to he Leopards was that the latest mem.EveryI�olla�'sEntireslaughtered ber must provide the body of a relative
for the entertainment of the other
Thirty �• . members. A ane berothi of one of theseaysocieties thinks nothing d! saorificin
a son or a daughter, hence sacrificlS
cannibalism is always "breaking out;
and the European Governments have
not
a out all
oe human murder societies.
e
Several leopard societies for mangy
stock re ardless O cost years held tongs dances, at which the(�'j � [��C tO clear .out dieEnti*JLA;, regardless 17►7 cost. medicine men pointed out their enc.
We have �t✓t� �-a y��O y mfes and delivered them u for hu=
.man sacrifices, but the British Gov4
• ° •eTnment
• • a cieven-though abolished
such
practices, v nthough t hadEverylling
goes
aarice -`half—price or ess• heretofore been unable to disband the
societies themselves.
With the doing away of the Leo,,
ards Sierra Leone for the first time ia'
IS WILL BE ONE SEA of BARGAINS. hundreds of years is fres from the
Positively no Reserve. THIS 'terror which menaced it.
Regimental Colors,
The colors of the British army are
made of silk, with gold -fringed edges,
and cords and tassels of crimson and
gold, mounted on a staff 8 feet T,
inches Iong.
To ensure their absolute correctness
in matters,of detail and pattern, an
official of the Heralds' College acts
as "Inspector of Colors," He has to
furnish drawings and designs, and is
responsible that no unauthorized dei
parture is made from them.
Every infantry battalion, says Thd
Evening Standard, has two colors--
The Whole Stock must Be Turned Into Cash By Sept. 15the Tithe ging and `the regimental
The farmer s always of the same pat=
tern, and shows the Union Jack oto
a blue ground, while the latter has
it wreath of roses, shamrocks, and
thistles, with the regiment's mottai
The people of this country have never heard of such a sale Read every word of the Bargains on this bill, and come and crest, surrounded by a list of the =
pp I various battles in which it has taken
We know of here _expecting to f ind ten times as many more. 'You will part.
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yy'o have. pl? xxned ,for these ..thirty days. ___here ...y. J Regimental colors are no longer
'. . carried into action, but are now left
only one way to turn this stock into. money in this short not be IUY a , �ul� t :.._� .� �. y _ �� y behind at headquartp 4 when a battal-
• ! +�•'�• ��`�� been theerule since h Boer War z~
time. That's what we have got to do and we have cut Chase the hens around ; Eggs 21 c: Bring in all the eggs 1881. A couple of ye*rs earlier two
the prices less than half. On $will be as good as two. you can beg, borrow or ' steal. They are worth 21 c per doz. young officers of the South Wales Bor.
Everyone from far and near will get this of a life time deters were killed while endeavoring
to prevent the colors, of which they'
.. here and with goods almost given away. Can you afford had of the enemyfrom fatithe into
e tle of
to buy .at your own prices, We positively will not remove to miss this chance ? Isandhlwana.
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on $ worth- t1i
s s►to�'k• Weardale a Chef.
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Dig up your $$, they will make you rich now. 'set your Lord Weardale, who was head of the
WHO WE ARE. --..Our business 1S to close! out stocks to British Peace Centenary delegation, is
of goods for less money than it cost . the man that i very amiable and popular personalr
turn goods into money to wind up estates.We have been fty. He has the unassuming manner
• made them. se the naval man, n e youth he
served as a "middy" on the Sutlej, the
hired to sell without reserve every $ worth of Shock in this q flagship of the Pacific Squadron, and
lr�c for your Butter traveled to many strange places. Leav-
store by Sept. 15th. We have .agreed to do this in 30 days. Churn twice a day and on Sunday. ing the navy as became a civil enol•
You know what that means --WE'LL GIVE, THE GOODS and bargains like thee. Did you ever hear of ANYTHING neer, and was associated for years with
Sir John Fowler, the engineer who
built the famous Forth Bridge.
AWAY. LIKE IT ? Lord Weardale, like Lord es, for he
j� has pronounced literary tastes, for he
comes of a literary family. His father
/`'! was Lord Stanhope, a well-knoivn man
Put a team iM the democrat and bang the fanuly out* • • • • • : Get busy; that means you. A few •prices On Dr CiiOodS re letters, and at one time Under Sea-
L !' .7 f retary for Foreign Affairs, and as a
Clothing, Shoes, Groceries and Crockery. boy Lord Weardale met such eminent
authors as Macaulay, Tiiackeay and
Dickens. His lordship is a very weal=
thy man, and the possessor of innum=
erable art treagutes. Moreover, be en -
26 to 40 Per Cent:, off all fancy Dishes, plain Dishes, ,40 �` « 21ic 9c Flannelette ......61C 16o Cretonne ........,110 Chow Chow, ..... d Pickles and Walnuts, 3 joys the reputation of being the best
•••••.• .............•..•.•......... bottles for , , ,26e private chef in London. ;
Lamps and Bedroom Sita. ,25 �+ a .,... .........................168 ,.......,............
20 Per Cent. d all Boots and Shoes, 2 Boxes Royal Yeast Cakes ...................4......4 Be 2b Per Cent. off all Cut Glass. Stylish Suits From Seaweed.
Alluver Laces, Bilks, Sateens and Velveteens at 2 Boxes Pearline................. .......................... Bc 20 Lbs. best Granulated Sugar for.....,.........#1.00 According to late scientific reports,'
Rugs and Carppts, Lace and Chenille Curtains, wholesale' ,trees. All other Groceries reduced.
less ,hoax makeria' prices. 4 Boxes Corn lStarch•••....."`............•.....4.••••••250 the time is not long distant when sea.
12?e Ribbons, all shades, at ........................... 8c, 4 Bottles Extract •26e 350 Caehmere Sox for. .........,.............260 weed will be offered by fashionable
A!1 $ Overalls an4 Spxocks at ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,•,,,,,.780 ..... 210 G Pkgs. Diamond Dye......................... .. .260 It it ...., dressmakers as a valuable substitute
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All §125 Over-Mle 4pd Smogs at..............01.05 4 and be Baby Ribbon Velat vet
. ......., 260 .................................... '4.150 a for velvet, silks, linens and mush ei
2 Dnz Envelopes s for,..................... • • • • • • • • •• 4 fair Cotton Box260 'Already in Australia a cloth is being
In fact all Silk and Velvet Ribbons at less thin p260
60 1 en`s and Boys' Suits to clear at 1141 Price cost. 10 Bars Soap for .................................•...... boo UnderwFar for ............... ......... .............. 38c made from the same weed, which dif=
100 pair Corset% regular ..r;ce hoe to I. a— 3 Cans 8a)mon for ...... ................•.............250 26o School Bags for ....................... .... ,.......... 180 fern, however, a little from our so-
GFlovep, aioslory, Cottons, Towellings, Cartains, 3 Cans Corn for .................. 250 boo School Bags for „•360 called seaweed. It is extracted from
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8 Cans Peas for ................•........................ Men's $1,00 Shirt for .....,...760 the bottom h sea, lakes and rivers,
All .aces apd B.,tnbrpiderles going at less than Table Linens, Table Oilcloths, and a thousand ”" """""'•""' and is thought to have undergone for
makers' priftaa, ether things must go at some price. 15c Can Tomatoes for ...................,......,......,..100 7bo Sbirt for..••..•.•..4....f,..•.........h,.,,............600 c� Iong periods of time a certain chem'.
7 ]tars Comfort Soap„,,Y.Y...YY.,Y.•,.,IY•I1.......1250 Boo Shirt for . 4 .... ...........•..4.,..,..,....,........••..380 cal action in the depth of the. sea:
$1.26 Dress goods at....................................750 280 Cottonade at...19e Boo Cott.anade at ... 22o B Doz. Clothes Pins...................... 4:............... 50 boo Cuff Buttons for ....,...,. ,.....,,..,,......,..,,.30e In Labrador and many of the col
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61 It„,4........................500 250 Denim aof clothing and food.
t ,.....180 16o Shirting at......121 American Oil, per ga110n......�..,......,..........•,....180 Joe Collar Buttons for •,...............................060 countries it Serves a double parpa$e
.76 it « ....................................428 12�e Shirting St ...... 100 15o Flannelette ....... 110 350 a,nd "400 Brooms for ................................. 250 150 Collars ...,,,.. .,,4.. , ......I......,..................:100 ;
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................. ........ ........3bo 12je Flannelette •..Joe 100 Flannelette.,.... 8e Best Vinegar, per gallon ,....,..,....,.,......,.........300 Ifeu's $2,50 Low $hoe for .......................... $1.26 Child bled of Sehile bacay. i
'A child of eight has died from senile
decay in London, Eng. A doctor told
the coroner that the boy, suffered from,
Owing to the tremendous gush we find it absolutely necessary to ,ease [i�r Moro �t � �aach er{%ening to prepare for” next disease of the valves of the heart, con-
gestion of the brain and considerable
hemorrhage, all consistent with 6x -
Jay's `husiness� Store v open � �, � each day trema old age. "A case of excessively,
premature senile decay, observed thei
coroner, and the doctor agreed. V
. _..:,. .�m natured eau
_ verdict of death from ees�
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was_returned4�, � _ .. .
Selling oath T`ak'e waxox early and often. Everything must go. • More nest Selling out the ,. fdl.r' Works lapa. i
Murray morning, Aug. 16, when the clock strikes +sight•
t'G'ork, ideally, bbotild bo congenfel«
frtiltful, and the tvol-ket awarb of 198
words to ti o� *orld. Nobody Vorks �
BOISKOPPfan300P eP oy
ern erage Obill
harder than the idlek 1�i h
hands the dire teak of lcftitg , e.
1l1s the ding this with
it stm la oa of'#y, fie "
ails the day 'rtltlx ft ee>kibldktde gf`.'ttotiY«
Stocks Stocks itlr and while guatvfntf at lilt tof:e it
Breakers of a gh Prt "t a but lot t"Iof ft f
ttat►,irpoc,tf►olt► bi' sirs +oo�� . _