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like Berlin and Vienna, made him an Honorary
Member of their largest associations; and best of
all, he says: “The government of the United
States has crowned my success with its official
approval, and the unanimous vote of thanks passed
in both Houses of the Legislature has made me
proud for life of the expedition and its achieve-
ments.”

Mr. Stanley is now back in Africa again; and
under the International African Association, with
Leopold the Second, king of the Belgians at its
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the Congo, or Livingstone River, inland, in order to
open the country to trade and civilization. He
has established five trading stations already, the

last about five hundred miles from the coast.

De Brazza, in the interest of France, has at-
tempted to forestall Stanley by gaining possession
of the territory, but the latter has won the nativer
to his side, and has virtual control of the whole
Congo route. Africa will have a great future,

doubtless, and the boy of the Welsh poor-house,
by his indomitable will and courage, has hastened
the day by many and many a year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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By Sarau K. Boron.

VI.
JOHNS HOPKINS.

E are living in an age of remarkable wealth,

and remarkable business successes, and of

Ft gee remarkable gift-giving and benefactions.
r. Otis of Connecticut gives a million dollars to
carry the gospel to the heathen; Mr. Slater, of the
same State, a million to educate the colored people

at the South; Mr. Durant a million to Wellesley
College for the education of young women;
Leonard Case, of Cleveland, Ohio, a million anda
half to a School of Science; Mr. Rich two millions
to Boston University, where young women share
equally with young men the benefits of higher
education.

But Johns Hopkins gave more than all these
princely men to found in Baltimore the University
and Hospital which bears hisname. When asked