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tion prohibiting white men from owning any land. 
They were afraid that the white man would run 
them out. They want his money, hut do not 
want him. * I think that • he will eventually be 
allowed to buy land there. They want and must 
have industries and railroads there; therefore some 
person must furnish the capital. Africa is a beau- 
tiful and wealthy country. I think the African 
mind is susceptible of the highest forms of educa- 
tion. Of course, all people in warm countries 
suffer from the heat, but they are not necessarily 
incapable of an advanced degree of culture. Africa 
will be civilized by religion, commerce, and poli- 
tics. The means of commuuication with the 
outside world are increasing all the time. It only 
takes fifteen days from Monrovia to England.” 
AN IMAGE — -MOHAMMEDAN. 
We are all in very good health this morning. 
Miss Beeken, Mr. Campbell, and myself left here 
on the 2d for Eotufunk. I spent the night with 
Richard Caulker, at Tangahnahma (that is, sweet 
cassava). Miss Beeken went on and slept at Ca- 
nolo (that means, under a sassy-tree). Next day 
at 8:00 p. m. we were at Rotufunk. At night we 
had a very interesting meeting. The Mohamme- 
dans were having a big meeting also. It is a fast- 
month with them. They must fast until they see 
