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must break down and clear away those accumu¬ 
lations on dogs’ elbows and hocks if we would 
get at the real cause and remove it. A solution 
of sulphurated potash, mollified by glycerine, an¬ 
swers very well in the majority of cases. Space 
forbids a description of some other forms of 
eczema known by quite other names. 
THE PRESIDENT’S PLANS. 
While President Roosevelt’s plans for his 
African hunting trip have not been completed 
and will not be fully determined upon for several 
months, some general idea of his expedition was 
gained by the Times’ Washington correspond¬ 
ent from Bishop Joseph C. Hartsell, for twelve 
years in charge of the Methodist Church in 
Africa, who spent some time with the President 
and talked over this subject, in addition to dis¬ 
cussing the work of the missionaries in Africa. 
The general route to be taken by the Presi¬ 
dent when he reaches Africa will be from Alex¬ 
andria by steamer, probably of the German East 
African Line, through the Suez Canal, across 
the Red Sea, and down the east coast to the 
port of Mombasa, the capital of British East 
Africa. There the outfit of the expedition 
which has been purchased in London will be 
assembled and shipped by rail to Lake Victoria 
Nyanza. 
The President and his party will make this 
trip to Lake Victoria Nyanza by rail, stopping 
off at various points along the route to make 
hunting excursions into the interior, away from 
the railway. The country traversed by the rail¬ 
way is of the wildest sort, and all kinds of big 
game can be found. The real activities of the 
expedition will not begin, however, until the 
party reaches the plateau of Uganda after 
crossing Lake Victoria Nyanza, where abounds 
game to be found nowhere else in the world. 
It is not known exactly how long the President 
will remain in this region. 
When the homeward trip begins the party 
will, strike out along the headwaters of the 
White Nile, following the stream down to 
Khartoum and thence to Cairo. 
The President’s party is to consist of his son 
Kermit, who is to be the official nhotographer 
of the expedition, and two naturalists from the 
National Museum. No other persons will be 
taken from this country. When he reaches 
Africa he will employ natives and guides. A 
ca«-ivan will be organized for the trip from the 
railway terminus in Uganda to the Nile. The 
naturalists will prepare such specimens as it 
is thought the National Museum will want, and 
these will be shipped immediately to the United 
States. Whether Mrs. Roosevelt will meet the 
President at Khartoum will not be definitely 
decided until the trip is begun, or perhaps not 
until time for the President’s party to reach 
Khartoum. 
During the entire trip the President will be 
on English territory, and the English officials 
along the route will do everything in their 
power to assist the party. The President has 
had correspondence with some of these officials, 
who have given him valuable information and 
advice. It has not been decided yet what route 
the President will take in crossing the Atlantic. 
A BELLIGERENT PLOVER. 
An interesting duel between a plover and 
magpie, and afterward between the same plover 
and a terrier, was witnessed recently at Ponthis, 
near Newport. The plover, whose nest had 
been attacked by the magpie, defended it pluck- 
ily, at times literally screaming with rage, and 
the intruder being ultimately driven off. In 
the second contest a terrier wandered in the 
vicinity of the nest, but the plover swooped 
down and pecked viciously at its neck. The 
startled . animal, unaware of the source of at¬ 
tack, still wandered about, and the plover got 
in a second peck. This time the terrier saw 
the plover and jumped, but failed to catch it. 
The duel continued until the terrier was almost 
exhausted.—Shooting Times. 
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