Show LECTURE the first lecaire of the course to be given in dignan s hall under the AU ot the ladies of the congregational society will be delivered evening jtb by rev D L leonard of salt like city subject africa mr leonard presents a graphic description of the darl continent using maps to set forth its beneral features this lecture when given in silt lake city excited great interest ahe salt gives the following 1 he lecture on africa was such a a presentation as the careful leading and studa of years could render possible it was not only highly instruct e being packed full of valuable information in i agard to the physical features productions and explorations of the country but it was entertaining also rendered so by maps and an occasional touch ot humor aleca was shown to bo the second continent in size being only surpassed by asia lying under the equator it i also the hottest continent being is and penetrated by fow bays or navigable river it is the most un cnown of continents there is a rough resemblance between this vast continental mas and an inverted saucer A bolder of low land is found on every side next to the sea which rises gradually till a rim of mountains is reached and within this nm lies the central coition poi tion an immense plateau containing a collosie coll osil lake system with a dense forest extending across which shado off into openings and these into griss landi and these into deserts is the homo of the lion the zebra the gioffe the crocodile the locust the tsetse fly fatal to all domestic animals and monkeys in rich variety and abundance here too is the boa bah tho greatest ot hiees the largest gerthing girthing gir thing feet the population n about mostly black but only about two thirds the dwarfs ar among the most degraded of human kind the continent groans under thice curses continua Conti nuu war polygamy and the slave trade the utah attempts to multiply wives are most puny in comparison for your african of high degre enious from to 5 partners of his bodom tho sp iler gave vivid accounts of the method of slave catching also the marvels of nature displayed on the con and the various attempts made by explorers to penetrate its mysteries masteries mas teries this lecture and those which shall follow in the cannot fail to in terest and benefit the community A course of lectures each winter would greatly advance the intellectual ann lege of our town future attempts will depend in i measure on the success of this tickets are to bo sold at 50 cents for a single lecture 1 50 for the course of five lectures family tickets if desired will be sold at reduced rates doors opan at 7 lecture at 7 30 |