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Show Slanlry Didn't Tulul. At au informal reception held after Henry M. Stanley's lecture in Scrautou tho other evening a gentleman gen-tleman remarked to the explorer: "Onoof the things in your book, 'In Darkest Africa,' that impresstd me mo-t was your vivid account of the sufferings of your party In 'Starvation 'Starva-tion Camp,' but one thing I never could understand. Wlin your men were dying for want of food why didn't they fish, since Uiey were so near thu river?" Mr. Stanley's Stan-ley's fare was a study. He looked at his qurstiontras if Jazcd by a blow. '-Why," he exclaimed, and then hesitated In evident surprise aud consternation for several moments; "Why, I don't believe anyone ever thought of it?" His questioner Ihereuion suggested that the next time ho formed an exploring explor-ing party he should take a Yankee with him. liotlon Ixt. |