Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1891 — Good Quali ies In an African King. [ARTICLE]

Good Quali ies In an African King.

King Khama, of Bangwato, Bechu- 1 analand. Africa, is one of the most| noted rulers in the dark continent. A long time ago he adopted the Christian faith, and lives consistently with his belief. He cultivates the friendship of the whites and encourages their influence in his country. Knowing the evils of strong drink he prohibits its entry into his dominions and is thus doing much to detach from civilization one of its greatest evils. As an instance of his energy it may be said that; in the fall of 1889 he moved the town of ShoshoDg, with its population of 30,009 souls, to a more favorable site.l The new town is called Palapye and is twenty square miles in area. King Khama’s peopfe are prosperous ana happy.