Advice

CAPE TOWN OF TODAY. 775

tain, the streams on the northern slopes being collected in large reservoirs from which the water is conveyed in cast-iron pipes for miles to the city reservoirs. Cape Town boasts of one of the most beautiful city halls in the world. It is

located in Darling Street just opposite the parade ground and is 130 feet long by 62 feet in breadth and 55 feet to the square, and construct- ed of grey granite, trimmed with a white, soft stone HH^HHH .'"

which gives it a very pictur- City Hall, Cape Town. esque appearance. The illustration shows Table Mountain in the background with a snow-white cloud— known as the "Table Cloth." Cape Town is truly a metropolitan city, and all the fashions of New York, London and Paris can be seen at evening prom- enades, reminding one of our own crowded streets at conference times. There are many other grand and expensive buildings which adorn this important sea-port town, among which are several life insurance buildings of American companies. Of course, the prevailing customs here are English. I trust what has been said will serve to show that African cities are modern and up-to-date, rivaling those found in other new countries. Woodstock, Cape Colony, Africa.

ADVICE. Let not the keenness of your mental vision become dulled by the use of tea, coffee, tobacco and alcoholic stimulants. Do not let them dam up the stream of pure thought, but let it flow on and on unceasingly! Let not selfishness for personal gain control your sense of justice. Do not hazard your opinion on a matter until you have thoroughly examined the subject from the standpoint of reason, logic, and the stern rules of good, common sense. George W. Crocheron.