Nearer home, we turn to one whom all South Africans are proud of, and we would say to Paul Kruger, “Great old man, first but not last of South Africa’s great line of rulers, you have shown us you could fight for freedom; show us you can win peace. On the foot of that great statue which in the future the men and women of South Africa will raise to you let this stand written: ‘This man loved freedom, and fought for it; but his heart was large; he could forget injuries and deal generously.’” And to our fellow Dutch South Africans, whom we have learnt to love so much during the time of stress and danger, we would say: “Brothers, you have shown the world that you know how to fight; show it you know how to govern; forget the past; in that Great Book which you have taken for your guide in life, turn to Leviticus, and read there in the 19th chapter, 34th verse: ‘But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’” Be strong, be fearless, be patient. We would say to you in the words of the wise dead President of the Free State which have become the symbol of South Africa, “_Wacht een beetje, alles zal recht kom._” (Wait a little, all will come right.) On our great African flag let us emblazon these words, never to take them down, “FREEDOM, JUSTICE, LOVE”; great are the two first, but without the last they are not complete. Olive Schreiner, 2 Primrose Terrace, Berea Estate, Johannesburg, June, 1899. South African Republic. FOOTNOTES: [A] Ondergedrukt--oppressed. [B] Trekked--moved, traveled. [C] Written on 24th May, 1899. HISTORY OF BOHEMIA, by Robert H. Vickers, 8vo, Cloth with map and illustrations, $3.50 Endorsed by the Bohemians of America, through their national organization, as the most complete, accurate, and sympathetic narrative of their country’s history in English. In the compilation of his stirring narrative Mr. Vickers has availed himself largely of material derived from native sources, and he deserves the thanks of English-reading students for having compressed so much substance into a single book.--_The Nation._ Mr. Vickers has rendered a great service to Bohemia in this work, and has evidently spared no pains to make it valuable.--_Boston Herald._ As a contribution to general historical literature, Mr. Vickers’ volume is an important event.--_Chicago Evening Post._ Robert H. Vickers has rendered a lasting service to the Bohemian residents in America. * * * The body of the work bears every evidence of being a thorough and valuable contribution to Bohemian history. It is a work which fills a field hitherto altogether unoccupied.--_Chicago Evening Journal._