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Mahdi on the banks OF the Nile and
forced upon the ngiish their costls.
Egyptian caulpaigns.
The present Senussi Mahdi is the
third OF his line. the brotherhood hav-
ing been founded some fifty years ago.
and, like his predecessors. the present
Supreme Sheik OF the SeHussi contents
himself with being q recruiting SCR
geant, but recruiting sergeant on a
magnificent scale. It is estimated that
during the last decade ten million
fetch AMI yoodoo worshIpers OF the
Soudan have joined the brotherhood
while the number OF once passive Mo-
ha .n7ledans who hays entered the mill
tant order is said by those most COM
pctent to juc Sc TO be quite beys,nd the
realm Of cool-acaGel calculation
With all this wonderful increase in
numbers and the consequent accession
at wealth tho brethren OF the Scnussi
have made no move which would indi-
cate what their purpose is. so far a.
the outside world can judge. the mes
sage OF the Senussi Mafdi to his bretn-
rem is simply the injunction to or
ganize and got together. Why?
why? ?" time and again ,he French ad-
mtnistrators OF Algeria and Tunis have
asked, but up to the present no other
answer has been forthcoming than that
1T Is good for brethren to get together
and live In harmony, which, OF course,
no one can deny, not even the French
officials. who. being decidedly human.
would like to see indefinitely prolonged
the era of tribal wars and family feuds
along the Soudsn frontier. by which
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shrcwd observers tHat The revival Of
sought after along political rather than
doctrinal lines Until quite recently
isnstiie secte were being. 1t is thought,
rccDnciied by the agency OF secret So
cIetes az which the Semitic races seem
10 have the gift rathar than by that
form of creed carpentry and splicing
which has SO many votarios In the
Western world. The asents OF thcse
socictiea. while tile time foao-cd words
OF the prophef arc ever on their lips.
dangers to which arc exposed the few
still retain TO go nc degrees their liberty
World power
of tlicss aoc;sties tie most remark
able Of which We hayc anything ap-
proar,ling certain knowladgc is the
brotherhood Of the 5enussl and its
Branches. wllovc work. while not con-
fined to that continent, .ias undoubtedly
been most succe zaful In Africa.
The Mahdi OF the senussi dwells in
southern Tripoli. and an interesting ac-
count of visit to his shrine by a
learned Tunislan scribe was published
eighteen months ago. The present
Mahdi Is. from this account. and know
OF no other. well posse patient nlan.
not only we'll vorsnd In Koranic law,
but fully apprecaiive Of the modern
r,il'tary axiom that victory belongs to
the biggest battalions. His tactics arc
very different fso~l those Of that insane.
Baggara Arab who proclaimed himself
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France. in increase of territory AT least.
has so greatly prohted.
into these regions. once SO lawless,
the French Government has in the last
decade openly and secretly dispatched
many military and scientiGc expedi-
tions. which have undeniahly added
greatly to the sum total of the world S
knowledge of little known tr.oes and
long unvisited desert reaches. But II,
as it undoubtedly does. a semblance
of law and order prevails where once
turbulence and crime We're rampant.
credit should be given. and Is as gen.
eral rule given In generous n-ee5ure.
by the French explorers TO the Senussi
bYeri ren, who know these lands long
wholly lost to civilization as they know
the palms of their hapas.
The ScnuSsi missionary goes TO his
labor without long preparation and the
costly outfit of his rival evangelist, the
preacher of other gospels and other
civilizations. OF theology he has
learned the fatiha and the five indis-
pensable prayers, In genealogy he is
strong and can recite the peoigree OF
the Prophet; and, of course, being a
zeaiot. he loves to dwell upon that
ramihcation of the family ,ree by means
of which. truly or falsely / do not
know, the Senussi Mahdi is proved to
be a descendant of the Prophet, and
consequently 1t is claimed that he. as
well as large number of his ,eading
sheiks, have, the exalted If net quite
divine blood OF the eonquering SAserifs
coursing through their VEINS.
The term OF service of the Senussi
missionary knows no limitations of
time or place. He goes into the desert
places for life. Until some jealous
convert gives him a better mount he
rides away from the mud built senussi
shrine upon some broken-down camel
which has been discarded by the COM
Inereial caravans. And as he enters
the bad lands of the fierce tribes who
have fallen away from the Moslenl
faith or who have always been ad-
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brilliant humming birds dart from
flower TO Hover: the incessant insect-
like note of the honey creepcrs issues
from every tree anil Oh every hand the
sweet and plaintive notes of vireo or
grosbeak and the merry song of warb-
lers. remind the visitor OF spring days
in the North.
hidden among crcepors and flower
ing vines and orchids near the eastern
gate is the little ofice OF the curator
of the station. Near the office ssre the
orchid sheds and seed frames Oiled
with host Of rare and lovely forms
while just beyond are the fruit and
spice nurseries. stretching away in or
deriy plats toward the glope Of Morne
Bruce to the south.
Here long beds OF choice varieties of
pineapples are followed by orchards of
cftron. lemon. grape fruit. oranges.
lines and tangerines, all loaded with
their yellow or golden fruit. Beyond
these are the nutmeg groves, GOV cred
meath scattered with the opened pods
and glossy black nuts in their vermii-
ion lace work OF mace. After the nut ,
megs, cinnamon. cloves and allsuice are
passed and one enters the shadow Of
cacao groves. the sturdy trunks decor
ased at With the tiny star shaped flowers,
r'arance where the huge red and yell
low pods hang directly from the trunks
and branches Of the trees. A little far,
ther and the mountain side Is reached,
and passing along its base toward the
east the pathway enters the shade of
rubber balsan eof tolu, mango, sapo-
dilio and teak trees. Here, too, Is 4
wonderful hedge OF vanilla four hum
dred feet in length.
At every turn new or curious tree
or shrub or plant greets one; curious
pawpaws, odd cacti dagger laaved
aloes and yuccas. spiny neacias Christ
mas Island pines, huge tree ferns and
swollen trunked baobabs attract the
attention at every step. At last after
wandering for all too short time in
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ner throughout the world just at
present we would have nothing but
the most indirect and distant relations
had not the overworked Senate COM
mittee accepted two million Atohamme-
dams along with the Treaty of Paris.
and behold, they are ours to have and
to hold er to let go. but how? oh,
there's the rub, and many solid boy,
sons of Senator c4ioms constituents
in> Illinois who. have always voted
right may Yet die lighting against the
green banner of Islam in Mindanao and
Jolo--because the Senators We're. so
generous as not to look gift horse
in the mouth
The world of Islam does not take the
white world into its confidence The
followers of the Prophet arc close
mouthed as well as stiff neck ed gem
GRAFTON. The Moslem press in so far as
it may be said to exist, is confined TO
few organs Of the Young Turks, or
the Neo- Egyptians. and the editors and
writer's for these more or less fugi-
tive sheets are large Europeanized and
wholly cStranged from the vital forces
OF the Moiianmedan creed So from
this quarter Illuminating indiscretions
can not be expected. That something
has happened In the world of the
Prophet and that > change has come
over its once fetalistic attitude, and
that something still more menacing to
the peace of the white and Christian
races. is suggested in every line of
Lord Cromer's report 10 his Majesty's S
government in regard to the recent at
tScks upon. and in one instance at
least. tho murder Of British officers by
the Egyptian fellah,
Think cf it if You can. and explain It
away il YOU may. fhe Egyptian fellah.
downtrodden and bent to the ground
with centuries OF oppression and cen
turies OF practical slavery has inspired
by the propa ganda OF Pan-Islamisn
dared to raise his head and hand and
rain nurderous blows upon his present
easy. and. as many think. his veiy ben
eso.en' boss. the British officer
To those who witnessed the crinafng
attitude toward his protector which
marked the Egyptian of ten years ago
no Testimony further than that fur
nishRd in these murderous attacks Is
necessary to prove that there Is some-
thing astir in Islam. and. while world
war. provoked by the men who once
again would fight under the green
banners of the Prophet and the con-
uuering ealiphs. may be but the specter
of heated imagination. 1t is evident
that the English statesmen and ad-
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footpath. separated from the station
wall BY masses Of flaming crotons.
palms, SCARLET hibiscus and a thousand
other shrubs and plants wonderful for
form or beauty. Behind the clubhouse
is little depression. surrounded and
enbowered with tall. graceful eucaIyp-
tus. long lcaved pines and cIumps of
featilery bamboos forty feet or more in
height.
Along every pathway are beds OF
gorgeous Towering plants and shrubs.
variegatcd leaved crotons and rare
cacti and sunhobias.
More wonderful than anything else to
the average Northerner is the innpmer-
able wealth and variety OF the palms.
Slender. graceful betel palms: broad :
leaved fan palms; stiff enthusiastically.
spine covered groo-g gross delicate CO.
coas and myriad other varieties bor-
der the pathway or are scattered in
artistic groups about the lawns. Here,
also, is the remarkable travellers palm
of Madagascar. from which the hungry
or thirsty traveller draws a refreshing,
milklike liquid. while close by we may
wonder at the majestic TALBOT palm,
which grows steadily for thirty fiv e
years and then. sending forth a huge
eandels brumlil<e flower, dies and with
ers until I'm o few short weeks the
beautiful growth Of the score and a
half of years is naught but a mass of
decayiHg vegetation.
Passing toward the west gate one
notes splendid group OF screw pines
and some fine specimens of the curious
cannon ball tree with its globular,
hard-shelled fruit hanging in clusters
from its trunk or lying about at it's
base and looking for all the world like
rusty old cannon balls.
Here and there a royal poinciana
dazzleS with It's mass of flame rod
bloom: the penetrating. overpowerine g
sweetness OF the ylang-ylang ladens
the air. or the brilliant blue fruit of
the bead tree arrests the attention by
its artificial appearance.
Back and forth across the pathway
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mih.5t-si7;' 10 com, in closesI teucii
'''ti tha ..g tide o. Mohamnied2n :
ism are quite justified in concluding. as
they have dona unanimously. whether
their post Of duly is In nearby Egypi
or Tar away Bornen from which almost
Continental island our Moro fellow cit
izens receive their political pabulum
and religious instruction). that the
feeling of solidarity and fraternity be-
tween the different sects and races of
Islam is greater today than at any time
since the declaration Of the great
schism which In the bloody festival Of
the tragedy Of Hussein and Hassan the
Persians still celebrate with such CORY,
nausea ting detail.
While the church of Islam is divided
into quite many sects and cpngrega-
tions. not living in perfect harmony the
one with the other. as Is the case in the
Christian church. it is noticed by
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BEAUTY OF a FLONE2INd EDEN or THE ANTI

N OMlN1tA. or sabbath Island, is
the most beautiful OF all the
Antilles. with cloud -draps 81
Rouptaips, clothed to their very
susiaiiss wi4i Inxuriant vegetation.
vaterfsiss springing from dense YER
du~e 10 fan in crystal pools hundred
feef below. and richly colored lime and
cacae plantations breaking the monot-
on. Of forest and hiH
Beautiful as is the island itself, by
far the most lovely spot upon the fer
tile soil is the botanic station in the
town Of Roseau. This tropical para-
disc is about fve minutes walk from
the landing pier and occupies some
fifty acres on the eastern borders OF
the town. Passing through the north-
erR gate Of the station. between stoae
walls glorious in a mantle of puroIe
~--0 gainvillea and shaded by tie
pinmelike leaves Of magnificent at-
talea. palms. one passes along a grassy
roadway between rows of graceful
royal palms.
ON either hand broad. veIvety lawns
stretch away broken here and there i,-
enormous beds Of palms and palnieftos.
messed IN dense groups OF rare and
beautiful species. while scattered about
in clusters or rows are a bewifdersng
variety OF palms, wonderful cicads and
Towering trees and shrubs
At the top OF q small rise the grassy
avenue divides and circles around a
group of shaded seats, half hidden By
a circle OF Washington palms From
here the road runs east and west to
the two other gates Of the station
To the east OF this central space is a
fne cricket pitch. with a pretty bum
galow clubhouse with the seats for
spectators shaded by wide branching
acacias
Beyond the cricket ground runs a
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M r HEN Lord Cromer. no sensa-
M tionalist by the way, but the
w conservative administrator of
Egypt FOR the last twenty
years. spoke of the possibility Of a
Mohenamedan uprising throughout the
world he raised another foreign ques-
ton and pitchforked more trouble upon
the foreign relations committee of our
Senate for which at least senator Cul-
lon. who likes not these foreign issues.
will be FAR from grateful
A few years ago when the senator
from Illinois was a younger but no
more vigorous man thaa he is today.
the duties Of the foreign relations COM
mittee were pleasant and platonic. in
those grand old days ali we had to do
was 10 sympathize with the Greeks. the
Mesieans. the Italians or the Hun
gsrians, whichever people for the mo-
meat was engaged upon struggle for
liberty, or thought they were and the
sonorous speeches in the senate. of
course. did not prevent US from selling
ammunition to both parties to the
struggle at the highes: prices we couid
get But today things are different,
and only penur;ous committee on
appropriations would deay the request
of the foreign relations committee for
) more clerks and moro typewritcrs and
more stationery to adequately meet the
problems which have been -precipitated
upon the committee by the new era of
world politics and uniycrsal complica-
tiors.
Because of our missionaries who
would lay up treasures in heaven ard
OH merchants who would lay by
money on earth. taking the chances
with rust. we became involved with the
yellow world. or part of 1t. during the
Boxer rebellion. and with the black
+, world because OF twelve millions OF
feliow-citizens of that conplez.on we
are in closer and more Immediate touch
win than any power. Great Britain
possibly excepted: but with the world
Of Islam. the followers Of Mohammed.
who are acting in very excited man
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this enchanting forest one ceueS again
into the blaze of tropic sunlight and
toifering through orchards Of fruit and
spies trees and coffee groves an
proachcs an avenue OF fine mahogany
trees which leads once more to the
smooth green lawns Of the garden.
More remarkable than anything to
pc seen In this enhancing and inter-
esl'ng spot is the fact that It Is OF
put ten years growth. In half score
OF years this fifty acres of fairyland
he's been developed from ragged,
weed grown waste OF deserted cane
land.
dozen years ago not blade OF
grass thrust itself above the rustling
cane trash and great lizards basked
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upon sunbaked bowlders where now are
gorgeous nower beds and towering &
palm trees. Truly it seems as IL a
magIcan's wand must have aided the
untiring curator to bring about such q
result.
Tbs station is under the Imperial
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Department of Agriculture. which. in
connection with il. possesses an agri-
Bruce overlooking the gardens. From
the school splendid view Is obtained
Of the town and station, with the wide
blue Caribbean Sea stretchin & beyond,
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or. looking inland. one may gaze unon
the rugged. foFest-c1ad mountains. deem
valleys and sparkling rivers bordere8
with lime orchards and cacao groves
and watch the ever-changing clouds
swinging to the distant monntair
peaks
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By Stephen Bonsal.

M HEN Lord Cromer. no sensa-
M uonalist, by the way, but the
Wv conservative administrator of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-30
AMES PLAYERS IN
GOOD CONDITION
Coach Ristine Is Well Pleased
with Score in Minnesota
ys sg. Game. .=....l
Journal snacial Service.

Journal Special Service. +
Ames, Iowa, Oct: 30.-The Ames team re-
turned home early Sunday morning in good
shape. The men were tired, but not in any.
way as badly used up as after the Nebraska
game The men in general were satisfied with
the score, but would have been satisfied more
II the score could have been kept down in the
nrst half They realize that they, could have
zone Just. as well in the first half as they did
IN the second The student body are we'll
pleased with, the showing, and point with nride
10 the fact that this years team made the
pest showing against Minnesota of any team in
six years. 7r hi s..In 77#s-S-s-,5 $500 -
Ihat Coach Ristine used only two substitutes
speaks Wen for the condition Of the men. Rem
pert ana .Jeanson are coming along all right
anu II Is more than likely Jeanson will NAV IN
tne sou1h Dakota game Saturday. The work Of
.nnoA AZ saturdays game is extremely sratify
ing. hnoxs had not been playing his best game
ealy N the seasonin fact he had never H.,
sateu on tn1snyear to run the team 80
1ty had been in doubt - - !. ' nis aoA-
Coach Ristne misses Renner+ u.4..
uouDt heppert Is as good fullback as Ris,@n.,
has had in three seasons. and ha an his.,ne
mlssed Saturday. Willetts is fair mon -,
backing up the line, but he is inexnerencad T.,
breaking up the Interference He IS fast q, q.
interference and has nerve, but inexnertano ~
soon tells 3s.7 = !. -. - u eiic'
Next Saturdays game with the Universitv ~
South Dakota is not looked upon as being
particularly easy game, and the men VIII he
pushed all week in signals and scrimmage wort
The weak spots found in the Minnesota game
W1ll De patched up SO that they will not need
it again. e r.: = - -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-30
TEAMS RECOVERING
FROM SURPRISES
High School Elevens Are Getting
Down to Hard Practice
81
Again. ....

Football practice was resumed at North and
East practice grounds yesterday, but the South
Aiders and Centrals took day of. Ellis buncl
reported at the regular place, but only one had
thought of wearing suit and SO the practice
was put of until todsy. Coach Morse decided
to have heart-to-heart talk with his first team
at school instead Of practicfng, and 10 the
afternoon was spent in discussing the , veal
points of the Central team. ~
There was great joy in, the Central camp when
Schraeder, the big fullback made known his
intentions Of returning to practice. ''My work
really keeps me too busy for football said
schraeder yesterday, 'but when I saw that
game lost to South last Friday could stay
away no longer SO arranged things so as to be
ready for the next game. am eligible, having
secured and turned in affidavit showing that
I am under p years Of age, and l will be out
for hard practice tomorrow afternoon
With Schraeder back, Coach Morse will change
his backfeld by putting Otto Bresky back at
end and using either Kelso or Nichols at one
half while Tobin, who has made up his studies
Will take care of the other. Schroeder will be
back at full and the team win be ready t.
meet the best eleven in the state. .,s, .-.Ss.,
The South high boys are feeling good owe,
their first victory, and the whole team has de-
cided to turn out Thursday on the Contra
grounds where they will line up and help t.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-30

whip the &c" boys into shape for the East
and North high games. Captain Gunderson is
anxious to SEQ Coach Norse's team win from
East, as this will tie up the championship and
the South viii have as good claim as the
other. schools on the coveted honor ls> IS
Inc Eastsfders are out for practice again.
and every man will work at his hardest this
week; as the st. Paul Central game will be d
battle royal. Every East man is in good con-
dltion, and winning from North has put new
spirit IN the practice. Coach Frykman is more
than pleased with his squad and he saws that
the championship will come over the river il
hard work on his part be counted Wyman.
the star fullback on the crimson team, has
made up his studies and will be in the game
against st. Paul Central next Friday. Canter-
bury has recovered from the injury received in
Fridays game and was back at his end position
yesterday. 40: = s
North high has not lost hope and every man
on che squad was out for practice yesterday.
The game with East last Friday was great
drawback for the white and blue players but
Coach Burgan does not intend to let anyone
loaf. and the Shattuck team, which will be
taken on next Saturday, Is in for a beating The
North high players were overconfdent in the
East game, and this was probably the reason
for their defeat but Captain Lewis Leighton
and Dr. Burgan will see that no other surprises
are sprung, and If the Shattuck team should
win it will be by the hardest kind of PLAYING.
The North Side rooters are anxiously awaiting
the Central-North game, as this is always con-
sidered the battle of the season. and atho both
teams are probably out Of the championship run
ming, great interest Is being taken by every
one. q. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-30
CORNHUSKERS HOPE
FOR A LOW SCORE,

work At that Smith or vita should handle
him without trouble If they will keep at him ali
OF the time. He Is SO big that once he gets
going he is hard to stop
Nebraska is, coming up with an ayowed fnten.
ton OF holding Minnesota to lower score than
did AMes. The gOphers In pointing up for chi.
cage vii! probably so faster against Nebraska
lnan they did against Ames. II everything
goes right, Minnesota should lick Nebraska by
= larger score than that Of last year, even with
The new rules figured in.
The next few days call for the best work Of
the year from the Minnesota players The team
has shown symptoms Of being one Of the great
est IN the history of the institution TO reach
that goal will call for the full endeayor Of
every man and substitute on the SQUAD. The
polish and precision Of the play will have 70
be acquired In week and "a hard game PLAYED
Saturday. - II -.
II the men will keep up the same earnest
enueavor which has marked their work for tha
last TWO weeks, no one can complain The now
er IS there and the men know their signals
lary Well What Is wanted now is the speed
anu the team work.
Tickets for the Nebraska Minnesota football
game went on sale this morning at yoepeli's
ana the Northwestern School Supply company In
this city and at Winecke & Doerr's in ST. Ponl
ane Cnlcago seat sale will be opened at the
sanae places IN the twin cities Thursday morn.
ins' when between 1000 and 5000 tickets will
De placed on sale. Indications are that the
supply VIII not last long when the Minneapolis
Pubic gets after it. Chicago expects great
demand on their own supply, and when that is
exhausted they will call back the tickets unsold
IN minneapolis to, supply their home crowds.
The prospect u.s. however, that Minneapolis
VIII gobble up everything in sight that looks
like "a means Of admittance to Marshall field
within the first few days. Local rooters are
going practically en- masse, and from the uni.
versity thousand rooters will go. Late COM
ers for tickets will stand little chance.
The seats offered here are grouped topether
on one side OF the field and are all choice ones
Ihe prices are IS and So for the best seats
and the same prevailed for the Chicago.
michigan game last year.. .-.