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New-York tribune., 1907-10-14
GERMANS NAY DRAIN AFRICAN LAKE
Britons Fear Los. of Trade on East Coast
Mr. ChurchilTs Trip.

London. Oct i3.-Winston Spencer Churchill
Under Secretary of State for the Colonies who has
started on a trip which Will take him into the
interior of Africa. viii. when he reaches Nairobi
Victoria Syanza. nave presented to him q
problem that has been causing serious 1nisgfvfngs
n those Britons who have established themselves
upon the shores Of the lake and have in many
cases built up large trade with the natives Of the
adjacent territory These pioneers Of Africa fear
that scheme which the German government is
carrying out TO divert the trade Of the country
ron British 10 German ports on the East Coast
which IS now carried over the Uganda Railway A
line subsidized by Great Britain will not only ruin
thetr businesses but will seriously affect the nay-
CATION of the lake by lowering its waters
The Germans have already built a railway from
Pangani. on the coast. to the base OF Mount XIII
1nandjaro. on the border of British East Africa
swamps on the side and mountain ranges on
the other prevent this line from being continued to
Victoria NyanZa, but to overcome this difficulty
the Germans are digging A canal through the
swaInps from deep inlet Of the lake to the rail-
head The canal viii be sixty miles long and the
overflow from II viii be carried to the sea by the
River Ruvu- Ordinarily such a work might not be
considered menace. but IN the case Of Lake Vic
'ora experts believe II VIII do great damage to
British interests
me lake has been falling for years. some OF the
ROCKS which now stand sixty-ave feet above its
end II further drained by this Il is said that
II VIII not be long before the steamers which now
ply on the lake viii longer be able 10 navigate
is waters, Some even say that any interference
WIN tae waters OF the lake will affect the Nile
tnppiY The lake acting natural reservoir TO be
u'4"h On IN the years when the Abyssinian rains
IAN The whole matter VIII be placed before Mr.
Churchill and VIII doubtless become the subject of
up,omatic negotiations between the foreign Offices
OF London and Berlin.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14
DO NOT EXPECT EVANS TO RETIRE
Officers of the Connecticut Think Rear Ad-
miral Will Continue in Command.

Rear Admiral Robey D. Evans. commander Of
the United States Atlantic feet arrived at Tomp-
knsville early yesterday morning his flagship.
the battIeship Connecticut, which left New London
at o'clock Saturday afternoon, where she
had been lying for two days 10 afford the Governor
and other state officials OF Connecticut an oppor-
tunity TO inspect her.
Soon after breakfast Rear Adrnira! Evans went
ashore. and, according to the officers OF the ship
he took train for Poughkeepsie whence he will
go 20 Washington to-day. The Connecticuts Off
GERS were rather amused ar the report that Rear
Admiral Charles NJ Thomas to supplant Rear
Admiral Evans in the command OF the fleet of
sixteen battleships that is TO sail for the
Pacific. So far as known on board the flagship
there Is not the slightest foundation for the runor
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14
AMERICAN GRADUATES WIN HONORs

Pekng oct IS-The comforting Of degrees by
the Board OF Education upon foreign educated
Chinese has just taken place and again the
graduates Of American colleges have received
seven OF the highest Chinese degrees granted
or these four went 10 the University of Call
fornia graduates and one to a Leland stanford
Junior University This was the third an
nuaI comforting of degrees. Since the graduates
Of American colleges achieved such noted dis
tinction in 1906. high spirit of rivalry has ex-
listed between them and the japanese schOoed
Chinese. and this feeling is increased by the
patriotic feeling in Japan, where the number OF
Chinese students is increasing annually.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14

Rear Admiral Evans does not reach the age OF
retirement until a year hence" said one of the
officers. "and as for the rheumatism from which
he suffers occasionally it interferes very little IL
ALL with his duties The small operations that
he has undergone from time TO time none OF
them serious enough to inCapacitate him. and I'm
sure that every officer and enlisted in the
feet would be sorry 10 hear of his retirement at
this time. of any change being made in COM
mand before the Pacific trip begins. AS matter
Of fact, no I'm this ship believes that any such
will be made
N command Of Captain Hugo Osterhaus and
I'm charge of the navy yard pilot. Captain Frank
Bell. the Connecticut got under way at 12:4o p. m.
An hour later she moored in her old berth at
the Brooklyn navy yard. where she is to remain
for about ten days to have general overhaung
and probably to be placed in drydock.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14
GREEK TOWNS FOR REFUGEES
Foundation Stones of New Cities Laid-The
Crown Prince Present

Athens Oct. 13.-In the presence Of the Crown
Prince. who represented the King. the Ministers
high officials and a vast crowd of Greeks. the
ceremony was held to-day OF laying the founda-
tion stones of the new cities OF Anchalos and
Euxeinoupolis which the government will build
near the town OF Almyros in Thessaly. TO pro-
vide homes for refugees from Greek cities I'm
Bulgaria The Bulgarian town of Anchialos. at
the mouth of the Gulf OF Burgas. was burned
in 1906 as the result of anti-Greek riots. The
population Of this place will be housed at the
new Anchialos while the refugees from Narna.
Burgas and Sozoupois will be domiciled in Euxe-
inoupoIis Tomorrow the foundation will be laid
for third town. 10 be called Phiippopohs. 10
provida homes for refugees from the Bulgarian
town of the same name
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Both SerUices Busy scith Winter
Preparations.
From The Tribune BureauI

Washington. October Is.
CHAMPION RIFLEMEN.-Much interest at
taches to an official photograph which has been
received at the War Department OF the medal Win
ners in the rifle competition which took place in
August at Fort Niagara, New York. It repre-
sents body Of marksnen who have achieved dis
tnction on the rife range. and who counted
among the best shots in the military service. The
usual result, which made In the contest of
the Department of the Atlantic. Standing in the
centre of the group is Major General F. D. Grant
U. s A. who commands the department. Re-
clining OH the ground IS Colonel Philip Reade, 23d
Infantry. who was in charge of the competition.
and who is most celebrated shot. we'll as be-
ing an expert on the rife and firearms generally
Colonel Reade IS enthusiast craftsmanship
and regards 1t. do all practical army officers as
the most important OF the duty upon which they
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14

were finally passed. The affair caused much
bitterness
Thousands OF troops are known TO have left
Morocco City for Mogador. these advices add
having with them a new Governor, who will
represent Mulai Hafg. This substantiates the
report Of the seizure OF Mogador by Caid An
ioos. Bargash. the Governor of Mogador. is
said to have escaped on board a French cruiser.
Letters received from Rabat report that the
Sultan. Abd-el-Aziz. has been forced to borrow
money from merchants there to meet his per
sonal expenses. Two more Spanish warships
have arrived here
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14
RELEASE OF SIR HARRY M'LEAN.
Raisuli Withdraws Conditions Except Ran
som. which Moors Agree to Pay.

Rabat Oct 13-As a result of an interview
between NJ Regnault the French Minister. and
Ben SIirnan, former Minister of Foreign Affairs
the release OF Caid Sir Harry MacLean can now
be considered assured. Raisui has withdrawn
all Of the conditions imposed except $4,000
ransom, which Ben Sliman, after listening TO NJ
Regnaults representations to the absolute
necessity of ending the unpleasant affair, agreed
to order TO be paid to the bandit He will. how
ever at first try 10 persuade Raisuli TO take less
The Sultans officials say that reports from
the provinces show that the Sultans journey
had such marked effect in increasing the 10y
alty of the tribesmen that II has been decided
within a. short time to continue the journey TO
Morocco City.
AUSTRIAN RAILWAY STRIKE ENDS.
Vienna Oct 13,-The passive resistance railway
strike ended tonight.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14
CAMPAIGN IN BRITAIN.
1TTACK ON UPPER HOUSE.
Liberals and Conservatives Prepare
for General Election.

London Oct 13.-The Liberal campaign for
the restriction Of the power of the House Of
Lords 10 alter or reject bills passed by the
House Of Commons, which was opened by the
Premier. Sir Henry Campbell ll-Bannerman. at
edinburgh is now in full swing throughout the
country. Members Of the Cabinet are addressing
meetings almost daily. the keynote of the
sneeches being the governments complaint Of the
,reatrlent Of measures which it considered Of
first importance by the upper house. That this
eood q oratory viii affect the House of Lords
IS not expected the object being to influence
electors, VINO. if the session Of 1903, which con-
venes on January 20. again brings the two
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14
MORT FLOODS IN SOUTH OF FRANCE.

Parts, Oct IA renewal OF the storms has
r,tsed . rC>rrdescenCe If the haods in the south
of France The departments Of Pyrenees-Ori
tales and Aude have suffered heavily. At Amebe-
los Rains the River Tech overfowed it's banks and
DESTROYED three houses. Much damage was done
bv lightning. The Terre Noire Couiery. near ST
Ftjenne was flooded this evening
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14
COMMANDER BRIGGS IN ASYLUM.

Paris oct 1S.-Commander John Bradford
Briggs L. s. y. tretired), was picked UP to-day
by the police while wandering aimlessly in the
streets ard was placed in hospital for the in
sare Subsequently he was turned over 10
Captain John c. Fremont. naval attachn 10 the
American Embassy. who placed him under med;-
cal treatment.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14
A LATiN-AMERIcAN DINNER.

Inc Hague, Oct ia dinner attended by all the
oeiegates from the Latin-Arnerican countries was
gwen this evening. Enthusiastic toasts were pro-
posed and answered by W. T. Stead sefor Esteva
u Drago and others. all wishing the most COM
p'ete union Of the L-atin-Aulerican countries 7,
vas also agreed 70 introduce in the peace con-
.s'ehoe final resolution emphasizing the neces-
eahong all the states Of the world
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14

London. Oct. 13.-According to the Brussels corre-
spondent Of The Observer" there Is great indig-
nation in Belgium because OF King Leopod's in
tention permit the sale at auction October "a
of the jewels OF the late Queen of Belgium under
the order OF the courts. for the beneft CT the
creditors OF Princess Louise. who was divorosd
last year bU Prince Philip oS SAxs-Coburx ana
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14

: Gisnltrh from Faris on FRIDAY sand that Com
rranse~ rriCss's actions were causing alarm 70
his friends there. lie seemed to lie suffering from
the hallucination that lie being prosecuted.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14

Gotha Among the articles which will be auctioned
IS the veil and diadem which presented by the
women of Belgium to the late Queen on the occa-
sion Of her silver wedding anniversary
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14

Do you want TO have voice in the selection
Of 4 Republican candidate for President You
cannot vote at the Presidential primaries m the
sprina unless you register and enroll as ne
p,bIican this fall Register Register to-day!
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14

rNHOROCGHLY RE 8CILT TTPEwRITERs with
years guarantee all makes sale. SIS renJSd s1
w; supplies repairs THE TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE.
IL Barclay -. Telephone 115I-Cortland-
New-York tribune., 1907-10-14
TIFFANY STVDIOS
MADISON ANENVE6
FORTYFFIH STREET

A SENSE OF LIGHT
AND SHADE IS NIECE
SSARY IN THE 1G
HTING OF ANY RO
ON. TO SIMULATE
DAYLIGHT IS NOT T
HE DESIRED END IN
ARTISTIC LIGHTING.
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Singular and Feminine.

Little Mabel had often spoken to
her father over the telephone, but
she had never gone through the
formalitieS necessary for calling
him up.
At last, however, she wanted to
do this, SO she took the receiver
from the hook.
Il want to speak to daddyr' she
shouted.
Number, plesse?" asked central
in that calm, passively resistant
voice which is to be found only in
telephone ladies.
"Singular" replied little Mabel,
surprised at the question and proud
of her knowledge of grammar.
The girls of ancient Egypt were
noted for their 1.-THE figures and new
er allowed themselves to grow stout.
Even the middle aged women were
as beautiful of figure as girls in
their teens. In the belief that obesi-
ty produced old age and that slen-
der woman need never look nor
grow old, that fat produced rheu-
matism, heaviness, stiffness and diff
ficulty in moving about, undue
sleepiness and a difficulty in breath
ing, they instructed their daughters
that no greater misfortune could
fall upon them than that of over
weight.
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Lono Lived T,ss..

Brazilian cocoanut palms live
from 60O'to 700 years, and the
Arabs assert that the date palm
frequently reaches the age of 200
to 500 years, says the Dundee Ad-
7ertiser. Wallan's oak, near Pals
ley, Scotland, is known to be over
700 years old, and there are eight
olive trees on the Mount of Olives
near Jerusalem which are known to
have been fourishing in 1899. The
Jews at Fountains abbey, York
shire, were old trees when in 1882
the abbey was built, and redwood
In MaEposa grove, California, is a
manifold centensrian. Baobab trees
Of Africa have been computed to be
over 5000 years old, and the decid-
nous cypress at Chapultepec is con-
Iidered to be of still greater age.
Humboldt said that the Drscaena
Draco ct 0rotaga, on Tenerife, was
ons of the Oldest inhabitants of the
earth.
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Wanted a memento.

eyes, sir. Hair cut, sir? Shave,
sir?" asked the obsequious barber
of the customer who entered.
"Shave, please" said the gentle
man, seating himself in the chair.
~ pride myself on my quick
methods" went on the assistant
lathering the customers face and
then bringing the razor into opera
ton.
After few lightning strokes he
made cash or two.
"Sorry, sir" he said, scraping
away and drawing blood here and
there. Another good cut or two
and the operation was nearly fin.
ished. "Want anything on your
face, sir" he asked.
"Well," said the customer, rueful,
ly looking at his face in the glass.
T'd be obliged if you'd leave my
nose" London Tit-Bits.
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DiGests What You Eat
Cures Biliousness, Sick
Headache, Sour Stom-
ach, Torpid Liver and
Chronic Constipation.
Pleasant to take

There are a great many people
who have slight attacks of indigea.
ton and dyspepsia nearly all the
time. Their food may satisfy the
appetite hut it fails to nourish the
body simply because the stomach
is not in fit condition to do work it
lie supposed to do. 1t can't digest
the food yen eat. Tie stomach
should be given help. You oueh,
take samething that will do the
work your stomsoh can't do. K, dol
For indigestion AMI dyspepsia, a
combination of natural digestnuts
and vegetable aoids, digeste the
food itself and gives strength ami
health to the stomach. Pleasant Il,
take. Sold by all Druggists.
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Muddled Memories.

Among the gems of a collection
of schoolboy "howlers" are the fol-
lowing:
Charon was a man who fried soles
over the sticks.
The heart is over the ribs in the
midst of the borax.
A thermometer is an instrument
for measuring temperance.
The snow line stretches from the
north pole to the south pole, and
where it crosses the Alps and the
Himalayas it is many thousand fee!
high in the air.
''Honi soft qui NAL y pense" (2Let
him be honored who thinks evil").
A toga is sort of naval officer
usually found in China and Japan.
Contralto is a low sort of music
which only ladies sing. = Kansas
City Journal.
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Lucky Escape.

"Many years ago." says an Ala
bama congressman, "a son of Erin
had the misfortune to be charged
with stealing pork. Being without
counsel, the court appointed a young
sprig of the law to represent him.
1t was a poor effort made to defend
the prisoner, and the members of
the jury without leaving their seats
returned verdict Of guilty. The
court asked the prisoner if he had
anything to say why sentence should
not be pronounced. His reply was:
"rYour honor, it is hard for a
man to go to prison WITHOUT fair
trial.
"You've had fair trial. said
the judge. The court appointed
counsel to defend YOU
'The Irishman cast glance at
the young lawyer and muttered:
Sure, an if I'd had two such this
jury would have hung me for muir
der" -Life.
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TRUSTEES SALE
OF Farm Lands in Mason
County, West Virginia.

BY virtue of and pursuant to tie
terms and provisions ofR deed OF
trust executed by r. i. Rogers and
Mary Rogers, his wife, to the under
signed, II. X. Howard, Trustee, bear.
ing date on the 25th day of July, 1901,
and duly recorded in the Mason C7un-
ty, West Virginia, Jerks off. in
Deed Book No. 80, pages 81, &c, TO
secure to james K. Short & e pay
ment of one certain promissory note
therein mentioned for the sum Of two
thousand (2,000) dollars, bearing even
date with said deed of trust, payable
one year after its date, with interest
thereon at the rate of six per cent.
per annum. payable in advance, and
the said note. with interest thereon
since the 25th day of July 1907, being
due and unpaid, and being required
by the said Jam r. Short, the hold
er and owner of the said hote so to do,
1 shall On
Saturday, the 2sd day of No
vember, 1907,
at II O'Clock a. IN. expose to sale by
way of public auction, at the front
door of the Court House of Mason
County, West Virginia, the following
real property, or SO much thereof as
may be nece sary to pay the afore-
mentioned debt. described in said
deed oftrust as follows: The follow
ing real estate situated in Union Dis
trict, Mason County, West Virginia.
being in two tracts or lots. the first of
which is bounded and described as
follows. Beginning at two small black
oaks on the east side of the Kanhw ha
River, the san being the upper front
corner of what was formerly known
as the Geo. w. Craig land, and run
ming thence up the east side OF the
Kanawha River " chains and rs
links (25' rods,) to the center of
Eighteen Mile Creek at its mouth;
thence up the center Of said eek, 80
chains and 80 links Q204 rods) to IA
point in the center OF said creek;
thence N. l9o E. SO chains I344 r. ds)
to small beech corner near branch
of Arbuckle Creek; thence N. $50 w.
20 chains (l20 rods) side line of said
Geo. w. Craig land. to the place Of
begin ing, containing 200 acres more
or less. saving and excepting there
Oll ~ OrT hOi 60
to Samuel Roberts, and Ole acre CON
veyed to It. l.. Finley. The other
tract adjoining the above described
tract, begins at a large leaning chest
nut oak in a low gap in the river
ridge and in the back line of what Ii
known as the Womeldorff farm
thence with said line N. 1872 E 100
poles TO a beech and pointers on the
North side of hill upon the waters
o, a branch of Arbnckle Creek, thence
leaving said line s. 200 E. SO poles to
a large white oak near a small drain;
thei ce 8. 70 w. 90 poles to a large
white oak on a ridge by road;
thence 4. go w. "a poles to small
white oak on the ridge by said road:
thence s. 420 w 30 poles to the be
ginning, containing nine acres more
or less.
Terms of Sale-CAsH. -.
H R. HOWARD, Trustee.
Oct. %, 4-w.
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NAVAL BUNTING.
Costly Dress Suit Flag Outfit of Our
Warships.

Few realize the number of flags
carried by a warship nor the cost of
all the gay bunting which futters
from mast to mast at holiday time.
In addition to fleet communication,
necessary during all forms of ma
neuvers in home waters, the ship
must be equipped with an extensive
array of flags stored on board for
various forms of ceremonial and Of
fetal occasions. This "dress suit"
outfit of bunting therefore consists
of $50 different flags, the material
and making of which cost just ST.
500. Each ship is entitled to new
flag equipment every three years,
though a flagship will often require
new set of signals, owing to their
constant use and handling, in about
year.
A great deal more time and labor
are required to finish certain of
these flags than generally supposed.
For instance, the presidents flag re-
quires the longest time of any to
make, as it takes one woman nearly
whole month to complete it. The
life sized eagle, with long out
stretched wings, and other emblems
are all hand sewed and involve the
most patient work. The most diff
cult and likewise consuming the
longest time to make are the for
eign flags. This is especially true
of the South and Central American
ones. A half dozen specially skilled
hand device sewers, each having ac-
CURED the knack of making certain
of the center designs in these to
perfection, are continually kept on
these respective flags. Every bat
tleship carries forty-three foreign
flags, % feet long by 10 wide.
The most expensive ensign to
make is the German, which, owing
to the delicate scroll work of the
large imperial eagle and royal
crown, necessitating delicate, slow
and careful sewing, costs $3.50.
The dragon flag of China consists
of 200 separate pieces. Twelve to
fourteen days are ordinarily con-
sumed in finishing this flag, which
costs $5175. The flag of Siam,
with the huge white elephant, costs
$3S. The Mexican, with its center
design of large eagle holding a
serpent in its bill, costs $3.50. The
cheapest foreign flag made is the
Moorish, which costs $21.-Army
and Navy Life.
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THE CAR OF JUeeERNAUT.
Fanatics Believe to Be Crushed Under
Il Is to Gain Heaven.


In the third week in June, fol-
lowing a custom established over o
thousand years ago, Hindoos by tens
of thousands flock to Pouri, in 0ris-
SO, India, for the religious festival
of Juggernaut.
From the temple the famous car
of Juggernaut is brought forth and
dragged through the streets. 1t
heads the annual procession of dew
otees of the god Vishnu, or Jugger-
naut, lord of the universe, whose
image or statue, without legs and
with stumps of arms, rests within
the colossal car.
Hundreds of pilgrims harness
themselves to the stout cables by
which the ear is drawn. AS they
pull the ponderous car on its clum-
sly wheels many work themselves
up to a degree of religious fervor
little short of madness. And ia
natics attempt to throw themselves
to destruction under the murderous
wheels as a voluntary sacrifice to
their idol. British civil officers pre-
vent any act Of suicide.
Hindoos believe that to gain the
favor of Juggernaut opens for them
the gates of heaven. Therefore in
the days before the British occupa-
ton of India natives occasionally
cast their bodies under the car to
be crushed to a pulp, the belief be-
ing that self imfholation thus would
be speedily rewarded by entrance
into paradise.
The car is forty-three feet high.
It's wheels are each more than six
feet high. A wooden cage around
the top, an addition of recent years,
keeps fanatics from jumping upon
their idol within. Body and wheels
are of wood beautifully sculptured
and inlaid, and for the festival the
car is draped with gold ,cloth.-E1-
change.