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The Columbus journal., 1907-10-30

He certainly must have been . man
of method Who won the lady fair after
proposing just % times in four years.
II he hadn't marked them all down
how would he know the exact num-
ber OF proposals? Maybe he kept .
diary In which there were "a entries
scattered 1t intervals reading like
this: Proposed to Mayme tonight
Nothing doing" The average man
who wins out girl after she has told
him that she can't bear to have him
about the place doesn't know just
how many times he has proposed be-
fore he gets the answer he was look.
ing for. A man who feels that way
gets started and II he doesn't propose
- times every night he calls the girl
fears that his love is growing cold
and that maybe she would better grab
him before he changes his mind.
Twenty-four proposals are not many
to scatter over a period of four years.
The average man would feel that ne
was just getting started after propos-
Ing to girl as often as that.
The Columbus journal., 1907-10-30

For hours the bishop endeavored earn
estly to win the priest over. But his
powers Of persuasion for once failed
utterly. Tohoto sat unmoved. In
moody silence. At length he lifted hts
head. 'Hearken unto my words he
said. II you can do this viii accept
your Cod Then picking up the dead
leaf of . cabbage tree which had nut
tered to the ground. he held It out
loosely between his fingers at arms
length.
His withered body was naked to
the hips; the sun was high in the
heavens: NO deception was possible.
After repeating an incantatfon he In
vited his visitor to look. LO. the leaf
had become green! The strong-mind-
ed, highly educated Englishman had
NO belief in either Tohoto or his pow
ers, yet by some mental influence the
decrepit Polynesian was able to make
the virile white man believe that what
he saw Was fresh, green leaf; yet It
was In reality still . dry. brown one"
The Columbus journal., 1907-10-30

Quer the American wooer They have
told them they must continue to
make love from behind the bars Of
their queer windows with . duenna
within earshot They have forbidden
them to smile ~ they pass their suit
ors on the plaxAs. they have ordered
them to cling to the old Cuban Gus
toms that arc % distasteful to them.
And the girls a Cuba are on the point
Of rising in rebellion against their
parents. They say they don't care II
they are disinherited. that they'll
marry men who are able to support
them. They say they are bound to be
courted in the American way. to be
recognized - human beings worthy
of trust. N women Of judgment and
common sense. They object to being
hidden away and kept centuries be-
hind the times.
Bold American Sets New Style.
An audaci0us Yankee. college bred.
tall. broad-shouldered. determined. In
white flannels from head to foot-a
dashins figure-lifted his hat to a
dark eyed Cuban girl as he passed her
on the plaza in Havana. She smiled
back at him. He stood still and out
stretched his hand. She came up to
him and took 1t. A motor ride and an
engagement followed-and now all
Cuba is discussing the scandal. not be-
cause It wasn't a good match. but
because the Cuban girl violated the
most sacred and ancient customs of
her country by flirting with stranger
on the public street. by motoring with
him without a chaperon. and because
the Yankee. instead Of doing as Cuban
lovers do, openly disregarded the ira
ditions and scored the marriage Gus
toms of the island.
But for his hurried departure with
his dark skinned bride on . honey
moon trip to New York the Yankee
lover would have paid the penalty for
his folly and his audacity. It's the
paternal bullet that makes Cupid toe
the mark in Cuba and protects the
sacred institutions of the little repub.
lic-the home and marriage.
The Columbus journal., 1907-10-30

Beginning Sept. 20 New York will
have . taximeter automobile cab
service starting With 80 cabs. Six
.-undred motor cabs have been order:
ed ffom France. to be delivered 1t thei
rate a % eabs . month. Eventually
the company will register automatic
ally the exact amount the passengers
should pay, and the charge win be 80
cents for the hrst half-mfle, 10 cents
for eacA additional quarter-mfle. aad
1t the rate of 81 IN hour while the cab
b It rest. ny. for shopping. calls. etc.
The Columbus journal., 1907-10-30

Newask, n. J., is % sorry that
Dioge1es newer lived to see 1t. There
lives . uAn in that town Who found q
package containing cash and jevelry
to the value of 81 900. got the owners
name through IN advertisement and
ssat Il hack. registered. through the
maila. New JeUey has broken the
record WIN hat hcnest man sought
foe aeea. ..-
The Columbus journal., 1907-10-30
All Rights.

The extension In the use Of the mil
ftary balloon has led German legal
and military writer's into some inter
esting discussions regarding the sov-
ereisn rights in the air. The entrance
Of N armed force Of one patton into
the territory Of another without spe-
cial permission il forbidden; but II
war balloon carrying bombs should be
drivea across the German frontier
into the upper air OF France. what
right would the French have to IRE
upoa the aisship? 1t has been sug-
geOted that IN international agree
meot might be reached under which
the air above 4 given distance, say
two miles, should be regarded rs neu-
tr1l, j1st - the ocean three miles
from shore ts free to all nations. OF
course there would at once arise the
question whether the two miles re-
ferred to sea-level or to the level OF
the land above which the balloon was
sailing: or. to carry into the air the
contentious of the British respecting
headlands and sea neutrality, whether
the three-mile lint was to be meas
ured from the top OF the highest
mountain peaks In a given country.
II ballo0ning should be pursued as
sport, % rich men now use the auto
mobile. this question of rights in the
air viii grow serious for every house
holder who in theory owns pyramid
the apex of which is at the center Of
the earth and the base ON the outer
most rim Of infinite space. But II the
theory 10 carried too far, the man
would have q good case against the
stars for trespassing ON his aerial do
main. There must be some point. de-
clares YoIth's Companion. between
terra lirma and infinity at which space
becomes common property.
The Columbus journal., 1907-10-30

PhilAdclpAia b gstting In . hurry.
rsaspAoos subscribers IN that city
have beea requested to quit saying
~pleAoor when they ask for q number.
becanse q takes too much time. Some
Aay tie peopae 1owa there may over
tnke the ,boodlsEs II they don't watch
The Columbus journal., 1907-10-30

Quite . number q women in Ger
many are devoting themselves to the
art ef conducting hands and oFches-
traa. -, -. ''-.--
The Columbus journal., 1907-10-30

n n said that the handmade famine
vim this year turn its attention to
ooal. And yet there ought to be
enough autoanatjc laW In the land to
IenncA - With III workings.
The Columbus journal., 1907-10-30

eVblimity os Forgiveness.
George Sand: To forgive . fault IN
another ID moro sublime than 70 b
faultless ones self. ...
The Columbus journal., 1907-10-30

A cAseaso policeman has made an
|asrest U prsav. rhe arrested man
Iv1n 00uhkSos Be willing to take his
E6naGhmeat tie same W1y.
The Columbus journal., 1907-10-30

There = this TO Be said about Well
uan's tailuEe 70 make . determined
AasA 1ar tAe poie-he has . chance
- 1y agafn. II he had persisted. he
miG1st not have had another chance
The Columbus journal., 1907-10-30

E b saylng and YScing ooe1 % eGhsss
- Sssp - 1osn1aaioa. q esr ON
The Columbus journal., 1907-10-30

) - SSoVOSOS -
Travellers returning from EagIanA
tell q tvo lahlts a ~ people a hat
eountEy which Impressed them One
3 the average Englishman's aveFsioa
to shnkting The door behind him.
Il doat know how q = In tie Eng
liah Aouses," remarked 90 Who ~
turnea seceptly fbo0, abroad. Tor
was not in o0e a them. bat I stayed
in q hotel in Loadoa where there we're
. eood many Enslish people. and .
doesn times daily I'D 70 st - and
shut . door to Keep ths drought away.
IL didn't mako any difference
whether Il Was . sesvant o. guest
Who went throagh. the 1oor va left
open. This Was h tAe spfinG of Tie
year. too. vhen the vsatAse was eAil-
". noticed tAs sane thing iA rail-
way coaches ana Aoee3D a smaller
towns"
The other E1giisA pecsliarit7 Is .
preierenee for riding backward On
trains. The Eneljshman Vim make for
the seat With its hack to tAe engine
every time. plant himself down in II
With every evidence q comfort and
look wonderfully ut anybody Who
picks out . seat facing the direction
the train Is going. Not 0nce did one
American travelling in England see q
native choose . seat facing the fr0nt
Of the train unless there were no
other seats.
nth smooth iroG G3 Defiance
Starch. you can lannder yo0r shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry cam. II will have the
proper stiffness and finish. there will
be less wear and tear Of the goods.
and it will be . positive pleasure to
use a Starch that does not stick to the
iron.
Reciprocity.
Every father thinks he has the
finest baby in the world"
YES" answered the cynic. "and
once In awhile. but not nearly 80
often q baby grows up to think it has
one of the finest fathers In the
world
Their Natural Plaee.
Don't you believe balloon inven-
tors are visionary pe0ple?"
well. I mus. say. that ~ . rule.
they are usually up In the air."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-14
OBITUARY.
jobs KARL HuYSMANS.

Joris Karl Huysmans. the French novelist, whose
death in Paris on Sunday briefly noted in The
Tribune Yesterday born IN that city on Feb
ruary &. 1s4s. and was descendant OF the famous
Dutch painter. Cornelius Huysmans. Both HIS
father and grandfather painters, and
mother French woman. was the daughter of
sculptor.
In Joris Karl Huysmans an inherited artistic
tendency took turn TO letters He made his
debut as a writer under the inspiration OF Emile
Zola and Gustave Faubert in the days when Guy
de Maupassant. Henry Ceard and Paul Alexis used
TO meet the country house of their master
Medan. and brought OUT. a result Les Solrees
de Medan,' volume of short stories dealing with
the Franco Prussian War. Huysmans's contribu-
ton entitled Sac au Dos"
For thirty years he held post IN the Ministry
Of the Interior like Charles Lamb sandwching his
literary work in between the hours devoted off,
cal duties In few other respects. however, did he
resemble the gentle Ella" In his novels begin
ming with "Marthe," published in 1877, he out
Zoeed lola in his minute realism and pessimstic
inook into life The author had 10 seek pub
Usher in Belgium for this first story. so frankly
did he deal with topics not generally, at least at
that time. treated in print, in France.
Working slowly, but painstakingly, thoroughly
saturating himself with his subject before he be-
gan write, Huysmans produced Les S0urs
Natards' Gs7s). "Croquis Parisiennes' 0sS0D.
En- Menage" QSS1), "A Vau-TEau'' uss2p Tart
Moderne'' QsS3). A Rebours'' -GsSG, EN- Rade'
and TN Diemme' OSSO. "Certains' Gsss), Les
Vieux Quarters de Paris Gs90) and la Bias"
ns9D. In these volumes the author. who almost
always wrote himself and his physca! and psychi-
cal experiences into his books, traced his develop
ment through three phases OF natural ism--pure,
decadent and Satanic.
Then, IN En- Route" published in 1898, hA dis
aVoWed the doctrines OF his former works From
the mysticism of La Bas' Huysmans had turned
to Catholicism and En- Route his printed
testimony to his religious conversion of which he
gave personal evidence by entering the monastery
of La Trappe. He did not become a monk, how
ever, but sought it's retirement "uly 10 find peace
Of mind, returning TO Paris when he worked His
ed "a 10 Uaa fol
lowed by Il Oblat," written under Benedictine In
fiuence the author haE'ing in the time afill-
ated himself with the Third Order of st. Benoit
the abbey at Liguge, but withs't taking VOWS and
with full freedom to write.
The operations of law of 1901. dealing with the
religious communities in France resulted in the
Benedictines leaving the country and NJ. Hugs
mans returned 10 Paris. In appearance he a
spare, gray-bearded. blue-eyed man. with a Roman
and n WTinkied forehead. lie "a cheva-
lier OF the Legion Of Honor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-14

own kingdom, seemed TO be most interested In the
american caVairymen.
The passing of the last command was the signal
Tor the Withdrawal of the guards and the admit
lance OF the spectators TO the parade ground in
'front.' OF the grandstand where the brief exercises
Planned for the day were held. The invocation
was by the Rev George Booker. pastor of Epworth
Methodist Episcopal Church, Norfolk.
The jamestown Anniversary Ode by the late
James Barron Hope. was read by Judge T. S Gar
nett, or Norfolk President fuckers brief speech
concluded the gTandstand exercises.
A salute Of 300 guns was fired IN Hampton Roads
at noon concentrating the nations birth May
IS. 1907. The remainder Of The day was taken up
in various informal exercises, among the features
being international races in Hampton Roads be
tween crews from the American and foreign
ships.
The festivities Of the day ended with ball and
dinner given tonight by the Duke of the Abruzzi
on the Italian flagship NaTese and attended by the
foreign and American dgnitares in these waters.
The dinner one OF the most elaborate ever
given aboard = warship.
There was great Illumination Of the warships
In Hampton Roads tonight with brilliant fire
works from floats off the exposition grounds near
the warships
General kuroki's official inspection Of Fort Mon
roe and the jamestown exposition will take place
tomorrow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-14
REPLY TO KING EDWARDS MESSAGE
Mr.. Roots Response to Congratulations on
Jamestown Exposition.

Washington. May l3.-The State Department to-
day made public its reply to the message of King
Edward this nation. delivered to President
Roosevelt by Ambassador Bryce at the opening Of
the jamestown exposition. King Edwards mes
sage not made public until to-day, and then
part of the address of Ambassador Bryce in
the ceremonies at jamestown. The reply of Score
tary Root. made May E, addressed to Mr..
Bryce and is as follows:
I have received your note No. % of the 9th ult.
conveying a message of Congra ufatiOn from his
majeSty'S government on the occasion of the cele
brationS concentrating the terCentenarY of the
foundation of the first English settlement the
American continent at jamestown and the birth
of the American nation In expressing the pleasure
il gives me to have received this message. ] beg
that you will convey Sir Edward Grey this
governments responsive and heartfelt apprecia-
ton OF his majestyS governments cordial words
In the attainment of that place among the
lions of the world to which America des-
tined she viii not to recall the ties of affec-
ticn between herself and Britain, uniting the two
peoples in mutual good will.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-14
ELIAS OSBORN DoREMUs.

East Orange, y. J., May 10 (specIaD.-Elias Os-
born Doremus. president of the American Insurance
Company, OF Newark, lied this morning from
Brights disease at his home, No. so Washington
street He had been i'll since November. 1885, when
he retired He had been connected with the COM
pany since 1916 director, vceprcsident and presi
dent and was identified also with other financial
institutions. For seventeen years he was member
OF the Board Of Freeholders. He had served also
two terms In the Legislature.
Mr. Doremus came of Scotch ancestry. His family
owned much property in East Orange. He started
in business with his father. who was builder ana
made the nucleus of his fortune by the purchase or
real estate which he subsequently, built up, -,
In 1851 when he became vice-president OF me
American Insurance Company, nc was also ~
recfor In the Orange National Bank, one OF the
managers of the Orange Savings Bank ana a mem
her OF the original board Of managers OF foSeotle
Cemetery He also director OF me Sii,tes 80
States Industrial Insurance Company. neInhef OF
The Newark BOARD of Trade. New England society
OF Orange New Jersey Historical Society; the noaLu
Of managers of State Society of the sons OF te
American Revolution Brick PRESBYTERIAN 1,hercn
I-nion Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons,
corinthian lodge Of Orange. and of the Damascus 1
C'ommandery knights Templar, OF Newark MS
wife a son and n daughter survive nm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-14
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

The spooner Stock Company, favorte Brooklyn
organization began a season at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre last night under the auspices of Keith &
Proctor presenting "Zaza." Miss Edna May
spooner appeared in the principal character. Mrs.
MARY spooner mother of the leading woman, is
director of the company This afternoon the
Spooners will give pink tea. q custom they
brought with them from Brooklyn. The stock
company at the Harlem Opera House is presenting
The Dancing Girl this week, and there is the
usual round of vaudeville at the other Keith x
Proctor houses,
The Van den Berg Opera Company began it's
ond week at the West End Theatre last night in
reyiyal OF THE Mikado" Nine. Ely Barnato.
niece of the late Barney Barnato, sang Yum Yum,
and Alexander Clark was no 10
The Grand Opera House was crowded to the
doors last night when the curtain up on
"Forty-fve minutes from Broadway" in which
Miss Fay Tempeton began a weeks engagement.
Two hundred old college chums of Jess Dandy
attended THE Prince OF Psen' at the Academy
of Music last night This is Mr. Dandy's second
week at the Academy Karl Schmidt is the
director
merstein's Victoria
At Tony Pastors this week there is the usual
kill Slime & Evans the headllners.
The 25Oth performance of 1.-The Road to Yester-
day will be given at the Lyric on Tuesday
ing June 18th. Souvenirs viii be distributed.
Miss Adele Richie will give dinner on the stage
of the Casino next Monday night after tho opening
performance of her musical comedy, "Fas-
Cinating Flora"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-14
WHAT is GOING ON TODAY.

Thirtythrd anniversary of the Womans Board OF For
eign Missions Marble Collegiate church Fhth avenue
and 10Th street, 1890 and p. M
Annual convention of the New York County Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. Amity Church House.
No. 3l2 West bsth street 1880 a. m. and p. m.
Alumni Day. General Theological Seminary. 10:So a.
Dinner p.
Dinner New York College and Hospital for Women Hotel
AstOr. I 80 p. m.
Anniversary exercises Union Theological Seminary No.
700 Park avenue p. m.
Meeting of the Bar Association OF New York. No AZ
West 44th street, p. IN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-14
LEGAL HOLIDAY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Concord. y. H. May 13.-The S0Oth anniver-
sary of the first permanent English settlement
at jamestown was celebrated as a legal holi-
day in New Hampshire to-day BY act of the last
Legislature May Is of this year made legal
holiday, and it generally observed. Business
was suspended in the larger places. schools were
closed, and in some of the cities mills shut
down. In accordance with recommendation Of
the State Superintendent Of Public Instruction. APP
propriate commemorative exercises were held in
many of the schools Friday last, and will be
held in others tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-14
RALPH OAKLEY.

Ralph Oakley. son Of the late James :. Oakley.
died Sunday from apoplexy. after short ILL
ness at his home. nj Englewood. y. j, Mr.. oakley
member Of the law firm of Oudin & Oakley.
with offices az No. a. Broadway. He was born in
this city ffty-one years ago After obtaining his
early education he entered Princeton University.
from which he graduated with the class of rs
He was a director of the Floyd Plate Glass Com
pany and the Round Island Company. He leaves a
wife four daughters and The funeral Will
be held tomorrow at $50 o'clock. The burial Will
be at f,ngleV.oOd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-14
EnwARp q. ToMPkiNs.

Edward b. Tompkins president of the Astoria
Marble and Manhattan Marble companies. died on
e,,da,, n his home No 81 West 18th street Born
in England in 1850 he to this country IN 1891
lie soon entered the marble business ana WAS Vas
identIaed with II up to the time OF his deatil lie
YEas nresiGent and director OF the Emerson Troy
Granite company. vice president ana director OF
The Peonles' Surety Company, president ana az
rector ~ the Robert c. Fischer Company; wee
president and director of the Union BANK o. Dro1S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-14

Governor Mr. Sanford has assisted in all
stages of the drafting of the public utilities
bill. The salary of the office is 5000.
Mr. Sanford assistant district attor-
ney of New York County under District At
torney Jerome 1901 TO 1906 He born In
Yonkers in 1872. He is a graduate $3.50 Of
Columbia College and 0S9D of the Harvard
Law School. He has been since 1901 lecturer
and associate professor in the New York Uni
VerSity Law School.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-14
SANFORD, VICE HUFFCUT
Governor UW Appoint Er-Jerome
assistant His Counsel.

Albany, May Ex-Governor Hughes announced
thls afternoon that he would appoint Edward
sanford as counsel TO the Governor, TO sue
coed the late Ernest w. Huffcut Mr. Sanford
was connected with the law firm of which Gov
ernor Hughes a member before he became
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-14
Special Notices.

POSTAL INFORMATION, RE- q
GARDING INCOMING AND I
OUTGOING MAILS, WILL BE I
FOUND WITH THE SHIPPING
NEWS ON PAGE 8. q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-14
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

ASTOR-Governor Hughes. Albany; George Cur
It's Treadwell Albany; William F. Curtis Toronto
Henry Dearborn, Minneapolis. GILSEY-J. A.
Barnes, Cleveland MAJESTIC-Dr- c: III. Thomas
Philadelphia. NETHERLAND-Frank T. Burn
ham, Detroit. SAVOY. @. A. Whittemore, Bos
ton. VICTORIA-Anton Hekking, Berlin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-14
EDWARD r. BRAINERD.

Washington, May 13.-Edward r. Branerd. a We'll
known business man of Chicago. died here to-day
at his apartments in the Willard Hotel. Mr. Brain
erd had been an invalid for five years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-14
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among the passengers who will sail to-day for
Europe
KAISER WILHELM IL FOR BREMEN.
arlema gne Mrs. Tower. Mrs. Anthony Drexei.
George Ehret. Mr.. and Mrs Nathan Cohen
Maurice Untermyer. Baroness L0uelholz Won COL
AN. Cnynouus VaadAybklA -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-14
MORRIS SCHNEIDER.

Washington. May l3.-Morrls Schneider a New
York lawyer was stricken with heart disease while
eating luncheon ia a Washington restaurant to-
day, and expired In a few minutes. Mr.. Schneider
came Washington yesterday from New York to
attend 10 law business His body is being
held TO await the action Of his New York relatives.