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The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
The zulu War Cry.

From Notes and Queries.
The Zulu war cry, used whenever they
take the field by the South African foot
ballers now in London, has puzzled our
newspapers, not one Of which seems able
to spell it correctly. The Daily Express
gives it as "lgamilzho,' and the Daily
Mail as ''Gammillo.' The cry really CON
sists OF two words, and should be written
"Igama layo,' 'Igama" is Zulu for
name" and ''layo" is possessive pro
noun, meaning either his" or their"
Thus The Daily Mail. although quite
wrong in its orthogTaphy of the cry. is
right in saying that it merely means
THAT is his name" The explanation is
that Zulu etiquette does not allow war
riOrs, when they rush into battle, TO men
ton the names Of their enemies, but the
leaders shout out THAT is his name, -
pointing 10 the victims with their spears.
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Saving the Situation.

From LippuC0tts.
The manager Of a New York theater
tells of the qUickness of thought Of a
certain actor. The play being produced
was a good. old-fashioned meIodrama,
with a snowstorm in the second act. The
first act was a drawing-room. In this
scene the hard-heaTted parent orders his
daughter from his house. and. as she re-
mains, imploring his forgiveness, lie pulls
the bell cord for a servant, that she may
be removed by force.
All went well until this point was
reached. UniUckily, however. instead OF
pulling the bell cord, he caught the one
which opened the snowbox. and in
stantly the large white flakes filled the
air and covered the carpet and furniture.
Bah. ! have opened the skylight"' the
actor said with well-simulated disgust.
and gave the proper cord an angry jerk
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SUNDAY. MARCH 3. 1901

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CHRIST CHURCH NIARRIAGES-CON-
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this: that you are seriously thinking OF
encouraging the spring poets, / am going
TO take leave 10 doubt your sanity"
ION what grounds
"on the authority OF Hood. Don't you
remember.
So Come. gentle Spring ethereal mildness come"
On Thomson, void Of rhyme well as reason.
How couldst thou thus poor human nature hum.
There's no ssch season
''Ah!' replied the Critic. who is fond
of having the last word; "but that was
written In London-we are ia Washing
ton-and spring win soon be here"
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HENRY MADswoRTH LoNGFELLOw. lsol-ss2


II tasting Heliccnian springs
He a their waters drank not deep,
II. smiling. he hehCld not things
Revealed TO eyes that weep,
II dread Dodouas Oracle
And Delphis voice for him were mute,
II grave Minerva in his path
Dropped never silver flute
Yet beauty w0yc a magic spell
For him. and early. at his need
,un a bed Of asphOdci
lie found q tgneful reed
The Syriux-reed Thessaliani
or Ilaiutigc. far rCu0Wu:
The universal pipe If Pan
Where the sod laid It d0gn.
Right revercutly from The ground
He lifted UP the sacred thing.
Accepted u with awe profound.
With faith Uufalteringi
And when ITS music forth he drew
Earth half forget her ancient pain,
For Marsyas himself ne er blew
A parcr sveettr strain!
Whas though there be who self-attired
In robes os judgment some misuse,
Protest that Dee was not inspired
~ the authentic Muse
Love- granting all his faults % these.
Forever holds his name apart.
Who moved not seusCless stones and trees.
But the quick human heart.
The peoples poet" Did be lack
RCtuTut lie served Ia his degree
The people. and they gave han back
Their Immortality.
Time careless grows 81 costly wit.
Brave monuments are quickly gone
But thar which on the heart is writ
Lives on, and on, and on
Florence Earle C1lrts. "a H8rper's Weekly.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
Lie Ola AEan,s Place.

From Tit-Bits
Clara-(arranging the presents)-We'u
put the pearl necklace for mother here.
Dora-And MabeFs diamond earrings
here.
Cora-And Georges gold watch here.
Dora-And Ediths diamond bracelets
what shall we do with them?
Clara-Lay them on the piano along
side OF the card for father.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
In society.

Frnm the SomeTiIle Journal
Mrs. Walley-What evenings out does
your girl have2
Mrs. wrey-It would be easier to name
her evenings in.
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ever written by Maurice Maeterlinck is
TO appear as the leading article in the
March number Of Putuam's Monthly. 1t
IS entitled THE Social Revolution" and
IS obviously the result Of long and pro-
found meditation on i vital problem
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

The next important literary celebration
will probably be the 2OOth anniversary Of
the birth of Henry Fielding. the father
OF the modern English novel Fielding
was born at Glastonbury, on April %.
1907, and to-day he stands in the minds
OF most literary critics as the leading
English novelist. He wrote Tor another
age than ours. and lie wrote frankly,
perhaps brutally, but the picture he has
left us in Tom Jones" stands as that of
the typical middle-agcd squire of Eng
land, and the novel, as whole, gives us
the truest view extant of the manners
and morals of its time
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

Stewart Edward White has left his
bungalow in California. where he has been
living for the last two years, and has
Joined the authors colony in New York.
Mr. White is a Michigan man, the son Of
a lumberman. After his graduation from
college he Joined his father in the lumber
business and thus gained the experiences
which he has set down so graphically and
Interestingly in The Blazed Trail and
his other stories.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

No question is so frequently asked By
the admirers Of Henry James as that in
regard TO his method Of work Does he
make his first draft in the same general
shape as that in which it is given to the
public? Or is that finished, final shape
such as is notable in his recent The Amer
fcan Scene and, in fact, in all his books
of late years, the result Of a gradual up
building Of phrases and words?
~As a matter of fact-although nothing
could well appear more surprising-Mr
James dictates,
He dictates only the first draft, however.
and he does this slowly. and his secretary
afterward puts the draft into type
writing, with unusually wide spaces be-
tween the lines
This typewriter draft is then gone over
by Mr.. James. with pen and ink. with in
finite care. Every word is weighed; every
thought is pondered; and he begins to
elaborate, 10 interpolate, TO add new
beauties.
He feels proper dignity, as one who
has spared no pains to get his thought
into precisely the fit and proper form, in
regard TO his published work An ac-
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

problem Of perennial interest, and
question that clamo-s more and more
impcrutiycly for present attention and
attempted solution.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

One of the most interesting chapters in
Mr. Sidney Lees recent volume on
shakespeare and the Modern Stage, pub
lshed by the ScribneTs. is devoted to the
.Shakespearean productions Of Mr.. j. r.
Benson, the English actor and manager,
who has been chosen as the director Of
the coming yearly performances at the
Memorial Theater at Stratford-On-Avon,
In celebration Of Shakespeare's birthday.
Ii Is said that the programme for this
year promises to eclipse all former eff
forts.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

The latest volume of the Dowden
Shakespeare is Loves LabOur's Lost, -
edited by II. c. Hart. II maintains the
high standard set for this excellent edi-
ton by Prof. Edward Dowden and the
late w J. Craig
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

quaintanee recently had the temerity TO
ask him to explain the precise meaning
of a certain passage. Whereupon Mr.
James responded. with cold gravity. that
if the passage as it stood. which repre-
scented his careful and studied thought,
did not explain itself TO the mans mind
he did not deem il advisable or worth
while to enter into any verbal discussion
OF IT,
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, recently
British Ambassador 10 this country. has
written a new novel that will soon be pub
llshed It's title and its general charac-
teristiC are known. it is said. only to the
personal friends Of the diplomat. Sir
Henry won quite a little literary reputa-
ton with hls first book, a novel OF Eng
lish life called Marion Preveryn.' # is
said that having retired from official life
it is his purpose to devote his time eXclu-
svely TO literary pursuits.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

The record for book popularity at the
Public Library shows that during the
past week the nonfction books most
called for were Steiner's "On the Trail Of
the Immigrant" and ThOmson's Brain
and Personality" In fiction the demand
was for Winston Churchins "Coniston"
and Lucas Malet's THE Far Horizon. 8"
while among the juveniles the two books
were Alcott's Eight Cousins" and Lang's
Violet Fairy book.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14

this business and the people are TO
sustain them, let them add FIVE dol
lars for the minister, and il il is a
really bad case. double the compen-
Isation. In these days OF high prices
and expensive living the funeral d.
rector and the casket maker are re-
membered while the leading person
in the advertising display of TWEEN
ty-five dollar man in a two hundred
dollar casket is forgotten.
We stand for reform in these
methods and until the poor preach
er is recognized and his services com
pensated along with the cemetery
keeper and the grave digger, we snail
continue TO call for more sermons a
gainst these expensive funerals.
Why, let the stricken deer go weep.
The hart ungalled play:
For some must watch. while some
must sleep;
Thus runs the world away"
Shakespeare.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14
candidate ror reelection:

candidate Cor reelection
The revised returns show the follow.
ing vote cast for the mayoralty can
didates: Hubbard. 3sc67; Fitzgerald,
36,054; John A. Coulthurst q. u. I5,.
81.
The city voted to license the sale OF
liquor by large majority, somewhat
smaller than in previous years, how
ever, due to a hard campaign on the
part OF the clergy and others in an en-
deavor to keep the saloons out OF the
suburbs.
Coulthurst, who was formerly secre-
tary OF the Democratic state commit
tee, is exceedingly popular among the
younger Democracy, and It was from
this source that he drew much OF his
strength and contributed to the defeat
OF Fitzgerald.
The returns indicate that the council
viii be strongly Democratic, with the
aldermanic board more closely divided.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14
BISHOP TURNER AND THE
CHURCH.

"But love IS blind. and lovers cannot
see
The petty fouies that themselves
commit '- Shakespeare.
Our able contemporary the Phil
adelphia Odd Fellows Journal SAYS.
Bishop Henry IT. Turner. senior
Bishop of The a. 81. p. Church. OF
Atlanta, Georgia. has married n di-
Vorced woman. VINO was his private
secretary before the divorce proceed
mss We're Iad What as the great
a. NJ. v. connection going Go do about
lt. The whole country viii await de-
velopments with much interest
When churchman OF the age OF
Bishop Turner takes q step which I'm
practice routradicts the principles
which he has taught during his en-
tire life, laymen and sinners can only
look on in amazcmcat."
The A. A. z. Church in our opin-
Ion will let Bishop Turner alone
He has been in the llme-leht for
about forty years, and those who
know him best have realized that It
never pays TO cross swords with him.
He is eccentric and determined. as
bold as a lion and as outspoken as
a sailor. The very attempt OF church
men 10 keep him from marrying a
divorced female would be and no
doubt was the strongest incentive to
cause him TO consummate tae nup-
ual ceremonies. Those VINO oppose
him should go to Africa and be mis-
cradle. Please let Bishop Turner a.
lone.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14
SCORES ROOSEVELT.
Western Federation of Miners
Blame Him For Trouble.
TROOPS At COLDFIELD NOT WANTED
Miners, Say OmciRls, Had Perfect
Right TO Refuse scrip For Wages
That Was Not Acceptable
at Par In Trade.

DENVER, Dec. IL The executive
board OF the Western Federation OF
Miners has issued the following state
ment concerning the present contro-
versy IN GOldheld. New:
"On Dec. President Roosevelt IS
sued a proclamation ordering federal
troops to go TO Goldheld, New, ostensi-
bly, to protect life and property. That
there was even any danger TO personal
property is emphatically denied by Of
ficers Of Esmerslda county and by the
merchants and citizens OF Goldfeld.
"The only reason for the present
trouble was the decision OF the mine
operators - force upon the miners a
scrip that would not be taken at par
by the railroad companies. the Wells
Fargo Express company, the stores or
the boarding houses.
Neither would the mine owners
agree TO guarantee that they would
redeem this scrip at any time I'm the
future.
IN refusing to accept this worthless
scrip In exchange for their hard labor
the miners of Goldfeld are taking a
manly stand against the usurpation OF
governmental functions by unreliable
banking firms which assume the right
TO set aside the legal money Of the
nation.
eve desire 10 call the attention OF
the American people to the disaster at
Monongah, w. Va, where 500 coal
miners were murdered by the capital
list system in its greed for profits. Had
President Roosevelt been as anxious
to enforce the mining laws OF West
Virginia as he is 10 send the regular
army 10 crush an organization whose
only aim is to better the conditions
and make happier the lives OF the
working class 500 blackened corpses
would not today be laid on the altar Of
greed at Monongah. around which
weep widowed wives and orphaned
children.
we protest against this action OF
President Roosevelt. knowing that ne
was animated by personal hatred
against the Western Federation of
Miners and it's officers. The moving OF
troops on peaceable community must
be regarded at least as hasty and in
advised, and we call upon the working
class or the country 20 protest against
this unwarranted and unprecedented
action or mimic warfare"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14
PROVIDENCE HITS FERRYsoAr.
Fan River PaIatiaI steamer Narrow
~ Escapes sinking vessel

Fnu River PnlatiaI steamer Narrow
~ Escapes sinking vessel
NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE Fan Riv-
er line steamer Providence was in col
lision with and but narrowly escaped
sinking n crowded East river ferry
boat last night. The latter craft lost a
portion Of her superstructure, and her
passengers were thrown into n panic,
during which, It is reported. a man
and woman jumped overheard and
were drowned
The Providence's PROV struck the
ferry a glanclng blow on the star
board. and the boats hung together
long enough TO permit many OF its
passengers TO pass from the ferry's
upper deck to the steamer. Others
were taken of by tugs. while some re-
manned on board. Both boats drifted
down the river until aided by tugs.
the ferryboat crippled by the accident
and the steamer temporarily unable TO
get her head The latter finally re-
turned to her dock. and the fcrryboat
was helped TO a slip. The Providence
WAS not greatly damaged.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14
DEATH OF MRS. TAFT.
widow OF Alfonso Taft, Secretary Of
War Under Grant.

widow OF Alfonso Taft, Secretary of
War Under Grant.
MILBURY, Mass, Dec. 11.-Death.
which had been expected almost hour
~ for a week past. was announced
from the bedside Of Mrs. Louisa Maria
Taft mother OF William II. Taft. sec
rotary Of war. Mrs. Taft was the
widow of Alphonse Taft. secretary OF
war and attorney general OF the Unit
ed States under President Grant and
later minister to Austria and Russia.
Mrs. Taft was attacked last July
with acute Indigestion. and a gradual
breakdown Of her vigorous constitution
soon followed.
Mrs Taft is survived by four chill
dren. OF whom Secretary Taft Is the
oldest. The two other sons are Hen
ry w. Taft Of the New York law firm
OF Strong & Cadwallader and Horace
ID. Taft, founder and head OF the Taft
School For Boys at Watertown. Conn.
The daughter. Fanny l.. is the wife
OF Dr. William a. Edwards OF Los
Angeles. Besides Miss Torrey. the only
near relative is her stepson. former
Congressman Charles Z. Taft, editor
OF the Cincinnati Times Star
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14

MONONGAH, w. Va. Dec. 1.-THE
scene OF Americas great mine catas-
trophe has lost it's fascination for the
idlers who have surged about the pit
entrances Of mines Nos. g and $ OF the
Fairmont Coal company from the mo-
ment OF the awful explosion. This
crowd had been dwindling ever since
rain started. and there only remain the
forces employed In rescue work, the
newspaper workers and the inconsola-
bic near relatives OF victims who re-
NAMED faithful in their vigil When
darkness fell last night 141 bodies had
actually been brought 10 the surface.
while many more were located with
every prospect OF recovery.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14

all colored men shall be excluded
from enlistment In the United States
Army. This position is in keeping
with the policy of President Roose-
yeit,-the Furnishing of the known in
nocent with the alleged guilty ones
Certain IL is just as plausible to
punish men who have never been in
{ the army. by refusing them the right
Of enlistment, as TO punish innocent
ones in the army by a similar meth
Cd of procedure.
The attitude OF the Democratic con
tingent emphasizes though the posi-
ton of Senator Foraker and lends
color 10 the claim of his supporters
when they declared that the trouble
at Brownsville. Texas was the result
of a conspiracy to rid the army Of
colored troops. The negotiating
contingent from Texas has gone too
far.
1t is needless to say a word rela-
tive TO Senator Foraker, Senator
Scott or Senator Buckley. Their
report viii hold that the evidence
does not warrant fastening the guilt
upon the colored soldiers. aud will
recommend that they be restored to
the army. In view of this position.
the following telegraphic report is
significant:
The expert analysis of the bull
lets submitted as evidence in the
Brownsville investigation has been
completed. and the findings sent to
the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs. lt is understood that the
analysis shows that the bullets were
not OF the variety in use by the army
az the time of the riot Gen. Gro
zier. chief of ordnance. concurs i'm
the belief that the bullets submitted
were not fired from army rifles.
The analysis. with correspondence
from Gen. CrOzier, will be submitted
TO the committee at its meeting on
Tuesday next"
This then disposes Of the question
of the guilt of the coIored soldiers
and will leave President Theodore
Roosevelt no recourse. but 20 undo
this grievous wrong and restore to
the service of the nation three of the
bravest companies that ever wore a
uniform and one battalion OF the
best soldiers that ever sighted a
rifle
The injustice I'm their dismissal is
apparent and the feeling is well-nigh
universal that they Zoe restored to the
army. We live i'm a republic. not a
monarchy and the protests of the
people are certainly entitled TO a
hearing at the capital OF the nation.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14

WILKESBARRE, Pa. Dec. ia
continued fall Of rain throughout the
Wyoming valley for the past two days
has caused the water in the Susque-
hanna river to rise nearly a foot an
hour. The sitGatiOn is alarming on the
west banks Of the river The street
car traffic between here and Nanticoke
was practically cut OF, due to the over
flow OF creeks outside OF this city.
six mills ana other plants In the
southern part OF the town were forced
to suspend operations.