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New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
An INTERESTING MANuscRIPr

recent discovery in Europe of sketches and
papers kept by one Of the officers OF the French
army while In this country during the War Of
independence has proved most interesting. The
manuscripts were found in the castle OF the Won
Closen family. in Bavaria. near Munich. and in
c4uce the journals of Ludwig. Baron Won Closen,
aid n Count ROcha mbeau. The portraits and
sketches as well as the many papers which
company them. are Of great historical value.
There is silhouette Of Nellie Custis. a crayon
drawing by Alexander Hamilton OF Martha
washington, and a portrait OF Baron NOn ClOsen
himself. the journal consists OF two large vol
umes OF two hundred pages each. closely written
IN FrencE. These manuscripts and portraits
We're shown 10 President Roosevelt and were
returned 10 the Won Chosen family after trans
c1ipt cf the journal had been made by the Ii
brarv Of Congress.
One Of The manuscripts in the collection con-
tains the orders given by Count Rochambeau
before The embarkafop Of the French army IL
Rhode Island description is given of the
entire organization and mode Of payment Of the
CORPS. which IS declared auxiliary TO the
american army. The French soldiers shall add
black 70 their cockaGe. because II Cblack) IS the
color of the United States OF America How
tne army returned in five divisions from Nir-
GINA 10 Boston at the close of the Revolution
AIRY War Is described in another document The
number OF miles covered by the several divisions
on the way are set down, well the places
where the different divisions halted Reference
may also be made TO Calvin, mentioned for his
conspicuous bravery in the orders Of the daE~by
Lafayette IN his report on the affair between
Wayne and Cornwallis. Calvin committed sui
eide in Philadelphia. July - 11S2 letter
from Calvin. found after his death addressed TO
Lieutenant Ao-enfi l-ikllRSAoNs MAJOR AlaTkSpl
and William Bingham, began as follows: "Adieu
my dear friends. Life has become too heavy a
burden"
From the same letter IS translated this SEN
tence. which refers 10 Miss Sally Shippen. one Of
three daughters Of Edward Shipper, of Philadel-
pha the youngest daughter being well known
3 Margaret. or Peggy. Shipper. the second wife
Of General Benedict Arnold: Give my portrait
TO Miss Sally Shppen. and tell her that graft
tude for her friendship will be one OF the last
emotions that shall accompany me in death. "
Galvin's letter ends as follows: Il depart gay
1Tr and ulFe hen pfsF gf11
General Wayne sent me 10 attack Lord Corn
wallis. and / hope that I may succeed better in
Ouffianking love than J did in outfanking the
English army.'-Clarence Winthrop Bowen. in
The Century
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
THE NEW HOTEL TRAYMoRE.
Addition to This Atlantic City House Soon
To BE Ready for Use.

The addition to the Hotel Traymore which has
been put up will be ready for occupancy for the
early Easter season. the work being ahead OF the
contract.
When this addition is completed the new Tray
will be OF the finest houses on the entire
New Jersey coast. The air OF complete restfllness
and hOmelike aspect that has ever been Character
istic of the TraymOre and has made il one OF the
most desirable of resorts will not be lost
The addition to the Hotel TraymOre extends from
the front of the old building TO within forty feet
of the Boardwalk. covering. approximately. an
area OF 125x5O feet The superstrueture is rein
forced concrete columns. with beams and Eirders
according to the Kahn system OF reinforcement
The exterior OF the building is OF an elaborate
character From grade to the line OF the nrst
sleeping floor the outer walls of red faced
brick with large Joints and special design OF
bond The trimming for the brickwOrk is IA light
shade of Kettle River sandstone. worked and
carved in appropriate designs.
From the first sleeping floor to the tenth floor the
walls are OF q light buff terra Gotta tile laid up
every other course with a setback OF three-Ouar-
ters OF an inch. producing effect pleasing to the
eve The first iOOF above the basemen: Is the main.
00eS hrooSd S snd r porehes Seiveen Ibn3 & Py
tenth floor will be the sleeping apartments and
every room will have private bath
The furnishings are all OF special design ms.ss
20 order. The bedrooms will be furnished in The
Louis XIV and Louis XVI and Colonial Styles Tn.
carpets TO be NiltOns and Administers through
out The interior woodwork OF the house will h..
mahogany. The decorations will all be done undsr
the eye OF artists. in order that there may be per
feet harmony and color blending throughout Ire
house. The lobby proper will be COmbinsttOn Of
green's with FURNISHINGS in the Gothic stvIs -
The tenth floor will be devoted 20 reading rooms
tories and parlors. and outside will be
broad prOmenades. on which one can ger deIishtruI
ton foor Is surround-d by a large concrets dome
the most prominent feature OF tbs buildings archi-
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
FALLS TO HELP DIG GOLD.

.Freparations for harnesslng the Victoria Falls
on the Zambezl River. Africa. in the same way
Niagara Falls have been harnessed to electric
dynamOS are now being made says an EnEish
correspondent. The object OF the new use OF
natures force in Africa is to supply the Rand
gold fields with electricity in bulk for lighting
and power purposes at low prices This great
work will have to be carried out on new lines
because the distance between Victoria Falls and
the Raid six hundred miles. is greater than any
over which the transmission of electricity hss
been attempted. Theoretically there IL no limit
to the distance over which power can be trans
rnittsd In most cases. however. considerations
such as configuratiOn of the country and tts OBJ
structiOn 10 the erection OF cables have TO be
taken into account. Between the falls and the
Rand the country is practically level throughout.
mostly uninha bited and containing no mountat ns
to get over nor forests or sWampy stretches To
penetrate. The weather is equable. violent
storms bliZzards and other natural Vtsttattons
being quite unknown
The power house In which the generating
pant is to be installed will be located at the foot
Of the falls near the waters edge, SsN feet below
the ledge over which the river plunges. The in
take will consist of small canal deviating iron,
the river a short distance above the falls the
northern bank. and delivering at a cOnvenienr
sDOt near the top Of the gorge at the first or
in charge OF the work have also planned aUxth-
ary means OF transmission in case OF break,
down at the falls. First at the Rand end OF tho
transmission line there Will be secondary hy-
hannesbuFg there viii be an emergency steam
turbine generating engine. The accumularor
will have the capacity to provide current for
at present nearly all the Rand mines are op-
Grated by steam engines whose aggregate CT
pacity is put at PSI Oga horsepower MANY lead
ing mining companies are ready TO take electric
fty over the cable from Victoria FAILS, vhicn
will be strung from towers placed az intervals
OF one thousand feet between there and JohAos
nsSbNrH Chicago Daily Ne~A
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
GLADSTONE IN DEBATE.

IN his prime IN a great debate when political
parties were set IN battle array, Gladstone's
franscendent oratorical gifts had full play
There was marked contrast in his manner OF
answering a question addressed to him I'm his
ministerial capacity. After purporting TO make
reply ard taking some ten minutes to do II, he
sat down frequently leaving his interrogation and
the House IN a condition Of dismayed bewilder-
lnent. hopelessly attempting 70 grope their way
through the intricaces of the sonorOuS sentences
they had listened 10. II. happened in eX-
pounding a bin replying 20 a debate, he
desired TO make himself understood, he had no
equal His manner IN speech making was more
strongly r5ed by action than was $hat Of his
only rival John Bright. He emphasized points
by shifting The open palm Of his left hand with
Bledge hammer fist Sometimes he. with geaIp-
ing eyes-'lile a Vultures,' as Mr. Lecky
genially described tnem-pointed his forehnger
straight at his adversary. IN hottest moments
he beat the brass bound Box with clamorous
hand that occasionally drowned the point he
strove TO make Sometimes with both hands
raised above his head; often with left elbow
leaning on the Box. right hand with closed hsi
shaken at the head of an unofending country
gentleman on the hack bench opposite: anon
standing half a step back from the table. LETT
hand hanging at his side, right uplifted, so that
he might with thumbnail lightly touch the
shining crown Of his head. he trampled his way
through the argument he assailed as an ele-
phant in an hour Of aggrayation RACES through
a Jungle.-Henry ". Lucy, in Putnam's Maga-
zine
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
ON THE OPEN ROAD.

out to the JOY Of the open road
Soon shall my feet be gone.
Led by the dreams of the heart OF youth
over the slopes OF dawn.
Desert and valley and heights of snow,
Plains where the rivers run
Jungles and steppes OF the frozen North
Islands that take the sun
Nau;ch girls that dance I'm the silent noon.
Sphinx of the word-old Nile:
Caravans crossing the trackless waste,
Pyramids pile pile.
Italy. Greece and the Caucasus
Persia and HindOstan:
! shall see them all with the heart OF the boy
Alive in the heart Of the man.
Glad with the love OF the open road,
Free-hearted ! take my way.
Cities and men and a life of change
Shall welcome me day by day.
Mdnights shall pass with their starry deeps.
Moons shall have come and gone;
While still from the gray Of the skies before
Breaks the orient rose Of dawn.
Lewis Worthngton Smith. in The Outing
Magazine
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
THE GIFT.

Dear Heart, would that you were dead
Within the chapel of the night,
And an the lily stars We're laid
About you in a wreath OF white.
] would your jewel eyes were locked
Safe in the casket OF repOse;
l would vour mouth We're robbed of red
And silent as the sleeping rose
The nighungales would weave their grief
Into silver shrcud for you:
The moon would deck your hands and arms
With rings and bracelets of the dew.
Then ere the dawn came from the hills
clad in her livery of years
I'd place my gift above your heart.
A little cruciix-of tears.
Archibald Sullivan. in The Smart Set.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
FINDING WORLDS LARGEST DIAMOND,

4 solitary was walking across the veldt,
intending climb down into 40. } Workings"
This was Captain Frederick Wells. the mine
manager. For moment he stood on the brink
looking down at the tangled chaos OF earth
heaps criss-c crossed with trolley tracks and steel
trucks like chiidren's toys. The list
less and tired for II had been burning day
in a country where wafer IS most precious Wells
took of his hat the high level. drew long
breath two. planted his right foot firmly nd
began the descent Of the bank. He went down
sidewise: and when less than half way his eye
suddenly caught a CLASSY CLEAN from large
stone three parts embedded in the soil To lay
hands upon it and wrench IL from its matrix
was the work Of a moment.
And when he had done this the mans judg-
ment told him he held liz his hand the greatest
diamond the world saw. probably will
ever aSain-a colossal crystal OF 3024S
carats-l 81 pounds ayoirdupois, Like IN
"A dream. Wells squatted down precaTiOusiy on
the steep. loose bank and wondered whether
after all. IT was but fantastic dream. born of
much zeal manager and steady succession
OF large finds.
This record stone not. might be sup
posed. TO Europe IN ship of It's own. 81
prOsafc is the civilized commerce Of to-day that
this vast treasure merely sealed up in Il
tin box, registered a postal packet" and sent
through the mails though il were worthless
geological specimen! II received at the
London Office of The Premier Diamond Mining
Company. Ltd. and measures We're taken at once
TO insure II for about half its approximate value
say. 81 :aat O00-W. G. Fitz Gerald in The
American Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
AGAIN IN THIS DEAR PLACE"
BY A. Emerson Palmer

The following hymn was written for the installation
he Rev caleb Samuel : DuttOn Ininester Sc,
nd Unitarian Church Broolyn and sung ssrvtc,
n Thursday evening of last wees:
Again In this dear place meet.
Where Oft have met before:
Around us thrOng the memories sweet
OF those who walk with no more"
On. UnfOrgotten halloWed past
May from IL fresh courage draw
Remembering lessons here broadcast
OF right and duty love and law.
Here have learned the art Of life
The things that make for truth and peace
New fortitude for toll and strife.
Brave words whose echoes shall not cease
We look both forward and behind,
HeaTtened by all that has been ours.
And praying with earnest mind
For deeper faith and ampler powers.
Though leaders change. trust oar guido
We hold our course unSwervtngly;
' Our hope and confidence abide
And prosperous days stll shall see
To this dear church pledge anew
Our loyalty while life shah last.
Grant il. q God. through years not few
\ future worthy OF its past.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
Foreign Resorts.

Mrs. James ]. Beden OF Syracuse has Joined
party of friends at this hotel and James T. ttay-
den OF New Orleans. a banker. Il also staying
there.
A party OF PhiladsIphians at the Laurel In the
Pines includes MIR. and Mrs. Robert W. Leather
lee: Mrs A. W. Biddie. Miss Biddle and William
Fell.
Several jolly parties from the Lexington. Bart
lett Inn Hotel Wrisley and the Manhattan en-
jOyed skating by moonlight this week Bonhres
were lighted along the shore OF the small lake
and added 70 the plcturesQueness OF the scene.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

lecture From this visitors viii be enabled to Sc
cure a hne view of the entire resort
The addition Will accommodate about SIX hundred
visitors and this. combined with the capacity OF
the old part OF the house will give shelter TO near
Iy a thousand persons in the height OF the season.
There will be change in the management Ths
house IS under the general supervision OF Daniel
White. who for many years was the active man
ager OF the TraymOre, and under whose administra-
tIOn the hotel has become one of the best. known
on this side OF the Atlantic The exact date for
the opening of the new rraymOre has not Vet been
set but will be announced in the course OF a few
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
A NEW ERA IN USING RIVERS.

The time IS fast coming when the United
States VIII No longer be in part an unkempt
continent with vide wastes ana uniamed
sireafns Dr NcC;ee's suggestive article Ia this
magazine brings before the imagination a day
when our Middle West viii be well ordered
as Germany on England The curbing of the
MiggisspDi has had TO V3it upon our conquest
Of the West Tor people must prospect Tie re-
sources OF their whole domain before turning
10 Intensive work I'm any particular area. But
noW that our prGdUctiVeness has outstripped
even our railroads. the waterways VIII have a
new q usefulness.
elreadv work To enlarge the outgrown Erie
Canal from the Great lakes to the Atlantic has
begnn when q deep waterway from the iakes
10 tie Guif q opened by Inc canalizatlon OF the
Missl7sippi SHE Mode West viii be eInanci-
pated from complete dependence on the rail
gc2es We shall have 'seaporis m me Pfairles
Chicago 81 Louis and other cities will have
ocean trade routes with low charges. Our
whole central area VIII have facilities for de-
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

the recruiting Of the best blood OF America into
the navy to-day. Nearly 40 per cent OF the
sailors on board our men-of-war at the present
tlne are native born; and while the service
oners no sinecure. but means a great deal of
earnest and hard work, it does offer for faithful
service sure and certain and comparatively
HDeral reward from Uncle Sam when the period
ot active work is After thirty years of
FAITHFUL service pension is issued averaging
apout $500 per annum. and this means much in
encouraging and concentrating attention toward
tne Improvement of the service, by the promo
tlon of deserving young men.-Admiral Evans
In the National Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
OUR SAILORS.

II you could see the boys as have seen them;
working and studying to perfect themselves and
win promotion, you would be no less enthusi-
ostic than President Roosevelt after his
triD on the Louisiana, when he witnessed with
his own ewes the progress which making.
The President desired to some expert target
practice during the summer, and We were fort
innate enough to make record which stands
,,ut prominently in the history of marksman-
shin When you consider the difficulty under
which this work OF firing a sea is carried out
and the exactness with which the calculations
are nade-not only made but executed-it shows
the results which may be obtained by what
President Roosevelt has so often insisted upon
preparedness
To my mind there is no calling, no vocation,
moro honorable and more likely TO develop the
real earnestness Of manhood in the averag ge
vmlng man than career in the navy. IL young
men would only read carefully and understand
what a naval career means, IL would certainly
inspire an interest which would even iocrease
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
TRAINING WILD ANIMAL.s-

or all the big eats. including that magnih-
cent Jungle named monarch of might the lion
ana including those beautifully spotted orange
ana black villains, the ia guar and the leopard
ana lhelr cousin. that noiSeleSs lightning swift
traitor the panther, trainers prefer TO handle
me Tiger This is contrary to the popular be-
neI which credits the tiger the most blood
'hrsty or all wild beasts. The tiger is. how
ever, the quickest To learn and the easiest 10
handle. Whereas the tiger always remains a
nerVous, highstrung brute. after time q lion
becomes phlegmatic and lazy and requires ug-
ing. winch IS apt 10 cause trouble. Whereas the
Ilger IS q demon incarnate and mercilesS once
aroused. he Is at least an honest fighter who
gives ample warning when about attack and
only as a rare exception attacks a man from
behind. unlike the jaguar. the leopard and the
panther which are treacherous and almost in
NariabY attack when a back Is turned. Again.
az all this dangerous family the nature OF the
Tiger comes nearest that of ordinary house
eat, and. always comparatively. the tiger II is
That Is most appreciative once the master has
succeeded in establishing his truce. Then. ike
the domestic cat, he likes 20 brush up against
The person of his trainer loves TO have his back
rubbed and groomed ana the top of his head
scratched To soOthe the everlasting itch between
the ears. while he emits purrs of satisfaction.
forgetting that the least unforeseen accident
may arouse murderouS instincts that would IN
& tWinkling convert the friendly meeting into a
Shambles.-A. ". Roker. in Appleton's MAJ ga
zine
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
The February Magazines.
Worlds Largest Dia nond-Pearys
Curing . Rhinoceros of r heumatisnn.

yelopment that will quickly bring a crowded.
the world.
1t Viii be a colossal task. as DR. McGee
shows. TO bring the Father OF Waters under
control; but II will be a fascinating and a
worthy task The commissions of Middle West
efn business men that are now demanding of
congress The authorization OF the work and ap-
propriations 10 begin it-or even permfssjon Ia
undertake The enterprise privatey-are In ear
nest. But ii is not the interests OF these men
alone lhat VIII be affected by the waterway Il
concerns the whole nation. A greater grow Tin
IN population and production within our own
DofaeiS awaits us during this century-perhaps
curing the first half of it-than We have.
achieVed during the preceding centuries of ou.
occupancy "f the land. For we are lust begin
nlng 10 learn that our rivers have revolutionary
values for power. for sanitation and for fer
tility, as well as for commerce Worlds Work.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

In Company ID. I'd Regiment. these members
have received 100 per cent duty medals: First Scr
geant Gemunder. for sixteen years; First Leu
tenant Gilbert for eight years: Captain Fish for
five years; Second Lieutenant Angel, for four
years. Sergeant Sharpe. Sergeant Van Zandt Cor
pOral Perry and Private Young. for three years:
CorpOrals ST George and King for two years and
Sergeant Reed. Corporal Conway and Private Ia
TEN, for year First Sergeant Gemunder has
the best record in the regiment. having performed
100 per OF duty for sixteen consecutive years
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

All that afternoon they rode under the brazen
sky and on through the purple night out iHtO
the gorgeous gold and crimson dawn Of another
day. two grim and silent shapes, two sentient
atoms In that mighty solitude. They fol-
lowing. now. trail which should bring them
by another night 10 water. Their canteens were
nearly empty and the heat struck downward
until their temples throbbed beneah its blows
The atmosphere grew sitting. sulphurous dead
But soon this ominOus hush broken by
the rush OF furious, rarchng blasts Of fiery
wind. Il as IL the gates of he'll had swung
abroad. Clouds Of hot sand lashed the trav
ellers with whips 1t swirled about them
like the blizzard SHOWS. cutting their flesh until
they could not face its force. Through the
sreasewood and the cacti the wind rushed
screaming and sought 10 tear them from their
roots or pile them deep in sand. The air was
filled with cleaning particles until II shone ike
gold. and out Of the lurid sky the looked
down. blood red.
No living thing could face the storm The
broncos refused 10 advance. but turned tail 10
the blast and stood with humped-up backs and
heads low hanging between their knees. In the
lee of a cactus clump the two men covered
side by side. The darkness came down with. a
rush hurled upon their heads by the growing
storm. obliteratng them together with all forms
and substances. until nothing remained bat the
black void through which the whips Of the furies
seemed to lash them ngy.-FrederiCk T.
Wheeler In McClure's Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

match next Saturday night at the srmOry. Re-
voIver practice will begin IN the armory on Eel
ruary /.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

Squadron c now occupies its new armory.
Bedford avenue between President and CAIRO
streets. Brooklyn. The formal celebration will /
held some time In March.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

Company Fl Of the I'D Regiment has unanimous
" elected First Sergeant X. B. Kloer second lieu
tenant. The place vacant for about year
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

Brevet Major Henry s. Rssquin. OF the Sd Bat
terry has resigned. after service Of nearly thirty
years on account OF business. Major RaSquin will
be succeeded by either Lieutenant G.. E. Latnz Oi
Lieutenant c. Matlock.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

Considerable interest is attached TO the review o
the 6Sth Regiment IN It's armOTy next Saturday
night by General George Moore Smith This will
b@ the first review OF the regiment since 10 hal
occupied its new sTmOry. Dancing will follow.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
CD. Continental.

Perfectly nsv. opposite Eg6esish
Gardens and 0pera House.
Zach resm has balcony and sre-
place. Grand sersnoans.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

A review OF the 18th Regiment by Rear Admira
Coghlan. L. S ", will be held In the srmory OF
Thursday night. In the annual muster Of the regi
ment BY officers OF the state and War Depart
ment several nights ago TIC officers and men wer'
present. and only 10 members were absent. Th'
Inspecting officers gave the regiment great praise
for its showing. especially in the care OF It's arms
clothing and equipments.