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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01


LONDON. February L.. 1908.
a MERICANS are familiar with the
~ game of freeze OUT as it has
= i been played against certain Indian
tribes when they and their lands stood in
the way of the westward march of en-
pirc. English folk who are conversant
with this not very creditable chapter of
American history are wont to make it the
basis OF comparisons with their own
methods OF dealing with inferior races in
various parts OF the globe. and draw
therefrom conclusions which are con-
ducive to delightful sense of righteous
superiority, for il is the Enelishmans
boast that justice Is the foundation OF
his rule everywhere. But that faith has
been rudely shaken by the disclosures
just made concerning the methods en-
pIoyed i'm Natal to crowd out DinuZulu,
the hereditary chief of the Zulus, and his
followers.
The disclosures are made by E. ]. JeI-
Iicoe. an English lawyer. who went out
to Natal to see that Dinuzulu got a
square dear' when he was put on trial
for high treason 1t will be remem-
bered that in the latter part of last year
all sorts of sensational stories were set
afjoat to the effect that Dinuzulu was
banning a rebellion to be accompanied
by wholesale massacres. devastation and
general ruin of the colony. Martial law
was proclaimed and a. big expedition was
sent against him. Much to the disap-
poirtment il is said. of those VINO had
arranged to wipe him out, DinuZuiu. IN
stead of putting up a fight, surrendered
t. the civil authorities. and since De-
cen,ber q he has been lodged in Jail al
PIE lermaritzburg, awaiting trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

Nervous" "The Oratorical," "The lit-
erary," 1.-THE Comic 1.-The Secret" Tine
Ascetic," 1.-THE Religious" 1.-The Cd
scure," etc, in his volume.
One story he tells is extremely curious
A certain woman of the people had bad
| husband, who mistreated her and their
children and squandered her earnings III
debauchery At last she was arrested
for his murder. Quite frankly she admit
ted her guilt, and said that she had COM
mitted the murder after prayer to the
Virgin and was entirely easy in her con-
science.
HE made our lives miserable" she eX-
planned: II could do nothing for my chill
dren while he lived. 1 knew that they
would be provided for while / was in
prison, and when I came out every one
would help me. for all my neighbors
knew what a bad man he was. but L
prayed first and the Holy Virgin helped
me, so now let me go to prison. and when
I come out we will be happy family.
A book apropos of the religious strug-
gle eonvulsing Italy is "L'Anti-Clerical-
ismo Cattolico in Italia 1t claims to
set forth all the ms and outs of the move
ment against the priests. Another book
Is 1.-THE Country of Jesus" by Matilde
Serac, who in it's pages records her jour-
ney in the Holy Land.
Xxx
Florence just now boasts an English
magazine, with an Office on the Long
'Arno Acciaiuoli. It's name Is The
Mask" it's subtitle being 1.-THE Monthly
Journal of the Art of the Theater." The
first number is announced in an artistic
circular. which promises the public
wood engravings. Autographs and etch-
ings as illustrations, and declares this
Italian-born English magazine to have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
FLORENCE, February u, 1908.
r ITALIAN people. as nation, are not
l given to the buying Of books. Unless
/ a volume be put at the cheap price of
a franc they prefer to wait until they can
secure it from library. The women care
ONLY for novels. In the south of Italy
they are in a bondage which prevents
any intellectual development. An Italian
magazine has recently given an account
of the life of South Italy well-to-do
family. When there are male guests the
husband entertains them alone, the
women of the family eating in the
kitchen. Unless they go to confession
they never leave their homes. and their
fathers husbands and brothers apologize
to any stranger for their utter ignorance
When, however, an Italian hears that
friend of his has written a book he at
once proceeds to buy it, regardless of
price. In many cases when the friends
of an author have done what they con-
slider their duty by him in this way that
ends 1t.
Just at present the Florentines are do
ing their duty by Fra La Perduta
Genie" (Among the LOST of Advocate
Rosadi of their city The author, an
elderly man, and celebrated lawyer of
Florence, is known to English and Amer
lean readers through his Trial of Jesus"
which has been translated, and whose
preface is from the pen Of DR.. Emil
Reich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

come a menace has been followed, but
this is naturally only occasional and acct
dental practice.
For the regular work the crews of
twelve-inch guns have fired at target
which had painted on it bull s-eyes which
were fourteen feet square. For the small
er guns this bulrs-eye was ten feet by
eight.
In order to add interest to the work and
make comparisons possible the crews OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
Me- MouToR TIoRIpA WilcHI7 70 b MhDE. A lRGET
tx fdS. .M IT, fSq X MSI Guy Or Al DHr7LEE3HR

every ship, as we'll as the ships Of each
squadron or department, are pitted
against each other.
Therefore target practice becomes a con-
test for which high prizes are offered. and
the men are stimulated to their best Ell
forts in order to make a showing.
Meantime while battling against each
other they are developing Skill to be
used against the foe of Uncle Sam
should the unhappy time come When
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
HOW BRITISH JUSTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA
DEALS WITH THE ZULUS BROUGHT TO TRIAL

signs continued to grow until the whole
military force OF the colony was sent
forth to gather him in or obliterate him.
To prepare a prisoners defense II Is
necessary that counsel should have OPP
portunities to communicate with him
freely. That is one of the basic princi-
pies of English judicial procedure. But
this was denied Mr.. Jellicoe. He obtained
an order from the committing magistrate
to see DinuZulu and to take with him
Miss Colenso. the daughter of the famous
South African bishop, to act as inter-
prefer, for DinuZulu does not speak Eng
lish At the expiration of twenty min
utes the governor of the jail INSISTED on
Miss Colenso leaving. That twenty MIN
utes' talk was all that Mr.. Jellicoe was
able to hold with his client, for without
an interpreter, of course, he was power
less to converse with him. Later he OBJ
tanned another permit from the magis-
tratc to interview the Zulu chief &C
companied by Miss Colenso. as interpre-
ter 1t was after the government had
preferred a charge of murder against
Dipuzulu, without specifying whom he
had murdered. This time the governor
of the Jail fatty re fused to obey the or
der. stating that it clashed with his in
structions from the government. Mr. Jel-
lcoe was not even permitted to see the
aff!davits on which the prosecution re-
lies. He was refused permission to GO
to Dinuzulu's kraal to collect evidence for
the defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
QUEER TYPES OF ITALIAN CRIMINALS
AS SEEN BY A FLORENTINE AUTHOR

for it's object the bringing before an IN
telligent public many ancient and modern
asnects of the theater'S art. which nave
too long been disregarded or forgotten.
Not to attempt to assist in the so-called
reform of the modern theater, for reform
is now too late, nor to advance theories
which have not been already tested, but
to announce the vitality which already
begins to reveal itself in a beautiful and
definite form based upon an ancient ana
noble tradition. The Mask represented
the theater Of the future
With this preamble one is not surprised
to find in the table of contents of the
first number three articles by Gordon
Craig, who has had on exhibition in Flor
ence some splendidly done, but mystify-
ing etchings, illustrating his notions OF
what the scenery of the "theater of the
future should be like. His articles are
"A Letter to Young Artist of the
Theater' 1.-THE New Theater" and AN
Open Letter to Madame Eleanora Duse."
The remaining contents include The Real
Drama in SPAIN. by Edward Hutton;
1.-THE Dance" by Isadora Duncan; Notes
Upon Marionettes.' by Adolf Furst; on
Masks" by John Balance; "Yvette Gull
bert" by Haldane Macfall; 1.-The French
Tragedy" by Jean-Jacques Olivier; I'm
igo JONES'" by ]. Paul Cooper. etc.
Just now Gordon Craig. the TEDDY" OF
Ellen Terry's Memoirs. is vivid figure in
the life of Florence. In his. dress. a la
Simple Simon-a long sweeping cloak. a
sugar-ioaf or shepherds hat. long hair
and a stick-he is seen in all the hannts
of Bohemia. His eccentricities and dress
make him Florence's latest subject for
anecdote and story, D'Annunzio thus OBJ
tanning a moment of respite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

years old, and is of a type that has always
had the preference of Washington for
use in the coast defense. But now all the
four and six-inch guns that formed her
equipment have been dismounted and all
the movable parts stored away.
1t is not contemplated. however, that
the boat will be sunk by the lombard
ment it is to undergo.
1t is at the turret that the shooting is
to be done, and the high superstructure
will be peppered by the best marksmen
who have been left in this country after
the fleet under the command of Bob
Evans got its quota.
This turret high up in the air. no very
large or fixed mark, will command all the
skill of the gunner to make strikes. and
as it is at marks like this he would be
called upon to shoot in actual conflict
the value of this kind Of practice can
readily be seen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

to go to secure Dinuzulu's conviction
Since the voluntary surrender OF Dlnu-
zulu and his indunaS to the civil authorl-
ties on the 9th of December last" he
says, 1.-The government has closed Zulu
land to the outside world, and l am only
at present in possession of partial evil
dence of some of the horrors which their
pl:abe officials have perpetrated there
under martial law. in order to operate
on the fears and weaknesses of the ma
tives.
Sufficient however. has reached me to
show that the lash has been freely used
that unresisting natives have been shot
on the spot and that hundreds OF
natives, who were suspected of being
likely witnesses for Dinuzulu. have been
arrested and thrown into prison. and
all information regarding their where
abouts has been consistently kept secret
and whenever in croSS-examlnation of a
crown witness an attempt has been made
by the defense to obtain some 1nforma-
ton regarding the whereabouts of these
imprisoned natives the magistrate, on the
objection of the crown prosecutor, has
refused to allow the question to be
answered, and the prosecutor has insult
ingly insinuated that the defense required
the information for some Interior and
improper motive.
When evidence of some of these kill
ings and fioggings was brought to the
attention of the attorney general and he
was asked to prosecute the offenders or
make an order which would permit of a
private prosecution being initiated, so
| that the facts could be brought to light,
he refused to do either. He would not
even direct a magistrate to hold pre-
liminary investigation into the charges.
The methods pursued by the Natal gov
eminent seem modelled on the Russian
plan or that of the Congo Free States
Small wonder it is that Mr.. Jellicoe should
decline to take any further part lin the
judicial outrage now being perpetrated by
those who dare TO do injustice by law
| On the day after Mr. Jellicoe's astound-
| ing statements We're published they were
| made the basis of several questions in
| parliament. 1t is now up to the imperial
government to see that DinuZulu gets a
| square deal. But sooner or later he and
his people will be compelled to move
| on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

XPERTS may battle over the con-
dition of Uncle Sans navy, but
n as long as the man behind the
American gun can continue to
shoot straight the nation will
have faith in the defensive and offensive
power of the marine arm of the military
service.
There are those students of battleship
construction who bitterly attack the de-
sign of the ships used in the American
navy, who storm over the influence ex-
erted by what they call 1.-The bureaucrats
of Washington who say the whole sys-
tenn is antiquated and would never sur
vive the test of conflict with first-class
power.
1t is a terrible picture of inefficiency
they draw but the sting of it is always
taken away to some extent by a recollec-
ton of what the American man behind the
gun has done in other conflicts.
The remarkable record of success in the
navy, which has to its credit triumpahs in
1.-THE revolution. the war of 1872
the civil war and finally, the Spanish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

Previous tests of Workmanship in the
navy have heretofore been conducted on
a somewhat different basis. Where pos
sible the English custom of sending naval
ships to blow up derelicts that have
noated into the path of navigation to be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

Fra La Perduta Gente.' which, the
bookmen say. has started off as a good
seller, is a most interesting and psyche
logical account of Signor Rosadi's ex-
periences among criminals, whom he has
classified as 1.-The Esthetic," THE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

But still more sensational charges are
made by Mr.. Jellcoe against the Natal
government showing that there are no
limits to the lengths they are prepared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

After spending some weeks on the spot.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31
A Genuine Surprise

Last Monday ahe1t forty ef the
"boys" of Extra banded themselves
together ard after night fall
marched frms.a Nick Doffngs Dcag
Store NOT stopPiag aatii they
reached taa CsrissisG pareeaa ge,
where taay cssR tSek tUii possess-
iGss fss a foS saiNstsa. After they
h&d sll EaAfssapSi, Will BrinhorhofT
stepped up saa La very beautiful
and teGdar spscca presented Rev.
Poison with a haG Gsosse plash case
in WHICH 1sstied q a0-dollsr gold
piece. fhs Reverend WAC COM
plete}y taken back bat with an effort
collected his thoughts sufficiently
enough 10 respond. After the req
ponse one of the boya requested
that Mr.. Poison close With prayer
which he did. fhep ke shook ha@ds
with all of them. 1t is u OF amiss to
say that every eye WAS rnoirt and
the boys are not ashamed te nd mai
it either. Nothing of the kind has
h4ppeued here to- a minister and /.
ouly testifies 10 the deep hold Rev.
Poison has upon thehearts of those
who only 100 often are looked at
askance but whose hearts are true
aud appreciative of hipdness
ehown.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31
William Huyck Dead

William Huvck died at his home
s25 South Webater street Monday
Decenber l4th at p. 10. Mrs.
Huyck is survived by eight Chill
dren, Lovey c. Fuller of j J-okson,
Wiliie G. Huyck of Alta, Ohio,
Walter p. OF Jackson, Ollie E.
Gasche OF Jackson, Ella o. Green
and Mary GTeeu of Delta, Ohio,
Edith aud Jessie of Jackson, Miehi-
gan, and three brothers, s,-George,
Oliver and Alfred of Iowa. The fu-
neral services were held at the
home Wednesday at p. IN. The
remains were inferred in the Delta,
Ohio, cemetery.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31

La China, large families live on
fron one half 90 6ve acres. In Italy
the farms OF fsom five to twenty
aesss produces an abundance for the
owner aad family, la Switzerland
the ltt1s fasA of Ave, ten and twen-
ty acres With it's dairy and cheese
fsssory supports large family in
comfort and coatentneat. La Swe-
den, Ireland aud Denmark tho small
farm is an aatheatie factor. Even
around Denver we see track patches
OF tew aeses employing eight or
ten persons and taking off as much
value as comes from the average
quarter section.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31

The Speaker OF the House it may
be aald is next ia power TO the Pres
idens, for no House measure can
come ap unless she Speaker is will
ing, and no naember can talk with
out the Speakers eensont. The con-
sent mast bo gainod before the ses-
sion of tho day begins, and is never
granted antil the member who wishes
TO speak cells him oyery word he
meaps to say Oar President elect
favors the Roosevelt policies and MIR.
Caanoa siolontly opposes them.
With My Taft in the White House
and Ms. Cannon as Speaker, what
can be accomplished in legislation
Ought Mr.. Cannon to be Speaker?
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31
Fine Stock Sale

Elkanah Williams, ehe Hereford
Cattle han Of soar North Branch
will offsr fer sale l04 head OF live
steck cesssisting es so head Here
sord Cattle, IA heraea and mules.
Tho mules arc large bony fellows.
40 head of Shoats, Farming tools
1000 bushels OF corn and ten tons
of good hay. The ssle will be held
on the home farm section 24 Gree
ley township on Thursday Jan IA
at l2 p. M. sharp See bill next week
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31
Lake rehos in California is e,7oo

Lake Tehoe in California is $500
feet above sea levsl AID has moan
taips Surrounding 10000 feet higher
The vater locks rs blue as blaeiag
water until yoa dipit up, and is SO
clear that the stones thirty feet be-
low ca the botton Of tho lake look
bat three feet away. The govern
ment has fish Matching building Oh
its banks, where they have about "a
million little fish at time to feod
and tend till they shall be about two
inches long when they are planted
In different waters and left to take
care Of themselves.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31

Phe eark trea is an evergreen
which grows ia Italy and othes sou,
tharn countries. 1t grows aboat AZ
large IS our apple treas, In order
to obtain tho cork the bark Ii
stripped of the tree, soaked and
dried. The moasnt she bark is
stripped off, s4e tree begins to grow
another cork ssia and each rev enc
is better than the last. Ths tree is
stripped about every eight years
They are long lived and have been
known to live 200 yeaxs.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31
Christensen-Hansen

On Monday, Dec. 2s, 1908 at II a.
m. at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jsns
G. Hansen on Mount Zion near Pop
lar occurred the marriage of their
daughter, Mette Kjistins Hansen to
Hans P. Christensen Of Bear Grove,
Iowa, Rev. kr. Anker performing
the ceremony
The groom lived in Hamlin town
ship until las: spriag whoa he pur.
chased a farm near Bear Grove,
where they expect to make their flu
ture, The bride wac born aud raised
In Sharon Twp.
Their near relatives aud a few
of the neighbors were present. The
young folks stayed till the early
hours of the next morning and had
rousiug good time.
A fine assortment of presents
were received, but we could not
learn the names of all the donors.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31

"Desr, jass eaa's wait sili Xmas
10 tell you SHAT I've got yoa for a
present" asia sae young wife.
"Well, wAas is lsr' replied the
ysung kasSaaA.
I've got yea @ asw rag 10 put In
freas Of aay dressing table, and
bssnae stasus Ter she parlou mantel.
New what are yea gong to get ne S'
"Weii," said As thoagktfully,
"hcw would aew shaviag .aug and
q ra1eY DER
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31
HAPPY NEW YEAR
To All, For the Great Success At
tanned by The Journal Through
Merchants And People.

Thers is nothing in this world that
makes the heart of the editor more
happy than to SEQ the merchants for
whom he is using hia best efforts to
advertiss his goods, with face radi-
ent with joy because he has sold all or
more goeda than he expected to have
sold during the holidays. Extra mer-
chants enc or all will tell you they
have laade more and better sales this
year than ever before, since seing in
business here. For this response to
our ads, from the people we feel truly
grateful. To all alike we wish y<u a
happy New Year and trust 1909 will
be IA productive Of wealth to all as in
1908
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31
vi. E. Church Notes
By The Pastor

Ths Evangelical Alliaucs fer tae
Week of United aud Uaivsrs9l
prayer should have the hsarty eom-
mendation of all Christiaes; cape.
cially following the nsv Coastitu-
ton in Turkey, whiea has caeasd
old revairies TO be forgotter, ara
cient enmities buried, npa all at.
tempts OF Chrietian naiss or erios te
bridge the gulf between Moaisxa
and Christian seetn hepoleas have
eeen the spectacle Of Christians a q
Mohammedans falliag npeaE each
others neehs aud callaag ese.a ct
her brothers, or sido ey etesa caosch-
ing through the stseos - i5 erSSr TO
celebrate in triumphai procsssioa,
the uew liberty ia which taaey
equally rejoice.
Also following 80 nsauy iaapor.
tant conferences cf ChYisteu o na
viz the great Lambeth Cos forsece
held in London during the csen "a er
at which there ware brought togc-
ther great nuna bar OF ofHeia.c Of
the Anglican aad Protestant E e eia-
copal Churches taa0 have eveg be-
fore assemb bled at one Ganc cna ta
one body.
Nc less ,rs eastant esE tho fa.ueo
is the meesdaa, waicss hna onnly ro-
Gently closed in peiia9ela.aia oe tbs
Inter-Churoia Fe2saaGop, 20 which
representative body of maara thas
thirty Christian dfno oninu ii@ae Eaat
togethev aad constituted G pernn a.
nent organization for eoopegetioa
in ae gressive Christian work
The breadth of tho appeal; aat,
reaching race, and netien, ord
tongue; overspreadsag creeds aad
denemina tions; breathing the
pure air of world kinshif nc &
throbbirg with universal coed wills
Religion on one side is Righteeus-
ness; on the other side il ia Beauty.
These are the two pillars of oae
arch.
The Week eff Prayer begins Jas. 3,
1909 im the evening" aai closes Jas.
10th ia the evening.
Being unable to perfect arrsage-
ments for a concerted plan of aervi-
ces in the church la Extra. without
interrnPting plans already made
by other parties, and the liability
to secure the suhjecte for the week,
when we have c0acluded to observe
the week by holding evangelistic
services in the NJ. E. church every
evening, beginning Sunday epe-
ming Jan. srd.
Preaching each evening during
the week. A cordial invitation is
extended toall christian people and
hearty welcome will be given te
all who will meet with us, irrespec.
tive of creed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31

PAs village sexton was just lock
ing ap the chusehyard gates when
a tourist sasae along.
'Aaa q sHaeral tedsyr' asked the
stranger.
AYE, ela squire were buried to-
day. replied ths sexton.
"Oh, sudden wasn't itS Any com
plaintY"
NE complaint Everybody salts
fed" was shs reply.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31

The Kengo river of South africa
is as long as from New York to San
F'ransiseo, aad two of its tributaries
are each almost as long as from the
mouth of the Hudson to the Great
Salt Lake. The tributaries are so
many that there is not a spot in the
whole Rongo basic, which is eighty
miles dissaat from navigable water
ways.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31

The following up to date farmers
on r. r. made every body glad
and this carrier happy by dragging
the road: Chas. Hessloy 3 nailes,
Veae Harhart, 4 miles, Mol Master
son l mile, Will Riagley, l mile,
Rob Phfppen mile ard Nose
Knutsen one-half mile
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31

Hsery Rhynesbarger OF Pelle,
Iowa ia preparing 100000 pounds of
poultry for Europe. He shipped
100000 birds to the east at oae tlras
recently. lie HAS ene of the largest
aaa finest peul.ry plants in lows.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31

John w. Giggs of Hancock eoun-
ty, Iowa has herd OF deer which
numbers about 100 head. He raises
them for the market selling the ven-
issn in Chicago,