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and then people said the case was indeed
hopeless. 1t looked as il the United
States would go out of business alto
gether If Rud passed out. The floral
designs that were sent to his house more
than filed the barn. For two solid
weeks the family horse lived on Gates
Ajar' and tube rose pillows that had been
forwarded by well-meaning. but prema-
ture parties. William Deans Howell
climbed down chimney into the guarded
sick room. sobbing aloud. and Ella Wheel
er Wilcox stood on the front stoop and
wept until the wainscoting Of the recep-
ion hall got moldy. But at this critical
the sorrowing nation to beat 1t OF his
premises. and In two weeks there was
strong talk of taking him out and lynch
ing him. He got too popular.
And there was Dewey and Hobson and
a lot more. One week We were riding
Dewey under arches of triumph. and the
next an Infatuated mob was chasing him
into the coal cellar of the handsome resi-
dence which We thought we were giving
to him weren't. And as for Hobson,
he also got popular and he fell. And
where is he now? In Congress, that's
where Need / say more?
And maybe it's the same way with the
President Larry-maybe he got overly
popular. He should have been careful"
"Wot's Taft been dom about it?''sask-
ed the house detective.
"Nothin' yet" said the hotel clerk.
He's waiting for instructions, 1 think.
from headquarters"
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Gus to mention" said the hotel clerk 81
guess II was the earliest spring the White
House and environS ever knew"
You've still got me guessin" said the
house detective. I'm three miles from
shore with cramps in both legs and the
hfe-savin' crew gone up to the last hotel
OH the beach for a not toddy. Be a good
Teller and tell me what in thunder you re
drivelin' about with your A. rl Fool days
comm a month ahead Of time and your
eX-HitChcocks and all that truck"
We'll. | guess maybe ] am little bit
too subtle for common people who only
think on one side at time sos TO give
the other lobe a rest said the hotel
clerk. Up in the higher attitudes of the
human mind where l do my thinking your
brain would be painting like bird dog in
August. What | meant to say-only l put
1t In def and graceful way such as would
appeal to Browning club or an Ibsen
matinee-waS that our President and his
immediate home circle of rising or rose
statesmen have been getting severa
abrupt and totally unexpected jolts here
of late
Where bouts did all this come off - in
quired the house detective.
Mainly in the SOUTH said the hotel
clerk. Down in the sunny and formerly
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France by the treaty of RysWck late in
the seventeenth century.
A prosperous French colony was the
outgrowth. which flourish ed for nearly
century and became the brightest jewel
Of French colonial possessions. This was
the golden era of Hispaniola. But even
then dark cloud lowered on the horizon
of their existence. There was popua
ton of over half million. five-sixths of
whom were full blooded African slaves.
kept in subjugation by stern repression.
Perhaps two-thirds of the balance We're
free mulattoeS. sometimes educated. often
owners OF large properties. They were
the ShopkeeperS. clerks. mechanics and
overseers on the plantations but without
any political rights or social privileges.
The others were white creoles. usually
educated at Paris. cultured, enormously
wealthy. living like princes. ruling their
estates with an iron hand. Among these
three classes there was no sympathy. but
there was order; laws were obeyed: there
were no revoltS: prosperity was unbound
ed. Trade restrictions according to the
ideals of the time were rigid. but In 1871
1I6.EOOO pounds of sugar were exported
as well as much cotton and indigo.
The planters at first welcomed the ad-
vent of the French revolution with Its
free-trade policies. but took alarm and
quickly returned to their allegiance to the
royalist party when political privileges
were granted to the mulattoes. Somehow
the aspiration for liberty passed on to
the blacks. perhaps disseminated by Tous-
saint. the greatest of the negro race, and
his friends. in August of 1I9l there was
an entirely unexpected uprising of this
force with accompanying atrocities in
comparison with which the scenes al Paris
paied into the commonplace. The revolt
was subdued by the combined effort of
the mulattoes and whites. Those that
survived of the planters families left the
island. many finding homes in Louisiana.
The act of 81 was repealed in 90, the
again aienated mulattoes joined the
blacks and the bloody scenes reopened.
The commissioners sent out by France to
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langu'd southland, Larry, there have been
carvings on. | might even go further
and say there have been cuttings-up. Yes,
sir. the southern republicans who could be
counted on to catch and cherish the faint
est whisper emanating from the admin
istration end OF Pennsylvania avenue.
D. c.. who heretofore had chils every
time the great white father had fever,
have been behaving lately in way that
you'd think there wasn't such thing
in the world federal patronage And
yet six months ago they didn't think there
was anything else. When it came to
being docie they had guinea pigs looking
like unbroken live stock. Bat those were
the halycon days when the halEcon rang. as
1t were. At this writing ! regret 10 say
that Faithful Fido is no longer engaged
in sitting in the lower left-hand corner
of the picture hardening To what comes
off the cylinder. He's trying to bite the
works ont of the phonograph and growing
In scandalous and unprecedented man
ner.
You see. Larry. twas like this: The
President himself passed out the word:
Under no circumstances will | he a can
didate.' he said TO his party. of course.
now. if the national convention should
tie me hand and foot and pour the re-
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ground outside the leopard skin and
played beautifully upon a native guitar.
During an interval In the audience
asked the kings tutor how the man be-
came blind. He replied that 1t was owing
to a caprice Of King Mwanza. One day
that king thought he played badly, and
as a punishment he thereupon ordered
that his eyes be put out. This was I'M
mediately done.
But to return to the king. During the
playing he sat in chair by my side. and
as the music went on had a good chance
to study him. He is a slender. delicately
formed boy Of ten or twelve years of age.
He looks like mulatto. but his features
are almost Caucasian. His skin is light
brown his forehead high and his lips are
thin. His head was covered with a high
red fez cap. much like those used by the
soldiers Of Egypt. His body was clad in
a long white gown. which was fastened
tightly at the neck and fell to his feet.
Over this he had on a gray sack coat and
a vest, across the breast of which was a
heavy gold chain.
The little king has an intelligent look
but he is very modest and rather difiident
He speaks broken English and he talked
little with me in reply to my questions
At the close Of our audience he brought
on, his visitors book and asked me &c
write my name in 1t. l did SO. and a
the same time handed his highness 6
sheet of paper and asked him If ne would
not send. by me. line in his Language
to the boys of the United States. 1 tolc
him that we had no kings in our coun
| try. but every boy there considered him
| self an American prince and as big a:
any king upon earth. / said that there
were some millions of boys of his size
| in our country. and that I knew they
would be interested In learning abou
| him. and especially SO IL he would sen6
them a word Of greeting.
| This seemed to tickle the king. He
| laughed and said he would gladly comply
with my request He then and there sal
down and wrote out this message, Of
which l give a fac smile. 1t reads:
"Noanyuse nyo okulamusa abalenz
bona abomu United States.
| Me-
| 'DACDI CWA. KABAKA'
| Translated. this is as follows:
Il am glad to salute all the boys who
are in the United States.
| II am.
"DAUDI CHAU. the King
| Writing this letter put his royal high
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STORY OF UNHAPPY HISPANIOLA.

4 MOTHER chapter is added to the
"a lurid history of Hispaniola. Eev-
. - en- citizens are reported to have
been taken from their homes in the night
and summary executed without due
process OF law. and foreign consulates
are threatened with invasion for the ar
rest Of others who have there sought
refuge
The government OF this island. which
would be disgraceful even in darkest
Africa is acquiesced in by civilized ma
lions. who complain OF conditions in the
kongo- During the past fifty years there
have been at least a dozen abrupt 90
changes in governmental regimes. not to
mention the continuous performance in
revolut .ons. In fact there has not been
q government worthy the name since the
prosperous French colonial era. which
ended with the downfall of the Bourbons
Ii is a misfortune that mankind has
not the privilege OF peacefully enjoying
this most exquisite spot OF the antilles
with its variety of mountain and valley
scenery, its rushing streams. Its tropical
and temperate climates. its delicious sea
breezes. its unsurpassed fertility of soil.
to which rice cotton. cocao, ginger. ar
rowroo,. tobacco and many tropical and
temperate fruits are indigenous, which
produces sugar cane and coffee almost
without cultivation. The valuable tim
Der on the mountain slopes and the pre-
c:ous metals in their depths only wait
the prospector who long delays his
coming. But the era of development Will
probably be postponed until the advent
of the energetic and law-abiding Anglo
Saxon.
the Spaniard was the first 10 exploit
the island in the sixteenth century He
exterrnin ated the peaceabie agricultural
Indians and introduced African slave la
Dor. In the seventeenth century Hispani-
ola was headquarters for the buccaneers
that infested the waters Of the Antilles.
AS they were usually French. in the hope
that they might be somewhat controlled
the west end of the island was given to
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n HE recent agitation on the part
of President Roosevelt relative

ii IcCcut dSltdtlOH oI '''c pdi :
of President Roosevelt relative
to horseback riding by army
officers has created perhaps more dis
cussion abroad than here. through spe-
cial dispatches sent by the military at
taches with the various embassies here.
But the greatest point under discus
sion was the report Of well-known
attache. who saw q letter in an Ameri-
can newspaper addressed to the editor,
reading as follows:
"A very eminent authority on nature
taking is responsible this week for the
publication in an illustrated official docu-
ment of pictures of foreign cavalry off,
GERS riding down the almost perpendicu-
lar face Of a cliff. AS an authority on
Workmanship does he not know that
some of these pictures on their face are
fakes and were SO stamped long ago
on their reproduction? 1t Is a very SIM
pie matter to turn a negative and
wholly change the angle of the cliff.
Combining a familiarity with nature
taking, horsemanship and posing for
the camera, Mr.. Roosevelt should know
better"
This letter-or copies of it-attache ed
to official correspondence, is now on Ale
in the army offices of theSEuropeln ma
tions. The attache mentioned above in
his letter stated that in his belief the
impression of nature taking must have
arisen because the same pictures Of
these foreign horseback riding tests
have been used over and over again.
and it Is reasonable to expect that If
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investigate proclaimed emancipation in
33. Toussaint was made commander of
the army and repulSed English and Span
ish nvasions. He soon took the reinS in
his own hands and sent the French COM
missioner home. Six years later. when
there was fierce warfare between the
mulattoes and the blacks the whites had
quit the country. When Napoleon. first
consul. proclaimed the rec establishment of
slavery Toussaint replied with declara-
ton of independence in 1902.
The great Bonaparte was preparing to
take possession of the newly acquired ter
ritory of Louisiana. SantO Domingo was
the threshold" over which his troops
sense talk of independence. and dis
patched his brother-in-law, LIE Clerc, with
10000 men to clear out the duSky insur-
gents: he might possibly have been sue
cessful but for the slavery question. the
opposition encountered and the ravages of
the yellow fever. to which LIE Clerc him
self succumbed. defeated Napoleon. The
treachery shown Toussaint maddened the
blacks, who finally expelled the French in
1908.
The United States owes an unacknowl-
edged debt of gratitude to Toussaint and
his blacks for swaying Napoleon's project
and forcing him to throw Louisiana into
our hands.
purple of Haiti i'm 1896 A black. Chris
topic. A man of ability. called himself
Henry l. Losing power. he died by his
own hand in 1890. He had built for him
self a barbaric palace which is shown as
one of the sights of the island. Boyer
ruled as president for several years. In
dependence was recognized by France in
1925 In 1914 the eastern section set up a
government of it's own. with the name
San Domingo" with which the United
States has had some financial entangle-
ments. In Haiti there has been contin-
uous struggle between mulattoes and
blacks for supremacy. with the result that
the richest island in the world IS hut as 4
blot on the sea. CORA BACON FOSTER.
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of Great Britain. and was sent out mere
upon the advice of the British government
to train the boy king. His name Is J:
c. r. Sturrock. He IS young man and
an iron bungalow surrounded by beau
tifuI rose garden. within almost stone s
throw of the royal council house. We
met him there and then went on TO-
gether to the kings house. He tells me
that his highness is bright boy and
that he is rapidly learning to read. write
and cipher. He is being taught the his
tory Of Uganda, and something about
Uganada laws. He is studying geography
and the native preachers are teaching
him the Bible. and the foundation prln-
ciples Of the Christian religion.
After passing the royal council house
and the matched huts of the kings re-
tainers we came to the kings bunga-
low the band playing a welcome az
we went in. The kings favorite drum
mer stood at one side and pounded or
great barrel-like drum which reach
ed to his waist. He used only his hands,
and made a great din. which was auued
| to by that OF q score of other musicians.
who kept time with him on their various
instruments.
| The tutor told US that his majesty
| would receive US on the porch. and that
We should afterward go into the house
proper. There was a chair on the porch
| in front Of which was leopard s skin
While we waited the servants brough,
other chairs for ourselves. and placed
them well away from this skin. They
| told US that the king would sit in the
center. but that the leopard skin wal
royalty's footstool. and that no Uganda
subject nor any one else than the kabaks
could step on 1t.
! AS we waited the tutor went out. ant
| a moment later came in with his little
royal highness beside him. He brought
him up to US. and as each of us was pre-
sented the king offered his hand In {
timid way, motioning us at the same time
to our chairs. He then gave direction!
that his favorite musician should come
out and play for US. This man is a ia
nous blind negro. who formed a par
Mutesa and Awanza. He was gray-haket
and old. and was bare almost to thu
waist. He sat down cross-legged on thu
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open grass plot of several acres. At the
END of this | observed a pair of parallel
bars upon which the boy king goes
through his daily gymnastics. Here he
plays foot ball every afternoon with
the sons of his chiefs. Mr.. Paske-Smt
says his royal highness is fond OF the
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game and that he does not scruple to push
and knock the other boys about as he
roots around over the field.
Before seeing his majesty we stopped
at the house Of his tutor. who was to in
troduce US. This man is English. He
Is "A graduate of one of the famous school:
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these feats took place from time to
time new photographs under different
auspices would grace the performances
1t is not known in this country. however,
that the foreign army officers. especially
in Italy. where the soil and the air agree
with horses of both the Arabian and pure
English blood breeds. make a cult OF
horse training. The horses are not fur
nished them. but are purchased out of
their own pockets, and each man tries to
make a pet Of his horse.
Speaking with Star representative, the
attache stated that there are certain cav
airy regiments in Italy where the horses
are so trained by their riders that sad
ding is the only thing the orderly must
do as getting into line and performing
marches without the riders, are of COM
mon occurrence.
A notable instance of this is given in
the case OF Capt. Frederick Caprilli who
fell from his horse several weeks ago near
Turin. while suffering from an attack of
vertigo. and died soon after. owing TO the
injuries he received. He was leading
cavalry instructor. and succeeded In get
ting the horses he trained to perform all
sorts of tricks. His training, moreover.
was much unlike the training of horses
for circus-ridng purposes. as all army
tries are subjected to heavy tests In the
field. and it is at these maneuvers that
horses and riders must make good.
Capt. Caprilli was one Of many teachers
of horseback riding: teacher not in the
sense of educational training. but because.
in succeeding in training his horses. the
government appointed him a general in
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We skrted this wall for some distance.
and then came to a great cane gate az
which two black servants were standing
They had apparently been notified Of ouI
approach. for they threw open the door:
as we came up.
Entering we found ourselves in what
seemed a vast banana grove. The tall
plants were to be seen on all sides,
their big brown blossoms standing out
on the ends of the long punches of green
fruit. and their green wide leaves waving
In the breeze We rode through this
grove for awhile. and then came out into
the king s recreation grounds smooth
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CHAV- AND M. CARPENTER

galow which forms the kings palace.
The hill is cut up by good roads. and l
made my way up it in a iinrikisha.
My audience with his royal highness
was arranged through the British Off
Gals. to whom brought letters of In
PRODUCTION. and l was accompanied there
by native policemen in uniforms and by
Mr.. Paske-Smith, the assistant collector
Of revenues. My son Jack was i'm a jim
rikisha behind me. We crossed the
swamps on a corduroy highway. our eight
black human horses singing and grunt-
ing in chorus as they pushed and pulled
us along up the hill. We went to the
residence Of the native prime minister.
IA matched hut as big as the largest hay
rick and then drove on between the high
fences OF mating which surround the
homes and estates of the native officials.
After several miles Of such traver we
reached the grounds belonging to his royal
highness. the kabaka or king. These are
guarded by a wall at least fifteen feet
high. made of a sort of cane which grows
wild in Uganda. and which is known as
elephants grass. Each stalk Is about as
thick as a fishing rod and almost as long
The canes of the fence around the king s
grounds are so woven together that one
cannot see through and they form per
feet protection against the ordinary ma
tive. The wall is two miles in length
extending clear around his majesty s
grounds.
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Ry IRWIN G CORR.
remarked the hotel clerk.

wheel works looked into"
said the house detective. "Or else that
gurlmy mass which you call an intelleck
amt sparkin' proper. April Fools day
won't be here until next Wednesday,
There you go said the hotel clerk.
You're one OF those fog headed parties
that always believes everything they see
in a calendar or a dream book. April
Fools day occurred for the first time
this year more than month ago and
it's been occurring every few days since
then with the most charming regularity"
All l got to say is l didn't hear nothin'
about II, put in the puzzled house de-
tective.
NO. but President Roosevelt did and
so likewise did Secretary Taft. sometimes
called William the Plump and sometimes
called His Masters Voice And So I
might add. did ex-Assistant Postmaster
General Hitchcock and others too numer-
Arizona republican., 1908-02-14
LIBRARY IMPROVEMENT.
Twenty Five New Volumes Added Proving Popular Place For
 Readers.

One of the favoritc resorts for the studiously inclined in Mesa is the free library and public reading room. The place has been recently fitted up and now presents a splendid appear ance. A considerable number of books are in use constantly which is one of the best recommends for a good Ii- brary.
 A recent shipment of books which have been placed on the shelves are: The Brethren. Luck of Roaring Camp. St. Elmo By the Light of the Soul, The Blazed Trail. The Dragon and the Raven. The Fruit of the Tree Aunt Jane of Keutucky. The Young Colon ists. The Conquerer. r. vols. Parkman. The Daughter of Anderson Crow. With Wolfe in Canada. The Weavers When London Burns. In Freedoms Cause. Blennerhaset. Silent Places My Life as an Indian. The shepherd of the Hills. At the Sign Of the Jack O' Lantern. Days eff. Boys ofN76. Wild Animals I Have Known. The old Peabody Pew.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-14
PETTY THIEVING.
Work Harness. Birdie and Whips Stolen From A. w. Clement
 "Wednesday.

A. w Clement. living half mile west of town. reported to the officers yesterday morning that some one had entered his shed sometime Wednesday night and surreptitiously purloined d set of work harness. two brides and whip. The miscreants were tracked across an irrigating ditch where they failed to keep the straps from drag ging in the soft mud. They were tracked for some little distance and it is reported that they were going in the direction of string town. Natural ly. a thief taking all the equipment going with a team. would look around fer couple of horses or mules to com plete the outfit but up until late yes terday afternoon there had been no report of any horses taken. The of- ficers think that this is evidence that the property was taken by some one living not great distance from Mesa