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New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
FIFTY YEARS IN AFRICA.

The semi-centenary of the opening of the Dark
Continent suggests some impressive reflections
upon the rapidity of the advance which ciyflza-
ton has there made. 1t is fifty years since
Speke and Burton made their epochal discoveries
of Lakes Victoria and Tanganyika, and only
little longer since Livingstone first stood upon
the shore Of Lake Nyassa and gaZed upon the
worlds greatest cataract In the gorge Of the
Zambesi. At that time. which men not yet
grown old remember the African continent was
known only along its margin, and here and
there where some venturesome explorer had
penetrated into the interior, to be rewarded for
his pains and perils with the incredulity II not
the denunciations Of mankind
To-day the blank spaces the map prac-
ticaly all filled up, and all but a small remnant
Of the vast continent is portioned out among the
European powers. AS for the very region which
was the scene of the labors OF Livingstone.
Speke and Burton, there has now long been a
railroad running from the shore of the Indian
Ocean to the shore Of Lake Victoria tee-
graph line from the Delta of the Nile to the
Cane Of Good Hope traverses the shores of both
Victoria and Tanganyika. while steamboats, ply
the waters of those lakes and of Lake Nyassi.
1t is now possible to travel across the heart OF
the continent from the Indian Ocean to the At
Iantic by steamboat and railroad.
In recent years the most striking progress has
been made in the region which was opened up
by the ndomitable and enterprising genius of
Cecil Rhodes and which ittfngly bears his name.
Half century ago the world largely regarded
Livingstone's account of Victoria Falls as fanci-
full but now a meeting of the British Association
for the Advancement of Science has been held
on their brink. Less than a score Of years ago
the Journey from Kimberley TO Victoria Falls
occupied from six TO nine months. Now the
journey from London or Paris to the falls is
accomplished with ease and luxury In three
weeks. Now Pullman are running not only
to Victoria Falls but more than four hundred
miles beyond them toward the sources of the
Nile. Only about eight hundred miles more of
railroad necessary to the completion of a
continuous line of railroad and steamboat com
munication from Cape to Cairo With the ex-
ception Of our own land, there is other such
chapter of progress in the history OF the world.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
CIGARS IN CHURCH AND PULPIT.

From The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The limit OF sensationaism in the church would
seem have been reached by a New Jersey
preacher in charge of mems church, who
smoked a cigar in the pulpit the other Sunday
evening, for 1T is not at all probable that anv
congregation would ever tolerate such an act az
wheel In the sacred edihce The example set by
the preacher was closely followed by his congre-
cation, a haze Of smoke filing the building as the
men present puffed on their pipes and cigars
One would have supposed that novel an atfrac-
tion would have filled the church to the doors
but observant newspaper reporters discovered
several vacant seats Possibly the trouble is that
the quality of the preaching is not of as high an
order the quality of the tobacco consumed
In fact, II may be stated as a general propoSjtion
that ministers who have important message 70
deliver do not need to resort such practices TO
fill their
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
from The Tribune Bureau. ]

IFrom The Tribune Bureaul
Washington, May 23-The Japanese Ambassador
will return Washington tomorrow. after a week
spent at Lake MOhOnk.
Mr.. Vogel the Swiss Minister, entertained at
dinner last night the British Ambassador and MIS-
Bryce, the Secretary of the Interior and Mrs Car
field, the Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs
Oliver Miss Wetmore Miss Foraker and Prince
KOudacheff. Russian first secretary.
The British military attache and the Hon. Mrs
James VIII leave Washington tomorrow for Seal
HarbOr, Nc. where they have leased a cottage
for the summer. Colonel James will go West with
the British Ambassador June s.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

A budget deficit in France, TO De met W 'u
tional taxes in that already overtaxed country
sounds somewhat formidable, but the expiaha
tion of the proposed ways and means makes IL
seem much less So The shortage Is TO De iidue
up we are told, chiefly by preventing evasions oi
the tax law and compelling the actual payment
of the taxes which now levied ana pS
doubling the license fees of absinthe sehers-
Such methods of swelling the revenue are 10 De
commended on general principles, apart from
their expected proceeds.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

the suits with much interest. II the state wins,
It will doubtless proceed with many more sui's .,
like character for the abolition OF CROSSINGS Hi
over the state If 1t loses, and the present Id"
Is thus shown to be invalid or inenectiVe me-
viii he nm irresistible demand for the prompt en-
octment Of q new law which will be efectual.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
AN ENEMY'S VIEW OF TAFT.

From The Charleston IS c. News and Courier
We believe that nine-tenths of the people ~
South Carolina without respect to their poIiticai
predictions will rejoice with The News and
Courier at the dawning of the certainty that
Taft VIII be the Republican standard bearer Our
sole objection TO him is that he is the most ponu
natA. ~~~~H>
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
THE CABINET.

[From The Tribune Bureaul
washington Nav 23.-Mrs. William H. Tart
wife of the Secretary Of War. went to Bryn Mawr
to-day to see her daughter. Miss Helen TAFT VINO
was graduated from the Baldwin preparatory
school, which has fitted her to enter Bryn Ma~r
College next September. Miss Taft returned ~
Washington with her mother tonight
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

Astonishment has been evinced over the aoii-
ity of man whose brain had been p1erceu ny
pistol ball to talk. Well. we have neard persons
speak for hours at a time who apparently LID"
no brains at all.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

This nercspaper is oscned and published oy
The Tribune Association, q Aeic YORK corpora
tion; Office and principal place Of business, IT'D
une Building, No. I54 Nassau sfreef, Aeo 1W"'
ogden Hills. president; Nathaniel Inffie' sec
rctoyv and treasurer. The address Of the OIL
GERS is the Office of this newspaper
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

"The Evening MALI claims to have caught
traffic squad patrolman acting as bookrnaker
while on duty at the Broad street curb market.
The discovery is worth making; but NOBODY
familiar with New York City will be startled by
the revelation filed with hopes OF great ex-
poSIres to come. Any citizen wishing SO to use
his time could. within a few months. witness
twenty petty infraCtions of police rules and pos
sibly half dozen more serious ones. He would
be a stupid observer who could not see some
policeman duck into saloon. chat with ser
wants in court, spend pleasant quarter hour
In a tanitOr's sitting room or steer some
citizen to the nearest gambling house on any
night of the year. If influential policemen are
allowed to own saloons, play politics and become
partners of blaCklegs. it is folly to expect the
rank and file remain long untainted by this
pernicious example. Under the prevailing sys-
TEN of city government the Police Department
can be freed of petty malefactOrs only by con-
tinuous aggressive spying on the part of many
private citizens A years hard work by five
thousand under the present system might
frighten the uncaught offenders back into the
ways Of discipline. Only a secret detective
bureau composed of first class men can really
cope with the difficulty.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
WEDDINGS.

BY Telegraph The TrounsT
Amherst. Mass. May 2S.-Miss Florence Elizabeth
Howland, of The Ledge. South Amherst. daughter
OF Walter Morton Rowland treasurer Of the An
herst College Corporation. and 81. John smith. ol
No Il East 42d street. New York. Harvard. S
were married at to-day at Grace Eplscopai
Church, in this town by the Rev Dr. Wifor1 L
Robbins. dean of General Theological seminary
New York The couple were pronounced man and
wife by the rector. the Rev Donald McFaycsn'
according to the Massachusetts laws About Two
hundred were present The matron OF honor was
Mrs. j. Smith. jr.. and the best J. Smith. j.
There were six ushers. The brides gown was OF
white satin. trimmed with old crown point lace. a
gift from the brides mother. Breakfast served
after the ceremony at Mr.. HowIands estate.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
tBy Telegraph to Tn. Tribunal

Boston. May g.-Miss Elizabeth Wightrnans
daughter OF George H. vightman. ot Brookine'
was married this afternoon 20 Ralph I. Pope. son
Of Colonel Albert A Pope. the bicycle and au;oro
bile manufacturer The ceremony performed az
the Pope Memorial Church. Cohasset. by the Rev
Thomas Van Ness. OF the Second Church. Boston
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

The friends Of confessed shoplifter just ar
rested declare the prisoner to have been sur1er-
ing from temporary mental arrangement salo
arrangement having begun when certain soous
were spied on an open, unmatched counter ana
having ceased when the store detective appeared
on the scene The incident brings TO light q
serious imperfection in the modern department.
store This wonderful institution has escalators
for patrons who abhor stairs and elevators IL
has waiting rooms smoking rooms, free tea
rooms; 1t checks umbrellas, dogs and BABIES; IL
has trained nurses and store detectives-ln snort
everything except a padded cell for Vlsltihs
"kleptomaniacs" We cannot imagine how the
clever managers have failed to provide this COM
fort for q large and influential class OF buyers.
Governor Plndan was stopped at the threshoid
his office by George w. Donaghey. or conway
Democratic nominee for Governor.
BE man or d mouse" Mr.. Donaghey said :,
Governor pindall accepted his advice and walked
back into his office.-I4itte Rock tArk.) dispatch
to The ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
This reads like another Lady or the Tiger
problem.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
rRy Telegraph to The Tribune p

Wareham Mass May 2s.-Mss Alice virginia
Tobey daughter of MIR and Mrs. George Oakes To-
hey. and John Hail Jones. Of New York, Harvard'
SO. were married here to-day at the Church Of ths
Good Shepherd.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

Albany May 2-Albert William Putnam. OF New
York and Miss Grace Wtherbee Tucker. daush-
of Dr. Willis c. Tucker. of this city. were mar
ried This afternoon by the Rev J. v. Moldenhauer
at the Second Presbyterian Church The bride IS
popular In ths younger social circle of Aloanys
Ax. and MA PstnaR vN nyeA NN xNh
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

and private charity organizations must nrst
work out pisn Of action, and the STATE muSt
CO operate.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

Among those who sailed yesterday FOR Europe
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Wiltsee.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

Frederick Townsend Martin will give a dinner
at the Plaza on Tuesday evening next n honor
of Cardinal IOgue. the Roman Catholic Primate ot
Ireland. and of Archbishop Farley.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

Miss Marguerite Chaplin has arrived in New YORK;
from her home in Paris and is staying ths
Hotel Gotham
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
Ntm71nrk Daily Gribntre

SUNDAY. NAY "a, 1908
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Goelet have len town for
Philadelphia, to remain until tomorrow evening
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

St Peters. West Chester one of the mos, r,c, .
uresque churches in westchester County has been
selected by Miss Juliet Stanton Ades for her mar
IaaEs 70 Or. RAynAAR TeWAaAeDA e Nsv Hay,>
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-03
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Nella Bergen. the wife of De Wolfe
Hopper. is che prima donna of THE
Talk of New York"
Henrietta Crosman may make an
Australian our in Il repertoire Of her
successful plays. including las You
Like It."
A new musical comedy. produced
for the first time recently. is called
1.-The Circus Man" and is said to have
made a hit.
Clothes" in which Grace George
starred successfully. Is to be revived by
Manager Brady and sent on tour in
the spring.
George NJ. Cohan is credited with
another success In his Talk Of New
York" produced with Victor Moore in
the leading role.
1.-The Waltz Dream" has been staged
by Herbert Gresham, with Charles A.
Bigelow. Joseph Herbert. Sophie
Brandt. Josie Sadler and Magda Dahl
in the cast.
Sam Bernard is to have a theater
named after him in New York. and he
Is also to be the star In this theater, at
the head Of his own company, all the
year around.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-03
EDITORIAL FILINGS.

Curious that it is the automobile that
is going slowly that runs over people,
indianapolis Star.
Society women are giving east side
girls lessons in courtship. Next thing
they will be teaching young ducks how
to swim.-New York Herald.
Judge Coffee Of California. who has
decided that dog cannot inherit mon
ey. will not deny that many hog has
done so.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Don't cut wages" says Mr.. Com
pers. Nor the price Of stocks, the cost
Of living. nor the length Of after dinner
speeches. This is too big country to
cut anything, even its eyeteeth.-New
York Mail.
Mrs. Cobden-Sanderson says New
York men measure everything by dol
lars. while New York women measure
everything by clothes. Some Of us
have thought that the clothes were
measured by the Washington
Times
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-03
SHORT STORIES.

A man is generally at his heaviest in
his fortieth year
Only seven specimens Of the Green
land whale (Balena mysticetus) were
caught in 1906. The present price Of
whalebone is $4,000 a ton.
A committee has been appointed in
Washington to select site and erect
statute Of John Wltherspoon. sign
err Of the Declaration Of Independence
The statue is to be provided by the
Witherspoon Memorial association.
A big batch Of firearms. mostly re-
volvers of cheap make. are not to be
sold at auction or given into the hands
of reckless persons by Municipal
Judge Cameron Of Portland. Ore, but
will be put into crucible and cast
into a stove for the courtroom.
The st. Maurice valley. in the Cana
dian province Of Quebec, contains fields
of natural gas believed to be compare
BILE in magnitude to the biggest fields
in the United States. The cost of such
gas for manufacturing purposes at
Three Rivers is 20 cents per 1000 feet
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-03
MODES OF THE Moment.

Eyelet embroidered ends and tiny
silk tassels are the favorite finishes for
the newest ties.
Velvets and heavy laces were for
merly intended only for dowagers. but
this year the younger women are wear
ing them.
A new sleeve pattern is In a mosque
taire shape cut of at the elbow and
extended from there by deep military
cuff finished with buttons.
The fur storm collar Is here again.
It is not so high as it used to be. but
high enough to suit women who suffer
from drafts on the back of their necks.
Silk nets. lightly dotted with pail
lettes. are in perfectly good taste for
young girls. though the heavier designs
should be avoided II the effect Of
youthfulness is sought. - New York
Sun.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-03

the sport, there came gradual devel-
opment Of this warlike pastime. and
these important changes and regula:
tons gave birth to the scientific char
acteristics that have made hockey a
fascinating game.
Scarcely a half dozen years ago the
game was almost unknown in the
United States and was practically q
Canadian sport. Now In its develop
ment it belongs to America, and 1t will
be but short time before the younger
generation of boys in the northern
states will have developed the needed
talent to meet the Canadians on equal
grounds. At this time the Canadians
are in the lead when it comes to play
ing the game. In fact, the winning
teams of the United States have many
ex-Canadians taking prominent part
In the personnel Of the teams. But be-
cause the younger generation Of the
schools and colleges are taking keen
interest in the game this state of af-
fairs will not continue for long, and
soon indeed 1t will be that the growing
American boy will be able to go after
his Canadian rival with equal skill.
James Shirreff, one Of the crack
hockey players Of the Crescent Ath-
letic club Of New York, is now attract
ing attention by his clever playing.
Shirreff has a knack Of carrying the
puck down the ice now and then, with
the little rubber disk against the side
Of his stick, and making one grand
rush or hurdle for the net la football
He Is usually successful.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-03
Sprinters Have About Reached Limit

Sprinters Have About Reached Limit.
Dan Kelly, the sprinter, says that 1t
Is unwise to expect any short distance
man to run 100 yards in 0 seconds t1at,
rs predicted by Arthur E. Duffey. the
former worlds champion. The only
way the nine seconds mark could be
reached would be to beat the gun, says
Kelly. "To do the 100 in 8 fat Is i'm
possible If the runner tries to run
legitimately. The speed limit Of hui
man beings will have been reached
when some Splinter is developed who
can do the distance in 8 % seconds.
At a shorter distance some athlete
may be able to develop greater speed,
but hardly believe that possible. The
men who have established the present
records are all good athletes, and they
went every inch of the 100 yards at
their top speed, and still they were
unable to come below 0 3-5 seconds"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-03
MoakIey on Cross Country Running.

MoakIey on Cross Country Running.
Cross country running is growing in
Importance as a college sport, accord
ing to Treasurer Moakley Of Cornell.
Moakley says: Most men lose their
enthusiasm in a few days because Of
the accompanying lameness of the leg
muscles, which were not used to such
prolonged strain. Had these men be-
gun their running properly and not
overdone it they would have become
ardent enthusiasts and physically the
better for it. There is right and a
wrong way to do everything, and this
IS true Of running. If man has the
ability to run mile, he can run ten
miles. The difference in the pace re-
serves sufficient energy for one to car
ry the distance. 1t is not necessary to
run anything like the distance ones
race would be more than once a
week."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-03
INTEREST IN HOCKEY.
Great Canadian Game Has Firm Hold
on American Skaters.

Great Canadian Game Has Firm Hold
on American Skaters.
Hockey has taken a great hold on
the athetically inclined who love out
door sports. Last winter more players
and clubs were represented on the ice
than there have been in any other year
since its Introduction in America.
Hockey is one of the most fascinating,
exciting and scientific games ever
played. 1t Is game for men; essen
TALLY 1t is game for the youth. 1t Is
rugged game for strong. full blooded
men. Weaklings cannot survive in 1t,
the puny cannot play 1t, and the timid
have no place in 1t. 1t is perhaps the
greatest game that can be played un-
aided. Hockey possesses all the spice
Of polo without the necessity for call
Ing upon the animal kingdom.
The growth Of hockey has been
quick. 1t is game Of the present
generation and may be truly called a
twentieth century pastime. OF mush-
room growth. its development has been
truly wonderful. and because it is
thoroughly American in spirit it is we'll
suited to the people who inhabit the
northern part Of this continent and one
we'll calculated to grow in popularity
year by year.
Hockey is game that requires skill
and courage. speed and strength, and
the man who has all of these qualifica-
tons and cool head is the man who
makes great player. To be a good
hockey player a man must necessarily
be an accomplished skater-even better,
a master of his skates. Then he must
be skilled in the use Of his stick. adroit
In avoiding collision, quick In judg-
ment and possessed Of an iron nerve
that will not fail when in the face Of
impending danger.
The old fashioned shinney was I'M
doubtedly the forerunner Of our scien-
tific hockey. though some authorities
claim that it was handed down to us
from the Romans. The present game
as played in England, however, has
little reference to hockey as played in
the United States.
AS time wore on and the public grad
ually began to see the possibilities Of
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-03
HOME NOTES.

Keep an old teakettle on the hot air
register and have hot water all the
time, besides saving gas.
After washing woodwork always
wipe it with soft cloth. This pre-
vents drops Of water being left to dry
on and to discolor the paint.
The outside Of saucepan should be
as clean as the inside. To prevent the
smoke from sticking rub the outside
Of q new saucepan with fat before
placing it on the stove. Wash with
hot water and soda.
In making bands on children's under
wear 1t is a good idea to allow an inch
at each end to turn back before the
buttonhole. as this makes the band
much stronger and there will be less
tearing of the garments.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-03

violent artifice by means of romantic
ton.
There was no suggestion of this art
anywhere except in the case of the
star. E. Nj. Holland. an accomplished
actor, who enacted the sham butler.
who is the center Of the crazy compli-
cations. with a fine sincerity and va
riety of artistic resource worthy Of
far better cause.
Personally he won a decided sue
cess. but it was lamentable to see an
actor of his caliber and distinction con-
demned-by the fatality arising out Of
a distintegrating and memorable sys-
tem-to waste his ability upon such
indescribable rubbish. Yet there are
almost always compensations for those
who know how to look for them. and
Mr.. Holland furnished one interesting
and valuable object lesson by demon
strating the power of the real as COM
pared with the ineffectiveness Of the
pretended actor.
Beside him his associates, with the
single exception Of Fred A. Sullivan.
appeared as raw amateurs. His neat,
rapid incisive and appropriate byplay,
his facial eloquence, his clever sugges-
ton Of conflicting perpleXities and his
vigor in action-his whole artistic en-
ecution, in shOrt-were admirable to
watch and gave to the show its only
attribute of value.
For sensible folk there is precious
little entertainment of any kind in
1.-THE House Of a Thousand Candles"
but the dime novel flavor that per-
vades it seemed to be relished by
considerable part of the audience, and
it may prove acceptable to children
both Of the younger and older growth.
1.-THE Battle Of Port Arthur" at the
HippOdrome Is wonderful new spec
tacle. More than 600 people appear
on the immense stage during the per-
Torrance. The 600 are about equally
divided between the Russian and the
Japanese and are so manipulated on
the stage that it doesn't require much
Imagination to get the effect Of two
each. One Of the extras provided by
Owen Davis, the melodrama maker,
was the romance Of General Nogi's
daughter and her rescue from the Rus
SLAMS by her lover in her fathers
army.
AS preliminary to the fight there
is a scene in square Of the besieged
city filled with Cossacks. starving peo-
pie of the town crying for food and
Japanese prisoners.
Troops march out to the music Of
the Russian hymn and the battle is on
There is heavy firing, and the effect
of many shells bursting in the air Is
given electrically.
In the first scene the Japanese
swarm up the heights of 203 Meter
hill, dragging their Gatlings with
them, and defeat the Russians. most
OF whom jump into the lake.
ROBERT BUTLER.