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New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
THE NEWS THIS MORNING

ropETcN-President Fallieres Will arrive IN
,o,6nn tn-dav: a feet of ffty-three warsnlPs
-.in welcome him off Dover. and many enter
,,inrnents have been prepared in his honor-
a s;rna+c1, from Caracas said that President
castro he'd issued a decree opening La GuaNra
10 foreign trade May 25. the plague hefns Re
earded as having been stamped ouI. -.
F1actions for eignty-one Deputies and forty
Senators were held in Belgium the returns III
,7icate that the governments majority VIII De re-
duced: fights occurred between ponce anu 81
ojeGists ar two towns - Thirty-one balloons
will start in an international contest from tiu5
lingham on May 80 - ArnetiCd TICS 5 d, u AZ;
+ovyar6 the Congo question, according to a as
retcl, from Brussels is that of passive support
10 Great Britain's efforts 10 hrlhs aport :"
humanitarian system Of government - oui m
Tevolurionists were sentenced 10 death al 81
Petersburg
DoNESTIC.-Disastrous foods. With loss or
life and destruction of property. followed heavy
rains in Oklahoma and Texas - Governor
Hughes at Albany filed a memorandum siNlliS
1is reasons for disapproving the Robinson rapid
transit amendments 60 It was stated az
washington that the cost of coal for the cruise
of the battleship feet around the world Would
= ss non nnn The recently completed
chanel at the Naval Academy. Annapolis, was
dedicated. marking the practical cofnl'ie1ton u
rhe new academy buildings -- A fllil'dI!
MASS in memory Of the dead of the war with
Spain the Philippine insurrection and the Car
r7ev relief expedition was beld on the new paraoe
.roJ,nd at the Naval Training Station at New
mort One passenger was killed ana
f,yerrv were injured several seriously in trolley
collision in Francisco toIllIilO~
dore Cornelius Vanderbilt reached Newport, X
I. from abroad on his flagship, the North Star
CITY-Forty thousand persons attended a
solemn high military mass in the Brooklyn navy
ward Memorial services We're held IN the
National Cemetery at Cypress Hills. BROOKLYN
Brocklvn churchgoers adopted resolutions
supporting Governor Hughes in his fight on
racetrack betting. - The captain and crew
OF a shipwrecked Greek tramp steamer We're
brought TO port. - BiCn J. Arnold submitted
his report on the needs of the subway TO the
Public Service Commission. - From docu-
raents found in old trunk Tenth avenue
pedler believed he was the rightful heir TO a
fortune Of four millions in Ireland - It be-
came known that Eastern railroads after July
would refuse all freight shipments in less
than carload lots which not plainly marked.
The first Rocky Mountain goat born in
captivitv was added the New York Geological
Garden. Automobiles joined the police in
q wild chase after a runaway horse. - A dog
catcher in Richmond Borough. bitten twice by
oogs that had the rabies. refused to take the
Pasteur treatment - The State Charities
Aid Association submitted its annual report,
showing the wide scope of its work
THE wEATHER.-Indications for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, 85
degrees; lowest. 60
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
ANERTC4S FIRST DREADNOUGRT.

In the bettleship Michigan. just launched at
Camden, America makes its first application
of a new principle. the earliest embodiment of
which the world witnessed in the Dreadnought.
believing that in the future fighting ar sea would
be conducted at long range. England decided TO
employ guns of only single calibre, y inches,
instead OF putting guns of three different sizes
into the main battery. When this revolution in
practice was initiated. the United States Navy
Department wisely determined TO delay the con-
struction Of two battleships which had rhen been
authorized. and which Were TO have been like
the Connecticut and the Louisiana. The Connect
cut displaces only 10000 tons and the Dread
nought $4,000. Before plans for the Michigan
and the South Carolina could be materially al
tered-at least in respect to size-the sanction
OF Congress was required This was sought
but denied The department then exercised
such liberty as il could regarding the battery.
Without increasing the displacement, il did not
venture to mount as many guns on each of
the new ships as the Dreadnought carries den),
but the use of eight was deemed practicable,
and such was the programme finally adopted.
President Roosevelt quick TO see the
merits Of the system and gave IL his
hearty approval in a special message 10 Con-
eress. He showed that if forty big guns were
distributed among four ships of the Dread
noucht class, instead of being divided among
ten ike I0e 1Ol0ecllcuI (WHICH OHIa
four l2inch breech loaders), higher degree of
efficiency in maneuyring might be expected,
and that there ought TO be an appreciable econ
ouny both in construction and repairs. So
convincing was his argument that legislative
Endorsement was given 10 the policy with little
hesitation. Last year provision was made for
the Delaware and the North Dakota, which are
to displace 10000 tons and 10 mount ten guns
each. This year the only essential difference
In opinion was as TO the number of addi-
fional ships 20 be authorized. There was no
further discussion over the type. For the pres
ent therefore. the United States is pretty thor
oughly committed to the one calibre idea,
which il should be remarked, has other ad-
rantages than those just named. On ship
like the Connecticut tie training Of the gun
rers vino serve the q and S inch rifles does not
fit them 10 work the twelves Dispense with
the and inch guns and use only twelves. and
the crew which handles piece can handle
any other. Besides, in the consequent reduc-
tion in the number OF ammunition hoists,
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25

next best thing is to insult the gathefihs !u''
wee bit, wall about corruption prove na.o
fools or FOSSILS etc. etc 1t is quite immaterlal
whether or not the complaints are true. They
will bring the doing, overfed wretches out OF
their stupor and make 'em applaud Ihey nave
the further advantage, too, Of creating tne I'LL
preston that the speaker Is thousand years
ahead of his generation. AS some people tnlhk
such previousness sign of greatness, the Jere-
miad has no little practical value BEFORE CIV
ing Professor Zueblin or anybody else meuai
for the creation of the new after dinner Speech
however 1t might be we'll to consider wherein
the discovery differs from the ancient practAee'
of the court Jester.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
A PLEASED VISITOR.
To the Editor of The Tribune


Sir: I was recently obliged to spend d I" -
in the metropolis and nearby towns anu ,a
forward to the visit with no little dlst~lS'7 -,
dread for I should necessarily nave 20 80 -.
great deal alone, and, BESIDES Aiio -.',,,as 70
-, no,hts 90 the city I was entirely unused -
strse,cars elevated or subway I had read nus. ~.
a bout the seat hog and bridge crushes. a. al
consequent discomforts women often SUM 80
of which did not add TO my peace OF HIM ~ IA.
I want TO give my testimony on the o'Ne srvav
Every time entered a street, eieVatsu -. " from
car met with the most prompt assistance -
th. suard. snd the greatest courtesy from i'''
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25

great simplifcation or equipment and labor
is made possible.
In the Michigan and her sister ship (under
construction ct Newport News all OF these
possibilities should be realized. Together they
will mount as many Pinch guns as four ves-
sells Of the Connecticut class. What is more
in one particular they will equal the Dread
nought, though having smaller displacement
and carrying smaller number OF guns. On
the Dreadnought 1t is possible to bring only
eight guns to bear In a broadside. The Mlchi-
gan can use her whole battery in that manner.
Just now many naval experts deem broad
side fire Of greater importance than fore and
aft fire. Though there is apparently no pros
pect that the government will build any more
ships exactly like the Michigan and the oouth
Carolina, they mark radical advance IN Amer
lean usage and may be trusted to give gooo
account of themselves. If ever required, IN war
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
A MELANCHOLY FORECAST.
From The Brooklyn Eagle.

The Eagle is not seeking To convey the i'm
preston that there is much of a chance for a
Democratic triumph this year. but the Denver
convention might we'll adjourn without making
a nomination TO place the Nebraskan in the field
again. Johnson might not be a winner, but Bryan
S a loser. 1t is more than desirable that
petition for the Presidency should be real. rather
than nominal. One way to insure walkOver is to
nominate Bryan With Johnson II will be least
a little different.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
Nesp71ork DAILY Gribrnre
MONDAY. MAY 25. 1905

This newspaper is o,cned and pnohSheo op
THE Tribune association, a Ne'c YORK corpora
tion: office cr,d principal place NJ business, I'to
4ae Building. No I5+ Nassau street Ae'o f""'
ooden sfirs oresident: Nathaniel Tutfle sec
.e,n,,, end tyensrrer The address Of the on
oers is the Office OF this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
SLIPPER AS APPLIED TO MATRlMoNY

From The Providence Journal.
A boy of fifteen and a girl of eleven have been
married in Kentucky. and with their parents con-
sent. Argument" SAYS dispatch. was useless.
the sweethearts Contendng that the longer they
waited the older they would be- and they did not
want TO waste their youth" But when argument
tyaAd?
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25

+,ons of the excise law. If the plan continues
TO work well, 1t will offer a simple soiution 10
the heavy problem Of city government Ei'ner
present to the administration all the property III
- -. .,se turn the government over to the
-. o,-nera or New York's real estate and
business.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25

Noteworthy success seems to be attending Po-
lice Commissioner Bingham's scheme Of setting
q policeman to watch his own saloon for VIOLA
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25

Some excitable New Englanders are no" ou's
commenting upon the curious race thae
passed in 1911 is still binding upon 'ie '"'e
New Hampshire. Nobody ought 10 DC SUI
at this; there many laws now IN iofoe
were passed. in substance IL not III iOii.' 20
before Columbus set his pro"s
,oo,,. are surprised. and the explanation OF
+,.,- -aar,ng Is found In the modern conception
NJ q law as something which tho next Les1s-
lature will repeal.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25

Governor Hughes's veto Of the Coney Isiano
5-cent fare bill was in harmony with the prin-
ciples laid down in his celebrated 1-cent rare
veto Investigate first and regulate afterwsrd
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25

The progress made by the State CHARITIES Aid
Association during the period covered oy lts
lust issued thirty-ffth annual report IS SUD-
stantfaI without being remarkable. Aside from
the norrnal headway made by the assorsat tlon
numerous visiting committees. the o-sanizas'"'i
has to it's credit the successful establishment OF
a state probation comraission and the enactment
OF a general probation law To be sure thiS
latter achievement falls considerably snort ol
the ideal aspred toward; nevertheless the most
important points have been gained A thoroush
supervfsion by the state Of probation officers Is
assured by the various provisions of the law
and thus beginning has been made toward the
ordering Of sore confusion and the elimination
of men and method. which have repeatedly
brought the probation system into undeserVed
dfsrepute To have done this much in year OF
tempestuous politics is perhaps as much as could
rea sonably be expected.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25

The McCarren bill for regulating party coh-
ventions and the like means sooo deai u
Mr.. Murphy. If 1T passes. not only VIII 'iie po'.
he unable to throw the Brooklyn man out OF
the state organization, but MI McCarren may
be ab,e TO effect an alliance which Will put the
Tammanv leader in a minority in the city con-
vant,on The only thing that stands between
many man and greatness is the law.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25

The Bronx Brooklyn and queens appeai0u
before the charter revision commission uisie
that the powers of the borough presidents be
i,,re.sed The art of acceIeration seems not to
be confined to the traction companies.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08
Royal Princes
Must Be Good
Children of Kings and Queens Have to
Behave Properly All the Time, Study
Hard and Are Severely Punished for
Wrongdoing.

H TITLE boys who expect to be kings
4 and emperors when they grow up
-AA have a hard time of it. Many
other children who think that they
have to study hard would deem their
lot an easy one if they knev what lit
tie princes have to go through in or
der to be prepared to take their places
in the world when they grow up.
First of all, says Lisi Cipriani, in
ChiIdren's Magazine, they have to
learn many languages, at least four or
five, and this before they are years
old, for they must be able to converse
in the tongue of the guests who come
to their court, not only with kings and
princes, but also with ambassadors and
foreign ministers and commanders of
foreign vessels.
Besides, they must learn lot of his
tory-the history of their own land and
that of foreign lands. And they must
know why wars are fought and how
they can be avoided; and, as they may
be going to make history themselves,
they must surely know as perfectly as
possible how it is made. They must,
of course, know what laws are for and
whether these laws are good or bad.
But studying is not the narueSt tnlIS
for a little prince. He is not allowed to
be naughty like other children, because
whatever he does is of so much more
Importance, and sometimes this is
pretty hard.
The present king Of Italy found this
out when he was still very little-then
they used to call him the Prince of
Naples. The queen used to let other
little boys come and play with him,
and of course he liked to have his own
way just as does any little boy. His
mother did not like this at ALL She
wanted him to be more polite than any
of the other children, and to give up
readily, and she never, never wanted
the other boys to yield to him merely
because he was the Prince Royal. And
this meant that he could never insist
upon having his own way at ALL un-
less the other boys let him have it of
their own accord.
One day the Prince of Naples got into
real quarrel with one of the little
playmates. The other boy said he did
not think it was fair for him to insist
upon having his own way, and it made
no difference VINO he was, because the
queen wanted them to play fair.
Then the Prince of Naples got Just
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08
BY WILLIAM WALLACE. JR.

a piece of driftwood. Well, I can't go
into port and leave man in danger"
Hurriedly Archie turned his boat
about and began rowing in the direction
of the apparently drifting object. He
was all but exhausted. for>the work was
heavy. the waves swelling strong and
his oars almost helpless against them
But on and on he rowed, weakly but
surely. Sometimes the object would
drop from sight to rise again. AS
Archie drew nearer it he could plainly
distinguish the form of a man. And
then he saw that he was clinging to
an overturned boat, slowly drifting out
to sea.
Archie called at the top of his voice
to cheer the perishing man. Hold on
for dear life, mister; I'll soon reach
you'll"
And he did. A few minutes after
ward he had rowed alongside the man
who was too exhaused from his long
battle in the water to get into the boat
without assistance, and Archie had to
lend a helping hand as well as to keep
the boat steady 1t was no small task
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08

as angry as little American boy
might get when playing with the boys
in his crowd" and he said:
'I don't carel You can have your
own way now, but when I'm grown up
and get to be king I'll have your head
cut off,"
OF course, there was always some
grownup person around when the chill
dren played, to see that they kept out
of harm, for if anything had happened
to the Prince Royal it would have been
a terrible thing. The princes governor
was present; he overheard this remark,
and repeated it to King -Iumbert and
Queen Margaret.
Then the king and queen sent for the
Prince of Naples and they talked to
him very seriously. They told him that
he should never, never, never dare to
say such a thing again, and that he
should not imagine that when he was
grown he could cut peoples heads off
II they did not do as he liked. But this
was not enough. They kept him three
days on bread and water in dark
room and told him to think it over
and also to make up his mind firmly
that he would never, never, never think
or say such a thing again.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08

ing saved my life," the man declared.
I'm not what you call rich man,
but I've got a pretty nice plantation
down in this part of the world, and
as 1 have neither chick nor child, this
brave little fellow shall claim the big
gest corner of my heart. And now, as
soon as you've seen what you want of
this place shall carry you to my plan
-tation and show it to this boy, who
shall some day be its owner. I'm not
talking to be heard, friends, and any
one in these parts can tell you I'm
man of my word. My name is Sam
Bright and round these parts I'm called
the Money King. But till now I've
never made the right use of my money.
Now it's going to begin working, and
working to give this boy all the ad-
vantages of learning and study he
wants. 1 tell you man lives on this
globe but once, and that life is.@the
most precious thing he can possess, and
this little handful of a boy has saved
that life for me. And 1 want him-ani
you, his parents-to know that un-
derstand his value"
And the money King" kept his word,
too. although Archie did his best to
explain to him that he had not saved
his life with thought of reward. "All
the more reason why you should have
it." the Money King smiled.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08

who were with his father were pulling
at their oars like giants, sending the
boat through the water like bird on
the wing. And down in the bottom OF
the boat lay the man Archie had saved
from drowning, his eyes still closed, as
if his life ran low.
"Father, forgive me for risking the
gulf" said Archie in a weak, slow
voice "I hadn't meant to go beyond
that buoy-just where the bay and gulf
come together-but / saw-him-strug-
gling-away-out- ut-at-sea-and I could
MT leave-him-to-pe
81 understand 1t all my noble boy"
said his father, his own voice low with
suppressed emotion; land I'm prouder
of you this night than I ever was be-
fore. Now, we're almost at the landing.
Do you feel strong enough to walk to
our boarding house, or shall go and
procure carriage2
"I'm all right, father, thank you,"
replied Archie, rising to sitting pos
ture; "but that poor man-what are
you going to do with him?"
"If he isn't sufficiently recovered
when we land to tell us where he wishes
to go we'lI send for a conveyance and
take him to our place and call doc
tor. l think he'll come round within
short time, however. He's suffering
simply from exhaustion. He must have
been long time in the water when
you found him. And just think of all
the big boats that went past him with
out seeing him! That shows that men
fail where boys win"
Within an ffeur the rescued man was
quite himself again, and sitting in a.
cozy room of the Laws boarding house
he told of how his little catboat had
been capsized in sudden squall, and
how he had been clinging to it for two
hours when picked up by Archie.
"And this boy shall never regret hav-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08

for a boy of Is, and when at last the
great bulky man was lying in the bot
tom of the boat Archie felt that he
should collapse. He leaned on his
oars and breathed desperately, the per-
spiration dripping from his face. The
lips as if to speak; then closed his eyes
and dropped his head back like one
whose life is about spent.
Gee, I'm glad 1 got here just as
did!" was Archie's comment as he
noted the mans physical condition.
Another minute in the water and he'd
have given up his hold on the boat and
gone down. Gee whizi 1 am glad l
came out to row this evening"
After resting a few minutes Archie
turned his boat about, rowing toward
the land. But the tide was going out
and he had a struggle of 1t. The sun
had dropped behind the waters rim,
and darkness was setting in very rapid
ly. Archie felt anxious about his
parents. He knew they would be look
ing for him every minute and would
soon become distressed about him, go
ing in search of him, doubtless. He
was more than a mile from the boat
house. whose little hickering light he
could make out through the growing
darkness. And how weary his arms
were becoming. almost refusing to WELD
against him he made very slow prog
ress.
After a few minutes the man in the
bottom of the boat opened his eyes and
looked up into Archie's face. "B-r-a-v-e
boy" he murmured. Then he closed.
his eyes again and lay very stHl. And
on and on Archie rowed, his head burst
ing with pain and a ringing in his
ears. Would he ever reach the shore
Ah, he had been foolish to try the
heavy water of the gulf. But-what
would have become of the man had he
not done so? No; he was glad he had
come. even If the consequences should
happen to be very hard to bear. He
would not give up. No; he would
force himself to reach the shore.
Then he saw something dark on the
water just in front of him. Next he
saw the flash of a lantern. Then he
heard voices-among them his own
fathers voice. Archie's heart gave
bound. His head grew dizzy. lie bent
on his oars and with mighty effort,
came close to the dark object, which
proyed to be a large rowboat with
three men inside it. "Father!" Archie
cried. Then he sank back in the boat
and his eyes closed. But before he lost
consciousness he felt that the rescuers
had hold of his boat and were making
it fast to their own. Then he knew
nothing more for several minutes.
When at last he regained conscious
ness he was lying in his fathers arms
in the big rowboat and the two men
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08
Every Morning

Paul, at the age of 4, was asked one
morning by his papa: What Is the
name of the first meal of the day?"
"Oatmeal," responded little Paul
promptly
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08
Archie Risks His
Life on Great Gulf

Brave Boy Rescues Drowning Man in Gulf of Mexico and After
Hazardous Experience Finally Is Found by His Father Who
Takes Boy and Patient Safety Where Both Are Restored
to Vgor-Suanger Gives Archie Great Reward
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