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LORD CREWES
DIFFICULT POST
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
; COLONIES.
His Father, Lord Houghton, One
!. of Most Popular English
- Visitors to These Shores.

Copyright 1905 the Brentwood Company.l
No Office in the British Cabinet is fraught
with greater difficulties in these present times
than the Secretaryship of State for the Colonies
ConsumTnate tact, diplomacy of the highest
order freedom from prejudice, keen sense of
perspective the experience of travelled man
of The world and craftsmanship in the broadest
sense Of the word the principal qualifica-
zions required OF the chief of this department
of the administration. 1t is to him that the
nation looks to preserve unimpaired the bonds
that unite the Domnions of Canada and OF New
Zealand. the Commonwealth of Australia and
al the other dependencies of England beyond
The sea-excepting India-with the mother coun-
Try into one vast empire upon which the sun
never sets. and which embraces a fifth of tho
human race.
In all Of these transporting possessions that
boast Of any form of elf-goyernment, the ten
tency is in favor Of increased autonomy In
scented. and with the lesson OF what happened
n connection with those former colonies now
embraced in the United States before his eyes.
she Secretary Of State is obliged to employ the
Utmost delicacy and gentleness of touch in the
exercise Of the imperial authority vested in his
suggestion, persua sion, and only In extreme
cases Of veto Of colonial legislation. issued
Ath-ough the Governor. who is the representa-
tive Of the Crown, but who takes his instruc-
lions from the Secretary of State
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third is unmarried. They are all OF about the
same age as their stepmother, Lady Crewe. and
have been her most intimate friends from child
hood. Lord Crewes only son, by his first mar
riage. died very shortly after his mother and
the sorrow for this double bereavement found
expression at the time In very touching poem
by Lord Crewc, entitled Seven Years"
Lord Crewe has hosts Of friends, more even
than his father had. for although he may lack
the lattcr's Eeniality and wonderful gift Of rep
artoe. his Wit IS less Caustic and his manner
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Although the ViCeroys OF Ireland are treated
at Dublin with almost much ceremony and
etiquette as II they were princes of the blood
the duchess rather taken aback by the coa-
descending manner OF the young lord lieutenant
whom she had known from baDyhood. She COM
piled, however. with the signal. and during the
three hours trip across the Irish Channel ex-
erted herself To be pleasant But the moment
she set foot on shore at Holyhead she consid-
cred her mission fulfilled. For his excellency
the VIceroy of Ireland Is. when In England.
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marriage to many OF the houses OF the titled
and untitled aristocracy Of Yorkshire. 1t was
through marriage that they became possessed
Of the i'll fated Lord Straford's country seat OF
Great Houghton, from which the new Colonia!
Secretary's father took his title OF Lord Hough
ton his elevation to the House OF Lords; and
later on they acquired Fryston Hall, where Car
lyle wont to stay with the late Lord Hough-
ton, grumbling in his characteristic fashion at
everybody and everything Crewe Hail. in
Cheshire, together with a large fortune came
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usually found to contain written letters. photo,
graphs (unmounted). jewery, merchandise or an
kinds. making the package undeTpaid hence IL -
returned.
But the limit OF foolishness comes when per
son tries eface the indelible ink from the stamp
and W. half the features of the stamp missing or
rubbed away and some of the Ink still remalnlIg
affixes IL envelope. with the address OF the
sender upon the back to facilitate investigation
This though. Is stretching IL a little TOO nuCh:
4 nostcard that has been put through a canceillns
machine and delivered TO the ADDRESSED had the
canceng impression and the address scra'ched OH
substituted and "a written message pasted on the
reverse sidex Washington star
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QUESTIONS OF COLONIAL POLICY.

That the exercise OF this authority in the man
ner which 1 have just indicated is necessary is
sheWn by the fact that the policies of the vari-
Gus transporting dependencies frequently clash
only with the interests Of one another. but
likewise with the views of the home govern
lnent and with the obligations Of the empire
as al entity toward foreign powers The long
pending controversy on the subject Of New
fcundand furnishes case in point and another
illustration thereof is to be found in the deter
rEinaticn Of the Pacific Coast provinces of the
Dominion Of Canada. and on the part OF Aus
trala. Of New Zealand and OF South Africa to
exclude Asiatics, in spite of the fact that the
people Of India for the most part full
fedged subjects of the British Crown and that
the japanese are allies Of England.
Then there is also the question OF the tariff
which some colonies have set I'D. not only
against foreign nations. but even against Great
Britain There is also the problem OF providing
adequate naval and military protection for tho
colonies and of persuading them TO contribute
70 its cost: and, above ALL there is the difficulty
of explaining TO the Parliament at Westminster
that conditions in the colonies are so different
that il is quite impossible TO attempt TO enforce
views. which. while matter OF popular senti-
ment and prejudice in the mother country, are
altogether iTnpracticabe in distant dependencies.
People. for instance. who have never left their
country town village in England. but who
nevertheless exercise through their Parlfamen-
tary representatives influence in the imperial
legislature at Westminster are fond of arguing
that the dusky aboriginal natives OF Australia.
representing the lowest and most degraded type
Of humanity, and the various ignorant and more
OF less savage negroid races of Southern Africa
have scientifically the same civic rights and can
be ruled by the same methods as the whites.
which is not only untenable proposition but
one which considerations OF the most weishty
and convincing order compel the colonial gov
erunaerfs 70
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HOME CRITICS A THORN.

To make matters worse, the Secretary Of State
for the Colonies il wholly responsible to Parlia-
nent, whereas mis- colleague at the head Of the
Department Of Foreign Affairs is first and fore
most accountable to the sovereign. in whom, by
the terms of the Constitution the direction and
control Of the international relations Of the
pire vested.
These are by no means all Of the problems by
which the Secretary Of State for the Colonies
is confronted. But the enumeration. such as IT
IS NAV convey some faint idea OF the difficulties
which he is called upon to solve. criticised
Il On the one hand he fails to enforce In British
possessions beyond the seas the imperial author
fy in accordance with the ideas which prevail
Z the United Kingdom; still more freely con-
6ernned on the other hand IL he does anything
antagonize the colonies toward the mother
country and to diminish their loyalty and their
affection for the latter. In fact, he rs perpet-
ualy between the devil and the deep sea. and
II requires man Of altogether exceptional
adroitness to satisfy every one. and to assume
the mantle Of that Elijah OF colonial admins
sration-nanely, Joseph Chamberlain
Lord Elgiu's tenure Of the Colonial ONCE has
been quite the reverse OF successful. There has
been dissatisfaction all along the line, both at
home and throughout Great Britain In South
Africa in the Dominion of Canada, In Australia
and New Zealand in Newfoundland and the
West Indies everywhere, in TACT, IRRITATION
against the imperial authorities prevails 1t is
Of the most vital Importance that TINS shouio
be aIlayed, and by common consent no better
man could have been selected for the task than
Lord Crewe.
Lord Crege is no stranger TO America HIS
gifted father, the late Lord Hougnton, was one
Of the most popular Englishmen VINO ever VIE
tied the United States. making friends every
where and relieving his fellow countrymen OF
the irnputation of being devoid OF any sense or
hunor and incapable of wit He made several
stays In this country passing from one enter
ta,nment TO another. until even his hosis were
amazed by his powers of enduranc and on eaeh
secession he was accompanied by his only son
Robin" who in those days bore the name OF
the Hon Robert Mines, but who was rather
overshadowed by his fathers celebrity; In fact
II was generally believed at the time that
Robin" like SO many other sons OF distin-
guished men would be handicapped throughout
his career by his fathers fame.
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LORD CREWE'S CAREER.

And so II was at first For a Icing time he was
known only as Lord Houghton's son." and the
sppreciation of his qualities was 10 a great ex-
tent dimmed by the social and literary brill
fancy with which the name OF his father was
Invested. But by degrees he emerged from the
shadow, IL shadow indeed il can be called He
became known in turn as poet OF no mean or
Ger. a sportsman both on the turf and as a
hunter of big game in the wilds of Africa, as
courtiei during his connection with the house
bold OF Queen Victoria, as an able administra-
tor when nominated by Gladstone during his
fome Rule administration to the then excep-
uonslly difficult post OF Lord Lieutenant of Ire
Sho. and a successful statesman in the role
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TYPE OF WELL BRED BRITON.

Lord Crewe, who has been twice married. his
first wife having been one of the lovely daugh-
tiers of Sir Frederick Graham of Netherby and
a sister of the Duchess of Montrose. could
never be mistaken for anything but English
man. Tall, slight, yet with the air of an athlete.
with eyes that suggest strong emotion, and an
expression a once of haaeur and shyness, he
possesses all the attributes which go to make
up the type Of the well bred Briton. Indeed, also
from a decorative point of view, he constitutes
very valuable addition to the grand old Order
of Knighthood of the Garter which has just
been bestowed upon him by the King.
Lord Crewe's honors will probably die with
him, for he has no children by his present mar
riage and three daughters by his first wife. One
of them, Lady Annabel is married to the
and heir of Lord O'Neill. the second to Captain
Edward Coates, Of the 10Th Hussars, while the
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nothing but plain. ordinary everyday peer, and
1t was with an imperative ring in her voice that
she turned to him and exclaimed: Here
Robin bring my dressing bag please. and
run ahead, like good boy, and secure me a
compartment" EX-ATIACdE.
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to the Secretary OF State for the Colonies
from his maternal uncle. the third Lord Crewe
whose barony became extinct at his DEATH
though the title was revived in the form Of an
eardom, created a year later in favor Of his
nephew heir
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E,rs, the stage has lost in realism a result OF
caorSia,s blow at Demon Rum Judge BrOyleS re-
Gently decided that it contrary 10 the law 10
use real whiskey and real wines IN scenes where
such were required His decision was brought 1orth
by the visit here of The Spring Chi'AeH, III 'n'
-, oct of which Richard earle and his stage
comnantons call for liquid refreshment Hereafter
II will be coca and other dark looking mixtures
when the villain pours down a braeer preparatory
10 doing some desperate deed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26
FOR TRAVELLERS
In ARID GEORGIA
"QUART PARTIES" NEW
Social DIVERSION.
Each Guest Brings Irrigation tn
Some Form, and the Desert Is
Made to Bloom.

Atlanta. April A.-Since prohibition went int"
effect in Georgia form of social amusement
has sprung up. 1t is called the quart party
Strangers invited such party for the first time
are likely to be puzzled but after experience
they generally willing to accept second invt-
tation.
quart party" is less OF Dutch
treat Every guest is supposed to take with him
his card of admission a quart OF some kind OF
liquor. The kind Goes not matter Once on tina
scene Of festivIty the wet goods become the
common property of all the guests
There have been many occasions on which men
have appeared in court because Of their fondness
for drink. and there have also been numerous oc-
casions when policemen have suffered as resulo
their thirst and the satisfying OF il. but it
manned for Call Officer Dorsett to break the record
IN recent tried In the city court He ap-
peared as witness for the prosecution in a raid
blind tiger Among the articles captured
and submitted evidence bottle of alleged
whiskey
There appeared to be some doubt as 10 the con-
tents OF the bottle and the solicitor for the state
settled the matter in the most natural way Take
a drink. officer. the command. and without re-
luctance the officer drank deep. being without fear
of reproof.
1T tastes like corn liquor" was his testt-
mony, and the prisoners wo-e sentenced.
Rabid anti-prohibitonists still find satisfaction
In remembering how Dr. Len c. Broughton,
who for years has been fighting for prohibition.
breaking the law when he announced he
going to smash bottle OF liquor IN his
church drink out OF the state forever A
bottle Of the strongest kind Of whishey had been
obtained and everything was ready, when of1cers
Informed the minister that II was against the laws
OF the city for a bottle II liquor of kind to be-
carried into a church LuiIGing- And the bottle
enptied OF its contents, and IL was empty
when II smashed the clock struck T.
The time has almost passed when a man turns
to friends in public Elacc and invites them 10
liquor up but a revival OF the good old days
came a week ago. when well known China
man. charged with conducting a gambling joint
and having liquor for sale. received his freedom
The police h-d Taided MS place had arrested some
forty Chinese. had found large quantities
of liquor of all xInds ami had carted the Orientals
and liquor to places OF sefety.
At the trial the owner OF the store was liberated.
his defence being that the liquor belonged TO the
Chinese Masonic order and was not his property
AZ the Judge told him he was free he turned to
the crowd and invited all TO so TO his store and
have a drink with him.
Law says can't sell whisky. but don't say
can't give IL away his explanation Of the
invitation.
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Fanoueters have felt the sting OF the prohibition
law and many OF them have felt the need of oOwlnS
to the sentiment favor of eliminating ntOxlcan1s
When the annual banquet of the Virginia Society
was held in Atlanta invitation was sent 10 mo
Governor and every arrangement was made 10 give
hin, q rronsr greeting When the Governor heard
that vfne-four kinds-wOuld be used. and found II
was true he declared il impossible 70 accept ths
invitation That night the Governor dined with the
members Of one of the companies of the 0th fIssl-
ment National Guard, where wine ho"eu no'-
Even the college boys have heard the call OF the
White Rtbboners and yielded TO the message II was
the BANQUET night the Alumni Association or the
sic,,a AInba EpsiIon fraternity and gathered with
tho alumni were many COIlegians from Georgia
Tech. When it came to respond TO The La
dies. and -Our Glorious Chapter" the toasts were
drunk in
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Despite the fact that whiskey is scarce ana
yet desired article il this city. it was nOr
long ago that a barrel found in a deserted
By the police authorities IL contained some
thing forty gallons of fairly drinkable liquor
and remained unclaimed for days although this
police advertised extensively and the newspapers
did their part let the owners know OF the rich
find. of course it would have meant an tnvesti-
CATION into the reasons the presence Of 50 large
a quantity of liquid refreshment, and the invita-
ton might have brought out facts the owners
wished hidden Finally the who owned the
house which the barrel found claimed IT. al
Iegng it to be his property IL was found on his
land There were no other claimants, and he got It
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Numerous have been the police court cases or
those who have enjoyed deeply the pleasures or
near beer and other substitutes for the real
thing with more OF less alcohol mixed in IT. Many
an old topper has declared particular beverage
too strong for him one policeman formerly a ser
geant took drinks and went OF into dozs
which cost him thirty days suspension
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-08-14
ONLY N,rht Air Mt Night.

Speaking of Florence Nightingale
and her efforts to keep the world
healthy, it seems pertinent to make
special mention of her mission in be-
half of the open window at night, In
the early years Of her labors much un-
intelligent opposition to this method Of
ventilation because Of the supposed
harmfulness of the night air was ex-
pressed, but Miss Nightingale had one
stock argument in support of her posi-
ton, 1t being the question, What air
shall we breathe at night but night
air?" 1t was unanswerable from her
opponents point Of view, even II 1t
did not always convert them, but 1t did
lead countless number into saner
ways of living and along the way to
the present methods of treating tuber.
culosis.-Boston Transcript.
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Truth
and Quality

appeal to the Well-Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to per-
manent success and creditable stand
ing. Accordingly, 1t is not claimed
that Syrup of Figs and Elixir OF
SIENNA is the only remedy of known
value, but one of many reasons why
1t is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that 1t cleanses.
sweetens and relieves the internal
organs on which it acts without any
debilitating after effects and without
having to increase the quantity from
time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all
Objectionable substances. To get its
beneficial effects always purchase the
genuine-manufactur by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for
sale by all leading druggists.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-08-14
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitn-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tubs is infam ed
you have o rumbiing sound or Imperfect hear
ing a d when it is entirely closed Deafness is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its norm al
condition, hearing win be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for an,
ease of Heafness (caused by catarrh) that cam
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free
F ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Tske Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Wonan's Wit.

An emperor of Germany besieged a
city which belonged to one Of his re-
bellious noblemen. After the siege had
lasted for long time the emperor de-
termined to take 1t by storm and to de-
stroy all it contained by fire and sword.
He did not, however, wish to injure
the defenseless women; therefore, he
sent proclamation into the town, say
ing that all the women might leave
the place unhurt and carry with them
Whatever they held most precious. The
nobleman's wife instantly decided to
take her husband, and the other women
followed her example. They soon is
sued from the city gate in long pro-
cession. each one with her husband on
her shoulders. The emperor was so
much struck with the noble conduct of
the women that he spared all; even the
city itself was left untouched.
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~~o~~~~~~~~

In parts of Alaska is found kind
when it is dried. The tail of the fish
Is stuck into crack of wooden table
to hold it upright, and its nose is
lighted, according to the Fishing Ga
zette, and it gives good, steady light
of three candle power, and considerable
heat, and will burn for about three
oours.
1t Is reported that a student of the
Electro Technical Institute of st. Pet
ersburg named Frendinberg has invent
ed an apparatus for exploding mines
by wireless telegraphy. Numerous ex-
periments already made are said to
have proved remarkably successful.
The apparatus is also claimed to be
suited for directing Whitehead tor
pedoes at long ranges.
At a recent meeting of the Royai
Society of Canada, Sir James Grant,
NJ D., presented a paper on the neu-
rons and cells of the brains in their
relation to the faculty of memory, and,
after stating that, as with the other
tissues of the body, so with the cells
of the brain, evidence of lessening
power and activity appears with the
passage of years, he added the very in
terestlng statement that the line Of
present investigation demonstrates that
the electrical current through the
brain rotates its molecules to such a
degree as to produce a most notable
physiological response in the direction
of improved memory.
Everybody knows that the water OF
the Great Salt Lake is very dense as
well as very salt, but many will be
surprised to learn that its density
varies to remarkable degree from
time to time. For instance, in 1885 the
density was 1.1225, and the percentage
by weight of solid constituents was
1916; in 1903 the density had in
creased to 1,22O6, the greatest ever re-
corded, and the percentage of solids
to 27,721; in 1907 the density had di-
minished to 1.1S10, and the percentage
Of solids to 2292O. OF the solids In
1907, 1857 per cent was chlorin, 7.5S
per cent sodium, 1.53 per cent sui
phate radical, 0.72 per cent potassium,
0.45 per cent magnesium, and O.04 per
>ent calcium.
The famous Neanderthal skull found
in Switzerland In 1856 and other SIM
liar skulls and parts of skulls found
elsewhere in Europe, have been re-
garded as representing distinct
species of the human race, to which
the name Homo Primigenius has been
given. Prof. w. ]. Sollas undertakes
to show that there are no grounds
whatever for regarding the Neander.
thai type of man as separate species
On the contrary, he thinks that "the
Neanderthal race, the most remote
from us In time of which we have any
knowledge, and the Australian, the
most remote from us in space, probably
represent divergent branches of the
same original stock" Doctor Lydekker
remarks that this conclusion of Prof
Sollas' accords with the modern view
that the native Australians are low
grade members of the Caucasian, or
European stock, instead of, as at one
time supposed, half-bred oceanic ne
groes. "The veddahs Of Ceylon and
the Toalas of Celebes apparently mark
their line Of march from the west to
east d"
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A Geprous Request.

Porter Emerson Browne came Into
the office yesterday. He had been out
In the country for week and was
very cheerful. Just as he was leaving
he said: "Did you hear about that
man who died the other day and left
all he had to the orphanage?"
NO" some one answered. "How
much did he leaveY
Twelve children"
Mr.. Browne left, too.-Everybody's
Magazine.