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The National tribune., 1908-02-27
RECENT LITERATURE.

A comparatively new writer Of fiction
is Theodore Roberts. But while this
particular writer has not yet become
as famous as he undoubtedly will later
on, his name-Roberts-is a household
word to American readers of fiction.
Theodore Roberts is a son of the well-
known writer of nature stores, Charles
G. ID. Roberts. We often hear the re-,
mark, uttered in all seriousness, thar
it's better not to have a parent OF
genius, because no matter how well a
son or daughter of such distinguished
parentage may do. it is generally imposl
sible for him or her to live up to thai
reputation already established by thtl
preceding generation. That may be 81
rule of general application, but in this
particular instance-that of Theodore
Roberts-it is very far from holding
good. You have only to read Almighty
Hand" strong story of the Canadian
wilderness which Mr. Roberts has writ
ten for the March number of the Popu-
lar Magazine. to be convinced that in
some cases at least ability is hereditary.
Ainslee's for March comes to its read
ers filled with the means of diversion
and entertainment which will go long
way toward making life brighter and
happier. 1t contains a new story by
Joseph C. Lincoln, IAN Inherited Eden,-'
WHICH, oiC VI WI. ibOSS
characteristic pieces of work, tale OF
his inimitable Cape Cod people. The
complete novel is 1.-THE Madonna of the
Tea Table" by Anna A. Rogers. and is
a very dramatic tale of American Army
and Navy people, the scene of which is
laid mostly in Japan. 1t is a thoroly
American and up-to-date story, how
ever, in spite of its setting, because the
characters are all of them the sort OF
DeODIe we meet at home. Marie Van
Worst has a very strong story called
1.-The Road to Tomorrow" This, too
is American and up-to-date. Jeanette
I. Helm has a story called "A Thousand
Deaths" which is likely to make spec
eial appeal to many women, but will be-
understood and appreciated by every
human being, male or female. who
reads it, because everybody is or has
been under the bondage of some sort
of fear. Its climax is an amusing one.
''The Grin of the Bulldog" by Edward
Lusac White. A good Western story Is
Spirits in Dog Rib Canyon" by r.
Walworth Brown. Other interesting
short stories are 'Sir Williams Tea
Party" by Constance Smedley; His
Attack Of Common Sense" by William
Mcleod Raine. and "An Affair of Com
science" by Caroline Duer. William
Armstrong has an interesting article
called I'm Musicland,'' telling many in
teresting things about music and musi-
clans which have never before appeared
in print.
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paign, and then came back to the Army
of the Potomac. 1t was so badly used
up at Spotsylvania that it had to be
sent to the rear to be recruited, after
which it joined Sheridan in the Shen-
andoah Valley. In all Comrade Milne
took part in 20 considerable battles.
When mustered out he returned to his
trade, was foreman of the Daily News
job office in Newport for years.. and
then purchased the business which he
has developed into a splendid printing
plant known as the Milne Printery. He
took an interest in politics, and was for
five years a member of the Common
Council of the city. He is also a Ma
son, and was for three years Master
Workman of the Ancient Order of Unit
ed Workmen. From the first he has
been connected with the Grand Army of
the Republic, and held all the positions
in it from Outer Guard upward. He
was for a number of years Adjutant of
his Post and for eight years Command
er of Posts, and has been Inspector.
Junior Vice Commander and Senior Vice
Commander of the Department.
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MAP OF BAKER ISLAND.

foot of the hills facing the Pacific. The
Agana River, little narrow, sluggish
affair, finishes its course thru the town,
emptying into the sea just beyond This
stream forms one of the most pictur-
esque features of Agana. Its channel
has been heightened by some artificial
means and turned SO that it runs along
in the town for nearly mile, parallel
with the coast This little river is Dor
dered on both sides by very beautiful
white lilies, and the natives use its dirty
looking water for bathing and laundry
purposes. Ii also serves as an open
sewer for the town. The native women,
their dress skirts pulled Up to their
waists, can always be seen, standing up
to their knees in the water, pounding
on a large stone the dirt out from the
clothes they are washing or rubbing
them in a sort of stone tray with corn
cob, chewing vigorously the while on
the betelnut, which is seldom out of
their mouths They make a perfect
picture as they stand thus, almost sur
rounded, as they appear to be from a
distance, by the beautiful white flowers.
Little bridges cross this river at differ
ent parts of the town.
The greater part of the natives of
Agana and its suburbs live in little huts
| or shacks with pointed matched roofs,
] made of the leaf of the nipa palm braid
| ed in some fashion. These houses are
| all raised from the ground on posts.
There are, however, a good many stone
houses with tiled roofs and built with
| a basement. Some of these are very
pretty, with little balconies on the front
and sides painted light blue, which,
against the stone, blackened III spots by
age, produce a very artistic effect. In
these houses live Agana's 400" natives,
who are partly Spanish and who feel
themselves vastly above the poor Cha
| MORO in the social scale. They speak
Spanish entirely, and should you hap
pen to meet one of them, especially one
Of the women, she would begin to tell
you of her Spanish parentage-proba badly
that her father or grandfather was a
iSpanish officer. OF the ChamorrO moth
| er she will not speak. Many of the
girls belonging to this class are very
pretty, and since the American occupa-
! ton have begun to adopt our mode of
dress, which decidedly detracts from
their charms.
The Native Women.
The native women generally wear a
calico skirt, preferably of some bright
color which on gala days trails on the
ground and which they tuck up when
at work. The waist is of white lawn,
and in shape is a sort of loose-fitting
sack coming only to the waist, with
flowing sleeves and cut low in the neck.
On their heads they always wear, when
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to bear out the statement that they are
a very religious people. This church is
a sacred possession, hallowed by gener-
atoms of worShipers, and the people
could not be parted from it.
The natives are naturally very dirty,
tho they have cleaned up their places
very much during the past few years
from the outside, but one has still fear
full suspicious as to their interiors. The
sanitary conditions are simply unspeak-
able, and the most terrible diseases are
the result. There is quite little colony
of lepers, and the unfortunate victims
of another loathsome disease which is
contagious have also recently been seq
regated. 4G
Beasts of Burden.
There are some horses on the island
more cows and oxen, but the principal
beast of burden is the carabao. This is
large, strong, rather surly-looking
animal, which on account of his predi-
lection for mud and water is more
available than the others for much of
the work. These creatures, tho ugly
and awkward. are extremely pictur-
esque as one meets them at night COM
ing from the ranch, a saddlebag Of rope
thrown over their backs, it's two big
pockets filled with the big green bread
fruit.
Since the American occupation a
great deal has been done to improve
the island and its natives. Public
schools have been started in all the
towns, Agana having schools Of various
grades. A compulsory school law, COM
pelling all children Of q certain age to
attend school. putting a small tax upon
the fathers If this law is not obeyed, has
been issued. The great difficulty has
been to fin6 teachers for the schools,
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These Governors were either army OF
navy officers subordinate to the Cover.
nor-General of the Philippines.
1t is said that there were 100000 peo-
lie on the islands when the Jesuits first
came, there being 5000 in Guam alone
and from the ruins found in Guam and
Saipan (the next island in size and inn
portance) it would seem quite probable
that this was SO.
Island Towns.
Guam is about 80 miles in extreme
length and seven in width, aHho neal
the center of the island it is less than
four miles across. 1t is 207 square miles
in area. The southern part is high an1
mountainous, the northern part a mesa
or plateau, without rivers, streams OIL
springs, and consequently has no water
except during the rainy season. There
are no settlements in this part of the
island, only scattered ranches. but the
land is very rich. with a dark-red sol
similar to the coffee soil of Porto Rico
The best coffee and cocoa are grown
here, and the cocoanu. groves produce
as well as those on the beach. A large
majority of the inhabitants have thei,
ranches in this part of the island, going
there daily to work, usually returning
to their homes in the towns at night.
All parts of the island are accessible
trails leading everywhere, and it is gen
orally fertile. There are now a few
good roads.
Besides Agana, the Capital. there are
six other towns of more or less impor'
lance on the island, tho none of then
have more than few hundred inhabi-
tants. The population of the whole
island is about 1855.
Agana, with its 1000 dusky natives
who are called "Chamorros,' lies at the
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a friendly desire to accommodate you,
and is liable to ieave you any moment,
seldom working steadily for more than
week at a time. He is slow to make
friends and rather suspicious, but when
he forms a friendship is usually true.
Like all Orientals, they are liars, but
much of their untruthfulness seems only
form of politeness., If a native is
pressed to do a piece of work after he
has refused, in order not to appear un-
gracious he says he, will, without in
tending for moment to keep his word.
He tells the lie that the amenities may
be preserved.
These people are very religious. Be-
sides the cathedral originally built in
1869, whose great holes in its sides show
the effect of the earthquake of 1849
and which TANKS the west side of the
square in front of the Government
House or palace, as it is called, there
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and native girls have been training for
this purpose during recent years. The
children are anxious to learn, and are
very bright, besides being very docile
and easily managed in the school room
Ever since we took the island, which
was about the same time that fate
threw into our hands the white elephant
of the Philippines, it has been controlled
by the Navy Department, and its Gov
ernor has always been a naval officer
1t is not a naval station, but coaling
station simply. There is a cable sta
ton located about seven miles from
Agana, and the harbor is excellent.
The next stopping place of the trans
port and our last Pacific possession
is the Philippine Islands. 1t is 1000
miles from Guam to Manila, and 1t
takes about four and one-half days to
make the voyage. The American who
remains long enough in the islands
grows more and more impressed with
their wonderful resources, and falls in
evitably under the charm and witchery
of life in the East. Manila is a fasci-
mating city, and its streets present a
more cosmopolitan appearance than
Hong Kong. 1t is to be hoped that we
Americans in our zeal to clear up" the
place will not overdo the matter and
remove some of its most charming and
picturesque features.
Other Islands.
Besides the aforementioned American
possessions in the great Pacific Ocean
in 1900 we added to our territory in
this part of the world Tutuila, another
small island of the Samoan group in the
southern Pacific. The harbor of Page
Page on Tutuila was really coded to the
United States for naval and coalins
station in 1872, and occupied as such
in 1898. In February, 1900, a Naval
Governor was appointed for the island
Tutuila has an area of about "a square
, miles and a population of nearly 1900
1t is mountainous, very fertile and
thickly covered with forests. Copra and
curios are the principal exports. Copra
is dried cocoanut meat. The harbOr at
Page Page is the only good one in
Samoa, and Tutuila is said TO be the
most attractive and desirable of all the
islands in the group.
Midway Island is of very little i'm
portance. 1t is not even a coaling sta
ton. There is cable station on the
island, and a few marines are kept
there, provisions being sent them from
Honolulu 1t has a sandy coast, and
could not be easily fortified.
A Lesson From England.
In sending the fleet to the Pacific we
are only following the example of Eng
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ON THE BROAD PACIFIC
(Continued from mage one.)

finely formed. They are a good-tem
pered. light-hearted, pleasure-lovins
people, fond of music, games and sports
the women spending much time in max
ing flower garlands, called "lais," which
they offer for sale in great varieties or
the streets of Honolulu. Both sexes are
exceedingly fond of riding and swim
ming, and one of the first things tho
traveller who finds himself in Honolulu
does is to take the trolley car and ride
to Waikiki Beach to watch the surf
riding of the natives. This is made very
exciting from the fact that the swimmer
carries out with him small board, or
which he balances himself either sitting
or standing as he rides in to shore on
the crest of great wave.
Honolulu.
Honolulu is beautiful city, with the
blue Pacific on its front and the noun
tains at the back, its streets lined With
tropical trees in gorgeous bloom, if one
Is there at the right season of the year
Think of large tree SO filled will
brilliant red blossoms that the leaves
can scarcely be seen, This is the Pom
ciana tree, and in -one part of the city
there is an avenue of these trees, Which
from a distance looks like an avenue OF
fire, SO vivid are the blossoms. The
Monkey Pod tree is another one eSpe-
cially beautiful, with its delicate pink
blossoms and handsome shining leaves
The effect of these Towering trees min
gled with the palms, the curious banyan
and the great variety of other tropical
growing things can hardly be imagined
Hedges of scarlet hibiscus in riotous
bloom are seen everywhere, as well as
those of the fragrant and lovely night
blooming Cereus. The houses are at
tractive, but generally rather modest
and are usually surrounded by gardens
SO filed with flowers and trees that the
dwelling itself is almost obscured from
view. The streets, except in the Japan
csc or Chinese quarter, are commonly
quite deserted, and in the shops one
seldom finds another customer. The
climate is perfectly delightful, never
very warm, and, of course, never cold
about the same the year around. The
social life is said to be very enjoyable,
the people being noted for their hospi-
tally. When the Army transports visi:
Honolulu the passengers are given a
dance by one of the hotels of the city.
The music at these dances is furnished
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one The top and sides of the ship are
covered with white canvass, and every
living creature on the ship is dressed IN
white; that is. to be perfectly exact, all
the ships officers and crew are, the
Army and Naval officers on their way to
the Philippines generally are, and as
many of the women who have white
gowns with them, and that practically
means all of them, almost invariably
are also. 1t is usually so calm that it Is
difficult to realize the ship is moving; 1t
makes one think of jogging along
country road with an old family horse
so quiet and gradual is the advance
Hardly is there a ripple on the blue
ocean, and day after day, under the
bright sun, the ship sails on, with no
living thing in sight, nothing but ocean
and sky. varied by beautiful sunsets and
wonderful cloud effects. At night a
glorious, big tropical moon transfigures
everything and plays havoc with the
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by native men, and one who has heard
this native orchestra can never forget
II. The performers. fine, large Ha-
waiians, sing as they play. and the SEN
euous, dreamy character of the music,
combined with the feeling they put into
It in tone and facial expression, pre-
duces a curious, almost mesmeric effect
on Its listeners. In walZ number, on
the occasion of a certain dance rendered
an outgoing transport, the tenor-robus-
10, a strikingly handsome man, sustain
ed note strong, full and clear above
the others for certain time, the effect
of. which was greatly enhanced by the
way he threw back his handsome head
and closed his eyes in utter abandon
ment to emotion awakened by the mu-
sic. Another interesting event connect
ed with the visits of the transports is
the departure. The scene is always a
very gay one, fer nearly every man,
woman and child on the ship has pa
troniZed the lais women, and wear the
bright. fragrant flower chains around
their necks and hats, as they stand on
the decks bidding good-by to kind
Honolulu friends. The naked native
boys lie in the warm water close to the
chip, waiting 10 dive for the dimes and
quarters thrown them by the passen-
gers. The music of-the Hawaiian Band,
which has been giving concert on the
transport, mingles its dreamy, intoxi-
eating music with the gay chatter, and
the scene is one to be remembered.
A Straight Line Eastward.
In almost straight line from Homo
lulu and 1856 miles further TO the west
is Guam, the next stopping place of the
transport, and, with the exception of
Midway Island and Wake Islands, which
1ie between it and Honolulu, our next
American possession. 1t takes about
ii days to make the voyage from Homo
lulu to Guam in an Army transport,
which could hardly be considered a
"racer." an experience tiresome or full
Of charm, according to the point of view
Of the traveller. The temperature is
pretty high and the breeze is warm
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young and sentimental passengers OF
both sexes on the ship. At last when
the men and most of the women who
compose that little company are begin
ming to be very FESTIVE under the mono
tony of the scenery and the life on
board. and can talk of nothing but the
poor food and the heat, the distant hills
of Guam are sighted, and everybody at
once becomes cheerful and happy at
the prospect of being able to see and
touch terra firma once more.
Guam.
The little island Of Guam, beautiful
and green like an emerald resting on
the bosom of the placid Pacific, belongs
to a group of islands, I6 in number,
which form chain about 400 miles in
length and which are called the Mari
anne or Ladrone Islands. This group
of which Guam is the largest and most
southern, run north and south, and are
joined at their terminus by other
islands, making a continuous chain To
the coast of Japan. The remainder OF
the group belong TO Germany.
The early history of Guam shows that
it was discovered by Magellan in the
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on the street. a folded white handker-
chief. The mems dress is not SO distinc-
tive. Almost any kind of old trousers,
usually made of some cotton material,
and q white shirt worn ON the outside,
compose their attire. They do not wear
stockings, but thrust their naked feet
only into a sort of heeless slipper. The
little boys dress in the same fashion,
and the girls as the women do, the little
feminine tots looking too cute" in their
trailing skirts.
There are very few, IL any, pure Cha
morros left anywhere in the island, the
natives being mixture of that blood
with Spanish, Philippine, Chinese, Jap
anese, English, American, German and
other nationalities. They are of every
shade of brown, from nearly black to a
cafe au lait, even in a few instances
quite white. There is one old China
man whom they say is directly and indi-
rectly responsible for the entire com.
munity in which he lives, one of the
suburbs Of Agana.
GOOd-LOOklng Race.
Both the men and women are of good
size, straight, well-formed and inclined
very decidedly to be stout. They have
pleasant faces, always smiling when
| they meet anyone, rushing to the doors
and windows to bow and smile when
the American Governor and his family
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American ports and those of the Orient
We hope that it will be largely carried
in American bottoms. We must see
that our merchants and their ships shall
not be interfered with in the prosecu-
ton of this immense trade and the Pa
cific be kept free from pirates. bucca-
neers and hostile war vessels. The visit
Of our fleet to the Pacific is directly in
furtherance Of this policy, as the ex-
perience gained by it will be of the ut
The National tribune., 1908-02-27
COMMANDER MILNE.
The New Head of the Department Of
Rhode Island, G. A. X.

Comrade William o. Milne, who was
recently elected Commander of the De
partment of Rhode Island, G. \. r.,
was born in Newport in 1912. and was
taken as a child to Glens Falls. n. Y,
where he learned the printers trade.
He later returned to Rhode Island, and
was setting type on the Providence Post,
when, with several men who are now
prominent in Rhode Island affairs, he
enlisted in September, 1861. in Battery
d, LIST r. l. L. A. He served his full
enlistment in that battery and then vet
eranized. rising to the rank of Sergeant.
The battery belonged to the Army of
the Potomac, was attached to the Ninth
Corps, went with that corps to the West,
participated in the East Tennessee cam
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building program. The House Commit
tee on Naval Affairs is split up into
cliques that fight one another viciously,
in which respect that committee differs
materially from the Senate Naval Conn
mittee that always holds aloof from
squabbles and legislates calmly upon
the authorization of new ships. Mean
while there is tremendous hubbub in
the House. and the submarine boat
rumpus is causing a terrible tempest.
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MAP OF ROWLAND ISLAND.
are dozens of little chapels and shrines
all along the roads. These latter are
generally only small covered places,
where the natives drop into when pass
ing for prayer. In front of the cathe-
dral is an old, very picturesque belfry,
built of stone and black with age, in
which is hung one large and several
smaller bells. These are rung vigorously
by boys for all religious ceremonies,
which are paid for, and each morning
at o'clock and each afternoon at 5, for
service. The crowds of men, women
and children who file thru the square
to attend these services certainly seem
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