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buying out their and and great deal that
has been left to grass Is being put slowly
under cultivation It is the land question
that has been at the bottom OF a great deal
Of our trouble. and that answered. Ireland
must eventually come into her own again
THE increased prosperity is shown in
the renewed life of the various manufac-
turing interests. particularly the big linen
trade in the west Of Ireland. Your flnAn-
cial panic has been felt by US. in the linen
industry. for example. A member OF my
suite has been interested In looking this
matter up since he has been here. At many
Of your most fashionable hotels he has
been delighted 20 see that the best damask
and linen not only have the Irish trade
mark. but that OF our own section. Armagh.
As well.
your wealthy women are great patron
esses Of our Irish laces. some Of which ara
made In the convents. some in schools es-
tablshed for the purpose and some on
the commission system In the cabins where
even the men work with the needles and
bobbins. Our rug and carpet weaving hAs
taken a new lease OF life.
quite recently I purchased for the altar
sanctuary OF the cathedral at Armagh a
new piece Of Competing, for which 1 paid
500. It seemed to me a big sum 10 pay.
but / was glad that our own country could
produce such a beautiful piece OF work
as that rug was. and one which Is. 50 the
sisters told me. practically indestructible.
All over Ireland / hear OF these new in
dustries and new interests and I feel
greatly relieved at the kn~oWiedRe-for I
know what it means for the future"
The cardinal admits his surprise tina the
Irish politician is so great a factor In New
York's municipal life.
II did not realize Il before" Re says
'Do / think that q Catholic president
would be good for the country1 II would
be yery good for the church. and hat must
be good for the country"
Then he smiles away further interroga-
lions along that line and speaks with
amused interest OF the feminine inter-
viewer.
1.-The women are great for asking ques-
tions. are they notF'' he says. but l no
tics q few OF the newspaper men have
caught the habit. too. One OF the young
women IN Washington asked me II / would
tell her what ! thought was the chief want
OF humanity. I had but a moments time
20 give her. and It rather took me back.
50 10 speak h &C you think she
thought I would say7 Wen, / imagine she
thought Il was a good field Of Speculatiou
Ia which 70 wander about"
The figure OF Father Quinn at ths door
intimates ms the Interview muEt close
and with another cordial word Of praise
for the American people the cardinal says
"GOOdby."
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is Biggest Island in Victoria Nyanza and Bossed by American

braves OF this kind are usually in the
banana bushes and they are often covered
with dried grass or banana fibers. The
corpse is washed with banana pulp
squeezed from the stem OF the plant and
Is wrapped up In bark cloth,
The Buvuma slander bury their dead In
much the same way and they also erect
shelters over them These are baby huts,
in which the spirits are supposed to live.
they are renewed from time to time when
in need OF repairs. The graves are often
marked by planting trees over them
The ~Basukumas. among whom l Travelled
about the lower part OF Lake Victoria.
bury their dead In cattle hides. The body
is wrapped up in the skin OF an animal
just killed and the grave u dug right in
the center OF the coward. The poor men
who have no cattle and women and boys
are often buried In leaves in the same.
locality. At the same time the meat OF
the slaughtered beast Is roasted and eaten
at the wake. and the funeral. If that OF a
big man, ends In all growing drunk over
banana beer, which they suck through
straws from their gourd stems.
FRANK q. CARPENTER
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Beatrice. the foremost law firm OF the
southern part OF the state.
A. w. Sterne of Grand Island was also
born In Germany and Is likewise engaged In
the mercantile business He came to this
country with his parents in 1875 and located
at Grand Island. In 1880 he was married
20 Miss Nettie Woolstenholm OF Lancaster,
Wis. and has two daughters. both attend
ing the Grand Island High school NE.
Sterne has been known for years as .
staunoh republican. and In 1886 was elected
a delegate to the national convention Of the
Republican league. which was held In
Milwaukee that year. For five years he
was a member Of the Grand Island city
council.
Oscar o. Snyder Of oNein was born In
Madison county, Iowa. but has lived in
Nebraska most OF his life. He engaged in
the lumber business in 1854 and was presi-
dent OF the Nebraska Lumber Dealers as
ISOLATION. He was largely Interested In
opening numbering interests along the Great
Northern. Burlington and Northwestern
roads IN northern Nebraska and southern
South Dakota and Is as well known as any
lumberman IN the state. He was grand
master Of the Odd Fellows In lSss-1sO and
represented this state four different times
III the eoNclNAhn AlAna At46D VI az WITH
He Is also a knight Templar Mason. Mr..
Snyder has known nc party other than thu
republican, OF which he has been = loyal
and lifelong member.
Walter A. George OF Broken Bow Is also
a banker. being president Of the Security
State hank OF that city and part owner OF
the state bank at Berwyn. He was born In
Denvers, Mass. In 1S61- In 1856 he moved
10 Nebraska. settling in Custer county on
the South Loup river, Georgetown postOf-
flee being named for the family. He was
there engaged in the ranch business. but
sold out IN 1850 and moved to Broken Bow.
Mr.. George was elected treasurer OF Gus
ter county IN 1907 and was reelected IN
isa ana was one Of the first republicans to
break the populist rule in that county. He
was also one OF the supervisors Of the
county three terms. This spring he wa
u~nantnously elected mayer e Broken Bow
for ne nhd tina
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part Of last year. was under the control of
DIR. Koch, the famous German diphtheria
specialist. who came out here to study the
sleeping sickness.
At present the Sesss group has some
good-sized settlements The natives are
farmers, and they raise bananas, corn.
potatoes and tobacco. Coffee grows wild,
and It is said to be good.
The Sesse islanders are much like the
Baganda. Both sexes dress in bark cloth
and the women wrap bark blankets
around their bodies under the arms, leav-
ing the shoulders and upper breast bare.
Only the babies are allowed to go naked.
These people are good fishermen. and they
have well made canoes. They manufac-
ture them from trees Of soft wood. cutting
the logs into boards and then tying the
boards together with leather thongs and
calking them. Some such boats will hold
100 men. In olden times, It is said that GER
tain kings of the sesse group had as many
as 100 canoes.
Speaking Of the missionaries, the Sesse
islanders are to a large extent now Chris
tians. In the past their country was = seat
Of heathenism. and the home Of tia famed
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One OF these Is the Buyums islands. which
fringe Napoleon gulf. out of which flows
the great river Nile. Another is the Sesse
group at the northwest, Btng south Of
Entebbe and running south and almost to
German East Africa, and a third Is this
Ukerewe group. away down at the south
east. in the German territory.
1 came here from Mwanza, the chief
fortified station OF the German government
IN this part of the world. and our steamer
coasted the island for a long distance be-
fore we landed. UkerewS is more tropical
than any other part Of the lake. The island
is frtnged with banana plantations and
dense forests cover " hills. There are
many villages along the shores. and I am
told that The population all told is about
5000. The people are blacks. who go al
most naked. They wear nothing but goat
skins or bits Of bark cloth. which are tied
over their shoulders n around the waist
Some have q heart-shAped apron OF goat
skin IN front and behind, and others wear
aprons Of whole skins which fall to the
knees. The men sometimes pull such
aprons o behind them when they sit
30 that they serve as cushions.
Mr.. Eeifert calls these natives the
Wakerewe. rs we went about together
among them We were everywhere well
treated The people seemed quiet and they
allowed me 20 so into their huts and make
photographs They have pronounced negro
features. with thick lips and flat noses.
Thsir hair Is woody where II Is left to
grow. but IN most cases q part OF the head
Is shaved close. some Of the men cut off
all the wool excepting a lock on the crown,
which they tie up in banana fbers so tha
It stand like q horn. straight up on the
head Others shave the head In spots
Only q few OF the people have .Jewelry.
they are too poor to buy the costly brass
and iron wire which are so much worn on
the mainland. I saw one woman who had
on an ivory bracelet. and a man who wore
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goddess. Mukasa, who ruled all Victoria
Nyanza- This goddess had a temple on the
island of Bubembe. Her priests were sup
posed to own the island. and the descend
ant OF one OF them named Gugu Is now
its proprietor. Gugu has $500 acres of
land. and is rich in bananas.
The kings of Uganda formerly sent sac
rifices to Mukasa. They contributed fiocks
OF sheep and goats. and that in such num-
bers that when the royal sacrifices were
made the blood run in streams from the
gates OF the temple into the lake.
Mutesa, the grandfather OF the pres
ent king OF Uganda. once sent 100 slaves.
100 women. 100 COWS and 100 goats at one
time to this goddess.
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Republican National Convention
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elected to an office. with the exception OF
being chosen a delegate.
r. p. Voter of Laurel vas born at West
Pennington. Me-. December Is. 1853. When
Il years old he moved with his parents
10 Lyons, this state. He attended the Law
department OF the state university in the
Rariy sos and IN 1884 moved 10 Laurel.
where he has since resided aud practiced
his profession. Ten years ago he married
Miss Eva BrockWay, formerly OF Laurel
They have three children. two girls and a
boy. Mr.. Voter is chairman Of the Cedar
county republican central committee. has
been a membe OF the school board seven
years ard was elected to the Legislature
IN ,sOa. is a stauneh~ republican and has
done good work for his party.
T. L. Williams Of AURORA Is a native OF
Wisconsin, born in 1919. Leaving Cornell
university In lSu. he engaged in public
school work until 1854. when he entered the
mercantile business, The rigorous Niseon-
sin climate was too much for Mrs. VII
liams and in lSS they moved to Nebraska
settling In Aurora. where Mr.. Williams
became cashier Of the First National bank.
Upon the death OF President syreeter Mr..
Williams succeeded to that office. Mr..
Williams has always been = republican.
but has never sought office. While living
In Wisconsin, however. he was prevailed
upon to run for the Legislature Pm the
ground that he alone could be elected. and
served one term In the assembly.
samuel Rinaker OF Beatrice. Neb. Is a
native Of C~arlinville. m. where he was
born In 1850. He was educated at Black
burn university. carlnvile after which he
took a course al the Yale Law school He
! vas admitted To the bar OF Illinois IN lisa.
ana shortly thereafter removed TO Ne
braskA- settling al Beatrice. which has
sinos been his home he was tWies elected
county attorney Of Gage county n waA
for q number q Year, associated IN the Law
partnership 81 ougGA RtnAksF q Bihh 81
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fringe of islands, and 1t was at these
we stopped on our way out from Port Flor
ence. In going to Ripon Falls and the
source of the Nile we passed through the
Buvuma islands and spent some time in
the Sesse Archipelago as we sailed south
ward into German East Africa The lars-
est group OF islands in Lake Victoria is
the Sesse. which belong to Great Britain,
and next to them are the Buvuma islands,
also British. which lie at the north OF the
lake. making a series Of big stepping stones
almost across Napoleon gulf.
The Buvuma islands are beautiful. At
a distance they might be taken for some
Of the Thousand Islands OF the st. Law
renee. Some OF them are covered with
grass. and others are high and we'll
wooded. Buvuma island. which is the chief
Of the group, is shaped like an octopus,
It has a center about 1900 feet high, and
from this great green tentacles branch out
into the sea 1t IS not unlike the island Of
Celebes in shape. This island Is fertile ana
1t has a large population. Its people live
in matched huts, each OF which ends IN a
steeple bound around with grass. Tho
shores are covered with banana plantations
and the houses shine like silver out OF the
green. The Buvuma natives are much like
the Basogas. who live on the mainland
about the source of the Nile. not far away.
They dress in bark cloth. and the women
often wear only fringes Of banana leaves.
which are tied TO a cord about the waist.
The men buy their wives with cattle. and
every man has as many wives as he can
afford
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applies only to New York. not to the cities
like Chicago. which have plenty OF space
on which to build and are not restricted to
the dimensions OF q narrow island Why
should Chicago erect skyscrapers7 Just to
be like New York; ! cannot understand
It.
Archbishop Farley, who has charge OF
all the social features Of my visit, has
introduced to me many men Of prominence
In various callings and some OF them have
asked me concerning this so-called Amer
lean unrest I tell them that l Ike 1t.
both from the secular and from the
churchly point OF view.
II am not one Of those who find that
this spirit takes people away from the
church. Instead I find that it brings To
the church new strength and new power
and that the very same vitality that in
the world Of business and OF the profes-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-07

to west cheers the tar's labour or the
rest" The Lucky Bag has
this to say of this Omaha cadet:
There's no place or earth like Omaha
and the wild and woolly west Possesses
a pleasant disposition naturally. but when
aroused can use his tongue exceedingly
well. For personal reasons had a tendency
to be split. Has a three years cruise
reputation for never doing a thing but sit
and smoke Holds the navy responsible
for his vices and swears it's no place for
a youth of high morals. The joke D on
WHILE"
The other Nebraska youths to graduate
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next week from the academy are Robert
Andrew Burg OF Grand Island. Edwin
Guthrie of Harrison and Alva Lee OF OK
ford. Ali of them are written up in the
Lucky Bag and their nicknames pub
lished.
the cadet chosen to head the class and
the academy book has the following to
say Of him under this quotation from
George AIDE: How many fine people there
are in this world IL you only scratch 'em
deep enough"
"A quiet and industrious youth Of few
words. Has radiant blonde hair that is
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an anklet composed of a section OF ivory
tusk followed out. Others had bits Of
bones and glass beads tied to their hair.
Nearly all were smeared over with grease,
and such as had hair had so covered it
with oil that the smell was pronounced.
The villages are composed OF rude huts
made OF cane and poles and covered with
grass. They have doors at the front so
low that one has to stoop to go in. Over
some of the doors are iron bells. which are
hung there so that II an evil spirit comes
in 1t will bump its head against the bell
and warn the owners and perhaps be
scared away. The people are superstitious
They believe in devils Of all kinds and witch
doctors. They have little idols before
which they pray and a part Of their relig-
ion IL a worship Of makes. There are
many poisonous reptiles here. but the ma
tives will not kill them nor drive them out
OF their huts; and they are said to consider
death by the bite Of a snake a sure pass
port to heaven
Wakerewe Islands has dense forests,
which are just filled with monkeys. They
chartered at US out OF the brsnches as we
walked through the woods, scampering
away as we pointed our guns at them.
There are also many hippopotami here. They
live all along the shores and go from
there back Into the country. They are
harpooned by the natives. Mr.. Seifert tells
me that there Is a herd Of eleven elephants
in this part of the island. but hat the Ger
man government has made 1t a penalty
to shoot them and they are not molested.
During our stay here the steamer has
taken on a dozen cords or so OF Ukerewe
woods. This was brought on board by a
gang OF black natives who carried It on
their heads from the place where they were
~chopping the trees. The distance Il. I
Judge. at least a mile from the landing.
Both men and women are engaged in the
work. and their wages were about 4 or {
cents q day. They are all under this
American. who is just one foreigner among
1900 blacks. and Notwithstanding this.
bosses them all.
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the envy OF the cherub painters model
So neat that a ny will slip off his mirror.
During the first three years he was hardly
known outside of his company. but he was
making a record for himself and when
first class year rolled around he drew the
prize-five stripes. 1t surprised everybody.
including himself, but there was a reason
for the choice. Very u~nassuming, but a
man in whom to put your trust. oh. sayi'
Gee whizr"
Commencement exercises at the United
States Naval academy will be held June
s and the diplomas will be presented by
President Roosevelt. Most OF the leading
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-07

Tough awaiting orders. In addition to the
four Omahans' Nebraska is represented
IN the graduation exercises by three other
sons. and South Dakota comes IL for a
share Of the glory OF the occasion by hav-
ing one Of its sons selected to head the en-
tire class.
The four Omaha boys are Alexander
Mark Charlton, Harry Davis Mcclure,
David Calvin Patterson. r., and Frank
Joseph Willie. All Of them graduated from
the Omaha High school and at the academy
received marks Of credit.
Alexander Mark Charlton Is a son OF the
late A. q. Charlton and was graduated from
the high schoo in the class Of 1904. He was
appointed to the academy by Congressman
Hitchcock and there distinguished himself
by attaining a grade Of IS per cent in all
branches. OF him the Lucky Bag" pub
iished by the cadets. says:
"A thoughtful man, conscientious in the
performance Of his duties. Generally knows
what he is talking about. but has naturally
a quiet disposition. Loves solitude and a
good pipe above all things. Is quite a sue
cess In the fussinE line. Says he would
not have done himself justice at the
academy had he not been a star be-
cause it's such an easy honor to achieve"
All the cadets are nicknamed at the
academy and Gorilla Ben was the name
tagged to Charlton by his fellows. The
description Of the cadets in the Lucky
Bag are somewhat facetious.
Harry Davis McGuire was appointed TO
Annapolis by Senator Millard. He il a son
Of p. Mcguire. a real estate dealer offici-
aung with Fitzgerald & Co. in the Board
OF Trade building. He was nicknamed
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Graves of the Baranda.

I saw graves everywhere during my
travels in Uganda The people bury the
dead In their gardens and a common place
Of burial is at the corner or in front OF
the hut. Sometimes a house is built for
the mourners outside the family of the
deceased. The mourning usually lasts a
month and at the end Of that time all
dispense and 90 to their homes.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-07

The Sesse islands are off the shore OF
Uganda. the largest Of them being only
three miles from the mainland. They are
governed by the king OF Uganda, and have
a representation in the lukiko, or council
OF chiefs. at Mengo. The principal chief
gets 1900 a year from the British govern
ment.
These islands are the largest and best
in all Lake Victoria. There are sixty-two
Of them. OF which forty-two are Inhabited.
In the past they have had a large pOpula-
ton. but within two or three years the
sleeping sickness has broken out there and
thousands have died. There Is a large hos
pital on the island. and this. for the greater
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-07

OUR Omaha boys. all Of them
cadet officers in the class.
will be graduated next week
from the United States Naval
academy at Annapolis. All will
return home on a short fur
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Buvuma IsIandu.

I wish I could show you some of these
islapds about which I have been travel
ing for the last few months. Kavirondo
gulf is separated from the lake By q
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-07

6ukdp i IlnQ an AmcF1SAh AOahB a1 gOS2s
He II the only white man on the island
aud h has surrounding him somothinS
like 5000 natives. He came out TO Africa
expecting to make a fortune IN gold mining
and ivory, but the mines did not pay and
the elephants were scarce and 50 he settled
down out here in the wtlds. His business
is that OF q wood cutter and he has q con-
cession to furnish fuel for the lake steam
ers. Ukerewe T. densely wooded. and this
man has a big gang OF blacks cutting
down trees and carrying the wood 10 the
shore. His homo Is a doubl hut away off
by itself. a half mile from the nearest
village, and not far from the little wooden
pier at which our steamer IL lying. II IL
made Of cane and thatch and has only two
rooms. with a passagsway through the
center. There are several other huts at
the back. which are occupied by his serv-
ants. The villages In which his men live
are not far away. This mans name u
Henry seiferG He Is about % years Of
age and u wei dressed and good looking.
He Is very Intelligent but he seems to
like hts life out here among ths IVA
people. He tells me he IL paid 20 much
for every hundrsd cubic fest OF wood fur
nished and that his job is q profitable M
He says that he has had but little trouble
with the natives. and as I went about with
him over the island / could see that they
bowed down TO him everywhesA
Largest Island of Lake Victoria.
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ISLAND, Lake Vic
toria%Special Correspondence
Of Tho BsAeAway out here in
the heart OF East Africa, 100
miles below the equator. on the
biggest island In Victoria Ny
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-07

Largest Island Of Lake Victoria.
The island OF Ukerewe = the largest in
Lake Victoria The lake r. spotted with
islands. They run ali around the shores
and there are several large archipslagoes.