The Washington herald., 1909-07-17
AT THE HOTELS.


archipelago" said Capt r. ". snvder.
Of New York, at the New willard yes
terdsy
The existence OF this arctic colony was
due chiefly to the coal Industry, though
the crews Of two or three small whaling
vessels helped % swell its numbers Ths
colony also inclgded some twenty-five
women. the hardy wives OF young Norwe-
gians. The arts Of hoDs4wIfery engaged
them. and their presence was a blessing
% the little settlement
stout timbered cottages on the shores.
that are carDeted with Wild flowers every
summer, made warm houses. for they
were nearly smothered IN The snow
heaPe1 over them, while the stoves with
:" were crammed with the coal that cost
holhlng but the digging. The miners say
tney did not Gnd the lie dreary. for thew
were busy IN the mines all dav the rnes;s
were good and smoking hot. and many 0f
the evenings were made jolly with dane
lng ana other social events.
Len years ago. continued Capt. Snv-
Ger. Martin Conway. the great AIpinist
ana explorer. while spending the winter
lh t1e same pay found fragments Of coal
IN the valleys through the mountains
near the sea edge.
There has since been much prospect-
ing for coal. and Il has been fou1s IN
large districts along the coasts. often IN
thin veins and then again IN large de-
posits OF good bituninous grades and
excellent commercial value. II is eSne-
cia-ly adapted FOR gas-making and fur
naces
Two companies employing American.
British, and Norwegian capital are now
engaged the year round IN mining Spltz-
bergen coal Another company Is about
10 enter the field. and il is probable that
operations viii soon BE extended much
beyond the present mib-1- field There IS
no question OF costly grounds OF shafts
and, though the transportation % Scan
dinavia Is expensive, the coal is laid down
az the ports Of Norway and Sweden
cheaper than the same grades OF British
coal new industry has been es-
tabllshed IN the great arctic archipelago.
which probably no human foot ever trod
before explorers discovered Il and whalers
found great wealth in its waters"
Herman Kober. Of Frankfort-on-the-
Main, Germany. Is al the Raleigh. 0rr
kober is manufacture and IS touring
this country on business. he takes a
deep interest IN the trials OF the Wright
brothers and progress in aeronautics in
this country
America IS called in Germany. The
land of unlimited possibilities" " said Mr..
hober- and yet there IS. comparatively
speaking, very little hustle and hustle
IN business, OF which one reads so much
IN European papers IN fact, 7 think
the American IS slow, he does not take
advantage Of his many natural sources
of wealth with which his country IS 50
plenufully blessed I am OF the sincere
opinion that so Tar as hustUng IS con
cerned Germany IS far ahead OF America
America
Take for instance the Wright broth
ers, said Air KOber II they were
making their experiments IN Germany.
there would not be anything that could
prevent the exploitation or the Invention
on grand scale The great masses
would become deeply interested ln the
invention and demand from the govern
ment that every protection De given The
Invention II order 10 keep Il IN this
country.
Yes, SIR; II the Wrights were Germans
Z the kaiser's government would surely DO
everything in It's power % retain the IN
Vention IN Germany and make improve
ments on Il, II possible. 7 sec that the
D
the possibilities Of the airship and that
I Congress IS negIecting an important op-
Z porruniry by not giving the Wright ma
chine all the financial support Il de-
served
The new foreign minister and chancel-
i Tor, Baron Bethmann-HOlweg. ought 70
make q worthy successor OF Won Buelox.
I who has weathered the storm which blew
around him IN the Reichstas for many
+. years The Kaiser takes an interest IN
I everything that pertains 10 the public
welfare, and Il would be strange II be
did not create hrst-class chancellor. now
I that he has appointed only q man OF
mediocre qualifications 10 III Won Bue-
lows place
/ Discussing the immigration question
Theodore 8 Hunter. Of Philadelphia. who
IS al the Shoreham. said recently that
there has long been conviction thar
I the doors Of naturalization have swung
/ open 100 freely.
Usually, under the banefuI influence os
I politics. naturalization has been attended
I BY shameful frauds How many indI-
vidusls have been granted CITIZENSHIP
I contrary 20 law VIII never De known.
I But the facts are wen understood. The
I provisions for preliminary residence and
Z for proper application have been violated
/ again and again Under such regimes as
I that OF Boss Tweed IN New York. for
I example, the frauds we're constant and
notorious, The Fvasions then conspicuous
I have been noted often. especially during
7 Presidential election years
Some Of the citizens admitted al these
< sheep-washing' naturalization ceremonies
may have learned 70 respect the privileges
thus hastily obtained"
The late Rev. DR.. John Han was once
I walking home from preaching at q sun
+ day night meeting IN the country" began
Albert 5 KingsbUry, OF Denver, Colo.
Z IN the moonlight he saw a man lying
drunk in the gutter. and, going Up 70
/ him, gave him a shake.
Y Here ne said, It's q shane for a
nice, respectable looking man Ike you
I 70 be lying IN the gutter The nan open
I ed his tirsy eyes and saw the long, black
coat
Are you a Minister he asked
Yes said Dr. Hall come, get up
/ d" Presbyterian Quer1ed the fnabrizta.
Yes was the answer somewhat In
I patiently. 7 am
Then said the other, help ne %.
am Presbyterian myself
~Of the million or nucrp persons Who
have read Gen Lew Wallace's novel or
! have seen its dramatizatiOn, sGid Ed
ward S. Lawrence, Of Boston, az the
/ Shorehsm. probably few have thought
OF the significance of the name OF the
/ hero. In ancient Hebrew Ber-Hur' 1t
orally translated means tbs son OF
I HUr,' continued the Boston professor.
/ Gen Wallace selected one OF the oldest
I families IN Israel about which 10 weave
bis u4onEerflI sfnrr- for TIE TIlrr faraII,.