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It was possible for the commission to
build an exact replica Of the Clermont.
According TO the plans Of the commits
sion, the Clermont will be escorted by
the Half Moon, Henry Hudson's ship.
and q feet OF war vessels of many
nations when the naval parade starts
on Friday, Oct. l, on the commemO-
rative trip from New York city to AL
bany.
One of the ways Of making the Hud-
son-Fulton celebration productive Of
greater patriotism and interest in the
history Of the country is to give the
children and youth Of the schools Of
New York city and state n leading
part in It, 1t is expected that about
million children in the Greater New
York will participate in some way in
the pageants. tableauX and festivals
Of the celebration. Some Of the sub
jects for tableaux will include the
progress Of civilization i'm the past 300
years in New York state and vicinity.
The principal ceremonies In which
children will participate will be held
on Sept. IS and Oct. 2.
1t has been the aim OF the commits
sion in charge of the joint celebration.
body composed Of large number Of
representative citizens Of New York
state. to make the commemoration as
educational as possible and as inter-
esting to the children and youths Of
the schools as can be effected through
the creation Of historical spectacles
and reproductions of scenes connected
with the events celebrated. In this
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as expressed In an essay to the friends
Of mankind: Industry VIII give abun-
dance TO a virtnous world and call
mankind to one unbounded feast of
harmony. and friendship. The liberty
Of the seas win be the happiness OF the
worlds"
Then all the small craft in the har-
Dor blew their whistles. and six carrier
pigeons. which were concealed In a
basket In the prov. were liberated.
The vessel slid slowly, and after the
crane had ceased helping It along It
almost stuck. Many Of the men In
the crowd broke through the ropes
at this point and went to the aid Of
the vessel, which was soon floating In
the sea. The United States ship Wasp.
commanded by Lieutenant Starr Tain
tor, then fred a salute OF sixteen
guns.
One Of the interesting parts of this
function was the presentation to the
new Clermont by Eben z. Olcot, chair
man Of the committee having the con-
struction Of the vessel In charge. Of
the bell used on the original Clermont
Robert Underwood Johnson read a
poem written by him especially for
this occasion.
The replica Of the Clermont Is as
nearly the duplicate Of the original as
the commission could build from the
plans noted In some Of Fulton's own
letters. She Is $50 feet long, IS feet
wide, feet deep and draws 8 feet Of
water. her sides are almost straight
up and down. and both ends are wedge
shaped. She viii be equipped with q
replica Of the old engine and make her
trip up the Hudson to Albany under
her own steam.
The difficulty Of determining the ex-
act dimensions and equipment OF the
Clermont was great, and 1t was only
through the efforts Of the late Rear
Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan, naval con-
structor; William ]. Baxter. u. 8. N;
Captain Jacob w. Miller, Mr.. Eben
Olcot and Messrs. ]. W. MiIlard and
Frank e. Kirby, naval architects. that
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der the constitution that was granted
on Jan. 1. 1907. The shah has ignored
and withdrawn the constitution, which
he signed when he ascended the throne.
His course has resulted In widespread
unrest in Persia, which in some sec
tionS has approached anarchy. The
movement to compel him to observe
the constitution gained force until. fol
lowing the dissolution of parliament I'm
1908, a great part Of the country broke
ont in insurrection. The NatiOnalists
were especially strong at Tabriz.
which fell into their hands after fierce
fighting.
While the shah was trying to cope
with this situation in the north the
Bakhtiari tTibesmen, the lighting race
OF Persia. rose in the south and early
this year captured Ispahan, 21O miles
south OF Teheran. The tribesmen then
began the long march to the capital.
and their advance guard arrived in
front OF Teheran in June.
The British and Russian govern
ments have been exerting their infu-
ence to induce the shah to summon
a representative assembly to bring the
state Of anarchy to an end, and Rus
sia. acting in full accord with Great
Britain. sent military expedition into
Persia from Baku for the protection OF
foreigners.
The Persian empire is divided into
British and Russian spheres Of infiu-
; ence, and these complications. together
with the Turkish aggression on the
western frontier. have served to in
crease the hostilities between the in
ternal factions.
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THE PERSIAN NATI0NALISTS.

Their Leader, Satar Khan, and Their
Loyalty to Their Constitution.
The leader Of the Nationalist forces.
now In the ascendant In Persia. is Sa-
tar Khan Subordinate to him In the
Nationalist ranks are Siphadar and
saRdarassad, the leaders under whom
the troops opposing the shah entered
and occupied Teheran. the Persian cap
ital. The occupation OF the capital Of
this ancient empire by the Nationalists
and the efforts of the latter in the d.
rection OF re-establishment OF cOnstitu-
tional government are the direct result
Of the insistence Of the Persian people
that the shah govern the country IN
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Bolivian Consul Generals Views.
The Bolivian consul general at New
York, Senor J Aguirreacha. In ex-
planning the cause OF the rioting at La
Paz and the popular feeling against
the decision Of the Argentina presi-
dent In arbitration Of the territorial
dispute between Peru and Bolivia.
said:
I'VE accepted Argentina's president
as arbitrator because Of the close
friendship which had existed between
that country and my people. For more
than four years Senor Don Eliodoro
Villazon. who as president elect Of
Bolivia win assume his oflcial duties
on Aug. G. served as Bolivian minister
in Buenos Aires. The most cordial re-
lations always have prevailed. Be
lieving that we were fully In the
right, our people had prepared to cele-
brate the award Of arbitration In their
favor In connection with the extensive
ceremonies arranged for the centen-
nial Of the first battle for independence
against Spanish domination. Now all
our claims. based on justice as they
were, seem to have gone for naught"
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and every two or three weeks since
then he has sent a twenty dollar gold
certificate to the secretary Of the treas
ury with this note. Due TO U. So
There Is not a word about the missive
to indicate the name Of the sender.
The envelope is always plain and With
out any legend save the address. The
envelope. the writing and the inclosure
are always the same. The remittance
comes almost with the regularity OF a
city tax bill. The money is credited to
the conscience fund and is turned into
the treasury
The government has another regular
conscience fund contributor residing In
Washington. he is not so methOdical
In his habits as the man at Annapolis.
and his contributions are smaller. His
conscience hurts him every two or
three months for some fraud imposed
upon the government, and he sends
$40 to $15 to the treasury with a con-
fessioD that It belongs to the govern
ment.
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NEElNG Ia believing. and II any
doubts existed that there Is to
49, be q Hudson-FuIton celebration
In New York state the coming
autumn they must be dispelled now
that ground has been broken on the
historic spuyten Duyvil hill for a mon
ument 10 Hudson, now that Holland
has built new Half Moon and shipped
IL TO the United States and now that a
reproduction OF FuIton's little steamer
Clermont has been launched in the
waters OF New York harbor. These
incidents show that the commission
In charge Of the celebration Of Hud-
sons discovery and Fulton's invention
Is making good, and they indicate that
the commemoration 10 likely to come
on according TO schedule.
The monument In Hudson's honor.
whose construction has been begun,
VIII tower some $40 feet above the
waters Of the river be explored, a
statue OF him by Kari Bitter at the top
and appropriate panels by Henry M.
Shrady az the base. II win be the
most congpicuous object Of the land
scaDe In that portion Of New York
The Mali Moon. which was built In
Amsterdam. Holland. by the Dutch.
Ia an exact reproduction OF Hudson's
little ship and was dispatched to
this country on the Holland-America
steamer SOestdyk. destination New
York. Both the half Moon and the
Clermont will participate In the ma
rine parade up the Hudson river to
Albany, which win constitute a lead
ing feature OF the commemoration In
September and October. Indeed, they
will be the chief objects Of interest In
this parade.
The recent launching of the Clermont
In the yards Of the Staten Island Ship
building company gave foretaste Of
the ceremonies OF the real celebration.
for 1t was an occasion replete with his
toric interest and picturesque In its
setting. The original Clermont set
forth on her first trip up the Hudson
~ AiDuuy Ou IuuN GNSul4ul ulOIuAAlB VI
Aug. II. 1907. amid the jeers Of some
in the small crowd that witnessed her
departure. 1t was a company OF at
least 5000 people that witnessed the
launching Of the replica Of the Cler-
mont. and the contrast was an inter
esting one between the ceremonies of
this occasion and that 102 years ago
when "Fulton's folly" as some called
the steamboat then. started on her
memorable trip. up the river named
for Henry Hudson. The company at
the recent launching included most Of
the living descendants Of Robert Full
ton. General Stewart L. Woodford.
president Of the Hudson-Fulton COM
mission. presided, and Mrs. Alice Crary
Sutcliffe. a great-granddaughter of
Fulton. christened the replica of the
Clermont. breaking on the bow Of the
vessel as she slid into the water a
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girl Of wrong relations with her hus-
band and struck her in the face. The
child, who il believed TO have been
innocent Of any .wrongdoing. was so
affected by the humiliation and dis
grace into which she deemed she had
fallen that she drank poison and, died
Puccini denounced his wife and at
once separated from her. and. the sui
eide Of the girl having been made the
subject Of an inquiry, an Italian court
sentenced Signora Puccini to impris-
onment for causing her death.
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GREAT GENERALS NAMESAKE
Lieutenant Ulysses s. Grant Sd and
His Good Record.


His Good Record.
The country is proud Of the fact that
Lieutenant Ulysses s. Grant Sd, one
Of the namesakes Of the great hero Of
the civil war. is making a record SO
worthy of the family name. Lieuten-
ant Grant. who is a son Of Major Gen
eral Frederick ID. Grant and grandson
Of the General Grant OF civil war
fame. was recently appointed TO the
responsible post Of superintendent Of
the state. war and navy departments
building. The order was issued by
Secretary Dickinson Of the war de-
partment with the approval Of Secre-
tary Knox and Secretary Meyer. who
have concurrent authority with Secre-
tary Dickinson in directing the man.
ner In which the affairs Of the big
building shall be administered. Lieu
tenant Grant, who Is Of the engineer
corps. succeeds Captain ]. Il. Poole Of
the same branch Of the service, who
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which the composer
and his wife figure.
In this drama the
heroine was a little
peasant girl whose
father lived and
ork ed on Puc-
cinfs estate. She
was employed In
the com pOser's
household after her
fathers death and.
being a favorite Of
the great musician,
excited the jealousy
OF his wife. She
aNrVroaN kha uonn0
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LIEUTENANT ULYSSES s. GRANT SD.

has been ordered to enter the next
class Of the army school Of the line at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, on Aug. 10.
The post given to Lieutenant Grant
is one eagerly sought by officers of
the engineer corps, to which it belongs.
1t gives the incumbent opportunity to
exercise wide authority and, besides,
affords him a chance to advance his
interests.
Lieutenant Grant has served as one
Of the aids to the president He was
married not long since TO a daughter
Of Senator Flihu Root.
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A western judge granted a divorce ON ac-
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cure constipation. causing bad breath and
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A strange character Is Wary
Charles. the Americanized Chinaman
who is under sentence Of death in
Massachusetts, along with four others
Of his nationality. The names Of the
others are Win Sing, HON Woon. Le-
ong Gong and Joe Guey. and. accord
ing to the decree Of the court. they
win die in electric chairs in the state
prison at Charlestown during the week
beginning Oct. 10. All the men were
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terpiece. -Madama Butterfly" In the
latter the little heroine. Cho- Cho-san OF
the mikado's empire. commits suicide
when she learns OF the perhay Of her
English husband The story is some
what turned around In the tragedy In
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Brave Fire Laddies

often receive severe burns putting out fires.
then use Bucklen's Arniea Salve and forget
them. 1t soon drives out pain. For burns.
scalds. wounds, cuts and bruises its earth's
greatest healer. Quickly cures skin eruptions.
old sores. bOils, ulcers, felOus, best pile cure
made. Relief is instant pc at Banner Drug
Store.
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Figures of
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Show
GECR EFT A r Y
~ FRA NKLIN
MACV ca

OF me treasury de-
partment wishe 6
every one vas as
conscientious about
paying debts TO
Uncle Sam as a
man at Annapolis.
Nd About six
months ago some
thing struck the
conscience Of the
Annapolis citizen.
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convicted Of the murder Of several Of
their cOuntrymen belonging to the Chi
nese society known as the On Leon
tong. The murderers were members
OF a rival society known as the Hep
Sing tong. The date Of the whole
sale slaughter for which the quintet
are TO pay the penalty the coming au-
tumn was Aug ., 1907. The convic-
ton of the group was secured by the
Boston prosecuting authorities over a
year ago, and the supreme court of the
state overruled the exceptions taken to
the verdict.
Wary Charles, who was said by
some Of those convicted Of the crime
to have been the moving spirit in the
plot Of assassination. protested his in
nOcence when sentenced. He was for
merly a court interpreter
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way study OF the two periods and Of
the two principal characters honored
may be stimulated
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The curtain has fallen on a stirring
scene in a tragedy in real life in which
figures the great Italian operatic COM
poser, GiacOmo PuccinL The curious
thing about the affair is the parallel
which may be drawn between certain
circumstances in the real tragedy and
the fictitious one which forms the
theme Of the composers famous mas
The Florida star., 1909-07-30

THE Old CUEhMON4D HH-A111 LII O2ES111@7U
THE CLERMoNT IL.
beautiful silver iligree glass vase filled
with water from the we'll on the Liv-
ingston estate at Clermont-On-the- Hud-
son. where Fulton's steamboat made
the tirst stop OF her maiden trip. As
the vase was shattered Mrs. Sutcline
said:
81 name thee Clermont and again
auspicIously proclaim to the American
people the sentiments OF Robert Fulton
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