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New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
The Famous Mcmillan Staff
WHILE doubtless in time an equally
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WHILE doubtless in time equally able staff
w might be assembled, other such capable
organized group Of native hunters and camp
exists in Africa to-day And warrior bred are they
al, even down to the messboys, men trained in
their youth the arid sandy plains of Ogaden to
nun elephants on ponies and hamstring them with
their swords and to receive charging lions their
spears; fanatic Mohammedans. blood brothers to
the Mahdist swordsnen who fell in windrows under
the machine gun IRE OF the British square at Omdur
man. and kinsmen of the men who for eight wears
have held the frontier of British authority and in
fuence IN Somaand against the Mad Mullah still
more tanatlcal raidng hordes that Mullah who
g1V1ng Britain the serious native war problem
she has had to confront since the Mahdi downfall
Regal Wassama the chef,-a chef Sherry would
be glad to owns a veteran bearing the scars of
three Sudan campaigns
Diana AOut, the head shikari (gunbearer) is the
man who thrust pistol down the throat of a
wounded lion, to the life of Charles Bupett
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
Messages from the White House

IN March Is. Cunninghame and | had Iureh t-t
~ dined together in Narobi He then told -.e
that he was still unable 20 make any definite --
as to the routing of the Safarl. He had tall --.-
of letters from the White House. each new or- .-.
tliCting in one feature another with the -.- r-
contained IN It's predeCeSsOr-O obviously the -,.---
OF the mass of suggestions and advice sought -
volunteered bv men who had shot IN Afr1ca --- were
presumed TO know the game and all of whom -----
rally enough. held more or less differing views
about all then clear 70 him that w. }. ---
welt would arrive in MOmbdSa April - c- -.-
steamship Admiral of the German East African -.-
accompanied by his son Kermit by F c. Se,g--.
was to join him at Naples and by three represent
tiveS of the Smithsonian Institution.
This meant party of seven white men, luc.u....-
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
Went Over the Roosevelt Ground

CEIEN OF the last ter months il has been my priVi-
- lcge to pass N Central Africa l have spent on
saiaTI in British and German East Africa, and in
Uganda shooting. II that time | have covered
most Of the country Mr.. Roosevelt will shoot over,
excepting Mount kena and the section of his home
bound journey between the Lake Victoria Nyanza
port OF Entebbe and the Nile port of Gondokoro and
much Of the closed territory" along the German
border which he IS not likely visit.
As guest OF William Northrup Mcmillan, who VIII
he the principal host of Mr. Roosevelt during his stay
Africa 1t has been my very great privilege have
a nay command the services OF his highly trained
staff of Soma shikarIs, cooks sices. and mesSbovs
men who have been with Mr.. Mcmillan for six TO
eight years all his expeditions through Abyssinia
along the Blue Nile and the Sobat, and in Sornal-
land. and all of whom have been placed at the dis
Tosal Of Mr.. Roosevelt.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20

who lay beneath
the lion, and
there held the
pistol till he had
firedits sixlOads,
while meantime
the lion was
CrunChing his
arm.
Hassan Yus-
SUI. the second
shikari. was a
sergeant of Ital-
ian horse at the
battle Of AdOwa,
and IS as steady
a man as one
could ask TO
have behind him
in any trouble
Awala Nuer.
the third shi-
kari. gets a bit
excited in the
presence of big
game and some
times does the
wrong thing; but
he never learned
TO run from any
thing.
Hadji Ali, the
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20

n.
ria and Adam Elmy, and the matchess Swahlh
Salem bin luna are men who can make satar1 lie
as comfortable and luxurious for Mr.. Roosevelt
as ever he found the White House.
Discipline for the Natives
pUT while | understand that he has accepted the
~ offer Of their services, / know that his chosen
safari leader. r. J. Cunninghame objects strongly
to the OF Somalis for he told at dinner the
night before left Nairobi. In their stead, as
gun bearers he prefers TO use Swahil1s, who. when
they do wrong may be given the only corrective that
has the slightest useful effect with African native
and that is from ten to twenty-five strokes across the
buttocks with the kiboko flexible but stiff straight
whip four 1--WE feet long and halfnch thick in the
middle cut out OF hippo rhno hide, which, when
it does not draw blood. raises welts double Its own
diameter.
The kiboko or even blow or kick no Sonali VIII
stand. ANY who so handles them IS pretty Ger
tain 10 find a knife sticking IN his ribs or
later unless he has established extraordinary author
itv and influence them Il master they both
respect and fear-and even then he IS too safe
Its whole lot OF diplomacy one needs TO handle
Somali successfully and safely, and | believe Gun
ninghame Is quite right that they disturbing
element in any Saari under any less absolutely
their master than Mr.. Mcmillan. Personally
thoroughly liked them, and. thanks to the fact that
Mr.. Mcmillan had temporarily transferred 10 me the
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20

mantle of his authority of every sort over them,
With right of punishment dismissal had compare
+iIre iitte trouble with them. Once had to smash
one of the shikaris in the nose for handing me re
rifle and passing me the cartridges OF anoth OF der
ent caber in rather tight corner; but ne only drew
himself up and gravely said, You are my 65'd'-
1rnaster) . and my father. GOOd!' Just how good
did not feel any too safe Of however until my tram
was pulling out of Na1rObI- .
Approve it though of course he VIII not, MI Koose-
Welt Will have to close his eyes accuStom himself 20
occasional severe hoggngs of the 5CdPdgdz (porters
for without 1t no safar could be held together trt
night discipline would soon disappear and qucAly
be followed by open revolt desert1On o the lazy
porter a fiOgging merely serves as temporary spur
TO better work, but oddly, the nsolent and rebel
ous are almost invariably transformed by It INTO the
most respectful Jealous, and ethC1ent men OF the
command Nor do any of the East African tribes
who serve as pOrters as rule bear grudge Tor q
fiogging they Just take It matter OF course ae-
accustomed they have been to receive tar worse m
the wav of discipline at the hands OF their own chiefs
Indeed it must be remembered that the black
African IS Of far COarser fiber than the white man and
therefore eTdureS and RECEIVERS from punishment ana
wounds that no white man could survive
Ordered chine (ie prone on his face, down ne
goes without a murmuT. so lies unheld and uncor-
planning until the fOggng Is finished, and then. often
Springs to his feet draws himself up, and Salutes his
bfuuq with a smile.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
Cunninehame the Great Leader

IN the matter of safar leader. Mr. Roosevelt has
l. been well advised. Other African hunters there
are perhaps few in many ways as capable as Ny
Cunninghame. but none IS quite his equal \ man
of broad education and a close student OF natu--.
history throughout his seventeen years IN the open
veldt and bush vedt the rifle his exclusive trade i
capital the elephant has always meant more to -~1
than ivOrv and buck more than meat and skins ---
the time he has been studying, until to-day he o-5
a more comprehensive and accurate knOwlet-r 20
African game. big and little. the local habitat .-t
habits of each species than any man living, with the
single possible exception OF F. G. SelOus-
Now about forty years OF age. full bearded .-t
deep wrinke,i of face Arab wrinkles all ST.. ID
get who long dwell N the ShImmer1ng glare c- ---
equatorial sum Mr.. Cunnnghame short stature .-I
otherwise slender frame are burdened with a PAR .'
shoulders so massive IN depth and breadth as ?" ---
cline one TO feel Sorrv for his legs who does not Snow
how tirelesSly they carry him from dawn 90 days
through the heaviest going IN elephant grass or --
Absolutely IN his prime. both II experience --t
strength. # the organization and routing st --e
safari are left exclusively Cunuiugh4me II Is SAFE
10 say that Mr.. Roosevelt VIII return with such q
bag as few if any. have ever equaled- II there
much interference he easily enough. may not return
with such a bag. for with species that are IN
certain sections absolutely abundant often hard
tnd them and harder still 20 locate. stalk, and -i
individual fine specimens.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06
BARON Y. UCHIDA.

means that she may now brush ana
part and bnlliantine his hair, hasten
his collar. put In his links, lace M
boots. pull up HE socks. turn up his
trousers. dllet his FISH, butter his toast
pour out his coffee. nll his tobacco
pouch. find his ticket brush his hat, roll
an his umbrella, collect his money,
polish his eyeglasses, unfold his hand
kerchief look FOR his keys ana, finally,
open the gate and watch MIN down
the road.
These on similar slavish attentions are
repeated IN the evening
or courso. the wife who refrains
from doing an iu her power 10 make
home truly "a home, sweet home" for
the man who works hard a. pay the
rent ana taxes IL not worthy Of her
NifchoOd, No adectonate consideration
should be spared. no wish overlooked.
no request forgotten, no loving service
Wlthheld-it b. her happiness 90 do an
she can FOR him who does so much tor
her-her supreme pleasure 10 make her
win subseryient 10 his.
But there are times and cases when
"a line must BE- drawn, and the wise
wife is che VINO looks out f0r danger
signals which tend % show that she
is giving way just a little too much. -
s. Y. American.
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the force OF public opinion Is such that
the emperors have to follow IL This
will be the same i'm China under the
new constitution. Besides. this first
parliament Is but the opening wedge;
and its SUCCESSORS may I'm time split
the imperial privileges into fragments
and leave IN their place a republic.
This seems a FAR cry. but il is a pos
sibility.
rHE PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURES
The provincial assemblies, which are
now preparing, will be much like our
state legislatures and viii correspond
TO them in the new government China
has p provinces. and each viii have its
own legislature, which win be large or
small according to the number OF its
literary graduates and the amount Of
its grain tax. Al present Chilli, the
province in which Pekn and Tientsn
are pays the most grain taxes and has
the most graduates. Its assembly win
have 40 members. Chinese TuTkestan
and Heilung- Kiang are the smallest,
and each of them viii have 30. Kiangsu
viii have ll6, and Chekiang ia. Shan
ung has 100 Honang 96, and Shansi SO.
Altogether there win be 1871 Chinese
members in these state legislatures. and
IN addition some 20 or Is Manchus. II
is probable that from these assemblies
the future parliament win come
In order 20 be a member Of the pro-
vincial assemblies a man viii need far
higher qualifications than those de-
mandcd for election TO our state legisla-
lures The candidate must have been
connected with educational enterprises
for at least five years, or have gradual
ed from the middle schools OF either
China or abroad, OF he must be n mas
ter Of arts or a retired official who has
never been denounced by the censors or
cashiered by the government. IL he has
a capital OF 1000, and Is otherwise re-
spectacle he may also be a candidate;
but If he Is an opium smoker OF has
ever been in prison he need not apply.
Furthermore, IL he is elected he viii not
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06

aud IN "a lesser degree 90 ALI foroipn
powers. 70 VIII bring about the rcor.
gani1atiou uf business and trade. and
viii lead 90 "a large number uf Chinese
students going abroad Tho most of
these VIII be sent To- either japan 0r
the United states Hundreds win como
90 our country. especially as bv the
scheme adopted for Tho use of tho Boxer
indemnity which we returned t. China
"a large sum e. 90 be- continuously spent
in educating Chinese boys Bon America
Tang Sh8o Y took over the first Install
meut OF students last year one hum
dred more are TO bc sent over lu 1910.
ana du more each year for 30 wears
thereafter This means that for the next
generation China viii always have 200
of us brightest young men In the states
They will be- studying American lnsdtu-
tons. making American friends ana
coming back hero 90 favor America for
china iu a. foreign relations
Talk about Chinese alliance, Tho
return OF that indemnify was a., most
profitable work Uncle sam ever did.
From now ON &c viii serve us o. steady
leaven OF Auoricanism boz tho dough OF
the old Chinese empire. working for tho
interests of our country in the forml-
ton Of the new.
Under the new constitution there
VIII be an enormous demand for ma
chiuerN and the other necessities Of
our western civilization. and this
should aid America In it, efforts 90 fur
uish thcm. There win be demand
for teachers. engineers and specialists
Of an kinds, and as Tar as friendship
81 concerned Uncle sam has the call.
Even now the Chinese students who
were sent 90 the United States in 1870
90 be educated there are among tho
leading officials Of the empire. They
DO not hold the highest positions. bar
they arc close 10 the top and are really
doing the work OF the new China.
meet graduates Of Yale Harvard.
Dartmouth and other eastern colleges
here and there, and l have found sev-
eral Chinese officials who were odu-
Gated in California and other parts of
the west. There were about 40 stu-
dents taken over in 1870, and others
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06
HOW WIVES SPOIL
THEIR HUSBANDS

How far the American wife can SAFE
~ ko-tow 60 her lord ana master
without spelling him Is "a question
which depends more or less upon ih'
mans personality, but there are some
points which are Of almost uniNersa'
application. A..
The husband who works an Gay
works for the home and me dear one
in that nome Be- entitled 90 qulte lA' :,
amount OF fond wifely indulgence lh
fact. up 20 certain point be may d.
and should be 'spoilt'
But beyond THAI certain point a very
gentle but very firm line may be draw d.
because the best man ever born WIZ
become selfish and eNactingi 10 a Wuln-
an voluntarily constitutes herself ms
slave.
And there are some wives who almost
unconsciously put themselves ln thle
unsuitable ana degrading position VINO
fetch and carry and pet ana pampcl'
until the master Of the house becomes
as dictatOrial as am eastern potehial'
Take the case OF "a couple who MAJ
ried only recently and VINO may pc l'
fcrred 81 az Mr. and Mrs. North.
Every morning now before Mi Noill
gets up HIS wife spreads out SOCKS ahu
undergaElnents in exactly inc most
convenient and adjustable position ahe
taker the razor out Of the case she nus
the bath and she puts out selection
20 the most likely ues.
Then she waits ln anxious immunity
until Harry opens the bathroom dool
ana shouts "reab which summons
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necessitatlng as II did the loss OF Jobs
by thousands 81 the old tutors and the
making OF their classical education Of
no value
WHO MAY VOTE IN CHINA
The new constitution is rigid as u
the qualifications Of voters. All cleo
rality shall elect. All voters must re-
side In the district for more than one
year They must be able TO read ana
write, and must have their family rec
ords unblemished. The franchise is not
given To men OF bad character nor t.
opium users. II is forbidden to bullies
and criminals, and there are certain
low pTOfes sions whose members will
not be allowed to come TO the polls. In
general any Chinese will have a right
to the franchise. provided he has the
ordinary qualifications. and any boy
may hope 10 become a member Of pay
lament and TO have part in the govern
ment
The constitution provides for the
freedom Of the press, for the right Of
public assembly and for freedom from
taxation except by law.
THE EMPEROR WILL STILL RULE.
Throughout the whole Of this new
constitutional program the power OF
the sovereign is respected He will
stand in about the same position which
the mikado holds In Japan or the
kaiser In Germany He IL to be the
commander Of the army and navy and
TO have the right to declare war or
peace He viii have, In case Of emer-
menCles. all power over the liberty Of
the people, with the right Of pardon.
He can fix the salaries Of his own
household and can take the sums need
ed for that purpose from the treasury,
without reference to parliament He
has the right TO appoint all officials and
can degrade or promote them at will.
From these provisions IL would seem
as though the parliament would have
little real power but IL must be remem-
bered that in both Germany and Japan
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06
A BROKEN BACK.

That palm To- your pack caused By lum-
hago. sin muscles on q strain Il an
easy thing 10 get nd ~. Billiards. snow
Eminent cures rheumatism, lumhngo
sore ana sim muscles strains. spralns
cuts, burns. bruises. scaldf and All aches
aEd palms you need q bottle 10 your
ny and IA south Main 81, salt Lake
cha
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be allowed 10 decline unless inoapaci-
tatcd by Illness from serving
The new constitution is bound TO be
Of great advantage to the United states.
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Tour Money Re-
mains in Salt Lake

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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
lie Never Forgot

II taEe it," he said 70 the man who
got on the depot car with Il suit case,
~ 1t you are going to the country"
Il am sir. was the stiff reply.
You havn everything with you you will
need?''
"of course.
shirts, socks and a toothbrush"
Certainly
"Night-shirt. toilet soap ana handker-
clief!"
30 you think me a child. sirY was
asked
"Of course not. but men are so absent
minced, you see. Did you put in an OK
ira pair OF eH6sf"
81 did, sir lou and others may be
careless. but / want yen to know that
I'm net. have been three days packing
this suit case"
I'm. You might need needle and
thread"
Il have them"
And some buttons
They are here"
"But there must have been something
forgotten" persisted the other.
Nothing whatever was the decided
pnswer
"For instance your key. You have it,
have yoa?'
The man sprang UP and began feeling
In his pockets and looking around. and
after moment called out:
Here somebody stop this old carl
I'VE LEFT the key to my suit case on the
mantel at homei JOE KERR
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15

THAT old nainsook." she cried.
Why, Carlo, it is more fit for the
rag-hag than for wedding"
He made one Of his expressive Ne
apolitan gestures.
Il should like nothing else so well,
and you viii see it will wash and get
up in two days time, and look as coed
as new. Oh. l am very learned in
such matters now, assure YOU
She smiled and nestled close to him
Il will wear anything to please
you. MIC caro-! And. after all, we
don't want to be thinking of new
dresses just now. All l want is to go
away from everything else for a lit
tie while-away with you Let us go
somewhere among the mountains,
where there are no people and no
newspapers-nothing but just we two
by ourselves"
He kissed her white forehead.
"Carina," he said, thoughtfully; eff
one did not believe success to be a
sort Of sacrament it would brighten
one"
she unused over the old definition
IN The prayer-book. and caught his
meaning.
"rhey said at Merlebank it was
useless knight-errantry,' she replied;
but think they changed their minds
when they saw the smile on Nita's
face after all was over, Do you re-
member what she said about those
days on the yacht? It made me cry.
for I never saw till then how fearful
temptation must be"
she conquered and is at rest!''
said Carlo. steadying his voice with
| an effort. Father Cristoforo told me
he neyt. knew one so young who had
so little clingiag TO life. 1t is as she
would have wished.
For some tine he was grave and ST.
lent his mind was full of Nita's sad
stosy.
Does II not seem 10 you more than
-fgse years" he said at length. "since
we last sat here together like this
To me it seems like a lifetime
And. oh Carlo" said Francesca,
clinging to him, q don't know how it
is-but, though so many sad things
have come between. l can't help feel
ing happier even than long ago! ]
thought ! couldn't be happier than l
was when you frs. told me you loved
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
CHAPTER xxxvni.
At GO ReIla.

To divine TO be mistoOll. hilton
Early on the Thursday morning
Captain Britton was reused nom a
short and uneasy sleep on the sofa in
his STUDY by The sound OF voices on
the staircase. He rose quickly, re-.
Numbering that Francesca had taken
Miss Claremon~ p ace in the sick,
room, and that he had promised 10 lie
at hand IN case anything was needed.
How is Madame Merliuoe" he
asked going out into the hall Where
Franzom, the doctor was just taking
UP his hat and cloak.
Better for the time" replied lhe
doctor but doubt t. she will last
much longer; the shock has been too
much for her and this suspense is
the very worst thing. She has inher-
tied her mothers constitution. you
see, and when the heart is in ques-
ton such a strain is killing work
Francesca moved away from the
speakers that she might hide her
tears, A lamp which had burned for
many hours stood on the table. CLEAN.
ing family in the early morning light.
She turned 1t out, glad to have some
little trivial household matter TO st,
tend to, and finding It, as most women
do. relief in trouble
Captain Britton went out With the
doctor, not sorry to escape for a few
minutes from the burdened amos.
phere OF his own house; and Fran
cesca, knowing that Father Cristoforo
was with Nita. fingered beside the
open door. s ad for a few minutes to
be alone with her grief The sun
had not yet risen. but rosy clouds
floated in the soft, sheeny sky. and a
delicious fragrance came from the
garden. which was all wet with dew
Everything was still and peaceful.
with the restful calmness of dawn
perhaps 1t upconsciously influenced
Francesca, or perhaps il was mere ex-
haustion which quoted her thpbbing
pulses. Certainly the sound of foot.
steps on the road from Nap es, which
yesterday would have made her heart
leap into her mouth. scarcely reused
her now She just looked mp YEARLY,
too heayy.hearted to hope any longer.
But suddenly the blood surged through
her veins. and with a low cry, she
rushed forward.
"Carlo Carlo she so5bed; you
have come at iast!"
"Clinging TO him, in that first min
ute of rapture she forgot al else; but
a second glance at his face reminded
her of Nita, for he bore the look of q
man who has passed through terrible
suffering. and how much he knew OF
Comerio's plot she could not tell.
"Carllno," she said, tenderly try
and prepare yourself for what l have
to tell you"
81 am prepared" he said In the
voice of one whose work Is over
one who knows that he has failed.
who can have met you so ear'yG
Oh. Carlo, we have tried TO take care
Of her, but she Is dying. She has