The Washington herald., 1909-03-11
AT THE HOTELS.

Il am hopeful OF the future % Iberia
said Percy T. FortescGe. OF London. who
Is At the New Willard. and who has
Just returned from an extensive tour OF
the Dark Continent
Liberia has made great progress since
last visited &. twenty years ago." said
the English traveller. The LEbsrian gov
erDment has so encouraged the use OF
English among its natives thar there IS
scarcely any important tribe that has
not several individuals able to speak
ineligible English. and, therefore, act
as interpreters. The natives are well
disposed toward the white man. and con
sequently travellers have no difficulty IN
dealing with them.
''The country is one great rubber pro-
ducing forest" continued Mr.. FortescUe.
coffee grows wild. and it is also being
extensively cultivated BY the Americo-
Liberisns- The forests also contain many
valuable tin7bers. dyewoods. and drugs.
while the oil palm Is exceedingly abund-
ant In the interior Of the country ivory
is plentiful. FOR there are many elephants
CacaO IS being planted. and. Ike cotton.
thrives remarkably well There are indi-
cations OF the presence of gold IN the
country. and 4 IS said even diamonds
have been found there The existence
OF hematita iron ore in much of the coun-
try along the seabOard r. undOUbted, and
the natives work Il 10 a considerable eZ-
tent The climate Of Liberia Is much
pIeaaantef than that Of the regions north
and south OF II: II is much healthier.
and there are no insect pesrs-T
-. r.~ff.- ---..t 80 l.. --,s . t,fs--s-.r
in disguise. according 10 Prot. Dr. Chris
tian Hueisen. segretario DELI Imp Isti-
tuto ArcheoIogico Germanico Socio della
r Academia del Lincei. Roma. italia
who Is at the Shoreham.
The whlte-haired. rosy-cheeked Terton
sava1t. who lectured AZ George Wash
ington University last night On The
golden house OF Nero Is the secretary
OF the Imperial German Archaeological
Institute IN Rome. and has been at the
head OF this place Tor over twenty years,
He Is delivering a series o. lectures az
Columbia University. New York
"AI thought OF war or warlize meas
ures among European nations disappear
ed when the enormity OF the Messilz
earthquake catastrophe became known.
Al the world felt that no matter what
I country one may be born IN al humanity
is one big family. This was amply
illustrated when aid and assistance came
/ in from everywhere. Another point IS
/ that this calamity has weakened Italy
| IN many ways II has injured her in
/ financial way considerably, and IDEAS og
/ war. under the circumstances. are natur-
I ally lar removed from the minds OF the
people.
I have no reason 70 doubt the rela-
/ tons OF the powers composing the triple
alliance are OF the most cordial and that
they VIII stand together should anything
| happen which would demand ths fulfill
ment OF their treaty obligations In the
balkan uauddie I think Italy should also
have had a chance OF extending her
/ sphere OF political and commercial in-
l huence- She should have had some re-
/ cOmpense. the same as Austria, which
/ country had the loyal support OF Ger
many all the way through Itsly's sphere
/ would seem 20 lie north OF the iitt0raI
I OF Montenegro.
If former President Roosevelt should
I visit Rome he viii receive an ovation
and honors VII be thrust upon him
world he IS very popular fn Italy, as
he IS. In fact. everywhere else"
Senator MoCumber Is the most serious
minded statesman in the world and has
a poor meme-y for names" said John F.
Cairns. OF HulsbOro. n. Oak, al the
Ebbitt last night
/ When he was & member OF the all
/ star aggregation. headed BY Theodore
Roosevelt, that toured the West in the
/ campaign OF 1900, another member q the
cast vas Gov. Curtis Guild. T.. OF Massz-
/ chusetts.
Guild. have been told, Is extremely
sensitive about the pronunciation OF his
name, which has the + long. as IN
mild He also insists On his fun name.
with TIE jr.' irclCded.
AS long as Senator Haasbrough in-
trOduced him Guild was happy. for
Hausbrough pronounced his name cor
rectly. and always described him as
Curtis Guild. II Finally McCumber
could not get Guilds name right 70 save
him he introduced him as Gen Git. and
/ as Col GIN, and Maj. Gid. and dnauy
/ capped the climax by calling him Gen
! Niles Guild went into Roosevelrs car
and exploded
| If I have a profound contempt for
\ anybody K is for the sort OF idiot Who
cannot get a name right II this lunatic
goes on mispronoUncing my name. III
why, who has been mlspr0nOunc1ng
your name. Curtis7' asked Roosevelt
Why, this man from North Dakota %
replied Guild. heatedly. this nan.
\ named. named.-What is the fellows
name2 On. Nc Nc McCucumbsr''
I don't know how true the story IS.
/ but everybody IN our State knows il