The Washington herald., 1909-06-16
AT THE HOTELS.

ollsf france. az the kaietEh last night.
Mr. DucoIet is interested in the export
o. fancy wear. and has visited this coun-
Try for the last fifteen years
France has no leaders al present 70
redeem the country from the hands OF
the lawless. the fanatics. and anarchists"
he said. IF we only had a nan who
would take matters in hand and enforce
( law. there would be hope for France A
I II is. I believe a revolution would Be a
T good thing.
Look at the strikes and riots We had
( in connection with the troubles with the
postal employees and clerks. The police
simply smiled at the many excuses thar
were carried out In their presence: they
die not interfere
There IS too much politics. 10 patriot
ism. too much agitation, and TOO nttls re-
gard for the welfare OF the nation.
The red flag is prOmlscuOus on al oc-
I casiOns, and L would not be advisabIa
for any public Official 20 say anything
/ against II. II he care al all for his stand
/ Ing. Clemenceau may be & good and
efficient f1cer OF the government, but he
IS not the leader which France IS IN
need OF AZ this tine. What We need Il
man who can command the universal
respect OF the French people, and VINO is
able 20 carry out his promises"
How would Col. Roosevelt do 20 lead
F'rance?' he was asked
''Ah. Roosevelt Is a great nan. isn't
he2" he replied Il have heard two gen
tlemen say that Roosevelt talked much
but did not accomplish anything. That
isn't SO. Is ~ he is & strong man All
yes, believe he would make & good
leader n France.
Speaking about the tariff on French
articles OF export. II. DucoIlet said that
the American Congress was not treating
French exporters fairly; that France was
one OF the best customers Uncle Sam had.
and that some consideration should be
had for France n the matter OF tariff
adjustment
Richard s Weeks. OF New York. who
/ IS a. the New Willard, aad who has
Travelled extensively in Africa, said yes
terday. speaking OF sounds, that the
sounds 20 be heard in the forests and on
the plains from birds and animals are
varied.
There Is a booming note OF a kind OF
( pigeon from which one can never sepa-
rate himself" said Mr.. Weeks. and Il
/ IS the most common of all wilc sounds.
unless # be that OF the frogs IN the rainy
season and the irritating hum 0f mos
/ quitoes, which IS not exclusively African.
I The long. thrilling cry Of the kites ard
the howl OF the jackal are common 20
! both the plains and hills, and among the
I hills you may hear al night the jackals
I and hyenas near the door
This quiet OF the forest. however. IS
very singular. and becomes oppressive in
/ a long ride in early morning The black
I birds. paroQUets. and several birds of
I brilliant plumage are 70 be seen in the
I foliage, but there Is little singing. TIE
I crows. OF course. are common, and !
I should say that they are larger than or
/ crows. A plaintive sound is made in ths
night BY tiny owl. q shy bird, rarely
1 seen. Strange cries may be heard from
/ focks OF cranes as they hy overhead. but
! the same birds. as they stand on their
7 tai. stilt-llke legs n the rainy season Al
/ the edge OF tie underground, are per-
i fectly silent Toward the close OF the
/ rainy season. when there are intervals
/ between the showers. The ears are almost
/ deafened with the din OF insects-a noise
I comparable 70 the sharpening o. steel IL
str1nasnts. mixed with Kissing and chirp-
ing"
Discussing pap-- and paper pulp Ben
tamin P Lyons. OF Manila and New
York, who Is interested IN the banking
and brokerage business. and Who is
stopping az the Arlington. said last night
that the insular bureau has been making
an Investigation into the needs og pape--
making. and Il thinks IL has solved the
problem in a grass fiber found IN the
Philippines thar VIII bring relief 70 the
N-s-u- aH~a
fishers and other CONSUMERS OF paper II
large Quantities.
They ten you" said 1Ir. Lyons. that
the climate isn't really bad Perhaps
not. but you have 10 get used 70 It. They
msy tell you JEaI only twice II forty years
has the temperature reached 100 degrees
Fahrenheit Possibly 50. but you ought
10 know that the average humidity IS
IS and II you could see Manila steam
ing in its marsh lands on a sweltering
day. specially after one o. those terrible
rains there, you wouldn't care much
what the record said about the thermon-
eter.
"Of course. Il IS delightful Up IN tle
mountains. OF course. the winter In M
MIA IS as enjoyable as II Is in Havau.
and that IS saying a great deal Bit
after al. & tropical climate Is tropicll
the world over. and you've simply got o
get used 70 H. Then you may be aba
90 say that the climate is al right, br
one weeks stay won't do e, nor viii SIX
months stay 90 IT.
Dr. A G. Dow. OF Regina. Canada, wlD
is ar the Raleigh said last night th4
( there was no sentiment Of annexation
the United States in Canada at present.
There is no reason why Canada shouI
annex 70 the United States" he sal,
We are growing weather and stronge
every day. and we don't need any othe
nation 10 back Us Up in any shape C
form Thousands OF American farmer
emigraIe from your Western States q
Canada and settle down. Yes; most O
them become Canadian citizens There 1
no reason why they should not do sc
Canads gives them e living, and that
after all seems 10 be the whole thing"
a burly-looking fellow, a perfect pIctur
OF health and strength. walked into n
Office Of a prominent accident Insuranc
/ company the other day and applied for
policy" said Jerome s. Polndexter,
Milwaukee, Wis. who was seen al II
Riggs. telling the following story;
'' Certainly said the secretary. Ar
you engaged IN any hazardous businesss
Not IN the least, replied the appii
cant
Does your business make Il neceSsar
for you 10 handle loaded firearms
weapons Of any kindy
No. sir
/ q. syVould VIM. business ever reo,,3-s -