The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
AT THE HOTELS.

work among the natives. said William
B. Thatcher. 2 civil engineer. OF New
York. who is at the New Willard, in dis
cussing the Lrberian situation last night.
with particular reference 70 the work ac-
eomplished By the missionaries in that
country.
This places the missionary on the
same level with the trader. The enor-
nous profit made IS a temptation 70 good
men," continued M Thatcher. who has
spent many years IN the Dark Continent
many OF whom have turned aside tor
filthy lucre. From $50 10 90 per cent
sometimes are easily made on some
things. The government has been liberal
70 the missionaries IN allowing free entry
70 everything used by them IN their
work The MuhIenberg station ships cof-
fee 70 the United States. A woman who
has been a missionary at Nonrovia for
twenty-five or more years deals IN zero-
sene oil and other commodities. which are
sold az large profit The popular opin-
ION IS that some OF these bartering mis-
sioEsries are quite as much interested in
their wares as IN the souls OF the heathen
II would be far better II the boards in
the United States under whose auspices
they operate would relieve the workers
In Africa from this practice by supplying
them with sufficient means TO carry on
the work without Il.
Liberia needs the strong hand of fha
United States % guide 4 through its
present difhcultisE- They are OF cur own
col0red people. and II seems 70 ne that
4 Is our duty to strsighten out their dif-
hculties and protect them from the en-
croachments OF Great Britain II Is rot
az al out OF the range OF possibilities
that LIBERIA IN years TO come might
prove a profitable field for American cap
itaL''
Harry B. Farnum, OF Seattle, Wash,
VINO Il at the Raleigh. speaking Of means
Of transportation in the North. said last
night that the malamUte is the practical
beast OF burden OF the Northland.
He IS a cross between tHe dog and ths
wolf. retaining the gentle disposition of
the former and the rugged strength and
endurince OF his wild ancestors. He
takes the same place with the prospector.
FUR trader. and mail carrier in Alaska
as held by the horse IN the States A
trained malamute Is worth from 500 70
500 Good lead teams have sold as high
as 1880. The English and Irish settlers
make good racing dogs for short dis
tsnces. but they have not the endurance
OF the malamute."
BY the way" continued 1Ir. Farnurn.
have you heard about the $1,000 dog
race which viii be pulled or IN Alaska
this month, II Il wasn't pulled OF today.
AL Nome has forgotten about big gold
strikes the operators and prOspectOrs o.
the Seward peninsula are looking for
class among dogs rather than paw dirt
running $50 70 the pan. and the streets
Of the big mining camps from juneau 10
the Arctic circle are filed with dog
teams. hardening up over the weIl-packed
snow in preparation for this race
The annual arctic classic" added Mr..
Farnum. the Al Alaska sweepstakes.
was inauguratsd on April ! OF last year.
The race course was from Nome %
Candle and return, a distance OF 40 miles.
Ten dog teams were entered for The first
event. racing for g parse CT 500 for the
winners. 5000 70 the second team and
800 20 the third. A cup valued az 500
also was carried away By the winning
dogs Albert Fink's team OF nine naala-
mutes WOn the 1903 event: aTr- BerEer's
ten dogs OF the same breed ran second.
and Mort Atkinson's six nsslan1utes with
a LEAD team OF English settlers. carried
away the show money. The three win
ners were the only teams 70 finish. The
other seven entries net with bad luck
IN the shape OF a snow storm, and were
oUneted about for two days. lost their
bearings and were forced 70 leave their
fate 10 the instinct OF the dogs. who
brought them all home safely. Il was a
great race. and I an anxious 20 learn the
winners this year
Yankee Doodle was originally a coun-
try dance OF q district o. the former
province OF Kur-Hessea. called ths
'-SchwalH,' - according 10 Kerr Sebastian
H Kohler. banker OF Frarkfurt-on-,he-
Main, Germany, who Is at the Arlington.
Mr.. Kohler is a close student o. Amer
ican history. and said Il was vel known
thar the tune OF Yankee Doodle was
oerived from military march PLAYED
oy the Hessian troops during the war
OF the Revolution IN America
In studying the dances OF ths
'SchTalnn.' Johann LewaIter was struck
BY the similarity IN form and rhythm OF
Y ankee Doodle 20 the music OF these
dances Last year. at the kirmess Of the
village or Wasenberg. when Yankee
Doodle was PLAYED. the young men and
girls swung into q true 'SchwaIuler'
dance as though the music had been
composed for Il.
During the war OF T77s." continued the
German. who many years ago lived hvs
years IN this country. "the chief recruit
ing ONCE for the enlistment OF the Hes
sian hired soldiers was Ziegenhain. IN
Kur-Hessen- Il therefore seems probable
that the Hessian recruits from the
'Schwalm' who served in the pay OF
Great Britain during the RevoIutionary
var and whose military band Instruments
consisted OF bugles, hfes. and drums only.
carried over with them the tune. known
70 them from childhood. and played It a.
march
O. P. Moore. a lawyer OF New York.
who is at the Riggs, said last night that
the American diplomatic service could
never attain the same high degree os
efficiency as that OF other countries
Just about when the incumbent feels
that he knows something about his bust
ness and post, q Presidential election
comes along. and custom compels him 70
tender his resignation 20 the Presidsrt.
which is usually accepted. simply be-
cause the anabassadoriaI rosts. as vel as
those OF the ministers and others, are
political pluns and belong 10 those who
have contributed toward the success OF
the party wh1sE has come into power.
- said. about the tine our rep
resentatives abroad begin TO learn their
business, they are called back 10 give
place 20 a new and inexperienced sue
cesSOr. The diplomats OF other countries
stay in the service as long as they are
useful. political fortunes having no IN
huence on their positions For this
reason foreign trade and commerce are
growing BY leaps and bounds EVERYWHERE