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and his military secretary from IS to IS.
One of Gen. Sherman's sons. Philemon
Tecumseh. is a lawyer in New York,
where he was elected an alderman on the
citizens union ticket in 'SS. In 1905 he
was made commissioner of labor for the
state OF New York. He was not born
until after the civil war, and is now a
bachelor OF forty-three. The generals
elder son. Thomas Ewing, is a Jesuit
priest. and was chaplain of a volunteer
regiment in the Spanisll-American war.
He has more lately been a missionary
lecturer, with headquarters in Chicago.
Both he and his brother are Yale gradu-
ates.
grandnephew Of Gen Shermans is
also in the service. This is Lieut.. Sher
man Miles of the I'd Field Artillery, whose
father, Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, mar
ried a niece Of the great Union general.
The full name of the illustrious Admiral
Porter is borne in the naval service by
his grandson, Mai. David Dixon Porter.
Of the marines, who, after serving
through the Spanish war. fought all
through the Boxer troubles in China and
participated in the relief of the guard at
Peking. He was recommended for BRAY
cry in this trying campaign. and again
for his courage in several troublesome ex-
petitions in the Philippines. including the
march across the Mar with Wallace In
search for the Filipino bandit leaders.
He was then young lieutenant. but for
bravery in the battle of Noveleta he was
given captains rank. He has been
recommended for bravery in his every
engagement since entering the service.
He is the fourth Porter in a direct line
to s=rve his country in the naval service.
Commodore David Porter ffoster father
of Admiral Farrasu1, was his great
grandfather, and his father. Col. Carlisle
T. Porter, is a retired officer of marines
And in addition TO having the great Far
ragut for foster greatgranduncle he
had Commodore William D. Porter for q
grand uncle of the blood.
f.~u Ben Buffers grandson, Butler
Ames. is d young millionaire congress
man on the sunny side of forty. AS a
youngster he decided to follow the pro,
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Woman and Love.

Gertrude Atlertor. in IIarpcr's Bazaar.
ore thing that the generalizcis never
take into consiGo ration possibly because
they do not know it. and generally be
cause they are men or old-fashloned
womem is the enormous percentage q
non maternal women. Whether this vas
the case in ancient lines. or whether II
Is the gradual result o. eGacation 6nI
leisure Increased indie cerdence and tn
facilities for knowing men before rla'-
riage, | cannot say, but the fact remains
that thousands Of women that are mar
ried ought not to be; are the dutiful
mothers of children whom they secretly
regard as enemies. They have married
in their springtin.e because tradition ard
youthful instinct (nothing is more eva
nescenD suggested il. There was time.
happily passing, when the collocatioh old
maid was almost term OF insult: when
1t was even q matter of pride 10 be ,
young grandmother. There Is no possible
doubt that whether women get the vote
soon or late. this division of their sex
will come early ana more early to the
conclusion tina, the less they have to do
VITA loTe the happier they viii be.
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of our country is enjoyed by those who.
III the drawing rooms of the National
Capital. have seen Grant. and a Lee.
a Sheridan and Beaurcsard. Porter
and Longst-cet touching elbows incased
in the same uniform.
Other descendants of these immOrtals
of 61-GJ are attaining success of one kind
or another in purely peaceful pursuits.
Some have noble titles and some vast
wealth.
=
Grant eldes: son. MAJ. Gen. Frederick
Dent Grant whose likeness to his father
is weird!y striking. was the other day
put in command of the military depart
nent OF the east, with headquartc at
Governors Island, New York. Had not
DR.. Leonard Wood been allowed to or
ganize the Rough Riders and thereby
make his splash in the war with Spain.
Gen. Grant would now be the ranking
Officer of the army and. very probably,
chief of staff. As il is. he must retire
on Decoration day four years hence.
whereas Gen. Wood will remain at The
head OF the army for fourteen years, or
until 1924 May 50 was q date memo
rable in the Grant family before Deccra-
ton day originated and even before thc
war opened. Gen. L. s. Grant reniem-
bered 1t each wear OF that struggle, be
cause It was the birthday OF little
Fred who was eleven year. old when
the war opened. Tomorrow the present
Gen Grant will be sixty years old. He
was graduated from West Point iii 1871.
while his father was President. and re-
signed twenty years later at the close OF
eiKht years service on The frontier.
Then. after serving as minister to Aus
tria and es police commissioner of New
York lie got hack into the regular army
by entering the war with Spain as a
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but as the moon sank i'm the western SKY
luminous area, described as at times
br: ghter than the Milky Way, was seen
stretching up from the ground in the
northeast. nearly TO the zenith. This was
very probably not the tail of the comet
itself. but an electrical effect produced In
our own atmosphere by the electrically
charged particles which lad surrounded
our world after having been driven ii,
Coo,C1o Of miles away from the head.
Except for this. the display was disap
pointing. No evidence of the tail was OBJ
tanned even by long exposures OF delicate
Photographic plates, nor in the bright
moonlight could the expected streameTs
be seen. Yet even this negative result
has high interest because 1t proves the
extraordinary nervousness Of the tail a.
so great distance from the. head.
AS to the transit of the comet across
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us experience. tierc las use"
rs..ve6 IL Ea@is-.d enc France g move
,Uent, The oojsct o. Ui:ic.l is to effec;u2!l,
-e,cct tie repetition o.: a." such eEcIr-
400, either ty tie former President or
sl.y OF lis admirers WHO may desire 10
'elaulate his ..oWess with gun and rifle.
Particularly tie persons back % the
movement Intend TO afford protection for
the vast herds OF elephants that roam
Mild over the dark continent Thou
"a ads Of these animals are now being
s.aughsered yearly fer their ivory tusks
anil Etdes. AID II Is feared that eStinc-
t:oa threatens The species.
Whether i: De the outcome o: Nj.
* o2eH'ef's recent hunting trip or hot a
meeting Vas Fed G few days ago BY tie
.ea,r1 society known as TIE Friend :
o. tie I-.eahah:. at which It vas '.ccIde
70 a. roach the Ereac;, government with
re t,3iect o: Obtaining better reserves COR
ceet7a.:,ts IN Africa, and members OF Il
xtssst..sr scciety IN London are eusily
80 as.:g tie zane object.
"a ~. o.. Jof.a Henry patterson, one
q. ere .eiosc active members OF the Lo"-
.tfrT4 socie:.. said In an interview recently
-->.,.. tae United Kingdom this question
Ia being .eaicasly dealt With. TIE mem
Le-s Of eA!y society are al IL sympathy
-isa t.:e movement. and. strange though
Il may seem. number are enthusiastic
hunters OF big game. We shall send dep
rilfios.s 10 our coioHla! secretaries, ana
a.. shat better reserves be obtained. III
.rSey paris oc The British colonies tEesa
--zss..srr q to cts ai.s atT exist, nrt they ere
=. ...-..se c..p,-q., IN Tritis'! 6a:nb'a re
:..:, = 4eI>i oicnSc II i-.ii -.
> = - e..
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moving slowly westward among the stars.
bit June at ana. 1t ceases It's West
ern motion and begins to move eastward
again Apr.l l it passed the interest
ing double star at II, Fig. |, in lis sio"
west ward motion, but now it IS seen to be
drawing nearer the star. Its motion is go
slow that ii win not again pass the star
until August !.
Mars moves rapidly eastward from the
Twins, entirely across the Crab. and,
therefore. remains visible in tine western
sky throughout the whole of the month
II Is too far away from the earth, now
ever, to be satisfactorily observed.
On the morning OF June > & most beau
tifui spectacle is presented in the morn
ing sky The bright morning st&Fs-Nenus
AID Saturu--Ehich for several weeks have
been slowly moving toward each olnes
win at that time be so close together that
they will appear as a single bright sta.
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many most interesting stellar clusters
The most remarkable and most denseiy
packed with stars is that at b, Eng. !, al
most in a straight line between the stars
G and d. Except in q large telescope,
however. this appears only as q faint
nebulous cloud. and is. therefore. a. disap-
pointing object. The bright clusters at +
and F. are beautiful objects, even in u
very small glass; and are easily visible to
the naked eye.
Jupiter the most brilliant object in the
sky, shines out high up in the south IN
the constellation Of the Virgin. This great
world, turning rapidly about its axis
and bringing its delicate rose-colored
markings successfully into view, is most
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bred yards to mile OF more in each
direction
Leading back a little distance the mar
row runway OF corridor opens INTO en-
By heavy stakes planted firmly In the
ground. When the unfortunate animals
enter this pace a ponderous gate drops
into position behind them and they have
hidden farewell to earthly liberty.
All this work requires time, and the
construction Of the stociade must pc
done with the greatest care. Posts form
ing the stoc,1ade walls niust be skillfuilN
covered with vines and Zoe branches.
and there must not De sign OF Tie
haaCiwork CT pre- sence Of man.
So gu@oicicrs arc elephants that q few
broken twigs will attract their attention.
while anything like newly maze renee
viii cause them to flee in terror;
Everything must Loo entirel" ana
innocently natural to them.
While The work Of preparing for a
drive has been in progress hundred
o.. more natives have stolen quietly
about the ELEPHANTS T.. to be e sba'it
radius OF fifty miles, and IS gradually
contracted. pushing the elephants in
ahead of T.. A human net Of this kind
has been known to be TWO months IN
stockades The animals arc frightened
forward by firing guns during the
day and building blazing fires at night.
:. !:
Sonlctk ncS suspicious animal. on
nearing the stockadf, makes Il rush for
liberty II is here that The trained ele
phants come in handy. Quietly placing
itself in the path Of the frantic beast the
tame animal stops its fight. shoulders it
right about and Gains its fear without
arousing the rest Of the herd.
II is only when the wild animals find
themselves within the Enclosure that they
realize they have been tTlcked. Then
some fall into dependency. while others
fall into a rage and try TO break down
the barriers.
Later the animals are roped and
chained TO posts and sorted Those with
the great tusks are, of course. the ones
sought. Occasionally some superb speci-
men is kept alive to be presented to some
important rersonage but the majority q.
tie herd are s!au".ltsraH, the females
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was not the only descendant of Gen.
Grant to marry foreigner. His cousin,
Julia Dent Grant. few years ago mar
ricd Prince Michael CantacuZene of the
Russian Imperial Guards.
Two Of Gen. Robert f. Lees sons arc
Ftll living. George Washington Cusis
Lee. the eldest. who will be seventy
seven next September. lives at Burke
Va. and since 1897 has been president
emeritus Of Washington and Lee Uni
versity. His mother was the daughter
of George GUSTS. the adopted son of
President Washington and grandson Of
Martha Washington.
This scion of two distinguished
houses has never married. He was
graduated at the Military Academy. at
the head OF his class, in %. and was
lieutenant Of engineers attached to the
War Department in Washington when
he and his father resigned their commits
sions at the outbreak Of the war. In that
struggle he built the Notifications around
Richmond. and was abide camp to JET
ferson Davis and finally major general
of the Confederacy. In 1871 he sue
ceeded his father as president OF Wash
ington and Lee University
~
Robert r. Lee. I'd, another son of the
Confederate coTnmander-in- chief, is liv-
ing upon his plantation at West Point,
Va. He was born fiftysix years ago
at Arlington House. that stately
colonial mansion which now stands in
the Arlington National cemetery oppo-
site Washington. and which was then
the property of his mother, Mary Ran
iolph Gusts Lee. He left the University
Of Virginia in 1862 to enter the Confed-
crate army, where he won a captain s
spurs. Since the war he has devoted his
life to agriculture and the writing of the
"Recollections and Letters of his father.
4 grandson and namesake of the Con-
federate commander-in-ch chief is Robert
T.. Lee Sd. son of the late Cen VIM.
Henry Fitzhugh Lee. who was the sec
ond son Of Gen. Robert r.. Lee This
young man. now forty years old, is Il
graduate Of Washington ard Lee Uni
versity, a lawyer and a politician. For
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have been shouted broadcast. There are
thousands OF sports.nen quite as enthu-
elastic as he in the quest OF big game
that are already talking OF trips 20
said with the strongest of opposition
h.. the French and English authorities
if the plans Of the ne" prote cClc'l SO
C.ety are carried out.
1t is not alone the man with the gun
that the elephants friends have to con-
tend with. The natives OF africa do more
killing in g day than the shooting par
ties acco,nplis!, in a month.
In India, particularly. are the pachy-
6e-nls being slaughtered in great nuui-
hers.
Captu.if2 tie elephant is lot q par-
ticularlv healt,1ful occupation. Win all
Of mans Ingenuity the task o. trapping
the bigScs; game i'll the world Would %
next TO Impossible were It not lor lhe
help given so in:eiligentiy by tame eve
uhants =. a single roundup in TIE for
ests OF india il is not uncoiniaon 10 cap
ture one hundred OF the animals at Il
single drive.
Win his extra ordinary intelligence ana
love of freedom. tic wild cil ps,alt is Il
mos. s.sp:c!ous animal. For that rsa-
son few other tan expert anced hunters
are permitted to take part n inese
rounc-urs. as any little indisc.etion be
cause ot lac-. CT knowledge or me greas
arirarc habits might undo the WorE o.
months Here Is the way they hunt e.e-
plants j.: India:
Deciding thai sufficient wild esoh:1n s
arc within d prescribed territory 10 war
rant tie expense OF their capture, the
promoters az a drive begin arrangements
that sometimes take two i-lont-i5 20 co,i-
plete.
In the frs pace. t!loussnd or nore
natives are employed. These men are
taken tn.o the dense forests FAR away
from tie haunts OF man. and set at "oii
erecting stockades in the shape OF d si-
gantic pen.
The stout posts are planted in two
long lines gradually conversing like the
upper part OF funnel to long runway
made so narrow that only one elephant
can enter at 8 time. TIE wings OF this
runwas corridor o tie frmne i-iiks
ira, usually c,:.al,G ..o'n .ss..s.u: bun
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the sun, this was aso invisible. The OBJ
Servers who went thousands of miles IA
watch the phenomenon saw nothinG Tn"
comet unquestionably passed directl:
across the sun al the time predicted. ami
the careful observations have revealed
that i'll this comet at least there L.
large solid nucleus, and that the meteor.
particles of which il is composed are non
OF them SO large as ten miles In dfamete,
1t IS growing very rapidly fainter as u
IlIShes away from the earth, and WI
soon become lost 10 sight in even IA
most powerful telescopes. During Jun:
its distance from us will increase from
A2cJGWo to o2J,O0C 600 of miles. and a.
the end of the month II will be only one
twenty-foUrth part as bright as at the be-
ginning. During the years 10 come IL vi
slowly follow the exact path predicted b.
the astronomers, steadily pursuing its
long journey into the depths OF space.
destined 10 again return and interest on,
SUCCESSORS in the year 1856.
ERIC DOOLTTTLE.
and they may be able to get shot a.
il masses or il il does so in the nigh
they can follow IL up the next day.
was unable to verify this state
ment. as although did once fin'
tracks in the snow, they were soon ODD
liberated by fresh snow falling. The
winters IN hdllcHuiid oic NSi ce'S
and tents could not possibly be used.
one would have to live in one OF tn;
sable trappers' huts that are scattered
through the forest.
Tigers do occur in Korea, at any
rate in the north. but from what
have heard the conditions there are
even r,ore unfavorable than in Man
churia and the country has been in .
very unsettled state since the Japan
csc occupation. In addition 70 !egei
the following game may be found IL
Manchuria: Bear tblack and brown ;,
vapiti Ska deer 1.-TWO species) roe
deer. serow, wild pig, leopard ana lynx
all however very scarce and hard
to bag. with the exception of roedee.
and pig.
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LIEUT. PHILIP HS]1ElRDAN h

WI HOSE Graves Will Be
w Decorated Tomorrow
Comrades Will Be Interested
to Know What the Younger
Generations Of Grants, Lees,
Sheridans. Jacksons, Sher-
mans, Beauregards. Porters,
picketts, McClellans, Long
streets. Buffers, Earlys and
Others Are Accomplishing
Today-Some Are Succeed
ing in Civil Life, While
Others Have Chosen the
Bellieose Profession of Their
Fathers and Grandchildren
MANY Sons and Grandsons OF
Confederate Officers Enter
ing Army and Navy.
1910. by john Elfreth Watkins.
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HE millions WIZ ho-
morrow pay tribute
to the great generals
and adrliraie OF the
Civil war will be
interested to learn
row fate is dealing
with the children
and grandchildren
of those heroes.
Many of their of
sp-ing have chosen
for their profession
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to the naked eye In a. small telescope
both worlds will be seen-Venus lying four
minutes north of Saturn. The two planets
will appear TO be Of almost exactly the
same size the s.lvery white disk of Venus.
now more than half fill, contrasting
strongly with the greenish ball OF saturn.
This con junction must be viewed ABOUT
one hour before sunrise, June >; the
planets do not attain their closest APP
Droa oh until 8 AIN. eastern tiine). anu
hence will be seen slightly farther apart
by observers in the eastern states thatl
by those in the west.
On the morning of June 4 the Moon
occults both Venus and Saturn. rare and
most interesting sight, but one which I'M
fortunately cannot be seen by observers
in the United States.
During the second week in May the
comet increased greatly in brightness,
and was a conspicuous object in the east
ern sky. It's tail, except near tie head.
was very faint, but OF enormous extent
at one time it was so long that it could
he traced half way across the entire
heavens.
AS the 18th of the month approached
and the comet drew nearer the sun, II
wss completely lost in the bright dawn
This was what astronomers knew Wouici
occur. At this time all were looking Tor
ward with the highest interest to the phe-
nolnena O. the next Wednesday night,
when the earth was destined to pass
directly through the tail itself, and op-
servers on the islands OF the Paciflc
were probably destined to see the trans;s
of the head OF the comet across the DISK
OF the sun. Would the tail be visible as
We passed through ii. and is the hean
made up OF particles so large that the:
would be seen as black spots against tile
SUM- or would they prove to be too SINAI
to De detected? An opportunity to Wit
icss So rernarlsa bic & phenomenon mlghi
not occu. again for inany centuries.
Very unfortunately d bright moon mao
IN, search for faint ssreamers difficult
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and calves sharing, in many cases the
fate OF the bulls
Ii is this needless slaughter that the
British and French societies are seeking
to suppress If the elephants We're mere
~ taken into captivity the society would
have nothing to say. The animals, when
trained. are OF the greatest help to man
kind doing the work OF dozens OF men
and horses well and patiently. IL is 10
lie hoped that the efforts of the friends
OF the elephant may be successful.
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beautiful objcct for examination in q
small telescope. June 10 at h. 10
NJ. eastern tue) the observer will Sec
the inner moon begin to pass across the
face of tho planet. This will emerge H.
L.. IN. la ter. at which time the third moon
will he seen, also almost touching ire
n,anct's edge This moon will pass be-
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fession of his distinguished grandfather.
as we'll as Of his father, Gen. AGelbert
Ames who also was q civil! war nero as
we'll as senator from Mississippi, ana
who married Blanche Butte. the ceir-
brated generals daughter. SO it was with
this military ambition that young Alnes
entered West Point, where he was grad
uated thirtythree classes behind ms
father. But he had been in the army but
a brief period when a yearning for me-
and. resigning from the service. he went
through the Massachusetts Institute OK
Technology. Then came tie Spanish war
and, longing again for soldiers career
he entered as voluntee:, earning COZ.
one1's commission in the skirmish at
Guanica and Yauca road. Five years
after the war he was elected to Congress
from Lowell. Mass. and in the recent
uprising in the House he voted with the
Insurgents for the overthrow OF Speaker
Cannon from the committee on rules.
spare moments he anuses himself by in
venting Things. He built the automobile
in which he rides TO and from the Capt.
toll and Is now said to be at work upon an
aeroplane. He is bachelor with a pro-
spective fortune which has been rated mp
to sSt;GG0.0Ga. ard which comes through
the paternal and not tie Butler side or
the family.
The career of little Macs son, George
=. Mcclellan. I'd, as member of Congress
and mayor of New York is familiar to al
who keep abreast Of the news. He was
born while his parents were on visit &c
Dresden, Saxony, in the winter just fol.
lowing the close Of the war. and after go
ing through Princeton he began life as a
newspaper reporter in New York. He is
now forty-four.
Another civil war general whose son and
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Northern Crown, and the great gTo&p
Hercules with its wonderful cluster ut !,
Fig l. while still lower down the beauti-
full Northern Cross has now appeared
with the striking little group OF the Dol
shin or Jobs Coffin nearly. The summer
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A RCTURUS Thought to
"A Be Pouring Forth 5000
Times as Much Heat and
Light as the Sun-Halley's
Comet Rapidly Leaving Us
The Conjunction Of Venus
and Saturn.
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hind Juoiter al II h. Is m. pm. Similarly,
the second moon will transit across the
planet in the early evening OF June b.
For many months Jupiter has been
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" most The whole face OF the
sky. OF the bright wtnter
groups the Lion alone remains wholly
atcy'e the ground, and during July the
slow turning Of the heavenly sphere VII
cause this to disappear in the west
w:.ile the Fishes and tie Archer Will then
be seer in tie east, and the transform
ton OF the winter into the eummer SKY
viii be complete.
Almost exactly overhead the observe
nov sees the brightest Of the summer
stars. Arcturus, q great SIN So bright an
ye. SO fer awa,. that 1: must he constant
Iy pouring forth $500 times as much light
S-5 heat as our own SUN eE1its. Below
this Is the white Sp;ca and the red
A2ta=es. the former a very close double
sLaT and the latter tie most striking Of
al! the red stars or the sky. Its flashing.
fer rcd color can best be seen with a
snail telescope, but even to the naked eye
tie difference In color between these three
bright stars SO near together III the
Esa!eIs IS vers- evident.
To the east OF Arcturus il the delicate