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T.T I I ii - PROMINENT PEOPLE QUITS ACTIVE SERVICE Hill . lirst duty as an ensign was at the Chnrlcstown navy yard, where? ho remained Ihrco years. After thrco moro years on the Asiatic stutian ho was nssigncd to tho work in which ho became famous. His Unit command In conBt Biirvoy work was In 1S7C. Ho at onco attract vd world-wldo attention, nnd IiIb Bpcclnl knowledge in matters relating to that branch of naval science won Instant recognition. Ho continued on hy drographlo and coast survey work for 15 years. With tho outbreak of tho Spanish wnr ho directed tho commissioning and outfitting of tho dynamito cruiser Vesuvius at tho local yard, and as that craft's commander, took her to Cuba. The operations of tho Vesuvius nnd its value in tho Oubnn campnlgn are matters of history. In 1905 ho became tho chief of staff for Rear Admiral Harkcr and sub sequently for Hear Admiral "Hob" Evans with tho Atlantic ileet, wns last year again a member of tho general war board, had tho honor- of declining tho nppolntuient of superintendent of tho naval academy, and in January of this year ho was appointed chief of tho bureau of navigation to succeed Hoar Admiral Urownson. Itpnr Admiral Plllshury. who gained tho flag rank of rear admiral in the regular order In July of this yenr, proved so valuablo in the oiricu of chler of tho buronu of navigation that last week President Koosevolt asked him to contlnuo tho duties ns n votlrcd oillccr until March 1 next, at least, and Hear Admiral Plllsbury compiled with tho request. GEN. YOUNG RETIRES vate In tho Twolfth Pennsylvania volunteers, aud Ave months later was captain of the company. A year later ho was pro moted to tho grade of major. His advancement for meritorious and brave conduct in action was fast, until the end of tho wnr, and when ho was mus tered out of the service ho hold tho rank of colonel. Ho wns also brevcttcd brigadier general for conspicuous gallantry. When tho civil war was over ho entered tho regular army, and his wonderful record on tho western fron tier in squelching many Indian uprisings with cavalry forces aro bright shin ing spots in his brilliant career. Upon tho outbrcuk of tho Spanish war Col. Young was given tho rank of brigadier general of volunteers and assigned to duty at, Las Gunsimas, Cuba, where the first battle of tho Rough Riders took place, and whoro President Roosevelt distinguished himself. Hoforo tho closo of tho war, Gen. Young had been honored with tho rank of major general of volunteers, which rank died with the volunteer army In 1899. Ho was made a brigadior general In tho regular army and sent to tho Philippines. Then followed tho daring and successful campaign in Luzon, conducted undor tho direction of Gen. Young, whoso cavalry scattered and broko up tho Insurgent organizations effectually. Upon bis return from tho Phllllplncs Gen. Young wns promoted to major general tn succeed Gen. Nelson A. Miles, and selected by Secretary Root to bo tho president of tho wnr college. Ho will mnko his homo In tho national capital. MAYOR OF then known, shortly after tho death of Knmehamoha tho Great. Ho brought Avlth him medals and trophies won under Wellington, and those ,long re 'nialncd In tho family. Mayor Fora has been for many yens in tho operating departments of steamship companies as paymnstor, having ontlro cliargo of tho hiring and dlschargo of tho stenmshlp and Btevedoro forces. Tho mayor Is something of a linguist. His mother tonguo is Hawaiian, but In addition ho speaks English and Portuguese and during tho campaign ho rando speeches In all threo languages. For (ho post two years Mayor Fern has boon a raombor of tho board of supervisors of Oahu county. Tho city and county of Honolulu Is the successor of the connty of Oahu, so that Mr. Fern does not como wholly Inexperienced lo his new duties. BLUFFED CASTRO GOVERNMENT closing of tho port wa3 merely a mlstako that t-hould bo lecorded forthwith. Whon this precious document waB present ed to Iho various censuhr oflldnls located by tho different governments ut LaGuayra. they promptly signod It, thereby giving their official support to a point blauk Ho that wns to bo spread abroad to tho trading world outside. Ml but Consul Moffatt. llo declined to attach his ulgnaturo or tho seal of his onsulnto t nny such certificate, and ho had backbo.io enough to stick to it, n whon ho was thsr-ntonod with tho cancellation of his oxoquator. ' Up to tho present tlmo no order has beon Issued ordering tho young consul lo give up his Job and hurry home, and there uro no symptoms that anj such action is peudlng. In fact It looks vory much a3 though Mr. Moffatt had bluffed the government to a standstill. Hear Admiral John E. Plllsbitry. U. S. N who wns placed on the retired list tho other dny, having reached tho ago limit of C2 years, Is ono of tho most popular officers nmong tho rank and fllo thnt over wore a naval officers' uniform. Plllshury 1b to day tho recognized uu thorlty on hydrogrnphlc and geodetic work in tho United Staleu navy, nnd his works on cur rents, etc., nro bo thorough and comprehensive that they nro tho standnrd text books on tho subjects tho world ovor. Ho, too, has tho honor of bolng ono of tho few personal appointees of President Lincoln. In 1802 President Lincoln, who had boon Im portuned by tho youngster to bo permitted to go to tho front, appointed him n midshipman. Ills Gen. S. 1). M. Young, until a short time ago tho dashing lieutenant general of tho United States army and who retired with that honor, has resigned as superintendent of tho Yellow stono park, tho big government reservation in Wyoming. Tho resignation took effect January 1, when Gen. Young retired to privato life. Tho military record of Gen. Young Is ono of Iho most brilliant in tho history of tho United States and his success was achieved only by hard work and Indomitable courage. Ho never know what the word dofeat meant. As a tacti cian in army maneuvers ho was without a peer, and it was for tills renson that ho was placed at tho head of tho army college. Gen. Young flrBt entered the army as a pri HONOLULU Joseph James Fern, first mayor of Honolulu, capital of Hawaii, comes of a family that ought to delight President Roosevelt's heart. Ho was the fourteenth child in hlB father's family, and he himself, two months ago, became tho father of his fourteenth child. Ten of his chlldron, sur vive flvo boys and five girls. His oldest sister Is tho mother of 16 children, and ho has a broth er who Is tho father of 15. Includlmi brothers and sisters, uncles nnd aunts und cousins, there ' nro 148 living persons of tho Fom blood In tho Hawaiian Islands. Tho pntrinrch and progenitor of this clan was James Fern, an Englishman who had fought under Wellington through tho wars of Napoleon and was a votoran of tho battle of Watorloo. Ho came to tho Sandwich Islands, as they woro i nomas P. .ttolfatt, consul of tho United States at LaGuayra, Vonozuoln, has added some what to tho poovlshnoss of tho lato Castro ad ministration down In that country of comic opora revolutions by declining to mako Uncle Sam's consulate a toy of the nativo administra tion. When tho plague-stricken port of LaGuayra wns shut off from tho outside world to prevent the spread of tho disease, thereby working somo dariwgo upon tho commercial part of tho city, tho local board of health proceeded to carry out a plnn to lift tho ombarso. A document was drawn up and signed by tho local officials In which It was emphatically stated that "tho health of LaGuayra was perfect" and that tho A LOOK INTO from rtcnttxraiili.ropjrliilit liy t'n-Wwootl Undcrwood.it. Y. COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE. Time A. D,. 190D. Scene An African Trail, Natives, Carriers, etc. The Nlmrod Theodore Roooevclt. Tho Victim Rhlnoceroo. ALL READY OFFICIAL STATEMENT REGARD ING AFRICAN TRIP. Roosevelt WHI Spend Year In Country Expedition to Be Led by British Guide Those Who Will Go Along. Washington. President Roosovelt, In a stntemont'preparcd by Secretary Walcott of tho Smithsonian Institu tion, has mado his first official an nouncement regarding tho hunting trip to Africa on which ho will start with in two wcoks after ho retires from tho presidency. Tho expedition is to be outfitted by thu Smithsonian institution, the presi dent defraying his own expenses, nnd will gather natural history materials for tho new national museum. Mom bnssa will bo reached In April next year, but no detailed Itinerary bdyond that place has beon mado except the gonornl route to Lake Victoria Nyanza. and thenco down tho Nile to Khar toum, whore. It Is expected, tho party will arrlvo about April, 1910. The offi cial statement follows: "In March, 1909, Thcodoro Roosovelt will head a scientific expedition to Africa, outfitted by tho Smith sonian Institution and starting from Now York city. This expedition will gather nnturnl history mato rials for tho government collec tions, to bo deposited by tho Smith sonian institution In the now United States national musoum at Washing ton. "Resides tho president and his son. Kormlt Roosevelt, tho personnol of tho party, on leaving Now York, will consist of thrco representatives of tha Smlthsonlnu Institution: Maj. Udgar A. 'Moarns, mcdlcnl corps, U. S. A., retired: Mr. Edmund Holler and Mr. J. Alden Luring. On arriving In Africa, tho party will bo enlarged by the addi tion of J. Cunningham, who Is now In Africa preparing tho president's outfit. Ho will havo charge of n numbor of nntlvo porters, who, with necessary animals, will be formed' into a small caravan. "Mr. Rooscvolt and his son will kill tho big game, tho skins nnd skeletons of which will bo prepnred and shipped to tho United States by other mom bors of tho party. Kormlt Roosovelt Is to bo tho official photographer of tho expedition. "The nntlonnl collections aro vory deficient in natural history materials from tho 'dark continent,' and nn of fort will bo mndo by tho expedition to gather gonrnl collections In zoology nnd botany to supply somo of Its defi ciencies; but tho mnln effort will bo to collect the largo and vanishing Af rican nnlmnls. "R. J, Cunlnghnmo, who Is now engaged In assembling tho matcrlnls for Mr. Roosovelt's uso, has beon cm ployed to act as guldo and mnnager of the caravan. "Mr. Ciinlnglinmo also Is an expe rienced collector of natural history stpoelmcns, having mado collections for .ho British museum In Norway and .frlca. Ho Is an Kngllsh floldman who has guided iiumeroui hunting par ties In Africa, and ' who was clilef hunter for tho Field Columbian expo sition. "Edmund Holler, a gradunto of Stan ford university, class of 1901, Is a thor oughly trained naturalist, whoso spe cial work will be iho preparation and preservation of specimens of largo ani mals, Mr. Holler Is about 30 years old. Ills experience, whon asso ciated with Mr. IClIot and Mr. Ackley of tho Field Columbian museum, In collecting big gnmo nnimals In tho THE FUTURE FO sumo portions of Africa In which Mr. Roosovelt will visit, will be u vnlunblo asset to tho oxpi'dltlon. "J. Alden Lorlng Is a Held naturalist, whoso training comprises servlco In tho biological survey of tho dopnrt ment of agriculture, and In tho Bronx Zoological pant, Now York city, as well as on numerous collecting trips through British America, Mexico nnd tho United States. Ho Is about ,18 'years old, of ardent tempornntont and Intensely energetic. "MnJ. Edgar A. Moarns, a retired of flcor of , tho medical corpB of tho army, about 53 y(tars old, will bo tho physi cian of f,hQ,lri) and hnvo chnrgo of tho ;Snilthsiiulau portion or tho party. 116 liaB had 25 years' experience as an army doctor, and Is nlso well known ns a naturalist and collector of nat-' ural history specimens. "No foars need be entortnlned for tho president's snfety from tho attacks of man or beast, as every member of the party Is an excellent rlllo shot. "Tho party will reach Mombassn In April, 1909. No dotnllod ltinornry lias been decided upon, but tho gen eral routo will be up tho Uganda rail way to Nalioal and Lako Victoria Ny anza, a dlstanco of about GDQ miles by rail, thonco crossing Into Uganda, and finally passing down tho Nllo to Cairo. Much of the hunting will bo dono in British East Africa, whero tho Uganda railroad can bo used ns a baso of supplies aud menus of ready trans portation. At least ono great moun tain, possibly Mount Kenla, will bo visited. "Khartoum will bo reached, if all goes well, about April, 1910. Tho ex pedition mny bo expected to spend about ono year on African soil." R HUNT Army Desertions Increase One Per Cent. Leao Than In 1907 and Principally White Soldiers. Washington. Tho cnmpulgn In the war dopartmont against desertions from tho army Is meeting with biic ccbh according to Adjt.-Gen. F. C. Ainsworth, U.-S. A., who Btated In his annual report to tho secretary of war that the relative number of desertions was less in 1908 than In any other fis cal year slnco 1901. Tho desertions during tho fiscal year 1908 woro 4,505, or l.C per cont of tho wholo numbor of enlisted men in sorvico in tho army during that year. In 1907 tho percentage was 5.0 por cent., and In 1900 It reached tho record of 7.1 por cont. Every branch of tho servlco showed a decrcaso In tho number of desertions during tho yenr, with tho slnglo excoption of tho hospital corps, whoro there was a slight Increase, Ilolso Barracks, Idaho, onjoys tho notoriety of having tho most deser tions of nny post, tho numbor there reaching 10,5 por cont., whllo Fort William Honry Harrison, Mont.; Fort Brady, Mich.; Fort Diichosno, Utah, and Fort D. A. Russoll, Wyoming, proved unnttractlvo In tho order enu merated. Gon. Ainsworth points out tho sig nificant fnct that of tho whlto troops 1.75 por cent, woro reported as do sorted, whllo only 0.57 per cent, of thu colored men In tho sorvlc-i deserted. It Is pointed out In tho report that, whllo thoro was an Incroaso in tho au thorized strength of tho army, there was a much Inrger lncteaso In tho actual strength, which was only 9,315 onllsted men abort of the authorized Btrongth on Octobor 15, 1908, as STAMP POUNDER 51 YEARS. Georgo H. Chamberlln, Wisconsin. Holdo Postmaster Record. Kau Claire. Wls.The post ofllccnt Rock Falls, n little village a fuw mlloH west of Kau Claire, was discontinued by tho government nftci nn existence of ovor fl years undor tjiio postmaster, George II. Chnmbor lin, who has served In that capacity over hIiico tho post olllco Was estab lished in isr7. Mr. Chamberlln wns, In nil probability, tho oldest living poslumstor In point of service in tho Unltod States. Mr. Chamberlln, who 1b now 82, hut halo nnd hearty ns a man of CO, was appointed postmaster at Rock Falls In 1857 by President James Buchanan, and though various parties havo al ternated in ruling tho destinies of this nation, Mr. Chumberlln hns served continuously stneo his appointment up to tho present time. Although ap pointed by a Democratic president, Mr. Chamberlln Is u Republican and says ho hn3 always been one. Hosnys that ho hus voted for every Republican nominee for president since 1856. Tho history of Rock Falls Is essen tially n history of Mr. Chamberlln, so closely have his fortunes been Inter woven with thoso of tho llttlo village Mr. Chntnborlln wns born in Now Hnmpshlro and spout hlu early days in Vermont nnd Massachusetts. Ho Bamo to Wisconsin In tho early days of 1851 and cleared a farm neur Urlggs vlllo, In 1852 ho married Miss An toinette Weston. In 18GG Mr. and Mrs. Chnmborlln, with a number of other settlors, canio to this section, and In Juno of that year they settled down ut Rock Falls. Mr. Chambor Hit', who wns something of a survoyor, laid out tho town, nnd lntor tho pres ent village, in ir7 ho was ap pointed postmaster. I RED TAPE MAY COST $100,000. Young Man Stands to Lose a Fortune Through the Government. Muskogee. Okla. Red tape and dll latory proceduro by tho government mny cost William J. Soap and his ns sedates $100,000. Seep Is a young man who heeded tho ndvlco of his mentor, T. N. llnrnsdull, to "go west and grow up with tho country." Ho enmo to tho Creek nation und bought a couple of oil leases at n govornment salo at tho Indian agency at Muskogee. Ho wired RurnsdnH that he had got tho lonses. "Get somo rigs and go to spudding," wan tho laconic answer ho got. llo did. Ho "spudded" nway until ho had 22 wolls down on tho oil lenses, most of thorn producing. Then it was discovered that, for somo reason, tho .department of tho interior had failed to approvo tho leases that had beon bought by Seep. ' Jeff T. Parkes Is tho guardian of Robert Spado and Susan Tumor, two minors on whoso land tho leases had been tnkon. Whon ho found that Seep hud drilled tho wells before tho dopartmont of tho Interior had ap proved of tho lenses, ho brought suit for possession of tho lenses and $160, 000 worth of oil that has been taken from tho wells, on tho ground that young Seep hnd no right to drill or tako oil until his leases had boon ap proved. In thu meantlmo tho department finally upproved tho leases, but tho suit for tho $100,000 worth of oil Is now in tho fedornl court, and Parks also asks that tho louses bo can celed. Money to Be Well Spent. Now York city's growth nnd Its closer attention to matters of public health will lncronBo tho oxponses of tho department of health for next yenr 5020,(112 In salarios. This year tho sal ary list Is $1,013,079. against a deficiency of 20,535 onllstod men on October 1G, 1907. Tho total actual Btrongth of tho army, not In cluding hospltnl corps, on Octobor 1G, 1908, was 78,100, ub compared with 58,998 a year previous. Ab a result of tho riding toBts or dered by tho presidont, 19 olllcora woro placed on tho retired list. PEAR TREE 8TILL LADEN. Fruit Will Be Picked and Stored to Ripen Next Spring. Dovor, Del. A curlouu sight for this tlmo of tho year Is of a poar troo In a yard on tho farm of Shorlff-cloct Wil liam E. Mnlonoy of Kent county, Del nwaro, nt Lebanon, four miles dlstnnt from horo, The trco Is still littlon with fruit, causing the limbs to fairly break with tholr weight. It Is also devoid of a loaf, and hns beon for Hoveral weeks. Mr. Malonoy will booh pick them and get them In somo dry and not too coin piaco ror storage until next March or February, when thoy will begin to ripen. As to just what variety tho pear is Mr. Mnlonoy Is at loss to know, It ro Bombllng In many rospocts tho Jnp- aneso penr. Wlijlo tho actual number of penrs still on tho troo Is unknown, a, sara ostlmato from a basket picked and counted would warrant tho Btnte nient that the tree Iihb now at loas. 1,000 pears upon it. Getting Foothold In China. Window glass manufactories hnvo boon Introduced into China, and tho product which Is a novelty thoro, is ranMly becoming populur. TOOK EDGE OFF THE EFFECT. His Mistake When Ho Boasted of Mod est Act of Charity. Taylor got on the subject of mod esty ono night at tho Press club. "Practically nil nets of charity," said he, "aro performed out ol vanity. Mod est charity is vory raro, yet It la tho only sort that counts, yon 7now, with th or Recording Angel, oil? I re member onco, motoring in tho cast, I enmo to n small town thnt bad suffered from a flood. In tho ompty imat offlco thoro wns n contribution box for tho flood sufferers. "Not u bouI was present. Nobody saw mo or knew inc. 1 pushed a $20 bill Into (ho box nnd slipped away un seen. And thnt net, I claim. Mint mod est net of charity, was worth more than theso acts Involving many thou- ; sands, which nro mado ou public sub scription lists, to tho loud fan faro of trumpotB," Tnylor pnusctl ond relighted his clgnr. His companion said: "Quito right. YourB was genuine modest chnrlty, Tnylor. No wonder you brng about it." Detroit NowB-Trl-bune. JUST A TEST. "Goodness, trouble?" "Nnwthln. I just wanted to bco If I had forgotton how to cry boo-hool" Shear whlto goods, In fact, any flno wash gobds when now, owe much of their attractiveness to tho way thoy aro laundered, this being dono In a manner to enhance tholr toxtllo beau ty. Homo laundering would bo equal ly satisfactory if proper attention was given to starching, tho Unit essential being good Starch, which 1ms sulllciont strength to stiffen, without thickening tho goods, Try Doflnuco Starch and you will bo pleasantly surprised nt tho Improved appearanco of your work. Off for the Woodshed. "Grcal Scott!" snorted tho Irritated old eentleman, ns ho dropped his pa per, "what is all that nolao In tho li brary?' "It's me, grundpa," responded Tom my. "I'm playing I urn a ship pound ing In tho surf." "Playing you nro a ship, oht Well, young man, I think you nood a Bpnnk or." And tho next moment grandpa wnB lipping off his sllppor. The Land of England. Twelve thousand seveu hundred and nlncty-ono persons own fjr-fifths ol tho soil or England, their aggregate property, exclusive of thnt within tho motropolltun boundaries, bolng 40,180, 77G ncros. In liolnt of fnct. tho num bor of ownora of four-fifths of tho Eng lish laud Is nearer 5,000 than 12,000. Of theso GOO nro noblomon, nnd four or flvo of theso Bwnllow up tho rest. Now York American. Tho extraordinary popularity of flho whlto goods this summer nmkca tho choice of Starch a piattcr or great Im portance. Deflnnco Starch, being froo from nil Injurious chemicals, is tho only ono which 1b safo to uao on flno fabrics. Its groat strength an a stiffen or makes half tho usual quantity 0tf Starch necessary, with tho result of parfect finish, equal to that when tho fiooilB woro now. Rain or Shine. Small Vallaco accepted an invita tion to a party, us follows: "Dour Loulno I will como to your parly If It don't rain" (then thinking that ho might havo to Btuy homo in thnt enso) "und ir It docs." Tho De lineator. It Would Seem So. Giles Tho camel should bo the most courageous of nil animals, Miles Rocauso why? Giles Hccauso It 1b nearly nil back bono. Seo? Adversity Is tho trial of principle Without It a mnn hnnHy knows whether ho is honest or not. -Fielding. 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