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I I , TREATED AS FIRST I I Theodorc Roosevelt Most Highly Honored in Europe. EXCITING INCIDENT IN ROME 'Former President Delivered Scholarly Lectures In Paris, Berlin and Ox ford Represented His Country at King Edward's Funeral. Scarcely less Interesting than Ills hunting trij) In Africa, ami ut times almost aa exciting, were tho advcti titres of Col. Thcotloro Roosevelt In Europe. There ho desired to bo treat ed as u man of loiters and science, rather than ua n sportsman, and his Heslro was gratllled. Hut In addition, Europe insisted on receiving hlin us tho moat distinguished American of the time, and everywhere ho went honors wero showered on him. Em perors, kings, princes and nil manner of loyalties and nobility greeted him, dined him and toasted htm, and thu people in all tho lumls tlmt he visited .L,lirn0(1 ollt ,n vust throngs to see him nnd chuor him. In Paris, Chrlstlunlu, Horlln and Ox ford Mr. Hoosevolt delivered scholarly public addresses and tho literary and scientific circles opened to let him In and marveled at the wide scope of his knowledge. Tho event connected with Mr. atoosovolt'o European tour that aroused tho most Interest and oxclto inent occurred itamodlately nftor his lixrivul in Italy curly In April. lief ore he left Africa his desire to pay his respects to tho popo had been con veyed to tho Vatican and tho holy father had Intimated that he would bo glad to boo tho distinguished Ameri can. About the same time former Vice-President Fairbanks was in Home and had arranged for an audi ence at the Vatican which was can celled by tho popo because Mr. Fair banks llrst addressed tho Methodist nlssion In Homo. Vhou Colonel Hoosevolt reached tho Eternal City ho 2otu atoroograpu, copyright, Iiy UnJimrxvl .t Underwood, N. Y. COL. ROOSEVELT IN VENICE received, through tho Ameilcan minis ter, a mesfago from Cardinal Merry del Val, papal secretary of state, to tho effect that tho popo would grant an audience to Mr. Roosevelt If ho did not repeat tho mlstako made by Mr. Fairbanks. Tho colonel promptly called it all off, statin;; that ns an in dependent Amorican citizen ho could not submit to such resttlctions. The 'M liriii uwwww-Miji. w i..- . :.MjrAuirn 'ufta(iXjJ--' :-T7 SfraSBsua-. Leaving the Sorbonne, Paris. hond of tho Methodist mission tried to mako religious capital out of this, and Mr. Hoosovolt thorcupon canceled tho plans for a general reception to which tho Methodists hnd boou invited. Thus, with his usual luck and facility for "coming out on top," ho had tho best of the matter nil around and his conduct wub gouorally commended nil over tho world. Mr. nnd Mrs. Roosovelt and Kermlt wero received by tho king nnd cpicon of Italy nnd spent some days In that country. Tho colonol and his wlfo vis ited Venlco nnd traveled once ngaln tho nivlora routo that they passed ovor on their honeymoon, and next Mr. Hoosovelt visited Vionna and Huda- pest, whore he was gUen a royal wl conio. Paris was next on his Itinerary, and there on April 23 ho lectured in tho Sorbonno before a great audlenco of savants and students. The municipal ity and Its officials, tho president of France and various learned societies vied with each other in doing honor to tho visitor, and for amusement ho was taken to tho field of aviation, whoro ho saw some exciting aeroplane flights. Traveling northward somewhat leis urely, by way of llrussels, Amsterdam and Copenhagen, Mr. Hoosovell ar rived at Christiana and delivered an address on international peace before tho Nobel prize commission, which had awarded to him tho Nobel pcaco prlzu for his successful efforts to end tho Husslan-Japaneso war. Emperor William had made great ' "t V'ir.M V I A!' i :s &&aJ&C$8&t Taking the Air In Austria. plans for tho entertainment of tho ex president In Horlln, but tho death of King Edward caused thu curtailment of tho program to a considerable ex tent. Instead of being tho kaiser's guest in tho palace, Mr. Roosevelt stopped at tho American embassy, and though William received him and dlned him nnd showed him tho Gor man army In maneuvers, tho mora spectacular and public features wero omitted. On May 12 Mr. Roosevelt de livered at the University of Uerlin nn address on modern civilization which was highly praised for its scholarly quulltics. Having boon appointed special am bassador of tho United States to at tend tho funeral of King Edward, Col onel Roosevelt next crossed tho chan nel to England, and when the body of tho dead monarch was curried to tho tomb ho was 0110 of tho remarkable crowd of royal porsonages and distin guished men that followed tho gun carriage on which Edward's collln was borne. Aftor thu funeral ho wan re ceived by King Gcorgo and Quean iuary and by tho widowed queen mother, and in n quiet way made nec essary by tho mourning of tho nation much attention was bhown him. This culminated, in London, by a reception lu tho Guild Hall, at which tho free dom of tho city in a gold casket was presented to him. Ho was tho guest, thereafter, of several prominent Englishmen, and on Juno 7 ho delivered tho Romanes lecture at Oxford, which had boon postponed by tho demise of tho king), This was tho most pretentious of all his European addresses nnd tho best, ills subject was "Hlologlcal Analogies in History." The University of Cambridge hon ored Mr. Roosevelt by conferring up on him tho degrco of doctor of laws, and the occasion sorved to demon etrato his popularity with all classes. As Mr. Roosevelt accepted his di ploma from tho hands of Vlco-Chnn-collor AInson, tho students who crowd ed tho galleries shouted "Teddy! Teddy!" and let down a largo Teddy bear from tho celling. Tho whole audlenco cheered nnd tho colonol, ns lie passed out, umlllngly patted tho Teddy bear. Later thut day Mr. Roosevelt addressed 700 graduates, on all kinds of topics, On Juno 11 tho trnvcler, together with Mrs. Roosovolt, Kermlt and Miss Ethel, sailed on tho Kalserin Augusto Victoria on their way to New York and tho rousing wolcomo that ho know wus awaiting him from his fellow countrymen, unNUY FortDYca x ' f ; H ROOSEVELT'S INT FOR AFRICAN GAME Lions and Other Animals Shot in Large Numbers. 'YEAR ON DARK CONTINENT Naturalists Collected Hundreds of Specimens for the Smithsonian Institution Kermlt Photog rapher of the Party. Theodore Roosevelt's hunting trip In I Africa, olllclnlly known as tho Smith ' tFOiilnn African expedition, lasted near I ly eleven mouths and was most suc cessful In every way. Tho colonel's desire to hunt big game was not all that was back of the trip, for the Smithsonian Institution wanted spool- mens of the fauna and Horn of tho ; Hirk Continent and commissioned the . president to obtain them. For this 1 reason, a part of tho expenses wero r.orne- by the Institution, but Mr. I Roosevelt paid all the expenses of iiimscu ami uis son Kcrmit, presuma bly earning much of them by his arti cles In a magazine for which ho re ceived a record-breaking price. Not wasting much time after leav ing tho White House, Colonel ltoo.se Yelt sailed from New York on tho ntcnmshlp Hamburg, headed for Na ples. With him were Kortnlt nnd three naturalists, Mnjor Mearns, Ed faiund Hellor nnd J. Alden Lorlng, nnd ntowed In the hold wub most of their Qlnborato outfit for killing or photo graphing tho animals of East Africa rind for preserving tho specimens des tined for tho Smithsonian institution. Permit hud trained himself to bo the Orom itrreijrph.corjrrlKbt. Uy UnilerwouA i Underwood, N. V. IN THE AFRICAN JUNGLE chief photographer of tho expedition, but ho also turned out to bo consider tiblo of a hunter. A great throng of friends and ad Jmlrers bado tho colonel farewell, and ho sailed away, but could not entirely sopnruto himself from tho world, for practically all tho way across tho At lantic wireless communication with tho Ilnmburg was maintained. More over, at tho Azores, and ngaln at Gibraltar, ho found tho ofllclals and people insisted on doing him honor, nnd when ho reached Naples on April ! tho entire populace turned out to greet him with flowers nnd cheers. Hoarding tho German steamship Ad miral for Mombasa, Mr. Roosovelt found in his cabin a quantity of low ers nnd a letter from Emperor William wishing him "good hunting." At Mes sina a stop was mado to view tho earthquake ruins, and there, at King Victor Emmanuel's request, Mr. Rooso-; volt and Kcrmit visited tho Italian monarch on board tho battleship Rex Umberto. Tho party arrived at Mom basa April 21 and was received by Acting Governor Jackson, who had been instructed by tho Hrltlsh govern ment to do all In his power to further tho plnns of tho expedition. Unusual privileges wero granted tho huntors, nnd Mr. Roosovelt nnd Kermlt wore licensed to Mil lions. At Mombasa the party was Joined by It. J. Cunlnghamo, a voteran Afrl can hunter and explorer, nnd Lcsllo J. Tarloton, and theso two managed tho expedition In a most able manner. Taking train to Knpitll plains, tho party becunio the guests of Sir Alfred 1'caso on his ranch. An immense caravan of 2G0 persons wns orgnnlzod nnd on April 25 Colonel Roosovolt had his llrst African hunt. On this occasion ho bagged two wlldobccsts nnd a Thompson's gazollo. April 30 was a notablo day in tho camp on tho Athl, for on that day tho first lions foil victims to tho marksmanship of tho Roosovelts. Theodore bhot two and Kermlt ono, nnd there was great rejoicing among the natives who raaae up tho caravan. After that tho big gnmo came fast nnd cheetahs, glrnffoa, rhinoceroses nnd more lions wore added to the list, In nil 14 varieties of anlmnls being secured. Mennwhllo Kormlt was busy with his cameras nnd the naturalists prepared the spe cimens. Oeorgo McMillan, an American, was tho next host of the hunters, and tiev orat weeks were spent on his lino .lu Jn ranch and In tho surrounding conn try. There tho gnmo was very plenti ful nnd many flue specimens wero bagged. Members of tho parly made several extensive trips of exploration notably on and around Mount Kenla. Tho expedition left East Africa De comber lit. crossed 1'ganda and went down the Whlto Nile, getting buck to compnratUo civilization at GondoUoro. There they went aboard a steamer put at their disposal by the sirdar, and Join lie ed to Khartum, whole Mrs. Homovolt met her husband, and accompanied him lu a leisurely tilt to Cairo. During his stay lu Egypt Col onel Room volt was the recipient of many honors and made several speeches One of them. In which ho praised the administration of the Hrltloh. i:io oonsldoinbln offense to tho natlw Nationalists. At the end of March the ltooscvolts sailed for Italy. In a preliminary report to tho Smlthbonlaii Institution Mr. Roosevelt summarlid the material results of tho expedition as follow f "On the trip Mr. Heller has pie pared 1,020 specimens of mammals, the majority of laigo sire; Mr. Lorlng has prepared :i,ll'i3, and Doctor Mearns 714 a total of 4,897 miimmiils. Of birds, Doctor .Meatus has prepared nearly H.IOO, Mr. Lorlng M)9. and Mr. licltar about lift y a total of about 4,000 birds. "Of reptiles and balrachians, Messrs. Mearns, Lorlng nnd Heller collected about 2.000. "Of llshes, about .100 wero collected. Doctor Mearns collected marine llshes near Mombnsu. and fresh water llshes elsowhere In Hrltlsh East Africa, and he and Cunlnghumc collected llshes In tho Whlto Nile. "This makes, In ul, of vertebrntes: Mniuiiml.s J,sft7 lllnlH (about 4.OJ0 ltoitllofl ami tijtraclilnim (ulmut) 2,000 KIhIh-s (about) fiOO Total ..11,3'J7 "Tho Invortobrntcs wero collected chiefly by Doctor Mearns, with somo assistance from Messrs. Cunlnghamo and Kermlt Rooncvolt. "A fow marine shells were collected near Mombasa, and laud and fresh wator sholls throughout the regions visited, ns well as crabs, beetles, inllll peds, nnd other Invertebrates. "Several thousand plants were col lected throughout tho regions visited by Doctor Mearns, who employed nnd trained for tho work a M'nyumnozl named Makangarrl, who soon learned how to mako very good specimens, nnd turned out an excellent man In every way. "Anthropological materials wore gathered by Doctor Mearns, with somo nsslstanco from others; a collection was contributed by Major Ross, an American In tho government servlco ut Nairobi." E. WEHSTEU. To Remove a Paint Stain. To removo tho unsightly stain oi paint spilled on tho doorstep, try tho following plnn: Mnko a strong solu tion of potash nnd wet tho stain well with this, keeping it wot until tho paint becomes soft. In a short tlmo It .will readily rub looso nnd It may then be washed off with Eoap nnd wnter. It any color Iiub ponotrated tho libers of tho wood keep tho spot well wet with the solution, and It will shortly dlsnppear. Hnlnt which has been left on for somo tlmo will yield to this treatment. Well Supplied, Hcnovolont Lndy (to Bhowglrl) And, dear child, havo you no homo? Showgirl Yon, Indeed. My fathor and mother havo both married again and I am wolcomo at either ploco. Life. Happe TKT THT M . 1 w m n m , r j-ypTTasss Co-eds Fail in a Test By Munsterberg BOSTON - t'rof. Hugo Munnlor berg gave a demonstration of bin psychological method of detecting crime before the class of philosophy In Radcllffo college, the feminine an nov of Harvard. Taking three girl volunteers us nubjecta, tho professor pun I'd that no matter how thoy at tempted to evade him, ho could read their minds, or rather their actions, as manifestations of what was lu their minds, Resides demonstrating his own theory l'rofessor Munsturborg proved that ho has solved the problem of rending a womun's mind, and that lu future tho thoughts of the wlfo will bo nn open book to tho husband. Tho possibilities of tho professor's demonstration can hardly ho esti mated. Tho three girls who submitted to tho test uro Helen Thayer of tho class of 1911, Ruby Hobb, a senior, nnd Miss Ronton of tho class of 1912. Tho professor told tho class Hint ho had soveral clippings from a morn ing paper on everyday subjects. Ho would havo tho thrco glrlB each draw a clipping In such a way that ho would not sco tho drawing. Then ho would Hnd out from them what clippings they had. The condition the prefessor Im Bulldog Meets His CHICAGO. Crib, a bull terrier owned by Charles Ayres, an archi tect of Evnnston, nnd thu canine scourge of tho neighborhood, In In mourning, and nil because of a rac coon that is supposed to havo como from tho sylvan solitude around Gross point and wandered Into tho university town ono morning. Crib Is "somo lighter," according to Evnnston chronicles. All tho other dogs in tho neighborhood curl tholr tnlls between their legs nnd silently slink Into tho nearest placo of rofugo when ' ho strolls majestically down thu sidewalk. And na for eats lie eats 'em alive. With tho courage born of mnny vic tories nnd no defeats Crib was prowl ing about tho Ayres homestead about two o'clock in the morning. Suddenly around tho corner of tho back fenco there crept across a patch of moon Hearty Laughter (WiystMz yVHAT A www. GUE56 I JU LAUGH IT AVYAY. Hf -h .OWOUCH-OO-O CHICAGO. Threatening tho very livelihood of tho physician, tho health department continues to dis close professional secrets In Its week ly bulletin of "Ilealthogrnms," which recently contained freo ndvico for tho prevention and cure of dyspepsia without pills or doctor, if you fool a shnrp, agonizing scries of pains that you suspect might bo duo to dyspep sla, Just laugh. Keep right on laughing until tho pain is gone, and (hen laugh somo more to keep it away. Mako a prac tlso of laughing for a fow minutes ovcry day, selecting witty companions that tho laughter may bo heartfelt nnd therefore more ofllcaclous, for Would Doff the SAN FRANCISCO. Deprecating tho wcnrlng of tho queue, certain Chi ueso of tho Pacific coast are asking tho emperor to bo allowed to discard tho trailing nppendnngo and coif their brunetto locks n la American. Also would thoy desire to discard tho llowlug robes of tho flowery kingdom nnd conform their dress ex clusively to tho attlro of their adopt ed land. Traditional respect, howovor, for tho ruler of their country restrains theso moderns from hasty action and thoy nwnlt an imperial rescript 011 thu subject. To secure tho royal pormlsslon a memorial Iiob been Intrusted to Prlnco Teal Tao, tho Clilueso minister of war and undo of tho emporor, for presentation to tho throno. Tho memorial, it Is said, coutalncd theso passages: Wy& VO rKS i Xe.jm HUiX sgsg ) l:LjccHm- Iff IhwSw A tit MM Mtt J ' A rairv - - Zfo y a 6 n i :.-'-. n ri posed wns that when ho nald a worn the girl spoken to should wlUiln :i second nay somo other word brought Into her mind. Professor Monster berg asked ench of the three girls to try to deceive him as to which clipping they hnd, Just as a criminal would try to mislead him in trying to detect what crime ho had com mlttcd. Tho professor shot several wonD ut random at the llrst girl, and nhe nuswered hack us quickly with nny woid that came Into her head. When a word connected prominently with the clipping was sprung, however, (here was a significant pause, for tho llrnt thought Injected Into tho girl's mind was thu clipping ami she in stuntly exposed that before sho wan able to think up something with which to mislead Muiuttorberg. One of tho clippings drawn by tho girls told of ex-1'rcsldent Roosevelt's reception by tho emperor of (or many. When Professor Munsterberg sprung tho word emperor on tho girl who held the clipping, she could nut answer without n pause. The pause lu tho llrst test was 18 necondu, In, tho last two tests about half that; tlmo. This Undcllfte collogo tost was roi garded as the most successful demouj titration Professor MunBterborg hns so far mado of tho psychologic moth oil of detecting crlmo. A short tlnu ago, however, lie experimented wltli a man suspected of forging a check; and his plan worked perfectly. A sig nificant pause followed both tho word "bank" and "check" when ad dressed to tho suspected man. Match in a Coon light a stocky figure, with bushy, at raised tall. A wild yelp of delight shattered thu classic Hlleuco of Evaustou, nnd Crib, tho champion, "mixed It" with the pro sumptuous Intruder. In a moment Uic uir resounded with other yelps, but nlnn for Crib not yelps of victory. Mr. Ayres wns dreaming peacefully when the sounds of lie ice combat smote upon his oar. In his pajamas, ho dashed down the stairs and Into tho yard, where ho behold tho visiting combatant rapidly reducing tho hith erto unlacoratcd hide of Crib, tho ter ror of Itinerant cats, to tho prover bial shreds. An empty cracker box happened to bo standing on tho porch, and Mr. Ayres grabbed It and plnced It (Irm ly over Mr. Coon nnd then planted himself upon It and added ills voice to tho lamentations of Crib. Tho coon Is now on exhibition in n hastily constructed case on tho Ayres back porch, but tho valiant Crib will not bo on exhibition for a week or more. When interviewed ho said in catiluo language that lie was glad to bo alive. Death to Pill Trade tho new hcalthogrum I3: "First aid to tho dyspeptic a good laugh." Seemingly bent on "bearing" tho pill market, tho lltcrary-sclontlilc wri ter of tho hoalthograms goes on to admonish Chlcngouns, ns follows: "Tight lacing is a narrow practise. "Hygiene Is humanity's hope. "Too much fresh air is just enough. "Tho proper appreciation of health will delay its depreciation. "Your worst cnomy tho common housefly. 'Tho typhoid fly.' Swat him. "Smallpox Is a dlsgraco. Savo your reputation and your faco by vaccina tlon. "While mothers arc working 1 11 fac tories, infants may bo wasting in thu homes. "Laughter is tho sunshine of ex istence: flood youraolt with It, lot It overflow to others. "Scats for women employees and op portunlty to use them would loavu many hospital beds vacant." "Pigtail" and Robes "As wo look around ut tho vnriout nations of tho world, wo observe all tho strong nations nro without thu queue. Tho qucuo Is not necessary te the well-being of man, and it is ox ceedingly Inconvenient. "It is tho custom in China to wear long robes with wido uloovos, making tho men of our nation look llko the women of other lands. Tho coitumo Is like thut of tho Aunameso nnd the Koreans, two nntlons that havo pnr Ishcd. "Furthermore, our wholo costume makes us thu laughing stock of ovory nation." Must Deliver the Goods. "Statesmanship has Us cures," said ono eminent citizen. "Yes," replied tho othor; "when a statesman travels, ho bus to got up speeches for tho peoplo to read, In btcad of merely sending homo post cards," Needed Now. Mrs. Stubb (reading) In ancient citloj tho walla between tho houses wero often GO fcot high. Mr. Stubb What a grand nchomq, to prevont back-yard gossiping." istcirA f' i 1 J ' tf W'HH- " ",. tffrvw VZ3&fjnK2Xi2Erm22X :m.