THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE. JUNE 7. 1K&
Some Future Admirals in Whose Careers Nebraska is Much Interested
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HENRT DAVIS M'OUIRE,
Omtht.
OUR Omaha boys, all of thero
cadet offlce-re in tht class,
will be graduated next week
from the United State Naval
academy at Annapolis. All will
return home on short fur-
F
lough awaiting orders. In addition to the
four Omahani' Nebraaka la represented
la tha graduation exercises by three other
torn, and South Dakota comes If for a
share of the glory of the occasion by hav
ing one of its sons selected to bead tha en
tire class.
The four Omaha boys are Alexander
Mark Charlton. Harry Davis McOulre.
David Calvin Patterson, jr., and Frank
Joseph Will. All of them s-raudated from
the Omaha High achool and at the academy
received marks of credit.
Alexander Mark Charlton Is a son of the
Iste A. O. Charlton and was graduated from
the high school In the class of 19i. Ha was
appointed to the academy by Congrrasman
Hitchcock and. ther distinguished hlrruelf
by attaining a grade of sS per cent In all
branches. Of him the "Lucky Bag," pub
lished by the cadets, says:
"A thoughtful man, conscientious In the
performance of his duties. Oenerally knows
what he Is talking about, but has naturally
a quiet disposition. Loves solitude and a
good pipe above all things. Ia quite a suc
ceaa In the fussing Una. Says he would
not have dona himself Justice at tha
academy had he not been a 'star,' be
cause it's such an easy honor to achieve."
All tha , cadets are nicknamed at the
academy and "Oorrlla Ben" waa the name
tagged to Charlton by his fellows. The
description of the cadets In tha "Lucky
Bag" are somewhat facetious.
Harry Davis McOulre waa appointed to
Annapolis by Senator Millard. He Is a son
of P. McOulre, a real estate dealer offici
ating with Fltsgerald & Co. in the Board
of Trade building. He waa nicknamed
Ukerewe is Biggest
(Copyright, by Frank O. Carpenter )
KEREWE ISLAND. Lake Vic
toria, -(Special Correspondence
of Tha Re.) Away out here in
tha heart of East Africa, 100
mile below tha equator, oa the
biggest Island in Victoria Ny-
u
l find an American acting as boss.
He to tha only white man oa the island
and ha has surrounding him something
Ilka 26,000 natives. He cama ont to Africa
expecting to make a fortune la gold mining
and Ivory, but tha mines did not pay and
the elephants were scare and so be settled
down out here In tha wilds. His business
Is that of a wood cuttsr and ha baa a con
cession to furnish fuel for the lake steam
ers. Ukerewe Is densely wooded, and thla
man haa a big gang of blaoka cutting
down trees and carrying tha wood to the
shore. His home la a double but away off
by Itself, a half mile from tha nearest
village, and not far from tha UtUa wooden
aIer at which our steamer Is tying. It la
made of can and thatch and has only two
rooms, with a passageway through tha
center. There are several other huts at
the back, which axe occupied by bis serv
ants. The villages In which bis men lira
are not far away. Thla man's nam la
Henry Self art. He la about M year of
age and la well draaeed and good looking.
1U li Tory Intelligent, bat ha seems to
Ilka his Ufa out bar among tha eavag
people. Ha tella in ba la paid a muoa
for awry hundred eublo feet of wood fur
tdahed and that hi job la a profitable one.
He says that b baa bad but 11 til trouble
with, the native, and aa I went about with,
blm over tha Island I could see that they
bowed down to blm everywhere.
Laurgjeat Island ( Lake Victoria.
The Island of Ukerewe la the largest In
Lake Victoria. The lake to spotted with
islands. They run all around the shore
and there are several large archipelago.
Republican National Convention
(Continued from Pag Two.)
elected to an office, wttb th exception of
being chosen a delegate.
F. P. Voter of Laurel was born at 'West
Farmlngton, Me,, December 28, IStJ. When
U years old ho moved with his parents
. to Lyons, this state. He attended the law
gepartmsut of the Stat university in the
tarly 'W and In UH moved to Laurel,
wher he has sine resided and practiced
bis profession. Ten years ago ha married
Miss Eva Brockway, formerly of Laurel.
They have thro children, two girls and a
toy. Mr. Voter la chairman of th Cedar
warty republican central commit U. has
oven a member of the achool board seven
years ajxl waa elected to the legislature
In 'jot 11 Is a staunch republican and has
dune good work for his party.
T. E. Williams of Aurora is a native, of
Wisconsin, born in IMS. Leaving Cornell
university In 1S71. be engaged In publio
school work until 1S84. when be entered the
mercantile business. The rigorous Wiscon
sin climate was too much for Mrs. Wil
liams and In 1 they moved to Nebraska,
eetlllng in Aurora, wher Mr. WlUlama
became cashier of the First National bank.
Upon ths death of President Btreetor Mr.
Williams succeeded to that Office. Mr.
Williams has always been a republican,
but has never sought office. While living
in Wisconsin, however, be wss prevailed
upon to run for the legUlatur on th
ground that he alone could be elected, and
aeived one term In the assembly.
Samuel Rlnaker of Beatrice, Neb.. Is a
native of CarlmvllU. 111., where be waa
bora la 1A He as educated at Black
burn university. Carlinvilla, after which b
look a course at the Tale Law school. Ha
as admitted t th bar of Illinois In 1W4.
and shortly thereafter removed to Ne
braska, settling at Beatrice, which baa
iaos been bla home. U was twio elected
ouuuty attorney of Gag county and waa
for a number of year associated In tha law
nanasraUa of OrigaA RinaAst Bibb aX
ROBERT ANT)REW BURG.
Grand Island. Neb. t
Molly by the cadeta at the academy, and
of him the academy publication, following
thla quotation from Shakespeare: "I ant
earnest.' . I will not retract a single word I
I will be heard," says:
"A neat, dapper little Iriahman with a
slight touch of brogue and a tongue for
blarney. Very handy with the glove', and
looks too sweet Tor words when ready to
bruise. A descendant of the famous 'Molly
McGulres,' from whom he inherited an
enormous capacity for rough-house. At
times ahows glimmerings of sanity, but the
occasions are few and far between."
David Calvin Pntterson, Jr., has won a
medal for sharpshootlng and a first prise
for sailing at ths academy. He Is a son
of D. C Patterson and was appointed by
Congressman Hitchcock, following his
graduation from the Omaha High school
In 1904,
"A wild-eyed Irishman of the quirk
tempered variety," says the "Lucky Bag"
of this cade, who has been dubbed "Pat"
at the academy. "Goes wild under the
least provocation, but soon Comes to and
becomes manageable with careful hand
ling. Rhinos to amuse himself and to pass
the Idle moments away, but when Satur
day comes crawls out of his shell and does
tall fussing stunts. Ftrst class cruise had
things all his own way at Pequot. Played
a mighty good right end on the class foot
ball team."
A quotation from Shakespeare la printed
under Patterson's picture also: "Lofty and
sour to them that loved him not. but to
those men that sought him, sweet as sum
mer." ,
Frank Joseph Wine, a protege of General
Manderson. was appointed by Senator
Dietrich and stands high I ntha rceords
at the naval school. He was called "Billy"
by the cadets and a quotation from
Byron Is used to describe his character
istics! "Sublime tobacco!, which from eaat
On of these la the Buynma Islands, which
fringe Napoleon gulf, out of whloh f.ows
the great river Nile. Another Is the Sesse
group at the northwest, lying south of.
Entebbe and running south and almost to
German Ernst Africa, and a third Is this
Ukerewe group, away down at tha south
east. In the German territory.
I came her from Mwanxa, the chief
fortified station of the German government
In thla part of the world, and our steamer
ooastsd the Island for a long distance be
fore w landed. Ukerewe la more tropical
than any other part of the lake. The Island
la fringed with banana plantations and
dens forests cover kt bills. Ther are
many village along tbe shores, and I am
told that the population all told Is about
IB, 000. The people are blacks, who go al
most saked. They wear nothing but goat
skins or bit of bark cloth, which are tied
over their shoulders and around the waist.
Bom bar a heart-shaped apron of goat
akin tat front and behind, and others wear
aprena of whole skins which fail to tha
knees. Tbe man sometimes pull such
apron around behind them when they ait
so that they serve as cushions.
Mr. Belfert calls these natives th
Wakerew. Aa w went about together
among them w were everywhere well
treated. Tbe people seemed quiet and they
allowed me to go Into their huts and make
photographs. They have pronounced negro
feetusea. with thick lips and flat noses.
Thalr hair is wooly where It la left to
grow, but In most caaea a part of the bead
is shaved close. Some of th men cut off
all th wool excepting a lock on the orown,
which they tl up In banana fiber so that
It stands Ilk a born, straight up on th
head. Others shave the head In spots.
Only a few of the people have -Jewelry.
They are too poor to buy th costly brass
and Iron wlr which are so much worn on
th mainland. I aaw one woman who had
on an Ivory bracelet, and a man who wore
Beat rice, the foremost law firm of th
southern part af tha state.
A. W. Bterne of Grand Island waa also
born in Germany and Is likewise engaged In
th mercantile business. Ha earns to this
country with his parents in 1&T8 and located
at Grand Island. In 1390 ha was married
to Miss Nettlo Woolstenholm of Lancaster,
Wis., and has two daughters, both attend
ing the Grand Island High school. blr.
sterna has been known for years as ft
staunch republican, and in l&tt was elected
a delegate to the national convention of th
Republican league, which was held la
Milwaukee that year For five years h
was a member of U.e Grand Island city
council.
Oscar O. Snyder of O'NVill wss bom In
Madlaon county. Iowa, but haa lived In
Nebraska most of hla life. He engaged In
the lumbar business in 184 snd waa presi
dent of th Nebraska Lumber Dealers' as
sociation. He was largely Interested In
opening lumbering Interests along the Great
Northern, Burlington and. Northwestern
roads in northern Nebraska and southern
South Dakota and la as well known as any
lumberman in the stste. He was grand
master of the Odd Fellow In 1839-10 and
represented this state four different time
In the aoverelgn grand lodge of the world.
He la also a Knight Templar Mason. Mr.
Snyder haa known no party other than tha
republican! of which he haa been a loyal
and life-long member.
Walter A. George of Broken Bow la also
a banker, being president of the Security
State bank of that city and part owner of
the Stale bank at Berwyn. He was born In
Par, vers, lias, in 1S&L Ia IrM he moved
to Nebraska, settling In Custer county on
th South Loup river, Georgetown postof
flc being named for th family. He waa
ther engaged In th ranch business, but
sold out la 1SND and moved to Broken Bow.
Mr. Georg waa elected treasurer of Cus
ter county In 1901 and was re-elected tn.
1&4 and waa oae of the fitet republican ta
break tha populist rule U that county. Ha
waa also on of th suparvtaors of th
county thrw term. This spring b was
unanrmoasly elected says af Brkst Bow
for lb (bird tlxa.
FRANK JOSEPH WILLE,
V mail a.
ALVA LrTE,
' Oxford. Neb.
to west cheers the tar's labour or the
Turkman's rest." The "Lucky Bag" has
this to say of this Omaha cadet:
" There's no place on earth like Omaha
and the wild and woolly west.' Possesses
a pleasant disposition naturally, but when
aroused can use bis tongue exceedingly
well. For personal reasons had a tendency
to be split. Haa a three years' cruise
reputation for never doing a thing but sit
and smoke. Holds the navy responsible
for his vices and swears lt'a no place for
a youth of high morale. 'The joke Ik on
Willie.' " T
The other Nebraska youths to graduate
Island in Victoria Nyanza and
an anklet composed of a section of ivory
tusk hollowed out. Others had bit of
bones and glass beads tied to their hair.
Nearly all were smeared over- with grease,
and such as bad hair had so covered it
with oil that th smell was pronounced. '
The Villages are composed of rude but
mad of can and poles and covered with
grass. They have doors at th front so
low that one has to stoop to go In. Over
some of th doors ar Iron bells, which are
hung ther so that If an evil spirit comes
in It will bump Its head against the bell
and warn the owners and perhaps be
cared away. Th people are superstitious.
They believe In devils of all kinds and witch
doctors. They have little idols before
which they pray and a part of their relig
ion to a worship of shakes. Ther ar
many poisonous reptiles her, but the na
tives will not kill them nor drive them out
of their huts; and they are said to consider
death by tha bit of a soak a sure pass
port to heaven.
Wakerwwe Islands has dense forests,
which ar just filled with monkeys. They
chattered at us out of the branches aa wa
walked through the woods, scampering
away a w pointed our runs at them.
Ther ar also many hippopotami her. They
live all along the shores and go from
ther back Into th country. They ar
harpooned by tW natives. Mr. Belfert tells
ms that ther la a herd of eleven elephants
In this part of the island, but that tha Ger
man government has made It a penalty
to shoot them and they ar not molested.
During our stay here tha steamer has
taken on a doxen cords or so of Ukerewe
woods. This was brought on board by a
gang of black natives who carried It on
their heads from the place wher they were
chopping th trees. The distance la, I
Judge, at least a mile from th landing.
Both men and women are engaged In the
work, and their wages were about 4 or
cents a dsy. They are all under this
American, who Is Just one foreigner among
16.000 blacka. and notwithstanding this,
bosses them an.
Bavama Islands.
I wish I could show you som of the
Islands about which I have been travel
ing 'for the last few month. Kavlrondo
gulf to separated from th lake by a
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ALEXANDER MARK CHARLTON,
Omaha.
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FRED THOMAS BERRT.
Logan, la.
next week from the academy are Robert
Andrew Burg of Grand Island. Edwin
Guthrie of Harrison and Alva Lee of Ox
ford. All of them are "written up" In the
"Lucky Bag" and their nicknames pub
lished. Harry Booth Hlrd of Sturgts, B. D., is
the cadet chosen to head the class and
the academy book has the following to
say of him undef this quotation from
George Ade: "How many fine people there
are In this world If you only scratch 'em
deep enough." x
"A quiet and Industrious youth of few
words. Has radiant blonde hair that Is
fringe of Islands, and it was at these
we stopped on our way out from Port Flor
ence. In going to Ripon Tails and the
source of the Nile we passed through the
Buvuma Islands and spent some tiro n
the Bess Archipelago as we sailed south
ward Into German East Africa. Tbe larg
est group of Islands In Lake Victoria is
the Sesse, which . belong to Great Britain,
and next to them are th Buvuma island,
also British, which 11 at th north of th
lak?, making a series of big stepping stones
almost across Napoleon gulf,
Th Buvuma Islands are beautiful. At
a dUtance they might be taken for some
of tha Thousand Islands of th St. Law
rence. Some of them are covered with
grass, and others are high and well
wooded. Buvuma Island, which la th chief
of th group. Is shaped like an octovua.
It has a center about 2.000 feet high, and
from this great green tentacles branch out
Into ths sea. It Is not unlike the Island of
Celebes In shape. This island Is fertile and
It has a large population. Its peopls live
In thatched huts, each of which ends In a
steeple bound around with grass. Th
shores ar covered with banana plantation
and the houses shin like silver out of th
green. The Buvuma natives are much Ilk
th Basogas. who live on th mainland
abodt the source of the Nile, not far away.
They dress in bark cloth, and th woman
often wear only fringes of banana leaves,
which ar tied to a cord about the waist.
The men buy their wives with cattle, and
very man baa as many wives as ha can
afford.
Asaaaaj th Islander.
Th Sesse Islands are off the shore of
Uganda, th largest of them being only
three miles from the mainland. They ar
governed by the king of Uganda, and have
a representation In the lukiko, or council
of chiefs, at Hengo. The principal chief
gets I1.00 a year from tha British govern
ment. These Islands ar th largest and best
In all Lak Victoria. There ar sixty-two
of them, of which forty-two ar Inhabited.
In tha past they have bad a large popula
tion, but within two or three years the
sleeping sickness haa broken out ther and
thousands have died. There Is a large hos
pital oa th island, and this, for tbe greater
OH UXXiUBWa 1 Ufa NO.
JOHN FRANTOMN MCCLAIN.
Tripp, 8. D.
EDW1X GUTHRIE,
Harrison, Neb.
the envy of the cherub painter's model.
So neat that a fly will slip off his mirror.
During the first three years he was hardly
known outside of his company, but he was
making a record for himself and when
first class year rolled around be drew the
prise five stripes. It surprised everybody.
Including himself, but there was a reason
for the choice. Very unassuming, but a
man in whom to put your trust, "Oh, say!'
'Gee wills!' "
Commencement exercise at the United
States Naval academy will be held June
6 and the dtplomaa will be presented by
President Roosevelt. Most of the leading
part of last year, was under tT7e control of
Dr. Koch, the famous German diphtheria
specialist, who came out here tb study th
sleeping sickness.
At present the Bess group has som
good-sized settlements. The natives are
farmers, and they raise bananas, corn,
potatoes and tobacco. Coffee grows wild,
and it Is said to be good. ,
' The Sessa islanders ar much like th
Baganda, Both sexes dress In bark cloth
and the women wrap bark blankets
around their bodies under ths arms, leav
ing the shoulders and upper breast bare.
Only the babies are allowed to go naked.
These people are good fishermen, and they
havo well made canoe. They manufac
ture them from trees of soft wood, cutting
th logs into boards and then tying the
boards together with leather thongs and
calking them. Some such boats will hold
100 men. In olden times. It to said that cer
tain kings of tha Sesse group had aa many
as 400 canoes.
Speaking of the missionaries, th Sesse
Islanders ar to a large extent now Chris
tians. In th past their country was a seat
of heathenism, and th bom of th famed
Impressions of Cardinal Logue
' (Continued from Paga One.)
applies only to New Tork, not to th cities
Ilk Chicago, which have plenty of spec
on which to build and ar not restricted to
tha dimension of a narrow Island. Why
should Chicago erect skyscrapers? Just to
be like New York? I canndt understand
it.
"Archbishop Farley, who haa charg of
all th social features of my visit, has
Introduced to m many men of prominence
In various callings and some of them have
asked m conotrning this so-called Amer
ican unrest. I tail them that I like It,
both from tb secular and from the
cburchly point of view.
"I am not one of those who find that
this spirit takes people away fiom the
church. Instead I find that it brings to
the church new strength and new power
and that the very same vitality that in
tb world of business and of tha prof es-
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IIF.NRT BOOTH RIRD.
Sturgis, 8. D.
naval officers snd mnny army officers will
be present at the graduation ceremonfsa
and the entire week will be filled with a
varied assortment of events. There will
be crew races, a frame of base ball with
the cadets from Vest Point, the class ger
nan, the graduation ball, and other events.
The city will be filled with guests and
Omaha relatives of the graduates had to
Secure reservations "Mx months ago.
Of graduation week, or "June week," as
It Is called at the academy, the "Lucky
Bag" says:
"The night before graduation brings an
evening of high hilarity, for, with the first
class german, the soon-to-be-graduates feol
that the end la coming, and that the mnny
good times at the academy should have a
fitting close. The girls they have 'dragged'
ever alnce plehe' year are exceptionally
gracious, for they feel that they, too, are
graduating with the class, and that the
hops without the old familiar faces will
never be quite the same. The armory is
decorated as never before, and the bond
Is tonight making a special effort that will
stay in memory for many a Ions day. Bo
It's all for one good time, and whenever a
few of these grsduate forefather, there'll
be talk of that evening at the class ger
man. And with the dawn of graduation
day, what thoughts of triumph and regret
fill the minds of the members of the first
claas, what hopes and fears for the fu
ture, what memories of the past. Ever
present In the thought of the coming sepa
ration from classmates who now fill all
the heart, but whom tbe losing will render
doubly dear. These and others crowd the
brain that whole, wonderful day, and are
not banished even by the farewell ball, the
climax reserved for the last night at the
academy. Then the end Is come, and the
morning sees Bancroft hall empty, and
June week, a glorious close to the year of
Bossed by
goddess, Mukasa, who ruled all Victoria
Nyanxa. This goddess had a temple on the
Island of Bubembe. Her priests were sup
posed to own the Island, and th descend
ant of one of them named Gugu la now
Its proprietor. Gugti has t,S0O acre of
land, and la rtch In bananas.
The kings of Uganda formerly sent sac
rifices to Mukaaa. They contributed flocks
of sheep and goats, and that In such num
bers that when the royal sacrifices were
made the blood run In streams from the
gates of ths temple Into the lake.
Mutesa, the grandfather of the pres
ent king of Uganda, one sent 100 slaves,
100 women. 100 cows and 1C0 goats at on
time to this goddes.
,
Grave I the Baganda.
I saw graves everywhere during my
travels in Uganda. The people bury the
dead In their gardens and a common place
of burial Is at the corner or in front cf
the hut. Sometimes a house Is built for
the mourners outside tha family of the
deceased. Th mourning usually laata a
month and at the end of that time ail
diapers and go to thslr homes.
Ions to displayed In various directions In
the church Is displayed In saving souls.
"Everywhere I bear and read that com
plaints are coming in from the churches of
other denominations that the attendance
is falling off and that tha Influence of th
clergy to on th wane, that the people co
longer feel interest either In religious queii
tlons or come to the religious services.
With one exception, that of th Methodist
Wesleyan sect, which seems to hold Its
own In numbers and power, I understand
this state of affairs Is universally evident.
"Fortunately, I can say that such a
rumor would be Impossible in regard to the
Cathollo church, for there never was a
time when our people seem to b more
closely allied than at present. Ther Is no
falling off In Interest or tn attendance. I
had thought perhaps that th attractions
and temptations of this great city might
have this effect on the people who have
recently come and have not yet perhaps
quits got their bearings, but I am happy to
state that my fear ,1s without foundation.
"There will always be the percentage who
cannot come to early mass on account of
the Saturday night drinks, but that per
centage is an insignificant one. I have had
a fair opportunity to Judge of these mat
ters for rjot only have I met and talked
with hundreds of strangers, but aa well
hundreds of my people from Arroajh and
other parts of Ireland have come to make
personal calls and renew their friendship
with me and we have bad long and lntai
estlng talks.
"Th other night at dinner I sat next to
an old college classmate whom I had not
seen for forty-five years, and my whole
visit has been filled with pleasant sur
prises of that kind."
"And ths enormous emigration from Ire
land, do you not feel it?" to asked.
"Th hope of Ireland has been trans
mitted to America," said tbe cardinal very
sadly. "We feel It very much, ot course.
All the wealth of our young peoples en
thusiasm and vitality added to America
mean Just that much taken from Ireland.
"Before th great famine of lM6-7 ther
war (,000,00 peopls atl to support them
selves by the natural resources and In
dustries of the land; today there are
scarcely 4,5o0 Quo. Could one witues such
a Chang without regret?
"Th young people whs used to emigrate
bar kept up their affiliation with the
mother country very closely. Some do
still, but as th old people die out the new
one find ther Is no longer the caii for
their Interest, and having formed new ties
they gradually drift away. This is very
natural. We cannot complain, for It la th
result of conditions w cannot belp.
"However, mature ar certainly Improv
ing. Th burden of th landlord system
has been practically abolished. Under the
. recent act of ParUamaat the farmer ax
DAVID CAT.VTN PATTERSON,
Omaha.
work and study, gone from all but
memory'."
Mr. Patterson left last Sunday evening;
for Annnpolls to be present at the com
mencement exerc'ses. and Mrs. McQuir
left a few days before. Mrs. t'harleton v
unable to go, and Mrs. WUle was nut
present at the graduation.
According to the "Lucky Bag." John
Franklin McClaln of Tripp, S. D., '"has the
great distinction of having never attended
an academy hep," McClaln was nlckramed
"Btlggs" by his fellows for some unac
countable reason aid a quotation Is taken
from Prrelval to set forth bis character
istics: "Beauty haa gone, but his mind, is
still ss beautiful as ever."
"He Is blessed with a happy-go-lucky dis
position, and gets along with' far less work
and worry titan the majority," says tha
academy publication. "For two years 'ha
was one of the regul&rs at the Feldmeyer
club and was a leading spirit In the suclnbta
little games on Saturday afternoons. The
happieat moment cf his llfs was the day
he became a flrat classman and ' could
gratify his desire for tobacco."
Contrasted with the Tripp cad.it la Fred
Thomas Berry of Logan, la., who Is put
down In the "Lucky Bag" as "one of tha
heavenly twins. Carries an Innocent air at
all times, but I Lena's roommate, and Just
llko her only more so. Short of stature
and long on everything non-reg. Fusses
whenever he Is forced Into It, but Is by
nature a Mike. Social errors his long suit.
Will back up a friend with a great deal
more than talk."
Berry was tagged with the name of
"Freddie" by his comrades and of him
Shakespeare said (acenrdlug to the misap
propriation by the editors of the academy
book):
"Oh, what may man within htm hide,
Though angel on the outward side."
American
Graves of. this kind ar usually In th
banana bushes and they ar often covered
with dried grass or banana fibers. Th
corpse is washed with banana pulp
squeezed from the stem of th plant and
to wrapped up In bark cloth,
Th Buvuma Islanders bury their dead la
much th same way and they also erect
shelters over them. These ar baby huts,
in which tb spirits are supposed to live,
they ar renewed from time to time when
in need of repairs. The grave are ofta
marked by planting trees over them.
The Basukumaa, among whom I traveled
about th lower part of Lake Victoria,
bury their dead In oattls hides. The body
Is wrapped up In the skin of an animal
Just killed and th grav to dug right in
th center of th oowyard. Th poor men
who have no cattle and women and boy
ar often burled In leaves In the fam
locality. At the same tlm tb meat ot
th slaughtered beast to roasted and eaten
at th wake, and tha funeral, if that of a
big man, ends In all growing drunk over
banana beer, which they suck through
straw from thslr gourd steins.
FRANK O. CARPENTER.
buying out thalr land and great deal that
ba been left to grass to being put slowly
under cultivation. It la th land question
that has been at th bottom of a great deal
ot our trouble, and that answered. Ireland
must eventually com lnt bar own again.
"Tha Increased prosperity is shown in
ths renewed life of th various manufac
turing interests, partioulurly tha big linen
trade in the west of Ireland. Tour finan
cial panic has been felt by us. In the linen
industry, for example. A member ot my
suite has been interested In looking tula
matter up since he haa been here. At many
of your most fashionable hotels he haa
been delighted to see that th best damask
and linen not only have the Irish trad
mark, but that of our own section, Armagh. '
aa well.
"Tour wealthy women are great pstron
esaes of our Irish laces, som of which ar
made in the convents, som in schools es
tablished for the purpose and som oa
th conimisbion system In tb cablna wher
even tha men work with th needle and
bobbins. Our rug and carp J, weaving ba
taken a new leas ot life.
"Quit recently I purchased for th altar
sanctuary ot the cathedral at Armagh a
new piece of carpeting, for which I paid
1400. It seemed to me a big sum to pay,
but I was glad that our own country could
produc such a beautiful piece ot work
as that rug waa, and one which Is, so th
sisters told me, practically Indestructible.
Ail over Ireland I bear of tbes new In
dustries snd new Interests and I feel
greatly relieved at the knowledge for X
know what it mean for th future."
The cardinal admits his surprU that th
Irish politician Is so great a factor In New
York's municipal life.
"I did not realise It before," h say.
"Do I thtnk that a Cathollo president
would be good for tb country? It would
be very good for th church, and that must
be good for the country."
Then he smiles away further Interroga
tions along that line and apeaks wliq,
amused interest of th feminine Inter
viewer. "The women ar great for asking ques
tions, ar they notr he says, "but 1 no
tice a few of the newspaper men hav
caught tha habit, too. On of th young
women tn Washington asked m If I would
tell her hat I thought was tb chief want
of humanity. I bad but a moment's tlm
to give her, and It rather took me back,
so to speak. What Co you think sha
thought I would say? Well. I Imagine ah
thought It was a good field f speculation
in which to wander about."
The figure of Father Qulnn at th door
Intimates that th Interview murt clou
and with another cordial word of prals
for tha Anmrlcaa people tb cardinal sayg
"Ooodby."
