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Robert E. Peary received three years' leave of absence for another expedition to the arctic and made preparations for sailing in the Roosevelt in August, 1907. It was found, however, that the steamer could not be got ready in time and the voyage was postponed until 1908. Peary expects to start from a more westerly point when he begins the trip across the polar sea than he did in 1906, thus taking advantage of the movement of the ice in the direction of the pole. The last time this movement carried him out of his course.

THE MIKKELSEN EXPEDITION,

News was received Sept. 7, 1907, from the expedition led by Capt. Einar Mikkelsen, which sailed in the schooner Duchess of Bedford May 21, 1906, to explore the Beaufort sea and adjacent waters. The schooner was wrecked, but all the members of the expedition escaped safely to the ice. Much work was done in the way of taking soundings, but no new discoveries were made.

THE SHACKLETON EXPEDITION.

Lieut. E. H. Shackleton of the British navy started from London July 30, 1907, on an expedition to the antarctic in the steam barkentine Endurance, originally a sealing vessel of 227 tons.

Headquarters will be established on King Edward VII. land and an effort made to reach the south pole in the summer of 1908.

COOK EXPEDITION.

Dr. F. H. Cook, the explorer, was landed in Smith sound, latitude 79 north, in July, 1907, by the schooner yacht John R. Bradley. His intention was to cross Ellesmere land early in the spring of 1908 and make an attempt to reach the north pole by means of dogs and sledges, with which he was well supplied. The expedition, which consists of Dr. Cook, another white man and a number of Eskimos, planned to spend the winter thirty miles farther north than did Peary in 1905-1906.

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Battle at El Caney and San Juan.

.July 17

.July 1

South African Republic annexed. Gen. Methuen captured.

.Sept. 1, 1900

.July 3

Treaty of peace signed..

Peace protocol signed.

.Aug. 12

Surrender of Manila..

.Aug. 13

War declared..

Peace treaty signed in Paris..

..Dec. 12

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PHILIPPINE WAR, 1899 1902.

Battle of Bacoor..

Battle of Imus..

Battle of Colamba..

Battle of Calulut..

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Feb. 4, 1899 .Feb. 4-7, 1899 March 13, 1899 .April 25, 1899

May 5, 1899 .June 13, 1899 .June 16, 1899

July 26, 1899 .Aug. 9, 1899 Aug. 16, 1899 Nov. 14, 1899 .Dec. 10, 1899 ..Dec. 19, 1899

Feb. 25, 1900 .March 23, 1901

April 30, 1902
..July 4, 1902

1899-1902.

.Oct. 10, 1899 ..Oct. 12, 1899 Oct. 20, 1899 .Dec. 10, 1899 .Dec. 31, 1899

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR,

Hostilities begun by Japan.

Petropavlovsk sunk.
Battle of the Yalu..

Battle ship Hatsuse sunk.
Cruiser Yoshino sunk.
Nanshan hill battles..
Dalny captured...
Vafangow battle.
Kaiping captured..
Port Arthur invested.
Newchwang evacuated..
Haicheng evacuated.
Port Arthur naval battle.
Battle of Liaoyang..
Battle of Sha river.
Dogger bank affair.
203 Meter hill captured.
North Keekwan captured.
Ehrlungshan captured..
Sungshushan captured.
Port Arthur surrendered.
Battle of Heikoutai..
Battle of Mukden..
Battle of Sea of Japan.
Roosevelt peace proposal.
Sakhalin captured..

March 7, 1902 .May 31, 1902 1904-1905.

.Feb. 8, 1904 .Feb. 10, 1904 April 13, 1904 May 1, 1904 May 15, 1904 May 15, 1904 May 21-27, 1904 May 30, 1904 .June 14, 1904 ...July 8, 1904 July 20-31, 1904 ..July 25, 1904 ..Aug. 3, 1904 Aug. 10, 1904

.Aug. 26-Sept. 4, 1904 .Oct. 12-19, 1904 ..Oct. 22, 1904

.Nov. 30, 1904

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THE SAGE FOUNDATION.

March 12, 1907, Mrs. Russell Sage of New York announced that she had set aside the sum of $10.000,000 to be known as the Sage foundation and to be devoted to the improvement of the social and living conditions in the United States. As trustees she_appointed Robert W. DeForest, Cleveland H. Dodge, Daniel C. Gilman, John M. Glenn, Miss Helen Gould, Mrs. William B. Rice and Miss Louise L. Schuy ler. Following is a part of the statement given out by Mrs. Sage as to the object of the gift:

"I have set aside $10,000,000 for the endowment of this foundation. Its object is the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States. The means to that end will include research, publication, education, the establishment and maintenance of charitable and beneficial activities, agencies and institutions and the aid of any such activities, agencies and institutions already established.

MRS. RUSSELL SAGE.

"It will be within the scope of the foundation to investigate and study the causes of adverse social conditions, including ignorance, poverty and

RICHARD MANSFIELD'S

Richard Mansfield, the foremost American actor of his time, died at his summer home in New London, Conn., Aug. 30, 1907, at the age of 50. His last appearance was in "The Parisian Romance" at the New Amsterdam theater, New York city, March 23. Following is a list of the principal roles assumed by him, with the time and place of the first production of each play: Baron Chevrial in "A Parisian Romance,' Square theater, N. Y., Jan. 10, 1883.

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Prince Karl in "Prince Karl," Boston Museum, April 5, 1886.

Dual role in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Boston Museum, July 11, 1886.

Jadot in "Monsieur," Madison Square theater, N. Y., July 11, 1887.

Richard in "King Richard III.," Globe theater, London, March 16, 1889.

Humpy Logan in "Master and Man," Palmer's theater, New York, Feb. 5, 1890.

Beau Brummel in "Beau Brummel," Square theater, May 17, 1890.

Madison

Don Juan in "Don Juan," Garden theater, New York, May 18, 1891.

Nero in "Nero," Garden theater, New York, Sept. 21, 1891.

Tittlebat Titmouse in "10,000 a Year," Garden theater, Feb. 23, 1892.

Arthur Dimmesdale in "The Scarlet Letter," Daly's theater, New York, Sept. 12, 1892.

DISTANCE OF VISIBILITY

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vice, to suggest how these conditions can be remedied or ameliorated and to put in operation any appropriate means to that end.

"It will also be within the scope of the foundation to establish any new agency necessary to carry out any of its conclusions and equally to contribute to the resources of any existing agencies which are doing efficient and satisfactory work, just as the present general education fund, organized to promote higher education, is aiding existing colleges and universities.

"While its scope is broad, it should, preferably. not undertake to do within that scope what is now being done and likely to be effectively done by other individuals or by other agencies with less resources. It will be its aim to take up the larger and more difficult problems and to take them up, so far as possible, in such a manner as to secure co-operation and aid in their solution.

"In some instances it may wisely initiate movements with the expectation of having them maintain themselves unaided after once being started. In other instances it may start movements with the expectation of carrying them on itself. The income only will be used for its charitable purposes because the foundation is to be permanent and its action continuous. It may, however, make investments for social. betterment which themselves produce income.

"While having its headquarters in New York city, where Mr. Sage and I have lived and where social problems are most pressing and complicated, partly by reason of its extent and partly because it is the port of entry for about a million immigrants a year, the foundation will be national in its scope and in its activities." ROLES AND PLAYS.

Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice," Herrmann's theater. New York, Oct. 23, 1893.

Capt. Bluntschli in "Arms and the Man," Herald Square, theater, New York, Sept. 17, 1894. Napoleon in "Emperor Napoleon," Herald Square theater, Nov. 26, 1894.

Rodion in "Rodion the Student," Garrick theater, New York, May 8, 1895.

Sir John Sombras in "Castle Sombras," Grand opera house, Chicago, Dec. 3, 1895.

Dick Dudgeon in "The Devil's Disciple," Bleecker hall, Albany, Oct. 14, 1897.

Eugene Courvoisier in "The First Violin," Hollis Street theater, Boston, April 18, 1898.

Cyrano in "Cyrano de Bergerac, Garden theater, New York, Oct. 3, 1898.

King Henry in "King Henry V.," Garden theater, New York, Oct. 3, 1900.

Beaucaire in "Monsieur Beaucaire," Garrick theater, Philadelphia, Oct. 7, 1901.

Brutus in Julius Cæsar," Grand opera house, Chicago, October, 1902.

Karl Heinrich in "Old Heidelberg," Lyric theater, New York, October, 1903.

Ivan in "Ivan the Terrible," New Amsterdam theater, New York, March, 1904.

Don Carlos in "Don Carlos," Grand opera house, Chicago, October, 1905.

Alceste in "The Misanthrope," New York, December, 1905.

Peer Gynt in "Peer Gynt," Grand opera house, Chicago, Oct. 29, 1906.

OF OBJECTS ON THE LAKES.

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1.048 10,004 2,043 3,031

25,093 5,543 577,500 306,681 1.282,299 8.360,321

SUMMARY OF PROTESTANT FOREIGN MISSIONS (1906).

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