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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
AN ANCIENT WEATHERCoCK.
It Has Braved the Storms of Over Four
Hundred Years.

There has just been removed from
the spire of st. Sidwelrs church, in
Exeter, a vane with a history more
than usually interesting. IT'S career
began more than four centuries ago.
1t was in 1884 that Bishop Courte-
nay of Exeter heard that a great bell
at LANDAU might be acquired, and
having a passion in that direction, he
journeyed to the South Wales town
and managed to secure the monster in
exchange for five smaller ones. He
successfully removed it to Exeter and
had it hoisted to the top of the north
ern tower of the cathedral.
The tower, however, had not been
designed to accommodate such cam
pathological giant, and room could only
be found for it then by removing
portion of the roof. To protect his
treasure the bishop erected over the
tower a spire of oak, covered with
lead, and he surmounted this by a
vane. the conspicuous feature of
which was a representation of a roos-
ter in copper.
Its extreme length was two feet
nine inches and height two feet SIX
inches, while it was eight inches thick
III the center, being cast hollow. The
chanticleer remained in this lofty po-
sition for % years, discharging the
useful duty of telling the residents Of
the Ever Faithful city which way
the wind blew. During that long spell
of service it looked down on some
strange and moving sights, for the pc
Rod covered by it's lofty eXertions was
rich in history making incidents.
In 1852 the spire was taken down
and the Peter bell was lowered into
the tower far enough to allow the
original level of the roof to be revert
ed to. The spire was regretted on
the tower of st. Sidwelrs parish
church-a tower, by the way, which
also has a history. 1t has on more
than one occasion been utilized as
prison, especially during the rebellious
times Of the sixteenth century, and
tradition has it that Sir Walter Ra-
leigh's father was once incarcerated
there.
For 60 years the old copper rooster
rested from it's labors in the cathedral
store, but in 1912 it was mounted on
the ST. Sidwell's spire, and there it
continued until few days ago, when
it was removed preparatory to the de-
molition of the spire, which had been
found to be in a dangerous condition.
The ancient vane is in remarkably
fine state of preservation, and those
in authority intend to refix it on a rod
to be placed on the tower in the place
of the rotten spire.
The old weathercock has braved the
storms of 415 years; but it is believed
there is another century of activeserv-
ice in it yet.-London Mail.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18

poise about nine feet long, which
probably weighed over 500 pounds.
OF course this fish never struck me,
or he would have broken me to pieces.
What happened was, he jumped high
in the air, as they frequently do, and
landed head first, at my feet in the
stern of the boat, knocking a hole
through the ceiling and bottom of the
boat and stunning himself. The blow 1
received was caused by his body fall
ing upon me.
The nearest rowboat was several
hundred yards off, and as we feared
the porpoise might recover at any mo-
ment and smash the boat to pieces
with his tail, my guide, Santa Arme-
da, tried to push the porpoise over the
edge of the boat, but was unable to do
so, owing to the fish's weight. Rather
than take the consequences Of what
might happen if the porpoise came to
before we were taken out of the boat,
we slipped into the water and rolled
the boat over losing everything in the
boat, but glad to do so, as 1t included
the porpoise. We then turned the boat
right side up and crawled into its in
side, which, although full of water,
tioated and supported, and especially
protected us from the possibility of
being bitten by sharks of which there
are a great many large ones in the
pass. / have heard that these sharks
will not tackle man, but it is my
opinion that a shark which can tackle
and swallow a tarpon would not hest
tate much at a man. l did not intend
taking any risks, and was very glad
to fad myself inside the boat again.
Very soon afterward rowboat came
to our help, taking us on board and
rowing us ashore Of course got no
more fishing that trip; my neck felt
almost broken and all the muscles of
the neck and back were terribly
strained and sore.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
EMPEROR WILLIAM.

Now comes Emperor William, who
insists that his country must have
the worlds greatest navy, and he
hopes to have approval of the Reich
stag. It is also limited that this
great ruler may interfere in the South
African trouble, with view to stop
ping the fight. William H., the EN-
peror of Germany, was born January
u, 1859, in the Crown Prince palace
in Berlin. On the same day his
grandmother, the Queen of England,
inquired by caple, '1t is fine boy?"
The emperor is a Hohenzollern, a
family whose greatness dates back to
Frederick William, the Great Elector
in 1910. The emperor is past 40
years of age, and is vigorous and err
ratio. His disposition was affected
by the attempts to assassinate his
grandfather, William l., who died
June Is, 1883, at the age of 81. After
a short reign by Frederick Ill, the
young man became William IT,, En-
peror of Germany, King of Prussia,
eighteen times duke, twice grand
duke, ten times count, fifteen times
a signeur, and three times a mar
grave. His mother was the first
child of Queen Victoria, and this fact
has sometimes lead to the suggestion
of William as the successor of Queen
Victoria, In 1881 he married Prin-
cess Victoria, Of the dispossessed
Schleswig- Holstein family The mar
riage was arranged by Bismarck and
Emperor William l. The royal pair
have eight children, the eldest being
a boy II years of age.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18

r was predicted by some that the
G man vote in various parts OF the
U tied States would go against the
ninistration in the last election
,,r.,sumably because of the argument
/ ut territorial expansion would ieao
4 the growth of obnoxious mIlitar-
j N in this country. The argument
I,aweyer seems not to have prevailed,
for everywhere the Germans we're
w.,h the administration. The view
taEen by the Germans was emlnently
s,1sib!e, The American people are too
mlch devoted to business to ever be-
c ne a military people in the Europ-
G \ sense of the word. Furthermore,
W en- the present military activity
h died out, there will be no more
~ d than there is now desire, to
es ablish large standing army.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
Turkish Claude du val.

M. Chevalier, a French engineer,
who was captured some time ago by
Turkish brigands in Chalcidis, has
been released on payment of a ransom
of f15,O00 by the Porte. When the
capture took place the soldier accom-
panying NJ. Chevalier and his wife at
tempted to defend them, and was shot
for his pains. Nine. Chevalier faint
ed. The chief Of the brigands, named
Yorgaki, has (says the Dailys News
Paris correspondent, now sent pres
ent of $500 to the widow and orphans
of the soldier, and has requested Nine.
Chevalier 10 accept present of IL to
drink a few glasses of champagne on
her release in order to recover COM
pletely from her fright.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18

Luckily it is seldom indeed that
naughty child does as much damage
as did little lad 6 years old. in
Braham village in Malabar. He had
been scolded by his mother for some
childish misdemeanor and in a passion
threatened that he would set fire to
the house; this threat he carried into
effect, and the fire that was kindled
by the little boy ragged for two hours
and utterly destroyed fifty-seven
houses Great quantities of furniture
and valuable documents were reduced
to mass of melted silver; several
people saved their jewels, but great
many more were unable to do so. and
as many as 800 people were rendered
homeless.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
COMMUNICATION.
St. Paul, Minnesota
November IA, 1899
To THE TRIBUNE;

10 THE TRIBUNE;
l thought perhaps letter
from the city might not be altogether
uninteresting to your readers, and
possibly not Improbable either. It
has always seemed to me that thele
is too much jealousy, suspicion and
consequent enmity between the peo-
pie of the country and the people of
the cities that should not exist. While
their interests are in many things di
verse, yet in far more things they are
mutual if not identical. Certainly
this is true so far as building up and
developing the state is concerned.
| think the cities have done more in
this line than your people give them
credit for. They have built railroads,
mills and factories and have been in
creasing in their efforts to develope
the country. They have attracted
and induced capital to this state from
all over the country and given the
state reputation all over the world.
Your people know something of the
terrible disaster the cities have suf
fered in the past few years, and St.
Paul has certainly has her share, but
times are changing very rapidly and
our city is now strongly on the up
grade. The demand for labor and
the wages paid leaves no excuse for
any able bodied man or woman living
in idleness or want. Business too
has picked up amazingly and every
thing seems to promise an era of
great prosperity. The large number
of houses that were vacant year or
two ago are now filed up and new
ones are being built in great mum
bers, SO that the city is increasing in
population quite rapidly,
So much as to local business and
prospects for the future, and now
word as to matters of wider and more
public interest. | can say most pos
itively that very large majority of
our people are in favor of the presi-
dents policy in the Philippine is
lands. If the question could be vot-
ed on outside of politics and political
influence, haveno doubt whatever
that five sixths of our people would
vote in favor of doing just what the
administration at Washington is do
ing in this matter. Of course there
are some who sincerely believe that
the war is unjust and that we have
no right to coerce the Tagals, but
then there we're many who just as
sincerely believed that the Civil War
was an unholy war and that we had
no right to coerce the South. but we
coerced just the same and now even
the Southerners themselves admit we
were right. I think we shall do the
same in'the present case and future
generations will glory in the ancestors
who braveIy did their duty and ac-
complished such a great work for
humanity.
Perhaps | nigh also Say word
as to state politics. And first let me
be candid and admit that did not
vote for our present governor and did
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
The grihn,1e.
/ G. MORRISON, EDITOR AND PRoP.
5 >ruRDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1899

The forces of Gen. Lawton, Gen
w ,.aton and Gen. Wheeler are now
etched in circle about the princl-
D, forces of Aguinaldo and it is ex-
ne ted that in the course OF lew
aa $ the rebellion in Luson will be
y ctlcally over. The whereabouts OF
A uipaldo however are not definitely
k ,wn and he will himself no doubt
Il ,de his pursuers for some time yet.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18

T. G.. MONAGHAN, United States
r sui at Chemnitz, has recently
to the State Department an I'm
t, sting report relative to] the IRE
8 ,rces of Russia, and we make ssthe
70 owing quotations of Efacts aud
a Tres:
It's 8,644,1O square miles ofsterri-
a. extend over one seventh. of the
tbs surface-only 100000 less
,t,n the entire British Empire. Its
" ers covers 293,O18 square miles
I has fifteen souls to every square
N e, or 100000 inhabitants.
O e-twelfth of the worlds population
. tribute to the Gar. 1t has
l 100000 men able to fight. 1t can
- d l ,255, 300 men into the field in a
f. days and 100000 a few days
la r. It's total prepared fighting
f. CO is $500, 600 men ands 1877, Ais
!.or;es. The Government owns 49,
f51 miles of railroad; private parties
300 miles. It has fleet consisting
Of q battle ships, Il coast defenders,
/ 5 cruisers, % cannon boats, and SO
to ,pedo boats. The marine forces
arr made up of 1,249 officers, 1926 en-
ri leer8, $4,000 men. Its commercial
m rrine consists of 522 steamers and
2, IS sailing vessels. The river ship
ping has feet of 10000 ships, man
red BY 9O,35O men.
Russia can be practically indie
penlent of the outside world for
t,pd, since the opening up of Siberia's
grain field. The export of grain last
year was 300,OO0OO0 quarters.
Ftmine, once almost unavoidable,
is low limited to one or two districts.
Once the railroads reach the interior
o: hese, the danger will disappear.
Over the Empires boundless mea-
tIows, steppes, and prairies roam, in
European Russia alone, 24,609, 1850
head of cattle, 44,462,45O sheep,
9243OOO hogs. It cultivates 1885,
5O7 $50 acres of land.
"'fhe country is opening mines,
draining marshes, clearing forests,
putting land hitherto held to be of nc
value under cultivation. Foreign
cOttoa and corn, tea and tobacco are
being tried. In its efforts to emanci-
pate itself from foreign imports, Rus
STA will want machinery, tools, seeds
etc No nation is better situated tc
provide these than the Unites States
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
The Place For 1t.

swell, gentlemen remarked the
president of the club, motions are in
order! 1t has been suggested that " 9
have banquet. What shall be
done?' "Mr. President" spoke up
the man who was seldom heard from,
II move that we dispose of it by lay
ine it N the table" The motion was
carried Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
A Fishing Adventure.

One afternoon, about $50 O'Clock,
while fishing for tarpon, | received a
terrible blow on the back of the head,
which threw me out of the boat into
the water and almost stunned me,
saws Forest and Stream. | was pulled
back by my guide into the boat,
which was boating full of water, and
found. lying full length in it, d por-
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
First Family

Miss Primm-Perhaps you wouldn't
think that belong to one of the first
families?
Mr. Simm-Indeed l would, then.
Fact is I'd take you to be the eldest
daughter of Shem.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
Their Ways of Putting It

Ethel (of Boston)-They say he is
very rich, but intolerably vulgar.
Victoria (of Chicago)-You're dead
right, there, my dear. He's got load
O dough, but he's on the 'hog" every
other Way.-Judy.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
Use to It.

when I rejected Dick he didn't
seem bit put out. can't under
stand it."
We'll, l can. Dick is used to it. He
used to write poetry, and get dozen
reflections every week."
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
Well. Well.

Stubb-They say that famous marine
artist was once a plain farmers bow.
wonder where he developed his tai
ent?
Penn-Probably drawing water
down on the farm.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
And That's Al,

ooh, yes. neplied the husband &c
advanced 1son, bitterly: Il 60 hoa,.
to my mea.s l have managed to :.
tain coaliny station in my home. -
| Detroit Jour- al.
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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-16

life he paid great attention to her ad-
vice.
origin of genius would not hold true in
the case of Mendelssohn, who admittedly
owed very much of his ability to his
mother. Before her marriage with Abb
mon of good Jewish family. Well edu
Gated, she spoke and read English,
French and Italian, as well as her native
German. and she could read Greek. She
played and sang we'll and directed the
early musical education of her children.
This did not mean that she taught them
the mere course of studies in Bach, Mo
zart and Beethoven. She had a romantic
temperament, in which was mingled con-
siderable sweetness and benevolence, and
In short from such mother one would
have expected a poetic or musical son.
rather than a son with military and po-
litical talents like Napoleon or Wash
ington.
Among literary men the parentage of
Richard Brinsley Sheridan is especially
interesting His father belonged to liter
airy family, and his mother in herself was
woman of great literary talent. In 1899,
two-volun1e novel, "Eugenia and Ade-
laide," and in the course of years other
romances and many plays came from her
pen, several of which had considerable
notoriety. Some one has. said that she is
the only literary woman who ever won a
husband by the use of her literary gifts.
Nor is this far from the truth since a
pamphlet which she wrote on his side Of
the controversy growing out of some the
atrical matters in Dublin led to her ac-
Quaintance and subsequent marriage
with Thomas Sheridan.
Her daughter, Mrs. LIE Frann, was a
woman woman Of talent and h her son, Charles
descendants of hers, like Mrs. Norton and
Lord Duffsrin, have been distinguished
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for their literary ability.
The mother of Goethe, IL not woman
or genius, at least had great influence on
her sons intellectual development. She
was only Is years old when her son was
born, and she was always his affectionate
companion. Though not learned woman.
she had fine. poetic imagination, and
she told him all kinds of interesting and
folklore stories.
She also improvised many tales, and
continuing them from night to night,
would stimulate the little boy to tell her
what the probable conclusion would be.
with a capacity for bringing out each
persons best. Goethe owed much to the
strict training of his father, who was
rigid disciplinarian, and there may have
of both parents. Yet certainly great
deal of his poetic genius was due to his
inheritance from the mother as we'll as
to her cultivation Of his imagination
of an irreligious mother. Cases innu-
merable could be given to illustrate this,
but none more striking than that of Luz
ther 1t is not that we know so very
much about her, but all that we do know
shows her to have been woman of very
decided character She was a peasant
woman accustomed to the hardest labor
Yet she and her husband encouraged in
their little Martin love of study, SO
that at years of age he could read and
write with ease. Every little fault was
sternly dealt with, and once for stealing
some little thing--not, we may be sure, a
real theft-his mother beat him with a
hazel rod until the blood flowed.
Il shudder when [ think what / went
through" he wrote once. "I had terri
BILE time of it, but she meant WELL
The modern method of sparing the rod
can say that Luther did not owe much of
his nobility of character to the strictness
Of nis early bringing up.
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enough, with her long, low, black hull,
her breadth of beam and her thick, stiff
looking rakish masts Pitted against her
schooners and eight cutters. Among these
were the flower of the English sporting
navy, the choicest products of trans
Atlantic shpbuilding skill. At 10 o'clock
the signal gun was fired from the club
house Before the smoke had well cleared
away the fleet was under way moving
steadily TO the east with the tide and
gentle breeze. The only laggard was the
America, which did not move for a second
or so after the others. Steamers, shore
boats and yachts of all sizes buzzed along
on each side of the course and spread
away for miles over the ripping sea-
If the British heart leaped with mo-
mentary exultation over the sowness of
the America in getting under way it was
only momentary. She soon began to creep
up on her opponents, passing some of the
cutters to windward In a quarter of an
hour she left them all behind, save only
the Constance, Beatrice and Fairy Queen
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Every one remembers how much John
Wesley owed to the encouragement OF
his mother. Susan Wesley was a woman
of almost masculine mind, well-tralned
in Greek, Latin, French, mathematics and
logic She was so independent that when
a girl she left the dissenters for the
Church of England, although her father,
as a nonconformist minister, had suffered
much for his dissent.
Married at the age of 10, she had nine
teen children Thirteen of these lived
through childhood and ten to maturity
She educated her children herself and
brought them up in strict and loving
discipline. Undoubtedly John Wesley In
herited his own strength of character
and religious fervor from his mother. She
encouraged without at first sharing her
sons peculiar views. Indeed, it was not
until she was past 20 that she professed
herself a convert to Methodism
Sometimes talented mother does not
find her talented son altogether satisfac-
fory Agnes Burns, the mother of Rob-
ert Burns. though a simple cotter's wife,
had mind well stored with ballads.
which she was In the habit of reciting to
her little boy, and by means of which she
probably developed his love of poetry.
Mothers with bad influence over their
talented sons have been numerous, and
hardly any instance is more famous than
that of Lord Bryon and his fll-tempered
mother. In this case, too, 1t is difficult to
trace the genius of the poet to his moth
er, who, in every way, seems to nave been
an ordinary, woman There was insanity
eide Remembering this. we may see in 1t
something to confirm the modern theory
that genius is often degeneracy following
vice or mental eccentricity, and of both
qualities Bryon's ancestors had fair
share.
To emphasize the influence of the moth
er-physiologically-o the child is rather
unnecessary in these modern days. when
every one one has his quota of scientific
knowledge. But it would be quite worth
while for readers of biography to note
every case where the mothers influence
on her child is more marked.
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we'll to windward, and showed a tendency
to carry a lee helm. The new defenders
lead keel weighs about 95 tons, and is
more the shape of a plate than a bulb.
The advantage gained by giving the Co
lumbia plate-shaped keel instead of the
bulb type is principally in the ssil-carry-
ing power. It also allows her to cut the
water more easily.
The sail area Of the Columbia is 1890
feet. This is the largest spread of canvas
kyrie III. carried 1900 feet, and the De-
fender 1850 feet.
Her. approximate dimensions are:
Length over all, 131 feet; water line, S912
feet; beam. "a feet inches; draught, 20
feet.
inches: % feet in the masthead and
feet below deck and II feet from deck to
hounds, where the Defender measures but
72 feet. The topmaSt measures 63 feet.
The bcwsprit extends outboard q feet.
Therefore the distance from the fore side
of the mast to the farthermost point of
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s. IS THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL YAO4I fA(E s.
HOW WE OUTSA|LED THE BRITISH IN 1861,
HAVE BEATEN THEN EVER SINCE AND
PROPOSE TO DO IT AGAIN IN 1899.

was TO be a great international assem-
blage of yachts at Cowes. Many races
were arranged for. The America was sent
over to represent the nation which had
built her and whose name and colors she
bore.
From the moment of her arrival at
and apprehension, and on one pretext or
another the British yacht owners hesi-
tated to accept the challenge which Com
modore Stevens issued to the world. FL
nally the challenge was accepted and the
race was sailed on Friday, August "a. 1851,
Shortly after o'clock on Tuesday morn
Ing the yachts were at their stations off
erably astern-a strengthening craft.