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New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
AGE OF BIG TREES.

The Big Tree Keeps its youth far longer
than any cf its neishbOrs Most silver h:s are
ola in their second third century. pines in
their fourth hfth while the Big Tree, grow
ing besd- them, is still in the blOnm Of it's
youth, juvenile in every feature. at the age OF
old pineS, and cannot be ,aid 10 attain any
thing like prime size and beauty before it's
nfteen hundredth year, or under favorable
circumstances become old before its three
thCusandth. Many. doubt, much older
than this. ON one Of the Kings River giants,
~ feet y inches in diameter exclusive of
bark | counted upward of four thousand
annual wood rings. in " hich there was no trace
of decay after all these centuries Of mountain
weather. There is absolute limit To the X
lsteEce of any tree. Their death is due TO acci-
dents. not, as of animals 20 the wearing out CT
organs. only the leaves die of old age-their
fall is fOretold in their structure but the leaves
are renewed every year. and also are the
other essential organs. wood roots. bark and
buds. Most Of the Sierra trees die of disease.
Thus the magnificent silver frs are devOured by
fungi. and comparatively few of them live TO
see their three hundredth birth year But nothing
hurts the Big Tree / never saw that was
sick or showed the slightest sign of decay. IL
lives on through indefinite thousands of years
until burned, blown down. undermined, or shat
tered by some tremendous lightning stroke
tJohn Muir in The Atlantic Monthly.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
MIR. DOOLEY ON EXPOSITIONS.

AN there ye ARE. Hinnissy, Yc believe
or not, but they're all alike man, woman or
child. If | iver give wurruld's fair they won't
be much to il but tn Midway. tn principal
buidins Will be occypied be tn Streets of Cairo,
III Indyan village, tn sh0Ot-th shoots, tn loop
tn loops an similar exhibits iv what man is
doin' not fr mankind. but f'r himsilf They'll
all be in IN main sthreet an they'll he bands
playin' an tom toms bcatin. an Egyptian girls
dancin'. an Indyans howlin', an men hootin'
through migaphoneS firm tn minyit ye hand
ye'er ticket to IN chopper at tn big gate. An
away in a corner iv tn gr-round in
buildin' as small AN obscure as Alice Benbolts
grave, where man'd find il onless they
thrippcd over ii on their way to tn merry go
round. I'd put all tn arts an sciences cud pack
into il an lave tn r-rest outside where they
sud Wurruk. FIR "A wurruld's fair is rollin'
mills. If IL was yc'd be paid fr goin' there.
IT'S not tn rollin'-mills an It's not a school or
a machine shop or grocery store. 'Tis a big
circus with NANNY rings an that's what it
Sught to be
Why do they get thin up?' asked Mr Hin
Missy.
They get Thin up rr tn advancement iv
thought an tn gate receipts" said Mr. Dn0lcy.
Put they're run fr ii good time an "A dcffycit"
IF T.. Dunno in The Cosmopolitan.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
PHoToGRAPHING \ MOOSE

The r,oneo. VAS not I'm sight. and stood "a cou-
pie Of minutes. WatcrI'r Tor MN l" cross '''
orcn ground I'm front. hoping To- make picture
Tn snow on the land side of the hllI''k "A7
Griffcd very deep. The footing seemed iaitlF
secure and l walked along the edge Of tn" drilt
+,y.,r3 tho bushes where | knew the mo"s"
must he Without rrclimnarles the Sn"" ktN"
Wav and | was nouua"iinG in tn" -"+t mass
Then il was that looking over my right ~h"uI-
f.r eh-ii M my side the great mut"ui'~S
moose with cars thrown forward. n"strls dis
tended and eyes solcunly hulglng. a hia'A
statue Il dl-uIliei curiosity Even 10 i'y mo-
lrtntarv panic I caull not help noticing h""
clunir.,lv he kept a bush between himself and
M This habit = the moose is one th'ng t"'t
M kes him hard u ph"t'Et1ih l'it vas
chiefly concerned then 10 get out ti i1at SOFT
IN w. Had the moose known IT, he Tad a fin"
chance 10 aVenge some Of his hr"in"iS Wh"m
had slain in forn'r Ve:rs. TWc jumps Would
have put him mo But hc only pulled ms
gray nuzzle back into the bushes faced about
ana stole away without making a sound. took
the camera 60 the canoe and shook In" SNOW out
of the bellows Then Albert ana went back To
look at the tracks. and We saw that IN" mooS"
had not run. but carefully placed each foot
where the walking was best. and so taken him
self away without turmoil.
That evening when told Henry about II
he said the moose was harmless that his ears
were thrown forward as a sign OF Interrogation.
but" said he. If you ever meet "A moose in
the snow and ne lays his ears back and begins
TO lick his lips, then look out And don't you
20 To claWing at "A tree TO climb il either. To
scrape the bark Of tree in front OF moose
Is the deadliest insult you can offer him. for
that is the way bull dares another to fight.
Never run away from moose either. stand
your ground and call him all the names you can
think OF - Frederic ITland in Scribners Mag
aZine.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01

he drew near, the Tonkawas came out bearing
Il pipe-the sacred emblem of peace-and in
vitcd him to smoke. an offer which, If accepted
always opens the way for friendly negotiation.
He took the pipe, when the Tonkawas Informed
him that they We're hungry, and the boy be-
longed 10 tribe that they both hated, they
had killed him, and had him now cooking in the
pot. They We're willing, however, to compensate
the owner for his loss, and ended by inviting
him to dinner.
As he had given his pledge for peace, there
was nothing but to make the best Of it, ne
rode back with them to their camp. and there.
according TO his story, he saw the body of his
captive, already chopped into small pieces, piled
no or raWhide. At this point in his nara
tive White Tooth became excited, and, Illus
tratnS with sharp downward motions of his
hand, said: 1t was all chopped up-arms
feet, legs and ribs: | don't know about the
head-all cut into pieces and put into the pot
They began the feast about noon, and kept II
up until the last morscl eaten After that
as always with Indian gatherings. there was
dance | asked the old man if he had eaten
any of the meat, to which he replied. most en-
phaticaly: NO. no! no!'-(James Mooney, in
Harper's Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
SEPTEMBER SETTINGS.
WHAT AMERICAN MAGAZINES ARE PUR-
VEYING FOR THEIR PUBLIC
THIS MONTH.
louisiana FIGHTS YELLOW JACK

The state which has been foremost in adopt
ing measures for repressing ana eNcluulHS yer
low fever is the State that has suffered most
IRON, its rayaees-I louisiana In the old days OF
the ineffectual quarantine system the Slate loSt
thousands of citizens through the diSe'iSe' :Iie
trade of the great port of New-Orleans WAS IN
terrupted almost every year, ana the otiieI
States of the Union regularly enforced Il
quarantine against Louisiana for their own pro-
lection .. , =.
preserye her extensive commerce, a great por-
tion of which passes to and from uolic'i Pol'9
it became necessary for Louisiana to set up
thoroughgoinS and if possible, perfect system
of uUarantine, which should make IL lnlpoSSlple
for yellow fever to be brought in from other
countries hut which should not suspend uaue
Fortunately. she able TO can 10 her dSSiSt-
NO. ia, his und.rtak king from the ranks of her
own medical men, number of the most PROM
incnt yeIlo,. fever specialists in the country
Nith their aid and by the liberal expenditure OF
money. the State is now in possession OF what is
undoubtedly the most complete mechanism Tor
repelling the invasion of yellow fever 10 De
found in the world. If the yellow feNer ever
again inNades the United States il is practically
certain that il must come by some other route
than the main waterway of the Gulf states. It's
old hiehway-the Mississippi-is securely closed
against IT.
The main quarantine station of the Louisiana
State Board Of Health. and the one that eitectu-
allv bars the entrance of infectious disease, Is
located about fifteen miles from the mouth OF
the river and ninety-fve miles below the city of
New Orleans. II occupies reservation three
miles in length the western bank OF the river
Behind il are the impossible LOUISIANA sWaInpS
II is surrounded by water on every side, 50 that
land communication is impossible and disease
cannot spread in that way. The nearest helSh-
bors If the residents of Quarantine are tho river
uiI0tS and the keeper of the hght at the h'dd
Of the passes. miles below. Th"r- are N"
other lima bitants for a considerably greater -
tanc,. SO that the spot is as completely isolated
ana as well suited to its present purpose as 'ould
WI be imagned.-(E earl Mayo, i'm Frank Les les
Popular Monthly.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
FASHIONS NEW ENTRAvAGANCE.

At IA ball the other day was struck hy new
cXtraVaEauCe Of fashion. which made me think
OF IN. necessity tor reform in ball dresses My
reader is sure To know what m,an-skirts un-
duly long in front Is IL not dangerous in the
highest degree. this IauCiuG with train in front
of your feet You enter ballroom a joyous
girl b-amiu2; au over with smiles at the pros
rtct If an enjoyable night and at the first steps
your partner trtads your front trail falls
down with You. and YOU may have received lfe-
long injuries. Is not this newest folly ot fash
ion more insane even than the trailing skirt IL
SELF II has not even the excuse of lin IL steele
This dangerous outErowth of fashion must be
abolished with as little delay possible, and /
think haV- found means of doing away with
it, Would Il not be simple To pat remark on
the invitation such as: Ladies' are requested To
wear dresses not reaching below the instep IN
'front.'
Young ladies who are the leaders of fashion
10y right Of rank. wealth and beauty. j app al To
YOU personally To take up this special Lead
Have the courage 10 walk in the streets of your
cities in a skirt reaching 10 the ankles; show
off your pretty feet. and in a short time all
women will follow your example. and the tran
ing skirt will have been expelled like the crln'-
linz, ana the not less abomlnable tournure on
former times Princess Ysenhurg, in The North
American Review.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
MIDAIR DINING CLUES

What a wonderful thing it is truly To be able
thus by word and without an effort to fy away
from the fume and worry of 1oStl1nS crowds
from the noise and smell of the streets up. up
over roofs and doineS and steeples into the silent
skies where the ledge of your window actually
scrapes the sky they say
Look! Here comes man out into broadway
through a door in of the great stone hives
IL is past noon The is weary with the
strife and strain Where shall he go for a brief
respite and the strengthening II his body? y
few years back il must have been To some cat
trriuc bustlins restaurant level with the roar
ing pavement. where was no respite at all nut
crowds always. noise always. Now he walks Il
few blocks. turns in ut another door ana taxes dh
,xprcss elevator for the fifteenth the eighteenth
the twentieth floor. and in ten seconds Is as
much out Of New York if he had made an
ho,Ir's Journey into the country. The din dies
AWAY He is far above dust and changing ears
lie. can breathe pure air. And, sinking back in
the arms of a hosptablc leather chair. he looks
down over the city as Il tired traveller might
look down from Il mountain cleveland
.loffet in The Century Magazine
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01

MCMillin TO the broker, he left them And
at 80 the next day the stock sold at 39le.
Mr.. McMillin was sitting in his office one day
when a messenger came in and asked him for
check to broker friend of his for one thou
SstEd shares Of a stock that was selling at 2O2-
"SOme mistake. / haven't ordered any stock,
said MIR. McMiIlin.
A few minutes later the boy returned with the
same request. Mr.. McNillin put on his hat
and went over 10 his friends office.
What's the matter?' he said. II don't want
any of that stock
Yes. YOU do Don't ask any questions Sit
down and write the check
''Oh, all right" he said. and did as he was
told. a few days later his one thousand shares
were sold at 3DJ.-(Arthur Goodrich, in The
Wnrld's Work
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
M'MILIIN'S DEAL IN STOCKS.

II cannot be said of him. of Mr.. Carnegie,
that he has never bought or sold share or
stock for anything except investment nut the
uumbtr of times he has done are less than
a half dozen. and We're usually the results or
peculiar personal circumstances. For example,
a certain stock was selling at ia "heh ne Gay
Nh, NrNillin was chatting with number of
friends in a brokers' office. The talk swung
around to this quotation. and all We're unani-
nous in saying that the stock was a bad invest
ment except Mr.. MCMilhn
why do you have faith in it," they asked.
I'm not sure that | know. I don't know the
conditions But that's my feeling
Well if you feel that it's so good, said one.
''WhV don't YOU buy some of it,
And the others bantered him. MIR. McMillin
listened for a minute. Then he turned to the
broker and said
BUY me five hundred shares of -
While the order was being executed the stock
fell To "a and the group of friends made merry
over Mr.. McMlins flyer
Sell it out at half-past tomorrow after
noon, no matter what the price is. said MIR.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
A CANNIBAL FEAST IN TEXAS.

From an old Lipan, who had formerly lived
with the TOnkaWaS, ! once obtained an account
OF one of these cannbal fcaStS. which he mad
Witnessed a young man, nearly fifty years
ago. AT this time both tribes living to
gether in TcxaS, and White Tooth. for that was
his name. had with him Comanch" boy whom
he had captured in skirmiSh with that tribe.
One day the boy disappeared. and il was ic-
ported that he had been last seen near III
camp of the ronkawas who had their trpees
only a few miles away. Mounting his pony,
White Tooth rode over TO demand the boy As
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01

ing over a flushed sea.-FraEcis f. Leupp IN
The Worlds Work.
SIR THOMAS Upton AT HOME
Sir Thomas, who is unmarried. lives al
OSidge, pleasant, rambling OLD IaShloheu
house, standing in we'll wooded park, near
SOuthGate, MiddleSex. Osidge anciently formed
part of the estates of the abbOts of 81. Adams
which old fashioned town, with its venerable
cathedral, lies only a few miles distant The
house is comparatively modern, boasting an an
tiquity of only about Il hundred years The gar
dens and grounds delightful and in the par%
which he amuses himself with his friends occ;t-
SionaIly There is nothing pretentous about the
house, which is designed for comfort and con-
Venience. and not show place for the eyes
of strangers. Some excellent pictures by Lely,
CanalCtti, Constable, LandSeer Marcus stone,
Charles Leslie, MaCNeil and Sidney Cooper ana
nnumerable curioS gathered from all parts OF
the world. to be found in the interior. Sir
Thomas Upton shares with Mr.. Chamberlain a
taste for orchids, and in his houses are 10 be
found many splendid examples of these eXotlcs,
among which new and beautiful species, LIP
tOnia, is noticeable. An Orangery and "a cOllec-
tiOn of tea plants are items of interest sure 10
arrest the attention of the visitor smooth
lard oaks and magnificent ThododendrOns add
not little TO the charm of the grounds. From
the windows of this typical English home a tine
prospect meets the eye. In the foreground lies
pleasant, undulating country, while far away
stretches the gigantic Wen of London. with its
pail of smoke. on "a clear dav the gilded cross
of st. Pauls Cathedral can be deserted simmer
ing in the sunlight DOugald Stewart. in out
ing.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
4 CNEERFUL WIGHT.

From The Philadelphia Press.
Yes he's always happy when he's hunting
for work"
What a cheerful disposition, And is he never
discouraged. never sad?''
only when he finds it,
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
VILLAGE LIFE IN OLD ENGLAND.

Nothing strikes one more in endeavOrtng TO
follow the career of these peasants than the
similarity of their lives To one another.
Fifteen other villains who do in all things
like the William was quoted "a few pages
back from old list of tenants and their ser
vices. And il very fairly expressed their fate.
They were born. lived and died within the limits
OF the same village, they labOred within the
same fields. planted and harvested the same
crops We're christened married shriven, and
from Sunday 10 sunday wOTshipped in the same
church: and finally all gathered together
in the same graveyard II laboriaus life
that they had lived. hard life life that suf-
fered much from nrivatiOn. from frequent fam
inc and from occasional pestileuCe. and in many
ways il was a most narrow and mOnOtonous life.
But after all. in many ways also il was a secure
life. protected we'll as handicapped 10y its
worship of custom. and more freed from the con-
staut stress of competition and the 3ntaSO uiSn
of man to man than life in some more mod 'ru
Edward T. Cheyney i'm IIppincott's Magazine
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE uIU UsTRATED SUPPLEMENT.

ciaIly appropriate to the device of the sun ris-
ing over a flushed sea-(FraEcis T. Leupp, III
The Worlds Work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04

tie. 5000 steday-
Chicago Receipts wheat III cars grade
cars corn ST. cars. grade car: oats SIS
cars. grade e cars
this morning on futures, put unchanged
on cash stuff Export ol-s are coming
pers report Tat country efersazs are
dropping on materially II the southwest
II Is 3 quiet market and enc that offers
excellent Inducements Tor small scalping
New York. The stock market opens
firm Good buying in the railroad list
An effort was made TO Freak Sugar at
cred and advanced 10 Saturdays closing
price. Steel and wire issues are strong at
Kansas city. Receipts wheat Ss4 cars.
corn 1i9 cars oats "a cars
bushels corn increased $500 bushels.
oats decreased Il. coo bushels.
Titai visible supply gP Wheat. 5. 90 GOO
liverpool closing cable: Wheat ia
higher. corn sd higher TO I'D lover for
Chicago. Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat 100 cars. corn 6l5 cars. oats Ss5
Chicago. Privileges good tomorrow:
puts May corn. lie; calls, f1lsc; curb. May
Chicago: Privileges good this week uts
May wheat, 7414c; calls, TIC; puts May
Kansas CITY. Privileges good tomorrow:
Puts May wheat. 6o4c: calls. &C; puts
Nay corn. Sssse; GALS. 5sazsc ,.,,,,- :.
sues. Burlington is being bought BY west
ern houses.
Minneapolis. May wheat opened at 741zc
against 743sc closing Saturday.
Chicago. Wheat opens steady at a slight
advance over Saturdays close Trade
small
Northwest receipts: Minneapolis SIS cars.
last year SOL cars; Duluth 101 cars, last
year 176 cars
Chicago: Worlds shipments wheat last
week were go 900 bushels. against S.31g.-
900 a year go and eco two years ago.
May wheat a year ago closed at e55sc IN
Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
TEXT BOOK MAY STAND
Governor Stanley viii Appoint New
Commission When Term Expires.

Although the legislature failed to pass
a text book bill. Governor Stanley oa-
ieves in the extension Of the commits
sion In an interview this morning the
governor said that some time between
now and September J.. 1902 he VIII ap-
point a new commission to succeed the
present commission His action will hz
in accordance with the law enacted BY
the special session of 1898. which ex-
tended the life of the commission five
years. Lawyers have said the act Is
not valid because the reenactment did
not print the words OF the 1897 act IN
full Governor Stanley says it is not
for him TO determine this question and
he viii recognize the validity Of the act
until the supreme court passes upon it.
1t is probable that interested parties
viii raise q test question in the 81
preme court before long.
As far as pie goes there is a minus
two by getting no bill through this
time. Three Republicans are appoint
i've under the old law. The Grattan bin
would have given I'VE Republicans
majority OF the eight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
LAVISH DECORATION.
Such 8 Display Never Before Seen on
q Similar Occasion.


Washington. March The city OF
Washington today surpassed Itself in
the quantity and quality Of its street
decorations in honor Of the second IN
auguration OF President Mckinley. No
gaia event An the city's history has seen
sueh nne and general decoration
Along the line of march from the foot
81 the capitol TO the point OF dismissal
al the upper end OF Pennsylvania ave
147 mere was scarcely a house front
mat vas not almost hidden from view
uE red, white and blue bunting The
stands that had been erected from which
70 view the parade were more highly
lnished than or any previous occasion
Helng the work Of the inaugural COM
lnlCtsa they were uniform IN character
and their white fronts and yellow fac-
lnss acted as a foil TO the brilliant dis
4AaE on me national ccIOrS on the house
fronts around them The whole route Of
parade was q gorgeOusly patriotic sight
hut u was. al the Court Of Honor con-
structed on Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween Fifteenth and Seventeenth streets
that the decorators fairly surpassed in
pretty and effective decoration ANYTHING
ever before seen here in street ornamen-
tation on large scale. Here the scene
rlN4ie1 that of an Italian carnival dis
play IA the era OF the Medici- Probably
~ ether public rhoroughfare in fhe
Woftd "a equal length lent itself more
readily to artistic decoration than this
stretch from the treasury to the state.
war ard navy departments buildings.
r ef Almost a quarter Of a mile the mag
nlncenr stretch OF asphalt runs straight
as an arrow due east and vest The
l9o-1oot roadway is paralIeled BY stone
SldeHalEs almost half as wide acain
shaded By magnificent trees whose
planting antedates the civil war On the
south side Of this court its length is
SHARED almost equally by The gray old
treasury building. massive and imposing
I'm its severe simplicity. the executive
mansion, half hidden but cleaning snow
white through the surrounding trees
and the state, war and navy buildings.
an arIlsttc pile OF granite with row upon
= oW. Of balconies and columns towering
above Al the surrounding buildings on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.-.

Chicago. March 4-WHFAT-Wheat was
narrow and dull early tocAy. bds prices
held steady the cClder weather and
moderate frmnass at Liverpool although
receipts and liberal world shipments last
week. Ma yopened sc higher to a shade
louvre at 75ssQ24c to 7514c and sold TO 1873
ale On scattered local buying the
market recovered to 1850. Argentine
shipments we're -235 600 bushels last week
this being l.. III 600 bushels more than the
week previous Local receipts were III
cars. three Of contract grade while Min
against 81 last week and 737 a year ago.
The market turned heavy later and
closed lac lower al $40 Sc
CCRN-Cold weather ar.sl the receipts
shipments. had depressing influence on
the corn market early. May opened 1~171zc
lower at 41c to H1.c and advanced To H.
n2sc buying by local Lulls. but this
der which the market sagsed OF - nc.
The close was steady. May sc lower at
oATAaEay oats opened a shade higher
10 unchanesd At z5ssc 70 sc and
ruled practically unchanged for some
time. trade being dull Receipts were SIS
cars.
OVISION@Provisions were duh
The market opened q. shade easier On sells
ing by local longs, but stes died ia sym
PATTY with firmness in the hng market
May pork opened 21ac lower at Stale and
sold TO Sl4l3. May lard opened a shade
down at $1.45 and Tor some sine that
price remained the only ono quotesl. MAJ
sold TO $3.50 1911
ELAX-Cash northwestern. S1-S1T1.62-
No, Z. $50 Nay. Sl-511z1115stz-
64 81 NJ 1;-ren, S.14e: Nay. SIC
TIMOTHIzMarch. SAC
Paw CTS .c1eS etaof Shrdlueueueueueuu