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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-08-10

=. " 4 t-f-
Il saw the cletk read the name on
the envelopes, look at me again and re.
tire to another room. Immediately ar
ether gentleman, who I afterward
learned was the proprietor of the hotel,
came out carrying the bundle Of letters
h his hand.
Il beg pardon he said. but there
seems to be some nfasunds ding
Have you anything further to identity
you; any marking. on your clothesg I
::New, I always have my initials
stuck In. my hat, so snafched 1t of my
head and, again without looking al it,
handed my hat --or, rather, BEank's hat
Ito my interrogatOr. He locked inside
the hat. changed his glahes toward me
for q moment and asked me t.. step in
to the Office; an inYftation"I mistooI1 as
meaning he ,Eas to deliver the money
and that he was convinced I, was the
perssn had represented myself to be.
He requested me to wait. a moment,
bat I noted he still carried my hat or,
agntn; Blanks hat-With him as he left
the room. He Heturned shortly, accom-
panied by another person, who after
ward learned was the hotel detective.
Without ceremony the newcomer adj
dressed me in no polite language,
!" We've been looking for you for a
long time. and we've finally got you
he .satd. You're a forger. Now, you
write your signature again before me,
or yoJfM have TO accompany me to the
police station s..
'I protested, bat to no avail, so at
last I accommoda him and was
shocked when he brought tie register
before me and compared the writings,
which of course were entirely different.
81 tried to explain that Blank had
registered for nae, that I haa on his
suit of clothes and hat, but The de-
teetfye laughed at me. didn't think Of
wearing Blanks linen, and SO I opened
nay vest and challenged him to note the
Initials on the Zap Of my shirt. He
complied with This request. and sud-
denly remembered that I also had on
Blanks shirt and ATTEMPTED to tell
him of this fact. but 1t was no use. He.
didn't stop at my shirt flap, but inves-
tigated the straps Of my underwear,
where In Ink indelIble as night was
marked In big letters 3. n. b. He re-
moved my collar, my necktie. my cuffs,
and on each of these things he found
the same markings OF the same indeIi-
Bile initials, y. 81. b.
II looked at my watch. It was nearly
O'Clock, and.f was down for the first
I protested till was tired as
I FOR the second time put on Blanks
garments. which had get me Into such
an. embarrassing predicament. was
actually being led from the hotel to the
police station when Blank, all excited,
rushed in and grabbed me by the arm.
followed, and apologies
came later from the clerk, the proprie-
tor and the detective, and finally de-
Hvered my lecture. But after it need
ed the hundred given me on my check
by the proprietor to square myself with
the boys.
"By the way" he concluded, looking
at his watch, II almost forgot we were
going to take the $50. We've got just
Is minutes to get it, and it'll take some
lively hustling to make the station
NC" AohA LINES ST
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-08-10

A chaIa,a Loci..

Oliver Wendell Holmes used to tell d
story illustrative Of the keen perception
of children. He was present at a gath
e1ing where he CHANGED, to be seated
near the refreshment table and noticed
g little girl looking longfngly at the ia
bic, In his kindly way he said, "Are
you hungry. my childY' She replied
bashfully in the affirmative. Then
why don't you take sandwich he
asked. The little maid responded, ~Be-
cause haven't any fork" The Auto
crat quoted smilingiy, Fingers were
made before forks" and, to his intense
amusement she answered, "Not my
RRgers!"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-08-10
Make a banana Peel ltse1f.

"A trick which works on simple
principle is to make. a banana peel it.
self. To do this all that is wanted is a
bottle, ripe banana and 9 bit Of paper
wet with alcohol. Light the paper and
drop It into this bottle. When the air
in the bottle is well heated, set the 6a.
mana on end on top and let, It do the
rest itself. AS the. air. on the inside
cools of and contracts the outside pres,
sure pushes the banana down into the
bottle unta it has drawn itself out Of its
skin.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-08-10
DOGS

. There are nearly 200 distinct varieties
Of dogs. .s 4
Foxhounds give cry, but deerhounds
hunt IN silence.
The greyhound Is the only dog which
hunts by sight.
A pure bred staghound never attacks
the head OF his quarry.
Only IN the temperate zone is the dog
found perfect in courage and speed.
The Italian greyhound is reputed to
be the most symmetrical Of all animals.
F: Skye terriers have been known to
Jump into the river and land hooked
fish, which they take carefully by the
back.
Eskimo dogs are capable Of drawing
Q well laden sledge 60 miles in a day.
Their harness is Of the lightest, only a
single trace and no reins.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-08-10
Saturday, August 10. 1901
'31ran,,xsa MIS- ,t6na.:

e b Said that when President Polk
visited Boston he was inpressiyely re-
cetyed at Faneuil Hall market. The
clerk walked in trent OF him down the
length OF the market announcing in
loud tones: make way. gentlemen, for
the president OF the United States. The
president Of the United States! Fellow
citizens. make roomr'
The chief had stepped into enc OF the
stalls to look At some game, when the
clerk turned round suddenly and. find.
Ing himself alone. suddenly changed
his tone. and exclaimed: my gracious!
Where has that darned idiot got to?"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-08-10

Cling TO thy home, II thsre tha. rAeanest' med
Yisld thae. a. hearth and shelter for thy head
And nne poor plot, with vegetables stored
Be all that heaven eliass thee ior thy board
Gnsayo1y' bread npd hegbs that scattered grow
Yet cen this: cheerleSs mapSson shall provide
More hearts repese than all the WORLD hesida.
Prom the Greek Of Leenfdas by Robert Bland,
The Washington times., 1901-09-29

for the new season by Messrs. Bellows
and Long, but the actors note suggests
other plans, to the regret of his local ad-
mirers.
Kyrle Beliew sailed from England for
America yesterday and will begin rehear-
sails for "A Gentleman of France imme-
diately upon his arrival on this side. His
tour will open in Chicago.
Cecil Raleigh's latest melodrama, The
Great Millionaire, had its first production
at the Drury Lane Theatre Royal. Lon
don. September 10, ard was success, ac-
eording 90 the cabled reports.
Joseph Jefferson's tour will begin at
Troy tomorrow night He VIII play sea
son of eight weeks. presenting Rip Van
Winkle." Lend Me Five Shillings, and
1.-THE Cricket on the Hearth
Sag Harbor,' by. the late James A.
Herne will open its second season to-
morrow night at the Boston Theatre.
Boston airs. Herne, wife OF the play
wright has directed the rehearsals,
"a Million Of Money" a melodrama, by
the late Sir Augustus Harris and Henry
Pettitt will be presented for the hrst
time in America by the Castle square
Company of Boston tomorrow night
A new illustrated magazine will make
its appearance. in London under the name
of The Piayg6sr'' As the title suggests
the monthly will be devoted to the the
atre and subjects of interest relative
thereto.
Sydney Rosonfeld has written a new
buriesque for the stock company at the
New York Theatre. 1t viii be called The
Hall of Fame" and will shortly replace
THE Kings Carnival, now running at
that house.
IF I were a King is the name of the
new play by Justin Huntley Mccarthy.
jr, which e. H Sothern will bring out
at the Garden Theatre after the run OF
Richard Lovelace.' The author viii
stage The production
Clara Bloodgood. last season promi-
nent member of Amelia Bingham's com
1fVs.l. Il
Skipworth and Jane. Holly, have been en-
ga ged by George Lederer to support Elsie
Devote in THE Way of the World
Henry August, father of the clever
August family of jugglers. died recently
I in Paris. He played the role of the oid
| man who drops into the restaurant for
i supper and subsequently aids the others
| in juggling articles of various size ana
| weight
Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliott are
| testing the capacity of the Lyceum Thea
| tire. London. by their excellent work IN IN
31e and Nd TTsaty l9Tmepy knSTn pS Seats
! are being sold now for the latter part OF
/ November.
! Mason Mitchell, the actor who became
| a war correspondent during the Spanish
! stage and appeared last week with
| Blanche Walsh in Joan of the Sword
| Hand" He is accredited with one OF
| the distinct hits of the play.
| when Charles Ddltoh appears N lhS
| Helmet of Navarro he will have the sup
! port of a company of well known players
| among wnom will be Grace Elliston,
| Eleanor Barry Rose Eytinge, Eleanor
| Browning, Morgan Conan, r. V. FerSu-
| son, Sheridan Block, and Ernest Haskell.
Klaw & Erlanger have made the fol-
lowing enga genlents for The Sleeping
Beauty and the Beast" Charles J. Ross,
/ Harry Btilger. Joseph Cawthorrle. Johnny
| Page Ella Snyder Viola Gillette, Jane
Whitheck Nora Cecil. Phoebe Cain, the
Hengler Sisters, Birdie Sutherland and
Franz and Elise Ebert
The Washington times., 1901-09-29
Excursions to Mount vernon.

Electric trains for Mount Vernon leave
Pennsylvania Avenue and Thirteen-and-a-
half Street every hour week days, from 10
a. m. to 3 p. m, making the round trip in
three hours. of which one hour and twenty
minutes may be spent on the grounds. The
route of these trains is most interesting
from a historical standpoint. and forms
most enjoyable and important feature
of the trip to Mount Vernon. The many
places of interest as passed are pointed
out and cleveriy explained by competent
guides who accompany all trains. stop
over privilege Is allowed on all tickets in
Alexandria. where Christ Church the
Marshall House, and other places of his
torical note annually attract thousands of
tourists. Tickets to Mount Vernon, in
Guiding side trip 10 Arlington, sold at re-
duced rates. Half hourly service to Ar
lington Sundays, when the round trip
may be made for one fare.
The Washington times., 1901-09-29
Bon
Ami

Is an improvement over scour-
ing soaps. 1t is made of finer
material. 1t will not scratch,
scour off" and wear out "
surfaces on which it is used.
The Washington times., 1901-09-29

Another Metropolitan premiere that at
tracted great deal OF attention gave
new star to the native stage in David
Warfield, a former player of burlesque
at the Casino during the early regime
of George Lederer and later at the Weber
& Fields Broadway Music Hall. on
several occasions Warield was given OPP
portur1ities to show that he was capable
of enacting serious roles as well as the
East Side type of Hebrew, which work
first won him recognition in the metropo-
stars, OWNED that Warfield possessed the
the highest grade. and accordingly set
about securing play that would best suit
his talents Realizing that the best thing
when dealing with the public is TO give
il what ii wants. Mr.. BelaSco chose a
play called The Auctioneer, IN Whlch MI.
Warfield plays a part modelled along the
same lines in which his early successes
were made The dramatists. Charles Klein
and Lee Arthur, the latter being best known
to washingtonians by reason OF very
remarkable curtain speech he made at
the Columbia Theatre during the engage
ment of the Frawley stock company.
when Mr.. Frawley's players were seen in
support of Charles Hanford in one OF
Mr. Arthur's peculiar plays, private John
Allen evidently took the Warfield meas
-ure very accurately for the piece in which
the former Hebrew impersonator ap-
peared was quite generally liked by the
| New York reviewers.
The Washington times., 1901-09-29

lection as by the ability to lead every ac-
tor in the number to do the right thing.
Obviously this rare gift of management
is one of the most important requisites IN
an enterprise which aims at establishing
a home for bigh-cIass drama Whatever
is done there we may expect to see wen
done and there is every reason to nope
that much of II viii be well worth doing.
The Washington times., 1901-09-29

After vainly trying to get play in
which he could score personal success
ard incidentally attract large enough
audiences to ensure a profitable season,
Stuart Robson has turned to the good old
standby, THE Henrietta Bronson How
ards brilliant comedy which never states
and which is just as funny and intere St
ing today as when it was first played
The Washington times., 1901-09-29

theatrical circles and no less than half
a dozen new stars were launched, and
several rev plays chat will strive for sue
cess without the advantage Of the popu-
iarity OF any single player 20 aid them
saw their first glimpse of the footlights
in difereat parts of the country.
Perhaps the most important opening
performance of the week occurred in New
York Tuesday night. when Mrs. Fiske
showed for the first time in this country
miranda of the Balcony" at the Man
haitian Theatre, which In the future Will
be the home of this talented woman. The
attitude of Mrs. Fiske's husband and
manager, Harrison Grey Fiske. toward
the theatrical syndicate. made the effort
to secure a house in the very stronghold
of the band of managers one of great
financial risk. for practically controlling.
as the syndicate does, the theatrical col
umns of several Of the most largely cir
cuiated of the metropolitan papers, it is
easy to sc the great disadvantages unner
which Mrs. Fiske labored- But the
Gotham press. with almos. a unanimity
OF opinion. gave Miranda of the Bal
cony' and the Interpreting company col
umns Of strong critical praise. Had there
been any chance TO fay the lighters OF
the syndicate il would have doubtless
been quickly taken advantage Of by those
writers who openly acknowledge their
preferences for the combine
In reviewing Mrs. Fiskes opening per-
formance, Ihe Commercial Advertiser
said:
1T is as a manager that Mrs. Fiske
shows some Of her most valuable gifts.
Miranda of the Balcony is a thin play.
and the creation of the title part was a
slight task for a woman who can accom-
pIish what Mrs Ffske has done In the
last few years: but ii was pleasure last
night, as II always is. to see the way a
company Of players behave when she is at
the head Of II. The large and changing
scene OF the first act gives an excellent
opportunity for would-be stage managers
10 study their art as practiced by an ex-
pert Mrs Fiske has made very strong
company, not so much by individual Sc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-09

which, Of course. Is breach Of trust for
us "a give 10 the public but the friends Of
the board and tue whole nation can be as
surcd that everything possible IL being done
to further the rescue Of Miss Stone Ihey
assured Us that apparently at the moment
the only possible method 10 secure her life
was 10 have the funds promptly al hand
10 pay the ransom. But II ought 70 be-
clearly understood that this Is but one
step; that when she Is released there will
he vigorous attempt not only to secure
the return Of the money but furthermore
10 bring about such conditions that such IN
occurrence shall not be possible Ia the
future"
The report then mentions the private ef-
forts to raise the ransom, which promises
10 be successful.
The report of the prudential committee,
home department, stated that during the
/ last year seven members Of the board have
died that twcnty-thrce new missionaries
have been sent TO the foreign field. seven
men. two Of whom are physicians; six
wives Of missionaries and ten single woncu
aud that sxty-two missionaries have re
turned from furloughs IN this country t,
the missions.
/ The regular donations from individual
churches and various societies were $500,
/ 1917, a loss from last year Of S738S.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-09
NEW OFFICIAL REPORT.
srM NOW Oh MAND.

Hartford Conn, October Sat the SEES
sion Of the American board Of commission
ers for foreign missions this evening Prcsi-
dent s. r. Capene read the official report
OF the board concerning the captivity and
ransom Of Miss Ellen NJ Stone. After men
tloning the efforts made IN Miss stones
behalf, the report says;
"on one side was the lie Of a dearly
beloved missionary; on the other side was
the fact that II we yielded to the demand
for ransom Il was putting premium upon
the lives Of every missionary OF tue Ameri-
can board and not Of our board only, hut
the missionaries Of every soclety In the
world. The question was even broader than
the case Of missionaries; II practically con
cerned the safety OF any ana every Ameri-
can citizen Recognizing the full gravity
Of the situation. the committee without a
| dissenting vote decided that II had no right
Ia pay ransom and establish a precedent
which would be sure to be dangerous 10 inc
future. Furthermore, we were restrained
| by the further fact that we had no innds
| that could be employed for this purpose
| The government was restrained from pay
Ing the money by constitutional Limitation
| aud the American hoard seemed eqnaIh
restrained from paying a ransom.
Concerning the visit Of the president an'
one Of the board secretaries to Washington
| 70 meet President Roosevelt and the Of
helals OF the state department, the repor
says: "conndsntial details were gyei
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-09
Texas Is Well Represented at the Great Meeting
Being Held at Baltimore
Chairman Burton Advocated the Improvement of the Waterways
OF the COuntry-Gresham of Galveston Made Speech
Advocating Appropriations for Texas Rivers

seaboard, but on the streams, great and
small, in the interior
Mr. Grcsham's speech was given close at.
tcntion. lie insisted on the great need Of
adequate expenditures on streams empty
Ing into the Gulf OF Mexico. incidentally,
he touched upon the marvellous growth OF
Texas and the need of every facility pos
siblc to aid her commerce
Mr. Moller is the Tclas representative
on the committee ON resolutions and Mr..
Gresham on organization Mr. Coleman
was selected as delegate at large to repre-.
sent the eulf coast SUITES
fhr runEitss viii come TO an eat tenor
row.
Baltimore, Md, October s--More than
200 delegates from the various boards of
trade and commercial bodies In the pr,n.
cipal cities In the United states gathered
here today FOR the purpose Of discussing the
public Improvement Of rivers ana harho-s
in the United States They viii remain in
session for two and perhaps three DAYS
during which time they will be handsomely
entertained by the local board Of trade
Twenty Ave cities are represented hy the
delegates present, The purpose Of the con.
gress rs explained in the opening nara.
graphs OF the address of Congressman rheo-
dore e, Burton chairman Of the rivers and
horbors committee In congress. who made
the opening address to the delegates today.
| He said IN part
81 take II the movement which led to
this convention was prompted Icy desire
TO awaken general interest IN the river and
harhor improvements and TO bring the com
mercial bodies which are represented hero
| into II closer touch with legislation upon
this subject | am Informed II is not de-
sired That any specific project shalt be nd
vocated here, but Mt the same time you
consider the Improvement of the navigable
channels and ports Of the country az es-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-09
THE CAPTIVITY OF MISS STONE.
Arrangements for Paying Ransom.

Paris
ed
arrangements with the q
settling with rur
distinction religion and nor all have been phi to torture
in OF
ana the Macedonian committee and that Miss
funds
declarations from pmtr under
the place nroHpI" " the hcnmo9on frontier
that to
condition affairs shown by the fact
oflr q
bold and
guarding
track n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-09
Special to The Post }

Baltimore. Md. october s. Texas Is well
and ably represented at the National Rivers
and Harhors Congress which began it's two
days session In McCoy's hall at Johns
Hopkins university this morning Her del
ogates have places ON both the committees
on resolutions and organization. Another
delegate, Colonel Walter Gresham OF Gal.
weston was one OF the nine speakers OF
the day,
The Lone star state !s represented by
Co;unrl Walter Gresham, Jcns Moller q
NJ. Barley and Charley Fowler OF Calves.
ton; j NJ Coleman 81 HoHston ana j. II
Bright of Beaumont
Colonel Gresham in his address made
prominent the statement that Texas was
working hand in hand with the whole
country for the passngc of the rivers and
hsrbcrs bill at the next session.
Mr. Coleman of Houston, who is at the
Carroiton said tonight that he thought
a great deal OF good will be accomplished
ty the exchange Of ideas and views at tits
conetcsS ard he believed that such senti-
ncut would he created In favor Of the PAS.
sags OF generous hill that It would be.
conc law AZ the next session.
Mayor Hayes welcomed the tb1 delegates
III II Glh'fiNi Hhuhcl' anu 'N'N'huN"i N"i-
man also said pleasant things to the Wis
itors The selection Of George p. Bartol
Of Philadelphia for permanent chairman
was popular one and when he took the
stage was loudly applauded.
The real business Of the congress VII
ccme up tomorrow when matters will he
considered To-day was largely devoted t.
explanatory speechmakng. The principal
address was made by Representative Thco
dorc Z. Button of Ohio. chairman Of tho
house committee on rivers and harbors
He gave an exhaustive history Of river and
harbor legislation. He advocated great lib
erality I'm approprIatIons. not only nj tn,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-09
An Effort Being Made 10 Have the
Ransom Reduced.
AN OFFICIAL REPORT WAS MADE
Showing the Difficulties Which Have
Prevented the Paying Over OF the
Money to the Briaands.

Constantnople., October s-Mr uarkell,
the American missionary mt samokofr
Bulgaria, is opening negotiations with the
brlgands with the view Of reducing the
amount of 1he ransom demanded for the
release Of Miss Stone.
SUM NOW ON HAND.
Boston. Mass October s.No additional
statement Of money received for the ra5i.
som fund Of Miss Stone was given out by
Kidder Peabody s. Go. after the one OF
the late afternoon, showing Si0514.O ~
cash and $1,000 In unpaid pledges. This
made the total S58574.G0 % which viii be
added In the morning The sums received
overnight. The rush Of contributions -
over because Of the general opinion that
the critical moment has been ayerted ami
that months time offers ample time to
! add to the fund. Charles A. Stone brother
Of the captive missionary wishes nctivl'y
Of the fund TO continue for few days
longer he hopes that the dispatches stat
ing that the brigands have granted a
months time is right, although he has no
personal confirmation Of that fact 10
says mat the idea IN the West that he had
started that no money IS needed because
enough had been given is wrong. lie Is
stll anxious about getting tho total oil
$4,000.