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wonprkFuL ENDURANCE.


Archibald Forbes Great Etat ia w
Turlxo-sorvlan War.
As m instance of the remarkable
powers cf endurance possessed by Ar
chibalG FORBES, the famous war corre-
spoldent who died in London recently,
The following story is told: The brief
wal between Turkey and Seryia ended
with The battle of Djunis, in the au-
tumn Of 1876. FORBES was the only
correspondent on the spot, and there
Sorvia lay ut the mercy Of Oh 'rEa
At 3 in the afternoon, whe}
rode away from the blazi
DeiigIad, more tnan 140 m
tween him and his desuu "a
telegraph Office at Semlin, in LJ5 7ry
He had an order for post horses q on
the road, and galloped hard for Parat
chin, the nearest post station. When
hu got there the postmaster had a
horse but no vehicle. All night long
he rode that weary journey, changing
hulaes every fifteen miles and forcing
the beasts along at the best of their
speed. soon after loon of the follow
ing day. sore from head to foot, Forbes
was Gathering over the stones OF the
r lgrade main street. The field tele~
graph wires had conveyed but a curt,
documentary intimatlon Of disaster;
and all Belgrade, feverish tor further
news. rushed out to meet the corre-
spordont. But he had ridden hard all
ntelt. not 10 gossip in lgrade, but
to get to ay.lliu telegraph wire,
and he never drew rein till he reach
ed the ferry. At Semlin he tok one
lClg drink Of beer, and then sat down
to the task OF writing, hour after
hour. against time, the great tiding5
ne carried. After he had written his
story and Dut it on the wires he lay
down in his clothing and slept twenty
hours without so much as turning. He
rsd ue.nt to start back for Deligrad
on The evening Of the day Of his ar
rival at Belgrade, but fatigue caused
him to lose .w~onty-foUI hours. It
seemed TO him when he recovered from
ehayrln ifs delay that perhaps.
after all. hc was entitled to a good
long sleep. He had Witnessed q bat
tie that lasted six hours, ridden LAG
miles and written the Daily News a
telegraphlc message four columns long
all In he space Of thirty hours.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-29

alton, lettering around tie
streets and their homer on the
Sabbath day Boosting of the
fact that they never go to
church is a state of affairs that
shonld cause all christians 70
ask themselves if they are do
ing their duty as christians.
All who live upright christian
lives have influence enough
over at least one individual
who is not a christian ia per,
suade them to go church once
a day on Sunday, and should
feel it their duty to do so,
religion is the only thing that
will abolish cimes and i'm
morality and to persuade men
to go to church is to keep
them out Of prisons and rock
piles but first of all those
who persuade must walk i'll
the right path themselves OF
no real good will be accomp-
lished
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-29
RUSSIA prrs HERE.
Fhey re Keep".E Gu OF NihiIists
VINO Seeks Refuge in Aruerlca.

NAey re heep'nE ca OF NihiIists
WHO Seeks Reruge. in America.
The Russian secret police are prob
ably the o skllliul in the world
they need to be. in the days Of Ma
poieon III. the police OF France had
that reputation. They haven't il nov
for the best Of reasons. An emperor
0eeds alliiful spies In all the world
a republic doesn't. Russia has had lts
lessons in the death Of the late c2ar
and in many attempts made pom the
present ruler So the chief OF political
police Keeps agents in every great city
in the world. New York. where 80
many Russian nihilists have found
refuge; San Francisco and Chicago are
especially favored in this way. Es-
capped cUuvjcts from Siberia sometimes
drift TO the Pacific coast city, while
Chicago Is watched on general prip.
ciples, New York, however, is getting
to be more n more the chief obj8dt
OF the solicitoUs attentions Of the
cars people. The spies who keep tab
on nihilists In America always claim
TO be nihilists themselves, exiled Cor
their political views, or escaped SUE
poets. 1t is their plan to secure admit
lance to some Of the many nihilist cir
Gles here and keep the police informed
Of what goes on. SO long as the nihi-
lists confine themselves to speech max
ing nothing It done about it. But, il
one of them should start for st. Peters
burg with such a mission as that which
took Bresci from Paterson the home
authorities would be warned and stand
ready to receive him after certain we'll
Lnown ~recedents. AS for the spy, his
Is a dangerous lift. II suspected he
may become at almost any time the
hero Of a mysterious murder ease
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-29

An example OF the cunning OF gulls
was observed at Tacoma, when severai
alightod on a bunch of logs that had
been in the water for a long time,
with the submerged sides thick with
b~arnacles. One was a big gray fellow
who seemed to be the captain. He
walked to. a particular log, stood ON
one side of it, close to the water, and
then uttered peculiar cries. The other
gulls came and perched on the same
side OF the log, which, under their
combined weight, rolled over a few
inches. The gulls, step by step, kept
the log rolling until the barnacles
showed above the water. The birds
picked eagerly at this food, and the
log was not abandoned until every
5arnacle had been picked.-Goldeo
Days.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-29
SOME WHY'S ANSWERED.


It is NOT; isipe what q number
Of little thir.s we do without knowing
the reason. Whv for instance do
widows wear cs,s2 PeyhaDs tbev NAV
say because t5cy mako them look
pretty and in, -.s.ilc But fine real
reason is thai .,.. III fine R7mans were
in England they shaved their heads as
a sign of mournirg OF course q woman
couldn't let herself he seen with q bald
mead so she made herself 4 nrattv can
And powt bous1 the necessifv of wear
i9- il has Dassed away fine can re-
mains. Whv do we have bows on tho
lert side of our hat37 In oldea times
W u men were mrcb in fine omen air
and hats couldn't he bought for halr
a dollar IL was t5a b,bit 10 flo q cord
around The crovn and let tbF ends fall
on the left aide To be orasYad on the
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-29
DIET OF
How Monkeys Hunt for Land Grabs in
Jungles.

How Monkeys Hunt for Land Grabs in
Jungles.
Most monkeys have a liking for
land crabs, and the beasts when In
their natural element in the jungle
will often travel for miles to some
marshy region in search of a crusta-
e a meal said a dealer in all sorts
Of wild animals to a Washington Star
writer. Some years age, when l was
in Singapore trading with the natives
Tor monkeys, l was Il day greatly
amused to see the artful methods
practiced by jocko to trap crabs. The
monkey, having located the where
abouts of the crabs, lies fiat down on
his stomach, feigning death. Present.
ly from the countless passages pierc-
ing tie mud in every direction thou
sands Of little red and yellow crabs
make their appearance, and after sus-
D%iciously cycling for a few minutes the
Drown fur of the monkey they slowly
and cautiously slide up to him in great
giee at the prospect of a big feed of
he bones of Master Jocko. The latter
now peeps through his half=closed eye
ids and fixes upon the biggest of the
lssembled multitude. When the crab
ones within reach, u dashes the
monkeys arms, and off he scampers
nto the jungle with a cry of delight,
20 discuss at leisure his cleverly earned
inner. Rarely did the monkeys seem
o miss theis prey. l saw, however,
n old fellow do so, and it was ludi-
1rous in the extreme to see the rage
t put him in. Jumping for fully a
minute up and down on all tours at
he mouth Of the hole into which the
rab had escaped, he positively howled
nth veXation. Then he set to work
poking the mud about with his fingers
at the entrance to the passage, fruit
iessly trying o and again to peep
int e."
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-29
Trnn tLrn In Anclent rrrn,.

On the way to Philae and the hesa
of the cataract, a short distance south
OF Assouan, we come upon the ancient
luarries which supplied granite FOR the
columns, statues and obelisks through,
out Egypt for many centuries. From
Illustrations in the temples, it is clear
that these monuments were aoated
down the river on datboats and RATS,
and then carried inland by artificial
canals or dragged overland by thou
sands of slaves. In one of the tombs
at Beni-Hassan IS a picture illustrating
the process. The great stone is loaded
upon a huge sled drawn by 4 multi
Jude of workmen. One man is en-
gagged in pouring water upon the rum
uers to prevent friction. Another
stands at the left of the statue and
beats time that the men may work in
unison, while oyerseers, provided with
whips, urge the laborers to their task
-Chautauquan.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-29

doc not constitute sportsman
ship The old-time hunts
man, enceuntering a sting at
bay with the primitive wea-
pons Of his day, certainly did
need to be brave; his modern
piytotype, armed with a re-
peating rife, is generally safe;
the animal is the one who
needs courage. The idea that
popping about with a gun
there is some peculiar mani.
ness i'll shooting harmless
animals is, we hope, a vanish
ing llusion.-Weekl Com
mercial.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-29
POLITICS IN STATE


The address delivered by
Hon, James l.. Blair before
the State Board Of Charities
which met in Columbia last
week, certainly had the right
ring. The making of political
annexes of state institutions is
a form of silk stocking cor
ruption which the people are
rising up against and are de-
handing that it be stopped.
All penal elemosonary and
educational institutions of this
state are supported by the tax
payers of Missouri who have
a right to demand that the
money appropriated for their
support should be wisely and
judicious'y spent and that
those who manage these insti-
tutions be men qualified to do
so.
If the Boards appointed to
manage such institutions are
to be mere figure heads they
should be abolished and mon
ey used for maintaining them
left in the state treasury.
Public institutions are main
tanned for the benefit of those
who need the good derived
from and not to compensate
political ward heelers and
party sympathizers.
Mr.. Blair voice the senti-
ment of all good citizens when
he says that such corrupt
able practices are disgraceful
to the commonwealth of Mis-
souri, and must be stopped.
No man should be elected
to aposition in a state institu-
ton because he is a Democrat
nor dropped fran such a posi-
ton becaue heis a Republican.
The spoil system may work
in State legislatures and sub
ordinate clerkships, but when
it comes to sacrificing the in
terest of State Institutions tc
satisfy political grafters it is
time to cry a malt.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-29
speaker rarrlso and Col or..p.


Col. Crisp, when In the Missouri len.
islature, was one OF the central figures
in a scene which promised bloodshed.
which ended In q hearty laugh, and
which was the cause Of an astounding
remark from Hon. John W. Farris, the
then speaker. Crisp and another bel.
ligerent son of Anak got into a debate
which grew into a quarrel. They shook
their fists at each other and roared
like a pair of Numidian lions. Every
body expected and many hoped to see
a regular old-fashioned ~knock-down
and drag-out fight, which expectations
and hopes were frustrated and dashed
to the ground by Speaker Farriss re-
marking: III you gentlemen do not
luit fussing and take to your seats I
wiz order the chaplain to take you
into custody" which so amazed the
b%ellicose Legislators that they stood in
a state of lingual paralysis, while the
spectators laughed till they were red
In tho face. Humor saved the day.
Champ Clark, in Denver R~epublican.
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.onn ast ornnam,.nar in Amerlc..

sonn ost Crandm,,nar in America.
-aeDcygar, Aich,, claims to have he
9qngcat grandmother in America.
he married at u, and gave birth 10
daughter a year later. The child,
Aowing her mothers example, mar
We'd Young and lately when 10 years
ID gave birth to a child, whose grand
'other is now a little over 20 years
old.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-29

T. ol1N III
morality and to persuade men
to go to church is to keep
them out Of prisons and rock
piles but first of all those
who persuade must walk III
the right path themselves or
no real good will be accomp-
lished
HISTORY OF
The recent newly awakened
interest i'll the life and times
of King Alfred, due to the
celebration of the thousandth
anniversary of his death and
the placing of a statue at his
birthplace has resulted III
some interesting information
on the evolution of the sports
man. One many see by re-
viewing the customs and con-
ditions Of Alfred's time, how
it was that hunting came to be
regarded as the noblest of all
amusements. 1t was abso-
lutely necessary to the safety
and welfare of the people that
tho wolves, bears, wild boars,
and other dangerous animals
which then roamed over Eng
land, should be eXterminated;
and, of course, the king and
his knights, as the bravest
and best armed of the fighting
population, were setting a
good example and doing good
service in their huntieg par
ties. These conditions con-
tinued for some hundreds of
years and the nobility of the
sport of hunting became firmly
established and hedged about
with many traditions as to the
proper method of killing the
game. The persistence of
traditions in England is pro-
verbal; and hence, after the
whole country became as safe
as a barnyard, people contin-
ued to suppose that there was
something essentially coura-
geous and fine i'll Devastating
and grouse shooting.
The question now confront
ed by the intelligent American
citizen is this: whether is
necessary for a new country
t. take over the ideas and con-
ventionf Of its parent on this
subject. Are we to consider
a man a sportsman because he
kills rabbits and pigeons, as
his father killed bears and
panthers? Is the man who
takes his sport with rod and
gun any more manly or brave
than the one who arms him.
self with a camera or a micro
scope? The Englishman
would probably say yes, be-
cause he was brought up to
believe so.
TIE fact seems to be, how
ever, that mere ability to go
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-29
Sue For Terlinden's Funds.

An agent of the Amsterdamsch Bank
OF the Netherlands, the Disconto Ga
sellschaft, n German discount banking
society and also representing Robert
Suermout on behalf of "A German bank.
began attachment proceedings TO re-
cover funds believed To have been de-
posted in two Milwaukee banks by
Gerhard Terlinden who is charged
with ahscondluG from Germany with
S215 600 rerlinden was arrested in
Milwaukee and taken To Chicago.
where he is being held pending the ar
rival of eXtradltion papers. The plain
TINS claim that Terlinden mulcted their
institutions To the extent OF $50, 900
each. The contents OF y safety deposit
box rented by Terlinden in one of the
local banks Will be attached The box
contained 10000 marks aud IA certiii-
cate of deposit On ii Chicago bank for
So 100
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-29
SPRINGS FOR SOLDIERS SHOES
Inventor Has Device That he Asks
Secretary Root to Test.

Chicago Inter- Ocean: Among the
letters that come to the secretary of war
are many advising remedies for the
ailments of soldiers and suggesting
means for making them more comfort
able in the field All sorts Of devices
are submitted for the use of the army
Wicker gasket hats. ventilated boots.
waterproof clothing. and powder for
perspiring feet are among the articles
received at the department. The latest
invention is spring insole, which. the
inventor wants the secretary of war to
place in his own shoes to give it per-
sonal test. His letter to the secretary
submitting the insoles says;
Il have sent a sample OF spring
cushion insole for your inspection: |
think they would be Of some benefit to
the soldier, as they prevent the strain
and jar on the muscles Of the leg and
back when walking, and as soldiers
sometimes have good deal of walking
to do they could accomplish II with
less exertion. Please put the ones |
have sent you in your own shoes and
wear them, then you can tell by eN
perience whether they would be of any
advantage to the men or not. Please
give them a fair test, as they may be
the means OF preventing a good deal
of suffering in the army. as soldiers on
the march are often troubled with their
feet. II you wish to give Their thor
ough test, | will send you a few pair
and you can give them to some of your
soldier friends to wear and 'hen they
can tell from experience whether they
would be of any benefit or not. Please
let me know how you like to wear the
ones | have sent you. whether you
adopt them or not
The patent cushion insoles were duly
received at the war department and
were sent TO the quartermaster' de-
partment together with the inventors
letter. The insole consists of thin
piece OF leather, properly stiffened
and having attached spiral spring,
which is intended to be placed in the
heel OF the shoe to give the weaTer a
springy motion while walking. The
strength Of the spring is such. how
ever, that IL is question whether IL
would not cause the weafer greater ex-
ertion to keep It pressed down in the
heel than II would 70 wear the shoe
without It.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-29
Caused by Bad Water.

II Is now hoped that typhoid FOYER
epidemic in Baraboo has reached the
lilnlt. No new cases have been reported
tor two days There are. however.
stili over 100 cases under treatment.
aud several persons are dangerously
i'll. The epidemic WAS caused. ac-
cording TO the statement of Prof Rus
sell state chemist by the use of con-
taminated water furnished by tho
Baraboo Waterwurks company aud
people now demand that its franchise
be annulled A bitter feeling exists
against the company.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-29
Wisconsin in Brief.

/
James OBrien's residence. one of the
Oldest in New Richmond. burned last
week from cause unknown The
| family barely had time TO escape from
IA second story window. Loss $4,000;
| insured.
| A number OF Chicagouns had mar
row escape from a fire, supposed to
| have been started by inccndiaries.
which destroyed the hotel and out
buildings at Powers Lake. summer
resort in the western part Of kenosha
| county
Leopold Mann president OF the Two
| Rivers Manufacturing company. and
well known throughout the state died
suddenly last week. aged G5 years. Mr..
Mann had been suffering from kidney
| trouble.
| Earl 1cbo, an Omaha brakeman was
run over and killed by the cars at
Shell Lake last week Tebo was un-
married and resided at St Paul
Brick blocks are to be built at Cam
bridge where the wooden ones were re-
Gently burned IT j. Johnson a. Co.
have commenced the erection OF "A
brick block. 50xS0 on the site OF the
Merchants hotel Il. f. Gillespie, Octace
Choninard and p. O Peterson have al
so begun the erection of brick blocks.
The United Telegraph and Telephone
company Of Minneapolis has filed
trust deed to secure $4,000 worth OF
bonds to the Minnesota Loan and
Trust company The bonds are for
ten years at six per cent This deed
must be filed In every county through
which the lines of the company pass.
At Anoka Peter Green's house, barns,
outbuildings, granary, 500 bushels OF
grain. hay, household goods, two draft
horses farm machinery, etc, In barns.
were totally destroyed by fire last
night No insurance.
william Bruemmer, Just returned TO
Slayton from the st. Peter asylum, shot
himself through the head and died In
stantly.
The old rafting works at Beef Slough
at WInona are to he fitted up and re-
opened. the work OF getting them ready
for operation has already begun. The
reason for this is to assist the works at
West Newton In getting out Sufficient
amount OF logs into RATS before the
water becomes 80 low that all opera
tons must be suspended. There are
plenty OF logs above the works, but the
low water Will prevent their being
RATED unless the Beef Slough works
are opened.
The saltwater company has brought
an action In the district court against
Il ID. Farmer to recover sum OF mon
~ claimed by the company as interest
on money withheld by the city from
the company's hydrant rental. pending
decision In the action brought by Mr..
Farmer To have the water company's
water franchise annuIled by reason II
alleged excessive rates.
The petition presented by the team
sters employed by saltwater for
raise OF wages TO 1915 per day. was
turned down by the city council. They
are now getting 1926 per day. and
majority OF the council considered this
sum sufficient
The Eau Claire Water Works com
pany has made q proposition to the
! city to settle all litigation and establish
good will and harmony. The company
offers TO give the city &3.552 In rebates
and for damages also to pay $1,000
| years taxes and TO abandon the old res
| ervor and put In wells. 1t Is limited
the outcane of the whole AFFAIR Will be
purchase by tbs city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-29

DR., Harrison. Il member Of tho state
board Of health, accompanied by Sher-
in Lien of Bayfield, county. chartered
an engine and left for Leonard camp
in Bayfield, county with the avowed
purpose of closing the camp on ac-
count of smallpox Three men from
this camp have come To Ashland with.
in the past few days with smallpox.
This is the first time that the state
board OF health has taken definite ac-
ton this year in the line of closing
lumber camps, and II will meet with
The determined opposition of the lum-
bermen and may lead to clash IL ad-
hercd TO. -
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-29

Rome has the distinction OF possess
ing the first woman lawyer of Italy In
the person Of Signorina Teresa La
briola. She has passed her examina-
ton with honors and is now a full
fiedged lawyer. but has not inscribed
herself among the advocates. as she
does not desire to champion the new
woman" but to dsyots herself 20 the
philosophy Of law.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-29
NEWS OF WISCONSIN.
REVIVAL IN MANUFACTURING
AT WEST SUPERIOR.
German Banks After Terlinden's
Funds-Typhoid at Baraboo
Other News,

y regular revival in manufacturing
circles has taken place in West Su-
perior. Two plants are to be relitted
and started up, a new one, will OPP
crate very shortly, and there is talk Of
the rettting of another one, with
possibility of number of men being
employed in the iron and pipe foundry.
This is after some years of rather in
activity in manufacturing circles in
that city
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-29

The present Is the thirteenth summer
that the German emperor has spent In
part OF Norway, the Hords % which
are an ideal place for his Yacht, to
waicb be Is so much devoted that tho
officers. among themselves. have nick
named him WHY" At holde
and elsewhere he allowed the passcn-
gers OF the tourist steamers than hap
pened TO be present TO come on board
and Inspect bis yacht
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-29

The new Italian ambassador at
Washington. Marquis Obizzi Malaspina
di Carbonari, is one OF the youngest
ambassadors ever accredited to this
country. His career, though. has been
meteoric and only Ave years ago he
was an nder-secretary OF the embassy
under BARON FaYa
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-29

The court-martial which recently
tried Maj Charles A. Doyen. feet ma
rine officer OF the North Atlantic
squadron. on the chaDge OF intoxica-
ton and being absent from duty with
out leave, found him guilty and sem
fenced him 10 a loss OF two numbers
and be repriuanded By the navy de-
partment
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-29

The Peoples church Of London, Eng
land. has selected the Rev. John T.
Christian pastor OF the Ia Sale ave
nue. Baptist church, Chicago. 10 preach
to its members two months. The man.
ayers have instituted es permanent
policy the custom u having noted min
listers from foreign countries preach
to them for few months each year.