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Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
PONIES AND coBs.
How the Distinction. between tn

| How the Distinctions Between the
Two Are Defined.
A correspondent writes, says the
Badminton Magazine, to ask me what
.'pony" is-not the pony of the bet
ting ring; he refers to the animal. The
| dictionaries which he has consulted tell
him no more than that "a pony is "a
little horse and he wants to know
where the pony ends and the horse
begins. The term is Of course, very
loosely used. At Newmarket. where
one might expect accurate definitions,
the trainers seem to call all sorts of
animals ponies Il will send round
your pony at 8 o'clock, is. q familiar
phrase to me, and in two cases il. has
NAL of quite 142. | have searched for
authorities for some time past and
only accidentally came upon one the
other day. a pony, find it stated, IS.
strictly applicable to an animal under
Ii hands. Above Ii and up to 1873 the
creature should be known as a gallo
way, and over 1873 it becomes a horse
IhlS, however, is not the modern inter-
probation, though when the phraseology
was altered do not know. According
to the Nottingham rules of polo, 'the
height of ponies shall not exceed IA
hands 2 inches,' and such an animal,
according to my old time authority,
would be quite a full sized horse. One
cannot, of course, go against the Hur-
bingham nomenclature, but | should
be inclined to say that in general par
lance anything under IA hands is a
pony. am glad my correspondent did
not ask for an exact definition of a
'cob," for could do no better than
suggest that a thickset pony from
about 1873 to 14.2 would come under
the head. The term COLBY" at any
rate, has a significance of its own.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
IN TIE WEST INDIES.
German Naval Officers Make Secret
observations.

New York, Jan 30-It is reported
that several German army and naval
officers, passengers on the steamer
Moltke, which has arrived here on a
cruise through the West Indies, says
the Tribune's Havana correspondent,
made extensive soundings in Havana
harbor near Santa Clara battery, gar
risoned by American troops. 1t is said
they also took photographs of the for
tifications. In view of the attitude of
Germany in Venezuela this is regarded
as significant. A report that Minister
Squiers had informed President Palma
of the actions of the Germans was de-
MED by the minister, who says he has
heard only rumors. The Moltke sailed
Wednesday for Nassau and will arrive
in New York on Feb. L. The German
officials aboard the Moltke were sent
on the cruise by the German govern
ment and, it is understood, have been
making soundings secretly all over the
West Indies.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
PRICES MUST SOON DROP.
Production of Anthracite Continues tc
Increase.


Philadelphia, Jan. 30.-The Philadel
phia and Reading Coal and Iron com
pany had all but one Of its active col
Heries in operation Wednesday and
Thursday the full quota Of thirty-two
coilieries was worked. The output
averages from 1900 to 1 400 cars daily.
General Manager Anderson of the
coal company is beginning to take an
optimistic view of the situation and
predicts a break from the present high
prices asked by the independent oper-
ators is bound to come very soon.
1t is stated on good authority that
the railroads are determined to break
up the speculative feature of the an
thracite business or the holding Of coal
in transit by independent shippers with
the possible view of keeping up the
high prices. It is now almost a daily
occurrence for the railroads to place
an embargo on some shipper who has
kept loaded cars upon the tracks be-
yond a reasonable time after reaching
distributing points, and whenever such
case arises the offending shipper is
denied cars until the coal already in
cars has been unloaded.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
London Poliee Methods.

This is the modus operandi of Lon
don's police: Two citizens engage in
street fight; crowd gathers to see the
mill; four .sbobbies" appear, working
their way through the press with by
your leave or kindly let me pass;
they have neither billies nor guns. Two
seize each combatant, leading him aside
with no rough hands and arguing thus
in chiding tones: Aren't We 'shamed
O ye'self? What's the good o. fightin'?
Leave scraps to dogs. Now. run along
an behave ye'self. There's good
chap" These words Are accompanied
by a pat on the shoulder and gentle
shove. away from the scene of conflict.
Rarely is there an arrest. A brutal
clubbing is unknown The London po-
lice are peacemak ers New York Press.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
slope Of Rivers,

Generally speaking, the slope of riv-
sers flowing into the Mississippi from
the east is on an average about three
inches per mile. Those entering it from
the west have an average descent Of
about six inches per mile. The aver
age descent per mile of the Missouri
after it leaves the mountains is reck-
oned at about a foot; the Des Moines
from it's source to Its conjunction with
the Mississippi 7.3 inches. The entire
length of the Ohio shows fall of even
five inches. The Mississippi from the
mouth Of the Ohio to the gulf has a
fail of but 211a inches.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
GETS THE LIONS SHARE.
Eighty Per Cent Of Philippine Traffic
Goes Via Seattle.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. SO-After a
spirited contest lasting two months
Puget sound has beaten San Francisco
by securing the major portion of gov
eminent transport business between
the Pacific coast and the Philippines.
A contract was signed during the
day by Major Bingham Of the quarter
masters department and Frank Water
house, representing the Boston Steam
ship company.
It binds the government to send
about 80 per cent of it's shipments to
the Philippines by this line from now
until the end of the fiscal year. The
company is practically assured that a
new contract will then be executed.
Freight to be transported will be
hauled west by the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern. A large ship
ment of guns, ammunition and other
military equipment left Rock Island ar
seflal Wednesday,
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
ALL TRAINS STALLED.
Boston in the Grip Of Remarkable
Foo.

Boston, Jan. 3O.-For several hours
during the evening Boston was in the
grip of the most remarkable fog ever
seen here. Trains were stalled and
trolley cars proceeded with great diff
ficulty. Harbor navigation was dan
gerous and pedestrians were forced to
grope their way along the streets. The
peculiar thing was that the fog was
confined wholly to the. north end of the
city and the suburbs on the northern
end. In Adams square the sky was
bright and clear, but in Hanover street,
not two minutes walk away, the heavy,
choking mist hung like pail
The ferryboat John Hancock left her
slip in Boston, bound for East Boston,
a quarter of a mile distant Two hours
and twenty minutes later she rammed
a war vessel in the Charleston navy
yard, a mile out of her regular course.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
HID BEHIND THE RULE.
One of Horace Greeley's Orders That
Helped His News Editor.

Helped His News Editor.
AS an editor Horace Greeley had be-
come weary Of the constant repetition
of the word "the" in opening sentences.
One issue of his paper in particular ex-
asperated him. Almost every item had
its opening paragraph begin with
the. This lack Of Judgment on the
part of his writer's in the choice of
words received attention. Greeley wrote
+ "a note. This notice he requested to be
posted in the editorial room and caused
copies of it to be sent to correspond
ents The order read:
Under no circumstances must the
word the be used in the opening Or
subsequent paragraphs Of a news ar
ticle. In sentences within paragraph
it will be tolerated if used with mod
GRAFTON. If you cannot write a para
graph without the to open it, omit"
One day shortly after the issuance Of
his new rule Greeley entered the ed
itorial room in a fury.
How is it that we have nothing in
today's paper regarding Hollands at
titude toward the policy of the north y
he asked of his editor who had charge
of the foreign news.
This editor was aware that he had
omitted an important news item which
at the time he considered as unimpor-
tant. But he was resourceful.
Your rules and orders are positive,
Mr.. Greeley, are they not?" asked the
editor.
"Certainiyr' shouted the famous
scribbler
"Then tell me how / could have used
The Hague for the date line in the
Holland dispatch without violating
your positive order
Mr.. Greeley was beaten, but he NUT
tered, IF you fellows could use judg
ment, there would be no need for
rules"
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
A KINGS POEM.
Autograph Verses by James L. In q
Book Owned In Boston.

/ H
Book Owned In Boston.
An interesting volume in the Boston
Public library is Montaignes .sEs-
says, printed early in the seventeenth
century, which was owned by James
{, the English king who was so largely
responsible for the publication of the
accepted version of the Holy Bible.
The book is the first English transla-
lion Of the great French author and
vas made by John Florio, a friend OF
many of the famous Elizabethan writ
srs, including Shakespeare himself,
who drew several suggestions from its
pages for we'll known passages in his
plays.
The Boston library copy has mod
.rn binding, but the ancient fly leaf is
preserved on which is written the fol-
lowing poem, in King James auto
graph:
Here lyeth nakit to the anatomie
Of my fraill HART, humane devitie
D trust the Almychtie. lyk the Almychtie's
word
put on me thy robe as guhylom lord
Thou putest once more me in thy best
beliefe
And in my souill thy secretst law engraye.
The queer words and quaint spelling
Ire characteristic of early Scotch poe
ny, which King James, as a Scotch
man himself, took great delight in
writing, and perhaps the average reader
will have no more difficulty in decipher-
ing the royal meaning than in making
Dut page in modern Scotch dialect
novel.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
POISON IN THE COFFEE.
Alleged Attempt at Wholesale Murder
in Kentucky.

Louisville, Jan. 30.--As a result OF
having drunk coffee containing a pow.
erful and poisonous drug, administered
by some one whose object, according
to the members of the family, was
wholesale murder, six persons are i'll
at the residence of Mrs. Nancy Birch,
at Brentwood, east of the city. Mrs.
Birch and Mrs. Laura Feaman, her
daughter, are not expected to live.
&, The entire family, with the excep.
tion of Birch Cooper, twenty-five years
of age. Mrs. Birch's grandson, and
Philip Feaman. a grandson. about six
years Of age, drank the coffee.
Mrs. BIRCH is the widow of George
Birch. for years president of the Bour-
bon Stock Yards, who left her an es-
tate valued at between $250,000 and
100000, to be divided equally among
Mrs. Birch's children or grandchildren
at her death The police are at work
on the case
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
RESULT OF QUARREL.
One North Dakotan Dead and Another
Fatally Wounded.

Fargo, N. D., Jan. 3O.-One man is
dead and another dying at the hospital
in this city as a result of a shooting
ARRAY at McHenry, Foster county. DR..
MacLachlin of that place is under ar.
rest, charged with the shooting.
1t is alleged that blind pigger"
named Huntly was sparring with a
younger brother of DR.. MacLachlin and
the former is said to have become an
cry at something and leveled a gun at
young MacLachlin. He fired, but the
bullet went wild.
This, it is said, so angered DR.. Mac
Lachlin that he drew a revolver and
fired at Huntley. The bullet went wild
and struck Ellis Willoughby, a by
stander, seriously wounding him.
Then, it is said, MacLachlin fired
again, instantly killing Huntley.
Willoughby was operated upon but
little hope is entertained for his recov-
cry.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
The Marine Flag.

The revenue marine service flag, au-
thorized by act of congress March 2,
1899, was originally prescribed to con
sist of sixteen perpendicular stripes,
alternate red and white, the union of
the ensign bearing the arms of the
United States in dark blue on white
field" Phe sixteen stripes represented
the number of states which had been
admitted to the Union at that time,
and no change has been made since.
Prior to 1871 it bore an eagle in the
union of the pennant, which was then
substituted by thirteen blue stars in a
white field, but the eagle and the stars
are still retained in the flag.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
Esaa ana HIS Copyright.

Once month it was the custom Of a
clergyman in neighboring town to
catechise the Sunday school. Among
the questions asked was, who was
EsauY Several responded but none OF
the answers was satisfactory, and, as
the pastor was about to tell them, one
little fellow said, Il think can tell you
what he did,
well" said the pastor, tell me
what Esal did.
"Esau was the fellow who sold his
copyright for mess Of potash. !" Phil
adelphia Ledger,
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
Al Hint For the Future.

ct is 4 source of great happiness to
me, my dear remarked Mr.. Baxter to
his life's companion. that no one can
ever with truthfulness point to you as
"a woman with past"
Eyes, james. replied Mrs. Baxter, it
should make you happy, and as tomor-
row is my birthday it will make me
happy to have everybody point to me as
woman with present. New York
Herald.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
LIQUID Oxygen.

Liquid oxygen when first formed il
milky in appearance owing to the pres
ence of some impurity which may be
removed by passing it through ordi-
nary filter paper. When pure, it is OF
pale blue color, which, however, is
not due, as some have thought, to the
presence of liquid ozone, witch is of a
dark blue color. Liquid oxygen is a
nonconductor Of electricity, but is,
strongly magnetic. 1t may be lifted
from cup by presenting the poles Of
strong electro magnet. 1t seems to
have very slight chemical activity,
vince it will extinguish lighted match
and has no action on piece of phos-
phorus dropped into it. It is well
known that the A and B lines Of the
solar spectrum are due to oxygen. and
from experiments on the top of Mont
Blanc it is thought they are largely if
not wholly due to the oxygen in the
earth's atmosphere Professor Dewar
showed that these lines come out very
strong when liquid oxygen is inter-
posed in the path OF the rays from an
electric lamp,
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
REJOICING AT PANAMA.
Residents Enthusiastic Over Signing
of Canal Treaty.

New York, Jan. 30.-No comments
on the signing of the canal treaty are
made by local newspapers, but the PEG.
pie here are generally satisfied, cables
the Herald's correspondent at Panama.
They are enthusiastic over the pros
pect that the canal will finally be built
by the United States, in which coun-
try the people have confidence, without
the intervention of European powers.
which are now looked upon with dis
favor.
The treaty is considered fair and
mutually advantageous.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
LOST HER INDEPENDENCE.
England Placed in a Bad Position by
German Alliance.


New York, Jan. 3O.-Writing with
reference to the Venezuelan affair the
london correspondent of the Tribune
says it is immaterial whether the first
suggestion for joint action by Germany
and Great Britain came from England
fn July or even February, 1902. What
cannot be denied by the apologists of
the Balfour ministry is that an iron
clad alliance was made by which Eng
Hand was deprived of independence of
action and committed against with
1drawal until the German claims were
settled. 1t is incredible that the precise
form of this alliance was not made in
Germany.
Wherever the first proposal for joint
action originated, whether the British
ministers forged their own chains or
accepted the German patent, they tied
their hands and exposed themselves to
the serious risk Of affronting the Unit
ed States.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
UNABLE 70 AGREE ON CASE
Trial of Indiana Operators Will Come
Up in Usual Way.

Chicago, Jan. 30.-The Indiana coal
men, against whom indictments were
voted by the special grand jury, have
been unable to agree with States At
torney Deneen as to a statement Of the
facts which was scheduled for presen-
tation to the court The operators will
now be asked to give bond so that their
cases may come up for trial by jury in
the usual way. 1t was expected that
an agreement could be arrived at and
the personal indictments would be dis
missed The state, it is said, desired
the indicted coal men to admit viola,
tion of the Illinois statutes and to rely
for their defense upon the unconstitu.
uonality of the laws. The operators de-
clare their transactions came within
the scope of the interstate commerce
laws and not within the Illinois stat
uteS
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
NO BLUFF GOES
sEMAT Gre Blecuss ATTITUDE OF
j GERMANY IN TIE vENEzU-
ELAN TROUBLE.
INTEND 70 BE PREPARED

Committee on Military Affairs In
fIuenced in Their Action on the
Army Bill hy the South American
Propose to Make 1t Plair
That the Honor and Dignity of the
Country Will Be Maintained.
Washington, Jan. 3e.-The Venezee-
Han situation, especially the attitude OF
Esrmany, was discussed by the senate
committee On military affairs during
the day, and the situation Influenced
the committee on some matters per-
tanning to tLa army appropriation bill,
among which was the decision to ac-
eept the house provision relating to
transports-that they be retained in
the service
The committee also provided for an
increase of electricians, skilled gum
ners, machinists and sergeants and
others who take care and handle guns
in the seacoast .defenses.
Some other additions were MADE IN
the bill with view of improving the
service. The discussion was general
and earnest and the conclusion
reached, as stated by member of the
cemmittee, that the United States
zasake it plain that the honor and dig
nifty of the country would be main
tanned and that Germany should not be
a3yowed to bluff the government by any
ail4tude she might assume.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
ONE ISSUE DISPOSED OF.
Weighing Of Coal ImpracticabIe
Southern Anthracite Field.

Philadelphia, Jan. 3O-During the
progress of the days session of the
coal strike commission Attorney VOL
verton, for the Reading, announced
that an agreement had been reached
between John Veith, general mining
superintendent of the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron company, and
George w. Hartley, secretary of Dis
trict No. 9 of the miners union, that
the weighing of coal in the Ninth dis.
trict, which takes in all of the south
ern fields, is impracticable because OF
the pitching veins. This settles so far
as the lower fields are concerned one
of the principal issues in dispute in the
other two regions.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
WILL ENTER SPOKANE.
Canadian Pacific Road to Construct
Branch Line.

Canadian Pacific Road to Construct
Branch Line.
Spokane, Wash, Jan. 3O.-All doubt
as to the entry of the Canadian Pa
cific railroad into Spokane was set at
rest by a statement made by D. G. Cor
bin, president of the Spokane and
Kooteney Railroad company, recently
incorporated here and understood to be
but branch of the Canadian Pacific.
During the present year said Mr..
Corbin, a new railroad without ques-
ton will be built to connect Spokane
with the Canadian Pacific. do not
say that this road will be built by the
Canadian Pacific, but it will be con-
nected with it. /"
Mr. Corbin recently returned from
New York, where it is understood he
had been in consultation with Thomas
Shaughnessy of the Canadian Pa
cifc company and other representa-
tives of that system.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
BEHEADED BY a TRAIN.
Minneapolis Young Woman Meets
Horrible Death.

Minneapolis, Jan. Miss Hannah
Schulstadt Of this city met with ter
rible death during the morning, her
head being cut off by the wheels of a
Hastings and Dakota train.
Miss Schulstadt is machine oper-
ator in a shirt factory and is in the
habit Of walking from her home, 1872
Fifth avenue south, down the Milwau-
kee tracks toward her place Of work.
While so doing she was run down by
a train between Twelfth and Thir-
.teenth avenues south. She was twen-
ty-five years Of age.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
Henry Norman, M. ri. Divorced.

London, Jan. 80. Henry Norman,
M p, the author and traveller, has
been granted a divorce from his wife.
Monte Murial, the traveller and author,
on the ground of the latter's infidelity.
lieutenant Edward Arthur Fitzgerald
of the Dragon Guards was named as
correspondent.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
REFUSED BY THE POWERS.

Joint Note Declining to Accept Min
lister Bowen's Proposition.
London, Jan. 3O.-Great Britain, Ger
many and Italy have sent joint reply
TO Minister Bowen refusing to accept
the proposal that all the countries
having claims against Venezuela
should be placed on an equality with
4llc three cooperating powers.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
CHOICE OF REPUBLICANS.
Levi Ankeny Selected Senator From
WASHINGTON.

Washington.
Olympia, Wash, Jan. 30.-In the Re
publican caucus, participated in by
seventy-six members of the legislature
Levi Ankeny, the Walla Walla banker
was declared the choice for United
States senator.
levi Ankeny was born near st. Joe
Mo-, in 1914, and came West with his
parents in 1850. Twenty five years age
Mr.. Ankeny established the First Ma
tional bank at Walla Walla and is now
president of six national banks In Or
egon and Washington. He is also
largely interested in agricultural and
grazing lands in the Northwest. Mr.
Ankeny has never before held politi-
cal office.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
SAFE FROM PROSECUTION.
Captain BrowneII Not AmenabIe to
Civil or Military Laws.

Civil or Military Laws.
Washington, Jan. 30.-The attorney
general has rendered an opinion in an
Swer to an inquiry of the secretary of
war to the effect that Captain Brown
ell. who was member of volunteer
regiment and whose name has been
mentioned in connection with the kill
ing OF Father Augustin in the Philip
pines and whose conduct has been a
subject of discussion in congress, is
no longer amenable to either civil or
military law for his actions while in
command Of Vermont regiment in the
PHILIPPINES.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
Won BALLEsTREM ACCEPTS.
Is Reelected President Of the Prussian
Reichstag.

Berlin, Jan. 3d.. The reichstag has
reelected Count Won Ballestrem as
president The count subsequently, en-
tered the chamber and accepted the
Office.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
MosIena etiquette.

Ali true Moslems when eating must
begin with salt and finish with vine
gar. If they begin with salt, they will
escape the contagion of seventy dis
eases. If they finish with vinegar.
their worldly prosperity will continue
to increase. The host is in etiquette
bound to be the first to start eating
and the last to leave off. Tooth pick
Ing is considered an act of grace in
the true Moslem, for the angel Gabriel
Is reported to have brought a tooth
pick from heaven for the prophet after
every meal The priests recite certain
passa ges Of the Koran before and after
lunch anu dinner and also before
drinking water at any hour of the day
s,nallpox In Olden Days.
The first accurate description of the
nature and ravages of smallpox is that
Of Rhases. an Arabian physician, who
fiourished in the tenth century and
was the author of books on medicine
and alchemy.
This terrible scourge was also de-
scribed in most of the ancient Chinese
and Indian books In China it was
known as the bean diseases and
traced back to the times Of the En-
percr Kwang WI, who reigned A. p.
1928
The earliest Chinese treatise on
smallpox was published in 1928, and
from this it appears that incubation
has been known and practiced in the
far east since the Sung dynasty, Al p.
960-1I27. Chinese experts hold that
the poison is communicated by the
parents to their offspring. so that all
possess its germ in their constitution
waiting only for circumstances favor
able to its development.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
Direrent Investments In Mind.

julius Would you like to live your
life over again?
Edgaf-ANo, but I'd like to spend over
again all the money I've spent. Stray
Stories.
Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
mAJoR GLENN ACQUITTED.
Verdict Of Recent courtmartial Ii
Philippines.

Manila, Jan. Major Edwin F.
Glenn of the Fifth infantry, who was
tried by courtmartial on the charge of
un1awfully killing prisoners OF war,
has been acquitted.
Major Glenn has been ordered to re.
turn to duty.
The verdict is popular.