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Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
Burial Customs.

The Turks perhaps were the first peo-
pie to use ornamental burial grounds
such as we call cemeteries, but as to
when this custom was first adopted in
the land Of the crescent no one seems
to know. Tie earlier Jews buried their
dead in the earth, that method being
without doubt the most ancient burial
mode known to man. The very earliest
Egyptians seem to have understood the
art of embalming and to have practiced
it from time out OF memory. The an
cient Greeks and Romans cremated the
body, the ashes only receiving sepul-
ture, except in case of illustrious war
riors, statesmen, ETC., these latter being
buried unburned as a special mark of
favor.
Some ancient tribes preserved only
parts of the body and burned or buried
the remainder. The parts retained and
preserved, dried or in liquid, varied &C
cording to tribal notions. With some
it was the heart that was thought to
be too sacred for cremation or burial,
with others the liver, ears, nose, tongue
or fingers. The Tartars of 1000 years
ago preserved only the thumb and toe
nails Of their dead.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
Vamnire Sunerstitions.

The prevailing belief in European
countries was that vampires were the
ghosts Of suicides or others who had
died violent deaths and were forced by
the devil to leave their graves at night
and feed on the blood of men and wo-
men, and any who died at the hands Of
these dreadful creatures also became
vampires. In this way beautiful wom-
en- became vampires and enticed young
men and fed on their blood and flesh.
It was believed that they had power to
assume any shape or form desired be-
tween sunset and sunrise and that they
committed most of their awful deeds at
midnight. They were powerless in the
daytime and were generally in a tor
pid state. Garlic and wild rosebushes
were guards against them, and cruel
fixes were feared by them. To prevent
suicides from becoming vampires they
were buried with a stake driven
through their hearts, and the straw
they had slept on was burned. All the
dogs and cats in the village were locked
up, for if a dog or cat jumped over
corpse it was sure to become the home
of vampire. Chicago Tribune.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
FEARS HE MAY BE KILLED.
Governor odelI Carefully Guarded by
Detectives,

Albany, March 20-Governor Odell's
life has been threatened by an assas-
sin. Extra precautions are being taken
to guard the chief executive of the
state and any suspicious persons found
in the vicinity of the capitol or the
executive mansion or any one seen fol-
lowing the governor in a manner that
would attract suspicion will be arrest
ed and Immediately placed in prison.
Every step the governor takes outside
of the executive chamber in the capitol
and the executive mansion is carefully
watched and detectives are at his ell
bow wherever he goes.
That the governor fears that he may
be the victim of foul play at the hands
of some crank or cranks is shown in
the fact that he applied to the local
police department to have detectives
detailed to watch the executive cham
Der after he had been Swallowed for
week by a Pinkerton detective, en-
gagged by himself Threatening letters
received from cranks have caused the
governor to take these measures to
insure his safety.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
RESULT OF RECENT BATTLE.
Federal Grand Jury Returns Over Two
Hundred indictments.

Charleston, W. Va, March 2O.-The
United States grand jury has ad-
journed after returning over ESQ in
dictments against miners and those
who participated in the alleged holdup
of Deputy Marshal Dan Cunningham
at Atkinsville, Raleigh county, and in
the Stamford battle between miners
and deputy marshals. The names of
the indicted men have been given to
the United States marshal and ca
phases have been issued for their ar
rest. The indictments charge resist
ance of federal authority in some in
stances and conspiracy in others. The
court has adjourned until June. Dep
uty Marshal Cunningham will organize
a posse and secure the arrest of the
indicted parties and it is feared he
will meet with trouble when he again
visits that region. No indictments
we're returned against the deputy mar
shall or his guards who participated in
the Stamford battle.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
TO BREAK THE STRIKE.
American Bridge Company Hiring Non
union Men.


Pittsburg, March 2O-A determined
effort is to be made by the American
Bridge company to break the strike
Of structural ironWorkers in this city
by importing nonunion men.
Last Monday sixty nonunion men
were brought from Louisville, but they
deserted Immediately upon reaching
Pittsburg. Forty-seven men have been
brought into the city from Norfolk,
Va, and $50 men, it is said, have been
engaged and are on their way here.
The men who arrived were placed on
a large houseboat, which is tied up in
the Monongahela river at the COM
pany's plant at the foot of Thirty
second street, South Side. The boat
has been fitted up with hunks, dining
room and kitchen and it is proposed to
house and board the men on the boat
until the strike is broken.
The men are to be used in complet-
ing the work on the new Wabash rail
road bridge across the Monongahela
river.
A squad of policemen are guarding
the nonunion men, but everything is
quiet, no move having been made by
the strikers to interfere with the new
corners. The strike was inaugurated
three weeks ago on account of an al
legged violation of an agreement.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
where Life Is Strenuous.

Here in the northwest one encounters
the living representation Of the strenu-
GUS life Here men work together in a
way unknown anywhere else. The east
is insular, every man for himself. The
northwest, indeed the whole west, has
learned the value of cooperation and
community interest. Migrating to a
new country, with difficulties and dan
gers on every hand, the people have
been forced to combine and stand with
solid front to the world. AS a result
innumerable organizations have sprung
up having for their purpose the ad-
vancement of some community inter-
est.-Ray Stannard Baker in Century.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
ABOLISH RELIGIOUS TEACHERS.
France to Substitute System of Gov
eminent Schools.

Paris, March 20.-The vote in the
chamber of deputies Wednesday gives
definite form to the present policy OF
the government to terminate the ex.
istence of the religious teaching orders
and TO substitute a system Of govern
mental schools. The principle of this
change was formulated under the pre-
miership of M. Waldeck-Rousseau, but
its actual enforcement was left to the
present Combes ministry. The law
voted Wednesday is very brief and
negative in it's terms, simply refusing
authorization to teach to all the male
teaching orders. The effect of this is
to place the orders outside the pale
of the law and their further existence
is through suferance. There remains
to be determined the time the orders
will be allowed to wind up their affairs
and terminate their work Many of
the orders, anticipating the action OF
the chamber, have already completed
their plans to retire from the field. 1t
is expected that few months will
almost suffice to execute the changes.
Numerous incidental questions are in
pills and the effect on the extensive
properties and notices of several inter
pellations have been given with view
of securing delay permitting an adjust
ment of the new conditions. The
statements of M. Combes and other
ministerialists, however, indicate the
prompt carrying out of the premiers
DOlicy
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
Amusements of Great Men.

Here are a few amusements of great
men: Edmund Burke, farming; Lord
Byron, swimming; Carlyle, riding and
sp9oking; Lord Chatham, bowls; Oar
win, backgammon, music, smoking and
snuff taking; Dickens, bowls, walking,
smoking and snuff taking; Tom Hood,
shooting; Kingsley, fox hunting, music
and smoking; Lamb, witnessing per-
formances of Punch" card playing,
snuff taking and smoking; Lord Lyt-
ton, gardening, walking, music and
smoking; Captain Marryat, snuff TAX
ing; Lord Palmerston, horse racing;
Pitt, telling trees and studying classics;
Shelley, making and sailing paper
boats; Sydney Smith, chess, swimming,
riding and music; Wesley, whist; Dean
Swift, Harvesting his servants with
cords and driving them up and down
stairs.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
SPEECH BY CHAMBERLAIN,
Says One Hundred Thousand Beers
Have Been Repatriated.

London, March 20-There was an
unusually large attendance in the
house of commons during the day
when the house went into committee
to debate the vote for the account of
the civil service, in expectation of Co.
lonial Secretary Chamberlain giving
some interesting details of his South
African tour. The secretary, however,
said that until the arrival in London
of further papers, which were now on
their way here, he had nothing to add
to what was already known. The only
point in Mr.. Chamberlain's speech
which was of international interest
was the statement that 100000 Beers
had been repatriated and that the gov
eminent was giving the new colonies
under the peace terms and as military
compensation the remarkable aggre-
gate of $75,000,000 towards the ex-
penses of their resettlement.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
The Discovery of Felt,

Felt is union of animal hair with
wool in such manner as to produce a
firm, compact substance It's discovery
was of so much Importance that it
seemed necessary to attribute it to di-
vine agency, and hence we have ira
dition of sanity origin. When st. Glenn
ent was fleeing from his prosecutors
his feet became blistered, and in order
to abate the pain he placed wool be-
tween his sandals and the soles of his
feet. On continuing his journey the
wool, by the perspiration, motion and
pressure of his feet, became uniform
" compact substance, which was after
ward denominated felt.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
A Narrow Escape For One Man.

The Importance of examining closely
the hair found on weapons was shown
in case in which a Ratchet having
clotted blood and hair adherent to 1t
was produced as evidence against
prisoner suspected of murder in little
country town. 1t was found under his
bed This, with other circumstantial
evidence, had turned public opinion
strongly against the prisoner, but when
the hair was examined by micro
scopist who CHANGED to be in the court
room it was found not to be human,
but that of some animal. This circum-
stance led to a more complete sitting
of the evidence, and the accused was
acquitted. 1t turned out that he had
killed a dog with the Ratchet and had
carelessly thrown the weapon under
the bed. So his life literally hung on a
hair.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21

When I was at Malaga, the light
house was out of order, and some
Americans had complained officially
that their shipping interests were be-
ing damaged. No answer was received
for two years. Then it was declared
that it was the fault of the earthquake
which had taken place many years pre-
viously. Finally the light was put out
altogether because it interfered with
the fireworks. When a pair of boots
had ordered did not fit and 1 COM
planned to the maker, he arrived indig-
nantly to protest. "They fit here" he
said, prodding my tender toe, land they
fit there another prod. "You cannot
expect them to fit everywhere all at
once. '-Blackwood's Magazine.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
MAKING FORTUNES.
The Money of the Market Not For
the Man with Theory.

the Man With Theory,
| Fortunes have been made in the Chi
cago board of trade not by men who
entered the market with preconceiyed
theory as to it's course, which they at
tempted to make good through thick
and thin, but rather by those who took
things as they came, watching the
drift shaping their way from day to
day, like prudent merchants, according
to the current.
This is confusing to the novice, for
+ the novice almost always comes in
with a preconceived theory Some
time ago young man with large
hope, moderate fortune and consider
able social prestige was shown the
enormous possibilities in December
pork 1t looked absolutely convincing
but he called upon q great packer with
whom he had a personal acquaintance
Yes; the packer thought very we'll of
pork-was buying it, in fact Thus
doubly assured the young man bought.
The market went his way, and he
bought more. Then the market turned.
The young man reviewed his convinc-
ing statistics, remembered the words of
the packer and stood stubbornly upon
his line. When he was getting near to
the end of his margins, he was horri-
fed to learn that his friend the packer
had shifted to the other side of the
market two weeks before He visited
him, recalled their conversation and
explained the situation. The packer
stared. "Do you mean you've been
holding $500 barrels of pork all this
time?" he demanded. eyes," said the
young man, "and 1 have it yet. Now,
what can 1 do with it?' 81 don't
know" said the packer, ''unless you
can eat twill Payne in Century.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
WABASH INJUNCTION CASE.
Argument on Motion to Dissolve Re
suned

St. Louis, March 20.-Colonel Blod-
gett resumed his argument in behalf
of the company when the hearing in
the Wabash case was resumed. He
read extracts from the constitution Of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men to prove his contention that there
were no grievances entertained by the
employees against the road, inasmuch
as the brotherhood, according to his
contention, had not proceeded in &C.
cordance with it's own laws. Its fail
ure to do so, he claimed, showed con-
clusively that there was no grievance
to be redressed. He claimed further
proof of this in his statement that the
grievance committee had never taken
up any alleged grievance. The whole
thing lay, he declared, in the recog-
milton of the union, and, failing in
this, the defendants had conspired to
induce the employees to stop work and
otherwise injure the road.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
BLACKLIST OF STRIKERS.
Racine Employers Organizing for Mu'
tuaI Protection.


Milwaukee, March 20.-The manu-
facturers Of Racine are to form an as
ISOLATION to guard against all strikes
or labor agitators The plan is for
each manufacturer who enters the as
sociation to prepare a list of all en-
ployes to be given to the secretary of
the association, and when any en-
ployes are found to be labor agitators
they are to be reported to the secre-
tary, who in turn notifies all the mem
bers of the association. This will
guard against labor agitators, and no
man appearing as such will be able to
secure employment in any factory in
the city of which the proprietor is
member Of the association. In fact,
it is proposed to blacklist strikers and
others,
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
RUNNING TO A FIRE.
How the Horses Enjoy the Mad Dash
Through the Streets.

How the Horses Enjoy the Mad Dash
Through the Streets.
Every one who has watched fire horses
dashing through the streets in answer
to an alarm will admit that the ami
mails seem to enjoy the run. This idea
is brought out by Sewell Ford in
"Horses Nine" as follows:
For Silver all other minor pleasures
in life were as nothing to the fierce
Joy he knew when, with a dozen men
clinging to the handrails, the captain
pulling the bellrope and Lannigan, far
up above them all, swaying on the lines,
the Gray Horse truck swept up Broad
way to a first call box.
It was like trotting to music if you've
ever done that. Possibly you could
have discovered no harmony at all in
the confused roar of the apparatus as
it Numbered past But to the ears Of
Silver there were many sounds blend
ed into one. There were the rhythmical
beat of hoofs, the low undertone of the
wheels grinding the pavement, the
high note of the forged steel lock
opener as it hammered the footboard,
the mellow dingdong Of the bell, the
creak Of the forty and fifty foot extern
sions, the rattle Of the iron shod hooks,
the rat-tat-tat of the scaling ladders on
the bridge and the muf1ed drumming
of the leather helmets as they jumped
in the basket.
With the increasing speed all these
sounds rose in pitch until, when the
team was at full swing, they became
one vibrant thrilling, inspiring,
e3ultant-the action song of the truck.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
chicauo Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, March May,
74Ac; July, 71A@71Ac; Sept, 6sA c.
Corn-March, 423sc; May, 44@44Ac;
July, 1880; Sept, 42B @43c. Oats
March, $3.50; May, 34A34asc; July,
91Ac; Sept, 28Ac. Pork-May,
$500; July, $17.2O; Sept, $500.
Flax-Cash, Northwestern, $1.13h;
Southwestern, Sill; May, $1.13k@
LA. Butter-Creameries, 18@2Sc;
dairies, 14@24c. Eggs = 13@13Ac.
Poultry-Turkeys, 15@1Sc; chickens.
10@12hc.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON..
Woman Shot While Playing an Organ
in Her Home.

Petersburg, Ind, March 2O.-Mrs.
Aurville Gait, who lives three miles
below here, was shot by an unknown
person during the evening. She was
at an organ in her home and she and
her two sisters were singing. A shot
was fired from the road, the ball
breaking through the window and
striking Mrs. Gait just above the right
ear, penetrating the skull. Blood
hounds were sent for and placed on
the trail. Physicians say that Mrs.
Gait cannot recover. She and her
husband were divorced last FALL.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
LOSS OF ABOUT 100000.
Two Score of Buildings Burned at Pep
PEREZ, Mass.

Pepperel, Mass, March 20.-Fire
started in Grifin's shoe factory here
early in the day. Two score of build
ings were burned, including the shoe
factory and other structures devoted
to business and number of dwelling
houses. The loss is placed at about
100000, with partial insurance. The
loss is more serious than the figures
show, as the central part of the bust
ness section Of the town was de-
strOved
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
Bail for WRIGHT Refused.

New York, March 20.-United States
Commissioner Alexander has refused
bail for Whitaker Wright, pending his
examination. 1t is understood that
Wrights attorney will apply to the
United States courts for writ Of
habeaS corpus.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, March 19.-Cattle-
to prime steers, $5.10@5.70; poor to
medium, $350@4.75; stockers and
feeders, $3.75@4.8O; cows, $1,000
45O; heifers, $225@475; calves, SO 90
@G.75. Hogs-Mixed and butchers,
$715@74O; good to choice heavy,
$7.35@7521a; rough heavy, $1,000
1875; light, S685@72O. sheep-Good
to choice, S5.25@6.25; Western, $500
$500; native lambs, $5.25@7.40;
Western. S5.5O@750.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
MAY EMPLOY CHINESE.

South African Mine Owners Need Ad-
ditionaI Laborers.
London, March 20.-Commissioners
Skinner and Moves, who have been
appointed to proceed to China to in
vestigate Chinese labor with the view
of it's employment in the mines at Jo-
hannesburg, Transvaal, and who start
ed from the latter place Feb. 20, have
arrived in London. They will sail
for New York on the steamer Umbria
March % on their way to California,
where they will inquire into the meth
DDS of employing the Chinese in that
state
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
Wrecked by Safe Blowers.

Joliet, ILL.,, March 20.-The postoffice
at Wilmington, few miles south OF
Joliet, was raided by robbers at a..
m. The cage was blown open and the
interior of the office was wrecked. The
robbers secured 500 in stamps and
money and some mail.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
TO DETAcH coNsuLATEs.
Sweden and Norway Will Soon BE
Partially Separated.

Christiania, March 20.-Negotiations
for the separation OF the consulates
are nearing success. The proposals
of the committee have been accepted
by the Norwegian cabinet and parlia-
ment. TWO Norwegian ministers will
probably resign. DR.. Sigurd Ibsen and
Mr. Lagerheim, the foreign ministers
of Norway and Sweden, respectively
are chiefly responsible for the success
of the negotiations.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
GOLD BAR TAKEN
MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY OCCURS
IN EXPRESS OFFICE AT
DETROIT, MICH.
POLICE CAN FIND NO CLUE

Incoming Messenger Delivered Four
Bars of Bullion but One Had Disap-
peared When the Consignment Was
Transferred to a Train for the East.
Value of the Missing Bar Said to Be
Twenty.three Thousand Dollars.
Detroit, Mich, March 20.-A b2r of
gold, said to be valued at $50, 10 to
$4,000, disappeared from the express
car of Wabash train No 4, which ar
rived at the union station from the
west at p. m. and left for Buffalo at
midnight. The property was in charge.
of the Pacific Express company and
was consigned to Buffalo. Just as soon
as the messenger missed the gold he
notified the local express agent of the
company, who in turn asked the police
to assist in the search for the missing
treasure.
Every available police detective was
assigned to the case and private de-
tectives were also retained to assist.
At 100 o'clock Captain Mcdonnell,
chief of detectives, said that his men
had discovered no clue to the where
abouts of the missing GOLD. The
precious bar WAS checked out by the
incoming messenger in the customary
manner and receipted for at the COM
pany's Office in the union depot. The
outgoing messenger then checked it
and receipted for it. His train was
an hour and a half late and while
awaiting it's arrival the bar of gold,
the detectives learn, was loaded on a
truck in the Office where several per-
sons not employed by the company
saw it and examined it. When the
truck was unloaded after the arrival
of the train the bar was found to be
Captain Mcdonnell says he
has found that at least three persons
not connected with the Pacific Express
company were in the office and exam
ined the bullion and discussed it.
The value of the bar, as given to
the police, is $23,500
There were four bars of gold in the
The incoming messenger is
positive that he unloaded all four of
them and wheeled the truck into the
office here. When the mid
night train, on which express matter
is sent east, was ready but three bars
were found on the truck.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
Crucial Test.

A great struggle arises in woman's
mind when she is asked what her new
gown cost. She is always in doubt
whether to cut the price in half and
make you envy her the bargain or dou-
BILE it and make you envy her affluence.
Spare Moments.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The Austrian war minister has for.
hidden all officers to join the anti
.duelling league.
The mortgage tax bill, imposing a
tax of 4 mills on all real estate mort
cages, has been introduced in both
houses CT the New York legislature.
DR.. Edward w. jerks, aged seventy
years, a prominent Detroit physician,
died suddenly on a Wabash train while
on the way from Chicago to Detroit.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
STRIKE is PROBABLE.
Lowell (Mass.) Mill Owners Refuse
Demands of Employees.

Lowell, Mass, March 20. = The
agents of the seven mills here have
refused to grant the demands Of their
employees for a 10 per cent increase in
wages. 1t is thought a strike will
follow. The demand for the increase
was made in behalf of some $4,000 op-
eratives. The refusal of the agents
was the outcome of conference be-
tween the mill agents and representa-
tives of the operatives.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
NEW MINNESOTA RAlLRAon
1t Will Be Built to Develop Northern
Iron Ranges.

Duluth, March 20.-It is reported
here that Chicago firm has contract
for constructing railroad from Grand
Marais, Mimi, to the Gunfint iron dis
trict in Northwestern Cook county. A
Sumber of mining and timber compa-
MES with apparent strong backing are
becoming active in Northern Cook and
Lake counties.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
Increases Gross Earnings Tax.

ST. Paul, March 20.-The Fryberger
bill increasing the gross earnings tax
on railroads from 5 to A per cent has
passed the house without a dissenting
vote. There were 103 votes cast in
favor of the measure as amended.
Morris tribune., 1903-03-21
WERE VALUED AT $4,000.
Jewels Adjoining Picture in Vienna
Cathedral Stolen.

Vienna, March 20.-Jewels valued at
about $4,000, embellishing a painting
above the high altar of the st. Stephan
cathedral, were stolen during the
night. The painting, which represent
ed Maria Won Beco, was greatly vener
ated. 1t was brought to Vienna from
Hungary on the occasion of great
pilgrimage by Emperor Charles vi,
the father of Maria Teresa, queen of
Hungary and Bohemia, and empress of
norInanV