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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-15
PROGRESS OF RUSSIAN wARsHIPs.

Swakopmund, Dec. 14.-Part of the warships
of the Russian second Pacific squadron arrived
at Angrapaquena on December L and began
ooaling from GOLFERS.
Canea, Crete, Dec. 14-Three cruisers of the
Russian second Pacific squadron have arrived
at Alden. The vessels of the squadron which
preceded these cruisers are still awaiting them
at Djibutil
For other 81 first page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-15
PATTI AGAIN SAYS FAREWELL.
Over $4,000 for Red Cross Raised at St.
Petersburg Concert.

St Petersburg, Dec. 14.-Mme. Adelina Patu
gave a song recital here tonight for the pen
eft OF the Red Cross. Over $4,000 was
cleared Emperor Nicholas and members of the
imperial family were present. Nine. Patti at
the conclusion OF the concert announced that
this was her final farewell to the concert stage
adding that. as her first success was achieved az
ST. Petersburg. II was fitting that she should
close her public career here
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-15

tive TO the Interpretation OF existing treaties"
Exception IL made OF questions affecting the vital
interests the Independence or honor OF the TWO
contracting parties or the interests OF any other
country than these two. The treaty Is TO con-
tinue In force i've years. and no longer. unLsss
renewed by mutual consent
Admission to the meeting Is rree-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-15
MRS. DoDGE's NECKLACE TO BE SOLD
President Roosevelt Refuses to Set Treasury
Decision Aside

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE President has refused
10 interfere in the Of Mrs Phyllis f. Dodge
whose pearl necklace seized by custom officials
several years ago. The sale of the necklace. which
was postponed in order that Mrs Dodge's attorneys
might presen. the 10 the President, will now
proceed. The necklace has been valued at $4,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-15
A BIG MONTHLY IMPORTATION.

The importstions OF Pol Roger during the Last
month. amounting 10 over one thousand cases
tage OF 1885 is highly appreciated by tina best tucYas
OF champagne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-15
ANOTHER ARBITRATION TREATY.
One with Italy signed-A New Form Sub.
mitted by Russia.

Washington, Dec. IA treaty of arbitration be-
tween Italy and the United States was signed to-
day at the State Department by Baron Mayor des
Planches. the Italian Ambassador, and Secretary
HAY The treaty is identical with other arbitration
treaties recently signed
Russia has submitted to this government g. new
form Of arbitration treaty which she is willing TO
negotiate. AS the draft differs radically from that
Suggested by Secretary Hay 1t Is expected that the
negotiations will require some time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-15

St Petersburg Dec. 1.-THE Foreign Minister
Count Lamsdorf. desires that the Russan-Aner
lean arbitration treaty should be signed at st
Petersburg. instead OF Mt Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-15

For other war news see first page
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
i, =. IN. Mind rh.. sees.

How do we see? Did you v e chance
to think? | have asked quite Il number
Of people lately, and they reply: With
our eyes. of course How else?" or
words to that effect. Did you Yer real
ize how much ,of u vision is mental1
We see nothing properly and definitely
until the mind lends its perception.
We may gaze steudfastly at n picture,
yet be unable to see anything but Il
confused of color. because the
mind is seeing faces and scenes Il thou
sand miles away perhaps. Call the
mental vision back. and the figures on
the canvas take their proper places. AT
once we see the picture. Or shut your
eyes. Can you not see the faces OF
those you love or hate as clearly as
you ever saw them With the physical
mean of sight? How many times one
glances at his watch, yet when asked
the time rs he replaces it in his pocket
Is unable to tell simply because he
looked only with the eyes and not with
the mind also.-ENchange.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
The original Language.

According to the Bible, one language
was spoken, by oil races until the ICON
eusioheo Of, tongues" Following Biblical
tradition this language must have been
Hebrew, assumed also to have been
the language Of Adam ard Eve. An
other theory had it that Hebrew, Ara
bic and. sChaldeel were dialects Of the
original tongue. The Persians claim.
that there We're three primitive Ian
guages, Arabic, the tongue used by
Satan In addressing Eve; Persian, the
language spoken by Adam and Eve,
and Turkish. the speech used by the
archahgel when he drove them out Of
paradise. This would leave Persian as
the tongue of primitive humanity. In
olden. days many ingenious attempts
were made to: settle. the question by
excluding children from all human in
tercourse and observing the result in
the means OF Communication growing
up between them. Science has no III
swer to give.-New York Mail.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Music In

Music in the eyes OF the Japanese is
a very inferior art, the general belief
being that the combination of sounds
may possibly please women and chill
dren, but hat Il Japanese gentleman
could not possibly tolerate them, no
matter under what preteNt. In fact. it
was not very long ago that the profess
sion of musician was considered by the
Japanese as being an insult to human
dignity, and, whereas there have ex-
listed for centuries popular songs which
water carriers and the workers in the
rice fields sang in chorus as we'll as
war songs sung by the sailors, the pro-
fess1on of musician has been considered
unworthy of any man and has beer eN-
clusively left with the women, 1t being
largely for the purpose of clearly char
acterizing and accentuating her in
feriority that she has been allowed to
exercise hcr aptitudes and tastes In
musical compositions.-Public opinion
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
LNnNllA&aA

What i loneliness? You may and IL
nywhere perhaps most f~Orcefully
when you are among thousands Of 9TH
n people. There may come q feeling
u being apart, of a solitary state,
white you, walk about and jostle u
eeming population. You may be gem
timely lonely among people whom you
know quite well, and it is not to be
supposed that this mean any lack OF
feeling on the part of any one, for
here come times when the thoughts
II n cannot place themselves In har-
nony with those. of others. The low
ft creature as well as the highest IN
Ill the world may feel himself out OF
year with Others, and especially is this
true of the average, everyday sort OF
people. who often experience a sort Of
aching void of companionship. It hap
pens Just occasionally that way.
It la only an affected person who al
ways complains that nobody under
stands" him. This man or woman may
Join with the great majority in so far
that some of his actions are miscor-
strued. Who ia there that has not had
that experience, with all its bitterness?
But as a matter OF fact, 1t is comparn.
hvely seldom that we are not pretty
well understood by our close associ-
ates.-Charlotte IN. Co. Observer.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
The Cat. Cleanliness.

The most a%fastidious mammals in
matters of the toilet are to be found
among the members of the cat family.
as all must have noticed in domestic
Tables. The rough tongue makes an
excellent brush. while the sharp claws
are on occasion employed by way Of
combs, all these invaluable aids to
cleanliness and smartness possessing
the further advantage of always being
at hand when required.
A healthy cat is not only clean, but
nnical.y NOT to say vain. about her Tor
his) personal appearance, and moral
degeneration in pussy Is accompanied
BY neglect of personal grooming. That
the dog Is as dirty as a boy must re-
luctantly be confessed. He was the
first animal to. be do~mesticated, and
long association with man has perhaps
had to do with his carelessness in the
matter.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Rird characteristics.

Among all the birds of this country
the hawk and parrot come the nearest
to using their feet like hands. Wading
birds and scratching birds develop a
very large foot. Birds that are In the
air most of the time have much more
delicate feet than those that are on the
ground frequently. The variety of bills
Is quite as astounding as hat of the
claws. The hook on the end of the bill
almost always denotes a bird of prey.
Flat bills denote fly catching birds
kingfishers, herons, etc. The meadow
lark that is much on the ground has
strong, stout legs, and the oriole, which
is more in the air, has slender legs.
The stiffened tail is not confined to
woodpeckers and chimney swifts, but
the bobolink that clings to the long
grass has also stiffened tail feathers to
help support the bird upright.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
william ReamSua.. An.,ver.

William Redmond, NJ, p, ouc arose
to speak in the house of commons, ac-
cording to the Boston Record, and
there came = question. hurried at him
from the Right side of the house:
will you vote for this bin if it
comes up"
Mr.. Redmond looked from one side
of the house to the other and SLOWLY
answered:
II will
Immediately the right side of the
house burst into Il storm of applause.
But MIR. Redmond continued, us soon
as he could be heard:
-'not-
Then the storm came from the left
side. and as Dol as it subsidized for Il
moment he completed what he started:
-''answer that C.seStion."
And perfect silence .c.gned on both
sides,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Ienre..s rntter.a Hooks.

The famous reviewer Jeffrey treated
with disdain the bookbinder's delicate
art. Books Were merely meant to be
read, he contended. and he was quite
satisfied so long as the words were
visible. Lord 'Cockburn laments the
fact that J~effrey's library was, for Il
lover Of books and for one who had
picked up Il few, most wretched and
so i'll cared for that the want even of
L few volumes never disturbed him"
Carlyle In his "Reminiscences" de-
scribes the study of his brilliant coun-
tryman as "a roomy, not overneat
apartment on the ground floor. with Il
big baize covered table loaded with
book rows and paper bundles. On one
or perhaps two of the tables We're book
shelves, likewise we'll filled, but With
books in tattery, ill bound or unbound
condition.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
The Horse.

The reins may guide the horse, the
bit may inspire him by its careful ma
nipulation, and the whip may urge him
forward to greater ambition. but the
human voice is far moro potent than
all these agencies. Its assuring tones
will more quickly dispel his fright, its
sharp. clear. electric commands will
more thoroughly arouse his ambition,
and its gentle, kindly praises will more
completely encourage the intelligent
road horse than the united force of the
bit and reinS and the lash. No animal
in domestic use more readily responds
to the power of kindness than the road
horse.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Two superstitions.

"Spilling the salt" and the i'll omen
that attaches to 1t are traceable to the
last supper Of Christ with his apostles,
when 1t is said that Judas accidentally
overturned the salt. Because Of the
after doom Of the unfortunate traitor
to spill the salt at table is an accepted
sign Of future i'll luck to happen to the
person doing it.
Thirteen at table, and its unlucky
significance originated at this event
also. Christ and his twelve apostles
dining together for the last time COM
posed the number that has since been
regarded with superstitious aversion,
not only in the matter Of dining. but
In almost everything else . we'll
What to Eat.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Crown OF m Irish King.

One Of the most highly priced relics
In the British museum, that great
storehouse of wonders and curiosities,
both natural and. artificial, is the crown
formerly used by the Irish kings In the
coronation. exercises which made them
monarchs Of the Emerald Isle. Strict
~ speaking, there were two of these
Irish crowns, the one n question being
that usedSby the MacMurrougs, a FAM
ny who were anciantly kings OF Lem
stef. Thls regal relic, all that remains
Of the old Irish monarchy, Is a plain
gold band. rising to a kind OF peak or
point in, front. 1t dates back to the
middle Of the tenth century.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
The Sign $ s

The letters SIS are to be found MT
the beginning of Acknowledgements
and other legal documents, but not
n in a dozen a tell you what that
cabalistic SIS" is for. The abbrevia-
ton is Il contraction of the Latin word
"scilicet," which is also a contraction,
having originally been written as
''scire %licate," neither of which, you
will note. has more than one s.
The word entire or in its abbreviated
state is equivalent to the old English
ito wit" still widely used, the design
of both being simply to call particular
attention t. what follows.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Danger That Lurk. In q Rabbit.

A correspondent of the Washington
Post tells of a rabbit which killed a
hound with one blow Of its claws. A
rabbit is more dangerous than is really
thought. Last winter on Pocosin creek
Mr.. John Hobbs while hunting rabbits
had his dog run n into a hollow log.
AS he stopped to peep into the log the
rabbit leaped out full against MI.
Hobbs. breaking his nose and knock
ing him upon his dog with such force
as to crush that animal to death. The
rabbit escaped. We don't know as to
the truth of the story in the Washing
ton Post, but Mr.. Hobbs is a living but
disfgured witness Of the tragedy on
Pocosin creek. = Princeton W. Va9
Journal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
A res Temple.

The most magnificent work of archi-
lecture is the Tai Mahal in Agra, Hin
dustan. 1t was erected by Shah Jehan
to the memory of his favorite queen.
1t is octagonal in form, of pure white
marble, inlaid with Jasper, carnelian,
turquoise, agate, amethysts and sap
phires. The work took $4,000 men
twenty years to complete, and though
there were free gifts and the labor was
free the cost is estimated at S16,O0O,-
nOO
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
An unxrateful Teacher.

Little Boy-They won't ever get me
to give another 10 cents toward a
present Of a book for the teacher.
Mother-What went wrong? Little
Boy-We got the principal to select one
for her, and he picked out one that
was JUS crowded full Of information,
and she's been teachin' 1t to us ever
since.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
TX vi n III
An ExQuislte Bible.

The most beautiful volume in the
Congressional library at, Washington is
q Bible which was translated on parch-
ment by a!monk in the sixteenth cen
tury. The general lettering is in the
German text, each letter is perfect,
and there ia not a scratch or blot from
lid to lid. Each chapter begins with
a large illuminated letter, in which is
drawn the figure of q saint, some Incl
dent In whose life the chapter tells.
The book is in a perfect state Of pres
ervation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Two Cows,

A Kansas man has a COW who
chewed OF a ROSTERS tail, and the
next day when he MIXED her she gave
q gallon and a half Of the finest kind
Of cocktail. We had a COW ourselves
once who swallowed an almanac and
gave creamed dates.-Kennebec (Me)
Journal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10

"Uncle Ephraim. you are looking
much better. You found something
that cured your rheumatism, did your
Eyes, sub. But it cured me too quick,
sub. didn't get no use out on dem
two dollah an a half crutches ! bought
week befo' lnst."-Chicago Tribune.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
Inconsistent,

"Oh. George!w exclaimed the young
wife. ut was nearly midnight before
you got home last, night"
"Well, well!' exclaimed the husband.
"You women are SO inconsistent. Be
fore we were married you didn't car
how late l. got home."-Sioux Falls
Press.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
CnsclHSh.

"Sir," she cried when lie kissed her.
"you forget yourself!'
ooh, no." he said: 81 got half of it
myself. The other half was your
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10

Mrs. Winks-so you have taken an
other companion for better OF worse.
Ell? Mrs. Second Trip-One for bet
ter, my dear. He can't possibly be
worse than the other was.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10

he who has health has hope, and he
who has hope has everything.-Ara-
han Proverb.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10

Cossack QNosak, is a word of Asiatic
origin meaning u highwayman on
horseback.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15

law When he steals horse in New-York he has
no fear OF vigilance committees. posses OF deputy
sherfffs packs or bfoodhounds. There is no Ike
hhood thar hs viii be strung up TO o tree in the
gray light of early morning for his body TO be
well flied with buckshot
The horse thieves of New-York are mainly boys
who find such robbery safer. well as more lucra-
tive. than picking pockets or breaking into dats.
The horse thief counts not only on the animal,
but also on the contents OF the wagon TO which II
Is harnessed- Several thefts have recently been
reported TO the police which must have netted
on each occasion 500 or $500 One that
OF wagonload OF champagne.
In stealing horses and wagons the boys find most
delight If the deed is accompanied by much
peril possible They vie with one another in
the daring they display The nearer the horse
stands TO a police station the more his capturer
Is eppauced by the rest Of the gang As a sort OF
compliment to General Francis V Greene in the
last month that he Police Commissioner. q
morse taief walked up 70 the delivery wagon os
Henry Dougherty OF No. AL Fourth-ave.. as IL
stood in front OF the Commissioner house. AZ No
SO East Thirtieth-st and jumping into the empty
seat drove OF leisUreIy down the street When
the delivery clerk returned from the basement
OF the generals house he found that wagon.
horse and all had disappeared Mr.. Dougherty is
still looking for the outfit. which. he says cost
him $500
Recently the horse thieves have been keeping an
especially alert eye champagne wagons. for in
them there is loot within small compass than
49, 1850 NoA4NCAS "SSO4iS- O-l4S tLe OIEer S0t-l
worth OF champagne was being loaded into a
wagon Of Acker. Merrau & Condit at their store
at Fffty-Seventh-st and Sixth-ave when the clerks
were called away by some other work down cellar
Although the horse stood unguarGed only five
minutes. he had disappeared when the clerks
turned. Mr.. Vanderbeck manager Of the firm SAYS
that all Of the champagne wagons are now con
stantly watched by gangs and that special detec-
tives have been employed 70 guard every consigu-
rnent OF extra dry
Not !nfreouenty horsa -hiavas au-oo- 5ov-, -1vt.a
on the same victim 5. B. Mcclure q wholesale
bottle dealer az Thrtieth-st and Sixth-ave lost
a second delivery wagon only three weeks after
the first disappeared Neither do these bandits dis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15
THE ANTARTIC CONTINENT.

twice as large as that Of Europe would seem 70 %
proved By the reports now appearing OF ths recsnz
explorations il that region The American Cons
rnandsr Wilkes. returning from the Ear South IN
1871 asserted the existence OF a vast South Poa-~
continent and described his voyage OF 15oo niles
sight OF The Ross. however returning
soon after dscreGtred WiIkes's conclusions SAYING
that the land seen by Wilkes was merely a greaz
wall OF The world has been IN doubt whica
10 believe. That Ross was wrong and Wilkes rishs
IL very evident from the report OF Captain Scota
OF the British Antarctic expedition OF ES-0A Cap-
tain Scott shows that the mass OF ice ~ Ross
IN reality extensive glacier resting land and
covering the land like the Ice cap OF Greenland
The glacier is about seven hundred miles wide
and reaches the through a plain lying beEWssrs
Victoria Land and Edward VII Land The Cer-
expedition under Won Drygalski. working n
degrees OF longitude farther west. also found -
somewhat similar eXpanse OF ice capped land,
whose limits they were unable 20 trace. but whic1
IS apparently a part OF the Antarctic contt-
nenL-(NaJioual Geographical Magazine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15

hat a woman in the car and crashed t1il fnto a.
face OF E c. Wing. OF No West Ninery-nln sn-sA
The boy is now IN the charge Of the Chiles<n's
Society.
Along the tracks OF the New-Haven raiiro.ds
where they run through a deep cut IN The Bronx.
near East e-hundred-and- hftistn-st-. hoodlnnsi
have sought 10 initiate the exploits OF Western ratn
robbers. Standing on The high banks these youth
ful marauders wait until they hear a train rum
bling up the track. when they hurI stones which
90 crashing through the windows and more than
once have brought trains 20 a standsrIL Bus
stones proved too tame weapons for some IN
order follow more closely the ideals ser by Jsss
James ard "DeadwoCd Dick. these more ardens
spirits demanded rifles. n consequence the New
Haven commuters have been alarmed several tir,ss
recently by what seemed at first an attack on Port
arthur Bullets have crashed through the glass
sPlntered the wood and hummed around THAR
ears As YET no one has been wounded
In Morningside Park the hoOGIums have found
a nest OF opportunities in robbing girl students
on their way and from Barnard College. A
couple of boys lie IN ambush until a young wonnaa
happens 70 be passing Then issuing from their
retreat they come up beASud the gi-. one on one
side the other the other. and as one sIaps
her a smart blow on the back the other snatches
her handbag and runs The girls fright. the deV1-
Gus windings OF the path and the lads fast lega
al contribute 10 ensure the thief'S escape
Many schemes have been suggested for checking
the present increase of hoOdlums It has been pro-
posed thac the aldermen pass more stringent
ordinances covering crimes especially the theft Of
horse Others say that sterner restrictions wOG1a
only be useless II no better enforced than thozs
now on the books Not few therefore propcsa
that there shall be officers especially detailed Ia
plain clothes 70 arrest hoodIuns as soon as thay
begin their depredations and break up their
treats a
tervals along the danger or Riverside Drfves
says Mr.. Warren. law and order might now
prevail and what vas once delightful outing spos
for our children 20 say nothing OF ourselves VIE
again become popular with law-abiding citizGlAs
Then these young criminals viii cease 70 be mar
lives and property