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New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
SHORT SERMONS.

Many men think it's time enough to be honest
when they have made their pile
The millionaire who gives away money to his
pet hobby never asks himself IL the people he
took 1t from would like to have 1t spent that
way
We never realize how cheap the trusts can sell
and cut the rates
The man who raises the price of the necessities
of life doesn't care, because he lives on the
luxuries
Some people seem TO think that It's all right
to accept graft IL they give small percentage
Of ii to charity.-CTom Watson's Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
TWENTY SPECIAL PRIZES.
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New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
TILE BIG THREE.

In Japan's allegiance to Western civilization
she Is united with the other two nations OF
~ 'to ho,,nd hv Common sympathies and by formal
al,tance. and with the United States. although
tbe American foreign policy forbids an alliance
s,,ch as that with England, she is bound no less
closelv by common ideals and common aims Tna
three dominant naval powers, therefore, on
whom depend the integrity OF Asiatic territory
snd the safety of the worlds commerce. are
united In their general Asiatic policy ana pre-
pared to maintain il: the one dangerous oppo-
nent 10 this policy is apparently reduced 10 mn
poteuee; and the Far East, under tutelage OF
Japan seems about TO enter on wonderful era
of peace, of educational development, or lndus-
trial growth. OF commercial prosperity, OF ex-
tending civilization With the victory Of Togo
began = new era In history.-lBaron kAnsko. -
The Worlds Work
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
PRIZE REBUS WINNERS.

represented in the bird rebus two weeks ago. The
two successful competitors in this contest are
Clayton j. Hill nine years old, of No. 203 State-st-.
Meriden. Conn. who wishes a box of water color
paints and Esther Ebenstadt. eleven years old. or
Ne. 2i4 Glenwood-ave. East Orange, y. J., who
wants a sterling silver badge
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
y25 Prize JuUerile Story.
Helen A. cunningham of Mount High School, Is the
Winner in The Tribune Contest.


sand enthusiast Nearly
competed
o essays tepnzew Helen A Vernon
Don is herewith
select ted alton and &
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New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
THE FUTURE REPUBLIC OF POLAND.

Dismembered Poland presents much more OF
q problem than independent Poland possibly
could on account of it's revolutionary propa-
gands and its growing strength. The Poles are
more numerous than ever before and their IN
crease is rapid. Furthermore. there now exists
among all classes of Poies-nobles, clergy. bour-
geoisie and peasants-a sympathy and sense OF
unity unprecedented in the Polish history. Even
with The Polish socialists the first aim is to Sc
cure Polish independence. All three empires
among which Poland was divided have always
rnistrusted one another because of their COM
mon guilt Each lives in fear OF encroachment.
specially are Austria and Russia suspicious
of Germany because of the well known German
ambition for the Drang mach Osten From all
these considerations the Poles reason tina.
Austria will take the first step toward the res
toration of Polish independence for the sake
of having a buffer State to serve as safeguard
against encroachments. 1t is expected that
Austria will first propose the move TO Russia
and that the two viii then bring diplomatic In
fiuence to bear on Germany with the result
that each power will restore its share OF Poland
to reduce the number of its domestic and from
tier problems.
How soon the Poles expect this hope to be
realized depends on the extent Of the disasters
TO Russia In the Far East the Polish po-
iitical influence In Austria and on the continued
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
ALONG THE WAY.

For me the lettering of the road,
The hidden voice that sings;
For me the vernal mysteries,
Deep woods and silent springs.
1 covet not the ended road,
The granary, the sheaf;
For me the sowing of the grain,
The promise of the leaf.
-(Richard Kirk, in Lippincott's Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
DIR. HOLMES AND HIS TREE WIVES.

1 asked the Beverly Farms liverynan what
most interested DIR. Holmes in his drives about
the surrounding country, and he said, as ek-
pected him TO say, Measuring big trees: Ihere
were some trees he never could pass until tnat
measurement was made and put down IN ms
notebook. Most of US have learned or this
hobby from the "Autocrat." In which Dr. Holmes
tells where the biggest trees that he has meas
ured are located-the West Springfield elrn the
Sheffield elm, the Hatfield elm, and so on On
an excursion the doctor was never without
tape measure and a notebook, In which ne re-
corded the statistics Of his tree wives. as ne
called them-(oIiyer Bronson Capen, in Country
Life Ia America.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
CIRCUS MAZE,

The three prize winners in the circus puzzle
published on June Is, are Madge OBrien eleven
years old, of Fort Meade, S D.. who asks for a
camera; Gerard Swarthout, nine years DID, OF NO
sos West 14th-st, New-York City, who wants a
6oy's watch and Charles Barry, of No. 6l1a Van
Reipen-ave Jersey City. who requests boys
watch.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
LOYALTY.

My mind, long vassal to imagined good.
Had cast allegiance off-but seeing you.
And knowing all it's imagery come true,
Can choose no other master, If it would
-fAppletcn'S BookloyerS Magazine,
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

1t was received from Rome direct, and 1t was
our message that was printed in all the Euro
pean capitals. The Italian authorities did not
interfere with these messages.-(Melyill ID.
Stone, in The Century Magazine
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

tunItleS. They
they fitted for self-government and inde-
pendence as they never were before, bcause they
have learned the lessons OF modern clv1liza-
tion.-Qvan C. Waterbury. in The World To-day.
THE FEARLESS ]. PAUL JONES.
Whitehaven was town of considerable i'm
portance. 1t had population of fifty thousand
people, and several hundred vessels Of all kinds
were in the port. Two forts commanded It's
harbor, but John Paul Jones believed largely in
the value of the unexpected, and by o'clock in
cutters manned by fifteen men EACH armed only
with pistols and cutlasses. One OF the cutters,
in command of Captain Jones himself, made d.
mand of Lieutenant wallingford, pulled for the
shipping docks the opposite side of the har-
bor. Jones landed quietly, just as the hrst
streaks of dawn were tingeing the east and
leaving one man in his boat, set out at a run for
the nearest fort Calamity scaling the walls, the
party fell upon the small garrison and MADE
them prisoners without firing shot. After
spiking the guns, Jones locked the English SOL
diers in their own guardhouse and set out at a
run for the other fort half a mile away
But during all this time there was sign of
the work OF Wailngford. not spark of light
or a cloud OF smoke to show that that officer was
reached the other fort and spiked the guns did
he learn that Waliingford had abandoned the
attempt because the match which ne carried
for the purpose had gone out.
1t was broad daylight, and here and there
were signs of activity in the houses near the
docks. Captain Jones had no time for delay.
He boarded a large vessel and with his own
hands kindled fire In her steerage. Upon the
flames he threw straw and hatchway gratings;
a barrel of tar completed the work.
In the while the gathering of townsfolk
had increased until the crowd had become a
frantic mob which was now threatening the men
and the landing place. Seeing that he could
do no more, Jones went ashore, and drawing
his two pistols. went down to face fifteen hum
dred people! He was not a large man, but there
something in his face to supply the de-
f1ciency of majesty in stature. He swayed the
mob with his pistols summer breeze moves
a rye field He reached the cutter and easily held
the fnfuriated people at bay until the fire was
we'll started and his were safely seated in
their cutter. After that he entered the boat
and was pulled away-(Cyrus Townsend Brady
In The Metropolitan Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

Fred Coons, age fourteen, OF No III North nth
ST. East Orange N T., is the prizs winner In last
weeks contest The successful contestant in to-
day's Things TO Think About will be- rewarded with
a fine book Send all answers TO Little Men and
Little Women New-York Tribune, by Thursday,
July s.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
$1,000 FOR AN AUK's SKIN.

The reported sale In London of the skin of
great aux for t4OO marks decided Increase in
the price Of specimens of this bird, which, as
late 1891 sold for $3.50. With little prob
viii ever be added to, there is every reason to
believe that, even at $1,000, the skin of great
aux is good investment. Only five examples
Of this fightless bird appear to be in this coun-
try-there being each In the Smithsonian
Institution, Philadelphia Academy of Sciences.
Of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge, and Mu-
Scum Of Vassar College. Only two of the sew
enty-odd known great aux eggs exist In this
country, each of the first two institutions
toned above possessing one. Singularly enough
the egg of this bird commands nearly as high
price as the bird itself. Becoming extinct In
1874 the great aux was followed In this country
by the Labrador duck, no individual of which
has been seen alive since 1875. OF this species
only forty-two skins known, thirty Of them
being In America; this srls,I number and the
suddenness of the birds tiss ppearance doubt
less accounting for the surprisine advance in
the price of specimens Sixty Iei rs ago. it is
said Labrador ducks spoiled in New-York mar
kets for lack of purchaser at 30 cents apiece:
to-day an adult male brings 81, 1,500-(The Coun-
try Calendar.
HARD TO CATCH COLLEGE "GRAFTERS."
With a code so strict and specific In its prohi-
bition of summer ball. why are apparent vio
lators of the rule permitted to represent their
eolleges2 Because sufficient evidence"-legal
proof-is very difficult to obtain. Circumstantial
evidence is seldom accepted by the judicial ath-
act in the Higgins case. also Harvard's con-
tinued playing OF Captains Clarkson and Carr,
and her playing OF Mahar. Players Will not
furnish proof against themselves-to them the
rule is q hardship. and they glory In evading
it-and the managers OF tho teams lie manfully
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
THE REAL FOURTH OF JULY.

On the Sd Of July. 1776. John Adams. then
one OF the Representatives OF Massachusetts, in
the Continental Congress, wrote to his wife
Abigail:
"Yssterday the greatest question was decided
which ever debated In America, and a
greater perhaps never was nor will be decided
among men"
In a second letter, written the same day. he
said:
the most memorable epocha In the history OF
America I apt to believe that it viii he
celebrated by succeeding generations as lne
great anniversary festival 1t ought TO be COM
memorated as the day Of deliverance by solemn
acts Of devotion to God Almighty 1t ought to
be solemnized with pomp and parade, with
shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and
lluminations, from one end of this continent 10
the other from this time forward for eyermore:
When the resolution was taken up on the "a
all the States except New York, voted to accept
Il. Thus, the I'd day Of July, 1I16. the lnde-
pendence Of the Thirteen United Colonies from
the throne OF Great Britain was definitely de-
cided upon. The I'd, and not the 4th may be
called the true date OF the separation. We could
with propriety celebrate the Fourth two days
earlier That the participants in the work con-
siCered the I'd as the true date is shown by the
letters written by John Adams. quoted at the
however seized upon the 4th. the date of ac-
Ceptance Of JeffeTson'S more dramatic declara-
ton Of the reasons for the separation. as the
proper day TO celebrate. The debate upon Inc
document was continued until the afternoon or
the 4th, and, says, Jefferson, might have run on
interninably at any other season OF the year
But the weather was oppressfvely warm, and
the hall Ia which the Deputies sat was close to
the stable, whence the hungry flies swarmed
thick and fierce, alighting the legs of the
delegates and biting hard through their thin
silk stockings. Treason was preferable 10 ols-
comfort" and at last the delegates were brought
10 such a state Of mind to agree TO the Dec
laration without further amendment
1t is mistake to suppose that the document
was signed by the delegates on that day. 1t is
improbable that any signing was done, save by
John Hancock the president Of the Congress
snd Charles Thomson. the secretary.-fPaul Le-
1nd HawoTth. in Harper's Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
CATCHING THE EARLY SPIDER.

One must be an early riser il he would pn9l9-
praph a spiders web, for the delicate fapr'c
mnst he taken when the dew is yet on it, so thaI
the outlines will be in sharp relief. The pest
success is obtained when the webs are on plls
trees and spiders seem to favor these trees
because of the shelter they afford Look on the
least exposed side of the tree for your wep, Lor
instinct teaches the little creatures 10 hdAe
their homes where the strong winds do not
strike. -, -
In taking the picture the lens should pe
brought very near the web, in order 10 n.s mas
the threads as large rs possible l nave phoeos,
era phed a spiders web with 4xo camera anu
with a 61axSia instrument, having equally gooa
success in each case. 1t is well 70 nave luuos,
Focusing cloth. and to keep it over the Gamers
Ali the time for the person who hunts SPIDERS aH
webs early in the morning must be prepared 10, .or
dampness-( From An Amateur Fh"l"siNp"e'
Vacation" IN Suburban Lie
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
WORD SQUARES.

WORD SQUARES
/. Ones abode; by word OF mouth: planet
otherwise. ,,s h,-,u,v.
terminals ,,-.. a.. .,,o,,. ~ on
g. blackbird; to act insanely; the shape OF an
egg; to press together.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
DIAMONDS.

l. third of article OF fuFnitursb usea 70 70
,nornt with dfficuty: a heavy mist. third OF sum-
3 third of lye; a cover; raging; room IN
which books are kept; DEPART a form OF the
verb to be: third Of lye
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
RIpDLEMEREE.

My first is in day. but not In night
My seconds in danger. but not IN ngn,.
NV third is In autumn, and also IN nut.
NV fourth is in burn and also In cut
My fifth IS In rabbit, but not OF ns1 IN moie-
Nv wboIe is a river called beautiful blue,
And loved by all Austrians loyal ana true
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

isolation of Germany Even a Balkan crisis
involving two or more of the great powers
would he to Poand's advantage. In the mean
while the Poles are making every effort to
avail themselves OF their approaching oppor-
tunities. They are conscious as q people that
they are fitted for self-government and tnde-
pendence as they never were before because they
have learned the lessons Of modern civiliza-
tion.-Qvan C. Waterbury, In The World To-day.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

~

an oar may be used as a substitute. NOW,
there Is some little art in saving ones self oy IS
means for an average sized scull is not buoyanI
a-a-gh 70 s11nnort . Derson if erasped as the
first impulse would direct. -,
There is only one way in which the oar VIII
support a human being. 1t must be ridden IKE
a hobby horse. The haft is put between tns
legs and the blade allowed to project apoVe me
surface of the water in front of one. BY this
means the head is kept well ABOVE tns "esss'
-Pearson's Magazine
THE FUTILITY OF LANGUAGE.
The steam, engine (when one thinks of It'd
really expresses itself well as the rest OF US.
All language is Irrelevant feeble ana aDsuro-
We live in an organicaily lneXpresstoie kd MUIrd
Judged merely by it's outer signs, the universe
over our heads-with its cunning little stars ia
it's the height Of absurdity, as selr-expres-
sion. The sky laughs at us. We know IL Wneh
we look in a telescope. Time ana space are
guage, the whole visible world is a JOKE 10
suppose that God has ever expressed dlllselt
to us in it, to suppose that He could express
Himself in it. that any one can express any
thing in it, is not TO see the point of the joke.
We cannot even express ourselves 10 one an
other. The language of everything we use OF
touch is absurd Nearly all of the tools we do
our living with-even the things that human
beings aInuse themselves with-are 1nexpfessiVe
and foolish looking. Golf and tennis and foot
ban have all been accused in turn, by people
who do not know them from the inside, OF behhs
meaningless. A golf stick does not convey any
thing to the uninitiated. but the bare slght on
a golf stick lying seat is feeling 10 the
one to whom it belongs a play or sense @ @and
spirit TO him, a subtle thrill in his arms The
same is true of new fiery red baby. whlen,
considering the fuss that is made about II. 10 q
eomparatfye outsider like a small boy, has al
WAYS been from the beginning of the world q
ridiculous and inadequate object man couiu
not possibly imagine, even If he gave al ms
time to it, a more futile, reckless. hapless eN-
preston of pointer to an immortal soul man
a week old baby wailing at time and space.
The idea of a baby may be all right but IN It's
outer FORM at first at least, a baby IS failure,
and always has been.-(GeTald Stanley Lee III
The Reader Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

JUMBLED NAMES OF ANIMALs-
I. Monkey. 8 RABBIT
2. Giraffe. l. elephant
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-23
TO OPEN THE CELLS
MAYOR ORDERS EIGHTEEN PRISON
 FRS RELEASED THIS MORNING.
As an Observance of Christmas Season Minor Offenders Against the
 City Laws Wili Be ~
 Freed.

Observing the usual custom, Police Chief Gerald, pursuant to an order from Mayor Teague. will this morning re- lease from custody eighteen prisoners who are charged with minor offenses and all of whom have nearly served out their terms of labor for the city. The release of the prisoners will come as a Christmas present and they will be q happy and light-hearted set today when they learn that they will be given their liberty, "As soon as I can get them ready tomorrow morning" said the Chief yesterday, T will turn them loose. It will probably be before the noon hour will have to provide them with clothes so that they can discard their prison suits
 The order for the release of the pris- oners reached the Chief yesterday in the following letter from the Mayor;
 Montgomery. Dec. 22. Captain A. Gerald, Chief of Police,
 Montgomery, Alabama:
 Dear Sir-On tomorrow, December 23rd, you will please release from GUS tody the following named prisoners in- carcerated in the city prison for non- payment of fines assessed against them in the Recorders Court:
 Lester Yates. violating Section 1928 City Code.
 "Jim Lewis. violating Section 1928 E. c. Cross (white). violating reve- nue laws. .... "Otis James, false pretense.
 Nose Smith, embezzlement. ~:" "William Simmons (white), violating Section 1l62 City Code.
 Eugene Shell. resisting officer. william Mcdonald, disorderly con duct.
 Mark Jackson, disorderly conduct. "Joe Moore, disorderly conduct.
 will Ferguson, violating Section 1162 City Code.
 Horace Thomas. assault and bat tery.
 "wil Jones. disorderly conduct. ''G. W. Smith (white), disorderly con- duct.
 Eugene Smith. larceny.
 Robert Fitzpatrick. disorderly con duct.
 Charles Lamb. violating Section 1147 City Code.
 "J. King (white). disorderly conduct; drunk. Yours very truly
 w. M. Teague,
 Mayor" Of the total number of prisoners to be freed, there are four whites and fourteen negroes. All of them are males.
 Last night there were forty prison CTS at the police station. The release of eighteen will leave twenty-two 10 remain and serve out their time. Only one white man is In the lot which will be retained. He was convicted on charge of vagrancy and has just be- gun serving thirty-six days.
 In deciding upon those prisoners who should be given their liberty. Mayor Teague was governed by their offenses and by the length of time each one had already served. No prisoner, convicted of larceny or carrying a concealed weapon, was among the chosen eigh- teen.
 Last Christmas, the late Mayor Thomas H. Carr ordered every prisoner at police Headquarters released.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-23
TRICKS OF THE MUTUAL
SCHEME TO HIDE LOSSES ON REAL
 ESTATE.
Money Made from the Sale of seeuritiei Employed to Hide ReduetiOR in Values--VandeFp0el
 Again Heard.

New York, Dec. 22.--Additional testi- mony as to the management of the Mu- tual Life Insurance Company was ad- duced today by witnesses before the legislative committee on insurance in- vestigation, tending to show that the company used profits from the sale of securities to conceal the reduction or book values of real estate, or losses, as Charles D. Hughes. counsel to the com mittee, called them.
 Francis Hendricks, Superintendent of the State Insurance Department, when on the witness stand yesterday, said he had never heard of such thing and that it had never been called to his at- tention. Today. after auditors of the Mutual Life had testified to this fact. Isaac Vanderpoel. Chief Examiner of the Department, declared that he had not discovered the matter during his examination of the company last year when in his report he gave the conn pany what was practically certificate of good character" He said these manipulations of the figures was not apparent in the books. =.
 These transfers of profits to the debit side of the profits and loss account were made by the auditors upon instruction of President McCurdy and Vice-Prest- dent Grannis and the written instruc- tions were produced. They named the
 figures that adjusted the accounts and last year while there was really profit of almost a million and half dollars, when these transfers were made no profit whatever was shown.
 MT. Vanderpoel said he had examined the report of 1904 which showed no profits from the sale of securities. AL though he knew this was untrue, he did not SD report it because he did not think lie was necessary. The same sit- uation existed in the New York Life. according to Mir. vanderpcel. although the praetice M.as not general. and when