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Col. Pease's Two Apologies.

Col. l.. B. Pease, who was for q long
period editor and publisher Of the
woonsocket Reporter. was responsible
for many quaint sayings and delicious
bon-mots. Upon one occasion he at.
tended crowded reception In Harris
hall. and. staying quite late. was sur
prised to find his hat had been taken
and a very poor substitute left In its
stead.
The following night he called, the
attention of his readers to the fact
in the following manner: THE gen
,lemen who inadvertently took our
new silk tile and left very inferior
article in its place will do US infnite
kindness by returning ours. He will
receive our warmest thanks and two
apologies-an apology for the trouble
we have given him, and the apology
for hat he has left u.s."
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TOWARD THE HIGH IDEAL

Longing Is Gods fresh hcavenward viii.
With our poor carthward striving;
Content with merely living;
But. would We learn that hearts full
which We are hourly wronsing.
Our lives must climb from hope 70 hope
And realize our longing.
oh! let Us hope that to our praise
Good 0od not only reclkons
But wien the spirit bcckonA :.
That eome Blluht rood y also wrought
~ sns az simp's eSo & shousA,
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At Shrine Of Saint
Tomb Of St. Anthony at Padua.
Italy, Is a Marvel Of Beauty.
Especial Correspondence

Wandering through the art CALLER
les of Europe, one constantly comes
upon that favorite subject OF Rehais-
sance artists, the visions of st. An
thony. Murillo, above all others. low
ed to depict the Paduan saint. How
tenderly his brush fingers upon those
masterpieces, where the Christ chic
appears before the young Franciscan.
How varied, too. are these scenes!
st. Anthony, while reading. surprised
by the holy vision; St. Anthony on his
knees before the Child enthroned; and
lastly, crowning ecstasy, the Infant
folded in his arms. while jubilant an
gels sing hosannas in praise.
One grows to have a deep tender
ness for this rapturous. ardent young
saint, and a visit to his shrine at
Padua is more a pilgrimage than a
mere sightseeing tour.
Though Padua has not the attrac-
tions of many towns in Northern
italy; neither the ruins of Verona. the
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the engibe room telegraph. whats
that forf' he demanded. why. that
goes down to the engine ROOM" was
the reply. you see all the orders on
IL. Full speed Half Slow Stop
You Just have to move the handle"
The old man was charmed. "If Aa put
the handle to Full will she gang full
speed?' why, certainly" AN II An
put the handle to Stop will she etop
ganging?" Certainly" The old man
was still more charmed. Finally, after
thinking some time. he heaved great
sigh of pleasure. why. that's fine.
man! That's clever! That does away
with all them saucy deevils o. engin.
eers!"
Another old Scotchman was coming
alongside at South Shields in his new
command. With great stampings or
the knob that rang the engine-room
bell, he had at last got abreast OF
where he wanted to be, but rather far
out. He was puzzled as to the means
for getting close in. He jumped on
the bell knob and rang great incoher-
ent peals in the engine room. But 1t
had no effect. Matters seemed to get
slightly worse. Finally. in undignified
despair he turned and addressed his
engineer by word of mouth: IA
diven't want to gang astern! But
Just gle 'er wallop on the port
side"
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~ nj, the myriad moods OF mind
That through the soul come thronsins
which one was e'er ,ny 80 desr' 70 k'no'
rrho thing We long for, that We are
Eor orc transcendcnt moment
Rcfore the Present. poor and bare,
can make It's sneering comment.
u.u, through our paltry stir and strife
fsiossS down the wished ideal.
4 "a Icrsing molds IN ebay that hfe
CarvsS - the mare3s y rsss; @
S =, ss,ss sss sss SsS ''Ss ops z ~ &
risEstsE sss sss as ~ 3 issss'.sasi
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testimonials by those whom the sai'
has miraculously cured. On one sidH.
too. is Pile OF old crutches. in sorsy
contrast TO the gorgeous shrine.
In n secluded corner of the gre:
basilica is n picture. supposedly an an
thentic portrait OF St. Anthony. Tfs
style Is that of Giotto. and the pain-
ing has been attributed to him. Tvo
figures kneel at the feet of the sam.
who stands erect and extends hrs
hand In blessing. The grouping is
stiff and the coloring crude. but tie
expression of Anthony's face is mild
and beatifc. and as we move away.
we feel that his blessing has extended
down the centuries. even unto us.
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Anthony stands before us. At first
sight the architecture Of this church
impresses one as fantastic in the ex-
treme, but. too, 1t holds the charm Of
fantasy. One might say that It looked
like bunch Of inflated balloons, tug
cling at their tie ropes. Its seven
domes, its slender towers, flying but.
tresses and jutting chapels. all seem
to be held together. ~ It were, under
protest. Many artists worked in tho
erection Of st Anthony's, and Il GOV.
srs I larger area than St. Marks At
veqiee. Is
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a poubIe.Edoed oplnIon.

The Rev. A. A. Miner. Z Universal.
ist minister Of Boston who was IN ex.
treme believer in prohibition. once
had lively collouuy with the late
Gen. Patrick A.. Collins OF Boston
over prohibitory legislation The sub
1ect was up before legislative come
mittee. The minister was very tnueh
In earnest. while Gen. Collins was fu-
clined to be jocose. Finally, polntiAg
to the temperance advocate. Gen. cst
Inns said: II honor DR.. Miner, .Ann,
my friends, what good man -
would bu Il he would only Let WhlaAp
alone. r. New York rsibure 3 4
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s,v No Value, In Numbers.

When Ell Menebhi was chief min
lister to the sultan OF Morocco he VS.
tied London and was much impressed
by the beauty Of the houses OF parlia-
ment. He inquired what the building
was for and was informed that some
GOO wise men assembled there to set
tie the affairs of the nation. six
hundred" he exclaimed. in amaze
mcnt. How do you get anything
done? My master settles everything
himself"
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poa1uNlTY MISSED BY czAR
his Weakness He Aiienated Most
Powerful Supporters.


lillian T. Stead writes OF the czar
Russia: when Nicholas II. came
be throne he was young man OF
"a raw and inexperienced youth un-
rEomed to the exercise OF respon-
I authority but given to indulge In
hlIstic aspirations as to what he
|hi be able to do for Russia.
hen the premature death OF his IA
summoned him to the throne he
weighed down. not unnnturally.
sense of his own incapacity to
At once into the great position OF
lander Ill. Naturally modest and
Firs. he had never pushed himself
art. The oyershadowing person
Is Of his parents did not leave
1 room for the development of
D Independence of character.
&c. when Nicholas became emper-
e naturally clung 10 the old ad.
rs Of his father. the veteran minis
Of the crown, and distrusted his
Judgment. Dif'idcnt. shy and IN.
sly conscious OF his new post. he
ps Of necessity did as he was told.
as al this moment that the Phil!s-
tel! upon him and caEied him
nto captivity.
vas done in this wise. All the
ssen,atlves Of the nation. mobiles
Iins with peasants. delegates
The remstyos with the mayors Of
cities, were gathered together in
Eary. 1894. In the winter palace to
,heir new sovereign. Such n
Of loyal enthusiasm had not
Witnessed in Russia In the life.
ola generation. The adveat OF n
and youthful emperor had revived
nopes OF the nation. The assem-
In the winter palace was com.
oi men boiling over with ea.
am, full of exuberan. loyalty.
ased TO welcome with effusIve
'uee single kind and generous
RON the lips OF the new mon
when Nicholas II. entered the
poiound stiffness fell upon the
Advancing into their midst
0pped and. standing hat in hand.
oke TO his subjects in clear. ring
oncs. AT first he used the ordi.
words OF courtesy. but then he
.tu IN words that bit like fire into
aeafts Of his audience that the
which some of the zemstvos hnd
ssea were idiotic dreams and
w was resolved to maintain in.
as autocratic power.
vas aset lesson. learned by rote
rheh with the mechanical pre-
W monograph. When II was
ae % emperor turned and left the
va all the relief Of q schoolboy
- spoken his piece and finished
sson' But II the effect Of that
ss speech was evil in the ma.
nad still more disastrous re.
o The emperor. The words
Isa ~ been pu. into his mouth op.
a., luxe one OF the magic formule
~ iairy tales suddenly trans.
palace into prison and ban.
zero lar away into the heart
sasd sssnanted forest where he must
'een until the hour OF his de.
~ ~ he had salienated the only
sA.cn would have given him
- 70 assert himself against the
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mosaics OF Ravenna, nor the erchitec-
tural freaks of Bologna; st!ll 1t can
boast Roman descent. and no less n
person than the stern Mantegne head
ed its school of art. Padua, too. was
one OF the adopted homes of Dante.
II Divino." 1t takes but little imag-
nation. indeed, 10 conjure up the
meeting between him and Gio,to.
which took place hero In the early
years OF the fourteenth century.
Giotto must have tarried many
months In Padua, for he has left here
masterpieces such as no true student
of the Renaissance would dare neg
lcct. His Life of the Virgin" COM
plctely covers the walls of an unpre-
tentious little church. called 'Madon-
na dell Arena" Faded. cracked by
weather and by time. these frescoes
still stand as one Of the art wonders
OF the world.
Streets Unattractive.
True to the traditions OF north
Italian towns. the streets OF Padua
are fianked by low arcades: others
are narrow. sunless passages, pic
turesque. but damp and forbidding as
m avenue Of tombs.
There is much to please the eye. as
one saunters through the main thor.
oughfares. trending towards the great
church. which has been the loadstone
OF our visit. The street scenes are
delightful. as they are in all Italian
cities. The people take to their
homes only as last resort. and at
the close OF a long day lived In the
sunshine. We find the poor congre-
gated at the market place, broad
piazza. fanked by fine old building.
called "Palazzo del Capitani.' The
signori. however. are never seen far
from the marble porticoes OF some
cafe. where they sip vermouth and
kill time. They never have pressing
business. these gentlemen Of Italy.
Finally emerging on an open
square, the immense basilica Of st.
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= to Use valuabI. Method.

4, S,a OF Albera Gallatin Of Sac.
Is ~ oa.'' who has Just died, ths,
.'ea and first carried out the
I,..,hod method of the long-distance
VI ~ !, OF electric enersS for
M nsht by carrying electric.
ss = s.sy. twenty-five miles. from
y Folsom. II d claimed
ne carried this poWer to
sssset car rervioe ef qeefa.
~ the pionsee. ~ vo11
eecess of Il ~ o =
e VIII la1lS I
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The vast. whitewashed interior 10
bare and chilling. and one hastens
through to reach the chapel OF the
saint.
Tomb Of ST. Anthony.
Truly beautiful is the last resting
place of st. Anthony. One long re-
tains memory of dazzling. white
carved marble, of a roof picked out
in gold, of votive lamps hung between
rounded arches, and of immense sill
ver angels. holding candles, that light
the tomb. The walls of the chapel are
completely covered with relists.
showing the life of the saint, from his
ordination, and the different miracles
which he performed. The most ceie-
brated is that where Anthony causes
young child to testify to Its mothers
innocence; a beautiful group but cold
in execution. Attached to the shrine
are numerous votive offerings. fam
ing hearts and crosses In silver and
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-20
KUHN CASE AGAIN UP
PARDON FOR DELTA WOMAN
WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE
LEGISLATURE.

Des Molnes, April 15.--There is a
belief current that Sarah Kuhn, OF
Delta, who IL now serving term in
the penitentiary for killing her Grip
pied husband, will be pardoned by the
next session of the general ASSEMBLY
though the same men will compose II
that refused pardon at the last SEES
sion. Arrangements are being made
at this time for presenting the matter
to the next general assembly. In ad-
dition to Senator COPYRIGHT, who was
announced some time ago to be max
ing study Of her case, he is being
reinforced by Senator Whipple Of
vinton, who has now taken up the
case. The pardon was refused by the
last legislature by bur narrow ma
jority. Representative Thomas Gen
eva Of What Cheer represents Keokuk
county from which Mrs. Kuhn was
sent to the penitentIary. He took a
leading part in the movement to get
pardon but Senator John r.. Brooks
In the senate opposed the granting OF
pardon at first and later gave only
passive consent. II is claimed by
those interested in securing the par.
don that the opposition OF Senator
Saunders, who was chairman OF the
senate committee on pardons, was the
chief factor in defeating the move To
vote a pardon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-20
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

]. Thou shalt not 60 away from
home to do thy trading, nor thy sor
nor thy daughter.
III. Thou shalt patronize thy home
printer, for yea verify doth the home
printer spread over the tdings oi
thy goodness and greatness and many
will patronize thee.
III. Thou shalt employ my home
mechanics, that they shall not be
driven from their homes to find
bread for their little ones.
". Thou shalt not ask for credit;
gods cost much and the merchants
brain is burdened with bills. HIS
children clamor for daily bread and
his wife abideth at home for lack OF
raiments as adorneth her sister.
Blessed, yea, thrice blessed, is the
man who pays the cash.
V. Thou shalt not ask for reduc.
ed prices on thine Influence" for
guile is in your heart and the mer.
chant readeth it like an open book.
He laugheth thee to scorn and shout.
eth to his clerks, ha ma
vi. Thou shalt do whatever lieth
within thy power to encourage and
promote the welfare of thine own
town and thine own people.
VII. Thou shalt not suffer voice or
pride to overcome thee and IL other
towns entice thee consent thou not
for thou mayest be deceived.
VIII. Thou shalt spend thy earn.
ings at home that they may return
from whence they came and give
nourishment to such as come after
thee.
TX. Thou shalt not bear false wit
ness against the town wherein thou
shalt dwell, but speak well of it to
all men.
X. Thou shalt keep these com
mandments and teach them to thy
children even unto the third ana
fourth generations, that they may be
made to flourish ana grow in plenty
when thou art laid to rest with tiny
father-What Cneor Chronicle.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-20
THE EAGLE I'M IOWA.

Knoxville Journal: The immense
amount OF misinformation which ex-
lists concerning our national ORD Of
freedom" would make sub-tite or
Erroneous Ideas About the Emblem
of the Republic" very appropriate.
Almost everybody imaginss that
the eagle tribe Is composed Of as
many varieties as blackbirds or
woodpeckers. This fact Is well IL
ldstrated by a recent local happen
ing which was briefly referred TO in
the Journals news columns Of last
week. N. II. Bittenbender of this
city shot and killed a fine specimen
of the bald eagle in the woods on
Whitebreast creek on Tuesday. March
2S. The bird was brought into town
and kept on exhibition for three
days, during which time not less
than 100 persons viewed the remains
OF the handsome feathered rufian.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-20
Mary's Wicked Ram,

Madye Marye had hard-browed ram
as black as any crow, and every.
where that Marye went the ram was
sure to go.
II went with her TO Zion church one
peaceful Sabbath day, anu Marye
thought II would behave In q relig.
ious way.
She wisely counseled II en- route and
begged II to be good and rammy
shook his whiskerettes as II TO say
he would mot.
A deacon met them at the door and
said 'twould DO a sin TO see a wicked
beast at CHURCH, but rammy butted
In!
The deacon got a plexus punch that
stretched lin on the floor and the
subsequent proceedings interested
him no more.
The congregation rubbernecked with
widely staring eyes, the superstl'
tious thinking twas the devil in
disguise.
A sister from her seat arose-she faln
would hence depart-but got a chug
behind her back that almost broke
her heart!
II will expel the sinful brute" cried
Brother Pettigrew, but in his midst
the rammy's brow was buried p. do
A choir man threw prayer stool To
crush the warlike ram and landed II
with vigor ON poor Marye's dla.
phragh!
The preacher said that kindness wouIo
subdue wild beasts and birds and
moved toward the waiting pet with
soft, endcaring words.
Then came a dull and sickenlng thud!
The pastor, where was he? Go ask
the sister in whose lap he lit un.
gracefully!
Then sent they for the butcher man
VINO slew the aged ram and fixed It's
meat with chemicals and sold 1t for
spring lamb.
James Barton Adams.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-20
EASTER ANTHEM.

Soprano-Behold my new hat.
Quartst-Her new hat, her new hat,
her new hat.
Alto--It is fright, fright, fright!
Soprano--It is a Joy unto the sight.
Basso--You are a peach in your new
hat.
Tenof--I've got my own thoughts as
to that.
Alto--o thank you, thank you, thank
yoA
Soprano--It cost more than any here.
Alto--Thats very queer; that's very
queer.
Quartet--o hear, o hear, o hear!
Alto--I priced 1t myself. D..
When 1t lay on the shelf,
And know, and know
That the price was quite low
Much lower than mine, indeed.
Soprano Indeed, INDEED!
Alto-Yes, yes, inueed!
Soprano-You hateful old thing!
Alto--It's the style of last spring.
Basso-Hush, hush!
Tsnor-Tush, tush!
Soprano-O very well, then I'll resign
If her hat Is as nice as mine.
Alto-Alas, grieve to see you go
But my hat was the highest,
though.
Quartet--Now all is Joy; now all is
peace!
Ring out,ye bells,and glad the air!
Alto-Such hats as yours are five
apiece!
Soprano--It's no such at all SO
there!
Basso-Hush, hush!
Tenor-Tush, tush!
Quartet--And now let stiffness soothe
the air,
While silver bells in gladness ring;
Our hearts are free from hate or
care
Soprano and Alto--I think you are a
hateful thing!
Quartet--(Crescendo).
AS 1t was in the beginning,
It is now and ever shall be,
World without end!
Life.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-20
Penn ACADEMY WINS
LOCAL TEAM DEFEATS IOWA
WESLEYAN IN DEBATE
AT MT. PLEASANT.

Mt. Pleasant. Iowa, April 15.-By a
vote Of two to one on the part of the
judges, the Penn academy debaters
were given the decision over Upper
Iowa university academy in the de.
bate here last night.
The Wesleyan speakers were Ross
and harl Krenneyor and Edward Stod
gill, and l.. II. Jones, Grover Hawk
and ii. NJ. Ollie represented Penn
The question was Canadian reel.
procity, Wesleyan supporting the
negative and Penn rne Affirmative.
The judges were Hon. Nate H. Ken.
dali Of Abba, DIR. X. G. Marsh OF
Burlington and J. A. Ballinger OF
Bloomfield.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-20
SPARE The TREEs.

In bulletin just issued by Clifford
Pinchat, United States forester, sn
titled, What Forestry Means to
Representative Men," Congressman
Lacey is quoted of the seven states
men mentioned, and he is quoted az
saying: ...
II was born in the woods OF Vir
ginia. I moved to the prairies, and
one of the most unpleasant things Of
my subsequent life was TO return tC
the woods of Virginia and find that
the old streams and the holes VIC
used to swim In and where we used To
go fishing are now gratelly roads
They are highways as dry, as arid, as
one OF the deserts OF Arizona or New
Mexico. Why is It? Because the
trees have been cut down and the
springs, the children OF the forest
dried up. Instead Of a slow.runnine
brook digging out holes here and
there clear as crystal, we have simply
torrent carrying the pebbles and
sand from the. hills, and then des
ert. While preserving the
forest you will preserve the creatures
that dwell there. A man or woman
VINO preserves a tree in practical
way win preserve the things the tree
shelters and produces and that arc
useful to man."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-20

Nns pHn amnnK shN iessAM ~ pWgsnnn
wha wNFe thNa nlyen Aa opportunity
20 elnsely INSPECT lhe hllgi ppguffud n
~ lia proper position N tina ofhl
thulnelcai world Me- nllthnbenaef
alonu was Ahia ~ saehilfy hls npeo
linen and ten the aKe ~ the crea.
,WtN w lta rlumagv The majority
~ The visitors sAla that II was 4 gray
eagle and q great many ~ them hind
N volunteered the information that
u was mot more than two thirds On
iarge as lhe bald eagle Some said
taat II was a gray RsA eagle aud
others we're equally sure that Il waa
tbn female ~ tho golden variety.
In truth, the specimen was n bald
eagle IN tho second wear a. ~ life,
consequently IN its gray or notified
plumagc
only two varieties OF eagles fro.
quent the continent Of North Amer.
ica--the golden and the bald species
Tho latter are the common species
OF the Interior. Such eagles, when
NhNs hAN itSs Ahhu Oht gtuT biuf bTt
very dark in color and are then
known as black eagles. During the
second year OF their existence their
plumage Is dusky. notified brown;
under feathers white. In that stage
they are gray eagles" After the
third year Of life the head, tail and
neck are pure white. Then, and not
until then, are they really and truly
bald eagles"
The bird Is probably as common
in Iowa and the middle west as It
Is anywhere else outside OF the noun.
tain regions. Because of this ana
the fact that It is becoming exceed.
ingly rare throughout its range, some
notes on the bald eagles nesting ana
other habits will be given in Mature
Snap Shots" next week.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-20
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

Henry Clews in his weekly review
of trade says: f..
"Our railroads have been wonderful
ly favored by national prosperity. In
spite Of the great increase of faclli-
ties made in the last two or three
years, our principal systems still find
themselves overtaxed with traffic and
with every probability of its continu-
ance for months to come. Both agri.
culture and industry are also enjoying
much prosperity. In every part of
the country trade is showing increas,
ed activity, and the volume of bust
ness reported exceeds even the unpre-
cedented volume Of the last two
years. The south Is prosperous, hav-
ing realized good average prices for
cotton; and so, too, Is the west, which
is receiving good prices for its pro-
ducts. In tue east the iron and steel
boom continues unprecedented. We
are already beginning to import pig
iron from abroad, our domestic fur
naces being unable to meet the de-
mand. The railroads have again en-
tered the iron market as heavy pur-
chasers of steel rails, bars, locomo-
tives, etc, while the demand for iron
and steel for all sorts Of constructive
purposes is expanding maryelously.
st now real estate Is also experience
me of those periodic booms for
the United States is noted.
alues are rising rapidly, and
buildings of all sorts are being
eted."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-20

Speaking of fire.proof buildings
the Cedar Rapids Gazette is conyinc
ed that "the frame shack, with holes
in the single roof, broken window
panes and siding ripped loose in vari
Gus places, is the only structure able
to defy fire when a conflagration
sweeps city" In such buildings, the
Gazette has observed, even the cob
webs come through the fire without
being singed" H.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-20
THE National Tribune Of Wash. !

The National Tribune Of Wash.
ington, d. c., in its current issue, says:
"The annual encampment of the De-
partment of Iowa, G. A. r., will be
held in Oskaloosa, May 1913, and the
people of that beautiful city are ex-
erting themselves to the utmost 10
make the meeting great success.
Mahaska county, of which Uskaloosa
is the capital, sent to the front 1900
of It's best young men, two Of whom,
Samuel A. and Elliott w. Rice, rose
to be major generals"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-20

What job the Curhmins men
have laid out for themselves. DOLL
yer is to be relegated with a sinker
tied to him, Allison is to pass in his
checks, Cummins is to become the
next United States senator and the
next governor will be required to par.
ticipate in ,lese festivities or the
place which knew him will know him
no more. My, my, what strenuous
times these arei-Winterset Reporter.