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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-11-04

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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-11-04
POLITICAL
Tafts Attack on Bossism.

Not Ohio alone, but the nation, has
been interested in the bold stand taken
by Secretary of War Taft in his Akron
speech, in which he advised the casting
of votes against the Republican ticket
ut Cincinnati, which is under the thumb
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-11-04
E x e C u Nv e
Our Nays Fighting Strength.

A statement just issued by the navy
department shows that within a short
time six new battleshiDs will be added
namely, the Virginia, Louisiana, Con
necticut, Rhode Island, Georgia and
the New Jersey. Seven other first
class battleships six armored and
thee protected cruisers are under cen
stIUcti0n.
Our Navy Groves Apace.
Lloyd's annual on shipbuilding fer
the fiscal year just ended shows thai
While this, country is not building az
many warship5 us Great Britain the
tonnage of our new ships IS ncaEly
three times as great as those OF Great
Britain. The latter launched til!ttJ-
seven Sips, with al average tonnage
Of 3,437 tons. We sent only nineteel.
d2vU-n the ways, but their average
displacement was 1894 tons. This
record sets the Olympia, Dewey's flag
ship. down in the list as second rate
battleship. Germany launched eleven
ships of 4,0S9 tons, France nine c.
1854 tons and italy eight of 1858 tons
In merchant tonnage the nations rank
as follows: Great Britain, United
States, Germany, France, Italy, Great
Britain being equal to all the others
in tonnage and numbers.
Canal Work by Contract.
Secretary Taft is inclined to favor
the contract system of digging the
Panama canal under the supervision of
government engineers, but no final de-
cision has been made as yet.
Friar Lands Paid For.
By the transfer of $3,521,675 at
Washington the Philippine govern
ment has finally purchased all of the
friar lands under it's jurisdiction.
These lands comprise about 100000
acres
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-11-04

Like a Tidal Wave Rises
the Revolutionary Spirit
Throughout Russia; the
Railway Strike Followed
by Industrial Paralysis,
Famine and Bloodshed.
Cars Concessions to
White Apparently Too
Late 80 President Returns
by Sea From His Wooing
Of the South.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
FAMOUS PAINTINGS.
Discovered by Accident and Bought
For al Mere Song.

The strange yiclssitudes through
which some of the most highly priced
ana valuable pictures now preserved
In public ana private galleries have
passed provides romantic reading.
Take, for instance, the case of sea
scape by Turner
A Captain Treharnc was spending d
holiday IN yarmouth CHANGING one
day TO be turning over the thousand
and one articles in an old curiosity
shop, he came across a dirty, ragged
painting depicting Il sea scene. 1t was
painted on an oak panel, was not
framed and was IN a terribly disrcpu-
table condition. Prompted to buy the
derelict, the captain secured posses
sion Of ii for Sc. The purchaser took IL
home with him, the painting was clean
ed ana the yarnish removed. scrutiny
then revealed the famous Initials of
Turner. VI. w. T"-and its author
ity was substantiated when submitted
to an expert, who estimated its value
at $500.
More remarkable stIll was the his
tory surrounding Raphaels Three
Graces" While rummaging among
collection Of old furniture In Italy a
French art lover named Henri Raboul
happened upon It. He acquired the
painting for a few francs. On his re
turn to France NJ Raboul offered 1t to
the Louvre for n modest 5000, but the
great Partisan art gallery refused to
buy IT, The owner finally disposed Of
II TO an Engishman for $3.50. In few
years the painting passed through a
number of hands. Finally it was pur-
chased by the Due d 'Aumale for $125,-
600
More remarkable was the purchase
OF the second example Of Raphaers art
A gentleman of Pinner while walking
along the Harrow road one day had his
attention arrested by a painted panel
in the window and bought 1t for -
cents. The gentleman took it home and
cleaned It. At the same time he was
mystlfed by the initial "R" on the
back Of the panel. 1t was genuine
Raphael, worth $500 Stray Stories.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01

Excellent authorities agree that In
n thunderstorm the middle of a room
is much the safest place in house.
carpeted floor or one covered by a
heavy thick rug IS better to stand on
than bare wood II IS well TO keep
AWAY from chimncys and out Of eel
lars In the open air tan trees are
dangerous. A person sheltered under
n low tree or shrub thirty or forty feet
from large and lofty tree IS quite
safe II lightning strikes in the I'M
mediate vicinity it viii hit the high
tree "a rule with few exceptions
Water IS very good conductor, ana
II IS well to avoid the banks Of streams
in n violent thunderstOrm.-DetroH
Tribune
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01

Speaking of the somewhat popular
lack OF familiarity with the Bible, it
deserves to be said that this deficiency
is not confined to unlettored people
In an article on a political crisis in
England Justin Mccarthy quoted the
expression by the skin Of his teeth
and parenthetically apologized for US
ing what he called a vulgar phrase
The expression is quite commonly
rated as slang by very intelligent peo-
pie. \ cynical commentator on this
expression calls it an UZism. for the
reason that Job originally made use
of it in his wailings Saith Job in
his nineteenth chapter, twentieth
verse:
Il am escaped with the skin Of my
teeth" Boston Herald
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
A SWIMMING HORSE.
The Proper Way 40 Ride the Animal
In The Wnter.

military journal of Paris gives this
occ,pnt ~ me woy q horse shouId not
"a riI,,,r,. ,,,d ~ tho yr,v no sbould be
,.,4laI i, .,,.,,,,nin,, a stream.
" Tn han,n rrIt, - T,rst NOT ha SIM
-, .,Tat o. ,,,rso oI,,ovs swims mt
Ill. praT ma vim aose tho moment he is
or Ljs Foot IN tha watar The animal
-. ~, ,,,,.,,,,,st,,cas hoe hut ono
1t, t,l..o,, his bnod out oF tbe wa
-, ',;s. 49,, ,,,a,,,,o,.s os bigb os
49,
=, dnfr, mis- his hind ouortara sink
- 49, a',d. ,,i,,soIf oI,aost standing
az ~. taH ~ iao,t e., . aog,t,oH
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
4 Dnmpener.

Il don't know any sensation as hu-
initiating as that of being told after
you have just finished your best
story, I've heard that before-but in
a different way, of course, or 1 heard
that another way or some other po-
lite way Of saying Chestnut" said
a prominent lawyer IF there is any
thing that dumps cold water on the
story teller and the audience it is that
sort of thing. In some parts Of the
country it would almost mean gun
play l entirely agree with the old
Kentucky colonel who used to say,
No gentleman. sab, ever heard a story
befoh, sir San Francisco Chronicle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
PITH AND POINT.
Few things are as good as they look.

Few things are as good as they look
\ little girl likes to take care OF a
baby, but it's different with a boy.
People complain a good deal StlL
they have a good deal to complain
about.
Don't be too sure of yourself. The
other fellow may only appear 10 be
fooled.
How often you hear the expression,
"He thinks no one has any rights but
himself"
If a boy is healthy. two minutes aft
er he has reached home from school he
IS eating something
Some day the time comes to every
man when the most he can do for those
around him IS to be patient
There are two kinds of luck-goOd
luck for which you must work and bad
luck which appears mannounced. -
Atchison Globe.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
q Liberal
Reward
BY Ethel Darlington
ropurigHt, Ig0!, by Ethel Burlington

Deep in the heart Of each man and
woman lies some uufulflied ambition
coward which his efforts tend as a
goal With Aiyru Darling it was a
gold watch.
Her days were passed behind a
counter where a variety of ncclwear
was displayed The remuneration was
small and served only to provide her
with home" ana the simplest Of
gowns. The watch for which her soul
hungered might have been the moon
or the Roc's egg But more trying
than the priyauous she endured was
the cheapness. the narrowness of her
life, SO different from the gentle sur
roundings of her girlhood.
1t was her birthday, her eighteenth
year, and Sunday-a day free from the
aisle walkers espionage, a happy com
binatiou which Myra enjoyed to the
full y long afternoon in the crisp,
cool air of the park was a happy eli
max
1t was turning dusk as she left the
park. The city lamps already shone in
long line down the avenue ON the
side streets the shadows fell black
and ugly. causing few buildings to
stand out i'm bold relief. Suddenly a
flash from a passing automobile struck
a small, round object that glittered
near the curbing Myra bent over to
pick it up. Had some beneticent fairy
godmother thrown the gift at her feet?
1t was a watch, and on her birthday.
She seized II rapturously and, looking
neither TO the right nor left, fled up
the steps of her boarding house. never
pausing until she stood in the hall room
she called her home. She lighted the
gas and drew down the shade, then
breathlessly examined her new found
treasure, The small hunting case was
Of gold, with no mark to identify it,
and set in diamonds
"You little beauty" whispered the
girl as she caressed it with her fingers
Then, with w0man's curiosity. she tried
to open the back II was difficult, but
at last Myra gasped with surprise The
face of a young man. with honest eyes
and kindly mouth looked into her own.
Il wonder if he owns the watCh?'
she thought NO, it's a woman's trim.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
SHAM ARMOR.
story OF IL Once Famous Vessel In
the HusSinn Navy

Among the anecdotes told by Colonel
+. A. Wellesley in mis- book with the
Russians IN Peace and War" is one
concerning Il once famous vessel of the
Russian navy. When the ironclad
Peter the Great from which 50 much
was expected was IN course of con
structiou the deputy acting minister
Of marine, on being suddenly asked by
the ear what progress the ship in
question was making, lost his head
and replied that she would be ready
for sea in three weeks. The emperor
expressed great satisfaction at the
news and said that he would shortly
inspect the vessel at CrOnstadt 1t so
happened however, that, far from
being ready for sea, the ship was still
IN dock and that her arnor plates,
which were being rolled In England,
had not even been delivered. In view
Of the emperor's threatened visit all
useful work on board the ship was
stopped. and hundreds of men were
set to work night ana day at the cree
ton Of cabins, the covering of the ship
with sham armor, the erection Of
wooden turrcts and the like.
"Whcn the Duke of Edinburgh came
to Russia told his royal highness this
story" continues Colonel Wellesley,
which he was most reluctant to be
lieve. ! told the duke, however, that
he would soon have an opportunity Of
Judging for himself ut a naval review,
and predicted that, as he was 4 naval
officer and therefore sure to detect
anything wrong, some excuse would be
made to prevent his going on board
that particular ship. The duke eX-
pressed to a Russian naval officer his
desire to visit that ship, but objec-
tiOns were raised TO his doing so
Then the emperor, noticing that
something was wrong. ordered a boat
to be lowered Immediately to take his
royal highness on board. After the re
view the duke told me that l was
wrong about the turrets being made
of wood, as he had placed his hand
on one of them, and it was made Of
canvas and yielded to the pressure Of
his fingers"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
A GREEDY CORMORANT.

~ D"--ovEE~d -T,v" Pounds of stones
When | was keeper in the National
geological park In Washington | OBJ
served remarkable example OF the
well known greediness OF the cormo-
rant.
Four little cormorants came TO the
ZOO and were placed In cage IN which
dogs had once been kept. Outside was
pebbIy yard in which the dogs had
exercised. The cormorants waddled
about this yard and seemed TO be nav
ing fine time until one morning no
feed that one Of them was sitting on
the ground unable to rise. lie dla not
waddIe up TO get his meal Of whole
fish each usually about half as long as
his own body, and as the others came
rushing toward me TO get their share
7 knew that he was H. / went into
the cage and lifted him up. What was
nv amazement to hear something graf
ing and clanking inside Of him, Ana
he seemed surprisingly heavy at
once called the head keeper, who de
cided TO Investigate by means OF a sur
gical operation.
He took out two pounds Of stones,
one of which was four inches long, two
and a half inches wide and about half
an inch thick. The poor chap seemed
to feel relieved. In a few days he be-
came convalescent, ate his food regu-
larIy and seemed to be doing well.
Then that hooked bill reached under
the feathers and tore out some OF the
surgeons stitches, which were un-
doubtedly irritating, as the wound was
beginning to heal. AS a result OF this
Interference the wound opened, and,
/ as the weather was hot, the patient
died five days after the operation.-St
/ Nicholas
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
Hair and Intellect.

did you ever notice" asked an OBJ
servant woman, how many intellectu-
al people have auburn hair? At the
theater the other night l don't remem-
Der noticing a single reddish head Of
hair among the hundreds OF uncovered
heads spread out before me. They
were the we'll coifed heads Of the aver
age nice woman. The next night at
tended a meeting of very learned so
Ciety at which there were perhaps 200
or 300 Of the brainIest thinkers and
educators around town, and without
turning my eyes picked out at least
dozen auburn haired women in the
few seats in front of me. Now. that
was more than coincidence. 1t ar
CUES something for the possessor Of au-
burn hair. | should think"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01

1t was my mothers" said Miss
Shepherd softly That is why | can
not thank YOU enough And you will
accept this little acknowledgements
she said trying to press a roll of bills
into Myra's clenched hand.
NO" said Myra. It's yours.
want nothing
But | promised a liberal reward
"And | had it-all the week. The
watch was such good company she
did not mention the picture.
And TO all Miss Shepherds argu-
ments and entreaties Myra reiterated
"No." The picture held her firm. She
could not take the money for that
In the end she allowed herself TO
be persuaded to remain until the rain
ceased and to drink a cup of tea.
Here's Tom. You must meet him"
exclaimed her hostess proudly as the
door swung open and there entered the
original of the photograph.
one look from Myra, and then her
lashes dropped in embarrassment. The
others discussed the watch and its re
coyery At first Myra could scarcely
follow what they said, but they were
so kind. 50 full of interest about her
and her little experiences that she
soon found herself chatting freely ana
laughing at Toms funny sayings; still
she rose in trepidation to find how
late it had become.
Tom (She had not discovered his 9th
er name, insisted that as his automo-
bile was ut the door he would take her
home.
"Oh. no. gasped Myra in distress,
turning to her hostess. "Td rather
take a car"
Don't you like motors?" questioned
Miss Shepherd kindly.
"rve-Ive never tried one" admit
ted Myra.
Then that settles it." exclaimed
Tom, and Myra found herself hurried
to the door. with Miss Shepherd exact
ing promise that she would come
again.
Yes. do" urged Tom as they went
down the steps she really means 1t.
Isn't she jolly"
She's very kind. How happy she
must be-so pretty and such beauti-
full home and-and you
Myra had not meant to say that at
all. 1t just slipped out.
You bet She's the best sister that
ever a fellow had"
Your sister," stammered Myra, and
somehow in her surprise she nearly
missed the step of the motor car, but
Tom caught her.
"Of course. What else did you
think"
Myra felt her face flush hotly. She
trembled a little, but she did not say
lust what she thought. In fact she
did not tell him until the following
Christmas. Tom had presented Myra
with what had once been the desire OF
her heart gold watch
81 can't take anything so hand.
some" she had said, shaking her head
earnestly.
Tom only laughed. The case flew
back. and there was the one face in all
the world for Myra.
sweetheart. | claim a liberal re
ward" said Tom. please take me
too"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
NAPOLEON'S METHODS.
The Way the Great Military Genius
Planned His Battles.

Planned His Battles.
In his work on Napoleon Colonel
Dodge has an interesting passage on
Bonapartes planning out OF his bat
ties 1t runs:
spreading out and bending, some
times lying. over his maps, with
compass in his hand, which corresponds
cd to about seven or eight hours march
as the crow flies. being nine or ten
actual hours march, marking the posi-
tion of his corps and divisions with
various ColOrcd pins, as well as the
supposed locations of the enemy, he or
dered the movements of his army with
an accuracy Of which one can scarcely
have an idea Moving his compass
across the map, he Judged immediate
Iv. according to the topography, roads
and season. how many marches any
corps required to reach on a given day
q certain place where he needed 1t and
the rate of speed demanded, and with
this knowledge Cand his judgment was
absolute OF what troops cOu4 dol he
I dictated the instructions the execution
I of which made him so i9mous. Na-
poleon avoided such general orders ms
would inform the enemy of his whole
sale plan should they reach him and
confined himself when possible TO such
orders as would apply only TO the move
ments of certain corps Even in his
own army he did not permit the genera
pIan 10 ne known, lest 1t should leak
ont Each corps commander was giVei
orders for his own maneuyers and was
.o!d what was essential about the
neighboriug corps. Just because Ma
poleou was thus particular were his OF
ders such models of precision and clear
ness"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
why He studied Law.

Il am going to study law" he an
nOunced in decided tones.
"And practice itE'
"Oh, no"
Then why study it,"
well, I've always been told that a
man never should sign Il document that
he does not thoroughly understand"
That, | believe, is generally conSid-
cred to be a sound business principle"
And I'm going to be a thorough 60
ing business man or know the reason
why"
"Wel?"
"Well. I've just been looking over the
lease of my house, and it occurs to me
the lease expires I'll have a gimhef-
ing idea what it's all about when |
have to sign another. What the agent
told me was signing could have been
put in 100 words; what | actually sign
ed amounted to about 1000 words, bad
ly tangled I've either got to STUDY Ia"
or violate great business principle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
Making the Average.

At a womans club meeting in New
York recently woman who had made
witty speech about men in general
was asked by one of the members il
she could tell just what was the mean
Ing of the expression, AN average
man" 'Of course | can" she prompt
ly replied. Il think an average man is
one who smiles and looks pleasant all
day at the office, but when he comes
home acts as cross as a bear with a
sore head, just SO he can make up the
AYerage'
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
The King of MnIInsLs.

The king OF molluskS lives i'm the In
dian and south Pacific oceans He at
tains to a weight Of 500 pounds and the
shell is of the bIvalye kind. and the
shape is about the same as that Of our
common fresh water musscl The ri
gantic tridacna is the largest mollusk
known to have lived on the earth since
the silurian age. 1t is found on the
bottom Of the shallow parts Of the
ocean, and the large individuals have
no longer the power 70 move about.
They lie on one side, and all about
them the corals build up until King
Tridacna is sometimes found in a we'll
Ike hole in the coral formatiou-St.
Nicholas
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
Trees Tat Make n NnIse-

A curiosity is known in the tropics
as the sand bark tree and also as the
monkeys dinner bell. It has a round,
hard shelled fruit about the size of an
orange, which when ripe and dry
bursts open with a sharp noise like
the report Of a pistol. Its juice IS
poisonous. The South American trum-
pet tree might furnish a band with
musical instruments, lnasmuch as It's
hollow branches are utilized for horns
and also for drums.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01

Here is a problem that has bothered
a good many mathematical heads Can
yOu solve IT,
In cutting beam into half inoh
boards the saw wastes an eighth of an
inch cut" said the timber merchant.
"Tf the saw only wasted half as much
there would be one more board. How
many boards is the beam sawed lntoF
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01

WATCH.
ket He must have given it to the
girl-and If SO he
Myra abruptly closed the case. But
she could not shut out the face from
her mental vision.
She passed her evening rocking slow
ly In her chair, with a magazine be-
tween her fingers. the gentle ticking or
the watch counting the passing hours.
That night she dreamed not of the
watch. but Of life which the watch
typified, and through the dream stalked
a man whose face was the face in the
watch
She awoke n little after to revel
in the delight of knowing the exact
hour and turning luXuriously over for
another fifteen minutes.
All day she thought about her won
derful acquisition and smiled happily
10 herself The other girls noticed IL
and twitted her in their good natured
II rather coarse way. Myra laughed,
but guarded her secret and hurried
home TO pass another evening of de-
hghtful possession. ir'e u"I p"9SI'
ana lhousn 'iie ""'C"
never ialllh8 source u u,''-'''' 90 .. Wv
actual reailZalIoli VI 'i'i u'''''''9 ', '.,.t
the picture that crept into her heart
She tod her secrets 10 'uoH' ',oI,7'
eyes and called INN 'aear lrlell"' ne
seemed someho" 70 understand i'ei
every whim.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01

The gods of most South American
tribes of Indians are generally looked
upon as sacred, but when the gods be-
come a nuisance it is time to put an
end to them; at least, that Is what
certain tribe along the Zabarl river
think They worship the iguana and
monkey, but as soon as the iguana
started eating chickens they thought
it time TO stop worshiping him and
to eat him in place of the chickens he
had eaten This they do, and they pre-
fer iguaua stew 10 chicken fricassee