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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-01-06
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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-01-06

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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-01-06

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The daily tribune., 1905-12-22
MISS CLARA ALEXANDER.

this is accomplished, she will indeed
feel that her success is complete.
"a little more than year ago some
interested friend of Miss Alexander
sent her on her journey to London,
armed with letters to prominent men,
bers' of the social world there. One
OF these was to the famous Mrs. John
AIackay, who became her social spon-
sor, and practically made the clever
little girl from Tennessee the toast of
London drawingrooms.
Miss Alexander has never been on
che stage, hut from her old nanny
in the south, and score Of servants
who had once been in her family. she
learned the real plantation melodies,
learned to sing them as only n girl
who spent her early life in the real
south could sing them. She learned to
initiate the old darky in all his quaint
characteristics and her triumph was
declared complete when she moved a
fashionable audience to tears by her
touching recital of little negro poem.
W. s. Gilbert, author OF "Pinafore,"
advised her strongly to go in for
emotional acting, and Lady Bancroft.
one OF the shining lights OF the Lon
don social world, and herself q talent
ed actress, offered to coach the young
american girl in the role Of Juliet If
she would study for the stage.
Lady Ludlow recently lent her
splendid mansion in Portland Place
for recital by this talented American
girl for which the social world OF
london cheerfully paid So ticket.
Her services are constantly In demand
and with Mrs. Mackay and other in
fuential women to h.and sponsor for
her, this little girl from Tennessee is
adding fresh laurels to her crown.
And now she is to appear before the
King and Queen! The command"
which has been sent to Miss Alex
nndcr is the same as that which goes
to every artist whom King Edward
nml Queen Alexandra wish to hear.
II Is in reality an invitation, but is
called command" for the reason
thu an invitation from the King or
Queen brooks no decllnation and IL
therefore. In n sense. obligatory.
Miss Alexander brcathes the life of
thu south in all her work and no
amount OF persuasion will induce her
to give II up for stage career. She
~ taking into London drawing rooms
and even into the presence OF His
Majesty. King Edward VII mn ntmos-
phere OF love, freedom and the pretty |
instincts which make OF the southern
girl another type OF the American |
benuty which In ever n puzzle and yet |
n veritnb BILE Joy to our English friends
across the water.
The daily tribune., 1905-12-22
JaDan's Grand Old Nan.

Marquis Ito. who was recently
stoned by japanese mob, is Of com.
paratively humble birth. His father
Juzo Ito. wss rustic gardener. Mar
quis Ito first went to Europe. stow.
Ing himself away In bale OF silk on
board n ship bound for Liverpool. He
was concealed in this bale for 80
hours. until he was discovered by one
OF the ships officers. The reason for
his leaving Japan was that he desired
to escape the vengeance Of the Con.
servative party OF that country, which
resented his more advanced views and
attempts to adopt Western manners
and customs In Japan. He is now
said to be the most Western Japanese
In the Occident, and spends probably
hve hours day reading European
newspapers and magazines. Yet, with
all. he is said to be the poorest Prime
Minister In this worlds goods. either
actual or retired in the worle
The daily tribune., 1905-12-22

but the conductor was inside collect
Ing fares and did not hear him. At
last, Mr.. Brownies suspenders gave
way with a mighty snap, and their
owner was left sitting in the street,
with the car vanishing into the dis
tancc, and the trorHers flying wildly
from the lower STEP.
Naturally, the Hon. Augustus
Browne couldn't sit there in the mid
die Of the street indefinitely. Already
he had narrowly escaped n garbage
cart and two short-haired ladies on bi-
cycles. So he arose and took a look
around. Excepting the loss of n pair
of beautifully-crease trousers and a
large assortment Of abrasions, which
would perhaps cause him to take his
meals at the mantelpiece for week
or so, Mr.. Browne was IN pretty fair
shape. He wore very shiny silk hat,
a perfectly-cut frock coat, patent lea
ther shoes, bOutonneire, the finest
garters in the market, and a suit of
union underwear fit for the most limp
Id and illustrious legs in any land. 1t
Is undoubtedly sad thing to Re d.
vested of ones trousers in broad day
light, but 1t was ventured, by an eye
witness. that there ought to be a
whole lot in n silk hat. frock coat.
boutonniere, patent leather shoes, and
improved garters. The frock coat must
have concealed any ravages caused by
the gentlemnn's rapid transit over the
Belgian blocks In a sitting posture.
and otherwise.
On the whole It Is n question IN
Cleveland whether Mr.. Browne should
attempt to collect excessive damages
from Hon. Thomas Johnson, the inno-
cent owner OF the car line.
The daily tribune., 1905-12-22
ITPAYS TO DRESS IN STYLE.
Stirring Adventure of the Hon. Angus
tus Browne, In Cleveland, Ohio.

Things went very hard the other
day with the Hon. Augustus Browne,
of Cleveland, Llio. AS Mr.. Browne
stepped Off street car during the
busiest hour Of the day and at one Of
the most crowded localities in Cleve-
land, his well-made trousers caught
on the lower step-it seems that some
Of the iron work was loose. Stimuli
taneously, the conductor started the
car, and the Hon. Augustus BOVINE
at once sat down upon the Belgian
blocks in a shocking manner. More
over, the Hon. Augustus kept
right along with the vehicle, towed
by the left leg of his expensive trous-
ers, and presenting a picture of unus-
ual distress and CONSERVATION. What
made it worse was the fact that the
spectators on the sidewalk were dis
posed to be disrespectful. Mr..
Browne expostulated against the treat
ment he was receiving, though, of
course, in perfectly dignified way,
The daily tribune., 1905-12-22
Texas Sulphur Deposits.

Texas. a State which claimed the at.
tention Of the whole country as a cat
tie State. and as a petroleum State.
Will probably soon become remarkable
vs. a sulphur State. In the trans Pecos
country In Ell Paso county, north OF the
Texas Pacific Railroad. geologists COM
pute that there are ten million tons Of
40 per cent. native sulphur ore avail
able and almost in sight. The sulphur
area which has been explored and sur
veyed covers about ten thousand acres
and the deposit has an average thick.
ness OF nine and one-nalf feet. 1t has
been recently reported that this sui.
phur field has been bought by Illinois
capitalists. who have associated with
them in the enterprise a number Of
European capitalists. At present no
railroad is near the deposits, the near
est station being Toyah. twenty miles
to the northwest. The intervening
country presents no obstacles in the
way OF railroad construction, the
grades being low.
It is calculated that the United States
annually consumes 100000 tons of sui
phur. Much Of the sulphur used in
the United States 10 imported from
Italy. the tonnage brought in from that
country varying from 100000 to $50. 900
tons year. The American State which
leads in the production of sulphur ia
Louisiana, but a vast amount OF sui
phur is obtained from the pyrites
mines In Louisa county. Virginia. II
is said that the visible supply Of sui
phur In suf,cient for the requirements
OF trade for the next twenty years.
The sulphur trade OF the world is prac-
tically monopolized by the Angio-Sicil-
Ian Sulphur Company. Limited, Of Lon.
The daily tribune., 1905-12-22

hundreds of thousands VI acres OF
land embraced within the forest re-
serves naturally almost bare or forest
cover or which had been stripped OF
their timber and left worth perhaps
dollar an acre, We're thus purchased
by corporations and exchanged on an
even basis for the finest government
timber lands OF the northwest. Sew
eral bills were introduced to amend
this law, but finally, after much con-
troversy. the entire act was repealed,
greatly to the dismny OF the timber
grabbers, and this mode OF robbing
the government stopped.
A bill was also introduced repeating
the timber and stone act and provid-
ing for the disposal OF timber in the
manner recommended by the Public
Lands Commission, but this bill slum-
bered and finally died in the Public
Lands Committee of the House Of
The daily tribune., 1905-12-22
Timber .Sern< on
cove rH M Q n Z
LSsdJ in Oregon

Tint night I hnd q bill of 90 from
poor tired Arthur. and nearly &la
fiom my enterprising and business.
like younger hopeful. so I reduced
wnges to ten cents per thousa nd.
whereupon they promptly struck. The
next dny found them hard at work
picking rosebugs for conf!ding
neighbor At the original price, while
my busheo were left TO their fAts.
The daily tribune., 1905-12-22
PUBLIC TIMBER GRABBING.
PRESIDENTS COMMISSION LNX-
LOUS THAT CONGRESS- SAVE
AMERICAN FORESTS.
Second lnstaiment of Comm.s.,c-s
Report-Protests Against $40 Acre
Homestead Scheme-Kepea of Lieu
Land Law.

Two pieces OF public land legisla-
ton which engaged the attention of
Congress last winter were the G40-
acre, or square-mile homestead bill,
and the lieu land timber bill.
The former was defeated the latter
was passed, both properly. Under
the G4e-acre bill 1t was sought to in.
crease the 160-acre homestead entry,
covering some twenty million or more
acres Of land In South Dakota and
Colorado, to $40 acres, the claims be-
ing that the land was not sufficiently
productive to support family on 100
acres, and that $40 acres would be n
proper unit. A similar bill was also
introduced to include the lands of the
entire state of Montana.
These measures were vigorousl Y
opposed on the ground that GIO acres
were either too much for farm or
else not large enough for stock grnz.
Ing exclusively, and also on the
ground that the agricultural capabili-
ties of this, or in fact. any part OF
the west are not thoroughly under
stood and that land which may to-day
be considered of little use for agricul-
ture, will, under improved methods of
culture and the Introduction OF
drouth-resisting plants, be found to-
morrow to be entirely suitable for
farming purposes. AS matter OF
The daily tribune., 1905-12-22
CHINA'S ARMY OF 10000.
FOREIGN ATTACHES WITNESSED
RECENT FIELD MANOEUYERS-
AMAZED AT RESULTS,
Japanese Training Apparent In SUI
bordination and Observation-Disclosures
kitles Useds but Cavalry Service Is
l..ferior.

Evidence that China is shedding her
skin Of conservatism and Is preparing
to take her place with other Oriental
nations, is evidenced by her first regu-
lar army manoeuvers, just ended at
Shangtung. a number of diplomatic
attaches, representing the military of
the principal nations Of the world.
were present as guests of the viceroy,
Yuan Shi Kai, by whom they We're
lavishly entertained. To those who
remember the condition of Chinese
troops FIVE years ago this feat of
raising an army of forty thousand
men to its present efficiency is mar
velous. There were some unfavorable
criticisms, to be sure; but all gave un-
stinted praise for the complete control
Of the troops and their steadiness of
discipline, the latter bearing compari-
son with that Of European veterans.
Armed With Modern Equipment.
The scheme of the manoeuvers was
the assumed invasion Of CL.Iei by a
southern force from Shantung, whose
advance was opposed by the northern
army. The infantry were armed with
Mauser magazine rifles, with short
dagger bayonets. Officers carried
sword, revolver and field glass. The
private's kit weighed fifty-four
pounds, knapsacks being of Japanese
pattern. The pioneers carried picks
shovels and saws.
The cavalry were mounted on small,
Mongollan horses, and carried Mauser
carbincs, sabres and revolvers. This
Ia regarded by the military observers
as being the weakest branch Of the
army.
There were no tom-toms, no stink
pots, fire works, gods on poles, or hid.
eous masks, in which the Chinese sol
dier Of the past placed his whole re-
lance.
Hand of Japan Discovered.
This wonderful transformation in a
few years, from an unorganized mob
OF fanatics to well equipped, intel
due largely to japanese influences.
One attache remarked that he had no
ticed at least twenty japanese officers
among the troops. Many OF the can
non are Of japanese type, and the
knapsacks are japanese in design.
The fine hand of Japan is seen at
every turn.
The artillery consisted of field guns
Of various types. and Japanese noun
tain guns carried on mule back. The
guns were served excellently, and this
branch Of the army appeared to be
efficient, though there was no signal
Ing apparatus, and no range finders.
Each regimental commissariat in
cluded thirty-two wagons, German in
pattern, but poorly constructed. The
rations consisted Of rice. l-2 pounds;
cabbage, 9 ounces: salted vegeta bles,
6 ounces. and meat ounces, carried
In Japanese haversa cks.
All things considered, the progress
OF China in her military organization
appears to be wonderful. With a few
more years Of effort, aided by Japa-
nese influence. with her inexhaustible
natural resources and her multitude OF
men to draw upon for raw material,
China will be n formidable enemy and
a powerful ally in the development of
the East
The daily tribune., 1905-12-22
Siarfing In Early.

One year the gardener told me that
the rose bugs threatened to work de-
struction among my choice roses. So
hit upon the idea of hiring my two
youngsters to pick them on and de-
stroy them ten cents hundred
bugs. This worked beautifully for n
short time, until suddenly there came
a devastating horde of the pests. Dick
grasped the situation at once and sal
lying forth invited his friends to as
sist, Mt five cents per hundred, sub
contracting. as 1t were. while he did
the bossing and pocketed tile profits.
The daily tribune., 1905-12-22
A NEW EASTER LIZ.
Crossing the Bermuda Flower with a
Philippine Species Is Successful.

II the expectations of the Depart
ment of Agriculture are realized with
experiments now going on, the price
of Easter Lilies will be ;nuch lower
next year. This will enable persons
who have been obliged to deny them
selves the luxury of an Easter Lily, to
purchase this beautiful flower with
out laying themselves open to the
charge of being extra ragant. The
high price of this spring flower is
caused through the long growing
season of the bulb before it bursts in
to bloom. From the time the bulb
of the Bermuda lily Is planted until
it is in full. bloom IS Il period of live
to seven months. Florists usually
plant the bulbs in September in order
that they may be ready for the COM
ing Easter. They have always Seen
studying the lower with hope of
in greenhouses, time and space are at
premium, and any shortening there
of represents a decided gain.
The Bureau of Plant Industry of
the Department of Agriculture early
last year took up this problem and
imported from the Philippines lily
resembling the common Easter lily in
size and color, though it bears usually
only one, but at times two flowers to
the plant. Its chief virtue, however,
lies in the fact that its growing seal
son is but two to three months. This
lily the department has crossed with
the common Easter lily, and the re-
suit has been a hybrid, bearing as
many flowers as the old Bermuda lily,
with no difference in appearance from
this plant, except that the hybrid will
develop in four or five mouths, rep
The daily tribune., 1905-12-22
AMERICAN GIRL IN LONDON
SINGER OF SOUTHERN PLANTA-
TON MELODIES BECOMES
FAMOUS IN ENGLAND.
Is to Sing Old Negro Songs to King
and Queen. Has Declined Stage
Career, PreferrinR to Sing the Ma
tive Songs of the Southland.

Another charming American girl
has set the fashionable world of Lon
don by the ears. She has sung her
way into their hearts and taught them
the beauty of old plantation melodies
until the English capital is fairly ring
ing with the sound of her praises.
This fortunate young woman. is
Miss Clara Alexander of Memphis,
Tenn, and as pretty and attractive
girl as ever crossed the water to Old
England. She is just now anticipat-
ing her appearance before the King
and Queen of England, and when
The daily tribune., 1905-12-22

Continued on next page.)
The daily tribune., 1905-12-22
An EnGcbIcd Cianf,

II looks as II Europe had another
sick man" on It's hands, the mighty
Empire Of Russia. although II may
not be incurnble ms In the case with
Turkey. or chronic M II the case with
Spain. Nations, like men. 20 down In
the march Of time. Russia II too
Young. perhaps, to 20 to pieces like
Turkey. which in the days OF tho
English Tudors was the first military
power Of earth. and too virile to 20 a.
Spain did. which at the time of
Charles v was the woods foeemost
military powW.
The daily tribune., 1905-12-22

fact the Department of Agriculture
has within the past year, grown mac
aroni wheat to the extreme western
boundary of South Dakota In crops
ranging from fifteen to twenty ou-
shells per acre and Colorado's semi-
desert lands have, under "dry-rarm-
Ing methods, yielded up undreamed
OF and highly profitable crops. The
bills, In question, however, were re-
ported upon adversely by the Secre-
tary OF the Interior and the Commits
sioner OF the General Land Office
and also by the Public Lands Com
mission, as is shown by the following
printed report
Timber lieu Landa.
One Of the most detrimental O.; tho
land laws has been what was known
as the lieu land selection law, which
provided that where Forest reserves
are created by the government set
The daily tribune., 1905-12-22

resenting shortening in time of
from one to three months. While the
experiments of the Department are
not yet completed, the results attain
ed 20 far warrant the belief that the
new hybrid Easter Lily can be pro-
duced vastly cheaper than tho old
variety.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-05-13
Eridax and Thirteen.

In Great Britain there are two partic-
ular superstitions which have probably
the largest following that Friday Is an
unlueky day and that thirteen is an IN
lucky number. Fridays bad character
was derived from the fact that it was
tie day Of our Lords cruciixion, as
well as the one on which Adam and
Eve ate the forbidden fruit, and like
wise the day of their death. Sailors
have sta strong objection to begin
ming a voyage on that day, although
modern conditions often make 1t i'm
perative. In Christian countries, too,
the superstition of thirteen at dinner
being unlIcky and that one OF the din
ers will die before the year is out is
also of Biblical origin, being revived
from the last supper of our Lord with
his twelve apostles, but the supersti-
ton is much anterior to Christianity.
Thirteen at dinner in old Morse mythoi-
ogy was deemed unlucky because at q
banquet in the Valhalla Loki once In
truded, making the thirteenth guest,
and Baldur was slain.-LOndon Globe
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-05-13
A Man I. the Age of His Arteries.

While some persons are in full or
ganic decadence at thirty-five years,
some others may not yet at fifty years
have undergone the notifications Of
nutrition which are the beginning of
old age. The capacity of a man for
violent exertion is determines by the
more or less complete integrity of the
arterial tissues. In some cases arterial
sclerosis Is nothing but the gradual
and slow consequences Of the advance
Of age, but assumes a rapid pace that
makes it a fearful malady. In such
cases we can see young persons pre-
senting the same physiological reac-
tons against fatigue as the elderly
man. One of the first symptoms of
that acute aging of the arteries which
Is called arterial sclerosis is the
dyspnoea of effort. All elderly men
are in different degrees tainted with
arterial deseneracy, and all ought to
avoid excessive muscular effort IL they
would not wear out their arteries be
fore the time that Is, would not grow
old prematurely-for every man is ''ol
the age of his arteries"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-05-13
DEATH OF AN
OLD RESIDENT
JAMES MASSEY EXPIRES AT HIS
HOME AFTER MANY YEARS
OF USEFULNESS.

James Massey one of the oldes.
residents of Pensacola, and a highly
respected citizen, expired yesterday
at his home, after a short illness
While he had reached an advanced
age death came rather unexpected. as
he had been enjoying good heat for
some time. Mr.. Massey had reached
the age OF 70 years. He was born in
Nottingham. England, and novel ID
this country while young man. and
later came to Pensacola, where he has
since resided
He leaves a loving wife ard the fol-
lowing sons and daughters toGmourn
his loss: Miss Annie MASSEY, Mrs. Z.
A Wallace, Miss Emma Massey, Miss
Bertha Massey, Mrs. Edmund Fox,
Mrs. Thos. Johnson, and Reuben. Fred
erick, Edward and John Massey. In
addition he had a large circle of
friends and acquaintance who viii
learn with regret of his death.
The funeral cortege will leave the
family residence, No. LA Nortn De-
Villiers street this afternoon at 1
o'clock, proceeding TO 81. Michaers
Church, where the services will be
conducted, and from there to ST.
Michaers Cemetery for inIerment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-05-13
j. B. VAUGHN WAS
PLACED ON TRIAL
BEFORE JUDGE BEIliNGER ON
CHARGE OF MURDER-DE-
CIsioN WAS RESERVED.

John B. Vaughn, who was neld By
the coroner's jury for the murder of
young Knowles at Century last Sun
day afternoon, was yesterday given a
trial before County Judge Bellinger
The decision of the court was re-
served until to-day, when it will be
rendered.
There were a large number of wit
nesses in the case, and it was clearly
proven that while young Knowles was
killed by the bullet from the revolver
OF Mr.. Vaughn, that the latter did
not shoot at him but at the party with
whom he had been fighting.
II will be remembered that Mr.
Vaughn and Mr.. Nichols engaged in
an encounter near the sl4Pet at Cen
fury late Sunday afternoon, and that
Mr.. Vaughn afterwards fired at
Nichols as the latter was running.
The bullet went astray and killed
young Knowles, who was preparing to
leave Century after short visit to
him brother, and who was not even
aware of the fact that a fight was in
progress.
When all of the witnesses had been
examined Judge Bellinger announced
that he would reserve his decision in
the case until to-day. The defendant
was represented by C. Moreno Jones.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-05-13
Meaning, of Some old Words

Many words once written with dig
nified motive now cause US TO read
passages of standard literature with
guffaw. The word imp" was once
term of nigh honor, but how now
sounds the line from Spenser, "Ye sa-
cred imps that on Parnasso dwellI"
Over many a grave of the old French
mobiles may be read the line, Here lies
that noble imp" 4 sacred poem, writ
ten by Gascoigne three centuries ago,
begins a stately address to the poster
fly of Abraham with the words, 20
Abraham's brats," brat being then a
word of stately meaning. Opening an
old dictionary at random one day, my
eye happened TO fall on the word
tragedy" A note explained that it
comes from a Greek word which means
"a goat song" because the oldest trag
edies were exhibited when 4 goat was
sacrificed or given as a prize to the
best actor. The word infant means
literally not speaking" Have you a
pug dog? Did you ever think his face
looks like that of a monkey? The
monkey he most resembles is the pug
monkey, which gets its name from
Pug or Puck, as Shakespeare writes.
the sprite of misehief-London Queen