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New-York tribune., 1905-08-05

Gertrude Atherton, II seems. is accustomed to
use the walls of her literary workroom as
scrapbook. pasting them the clippings. notes
and photographs that she needs to help her in
her writing, so that they may be constantly be-
fore her eye. There is this notable dsad-
vantage to her method however, that when she
begins a new book the room has to be done
over as she finds II necessary TO obterate all
associations with one work before she can begin
another. Mrs. Atherton is in Munich
doing over her workroom.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05

The twelve volume Political History of
England" which Longmans. Green & Co. have
in preparation, will the entire period OF
English history from the conquest of Brit
ain to the end of the reign of Queen Vic
toria. The series will be under the joint editor
ship of the Rev. William Hunt. NJ. A. D. Lift
Trinity College, Cambridge, and president of the
Royal Historical Society, and Reginald L.
Poole. the Editor of The English Historical Re
view" Each of the twelve volumes is TO be
written by separate author, but on such
plan that they will form a complete work of
uniform design and treatment Volume ii. 1865
to 1916, has been intrusted to George Burton
Adams, NJ. A, professor of history in Yale Uni
versity, the first Instance, we believe, of an
American being chosen to write distinctly
British subject in a similar series by a British
publisher. Publication will begin this fall with
Volume y, 1850 to 1901 by DIR. Hunt. to be
followed shortly after by Volumes II and Ill
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05

Helen r. Martin author Of "Tirie: Men
monte Maid" has in press another novel Of
Pennsylvania Dutch life. called "Sabna" the
scenes of which are laid among the Amsh Men
nonites. The volume viii be published by The
Century Company.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05

The decision OF Judge Ray, of the United
States Circuit Court. denying an injunction
sought by certain publishers to restrain the sale
of copyrighted books at "cut rates, has brought
out the following statement from F. c. j. Tes-
saro, manager of the American Publishers AS
sociation, in regard to the position of that or
ganzation:
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05

Professor" r, J.. Garner the gentleman who
finds congenial occupation in studying the Ian
guage and habits of monkeys and apes has an
article in the current number of The North
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
GovERNoR's IsLANp. y. " d. ~ II

l9OS-Seslsd proposals IN trpHcate for The con-
s'ruettcn ot post hospital Wood y y H.
oe received here until IL A N. Aug : 1895 T.
serves right reject Informative
nished application Envelopes coatain pro7osais
hs ndorsed Proposals Tor post hospital fort wool
y J, H TRADER NORMAN. Constructing CcSEtsr-
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05

the American Publishers Association. there is dan
Character OF this association In the first place It
should be clearly understood that it is not trust
there is no combination or merger of interests OF
any kind; it's members conduct their sevsta OTSi u.s.,
terms publishers Trust and Book Trust can
no more properly be applied to it than to the Amer.
lean Newspaper Publishers Association which II
very much resembles. being an association OF pub
fishers who have simply come together 10 eh9eanor
TO certain abuses in the trade, and similar
@ o f&ft ibe IN abses has been the practice
of certain stores OF advertising and selling az cGs
prices were we'll known in order attract custom
ers their stores and Sell them other articles on
While directly affecting the publishers who
receive their wholesale prices for all books SOLO lhe
effect of this cut-throat business in the trade was
demoralizng and disastrous. One cut of the kind
Sa egerW 70 hodaT Season half the dealers of the
country selling certain books at pracqSagy @ 1 goo no
sellers or department stores however. themselves
and with very few exceptions they prepared
TO co-operate and they have done so most core
But we have not endeavored to accomplish our OBJ
lions to which there can be any legal reasonable
objection. We do not fix prices, as has beer been
Usher fixes his prices and man, manages his own own
TO help him maintain the price which he has fixed
The suit brought against the association. on the
trade was carried up the Court of Appeals OF the
State of NewYork which in decision banded
Thar We were entirely within rights in
deavoring thus to maintain the prices OF COPY copy
righted books published by our members, indeed,
1t was held by this court that public policy com
mends the conduct of business IN such way as
to serve all consumers alike the recent decls-
ion by Judge Ray in the Circuit Court was on the
application of two individual publishers. who were
endeavoring to go a step further, to obtain an in
junction legally restraining the underseIer from
selling copyrighted books at cut rates This. II
should be noted. the association has never
attempted to do. The most its members have ever
done has been simply TO decline to sell to dealers
who will not maintain prices which under the de
cision above quoted. publishers have clear right
TO do. The question as to the right Of the pub
Usher of copyrighted book to regulate its price,
Judge Rays decision this point. has therefore.
nothing to do with the status of the American
Publishers Association. We may say, however,
that this matter has not yet been by any means
definitely decided. We learn that ii is the nten-
ton of the Individual publishers at once TO appeal
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
Y S. ENGINEER OFFICE. NEWPORT. R.

I. July 81. 1867 Sealed proposals for cons-rlctng
extensions e. shore arm Of hreskvater Pcin Judith
r. L. will be received here until IL 4 NJ c ist0
and then publicly opened. Information furnished
plication. J. H WILLARD. II Col. Engrs
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05

Sealed proposals, in triplicase win received r--s
until II O'Clock noon august for tire c7rStrlcti'n "
storm surface irainaSe systems nsT
drawings and s?echcations dle this Office The
the F:Sht accept reject anv al pro
posal< any thereof Forms and rechca-ous tlr
nished upou application. Address Qiarte-raSte-. L.
NJ a
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
TOPSY-TURTY LAND.
An Intimate Study of Conditions IN
Persia.

FIVE YEARS IN A PERSIAN TOWN. BY Napier
Malcolm. With map and twelve illustrations,
four 0hree in colors) from drawings by ma
tive artist. svo. pp. xvi 272. L. p. Dutton & Co
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05

To Europeans the Persian is topsy- ydom
personihed. Never forget" says the author,
that the jokes of W. S. Gilbert are the facts
Of Persia" The merchant will charge you more
for his wares by the quantity than he will at
retail He takes shame in dishonest dealing,
because he has no consistent moral standard.
One dsy the cook Of one of the Europeans went
20 the bazaars for meat, and, after the usual hag-
Cling. the price was fixed AT L krans a. man
GhiTteen pounds But said the cook Won
have got your thumb the scale" And do Won
think. retOrted the butcher. that I am going 10
give you meat AZ y krans a man unless | keep
nay thumb the scale?"
respected neighbor of the missionary was
known to make his living by forging seals. The
business vas reprehensible, but the man doubt
less acquired merit by ''savabs' in other direc-
tions situation perfectly understandable in a
country where the same weight attaches 10 the
commandments, Thou shalt not stear' and
Thou shalt not stew dates, but fry them" and
where 10 act from double motives, as to accept
Christianity for pecunary advantage is regard
ed doubIy meritorious.
Bfr. Malcoln's historical analysis of the Ma
hometan religion and Of its various sects of
which the shiahs predominate in Persia, is a
raarkaby lucid exposition OF the subject in
exceedingly compact form.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-05

steamers Vera Nerl Port Antonio CITY Of Everett and
s'anasra OH barge No %. Port Arthur. Celtic tBrl.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-11-11
Causes for Stupidity in Children.

The teacher should be a close OBJ
server of his pupils, and should know
when they are failing in bodily STAN
ina as we'll as when they are not keep
ing up their scholarship record.
Many children have defective eye
sight, and suffer for want of properly
adjusted glasses. Their astigmatism,
myopia, or some other error refrac-
ton, does not cause serious discomfort
until the eye strain required to accom-
modate the vision for close work
brings on headache, irritability of tenn
per and digestive disorders, which so
often perplex even the physician, who
fails to look in the right direction for
the causes of these disorders.
Often little consideration is shown
the stupid members of a class. The
dull boy or girl is always expected to
be at the foot, yet the cause of the
dullness may be only natural timidity
due to imperfect hearing, mouth
breathing, the result of enlarged ton
sis, nasal catarrh, or growths in the
nose, all of which conditions can cas-
lily be relieved. The health would be
more vigorous, and the normal activ-
ity of the brain would be manifested
in increased ability to acquire knowL
edge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-11-11
FOUND 1T HARD TO GET REST
Woman Had Multiplicity of Reasons
for Insomnia.

Woman Had Multiplicity Of Reasons
for Insomnia.
The woman who boasts that she
never sleeps well has many reasons at
her tongues end, and nobody dares
dispute them. There is one woman in
particular who has no family, and
spends her life in travelling and visit
ing. She therefore has an opportunity
to test all sorts of places.
81 can't sleep in New York on ac-
count of the elevated trains that run
within a block of Cousin James
house." she explained to a friend one
day, land in Philadelphia there is
an electric light that shines from the
corner right on my bedroom wall. and
1 never wish to have blinds closed.
t'In Boston my friends live on a
street through which the milk carts
come very early.
In Washington, at the Duncans' ,
there's a dog, and he's liable to bark
at any time, so 1 keep expecting to
hear him, even when he doesn't.
In Buffalo, at Henry's, there's a
cuckoo clock that keeps waking me
up. When I'm with the Sahsburys
just lie and listen to the sea booming
and splashing all night long. And at
dear Annals, of course, there are
babies
Il should think you'd love to go C.
to the Henderson'S,' said the sym
pathetic friend. Right in the woods,
and no farm animals, like hens, or
anything to disturb you"
1.-The Hendersons'!" and the sufferer
from insomnia raised her eyes to
heaven. MY dear, 1 tried it once, and
the quiet was so fearful! l never
closed my eyes till daylight! S
Companion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-11-11
How Monkeys sleep.

sIook at them,'' said the keeper
softly. "a pretty sight, isn't it?' The
rays of the lantern did not awaken
the multitude of monkeys asleep in
the great cage. They lay in a hun
dred attitudes. Here a slumbering
mother held her s1umbering baby in
her arms; there formidable male
lay by himself in a cleared space; a
fat monkey in a corner snored. Not
one of these monkeys slept on his
back.
do you see?" said the keeper.
They lie on their sides, on their
stcmachs, every which way, but there
isn't one a-lying on his back. There
never is. No monkey ever was found
sleeping on his back. Sometimes as
1 consider their intelligence and their
manifold virtues it seems to me that
the fact that monkeys never sleep On
their backs is the chief difference be.
tween them and human beings
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-11-11
Clock Made Of sIar4.

Perhaps the most unique timepiece
in existence is owned by Humphrey
o. Pritchard, a slate quarryman OF
Delta. Pa The varieties he used In
clude the Peach Bottom blue slate AMI
the red, green and purple slate OF Yer
mont. One hundred and sixty-four
separate pieces of this material were
used in the construction and are held
together by twenty-three dozen small
metal screws Many of the slate
sheets are as thin as paper. and scores
were broken before the timepiece was
finished.
The clock is four feet high, two feet
wide and one foot deep. 1t has a
cathedral gong and is lighted by nine
incandescent bulbs The work, which
is really artistic, was done by Pritch-
ard during idle moments at the quarry.
and eight months time was required
in its completion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-11-11
A Dream of opulence.

Were 1 n rnultimi1lionaire
I'd have a lot of things:
nv nomp and splendor should compare
With earth'S most potent kings.
I'd build a score of churches great
In which / seldom knelt;
I'd own foresteG estate
Where shade 1 never felt.
I'd have a pay roll full of names
OF folks L never knew.
And pictures set in massive frames
Which / would seldom view.
I'd build great palaces with rooms
Where 1 might walk alone.
And splendid gardens rich with blooms
Which died to me unknown.
A lot of colleges I'd rear
Whose precepts I'd not heed:
And libraries both far and near,
With books I'd never read
Awake dreaming. night and day,
I'd nurse my golden store.
Where others worked eight hours a da,
I'd toll the twenty four
Washington Star.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-11-11
A Teachers Testimony.

Hinton, KY. Oct. 30th--(SpecialO
1t has long been claimed that Dia-
betes is incurable. but Mr.. E. J.
Thompson, teacher in the Hinton
school, has pleasing evidence to the
contrary. Mr.. Thompson had Diabe-
tes- He took Dodd's Kidney Pills and
is cured. In statement he makes
regarding the cure Mr.. Thompson
says:
81 was troubled with my kidneys
for more than two years and was
treated by two of the best doctors III
this part of the state. They claimed
l had Diabetes and there was little to
be done for me. Then l started to
use Dodd's Kidney Pills and what they
did for me was wonderful. 1t is en-
tirely owing to Dodds Kidney Pills
that I am now enjoying good health"
Many doctors still maintain that Di-
abetes is incurable. But Diabetes is a
kidney disease and the kidney disease
that Dodd's Kidney Pills will not cure
has yet to be discovered.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-11-11

IF you had had a little patience and
OF flown on the handle SO quick" re-
orted Bates. you'd have found out
hat Bess was helping me to run OF
18th girl l loved 1t was dead
ecret and she dared not even tell 1t
. YOU 1 saw You glaring at us when
re passed you in Newcastle that even
ng and when you were missing L
-uessed at the whole business Well,
less is waiting for you, and l don't
now how you feel about il"
Mr. Holmes, as l ought to call him,
an to Bates and flung his arms around
i'm and believed he cried, but was
aking down a tot of grog then and
night have been mistaken At any
ate the bark was bound for Liverpool
md / never saw a man so anxious to
ret to pert as Mr. Holmes, late MI
'ablo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-11-11


The same crudities Of speech that
characterized the statesman on the
stump marked his oratory in Con
gress. He had a penchant for attach
ing singular verbs to plural nouns and
vice versa, and INDUCED in various
rhetorical gaucheries, but these faults
were overlooked to a large extent.
The official stenographers made the
speeches read all right in the Record
and a charitable House had something
besides breaks" to think about in
the undeniable logic of the arguments
and the forcefuI manner of presenta-
ton.
After serving two terms in Congress
during the Crisp regime, Mr.. Simpson
returned in 1897, and with Reed in
the chair he had even more fun than
before. Many a time Reed writhed
under his onslaughts as he led the
Democratic insurgents against the
rulings of the chair.
Mr.. Simpson was defeated for re-
election in 1898, and henceforth es-
chewed populism to the extent of get
ting into big projects in New Mexico,
where there was a chance to build up
a fortune. Jerry Simpsons populism
at it's best, for that matter, was not
of the kind that protests against all
the luxuries of life. He early joined
the bicycle colony in Washington,
when wheeling was the fad, and
astounded alternatives with knee bree-
ches and flaming hosiery when he
rode. Had he been in Washington at
a later day he undoubtedly would
have been the owner of an automo-
bile-Sumner M. Curtis in Chicago
RecOrd-He
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-11-11

Every housekeeper should know
that il they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time. because it
never sticks to the iron. but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in y pound pack
ages. and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. Ii your grocer tries to sell you
a 1907. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed oD every package in large let
tiers and figures "16 oZs." Demand De-
fiance and save much time and money
and the annoyance of the iron stick
ing. Defiance never sticks.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-11-11


as lark and then a thought came
over me that turned my blood to ice
l went into the shop and made out
wanted to buy some jewelry.
What did that fellow buy?' l
asked, trying to seem careless; the
young man and the girl who just went
out?
The ShOpman Smirked.
The old story he said; "a wedding
ring, and she had time finding one
to fit her finger. Pretty gal, wasn't
she?'
4 went out in a hurry, leaving the
man staring after me. My last sail
was blown off the yards and / was
shipwrecked. 1t was drag out a life
with no good in it or kill myself, and,
as l said, Bob, I've often thought of
it."
We'll" 1 said. did he marry her?'
not that 1 cared bloomin' bit for a
man starving for a drink of water
isn't interested in love stories, but 1
thought as long as he was talking he
wouldn't jump overheard.
Il don't know" he answered.; "that
night 1 left Newcastle, and as / have
no relatives and have never seen a
Newcastle paper I've never heard. but
of course he did. What Cid he want a
wedding ring for, else?"
THE woman isn't launched that I'd
kill myself for or even lose a meal on
| account Of" 1 said, GROSSLY.
i've been knocking about the world
| quite bit and have seen all sorts, -
! said Mr.. Pablo, but I've never seen
eyes like she had and never spoke to a
woman since unless l was obliged TO.
| l hated to come to Europe ON the
Iris, only had promised the skipper
| He was looking over the port quar-
| ter where the blue sky came down
into the blue sea.
Bates is a sailor-man," continued
Pablo, land I've hoped I'd meet him
some day. The Lord be good to him
if I do. What's that just above the
horizon?"
Why" screeched, "it's a sail and
| bearing our way; man, we're saved
and began to sing, or expect croak
for my throat was dry as powder.
Pablo said nothing, but kept looking
over the sea as if he didn't care a bi,
of spun yarn if the sail saw us or no
but 1 yelped, though the vessel was
miles away and jerked my arms in
the air frantically. The bark bore
| steadily down on us and presently
hailed Then she lowered boat and
took us aboard, for we were too veal
| to row.
A big broad-shouldered man stood
at the gangway and as Pablo set hi.
eyes on him he uttered an awful curse
whipped out his knife and made {
lunge at him. l gripped him by tn.
shirt and held him back
MY God." exclaimed the man, 'if i
isn't Tom Holmes or his ghost Why
where've you been this fifteen years p
Its damned small matter to 70,
where I've been" growled Pablo, witt
me hanging on to his shirt tail
Maybe not" replied the man, cool
ly; but there's a woman in Newcas
tie who's been waiting fifteen year
for man named Tom Holmes, and
think it's bloody big matter to her.
who's waiting for me?" croake
Pablo.
why. Bess Devon is"
What are you talking about I?
asked Pablo; didn't see you buy tn
wedding ring for her."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-11-11
M00SEBygE OF zZlZz -
SO1NkESS STATESMAN
I -zIG18 OF k2zZDlZBNZ LODGE

Jerry showed a bare leg half way to
his knee He did have on a pair of
socks, but they scarcely showed above
the tops of his big shoes, SO that they
deceived everybody. Somebody in
the audience shouted out, by gosh!
he amt got any," and Jerry Simpsons
fame had dawned. From that time
on Jerry wass called the "sockless
statesmen" This nickname spread
all over the seventh district like a
wild prairie fire, and Jerry was too
smart to deny the report at that
juncture.
Few men in Kansas ever had the
personal following that Jerry Simpson
attracted in the seventh dis
trict- For q few days following the
election the result of rumor was in
circulation, and when it was reported
one day that Simpson had been count
ed out, the farmers mounted their
horses. shoulderel their guns and par
AIDED the district, threatening a fight
to maintain their supremacy. AS the
later returns came in Simpsons ma
jority assumed such proportions that
the casus bell was happily removed.
His majority turned out to be 7,414
out of total vote of 57.792-
Washington was pleasantly surpris-
ed with the advent of the "sockless
statesman" Although he never had
had forensic experience further than
that afforded by the lodgerooms of
the alliance in Kansas, Jerry Simpson
did not hesitate to cross swords with
the most noted debaters in the House.
In repartes he showed himself as
quick as chain lightning, and the sar-
casna of Tom Reed frequently was
met by a shaft from the product of
Kansas unrest that sent floor and
galleries into spasms of delight and
laughter. Reed WINGED sometimes,
but he paid "Sockless jerry the re-
spect he gave to all foemen worthy
of his steel, regardless of personal
oddities.
As a representative Mr.. Simpson
was an inveterate talker on every i'm
portant question that came up. His
speeches had the merit of sincerity
and force, and his fund of stories with
which he illustrated his arguments